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The Florists^ Review 



July 3. 1919. 



News of the death of Theodore Hgen- 

 fritz, of Monroe, Mich., reached the con- 

 vention on its last day of meeting. No- 

 tice appears in the obituary columns of 

 this issue. 



Aftee the convention was over, Presi- 

 dent-Elect J. Edward Moon departed for 

 the Adirondacks on a fishing trip, to re- 

 cover from the arduous work of the week 

 at Chicago. He will be back at Motris- 

 ville, Pa., July 9. 



RETAILERS HOLD MEETING. 



During the evenings of the days oc- 

 cupied by the A. A. N. convention the 

 members of the American Betail Nurs- 

 erymen's Protective Association gath- 

 ered at the call of the secretary, and 

 discussed means of closer cooperation 

 among members of the retail nursery 

 trade, with the object of bettering the 

 business for all. The matters of the 

 retailers' organization rest largely in 

 the hands of the directors. Those of 

 last year were all reelected; they are: 

 E. M. Sherman, Charles City, la.; M. 

 E. Cashman, Owatonna, Minn.; O. J. 

 Howard, Pomona, N. C; J. M. Pitkin, 

 Newark, N. Y., and Earl D. Needham, 

 Des Moines, la. The present officers 

 are: President, M. E. Cashman; secre- 

 tary, E. M. Sherman. They hold office 

 until the directors elect their succes- 

 sors. 



CLOSING DAYS AT CHICAGO. 



Adopt Development Plan. 



The big achievement of the American 

 Association of Nurserymen at its con- 

 vention in Chicago last week was the 

 adoption of the work of the market de- 

 velopment campaigfn, carried on during 

 the last year by the subscribers ' organi- 

 zation. Upon learning of the accom- 

 plishments of the campaign during the 

 few months during which it has been in 

 operation and of the plans outlined by 

 the directors and Manager J?^. F. Eock- 

 well, the nurserymen became so en- 

 thusiastically in favor of giving the 

 work a larger scope that they voted to 

 become foster father to the child the 

 subscribers' organization has raised, 

 and to adopt it as their own. 



To this end it was voted that, begin- 

 ning in 1920, the dues of the association 

 would be, in addition to the $10 mem- 

 bership fee, an assessment of one-fourth 

 of one per cent on the total yearly busi- 

 ness of the member, with a maximum 

 amount of $1,000. The grand total of 

 the business done during 1918 by mem- 

 bers of the association is placed at 

 $14,320,000. It is expected that the 

 total for the present year will be con- 

 siderably larger. The original percent- 

 age fixed by the directors of the sub- 

 scribers' organization was one-half of 

 one per cent. Discussion in the conven- 

 tion sessions led to the conclusion that, 

 although a number of members were 

 quite willing to contribute as high as 

 one per cent, it would be better to make 

 the figure low for the first year, in order 



OFFICERS ELECTED 



PRESIDENT 



J. Edward Moon, Morrisville, Pa. 



VICE-PRESIDENT 



Lloyd C. Stark . . Louisiana, Mo. 



TREASURER 



J. W. Hill Des Moines, la. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 



J. B. Pilkington . . Portland, Ore. 

 E. S. Welch . . . Shenandoah, la. 



1920 Meeting Place 

 CHICAGO 



that no one would be frightened away 

 by the fear of an excessive assessment. 



Subscription Flan Still Operates. 



Until the new dues bring in funds, 

 next year, the market development cam- 

 paign is still dependent upon the orig- 

 inal subscriptions, upon which it has 

 run so far. ^hese do not, however, pro- 

 vide nearly the budget which Mr. Eock- 

 well sought for the, coming year, 

 amounting to $50,000 to $60,000. It is 

 hoped that the two-thirds of the asso- 

 ciation not now subscribing to the cam- 

 paign fund will contribute voluntarily 

 in the time intervening until the new 

 membership fee provides the necessary 

 revenue. Unless a large amount is so 

 realized, the program desired for the 

 coming year will have to be much cur- 

 tailed. 



The conduct of the market develop- 

 ment campaign is now in the hands of 

 the executive committee of the asso- 

 ciation, who, it is believed, will con- 

 tinue the present directors, chosen by 

 the subscribers' organization, in control. 

 The chief objects of the campaign are 

 those outlined in these columns last 

 week. 



Second Day's Sessions. 



The morning session of the second 

 day of the convention, June 26, was 

 devoted to several addresses of much 

 interest. E. G. Hill, of Eichmond, Ind., 

 contributed a valuable paper on "The 

 Propagation and Growing of the Eose," 

 in which he indicated the best varieties 

 of the various types for outdoor plant- 

 ing, and explained their methods of 

 propagation. 



Charles L. Seybold, city forester of 

 Wilkes-Barre, Pa., spoke on * * The Grow- 

 ing and Preparation of Evergreens for 

 Landscape Planting," and urged the 

 more extensive employment of ever- 

 greens in ways now overlooked. He 

 called attention to the kinds best suited 

 for various uses, and mentioned a few 

 unusual varieties that promised well. 



Dr. A. F. Woods, president of the 

 Maryland State College of Agriculture, 

 presented an address on "The Nursery- 

 men's Opportunity in Eeconstruction." 



He'^upged particularly a more definite 

 knowledge by nurserymen of the cost of 

 producing their stock, stating that the 

 lack «f this definite information had 

 been the cause of friction betwieen 

 various interests, often resulting in in- 

 justice to the producer. He hoped the 

 governmental aid given some industries 

 in ascertaining costs could be obtained 

 by the nursery trade. 



Secretary's Report. 



Secretary Sizemore's report, pre- 

 sented at the afternoon session June 26, 

 showed that the increase of cost of mem- 

 bership in the association did not 

 operate to the reduction of its numbers, 

 but rather to ^Ite contr^^yy for this year 

 all but forty-eight had paid up, whereas 

 a year ago sixty-two had been dropped 

 from the roll. The total membership 

 numbered 356, of which 308 had paid 

 their dues. His d^ta on the associa- 

 r's finances, brought up to a later 

 date) than Treasurer J. W. Hill's, indi- 

 cated a balance <if $6,618 in the treas- 

 urj^ receipts t^aling $17,451 and dis- 

 burs^ments-$3:<),833. 



As t?Sffic manager, Mr. Sizemore in- 

 troduced a resolution that the associa- 

 tion go on record urging the administra- 

 tion to return the railroads to private 

 ownership and control now that -the war 

 emergency was passed. The resolution 

 was adopted. 



The association counsel, Curtis Nye 

 Smith, reported having investigated and 

 successfully opposed many hundreds of 

 bills in state legislatures and in Con- 

 gress. Opposition to Quarantine No. 37 

 had been conductec^in accordance with 

 the organization's instructions, but to 

 no avail. Much successful work had 

 been done in making collections for 

 members of the association. 



M. E. Cashman, chairman of the di- 

 rectory committee, asked for the dis- 

 charge of the committee, since it had 

 completed its* revised and corrected 

 directory of nurserymen. He recom- 

 mended a retail cost committee, to in- 

 vestigate the cost of production and 

 distribution, so that something might 

 be done toward the standardization of 

 prices. 



The arbitration committee, reporting 

 through John S. Kerr, had had a light 

 year's work, sitting on only one case. 

 F. A. Weber said the hail insurance com- 

 mittee had been refused hope for insur- 

 ance by the standard companies, and de- 

 sired to be discharged. 



Nursery Crop Estimate. 



Eobert Pyle presented a letter from 

 Mr. Estabrook, chief of the federal crop 

 estimate bureau, in which the latter 

 stated his belief in the importance of 

 crop estimate work for the nursery 

 trade, which could be carried on by his 

 bureau at an expense of approximately 

 $14,000 during the coming year. He 

 urged the nurserymen, if they were also 

 convinced of its value, to ask for an 

 appropriation for the bureau of that 

 amount. Mr. Estabrook estimated the 

 nursery interests of the country at a 



