A NURSERYMAN’S 30 -YEAR DIARY 
JANUARY, 1909 —Finished East High in Minneapolis. Prompted by 
a love of “ out of doors” and being “ close to nature,” a desire to 
work with growing things, and a wish to have my contacts with 
people relate to something that would bring out their “better side,” 
decided to make Horticulture my life calling. 
APRIL, 1909—Went to work in a nursery. 
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SEPTEMBER, 1909, to JUNE, 1914 —Five years at the University 
of Minnesota (two Academic—three Agriculture), pursuing a 
technical foundation in Horticulture and related sciences,—with 
summers spent in practical work in the field. 
MARCH, 1914 —-After “surveying” the 
country for a location with favored 
climatic, soil, labor and sociological 
qualifications, purchased forty fertile 
acres at Long Lake (just a “breeze” 
from Minneapolis, but away from 
“the maddening throng”) and planted my first nursery stock. 
MARCH, 1914, to JANUARY, 1938—Followed twenty-four years of 
“practical horticulture” at Long Lake (except one year’s “vaca¬ 
tion” in 1918 spent in the balloon service). Highlights of the past 
twenty-four years have been: 
—'Continually increasing plantings of nursery stock 
—in addition to extensive nursery and landscape operations, my 
farm department has been growing up to 30 acres per year of 
orchards, small fruits and vegetables. 
—Activities in Horticultural and Agricultural organizations to 
help ‘ ‘ keep on my toes ’ ’— 
14 years President of the Minnetonka Fruit Growers Association, 
2 years President and 3 years Vice President of Minnesota State Horticultural Society, 
5 years President of Hennepin County Agricultural Society (Hennepin County Fair). 
—Twenty-three years, part time lecturer in University of Minnesota Farm School,— 
helped to “keep the horticultural hay seed out of my hair.” 
—Constantly increasing acreages until now have one of the largest nursery and fruit 
plantations in the Twin City area, comprising 90 acres at present. 
—Business has shown conservative but continuous growth these 25 years, with largest 
year of all in 1937. 
^ SEPTEMBER, 1937—Resigned from teaching staff of State University. 
CkvDs 1938 —25th YEAR —And now as 1938 comes on the scene my inven¬ 
tory looks like this: 
—A complete stock of ornamental and fruit plants as nearly per- C 
feet as they can be grown. ^ 
—12 trucks and cars at your service. 
—Power sprayer, tree movers and other specialized machinery. 
—Best of soil. 
—A staff (“white collar” and field) that can’t be beaten,—loyal, 
courteous and trained to keep the welfare of the client uppermost 
in mind at all times,—(50 men in the rush season). 
—Capable foremen who have been with me for years. 
—Thousands of satisfied customers throughout the Northwest. 
—A record of outstanding landscape developments large and small. 
—AND LASTLY, A SATISFACTION that the policy 
motivating my every transaction is fundamentally ______ 
right and a conviction that my adherence to it in the future will result 
in lasting satisfaction to my customers and a permanently sound 
business for me. 
THIS POLICY IS BRIEFLY— 
That—whether you drive into the nursery for your plants, whether 
you write in for an order of stock, or whether we develop, plan 
and plant an extensive layout for you that your needs will have 
my most exacting attention, and that whether you order one plant 
or a carload, it is my aim to give you such satisfactory stock and 
service that in the future you will come back to me for your every 
nursery need. 
I ASSURE YOU THAT IN ALL DEALINGS IN THE FUTURE THIS POLICY 
WILL BE CAREFULLY CARRIED OUT 
