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he does ask them. I believe we can 

 get one thousand members in the next 

 year, and then we will get our law. 

 As the Secretary said, "There are more 

 for us than are against us." I don't 

 think there are more than twenty- five 

 bee-keepers in this State that are 

 against the law that is needed, and if 

 they understood it properly, thej^ would 

 see how foolish it is to stand out 

 against it. There are thirty-five thou- 

 sand bee-keepers in this State, so the 

 census says. 



I am ready to do my part; maybe I 

 can help, because I have the American 

 Bee Journal back of me, and I know 

 the more I do for this Association, so 

 much the more will it help the Na- 

 tional. I think that was a great plan 

 that was adopted, that $1.00 should 

 cover the membership in the two As- 

 sociations; it helps us both. What we 

 want to do is to push for members ! 

 Have a large Legislative Committee 

 appointed, of twelve or fifteen mem- 

 bers, and get together and lay out a 

 plan, and we will not only get a big 

 petition to present to the next Legisla- 

 ture, but also a lot more members lor 

 this State Association. 



Mr. Bowen — I would like to inquire if 

 it is the intention to meet again to- 

 night ? 



Mr. 'Stone — They seemed to veto 

 that. 



Mr. York — If we are not going to 

 have a session tomorrow afternoon, we 

 might as well have one tonight. 



A Member — ^I think we ought to get 

 through by tomorrow noon, for the rea- 

 son that since I have been coming fliere 

 to conventions, there has been very lit- 

 tle to do in the afternoon. 



Mr. Pyles — I move that a committee 

 of 12 be appointed, a Legislative Com- 

 mittee, to take up the consideration of 

 a foul brood law, and the maitter of 

 bringing it before the Legislative As- 

 sembly. 



Mr. Stone — ^Would it not be well to 

 postpone that another year? The Leg- 

 islature does not meet next winter. 



Mr. Bowen — That is where the trou- 

 ble has been. We have been postpon- 

 ing too much already. 



Mr. Stone — Work a year at it? 



Mr. Bowen — Yes, get ready now. 



The motion was seconded. 



Mr. Stone — Was the chair to appoint 

 the committee? 



Mr. Moore — I would ask if there is 

 anything in our Constitution and By- 

 Laws in regard to the Legislative 

 Committee? 



Mr. Stone — The Constitution and By- 

 Laws provide that the President, the 

 Secretary and the Treasurer are the 

 Executive Committee. It does not say 

 how such a committee shall be ap- 

 pointed. 



President Kildow — It has^ been moved, 

 seconded, and carried, that we proceed 

 now. iHbw will we do? Will we each 

 write down twelve names? 



Mr. Pyles — Each write one name, and 

 take the one who has the largest num- 

 ber of votes, 



Mr. Bowen — We vote for all of them 

 at once. Take the baUot now, and let 

 the tellers report as soon as they can. 



Mr. York — Report tomorrow morning. 



Mr. Stone — The chairman should ap- 

 point two tellers. 



President Kildow — I will appoint Mr. 

 Bowen and Mr, Dadant as tellers. 



Mr, York — I would suggest that we 

 write just the last name — no initial, 

 because there are no two by the same 

 name. Put twelve names on the bal- 

 lot. 



A Member — This order of election 

 strikes me very peculiarly. I knew 

 nobody here until today. I know a lit- 

 tle something about politics. This 

 committee should be composed of men 

 Wiho have influence with the Senate 

 and House of Representatives. We 

 can elect, on this committee; twelve of 

 the men who are here in this conven- 

 tion today; but I might have a little 

 influence up in the northern part of the 

 State, but what good could I do here? 

 What influence would I have here 

 among your representatives? 



Mr. Dadant — The imen who come here 

 to attend these conventions are gen- 

 erallly the men w'ho are interested; 

 you may have a friend who is inter- 

 ested. If you are not, yourself, ac- 

 quainted here, you may have some 

 friend through whom you could work: 

 you could tell him that you wanted has 

 help. It is much better to appoint a 

 committee from the men who are here, 

 than to appoint some one who, possi- 

 bly, would throw the paper in the 

 waste basket if you wrote to him and 

 told him he was' appointed. 



Mr. Bowen — It looks to me as though 



