. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. /po/. The American Florist. 1515 grew both in size and prosperity. The owners never hesitated to boast of the money they were making, and thereby unconsciously but positively encouraged the great competition which the eighteen plants furnish to-day. It does not take much reasoning to see at once what : efiect this has upon the once prosperous I pioneers. With the increased competi- tion, the older florists find little profit left in their trade and one by one are driven out of business entirely. i Unless the reckl
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. /po/. The American Florist. 1515 grew both in size and prosperity. The owners never hesitated to boast of the money they were making, and thereby unconsciously but positively encouraged the great competition which the eighteen plants furnish to-day. It does not take much reasoning to see at once what : efiect this has upon the once prosperous I pioneers. With the increased competi- tion, the older florists find little profit left in their trade and one by one are driven out of business entirely. i Unless the reckless talk about the pros- j perity of the flower trade is hushed, it is only natural that competition will increase. Anyone who has recently ! visited the average greenhouse could not but be impressed by the praises sung of the increased trade this season. If busi- ness was good, we are all very glad of it, but that is no reason why it should be preached to everyone, especially to persons outside the trade. Notwithstanding the fact that the \ town already referred to has eighteen plants already in operation, there is now a prospect for six more ranges of houses being built very soon, the result of those already in the business telling how hard it was to fill their holiday order. Men with capital hear of the big busi- ness being done among the growers all over the country and naturally suppose it would be a profitable employment for their idle capital. The city I write of has a population of about G2,000, whicTi, you will see, gives each florist an average population of less than 4,000 people to do business with. Can the florists continue long to be prosperous with such competion' A little competition is the life of trade but , too much means the financial death of those in it. F. M. H. Chicago. MABKBT IN A CONDITION OF DEMORAL- IZATION EARLY IN THB WEEK —HEAVY RECEIPTS, STOCK POOH AND WEATHER WET. — PROSPECTS FOB DECORATION DAY.—FEW JASMINE BUDS IN SIGHT.— DIETSCH GETS A
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