1890 Our Silver Jubilee 1915 
T. E. MILLS. 
THIS year we celebrate the 
twenty-fifth anniversary of 
our starting business in Hel- 
ena and think the time opportune 
to say a few words regarding the 
growth of the business and of the 
men who control it. 
In 1890. T. E. Mills, the pro- 
jector of the business, accompan- 
ied by his father, came to Helena 
intending to start a florist and 
nursery business, and after view- 
ing various sites, selected the pres- 
ent location as the most suitable 
for this purpose. Here he built a 
few small green houses and laid 
the foundation of the present ex- 
tensive and rapidly growing busi- 
ness. 
In 1895, Mr. Mills was joined 
by his brother, W. E. Mills, and 
they incorporated as the State 
Nursery Co. 
In 1902, Mr. Conrad Kohrs 
became interested in the business 
and Walter Card as practical 
seedsman also joined the com- 
pany. These were the members 
of the company until 1912, when 
WALTER CARD. 
CONRAD KOHRS. 
John Jackson, who was employed 
by the company from his boyhood, 
became a member of the firm. 
The above named include all 
that are financially interested in 
the company. T. E. Mills is the 
president and general manager of 
the business and gives his personal 
attention to its various depart- 
ments. W. E. Mills is vice-presi- 
dent. Mr. Kohrs, though finan- 
cially connected with the com- 
pany, takes no active part in its 
management except that his ad- 
vice on financial matters is always 
sought and highly valued by the 
other members. Walter Card is 
at the head of the seed depart- 
W. E. MILLS. 
ment and John Jackson is in 
charge of the shipping department 
at the greenhouses and nursery. A 
reference to pages 60 and 61 will 
give an idea of the present size of 
our plant. 
We take this opportunity to 
thank our customers of the past 
years for their generous patronage 
and to assure them that the fair 
treatment and close attention to 
their orders, which merited their 
dealings with us in the past, will 
be strictly followed in the future. 
STATE NURSERY CO. 
HELENA. MONTANA 
J. W. JACKSON. 
