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1 August 31, 1965 Nickerson: 'This is not the first time this'has come before us. I think we originally granted this petition several years ago, then recently at the time of the last hearing there was considerable dis- cussion of what should be sold or not sold on the premises. We made several approval conditions - there are seven in number. ? Can anybody read them? Nickerson: I think it would be proper to read 'them because subsequent to the issuing of these conditions Mr. Millican's son came to my home and wanted to known if he could have several of them removed and I told him not without another hearing. If there are any conditions you don't subscribe to we want to hear from you tonight. (Read conditions.) I have read these in detail.. Is there any reason why we should not impose these same restrictions? Mr. Millican: We have complied as best we can. It's pretty darn hard to do everything. I would like the Board to know whyI have to talk this way. We are certainly not trying to cause any trouble and we know the Board doesn't want to put us out of business. This horticultural business is one in which people demand things you would never dream of. For example, all day long, just today, an especially busy day, people came up with plants. "I don't like this pot, put it in a white one to match my decor - I can't put this in the living room." „Will you put. this in a jardinerre?" If we.don't do this pretty soon I am not going to have any business, because they are going where they can get this. There is nothing I can do about it. Either we are allowed to carry these very important things to keep with the trend or we are just going to have to quit. Nobody ever comes miles and miles to buy a dish. We say we put plants in them - that is what they are for. We sell a tre- mendous amount of pots light, white, green, speckled - all kinds of pots. We don't know what they want so we have to carry some of each and we can't just carry two or three - depends on what is the most popular. So we guess and we have to have them. Either we have them or we can't stay in business. Nickerson: I haven't mentioned pottery. You know what we are talking about- we are talking about hardware and tools and things like that that compete with our stores and things that are sold in a commercial district. Milliken: Tools - a lady came up last fall and said, "I want to pat in some bulbs." "O.S." "I have no way of planting them." "I have a spec- ial bulb tool" and you can't get them anyplace but in a garden shop. "I can't use that tool because I can't get'down." "We have one with a long handle." We have them in our stock because they belong in our Center. Nickerson: You are not going to be put out of business but you are