OCTOBKU 2, ]919. 



The Florists^ Review 



25 



OBITUARY 



John B. Deamud. 



After an illness or many months, 

 John B. Deamud died September 25, in 

 a sanitarium at Pontiac, Mich., where 

 he had been since March. Hig, was a 

 complete breakdown, mental and phys- 

 ical. Before he died he had wasted 

 away to a shadow of his former vigor- 

 ous self. 



John B. Deamud had been a factor in 

 a quarter century or more — his connec- 

 the florists', seed and bulb business for 

 tion was of thirty-five years ' duration. 

 Possessed of great bodily vigor and a 

 keen mind, his many activities brought 

 him into contact with thousands of 

 members of the trade, who never for- 

 got him; his was not one of those color- 

 less characters that leave no impress. 



Curiously, perhaps, Mr. Deamud 's 

 first and last business connections were 

 the same, although separate^ by a lapse 

 of years — with Vaughan 's Seed Store. 

 He was born January 12, 1866, at Dunn- 

 ville, Ont., and spent his boyhood at 

 Saginaw, Mich. Completing the high 

 school course there at 18, he set out for 

 Chicago to seek his fortune and found 

 employment with J. C. Vaughan. He 

 remained for nine years in that school 

 of all-around competency at the busi- 

 ness, working up to a general sales- 

 manship. Resigning in 1893, he made a 

 connection with Bassett & Washburn, 

 opening a wholesale cut flower store, 

 handling the output of the Hinsdale 

 firm, then as now one of the largest 

 growers fof the Chicago market. This 

 arrangement lasted only three years, 

 from which time Bassett & Washburn 

 have sold their flowers themselves. 

 When they took over the Deamud store, 

 in 1896, Mr. Deamud removed to the 

 Atlas block, opening under the name of 

 Illinois Cut Flower Co., later J. B. 

 Deamud & Co., incorporating in 1906, 

 when W. P. Kyle joined him, as the 

 J. B. Deamud Co. There were times 

 when the business was among the larg- 

 esKin Chicago, and highly profitable, 

 but after Mr. Kyle and Joseph Foerster 

 retired, to go into partnership, it went 

 downhill until it was closed up and Mr. 

 Deamud returned to his first connec- 

 tion, as salesman for Vaughan 's Seed 

 Store. A few years ago he was sent 

 east to take charge of the New York 

 house of that corporation, which was 

 his position when mind and body be- 

 gan to weaken. 



Outside his business, Mr. Deamud al- 

 ways was active in trade affairs. He 

 was a member of the Chicago Florists' 

 Club, of the S. A. F. and of numerous 

 other trade organizations. He was 

 manager of several Chicago exhibitions, 

 including the first National Flower 

 Show. For many years he was a direc- 

 tor in the American Florist Co. He was 

 a Mason, a member of Medinah Temple. 



Mr. Deamud is survived by his widow, 

 Ida, and their only child. Wilder S. 

 His father, E. Deamud, of ripe years, 

 still lives on the farm at Caro, Mich., 

 and there is'a brother at Port Huron, a 

 sister in. Detroit. 



Masonic funeral services were held at 

 Laine's cliajiel, at Sixty-third street 

 and Harvard avenue, on the afternoon 

 of September 29, with interment at Oak- 

 woods cemetery. Many old-time Chi- 



cago florists were present and flowers 

 were numerous. 



Miss M. S. NewmaJi. 



Miss M. S. Newman died September 

 23 at her summer home, at Green Moun- 

 tain Falls, Colol^where she had been ill 

 all summer. Miss Newman left St. 

 Louis last July, in company with Miss 

 Julia Armstrong, in an effort to regain 

 her health. Miss Armstrong returned 

 home about a week ago believing that 

 Miss Newman would be well enough to 

 be brought home a few dg,ys later, and 

 the news of her death was a great shock 

 to Miss Armstrong as well as to her 

 many friends in the trade. 



Miss Newman was born in Winchen- 

 don, Mass., in 1854, being 65 years old 

 at her death. At the age of 20, she 

 entered the employ of Spooner, in Bos- 

 ton. The late William J. Stewart was 

 employed by this firm at the same time. 

 She remained with this firm for many 

 years, after which she started in busi- 

 ness for herself on Tremont street. In 

 1891 she went to St. Louis to enter the 

 employ of Luther Armstrong and after 

 a few years bought out the place and 



John B. Deamud. 



moved to new quarters, at 2720 Olive 

 street, where she has been located for 

 the last twenty years. Miss Armstrong 

 remained with her through all these 

 years. 



Four surviving nephews and nieces 

 live in Boston. The remains arriveil 

 in St. Louis September 24 and the 

 funeral took place September 26, 

 from the chapel of the Pilgrim Congre- 

 gational church. The burial was in 

 Valhalla cemetery. Many of the local 

 florists paid their last respects at the 

 services at the church, in which were 

 many beautiful floral pieces. 



Miss Armstrong said that arrange- 

 ments to carry on the business had not 

 as yet been perfected and that she 

 would be in charge until they were 

 made. J. J. B. 



MILWAUKEE. 



The Market. 



The market here is in fine shape for 

 all concerned. The grower is receiving 

 remuneration in keeping with his la- 

 bors, the wliolosalor cleans up all stock 

 satisfactorily and tlie retailer is re- 

 lieved of the burden of handling an ex- 

 cessive amount of stock in proportion 

 to tiie volume of business done. 



Roses are of excellent quality and 

 sell at $4 to $25 i)er hundred, except 

 American Beauties, which range from 

 $15 to $50 per hundred. Carnations are 

 improving slowly, but the quantities 

 are still small; $3 to $4 per hundred is 

 the general price. A few orchids are 

 to be had at $18 i)er dozen. 



Outdoor stock is practically gone. 

 This was a good summer for the outdoor 

 grower. 



Various Notes. 



Miss Seaman, who, has been with » 

 Currie Bros. Co. for the last twenty- 

 five years, has left the employ of this 

 firm. Miss Seaman has been quite ill 

 for the last five weeks and feels that 

 her health will not permit her to con- 

 tinue in so strenuous a position. At 

 present her future plans are to re- 

 cuperate. 



Saturday evening, September 27, the 

 second annual florists' hard-time party 

 was given at Kieper's park. Miss Ger- 

 trude Sommers and Albert Hare had 

 the arrangements and program in 

 charge. About fifty of the florists and 

 their friends attended and had a fine 

 time. 



William Rayner, Jr., of Oconomowoc, 

 Wis., visited friends in Milwaukee 

 Monday, September 22, and says he will 

 be shipping some fine cypripediums to 

 the market soon. 



Edward Amerpohl and wife, of 

 Janesville, Wis., were recent visitors 

 in Milwaukee. 



Arthur Leidiger says that the Edlef- 

 son-Leidiger Co. had a heavy week of 

 funeral work. 



Herman Hunkel and H. J. Seel were 

 in Chicago September 22, on business. 



C. C. ~P-Qllworth has a fine display of 

 florists' baslt^ts. A. H, M. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



Business has increased materially 

 since last report. This is particularly 

 true of the shipping demand, although 

 city trade also has shown a good gain. 

 September affords some mixed reports. 

 Some of the wholesale houses are not 

 enthusiastic, there having been certain 

 weak spots in demand and prices which 

 defeated their efforts at rolling up a 

 good month's record; but a few of the 

 houses are well satisfied, reporting im- 

 portant gains as compared with last 

 year. The diff'erence appears to be due 

 to the size and character of the individ- 

 ual dealer 's supply. 



The Chicago market expects a rec- 

 ord volume of shipping business this 

 season. There is no douV)t that it is 

 the shipping business which constitutes 

 the backbone of the market. The 

 houses which are making the largest 

 and steadiest gains are the ones that 

 cater specially to the shipping busi- 

 ness. All the indications jtoint to an 

 increase in shipping this season. All 

 sources of information indicate that the 

 out-of-town demand will exceed every- 

 thing in the previous history of the 

 market. First, perhaps, there is the 

 rfact that last year's buyers are all do- 

 ing a record business. Then there is 

 the report from those itinerants who 

 have been through the country that 

 there are large numbers of small flo- 

 rists who last season closed their green- 

 houses and went into other occupations, 

 from which thev have not vet returned. 



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