Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-11
ANNUAL CONVENTION or STATE
ASSOCIATION 70 De HELD At
MASON CITY. JAN. 1925.
PROMINENT surTERMAkERs
TO APPEAR ON PROGRAM
Three Hundred Msmbsrs Expected to
Attend And 20 Many Exhibits 20 Be
Shown at Creamery DispIay-Turksy
Dinner For DsIssatss-vital Cues
tions to es Discussed.
pecial to rimes-Republican

program as made out by Secretary j.
J. Bruner, of Strawberry Point, for the
Iowa State Buttermakers' Association,
has been received, and he expects very
soon to have the program in definite
shap. Hotel reservations in this city
are being taken fast for the 23d, Gath
and 25th, the days Of the convention.
The meetings will be held In the as
sembly room Of the court house, while
the display room will be in the In
ternational Harvester building in close
proximity. Present indications point
to over 800 practical buttermakers be-
ing present with nearly as many ex-
hibits. At least fifty representatives
from butter making concerns will be
here, besides number representing
the various railroads handling the pro-
ducts OF the dairy.
Program 10 Prepared.
According to the tentative program.
Mayor F. NJ. Norris will welcome the
convention. H. NJ Croker, of Usage,
will respond. w E. Mittlestadt, Of
Manchester, president of the associa-
ton, will deliver the annual address
Secretary Drummer, of Strawberry
Point, will make his report, along with
other officers of the association. Ad-
dresses will follow by Prof. NJ. Morten-
son, Of Ames; w. B.. Barney, state
dairy and food commissioner; conclud-
ing by an address by Alfred Anderson
on How and Why Should We Use
a Commercial Starter" This is Tues
days program.
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Wednesday morning the butter
from until 10 o'clock the scoring con-
test will be conducted and the butter
sold under an auctioneer's hammer r.
Conway, of Garner, will discuss t he
question, 'Shall we have Scoring
Contest in Iowa This Year?" Guy
Thomas, the humorist buttermaker
hailing from Clear Lake, will answer
the question, "why Should a Butter
maker be Required to Pay $3.50 for a
License to Run a Babcock Tester?"
On Wednesday afternoon the first
order Of business will be the election
of officers. This will be followed by
some of the big speeches Of the ses-
sion. NJ. H. Meyer, Of Madison. Wis,
will tell of Methods Of Scoring But
ter" He is the author Of Dairy Arith-
metic F. L. Odell, Of the United
States department of agriculture, and
C. N Hart, an experienced young mar.
from Plymouth will talk on the inter-
esting proposition: Shall We Pay
For Cream According to Quality or
Reject All Cream Which Will Not
Make First Glass Article of Butter p
P. H. Keefer, of New York, will con-
clude the addresses of the afternoon,
but reports will be received from E.
E. Mittlestadt on cream grading. The
ice cream as side line of the dairy,
will deceive the attention Of P. w.
Crowley, of Des Moines, the assistant
dairy and food commissioner.
Turkey Dinner For Delegates.
The evening of this day has been
provided for, and will be given over
to the comfort of the inner man. The
Rebekah STAFF has arranged for a
turkey dinner which will be served at
tie Odd Fellows hail. 1t will be in the
nature of banquet.
All who survive the banquet are ex-
pected to show up at the assembly
room at o'clock sharp Creamery
Management has been assigned to
Floyd F'inney, Of Arlington: Care Of
Creamery Machinery to c. 8. Paynex.
of Stanley; Testing Milk and It's
Products" to Prof. John Michels, Of
Milwaukee.
Vital Questions For Discussion.
The fireworks are reserved until
the Thursday afternoon session, and
the first skyrocket will be sent into
the air by Watson Shick. Of Monona,
He will discuss the dynamic question:
SHOULD a Buttermaker Lose % Per