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to organize a National Honey Producers' Association, and 

 there were some subscriptions of stock taken. 



Dr. Miller — But not for the National? 



The President — It was started in the National conven- 

 tion. 



Dr. Miller — I think you are right that there was a move- 

 ment started there to get up a honey exchange, but not that 

 the National was to do anything about it. 



Mr. Whitney — From the report which was sent me I 

 think the Doctor is right. There was an attempt to or- 

 ganize something inside of the National, or by individuals 

 who belonged to the National becoming stockholders of the 

 new corporation if it was formed, for- that purpose. 



CASH FOR PROOF OF ADULTERATED COMB HONEY. 



"I suggest that this Association offer $500 for two 

 pounds of comb honey that is proved to be adulterated." 



Prof. York — I don't know who suggested that, or where 

 the $500 is to come from, but the intention no doubt is all 

 ri^ht. It is proposed that this Association offer $500 for 

 two pounds of comb honey. I suppose it is meant two 

 pounds that the bees didn't make. What are you going to 

 do with it? 



Mr. France — I think nearly all here are members of the 

 National and this was threshed over very thoroughly at St. 

 Louis. I don't know why it should be brought up again. 

 We know that manufactured or so called artificial comb 

 honey has not been made or placed upon the market, and 

 there is no necessity of agitating that matter here at length. 



Mr. Wilcox — I read the proceedings of that convention 

 at St. Louis, and I think all who have read it understand 

 if anjihing is to be done it will need to come in a little 

 different form from this. But I hardly see the necessity or 

 advantage of trying to do anything. But if we do, we should 

 need to put it in proper form or else we would create a 

 wrong impression and say something we didn't intend. 



Mr. Whitney — It seems to me it would be better to let 

 the individual who manufactures that pound of honey take 

 the A. I. Root Company's $1,000 for it. I understand they 

 have an offer, and have had it for years, to pay $1,000 to 

 anybody who produces the proof. If I were going to manu- 

 facture that pound of honey I would rather go to them. 



"What can this Association do to counteract the evil 

 eflfect of the publication of the manufactured-comb-honey 

 story in the press of the country? Can we do anything? 

 If so, what?" 



Mr. Dadant — Publish statements to the contrary. 



Dr. Miller — I doubt very much the ability of this Asso- 

 ciation as an association to do anything, but I don't at all 

 doubt the ability of the individual members to do something 

 by working through the local press. They can do a great 

 deal in that direction. I doubt the wisdom of any action 

 on the part of this Association. 



