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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



done which you mention in your letter. I do not blame you for 

 your position, believing as you do. I only blame you for not finding 

 out the facts. Or, if I am hoodwinked and am being used for a 

 "cat's paw" I want to know it. This is plain talk, but it means 

 business. 



Some Letters I Have Received Regarding the Sale 

 of the Review, 



Chicago, 111., May 9, 1912. 

 Editor Bee- Keepers' Review, 

 Detroit, Mich. 



Dear Sir : Enclosed herewith you 

 should find cheque for the sum of $3 

 in payment of the bill you rendered 

 on the 7th inst. for three months' and 

 the remaining seven as noted on the 

 bill. 



I also notice that the Review is novv' 

 to belong to the National Bee-Keepers' 

 Association. 



There can be no question as to the 

 wisdom of this course so far as the 

 association is concerned, and we can 

 see that it is the nucleus for further 

 consolidation. 



There are going to be the following 

 classes in the commercial world — the 

 producer, the manufacturer, the im- 

 porter and a modified form of retailer. 

 All other persons engaged in distribu- 

 tion will be hirelings. Of course all 

 are consumers. 



The young man of 25 years will see 

 more changes in the ensuing half cen- 

 tury than his grand-father now at 75 

 years has seen in the last 50 years — 

 wonderful as they have been. 



A student reading Chairman Town- 

 send's address can hear the sound of 

 the coming army in its entire makeup. 

 Very truly yours, 

 R. A. Burnett & Co.. 

 173 S. Water St. 



Medina, Ohio, May 6, 1912. 

 Mr. E. B. Tyrrell, Detroit, Mich. 



Dear Sir : Yours of May third has 

 been received with regard to the trans- 

 fer of the Bee-Keepp:r.s' Review to the 

 National Bee-Keepers' Association. I 

 heard in a roundabout way that such a 

 move was under contemplation, but 

 thought best not to say anything about 

 it until I got direct confirmation from 

 vou. 



I desire to assure you that the same 

 cordial relations that have existed in 

 the past will continue, so far as we are 

 concerned and I know it will be so far 

 as you are concerned. Ot course I do 

 not know just what your new policies 

 will be, but in any event Gleanings 

 will endeavor to co-operate with you; 

 that is, it hopes to offer a helping hand. 

 Whether its competition will be strong- 

 er under the new conditions or not 

 would make no difference to us. Our 

 attitude toward any journal that is 

 trying to better the tause of bee-keep- 

 ing in the United States should be 

 friendly with the idea of the largest 

 good to the largest number. 



I have prepared an editorial announc- 

 ing the transfer of the American Bee 

 Journal to Dadant & Son of Hamilton, 

 Illinois, and the transfer of the Bee- 

 Keepers' Review to the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Association with you as 

 managing editor. I think you will like 

 what I have said. At all events, I feel 

 sure it will not hurt you nor the cause 

 of the National Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation. 



Very truly yours, 



The a. I. Root Co., 



E. R. Root, Vice-President. 



Corvallis. Oregon, May 14, 1912. 

 Mr. E. B. Tyrrell, Sec'y 



National Bee-Keepers' Association, 

 230 Woodland Ave., Detroit, Mich. 



Dear Sir : "i'our letter of May 4th 

 has just reached me, and I am heartily 

 in accord with all it contains. The 

 National Association having secured 

 the Bee-Keepers' Review will, I be- 

 lieve, be a great advancement in asso- 

 ciation work. 



Very truly yours, 



H. F. Wilson. 



