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The Florists' Review 



Januabt 22, 1920. 



Setting You Straight 



on Our Semi-Iron 



and Pipe Frame Houses 



OF course we furnish materials for, or erect 

 Pipe Frame and Semi-Iron Houses. 

 Don't think for a minute that because we build 

 so many Iron Frame houses, it's the only kind 

 we build. 



Some Reasons 



There are at least three reasons, however, 

 why we build more of the Iron Frame ones 

 than the others. 



1. Been building the Iron Frame longer than 

 any other builder, because we were the 

 first to build it. Logically we know how 

 it should best be built. 



The Iron Frame idea was originated by 

 Mr. Burnham and first used by us over 40 

 years ago. 



2. The higher cost of materials and labor, due 

 to the war, makes the difference in cost 

 between the Iron Frame and the Semi- 

 Iron Frame so slight, that most growers 

 prefer to pay that slight difference and 

 get the better house. 



^. The proven economy of wide houses and 

 the demand for as few columns as possible, 

 makes the Iron Frame the best proposi- 

 tion. 



Columns or Rafters 



Wide Semi-Iron Houses are of course built, 

 but they have a regular forest of columns in 

 comparison with our Iron Frame houses of 

 the same width. The roof must have a cer- 

 tain amount of support. If you don't have 

 iron rafters, you must have an equal support 

 in columns. When you add rafters and 

 trussing you can reduce your columns. 



Lighter, Lasts Longer 



It's been proven over and over again that 

 the iron rafter construction, as we construct 

 it, makes a far lighter house than the Pipe 

 Frame. 



Likewise, lasts longer. 



In fact no one knows how long they will 

 last, because none of us have yet lived long 

 enough to know. 



Whichever You Want 



We are glad to sell you whichever construc- 

 tion you want; but whichever you decide to 

 buy, am sure you will welcome facts and 

 figures concerning each which our construc- 

 tion experts will gladly send to you. 



Builders of Greenhouses and Conservatories 



IRVINGTON 

 New York 



BOSTON 

 Little Bldg. 



NEW YORK 

 42nd St. Bldg. 

 CLEVELAND 

 2063 E. 4th St. 



Eastern Factory 

 Irvington, N. Y. 



PHILADELPHIA 

 Land Title Bldg. 



TORONTO 

 Royal Bank Bldg. 



We»tern Factory 



Dea Plaines, III. 



CHICAGO 

 Continental Bank Bldg. 



MONTREAL 

 Transportation Bldg. 



Canadian Factory 



St. Catharines, Ont. 



