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the bill could not be passed. The dairy business did not 
receive the attention it ought to. No one paid any atten¬ 
tion to it. But as long as the buyer gave within one-half 
cent as much for “skims” as for full-cream cheese, they 
would be made. 
John Collett : Thought the whole thing could be 
remedied. It was a lack of consumption. Not an over¬ 
production. People eannot get what they want, so will have 
none. If all could be branded, both skims and full-cream, 
a change would soon be felt. 
Col. Wilcox : Wanted to know if the branding sys¬ 
tem had ever been tried. And with what result. Said the 
man who made a good plow, a good mower or a good 
machine of any kind, was not slow to put his name upon it. 
Why not on cheese as well. It seems to him the only 
remedy. Every manufacturer of any article for domestic 
use will not fail to brand his goods. And, not only this, 
but will have his private trade mark, which in many in¬ 
stances is of great value. 
Collett said if this could be done, Elgin would sup¬ 
port as large a butter and cheese house as any city in the 
United States. Could keep twelve salesmen constantly 
employed. 
Seward : Thought selling on commission should be 
discouraged. 
Collett: Dealers did not understand it. They, as a 
rule, were not judges of dairy goods. They often do not 
know what they buy or sell. 
