JANUARY 15, 1914 



order by Pres. Fanee. The exliibit com- 

 mittee reported progress, but stated they 

 were in need of funds to carry on tlie work, 

 and an appeal was made to every beekeeper 

 of the State to aid by sending in immediate 

 donations or give a pledge for a certain 

 amount at a later date. 



The corporation committee explained why 

 the Consolidated Honey-producers of Cali- 

 fornia had been incorporated. If I am cor- 

 rect it runs like this: There was a clause in 

 the proposed foul-brood law in which the 

 names of the president and the secretary of 

 the State Association were named as mem- 

 bei's of the apiarian commission. When the 

 bill reached the legislature it was found that 

 there was no such organization incorporat- 

 ed, and the secretary was so notified. There 

 was a hurry call to organize legally in order 

 tliat a stumbling-block might be avoided. It 

 was found that it would be impossible to 

 organize under the name of the California 

 State Beekeepers' Association, due to the 

 fact that there was on file in the office of 

 Secretary of State a name very similar, and 

 lie would not allow it. It was then decided 

 to adopt the name of Consolidated Honey- 

 producers of California, Avhich was done, 

 the new organization being the legal head 

 of the present association and belonging to 

 it. As nearly as I could glean from the 

 discussion, here was a worse stumblingblock 

 than tlie one sought to be avoided, for the 

 reason that the new organization was organ- 

 ized, not as a mutual association, but as a 

 profit-sharing company. J. Edgar Ross, of 

 Imperial Co., I think, exjaressed the situa- 

 tion when he said the appointment of an 

 officer of a business corporation on a com- 

 mission to regulate its own business could 

 not be sanctioned any more than to appoint 

 an officer of the Southern Pacific R. R. as 

 State Railroad Commissioner. This leaves 

 me with the impression that the governor 

 was justified in vetoing our bill, and that 

 there should be no blame placed on the 

 shoulders of Prof. Cook, as has been done 

 by some. If the neAv corporation had been 

 organized as a mutual concern instead of 

 a profit-sharing one I believe the bill would 

 have been signed. 



The noonday banquet was the most enjoy- 

 able time of the session, there being talks 

 on topics of the apiary, toasts, roasts, and 

 jokes, the burden of which fell, as usual, on 

 our good-natured President, Mr. Farree. 



At the afternoon session Pres. Farree and 

 Sec. Shaffner were unanimously electea to 

 their respective offices, Messrs. Bixby and 

 Allen taking the places of Emerson and 

 Mendleson on the executive board. A meet- 

 ing of the Consolidated Honey-producers of 

 California was called to meet the third Tues- 



day in January in the Clamber of Com- 

 merce to complete arrangements for han- 

 dling the honey crop and furnishing sup- 

 plies foi' the Association. 



THE NEW YORK STATE BEEKEEPERS' CON- 

 VENTION HELD AT ROCHESTER, DEC. 2, 3 



BY E. R. ROOT 



As stated in our issue for Dec. 15, 1U13, 

 page 873, this was the largest convention of 

 beekeepers we have had the pleasure of at- 

 tending this winter in the United States. 

 The only larger meeting was in Toronto, 

 Ontario. President Geo. B. Howe makes a 

 good presiding offi.cer. His enthusiasm is 

 such that it will wake up a whole conven- 

 tion. Ordinary discussions, in which possi- 

 bly but very few would take any interesi, l:e 

 will enliven with his own jjersonalily ; and 

 Ijefore he gets through he will have every- 

 body wanting to talk. He is also a practical 

 honey-producer as well as a queen-breeder. 



With the possible exception of the Colo- 

 rado Honey-producers' Association, the bee- 

 keepers of New York are better oi'ganized 

 than those of any other State. Tliis is large- 

 ly due to the efforts of Mr. W. F. Marks, 

 who for years has been president of the or- 

 ganization, and the man who has taken so 

 much interest in fostering the association 

 idea throughout the State. 



On account of our space being so limited 

 it will be impossible for us to give any thing 

 more than a brief resume of what was said 

 at this meeting. Again, there will be some 

 gaps in our report, not because the discus- 

 sion was not interesting, but because we 

 were interrupted at times in taking notes. 



At the time we entered the convention 

 room there was some talk as to whether the 

 proceedings should be taken in shorthand. 

 It was finally voted down on account of the 

 expense. If there were any proceedings 

 which were worth publishing in full they 

 weie those that took place at this meeting. 



After some preliminary discussion in re- 

 gard to membership fees in the local socie- 

 ties affiliated with the State organization, 

 the general program was taken up. 



The president, in his opening address, 

 spoke of the importance of advertising our 

 product. He called attention to the honey 

 writing-pads tliat are sent out by members 

 of the association to the consuming public. 

 These pads.* calling attention to honey as a 

 food, will be kept prominently before the 

 consumer because of their utility. He re- 

 ferred to the importance of having crop 



* These pads were gotten up by W. P. Marks. As 

 they are very unique we will have an illustration of 

 one of them later. 



