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FIFTEENTH ANNUAL, REPORT OF THE 



Motion seconded and carried. 



President Baxter — I cast the vote of 

 this Association for Mr. James A. 

 Stone for Secretary the ensuing year. 



President Baxter — The next thing in 

 order is the election of Treasurer. Who 

 will you have for Treasurer? 



Mr. Dadant — I don't believe we can 

 get a more accurate Treasurer than 

 the present Treasurer, Mr. Becker. I 

 nominate Mr. Charles Becker. 



Nomination seconded. 



Mr. Pyles — I move the nominations 

 be closed and that the Secretary be 

 authorized to cast the vote of this As- 

 sociation for Mr. Charles Becker for 

 Treasurer. 



Motion seconded and carried. 

 . President Baxter — It is so ordered. 

 Mr. Stone — Treasurer for 1916, Mr. 

 Charles Becker of Pleasant Plains. 



President Baxter — That ends the 

 election of offlcers. Now I would like 

 to entertain a motion appointing the 

 same Executive Committee we now 

 have, for the ensuing year, because 

 these resolutions have to be presented 

 to the legislature; there will be more 

 or less legislation to be looked after. 



I was buttonholed by one of our 

 representatives, and it appears that 

 the Hquse of Representatives and the 

 Senate liave locked; hence the possi- 

 bility is we will have no further legis- 

 lation this summer. It is Chicago 

 against the rest of the state, it seems 

 like. 



We want this Legislative Committee 

 to look after our interests here be- 

 cause we want those extra $700 and we 

 may have to work all summer to get 

 that. 



Mr. Becker — I thank you very much 

 fo'r my re-election. I have been Treas- 

 urer a good many years and I once 

 said this, and what I always could say 

 and will saj': Whenever you send me 

 an order, if the Secretary sends me an 

 order signed by our President, your 

 money is ready for you any time and 

 any quantity. I receive the mail on 

 one train and the check is mailed on 

 the next train; we get mail by 11 

 o'clock and I generally send it out 

 by two o'clock or so that evening. 



I am unfortunate in losing my hear- 

 ing. I have been Secretary of the 

 Masons for fifteen years. Secretary of 

 the Odd Fellows for many years; I 

 have been Clerk for the Modern Wood- 



men for twenty-seven years, and we 

 have an election next Monday night, 

 and I don't know whether I get it 

 back or not. I told the boys last year 

 when I wa^ elected: "If you can stand 

 my not hiring, I am willing to serve." 



I always run the business in a 

 straight, upright way, and never had 

 any trouble witb> the head clerk. 



I have been l^e, at this Convention 

 the second day and I tell you honestly 

 I don't know what has been done. 



I thank you very ipuch. 



President Baxter — Ladies and Gen- 

 tlemen, what is your pleasure about 

 this Executive Committee? 



Mr. Pyles — I move that the present 

 Executive Committee serve for the en- 

 suing year. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



President Baxter — The present Leg- 

 islative Committee ^-ill so serve — Dr. 

 Baxter, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Stone. 



Mr. Withrow — We have with us Mr. 

 George W. Williams of Redkey, Ind., 

 and he has a paper that he would like 

 to read — "One Promising Outlet for 

 Dark Honey"— I would like to hear 

 from him. 



President Baxter — Just as soon as 

 we can get through; we had a special 

 meeting last night that we might get 

 through this morning as some want to 

 catch an early train. 



You have not decided on what we 

 shall do about the National. We want 

 that decided one way or the other; if 

 the Association wants to affiliate as 

 an Association and pay extra dues we 

 want to know it and if not we want 

 to know that, too. 



Mr. Pyles — I think if we get this in 

 the form of a motion we can get it in 

 some shape to vote on, one way or trie 

 other, I move that each person be al- 

 lowed to use their own judgment 

 whether they wish to join the Na- 

 tional Bee-Keepers' Association or 

 not, and that this Association accept 

 dues of $1.00 for each member for 

 here. 



Mr. Stone — Second the motion. 



Mr. Kildow — Part of that motion is 

 already in effect; we can pay our $1.00 

 and stay here. 



Mr. Pyles — I change the motion — 

 that we do not affiliate as a body. 



President Baxter — Is there a second 

 to that motion? 



You have heard the motion — are 



