ILLINOIS STATE BEE-KEEPERS ASSOCIATION 



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go. I believe that the rates from the 

 diflferent places should be considered. 

 What rate caij we secure if we go there, 

 and it is almost depends upon the rate. 

 Now we would not have met in St. 

 Louis two years ago if it had not been 

 for the World's Fair and the cheap 

 rates; and then we promised to come 

 here last year, and the railroads granted 

 a special rate, but the yellow fever 

 broke out. Then the question was. 

 Where can we go? and the nearest to 

 it was the Chicago International Live 

 Stock Show, in December; then we 

 came here this year. I have been trying 

 to do what I could for you in that 

 Hne. 



Mr. Stone — I would ask Mr. France 

 if these rates can not be gotten every 

 two weeks. We can secure these rates 

 the first and third Tuesdays every 

 month, just as we did this time. 



Mr. France — Yes, sir;, there was a 

 definite promise in favor of Texas, and 

 they had been put off, and were get- 

 ting tired of that. 



Mr. Anderson — I was angry about 

 this, but I came on, anyhow, and I was 

 going to find out if other bee-keepers 

 were treated the same way. The first 

 thing I went into the Santa Fe office and 

 asked if there were any reduced rates 

 to Texas, and the agent said he did not 

 know of any just now. He said, "What ' 

 part of Texas do you want to go to?" 

 and I said, "San Antonio." He looked 

 at his book and said, "Beginning on the 

 4th the National Bee-Keepers-' Associa- 

 tion is there, and I will give you the 

 single round-trip plus 50 cents, good un- 

 til the 15th." Now, see, the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Association had something 

 to do with it there. I believe that Mr. 

 France has done all that he could; but 

 let's better it. 



Mr. Holekamp — There is a blank on 

 which these people can secure rates. 

 H we have enough to go, there is no 

 trouble about securing rates. : ^ , 



Pres. Dadant — I think I can throw a 

 little light upon this. I received several 

 letters from railroad companies. All the 

 meetings of the associations are an- 

 nounced in a special sheet published 

 specially to give notice of all the asso- 

 ciation meetings in the United States. 

 Ours was published in that sheet, and 

 I received two letters from them; all 

 they wanted were the delegates' names. 

 I have tried this in getting rates. Rates 



are promised if you have 100 dele- 

 gates; if you have 99 you can not get 

 them. So you see the railroads do know 

 something about us. The superintend- 

 ent wrote to me asking the names of 

 our members, but they wanted a large 

 crowd to go; they are not giving these 

 rates out of kindness, it is simply to 

 make money. If you can assure them 

 a profit they will give us rates; other- 

 wise they will not. 



Pres. Dadant — There are two papers 

 which have not been received, one by 

 Mr. R. F. Holtermann, of Ontario, 

 Canada, on "The Difference Between 

 Ripening and Evaporating Nectar ;" and 

 one by Mr. C. A. Hatch, of Wisconsin, 

 who says he would prefer to re-prepare 

 his paper and then send it in for pub- 

 lication, if admissible. Now, if there 

 is no objection we will insert them in 

 the published report. Under those con- 

 ditions I think we are through with the 

 business. I have ,been asked to state 

 that the Bee-Disease Inspectors meet 

 hers on Monday, and., I hope that 

 every member will attend. Dr. Phil- 

 lips and Dr. White will both be present. 



Mr. France — Some have asked me if 

 there will be anything except lectures 

 in regard to diseases. Yes, there will 

 be demonstrations and samples of foul 

 brood. It is important that you stay. 



Dr. Phillips — I wish to say that the 

 inspectors have been meeting together, 

 and have been studying up on these mat- 

 ters. It therefore behooves the inspec- 

 tors to get together and learn all they 

 can. For that reason, Mr. France, Mr. 

 Hutchinson, and myself, met in Mil- 

 waukee to talk over this subject, and 

 we decided to call a meeting of all 

 the inspectors we could reach, and the 

 place we finally decided upon was San 

 Antonio. We are going to have quite 

 a number of inspectors here, and the 

 main thing is, the proceedings will be 

 published, and the papers that are read 

 will be available for the persons that 

 are unable to attend. Dr. White, who 

 has done the best work, will be here 

 Monday for the meeting, prepared to 

 give a demonstration of the work that 

 has been done. My part will be that 

 of reviewing or pointing out where mis- 

 takes have been made. I have in my 

 possession papers from two or three 

 inspectors. I will also have present 

 copies of the Foul Brood Laws of the 

 United States and the members will 

 inspect them and pass resolutions; and 



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