TO FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS 
| WISH TO THANK OUR MANY OLD AND NEW CUS- 
TOMERS FOR THE FINE BUSINESS THAT YOU GAVE 
US LAST YEAR, AND I HOPE IN SPITE OF THE DRY 
SEASON, YOU HAD GOOD SUCCESS WITH ALL STOCK 
PURCHASED. WE HOPE THAT YOU GET IN TOUCH 
WITH US AGAIN THIS YEAR FOR YOUR NEEDS. WE 
INVITE THE PATRONAGE OF NEW CUSTOMERS. WOULD 
LIKE TO HAVE YOU LOOK OVER THIS PRICE LIST 
CAREFULLY AND {! AM SURE THAT YQU WILL FIND 
WHAT YOU WANT. WE ONLY HANDLE STOCK THAT: WE 
THINK 1S SU!fTABLE WITH OUR TWENTY-E!GHT YEARS 
EXPERIENCE HERE IN THE NURSERY BUSINESS. BE 
SURE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH US FOR FREE ESTI 
MATES OR ADVICE ON WHAT TO PLANT AND WHERE, 
WHEN YOU ARE UNDECIDED. FREE PLANS FURNISHED 
WHERE STOCK IS PURCHASED FROM US. WE ALSO 
GIVE YOU FREE ESTIMATES ON LANDSCAPING AND 
PLANTING LAWNS.. 
TERMS 
CASH IN ADVANCE OR AT TIME OF DELIVERY, 
UNLESS OTHERWISE ARRANGED. WHEN ORDER AMOUNTS 
TO $10.00 OR MORE AND CUSTOMER PAYS CASH IN 
ADVANCE FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF ORDER HE IS 
ALLOWED A 10% DISCOUNT. THIS MUST BE PAID 
BEFORE SHIPMENT OR DELIVERY OF GOODS OR NUR- 
SERY STOCK. THIS OFFER 1S GOOD ONLY BEFORE 
PLANTING SEASON STARTS. 
DELIVERY 
EARLY ORDERS WILL BE GIVEN FIRST CONSIDER- 
ATION ON LARGE OR SELECT STOCK, WHICH WILL BE 
LABELED OR SET ASIDE. FREE DELIVERY ON EARLY 
ORDERS BY TRUCK, 1F WITHIN A RADIUS OF ONE 
HUNDRED MILES OF RAPID CITY. AT THE PROPER 
TIME. WHERE ORDERS HAVE TO BE SHIPPED, THEY 
WILL GO C.0.D. UNLESS CASH HAS BEEN PAID IN 
ADVANCE AND THEN STOCK WILL BE PREPAID, EX- 
CEPT ON BALLED AND BURLAPPED STOCK, WHICH WILL 
BE SHIPPED COLLECT. 
GUARANTEE 
WE WILL CONTINUE OUR USUAL GUARANTEE. WHERE 
STOCK HAS BEEN GIVEN PROPER CARE AND ATTENTION, 
REPLACING ALL STOCK AT ONE-HALF PRICE THAT I!S 
REPORTFD INSIDE OF ONE YEAR FROM THE TIME OF 
PLANTING. HOWEVER, WHEN STOCK DIES WITHIN 
THIRTY DAYS AND SHOWS A DRIED-UP CONDITION 
AFTER PLANTING, STOCK WILL BE REPLACED FREE. 
BE SURE THAT STOCK 1S DEAD BEFORE REPORTING. 
ASK FOR INSPECTION OR RETURN STOCK TO NURSERY. 
SOMETIMES TREES AND SHRUBS DO NOT LEAF OUT 
UNTIL MID-SUMMER. COMPLETE INFORMATION GIVEN 
WITH EACH ORDER ON PLANTING AND CARE. 
PLANTING 
WE DO A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PLANTING WHERE 
CUSTOMERS LIVE IN OR AROUND RAPID CITY. PLANT- 
ING CHARGES WILL BE 33% ABOVE COST OF ALL NUR- 
SERY STOCK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EVERGREENS. 
WHICH WILL BE 20% ABOVE COST AND HEDGE PLANTS 
AT A COST OF 20¢ PER RUNNING FOOT OF TRENCH. 
WHERE TOP DIRT AND FERTILIZER IS REQUIRED IN 
PLANTING, ADDITIONAL CHARGE MADE FOR SAME. 
LAWN WORK IS FIGURED AT 3¢ PER SQ. FT. IN- 
CLUDING GRASS SEED, FERTILIZER AND THE RAKING 
NECESSARY FOR FINISHED LAWN. GRADING AND TOP 
DIRT ADDITIONAL. 
E. A. GATES 
