1896. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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meetings are held. I move that the President appoint a com- 

 mittee for this. 



E. R. Root — Why not just pass a vote of thanks ourselves ? 



Mr. Secor — I move that Chancellor MacLean be made an 

 honorary member of this society, in view of the great interest 

 he has taken in our work since we have been here. 



Mr. Gale — I agree with Mr. Secor, but why not include 

 the two Professors '? 



Mr. Whitcoinb— I move to amend by adding Professors 

 Bessey and Bruner. 



Mr. Secor accepted the amendment, and the motion was 

 carried unanimously. 



Dr. Miller — I move that we express our thanks as an As- 

 sociation to the Committee of Arrangements of the Nebraska 

 bee-keepers, for the very kind manner in which we have been 

 treated since we have been here. Motion carried. 



Mr. Stilson — I wish to introduce the following resolution : 



Whereas, Certain bee-keepers" societies in New York are 

 sending out circulars to bee-keepers and bee-keepers" associa- 

 tions in the United States, asking them to co-operate in ask- 

 ing our National Government to send persons or parties to the 

 Old World to secure and import the bee known as the "Apis 

 dorsata,'" for experimental work in this country ; therefore, 

 be it 



Resolved, That we as members of the North American 

 Bee-Keepers' Association do not think it for the best in- 

 terest of all concerned to ask or work for the end sought; and 

 that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Secretary of 

 Agriculture. 



Mr. Stilson — I introduce this because of this one fact: 

 There is a bee-keepers' association in New York that is send- 

 ing out circulars, asking the co-operation of the associations 

 of bee-keepers for the appointment of some person to go to 

 the Old World. To my notion, this shows the underhand 

 work of another gentleman in Washington. 1 do not believe 

 it is to the benefit of this country to do it. 



E. R. Root — At one time I stated in Gleanings that I did 

 not favor any movement for the importation of bees. When 

 it was proposed to introduce them without any expense, I 

 supported it. I do no' support the New York scheme. I am 

 in favor of the resolution. 



The resolution was adopted. 



Election of Ollicers — Place of the Xext Meeting. 



Dr. Mason — I move that we proceed to the election of 

 officers for ihe ensuing year. 



Mr. Kretchmer — I move to amend by naming time and 

 place for the next meeting. 



Mr. York — I believe the new Constitution directs to leave 

 this in the hands of the Executive Committee. I don't think 

 we had better bind the Association too far in advance. 



Dr. Mason — We are now under the Constitution we have 

 adopted. The Executive Committee should fix the time and 

 place of meeting. 



Mr. Gale— I do not think that the Constitution just 

 adopted can control our proceedings now. 



E. R. Root — But the officers we would elect would be un- 

 der the new Constitution. 



Mr. Aikiu — I believe that all we can do is to proceed to 

 the work under the old Constitution. 



Mr. Kretchmer — Mr. President, I renew my motion, that 

 we proceed to the selection of a place and time for the next 

 meeting. Motion carried. 



Dr. Mason— I have an invitation from the Governor of 

 Tennessee ; from the Board of Trade ; from the Mayor of 

 Nashville; and from nearly everybody that holds an office in 

 that city, that we meet in that place during their Centennial, 

 which lasts six months, beginning next May. They offer to 

 furnish a hall free. I haye also a similar invitation (sent to 

 Mr. Newman, and by him sent to me) for the Bee-Keepers' 

 Union to meet at Nashville. I have also one from the Erie 

 County Bee-Keepers' Society at Buffalo, N. Y., through its Cor- 

 responding Secretary, Mr. O. L. Hershiser, to hold the next 

 meeting at Buffalo. I move that our next meeting be held in 

 Buffalo. 



Dr. Miller — We did talk at one time of meeting at the 

 same time and place as the G. A. R. If Buffalo is that place, 

 I am in favor of meeting there. 



Dr. Mason — My idea was to take advantage of the re- 

 duced rates for the G. A. B., which meets at Buffalo next year. 

 Mr. Stilson — If we meet in Buffalo, we must all buy tick- 

 ets before the reunion. I move that it be left to a committee. 

 Dr. Mason— I will change my motion to read that we meet 

 in Buffalo, N. Y., at such time as the Executive Committee 

 may fix upon. Motion carried. 



Dr. Miller — I move that we proceed to the election of 

 officers. Motion carried. 



Pres. Root — Nominations for President are in order. 



Dr. Mason — It is frequently the custom in making nomi- 

 nations, to praise the candidates, but the one I'm going to 

 name is well known to you all, and needs no praise or intro- 

 duction by anyone. I nominate George W. York, of Chicago, 

 111., for President for the coming year. 



E. R. Root — I second the nomination. 



Mr. York was unanimously elected. 



Mr. Secor— I nominate Mr. Whitcomb for Vice-President. 



Mr. Whitcomb was unanimously elected. 



Mr. Stilson — I nominate Dr. Mason for Secretary. 



Dr. Mason was unanimously elected. 



Dr. Mason — Since we are going down to Buffalo, I move 

 that O. L. Hershiser be elected Treasurer. The motion was 

 carried. 



The New Constitution. 



Mr. York — I want to ask a question about the new Con- 

 stitution. Suppose the National Bee-Keepers' Union, at its 

 next election in January, decides to adopt it, does it then go 

 into effect ? 



Mr. Whitcomb — We have adopted it already as far as we 

 can. 



Mr. York — Then if the Union does not adopt it, we can 

 work under it next year. We ought to get to work and do 

 something, even if the National Union does not adopt it. 



Dr. Mason — The intention is that the Constitution that 

 we have adopted to-day is ours. If the old Union does not 

 accept it, we can go on just the same. We have made pro- 

 vision for the placing of our surplus funds, and have nothing 

 to do with theirs. If they adopt this Constitution, our money 

 goes to them ; if not, we keep it ourselves. The old Union's 

 work goes right on. I i^ave said from the very beginning that 

 I am for amalgamation, if it can be accomplished without any 

 detriment to the old Union. We have not changed things any 

 as regards the Union. We elect our own officers, and these 

 have nothing to do with the work of the Board of Directors, 

 which, under the new organization, will go right on with the 

 work of the old Union as it is now done by them, only on an 

 enlarged scale. If the Union does not adopt this Constitution, 

 we can go right on and work under it, and carry out what it 

 is intended to do. 



At 5:45 p.m. the convention adjourned to meet at 7:30 



o'clock. 



(Continued on papre 753.) 



Planting for Honey in the South. 



BY ADRIAN GETAZ. 



Some time ago somebody suggested planting trees along 

 the roads, both for ornamentation and nectar-production, and 

 advised to choose linden for the purpose. But why plant only 

 one kind ? Why not plant several kinds, so as to have a honey 

 season as long as possible ? 



In my locality two or three different kinds of maples and 

 the Judas tree could furnish nectar early in the spring, before 

 fruit-bloom. The following period, say during April or about, 

 would be filled by the fruit-trees, and therefore need not be 

 considered in the selection of trees. After that, the locusts 

 and poplar, more or less overlapping each other, would call 

 our attention. Perhaps, also, some other trees which I have 

 not in mind just now. This would run us till about the mid- 

 dle of May. Alfter that, there would be two or three weeks 

 during which I do I not know what kind of trees would be in 

 blossom. This period in some localities is filled by the white 

 clover. Here the white clover does not amount to anything, 

 but we often have a honey-dew in the place of it. 



Early in June we have the persimmons, then the lindens, 

 then the sourwood, more or less overlapping each other; and 

 furnishing an unbroken succession from early in June till, the 

 middle or near the end of July, according to the ceasons. 

 That is, if we had the trees. In point of fact, the poplars 



