. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. MAY 22, 1913. The Florists^ Review 17. Shower Bouquets for a Carnival, Made by H. H. Kuhlmaon, of Houston, Tex. Now we learn from the Albany Times- Union of May 15 that it was Congress- man Ten Eyck who "Fixed the Flower Tariff. At request of Wm. C. Gloeck- ner he made law clear; the whole hor- ticultural trade is indebted to him for his work for ; Here is the story: "The fact that the Albany district for the first time in years is 'repre- sented' in Congress was strikingly brought home to William C. Gloeckner and other florists
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. MAY 22, 1913. The Florists^ Review 17. Shower Bouquets for a Carnival, Made by H. H. Kuhlmaon, of Houston, Tex. Now we learn from the Albany Times- Union of May 15 that it was Congress- man Ten Eyck who "Fixed the Flower Tariff. At request of Wm. C. Gloeck- ner he made law clear; the whole hor- ticultural trade is indebted to him for his work for ; Here is the story: "The fact that the Albany district for the first time in years is 'repre- sented' in Congress was strikingly brought home to William C. Gloeckner and other florists here and throughout the country recently. Mr. Gloeckner, with the remark, 'That's the kind of a congressman we have,' handed out ^'ome correspondence this morning which tells the story. "For years the tariff on bulbs and other items of horticulture has been subject to an ambiguous classification •n the tariff law, which has resulted in endless litigation on the part of im- porters of florists' things in efforts to collect duties which they paid errone- ously, and which has given the dis- honest European importer a vast ad- vantage over the honest American working under this poorly constructed tariff scheme. "The florists did not object to the 'ate of duties imposed, but only to the Way in which the things were classi- fied. ^ Mr. Gloeckner happened to mention to a large importing house in New ^ork the fact that Albany had a live •'ongressman at Washington, who was anxious to do what he could for all his constituents, including Gloeckner him- self, and through the congressman and through Gloeckner the matter was effectively taken up with Congressman Francis Burton Harrison, of the House committee on tariff amendments. ' * Through him the proper wording of the horticultural section was secured, and Mr. Gloeckner has been asked by florists throughout the country to thank Mr. Ten Eyck for the good work he did for them. "It is probable that at the next meet- ing
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