94 FOURTH ANNUAL REIPORT 



goodness sake, stop writing us letters ; we will give you 

 anything if you will only quit writing to us." 



Advertising is what we want, and the members of the 

 Legislature must know we are alive. How are they going 

 to find it out unless by individuals writing and saying. Give 

 us the laws we need? But hundreds have to do that. We 

 want to ask this fall for either five or ten thousand dollars. 

 In this State there are 102 counties. The State, in its cen- 

 sus, has formally said that there are 35,000 bee-keepers in 

 Illinois. If there were inspectors enough to cover that 

 ground it would take 50 to 60 working six months. You 

 can see how far five or ten thousand dollars would go. I 

 had a conversation with the Hon. Mr. Austin, who got our 

 last Bill for us, and he saw the point; he saw a thousand 

 dollars wasn't a beginning for this great State of 102 coun- 

 ties with that number of bee-keepers. So that we want 

 this fall $5,000 from the Legislature to spend in the in- 

 terests of the bee-keepers in this State, and it is a question 

 of judgment whether to ask for $10,000 and give theirj a 

 chance to cut it in two, or ask outright for the $5,000 we 

 want. If you don't ask for anything you won't get any- 

 thing, and in order to get anything we must have the help 

 of all the bee-keepers in the State. I would like to hear 

 from Mr. Kannenberg, who is a member of this committee, 

 and has some things to say. 



Mr. Kannenberg — I am one of the committee and we 

 did pretty good work last year. I do not know whether we 

 can do it this year or not. But one thing I think I must 

 say, if we want to strive for that law we must have a 

 compulsory clause in it or else it is no good to us what- 

 ever. 



Dr. Miller — Hear, hear. 



Mr. Kannenberg — That is right, Doctor. We want 

 about $10,000, that is about the only thing; and they will 

 give us only half, the same as in damage suits, if the bee- 

 keepers don't join in with us; I think we won't get much 

 out of it if they don't help us the way they did last year. 

 Last year I wrote hundreds of letters to all the Senators; 

 I hope it did some good. As far as I know, the Hon. Mr. 

 Austin is again elected to the Legislature with a large ma- 

 jority. I have not spoken to him this year, personally, be- 

 cause he is on his honey-moon trip. As soon as he comes 

 back I am going to speak to him. 



Mr. Wheeler — I would like to ask who the other Com- 

 mittee man is? 



Pres. York — Mr. Clarke, I think was the other member 

 of the Committee, but he has not served on the committee 

 at all. 



Mr. Wheeler — I would like to ask how manv colonies 

 of bees Mr. Kannenberg has? 



Mr. Kannenberg — 82. 



Mr. Wheeler — How many has Mr. Moore? 



Mr. Moore — I have never kept a large number; I have 

 less than 35 now. My family keeps about 400. 



