. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. jn ??' ' -^-1 % mm wjifm GOOD-BYE THOU ^ ^ GOOD OLD YEAR We are ringing down the curtain on a year that has ended much better than it began; on a year that has turned out far better than the most san- guine of us dared hope; on a year that has given us much reason to be proud of our occupation, our business, our profession; on a year that has proved flowers more staple than steel. ilt:iiili TANDING on the thres- hold of 1915, in the shadow of the misfortunes that befell us all in the latter half of the year then clos- ing, he was a man of un- l^-&g
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. jn ??' ' -^-1 % mm wjifm GOOD-BYE THOU ^ ^ GOOD OLD YEAR We are ringing down the curtain on a year that has ended much better than it began; on a year that has turned out far better than the most san- guine of us dared hope; on a year that has given us much reason to be proud of our occupation, our business, our profession; on a year that has proved flowers more staple than steel. ilt:iiili TANDING on the thres- hold of 1915, in the shadow of the misfortunes that befell us all in the latter half of the year then clos- ing, he was a man of un- l^->. usual foresight who could C^di w^ discern the course of events ^-^ -j\ in this trade during the twelve months now draw- ing to a close. Then, if ever, when we voiced the salutation, "Happy New Year," was the wish father to the thought—we hoped for it, but scarce expected it to come true. In common with almost every other line of business in the United States, we had been hard hit by the war. By the beginning of 1915, however, it be- gan to be apparent that florists as a class were not suffering so greatly as many other classes of business men; indeed, by spring it was evident that in certain sections florists were not suffering at all, while many other lines still felt keenly the depression. It was in October that the boom began. There are communities in which the florists have not yet felt the pulsebeat of business above normal, but in the middle west the tenth month of the year was the best October this trade ever has experienced and in many places as much may be said for November and for December. While flor- ists had not suffered so seri- ously as many others dur- ' ing the months of depres- sion, the boom in other lines was reflected promptly in an increased call for flowers. The revival, felt first in the agricultural west, soon spread to the manufacturing east. Our Position Today. It can be said for the florists' business that today we stand in a better p
Size: 1400px × 1785px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecad, booksubjectfloriculture, bookyear1912
