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The Florists^ Review 





23 



The F. T. D. Painting Now on its Tour of America Following the Auction Sale at Detroit. 



bid W. J. Palmer and bought the paint- 

 ing for $150. Mr. Palmer's bid was 

 $125 and he gave that sum to the pub- 

 licity fund even though he did not get 

 the picture, a photograph of which is 

 reproduced herewith. The painting was 

 by one of the artists in the supplies de- 

 partment of Poehlmann Bros. Co., Chi- 

 cago, who executed the idea from a 

 sketch by T. E. Waters. The picture 

 was presented to the association, so that 

 the entire proceeds go for publicity. 

 The picture is supposed to illustrate 

 the telegraph delivery idea in the sale 

 of flowers. The express train is shown 

 drawing up at the pier head, with a 

 messenger boy getting off the train with 

 a box of flowers for someone on the in- 

 coming steamship. Mr. Breitmeyer ar- 

 ranged to rent the painting at $25 per 

 week to all florists who wish to use it 

 in their window displays. Mr. Palmer 

 got first chance, so that the people of 

 Buffalo already have seen it. It will go 

 all over the country in the course of the 

 next year and anyone who wants to use 

 the i)icture can obtain his turn in rota- 

 tion by addressing Frank Danzer, 

 care of J. Breitmeyer 's Sons, Detroit, 

 Mich. For the use of the painting $25 

 will be payable, the money to go to the 

 S. A. F. publicity fund. 



S. A. F. PUBLICITY FUNDS. 



George Asmus, chairman of the pub- 

 licity finance committee, reports the fol- 

 lowing additional subscriptions: 



By William F. Ekas, socrotary of tlio Maryland 

 committee. Annually for four years. 



Isaac H. Moss, Inc., (iovans, Md $50.00 



John B. Harmon, Catonsville. Md 5. CO 



Robert L. Graham, Baltimore, Md 25.00 



William . I. Kennedy, rikcsville, Md 5.00 



R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., White 



Marsh. Md 50.00 



Harry Ekas, Baltimore, Md 5.00 



William G. Lelir, Brooklyn. Md 10.00 



Stevenson Bros., Towson. Md 10.00 



James Hamilton, Mt. Washington, Md.. 50.00 



Albert G. Fiedler, I^altimore, Md 10.00 



Edward Kress. Baltimore, Md 5.00 



H. Grahl, Halethorp. Md 10.00 



William Christie, Baltimore, Md 10.00 



F. C. Bauer, Gorans. Md 25.0<1 



M. J. Hannigan, Sudbrook Park, Md... 5.00 



John A. Nuth, Raspebtirg, Md 5.00 



By Wallace H. Eiss, chairman of the 

 Buffalo. N. Y., committee. 



Wm. F. KastinK Co., Buffalo, N. Y 100.00 



William Scott Co., Buffalo, N. Y 25.00 



C. T. Guenther, Hamburg, N. Y 10.00 



By Wallace R. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn. 



Doogue & Co., Hartford, Conn 25.00 



John L. Ahlquist, Plainville, Conn 5.00 



George B. Chase, Bethel, Vt 5.00 



Haworth's Greenhouses, Farmingtou, 



Conn 5.00 



Paul M. Hubbard Co., Bristol, Conn 15.00 



Rowden & Mitchell, Wallingford, Conn. 5.00 

 Received through the secretary's office. 



John F. Horn & Bros., AUentown, Pa. 25.00 



B. 0. Johnson, Sterling, Colo 10.00 



Robert Koehne, New York city 10,00 



Fallon, Florist, Roanoke, Va 10.00 



Robert T. Miller, Farmington, Utah... 100.00 



C. W. Ward, Eureka, Cal 250.00 



Total $872.00 



COEBECTIONS. 

 Wertheimer Bros." contribution should read 

 "Annually for a period of four years." 



W. H. Kruse, St. Louis, Mo., $15.00 annually 

 for a term of two years; formerly given as 

 "W. H. Hurst." 



The following changes in the Maryland com- 

 mittee have been made: Charles F. Feast has 

 resigned and the following have been added: 

 W. E. McKissick, Baltimore; Isaac H. Moss, 

 Govans, Md. ; James Hamilton, Mt. Washington, 

 Md. ; William F. Ekas, secretary, Baltimore, 

 Md. ; J. J. Perry, Baltimore, and George Morri- 

 son, Baltimore. 



Stationery is being prepared and will 

 be distributed to the chairmen of all 

 local committees immediately. Addi- 

 tional subscription blanks or literature 

 may be obtained upon application to the 

 secretary. 



Eagle Grove, la. — The formal opening 

 of the John Buhner establishment 

 October 1, in the erection of which Mr. 

 Buhner has expended $20,000, was a 

 great success, thanks, perhaps, to the 

 flower souvenir which Mr. Buhner had 

 ready for each fair visitor. Mr. Buhner 

 has built a greenhouse 58x140 feet, a 

 show liouse 20x48 and a building con- 

 taining office, living rooms and heating 

 plant. 



Kokomo, Ind. — Lightning struck the 

 26-foot brick chimney at the establish- 

 ment of W. M. Tiplady, October 18, tear- 

 ing away ten feet of it, and carrying the 

 heavy cement coping and bricks fifty 

 feet. About twenty-five of tlie bricks 

 hit the greenhouse, causing a damage of 

 about $50. Mr. Tiplady was in the 

 building at tlie time, and although he 

 was only twenty-five feet from the chim- 

 ney, was unhurt. 



Waterloo, la. — The Kemble Floral Co. 

 has moved its display and salesrooms 

 to the newly remodeled store at 187 

 Bridge street. The change was made 

 because of the greatly increased retail 

 and wholesale business. The company 

 now has two motor trucks for deliveries. 

 M. E. Terry is manager of the business, 

 which was purchased six years ago from 

 Williams & Crittenden, the oldest 

 established florists in Waterloo. 



La Crosse, Wis. — The John A. Salzer 

 Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., conducts a re- 

 tail florists' business at the greenhouses. 

 The house adjoining the salesroom is 

 arranged in the form of an Italian gar- 

 den, with a pool containing goldfish. 

 The space is valuable, but is considered 

 well appropriated. Golden Glow heads 

 the list of a well-grown lot of chrysan- 

 themums. Other stock is in tiptop shape. 



El3nla, O. — Mrs. Bessie Fearn has 

 undertaken the business management of 

 the Elyria Flower store and is planning 

 important changes and improvements in 

 the conduct of the work. S. L. Gill, for 

 the last five years with the Jones-Rus- 

 sell Co., of Cleveland, O., will be her 

 associate as store manager. He succeeds 

 Leo Smallwood, who has resigned to go 

 on the road as the representative of the 

 Smallwood Stone Co. 



Omaha, Neb. — At Stewart's Seed 

 Store there is a floral assistant who is a 

 full-blooded Indian maiden, a descend- 

 ant of Sitting Bull, of the Sioux tribe. 

 Charles Stewart observed that, though 

 the summer trade was good, with an 

 abundant supply, he anticipates with 

 trepidation the approaching season, giv- 

 ing many reasons for his fears. The new 

 store is most complete. Mrs. Samuel 

 Stewart was resting while the good man 

 himself was hustling in the stock from 

 outdoors. 



