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H K T I C U L T U E E 



December 20, 1913 



Over 38 Years Old is this Lord & Burnham House at Columbus, Ohio 



Ay near ;is " e arc al'le to tind <»iii, it is 

 probably among the first green- 

 houses made in this (.'oiintry, (.■onstrurted 

 with iron rafters. 



At the time, it was criticised rather 

 severely l)y both growers and gardeners 

 as being impractical. 



The iron was accused of being "such a 

 conductor of heat that it would cost more 

 to heat than all-wood houses." 

 Anotlier serious objection was that '"there 

 would be a great increase in glass break- 

 age due to the expansion end contraction 

 of the iron." 



So you see it was just the same then, as 

 it is now; there are always a lot of croak- 

 ers who stand ready to throw stones at 

 improvements, if they are anything of a 

 departure. 

 This old house orectod for the University 



of uhin had .J-inch iron rafters, wiMjdeu 

 purlins and gutters. 



The rafters and purlins are surprisingly 

 good yet. Jhe putters have, of course, 

 been repeatedl.v repaired. 

 On the tire place mantel of a friend of 

 mine are these words: "Where young men 

 see visions and old men dream dreams." 

 What must have been the visions of the 

 heads ()f this half century old concern 

 when they first conceived the iron framed 

 green liouse. 



If yon are one of the i)rogressive sort, 

 who are seoing viHiuns about your busi- 

 ness, it stands to reason that we can be 

 of invaluable help to you in working with 

 you t<nvards turning the vision of the 

 tliinffN yuu see. into the tliincN that be. 

 We wonid welcome bearing from you at 

 any time. 



Lord aimdl Biuirinilliam Company 



NEW YORK 

 42nd Street BIdg. 



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PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO ROCHESTER TORONTO, CANADA 



BOSTON 

 Tremont BIdg. Franklin Bank BIdg. Rookery Bldg. Granite BIdg. 



FACTORIES: Irvington. N. Y. Des Plaines, III. 



12 Queen St., E. 



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 consideration of the amount of stock we must carry and the kind of men we 



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