, 1874-12-31
THE DAIRY.
First Annual Meeting Of the Illinois
State Dairymen's Association.
Growth nnd Extent Of the Dairy
Business in Kane County.
Interesting Papers Read.

tSpfcfas Dfspatch 10 The Chfcado Tribune.
ELo1N, ILL.,, Dec. S0.-Tho first annual mootfng
Of tho Illinois State Dairymcn's Association con-
yonod in this city to-day. 10 accommodate as
unny US possible, tho meeting wnu called for tho
sano place mud tIne 10 that appointed for tho
local organization. tic pIoneor one OF tue West
known as tho Elgin Association. The procoed-
ings Of this Association arc nlwaya OF interest,
as tho mon horo gathorod represent large and
constantly" intorcBt, which employs
millions OF capital, aud whose annual productions
foot up into the millions. The northern part
Of this State iu eo especially adapted to tho
succoHsful prosecution OF tha peculiar industry.
that GRO many years It will like many counties In
tho central portion Of New York, be known as
TIT: DAIRY COUNTRY OF TIE WEsT.
Elg{n has become recognized among pTouucera
It oontainA manufacturers OF iairying utonsils
egunl in extent to those OF Utica maipta!nB But
ter aud Chooso Doard Of Trado, and within a fow
mios are located scoroB .of cheeHe-fRctorlcs-
dairy-ray1ns within miles Of this city to bo
over 30, ,0O0 It waH ominently proper, therefore,
TINT tho Assucintlou Hilon}d como here, and tho
various members receive hearty welcome.
TIE ATTENDANCE
WAS largo md composed OF class OF men whQ
arc thoroughly postad in their chosen buRinasH.
Tho factorY-mon turned out On n1asBo.
Tho time net for tho Convention To meet wan
II Il. u,, but, to accommodate those who would
arriyo upon tho noon trains, an adjournment was
effected till p. m.
at tue appointed hour j. Il. MoOlcan, tha
prcs!dont Of tho Association called to order
those present, and announced Judge Wilcox to
giyo an address Of welcome. The Judge, in d few
Wcll-cl,oscn sentences. gaYo briof resu1no Of tho
husiuega in T. financial yiaw, az now carried on
in and around ElGin.
Address or THE PRESIDENT.
Tho programme Of exercises aB printed waa
then announced, and the President delivered
briof and interesting addreBs upon tho aubjecta
to bo discussed. 1[e stated TINT in E1gin waa
organized tho first DalrylnRn'a Association wosl
Of Row York, and that tho body so organized
in 1865 was tho nucleas from which Ind Bprnng
tho State md tho Northwestern Associations.
III n carefully prepared table ho presented tho
range OF pricon paid for butter ana chocse at the
Doard Of Iraao sales since tho organization OF
tho Board, showing that tho average price
steadily appreciated from ycnr to year. also
showing that tho increased caro- aud skill excr-
ciBcd by tho farmer md 1nanufact Juror is bear
inS i!s lagtimatorcsult. Hohtrongly commended
,o course pursued BY lactory-nion during tho
past year In promptly djanosing Of tbclr gooda,
thus saving tho s}lvinkage, and avoidiug the
usual fault Of ovorloadisg tho spring market,
when tlo consumption il naturally docrcaged.
IIe wcs cortnin tho establishment and n,ainto-
nancc Of tho Boayd Of I'rado had greatly aided
nil Interested ln securing good prices Tor theiI
products.
THE 1L1tNo1a DAIRY 1N1EnEsT.
The next subject was. "paat aud Future ot
tito Dairy Inrorehts Of Illinois," Tho discussion
waB opened by t1.a Hon. ID. L. Barclay. Mayor OF
Elaln. lIo statcd that in carly dnys grnlu waa
o"y aFe n 9E Was Of h9o Sa,nnt
tito gient nntural adaptcancsa Of this portion
Of Lilo stuto, for the prosecution Of tho dairy.
business WAS not availabls. In Tow Years
tho farmers became satisfied TINT grain.
raising would not pay, aud sonlo OF tho origlna
landowners sold out and vent btil {.tart4or Woas
In 1Hjt, tho late r. Il. Smith lnndo the first Hh'E
uaent Of milk to tho City Hotel, in Chicago
The experiment Of Ar. Smith proving succesa
his ncig!.bo1H engaged in tho business NJ rapid
ly &. their farms conitt ba stocked md proparct
for the uow work. In u few yeara tho rich colln:
try around Chicago furnished q surplus Of mill
ovor tho tlcnand, aud nseln there Was u nroapeo
Wanzo: and otnor gentlemen made up thci
minds that 1iliuoa mill! would make Eood cheese
Tho Attolnpt Waa ,nado upon small ocnlu
aa ffoya sass's s,ria III t aoI H. t ar
plus OF ini: waa provided Tor. During
these ,cars aiao, Illinois manufacturers wcrt
obliged to contonu with tho assumed TACT tha
no cheese: unosa brousht from Now York, "as
Chicago at iirat refused to handle tho product.
In a year Or 10 thoy would buy It.. ind, putting
OIL Il label indicating Now York BIRTH, uold it.
Against THU huicllal plan lho lllino!s da!'ylnen
establishment Of n Board Of Trade IN ElSin.
wi,ero ntl Wostorn products woro sold, fotcod
tho cheese merchants Of Chicago to reform their
hnb!ty, and now ryary faotory-1nan in tho Wost
las a rccoeu.zod brand by Which his: reputation
h maintained or lost. and 1illnols choose takoa
rank In all thu narlots Of the world with tla
best. 1Ae district oil land III which tlaryluH can
Io maJo protitabto IL comparatively restricted,
alll Us population lucrcascs nntl tho taste for
oteebo becomes more general, thero would gcetn
to DO no needed limit to tho production OF tha
datry in tho form OF buttor mud oilecse.
SUPPLY AND DEMAND.
The ne1t quustion discussed WaA "tfhs supply
aud demand of dairy products and their prosput-
tive markotH." The discussion waa opcnea by
D. q. Etdrodgo. Of DuPaEo County. Or. Tolt
rca<l paper upon tho RAn.o question, giving
BONO interesting Htatlvt1cs. Tho discussion WAS
quite wIdo III latitude.
Al & o'clock tho Association adjourned til 2p.
H., wi,un genera! talk will Uo III ordor. THO
leguar order ot buBneas will DO taken up at D 4,
ri. on Thursday.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP M3W5.
NEW yonn, Dec. misunderstanding Tho