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Show 00 TARIFF PROPOSED ON FOREIGN HONEY SALT LAKE, Feb 1 Following I an address yesterday by R. T Ithees 1 of North Ogden. members of tho Ani-erican Ani-erican Honey Producers' league. i,ow In national convention here, passed I a resolution In which legislation pro-, pro-, posing an amendment to tho Fordney tariff bill which will provide i tariff of at least throe cents a pound on 1 foreign honey shipped Into this coun-, coun-, try'. Is urged Under tho terms of I the resolution tho stato bee keeping organizations are asked to communl-I communl-I eato with their congressional delegates dele-gates and recommend tho passage of the amendment It was pointed out b Mr. Rhees. Who Is said to bo ths laigost h ney ' producer In the stato and who Is also ; ono of tho directors of the L'tah Dee-; Dee-; keepers' association, that unless pro-' pro-' toctlon of the homo product Is guaranteed guar-anteed an extensive advertising cam- I 1 palgn would result In gains to for- j olgn producers. Owing to a lack of dolegates attending at-tending this convention of the league I tho election of officers tor tho ensuing ensu-ing year could not tako place. Present Pres-ent officers will contlnuo to serve until un-til tho exocutlve committee appoint their successors. This committee Is composed of Frank Rnuschfues of Denver, S. B. PaddOCh Of Am.-.i Iowa, E s. Miller of Valparaiso, Ind. Yne present officers of tho American Honey Producers' league aro K. J. LeStourgoon of San Antonio. Texas, president. G. 1". Klndlg of Lansing Mich., vlco president, and H B Parks of San Antonio, secretary and treasurer. |