83 FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT 



notices of this meeting. We sent it to everybody that would 

 likely, as we thought, come to the Live Stock Show in Chi- 

 cago in December. Mr. York thought we would get quite a 

 few dollars in. We got $23 in the mail as a result of that, 

 and we are hoping we will get many more dollars at this 

 meeting. 



The President appointed Messrs. Fluegge and Jacob as 

 ushers. 



Dr. Miller — After hearing the report of the Secretary I 

 feel, as an officer of the National Association, like thanking 

 the officers of this Association for the action they have taken. 

 It didn't occur to me before that a thing of that kind would 

 mean so much to the National as it does; and that sort of 

 thing I think will help to increase the membership of the 

 National. It is an auxiliary to it in increasing its numbers. 

 I believe the action in that respect is worthy of commenda- 

 tion. 



Pres. York — There were some who did not get the no- 

 tice we mailed, and the reason is this : We took the Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal list, commencing with the State of Wiscon- 

 sin and stopped when we got to the end of the two thousand 

 notices, which included Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and In- 

 diana. There was no intention to slight anybody, but we 

 thought we had better stop when we got to the end of the 

 two thousand. We believe we did not get any of them. 



Sec. Moore — I thought we would get a lot of people in, 

 but I didn't expect to get even $23 in the mail, but I was 

 sure we would have a very big meeting. 



Mr. Abbott — I want to call attention to one fact, that 

 because only $23 came in is no argument against the cir- 

 cular. Publicity is the biggest part of advertising. We 

 newspaper men find they are always trying to play that 

 racket on us every time, but a man doesn't throw his money 

 away when he does not get returns. He lets people know 

 he is in the world, and that is the biggest part of advertising. 



The treasurer's report was read and approved, after 

 which an intermission of ten minutes was taken to allow 

 those present to pay their annual dues. 



THERMOMETER IN THE BEE-CELLAR. 



"Where should a thermomenter hang in a bee-cellar?" 

 Dr. Miller — I should say that it is not an easy matter 

 to decide always where a thermometer should be hung in 

 the cellar. Quite a number of degrees difference will be 

 found in different parts of the cellar. At the top it will be 

 warmer than down at the bottom, so I try to find where I 

 think will be about an average temperature for the cellar, 

 and it does not matter so much where it is as that you 

 keep you thermometer in the same place all the time. If 

 I have it in any one place and decide about what I think 

 the temperature is at which the bees are quietest, then I 

 try to keep it at that temperature. Another thing, you can- 

 not go by absolute degrees, because thermometers vary so 



