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The Florists^ Review 



February 24, 1921 







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Paul E. Weiss, "Secretary of Six.' 



The New Houses 

 At Premier Gardens 

 and Weiss and Meyer 



You remember along in 1919 The Review came out with 



an announcement that Paul E. Weiss, "Secretary of Six," 



had just signed up with Lord & Burnham for five huge 



houses. 



Four for the Premier Gardens Plant; one for the Weiss & 



Meyer layout, both at Maywood, 111. 



Do you also remember how there were a lot of growers 

 who said: "Weiss was running wild, to buy so many 

 big houses when everything in the building material line 

 was so high." 



They shook their heads more gravely than ever, when 

 they learned that only two of the houses were to be built 

 at once; the other three coming along the latter part of 

 1920 and first of 1921. 



"Joe Hill and Weiss," they said, "were close friends; 

 both of them had evidently lost their heads, to build in 

 such times." 



Now let's get down to facts. Cold facts. 

 Weiss, like Joe Hill, looked ahead. He figured that even 

 if building costs were to be lower, the sooner he built, the 

 sooner he would be getting' profits forjhis comoanies. 



Fvery time he put up a house, down came the overhead. 

 Every time his overhead came down, up went the profits. 

 All of which meant, that it would actually cost him less 

 to build, even if it cost him more. 

 It has worKed out exactly as he figured. 



Weiss says that "The only way to get ahead, is to look 

 ahead and go ahead." 



Why don't you take the lead with these progressive men? 

 Build now. The profits derived from the newjhouses the 

 coming season will more than offset any reduction in the 

 price of greenhouse materials that can be anticipated for 

 next year. 



Say when and where, and .we'll be there. 



lofil ^e BtmihamC 



Builders of Greenhouses and Conservatories 



IRVINGTON NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO 



New York , 42nd St. Bldg. Land Title Bldg. Continental Bank Bldg. 



BOSTON- II CLEVELAND TORONTO 



Little Bldg. - 2063 E. 4t)i St. Royal Bank Bldg. 



Eastern Factory Weatem Factory Canadian Factory 



Irvington. N. Y. Dea Plaines. 111. St. Catkarinea. Ont. 







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Photo of the Weiss & Meyer house taken in January just after completion. 



