AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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SECOND DAY. 



On Thursday at 9 a.m., the conven- 

 tion was called to order, with President 

 P. J. England in the chair. 



An address by Col. Chas. F. Mills was 

 first in order. Subject— " Bee-Keeping 

 for the Average Farmer." 



Among the many things of importance 

 of which he spokg were, of making fine 

 exhibits at fairs, of advertising in 

 papers, of the good results of agitation, 

 and of honey for medicinal purposes. 



Mr. Hambaugh raoted a vote of 

 thanks to Col. Mills for his usefulness to 

 this association, and his assistance ren- 

 dered in numerous ways. 



On motion of S. N. Black, of Clayton, 

 a committee of three were appointed on 

 legislation, and on the gathering of 

 statistics, consisting of J. M. Hambaugh, 

 Mrs. L. Harrison, and Dr. C. C. Miller. 



Dr. C. C. Miller, though absent, had 

 previously sent in an excellent esssay, 

 which was read with good effect. Sub- 

 ject, "The Future of the Illinois State 

 Bee-Keepers' Association." He favored- 

 the union of this and the Northwestern 

 Association. He spoke of the impor- 

 tance of a large membership ; of the 

 privileges of bee-keepers in some coun- 

 tries, such as receiving bee-papers free, 

 or for special rates, and of his faith in 

 the future of this association, because 

 of his faith in Illinois bee-keepers. 



A resolution by S. N. Black was 

 adopted as follows : 



Resolved, That the Illinois State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association endorse and accept 

 the action of the Northwestern Bee- 

 Keepers' Association as to joining this 

 association, and that the President be 

 hereby directed to call one meeting each 

 year in Chicago, at such time as the 

 Executive Committee may direct. 



A resolution was adopted, that the 

 Secretary be authorized to invite, in 

 behalf of this association, all the other 

 associations of the State to affiliate 

 with us. 



C. E. Yocom offered the following res- 

 olution, which was adopted: 



Resolved, That the Illinois State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association most earnestly 

 protest against the opening of the 

 World's Columbian Exposition on the 

 sabbath. 



Resolved, That a committee be ap- 

 pointed to prepare a memorial to be 

 presented to the managers of the World's 

 Fair and the State Board of Agriculture 

 on this subject. 



By a resolution the thanks of this 

 association were extended to I. N. Pier- 



son, Secretary of State, and W. E. 

 Savage, Chief Janitor, for the use of 

 the Senate Judiciary room, and for the 

 kind treatment received during our most 

 pleasant sessions. 



A vote of thanks was also given to the 

 St. Nicholas Hotel, for its kind hospi- 

 tality. 



By motion a committee of three was 

 appointed to visit the different bee-keep- 

 ers' societies of the State. The commit- 

 tee are : A. N. Draper, Upper Alton ; 

 W. J. Finch, Jr., Chesterfield; and C. 

 E. Yocom, Sherman. 



A motion by A. N. Draper prevailed, 

 that a committee of three be appointed 

 to ascertain from the State Board as to 

 the value for honey of alfalfa, and other 

 plants foreign to our soil, and have it 

 inserted in our published report. The 

 committee are Geo. Poindexter, of Ken- 

 ney ; S. N. Black, of Clayton ; and L. 

 Mason, of Auburn. The committee re- 

 ported unfavorably on alfalfa. 



The election of officers resulted as 

 follows : 



President — Hon. J. M. Hambaugh, 

 Spring, Ills. 



Vice-Presidents — 1st, Mrs. L. Harri- 

 son, Peoria ; 2nd, Mr. P. J. England, 

 Fancy Prairie ; 3rd, Dr. C. C. Miller, 

 Marengo ; 4th, C. P. Dadant, Hamilton; 

 5th, S. N. Black, Clayton. 



Secretary — Jas. A. Stone, Bradford- 

 ton. 



Treasurer — A. N. Draper, Upper 

 Alton. 



Following the election of officers an 

 essay by A. C. Hammd^id, Secretary of 

 the State Horticultural Society was read 

 as follows : 



Bees in Horticulture. 



In the economy of Nature it was or- 

 dered that the " little busy bee " should 

 be an important factor in making fruit 

 growing successful. Many a man has 

 planted and carefully cultivated, pruned 

 and trained, but when he looked for 

 fruit, found " nothing but leaves," and 

 has therefore concluded that he is not a 

 born horticulturist, or that this is not a 

 fruit country — when a little investiga- 

 tion would have shown him that the 

 failure was caused by lack of fertiliza- 

 tion. The wild goose plum, and cres- 

 cent strawberry are marked illustrations 

 of this truth. 



Much can be done to overcome this 

 difficulty by intermixing staminate and 

 pistillate varieties, so that on the wings 

 of the wind the fertilizing pollen will be 

 carried from bloom to bloom. This is a 

 wasteful method, and ninety-nine hun- 



