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then we will bring them together, 

 forming a State branch with meetings 

 held annually, composeii of delegates 

 from the County branches. Then, 

 when we get enough States organized, 

 we will bring them together biannual- 

 ly in a National Association, having 

 our County, State and National gath- 

 erings all under the one head. 



Now for results: We could have the 

 National purchase all supplies needed 

 for the Association, sending each State 

 its quota, or, in other words, what it 

 asked and would pay for and the State 

 could send to each County what it 



wanted, and the members in each 

 County could get their supplies from 

 one center, giving all tue benefits of a 

 slight advance over wholesale rates, 

 or plus what was necessary for hand- 

 ling the goods. 



Now, then, after we get the States 

 pretty well organized, a honey ex- 

 change could be added with but little 

 trouble, resulting in an Association the 

 bee-keepers could well be proud of. 



I respectfully submit the above 

 plan for your consideration. 



Davison, Mich., Nov. 5, 1902. 





ORGANIZATION AND GO-OPERATION. 



BY HERMAN RAUGHFUSS. 



The Outlining of a Plan Based upon the Experience of a 

 Successful Honey Exchange. 



The Prize Article. 



It is possible to create a new de- 

 partment of the National Association 

 which shall do the business of a mar- 

 keting association. Such a department 

 may be formed right now, providing 

 we are willing that it shall be gov- 

 erned only by such local marketing 

 associations as will be immediately or- 

 ganized, whose delegates shall ex of- 

 ficio form the marketing branch of the 

 National Association; and, of course, 

 all members of the National Associa- 

 tion will also be members of its mar- 

 keting department, but those members 

 who live where there Is no local mar- 

 keting association will have no repre- 

 sentative in the marketing board of 

 delegates, but will have to be subject 

 to it without representation, if they 

 wish to sell their honey through it. 



It is absolutely necessary that local 

 organizations should not only be the 



backbone of, but more, should consti- 

 tute the entire government of the Na- 

 tional Marketing Department. It is 

 the only practical business basis. No 

 person should be asked to bear the 

 burden and responsibilities of business 

 for those whom they do not represent. 

 I therefore urge that the present Na- 

 tional machinery be set at work for 

 one purpose only; namely, to promote 

 the formation of local business organ- 

 izations. I suggest that such organ- 

 izations cannot do much better than 

 to organize on the same basis as we 

 in Colorado have done, with due re- 

 gard to local differences, because our 

 methods have been approved and 

 found good by the test of experience. 

 I, therefore, give here our own articles 

 of incorporation and by-laws in full 

 for the purpose of study by intending 

 organizations, and to facilitate that 



