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SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



afraid to let them go before the As- 

 sociation. 



Mr. Kimmey — I think that I am 

 alone, and I don't want this amend- 

 ment to the Constitution, but you want 

 somebody to vote upon it. Now, if I 

 understand, it gives us a chance now to 

 approve to-day what we are to vote 

 upon at the next annual election. I am 

 opposed to the amendment; I don't 

 propose to vote and approve it. I don't 

 propose to say that I attended this 

 meeting and approved of it. You are 

 asking me to approve of them at this 

 meeting. I don't believe in that kind 

 of organization. Of course I am right. 

 We are saying that a majority approved 

 of it ; you can not change this, the rule 

 on Amendments in the Constitution 

 here. 



Mr. Stone — I can understand it only 

 as Mr. Kimmey says. The Cor>«titu- 

 tion says that it has to be approved at a 

 previous meeting. . 



Dr. Phillips — As I understand, the 

 whole thing is this: This Convention 

 is not approving these things at all. The 

 resolution says the next meeting will 

 have an opportunity to approve this if 

 they wish to do so. You are simply 

 specifying business that is to come up at 

 the next meeting. I am not approving 

 of it. I want the membership to have 

 an opportunity of a say. This will be 

 held some time next year; if they ap- 

 prove of it, a notice will be given, and 

 45 days after the next Convention will 

 be time to take this up. 



Mr. Kimmey — Suppose that the next 

 meeting occurs like this one — in No- 

 vember — the month of the election in 

 1907? 



Mr. Holekamp — Very few of those 

 here to-day will be present at this con- 

 vention, if it is held in the East next 

 year; and part of the bee-keepers will 

 think that we approve of these amend- 

 ments. Very few will understand it. 



Mr. York — This, of course, is not in 

 proper form for an amendment. To 

 amend the Constitution we should form 

 a new article. It has got to be put in 

 proper form, and then the question is, 

 Do we approve of this amendment? 



Dr. Phillips — I think the President is 

 right. 



Mr. York — We are supposed to ap- 

 prove them at this previous meeting, 

 else they can't go to the membership 

 for voting. 



Mr. Kimmey — We have no right to 

 approve them. 



Pres. Dadant — We have the right to 

 instruct the General Manager to send it 

 out to the whole membership. 



Mr. Holekamp — I move that this 

 whole thing be put on the table. • 



Dr. Bohrer — I second the motion. 



Pres. Dadant — All in favor of this mo- 

 tion, say "Aye." The motion is carried. 



Getting a Larger Convention At- 

 tendance. 



"While endeavoring to increase the 

 membership to the National Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association, would it not be well 

 to try to touch the tariff on passenger 

 transportation, whereby more members 

 might be enabled to attend the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Convention, and see new 

 flowers bloom, bees' tongues grow long- 

 er, and, indeed, see honey grow sweet- 

 er? I believe such a move would bring 

 many into the National, who to-day are 

 non-members." 



Mr. Holekamp — A cheaper rate can 

 easily be obtained if there are enough 

 bee-keepers attending a meeting. 



Mr. Kimmey — You can always ob- 

 tain a special rate by going before the 

 proper authorities, and by getting 100 

 members. 



Mr. Anderson — Now, then, right there 

 is the point. Some of us can not even 

 get a return ticket, while some got great 

 reductions. I believe this thing should 

 be taken up in the proper way, and we 

 will all be treated right. There are a 

 great many sorrowful-looking faces back 

 our way, just simply because the rail-' 

 road companies said they knew nothing 

 about our convention. Some of them 

 got so disgusted that they thought that 

 if the Association would not look out 

 for us so as to get rates, we were not 

 wanted, and we will drop out; but if 

 you swell a fellow's pOcket a little, and 

 they see they are going to get a reduced 

 rate, it will be an inducement to bring 

 • them in. 



Mr. Kimmey — I move that the Gen- 

 eral Manager be instructed to make ar- 

 rangements ^ith .the different Passen- 

 ger Associations for reduced rates to 

 and from all annual meetings here- 

 after. 



Dr. Bohrer — I second the motion. 



The motion as put was unanimously 

 carried. 



Mr. France — I have tried to secure 

 these rates so far as my influence would 



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