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35th Year. 



CHICAGO, ILL., OCT. 17, 1895. 



No. 42. 



Report of the Proceedings 



OF TUE 



Twenty-Sixth Annual Convention 



OP THE 



North American Bee-Keepers' Association, 



HELD AT 



TOBONTO, Ont., Sept. 4, 5 and 6, 1895. 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON, SEC. 



(Continued from page 648.) 

 SECOND DAY — Wednesday Evening Session. 



At the opening of this session the convention was greeted 

 by a new " Convention Song," written by the Hon. Eugene 

 Seoor, and set to music by Dr. C. C. Miller. It was sung by 

 Thos. G. Newman, J. T. Calvert, G. W. York, and Miss Carrie 

 Root. 



Xhe Address of Tirelconie. 



At the close of the song an address of welcome was given 

 by Hon. John Dryden, Minister of Agriculture, who said he 

 appreciated the honor of addressing the convention, first of 

 all, because the delegates came from so large a district ; sec- 

 ondly, because the convention contained many eminent men, 

 practical men whom he had heard of, whose reputation had 

 reached him. He expected to have a pleasant time while 

 present, because bee-men were a social lot of fellows, and their 

 wives could beat them in sociality. Bee-keepers were diligent 

 men ; they learn to be diligent from the busy little bee, and 

 they learn gentleness as they deal gently with these little 

 creatures, which are, however, able to make themselves felt in 

 a most uncomfortable manner, if you stir them up. 



He was not acquainted with a great many United States 

 bee-keepers, but thought he would not be wrong in saying that 

 he knew a great many bee-keepers in the Province of Ontario. 

 He thought he could count on the Ontario bee-keepers as his 

 own particular friends, and he wished he could say as much 

 for the bees as for the bee-keepers, for he had never yet come 

 in contact with a hive of bees that he could consider friendly ; 

 they always gave him a warning not to approach too closely. 

 He did not know why the bees should be antagonistic to him, 

 because he had personally interested himself on their behalf. 

 In the Legislature he had undertaken to pass a bill which 

 some people said could not be passed — a bill to prevent the 

 spraying of fruit-trees while the bees were gathering honey. 



Continuing, the speaker said: "The duty 1 have to per- 

 form this evening, that of welcoming you to the city, is a 

 very pleasant one, and I want specially to emphasize the wel- 

 come to those who are strangers to us, to those who are visit- 

 ors to this country. I hope you will have a pleasant time, 

 full of happiness, joy and pleasure, while you are here. I 

 know it is possible for you to enjoy yourselves, and I think I 

 have a right to say, on behalf of all our people, I give you who 

 are strangers among us a right royal welcome. 



" I would like to let you know that when I am welcoming 

 you to this Dominion, comprising the different Provinces, 

 which are content to live under the protection of the British 

 flag, I am welcoming you to the larger half of the continent 

 of America. We do not want you to forget that ; and I want 

 you to try to think of the immense resources of this Dominion 

 of ours. Its fertile plains, where an abundant harvest has 



been reaped ; its hills with their enormous mineral wealth ; 

 its bracing and salubrious climate, and then say if we cannot 

 raise a sturdy race of citizens." 



He drew attention to the educational system of the coun- 

 try with its well-equipped schools. Collegiate Institutes and 

 colleges, where the education was free and where the poorest 

 had a chance to raise himself up to a high place in the land, 

 and which institutions were helping to form a nation that 

 would be an example to the world. He asked them to look at 

 the statute of the Province, which they in Ontario were all 

 proud of; also to notice the progress made in agriculture. In 

 Ontario, he said, they had associations of all kinds for the bet- 

 terment and enlightenment of the farmer, which, he was glad 

 td say, were well patronized. 



The speaker said he would like to invite them to stay 

 over the next week when the Exhibition would be in full blast, 

 when the thousands of people would be there from all parts of 

 the Province. He would ask his auditors, if they stayed, to 

 notice the people's faces, to read their intelligence, to mark 

 their manly bearing, and especially to notice their good be- 

 havior, for he said he was proud of the behavior of the people 

 of Ontario. 



He then went on to speak of the splendid success of Cana- 

 adian farmers at the World's Fair, where, he said, they did 

 not have to take a back seat, and continuing he said: "When 

 you have noticed all this and have returned to your homes 

 and told of our sturdy patriotism, contentment and prosperity, 

 I think we will not hear any more of your annexing us to the 

 States, but rather to the contrary." 



He then spoke of the benefits to bee-keeping these associa- 

 tions had conferred, and closed by wishing them every success. 



president mills' address. 



A short address was also given by Dr. James Mills, Presi- 

 dent Ontario Agricultural College, of Guelph, who brought 

 greetings from the college to the convention. He then went 

 on to show the good work that had been done by the associa- 

 tion, (1), by pointing out to farmers the possibilities and ad- 

 vantages of bee-keeping ; (2), by introducing new appliances 

 tending to cheapen the product, and (3), by legislation to pre- 

 vent disease, etc. He pointed out that the great bulk of 

 honey now came from farmers, and said that if the matter of 

 bee-keeping was better understood by farmers it would be a 

 subsidiary to farming, and a means uf increasing their income. 



At the conclusion of the speeches a hearty vote of thanks 

 was unanimously tendered to the speakers. They were also, 

 by unanimous vote, made honorary members of the society. 



Following the addresses, came an essay by Hon. R. L. 

 Taylor, on the subject 



Ho-v^- tlie Bee-Keepers Might Receive More 

 Benefits from the Experiment Stations. 



I shall attempt to answer the question implied in the sub- 

 ject given me, briefly, under eight heads, as follows : 



First, by the increase of the number and resources of the 

 apiarian adjuncts to the experiment stations. Of course, the 

 most conscientious and ablest men whom it is possible to ob- 

 tain should have charge of these branches of the experiment 

 stations, but such men cannot well be got unless the stipend 

 granted is sufficient to enable them to do credit to thpmselves, 

 and to their office without too much risk of financial loss. The 

 apiarian branches of the stations, too, may still be counted, I 

 believe, upon the fingers of one hand. The number ought to, 



