1881 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



569 



my order, and desired to pny me the amount of ex- 

 penses to his place and return, which was refused 

 by me. 1 returned to my home amply repaid for the 

 trouble and expense I had experienced, satisfied 

 that Messrs. Burch & Co. were being unjustly criti- 

 cised by you, especially when I was informed the 

 same explanation had been made to you that was 

 made to me. Let any m-ui read Mr. B.'s letter in 

 September (i meanings as an explanation for any 

 delay in tillinf? orders; and if he has any charity for 

 his fellow-man ho will condemn every word you ut- 

 ter in your remarks at the close of his letter, and as 

 cheerfully aoi^rove every word in the letter of Hon. 

 James Heddon, contained in the same number. Mr. 

 Heddon very ably g'ives just the reason why Mr. 

 Burch has failed to please us all this year when he 

 says, "Without g-reat caution, as well as good .iiida:- 

 ment. one is very apt to far overestimate his ability 

 to fill all these odd-sized and complicated orders 

 with promptness." This letter of Brother Heddon's, 

 followed by Mr. B.'s own explanation, should satisfy 

 all: It would my own mind had I never visited the 

 apiary of Mr. B. 



In conclusion, permit me to state what I believe 

 and honestly believe. First, Mr. B. will make good 

 every dollar sent him, if let alone. No one will lose 

 his money. I believe further, that the unwarranted 

 pains taken by yourself, and Newman, of Chicago, 

 to catch at every thing, and by reason of the posi- 

 tion you both enjoy in controlling a printing-press 

 to scatter broadcast throughout this land statements 

 that vou both should feel ashamed to utter against 

 a fellow-cr(^ature in consequence of circumstances 

 from which he is unable to extricate himselfjprompt- 

 ly, will redound to your own injury and to his credit. 

 i know three men, prominpnt in their respective lo- 

 calities, one of them residing in New York, who re- 

 cently informed me that the course taken by you 

 two men in trying to drive to the wall Mr. Burchhad 

 convinced them that he was a man who xhouJd and 

 ivoidd he sustained. I indorse their conclusions. 

 When you ask yovir readers to indorse the slur cast 

 at Mr. B. in the Sfntiuel, published at South Haven, 

 as being the sentimentof hisown townsmen, you are 

 asking more than yon are entitled to. Men of un- 

 approachable character; men of honor and position; 

 the best men in South Haven; men who have 

 known him longei' than this diminutive sheet has 

 had existence, will contradict this statement, and 

 tell you it is false. Such a course taken by a man of 

 your pretensions, sooner or later becomes obnox- 

 ious to the masses. I can not believe you are prac- 

 ticing what you are constantly preaching. 



Mr. Burch has filled orders from this and adjoin- 

 ing counties throughout the season, and the best of 

 satisfaction has been given. On orders he could not 

 till at once, he has offered to return the money, and 

 in some cases parties have recalled the money, 

 which was retvn-ned promptly. 



H. A. Burch & Co. know noching of my wish to ex- 

 press myself in their behalf; they have never re- 

 quested ray assistance in any way, shape, or man- 

 ner: but I desire that you should know, and every 

 reader of your publication as well, that, unsolieted, 

 I stand ready to help them; not by vainly offering 

 to make good any one who may be defrauded by dis- 

 honest advertisers, but by speaking the simple 

 truth every time; and should they need it, I am 

 ready to loan them money sufficient to make all 

 the amends necessary. David E. Rose. 



Grand Haven, Mich., Oct. 3, 1881. 



I am sure we are all very glad indeed to 

 get the above t'avoraljle report in regard to 

 Mr. Burch, and we can freely overlook the 

 mistaken opinion friend Hose has in regard 

 to the bee journals, after reading his con- 

 cluding sentence. A friend in need Is a 

 friend indeed, and Mr. Hose promises to be 

 a friend to us all. As many words seem 

 only to engender strife, shall we not now 

 have deeds instead? 



The following have come in since our last: 



1 have written Burch & Co. several times for my 

 $6.6.5. Their reply Oct. 6th was, " Will do so when we 

 can; but the action of the bee journals has made it 

 impossible for the present." G.K. Hubbard, 



LaGrange, Ind., Oct. 16, 1881. 



I have received now my 3 queens from Burch & 

 Co. I sent him the money in April. 



H. M. Mover. 

 Hill Church, Berks Co., Pa., Sept. 24, 1881. 



The queen I ordered of Mr. Burch last May was 

 received the 8th inst., which makes Mr. B. and ray- 

 self square. a. M. Sawdey. 



Poolville, N. Y., Oct. I'J, 1881. 



! RECENT ADDITIONSs CHANGES, AND IM- 

 ' PROVEMENTS, IN OUR COUNTER STORE. 



Now, after all our talk about green corn, during 

 I the past months, no one has as yet reported having 

 I any for sale. We sold all ours while in the green 

 i state, on the ear, except stnne of the choicest saved 

 ; for seed. Who has any dried or evaporated Mam- 

 I moth sweet corn (such as we sold the seed of), for 



sale now? and what is the price? I should be glad 



to purchase some. 



THE WATERBURY W.VTCHES. 



One of the firm of the Waterbury Watch Co. has 

 just paid us a visit. Their new factory, which has just 

 been finished at a cost of $300,000, is now turning out 

 500 watches per day, and can, if need be, increase 

 the number to 1000. Up to date, 150,000 have been 

 sold. The first watch was sold the 22d of Dec, 1879. 

 They were burned out the following April, so that 

 for several months no work was done at all. After 

 the tire they worked in quarters much cramped for 

 room, until last May. They employ about 200 

 hands now, a great part of them females. Their 

 new factory will, however, admit of 400. After this 

 reaches our friends, we shall be prepared to send 

 out only the new improved cases, which are plain 

 and smooth, as shown in the cut below, nickel all 

 through, and will therefore never show brass like the 

 old ones. 



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IMPROVED WATERBURY W.VTCH. 



They are, also, all packed in a beautiful silk-lined 

 mailing-case. Notwithstanding all thei=e and some 

 other great improvements, the price will still be the 

 same. We have made an especial arrangement to 

 get these waiches for our subscribers, and can now 

 give, as a premium, a watch to every one who sends 

 us five subscribers at $1.00 each, or we will send 

 Gle.vnings for one year, and a watch, to every one 

 who sends us $4.00. If you have already sent us a 

 dollar for Gleanings for 188;^, asking for no other 

 premium, you can have the watch for an even $3.00. 

 Remember to send I8c for postage, packing and reg- 

 istering. It has been quite a problem to mail watch- 

 es safely, but we can do it now almost every time. 



