(j2 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
Question No. io was then passed, having been pretty 
well discussed, and the next question, that of legislation, 
taken up. 
M. H. Thompson : Said he would like to ask if the 
duties of the legislative committee, appointed at the last 
annual meeting, were considered at an end, or would the 
committee hold over another year. 
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On motion, it was decided that the same committee 
should hold over another year. 
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J. R. McLean : Said we needed help from the legisla¬ 
ture to enable us to publish our proceedings and statistics. 
In the Southern States they knew but little about the busi¬ 
ness, and we must enlighten them by our publications. 
When he was down south he met a man who was in the 
dairy business on a small scale, who asked him if we milked 
our cows in this country more than once each day. 
yy. Patten : Had little faith in this matter of legisla¬ 
tion in behalf of the association. He was, as an individual 
. member, able to take care of himself. All he wanted was a 
guarantee of protection to himself and propeity. We 
wanted laws that would be a benefit to us. We could get 
very little out of it. Had very little confidence in these 
matters. Was not in favor of monopolies. If he could set 
no other objection to the matter, he would bring up that— 
objection to monopolies. 
McLean: Said Patten didn’t understand what we 
wanted. We were paying taxes to publish and circulate 
proceedings of the State Horticultural Society, which was of 
no more importance than the State Dairymen s Association. 
We wanted an appropriation to enable ‘us to print our pro¬ 
ceedings and send them south, where they needed instruc- 
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