Aug. 23, 1900. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



537 





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HOW TO REACH HOTEL. 



Take State St. Car going North to Michigan St. 

 Take Dearborn St. Car going North to Kinzie & Clark Sts. 

 • Take N. Clark St. Cable going North to Illinois & Clark. 

 Elevated Railroad Station, Clark & Lake Sts. 



Street Car Lines designated 



Elevated Railroads<<jo*<x«i«<xx>6e<>< 



have a paper. There will be another paper from Dr. W. R. 

 Howard, the scientist who has done more in the study of 

 the diseases of bees than, perhaps, any other man in this 

 country. R. C. Aikin, president of the Colorado State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, and one of the most practical bee- 

 keepers of the world, will be present and discuss a live issue. 



There are other equally good papers, but these are only 

 samples of the good things that will be spread before the 

 bee-keepers who will be fortunate enough to attend the 

 convention in Chicago. The railroad rates will undoubt- 

 edly be very low, so it will be possible for many to make a 

 very pleasant and enjoyable trip. After the convention 

 there will be ample opportunity for any one who may desire 

 to take in Lincoln Park, the old World's Fair grounds, and 

 a hundred and one interesting things in the most hustling 

 city of the United States — Chicago. Lincoln Park alone is 

 worth the trip. 



I nearly forgot to say that we will endeavor to have 

 pictures taken of the members of the convention, probably 

 during the first session. If our plans work well, this pict- 

 ure will be thrown on the screen Wednesday or Thursday 

 evening; so if you wish to see "yersilf " as ithers see you, 

 come and see " yersilt " projected on the screen. 



The seven sessions of the convention will be held in 

 Wellington Hall, located on the third tioor at 70 North 

 Clark street. This hall is just about two blocks north of 

 the river, and about five blocks north of the Court House 

 and City Hall. It will be very easily found. 



The bee-keepers' headquarters and hotel will be at the 

 Revere House, at the southeast corner of North Clark and 

 Michigan streets — only a short half block south of Welling- 

 ton Hall. Surely, the hall and hotel are near enough to. 

 gether to suit the most critical person that will be present. 



The editor of the American Bee Journal expects to de- 

 vote himself wholly to seeing that all are well taken care 



of, and that everything possible is done to make it the best 

 bee-keepers' convention ever held on this continent. He 

 will be a.ssistcd by members of the Chicago Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, particularly Secretary Herman F. Moore and 

 Vice-President Mrs. N. L. Stow, who are also on the Execu- 

 tive Committee of the Chicago A.ssociation. 



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Dr. a. B. Mason, Secretary of the National Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association, writing us Aug. 15th, says : 



" The railroad rate for G. A. R. week is one cent a mile 

 each way on all railroads in Canada and the United States." 



As the Chicago Convention is held the same week, bee- 

 keepers will please take notice — and can also take advan- 

 tage of the low railroad rate. 



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Mr. S. B. Stradkk, of Vermilion Co., 111., writing us 

 Aug. 6th, says that his shop and grist-mill was burned to 

 the ground July 12th with everything in the building, in- 

 cluding books, etc. The loss was about $1,500. We hope 

 that Mr. Strader had everything insured, as it does not pay 

 any business man to be without insurance on his buildings, 



stock, etc. 



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Dr. a. B. Mason was visited in July by a reporter 

 from the Toledo Daily Blade, who afterward gave the Doc- 

 tor and his bees nearly a two-column article. He must have 

 been a reporter above the average, as he got everything 

 pretty correct. The heading given the article was, 

 " Honey-Bees and their Wonderful Talents." It was illus- 

 trated with a picture of the Doctor and the three kinds of 



bees found in a hive. 



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Mr. O. O. PopplETON, of Dade Co., Fla., writing us 

 Aug. 4th, had this to say : 



" Friend York :— It looks now like a pretty sure thing 



that I will be able to go to Chicago for the convention 



My crop this year is about 16,500 pounds of extracted honey 

 from 115 colonies. As a rule, the season has been a poor 

 one, but I happen to be among the fairly lucky ones." 



We are twice glad— first, that Mr. Poppleton will quite 

 certainly be at the convention ; and, second, that he has 

 been so fortunate as to secure a good crop of honey. If he 

 comes to the convention we may be sure of at least one 

 happy man among the number. 



The Chicago Convention Attendance promises to 

 be very representative in character. Among those whom 

 we expect to be present maybe mentioned these: R. C. 

 Aikin and wife, of Colorado ; W. Z. Hutchinson and wife, 

 and Hon. Geo. E. Hilton and wife, of Michigan ; O. O. 

 Poppleton, of Florida ; N. E. France and son, with Mr. and 

 Mrs. W. J. Pickard and daughter. Miss Ada, all of Wiscon- 

 sin ; Rev. E. T. Abbott, of Missouri ; L. A. Hammond, of 

 Maryland ; E. Kretchmer, of Iowa ; and doubtless many 

 others could be named if we could only recall them. Quite 

 a number from a distance have written us that they are 

 coming, if all is well. It will be a " big meetin'." Better 

 pack up and " get there," if possible. 



