TJIE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



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A GTIEAT INDUSTRY. 



-We can fully a])preciate the rapid 

 growth of this great honey industry, 

 when we think, that only a few years 

 ago all hives were either made of straw 

 or consisted of a tight box, to secure 

 the stores from which it was necessary 

 to destroy the swarm of bees, while now 

 there are innumerable varieties of hives, 

 as well as every other imaginable ap- 

 pliance for the rapid and economical 

 manipulation of bees. That, then there 

 was no such thing as bee-hive factories 

 in existence, while now, there are scores 

 of them scattered, not only over this 

 entire country, but Europe as well. 



The foremost of them all, without 

 doubt, either here or abroad, are the 



ling, growing city of Jamestown, on the 

 outlet of, and about four miles from, 

 the far-famed Chautauqua Lake. ""JHie 

 buildings and lumberyards cover about 

 five acres. The main factory is 230 x 50 

 feet, three stories high, with an addition 

 of 100 X 50 feet. It is filled with machin- 

 ery of the latest description, for the 

 purposes required, and the facilities for 

 doing fine work and doing it rapidly 

 seem unsurpassed. One can form 

 some idea of the magnitude of the es- 

 tablishment when we say there are 

 $12,000.00 invested in machinery alone, 

 and seven planing machines are running 

 almost constantly. Adjoining the main 

 factory is the fire-proof boiler and engine 

 house. In the boiler room is a 60 horse 



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AVORKS OF THE W. T. FALCONER MFG. CO. 



great establishn^ents of the W. T. Fal- 

 coner Man'f'g Co., G. B. Lewis Co. and 

 the Roots. There are others that lay 

 claim to such distinction, but their 

 claims are without foundation. 



Our representative recently had the 

 pleasure of being shown over the plant 

 of the W. T. Falconer Man'f'g Co., and 

 we believe a brief description will be of 

 interest to our thousands of readers, 

 many of whom are their customers. 

 We are also, through the kindness of 

 the proprietors, permitted to show our 

 readers a cut of the plant exactly as it 

 appears. It is situated in the pretty « 

 village of Falconer, N. Y. (so named 

 in honor of W. T. Falconer's father), 

 two and one- half miles from the bust- 



power boiler for running the engine and 

 an independent 30 horse power boiler 

 for heating the factory, out buildings and 

 dry kilns. In the engine room is a 60 

 horse power automatic engine and also 

 electric light dynamo. Power for driv- 

 ing the machinery is furnished both by 

 this engine and a turbine water wheel. 

 A two-story structure 40x25 feet near 

 the main building is used for storing 

 beeswax and manufacturing foundation, 

 while conveniently located within a 

 short distance are the stables, saw-mill, 

 store houses, etc., to describe all jOf 

 which would take more space than'^we 

 can spare ; suffice it to say, everything 

 is arranged everywhere with special 

 regard to convenience. 



