HS&AT SEED COMPANY 
WETHERS FOLDS, CORN, 
KANE ARD RIBS WILE 
SRE MLL eS 

Dear Friends: 
On Saturday, December 11, 1943, our main warehouse and office building at 
Wethersfield was completely demolished by fire. We were able to save only our office 
equipment and records. The balance of our machinery and stock was a total loss. 
On Monday morning our office staff went to work in the first floor living room of 
our Mother’s house—across the street from our building. Three weeks later we were 
ready to do business again in temporary buildings, erected as an emergency measure. 
By December 11, 1944 we expect to move into our new warehouse, an architect’s 
drawing of which is shown above. 
Fortunately, much of our seed stock was either located at our Maine warehouse 
ot was in transit to us from our western growing points and what seed we did lose 
was replaceable. Not one of our thousands of general store customers failed to re- 
ceive his order from us and we were able to fill all retail orders in full with the excep- 
cion of the certain flower seeds and herbs which were unobtainable. No one was 
disappointed. 
Our loss was completely covered by insurance and we are ready to start the season 
of 1945 with the largest and widest stock of seed we have ever offered—in a thoroughly 
modern building efficiently planned and arranged and furnished with the most 
modern machinery and equipment. Your order will be promptly and carefully 
filled with high germinating new seeds of the highest quality. 
With every best wish 
THE CHAS. C. HART SEED COMPANY, 
Wethersfield 9, Connecticut Newport, Maine 

