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THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



Moved by Mr. Mott of Norwich, sec- 

 onded by W. C. Wells of Phillipstown, 

 that the report of the committee for 

 the organization of local societies be 

 adopted, and that the mover and sec- 

 onder with the president be a com- 

 mittee to carry out the recommenda- 

 tion in the report. 



Mr. Jones then stated he believed 

 the time had now arrived when we 

 should obtain from the government, 

 incorporation and a grant to assist us. 

 The poultry, dairymen, and other as- 

 sociations have such a grant and in- 

 corporation, and the beekeepers are 

 doing more to increase the interest in 

 that line than any of the others. Our 

 product is a clear gain to the country, 

 and he has no doubt the government 

 will do the necessary thing; he there- 

 fore moved that the requisite steps be 

 talien. This motion was seconded by 

 Mr. J. C. Campbell of Cayuga. Car- 

 ried. 



Moved by Mr. Wells, seconded by 

 Mr. Mott, that in the opinion of the 

 meeting, the danger to the beekeeping 

 industry from foul brood is of such 

 magnitude that it is imperative that 

 steps be taken to procure legislation 

 for its suppression and that the Exec- 

 utive Committee of this association is 

 hereby instructed to use every means 

 to procure the necessary legislation 

 during the next session of the local 

 legislations. Carried. 



Moved by Mr. Spence, seconded by 

 Mr. Jones, that it is desirable that the 

 directors of local exhibits should ofler 

 prizes so as to promote honey exhibi- 

 tions, and that the secretary be 

 instructed to send copies of the reso- 

 lution to county and township agricul- 

 tural societies. Carried. 



Moved by Mr. Jones, seconded by 

 Mr. Wells, that the prize list be revised, 

 and prizes, given heretofore for sup- 

 plies, be given for honey, and amateur 

 beekeepers be encouraged. Carried. 



After the usual thanks to the press, 

 and to the city of Toronto for use of 

 rooms, the retiring officers for services 

 during the past year, which were warm- 

 ly given, the meeting adjourned until 

 Tuesday evening, the second week of 

 theToronto Industrial Exhibition, next 

 place to be announced beforehand. 



R. r. HOLTERMAKN, /S'ec'?/. 



BEFOBT OF THE NOBTH AMER- 

 ICAN BEEKEEPERS' ASSO- 

 CIATION, HELD AT ROCH- 

 ESTER, N. Y., OCT. 28-30. 



It was unfortunate that we were 

 obliged to hold the late convention 

 diiring the heat and excitement of an 

 approaching presidential election, as 

 many of our most prominent members 

 were obliged to be absent on this ac- 

 count. It was also a little surprising 

 that our western friends failed to put 

 in an appearance, as it would have been 

 very pleasant to have had them with 

 us. 



Notwithstanding all these difficulties 

 with which we had to contend, the 

 convention was a success. Our Cana- 

 dian friends turned out in large num- 

 bers and that added largely to its 

 interest and success. Indeed, it seemed 

 as though we were carried back again 

 to the meeting at Toronto. 



The fact that the Secretai-y was ab- 

 sent who held the Reports and Con- 

 stitution and By-laws made it rather 

 difHcult for a time to start matters 

 aright, but these drawbacks need not 

 appear in the future, and we hope will 

 be looked after better than in the past. 



It was quite evident at the first, 

 with those who do not read the " Api- 

 culturist," that the editorial of Mr. 

 Newman, in which he misrepresents 

 our statements and misconstrues our 

 meaning, had its effect, and many of 

 our best friends were prepared to ex- 

 pect that our motive in attending was 

 to breed disturbance instead of union; 

 but we are proud to say that the con- 

 vention handled every question brought 

 before it in a noble, generous and 

 kindly spirit endeavoring to impart the 

 most good to the largest number. 



We are further pleased to know that 

 we, the beekeepers of the east, were 

 able to hand the association back to 

 our western friends in such a condition 

 as to show them that their interest is 

 our interest and their welfare our wel- 

 fare ; and that, instead of disorganizing, 

 we mean to build up and improve our 

 system of association work, and not 

 to assert sectional control to the injury 

 of the association. It would be im- 

 possible to express properly our heart- 

 felt gratitude to our friends, the 

 members of the National Association, 

 for the noble and generous spirit they 

 nuinifested toward the " Apiculturist." 

 They did all that we have ever asked 

 and that was to place it on an equal 



