AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



817 



July prices, as per my price list. It is 

 scarcely necessary to add that T do not 

 now order my qneens sent by mail. 



Any one who wishes to may try it. 

 The Italians are willing to send any 

 number you may desire by maiT, at the 

 purchaser's risk, and now no duty is de- 

 manded. 



The decision that queen-bees could be 

 admitted free of duty was made on June 

 12, 1891. Many have claimed the 

 honor of securing that decision, but the 

 honor, if there is any honor to it, be- 

 longs to only one. Of course I under- 

 stand that all have a copy of the deci- 

 sion who applied to have the duty 

 removed. It is a little matter, and one 

 concerning which I care nothing ; but 

 when a man claims that he secured the 

 removal of the duty on queens, I want 

 him show his paper bearing the earliest 

 " number." The number on my copy is 

 7,641 F. Who has an earlier one? 



The main thing that I care for is to 

 show that I was not trying to "beat" 

 the " custom duties." 



I shall soon order another importation 

 of queens for next Spring, but they will 

 come by express. For who can tell what 

 Congress may do between now and next 

 Spring ? By that time I may be again 

 guilty of the henious offence of import- 

 ing queens contrary to law. 



Atlantic, Iowa, Dec. 12, 1891. 



Dtah Bee-Keepers' Conyention. 



JOHN C. SWANEB. 



The Convention held in Salt Lake 

 City, Dec. 3 and 4, was one of the most 

 enthusiastic meetings of the kind ever 

 held in Utah. Representatives from all 

 over the Territory were in attendance. 



It was called to order at 2 p. m. on 

 the 3d, Mr. John Carter, of Mount Pleas- 

 ant, presiding. 



Professor A. J. Cook, of the Michigan 

 Agricultural College, spoke on exhibits, 

 conventions, and methods of putting up 

 honey in saleable form, complimenting 

 Utah bee-keepers on the fine quality of 

 their honey, also explaining the part bees 

 perform in the fertilizing of fruit bloom 

 in a pleasing and interesting manner. 



A discussion was then had upon the 

 subject of foul-brood and other subjects 

 pertaining to the pursuit. 



A. I. Root, of Medina, O., gave a few 

 interesting facts upon marketing, etc. 

 The meeting then adjourned until 7 p.m. 



The evening session opened with J. S. 

 Scott, of Springville, in the chair. 



Professor Cook was called upon to 

 give a lecture on foul-brood, which was 

 able and interesting. A sociable chat and 

 discussion ensued, on topics pertaining 

 to the pursuit. The meeting adjourned 

 until 10 a.m. 



The morning session opened withO. B. 

 Huntington, of Springville, in the chair. 



Mr. Swaner then stated the object of 

 the meeting, that it was for the purpose 

 of organizing a Territorial Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, and read a Gt)py of the con- 

 stitution and by-laws, which were similar 

 to those adopted by the different associ- 

 ations throughout the country. 



A motion was then carried to organ- 

 ize, and the constitution and by-laws 

 were accepted as read. 



O. B. Huntington, of Springville, was 

 elected President; Henry Taufer, of 

 Salt Lake, Vice-President ; John C. 

 Swaner, of Salt Lake, Secretary, and 

 Joseph Woodmansee, Jr., of Salt Lake, 

 Treasurer. The meeting then adjourned 

 until 2 p.m. 



The closing session opened with Presi- 

 dent Huntington in the chair. Professor 

 A. J. Cook and A. I. Root were unani- 

 mously elected honorary members. Re- 

 markson organization and the Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Union were made by Mr. Root. 



The subject of legislation in behalf of 

 bee-keepers in regard to fool-brood was 

 then discussed, and Messrs. Tauffer, 

 Woodmansee and Swaner were appointed 

 a committee to confer with members of 

 the Legislature in behalf of legislation. 



A spirited and interesting discussion 

 then ensued on the subject of marketing 

 and packages for honey. The meeting 

 seemed to favor small packages. 



Adjourned to meet in the Spring, sub- 

 ject to the call of the President. 



Salt Lake City, Utah. 



Graftins of Comli-Honey. 



BYBON WALKEE. 



On page 756, under the heading "A 

 Wonderful Proposition," I am taken to 

 task by M. M. Baldridge, because I offer 

 in the previous issue of the Bee Journal 

 to pay 25 cents per pound for white 

 clover honey, "graded according to the 

 rules adopted by the Northwestern 

 Convention." 



After quoting my proposition correctly, 

 Mr. Baldridge calls especial attention to 

 the fact, as he calls it (but I fail to see 

 where the fact comes in), that I do not 

 say that I will pay 25, cents per pound 

 for such honey. Well, possibly I do not 



