STATE BEE-KEEl'ERS' ASSOCIATION. lOQ 



The motion was carried unanimously. 



Mr. York— It might be well for individual members to 

 write the Secretary of Agriculture after it ?oes in. 



Mr. Abbott — I move you that this body ask the General 

 Manager of the National Association to second the effort 

 we are making, to secure a farmers' bulletin on foul brood 

 throusrh Secretary Wilson. 



Mr. France — The subject was brought up at the Los 

 Angeles convention and if we hadn't gotten into some other 

 conflicts, there would have been a motion made on behalf of 

 the California convention. I had a talk with Mr. Benton and 

 he said, "You bring up your local associations and the more 

 that come the better." It bears its weight. I expect to be 

 down in New York in January, and they are going to have 

 their individual request for a bulletin, and I think it is not 

 far distant before it will be distributed. 



Mr. Smith — As I am chairman of the official board of 

 the State Bee-Keepers' Association, I will also have our 

 Association make the request. 



Mr. Muth — We have in Hamilton Comity, Ohio, a bee- 

 keepers' association, and I have the honor of being on the 

 executive committee, I am glad I am here. 



Mr. York — So are we. 



Mr. Muth — We will have that in writing and forward 

 it to Mr. Wilson. We will do that. 



Mr. Abbott — I will see that the Missouri Association 

 sends in one. 



Mr. York — We have the Secretary of the Northern Illi- 

 nois Association here. 



J. W. Johnson — I fully decided in my mind that as quick 

 as I get home I will write the* Secretary of Agriculture and 

 request him as we have spoken here. 



The motion was put and carried unanimously. 



Pres. York — Now, before we go on we will take up the 

 matter of joining the National in a body. We have to do this 

 annually in order to have half of the dues we pay here go to 

 the National. What will you do about it? 



Dr. Miller — I move that we renew our action in the 

 matter and join the National in a body. 



The motion was seconded and carried. 



FORMING LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS. 



"Should bee-keepers form local organizations? If so, 

 why? And how?" 



Pres. York — I suppose that means in certain districts of 

 the State or county. We have one here in northern Illinois. 

 That would be considered a local association. They have one 

 in Cincinnati. 



Mr. Abbott — In answer to that I would say that every 

 kind of people in every kind of industry on earth should^be 

 alive with each other and in fraternal help, to help themselves 

 and attempt to help everybody else, and that's one of the ikst 

 reasons for forming these organizations that I know of. I 

 should say yes. As to what they shall do, that's a matter of 



