The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-17

TOOK active steps yesterday toward the
formation Of a dairy board of trade
to be located in this city, which will
make st. Paul the clearing house for
the dairy products of the state. In
addition to this, the dairymen and pro-
duce dealers discussed the project of
organizing and floating a mutual COM
pany for the purpose Of protecting the
creameries and dairy produce factories
against losses by fire. This latter
scheme was informally indorsed at
yesterdays session Of the da1rymen,
and will be definitely decided upon at
another meeting to be held at 10 o'clock
this morning at the Commercial club.
The board of trade was successfully
launched and two Of its future officers
were elected. Henry Ames, of Litch-
field, will be the president. Mr.. Ames
is already president Of the State
Dairymen's association, and is an
authority on creamery matters. J. H.
Beck, secretary Of the st. Paul job
bers' union, will be secretary of the
new dairy board of trade, being select
ed on account of his wide experience
in matters Of this kind.
The new dairy board Of trade will
do for the butter and cheese makers
of Minnesota, just what the celebrated
Elgin, Ill, board has done for the
dairymen of that state. 1t has triumh
antIy succeeded in the twenty-five
years Of it's life in constantly raising
the prices Of the dairy products in the
state, and not only that, but it has
raised the standard Of the products to
hof no 1criF M
affixed to Illinois butter or cheese is a
sure guarantee of its quality Just as
good butter is constantly made in this
state, but without a central market
and clearing house, the makers have
been at a disadvantage in disposing of
1t at high and stable prices.
The convention was held yesterday
at the rooms of the Commercial club,
which organization is largely respon-
sible for the agitation leading up to
the meeting. President Gregg, Of the
club, called the meeting to order, yes
terday morning, and welcomed the
guests in behalf of that association.
In speaking of the proposed dairy
board Of trade, President Gregg said
that the dairy industry was one of
the most important in Minnesota. 1t
annually amounted to between $10,-
900, 900 and $11, 900 600, and that through
the use of board of trade, the profits
of the dairymen would be increased
probably a million dollars annually
Mayor DOran welcomed the guests
in behalf of the city. He said in his
remarks;
know more about milking cows than
speech making. 1 was engaged for several
years near Elgin, ILL.,, and was there inter
ested somewhat in dairy interests. In my
opinion nothing so conduces to agricultural
success of a community as dairying. North
ern Illinois was the first to take up this mat
ter, and that state in consequence is, perhaps,
the most prosperous in the union. | feel
deep interest in the movement here today. For
many years 1t has been considered impera-
tive to get a market for your produce. Here
tofore we have had to go to Northern Illinois.
l believe Minnesota has just as good soil and
just as good water as Illinois, II not better,
and there is no reason why this should
not be the best dairying state in the coun-
try. l think the formation of such an or
ganization would start new era in Mime
sofa 1t means prosperity to the farmer,
which means prosperity to all of us
Joseph McKibbin said that everybody was
interested in whatever aided to upbuild the
political, moral and business prosperity Of the
state or country. The interests of the job
bers' union and the country at large were
identical. The Jobbers union was slow to
take up new subjects, but, after a thorough
consideration of this matter of forming a
dairy board of trade, they had concluded that
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pledged themselves to give it their hearty
support.
The regular business of the conven-
tion was then before the delegates.
Henry Ames, Of Litchf1eld, was elected
temporary chairman, and B. A. Mead
of DaSSel, temporary secretary. Chair
man Ames briefly spoke of the objects
| of a dairy board of trade, saying that
! the farmers had come to realize the
immense benefits which had accrued to
the farmers of Illinois, through a SINH
lar association. A very uniform stand
ard of butter was being made by the
members of the Elgin board of trade
there not being more than 1 per cent
| difference.
There was some discussion upon the
method of organizing and conducting
the proposed board. D. w. Wilson, Of
the Elgin board, who was present at
the invitation Of the promoters Of the
project, believed that the drawing up
of bylaws and a constitution, should
be left to the various commercial bodies
of the city. Col. J. c. Shandrew op-
posed this, saying that the dairymen
were the ones to conduct such proceed
ings, as they were directly interested
Prof. Hacker, of the state experiment
tai college, believed the creamery men
should handle the matter, if the con-
| fidence of the producers were to be
gained. Mr.. Wilson advised that both
the producers and the distributors be
directed to frame the constitution. The
committee was finally made up of eight
members as follows: Producers, Aug.
Mellicke, Window; c. G. Roosen, De-
lanO; E. Evenson, Stout; D. B. White,
Manchester; A. w. Trout, Glen
dale; Jobbers' union, j. H Beck, St.
Paul; Commercial club, E. S. Durment,
st. Paul; Produce exchange, J. H.
Moody.
The discussion of proper set of by
laws and a constitution occupied the
greater portion Of the afternoon The
| committee reported early in the after
neon session a set of articles Of incor-
poration. The articles included a pro-
position that the association should be
called the Northwestern board Of trade,
and should be incorporated in the sum
| of $4,000, to be divided into 1000 shares
Of $40 each.
It was the opinion of several of the
delegates that 1T would be unwise to
incorporate the board of trade mas
much as 1t would lay the individual
members liable to whatever legal limit
| of Indebtedness the association might
fix. in this case 5000 The principal
objections along this line were offered
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