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CHICAGO, ILL, NOVEMBER 16, 1905 



VoL XLV— No. 46 



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National Convention Postponed Two 

 Weeks— Now Dec. 19, 20 and 21 



We have received the following from Secre- 

 tary Hutchinson: 



Another slight postponement of the Na- 

 tional convention seems to be unavoidable. 

 The Fat Stock Show, upon which we have 

 depended for reduced rates on the railroads, 

 has been postponed two weeks. The reason 

 given is " the inability of the builders of the 

 amphitheater to secure structural steel for 

 the same," and they don't wish to hold the 

 show out-of-doors, hence the delay. Of course 

 there will be no excursion rates during the 

 first week in December, and, as it would be 

 suicidal to attempt to hold a convention with- 

 out excursion rates, the Executive Committee 

 has decided to postpone the convention two 

 weeks in order to take advantage of the Fat 

 Stock Show rates. The dates for the conven- 

 tion will now be Dec. 19, 20 and 21, 1905. 



The place of meeting has also been changed 

 to Brunt Hall, in the Bush Temple of 



BUSH TEMPLE OF MnSIC 



Music, corner of North Clark Street and 

 Chicago Avenue (entrance on Clark Street.) 

 This was done because it was feared that the 

 accommodations at the Revere House might 

 prove too limited. The Chicago bee-keepers, 



with their customary enterprise and liberality, 

 will pay for the use of the Hall. It is only 

 5 minutes walk north from the Revere House, 

 which will be headquarters for the members. 

 This new place of meeting is in a new build- 

 ing where everything is modern. There are 

 adjoining committee rooms, toilet rooms, 

 good drinking water, and elevator service 

 both day and night. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Sec. 



Now that the time of holding the National 

 convention is finally and definitely settled, we 

 hope a large number of bee-keepers will find 

 it a very convenient time to get away from 

 home for a few days and attend the meeting. 

 Surely, it is late enough, so that all the fall 

 farm work will be out of the way. The only 

 thing that might prevent attendance would be 

 the chores — caring for the farm stock, etc. — 

 but doubtless some arrangement can be made 

 for that, so that nothing will suffer while at- 

 tending the National convention. 



The following is the revised 

 Program for the National Convention. 

 FIRST DAY— Tuesday. 

 EvENiNii Session- 7;30 P.M. 



Wax-Kendering Methods and their Faults^ 

 O. L. Hershiser, Buffalo, N. Y. 



Can the Tariff on Comb Honey be Tinkered 

 to the Advantage of the United States Bee- 

 Keeper?— Hildreth A: Segelken, New York. 



SECOND DAY— Wednesday. 

 Morning Session — 9:30 a.m. 

 How Many Bees Shall a Man Keep?— E. D. 

 Townsend, Remus, .Mich. 



Short Cuts in Bee-Keeping — M. A. Gill. 

 Longmont, Colo. 

 Question-Box. 



Afternoon Session- 2:00 p.m. 



The Control of Increase— L. Stachelhausen, 

 Converse, Tex. 



Migratory Bee-Keeping — R. F. Holtermann, 

 Brantford, Canada. 



The Dietetic and Hygienic Relations of 

 Honey— Dr. E. L. Eaton. State Analyst Illi- 

 nois Food Commission, Chicago. 



Question-Box. 



Evening Session- 7:30 p.m. 



Contagious Diseases Among Bees and How 

 to Distinguish Them— Dr. Wm. R. Howard, 

 Ft. Worth, Tex. 



Experimental Apiculture— Dr.E. F. Phillips, 

 Washington, D. C. 



THIRD DAY— Thursday. 



Morning Session— 9:30 a.m. 



The Honey-Producers' League — Can it Help 

 Bee-Keepers!— R. L. Taylor, Lapeer, Mich. 



The Business End of Bee-Keeping'-N. E. 

 France, Platteville, Wis. 



Successful Experience in the Making of 

 Honey- Vinegar— H. M. Arnd, Chicago. 



Question-Box. 



Afternoon Session— 2:00 p.m. 



In What Way Can Bee-Keepers Secure their 

 Supplies at Lower Prices?— W. H. Putnam, 

 River Falls, Wis. 



How the Producer and Dealer May Advance 

 their Mutual Interests— Fred W. Muth, Cin- 

 cinnati, Ohio. 



Question-Box. 



Evening Session — 7:30 p.m. 



What Have We to Hope for from the Non- 

 Swarming Hive!— L. A. Aspinwall, .Jackson, 

 Mich. 



Poultry Keeping for the Bee-Keeper — 

 Emerson T. Abbott, St. Joseph, Mo. 



Qovernment Distribution of Queens 



We have received the following; 



Washington, D. C, Oct. 30, 1905. 

 Dear Mr. York:— I inclose a circular let- 

 ter which outlines a plan of distribution 

 which is to be followed by the Bureau of En- 

 tomology in the future. If you wish to do so 

 you are at liberty to publish it in your .Jour- 

 nal, as it may be of interest to some of your 

 readers. Yours very truly, 



E. F. Phillips, 

 Acting in Charge of Apiculture. 



The circular letter referred to by Mr. 

 Phillips, reads thus: 



Distribution of Queen-Bees. 



It has been customary in the past for the 

 Bureau of Entomology to distribute a limited 

 number of queen-bees of the more rare varie- 

 ties to bee-keepers. This distribution is not 

 intended to be general, since that would tie 

 impossible; and, to prevent misunderstand- 

 ing, the following method, to be used in all 

 future distributions, is announced: 



It is desired that some of the less common 

 varieties which have proven so good may be- 

 come more widely known among the bee- 

 keepers of the country, to take the place, in 



