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The Florists' Review 



JUNB 29. 1916. 



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A BIG CUT 



of Russell, Ophelia, Stanley, Sunburst, 

 Mrs. Hurst, Hoosier Beauty, Klllarney 

 Brilliant, Double White Killarney, Pinl( 

 Killarney, Richmond, Milady and Ward Roses to offer, in addition to heavy supplies of Car- 

 nations, Callas, Peonies, Galax, Asparagus Sprengeri, Adiantiim, as well as 

 other seasonable stock and Greens. 



Use BLUE RIBBON VALLEY—Always Good. 



NOVELTY R08E8-BRUNNER~EL6AR-BABY DOLL. FANCY BUTTERFLY SWEET PEAS 



You can increase ybur profits and business 

 by sending all your orders direct to 



QUALITY 



SPEAKS 



LOUDER 



THAN 



PRICES 



J.H.BUDLONG 



184 North Wabash Avanua, CHICAGO 



COT FLOWERS 



5?f S!'my-^^^ ■"" WHOLESALE 



CARNATIONS DpnwCB ^ 



A Specialty OllUW CH IT 



PRICES 



AS 



LOW 



AS 



OTHERS 



■T" SHIPPING ORDERS GIVEN CAREFUL ATTENTION -^m 

 We ire in daily toach with mrket wnrfitioos aid whea a DEUINE takes »lace yoa aa rdy apoa orders seat US rcceiviaf SUCH BENEFIT 



Mention Th> R»t1»w when yon write. 



able outlet. Daisies still move easily. 

 Snapdragon sells fairly well. So, too, 

 do southern gladioli. Pansies are near- 

 ly gone. There still are considerable 

 quantities of cold storage peonies on 

 the market, and a few shipments of 

 northern grown stock have made their 

 appearance. Feverfew, coreopsis, gail- 

 lardias and cornflowers are coming into 

 the market and are well received. 



The green goods situation is little 

 changed from that of last week. 



Beginning Monday, July 3, all the 

 wholesale houses in this market will 

 close at 5 p. m. daily. This will be the 

 practice until October 1. 



What It Cost. 



In round numbers 15,000 boxes of 

 cut flowers were shipped out of this 

 market during the thirty-seven days the 

 drivers of the express companies were 

 on strike. It is interesting information, 

 for several reasons. 



It is a coincidence that the famous 

 strike of 1905 also was of thirty-seven 

 days ' duration, but the number of boxes 

 handled by the wholesalers' coopera- 

 tive cartage service this time was near- 

 ly three times the number handled in 

 the same period, covering Memorial day 

 eleven years ago. Thus has the busi- 

 ness of the market grown. 



The cost to the wholesalers, including 

 the sum presented to Manager Lauten- 

 Bchlager in appreciation of services of- 

 fered without charge, was nearly $2,000. 

 It was the arrangement that each 

 wholesaler who availed himself of the 

 cooperative service should use it for 

 all his shipments, the cost of the service 

 to be prorated; it will figure out at 

 about 12% cents per box. 



But the most valuable feature of the 

 affair is the demonstration of the abil- 

 ity of the market to look out for itself 

 under most difficult circumstances. "With 

 shipments aggregating 15,000 boxes in 

 thirty-seven consecutive days, it shows 

 an average of over 400 boxes per day, 

 including Sundays and holidays, of 



SUMMER ROSES 



There is a reason why the Kennicott 

 Quality Cuts are so popular — they 

 stand up no matter how hot the weather. 



The summer crop is on full swing 

 now — whatever your Rose wishes may 

 be, they can be satisfied at 



THE HOUSE OP QUALITY PLUS 



In fact, whatever the market has can 

 be found at 



EstabUsbed 188S 



Incorporated 1803 



Kennicott Bros. Co. 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS 

 163-5 Nortli Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinoit 



Mention The Beyleiy when yoa writ**. 



which there were seven; 500 boxes per 

 day counting only days when the mar- 

 ket did full time. To be able to take 

 up the cartage of nearly 500 boxes per 

 day and do it without a moment's 

 preparation, carrying it on indefinitely, 

 is a demonstration of ability to handle 

 business of which the market may well 

 be proud. 



But that was only half the task; it 

 covers only outgoing boxes. The grow- 

 ers had to make special arrangements, 

 efforts and expense to get the stock into 

 the market. It probably cost them as 

 much extra as it did the wholesalers in 

 getting, shipments out. 



The question now comes as to obtain- 



ing the payment of the bill, or a just 

 part of the bill, by the express com- 

 panies. The companies collected their 

 full tariff on each shipment, although 

 they failed to render the full service. 

 If it can be shown that the Interstate 

 Commerce Commission included a charge 

 for pick-up and delivery in framing 

 the present tariff it would appear that 

 the wholesalers, at least, should have 

 a legitimate claim, easily verified. 



Bonsley in Bankruptcy. 



Fred Eonsley has filed a petition in 

 bankruptcy, scheduling liabilities of 

 $6,414.94 and no assets. 



