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points, and perhaps cheapen satisfactory 

 results 



In regard to what Mr. Sandford says 

 about the numerous lakes being of no 

 apparent avail in drouth, I would say 

 that evaporation is going on under pre- 

 disposing causes from these bodies of 

 water, and that the air " holds it in 

 solution," as the chemist would say, and 

 that, as the Indian said, "To be sure of 

 the rain, the disturbance of thunder and 

 lightning^would bring it down." 



So we see that some things can be 

 proved, even by a " poor Indian," and it 

 will also take time and money to workout 

 the problem that, as our worthy editor 

 says, is now absorbing universal attention. 



Hunnewell, Mo. 



Sontlierii California Conyention, 



The annual convention of the South- 

 ern California Bee-Keepers' Association 

 was held at Los Angeles, Calif., on 

 Tuesday, Oct. 21, 1891; President C. 

 N. Wilson in the chair. 



The following report is condensed 

 from the Los Angeles Herald : 



Among the delegates present when 

 the convention was called to order were: 



C. W. Abbott, Pasadena ; C. W. New- 

 all, Murietta ; W. T. Kirk, Pasadena ; 

 C. Schiliesnager, Pasadena ; G. B. Wood- 

 berry, Verdugo; L. T. Rowley, Sunland; 

 E. E. Shattuck, Garvanza ; A. B. Mullen, 

 Acton ; John J. Johnson, Sunland ; 

 John Holser, Piru City ; J. J. Cole, 

 Tropico ; L. H. Bannister, Pasadena; 

 Henry Otto, San Jacinto ; John G. Corey, 

 Thompson ; William Stevenson, Pasa- 

 dena ; J. F. Mclntyre, Fillmore ; Jeff 

 Williams, Tustin ; W. T. Richardson, 

 Santa Paula ; N. Cochens, DelSur; H. 

 H. Hillard, Pasadena; N. Barnet, W^hit- 

 tier ; B. S. K. Bennett, South Los An- 

 geles ; J. H. Hutchings, Tehunga. 



About the first thing done was to take 

 a recess of half an hour so as to allow 

 candidates for membership to pay their 

 dollars, and sign the Constitution. The 

 result was gratifying, for B8 new mem- 

 bers were added, representing a total of 

 5,525 colonies of bees. 



A bone of contention was thrown into 

 the convention by J. F. Mclntyre, who 

 moved an amendment of the Constitu- 

 tion, to the end that the organization 

 should be extended or expanded into a 

 State association, and that its name be 

 changed to the California Bee-Keepers' 

 Association. 



J. G. Corey said that the proposition 

 was in the nature of a surprise, because 



due notice of the proposed change had 

 not been given. 



He was answered by L. T. Rowley 

 and W. H. Densmore, the latter, who is 

 Secretary of the Mountain Bee-Keepers* 

 Association, holding that all technicali- 

 ties should be overlooked in order to 

 form a State society able by its influence 

 to protect the industry against maraud- 

 ing adulterators, dealing in glucose and 

 paraffine, instead of honey and beeswax. 



Mr. Mclntyre said the bee-keepers 

 wanted to get a share of the $300,000 

 voted by the Legislature to the World's 

 Fair exhibit, to be used to further the 

 bee-keepers' exhibit, and to do this they 

 would have to be organized into a State 

 organization instead of a county organi- 

 zation. The lower counties of the State 

 are the bee counties, and if the northern 

 counties came in, it would not change 

 the complexion of the association. 



President Wilson replied to the argu- 

 ments of those favoring the amendment 

 in an earnest manner, planting himself 

 firmly as opposed to the proposition. He 

 declared the association would never be 

 able to get a dollar of the $800,000, as 

 it has been apportioned out, and any 

 possibility of getting any of it would 

 require more money to work the Legis- 

 lature than would ever be gotten out of 

 it by the bee-keepers. 



The association at 12:80 o'clock took 

 a recess to 1:80 p.m. 



At the afternoon session the animated 

 discussion of the amendment continued 

 with vigor. 



It took a two-thirds vote to pass the 

 amendment, and when the question was 

 finally called, there were 89 ayes and 

 21 noes, and the proposition was there- 

 fore lost. One single vote added to the 

 ayes at the expense of the noes, would 

 have created the State organization. 

 The progressive and liberal element had 

 an opportunity a short time afterward, 

 however, to retaliate. The election of 

 officers was the next in order, and re- 

 sulted as follows: 



President, C. W. Abbott, of Pasadena; 

 Secretary, G. W. Brodbeck, o! Los An- 

 geles ; Treasurer, R. Wilkin, of Ven- 

 tura ; Vice-President for Los Angeles 

 County, L. T. Rowley ; Vice-President 

 for San Diego, W. Starr ; Vice-President 

 for San Bernardino, Mrs. Bonfoy ; Vice- 

 President for Ventura, J. F. Mclntyre ; 

 Vice-President for Orange, J. W^ King. 



Executive Board — C. W. Abbott, R. 

 Wilkin, H. H. Hillier, G. W. Brodbeck, 

 and L. T. Rowley. 



Since the foregoing was in type, we 

 have received from the Secretary the 



