Our National Convention. 



One fact that stands out conspicu- 

 ously upon the threshold of our honey 

 interests, and confronts us with its 

 importance, if we wish to open the 

 eyes of the world to the superiority of 

 our product, is the marketable shape of 

 our packages, and the general ad- 

 vantages of an American market. We 

 should patronize our National Conven- 

 tion more, and encourage the Honey 

 Show established in connection with it, 

 in every possible way. 



We should never permit another op- 

 portunity like the present Paris Expo- 

 sition to escape us, without exhibiting 

 to the world the wonderful perfection 

 of our system of management, the ex- 

 cellence of our honey, and the great 

 resources of our country. 



We call particular attention to the 

 folluwing notice by the Executive Com- 

 mittee calling the Convention : 



Executive Coiiiiiiittee of the National Bee- 

 Keepers' CuiiveiitioM, P. O. Box 3895, N. Y. 

 Tit the Bee-Keepers of the United Stutes: 



We respectfiiliy invite your aid and co- 

 operation in enlar«inj4 this oryanization, 

 until it sliall include in its nienibersliip tiie 

 name of every lioney-producer and otiier 

 jierson interested in tlie development of this 

 great industry. Every trade, occupation, 

 profession, or industry in the literary, 

 moral, or material pursuits of life has its 

 Huild, union, or association, whose purpose 

 It is to foster the interests of the class they 

 represent, and these orj^anizations have 

 been found powerful and efficient aj^eiits. 

 The honey interests of this country are co- 

 extensive with our land and employ thou- 

 sands of laborers, requiring for its develop- 

 ment a larjie amount of capital, and forms 

 the basis of i)rosperity for a larj^e cin;le of 

 people, and by effective organization its im- 

 provement can be tireatly fostered and 

 maintained. A larue class of bee-keepers 

 in the United States have been standing 

 still in bee-matters while others have moved 

 on and pioduced a jiieater abundance and 

 at a less cost. By organization we are bet- 

 ter able to disseminate accurate informa- 

 tion coiiceininfi the crops, the best methods 

 of cultivation, the latest improvements in 

 hives and implements, and their effective- 

 ness, and can ailvertise our products, and 

 impress up(»n the world the manuitude and 

 importance of the pursuit we follow. The 

 printed reports of tiiese gatherinjis, pub- 

 lished as they are in the leading periodicals 

 of the land, are jyowerful public instructors, 

 and in no other way can we secure this 

 great assistance so well as by organization. 

 The rei)resentative system would place our 

 National Association on a firm basis and 



develop its usefulness exceedingly. We 

 hope to secure a larye attendance of dele- 

 gates from local organizations. These dele- 

 gates can easily be sent if the societies will 

 bear a portion of their expenses. Please 

 give this matter prompt and hearty atten- 

 tion. 



The annual convention of the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Association will be held in the 

 Cooper Union, New York City, commencing 

 12 m. on Tuesday, the 8th of October, 1878. 



The exhibition of bees and their products 

 will be held at the American Institute. All 

 exhibits intended for this show should be 

 directed to the National Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation, care H. K. & and F. B. Tburber & 

 Co., N. Y., who will receive and place them 

 in position. Although we have been granted 

 liberal space, we have reason to think every 

 inch will be occupied; therefore applica- 

 tions for room should be forwarded at once 

 to the Executive Connnittee of the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Association, P. O. Box 389.5, 

 New York City. No applications for space 

 will be received after September 20, 1878, 

 Bee-keepers who cannot attend in person 

 will please forward us all the interesting 

 information they can at once. Working 

 bees can he exhibited, and arrangements 

 made for their flijjht. Answers will be 

 cheerfully jjiven to specific inqiuries. 

 Respectfully, 



Executive Committee, 

 Bee-Keepers^ Ndtional Convention. 



We would suggest that, this fall, 

 everything calculated to interest, not 

 only bee-keepers, but the great outside 

 world, in our branch of industry, be 

 contributed to the National Conven- 

 tion. To bring up prices, every outlet 

 for our honey must be cultivated, and 

 every method of advertisement taken 

 advantage of. Petty prejudices should 

 be sunk and the hearty co-operation of 

 all honey-producers given to this enter- 

 prise. Bees and their products, in 

 every conceivable shape and style 

 should be shown ; photographs of apia- 

 ries and leading bee-men, as well as 

 various kinds of models, observation 

 hives, &c., will add largely to the inter- 

 est and appearance. 



We understand that ample provision 

 will be made for exhibiting all such 

 things ; and we have no doubt that the 

 exliibition of honey and attending the 

 Convention and honey show will attract 

 a great many apiarists to New York, 

 this season. We understand that there 

 will be no medal offered, but a very 

 beautiful recognition in the shape of 

 a diploma will be awarded to meritori- 

 ous exhibits. 



