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May 30, 1907 



American "Bee Journal 



Louis two years ago if it had not been 

 for the World's Fair and the cheap 

 rates; and then we promised to come 

 here last year, and the railroads granted 

 a special rate, but the yellow fever 

 broke out. Then the question was. 

 Where can we go? and the nearest to 

 it was the Chicago International Live 

 Stock Show, in December; then we 

 came here this year. I have been trying 

 to do what I could for you in that 

 line. 



Mr. Stone— I would ask Mr. France 

 if these rates can not be gotten every 

 two weeks. We can secure these rates 

 the first and third Tuesdays every 

 month, just as we did this time. 



Mr. France — Yes, sir; there was a 

 definite promise in favor of Texas, and 

 they had been put off, and were get- 

 ting tired of that. 



Mr. Anderson— I was angry about 

 this, but I came on, anyhow, and I was 

 going to find out if other bee-keepers 

 were treated the same way. The first 

 thing I went into the Santa Fe office and 

 asked if there were any reduced rates 

 to Texas, and the agent said he did not 

 know of any just now. He said, "What 

 part of Texas do vou want to go to?" 

 and I said, "San Antonio." He looked 

 at his book and said, "Beginning on the 

 4th the National Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion is there, and I will give you the 

 single round-trip plus 50 cents, good un- 

 til the 15th." Now, see, the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Association had something 

 to do with it there. I believe that Mr. 

 France has done all that he could; but 

 let's better it. 



Mr. Holekamp— There is a blank on 

 which these people can secure rates. 

 If we have enough to go, there is no 

 trouble about securing rates. 



Pres. Dadant— I think I can throw a 

 little light upon this. I received several 

 letters from railroad companies. All the 

 meetings of the associations are_ an- 

 nounced in a special sheet published 

 specially to give notice of all the asso- 

 ciation meetings in the United States. 

 Ours was published in that sheet, and 

 I received two letters from them; all 

 they wanted were the delegates' names. 

 I have tried this in getting rates. Rates 

 are promised if you have 100 dele- 

 gates; if you have 99 you can not get 

 them. So you see the railroads do know 

 something about us. The superintend- 

 ent wrote to me asking the names of 

 our members, but they wanted a large 

 crowd to go; they are not giving these 

 rates out of kindness, it is simply to 

 make money. If you can assure them 

 a profit they will give us rates; other- 

 wise they will not. 



Pres. Dadant— There are two papers 

 which have not been received, one by 

 Mr. R. F. Holtermann, of Ontario, 

 Canada, on "The Difference Between 

 Ripening and Evaporating Nectar ;" and 

 one by Mr. C. A. Hatch, of Wisconsm, 

 who says he would prefer to re-prepare 

 his paper and then send it in for pub- 

 lication, if admissible. Now, if there 

 is no objection we will insert them in 

 the published report. Under those con- 

 ditions I think we are through with the 

 business. I have been asked to state 

 that the Bee-Disease Inspectors meet 

 hers on Monday, and I hope that 

 every member will attend. Dr. Phil- 



Hps and Dr. White will both be present. 

 Mr. France — Some have asked me if 

 there will be anything e.xcept lectures 

 in regard to diseases. Yes, there will 

 be demonstrations and samples of foul 

 brood. It is important that you stay. 



Dr. Phillips — I wish to say that the 

 inspectors have been meeting together, 

 and have been studying up on these mat- 

 ters. It therefore behooves the inspec- 

 tors to get together and learn all they 

 can. For that reason, Mr. France, Mr. 

 Hutchinson, and myself, met ^ in Mil- 

 waukee to talk over this subject, and 

 we decided to call a meeting of all 

 the inspectors we could reach, and the 

 place we finally decided upon was San 

 Antonio. We are going to have quite 

 a number of inspectors here, and the 

 main thing is, the proceedings will be 

 published, and the papers that are read 

 will be available for the persons that 

 are unable to attend. Dr. White, who 

 has done the best work, will be here 

 Monday for the meeting, prepared to 

 give a demonstration of the work that 

 has been done. My part will be that 

 of reviewing or pointing out where mis- 

 takes have been made. I have in my 

 possession papers from two or three 

 inspectors. I will also have present 

 copies of the Foul Brood Laws of the 

 United States and the members will 

 inspect them and pass resolutions; and 

 many things will come up for discus- 

 sion. 



Pres. Dadant — The Secretary says 

 there are two questions left. We will 

 hear them. 



American Breeders' Association. 



"Should not the National Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association become a member of 

 the American Breeders' Association?" 

 Dr. Phillips — I suggested this for this 

 reason: Last year we had something 

 to say about the American Breeders' 

 Association. That Association is com- 

 posed of men in all lines of breeding 

 work, and the object is to discuss the 

 methods that they employ in improving 

 the plant or animal on which they are 

 working. The laws that are behind 

 breeding are perhaps few in number ; 

 there are certain underlying principles 

 to be considered. For that reason I 

 am very anxious that the bee-keepers, 

 who are interested in the breeder's 

 side of the industry, should become 

 more interested. The bee-keepers can 

 aid in this way, or express their ap- 

 proval, by becoming a member, by pay- 

 ing the annual dues of $1.00 per year, 

 for the whole National Bee-Keepers' 

 Association. 



Mr. Kimmey — I move that the Gen- 

 eral Manager be instructed to apply 

 for membership. 



Pres. Dadant — It is moved and sec- 

 onded that the General Manager be 

 instructed to apply for membership in 

 the American Breeders' Association 

 by paying the fee. All in favor of this 

 say, "Aye." 

 The motion was carried. 



Effect of the National Pure Food 

 Bill. 



"What effect has the passage of Hep- 

 burn Pure Food Bill on the sale of adul- 

 terated honey?" 



Pres. Dadant— I have had some par- 



ticular experience along that line. We 

 have several wholesale grocers, and 

 they have been selling adulterated 

 honey. I went to one dealer and 

 told him that we wanted pure honey 

 handled. He said, "I have had to han- 

 dle adulterated honey, because every- 

 body does it, but I don't like to do it. 

 We are glad of that law and we will 

 be glad to handle your honey." 



Miscellaneous. 



Mr. York— I want to refer again to 

 the amendment proposed this afternoon. 

 I was Secretary of the Los Angeles 

 Convention, and Mr. W. F. Marks was 

 then Chairman of the Committee on 

 Amendments. I remember at that time 

 that the convention approved of the 

 amendment, so I think that we have 

 done the proper thing with this amend- 

 ment this afternooon, because I am sure 

 that a majority of those present would 

 not approve of the amendment proposed. 

 The Constitution is very plain, and 

 that was the way it was proposed to 

 amend it in Los Angeles, which was 

 perfectly proper. 



A Member — Before we adjourn, there 

 is one other business proposition. With 

 the kindness of the Department of Api- 

 culture to come here and hold an In- 

 spectors' Meeting, there is no provision 

 for the publication and report of what 

 is said and done next Monday, so that 

 we could all get copies of the same. 

 There is no provision, as I understand, 

 for a reporter to take the proceedings. 

 It will therefore be necessary for us to 

 furnish a reporter. The reporter we have 

 engaged for the National Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, if I mistake not, is will- 

 ing to stay over and report for this 

 meeting, but that is independent of this 

 Convention, and if we could raise the 

 amount by subscription I would gladly 

 see that done; because the information 

 we will obtain on bee-diseases next 

 Monday is worth a big contribution. 



Mr. Victor — I wish to say that the 

 Texas Bee-Keepers' Association will 

 donate the necessary amount. I wish 

 also to state this about the bouquet that 

 has been presented to Dr. Bohrer : At 

 the first session he said he would like 

 to shake hands with him, if there were a 

 Confederate soldier here. This bouquet 

 was given as a token of regard from 

 the South for the sentiments expressed 

 by Dr. Bohrer. 



Dr. Bohrer — The language of the 

 flowers is peculiar, and no one has ever 

 been able to express them fully. At 

 funerals, when our friends lie down and 

 die and leave us, we put a bouquet in 

 their hands; at the wedding feast the 

 women and the bride are decorated 

 with flowers. Flowers carry with them 

 everything that speaks of refinement, of 

 sympathy, and of purity. Nothing per- 

 haps of the three kingdoms carry with 

 them such loud e.xpressions as flow- 

 ers. We have made it a custom up 

 North, when we decorate the graves 

 of the Federal Soldiers, not to forget 

 the Confederates. I don't want to say 

 any more. [Dr. Bohrer as well as many 

 others were almost in tears at this 

 point.] 



Pres. Dadant — If there is no more 

 business, I wish to thank the members 



