1896. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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CONDUCTED BY 

 DR. jr. p. U. BROWN, AUGUSTA. GA. 



[Please send all questions relating to bee-keeping in the South direct 

 to Dr. Brown, and he will answer in this department. — Eds.T 



Report of llie liiternallonal Bee-Keepers' Con- 

 gress at Atlanta, Oa., Dec. 4 and 5, 1S95. 



This Congress was called to order on Wednesday morning 

 by Rev. Jas. G. Teter, of Tennessee, and opened by prayer by 

 A. I. Root, of Ohio. Upon nomination, Dr. J. P. H. Brown, 

 of Georgia, was elected President, J. T. Calvert, of Ohio, Sec- 

 retary, and A. I. Root, Vice-President. 



W. S. Hart, of Florida, moved that a committee of three 



or more bee-keepers prominent in each State of the United 

 States, as Vice-President of this association, or representative 

 of the bee-keepers of his State, to work up an organization in 

 the interest of bee-keeping in said State. 



As there was some opposition to Mr. Lowrance's motion, 

 he withdrew it, and Mr. Frank Benton offered the following 

 as a substitute : 



Resolved, That this Congress proceed to effect a perma- 

 nent organization under the name of " The National Bee- 

 Keepers' Association of the United States of America," with 

 the purpose of embracing all the States and securing repre- 

 sentation from the several States. 



He spoke of the need of a National organization of bee- 

 keepers for the United States, which should be representative 

 of the whole country, and which should meet once in two or 

 three years and discuss, not questions for beginners, but ad- 

 vanced apiculture. 



The resolution was laid on the table, to be taken up the 

 first thing at the morning session. 



THURSDAY MOKNING SESSION, DEC. 5. 



The meetine was called to order by the President, after 

 which Rev. J. G. Teter offered prayer. The minutes of the 

 previous session were read and approved. The resolution 

 offered by Frank Benton was taken up and discussed. 



A. I. Root and J. T. Calvert both spoke in opposition to 



President Dr. J. P. H. Broitm. 



]'irc-Prcsidcnt A. I. Root. 



Secretary J. T. Calvert. 



be appointed to prepare a program. The chairman appointed 

 Messrs. W. S. Hart, Rev. J. G. Teter, and J. T. Calvert. 



Messrs. A. I. Root, O. O. Poppleton, of Florida, and J. D. 

 Fooshe, of South Carolina, were appointed a committee on 

 resolutions. 



SWARIIING OF BEES — SOUTHERN BEE-KEEPER.S. 



Next in order was the reading of an essay by Chas. Dadant, 

 of Illinois, entitled, " About Natural Swarming." [This essay 

 has not yet been received at the Bee Journal office, but will 

 appear later if it comes. — Ed.s.] 



Mr. Dadant's essay gave rise to some discussion. W. S. 

 Hart agreed in the main with the author of the essay, and 

 said excessive heat will induce Bees to swarm, as well as the 

 conditions mentioned by Mr. Dadant. Mr. Danzenbaker, of 

 the District of Columbia, said it was as natural for bees to 

 swarm as for hens to sit, and other things to reproduce. J. 

 L. Hubbard, of North Carolina, agreed with Mr. Dadant. 



Questions suggested by the committee on program were 

 read, and the following selected for discussion : " Are there 

 no means by which the apiarists of the South may be brought 

 more in touch with one another, so as to more fully develop 

 the apiarian resources of the Southern States?" 



Mr. Poppleton suggested that a Vigorous Southern depart- 

 ment in all the bee-papers would help this end. 



W. B. Lowrauce, of South Carolina, offered the following 

 resolution : 



Resolved, That the chairman of this Congress appoint one 



the resolution. The call for this meeting stated that it was 

 to be an informal congress of bee-keepers ; no permanent or- 

 ganization was contemplated; that it would not be fair to 

 the bee-keepers not represented to go ahead hastily and form 

 a permanent organization ; and that there was no need of it, 

 at any rate. The International could accomplish all that a 

 national organization could, and thus save the machinery and 

 fees of another organization. 



The question was settled by the adoption of a substitute 

 resolution offered by Mr. Poppleton, viz.: "That Dr. J. P. H. 

 Brown, J. T. Calvert, A. I. Root and Frank Benton be re- 

 quested to correspond with representative bee-keepers over 

 the country at large in reference to the advisability of form- 

 ing a national society. If the responses are favorable to such 

 an organization, said committee are directed to call a meeting 

 of bee-keepers at such time and place as their judgment may 

 direct." 



Mr. Calvert requested his name to be omitted from the 

 committee, and the request was granted. 



Next in order was the following essay by Mr. G. W. Dem- 

 aree, of Kentucky, on 



Bee-Culture. 



I have been requested by a much-esteemed friend and 

 prominent writer and bee-culturist of the State of Georgia, 

 and of the South, to prepare an essay to be read on this occa- 

 sion, and am granted the privilege to select my own theme. 

 {Continued on page 25.) 



