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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 15 



Sec. 4.— The Treasurer shall keep a record of all mon- 

 eys received from the Manager, giving his receipt there- 

 for; and he shall pay out funds only on bills approved 

 as per Section 5 of this Article. 



Sec. 5. -The duties of the Manager shall be to con- 

 duct the actual business of the League as directed by 

 the Executive Board; to keep a list of the membership; 

 to account for all moneys received, and turn same over 

 to the Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor; to prepare 

 and mail, in March of each year, to the membership an 

 annual report containing a financial statement, and 

 such other matters as would be of interest to all con- 

 cerned, including all ballots and amendments; and to is- 

 sue orders on the Treasurer foi; payment of all bills, 

 when countersigned by the President. 



Sec. 6.— The Treasurer and Manager shall each furnish 

 such bond as shall be satisfactory to the Executive Board. 



ARTICLE VI.— SALARIES AND EXPENSES. 



Sec. 1.— No salary shall be paid any officer of this 

 League, but the actual expense of holding meetings of 

 the Executive Bop.rd (when they deem such necessary) 

 shall be paid from the general expense fund. 



Sec. 2.— There shall be an allowance of five (5) per 

 cent of the cash receipts to cover all general expenses, 

 such as printing, meetings of the Executive Board, etc., 

 the remaining ninty-five (95) per cent to be applied on 

 the advertising proper. 



ARTICLE VII.— AMENDMENTS. 



This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds 

 vote of the membership at any regular election, provid- 

 ing such proposed amendment be first submitted to the 

 Executive Board and approved by it. 



Minutes of First Meeting'. 



A temporary organization was effected and the fore- 

 going Constitution adopted, when, upon motion of Ralph 

 W. Boyden, the following members were elected as an 

 Executive Board : Dr. C. C. Miller, W. Z. Hutchinson, 

 Arthur L. Boyden, George W. York, C. P. Dadant, N. E. 

 France, and George C. Lewis. 



A permanent organization was then formed, and the 

 followinvr officers were elected: President, Dr. C. C. Mil- 

 ler; Vice-president, George C. Lewis; Secretary, W. Z. 



Hutchinson; Treasurer, Arthur L. Boyden; Manager, 

 George W. York. 



Before adjourning it was resolved to do no general ad- 

 vertising until there is at least $5000 in the hands of the 

 Treasurer; the Manager was instructed to take the nec- 

 essary steps for securing the incoi poration of the 

 League; and the Secretary and Manager were appointed 

 a committee to prepare the necessary literature for use 

 in soliciting membership. 



Some Qtiestions Answ^ered. 



While the Constitution quite clearly outlines the aims 

 and objects of the League, a few questions will natural- 

 ly spring to the lips of one who contemplates joining its 

 ranks, hence it may be well to answer in advance as 

 many as possible of them. 



Naturally, the first question asked will be: " Why 

 form a new organization, when the constitution of the 

 National allows the use of its funds for such work ? " 

 Principally, because the National has not enough money 

 at its command to do the work effectively, and it could 

 not raise enough without a change in its constitution, 

 as, at present, only one extra assessment of $1.00 per 

 member can be made each year, while the work of ad- 

 vertising, to be effective, requires thousands of dollars 

 AT ONCE. 



Perhaps some will ask why the matter was not dis- 

 cussed in advance in the bee-papers, and a public meet- 

 ing called. Why was the matter kept so quiet, and the 

 work done with apparent secrecy? It was done so 

 quickly, simply to save time. When the true situation 

 had fairly dawned upon the thr«e or four who were fii-st 

 discussing the matter, it became equally apparent that 

 only by the most prompt and active work could any- 

 thing be done that would help the sale of the last year's 

 honey crop before the coming of this year's crop. 



Some may wonder why the members of the Executive 

 Board were all chosen so near Chicago. They were thus 

 chosen that they might quickly and cheaply attend 

 Board meetings. Should an important question requir- 

 ing immediate action come up, telegrams sent every 

 member in the afternoon would enable them to be in 

 Chicago the next morning. If any mistake has been 

 made in the choice of officers, it can be corrected at the 

 next election. As it is, however, it is doubtful if a set of 

 officers can be chosen who would have more completely 

 at heart the success of the undertaking. Besides this, 

 they are all friendly to one another, and will work har- 

 moniously as a unit. 



It may be asked why no salaries are paid the officers. 

 If these men are willing to give so freely of their mon- 

 ey, they should be equally willing to give their time; be- 

 sides, if they were paid salaries, many might be inclined 



to look upon the whole thing as a scheme on the part of 

 the officers to put money into their own pockets. As it 

 is, these men are really putting in their time, money, 

 and energies, expecting no reward except such as will 

 come to them from the improved conditions of bee cul- 

 ture. Only as honey-producers are benefited, will any 

 benefit come to manufacturers, dealers, and publishers, 

 yet a heavier burden is placed upon them than upon the 

 actual honey-producer. The contributions of the Board- 

 members alone will reach nearly $1000. 



Every one will, of course, be interested in knowing 

 what forms of advertising will be adopted. Mainly that 

 of advertising in the daily papers and magazines. (No 

 advertising will be done in the bee journals, as that 

 would be simply a waste of money). Pi-obably the first 

 feature will be that of killing, or removing, the false 

 beliefs regarding the manufacture of artificial comb 

 honey. Large space, perhaps one- fourth or one-eighth 

 page, will be used in leading dailies, a large heading- 

 reading something as follows: 



$10,000 forfeited! 



Then will follow an explanation and refutation of the 

 matter, and the offer of $10,000 as a forfeit to any one 

 who can show a sample of comb honey that has been 

 produced artificially. Of course, care will be taken to 

 word the offer properly, so that no technical advantage 

 may be taken. The best talent of the country will be 

 employed in preparing and placing the advertising. 

 Many rapers that publish these advertisements will 

 probably be willing also to publish articles on bee-keep- 

 ing written with a view to increasing the demand for 

 honey. Possibly firms that print " patent insides " for 

 other newspapers may be induced to use such articles. 



At fairs and exhibitions, it may be advisable to have 

 educational honey exhibits, together with the distribu- 

 tion of suitable literature. Possibly it may be well to 

 put stereopticon lecturers in the field; but, as has al- 

 ready been stated, newspaper advertising will be the 

 main feature. 



AN ENCOURAGING INCIDENT. 



Let me tell just one little incident: On the train, 

 while going home from the meeting, I fell to talking 



