The "Resolutions" Repudiated. 



Since oar l&9t issue Tre have received a 

 •'shower" of letters from apiarists all over 

 the United States, condemning the hasty 

 and unjust action of the North-Eastern Con- 

 vention. This spontaneous outburst of in- 

 dignation we fully appreciate, but cannot 

 now give space to all the letters. The fol- 

 lowing are fair samples of them all : 



The N. E. B. K. Convention could hardly 

 have done the American Bee Journal 

 more good by lavishing praises, than they 

 have by thus over-reaching themselves. It 

 must be its editor's success they envy— but 

 vou are, in justice, fully entitled to all the 

 honor which every honest and laudable work 

 accomplishes.— A. E. Wenzel, New York. 



The N. E. Convention was rather severe 

 on the Journal and its editor. That was 

 but a one-sided trial, and judgment rendered 

 in too much haste. The last Journal sums 

 up the evidence in such a clear and strong 

 manner, that it must sit quite snugly on 

 the assailants.— A. Snyder, New York. 



Friend Newman : I do not indorse the 

 resolutions passed at the Northeastern Bee- 

 Keepers' Convention. I was one of the first 

 to vote for you for President of the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Association. when held in New 

 York. I think you have nobly and honor- 

 ably filled the position, besides giving to 

 us a publication well worthy the name of 

 The American Bee Journal, and I be- 

 lieve you intend to be fair in giving all a 

 hearing through your columns.— C. E. 

 Isham, New York. 



I like the Bee Journal very much, and 

 shall let them co-operate their journal by 

 themselves ; the old one is good enough for 

 me .— S. e. Tubbs, Neiv York. 



I would like to know how some of the N. 

 E. Convention folks like their appearance, 

 now that their masks are off ?— D., N. York. 



Dear Editor : Allow us to extend " the 

 right hand of fellowship," for so ably an- 

 swering the charges made at our Northeast- 

 ern Convention.— Benedict & Newman, 

 Neiv York. 



I have read with interest all the bee pa- 

 pers for April. I think that the North-east- 

 ern Convention could not have taken a more 

 effectual method of killing the " co-opera- 

 tive" idea. They have not injured the Bee 

 Journal a particle.— F., Wisconsin, 



The American Bee Journal is just at 

 hand. I notice the trouble just broken out, 

 and I do not like it. I like all the. four bee 

 papers, and take them all. I have been in 

 the Journal office but twice ; the first time 

 in Oct., 1878, and last Oct. During my first 

 visit, I remember very distinctly Mr. New- 

 man's stating that honey producers scat- 

 tered their shipments too much, and the low 

 price it caused honev to bring. After talk- 

 ing awhile with Mr. Newman, I went down 

 to Water street, and priced the honey I saw 

 there. At one place it was 25c. per lb., an- 

 other 30c, next 20c, next 18c, and so on. I 



found nice white comb honey offered as low 

 as 10c per lb. I had forgotten about all this, 

 till the fuss now raised brought it to my 

 mind. I do not think the editor of the 

 Journal wished the price of honey put 

 down, or he would not have spoken to me 

 as he did, and 1 thank him for it, although 

 1 am no shipper ; I can not supply the de- 

 mand I have created at home. I learned 

 much of value while at the Journal office. 

 — W. J. Willard, Illinois. 



I notice that you have a north-easterly 

 Mast, but storms from that direction, though 

 they may be disagreeable and long, seldom 

 do much damage. I do not think that little 

 squall will hurt you. I like the Bee Jour- 

 nal much.— E. B. Southwick, Michigan. 



I hardly think the Secretary of the N. E. 

 B. K. Association merited so much attention 

 as was shown him in the last Journal. He 

 is quite young, almost "too smart" for one 

 of his age, and has very limited experience. 

 — H., Massachusetts. 



The Northeastern Convention is quite 

 rough on the Bee Journal. Have the 

 members of that society forgotten the rule 

 laid down long ago : " Let him that is with- 

 out fault cast the first stone "? When they 

 are faultless let them throw the first stone 

 at the Bee Journal— but not until then.— 

 E. Pickup, Illinois. 



I wonder how the co-operative men feel 

 now in their real clothing. Their "light in 

 the East" is now about defunct. The last 

 issue put a grand quietus on it ; again the 

 sea is calm. I have a number of letters 

 showing how bee men feel about their late 

 attack on the American Bee Journal. — 

 J., Michigan. 



Mr. Newman : Those resolutions against 

 you for dealing in supplies for the apiary 

 are unjust. They may as well resolve that 

 commission merchants shall buy no honey 

 except from them. Their intimation that 

 you wanted to be re-elected President is as 

 false as their statement that "the Chicago 

 Convention was run by a ring ;" you stated 

 to the Convention that you wanted some 

 other good man to take the Presidency. 

 Bee-keepers have confidence in you, and as 

 long as they find you honest they will buy 

 supplies from you ; and no one will object 

 but the unreasonable and the prejudiced. 

 — L. H. Pammel, Wisconsin. 



The Utica Convention needs only to be 

 viewed away from the scene, to be loathed. 

 They have made a bad exhibit, and it will 

 do the American Bee Journal more good 

 than all the laudations they could have be- 

 stowed. If it is desirable, to co-operate, why 

 not co-operate bee-keepers' supplies as well 

 as bee papers ?— T., Michigan. 



Any one carefully reading the various 

 bee publications the past 5 years will have 

 little difficulty in finding which among them 

 is devoted to the interests of producers (the 

 Northeastern Bee-Keepers' Association to 

 the contrary notwithstanding), and when 

 they will produce a better journal for our 

 consideration, we shall cheerfully give them 

 our support. But the " old and reliable " 

 American Bee Journal is too firmly 



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