. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. LEAE the track! Here comes the fast freight on the Wyndmoor railroad, other- wise known as the Myers & Samtman Short Line. It is on the way from Greenhouse. Roadbed of the Wyndmoor Railroad. to Field. If you can't find those sta- tions on the map, you will be thankful to be informed that they are both in Springfield township, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania — or, • in other words, at Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. It is a small railroad, to be sure, but then it's young. Despite its youth it is notably successful, and pays big dividends to the ope
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. LEAE the track! Here comes the fast freight on the Wyndmoor railroad, other- wise known as the Myers & Samtman Short Line. It is on the way from Greenhouse. Roadbed of the Wyndmoor Railroad. to Field. If you can't find those sta- tions on the map, you will be thankful to be informed that they are both in Springfield township, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania — or, • in other words, at Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. It is a small railroad, to be sure, but then it's young. Despite its youth it is notably successful, and pays big dividends to the operators as well as to the oflBcers of the road. To the former they are in the shape of health, happiness and energy, and to the latter in the shape of time, money and worry saved. The capital stock of the road is fully paid up, and there is no bonded indebtedness. The officers are: President, Frank P. Myers; vice - president, Martin Samtman; gen- eral manager, Joseph S. Myers. The history of the road reaches back three years. At the beginning of that time Myers & Samtman were in a quan- dary. Their prosperity had brought them a problem. They al- ready had a large range, and were add- ing a house 55x300 each spring. Their books showed that benches filled each year with fresh soil and fresh plants were generally more profitable than those occupied by plants carried over. On the other hand, there was the ever increas- ing difficulty of getting the houses emp- tied and cleaned, and filled and planted in time. Every man who wanted work was hired and given plenty of it each spring. All the regular men did their level best. But in spite of all efforts made, the work dragged. It was too heavy. More than this, the unusual strain told on the regular employees after replanting was over. They were completely played out. Nor were the extra men any better. So it had come to the point that everyone dreaded the spring. It really seemed as though progress were barred. The solution of the
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