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ter than through the National properly 

 carried out. 



We want to send the intelligence and 

 brains up there to bring the National 

 up to what it ought to be. 



Mr. Stone — I would like to add here: 

 If we have a National Association with- 

 out the Review we have not anything. 



I am in favor of sending a delegate 

 there who has the interest of this meet- 

 ing at heart and one who will stand 

 firm. I would not vote to send our 

 President there because I do not stand 

 on his side. 



Mr. Kildow — To get this before the 

 House: I move that this Convention 

 discontinue our affiliation with the 

 National. 



A member — I second the motion. 



Pres. Baxter — Any remarks on the 

 subject? 



Mr. Moore — I wish to state that, 

 while I cannot say I have had any per- 

 sonal benefit from the National, I be- 

 lieve that we should stay with it, and, 

 if there is any prospect of doing any- 

 thing, the only way we can get that is 

 to stay with it and work out that bene- 

 fit; change the policy of the National so 

 that we will get benefit from it. I 

 think by all means that we should be 

 affiliated with the National Association. 



Mr. Stone — Mr. President: Members 

 who have affiliated with the National 

 in sending in their dues have some 

 of them even gone so far as to send 

 more than their dues were and have 

 stated: "I want the balance to go to 

 pay the debt of the National." There 

 are some people who have their hearts 

 in it. One man sent $1.50. He said: 

 "If that pays the dues in the state, that 

 satisfies me", but he said: "I don't 

 want the Review. You can send me 

 back my check if I have to take the 

 Review." 



But that is only one man. We have 

 many more in favor of the Review. 

 That is the only man who ever com- 

 plained about the Review, and, so far 

 ag I am concerned, I am for the Na- 

 tional. 



I don't see that we have anything 

 to affiliate with. We are just a state 

 Association without any connection or 

 anything, and without the Review I do 

 not see any use for the National. 



Mr. Coppin— In regard to being in 

 favor of the National and the paying 

 in of money: I expect a good many of 

 the members thought they were obli- 

 gated to pay their $1.50 the same as 



they had done, not knowing the condi- 

 tion of things, as to just how they 

 stood, whether we wanted the National 

 or not. 



I did not know just how things 

 stood; I paid my $1.50; I thought we 

 had to pay $1.50, and I expect a good 

 many others probably were in the same 

 fix. 



Mr. Stone — I will say another word 

 that Mr. Coppin has put me in mind 

 of. I will say to this Association: It 

 is far better for the Secretary to have 

 to pay each of these members back 

 their $.50, because, if I keep the $1.50, 

 I send $1.00 to the National; if you take 

 back your $.50 I get $1.00; I am not 

 speaking for the interest of our Asso- 

 ciation but only as connected with the 

 National. 



Mr. Kildow — It seems queer that "vve 

 have to pay $1.00 for the Review and 

 our report costs us over $1.00 to get 

 it; we are 54 cents in debt every time 

 we join here. 



Mr. Stone — It doesn't cost us any- 

 thing. 



Pres. Baxter — Ladies and Gentlemen, 

 members of this Association: I have 

 thought over this question very seri- 

 ously for a long period of time. I am 

 at a loss to say what is for the best. 

 I don't know. I have feilt at times 

 that I wanted to get out of it and have 

 nothing more to do with it, and then 

 again I would like to see the National 

 go on. I think it can be conducted 

 along lines of great benefit to bee- 

 keepers in all parts of the United 

 States — so there is the way I stand. 

 I wonld recommend that we try it 

 another year; elect your; delegate; 

 have him go to the Convention of the 

 National at Denver and see if you can 

 remedy things, and, if we fail this 

 year, I will certainly advocate next 

 year at this time the discontinuance 

 of our affiliation and drop it entirely 

 until we can organize a new Associa- 

 tion. J ^ 



Is there anything further? If you 

 have nothing further to say, there is 

 a motion before us that we discon- 

 tinue our affiliation with the National 

 Association. Mr. Secretary will call 

 the roll. 



Mr. Bowen — That will not be neces- 

 sary unless a division is called for. 



Mr. Stone — A rising vote, counting 

 all members, would be as well. 



Pres. Baxter — I want every member 

 to settle for himself this question. I 

 want his name in black and white, as 



