The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18

thought best to have Mr. Monrad's
suggestions brought before the conven-
ton before the election Of officers,
which will be held tomorrow The Illi-
nois mans suggestions are very gen
orally agreed to, and committee was
appointed to consider the paper and
report tomorrow. Mr.. Monrad's paper
follows:
What can be done to place this association
on a broader and more permanent basis? l
feel that an honSst answer will not make
me more popular with you, and 1 must ask
you to remember the quotation, L am thy
friend and hence tell thee the truth What
has made this meeting the grand success
that 1t is? Is 1t the money premiums and the
have backed the convention with their money
or is it an earnest effort of butter makers.
met to educate themselves by discussion of
interests and comparison of products? 1 fear
it was the premiums that brought us here.
At our first meeting opposed a close but
termakers union because l had no faith in
it's ultimate success. But did not believe in
letting the doors be opened as wide they
were at our Madison meeting. When asked to
give my opinion of the advisability of organ
izing this association, l compared the plan
ton, and l confessed to a constant fear Of
it's safety-a fear not lessened in this moment
of apparent success.
How many buttermakers have we here
from other states? Are we really a repre-
sentative association, national association
of creamery buttermakers? ] say no. and
claim it to be an utter impossibility to get
such a meeting together under our present
constitution. Shall we not, then, try to put
a solid foundation under our house? Shall
we not emancipate this association and try
to relieve it from the humiliating position
of soliciting and in getting up this kind Of
meeting where the hurrah element encroaches
too much on our earnest efforts to elevate our
profession.
This intended to be a buttermakers'
association. Shall we not try to make 1t SO
indeed? We cannot get one-quarter Of the
makers together from one state, much less
from all states. 1t will, as some Of you
know take hard work to get even twenty to-
gether from one neighborhood. If this is the
case, why retain our name? l have not asked
but it might be interesting to know how
many buttermakers and creamery mems
badges are worn as compared with the GRIM
son danger signal of the supply and commits
sion men.
Il suggest that the buttermakers and
creamery men go home and organize local
associations wherever ten OF them can get
together. Let them pay 81 annual dues, and
turn half to our secretary. Let our consti-
tuition be changed SO that these local associa-
tions will be entitled to a voting delegate
for each ten members, and let as many other
members as can be present at our annual
conventions but without power to vote. The
buttermakers and many Of the creamery men
cannot afford to travel to another state but
the local association may pay the expenses
Of delegate, who votes for them. II we
are to be a national association we must
have meeting in the East some time and
how many OF our present members can afford
to go there. We have with us Mr.. Manches-
ter. of Connecticut, and Mr.. Watson, of Cali
fornia, representing their state dairy associ-
atoms; we also have with us Mr.. Howell Of
Iowa. who represents thirty absent members
but none Of these gentlemen, representing
several hundreds of our brother workers.
nave more power in voting in this conven-
ton than any individual member from the
nearest creamery.
rs this right? Is this just?
There Is no need of going further into