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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



May 2, 1012. 



FLORISTS' rUEL DIRECTORY 



SNI11,LINEAWEAVER&C0. 



COAL 



Aatknelto. Bltaalaoas, Coke u4 tea thai 



,«^t^'i£&. Philadelphia 



MenttoD The Review Mrhen you write. 



Greenhouse Heating. 



Subscribers are invited to write the 

 editor of the Heating Department, de- 

 scribing their troubles or asking any 

 questions regarding the heating of green- 

 houses, the piping or boiler-room. But 

 please do not ask us to make a choice of 

 apparatus for you. Each boiler adver- 

 tised in The Beview is a good boiler, and 

 the advertisers sell them on their merits. 



THE FUEL SITUATION. 



Our good friends, the men in the coal 

 business, to whom so large a part of 

 the florists' receipts has been trans- 

 ferred this winter, always have told us 

 that, contrary to general belief, theirs 

 is a most unstable trade. Eecent expe- 

 rience goes to prove the statement true. 

 In the coal business, apparently, just 

 as in the flower business, that which 

 everyone expects to happen never comes 

 to pass. Take last summer, for in- 

 stance. All growers were urged to fill 

 the bins in anticipation of a car short- 

 age and a fuel famine in the autumn. 

 But it did not come. In fact, the win- 

 ter spot market was so weak that some 

 dealers thought it best to reduce the 

 prices on contracts made with florists. 

 There was a little flurry due to snow 

 blockades in January, but afterward 

 the market was quiet until toward 

 spring, when everyone began accumu- 

 lating coal in anticipation of labor 

 tioubles. Prices for spot coal took a 

 big jump. April 1 came, and the 

 "strike," but the new wage scales 

 have been agreed on for two years and 

 the mines are open again this week — 

 but the big accumulated stocks of coal 

 hardly have been touched. Scarcely 

 anybody is in the market. Spot coal 

 is going begging, what little has come 

 forward. The most experienced observ- 

 ers predict a flat market for weeks; 

 at least through May. They say it is a 

 fine opportunity for anyone able to 

 take in coal now, and pay for it, cash. 

 With this situation, the question 

 arises as to what the contract prices on 

 coal are likely to be for the ensuing 

 year. According to the Black Diamond, 

 the programs have been mapped out by 

 the different states about as follows: 

 The Ohio mines, which have only the 

 demands of the miners to meet, have 

 arranged to add 5 cents a ton to last 

 year's contract figures. The Indiana 

 mines, which have the demands of the 

 miners and some new laws to take care 

 of, are adding 7 cents a ton to the old 

 contract prices on mine run and screen- 

 ings and 10 cents a ton on lump coal. 

 The Illinois mines, having both the de- 

 mands of the miners and the require- 

 ments of the new liability act to take 

 care of, are practically forced to add 

 a minimum of 12% cents a ton to last 



FLORISTS' POCAHONTAS COAL 



Shipped anywhere from coast to coast. Let us quote prices NOW for fall 

 delivery. Write for quotations on the following grades : 



WEST VA. SPLINT 

 BRAZIL BLOCK 

 POCAHONTAS 



YOUGHIOGHENY 



EUREKA 



PLYMOUTH 



jlNDIANA 



Northern States Goal & Mining Go. 



406 Fisher Bldg. Phone Harrison 6753 CHICAGO 



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POCAHONTAS COAL SALES CO. 



MAIN OFFICE. CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



1207 Fisher Building, 

 Phones: Harrison 864-661 



PRODUCERS OF 



CHICAGO, ILL 



Genuine No. 3 Thicic Vein 



Pocaliontas Smolceiess 

 Glen Alum Splint 

 Standard Thacker Splint 



COAL 



Minos 

 on N. & W. Ry. 



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 Capacity :■< Glen Alum Splint, 3000 tons daily. 



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j'ear's prices to come out even. A 

 short time ago, it seemed that smoke- 

 less mine run would be in big demand 

 at fancy prices. In fact, the market 

 seemed then, to some, to be so strong 

 that a steady price of $1.25 for the 

 year was declared to be warranted. 



As to what will be the influence upon 

 these contract prices of the immediate 

 resumption of mining would be pure 

 conjecture. It must be said, however, 

 that with the mines running and with 

 no demand for the coal, the results to 

 the coal producer cannot be satisfac- 

 tory. The great danger is that forcing 



the coal upon the spot market will 

 cheapen the commodity and lead to 

 hasty conclusions that the same condi- 

 tion will rule through the year. This 

 is by no means certain; the market 

 for coal frequently shifts direction as 

 suddenly as does the cut flower market. 



A CONCBETE STACK. 



How should we go to work to build 

 a concrete stack? We notice that there 

 are many stacks through the country 

 that look as though they might have 

 been built without outside aid and we 



10 Hours Without Firing 



S. WiLKB Mro. Co.. OhlcsRO. January 13, 1912. 



Oentlemcn:— We are bavlnt; the very best results from the big 

 iKiiler (30x48 Wllks Heater now In U8«' on the farm, and I caDnot too 

 hitrbly ronjfratulate you on the way It is trivlng us service, for this 

 morning we have 36 dejcret-s below zero and the "biu follow" 

 just kept the grreenhouse standln«r at 57 «1eKr«»es from 8 o'clock 

 last nlKht until 6 o'clock this morninf; -withoat anjr attentiou. 



Yours very truly, 



H. F. BoTT, Altoona, Pa. 



In the Coldest Weather Wilks Hot 

 Water Boilers Can Be Relied On 



to keep the temperature even and continuous, 

 making night firing unnecessary. Made en- 

 tirely of steel. You should know more about 

 them. Send for Catalogue. 



S.WUksNfg.Co., 



3523 Shields Ave., 

 CHICAGO, ILL. 



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