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termined that the inspector should wash 

 his hands, that he should not go into his 

 apiary until he had done so. He told 

 the inspector to wait just a minute, he 

 would go to the house and see if din- 

 ner was not ready, and that they 

 would eat dinner before they went in- 

 to the apiary. He thought then he 

 would be compelled to wash his hands, 

 and he succeeded in doing that; but, 

 he said, "Suppose I had not succeeded 

 in getting him to wash his hands, he 

 would have gone into my apiary, and 

 if I did not have any foul brood, he 

 would have given it to my bees." 



The fitst time I ever saw foul brood, 

 I was afraid to touch it, for fear I 

 would take some part .of it home to 

 my bees. Other bee-keepers are just 

 as scared of it, or at least some are, 

 and I can't help but sympathize with 

 the man w.ho sees those possibilities. 



Now, we can't >be too careful with 

 our inspectors — to see that they have 

 disinfected their hands and clothing 

 before t'hey go into another apiary, 

 after they have been in one that is 

 infected with foul brood. 



Now, these men have got these 

 things to consider, and when they 

 don't know who the inspector is .who 

 is going to be sent, it makes them 

 somewhat fearful. 



Mr. Dadant — I wish to call the 

 meeting's attention to the fact that 

 there is no excuse for people wanting 

 to destroy . hives so as to sell them 

 more. I know there is not a soul in 

 this room who would accuse me of 

 wanting to do such a thing. 



Mr. Stone — I want to say this, Mr. 

 Dadant; if a man is guilty, if he is 

 serving the devil, he always finds ex- 

 cuses for even that. 



Mr. Bowen — I would be opposed to 

 have it go on our reports, any one 

 name mentioned in connecton with 

 this matter. I have seen other cases, 

 where parties have opposed things, be- 

 fore now, and when they got hold of 

 the thing in the right light they were 

 most enthusiastically in favor of it. 

 When these parties get hold of the 

 question rightly, they will probably be 

 as much in favor of a foul brood law — 

 foul brood legislation, that will govern 

 this thing, as any one of us. I am 

 opposed to naming names; let's do 

 what we do in a kind spirit. 



President Kildow — There is a good 

 deal in what Mr. Bowen says. We 

 don't want to stir up any more strife 



than we can .help. Our reports give 

 us the names of two, so we can't help 

 that; we can't help but know them. 



Mr. York — I don't want to prolong 

 this discussion, but I think that is a 

 queer stand to take; when these par- 

 ties name Mr. Dadant and Mr. Root — 

 those names have already, been pub- 

 lished. 



President Kildow — It seemed as 

 though they dared to do more than 

 we. 



Mr. York — They have named these 

 men, who are not guilty at all, and we 

 know some "who are opposing this 

 legislation. 



Mr. Bowen-^I don't want to flght in 

 that kind of way. Those men, proba- 

 bly, when they And they are in the 

 wrong, will apologize. I would not 

 mention the names, or go so far as 

 (honoring them with consideration in 

 that respect. 



Mr. Pyle — ^I move that the report of 

 this Legislative Committee be adopted. 



The motion was seconded and car- 

 ried. 



President Kildow — Any unfinished 

 business? Anything any one wants to 

 bring up? 



Mr. Stone — I suggest that right here 

 we listen to Mrs. Snyder, whom we 

 have on our program. 



Mrs. Snyder gave a recitation en- 

 titled, "Bee Sting Cure for Rheuma- 

 tism," by Bob Burdette. 



Mr. Foster — I am interested in foul 

 brood legislation, and want to do what 

 I can towards furthering that cause. 

 I wish to become a member of this 

 Association. If you will cite me to the 

 proper parties, I have the dollar. 



President Kildow — ^Would it not be 

 well for any one who wants to join, to 

 come forward — any one who would 

 like to pay the dollar? The Secretary 

 will take it at any time. 



A meyiber moved that we adjourn 

 until 1 o'clock p. m., which, on second- 

 ing, was carried. 



FIRST DAY — Afternoon Session. 



The meeting conV^ened at 1:30 p. m., 

 with President Kildow in the chair. 



President Kildow — Any unfinished 

 business ? 



Mr. Stone — I suggest that, as we 

 have a whole lot of matter to come 

 before the convention, and a good deal 

 of it is embodied in the question of 

 foul brood, that we hear from Mr. 



