tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16905485.post3909085014442251888..comments2024-03-27T09:00:50.584-04:00Comments on WashingtonGardener: Landreth Seed Company Needs Our Help! part 1WashingtonGardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950523974356540767noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16905485.post-10874986840023214042011-09-29T17:27:53.998-04:002011-09-29T17:27:53.998-04:00Sorry the formatting didn't carry:
In the Ju...Sorry the formatting didn't carry: <br /><br />In the July 26, 1993, Fortune Magazine, beginning on page 14 and ending on page 18, is<br />an article entitled, “Corporate Methuselahs”, written by Jennifer Reese. The article states<br />that America’s oldest companies are the following:<br /><br />1702 - J. E. Rhoades & Sons (conveyor belts)<br />1717 - Covenant Life Insurance<br />1752 - Philadelphia Contributionship (insurance) <br />1767 - Dexter (adhesives and coatings) <br />1784 - D. Landreth Seed<br />1784 - Bank of New York <br />1784 - Bank of Boston<br />1789 -George R. Ruhl & Sons (bakery supplies)<br />1790 - Burns & Russell (building supplies)<br /><br />Since 1900, the Landreth Company has correctly claimed that it is “The Oldest<br />Seedhouse in America” which it was and is today.<br /><br />Neither the Company nor any of its owners has ever claimed that Landreth is older than<br />the United States. What has been stated in writing and verbally is<br /><br />“The Landreth story is the story of an American family business which was born<br />near the time of America’s birth and grew with America over three centuries.”<br /><br />The above statement is true. The fact that Landreth is the fifth oldest US corporation is<br />true. The fact that Landreth is the oldest seedhouse in America is true.<br /><br />The information in the Landreth Catalog has been carefully researched over eight years.<br />The document images contained in the catalog are scans from original Landreth catalogs<br />that date back to 1839. Dates are derived from the Landreth Catalogs, Fearing Burr’s,<br />Field and Garden Vegetables of America (1863), Bernard McMahon’s, The American<br />Gardener’s Calender (1806), Robert Buist’s, The American Flower Garden Directory<br />(1832), and Joseph Breck’s, Breck’s Book of Flowers (1852)Barbara Melerahttp://www.landrethseeds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16905485.post-10234373028400043922011-09-29T17:24:21.252-04:002011-09-29T17:24:21.252-04:00In the July 26, 1993, Fortune Magazine, beginning ...In the July 26, 1993, Fortune Magazine, beginning on page 14 and ending on page 18, is<br />an article entitled, “Corporate Methuselahs”, written by Jennifer Reese. The article states<br />that America’s oldest companies are the following:<br /><br />1702<br />1717<br />1752<br />1767<br />1784<br />1784<br />1784<br />1789<br />1790<br /><br />J. E. Rhoades & Sons (conveyor belts)<br />Covenant Life Insurance<br />Philadelphia Contributionship (insurance)<br />Dexter (adhesives and coatings)<br />D. Landreth Seed<br />Bank of New York<br />Bank of Boston<br />George R. Ruhl & Sons (bakery supplies)<br />Burns & Russell (building supplies)<br /><br />Since 1900, the Landreth Company has correctly claimed that it is “The Oldest<br />Seedhouse in America” which it was and is today.<br /><br />Neither the Company nor any of its owners has ever claimed that Landreth is older than<br />the United States. What has been stated in writing and verbally is<br /><br />“The Landreth story is the story of an American family business which was born<br />near the time of America’s birth and grew with America over three centuries.”<br /><br />The above statement is true. The fact that Landreth is the fifth oldest US corporation is<br />true. The fact that Landreth is the oldest seedhouse in America is true.<br /><br />The information in the Landreth Catalog has been carefully researched over eight years.<br />The document images contained in the catalog are scans from original Landreth catalogs<br />that date back to 1839. Dates are derived from the Landreth Catalogs, Fearing Burr’s,<br />Field and Garden Vegetables of America (1863), Bernard McMahon’s, The American<br />Gardener’s Calender (1806), Robert Buist’s, The American Flower Garden Directory<br />(1832), and Joseph Breck’s, Breck’s Book of Flowers (1852).Barbara Melerahttp://www.landrethseeds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16905485.post-73158838606465715262011-09-25T23:04:50.526-04:002011-09-25T23:04:50.526-04:00The Ames Shovel Company, established in 1774, pred...The Ames Shovel Company, established in 1774, predates Landreth Seed by 10 years. Ames is still in business today as Ames True Temper.<br /><br />So obviously, Ms. Melera needs a history lesson. On top of incorrectly thinking her company is the oldest in the nation, she isn't even aware that we became a nation a year before her company was founded.<br /><br />Given that much inaccuracy about her own country and company history, I can't imagine her company's catalog, full of "origins and history of food we grow," will be worth the paper it is printed on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com