Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-02-03
CREAMERY MEN IN SESSION.
Immense Crowd Gathers for the
Sioux Falls Convention.

Immense Cf0W0 Gather0 Tor the
Sioux Falls Convention.
The first national convention ever held
within the borders of South Dakota con-
vened Tuesday, Jan. q at 8 o'clock, when
the National Creamery Buttermakers' AS
ISOLATION was called to order in the big
auditorium recently erected in the city.
The building was deliberately decorated in
yellow and green, and flags and bunting
hung from the girders and
galleries in great %profusion. The
lower floor of the building rcsembled a
miniature worlds fair occupied by dozens
of booths filed with machinery and eX-
llibits Of material employed in the cream
cry business. The auditorium was occu-
pied by delegates from Iowa, Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Nebraska, the New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey. Ohio, Indiana and H.
linois delegation not having arrived.
Judge G. s. Palmer extended q welcome
OH behalf Of the state in the absence Of
Gov. Lee, and IL. II. Smith rendered the
freedom Of the city to the visitors. Re-
spouse was made by Delegate Marsh Of
Waterloo, Iowa.
AT the conclusion of the opening eSer-
cises adjournment was taken until s O'Clock
in the evening.
II was nearly 4 o'clock when the score of
prize winners was announced. Secretary
%Suddcndorf proceeded no further than the
first announcement that A. w. Mccall Of
Iowa had won first prize, when the Iowa
delegates broke into prolonged cheers,
which continued more than five minutes.
The prize banner was won by Minnesota
for the highest percentage from II state.
Illinois came next.
Following is IL list of prize winners:
First prize, separator class. a. w. Me-
Call, CrestOn, Iowa; score, 90.
Second price, separator class, o. p. Jen-
sen. Wells. Mimi; score. $751;.
First prize, gathered cream class, Her
man Book, Lake Park, Mimi; score, 81.
Second prize, gathered cream class. NJ.
Magnusscn, Bee, Mimi; score. 80.
Silver cup o. a. Scyfried. Dakota, Ill.,.
score, 96; l.. G. Ishen. Irene. 5. D., score,
95ll5a; James NanDuscn, Hebron. Wis,
score, 951s.
The states competing for the banner
were: Minnesota, %169entrics, averages $50;
Illinois, 40 entries, average ssh; Iowa, 40
cntics, average SIS; Wisconsin, 90 entries,
average. $50; Kansas. A entries, average
S5.7; South Dakota, IS entries, average
$3.50; total creamerics of the six states, $40;
averagd score ST.65; entries of separator
butter, $40; entries of gathered cream, 81;
total 600. Entries scoring 80 or better, 1893;
entries scoring 95 or over aB.
Tho feature of the meeting OF the Ma
tional Creamery Buttcrmakers' Wclnes-
day was the parade of the delegations,
more than a thousand men being in the
line of march. Bands accompanied the
various delegations. Minnesota led the
parade, followed by Iowa. Illinois, Wis
cOnsin. Indiana. Kansas, South Dakota,
Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New
York in the order named. The streets
We're lined with cheering crowds and the
buttcrma!Sers We're given an ovation. The
Illinois delegation was especially jubilant
over the victory of tile Elgin Creamery
Company, the a. Y. Mccall Creamery Of
C%restoil, Iowa. winner Of the first prize
in the separator class. being Il branch
of the Elgin company. The Illinois
men carried banners on which were
Inscribed sElgin Wins as usuai.''
In the forenoon the delegates and the
public were permitted 10 see the big eX-
hibit of butter, $40 packages Of which were
entered in the competitive contest. In adj
dition 10 this All interesting exhibit of
foreign butter brought to the convention by
Prof. Pearson of the agricultural depart-
ment at Washington. Included in the list
was butter from Ireland, Denmark, Eng
land, France, New South Wales and New
Zealand. These exhibits were uncolored.
During the day the program was carried
out as officially announced. Upon invita-
lion of the convention Prof. Harrington
of thc Wisconsin state dairying
school and Prof. Pearson of the agri-
cultural department at Washington. made
addresses. The South Dakota Dairy AS
ISOLATION held a meeting, at which officers
for the ensuing year were elected. a lcs0-
luton was passed asking the Legislature to
appropriate IL sum sufficient to construct a
larry plant at the agricultural college. II
was stated during the evening that there
might he a split in the ASSOCIATION. tho
practical lairymcn and :.,,:ose engaged III
the manufacture of.butter and cheese are
opposing commission and machine men.
Tile interest Of the delegates Thursday
centercl in the election of officers. The
expected split in the association did not
MatcrialiLe. The election OF officers result
ed rs follows:
President. w X. Boarlman of Nevada.
la: vice president at large. Leland Griffin
of DE Smc,. $. d.: secretary and treasurer.
L.. Sndenao... of Elgin. III.
Vice Prs. ,eats-lllinois. Joseph New.
man; lniian,. Jake Erlllosscr: Iowa. Rob
rrt !;isci;c:. kansas. w. r. Jensen: Nassa-
chnsct;s, $. u. Nih!ard; Minnesota. a. X.
Bennett; Nebraska. George Il. Haskell;
New York, J. \. North: Ohio, James
Davidson; South Dakota, Gilclrist Stew
art: Tennessee, y. J. Dickinson; Montana.
APP. lIellingson; Missouri, ID. II. Ken
ne:t: North Dakota. Il. u Cliilds; Okla
homa Territory. =. l.. Nisslcy.
The election OF w. II. Boarlmnn of Ne
vada. Iowa, as president settled the lcca-
lion of the next convention. as under a
compromise made with the Nebraska dele
gates it was arranged that Lincoln should
receive the support of the executive com
mittac. headed by President Boardman.
ST. Paul and Dies Moiics and Waterloo,
Iowa. were the other contestants for the
ioru:ion.