188 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



Commissioner W. Scott Matthews, who was the originator of 

 the dairy extension plan, with other prominent State officials, 

 led the parade. School children in wagons, the Carbondale 

 Company of the National Guard ,the Carterville Jersey Cattle 

 Association, the Chicago, St. Louis and other delegations fol- 

 lowed the cattle to the Elk Club, where speeches were made. 



The plan to give Illinois Dairy farming a boost was con- 

 ceived of by Mr. Matthews several months ago, when he called i 

 together a body of big business men and explained to them the i 

 absolute necesity of interesting the farmer in buying more and 

 better cattle. As a result of this meeting, sufficient money wan 

 subscribed to carry on the work. 



The monster demonstration at Carbondale was given for 

 the express purpose of impressing upon the farmers the many 

 advantages to be gained by dairy farming. The meeting was a 

 success. At the banquet in the evening Senator Richard J. Barr 

 said : ''While I am a Republican and Mr. Matthews a Democrat, 

 I want to be placed on record as saying that he has done more ; 

 for the farmers of Illinois in two years than all of his predeces 

 sors combined." 



Bulls were given to the following communities by the Illi 

 nois Central : Pinckneyville, Du Quoin, Finney, Murphysboro,. ; 

 Makanda and Carbondale. 



Too much credit cannot be given the men behind this move- 

 ment, because it is the making of Southern lUinois. The people '■ 

 of Carbondale have shown themselves to be in the front rank as 

 hosts and the huge crowd was taken care of perfectly. 



At Harrisburg. 



Dairy farming in Southern Illinois was given another 

 strong boost at the celebration of ''Dairy Day" at Harrisburg, 

 June 24. Many distinguished speakers were on the program, 

 and a big parade, speeches, contests, and the award of prizes kept 

 the big crowd interested. 



President A. H. Smith of the New York Central Lines, who 

 made a special trip here for the purpose, awarded two prize 

 calves — a bull and a heifer-— to the boy and girl who won the 



