1905 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



907 



different from the article produced in the Central and 

 Eastern States as the fruits of that State are different 

 from those in New England. In the same way, the 

 honey from Texas differs very widely from that pro- 

 duced in Ohio, or honey from Florida from that in 

 Texas. Some honeys, like that from buckwheat, are 

 very dark; others are not only dark but ill flavored, and 

 should never be sent to market, but be sold to the baker 

 or fed back to the bees for rearing young bees. 



Two-thirds of the States in the Union have pure-food 

 laws; and one may rest assured that in all the States 

 where such laws are in force, both honey in the comb 

 and in the liquid condition, generally called " extract- 

 ed." is and must be the genuine product of the hive. 



The oft-repeated misstatements about adulterated 

 honey and manufactured comb honey in the newspapers 

 and magazines has made it necessary for The Honey- 

 producers' League to put out this statement, for the 

 reason that the general public has come to believe that 

 a large part of the honey on the market is adulterated 

 or manufactured. If the dealer will join with the bee- 

 keeper in helping correct these monstrous lies, it will 

 materially increase his sales of both comb and liquid 

 honey. The Honey-producers' League. 



George W. York, Manager, Chicago, 111. 



Dr. C. C. Miller, President, Marengo, 111. 



George C Lewis, Vice-pres., Watertown, Wis. 

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



A- L. Boyden, Treas., Medina, Ohio. 



N. 'B.—Do not store comb honey in a refrigerator, cold 

 storage, or cellar. These are the very worst places you 

 can put it. It should always be put in the warmest and 

 dryest room you have. It is advisable to keep liquid or 

 extracted honey in the same warm dry place. 



If the Honey-producers' League had never 

 done any more than to get the manufactur- 

 ers to assume the cost of the printing of a 

 circular of this kind it would have fully 

 served the purpose of its organization. These 

 leaflets will go to the very fountain head of 

 the comb-honey lies— namely, the grocer and 

 his smart clerk, who have often repeated 

 the story about manufactured comb honey, 

 and are keeping it alive. But these same 

 smart chaps have always some real honey 

 for sale. Bee-keepers all over the country, 

 if not already supplied with these circulars 

 for shipping-cases, should send to Manager 

 York for some. They will be supplied by 

 him at the rate of 50 for 10 cts., postpaid. 



NOMINATIONS FOR THE NEXT ELECTION OF 

 OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL BEE- 

 KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION. 



The following, just received from General 

 Manager N. E. France, will explain itself: 



The following terms of ofl!ice expire Jan. 1, 1906: Pres- 

 ident, J. U. Harris; Vice-president, C. P. Dadant: Sec- 

 retary, W. Z. Hutchinson: General Manager and Trea- 

 surer, N. E. France; Directors, J. M. Hambaugh, C. A. 

 Hatch, Dr. C. C. Miller. All members arc requested to 

 send me on postal or by letter by Sept. 20 their nomina- 

 tions for above oflices. The two receiving the highest 

 number of votes for each office will be considered the 

 candidates to be voted for at the November election. 



Platteville, Wis., Aug. 22 N. E. France. 



The Review, in commenting on this, calls 

 attention to the fact that we have been in 

 the habit of giving the President two terms 

 and then passing the honor to somebody 

 else— usually the Vice-president. The pres- 

 ent incumbent, Mr. Harris, having had two 

 terms, he suggests for President the pres- 

 ent Vice-president, Mr. C. P. Dadant, of 

 Hamilton, Illinois. More than any other 

 bee-keeper in this country, perhaps, he is 

 a representative of the bee-keeping indus- 

 try of two continents. The name ' ' Da- 

 dant " in nearly all of Europe is emblazoned 

 out strong on the apicultural horizon. That 



the same name enjoys no less the confidence 

 and esteem of the bee-keepers on this side 

 of the big pond is equally true. 



Elsewhere in this issue Mr. J. A. Green 

 nominates Mr. O. L. Hershiser, of Buffalo, 

 N. Y. As he is a lawyer by profession he 

 would, of course, make a good presiding of- 

 ficer. He is a practical bee-keeper, owning 

 and operating several hundred cblonies. In 

 the work of the National he has always tak- 

 en a leading and active part. Both men are 

 worthy of consideration. 



As a candidate for Vice-president, Mr. G. 

 E. Hilton, of Fremont, Mich., a bee-keeper 

 of many years' experience, and a parliamen- 

 tarian of the first order, is mentioned. 



As Secretary to succeed himself, our broth- 

 er suggests Mr. J. A. Green, of Colorado, so 

 well and favorably known to our readers. 



As to the General Manager, Mr. N. E. 

 France, Mr. Hutchinson doubts if we could 

 ever secure a better one than the present 

 incumbent, and I believe the great majority 

 of the members share that opinion. 



While it has been the custom to pass 

 around the honor of the other offices, yet as 

 a matter of fact there are very few who are 

 both available and at the same time fitted 

 to fill so important an office; and when we 

 have a good man it possibly might be well 

 to hang on to him. Still, as a possible oppo- 

 sition candidate, Mr. Hutchinson would sug- 

 gest the name of Mr. Frank Rauchfuss, of 

 Denver, Col. He would be peculiarly well 

 fitted for the position; but knowing him as 

 I do, and believing that he is already over- 

 worked in his present position as Manager 

 of the Colorado Honey-producers' Associa- 

 tion, I doubt if he could be prevailed on to 

 accept the office. 



As a successor to Mr. J. M. Hambaugh, as 

 Director for California, Mr. Hutchinson sug- 

 gests the name of Mr. M, H. Mendleson, 

 one of the most extensive bee-keepers in 

 California. 



For Director for Wisconsin, to succeed C. 

 A. Hatch, he would suggest another equally 

 prominent Wisconsin bee-keeper, Mr. Frank- 

 lin Wilcox, of Mauston. 



To succeed Dr. C. C. Miller, in Illinois, he 

 names M. M. Baldridge, of St. Charles. 



There you have the whole lay-out; and 

 while, as Mr. Hutchinson says, some may 

 differ regarding the merits or choice of pos- 

 sible candidates, he feels that nominations 

 ought to be made by some one who knows 

 the men. Without some discussion the mem- 

 bers themselves might be at a loss as to 

 who are available or well fitted for the posi- 

 tions mentioned. There is nothing to pre- 

 vent other nominations being made. In en- 

 dorsing these names Gleanings has no de- 

 sire to "run" the Association, but believes 

 that the "slate" suggested is well worthy 

 of consideration. On the other hand, there 

 may be some old officers who should be re- 

 tained. 



N. B.— On reading the foregoing, one 

 might surmise that the Review and Glean- 

 ings editors had had their heads together, 

 but such is not the case. 



