AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



745 



Xlie IVIicliigan Honey Exhibit at 



the World's Fair, as we have before stated 

 in the Bee Journal, was in charge of that 

 incessantly hard worker and enthusiastic 

 bee-man, Bro. H. D. Cutting. To him, 

 more than to any other, we believe, does 

 Michigan owe a big debt for the great suc- 

 cess of her tasty and splendid apiarian ex- 

 hibit, a picture of which we present here- 

 with. 



The bee and honey industry of Michigan 

 is an important industry— much larger than 



Michigan Honey Exhibit at World's Fair. 



in many other States. The State World's 

 Fair Commission recognized in it an im- 

 portant factor, but were unable to grant 

 any money to make a creditable display, 

 owing to the demands of the many other 

 important industries, of which Michigan is 

 so justly celebrated. The Legislature 

 granted >$1 00, 000 for the entire State dis- 

 play; at the next session an additional 

 $25,000 Xwas granted, and out of this last 

 amount)! §500 was appropriated for the 

 honey exhibit. This was in June, 1893, and 

 until that time nothing had been done to 

 secure an exhibit, as it was understood that 



no money would be appropriated for the 

 exhibition of bees and honey. 



Mr. H. D. Cutting had been appointed to 

 naake all necessary arrangements for this 

 display, but coming at such a late date, any 

 one else would have given up in despair- 

 but not he. 



Knowing too well the importance of im- 

 mediate action, and the necessary require- 

 ments of a successful exhibit, he went into 

 it with the determination to put up an ex- 

 hibit worthy of Michigan. So in July, Mr. 

 Cutting gave up a lucrative position, and 

 donated his entire time to making a success 

 of "Michigan's Honey Exhibit;'' andhe is 

 quite willing to leave it to others to say 

 whether it was a success or not. 



There was no money to buy the honey to 

 place on exhibition. Then it was that the 

 honey-producers of the State came to Mr. 

 Cutting's rescue, and loaned the honey that 

 comprised that truly beautiful display. 



Mr. Byron Walker, of Evart, sent over 

 1,200 pounds of beautiful extracted clover 

 honey, and which justly received an award. 



Mr. D. G. Edmiston, of Adrian, sent over 

 300 pounds of extra-heavy body extracted 

 clover honey which also received an 

 award. 



Messrs. J. H. & A. L. Boyden, of Saline, 

 sent about 100 pounds of the 1892 crop, light 

 and dark honey, but as the exhibit was put 

 up in August, this was too late to pass 

 judgment, but it was a great help to beau- 

 tify an exhibit of comb honey sent by Hon. 

 Geo. E. Hilton. 



Mr. Walter Harmer, of Manistee, sent 

 120 pounds of extracted honey. 



Mr. M. H. Hunt, of Bell Branch, sent a 

 beautiful exhibit of beeswax ; also samples 

 of comb foundation and extracted honey. 

 This foundation received an award. 



Hon. R. L. Taylor, of Lapeer, sent 520 

 pounds of comb honey, which received an 

 award. This exhibit of comb honey was, 

 we believe, acknowledged by all exhibitors 

 present, as the finest lot on exhibition. 



Hon. Geo. E. Hilton, of Fremont, with 

 his usual liberality, sent over 1,000 pounds 

 of comb honey. This honey was in 48, 34, 

 and 12 pound shipping-cases, painted a dark 

 blue, and every section had Mr. Hilton's 

 card attached, adding to its appearance. 



Mr. Thos. F. Bingham, of Abronia, sent 

 a fine collection of his bee-smokers and 

 honey-knives, which received an award. 



Mr. H. D. Cutting, of Tecumseh, had on 



