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dress and pleasing manner, well versed 

 in parliamentary usages, from hav- 

 ing- passed several terms in our Legis- 

 lature. That he makes a model pre- 

 siding officer I know from having seen 

 him in the chair at our Michigan State 

 conventions. 



As a successor to mj'self as Secre- 

 tary, I shall take pleasure in voting 

 for Jas. A. Green, of Grand Junction, 

 Colo. Mr. Green is a practical bee- 

 keeper, knowing well what will be of 

 interest to that class. He is also a 

 good scholar, and a fine penman, and 

 would, I believe, make an ideal Secre- 

 tary. 



It is doubtful if we ever secure a 

 better General Manager than the pres- 

 ent incumbent, Mr. N. E. France, of 

 Platteville, Wisconsin, but, as an op- 

 position candidate, I would suggest 

 Mr. Frank Kauchfuss, of Denver, 

 Colo. Mr. Rauchfuss is well educated, 

 energetic, a good organizer, and he has 

 had a lot of experience in this line as 

 Manager of the Colorado Honey Pro- 

 ducers' Association. I don't care to 

 see the office pass out of the hands of 

 Mr. France, but, if it should go, I can 

 think of no one to whom I would sooner 

 see it go than to Mr. Rauchfuss. 



As a possible successor to Mr. J. M. 

 Hambaugh, of San Marcos, of Calif., 

 1 would suggest the name of Mr. M. H. 

 Mendelson, of Ventura, Calif. Mr. 

 Mendelson has had years of experience 

 as a bee-keeper upon a large scale, and 

 would, I am satisfied, work unselfishly 

 for the good of the Association. 



As a candidate for the position of 

 Director, for Wisconsin, to take the 

 place of C. A. Hatch, of Richland 

 Center, I would suggest Mr. Fanklin 

 Wilcox, of Mauston. Mr. Wilcox has 

 had years of experience not only in the 

 apiary, but in attending exhibitions, 

 associations, etc., and is well-stocked 

 with good common sense. 



To succeed Dr. C. C. Miller, of 

 Marengo, Ills., as Director. I would 

 suggest Mr. M. M. Baldridge, of St. 



Charles, 111. Mr. Baldridge, like Mr. 

 Wilcox, has had years of experience, 

 in the apiary, and in attending conven- 

 tions, and is well known as a bright, 

 shrewd, well-informed man, who would 

 do his best in the interests of pro- 

 ducers. 



Now then, having made these sugges- 

 tions, let me say that they are no re- 

 flection, whatever, upon the present 

 officers whose terms expire with the 

 3'ear. I don't know that an}' fault has 

 been found with them, and they will 

 all be re-elected, for ought that I know, 

 but, as to their possible successors, I 

 have made up a "slate,'' and if any- 

 body wishes to make up a different 

 one, the columns of the Review will be 

 found open for its publication. 



I might add that I have not consult- 

 ed with any of the men whom I have 

 suggested as candidates, and don't 

 know whether they would accept or 

 not. 



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Apiarian Exhibits at Fairs, 

 For 15 years I did not miss making 

 an annual exhibit of bees and honej' 

 at our State fair; and, for three or four 

 years, I also made exhibits at the 

 State fairs of Indiana, Wisconsin, 

 Illinois and Missouri. It will not pay 

 to travel from State to State with an 

 exhibit unless the exhibit is unusually 

 large and attractive — enough so as to 

 win the lion's share of the premiiuns. 

 On the other hand, it will not pay to 

 get up a large, expensive exhibit, un- 

 less it is to be exhibited at several 

 fairs. In order to thus make a 

 "circuit" of several State fairs, it is 

 necessary to charter a freight car, and 

 travel with the exhibit. In no other 

 way is it possible to avoid fatal delays 

 at transfer points. The work is ter- 

 ribly hard; there is the packing up at 

 night, and travelling nights in a 

 freight car, the "hurrah boys" of get- 

 ting upon the grounds and the exhibit 

 set up in time, and the friendly rivalry 

 with competitors, but there is a fascixi- 



