1896 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



137 



or doubled. In tlie fall of 18,s^ D. E. Merrill was 

 taken in as partner, and the firm name ciiang'ed to 

 the W. T. Falconer Manfg. Co. (not incorporated), 

 under wliich name business has been conducted 

 until tlie present time. 



The publication of thi^ A nui iian Bee-Kerper wsls 

 commenced in January, 189ii. 



The W. T. Falconer Mfo. Co. 



Jame.stown, N. Y., Jan. IK. 



LEAHY MFO. CO. 



Mr. Root :— The nucleu-of the firm known as the 

 Leahy Mfg Co.. doinjr i)usin<'ss at Higginsville, Mo., 

 was started in the sprii g of 18.S4 under the firm 



K. B. LEAHY. 



name of Kennedy & Lealiy. Leahy bought out Ken- 

 nedy's interest in the fall of 1887, and ran the busi- 

 ness under his own name for one year. In 1888 

 Leahy took in a partner in the person of E. B. 

 Gladish, and the business was conducted for two 



stock of $13,.500. In 1893 the capital .stock was in- 

 creased to $24,000. "Leahy Mfg. Co. 

 Higginsville, Mo., Jan. 9. 



[Besides ourselves, I believe the three firms 

 here represented are the only ones in the coun- 

 try who manufacture a full line of bee-hive 

 material, so far as wood work is concerned 

 There are others who make some specialties, 

 as, for instance, sections, foundation, or extract- 

 ors; and later on I hope we may show you the 

 representatives of these. But there is a host 

 of dealers who buy from ourselves and the 

 concerns here shown. Many of these dealers 

 were, in the past, manufacturers; but gradual- 

 ly the bu<ine.-s began to centralize into the 

 hands of a few. Same of the smaller ones sold 

 out to the " big guns," and in turn became their 

 representatives or dealers. 



Not more than ten years ago, if I had at- 

 tempted to introduce in this way the members 

 of ihe different lirms which manufacture sup- 

 plies—that is, a g.neral line of them— I should 

 have had a job on my hands indeed. We then 

 received catalogs from something like 25 or 30 

 dinennit mmuifnrturers : and now this number 

 IS reduced down to a very few, and the catalogs 

 that we now receive are almost exclusively from 

 ilealers — Er>. 



.1. K. til.Alil>H. 



years under the Style of K. B. Leahy \- Co. In 1890, 

 more partners were taken in, and the business was 

 incorporated as the Leahy Mfg. Co., with a capital 



EXPERIENCE IN PEDDLING HONEY. 



A rf:adable and interesting article. 



By Geo. L. Vintil. 



Having a few colonies of bees I started to 

 peddle my extracted honey, putting it into 

 quart and pint fruit-jars, labeled. 



Meandering over the country roads, having a 

 day-dream how I could increa^e the number of 

 my colonies to one hundred and the profits in 

 proportion, I arrive at the fir>t house. Taking 

 a quart jar of honey in my hand, and a pint in 

 my pocket (I mean a pint jar of honey), and rap- 

 ping at the door, which is opened by the good 

 dame — 



'•Good morning, madam. Could I sell you a 

 jar of very nice honey this morning?" 



"No: it is strained honey, and I do not want 

 it. I will have a pound of comb if you have it, 

 for I know that is nice." 



"No, madam, this is not strained honey. It 

 is extracted, it is—" 



" Well, now, you need not talk. That kind of 

 honey is always strong, and I don't want it." 



" Madam will you please try this? Just give 

 me a spoon, please." (She tastes.) 



" Well, now, that is real good. Is it some you 

 made yourself? " 



" No, ma'am, it is some my bees made, and I 

 extracted it from the combs. You please read 

 what that says, and you will see the difference." 



"Oh, yes! I see. Well, if it is pure I will take 

 it." 



She got the honey and I got the money. 



Next house. "Good -morning, madam. Could 

 I sell you a jar of very fine honey this morn- 

 ing?" 



"No, you can't honey me with any of that 

 kind of stuff, for I know what good honey is the 



