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of chunk honey, and undertook to sell 

 it at about half price, they would have 

 to keep it. They would have hard 

 work to seil it at Putman. 



Mr. Coppin — I don't think it would 

 ibe wise for us to go hack to produc- 

 ing chunk honey. If we had some 

 that we could not put on the market 

 in comb honey form — some that could 

 not be sold in the comb as first-class 

 A No, 1 — not properly finished, or 

 something of that sort — it might be all 

 right to cut that out and sell it for 

 chunk Ihoney. But we have gone to lots 

 of expense and experimenting in order 

 to get a perfect section of honey, as- 

 certaining the hest method to do it, 

 and so on, and we are surely not going 

 back on this to produce chunk honey. 

 Maybe people living in small towns 

 and on farms might make some use 

 of it, but what would they do with it 

 if they wanted to send it to the city? 

 if they had all their Ihoney in chunk 

 form, they could not dispose of it. If 

 we have a fine article in section 

 honey, we can send it to the city, or 

 to any place, and it will always bring 

 a price. I don't think we should -^o 

 back to that method. 



Mr. Moore — An up-to-date bee- 

 keeper, producing first class section 

 honey, sends it to the market, and it 

 nets him probably 12% cents a pound; 

 by the time it reaches the retailer, it 

 costs 15 to 16 cents, and the consumer 

 pays from 18 to 25 cents a pound for 

 it. By producing dhunk honey, and 

 marketing it amongst the working 

 classes of people — the people who can- 

 not afford to pay from 18 to 25 cents 

 a pound — they will probably buy 20 to 

 25 or 50 pounds of this chunk honey, 

 at 12% cents, directly from the bee- 

 keeper, and in that way will use more 

 of it. In the other way, they probably 

 would not have honey on their table 

 more than once or twice in the season, 

 if they bought the section honey. They 

 will use the chunk honey constantly 

 on their table; their children will grow 

 up to use it; and this will increase 

 the demand for it. I think this eihould 

 be worked together. I take pride in 

 producing a first class article in sec- 

 tion honey, but I also aimi to produce 

 a lot of chunk honey, and, in a good 

 season, where we have a good honey- 

 flow, I should produce lots of it. I 

 have no doubt that in the city of 

 Galesburg alone I could sell several 



thousand pounds of chunk honey. A 

 great many people will use much 

 more honey if they can purchase it in 

 this way. 



Election of Legislative Committee. 



The teller reported the election, for 

 members of the Legislative Commit- 

 tee, the following: Messrs. Stone, 

 Dadant, Kildow, Becker, Coppin, York, 

 Hyde, Bowen, Werner, and Pyle. 



President Kildow — The persons 

 ■wlhose names have just been read will 

 constitute the Legislative Committee. 

 I think they would better get together 

 and form an outline of what they will 

 do, as soon as possible. 



Election of Foul Brood Inspector. 



Mr. Bowen — I move that we proceed 

 to the election of a foul brood in- 

 spector, for this reason: I believe it 

 is the consensus of opinion that we 

 •do not want our President to be foul 

 brood inspector this time, and if we 

 select a* foul brood inspector first, then 

 we know what to do about a Presi- 

 dent. In other words, some of those 

 who are ambitious to become foiil 

 brood inspector, and do not get it, 

 would probably like to be President! 



The motion was seconded, and car- 

 ried. 



Mr. Dadant — I would ask that the 

 Secretary read the names of the can- 

 didates. 



Mr. Stone — Messrs. Coppin, Kildow, 

 Moore, and Hinderer. 



Mr. Dadant — For informiation, I want 

 to know if we are to elect by plurality 

 or by majority. 



Mr. Bowen — I think it ought to he 

 by majority. 



Mr. Becker — I move that it be by 

 majority — the man who receives the 

 least number of votes will be dropped. 



Mr. Bowen — After the second ballot 

 the lowest man can be dropped. 

 • Mr. Stone — I will amend that mo- 

 tion. After the first ballot, vote on 

 the two higthest; then the one that 

 gets the majority should have. it. 



Mr. Bowen — That will not do it. 

 That would hardly be right. The mo- 

 tion is, "Be elected by majority of 

 votes; after the second ballot, the low- 

 est one to be dropped from the bal- 

 lot." 



Mr. Pyle — A large number of people ' 

 may have heard me express myself 

 outside about this matter. I am op- 



