. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ncH us G CableADoness"BULBS** 172 Avenue, Phone Randolph 3316 CHICAGO, ILL. Mention The Review when you write. ficulties the seed trade has been under for the past year or two. First, it has been next to impossible to get many seeds in from Europe, and then the de- mand for seeds has increased in many cases more than 100 per cent. "For nearly three months last winter we worked day and night, but even with this twenty-four hours a day serv- ice we were unable to get orders out with our usual record of promptness. "In regard t
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ncH us G CableADoness"BULBS** 172 Avenue, Phone Randolph 3316 CHICAGO, ILL. Mention The Review when you write. ficulties the seed trade has been under for the past year or two. First, it has been next to impossible to get many seeds in from Europe, and then the de- mand for seeds has increased in many cases more than 100 per cent. "For nearly three months last winter we worked day and night, but even with this twenty-four hours a day serv- ice we were unable to get orders out with our usual record of promptness. "In regard to the shortage in seeds, of course we are doing all we can to grow more in this country. But in many cases the seeds that formerly were im- ported from Europe were those of root crops and other biennials of which, of course, it takes two years to produce the seed. "It 'is unnecessary for me to tell you how difficult the labor situa^^on has been. Because of the great number of munitions factories in this section, I believe man power is more scarce in Philadelphia than in almost any other well settled section of the country. "These changed conditions having come after my father's death made it necessary for us to almost completely reorganize. Especially was this so as our cashier, A. Eldridge Brown, died only a few months after my father. When we lost Mr. Brown my brother stepped in and took full charge of the cashier's department. He has con- tinued in that position and now is act- ing treasurer. "Our Mr. Bougy, of course, has con- tinued in charge of the bookkeeping department and W. F. Therkildson as advertising manager. "Howard M. Earl is well known in the seed trade because of his activity with us for nearly thirty years. For a number of years he has been in close touch with the producing end of our business and has been also acting as superintendent of our buildings and warehouses. Because of the increased volume of business and the more diffi- cult cond
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