The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-19
Meeting of the State and County
Association Yesterday
A PROFITABLE DISCUSSION
Upon Many Topics Of Interest t.
Apiarists
Aduiteration Of Honey-Trees That Yield
the Best Results and Moving to New
Pastures Are Subjects Discussed

assembly room at 10 a. m. yesterday.
After brief preliminary business the
election of officers for the ensuing year
was declared in order and the following
gentlemen were nominated for president:
Allan Barnett of Whittier, Eon Hart of
Pa adena, and James layres If Fernan-
do. Mr.. Barnett was cleo ed. For :rst
vice president. Eion Hart W. S. squires
and Jam Jaynes were nominated, and
the latter was chosen to fill the office.
The secretary was then instructed to cast
the ballot for W. S. Squires. as second
vice president. DR.. g. A. Willard was
unanimously elected MS secretary. Charles
B,rgk of Santa Monica Was ouly installed
as treasurer.
Tie new executive board is made up
of George W. Brodbeck, tue former presi-
dent, and Elon Hart.
N. lowering, chairamn of the commit
tee appoint at previous meeting to in
vestigate The matter of securing a market
for the honey Of the association, reported
that the body hat conferred with one Of
the comm ssion houses OF the City and
the folio wing proposition had bsen made !:
The house offered to arket Hll the honey
coming through the association, for which
com mission of 5 per cent would bs
charged; any member 10 have the priv.
ilega Of storing his product at the COM
tany's warehouse upon which an nd
avnce payment of cents per pound
would be made ny the firm with a charge
of per cent interest. On the part of the
association it would be required that cir
Culars he issued announcing the name of
the authorized agent and that the
associations abeis be pc ,ted on all goods
shipped.
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sentatiou OF the report, ana many ideas
were advanced as to the best means uf
establishing a reputation for Los Angeles
money and securing a permanent market.
The proposition for forming an exchange
received the m ost support. No definite
action was taken, and it was deoidded to
CO. tinue the com mittee i'll uffice and post.
pone the matter until after the m Getting
OF The state association.
A recess OF ten minutes was then taken
and the annual dues collected.
Themas Sawyers ami Ed Nordlinger of
La Canada were admitted to mem bersnip
On rsconvering the treasurer presented
his report, giving in detail III, receipts
and expenditures for the yea.
Just before adjournment vote of
thanks was pass for the efficient SER
vices Of the retiring president. George
". Br dbsck, and that gentleman re-
sponded in a short but graceful speech.
call of the executive COMMITTEE.
STATE ASSOCIATION MEETING.
The State Beekeepers' Association
met at o'clock with Professor A. j..
Cook, president OF the organization, in
the chair. After roll call and the readin /,
OF the secretary's report. list of new
memb ers was subn tilted and received.
f rst in the order of business came the
e ELL
in, were selected to arrange thu 'rdsr If
topics to be discussed: u. W. BrolbecK,
r. Torchton ana II. E. Wilder. 10 draft
resoluti MS concerning the matter OF
ad nlt, ration and collect dat. to De pre-
ssnted to the next legislature, the fol-
loving gentlemen were named: Is. Tay-
lor. N. L. verin. aud X. b. Heron. An
additional committee If three will De APP
pointed to assist in getting the matter
before t e legislature.
Mos. Of the time OF the session was
sp mt in discussing the different subjects
Of interest TO hee-men. After listening
to re erdl remarks on the questions of
markets and prices. it vas decided to
adopt some form Of co operative organi-
zatinn. and committee of live was ap-
pointed to formulate plan. consisting
OF G. W. Brod beck. W. T. Richardson,
Dr.. G. A. Millard, Mr.. Dunn and II.
Tnuci tun.
ueT6 WAS Wdlu ucUdto
upon the adulteratIon of honey, few
maintaining that the practice was not
so general as it is ofien said to be. The
majority were convinced that adultera-
tion had prevailed to grea; extent
among wholesals dealers everywhere in
the state, and many members mentioned
instances and gave the names of firms
in this citv and elsewhere Who we're
known to add glucose to The greater part
of all the honey th,y handled. The ASST
citation deferm ned to inaugurate Wig
orous campaign against those who are
adultera:ipg Or even selling impure
honey and COMMITTEES was selecte t.
collect evidences which will be put in the
hands of the National Bee-men's union,
which will carry the matter into the
courts.
This concluded the afternoon session,
and a recess was taken until O'Clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Az o'clock the convention was called
to order by Prof. A. ]. Cook, and u
general discussion opened on the subject
of honey plants. Among the many trees
recommended as favorable for apairy pur-
poses that which received the most unan-
imou recon mendation was the eucalyp-
tus. Three species were de,med to pos
sess special mer t. the rohusta. which is
q very handsome tree. blCssoming in
January, the nsifolia, which blooms in
September and October AMI the am ygda-
lima. whose blossoms appear in Decem-
Der.
Opinions were given OF all the trees
peculiar to the southern part of the state,
the pepper eceiving particular attention.
The re was difference OF op Mon as 10
whether money mede from pepper plos-
Sums partook of the flavor of the berries.
Expert testimony was given by several
oln Doe n en- who decided the question b.,
stating pos lively that the honey thus
mace uoes savar Of the tree.
Moving bees from one field to another,
fer the tu.ruse of loo iting ir better pas
ture, was next considered. Several gave
their experience. all Of whom favored
the m ethod as ore calculated to bring
about the best results in the way of in
crtasing the yearly crop Of honey.
Next was discussed the diseases which
sffiirt tees and many valuable sugge.-
ms we're offered fer the cure Of some of
the principal ailmcnts.
The absence of inspectors IN one or two
of the joining c1ueties was commented
upon an the matter was referred to the
com m 'tee on res olutions with the in
s'ruction that they take immediate steps
toward having such officers appointed BY
communicating with the proper parties
in such counties as have no ms pectors.
Ado rnment was then taken until 8
o'clock this morning.
PRESENTED WITH A SWORD