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FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK 
The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., Incorporated 
Vol. XXXI. HATBORO, PENN A., OCTOBER 1923 No. 10 
Southern Nurserymen’s Association 
The Southern Nurserymen held their convention at the 
Hotel Piedmont, Atlanta, Georgia, September 5th and 6th. 
It was a very good meeting, considerably over 100 mem¬ 
bers were present. 
The President, 0. Joe Howard, called the sessions to 
order at 8.59 A. M. There was a lull attendance and 
opened promptly on time. In quite a contrast to the 
meetings of the American Association. 
In addition to this those present gave their full atten¬ 
tion to the speakers, and there was practically no one 
coming in or going out during the session. Mr. Howard 
attributed this largely to the fact that only one session 
a day was held, leaving the afternoon free for the visit¬ 
ing members to keep their other appointments and chat 
with each other. The program, which was a very full 
one, was splendidly arranged, a great number of address¬ 
es being given. 
With one exception, the address by Mr. W. C. Reed, 
Vincennes, Indianna, the program was completely car¬ 
ried out. Mr. Reed sent his regrets at being unable to 
be there. 
The first day the addresses were all arranged to cover 
the distribution of Nursery stock, while the second day 
they were all on the subject of production so that the 
whole subject of the Nursery trade in the South had a 
very thorough presentation. 
Mr. Fred Houser made the address of welcome on be¬ 
half of the Mayor of Atlanta and assured the visitors that 
if any were so unfortunate as to be arrested while in 
Atlanta that they would either get them out or come and 
stay in jail with them. 
President Howard in his address suggested the raising 
of the dues to Ten Dollars with a view of accumulating 
a fund of One Thousand Dollars to be spent on printers 
ink. The society is in very good financial condition hav¬ 
ing about One Thousand Dollars net balance in the 
treasury. The matter was referred to the Executive 
Committee for consideration. 
Paul Lindley, who followed the President, spoke on 
activities of the American Association. A request for 
members of that body of Nurserymen to stand proved 
there were twenty-four in attendance. Mr. Lindley 
stated that Mr. Harlan P. Kelsey, President of the asso¬ 
ciation. has appointed men, representatives ot the various 
States and District Associations, on the Legislative Com¬ 
mittee of the A. A. of N. In future officers of the A. A. 
of N. will be nominated by representatives of allied asso¬ 
ciations, thus bringing in closer touch with the ‘ Nation¬ 
al” Association all the state and district Nursery Asso¬ 
ciations. Mr. Lindley strongly urged all nurserymen to 
become members of the American Association and not 
be parasites, benefiting by the work of others. A reso¬ 
lution was passed for the Southern Nurserymen to affili¬ 
ate with the American Association and take the page in 
the badge book. 
C. Richter Smith, Concord, Georgia, spoke on the sub¬ 
ject of ‘ Why I am now in the Nursery business,” and 
gave reasons, both physical and spiritual, pointing out 
the labors of the nurserymen satisfied both the spiritual 
needs of man as well as the physical. Also stating there 
were no thrills in manufacturing equal to working hand 
in hand with nature. 
James G. Railie spoke on the subject of “The Future of 
the Mail Order Business,” and created much amusement 
in telling of one customer’s interpretation of the “Plan 
to Plant Another Tree” slogan. Mr. Railie had the slogan 
stamped across his invoice, the customer wrote him that 
she had the hole dug and everything ready to plant the 
tree he had told her to plan to plant. 
On the subject of Legislation the Hastings Seed Com¬ 
pany at Atlanta, Ga., called attention to the fact of the 
Federal ruling of the Post Office Department requiring 
the inspection of shipments of nursery stock by mail be¬ 
ing inspected before delivery. A committee was appoint¬ 
ed to see what could be done to have this restriction re¬ 
moved as it entailed great loss to the shippers, having 
the packages opened and inspected while in the hands of 
the Postal authorities. It was also brought out that the 
bond required for the State of Georgia could not be en¬ 
forced against outside nurserymen, this was given as the 
opinion of the Attorney General. 
Mr. E. E. Mayo stated that business prospects were 
good all over the country but there was great danger of 
over production of easily grown stock. 
A resolution was adopted to hold future annual meet¬ 
ings the first Wednesday in September, Greensborough, 
N. C. was selected as the next place of meeting. Atlanta 
being centrally located the Convention will be held in 
that city every other year radiating out from that place 
to other sections the alternate years. 
Walter W. Hillenmeyer, Lexington, Kentucky was 
elected president, to serve for the ensuing year, and duly 
installed. James G. Bailie, Augusta, Georgia, Vice Presi¬ 
dent, and Treasurer, 0. W. Fraser, Huntsville, Alabama. 
The Atlanta Nurserymen entertained the visitors with 
true Southern hospitality, a luncheon was given to all 
the visitors at the Hotel Piedmont also tickets for I he 
Matinee and automobiles supplied for all those who cared 
to see the beauties of the Capital city of Georgia. A 
thorough good time seemed to have been enjoyed by all. 
