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The report was received by the con- 

 vention and discussion followed. 



Mr. N. N. Betsinger stated that the 

 oriianization of the association at its 

 commencement was like that of all 

 new associations It died at Toledo, 

 Ohio, and was reorganized at Phila- 

 delphia as a representative body, and 

 then went to New York where there 

 were a number of delegates ready to be 

 represented, but the officers did not 

 carry it out. 



Mr. VV. E. Clark believed that this 

 should be a representative association 

 or an association of delegates, and 

 further believed that this could be an 

 association of Ave hundred or more 

 members, and that this could be easily 

 done if we proceed properly. 



Mr. Pettit thought that this would 

 give the association more power and 

 believed that it could be accomplished. 



The hour of adjournment having 

 come, the matter was dropped for the 

 present. 



Thursday, Oct. 30. 



Convention called to order at 10 

 A. M., Mr. L. C. Koot in the chair. A 

 communication was read from the 

 Warner Astronomical Observatory in- 

 viting tlie convention to visit it and it 

 was decided to do so at 1.30 p. m. 



The subject of "Bee Literature" was 

 then oftered for discussion by the pro- 

 gramme committee. 



Mr. L. C. Koot stated that this sub- 

 ject might be handled with credit to 

 the association, and hoped that all dis- 

 cussion might be carried on properly 

 and result to our credit. 



Mr. W. E. Clark. This matter is of 

 great interest to beekeepers. The bee 

 literature is a great educator to us, 

 and we as bee-men should be careful 

 in the discussion of this matter. I 

 have always held that the journals be- 

 long to the editors, but I feel that the 

 beekeepers should say what they want. 

 If there is no more to be said I would 

 ofl'er the following resolution : 



Besolved, That while by no means 

 disparaging the value and usefulness 

 of other bee journals, we, as bee- 

 kceiJers in convention assembled, rec- 

 ognize in the " American Apicultu- 

 rist" a paper worthy of our support 

 and would recommend it to the bee- 

 keepers as one of the best bee journals 

 published in the interests of bee- 

 keepers. And permit me to add, while 

 I otfer this resolution I have no "axe 

 to grind " and am interested iu no par- 

 ticular journal. 



Mr. W. F. Clarke. I take pleasure in 

 seconding this motion and while so I 

 would like to speak. There has been 

 considerable jealousy. Some journals 

 are connected with the supply busi- 

 ness and while tliey have a right to 

 be, yet I take great interest in an in- 

 dependent j(jurnal, as well as in Mr. 

 Locke and his journal; and although 

 Mr. Locke may yet connect himself 

 with the supply business I hope that 

 the " Apiculturist" will be supported, 

 for I believe that a bee journal should 

 be a bee journal and not connected 

 with other matters. 



Mr. T. O. Peet of Brooklyn, N. Y., 

 stated that he would like to see a bee 

 journal in the east published wholly in 

 the interest of the beekeepers and 

 free from the supply business. Such 

 a journal must be well supported. 

 "Gleanings" has a list of 7,000 or 

 more subscribers. Now when the bee- 

 keepers of tlie east will support this 

 journal (" The Apiculturist") it will 

 prosper. I want to see the " Apicultu- 

 rist" live and have given it my support 

 from the beginning. 



Mr. Locke is an old friend of mine and 

 I have nothing against him and hope 

 that he will prosper. I have no axe 

 to grind now. I did have and ground 

 it as well as I could. I do hope that 

 he will succeed and that every bee- 

 keeper in the east will help him to 

 make it so valuable that the 'western 

 beekeepers will want it. 



Mr. Hull stated that during the sum- 

 mer season he had but little time to 

 devote to reading. He was a practical 

 beekeeper and kept b^s for profit. 

 He had nothing against the other bee 

 journals, but "considered tliat the 

 "American A piculturist" was the cream 

 of bee literature and hoped that it 

 would be sustained and supported. 



Mr. Pettit was pleased to endorse 

 what Mr. Hall had said, and had in- 

 tended to ask that the "Apiculturist" 

 be made the " official organ" of the 

 association which we should support ; 

 but upon looking the matter over he 

 decided not to do so. He hoped that 

 the resolution would be carried and 

 the "Apiculturist" supported. 



IMr. I3etsinger. We must have a 

 journal published free from the supply 

 business. A paper run for the supply 

 business is not a paper for the bee- 

 keepers. We have a weekly that 

 is such a paper and it will be sup- 

 ported ; until another is started I shall 

 support it. Another point that our 

 bee literature lacks is that it does not 



