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36th Year. 



CHICAGO, ILL., FEB. 27, 1896. 



No. 9. 



The "California Bee-Keepers' Exchange." 



BY J. H. MARTIN. 



LThe following Is a report, ot the sp'eelal meeting of the California 

 Bee-Keepers' Assoeisiion, and the orKanlzln? of the California 

 Bee-Keepers' Exchange.— Editors. 1 



It will be remembered that at the annual meeting of the 

 State Association, held in Los Angeles. Nov. 16 and 17, 

 1895, a committee was appointed with full powers to formu- 

 late plans for an organization that would unite the bee-keep- 



was to ratify the work of the committee, and adopt by-laws 

 for the government of the Exchange. 



In the absence of Prof. Cook, the meeting was called to 

 order by Mr. C. H. Clayton, the Vice-President. After re- 

 ceiving the report of the committee, and attending to other 

 business that properly belonged to the State Association, the 

 meeting then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, 

 with Hon. J. M. Hambaugh as chairman. Mr. R. Touchton, 

 of Santa Paula, had formulated a set of by-laws, and they 

 were read, section by section, by the Secretary, and each sec- 

 tion was attentively considered, and many of them were dis- 

 cussed at length. Throughout the discussions the best of 

 temper was maintained, and there were no stings with venom 

 that words so often inflict. 



Mr. Touchton had drawn the by-laws with such care that 

 there were but few amendments made, and at the conclusion 

 of the discussion, which run well into the second day, they 

 were adopted. 



This committee of the whole then adjourned, and those 

 who had become members of the " California Bee-Keepers' 

 Exchange," by the payment of $1.00, and signing the articles, 

 met for the purpose of electing permanent Directors, and the 



Apiary of Mr. A. W. Swan, Centralia, Kans. — See page 137. 



ing interests under one head, for the more systematic market- 

 ing of our products, and purchase of supplies. 



This committee met in Los Angeles, Jan. 6, and as a re- 

 sult articles of organization were drawn up under the co- 

 operation law of 1895 (as it is known in this State). The ar- 

 ticles were filed in State and county, and a special meeting of 

 the State Association and all bee-keepers was called for Feb. 

 3. There was a large gathering of representative bee-keep- 

 ers at the Chamber of Commerce on that date, and their work 



following 11 gentlemen were elected for the counties follow- 

 ing the names : 



J. La Rue for Riverside ; G. S. Stubblefield, San Diego ; 

 R. Touchton, Ventura; C. H. Clayton, Los Angeles ; R. 

 B. Herron, San Bernardino ; J. C. McCubbin, Central Cali- 

 fornia; E. A. Honey, Orange ; Geo. W. Brodbeck, F. S. Pond, 

 W. T. Richardson and J. H. Martin, at large. 



The meeting of members of the Exchange then adjourned, 

 and the Directors appointed a meeting for the next day in 



