. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 22 The Florists^ Review JANUABZ 6, 1921 year filled with pleasant memories, and with cordial New Year greetings. Kathryn Beech Tracy, Betiring President. BASMUSSEN'S PEOFIT-SHAMNa. The plan of Anders Basmussen, New Albany, Ind., for operating his 300,000 feet of glass on a profit-sharing basis was read with much interest by the trade last spring. In carrying out this plan. New Year gifts of a most substan- tial nature were distributed January 1 by Mr. Basmussen to the employees in his establishment. He has over fifty employees on his pay roll and e
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 22 The Florists^ Review JANUABZ 6, 1921 year filled with pleasant memories, and with cordial New Year greetings. Kathryn Beech Tracy, Betiring President. BASMUSSEN'S PEOFIT-SHAMNa. The plan of Anders Basmussen, New Albany, Ind., for operating his 300,000 feet of glass on a profit-sharing basis was read with much interest by the trade last spring. In carrying out this plan. New Year gifts of a most substan- tial nature were distributed January 1 by Mr. Basmussen to the employees in his establishment. He has over fifty employees on his pay roll and each was the recipient of a cash bonus in recog- nition of services during the last year. The bonuses ranged from $260 for employees who have been on the pay roll for one year to $560 for the oldest em- ployee in point of service, who had been on the pay roll for the last nineteen years. The next highest has been in the employ of Mr. Basmussen for seventeen years, one for fourteen years, two for eleven years, one for ten years, six for seven years and the others for five years or less. The money distributed represents all the earnings for 1920 above six per cent interest on the capital invested, based on a pre-war valuation with allowance of a reasonable amount for depreciation. Mr. Basmussen said that the same profit-sharing plan would be carried out in 1921. BIG CHRISTMAS BEGONIAS. The accompanying illustration is hon- est evidence of Melior begonias such as growers dream about but seldom pro- duce. This picture was taken October 16, just at the time when the plants fer-to them as Mutt and Jeflf, Mr. Butz being so much shorter than Mr. Lewis. At these references the gentlemen laugh, for Mr. Lewis says that Mr. Butz is tall enough to grow begonias, while Mr. Butz returns the compliment by say- ing that he has no fear of being beaten while under his big boss's protection. But, casting the comedy aside, we must mention the fact that all florists who have seen the plants have admi
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