. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. J. ? ?,-;f?^^r-^-^,,'V --^ ^^ ?.?,^ APEIL 16, 1915. The Florists^ Review 17 FIRES Findlay, O.—George M. Palmer has been in Melrose, O., investigating a fire which caused a loss of $8,000 at his hardware store there. He carried $4,000 insurance. A barn, dwelling and the store were burned. Wheeling, W. Va.—The greenhouse of Philip Dorch, at Scotch Bidge, was badly damaged by fire March 21, when it caught fire from the boiler. The loss on the house was small, but a large number of plants were injured. Waltham, Mass.—A fire which started on the third f
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. J. ? ?,-;f?^^r-^-^,,'V --^ ^^ ?.?,^ APEIL 16, 1915. The Florists^ Review 17 FIRES Findlay, O.—George M. Palmer has been in Melrose, O., investigating a fire which caused a loss of $8,000 at his hardware store there. He carried $4,000 insurance. A barn, dwelling and the store were burned. Wheeling, W. Va.—The greenhouse of Philip Dorch, at Scotch Bidge, was badly damaged by fire March 21, when it caught fire from the boiler. The loss on the house was small, but a large number of plants were injured. Waltham, Mass.—A fire which started on the third floor of the building at Moody and Crescent streets April 1 damaged the store of Matthew F. Buane, on the street floor. The total loss on the building is estimated at $10,000. Brooklyn, N. T.—The greenhouses and contents which were damaged by fire at the establishment of John Con- don, Gravesend avenue and East Sec- ond street and Catom avenue, March 16, were insured in six different com- panies for the aggregate amount of $2,000. FmE AT KIBKWOOD, MO. The value of an organization to its members on a purely pecuniary basis is illustrated by the fire at the range of Phil. J. Goebel, Jr., Kirkwood, Mo. On the night of March 13, when the boiler fires were out, a blaze of un- known origin destroyed nearly the whole range of Mr. Goebel. Seventy- five per cent of the crop in the houses was destroyed, and Easter was only three weeks away. As the next day was Sunday, Mr. Goebel expected great difficulty in getting lumber and help. But he reckoned without the County Growers' Association. Early in the morning he had all the lumber he needed, and plenty of help from the growers of the vicinity. The houses which had escaped destruction were partitioned off from the burned houses, and the oil stoves which the County Growers' Association has on hand for such an emergency kept out the frost admirably. As it was close to outdoor planting time, Mr. Goebel had 40,000 gladiolus bulbs, which
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