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The Committee on Transportation 

 then made a short report, having inter- 

 viewed the freight agents of the respec- 

 tive railroads. They could only recom- 

 mend further efforts along this line. The 

 committee's report was accepted. 



Mr. G. B. Woodbury read a valuable 

 essay upon "The Fruit Nemesis, or 

 What Shall We Do to Be Saved '?" A 

 special vote of thanks was given to Mr. 

 W. for his interesting essay. 



Acting upon a suggestion in the essay, 

 Messrs. Cook, Corey and others favored 

 the appointment of Mr. Woodbury as a 

 committee of one to select points from 

 his essay in relation to the value of the 

 honey-bee in the fertilization of fruit- 

 blossoms, and that this be arranged and 

 printed in pamphlet form for general 

 distribution. A motion to that effect 

 was adopted. The Executive Committee 

 was authorized to use their judgment in 

 relation to the number of copies to be 

 published. 



Prof. Cook presented the claims of the 

 Bee-Keepers' Union upon members of 

 the association, and a few enrolled their 

 names. 



Mr. W. T. Richardson then read a 

 short essay on " How Can Bee-Keepers 

 Best Advance their Interests ?" 



Prof. Woodworth then produced a 

 hive of his own devising, the main prin- 

 ciple of which was in being more divisi- 

 ble than any hive heretofore invented. 

 The brood-chamber and the surplus 

 chambers were to be supplied with one- 

 pound sections. The hive was consid- 

 ered by the practical bee-keepers pres- 

 ent as purely theoretical, and as imprac- 

 ticable for actual use. 



Afterxoon Session. 



President Mclntyre introduced the 

 subject of the Mid-winter Fair, and 

 thought that members should ship honey 

 to it for exhibition purposes. 



A resolution was introduced in rela- 

 tion to a special committee of this Asso- 

 ciation in San Francisco during the Mid- 

 winter Fair, at such time and place as 

 may be hereafter designated by the Ex- 

 ecutive Committee. 



The following resolution was adopted : 



Whereas, We learn that the adultei'ation 

 of extracted honey — happily comb honey is 

 so exquisitely and delicately fashioned that 

 it cannot be adulterated — with commercial 

 glucose is extensively practiced in the city 

 of San Francisco by the wholesale dealers 

 of the Pacific Coast ; and, 



Whereas, It is well known that our Cali- 

 fornia extracted honey, as also the honey 

 of the Coast, is similarly treated by whole- 



sale dealers in many of the large cities of 

 the Coast; and, 



Whereas, Such honey is sold as " honey," 

 or more generally, as •' pure honey;" and.* 



Whereas, Such adulteration is a serious 

 injury to the market of the genuine article, 

 first, by crowding the market with an in- 

 ferior article, and second, by causing a 

 general distaste for honey because of this 

 inferiority; therefore, 



Besolved, That we continue a committee 

 on adulteration of honey, who shall make 

 all possible effort to secure laws both State 

 and National, which shall make it a crimi- 

 nal ofi'ense punishable by both fine and im- 

 prisonment to sell such adulterated honey, 

 except under a label that shall state just 

 what the article is. 



Hesohml, That the chemical department 

 of the State Experiment Station be re- 

 quested to aid us in this matter by perform- 

 ing an analysis of suspected honeys, and by 

 suggestions and advice. 



liesulved. That the Manager of the Bee- 

 Keepers' Union secure the publication in 

 the American Bee Journal of the laws of 

 the several States. 



Benolved. That every effort be made to 

 have the Paddock Pure Food law reintro- 

 duced into Congress, and passed to a speedy 

 passage. 



Prof. Woodworth said that the State 

 Chemist, Prof. Rising, was anxious to 

 take up any mixtures of glucose and 

 honey and give an analysis. 



The Association then proceeded with 

 the election of oiBcers, which resulted 

 as follows : 



President— Prof. A. J. Cook, of Clare- 

 mont. 



Secretary — J. H. Martin, of Bloom- 

 ington. 



Treasurer — J. F. Mclntyre, of Fill- 

 more. 



Vice-Presidents — G. P. Woodbury, of 

 Los Angeles county; W. T. Richardson, 

 of Ventura county ; R. B. Herron, of 

 San Bernardino county ; R. Powell, of 

 Riverside county; W. A. Pryal, of Ala- 

 meda county. 



Executive Committee— R. Wilkins, of 

 Ventura county ; G. W. Brodbeck, of 

 Los Angeles county. 



A resolution was adopted to compen- 

 sate the Secretary for his services, to be 

 regulated by the Executive Committee. 



B. F. Brooks, a buyer of honey, then 

 addressed the Association, giving his 

 methods of buying and marketing honey. 



Mr. Archer, of Santa Barbara, ex- 

 hibited his bee-hive and fixtures, and 

 also had some of the famous bean honey 

 upon exhibition. 



B. S. K. Bennett, hive manufacturers, 

 had supplies upon exhibition. 



Honey-cans were also on exhibition 

 from Tay & Co., offering cases of two 

 60-pound cans at 70 cents each. They 



