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The Florists^ Review 



JcNii 29. 1922 



When the matter was called to our at- 

 tention, we telephoned and wrote the 

 headquarters of the express company 

 at St. Louis and on a personal visit the 

 next day discussed the above ruling 

 thoroughly. We convinced them that 

 the rule would work a severe hard- 

 ship upon the nurserymen and be al- 

 most impossible to comply with. We 

 further suggested to them that as only 

 three states required that an outside 

 tag should show the contents of the 

 package, the general rule referred to 

 should be amended to read something 

 like the following: 



Where certain states require that the package 

 should bear an outside tag showing the nature 

 of contents and quantity, such outside tag for 

 nursery stock going into such states should show 

 the contents and quantity. 



"Under date of May 2 the general 

 traffic manager of the American Rail- 

 way Express Co., New York, wrote us 

 in regard to this as follows: 



Reply to your letter of April 10 has been de- 

 layed until I can make a little investigation of 

 the subject matter. 



Our sole purpose in requiring in our general 

 circular 4-B that the nature of contents and 

 quantity of nursery stock should be shown on 

 the outside tag was to insure compliance with 

 the various state laws which require that this 

 be done, and we thought It would be simpler to 

 make that a requirement as to all shipments 

 rather than confine it to the states which spe- 

 cifically direct that it be done. 



In view of what you say as to the annoyance 

 and difficulty which it will make for the nurs- 

 erymen, I am quite agreeable to amending it as 

 suggested by you; that is, make the require- 

 ment only as to shipments destined to states 

 which specifically require it. 



It may be some time before we can get a sup- 

 plement to these instructions in the hands of 

 our agents, and meanwhile you are at liberty 

 to make use of the information in this lettet 

 in any way that you see fit. 



"This correction, or amendment, no 

 doubt, will be taken care of in the next 

 supplement to general circular or long 

 before the next nursery season com- 

 mences. 



"During the year a few changes were 

 made in the freight classification, which 

 were in the nature of reductions on 

 nursery stock shipments. One of these 

 was in not dormant shrubs in crates, 

 also in boxes or barrels less than car- 

 loads, for which up to this time no rat- 

 ing had been provided. 



Financial Report. 



"The financial report is as follows: 



RECEIPTS. 



Balance In treasury July 1, 1921 $16,748.61 



Dues July 1 to date 21,185.00 



Badge book advprfising July 1 to date. 1,553.60 

 Rovcnue from railroad claims collec- 

 tions 2.322.08 



Revenue from collection bureau 1,565.49 



Revenue from sundry collpctions 112.70 



Interest on daily balance at Des Moines 284.93 



Total $ 43.772.41 



DISBURSEMENTS. 



Vouchers issued by former secretary..? 4,138.41 



Refund on dues account new schedule. 3, 980.00 



Reporting 1921 convention 100.00 



Legal advice 330.00 



Railroad fare and hotel expense of ex- 

 ecutive committee, secretary and 



others 1,667.57 



Premiums on treasurer's and secretary's 



bond and Insurance policy 60.00 



Market development committee ex- 

 pense 2,290.08 



Treasurer's salary, 1920-21 and 1921- 



22 and exponses 164.10 



PublishinK 1921 annual report 801.25 



Cash loaned Joint committee on horti- 

 cultural nomenclature 1,000.00 



President's office expense 325,22 



Cash advanced program committee... .SOO.OO 



General miscellaneous expense 297.84 



Publishing 1922 badge book (500 copies) 456.85 

 Serretarv' and traffic manager's salary 



and office expense 6,982.60 



Balance in treasury 21,378.43 



$ 43,772.41 



EARMNOS OF SECRETARY'S OFFICE. 



From railroad claims collections $ 2.322.08 



From collection bureau collections.... 1,565.49 

 Profit on badge book 1,021.15 



Total $ 4,908.72 



"Last year there were 351 members. 

 Of this number, 311 paid their dues 



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