210 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER November 



this country; though it seems that quaintance with him, I have taken pains 

 there should be lots of men in our to make inquiries regarding his fitness 

 ranks quite equal to the requirements, for the position, and find that he is a 

 The difficulty is, each one is waiting to thoroughly honest and capable business 

 have another act m the matter. If any man; in the prime of life; temperate in 

 one of the experienced organizers, who all his habits; is accustomed to speak 

 has had experience in the management i„ public has labored inceasingly and 

 of capital, were to be appointed to the unselfishly in the interest of bee cul- 

 task there IS little doubt that a plan ture, having spent considerable money 

 which with some amendments and and time in the interest of his chosen 

 modifications, would well serve for a pursuit securing the passing of law" 

 beginning, at least. Take for example, ;„ the interest of bee-kLpers^and p^e- 

 B. S. K. Bennett, of California. How renting the passing of such as were 

 ong does the reader suppose it would opposed to their interests, 

 take him to Morganizethe_ world sapi- He is one of the speakers at Far- 

 cultural interests? Nothing of this ^^ers' Institutes, often neglecting his 

 kind IS desirable, however. Such a man own business to work in the interest of 

 as General Manager Secor, of the Na- bee-keepers. He manages several api- 

 tional Association. IS eminently capable aries and has produced hundreds of 

 of drafting a safe and practicable work- tons of honey. For several years he 

 ing plan; and there are others, doubt- .^as secretarv of the Southwestern Wis- 

 less, not less competent. While there consin Bee-Keepers' Association, and 

 are numerous minor details to be dealt for ten years was its president. He was 

 with in the formation of such a scheme, for seven years secretarv of the Wis- 

 the problem is confined to the simple consin State Bee-Keepers' Association, 

 matter of marketing our honey. It is and for four vears has bees its presi- 

 neither a very gigantic nor complex ^fent. He secured the passage of the 

 undertaking, the consideration of which Wisconsin Foul Brood law. and is 

 resolves itself into the simpler prob- state inspector of foul brood, 

 lems of transportation, storage, distri- j i.^now of no one in our ranks better 

 bution, etc fitted to fill the office of general mana- 

 Of course, any attempt at thus bet- ggj. ^f the National Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 tering the bee-keepers condition, pre- ciation than is Mr. France, and I hope 

 supposes their desire for improved con- he will receive the hearty support of 

 ditions, and consequently their interest the members at the election in Decem- 

 and hearty co-operation in perfecting ber next. 



such a plan. A. B. Mason. 

 — — Sta. B., Toledo, O., Oct. 6. 1902. 



N. E. FRANCE FOR GENERAL 



MANAGER. t^u a • tj t w c . 



Ihe American Bee Journal for Sept. 



The following, received from Secre- 25. presents a picture of the apiary of 



tary A. B. Mason of the National Asso- Mr. Wm. H. Horstmann, of Chicago, 



ciation. is worthy of careful study and which is something of a novelty. In 



thought by those readers who hold the foreground is shown a hive, which 



membership in that organization: is nothing less than the national capitol 



„,.^ . . -n T^ building, at Washington, in miniature. 



Editor American Bee-Keeper: ^^ Horstmann, who is a government 



There is no\y practically no nomina- employe, constructed this wonderful 



tion for successor to Hon. Eugene hive himself; and the efifect is to give 



Secor as general manager of the Na- his lawn the appearance of a young 



tional Bee-Keepers' Association, to be Washington. Other things in sight 



elected next December, and after con- rnake plain the fact that Mr. Horst- 



sulting with some of our leading bee- niann is an up to date bee-keeper; while 



keepers at the Denver convention, and our subscription book attests the fact 



since, it has been thought best to nomi- that he is away ahead of date in some 



nate Mr. N. E. France, of Plattville, things, at least. 



Wisconsin, for the position, which I 



now do. . _ In great attempts it is glorious even to fail. 



Not having an intimate personal ac- ^Longinus. 



