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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Report or Hie lii<iiana Slate 

 Kee-lieeperN' 4Joii vent ion. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 

 BY WALTEK S. I'OUDEK. 



(Continued from pagro 432.) 



Remarks on the Paddock Pure Food 



Bill. 



Pres. Rtissoll — There Is now a Bill In 

 CongroHs to bo adopted, probably this 

 Legislature, called the " Paddock Pure 

 Food liill." It institutes a penalty for 

 any on«^ adulterating pure food of any 

 kind. Now, my friends, we want to 

 raise our voices in favor of the passage 

 of this Bill. I believe it is the duty of 

 all bee-keepers to do so, and to lend all 

 the aid they can in this direction. It is 

 of great importance to us that this Bill 

 should bo passed. I would like to hear 

 the opinions of those present on this 

 subject. 



Dr. J. M. Hicks, of Indianapolis — In 

 relation to this Pure Food Bill, I want 

 to say that about one year ago I was re- 

 quested by a gentleman in the city of 

 Cincinnati, to write a special letter to 

 our Repre.sentatlvo in Congress, setting 

 forth our wishes in behalf of this Pure 

 Food Bill, believing that this was the 

 only way in which we could accomplish 

 anything. I wrote this letter, making 

 it as urgent as possible in the interests 

 of the lioney-producers, but got no re- 

 ply, the reason of which I could not 

 assign, except that it being the time of 

 the political contest, his attention was 

 otherwise engaged. However, my opin- 

 ion is that the only way in which we can 

 get this Bill passed is for the people to 

 teem in letters, stating their wishes in 

 regard to it. For my part, I am in favor 

 of this Bill being passed, and also that 

 the law should bo a stringent one to 

 protect ail kinds of food, as well as 

 honey. I know that we have had many 

 impositions practiced upon us in our 

 department — that of the honey-producers 

 of the State. I have in a groat measure 

 becon\e rather cold, losing my interest 

 somewhat In the care of bees, but, as 



you all know, I once stood ameng those 

 who were at the top in handling bees 

 and their products in the West. It has 

 certainly taken a good deal of the starch 

 out of me to know that our voices can- 

 not be heard in regard to this Pure Food 

 Bill. 



Mr. Thompson — it is my opinion in 

 regard to this Bill that a larger part of 

 the people of the United States will not 

 want to see that Bill passed. Do you 

 know, that the large manufacturers of 

 butterine and oleomargarine will bo 

 against its passage? Do you know that 

 many other large firms, daily manufac- 

 turing adulterated food of all kinds, will 

 be against It ? What can we do against 

 these people who can stand many thou- 

 sands of dollars to prevent its passage, 

 while wo cannot stand five hundred dol- 

 lars for It ? I think the only thing we 

 can do is for us to pass resolutions here, 

 and send them to our Representatives in 

 Congress, and let them do what they can 

 for us. 



C. F. Muth — Well, gentlemen, I sup- 

 pose it is pretty well understood that we 

 are all in favor of the passage of this 

 Pure Food Bill, and I now make a mo- 

 tion that we send resolutions to our 

 Congressman, asking hira to do what he 

 can for us, and to use all the influence 

 possible. 



A motion prevailed, and the following 

 was unanimously adopted : 



WiiKUEAS, It is of the greatest Impor- 

 tance that tlie interests of the honey- 

 producers of the State of Indiana be 

 protected ; therefore. 



Resolved, That the Indiana bee-keep- 

 ers, in convention assembled, do pray 

 our Representatives in Congress to use 

 their influence and votes in having the 

 Bill known as the " Paddock Pure Food 

 Bill," passed at this session of Congress. 



Mr. Muth— I am very sure that all the 

 adulterated honey that we can find in 

 this part of the country does not amount 

 to a "row of pins." The adulterations 

 have boon carried on chiefly and very 

 largely in the eastern cities, such as New 

 York, Philadelphia, and others ; but I 

 don't suppose that there has been a bar- 

 rel of honey adulterated in either In- 

 dianapolis or Cincinnati. As a dealer, I 

 know that oftentimes a customer would 

 say that I had sold him adulterated 

 honey. I would immediately tell him to 

 have it analyzed, and if ho found it adul- 

 terated, I would pay him for his trouble, 

 and give him $100 besides. This gen- 

 erally satisfied his doubts. 



One time, shortly after Prof. Wiley 

 had been hero and advanced some of his 

 '* scientific pleasantries," I had just got- 



