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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Ai(;i ST 'J4, 1005. 



A Part of the Exhibit of H. Bayersdorfer & Co. at the Washington Convention, August 15 to 18, 1905. 



,11. ■ lM,^^il.l.■ Ml, ..|1 ,1;,--.,.^ ,.t ll'.'i-llt .-lllil C'\ 

 I'l'i >v lii;illrl'. 



To strive III il'i :i\\;i,v \\ilh llic t;iiMTiiiiii'ii I 

 Sf.'il (listril.iil i.in U\ iiiii;;rr~~iiii'ii 



Til siTiirr till- iMisl:il r.-ilf <i|' Ss.imi |,i1' 1<iii 

 lii'iiirls uii I .-1 i:i|<i(;ii(.s, |iaTii|ililcl> ;iiiil oilier 

 plilllcil lii.-itl.r ueiijlilii;: luii (.iiiM-es eiieli. i.r 

 iiinre, wiihiiiii .-iilixinL' sliimi'-.. 



To seeiire :l eonvellil'lll |i.irrel>' |io~l sy.vlelll, 

 liotll <loiileslir :iiiil fori-iuii. 



\Vo il('|p|Teaie llie ;:iviii;: of eoiiuiiis-.ioiis to 

 eariii'iiers or olliers wlio biivi' e|i;ir;.'e of nmUin;: 

 piinli.i'-es for iiiililii' iiisi i|iii ions or iit l:ir;re jirl 

 \ale |il:Hrs. .ilicl t.elieve lli.-il some Jilali slionlil 

 he cle\iseil lo do a\\.i\ willi this ]ii:oiiee. 



It was inii\(>(i tliat a s|vr(ial cnimiiit t I'r, 

 eiini|i(isi'i| (it' iiiif inrinlici- truin cacli m 

 ^aiii/.atiuii lie a|'|i(iiiitt'W by tli<> fliainiian 

 tci (•uiisiili T the siiliji'ct lit iiiat't or (-(1111 

 iiiissiiiiis paid to till' aiii lit nt' Imycrs 

 ami the rjiaii' a)i|M lintiil Mcssfs. I\c|sry, 

 llaiiininnil and I'ayi'. <>ii iiidlinii a eniii 

 Miittcc, iiuisist iiij; lit' Missis. I'a;^e, I'ii r 

 siiii and W'atiniis was a|i|iniiitid mi [mstal 

 Icjiislat lull. A roiiiiiiittri' on traiispoita- 

 timi was also a|<piiiiitid, consist iiijj; ot' 

 Missis. Mcrlian, tiii'i'ii and I'iiM'Son. 



A iisiiliit ion was iircscntod, sottiny 

 fuitli tiiat it is the sonso of tho joint eoiii- 

 niilti'i' that cai-li assoeiation .sjiould, as 

 far as iiossilijc, apiioint carli year llu' 

 rhairnion of tlir llirec coinniitti'cs wliiili 

 art' most conecnu'd in sulijoets ut' niiitual 

 intiMTsts as niiMnliors of this , joint i-oni- 

 niitti'o. 



THE IDEAL EMPLOYER. 



H^ S. S. SI\l|i|.I^K> 111 I'MII Mil I I'lll A 

 I .\\V .iriled lust |.! i/e 111 tlje lol i Vei I 1 1. .n eol||e-l 

 f,,r Ilie I'.ealll )ir;/e~ |or I'est e^-,,l.\> on tlil^ 

 Mll.Jeel.J 



Our Worthy |.iisidoiit, Mr. X'anuhaii. 

 ill his Miy aide and 1 limi^lil f n I |ia|ii'r 



nil till' ideal i'm|i|ii\er. whiih lie delivered 



lii'fni'o till' Siieii'lv iif Anierieaii I'lmists 

 and Ornaini'iital 1 Imt ienlt iirisis. nt St. 

 I.iiiiis, dwells with leinarkalile eharness 



llpnll those i||ialilie^ wlljeh. ill Ills llpill 

 inn, enlistitnti' the ehief I'ei jll i leiliell t s n t' 



an idial iinjilnyee. l.iki' all sinecsslnl 

 liiisini'ss iiH'ii, I'inplnyers nt' lalinr. In' 

 seems to ]ia\f' a jiretty elear and aeeii 

 rate idea of tho kind of men that emi 

 ti'iliiile lari^rly inward the smeess nt' a 

 liiisiiiess rntorprisi'. 



Men of the (iaieia nu'sseiioer 1y|"'. 

 knowing no frar. despisin;,' dillieiilt ios 

 and defying :ill hardships, having I'lit 

 one aim ami nlijei-t in view ami that thr 



aeirK'M'mcilt nil' sileeess fnr their etllplnyer 



- siieli men, I s.'iy. are indeed ideal in 



the lii-nadest sense nf the word. 



( > I ;i iiled. t hen. I hal sm-li men a re a 

 Mcssinn and are well wnrlliy nt' their 

 liiri'. the i|iiesiinii ii;iinrally arises wlm is 



ri'spnlisililc fnr sileh nnseltish devntinn nil 

 i 111' pa if of 1 he 'ni|dnyee. 



Ill viewing the iile.'ll i'in|ihiyee. nlie 

 must lir siii'i,' to l;ike a siiimll.'nii'oiis 

 olaiieo at till' omployer himselt'. And this 

 liriiins me to the i|iiestion I li;i\i' under 

 taken tn answer, namely. What is an 

 ideal employer .' 



Hiielly stated, the ide.'il rmploxer is a 

 man of .'i lirnjid turn of mind, of lii-nad 

 views, liy natiirr an o|ilimist. .-i man nf 

 lofty ,'iinis and aspir;it inns, nne i m-a paMe 



nt' a mean, seMish deed, wlinse diilllestie 

 lil'c is |inre ;iiid rliastr, wlm, in his re|,'i- 

 linlis In his fi'llnw men, is onverned mil li\ 



pelf liiil liy that divine ride whieh pre 

 si-rilies •'Liive thy neij.;lil>nr as tliy--elf.'" 

 The ideal einplnyer is a man. wlm, asidi' 

 finni his Imsinoss trainino. Ii:is imliilied 

 llinse mnr.'il truths lull ini which niii 

 Wnrhl Wnlild lie desnlale .-Hid dlearv, a 

 man wlm, like the l;ite (n'n. W. ("hilds. 



lives t'lir the Weltare nt' his t'ellnw men. 



When the 'rypnn|;iplii,.;il ('ninn ,,1' I'liila 

 di'lphi.'i sent a deleoation to Mr. < hilds in 



triictiiio it tn iin|iri'ss npnii tli.-it n | 



man the n Ilessiiess nf jiayin^ his em 



plnyees lllnre than their llllinll scliedllle 



reijiiiii'd, the wniiliv eriitleinan replied 



that his men eallled all In' n;lVl' tllelll. 



t h:il he did nn| i nleiid tn reduce tlh p.-i \ 



lull, si;||e 111 lln s,;||e. Slleh lllell ale ill 

 deed idi'.'ll empliivels. :i||d it is with siirh 

 men that the ide.'ll emplnvee is tn lie 



I'niiml. ''Like masier. like m;in,"' is ;i 

 Iriilli Ih.'it lln siipliis) I V r.'iii shake. 



Ilaviiio delined in a oenei:il wav the 



ijlialities tn lie snllolil jn |||,. i,|eal elli 

 plnVee. I will IhiW altelllpl. liV Wa\ nt 

 inntrasl. in pleselll ;i piclllle n\' til!' leal 

 I'lnphiVer. f.'ir lie it, hnwevel, t rnlll lll\ 



illtelllinn tn re||ei| lipnn Ihe linllestv ;i|ld 

 inteofitv ni' the ^eiilleimii pleseiit. IllnsI 



ni' whnin, I take il fnr ur.'iiited, ,'ire em 

 ployi'is. 



TllP Irillh, ]|n\\e\ir. I'l'l|irill's nn tn 



t;iki' a jii'ssimist ic view nt' the ;rtms nnd 



nntinns tll.'lt nii\|.,|| sniiie n t' nlir emplnv 



ers in their rel.'ilinns In their men. Tin' 



nrnWer \vlln hires liis m;||| tn Innk aHer 



his roses and i-a rnal inns, seMom i |' e\er 



nJM's liim ;i tl o)|t lieymid tli.'it nf what 



111' i-aii pmdme. If the stuck is credit- 

 .'iMe. Well ,'iml nunil: else out he j^oos to 



in.'ike rnnni t'or another man. On the 

 face of il, it Innks priiper nf course. 

 \'i'l, how nftell do we inuni'e conditinns 

 and circumstances lieynnd the cnnti'ol of 

 the ln'sl men.' (ninil Wanes tn the rinht 

 man are |iaid as a rule, not, because of 

 choice, bill liec.-iuse ot' necessity. 1 liavp 

 often met men workinn fi'om sunriso till 

 sunset and laic into the cnld, wintry 

 ninlits fnr ,'i p.'iltry few dnllars per week. 

 .\1 l;isl, when lit'e becnmes burdensnme 

 and a iimre suitable jdace is fnuml al a 

 hinher wane, the emplnyer is re;ii|y In 



nlfer better terms, .\ I'eessi I ,V , of course, 



li.is compelled him to ' ' cnm|ironiise. ' ' 



Such is imt Ihe ide.'il employer. The 

 '•kiiiohl (if tlie n|ip'" II] fli,. iiuin of the 

 ro.'id is as happy .as the priivi'rbial lark 

 w hen he ca II show ' ' bi;^ lesiills ' ' ;iml send 

 onnd nlders tn the linllse. fifteen belnw 

 /I'ln, nr ninety in the sh.'ide, it matters 

 lint tn him. ( )llt he n,ies nn his ilailv 



rnuiids, lrm|oiiin ;i|ni|o simie cniinlrv rotid 

 ill i|ni'st of business. f;iillifnl to his trust, 

 like the trim soldier defending ;i riiflit 

 eniis cause, liopi't'iil :iml |iersi'verinn. 

 Sninewhere in the nicjil city of New 

 N'nrk nr < liii-n^n, ;i little wnimin and lit 

 tie childieii feel 'om some, al times deso 

 lale and t'oilorii because nf the absence 

 nl' theii bread winner and |irotector. 

 Thiiins Iniik discniirao iiio ;iml oinnmv al 

 times nil the ro;id, despite nlle's best el' 

 t'nits. .\ I sihIi liiries ,'i Wnl'd it\' eiicniir 

 .inemelit wniild be welciuile indeed, but 

 here is a letter. ''(Jet .a Imslle on ynnr 

 sell. ■■ il s.'iys. ••ynii must do better.'' 

 ' • Why dmi 'l yiMi s,.|| tn .M r. Sn am! So .' ' ' 



K'esillls .-III. wanli'd reo;i|-,||evs nf ;||| cii 

 eiiiii~l.'imes. Those wlin read the letters 

 nl' .Mr. (Irahani, the |iiirk (lacker, tn his 

 snh. which ap|ie,'iri'd perindici I lv in Hie 

 Salllld.'IV llvellinn I'nst, can see Ihe Ivpi 

 '•al ie;il emplnyer. Mr. (ir.'iham w;iiits im 

 .'ipnlnojes, ii,, e \ ] d;i ii.'i I i n IIS. lie wants or 

 dels 1.1! pnik. -pai'eribs. Imd. ,'ind— imth 

 il|o Imt nideis. Vei'v laudable, indeed, 

 bill the idc-il em|iliiyer is imt retlected in 

 .\l r. < '• raliani. 



The man nr wnin.'in behind the cnunter 

 tniliiin frniii ninrninn ii|| eveniiij^, and 

 diiiino the rush nt' the hnlidav season late 

 intn the ni^hl, limls un pleasure in the 

 wnik it' his III- her I'tfnrts ate lint ajipre 

 ei.'ited. Thiiios ;ire dniie ill a lia I f dicarted 



m.iiiner. i tn || ther li;iml. be the 



em|iliiyir n\' the ide.'il t,\pi'. h.'ivinn the in- 



