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The Florists^ Review 



NOVEMBEH 23, 1916. 





Greenhouse Material 



OF BEST GRADE AND WORKMANSHIP -REASONABLE PRICES 



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"POT FAMINE HERE." 



In a recent issue of The Florists' 

 Review there appeared an item under 

 the caption, "Pot Famine Coming." 

 That was correct as far as it went, but 

 if the manufacturers of flower pots had 

 their say in the matter I believe they 

 would have said "Pot Famine Here." 

 I hear that one pottery is facing an 

 8-hour day, with no reduction in the 

 weekly wage and with Saturday after- 

 noons off; another pottery is facing ita 

 third ten per cent raise; another is 

 handicapped by the lack of coal, due 

 to the freight congestion; another is 

 being troubled by delay in the delivery 

 of a new boiler; another had to change 

 to coal as fuel because of the pro- 

 hibitive cost of natural gas; and sev- 

 eral others have complaints of like 

 nature — each is having its own new 

 troubles, in addition to its old troubles 

 of coal, labor and material costs. 



The munition factories have taken 

 all available labor and the demand for 

 machinery of course has increased the 

 costs of machine supplies. 



The whole trouble is this: On ac- 

 count of the scarcity of labor during 

 last spring* and summer, it was impos- 

 eible for the potteries to make up the 

 necessary stock, as usually is done dur- 

 ing the spring and summer. With little 

 stock on hand when the season opened 

 and with the usual demand for pots, 

 but with depleted working forces — 

 working, as it were, from hand to 

 mouth— orders piling up, men quitting, 

 almost daily notices of advancing 

 prices of materials, continual demands 

 by employees for more money and less 

 working hours — matters have come to 

 a rather bad state. One potter says 

 that he feels as though he were no longer 

 "boss" and that he must shake hands 

 every time he goes through the fac- 

 tory, take his hat off and be extra nice 

 to all employees. Between visiting the 

 trade, pleading for additional time for 

 delivery of orders, chasing the railroad 

 freight agents for delayed shipments, 

 and looking for new labor, the manu- 

 facturer has to figure out whether or 

 not his books show a balance on the 

 right side. The potter certainly has 

 his hands full! 



However, I am sure that all the pot- 

 teries of the country are well equipped 

 and willing to do more business; but 

 the labor shortage and coal situation 

 are reasons why you may have to wait 

 for your pots. 



P. M. Read, Secretary Pot 

 Makers' Credit Association. 



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