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would be sufficient care in case of pon- 

 derous articles, not liable to be deterio- 

 rated by exposure, might be the most 

 palpable neglect in the case of costly 

 and perishable goods. His acts and 

 exertions must be commensurate with 

 his duties.' " S. 



HAIL INSUEANCE. 



Please let me know where I can get 

 a company that will write hail insurance 

 on greenhouses. There are five or six 

 good agencies in this city, but none of 

 them will insure greenhouses against 

 hail. Please let me know as soon as 

 possible, because we have hail in late 

 winter and spring. J. B, L. — Okla. 



Ample Display Refrigerators of Artistic Design in tlie New Store of Papes Bros.t Inc. 



Address John G. Esler, secretary, Flo- 

 rists' Hail Association, Saddle Eiver, 

 N. J. This is a mutual organization of 

 florists and in every way recommend- 

 able. 



It would, of course, be to the advan- 

 tage of the members to have the Hail 

 Association known to everyone in the 

 greenhouse business, but it is only re- 

 cently that the directors have consid- 

 ered it advisable to make a small appro- 

 priation for advertising in the spring. 

 They could get a full page once a month 

 in The Eeview for $480 a year. 



a clean and attractive appearance to the 

 interior. A feature of the new store is 

 the display of ornamental baskets. This 

 line of accessories is cleverly brought to 

 notice without eclipsing the main busi- 

 ness of selling flowers. The slogan, 

 "Say It with Flowers," may be seen 

 over the doorway which connects the 

 two sections of the store, in the extreme 

 rear of the interior pictured in one of 

 the accompanying illustrations. 



Peter K. Papes was in Chicago a few 

 weeks before the opening, arranging for 

 stock. The highest-class stock obtain- 

 able is being carried and the best trade 

 in Detroit will be catered to. The Papes 

 brothers are also interested in the Cen- 

 tral Floral Co., Detroit 's successful popu- 

 lar-priced store. The latter company 

 also has a store on State street in Chi- 

 cago. 



FEEEZING IN TRANSIT. 



That the law will disregard the im- 

 rnediate cause of an injury in fixing 

 liability when it appears that something 

 else was the real cause, is shown by the 

 Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals in 

 a case of special interest to florists — 

 L. J. Upton & Co. vs. Merchants' & 

 Miners' Transportation Co., 103 South- 

 eastern Reporter, 616. 



This general principle is specifically 

 applied in a holding that where a ship- 

 ment has been exposed to freezing 

 weather by an unreasonable delay in 

 transit, the carrier will not be permit- 

 ted to avoid liability for the resulting 

 loss on the ground that the freezing 

 ■was an act of God. 



The court says: "The question has 

 been so frequently the subject of liti- 

 gation and the cases so fully analyzed 

 and annotated that no extended discus- 

 sion of them is regarded as necessary. 

 The rule is that a carrier is exempt from 

 liability if the act of God is the proxi- 

 mate and sole cause of loss, but it is 

 equally well settled that, even though 

 the immediate cause of loss is an act of 

 God, nevertheless, if the negligence of 

 the carrier mingles with it as an active 



and cooperative cause, the carrier is 

 still responsible. If the negligence of 

 the carrier concurs in and contributes 

 to the loss, the carrier is not exempt 

 from liability, even if the immediate 

 damage is caused by the act of God. 



"In Wolf vs. American Express Co., 

 43 Mo. 421, 97 Am. Dec. 406, in which 

 the carrier was held responsible for the 

 freezing of wine, this is said: 'Had 

 not the negligence and inattention of 

 the defendant cooperated with the cold, 

 the loss would not have taken place, nor 

 the damage have occurred. The carrier 

 must not only exercise diligence, but he 

 must use that degree of attention and 

 care which the occasion and subject 

 committed to his trust demand. What 



NEW YOEK. 



Thanksgiving Business. 



Thanksgiving day business was, on 

 the whole, fairly satisfactory. With a 

 normal demand, the supply of flowers 

 would have been on the short side. 

 Buyers balked at prices on the days 

 preceding the holiday, until a threat- 

 ened congestion forced concessions to 

 an extent which stimulated the move- 

 ment of stock. Chrysanthemums, of 

 course, were in greatest demand, and 

 over them the price war raged. The 

 best commercial varieties, held at $9 

 per dozen, then moved down to $7.50, 

 a few only bringing the higher price. 



Looking the Length of the New Storc^ofiPapes Bros.,'Inc., Detroit. 



