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Title: Florists' review (microform)
Identifier: 5205536_24_1 (find matches)
Year: [1] (s)
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Subjects: Floriculture
Publisher: Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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40 The Weekly Florists' Review^ .lUiA- 1, 1909.
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The American Seed Trade Associatil Seed Trade News. AMERICAN SEED TKAUE ASSOCIATION. Pres., J. C RoDiiison, Waterloo. Neb.; Fir.st V^ice-pres., M. H. Duryea, New York; Sec'y and Treas., C. E. Keudel, Cleveland, U. GRASS SEED ASSOCIATION. The Wliolcsale (irass Seed Dealers' Association was organized at ^.'iagura l'"alls last week. Tiie following were oleeted as its first board of directors: Cliarlcs J). )>oyles, of tlie Albert Dickinson Co., Ciiicago, 111.; Henry \V. Woo.l, of T. W. ^Vood & Sous, Kiidmioud, Va.; M. II. Duryea. of Henry Xuiigesser ^: Co., New York city; Robert I'onuner, of 1). I. F>iislinell & Co., St. Louis. Mo.; Charles Dickinson, of the Albert Dickinson Co., Chicago, HI.; C. F. Wood, of \Vood, St abbs k Co.. Louis- ville, Ky.; .los. L. l'ei)pard, of J. (L Pepjiard, Kansas City, Mo., and Albert McCullough, of .1. -M". McCidlough Sons (;>.S he made his start as a grower of \iiu.' seeds, sweet corn and field corns for the wholesale trade, and two years later he lieeame a member of the Seed Traile Association. From the day of the beginning of his business career, the Robinson inti'rests have steadily ex- panded. Incorporation followed in Ht()4, L. S. tiould being associated with Mr. Robinson and being vice-president of the company, of which .Mr. IJobiiison is ))resi- (ient. At the present time the busiiiess of the company is ))robably the largest of its kind in this ccumtry, and tiiat is (•(luivfilent to saying the largest of its kiiiil in the seed trade of the world. /"^ik / 4 ,,m^ 1 P** i ^ 5. 1- V. 1 0 - 1 ■ ^^i" J. C. Robinson. (President of the American Seed Trade Association.) When Mr. Kobinson began, the cleaning ai)))aratus em;)loyed was the old-fash- ioned fanning mill, operated by hancl jtower. Now the jdant consists of five large Marehouses, in which is installed the nuist moilern conveying and cleaning macdiinery. Personallv, Mr. Robinson is a most engaging gentleman. Tlis personal ac- (;uaintance includes practically every seedsman in tin/ country, and there are few more popular men in the trade. At home he is known as a man of public spirit, being associated with every cause that tends to the welfare and advance- ment of his c(unuuinitv. Mr. Robinson

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