Feb. 2, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



69 



fully discharg-ed. In a recent letter from Mr. York, he says 

 that he always looks forward with much interest to the pub- 

 lication of the proceeding's of this Association, and that he 

 ranks it next to the National association reports, and ex- 

 presses a desire that the report of this meeting' be sent in to 

 appear in his journal. 



Colorado apiarists are lookt up to, and so is our product. 

 I sav this not to boast, but for our encouragement. Instead 

 of being puft up let us rather be humbled, remembering 

 that to whom much is given of the same much is required. 



It is my sincere desire that this Association shall con- 

 tinue to grow in both membership and influence, until every 

 apiarist in the State shall be enrolled as a member, and 

 until there shall be a full and harmonious co-operation in 

 the conduct of all our apicultural affairs. 



Why do I desire this general interest — why encourage 

 others to success when it is .so hard now to find a market 

 for our product ? Know you not that freedom is and has 

 been the foundation-stone — yea, is at the very bottom of our 

 national prosperity ? Could I monopolize the honey-produc- 

 tion of this State. I should thereby temporarily advance my 

 own financial interests, but in my doing .so I should neces- 

 sarily impoverish each of you as producers, and it is com- 

 mon-sense and the soundest of reason that to impoverish 

 ninety-nine one-hundreths of the bee-keepers of our State 

 not only affects the.se same bee-keepers, but nian^- others in 

 other pursuits as well, and eventuall}' m}' monopolizing 

 folly comes back as a curse on my own head. My product 

 must sell if I continue to prosper, and only a prosperous 

 people can buy my product. Were it not for the equalizing 

 effects of panics and hard times we would, as a business 

 community, quickly become slaves to the greed3', and soon 

 the whole mass g'o down to one common grave. 



Yes, your prosperity means mine, and I want you to 

 prosper. The growth of this Association means that you 

 will be aided to prosperity. I say you will be aided, for this 

 Association cannot bring- you prosperity against all other 

 influences, but it can help. A large membership means 

 more money to do the work of the Association. I want to 

 call your attention to the fact that not one of us knows the 

 burden and expense that is upon our Secretary in keeping; 

 the books of this Association, and in correspondence, and 

 the time given to thought in solving the problems that are 

 for our interests, and yet it has been freely given. I desire 

 to see, this year, this Association grow to a membership of 

 many hundreds, and a treasury of hundreds, and that out 

 of that treasury our official servant, the Secretary, get an 

 allowance that w-ill justify him in working for our inter- 

 ests. This would be proper, just and right. 



Shall we make the eft'ort, or shall we not ? Who will 

 volunteer to do missionar3- work in the various parts of the 

 State ? I commend to this Association the plan of g-etting- 

 some good member in each location to •' missionate " in get- 

 ting members. I shall charge upon mj- successor to see 

 that the will of this Association be carried out. and upon 

 the members that they rustle and help in both money and 

 work. If each one who is now a member shall get. during 

 the next year, as many new members as has your humble 

 servant during the past year, our next annual meeting; 

 should see on our roll near 1,000 names. 



I am not offering any visionary scheme, but a business 

 proposition that can be carried out if we put ourselves to 

 the task. I ask that before we adjourn from this meeting- 

 we shall each pledge ourselves to the work, and begin the 

 action that shall see not less than SCO stubs on the Secre- 

 tary's membership receipt book. R. C. AiKix. 



A discussion then ensued on giving the Secretary a 

 compensation. All were in favor of the idea, but as the 

 condition of the treasury did not justify it, the matter had 

 to be dropt. A motion was made to confer a loving cup 

 upon the Secretary as a token of gratitude, but at his urgent 

 request it was withdrawn. 



The Secretary then made a verbal report of the work 

 during- the year, mentioning- in particular the soliciting of 

 new members, -which resulted in a total membership of 154 ; 

 the efforts made to create a marketing organization, and 

 concluding with a statement of expenses and receipts. 



A vote of thanks was then extended to Prof. Gillette, 

 and he was made an honorary member for next year. 



A DISCUSSION ON FOUI, BROOD. 



Mr. M. A. Gill had been down on the program for an 

 address on foul brood, but had concluded to leave it to Mr. 

 Foster. Mr. Gill said he had been in.spector for three years 

 in one locality where there was a great deal of foul brood, 

 but it had been confined to that region by a sort of quaran- 



tine, bee-keepers agreeing not to buy or ship out from there. 

 Mr. Foster spoke of the umvilling-ness of the Boulder 

 county commissioners to pay for the work done. 



Mr. Gill — If any work is done, a g-ood deal is done 

 gratuitously. If five bee-keepers in the county think the 

 disease exists, an inspector can be appointed ; and. if ap- 

 pointed, his compensation must be allowed under the 

 statute. From my experience on the Western Slope, I 

 would not advise any one to use a hive again which has not 

 been disinfected. 



Mr. Foster — Mr. Adams has more than he can do in 

 Boulder county. He is expected to oversee 18,000 colonies. 



Mr. Foster then exhibited a map of the vicinity of 

 Boulder, comprising an area of about six by eight miles, 

 with a larg-e number of locations markt where foul brood 

 exists, and stated how many cases were in each yard. One 

 apiary had about 70 colonies infected out of a total of 140. 

 There are not over two persons in the territory mapt who 

 will send for an inspector. They are careless and indifferent. 



H. Rauchfuss — A provision in the law says the inspec- 

 tor has to go where he knows foul brood exists. 



J. E. Lyon — Does the inspector have to go when 

 called on ? 



Mr. Gill— He does. 



Pres. Aikin — Section 3 of the law sa^'s; "Every bee- 

 keeper or other person who shall be aware of the existence 

 of foul brood, either in his own apiary or elsewhere, shall 

 immediately notify the County Inspector of Bees, if there 

 be one, and if not the Secretary of the Colorado State Bee- 

 Keepers' As.sociation, of the existence of such disease, and 

 in default of so doing shall on summary conviction before a 

 Justice of the Peace, be liable to a fine of $S and costs." 

 Section 4 says : " On receiving notice from any source, in 

 an)' apiary in his county, of the disease known as foul 

 brood, or anj- other infectious or contagious disease of bees, 

 the Count)' Inspector of Bees shall forthwith inspect each 

 colony of bees and all hives." 



Mr. Adams — Suppose a man comes to me and orders me 

 to inspect when it is freezing hard. 



Mr. Martin — Is there any penalty if the inspector does 

 not do his duty ? 



Mr. Gill — After the inspector has been notified he is 

 amenable to the law as well as the owner. On the Western 

 Slope men watcht :ne to find out any delinquency. 



Mr. Lyon — I have askt Mr. Adams to go half-a-dozen 

 times. Am I the man to ask him to go in freezing weather ? 

 Suppose it is freezing. Let us wipe out the inspector if he 

 is no good. If he refused to go when it was too cold, why 

 did he not go when the weather was favorable ? We are 

 overrun by foul brood. I do not mean to be personal. 



Mr. Adams — I understand that. That is all right. But 

 every one of the days that Mr. Lyon came, the wind was 

 blowing from the north, and it was cold. 



Pres. Aikin — This is simply a difference in judgment be- 

 tween two men. That point of the proper time was over- 

 lookt in the law. If particular colonies are known to be 

 diseased, then any time will do. But whoever formulated 

 the law didn't think of that. 



L. Booth — The law is all right. The official is not ex- 

 pected to do his duty at an unsea.sonable time, but within a 

 reasonable time and in a reasonable manner. 



Pres. Aikin — You are correct. 



Mr. Gill — The time of visit is usually agreed upon be- 

 tween the owner and the inspector. Usually there is no 

 brood in the hives at the time referred to. The best time to 

 inspect is when bees fly freely. I have inspected 3.100 col- 

 onies without a veil. There is alwaj'S some time between 

 June and January to inspect. One man can order the in- 

 spector to g-o to any part of the county. 



Pres. Aikin — The law does not contemplate the unrea- 

 sonable, but the point might be brought up whether a cer- 

 tain course is rea.sonable or unreasonable. 



Mr. Fostsr — Early last spring- I sent for Mr. Adams. 

 He said the weather was not fit. I put up a tent and a .stove, 

 and he came. I think Mr. Adams does well with 18,000 col- 

 onies. At every sixth or seventh house, one sees bees. If 

 he .stops at every house he spends half his time calling-. If 

 he does not. he misses a good many. I say. take a small 

 district and do it well. 



Mr. Gill — Wisconsin claims the best law. One inspec- 

 tor does it all. The work can be thoroughly done. One in- 

 spector can find all the bees diseased. If I found no disea.se, 

 I spent little time. 



Mr. Honnett — Assessors make a list of products not 

 taxt. They could add bees, and the inspector could get his 

 information from them, 



Mr. Adams — When my commissioners say, "You've got 



