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that the Northern part alone is getting the benefit. If the 

 Legislature does not object to the horticultural society, I 

 don't know why it should object to it on the part of the 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association. 



Mr. York — It seems to me that a grant could be made 

 to the Chicago-Northwestern Association, and you will notice 

 that 2-3 of the report is from the Chicago-Northwestern this 

 year, but they paid nothing for the report of that meeting. 

 The State Bee-Keepers' Association is confined to operations 

 within the State. The time is coming, and the sooner it 

 comes the better, when we shall appeal to Congress through 

 the National Bee-Keepers' Association, but so long as we 

 work on the State Legislature for an appropriation for the 

 work of the bee-keepers, we must give the appropriation 

 to people operating inside and not outside of the State. The 

 Chicago-Northwestern might be invited to suggest the names 

 of persons who are members of the Legislature who shall 

 I)e foul-brood inspectors, but if we are to secure an appro- 

 priation that appropriation must be confined strictly within 

 the State of Illinois, not outside, and if we want to affect 

 the Legislature we must keep that in mind. 



Dr. Miller — I want our State Association to be success- 

 ful. I would rather see the State society successful than the 

 Chicago-Northwestern, but I don't believe the State Asso- 

 ciation will be hurt by anything done by the Chicago-North- 

 western. 



A Member — It was resolved not to hold the meeting in 

 Chicago. Is there anything we can do toward getting the 

 Legislature to grant* the appropriation? It certainly is for 

 the good of this 'State? The Chicago-Northwestern has been 

 one of the great supporters in getting the law. We must 

 have a committee composed of members from that Associa- 

 tion and this, and not divide the funds necessary to accom- 

 plish the object. Take the money to use for the good of the 

 State. I think there were 1,000 booklets printed last year 

 to educate the bee-keepers. I could not get the names of 

 the bee-keepers so I went to the members that I knew, and 

 asked them to send me the names of all the bee-keepers in 

 their part of the country, then when I got the list of names, 

 I sent these booklets to them and said there is to be a bee- 

 keepers' convention at Springfield, and you are invited to 

 come. I sent out booklets on foul brood and some said, "I 

 have it among my bees but I didn't know it before." 



Mr. Stone — I move we adjourn. 



Mr. Bowen — Before we adjourn I would like to have the 

 President and Secretary get together and make their report. 



Mr. Smith — I saw a colony in St. Louis that was infected 

 from this State. It was one of the strongest colonies in the 

 apiary in the spring ; now they have contracted the disease. 

 I will appoint a committee for the purpose of drawing to- 

 morrow morning's resolutions asking for and trying to secure 

 the co-operation of the bee-keepers throughout the State. 

 Mr. Primm, Mr. York, and Dr. Miller will be appointed on 



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