1902 



THE AMERICAN FEE-KEEPER 



107 



that its interests and influence would 

 probably not become less were it tO 

 give due credit to The American Bee- 

 Keeper, for the columns of matter 

 taken therefrom. 



A photo engraving shown in this 

 number will give a glimpse of one of 

 the rooms in the establishment of 

 Messrs. Bridat. Mont Ros & Co.. Ha- 

 vana, Cuba. This house is doubtless the 

 most extensive exporter of honey on 

 the island; their annual sales approxi- 

 mating half a million dollars. The hon- 

 ey is put up in tierces holding 112 gal- 

 lons each, of which the greater por- 

 tion is shipped to Hamburg, Germany. 

 During last March a Bee-Keeper rep- 

 resentative called upon the firm at its 

 immense place of business, 35 Mi>r- 

 caderes street, and was pleasantly re- 

 cej^-ed by the proprietors. It was there 

 learned that the monthly shipments 

 were something in excess of 500 tier- 

 ces. Of the honey then in sight upon 

 the floors of the establishment, prob- 

 ably not one-tenth was within range 

 of the camera; but the picture will 

 serve to give our readers a glimpse of 

 the peculiar architecture characteristic 

 of that country, the busy workmen and 

 checking clerk who have charge of 

 this department and a typical native 

 bearing a bale of tobacco near the 

 foreground. This house is also exten- 

 sively engaged in the export tr^de 

 otherwise; and import largely of the 

 island's necessities from foreign coun- 

 tries, including Falconer's bee-keeping 

 supplies, upon which it has a large and 

 increasing trade. 



CONCERNING OUR MUTUAL IN- 

 TERESTS. 



With the recent influx of new sub- 

 scribers comes renewed hope of a reali- 

 zation of our dream of the past — a 

 dream of a larger and better journal 

 than we are yet able to give our read- 

 ers. In fact, we are ?o much encourag- 

 ed that we shall put forth an extra ef- 

 fort to begin the new year with a list 

 sufficiently large to justify a long step 

 in the direction of our cherished am- 

 bition. We believe the bee-keeping in- 

 dustry worthy of something handsomer 

 and larger than any magazine now pub- 

 lished in its interests. 



By authority of the publishers, the 

 editor has undertaken to materially ex- 

 tend the circulation during the remain- 

 ing seven months of the current year, 

 in order that he may introduce some ' 

 of the projected improvements with the 

 beginning of 1093. Success in this line 

 presupposes the good will and kind co- 

 operation of the majority of our pres- 

 ent subscribers. We want to appoint 

 each mernber of every household into 

 which The Bee-Keeper now goes, a 

 representative of the journal, with au- 

 thority to distribute sample copies and 

 solicit subscriptions. We know, by 

 what some of our friends are doing in 

 this way, that thousands of new names 

 may be added to the list before the De- 

 cember number is issued, if our read- 

 ers will give the matter a little atten- 

 tion. We do not ask this wholly for 

 our own benefit; but to the end that we 

 may be able to give our readers great- 

 er value than at present, for their fifty 

 cents. Neither do we ask it without 

 offering direct compensation for the 

 service. This journal, thus far, has not 

 deemed it advisable, nor good business 

 form to ask alms from any source. It 

 stands strictly upon a "value received'' 

 basis.is always grateful to its supporters, 

 and earnestly endeavors to serve the in- 

 terest of its patrons. With a wider 

 circulation, it would be enabled to give 

 greater value without increasing the 

 cost to the subscriber. That's what we 

 are striving for, and hereby invite each 

 reader to co-operate with us to that end, 

 and tender the followmg propositions: 



I. — When requested to do so, we will 

 be pleased to extend the date of ex- 

 piration six months, to each subscriber 

 who will send us one new subscriber, at 

 50 cents a year. The remittance to ac- 

 company the order. 



2. — When so requested, we will enter 

 every new subscription received this 

 year to begin with number following 

 date of receipt, and to expire with De- 

 cember, 1903. Thus, all subscriptions 

 received at the regular rate of 50 cents 

 a year, during this month, will entitle 

 the new subscriber to eighteen months' 

 numbers — the remainder of 1902 and all 

 of 1903. 



3. — -When preferred, and the subscrib- 

 er says so, we will enter the new name 

 to expire one year from date of re- 

 ceipt, and send all the back numbers 

 for 1902. This ofTer remains good only 



