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the market, is investigated by the board of directors, 

 and such salesman may be denied the privileges of the 

 market if, in their opinion, such action is thought best. 



28. The manager of the co-operative market and his 

 duties. The general market is directly governed by a 

 manager and an assistant manager. It is the duty 

 of the manager to see that all rules governing the 

 conduct of stall renters are obeyed. He has general 

 supervision over the up-keep of the market, assigns such 

 space in cold storage as may be necessary for keeping 

 surplus flowers, receives all telephone calls, which he trans- 

 mits to stall renters, and collects all rents as they become 

 due. 



29. Area from which shipments are received. Most 

 flower-growers who rent stalls in co-operative markets 

 live comparatively near the city. They, or their salesmen, 

 travel to the city on early morning trains, returning to the 

 range late in the forenoon. This gives an opportunity 

 to work about the range in the afternoon. Some growers, 

 however, live at a considerable distance from the market 

 and the produce is shipped to salesmen. This is often 

 received in the late afternoon, and the flowers are for 

 sale the next morning. With many growers, the flower 

 market is a popular method of disposing of their products. 

 It eliminates the middle-man, so-called, and lowers the 

 cost of selling. Being co-operative, annual dividends are 

 declared by the directors. A certain percentage of the 

 annual profits are withheld for a reserve fund. This covers 

 any deficit which may result from lighter rental of stalls 

 one vear over that of another. 



