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The Florists^ Review 



October 27, 1921 



removing from competition with locally 

 grown flowers such shipped-in stock as 

 California mums, New York asters and 

 the like. He was also instructed to 

 write the wholesale houses of Chicago 

 asking that they discontinue handling 

 this stock. 



Three new members were admitted: 

 Aspinwall & Ludeke, Palatine; Sykora 

 Greenhouses, Batavia, and Kallen Bros., 

 West Chicago. 



The two silver cups were shown which 

 are to be awarded respectively to the 

 best exhibitors of cut flowers and pot 

 plants at the Uptown Chicago exposi- 

 tion, to be held at the Broadway Ar- 

 mory November 1 to 5. Pledges of 

 plants and cut flowers were obtained. 

 An extensive array of Chicago growers' 

 products is expected to form an adver- 

 tised feature of the exposition and Pres- 

 ident Pearson and Secretary Amling 

 both urged the support of all members. 



N. J. Wietor, vice-president of the 

 Chrysanthemum Society of America, at 

 this time urged growers to contribute 

 whatever they could, other flowers as 

 well as chrysanthemums, to the exhibi- 

 tion to be held at the Auditorium hotel 

 November 16 and 17. He secured a num- 

 ber of pledges from those present. 



President Pearson delivered a talk on 

 Chicago's cooperative advertising to the 

 accompaniment of slides showing ex- 

 amples of its successful work. 



Too Late. 



The wholesalers in the Chicago mar- 

 ket October 24 received the following 

 letter from Otto H. Amling, secretary, 

 bearing the notation that it was sent by 

 order of the Commercial Flower Grow- 

 ers' Association: 



We are now in tbe midst of the chrysanthemum 

 season. "Stock of all kinds is pouring into the 

 niiirkets. At the last meeting of the Growers' 

 Association, particular attention was called to 

 the abundance of California mums on tlie Chicago 

 market. 



The effect of these imports has been carefull.v 

 considered and full and thorough enlightenment 

 Kiven this problem. Our association feels that 

 these imports properly come under the heading 

 of "unfair competition." Our local growers 

 rightfully contend that it Is a decided liandlcap 

 to have outside spasmodic shippers dump their 

 Hiiriiliis on this market alongside of local stock 

 .iiKl l)e accorded the same privileges. The local 

 gniwer, with his staple product, creates the mar- 

 ket and must hold it during the critical times 

 at heavy expense b.v furnishing a steady and 

 dependable supply of stock of all kinds through- 

 out the season, without which no tlower store 

 can exist, and certainly is entitled to much 

 more consideration than the foreign and spas 

 modic shipper. 



We appeal to your sense of fairness to recog- 

 nize your duty to protect your local shippers. 

 You no doubt appreciate that the growing of in- 

 door flowers during the summer and early fall 

 months has been quite unprofitable, due in a 

 measure to abundance of outdoor stock shipped 

 by non-florists, who at practically no expense 

 to themselves cash in on a market prepared by 

 others. By encouraging the importation of Cal- 

 ifornia mums at this time you are discouraging 

 local industry and retarding progress, resulting 

 in much more ultimate loss than the possible 

 profit on any imported stock. The success and 

 welfare of the local growers after all decides 

 the prosperity of the other branches of the trade 

 and makes for steady expansion and progress. 

 We ask for your assistance in our endeavor to 

 make floriculture both more pleasant and profit- 

 able to all engaged therein. 



YOUFUS FOR BETTER BUSINESS. 

 Commercial Flower Orowers of Chicago. 



To all of which the wholesalers in 

 j^cncral agree, but they point out that 

 the growers are too late, the arrivals of 

 California mums having practically 

 ceased because no longer profitable; 

 also, that if the wholesalers do not 

 handle the California flowers during the 

 time there is a demand for them it does 

 not eliminate the "foreign" competi- 

 tion, but merely causes the demand to 

 be supplied direct. During the last week 

 representatives of two of the San Fran- 

 <"isco shippers have been in town and 

 the trade between the Mississippi and 



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 ered by them each season. 



North Side Flower Show. 

 The florists of "Uptown Chicago," 

 which includes that district from Addi- 

 son to Howard and from the lake to 

 Eavenswood, have enlisted the efforts 

 of their fellows in other parts of the 

 city to such an extent that the exposi- 

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