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The Florists' Review 



July 17, 1913. 



inspection, with the exception of a 

 50-cent charge, which they make when 

 sending you a certificate." 



The subscriber should apply to the 

 State Boiler Inspector, Columbus, O., 

 for a copy of the state law covering the 

 operation of steam boilers. The appli- 

 cation of the law to any individual 

 case is not one on which The Review 

 would care to pass an opinion. If the 

 correspondent is in doubt after a care- 

 ful reading of the law, he would better 

 consult his attorney. In general it 

 may be stated, however, that the state 

 boiler inspection laws do not apply to 

 greenhouse boilers operated under the 

 gravity or low pressure systems. Where 

 effort has been made to bring green- 

 house boilers under some such new law, 

 the florists, by getting together, some- 

 times with the aid of an attorney, have 

 been able to get an interpretation to 

 their satisfaction. Boiler insurance, 

 however, is a good thing, provided it 

 be written on equable terms. The risk 

 is not 80 great on greenhouse boilers 

 as on those run under higher pressures. 



THE COAL SITUATION. 



The amount of summer storage coal 

 which has been brought up so far is, 

 according to reports, smaller than usual. 

 Probably half of the retail dealers 

 have as much coal in storage as they are 

 accustomed to have at this time of year. 

 Not many of them have been taking in 

 speculative shipments and those getting 

 their supply on contract are not so 

 heavily stocked with smokeless as they 

 are usually at this date. Then there 

 is another fifty per cent who held off 

 when prices were advanced and took 

 practically no coal on contract. These 

 are now trying to get coal on contract 

 and on the spot market, but have little 

 success. In Chicago, particularly, the 

 quantity of smokeless coal in storage 

 is away below the average. There has 

 been buying of eastern coal to a certain 

 extent, but the amount of western coal 

 purchased for storage is much lower 

 th&n usual. 



In addition to these facts there 

 comes still the rumor of coming labor 

 difficulties. The report from Louisville 

 says: "The labor situation in the east- 

 ern Kentucky coal fields will center 

 more and more attention with the ap- 

 proach of September 1, when, according 

 to the threats of numerous union or- 

 ganizers who have been circulating 

 through this field for the last several 

 months, some of the leading operating 

 companies will have to meet union de- 

 mands or close down." 



The railroad situation is likewise far 

 from promising. The roads are not now 

 in the best of condition and, as the 

 grain shipments increase in volume, the 

 railroads will decrease in efficiency. 

 When, in addition, the fall movement of 

 goods begins, the roads will be still 

 less able to take care of shipments prop- 

 erly and, if called upon to handle an 

 unusually heavy coal business, are like- 

 ly to be swamped. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



The Market. 



Aside from funeral work there is lit- 

 tle or no demand for flowers at this 

 time. Considering the high temperature, 

 the stock that is to be had is in fair 

 condition and reasonably plentiful. 



A Greenhouse Boiler that fairly shot into fame 



Here is the boiler that is making the most wonderful greenhouse heating 

 record In tiie world. Florists and gardeners who have used other makes are 

 constantly giving the Kro«*ch«ll Qr«*nhous« Bollar the highest praise. 



The Kroeschell 



has the highest stand- 

 ard of heating valaes. 

 Immense Self-cleaning 

 Heating Surface, Long- 

 est Fire Travel, Perfect 

 Combustion, Free Cir- 

 culation, Thin Water- 

 ways, Honest Working 

 Capacities, Unequaled 

 Fuel Economy. 



The KroescheD 



has replaced hundreds 

 of cast iron boilers. In 

 every case higher tem- 

 peratures are secured 

 with the Kroeschell 

 with the same piping 

 and with less fuel. 



We have no agents. 

 The Kroeschell iB Eold 

 direct from factory to 

 users. This eliminates 

 the unnecessary mid- 

 dleman's profit. 



Unlike Cast Iron Boilers, which cannot be depended upon to carry their 

 ratings even when crowded wifh bard coal, "tha Kreaachall" again 

 excels because— every Kroeschell Boiler is honaatly rated and suarantaad 

 to carry the glass and pipe capacities stated in our catalogue to 60 dosrooa 

 at 15 bolow zoro. Any kind of fuel can be used. Our ratlnca are 

 easily maintained with the cheapest grades of coal. 



OVER 1800 CAST IRON BOILERS waro raplacad by tha Krooacbali Hot Water 

 Bollar durlns tho paat aix yaara. It la a common occurronca far a Kraaacbail Hot 

 Watar Bailor ta raplaca two to four cast Iron bollora at a ainsia placa ; thia la tha 

 CENTRAL HEATINO SYSTEM PLAN, and baa aavad many fflorlata bundrada af 

 dollara par aaaaon In fuol alono, boaldaa a bis aavinc In labor. 



KROESCHELL VERSUS CAST IRON 



Kroeichell Replaces Cast Iron 



I am heatinK between 17,000 and 18,000 sq. 

 ft. of glass with tbe No. 12 Kioescbell, main- 

 tainiDg SO to 64 deRrees In the greenhouses. 



I have night fireman and we fire about 

 every hour In extreme cold weather, but In 

 ordinary weather every two or three hours, 

 leaving the boiler run five to six hours at 

 the last firing. 



Have had three different makes of 

 sectional cast iron boileiis, but would 

 not return to the sectional boiler under any 

 consideration. 



(Signed) Fbkdebiok Cabxt. 

 Kennett Square, Pa.. July 3. 1913. 



Kroeschell Replaces Cast faun 



We are heating 6000 sq. ft. of glass with the 

 Kroeschell House Boiler you furnished last 

 fall, ard we think It can take care of more. 



We maintain a temperature of 60 degrees 

 in the greenhouses and have no trouble 

 keeping temperatures, even in tbe coldest 

 weather. 



The boiler does not require attention aft<^r 

 9:UU p. m., except in the coldest weather, 

 when we bank at 11:00 p. m. 



The boiler has given entire satisfaction. 

 W« doubt If your boiler could be Improved 

 upon. It Is by far the best we have ever used. 

 and we've been using beating systems for 

 the past SO years. 



(.Signed) Thk Aventtk Fix>bal Co., 

 E. W. Eicbling, Sec'y. 

 New Orleans, La., March 3, 1913. 



Kneschell Best o! All 



The Kroeschell Boiler I installed last year usually runs from 10 p. m. to 6 

 a. m. without attenUon. I do not have the least trouble to keep temperatures 

 in the coldest weather. The boiler has given entire saUsfactlon. 



The Kroeschell is tbe best boiler we have ever handled. 

 Madison, N. J., June 30. 1913. (Signed) Chables Tottt. 



No Nore Cast Iron Boilers 



I have used several different makes of 

 boilers but none I like as well as yours. 



The Kroeschell Is easier to fire, takes less 

 coal and water circulates quicker than any 

 other boiler. 



I have used two different makes of sec- 

 tional boilers— no more oast iron boilers 

 for us. 



(Signed) Fabminoton Obkknhoube Co., 

 K. H. Steele, Manager. 

 Farnilngton, Mich., June 30, 1913. 



Kroeschell Replaces Cast Iron 



Your No. 12 Kroeschell Boiler which I pur 

 chased last fall is h«>ating 38,000 sq. ft. of 

 glass. I have no trouble in the least to keep 

 60 to 70 degrees in the greenhouses in the 

 coldest weather. 



Your boiler Is doing the work for which I 

 formerly used three cast iron sectional 

 boilers, but I would recommend tli>' 

 Kroeschell to anyone wanting to heat 

 their greenhouses with the least trouble. 

 (Signed) Fannik D. White. 

 Lexington, Ky.. June 27, 1913. 



KROESCHELL BROS. CO.,*^^cA^:fi\r:* 



