1905 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



439 



with a young man who occupied the seat with me. As 

 we became somewhat acquainted, 1 told him of the ob- 

 ject of my trip to Chicago, going somewhat into detail. 

 In reply he said, in substance: "At our home we are 

 fond of biscuits and pancakes, with honey or maple syr- 

 up. We send down to Vermont, to an acquaintance, to 

 get the maple syrup, as that is the only way we can feel 

 certain we are getting the pure article. We don't buy 

 honey vei-y often, because, while I had never heard how 

 the story started, as you explain it, I had been led to 

 believe that a good share, even of comb honey, was 

 manufactured stuff (mostly paraffine and glucose) and I 

 didn't care to eat it. I am very glad to have met you, 

 and to have it proved to me so conclusively that I can 

 eat comb honey, and feel that it is the genuine article." 



Friends, there are millions of men and women just 

 exactly like my chance acquaintance, and, in the lan- 

 guage of the street, it is " up to us " to convince them of 

 the error of their belief. If we could induce one million 

 of them to step into the groceries to-morrow, and each 

 buy one pound of honey, what do you suppose would 

 happen ? 



This is the work for us to do, and it is the most im- 

 portant work that has been taken up in our line in many 

 a long year. Every other industry is pushing its prod- 

 ucts upon the markets by every means imaginable; are 

 we to sit supinely down and let ignorance, misrepresen- 

 tation, and business enterprise push our product off 

 the earth? See how new and unknown things are 

 pushed to the front by the force of advertising; let us 

 not lag behind, but use this new force in modern busi- 

 ness— adt'erimns'— to push our delicious product into 

 the position it so richly deserves. 



Just a parting word: Don't wait to " see how it is go- 

 ing to turn out." If others are putting in their time 

 and money for the good of the cause— to accomplish 

 something that will help you— meet them half way, 

 join hands with them, do it promptly, and success is as- 

 sured. 



Flint, Mich. W. Z. Hutchinson, Sec'y. 



Address all business correspondence, membership 

 dues, etc., to the Manager, George W. York, 334 Dear- 

 born St., Chicago, 111. 



Already the following are entered on the Manager's 

 Membrship Book as having paid their first year's dues : 



Dr. C. C. Miller .'. $ 10 00 



George W. York 25 00 



Geo. C. Lewis (for G. B. Lewis Co ) 210 00 



H. M. Arnd (for York Honey and Bee Sup- 

 ply Co.) 15 00 



E. Whitcomb 1 00 



Arthur L. Boyden (for The A. I. Root Co.) 610 00 



E. Kretchmer (for Kretchmer Mfg. Co.) 50 00 



W. Z. Hutchinson 13 00 



C. P. Dadant (for Dadant & Sons) 70 00 



Griggs Bros 11 00 



F. A. Salisbury 30 00 



A. D. Hopps 2 00 



Wm. A. Selser 10 00 



Gus. Dittmer 22 00 



J. A. Green 10 00 



C. A. Hatch 10 00 



Robert A. Holekamp 6 00 



J. C. Davis 5 00 



John Nebel & Son Supply Co 18 00 



Walter S. Pouder 24 00 



J. B. Mason 12 00 



A. Mottaz 2 00 



W. T. Falconer Mfg. Co 30 00 



Alvin Long 1 00 



W. B. Moore 5 00 



The National Bee-Keepers' 

 Association. 



Objects of The Association. 



To promote and protect the interests of its members. 

 To prevent the adulteration of honey. 



Annual Membership, $1.00. 



Send dues to the Treasurer. 



Officers: 



J. U. Harris, Grand Junction, Col., President, 



C. P. DAD.4NT, Hamiliou, 111 , Vice-president. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Michigan. Secretary. 



N. E. France, Platteville, Wis., Gen. Mgr. and Treas. 



Board of Directors : 



E. Whitcomb, Friend Nebraska. 

 R. L. Taylor, I,,apeer, Mich. 

 W. A. Selser, 10 Vine St., Philadelphia. Pa. 

 R. C. Aikin, Loveland, Colorado. 

 P H. Elvi^ood. Starkville, N. Y. 

 Udo ToEPPERWEiN, San Antonio, Texas. 

 G. M. DooLiTTLE, Borodino, N. Y. 

 • W. F. Marks. Chapinville, N. Y. 

 J M. Hambaugh. Escondido, Cal. 

 C. A. Hatch, Richland Center, Wis. 

 C. C. Miller. Marengo. Illinois. 

 Wm. McEvov, Woodstock, Ont. 



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