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crops to the Association. If this is 

 (lone early in the season, the directors 

 can be guided, by this to some extent 

 as to what the price should be. 



Section 2. One great object sought 

 by this board will be to control the 

 output in localities where there is a 

 large crop; to prevent its being placed 

 upon the market in quantities and sea- 

 sons that would prove disastrous to 

 the general market; but it is strictly 

 understood that this article, or any 

 other in this code, shall not be con- 

 strued to mean that the board has the 

 right, or is authorized to place the 

 price at an exorbitant rate; and the 

 Association is in no way a trust and 

 is not organized for that purpose, but 

 to save to its members the commission 

 that has heretofore gone to the deal- 

 ers. It is believed that the price of 

 the retail goods will not be greatly af- 

 fected by this Association, and it is 

 the duty of this board to adhere strict- 

 ly to these principles. 



ARTICLE IX. 



Section 1. It will be the duty of the 

 National Bee-Keepers' Association 

 Itoard, of twelve directors, to say what 

 compensation this commercial board of 

 five directors shall receive, which will 

 be paid, as will all expenses, including 

 the expenses of the local Association, 

 from a per cent of the receipts of the 

 National Honey Producers' Associa- 

 tion, from which a sufficient amount 

 will be kept and held by the com- 

 mercial board until all expenses are 

 paid, before the last distribution of 

 money shall be made to the local or- 

 ders. 



OTHER SUGGESTIONS. 



1. The local order shall not sell any 

 honey, except at retail. 



2. The local orders can sell cans, 

 cases and sections in any manner they 

 desire, but the National cannot furn- 

 ish same without capital. 



?>. The National may furnish each 

 local order its packages, without cash, 

 provided they will sign contracts, for 

 the season's crop, and are willing to 

 pay the interest upon such money as 

 they use, and these supplies will be 

 settled for as the honey is sold. 



4. Each seal used by the local 

 agents will bear a number, and will be 

 the property of the National Produc- 

 ers' Association, and returned when 

 called for. 



5. Each package sealed and grad- 

 ed, will be branded upon the outside of 

 the package with the Association 

 brand. 



t». It would be better to have a 

 good amount of the extracted honey 

 put up in suitable packages for the 

 family trade, to bear the seal of the 

 Association so as to bear a guarantee 

 of its purity. 



7. All honey bearing the Associa- 

 tion brand will be backed up by a 

 good, strong, guarantee. 



8. All who tamper with the Asso- 

 ciation seal or bi'and, or in any way 

 infringe upon our trade mark, will be 

 prosecuted to the full extent of the 

 law. 



9. All who adulterate honey should 

 receive the full benefit of the law to 

 prosecute. 



10. It should be the object of the 

 Association to place the honey as near 

 as possible to the consumer, saving all 

 extra transportation and commission 

 for its members. 



11. It is not the intention to have 

 this National Honey Producers' Asso- 

 ciation to absorb the National Bee- 

 Beepeers' Association, but rather to be 

 the commercial part of it, when all 

 sales, as well as any other reasonable 

 matter, should be audited by the 

 board of twelve directors of the Na- 

 tional Bee-Keepers' Association. This 

 will prevent the commercial board 

 from forming a ring to deal dishonest- 

 ly with its members. 



