. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo3. The American Florist. 143 want to get acquainted and see the coun- try. Last year he wheeled nearly all the way to Asheville. Emil is good com- pany, with a kind, friendly word for everyone he meets. President-elect Breitmeyer was treated to a ride on the "Elephant" into the con- vention hall. "Phil" was the quiet, unasuming gentleman throughout the active canvass made by his friends, and the "robbery" was a good card if not a pleasant experience. A. Kruger and wife, with Superi
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo3. The American Florist. 143 want to get acquainted and see the coun- try. Last year he wheeled nearly all the way to Asheville. Emil is good com- pany, with a kind, friendly word for everyone he meets. President-elect Breitmeyer was treated to a ride on the "Elephant" into the con- vention hall. "Phil" was the quiet, unasuming gentleman throughout the active canvass made by his friends, and the "robbery" was a good card if not a pleasant experience. A. Kruger and wife, with Superintend- ent Roney, of the Lakeview Rose Gar- dens, at Jamestown, N. Y., came over the Erie road. Their train was delayed three hours by an accident to the engine and so they missed the convention train at Chicago. The American Florist, says a man who had run his advertising in forty- seven diiiterent papers, brings him more inquiries for the lines he advertises in this paper than he gets in any other trade journal in or out of the florist line. The exhibition, says a life member who has attended seventeen conventions, was one of the best if not the best of all the trade exhibitions I have seen. The dis- play of material was excellent. F. W. Taylor, who at Providence was the means of carrying the convention to Omaha, was in evidence in soliciting favorable consideration for St. Louis. He had an easier job this time. The convention is growing more and more as a set meeting place for business acquaintances to meet once a year to compare notes, make deals, and make fresh and new acquaintances. Says F. R. Pierson: I do not think that there is as much professional cour- tesy in any known trade than you will find among the flower growers of this country. Many old ladies were present and all of them enjoyed themselves hugely. One old lady with white hair remarked: "Why, it did me lots of good; I feel young ; Frank P. Dilger, as chairman of the .ladies' day committee was
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