ipb THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. Octobef); 



THE HONEY PRODUCERS' LEAGUE. 



Something of the Peculiarities Chatacteristic of That Unique 



Organization. ler- 



By N. B. K. A. MEMBER. 



THE HONEY Producers' League and "I believe the time has come f( 



has made quite a stir among bee- this association to spend perhaps tl 



keepers and its sponsors are diligent- greater amount of money it has 1 



ly tr3^ing to increase its popularity spend in trying to inform the publ 



and size. Perhaps they will be prop- as to the matter of honey, its qu^iii 



erly grateful for more publicity, and and all that sort of thing. The thmi 



in an endeavor to supply this we sub- you want people to know." 



join a little history of the movement, Mr. E. R. Root said: "I would sui 



and some other things. gest that the Board of Directors 1 



For some years there has been more "^'^i to set aside a certam fun 



or less talk and effort among mem- ^hich can be used to pay some cot 



bers of the National Bee-Keepers' As- Petent person not. only to get retra 



sociation to have that body take some tions, but to write interesting and on 



action to increase the consumption of mal articles for magazines wnich c 



honey and obtain and enforce [^ctly and indirectly tell how con 



laws against the sale of adul- honey is produced and which w 



terated honeys. In pursuance ^how conclusively that there .s i 



of these objects the matter was brought such thing as the manufactured a 



before the meeting of the association tide so much hawked about in t. 



in St. Louis in 1904. At that time papers. 



Mr. York said: "In my humble opin- "I" this association we have a nut 



ion the N. B. K. A. can undertake ber of men who are penectly comp 



and continue an advertising campaign tent to do this work under the dire 



to increase the general demand for tion of the Board of Directors, 



honey better than any other organiza- is not enough that the articles be wr 



tion, firm or individual. *****" ten, but that a representative frc 



"I have believed for many years that the association itself be sent direct 



the reason why the price of honey is offending publisher or editor, and e 



so low is because of the unequal dis- plam to him the facts * * * * The ( 



tribution and under-consumption." ficers of this association are now sc 



"I believe the only way to nail that tered all over the United States; ai 



lie (manufactured comb honey) is for the board of directors could, at 



our N. B. K. A. to advertise— give the very small expense, send one su. 



public the facts about honey for officer to the paper publishing su( 



awhile " ^i^' '^"*^' i^ possible, secure a retra 



"Further, I would have our Nation- tion and correction." 



al Association urge bee-keepers ev- Mr. Abbott moved for a "press coi 



erywhere to endeavor to get their lo- mittee" of fifteen to look after t 



cal newspapers to publish informa- publication in the public press ff ma 



tion." ter pertaining to honey. Mr. Dada "*! 



"The association could prepare said he believed it "advisable to ha '';*' 



such matter, etc." the editors of all the bee journals ""^ 



"It is possible that a final and sat- the United States on that comm * 



isfactory solution of the advertising tee." !}" 



of honey by the National Association Mr. Root said: "I would like '" 



may include an association brand." make a suggestion and that is, that t 



"In conclusion, I want to urge a editors of the bee journals be left o 



thorough discussion of the advertising of that committee. There is no dou 



of honey. It is worthy the best brain but what the editors will do thify 



in our ranks." part; they are very much interest 



Dr. Miller said the association needs in this question; but include oth 



a larger membership to do the work men. What we want is to give the 



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