THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 309 



irJicrcas, In our economic conditions the general welfare of the 

 bee-keeping industry is -vastly of more importance than is the rear- 

 ing of queens. 



.VoTc. therefore, be if Resolved, That we, the ^^'a^hing•ton State 

 Bee-Keepers' Association, in convention assembled, respectfully peti- 

 tion the post office department at ^^'ashington that queen breeders 

 with foul brood in their yard or among bees in their charge, be de- 

 nied the use of the mails for the transmission of queen bees or other 

 objects or appliances intended for use by bee-keepers, and we would 

 further respectfully petition that a ruling embodying the following 

 features be adopted, viz : that queen breeders furnish the local post- 

 master with a certificate from a properly authorized bee inspector, 

 stating that all bees in their charge are free from foul brood or, when 

 no inspector is available, they are to take an oath before a notarv or 

 other person authorized to take acknowledgments, that thev do not 

 have foul brood in their yards, or arhong bees in their charge, and 

 that the honey used in their mailing cages is a product of their own 

 apiary, and, further, that they are not personally, i.e., with their own 

 hands, bottling or otherwise handling honey bought from outside 

 localities. 



The certificate of inspection or affidavit to be renewed every ten 

 days during the mailing season of queens, a copy to be furnished the 

 local postmaster and one to be sent to the purchaser. 



And further be it Resolved. To make our position as public as 

 possible in order to warn the queen buying bee-keeper. Also that a 

 copy of this resolution be mailed to Postmaster-General Hitchcock, 

 Dr. E. F. Phillips, of the Bureau of Entomology, \\'ashington. D. C, 

 and Secretary AA'illson, of the Agricultural Department, and the vari- 

 ous bee journals and bee-keepers' associations. 



A. E. BuRDiCK. President. 

 J. B. Ram AGE, Seeretarx. 



Some Proposed Changes of the Constitution. 



The postal regulations require that a publisher of a periodical 

 keep a paid-up subscription list. That is, they require of us, as pub- 

 lishers of the RFA'IE^^■, that we charge say one dollar per annum. Xo 

 matter how bad we would like to charge the dollar for a year's dues 

 in the National, and throw in the Review, we cannot do it without 

 loosing the privilege of the low second-class mail rates. 



As far as I know there is nothing to hinder us from charging a 

 subscription price of a dollar fi:)r the Review, and the oOc local dues 

 be considered as a paid-up membership in the National. This is 

 likely what we will have to do until the meeting of the delegates 

 next February, when we will expect further instructions. 



