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FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPOR 



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the time when I will have to be mak- 

 ing towards the station. 



I want to call the attention of this 

 convention for a few minutes to this 

 DOW package gotten out for mailing 

 I'.oney, 12 lb. net weight. 



This has gone from my state to 

 Chicago by mail; there is first this 

 screw top (illustrating) ; under that, 

 pressed in very tight, is the friction 

 top, making a double security; then 

 when it is put in the outer packages 

 the weight is taken off from this screw 

 top by layers of corrugated paper, atid 

 that, put into this outer mailing case, 

 gets tied up and goes nicely by mail. 



This has been submitted to Iho 

 United States Postal Department in 

 the Parcel Post Department and has 

 been approved. This is a nice way tor 

 the noducer to reach the consumer Vy 

 n-.:dl. 



A mernber — What does it cost? 



A member — It will be around four- 

 teen cents apiece I think, complete. 



Mr. Bull — Is that 10 or 12 pounds? 



A member — That is 12 pounds net 

 weight. 



You see, this is in its infancy; we 

 have just tried it out. The members 

 might talk it over and decide whether 

 a 10 or 12 pound would be the better. 

 A 10 pound package seems to be more 

 popular in this part of the country. 



Twelve and six pounds are used al- 

 most exclusively in Texas and in the 

 southern states; up north they use 5 

 and 10. 



Mr. Miller — That is an excellent 

 package but we can beat that on the 

 price. We can get that from the Na- 

 tional for 11 cents. 



A member — In this form? 



Mr. Miller — Practically the same 

 thing; a square can. 



Mr. France — I would like to have 

 some expression from you before I go 

 — I am sorry Indeed that the election 

 has gone as it has. I would like to 

 ask this question: Shall we not now 

 plan for next year and boom this con- 

 vention? Shall we not have some 

 premiums awarded for papers upon 

 certain lines of thought, that different 

 members can compete for, and in this 

 way draw out ideas? 



We had in our State convention 

 prizes of $5.00, $4.00, $3.00, $2.00 and 

 $1.00, so as to give several a chance 

 upon certain lines; and this would 

 give us a good program, and when we 



come here we have the experience of 

 several competing on that one line, 

 and it is left to the vote of the house 

 who is first, second, third, et cetera, or 

 it is left with a committee, as you see 

 fit. 



We used to make displays of honey; 

 I would like now to see more of it. 

 If the experiences of the different 

 members could be brought out, I fully 

 believe we would find it profitable in 

 competing as it were. 



Mr. Bull — I most heartily endorse 

 that idea. 



Mr. Simmons — The only question I 

 would like to ask is whether we would 

 have time for several papers of five 

 or six or seven on a subject, or on 

 several subjects, in the two days that 

 we are here. 



Mr. France — In Wisconsin we have 

 been doing that but we have not re- 

 stricted or limited that; yoiir paper 

 must be read easily within five min- 

 utes' time. We cannot grant pre- 

 miums upon great, lengthy papers. 



Mr. Baldridge — I am advised that 

 there is a young lady present who is 

 a bee-keeper and it may be that sha 

 has something to say to us that will 

 interest us if you will call upon her. 



Pres. Kannenberg — We will be glad 

 to hear from the young lady. 



Miss Coppin — I am very glad I have 

 been able to attend this convention. 

 I attended one at Springfield a few 

 years ago and enjoyed it very much. 

 While I have been here I have heard 

 a great many discussions on bee-keep- 

 ing, < and, although this gentleman said 

 I am a bee-keeper, I am a little doubt- 

 ful; although I am a daughter of a 

 bee-keeper, I am proud to say. 



You have been talking bees for two 

 days; I have not anything on bees 

 right now that I can give you, but with 

 your permission I will change the sub- 

 ject. I do not know how many tem- 

 perance men there are here^f^ut I will 

 give you a reading — "Old Soppy". 



Miss Coppin gave a reading which 

 was enjoyed by all. 



Pres. Kannenberg — We have another 

 paper here on "Bee-keeping as a Busi- 

 ness," by Mr. E. H. Bruner. 



A member — I move that we tender 

 the young lady a vote of thanks, by a 

 rising vote — (which was made unani- 

 mous)» -- 



