Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-01-11
General Fund.

lRt report VI SECRETARY u y, MNNlN
was in substance as follows,
March 5, 1905, when the books and
papers Of the association were
turned over to me ny the former sec.
Rotary there was 4 balance in the
treasury of $6l7,6g The policy pur
sued oy Your officers the past year
has been that publicity would be
helpful in increasing the attendance,
the membership, and the exhibits OF
butter AT this convention. In pursu
ance of this policy a thousand extra
copies Of the report OF the proceed
mgs Of the last convention were or
dered printed A copy of this re
port with a circular letter explaining
the reasons for its being sent, was
mailed to every buUermakcr N this
s,ale who was not atre tidy Il ms mber
feel warranted in saying that do
not believe there were very many
huttermaliers who did not get a re-
port unless through change of All
dress which may have occurred since
the inspection was made. Following
this mp, we mailed To all the creamol<
les a copy OF our program. and later
a large postal card giving the salient
points of the program, ana calling on
the bnttcrmakers to drop the ladle
and attend the convention. The
mailing of these several pieces has
cost the association considerable
money in postage but we think the
results will Justify this expenditures
From the time of the last convention
until today the expenses have
amounted to the sum of $St6.06 In,
cludcd in this is the item of S2SS -
for printing the proceedings OF the
last convention, This association
receives state aid to the amount Of
$500 annually The state Cheese.
makers association receives state aid
to the extent of 5000 and their print
ing; a bill was introduced ut the last
session of the legislature asking that
the amount Of state aid to this asso.
citation be increased 10 $1,000 Need.
less TO say II failed of passage. /
believe, however, If we had asked TO
be put on the same basis az the
Cheesemakers association our re.
quest would readily have been grant.
ed. 1t Is for YOU to say what shall
be done.
Address by President,
President NJ. Michels spoke In part
as follows:
Assembled IN this our Attn annual
convention | feel proud OF the fact
that this meeting Is in this magnif.
cent agricultural building and only
stones throw from the home OF that
center of buttermaking and dairy
knowledge, the Wisconsin dairy
school. 1t gives me pleasure to see
50 many of the old as well as new
faces In this audience. and hope
that our former membership will be
doubled before the close of this con.
yention. The purpose OF this associa.
ton as stated In our articles OF incor.
poration shall be the education OF it's
members for better practical knowl.
ode OF creamery operation, promoting
progress in the art of buttermaking,
In the care and management OF cream.
cries. the sale, transportation and
storage Of butter, and In the wedding
cut OF incompetency in the business
Of butter making,
Our meetings have been very sue
cessful In the past and the scoring Of
butter in The presence Of the makers,
an idea started by Mr.. Fullmcr, our
former president and secretary, has
given every exhibitor an opportunity
10 compare the different exhibits with
their respective scores. From this,
believe, the maker has derived very
wanted by the Judges. What We want
next Is a scoring contest In this state
and ! hope the members here assem-
Died In this convention will discuss
Ills matter and help formulate plans
whereby we may enable ourselves %
get a scoring contest In the near ~
lure. | believe the reason we have
not had a scoring contest The pas
season is that we have not al worked
gether for the common good am
Informed that our neighbors Of Min
rosetta have adopted a uniform cream
rfy dividend statement and ! feel tina
We must come 70 something Of the
Kind IN this state.
III promoting progress ID the art,
ana wedding out 81 incompetency ID
'he business 0f buttermaking, / BE-
lieye there Is nothing that We could
name that could give as a stronger
81 10 than he licensing Of the makers
and the factories. In our articles Of
Incorporation is mentioned the sale
d butter, aud ! firmly believe that
here Is money lost from mismanage
ment In this branch 81 the business
than from any other source and caused
mainly by shipping To unscrupulols
Aa,tvapg sYhNgtt0h tha eefor4a IN s.ny. ,