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SIXTEENTH ANNUAL, REPORT OF THE 



comb, capped over clear down. I want 

 that large amount of stores." 



I said to him — "I would like to look 

 in your hives." 



I found a tremendous big colony; 

 those hives of Buyer's were thirty and 

 forty years old. 



I looked into those hives and found 

 strong colonies and the bees met us 

 more than half way. 



He said to me — "Don't you think 

 they are fine?" 



I replied — "Yes, nice Italians." 



I said to him — "Let me look down." 

 I saw those combs were not capped 

 over. 



I said, "Mr. Buyer, right down in 

 the center is there not a nest there?" 



He said, "Not much." 



I said, "They have got one, I know 

 they have." 



I did not investigate because the 

 bees met us half way. 



In connection with the fact of those 

 bees that were next to the lumber that 

 was on fire, being able to keep the 

 hives cool — maybe Mr. Buyer could 

 keep that hive cool by being kept busy 

 — but how many bees it must take 

 with that little entrance! 



Mr. Buyer said to me — "Mr. Dadant 

 acknowledges a big hive is quite the 

 proper thing; Mr. Root acknowledge^^ 

 it is — why is it that the Langstroth 

 size of material is sold?" 



I suppose it is because the peoplte 

 are demanding it, and it is difficult 

 to get wid^ lumber; the large hive 

 costs twice as much a,s some other 

 hive, and the average man is not going 

 to put the money into it. 



Mr. Buyer said to me — "Dr. Miller 

 uses the other hive, I guess I can." 



Mr. Dadant — I might say about sell- 

 ing tbose Dadant hives. We have 

 kept them for sale and we keep the 

 Langstroth hive for sale; we sell about 

 four or five hundred of the Langstroth 

 hives where we sell one of ours. So 

 it is practically the price that keeps 

 them out. 



Mr. Root — Mr. Bull has a method 

 of swarm control which I believe is 

 a good one, and I believe swarms can 

 be controlled, in Langstroth depth. I 

 won't go into the question whether 

 the labbr more than offsets the quan- 

 tity of honey j'ou get; I will not touch 

 on that. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



President Miller — I have an invita- 

 tion here from the Ford Motor Com- 

 pany to visit their plant at 39th and 

 Wabash Avenue. They assemble their 

 cars there. Also an invitation from 

 Montgomery Ward to visit their plant. 



The next thing in order will be the 

 reports of committees. 



Mr. Hassinger — We, the Auditing 

 Committee, find the books to be cor- 

 rect, and that the expenditures seem 

 to be such as would be to the best 

 interests of the Association. 



George W. Williams 



I L. W. Mace. 



Edward Hassinger, Jr. 



President Miller — Gentlemen, you 

 have heard the report of this commit- 

 tee, what will you do with it? 



Moved and seconded, carried, that 

 the report of the committee be ac- 

 cepted. 



President Miller — The next report we 

 have is the Committee on Resolutions: 



Resolution. 



Whereas, The management of this 

 hotel has allowed this body free use of 

 this hall; it is 



Resolved, That a vote of thanks 

 be tendered by this body in apprecia- 

 tion of the accommodations and cour- 

 teous treatment of the management of 

 this Great Northern Hotel; 



Resolved, That a copy of these reso- 

 lutions be transmitted to the manage- 

 ment of this hotel. 



Resolution. 



Whereas, The papers read by the 

 different members have given enthusi- 

 asm and interest to the meeting; 



Resolved, That the thanks of this 

 Conventron be extended to them. : 

 Resolution. 



Whereas, This body has received a 

 letter of greeting from N. E. France, 

 and expressing regret on not being 

 able to be with us; 



Resolved, That the thanks of this 

 body be tendered to Mr. N. E. France, 

 in acknowldgment of greetings, with 

 the hope that he may be with us per- 

 sonally in the future. 



(Signed) 



J. C. Wheeler, 

 I i A. F. Kannenberg, • 



F. W. Sievert. 



President Miller — You have heard 

 the report of this committee, what is 

 your pleasure ? 



