AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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of every member present ; because if it 

 is adopted there, it will doubtless be the 

 basis upon which all quotations of prices 

 and all sales in the future are made in 

 the honey markets of the United States 

 and Canada. 



Dr. A. B. Mason, we regret to 

 learn, upon returning home from Chicago, 

 was put upon "the sick list." His 

 assistant in the Post OfiSce was also 

 taken quite sick on Saturday, Nov. 21. 

 We are glad to announce that both are 

 now improving. 



Upon his return a reporter interviewed 

 liim, and as the points involved are those 

 now interesting apriarists generally, we 

 copy the article from the Toledo Blade: 



Dr. A. B. Mason, of this city, probably 

 one of the best known bee-keepers of 

 America, has just returned from Chicago, 

 where he has been to confer with Mr. 

 W. S. Buchanan, the Chief of the Depart- 

 of Agriculture for the Columbian 

 Exposition, in regard to the preparation 

 of an exhibit of bees and honey, and 

 everything used by bee-keepers. 



The doctor has been recommended for 

 appointment as Superintendent of the 

 Apiarian Department at the World's 

 Fair in 1893, by the North American 

 Bee-Keepers' Association, and his selec- 

 tion for that position would give univer- 

 sal satisfaction to the bee-keepers. 

 . Mr. Buchanan having been quite an 

 extensive bee-keeper himself, takes a 

 deep interest in the apiarian exhibit, and 

 assured Dr. Mason that he would do all 

 he could to aid the bee-keepers in mak- 

 ing a creditable exhibit of their industry, 

 and suggested a plan for an exhibit of 

 bees that was just in accord with the 

 method that had been devised for their 

 exhibition, and the Doctor feels quite 

 elated over the prospects for a grand 

 display. 



Dr. Mason, at the last meeting of the 

 North American Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion, outlined a plan for the exhibits that 

 has received the endorsement of the bee- 

 keepers, and adopted by ajl the State 

 societies that have taken action in the 

 matter. 



He says that the Illinois bee-keepers 

 tried last Winter to get an appropriation 

 of $5,000 from the Legislature, with 

 which to make their State exhibit, and 

 at the recent meeting of the North- 

 western Bee-Keepers, at Chicago, he said 



he thought that was not the way to do. 

 His idea is to let the State Bee-Keepers' 

 Associations of the different States have 

 charge of the apiarian exhibit from their 

 State, under the direction of the State 

 Board of Commissioners, and let the 

 State Board pay the expenses, which he 

 thinks onght not to exceed one-half 

 of that sum, and perhaps even less. 



The space for the exhibit will, like 

 many other departments, probably be 

 somewhat limited, occupying not more 

 than 300 or 400 feet in length. There 

 will probably be a honey exhibit from 

 fifteen or twenty States, so the space for 

 each will be very small. 



In a letter to the Doctor Mr. Buchanan 

 says: "I would suggest that in consid- 

 ering the question of space, it should be 

 borne in mind that in all probability 

 demands will be made in all departments 

 of the exposition for vastly more space 

 than can be assigned, and in my judg- 

 ment the most, careful thought should 

 be given to the question of how best to 

 fully illustrate an industry in the most 

 attractive and thorough manner, in a 

 limited space." 



At the Ohio centennial one party occu- 

 pied 50 feet in length and full width of 

 the allotted space, and\he Doctor thinks 

 bee-keepers will be very much disap- 

 pointed in not being allowed to "spread 

 themselves." 



It is intended to have honey in all 

 manner of fanciful shapes, and in all 

 kinds of attractive and beautiful recep- 

 tacles, so as to call forth from the 

 visitors all the "sweet" expressions of 

 amazement that all the languages of the 

 world are capable of furnishing. 



An effort will be made to have a large 

 variety of honey-producing plants grow- 

 ing and in bloom on the grounds. 



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