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THE NATIONAL NUtiSERYMAN 
scribe in these short notes. Our friends from the west 
lijul an oj)j)orlimity to see that we have big things even in 
the east. 
Tliere was no belter tribute paid to the Storrs & Ilar- 
rison Company than when George Koeding, President of 
the Faneher Creek Nurseries, Fresno, California, said: 
“seeing such places made him feel what a small piece of 
humanity he was and he would go home and try to do 
h(‘tl('r and greater things.” 
After the lirst trip through a portion of the nurseries a 
luncheon was ])rovided where it took twenty-one caterers 
to attend to the guests, who did ample justice to such a 
splendid set out. 
Among the speakers called upon by the toastmaster 
w(‘i-(‘ John C. (ihase, Derry, New Hampshire, who spoke 
of the nationalization of the business; the New President, 
Henry li. Chase, who called for three cheers for the S. & 
H. (k)m})any; Retiring President, J. R. Pilkington, spoke 
with feeling of the load of responsibility lifted from his 
shoulders by the expiration of his term of othee; Thomas 
R. Meehan, whom the toastmaster described “The 
man who had done more than any other for 
the Association” was called upon and made a few 
charasteristic remarks amid the jokes of his friends, but 
it took the inimitable John Dayton to turn the embarrass¬ 
ing eulogy of his guests into a joke by calling attention to 
Ihc superiority of Ohio “peaches” and “Baby Ramblers,” 
.several of whom were sitting beside him. 
After luncheon the conveyances were again called into 
action so the guests could complete the survey of the nur¬ 
series. — 
EXHIBITS. 
The nurseryman’s slock in trade is not of the nature 
I hat permits of handling for exhibition purposes at this 
T. B. West, Perry, Ohio 
.1.9 Choirtnau of the Committee on Exhibits, Mr. West was 
a very busy man. 
time of year but T. B. West, Perry, Ohio, chairman of ex¬ 
hibits, got together (juite a number. 
The nursery catalogue men were represented by the J. 
Horace McFarland Co., Harrisburg, Pa., with samples of 
their superb color work. A. B. Morse Co., St. Joseph, 
Mich., with sample catalogues showing their large clien¬ 
tele. The Rochester Lithographing Co., Rochester, N. 
Y., with a large display of their showy pictures. 
W. N. Scarf, New Carslile, Ohio, exhibited sample 
small fruit and shrubs that did not look as if they had 
lacked anything in their development and spoke well for 
a good grade of slock for the coming fall. 
Harrison’s Nurseries, Berlin, Md., showed a sample out 
of a block of 100,000 Norway Maples that was superb, 
some well grown evergreens, three year Keiffer pears and 
other fruits. 
Thomas Meehan & Sons, Dresher, Pa., a new globe 
headed mulberry, of which great things are expected, tree 
calipers and samj)les of their Red Star, Double X and col¬ 
ored railia. 
Vincennes Nurseries, Vincennes, Ind., a fine collection 
of nuts. 
The Benjamin Chase Co., Derry, N. H., labels. 
Hartman Manufacturing Co., Vincennes, Ind., their Pi¬ 
lot Disc Cultivator. 
Grassville Chemical Co., Cleveland, Ohio., Lime Sul- 
])hur Solution, Bordeaux Mixture and Arsenate of Lead. 
The Deming Co., Salem, Ohio, Hand and Power Pumps 
for Spraying. 
The National Nurseryman, American Fruits and the 
Fruit Grower and Farmer represented the trade and hor¬ 
ticultural ])ress - 
ERIK MUST PAY FOR LOSS OF TREES BY FIRE. 
Court of Errors Decided in Favor of Bobbink & Atkins 
New York City, June 27th, 1914. 
The court of Errors has dismissed the appeal of the 
Erie Railroad Company from a judgment in favor of Bob¬ 
bink k Atkins the Rutherford Nurserymen. The claim 
against the Erie arose through the destruction by fire of 
several carloads of im})orted trees, shrubs, etc., while on 
the Rutherford Siding. Through the Nurserymen’s 
counsel, William D. Tyndal, of Waldwick, the cause was 
tried twice at Bergen Circuit, argued twice at the Court 
of Errors and twice at the Supreme Court. 
The outcome of the litigation establishes perhaps for 
the first time in such a case, the full liability of the 
freight carrier for loss by fire, although the bills of lad¬ 
ing relieve the Railroad company generally. In similar 
litigation the Nurserymen have heretofore not succeeded. 
FIRE AT ANDORRA NURSERIES 
Sunday evening, June 14th, a fire destroyed the 
packing houses and barns of the Andorra Nurseries, 
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa., and all their contents, 
including a very valuable pair of borses. The fire broke 
out early in the evening and quick action saved twenty- 
two out of the twenty-four horses. With this exception 
the contents of the buildings were entirely destroyed. 
The origin of the fire is a mystery. It seemed to 
break out in the second floor for apparently no reason at 
all. 
Fortunately there was no wind and the fire was kept 
from spreading to nearby houses and buildings. We be- 
lie\e the buildings and contents are fairly well eovereri 
by insurance. 
