. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. NovBHBBa 7, 1912. The Florists^ Review 9 rsxTssrs? I .<«^w%.w^u^t«frCT^ 2SL;!g5:;K5LSSJSBLX?LS5LXS Tim RETAIL FLORIST. U^<<^'^^'»^<»^<»^<<^<»^H^r»>^fef»>S&»>'^y^-^r»>'fer»)'fe;»>'^f^ J A TKUE STORY. Once upon a time, as all such nar- ratives begin, there lived in a certain town two florists. They each did a fair business at fair prices and lived happy, normal lives. Then one of them died and the widow sold the place. The new man lost some trade, to be sure, but he also gained some, though not enough to sat
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. NovBHBBa 7, 1912. The Florists^ Review 9 rsxTssrs? I .<«^w%.w^u^t«frCT^ 2SL;!g5:;K5LSSJSBLX?LS5LXS Tim RETAIL FLORIST. U^<<^'^^'»^<»^<»^<<^<»^H^r»>^fef»>S&»>'^y^-^r»>'fer»)'fe;»>'^f^ J A TKUE STORY. Once upon a time, as all such nar- ratives begin, there lived in a certain town two florists. They each did a fair business at fair prices and lived happy, normal lives. Then one of them died and the widow sold the place. The new man lost some trade, to be sure, but he also gained some, though not enough to satisfy him. He wanted to do a bigger business. So he began cutting prices. Both places had been selling carna- tions at 50 cents and 75 cents a dozen. The new man got down to '35 cents and 50 cents, other things in proportion. And he certainly did make trouble for the fellow who was sticking to his old prices. Looked for a time as though he would be put out of business. It was only his wife's sound counsel that caused him to hang on when he got a chance to sell. "Just you wait, John," she said. "This thing will work out all right, just as it did that time the minister wanted to cut out the flowers at funerals; he's gone and we're still ; "Yes, we're here, all right," said John; "but that confounded price-cut- ter is getting all the ; '' Now, you listen to me,'' argued the wife, who also is the maker-up. "When that fellow bought those houses they weren't in any too good shape; old man sick too long. Then he didn't spend a cent on repairs last summer. Not cut- ting much this season. Couldn't make much at our prices, nothing at all at what he's getting. 'What's going to happen!' Why, just this: Before he gets the mortgage paid the houses will have to be rebuilt. And he won't have the money. Can't borrow it, with a mortgage already on the place. Either the widow get^ the place back or he ' somebody that wants to ages
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