. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Carrie £. Steckman's Storey the Schroyer Flower Shop> at Lancaster> Pa. RODGEES REGULARLY RISING. The spirit of progress is in the aif and it seems to be mixed with an espe cially liberal j>roportion of oxygen in the case of the retail florists. There is no doubt that it almost al ways happens that business jiieks uj) as soon as a florist gets into an up-to-date store. Any florist who has i)een busy for years and years with the same old fixtures, no matter how he is prosper- ing, finds that a lot of new trade comes in with the new erpiijim
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Carrie £. Steckman's Storey the Schroyer Flower Shop> at Lancaster> Pa. RODGEES REGULARLY RISING. The spirit of progress is in the aif and it seems to be mixed with an espe cially liberal j>roportion of oxygen in the case of the retail florists. There is no doubt that it almost al ways happens that business jiieks uj) as soon as a florist gets into an up-to-date store. Any florist who has i)een busy for years and years with the same old fixtures, no matter how he is prosper- ing, finds that a lot of new trade comes in with the new erpiijiment. In other lines of business all specialty shops are planned with much care and the florist who neglects the ojjportunity to show his goods under the most favorable con ditions is adding to his overhead ex pense instead of keeping it down. All of which is suggested by the ac companying illustration showing the new store of .1. \V. Kodgers, of Dayton. O. Mr. Kotlgers lias been in liusiness many years and no one e\-er lias ac (•used him of not being up to-ilatc II is new ])lace is just a matter of li\ing up to his -reputation for progress. MISS STECKMAN'S STORE. It has been often said that in artistiv a woman's tourh is at once apparent. Shall we not admit tbe trutli of this as sertion after seeing and studying tiu- store interior illustrated on this page.' Certainly there is an individuality about tlie store, due, without (piestion, to the ideas ,'ind the of Miss Carrie E. Steckiiutn, who has been pr(>sent here for ten years. This is the Schroyer Flower Shop, of Lancaster, I'a. The store was starteil by (icorgc \V. Scdirover and was hitri' cdnduitfil li\. his son, Harry ('. Schroyer, who at his ib'atli bequeathed the good will and fix- tures to Miss Steckman, who had been the able manager for a long time pre- viously. The new proprietor is meeting with much success in the shop. And, truly, the place is inviting enough. N'ote the writing table convenient for cust
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