The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-29
TEXAS HONEY PRODUCERS or
CANNED.

Texas bees are producing 13.o0o.-
600 pounds Of honey year, accord
ing 10 the 1910 census, 1000 900
pounds Of which were marketed
last year. What became OF the
other 5000, 900?
Realizing the possibilities of
honey production in Texas. num-
Der of prominent bee men gathered
in San Antonio and organized the
Texas Honey Producers Association
selecting Z. G. lie Stourgeon % san
Antonio. rs manager. Funds were
raised at this meeting to send NJ. /
A. Winters of Jourdanton. and Hen
~ Bremen of Seguin as representa-
tives, OH trip Of thorough inyesti-
cation Of honey conditions in Texas
They discovered that while sugar
and syrup were advancing in price,
that honey was rapidly declining,
TO handling honey owing to the pre-
yailing conditions Actnated by the
report from these representatives,
Mr. lie Stonrgeon sent a circular
letter to 2,187 bee keepers in Tex
as, advising them of the marketing
situation and suggesting the neces-
sity Of some character Of organiza
ton whereby the marketing Of hon
ey might be systemataZed As a re-
fsuit of the meeting announced in
this circular 800 enthusiastic bee
keepers, representing nineteen coun-
ties, came TO San Antonio can
vas revealed that the members rep
resented in this meeting held more
than 100000 pounds of honey
ready for market. A resolution vas
passed diseountenacing the sale of
honey at the present prices and the
foundation laid for the Texas Honey
Producers Association.
Another meeting was held Oeto-
Der /. and MIR lie Stourgeon dele
gated at the previous meeting to
raise money for financing the assoc
citation. reported that $4,000 had
been subscribed which amount has
since been augmented to S12,5e0,
and within a short time the Texas
Honey Producers Association will
he INCORPORATED with capital stock
of s25.000 aud will go into the
business of handling honey.
This association is not only con-
cerned with cooperative selling, but
is also organized for the purpose OF
co-operative buying. 1t will handle
bee keepers supplies and other
things necessary for the successful
conduct OF the bee business.
This organization proposes to
market the honey directly from the
producer to the consumer, not, how
over eliminating the wholesaler
who will perform a very important
mart of the process. The Jobbers
and wholesalers of the State are
said TO be very much pleased with |
the proposed manner of handing
the Texas honey crop, and especial
~. the fact that the organization VIII |
shin all honey under registered
trade mark. and all honey before
being packed will be Inspected ana
Graded In short, this association
nron0ses 10 standardize the grace
and package and stabilize the price
Another possibility OF the bee
business advocated by this associa-
ton is that of selling bees by the
nonpd Investigation has shown
that bees which winter in the south |
are more vigorous in the early |
sprinr and gather more honey imam
+hosa which winter in the NORTH
consequently there is probability OF
great demand for southern bees ID
the northern market for the gather-
Two If the spring honey Special
small screened boxes have been oe-
vised. capable of holding a spff'clent
onantity OF water and honey to en-
able The bees TO reach their des'lha-
tion In a vigorous. healthtoi oohoi-
tim practically eliminating the pos
sihilities Of loss and injury In trans
nnrtation, and as an exceedingly at
tractiye scale of prices has been ar
ranged. this branch of the WORK !
hids fair to become one Of It's mos,
profitable features,
Headquarters for this concern
hove been established I'm san Ai'o-
nio with E. c. lie Stoursef" az
manager. and the following beard OF
sirnetors. w. A. Collier, Gotiad'
Henry Bronson. Seguin; ". A. WIN
,ors Jonrdanton; Richard Vess,
poth. w. J. stahlman. FL Paso' anu
Iouis H. School. New Branh'e'S'
outsiders. as we'll as members
hot thrOugh this aSsocla toH, I