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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Mabch 21, 1907. 



PLEASANT HILL, MO. 



George M. Kellogg has formulated a 

 plan which he outlined at a supper given 

 to his employees March 12, by which he 

 will give away $1,000 annually among 

 them. 



For a long time he has been consid- 

 ering some way to create a greater in- 

 terest in the big establishment which he 

 has founded in Pleasant Hill. 



"I want you to feel as if this is your 

 work and not mine," he said to his em- 

 ployees in a brief talk. ' ' Its future lies 

 with you. You are to build it up even 

 after I am gone. I want you boys to 

 take an interest in it. I have gone into it 

 with prayer, and with the help of the 

 Lord it has prospered. Now I want you 

 to feel as if it is yours and build it 

 up." 



In connection with the supper a graph- 

 ophone concert was given. A unique 

 idea of the head of the greenhouses was 

 to give each of his employees one of the 

 little round boxes in which records are 

 shipped. They were told not to open the 

 boxes until morning, however. In each 

 box instead of a record for the talking 

 machine was one-half week's salary for 

 each person. 



"We are going to work fifty-four 

 weeks out of fifty-two," was the rather 

 mysterious statement of Mr. Kellogg. 

 This, however, was understood when it 

 was learned that he meant that each 

 year he will pay two weeks' extra wages 

 to Jiis employees. 



A supper will be given every three 

 months, four times a^ year, and upon 

 each occasion every person in the em- 

 ploy of the greenhouses will be given 

 half a week's salary. By this means Mr. 

 Kellogg believes that he will get the 

 employees deeply interested in the work 

 and he will have persons to whom he can 

 turn over his business when he retires. 



Following the supper, Mr. Kellogg 

 went to Kansas City, where dinner was 

 served for the seven employees of the 

 store there. The dinner was cooked at 

 the Kellogg home, however. While in 

 Kansas City he paid his subscription of 

 $1,000 to the Y. M. C. A. fund there. 



Mr. Kellogg is much gratified over the 

 progress which is being made with the 

 Blanche Kellogg Institute, of Santruce, 

 Porto Eico, founded as a memorial to 

 his daughter who died several years ago. 

 In August, 1905, Mr. Kellogg agreed to 

 give $5,000 for the purpose of founding 

 the institute of which he desired to pay 

 $2,000 a year. However, he has not 

 waited the full limit of time and this 

 month paid all the $5,000. Work will 

 begin at once on the institute. 



Mr. Kellogg announced that he will 

 shortly erect a building in South Kansas 

 City, to be used as flats, and also as a 

 flower store, in which he will invest 

 about $20,000. It is probable that the 

 present uptown office will also be re- 

 tained. 



Waco, Tex. — J. D. Mercer reports 

 double the amount of business done last 

 year. 



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of ICadslra Vine, Hyaointlina Candloans, 

 Ozallfl, Spotted Calla and German Iris in 

 the United State*. Send for list of Bulbs 

 and Hardy Plants. 



E. S. MILLER, WADING RIVER, N. Y. 



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