'92 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



rade followed by the Harrisburg band in handsome white uni- 

 forms. 



The automobiles which led the parade contained the fol- 

 lowing prominent men who were on the program for the prin- 

 cipal addresses of the clay : 



President A. H. Smith of the New York Central Lines; W. 

 W. Marple of the Business Men's Dairy Extension Movement of 

 Illinois ; Len Small, President of the State Board of Agricul- 

 ture; Frank O. Lowden, leading farmer and stock raiser; Jojin 

 M. Crebs, Chairman of the Dairy and Agricultural Committees 

 of the Illinois Bankers' Association, and Commissioner W. Scott 

 Matthews of the Illinois Dairy and Food Department. 



The Palace Band was followed by delegations of school 

 children from Pankeyville. 



The Rotary Club of Evansville, 223 strong, was headed by 

 a band from that city and the Evansville boosters made a fine 

 showing. They are a bunch of real live wires. 



Carrier Mills' band came next in parade and were followed 

 by a fine Holstein bull purchased by J. C. Chapman from the 

 New York Central Railroad. Then came the Carmi delegation 

 and a herd of Holstein cattle. The Albion Band preceded a large 

 delegation from Albion followed by milkmaids dressed in red 

 and white and carrying milk pails. 



The Equality Band, in white uniforms, were at the head of 

 the Equality delegation. Then came Jersey cattle from C. H. 

 Baker's stock farm at Raleigh. The Spring Hill Stock Farm 

 had the next herd of cattle in line. 



Then came handsomely decorated wagons belonging to the 

 Harrisburg Transfer Company. 



Other distinguished guests included S. P. Stevens, owner 

 of Oak Glenn Farm at Bartlett, 111. ; W. C. Byers, Agricultural 

 agent for the New York Central Lines west of Buffalo; Prof. 

 P. G. Holden, head of the Agricultural work for the Interna- 

 tional Harvester Compan}^; H. A. Meyer, Vice-President and 

 General Manager of the New York Central Lines; C. J. Brister. 

 Traffic Manager, and Paul A. Platz, Advertising Manager, for 

 the same railroad. 



