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vious to last year, Avhere questions concernint^- l)ees were dibcussei,! 

 in connection with the necessary business that had to be done. 



Word is just received at this office from President Gates that 

 we may expect something- definite as to time and place of this meet- 

 ing in time for the Juh' Review. At Cincinnati, it will be remem- 

 bered, the sessions were rather dull for those not delegates, as the 

 meeting was almost wholly of a business nature. Members will 

 take notice that next fall's meeting- will not be a business or delegate 

 meeting, but wholly one of a sociable nature, where questions of in- 

 terest to the members can be discussed by the members, as no busi- 

 ness will be on the program at that meeting. A\'atch for President 

 Gates's announcement in the julv number of the Re\'ie\v. 



Report of the Northern Michigan Affiliation of the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Association. 



Ira D. Bartlett, Secretary. East Jordan, Mich. 



The meeting was held in the parlor of the Hotel Whiting, at 

 Traverse Cit}-, Michigan, Alarch 19 and 20, 10] 3. 



Session called to order by President C. F. Smitli, at 2 p. m. 



Mr. Smith in his opening remarks advised not to sell honey in 

 the candied form, but to have it delivered to a customer in the 

 liquid state. He mentioned the excellent article that Northern 

 -Michigan produced and thought w'e w^ere entitled to a better price, 

 and suggested the distribution of samples, as do the druggists, to 

 beget more orders. 



The reports of the Treasurer and the Secretary were read and 

 approved. 



The appointment of committees was deferred for the time, and 

 the convention passed on to the "good of the order." 



Referring to the Secretary's report the question of the appro- 

 priation by the Legislature for the repression of "Foul Brood" was 

 discussed. 



Mr. Coveyou thought we ought to hold our convention in some 

 other city. Messrs. Jaquays and Chapman were in favor of moving 

 farther north for the next year's meet. Some suggested having the 

 meeting held in the Fall ; others a little earlier in the Spring, to 

 avoid bad roads. President Smith was rather optimistic. He 

 claimed the bad roads were an aid to the convention, as vvc can 

 do nothing else, at least nothing more profitable, than to attend the 

 conventions, and said it was lack of interest rather than bad roads 

 that kept down the attendance. 



]\Ir. Burkholder mentioned the heavy winter losses and con- 

 sequently the small number of colonies as one factor. 



