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Tbc Florists' Review 



Mabch 8, 1017. 



UmiRACITC 



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 1TUMIN0US 



SET YOUR BOILER RIGHT 



We make a apeclaltr of all kinds of flre-brlck 

 work. No order Is too largre, and the smallest order 

 receives the same carefal attention. Let as call on 

 you. 



Estimates cheerfully furnished. 



PETER KNOWE & SON 



316 Chamber of Commerce BIdir. 

 183 West Washington Street. CHICAGO, ILIi. 



Phone Main 3766 

 Mention The ReyJew when you write. 



H. H. LINEAWEAVQt & C0.» Inc. 



COAL 



Ifut End Trust Baildiac. PHILADKLPHIA 



17 Bktterj Place. NEW TORE 

 Nnttlns Buildinc. LEBANON. PA. 



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fireenhonse Heating. 



SuBSORiBEES are invited to write the 

 Editor of this Department with regard to 

 any details of greenhouse heating that 

 are not understood. But please do not 

 ask The Review to make a choice of ap- 

 paratus for you. The greenhouse heating 

 equipment advertised in this paper is, we 

 believe, the best for the trade to buy, 

 and each article tlie best in the special 

 field of its adaptation. 



COAL SITUATION EASING. 



Coal dealers state that the break in 

 the recent cold spell has resulted in a 

 much smaller demand being made for 

 fuel, altliough prices had not decreased 

 to any large extent. According to one 

 well known wholesale dealer, the profits 

 that the independents have been reaping 

 since last fall soon will diminish mate- 

 rially. In another two weeks there will 

 be marked change in the situation, he 

 predicted. As a result of the compara- 

 tively mild weather, more standard coal 

 is being received and less of the inde- 

 pendent fuel is being purchased. Pre- 

 miums soon will be a thing of the past, 

 is the general belief. 



WANT BOILER LAW CHANGED. 



The newly organized Columbus Flo- 

 rists' Association, of which Alfred C. 

 Hottes is president, has sent the mem- 

 bers of the Ohio legislature a letter in 

 which it is stated the trade wishes "to 

 bring to your attention the great hard- 

 ship inllieted upon the greenhouse own- 

 ers by Section 1058-1, a law which makes 

 it necessary to maintain a licensed boiler 

 operator for steam boilers of thirty 

 horsepower or over. 



"We, therefore, take the liberty of 

 bringing to your notice some of the dif- 

 ficulties encountered in complying with 

 the law. 



"First: We feel it absolutely necessary that 

 a fireman should be an experienced grower. We 

 could recount many cases in which great losses 

 have l)een incurred by employing expert boiler 

 operators, but men ignorant of the importance 

 of TentilatioD, plant humidity, the correct tem- 

 peratures and the other dlfflculties encountered 

 In growing a great variety of plants in the mod- 

 ern commercial greenhouse. 



"Second: A great many of the establishments 

 are not large enough to afTord the expense of hir- 

 ing additional licensed boiler operators. The 

 enforcement of the present law may necessitate 

 the closing of some of these smaller ranges. 



"Third: Many growers operate their own boil- 

 ers during the day. The present law makes it 

 impossible for a man to do this now, even in 

 cases of extreme emergency. 



"Fourth: Many of the florists are also Tege- 

 table growers; additional boiler service would 

 necessitate increased prices, which would be 

 added to the cost of food. Prices are sure to 

 be raised if high-priced operators are necessary. 



"Fifth: Oreenbouses need a fireman only six 



HIGHEST PRICED and CHEAPEST 



BOn^BS MADB 



GiBLiN Greenhouse boilers 



' GIBLIN at CO. 



109 Broad St., Utica.N.Y. 



LET US TELL YOU 

 ABOUT THEM 



llMtloB Th» B«Tl«w whaa yon write. 



"Superior'' 



INTERNAL.FIRED 

 BOILER 



For Hot Wator Hoatlng 



Superior Nachine & Boiler Works 



840-850 W. Suporlor Stroot 

 CHICAQO 



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New 

 Wrought Pipe 



Black or Galvanized 

 Delivered Anywhere 



Send us a list of your needs. We 

 can save you money. 



King Construction Co. 



Noith Tonawanda, Naw Yoik 



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STEEL 



BB TDRW 

 TDBULAB 



i BOILERS 



Johnston HoaUng Co. 



tsi B. 2«tii strM* mw YOtm 



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months during the year. Consequently we cannot 

 get good men, because we cannot offer continuoni 

 employment. 



"Sixth: Greenhouses are located away from 

 districts of dense population. There is little 

 danger to human life by explosions. 



"The florists arid vegetable growers 

 feel that it was not the intention of the 

 present law to include greenhouse own- 

 ers. We would urge that the following 

 paragraph be added to Section 1058-1: 



" 'Providing, however, that nothing 

 herein shall apply to bona fide owners of 

 greenhouses and hothouses.' " 



WILKS SELF- FEEDING 

 HOT WATER BOILER 



For Economy, Durability, Dependability 



InstaUa WILKS 

 aad forget your 

 troubles. 



No night fire- 

 man required— 

 as the magazine 

 or coal chamber 

 holds sufficient 

 fuel to keep fire 

 10 to 12 hours 

 without atten- 

 tion. Best made 

 for a small 

 greenhouse. 



Send for Catalocue 

 and Prices 



Telephone 

 Yards 866 



S. WILKS 

 MFG. CO. 



23 ShieMt ««e., 

 CHICAGO, ILL. 



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HABD 0£ SOFT COAL? 



I wish you would give me a little ad- 

 vice in regard to what kind of coal is 

 cheapest for use in heating my green- 

 house and residence, both of which are 

 heated from the same boiler, with a hot 

 water system. We are using mine-run 



