. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. LOSING days of the S. A. F. convention at Kansas City last week, liot though they were, were filled with the transaction of much business, most noteworthy among which was the pas- sage of a resolution at the final session which demon- strated a decided change of attitude on the part of the society— or of those members, at least, there represented—with regard to quarantine 37. Compromise measure though it was, the resolution declared tliat "the so- ciety does not, as a body, wish to con- demn quarantine 37 as an unmixed ; The resoluti
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. LOSING days of the S. A. F. convention at Kansas City last week, liot though they were, were filled with the transaction of much business, most noteworthy among which was the pas- sage of a resolution at the final session which demon- strated a decided change of attitude on the part of the society— or of those members, at least, there represented—with regard to quarantine 37. Compromise measure though it was, the resolution declared tliat "the so- ciety does not, as a body, wish to con- demn quarantine 37 as an unmixed ; The resolution was adopted as the result of the discussion following the report of the tariff and legislation committee. When this report was read — by Secretary Young, in the ab- sence of James Mc- Ilutchisou, chair- man of the commit- tee, at present in hospital at Waver- ley, Mass., in conse- quence of severe in- juries received in an automobile accident —it was at once ap- parent that its state- ments relating to quarantine 37 were not concurred in by all thdse j)resent. E. G. Hill asked for the floor and repeated the statement he Imd made at the quarantine ••onfer- e?+ee at Washington. May IT), tliat seven- ty per cent of tlie florists west of tlie Allegheny iiiountains were in favor of tlic quarantine. He nated his belief that quarantine 37 had been of great mat(>r- ial benefit tci grow- ers, though it liail curtailed the busi- ness of importers. Joseph Manda de- clared the orchid growers had not been benefited; in- deed, their business liad ahnost been ruined. He thought tliat. in fairness, the OmCERS ELECTED President Irwin Bertermann, - Indianapolist Ind. Vice-President Wallace R. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn. Secretary John Young - - - - New York Treasurer J. J. Hess - - - - Omaha, Neb. Directors Paul R. Klingsporn - - - Chicago Roy F. Wilcox - Montebello, Cal. J923 Meeting Place Hartford, Irwin Bertcrmann. (Presldont-plcct of thr Six'lcty of Amprlcan Florists.)
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