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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Sept. 1. 



was necessary to follow it up immediately. 

 We have obtained quite an advantage already 

 in a little preliminary fight against the adul- 

 terators in Chicago. Let us iollow it up in a 

 good substantial manner. 



HONEY NOT ADVANCING, AND WHY. 



Honey is beginning to find its way into the 

 markets. Prices are not " bearing up " as we 

 hoped ; and the reason is, commission houses 

 and honey-buyers, many of them, are offering 

 little if any better prices than ruled in 1897, 

 when there was a large supply of honey. 

 But one, two, or three houses can't advance 

 unless all do. As I pointed out in our last 

 issue, when prices are moving upward on 

 every thing else there should be a correspond- 

 ing rise on honey; and if our commission men 

 can give us a little substantial support we may 

 look for an improvement in general prices. 

 In the mean time, bee-keepers should send 

 only to reliable firms. It is the irresponsible 

 cheap Johns — inexperienced, unknown con- 

 cerns — that move off the honey at any price 

 for the sake of making it move quick. It is 

 also the firms who are responsible, but who 

 do not make a specialty of honey, and dislike 

 to handle it any way, and because of that dis- 

 like sell the "messy stuff " at any figure, " to 

 get rid of it," that help to " bear down " the 

 market. 



The big convention in Philadelphia, 

 SEPT. 5, 6, 7. 



The United States Bee-keepers' Association 

 will hold its convention in Franklin Institute, 

 15 South Seventh St., between Market and 

 Chestnut Sts. An excellent program has been 

 prepared; and in view of the very low railroad 

 rates guaranteed to the G. A. R., there is no 

 doubt there will be a large attendance. 

 Gleanings will be represented by two of the 

 Roots — A. I. and E. R. The latter expect 

 to leave Cleveland on the 4th for Philadelphia, 

 probably taking an afternoon train. We are ar- 

 anging for W. Z. Hutchinson to meet us at that 

 point so we can travel together to the big con- 

 vention. As also observed in Pickings, the ed- 

 itor of the American Bee Journal and Dr. C. 

 C. Miller will also go, besides hosts of other 

 bee-keepers of national reputation. 



One of the important problems to be tackled 

 is the adulteration evil ; and there should be 

 a large attendance as well as a large enroll- 

 ment, for it ta"kes dollars to hire lawyers and 

 fight adulteration. Now that the Association 

 has begun to make the mixers in that great 

 city of Chicago " quake in their boots," it is 

 time to follow up our advantage, and that 

 right speedily. The only bar in the way will 

 be the question of money. It will take only a 

 dollar from each member, and that dollar will 

 secure to that member various privileges be- 

 sides the protection it affords against the mix- 

 ers of glucose. It must not be understood 

 that a few members are going to fight all the 

 battles, for they simply can not. Unless bee- 

 keepers generally take hold, very little will be 

 accomplished. 



The great generals of the war realized that 

 when, having secured a slight advantage, it 



"THAT GOOD CATCH," AND WHO SECURED 

 THE FMtST PRIZE. 



WE received quite a number of photos and 

 one wash-drawing, showing a young lady 

 holding a swarm of bees just as she is about to 

 hive them. After all the entries were closed, 

 Aug. 15, there came another photo from an- 

 other party, J. O. Sheman, that might have 

 secured the first position ; but in fairness to 

 the other contestants the prize had to be 

 awarded to one of the number who sent pic- 

 tures before the date named. W. Z. Hutchin- 

 son has secured the first prize, §10.00, and his 

 picture, accordingly, will appear in the front- 

 ispiece of the ABC book. The second prizes 

 we have as yet hardly decided to whom they 

 shall be given. There are several good ones 

 in the lot, and we shall give to perhaps two or 

 three of them S5.00, thus placing them all on 

 a level so far as merit is concerned. One and 

 perhaps tw T o of them will be used to adorn the 

 Uoney-leaflet that we expect to get out, show- 

 ing the industry from A to Z, and in such 

 form that the average consumer can take in at 

 a glance just how honest honey is produced, 

 and how it is finally landed on the market. 



These " good catch " pictures will be shown 

 in Gleanings in due course of time, and I 

 think our readers will all agree with me that 

 the daughters of bee-keepers are exceptionally 

 good-looking. I do not know the names of 

 more than one of them, at least, and that one, 

 of course, will not be given. 



VICTORY THROUGH DEFEAT ; HOW THE ASSO- 

 CIATION HAS SCARED THE ADULTER- 

 ATORS IN CHICAGO. 



When the U. S. B. K. A. met at Omaha 

 last, the executive officers of the Association 

 held a conference to determine upon a policy 

 to be pursued with reference to adulteration. 

 The result of the conference was that General 

 Manager Secor was instructed to proceed 

 against the glucose-mixers in such manner 

 and such place as he deemed best. Nothing 

 was said about the matter at the time in the 

 bee-journals, as it seemed wise to keep it quiet 

 till such time as actual suits were begun, 

 arrests made, and convictions or acquittals 

 secured. 



As will be seen, the Association commenced 

 operations in that hotbed of adulteration, 

 Chicago ; and although we have met with 

 temporary defeat, that defeat seems to be 

 really a victory. Here is what is said in the 

 American Bee Journal, an advance proof of 

 which was kindly furnished me by the editor : 



It will be news to practically all of our readers when 

 we announce that an attempt was made awhile ago 

 to stop the sale of adulterated honey in this city. 



The latter part of last April, upon receipt of instruc- 

 tions from the United States Bee-keepers' Association 

 to go ahead in the honey-adulteration cases. Attorney 

 Herman F. Moore (who was employed by the Associ- 

 ation) and the editor of the American Bee Journal 



