450 Wisconsin State Agricultural Society. 
to congratulate those who had composed and participated in this 
convention, upon its success. Said it had been his pleasure for 
some years, to be connected with the State Agricultural Society ^ 
and with the annual conventions held under its auspices. He be¬ 
lieved this was much the largest convention ever held in the State, 
showing an increasing interest among the industrial classes in 
these educational meetings, and he hoped this interest would con¬ 
tinue to increase until every grange, club, and all other organiza¬ 
tions for mutual benefit were fully represented. Said the Secre¬ 
tary: Many of you are representative men of some branch of 
industry in the State. Some of you have been sent here to repre¬ 
sent an industrial society or association. If you have received any 
information of value, impart it to others, to the extent of your abil¬ 
ities and facilities for so doing. It is impossible for the great in¬ 
dustrial masses to attend these gatherings. Hence they look to 
you and to me to furnish them all the information in our power. 
It occurred to me, while listening to the remarks of a gentleman 
this afternoon, that some of the subjects discussed here would be 
appropriate topics to take up in the industrial organizations of the 
State. Delegates here could open the discussion, giving some of 
the views here advanced, as well as their own opinions, after which 
a general interchange of views could follow. Let mind rub against 
mind, brightening them for more useful work. Let each one give 
his views, backed by observation and practical experience, and in 
this way vast good can be accomplished. Mr. Daubner remarked 
this afternoon that there were men who came into this market fre¬ 
quently, living only a few miles out, who didn’t know an agricul¬ 
tural convention was being held here. u ’Tis true ’tis pity, pity 
’tis ’tis true.” I say to farmers of whom I purchase products, come 
to the office, to the rooms of the State Agricultural Society; and 
they innocently ask, where are they? I inform them, and some of 
them come, and accept a volume of our proceedings with thanks, 
after asking the price, and being told they are free, and that they 
have helped to pay for their publication. In working up these 
conventions, I have tried hard to have the different societies of the 
State send delegates here at their expense, thus making the burden 
more just and uniform among those directly interested. The del¬ 
egates ought then to feel that the information obtained here should 
