. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 164 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. March 12, 1903.. Chicago-Northwestern Convention. Report of the Chicago-Northwestern Bee-Keep- ers' Convention, held in Chicago, Dec. 3 and 4, 1902. BY OUR OWN SHORTHAND REPORTBR. (Continued from papre 149.) JOINING THE NATIONAL IN A BODY. Pres. York—While the tellers are counting- the ballots we may as well proceed. What about joining the National in a body ? Dr. Miller—I move that this Association as a body unite with the National. The motion was seconded, put, and carried. Pres. York—The secretary tells me that this is
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. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 164 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. March 12, 1903.. Chicago-Northwestern Convention. Report of the Chicago-Northwestern Bee-Keep- ers' Convention, held in Chicago, Dec. 3 and 4, 1902. BY OUR OWN SHORTHAND REPORTBR. (Continued from papre 149.) JOINING THE NATIONAL IN A BODY. Pres. York—While the tellers are counting- the ballots we may as well proceed. What about joining the National in a body ? Dr. Miller—I move that this Association as a body unite with the National. The motion was seconded, put, and carried. Pres. York—The secretary tells me that this is Dr. Miller's time for an address. I don't knowr whether he brought it with him or not. I know he brought his wife 1 Dr. Miller—I made my address several times this after- noon, and probably will repeat it before night. Pres. York—We will take up the next question. SQUARE OR TALL SECTIONS—WHICH ? " Which is preferable, square or tall sections ?" Pres. Yor'k—I think Mr. Huber Root could answer that pretty well, judging from what he knows about them. Mr. Root—I don't know ; it is a hard question to decide at all. I should prefer to let each one decide that for him- self. I don't think that one man or one company of men could decide that for anybody. I think half would want square and half would want tall. It doesn't seem to me that we can decide that without an actual test. Pres. York—How about Missouri, Mr. Leahy ? Do they care anything about it down there ? Mr. Leahy—Unfortunately for Missouri we haven't had any honey this year. We sell more of the square sections than any other kind, but I attribute that largely to the hives. In the different States surrounding us they are fitted already for the square sections. I favor the taller sections myself, providing that they hold about the same as the 4'4x4'4Xl's sections. The Baldwins, in Missouri, have been large producers of comb honey. They use a section 4'4;x5. They get a little more for it, because