ILLINOIS STATE BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION 



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convention first; let us put the Na- 

 tional first; then support our home 

 State, too. There are several of us 

 from other States besides Illinois. I 

 think the first consideration ought to 

 be the National. The National is do- 

 ing things for us today that our State 

 Association could not do. We ought to 

 look at this thing in the right light. 

 We should not look at it entirely in 

 a financial way, that is going to bring 

 us some gain in this year or next, but 

 something that is going to uplift our 

 profession. I don't think we ought to 

 decide to give the National second 

 place, but first place every time. 



Mr. Kennicott — We had better stick 

 to the National; keep that up. I think 

 that we had better increase our fees, 

 so that we can pay our Secretary; our 

 Secretary does work enough to earn 

 his pay, and he should have it. I 

 would be in favor of making our dues 

 for the State, the National and the 

 Chicago-Northwestern, about $2.00 a 

 year, and keep it up. 



Mr. Thompson — I would like to ask 

 if this was not a concession on the 

 part of the National, in our getting 

 this rate, and if it is right that we 

 should withdraw after the concession 

 they have given us. I believe if we 

 raise the dues to $2.00, we will be 

 short a good many members in the 

 Chicago-Northwestern. 



President York — Now, if we increase 

 the dues to $2.00, we are not gaining 

 anything because of joining in a body; 

 you can join the National in a body, 

 for 50 cents; the National does not 

 ask a dollar a piece when we join in 

 a body, but 50 cents. This arrange- 

 ment was made at Philadelphia Na- 

 tional Convention In 1899. If I may be 

 pardoned, I had the honor to introduce 

 that resolution, that we allow local as- 

 sociations to join in a body. The first 

 Association that met after that was 

 the Wisconsin State, and they were 

 the first organization that took advan- 

 tage of joining in a body at the 50- 

 cent rate. The next association was 

 the Chicago-Northwestern. It seemed 

 to be a good thing all over the coun- 

 try, and increased the membership of 

 the National greatly. It seems to me 

 we are not going to gain anything by 

 increasing our dues to $2.00. I believe 

 $1.50 would be enough. ■ 



Mr. Horstmann — I am in favor of 

 raising the dues, but I don't think we 



should raise them to $2.00; if we raise 

 it to $1.50, we will have money enough 

 to join both associations. We don't 

 intend to give our Secretary a big sal- 

 ary, but I think we ought to pay him 

 something. I think this matter should 

 be laid on the table until tomorrow 

 morning, and be taken up the first 

 thing after the convention convenes. I 

 will make that as a motion. 



The motion was seconded. 



Pres: York — ^The question is to lay 

 this matter on the table' until tomor- 

 row morning, to be taken up as the 

 first business ; it is not debatable. 



The motion was put and carried. 



Pres. York — The other part of the 

 motion was that we join the State 

 Association in a body at 25 cents; that 

 is before you. 



Mr. Moore — I move that that part of 

 the motion lie in company with the 

 other on the table. 



The motion was seconded, put, and 

 carried. 



Election of Officers. 



Pres. York — We will now proceed to 

 the election of officers. I will appoint 

 as tellers Mr. Macklin and Maurice 

 Dadant. 



The election resulted as follows: 



President, George W. York, of Chi- 

 cago. 



Vice President, Miss Emma M. Wil- 

 son, of Marengo, 111. 



Secretary- Treasurer, Louis C. Da- 

 dant, of Hamilton, 111. 



Address by Dr. Bohrer on Foul BrOod. 



Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen 



of the Convention: 



I carry in my pocket a little Article 

 of Agreement that was signed by my- 

 self and the Railroad Company, for 

 which I pSid $25.25, to carry me to Chi- 

 cago and return to my Kansas home, 

 for no other purpose than that of at- 

 tending this convention and hearing 

 the deliberations of this body concern- 

 ing the matter of foul brood and its 

 treatment, and legislation in reference 

 thereto. I made a trip, also, to Spring- 

 field, 111., to attend the State conven- 

 tion there, for the same purpose. It 

 might seem that it looks a little ego- 

 tistical on my part — bee-keepers of 

 Illinois may look upon it in that light, 

 but I go, I intend to make it a point 

 to go wherever that subject is dis- 

 cussed, until we get the proper legis- 

 lation. 



