Dec. 1, 1911 



HISTORY 



A few interesting facts concerning the life and growth of the ^MCOH p^a?if. 



In the seventies, William T. Falconer, then a young man. began making 

 hives for neighboring bee-keepers in his father's planing-mill. The Falconer 

 property was then located in what is now Falconer, N. Y., just east of James- 

 town, in Southwestern New York, on the famous Chautauqua Lake. 



At that time the only power used was that from the Chadakoin River, 

 the outlet of Lake Chautauqua. The old original saw-mill in which hives 

 were first made still does good service, but now as a storehouse, the first floor 

 holding three million sections, and the second floor an equal bulk of crated 

 hives, frames, etc., ready for shipment. Another interesting landmark on the 

 property of the W. T. Falconer Mfg. Co. is the first building to be erected in 

 what is now the village of Falconer. 



The superiority of machine-made hives over the home hand work was 

 very apparent, and the trade steadily grew till, in 1879, the first printed cat- 

 alog was issued. Hives made during this early period for the large apiary of 

 Mr. Falconer's father have been in constant use ever since, and are now in 

 good condition in the apiary of the foreman of our hive department, John 

 Jacobson, one of our men who has been with us thirty years. 



During these early days Mr. Falconer began his daj^'s work at five in 

 the morning, ending it at ten or eleven at night to keep up with orders in the 

 rush season. His personal attention and energy have always been put into 

 ever}" detail of the work, and he is still actively engaged every day in direct- 

 ing this large enterprise which his hard labor has built. 



The business thus humbly started has grown, and with it the capacity of 

 the plant. The sawmill outgrown, a second manufacturing building was put 

 up; this enlarged once, twice, a third story added, finally a building erected, 

 doubling the entire floor space, then an addition to the new factory, a large 

 warehouse and so it goes on. Private tracks for lessening haulage expense to 

 and from our yard of two to four million feet of lumber, private freight-loading 

 platforms, and improved machinery of the latest type, have made our plant 

 the best equipped to take care of our ever increasing trade. 



The manufacture of foundation was taken up at an early date, as the 

 demand for this article increased with that for Mr. Falconer's factory-made 

 hives. From the old dipping process of sheeting and lever press we have 

 passed through every stage, always experimenting, always in the lead, till 

 now we manufacture by our own special machinery a superior foundation 

 which the bees accept most readily. 



Mr. Falconer early experimented on the manufacture of sections, and was the first to 

 make polished sections. The process which we now use in section manufacture is far superior 

 to any other, and our special sanders and buflfers are the only ones of this kind used in the 

 world. From the first hive made, stress has been laid on the quality of the produce. On this 

 vital point almost the entire trade has been built. '' Once a customer always a customer " is a 

 phrase very fitting to the business so substantially built up by Mr. Falconer. 



Every customer has been a walking advertisement, constantly increasing 

 the business, till now **)^alC0tl** bee-supplies are sold north, south, east, and 

 west in this country. In foreign lands they are regularly stocked in Mexico, 

 Cuba, Jamaica, Santo Domingo, South America, British Isles, Europe, Africa, 

 Turkey in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaiian Islands. 



Mr. Beekeeper, follow the proven advice of these thousands upon thou- 

 sands of satisfied customers of every land, and use **f^alcon'' goods. 



A RED CATALOG, and name of nearest dealer, upon request. 



W. T. FALCONER MFG. COMPANY, 



Where the good bee-hives come from 

 Factory— Falconer, N. Y. 117 North Jefferson St., Chicago, III. 



