Sept. 6, 1906 



American Ttee Journal 



ourselves together in a national way as bee-keepers, not as 

 dealers. It is only natural that dealers, either individually 

 or collectively, will strive to sell us, as bee-keepers, our sup- 

 plies, and then to buy or sell our honey, thus dictating prices 

 both ways. Beware! 



Therefore we will have to give up another good work, 

 allow another grand opportunity to pass by, which we fear 

 will not soon again return. 



Respectfully submitted, 



F. E. Brown, Chairman. 



Mr. York — I think Mr. Brown is mistaken, because the 

 League did not interfere with the National Association. 



REPORTS ON INCORPORATION. 



Mr. Abbott — The majority of the Committee on Incor- 

 poration of the National Association have decided that it is 

 not wise to incorporate under present conditions. The Com- 

 mittee is composed of 5, and 2 were in favor of incorpora- 

 tion and 3 against. 



REPORT ON EXHIBITS. 



We, the committee, find the following articles on ex- 

 hibition : 



By N. E. France — Samples of 6o kinds of honey from 

 nearly every State in the Union; also from Japan, Portugal 

 and Peru. 



Mr. Clyde Cady — Section honey in pasteboard sections. 



R. F. Holtermann — 12-frame Langstroth hive, with por- 

 tico, and screen for moving bees — double door for ventilation, 

 cell-detector and packed cover. 



The A. I. Root Co. — Full line of bee supplies. 



Twin Baby Nuclei, by Arthur Stanley. 



Twin Baby Nucleus, by A. K. Ferris. 



Hive by Doland Sherburne. 



Wax-extractor by O. L. Hershier, with ij4 pounds of 

 wax from 18 pounds of slumgum, from the German wax- 

 press. 



A selection of comb and extracted honey by Louis Wer- 

 ner. 



A hive by unknown exhibitor. 



Super of honey by unknown exhibitor. 



Samples of honey in 4x5 sections by Theodore Fluegge. 



Seven-inch comb-honey case of 24 sections, N. E. France. 



Morlev Pettit, 

 A. K. Ferris, 

 E. J. Baxter, 



Committee. 



REPORT ON RESOLUTIONS. 



Resolved, That the National Bee-Keepers' Association in 

 convention assembled do hereby tender a vote of thanks to 

 the Chicago-Northwestern Association and friends for the 

 fine hall and accommodation for the entertainment of this 

 convention. 



Resolved, That the convention tender a vote of thanks to 

 all who have prepared papers for this meeting. 



Resolved, That this convention recognize the great help 

 which Federal and State Government can accomplish by 

 bringing the people the value of honey as a food, and the 

 method of utilizing and keeping the same and in connection 

 therewith, we would heartily approve of the issue of such bul- 

 letins as No. 140, on "Uses of fruit, vegetables and honey," 

 issued by the Department of Agriculture for Ontario, Can- 

 ada; and that a vote of thanks and appreciation be tendered 

 the Honorable Nelson Monteith, Minister of Agriculture for 

 Ontario, Chief of the Department, and that a copy of these 

 resolutions be sent to him. 



Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting that the 

 Board of Directors be requested to publish the pamphlets 

 directed to be published at the meeting of the National 

 held at St. Louis last year. 



Mr. France stated that the pamphlets spoken of were 

 referred to at page 74 of the report of the St. Louis conven- 

 tion. 



Pres. Dadant put the motions to approve the various reso- 

 lutions presented, which votes having been taken, were de- 

 clared carried. 



REPORT ON AMENDMENTS. 



The committee have put their report in the form of a 

 question as follows: "Is it advisable to divide the territory 

 of the National Bee-Keepers' Association into districts and 

 have each district elect one director?" 



What will you do? 



Mr. Holekamp, in speaking to the motion, suggested 

 that if the country were divided up into 12 or more dis- 

 tricts, as might be considered advisable, and have each dis- 

 trict elect a delegate who would be expected to look after the 

 welfare of that district, and to look after the increase of 

 membership, that he believed much more good would be ac- 

 complished than was being done at the present time. He 

 thought the membership could within two years be made 

 10 times as large as it is at present. 



Mr. Moore supported that view and presented the fol- 

 lowing resolution, duly seconded : 



Resolved, That it be the sense of this convention here 

 assembled that we recommend that it be an amendment to the 

 Constitution, that there shall be a representative upon the 

 board for each State in the Union, and for each Province in 

 Canada; the resolution to be submitted to the membership 

 in proper form. 



Mr. Hatch was in favor of decreasing the number of 

 members upon the Board of Directors rather than increas- 

 ing it. 



Mr. Kluck expressed the opinion that if a Director were 

 elected from every State in the Union that the Association 

 would have a body so cumbersome that they would not ac- 

 complish anything. 



Mr. Moore stated that he thought it would meet the 

 views of every person to add to the general motion that the 

 Board of Directors shall elect from among themselves an 

 Executive committee, one for each 10 members of the Board 

 of Directors. 



Sec. Hutchinson stated that he did not see any use in 

 having directors that did not direct; he thought it would 

 be a good thing if the territory were divided into districts, 

 and every State which had 200 members would elect a direc- 

 tor, and every group of adjoining States making up 200 

 members, would elect a director; that he would support 

 such action. 



Mr. France stated that the Association did not want any 

 larger Board than they at present had, but he suggested that 

 the territory be divided up in proportion to the number of 

 members, and if that was done something would be accom- 

 plished. 



Mr. Abbott jnoved that the following be substituted for 

 the motion before the house : 



Resolved, That a committee of 3 be appointed by the 

 chair, one of which shall be from Canada, to divide the 

 United States and Canada into as many districts as there are 

 now Directors in the National Association, having as near 

 as possible an equal number of members from each district, 

 according to the Report which is about to appear, and that 

 thereafter these districts be permitted each to elect their own 

 director. 



After some discussion the President put the motion to 

 substitute Mr. Abbott's resolution for the resolution offered 

 by Mr. Moore, which, on a vote having been taken, was 

 declared carried. 



Some further discussion followed on the substitute af- 

 ter which Mr. McEvoy moved, seconded by Mr. Taylor, that 

 the motion be laid on the table. 



The President put the motion, which, on a vote having 

 been taken, was declared carried. 



(Continued next month.) 



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