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GROWERS' BODY 



BEGINS GROWTH 



iVo occurrence at a florists' conventwn has ieen greeted so spiritedly as 

 was the decision to organize the National Flower Growers' Association at 

 Cleveland last week. The organization was launched on a definite basis and 

 will become a powerful factor in this trade when its machinery is rwming. 



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ONCEIVED at the meeting 

 of the American Carnation 

 Society at Chicago last 

 January, the National 

 Flower Growers' Associa- 

 tion had its birth last week 

 at Cleveland at 4:15, Au- 

 gust 19. It is a robust 

 child, of lusty character 

 and with promise of rapid 

 growth. There was a good deal of trav- 

 ail, but the outcome was quite favor- 

 able. Indeed, it never appeared for a 

 moment to be anything else. 



The ballroom of the Hotel Hollenden 

 was filled with growers Thursday after- 

 noon, August 19, when F. C. W. Brown, 

 temporary president of the organiza- 

 tion,, opened the meeting with a state- 

 ment of the purpose of the gathering. 

 After J. F. Ammann 

 delivered the secre- 

 tary 's report, sup- 

 ])lementing that 

 printed in last 

 week 's Keview with 

 a stirring appeal, 

 roll was called of 

 growers represent- 

 ing locals in differ- 

 ent cities of the coun- 

 try, list of whom 

 was given last week. 

 Representatives of 

 these local bodies 

 gave the views in 

 their various com- 

 munities regarding 

 the proposed organi- 

 zation. W. J. Kei- 

 mel and Joseph Ko- 

 hout spoke for Chi- 

 cago; W. J. Pilcher 

 for St. Louis, E. A. 

 Harvey and James 

 Heacock for Phila- 

 delphia, James Cole 

 for Springfield, 111., 

 Carl Hagenburger 

 for Cleveland; Rob- 

 ert Simpson, Wal- 

 lace R. Piefsou, A. 

 M. Henshaw and A. 

 L. Miller for New 

 York; H. B. Brook- 

 ins for Buffalo; A. 

 F. J. Baur, Anders 

 Rasmussen and Earl 

 Mann for Indi- 

 ana, and W. A. 

 •larke for Pitts- 

 I'urgh. 



After these 

 speeches there was 

 considerable discus- 

 sion as to the aims 

 and objects of the 



Permanent Officers 



PRESIDENT 

 William J. Keirael - Elmhurst, 111. 



VICE-PRESIDENT 

 E. Allan Peirce - Waitbam, Mass. 



SECRETARY-TREASURER 

 J. Fred AmmaDn -EdwatdsviUe, III. 



association and its form of organization. 

 Secretary Ammann frequently assisted 

 with suggestions and explanations. E. A. 



William J. Keimel. 



First President of National Flower Growers' AMoelatloii. 



Harvey, Philip Breitmeyer, F. R. Pier- 

 son, J. A. Manda, George Asmus, Thomas 

 Roland, W. R. Pierson, Walter Amling 

 and A. M. Henshaw participated. As 

 the discussion progressed, the ideas of 

 all were clarified. The small fear some 

 voiced that the new organization might 

 be construed as one in opposition to 

 wholesalers and retailers was quelled by 

 Thomas Roland's statement that all 

 three were in the same boat and none 

 could rock it without periling himself as 

 well as the others, and by A. M. Hen- 

 shaw 's assertion that the wholesalers 

 felt no alarm at the growers' organiza- 

 tion. 



The motion before the house, that a 

 national body be formed, was at length 

 called for and by a chorus of ayes that 

 shook the ceiling was carried at 4:15 

 p. m. Cheers and 

 continued strong ap- 

 plause greeted this 

 initial step toward 

 perfecting the grow- 

 ers' association. 



Then occurred 

 some discussion as 

 to the next step. It 

 was felt the body 

 was not quite in 

 shape to take defi- 

 nite form, but a 

 need of real action 

 was in all minds. 

 Instead of continu- 

 ing the organization 

 committee, it was 

 decided finally to 

 adopt the constitu- 

 tion prepared, with 

 the omission of the 

 paragraphs referring 

 to dues — article 8, 

 section 1, and arti- 

 cle 10, section 3 — 

 which are to be re- 

 considered by the 

 new executive 

 board, and proceed 

 with the election of 

 oSicers. 



The press of busi- 

 ness compelled Wal- 

 lace R. Pierson to 

 decline Joseph Ko- 

 hout's nomination. 

 So William J. Kei- 

 mel, Elmhurst, 111., 

 was unanimously 

 chosen aa president, 

 and E. Allan Peirce, 

 of Waltham, Mass., 

 as vice-president. 

 The secretary-treas- 

 urer is selected by 

 ) the board of direc- 



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