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THF BEE-KEEPERS' REViJ^W. 



Sweet Clover is having a great many 

 flattering things said of it now-a-days, and 

 I hope that they are all true. 



Califobnia Bee Keepers, some of them, 

 are over-sensitive. They think that we of 

 the East are jealous, that we wish California 

 honey would keep out of tiiis market. It's 

 human nature to wish to get a good price 

 for our product, and to dread competition 

 in that it compels us to sell at a lower price, 

 but that we care a flip where it comes from 

 is erroneous. We of Michigan dread the 

 competition of Oliio less than that of Cal- 

 ifornia only because the amount of Oliio's 

 competition is usually less than that of Cal- 

 ifornia. That there is any sectionalism, 

 any East set up against the West I very 

 much doubt. 



AMALGAMATION. 



The drift of the feeling about amalgama- 

 tion of the North American and the Union 

 is notio amalgamate. The idea seems to be 

 to make any change in the Union that may 

 seem desirable, and then " if the North 

 American can't paddle its own canoe, let 

 it go over the falls." I don't think it makes 

 very much difterence whether tliere is any 

 amalgamation or not, if matters are only so 

 managed that only one organiz^iion is left, 

 and that of a desirable character. 1 must 

 say, however, that I think it will be a great 

 mistake to drop the annual convention. It 

 ought to be continued in some form. It has 

 done bee-keeping more good than some of 

 us realize, and it will always conliuue to be 

 a factor for good. 



THE NORTH AMERICAN CONVENTION TO BE 

 HELD AT LINCOLN, NEB , OCT. 7 AND 8. 



Secretary Mason has sent out the follow- 

 ing in regard to railroad rates and time of 

 meeting : 



Station B, Toledo, U , July 2."), "JG. 



Mr. Editor : — 1 have just this moment 

 (8:20 p. m.) received the enclosed from Mr. 

 Whitcomb ; it will explain itself : 



Omaha, Nebr., .July 22, 18;)G. 



Mr. E. Whitcomb, Friend, Nebr., jPres. 

 Nebraska B.-K.\s Ast^n. : 



Dear Sir : — l beg to advise you that we 

 have made the following arrangements for 

 Homeseekers' Excursions from the Missouri 

 river and points east thereof to points in 

 Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, Wyom- 



ing, Colorado and Utah on the following 

 dates ; Aug. 4 and 18, Sept. 1, 15 and 29, and 

 Oct. G and 20. 



The rate will be one fare plus $2.00 for 

 the round trip, the one-fare rate to be paid 

 at time of purchase of ticket, and the $2.00 

 to be paid at destination when certifying 

 ticket for return. The tickets will bear 

 transit limit of 15 days, in which stop-over 

 will be allowed, and the final limit for re- 

 turn will be 21 days from the date of sale. 

 Tickets will be good for return leaving des- 

 tination only on Tuesday or Friday within 

 the linal limit. These tickets will be on 

 sale at the Missouri river and points east 

 thereof to the following territory : 



To points in Kansas and Nebraska to 

 which the rate from the nearest Missouri 

 river is .$8.00 or more. 



To points in Colorado on the west of a 

 line drawn through Leadville, Salida and 

 Alamosa. 



To all points in Utah, except on the line 

 of the Southern Pacific railroad. 



To all points in South Dakota. 



To points in Wyoming, at and west of 

 Moorcroft. 



If you desire any further information in 

 regard to this m tter, our local railroad 

 agent will be glad to give you same. 

 Yours tndy, J.Francis, 



Gen. Pass. & Tkl. Agt., Burlington & Mo. 

 River R. R., in Nebr. 



P. S. — Rates will probably apply from as 

 far east as Pittsburg, Pa., and Buffalo, 

 N. Y. J. F. 



The convention of the North American 

 Bee-Keepers' Association will be held in one 

 of the University buildings at Lmcoln, 

 Nebr., on Oct, 7ih and 8ih, next, commen- 

 cing at [) o'clock a. m., of the 7t,h. and clos- 

 ing with the evening session on the 8lh. 



I notice that, reduced rates apply only to 

 places east of IjIucoIii, and ' ot to those 

 west, or north, or south. I presume that 

 our Nebraska friends will look after this 

 matter. 



I can secure tickets here, on a few days' 

 notice, for the round trip for $21.40 (the 

 regular fare oue way), being $1 00 li ss than 

 the Home.-eekers' Excursion rate. It will 

 be well for those intending to attend the 

 convention, to look up the matter of rail- 

 road rates at the " cut rate " ticket offices in 

 their own town or city near them. 



A. B. Mason, Secretary. 



