72 EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL EEPORT OF THE 



WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION. 



The President. — The first order of business . will be the report 

 of the Committee on Resolutions of the State Bee-Keepers Association 

 to the Legislature. I will call for that first. 



Mr. Dadant then read the following resolution: 



In view of the increased consumption of honey and the greater demand for sweets; 



In view of the fact that honey is a natural product^ supplied by Nature in the flowers 

 without cost to human beings and without effort of any kind on our part ; 



In view of the high value of honey as the best and purest of sweets; 



In view of the usefulness of the honey bees in the fertilization of flowers; 



Be it Resolved, By the Illinois State Bee-Keepers Association, that our industry 

 should be taught and helped in every possible manner; that the succor of associations 

 is one of the best means of advancing the pursuit, and that we appoint a committee to 

 interview the State Representatives and Senators to ask tlie continuation of the State 

 appropriation in our favor. 



On motion of Mr. Dadant, which was duly seconded, the foregoing 

 resolution was unaminously adopted. 



Mr. Dadant then offered the following resolution: 



Resolved, That oui thanks are extended to the management of the Leland Hotel for 

 the splendid room and accommodations granted to our meeting. 



'Resolved, That this expression of cur thanks be spread upon the minutes and a copy 

 sent to the hotel manager. 



Motion to adopt the resolution was duly sieconded and carried. 



Mr. Dadant, — I have two more resolutions. One is in referecne 

 to the address which I made yesterday afternoon, and on which a 

 committee was appointed to pass a resolution. 



(Mr. Dadant then read the first draft of resolution which, as 

 amended, appears at the close of his address.) 



The President. — Do you wish that resolution sent to the Food 

 Commission? * 



Mr. Dadant. — Yes, I think probably it would be best. I think 

 that was the sense of the meeting. 



Mr. Millen. — Regarding that resolution, would it not be a good 

 point to bring in the fact, that the manufacturers of substitutes for 

 butter are not allowed to call them butter, they have to label them with 

 some word that does not contain the word butter. 



Mr. Dadant. — Then we had better put that off and I will word 

 it a little differently. 



The President. — All right, we will put that resolution off. 



Mr. Dadant. — This is a resolution in regard to the death of 

 Mr. Becker: 



Whereas, God in His wisdom has removed from our midst our Treasurer, Mr 

 Charles Becker; 



Whekeas, Mr. Becker has served the Illinois Bee-Keepers' Association for years 

 effectively as its Treasurer; 



