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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



about the honey season in his locality 

 this year : 



Friend^ Hutchinson : — When I sug- 

 gested to you some time ago that it 

 would be a good thing to try and have 

 the North American meet at the time of 

 the G. A. R. Encampment, I did not 

 think that the latter would occur so 

 early in the season, and I therefore wish 

 to take back what I then said, because I 

 think this is too early, if the Encamp- 

 ment meets some time in September. If 

 there is any association going to meet in 

 Washington any time from December to 

 February, I would prefer that to meet- 

 ing in September. 



I read Mr. Benton's letter, also noticed 

 your remarks in the Review. If the 

 brethren feel as you have suggested 

 about it, which I have no doubt the 

 majority do, I think it would be better 

 to put off our meeting for the present, 

 and try to learn of some interesting 

 occasion in the winter time at Washing- 

 ton, of which we can take advantage. 



I am getting some honey this year. 

 The season has been the best for several 

 years past. Basswood is just about 

 going out of bloom — did not yield as 

 much this year as some seasons. White 

 clover has been much better, and with 

 the abundant rains we have had, prob- 

 ably the fall crop will be better than 

 last year. Yours Very Truly, 



Eugene Secor. 



Mr. Hutchinson also received a letter 

 from Mr. Frank Benton, who lives at 

 Washington, and is watching things at 

 that end of the line. Mr. B. wrote as 

 follows on July 28, regarding the matter 

 of time-limit of the G. A. R. Encamp- 

 ment tickets, etc. : 



Neither at the railway ticket offices 

 here, nor at the Grand Army head- 

 quarters, can they tell me anything as 

 to the limits of the time during which 

 tickets issued at reduced rates upon the 

 occasion of the Grand Army Reunion 

 will be available to come to Washington. 

 At one office they informed me that 

 such tickets will be good returning until 

 Oct. 10. Of course no such tickets will 

 be handled here, hence no especial in- 

 structions have been issued to ageuts at 

 this point. 



Hotel rates will surely be " stiff" dur- 

 ing the Reunion, but at any other time I 

 think a number of very nice family 

 hotels — quiet places, well or even ele- 

 gantly fitted up, and with tables well 



supplied, having for their regular price 

 about $2.00 per day — will give a special 

 figure to the members of the North 

 American, if quite a number will com- 

 bine and go to one place. 



Yours Truly, 



Frank Benton. 



P. S.— Since writing the above, I have 

 learned that tickets are available com- 

 ing to Washington up to the 20th of Sep- 

 tember only. 



Later. — Since the above was put in 

 type, we have received the following 

 letter from Secretary Hutchinson, which 

 seems to indicate that the convention 

 will not be held in September : 



Friend York : — Enclosed you will find 

 a letter which I have just received from 

 Ernest Root. You will see that there is 

 almost a unanimous feeling that during 

 the meeting of the G. A. R. is not the 

 time to hold the convention. Although 

 I shall write to the other members to- 

 day for their permission to announce 

 that the convention will not be held dur- 

 ing the Encampment, there is no ques- 

 tion as to what the decision will be. 



W. Z. Hutchinson. 



The letter from Mr. Ernest R. Root, 

 mentioned by Bro. Hutchinson, reads 

 thus : 



Friend Hutchinson : — Mr. Benton is 

 correct, and I am fully in accord with 

 your views, that we must have reduced 

 rates. If we can have the convention 

 held in December, when there will be 

 some sort of doings in Washington, 

 enough so as to secure half-fare, or at 

 least one and one-third fare, that will be 

 the time to held the convention. The G. 

 A. R. day would be a bad time, I am 

 sure. If there is no such time in Decem- 

 ber, then October or November would 

 not be bad. 



As you are Secretary, how would it do 

 to write to Mr. Benton, asking him to 

 ascertain the date of the various conven- 

 tions and associations that will meet 

 between now and next January, and 

 what sort of a reduced railroad rate will 

 be likely to be secured at those various 

 conventions ? Mr. Benton is on the field, 

 and can do the work thoroughly and 

 well. Respectfully, 



Ernest R. Root. 



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