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TWELFTH ANNUAL. REPORT OF THE 



the Conraiittee be accepted. Seconded 

 and carried. 



Moved by E. D. Townsend, delegate, 

 of Michigan Branch, that the Commit- 

 tee's report recommending the above 

 change in the Constitution be adopted. 

 Seconded and carried unanimously. 



The Committee made a further rec- 

 ommendation, as follows: "Resolved, 

 That we recommend to the Association 

 the appointment by the Managing Editor 

 of assistant editors to pass on contribu- 

 tions in the following Departments: 

 Bee Breeding, Beginners' Department, 

 Comb Honey Production, Extracted 

 Honey Production, Association busi- 

 ness, Crop Reports and Prices, Inspec- 

 tion Service, Affiliated Assiociations, 

 Scientific Contributions, Announce- 

 ments and Reports of meetings." 



A discussion on this was indulged in 

 by Dr. Phillips, C. P. Dadant, and Wes- 

 ley Foster. 



Moved by C. P. Dadant, delegate, of 

 Illinois Branch, that the Association 

 give a vote of thanks for Mr. Muth 

 for his efforts in making this meeting a 

 success. Seconded and carried. 



Report of the Committee on Resolu- 

 tions was called for and was made by 

 Chairman Weber, as follows: 



That the thanks of this Association 

 be extended to the Cincinnati Chamber 

 of Commerce for the interest they have 

 shown us, also a vote of thanks for the 

 trolley ride, which they gave us. 



To extend our thanks to the hotel 

 people, who so kindly arranged to the 

 best of their ability. 



Resolved, That this Association deep- 

 ly sympathizes with the family of R. L. 

 Taylor, in their bereavement of sorrow, 

 and be it further resolved that a copy 

 of this resolution be spread upon the 

 minutes, and that a^copy be sent to the 

 bereaved family. 



Whereas, Eternal vigilance seems 

 necessary to prevent exorbitant freight 

 rates on honey, therefore be it 



Resolved, That we urge Congress and 

 the Inter-state Commerce CommissioQ 

 to protect the bee-keepers, by prevent- 

 ing any unnecessary advance in freight 

 rates on honey, and be it further 



Resolved, That the President and 

 Secretary be appointed to look after 

 these interests of the bee-keepers, in 

 all matters pertaining to freight rates. 



C. H. W. WEBHR, 



S. W. SNYDER, 



E. D. TOWNSEND. 



Moved by C. P. Dadant, delegate, of 

 Illinois Branch, that the report of the 

 Committee be accepted, and acted 

 upon. Seconded and carried unani- 

 mously. 



Moved by C. P. Dadant, delegate, of 

 Illinois Branch, that the Executive 

 Board select a place and time of meet- 

 ing for the discussion of bee topics 

 once a year under the auspices of the 

 National Association. Seconded and 

 carried. 



Report of the Committee on Policy 

 and Extension was called for and was 

 made by Chairman J. J. Anderson, as 

 follows : 



"We believe that it should be the 

 policy and purpose of this organization 

 to seek to accomplish the utmost good 

 possible for all its members, to broad- 

 en its scope and extend its usefulness 

 in every legitimate way; that there 

 should be no north, south, east or west, 

 but a harmonious working together for 

 the good of the whole; that with a pro- 

 per and effective system of manage- 

 ment, this organization may and should 

 thoroughly post itself both as to market 

 conditions and crop product, and, by 

 proper utilization of this knowledge at 

 once, avoid the glutting of any market 

 and secure for its members a fair and 

 remunerative price for their product. 



We feel that a legitimate field for the 

 operation of the National Bee -Keepers' 

 Association, and one giving promise of 

 most fruitful results, is the matter of 

 advertising honey, and educating the 

 public to its more general use; the 

 means of accomplishing this are many. 

 Among them we suggest the issuing of 

 leaflets for distribution by producers 

 and distributed among consumers; pub- 

 lishing whenever possible in newspa- 

 pers of local as well as general circula- 

 tion articles, setting forth the great 

 value and virtues of honey as a food, 

 large dispilay signs or placards, adver- 

 tisements in local papers, inviting 

 members and others to write brief, 

 pithy articles of a few sentences, the 

 best to be selected and used, etc., etc. 

 That some person or body representing 

 the Association should be constantly 

 giving attention to the matter of ad- 

 vertising and educating the public. 



Another field in which the Associa- 

 tion may be of vast service to its mem- 

 bers is the purchase of supplies. 



We believe that since in union there 

 is strength, and in numbers entihu- 



