1930/04/05: C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101424)
Date: April 5 1930Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton updating him on events at the Arboretum. Since the soil is finally drying, Berg plowed all day yesterday. They are plowing the May place today. If they get good weather, a lot of planting will be done in the next two weeks. He laid off Valentine for a month without pay due to his drunken sprees. He believes Valentine will do most anything to keep his job. Tromp is busy in the cold frames. Price is getting the cars cleaned and greased for Morton's return. Emil is helping with the floors at the house. Fred Berg went to the hospital yesterday; nothing will be done except to make Berg comfortable until his doctor has recovered from an illness in a few days. Mary Alice and Jimmie are having a great time playing outside. He is enclosing some photos of the last snow storm. Everyone is anxious for Morton's return.
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1927/12/23: Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101480)
Date: December 23 1927Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton. With the very cold weather, the men are working on Hemlock Hill, making more openings for hemlocks. The pasture Morton recently purchased from Schwartz has a lot of broken trees and branches which the men will work on next. He is leaving Johnson in charge when he and his family go to Michigan for a week. Mrs. Barnet has his contact information if needed. He went to the Lamont Estate in Lake Forest to see the work that Mr. Tromp has done there. He eagerly hired Tromp who will begin in January. He will let Mackey go on January 15 and Miss Maxfield will take over the bookkeeping. They tried out the new electric corn popper with Mrs. Barnet. She likes the radio in the Adam Room. Margaret joins him in thanking the Mortons for their "lovely Christmas remembrance." She will write Mrs. Morton to thank her.
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1928/01/05: Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101481)
Date: January 5 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton. They are having a lot of snow and very cold temperatures. The deeper snow makes it easier for the rabbits to reach the tips of plants. The snow protects the plants from extreme temperatures. There were some frozen pipes across the property, but those were easily fixed. The ice is cleaned off and he hopes it will soon be thick enough to cut to fill the ice house. The men are still clearing wood. Hauling it is now easy with sleighs. The new gardener moves in tomorrow and brought many cuttings from his work at the Lamont Estate. Godshalk sincerely thanks Mr. Morton for the vacation trip he made to Ypsilanti and Three Rivers, Michigan to visit family.
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1928/01/11: Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101482)
Date: January 11 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton. He sent some photos recently. Now he is working on inventories and closing the books at the end of the year. Jim [?] will leave and Miss Maxfield will start the 1928 bookkeeping. The new gardener, Mr. Tromp, was very highly credentialed from Lake Forest. He brought cuttings with him from the Lamont Estate. He is an energetic worker and is getting along fine with Van Gemert, especially as both are "Hollanders". Our ice is all cut and was put up before this warm spell has made it soft and porous. We are cutting and hauling in wood as fast as we can. The ground is pretty slushy. We'll wait for cold weather to transplant the evergreens. The dairy production has increased. Peter Jargick didn't go to work for Morkrum, but is driving for a man in LaGrange who sprained his ankle. There seems to be no damage from rabbits to our plants. With the snow melting they cannot reach over our protective wires. Mary Alice is growing and repeating any word we tell her. She is walking up and down stairs. Mr. Tate mentioned that he sold 15 acres west of Joliet Road for $1000 per acre. He hopes Morton's rheumatism improves. Mrs. Barnet writes that the weather in Florida is chilly.
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1928/01/19: Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101483)
Date: January 19 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton. With this mild weather, we have been pruning grapes and in the orchards. Our newly planted trees are mulched well, so the alternate freeze and thaw should not affect them. When we get our next cold wave, we will move the evergreens with a large ball of dirt. Charles Schroeder's car skidded on the slippery road and turned over. No one was hurt. The greenhouse will be filled with many varieties for cut flowers, thanks to Mr. Tromp's expertise. Peter Jargick is not doing any work here, even though you are giving him his house rent, coal, gas, electricity and milk. What do you advise me do about him? I have not sent him to get the mail, wanting to have the least amount of friction here. Burnside seems to have a cold, although not too serious.
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1928/02/05: Margaret Gray Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101487)
Date: February 5 1928Creator: Morton, Margaret Gray
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Margaret Gray Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. The Florida weather is so nice that they "sit outside for all our smokes." Mrs. Barnet wrote that the new gardener was asking about her flower garden. She worked with Mr. Teuscher with colors and varieties, using the Sutton's catalog from England. Hopefully the gardener can talk with Teuscher's "steno" and see what has been ordered since Teuscher is now returning from his trip. This is the first year for the garden, so there are some experiments, "but we must have common cut flowers and worlds of them." Mr. Elvin planned to trim some of the trees on the east side of the garden to let in some more sunshine.
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1928/02/05: Joy Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101488)
Date: February 5 1928Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. He is pleased with the sale of the Charles Schroeder cattle. He thinks they brought all they were worth. It doesn't matter to him that some of the bidders were for charity; it was all in the open. The hogs sold low but in line with the market. He is pleased to be out of that partnership. Good work on planting the evergreens and other forestry work. Mrs. Morton is anxious about her flower gardens and is glad to hear about the new gardener. She has written Mrs. Barnet about the garden, too.
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1928/02/09: Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101489)
Date: February 9 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton. He appreciates seeing the photos of the Mortons in Florida, in spite of their cool and damp weather. In Illinois it has been quite warm for the season. He is amused with Teuscher's report and hopes what he is learning will be of benefit. Burnsides still needs to have a nurse with him to prevent a relapse. Godshalk is having second tests made of the stream through the Japanese Garden and near the chicken houses. He has been investigating a better machine for mowing. He has one in mind to trial in the spring. He hopes that Morton is as pleased with the new gardener as the rest of them are. The new potting shed will bring good results with this man. DeVos will have good results with his vegetables, too. Mary Alice was cornered by a rooster and screamed so that Margaret had to rescue her.
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1928/02/14: Joy Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101490)
Date: February 14 1928Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk, from Palm Beach. He thinks they will get a lot of good out of Teuscher's trip. He's hoping the trial of the mowing machine will prove to save money on mowing. "Don't overlook the fact that I want all forest plots you can add to our private collection. That is my hobby, so be governed accordingly." Pleased you like the new gardener. Looking forward to fine gardens this summer. Sterling and his wife were here before their trip to Nassau and we had a good visit.
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1928/02/16: Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101491)
Date: February 16 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton. The new potting shed is under construction. Tromp, the new gardener, says that he'll be able to grow "so many flowers that we'll be sick of them." The two old sheds were torn down, and some materials could be reused in the new shed. He wants to stucco it consistent with the other buildings along that road. The weather has been unseasonably warm. He's concerned if the weather turns very cold again. Van Gemert cut some forsythia branches and they are in full bloom in the greenhouse. He will send photos of them. He took the Dodge to Dicke Motors in Downers Grove. They took apart the motor and showed him where parts were poorly installed by Peter. He would like permission to take the Pierce and the LIncoln in for repairs also, and not let Peter do any more maintenance on any of them. Burnsides' nurse has left and he is doing very well. Van Oven stopped by for a visit. He is enclosing Teuscher's latest report.
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1928/02/21: Clarence E. Godshalk to Margaret Gray Morton (3.101493)
Date: February 21 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Mrs. Morton. He is updating her on the flower gardens being planned. Teuscher has ordered hybrid seeds. Tromp, the gardener, has seeds and plans for hybrid gardens and cutting gardens. Several trees have been taken out to ensure enough sunshine and that roots will not interfere. They are trying to keep Mrs. Barnet active. She took care of Mary Alice one morning.
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1928/03/16: Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101500)
Date: March 16 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton. Men are working in the east woods, but it is so muddy they have to walk from Warrenville Road in. There is a lot of wood to haul out of there, but they will wait for drier roads. They are doing spraying the lilacs for oyster shell scale and pruning. Teuscher is pleased with the way the plants have come through the winter. His wife is being helped by Mrs. Tromp, the gardener's wife. The new gardener is doing fine, with sweet peas and snap dragons going into frames. The surveyors are working on the Lacey place, which was bought by Mr. Toombs. He'll fix up the old Lacey place, and then later plans to build a big house. He will not subdivide the land. Godshalk found two shagbark hickories on the Hatch and Yackley woods you bought; Teuscher can hardly believe it. There are others that are coming up throughout the woods. Black locusts above the cactus/gravel pit did not work well. We will put some pines along with the existing Scotch pines there instead. Mrs. Barnett tells me you are having nice weather in Florida.
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1937/05/09: Evelyn M. Rasch to Norma Bryan (3.109149)
Date: May 9 1937Creator: Naser, Evelyn M.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Evelyn M. Rasch to Norma Bryan. She is trying to locate a gold bud vase that was given to The Morton Arboretum 2 years ago by the Garden Club of Illinois.
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1930/09/18: Willard Clute to The Morton Arboretum (3.94220)
Date: September 18 1930Creator: Clute, Willard N.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Willard Clute, Director of Butler University's botanic garden, to the Morton Arboretum letting them know he has sent specimens of Phlox, P. argillacea, requested by a Mr. S Tromp.
1930/10/28: Willard Clute to The Morton Arboretum (3.94230)
Date: October 28 1930Creator: Clute, Willard N.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Willard Clute, Director of the botanic garden at Butler University, to The Morton Arboretum following up on some Phlox argillacea that he previously sent to the Arboretum care of a Mr. Tromp.
1930/11/04: E. L. Kammerer to Willard H. Clute (3.94233)
Date: November 4 1930Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Willard H. Clute of Butler University acknowledging receipt of the Phlox argillacea he had sent. Mr. Kammerer also writes that the gardener, Mr. Tromp, is no longer with the Morton Arboretum, but that he did leave some Heliopsis scabra with instructions to send them to Mr. Clute.
1930/12/30: R. & J. Farquhar Co. to J. S. Tromp (3.94266)
Date: December 30 1930Creator: R. & J. Farquhar Co.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from R. & J. Farquhar Co. to J. S. Tromp letting him know his imported lilies (12 Lilium speciosum rubrum mammoth and 12 Lilium auratum mammoth) have arrived and asking if he would like them shipped now or in the spring.