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20     WISCONSIN CHEESE MAKERS' ASSOCIATION
are both in poor shape, but when the farmers accuse those cheese
makers of robbing them, it is about time that they try to run their
factory business, if they can run it more economically. But for
heaven's sake, boys, don't work for thirty-five cents a hundred pounds
because you are going to go broke.
Now then just another subject This association has always been
helped along by the different organizations, supply men and so on
and has gotten an appropriation from the state, but I believe the
time has come when you will have to consider ways and means of
self-support. There is no reason why approximately 1,900, 2,000
cheese makers can't support an association of their own and finance
it and actually accomplish something. So when that subject comes up,
give it some consideration.
Then I have a little plea to make. You all know Mr. Gempler of
Monroe, who has been a director of this organization for a good many
years and has been a hard worker. He has spent a lot of time in
keeping this organization together. He has been sick for quite a
number of months and before this convention is finished I would like
to see the members request the secretary in behalf of the association
to give Mr. Gempler thanks for all the work that he has done, pos-
sibly to cheer him while in the hospital.
REPORT OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE
Tunz PRIBDNrT: I certainly want to thank you for the fine talk
you have given us. Next we will have the report from the auditing
committee of the board of directors. Now I want to state that sev-
eral of the members of the committee couldn't be here due to the
farm strike. We really can't blame them for not coming yesterday
because they have to look after their property at home, but Mr. Peters
is here and he will make a report for the board of directors.
Mat Purus: We, the auditing committee have examined the treas-
urer's and secretary's books and found them to be correct. Signed,
John H. Peters, Walter Schmidt, A. T. Bruhn, committee.
REPORT OF THE TREASURER
M& SAMMIs: There is nothing new to say. The treasurer is hard
at work downstairs and he is going to report on every dollar that you
hand him.
FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
By Paousoai J. L. SAmMIs
Toz SUCamARY: Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: The as-
sociation has been running along for the last ten or a dozen years in
about a uniform way. In a financial way, they have carried over each
year from one convention to the next somewhere between a thousand
and fifteen hundred dollars. That money is carried along to take care