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various subjects presented, after which the meeting adjourned to 

 meet at the Whiting Parlors the next morning at 8:00 o'clock. 



Thursday Morning Session. 



The election of officers resulted as follows : President, Chas. 

 F. Smith, Cheboygan, ]\Iichigan ; Vice-president, Elias E. Coveyou, 

 Petoskey, Michigan ; Secretary-Treasurer, Ira D. Bartlett, East 

 Jordan, Michigan. 



The order of program was somewhat reversed. J\lr. George 

 Jaquays addressed the convention on how he disposed of his 1913 

 crop of comb honey. In part Mr. Jaquays said: 



"First produce a good article. I level my hives with a spirit 

 level ; use top and bottom starters, but do not use separators ; grade 

 first and seconds for the trade. I clean, grade and pack properly 

 and then load up the wagon and start for the resorts, selling to the 

 merchants. I have never had any complaints and enjoy selling in 

 this way."' 



The writer then disposed of his topic. "Getting All the Honey 

 from the Cappings." 'T have practiced for several seasons back the 

 melting up of the cappings after the season's extracting, then place 

 the honey in 10-pound pails and sell to the grocers. The honey is 

 dark, but of a good flavor, and I sell for less money than the regular 

 stock honey, and so dispose of it quickly. All cans are properly 

 labelled stating just what it is, and how obtained, how it got its 

 dark color," etc. 



Last but not least came J\Ir. E. D. Townsend's articles. 



Mr. Townsend at the last minute not being able to attend sent 

 three very important and interesting papers, which were read and 

 created a good deal of interest and enthusiasm. 



The topic on "vSoft Candy for an All-around Bee Feed" was 

 creative of a good deal of questioning and the Secretary had to 

 re-read portions the second and third time. As this referred to the 

 formula of O. F. Fuller, of Blackstone, Mass., and has since been 

 printed fully in the Review, I will proceed to the other topics. The 

 next was a "Copy of the Act for the .Suppression of Contagious 

 Diseases Among Bees in the State of Michigan." Mr. Townsend 

 reprinted the complete bill and we appreciate his untiring efforts in 

 behalf of the Bee-Keepers, not only of Michigan, but of the world. 

 Some one has to think and then to act and I know that Mr. Town- 

 send can, and has many times done both. There are others who 

 have done likewise and they still linger in our memory and their 

 deeds will be remembered and appreciated for many generations. 



Mr. Townsend's final paper was a heart-to-heart talk on the 

 important questions of the day. He outlined propositions for the 

 profitable and economical distribution and sale of our products ; told 

 us what was done at the National meeting and offered timely 



