. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. (Entered as second-class matter July 30, Ui,i7, at the Post-Offlce at ChleaBo, 111., under Act of March 3,1879.) I'lililished Monthly at 75 uentx a Year by George W. York ^k Co., 118 West Jackson Boulevard. GEOKGK \V. Y«)UK, CHICAGO, OCTOBER, 1908 Vol. XLVUI-No. 10 :ditorial Moieii and Comments jp. .\atioiiul Convention at Detroit It will be in session soon after most of the readers receive this copy of the .American Bee Journal. At this writing (Sept. 22) it promises to be largely attended. Don't forget that it meets in the Sun Palace o


. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. (Entered as second-class matter July 30, Ui,i7, at the Post-Offlce at ChleaBo, 111., under Act of March 3,1879.) I'lililished Monthly at 75 uentx a Year by George W. York ^k Co., 118 West Jackson Boulevard. GEOKGK \V. Y«)UK, CHICAGO, OCTOBER, 1908 Vol. XLVUI-No. 10 :ditorial Moieii and Comments jp. .\atioiiul Convention at Detroit It will be in session soon after most of the readers receive this copy of the .American Bee Journal. At this writing (Sept. 22) it promises to be largely attended. Don't forget that it meets in the Sun Palace of the Wayne Hotel, in Detroit, Mich., the opening session being Thurs- day evening, Oct. 13th. The convention then continues during the next two days. All being well, we expect to be pres- ent, and hope to meet and greet many old friends, and new ones as well. Secretary Hutchinson has put forth unusual effort to have a good program, so it will not be his fault if it is not a successful meeting. Let all go who possibly can do so, and help to make the Detroit convention of the National the greatest in every way of any bee-keepers' convention ever held on this continent. The Honey Market I'nusual Movements in the honey market this year seetn to be unusual and somewhat erratic. In the white clover belt, at least in many parts of it, an unusual crop has been harvested. In some other lo- calities the crop is meager or a failure. Colorado will have little more than needed for its own consumption. Think of best comb honey standing firmly at 17 cents at San Francisco, while at least one Eastern market quotes 12"^ cents! Some dealers say that prices must come down to allow any movement of the crop, but the wise bee-keeper will not too readily fall into a panic and "give away" his honey. Prices of other articles in general are not so much low- er than last year; indeed, some arc higher. Yet one must take things as wilt ;.i,.l- ilitiii, aiuj HI most places there probably mu


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