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The Florists' Review 



Apuil 8, 1&20 



Government Builds 

 Big House at Fort Leavenworth 



Vim UMk; "Whal in Hit- iiaiuc of coiniuon st-nsi' duo tin- (invfiii- 

 MK-rit want nl n t'lvi'iilioui-e at an army I)lscii)linai y Itanacks'.'" 



^ShWKli: Mocuiisc it l-i coinnion mmisi-; tliat'^ why llu-y want it. 



i,UK- iK.v : liiil wlial arc tlu-,\ iroilii; {" iln w illi if.' 



\NH\vKK: It if^n't a qui'stiiili of wimt they ai<' aaintf to <lo. 



They liavt- aiready <loiit; it. Tlicy liavi- for two years 

 (ilanti'd it with fliiwors ami vcifctalili's. 



i.XKHTlo.v : Hut wiiat niidi^r licavt'iiw do tlicy want witli Mowi^r-.' 

 .Siiri'ly a Kort doesn't riuiuirc (Iowits. 



\NswKii: No, Imt tlif men do. Tlii-y m-ed to liavi- tliim:-. said 

 to tlii'in witli flowers, asoiilr H»»wer» ran say tlieni 



' nitHTK.N: Wtio looks after t lie mdwini;? 



\sswKn: I'lic Trusties. Tlie iPiisoiiers wlio. tii-causr ot uo.mI 



lic-havior. liavi' proved llieniseivcs lriistWiMtli.\ . .\iid 

 -a.i. .\oa ouiflit to sec ttie priile witli wliicli llie.v ~lio\\ 

 >oii every little Ihini;! Wliy uian. tlio»e u'lowiiiL' 

 lliinu's are like i-liildreii to tlieiii! 



t^ricsTlON: How liifj a liouse is it, iiiul is tlie one all lliere is t.> 

 it? 



Answer: It is 7(1 ft. hy 100 ft., havinc 2 colniniis si)aced ;!T ft. 1 

 ineli apart across the house, and IJ ft. ti ir.rhi s 

 leiiKtliwisc of the house. 



riic (iovcriuiieiit i)lans call for several liouses of tlic 

 same siz.e. It is fij{ure<l that, when the raii(fc is 

 lartfc enoiitrli, it can become practically self-sup 

 poilint'. 



Oh, yes, and another tliinif. 1 went tlicrc as a |«'r 

 fe<-t straiiKcr to all the men. Didn't let '>n I was 

 from I.ord A- Hurnham. In that way I ifot a fair ami 

 frank t>olnt of view of how they liked tlie house. 

 Didn't have to ask thcni. 'I'hey .just huliblcd over 

 with pride. .Ml of them were sure it was tin' (lliest 

 tiouse luiilt. One of them, with eni;lneerin« train- 

 itiu, told of Its construction stmni.' i)oiiits, in a way 

 that iiia<le me almost btdieve I,. A- H. diil know how 

 to build Kreenhmises, 



Vou'ro maybe of the same frame of niiiul. 



If so, aixl you want to talk buildlnc, say when and 

 where, and wf'll he thi're 



loi^ &fiiinJiain^. 



Builders of Greenhouses and Conservatories 



IRVINCTON NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO 



New York 42nd St. Bldg. Land Title Bld^• Continental Bank BWk. 



BOSTON CLEVELAND TORONTO MONTREAL 



Lit'lc Bldg. 2063 E. 4th St. Royal Bank BUk- Transportation BMi^. 

 Eastern Factory Western Factory Canadian Factory 



Irvinston, N.S'- Des Plaines, 111. St. Catharines, Om. 



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The head "trustv" insisted on turning on the Skinnei Wator .'^.vstem. juit to pro\f' that ever.vthinfj 



nbout the pluce is r. p to dale. 





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