H1()(;HAPII1K8 of noted r.KK-KEEPEIlS. 



thus had leisure to gratify his taste tor bees, aurt 

 commenced with two colonies in Lang-stroth hives. 

 Afterward he esralilished a much larger store, 

 became iirofita1il>- interested in railroads and other 

 matters, but still I'oiiiul time to give attention to 

 bees, until his two colonies became several apiaries. 

 He has built uj) a large trade in extracted honey, 

 and has given great impetus to exhibitions of honey 

 at lairs, especially- in ver.v small i>ackages. 



1). A. JONES. 



Tn 1878 he commenced in a small way to maiuifac- 

 ture supi)lies, ami about six years later l)uilt a large 

 factory. In 18S() the business had grown to such 

 liroportions that a comjiany was chartei'ed, with the 

 title, "The D. A. Jones Co., Limited," and a capital 

 of $40,000. 



The Canadimi Ber Journal, the first dollar weekly 

 in the world, is another child of Mr. Jones, in which 

 he may justly take i)ride. 



Mr. Jones, iu spite of his earnestness and energy, 

 is a very sociable and jovial jierson, always ready to 

 communicate to others the result of his investiga- 

 tions. He is of medium size, rather inclined i" 

 stoutness, and of sandy complexion. He is still 

 active in public affairs, but, better than all, is a 

 prcd'cssing- Christian. 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON. 

 W. Z. Tiulchinson is one of 1h(^ many. Mho, al- 

 though boi-n in the East, have spent in the West all 

 of life that can be remembered. Born in Orleans 

 Co., N. Y., Feb. 17, 18.51, he was taken, four years 

 later, with his father's family, to the dense forests 

 of Genesee Co., Michigan, where his father literally 

 hewed out a farm. W. Z. had the full benefit of 

 pioneer backwoods life; and although hunting-, 

 trapping-, etc., had a lull shai-eof his time, his natu- 

 lal bent was towar 1 machinery. This ()assion for 

 ma(tliiner>- was, as he ad\-anc(>d in his "teens," put 

 to practical use b>- building a turning lathe, and l)e- 

 g-inning- the manufactiire of spiiuiing--wheels and 

 reels. These he continued to make for several 



years, peddling- them out in the surroimding- coim- 

 try. At eig-hteen he began teaching- school winters. 

 While thus "boarding- ai-ound," a copy of King's 

 "Text-Book" fell in his way. Tt was to him a reve- 

 lation. He learned that the owner had about fifty 

 <-olonies of bees down ci'llar, which he was not long- 

 in asking- tosee, and foi- the fii-st time he looked upon 

 a movable-comb hive— the American. The next sea- 

 son, in swarming- time, he visited this friend, and 

 the charms of bee-keeping- appeai-ed greater than 

 those of any other business. Although not really 

 owning- a bee till the lapse of many months, he lic- 

 came then and there in sjnrit a bee-keeper, reading- 

 all he could find on the subject, and visiting- bee- 

 keepers. The introduction of woolen-factories com- 

 pelled him to abandon tin- spinning-wheel ti-ade; 

 an<l one afternoon iu Jiuie, while peddling- out his 

 last lot, he made a sale to a farmer about 16 miles 

 fi-om home; and although it was only about four 

 o'clock, he beg-g-ed to be allowed to stay all nig-ht, 

 urged 'f hereto by the sig-lit of a loug- row of brightly 

 painted hives. This liee-keeper had an only daugh- 

 ter, and the rottder can weave his own romance, 

 upon being- told that the father. Mi-. Clark Simpson, 

 became the father-in-law of Mr. Hutchinson. 



In 1877 he began bee-keei)ing with four colonies, 

 and an excellcut theoretical knowledg-e of the busi- 

 ness. Ml-. H. has ncvei- kept a very larg:e number of 

 colonies, but has made a comfortable living- b.>' tlie 

 sale of comb honej'. In 1887 he removed fi-oni Kog- 

 ersville to Flint, Mich., where he estalilished the 

 Bee-Keepeif!' Rrview, which fills a place not pi-e\ions- 

 ly occupied, and is edited with the ability that 

 might be expected from one who has been so lavor- 

 abl.^• known through his many articles (julilishcd in 

 the bee-Joinnals and other pajicrs. 



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Ill aiipearance, .Mr. II. might iiiorc 

 en for .-I professional man than lor a 

 keeper. Tall, straight as an arrow, 

 keis, and rather dark complexion, 

 conspicuous flg-ure at the gal licrings < 

 where he is always in othce. whethei 

 be local or iia1it)iial. 



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