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THE BEE-KEEPERS- REVIEW 



Washington, D. C, July 24, 1913. 

 Editor Review : 



I presume you have seen the news- 

 paper reports of what seems very like 

 the first serious effort of the express 

 companies to destroy the parcel post. 

 It is time for the farmers to tight if 

 they do not wish to lose all we have 

 gained. 



Should the "administrative powers" 

 clause of the parcel post law be stricken 

 out, the vital force of parcel post will 

 be killed; it cannot be expanded, and 

 we will have lost the work of forty 

 years. 



Letters and telegrams should go from 

 every farmer who reads your publica- 

 tion to the Senators of his own State, 

 to his Congressman, and to the Post 

 Master General, demanding that the 

 law be let alone, and the service of par- 

 cel post extended. Cannot you reach 

 these workers? Moments count, and 

 the quicker and harder the farmers 

 strike now the less likely will it be that 

 we shall have another such tight — if we 

 save parcel post this time. 



Trusting that you can act at once, I 

 am, very sincerely 3'ours, 



David T. Lewis, 

 Sixth District, Md. 



(If each reader will carry out the 

 suggestions of Hon. David J. Lewis, of 

 Maryland, and write both their repre- 

 sensatives urging them to support the 

 present administrative policy of the 

 postal department, and courteously sug- 

 gest the probability of an empty chair 

 at Washington another term for those 

 who oppose the present extensive pol- 

 icy of the department and cast their 

 vote with those who favor the Express 

 Companies, it will likely have the de- 

 sired effect. — Editor.) 



Editor Review : A fair crop of good 

 quality honey this year; a little over a 

 ton from 38 colonies. I am not a large 

 one yet, but if I live and nothing hap- 

 pens, I am going to be some day. 

 Started five years ago with one stand ; 

 now have 50 — a yard I would not take 

 $500 for and am $400 ahead i.n money. 

 How is that for a start? Success to vou 

 all. \\l. C. F. 



July 19. 



not received notice to that effect. I 

 do not wish the paper discontinued if 

 time is up. Let me know and I will 

 remit at once. I will have about 3,000 

 lbs. comb honey in 4>-4x4i4xlJ'8 sec- 

 tions to dispose of. Is the National 

 doing anything to assist members in 

 making sales ? 



Yours very truly, 



A. S. Crotzer. 



When sending in your renewal for 

 the Review, kindly ask your neighbor 

 bee-keeper to subscribe with you. 



Editor Review : Will you please send 

 me the July number of The Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Review? I either failed to get it 

 or it has been misplaced. Do not know 

 when my subscription expires ; have 



Laban Gardner Dunham, one of the 

 oldest and best known residents of the 

 town, died early this morning at his 

 home, 9 Park Ave., in his 82nd year. 

 Mr. Dunham was born in Attleboro, 

 December 4, 1831. ,the son of Garner 

 and Lydia Lincoln (Thayer) Dunham. 

 He attended school in Rehoboth and 

 also Bailey's academy in Attleboro, and 

 was a graduate of the Bridgewater 

 state normal school. After graduating 

 from the normal school, he taught 

 school in Quincy and Braintree. He 

 was employed for many years by the 

 Davenport & Mason Express Company 

 as New York messenger, and after- 

 wards was with the Pierce & Carpen- 

 ter Company of this town as account- 

 ant until he had to retire because of 

 ill health. 



Since his retirement from business 

 he busied himself with his garden and 

 bees, on which he was considered an 

 authority, being often called upon for 

 papers at the conventions of numerous 

 bee-keepers' societies, of which he was 

 a member. 



His wife, Lydia (Jewett) Dunham, 

 died December 5, 1908. He is survived 

 liy two brothers, George O. and Wil- 

 liam E. Dunham, both of this town, 

 and two sons. H. Garner Dunham of 

 .Somerville and Albert M. Dunham of 

 this town. Burial will be from his late 

 residence. 9 Park Ave.. Sunday after- 

 noon at 3 :30. He had been a member 

 of St. Albans Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. 

 of Foxboro for over 53 years, being 

 raised in 1860. He was also a member 

 of Murray L^niversalLst church of this 

 town, and Rev. Fred Atkins Moore 

 will officiate at the funeral services. 



