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The Florists' Review 



September 20, 1917. 



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INDIANA ASSOCIATION 



HOOSIEBS MEET AT COLUMBUS. 



New Insurance Plan Progresses. 



An interesting meeting of the State 

 Florists' Association of Indiana was 

 held at Columbus, Ind., September 11, 

 the members being the guests of Charles 

 S. Barnaby, William Irwin and the Co- 

 lumbus Chamber of Commerce. An in- 

 formal reception at the commerce rooms 

 was followed by the business session. 



After the routine business had been 

 transacted, the following Evansville 

 florists were elected to membership: C. 

 E. Gysemans, E. L. Fenton, Carl Elsper- 

 mann, C. L. Niednagel, Emil Niednagel, 

 E. L. Lutz, O. J. Kuebler and A. J. Kueb- 

 ler. Leo Eickenbach also became a 

 member. 



A. Easmussen, as chairman of the in- 

 surance committee, gave his report of 

 the work of the S. A. F. Herman Young 

 in his report stated that the laws of 

 Indiana were rigid, and that before in- 

 corporation it would be necessary to 

 write forty million square feet of glass. 

 He added, however, that the prospects 

 seemed bright, as the movement had 

 met with great enthusiasm. Literature 

 on the subject had been mailed out, and 

 after five days checks for more than 

 $1,000 had been received. 



The question was brought up as to 

 whether a person carrying policies in 

 two different companies could realize 

 full value on both. The laws of Indiana 

 permit full valuation of both policies, 

 providing there is no clause in the poli- 

 cies stipulating adjustment between 

 companies. There is no such clause in 

 the proposed mutual casualty associa- 

 tion. 



Coal and Co-operative Buying. 



A. F. J. Baur and Irwin Bertermann, 

 a committee appointed to commuini- 

 cate with the Indiana Floral Festival 

 Association, gave their report. The 

 festival association, although having 

 ceased to exist, has quite a sum in its 

 treasury, and it was felt that the mem- 

 bers would be glad to turn this over to 

 launch the new insurance company. 

 Final action was postponed for another 

 month, as some of the members of the 

 dissolved association were out of the 

 city. 



Secretary Steinkamp read a letter 

 which had been submitted to the gover- 

 nor, urging him to use all methods pos- 

 sible to solve the coal situation. This 

 was considered such a well written and 

 forceful epistle that members wished to 

 have it sent to President Wilson and 

 other authorities. President Bertermann 

 announced the following committee to 

 report on final resolutions at the next 

 meeting: E. E. Temperley, ckairman; 

 Charles Pahud, Henry Rodenbeck. 



A new subject for discussion was in- 

 troduced by Charles Barnaby. He be- 

 lieved that through closer cooperation 

 the florists throughout the state could 

 be greatly benefited in the matter of 

 buying materials. Glass, in particular, 

 was an expensive item, and by pur- 

 chasing through the secretary, in large 

 quantities, it was felt that better prices 



would be quoted. The secretary was ad- 

 vised to investigate this matter. 



The next meeting, October 16, will be 

 held at Evansville, Ind., under the aus- 

 pices of the Evansville Florists' Club. 

 Everybody is asked to remember this 

 date and be on hand for a rousing good 

 time. 



Attention was called to two vases of 

 the new E. G. Hill rose, Columbia. The 

 blooms were exceptionally fine, with 

 good foliage and long, rubbery stems. 

 The bud is a little better than semi- 

 double, and is of a pleasing shade of 

 light pink. It has all of the good quali- 

 ties of its one parent, Ophelia, with the 

 beautiful color of its other parent, Shaw- 

 yer, and with a fragance superior to 

 either. Mr. Easmussen, chairman of the 

 committee to report on this new rose, 

 gave it high honor. 



The Tour of Inspection. 



After adjournment, a banquet was 

 served at the St. Dennis hotel, whence 

 all journeyed to the Irwin garden. Mr. 

 Irwin, a millionaire, has left nothing 

 undone that would enhance the beauty 



of his place. There is an Italian sunken 

 garden of fine stock and rare masonry. 

 One member of the party, who had trav- 

 eled extensively, said that he had seen 

 only one place that could compare with 

 the Irwin garden. A quaint Egyptian 

 well was an interesting feature, and 

 there were numerous statues of Greek 

 philosophers, sculptors and writers. 



Four small greenhouses are conducted 

 in connection with the estate. There are 

 novel chrysanthemums in one, grapes in 

 another, orchids in a third, and the 

 fourth is devoted to miscellaneous 

 potted plants. 



The Orinoco Nurseries were interest- 

 ing. Several acres are devoted to hardy 

 perennials, and there was a wonderful 

 field of white phloxes in full bloom. 



Charles Barnaby 's greenhouses and 

 store were also visited. He has excel- 

 lent Chatelaine begonias, fine asters and 

 Easter lilies for this time of the year. 



Eeturning to the Chamber of Com- 

 merce rooms by motor, farewells and 

 thanks were said to the hosts. Among 

 those present were: Harry Pahud, 

 Henry W. Sheppard, William E. Barn- 

 aby, Edward J. Sheppard, Henry C. 

 Eodenbeck, Carl Sonnenschmidt, Lynn 

 Barnaby, Nixon Gano, Henry F. Freese, 

 Herman Junge, Charles Pahud, A. D. 

 Warren, W. A. Barrick, J. E. Stuart, 

 Joseph H. Hill, C. O. Wilcox, Anders 

 Easmussen, E. H. Mann, O. E. Stein- 

 kamp, Irwin Bertermann, E. E. Tem- 

 perley, Warren J. Huckleberry. 



E. E. T. 



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THE RETAIL 



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A CONTRACT WITH AGENTS. 



I note in The Eeview of September 6 

 that G. W. — N. D. is seeking an agency 

 contract. Here is the one we use and 

 find it covers our needs. Besides our 

 agents feel that they have a business 

 proposition on their hands, and there 

 is no misunderstanding in our dealings. 

 You will note that we have made four 

 separate classes of orders, with the com- 

 mission to be paid on each. They are 

 loose cut flowers, designs, decorations, 

 such as store, church and house, and 

 plants. Our reason for these distinc- 

 tions is that in decorations and plants 

 some of the territory we cover is on the 

 interurban electric line, and some on the 

 railroad only. We can handle the inter- 

 urban business with practically no ex- 

 pense for packing, etc., so can afford to 

 pay more commission on such orders. 

 These contracts are bound in books with 

 duplicate copies, the latter being per- 

 forated so that they may be easily torn 

 out and given to the agents. The origi- 

 nals are retained in the books, and thus 

 are not easily mislaid or lost. 



The Flower Shop, per W. G. C. 



A copy of the contract follows: 



CONTRACT. 

 This Agreement, made and entered Into this 



day of 19 by and 



between W. G. Coupland, doing business under 

 the firm name and style of The Flower Shop, 

 of Coffeyville, Kan., party of the first part, and 



of party 



of the second part, 



Witnesseth, The party of the first part hereby 



appoints the party of the second part his agent 

 to take orders for cut flowers, funeral designs, 

 decorations of all kinds, and pot plants, and 

 agrees to pay the party of the second part a 

 commission upon all orders secured by him as 



follows: Cut flowers per cent; funeral 



designs per cent; decorations 



per cent; pot plants per cent. 



Price lists for all goods to be furnished by 

 party of the first part and commission to be paid 

 upon the basis of the last price list furnished. 



The party of the first part further agrees to 

 give prompt attention to all orders received from 

 the party of the second part and to deliver all 

 goods to the common carrier in good condition, 

 and upon delivery to the common carrier the re- 

 sponsibility of the first party ceases. 



The party of the second part hereby accepts 

 the appointment as agent of the party of the 

 first part upon the terms above stated and in 

 consideration of the commissions to be paid 

 agrees as follows: To use his best efforts in 

 securing orders for the party of the first part 

 and to handle the goods of the party of the first 

 part exclusively; to keep on display in his place 

 of business a sign stating that he takes orders 

 for cut flowers, floral designs, decorations and 

 pot plants; to be personally liable for all orders 

 forwarded to party of the first part and to pay 

 for the same on the first day of each month, 

 irrespective of the date of ordering; to pay all 

 telegraph, telephone, express or freight charges 

 on goodsr ordered, except express or freight 

 charges for floral designs or emblems amounting 

 to over $5, which will be paid by party of the 

 first part. 



It is further agreed that the party of the first 

 part may solicit orders, either personally or by 

 mail, in the territory occupied by the party of 

 the second part, without any liability to the 

 party of the second part for commissions on 

 orders so obtained. 



This agreement contains the whole contract 

 between the parties hereto and may be canceled 

 by either party by giving ten days' notice to the 

 adverse party. 



This agreement signed in duplicate the day 

 and year above written. 



THE FLOWER SHOP 



By 



Party of the first part. 



Party of the second part. 



