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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
I)lished by the use of a special roofing composed of two layers 
of hairfelt, each one-fourth inch thick covered with a regular 
five-ply, built-up asbestos roofing. Particular pains were 
taken to make the connection between the roofing and the 
walls as nearly perfect as possible from an insulation stand¬ 
point. 
The roof is supported by four and one-half inch wrought 
iron pipe columns spaced 15 and 17 feet apart. This spacing 
allows ample room for free access to all ]3arts of the warehouse 
by team. 
All window, ventilation, and door openings are so con¬ 
structed that there are two closing jjanels. Between these 
two panels, there is a tightly confined air space, which serves 
as an insulator. In the windows, the outer of these panels, is 
a double-glazed sash, having a one inch air space between the 
two layers of glass. All sash and frames are of Toncan 
metal. The inside shutters are so arranged on pivots and 
hinges that they may be swung open for ventilation. 
In the main wall near the ground are ventilators, which 
are similar in construction to the windows except for the fact 
that fire doors are used for both in.side and outside 
shutters. 
The air in the building may be changed very quickly by 
opening the windows and shutters in the monitor and in the 
ventilators at the bottom of the main wall. 
The same scheme of insulation as used for the windows 
was carried out in the door openings. Here two sets of 
doors were used. The outer doors are of well seasoned 
cypress built up in two layers with insulating felt packing 
between. The inside doors are regulation Underwriters fire 
doors three inches thick. 
In addition to the fact that this building practically 
insures its contents against all injury from changes in the 
outside temperature and humidity, it also is absolutely 
fire-proof. No exposed wood-work or other combustible 
materials were used in the construction. 
CAMPAIGN FOR MEMBERS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 
OF NURSERYMEN 
James McHutchison, the Chainnan of the Membership 
Committee of the American Association of Nurserymen is 
making a systematic campaign for new members. He recently 
sent out a large number of letters of which the following 
is a copy and it is to be hoped that his efforts may be crowned 
with success. It is certainly a reflection on the nurserymen 
of this country that an organization which is doing so much 
for every individual nurseryman should be supported by the 
few who are present members of the Association and it is 
to be hoped that this effort on the part of Mr. McHutchison 
may be the means of bringing a large number of nurserymen 
to a sense of their duty to their fellows. The American 
Association of Nurserymen should have a membership of at 
least one thousand.— Editor. 
Dear Sir: 
Have you ever asked yourself what you are missing by 
not being a member of the American Association of 
Nurserymen? Perhaps you are waiting to be invited, so 
here and now, I extend to you a cordial invitation to join our 
National Organization. 
Every live, ambitious nurseryman should become a 
member. The Association was organized in 1875 for the 
promotion and protection of nursery interests throughout the 
48 States and as a member you will be entitled to all its 
benefits and advantages. 
The Tariff Committee has been successful during the past 
few years in securing a tariff equitable and satisfactory to 
Nurserymen. They have had the duty upon French Fruit 
Stocks made per 1000, thus doing away with all the contro¬ 
versies over valuation that previously prevailed. They 
recently visited Washington and expect to prevent the 
threatened Tariff reduction. The work of this Committee 
has been of immense value to all Nurserymen. 
The Transportation Committee has had Freight classi¬ 
fications defined, freight rates reduced. They have caused 
the railroads to give carload rates where nursery products 
were formerly paying less carload rates in carload lots. 
The work of this Committee has saved more than the 
membership fee to every Nurseryman in the United 
States. 
The Legislative Committee, under the able leadership of 
Wm. Pitkin, has prevented much unwise and unfair State 
and Federal Legislation from becoming law, and now are 
testing the constitutionality of several State laws which are 
injurious and unfair to nursery interests. You are today 
receiving the benefits of the work of these Committees, but 
by not being a member of the Association you are not paying 
your fair share of the expensed 
The Committees upon Publicity, Root Gall, Standard 
grading, etc., {have done and are doing equally good work. 
Like the watchman on the tower, these i Committees must 
constantly be on the alert, for there is no limit to the necessity 
for eternal vigilance. ' 
All that has been accomplished has cost the Association 
thousands of dollars in legal, travelling and other legitimate 
expenses. Every Nurseryman in the United States shares 
in these benefits—^he can’t help it, and we should all be 
willing to lend practical help and financial support by 
becoming a niember of the Organization, the dues of which 
are $5.00 per year. 
Each member gets a Badge Book about June ist each yea**, 
also a badge number which he wears at Conventions so that 
his customers recognize him by his number. The Badge 
Book is worth more than the membership fee to every 
progressive Nurseryman. He also gets a copy of the annual 
report of each Convention containing a stenographic report 
of all discussions, reports of Committees, speeches and 
