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The Florists^ Review 



NOTEMBEB 28, 1012. 



RIPPLEY HEATERS 



Will heat 800 ft. piping. 

 Heat regulated antomatically. 



$36.50 



for tbis complete No. 200 Heater, 

 recommended by Florists, etc. 

 Cataloffue free. 



RIPPLEY MFG. CO. 



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HIGH-GRADE BOILERS 



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STEAM and HOT WATER 



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of coal stocked anywhere in the hard 

 coal section. 



There is a great deal of noise about 

 the rise in the price of coal and many 

 foolish things appear in the papers. In 

 an interview I had today with a coal 

 man he assured me the above condi- 

 tions, as I have represented them, are 

 true. He asserts positively that none 

 of the large companies has raised the 

 price of coal or taken advantage of the 

 scarcity and the ever-increasing de- 

 mand. They are trying to satisfy all 

 customers by giving them at least a 

 part of their order, but in no case are 

 they able to supply the full wants. I 

 asked him if it would be possible to 

 get coal from his company to send to 

 any florists who might be in urgent 

 need of coal. He said: "It would be 

 impossible to get it to anyone oflF our 

 line of railway; the selling is all han- 

 dled from the New York end." 



The large companies at the time of 

 the big strike in 1902 did not raise the 

 price of coal above the agreed market 

 price at that time, viz.: $5; and they 

 are now not raising their price. 



If the public in general understood 

 this they would have a different feeling 

 toward the large companies, for they 

 are offered better prices than they are 

 asking. The individual operators are 

 getting the premium; the large com- 

 panies are holding firm, and not taking 

 advantage. What other business is 

 there in the land that would not take 

 advantage of this honest difference be- 

 tween supply and demand f I was in 

 New York and Boston in August and 

 called on some wholesale coal dealers. 

 At each place customers were offering 

 a premium over the then price of coal, 

 and these wholesale dealers were offer- 

 ing premiums to mine operators. 1 

 know of New York, Boston and Phila- 

 delphia coal dealers who came to Scran- 

 ton and offered individual operators a 

 large advance margin for the black 

 diamftnds, and they got them. "Who 

 can blame the individual operator? 

 Who can blame the dealers so long as 

 the people are willing to pay the 

 price! 



If any florists have been, or are in 

 danger of being cornered for coal, I 

 think I could secure some of the smaller 

 sizes of hard coal for them; a little 

 chestnut, some pea, and more buck- 

 wheat No. 1 and No. 2, and. I might 

 be able to obtain some of the larger 

 sizes. I would not make this offer, only 

 I know the importance to greenhouse 

 men of keeping from freezing out. The 

 eastern market will be relieved after 

 lake navigation closes up; in the sum- 



LESS COAL=-MORE HEAT. 



WHY? — = More Heatinf Surface *■"* '"".r*'*' 



* space than is 



contained in any other boiler. (Note the many flues set close 

 together. ) This is one reason why the users of the 



"Superior Standard" 



Boflers 



find them perfectly satisfactory. We frequently receive re-orders 

 from florists who have tested these boilers thoroughly and found 



them even "Superior" 

 Ho our claims. 



Why not ask for fnil partknlirs 

 today? 



A postal to tt will briag a pronpt 

 reply. 



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IMPROVED RETURN TUBULAR 

 FIREBOX BOILER 



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Wrought Iron Pipe 

 Nelson Valves 



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1231-5 No. Front St . Philadelphia 



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WROUGHT IRON PIPE FOR SALE 



Bethreaded, tborouKbly orerhanled, In random 



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 )I17-S8 UnloB At*., • Brooklyn, N.T. 



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A Steady 

 Pressure 



will always 

 be main- 

 tained in 

 your steam pipes, no matter 

 now the presaore at the boiler 

 flnctoates, if yon equip your 

 main lines with these valves. 

 Carry 40 or 50 pounds pressure 

 on the boiler, set the 



Hughson 

 Regulating Valve 



to carry 5 or 10 pounds on the 

 line and you will always have a 

 reserve in case of a sudden drop 

 in temperature. This valve 

 saves both fuel and worry. Aak 

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 S021-8S. State St, Ckicaio 



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 construction and our patented and 

 improved bench heating system, 



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