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SEVENTH ANNUAL, REPORT OF THE 



widely scattered, to see how different 

 are their methods, and yet how ap- 

 propriate they are to the conditions, 

 to the locations and the men who are 

 accomplishing such results. Know 

 what you wish to accomplish. Study 

 your location, your object, and your- 

 self, aud then adopt such hives, appli- 

 ances and methods as will best allow 

 you to accomplish your end. Extract- 

 ed honey may be the most profitable 

 for one man to produce; comb honey 

 for another. Comb honey may be the 

 kind of honey to produce at the great- 

 est profit in one State. In another 

 State the conditions may be more fa- 

 vorable for extracted honey production. 

 Then the markets have a bearing. 



But if a man will usie the same 

 sort of common sense, or business 

 sense, in engaging in bee-keeping as a 

 specialty, that he would use in some 

 other business, he may. look for abun- 

 dant success. Stop "fussing" with 

 bees. Stop belittling the pursuit. Hold 

 up your head. Put your whole energy, 

 thought, and capital, and labor into 

 the business, just as though you were 

 running a 200-acre farm. Magnify your 

 calling. Be proud of it. Make it a 

 success. 



Mr. Hilton: While I have the matter 

 in mind, Prof. Surface has very kindly 

 offered to give us a tour of this magni- 

 ficent building and I feel we would all 

 be very glad to be shown through the 

 building, and he suggests we return 

 to this hall as soon as we can after 

 our dinner is over, and he will then 

 immediately take us through. 



Mr. Moe: I move that we adjourn 

 now and devote the half hour before 

 dinner to seeing the building. 



Mr. Hutchinson: I second the mo- 

 tion. 



The "Vice President put the motion, 

 which, on a vote having been taken, 

 was declared carried. 



The Convention adjourned to meet 

 at one o'clock. 



Prof. Surface conducted the mem- 

 bers through the building previous to 

 the noon hour and afterwards through 

 his kindness were received by Gover- 

 nor Stuart in his reception chamber, 

 where he welcomed the members to 

 Harrisburg and said that he would be 

 pleased to do anything he could to 

 aid the interests of the industry in 

 the State. A suitable reply was made 

 by Vice President Hilton, after which 

 the Governor shook hands with each 

 of the members in turn. 



FIFTH SESSION. (Thursday after- 

 noon.) 



At 1:45 P. M. Vice President Hilton 

 called the Convention to order and 

 said: "Prof Surface desires to bring 

 before the convention the question as 

 to whether we will now take fifteen 

 or twenty minutes to go up to the 

 Dome and into the other end of the 

 Capitol, or shall we conclude our busi- 

 ness and then those who care to go, 

 go at that time?" 



Mr. Hutchinson moved, seconded by 

 Mr. Moe, that the business of the Con- 

 vention be first concluded. Carried. 



Mr. Hilton called for reports of Com- 

 mittees. 



Mr. Hutchinson presented the report 

 of the Committee on Exhibits, as fol- 

 lows: 



COMMITTEE ON EXHIBITS. 



We find in adjoining room the fol- 

 lowing exhibits: 



Cleaver & Green of Troy, Pa., agents 

 of G. B. Lewis Co., the Hershisher 

 bottom boards, feeders, and wax press. 

 Lewis foundation fasteners, feeders, 

 Bingham & Danzenbaker, smokers. 

 Lewis hives, sections, Dadant founda- 

 tion, and various other articles. Carl 

 Lidloff with Simplex hives. 



A. I. Root Co. with Danzenbaker 

 hives, 8 fr. Langstroth hives, 10 fr. 

 chaff hives, gasoline engine attached 

 to reversible extractor, Hubbard sec- 

 tion press, Daisy fnd fastener, Root 

 queen rearing outfit, Root section press, 

 Foundation fastener. Novice & Bing- 

 ham uncapping knives, Root & Danz- 

 enbaker, smokers, veils, gloves, books; 

 Hatch-Root wax press, mailing cages, 

 foundation, etc. 



Wm. Kernan of Dushore, Pa., sec- 

 tions of raspberry honey. 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON, 

 O. L. HERSHISHER, 

 M. E. DARBY. 



On - motion of Mr. France, seconded 

 by Mr. Moe, the report was adopted 

 and the Committee discharged. 



Mr. France: Mr. Vice President, it 

 will be in order some time before the 

 end of this closing session for your 

 Committee, appointed a year ago, to 

 report upon the matter of securing 

 a lower or, at least, a more uniform 

 freight rate upon bees, honey and 

 bees' wax for all the States. There 

 was, about a year ago, to our surprise 

 a seemingly great injustice done to 

 our members in freight rates as com- 



