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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



May- 



is practically dead, as is easily shown 

 by reference to the market reports. 

 The crop of the coming season will 

 soon be here, and, should it prove a 

 bountiful one, with last year's crop 

 still unsold, where will prices go then? 

 We may as well face the situation 

 squarely. Then comes the all-impor- 

 tant question; What shall we do 

 about it? 



Three or four of us began recently 

 to discuss this question, privately, by 

 mail, and we decided to act promptly, 

 to the extent of summoning (some by 

 telephone and telegraph) to a confer- 

 ence in Chicago, some eight or ten 

 representative manufacturers, dealers, 

 publishers and honey-producers. As a 

 result, such a meeting was held 

 March 14th and 15th, the whole two 

 days being occupied in forming an 

 organization, and in discussing ways 

 and means whereby said organization 

 can increase the demand for honey. 



The first step was the drafting of a 

 constitution which reads as follows: 



CONSTITUTION. 



Art. I — Name and Headquarters. 



Sec. I — The name of this organiza- 

 tion shall be "The Honey Producers' 

 League." 



Sec. 2 — Its headquarters shall be 

 Chicago, 111. 



Art. II— Objects. 

 Its objects shall be to create a larg- 

 er demand for honey by popularizing 

 its use among the consuming public 

 through advertising in newspapers 

 and magazines its great value as a 

 food, and by such other methods as 

 may be considered advisable by the 

 Executive Board. Also by publica- 

 tion of facts concerning the produc- 

 tion of honey to counteract any mis- 

 representation of the same. 



Art. Ill— Membership and Dues. 



Sec. I — Any bee-keeper may become 

 a member by paying to the Manager 

 an annual fee of $1.00 for each 20 (or 

 fraction of 20) colonies of bees 

 (spring count) he owns or operates. 



Sec. 2 — Any honey-dealer, bee-sup- 

 ply dealer, bee-supply manufacturer, 

 bee-paper publisher, or any other firm 

 or individual, may become a member 

 on the annual payment of a fee of 

 $10.00, increased by one-fifth of one 

 (i) per cent, of his or its capital used 

 in the allied interests of bee-keeping. 



Sec. 3 — The annual dues shall be 



payable in advance, on or before Maj 

 I of each year. 



Sec. 4 — Membership shall ceas( 

 when dues are in arrears thre< 

 months. 



Art. IV — Executive Board. 



Sec. I — An Executive Board consist 

 ing of seven members shall be elect- 

 ed by mail ballot annually in th<. 

 month of March (after the first elec 

 tion), the ballots to be sent to th< 

 membership between March I anc 

 5, the polls to be closed at noon Apri 

 I. They shall be the seven member! 

 receiving the highest number of vote: 

 cast. In case of a tie-vote, the othe: 

 members of the Board shall decide it 



Sec. 2 — The votes shall be mailed t( 

 the Secretary, who, with anothe 

 member to be selected by the balanc. 

 of the Executive Board, shall togethe 

 count the votes and certify the resul 

 to the Manager, who shall then for • 

 ward copies of the same to the Unite( ' 

 States bee-papers for publication, am ' 

 also give same in his annual report. ] 



Sec. 3 — The Executive Board shal 

 have the general management of th 

 League, and shall elect from thei 

 number the officers named in Articl 

 V, Sec. I, who shall execute the order 

 of the Board, and hold their severa 

 offices until their successors are elect 

 ed and qualified. 



Sec. 4 — The Executive Board shal 

 meet annually, on the third Wednes 

 day in April, in Chicago, for the elec 

 tion of officers, and for the transactio; 

 of such other business as may regular 

 ly come before it. 



Sec. 5 — Special meetings of the Ex 

 ecutive Board shall be held when call 

 ed by the President, upon request o 

 three or more members of the Board 



Art. v.— Officers. 



Sec. I- — The officers, shall be ; 

 President, Vice-President, Secretary! 

 Treasurer and Manager. ;l 



Sec. 2 — The duties of the Presiden 

 and Vice-President shall be such a: 

 usually devolve upon these officers. 



Sec. 3 — The duties of the Secretary 

 shall be to keep a record of the meet- 

 ings of the Executive Board, (and tc 

 count the ballots of all votes of tht 

 membership, as provided by Art. IV 

 Sec. 2, the result of which he is to for- 

 ward at once to the Manager. 



Sec. 4 — The Treasurer shall keep i 

 record of all moneys received from the 

 Manager, giving his receipts there 



