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Fig. I.— Factory of W. T. Falconer Mfg. Co.. Falconer. N. V. 



country, they have representatives in 

 Havana and Santiago, Cuba; Jamaica, 

 Santo Domingo. Mexico, Hawaiian Is- 

 lands, British Isles, Germany, Turkey, 

 Australia, New Zealand, and South 

 Africa. Besides, they also supply in 

 varying quantities to many other coun- 

 tries. 



It is surprising how bee-keeping has 

 developed all over the globe during the 

 past 25 or 30 years. The W. T. Falconer 

 Mfg. Co. are one of the three largest 

 manufacturers of bee-supplies in the 

 world. It is fortunate that bee-keepers 

 everywhere can so easily and satisfac- 

 torily procure the kinds of supplies 

 they require in the profitable conduct 

 of their apiary, and can also have them 

 of such excellent material and fine 

 workmanship. 



As as been announced in the adver- 

 tisting columns of the bee-papers dur- 

 ing the past few months, the Falconer 

 Co. have established headquarters for 

 their goods in the West, notably Chi- 

 cago and Kansas City. This will give 

 bee-keepers in the great Western ter- 

 ritory an opportunity to become ac- 

 quainted with the kind of goods the 

 Falconer Mfg. Co. have been turning 

 out for years, but whose trade hereto- 

 fore has been principally in the East. 



Mr. W. T. Falconer needs no intro- 

 duction to the bee-keepers of America 

 or the world, for both his name and 

 the product of his factory have been 

 before them for over .'iO years. His 

 purpose is always to furnish uniformly 

 excellent goods, and conduct a business 

 along the line of honorable and square 

 dealing, guaranteeing satisfaction at 

 every point and to all patrons. 



Mr. Leslie Martin is the progressive 

 manager of the entire Falconer works. 

 Mrs. Martin has charge of the book- 

 keeping department and general office 

 details. In their hands, and with the 

 hearty co-operation extended through- 

 out all departments of the factory, the 

 business of the W. T. Falconer Mfg. 

 Co., in all its various lines is develop- 

 ing with remarkable progress, and with 

 satisfaction to all concerned. The 

 American Bee Journal is always pleased 

 to find among its advertisers firms 

 whose highest endeavor is to deal hon- 

 orably and satisfactorily with their 

 customers. The W. T. Falconer Mfg. 

 Co. is easily in this class. 



Co-operation Among Bee-Keepers. — 



This seems to be a live topic among 

 Canadian bee-keepers. The editor of 

 the Canadian Bee Journal makes a good 

 point as follows : 



The fruit-growers and apple-grrowers of 

 Norfolk county got the inspiration from a 

 man of some brains and some organizing 

 capacity. He got them togetherand pointed 

 out to them they were at the mercy of the 

 man who came along and offered them so 

 mucli a barrel for their apples. The fruit- 

 growers in those days were only getting one 

 dollar a barrel. Today as the result of or- 

 ganized efforts on the part of the Norfolk 

 apple-growers, they are handling their own 

 apples; they are putting them on the mar- 

 ket themselves; they have built a large 

 building in which to store them; the apples 

 are brought in by different farmers or fruit- 

 growers; every barrel is labeled with his 

 name or initials; it is put in storage and it is 

 sold by one appointed for that purpose. The 

 result is they are getting from 400 to soo per- 

 cent more for their apples than formerly— 

 they are getting from S; to S6 a barrel. They 

 have proved the success of co-operation. It 

 seems to me the same can be done by the 

 honey-producers of Ontario. 



Two Wonderful Photographs — Mr. F. 



Dundas Todd, 748 Market St., Victoria, 

 B. C, has sent us copies of the two 

 wonderful long-distance photographs 

 of mountains mentioned in his adver- 

 tisement on another page. One of the 

 pictures was taken 95 miles away, 

 which exceeds all previous records by 

 30 miles. This picture is of Mt. Baker, 

 in the State of Washington. It is 11,100 

 feet high. The other picture is of the 



Olympic Mountains, taken 65 miles 

 away. Both pictures are most beauti- 

 ful, and would be nice for framing. 

 They are mounted on cards 8 by 10 

 inches, so that when framed they will 

 be very fine for hanging on the wall. 

 The price is $1.50 each, but both will be 

 mailed for $2.00. To any one who ap- 

 preciates the artistic these pictures 

 would be highly prized. Mr. Todd, a 

 few years ago, lived in Chicago, but has 

 since removed to Victoria, B. C, where 

 he is interested in bee-keeping as well 

 as some other lines of work. 



Eastern New York Convention. — The 



Eastern New York Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will hold its 4th semi-annual 

 convention in the Citv Hall at Albany, 

 N. Y., Thursday, Apfil 20, 1911. The 

 sessions will be held at 10 ;30 a.m. and 

 1 :30 p.m. Dr. Burton M. Gates, of the 

 Massachusetts Agricultural College, is 

 expected to deliver an address. N. D. 

 West will give a talk on " Foul Brood," 

 and also one on " What to Do and 

 What Not to Do." Alden Hilton will 

 treat the subject, " Some Mistakes Made 

 by Some Bee-Keepers." Henry Lans- 

 ing will speak on " Retailing the Honey 

 Crop." He will also exhibit and dem- 

 onstrate the hive he uses. An urgent 

 invitation is extended to all to attend 

 who possibly can do so. A profitable 

 time is anticipated. 



S. Davenport, Sec. 

 Indian Fields, N. Y. 



Connecticut Convention. — The annual 

 meeting of the Connecticut Bee-Keep- 

 c's' Association for the election of 

 officers, etc., will be held in the Y. M. 

 C. A. building at Hartford, Friday, 

 April 14. Doors open at 9 a.m. Formal 

 meeting at 10:30. Begin the season 

 right by attending this meeting ! Let 

 it be an old-time, red-hot rally! Three 

 cheers for the hustling bees! 



James A. Smith, Sec. 



Hartford, Conn. 



Northern Michigan Convention This 



convention was held at Traverse City, 

 Mich., March 15 and Itj, 1911. The offi- 

 cers elected for the coming year are as 

 follows : 



President, C. F. Smith, of Cheboy- 

 gan ; vice-president, S. D. Chapman, 

 of Mancelona; secretary-treasurer, Ira 

 D. Bartlett, of East Jordan, Mich. 



Fig. 2.— Factory op W. T. Falconer Mfg. Co., Falconer. N. Y. 



