





60 



SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



Western Classification Committee in 

 Chicago; and I accomplished some 

 good at that time, but I have noticed 

 that there are other parts in the United 

 States that are not heard by the Com- 

 mittee, and the rates are very much out 

 of proportion. I think it would be well 

 for the National to take this matter 

 in hand. 



Mr. France — If I remember rightly 

 this Association passed resolutions to 

 appoint a committee to go before the 

 Classification Committee and lay this 

 matter before them; but they only par- 

 tially accomplished what they sought 

 for. The freight-rate on extracted 

 honey at that time had very little dis- 

 tinction as to the package, making the 

 rate very high, no matter what the pack- 

 age was. We secured a rate which 

 would include 65 cents, but on comb 

 honey there had been so many damage 

 claims put in against the railroads for 

 breakage that they would not listen to a 

 change. I do hope that some steps will 

 be taken to take this matter up with 

 the different companies of the Freight 

 Classification. I went to Chicago and 

 asked them to change the rate from 

 2d to 4th-class. They seemed to hesi- 

 tate, but when I presented the can, 

 "Why, sure thing," they said; "that is 

 entirely in wood." I did not want to 

 change it, because the old square-top 

 left it open so anyone could take out 

 the honey, and then a claim was put in 

 against us for the loss of honey. They 

 gave me a copy of what would be in- 

 structions to the agents of the Western 

 Classification Committee, so that honey 

 was changed to 4th-class entirely en- 

 cased in wood. I was afterwards in- 

 formed that there have been many dam- 

 age claims where honey was shipped in 

 cases of two 5-gallon cans, and they 

 changed the freight classification in 

 Kentucky and Tennessee, and I was 

 told also in Texas; that the boxes must 

 be metal-bound, to keep the wood from 

 pulling off. 



Mr. Laws — This information came to 

 us, and the cases are metal-bound. 



J. F. Teel — We get the metal-bound, 

 but they are not all metal-bound. 



Mr. France — But I believe at present 

 the freight is higher on comb honey 

 than it ought to be. I think it would be 

 well that this matter be in the form 

 of a committee, and if that committee 

 will go to work, and accomplish some- 



thing, and let me know, as soon as any 

 change is made, you will know it. 



Mr. Rouse — I would like to know if 

 there is any difference in classifying 

 extracted honey, or should it be called 

 "strained" honey? I have the idea that 

 being called "extracted honey" makes it 

 higher. 



Mr. France — It does not. Some years 

 ago I shipped a case to New York City, 

 and in order to secure a 4th-class rate 

 I had to bill it "syrup." 



Dr. Bohrer — Are you not of the opin- 

 ion that there is a body, if you make an 

 appeal to, they will assist you? 



Mr. France — Yes, sir; it would have 

 been done long before now if some 

 other little questions had not come up. 



Mr. Kimmey — It seems to me that 

 this is a matter which is not right; 

 it is a wrong we have suffered because 

 it has not been attended to. It seems 

 to me that the General Manager is 

 the man that ought to do it. A com- 

 mittee ought to be appointed to assist 

 him, but we should furnish the General 

 Manager with all the information we 

 can give him. We ought to pass a 

 resolution to act, and then we ought 

 to make a resolution in some way to 

 empower the General Manager. I move 

 that this matter be referred to the 

 Committee on Resolutions for action. 



The motion was duly seconded and 

 carried. 



Dr. Bohrer — This same object I pre- 

 sented to the Convention in St. Louis, 

 and it was adopted, and the aim of this 

 resolution was the object of what we 

 are taking a vote on now. It provided 

 for a Legislative Committee to be ap- 

 pointed from each of the States, and 

 they in turn to act through the Mana- 

 ger of this body, and ask for a change 

 that might be necessary as to the trans- 

 portation companies. It is said now, 

 and it is a fact, I have no doubt of it at 

 all, and we, as an organization, ought 

 to look out for the matter at least, and 

 in time. If we apply through the proper 

 officials I believe we could get it. It is 

 an easy thing to appoint a committee, 

 but it is quite a different thing to get 

 them to act. 



Pres. Dadant — I believe the greatest 

 trouble is, too many people are ap- 

 pointed on committees. If you have one 

 man from each State you will probably 

 hear from three or four states, and then 

 the 'matter will drop. Get two or three 



-tr X^Zr"'^ ^tJ 



