. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. TMW MMBRICMK mmW JOURKAIU. 83. EDITOR. Vol. mi. FeD. 8,18 No. 6, Xlie Election of Oflicers for the National Bee-Keepers' Union closed on Jan. 31, 1890, and resulted as follows: There "were 207 ballots cast, and they figure up thus: For President — James Heddon, 154; scattering, 44; blank, 9. For Vice-Presidents—G. M. Doolittle, 176; Prof. A. J. Cook, 172; G. W. Demaree, 162; A. I. Root, 176; Dr. C. C. Miller, 178; scattering, 115; blank, 66. For Oeneral Manarjer, Secretary and Treasurer — Thomas G. Newman, 202 ; blank, 5. The old officers are the
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. TMW MMBRICMK mmW JOURKAIU. 83. EDITOR. Vol. mi. FeD. 8,18 No. 6, Xlie Election of Oflicers for the National Bee-Keepers' Union closed on Jan. 31, 1890, and resulted as follows: There "were 207 ballots cast, and they figure up thus: For President — James Heddon, 154; scattering, 44; blank, 9. For Vice-Presidents—G. M. Doolittle, 176; Prof. A. J. Cook, 172; G. W. Demaree, 162; A. I. Root, 176; Dr. C. C. Miller, 178; scattering, 115; blank, 66. For Oeneral Manarjer, Secretary and Treasurer — Thomas G. Newman, 202 ; blank, 5. The old officers are therefore elected by an overwhelming majority. It is a very flattering endorsement for the General Manager that not a single vote was re- corded for another person. There were 5 blanks, but 4 of these supposed that the voting closed on the first day of January, instead of the last day. All that the Mana- ger can say is, that according to the meas- ure of strength allotted to him, he will do his best to maintain the present satisfactory position of the Union. While no one can reasonably expect to win every suit, yet he will strive to have the defeats as few as possible—so far, there are none to record, of any finished case. What the future has in store for the Union, no one can now tell. The apathy so far manifested by bee- keepers, is the only thing discouraging. There ought to be ten thousand members instead of only three hundred, more or less. The work done by the General Manager has taken much time, thought and energy— but it has been cheerfully given to this great cause, because no funds have been available to pay for the labor. Whenever there are funds in hand to pay for it, then he will insist upon being relieved—until then, he will do his best to defend the pur- suit as required by the Constitution of the Union. One in SI 'I'liunsnnd.—The Union has about HOO members, and there are about 300,000 bee-keepers in North Amer- ica—that is one in a thousand for the
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