. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. March 23, 190S. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 229 business for many years, he looks after the mechanical part of the work, and personally superintends it. Being a thorough bee-man and also a practical mechanic, he understands the business from beginning to end. Mr. Hare personally superintends the shipping and receiving, hay- ing had considerable experience in a mercantile way. He has been in the general store business for a number of years, and is a very valuable man in his department. Mr. Burke, who has been a book-keeper for years, looks after the offi
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. March 23, 190S. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 229 business for many years, he looks after the mechanical part of the work, and personally superintends it. Being a thorough bee-man and also a practical mechanic, he understands the business from beginning to end. Mr. Hare personally superintends the shipping and receiving, hay- ing had considerable experience in a mercantile way. He has been in the general store business for a number of years, and is a very valuable man in his department. Mr. Burke, who has been a book-keeper for years, looks after the office-work, and is constantly busy keeping in touch with many tjee- keepers throughout the country. The foregoing trio in charge of the different departments, and working together, should soon place theMondeng Mfg. Co. in the fore- front of the manufacturers of bee-keepers' supplies. We had the pleasure of visiting this Company when attending the Minnesota State convention last December, and were very favorably impressed with the members composing the firm. They were evidently preparing to get their share of the bee-supply business, and certainly should be in a position, so far as ability and equipment is concerned, to handle satisfactorily all that comes their way. We wish them success. The Apiary of Walter Hoss. of Marion Co., Ind., is shown on the first page. The picture represents only a part of his apiary. There are 45 colonies in the yard, which is located on the rear lawn of his beautiful home. The hives are kept nicely painted, the combs are all straight as a board, and every colony is bred up to highest standard of Italian purity. Mr. Hoss produces both comb and extracted honey, and has a local demand for every pound—in fact, he does not have enough to go around. He is engaged in other business, but his bees are never neg- lected. In his work he is assisted by his good wife. His facilities for queen-rearing, with the present encouraging demand, indicate that he will som
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