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Title: Florists' review (microform)
Identifier: 5205536_31_3 (find matches)
Year: 1912 (1910s)
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Subjects: Floriculture
Publisher: Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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"vr.'v ' ■ .■•.T ■'^.•7;-: •T'Teq^ry April 3, 1913. The Florists' Review 15
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Ends of the Two Wilcox lOOO-foot Houks, Near Council Bluffs, la., Worst Hit by Last Week's Cyclone. ported by the Skinner Irrigation Co. as being almost indescribable, George D. Leedle reports that all flower stocks at Springfield, Ohio, are unharmed, suffering no effects of the flood and storm. Mail and express are going forward promptly. Storm's Bavages in Illinois. The greenhouses of W. G. Thomas & Son, at Sheffield, 111., were demolished by the storm Easter Sunday night. Everything went down before the wind, €ven the cement wall on the south side, and a big brick chimney and the boiler house on the northeast side. The junior member of the firm had a narrow escape as he was sleeping in the fur- nace house, which was almost entirely crushed by the falling chimney, the corner in which he lay alone remaining untouched. They were hard hit, for their greenhouses represented years of hard work and saving. One house was put up last fall, and the others two years ago. The firm tore down its old houses and put up others by the new model. They were all filled with carnations, roses and spring stock, all of which are a com- plete loss, except some plants in pots, which were removed to neighboring cellars. Already a new house is under construction, to put these plants in. Thomas & Son say that if any of the florists have rooted cuttings or stock plants they could spare, they would be very thankful for them. The dwelling house was badly damaged and a large number of fruit trees were blown down. The greenhouses of Hagge Bros, at Deerfield, 111., were totally destrpyed by the storm, entailing a loss of $1,000 with no insurance. Storm Details from Omaha. The 125-mile-an-hour cyclone, which destroyed the two large greenhouses of J. F. Wilcox & Sons at Council Bluffs, Iowa, March 23, entailing a loss there of $75,000, left its trail of destruction to the trade in Omaha, also. L. H. Hen- derson's greenhouses in South Omaha would have been directly in its path, but before reaching Henderadn's range the twister parted. One funnel struck out east across the river towards Lake Manaug, where it destroyed the summer resorts and the Wilcox greenhouses. Mr. Eice, an old-time nurseryman, and his wife were killed at Council Bluffs. The other funnel took a more north- easterly course, striking between For- tieth and Fiftieth streets, on Center and Leavenworth streets, Omaha, bare- ly missing S. K. Faulkner's range, but striking that of Hans Jensen, at Forty- ninth and Leavenworth, and wiping it out. The residence, greenhouse office and greenhouses were a total loss, the damage amounting to $5,000. Mr. Jen- sen and his family took refuge before the blow in the basement, where he was buried under a pile of cement blocks. He recovered soon after his rescue, and now only a few scratches on his face remain as evidence of his experience. Joslin's conservatory was a total loss except for a few cactus which Mr. Roman managed to save out of a $10,- 000 collection. Paul Floth 's loss reached about $600, about 1,500 feet of glass being broken, and the loss of Louis Henderson was about $100. The older Wilcox plant at Council Bluffs, and the other florists there, were out of the path of the storm. The Wilcox business went on without interruption as soon as train and wire service were reestab- lished. Wind Plays Peculiar Pranks. A peculiar freak of the wind created havoc with the greenhouses of the Elmwood Cemetery Corporation, Bir- mingham, Ala., unroofing most of them and destroying many plants. The en- gine room is located in the rear of one of the houses. When the wind reached its height the back door of the engine room was wrenched open and the roof of the room was lifted and blown across the green for 200 feet. It was only stopped in its flight by two tall trees in front of the greenhouses, where it collapsed into a mass of wreckage. Easter profits were wiped out at the greenhouses of George Souster at Elgin, 111., when the wind lifted the sashes from some of the frames and dashed several hundred panes of glass into fragments. No flowers were damaged. Repairs were made immediately. About 100 lights of double strength glass were blown out and broken into bits at the greenhouses of A. J. Wag- oner, west of Columbia City, Ind. The houses withstood the heavy wind storm. Fred Hawkins reports that one of his greenhouses at I'aulding, O., was blown down during the storm, but he declares that he is feeling thankful for getting off as easily as he did, after learning of damage reports from other cities. Florists at Kokomo, Ind., were not damaged by the flood. Two places were threatened with water in the boiler room, but a few hours' extra work at night was all that was required to keep it out. The city water plant was out of commission for four days and other arrangements had to be made to get water into the boilers. Stock accumulated at the wholesale places because, for nearly a week, there was no way to ship out of town. West Chester, Pa.—Thomas McCay, formery located on West Market street, has opened a new shop in the Imperial hotel building. Virginia, Minn.—Ch as. A. Whittgt, formerly superintendent of parks in Lowell, Mass., who accepted a similar position in this city, has arrived and entered upon his duties. Orand Eapids, Mich.—Henry Smith is adding to his plant on Bridge street two greenhouses, each 26x187 feet, for growing roses. When completed, these houses will give him a total of twenty- four. --"'•■ - —

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