. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 538 The American Florist. Mar. 24,. Our F. T. D. Service Is a Pro- tection to the Retail Florist. KENNICOTT The A. L. Randall Co. has rented the building- at 728 South Wabash ave- nue, next to the American Music Hall, consisting of seven floors and a base- ment, 75x178 feet, which will be used for factory purposes. The new move will give the Randall Co. the neces- sary room to enlarge its cut flower department, which has been crowded for space for some time and has been doing: business imder a great handi- cap. Th
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 538 The American Florist. Mar. 24,. Our F. T. D. Service Is a Pro- tection to the Retail Florist. KENNICOTT The A. L. Randall Co. has rented the building- at 728 South Wabash ave- nue, next to the American Music Hall, consisting of seven floors and a base- ment, 75x178 feet, which will be used for factory purposes. The new move will give the Randall Co. the neces- sary room to enlarge its cut flower department, which has been crowded for space for some time and has been doing: business imder a great handi- cap. The balance of the second floor in the LeMoyne building, which they now occupy, will be devoted to oflice space and display rooms. The new building will g-ive them about 150,000 additional square feet of floor space. Poehlmann Bros. Co. cut an arch through the west wall of its cut flower department this week, which connects this section with the new supply quar- ters on the second floor of the Stewart building, which will be used entirely for display purposes. The plant de- partment at Morton Grove Is having a heavy call for Easter stock and the indications are that there will be an early cleanup in this line. The supply of cut flowers will be extra large this y^ar as far as this firm is concerned, for heavy crops of both roses and carnations are in sight. A. L. Vaughan & Co. are making preparations to handle a big Easter business, which from present indica- tions promises to be the best in years. Orchids and lilies w^ill be in good supply with them and there promises to be a heavier supply of roses than in previous years. Paul Klingsporn, manager of the Chicago Flower Growers' Association, is expected home from the east this week. This firm will have a large sup- ply of stock to offer for Easter, ac- cording to the reports from its grrow- ers who will all be in good crop com- pared to former years. Bassett & Washburn are pleasing their trade with fancy roses and car- nat
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