The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-31
His Cultivation Will Be the
Subject of Study.
G. BOHRER, PRESIDENT.
o. A. Keene, of Topeka, Is Sec.
ond in Command.
Effort Will Be Made to Secure
Legislation.

which was held at the state house on
Wednesday, Topeka was selected as
the place of the next meeting and the
following officers were reelected to
SER for another term of one year: DR..
G. bohrer, Lyons, Kan, president; E.
w. Durham. Topeka, Kan, vice presi-
dent; o. A. Keene, Topeka, Kan, Sec
rotary; J. J. Measer, Hutchinson, Kan,
treasurer.
The Kansas State Bee Keepers asso-
citation is practically a new organiza-
ton. 1t is still in its infancy it's his
tory only dating back to the state fair
last fall. At that time several Kansas
men who are enthusiastic on the sub
ject of bee culture and who had come
to Topeka for the purpose of putting
samples of their best honey and stands
of bees on exhibition at the fair, con-
ceiVed the idea Of forming an aSSOcia-
ton composed of the bee keepers of
Kansas. Among these was DR.. G.
Bohrer, a prominent citizen of Rice
county and a man who is well known
in Topeka on account of his being
prominent member of the State HOrti-
cultural society.
DR. Bohrer is himself engaged in bee
keeping and is thoroughly acquainted
with the busy little insect from its head
down to its ''Stinger." The idea OF an
to DR.. Bohrer and it was through his
hard work and enterprise that the as
SOciation was finally founded. A meet
ing was held and the above named Off
GERS were elected to serve until a regu-
lar meeting could be held and officers
could be elected by the members. This
is the whole history of the association
up to the present time, but If the en-
thusiasm already manifested continues,
it will no doubt prove to be one of the
best organizations of it's kind in the
country. DIR. BOhrer, the first president
of the association, expects great things
in the future of bee keeping as an in
dustry, and thinks that the time will
come when Kansas bee keepers will be
classed among the foremost of their
kind in the country. He said today:
Probably many people do not know
it, but bee culture. If conducted along
the right lines, is a very profitable in
dustry and is rapidly coming into prom
inence throughout the country, espe-
cially in Kansas. Thousands of Kansas
people and farmers are now engaged
in this business. OF course great
many of them are only slightly inter-
ested in it and are conducting it on a
small scale, but even these people are
rapidly coming to the front and are
making a success of the business. For
this reason think that a well organ
lied association of this kind will be
great benefit to those people in Kansas
who are engaged in bee cuI+-re. 1t will
tend to arouse a new ;<lterest in bee
keeping as an industry and will no
doubt help the members individually
in the work that they are carrying
OF.
Zone of the purposes of the organic
ation," continued DR.. Bohrer, lis to en-
deavor to secure such legislation at the
different sessions of the Kansas legis-
lature as will protect the interests of
the bee keepers of Kansas. Many of
them are now being prosecuted by peo-
pie who do not believe in the industry.
They are being imposed upon by men
who are putting an adulterated article
on the market and labelling it Pure
Honey But if these obstacles could
be done away with by the passing of
certain laws by the next legislature
it would be of great benefit to both the
producer and the consumer and bee
culture would present great possibili-
ties in this state"
The first meeting of the Beekeepers'
association was most successful. Every
one present showed an unexpected in
terest in the business at hand and no
one was at all backward about dis
cussing the different subjects that
came up before the meeting. Although
the attendance was not large it was
as much as was expected considering
the fact that the association has only
been organized for a few months and
as yet cannot show very many names
on it's membership books. One of the
first duties of the members, however,
will be to recruit as many new mem
bers as possible and as the admission
fee is not large and the profits to be
derived from the association are of so
much benefit to the beekeeper, it is
expected that at the next annual meet
ing a great many more people will be
in attendance.
The meeting was divided into two ses-
sions At the afternoon session, which
began at 2:30 O'Clock sharp, the mem
berS spent most of the time i'll perfectlng
the organization of the association and
discussing its future. A committee was
appointed by the president to draw up
a constitution which would later be
passed upon by the members of the as
ISOLATION and amended or not as they
saw fit The constitution was not
amended, however, but was adopted by
the association after some discussion in
regard to the admission fee, which one
menber wished reduced from 81 to so
cents, for the reason that ne thought
more persons would be likely to join
the association if the fee was reduced
than would if the original fee was re-
tanned. This was not done, however, for
the reason that the admission fee of 81
entitled a bee keeper to both the state
and national associations and was
therefore the cheaper. The following is
the constitution as adopted by the as
ISOLATION:
ARTICLE l.
l. The name of this organization
shall be known as the Kansas State
Bee Keepers association.
2 The object of this association shall
be to promote the interests of bee
keepers of Kansas and to secure such
legislation as will build uD the bee
keeping industry and protect the bee
keepers in their rights.
ARTICLE II.
1. Any person who is interested in
bee culture and is in accord with the
objects of this association, may be-
come member by the payment of the
annual dues of 81, and said member
ship shall expire in one year from the
time of said payment
ARTICLE III.
1. The officers of this association
shall consist OF the president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer
whose term of office shall be for one
year OF until their successors shall be
elected.