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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



April 28, 



iS ?r OLDEST eCE MPW <«>' ' " --cJ-**" Altif 1^ 



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G. M. Doolittle, of New York. Prof. A. j. Cook, of California. 



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VoLinVL CHICA&O, ILL,, APR, 23, 1896, No. 17. 



Time to Advertise. — Wo have often been surprised 

 that more of those who have bees, queens and bee-supplies to 

 sell, do not patronize the advertising columns of the bee- 

 papers. The next two or three mouths is just the time to let 

 bee-keepers know what you have to offer them. Better get 

 your advertisement going at once, and thus capture your 

 share of the trade. The dealers who do the business, always 

 advertise. If you would do likewise, be sure to let bee-keep- 

 ers know what you have to sell, and where they can get it. 

 We can make room for a few more reliable dealers in our ad- 

 vertising columns. Give it a trial now. 



Xlie micigan State Convention.— We received 

 the following notice too late to appear in last week'.s Bee 

 Journal, and though it may not do much good to give it now, 

 we do so for it may be in time for some to go the second day 

 of the meeting : 



The illness of the President, and of the Secretary's 

 daughter, has caused the holding of the Michigan State Bee- 

 Keepers' Convention to be postponed. It has now been de- 

 cided to hold it April 23 and 2-i, in Lansing, at the Van Dyne 

 House, 411 South Washington Ave. Rates only $1.00 per 

 day. Street cars pass the door. The first session will be held 

 on the evening of April 23. 



The Hon. R. L. Taylor will talk about " Lessons in Win- 

 tering." James Heddon, who is .just home from Florida, has 

 been asked to tell us about bee-keeping in that " land of 

 flowers." L. A. Aspinwall, of Jackson, will have an essay on 

 "The Requisites of Success in Bee-Keeping." The Hon. Geo. 

 'E. Hilton has chosen for his subect, " The Crisis in Michigan 

 Bee-Keeping." Dr. L, C. Whiting, of Saginaw, will have an 

 essay showing that " Bee-Keepers Must Follow the Wild 

 Flowers." Mr. T. F. Bingham will also have an essay on 

 " Horizontal Prices." W. Z. Hutchinson, Sec 



Flint, Mich. 



We understand that there is no saloon in connection with 

 the hotel where the convention is to be held. That's good. 

 We believe in patronizing that kind of a place whenever pos- 

 sible. The idea that a hotel must have a saloon attachment is 

 the sheerest nonsense ; and is no credit to those who demand 

 it; for the saloon would not be there were it not patronized. 

 We are glad to believe that bee-keepers above all others have 

 no use for the saloon — that modern abomination that does 



more to destroy the home and all that is pure and good in 



manhood and womanhood than all the other curses known to 



this world. But the verdict has been given — The saloon must 



go .' 



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Commission Charges.— In the April Progressive 

 Bee-Keeper, Mr. W. H. Pridgen, of Creek, N. C, has a criti- 

 cism entitled, "Exorbitant Charges," in which he rather 

 "goes for " almost all kinds of dealers, and also refers to our 

 statement, made some time ago, when we said that we thought 

 it all right for commission men to charge 10 per cent, for 

 handling a small lot of honey (under §100), and a less per 

 cent, (say 5) for selling over $100 worth, Mr. Pridgen 

 thinks the commission should be the same, whether small or 

 large lots, say 5 per cent. At least he says : 



" I know enough about the commission business to know 

 that the commission should be the same per cent, regardless 

 of amount, while freight and cartage is a different thing." 



Of course there's no law against Mr. Pridgen thinking he 

 is correct, but if he should do business in Chicago awhile, we 

 think he would change his opinion. Commission men have 

 told us that often it is more work to dispose of a small lot of 

 honey than a whole carload. One reason is, that there 's sel- 

 dom any uniformity in quality of honey or style of package 

 among a number of small lots of honey, and so perhaps such 

 must await a purchaser who wants but a little honey, or one 

 who is not particular as to what he buys. Think of a commis- 

 sion man who pays $100 a month for rent alone, fooling 

 away his time on a 5 per cent, commission of a $10 lot of 

 honey that has had to take its chances in finding a purchaser ! 

 Life is too short, and it costs too much to live in any city, to 

 do business in that way. 



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.To Illinois Bee-Keepers Only.— The Secre- 

 tary of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association has sent us 

 the following notice, which he wishes all bee-keepers in this 

 State to read : 



At the annual meeting of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, held in the State House at Springfield, Nov. 19- 

 20, 1895, it was resolved to make an earnest effort to in- 

 crease the membership and extend the Influence of the organi- 

 zation. 



In order to enlist the co-operation of bee-keepers, it was 

 arranged to present each member with a year's subscription 

 to the American Bee Journal, which was adopted as the Offi- 

 cial Organ of the Association, 



In addition to said annual subscription, members will be 

 furnished with a copy of the Second Annual Report of the 

 Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association, which is a large and 

 attractive volume containing a vast amount of useful informa- 

 tion to bee-keepers. 



The Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association is composed 

 of able and experienced apiarists, second to none in their gen- 

 eral information in all matters pertaining to bee-keeping, and 

 said parties have resolved to keep the Association in the front 

 rank among similar organizations in other States. 



On the receipt of $1.00, by the Secretary, he will take 

 great pleasure in enrolling your name as a member of the As- 

 sociation for one year, and will see that the Bee Journal and 

 Report referred to above, are sent you, with any other matter 

 of general interest that may be sent out by the Association. 



If already a subscriber to American Bee Journal, one 

 year will be added, from date of expiration of your subscrip- 

 tion. Yours truly, Jas. A. Stone, Sec. 



Bradfordton, 111. 



We hope that not only those who are now subscribers to 

 the Bee Journal in this State will respond to the foregoing 

 notice, but that they will tell their neighbor bee-keepers about 

 it, and try to have them also become members of our State 

 Association. There is now no reason why Illinois should not 

 lead in the matter of membership, at least. Encourage our 

 good Secretary Stone, by complying with his generous request. 



See " Bee-Keeper's Guide" offer on page 271. 



