ILLINOIS STATE BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION 



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various official positions in this asso- 

 ciation, and wiho has by his self-sacri- 

 ficing principles endeared himself to 

 bee-keepers all over the continent. 



Resolved, That this association 

 deeply sympa'tihizes with him and his 

 ^ family, and unitedly join in the hope 

 that 'he may soon be restored to bis 

 usual health; and, be it further re- 

 solved. That a copy of this resolu- 

 tion be forwarded to Mr. Hutchinson 

 forthwith, by the acting secretary of 

 this, association. 



4. Whereas, Eternal vigilance seems 

 necessary to prevent exorbitant 

 (freight rates on honey, therefore be it 



Resolved, That we urge Congress 

 and the Inter- State Commerce Com- 

 mission to protect the bee-keeping 

 industry, by preventing any increase 

 in freight-rates on honey, and, be it 

 further 



Resolved, That the President, Sec- 

 retary and General Manager be ap- 

 pointed a standing committee to look 

 after the interests of the bee-keep- 

 ers in all matters pertaining to freight 

 rates. 



Wihereas it has come to our knowl- 

 edge that Mr. G. M. Doolittle, of Bor- 

 odino, N. T., who has for so many 

 years rendered Invaluable services to 

 the bee-keeping world with pen and 

 voice, is about to retire, or has re- 

 tired, from our ranks as an active bee- 

 keeper, be it 



Resolved, That we deeply appreci- 

 ate his valuable services to us in the 

 past, and we hope for a continuance 

 of *is wise counsel for years to come; 

 and be it further 



Resolved, That a copy of this reso- 

 lution be forwarded to Mr. Doolittle 

 by our acting secretary, forthwith. 



6. Wihereas, The proceedings of this 

 convention have been especially en- 

 riched by the able address of our 

 President, be it 



Resolved, That the many wise sug- 

 gestions contained therein merit our 

 most careful consideration and atten- 

 tion, and that it is hoped that the mat- 

 ters contained therein will be con- 

 ^ sidered by every bee-keeper as es- 

 pecially addressed to him. 



7. Whereas, It is evident to every 

 thoughtful bee-keeper that the com- 

 pensation of our General Manager, Mr. 

 N. E. France, is inadequate for the 

 services rendered, be it 



Resolved, That he has been self- 

 sacrificing and generous in his telling 



efforts for the betterment of the con- 

 ditions of bee-keepers, and that we 

 recognize the justice of better ma- 

 terial compensation for his valuable 

 and unselfish services. 



OREL L. HBRSHISER, 



J. L BYBR, 



E. L. HOFMANN, 



Committee. 

 Pres. York — I assure you I appre- 

 ciate very deeply the resolution refer- 

 ring to my address. For years I 

 have hoped I might be able to do 

 something for bee-keepers. I believe 

 I have attended every convention of 

 the National Association if I mis- 

 take not, I am the only one here 

 who has attended every convention 

 during those years. It Is a real pleas- 

 ure to me to meet bee-keepers in all 

 parts of the country, and it seems to 

 me I have never enjoyed a convention 

 as I have this one. I want to thank 

 you for the passing of this resolution. 

 Mr. Davis — I would like to add a 

 resolution to that, with the permis- 

 sion of the committee. The Custom 

 House Department of the United 

 States Government charge 20 cents a 

 gallon duty on honey, and honey, ac- 

 cording to the United States Custom 

 House Department, weighs' 8 pounds 

 to the gallon. All honey is imported by 

 weigh at 20 cents a gallon, and reck- 

 oned at 8 pounds to the gallon. Now, 

 that is mis -information on the part of 

 a would-be purchaser. In other words, 

 the United States Government puts 

 their official seal as to the weight of 

 honey to be less than water, and I 

 submit the following resolution: 



Resolved, That the Department of 

 Agriculture standardize the weight of 

 honey to be 12 pounds to the gallon. 

 The President and General Manager 

 to be a committee to see this is 

 brought to the attention of the proper 

 authorities. 



(This motion, on being duly second- 

 ed, was adopted.) 



SALARY OF GENERAL MANAGER 



Mr. Davenport — The resolution re- 

 ferring to the services of the manager, 

 N. E. France, is an important one, and 

 the convention has shown their ap- 

 preciation of those services in this 

 resolution, as they have undoubtedly 

 through all the years realized the 

 great benefit we have derived from 

 his services. I understand that is 



