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nothing about the business but to cheat the patrons. The 
truth is, if all would stop selling on commission the buyers 
would all come to the board to buy. 
R P. McGlincy : Was glad to hear this question dis¬ 
cussed. He believed all should sell on the board or not at 
all. It was a fact that commission men had made several 
attempts to break up the board but had failed so far. Goods 
should not be sold at factory. Hold till sale day, then all 
will be sold at a fair price. There is generally a tail to all 
sales made on commission, either in short weights, bad pay 
or some other way. He urged all dairymen to patronize 
the board of trade and mutually protect themselves. 
Wilcox said the factorymen would look out for their 
interest, so must the farmer or he would be left out in the 
reckoning. 
B. Cox wanted to know if buyers would not come to 
the board meetings to buy good goods. 
Wright said he had known where commission men 
had offered to advance money to make monthly dividends. 
This clearly showed collusion. 
Burton did not see how a divividend could be made 
out without making a sale and showing the bills. 
S. N. Wright knew it to be a fact that a commission 
man had attempted to bribe the Clintonville factory not to 
sell on the board of trade. The whole manner of working 
up and selling is a fraud on the producer. 
After some further discussion of this subject, in which 
it plainly appeared that the system, as now practiced, in 
making sales was not satisfactory, the convention adjourned, 
to meet at Marengo, Illinois, where the next annual meeting 
will be held. 
