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DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE PRODUCERS OF HONEY. 



VOL. XX. 



CHICAGO, ILL., FFBRARY 6, 1884. 



No. 6. 





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Published every Wednesday, by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



Editor and Propribtor. 



Beport of the National Society. 



In reference to the " African in the 

 wood pile,'' about tliis Keport, men- 

 tioned on page .51, the following have 

 come to hand from Dr. Miller, the 

 present Secretary of that Society : 



Fkiend Newmak : — On page .51, 

 Jan. 23. of the Bee Journal, in the 

 article on "Toronto Convention Re- 

 port,"' yon say : " Perhaps the Secre- 

 tary can explain it satisfactorily to 

 our correspondent." As stated by 

 Mr. Morhous, the motion was passed 

 to have the niinntes published in 

 pamphlet form, and, if I am correct, 

 the old officers elected in 1,S82 were 

 made a committee to get up the re- 

 port ; at any rate I know that the mat- 

 ter was left in such shape that the 

 present Secretary has nothing to do 

 with it. A stenographer was present 

 in the employ of Mr. McPhersou (a 

 nephew of 1). A. Jones), and I think 

 he took a full account of the whole 

 proceedings. This stenographic re- 

 port was, of course, the private prop- 

 erty of Mr. McPherson, but I think it 

 was the expectation that it would be 

 used in publishing the pamphlet, pay- 

 ing for the expense of the same or 

 otherwise. I am much mistaken in 

 my impression of Mr. MePherson, if 

 lie had anything but the most honor- 

 able motives in the matter. 



It certainly seems to me we ought 

 to have the report by this time, or 

 hear why we do not have it. Here is 

 a chance for one of those tilings that 

 we all so much delight in— a personal 

 (luarrel — so I pitch into Secretary 

 Koot, with all the venom I can com- 

 mand, and demand "Brother Root; 

 Where's that report ? Get up, quick, 

 and explain." C. C. Miller, 



Hec'y. N. A. B. K. tiocieiy. 



The following is Mr. A. I. Root's 

 explanation of tlie matter : 



Friend Miller :— I do not know 

 of any one in the world, tliat would 

 afford me much more pleastire to have 

 a quarrel with than yourself ; but I do 

 not believe there is a very good chance 

 now, because, while I tl'iink of it, did 



you ever hear of the woman that did 

 iiot want to lend her tub 'i She said it 

 was broke, leaked, and was full of 

 water ; besides all that, she hadn't any 

 and wanted to use it herself. Now, I 

 did not have anything to do witli tlie 

 report, besides 1 told them when they 

 wanted to put me in as Secretary, that 

 I wouldn't make a good one ; and, 

 since you mention it, I remember that 

 somebody else asked about this report, 

 and I wrote to our good friend, 1). A. 

 Jones, in regard to it, and he told me 

 all how it was ; but I sent the letter to 

 the man who inquired, and now have 

 forgotten liis name. If I should un- 

 dertake to tell it from memory, I 

 migbt make so many blunders that 

 there would be a chance for more 

 quarrels. However, I will try : A 

 reporter was employed, and a right 

 smart man he was, because I sat be- 

 side him. Well, friend Jones said he 

 toitk the job for so much ; but after he 

 got done, he wanted about three times 

 as much as tlie agreed price before he 

 would give it up. As the trade was a 

 personal one betweeiiMr. ItlcPherson 

 and the reporter, the former gentleman 

 decided to let him keep the report, 

 that he might enjoy it all alone by 

 himself. Now, if I liavn't told it 

 right, we will let friend Jones cor- 

 rect it. 



Friend Newsian :— You can pub- 

 lish any or all of the above as you see 

 fit. I do not tliiuk there is aiiy dan- 

 ger of any " bitterness '" anywhere, do 

 you V A. I. Root. 



Certainly not. The Association did 

 not pay for any report, and have no 

 claim on private parties for their's. 

 But here is another trouble, about the 

 list of Vice-Presidents for the differ- 

 ent States. 



WHO ARE THE VICE PRESIDENTS ? 



Is it not about time to let us know 

 who are the vice-presidents of the 

 North American Bee-Keepers' So- 

 ciety V In the Bee Journal for 

 1.S83, page 475, lid column, 33d line 

 from below, I read : " A list of vice- 

 presidents for the several States and 

 Provinces was also made up." That 

 is all I have seen about the matter. 

 Gleanings did not give the list either. 

 Having lately had a letter calling on 

 me in my (former) capacity as vice- 

 president, t should like to ' know if I 

 was re-elected or not, and also who 

 the other vice-presidents are V 



Wm. Muth-Rasjiussen. 



Independence, Cal., Jan. 21, 1884. 



The Secretary is invited to furtlier 

 explain. This is no doubt a matter 



which he will be able to clear up quite 

 easily— but at any rate give us the list 

 of Vice-Presidents. 



The Conventions of New York. 



We regret to learn tliat the two bee 

 conventions lately held in the State of 

 New York were not of the most pa- 

 cific character. 



At the Albany convention of last 

 year jSIr. Tennant led that body into 

 egregious blunders, by his war upon 

 the Bee Journal and its editor, as 

 was sliown on page 125 of this Jour- 

 nal for 1883. This year having failed 

 to control the convention, he resigned 

 his office and withdrew in high dud- 

 geon, as will be noticed on page 8-5. 



At Syracuse, an attack on Mr. A. I. 

 Root and Oleanings was indulged in, 

 and the daily papers, thinking it a nice 

 bit of sensational news, " dished it up 

 in good style." The "newsboys'" 

 caught the " cue," and we are in- 

 formed that they were heard calling 

 out, as an inducement for bee men 

 and others to buy the papers, that it 

 contained news about how " poor 

 bee men were swindled out of thou- 

 sands of dollars by a man in Ohio." 



If these things are so, they are to 

 be deplored ; tliey bring discredit upon 

 bee-keeping and injure the pursuit. 

 How much better it would be to study 

 to create harmony rather than discord. 

 " Let brotherly love continue," is good 

 advice. 



1^" We have received a Catalogue 

 of Percheron Horses, for 1884, im- 

 ported and lired by M. ^\'. Dunham, 

 at the Oakland Farm, Wayne, 111. It 

 is elegantly illustrated, and contains 

 about 140 pages. Those interested 

 should send for it. 



1^ These new Price Lists are re- 

 ceived : Henry Cripe, North Man- 

 chester, Ind. ; G. F. AVilliams, New 

 Philadelphia. O. ; Smith & Smith. 

 Columbus, Wis. ; Dr. G. W. Young, 

 Lexington, Mo. ; Ellwanger & Barry, 

 (seeds) Rochester, N. Y. 



