The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-17
Organization Formed Under the Name of the Min
nesota Dairy Board of Trade-Full Set of
Officers Elected, With Henry
Ames President
D. w. Wilson, of Elgin. Gives the Delegates In
structions the Tethods Employed
in Illinois.
Ames President.

with active and associate members.
Finally the proposition to make it a
capital stock company was dropped, at
least for the time being.
The bylaws provided that the or
ganlzat1On should be called the Mime
sofa Dairy Board of Trade. and that
the government should be vested in a
beard of directors of seven members !;
that until Dec. l, 1897, charter mem bers
would be admitted for a fee Of SO. and
that thereafter the entrance fee would
be $l5. The annual elections were to
DC held the third Tuesday of each Feb
ruary at which there should be selected
a president and six other directors.
TWO Of whom should be dealers on the
BOARD and the other five creamery men
Inc wee president, secretary and treas
urer would be elected by the board
Mr. Marvin again objected, believing
that the code was obsolete, and that
II mad been patterned after that in
force In the Elgin board of trade. which
association, he said, were becoming dis
contented. The question was discussed
at some length, the bylaws having,
several weightly obstacles.
MI. Wilson advised the members to
proceed with all speed, and carry
out the line suggested in the report of
the committee saying that if the peo-
pie wanted to organize now, thew
might get ahead of the attempt to be
made next week in Minneapolis along
the same line
President Gregg, of the Commercial
club, moved to proceed at once and
elect president and secretary. thus
making a start toward a permanent
organization. His motion was carried
Mr.. Ames was then elected president
and Mr.. Beck secretary of the proposed
dairy board Of trade.
b. d. White, Of Manchester. was
nominated for president, but declined
to serve. Mr.. Ames also insisted that
he could not accept a nomination. nor
being, as he said, a bone fide butter
maker, but he was elected over his
protest
President Peet, Of the chamber Of
commerce, addressed the convention.
lie said the chamber recognized the
importance of a dairy board of trade
and that this organization could al
ways look for active support from the
chamber of commerce.
The president brought UP the matter
Of cooperative insurance in connection
with the dairy board. This subject
had been preached at the last meeting
OF the State Dairymen'S association.
and at that time Prof Hacker was
empowered to draw up suitable arti-
cleS OF incorporation and bylaws. That
gentleman stated that he had made
inquiries Of 200 creamery men in this
matter OF cooperative insurance, and
found that all favored the idea Prof.
Hacker read the proposed articles Of
incorporation. These provide as fol-
lows: The name of the company is
the Union Mutual Creamery Fire In
Surance company, and the object to in
usre creamerieS and their contents
against loss from fire or lightning
The home office is located at St Paul
and the business to commence Nav l.
Of this year. The corporate powers
OF the company shall be exercised by
six directors. These shall annually
choose other officers. The annual meet
ing Of directors is set for the first
Thursday after the second Monday in
December, and that of the company
the first Friday after the second Thurs
day in December. The fiscal year be-
gins Dec. 1.
According to the bylaws, the di-
rectors shall be elected by ballot The
annual meeting of the Minnesota State
DairXmen's association is DESIGNATED
as a special meeting Of this company.
for the purpose of electing directors
At the first meeting three directors
shall be elected, holding office for a
term of one year, and three who shall
hold their office until the first Friday
after the second Monday in December.
and thereafter there shall be annually
elected three directors for a term Of
two years.
The annual meeting Of the board Of
directors shall be held on the first Sat
urday after the second Monday in De-
cember who shall elect a president
vice president who shall audit ac-
counts of vice president. They shall
classify risks and prescribe the amount
Of premium. They shall prescribe the
amount to be paid annually by policy
holders. Each creamery insured shall
pay to the company an annual tax
equal to One-third of the amount of
the premium for auditing the business
of the company.
1t was discovered that there had
been a mistake or oversight in the
wording Of the new bill which has
passed through both houses and re
CeiVed the signature of the governor
The bill does not provide for the pro-
lection, by the proposed insurance
company, of cheese factories or skim
stations. The members of the cOnven-
ton believed these two branches should
be protected as we'll as the butter fac
tories. A messenger was sent to in
terview Senator Knatvold, who sent
word that there would probably be
no objection to remedying the defect.
and that he would ask the governor
to request the legislature to enact the
amendment under the suspension of the
rules.
At the request of E. S. Chittenden.
Of the Commercial club, a resolution
was passed asking Secretary Of Agri-
culture Wilson to also send Minnesota
butter, as well as the products Of IL
linOis and Iowa, to England where
the new secretary proposes to establish
a new market for American produce. in
competition with the dairy produce Of
Holland.
The delegates were asked to work
among the members Of the state leg
islature to secure the passage through
the house Of Senate File No. 372. pro
viding for an appropriation of S.. 900
to be used by the state board Of health
in suppressing contagious diseases
among cattle. The bill has already
passed the senate
D. w Wilson, editor Of the Elein
Dairy Report, and one Of the leading
men in the board Of trade, read g very
interesting paper upon the formation
and workings of the celebrated Elgin
board Mr.. Wilson said:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen-It Is with
pleasure that have responded to the invita-
ton Of the originators Of the idea of establish
ing a dairy board Of trade at the CAPITAL oP
the state of Minnesota.
The development of the dairy Industry IN