THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



i7ations; in other words, these local 

 organizations, which are now seeking 

 a market for their honey, will then 

 find this National Honey Producers' 

 Association a channel in which to 

 market their goods. A small commis- 

 sion will be paid to the National 

 Honey Producers' Association, but 

 will be very small, and smaller as the 

 volume of the business increases. 



The article published in the Bee- 

 Keepers' Review for December of 

 this year, by E. B. Tyrrell, has many 

 points that are worthy of considera- 

 tion; he mentions the necessity of com- 

 petent organizers to work up the lo- 

 cal organizations. This, I think, is 

 well, and along this line I have work- 

 ed, and have reached every convention 

 possible. Co-operation and organiza- 

 tion (of a National type) has been my 

 hobby. 



THE FIRST STEP IS To ORGANIZE I.OCAI, 

 ASSOCIATIONS. 



But I can not see how it is going to 

 be such a hard task, as Mr. Tyrrell 

 seems to be impressed with, as when 

 the plan is decided upon by the com- 

 mittee, and accepted by the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Association, it will be a 

 very easy matter to elect the proper 

 officers, and then proceed to business; 



while the honey that is now marketed 

 by the local associations will not all 

 be turned over to the National the 

 first year, it will grow in favor year 

 b3^ year, until soon we will be in con- 

 trol of the entire output. The thing 

 now to do is to effect the local orders 

 e^s ery where, and as soon as the other 

 part of the machinery is in working 

 order, then couple on, and we are 

 tlien one great train, loaded with the 

 purest honey, that is so sealed that it 

 can not be tampered with until it is 

 in the home of the consumer, where 

 we will unload, and load up out-cars 

 with the gold that has here-to-fore 

 gone to build up the palaces of the 

 millionaire. Come along Brethren, 

 don't be afraid of a good thing. 



If it were possible for this commit- 

 tee on plans to get together, then 

 some speedy work could be accom- 

 plished, the machinery could be set 

 to work, and organizers could be 

 placed in the field armed with definite 

 plans, and we would be prepared to 

 handle the coming crop. While this 

 would call for some expenditure of 

 money, it would be a saving of far 

 more money, by controlling what will 

 naturally be lost if we continue as we 

 ai-e another season. 



Hanford, California, Dec. 20, 1902. 



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NATIONAL ORGANIZATION. 



BY H. H. HYDE. 



Some Difficulties in the way of its Accomplishment 

 on a Commercial Basis. 



I have road, with some interest, the 

 late discuseions on a National Honey 

 Producers' Association. On account 

 of the magnitude of the proposed un- 

 dertaking, 1 have given it deep study, 

 and have formed some conclusions as 



to the difficulties in the way, which 

 I will proceed to mention. 



First, I think that bee-keepers, as 

 a rule, will be slow to enter the com- 

 bine; and I feel sure that a great 

 many will never join. Second, there 



