Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-03-17

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While looking over the Advertisements
in the C,siury Magazine. the other day
our attention ~As called 10 a half page
ad. beaded by two engrAslngs. one OF
New Imperial German Pansies, and
one q New Doable White Perpetual
blooming Violet" and signed by Lew
Is Child,. Queens. Long Island. y \.
This Immediately brough, 10 mind 4
,i.i, 70 Mr.. Childs's aofsl e,,Abl'hmen,
made during the month u February,
Just passed.
Mr.. Childs wen, % New York, from
Baek6sld ten years ago, polr boy No~
be osns one Of the largest seed esiAblis
msnis IN the country. HIS business D.
done wholly BY mail. and the amour, Of
correspondence broash, him by Jadieiou'
advertising j. simply enormous Mr..
Childs says II often ship ton OF mail
matter and receive more than one thou
sand letters In day. Eighty or one
hundred registered letters in one mail j.
no, uncommon. and | present a, New
York Pot Ofhce generally several ,hoa-
.a1d 4. o Money Ofiers and Postal
Note. Coz redemption a. oae time. Mt
Child. claim. TO be the lAfgest advertiser
in this line. in the world. and hs basi'
ness has been built up entirely BY sdser-
Using.
A. we said. ten years ago John l.s~i'
Child. VISA poor BOY. lie had taste
for ao~efs. and found employment viii
a florist on Long bland. lie served IT
one year. and then started ia business fol
himself. he did not o~n 10, of LAM
nor a greenhouse lie began adseiii''
ing as florist. and when orders came N
be filed them from such sources a. h
could reach. soon orders b gan 10 b
very numerous. in response 70 b.. iasin.
adver,ismcnts, and be located d, q iecns'
and began. in small way to cultivate
flowers aud raise bis own stock Of plant
snd seed. Recently he has erected
residence for himself costing over ier
thousand dollars lie has erected also
from the profits Of the business. hn'
residence for Nj. J. X Fuller bis brother
in.law, and now partner In the con
eern, costing a, least half a. much. III
has erected large seed house, and
has acres under cultivation, with greer
houses" and other buildings needed foI
the business. All ,hi. has bcea doae 70
ten wears. More It'll has been done, fol
beside. living well. in New York, MI
Childs ha. visited Europe, three times
once In 1879. again in 1881. AMI ais
during the past year.
Besides bis advertising in PERIODICAL.
Mr.. Childs makes a free use Of printer
ink. During the past year be bad PRINT
ed and circulated nine tons Of catalogues
lie has issued an elegant. illustrated
twenty. four octave page Guide TO LII!
Culture" and has begun the qualifications
Of foral monthly. called The Nay
fower." From the latter periodical VI
clip the following biographical sketch o
Mr.. Childs:
rnE TENTH ANNIVERSARY on A LAkGE SIKH
EsTABLIsNEST
| Mr.. J. l. Chllds, OF Qleens, New YORK
will celebrate the tenth anniversary OF IN
establishment OF his seed ADD norA 0asl
ness, by giving . dinner or entertainmen
10 bis friends and all employed 10 bis g
Establishment, either at bis residence, OF u
New York City. on March 18th next. In
career OF this establishment has been mos
remarkable. Mr.. Chllds was born In Jay
Franklin Co, Maine, May 18Th, 1850, an
Is therefore p years old. In lsCI his fam
lly moved 10 Backneld, oxford Co, Maine
Mr.. Childs Was born with q passionAt
love FOR flowers aud gardening, and frot
his early childhood flowers have been nj
chief study and delight. Al the age OF ]
he was master OF the finest garden In Ga
ford Co, aud also a correspondent OF sew
eral papers on fOrsl topics. Al tae age 9
~, be went 20 New York aud served yea
In q large foral establishment and the mex
year on March 18Th, al the age OF Is, q
tsbllshed the business which be now cot
ducts, and Ia which be has attaiuei N
greatest success ever reached In the sam
line In the same number Of years By an
hrm In this country. This success Ia
been attained by the careful attention an
unweAying perseverance, Of Mr.. Child,
and his brother-in-law Mr.. Fuller. Thel
establishment and gardens are most beat
tlfully and conveniently situated aud neai
~ kept. The new mammoth seed ware
house IL Que OF the finest and best arrange
buildings OF the kind In the country.
has every possible improvement for nllln
orders promptly and accurately. tn
greenhouses are exceedingly nne. The
residences are noted for their fine an
beautiful appearances, elegant surround
lngs and inner decorations Their plss
IL truly the "Iiome OF Flowers" NJ
Childs's family consists only OF his moths
and sister. but he has so many person
friends that his home IL generally joyot
with happy company.
Mr.. Chllds has travelled extensively
foreign countries and his friends are foun