276 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER December, 



Several of our contributors bave re- Mr. George Bayliss, Consular Agent 

 cently equipped tbemselves with a pho- of the Uuitetl States at Santiago de 

 tograpbic outfit, in order to illustrate Cuba, and a great admirer of the Amer- 

 their articles in The Bee-Keeper. The ican Bee-Keeper, sends us a clipping^ 

 modern periodical publication uses pic- from a recent issue of Cubano Libre, 

 tures, and tbey are becoming more and which states that a co-operative apia- 

 more popular. The American Bee- rian concern has been established there 

 Keeper desires to use more photo- with a capital of $900. The extract 

 graphs in the future than in the past, says that apiculture is one of the most 

 and we are therefore pleased to note promising elements of the island's agri- 

 tbe interest in photography awakening cultural resources. The new company 

 among bee-keepers. We shall be very is composed of the Messrs. Mariano Go- 

 glad to render any possible assistance mez Villasani, Mariano Marin, Luis 

 to any of our readers who desire to at- Berenguer, Ernesto de Moya, Alfredo 

 tempt to secure ])ictures for publication Autonetti, Joaquin Vazquez, Dr. M. 

 in our columns. The editor of The Martinez Osuna, Facundo Bacardi y 

 Bee-Keeepr is. perhaps, not expert in Jose Vicente Tacquechel, and the first 

 photographic work, though he has prac- apiary is to be established on the farm 

 ticed photography for fifteen or eigh- of Mr. Berenguer, in Cuabita. The 

 teen years, takes and regularly reads firm name of the new concern is the 

 more than a dozen monthly photo- Compania Apicultora de Santiago de 

 graphic magazines, and may possibly Cuba. 



be able to offer helpful suggestions. — ■ 



We are planning to make Tli<; Bee- In his Modern Farmer and Busy Bee, 

 Keeper for 1904 not only moi-e interest- the Rev. Emerson T. Abbott says: "The 

 ing and instructive than ever before, American Bee-Keeper rejoices that the 

 but to have it more attractive in au- National Association is drifting into 

 pearance, as well; and we trust our the hands of practical bee-keepers,and 

 readers may be inclined to assist our says that it is not necessary for a man 

 efforts by "freely contributing to our to know anything about parliamentary 

 columns. rules in order to be president of the 

 association." We wonder if all the 



The twentieth century apiarist is information in regard to the "inward- 

 hardly content to study and know local ness" and wickedness of the National 

 or State conditions pertaining to his Association given through the medium 

 business. A knowledge of universal of his publication by Mr. Abbott is as 

 conditions is a factor entering with im- misleading and far from the truth as 

 portant effect, and having a direct bear- is the paragraph quoted. We have 

 ing upon the business of the specialist never said that "it is not necessary for 

 in honey production. It will be our a man to know anything about parlia- 

 aim to glean from the four corners of mentary rules in order to be president 

 the earth, and present each month of the association," and Mr. Abbott's 

 items of information relative to the lengthy criticism is, therefore, but an 

 bee-keeping world. It shall be our con- attack upon a man of straw of his own 

 staut aim to keep our readers well in- creation. If Mr. Abbott finds pleasure 

 formed, practically, historically, com- in making straw men and then pro- 

 mercially, statistically and otherwise, feeding to "knock the stuffing out of 

 In short, we shall strive to supply a bee 'em," and scattering it to the four 

 magazine, without undertaking a refor- winds of heaven, that's Mr. Abbott's 

 matiou in religious or temper- affair. 



ance matters, leaving such work for 



those publications which make a spe- Captain H. H. Robinson, connected 

 cialty these themes. We need the kind ^y^tii .^n extensive apiarian enterprise 

 co-operation of our readers in this work, j^^. Matanzas, Cuba, writes that ex- 

 and trust they may accord us their gen- tracting will probably begin about De- 

 erous support. cember 1, this year. The captain is 

 an expert photographer, as well as a 



To its friends, and enemies as well, progx'essive apiarist, and he is arrang- 

 in every clime, The Bee-Keeper extends ing to assist in supplying illustrations 

 sincere wishes for a Merry Christmas for The Bee-Keeper during the coming 

 and a Happy New Year. year. 



