THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
259 
New Business. 
Installation of New OtTiceis. 
Following the address of Mr. C. S. Perkins, on “(a)sl 
Finding” slips were passed around and the ineinhers 
PAUL C. LIND LEY 
of the J. Van Lindley Nursery Co., Greensboro, N. C., 'who with 
fellow nurserymen of that city, ylayed host to the 26th Annual 
Convention of the Southern Nurserymen's Association. 
requested to mark down what they considered the cost 
percentages of the various divisions of their business. 
With the following results: 
Wholesale Retail 
Production . 25 to 60% 25 to 60% 
Selling. 5 to 20% 15 to 40% 
Packing. 1 to 20% 1 to 10% 
Shipping . 1 to 10% 1 to 12% 
Overhead . 2 to 33% 3 to 40% 
Profits . 5 to 40% 5 to 40% 
Following Mr. .1. B. Mayhew’s address there was a 
lengthy discussion on the subject of publicity, which 
resulted in a resolution to raise the dues of the members 
to J}>15.00 per year, -‘t'5.00 of this to he applied to j)ublicity. 
In addition -^2400.00 was raised hy voluntary subscrip¬ 
tions and a committ(‘(‘ appoint(*d to act in combination 
w ith the South W(‘slern Nurserymen’s Association w hich 
w ill rais(‘ a similar amount to h(* sp(‘nl on publicity. 
1 he lollowing otiicers w(M'(‘ ('l(“ct(Ml to s(“i'V(* foi' tin* 
ensuing yc'ar; 
.lames (I. Bailie*, Augusta, (u'oi'gia, Pre'sident; L(*e 
Mctdain, Knoxville, Tc'iin., Vice* Pre*siele*nt; W. (k 
Daniels, Peemeena, N. (k, Se*cre*tary-Tre'asure*r; II. 
B. (ihase*, (diase*, Alabama, Walte*r Ilillenme^yer, 
Lexingteni, Ky., we*re e*le*cte*el een the Fxecutive Com- 
jnitte‘e te) act with the abeeve* ollicers. 
Kneexville, Tennesse*e*, was selecte'el as the^ ne>xt 
place of meeting. 
The tbileew ing are re'giste*red at the* annual ceen- 
vention eef the Seeuthern Nuiserymen’s Associatieen 
at the O’llemy Heetel here*: 
W. T. Woeed, W. T. Weeeeel and Ceempany, Bich- 
mond, Va.; 0. .leee Ileew^arel, lleew^ard-Ilickory Gee., 
Hickory, N. C.; P. M. Bridge, Shinner Irrigatieen Ce)., 
Treey, Ohio; II. L. Whitsell, Lindley Nursery Ce)., 
Pome)na, N. (k, ,1. B. May hew, Mayhew Nurseries, 
Waxahachie, Texas; F. C. Beeyd, Forest Nursery 
Co., McMinnville, Tenn.; Edward G. Hayes, Bose 
Greewer, Charlotte; J. S. Wight, Wight Nursery Co., 
Caro, Ga.; Mrs. W. W. Bassett, Florida Nursery Co., 
Montieello, Fla.; Mr. W. W. Bassett, Fleei'iela Nur¬ 
sery Ce)., Monticelh), Fla.; J. Y. Killian, Killian Nur¬ 
sery, Newteen; O. W. Fraser, Fraser Nursery Ce)., 
Birmingham, Ala.; Walter Hillenmeyer, Hillenmey- 
er Nurseries, Lexingteni, Ky.; A. I). Cartwright, 
Cartwright Nurseries, Ce)llierville, Tenn.; Fred 
Grindler, Loeekout Nursery, Chattaneeeega, Tenn.; C. 
A. Simpse)]), Simpson Nursery Co., Meenticello, Fla.; 
Lee McLean, Washingteen Heughts Nurseries, Kne^x- 
ville, Tenn.; L. B. Smith, Greenville Nursery Co., 
Greenville, S. C.;, W. N. Scarf!’, W. N. ScartT and 
Sons, New^ Carlisle, Ohie); ,1. P. Tayleer, Jr., Taylor 
Nursery Ce)., Greenville, S. (k; J. C. Hale, J. C. Hale 
Nursery Co., Winchester, Tenn.; S. A. Ault, Meck¬ 
lenburg Nursery, Charlotte; J. B. Baker, Baker 
Brothers, Fe)rt Worth, Texas; W. Easterly, East¬ 
erly Nursery Company, Cleveland, Tenn.; James 
Spencer, Lindley Nursery Company, Pomona; E. 
W. Dorey, E. T. DeLaMare Printing Com{)any, 
New York, N. Y.; R. B. Bradley, William Boyd Press, 
Inc., Richmond, Va.; W. J. Smart, D. Hill Nursery Co., 
Dundee, Ill.; John Fraser, Jr., Huntsville Wholesale 
Nurseries, Huntsville, Ala.; Ernest Hemming, National 
Nurseryman, Easton, Md.; H. S. Balch, Howard-IIickoiy 
Co., Hickory; Harry Nicholson, Commercial Nursery Co., 
Decherd, Tenn.; Otto Katzenstein, Otto Katzenstein and 
Co., Atlanta Ga.; Miss E. B. Drake, Cumberland Nurser¬ 
ies, Winchester, Tenn.; L. A. Niven, Progressive Farmer, 
Memphis, Tenn.; W. 11. Howard, Howard-Hickory Co., 
Hickory; C. S. Perkins, Ernest and Ernest, Philadelj)hia, 
Pa.; B. M. Johnson, Lindley Nursery Co., Pomona; Dav¬ 
enport Guerry, Davenport Guerry Nurseries, Macon, Ga.; 
Mrs. Davenport Guerry, Jr., Dav(“nport Guerry Nurseries, 
Macon, Ga.,; E. W. Jones, Jones Nursery, Woodhuvn, 
Va.; Fred Johnson, Lindley Nursery Co., Pomona; C. M. 
