. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 35-^ The American Florist. Aug. 31, a zone system increasing the rates on seeds, will ever pass the house, or that the Lewis bill will ever pass the sen- ate. It might not do any harm to again put in a resolution endorsing the parcels post as for the best inter- ests of the country, so as to let con- gress know that we are still on the job.' " SULZER BILL ENDORSED. Patrick O'Mara, Jersey City. X. J., said: "So far as I understand the situation in congress at the present time, with the explanation by Mr.
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 35-^ The American Florist. Aug. 31, a zone system increasing the rates on seeds, will ever pass the house, or that the Lewis bill will ever pass the sen- ate. It might not do any harm to again put in a resolution endorsing the parcels post as for the best inter- ests of the country, so as to let con- gress know that we are still on the job.' " SULZER BILL ENDORSED. Patrick O'Mara, Jersey City. X. J., said: "So far as I understand the situation in congress at the present time, with the explanation by Mr. Gude and others, I really believe that the only genuine parcels post measure now before congress is the Sulzer bill, which is almost identical with the Bennett bill that w-as introduced some- time ago. I would rather favor the adoption of a simple resolution endors- ing the Sulzer bill, asking our repre- sentatives in congress to do all they can to effect its passage. I would therefore offer as a substitute for the resolution presented by Mr. Welch the following: "Resolved, That the Soeiety of Ameri- can Florists hereby endorses the prin- ciples embodied in H. R. Bill 20001.;. introduced July 27, 1912, by the Hon- oralble "William Sulzer, and that we urge upon our representatives in con- gress to do all in their power to ef- fect its passage, believing that if it becomes a law we will have a parcels post measure which will facilitate the transportation of merchandise throughout the country and will be of benefit to the entire ; This substitute was seconded by Robert Craig of Philadelphia and unanimously adopted. Robert Pyle, West Grove, Pa., inquired whether this matter would have the attention of a standing committee of the society during the time intervening between now and the holding of the next an- nual convention to which President Vincent replied that the tariff and leg- islative committee had done good and faithful work in this regard, and would co
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