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you gain something- both in pleasure 

 and in information, because Mr, Duby 

 is quite a bee-keeper, and there are a 

 number of bee-keepers around there, 

 although some of them are not in- 

 formed as is Mr. Duby. 



I believe that an interchange of ideas 

 with these men in the East will be 

 beneficial to every one of us, and I 

 hope there will be more visiting among 

 bee -keepers: 



Mr. Duby — St. Anne is not easily 

 reached; it takes about twelve hours 

 to get there from here. 



Mr. Baxter — Why could we not get 

 the co-operation of the State Farmers' 

 Institute? Why could we not have a 

 man there to talk on Bee-Keepers' sup- 

 plies in the various Counties, and as- 

 certain the number of bee-keepers in 

 the County and the extent of the api- 

 aries and the success of the apiarists, 

 the possibility of diseases, etc.? 



It seems to me that through them we 

 could get a lot of information and could 

 get them interested in the State As- 

 sociation. 



Pres. Dadant— Do you wish to take 

 any steps toward this end at this meet- 

 ing? 



Mr. Baxter — I believe it would be a 

 good thing for the Executive Commit- 

 tee to work along those lines this 

 winter, or whenever they have the op- 

 portunity. 



It is too late now, for this year, but 

 they may be able to report some prac- 

 tical plan for next year, or have it 

 inaugurated if they see a way of doing 

 it. 



I think it would be a good idea to 

 have the Executive Committee look 

 into this matter, and if they can ar- 

 range plans without cost in the society 

 for organizing this work, that they be 

 empowered to organize it. 



Pres. Dadant — I believe it is a good 

 suggestion. It would, be a very good 

 thing to use some of our state funds 

 for that purpose. We can pay the 

 traveling expenses of a man who works 

 in the interest of bee culture. 

 ' Maybe the Farmers' Institute would 

 do something toward a lecture on that 

 subject. 



If a good bee-keeper was to go to 

 the Farmers' Institute and talk about 

 the diseases of bees and what the 

 State Association has been doing, in- 

 stead of getting opposition when our 

 inspector goes into a place to inspect, 

 if the man knew it was recommended 



by the Farmers' Institute it would have 

 an entirely different result. 



Mr. Duby — We have done a little 

 work in our part of the state, in 

 Kankakee and Vermilion Counties, and 

 I think it can be done all over the 

 state, if only one or two bee-keepers 

 in different localities' would go to the 

 secretary of these Farmers' Institutes 

 and see what can be done. 



Mr. Vaughn — We have not decided on 

 our next meeting. I have heard some 

 complaint about the day; that if it had 

 been later, they could have spared the 

 time better. 



Pres. Dadant — We have the best at- 

 tended meeting we ever had. What is 

 your wish, gentlemen, in regard to this 

 matter? We are open to suggestions. 



Mr. Kildow — I suggest we do not 

 have it later in the season than now. 

 I thought it would be a little earlier 

 than this. 



I think this season of the year is 

 better; from the fifteenth to the 

 twentieth of this month (October) than 

 any -Other time of the year. I would 

 prefer to have it, if anything, a week 

 earlier than this, the same month. 



Pres. Dadant — Will you make a mo- 

 tion? 



Mr. Baxter — I believe, as President, 

 I become one of the Executive Com- 

 mittee; therefore I don't like to leave 

 it to the Executive Committee; I think 

 it would be well to convene about this 

 timic, or the first of November. There 

 are many people who cannot attend 

 earlier. It would be a mistake to have 

 it earlier. 



November is the month when people 

 are at libertj' to travel around and take 

 a little recreation, but not in October. 



Pres. Dadant — It is well enough in 

 this connection to state that last year 

 there was complaint made of having 

 the meeting at the same time as large 

 meetings, such as the Odd Fellows. 



We took a vote of our members, and 

 found there was jiot a single one who 

 was desirous of having the meeting at 

 the sdme time as the Odd Fellows; a 

 member could not attend both, and it" 

 made it inconvenient at the hotels to 

 secure accommodation. 



This time there are no other con- 

 ventions; the hotels and restaurants 

 are open, and we can get accommoda- 

 tions cheaper and better than we other- 

 wise could. 



I believe it is better to hold this con- 

 vention when there are not other large 



