TO OUR FRIENDS: 
We wish to take this opportunity to ex- 
tend our appreciation to increasing thousands 
of customers who are buying from us each 
season. More people planted Champion Fruit 
Trees and Berry Plants than in any previous 
year of the 56 which we have been in business. 
This year we present our new catalogue to 
thousands of new prospects who have become 
acquainted with our nursery through friends 
who are our well satisfied customers. 
It is our aim to grow and supply you 
with the finest, most productive fruit trees 
and plants which it is possible to grow. For 
the past 56 years it has been our aim to 
improve and select the best strains of fruit 
trees and even this year the selection and im- 
proving remains our chief objective. We take 
great pride in the Quality Fruit Trees and 
Plants we grow, and we are able to give per- 
sonal supervision to each and every order. 
It is our desire, and with untiring effort we 



C L CHAMBERLIN Presioent ey AA SEARLE Secy & Treas 
WH.KING Vice Paes 


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THE GENEVA SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY 
< FEDERAL RESERVE >: 
7 SYSTEM 
GENEVA, OHIO 
January 29, 1945 
To whom It May Concern: 
Tne Champion Nurseries, A. N. Champion 
of Perry, Ohio, have been customers of the 
Ceneva Savings and Trust Company for a good 
many years, and carried a substantial balance. 
_I have had occasion to watch the Champion 
Nurseries and their fair dealings with the 
public, and do not hesitate to say that I 
think they are absolutely honest, fair in 
toeir dealings, and reliable. 
VOUTSE CII yr. 
Ve irl 
Presid 
AAS/ts “pape 
A K W SPARR. ASST TREAS & TRUSTY OFFICER 
DEAN GRAYBILLASS'T Treas 

A. N. Champion 
work with the one object in 
view, that every customer be 
a SATISFIED CUSTOMER. 
In supplying you with 
our stock we feel that we are 
giving you the best stock 
obtainable. If at any time 
questions arise regarding 
selection of varieties, plant- 
ing, or after care, do not 
hesitate to write and we will 
be pleased to give any infor- 
mation possible. 
It is easy to order by mail 
and while we do a large mail 
order business we also ex- 
tend to our friends an invita- 
tion to visit our nurseries 
and make a personal selec- 
tion of trees. After your 
first order of CHAMPION 
STOCK you too will join the 
large list of our satisfied 
customers. 
Yours very truly, 
A. N. CHAMPION 

