1903 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



1st. Bees and Horticiil,ture: A 14- 

 page pamphlet (2d Ed.) in which is 

 brought together the latest and best 

 thoughts on the value of bees to the 

 fruit grower, danger ar.d uselessness of 

 spraying during bloom, etc., fiK^iorsed 

 by leading editors and agriculjtural 

 writers. 



2d. The City of Rochester v. Taun- 

 ton: A brief of the law case above re- 

 ferred to. 



3d. A New York Supreme Court 

 Case defining property in swarms. 



4th. A New York Case as to the lia- 

 bilities of bee-keepers for injuries done 

 by bees. 



5th. The Widely Quoted Arkadel- 

 phia Case successfully fought by Mr. 

 Newman as to the rights of bee-keep- 

 ers. 



Newspaper articles the tendency of 

 which was to prejudice the public 

 against the use of honey, written in ig- 

 norance or by sensational reporters, 

 have been replied to and in many cases 

 satisfactory retractions secured. 



Members of Congress and Chairmen 

 of impor,tant Committees have been 

 asked to favor and promote pure food 

 legislation with a view to stopping the 

 sale of glucose syrup under the guise 

 of honey. 



In this, my final ofBcial report, I wish 

 to acknowledge my obligation to many 

 friends and loyal supporters and to ex- 

 press my thanks for kind and encourag- 

 ing words. But I am firm in the con- 

 viction that it is time for me to slacken 

 the speed of over-driven machinery and 

 turn the affairs of the association over 

 to a younger or more vigorous man. 



I have had no conflict with the pres- 

 ent Board of Directors nor with any of 

 the Association officials. The utmost 

 harmony has prevailed in our delibera^ 

 tions. I feel grateful for ,the confidence 

 reposed in me and the unceasing loyalty 

 shown by them. 



FINANCIAL REPORT. 



Receipts. 

 Amount on hand at last rcpOrt.$ 718.67 

 Received for membership fees 

 during year 546-50 



Total $1,265.17 



Disbursements. 

 Printing last year's report, etc., 

 not in last statement $ 4^.15 



107 



Paid G. W. York printing Buf- 

 falo's Convention Report-. •• 100.00 

 Paid for defense of Mr. Shebat 40.00 

 Paid for 1000 buttons for mem- 

 bers 50.60 



Paid envelopes, postals and 



Stamps used 60.72 



Paid letter heads for associa- 

 tion 5.25 



Paid pamphlets, briefs, etc- •• 28.76 

 Paid use of piano at Buffalo 



Convention 6.00 



Paid legal counsel 10.00 



Paid stenographer and clerk- • 15.00 

 Paid printing this report, bal- 

 lots, names 22.00 



Salary, 15 per cent, of amt. re- 

 ceived for membership • • • • 81.97 

 Balance on hand 803.72 



Total $1,265.17 



Note. 



If it is observed that the above item 

 from membership fees is out of pro- 

 portion to the number of names, it is 

 stated in explanation: 



ist. That a large number joined 

 through local or state associations at 

 50 cents each. 



2d. That I have not received a cent 

 of the money paid to Mr. Abbo.t by 

 members , although their names are on 

 the list. 



3rd. The untimely death of the sec- 

 retary. Dr. Mason, probably accounts 

 for his no,t remitting money in his 

 hands for dues collected at Denver and 

 at other times. He sent list of names 

 in September but no money. 



Respectfully submitted. 



, Eugene Secor, 



Gen. Mgr. and Treas. 



The money received by Mr. Abbott, 

 to which Mr. Secor refers, was, we are 

 assured, properly turned over to Dr. 

 Mason; hence no blame can be attach- 

 ed to Mr. Abbott.— Editor. 



Help weak colonies this month by 

 economizing heat in every possible 

 way. 



Let your hive manipulations be short 

 and that during the warm, sunny time 

 of day, this month. 



