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TENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



dent and Secretary, and General Man- 

 ager be added to the committee, ex- 

 off icio, and that they be a standing 

 committee to report at the next an- 

 nual meeting. 



Mr. Davis — I think we are putting 

 the obpect of this movemeait off one 

 year without accomplishing anything 

 in the meantime. How much further 

 along will we be a year from now? 

 My idea is to start something now, if 

 it is nothing more than making a re- 

 port to the separate State and County 

 bodies for their consideration during 

 their own local deliberations, and let 

 them thresh over the proposition as 

 brought forward by this committee. 

 The State conventions have not held 

 Iheir meetings yet, and this subject 

 can be brought before them for dis- 

 cussion, and those members will 

 have had sufficient knowledge to dis- 

 cuss it, whereas mow, we, each of us, 

 have a small idea individually as to 

 what co-operation will mean to the 

 larger bodies. "We haven't got any 

 proposition here in any tangible form 

 to discuss, and if we defer action unti' 

 a year from now, how much better off 

 will we be? 



:Mr. Hershiser — I think it would be 

 well for us to call another meeting 

 bf this committee, and invite these 

 gentlemen that think they have some 

 way of bringing this matter about im- 

 mediately to come in and tell us how- 

 to do it. 



The President read from the consti- 

 tution, showing that no amendment to 

 the constitution could be made this 

 year; also with reference to the powers 

 of the Board of Directors. 



Pres. York — The Board of Directors 

 have the power to use the fund® in 

 any way they think fit for the inter- 

 ests of the association; that can be 

 done any time this year, but you can't 

 amend the constitution until next 

 year. 



■Mr. Snyder — If that is the case, it is 

 within our power to get the money 

 for them to spend. 



Pres. York^ — ^^This convention can 

 recommend that the directors do so 

 and so. 



Mr. Snyder — I move that we advise 

 them, if they see fit, to raise the dues 

 to one dollar straight in the National. 



)Mr. Huffman — We have a motion 

 before the house. Before you put that, 

 it .might be well to consider this, and 



let these people go in with the com- 

 mittee and see if they can get any- 

 thing better. 



I made a motion, which I am willing 

 to withdraw, if my seconder will con- 

 sent. 



(On consent of the seconder being 

 given, the motion was withdrawn.) 



Mr. iSnyder — My motion was that 

 this committee advise the Board of 

 Directors to raise the dues to one dol- 

 lar a year. 



Mr. Palmer — (Pa.) I second the mo- 

 tion. 



Mr. Stone — Our committee decided 

 to do that -very thing, but we didn't 

 report it because it would be brought 

 before the Board of Directors, and 

 they would bring that before the asso- 

 ciation at the next annual meeting. 



The President here read what was 

 stated in the constitution on the ques- 

 tion of dues. 



GVlr. 'Huffman — I think the motion is 

 out of order. 



Mr. Snyder — I will withdraw that 

 motion with the consent of my sec- 

 onder. 



(On consent being given, the mo- 

 tion was withdrawn.) 



Mr. Hershiser — ri suggest that as we 

 are going to have a meeting of this 

 committee this afternoon, that we fix 

 the hour at 1 o'clock, and then these 

 gentlemen that have ideas on the sub- 

 ject meet with us, and we will get 

 along much faster and have a good 

 chance to deliberate about it. 



iMr. Huffman — I think Mr. Her- 

 S'hiser's suggestion is a gpods one. 



Pres. York — iPlease, then, meet with 

 the committee at 1 o'clock. I would 

 like to hear from Dr. Gates; I think 

 he can say something that will be a 

 help to the committee and that we 

 all ought to hear. 



■ Dr. Gatesi — I- wondered- whether my 

 remarks should come before that com- 

 mittee. There are one or two phases 

 of this situation which I have had in 

 mind. I want to say, first, I am highly 

 gratified to see the enthusiasm run so 

 high for re-organization. 



It is very gratifying to see the at- 

 tempt to re- organize and establish a 

 sound footing. The educational phase 

 of the convention of the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Association was brought out 

 partially in the President's address 

 last evening. This educational phase 

 interests me particularly. It is a 



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