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SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



Tou must have the sand paper about 

 one-half way between the very coarse 

 and the very fine paper. The coarse 

 sand paper clears itself and frees it- 

 self better than the other. 



Mr. Wheeler — I tried that sand paper 

 method this summer; used an 18-inch 

 drum; I found it was pretty large; I 

 should think a foot would be large 

 enough. 



President Miller — Those processes 

 mentioned are very good where you 

 have hundreds of cases, but for a little 

 fellow there are some simple processes 

 almost as good. 



If you get an emery wheel and turn 

 the wheel by hand — fasten the paper on 

 — but suppose you have not enough to 

 pay you to buy one of those? 



Lay your sand paper down flat on 

 the table and take your section, and go 

 over this way first on edge and then 

 on the side, and you can clean two or 

 three sections a minute that way. 



I use a knife to scrape off the rough- 

 est of it; I go over carefully then with 

 sand paper and make the old sections 

 even look very good. 



Mr. Wheeler — To clean the sand 

 paper I use gasoline. 



Mr. Root — Use a brush? 



Mr. Wheeler — I simply rub it with a 

 cioth, and then throw the cloth away; 

 then burn up the rag. 



President Miller — A sheet of sand 

 paper, if the weather is cool, will do for 

 two or three cases of honey, and, as 

 Mr. Root suggests, I prefer rather a 

 coarse sand paper. 



Mr. Wheeler — I would like to know 

 if any one has tried emery wheels for 

 that kind of work. I wonder how a 

 coarse emery wheel would work. 



Mr. Root — I think we tried it; it 

 darkened the wood a little. Emery has 

 a great deal of black lead in it. 



Mr. Wheeler — I tried wire screen In 

 place of the sand paper this year and 

 that has the same effect; it darkens 

 the wood. 



President Miller — Mr. Bull suggests 

 that we consider the place of meeting 

 for the field meet. Where do you wish 

 to have it? 



Mr. Simmons — My understanding 

 was all that was left to the committee 

 consisting of the President and Sec- 

 retary. 



President Miller — How many here 

 would prefer Valparaiso? Raise your 

 hands, please. Valparaiso is about fiifty 

 miles southeast of here, in Indiana. 



Five. 



Mr. Root — I think it might be inter- 

 esting you to see Mr. Miller give a 

 demonstration as to how he looks into 

 a hive and sees the conditions. 



Mr. Wilcox — For the field meetings 

 in Wisconsin, we hold them where we 

 get an invitation; if some bee-keeper 

 will invite you that is the place to go. 



Mr. Bull — I invite you to go to Val- 

 paraiso. 



President Miller — All in favor of Val- 

 paraiso for the field meet, rise. 



Fourteen. 



President Miller — All those in favor 

 of Chicago or some other place, west 

 or south? 



None. 



Mr. Bull — I might say here now, I 

 have had probably a dozen invitations 

 to hold our Annual Meeting. Does 

 anyone prefer a change or are you 

 satisfied with this pleasant place? One 

 thing, we have gotten the habit of 

 coming here. 



I believe it is as good a place as we 

 can get. 



Mr. Wheeler — I move we stay here. 



Motion seconded and carried that we 

 continue to hold our Conventions at 

 the Great Northern Hotel. 



President Miller — A motion to ad- 

 journ will be in order. 



Mr. Wheeler — I move we adjourn, to 

 meet at the call of the Executive Com- 

 mittee. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



President Miller — The convention 

 stands adjourned. 



