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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



The Bee-Keepers' Union has 



done grand work for the pursuit of bee- 

 keeping. Mrs. L. Harrison, in the 

 Orange Judd Farmer, said this about the 

 Union a short time since : 



The Bee-Keepers' Union has done 

 much to cause our industry to be re- 

 spected and placed upon a firm founda- 

 tion. It has taught evil disposed per- 

 sons and corporations that the produc- 

 tion of honey is. a legitimate business. 

 Its able Manager, Mr. Thomas G. New- 

 man, of Chicago, is always on the watch- 

 tower, scanning the horizon, and on the 

 least appearance of danger is on the 

 alert with well-directed guns. He has 

 caused the enemy to retract and apolo- 

 gize for malicious statements.. 



It pays to be counted among the de- 

 fenders of the industry of bee-keeping. 

 Are you a member of the "noble band ?" 

 If not, send the $1.00 membership fee 

 to the General Manager — Thomas G. 

 Newman, 147 S. Western Ave., Chicago, 

 Ills. He will enroll your name and send 

 you a membership receipt. 



Portraits of Bee-Keepers. - 



Beginning with Jan. 1, 1893, we are 

 arranging to publish a biographical 

 sketch with portrait, of some prominent 

 bee-keeper, in every issue of the Bee 

 Journal, for the ensuing year. This 

 will make it a veritable historical album, 

 besides containing everything of interest 

 relating to the pursuit of bee-keeping. 

 The old American Bee Journal for 

 1893 promises to be more attractive 

 and valuable than ever. Send us your 

 subscription now, so that you may be 

 sure to have the very first number of 

 the new year. 



The Second Volume of the 



American Bee-Keeper is completed with 

 the December number. It says that 

 though from a financial point of view 

 their venture has been satisfactory, they 

 "hope that none will conclude that be- 

 cause of this they can surely make a 

 'pot o' money ' by publishing a bee-paper. 

 The chances are, they will have to meet 



only with a miserable failure ; at least 

 this has been the result of numerous 

 trials in the past." Too true. 



What is more needed than new bee- 

 papers, is a more extended patronage of 

 the best of the present publications, so 

 that they may be better able to advance 

 the interests of the pursuit. However, 

 we have no reason to complain, judging 

 from the way our list is being lengthen- 

 ed, especially since bee-keepers have 

 just passed through several exceed- 

 ingly poor honey seasons. 



We are indeed thankful for the hearty 

 endorsement our efforts are constantly 

 receiving, in the various expressions 

 brought to us by nearly every mail. 



We wish, right here, to thus publicly 

 acknowledge our appreciation of the 

 many kind things said of the Bee Jour- 

 nal and its work, by those who are now 

 renewing their subscriptions for another 

 year, and also for the many fraternal 

 references we have received through all 

 of our valued apiarian exchange papers. 



Seven Carloads of bee-supplies 

 for 1893 represent the orders which 

 our friend A. I. Root had on hand Dec. 

 1st. That's a pretty big start for next 

 season, but not more than could be ex- 

 pected when it is known that he has 

 branch houses, or representatives, to 

 handle his goods in nearly a dozen dif- 

 ferent parts of the country. It only 

 shows what square dealing may accom- 

 plish, and what energy and the applica- 

 tion of correct business principles will 

 result in. 



We believe that there are more honest 

 dealers in bee-keepers' supplies, in pro- 

 portion to the number thus engaged, 

 than in any other industry of like ex- 

 tent. "Crooked" folks don't seem to 

 have much to do with bees or their re- 

 quirements, though there are some who 

 are wicked enough to tamper with the 

 honey product in marketing it. 



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