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and escorted to the place. Many also came by private conveyance. 



Those who spoke briefly were ^lessrs. A. I. McClanahan. A. E. 

 Gipson, '^^^ L. Porter, C. E. Dibble, and Alesdames Paine and 

 Dibble. Prof. Wilson, of Oregon, also gave a talk that was 

 appreciated. 



About 10,000 colonies of bees were represented at the meeting. 

 Several familiar names in the association were absent, including" 

 Secretary Bradshaw\ much to the regret of those in attendance. 

 Wives of the members were prominently in evidence, and their 

 presence, with the graceful service they rendered in the picnic fea- 

 tures of the meeting, made the day about as pleasant as it well 

 could have been. President Pennington proved himself resourceful 

 as a presiding officer, and, while there was no formal program, he 

 kept things going in good shape in the absence of Secretary Brad- 

 shaw', wdio was reported to ha\e missed the morning train that car- 

 ried the members to the meeting. \A\ L. Porter made a strong 

 plea for the strict uniform grading of honey by members of the 

 association. He fa\'ored adopting the Colorado gradmg rules and 

 the use of the double tier shipping case. J. E. Lyon thought we 

 would have to come to strict grading rules, although they were 

 exacting and sometimes difficult to comply wdth. He liked the 

 single tier shipping case as it was cheaper and easier to pack. A. I. 

 A'IcClanahan favored the Colorado grading rules and believed the 

 association should adopt them. President Pennington thought the 

 association should have a committee appointed to report i;^n the 

 subject of grading rules and shipping cases, and on motion it was 

 voted that the president appoint a committee of six members to 

 consider the matter and report upon the same at the winter meeting 

 of the association. The committee is to be named later and will 

 consist of three members each from Idaho and Oregon. 



Prof. AMI son, of Corvalis, Oregon, made an interesting after- 

 dinner talk, during which he said that the bee-keeping industry was 

 yet in its infancy. It was destined to grow^ into prominence and 

 magnitude. Bee-keepers should not only inform themselves about 

 their industry, but should learn to respect each other's rights. He 

 referred to the value of the honey bee to the orchardist. and said 

 that practically all the orchards around Corvalis this year were 

 fertilized by the bees. The honey output of Oregon, he said, was 

 probably close to a quarter of a million dollars. He strongly urged 

 strict grading rules and believed there should be "Fancy" Xo. 1 

 and No. 2, and possibly "Extra Fancy" grades. Fruit, he said, that 

 has been cross-fertilized was the best. Prof. Wilson spoke highly 

 for the outlook of the region covered by the South Idaho and East 

 Oregon ^A.sociation, and said it certainly had a great future. 



The consensus of those present w^as that the bees were going 

 to make good this year, and, while the first part of the season had 



