THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 261 



All National affiliated associations should cultivate the generous 

 impulses and all pull together. The western bee-ke^^^^ers or associ 

 tions who have felt, or may feel, that the National is only for the 

 eastern bee-keeper should forget it. It is a myth. The west can 

 get what it wants through the National, and so can the east. But all 

 must work to accomplish anything. We must realize the "bigness" 

 of the country and forget petty differences. 



A Trip to Europe. 



Mr. and Airs. C. P. Dadant will start for Europe at the end of 

 this month, or as soon as the usual spring rush of activity lessens. 

 This will not be altogether a pleasure trip. 'J\Ir. Dadant proposes 

 to examine for himself the local differences in quality of the bees 

 of Switzerland, Italy and Carniola. For years the Swiss bee-keepers 

 have asserted that the}^ find the Italian bees inferior to their own 

 Swiss bees. It has also been asserted that tlie bees of Italy dift'er 

 in different localities. These matters are worthy of investigation, 

 especially at a time when the Italian bee is so much in the lime- 

 light, owing to its greater immunity from European foul brood. 

 Being acquainted on both continents, our editor will ha\'e great 

 facilities to do this. 



Communications to the American Bee Journal will be cared for 

 in his absence by AI. G. Dadant, the manager. Urgent letters for 

 C. P. Dadant himself should be addressed to him as follows: For 

 July, in care of R. Gariel, 2 Ter, Ouai de la Megisserie, Paris ; for 

 August, in care of E. Bertrand, Nyon, Switzerland ; for early Sep- 

 tember, in care of L'Apicoltore, 18 Via Cappuccio, Milan, Italy. 



(The Review wishes Editor Dadant a pleasant trip abroad and 

 may he know upon his return the most superior bee upon earth. 

 It might be possible for the Swiss bee to be superior to all other 

 for the Swiss location, and still ])e inferior to the Italian for Italy 

 or our own country. 



The matter of location in this case might be well for Mr. 

 Dadant's consideration before deciding definitely in his own mind 

 which of the races are superior. Mr. C. P. Dadant, like his father 

 before him, needs no introduction on the other side of the water, so 

 will go without need of this formality. 



The National feels especialh^ interested in this trip, not alone 

 on account of the prospects of getting more particulars pertaining 

 to the races of bees, but that Mr. Dadant is treasurer of our 

 Association. 



It is not well known, but a fact nevertheless, that J\Ir. M. G. 

 Dadant, our treasurer's efficient son, is manager of the old reliable 

 American Bee Journal, the father only writing the editorials, and 

 those can be written as well abroad, so the A. B. J. will have the 

 same painstaking care while the senior Dadant is away as before.) 



