. The Dingee & Conard Company Greenhouses and Packing Sheds The Home of Dingee Roses From the West Grove, Pa., "Independent" "^yrHERE the broad, beautiful ribbon of y^ stoned road tops the Dingee hill, a half-mile south of West Grove, arises to the left a veri- table city of glass, its area of shimmering roofs hemmed in by -a massive hedge of Arborvitae a half-century old. To the left of the road that passes through the estate, arise the big, roomy, modern offices—opposite, the stables and to the left and rear the glazed roofs of seventy odd greenhouses, stand- ing rank by r
. The Dingee & Conard Company Greenhouses and Packing Sheds The Home of Dingee Roses From the West Grove, Pa., "Independent" "^yrHERE the broad, beautiful ribbon of y^ stoned road tops the Dingee hill, a half-mile south of West Grove, arises to the left a veri- table city of glass, its area of shimmering roofs hemmed in by -a massive hedge of Arborvitae a half-century old. To the left of the road that passes through the estate, arise the big, roomy, modern offices—opposite, the stables and to the left and rear the glazed roofs of seventy odd greenhouses, stand- ing rank by rank like a battalion on parade. Between these ranks and down the whole length of the columns of glass stand the big packing and propagating sheds, all in the pink and neatness of perfection. "If you happened along that $6,000-per-mile road any morning about o'clock, you would witness the Rural Free Delivery carrier making haste up the hill, surrounded by mail bags, one of which, and a very heavy one, bears the label 'D. & C The bag is taken in charge by James D. Headley, the cashier, and the letters, in bundles of sixty, assorted and opened in the front office. They come in hundreds and thousands from every part of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Philippines, Cuba and European countries. Ninety per cent of them bear orders for live Rose plants, with cash accom- panying. '*At once is applied a system of checking, mark- ing up and filing of orders so thorough and exact that ten years later every order can be laid hands on at a moment's notice. In the private office sits P. J. Lynch, the treasurer. His duties are to super- vise and oversee, institute inquiries, make contracts, purchase supplies and generally finance the concern, requiring a heavy correspondence. M. Henry Lynch, the vice-president, has charge of the big inner office, where a score or more of nimble-fingered girls attend to the details of marking up and dispatching the avalanche of business. "
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