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TWELFTH ANNUAL. REPORT OF THE 



the commission nian won't allow my 

 name to be placed upon the package if 

 I ship it to Chicago? He does not want 

 the consumer to know that I produce 

 honey; they would buy their honey 

 of me if the girocer allowed me to put 

 my name upon the package, would 

 they not? If I put my name upon the 

 shipping case of conub honey, when it 

 gets here (to Chicago) the first thiing 

 they do is to see that everything is 

 thoroughly erased before it goes on the 

 market, but in this comimunlty (I am 

 not sure there is a honey producer in 

 the community) if there is a honey 

 producer in that comimunity I am sure 

 the place would ibe fully enough to 

 make use of the honey that was pro- 

 duced there. I think it 'is the highest 

 ideal of American life to live as they 

 live; the farmers get together in the 

 country life and have their Clwb and 

 the same kind of amusements" that 

 you can have in the city, and you must 

 know they are wide-awake to do this; 

 how many communities will you find 

 of that kind in the State of Illinois? 



They market what they produce right 

 in their own community, and every- 

 thing that they buy is done on the 

 co-operative plans and this can be 

 done in the honej' ^business in the same 

 way if people will go at it, but if you 

 discourage the consumer from dealing 

 direct with the producer, then you 

 make it possible for the middle man, 

 or two or three of them to make a 

 profit, and not a small one I am sure. 



Mr. Cavanagh — You have asked one 

 question — why a commission man 

 wants to handle honey with his name 

 on it; it is for this reason: The com- 

 mission man knows he has the ac- 

 quaintance of his customers; he says 

 to the customer — "Here is something 

 that is right," not because that man's 

 name is on it, but because the com- 

 mission man thinks it is right, and be- 

 cause he knows it is the kind of honey 

 that this particular customer desires^ — 

 therefore it ibelongs to the commission 

 man. If you leave your name on it, 

 the other man will steal the customer. 

 If it was not for the commission man, 

 this country would not be what it is 

 today; it is an organization now that 

 is worth while. 



Pres. Huffman — I think we will have 

 to bring this to a close; we got off 

 the question, but we permitted it; it 

 was probably a little interesting to 

 some. The point is this: Simply the 

 question of dealing direct with the 



producer or the consumer, or the con- 

 sumer dealing direct with the pro- 

 ducer, and cutting out the high prices. 

 You will all admit that a profit is made 

 somewhere between the two. The con- 

 sumer is the one who is paying the 

 bill, and the producer is not getting 

 what he ought to get out of it, accord- 

 ing to the prices the product is bring- 

 ing; the thing is to iflnd a better way 

 to sell; I believe if we knew who we 

 were dealing with, the kind of people, 

 as this man said, we can trust them 

 with our shipments; ship direct and 

 you can make more out of your prod- 

 uct, and they, too, will get the benefit 

 of a lower price. 



I think this might be a good time, 

 now, for the election of officers, while 

 there is a good crowd here; all in favor 

 of having the election now, manifest 

 it by saying aye; contrary no. 



Unanimously carried. 



Pres. Huffman — We will proceed to 

 the election of officers. I will appoint 

 Mr. Pyles and Mr. Cavanagh as tellers. 



iMr. York has been your President; 

 we will have to elect a president to 

 take Mr. York's place, or elect him as 

 you see fit. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



Mr. Pyles — I move that the election 

 be 'by ballot formal; the next informal; 

 you can declare the informal formal 

 if you see fit. 



Mr. Jacob Huffman was elected 

 President. 



Pres. Huffman — As I understand it, 

 I heartily agree with the gentleman as 

 this is an informal ballot. 



I would say this in I'egard to the 

 ejection: I would rather somebody else 

 would take the Presidency rather than 

 myself. I did not expect last year, 

 when I agreed to let my name run as 

 Vice-President, that 1 Avould have to 

 act as President today; I am out of the 

 State, and I do not like to preside out 

 of miy State; I may take it for another 

 year, but after that I will not. 



Mr. 'i'acob Huffman was duly de- 

 clared elected President. 



A Member — I nominate Mr. Kannen- 

 berg for Vice-PTesi<3ent. 



Mr. Dadant — Mr. Kannenberg is 

 right here in Chicago, and if our Presi- 

 dent happened not to (be able to come, 

 Mr. Kannenberg is right here. 



Mr. Kannenberg — There are other.s 

 here in Chicago. 



Mr. Pyles — A man ought to be pa- 

 triotic and serve at least one term. 



