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Oct. 4, 1906 



American Bgg Journal 



hardly correct to speak of an " imperfect con- 

 ception " where there is no conception at all ; 

 for the said movement was not spoken of in 

 the editorial mentioned, was not hinted at, 

 and, indeed, was not in mind at all. 



On the other hand, Mr. Miller will pardon 

 the opinion that his conception of " The 

 Honey-Producers' League" is somewhat im- 

 perfect. He says it was ostensibly for much 

 the same purpose as the contemplated 

 " Honey-Producers' Exchange of America." 

 The purpose of the Exchange was to handle 

 the honey crop. The purpose of the League 

 was to get before the public such literature as 

 would benefit honey-producers, but with no 

 thought of handling a pound of honey nor 

 bee-supplies. There was plenty of time to 

 organize the Exchange before the League was 

 mentioned, and there was just as good oppor- 

 tunity after, for so long as the League had no 

 thought of handling honey or bee-supplies in 

 any way, it is incomprehensible how it could 

 hinder the work of the Exchange by giving 

 the Exchange free advertisements. 



It may also be said in passing, that equally 

 imperfect was the conception that the League 

 was in any way in conflict with the National 

 Association. The National had no publicity 

 department, nor did it contemplate anything 

 of the kind. The League was occupying 

 ground I hat no other organization occupied, 

 and was not in competition with anything. 



Instead of being in any way a damage to the 

 National, it has put into the treasury of the 

 latter some $1400 to be used for the benfit of 

 bee-keepers in general. Perhaps Mr. Miller 

 is right in saying that the action of the 

 League was not co-operation in the commonly 

 accepted meaning of that term, for the num- 

 ber that were willing to co-operate was so 

 small that it certainly could not be called co- 

 operation on a large scale, the result being 

 that a few men paid some $1400 to be used for 

 the benefit of the whole. 



Mr. Miller says the League was looked upon 

 with suspicion, because among the organizers 

 were representatives of supply firms and trade 

 papers, and men who do not have the confi- 

 dence of the honey-producers. It may be 

 pertinent to inquire whether suspicion may 

 not attach to the movement Mr. Miller cham- 

 pions, and on the same ground. Its chief 

 advocate is a trade paper published by a sup- 

 ply firm, Mr. Miller being one of its editors, 

 and it would be nothing unnatural if there 

 should be those who might inquire whether 

 the present move is one altogether of bee- 

 keepers. In any case, the American Bee 

 Journal, having no connection with any sup- 

 ply firm, and interested in supply firms only 

 as they are of interest to bee-keepers, is ready 

 to hail any movement that will advance the 

 interests of bee-keepers, only so that it be 

 convinced that the movement is honestly in 

 that direction. 



Miscellaneous 

 flews - Items 



The San Antonio National Conven- 

 tion, as most of our readers know, is to be 

 held Nov. 8, 9, and 10. So it is about 5 weeks 

 until the meeting. A letter received from the 

 Texas Committee of Arrangements, informs 

 us that they have secured a new, up-to-date 

 hotel for the bee-keepers' headquarters. It is 

 the Grand Central, its rates being 50 cents per 

 night for lodging, and meals 25 cents each. 

 Several " extras " are being planned by the 

 committee, one of which is a trolley ride, and 

 the other a Mexican 6Upper. (No doubt the 

 latter will contain some " hot stuff.") Mar- 

 ket Hall has been secured for holding the 

 sessions of the convention. 



As before mentioned in these columns, a 

 special car of bee-keepers is being planned to 

 start from Chicago the forenoon of Nov. 6, 

 arriving in San Antonio the morning of Nov. 

 S. The round-trip rate from Chicago will be 

 $25, with berth two nights for $4.25 extra. 

 All who will be able to join the special car 

 company should write us for descriptive cir- 

 culars showing points of interest along the 

 route, and also let us know in time so that we 

 can reserve berths in the car. We will arrive 

 in St. Loui6 the evening of the 0th, where a 

 number of bee-keepers are planning to get 



aboard. From St. Louis the route will b 

 down through Indian Territory. Some have 

 objected to passing through New Orleans, but 

 the special car will not go anywhere near New 

 Orleans. 



Any bee-keepers north and east of Chicago 

 will, no doubt, be glad to be one of the carload 

 that expects to start from here Nov. 6. We 

 will be pleased to do whatever we can to re- 

 serve berths and arrange for a pleasant trip 

 for all who can go on the special car. 



3Ir. Harold Hornor, associate of Wm. 

 A. Selser, the well-known honey-man of Phil- 

 adelphia and New York City, dropped in to 

 see us recently. He was on a Western trip,' 

 visiting honey producers and dealers. The 

 kind of honey they bottle seems to be very 

 scarce. 



The Apiary of J. H. McGuffin, of 



Mart, Tex., is shown on the first page. When 

 sending the photograph, Mr. G. wrote as fol- 

 lows: 



I am interested in bees, and love the work 

 and the " old reliable " American Bee Jour- 

 nal, which is my guide to success. I had 

 only 9 colonies thai had gathered 500 pounds 

 of horsemint honey by June 30, which finds a 



ready 6ale at 12).. cents per pound. I work 

 at my bees noons and on rainy days. 



The picture which I send shows, in addtion 

 to the apiary, my mother, sister, little brother 

 and myself. In the background is our coun- 

 try garden, and heavy timber on a creek. We 

 usually have a honey-flow from cotton the 

 first of July. J. H. McGcffin. 



A Correction.— C. P. Dadant refers to 

 the omission of a word in " No. IS. — Dadant 

 Methods of Honey-Production," as follows: 



" Page 800, middle column, second para- 

 graph, should read, ' Some apiarists hold that 

 goud queen-ceils,' etc. Otherwise I seem to 

 make an absurd statement, for we know that 

 colonies rear queen-cells whenever they are 

 queenless." 



Mr. W. H. Root, of Carroll, Nebr., and 

 part of his apiary are pictured on the first 

 page this week. Mr. R. wrote thus when 

 sending the photograph : 



I enclose a picture of myself and part of my 

 apiary. My real object in the picture was to 

 show the 3-year-old plum tree in full bloom, 

 which was a fair sample of about 100 trees in 

 an adjoining yard or orchard. 



W. H. Root. 



Jlr. C. P. Dadant received a postal card 

 recently from Frank Benton, dated at Agra, 

 British India, Aug. 2. He announced his de- 

 parture for Manila shortly. Agra is at the 

 eastern extremity of Rajpoutana Province, in 

 Central India. Mr. Benton will surely bring 

 back with him very interesting apiarian ex- 

 periences, an account of which we will hope 

 to have the privilege of placing before our 



readers. 



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The Irish Bee Journal recently de- 

 voted a page to the Editor of the American 

 Bee Journal, under the title of " Workers in 

 the Field of Bee-Literature." As an editcr, 

 Mr. Digges evidently appreciates the work on 

 a weekly like the American Bee Journal as 

 few others would, for he says: 



"To prepare and issue every week in the 

 year such a publication as the American Bee 

 Journal, constitutes an amount of work 

 which can admit of few intervals for personal 

 correspondence. ' ' 



Well, there is considerable to do, and so 

 there are practically no vacations for the edi- 

 tor of a weekly bee-paper. However, the 

 work is very pleasant, especially with the 

 faithful and efficient assistants which we are 

 so fortunate to have in and out of our office. 



Not the Honey-Comb Kind 



Stern Lady— " Why don't you lazy hoboes 

 emulate the busy bees'" 



Sandy Pikes — "Ah, lady, we do emulate 

 the busy bees." 



Stern Lady — " In what way, pray I" 



Sandy Pikes—" Why, ain't we always fill- 

 ing cells?" — Chicago Daily News. 



The Ohio Farmer, one of the leading 

 weekly farm papers of this country, we 

 offer in connection with the American Bee 

 Journal, both for one year, for $1.35. A sam- 

 ple copy of the Ohio Farmer may be had by 

 sending the request to Cleveland, Ohio. All 

 orders for subscriptions on this combination 

 rate of $1.35 for the two should be mailed to 

 the office of the American Bee Journal. 



