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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



June 14, 1906 



FIVE POINTS OF COMPAKISON 



Just recently a Lewis agent complained that another concern was selling a hive 

 cheaper than the Lewis hive, with the statement that he could not understand how that 

 firm could afford to undersell the Lewis Company. We straightway had one of these so- 

 called cheap hives sent to us at Watertown, and after a careful and unbiased inspection 

 of the hive in comparison with the Lewis hive, we are able to give the answer as illus- 

 trated below. 



1. THE MATERIAL was a poor quality 



of pine, containing knots and other im- 

 perfections. 



2. THE COVER was of the simplest and 



cheapest design. 



3. THE BODY was crudely made, having 



no handles. 



4 THE FRAMES were very poorly 

 made, the end-bars roughly sawed, 

 showing poor spacing, and were not 

 pierced. 



5. THE SUPER contained no super 

 springs. The slat fences were made 

 of thin, flimsy pieces, so thin as to be 

 easily broken even by shipment. The 

 section-holders and section-slats were 

 rough on both sides. 



LEWIS HEVES are all made of the best 

 Wisconsin White Pine, absolutely 

 clear. 



LEWIS COVERS are all standard cov- 

 ers, made strong and substantial. 



LEWIS BODIES go together snugly and 

 are all fitted with handles. 



LEWIS FRAMES are accurately and 

 carefully made to give correct bee- 

 spacing, and in the Dovetailed and 

 Wisconsin hives are always pierced. 



LEWIS SUPERS are all completely fur- 

 nished with super springs, the fences 

 are made of strong pieces firmly put 

 together. The slats and section-hold- 

 ers are made of good lumber, smoothly 

 planed. 



Summing up the matter, it was like comparing a Soap- Box with a Parlor Cabinet. 



Mr. Bee-Keeper, which will you have? 



26 Distributing Points in the United States. Here they are: 



ENGLAND— E. H. Taylor, Welwyn, Herts 



CUBA— C. B. Stevens & Co., Havana 

 C. B. Stevens & Co., Manzanillo 



The Chas. JI. Lilly Co., San 

 Paul Bachert, 



CALIFORNIA 



Francisco 

 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 



Lancaster 



Fletcher-Doyle Co., San Diego 



Fallbrook Co-operative Ass'n, Fallbrook 



COLORADO— R. C. Aikin, Loveland 

 Arkansas Valley Honey-Producers' Associa- 

 tion, Rocky Ford 



COLORADO— (Continued.) 

 Colorado Honey-Producers' Association, 



Denver. 

 Grand Junction Fruit-Growers' Association, 



Grand Junction. 

 Robert Halley, Montrose 



IO V7A— Adam A. Clarke, Le Mars 



Louis Hanssen's Sons, Davenport 



W. J. McCarty, Enimetsburg. 

 ILLINOIS— York Honey & Bee-Supply Co., 



Chicago 



Dadant & Sons, Hamilton, 111. 

 INDIANA— C. M. Scolt & Co., Indianapolis 



MICHIGAN — A. G. Woodman Co., Grand 



Rapids 

 MINNESOTA— Wisconsin Lumber Co., 



432 Lumber Exchange, Minneapolis, Minn. 

 MISSOURI— E. T. Abbott, St. Joseph 

 OHIO— Norris & Anspach, Kenton 

 OREGON— The Chas. H. Lilly Co., Portland 

 PENNSYLVANIA— Cleaver & Greene, Troy 

 TEXAS— Southwestern Bee Co., San Antonio 

 UTAH— Fred Foulger & Sons. Ogden 

 WASHINGTON— The Chas. H. Lilly Co., 



Seattle 



G. B. LEWIS COMPANY 



WATERTOWN, WIS., U. S. A. 



