THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 31 



"There is progress and advancement in every line of business 

 and association effort, and it is a good time now for the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Association to advance a little also. Of course, it 

 may not be possible to do all the first year that needs to be done, 

 but if things can be started now, it may not be man}' months until 

 the effect of the provisions of the new constitution will be felt 

 among the members of the Association. As Secretary Tyrrell well 

 says : 



"The present fee of the National just a1:)out provides for the 

 expenses of the National convention and getting out the Annual 

 Report. Alanager France will tell you he must economize to do 

 that. This leaves nothing for the larger work of the organization, 

 looking up market conditions, advising members regarding their , 

 honey sales, assisting states in getting foul-brood laws, and many 

 other things that might be mentioned.' 



"In order to secure more funds with which to do more for its 

 members, it is proposed that the National membership fee be in- 

 creased to $1.50 per year. A third of this amount is to go to the 

 local branch or association affiliating with the National. The annual 

 dues of the ^Michigan Association have been for several years $1.50, 

 and instead of its membership growing less it has increased, and the 

 Association has prospered beyond anything known heretofore in 

 that state. I\Ir. Tyrrell further says: 



Tt may seem to some that this raise is a mistake, and that bee- 

 keepers will not pa}'- the advanced price. But we must not forget 

 that sometimes a small fee is really more expensive than a larger 

 one. It is not so much what we pay, as what ice get for zchat zee pay. 

 If our fee is so small that the whole amount is necessary for the 

 running expenses and nothing left for progress, that fee is apt to 

 be expensive ; while a larger one, leaving a surplus for doing some- 

 thing extra for the members, might be really cheaper.' 



"But whether the new constitution is approved or not, there 

 will still be much that the National can do under its former con- 

 stitution. Its officiary should devise some method by which the 

 balance of the league fund could be used to good advantage in 

 trying to create a greater general demand for honey. Perhaps a 

 small advertiseemnt run in a few select magazines of large circula- 

 tion might be a good thing. It would be much better, however, if 

 the National Association were in a position to offer a standard 

 brand of honey in response to such advertising. This, of course, 

 opens up a very large subject, but we hope the time may come when 

 if the National Association is not able to handle the honey business 

 on a large scale, that some other organization or company will be 

 formed that will be sufficiently strong to do something worth while 

 along the line indicated." 



