. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 956 The American Florist. May 19, This is the last committee meeting that will be held before the show. J. HARRISON Dick, Sec'y. American Carnation Society. To Florists of the Central States : I feel somewhat diffident about bringing- this subject to the attention of the florists, but I believe that when the argument is started a great many of my fellow craftsmen will .ioin in, and help make the plan a success. The time is opportune and conditions make it imperative that the florists as a body take some concerted
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 956 The American Florist. May 19, This is the last committee meeting that will be held before the show. J. HARRISON Dick, Sec'y. American Carnation Society. To Florists of the Central States : I feel somewhat diffident about bringing- this subject to the attention of the florists, but I believe that when the argument is started a great many of my fellow craftsmen will .ioin in, and help make the plan a success. The time is opportune and conditions make it imperative that the florists as a body take some concerted action to- ward bettering conditions throughout the trade. There is no need at this time for me to go into details regard- ing the different woes now confront- ing all florists, no matter in what branch of trade they are interested. Practically all commercial enter- prises at some time during the past ]2 months adjusted selling prices and introduced economic measures. Through lack of concerted action the florists have done nothing to counter- act the tremendous increase in the cost of materials used in our vast business. It seems unbelievable that the flo- rists have taken no action along this line. Many millions of dollars are in- vested in the central states for the pro- duction of plants and flowers. Taking as a whole, the glass area in Indiana, Illinois. Michigan and Ohio represents a vast amount of glass covered acre- age. Why should the people repre- senting this enormous investment sim- ply drift along hoping conditions will make their own adjustments? Condi- tions do not adjust themselves, so we must do the adjusting, and I firmly believe that unless the florists get to- gether at once many failures and thousands of dollars in losses will be the result in the very near future. We should have adjustments on wholesale and retail prices, shipping conditions, such as prompt deliveries, charges for packing and crating ma- terial, which party is responsible for goods co
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