110 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



of the Ri-:\'i!".w, and over ^Kio in uitice furniture, ail of which remains 

 as assets of the Association. 



Bee-Keepers of Tennessee Hold Big Convention. 



The Tennessee Bee-Keepers" Association held it'^ annual con- 

 vention Friday. Jan. 31. at the ^Maxwell House, scssinns being' held 

 in the mornin!,'; and afternoon. A number of interesting' addresses, 

 lectures and discussions were made, affording a great deal of general 

 and specific information to the members j^rescnt, and several matters 

 of routine business were transacted. 



The officers elected for the ensuing year were as follows: Presi- 

 dent. 1. ]\1. Davis, Spring- Hill; vice-president, X. O. ^^'alker. Frank- 

 lin; secretary, j. M. Buchanan. I'ranklin. 



The first address of the morning was deli\cred by President A\'. 

 ]\f. Joseph, t^f Xashville. He reviewed the progress of the associa- 

 tion, and outlined the things fc:)r which the organization stands. He 

 also devoted some time to his \iews on certain problems facing bee- 

 keepers. He was followed l)y Porter A\'ard of ^Elkton, Ky., who 

 spoke on "Docs Bee-Keeping Pay'" He answered this question with 

 an emphatic affirmative, saying that few professions or lines of bus- 

 iness afford greater profits from the capital used, always prcn'ided 

 tliat modern methods and equipment are used. 



A discussion of the pure iood laws as applying to the sale of 

 honey was carried on by several members, it being stated that the 

 laws on this subject are good ones and quite adequate, but that hon- 

 est bee-keepers should be constantly on the lookout for the violators 

 of the acts, so that they may be protected. 



An interesting stereopticon lecture on "Tennessee Bee-Keeping" 

 was made l)v Dr. J. S. \\'ard, of X^ashville. state apiary inspector. 

 He showed lantern slides illustrating hive conditions in this state 

 as he has found them in pursuing his official work as inspecttn'. Fie 

 made a numl:)er of optimistic remarks cm the outlook for the bee- 

 keepers in Tennessee, and pointed out a number of good new meth- 

 ods applving to the luisiness. 



The afternoon session began with an address by G. M. Bently, 

 of Knoxville. on "Apiary Inspectors' -Meeting at Cleveland. O." This 

 meeting was held last December, and '\\v. Bently gave a number of 

 interesting excerpts from the transactions at the convention. 



Dr. L. E. AA'ebb, of St. Bethlehem, made a short talk on the 

 pleasures of bee-keeping, and delighted the audience with his skilled 

 method of handling the subject. He showed that the business can 

 he made a verv profitable one. and that it is also one from which 

 many pleasures can be derived. He dwelled on the life and habits 

 of bees, showing the interesting features connected with them. 



