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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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HOW IS BUSINESS 



AND WHAT PROMISE DOES 

 1908 HOLD our FOR YOU? 



Alabama. 



Montgomery. — Business is running 

 ahead of any previous year. Collections 

 have been slow, on account of so much 

 cotton, our staple crop, being unsold. For 

 the same reason, and because it will 

 bring a higher price when sold, the pros- 

 pect for 1908 is good.— W. B. Pattee- 

 SON. 



Arkanaat. 



Eureka Springs, — Chrysanthemum 

 blooms have sold well here this year and 

 we confidently expect a' much better 

 trade next year. — C. ,S. Barnett. 



Oallfomla. 



Los Angeles. — Business has been very 

 good, as good as last year, if not bet- 

 ter. Next year cannot help but go ahead 

 of 1907 here, as the growth of Los An- 

 geles is phenomenal. Besides, a presi- 

 dential year, with political obligations, 

 helps the florist, however it may affect 

 other lines of business. — F. Edward 

 Gray. 



LoOMis. — Orders are commencing to 

 come in and no doubt we soon will all 

 be doing a good business. Everyone is 

 getting ready for it.— H. S. McGowan. 



Colorado. 



Colorado Springs, — Business to date 

 has been equal to that of last year. 

 Commercial interests throughout the 

 country seem to be sound, and any ex- 

 isting trouble has the earmarks of quick 

 recuperation. — Pikes Peak Floral Co, 



Conneotiont. 



New Haven. — Business has been far 

 in excess of last year. We have had 

 ready sales and good prices. Stock in 

 general was never better. The prospects 

 for a busy Christmas are good. — Charles 

 Mtjnro. 



norlda. 



Neptune. — I find that there is an in- 

 creasing demand for my specialty. As- 

 paragus plumosus nanus sprays, and 1908 

 promises to be a good business year with 

 me. — Herbert A. Pennock. 



Xllinols. 



Danville. — I am looking forward to 

 a larger business than ever in 1908. — 

 B. E. Wadsworth. 



Rock Island. — Business has been 

 booming and I expect it to be good in 

 1908,— L. Stapp. 



Indiana. 



Anderson. — Our business is good. We 

 have no kick coming. — Stuart & Haugh. 



Kanaas. 



Hutchinson, — Business was a little 

 quiet in October and November, but De- 

 cember started in good. Crops in this 

 country are good and we expect trade to 

 improve. — John Stamm, 



Kentucky. 



Danville,— In spite of the financial 

 flurry, which cut down our November 

 -sales somewhat, we think we will come 

 out equal to, if not ahead, of 1906, As 

 for 1908, crops of all kinds have been 

 good^ and prices good, and I can see 

 nothing but prosperity for the coming 

 year,— S. M. Harbison, 



Maryland. 



Hagerstown, — The year 1908 holds 

 out to me the brightest prospects. — A. 

 P. Stauffer. 



aCaMaoknaetts. 



Brockton. — There is no reason that 

 I can see why business should not be as 

 good as last year, if not better. — W. W. 

 Hathaway. 



Minneaota. 



OwATONNA. — Though business has been 

 a trifle slack, it is now resuming its 

 normal condition and we are looking for- 

 ward to a good Christmas trade. There 

 will certainly be no surplus of good 

 stock. — Clinton Falls Nursery Co. 



• Montana. 



Livingston. — Business is good, and if 

 1908 brings forth what I expect, it will 

 be even more prosperous than 1907. — E. 



F. KiRKLAND. 



Vebraaka. 



Hastings. — Business is good. Nearly 

 everybody is prosperous and has money, 

 and conditions are favorable for another 

 good year. — Charles W. Winkler. 



Holdrege, — Our sales for November 

 ran about fifteen per cent above those 

 of the same month last year. We are 

 now better equipped than before to meet 

 all possible demand and we expect 1908 

 to far exceed the present year. — David- 

 son Floral Co. 



Grand Island. — The year 1908 ought 

 to be a banner year. We have had good 

 crops for several years, and consequently 

 the people are prosperous. — Brewster 

 & Williams. 



North Dakota. « 



Valley City. — Business is improving 

 again and we are looking forward to a 

 prosperous year, for this country will be 

 in a splendid condition as soon as the 

 crops can be marketed. — Charles E. 

 Moore. 



Okie. 



Kinsman. — My business is growing 

 steadily every year. If my life and 

 health are spared, I have no reason to 

 expect anything different for the com- 

 ing year. — Frank Banning. 



Malta. — This has been the most pros- 

 perous year in my business and I do not 

 see any decrease in the demand. — W. C. 



SCOVELL. 



HiLLSBORO, — I am entirely sold out 

 and orders still coming by every mail, I 

 received four orders today and it breaks 

 my heart to return the currency, which I 

 have to do, I came to the conclusion 

 that with right stock, in right season, 

 at right prices, and a little "ad" in the 

 Review, you will have nothing but empty 

 houses to look into in the fall of 1908. 

 You will surely hear from me whenever 

 I have any surplus stock, — Simon J. 



HiDEB. 



Oklahoma. 



Nowata. — Everything looks bright 

 here, in our new state, and I am mak- 

 ing arrangements to enlarge my busi- 

 ness next year. There is no place under 

 the shining sun where there are better 

 opportunities than here, — Cass Lanning, 



Oreffon. 



Salem, — ^Business with us is fair, con- 

 sidering that we are young in the trade. 

 With the recently completed electric con- 

 nection with Portland, the metropolis of 

 the state, the prospect looks brighter 

 for the coming year. — Mason Bros. 



Tezaa. 



San Anqelo. — The promises for 1908 

 are good. The city is growing tremen- 

 dously and the country is filling up with 

 settlers. Another railroad from Kansas 

 City will be running by the first of the 

 vear, wluch will give us an increased out- 

 of-town market. The southwest is pros- 

 perous, in spite of the overspeculation 

 north and east, and when people are 

 prosperous they will buy flowers. — J. J. 



NUSSBAUMEB. 



South Carolina. 



Charleston. — ^We cannot complain. 

 During the last month we have done bet- 

 ter than in any month of November in 

 years. December has not started quite 

 so well. — Carolina Floral Co. 



. South Dakota. 



Pierre. — We look for a gradual in- 

 crease in our business for 1908. Our 

 town is growing and we think the growth 

 will continue. The development of 

 towns to the west of us will undoubtedly 

 add to the volume of business. — Enoe & 

 Barney. 



Sioux Falls. — ^Business has been very 

 good; fine demand for flowers all fall. 

 — Jos. TOSINI. 



Aberdeen. — With me business has 

 been very satisfactory all through 1907. 

 Th^re has been an average increase of 

 twenty-five per cent over 1906. I look 

 forward to 1908 with the expectation of 

 a still greater increase. — R. Strohmeier. 



Deadwood. — Business has been good 

 this year and is growing steadily. I in- 

 tend to* build another house in the 

 spring. — Andrew Daniels. 



Vermont. 



West Derby. — During the last six 

 months we have had larger sales here 

 than in any corresponding months of 

 previous years. November sales were 

 double those of last November. Money 

 is plentiful and people are buying free- 

 ly, so I say the outlook is good for 1908. 

 — H. J. Ball. 



Weat Virginia. 



Fairmont. — My sales this fall have 

 been larger than in previous years. 

 Everything in my greenhouse is in first- 

 class condition. My business prospects 

 for 1908 are better than ever before. — 

 H. Glenn Fleming. 



Wiaconain. 

 Oconto. — We have been kept very busy 

 packing during the last few weeks and 

 are much pleased with the way the or- 

 ders have been coming in. — ^Joseph 

 Sylvester. 



Waukesha. — Judging from the way 

 business has started this fall, we think 

 1908 will be a very prosperous year. — 

 Schneck & Bliese. 



