40 AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER February, 



not only the present but future gen- advancing in order to provide a profit 

 erations of bee-keepers of your state, for jobbers and hundreds of whole- 

 and of which they may be justly sale dealers, one manufacturer boast- 

 proud, ing that they have over five hundred 



All members of the organization, such dealers, and 



in fact all bee-keepers in the state. Whereas, We believe that any profit 



should realize that one of their first other than that of the manufacturer 



obligations is to their industrial or- and jobber are an uncalled for burden, 



ganization, and I would emphasize and 



the fact, that the benefits and privileg- Whereas, The W. T. Falconer Mfg. 

 €s of such an organization must not Co. have cheerfully granted the mem- 

 be abused or bartered away, for such ])crs of this association special rate^ 

 a course always has, and always will on supplies that have proven not only 

 mean disaster sooner or later, and very satisfactory but of superior qual- 

 is one of tlie means employed l)y ity and they have fathfully observed 

 those who would first disrupt, and the concession granted the members 

 then prey upon you; hence 1 would of this association in spite of the fact 

 have you realize, that, though the iha t otlicr manufacturing concerns 

 financial obligations may be small, have endeavored to get them to with- 

 the moral obligations you owe your draw such concessions, 

 industrial organization, cannot be Resolved, That we express oiu- 

 computed; remember that alert and lliauk^ In The W. T. Falconer MfR. 

 tricky foes, are always camping on Co. And be it further 

 your trail, ever ready tn profit by Resolved, That a copy of this res- 

 your mistakes. olution be sent to the W. T. Falcon- 



RESOLUTIONS. 



er Mnfg. Co. and The American Bee- 



.^ , - Kicpcr for publication. 



Geneva, N.Y.Dec. 19th 1906 .^ ^ Dugdale, E. Elthorp, C. V. 



Whereas, we recognize the friendly (^.,.^j.,^_ Committee. 



attitude of the publication known as ' ' 



the American Bec-K«eper, and the Geneva, N. Y. Dec. TQth, 1906. 

 good we have received because of Whereas, The committc on sup- 

 that attitude, we hereby recommend ^^jj^^ api)ointcd at our session last 

 that the New York State Association ^^..^^ ^^.^.,.^, energetic and unselfish in 

 of Bee-Keepers' Societies, in conven- j,,^.;^ ^^,^^,._ .^^^^j ^^ ,,.^^.^ derived so 

 tion assembled, express our cordial ^^.^,^^ financial benefit from their ef- 

 thanks to this publication and f„,.t^ f^, obtain right prices in our be- 



Resolved. That the American Bee- ,^^,^- ii^ercfore be it 



Keeper be made the official organ of Resolved, That we extend to them 



this Association, and, be it further ^^^^^ sincere thanks as an expression 



Resolved, That a copy of these ^f ^^^,j. appreciation of their efforts, 



resolutions be sent to the American y^ ^ ^.^^^^ j ^ Qreene, Geo. B. 



Bce-Keeper for publication. Howe. Committee on resolutions. 



H. L, Case, J. T. Greene, Geo. D. __ 



Howe, Committ-ec on Resolutions. Whereas, The members of the N. 



Y. S. A. of B. K. S. have been left 



Geneva, N. Y. Dec. 19th. 1906. without protection formerly provided 



Whereas, Formerly we were re- by the National Associntion by our 



quired to pay but a single profit on withdrawal from that body, therefore 



bee supplies, that of the manufactur- be it 



ers, the price having been gradually Resolved, That the executive com- 



