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The Florists^ Review 



July 31, lOls. 



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WHAT IS AT MINNEAPOLIS, 



The Greatness of the Convention City. 



The city of Minneapolis, where the 

 Society of American Florists and Orna- 

 mental Horticulturists holds its con- 

 vention August 19 to 23, forms with 

 St. Paul the Twin Cities. These two 

 cities occupy both banks of the Mis- 

 sissippi river and practically form one 

 large community of 600,000 inhabitants, 

 as the line of demarcation is indistin- 

 guishable. In all things save govern- 

 ment the two are as one. *" 



Situated in the heart of the greatest 

 wheat country of the world, which cov- 

 ers an area equal to that of Great Brit- 

 ain, France and Germany, the two cities 

 handle a tremendous trade. Minneapo- 

 lis, having the advantage of its location 

 on the Falls of St. Anthony, has out- 

 stripped its neighbor, although founded 

 twenty years later. Its name of the 

 "Flour City" indicates the source of 

 its greatest wealth; grain elevators and 

 flour mills towering against the sky- 

 line will be a constant reminder of the 

 fact to convention visitors. Among 

 these structures are both the largest 

 elevator and the . largest mill in the 

 world. The combined capacity of the 

 mills reaches 84,000 barrels of flour per 

 day. 



Ranks Fourteenth in Manufactures. 



Not far from the milling district are 

 the Chamber of Commerce and the 

 Flour and Corn Exchange buildings. In 

 the former are bought and sold the enor- 

 mous quantities of grain which the mills 

 convert into flour, and more cash wheat 

 is sold there than in any other place 

 in the world. The transaction of this 

 gigantic business has made the city the 

 financial as well as trading capital of 

 the northwest. The clearings of the 

 twenty-four banks reach $1,250,000,000 

 annually. 



Attracted by the tremendous power 

 of the falls, other industries have added 



takes its name, from the numeroug 

 mounds in it and is supposed to have 

 been once an Indian burial ground. 



to the wealth of Minneapolis, making 

 it fourteenth in rank in the industrial 

 centers of the country. The lumber 

 mills are not so large as they once 

 were, but the manufacturing of ma- 

 chinery, textiles, linseed products and 

 other wares is growing at a rapid rate. 

 The agricultural and mineral wealth of 

 its territory tend to add to the wealth 

 and igreatness of the city as they are 

 developed. 



The Park System. 



As famous as the flour mills of the 

 city is the park system of Minneapolis, 

 of which Theodore Wirth is supej^in- 

 tendent. The total acreage is 3,7ld^ of , 

 which one-third is made up of the 

 canals, lagoons and twenty distinct 

 lakes within the city limits. About one 

 acre in every ten in the city is given 

 over to recreation purposes. The whole 

 system represents an investment of 

 about $6,000,000 for the land and im- 

 provements, and the donations are esti- 

 mated at approximately $800,000. 



The principal parks are connected by 

 a boulevard thirty-five miles in length, 

 which may be covered in an. auto- 

 mobile ride of two hours. Lake Cal- 

 houn has one of the finest inland bath- 

 ing beaches in the country and the 

 bath house there is famous. Minnehaha 

 parkway follows the creek of that name 

 and leads to Minnehaha park, in which 

 are the falls named for the bride of 

 Longfellow's Indian hero. Joining the 

 park are the grounds of Fort Snelling, 

 which has played such a great part in 

 the history of the city, state and na- 

 tion. It is not far to the grounds of 

 the University of Minnesota. At Glen- 

 wood park are the nurseries which sup- 

 ply the material for the plantings in the 

 parks and at Lyndale park is the rose 

 garden. 



Between Minneapolis and St. Paul are 

 the grounds of the Minnesota State 

 Fair, and in the capital city are the fa- 

 mous Como park and the Mounds, which 



SOCIETY OF AMEBICAN FLORISTS. 



Indoor Exhibition Space. 



The following is a complete list of 

 the firms and individuals who have re- 

 served space for the indoor trade ex- 

 hibition at the Minneapolis convention 

 August 19 to 23: ' 



Advance Co., Richmond, Ind. 

 Aphinc Mfg. Co.. Madison, N. J. 

 Arnold, A. A., Chicago, 111. 

 Ball, Charles D., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Ball, Estate of Lemuel, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Barnard Co., W. W., Chicago, 111. 

 Castner, Curran & Bullitt, Inc., Chicago, 111. 

 Childs, John Lewis. Flowerffleld, N. Y. 

 Coldwell Lawn Mower Co., Newburgh, N. Y. 

 Cowee, Arthur, Berlin, N. Y. 

 Craig Co., Robert, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Crltchell, C. E., Cincinnati, O. 

 Dreer, H. A., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Dreyer & Son, H. G., Cleveland, O. 

 Hedstrom & Co.,.E. L., Cbtcogo, 111. 

 Henderson S(, Co., 4.. Chjeiigo,, III. , 

 Hltchlngs & Co., Ne-srYork, N. Y: 

 Hoi ton & Hniflirel C6., Milwaukee, ^WIb*.- 

 Hummel & Downing Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 

 Ionia Pottery Co., Ionia, Mich. 

 Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, N. Y. 

 Knight & Struck Co., New York, N. Y. 

 Koerner, H. W., Milwaukee. Wis. 

 Lord & Burnham Co., New York, N. Y. 

 Manda, W. A., South Orange. N. J. 

 Michell Co., H. F., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, Detroit, Mlcb. 

 Minnesota Weatherproof & Glazing Co., Min- 

 neapolis, Minn. 



Moninger Co., John C, Chicago, 111. 

 Peirce, E. Allan, Waltham, Mass. 

 Pennock-Meehan Co., S. S., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Perkins-King Co. 



Peterson & Sons, J. A., Cincinnati, O. 

 Plerson Co., Frank R., Tarry town. N. Y. 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co.. Chicago, 111. 

 PoUworth Co., C. C, Milwaukee, Wis. 

 Quaker City Machine Works, Richmond, Ind. 

 Raedlein Basket Co., Chicago. 111. 

 RandaUCo., A. L., Chicago, 111. 

 Revere Rubber Co., Boston, Mass. 

 Rice Co.. M., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Schloss Bros., New York, N. Y. 

 Stackhouse, E. B., Wnretown, N. J. 

 Stewart, E. E., Brooklyn. Mich. 

 Storrs & Harrison Co., Palnesvllle, O. 

 Travis Co., O. E., Henry. 111. 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, 111. 

 Vincent. Jr., & Sons Co.. White Marsh, Md. 

 Werthelmer Bros., New York, N. Y. 

 Wilcox & Sons, J. F., Council Bluffs, la. 



Outdoor Planting Exhibition. 



The following is a, complete list of 

 those who have taken space on the out- 

 door grounds, for the jilanting exhibi- 

 tion: 



Boddlngton, A. T., New York, N. Y. 

 Childs, John Lewis, Flowerfleld. N. Y. 

 Conard & Jones Co.. West Orove, Pa. 

 Cowee, Arthur, Berlin, N. Y. 

 De Witt & Co., F. H., Wooster. O. 

 Donaldson & Co., L. S. , Minneapolis, Minn. 

 Dreer, Inc., H. A., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Erie Floral Co., Erie, Pa. 

 Farquhar & Co., R. & J., Boston, Mass. 

 Henderson & Co., A., Chicago, 111. 

 Holm & Olson. St. Paul. Minn. 

 Kaiser, Max, Merriam Park. Minn. 

 Kastlug, Wm. F., Buffalo, N. Y. 

 Lakewood Cemetery Greenhouses, Minneapolis, 

 Minn. 

 Malmqulst, C, Minneapolis, Minn. 

 Manda, W. A., South Orange, N. J. 

 May & Co., L. L., St. Paul, Minn. 



The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R. R. Yardi and the Milling District at Minneapolis. 



