July 30, 1903. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



355 



is quite good enough and better than 

 most of them deserve. The West Shore 

 has sent out a very seductive circular 

 letter to every florist within 100 miles of 

 New York that ought to swell the at- 

 tendance from this center to at least 100. 

 The east should march into the ( ream 

 City "iini strong, and by the east I mean 

 Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia, 

 Boston and New York, with the suburban 

 cities that are near them. This would 

 mean a total of 1,500, at least, at Mil- 

 waukee, and I know Vice-President Poll- 

 worth is anticipating a 2,000 record. 

 Willi the Chicago invasion on Friday in- 

 cluded, these figures are likely to be ex- 

 ceeded. 



The scheme to add to the number of 

 bowling prizes is commendable and the 

 opportunity for all to immortalize them- 

 selves by sending special prize offers for 

 the contest to C. C. Pollworth is now 

 open. Those who desire to do so can 

 write him immediately what they will 

 offer and the announcement of these gen- 

 erous donations will be given in our 

 later issues. The following prizes in ad- 

 dition to the regular premiums are need- 

 ed in the individual games, open to all 

 who do not take part in the team con- 

 tests: Prizes for the first, second, third, 

 fourth and fifth highest scores; special 

 prize for most strikes; special prize for 

 most spares; special prize to every man 

 who bowls over 200; a prize to every 

 man who bowls over 175. For the great 

 team contests a special prize for highest 

 score, prize for every man bowling over 

 200, prize for largest number of strikes, 

 special prizes for the six members of the 

 winning team. These added honors will 

 greatly increase the general interest and 

 reduce the tendency to "rattles" and 

 cause such an interest as will make the 

 bowling contest whal it should be, the 

 athletic event of the year among horti- 

 culturists. 



As to the business end .if this conven- 

 tion, it promises to eclipse all past 

 achievement-. Nearly every wholesale 



Various Notes. 



Mr. Ward, of Hagemann & Co.. re- 

 turned Sunday from Europe, having \i- 

 ited Germany. France. Belgium and Hol- 

 land in the' interests of his firm. His 

 brother. C. Wayne Ward, and 1 . ||. 

 Thomas, of the office force, arc spending 



"time and lev" fur a couple of weeks 



at Atlantic City. 



Geo. M. Stumpp. of the Stumpp &. Wal- 

 ter Co.. returned Monday from Bermuda 

 with many interesting stories of his ex- 

 periences in the land of the lily, the po- 

 tato and the onion. He had Mrs. Stumpp 

 and Mr. and Mrs. Lee. of Henry & Lee. 

 as companions and combined business and 

 pleasure to his evident benefit. 



W. H. Gunther and family arc at Far 

 Rockaway for the summer, and his 

 brother. J. J., is at Rockaway Beach. 

 One can "rock away'' a good deal of 

 violet profits at these charming ie-..n-. 

 but it pays to do so. 



Mr. Trumpore, of J. H. Small & Sons, 

 leaves for his three weeks' "carouse" with 

 his family at the Pyramid Lake House 

 in the Adirondacks. From the way he 



ran at. the outing a few weeks ago this 

 rest seems hardly necessary. 



Miss Mabel Crowther, stenographer for 

 C. F. Meyer, will leave shortly for a 

 three weeks' rebuilding in the ozone of 

 these delicious mountains. 



Arthur Mcrritt. of Small's, has had 

 two weeks' recuperation a- usual with 

 his familv, and Mr. Hunter, 'if the same 

 linn, takes hi- tun. August 15. 



Sam Kirkpatrick, bookkeeper for Wal- 

 ter Sheridan, is addim.' a thousand pleas- 

 ant experiences to his life, at the Thou- 

 sand Island-. 



M. A. Bowe and family are at Holland 

 for the season. Few have imagined that 

 the rotund and happy personality of the 

 popular Broadway retailer was a Dutch- 

 man. Mr. Bowe' had an artistic 7-foot 

 easel fur the forty-second anniversary of 

 Franks, leader of the Metropolitan <>, 

 ehestra, last week that Mas worth "100 

 bones." It was made of Meteors, with 

 wide red. white and blue ribbons, the 

 donors' names embossed on the ribbons. 



Frank Traendly and family are at 

 their home in Connecticut for the sum- 

 mer. 



George Saltford leaves next week for 

 a long recuperation in the Adirondacks. 

 He has been ill for several weeks from 

 ptomaine poisoning, a temperature of 10G 



THE tenor of dispatches from near- 

 ' ly every section of the country 

 indicates that there is less than the 

 customary mid-summer dullness, and 

 collections are more promptly met 

 than usual.— R. G. Dun & Co.'s week- 

 ly review of trade. 



CTOCK market disturbances affect 

 •^ sentiment, but do not conceal im- 

 provement in the corn and cotton 

 crops. There is a cheerful feeling in 

 western and southwestern trade cir- 

 cles. — Bradstreet's trade review. 



degrees for a time indicating the close- 

 aess of his call. But he is on deck again 

 and will be ready for the violets in the 

 fall. 



The estate of John W. Scallen is pay- 

 ing 40 cents on the dollar in settlement 

 of claims, and a goodly number of the 

 wholesale florists are on the list, some 

 of theni quite extensively. 



Miss Dowd, bookkeeper for Charles 

 Millang, leaves for her annual trip to 

 the mountains about the mi. Idle of Aug- 

 ust. Mr. Millang has prepared his en- 

 tire conservatory for the reception and 

 ii f Arthur Cowe'e's gladioli. He han- 

 dles 1,000 bunches of asters a day and 

 is receiving some fine longiflorum lilies, 

 for which he realized 12 cents on Mon- 

 day. 



( In August 1 Miss Josic Reilly, book- 

 keeper for J. K. Allen, logins her annual 

 outing at Old Orchard Beach, Me. Last 

 week and this -I. K. i- imbibing fresh air 

 and health, taking in the pleasure resorts 

 around this city, and their name is Ie- 

 gion, and will soon proceed with his 

 family to the Mannetah Hotel at Glen 

 Orroko, Pa., in the heart of the Alle- 

 ghenies. 



Reed & Keller have added the manu- 

 facture of basket work to their already 

 diversified line of florist-' supplies. The 

 factory is located at 146 to 148 W. 25th 

 street, office and salesroom as before at 

 122 \V. 25th street. In basket work they 

 will pay particular attention to special 



designs, the same a- they have heretofore 

 done with wire work, etc. 



L. J. Kreshover and wife leave shortly 

 for a three week-' wll earned pleasure 

 at Liberty, N. Y„ the Blue Mountain 

 House at. Sboliola and Atlantic City. 



The wholesalers have begun their an- 

 nual painting and repairing. Mr. Ghorm- 

 ley is just completing a large and origi- 

 nal ice box with vi-mn- of violet- as its 

 foundation and facilities to handle sev- 

 eral millions of them if necessary. 



The earlj closing mi vemenl doe- not 

 materialize verj rapidlj amongst the re- 

 tailers. Before thej wake to it- neces- 

 sity it, will he all over and th. "demni- 

 tion grind" of long hour- will be upon us 

 again It pays to give the boys a chance 

 these long, hoi days and the good effects 

 of liberal consideration will come back to 

 employers with interest when the stren- 

 uous days begin again. 



.1. ArsriN Shaw. 



LOUISVILLE, KY. 



Business the past week ha- been all 

 that could he expected; lots of funeral 

 work and wiiite flowers are becoming 

 scarce, owing to the dry spell we are hav- 

 ing. All thing- considered the month of 

 July was a good one for the florist. 

 Roses are coming in very small. Asters 

 arc making their appearance. All that 

 is just now needed is a good rain, which 

 would help outdoor stuff considerably. 



Some of the florists here have housed 

 their Lawson carnations. 



Jacob Sehulz has moved into his new 

 store at 041 Fourth avenue and it makes 

 a beautiful appearance. He is adding to 

 the rear of bis store a 100-foot green- 

 house. 



Jos. Coenen & Co. have one bench of 

 Lawson carnations and one of Murphy's 

 White growing under glass, which are 

 looking very promising. 



E. G. Reimers is rebuilding four houses 

 at. his place on Baxter avenue. 



Henry Fuchs is putting up a green- 

 house, 32x100. for chrysanthemums. 



Sam. Pontrieh, of Twenty-eighth and 

 Greenwood avenue, is adding three more 

 houses to his place. 



Mrs. T. B. Rudy ami daughter, Violet, 

 are -pending the summer at Carrollton, 

 Ky. 



Mrs. John Bohrman is spending the 

 snmnier with relatives in Illinois. 



William Walker and his bride are 

 -[lending their honeymoon in Scotland. 



William Mann leaves in a few days to 

 spend the rest of the summer at Atlantic 

 City. 



The next meeting of the Kentucky So- 

 ciety of Florists will be held at River- 

 side Park and a full attendance is ex- 

 pert, d. IlY. LlCHTEFELD. 



TACOMA, WASH. 

 The retail flower and seed store, 916 

 Second avenue, for the past ten years op- 

 erated by Malum & Co., has been sold to 

 the Pacific Seed & Floral Co., under 

 the management of A.L. Aabling and J. 

 Anthon, who have had long and exten- 

 si\e business experience in the same line. 

 t Malum, under the firm name of Malmo 

 & Co., retains the extensive wholesale 

 i.u-iiie-s and mailing trade, together with 

 the warehouses, nurseries and green- 

 houses on the corner of East Pike and 

 Broadway, to which place the main office, 

 as well as the mailing department, is 

 now moved. 



Plant your adv. in the Review if you 

 want a crop of business. 



