THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 93 



The great National meeting of 1914, at St. Louis, is now history. 

 The meeting was not largely attended, but was of excellent quality. 

 The Canadians were represented by Prof. Morley Pettii, Provincial 

 Apiarist, Guelph, Ont., and Prof. F. W. L. Sladen, Experimental 

 Farm, Ottawa. Delegates to the number of fourteen, having thirty- 

 six votes, were present. As each delegate was allowed one vote 

 for each fifty members, or fraction thereof, the reader would natur- 

 ally presume that the fourteen delegates represented J,Si)() members, 

 but such is not the case, as the fractional feature would reduce the 

 number somewhat. There was a lively "scrap" on at all business 

 sessions, as several important questions were being "thrashed out," 

 and the different delegates worked to carry out their and the Asso- 

 ciation ideas as to the future policy of the National Association. No 

 one can say but what each delegate worked for the policy he thought 

 best to further the interests of the Association, and A\'hcn it was all 

 over the very best of feeling was expressed. 



Forty-five thousand booklets, "The Use of Honey in Cooking," 

 were sent out by Chairman France, bought with the balance of the 

 League Fund. They went gratis to members by paying postage. 

 Many more applications for booklets were received than the $60 i 

 fund would buy, and Mr. France reports under date of January 2nd, 

 that all postage received since the supply of booklets was exhausted 

 had now been returned. 



This is the last chapter of what once promised to be one of the 

 most beneficial moves ever inaugurated among honey producing in- 

 terests. The fund originally was some more than $1,400, subscribed 

 principally by manufacturers and dealers in bee supplies, the pro- 

 ducer — although the one primarily interested — not responding. 



For the benefit of the younger readers of the Review, it may be 

 well to explain that the "League Fund" was originally intended for 

 advertising purposes, to popularize honey. If we could have ten or 

 fifteen thousand dollars annually for this purpose, then turn this 

 money over to those in the advertising business who make this line of 

 advertising their specialty, ere long we would not be able to supply 

 the demand that this popularizing would bring forth. Had this 

 "scheme" worked out, and the desired amount of money been sub- 

 scribed, there is no doubt in the mind of the writer but what pro- 

 ducers would now be realizing handsomely for their money invested, 

 by a better demand for their honey at an advance over the price now 

 realized. 



The Review is very fortunate in securing many practical papers 

 touching upon the scientific side of bee culture contributed at the 

 National, which will be published in the columns of the Review dur- 

 ing the next few months. 



