AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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I should say the bag is made of cheese- 

 cloth, so that there is no danger of the 

 bees being smothered. On hiving the 

 captured swarm the next day, they 

 hasten into the home provided, march- 

 ing to the music of a contented hum, 

 which says as plainly as words can 

 speak : "Oh, how thankful we are to 

 be housed once more." 



But, after all, prevention is better 

 than cure, and I prefer to keep my bees 

 from taking the fever, instead of doctor- 

 ing them after they have got it. 



W. F. Clarke. 



The following from Thos. G. Newman, 

 editor of the American Bee Journal, 

 who was unable to be present, was read 

 by the Secretary : 



A Few Suggestions. 



To the Officers and Members of the North 

 American Bee-Keepers' Association : 

 I regret exceedingly not being able to 

 be present, and with you to enjoy the 

 " love feast " which I feel sure you will 

 have. My health is poor, but I am 

 gaining strength slowly, and though not 

 being able to undertake the journey 

 bodily, I am with you in spirit. 



There are some things on my mind, 

 which, were I present, I should submit 

 for your consideration, and I will briefly 

 enumerate them here. 



As this city is to have the World's 

 Fair in 1893, it would seem to be very 

 desirable to have the convention of the 

 North American Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion for 1893 held in Chicago, so that 

 there may be a monster meeting of the 

 apiarists of America, as well as repre- 

 sentatives from all the world. To ar- 

 range for such, long in advance, is quite 

 important, so that our visitors from 

 other Nations may know when to come, 

 so as to take it in. I would, therefore, 

 beg to suggest that the location for that 

 year should be definitely settled by the 

 present session ; as well as the location 

 for the meeting next year, which might 

 be in any central city between the East 

 and West. 



The time, too, is quite important. The 

 World's Fair will open in May and close 

 in October. The month of September 

 would seem to be the most desirable 

 time, as the heat of the- Summer will be 

 over, the honey will be mainly harvested, 

 and the apiarian exhibit at the Fair will 

 then appear at its best. Cheap trans- 

 portation on the trunk lines of railways 

 will bring thousands upon thousands of 

 visitors, and apiarists will swarm here. 



making a buzzing that will be pleasant, 

 both in convention and out of it. 



Again, this international meeting 

 should, I opine, let its voice be heard on 

 the question as to who should be selected 

 to superintend the Apiarian Department. 

 At the meeting at Keokuk, Dr. A. B. 

 Mason, of Auburndale, O., was selected 

 for the United States, and R. M. Mc- 

 Knight, of Owen Sound, Ont., for 

 Canada. Let this selection be ratified 

 (or some other one made, if desired), 

 and let it be emphasized, and sent to Mr. 

 W. I. Buchanan, Chief of the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, and also to Wash- 

 ington. I think that Hon. Edwin 

 Willetts, who was formerly President of 

 the Michigan Agricultural College, but' 

 now is Assistant Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture, at Washington, can assist us, if 

 requested by you, in convention assem- 

 bled, to do so. To have a good head is 

 very essential. Without it, a creditable 

 display will be very uncertain. 



Will you kindly give these matters 

 due consideration '? Let committees be 

 appointed to formulate and present reso- 

 lutions, and also to bring influence to 

 bear upon those in authority, to give us 

 " a fair show," and thus help us to 

 appear in a creditable light before the 

 world at the coming Columbian Fair. 

 Thomas G. Newman. 



Dr. A. B. Mason, who was also de- 

 tained by sickness, sent the following as 

 his address on 



Apiculture at the World's Fair. 



Mr. President and Felloiv Bee-Keepers : 

 Our worthy Secretary has asked me to 

 tell you of the " Outlook for apiculture 

 at the Columbian Exposition." 



As yet no one has been appointed by 

 the Exposition managers to have charge 

 of the apiarian exhibit, and although 

 this Association has twice recommended 

 my appointment to that position, I have 

 not felt at liberty to take such steps in 

 preparing for the exhibit, as I could 

 have done if I had authority for acting, 

 and from what I learned in a recent 

 visit to Chicago to see Mr. Buchanan, the 

 Chief of the Agricultural Department, in 

 which department the apiarian exhibit 

 will be placed, it seems quite possible 

 that the wishes of the bee-keepers will 

 not be consulted in making the appoint- 

 ment. 



Mr. Buchanan has promised to do all 

 he can to make the apicultural exhibit a 

 success, but says that " the most care- 

 ful thought should be given to the ques- 

 tion how best to fully illustrate an indus- 

 try in the most attractive and thorough 



