Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-12
SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION
Butermakers Loud in Their Praise of Wausau Its People
and Their Hospitality.

/ president of the National Dairy Union,
spoke of the work of the union in pros
ecuting violators of the oleomargarine
! laws. He advocated cleanliness In but
termaking and advised creamery men
to educate farmers along lines of dairy
cleanliness, saying that poor butter is
very harmful to the butter interests
The high school orchestra entertained
the visitors with musical selections at
| this session.
| An invitation to the buttermakers to
hold their next convention in Merrill
was read. 1t was signed by Mayor
Arson and others
| G. ID. Dobbie, of Guelph, Ont, gave
an address on butter making in Can
ada. The dominion government, he
said, is fostering the industry by estab
| fishing and maintaining creameries in
many sections of Canada, as an illustra-
| tion to the farmers of the benefits to be
derived from them.
| IL A Glover, of Ft. Atkinson urged
cleanliness in the handling of milk.
| u. S. Baer, of Madison, assistant
dairy and food commissioner, stated
that the report that Chicago officials,
since the recent epidemic of scarlet
fever in that city, had sent an inves-
I tigating COMMITTEES to Genoa, which
found that the milk supply being re-
| ceived from that place was contain
mated, was story made up of whole
cloth. The Wisconsin commission, he
said, had made careful inquiry into
the matter and found that the milk
being shipped from Genoa was not
fever infected
On Thursday evening a banquet was
held in Castle hall at which Chas.
Waipfald acted fna Sfpaactar
Sec'y. Moore stated that this was the
first banquet in the history of the or,
ganlzation and Wausau should also be
credited with giving the buttermakers
the first dance.
Sam Haugdahl, of Minnesota, who
enjoys the distinction of having made
the butter which won the diamond
prize at the Paris exposition, extended
greetings from the Minnesota butter
makers to their Wisconsin brethren.
NJ. B. Rosenberg outlined the varied
industries of Wausau.
Frank Sweeney, of Chicago, ex-
pressed the thanks of Illinois butter
makers in attendance for the hospitality
of our people, and said he never at
tended a convention which he enjoyed
as much as this one.
John Manson pinned leather medal
on the coat lapel of Henry Voltz, which
he said was in recognition of the SER
vices of Mr.. Voltz in providing ladies
for the dance of the evening previous.
Mr.. Manson said Henry had brought 1S
young ladies to the hall, but Henry in
part denied this statement. He said he
only took one home.
Miss Emma Conlev stated, in answer
ing the toast, tThe LADIES' that
women must acknowledge that of the
two sexes men are the better butter
makers. This is due to the fact, she
said, that women are too much en-
crossed in women's club work, etc.
S. Shilling, of Chicago, proclaimed
Wausau people to be the best enter
tainers in the world.
w. I'll. Mylrea, whose toast was
Marathon County" called attention to
the fact that our grains and grasses
won worlds fair medals, that we have
two COWS which hold worlds records
and that our people are unit in work
ing for the interests of the county.
Jules Lombard, the aged singer,
could not get away without singing
Maggie" Iii the Child of a King
''The Rosebush." and others. 1t is said
that he was the first man to sing tRally
Round the Flag, Boys" and he recited
a number of stories incident to the war
of the rebellion. His last song was
America" in which all Joined in.
At the close of the banquet an invita-
ton was received from the Ladies' As
sembly, E, f. o., to attend dance the
same evening in Elks' hall and the in
vitation was accepted.
On Friday morning u. S. Baer, of
Madison, read the list of those winning
prizes on butter scoring. Besides the
cash prizes there were watches, loving
cups, chairs, medals, silver sets, etc.
The sum of 81, l39 AZ was divided among
the winners. The premiums were pre-
sented by the Hon. j. @. Emery, state
dairy and food commissioner. Mr.
Emery pointed out to buttermen that
they are getting the short end of the
stick from the railroad companies,
when it comes to shipping butter.
After few other items of business
had been disposed of the president
raped his gavel and the convention
came to close.
NOTES.
On Friday afternoon the buttermakers
made arrangements with the Bells
House management for dinner and