. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 80 The Florists^ Review August 10, «il6. '^ LAW AND LEGISLATION. [Tlie following Is the report of Wm. F. Gude, cUairman of the committee on law and legisla- tion, presented at tbe San Franclseo eonventton; -Angrast 17, 1915T] Perhaps the most important action your committee was called upon to take during the last year was in refer- ence to the fall shipments of azaleas and other Belgian plants, which are at present under embargo by the British authorities. These plants are exclu- sively of Belgian origin and production, and since the enemies of Gre
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 80 The Florists^ Review August 10, «il6. '^ LAW AND LEGISLATION. [Tlie following Is the report of Wm. F. Gude, cUairman of the committee on law and legisla- tion, presented at tbe San Franclseo eonventton; -Angrast 17, 1915T] Perhaps the most important action your committee was called upon to take during the last year was in refer- ence to the fall shipments of azaleas and other Belgian plants, which are at present under embargo by the British authorities. These plants are exclu- sively of Belgian origin and production, and since the enemies of Great Britain do not get any revenue or benefit from their sale, it w^as felt that the embargo, while not helping the British forces, Ivould work considerable harm to the Belgian shippers and the American im- porting florists. ? This matter was taken up with our State department upon the request of McHutchison & Co., New York. The United States trade advisers informed us how to proceed in the matter of se- curing permits for the importation of Azaleas^ etc., from the British authori- ties, ant} wie have good reasons for be- lievitig that these shipments will arrive this fall on schedule time. Definite in- formation will be given in the trade papers as soon as an official decision is rendered by the British authorities. Express Bates. Your committee had but two other propositions referred to it during the last year. One of these propositions was brought up l)y J. A. Peterson, of Cincinnati, O., who complained of the classification of express rates in refer- ence to plants shipped in pots and pl^n^s shipped out of pots, insisting that there should be a lower fating on plants shipped in pots or tubs. - The "matter wa^'promptly taken up with the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion, and the commission, in turn, cor- responded with the several transporta- tion companies, requesting an expres- sion of their views. After receiving all the data that could be reasonably ob- tained, i
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