. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. OCTOBUB 4, 1917. The Florists^ Review 17 got the secretary's goat at $50 and said it was well worth the money. Express Service. A telegram from Robert Craig, chair- man, and Fred Cowperthwaite, secre tary, representing a body of Philadel- phia florists seeking to protect trade interests in the matter of express serv ice, asked the cooperation of the F. T. D. The secretary was instructed to reply that the association will do every- thing j)ossible under the circumstances, but the discussion brought out the gen- eral belief that the trade is face to
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. OCTOBUB 4, 1917. The Florists^ Review 17 got the secretary's goat at $50 and said it was well worth the money. Express Service. A telegram from Robert Craig, chair- man, and Fred Cowperthwaite, secre tary, representing a body of Philadel- phia florists seeking to protect trade interests in the matter of express serv ice, asked the cooperation of the F. T. D. The secretary was instructed to reply that the association will do every- thing j)ossible under the circumstances, but the discussion brought out the gen- eral belief that the trade is face to face with a crisis. Instances were cited in which boxes of flowers have been sev- eral days or a week in reaching desti nations only a few hours' run from the point of shipment. W. F. Gude said he feels that the trade is powerless for the simple reason that both the express companies and the Interstate Commerce Commission arc powcrh^ss to relieve the congestion which lias developed in the last thirty days. S. A. Anderson said the Buffalo florists ])roi»ose to j)ut a man at eacli of tlio jirincipal depots in Buffalo to lend a hniid on every box of flowers or ])lants lie sees, lioping thereby to prevent such sliipnieiits beiiicr buried in tlie accumulation of freight at terminals and transfer ])oints. Mr. Gude said this no doubt will help greatlv except where wlude carloads arc side- tracked, lie explained tliat the express ••(inipany nliicials are willing to give fhiwers tliird preference: Government needs come first and fond sliipiuents second. Telegrams of Encouragement. The interest taken in tlio affairs of llie F. T. D. was well illustrated by the number of telegrams received from members who found themselves unable to attend. Tlie senders felt they were missing something tliey were loth to lose and wanted those more fortunate to ajipreciate that fact. Sucli messages came from Carl Baum, Knoxville, Tenn.; Mrs, K. H. Darliee, San Francisco; Sam- uel Murray, Kansas City;
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