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Ihings a good hammering from difftjr- company or association to one share 



I nt sources." for the company or association, and an 



After a short debate the association additional share for every twenty-five 



t;irted this work bj- voting to have members thereafter. Place the par 



1' directors prepare ^ circular on value at $ioo per share, and the yot- 



oney and furnish copies free to mem- ing will be done by these associations 



ers of the association for distribution or companies governed by a vote to 



y them. each share. In this way we can al- 



! There arose a question as to the ways keep the management within 



esirability of incorporating- the as- our own control. No one person, or 



ociation that it might have a legal for that matter a few, can buy up the 



landing in its efforts to fight slander- controlling interest in the associa- 



us stories relating to honey produ:- tion. ***** 



on, and Messrs. Abbott, Hersh'sher, "Another thing, this convention in 

 'ranee, Benton, and AFiUer were made Denver two years ago appointed a 

 committee on this subject. Later, committee, and I was one member of 

 ley reported as follows it, to draw up plans by which an as- 

 Mr. ♦Abbott. "Mr. Chairman, the sociation of this kind might be formed, 

 jmmittee on incorporation has look- It is a fact that that committee did go 

 1 the matter over carefully and they out and report at our last convention 

 in simply ask for more time and they in Los Angeles and the committee was 

 ;sire that the committee be continued appointed again, of which I was made 

 iitil the next annual meeting, when chairman, and I say it is proper at 

 ley will be prepared to present a this time and in this place for this 

 lorough report. This matter is of thing to be brought up. It is not nec- 

 tal importance and should not be essary for this association to be cqn- 

 3ne hastily." verted into this; it is not the in- 

 "On motion of Mr. York, seconded tention that it should be so; but this 

 { Mr. Hyde, the special committee is the place for us to take up this mat- 

 1 incorporation was made a per- ter and protect ourselves against this 

 anent committee to report at the gigantic honey concern, this combina- 

 ;xt annual meeting." _ tion that is combining and is crushing 

 Following this Mr. Brown, of Cali- the life out of the honey market. Now 

 irnia, addressed the meeting on "The I know whereof I speak when I speak 

 ollective Disposal of our Product," about this formation and I can put 

 which he advocated the formation my finger on them, I can tell you ex- 

 : a stock company, owned and con- actly who these people are. It is not 

 oiled by honey producers, to buy well for me to give it out to the pub- 

 id sell honey and handle it on com- He and have it go into the press as to 

 ission. Among other things he said: who these people are but they do ex- 

 jive them (the directors) power to ist; they do control afifairs; they do 

 3en a central office, in which their control our honey market today and 

 anager will receive from local or- the thing for us to do is to organize 

 mizations, crop reports, samples of and meet these things with organiza- 

 Dney, amounts ready for shipment, tion, and I say it is properly in place 

 id correspondence of every nature before this convention. This matter 

 at will be directed to a business of comes up today right in perfect line 

 lis sort. Then let the smaller, or with our work. Let us lend a helping 

 cal organizations, with which the hand to this new organization, and let 

 )untry is already well covered, use it not interfere in any way with this 

 lis general, or National Honey Pro- association." 



acers' Association for their market. On motion the president appointed 



his will make a gigantic brokerage a temporary committee of five to 



•^steni within our own ranks, one in name the first five directors for the 



hich one and all can trust. Then it formation of a national organization 



ill come to pass that we will be for the disposal of honey. Before this 



e market, we will be the head and committee was appointed Mr. France 



Dt the tail. We will be able to addressed the meeting and said in 



lote a living price for our product, part; "This association can help to 



id realize as much. ***** Xhe check largely this cry about the adul- 



ganization should be a stock com- teration of honey, either extracted or 



iny, place the capital stock at $50,- manufactured as it was claimed in 



0, and sell only to organized compa- comb, but I can't do it alone. * * * 



es and associations. Limit each such You have stood by the association in 



