Augrust, 1910. 



249 



American Hee Journal 



the main object is the National con- 

 vention. 



General-Manager France wrote us 

 July 16th as follows: "Book me for 

 your car from Chicago to Albany, in 

 October." 



We do not see why a sufficient num- 

 ber of bee-keepers can not be gotten 

 together here in Chicago from the 

 Southwest, West and Northwest parts 

 of our country to make up a large car- 

 load. There should be at least 25 or :W 

 in order to have a special car. Surely, 

 there will be more than that number 

 who will gather in Chicago and be 

 ready to go in the special car. Those 

 who were so fortunate as to attend the 

 Los Angeles and San Antonio conven- 

 tions, will not forget their trips in the 

 special cars that started out from Chi- 

 cago. It was a continuous convention 

 on wheels all the way through. There 

 is no reason why the trip to Albany 

 should not be equally enjoyable, al- 

 though, of course, the distance is not 

 quite so far as to San Antonio. How- 

 ever, the nearly-all-day ride from 10:3i» 

 a.m. until bedtime, and then the next 

 morning until 9:20, will surely give 

 abundant opportunity for visiting and 

 having a good time. 



Of course, if there are any bee-keep- 

 ers between here and Albany who de- 

 sire to join the special car as it stops at 

 their railroad stations, they can do so. 

 All such can learn from their local 

 agents whether the train leaving Chi- 

 cago at 10:30 a.m., Oct. 11, stops at 

 their stations. If it does not, perhaps 

 they can take a local train to one of 

 the larger cities where it does stop, 

 and in that way join the special car, 

 meet all the bee-keepers, and go with 

 . them to Albany. 



As soon as those who wish to join 

 this special car will know definitely 

 that they can do so, if they will let us 

 know, we will make the necessary res- 

 ervations. The sleeping car berth will 

 be $4..jO from Chicago to Albany for 

 two persons, making $2.25 each. Of 

 course, the special car will be a Pull- 

 man sleeper, the same as we had when 

 going to San Antonio. 



It is important when purchasing your 

 tickets, from whatever point you start, 

 to be sure to see that they read over 

 the Lake Shore and Michigan South- 

 ern railroad from Chicago to Albany, 

 or New York City, as the special rate 

 of $28.20 for the round trip ticket in- 

 cludes New York City, if you wish to 

 join the special car company. Those 

 who have never been to that metropo- 

 lis of the United States will also want 

 to go there for at least a brief visit, if 

 not for a day or two. There may be 

 some, also, who will want to take in 

 Washington, D. C, on this trip; but, 

 of course, that would take an extra 

 ticket from New York City and return. 

 Now, if there are any questions you 

 would like to ask that are not covered 

 by the foregoing, we will be pleased to 

 to have you write us, when we will give 

 you any information that will be neces- 

 sary. Let us of the West show our 

 good Eastern friends that we are ready 

 to co-operate with them in making the 

 meeting of the National this year the 

 largest and best in all its illustrious 

 history. This will be the 41st annual 

 convention of the National Associa- 

 tion. As it begins its third score of 



years we ought to make it a good in- 

 troduction to the other 19 conventions 

 yet to follow. 



We are ready iiozr to make reserva- 

 tions in the special car for all who de- 

 sire to attend the convention with us. 

 For same, please address this ofHce, or 

 G. K. Thompson. General Agent of the 

 Lake Shore and Michigan Southern 

 Railway, 180 So. Clark St., Chicago, 111. 



How about it. brother or sister bee- 

 keeper? Will you go? 



Paper Pulp to Plug Hive-Cracks 



Here's something from Praktischer 

 Wegweiser : Take old newspapers and 

 put them in boiling water. This makes 

 a stiff dough or putty, easily crowded 

 into any hole or crack, which dries out 

 in a short time and becomes quite solid. 



No Foul Brood in Yakima Co., 

 Wa.sli. 



We have received the following from 

 J. B. Raniage, Secretary of the Wash- 

 ington State Bee-Keepers' Association, 

 with the request that we publish it: 



In the summer and fall of igop there was a 

 report that foul brood existed in an apiary 

 In the neighborhood of North Yakima. In 

 the spring there were additional reports of 

 the same character in the same neighbor- 

 hood and in other sections. A sample of 

 the so-called foul brood was exhibited at 

 the April meeting of the Washington State 

 Bee-Keepers' Association. Some of the 

 members pronounced it foul brood, while 

 others thought it was not. Judging from the 

 description of "foul brood "from the api- 

 cultural authorities, and in view of the fact 

 that the assembled members could not 

 definitely assert that it was "foul brood." 

 Pres. J. W. Thornton requested that two 

 members submit samples from these hives 

 to Dr. Phillips. In charge of .Apiculture, at 

 Washington. D. C. One member sent two 

 samples, and the following report was made: 



" The two samples of brood No. 1067. which 

 you sent for examination, show no evidence 

 of disease in either case. I certainly hope 

 that European foul brood does not reach 

 you. Truly yours, 



E. F. Phillips. 

 /// Charge of Apiculture" 



The other sample sent showed a light case 

 of pickled brood. This shows conclusively 

 that foul brood does not exist in this part of 

 the county and State. 



At a meeting of the Washington State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association held in June. iqio. the 

 Secretary was instructed to send this re- 

 port to the bee-papers of the country, in re- 

 gard to the absence of foul brood, as the 

 report that foul brood may have gained some 

 headway would prevent the growth of the 

 industry in the State. J. B. Ramage, Sec. 



North Yakima. Wash.. July 15, 



Our First-Page Picture Gallery 



The following are brief descriptions 

 of the group of illustrations that ap- 

 pear on the front cover page of this 

 number : 



No. 1 A Missouri Apiary 



This picture shows some of the bees 

 of the Rose Hill Apiary, owned by O. 

 H. Brooks. It is located in a fine bee- 

 country, in Howell Co., Mo. 



Nos. 2 and S Edwin Bert Morris 



I am sending two pictures of my son. Ed- 

 win Bert Morris, age 4 years. He has abso- 

 lutely no fear of bees; in fact, will scrape 

 tliem up by the handful, and is in the bee- 

 yard a great deal of the time with me. He is 

 also familiar with all bee-appliances. I sent 

 him to the shop, telling him to bring me six 

 Danzenbaker fences, and although there 

 were six different kinds of fences there, he 

 brought me the right ones. 



Yonkers. N. Y. W. C. Morris. 



VV. C. Morris, Bert's father, is the 

 general manager of the .\merican Bee 

 Products Company, producers of honey 

 and beeswax, which recently has been 

 incorporated in New York State. In 

 July it was to have established its first 

 apiary of 1000 colonies in Kingston, 

 Jamaica, W. I., and increase as fast as 

 possible to 60,000 colonies. A large 

 bottling plant will be operated in New 

 York City, and the product sold direct 

 to the grocery trade. .Agencies have 

 been established in England and Ger- 

 many. The directors of the company 

 are J. S. Charleson, president, of New 

 York City; A. B. Peters, secretary and 

 treasurer, of Brooklyn, N. Y. ; W. C. 

 Morris, of Yonkers, N. Y. ; Theodore 

 Hess, of Paterson, N. J. ; and Herman 

 Neubert, of Brooklyn, N. Y. 



This is a large undertaking in bee- 

 dom, and will require expert manage- 

 ment all along the line in order to 

 make it a success. Although a risky 

 venture, we certainly wish the new 

 company every deserved success. 



No. 3. — Mrs. M. C. Samuels and Her 

 Handful of Bees. 



I am sending a picture of myself, which is 

 a little odd. I call it the "contrary queen," 

 as it is a small swarm of bees that would not 

 stay with anybody in town. They were 

 hived by two or three people several times 

 before I caught them. I hived them the next 

 forenoon, but out they came full tilt, and I 

 just caught the "little lady" queen and 

 clipped off a wing; then she would not stay 

 in one place at all. so I held her. and all the 

 bees came and settled on my hand. I had a 

 snap shot taken of the bunch, and then put 

 them into the hive, but the bees got up and 

 left the queen, and she died. 



Damp Salt Bee-Sting Remedy. 



I also wish to give a remedy for bee-stings, 

 as so many do not know what to do when 

 stung, and it is bad for some. 



I always take with me a lump of salt and a 

 cup of water when I go to work with the 

 bees. If I get a sting I salt it real heavy. 

 Dampen the salt on the sting. After remov- 

 ing the sting with a sharp knife, apply damp 

 salt at once, and you will hardly know you 

 have been stung. It is so simple and so 

 good that I think every one ought to know of 

 the salt bee-sting cure. 



Asher, Okla. Mrs.) M. C. Samuels. 



No. 4. — Tenement Hives of W. L. Spink 



I enclose a picture of my tenement hives, 

 which I submit with the hope of drawing out 

 a few comments from the veterans. Several 

 young queens mated successfully from these 

 hives last spring. The first hive on the 

 right contains an Italian queen of last sea- 

 son, which is doing fine. I also have an- 

 other Italian colony at an out-yard which I 

 increased on the Alexander plan, but as Mr. 

 Alexander failed to instruct us to put a 

 frame of honey below with the queen. I lost 

 about half the bees by starvation, as an un- 

 usual honey-dearth came on. and many, 

 having new swarms, found them starved to 

 death. W. L. Spink. 



Varysburg. N. Y. 



No. 6 Apiary of Frank Driesbock 



I am sending a picture of my bee-yard (my- 

 self not included!. I started in 1007 with one 

 swarm that I found by the side of the road; 

 they have increased until I now have 14. 

 One remarkable thing is that I have never 

 had a colony to die. Frank Driesbock. 



Verona. Wis. 



Honey Crop and Bee-Supplies 



Last month we published a few re- 

 ports from dealers in bee-keepers' sup- 

 plies. Since then the following have 

 come in : 



The Fred W. Muth Co. 



Editor American Bee JoiRNAL:--The 

 bee-supply and honey business is everything 

 that can be expected. .\s the winter losses 

 in this neighborhood amounted to from 73 to 



