. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. tion of more promptness in the future. if it can be helped. We know that some have to work almost day and night to keep up with their orders—for all rush in orders at the same time, and all want them filled in a great hurry. During the 3 or 4 years that we were in the " supply " business it was the rule here that all letters must be attended to and acknowledged the same day, and, in nearly all cases, the goods were shipped the same day, or at most within a day or two, except orders for special sizes or makes, something not kept in stock, or
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. tion of more promptness in the future. if it can be helped. We know that some have to work almost day and night to keep up with their orders—for all rush in orders at the same time, and all want them filled in a great hurry. During the 3 or 4 years that we were in the " supply " business it was the rule here that all letters must be attended to and acknowledged the same day, and, in nearly all cases, the goods were shipped the same day, or at most within a day or two, except orders for special sizes or makes, something not kept in stock, or articles which had to be made to or- der. In such cases, as we were at the mercy of manufacturers, we could only wait and send postal cards asking them to " hurry up," etc. In some cases we know they were " worked almost to death," as some of them expressed it to us, to keep up with their orders and please their patrons. Queen-breeders this, as well as last year, have had a hard time to keep up with their orders. The weather was such that after rearing queens they could not be fertilized, or were lost on their " marriage flight," and so delays and disappointments were the result. We must all exercise much patience with one another, for it is so hard to ap- preciate the circumstances in which others are placed, when we are not wit- nessing them. In some cases delays are caused by the " dealer " not having sufficient cap- ital to carry a stock, or facilities for manufacturing on a large scale when the rush comes. Mr. Meade is rather hard on some " dealers," and we happen to know a few of such who have no business qual- ities, and could not carry on any kind of business with credit to themselves or pleasure to their customers. We - have refused to advertise for such, and have thereby saved bee-keepers from losses and annoyances. The plan suggested by Mr. Meade is impracticable; it has one feature to recommend it, however. It woul
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