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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



July 15 



provement over the jack-knife. "When the 

 bees swarmed we had to hack awa}' with 

 this ever-present and usually convenient 

 tool, but which, on occasions of this kind, 

 was any thing but convenient or suitable. 



I have been wondering- if it would not be 

 a good thing for those who do not clip the 

 wings of their queens to have a special belt 

 gotten up in which could be fastened a 

 small short saw, a pair of strong pruning- 

 shears, a smoker, a rope, and perhaps 

 some other tool that might be necessary to 

 complete the equipment. 



The majority of bee-keepers believe, and 

 believe rightly, that the only way to handle 

 swarms is to do so by the clipped-wing 

 plan. But something will happen, on ac- 

 count of which they will not get at the job, 

 or perchance some queens will be skipped. 

 In either case a swarm or two is liable to 

 get to the top of a tree, and nothing but 

 climbing after it will bring it to earth 

 again. I have seen the day man^' and 

 many a time when an outfit of tools, with 

 a pair of climbers already hitched to a 

 belt, and ready to strap on, would be worth 

 a good deal. There is nothing like be- 

 ing prepared for an emergency; and when 

 one is a hurry, the more convenient and 

 handy his tools are, the more effective will 

 be the work. 



the los angeles convention; railroad 

 fare; hotel accommodations, etc. 

 Remember the National convention at 

 Los Angeles, Aug. 18—20. A good many bee- 

 keepers are going on the Santa Fe route, 

 from Chicago. If we can get 18 people to 

 go clear through from that point, the bee- 

 keepers can have a tourist car all to them- 

 selves. . About a dozen have already signi- 

 fied their intention of going. It will make 

 a great trip, and we hope a few more can 

 be induced to go. The regular fare to Los 

 Angeles and return, from Chicago, not in- 

 cluding berth and sleeper, is $50.00. The 

 tourist sleeper is $6.00 one way for berth, 

 and of course two can be accommodated in 

 a berth, making actually $3 00 per head. 

 The extra cost of seeing the Grand Canj^on 

 will be $6.50 for car fare, and $2.00 for 

 berth. Most if not all of the bee-keepers 

 expect to take in the Grand Canyon. As 

 many stop-overs will be allowed as desir- 

 ed, west of Colorado; and one can come 

 back by any route he desires. But ar- 

 rangements must be made in advance; and 

 if you wish to get a berth in the tourist 

 sleeper you had better engage it at once. 

 If bee-keepers should not be able to get the 

 required number, 18, the car will be filled 

 up with other people, and probably every 

 available berth will be taken, and more 

 too. For particulars inquire of Sec'y Geo. 

 W. York, 144 Erie Street, Chicago. 



In the way of hotel accommodations at 

 Los Angeles you can get board at from 15 

 to 25 cents a meal, and lodging at 25 cents 

 a night. For particulars inquire of C. H. 

 Clayton, 739 Aliso St., Los Angeles, Cal., 

 or of Mr. Phillips, who writes as follows: 



In regard to " eating and sleeping " the bee-keepers 

 from the East who may attend the Natit nal meeting, 

 let me add a word to what you have already said. As 

 you suggested, prices have stiffened somewhat since 

 1901; but Dr. Miller and all who come to visit Los An- 

 geles may rest assured of being entertained in com- 

 fort at very reasonable rates Rooms may be had at 

 from 2.5 cts. per day up. At the Savoy, directh' across 

 Broadway from the Chamber of Commerce, over the 

 deparlment store, also in many other rooming-houses 

 and hotels, the inside rooms generally cost, for one 

 person, 50 cts., and the outside ones— that is, those 

 lighted by windows instead of skylights, cost $1.00 

 (>^ome rooins more) for two persons. But all are at- 

 tractive and comfortable. The Natick House, where 

 you stayed, advertises a follows: 



"The Popular Hotel remodeled, 75 additional 

 rooms, all newly furnished. Every thing strictly 

 first-class. Elevator, American plan, |1.25 to $3.00 per 

 day. Latter includes suites withprivate baths. Kuro- 

 pean plan, 50 cts. up." 



Then there are very numerous cheap lodging- 

 houses; and the center of the city, or a wide circle just 

 outside the business center, is almost wholly given up 

 to rooming-houses. It beats any city with which I am 

 acquainted, in that regard. You must know that Los 

 Ant^eles is " in the business" of entertaining visitors; 

 in fact, it derives its principal revenue from that 

 source For those bloated bondholder bee-keepers 

 who have no need of economy, or those who, being 

 out for a oncein-a-lifetime lark, are anxious to "do 

 the whole thing," there are the Van Nuys and the 

 Aiigeli'S, where prices are quite " respectable." 



There are many 1.5-cent restaurants: and if j'ou want 

 a 10-cent meal, with meat and vegetables, well cooked, 

 go to Warner's restaifrant, on Souih S iring St , near 

 Fifth, only two blocks from the Chamber of Com- 

 merce. The people who eat there are apparently as 

 respectable and as well dressed as the average bee- 

 keeper (I mean when the bee-keeper is " out "); and 

 one may s t and study the sc ipture texts around the 

 room while waiting for his order. It is not a charity 

 but a money-making eating-room, and thousands of 

 good people patronize it. 



You can add to the simple meal, if you wish, one- 

 third of a pie for 5 cts., for instance, with ice-cream 

 adr'ed for luck. 



Of course, you would not expect a " great big meal " 

 for this price. At 10 cts. nothing can be allowed for 

 waste. 



I need only add Ihat 1 have not the Temotest inter- 

 est in these places, but am just giving you a leaf from 

 my own experience in a city with which I am quite 

 fainiliar. 



I am the merest tyro compared with the masters in 

 the art who are to convene at I^os Angeles; but, as " a 

 cat may look at a king," I hope to see and hear the 

 master of Marengo and the " Bee Sage " of Borodino, 

 along with yourself, Mr. Editor, and others whose 

 names are household words to readers of the bee- 

 journals. M. H. Phillips. 



Coviua, Cal., July 2. 



PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITU- 

 TION. 



Past experience has shown the need of a 

 new constitution for the National Bee-keep- 

 ers' Association. The following proposed 

 amendments have been submitted so that 

 the bee-keepers, when they meet at Los An- 

 geles, will have something as a basis upon 

 which to work. 



President's Office, National Bee-keepers' As- 

 soci.4tion. 



The following amendments to the Constitution of 

 the National Bee-keepers' Association have been ap- 

 proved by a majority of the Board of Directors, and of 

 the Executive Committee; but before laying them be- 

 fore the coming convention at Los Angeles it is de- 

 sired that all shall have an opportunity to criticise 

 and suggest, hence their publication. Suggestions 

 and Criticisms may be sent to President Hutchinson, 

 who will lay them before the committee having the 

 matter in charge. 



ARTICLE III. — Membership. 



Sec. 1, to be amended to read as follows: 



Sec. 1. — Any person who is interested in bee culture, 

 and in accord with the purpose and aim of this Asso- 

 ciation, may become a member by the payment of 

 $1.00 annually to the General Manager or Secretary; 

 and said membership shall expire at the end of otie 



