Truth is Mighty, and Will Prevail. 



Since the death of the lamented Quinby, 

 the North-Eastern Convention appears to 

 have fallen into the control of fault- 

 finders. Only one meeting has intervened 

 since that body, by solemn Resolves, con- 

 demned the Bee-Keepers' Magazine and 

 Gleanings in Bee-Culture ! The former, 

 because it favored selling honey without 

 being glassed, and the latter because its edi- 

 tor said that the placing of honey upon the 

 market at a somewhat reduced price would 

 increase the demand — and thus benefit the 

 producer. Time (that great leveler) has 

 demonstrated both positions right, notwith- 

 standing the condemnation by these self- 

 constituted judges ! 



At the Utica Convention the following 

 denunciations of the Bee Journal and its 

 editor were p*assed : 



Whereas, The bee-keepers of America have de- 

 manded a bee journal published purely for the 

 interests of the producer and with a view of advanc- 

 ing the science of apiculture; a journal whose edi- 

 tor was disinterested in the manufacture and sale of 

 supplies for the apiary, in every manner or form ; 

 and 



Whereas, The American Bee Journal has be- 

 trayed the confidence of the honey producer, under 

 the guise of disinterestedness, when in fact its edi- 

 tors are among the largest supply dealers in America ; 

 and 



Whereas, The American Bee Journal has un- 

 justly charged bee-keepers with fraud in adulterat- 

 ing comb honey and is depreciating the value of 

 honey to the detriment of producers ; and 



Whereas, The editors of the AMERICAN BEE 

 Journal control convention reports, publish quota- 

 tions for honey and mutilate articles and corres- 

 pondence so as to further their own interest, and 

 best serve their personal ends ; and 



Whereas, Said Journal has taken arbitrary meas- 

 ures, to the detriment of those interested, while we 

 recognize the fact that periodicals devoted to api- 

 culture should be the mediums through which every 

 contributor should have a voice and all receive 

 mutual benefit ; therefore. 



Resolved, That the Northeastern Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, in convention assembled, do most em- 

 phatically denounce the course pursued by the 

 American Bee Journal ; and 



Resolved, That we endorse the efforts put forth by 

 the Northwestern Ohio Association in exposing 

 fraud and rascality, and their efforts to organize a 

 co-operative bee journal ; and 



Resolved, That this association hereby demands 

 a journal that is co-operative in principle, 

 and managed for the the sole interests of the honey 

 producer at all times, and disinterested every way 

 in the manufacture orsale of supplies for the apiary ; 

 a journal that will give reliable and accurate mar- 

 ket quotations of our products for all the lending 

 markets, and whose columns are always open to 

 every contributor ; and 



Resolved, That this association pledge a hearty 

 support to such a publication : and 



Resoh'ed, That the secretary of this association be 

 instructed to correspond with, and invite the co- 

 operation of sister societies and apiarists in bring- 

 ing about the desired end ; and 



Resolved, That these resolutions be recorded on 

 the minutes of the association. 



The report, as signed by the Secretary, 

 states that " about one hundred members 

 were present." A daily paper from Utica, 

 which published the resolutions, states that 

 only 19 votes were given in favor of them. 

 Putting the two statements together, we 

 learn that those who took no part against us, 



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and those who voted against the resolutions 

 were five to one ! Not so bad a showing 

 after all the efforts put forth by the oppo- 

 sition. 



A little historical explanation may be in- 

 teresting here. In 1876 we were entreated, 

 as a public convenience in this great metrop- 

 olis of the West, to keep a stock of supplies 

 for the apiary. In 1877 we did so, buying 

 all supplies from manufacturers, and, of 

 course, selling only such as were called for 

 by our customers, and we still continue to 

 buy everything ready-made as we have be- 

 fore stated. Last summer the father of the 

 co-operative paper scheme employed a de- 

 tective to watch our establishment in order 

 to find something to quarrel with us about, 

 and thus further the objects of the new 

 co-operative enterprise. He went to the 

 manufacturer of the Excelsior Extractor, 

 and made the wonderful discovery that we 

 bought from him direct, and paid him for 

 them ! a thing we never denied, nor wished 

 to conceal. By an arrangement with the 

 inventor, who unfortunately had not the 

 means at command to invest in a large stock 

 of them, we bought directly of the manu- 

 facturer, and paid the inventor a royalty 

 regularly every month, and have receipts 

 from him for every one we have sold. This 

 perfectly legitimate transaction is distorted 

 into a crime ! 



Should we at any time desire to manufac- 

 ture supplies for the apiary, we have a per- 

 fect right to do so, and may hereafter exer- 

 cise that privilege, if we deem it to the 

 advantage of our patrons or ourselves. 



One of the resolutions states that we have 

 charged bee-keepers with fraud in adultera- 

 ting comb honey, and that we are deprecia- 

 ting the value of honey, etc. This is 

 amusing, in the light of the fact that we 

 have, during the past year, spent months of 

 time and many hundreds of dollars, endeav- 

 oring to create a demand for honey, and 

 open up new avenues and markets for its 

 consumption. 



The sentence about the adulteration of 

 comb honey refers to the article from the 

 Board of Trade Gazette, published in Jan., 

 1879, and Mr. Dadant's and our comments 

 concerning it. In the February number, (p. 

 51), Mr. Thurber, in an article stated that the 

 item in the Gazette was gotten up by a 

 "jealous rival," and was untrue. We then 

 and there remarked as follows : 



We are exceedingly glad to be assured by Mr 

 Thurber, that the cargo Of honey has not been con- 

 fiscated. His language is explicit, and allays our 

 fears— he says, nothing of the kind ever happened. 



