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JULZ 20, 1916. 



The Florists^ Review 



19 



OBITUARY 



Jolm PoehlmftTiTi. 



John W. Poehlmann, president of the 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co., Chicago and 

 Morton Grove, 111., died at his home, 

 4728 Beacon street, the afternoon of 

 July 14. For several years Mr. Poehl- 

 mann 's health had been failing. At 

 length his case was diagnosed as cancer 

 of the stomach and several months ago 

 an operation was advised by his physi- 

 cians, but it proved altogether ineffec- 

 tive. In spite of his condition, how- 

 ever, and due solely to his wonderful 

 constitution and his iron will, he was 

 soon visiting his office at the company's 

 Chicago store and betraying an active 

 interest in trade affairs. But his out- 

 worn body could not keep pace with his 

 indomitable energy and his infirmity 

 at last bore him down to his bed again. 

 After this the sands of life ran rapidly, 

 and for the ten days preceding his death 

 he was seldom conscious for more than 

 a few consecutive minutes. 



John W. Poehlmann, who was one of 

 the leaders in making Chicago the cut 

 flower and plant growing center of the 

 country, was born in Milwaukee, Wis., 

 June 21, 1867, the son of John George 

 Poehlmann and Caroline Haffermeister. 

 There he attended both the public 

 schools and the private German schools. 

 His business career is familiar to every- 

 one acquainted with trade history. In 

 company with his two brothers, August 

 F. a^d Adolph H., he started a green- 

 house business in Morton Grove, in 

 1890. Their combined cash capital was 

 $80. Today the corporation they after- 

 wards evolved has the largest invest- 

 ment in greenhouses and equipment in 

 the United States. In September, 1894, 

 he was married to Miss Fredrica Otten- 

 bacher. She died June 11, 1898, leaving 

 two children. Six years later, Novem- 

 ber 12, 1904, he was married to Miss 

 Emma E. Parker. 



Mr. Poehlmann was a German Luth- 

 eran by early training, but the press of 

 business and a natural disposition to 

 be retiring deterred him from taking 

 any active part in the church life. It 

 was perhaps due to the same trait that 

 he never affiliated with any fraternal 

 order. He was a man of few words, 

 but possessed of a keen sense of humor, 

 and, because of his well known con- 

 servatism, his advice frequently was 

 sought by outsiders. He was unosten- 

 tatious, but did many a man a service 

 unasked and unknown. Altogether un- 

 obtrusive, there have been few mem- 

 bers of the trade with a wider circle 

 of friends, and none more highly es- 

 teemed for unswerving integrity and 

 loyalty to the interests of the trade. 



He is survived by his widow, two 

 children, John G., 21 years old, and 

 Frieda, 20 years old; two sisters, Mrs. 

 Lena Eiemer, of Morton Grove, and 

 Mrs. Bertha Hoppe, of Milwaukee, Wis., 

 and four brothers, August F., Adolph 

 H., George and Gustave. 



The funeral was held from his late 

 residence, 4728 Beacon street, Sunday 

 afternoon,' July 16, with interment in 

 Graceland cemetery. The attendance, 

 which included most of the growers of 

 Chicago and vicinity, representatives 

 from practically every wholesale house 

 and many retailers, was so large that. 



John Poehlmann. 



not only the house and porches, but the 

 adjoining grounds were crowded. 



The services both in the home and at 

 the grave were conducted by Pastor 

 Jahn, of St. Paul's Lutheran church. 

 The pallbearers were six Chicago flo- 

 rists: C. L. Washburn, E. F. Winterson, 

 A. Lange, Andrew Chronis, J. C. 

 Vaughan and Ed. Enders. The list of 

 honorary pallbearers given out includes 



Amllng, ^ O. Nichols, H. 



Asmns, George Olinger, E. 



Barker, M. Pickett, J. E. 



Bohannon, L. R. Randall, A. L. 



Breltmeyer, Philip Relnberg, Peter 



Budlong. A. H. Rlngler, Arnold 



Elberfleld, Alpha SamuelBon, 0. A. 



Friedman, O. J. Smjrth, W. J. 



Howard, H. B. Wlenhoeber, B. 



McNellly, J. H. Wlenhoeber, George 



Mangel, John Wletor, N. J. 



Mnlr, John Wlttbold, Lonla 



The floral offerings were so numerous 

 that four auto trucks were insufficient 

 to carry them from home to grave. 

 There were pieces from the various 

 wholesale houses, as well as individual 

 and association offerings too many to 

 enumerate. The trade organizations to 

 which he belonged, the S. A. F., of 

 which he was a life member, and the 

 Chicago Florists' Club, manifested their 

 sense of loss by sending handsome 

 wreaths. 



Harry F. Hammock. 



Florists of Washington, D. C, last 

 week learned with regret of the death 

 of Harry F. Hammock, a familiar figure 

 for the last ten years at the J. R. Free- 

 man store on Thirteenth street, Wash- 

 ington. Mr. Hammock had been com- 

 plaining of stomach trouble for some 

 time and finally was forced to go home 

 from work because of illness. The next 

 day found him confined to his bed and 

 within ten days death had claimed him. 



The attending physician gave heart 

 trouble as contributing to his death. 

 Those who were accustomed to visiting 

 the store will miss him, for he was al- 

 ways cheerful, despite a deformity that 

 had made him a cripple for life. 



C. L. li. 



William E. Dallwlg. 



W. E. Dallwig, a pioneer seedsman of 

 Milwaukee, Wis., died July 13, at his 

 home, 785 Prospect avenue. He at- 

 tended to his seed business at 34 

 Juneau avenue until a short time be- 

 fore his death, although he was far 

 from well. C. Dallwig, who survives, 

 has the sympathy of his host of friends 

 in the trade. 



BUSINESS EMBASRASSMENTS. 



Chattanooga, Temi. — A voluntary pe- 

 tition in bankruptcy has been flle^ in 

 the federal court by D. W. Hunter, do- 

 ing business as the Chattanooga Nur- 

 sery Co. Secured claims are listed as 

 approximately $16,000 and unsecured 

 as $18,000. Total assets are estimated 

 at $21,000. 



Fall River, Mass.— The estate of the 

 late George L. Freeman is represented 

 insolvent and commissioners have been 

 appointed to examine all claims of cred- 

 itors. The time for proving claims is 

 six months from June 16. 



Wakefield, Kan.— Percy R. Walter 

 reports that outdoor stock, including 

 carnations in the field, is doing splen- 

 didly. The rain has been regular, but 

 not excessive. The spring's bedding 

 plant business exceeded last year's by 

 twenty-five per cent. 



