3^1 AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. February, 



lated with a vi^w of advancing the could in so short a time, who among 

 interests, of apiculture in the Empire the manufacturers of supplies, were 

 Sjtate,. Following we give the mes- the true friends of the honey pro- 

 sage of President Marks as delivered ducer, and who were their friends 

 before the convention, as also several for "revenue only." 

 important resolutions adopted: Your thanks are due the W. T. 



Falconer A^Ifg. Co., for the liberal 



PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. , .f i * ^ .t, 



concession clieerfuUy granted the 



MEMBERS of the New York members of this organization; which 



State Association of Bee- they have faithfully observed, in 



keepers' Societies, Ladies and spite of the pressure brought to bear 



Gentlemen: In accordance with the upon them by other manufacturers, 



requirements of the constitution of to have such concession withdrawn: 



this association, we are met again for that action was significant, and dem- 



mutual economic and social advance- onstrates what some supply manu- 



ment. facturers would do if they had the 



At the outset let me urge you to complete monoply they desire. 

 give all questions that may be Aside from the moral question of 

 brought before this convention your right and wrong, you cannot wink at, 

 earnest consideration. We cannot or ignore the serious condition con- 

 hope to revolutionize existing condi- fronting the honey producer, much as 

 tions in a few short hours, but we can j'ou may desire to do so. 

 at each convention fix upon some de- There is but little difference in the 

 sirable object to be sought through highwayman who holds you up at the 

 co-operation and having fixed upon point of a gun, and the individual or 

 such object, we should bend every combination of individuals, no matter 

 energy at our command to secure it. how moral they profess to be, who 



As I have previously stated, you hold you up at the point of necessity, 



should aim to acomplish at least one When competition stops, you cease 



such object annually; to succeed, you to be your own master, in a sense, 



must have a complete unity of pur- and become easy victims, and in the 



pose in all matters that make for end slaves of a greedy monoply. 



your industrial welfare and progress. There is no branch of agriculture 



As a member and an officer, I have suflfering greater injustice at the 



not any apologies to offer for past hands of "allied interests" at the 



actions of this Association; our ex- present time, than apiculture, 



perience the past year has more than The amassing pf great wealtli, 



justified the action of the convention the bulk of which has been lured 



a year ago. I stand today and I trust from the honey producers by catch- 



you do, squarely and firmly upon the penny claptraps, has created a des- 



platform laid down at that time, potic condition threatening the very 



which is too familiar to you all, to cxistance of free thought and action, 



need repetition. Even now. hundreds of prominent 



It may interest you to know that honey producers dare not openly and 



said action on your part was approv- publicly express their honest convic- 



ed, by the fraternal organizations in tions. 



several neighboring states. Should the honey producers tameK- 



That such action was beneficial, submit to the perpetuation of sucli 



can, I believe, be vouched for by all; intolerable conditions? 



further than this, your action at that The friendly and innocent manu- 



time demonstrated like nothing else facturer does not employ spies t^i 



