. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 72 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. had the "nerve" to buy the American Bee Journal. Only a publisher knows what excellent business management there must be to furnish such a paper as the Ameri- can Bee Journal at ^ a year, but Bro York has shown himself equal to th emergency. He has imbibed that Chica go spirit of push and enterprise that sue ceeds where common mortals fail. If I were to point out Bro. York's leading char- acteristic, I should say it was exactness, or correctness. That disposition that leads one to say "first be sure 3'ou are
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 72 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. had the "nerve" to buy the American Bee Journal. Only a publisher knows what excellent business management there must be to furnish such a paper as the Ameri- can Bee Journal at ^ a year, but Bro York has shown himself equal to th emergency. He has imbibed that Chica go spirit of push and enterprise that sue ceeds where common mortals fail. If I were to point out Bro. York's leading char- acteristic, I should say it was exactness, or correctness. That disposition that leads one to say "first be sure 3'ou are ; And. having decided that he is right, Bro. York sticks to it. Working so long on a bee journal, at- tending so many conventions, reading so much bee literature, etc., have enabled Bro. York to become pretty well posted upon things apiarian. He does not, how- ever, possess the advantages that come from years of actual work with bees, but he does possess the rare good sense not to pose as a teacher of those things in which he has had no experience; instead, he calls to his aid those who have had expe- rience; and thus succeeds in making a most valuable journal—one that would be missed, and sadly missed, were it to drop out of the ranks. When it comes to writing of myself the pencil halts. I have written in the Re- view so much about myself that I begin to fear that it may be proving tiresome; but I would like to say this, that of late I am becoming more imbued with the spirit of trying to kelp bee-keepers, to be of some real and lasting benefit to them; to arouse, encourage and inspire them; to set them to thinking; to lift them out of ruts; and to lead them to loDk upon their business as a business. It is all right to tell a man exactly how to perform a a certain piece of work, but sometimes it is of more benefit to rouse him, and set him to thinking out problems for himself. To simply fill the Review, even with good matter, ^nd sell it at a profit, no longer sat
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