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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Xlie Honey Kxliil)i*s at tlie Fair 



are now nearly all in place. We were there 

 on Saturday, Aug. 19th, and Bro. Cutting 

 expected to have the Michigan exhibit com- 

 pleted in another week. 



Bros. Stone and Hambaugh were putting 

 the Illinois honey into their four large 

 cases, and Mr. Hill had the Indiana honey 

 all in, including a fine display of bottled 

 "Honey -Dew," a Russian temperance 

 drink made from honey. A fuller de.scrip- 

 tion of this healthful honey-drink will be 

 given next week. 



Mr. Pringle, who has charge of the On- 

 tario exhibit, had gone home to arrange 

 for bringing on more honey soon for their 

 already nice and large exhibit. 



We noticed quite an increase in the num- 

 ber of visitors in the apiarian department, 

 over what it was a month or so ago. About 

 150,000 people a day are now on the Fair 

 grounds, and likely this large number will 

 increase wonderfully from now on. It is a 

 great Fair, and everybody who can possi- 

 bly do so should see it. 



3Ir. Cliarles ^Vliite, of Nebraska, 

 familiarly known as ''Buckskin Charlie," 

 has been at the World's Fair the past two 

 or three weeks. He not only has several 

 small nuclei of large and beautiful bees on 

 exhibition, but also a combined section- 

 folder and foundation-fastener which he 

 invented. It is perhaps the most complete, 

 rapid and accurate machine yet brought 

 out for the purpose of securely folding the 

 section and fastening in it the foundation 

 at the same time, and all with two motions 

 of the foot. Full sheets, or simply starters 

 of foundation, can be put into the sections 

 with this machine. Mr. White is a good- 

 hearted, generous bee-man, and takes much 

 pleasure in showing his bees and machine 

 to all visitors. 



Rforlli Aiiieri«-ai( Convention.— 



We have received the following announce- 

 ment from Secretary Benton : 



COLUMBIAN MEETING OF THE BEE-KEEPERS OF 

 NOKTH AMERICA. 



The North American Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will hold its 24th annual convention 

 on Oct. 11, 12 and 13, 1S'J3, iu Chicago, Ills. 



PLACE OF MEETING. 



A hall for the use of the Convention has 

 been secured in the " Louisiana Hotel," at 



the corner of 71st street and Avenue B, only 

 a few minutes walk from the south en- 

 trance to the World's Columbian Exposi- 

 tion. This hall is large, well-lighted, and 

 in a quiet place. 



HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS. 



The " Louisiana Hotel " itself will furnish 

 comfortable accommodations to members 

 at very moderate prices. For a small room 

 two persons pay daily 75 cents each. Larger 

 rooms occupied by two, at $1.00 per person. 

 Four persons occupying a room having two 

 beds will pay 50 cents each. Meals can be 

 obtained in the hotel at reasonable rates, 

 or at numerous restaurants in the vicinity. 

 It is best to engage rooms by letter before- 

 hand. 



The proprietors of the " Louisiana Hotel'' 

 give us the use of the hall free, expecting 

 that all the members, so far as possible, 

 will take rooms with them, and as the 

 prices are moderate, and rooms are neat 

 and convenient, it is but just for all who 

 can well arrange to stop there to do so. For 

 this purpose, address. Manager " Louisiana 

 Hotel," corner 71st Street and Avenue B, 

 Chicago, Ills., stating what priced room is 

 wanted. 



RAILWAY TICKETS AND BAGGAGE. 



Most of the railways ticket to the Exposi- 

 tion Depot, near which the " Louisiana 

 Hotel " is located, and baggage should be 

 checked to that station, thus avoiding ex- 

 tra charges, as it is about seven miles from 

 the city stations to the World's Fair 

 Grounds. Information as to rates of 

 travel, the time tickets are good, etc., can 

 be obtained of all local ticket agents. From 

 many points — especially from cities having 

 numerous competing lines — excursions will 

 be starting which will permit those who 

 can take advantage of them to go and re- 

 turn at the usual rate for one fare, if not 

 less than that. 



PROGRAMME AND ATTENDANCE. 



The programme, of which further notice 

 will be given, consists of interesting essays 

 by well known specialists, and discussions 

 of topics whicli will interest honey-pro- 

 ducers, queen-breeders, manufacturers of 

 apiarian supplies, publishers and editors of 

 bee-literature, and dealers in honey and 

 wax. 



Viewing the various foreign and home 

 exhibits in apiculture at the World's Fair, 

 will form an attractive and instructive 

 feature of the meeting, and the number of 

 apiarists widely known here and abroad, 

 who will be present and take part in the 

 proceedings, is of itself a guaranty that 

 this will be a highly interesting and enthu- 

 siastic meeting. 



Counting, therefore, upon a large attend- 

 ance, the Executive Committee of the 

 society has made arrangements accordingly. 

 Let every State in the Union send the 

 strongest possible delegation, and let every 

 branch of our industry be represented at 

 this great Columbian gathering. No other 

 occasion is likely to occur in our generation 

 when so much of interest can be seen and 



