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The Florists^ Review 



November 27, !!• it. 



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 

 i)Uild 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 4(» years 

 ago. 



2. The higher cost of materials and labor, due to 

 the war, makes the difference in cost betvi'een 

 the Iron Frame and the Semi-Iron Frame so 

 slight, that most growers prefer to pay that 

 slight difference and get the better house. 



3. The proven economy of wide houses and tlie 

 demand for as few columns as possible, makes 

 the Iron Frame the best proposition. 



Columns or Rafters 



Wide Semi-Iron Houses are of course built, but 

 they have a regular forest of columns in compari- 

 son with our Iron Frame houses of the same width. 

 The roof must have a certain 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, be- 

 cause none of us have yet lived long enough to 

 know. 



Whichever You Want 



We are glad to sell you whichever construction 

 you want; but whichever you decide to buy, am 

 sure you will welcome facts and figures concern- 

 ing each wiiich our construction 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 

 R6yal Bank Bldg. 



Western Factory 



Des Plaines. III. 



CHICAGO 

 Continental Bank Bldg. 



MONTREAL 

 Transportation Bldg. ' 



Canadian Factory 



St. Catharines, Ont. 



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