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The Florists^ Review 



Mat 29, 1919. 



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Greenhonse Heating 



Subscribers are invited to write the 

 Editor of this Department with regard to 

 any details of greenhouse heating that 

 are not understood. When information 

 ia desired regarding the capacity of boil- 

 ers, or the amount of radiation required 

 for a greenhouse, the needed temperatures 

 should be stated in the inquiry, as well 

 as the amount of glass in the side walls, 

 and the dimensions and general arrange- 

 ment of the greenhouses. It is often help- 

 ful, ^0, to have a sketch showing the 

 location of the houses. 



THE TIME HAS COME. 



To Buy Your Coal. 



If you have no regard for the condi- 

 tion of your bank account, or if you feel 

 as though your greenhouse will not need 

 coal next winter, you will procrastinate 

 in the matter of your coal buying; but, 

 if you are a long-headed florist and ,want 

 to operate your establishment as eco- 

 nomically as possible and avoid the risk 

 of having your stock freeze when Jack 

 Frost begins his work in earnest, you 

 will buy your coal now — and the word 

 "now" should be capitalized. 



The foregoing paragraph is the con- 

 sensus of the best informed coal men, 

 government experts and economists. 

 Without any intention of being alarm- 

 ists, apparently, these authorities declare 

 that the prospects for a shortage of coal 

 next winter are nearly a certainty. Some 

 even go so far as to say that there will 

 be a famine and that coal at times will 

 be unobtainable at any price. All agree 

 that the price will be high — much high- 

 er than at present. 



Dealers Advertising. 



Coal dealers in many cities are having 

 published cooperative advertisements 

 calling the attention of the public to 

 the need of early purchasing of coal. 



There are a number of reasons for the 

 prospective shortage and possible fam- 

 ine. Prominent among these is that 

 40,000 foreigners, mostly natives of 

 southern Europe, are expected to return 

 to their Old World homes. These for- 

 eigners constitute the major portion of 

 the mine labor of this country and their 

 departure will mean a great loss to the 

 operators. The latter say that other 

 laborers are leaving the mines for other 

 pursuits and that there are practically 

 no new men going into that field of la- 

 bor. It is estimated that altogether the 

 mining industry will lose 150,000 men 

 through emigration and other causes. 

 Immigration is expected to be at low 

 ebb for a time at least, so little hope is 

 entertained that new labor will come 

 from across the ocean to fill the depict-' 

 ed ranks of the mine workers. Further- 

 more, there has been less coal produced 

 during the last year than for most years. 



Prominent Authority Explains. 



Here is an explanation of the situa- 

 tion by J. D. A. Morrow, general secre- 

 tary of the national organization of coal 

 mine operators and general director of 

 the U. S. Fuel Administration: 



"We face one of the most serious 

 shortages of labor in the whole history 

 of mining. Coupled with that, is the 

 decreased output of mines, which during 

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TO THE MAN WHO DOES NOT OWN A KROESCHELL-Possibly you may have 

 wondered why KROESCHELL Boilers are not sold by any of the Oreenhouae 

 Building or Construction Companies. If so, we feel it is our duty to state, in 

 fairness and justice to all concerned, that KROESCHELL Boilers are never sold 

 by anyone but KROESCHELL BKO'^. CO. We do not quote anyone dealing in 

 Greenhouse material or boilers, special resale prices. We have no Agents, and 

 therefore our prices are based on sales direct from Factory to user. 



Our stand in this matter has brought out a lot of rivalry; nevertheless, the great 

 efficiency of the KROESCHELL Greenhouse Boiler cannot be disputed, and id 

 spite of the increased competition, the KROESCHELL Boiler is heating more 

 glass than any other make. 



Our business (ESTABLISHED 1H79) is to build boilers of all types, from the 

 smallest house heater to the largest 600 H. P. Water Tube Steam Boiler. ,For forty 

 years we have confined our entire efforts to the designing and construction of 

 high-grade boilers, and during this time have served the Florists' Trade of this 

 country and Foreign Countries, to the full satisfaction of every one of our customers. 



"The customer's interest first"— is the basis of the KROESCHELL standard. This 

 principle makes the KROESCHELL Policy the most liberal of all in the Green- 

 house Boiler business. The great variety of boilers that we make places us in a 

 commanding position. It is the KROESCHELL principle to supply only the type 

 of boilpr best suited for the conditions. For this reason we always furnish the 

 most efficient boiler unit in every case. 



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