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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Nov. 10, 1904. 



foul brood to take the most prompt measures possible to 

 prevent the spread of the disease. 



Some have claimed that one of the duties of a foul-brood 

 inspector should be to publish the names of those having 

 bees afflicted with foul brood or other contagious disease. 

 To this it is replied that such a course would work a great 

 hardship on any one who should desire to sell bees, queens, 

 or combs from an infected apiary. An honest man would 

 not want to sell foul brood, and every possible means 

 should be taken that a dishonest one should not be allowed 

 to. When a house contains smallpox or other infectious 

 disease, the authorities are not careful to keep mum about 

 it. On the contrary, they are prompt to put up a sign so 

 that every one shall know, no matter how much a man's 

 business may be hurt by that knowledge. 



It may be for the good of the one man that a case of foul 

 brood should be hushed up ; but it is for the good of the 

 larger number that it should have the greatest publicity. 



Election of National Officers. 



According to the revised constitution of the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Association, which was adopted last Decem- 

 ber, the election of four ofiBcersand three directors will take 

 place during the present month. With a 2000 membership 

 it will mean a lot of votes to be cast and counted. The 

 National now is the largest bee-keepers' organization on 

 this continent. It ought to double its membership within 

 the next two or three years, and we believe it will do so if 

 it is properly managed in the interest of all its members, 

 and also for the good of bee-keeping in general. 



Carnlolan vs. Italian Bees. 



" York Co. Bee-Keeper ", in the Canadian Bee Journal, 

 prefers Carniolans for a buckwheat region, and Italians for 

 regions without a fall flow. In the latter case the Carnio- 

 lans will need feeding, whereas the Italians will look out 

 for their own winter stores. 



The Ontario Convention will be held at Toronto, 

 Ont., Canada, Nov. 15, 16 and 17, 1904, in the Granite Rinks, 

 Church St. As other societies will meet at the same time, 

 and as displays will be made, it is all called " The Fruit, 

 Flower and Honey Exhibition ". A good program has been 

 arranged. The evening of the ISth there will be a joint 

 meeting of the Ontario Bee-Keepers' Association with the 

 Ontario Fruit Growers' Association and Provincial Horti- 

 cultural Societies. Of course, Canadian bee-keepers will 

 attend in full force . 



Some Bee-Supply Dealers and Manufacturers.— 



For some time we have been longing to take a trip among 

 the manufacturers of and dealers in bee-keepers' supplies, 

 particularly those who are advertisers in the American Bee 

 Journal, many of whom we have had business dealings with 

 for years, and whom we have never had the pleasure of 

 meeting face to face. 



Well, the coveted opportunity came Monday evening, 

 Oct. 17, when we packed our grip and started for the North- 

 west. We boarded an elegant train on the Chicago, Mil- 

 waukee & St. Paul railroad, and landed in St. Paul, Minn., 

 the next morning. We were a total stranger in a totally 

 strange land. 



But it didn't take us long to find the home of H. G. 

 Ackljn and family. We had met them before at several 

 conventions of the National Bee-Keepers' Association, and 

 very recently at the St. Louis meeting. 



As we had not announced our coming, of course we gave 

 the Acklins quite a surprise that Tuesday morning. Mrs. 

 A. came to the door, and so was the first to wonder where 

 we dropped from. She at once looked up Mr. Acklin, who 

 was in the bee-supply store putting up orders. He came 

 in, and after a few minutes' chat proposed a carriage ride 

 around St. Paul with the writer and Mrs. Acklin, which was 

 very enjoyable. 



By the way, Ethel, the 11-year-old daughter who has 

 favored several of the National meetings with her singing, 

 was in school, and doing nicely with her studies, as well as 

 with her music. 



There is more to St. Paul than we had even dreamed of 

 As Mr. Acklin drove mile upon mile, we were impressed 

 with its extent of splendid streets and lovely homes. A 

 new and most beautiful capitol is building. It is of Georgia 

 marble. When completed it will be a gem — a big gem ! 

 The situation is ideal. Minnesota may well indulge con- 

 siderable pride in the new capitol building when it is com- 

 pleted. But we wondered why they didn't locate it midway 

 between St. Paul and Minneapolis, and then call the Twin 

 Cities — well, " Paulapolis " wouldn't be bad. 



That reminds us that Minneapolis now is the larger of 

 the "Twins " — about 20,000 more in population. 



In the afternoon, Mr. Acklin accompanied us on the 

 street-cars to Minneapolis — 10 miles from St. Paul — where 

 we called on John Doll & Son, of the Minnesota Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Supply Manufacturing Company. Mr. J. P. Doll, the 

 son, was formerly in partnership with Chas. Mondeng, but 

 bought out his interest in the business about a year ago. 



We were much pleased with the pushing, business ways 

 of Mr. J. P. Doll. He is practically the manager of the 

 firm. Being an expert in woodworking, and understand- 

 ing thoroughly the requirements of the bee-supply manu- 

 facturing business, we predict that he will soon be heard 

 from in a way that will show that he means to succeed. 

 And why shouldn't he ? For he has not only his father 

 helping him in the business, but also his good wife, two or 

 three husky brothers, and a sister or two. It's a family 

 affair. They're all at it. Keep an eye on that Doll family. 

 They are Dolls, but not " Dollies ". 



John Doll & Son are makers of everything in the wood 

 line connected with bee-keeping. Their capacity is about 

 40,000 sections a day ; 20,000 Hoffman frames ; hives, 

 supers, fences, separators, etc. And all made of the best 

 grades of lumber. While they are manufacturers of all 

 wooden apiarian fixtures, they .ire prepared to furnish 

 everything else required by the modern, up-to-date bee- 

 keeper. 



We returned to Mr. Acklin's home just in time to help 

 dispose of a good supper, after wnich there was held an 

 impromiitu convention interspersed with snatches of bee. 

 songs, Miss Ethel accompanying on the piano. 



