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tying tho members together more 

 closely. The eouveiition is hekl in one 

 part of the State one year; next year 

 it soes to another part of tlie State. 

 and the memliers gained at tlie form- 

 er meeting drop out. There sliould be 

 some selfish interest to Itind them to- 

 gether; to Iceep them in the Associa- 

 tion whether they attend all of tlie 

 conventions or not. That of inducing 

 all of the bee-keepers of the State to 

 l>and together, and join the Assoeia- 

 tion, and they buy their supplies at 

 wholesale, was one of the plans that 

 seemed the most feasible. A commit- 

 tee was appointed to take the matter 

 in charge and .see what could be done. 



As I have said before, this is an age 

 of organiza.tion, it is in the very air. 

 and even if some of us do not see the 

 immediate need of it in our individual 

 ca.ses, we ouglit to be tolerant and re- 

 member that it may be very import- 

 ant to some of our bretlu'en. Don't 

 drop your journal, let it be the Review 

 or any of the other journals, simply 

 because some sul)ject in which you 

 are not particularly interested is dis- 

 cussed at consideral)le length. The 

 I'ext special topic may be one that 

 Avill prove of great benefit to you, al- 

 tliougli of only slight interest to those 

 so anxious for organization. Have tol- 

 eration. 



A NATIONAL HOXEV EXCHAXGE. 



Some Reasons why one is Xeeded, and Some 



Obstacles to be Overcome in its 



Organization. 



The Review wishes to place this 

 matter of organization before its read- 

 ers in a true light. It wishes to give 

 all sides of the matter. It wishes to 

 advise its readers for the best, or, 

 better still, lay such facts and argu- 

 ments before them that they can de- 

 cide for themselves what is best. There 

 is one man in our ranks whose coun- 

 sels have been uniformly good, one 

 to Avliom many of us have looked for 

 wisdom, and seldom looked in vain, 

 and that is Prof. A. ,1. Cook, of Cali- 

 fornia, Avhere organization among pro- 

 ducei's ha.s been carried to greater per- 

 fection, ami done more good, than in 

 scarcely any other place that may be 

 mentioned. Prof. Cook's wisdom and 

 experience, coupled with his recent 

 opportunities for observation along 



this line, eminently fit him to give ad- 

 Aice to bee-lveepers on the subject of 

 organization and co-operation; and 

 sucli advice he has recently given in 

 an article published in the American 

 Eee-.Tournal, in wliicli lie says: 



"I have been asked to give my opin- 

 ion at length on the matter that came 

 up at the recent National Convention 

 at Denver. I am glad to do so as I 

 have thought a great deal about it. 



As I read the signs of the times 

 there are two tremendous movements 

 now on foot; tremendous in them- 

 selves, even more tremendous in their 

 promises and influences. I refer to 

 consolidation and co-operation. 



Consolidation is in the very atmos- 

 phere. Hardly a day passes that we 

 do not liear of the formation of an- 

 otlier gigantic trust. These bring with 

 them so much of good policy, wisdom 

 and economy that we can never hope 

 to say them nay. All must admit that 

 were all people generous, unselfish, 

 niul possessed of the Christ-like spirit 

 trusts would be Avholly a blessing. 



