Feb. 12, 1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



101 



friends and loyal supporters, ami to express 

 in,v thanks for kind and encourajrinir words. 

 But I am tirrii in the conviction tliat it is time 

 forme to slacken the speed of over-driven 

 machinery, and turn the affairs of the Asso- 

 ciation over to a younger or more vigorous 

 man. 



I have had no conflict with the present 

 Board of Directors, nor with any of the Asso- 

 ciation oHicials. The utmost harmony has 

 prevaUedin our deliberations. I feel grateful 

 for the confidence reposed in me, and the un- 

 ceasing loyalty shown by theni. 



Financial IJeport. 



RECEIPTS. 



Amount on hand at last report .* 718 6* 



Received for membership fees during 

 year 546 50 



ToUl $1,265 17 



PISBtRSEMESTS. 



Printing last year's report, etc., not 



in last statement $ 41 15 



Paid George W. York printing Buf- 

 falo's Convention Report 100 00 



Paid for defense of Mr. Shebat 40 00 



Paid for 1000 buttons for members. . 50 60 

 Paid envelooes, postals and stamps 



used 60 72 



Paid letter-heads for .Association .... 5 25 



Paid pamphlets, briefs, etc 28 76 



Paid use of piano at Buffalo Conven- 

 tion 6 00 



Paid legal counsel 10 00 



Paid stenographer and clerk 15 00 



Paid printing this report, ballots, 



names 22 00 



Salary, 15 percent of amount received 



for memberships 81 97 



Balance on hand 803 72 



Total -?1,265 17 



NOTE. 



If it is observed that the above item for 

 membership fees is out of proportion to the 

 number of names, it is stated in explanation : 



1st. That a large number joined through 

 local or 8tate associations at 50 cents each. 



2d. That I have not received a cent of the 

 money paid to Mr. Ahliott by the members, 

 although their names arc on the list, 



3d. The untimely diiilh of the secretary, 

 Dr. Mason, probably accounts for his not 

 remitting money in his hands for dues col- 

 lected at Denver and at cither times. lie sent 

 list of names in September, but no money. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Eugene Secok, Gen. -Wyr. ami Treax. 



There are only two comments that we wish 

 to make on the foregoing, viz. : 



Inctead of S300 having been paid on the 

 Chicago adulterated-honey cases in 1S99, it 

 was ?200. And, even then, some not familiar 

 with the details thought it was a large sum to 

 pay. We know that the same work, it done 

 by some other attorney, would have cost 

 more. But it was money well spent, we 

 think. 



Second, one might naturally infer from Mr. 

 Secor's Note 2, near the close of his Report, 

 that Mr. Abbott was still holding the money 

 he received for annual dues last summer, 

 after being elected General Manager by a 

 majority of the Board of Directors. But such 

 inference would not be true, as Mr. Abbott 

 sent by check the net amount in his hands to 

 Secretary Mason. So Mr. Abbott can not be 

 blamed if the General Manager did not re- 

 ceive that money. According to the Consti- 

 tution of the Association, the Secretary, as 

 well as the General Manager, is authorized to 

 receive annual membership dues. 



Mr. George W. Fokkis, a well-known 

 farmer living in Howard Co., Mo., has just 

 discovered that he has been living in a house 

 that contains honey. Six years ago a swarm 



of bees settled between the weather-boards 

 and plastering of his residence. Lately he 

 decided to investigate, and on taking away 

 the weather-boarding, found that the bees 

 had made a solid wall of honey. More than a 

 hundred pounds of the finest iiuality of sweet- 

 ness was taken out. Some bees seem to like 

 large hives. The.se must have been some- 

 thing liki' the colonies Dr. Gallup has been 

 writing about, and perhaps even the workers 

 of this particular colony had the " missing 

 link !" 



Tue Ai'iART OF Mr. C. Li ndblom appears 

 in three views on the first page. He wrote as 

 follows concerning it : 



I take pleasure in sending you three pic- 

 tures. No. 1 shows my bees on the summer 

 stands. No, 2 presents the apiary in winter 

 quarters, and Xo, 3 is my dwelling-house with 

 two small colonies packed like the rest, but 

 on the south side of the house. 



In packing my bees, I first put two sticlfs 

 across the frames, next two thicknesses of 

 burlap, then the super on the hive filled with 

 dry leaves. The cover is then put on, when 

 the first part is done. Next I put on a lot of 

 slough-grass all over and between the hives 

 about 2 feet deep, and in this way I have win- 

 tered my bees nine years, and lost only 6 

 colonies, I winter an average of 12 colonies, 

 always giving them plenty of feed, and have 

 the hives face the south, C. Lindbolm. 



He Understood Him!— Fritz, a German 

 lad, and little Tom were fond of each other, 

 although neither could understand what the 

 other said. 



'• Why, Tommy,'' said his father, "your 

 playmate does not speak English, does he .'"' 



"No," said Tommy ; "but when a honey- 

 bee stung him yesterday he cried in English, 

 andi understood him." 



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Convention Proceedings. 



Chicago-Northwestern Convention. 



Report of the Chicago-Northwestern Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Convention, held in Chicago, 

 d5c. 3 and 4, 1902. 



BY OUR OWN SHORTHAND REPORTER. 



The meeting was called to order by Pres. York, at 11 

 a.m., Dec. 3, and Secretary Moore offered prayer, who after- 

 ward read the minutes of the previous meeting, which were 

 approved. 



Pres. Yorlt then introduced the following- bee-keepers 

 from a distance : W. Z. Hutchinson, from Michig-an ; Mr. 

 and Mrs. Pickard, Mr. Wilcox, Dr. Nussle. Mr. Whitney, 

 Mr. Morrison, and Mr. Clute, all from Wisconsin ; Mr. 

 Niver, from New York ; Morley Pettit, from Canada ; Huber 

 H. Root and Mr. Simon, from Ohio ; Mr. Watts, from In- 

 diana ; and Mr. Armstrong, from Iowa. 



Pres. York — Also Mr. llaldridge, one of the oldest bee- 

 keepers in Illinois. We are always glad to have him here. 

 How far back does your experience take you, Mr. Baldridge ? 

 Don"t be afraid to tell because you will give your age away. 



Mr. Baldridge— I can't tell exactly ; before the war. 



Pres. York — Spanish War ? 



Mr. Baldridge— Civil War. 



Pres. York— Before two wars. I am sure we are going 

 to have a good meeting, and as others come in we will have 

 the room crowded. I received a letter from Canada ; the 

 writer of it wanted a copy of our program, and I told him 



we had no program for this convention. We don't need it 

 here. They seem to need a program over in Canada. They 

 have it, anyway. It was Mr. Pettit, and he is with us. W^ 

 simply ask questions and discuss them ; we all take part in 

 making up the " program," as well as discussing the ques- 

 tions. 



On motion, a committee was appointed, composed of Mr. 

 Horstmann and Mr. Clute, to meet Mr. France at the station 

 when he should arrive at 1:15 p.m., and escort him to the 

 convention. 



F. Wilcox — May I be permitted to say a few words be- 

 fore Mr. France is introduced, because I may not have 

 another opportunity ? In the letter from Mr. France he 

 speaks of bringing free copies of his foul brood volume for 

 distribution. I know something about the preparation and 

 publication of those bulletins, properly called. He prepared 

 it for publication, and upon inquiry found he could get it 

 published for about half the price by local papers, and else- 

 where, and then attempted to draw pay from the State un- 

 der the general appropriation for doing it, and failed. He 

 is not a politician, and did not understand the process for 

 securing pay for these bulletins, so he had to bear the ex- 

 pense out of his own pocket. I thought I might remind 

 those who receive one of them, that it comes entirely from 

 Mr. France, and not from the State of Wisconsin. 



Pres. York — We are glad to know this". We will appre- 

 I ciate it all the more as a personal gift from Mr. France. 



Mr. Moore read the Treasurer's report, which was ap- 

 proved, and showed a good balance on hand. 



Pres. York — I suppose we are one of the " best heeled " 

 bee-keepers' associations. I think most of them have to 

 take up a collection. We used to do that, but we have got- 

 ten beyond that, and now have some money in the treasury. 



Sec. Moore — I suppose all of you know by this time that 

 Dr. Masou died under very distressing circumstances. He 

 was one of the best known bee-keepers in the world, and be- 

 loved by every one who knew him. I move that the chair 

 appoint a committee of three to draw up resolutions of con- 

 dolence to his family, and such other matters as should 

 properly come under the work of such committee, and pre- 



