1901 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



153 



interest of a reasonable and fair measure. Just 

 what action the Board of Directors will take, 

 perhaps I ought not to forecast ; but I believe 

 they will approve of the suggestion ; and if 

 the\' do, the sum of $25, or whatever is voted, 

 together with a similar sum assessed on any 

 State beekeepers' association, would go a long 

 way toward paying the expenses of some one 

 to engineer a bill through both houses of any 

 State. As there was not time to get an action 

 in this case from the Association, Mr. Hutch- 

 inson and 1 have agreed to be responsible for 

 a sum not to exceed .?30 toward defraying the 

 expenses of Mr. Hilton. 



A great deal of jreliminary work had al- 

 ready been done by Mr. Rankin and Mr. 

 Hutchinson ; and accordingly last Monday, 

 the time appearing to be ripe, Mr. Hilton 

 went down to Lansing, and stayed there talk- 

 ing to the members of both houses, showing 

 the urgent need of the measure advocated by 

 the Michigan Bee keepers' Association. So 

 far he has received very favorable assurances 

 from a number of the members of the House, 

 and also of the Senate. The bill has been 

 carefully framed by Mr. Hilton and by Sen- 

 ator Helme. 



Toward the close of the Madison conven- 

 tion Mr. Hutchinson, who was with us, sug- 

 gested that on my return trip home I go 

 by way of Lansing ; that he thought that, as 

 an official of the National Bee-keepers' Asso- 

 ciation, I might have some influence with the 

 legislators at Lansing. The more I thought 

 of this, the more it seemed to me it was the 

 thing to do, especially as .''" would cost the 

 Association nothing. Accordingly, thj morn- 

 ing of the 7th found us at Lansing, where we 

 met Mr. Hilton, who had come to meet Mr. 

 Hutchinson. He was greatly pleased at meet- 

 ing us both, and expressed the conviction 

 that we had come at the opportune time. He 

 took us to the capitol and there introduced us 

 to prominent members of both Houses, put- 

 ting great emphasis upon the fact that one ot 

 us was "president" and the other "director" 

 of the National Bee keepers' Association ; 

 that the National organization was very much 

 interested in the passage of this bill. 



There is a possibility at the present time 

 that the bill may pass both the House and 

 the Senate ; but before this can take place 

 a great deal of work needs to be done by bee- 

 keepers in various portions of the State of 

 Michigan, writing to their Senators and Rep- 

 resentatives. This work should be undertak- 

 en at once. 



As sure as fate the bill will never pass unless 

 every Michigan bee-keeper writes at once to 

 his Representative and Senator. Write any- 

 how, whether you know how to write a busi- 

 ness or a legislative letter. If some of you do 

 not know how to spell or punctuate, write just 

 the same, and that right speedily. For fear 

 some may not know who their Representatives 

 are, I have appended a list of the House from 

 each county and district. You will certainly 

 know what county you belong in. Pick out 

 your county and write to your man, not at 

 his postoffice, but at the House of Representa- 

 tives, Lansing, urging him to support Sena- 

 tor Helme's foul-brood bill should it come 

 over to the House. Say further that the in- 

 terests of fruit growers and the intere.sts of 

 bee-keepers are at stake ; that many of the 

 fruit blossoms would not be fertilized but for 

 the bees ; that the bee-keeping industry of 

 Michigan represents something like two mil- 

 lions of dollars, and that you hope he will not 

 only see his way clear to vote for the bill, but 

 to work for it. Impress upon him that a 

 great industry is threatened, and that some- 

 thing must be done, and done at once. If 

 you know any one who has a " political pull," 

 and who would be willing to help you, get 

 him to write also. The letter should be ad- 

 dressed, not to the postrffice of the several 

 Representatives, but to the House of Repre- 

 resentatives, Lansing, Mich. 



Then there should be a letter sent to your 

 ' inator. Find out first who he is. This in- 

 J rmation you can get from any one who is at 

 all up on politico, then write him on the lines 

 above suggested. 



Perhaps I am taking a good deal of space 

 for the bee-keepers of one State ; if so I am 

 suggesting possibilities and lines of work for 

 other States. 



C Spencer A(1am«. Van Buren Co. 

 Robnrt Alward. Ottawa Co. 

 Dr. J W Allies. Waviie Co. 

 Sila- L BalleiHine. St. Clair Co. 

 Horace T Rarnativ. Jr., K.-nt Co. 

 Leo aid Baumjraertner. SajjiiiawCo. 

 Jacob Baiinian, Wa> ne Co. 

 Ear) B Bolton, A Iiiena District. 

 John E Bon-er. BavCo 

 William B yd. Caltiniin Co. 

 Norris H Branc*i Jackson Co. 

 David E. Burns, Kent Co. 

 Williuii B Bu-hnell. Branch Co. 

 Charles J. Byrns Marrinette Co 

 Thomas G. CampV.ell. Midland District. 

 Jihn J. Carton. Gene«ee Co 

 Wllliim Chandler. Chippewa District. 

 Ira G. Chat. man. Mao.mh C >. 

 Siiei Idan J Colbv. Wayne Co. 

 J.hn H C..iMb<.Lena«e.-Co, 

 Alvnh H Ccirwin. Osceola District. 

 William L Curtis. Cheb.nKan District. 

 •Orville Dennis. Wexf. rd Orstrict 

 Edward N Dingit-y. Kalamazoo Co. 

 JimesD nn. St. Clali C ). 

 Charles Dimont. Wayfle Co. 

 Michael S Doyle, Clin'on Co. 

 Dexter M Kerry. Jr . Wayne Co. 

 William J hotter, Calhoun Co. 

 Charl s B. French. M.inroe Co. 

 James J G'e. Musketron Co. 

 Joel H. Gillette, Berrien Co. 

 Lester A. Goodrich, Hillsdale Co. 



John R. Gordon. Marquette Co. 



C A. Hallenlieck Eaton Co. 



Sherman T Handy. Dickinson District. 



Anson K. Hardy, InThani Co. 



Charles I Ha'Iey, Masoi. Co, 



Erne«t W. Ha tings. Grand Traveise Dis. 



Lawton T. Hemans, Ineham Co. 



John Henrv. Saginaw Co. 



John W Holmes Gratiot Co. 



Fred A. Hunt. Wayne Co. 



William A. Hurst. Wavne Co. 



Angus W Kerr. Houuhton Co. 



Charles B Kidder, Lapeer Co. 



William Khk. Tu-cola Co. 



Lutber C Kanouse Livingston Co. 



C H. Litlambov. Montcalm Co. 



Warivn B Litter. Monroe Co. 



John Lane. Berrien Co. 



Berry J Lowrey, Montcalm Co. 



Luke Lue-Mrs. O'ttnwa Co 



Herman Mirks. Wavne Co. 



Frederick C Martiiida'e. Wavne Co. 



Geo'geT Mason. Sh awassee Co. 



L. H McCrll. Eaton Co. 



Geo P Mi-Calium. D^-lta District. 



Dii ran McP.ulane Wayne Co. 



William McKay, Tuscola Co 



John M ck Ionia Co 



James S. Monroe Goeehic District. 



Franklin Mooro St. Clair Co. 



J J Muidocb. Huron Co. 



Christopher Murphy, Sanilac Co. 



Edward P. Nash, Kent Co. 



Frank S. Neal. W^avne Co. 

 B A Nevins. AllegnnCo. 

 Frank V O born Kalamazoo Co. 

 Joh'i J. P I kins. Barrv Co. 

 Herbert E. Powell. Ionia Co. 

 E. S Rindall. Oceana Co. 

 J Heibeit Read. Mini tee Co. 

 William A R. ed Jackson Co. 

 Arthur L Rich Newaygo Co. 

 John M. Riegel. Bay Co 

 J.imes L. Robinson. Cass Co. 

 Lincoln Rodgers. Mii^-kegnn Co. 

 George VV. Riili-on. Houghton Co. 

 Asa T. Sanderson Saginaw Co. 

 Andrew J Scott. Saginaw Co 

 Tha Ideus D Seeley, Oakland Co. 

 Albert E Rhariie. to co District. 

 Newton C. Spencer. Menominee Co. 

 Alvah G Stone Lenawee Co. 

 H. C Siumpcnhu>en, Wa-^htenaw Co. 

 Wm. D Torten. Antrim Disf let. 

 Henry B V^mdercook Kent Co. 

 Jacob J. VanZ >ei-en. Kent Co. 

 Theodosius Wnde. Allegan Co. 

 Edward-A. Walker, Genesee Co. 

 Newton O Wat d Mecosta Co. 

 I R Waterbuiy, O iktand Co. 

 Jame- E WeteV. Macomti Co. 

 Charles P Wheeler. St. Joseph Co. 

 Byron C Whitaker. Washtenaw Co. 

 Geo W Willis. Bay Co 

 Mark Willis, Sanilac Co. 

 Henry D. Wright, Isabella Co. 



