1898. 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



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To Meet at Omaha. 



Toledo, O., July IS, 1S9S. 

 Editor American Bee-Keeper: 



After thoroughly considering the 

 matter of the next place for holding the 

 United States Bee-Keepers' Union con- 

 vention, the executive committee have 

 decided in favor of Omaha as the place, 

 and probably early in October as the 

 time; but the exact date will doubtless 

 be fixed by those having in charge the 

 securing of reduced railroad rates, and 

 we are going to put the securing of 

 these and hotel rates and place for the 

 convention to meet in, etc., on Bro. E. 

 Whitcomb's shoulders, for they are 

 broad, and he is right on the ground. 



A short time ago he sent me some 

 particulars regarding rates, from which 

 I take the following: "Every day dur- 

 ing the exposition, tickets will be on 

 sale from all Western Passenger Asso- 

 ciation territory to Omaha at one and 

 one-third fare for the round trip, ex- 

 cept their rates from the following 

 points, which will be as follows: 

 Chicago, $20; Peoria, $17; St. Louis, 



$17; Denver, $25. Tickets will be lim- 

 ited to return thirty days from date 

 of sale, not to exceed Nov. 15. From 

 June 1 to October 15 the passenger 

 rates to Omaha from all the principal 

 cities and towns in the United States 

 beyond the Western Passenger Associ- 

 ation territory will be SO per cent, of 

 double the first-class fare." Tickets are 

 good to return until November 15, but 

 I am expecting (?) lower rates, for 

 Bro. Whitcomb told the convention at 

 Buffalo last summer that, if the Union 

 would hold its next meeting at Omaha 

 during the time of holding the Trans- 

 Mississippi Exposition, we should have 

 "as low rates as to any other place on 

 earth." We know that Bro. Whit- 

 coimb will do his "level best" for those 

 who attend the convention, and show 

 us "the sights" on the Exposition 

 grounds. 



A prominent Western bee-keeper 

 wrote me a few days ago that "the rate, 

 however, cuts a very small figure." 

 Well, may be if we poor bee-keepers 

 were all rich like him, it wouldn't; 

 but this is only another evidence that 

 localities differ. 



Further notice of rates, time of meet- 

 ing, etc., will be given when known. 

 A. B. MASON, Sec. 



West Groton, N. Y., July 18, 1S98. 

 Editor American Bee-Keeper: 



Dear Sir — We will have no white 

 honey this year. So far as I can learn 

 there is none in this part of the state. 

 Prospects for buckwheat are nothing 

 extra, so you can put me down among 

 the "reports discouraging." 



Yours truly, 

 HARRY S. HOWE. 



Rutledge, Pa., June 24, 1898. 

 Mr. Editor — The invitation to visit 

 the apiary of Mr. Homes, at Ashbow- 

 ner was accepted by thirty persons, 

 most of whom were members of the 

 Bee-Keepers' Association. Mr. Homes 

 has ten colonies of Italians in simplic- 



