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nesota, shows that there are in the state
or Minnesota 700 creamerieS, and that
the gross receipts of butter, cheese and
milk amounted to SO, 400 900 in the year
1898. The judge further states in his in
teresting book that since 1884 Minnesota
butter has been exhibited in competition
with similar products from all the states
OF the Union, and from the principal
bultef-producing countries of the world
at all the principal fairs and eXDOSi-
lions that have been held all other the
United States, and has taken more prizes
than has the butter of any other state
or country
I do not quote Judge Flandrau to dis
courage you gentlemen who are here
from other states. You must not be dis
couraged. You are doing fairly well
as 1t is especially considering that we
In the North Star state have not yet got
down to business, and have only touched
the possibilities of what we can do in
the future. But no doubt when you in
you can to keep pace with u.s. we may
learn something from you in turn, and
Minnesota rich and great as she is will
not, as time progresses, find herself in
possession of anything like a monopoly
IN the business of buttermaking.
President A. Boardman, of the Com
mer cial club, extended a welcome in be-
half of that organization.
MIR. LUMBARD RESPONDS
A Misunderstanding gentleman. whose
silvery locks clustered about a forehead
OF magnificent breadth, and whose CHEEKY
face and rotupd form q oke for them
selves was ]. 4. Lumbard, of Omaha,
Neb., who came forward to respond to
the words of cheer that had been extend
ed by the state and city. EEr Hubbard
spoke briefly, but his remarks WIG of
the finished kind and were. received with
applause by the audience. Said Mr. L(ln-
bard:
We have not only listened to your
words of welcome, but our hearts have
been drinking in the sincerity that know
accompanies them. They We're given in
a spirit worthy of your great state and
city, and we cannot nut be grateful for
the sincerity and spirit of friendship that
is the very foundation of your hearty
greeting. We come as representatives OF
an INDUSTRY extensive in its scope and
whose products are already of more value
than the wheat raised III this great coun-
try One pound of butter is equal in
value to thirty-five pounds of corn and
the same proportionately can be said
when compared to wheat The harvest
OF butter over this great land takes place
twice day, while wheat is gathered once
! year the problem of perfect dairy
product in this country is still one-sided
Dut we expect to soon sec the time when
we Will equal the Denmark product, the
standard of the present day. We thank
our hosts for the hospitality tlTev have
SHOWN US, ard we congratulate the as
soclatlon on having secured ST. Paul as
convention city.
HUBBARD SINGS AMERICA"
Mr.. Hubbard is a finished vocalist and
his fame had evidently preceded him.
for hardly had the convention finished
with the speeches of welcome when some
one in the big audience called for a
song. Reckoning to the band to accom-
pany him, Mr.. Hubbard stepped to the
front of the platform and soon the beau
tlful strains Of the national anthem.
America" were floating through the big
building. Endowed with a voice of
much sweetness and great power. the
rendition of the beautiful selection was
superb. In response to almost thunder
Gus applause Mr. Hubbard sang Scotch
serenade entitled Maggie 1t was
given in the Scotch dialect and was very
pleasing.
President George E. Haskell in opening
! the business session took occasion to
thank the citizens of st. Paul for their
hearty greeting. The burden of his re-
| marks was directed at the Grout bill
now before the senate, which he said
meant much to the dairy and butter in
terests of the United States ITO Con-.
/ gresham Charles Y.,Knight, whose I'M
firing work gave it passage through the
house, we are deeply indebted and also
to ex-Gov. Hoard and those who lent their
assistance in the great work" said he
'This bill, which means much to u.s. is
now before the senate, with many OBJ
| stacles facing it, but we must not be
discouraged. If it is necessary to take
up the work again in the event of its
defeat we must do it. We owe it to
ourselves and those to whom we give
pure product to bring about it's ulti-
mate passage" In conclusion Mr..
Haskell recommended the changing of
the name of the organization so that it's
scope would be broader and cause the af-
fliation of lines identified in every way
with the buttermaking business. It would
add strength to the organization, and
would in no way harm the buttermaker
proper.
AVERSE TO CHANGING NAME.
President Haskelps recommendation
called forth a motion from a member of
the Nebraska delegation to have a COM
mittee Of five appointed to amend the
bylaws and change the name of the or
ganiZation in conformance with the
presidents views. The call for vote
brought out a decided number of mega
tives, but on it being shown that the
action of the committee would have to
receive confirmation by the association
before being final the protests were
withdrawn Many of the buttermakers
the admittance of any one not engaged
in the butter business exclusively, and
the change will in all probability be
voted down. The committee named for
this work is composed of F. B. Fullmer,
Wisconsin,; Joseph Newman, Illinois, F.
A. Layton, Iowa: H. a. Shellenberger,
Michigan; F. B. Erwin, New York.
Of vital interest to the dairy and but
ter interests in the United States, said
ex-President w. K. Boardman, of Ne
vada, To-, was the passage of the Grout
act now lowering between life and death
In the senate at Washington, and on his
motion the committee on resolutions
were instructed to embody in their
work special resolution to be at once
wired to Senator spooner expressing the
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