. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. jgo4. The American Florist. 955 too plentiful and the price has been boosted up a notch. There probably will be no change in the Lincoln park board situation for the present. Commissioners Francis T. Simmons and Burr A. Kennedy, whose resignations were requested by Governor Yates recently, may be permitted to hold on, and there will be no necessity for President W. W. Tracy and Commissioner Bryan Lathrop to resign. Mr. Lathrop took luncheon June 30 with the governor I in the latter's rooms at the Auditorium Annex.
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. jgo4. The American Florist. 955 too plentiful and the price has been boosted up a notch. There probably will be no change in the Lincoln park board situation for the present. Commissioners Francis T. Simmons and Burr A. Kennedy, whose resignations were requested by Governor Yates recently, may be permitted to hold on, and there will be no necessity for President W. W. Tracy and Commissioner Bryan Lathrop to resign. Mr. Lathrop took luncheon June 30 with the governor I in the latter's rooms at the Auditorium Annex. The commissioner had with him plans of the park improvements that are being made and are to be made, and these were explained to the executive in detail. The governor became interested at once, and Mr. Lathrop then suggested the wisdom of retaining men on the board who are familiar with the plans and the desires of the public in regard to them. E. Peiser, of Kennicott's is a close observer of cause and effect and he ascribes the general poor business during the month of June to a number of con- spiring forces. First, the weather kept practically all crops back regularly from fifteen to eighteen days. The Early Rose peony last year was cut in time for Deco- ration day, and by that time Kennicotts had already sold 1,000 dozen. The earliest of the same variety cut this year was June 15. Outdoor stock was fully ten days late and prices were not nearly as high as last year. A five per cent falling off in values was the result. The street venders and sidewalk stand men to the number of twenty appeared before the compensation committee of the city council last Thursday, seeking the privilege to use sidewalk space. The aldermen decided that a fair rate of rental would be $1 to $2 a day for each square foot of public space used or an annual compensation of $360 to $720. The figures have not yet been definitely fixed. E. Peiser, of Kennicott Brothers Com- pany, will leave the latter par
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