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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



.Ikm; .!. 1000. 



Establishment of Charles P. Mueller, Wichita, Kan, 



• • \\ Ik II nil , i I I ;i ;i I i.|-iii;i i :i |-'ciini;i \ } . 

 I'.inv. I \ |vMc.| |-"ic.| li'iiiVcrt V, ;i llmist in 

 Saiila .\iia. v^lm lia^ s.niir iiicr ^^rci'ii- 

 liiiiisr-. L;n'\\^ ;i ui'':i1 (|iiaiitlly nl |ilii 

 iiiuMis ill laili liiMi>r>, ami liai^ a m'lii'ial 

 l.iiie ol' fill llnwd^ ami jilaiils. lie liad 



Milllr Mastil lily lillllis nllt ill lllr licM 



ami ^aili In' :^i'c\\ lliiiii wilhniii the lily 

 ili-casc. Hi- |i|aiil>. wllirh. Ii\ the way. 

 \\^^\■l■ linai aliniii rniii' til li\c im-lic>- Ii!l;1i. 

 Iiioknl \cry ln-allliy. lie rallcil my a1 



Irlltinll III a new (MP | "ira 1 ii i II . jllsl 111- 



^aiii/ri|. till' >-':iiiIa Ana Ma^trr Lily < 'n.. 



V.lln^c Mile iilijrcl \\a> In ^I'dW lily lilllliS 



III! llir Iraclr. 



• • Tfir iir.M 'lay I \ i-iti'il ilii' farm, nr 

 ramii. •.is llii-y '-all il. 'if ihi' S.aiila .\ii;i 

 K.asli-r Lilv " n.. almiil llurr mil<'.>< wisl nl' 

 Saiila AiKi. nl aliniil t w fiily li\ r iiiiirs in 



,1 SiillI lira^lrl ly .lilrrliiin fliilll i.ns .\ 11 



Ui'U'>. .\lr. .Mflrair. Ihc \ ii-c |ircsii|(Mit 

 ami yiiii'ial iiiaiiamT. limk lis in liami 

 ;iiii| siiuwcil 11^ ali'iiil I III' yrminils. Ilr 

 jiiul ;i laryi' Inrrr .it' mrii anil trams at 

 work i^railini:. :is llirrr cM-ryl liin^ iiiiisl 

 III' liriMi;ilit 'I. a Irwi loi' i niyat i iiy. 

 MmiiiI liiii.diiu lil\ liiillis tliry rlaimi'il tu 

 |ia\i- lliiMi |ilaiiiri| lint fur a lir>;iiiniii;;. 

 Mr. Mrtralf ahn m.aili- llir i-laiin that 



tlirv WiillM ■J.vnw tlirir lillllis uitlliUlt lllr 



li|\' ilisc-isr : ,iii\ t Ihml;' -liii\\iii<^ tin' li'iist 

 sij;ii iif it wiiiijil 111' cxtiTiniiiiitt'il. I 'If 

 ciili'il til nivr llii'in a Irinl. si» ]ilacci| an 

 uiiliT fill- l.i'iiii. liiit will say that 1 aiii. 

 siimrwliat ilis:i|i|Miiiitri| with tlir icsiilt. 

 \V, |ilaiiti'il ami irratcil them striftly ac 

 .•lUirniL: 'ill Mr. Mi'tralf's ili i ci-t inns. Init. 

 as aliii\c statnl. Inst aiiniit Jialf cut irriy.- 



W'r air rmiilL;ll i nt cITSt ci I. lliiWfMT. Sii 



that wr shall u'M' 'hi-m annthiT trial this 

 yrai'. 



it 1- -tatnl that ntliiT hits nt' tlicsr 



ImiIIi- lia\i' 1 n -iihl Ml tlir tiailc ami 



lliiwriiil Willi n,„,.| Slice, 'sv this si'asiin. 



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GLIMPSES OF MUELLER'S PLACE. 



Ill NdVi'ii.li.i . I'.iii^. when Charlrs I'. 

 Mnrllri'. ni Wii-hita. Kan.. Iifhl a nMT|i 

 linn at his u;ii'i'nhiiii-i"-. ]iliiit nyfa plis wdt 

 l.akrli ni -I'Vrlal .litfi'lvnt Jiarts nf the I'S 

 lalili-hiiiriit. Tlirii' nf till' iih(itii<;|-a|ilis alT 

 iiiTr lr|irni|lli-i'il. 'I'hr IrlT;! i-iitl;i 1 ill i h li nil'. 

 ,,f whirli a frmit \ii'w is |>rrsi'nti'il. r'>n 

 tains till- iitiiiM' ami shi|i|iin;: innin. .\ n 

 iithfi- illiistratinn -linw- a i-aiii;itnin 

 hiiii.sr. which incasiirc- "lUxl.'iii feet ami is 

 stn.-kfl with aliiiut in. nun |ilanls. In tin' 

 iitlirr yi-('i'llhiilisc which is lirlr |iict lircil. 



lliiTc is a siiiilax lied in the (•enter, witli 

 lieiiciios (if Asiiiirayiis S[iienifeii on each 

 •side ami liaskets nf IlnStnll fenis and 

 S|ireiii;('i-i sus]ieii(le(| frnm the sasliiiars. 

 Mr. Miudjer's Ikhi.scs are hicated almiit 

 lialf a mile from tlie end nf the car line. 



(.'.I ill" (iicainn nt' the rece|itinli K't'cired 

 t n,j sjiicia I cars were chartered to handle 

 \\/- criiwds, ;iiid carriayes were run I'roiii 

 the end nf the car line. During the day 

 ~,'\eral thniisand ]iers(iiis \ isited the 

 plant. ,\s seen in the pictures, the men 

 wdic ;i uniforni apron and cap, j-lvery- 

 tliiiii;' was in .apple pie mdei-. and the 

 general impression was one of up to (late- 

 ness and thrift. 



< '. II. (,'oii<;('r, mana^icf of the idant. i.s 

 a (.'im innati, < ).. Iioy. and is the son of 

 .1. 'r, (/onucr. of llanw(dl, ( ). lie took 

 cliarj^c of the plant last Se[)tenilier. 



During; .laniiary a sexcre wimi storm 

 struck the ]ijace. .\ ;^ale of si.xty tive 

 miles per hour made the houses sway and 

 Imck like a liroiico. ()\cr L'no lights were 

 lirokeii. It was necessary to net fence 

 wire and aiudior tlic houses down to pre 

 \cnl much yreat(>r loss. It re(|uired (piick 

 and eiieriictic work to saxc the plant 

 from total deslrnct ion. 



Mr. Mneller conducts a retail store in 

 Wichita, locateil at I l."i .Xorth .Mtiin 

 street, and he is doiiij: a line Inisiness. 



HAIL LOSSES HEAVY. 



\]-AV Tiiade a new record with the Flo- 

 rists' Hail .\sso(dat ion for the payment 

 of losses. r.etwceii .May ."> and .May L".l 

 the siiin of .'t^l I .I'^o.^ 1 W.MS dislnirsed. t he 

 follow inn- heinn the payments: 



S.-iliill.-l It. l';ilill,li.T. (lriiiili:l. .\cli -S ICiC.C.n 



i;, A i;.-iinii.-iii. ciiimiii. M.. m..'i(i 



v.. .1. I.:i|-iiiii'i-. I Ici-riii, III 



Il.'(ii.\ Mi-> .'|->. (-..1111. il l;liill~. Im 



•I.iliii K. i:iil.-r. Si..ii\ i 'il,\ . hi 



I\ .1. (H>.iii. Aliio. I;i 



(Ii'.ir-.- Sol r. '11-1111, I'liiiciic.'. .\cli 



Will, SI. .Il.il l''|..|'.il (-..., ('.•.l.ii- Itiijiiil.-, 



I. 



.\l, K, I'.ish.ij., Si.iiix i'il,\, l.i 



Will, Ci.ii-, |l:ivciiii..||, hi 



.Ii.liii T. 'rclii|il.'. Jl:iv.>ii|ii.|-| . I;i 



Il.'s> ,V S\v..l..iil:i. lIliKiliii, ,\.l. 



I!l:i.-Uiii:iii l'.r..s,, NcVii.hi, l.-i 



,\, Wiicnii-i-, ( lint. .11, .\l.. 



('Ii:is. I-;.I. ri'i-. I niLili.'i, Ncl. 



II. ■rill;. II K.itli. L.-ilMsci 1.', Iii.l . 



.I..I111 Sl.'i.ll.', SI, I i>. Ml. 



I 1,'i,l:ci-iikiii \- ('ailir. ( •khili..iii.-i ( ii.v. 



nk\A 



I':iiil 11. I'll. Ill, (»iii:ih.i. ,\i'l. 



r;illl i'lllllscll, (llll;lll:l. .\cl. 



.1. 11. ,\ImI1ic\vsi.ii. Slirli..,\ ,;;:iii. Wis 



1', K.'iicli.'iiiiieisl.T. Wi.-liiOi, Kmii, 

 i:iiil..l|ili Kii<'|i|ii'ii. .S|.riiii:iiclii. .M.. 



I'll.- Slile- C... (IkJMll.. 111:1 l'it.\, (lUhl. I 



.1, Ihill ■rciii|il.', ohillic. Kmii 



I'ii.iii'.T l-'l.ii-:il ('..,. S|.riii;:liclil .M..,,, 



III'.., /.iiiiiiii'i'. oiiuilia. Nell 



raliiicr's i;i'i'ciili(.iisc^. t'lici'.ik.'c. la,,, 



,\lai',v lilies. .Mcl'licisdii. K:iii 



.1, H, Kcaiiis, Ci.iiiicil I'.luirs, la 



,1 W, \ W, 1:, ,\ni..l(l. Oinali.i, Ncli, . 



\, (;i-..l.'i-l , K.ilaiiiazi.ii. Mi.li 



1-1-.-. I Kcis.^l, I.afa.vcllc. liiil 



Iti.li.ii-il l-'ii.w, SI. I..iiiis. .\|i. 



( li-.-iiiville r.i-iK,, ftiiiatia, Nell 



.I..I111 1;. I. as, Hallas, Tex 



I hiL'ci man »V ('.-uliT, I lUlaln.lii.i (■il,\-, 



(IUIm 



It, .lac. I.s, Canli.ii. Ill 



ficil Iinriicr, I.afa.vcllc, I ml 



l lia-. .\. .siiin.nsi.n. Mcl'licrsiiii. K;iii,., 

 1:, T. Scliillin;;. I.afa.vcllc, In. I 



T, c. Ilciii|.liill, Wichila, Kan 



(.. .\. ■|li..iii.-i-, Si..n\ l-":ills. S. 1> 



■|-..lal $1 



r>lackniaii I tins., \e\iida, la.. 

 .May iJi'i: "We certainly feel tin 

 that we were insured and still 



:.'s.i;s 



10S."i.St 



write. 



inkfiil 



more 



Shipping Room and Office of C. P. Mueller, Wichita, Kan. 



