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EIGHTH ANNUAL. REPORT OP THE 



will g'o anywhere. I like the trip 

 and I enjoy it. There are a good 

 many people will not go when it costs 

 too much. That is something to be 

 considered in deciding the place of 

 meeting. 



Mr. Holterman — There is one point 

 in connection with Toronto, that if it 

 is held during the time of our Exhibi- 

 tion there are excursion rates at less 

 than one fare; it is a very favorable 

 spot indeed for a convention, and is 

 not so crowded as the cities are 

 where the Grand Army meeting is 

 held. 



The President called for reports of 

 Committees. 



Mr. Holekamp read the report of 

 the Committee on Exhibits as fol- 

 lows: 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON 

 EXHIBITS. 



We, the Committee appointed to 

 judge the exhibits, find as follows: 



Best ten sections of comb honey: 



(1) Clyde English, Manchester, 

 Mich. 



(2) C. T. Foote, Ridgeway. 



(3) Leon C. Wheeler, Barryton, 

 Mich. 



Best ten pounds of liquid extracted 

 honey: 



(1) Leon C. Wheeler, Barryton, 

 Mich. 



(2) Ira D. Bartlet, East Jourdan, 

 Miclj. 



(3) John C. Bull, Valparaiso, Ind. 



The most important late apicultural 

 invention: 



(1) Iplet Section and Compliances 

 — J. E. Hand, Birmingliam, Ohio. 



(2) Beehive • — L. A. Aspinwall, 

 Jackson, Mich. 



(3) Hive Lifter — J. E. Hand, Bir- 

 mingham, Ohio. 



Best single section comb honey: 



(1) Clyde English, Manchester, 

 Mich. 



(2) C. T. Foote, Ridgeway. 



(3) Leon C. Wheeler, Barryton, 

 Mich. 



(Signed.) 



WM. McEVOY, 

 JACOB HUFFMAN, 

 R. A. HOLEKAMP. 



Mr. France — Mr. President, the Nat- 

 ional Association had placed in its 

 hands, you remember, a fund of $1,408 

 called the league fund for the adver- 



tising of honey. Several have asked 

 what has been done with it. First, 

 we were requested to make an exhibit 

 of honey from the various states at 

 the World's Pure Food Show in Chi- 

 cago last November, which I super- 

 intended, with the help of Mr. Hutch- 

 inson, in arranging, and we have 

 made that display. It cost us $343 

 for floor space; then there was ex- 

 press on honey from eighteen states 

 and five foreign countries, together 

 with a little board bill and local ex- 

 penses, which ran us about $589.23, 

 and the premium was the first prize, 

 highest award of the World's Pura 

 I'ood Show for honeys, which we won. 

 (Holding up the Pure Food Show 

 diploma.) (Applause.) 



Following that, the Association used 

 $151.26, through this fund, advertised 

 a prize of $5 each for articles properly 

 adjusted, a certain number of words, 

 advertising the use of honey. A sam- 

 ple copy of these different articles, 

 for which we sent out $50 in money 

 to the writers of them, has been for- 

 warded to each member with an offer 

 that we would furnish any member 

 with as many more copies as they 

 wanted at the actual cost of printing, 

 and I am sorry to say there have been 

 very few of those calls. This was 

 done with the idea of introducing and 

 of helping to create a demand for 

 honey. The balance, $600, of the funds 

 is yet in our hands for advertising, 

 but we think there seems to be an in- 

 disposition on the part of the mem- 

 bers to co-operate with this Commit- 

 tee, and we are handicapped to know 

 what to do with the balance. It is 

 not being wasted,, however; it is 

 where it is safe. 



Xowt another thing, it was my hard 

 task to count the nominating ballots 

 a little time ago, with the assistance 

 of otiiers; and the way in which our 

 members have sent in the crop re- 

 ports and nominations shows that we 

 are at a loss to know what we are do'- 

 ing. Some change lought to be made, 

 and I shall recommend some amenf- 

 ments to the constitution on that 

 point before we get through. As an 

 illustration — you may not be able to 

 see this paper which I hold in my 

 hand — but the first column Is for 

 those who are, nominees for President, 

 the second for Vice President, and 

 Secretary, and Manager, and the next 

 three 'columns are all for Directors. 



