. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Willow-ware Factory, Burlington, Ia> ticular being barometers indicative of the condition of the trade as a whole. The accompanying illustrations show the extensive quarters of the A. L. Ran- dall Co., Chicago, consisting of the Le Moyne building, the home of many of Chicago's wholesale florists, where the company at present occupies four entire floors and where are located its cut flower department, sup])ly show rooms and general offices; the Randall willow- ware factory at Burlington, la., where willow baskets arc made, and the new sovon-story
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Willow-ware Factory, Burlington, Ia> ticular being barometers indicative of the condition of the trade as a whole. The accompanying illustrations show the extensive quarters of the A. L. Ran- dall Co., Chicago, consisting of the Le Moyne building, the home of many of Chicago's wholesale florists, where the company at present occupies four entire floors and where are located its cut flower department, sup])ly show rooms and general offices; the Randall willow- ware factory at Burlington, la., where willow baskets arc made, and the new sovon-story building at 729 to 735 South Wabash avenue, Chicago, recently leased and which is now being remodeled and fully equipped as a factory and ware- liouse. Upon the occupation of this new Vjuilding, the second floor of the Le Moyne building will be devoted en- tirely to the cut flower department and general offices, the supply display rooms will be moved to the third floor of the same building and the other two floors, now used for manufacturing and stor- age purposes, will be relinq^uished. SAGINAW-BAY CITY, MICH. The third annual ])anquet of the Saginaw-Bay City Floricultural Society was held in Teutonia hall, Saginaw, Mich., April 19. There were more than 100 who participated in the feast, the menu including "roast echeveria," meaning cliicken; " caladium a la mash," potatoes, with "brown insecti- cide," gravy; Groiiman's "tips," as- ]iaragus; "hops," plain beer; "nico- tine," coff'ee, and at the end "tobacco stems," which was the committee's name for Saginaw cigars. At the close of tlie banquet William Robertson, president of the society and toastmaster for the evening, started the speech-making. Albert G. Boehringer, the treasurer, of Bay City, spoke inter- estingly on ' * Cooperation'' and was fol- lowed by Ralph Grohman, who read his ])aper on "Service ; Carl L. Roethke spoke on "Ui)s
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