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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Presideut, Vice President, Secretary, 

 Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer and 

 an executive committee of three, who 

 shall be elected annually and hold their 

 offices until their successors shall be 

 elected. 



Art. 5. All committees except the 

 executive, shall be appointed by the Pres- 

 ident, except by special resolution. 



Art. 6. The staged meetings ©f the 

 society shall be had on the 1st Saturdays 

 in January, April, July, and October, at 

 such time and place as a majority of the 

 members present at any stated meeting 

 may determine. 



Art. 7. A special meeting may be called 

 at any time by the executive committee. 

 Art. 8. This Constitution may be amend- 

 ed at any regular stated meeting by the 

 concurrence of two-thirds of those present, 

 provided notice of such amendments have 

 been given at a previous meeting. 



The opportunity now being given, the 

 following parties signed the Constitution 

 and paid their admittance fee. 



B. Bowlsby, J. Huddle, Daniel Kepler, 

 W. F. Williams, Geo. W. Buchanon, Geo. 

 Reinbolt, S. L. Curtis, David Bartgis, E. L. 

 Mann, J. P. Wat-^on, John Wright, David 

 Clifton, Wm. A. Dunham, John Yaney, 

 J H. Bartgis, H. Leaders, J. M. Shoe- 

 maker, J. W. Stevens, T. B. Hayes, K. 

 Rakestraw. 



On motion of W. F. Williams the meet- 

 ing then adjourned until 1}4 o'clock in 

 the afternoon. 



The afternoon session met at the ap- 

 pointed time. The minutes of the fore- 

 noon session were then read and adopted. 

 On motion of E. L. Mann, the meeting 

 then proceeded to the election of officers. 

 The names of W. F. Williams and E. L. 

 Mann being announced as candidates for 

 President, a ballot was had which resulted 

 in the election of Col. E. L. Mann. Capt. 

 W. P. Williams was elected Vice Presideut 

 by acclamation. The following officers 

 were also elected by acclamation : 



S. L. Curtis, Recording Secretary ; Daniel 

 Kepler, Corresponding Secretary ; Thos. 

 B. Hayes, Treasurer. Several names were 

 announced as candidates for executive 

 committee, but all other names being with- 

 drawn. Dr. J. M. Shoemaker, David 

 Clipton and J. P. Watson were elected by 

 acclamation. 



Remarks were then made by D. Kepler, 

 G. W. Buchanan, Dunham, Shoemaker, 

 Yaney, Bowlsby, Bartgis and others; and 

 an hour was occupied in an interchange 

 of views, and the questions freely asked and 

 answered, manifested a lively interest in 

 bee-culture. On motion of W. F. Williams, 

 J the Corresponding Secretary, to be assisted 

 ' by the President, was instructed to take 

 such steps as are necessary to bring about 

 the organizaton of a State Bee-Keeper 

 Association, in the State. 



S. L. Curtis, Sec. 



Michigan Bee^Keepers' Association. 



The third semi-annual session of the 

 Michigan Bee-Keepers' Association was 

 held in Kalamazoo, on May 3d, 1876. 

 The attendance was larger than at any 

 previous semi-annual meeting. The dis- 

 cussions were animated and interesting, 

 eliciting much valuable information. 

 They embraced many topics of vital in- 

 terest to American apieulturists, and fully 

 sustained the national reputation of this 

 Association. Those engrossing topics, 

 winter bee-keeping, honey markets, and 

 best method of securing surplus honey, 

 were ably and thoroughly canvassed. The 

 extractor found many warm advocates, 

 who still insist that its axtensive use is 

 essential to success. From the statistics 

 collected, it appeared that the losses in 

 wintering had been quite general through- 

 out the State. Much the best success has 

 attended out-door wintering. 



Under existing circumstances, it has 

 been deemed advisable to omit the dis- 

 cussion of the several topics. The next 

 annual session will' convene in Kalama- 

 zoo, on the 2d Wednesday of December, 

 1876. Herbert A. Burch, 



Sec'y. 



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For the American Bee Journal. 



An Explanation. 



Mr. Editor: — After the high-toned and 

 dignified position taken by you, in a 

 recent number of the American Bee 

 Journal, in regard to correspondence, I 

 am somewhat surprised at seeing Mr. 

 Bingham's article, on pp. 138-9, May num- 

 ber. I am also surprised at his writing so 

 many untruths in reference to mj^ busi- 

 ness ; he seems terribly "jarred " — is afraid 

 — has lost faith — strikes out blindly and 

 indiscriminately — insinuates — talks wise 

 — tries to joke a little, to reassure himself 

 that he is not hurt, etc., etc. 



In a statement, in a previous issue, you 

 excused a misstatement of his on the 

 ground of " treacherous memory." 



He speaks in this article of my "letters 

 and articles previously written," showing 

 an unfriendly feeling towards honey pro- 

 ducers. 



I know of but one article, or letter, writ- 

 ten by me for the American Bee Journal 

 in a great man}^ years. 



I have made maple syrup for the past 

 eight years, some time before the infant 

 days of comb-hone}- jarring. The "Ka- 

 nuck " brand can only be made bj'^ myself, 

 the name being m}' trade mark. 



The cry of adulteration has had nothing 

 to do with my syrup business; that cry on 

 the part of honey producers has not aftec- 

 ted my trade a particle ; but that cry on 

 the part of my customers, who have had, 

 and have now, candied jar honey on their 



