ILLINOIS STATE BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION 



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siasm, it should be the policy of this 

 organization to increase its membership 

 to the fullest possible extent, never 

 slackening its efforts nor feeling that 

 its work is done in this direction so 

 long as there are bee-keepers in our 

 land who are not members. 



That to this end and also as a means 

 of education the publishing of an offi- 

 cial paper is a most potent force, and 

 that every member of the Association 

 should do his utmost to increase the 

 circulation of the official organ of the 

 Association. 



"We believe to the end that the con- 

 sumption of honey to be what it de- 

 serves from its high value as a pure 

 food product, as well as its medicinal 

 qualities, the aim of the Association 

 should be to place the same in the 

 hands of the consumer at as low a 

 price as possible, and at the same time 

 give the producer a fair and remunera- 

 tive return for his labor and invest- 

 ment. 



We recommend that the incoming 

 Board of Directors be instructed to 

 formulate if possible some plan pro- 

 viding for life memibership in the N. B, 

 K. A., to be submitted to the next an- 

 nual meeting. 



We further recommend that the 

 Board of Directors consider the advis- 

 ability and feasibility of having at fu- 

 ture conventions a stenographer to 

 record the discussions and the papers 

 that may be read, the same to be pub- 

 lished in the columns o€ the official 

 organ." 



Moved by Wesley Foster, delegate, of 

 Colorado, that the report be accepted. 

 Seconded and carried. 



Moved that the matter of standardiz- 

 ing of color for grading be referred to 

 the Bureau of Entomology for action. 

 Seconded and carried. 



Mr. J. J. Anderson, at this point, 

 spoke in favor of having honey sold in 

 cans at gross weight, weighing in the 

 can in order that the bee-keeper should 

 be able to receive pay for the package. 

 The Nationa,! laws would not permit 

 this being done without stating spe- 

 cificially the exact amount of honey 

 the package contained. 



The election of officers was now 

 taken up. Nominations for President 

 were made, when the following were 

 nominated: Dr. B. N. Gates, N. E. 

 France, Dr. H. A. Surface and C. P. 

 Dadant. 



No one having received the majority 

 of all the votes cast, the ballot was 

 again spread, when Dr. Gates received 

 15; Dr. Surface, 11. 



Moved by J. J. Anderson, delegate, of 

 the Idaho Honey Producers' Associa- 

 tion, that the election of Dr. Gates be 

 'made unanimous. Seconded and car- 

 ried. 



Nominations for Vice-President w^ere 

 made, when Dr. H. A. Surface was 

 nominated. 



Moved by Wesley Foster, delegate, of 

 Colorado Branch, that the rules be sus- 

 pended, and the Secretary be instruct- 

 ed to cast the unanimous vote for Dr. 

 Surface, for Vice-President. Seconded 

 and carried. 



The Secretary cast the vote and the 

 election of Dr. Surface was declared. 



Nominations for Secretary called for, 

 when E. B. Tyrrell was nominated. 

 Moved by C. P. Dadant, delegate, of 

 Illinois Branch, that the President cast 

 the unanimous ballot of the convention 

 for Mr. Tyrrell as Secretary. Seconded 

 and carried. The President cast the 

 ballot, and Mr. Tyrrell was declared 

 elected. 



Nominations for Treasurer were 

 made, when C. P. Dadant, of Illinois, 

 was nominated. 



Moved by P. C. Crane, delegate, of 

 Vermont Branch, that the Secretary ibe 

 instructed to cast a unanimous ballot 

 at the convention for Mr. Dadant, as 

 Treasurer. Seconded and carried. The 

 Secretary cast the ballot, and Mr. Da- 

 dant was declared elected. 



Nominations for Directors for two 

 years were made with the following 

 nominations: Prof. Wilmon Newell, of 

 Texas; Wesley Foster, of Colorado; E. 

 D. Townsend, of Michigan; J. M. 

 Buchanan, of Tennessee; -E. J. Baxter, 

 of Illinois ; Morley Petit, of Ontario^ 



The result of the ballot showed those 

 elected were Wesley Foster, E. D. 

 Townsend and Prof. Wilmon Newell, as 

 delegates for two years. 



Nominations for Directors for one 

 year; F. B. Cavanagh, of Indiana; 

 Morley Pettit, of Ontario; A. C. Allen, 

 of Wisconsin; J, M. Buchanan, of Ten- 

 nessee. 



The ballot showed the election of F. 

 B. Ca,vanagh and J. M. Buchanan as 

 ■directors for one year. 



The following resolution was made at 

 this time: "Resolved, That the Na- 



