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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



June 9, 1910. 



NURSERY NEWS. 



AMEBICAN ASSOCIATION OF NUBSERYHEN. 



Officers for 1909-10: Pres.. F. H. Stannard, 

 Ottawa, Kan.; Vice-pres., \V. P. Stark, Louisi- 

 ana, Mo.; Sec'y, John Hall, Rochester. N. Y.: 

 Treas., C. L. Yates. Rochester. N. \'. Thirty- 

 fifth annual meeting. Denver, June 8 to 10. 1910. 



Frank Krsxak has boon appointed re- 

 coivoi- t'ov tlio Schroo(1or-8i)n Nursory Co., 

 at Liifayetto, Colo. 



The Badge Book for this year's nurs- 

 orynicn's convention showed 356 mem- 

 bers. l)Ut (jiiite a sprinkling of the names 

 are tliose who ha^-e tilings they want to 

 sell to nurserymen. 



It is reported that one of the stock- 

 liolders of the Hyde Park Nursery Co., 

 at Mii.skogeo, OkJa.. lias made applica- 

 tion for the appoiiitniont of a receiver 

 for the company, on the plea that it is 

 in <langer of insolvency. It is further 

 alleged that the company has property 

 and assets valued at about .'^15,000, which 

 are not being properly handled by its 

 officers. 



iRvixf; RorsE. Rochester, said a few 

 days ago that it did not look as if he 

 would bo able to get to Denver for the 

 convention, but that there is no need 

 this year of a formal report from the 

 committee on tariff. Since the passage 

 of the tariff act of August 4, 1909, only 

 a few points have come up, notably the 

 collection of duty on evergreen seedlings 

 after they were explicitly placed on the 

 free list, and the.se are now in process of 

 adjustment. 



THE DENVER CONVENTION. 



A Fine Meeting in Progress. 



AVt'i'.diiig their way from the east via 

 St. Louis and a sjiecial train, the mem- 

 bers of the American Association of 

 Nur.servmen found their confreres from 

 beyond the Mississippi gathered at the 

 Brown Palace hotel, Denver, to wel- 

 come them with true open-handed west- 

 ern hosiiitality. It is the first time 

 the association has met west of Omaha 

 and Dallas, and Denver was chosen for 

 this year on a mail vote of reconsider- 

 ation after St. Louis had been a first 

 choice, so the western members had a 

 double incentive to ma!<e the meeting 

 memorable. 



Tt is the thirty-fifth annual session. 

 Though far from homo for many, most 

 of the old guard are jiresent and there 

 are many new faces — men who never 

 before have met with the association. 

 Anticipating, perhajis, that this would 

 be the case, the program committee, of 

 which J. \V. Hill is chairman, arranged 

 a sjiecially .attractive order of business, 

 to hohl the interest of the veterans, 

 and win the allegiance of the new- 

 comers. 



The initial session was set for 

 Wednesday morning, with the jiurpose 

 of getting through in two days, and 

 was called to order only a little late 

 by President Stannard, who proved 

 himself one of the ablest presiding of- 

 ficers the association has had. Speeches 

 of welcome were made in the usual 

 form bv Col. J. S. Irby and J. H. 

 Revnolds. after which President Stan- 

 nard delivered the address which an- 

 nually devolves upon the incumbent of 

 his oftice. He reviewed the trade sit- 



F. H. Stannard* 



(President American Asgociation of Nurserymen.) 



nation, recounted the year's work of 

 the association and its committees and 

 pointed out some of the lines along 

 which, in his opinion, further work re- 

 mains to be done. 



The Finances. 



Secretary John Hall's report con- 

 sisted merely of an accounting for the 

 receipts of his office since he assumed 

 charge. November 11, 1909, as follows: 



B.ilancc from tJco, C. Scnper J 2t!.7."> 



.Memborshlps fur 1910 l,(iH.-).00 



Advts. In Badge Book oflfl.tK) 



Kxtra badftes and books 17..">o 



ICsclianpc <,n checks 3.0.') 



Sales of co<U'S .50 



Total $2.:U0.:!0 



Treasurer C. L. Yates showed the as- 

 sociation to have had a prosperous year, 

 as follows: 



IXCO.MK. 



Cash or. hand.' $.3,aVi.7f» 



Interest So.ftO 



(!. C. Scatter 200.00 



B. K. KlehN 2.-).."> 



W. C. Keed lO.OO 



.Tohn Ilall 3(i.00 



John Hiill. secietaiv 2,340.."i(l 



T.>tal }!C,C41.(S 



DISBfRSEMI-JNTS. 



Amerionn rrlntlnK Co.. Exhibit Comin..$ 7.7."i 



MoGulie & Wood. Montana laws 2.-).00 



Abner Huopex, Tariff Coniin. to Wasli . . 42.."iii 



Irvinjt Konse. Tariff Cimiin. to Wash... HI. SO 



(Jeo. C. Senger. salary, etc .")l."i..'!7 



Bastlan Bros. Co.. bailees 23..")<> 



Inlon & Advertiser Co., badge book 342.00 



I'nlon & Advertiser ('o., printing and 



statlonerv 317.S.- 



W. II. Moon. Tariff Conini. to Wash 31.W» 



C. I.. Yates, salary and postage 50.00 



I.. H. Bailey, oxp. to convention 7.."i(i 



T. B. Meehnn. Exhibit Coniiulttee 4.0-8 



J. .M. IMtkln. Tariff Comm. to Wash... :!9.4li 



Miss Emma .raciibsmi. reporting 8.S.7.S 



W. P. Stark, exp. Transportation meet- 

 ing : 50.80 



B. E. Fields, prititing 1000 S. D. laws.. 2:>.5j 



Mc(;ulre & Wooil , 20.00 



John Hall, stationery, etc ^'-Ir 



M. E. Wolff Co.. Iwnd for treasurer.... 18'^ 



Wni. Pitkin and Mr. Rouse- to Boston.. 04"" 



J. B. Morey 1-0' 



W. C. Reed. Coininlttoe Washington... ll!j 4»» 



Mr. SIzeinore, exp. to San Antonio 97.00 



W. P. Stark. Inspection Bill, Wash 120 1- 



Win. Pitkin. Inspection Bill. Wash 9T.i"> 



J. II Bavton. inspe :tlon Bill, Wash «1^-J 



(i. I.. Holslnger, Wash., ace. House Bill lO:! u 

 Wni. Pitkin to G. L. Johnson, tel»- 



grams. etc 3< -iS 



.\bner Hoopes, exp. Wash., ace. House 



Bill 31I.O0 



Total $2,4R'-o-! 



Cash to balance 4,l.j : '"^ 



Grand total ?0,C4l 'i-'i 



Funds for Publicity. 



At the opening session reports wi-J^e 

 presented for the committee on lejii"* 

 lation, entertainment, forestry, ^•' 

 tional Council of Horticulture, and p '•' 

 licity. The subject of publicity pro^ ''l 

 one of the most interesting of the '■'"'} 

 and, after considerable" discussion, |t 

 was voted to place $300 in the hai'i*' 

 of the publicity committee to be i'l' 

 pointed by the incoming president, f 

 use as it sees fit for general publifi'.^' 

 for the nursery business. 



Transportation Problems. 



The rejiort on transportation mattovs. 

 presented by W. P. Stark, was a stro"!-' 

 document, making a splendid showii'K 

 for the committee. It consisted of t<''' 

 closely typewritten pages, yet passed 

 over the details and discussed results 

 onlv. At the Charlevoix meeting "- 



