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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Report of the Indiana State 

 ISee-Keepers' Convention. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 

 BY WALTEK S. TOUDEK. 



(Continued from page 563.) 

 SECOND DAY— MoKNiNG Session. 



The convention was called to order at 

 9:30 a.m., with Pres. Russell in the 

 chair. 



The first thing was to appoint a com- 

 mittee, consisting of Messrs. Muth, Pope, 

 and Catterson, to wait upon Gov. Mat- 

 thews, inviting him to visit the conven- 

 tion some time during the morning. 



INDIANA world's FAIR EXHIBIT. 



Pres. Russell — The first thing that is 

 before us this morning, is the question 

 of our appropriation for the World's 

 Fair exhibit. I have talked with the 

 Secretary about the matter, and we 

 think it would be a good idea to appoint 

 a committee from this association, to 

 meet with the committees from other 

 State associations, to wait upon the 

 Legislature to get this appropriation. 

 We will have a resolution drawn up, and 

 then appoint this committee at once. 



The following resolution was pre- 

 sented by the Secretary, and adopted 

 unanimously : 



Whereas, The committee duly ap- 

 pointed, and representing the exhibitors 

 of the State of Indiana at the Columbian 

 Exposition will need additional funds to 

 complete the buildings and to make an 

 exhibit there ; therefore, 



Resolved, That it is the sense of the 

 Indiana Bee-Keepers' Association, now 

 in convention assembled, that the Legis- 

 lature should make the appropriation 

 asked for by the said committee, and for 

 the purposes above set forth. 



The Secretary offered the following, 

 which was also adopted : 



Resolved, That a committee bo ap- 

 pointed to meet the committees of other 

 organizations, and petition to the Legis- 



lature to make the appropriation asked 

 for. 



Committee, Dr. J. M. Hicks, E. H. 

 Collins and S. Johnson. 



Mr. Catterson — I think we should 

 adopt some method to get this appro- 

 priation ; but if there was no honey pro- 

 duced last year, I would like to know 

 how we are to make the exhibit there 

 this year. 



Mr. Muth — It is quite true that unless 

 we get the hoixey this season, we can 

 make no exhibit this year at the World's 

 Fair. 



INDIANA FAIR PREMIUM LIST. 



Pres. Russell — The other matter be- 

 fore us, deferred until to-day, is in re- 

 gard to the revision of our premium list 

 for the State Fair. I think that the 

 premiums offered to the Indiana bee- 

 keepers are entirely out of all reason, 

 for they are not sufficient to further our 

 interests as bee-keepers. They should 

 be raised to compare favorably with 

 other States, and this would then act as 

 an incentive to bring the honey-pro- 

 ducers and bee-keepers out and repay 

 them for their trouble in making an ex- 

 hibit at the State Fair. We all know 

 what great interest Mrs. Moore, Mr. 

 Ponder, and others have taken in mak- 

 ing exhibits there, and in return for 

 their time, trouble and expense, they get 

 ten or fifteen dollars in return as pre- 

 miums. Is this right ? I would now 

 suggest that at least three competent 

 judges be appointed to revise this pre- 

 mium list, and then to award them in- 

 telligently at the coming Fair. I would 

 like to hear other opinions on this sub- 

 ject. 



Mr. Muth — I think the matter of ap- 

 pointing these judges should be one of 

 great care. We want men who are di- 

 rectly interested in bee-culture, and who 

 will award these premiums in away that 

 will be satisfactory to all, and a credit 

 to the association. 



Here a list showing the amount of 

 premiums offered the Indiana bee-keep- 

 ers last year was read by Mr. Sylvester 

 Johnson, followed by the reading of a 

 list by the President, showing the 

 amount of premiums, as they should be. 



The following resolution was then 

 presented by the Secretary and adopted: 



Resolved, That a committee of three 

 be appointed as competent judges to re- 

 vise the premium list, and award the 

 premiums at the State Fair. 



Dr. Hicks — I am in favor of appoint- 

 ing three judges on this committee, and 

 that the premiums should be awarded 

 by a majority of that committee. This, 



