THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Jan. 1, 1903. 



market reaches its highest notch in the mind of an expert 

 employed by the Associatiou. 



I remember it has happened several times that a buyer 

 has gone through Colorado attempting to break down the 

 market established by the Association. In vain did he try 

 to get honey at less than the ruling prices ; for so well vpere 

 the Colorado bee-keepers organized that he went back home 

 almost empty-handed, and finally had to pay the price sim- 

 ply because the bee-keepers of Colorado were so well organ- 

 ized that one central head controlled the price demanded, 

 and, of course, obtained it — not only for one man's crop, 

 but for all the members who put their honey into the hands 

 of the central organization. 



It is possible, then, that the National Bee-Keepers' 

 Association might be affiliated with and indirectly connected 

 with another organization which could take care of the com- 

 mercial interests of bee-keepers, the same to receive their 

 crops, properly grade them, and then dispose of the product 

 after the market has been cornered, at a price that is not ex- 

 orbitant, but which would give bee-keepers a fair living 

 profit on the investment. 



Editor Morehouse, of the Rocky Mountain Bee Journal, 

 seems to hold much the same view, saying : 



The National occupies a peculiar field, and serves a 

 general purpose that does not come within the scope of an 

 organization whose specific office is to market the products 

 of its members. There is plenty of work for both a 

 national bee-keepers' association and a national honey- 

 producers' association, and while the membership in each 

 may be nearly identical, we feel that bee-keeping interests, 

 in general, will be better served by keeping them distinct 

 as organizations. 



We are quite in accord with the idea that the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Association is not organized for the purpose 

 of marketing the honey product of its members. A distinct 

 and separate national company or organization should be 

 formed for that purpose. This will be done, we think, if 

 ever anything worth while is accomplished in the direction 

 contemplated. The National can help greatly in getting 

 the new organization started, we believe. 



Next week we hope to have more to say on this subject, 

 when we expect to publish a splendid article by Prof. A. J. 

 Cook, that we have had for some time, waiting until after 

 we had published that part of the Denver convention report 

 which appears this week. 



I * The Weekly Budget. * l 



Sympathy for Dr. Mason's Family. — Mr. G. W. 

 Vangundy, of Uinta Co., Utah, writes us as follows : 



I am sorry to hear of the death of Father Mason. There 

 are nine members of the National Bee-Keepers' Association 

 here, and we all join with you in extending sincere sym- 

 pathy to the bereaved family in their untimely loss. There 

 are five or six of the Valley bee-keepers that are not mem- 

 bers of the National Association, who unite with us in 

 sending respects to the family of Father Mason. 



G. W. Vangundy. 



Mr. F. W. Hall, of Sioux Co., Iowa, whose pictures 

 appear on the first page of this number, wrote us as follows 

 some time ago : 



Friend York: — ^When we read your notes concerning 

 the Denver convention and your several side-trips, it made 

 us fee! badly that we had to come home before ascending to 

 the summit of Pike's Peak ; however, the altitude at Silver 

 Plume was about as much as my wife could stand. We felt 

 sorry to have missed going to church and Sunday-school 

 along with you at Colorado Springs ; although my wife was 

 very tired and felt quite poorly at the time, I was mainly to 

 blame for not having gone. 



I have quite a number of snap-shots of the scenery 

 taken at various places through Colorado, which I will send 



to you when I have had more time to print them. You will 

 remember the " burro " at the beginning of the " Rockies," 

 on the " Loop " trip ; well, I have one of those finished, and 

 one a little way from Central City, and one of Georgetown, 

 on the same trip. I will send them to you now, and the 

 others after I get them ready. F. W. Hall. 



Mr. Hall finally finished up the pictures, and we have 

 put some of them into the group as they are on the first 

 page. Nearly all of the Colorado ones were taken while the 

 cars were in motion. Some of them will doubtless be appre- 

 ciated more by those who were privileged to take some of 

 the side-trips after the convention. 



In reference to the picture (No. 4) showing Mr. Hall's 

 home apiary, he says : 



As you will see, it was taken in two exposures, and the 

 two prints fitted together as nearly as could be. The house 

 on the left is a neighbor's across the alley. The top of our 

 kitchen chimney shows slightly, the view being gotten from 

 the roof of the dwelling. The feeder, as described to you 

 in my former letter [see page 812], shows in the foreground 

 at the right. Only one feeding-board was in operation at 

 that time. It was necessary to add two more such, making 

 three feeding-boards besides the lower trough, in order to 

 give ample room for the bees to feed without too much 

 crowding. F. W. H. 



The Ontario Bee-Keepbrs' Association. — Mr. Mor- 

 ley Pettit sent us the following on Dec. 23, in reference to 

 the Ontario convent ion : 



Representative bee-men from all parts of the Province 

 met at Barrie, Ont., to attend the annual convention of the 

 Ontario Bee-Keepers' Convention, Dec. 16, 17 and IS, 1902. 

 Pres. J. D. Evans occupied the chair. Among those present 

 were Prof. Creelman, B. S. A., superintendent of Farmers' 

 Institutes ; Prof. Frank T. Shutt, M. G. F. I. C. chemist ; 

 Mr. Jno. Fixter, apiarist. Dominion Experimental Farm, 

 Ottawa ; and Wm. McEvoy, Provincial Inspector of Api- 

 aries for Ontario. The discussions were principally along 

 the line of advancement in business methods, more system- 

 atic reporting of the honey crop for mutual benefit, and 

 the formation of a honey exchange. 



The officers for 1903 are: President, W. A. Chrysler ; 

 Vice-Presidents, J. W. Sparling and H. G. Sibbald ; Secre- 

 tary, Wm. Couse, of Streetsville ; Treasurer, M. Emigh ; 

 Inspector of Apiaries, Wm. McEvoy, of Woodburn ; Assis- 

 tant Inspector, F. A. Gemmill, of Stratford. 



Next place of meeting, Trenton, Ont. 



Why Not Help a Little — both your neighbor bee-keep- 

 ers and the old American Bee Journal — by sending to us the 

 names and addresses of such as you may know do not now 

 get this journal ? We will be glad to send them sample 

 copies, so that they may become acquainted with the paper, 

 and subscribe for it, thus putting themselves in the line of 

 success with bees. Perhaps you can get them to subscribe, 

 send in their dollars, and secure for your trouble some of 

 the premiums we are constantly ofifering as rewards for 

 such efi'ort. 



Convention Proceedings. 



Report of the Utah Bee-Keepers' Convention. 



The little busy bee, and how to make it improve each 

 shining hour to the fullest extent, formed the theme of sev- 

 eral interesting discussions at the recent annual meeting of 

 the State Bee-Keepers' Association held in Salt Lake City. 

 It was generally agreed that the production of honey, in 

 Utah, is a pleasant and profitable occupation, when right 

 methods are used. 



Pres. E. S. Lovesy gave an interesting account of the 

 recent National Bee-Keepers' Convention in Denver, which 

 he and some others attended. They worked among the de- 

 legates to have the next convention held in Salt Lake City, 

 and he thought their efi^orts may be successful. Favorable 



