. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 842 The American Florist. June II, Albion, N. Y. Arthur B. Newman, for several years a member of the Monroe County Chemical Company, and Valentine Gatz, foreman at Salter Brothers' greenhouses, have formed a partnership under the firm name of Newman & Gatz, according to the Monroe County Mail, and will go into the florists' business at Albion. The company has purchased a tract of land in Albion, and will at once begin the erection of greenhouses, the contract having been let to the A. Dietsch Com- pany, of Chi
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 842 The American Florist. June II, Albion, N. Y. Arthur B. Newman, for several years a member of the Monroe County Chemical Company, and Valentine Gatz, foreman at Salter Brothers' greenhouses, have formed a partnership under the firm name of Newman & Gatz, according to the Monroe County Mail, and will go into the florists' business at Albion. The company has purchased a tract of land in Albion, and will at once begin the erection of greenhouses, the contract having been let to the A. Dietsch Com- pany, of Chicago. The plant will con- sist of three main houses, 45x100 feet, for the growing of roses, chrysanthe- mums, carnations, sweet peas and plants in pots; a violet house 100 feet in length; a glass show house, 15x35 feet, for palms, Boston and asparagus ferns, bulbous stock, etc.; besides an office, boiler-room and workshop. The houses will be heated by a thirty-five-horse power horizontal hot water boiler, and will be furnished vrith city water and electric lights. Mr. Gatz, who has been foreman at Salter Brothers for the past four years, learned his trade in Berlin, Germany, and holds a "master florist's" certificate from the German government. He has worked at his trade in the United States for about ten years, having been fore- man in one of the largest greenhouse plants in Chicago, before coming here to take charge of Salter Brothers' plant. Mr. Newman will look after the office end of the business, for which he is spe- cially adapted. The firm expects to be in a position afterSeptemberl,to fill orders for funeral designs, wedding decorations and cut flowers, also decorating and landscape gardening. Mr. Newman will still retain his residence in Fairport, com- ing home as he is able to do so, and Mr. Gatz will move to Albion. The address of the firm will be 19 Brown street, where the office and greenhouse will be located. The firm was influenced to locate in Albion
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