The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-11

Hcr Majesty the Queen DNiKns 10 Taste
ihe Product or ihs American Hss.
EtH York Snn. s'.#l a,9,l W.
while California 10 the greatest bes.
ranchlng or honey.maklng region In the
world, owing to tho excellence Of It's ell.
mate and the endless variety Of liz honey.
yielding l,wers, the quality Of lis honey
docs not excel, even II II equals, that OF the
honey mads In New York State" said a
large Wholesale dealer. i ulaNsa
"OnG Of tho most extenaive bee cultur.
lists in ibis or any olhsr country" he con.
tinued. ''ls Captain lietherineton, whose
spiarles alorg the Cherry Valley Greek, In
suhoharta county, annually turns ont owe,
10000 pounds Of the cAolc.s. honey. |,
takes nine men and two steam raw mills
five weekB 10 prepare tho lumber for the
bcxca IN which his honeyia m,do by The
bees. Nearly l50. 600 panes Of glass, ahou,
si< inches tqnate, are used IN these boxes.
Capt He'hertngton has at work this eeasou
nearly $500 awa,m, Of bees. Thcae are
no, all on his own prentice, but are ecat.
tered among tho orchards and fields ei
farmers along the creek, 10 whom he pays
rent 10. the privilege Of bis bees working
in the clover. buckwheat, or whatever bios
so.ns are in 5.ason Oh tho larms. The cara
ol threc bees doeu no. fall upon the owner
Of tho land. Capt. Heiherington keeps
men and teAuls constantly employed lock.
Ing on. for them. uo has received az much
sc SIS 600 for one sGaaon'. crop.
'.Anothef lgtse York State bee keeper Ia
G. b lsham. oil PEORIA Up to 1875 there
was no market in England for American
honey. Tbs English daale.s would no,
handle 1t and the periodicals devoted 10
the interests Of bee keepers In that country
cried 1t down In every posslble way. The
reas1n Tor this was that they knew the 81.
per'orisy OF American honey, both in ap.
pcarAncs and uavor, over the British arti.
Gle, AMI were aware that II was one into.
dueed In London 1t would b. Il great blow
10 the trade IN the home supply. There
wfs .Enert Yankee working for grocery
In :hie city, sad he assured his employer.
that, II they would give hInl commission,
be would mango 10 Place American
honey on the English market. A
largo lot Of lsaam's honey, which
the firm was then handling, was packed
Just % II came from hives, and Hose was
sent 70 London with II. Ae iouad lis need.
cd all his YANKEES ingenuity and acuteneas,
for he met with universal opposition among
the dealers. lis labored With them lor
weeks, TO no purpose. In conversation one
day with the proprietor Of tbs hotel at
which be stopped, the latter told Hose that
i he could mausss to hsva Ills honey iu-
trohnced on tho isbss Of G ,een Victoria it
would solye the problem ii once, for if she
was pleased with it she would communi.
cate tho TACT to Hcsa through the Lard
Steward. Thu communication once made
public, would make American honey the
fashion in E1glanJ.
"a former lord Steward vas friend o!
the hotel keeper, aud YVES at that time en-.
gagged Largely IN tho manufacture and sale
q pickles. This tnaa the landlord intro.
dueed~to Hcye. Thsy dinea together.
Hose gave the pickle msu an immense
order Tor bis goods, to besent to tho Aueri.
can grocer, mora vine followed, and BIZ
tors the CT. ord Seward went away he had
promised 10 Use hia in nlence 10 have tho
Americana honey introduced Oh the royal
table. 0-..0'' -
succeeded in Inducing tie then L,sd
Steward, Sir Join CoTell, 10 accept n TX
OF the honey for the @ iesn, and to serve /,
on her table. Tho Qlsen waa 60 delighted
with the honey tia! Ahs directed the L1rd
Steward TO present hOr .ba aks to the donor,
to order C. supply o! ten cases at once, und
10 keep American honey constantly on the
royal table.
"Hosc loat no limo IN making this com.
mun!ca;ion public. The consequence was
that the opinion OF American Changed a,
once, and Ho.e came back to New York
secretly laughing at tho Iiti,isbcts, bu, re-.
Jeicing owe. sn order for half million
pounds Of American honey for the Eorlj.h
markets which he carried in his poeket
The demand Tor Il increased ever since, and
tho trade that was startled in New York
State honey Is now largely shared in by
tho CAlifornia Product" 80 ~ -