150 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



resolution, for we know the Illinois State Dairymen's Association 

 sympathize with our movement. 



Music by the orchestra. Encored. 



By the President : — I want to impress on your minds tonight 

 what Mr. Shilling has said about the National Dairy Union. You, 

 of course, are looking to the condenser for your market, and while 

 this law applies only to butter, I don't want you to think it does 

 not affect the prices you would be paid at the condensing factor- 

 ies. The condensing factory authorities, in making their prices, 

 they first make up their minds what the probable future butter 

 market will be, plus the value of the skim milk you leave with 

 them and a little more. It would affect your pocketbook as well 

 as mine if they should win out in this fight. 



By the President : — Your organization very kindly asked 

 our Governor to be present with us. He first said he could, but we 

 received a letter stating that his appointments were so numerous 

 he could not be with us tonight, but has sent a very able represen- 

 tative, our State Food Commissioner, and under his supervision 

 the dairy laws of this state are supposed to be looked after. I 

 am very much pleased to see that Mr. Jones has looked into the 

 dairy side of the work in his office the last year, and has given a 

 good deal of time with his assistant, Mr. Patterson, to the work. 

 We hope some day to have a real dairyman in this position. We 

 will listen to Mr. Jones. 



ADDRESS. 



By Mr. Jones, Food Commissioner, Chicago, 111. 



Ladies and Gentelemen : — I assure you that it is with great 

 pleasure I appear before you this evening. When we take into 

 consideration the wonderful possibilities of Illinois, and what she 

 has done in the past 31 years, during the life time of the State 



