I 2 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



and honorable men, who will help the dairy interest every time. We 

 call on them for help, and if th^^y don't do it, we look to you farmers 

 living here, when it comes to balloting, that they are relegated to the 

 rear. 



We liave a fight before us in congress, and every one of you can assisr. 

 You should be careful and see that the consumer gets what he asks for. 

 When he goes to a store and asks for a pound of butter, see that he gets 

 butter. A child or a grown up person; your child or my child, when they 

 go to a store to purchase butter should get what they pay for, and we can 

 have it so if we send the right persons to represent us in the Legislature 

 and in Congress. 



I want to remind you of this. Every one sitting here is a voter and 

 Las influence with other voters. We know that oleomargarine or butter- 

 ine should not be put out of sight, but should be sold for what it is. It Is 

 for the manufacturer's benefit to sell it so. If it is for the laboring man's 

 interest to have oleomargarine 1 ask you to sell it for a shilling per 

 pound, and that allows 25 per cent profit. We say, yes, sell it for what 

 it is; leave the butter color out of it, then your child and my child will 

 I^now that they are buying lardine, or any other "ine" you are a mind 

 to call it. That is all that we ask on that matter. 



I think, Mr. Chairman, as otir session will be short, I will close in this 

 response and thank the citizens of Belvidere and people here generally 

 lor their invitation, and we will ask them to see their neighbors and 

 friends and merchants, and ask that they occupy these seats this after- 

 noon, as there will be men of the highest learning, from some of our best 

 institutions, to tell you how to feed, what to feed, when to feed, what 

 Mnd of cows, and all about the dauy interests, and you may be able to 

 impart some knowledge to them. 



We thank you for inviting us here to Belvidere. 



By the President: Any one having questions not dealt with in this 

 program is requested to hand them to the Secretary, and the matter will 

 be brought up Thursday afternoon.. 



Meeting now stands adjourned until 1:30 p. m. 



