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Phillips, of Washington. D. C. We are ask- 

 ing for considerably more inonej'. and a 

 privilege to appoint several inspectors in- 

 stead of one. as our present law provides. 

 There are but two or three months of the 

 year really good to inspect bees for disease. 

 and one man can do but little in this limited 

 time. We ought to start lo men out next 

 spring, andwitl, providing we can get this law 

 passed. 



Hon. Geo. E. Hilton, representing the bee- 

 keepers, will go to Lansing this month {Jan- 

 uary), and introduce the bill. Now. the ob- 

 ject of writing this letter is, to ask every 

 Michigan bee-keeper to write to both of his 

 representatives, now in Lansing, to lend 

 their support to this bill. If this is not done, 

 we might as well do nothing, for already 

 Gov. Osborn has sent a message to the legis- 

 lature advising economy in all branches of 

 the legislature, and it will be a hard pull at 

 best to get the bill through. Remember, we 

 are depending upon you. and you alone. 

 brother bee-keepers of Michigan, to get this 

 measure through, for it will be hoJ<eUss un- 

 less every one of us lends a helping hand 

 and keep " dinging" at our representatives 

 until they just have to vote for this bill to 

 get rid of us. Let us all rctncmboy our duty. 

 Fraternally yours. 



E. D. TowNSEND. 



The importance and urgency of this 

 matter cannot be too strongly impressed 

 upon the bee-keepers of Michigan. We 

 hope that every one interested will 

 write his representatives in Lansing at 

 once. Delays are sometimes dangerous. 

 Do it no7o ! 



L .TER. — After the above was ready 

 to be put in type, we received the fol- 

 lo'.ving letter to Michigan bee-keepers : 



I spent a portion of 3 days in Lansing last 

 week, in perfecting the Foul Brood Bill, and 

 arranging for its introduction, and believe 

 we now have the best Foul Brood Bill yet 

 framed; and the prospects for its passage, 

 with the assistance of the bee-keepers of 

 the State, are very flattering. The State 

 Board of Agriculture are doing all they can 

 to help in the matter, and we are indebted 

 to Prof. Pettitt, our State Entomologist, for 

 valuable advice and assistance. 



The Advisory Committee that I asked for, 

 and which was appointed at Grand Rapids, 

 have all made suggestions that have been 

 incorporated, as well as those from Dr. Phil- 

 lips and Prof. Pettitt. Now if the bee-keep- 

 ers of the State will write their Representa- 

 tives and Senators at Lansing, urging their 

 support of the measure, I am very sure the 

 Governor will sign the Bill; I saw him while 

 there, and shall see him again when I go 

 again to talk with the committee to which 

 the Bill will be referred. 



Secretary Tyrrell will mail information 

 and advice to the 4000 bee-keepers of Michi- 

 gan, and I shall hope to see our Representa- 

 tives at Lansing deluged with letters. 



Geo. E. Hilton. 



W. Z. Hutchinson. Editor of the 

 Bee-Keepers' Review, who has been 

 sick for some time, and part of the time 

 in the hospital, writing us Jan. 13, had 

 this to say: 



"I am slowly improving, but am yet far 

 from well; but it is a good thing to be able to 

 be at home and look after business." 



All will rejoice in Mr. Hutchinson's 

 speedy and complete recovery. 



Illinois Bee-Keepers — Take No- 

 tice! — We have received the following 

 report from the special legislative com- 

 mittee elected at the last meeting of 

 the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation : 



To THE Illinois Bee-Keepers. 



The bee-keepers of the State are hereby 

 notified that the committee of lo. elected in 

 ifvof, by the Slate Association, and the com- 

 mittee of 3, elected in loio, at the annual 

 meeting, for the purpose of securing legisla- 

 tion, have jointly and unanimously resolved 

 to apply to the legislature for the foul brood 

 law as published in the petition which has 

 been signed by hundreds of bee-keepers. 



This is almost identical with the Wisconsin 

 law. The only change which is expected to 

 be made is a demand for an appropriation 

 not to exceed Stooo for the State Bee-Keep- 

 ers' .Association, three-fourths of which is 

 to be available for the extermination of 

 foul brood. 



The sum of S6oo has been considered as 

 altogether inadequate, owing to the alarm- 

 ing increase of foul brood in the State. 



Bee-keepers all through the Slate are 

 hereby requested to urge the passage of the 

 law with their representatives and senators. 

 Blank petitions {for signers) with the foul 

 brood law will be forwarded promptly to all 

 who will apply to the Secretary, Jas. K. 

 Stone. Rt. 4. Springfield. III. 



The Committee on Appropriations has 

 just been announced in yesterday's paper 

 'Jan. i8). and are as follows, giving last 

 names only; 



Appropriation (House) Committee. 



David E. Shanahan, Chicago. Chairman, 

 from gth District. 



Smejkal. 



Kirkpatrick. 



Hamilton. 



Lewis, 



Terrill 



.Shepherd. 



Tice. 



Marcv. 



Abbott. 



Wright. 



Cooley. 



Tourtellott. 



Leavitt. 



Winthrop. 



Dudgeon. 



Campbell. 



Pervier. 



Ireland. 



Erickson. 



McNichols. 



Butts, 



Carter. 



Bardwill. 



Welborn. 



Rawleigh. 



Jones. 



Mathis. 



Simpson, 



Anderson, of Cook. Atwood, 

 Martin. .-Mexander, 



Mitchell Wilson, 



McLaughlin. Bolin. 



Wheelan, Donahue, 



Morris. Rapp. 



Gorman. Dillon, 



Fahy. 

 The committee especially urges all the 

 bee-keepers living in the districts of the 

 members of the above committee, that they 

 inform their members of the nature and 

 danger of foul brood, and of the importance 

 of a law to exterminate the dread disease. 



"The bee keepers who are able to wield 

 any influence at the State House, are re- 

 quested to correspond with Secretary Stone, 

 in order to join the forces for the occasion. 

 C. P. Dadant. 

 I. E. Pyles. 

 Jas. A. Stone. 

 Committee. 



It seems almost unnecessary for us 

 to urge the bee-keepers of Illinois to 

 be prompt and active in this matter, as 

 it is so important to every bee-keeper 

 and to the life of bee-keeping in the 

 whole State. 



A Bee-Paper Editor's Epitaph.— 



Editor Hutchinson, of the Bee-Keepers' 

 Review, says this in closing a recent 

 editorial item : 



" When I am dead and gone I wish to de- 

 serve the epitaph: 'He taught us to keep 

 more bees.'" 



It seems to us a better epitaph would 

 be this: "He showed us how to pro- 

 duce more honey." One might " keep 

 more bees" and not get more honey 

 than from less bees. Honey is what 

 bee-keepers want. However, every 

 man to his own preference, whether it 

 be "more bees" or "more honey." 



Eastern Illinois Convention. — 



The 3d annual meeting of the Eastern 

 Illinois Bee-Keepers' Association will 

 be held in Chartier's Hall, opposite 

 First National Bank Bldg., St. Anne, 

 111., Wednesday and Thursday, March 

 1 and 2, 1911. Among the topics lo be 

 discussed are the following : 



"To Secure Big Crops of Honey," by 

 W. W. Howard ; " Cause and Cure of 

 Foul Brood," by S. K. Pyles, H. Roorda, 

 and I. Evers ; "The Value of Sweet 

 Clover," by George W. York; " Work- 



ing with Bees Without Veil or Smoke," 

 by H. S. Duby; "Advantage of Rear- 

 ing Your Own Queens," by J. H. Rob- 

 erts ; " Honev and Pure Food," bv J. 

 T. Willis ; " Whv Do I Keep Bees ?" by 

 N. A. Timmons; "What Will the 

 Honey-Bee Teach Us ?" by P. St. John. 



The Question-Box will also have a 

 place in the program. If you have any- 

 thing new or interesting to bee-keepers, 

 please bring it to the meeting. The 

 first session will begin at 10:30 a.m., 

 March 1. All bee-keepers who are in- 

 terested are invited to come. 



St. Anne, HI. H. S. DuBV, Sec. 



Ohio State Convention The Ohio 



State Bee-Keepers' Association will be 

 held Feb. 16 and 17, 1911, at the Grand 

 Hotel, 4th St. and Central Ave., Cincin- 

 nati, Ohio, in Halls No. 1 and No. 2. 

 Mr. N. E. Shaw, chief inspector of bees 

 of the State Department of Agricul- 

 ture, will address the convention on 

 "The Foul Brood Situation in Ohio." 

 All bee-keepers should attend. Elabo- 

 rate arrangements are being made to 

 make this the largest assemblage of 

 bee-keepers at any one place. Bee- 

 keepers will do well to get together in 

 clubs, and secure their railroad tickets 

 at a discount. 



J. H. MooRE, Pres., Tiffin, Ohio. 



Henry Reddert, Sec, 



2300 Schoedinger Ave., 



Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Northern Michigan Convention. 



^The Northern Michigan Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its annual meet- 

 ing at Traverse City, Mich., March 1.5 

 and 16, 1911. A live program is in 

 course of preparation, and liberal pre- 

 miums will be offered for the products 

 of the hive. Northern Michigan — the 

 home of Michigan's most extensive 

 bee-keepers — assures a most prosper- 

 ous and successful meeting. The sea- 

 son of the year is most favorable, and 

 the management look forward for the 

 best attended meeting in years. Many 

 prominent bee-keepers from this and 

 other States are being invited. You are 

 specially invited. Ask the secretary, 

 Ira D. Bartlett, East Jordan, Mich., for 

 a program, which will give place of 

 meeting and other information. 



E. D. Townsend, Pres. 

 Remus, Mich. 



The Wisconsin State Convention 



— The Wisconsin Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will meet at Madison, Feb. 23 

 and 24, 191 1. Cash prizes of $5.00, $3.00, 

 and $2.00 will be offered, respectively, 

 for the best three papers written on 

 topics of value to Wisconsin bee-keep- 

 ers. 



Prominent bee-keepers from abroad 

 will also be present. All are invited. 

 Admission free. Gus Dittmer, Sec. 



Augusta, Wis. 



S. Miun. and W. Wis. Conven- 

 tion. — The Southern Minnesota and 

 Western Wisconsin Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will hold its annual convention 

 Feb. 21 and 22, 1911, in the Winona 

 County Court House, at which time an 

 interesting program will be carried 

 out. Those interested are welcome. 

 O. S. Holland, Sec. 



Winona, Minn. 



