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poor; some so poor that his family wouldn’t eat it. He 
thought, like Patrick, that cheese a little skimmed was the 
best. In his opinion the greatest danger came from another 
quarter. We were making our cheese too hard. Some of 
it was so hard that it would make good car-wheels. In 
regard to the distinction between skim and cream cheese, 
he had seen his friend Baltz, on the* Elgin board of trade, 
pass by good cream cheese and buy skim cheese right at 
the side of it. If this is done, how does skim cheese hurt 
the market ? He didn’t think it hurt it any. So long as 
the buyer can get skim cheese for much less than he can 
cream he will not buy the cream. 
On motion of J. R. McLean the chair appointed a 
committee of three, consisting of J. R. McLean, T. McD. 
Richards and W. Boies, to draft resolutions relative to the 
death of Dr. Woodworth. 
On motion it was decided to adjourn when they did to 
7:30 p. m. 
On motion of E. H. Seward a committee of three— 
R. M. Patrick, E. H. Seward and D. Wood —was appointed 
to act as a finance committee. 
Charles Baltz, of Chicago, asked if any arrangements 
had been made with the railroad companies to reduce the 
fare for those attending the convention. On being informed 
that no such arrangement had been made, he remarked that 
if there had been any he was going to offer a resolution 
thanking the company. 
On motion a committee, consisting of J. R. McLean 
and M. Switzer, was appointed to select judges to examine 
