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The Florists^ Review 



NOVEMBKB 14, 1912. 



LEADING FLORISTS USK 



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NATUSAL OAS. 



The numerous greenhouse men, espe- 

 cially in the southwest and in Ohio 

 and Indiana, who rely on natural gas 

 for fuel, will be interested in a report 

 just issued by the U. S. Geological 

 Survey, which says in part: 



"Additional investments have been 

 suf&cient to continue the normal in- 

 crease in quantity of natural gas pro- 

 duced and its total value. Thus, in 

 1910, the quantity of gas usefully pro- 

 duced in the United States was 509,- 

 155,909,000 cubic feet, valued in first 

 hands at $70,756,158. In 1911 the quan- 

 tity was practically the same, 508,353,- 

 241,000 cubic feet, but its value in- 

 creased to $74,127,534, a gain of 4.76 

 per cent. 



"The increase in demand for natural 

 gas from consumers of all kinds makes 

 the supply of gas a matter of growing 

 seriousness. Beyond question the nat- 

 ural gas that can be furnished in many 

 of the fields of the United States is 

 simply a function of the capital in- 

 vested in natural gas lines, and espe- 

 cially in power plants for pumping the 

 gas. Unfortunately, the safety of such 

 large investments decreases in propor- 

 tion as the increased demand becomes 

 indicative of a failing supply. In Ohio 

 and Indiana the yield has decreased so 

 rapidly as to stop the investment of the 

 further capital necessary to stimulate 

 production. It is evident, in those 

 states, that no reasonable amount of 



The only way to stop leaks in pipe 



lines for good is to apply Emergency Pipe Clamps. 

 The only way to do it quick is to have some 

 clamps in stock, j^j^j^^j^j^^^ 



So we make this offer — We have a 



nice box containing: one of each size, ^ to 4^ that 

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558 Test Washiofton Boulevard Chicago, lUiooU 



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investment could adequately offset the 

 decline. 



"One important feature of the pro- 

 ductive conditions of natural gas dur- 

 ing 1911 was the excessive demand for 



it in Kansas City. This caused the 

 Board of Public Utilities to create a 

 commission headed by Erasmus Ha- 

 worth, state geologist of Kansas, to 

 investigate the probable duration of 



