. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. pp?7'^«'T"7r^7''S>'T^f^^ 7^'; "^ Jolt 10, 1919. The Florists^ Review 13. Employees Putting up the Addition of 75,000 feet of Glass at the Armacost Range, at Sawtelle, Cal. ABMACOST ADDS BANGE. The illustrations on this-page give a fairly good idea of the new addition which W. Armacost & Co. are making to their already large range at Sawtelle, Cal. The addition consists of seven houses, each 36x300 feet. It has been made necessary by the increasing busi- ness done by the firm. The Sawtelle range is located on seventeen and one- half
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. pp?7'^«'T"7r^7''S>'T^f^^ 7^'; "^ Jolt 10, 1919. The Florists^ Review 13. Employees Putting up the Addition of 75,000 feet of Glass at the Armacost Range, at Sawtelle, Cal. ABMACOST ADDS BANGE. The illustrations on this-page give a fairly good idea of the new addition which W. Armacost & Co. are making to their already large range at Sawtelle, Cal. The addition consists of seven houses, each 36x300 feet. It has been made necessary by the increasing busi- ness done by the firm. The Sawtelle range is located on seventeen and one- half acres of land, nine acres of which are under lath for the culture of cut plumosus. The greenhouses comprise 200,000 feet of modern glass, and are devoted to roses, orchids and riot plants. The work of sawing the lumber, paint- ing, glazing, and everything else con- nected with the building, is carried out by employees of the firm. A sawmill was built here to take care of this, and a supply of box lumber and other stock needed in the business was laid in. Two new boilers, of 125 horsepower each, have been installed to take care of the additional glass, the whole battery be- ing under one roof. The record of this firm is an interest- ing one. Mr. Armacost started here in a modest way 'some nine or ten years lago. His business ability and per- sistence soon showed that he would get on, and, as is always the case, paved the way to interesting outside capital. Mr. Armacost has made good use of his time and from a small beginning has worked up one of the finest businesses in the southwest. Some time ago it was found necessary tp open a wholesale store in town to take care of the produce of the green- houses, and from then on an increasingly large shipping business has been H. E. Eichards. their costs will be. Also, perhaps, they want to speculate with any bulbs not al- ready pledged to regular customers. MORE ASOUT FBENOH BULBS. The cable between New York and France has been
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