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when its members hold iuinual meetings. 

 When tlie lluiou holds iinuual uieetiugs at 

 which may be discussed subjects pertaining 

 to practical apiculture as well as those re- 

 lating to the Uuiou as it is now conducted, 

 of what use is the Nc^rth American? Or, if 

 the North American would take up the work 

 of the Union as now performed, of what use 

 is the UuionV In short, of what use is there 

 in having two societies when one society 

 rightly organized can do all the necessary 

 work? One society can be more cheaply 

 conlucted than two and will be stronger and 

 more prosi)erous. I kno a' that the character 

 of the work of the two societies is somewhat 

 different, but the difference is not of such a 

 character that an amalgamation of the two 

 Societies could not conduct successfully all 

 of the branches of the two as now managed. 



Mr. Heddon in his paper commends Mr. 

 Newman for taking off his gloves in oppos- 

 ing the amalgamation just as he always does 

 a wrong. I see nothing wrong in the pro- 

 posed union of forces, or in a discussion of 

 the proposed union. It may not be advis- 

 able, but it is not wrong. If it isn't advis- 

 able, I don'twautit. I started the discussion 

 because I thought it a good thing to do, hut 

 if the discussion shows that I was mistaken 

 I shall rest satisfied. 



Notwithstanding that I said a month ago 

 that I had no selfish personal ends in view in 

 seeing the two societies united, the story has 

 been started that I wished to get the two 

 Sjcities united and then get control of the 

 amalgamation, in short, to become its Sec- 

 retary-Manager. Nothing was farther from 

 my mind. Under no consideration would I 

 accept the position. I doubt the advisability 

 of any bee-keeping editor accepting that 

 position if such an amalgamation should be 

 effected. There is a certain class that would 

 be jealous of the unlucky editor. 



THE COMING MEETING OF THE NOETH 

 AMERICAN. 



The North American will hold its annual 

 convention in the auditorium of the Normal 

 school, at Toronto, Out., C mada, on the 4th, 

 .')th and r.th of Sep., the first session being 

 on the evening of the 4th. Headquarters 

 will be at the Palmer House, corner of 

 King and York sts. This is a st^'i.OO a day 

 hotel, but the price has been reduced to ^1.75 

 or to only !j;l..")0 when two occupy one bed. 



emernber, this is during Canada's great 



Industrial Fair when no reduction at all 

 ought to expected. There are probably oth- 

 er good hotels in Toronto, but it is much 

 more pleasant to all stop atone place. By the 

 way, the proprietor of the hotel, Mr. Palm- 

 er, is the same man who was proprietor of 

 the hotel where we stopped and were so 

 well treated when the North American met 

 a few years ago in B antford. 



lu Canada and Michigan a round trip 

 tickrft can be bought at the price of a single 

 fare. Possibly the satne rates may be given 

 in other S:ate-i besides Michigan, but of 

 this I am not informed. The Trunk Line 

 and Cdntral Traffic Associations have given 

 a rate of one one-third fare provided 100 

 persons are i)resent who have come on some 

 legitimate form of railroad transportation. 

 These two Associations embrace the territory 

 between New York on the East, Chicago and 

 St. Louis on the West and the ( )hio river on 

 the South. In order to take advantage of 

 these rates a certificate must be obtained of 

 the agent when the ticket is bought, and this 

 ticket must be signed at the convention by 

 t'le Secretary and an agent of the Associa- 

 tious, and if presented within three days of 

 the close of the convention a return trip 

 ticket can b^ obtained at one-third fare. 

 These certiflc itos are not kept at some of the 

 smaller stations, and when this is the case a 

 regular ticket must be bought to the nearest 

 large city where such ceretificates may be 

 secured, and then another ticket bought to 

 Toronto and a certificate secured. Those 

 living near the territory where excursion 

 tickets may be bought at half price, may find 

 it cheiper to buy a regular ticket to the place 

 where excursion tickets can be bought, and 

 there buy an excursion ticket. For persons 

 coming long distances, the certificate plan 

 will probably bo the best. Each one must 

 investigate and decide for himself which 

 plan will be the best. 



While the program is not yet complete the 

 following can be announced: — 



The l^ee-Koen'^rs' riiioii: ifsPast, Present and 

 Future, -T. (i. Newman, Cliicago, 111. 



Amalgamation of the North American Bee- 

 Keopers' Association and tiie I^ee-Keepers' 

 Union,— Doctor ('. ('. Miller, Marengo. 111. 



Ad'lress of Welcome, etc. ,— Hon. John Dryden, 

 Minister of .Vgriculturc, Toronto, t'anada. 



A short address, Jae., Mills. M. A., L. L. D., 

 President Ontario Agricultural ('oUege, (iuelpli, 

 CaiiiuJa . 



Introducing Queens, -S. T. Pettit, Belmont, 

 Ont. 



Bee Paral.VBJs: What wo know and should do 

 about it, -E. R. Root, Medina, Ohio. 



