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FIFTEENTH ANNUAL. REPORT OF THE 



it should be done. Each one of us 

 should be a worker. 



I move a committee of five be ap- 

 pointed to take care of our next Con- 

 vention, and that the officers be 

 authorized to take any action they 

 may see fit as to what shall be done 

 in the way of offering premium prizes 

 or anything else in connection with 

 the next Convention. I move you that 

 such a committee be appointed to take 

 care of that part of it. 



Mr. Kannenberg — All right to ap- 

 point a committee to look after those 

 things and say what they are going 

 to give for premiums — where are they 

 going to get the money to buy prem- 

 iums? 



Either we have to pay more in this 

 association, get more money in the as- 

 sociation, or else it is no use to go> to 

 work and select a committee to decide. 

 We want' to give some present for the 

 next exhibition, and have no money; 

 there is no use to start anything of 

 that kind unless you have the money. 



Mr. Miller — I don't believe it is 

 quite ready for discussion. 



The Michigan boys tell me that they 

 raised the money for those themselves. 

 There are three medals: The gold 

 medal was donated to the Michigan 

 Association by the Supply Manufac- 

 turers of the United States. 



A silver medal was donated — the 

 money to buy it — by the Supply Deal- 

 ers of Michigan — the jobbers of Mich- 

 igan. 



The third medal — the bronze one — 

 cost but a trifle, comparatively. All 

 made with the same die. That was 

 furbished by the Michigan Associa- 

 tion themselves, and consequently the 

 total cost to the Michigan Association 

 I would judge would be a trifle. 



These were furnished willingly — an 

 advertising possibilitj' in business. 



President France — Are you ready for 

 this committee? 



Mr. Smith — This committee acting 

 in conjunction with the officers? 



President France — I am fearful yon 

 are not going to have the thing in 

 shape to bring it to pass for another 

 year; I want to look forward to next 

 year's Convention as offering bee- 

 keepers an inducement to come here. 



Dr. Phillips — Have a committee of 

 three good, strong men, and put two 

 of them in bed seriously ill, and you 

 may get something done. 



(Applause.) 



President France — As an expression 

 of the house here — do you favor in- 

 dividually such a move as having these 

 medals, or some other way of offer- 

 ing a premium? 



Raise hands; If there is any objec- 

 tion to it, raise hands. 

 (None raised.) 



Mr. Baxter — I did not vote one way 

 or the other; I am not a member of 

 the Northwestern any more and I can- 

 not become one; I cannot come here; 

 I am President of the Illinois Associ- 

 ation and have all I can attend to be- 

 sides my other work, but I believe 

 that if you will appoint a committee 

 of one — it is not necessary to have 

 three and put two to bed — one live 

 wire, who will devise some plan — you 

 will have something. 



I believe that is the only possible 

 way to do it. 



Five are too . many; three men 

 might do; two is better, and one is 

 still better. 



Mr. Bruner — I will accept the 

 amendment. 



Mr. Coppin — I favor the amendment. 



President France — The original mo- 

 tion then will stand, amended to read, 

 a committee of one. The chair ap- 

 point a committee of one to report to 

 the officers of the Chicago-North- 

 western in time that they may act for 

 the next annual meeting. 



Mr. Damon — I wish to amend that 

 nomination and nominate Mr. France. 



Mr. Williams — I second that nomi- 

 '' nation. 



Mr. Wheeler— All those in favor of 

 that motion, say Aye; those opposed. 

 No. 



The nomination was unonimously 

 carried. 



President France — The old saj'ing is 

 that he who has no time; whose time 

 is all taken, sometimes is a worthy 

 man. 



I have more irons in the fire than I 

 can handle and I promised my better 

 half that I would come down to this 

 meeting as it was my duty in promis- 

 ing that I would be with you for a 

 few meetings. I have to be in a 

 meeting of several hundred yet to- 

 night — and I will be there when the 

 hour comes — nevertheless, if you will 

 stay by me, I will act as a committee 

 of one to report to whom you may 

 elect as officers. 



