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.IL'LI 24, 1913. 



The Florists^ Review 



11 



^ill (lermit tlie winding up of the case 

 with' 'it the appointment of a trustee. 

 The -chedule filed last May showed $6 

 lash >fl hand and property claimed to 

 )3e c-i'inpt amounting to $166. The 

 sched .!e of liabilities was as follows: 

 I.' r V. interson Co., note and mdse....$ 150.00 

 Estate if Frank Williams, judgment In 



1912 125.00 



James vlanusos 150.00 



w M \ allert 300.00 



Kennl.'. H Bros. Co 500.00 



Srieto liros 100.00 



i>harl% -McKellar 30.00 



pSehlnKinn Bros. Co 150.00 



Mullen Hros., judgment 1010 250.00 



M Veil -roff & Co 50.00 



i I'ndhol II. Johnson & Co 4o.(M) 



W L i-nllnsky 85.00 



Uexaiii'i" Cohn 175.00 



Union Sliow Case Co 150.00 



C. Masters 40.00 



Totiil $2,300.00 



Mr. Ijambros has had no store since 

 he wii.'< obliged to vacate the basement 

 of th(> Fish building, recently torn 

 down. The store at Halsted and Madi- 

 son streets is his brother's. Lambros, 

 however, is said to run all the stands 

 in th« elevated railroad stations with 

 the exception of that at Randolph street 

 and Wabash avenue. 



ST. LOUIS FALL SHOW. 



There will be at least one big show 

 in the middle west this fall, at St. 

 Louis. It will be given by the Coli- 

 seum owners as a means of keeping 

 their big building busy, with the co- 

 operation of the St. Louis Florists' 

 Club. Frank M. Robinson, manager for 

 the Coliseum Co., had this to say July 

 16: 



"The preliminary premium list of the 

 Mid-Continental Flower Show, to be 

 given under the management of the 

 directors of the St. Louis Coliseum Co., 

 in the Coliseum, the week commencing 

 November 10, 1913, was sent to the 

 printers today. The same carries 108 

 classes and premiums in cash amounting 

 to $6,000. The final premium list will 

 be mailed out October 1, and the man- 

 agement plans to make the St. Louis 

 .ihow one of the most successful ever 

 held in the west. 



"We anticipate making this show on© 

 of the prominent social events of St. 

 Louis. The management is indebted to 

 John Young, secretary of the S. A. F., 

 Chas. H, Totty, president of the Amer- 

 ican Chrysanthemum Society, and to 

 various members of the St. Louis Flo- 

 rists' Club, who have made valuable 

 suggestions in preparing the preliminary 

 list. An elaborate scheme of decora- 

 tion for the building is being worked 

 out, which is probably better adapted to 

 'he holding of flower shows than any 

 other like building in the country," 



CHANGES IN PAKCEL POST. 



_lhe Postoffice Department has an- 

 iwcoil a series of changes in the oper- 

 no^ *^'* ^^^ parcel post system, includ- 

 limf" '°*'^®*8e in the maximum weight 

 J*"t on packages, a reduction in the 

 sppn*.j"* postage within the first and 

 ,.„„ "'' /ones, and the substitution of a 



post'"""""* '**® ^^^^ ^or the parcel 

 p ''^''P in determining postage rates, 

 postmaster General Burleson sub- 

 miS- '" *^® Interstate Commerce Com- 

 io]]n^ ^od obtained its consent to the 

 tepfir"". ^^hanges. which are to be ef- 



tI ^^"Sust 15: 

 torv X !^^ ^**°® ^^^^^ include the terri- 



postarr • *'*® ""* ^one rate of 

 ''^'' Will apply to all parcel post 



Basket of Sweet Peas Arranged by Max Smith, Portland, Oie. 



mail deposited at any postofiice for 

 local delivery or for delivery by city 

 carrier or on rural routes emanating 

 from that postoffice. 



The second zone shall include the re- 

 mainder of what is now the first zone, 

 together with the present second zone, 

 and shall include all the units of area 

 located in whole or in part within a 

 radius of approximately 150 miles from 

 any given postoflBce. 



The rate of postage on parcels weigh- 

 ing in excess of four ounces in the pro- 

 posed first zone, that is, for local deliv- 

 ery, will be reduced from 5 cents for the 

 first pound and 1 cent for each addi- 

 tional pound or fraction thereof, to 5 

 cents for-the first pound and 1 cent for 

 each additional two pounds or fraction 

 thereof. 



The rate for the new second zone, 

 that is, the territory embraced within a 

 radius of 150 miles from any given post- 

 ofiice, will be reduced from 5 cents for 

 the first pound and 3 cents for each ad- 

 ditional pound (the present first zone 

 rate), or 6 cents for the first pound and 

 4 cents for each additional pound or 

 fraction thereof (the present second 

 zone rate), to 5 cents for the first pound 

 and 1 cent for each additional pound or 

 fraction thereof. 



The maximum weight of parcel post 

 packages will' be increased from eleven 

 pounds to twenty pounds, the increase 

 of weight to apply only to the first and 

 second zones. No change has been made 

 in the restrictions as to the size and 

 form of the package. 



Postmaster General Burleson states 



that the changes decided upon are some- 

 what in the nature of an experiment, 

 and that it is expected that experience 

 gained in their operation will afford a 

 valuable basis upon which to predicate 

 future changes in reducing rates of 

 postage and in increasing the limit of 

 weight. The statistics collected by the 

 department show that at least one-third 

 of the total number of parcels are han- 

 dled within the first and second zones, 

 now to be consolidated into one zone. 



Under regulations adopted by the 

 postmaster general the use of distinct- 

 ive stamps is no longer mandatory, and 

 the public is now permitted to mail par- 

 cels with ordinary stamps affixed. The 

 insurance fee, which originally was 10 

 cents, was found to be excessive, and 

 Postmaster General Burleson has re- 

 duced to 5 cents the fee on parcels in- 

 sured to actual value up to $25 and a 

 10-cent fee is exacted only on parcels 

 insured to actual value of more than 

 $25 and not exceeding $50. Under this 

 arrangement the business of insuring 

 packages has more than doubled, par- 

 ticularly in the sending of valuable mer- 

 chandise. It also is possible to secure 

 special delivery for any parcel by affix- 

 ing 10 cents in stamps and indicating 

 the purpose. 



The parcel post rates apply to pack- 

 ages of cut flowers, and to almost every- 

 thing a florist receives except seeds and 

 plants. The regulations apply to these 

 also, but the rate on seeds, ])lants and 

 cuttings still is 1 cent for each ounce 

 or fraction of an ounce, regardless of 

 distance.- 



