THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
\\(‘ could nol ^('t iiHMi ;>l lo -^2.75 |)(‘r day. 
and IIk' (jiialily of Ihosc ()l)laiii(Ml far ladow par. 
Transportal ion, both fr(Mglil and ('xpia'ss. at l(‘asl in 
soiiH' and possible in all sections, enliiady undep(Midald(“. 
\V(‘ hiick(Ml a fail’ sliari' of onr (‘xpri'ss malli'r lo lillb' 
stations live to fifteen miles away last spring in ord(‘r lo 
gel it moved at all. How mucb w(' lost in ordm’s nol 
smil. b(‘(*anse onr customers (*onld not d('|)(Mid upon 
fi’cight sm’vice and bow many orders we InriuMl down, 
that in normal times, we would have bougbt slock for. 
I do nol know, but certainly a large amount. Absoluli; 
(Mnbargoes on many roads, and against many cities, last¬ 
ing lb!’('(' to ten days, in tbe rush of tbe busy season, 
adding to tbe complication and loss. 
Ouaraidine. at tbe rate we are going, it will be but a 
few years, until the avowod purpose of some of our en- 
impossible undei’ present (’ondilions. A little paring can 
b(‘ doin', and a fi'w ('conomics inlroduc('d by most (iiins. 
but most of our I'xpt'iisi' items ai'c already mucb in- 
cr('as('d wilb I'vcry pi’obabilily of still larger increases in 
tbe near future. 
Si'cond Hais(' prices on wbal products wt' do sell. 
Ila ’lis ('asy, “I’ing tin' bulb'r and gi\(' tbe order, but w by 
in lln^ name of -w('ll yon supply tbe woi'd. w ben pi'opic 
an^ paying mori^ for ('vi'ry aiticic Ibi'v buy. in'ci'ssitit's 
01 * luxuries, sbould nursi'ry products slay at tbe sann' old 
ju’icc. 01 ’ in many ease's during tin' past ye'ar at as low or 
lower prices tban evei’ before, and ('(‘bo answe'is. why? 
I see that tbe (|U(‘Sti()n of pri(*('s is on our juogi’am. and 
will be presented and discusse'd by abb'i’ nn'ii. but as far 
as I can see it is the paramount issue to b(' solve'd. if a 
lomological friends is accomplisbed. and sbijimenis out 
of our ow n state' or importations from outside tbe borders 
w ill lie pi'ohi])it('d, and most of us. safe in tbe pri'cincts 
of a bankru])lcy court or in tbe arms of a receivei’. can 
look liack and mourn ove'r days of se'llisb inle'iest in our 
own busine'ss and lack of co-dpe'ration with fellow nur¬ 
se rynu'ii. 
It s('('ms to me that Ibere are' but two tilings Ibal a 
man or firm can do. w be'ii busine'ss doe's nol lee'd. clotbe' 
and pay bis delds, and I want to add to that, make* a fair 
pe'r cent, of profit— 
Hirst—Cut (ixjienses, but to any large extent, this is 
satisfactory answa'i- is lo be' give'ii tin' snbj('cl assigne'd 
me, and a sulije'cl Ibal cannot be' bamme'ie'd at loo inuedi 
or given too miu'h alte'ntion at Ibis conxe'ldion. 
Let us think of a few' evils that stand in the' way ed 
fair values—Say De'jiarlment store's, the' basis ol today s 
success is e'llicieiu'y. as jiossibly sbre'w elne'ss w as the' 
(juality de'inande'd by the last ge'ne'ralion and is still eb'- 
pended upon by most nurse'iyme'ii. Now the' De'parl- 
ment Store' is ('tlicie'id. and I have' no epiarrc'l w ilb it. and 
it mav prove to be' so etlicie'iit. that it w ill be' the' be'st and 
Jiossibly tbe main way by wbie'b oui‘ slock w ill be' eb'liv- 
ered to" tbe consumer, but why in the' name of common 
