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THE WAR IS WON 

 RESTRICTIONS MODIFIED 



The immediate result of the ending of the great war has been a change 

 in government policy; restrictions on industry are modified in many impor- 

 tant particulars and the florists' trade once more, and among the first, is 

 free to develop practically without government interference. 





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ITH hostilities happily 

 'C'^T'T' ended, the government has 



\ V^ / been prompt to change its 

 ja^Sf a^ policy toward the non- 

 war industries and the 

 greenhouse trade, which 

 had suffered a smaller de- 

 gree of regulation than 

 almost any other industry 

 which could not be con- 

 verted to war work, has been practical- 

 ly turned free to pursue the normal 

 tenor of its development in preparation 

 for the good times that are to come. 



Almost the first act of the War In- 

 dustries Board, after Monday's cele- 

 bration, was to lift numerous restric- 

 tions which had been placed on con- 

 struction and production during the 

 war. The first of these modifications 

 were announced the very next day after 

 the armistice was signed and further 

 removal of curtailments are promised 

 from time to time until all industry is 

 restored to its normal basis. 



Through the announcement of Chair- 

 man Baruch November 12 building and 

 construction projects and repair work 

 are largely released from the war re- 

 strictions. Many industries 

 which have been curtailed, 

 like those of boiler-making, 

 glass-making, pottery and 

 others of special interest to 

 florists, are helped by hav- 

 ing the percentage of cur- 

 tailment reduced one-half. 



Greenliquse Building. 



Construction projects fall- 

 ing within certain classifi- 

 cations are now permitted 

 to proceed without restric- 

 tion. Other classes of work 

 still require permits or li- 

 censes. The paragraphs of 

 the new order under which 

 greenhouse work may pro- 

 ceed are as follows: 



"10. The construction of 

 new buildings not embraced 

 in any of the foregoing 

 classifications, or repairs on 

 buildings, involving a cost 

 not exceeding $10,000. 



"11. The construction of 

 new buildings or struc- 

 tures not embraced in any 

 of the foregoing classifica- 

 tions, or repairs or exten- 

 sion, involving a cost not 

 exceeding $25,000, when 

 approved in writing by the 

 State Council of Defense." 



This is equivalent to per- 

 mission to proceed unre- 

 stricted with the building 



of any greenhouse, or repairing of any 

 greenhouse involving a cost not exceed- 

 ing $10,000. If the expenditure exceeds 

 $10,000 the State Council of Defense is 

 authorized to give a permit for green- 

 house construction up to $25,000. 



All limitations on the production of 

 building materials, including brick, ce- 

 ment, lime, hollow tile and lumber, are 

 removed. The circular of the priorities 

 division continues: 



No More Figlit. 



"The priorities division of the War 

 Industries Board will, as far as practi- 

 cable, assist industries in procuring ma- 

 terials, fuel, transportation and labor to 

 enable them to increase their operations 

 to normal limits as rapidly as conditions 

 may warrant. Precedence must, how- 

 ever, be given to stimulate and increase 

 the production of cargo ships and sup- 

 ply the requirements of the army and 

 the navy of the United States as well 

 as to provide for this nation's proper 

 proportion of the enormous volume of 

 materials, equipment and supplies as 

 shall be required for the reconstruction 

 and rehabilitated of the devastated 



MODIFICATION 

 OF RESTRICTION ORDERS 



Even before the war actually had 

 come to an end the Fuel Administra- 

 tion had modified its "50 per cent" 

 order in such a manner as to permit 

 florists their full requirements of 

 all fuel except prepared sizes of an- 

 thracite. 



November 12 the War Industries 

 Board modified its orders prohibiting 

 nonwar building operations so that 

 greenhouses costing less than $10,000 

 may be built without restriction and 

 greenhouses costing less than $25,000 

 may be built under permit of the State 

 Council of Defense. 



November 12 the Provost Marshal 

 canceled the "Work or Fight" order, 

 which has been misapplied to many 

 florists. 



territories of Europe." It sounds good. 

 Another order not directly affecting 

 the greenhouse trade tut which, never- 

 theless, has made a great deal of trou- 

 ble and which has been properly ap- 

 plied to a few employees m flower 

 stores, is canceled. It is the celebrated 

 "Work or Fight" order. On the very 

 day the armistice was signed the en- 

 trainment of draftees was stopped. This 

 permits a considerable number of flo- 

 rists between the ages of 31 and 36 to 

 remain at their homes and at their 

 work. The next day all work of the 

 draft boards was ordered discontinued 

 and the work or fight order was can- 

 celed. • . , . 



Greenhouse workers did not come 

 within the scope of the work or fight 

 order, but, because of the nonwar char- 

 acter of the florists' trade, overzealous 

 workers in the selective service and 

 government labor bureau branches per- 

 sistentlv, though mistakenly, tried to 

 apply the principles of the order to 

 manv of our people. "While such efforts 

 could be successfully contested, it 

 caused great uneasiness among florists' 

 employees and resulted in many seek- 

 ing occupation elsewhere. 

 They may now return to 

 the work at which they are 

 skilled without fear of run- 

 ning counter to any gov- 

 ernment requirement. 



Florists' ruel. 



The Fuel Administration 

 took action to remove re- 

 strictions on florists even 

 before the war was ended, 

 as has been reported in The 

 Review from week to week. 

 The latest modification of 

 the original restriction or- 

 der left it to the state fuel 

 administrators to decide 

 when florists may have 

 their full supply of coal, 

 any kind except prepared 

 sizes of anthracite. The or- 

 der, dated October 26, was 

 printed on page 9 of The 

 Review of November 7. 

 Its appearance thus was 

 brought to the attention of 

 the trade throughout the 

 United States and many 

 florists have gone to their 

 state administrators with it 

 and in most cases have had 

 no diflculty in securing 

 blanket permission for all 

 florists in their states to 

 use their full requirements 

 of the kinds of coal that 

 are in surplus. These are 



