1896. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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PATENT GARDEN HOB INo. 532.872] to 

 let on royalty, or will sell for $.3,000; or 

 will give agent fifty per cent, commission to 

 sell. One person will perform more work 

 with one of the hoes than three witti other 

 tools. Very easy to work. Extra blades to 

 replace worn ones. Mention this paper. 



J. H. ANDRE, Eiockwood, N. Y. 



privileges are found to be unjustly 

 assailed. 



Besides having collected several bills 

 of long-standing and uncertain value, 

 for lioney shipped to commission mer- 

 chants — furnishing information con- 

 cerning the time tor spraying trees so 

 as to prevent tlie poisoning of bees — 

 advising what safe use to make of 

 honey which liad l^een exposed to dis- 

 ease in an infected tenement, etc., — I 

 have had to deal with a case where a 

 neighbor threatened to poison the bees 

 in an adjoining lot, by sowing buck- 

 wheat and spraying it with paris- 

 green, so as to kill the bees by 

 wholesale ! 



By taking prompt action in each 

 case, the Union has prevented much 

 miscliief, and rendered valuable ser- 

 vice to the pursuit of apiculture. 



AMALGAMATION. 



As many of tlie members are aware, 

 it has been proposed to unite 

 the " Korth American Bee-Keepers' 

 Association" and the " National Bee- 

 I-Ceepers' Union " into one organiza- 

 tion. It was expected that the vote 

 on tliis amalgamation would accom- 

 pany the vote for officers for 1896, 

 but it is claimed by many members 

 of the Union that the details have 

 not yet been sufficiently discussed. 

 It will be better not to "marry in 

 liaste and repent at leisure." The 

 Committee in Charge, after careful 

 consideration, liave decided to defer 

 tlie voting until a later period. 



HONEY EXCHANGE WAREHOUSE. 



California members propose tliat 

 the Union should create a Honey 

 Excliange Warehouse in some large 

 city where they "could deal direct 

 with the retailer through the General 

 Manager, and secure to the honey- 

 producer that which lie now loses, 

 and also prevent the influx in many 

 places to a degree that would depress 

 prices." 



California has a right to be lieard 

 on sucli a matter, for during the past 

 5 years she has had 110 members 

 in the Union, and to-day nearly one- 

 quarter of the members hail from 

 that State. In fact, California is the 

 principal State in the Bee-Keepers' 

 Union. 



But I will offer a few suggestions : 

 Such a Honey Exchange should be 

 located in the very heart of tlie city 

 selected for it, and be conducted on 

 pure business principles. There must 

 be a financial backing adequate to the 

 business to be done. Shippers will 

 want advances on consignments. 

 Heavy freight bills will have to be 

 provided for, and help and rent will 

 not be small items of expense. It 

 would need several thousands of 

 dollars to start with. 



In my opinion, this should be a 

 separate business matter and not be 

 tacked on to the Union. Financial 

 reverses or some unexpected losses, by 

 failure or otherwise, might bankrupt 

 the Union in a short time. Besides, 

 it should be managed by an expert 

 lioney-dealer, who sliould devote liis 

 whole time to the business. 



DUES FOR THE COMING YEAR. 



It now becomes my duty, under the 

 Constitution, to call for the Dues for 

 1896. But in view of tlie fact that 



"hard times " are upon us in "dread 

 reality," the Advisory Board, at my 

 suggestion, has decided that as tlie 

 Union has sufficient funds on hand 

 for present needs, that all members 

 who paid $1.00 for Dues for 1895 

 shall have the Dues for 189G remitted, 

 and they be declared members in good 

 standing for 1896 without further 

 payment, unless such shall be found 

 to be necessary before the end of the 

 year, (which is not at all likely, from 

 present indications). All new mem- 

 bers, as well as those who have not 

 paid for 1895 will be required to pay 

 $1.00 as Dues for 1896. Article IV 

 of the Constitution clearly leaves tliis 

 matter of raising sufficient funds to 

 the Advisory Board. 



FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 



Balance, as per last Keport. . .$783.51 

 Fees from 242 members 242,00 



$1,025.51 

 Expenses for the year $254.90 



Balance, Dec, 31, 1895. . . .$770,61 

 Donation, C. Klock 1,00 



Total balance on hand $771,61 



The "Treasury" being in a satis- 

 factory condition, the Union is fortu- 

 nately in a position to demand justice, 

 and protect the rights of its members 

 in the courts of law. This is a place 

 where "money counts." If the Union 

 was a bankrupt concern, quite power- 

 less to "help in time of need," its 

 influence would be infinitesimal, and 

 itself a laughing-stock for all. The 

 " sinews of war " makes all the differ- 

 ence in the world. 



Several more decisions from Supreme 

 Courts are needed as precedents, for 

 the guidance of Judges in lower courts, 

 and these, I hope, will be obtained, 

 covering several important points. 



For the first seven years I suc- 

 cessfully managed the affairs of the 

 Union without recompense, save in 

 the consciousness of having done my 

 full duty, and of knowing that my 

 services have received the unanimous 

 endorsement of the members at each 

 succeeding election. For the past four 

 years I have received, as a nominal 

 salary, twenty per cent, of the gross 

 receipts, and during the past year 

 that has amounted to a fraction less 

 than 94 cents per week ! rzj 



Of course such a munificent salary 

 is in no sense a compensation for the 

 time and labor necessary to success- 

 fully manage the affairs of the Union, 

 and if it had been simply a business 

 transaction, I should have refused to 

 continue it long ago. The unanimity 

 of my election year after year has 

 alone induced me to continue to act, 

 for I viewed it as a dut?/— instead of 

 business. rz\ 



If it shall please the members of the 

 Union now to elect my successor, I 

 shall retire with pleasure and a proud 

 record ! Fraternally yours, 



Thos. G, Newman, 



General Manager. 



I>r. I». C 4jire!!i<«, of Atehinson, Cans., 

 would like to communicate, confidentially, 

 with all persons who have consigned honey 

 to C. R. Horrie & Co., of Chicago, 111., with 

 unsatisfactory results. 



