Nov. 6, 1902. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Board of Directors. The discussion of it may go on, but 

 the titial action will have to be taken by them. 



Mr. York — I .second ihat motion. 



Dr. Mason — I had thought this would be a pood pl.in, 

 that we refer these resolutions to a committee, and that 

 committee can report to-morrow and make such recommoii- 

 dations as may seem proper. We can hardly tell by hear- 

 ing- it read just what we had better do. Wouldn't that be a 

 good plan, to put such men as Mr.Abbott, and men who can 

 work fast, and think fast, on a committee of three with 

 him ? I move an amendment, that a committee of three be 

 appointed to which those resolutions be referred, and they 

 report to us durinjj the session of this afternoon, makin^j 

 such recommendations as they think proper. 



Mr. Rhodes — I second the motion made by Dr. Mason. 



Mr. Abbott T-I have no objection to the amendment. If 

 I was on that committee I would simply go on about my 

 business and recommend that it be referred to the Board of 

 Directors, where it would have to go. I am a great stickler 

 for us doing anything we can do, but while we are working 

 under a Constitution like we have, I don't see how we could 

 do any more than to recommend that the Board of Directors 

 do so and so, and the presumption is that they know what 

 is best to do. We want to draft a resolution in such shape 

 that these people ought to be taken care of ; I think that is 

 their thought. That is my candid opinion. 



Dr. Mason — I think so, too ; I think we ought to attend 

 to this, and my suggestion was simply to get it in line with 

 what I thought was the best, the same as Mr. Abbott does ; 

 he thinks one way would be best, and I think another. In 

 that way we get our views before you, and if you do what 

 you think is best, that will be satisfactory to him and to me. 



Mr. Ivy — I think the amendment made by Dr. Mason is 

 a good one. This California Association did not go to the 

 Board of Directors ; they have come to this convention, and 

 I think this convention should indorse it and recommend 

 that those people be taken care of. 



There being no further discussion, the President stated 

 the amendment, and on a vote being called for and taken 

 declared the amendment carried. The motion as amended 

 was then put. and, on a vote having been taken, was de- 

 clared carried. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



The election of officers for 1903 was held at this time, 

 and resulted as follows : 



President — W. Z. Hutchinson, of Michigan (re-elected). 

 Vice-President — James U. Harris, of Colorado. 

 Secretary — George W. York, of Illinois. 

 (Continued next week.) 



] Contributed Articles. 



No-Drip Shipping-Cases for Comb Honey. 



BY G. M. DOOLITTLK. 



Question. — Do you use what are called the " no-drip " honey- 

 cases for sending j-our honey to market ! It so. will you please tell 

 ibe readers of the American Bee .lournal how you make the paper 

 trays ; I saw somewhere that I was to lay the paper on top of the 

 case, and then, with a "follower," push it down to the bottom, when 

 the tray would be in place and just as it should be. But after trying, 

 and trying, I can do nothing that way, as in every case I have tried 

 the paper becomes torn more or less, so that it would leak honey, if 

 any dripped down on it. Please tell us all about the little kinks neces- 

 sary in making and using, so that it may be plain even to the novice. 



Answer. — Yes, I use the paper trays and have done so 

 for more than twenty years. I have also, like you, read 

 that all that was necessary to make these trays was to push 

 the paper down to the bottom of the case with a board that 

 would loosely fit the bottom of the case ; and, again, like 

 you, I never could so push one down without tearing the 

 paper, and have often wondered if those who recommended 

 such a procedure had ever tried the same themselves. If so, 

 there was some part of it which has been left out, it seems 

 to me. 



Well, I will try to tell how I make these trays, use them, 

 etc. 



The first thing wanted is the paptr. After testing 



many different kinds I have come to the conclusion that 

 none is equal to that known as " manilla," for this purpose, 

 and that having the glossy finish is the best. This will 

 hold honey a year without wetting or soaking through. 

 Such paper can be bought by the quantity for from five to 

 six cents a pound at the present time, but I u.sed to have to 

 pay from ten to twelve cents. 



The next thing is the cutting to the size you wish, 

 which you can generally get done where you buy the paper. 

 If this is not handy then lay it on a table or bench, and 

 after marking where you wish it cut, lay a saw or square 

 on it where the marks are, and tear the same as you would 

 tear it by a ruler, the back of the saw or square being used 

 in place of the ruler, as it is longer. After a little experi- 

 ence you will be able to tear from six to ten sheets at a time, 

 thus getting along quite rapidly. The paper should be cut 

 from 1'+ to I'j inches larger each way than the bottom of 

 the case you use, so as to turn up nearly U of an inch on all 

 sides. 



Having the paper cut and ready, the next thing needed 

 is a board one inch in thickness, and of a size so it will 

 just nicely slip into the bottom of the case, but not so tight 

 but what you can readily jar it out by turning the case bot- 

 tom side up. Spend some little time on this board, getting 

 it out true and having each and every corner true and sharp, 

 for you will wish to use it for years, or so long as you use 

 the same size sections and cases. If it is made of hard 

 wood the corners will stay sharp longer and the board keep 

 smoother. 



Now lay one sheet of paper on the work table or bench, 

 and place this board in the center of it each way, which will 

 make your paper project about 4 of an inch on all sides of 

 the board. Put your finger under the paper on one side 

 and one end and bring it up next to the edges of the board, 

 rubbing it a little so as to make it fold at the sharp or lower 

 edges of the board, when you will work both hands up to 

 one of the corners which will make the point of the paper 

 stand out in front of the corner. Now fold this point to- 

 ward you, when you have what is known as the "baking- 

 tin " joint, one which will not leak until the paper is full. 



Now do all the other sides and corners the same, fold- 

 ing each corner toward you each time, when you will lift 

 the board out of the tray which has thus been formed, and 

 which will be the exact size on the outside as the inside of 

 the case. 



Now place a case on the table in front of you and be- 

 yond the paper tray, when you will take the tray by the two 

 corners next the case, pressing the baking-tin joints to 

 their places, and slip these joints into the open side of the 

 case next to you, which holds the joints from spreading out 

 or bothering you while you are placing it in the case. Now 

 take the two remaining joints between your thumbs and 

 forefingers, raising the tray a little till it is of the right 

 height, when by a little gentle pushing motion the tray can 

 be readily slipped into its place in the bottom of the case, 

 the joints all coming into place nicely. 



With the hand smooth the paper down on the bottom of 

 the case, when you have something that will not leak un- 

 less the honey is broken badly enough to run over the top. 

 Now should I stop here, I would leave out the part which 

 used to bother me the worst, especially where the case is 

 made so that a certain number of sections fit so they will 

 not shake around any when handled, as all cases should be 

 made. The trouble came when I went to put the middle or 

 last tier of sections in the case. All the others could be 

 placed up against the sides of the tray in such a manner 

 that they would not catch on the paper, but rather come so 

 as to hold it in place ; but when I came to slip down the last 

 sections next to the end of the case, the sections were al- 

 most sure to catch on the upper edge of the tray, and after 

 tearing, carry the paper down to the bottom, which makes 

 things about as bad as did that torn by pushing it down 

 with the follower. 



I studied on this matter for some time, when one day it 

 occurred to me to get a very thin piece of tin. just a little 

 narrower than the thickness of the section, when I placed 

 this strip of tin within an eighth of an inch of the bottom 

 of the case, and bent what stood above over the top of the 

 case, cutting off what came out beyond the end of the case. 

 Now when I came to put in the lasf sections at the back. 

 I hung this strip of tin down in the case over the edge of 

 the tray, which put the tray behind the tin so that the sec- 

 tions could not touch it, when the section was slipped into 

 place, the tin lifted out by the bent-over end, and all done 

 so smoothly and nicely that there was great rest and pleas- 

 ure in it. over the former way. In writing out all the 



