Posted on 06/09/2003 4:10:06 AM PDT by Chairman_December_19th_Society
We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail!
Good morning!!
Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave members of our Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!!
People were lining up last night at midnight to be the first to buy Hitlery's book at an upper west-side (New York City) Barnes and Noble bookseller.
Over the weekend talk shows, the Administration found itself defending the quality of intelligence it used to decide for war against Iraq.
Meanwhile, John Dean - yep, of Watergate fame - has decided that President Bush's problem with respect to the Iraqi intelligence is far worse than what happened to Nixon. [No, John, it isn't. President Nixon committed a crime - obstruction of justice. Which is something you should know since you dropped the dime on him.]
For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.
My liberal friend here at work is all excited about her book, which goes on sale around here on Wednesday.
..I believe what we witnessed in the 2000 election will be child's play considering what they have in store for the next one.
They learn from their mistakes......
..but we must never factor out God...
...a lot of small 'events' helped turn the tide last time...
..a most significant one, in my opinion, was the rising up of the community & thronging the streets where all of us could watch them demand that 'counting' be done in the open & not behind closed doors.
That spontaneous outpouring of citizenry brought my husband & I from our stupor and out the door ....
..to join others down there to shed light on the truth.
Greenhouse Goods Galore
Bluff Road might be the greenest drive in Indy.
When you take this little two-laner, bustling with a growing number of Southside commuters every day, it's hard to miss the long string of greenhouses, garden shops and nurseries.
If your first reaction is "plants and flowers," then you are merely observant.
But, if you think "cabbage and kale," then you have tapped into the ethnic story behind these aging structures -- built by thrifty German immigrants who settled in the area in the mid-1800s and being noticed more often during this summer of Hyperfix highway construction.
"I used to ride my bike on this road, but now I won't let my kids near it," said Jim Rucker, owner and operator of Rucker's Greenhouse, purchased by his father in 1970.
Most of the greenhouses along Bluff Road were built before the adjacent homes.
"They were called truck farms," said the 39-year-old Rucker. "The immigrants would grow vegetables all winter long, and then they'd take them up to the old farmers' market, south of Downtown."
That market closed in 1988 and is now part of Eli Lilly and Co.'s corporate campus.
But from the end of World War II to the early 1970s, Indiana's family of greenhouses (including the Westside and Terre Haute areas) ranked second in the nation for growing tomatoes and lettuce under glass.
And at its peak, the greater Southside -- primarily along Bluff Road -- had the largest concentration of greenhouses in the country, according to local historians.
"There were a lot more than what you see today," said Ed Summeier, whose father emigrated from Germany and bought land near Bluff Road and Troy Avenue in 1915.
At one point, greenhouses filled a solid 38-40 acres in the area. And there were 80-85 growers, Summeier said.
Interestingly, those growers joined together to form the German Gardeners Benefits Society, which provided insurance for gardeners to have income if they became too sick to garden. During World War II, however, they dropped the "German" name and call themselves the Gardeners Benefits Society, now with about 15 members headed by Summeier.
Today, many of the greenhouse businesses have abandoned wholesaling -- a shift that began with the advent of frozen vegetables and the decline of independent grocers -- and now concentrate on providing local residents with fresh vegetables and flowers for backyard gardens.
On a recent day at Rucker's, about a dozen afternoon commuters made a pit stop for a wide variety of flowers such as begonias, daisies and impatiens; edibles like cabbage, broccoli and strawberry plants; and more spicy fare, such as traditional onion slips and Thai hot peppers.
Rucker has about nine acres. All of his produce is grown inside, except for fall mums. He said greenhouse growers' biggest competition these days is from major grocery stores around the city -- including a big Kroger complex just a few blocks south of his roadside business.
"Times really change," he said.
In the mid-1800s, German gardeners -- with names like Wagahof, Schlenzker and Hohn -- took advantage of reasonably priced, fertile land east of White River and filled it with greenhouses. They grew winter vegetables that helped feed a capital city whose population sprouted by 150 percent after the Civil War, including an estimated 15,000 to 16,000 soldiers who were housed here temporarily. That tradition continued into the mid-1900s, when the greenhouses helped feed a much larger Midwestern population -- from Chicago to St. Louis.
After helping his dad build their first greenhouse in the early 1920s, Summeier took over the operation in 1944.
"Back then it was a family affair," he said. "If you had to hire a lot of people, you weren't going to make it."
In the winter months, children helped their families keep greenhouse boiler rooms stocked with coal to keep the vegetables from freezing. Back then, everything was grown in the ground, while today the plants are raised on platforms and shelves and grown in pots and flats.
Although Bluff Road has the largest concentration of greenhouses, the immigrants actually settled in a much larger area bounded by Raymond Street, Banta Road, Madison Avenue and Harding Street.
At least one of the original settler families -- the Brehobs -- continues to do business on Bluff Road.
They also employ Summeier, who, after decades of work and selling his land, continues to garden.
She has polarized too many people.
I continue to believe that this Country has passed them by. While she gets on the air to talk about Monica, W continues to work towards a Mideast settlement, fighting the war on Terrorism, and bringing back this economy.
BTW... if she plans to spend the entire summer on book tour, as I heard that she is, then isn't it prudent that she turn her Govt. salary back to the U.S. Govt.?
Nice article.
We are zone 5 here. In our family, veggie garden and non hardy flower planting has always been done Memorial Day weekend. It's a tradition....'except for this year. Veggie garden planting was a little late due to all the nasty weather.
I was trying to watch 97, you know, the "know your enemy" kind of thing. After 10 minutes (and 97 not directly answering the questions), I had to leave (couldn't stomach it). The First lady did better, she watched it for 15 minutes. Then she came into the bed room and said, "I think I'm going to hurl." I gave her a bromide.
5.56mm
We had a short shower a few minutes ago and now the sun is shining.
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