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,rket and must compete with those near by, you cannot afford the expense of higher 
sed and shorter time. You must be content with present pertormances, or go to 
tensive express companies for their better time and higher rates. 
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 
We the Committee, appointed to nominate delegates to be sent to Washington in 
nuary next, in response to the call of the Commissioner 
ictfully suggest the names of R. P. McGlincy, Elgin, Ill., a C. Birnll, Rock P < >, 
and II. B. Gurler, DeKalb, Ill. 1 H Wanzer ’ 
Geo. Addy. 
On motion, the foregoing report was adopted. 
The Finance Committee reported that they had succeeded in raising $89. Report 
cep ted. . ,. 
The Chairman of the Committee on Statistics, appointed at the annual meeting 
1881, being absent, there was no report. Secretary McGlincy made a verbal report 
what had come under his observation, which pertained only to the transactions on 
e Elgin Board of Trade, and in totals were as follows: Number of boxes of cheese 
Id in 1882, 280,700, aggregating 10,960,207 pounds; 5,650,915 pounds of butter, which 
Id for $2,752,231.56. The average price of cheese through the year was 7 5-6 cents, 
id of butter 33 1-12 cents. The highest price reached by cheese was Hi cents, and 
e lowest 5 cents; the highest price for butter was 50 cents, and the lowest was 22 
nts. The combined weight of the butter and cheese sold on the board during the 
ar is 16,611,122 pounds, or enough to fill 831 cars, allowing 20,000 pounds to a car, 
iich would make a train of over four miles in length. 
As there had been no session of the Legislature since the last meeting of the As- 
ciation, the Legislative Committee had no report to make. On motion,^ the old 
immittee was discharged and a new one appointed as follows: Dr. Joseph Telit, R. 
, McGlincy, C. C. Buell, W. R. Hostetter and D. A. Shoch. 
SECRETARY’S REPORT. 
The vear which has just drawn to a close has been one of general prosperity to 
e dafr/farmer, who has, in a measure, been rewarded for his toil by ^creased 
ices for his products, for which there has been a general demand 1 mining through 
6 ^hjur Secretary has conducted an unusual amount of correspondence during the 
st vear in the interest of the Association, answering questions from all sections of 
e country— from Georgia and North Carolina, from Maine, Wisconsin, Minnesota, 
rkota Nebraska, and the Departments at Washington. Year by year the A^ssocia- 
>n becomes more prominent, among the agricultural classes, and those seeking 
formation on the particular branch we represent. 
Your Secretary with as little delay as possible, after the adjournment of the last 
eeting, issued and placed in the hands of the members, the proceedings m pamphlet 
ri During^the e ^a/there 6 wereTSequent calls for copies by parties who hoped to learn 
metliinff beneficial to themselves from the knowledge and wisdom of this State As- 
tiation ^representing as it does, the State which leads all others m the Union, save 
Le in the production of dairy products. These reports were generally sent, although 
e applicants as a rule, were negligent in sending even the stamps necessary to pie- 
ly the postage; and believing that the aim of this Association was to spread know - 
Ige your Secretary sent out the pamphlets so long as he had them. 
Your Secretary has expended for postage, stationery, etc., during the year,9.71, 
ith an itemized account accompanying this report. He has received and expended 
!.00, leaving a balance due him from the Association ol $7.46. 
All of which is respectfully submitted. R. P- Mclx ^e{ aryi 
The report was received and adopted, and an order voted on the lieasurer for 
le amount due the Secretary. . 
The committee to whom was referred the matter of reporting upon the advisi- 
