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Tbc west side room of the same dimensions will be 



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Oioing up stairs we reach the first floor proper. 

 Cominer.ciiir at the n^rth end. we first enter a room 

 7ili ; ■ "rast o.irner. to be occupied by the 



tiait "2- clerks. The press room. WxiS, 



oceuj - ■ -Thwest comer. In this is a bran 



new X^.. -i C-:::rell & Babt^ock priming press, with all 

 the latest improvements. Upon this the "GleanioffS 

 :r. r.-^- I alture" is printed. Alsi here is a new 



- • aper cutter, with i?iS inch cut, and eve- 



ur is fitted up for CDnvenience and the 



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Ininiediately south of the press room, we enter a 

 laree r<>:>m l"i40. to be devoted to oaeking. marking 

 and shipping, also to receivuiff and checking stockl 

 Through this ro-sm passes an elevator, running from 

 basement to second story. 



p-.c^:^^ An s-^uth. we enter a large nx>m. 40xT0. 



. '- liffhted and heate<3. and kniwn as the 



rk shop. Here we find machines for eon- 



..-.--. f oaekers. frame rippers, small section 

 frames, section cut off. section gang rippers, cut off 

 saws, large ripper, planing mill, and other machin- 

 ery, all with new tables, new saws and litest im- 

 prove-i machinery and conveniences of every kind. 



Affain going up stairs, we reach the second story- 

 T.- Th^ " --^b --n-i is a r.xjm 14I-* for compositors. It 

 ; 1 with printers' cases and a small job 

 -^ - L ther nxim in the northwest comer. 

 i-i.-. . i-i inLJiining. bin'iing and finishing the r»ee 

 JoumaL S<?uth of these are rooms about 1-tiS for 

 clerks, engravers and proof readers, and a large 

 sample room, -iiiol*. for arransing a display of the 

 various kinds of go<>ds manufactured. 



Mr. R'->oT also has his private office on this fiv^r. 

 from which he has a tiigiit of stairs leading to the 

 attic, where he wiU have an experimental swarm of 

 t>ees in active operation, actually going in and out 

 of hi; stone hive, as shewn on the outside of the 

 building. Adjoining Mr. Root's office on the south 

 is a room desisned for keeping his files of the Bee 

 Journals and the "A B C of Bee Culture: " also as a 

 storage rt:K:>m for various kinds of seed? in use 

 amonH't'ee men: and adjoining this, at the south 

 end of the building, are two commodious rooms to 

 tie used for painting, japanning and finishing the 

 honey extractors. 



The whole internal arrangement is built after Mr. 

 Boot's approval, and it seems to fill the bill of re- 

 quirements demanded by his growrng apiarian busi- 

 ness to the best advantage possible. 



Just west of the buildin? a few rods the apiarj- is 

 located- It is now being laid out in hexagonal fig- 

 ures, about 75 feet each in diameter, one occupyine 

 the center with six sunT.unding. really seven api- 

 aries, on the plan of the honey comb. Gravel walks 

 are laid out between, with a circular drive surround- 

 ing the whole. In each hexagr.n are planted grape- 

 vines seven feet apari. and by each vine will be 

 placed a hive: the whole occupying a space of about 

 two acres, and calculated to accomodate .>T0 full 

 hives and 9'*) for queen rearing, makin? 1.030 in alL 

 Tlie balanc-e of the grriund. aside from that devoted 

 to the apiary and lumber yard, will be devoted to 

 raising all kinds of honey bearing plants. The sale 

 of the seeds from these plants will constitute quite 

 an important industry, besides the honey they pro- 

 duce. 



It is proposi^ to test here the honey bearing plants 

 not fnly of America, but of all other countries on 

 the face of the globe, as far as possible. It is ex- 

 pected in due time that Mr. Boot will build a suita- 

 ble fence around the whole, in place of the present 

 old one. 



The old floral hall of the agricultural Society will 

 S':'on t>e moved fr<:>m its present site. east, to near 

 the present terminus of the B. B. switch, running 

 into the grounds, and us«d as a storage house for 

 lumber, etc. 



A pond has been dug near the southeast comer of 

 the grounds, taking iii the old channel of Champion 

 Creek, which piasses through the entire south por- 

 tion of the grounds from west to east. Here will al- 

 ways be an abundant supply of water, and a fine 

 ice" crop each winter, from which a good harvest of 

 ice can be secured. 



Taking all things into consideration, it now looks 

 as if Mr.' Boot was well situated to carry forward his 

 good work with increased success, as well as greatly 

 improved facilities. 'We certainly wish him abtind- 

 ant prospterity. 



