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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



associations voting on said amend- 

 ments such changes shall be pro- 

 claimed by the secretary and become 

 part of the constitution. 

 Proposing New Legislation or 



Amending or Annulling Old. 

 Any affiliated association in good 

 standing with the National may pro- 

 pose new bylaws or propose to amend 

 existing ones at its regular annual 

 session, and if said new laws or pro- 

 posed change is endorsed by a ma- 

 jority present at the meeting of said 

 affiliated association, it shall be pub- 



lished in the Review, and if at any 

 time within one year from the time 

 of said publication it shall be endorsed 

 by two-thirds of all the affiliated as- 

 sociations belonging to the National 

 Association, said new law or change 

 in existing laws shall be made by the 

 National Association at its succeed- 

 ing annual session. If said National 

 Association neglects or fails to do so, 

 the National Secretary shall announce 

 the result of such action in the Re- 

 view, and such laws or changes shall 

 immediately be in force. 



Notice to Secretaries and Delegates and Others Who 

 Will Attend the Denver Meeting 



Menioraiidiim No. 1 



To the Affiliated Associations of Bee- 

 Keepers: — 



With pleasure I greet you in this, 

 your annual meeting, and it would af- 

 ford me still greater pleasure to meet 

 with you in person, as I surely meet 

 with you in the spirit of endeavoring 

 to uplift our beloved vocation. 



In our efforts to enlarge the sphere 

 of usefulness of the Association, there 

 are conditions constantly arising that 

 require changes in our policies to en- 

 able us to meet the changed condi- 

 tions. The policies of 20 years ago 

 are not competent to the requirements 

 of today and especially is this true 

 in the methods of publicity for food 

 products and it is our needs in this 

 direction that I wish to especially 

 call your attention to. 



In our product we have a delicate, 

 wholesome, delicious, cheap and nutri- 

 tious article, relished by everybody, 

 especially valuable as a food product, 

 and unsurpassed for a table garnish 

 — yet we have seen it gradually de- 

 crease in comparative price and con- 

 sumption until it is scarcely profit- 

 able to produce it in many localities. 

 It must be our business to "get to- 

 gether" and discover the cause, and 

 remedy it so as to place HONEY 

 where it really belongs, at the head 

 of the list of good things to eat, in 

 price and use. 



As Secretary of the National As- 

 sociation it devolves upon me to point 

 out this condition and the need of 

 early attention, and then it is for 

 the bright minds and wise counsels 

 of the associations to suggest the 



proper policy to remedy the unsatis- 

 factory condition. 



I would suggest that one session 

 of your meeting be devoted to the 

 consideration of this matter in the 

 endeavor to formulate a policy "To 

 increase the consumption, stimulate 

 the demand and stiffen the price of 

 honey." Keep this prominently be- 

 fore your members at all times and 

 in all ways endeavor to "boost" sales; 

 induce more people to eat more honey; 

 give live bee demonstrations on every 

 possible occasion; (by the way, you 

 can get good prices for this at fairs 

 and depai-tment stores). Advertise in 

 your local papers; talk bees and honey 

 to everybody who will listen; every- 

 body keeping everlastingly at it will 

 bring results before we realize it. 



Another thing that appeals to me 

 is to have more of the real worth of 

 the Association done at the state and 

 local meetings. I am a firm believer 

 in the wisdom of the majority rule. 

 The state meetings are closely in 

 touch with the real producers and 

 their needs, while the National is 

 made up of delegates and members 

 whose incomes do not depend directly 

 on the price of honey up or honey 

 down, and consequently their point of 

 view is different, however sincere they 

 may be. 



IMeniorancliiin No. II 



Another matter that demands at- 

 tention is the need of more funds to 

 take care of the increased work re- 

 quired as the methods become more 

 and more intensive. Competition with 

 other and better advertised foods is 

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