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OLEANINCiS IN BEE CULTRUK. 



May 15. 



ADDITIONAL EDITORIAL. 



THE world's fair AT TlflS DATE, MAY 15. 



While none of us here in the office have as 

 yet made a visit to the great exposition, we 

 have been informed in regard to the way it is 

 going on np to a recent date. I presnme many 

 of you are anxious to l<now whether the stories 

 given in the papers, in regard to excessive 

 charges and extortion, are true. They are part- 

 ly true, or, at least, iccre partly true; but at 

 the present time I think that at least most of 

 these wrongs have baen righted. In fact, the 

 president of the fair himself has taken the mat- 

 ter in hand. The stories about charging for a 

 drink of water are, I think, a mistake. If, how- 

 ever, you insist on having icecZ water, you would 

 probably have to pay something for it. The 

 statement that roast beef costs a dollar, and 10 

 cents more for a plate to eat it on; a cup of cof- 

 fee 10 cents, and 1.5 cents more if you want su- 

 gar and milk; extra for a towel when you pay 

 for lodgings, and things of a like nature, were 

 at one time true, I believe, but have been cor- 

 rected. Of course, this refers to matters inside 

 of the grounds. Outside you can get almost 

 any of the necessaries of life at pretty nearly 

 the usual price. You can also purchase a cheap 

 lunch-basket, and carry your lunches along 

 with you. Thousands are doing this very thing, 

 with but little trouble or expense. Let us 

 remember that those who have paid for the 

 privilege of keeping restaurants and refresh- 

 ment-stands on the grounds have paid tremen- 

 dously; in fact, the amount goes away up into 

 the thousands, and these people may have been 

 afraid that they were not going to get their 

 money back. At the present time, however, a 

 uniform schedule of prices for eatables has been 

 established, and these are furnished to visitors 

 so that every one who takes pains to be posted 

 can tell when he is being overcharged. Plenty 

 of seats are furnished on the grounds, for any 

 one to rest who is weary. Of course, there are 

 'many opportunities to pay out money, even af- 

 ter you have paid vour .50 cents admission fee. 

 But there is probably morei to see and look over, 

 without ttny extra pay, than the average visitor 

 would get through with in weeks: or if you go 

 into details, it might take months. If one goes 

 with a disposition to find fault, and to com- 

 plain, he will, perhaps, find enough to grumble 

 about. If he goes for instruction, entertain- 

 ment, and recreation, and takes a good-natured 

 view of things, he can get enough to pay him 

 over and over again for what the trip ordinarily 

 costs. 



My informant, who left the fairgrounds Sat- 

 urday afternoon. May 13. says there is much 

 greater danger of being swindled by the fakirs 

 and gamblers around the gates outside of the 

 grounds than there is inside. Inside, they are 

 forbidden to ply their swindles; therefore, look 

 sharp. As an illustration : He saw a woman 

 pay a dollar for a stool. The vender persuaded 

 her that none could be had inside of the fair- 

 grounds. When she got to the gate with her 

 stool she found they would not let her carry it 

 through. Furthermore, nice stools were for 

 sale on the grounds for .35 cents; and any time 

 you get tired of carrying it about you can have 

 35 cents for it back again; so the use of the 

 stool costs you only 10 cents, and when you go 

 away you have nothing to lug about or dispose 

 of if you can. 



Railroad fares are reduced, I believe, in every 

 direction. For instance, the regular fare from 

 Medina to Chicago is $10.00. and the return is 

 the same. You can now get a ticket to the ex- 

 position, and return, for only $13..50. Other 



roads, I am told, have made conesponding re- 

 ductions. 



The first Sunday has been passed with the 

 gates all closed, and every thing was quiet and 

 orderly. 



Later. — I asked one of our bee - keeping 

 friends, who stopped here on his way to Chicago, 

 to let us know at once in regard lo extortionate 

 charges, etc. Here is a postal from him. just 

 at hand: 

 Mr. Root:— 



T think tlu' matter of the visitors to the fair being 

 charged extortionate prices has been greatly exag- 

 g-erated. Water is free in almost every building-, 

 for drinking, and also in toilet rooms, with tlie ex- 

 ception of a few l)uildings where they charge 5o for 

 use of toilet rooms. I met Dr. C. C. Miller. He 

 promised to give you a full account of the matter. 



Chicago, May 12. Phil. Sesler. 



Special Notices, 



COMB FOUNDATION DECLINED. 



Please take note of the decline of 3 cehts per lb.. 

 In the price of comb foundation, mentioned In last 

 issue. 



BUSINESS AT THIS DATE. 



We are filling orders promptly with but very few 

 exceptions; indeed, so promptlj' that additions to 

 orders generally reach us after tlie goods have gone. 

 If you have any additions to make, better send them 

 with tlie order if you would be In time. 



MORE CARLOAD SHIPMENTS. 



Since our last report on carload shipments we have 

 shipped the fourth car to Jos. Nysewander, Des 

 Moines, Iowa; have sent two carloads to G. G. Wlck- 

 son & Co., Los Angeles; a carload of square honey- 

 cans also, to Hook Bros. & Oak, Perrls, Cal.; also a 

 carload of lilves. sections, etc., to Barteldes & Co., 

 Denver, Col. ; and as we go to press w* are loading 

 the second car for St. Paul, Minn. : a.id our friends 

 In that section sliould apply to H. G. Acklin, 1024 

 Miss. St., St. Paul, for whatever they need In the 

 bee-line. 



THICK AND DIVIDED TOP-FRAMES. 



We have in stock some seventeen boxes, each con- 

 taining 250 L. frames, with ordinary side and bottom 

 bars /Vx7^, and with divided top-bars Js in. deep and 

 1 inch wide, or each piece V4 inch wide. In nailing 

 up these frames it is the purpose to put a piece of 

 foundation, either a starter or a full sheet, between 

 the two parts of the bar. thus clamping it securely. 

 We will close out these frames at $2.00 per box. For 

 a smaller quantity, which would have to be repack- 

 ed, $1 00 per 100. ' 



SLICED SLOTTED SEPARATORS. 



We are now making all our slotted separators by 

 sawing them, because we believe them to be strong- 

 er and better made in that way, even if they do cost 

 a little more. We have on hand several thousand 

 slotted sliced separators, some of which became 

 Slightly discolored in drying. These are 4>^xl8 

 inches, for use with .section-holders. We have also 

 a lot not discolored, the same width, 17 Inches long, 

 for use with slotted bottoms for four rows of sec- 

 tions, without blocks at the ends, or such an ar- 

 rangement as our combined crate. We will furnish 

 either, while they last, at 35 c per 100; «3.(J0 per 1000, 

 or half the price of the sawed ones. 



JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT. 



If any of our readers have a surplus of choice 

 Japanese seed for which they desire a n^arket they 

 may do well to submit to us a sample by mail, with 

 name and address attached, so we can tell from 

 whom it comes; also write us, stating the quantity 

 you have to sell, and what you ask for it. If quality 

 is all right, and we can attord to pay the price, we 

 may find among those who order of us some one 

 near you to whom it may be sent at a small expense 

 for fi-eight charges. 



We call the attention of those who wish to buy, 

 to our announcement in anotlier column. Please do 

 not order by express unless you are prepared to pay 

 more in express charges than you do for the seed. 



