. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. y y?????? ? ???????^ ^ ??????????? ^Entered at the Post-OflSce at Chicago as Second-Class Mail-Matter) Publislied IVeekly at S1«00 a Tear by CSeorg^e W. ¥ork & Co., 331 Uearborn St. aBORQB W. YORK, Editor CHICAGO, ILL, NOVEMBER 2,1905 VoLXLV—No. 44 iT (fbitorial Hotcs ^ (Eommcnts =\ Convention Qoing We have received Ihe following from Mr. R. F. HoltermanD, one of Canada's "conven- tion goers:" Kditor American Bee Journal— Your statement about going to conventions can not be too strongly endorsed. I have gone to more North American, Inter
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. y y?????? ? ???????^ ^ ??????????? ^Entered at the Post-OflSce at Chicago as Second-Class Mail-Matter) Publislied IVeekly at S1«00 a Tear by CSeorg^e W. ¥ork & Co., 331 Uearborn St. aBORQB W. YORK, Editor CHICAGO, ILL, NOVEMBER 2,1905 VoLXLV—No. 44 iT (fbitorial Hotcs ^ (Eommcnts =\ Convention Qoing We have received Ihe following from Mr. R. F. HoltermanD, one of Canada's "conven- tion goers:" Kditor American Bee Journal— Your statement about going to conventions can not be too strongly endorsed. I have gone to more North American, International, and now National, conventions than any other Canadian. I have also attended a great many convenlions in Canada, and spent a consider- able sum in my eduratfott in this direction. I look upon it as a business investment which has paid me well. To get the greatest benefit from conven- tions, we must not be as pliable as putty, and have our ideas moulded by every new person who takes hold of us; but we must be un- prejudiced, and open to solid reasoning. Peo- ple who think they have reached perfection will not—yes, can not—learn anything more; but to others a convention properly conducted must be profitable. I have this season, from 396 colonies, spring count, secured a good, fat 60,000 pounds of honey, and have had to do no feeding for winter. I want no system which artificially or otherwise breaks up colonies, and I be- lieve I have come closer than anything I have yet seen or heard of, to increase now in the production of extracted honey. I have some points which I have not seen brought out. I hope to be present at the coming National convention in Chicago. R. F. HOLTERMANN. The American Bee Journal has always been a strong supporter of conventions among bee- keepers. It feels encouraged to know that so able a bee-keeper as Mr. Holtermann also en- dorses its stand on the subject. Any bee- keeper who desires to make the greatest suc- cess of the business of h
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