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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



Januabx 9, 1908. 



PITTSBURG. 



The Market 



New Year's day in this city was much 

 like any other day, and as far as the 

 cut flower business was concerned there 

 was not very much excitement. The 

 funeral of the director of the Depart- 

 ment of Public Safety the next day 

 called for about everything that was 

 left; so there was not much complaint. 

 Trade since then, while it has not been 

 what might be called good, has taken 

 everything coming in, so that the whole- 

 salers are not complaining much. How- 

 ever, the reports from the various deco- 

 rators are not very encouraging for so- 

 cial affairs for the next few weeks. 



Various Notes. 



The holiday rush seems to have had 

 its effect on some of the boys, as there 

 are numerous cases of sickness reported. 

 Among them are John McClements, 

 bookkeeper, and Gilbert Weaklen, man- 

 ager for Eandolph & McClements. Joe 

 Dick, another old employee of the firm, 

 is considering a trip to California in 

 the near future, for his health. 



B. L. Elliott and wife left Sunday 

 night for Pasadena, Cal. 



Lincoln I. Neff is out, after being 

 confined to bed for four or five days 

 with grippe. 



Miss E. B. Maxwell, of Wilkinsburg, 

 had to be taken home Saturday from her 

 place of business in a carriage, and is 

 still confined to bed. 



E. C. Ludwig, of Allegheny Market, 

 is another sufferer from grippe. 



The Finleyville Floral Co. is arrang- 

 ing to construct a new iron frame house, 

 -42x220, for carnations. This is one of 

 the younger concerns and has been grow- 

 ing good stock. 



Fred Burki, president of the Pitts- 

 burg Rose & Carnation Co., has let the 

 contract for a large refrigerator plant, 

 which is now in course of construction. 

 Booms will be provided for storing val- 

 ley pips and peonies; also coolers for 

 cut flowers. The system is the direct 

 brine system. The cost, when complete, 

 will be about $6,000. Hoo-Hoo. 



NEWPORT, R, L 



Current Comment. 



Among those visiting Newport last 

 week were the Eickards brothers, New 

 York; John Beaton, representing E. & 

 J. Farquhar & Co., Boston; J. H. Cheyne, 

 representing Schlegel & Fottler Co., 

 Boston, and W. E. Marshall, New York. 

 It so happened that the annual dinner of 

 the Hatchet Club, an organization to 

 which many gardeners and florists be- 

 long, took place while the Eickards 

 brothers were here, and as the fame of 

 these brothers as entertainers was well 

 known, they were prevailed on to add to 

 the enjoyment of the occasion. The 

 members of the club and the guests 

 are enthusiastic in praises of the talents 

 displayed by the New York boys. 



The success of the seedsmen in book- 

 ing orders seems to dispel the idea of 

 any curtailment of expenses this year, 

 so far as Newport cottage owners are 

 concerned. 



Both members of the new firm of 

 Knight & Struck are well known in New- 

 port and the general impression is, and 

 the desire al«o, that a successful career 

 is ahead of them. E. E. 



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