1908 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



389 



The seventeenth annual convention of the Connecti- 

 cut, • ee-keepers' Association will be held in Jewell 

 Hall, Y. M. C. A. buildiDsr. Hartford at 10:80 a.m. Apr. 

 9. for the election of officers and the transaction of 

 any other business proper to come before the meet- 

 ing. A program of unusual interest and value is be- 

 ing arranged, and no bee-keepers should fail to at- 

 tend. The matter of organizing a fall fair, under the 

 provisions of a Stale law, is to be considered, which 

 will be of vital interest to the honey Industry. 



J. A. Smith, Sec. 



THE NATIONAL CONVENTION— AN IDEAL SPOT FOB IT. 



The National convention has not always been fortu- 

 nate in its place of meeting. Sometimes it has been 

 held near a noisy, dusty street, where the rattling of 

 trucks over stone pavements and the rumble of street 

 cars would often entirely drown the speaker's voice. 

 Again, it has been held in some hot close hall up two 

 or three flights of stairs. 



We have not always been thus unfortunate. Some 

 of the meeting-places have been very comfortable, 

 and well adapted to our needs; but never, in its forty- 

 odd years of existence, has the National met in a 

 l»lace so ideally perfect as the one chosen for the 

 coming convention, to be held next October in De- 

 troit, Michigan. It is the pavilion, or sun palace, 

 built by the Wayne Hotel almost expressly for the 

 use of conventions. It is back of the hotel, away 

 from the noise and dust of the main street, and ex- 

 tends down to the very edge of the Detroit River, 

 where the traffic of the great lakes may be seen pass- 

 ing and repassing at all hours of the day. At one side 

 of the pavilion is a little garden, or private park, 

 tiUed with beautiful flowers, trees, lawns, and walks. 

 Upon the other side is Third Street, but it is paved 

 with asphalt, which gives but little sound. Besides, 

 the street ends at the river, and is not much used op- 

 posite the pavilion. 



The pavilion is two stories high, and it is in the up- 

 pfr story where the convention will be held. The 

 sides can all be thrown wide open, allowing the cool 

 river breezes to sweep through ; or the windows may 

 all be drawn down if desirable. If the weather is 

 cjol enough to n<=ed it, steam heat can be turned on. 

 In fact, we shall be able to rid ourselves of noise, 

 dust, heat, or cold. We can sit at our ease, with the 

 beautiful river at our feet, and the spires and chim- 

 neys and wooded hills of the king's domain (Canada) 

 looming up in the distance. 



Near the center of the pavilion, but somewhat to 

 one side, is an inclosed space, perhaps forty or fifty 

 feet across, the sides mostly of glass, and extending 

 from floor to ceiling. In this will be a capital place 

 10 exhibit honey, wax, and supplies— near at hand, 

 yet not right in the convention room, which some- 

 times causes annoyance. 



All of these comfortable quarters will 'be free, with 

 the understanding that we make our headquarters at 

 the Wayne Hotel. The Wayne is a strictly first-class 

 house — what some of us common folks might call 

 high-priced. It has an unusually large office, or lob- 

 by, with two fireplaces, or grates, as they are now 

 called ; marble floors and supporting pillars, with 

 large leather-bound lounging-chairs and sofas — a de- 

 lightful visiting-place for us between sessions. Eve- 

 ry thing is quiet, orderly, and well managed. No 

 more desirable stopping-place could be found. 



What are the rates? They run from $2.50 to $1.50, 

 American plan — that is, including meals; but here is 

 the bargain that we have made : They will take care 

 of 150 bee-keepers at $2 50 per day, provided two will 

 occupy the same room ; and who ever heard of a bee- 

 keeper at a convention who wished to be put off in a 

 room all by himself y In order to give this flat rate 

 for so large a number, many rooms will be used for 

 which the charge is ordinarily much higher. 



Of course, no one will be compelled to stop at the 

 Wayne, as there are other hotels within two blocks 

 where 200 people, extra, can be cared for at from $1 25 

 to $2.25 per day. In these times, however, it is diffi- 

 cult, in a large city, to secure really desirable accom- 

 modations for much less than $2 GO a day; and when 

 one has paid that much, besides several other dollars 

 to reach the city, it seems foolish to allow a paltry 50 

 cents a day to stand in the way of joining the crowd 

 and being '' one of the boys." 



One thing more: The Michigan Central and the Big 

 Four railroad station stands just across the street 

 from the Wayne, while the Union station, used by the 

 Pere Marquette, Wabash, and Canadian Pacific, is 

 only two blocks away. The Grand Trunk and the 

 Lake Shore and Michigan Southern station is several 

 blocks away— perhaps seven or eight— but it is easily 



reached by street cars that pass the Wayne. The 

 electric-suburban-car station is within easy walking 

 distance— only four or five blocks. 



The dates for holding the convention have hern 

 fixed on Oct. 13, 14, 15 — at a time when the weather 

 conditions in the North are usually ideal. The heat 

 and dust of summer are past, and wintry blasts and 

 snowdrifts are in the distant future. 



W. z. Hutchinson, 



Flint, Mich., Feb. 10. Sec. N. B. K. A. 



BEE-KEEPING IN HAWAII. 



We have received the report of the annual meeting 

 of the Hawaiian Bee-keepers' Association ; but for 

 lack of space we are compelled to abridge it greatly. 

 The officers of the association are : President, A. F. 

 Judd ; Vice-president T V. King ; Secretary, D. L. 

 Van Dine; Treasurer, J. O. Young. 



The former vice-president, Albert Waterhouse, pre- 

 sided. One of the main objects of the meeting was to 

 hear the report of Secretary Van Dine on his trip to 

 Washington to see Secretary Wilson with regard to 

 the status of Hawaiian honey under the purt-fooJ 

 law. He reported the entire success of his mission. 

 He had also taken the opportunity to make a study of 

 the honey-plants of California with a view to the in- 

 troduction of some of them, and in this he had the as- 

 sistance and cooperation of the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. 



In company with Mr. J. M. Rankin, Special Agent 

 in Apiculture at the Introduction Garden, Chico, Cal , 

 he journeyed from Riverside to San Francisco. The 

 principal hooey-piant in Hawaii is the algarroba. or 

 mesquite (Prosopis Julittord) ; but to create a great 

 honey industry more honey-bearers must be intro- 

 duced. Mr. Rankin sent seeds of phacelia (two spe- 

 cies), black sage, white sage, wild alfalfa, and hore- 

 hound. He also recommended white sweet clover, but 

 sent no seed. 



The treasurers report was read, which showed the 

 association is sound financially. It was decided that 

 all members whose dues were paid in advance should 

 receive free a year's subscription to the Bee-keepers' 

 Magazine. The matter of introducing new honey- 

 plants was turned over to a committee. A number of 

 new members were admitted. 



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(Success., r to C. M. CHt'KCH) 



924 4th Ave , New Kensington, Pa. 



HONEY WANTED— The coming season we shall 

 want to buy about 25 tons of fancy comb honey, 

 and three carloads of fancy extracted honey. Also 

 butter, eggs, and poultry. Chdbch & Smith. 



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