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THE A2IERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



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re-election, as they have found in him a 

 valuable frieml in the Assembly." 



The i'ollovving extract from the Lyons 

 Republican tells how Mr. Burnett is re- 

 garded at home; which indicates that he 

 is as "solid" with his neighbors as with 

 the bee-keeping public: 



"Hon. Jean L. Burnett, of Ontario, was 

 re-elected to the Assembly on Tuesday- b}- 

 one of the largest majorities ever given to 

 a candidate in that county. His majority 

 in the county was 2.244. In the city of 

 Geneva alone he received 537 majority, 

 while in his home town of Canandaigua 

 he received 1,042 votes to his opponent's 

 359, giving him a majority of 683 in his 

 own town. Mr. Burnett's constituents 

 ■evidently appreciate his able services in 

 the Legislature and the}' have showetl 

 their appreciation in a nuinner which is 

 highly complimentary to Mr. Burnett." 



INFI^UKNCE OF CIJMATE OX HONEV. 



The following explanation was tendered 

 by President Whitcomb at the Philadel- 

 phia convention of the United States Bee- 

 Keepers' Association in response to the 

 Bee-Keeper's exceptions to some of the 

 remarks attributed to him at Omaha: 



"In some remarks made at the Omaha 

 convention relative to the influence of 

 climate on honey, I was slightly mis- 

 quoted, as the.se remarks were only in 

 tended to compare the effects of climate 

 on the kinds of honey produced in our 

 climate and not to contrast our own honey 

 with that produced in Florida. Texas and 

 other Southern states. I said that taking 

 white clijver, for instance we were not 

 able to compete in richness, density and 

 flavor with Minnesota. Wisconsin, north- 

 ern New York and Canada. In our own 

 state we have found that the best ]>reui- 

 iunis arc taken by the more northern 

 counties while in heartsease honey the\ 

 were not able to compete with our own 

 locality. I have been a newspaper man 

 for more than twenty years and I know 

 what a controversy through the press 

 means, and have forborne making this 

 explanation until this time, in order to 

 do full justice to the bee-keepers of the 

 South who.se product I am little ac- 

 quainted with, and whom I recognize as 

 producing fine honey of their class, and 



which we could not hope to produce, or 

 even make a comparison with any other 

 produced anywhere. I am not at all sur- 

 prised that these remarks, going out as 

 they did, should be re.sented, but trust 

 that my explanation will be received in 

 the kindly .spirit in which it is made." 



From the above it would appear that 

 Mr. Whitcomb has been grossly mis- 

 quoted. Contrast the foregoing with 

 this sentence, which he was reported to 

 have made at Omaha, and which The 

 Bee-Keeper objected to; "Climate has 

 much to do witli the flavor of honey; a 

 warm climate producing that of inferior 

 qual ty, and a colder climate producing 

 honey of much belter flavor." 



Now it transpires that Mr. Whitcomb 

 was speaking solely of Northern honey; 

 confessing to only a slight knowledge of 

 the product of the Southern states. 



BUSINESS COURTES^ . 

 Under this heading we could write an 

 article of almost indeiinate length, were 

 we so disposed, for our long experience in 

 business affairs has brought the subject 

 very vividly to our notice many times 

 Courtesy should always be .shown in all 

 matters; it leaves a good impression and 

 is conducive to friendly feelings which 

 coldness and inattention do not beget. 

 We recently experienced one of the most 

 flagrant examples of discourtesy, not to 

 sa}' business idiocy, with which it has been 

 our displeanire to come in contact. We 

 recently sent out to several pul)lications 

 a sugge.stion to exchange advertising 

 space. Almost without exception these 

 were met in a most coui'teous manner. 

 Here is one of t!ie exceptions, and tlie 

 instance to which we refer above, in 

 answer to our letter to a German publica- 

 tion in St. Louis, entitled "Herold des 

 Glanbeus " we received the following: 



"Gentlemen: 



Your proposition has been received and 

 was promptly deposited into the waste- 

 basket. When you get ready to pay 'cash' 

 for your advertising we shall be pleased 

 to hear from you. 



Yours truly, 



L. B. Blankemeier, 



Manager." 



