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 >liHhfil nil f<litt>rl)il full of till' cxiirt farts abuut 

 litilMiiiK siluatiiui as It statulH tnday ; and Is 

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t'Htifiatioi). Wf are Informed that the facts were 

 Ity »ne of the hirKest butUliiiR concerns in the 

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So vital to greenhouse linlldln»; are the facts related 



that we have reproduced the edltorhil In-low. Kead It. 

 'I'liink It over. Then slop thinking' and start acting. 

 At th<- i>reNin1 time it Is not a (|ih'Stloii of price, hut can 

 yoti purchase iiiaterlaJN at any price. 



kurliiiialely we placed orders In advance for steel, Khiss, 

 while jcjiii, etc., so tliat i*ur riMiulreiiH'iits for this year 

 an- well taken care of. and we have on tiand and shall 

 he aide to secure all the materials we need this year. 

 When you are ready to liulhl. ue are ready to huild for 

 you. 



their own, as can be pla inly seep^and as for tfec horti- 

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The advancing price of window glass, whito^ 

 lead and other materials enterinp into the con- 

 iMw struction of greenhousea suggests the advisa- 

 inlity of early action on the part of parties con' 

 !t iiiljlating new blliiding^ this year. I'atlon's Monthly, 

 .1 paper published by the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Com- 

 pany, in its. Inst iii-^ue reports unusual activity in win- 

 'liiw glass demand for lK)th domestic and export ship- 

 irnnt and predicts still fuithcr advances in jobbing and 

 n-tail prices as the season advame>. The advance in i 

 " Itite lead is a consequence of the strong upward mar- 

 ki-t in pig lead and the paint price situation generally 

 1- a very firm one. l*ig iron is high, also steel and 

 ii'-.irly all other materials entering into the construc- 

 imn and equipment of greenhouses are at present high 

 pi iced with no prospect of a reaction. We understand 

 that the unfilled tonnage of the United States Steel 

 Corporation is at present a little over 8,000,000 tons. 

 In addition to the present high cost of materials, labor 

 undoubtedly will be scarce and high priced next spring 

 and summer. Thousands have gone to Europe to join 

 the colors, and practically none are coming from Europe. 

 The country is busy, and thousands are employed mak- 

 ing munitions, bridges, and other construction work. 

 Factories of all kinds are now being operated to capacity. 

 Strikes will certainly follow these conditions, and there 

 will probably be no relief from this upset condition in- 

 side of a year or two. So all considerations of prudence 

 .ind foresight would seem to favor proceeding without 

 delay in the matter of any contemplated building. There 

 IS nothing in the situation which suggests the slightest 

 ;idvantage in delay now. 



It is stated that at the annual meetii^ 

 ^tme to tlie .Association 



lutUMi \*as iidnpted and 

 «nl to the Federal ll<>rli( ultur.il Hoard 



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