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to prevent robber bees. Found the tent useful for 

 many other purposes in the apiary. 



W. R- King. Is there not danger in recom- 

 mending too general a use of the extractor ? In 

 many instances harm was done by an excessive 

 use Of it. 



Mrs. Tapper thought the same objection 

 could be made to everything used about bee- 

 keeping. Everything could be carried to ex- 

 tremes. 



W. ft. King. Thought there should be an 

 expression of opinion from the society on the 

 subject, as he had known great damage done 

 by injudicious use of the extractor. 



' Mrs. Tupper did not think the difficulty could 

 be remedied by any action of this society, as 

 specific directions could not be given as to how 

 and when to use it. Each would have to learn 

 for himself. She said it should never be used 

 on comb that had brood in it, in any stage, as 

 from careful experiment she had ascertained 

 that in every instance the brood, even after it 

 was capped over, was destroyed. 



The society then adjourned. 



FRIDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. 



The society met at 8 A. M., President Clarke 

 iu the chair. 



The business committee reported the follow- 

 ing resolutions, which were severally adopted : 



1. — Resolved, Tiiat our thanks be tendered to 

 the several railroad companies and hotelkeepers, 

 for reduced fare and boarding. 



2. — Resolved, That the thanks of this society 

 be tendered to the judges of the Supreme Court 

 of Indiana for the use of their court room. 



3. — Resolved, That the janitor of the house be 

 paid ten dollars for his services. 



4. — Resolved, That D. L. Adair be paid fifty 

 dollars for his services as reporter of this society. 



5. — Resolved, That the thanks of this society 

 be tendered to our worthy president, Rev. W. 

 F. Clarke, for his able opening address, and the 

 impartial manner in which he has presided over 

 our deliberations. 



W. R. King said he understood from the ac- 

 tion of the society yesterday, that the printed 

 reports of the Cleveland meeting were to be 

 brought in and distributed to the members, but 

 it had not been done. Why not ? 



II. A. King said Mr. Schofield informed him 

 that he had only been paid for what supplied 

 the actual members, and that the balance of 

 them were his property, but that any of the 

 new members could get a copy by calling on 

 him fur it. 



The regular order of business was then called, 

 which was : 



"Experience in importing and rearing Italian 

 queen bees." 



Mr. Lucas, of HI., stated that beekeepers all 

 over the United States had been imposed upon 

 by one, J. A. Chevalley, of Switzerland, who 

 had advertised Italian queens in the " American 

 Bee Journal," and many had sent him money, 

 from which they never got any returns. He had 

 sentdnm two hundred and fifty francs, in a 

 draft on Paris, which money Chevalley received 

 from the bank, but had failed to send him any 



queens or give him any satisfaction. On in- 

 quiry in Europe, he was informed that he waa 

 entirely unreliable, and he thought the fact 

 ought to be published by the society. He there- 

 fore offered the following resolution : 



" Whereas, J. A. Chevalley, professor at the 

 gymnasium cantonal, in Bellinzona, Canton of 

 Tessin, Switzerland, has failed in every instance 

 to comply with his promises made to importers 

 of Italian bees, through the American Bee 

 Journal, many having sent gold drafts, for 

 which neither queens, money, nor satisfaction 

 has been given ; 



" Therefore, Resolved, That the beekeepers of 

 North America are hereby notified that we con- 

 sider Prof. J. A. Chevalley unworthy of 

 patronage as an exporter of Italian queens. 



Mrs. Tupper said she had sent money to him 

 also, and, although, she had a letter from him, 

 acknowledging the receipt of the money, he 

 sent her no queens. 



J. W. Winder, of Cincinnati, O., sent him 

 seventy-two dollars, for which be got nothing. 



H. A. King said Mr. E. J. Peck of New 

 Jersey, had also sent him money without getting 

 any queens. 



The resolution was adopted. 



H. A. King offered the following resolution, 

 which was adopted. 



Resolved, That the thanks of this society be 

 tendered to the Italian Bee Company, of Des 

 Moines, Iowa, lately consisting of Mrs. E. S. 

 Tupper and Mrs. Annie Savory, and also to 

 Charles Dadant, of Illinois, for their efforts to 

 make a large importation of Italian bees, which, 

 unprofitable to them, in a pecuniary point of 

 view, has been the means of furnishing pure 

 stock to many parts of the country, from New 

 Brunswick To Texas. 



Br. Hamlin, of Tenn., presented a dried speci- 

 men of vesicaria leseurii, a plant peculiar to the 

 vicinity of Nashville, which he considers the 

 best early honey plant, as it blooms in April. 

 It comes up from the seed in the fall, blooms 

 the next spring, and then dies. Is not trouble- 

 some as a weed. 



President Clarke presented and read the fol- 

 lowing letter from Vice President W. D. Rob- 

 erts, of Provo City, Utah, which was ordered 

 to be printed with the proceedings. 



Virginia City, Nov. 4th, 1872. 

 To the President and Members of the !Vort7t, 



American Beekeepers Assaciation in Convention 



assembled. 



Gentlemen : — Knowing the interest you 

 take in the advancement of bee culture, I im- 

 prove the present opportunity of making a short 

 report of my labors in that direction. During 

 the last six years I have imported into the Ter- 

 ritory of Utah, over six hundred colonies of 

 bees; and against the opinion of almost all the 

 old settlers, have made a success of the enter- 

 prise. Utah has now proven to be among the 

 first in successful bee-culture, iu proportion to 

 the amount of bees in the Territory. 



I am now in the Territory of Montana for the 

 same purpose. Have brought, on a wagon, 

 thirty colonies of bees, from appearances, I 



