THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 25 



so elected will make and change the laws, elect officers, and have 

 general charge of the business. 



No branch is required to send delegates unless they so desire. 

 Each delegate so sent has one vote for every fifty members, or 

 fraction thereof belonging to his branch. This gives every member 

 a direct representation. 



Just what the work will be for this year has not been decided on. 

 The directors have not yet met. as they do not go into office until 

 Januarv first. I expect that they will meet soon after that date. 

 Full plans will be given as soon as decided upon. 



Remember, that after January 1st, membership in the National is 

 $1.50 per year, one-third, or 50c, going to the local branch Avherever 

 such is organized. 



Turn the Leaf, Boys, Turn the Leaf. 



Are you discouraged? Has the past year brought you more 

 than your share of misfortunes? Have you tried and failed? Have 

 those near and dear to you said: "I told you so?'' Did you fail 

 to get that honey crop you expected? Has disease attacked your 

 bees? Are you about ready to give up? 



Then turn the leaf, and do it quickly. You don't give a rap 

 about what happened last year. It is this year that interests you. 

 What are you going to do this year? 



The world is bigger than ever. It hasn't shrunk a bit. It is 

 \ibrating with groiving pains. There is a bigger place than ever for 

 you. It is up to you to fill it. Your problem isn't one of existence, 

 but of persistence. Keep your grip and you'll succeed. In fact, you 

 haven't failed at all — you have simply been delayed. You are not a 

 failure until you yourself admit it. Are you going to admit it? 



The bumps you had last year are simply to test your metal. Old 

 mother nature decided to give you a jolt. If she hadn't you might 

 have gone on in your own little way to the end. It is good for 3^ou 

 to be backed up against the wall. You must either tight or get 

 •z^'liipped. It may be the first time you ever knei^' you could fight. 

 Go to it, boys, go to it. 



Irrigation Opens Up New Fields. 



In the last issue I gave a clipping taken from one of the Detroit 

 newspapers, regarding what the Government was doing to advertise 

 the bee business. There has since come to hand what I presume 

 vv^as the original article sent out by the Department of the Interior, 

 AA'ashington, D. C. We are pleased to encourage this publicity of 

 the bee business on the part of the Government. The article reads 

 as follows : 



"A profitable industry is being developed on many of the Govern- 

 ment irrigation projects in the production of honey, and press 



