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QQAQKRID BICYCLE SUNDRIES EVERY MAN LIKES _ THOMAS” The Best Nickel Cigar in the State. One of the largest stocks in Michigan. Prices right. Service Write for our ’98 catalogue with dealers’ net price sheet. ADAMS & HART, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. prompt. F. E. Bushman, Representative, Kalamazoo, Mich. THE OWEN —_—_—_—— AGETYLENE GAS GENERATOR —Absolutely automatic Re- —quires no more care than a —small hand lamp. The only —generator manufactured in — Michigan that has been granted a permit by the (UUNDERWRIT- —ERS' INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. —For fullinformation and prices —address the manufacturers, 00. F. Owen & Go, Syne Rerice : : : : GANNED FRU -GHNNED VEGETABLES Owing to the lE shortage of fruit in our State last season, we are having an unprecedented sale on all kinds of Canned Goods. Musselman Grocer Company Grand Rapids, Mich. Don’t let your stock get low. Look out for higher prices on Tomatoes. Ask our salesmen about those Nunley, Hines & Co.’s Yellow Peaches. —GANNED FISH CANNED MEATS cc SOOO OOOS HOSS OOS £99090 9 16000008 7 Are the People ew Acetylene Gas Generator, which Board of Underwriters has received the approval f that organization and we -d to execute orde We claim for our election of our generator. shed 1 price list furni Michigan Acelylené Gos 60., Lid. Jackson, Mick... The following letter from a noted pa- tent expert is self explanatory: Sproul & McGurrin, General Agents for Western Michigan DISPLAY ROOMS, 184 E FULTON ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. PARAL IPEAAAAFE AIS : FLEISGHIMAAN & 60.’S GOMPRESSED. YEAST As placed on the market in tin foil and under our yellow label and signature is every Sth a> escnM ANA 2 “OL 2 G8ny, F NGS > Oe LES uate ABSOLUTELY PURE o Io : 2 a oe Tol Of greater strength than any other yeast, and g ¥ y ra ee a q i . . > COMPRESSED convenient for handling. Neatly wrapped in oO i i a j t a, Ce tin foil. Give our silverware premium list to your patrons and increase your trade. Particu- lar attention paid to shipping trade. Address, FLEISCHMANN & CO. 5 Detroit Agency, 118 Bates St. 2 Grand Rapids Agency, 26 Fountain St. ) Peon OUR LABEL See ooorosooososooooooooooooooooosos seoocooooooooooos ° ¢ URE : $ eeee / Long Havana filler, 6e Cigar jj ; SAY / e $ — ... UNKLE | 3 } ey // : $5O.00-THOUSAND : 1oc. Cigar 500- HUNDRED / ¢ Seema Arece || : For 5C¢. / BEST CIGAR FOR THE PRICE MONEY CAN PRODUCE // : > oaths ¢ ® e : Michigan 3 $ Cigar $ ; 3 3 Co. ; 3 $ Big Rapids, : Mich. ; #20 00000000004 60000 0000600000000006 066066060000600006 Is made a pleasure by the use of a your weight. BERKEY ADJUSTABLE SPRING SEAT POST A seat post especially adapted to gentlemen’s and ladies’ wheels. Overcomes the jar and sudden shocks caused in running over rough roads, car tracks, etc. Saves strain on wheel and saves enough in repairs to pay for itself a dozen times over in a season. Adjustable to any wheel, any saddle or any weight rider and to all wear. No wabbling. It is not unlike an ordinary post in appearance and can be taken off or put on with an ordinary bicycle wrench. Have your } bicycle or hardware dealer put one on your wheel for a few days’ trial, or have him send for a sample post. If not satisfactory we will re- fund your money. In ordering send exact size of seat post hole and & BERKEY SPRING SEAT POST COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. eeremsaatnnenes RT ROX A ) DESMAN Volume XV. 4 6666664646 66666464 bp i i ih ho bo bo bp bo bo be ho be on bf lf You Hire Help —_.- You should use our Perfect Time Book ~——and Pay Roll. Made to hold from 27 to 60 names and sell for 75 cents to $2. Send for sample leaf. BARLOW BROS., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. POO 000000000 1000000000000 PREFERRED BANKERS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN. PF PPV VS VV SV OV SOV VV VTS VV Sb bbb bhbbbbbbba ba bo bn to tn 4, by in POPS FFF SF VO VOU VV VS O46 646464465 4 bbbbhbbhbia Commenced Business September 1, 1893. Insurance in force..... mss +. - $2,440,000.60 Net Increase duriue 1897 ...0-,.......5 104,000.00 Net SSeS a stttts cece seer ace 32;733.49 Losses Adjusted and Unpaid.......... None Cther Ptataities, 2 None Total Death Losses Paid to Date...... 40,061.00 Total Guarantee Deposits Paid to Ben- ONeRARICS ee $12.00 Death Losses Paid During SOF 00S, 17,000.00 Breath atefor isos... 6: 6.31 Cost per 1,000 at age 30 during oy... 8.25 FRANK E. ROBSON, Prgs. TRUMAN B. GOODSPEED, Sec’y. 3 ; 3 FOP FF GF VV VV VU VUVSG Prices, styles, fit and make guaranteed by KOLB & SON, Ovpest, most reliable wholesale cloth- ing manufacturers in Rochester, N. Y. See our $4 Spring Overcoats and Suits. Spring line of fine goods—excellent. Write our Michigan agent, WILLIAM CONNOR, Box 346, Marshall, Mich., or meet him at Sweet’s Hotel, Grand Rapids, room 82, daily, from June 1 to June 7. He has been with us 16 years and will use youright Customers’ expenses allowed. GOMMERGIAL GREDIT GO., LIMITED, of Grand Rapids, Mich. 9 OOO00009 0000006000 SSSSGGSGSSb bhbddbdbbbihbbii bid 2 2 We guarantee the payment of all moneys col- lected by our representatives in the United States and Canada when ciaims are receipted tor by us. L. J. STEVENSON, Manager and Notary. R. J. CLELAND, Attorney. LOO 99S OOSS$ 996009090006 3 THE FIRE 3 $ 7 INS. 3 ; 7? 4 ¢ q r Prompt, Conservative, Safe. { J.W.CHAMPLIN, Pres. W. FRED McBam, Sec. 999990900 0909000000000< THE MERCANTILE AGENCY Established 1841. R. G. DUN & CO. Widdicomb BIid’g, Grand Rapids, Mich. Books arranged with trade classification of names. Collections made everywhere. Write for particulars. L. P. WITZLEBEN, IlManager. Rare Chance for Small Capital. A plant equipped for planing, resawing, turning, inside finishing, etc., costing originally over $10,- 000, offered for about one-third that. Good condi- tion. Now in operation. Just taken on debt by present owners who have other business. Grow- ing city, 8,000 population. Fine surrounding country. Good opening forlumber yard. Certain- a a snap. Easy terms. Lock Box 7, Traverse it 5" TRADESMAN GUPON Save Trouble Save Losses Save Dollar ~ WORSE AND WORSE. Hager’s Creditors Grow in Number and Amount. Two classes of dealers cause irrepara- ble damage in any community—the man who sells goods too close to cost and the man who persistently pays more for a staple commodity than he is war- ranted in paying on a parity with other markets. Both men are hailed as bene- factors by unthinking people who do not realize that the basis of all business is profit and that the man who attempts to carry on a business contrary to the established laws of trade must necessa- rily face disaster in the end. The un- fortunate feature of the matter is that the disaster is too frequently shared by a large circle of victims who find, too late, that things are not what they seem, that bank recommendations are not al- Dear Sir:- GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1898. something from the sale of them, the amount would be so small, in compari- son with the total amount he owes, that the creditors would not receive any con- siderable percentage on their claims, even although he were disposed to turn over the total proceeds to them and dis- tribute it pro rata. The facsimile letter will bear careful perusal, especially the confession which Mr. Hager makes that he has ‘‘been doing a losing business for the past year.’’ This was known to everyone who was at all familiar with the egg market, because it was universally con- ceded that he was paying above the market and that his reckless methods would, sooner or later, land him or his financial backer, or both, in bankruptcy. The Tradesman has repeatedly warned its readers to beware of dealers who offer more for goods than the market war- Lake Odessa, Mich., May 16th, 1898. [ regret to inform you that I have been compelled, temporarily to stop. busi- ness. For the past vear IT have been doing a; losing business, but hoped to keep things moving until I could receive returns from this season’s business, some time next winter.— But this I have found impossible. To those to whom Iam indebted let me sey that: the moment fT receive returns from my eggs which I have placed in the east in cold storage, that moment will you receive your pay. I cannot do better than that, Iintend ia the near fu- ture to hand to those interested, a statement. of my financial affairs, in order that they may know that I am covering up nething. If you will but be patient for a short time you will get your pay. Sincerely yours, ways to be relied upon and that the dealer who conducts a_ conservative business is too often forsaken for the upstart who operates on wind and_ficti- tious credit. In announcing the failure of A. C. Hager, the Lake Odessa egg dealer, last week, the Tradesman intimated that the liabilities might reach $20,000. Recent developments indicate that this estimate was too small by at least $10,000, and those who are familiar with the failure and the circumstances which precip- itated the liquidation insist that the in- debtedness is nearer $40,000 than it is $30,000. So far as the circumstances surrounding the failure have developed, it is quite evident that Mr. Hager has no available assets with which he can pay any considerable portion of this amount. Ina circular letter which he issued to his creditors under date of May 16—facsimile of which is published in connection herewith—he stated that as soon as he received returns from his eggs in cold storage, that moment his creditors would receivetheir pay. Asa matter of fact, the owners of the storage warehouse at Pottstown, Pa., have tel- egraphed an attorney in this city that Mr. Hager has no equity in the goods stored there; on the contrary, he is in- debted to the warehouse to a consider- able amount. While it is possible that Hager may have shipped several carloads of eggs direct to market and realized A. C, HAGER. rants, and invariably made the caution so pointed that anyone with half an eye could see that Hager was the man re- ferred to; yet, notwithstanding these warnings frequently and emphatically ut- tered through the columns of the Trades- man, hundreds of Michigan merchants and shippers have been caught in the meshes of the failure with claims ran- ging from $16 to $1, 600. The Tradesman is assured by several business men of Lake Odessa that they frequently remonstrated with Mr. Hager against his policy of bidding above the market for eggs, assuring him that dis- aster would surely overtake him unless he left a convenient margin between the paying and the selling price. They were invariably told that Mr. Hager understood his business and that he did not care to be burdened with the advice of men who were less familiar with the egg business than he claimed to be. Mr. Hager returned to Lake Odessa last Saturday evening and remained there over Sunday and until the after- noon train Monday, when he left for the East, ostensibly headed for Buffalo. It is not thought by some that he will ever return, as one legal gentleman insists that he will cause his arrest on a capias for having issued checks against the Lake Odessa Savings Bank after having been notified by the Bank nct to do so. Whether this is sufficient cause for his arrest the Tradesman is unable to say, Number 766 but Mr. Hager's statement that he will! return to Lake Odessa and re-engage in business is certainly premature, because a man who has made such a record as be has should not be permitted to engage in trade anywhere, least of all in the town he has disgraced by one of the most gigantic swindles which has ever been perpetrated upon the merchants of Michigan. $$ —~-9 The Grain Market. There is nothing new in the wheat market and prices remain the same. Mixed and No. 1 white dropped from $1.27 to $1.20 and No. 2 red advanced from $1.39 to $1.47, so by taking an average of the two it will be seen that prices remain about the same. The re- ceipts have been enormous during the past week and the visible increased 1,093,000 bushels, notwithstanding a de- crease would have been in order, The same week last year the visible de- creased 1,446,co0 bushels. The fact is, any one who had a bushel of wheat on hand has made haste to sell it before the market goes lower, as many wanted only $1 per bushel, and some sold at that, while others are holding for $2. ‘fhe Majority, however, are selling. We have certainly received more wheat in the Northwest than the most rabid bear ever thought there was to come in. It looks now as though the race was over. In this State the wheat has certainly been picked up very closely, and the question arises, Where will the wheat come from until the new crop is suit- able for milling purposes? Corn has held its own remarkably well, as it has been so wet that seeding has been retarded. Oats have receded about 3c per bushel. Flour. remains quite stationary. Mill feed is in good de- mand, but prices have been dropped $1 per ton on both bran and middlings. The receipts during the week were only fair, having been 53 cars of wheat, g cars of corn and 5 cars of oats. We would also mention that the growing crop is looking excellent. The milis are paying $1.20 for wheat. C. G. AL Voter. >? Hides, Pelts, Tallow and Wool. Hides remain high, but not so firm in price, concessions having been made to effect sales. The demand is strong, as all tanners desire leather to supply the Government demand, which calls for large amounts, taking every grade. Pelts are firm ata decline in price, with few sales made to clean out. There are few offerings. Tallow shows a weakness at the late advance. Fresh stock is, however, in good demand. Wool is in better demand. Higher prices are talked of East,whilethe West keeps the advance and crowds higher. As the clip moves,some one West wishes it at full quotations of sales East. There will be no low-priced wool the coming season, as compared with the past four years. Wm. FT. Hess. - > 0 -- - As the snow melts before the sun so does the number of your customers be- fore an ill-kept and ill-arranged store. OT Oe ieee eee = wees —" lh hc ere een ganna cata d bite Reta ot ee Pig a eats Se Sa Naa os Ty i me pe Ria toe ee a A teria MICHIGAN TRADESMAN es The Dry Goods Market. Staple Cottons—The past week has witnessed advances in lines of fine brown and bleached sheetings, and a general strengthening of the price po- sition of brown sheetings and drills. Print cloths have worked up close to 2c for 64-square extras, but business has been temporarily blocked by the tenacity with which sellers hold for advanced prices. Perhaps the most marked im- provement in business has been seen in seasonable goods of all kinds, but espe- cially in thin cotton fabrics. The duck market is nearly bare of spot goods of all kinds, and sales are made at prices 20 per cent. above those ruling two weeks ago. Many mills are unable to make deliveries upon regular ounce and export grades inside of a month, being employed in full upon Government contracts. The market has long been bare of the latter goods. Bleached goods have shown some improvement during the week, but this has been largely con- fined to fine counts of sheetings and shittings. One line has been advanced about tc and a few other lines occupy- ing a similar exceptional position must soon be marked up. Of other goods than fine sheetings there are consider- able stocks accumulated, and early ad- vances in prices are out of the question. Colored cottons of heavy weight have moved fairly well during the last few days and are firm in price. Low grade light-weight goods are somewhat irreg- ular in price, owing to large stocks and comparatively limited demand. Low priced fancy domets are very good sell- ers and advances in prices of some leading lines do not hinder business. Prints— Some good sized sales of low and medium priced sheer prints have been made in the primary market dur- ing the week just past, but all sales of prints of a seasonable character have been made at very low prices. Wash prints are hard to move at any price, and so are lappets. Some of the most desirable lines of otgandies, lawns and similar sheer goods have brought close to full prices, but such instances are rare, Very little has been accomplished in the more staple lines of prints, out- side of staple fancies, cretonnes, dra- peries, etc. Some new lines of the lat- ter goods are upon the market and have attracted some attention. Woolen Goods—A careful survey of the men’s wear woolen goods situation brings to the surface many facts which are responsible for the present almost general stagnation. There is no ques- tion but that’ notwithstanding the aval- anche of cancellations which the woolen manufacturers have received, the net amount of business still standing on their books is considerably larger than it was a year ago. The whole trouble has been that when fall goods were ready to be shown there seemed to pre- vail (and with some cause) among the clothing trade the opinion that goods would never be so cheap again, not- withstanding their advanced price, in which belief they were encouraged by the manufacturers and their selling agents themselves. This belief brought about almost a scramble on the part of the clothiers to protect themselves against future advances by buying really more goods than they could have dis- posed of had we had no war and con- ditions continued to be as good as they promised. Cloakings—Cloak manufacturers do ‘iect seem to be dispused to make up stock until the present unsettled condi- tions are adjusted. The indications are that the short jacket will be in vogue next season, and if this turns out to be the fact, then there will be no great cloaking business done at all, as short jackets mean smaller consumption of woolens. The largest houses (cloak manufacturers) do not seem to be able to set the fashions and the pace for business as in past seasons. The spring cloak trade has turned out much better, however, than was anticipated, and has proven that it is difficult to forecast correctly how the most discouraging early symptoms may terminate. The cloak houses are all making up large sample lines for fall, and if the retail trade will only place orders early enough, a fair cloaking season may yet result. Blankets ——Blankets are firm and strong, thanks to Uncle Sam’s_ necessi- ties. Dress Goods—There is quite a de- mand for all black matalasses and fancy weaves in woolen dress goods, while brilliant color combinations are also well thought of. Underwear—Linen mesh underwear has created a favorable impression, and the original high-priced lines have se- cured excellent business. There have, however, been several excellent imita- tions made which combine all of the good qualities of the higher priced lines, and which can be sold at a much more popular price, say, $2.50 to $3a garment. Union underwear for men, for both summer and winter, is growing in popularity, and in some places is _find- ing large sales, and some excellent goods at popular prices are being shown, in both cotton and wool. Hosiery—Buyers have turned their at- tention largely to fancy grades, partial- ly on account of the better styles which they can find, and which the public are demanding. As there seems to be no let-up as yet in the demand by the con- sumers for good fancy hosiery, even the brightest colorings are being worn. Much of it is decidedly questionable in taste, but that is not a matter which concerns the retailer or the manufac- turer. Sales of more staple lines of fast black and some colored hosiery retain their average sales, and have not fallen behind to any great extent on account of the popularity of fancy varieties, it seeming to be necessary to have about an equal stock of both on hand. It was predicted, when fancy hosiery began to be an important factor in the market, that staple lines would suffer, and re- tailers besitated about placing orders for the latter, but they soon after started ahead, and have now found themselves with good stocks of both. Prices are well maintained by them in this coun- try and abroad, and orders for fancy styles are well ahead of the supply. Upholstery—The jobbers continue to report a very unsatisfactory business, as buyers purchase in small amounts to cover pressing requirements, and even then of the cheaper grades, more espe- cially the velours and cotton tapestry. Manufacturers are running only a_ por- tion of their capacity, as they do not feel justified in making up stock to carry. A few mills have done very fairly of late on cheaper grades of bunting, made from common and ¥%-blood wool. Some who have never made this line before have experimented of late, glad to find something that will permit them to run some of their idle machinery. —____» 2. Don’t despise the opinions of your employes, O@Lelea® v Warm Weather Coming = « Also new arrivals in summer Wash Goods. e Organdy from §c to 20c. Dimity from 4%c to Lawns, Lappetts, Ducks, White Goods, Percales and new plaid cotton Dress Goods, Full standard prints, fancies, blues, madders and staples, 4c. New lines of Belts, Belt Buckles, Belt Pins. Write for samples. P. Steketee § Sons, Jobbers, Grand Rapids. @oleleatelLelealelLeYe® ele? ® * (e (e ®) (e @) @ ®) (e e) ~~ @ ®) WPVIPNP IED IOP NE ED Nene Oren NeT er Nr TttEe x = = = a = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = - _ tt VOIGT, HERPOLSHEIMER & CO., YMOLESALE DRY GooDs, = ” = CUT N2 12-GV. om > Tf in Doubt 2 as to the quantity you can sell, try a sample lot. Prices $7.50 to $42 per dozen. TIPPS VOPNEP TNE VE NEP HP NEP NTP en SHP NTP eer‘ Http 2 ge Et os im PaiMER'S 7 R “ti et ee a UAW AAN AAA AAA AUN Ab Ab dNk AAA ANA bk ddA ddd db dd aA ZS eS Sa) aN SCS SSS SESS SESS Kee eS prefer large samples we w the goods per yard. wait, order samples at o to represent us. ES = SAaStwass aK SS Dealers don’t keep our goods; they SELL them. Carpets All grades cut at wholesale. You Carry Only Samples We carry the stock. When you make a sale, send us the pattern number, size of room or quantity wanted and we will ship your order the same day as received —sewed if desired. OVER 3,000 DEALERS are now han- dling our carpets profitably. Let us start you to success. For One Dollar We will send you a book of Carpet Sam- ples containing about 50 patterns—size 9x18 inches. These samples are cut from the roll, so you can guarantee every Carpet as represented—in style, color and quality. No picture scheme or Misrep- resentation. Every sample is finished, numbered and quality specified on ticket, so you can make no mistake when order- ing. We also make up books as above, 18x18 in., which we will furnish For Three Dollars his size 1s very popular, as the patterns show up beautifully. If you ill cut them any length desired at the price of e have the best-selling goods on earth. Don't nce; it will be to your interest and we want you HENRY NOEE & CO., SOUTHEAST CORNER MARKET & MONROE STS., CHICAGO. Complete price list and telegraph code will be sent with samples. —J MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 3 Review of the Present and Proposed Systems. A reader asks the question: ‘‘What will prevent the bankers from contract- ing the volume of credit n.tes when- ever they deem it desirable to do so, if the proposed law is adopted?’’ We might, if so disposed, answer this question by asking another, ‘‘What pre- vents them from doing so now?’’ However, at the expense of deviating a little from the question under consid- eration, we will give some reasons why this should not deter our efforts at re- form. If such fears are based on fact, they would furnish justification for laws to probibit all powers to issue credits whatsoever and the utter abolition of banks. It seems to us that such ques- tions originate largely with people who do not comprehend the nature of bank- ing, or at least seem to forget that bankers, like other people, have a great deal of human nature in their make-ups, and by reason of this latter quality are prone to refrain from doing things that will cause themselves avoidable injury. What sense would there be in bankers injuring the banking business by re- fusing to supply credits to purchasers willing and able to pay for them and to secure the debts until they are paid for? If it pays the shoe dealer to encourage his customers to purchase all the shoes they can use and pay for, why will it not pay the banker to do likewise with his goods—credits? An answer to the shoe proposition will fit the credit prop- osition equally well. Each is supply- ing a need of civilized society. The difference between the two seems to be that shoes are wealth in themselves, while credits are but certificates of wealth. The fact that one transaction involves the physical passing of the wealth while the other but represents wealth, alienated from the transaction for the sake of convenience, does not change the line of operation necessary to success in each case. Each desires to sell all the goods he can dispose of with a reasonable expectation of payment. Bankers will not deem it desirable to contract the volume of credit notes un- less the securities offered for the use of such notes become of questionable value by reason of undue speculation, or other panic-breeding tendencies. Under such conditions credits will always be cur- tailed, in obedience to the demands of an enlightened self-interest, regardless of statutory enactments. A speculative boom is always intensified by unre- strained credit accommodations, and the more intense the boom the more ruinous the inevitable collapse. When such conditions prevail the interests of soci- ety at large, bankers included, are best served by contracting credits as a check against the over stimulation of specu- lative transactions, and who can judge of these tendencies better than the bank- ers, who are at all times in touch with industrial activities? Under the oper- ation of the laws of trade an_ industrial drunk is-as certain to end in collapse as an individual drunk is, by reason of the laws of our physical organism. Giv- ing more credits in one case would operate the same as would the giving of more whisky in the other. It is folly to think that we can legislate an even issuance of credits under varying indus- trial conditions, and when we, as a peo- ple, recognize the fact that the acts of borrowing and loaning money, goods or credits are individual acts and inde- pendent of governmental interference, we will have made a large advance in the way of solving the credit question. To think that bankers can thrive by pursuing a policy that will minimize exchanges is thoroughly unreasonable and the cheapest sort of cheap campaign talk, calculated to influence only weak and unreasoning minds. Every busi- ness enterprise in Christendom is a suc- cess only to the degree in which it at- tracts and supplies man’s wants; and the banking business succeeds only in so far as it fosters and encourages the greatest volume of exchanges consistent with the actual needs of society. The acceptibility of the credits offered is de- pendent upon our confidence in those offering them having the actual owner- ship of the wealth they are alleged to represent. This, coupled with the gen- eral need for them, by reason of the con- veniences they bring into play in ex- changes and production, justifies society in requiring strict regulations for the security of every dollar’s worth offered to the people. So long as it is, by law, made impossible for bankers to circulate more credits than their assets wil! jus- tify there is little to fear under any sys- tem of banking. The danger to society is not that bankers would issue too few credits, as compared with their assets, if left unfettered by strict regulations, but -rather that they would, in the ab- sence of such regulations, be tempted at times to issue more than their assets would secure. This danger is amply guarded against in the provisions of the proposed law. During the panic period we have become accustomed to thoughtless talk about a contraction of the currency _be- ing its cause. As a matter of fact, there was an over-abundance of money prior to the panic of 1893. Exchanges were abnormally intense and when the re- action came, witb its inevitable col- lapse of values, it needed nothing more than a little human nature to prompt those who had loaned money to make every effort to have it repaid, rather than take the alternative of the col- lapsed values represented in the se- curity. On _ the other hand the prudent man with money in hand became _ per- haps overly cautious about loaning it on the receding values of securities. The initial collapses of a panic period al- ways stimulate a hoarding of money by those who possess it or the wealth with which to command it, regardless of cur- rency laws, banking systems or other statutory enactments. This hoarding, in turn, intensifies the conditions which prompt it and, by thus acting and re- acting on each other, these forces tend to make things move from bad to worse, until the bed rock of depression is reached. We emerge from this condi- tion only when the natural forces, in their own sweet time and ways, produce settled conditions on which to base a new era of prosperity. Our unscientific currency system was a great factor in aggravating panic conditions, the Gov- ernment being put to the test of maxi- mum redemption, through the endless chain operation, in fulfilling its duty of maintaining all forms of currency ata parity with gold. Had the proposed bill for the reform of our banking sys- tem been in operation, the banks would have assumed this aggravating duty of redeeming credit notes and the issuance of millions of dollars of Government bonds would have been averted. This bill is now before Congress and every business man should write his Con- gressman, urging him to aid in securing its passage at the present session. Any- one desiring a copy of the proposed bill, or literature bearing on the ques- tion of banking reform, will be sup- plied upon application to the under- signed at Grand Rapids. ANDREW FYFE. 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Can you use a book of samples to advantage? If so, and do not sell through agents. merchants only. We Tailors, or send in your application and we will send you our next book which will be ready July rst. Our spring and summer books are all placed. Get your application in early, for we will have a larger demand for our books than we can supply. Yours very truly, Work Bros. & Co., Cor. Jackson and Fifth Ave., Chicago, Ill. aia BFF Se Se oe Se oe SoS SOB ee SS eS ira ee Seat os BE anti AN Ethie a peep atincaeermenuaenis pepe tnanapat oe et eee Mie eae is bE tY MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Around the State — Movements of Merchants. Middleton—C. F. Hardy has sold his meat business to John Rock. Escanaba—August Olinger has em- barked in the meat business. Melvin—Jas. Regan, of Cuncord, will shortly open a drug store here. Cadillac—E. G. Rice & Co. will em- bark in the shoe business June 1. Brown City—Ferguson & Thomas have retired from tne meat business. Saranac—QO. J. Bretz has removed his bazaar stock into his new store build- ing. Athens—Lynn Doty has purchased an interest in the hardware stock of Wisner Bros. Delray—E. M. Alexander & Son have sold their hardware stock to A. Har- shaw. Dundee—Odell & Son, furniture deal- ers and undertakers, have removed to Howell. Hudson—M. L. Squires, dealer in notions at this place, has removed to Toledo. Durand—Ash & Boyd have sold their shoe stock to Oscar ©. Ismond, of Owossv. Big Rapids—E. G. Hopkins succeeds H. A. Peters & Co. in the confectionery business. Reed City—Homer J. Crocker has purchased the lumber and coal business of A. G. Taylor. Cheboygan—The F. A. Kramer Co. succeeds F. A. Kramer & Co. in the clothing business. Petoskey— A. Dosie has purchased the interest ot his partner, D. Glazier, in the shoe business. Escanaba——Peter Bloomstrom and Ernest Scherin have opened a jewelry store at this place. Detroit—A receiver has been appoint- ed for the Jas. Graham Co., wholesale dealer in coal and wood. Saginaw—J. M. Mertens & Co. have purchased the clothing stock of the late firm of Seeley & Parsons. Keeler—Taylor & Gustine, general dealers, have dissolved. The business will be continued by A. W. Gustine. Durand—A. G. Frey and Amos Jones, under the style of Frey & Jones, have purchased ‘the meat market of F. C. Barlow. Cadillac__j. &. Gleason, of Lake City, has formed a copartnership with Ed. Paquette and embarked in the meat business. Boyne City—A. B. Steele is refitting a store building which he will occupy with his general stock as soon as the re- pairs are completed. Traverse City—-Bert Johnson, formerly salesman in the grocery store of W. W. Miller, has purchased the confectionery stock of George Ash. Saginaw—The Saginaw Fruit & Prod- nce Co., of which W. A. O'Denneil was manager, is succeeded by W. A. O’ Donnell, Jr., & Co. East Jordan—Gordon Beall has pur- chased a store building which he will occupy with his drug stock as soon as necessary repairs can be made. Lansing—O. N. Stone & Co. have purchased the grocery stock of Wm. Stoll and removed it to their store building on Washington avenue. Traverse City—J. J. Ash & Co. is the name of a new firm organized to con- tinue the bakery business of Jacob Cul- man. Geo, Ash, who recently disposed of his confectioney stock to Bert John- son, is a partner in the enterprise. Alma—Bivens & moved their drug stock into building which has been remodeled and fitted up especially for their use. Yale—The copartnership existing un- der the name of Losey & Doelle, jewel- ers and stationers, has been mutually dissolved, Herman J. Doelle succeeding. Mt. Pleasant—Morrison & Davis have purchased the Peterson & stock of boots and shoes on chattel mortgage sale at 52 cents on the dollar. Vicksburg—Prof. E. Keeler, of Port- land, has purchased the drug and gro- cery stock of John Long and will con- tinue the business at the same location. Onaway—J. D. Alpern, general deal- er at Atlanta, will probably remove his general stock to this place as §00n as a store building can be erected for his use. Ann Arbor—Jas. Quarry will occupy a new store building now in process of erection at the corner of North Univer- sity and State streets with a stock of drugs Aug. I. Norwood--The Rittenhouse & Embree Co., of Chicago, which has conducted a general store here for several years, has closed out the stock and discon tinued business. Edmore—F. H. Geiger has formed a partnership with his son, F. W. Geiger, and purchased a brick store building which they will occupy with their hard- ware stock June I. Coldwater—A. Bidelman_ has _ pur- chased an interest in the firm of Milnes, Miller & Moore, and wil! have entire charge of the carriage and horse fur- nishings department. Charlotte--The R. L. Carl Furniture Co., composed of R. L. Carl and W. G. Wisner, of Edmore, has been or- ganized to conduct the furniture and un- dertaking business at this place. Hudson—J. E. Walker will open a new grocery store here about June 1. Joseph McKenna, for many years a faithful employe at S. E. Lawrence's grocery, will have the management of the new enterprise. Belding—The Hustler grocery store, conducted by Johnson & Wheeler, of Detroit, has been closed, on account of the failure of the firm a few weeks ago. The other branch stores of the house have also been closed. Escanaba—Thos. Farrell has retired from the grocery firm of Arnold & Far- rell. His interest has been purchased by V. F. Mashek, of Chicago, a former partner of Mr. Arnold. The firm name has not yet been decided upon. Yale—The chattel mortgage on the Colwell stock of goods has been fore. closed by Burnham, Stoepel & Co., De- troit, and the stock will be shipped to Marine City. The vacated building will be occupied by the hardware stock of John Hutton. Holly—Burt Requa has sold his men’s furnishing goods and boot and shoe stock to C. R. Richardson and S. P. Wilkie, both of Detroit. Mr. Richard- son also conducts a store at Detroit and will give only a portion of his time to the enterprise here. Mr. Wilkie will devote his entire attention to the busi- ness. Ravenna—W. E. Patterson and Frank E. Thatcher, who have been doing business under the firm name of Patter- son & Thatcher, have decided to dis- solve partnership. Thatcher will con- duct a general drug business in the store he has recently purchased of O. F. & W. P. Conklin, and Patterson will handle dry goods and groceries at the old stand. Rhodes have re- a store Walker | Owosso—M. D. Roth and J. B. Sulli- | van have purchased the tatloring estab- \Jishment of P. M. Rotb, M. D, Roth |having been connected with the man- lagement of the business for several years. The firm will add a line of men’s | furnishing goods. Saginaw—Melze, Smart & Co, have 'added a patent medicine department to their wholesale grocery business. Fred. Piessner, who formerly conducted a drug store on Gratiot Street, and who has had experience as a manufacturing druggist, is in charge of the new de- partment. Ann Arbor—The Chas. A. Maynard grocery stock has been purchased by Fred. Lamb and Louis M. Spencer, who will continue the business at the same location under the style of Lamb & Spencer. Quite a coincidence lies in the fact that the rm of Lamb & Spen- cer, grocers at Charlotte, are respective- ly brothers of the new Ann Arbor firm, Saginaw—Owing to the illness of J. M. Drysdale, J. M. Drysdale & Co. have dissolved partnership and Mr. | Drysdale will seek another climate in ithe hope of regaining his heaith. He has been engaged in the commission business here for twelve years, having formerly been a member of the firm of Borden, Drysdale & Co. The business may be continued by his partners, F. J. Crowley, ©. A. Swartz, with J. &. Winkler, Jr., who has been employed as traveling salesman for the tirm, Manufacturing Matters. Buchanan—The Sprague Cutlery Co. | succeeds the Michigan Cutlery Co. Millerburg—The Dowel Pin Manufac- turing Co., of Norwalk, Ohio, will re- move its plant to this place. Hart—A large addition has just been completed to the canning factory ware- house here and preparations are being made for a large business this season. Hart—The creamery at this place will shortly begin operations under the man- agement of H. Anderson, of Wisconsin. He intends to manufacture cheese the fore part of the season. Brown City— Jas. Todd has purchased the interest of E. Hewett in the Eureka tlouring mills. Mr. Hewett has removed to Milwaukee, where he has secured a position as clerk in Hotel Phistee. Gooding-—-The True Dairy Supply Co. has contracted to erect and equip a $3,650 butter factory for the Gooding Creamery Co. The contract calls for the completion of the plant by July 1. Faton Rapids—W. Vaughan & Son have leased the Michigan Central eleva- tor for ten years. The capacity of the building will be imlarged, a grain cleaner added to the equipment and other improvements made. Barryton—Geo. Belcher, of South Orient, who has been running his shin- gle mill to its fullest capacity, has sold the output to Dr. Barry. He is deliver- ing his shingles at this place at the rate of 30,000 to 40,000 per day. Byron Center—Mrs. Alice Green has sold her grist mill to M. M. Robson, the veteran Berlin merchant, who will take possession of the property at once and begin grinding grain under the personal supervision of his son, Jay J. Robson. The senior Robson will also take up his residence at this place, removing his general stock to this place unless he finds a purchaser for it at Berlin. ——-—~>-0~»— ~ He Died. ‘Doctor, where did you beautiful scarf pin?’’ ‘“From my first patient. ”’ ‘* Inheritance. ”’ get that SUCCESSFUL SALESMEN. Fred. L. Grote, Representing the J. M. Bour Co. Frederick L. Grote was born at Wyandotte, Mich., Nov. 6, 1862, his father and mother both being Germans, natives of Prussia. His parents died soon after his birth and he was con- signed to the care of his paternal grand- parents, who resided on a farm near Wyandotte. He attended the public school at Wyandotte and at the age of 14 sought and was given employment in the store of Wm. Farnsworth, at that time the leading groceryman of that place. He began as delivery boy, but was promoted from time to time until he reached the position of head clerk, in which capacity he served his em- ployer faithfully for six or seven years. Yearning for larger opportunities and a wider field of usefulness, he secured a position as clerk with J. A. & J. Q. Williams, wholesale and _ retail grocers at 42 Michigan avenue, Detroit. At the end of four or five years he engaged with Feilback & Co,, jobbers of gro- ceries at Toledo, to visit the city trade, which he covered for two years, when he accepted a position with Armstrong & Clark, retail grocers of Toledo, whom he served as clerk and fruit and veg- etable buyer. He also had charge of their liquor department. He remained with this firm four years, when he de- cided to make a change and secured a position as traveling representative for the Dunham Manufacturing Co., of St. Louis, covering the retail trade of Mich- igan, Ohio and Indiana three times a year. Four years’ steady employment with this house, during which time he came to know every retail dealer in the three States nanred, caused him to reach the conclusion that he could do better work where he could see his customers more frequently, so as to get thoroughly acquainted with them and come to know them more intimately. An opportunity was afforded him to fill a vacancy with the well-known coffee and spice house of the J. M. Bour Co., of Toledo, and he embraced the opportunity and now has the satisfaction of shaking his cus- tomers by the hand every five weeks. His territory embraces Southern and Western Michigan and a few desirable towns in Northern Indiana. Mr. Grote is a member of Nasby Council, No. 41, National Union, and the Toledo Traveling Men’s Associa- tion. Unlike most of the Toledo trav- elers, he is not much of a ‘‘jiner,”’ and it is a matter of common knowledge among his associates that his mind is centered on a pleasant home at 535 Acklen avenue (Toledo), which he has only recently purchased, and which is occupied by a happy wife whom he married eleven years ago, and by a bright and interesting daughter, who came to grace the family circle seven years ago. Mr. Grote attributes his success as a salesman to hard work, fidelity to his employer and in never misrepresenting his goods to the trade, so that he is al- ways a welcome visitor, no matter how often he comes or how long he stays. When he left the staff of the Durham Manufacturing Co., he was informed that he held the record of having sold the most cocoanut in one week of any man who had ever traveled in his ter- ritory and that a place with the house was always open to him. Surely no or- dinary salesman could make such a record or have a standing offer of tbis character. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 5 Grand Rapids Gossip Tiefentha! & Nicolai have opened a grocery store at Hopkins Station. The Worden Grocer Co. furnished the stock. Van Liew & Vivian have opened a grocery store at Belding. The stock was furnished by the Lemon & Wheeler Co. Eli Lyons, general dealer at Borland, has added a line of hardware. The Clark Rutka-Jewell Co. furnished the stock. A. E. Curtis, general dealer at Ed- more, has added a line of hardware. The Clark-Rutka-Jewell Co. furnished the stock. Geo. E. Edwards has opened a hard- ware store at South Frankfort. The stock was furnished by the Clark-Rutka- Jewell Co. Beers Bros., general dealers at Moorland, have added a line of hard- ware. The stock was furnished by the Clark-Rutka-Jewell Co. A. Ekkens has opened a grocery store at the corner of West Bridge and Fre- mont streets. The Olney & Judson Grocer Co. furnished the stock. Thomasma Bros., who conduct one meat market at the corner of Broadway and Leonard streets, and another at the corner of Sixth and Scribner streets, have opened a market in the old Bleak build- ing, at the corner of East Fulton and Lagrave streets. Grand Rapids affords an_ excellent opening for an exclusive wholesale but- ter and egg house, and a man who has $10,000 in cash, necessary experience, good business qualifications and a fair degree of honesty could work up a large and lucrative business in these lines in a short time. E. L. Boyd, formerly engaged in the grocery business on Wealthy avenue, has opened a grocery store at Bruns- wick, a new postoffice on the Big Rap- ids division of the C. & W. M. Rail- way, formerly known as County Line. The stock was furnished by the Lemon & Wheeler Co. The Vinkemulder Company has leased the double store at 14 and 16 Ottawa street, formerly occupied by the Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co., and will occupy it as a warehouse and shipping headquarters for its fruit and vegetable business. The baking powder and grocers’ sundries departments will also be removed to that location. M. C.° Goossen, who has been iden- tified with the retail grocery business of this city for nearly twenty years, has finally succumbed to the inevitable, hav- ing uttered chattel mortgages on his stock and fixtures at Ig and 21 South Division street to the amount of $10,732.64. C. O. Smedley is made trustee of the mortgage, which is com- posed of two classes of creditors—Class A and Class B. It is thought that, with skillful handling, the creditors in the first class ought to get 75 or 80 per cent. of their claims, but those creditors who are so unfortunate as to be ‘‘secured’’ in class B will probably never realize a penny on their claims. The failure may be attributed to a number of causes, but the’ primary cause of the collapse is the attempt to do too large a business on too small a capital. Lack in buying goods, extending credits and selecting a location may also be men- tioned in the same connection. a The Produce Market. Asparagus—2o0c per grown. Bananas—$1.25@1.50 per bunch. In spite of the expectation that the war would cut short the supply of bananas, there seems to be but little advance in the price or shortage in the supply. The price is now about as high as will per- mit of free movement, and there is a steady demand. Beans—The market is weaker and lower than a week ago; local dealers bold city picked at $1.10 per bu. in carlots and $1.15 in smaller quantity, including bags. Beet Greens—4ce per bu. Beets—New, 30c per doz. bunches. Butter—Dairy commands 5@Ioc, ran- ging from fair to fancy, and factory creamery is in moderate request at 14%4c. Cabbage—75c per doz. Carrots—25c per doz. bunches. Cocoanuts—4@5c. Cucumbers—4o@6oc per doz, Eggs--The market 1s lower, due to the depreciation in quality and the withdrawal of cold storage buyers. Local dealers pay 7%4c on track case count, but as the proportion of poor eggs ranges from one to two a dozen per case, it is probable that this is the last week that case count transactions will rule. Green ‘Onions—-8c per doz. Green Peas—$1! per bu. Honey—Dark ranges from Light stock commands I2c. Lemons—The market is advanced a little on California and Messina stock, and the movement is growing gradually. The coo! weather thus far has hada tendency to check trade. Lettuce—-S@loc per Ib. Onions—Dry stock from Mississippi commands $1.50 per bu. Bermudas fetch $2.50 per crate. Oranges—The market has advanced on some lines this week 25c per box. There is a good demand for all! varie- ties, although navels are now growing scarce, The Mediterranean sweets are of especially fine flavor, and the keep- ing qualities of the fruit are reasonably good. Parsley—25c per doz. bunches. Pieplant—ic per lb. for home grown. Pineapples--Medium Bermudas com- mand $1.50 per doz. Floridas are in good demand at $2. Pop Corn--5oc per bu. Potatoes—Old stock is lower and weaker, commanding 55@6oc per bu. New stock commands $1.25 for red and $1.35 for white. Radishes—toc per doz. bunches. Seeds— Timothy, prime, $1.45@1.50; Medium clover, $3@3.25; Mammoth clover, $3.15@3.40; Crimson clover, $2.35; Red Top, $1@1.10; Alfalfa, $3.75 @450; Alsyke, $4.50@4.65; Orchard grass, $1.60; Kentucky blue- grass, $1.30@1.50. Spinach—25c per bu. Strawberries— Tennessee stock is about played out. Ulinois fruit commands $2@2.50 per crate and Ohio fetches $2. 50@3. Tomatoes—$3 per 6 basket crate. Vegetable Oysters—25c per doz. Wax Beans—$1.25 per *4 bu. crate. - > 22> Politics or Pure Food? From the Owosso Press. Hon. E. O, Grosvenor, State Dairy and Food Commissioner, spent a few bours in the city on Friday last. Mr. Grosvenor is credited with being the finest worker in Gov. Pingree’s cabinet, and is making an active canvass for his re-nomination. doz. for home Qg@toc. ae a A man in Georgia lost a gold collar- button two years ago, and recently the missing jewelry was found in the fat of the digestive organs of a slaughtered cow. How the cow got under the bureau in the bedroom, where a detached col- lar-button always rolls, isan inexplicable Local Banks to Introduce the Saturday Half Holiday. Three years ago, following the enact- ment by the State Legislature of a law making Saturday afternoon an optional | ha!f holiday, a movement was started to take advantage of the law during the summer months by the banks. Two of the banks refused to come into it, bow- ever, and this blocked the movement. In the two succeeding summers, with the business depression bearing down hard, the Saturday half holiday was not even mentioned, but this spring interest in it revived, and last week, by a unan- imous vote, it was decided to close the banks at 1 o’clock Saturday afternoons from June 4 to September 3, inclusive. This will give the bank officers and clerks opportunities for recreation, which they will undoubtedly thoroughly appreciate, especially those who are fond of outdoor sports. Bisa oe A. G. Hodenpyl, Henry Idema and L. H. Withey are fond of wheeling and the half holiday will give them the op- portunity to take spins into the country. Mr. Hodenpyl also plays golf. Mr. Idema fishes and Mr. Withey knows something about base ball. Wm. H. Anderson rides a bicycle, but prefers to do his spinning behind a 2:40 horse. Charles B. Kelsey is one of the crack shots in town and his half holidays will be spent on the range, shooting at clay birds. Charles W. Garfield is an enthusiastic wheelman and the country roads have great charms for him. Clay H. Hollister is a bicyclist, a golfer and a fan, and his Saturday half holidays will not hang heavily on his hands—-unless it rains. Marsh H. Sorrick will revel in picnics and short excursions to the resorts. Frank Davis admires the National game and music and also has a predi- lection for Lake Michigan breezes. George E. Hardy visited every town- ship in Kent county on his wheel last summer and, with more time in which to do it, will this summer seek new fields to explore. Dan’l McCoy thinks a good horse as good a companion for a good man as anything on earth and will jog into the country, with an occasional stop-off at the base ball park. William J. Shinkman will visit the city parks and nearby resorts for his half holidays. J. R. Wylie rides a ‘‘bike, and roots, | John Seymour will engage a reserved Saturday seat for the season at Recrea- tion Park. The others will find amusement, recre- ation and renewed health in various ways—some wheeling, some watching the base ball games, some golfing, some resorting and some in the quiet of their homes—and all will enjoy the half boli- day. ay fishes + + += The action of the banks in closing Saturday afternoons will have a tendency to lead others to do likewise, but the half holiday will hardly become general this summer, although it may in time. Most of the professional men will take the half day off. The jobbing houses, as a rule, will suspend at 3 o'clock or earlier. The retail houses will probably all keep open, as usual. In New York and Chicago nobody pretends to do business Saturday afternoons during the summer, but Grand Rapids has not yet reached the metropolitan standard. of business capacity and poor judgment mystery. Much has been done in late years to curtail the hours of those who toil at the desks and behind the counters. Many who are still young can remember when retail stores kept open every night un- til ro o’clock except Saturday and on Saturday night it was midnight before the lights were put out. The agitation for 6 o'clock closing was long and not without some bitterness, but it was ac- complished at last and nobody would have it otherwise if he could. The early closing was an inconvenience to the shoppers at first, but they got the hang of the thing in time and no trouble is experienced now and the amount of business done Is just as great as It was when the late hours were kept. It would, doubtless, be the same with the Saturday half holiday, but it will take time and agitation to make the re- tail merchants see it. $2. Flour and Feed. Following a period of great activity and several sharp advances in price, the past fortnight has been quiet and rather depressed, as compared with the fancy prices which could be vbtained for grade wheat in Chicago, Toledo or New York. So great a disparity between the relative price of wheat and flour can not exist very long. The situation is unique and different in many respects from anything on record. As to the trend of prices for the next sixty or ninety days, there are good arguments on both sides. It is a very dangerous market to be on either side of toany extent, and the judicious, con- servative miller or flour buyer will pur- chase only for his immediate needs un- til after the new crop has been secured and the market is again in a normal condition. Feed and meal have kept up remark- ably well for this season of the year; in fact, the demand has been unusual. The same may be said regarding millstuffs, which are always influenced more or less by the price of corn and oats. Dur- ing the past week, however, the de- mand for millstuffs has not been so great and the local price has declined about $1 per ton. Wa. N. ROwE. a — The St. Louis Potato Market. now St. Louis, May 23—-The market for old stock opened last week with fair demand and closed very weak. We think this was due, in a great measure, to the heavy arrivals of new _ potatoes from the South. The arrivals of old have been light, but still there has been more than enough to supply the de- mand. It seems to us, taking into con- sideration the light arrivals and the small amount of old potatoes on hand, that the demand ought to be better and we think that when the outside local shipping demand commences for new potatoes, the old wil] recover some of their lost strength, as we generally have a demand for old potatoes up to July 15. The market on new potatoes is also unsatisfactory. The prices have been so fluctuating that you could not assure yourself a profit at night on what you bought in the morning. Summing up the conditions generally, we can not express ourselves better than by saying unsettled market at present, but with an outlook for more favorable conditions in the near future for both old and new potatoes. Prices ranged last week from 50 to 75 cents per bushel, as to quality and condition; new potatoes from 85 to $1.15 per bushel for Peerless and $1 to $1.30 for Turnips. Stock generally is in good condition and fair in quality. MILLER & TEASDALE Co. > +. Gillies’ New York teas. All kinds, grades and prices. Phone Visner, 800. A Locate the Spanish fleet, and it will be easy to locate the next fight. ee 0 be inetsniag patie emcprandeiiy Aenea alee striae ci Bini ete i a nan eects ee meee ear pete ates ats seas MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Woman’ 's World Advantages of a ‘Teaches coches: It is a truism with which we are all perfectly familiar that worry kills more people than work, and a scientist has recently been explaining, in language that the unscientific mind can compre- hend, how it is that fretting is able to get in its deadly work. He says that people who worry become possessed of one idea; that they brood on one train of thought and that the continual use of the same set of brain cells finally breaks them down and wears them out. Every- one who worries is more or less of a monomaniac, and the only way to keep from going crazy or killing yourself is to quit worrying, or get a new worry, and put another set of brain cells to work. Everybody's experience will furnish abundant proof of the truth of this theory. We all know how small and in- Significant a worry can become in the presence of a great sorrow and how quickly we can lose sight of an annoy- ance when we confront some_heart- breaking catastrophe. We may have let a child’s peculiarities, a servant's carelessness, the very appearance of the house next door fret us until it spoiled all the sweetness of life, and then some- thing happened that dwarfed it into the nothingness it really was and we won- dered how we could have been so fool- ish as to let such a trifle mar our peace. It is part of the egotism of life that we all believe our troubles to be the greatest on earth and that fate deliber- ately singled us out as a receptacle for all the job-lot of afflictions she hap- pened to have on hand at the time we were born. We are convinced that we could bear our neighbor's troubles with a fortitude and Christian grace that would make us an example to the com- munity-—it is only our own worries that are unendurable. We can't understand, for the life of us, why other people should make such a fuss about every little thing that goes wrong when they have so much to be grateful for. We can see the silver lining to every cloud except our own. Such being the case, it is evident that the difficulty is not so much that there are too many troubles, or even an over- supply of afilictions, but that the wrong people have gotten hold of them and that humanity is suffering from a bad case of misfit worries. I was thinking of this the other day and wondering how it could be remedied, when I fell asleep and had a curious dream. I dreamed that I had gone into busi- ness and established a trouble exchange, where people could come and trade off the worry or grief they found so hard to bear for somebody else’s afiliction. It was rather a largish place, much like any other broker's office, with a few sample boxes of assorted woes set around to give a businesslike air. I was read- ing over, with a complacent smile, the eloquent circular with which I adver- tised the project, when I heard a step at the door and my first patron arrived, She was trim and neat and altogether prepossessing looking, in spite of the cross and fretful lines about her mouth, that came, I theught, from perpetual scolding. ‘Is this the Trouble Exchange?’’ she asked. ‘“Yes,’’ I responded. ‘‘Have you a worry you would like to dispose of?’’ ‘Have I a worry?’’ she snapped. ‘I should say Ihave. Iam worried half out of my life. Anybody may say what _| they like, but it is lots easier to bear a great big sorrow than the little things that just aggravate you day after day.”’ ‘What is your particular trouble?’’ I enquired, with a business air. ‘It’s the way my children clutter up the house,’’ she returned. ‘‘ You never saw anything like it. I sweep and sweep and pick up and pick up after them and yet it always looks like we had just passed through a cyclone. You can’t walk through the hall without stepping on a ball or top, or sit in a chair without danger of encountering a piece of bread and butter. Only yesterday Georgie ruined my best table cover pasting a kite, and Tommy split open the music- box to see where the tunes came from. I have just been worried to that degree that I can't stand it any longer, and _ if you've got anything that’s nice and quiet and easy you could let me have in place of it I—”’ ‘ 1 should like to exchange with the lady’’ said a quiet voice that made us start. We looked around and saw a sad- faced, gentle little woman, who went on: ‘‘I’ve got a treuble, too, and I think we should both be happier and better off for the trade. I should like to «xchange my loneliness for her wor- ries with her children. I never had but one child and be died. My house isa pattern of orderliness. A book is never moved, an ornament is never broken, there 1s never a scratch on the stair rail or a gay patter of feet across the hall! or a childish voice breaking the stillness. Often and often I think I would give everything | possess for just sucha clut- ter and litter as worries this other wom- an. Quick, make out the papers, and give me her worries, for my_ heart aches. "" ‘It is a fair offer,’’ I said judicially, turning to the first woman. ‘‘ You'd bet- ter take it.’’ ‘“But—but—J didn't think—the stilil- ness—-the lonely house—the children all gone—'’ she began. ‘*Quick, quick, make out the papers, ’’ cried the litthe woman, but the other one turned without a word and went swiftly out the door. The next two customers entered at the same moment. One was a working woman, the other the finely- dressed wife of a rich man. ‘Lam tired of the grind of my life,’’ cried the working woman discontented- ly. ‘‘It's a shame for any woman to have to work. They ought to be sup- ported. It was never intended for women to work. Here I have to be at my desk at 8 o'clock in the morning, and pound away all day on a typewriter, and what do I get out of it? ‘“You have your wages?’’ asked the rich woman. ‘Assuredly.’’ ‘‘And you can do just as you please with what you earn?’’ she enquired. ‘You never have to give an account of what you do with every penny? If you were to spend some money foolishly no one would reproach you? If you had somebody—a sister or a brother—who— who had been unfortunate, and you wanted to deny yourself and send them some money to tide over a bad place you could do it, and no one would make cruel remarks that would cut you to the heart about them?’’ ‘‘Well,I’d just like to see anybody try it!’’ returned the working woman sav- agely. “Tl trade your trouble for mine, then,’’ said the rich woman eagerly. The working woman stared. ‘‘Oh, you needn't look like that,’’ re sponded the other; ‘I tell you many a woman whom the shop girl envies is envying her. There’s many a rich man’s wife who has never a penny to bless herself with. She can buy fine clothes, because that reflects credit on her husband. She belongs to him and he wants to dress her up and show her off, but he never gives her a cent to do as she likes with, and she envies the girl who earns her own living and knows the joys of independence.’’ ‘Now's your chance,’’ | said insinu- atingly to the working girl. ‘‘ You'll be supported, you'll have luxuries, and you won't have to work, and—”’ ‘And beg somebody for every cent I have? Not much!’’ cried the working woman. ‘‘I wouldn’t do it if she gave me a million to boot ;’’ and so that trade fell through, too. Hardly had the door closed upon her when a woman with glasses on anda roll of manuscript in her hand entered with a brisk and determined step. ‘*You are the manager of the Trouble Exchange?’’ she enquired. I bowed. ‘‘Well,’’ she said, ‘‘I should like to see what sort of arrangement I could make for disposing of some very serious domestic grievances. I find that I have made a mistake in marrying. My bus- band is a thoroughly good man, but he is not er—er—well, not exactly my ideal, you know. The fact is, I am not fitted for domestic life. My soul soars far above the petty details of seeing about a house and providing the neces- sary food and clothing for my family. I should have kept myself free to follow some glorious career, where I could hear the plaudits of the world, instead of an eternal cry for ‘Mother.’ I should have written books, painted great pictures, wedded art, instead of a man who loves me, to be sure, but what is love to one who sighs for fame? I have a good home, and plenty, but what is home to a woman who yearns for the ineffable? No, I am quite sure I am wasted in my present environment, and I want to be free to follow my aspirations after the— er—er, well, after whatever itis. Come, I'll give you a good trade. I'll take any kind of a trouble in place of mine, just so it leaves me free from these sordid domestic cares.’ A woman who had been twirling a key, and listening, looked up. ‘‘I have all that you crave,’’ she said, ‘‘and | will be glad to cacksinge with you. am one of the emancipated women wh, have achieved the _latchkey. Lice. take it, but remember that even freedom has its price. There is the joy of be- ing able to do absolutely as you please and of being able tu go when and where you will, and there is the desolation knowing that no human being cares whether you ever come back or not, no eye watches for your coming, and grows brighter when you’ come, no grieves over your absence. Here, me your foolish little dreams and take my loneliness instead, and be content.’’ But the other woman drew back with sudden alarm. ‘‘I will come again, and see about it another day,’’ she said, as women do when they equivo- cate, and then she left. The bachelor woman smiled drearily. ‘‘No woman would make the exchange if she knew what she was getting beforehand,'’ she said. So, all day, the crowd = streamed through the Trouble Exchange, and when a woman looked upon the face of another woman’s affliction she hugged her own to her bosom and went out without making an exchange, and at last night came and the doors were shut. And then it seemed to me that the walls of the Exchange broadened out until it was as big as the wide, wide world and one had only to go and _ see their neigh- bor’s burden to learn’ patience and courage and fortitude. DorotHy Dix. ———_~>-2 >. _____ The Fashion in Lamps. heart . give The new lamps of the season of 1808 are darker in metal and background, heavier in decoration and more solid in construction than in any previous year. The bases are heavier and more squat in metal construction, and so far as glass lamps are concerned this season's fashion is decidedly against them, since the broad bases require such a large gathering of glass that there must of necessity be light shoulders and conse- quent weak spots in glass base lamps. This year’s styles are decidedly in fa vor of all metal lamps, and their broad surfaces will give decorators a fine chance to swing themselves. reference. Size: 30 inches wide: ular. By closing the roll top the entire desk, each drawer, is locked automatically. mend deaiers to sell the above desk at $18 to $20. Our wholesale price to you is $13.75. 50 inches deep; soinches high. Made of selected oak, of choice grain, and beautifully finished. Has every convenience for filing private papers for handy The workmanship is high grade in every partic including We would recom- Our large catalogue containing full line mailed on receipt of 4 one-cent stamps. THE WHOLESALE FURNITURE COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. 00-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0:0-0-0-0-0-0. We can save you money on : Harvey & HEYSTEK iat “WALL PAPER . § ———— We are the only wholesalers in the State. for samples GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. + Ragan 58: AA Ree MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ? List of Creditors of the Cedarine Manufacturing Co. P. T. Colgrove, assignee of the Cedar- ine Manufacturing Co., of Hastings, fa- vors the Tradesman with a list of the creditors of that institution, as follows: NOTES. Geo. Hi. Allen, Hastings... ..~. oso) ee 2eS ec Milwaukee Sander Co., Green Bay, Wis 300 00 Columbus ta Co., Columbus, Ohio. 500 00 Moore Carving Mach. Co., Minne apolis, : OE 550 00 Johnson & Anderson, Cc adilla ic . 25236 70 ‘Hood & Wright, Big: R: apids... i . 193 13 _ Jas. Bayne Co., “uaa R: upids.... oi os Of I. T. Williams & Sons, New York...) Joa ae 7. bayner, New York... ol. |) ee a lenac I. Cole Son, New York............ 388 86 Hastings Eng. & Iron Works, Hastinys... 116 72 Westmorel: und Mal. Iron Co., Westmore nen N. os 50 42 Wm. Barre if & Co. , Gran nd. R: apids oe. 607 32 Grand R: apids Veneer Wks., Grand R: ipids 1,000 00 Dean Printing & Pub. Co., Grand R: ipids 415 15 22 wae of Co., Detroit. so 92 90 Hollis & Dune: an, Chitago.... 2... cs 55 ol Harris Paper Co., Grand Rapids 00010) 54 20 Armour Glue Works, Cc a Oe 182 7S Switt & Co., Chicago... .. 147 14 Viscosity Oil Co., Chicago. a6 62 Herkimer Manfe. Co., Herkime Tr, N. 7... is Sc Alfred M. Butz, Philadelphia, a. os 34 02 Goshen Veneer Works, Goshen, Ind. i. 107 28 Am. Wood Working Mach. Co., New Y ork 379 25 Green & King, Elastines ..-....-:-..._.- 117 39 OPEN ACCOUNTS. Gen. i. Aven, Factines 2... | 20g 26 Geo. H. Allen, Hastings. .... aco | 2G a Foster, Stevens & Co., Gri and R: ipids. Will Montgomery, Hastings. Ao te Watson Drug Co., C linton, ee pas. oay, Pease ees L. Patton, Hastings. W. Ream, Ha&tings.. oe cee ee Frank Coilins, Hastings ow , I W. M Stebbins, Hastings.... J. M, Taylor, Hastings... . boty do ece ee 3 Miss E. D. Hunter, C nton, Naw) Henry Thomas, Clinton, N.Y... ..... 66 me. NW. fainbere, Hastews.. ...... .:.- 45 The assets have been appraised $17,000, and as the liabilities are only a little in excess of $20,000, it would seem as though the creditors ought to receive 50 cents on the dollar. Bn fl ola ail The Pedigree of the Dollars. I. Ten good one-dollar bills one day Within a good man’s wallet lay. And he resolved (so good was he) To trace each dollar's pedigree; And not to spend a single bill That bore a stain of wrong or ill. So like a sleuth he followed back Each dollar bill upon its track. 1X. Bill Number One he found was made In a dishonest jockey trade; And Two a grocer made of late By overcharge and underweight; And Three was made through wz a red milk, And Four by selling damaged sil And Number Five a sweater made Through starving women underpaid; And Six was made in dens of shame, And Seven in a gambling game, And Number Eight he found to be The price of wretched perjury; And Nine was from a robber’s clan; Ten stolen from a murdered man. Lit, Our good man would not spend again This money dark with many a stain, And so he yielded up his breath And with his money starved to death. Ten good one-dollar bills that day Within that dead man’s wailet lay. They’d never found a man, ah me Who’d used them half as ill as he. Sam WALTER Foss. POOR. ECONOMY It is poor economy to handle cheap {flour. It is never reliable. You cannot guarantee it. You do not know whether it will make good bread or not. If it should not make good bread —and poor flour never does — your customer will be displeased and avoid you afterwards. You can guarantee... “Lily White’ Flour We authorize you to do so. It makes good bread every time. One sack sold to-day wili bring customers for two sacks later on. Order some NOW. Valley City Milling Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. Patriotic Neckwear ———... for ladies and gentlemen. Good variety of up-to date styles Send us a trial order, and if not satisfactory in any way, you may return all or any portion. ENTERPRISE NECKWEAR CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. Chas. A. Coye— Manufacturer of and who and retail dealer in FLAGS, AWNINGS, TENTS, SEAT SHADES AND LARGE UFMBRELLAS 11 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, lich. eudvevducvavuuvyevewuvuvenevereveutys/ Everything in the Plumbing Line Everything in the Heating Line Be it Steam, Hot Water or Hot Air. Mantels, Grates and liling. Galvanized Work of Every Description. Largest Concern i in the State. ~~ WEATHERLY & PULTE, 99 Pearl St., Grand Rapids ARAR y \ \ Ready Roofing, Carpet Lining, Mineral Wool. H. M. REYNOLDS & SON, Grand Rapids, Mich. Detroit Office, Foot of 3d Street. SHOROROROROROROROROROROROROROROROROCROHOHROCHOROCHOAON ° » & w & oe We are jobbers of these goods, among which are S ai% Rosin Sized Sheathing, W. C. Oiled Sheathing, * Tarred Felt, Roofing Pitch, Coal Tar, . Sp Rosin, Asphalt Paints, Elastic Cement, ” & a a & e e fe e Little Giant Sprayer An improvement over all others. Does work that no other Sprayer can, as it throws a spray either up or down. Just the thing for spraying all kinds of Small Fruit Trees, Vines and Plants. Throws a mist with such force as to reach every part of the tree or plant with one action. Very economical, as it saves enough compound in one day to pay for itself. Tank holds enough to spray 600 to 800 hills of potatoes. Full directions and formulas for using furnished with each sprayer. Manufactured only by Wm. Brummeler & Sons, 260 S. lonia St., Grand Rapids, Mich. ! Four Kinds ofGoupon Books = 3 are manufactured by us and all sold on the same basis, irrespective of size, shape or denomination. Free samples on application. TRADESMAN GOMPANY, Grand Rapid s PP POLED PSP EEEDP PEEP PEPE DP AAP ASD OPI NPBND AD MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ee HIGAN TRADESMAN he, Q Sas Devoted to the Best Interests of Business Men Published at the New Blodgett Building, Grand Rapids, by the TRADESMAN COMPANY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR, Payable in Advance. ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION. Communications invited from practical business men. Correspondents must give their full names and addresses, not necessarily for pub- lication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Subscribers may have the mailing address of their papers changed as often as desired. No paper discontinued, except at the option of the proprietor, until all arrearages are paid. Sample copies sent free to any address. Entered at the Grand Rapids Post Office as Second Class mail matter. When writing to any of our Advertisers, please say that you saw the advertisement in the Michigan Tradesman. E. A. STOWE, Epriror. WEDNESDAY, - = - MAY 25, 1898. NAPOLEONS OF FINANCE. There are elements in the recent fail- ure at Lake Odessa which seem to re- move it from the class of undertakings to defraud creditors projected and car- ried on by deliberate intention into the less numerous one in which the enter- prise is the manifestation of the vaga- ries of a monomaniac or of one lacking in intellectual strength. Not that there are hard and fast lines making the di- vision into such classes, for character- istics of the latter are always to be found in the former, but there seems to be sufficient distinction to warrant the classification. It is owing to a peculiarity of the hu- man mind that unceasing application in one direction will eventually create what is termed monomania; that is, a loss of mental balance in the direction in question, Sometimes this tendency may be kept within bounds and even serve a good purpose in securing a proper degree of application for the ac- complishment of a special object. But in greater degree there is a loss of judg- ment and other restraining qualities un- til there is the development of the maniac’s persistency and iteration. It is not strange that in the great aggre- gate of the world of business there should be frequent manifestations of this tendency, even in its more serious forms. To those who have given the matter observation there will recur numerous examples of those who seem to have thus lost reason in the pursuit of some busi- ness hobby, or else have manifested nat- ural tendencies in places of business re- sponsibility which make them no better than maniacs. A prominent example may be recalled in the career of the partner of General Grant and his son Fred in the firm of Grant & Ward. In that instance Ward was the managing partner and the other members of the firm trusted the business, of which they understood nothing, entirely to him. It was found, upon the ccllapse, that Ward had not profited by his apparent rascal- ity. Even his extravagant personal ex- penditures were without method—he would buy costly presents and never know where he had given them. In the examination of the accounts of the firm it was found that he had several mys- terious auxiliary books in which the en- tries were made in cabslistic signs, which, it transpired, neither he nor any one else could decipher. There was sufficient evidence to have shown, in or- dinary cases, that the man was not i a ce ee mentally responsible, yet his standing and the peculiar circumstances led to his incarceration as acriminal. ‘The matter for regret is that intelligent men should entrust such interests to persons of this character and let their vagaries run until the result is disaster. It is perhaps a more frequent occur- rence that the enterprises which, after phenomenal growth, are wrecked by mania or fovlishness are carried on by individuals alone. Often these will manifest a remarkable ability in the building up of the enterprise. From small beginnings the growth will be rapid and apparently substantial. ee > ecu Oil and Grease Spots from Colored Leather. One of the most annoying things in shoemaking is grease spots on colored leather, and the numerous enquiries as to how to remove them show that they occur only too often. We, therefore, believe the trade will learn with interest that, after innumerable experiments, costing much time and money, a means has been found for removing grease spots from leather without changing its color. Anyone who has tried to clean spotted leather by known processes wil! have become convinced that they are all de- fective. The use of chalk is compli- cated, and requires a great deal of time. Spirits of wine injures the color: benzine does the same, with the addi- tion that it attacks at the same time the fatty substance necessary to preserve the fibre of the leather, thus being Gonbly injurious. Applying hot iron over the grease spot, after covering it with blotting paper, offers no sure result. So other means had to be sought for. Thus it was that finally a solution of gutta percha was tried, with results sur- prising. It is true that at first some failures were recorded, but these were due to the employment of benzine as a solvent. There was no doubt that the solution of gutta percha in benzine would remove the grease, bat all around the place where the mixture had been applied a dark circle still remained to show the spot. Finally, a solution of gutta percha was prepared by pouring carbon bi- sulphide into a bottle of suitable size, containing the non-vulcanized gum, and allowing it to stand about twenty-four hours. The solution is moderately liquid, and, after shaking it actively several times more rubber is gradually added, until tue solution becomes of gelatinous consistency. The mixture was applied in suitable quantity to colored leather which had been smeared in fish oil, and allowed to dry two or three hours. The subsequent operation consists merely in removing the coat of gum from the surface of the leather— that is, rubbing it with the fingers and rolling it off the surface. The color is not injured in the least by the sulphuret of carbon; only those leathers on which a dressing containing starch has been used look a little lighter in color, but the better class of leathers are not so dressed. As to the dried gum, it can be redissolved in sulphuret of carbon and used oves again. ‘The new process consists, then,simply the application of a very stiff solu- tion of gutta percha in carbon bisul- phide, forming a coating of from one- fourth to one-half centimetre thick over the grease spot, leaving it to dry, and afterward removing it. As the gum can be used over and over again, and only the carbon bisulphide has to be sup- plied, the process is very economical. _- ek Treating Patent Leather. Charles M. Johnson, of London, Eng., has patented an_ invention relating firstly, to a method of treating patent leather and other impervious materials in such manner that the material shall have a certain and desirable amount of porosity, and, secondly, in relation to means for effecting same. The invention consists in producing in patent leather and other impervious materials a number of minute holes or pores, which the inventor claims do not detract in any way from the appear- ance of the leather or the like. The holes may be made from either side of the material or from both sides, and further they may go right through or only partly through. They may be made previous to the finishing of the patent leather or the like, or they may be made after the manufacture thereof. A suitable means for effecting the in- vention consists in providing a roller or plate with a number of fine points, and the leather or other material is either passed under the roller, or the plate with the points is caused to descend on the material to be treated, thereby mak- ing the artificial pores. Mr. Johnson says his invention is of special utility for treating, for instance, patent leather for boots and shoes and the like, because such articles being generally practically impervious to air do not allow of proper ventilation. The result is that the leather in time be- comes perished, whereas if a number of minute holes be made in the boot or shoe there is sufficient ventilation to prevent the rapid destruction of the leather. By his invention, the leather being provided with minute holes or pores, it is practicable, the inventor claims, to keep the leather soft and pliable by applying a dressing which is absorbed through the holes aforesaid. _~> © > MUSKEGON SUNDAY TRAINS G. R. & I. trains are now running be- tween Grand Rapids and Muskegon every Sunday. Leave Union Station 9 a. m., returning, leave Muskegon 6:35 p. m. An inexpensive Sunday outing. 50 CENTS ROUND TRIP. Ronen a Don’t talk shoes in general, and don't advertise your shoes that way. Just pick out some particular shoe for each day, and tell the people about it, and- put it in your window. Always have a leader, and the leader will sell, and will lead on to regular sales. ee ee ee We have them in Black and Tan, Lace or Button; sizes 1 to 4. 4.52 TAKEN IN PREFERENCE TO HOT CAKES BABIES’ SOFT SOLES ae VESTING TOPS Make every mother’s heart glad. FFFFFSFS FSS SSS HIRTH, KRAUSE & CO. HEADQUARTERS FOR CHILDREN’S - : FOOTWEAR Grand Rapids, Mich. SELLESSESEELEEESESELELSELESEESEEELLEELELEEDESELES OS FFFVFSSFSFSFSFSSFSSSSFSFSFSFSSSS LRRAEREAELALEEELELAELEEAEELELES seee ay eee ee ee ) RUBBERS«- New Lists on Rubber Goods for 1898 and 1899, We are agents for the Boston and Bay State Rubbers— the best wearing goods made—and we solicit your busi- ness for the same. Our terms and discounts are as liberal as those of any firm selling the above lines. Rindge, Kalmbach, Logie & Co. 12, 14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. —h.4h GHEE ..24. ae ae tererverserveverversereeververnereerversernereevervnrvernerervarntry2 “Remember the Name” WALES (JOODYEAR The best RUBBERS on earth for general wear and shape. Place your orders for them with us, avoiding the rush and advance in price later in the season. Herold-Bertsch Shoe Co., rer ss, mict State Agents for Wales-Goodyear and Connecticut Rubbers. SLAM AAA JAA AAA AULA ALAA A SG ud JA LAULAMATS TOP YTPNTPNT NOP NPINR NEP EP NNTP NANT NOP NTALZ ALAA TNh AAA GAA LUA Lbk bk bk Jhb bk Jhb bk ddd ddd Sey : Michigan Shoe Company % S ea 81-83 Jefferson Ave., e NG a Detroit, Michigan. ee a We take this means of announcing to the trade the S I death of our honored President and co-worker, es a Wm. A. McGraw. ie em The business established by the deceased will be we AS continued by his associates under the same style, C pursuing the same lines which rendered the house so deservedly popular under his management, MICHIGAN SHOE COMPANY. 4 Z “ty 3 id s 4 4 East ces AMS cA NR } MICHIGAN TRADESMAN GONE BEYOND. Wm. A. McGraw, President of the Michigan Shoe Co. Wm. A. McGraw, President of the Michigan Shoe Co., died at his home at Grosse Isle last Monday as the result of an operation for appendicitus. The funeral was held Thursday, the inter- ment being made in Detroit, in| which city the deceased was born and lived all his life. BIOGRAPHICAL. When, on January 12, 1857, Wm. A McGraw was placed in the father’s arms, a resolve was made that all that abundant means and worthiness of pur- pose could accomplish should be done to make—not a protessional man, but a broad-gauged, well-educated merchant, to rest upon the foundation the father had then begun to lay with so much care. It was training indeed. The best in the line of instruction was not thought too good ; and when the educational ad- vantages of the New World were ex- hausted, the doors of learning in the Old World swung open and let him in. Germany enrolled him as a student, un- til the difficult speech of the Teuton was as familiar as his mother tongue. With this preparation for a ground- work, Mr. McGraw returned to America and began his life work, entering the employ of the old-established shoe house of A. C. McGraw & Co., which had been founded and was still managed by his father. The house was then located at the corner of Woodward averue and Larned street, where Swan's restaurant now stands. While engaged in master- ing the rudiments ef the business, Mr. McGraw conceived a strong liking for the rubber department and he deter- mined to know the business ‘‘from_ the cellar up,’’ and, with a zeal worthy of his Scotch ancestry, he bent to the task he had set himself. Choosing the work because he loved it, the enthusiast be- gan with the gum. He made it a study. He familiarized himself with the facts concerning it, from the time it is taken from the tree in South America, together with the methods of obtaining it, until it is manufactured into boots and shoes. The fact is, his determination ‘‘to know all about it’’ made him an expert in whatever pertains to rubber. He was, without doubt, one of the best posted men in his line of business to be found ; and these who know what they are talking about concede that Mr. Mc- Graw was a hustler on general principles and a King in the rubber business, with a capital K. Noting his partiality for the rubber business, his partners naturally insisted that he take entire charge of that de- partment, which became, under his en- ergetic management, the banner depart- ment of the establishment. His famil- iarity with the business and his intimate knowledge of details caused him to be consulted by the manufacturers on mat- ters of moment to the trade, such as the probable selling quality of new patterns and the prices which new styles would bear. No one connected with the trade enjoyed the confidence of the manufac- turers to a greater extent than Mr. Mc- Graw. Devotion to duty soon rewarded Mr. McGraw with a partnership interest in the business, which was continued until Sept. 1, 1895, when the old firm of A. C. McGraw & Co. was dissolved by mutual consent, W. A. McGraw taking the rubber portion of the business, which he continued at 80, 82 and 84 Jefferson avenue under the style of W. A. McGraw & Co. He subsequently ad- mitted a number of valued associates to partnership in the business, at which time the style of the house was changed to the Michigan Shoe Co., after which a more commodious location was taken across the street, 81 and 83 Jefferson avenue. At intervals during his busy business career Mr. McGraw took time to see more of the world and its people than can be viewed from the narrow confines of a counting room. The German songs the boy had learned in the schools of Berlin had a deeper meaning as the man of business hummed them on his jour- ney down the castle-guarded Rhine. He learned by experience the pleasures and dangers of Alpinetravel. His own eyes saw the magnificence of the Austrian capital, looked at the wonders which Iltay had been gathering for centuries. He rode along the Champs Elysee and ransacked the British Isles to learn some- thing of the home of his Scotch ances- tors. Nor was this foreign travel to take the place of journeying at home. He learned its geography by seeing it from the woods of Maine to Cuba and the Gulf, over the Rockies to the Golden Gate. Across the Pacific sea, twice traversed, Mr. McGraw journeyed and, with an interest not common, he made himself familiar with Japan, her people and her history, and was one of the best posted men on Japan—her history, her resources and her future—an authority, in fact, on whatever pertains to the Flowery Kingdom. Indeed, what. study and intelligent travel could do to widen a man’s world was made the most of in this instance. At a meeting of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Exchange, held Wed- nesday, the following resolutions were adopted on the death of W. A. McGraw: We,the members of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Exchange of Detroit, meeting together to take action on the death of our brother member, the late Mr. W. A. McGraw, President of the Michigan Shoe Co., do adopt the fol- lowing resolutions : That we greatly deplore the loss of so active, enterprising and valuable a cit- izen °and business man, whose entire life has been spent in this city of his birth, His high standard of integrity and moral worth have been constantly recognized and appreciated by all his business associates. That we tender our sincere sympathy to his family and relatives in their great bereavement. That these resolutions be placed on our records and a copy signed by our President and actuary be forwarded to his family. Sk ae The Gumi examination of fooas according to scientific rule is one of the municipal regulations in the city of Berlin. This examination in the month of September last included 202 samples of edibles and drinkables, and of these 57 were rejected as not up to the legal requirements. There were among the articles thus proving unfit, milk, but- ter, lard, flour, fresh eggs, sweet oil, lemon oil, chocolate, green tea, ‘‘me- dicinal’’ Hungarian wines, and denat- uralized alcohol. Remarkable in par- ticular was the large number of the butter samples which were found to be objectionable; that is, among twenty five of these, two were pure margarine, twelve were mixed butter containing from 25 to 75 per centum of margarine, and two were doubtful. The milk con- trol extended over nearly 1,500 stores and led to the detection of 89 cases of adulteration, etc. Leave at home the are that be- long there. Don’t carry them out to the world, for you will be only laughed at for you: pains. > The Rodgers Shoe Co., : < Toledo, Ohio ° Ret cu tae co E Nal 2 Made to Order Shoes = eu hdl eh We have the best line of $1.00 Creoles, Pedros and Satin goods in cian the market, but we pride ourselves on our high grade goods in Men’s and Women’s. We excel all for style, quality and price. ™ S If our agent does not call on you drop us a postal. o — THE RODGERS SHOE CO. — Michigan Bark & Lumber Co., 527 and 528 Widdicomb Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. ct CLARs. President. W. D. WADE, Vice-President. M. M. Crark, Sec’y and Treas. Bark for Cash. Cor- Sell us your We aim to respondence solicited. please. _ 2g >= 2 We Pay HIGHEST MARKET PRICES in SPOT cash and Riaiee Bark When Loaded. Correspondence Solicited. re 50000006 SPOOFS SS SOOSSSSE SCESHSOOSOE We have v A line of Men’s and Wo- men’s Medium Priced Shoes that are Money Winners. The most of them sold at Bill Price. We are still making the Men’s Heavy Shoes in Oil Grain and Satin; also carry Snedicor & Hatha way’s Shoes at Factory Pricein Men’s, Boys’ and Youths’. Lycoming and Keystone Rubbers are the best. See our Salesmen or send mail orders. GEO. H. REEDER & CO., 19 S. lonia St., Grand Rapids, Mich. Anda bn te bn dnt bn bn bn be be bn tn bn be bn ine tin ti di in tt en i i hi de FOP VG VG SS SEV ES EVV VEY dep ttn ta den Ma tnd bn tintin Lin Mins bn And adnan Sadn te POOF OE OV EOC OTE COCO OCCU ank Books Inks, Mucilage, Etc., and all kinds of Office Nick Nacks. Examine our new device for copy- ing letters. Will M. Hine, Commercial Stationer, 49 Pearl Street, 2 and 4 Arcade, Grand Rapids, Mich. rwwwwvewvrwerwreweerw°§v-.wvwv"erTrTjrTjivv’w* OV EEE EES be Bo bn be bn bn bn bn tin Mi La Me Mn Mei Mn Mn hi hi Mi th Mi Mi da Me hi ti te te te tn te POP OE ONE OO EEE EE OU UU 12 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN e Fruits and Produce. Needed Change in the Rules Covern- ing Egg Sales. From the New York Produce Review. According to the usual custom when a considerable part of the receipts of eggs begins to show more or less loss, the rule of sales has now been changed to a ‘‘loss off’’ basis in this market ex- cept where special agreement is made to the contrarv. As a matter of fact, judging from previous experience, sales will be made upon. various terms. Goods which are closely selected before shipment and which obtain a deserved reputation for fine quality will often, if not usually, be salable at mark or with a fixed average loss, which amounts to the same thing as far as the principle is concerned ; goods which are so poor as to be unsuitable to the uses of the better class of trade will generally be sold to cheap customers by the case; goods which contain enough fine eggs to at- tract the better class of trade under their own assortment, but which are not graded closely and contain an irregular amoutt of inferior or bad eggs, will be sold loss off. Probably this latter class will, during most of the summer and fall season, be found to include the ma- jority of our receipts. The season of change from case count sales to loss off affords a good oppor- tunity to contrast the two systems. Of course, the quality of stock arriving this week is not materially different from that received last week ; now variations in quality are partly compensated by loss allowances; then they were adjusted by differences in price. The question is, which method is better. We hold, and have contended for some time, that differences in quality may be fully and fairly adjusted by differences in price and that the result of doing all business in eggs case count would be greatly favorable in the end to all classes of egg trade. We find also that this view is gradually gaining headwav among re- ceivers of eggs in New York ; some who were formerly of opinion that loss off sales were inevitable are now outspoken in the belief that case count sales would be more advantageous and that it would be entirely practical to change our sys- tem to that basis The effects of an. insistence upon case count sales from first hands would un- doubtedly be to force a closer grading of eggs at primary points, give us bet- ter and more reliable eggs, and elimi- nate an enormous loss now sustained by the shipment of worthless goods. Under a loss off system a very large part of the stock now usually received during the summer is accepted by the better class of egg dealers only because they can, by close grading before their own candles, get a reasonable amount of good, useful eggs out of them. They can even make them better than goods which are graded before shipment. The system places honesty at a dis- count. Many of our egg dealers aré undoubtedly as honorable and reliable as any Class of merchants, but where the selection of stock to be paid for is thrown entirely in the hands of the buyer the opportunity for dishonest dealing ciearly exists, and the scrupulous dealer who candles with an eye which sees his own interest no more than his neighbor's is certainly at a disadvan- tage in competition with those who grab all they can get. Therefore, we believe the honest deal- er would be benefited by a case count system because his skill in judging of qualities, his knowledge of brands and his general ability in purchasing would be the basis of his competition with other dealers. If case count were the rule these dealers who serve a good and fine class of trade would, under ordi- hary circumstances of supply and de- mand, refuse to buy the mixed and ir- regular qualities which they now accept. The demand would be for selected eggs, comparatively free from loss, and the premium paid for these would induce shippers to send such and keep the worthless eggs at home. This was clear- ly shown last week, when I1c was easily obtained for fancy selected eggs, while poor, mixed Southwestern were a drug at toc, and many shippers were writing to their agents here to know ‘‘ what they must do’’ to get the higher quotations. Had case count sales continued, this difference would undoubtedly have in- creased to a point which would have compelled a grading. Under the loss off system there is lit- tle incentive to grading in the interior and freight is paid on thousands upon thousands of cases of worthless eggs. Case count selling would create a de- mand for selection which could not be resisted and within a month we would be getting eggs worthy of the system. How much better would it be for re- ceivers if they could thus work the egg trade into a condition which would re- move the continued wrangle with buy- ers and shippers alike. How much bet- ter for the shipper, who could operate with some certainty of knowledge as to the actual value of bis goods. The matter should be taken up by our Exchange and united effort would un- doubtedly suffice to make successful this change, which, we believe, would be the most important advance ever ac- complished for the egg industry. ——_->- 20> —____ New Rule for Case Count Sales. New York, May 21—At last the Egg Rules of the New York Mercantile Ex- change describe definitely a quality of eggs which shall be sold ‘‘case count’’ notwithstanding the general rules pro- vide for loss allowance. It happened rather by accident, how- ever. Last winter when the committee were working over the rules to improve them, suggestions were called for and among others was a proposition to create a superlative grade to be called extras, which should be sold at mark at all sea- sons. This proposition was voted down on the ground that the quality deserving of mark sales could not be produced here. But anew grade was instituted called ‘‘ Western firsts packed for stor- age,’’ which described a quality such as buyers for cold storage would be willing to bid for. Now when the rule was changed to ‘‘loss off’’ it was seen at once that it would not do to sell loss off such eggs as were described under the rule for ‘‘storage packed,’’ and that goods not deserving to be sold at mark would not do for storage buyers. Con- sequently a rule was passed last Monday that all eggs sold under the rule as ‘* packed for storage’’ shall be of such quality as will grade firsts at mark. Therefore, there is now a definite de- scription in our Exchange rules which, if complied with, will enable a seller to place goods at mark if they conform to it. The requirements are as follows: All small and dirties must be culled out Eighty-five per cent. must be prime, full sweet eggs. White wood cases. No. 1 or medium fillers. Excelsior or cork packing under the bottom flat and over the top flat. No more than one dozen cracked eggs, and loss must not exceed 15 eggs to 36 dozen, or 12 eggs to 30 dozen case. = —— The Truth, and Nothing But the Truth. Two rival commercial travelers were trying to sell a merchant a fire-proof safe. The first said to the merchant: ‘‘A cat was put in one of our safes, and the safe was put in the middle of a fire for twenty-four hours,and afterwards the cat came out alive.’’ Said the second: ‘*We put a cat in one of our safes and piled a fire around it for a week and when we opened it the cat was. dead.’’ ‘*Ah, I thought so,’’ said the rival traveler. ‘*Yes,’’ replied the traveler, ‘‘he was frozen to death!’ Ce $1.90 to Jackson and Return. The Michigan Central will on Mon- day, May 30, sell excursion tickets to Jackson at $1.90 for the round trip, good going only on the morning train leav- ing the Union station at 7 a. m. and re- turning on the evening train same day. W. C. BLAKE, City Ticket Agent. Butter and Eggs Any quantity at any station gets highest cash prices from me. R. Hirt, Jr., 36 Market St., Detroit, Mich. Promptness is the essence of our success. We will buy your Butter and Eggs for Cash Correspond with us, We do not claim to be the oldest and largest commission house in the country, but in many respects one of the best. HARRIS & FRUTCHEY, Detroit J. WILLARD LANSING BURGE D. CATLIN Lansing & Catlin Wholesale Dealers in Butter and Eggs Cold Storage season is nearly over. yet of fancy eggs, so can use liberal shipments for the next two weeks. 44 W. Market St. 103 Michigan St. Buffalo, N. Y. However, we have orders for several cars Ship us your eggs and we will guarantee you satisfaction. ESTABLISHED 1893 T. L. BRUNDAGE, WHOLESALE COMMISSION MERCHANT 54 and 56 Central Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Only Exclusive Butter and Egg House in the City Want to correspond with those who have butter and eggs to ship. Can handle large quantities. EARLY FRUITS AND VECETABLES Popular prices prevail. Will please your customers and make you money. F. J. DET TENTHALER, 117-119 MONROE STREET, HORORTOROROCHOROHOTOROHOROROROHOHOHOHOHOC HOROCHOHOEOE Ask for quotations. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. NUIIPTEPTE EER HEPNOPN NNT NTT nen nee nee een en ener ier ener ier ier ttre? Eggs Bring High —_ —_ Prices in Buffalo been established eleven years. be made in regard to them. NUTIPHOPSTPITNTTTPNI HED NOPHeT NerNer er ery Correspond with your old friend, C. N. RAPP & CO., Buffalo, N. Y. 56 West Market Street. Buffalo Produce Exchange quotations sent free daily to all who request them. They solicit consignments of Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Beans and Produce generally, assuring prompt sales and immediate ret .rns. They are a branch of the Grand Rapids house of the same name, which has They refer Michigan shippers to the Fourth National Bank, Grand Rapids Savings Bank and Michigan Tradesman, all of which are familiar with their standing and acquainted with their methods and will cheerfully answer any enquiries which may PYLON UL YL = = = = = = = = = E = = = E - = Why Lard and Other Hog Products are High. The rapid advance in prices of lard and cottonseed oil recently has surprised and confounded some speculators who are not close watchers of current events; but the advance is easily explained. Lard rose in company with other hog products under the influence of Euro- pean demands about the beginning of the year. A great deficiency existed abroad and at Christmas pork cost twice as much as the year before. Then came the prospect of trouble with Spain, and as the unanimous opinion of Europe was that Spain was much stronger on the water than we were and reverses for us were to be expected at first, Europe bought largely to guard against possible scarcity. Then followed large pur- chases by the Government and prices went so high that the European demand ceased almost completely, although the Hamburg market was a buyer to some extent, against its will, on account of the failure of a large operator. Owing to the enormous receipts at a time of the year when the demand is not over heavy, I scarcely think that the present market will be sustained unless through speculation. Farmers are get- ting big prices for hogs, but the present price of lard seems high enough. With the autumn demand usually the heavi- est, I shall not be surprised to see prices then fully as high as now on legitimate grounds. Ifthe general public continues to buy for speculation as frantically as during the last few weeks we may see still higher prices, Substitutes for lard, such as lard com- pound, composed chiefly of cottonseed oil, can now be sold 2c per pound cheaper than lard, and they preve at- tractive to many consumers. Prices of these substitutes are strengthening in consequence, and at the same time acting as a check on the lard market. Cottonseed oil would seem to havea good future. It started the season with a bare market, as last year’s crop was small, with poor prices. This year’s crop is large, with good prices. Stocks, I think, are fair, and large quantities bave been marketed, owing toa bona fide demand of extraordinary propor- tions. At this season of the year stocks are in the hands of people abundantly able to carry them, and there can be no anxiety about the future. It seems to me that there is still plenty of room at the top until the new oil comes to mar- ket in October. The statistical position of cotton oil is stronger than at any time since 1891, While the United States can use all of the cottonseed oil produced here, there is a large and growing European de- mand. The English manufactures are go per cent. soap oils and scarcely any edible oils.—Carl Dreier in N. Y. Com- mercial. + 0 Plain Living the Basis of Health and Strength. The processes of evolution in nature are hardly slower than the length of time it takes us to shake off old ideas. For generations we have been taught that it was a weakness to pay any particular attention to what we ate. ‘Plain living and high thinking have been inculcated as the highest philosophical ideal, and to eat what is set before you and ask no questions the very quintessence of ami- ability and desirability in one’s family. Time spent in preparing toothsome dainties has been universally regarded as sinful waste of opportunities. The result of all this unthinking and fein bere en MICHIGAN TRADESMAN I3 indiscriminating eating has been a race of dyspeptics, and we are only now slowly struggling up into the light, where we find out that it is a matter of the utmost importance, here and here- after, that we should know what, and when, and how to eat. On the state of one’s digestion, and not the condition of one’s heart, as we romantically sup- pose, depends one’s physical, mental and moral welfare. Soggy bread for breakfast would sour the temper of an angel, gloomy theologies have had their origin in dyspepsia and not divine revelation, and workers in the slums tell us that it is the poor cooking and the consequent lack of nourishment that drives the very poor to drink. Considering the importance of the subject, it is wonderful how little thought we give to this matter of what we eat, and how careless the average woman is about what she sets before her family. The recent deaths of Henry George and Anton Seidl, both of whom died suddenly a few hours after inju- dicious eating, are an example of how reckless even the most intelligent can be; but we do not have to go so far for examples of people who are victims to their own ignorance in the matter. It is not a question of over-eating by any means, either. Just as many people die from being under nourished as do from gormandizing. ' It is hardly too much to say that the succcss and happiness of life depend on what one eats. Aside from the _hor- rors of dyspepsia, there is the ability or inability to work that means success or failure in our undertakings. A_ suc- cessful speculator, a king of finance, is on record as saying that when he was going to engineer a_ big deal that re- quired clear judgment, iron nerve and enormous physical endurance he went into training for it almost as a pugil- ist does for a fight. He cut his food down to rare beef and a few simple vegetables, just such things as would give him the most nourishment and were the easiest digested. He further- more said that {he had known a single spell of indigestion and consequent de- pression and blues make a man lose courage and break down when another day would have tided him into success and fortune. When one remembers that beauty is simply a question of health, it is amaz- ing to see how reckless mothers are about the food of their little daughters. Who does not see, every day, thin, scrawny, Sallow little girls drinking strong coffee, eating indigestible pastry and cakes and nibbling candy between meals—foredestined to grow up _ into ugly women, when they might as well be pretty? In its real essence, beauty is a matter of clear skin, of gracious curves, of strength and vitality, “and they must all spring from the good digestion that waits on good food prop- erly prepared. To the woman who has the interests of her family really at heart there is no other subject of such vital importance as what they eat. WANTED To furnish Western dealersfor their Eastern trade for season of 1898; cold storage in quantit- ies to suit up to 15,000 cases of eggs and 30 cars butter: moderate rates and liberal advances to reliable parties; modernly equipped plant; me- chanical refrigeration, with an improved system of perfectly dry circulation and change of air in rooms; intermittent and continuous circulation, also gravity system; these systems are the latest and best known in cold storage practices; our eggs are said to be the finest on the Philadelphia market this past season; fine distributing point; only 2% hours to Pittsburg, and quick transit by both Penn Central and B. O. to New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington; we are authorized to purchase for our local cus tomers 5,000 cases finely candled eggs for April and May deliveries; also several cars creamery butter; correspondence solicited. Address Hyge- ia Crystal lce & Cold Storage Co., Uniontown, Pa. BEANS ano POTATOE CARLOTS ONLY. MILLER & TEASDALE Co., ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. 835 N. THIRD ST. - 830 N. FOURTH ST. N. WOHLFELDER & Co.., COMMISSION MERCHANTS 399-403 HIGH ST., EAST SIDE, DETROIT, MICH. Ship to us your Butter, Eggs, Cheese and Potatoes and get Full Market Prices. Ripe Strawberries at consumers’ prices. Pineapples, Bananas, Oranges, Tomatoes, Radishes, Cu- NUN cumbers, Spinach, Asparagus, Pie Plant, New Pota- toes, New Cabbage, Beets, Peas, New Dry Onions, Green Onions, i Lemons, Turnips, Carrots, Squash. BUNTING & CO., Jobbers, Grand Rapids, [ich. To represent a first- Ria Roller and Rye Flour Mills in our market, or will buy the same on the basis of cash- Detroit Cumiiien & Nencaiietaiiien Co., 1 od ce 27 Farmer Street, Detroit, Mich. QRAAKLLQAAA LAA RALLY KI AD W.R. Brice. Est. 1852. W.R. Brice & Co. Philadelphia’s Leading Hustling Commission Merchants Cc. M. Drake. REFERENCES: W. D. Hayes, Cashier Hastings National Bank, Hastings, Mich. Corn Exchange National Bank, Philadelphia. Western National Bank, Philadelphia. Fourth National Bank, Grand Rapids, Mich. D. C. Oakes, Coopersville, Mich. E. A. Stowe, Michigan Tradesman. We have closed our branch house in Grand Rapids and will not buy any more eggs this season. but want your Butter and Eggs now at our main house in Philadelphia on commis- sion and you can rest assured that we will watch your inter- ests carefully, make you prompt sales and prompt returns, and you can be assured of the best service to be had in our city. W. R. BRICE & CO. I4 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Diversion of the Grain Trade From New York. The Interstate Commerce Commission has recently rendered a decision which is of great interest to all the ports of the country. The case before the commis- sion was the complaint of the New York Produce Exchange versus the Bal- timore &{Ohio Railroad. The Exchange, representing the commercial interests of the port of New York, maintained that the railroad company prevented the metropolis from securing her rightful share of the country’s foreign trade by unfair differentials in favor of other Atlantic ports, and particularly Balti- more, Boston and Philadelphia. New York has for some time been greatly worried at the steady loss she has suffered in her grain trade. Her merchants, instead of admitting that this diversion of trade was due to changed conditions, claimed that it re- sulted solely from the action of the rail- roads in discriminating against her in favor of other ports. The argument made before the Interstate Commerce Commission sought, to show that New York, by virtue of her facilities and long custom, was entitled naturally to the lion’s share of the business. The Interstate Commerce Commis- sion, after a careful and thorough re- view of the case, dismissed the com- plaint. The Commission held that it had not been proven that the railroad had discriminated against New York. It also held that New York, by virtue of its position, had no special claim on the grain trade, and that the gradual loss of this trade was due, not to dis- crimination, but to the legitimate and natural competition of other ports. The contention that New York had a special claim on the foreign trade was_ brushed aside. In this connection the Commis- sion says: It would be in accordance neither with the theory of our institutions nor witb the history of the development of our nation to permit any ove port upon our vast extent of seacoast to monopolize the trade with foreign nations. Within recent years the United States Government has expended in improving navigation to and at the port of Phila- delphia about $9,500,000; at Baltimore, $3,600,000; at Galveston, $8,500,000, and at New Orleans or upon the Mis- sissippi River, of which New Orleans takes the benefit, about $8,000,000. These vast sums have not been ap- propriated and expended certainly upon the theory that it was desirable for the foreign trade of this country to flow through the port of New York alone. Rather does this recognize it as the pol- icy of our Government that its foreign commerce should be distributed between various ports. The claim of New York to being the natural outlet for the grain trade is disposed of with equal clearness. The Commission points out that geographical position and competition from rival Carriers control the movement of grain and every other commodity. The Com- mission, in its decision, says: The distance from Chicago to New York is about the same as to New Orleans, and the water communication between Chicago and New York will, during certain seasons of the year at least, give New York an advantage as to traffic which fairly originates at Chi- cago. But a glance at the map of the United States shows that the grain-pro- ducing territory, much of it, lies be- tween New Orleans upon the South and Chicago upon the North, and is most of it nearer New Orleans than New York. When this export corn moves to Chi- cago it moves away from New Orleans, or at least not towards it, and the same thing is true of much of the export wheat. The distance from Kansas City and St. Louis to New Orleans is less than two-thirds that to New York. The Mississippi River and its tributaries give access to all this region. As an evidence of the facility with which the grain trade has been diverted from New York, and as exemplifying the cause for this diversion, the Com- mission devotes the following paragraph to the facilities of New Orleans: A year ago the Commission inspected the terminal and harbor facilities of New Orleans. Its docks are already ex- tensive and are capable of almost un- limited extension. There is no place in the United States, with possibly one exception, where grain can be trans- ferred from the car to the vessel more cheaply than here. The grade from the grain fields to these «levators is an easy one. The corporations which operate these lines of railway leading to them are strong and aggressive. They will undoubtedly demand a larger portion of that traffic which is tributary to them, and will gradually acquire more and more of it, and this in its turn will bring to New Orleans a certain amount of those importations which now reach New York. The same thing is and will be true of Galveston and other ports. New York can not expect, therefore, to occupy the same relative position of Supremacy with reference to our foreign commerce in the future that it has in the past. It is evident from this decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission that New York can not hope to regain her lost trade by bringing pressure on the railroads, except it can be done through the manipulations of Wall street. There are many railroads now operating to Southern and South Atlantic ports which are powerful enough to be inde- pendent of Wall street pressure, and it is this fact that is so seriously troubling our New York friends. —_—_—_»--._____ Decoration Day Excursion. On Monday, May 30, the Michigan Central will sell excursion tickets to Jackson and return at the very low rate of $1.90 for the round trip, good going only on the morning train leaving the Union station at 7 a. m. and returning on the evening train same day. W. C. BLAKE, City Ticket Agent. —___e.—____ Has a Chance. ‘*The boy King of Spain has _thirty- seven titles,’’ ‘‘Is that so? If he can hang on fora few years he may be able to pay off Spain's debts by marrying an American heiress. ’’ > 0. Sure Test. ‘How do you tell the age of a tur- key?’’ ‘By the teeth. *’ ‘*A turkey hasn't teeth.’’ “Ne: but I have. *’ Elgin System : cf Creameries os It will pay you to investi- 7 gate our plans and visit our factories if you are contem- plating building a Creamery or Cheese factory. All sup- plies furnished at lowest prices. Correspondence so- licited. R. E. Sturgis, Allegan, Mich. Contractor and Builder of Butter and Cheese Factories, and Dealer in Supplies. ieee ce eats WM. SMITH Manufscturer of EGG CASES, FARMERS’ CASES, EGG CASE FILLERS ODORLESS FILLERS AND EXCELSIOR. | ? Capacity one carload a day. Prompt shipment on I ig short notice. Will make any case desired. Write for I iy price list. We compete with all other manufacturers. St eae EATON RAPIDS, [ICH. Jobbers-Seed-Beans-Potatoes-Produce WE ARE IN POSITION TO FILL YOUR OR- DERS FOR FIELD SEEDS BOTH IN QUAL- ITY AND PRICE THAT SHOULD WARRANT YOU IN DEALING WITH US. MOSELEY BROS. 26-28-30-32 OTTAWA ST. SEEDS GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. The best are the cheapest and these we can always EEDS:: ALFRED J. BROWN SEED CO. 24 and 26 North Division Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. ee - a i ca ESO SOE ee ee - e N pO ee, ee Ee A= a Ship Your Y Butter, Eggs and Produce tous. Our motto: “Quick sales, highest market 4 prices, prompt and honest returns.” , q HERMANN C. NAUMANN & CO., Detroit, Mich., ) 4 Main Office, 33 Woodbridge St., - Branch Store, 353 Russell St., op Eastern Market. , ae eee ere Gains a PE LYE ASE WHA WHEN AY DEAD AD FAD ADEE AED D SE a S y WP wv > Gad Slorage a, 2 Buffalo, N. Y. > ( ARENA GANONG SENG #5. f\ Dk = Warehouse “A”! Warehouse “B” Capacity 500,000 cubic feet. Poultry, Cheese, Fruit and Miscellaneous Storage. Capacity 600,000 cubic feet. a : En Exclusively a Butter and Eggs Rates Reasonable. : , Don’t try experiments. Store where you know your goods will be properly cared for. Low Insurance. Liberal Advances. How to Succeed in Groceries. My theme this week is the dishonest grocer. If I could dip my pen in sul- phuric acid and write on asbestos paper, I could not then express half the con- tempt and hatred which I cherish for the grocer who gives short weights and measures, makes low prices to attract trade, and steals customers away from a rival in business. Some people may think that I have suffered directly by such methods as these, which makes me so bitter against them, but this is not true. However, I sympathize with the honest grocer who is forced to meet such competition as this, and sees his trade gradually going toward the dis- honest grocer. The dishonest grocer does not exist, you say? He does, beyond a doubt. He will never win out in the jong run, because honesty will succeed as sure as the sun rises and sets. Why, then, are grocers dishonest? The most patent cause in making grocers dishon- est is selling goods at too close a mar- gin, or at no margin at all. The temp- tation to make both ends meet by giv- ing short count and short measure is too great in times of close competition, and the man who is at all weak will finally fall. ‘*Honor and fame from no conditions rise; act well your part— there ail the honor lies.’’ Is it honorable for a merchant to ad- vertise twenty pounds of sugar fora dollar, anc give only eighteen? Is it honorable for him to sell thirteen ounces for a pound, and forty-five pounds of flour for a quarter barrel, which should be forty-nine pounds? Is it honorable to overcharge on one article and under- charge on another? Is it honorable to go to your neighbor's customers and quote prices far below what you would to your own trade? What man who sells sixteen ounces to the pound and twelve to the dozen can compete with these sharks and pirates? They degrade the profession, and make all classes of customers suspicious of all dealers. It is a blessing to feel that they will sometimes overstep themselves and perish through their own dishonesty. Shakespeare says: ‘‘Who steals my purse steals trash, but he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him, and makes me poor in- deed.’’ The pirates who are engaged in these reprehensible practices will find some day that they are known in their true light, and all the perfumes of Araby will not suffice to make their name sweet to the public again. They will be shunned like a pestilence, de- spite their air of respectability. Unfor- tunately this class of grocers is far too numerous. They advertise largely in the daily papers, and hide behind the shield of a great name. Once in a while an extraordinarily clever shark will succeed, but for the most part failure is their portion. Let all young grocers take the advice of one who has seen gro- cers rise and fall, and who has studied the causes of success and failure, and shun all dishonest and crooked practices. —Store-keeper. —___»>2.—___—_ Changed Conditions of the Century. The map of trade is changing faster than most of us appreciate, and in di- plomacy or commerce the statesman or the merchant must be no laggard who keeps step to the music of the times. No country in the world has such a com- mand of the forces that now control the world—steam, electricity and machin- ery—as the United States. No country has such resources in raw material or MICHIGAN TRADESMAN I5 in the facilities for converting that ma- terial into finished products; no country has such an ingenious and energetic population. With 76,000,000 of popula- tion we can produce more than 150,000, - 000 can consume, and hence the _ neces- sity for widening our markets. The great field for future development is with the countries bordering on the Pacific ocean which contain two-thirds of the population of the globe. The events, therefore, which have recently taken place in the Far East are of the utmost significance to American trade and commerce. For many years I believed that the United States should confine itseif to the development of our own unequaled re- sources and home market; but my ob- servations in a trip around the world, and my experience when Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Commerce of the New York Chamber of Commerce, widened my _ views, and I now believe that far-sighted statesmanship demands the careful consideration of a broader policy. The logic of recent events points to the acquirement or control of Spanish colonial possessions in both the Pacific and the Atlantic, together with the acquirement of the Hawaiian Islands and the construction lof the Nicaragua Canal. I believe we have at the head of our Government men who appreciate the changed and changing conditions of the century, and that the United States, whether it will or no, is obliged to be one of the leading nations in the march of progress which steam, electricity and machinery have forced upon the hu- man race. The time has gone by when a statesman can ask, ‘‘What have we to do with Europe?’’ or,‘ Why do we need a navy, or a commercial marine, or an improved consular service, or a depart- ment of commerce and manufactures?’’ We can not stand still if we would, and the United States ought to be at the head of the procession. FRANK B. THURBER. >> » New Route to Chicago. Commencing May 15, 1898, a through car line will be established between Chicago and Grand Rapids, operated by the Grand Trunk Railway system and the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway, via Vicksburg. Trains will arrive at and depart from Dearborn station, Chicago. This sta- tion is on Polk street, between State and Clark streets, is only three blocks south of the postoffice,and near the down town business and hotel districts. Other railroads using this staticn are the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Wabash, Chicago & Eastern Illinois, Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville, and Erie. No transfer will, therefore, be neces- sary for passengers to or from the above mentioned lines. Important stations on this through car line between Chicago and Grand Rap- ids are Valparaiso, South Bend, Mish- awaka, Ind., Cassopolis, Macellus, Schoolcraft, Vicksburg, Kalamazoo and Plainwell, Mich. The equipment used in providing this service will consist of new standard vestibuled day coaches. Pullman buffet parlor cars and the latest designs of Pullman wide vestibuled, gaslighted, twelve section drawing room sleeping cars. It is believed that the character of this equipment and the convenience of the schedules will be such as to merit a liberal patronage by the traveling pub- lic. The following is a condensed schedule : ae 6:30am Lav Grand iapids.:.°....- 7:10am 2:10pm Ax Chicago .... -....-..2:00pm Oiropm Dy Cicero e 3:02pm) s11:45pm Ax Grand Rapids... ...: 9.30pm 7:25am C. L. Lockwoopn, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. —___~> 2. It is as bad to be a hypocrite as it is to be a highwayman. evenivendeedr7 Jn New Quarters = We take pleasure in informing the trade that we have leased the two-story and _ base- ment building at 14 and 16 Ottawa street (corner Ferry), formerly occupied by the Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co., which we will take possession of at once with our lines of Fruits, Vegetables, Spices, Bak- ing Powder and Grocers’ and Meat Dealers’ Sundries. With a more central location convenient to the depot and jobbing houses, ample room in all departments, and _ side- tracks in the rear of our store, we shall be in better shape than ever to fill your orders promptly and meet the requirements of our customers. Thanking you for past patron- age and assuring you that we shall endeavor to merit a continuance of same, we are, Yours truly, Vinkemulder Company If you are not receiving our weekly mar- WwaeeW ure w era eWeveWeWeWuveWere ket review, drop usa line and we will put you on our mailing list. Pie's a'a'aania'as'na'aainaslaiaiata naan aaa ee The Food Commissioner : has begun an aggressive crusade against cheap vinegars which are not up to the legal standard. It will be well for the retail i oods of trade to prepare for the wrath to come by putting in ¢ pref yi] recognized purity and strength, and we beg leave to call the attention of the trade to the fact that Robinson’s Cider Vinegar is always up to the standard established by the i +g is] ure and that it is guaranteed not to contain any deleterious acids orany- thing that is not produced from theapple. One hundred dollars in cash stands back of this guaranty. Ask your jobber for Robinson’s vinegar and insist on having no other. If your job ber will not get it for you, order direct from the manufacturer, ROBINSON CIDER & VINEGAR CO., Benton Harbor, Mich. Soa gegeseseseseseseseseseses ese seseseseseseseses Ce ee se Se Se SeseSesesesese DOOQOQOQOO OHO OODOOQOQOOOSOMOQODOOOOQOOODQOOOOQOOOQOQO@OOES ©OOOQOQOOQOODOO® ‘W WAY 10 HANDLE BUTTER Instead of packing in heavy OOOO OOOO =)stone crocks or wooden tubs, | put it in our SUH cresenee nner edeMeett 4POUNDS 9 2 E.U.HERRICK 2 he ND RAPIDS: ¢ Ney Creamery Bult i fay) MS asiaterasauilld Paraffined Parchment=Lined Butter Packages trPERTELFRRT Nt ’ They are light, strong and neat. “Michigan Package Co., Owosso, Mich. POWOQOODOEOQOHODOODOOQOODOODHOQDODOOOHDOOHDOO©OOOQOODODOODOEOOQODOOOOO® QOGQOQOOOCE © DOOODHODOHGDS) ODOHOQDOQDOQOOOOQOOOC!S @ @ @ @ @ @) @ @) ® @ @ @ @ @ @ e @ @ 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 7 | a a 6 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN GOTHAM GOSSIP. News from the Metropolis---Index to the Market. Special Correspondence. New York, May 21—The general situ- ation in the grocery trade is encoura- ging. Jobbers almost without exception are doing an excellent summer trade and the future seems very bright in- deed, unless Congress yields to the elo- quence of such men as Turpie, who seek to place the financial rating of the United States far below that of Spain. Orders for goods have come from every quarter and frequently for very respect- able amounts. Prices are steady and, with very few exceptions, there is no weakness. The week has hardly been up to the standard of its predecessors, so far as coffee is concerned, and interior deal- ers are apparently pretty well supplied for the present. Stocks are not exces- sive in the hands of jobbers and the general appearance is. steady. The quotation on Rio No. 7 1s 6%c. Little has been done in invoice trading. In store and afloat there are 1,053,516 bags, against 712,058 bags at the same time last year. Mild sorts of ccffee have been in very light request and what orders have been sent in have called for the lower grades. The tea market might be called steady, but there has been very little business going forward—hardly enough, in fact, to give an indication of the true condi- tion of affairs. Sales made were at practically unchanged rates, but some shading might be made, if necessary. In invoice trade, nothing was done. In sugar, the week started in with very light trading. Later, matters be- gan to mend and at the close are quite satisfactory. With warmer weather the trade will be sure to pick up and a rush demand may ensue. Granulated was reduced on Thursday 1-16c, making it 53sec. A lot of sugar was on a pier which collapsed at one of the refineries and, of course, was a tota! loss. It was raw sugar in bags, some 4oo of these having gone to mix with the water of East River. Supplies of rice are light and, in fact, hardly sufficient to make a market. Quotations are very tirm and this is true both for foreign and domestic. For prime to choice domestic the range is from 6!;@634c. Orders for foreign were in many cases for future delivery, as they could not be filled {from spot stock. Spices are steady. Jobbers have been doing a satisfactory trade and, while they might do more if they had orders, they are quite well pleased. Prices are steady, especially for pep- per and cloves. Invoice trading was nil, buyers seemingly waiting to see what the future has in store. Grocery grades of molasses are firm, with supplies none too large to over- stock the market. In fact, the latter is well cleaned up and at the moment one seeking to fill a good-sized order might have to do considerable shopping. Good te prime centrifugal, 16@25c; open-kettle, 29@31c. Syrups are in light supply and quotations are firmly adhered to. In canned goods, some large transac- tions have been reported in futures, es pecially in corn, tomatoes and peas. Prices are firm for spot goods and al- together the situation is encouraging. It is said that the pack of peas will be smaller than usual in Maryland this year, aS so many were packed last sea- son that there are yet a gcod many left, and profits in the pack now will be nil. But you can’t always tell by what ‘“someone says,’’ and it is likely that the usual supply will be forthcoming. Corn New York spot standard, 65@7oc. Dried fruits are well held and the market situation has improved, espe- cially for evaporated apples of really desirable stock. Small fruits are in about the usual request. Lemons are lower, but the hot weather will soon cause another turn. Oranges are in about the usual request. Bananas are steady. Pineapples are quiet. The bean market presents to if any new features and the situation is pretty Choice are worth $1.75; choice pea, much as reported last week. marrow $1.40. Bermuda potatoes are worth $2.75@ 4.25, the former for seconds. Western alds, $2. 50@2.87. For desirable sorts of butter there is a steady demand, but nothing to brag of. Western extra creamery, 15c; firsts, 14%4c; seconds, 14c; thirds, 13@13'%c; imitation creamery extras, 13'4c; firsts, 12'4c; best factory, 12%c. The demand for cheese is not very active, and yet the supply is not ex- cessive. For really fancy goods the en- quiry has been rather more active than the preceding week. ‘This for new cheese. Old stock seems somewhat un- settled and prices show quite a varia- tion. Large new full cream, choice, 74 @7%2c; full cream fancy, large, 8% @ogc; small size, 834 @oc. In eggs the supply ot really desirable stock 1s not large and a good deal of stock arriving is being consigned to cold storage. Prices are about the same as last week—near-by fancy stock, 12c; Western selected for storage, at mark, 11c; fresh ungraded, 10's@1o%c. The hot wave will probably cause a large portion of arrivals during the next few days to show deterioration. - oe A fakir in New York has hit on a scheme for drawing money from sympa- thetic people that he worked more than once to good advantage. He has a smart dog for a confederate, and the only other ‘‘properties’’ are a few bits of stale bread. The fakir will go along a crowded street, and will all at once make a dive for a piece of bread that he has himself thrown in the gutter. The next minute he and the canine will be roliing in the dirt, fighting savagely for possession of the bread. The crowd that is attracted will shell out small] coin generously to a supposed starving man, who sheds copious tears of gratitude. The dog is lost in the shuffle, but he rejoins his owner ere long, and the two go off to another quarter to repeat their game. ——_—~>02>—_— Serious trouble is noted in the lacing hooks in silk vesting top footwear for men finished with lace stays, owing to the fact that there is not enough leather used as a stay into which to insert the lacing hooks. These come out in some cases in short order. It shows that no shoe should be made on this style with- out the leather lace stay down the front, to give the necessary strength, or when the shoe is finished all silk vesting tops without stays, only plain eyelets should be used, as there is not enough body to sustain the lacing hooks. _ ——__~$--+o<________ It takes more courage to endure than to act. for fine retail trade, in the only Air Tight Fibre Packages. of 1, 2, 3 or 5 lb. Creamery Market Prices. MAYNARD & COON, Grand Rapids, Michigan. © All Grocers LEROUX’S PURE CIDER VINEGAR THE LEROUX CIDER & VINEGAR CO., Producers, Toledo, Ohio. D®D HKNCKNMDOOQO QDOODQOQDO®D DOQOQQDOOO© DDHOOQDDOOO© DODOQOQOO QOQOQOOQOOs who desire to give their customers the best Vinegar on the market, will buy “Red Star Brand.’’ A trial order will convince you of the merits of these gocds, and a guarantee bond goes to every purchas- er protecting him in the sale of our vinegar. QCOOQDDOQOQOQQDDOOQOEO POOQOQOQQDOO DOGS? POOET QDOOQDQDOOOOS RICH DRINK | SCOFFEEe Z of choice coffee with palatable cereals and other COMP 8 wholesome ingredients. Far superior to all OUND. ig) “cereal” drinks. A beautiful Tea and Coffee Pot oats 2 Stand given with each 2 pound package. Retails wt. bil for 13c a pound, affording retailer big profit. Wondhuy ig Pleases customers. Order trial case and see how ry % quickly it sells. Charlotte, Mich.) : i) WOODBURY & CO., mers.. —— CHARLOTTE. MICH. Our Flavoring Extracts stand the Pure Food test. Put up in full measure P bottles and guaranteed to give satisfaction. Send us a sample order and be convinced. DE BOE, KING & CO., Grand Rapids, Mich, 16 and 18 South Ionia Street. FOLDING P Candy, Cough Drops, Tobacco Clippings, Condition Powders, Etc. and Box Labels and C Printed and plain for Patent Medicines, Extracts, Cereals, Crackers and Sweet Goods, Bottle Ask or write us for prices. APER BOXES igar Box Labels our specialties. GRAND RAPIDS PAPER BOX CO. PHONE 850. 81,83 ano 85 CAMPAU ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MI<=H. AMTING 10 Tradesman Company Grand Rapids. Rl ND NO. 81 BUTTER REFRIGERATOR Size 43 inches long by 43 inches deep by 57 inches high. Only two left of our 1897 Grocers’ Butter Refrigerators. They will be sold at a bargain, viz., $25.00 each. your chance to get a good article cheap. This is Mention this ad- vertisement when writing or calling. You will have to pay $50.00 for our new roll top and you may like this better. We have two roll tops in Ash instead of Oak at $45.00 each. WEE, Wi ty ; A 7 ot Poisoned Ice Cream can be avoided and Cream Saved by using our Porcelain Lined Storage Cans. Easily removed for filling or cleaning. Ice never exposed to the air. Eight walls to save the ice. Cases copper lined. Extra quality. Solid Ash. Antique finish. No. 84, two 8 quart cans...... Price, $14.00. No. 86, two 20 quart cans...... Price, 20.50. No. 87, three 20 quart cans...... Price, 27.35. We also make a cheaper grade of zinc lined cases. Write for catalogue. GRAND RAPIDS REFRIGERATOR CoO. eranp rapips, micn. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17 Commercial Travel Michigan Knights of the Grip. President, JoHNn A. Horrman, Kalamazoo: Secre- tary, J. C. SaunpErs, Lansing; Treasurer, Cas. McNotry, Jackson. Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Association. President, C. C. SNEDEKER, Detroit: Secretary and Treasurer, C. W. ALLEN Detroit. United Commercial Travelers of Michigan. Grand Counselor, J. J. Evans, Bay City: Grand Secretary, G. S. VALMORE, Detroit; Grand Treas urer, W. S. Wsst, Jackson. Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Mutual Acci- dent Association. President, J. Boyp Pantuinp, Grand Rapids; Secretary and Treasurer, Gro. F. OWEN, Grand Rapids. Lake Superior Commercial Travelers’ Club. President, W. C. Brown, Marquette; Secretary and Treasurer, A. F. Wrxson, Marquette. Annual Meeting of Michigan Grand Council, U. C.F. Jackson, May 21—The annual conven- tion of the Grand Council, United Com- mercial Travelers, which was held here yesterday and to-day, was well attended. = lhe first on the programme was the grand parade, which took place at 1 o'clock yesterday. The delegates were all in line, each carrying a white um- brella and a United States flag. The Jackson members were all dressed in white and presented a handsome appear- ance as they brought up the rear. The members of the Detroit Council were at the head of the procession Each wore, besides the badge presented by the Jack- son Council, a handsome badge bearing the inscription, ‘‘Detroit, 1898. Detroit Council No. 9.’’ Ladies in carriages followed the marchers. As the parade passed under the large flag in front of the courthouse the men removed their hats and saluted it, and after passing it halted and gave three cheers and a tiger for the Stars and Stripes. = On returning to the hall the business meeting was called to order by Grand Counsellor F. L. Day, of Jackson, who read his annual address, as follows Another year in the history of our fra- ternal association is now closing, and we are again in session at the fifth an- nual meeting of the Grand Council of Michigan, to review the records of the past year and to submit to the members of the order, through their representa- tives, the condition of affairs through- out this grand jurisdiction, and as far as we can throughout the jurisdiction of the Supreme Council, which is the United States of America, the members of which are an indispensable factor in the population of our Nation, for they are the representatives of the commerce, internal and international. They are the recognized representatives at the commercial courts of all nations. At last annual meeting you appointed a committee with instructions to report at this session some plan and by-laws for the conduct and preservation of the in- terésts of this Grand Council and its sub- ordinates. When your committee reports give it careful consideration, always bearing in mind that quality in law and legislation is preferable to quantity. As your chief executive officer you are entitled to an accounting of my stewardship, and it is with a degree of pleasure that I can present for your consideration the following facts and figures that will show the numerical and financial strength of the order, and I recommend that each subordinate coun- cil put the same in convenient form for distribution among our commercial as- sociates, in order that they may be in- duced to become members of our grand commercial army, and thereby be en- titled to receive the benefits of fraternal protection at a minimum Cost. _ Peace, harmony and prosperity have prevailed in this grand jurisdiction dur- ing the year now closing. We have added to our roll of councils one, Hills- dale Council No, 116, which was organ- ized December 16, 1897, with thirteen charter members. a The membership of the grand juris- diction one year ago was 270. There have been added during the year as fol- lows: To Detroit Council No. 9, 40; Flint No. 29, 7; Saginaw? No.%43, 5; Bay No. 51, 6; Jackson No. 7, 20: Hillsdale No. 113, 20. There have been eight deaths, three have removed and seventeen have been suspended, making the total membership to-day 340. This jurisdiction has contributed to the in- demnity fund of the order during the year $2,560, and has received in pay- ment of indemnity claims of members $2,414.25, which was distributed among the councils as follows: Detroit, $646.41; Flint, $471.42; Saginaw, $I, 100; Bay, $128.57; Jackson, $67.85, leaving a balance to the credit of this jurisdic- tion of $145.75. A year ago there were g grand and 06 subordinate councils with a total mem- bership of 6,577. There have been added during the year 1 grand and 30 subordi- nate councils, with an additional mem- bership of 2,000, making a grand total of 126 subordinate councils, with a mem- bership of 8,557, and these contribute annually about $68,000 for the protection and benefit of their needy and unfor- tunate brothers, their widows and orphans, In conclusion, Mr. Day congratulated the members upon the prosperity of the order and urged the utmost care and fidelity in the conduct of its business. He closed by returning thanks to his official associates and the members of the order for their uniform kindness and assistance and urged for his successor the same favorable consideration. During the business meeting of the Grand Council the ladies were taken for a drive about the city and a visit to the prison, and the underwear and corset factories, following which they were given a reception at the Jackson City club rooms, At 6:30 the guests were conducted to Company D armory, where an elaborate banquet had been prepared by the ladies of the Jackson Associated Charities. The hall was elaborately decorated with white and yellow bunting, National colors and flowers and presented a beau- tiful appearance. Plates were laid for 550, and every seat was occupied. Fol- lowing the banquet came an interesting programme of toasts and responses, as fellows, Dr. O. J. R. Hanna officiating as master of ceremonies: Music, or- chestra. Address of welcome, Charles EK. Townsend. Response, F. L. Day, Grand Counselor. Solo, Master Fred Daley, Michigan’s boy soprano. ‘‘The Ladies,’’ George H. Randall, Bay City. Music, orchestra. ‘‘The Baby Coun- cil,’’ F. M. Thompson, Hillsdale. *'Why Are We Traveling Men?’’ O. C. Gould, Saginaw. Cornet solo, Mrs. Anna Berger-Lynch, Jackson. ‘‘The Employer,’’ H. S. Griggs, Jackson. Music, orchestra. ‘‘The Order,’’ H. M. Sperry, Flint. Music, orchestra. ‘“The Traveling Man as a Citizen,’ P. Walch, Detroit. ‘‘The Star Spangled Banner. ’’ At the conclusion of this feature the hall was cleared and dancing was in- dulged in until a late hour. Detroit was selected as the next place of meeting. This morning the work of considering the new by-laws presented yesterday was taken up, and after some discussion the by-laws were adopted, as were also the rules of the Supreme Council. Considerable interest was manifested in the election of officers, which resulted as follews: Grand Counselor, J. J. Evans, of Bay City ; Grand Junior Coun- selor, John. A. Murray, Detroit; Past Grand Counselor, F. L. Day, Jackson ; secretary, G. S. Valmore, Detroit: treasurer, W. S. West, Jackson; con- ductor, M. Jay Moore, Jackson; page, H. E. Bartlett, Flint: sentinel, F.. A. Sault, Bay City; alternate delegates to the Supreme Council, George A. Rey- nolds, Saginaw; M. J. Matthews, De- troit; executive committee, two years, EB. D. Page, Jackson, €. J. Lewis, Flint. The secretary was instructed to pro- cure a suitable diamond to be presented to Geo. A. Reynolds, of Saginaw, in appreciation of his work as grand treasurer for the past five yeazs, and the usual resolutions of thanks to Jackson Council and the people for their hospi- tality were passed, Gripsack Brigade. E. M. Vosberg, who has been serious- ly ill at the Downey House (Lansing) for several days, is considerably im- proved. Edward D. Hutchinson, from Fargo, Dakota, is now covering Michigan for Edward R. Rice, jobber of the Banigan rubber shoe line at Buffalo. This is his twelfth year with the same house. E. A. McDougal is spending several months in Michigan cities in behalf of the O’Donohue Coffee Co., of New York. He and his wife make their home at the Hotel Butler, Lansing. Charles A. Caldwell, formerly mana- ger of the Donnelly House ( Mason), has opened the Charleston, one of the model hotels of Michigan. The commercial travelers particularly enjoy his hos- pitality. J. D. Busse, for several months Sec- retary of the Farmers’ Handy Wagon Co. (Saginaw), has severed his connec- tion with that concern to accept a posi- tion on the road with Aultman, Miller & Co., of Akron, Ohio. Geo. H. Mitchell, the well-known traveling salesman of Hillsdale, died last Thursday and was buried Saturday. He was a member of Hillsdale Council, UL 2) C), and was universaily respected by all who enjoyed his acquaintance. The Jackson Citizen, in noting the presence of Ed P. Waldron in that city, states that he is prominently men- tioned in connection with the Republi- can nomination for Congressman in the Eighth district. Mr. Waldron denies the charge, insisting that he is not seek- ing political preferment at this time and is quite well satisfied to hold onto his present job. Kalamazoo Telegraph : George Ayling, of Lacota, a traveling man, stopped at the Downey House Thursday night. He hung his trousers, in a pocket of which was carefully kept $35 in money, on a hook quite near the transom. This morning he awoke to find the money gone, but the pocketbook had been left behind. He reported the matter to Chief Rasor. Lansing Republican: MG Peek who for the past six months has repre- sented E. Bement’s Sons in New York, has resigned his position to accept a po- sition as traveling salesman for the Michigan Stove Co., with New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania as his territory. He will start on his first trip June 1. Mrs. Peck will reside here un- til fall, when they will make their home in New York City. Director Tyler, of the Michigan Knights of the Grip, approves of Presi- dent Hoffman's suggestion relative to the creation of a surplus fund, but would recommend making the extra assess- ment levied for that purpose $1, in- stead of 50 cents, as suggested by Mr. Hoffman. It is not impossible that the matter may come up for discussion at the regular meeting of the Board of Di- rectors, which will be beld at Kalamazoo on June 4. Eleven salesmen in the employ of the N. K. Fairbank Co. have formed a co- partnership with H. C. Bannard ona profit-sharing basis and engaged in the manufacture of washing powder at Cbi- cago under the style of the Liberty Man- ufacturing Co. Mr. Bannard will be remembere? as the former manager of the Fairbank Co., having been mainly responsible for the marvelous growth of that corporation up toa few years ago, Among the gentlemen associated with Mr. Bannard is Fred H. Ball, of this city, who has been assigned the jobbing trade of Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky. Robt. Hanna has also re- signed with the Fairbank Co. and will cover the trade of Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula for the new house, - om Movements of Lake Superior Travelers Marquette, May 22—Selden F. White (H. W. King & Co.) will make Ish- peming headquarters part of the sum- mer. It was the former home of Mrs. White. Will C. Brown (Lake Superior Knit- ting Co.) is in Appleton, Wis., this week inspecting the work at the factory. C. A. Laurier (F. C. Glockie) will manage the wholesale and retail busi- ness at Calumet. Mr. Laurier has the distinction of being the brotber of Canada's Premier. Five Comanche Indians, alias com- mercial travelers, gave a warwhoop last Wednesday night upon entering the new Iroquois Hotel at the Soo. The hotel was thrown open for dinner Wednesday. The boys were not full, merely elated. Alex Stevenson (Buhl, Sons & Co, ) visited the Soo last week. T. G. Truscott (Burnham, Stoepel & Co.) is in the copper country this week. M. S. Brown (Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.) gave instructions in the game of Smear to willing novices and sold a few pills on the side last week. Non-professionals will steer clear of him. Chas. Doty (Edson, Moore & Co.) has returned to his territory. Paid Detroit a visit last week. W. C. Mannes will represent Pem- berthy, Cook & Co. in the Lake Su- perior territory. Mr. Mannes is an old traveler. He represented Roundy, Peck- bam & Co. several years ago. E. L. Griggs (Peerless Manufacturing Co.) is with us. W. C. Monroe has taken up his ‘steenth annual residence at Marquette. Nobody really knows where his perma- nent residence is, but when the landlady at Marquette tries to collect rent he moves to Flint, and vice versa. W. M. Porter (Atwood & Steele) is with us and gives hygienic lectures on the side. W. R. Smith sells a lot of baby car- riages to his trade. Don’t sell ’em all, Billy. The following committees have been named by President Brown to act at the annual party and reception to be given for the Lake Superior Commercial Travelers’ Club, Aug. 12, at Hotel Su- perior, Marquette: Arrangement—T. G. Gregory, D. P. Baldwin, J. J. Bogue, M. R. Manhard, J. D. Mangum, HO, MecMain, EB, RR, Morrison. Reception—Alex Stevenson, W. J, Crane, Harry Brilling, F. C, Comstock, Chas. Doty, H. E. Gilmore, Thos. Ryan, Willis Peake, John Power, W. G. Carah. Floor—R. G. Quinn, W. R. Smith, H. C. Work, A. P. Simpson, H. IL Telling, S. F, White, J. W. Gray, W. C. Monroe. OuUrIx, ——~»s>0>___ Many a girl who has a pretty face can't get her dress to look well in the back $2 PER DAY. FREE Bus. THE CHARLESTON Only first-class house in MASON, MICH. thing new. Every room heated. Every- Large and well- lighted sample rooms. Send your mail care of the CHARLES A. CALDWELL. formerly of Donnelly House, Prop. HOTEL BUTLER, I. Til. BROWN, Proprietor. Charleston, where the boys stop. Rates $1.00 and upward. Newly furnished and refitted through- out. Office and dining room on first floor. Washington Ave. and Kalamazoo St., LANSING. —e THE WHITNEY HOUSE Rates $1.00 to $1.25 per day. Complete Sanitary Improvements. Electric Lights. Good Livery in connection. State Line Telephone. Chas. E. Whitney, Prop., Plainwell, Mich. HOTEL WHITCOMB ST. JOSEPH, MICH. A. VINCENT, Prop. IS MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Drugs--Chemicals MICHIGAN STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY. F. W. R. Perry, Detroit - A. C. ScHUMACHER, Ann Arbor - Gro. GunpRvUm, Ionia - - - L. E. REYNOLDs, St. Joseph Dec. 31, 1901 HENRY HEIM,Saginaw - - - Dec. 31, 1902 President, F. W. R. Perry, Detroit. Secretary, Gro. GunpDRuM, Ionia. - Treasurer, A. C. ScoUMACHER, Ann Arbor. Term expires Dec. 31, 1898 Dec. 31, 1899 Dec. 31, 1900 Examination Sessions. Star Island—June 27 and 28. Marquette—A bout Sept. 1. Lansing— Nov. 1 and 2. All meetings will begin at 9 o’clock a. m. ex- cept the Star Island meeting, which begins at 8 o'clock p. m. MICHIGAN STATE PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION. President—A. H. WEBBER, Cadillac. Secretary—CuHas. Mann, Detroit. Treasurer—Joun D. Murr, Grand Rapids. Unjust Features of the Proposed War Tax. The proprietary medicine business is not in a particularly healthy condition. It estimated that 60 per cent. of a druggist’s sales are in proprietary ar- ticles, and the retailer’s profit on these goods has been very materially reduced in late years, many of the staple goods being sold on less than 5 per cent. mar- gin. The manufacturers have also suffered severely from competition, and it is a recognized fact that a very large number of proprietary manufacturers are not advertising their goods to the public because they find such invest- ments unprofitable. While the original cost of the goods may be small, the ex- pense of introduction is exceedingly heavy,and where one is a success dozens of these remedies are financial failures. 15 There is no good reason why medi- cines and those who prepare them should be specially singled out to pay the pro- posed war tax. Medicines are in no sense a luxury. As a rule they are largely bought by those who can not afford to pay doctors’ bills, and with nearly equal justice a tax might be placed upon hospitals and charitable in- stitutions. We object to Schedule B because it is neither flesh nor fowl and is capable of three distinct interpretations, accord- ing to the wisdom of the presiding judge and the eloquence of the pleaders. It is possible to interpret it as applying only to proprietary medicines and toilet preparations. In a broader sense ‘‘and all preparations or compcsitions what- soever’’ could be interpreted to cover all package goods scold by retailers. Un- der stilt more liberal interpretation, ““which are prepared, uttered, vended or exposed for sale under letters patent, or trademark,’’ could be made to cover everything manufactured from armor plate to pins, from a hogshead of sugar to a yeast cake, from a locomotive to a toy top, from a case of sheeting toa spool of thread; in fact, it would be difficult to find any manufactured goods in the production of which no _ patented machine or tool or process is not em- ployed. As this schedule now stands it is a patched up measure, and it would be the cause for endless litigation. The rate of the proposed tax is alto- gether too high. Four per cent. on the retail price of articles is fully equal to 6 per cent. on the manufacturer’s job- bing prices. A manufacturer who sells $100,000 worth of goods would have to pay a tax of $6,000, which, in many cases, is equal to his entire profit. Man- ufacturers must raise their, jobbing rates, and the expense would largely fall upon the small retail dealers, There are other commercial streams which can be tapped for this revenue with much less interference to estab- lished business customs than by putting a tax on proprietary goods. If, how- ever, we are going to tax any proprietary goods we should tax them all, and not single out one or two branches of trade to carry this burden. The measure as it now stands is a distinct bid for cheap goods, and, if enacted, will seriously re- flect upon the high quality which Amer- ican goods have attained. Competition in many lines would soon prohibit a manufacturer from paying 6 per cent. for the privilege of stamping his trade- mark or his name upon his goods. These marks of identification would be omitted, and the quality of the goods would rapidly degenerate. This is an extremely dangerous and vicious legis- lation, and would be a biow at the qual- ity of American goods which it would take many years to recover. Some few manufacturers are inciined to the opinion that a revenue stamp would be a protection to their goods, for which they could afford to pay. If the Government is to require a stamp on proprietary goods, reduce the tax to! per cent., issue to each manufacturer who so desires a private design stamp, and issue these stamps on the decimal system, so that the tax can be easily ad- justed to the retail value of the goods. Such a law as this would afford an im- mense revenue, but the law should dis- tinctly state what goods are tu be taxed, and it should not be confined to a few lines, but extended to all lines of pro- prietary goods.—New York Commercial. —_—_-_—_~>2~____ The Sulphur Scare Has Run its Course. From the New York Commercial. In view of the general newspaper ex- ploitation of the sulphur situation, knowledge that the great bulk of this article is imported from Sicily has be- come common property. What little is produced in Louisiana and Utah forms too small a part of the entire supply to receive any great attention. The addi- tional intelligence that sulphur is large- ly used in the manufacture of paper has also been somewhat widely dissemi- nated. The paper mills take more than 50 per cent. of the total imports. The ‘‘sulphur scare,’’ as the recent agitation on this subject has been called, appears to have run its course. One of the best posted men in the paper busi- ness said on Saturday that the whole sit- uation had been much exaggerated. If worst Came to worst, and it was impos- sible for sulphur shipments from Sicily to continue, pyrites, which is found in abundance in the United States, could be used as a substitute. Carefui stu- dents of the situation were of the opin- ion, however, that there would be no interruption in the Sicilian traffic. Spain could not afford to antagonize Italy by raising a fuss over a purely technical point; while England was not likely to pay much attention to Spain’s protest regarding the bringing of sulphur through Canada. Furthermore, it was hinted that the supplies in the country to-day are of fairly good quan- tity, in spite of all reports to the con- trary. The demand for sulphur on the part of manufacturers of paper is found in the requirement of sulphuric acid for producing sulphite pulp. There are three kinds of wood pulp used: Sulph- ite, soda, and ground wood. The sulphite pulp is made from spruce wood, which is cut up into chips by a special machine. These chips are put into a digestor—a__ boiler-like arrangement about 1o feet or more in diameter and 30 or more feet high. The solvent, called sulphite of lime, is then added—sulphite of lime being the component requiring the use of sulphuric acid obtained from crude brimstone. Time was when the wood pulps were entirely made by special plants, which sold their products to the paper mills. To-day most of the paper mills have their own sulphite mills, thus combining all the different processes of manufac- ture under one roof. At the present time the price situation of sulphur is badly muddled. Consumers have re- covered from the scare, and with the knowledge that supplies are not likely to be materially reduced, are a little backward in paying advanced quota- tions for goods. If the importer goes out looking for business he finds that he is obliged to come down on prices in order to make sales, while if a consum- 4¢r wants sulphur and starts out to buy a lot he is confronted by stiff rates from the importer, who feels that the buyer is badly in need of supplies and will, therefore, be willing to pay a good price. Buta short time more and the entire situation is expected to be cleared from the clouds of uncertainty now hanging over it. —_—_—___e 02.>____ The Drug Market. There are few changes to note this week. Opium and Morphine—Unchanged but firm. Quinine—Is a trifle weaker and for- eign bulk has declined. American brands are unchanged. Glycerine—An active demand _ has caused an advance. The present cost from manufacturers is above the job- bers’ selling price. The outlook is strong and a further advance is quite possible. Sulphur and Brimstone—On account of receipts of crude, the market is easier and the price lower. Aicohol—Has advanced last issue. Linseed Oil— On account of the high price for flaxseed, oil has advanced and authorities in Chicago say that the price will probably reach Goc. 2c since our Groceries in South Africa. With the exception of the large towns in Cape Colony, the Orange Free State and Rhodesia there are no retail grocers such aS we are accustomed to see at home. The trade of the retail grocers is absorbed in what are called stores, in which anything and everything is ob- tained, and even in the large towns the grocers are not tradesinen of very con- siderable importance. Scotchmen are the principal grocery traders. As to grocers’ associations, they are compara- tively unknown, although in Cape Town some of the grocers are seriously think- ing of combining together for trade pur- pose. ee Ne A father scolded his son for his nu- merous youthful errors: ‘‘ Really, father, you were once young. Did you never frolic?’’ ‘*‘Never,’’ said the father with a melancholy sigh; ‘‘when I was young I had no money, and when | be- came rich it was too late.’’ ibtibbie ba f =C.B.e it Rc _.--te> _, ‘Cough Drops SS THE C.BLOM, ur! CANDY CO., HOLLAND,~ Micné ie ae Roeper: PPP Behoek achat For Sale by Leading Jobbers. ae ( a competitor. MERICAN PLAYING CARDS Best Value for the Money. Quality and price put together are sure to win,and | we have got them. offers the inducements that the American does. Rover Playing Cards are the cheapest enameled card on the market, and at the price are without Send for samples and prices. THE AMERICAN PLAYING CARD CO., KALAMAZOO, MICH. No other line of playing cards 5C. CIGAR. WORLD’S BEST _ =4 / S.C.LW: ALL JOBBERS AND G.J. JOHNSON CIGAR CO. GRAND RAPIDS, ®MICH. C ; ; ; ; $ ; $ ; 5 $ $ 5 s ; ; $ Se Our Stock of Wall Paper and Paints Is New and Fresh from the Factory. Every Wall Paper Design is of 1898 make. Picture Frames made to order. C. L. Harvey & Company, 59 Monroe St., Grand Rapids. [We are not connected with any other firm using our name. | bc ei PP ONE OED, MICHIGAN TRADESMAN WHOLESALE PRICE ee Advanced— Citric Acid, Alooh al, ‘Mes arcury, pcacy, Beiuinionc, Declined—Antipyrine, Oil C Cajipat. Acidum ASeioum............ 8 Benzoicum, German oe, Carbolicom ......... ere... Hydrochior ......... Memocem. ......... Oxalicum . Phosphorium, “dil. Salicyiicum. ........ Sulphuricum........ @ Tennmicum .......... 1 2a Warcaricum.......... Ammonia Aone, 1% Geg........ Aqua, 2 deg.:...... Carbonas............ Chloridum .......... Aniline ek. Brown ...... a Cubewe........ po. 18 suniperus........... Xanthoxylum.. .... Balsamum Coparpa: ..:......... Pere 2... Terabin, ‘Canada.. (i Cortex Abies, Canadian.... Ee Cinchona Flava..... Euonymus atropurp Myrica Cerifera, po. Prunus Virgini Peele Quillais, erd....... Sassafras..... po. 18 Ulmus...po. 15, gr’d Extractum Glycyrrhiza Glabra. Glycyrrhiza, po..... Hematox, 15 lb box. Heorentox, is ........ Hematox, es Heematox, 458....... Ferru Carbonate Precip... Citrate and Quinia.. Citrate Soluble...... Ferrocyanidum Sol. Solut. Chloride..... Sulphate, com’l..... Sulphate, com’l, by DDL per cwt....... Sulphate, pure ..... Flora Arnica ....-......... Anthemis........... Matricaria .......... Folia Barosma............. Cassia Acutifol, Tin- MeVelly...... ..... Cassia Acutifol,Alx. Salvia officinalis, 4s ae eg es Ura ee. .:. Gummi Acacia, Ist picked.. Acacia, 2d picked... Acacia, 3d picked.. Acacia, sifted sorts. Acacia, po.. Aloe, Barb. po. 18@20 Aloe, Cape ....po. 15 Aloe, Socotri. -po. 40 Ammoniac.......... Assafoetida....po. 30 Bensoinnm ....:..... Catcenn, ts,........- Catechu, 8......... Catechu, %8......... Camphore ae Euphorbium. -po. "35 Gerpanum. ......... Gamboge po........ Guaiacum..... po. 25 Bing... ...-. po. 83.00 ion poets cee cele ees po. 45 3 oon -po. 85.00@5.20 3 75@ 3 Spetiac. ... 63... . 2 Shellac, bleached.. Tragacanth Benes eee Herba Absinthium..oz. pkg Eupatorium .oz. pkg Lobelia...... oz. pkg Majorum ....0z. pkg Mentha Pip..oz. pkg Mentha Vir..oz. pkg eae, oz. pkg TanacetumV oz. pkg Thymus, V..oz. pkg Tlagnesia. Calotned, Pat. =... Carbonate, ig Seale Carbonate, K. & M. Carbonate, Jennings Oleum Absinthium........ | Amygdale, Dulc.. Amygdala, Amare . 8 00@ I ee : 1U@ Auranti Cortex. Choncpadil cp Cinnamonii. ........ 1 ieronel]la. ..... ... vw Hoos 68 83 8 888 aed socoBooSooeds g BRNS eee ~ sid wmwnwaqa w RSRSESKSS 09 S23 85088 Conium Mac...... Copaiba c Erigeron . Gaultheria ... Geranium, ounce. Gossippii, Sem. gal. : Hedeoma. Junipera. Lavendula . Limonis.. Mentha Piper... Mentha Verid Morrhue, gal.. Myrcia, Ove Picis Liquida. Picis Liquida, gal... oo: eee Suceing Bares: Santal eee Sinapia, ¢ ess., ounce. Tem oe fieeasiins Bi-Carb.. Bichromate . Chlorate. ae — Cyanide.. iodide ae 2 Potassa, Bitart, pure Potassa, Bitart, com Potass Nitras, opt.. Potass Nitras........ Prussiate ACemitym: 6... Pee ao. a po 15 Glychrrhiza... py. 15 Hydrastis amen. Hydrastis Can., Hellebore, Alba, a Innis, po... , Ipecac, eee Iris plox.. pes Sapa or Maranta, \s.. ie po. Sanguinaria.. “po. it Serpentaria Senega.. Similax officinalis H Smilax, } Bee po. 35 Symplocarpus, Feeti- ee, PO. Valeriana, Eng. po.30 Valeriana, a Zingiber a. Zingiber j. a Semen AMIR... po. 15 A yg (graveleons) eee aon el po. 18 Cannabis Sativa Cydonium a enopodium ...... Dismte Odorate. . fae ac. n Lini, ‘grd_. bbl. 314 Lobelia ae Pharlaris Canarian. ee. c Snapis Alba... | Sinapis Nigra....... Spiritus Frumenti, W. D. Co. Frumenti, D. F. R.. Frumenti ..... . Juniperis Co. O. T. guniperis Co....._.: Saacharum N. E.... Spt. Vini Galli...... Nint Oporto... Wim Aiba... Sponges Florida sheeps’ woo} 9 carriage. . Nassau sheeps ‘wool earrgce 2... Velvet extra sheeps’ wool, carriage..... Extra yellow sheeps’ wool. carriage. . Grass sheeps’ wool, Carmiage.. Hard, for slate use.. Yellow Reef, for mace wee... — Ferrilod........... nel Arom.... ...,:. Smilax Officinalis.. Senega .. Se DO then nee ee OD et A DD mio aiwe . OD pat bt © jm , we Poet mt peak pet pt fk feet ODD) 1S i rs nos 8 SSSSSSSSS Seilis Co... |... ..... Permian... Eranus virg. |... Tinctures Aconitum NapellisR Aconitum Napellis F 7 a Aloes and Myrrh.. Arnica... MASSA feotida ......... Atrope Belladonna. Auranti Cortex..... Benson. Barong Cantharides........ Capsicum...) ||. cate cceaay . Cardamon Co... ... Coser. Catechu..... Cinchona. . Cinchona Uo.. Columba Ferri Chloridu + Gemtian....__. Gentian Co.. Guages Guiaca ammon Hyoscyamus .. fodine. ... .. Kino. colorless. in were. less Nux Vomica.....)!. Opii . Opii, cam phorated. Opii, deodorized.. — Serpentaria, . Stromonium Tolutan fiecetiemcens. Aither, Spts. Nit.3F 0 ‘Ether, Spts. Nit.4F Mame eee Alumen, gro’d. ‘cine Annatto os i Antimoni, po.. a Antimoni et egoaae! Antipyrin.. Wntitebrta 07 Argenti Nitras, oz . Arsenicum. Balm Gilead Bud . Bismuth S.No Calcium Chlor., 1s.. Calcium Chlor., %s. Calcium Chlor., 4s. Cantharides, Rus. po Capsici Fructus, af. Capsici Fructus, po. Capsici FructusB, po Caryophyllus..po. 15 Carmine, No. 40.. Cera Alba, S&F Cera Flava Coceus. Cassia Fructus. Centraria.. Cetaceum S86 Socolsts oS ° “ee yo soli ees _ Tere Chloroform, — @ E Chloral Hyd Crs 1 3@ 1 Caendrae 20@ Cinchonidine,P.&W 2%5@ Cinchonidine,Germ 2 Cocaine oe 3 30@ 3 50 70 Corks, list, —. pr.ct. Creosotum Cre... 2 -bbi. 6 Creta, prep......., Creta, recip Creta, Rubra Crocus . Cudbear 007 Cupri Sulph Hextrine. Ether Sualph..... Emery, all sehameesana a po. i ce. a5 So doe Oo ow — Gala. ee lc Gctatin. Cooper... Gelatin, French..... Glassware, flint, box Less than box... Glue, brown Glue, white... Glycerina Sue oy Grana Paradisi .... Humaine Hydraag Chlor Mite Hydraag Chlor Cor. Hydraag Ox Rub’m. Hydraag Ammoniati HydraagUnguentum Hydrargyrum....... Ichthyobolla, Am.. Ingiee, oe. pees 5B oc. +g & —S Sede —_ oe Lolooooledlé FR Iodoform....... .... Lupe Lycopodium ........ Macis ee Liquor Arse et By- drase ipd 00. LiquorPotassArsinit Magnesia, Sulph.. Magnesia, Sulph, bbl Mannia, 8. F........ Menthol. .....-.,. ©88 sss SSSSSss o ° os 9 co 50 NO fo Fo -_ Gro o)o: 0 ASS FI 8 DO He CO RERSSSR — ebobic B00 2 ASE wR Morphia,S.P.& W... 2 45@ 2 70 . @ _ 18) Linseed, pure raw. Morphia, S.N.Y.Q. & Sinapis, opt......... @ 30| Linseed, boiled..... Cc Ce 2 45@ 2 70 Snuff, Maccaboy, De Neatsfoot, winterstr Moschus Canton. . @ = Co @ _ 34| Spirits Tu! rpentine.. Myristica, No. 1..... 65@ snuff Scotch, DeVo’s @ x Nux Vomica...po.20 @ 10 | Soda Boras.......... 9@ 11 Seda re a re 15@ 18| been eee pe... 9 — 11 epsin Saac, H. & P. Soda et Potass Tart. 26 28] Red Venetian... ... Gee @ 1 Seas, Carp... 1%@ 2 Ochre, yellow Mars. —_— Liq. N.N. % gal. Seda, Bi-Carb....... 3@ >| Ochre yellow Ber.. ee @ 2 00/ Soda, Ash........... 34@ 4] putty” commercial. Picis Liq., quarts... @ 1 00} Soda, Sulphas....... @ 2 Putty, strictly pure. Picis Liq., pints. .... @ 8%) Spts. Cologne........ @20\ vy ermilion, Prime Pil Hydrarg...po.80 @ 50 Spts. Ether Co.. OG S51 anareemmy Piper Nigra... po. 22 @ 18/Spt Myrcia Dom.. @ °? 00| Vermilion English. Piper Alba.... po. 35 @ 30/| Spts. Vini Rect. bbl. @ 2 48/ Green, Paris ........ if Piix Burgun........ @ a Spts. Vini Rect.‘4bbl @ 2 53/ Green, Peninsular Pramibt Acct... _._. 10@ | Spts. Vini Rect. 10gal @ 2 56) Lead, Red........... Pulvis Ipecac et Opii 1 10@ 1 20 | Spts. Vini Rect. 5gal @ 2 53) Lead’ white...| |] Pyrethrum, boxes H. Less 5¢ gal. cash 10 days. Ww hiting, white Span & FP. D. Co., doz... @ 1 25| Strychnia, on . 140@ 1 45 Whiting, gilders’. Pyrethrum, PV oc 2>@ 30/ Sulphur, Subl....... 3%@ 4% White, Paris Amer.. Quassiz....... .. at + = 8@ +++. 8u4@ 4 Whiting, Paris Eng. Quinia, S. P. & W. 35@ 40 | Terebenth Ven a : a = cliff . Quinia, S.German.. 25@ 34/| Terebent enice.. 2 > Seman N.Y. B@ 38 Theobrome.. -_-. “<2 <£ Universal Prepared. Rubia Tinctorum.. 12@ 14) Vena... 9 00@16 00 Varnishes eee PY aa 20 | Zinci Sen... I@ 8 Salacin 3 3 =| No. Yoach... —_ Draconis. . 40@ 7 Oils he eo Ae ene, We R@ 14 BBL. @AL. | Coach Body......... oe Mt. a eae ee a 10@ = Whale, winter....... 70 70 | No.1 Turp Furn.... ee @ = bard, Gxtra......... @ 45 | Extra Turk Damar.. Siedlitz Mixture 20 @ | Lard, No. 1.......... 35 40 | Jap. Dryer,No.1Turp ~wrnmwnwrn RK Heese SScqo oO 2 2 Sono 9° Re 25... 2 ° ° 2 2 2 ° a To ° co ° ° oSGo ewse o ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° i oy o 9° Gree eODK o o ° ° POCKET BOOKS | AND PURSES = = _—__— We shall sample in a few days a large J ° o o ° °o o o Cn 0}0%90 ASS | | Qo SOf[o °o and well assorted line of Ladies’ Pocket Books AK] o)d, 0 AS Ladies’ Purses Gro ° 8x6 od oF ?) ate so Gentlemen’s Pocket Books oO ° a Wo ¢%o oe Gentlemen’s Purses CP $0 o of ° And invite your inspection and order. Se Hazeltine & Perkins 0 So HGro0 °o we PECTIC DE Jo ow oa ow | | b} o oO Ise so Drug Co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Re Po(o ow 2 8 g oO S$) 2 so $) 0 xe 9 @ 9 “ jeg PG) ‘O Rn So 2 4 ‘o v4) o G ° oe Nf o o O° °o o O%50 °o oc o a ° o ° 9 ° “ °o O° De °o 21of, co y) Px °o oo cos PORE (i ows ¥) ° ax ° 3 ° me 7A ( ba o Oo °e ‘J 9, ‘co? e 2 a ° w) {A o GO }' ONo Gro a f cs PeIK 2 Oe ) 5 Cho ° me ew ) oS » PK 6) a lo Yor se eo F 9 o ° oF oo owto eo o CAR?) 0 Gg ORF RLS Oo DGr9 a o oN ™~ Cj ‘ ao ° dee aetna seinen city teeter tenet a 20 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ROCERY PRICE CURRENT’. The prices quoted in this list are for the trade only, in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail dealers. They are prepared just before going to press and are an accurate index of the local market. It is im- possible to give quotations suitable for all conditions of purchase, and those below are given as representing av- erage prices for average conditions of purchase. those who have poor credit. our aim to make this feature of the greatest possible use to dealers. Cash buyers or those of strong credit usually buy closer than Subscribers are earnestly requested to point out any errors or omissions, as it is AXLE GREASE. doz. gross Sere... 55 6 00 OE 60 7 00 i 50 4 00 Frazer’s . 7D 9 00 IXL Golden, tin boxes 75 9 00 Pica, tin boxes........ ve) 9 00 Paragon... .... . 55 6 00 BAKING POWDER. Absolute. a Oe ee... 45 [eee ...... 85 ibe@an Gos. .... _. (oe Acme. i Canes Gos............ 45 i» Gama S Gon............ 7 L eamyigor............ 1 00 a _ = Arctic. G6 oz. Eng.Tumblers........ 85 El Purity. iq lb cans per doz......... 5 ™% 1) Cans per dor ........ 1 20 . Deans per doz......... 2 00 Home. lq lb cans 4 doz case...... 35 % lb cans 4 doz case...... = on cans 2 doz Case...... 14 1b cans, 4 doz case..... \¥% lb cans, 4 doz case...... 1 Tb cans, 3 doz case...... 1 60 Jersey Cream. 1 1b. Cans, per doz.......... 2 00 » Ox. Cams, per doz.......... 1s 6 Os. Cams, per doz.......... 85 Our Leader. een. 45 neo 7 a. oes. 1 50 Peeriess. tib. came .... 85 Queen Flake. SOs. 008. Cane............ 2 70 6 0z., 4 doz. case oo Pee. 2 eon (nse. ......_.__. 4 80 hon | 2 ioe. Case............ 4 00 5 Ib., 1 doz. ease... _.-... 6ATH BRICK. ocr... 7 ae 80 BLUING. Pn SOR... 40 Large, 2 doz. a BROONS. ae tee... i 96 NO. 3 Carpet........ -_i ee . a oe... 1 15 Parlor Gem . eo. ee Common Whisk............ 70 Fancy Whisk.. Sas 80 Warehouse. . 2% _ CANDLES. so. oo ce ee 8 ee 8 CANNED GOODS. Manitowoc Peas. Lakeside Marrowfat....... 95 Beers ee £15 Lakeside, Cham. of Eng.... 1 20 Lakeside. Gem, Ex. Sifted. 1 45 Extra Sifted Early June....1 75 Calumbia, pints.......... 2 00 Columbia, % pints..........1 25 CHEESE Ree ne @ 8% ey kg @ 8% ae... @ 9 ee @ 10 — @ 2 Se a im 4 Gold Medal... @ Ideal . eo a Jersey ee @ 8% Lenawee... oa 8 Riverside... @ 8% Springdale. . @ en ae @ il oe @ 7 eee @ 17 Eembercer........ @ 2B Pasoapme........ 50 @ & ie Clee... . @ i7 Chicory i 5 Red 7 CHOCOLATE. Walter ee 8. a —- ‘ Breakfast pc ce CLOTHES LINES. Cotton, 40 ft, per doz...... i 00 Cotton, 50 ft, per doz - -1 20 Cotton, 60 ft, per doz ......1 46 Cotton, 70 ft, per doz.......1 60 Cotton, 80 ft, per doz ...... 1 80 Juse, G)Tt. por dos......... Jute. 72 ft. ver dos... . o5 COCOA a 20 lb bags.. 2% Less quantity... ie 3 Pound packages Oe 4 CREAM TARTAR. 5 and 10 1b. wooden boxes..30-35 COFFEE. Green. Rio. mr... Goon... -:. eee 11 faeces... 12 Peapery .... 13 Santos. , _- ——....... ... ne a ............ -14 aay 15 Mexican and a Fair . 5 mead oo . 16 as 17 Maracaibo. ae. 19 ee. 20 Java. ae 19 Private Growin.....-........- 20 Mandehling.. Peace ees. ee Mocha. Eeipation =... See 22 Roasted. Clark-Jewell- Wells Co. “‘sBrands Fifth Avenue..... Jewell’s Arabian aaa Wells’ Mocha and Java..... 24 Wells’ Perfection Java..... 24 et 71 Breaktast Blend........... 18 Valley City Maracaibo. 184% Hgee) Bleue... 14 eencr Bicone. ...... << .... 12 Package. Below are given New York prices on package coffees, to which the wholesale dealer adds the local freight from New York to your. shipping point, giving you credit on the invoice for the amount of freight buyer pays from the market in which he purchases to his shipping point, including weight of package, also %c a pound. In 60]b. cases the list is 10c per 100 lbs. above the price in full cases. Arbuckle . 10 50 Jersey... ... SO oO Tcl_aughlin’ s XXxX.. a McLaughlin’s XXXX sold to retailers only. Mail all orders direct to W. F. McLaughlin & Co., Chicago. @xtract. Valley City % gross . 7 Felix % gross.. 1 15 Hummel’s foil % gross... 85 Hummel’s tin & gross 1 42 CLOTHES PINS. Geroes DOKGE.... .......... 40 COUGH DROPS. C. B. Brand. 405 cent packages ........ 1 00 CONDENSED MILK. 4dozin — Gail — Eagle i Pere. mes Champion... Magnolia Challenge... Dime —.. COUPON BOOKS. Tradesman egg 50 books, any denom.... 1 50 100 books, any denom.. | 250 500 books, any denom.. 1.11 50 1,000 books, any denom....20 00 Economic —— 50 books, any denom.... 1 50 100 books, any denom.... 2 50 500 books any denom.. ..11 50 1,000 books, any denom....20 00 = Sans] anes — 50 books, any denom.. 100 books, any denom.... 500 books, any denom.... 1,000 books, any,denom.... Superior Grade. 50 books, any denom.... 100 books, any denom.... 500 books, any denom.... 1,000 bouks, any denom.... Coupon Pass Books, Can be made to represent any denomination from 810 down. _eheers. 50 books.. 100 books . eee ooo boees, 8... wre peens.......... Ree pooks...... ......... Credit Checks. 500, any one denom’n..... 1000, any one denom’n..... 2000, any one denom’n..... Steel punch. DRIED FRUITS—DONMESTIC Apples. ye SSS SsSS Jeter) ION AZSS SSR DOI w Sendriog.....-... 2... @5 Evaporated 50 lb boxes. @ 8 California Fruits. a @s% Blackberries........... Necearmmoen............ @ 74 ga aE 64Q 7% Pears... @7% Pitted (Cherries........ Pronmeree............. Raspbermics............ California Prunes. 100-120 25 lb boxes....... 90-100 25 lb boxes....... @ 5% 80 - 90 25 1b boxes....... @ 5% 70 - 80 25 1b boxes....... @ °% 60 470 25 lb boxes @ 7% 50 - 60 25 Ib boxes....... @ 8 40 - 50 25 Ib boxes....... @ 9 30 - 40 2 1b boxes....... lg cent less in 50 1b cases Raisins. Lendon Layers 3 Crown. 1 45 London Layers 4 Crown. 2 00 Dee .............,,. Loose Muscatels 2 Crown 33% Loose Muscatels 3 Crown 4% Loose Muscatels 4 Crown 5% REIGN. ee Patras bbls.. «ee Vostizzas 50 Ib cases... .. @it%* Cicamed balk ........:..: @ 8% Cleaned, ; Packages. oe oe @ 8% eel. Citron American 101lb bx @13 Lemon American 10 1b bx @12 Orange American 10lb bx @12 aisins. Ondura 28 ib boxes.....8 @ 8% Sultana 1Crown....... @ Sultana 2Crown....... Sultana 3 Crown... Sultana 4 Crown Snitana 5 Crown....... Sultana 6 Crown Sultana package... FARINACEOUS GOODs. Parina. Ziiib. packares..........1 6% Bulk, per #69 Ts.:.-. . |. 4 00 Grits. Walsh-DeRoo Co.'s. 242 1b. PACKABES........... 2% 100 fo. Reps... 4 13 Hominy. Darrow... . 2 50 Flake, 501b. drums....... 1 00 Beans. riod ijn . oS: 3 Medium Hand Picked....1 30 Maccaroni and Vermicelli. Domestic, 10 lb. box...... 60 Imported, 25 lb. box.. ... 2 50 Pear! Barley. Commie 2 00 —. | 225 Meee 3 00 Peas. on oe 95 Panis, Wee 2 Rolled Oats. Rolled Avena, bbl.......4 60 Monarcn: bbl... . .4 40 Monarch. om... 2 35 Monarch, 90 1b sacks...... 210 Gueker. CASES: ........5..: 3 20 Eiron, CRSOR. 1% Sago. Geren. 4 Hast India... se since PO eis ey a 314 Pearl.. fae 35 Anchor, ‘40 11b. pkges. ce 5 Wheat. Cracked, bulk............. 314 242 1b packages ce cppawuae 2 50 Fish. Cod. Georges cured... .... @5 Georges genuine...... @ 5% Georges selected..... @ 6 Strips or bricks...... 6 @9 ferring. Holland white hoops, bbl. Holland white hoop % bbi Holland white hoop, keg. 35 Holland white ne mchs 80 Norwegian... .... ll 00 Round 100 lbs............ 23 Bound S)tce............. 1 30 Scaled.. 13 Tlackeret. Mess 100 Ibs...... --. oo mens 20108. ............. 698 Meere 10 10K....... ....... 1 oe Mens 5 ims.....--.... 1 48 Ne. 1 ep is.......... .... Se No.1 40 1bs. 6 10 No.1 101bs. 1 60 het Glee... ........: 1 30 No.2 100lIbs... . . wo No.2 ibe... .. 4 30 No.2 Wibs...... 16 Ne:> sibs... . 95 Trout No. 1 100 ibe 5 AO No.1 4t: ws 2 50 mo.t i 1: ee Aare 70 No. ! —.. lL 59 W niteftsh. No.1 No.2 Fam eo 1Ds om 573 22 i lbs eee 2a) ta ~ lbs 78 WZ 38 8 lbs.. 85 61 33 er. i. D. C. Vanilla LC. Lm 7... 1 2 :, oe. Sor. 4 50 Soe. 00 fos... ...2 68 £o2....-.1 Soz.-....3 60 Sos... 2 00 No. 8 4 00 No. 8.240 No. 10__.6 00 No. 10. ._.4 60 No. 27.1 2 No. 27, oo No. 37:2 00 No. 37.1 & No i728 No. 47.1 50 Northrop Denne. Le em Van. 2 oz. Taper Panel 7D 1 20 2 oz. Oval. %5 1 90 Taper Panel_1 35 Taper Panel..1 60 2 25 Souders’. Oval bottle, with corkscrew. Best in the world for the money. 3 OZ. 4 Oz. Regular Grade Lemon. doz Son... 7 me . 1 50 Regular Vanilla. doz _~<......= o...... 2 40 XX Grade Lemon. a = He LAVORING Ss een S208... 1 7% Oe os 3 50 FLY PAPER. Tanglefoot, per box........ 30 Tanglefoot, c’se of 10 b’x’s 2 55 Tanglefoot, 5 case lots. .... 2 50 Tanglefoot, 10 case lots.... 2 40 GUNPOWDER. Rifle—Dupont’s. Pee 4 00 Det Bere. oe. Chereer Beee...........-....1 1 Cee 30 a i CORR. 18 Choke Bore—Dupont’s. Ree 4% bat Bees ee RUeer Pee te 1 35 Pie Cees |... ...t.. 34 Sage Duck—Dupont’s. Bere i, 8 00 Half Kegs. . .&% 2D Quarter Kegs. 2 oo tid. cans. .... i 45 HERBS. peee. ..- ce ee eps... ; 6 INDIGO. —, ® ID bomes....... 5b -, 2,3 and 5 lb boxes 50 JELLY. 5 Ib palls.. 35 30 Ib pails.... 65 LYE. Condensed, 2 dos ....:.....1 8 Condensed. 4 doz 2 2 LICORICE. Calabria ..... ee ee 14 ON 10 MINCE MBAT. | Ideal, 3 doz. in case.........2 4 MATCHES. Diamond Match Co.’s — Noo suimher. 1 65 Anchor Farior.............: 1 70 MO, 2 OMe 1 10 Bepor Paro... |. 4 00 MOLASSES. New Orleans. Bisek. .. a 1] Fay .... ee ee i4 OO ec: 20 Pee 24 Open Rettio a 25@35 Half-barrels 2c extra. MUSTARD. Horee Radish, 1 doz......... 1% Horee Radish, 2? dog.........3 50 Bayle’s Celery, 1 doz.. 1% wa Clay. Ne. 26... ke Clay, T. ip full count. 65 eos... 85 POTASH. 48 Cans in Case. Bape k............. 40 Penna Salt Co.’s.... 3 9% PICKLES. Medium. Barrels, 1,200 count..... 5 25 Half bbls, 600 count....... 3 13} Small. Barrels, 2,400 count...... 6 35 Half bbls 1,200 count... 37 RICE. Domestic. Carolina head.... oe. Carona No.t ....... Carolina No. 2.. oe Broken.. : 38% imported. Japan, No.1. 6% Japan, No. 2. . 6 Java, fancy end) cs 6 Java. Wet i 5% Tae... SALERATUS. Packed 60 Ibs. in box. Church’s . i 3 we Deland’s . ee Peienee oe POOP os: 3 00 SAL SODA. Granulated, bbis........ 7 ere 100 lb cases.. 9) Lump, bbls. : 75 Lump, 145) kegs . 85 SEEDS. Anise .. .. nee 9 Canary, Smyrna.. le 3% Caraway .......:.... : 8 a Malabar .. 6 Coiere 11 Heme, mieHIaR 3% Mesog Bird... 3-:5).. 2 Mustard, white....... .. 5 PORE ee 0 Be s% Cuttie Bone...) 03... 20 SNUFF, Scotch, in bladders......... 3 Maccaboy, injars........... 36 French Rappee, in Jars..... 48 SALT. Diamond Crystal. Table, cases, 24 3-lb boxes. .1 tye barrels, 100 3 1b bags.2 Cable, barrels, 407 1b bags.2 4 Butter, barrels, 2801b. buik.2 § Butter, barrels, 20 14 —_— 2% Butter, sacks, 28lbs..... 25 Butter, sacks, 56 lbs......... 55 Common seinen 100 3. Ib sacks. .... te 60 5-lb sacks... i as SS i0ineacks 0) 1 60 Worcester. nO £ Id, carions.|...... |. 3 25 tio ele. SOCES. 5... 4 00 Oe S ib seeks... ..... 2 fae 1 seeks... . |: 3 50 eo 20, SO: BROKER 5... 3 50 25 ib. linen sacks............ 32 oe iD, linen SAGES... :... 60 Batk In barges... ...... 2. 2 50 Warsa 56-lb dairy in drill» bags..... 30 28-lb dairy in drill bags..... 15 Ashton. 56-lb dairy = — sacks. 60 Higg gins. 56-lb dairy in linen sacks 60 Solar Rock. S610 snore. 21 Common. Granulated Fine. . 75 Medium Fine.. @ SOAP. JAXO a See DOK es ris) 5 box lots, delivered........ 2 ee 10 box lots, delivered....... 2 65 JAS. 8. KIRK & 60.’S BRANDS: American Family, wrp’d....2 66 ee a 75 CADRE icc 2 20 Se a 2 50 White Russian.. oo White Cloud, laundry. Seas 6 x5 White Cloud, toilet. -+.-0 00 Dusky Diamond. 50 6 '02..--2 10 Dusky Diamond, 50 8 oz....3 00 Bine India, 100 ¥ Ib......... 3 00 Bimeene. 3 50 —.... 2 50 Schulte Soap Co.’ 8 an 100 cakes, 75 lbs. Single box. i‘ ete oe SOM We 2% i box lo... be tle chess ae > hex tO. 2 60 Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands. Old Country, 80 1-Ib. bars ..2 Good Cheer, 60 1-lb. bars....3 75 Uno, 100.4 -1b. bars. ... ......2 Doll, 100 10-or. bars.........3 6 Scouring. | Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz .... 2 Sapolio, hand, 3 doz . 2 ~~ ~ ws SODA. Boxes .. 5% Kegs. English 4% SPICES. Whole Sifted. ATIROIOG .. 8... 13 Cassia, China in mats. 12 Cassia, Batavia in bund... 25 Cassia, Saigon in rolls..... 32 Cloves, Amboyna.......... 14 Cloves, Zanzibar........ 12 Mace, Batayia............. 55 Nutmegs, a i Nutmegs, No. 1. - Nutmegs, No. 2.. .. © Pepper, Singapore, black... i1 Pepper, Singapore, white... iz go 12 Pure Ground in Bulk. Aepiee 2. | i 15 Cassia, Batavia . Cassia, Saigon... Cloves, Zanzibar. Ginger, African.. ag Ginger, Cocuim. |... -... Ginger, Jamaica............23 Mace, Batavia.. ons 65 Mastard R@I18 Nutmegs, ..... . 40@: 0 Pepper, Sing , black ........ 12 Pepper, Sing., white........ 20 Pepper, Cayenne oo 20 Sage.... ome, SYRUPS. i ene. 18 Half’ ae. . ae 20 Pure Cane. Pee cS i6 Good 20 Choice ........ ite a 5 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 2| tical STARCH. TABLE SAUCES. _ Candies. Grains and Feedstuffs Provisions. Crockery and pea Permnis, large. ago bo Lit Tt nn Glass are. Lea & Perrin’s,small... 2 75 Swift & Company quote as Ww ia Halford, larse... | 3% Stick Candy. oo Wheat. follawme: ee Halford smait...... oS bbls. pails Oo ee 20 AKRON STONEWARE. Salad Dressing, large.....4 55 Standavd bu q Ne ee 1 20 Mess Barreled Pork. se Biutenen| or § = J Ss ~ JU Salad Dressing, small.....2 65 es wisi. cus 8 Winter Wheat Plour. Back iS 00 | 4 eal. perdos........... 40 VINEGAR. Cut Loaf.. @ 8% Locai Brands. ao fin = a oe gal., , berg Oa 4G cases a ; face ae i . a ;| Jumbo, 321b ........ Pei Patents Je a 16 00} 10 gal., each... 4s Malt White Wine, 40 grain.... 6 on H ° rth 6 8% | Second Patent.........11." ee 11 00 | 12 gal., each i Malt White Wine, 80 grain.... 9 . ts /2 az 7 05 | Famil 12 00 | 15 gal. k : o ’ Pure Cider 10} Boston Cream...... @ Straight... cca. | Oe aoe... me 5 gal. meat-tubs, each Kingsford’s Corn. Pure © id wg pone la oo A eae 6 50 Dry Salt Meats. 20 gal. meat-tubs, each....1 20 40 1-Ib packages............. 6 ee Mixed Candy. Graham ................... 6 0 | Bellies 7 = = meat-tubs, eae 20 1 1b packages............. 614 i ie i Bememmeng 000) ou 400 aaa ee aa gal. meat-tubs, each... .2 7 Washing Powder. Competition......... @ 6% | Rye . a30 ee 6ig Charns. Kingsford’s Silver Gloss. > fonction ee. @it Subject ‘to usual cash dis Suliaed Mets 2 to 6 gal., per gal. 5 OSCE. TY . np, My : s 40 1-Ib packages............. 8% Royal 1s g 7% aes in bbls.,25¢ per bbl. ad- | Hams, 12 1b average .... g | Churn Dashers, per doz... Oa Peres 7 Ribbon ee @ 8% | ditional. — - = - omer 8% Milkpans. SOREH |... » 3 ams Werage..... By 4) es wah P 5 Diamond. i Cut oat ¢ 8% Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand Hams, 20 lb average..... 814 4 = a . = ay = yt 64 10¢ . So. i . English Rock....... @S | Diamond, ts........00 2. 7 00 | Ham dried beef ... 14 en a : psy 4 = = Saat a ckay "8 00 | Kindergarten....... @ 8% Diamond a. 7 00| Shoulders (N. Y. cut). 6% ne Ulaze pans. | rench Cream. 8% y Ne & @ 2 gal. ad. DOG.,doz. ¢ aLonnos nL ee S| ee kecemrcnmeen | eee ame” ae Set nese tae, | Sey Pan OF woe ok ee) «6 CalferniA hams a : - DOt., Cf : vee eso iy Corn. Valley wa = Ww seg Grocer Co.’s Brand. Boneless hams....._ |” 9 Shc, 2 >. eKABES.....--.6. 2. | Clamer 5. ‘ ov | Cooked ham... . 10@1244 = W Lib packages... 434 | Fancy—In Bulk. Giaker we 7 50 Cis ke Wie % gal. fireproof, bail, doz. 85 iiaiiidsians hina ; : @ | Quaker, is : 7 50 Cues Ss. in Tierces. 4x, | 1 8al- fireproof, bail, doz.1 10 oO . ozenges, plain..... 9 col eompeunea. 43% Pit} pACKeweR.. 2.1... Ate : Lozenges, printed.. @ 9 Spring Wheat Flour. Kettle. ca. 13% Jugs. > a Bee tes, i 4} — Monte: a @is Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brand. | 55 1b Tubs....... advance 14 4 : = - eee ae = 5 meneres ; 10c. Monumentals 1 -. advance % | Y pete for scsde | Se 40 and 50 1b boxes. -_- a6 00 12 oz pkgs : i 3 59) Gum Drops)... 7. g 6 Eaobery? s — a. - arene %|1tod a Hergal.. dK Berra 3 SU eerste ss 2 OY aes) Bee >8 -illsbury’s Best 14s... .-advance 5% Jugs. Sour Drops. eel, g 9 Pillsbury’s Best %s advance % ao 7 42 WICKING. Enepertala.- 01)” @ 9 | Pillsbury’s Best 3s paper. advance 1 | % Sat» por dos 5% No. 0, per gross 25 Pillsbury’s Best 34s paper. advance L14g @orke tas % gal., ‘per doz.. 20 7 y e a ee a Rump.. ----4400 | Tubal 50 No. 4, 3 doz in case, gross.. 4 50| _ Fer Ib. | Mottoes @55 hte ee a0 No. 6, 3 doz in case, gross.. 7 20} Whitefish . Se) Grea Bae) 5() Pigs’ Feet. Security, No.1............. 65 Trout. @ °& Molasses Bar ...... oo Kit Gia pee 70 Security, me. 2... 85 SUGAR. Black Bass... -8 @ 10 | Hand Made Creams. 80 @! 00 % bbls, 40lbs........ ... 150 | Nutmeg 50 Below are given New York | Halibut.......... : @ 12 Plain Creams..... 60 @90 % bbls, 80 Ibs. 200 | Cae 5) prices on sugars, to which the | Ciscoesor Herring.. @ 4 Decorated Creams.. @ ripe. LAMP CHIMNBYS—Common. wholesale dealer adds the local | Bluefish............. @ = String Rock 0 | Go Kits, 15 lbs i | 90 Per box of 6 doz. freight from New York to your | Live Lobster....... @ 16 Burnt Almonds... 1235 @ 4 bbls, ihe 150 Ne OS 1 32 shipping eos, giving _ — Lobster. = = Wintergreen Berries @éu % bbls, 80 lbs... 2 60 em ;: Sun...... 1 a credit on the invoice for the settee eee } C “ No. 2 Sun. 2 18 amount of freight buyer pays Haddock... @ 8 Caramels. asi ings. i ; met from the market in which he| No. 1 Pickerel...._ @ 7 |No. A wreneed. 2 Ib. no i teense ae No. 0 First Quality. top, purchases to his shipping point, | Pike................. @ 6 Re @35 eef rounds. a wrapped and labeled.... 2 10 : : a de fos the Pern 2. Qa 2% ct Beef middles........ |. 10 Pr including 20 pounds fo 4 White 57 | No. wrapped, 3 Ib ~ sq | Sheep 60|No. 1 Sun, crimp top, weight of the barrel. a. ¢ 10 a iy ii @i0 Duluth Imperial, 16S.. 8 - o. uterine oo _wrapped and ae ed. 2 25 DOMINO 5 88 i 9 | No.2 2 wrippe 2 Ib. Dulutb Imperial, 4s. ..... a4 ' No. Sun, crimp top, Cit Beat 5 88 a aeadeny Silo eg e boxes .. i Duluth Imperial, %s....... 7 30 ae = — = .. wrapped and labeled ! 8 95 Crushed Ce ; = oe == ———————= | Lemon & Wheeler Co.’s Brand. Rolls, Creamery ......... 14 , XXX Flint. ENGR ce cee 5 6: i ee ie | Se s POWGerCe 5 63 Oysters in Cans. ‘Fruits Gold Medal \s.. 7 59 | Solid, creamery . | 18 ge ed No. 4........... Fancy 360s or 300 @4 00 ir for Globe Lamvs 80 No. 5.. ..4 94 Shell Goods. aa ae Gi sy | Laurel, igs a Solna Tc ta tear mean an nt Me 6 ee 4 88 ll -» | Fa fae Soe — 39 | Laurel, 4s... % 45 T ie National Biscuit Co. La Bastie. ea 4 SI | Oysters, per i 1 25@1 50 ancy eee. eo | quotes as — No. 1 Sun. plain bulb, per MO 8 47%|'sms_ per i [ Bananas. Butter. doz 1 Mo. 9.. --4 63 : Medium bunches...1 25 7oo\ tenes ............. . 2 29 | Seymour XXX . ey No. 2 Sun, plain bulb, ‘per iV No 10 ee : = i Large bunches. si oe 3 @ 00 | Granulated . ae 2 50 —— XXX, 31b. carton 7% uel jinn ; = io: th... - 4 6 X) 7 | Ne. | Crimp, per dos...:... 5 pe ; o Hides and Pelts. Foreign Dried Fruits. Feed and 1 Millstutts. Family xRx, 31b carton.. 7%| No.2 Gime per doz.. 1 60 NO, 18............ ee... eee. Figs St. Car Feed. screened ....18 50| Salted XXX 7 Rochester ae 4 38 gs. oo .2 oo hester. ; — 14 31 Choice, 101b boxes.. e BS wats. ------17 50 | Salted XXX, 3 Ib earton.-) 7% | No. 1, Lime (@5¢ doz). .... 3 50 nee: 4 25! The Cappon & Bertsch Leather | Extra choice, 14 1b iw inter W heat Ran .14 0 Soda. No. 2, Lime (706 dos).._... 4 00 oe Co., 100 Canal Street, quotes as! boxes... l @ Winter wheat # Middlings.. 45 SOdaA RAN 7% | No. 2, Flint (80¢ doz)...... 4 70 TOBACCOS follows: Fancy, 12 Ib. boxes. @ 14 Screenings. . 15 09 | Soda XXX, 3 1b earton. 8 Electric. F Hides. Imperial Mikados, 18 i Soda, City ae --- 3% | No. 2, Lime (70¢ doz) ..... 4 00 Cigars. - No. 1 @ BI Pe on @ ‘“ New Corn. Zephyretie. ges ----. Il | No, 2, Flint (80e doz)...... 4 49 Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s brand. ahi el a @ © 2 | Pulled, 6 1b boxes. @ 13) car lots... il 40 ong Island Wafers... 12 ee eae ae es pin co are He o os, | Naturals, as ie @ 6% | Less than ‘car ‘lots... 43 L. 1. Wafers, 1 1b carton 13 ' gal a samen iia 7 ‘ Yo.” Cured N62 @ 8% inti Oyster. 1 gal galv iron with spout. 1 65 H. & P. Drug Co.’s —— Calfskins, green No. 1 @ Big Fards in 10 lb boxes @B8 Oats. ' Square Oyster, XXX. ...... 7 2 I See iron with spout. 2 87 Quintette ....-......-...... 35 00 | Calfskins, green No.2 @v7Z | Fards in 60 lb cases @6 | Car lots. . -.- 34 Sq. Oys. XXX.1 1b carton. 8 |3 gal galy iron with spout, 3 50 Calfskins, cured No.1 @10 | Persians, G. M’s.... @5 —— clipped ... ii 7 Farina Oyster, XXX....... 7 |5galgalv iron with spout. 4 7% G. J. Johnson Cigar Co.'s brand. | Calfskins, cured No.2 @ $34 | ED cases, new...... @6- ess than car lots. ' SWEET GOODS—Bores. | 3 gal galv iron with faucet 4 %5 | Sairs, 601b cases.... @ 4% Hay. Animals ... : 11% 5 gal gis iron with faucet 5 za Pelts. Sa cee Bent’s Cold Water... o gal Tilting cang.......... 8 00 as a a eee Timothy arlots...... 9 00 Saris Base es ane 5 gal galv iron Nacefas.... 9 00 >elts. each 50@1 00 | No. 1 Timothy, ton lots 10 00 Pelts, each............ 50@ Nuts. a Cocoanut Taffy........ |... is. Pump Cans, Ec — | Coffee Cakes........ 11 | 5 gal Rapid steady stream. 9 00 Tallow. aa 4 h ~ | Frosted yer 13% | 5 gal Eureka non-overtiow 10 56 J aa T ee | Graham Crackers |... 1... 8% | 3 gal Home Rule.. -10 50 ae @2 iAuooeae i git Fres Meats. Ginger Snaps, XXX round. 8 | 5 gal Home Rule.........712 00 | Almonds, California, io Ce oas gai aa | Ginger Snaps, XXX city. 8 5 gal Pirate King...... . 950 Wool. | soft shelled. . Q@13z | Beef. Gin. Sups,XXX home made 8 LANTERNS, s.c.W 33 00 | Brazils new Qa | Gin. Sups, XXX —— 8 No. 0Tubular 4 25 ck sar Govebrand. | Washed, fing ......... @18 | Bion et. Qi | Carenss oceans anaes. 64@ 7H | SEEESBPEREX seal S| No. 1B Tubular..." 27. 6 50 Michigan Cigar Co.'s br Washed, medium...... “3 | Walnuts, Grenobles .. @i3 | Fore quarters......... 5&@ 614 Imperials «--..-.. 2... 2.2... 5% | No. 13 Tubular Dash. .... 6 30 Unwashed, me | eee Celi ee 2 Ott | a. quarters aces 9 ats ae aoe a - tee “e No. 1Tub.,glassfount.... 7 00 Unwashed, medium ..16 @I18 : | Leis No. S.......:... Olusses Cakes... Y, | NO. - re Un fl k le Walnuts, See ae + en joe 15° | No. ——- lamp. 14 OC inne) ee a vt ttte seen eee wen 7 Marshmallow Creams... ee LANTERN GLOBES, n . 9 Chucks... ....... % i Pretzels, hand made ..... 9% . -2 > ___ Be Specific in Billing. Written for the TRapESMAN. The tendency to terseness and brevity in business transactions and phraseoloy is doubtless a commendable one. The careful study of a habit of concise clearness !s a most essential part of the training of the successful business man. But that this quality shall be of value, it is necessary that it be genuine—it is a quality whose affectation is a sham. Genuine business brevity is acquired only by the most careful and painstaking study; and in this study clearness and completeness must be constantly con- sidered. The brevity which omits that which is necessary to a complete and ready comprehension of the entire mat- ter under consideration is worse than the opposite error—too much _ verbiage. Perhaps as forcible an iliustration of the injurious effects of the carrying of this tendency to an undue degree may be found in the specifications in mak- ing invoices of sales or manufacture Often the habit, or affectation, of brev- ity leads not only to the use of the smallest possible number of words in the description, but to the employment of so many arbitrary abbreviations, that only the most carefully and fully initia- ted can make out the complete mean- ing. There may be something of com- pliment to the intelligence of the recip- ients of such bills, but this is not worth the annoyance and uncertainty likely to result from the lack of complete speci- fication, especially where all degrees of intelligence—-or time for solving puz- zles—are to be dealt with. The prime object to be considered in the making of an invoice is the put- ting of the account concerned into shape for the earliest possible collection. Thus the rendering of such invoice is not a matter simply for the convenience of the customer. Any lack of clear- ness, even if it does not lead to corres- pondence for its elucidation, and conse- quent waste of time, is likely io hinder in the checking up and preparation fo settlement. As a rule, no abbreviations or obscure terms should be employed in itemizing which will not be clear and complete to any one reasonably familiar with the line of trade, whether it be known that the recipient will understand it or not. Circumstances may make it necessary for those less familiar to audit the items. It is not well to let any business matier depend exclusively upon the technical knowledge of any one—some- time it will be apt to cause confusion and loss. Then, in billing, care should be taken that all variations in charges should be made perfectly clear. Any unusual cir- cumstance which increases the price should be explained in sufficient detail to be fully comprehended, and should be put in terms to gain favorable con- sideration. It should be constantly kept in mind that the object of the invoice is to do all possible to prepare the way for the collection. To do this it is as de- sirable to explain a variation which lessens a price as well as one which in- creases it, for it is as bad to cause sus- picion in regard to the previous in- voices as to create distrust as to the current one, ROSENSTEIN. a a aman ennai et icertispirnshncsteenoceiptietiin ininlencmeanrssiiy Clark-Rutka- Jewell Co. — Jonia Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. Opposite Union Depot. New Wholesale Hardware House New House, New Goods, oss Prices. Call and see us when in the city. Write us for prices. Clark-Rutka-Jewell Co. | FISHING TACKLE To regular dealers in this class of goods we are al- ways glad to send our catalogue and discount sheet. Foster, Stevens & Co., Grand 0 Mich. Sole Mfgrs CRYSTAL ROCK FINISH, for sie and Exterior Use Corner 15th and Lucas Streets, Toledo, Ohio. Vat AMES AD D DAD, yD DADE AD DEAD AW) yA DAME AD ») Wy Ww eee % = Buckeye & Varnish Co. es Bi PAINT, COLOR AND VARNISH MAKERS es : “3 e eS Ha Mixed Shingle S = Stains ee yg tes za White Wood we aa Fillers e gg = 5) SG a ? a Bs Sone Enforced Curtailment of Bicycle Ad- vertising. Written for the TrRapEsMAN. In the days when the margin between the cost of manufacturing bicycles and their selling price was much greater than it is now it was possible to spend money with considerable lavishness in the work of securing sales. Thus not only were the columns of the large list of wheel papers well filled with wheel announcements, but large space was taken in the daily press and in all sorts of magazines and general publications, In the same spirit the expenditures in the preparation of catalogues and other advertising matter were almost without limit, the different manufacturers vying in costly productions, if not in those showing the finest art and taste, At that time the harvest for the advertising periodicals was a consideration of ma- terial importance, giving great promise for the future, and the work of making hne wheel catalogues was made a spe- cialty by many firms, who fancied that they had found in it their El Dorado. - But, while the making of wheels has gone on apace, until the number in use is coming to fully meet the most san- guine expectations, the advance in pros- perity has not been shared by the ma- chinery of publicity. The reason for this change in the situation is owing to several causes, prominent among which is the great reduction in margin. On account of the exacting requirements in wheel manufacture, caused by the con- tinual raising of the standard of me- chanical precision, the cost of manufac- ture has not decreased in the better grades of wheels, while the selling price is greatly lessened. The bringing of margins to a more natural business basis has so greatly lessened the allowances for advertising purposes that great havoc has been wrought in the ranks of wheel publications and there are found to be very positive limits to the expenditures for printed matter. The unwarranted stimulation in the manufacture, especialiy as to the num- ber of factories, which resulted from theoretically large profits, has been fol- lowed by a reaction, which has had a serious effect upon bicycle advertising. The more reckless of the new concerns were naturally the most lavish in adver- tising expenditure, and it is among these that there has been the greatest business mortality. For this reason the losses in advertising accounts have been tremen- dous and have had a material influence in lessening the number of bicycle periodicals, either by failure or by con- solidation. The mania for lavish expenditure in wheel catalogues had a material influ- ence in the great departure in artistic catalogue work which has characterized the productions of recent years. But in this branch of wheel publicity the day of unlimited lavishness is past. Even the great houses are contenting them- selves with more modest productions and the many failures among the rest have materially lessened the number of catalogues produced. During the halcyon days of the wheel trade a number of printing houses, act- ing on the supposition that the favorable conditions must be permanent, made special preparations for that particular work, put agents into the field and built up a large and expensive business. These have suffered, not only on ac- count of the lessening in the demand for such work—on account of building up a large trade on a failing foundation— but the business catastrophies which have lessened the number of wheel- makers have necessarily caused heavy losses in unpaid bills. The changes that have marked the last year or two in the wheel trade do not mean the discontinuance of bicycle advertising—they only mean the cutting off of unwarranted and unprofitable ex- penditure and a reduction to the correct business basis. Many of the papers which helped to absorb the lavish out- lay of former years were fakes pure and simple and their failure was the natural outcome of such enterprises. Many of them lived long enough to serve the purpose of the owners. There is no significance in their careers as to the value of advertising in the wheel trade. The leading houses, which are main- taining their places with ever-increasing output, are those which are advertising most judiciously and extensively. The number of advertisers is less and the expenditure is more carefully regulated, but it is a recognized necessity in all bicycle trade, whether in manufacture or dealing. In the latter especially the main dependence must continue to be upon printers’ ink rather than in direct canvassing or other means of effecting sales. NATE, —__—_—_®9<.___ Wherein Train Gates are an Advan- tage. Detroit, May 16-—I recently picked up an old issue of the Tradesman in which i read several interesting articles on train gates. When I first saw these gates, I thought they were an unneces- Sary nuisance, but I changed my mind after seeing a lady step offa D., L. & N. train at Lyons, about a month ago, after it had started and just as the brakeman had finished helping on a_ lot of passengers. She stepped across from one platform to the other and off the train before anyone could stop her. She fell and seemed to hurt herself. If the train gates had been on that train this would not have happened. She was a passenger on that train and intended to get off at Lyons, but did not leave her seat to get off until the passengers start- ed to get on. Again, about a week later, I was on the train going from Grand Ledge to Howell when a man got on the train at Lansing to say good-bye toa lady friend and did not get off until the train had passed Michigan avenue, when he jumped off and fell. I asked the conductor if he had many people to get on and off the trains when going and he said he did at nearly every sta- tion and brakemen could not stop them. Sometimes they fell and hurt them- selves, but mostly got off without fall- ing. I really think the gates are good protection to keep careless people from hurting themselves and I don’t believe any reasonable traveling man would find fault with them. The agent told me that the woman who fell off at Lyons put im a claim against the road and was paid something.. | am sure you want to be fair and will print this in your next paper, for, although | am a traveling man, | believe in being fair and show- ing up both sides. EDWARD TRAVIS. >3o> The Omaha Exposition of 1898. Beats the Centennial Exposition which occurred in Philadelphia in 1876 away out of sight and is next to the World’s Fair at Chicago in importance to the whole country. All of the states in the Trans-Mississippi region are interested, and our Eastern friends will enjoy a visit to Omaha during the continuance oi the Exposition, from June to October, inclusive. Buy your excursion tickets over the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail- way. An illustrated folder descriptive of the Exposition will be sent you on receipt of 2-cent stamp for postage. Address Harry Mercer, Michigan Passen- ger Agent, Detroit, Mich. ——_> Concede to others all that you ask for yourself, MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Hardware Price Current. AUGURS AND BITS Se 70 Jennings’, genuine is... Jennings’, imitation ‘ - « OUGIO AXES Hirst Quality, SB. Bronge........... 5 00 Hirst Quality, D.B. Bronze............ |... 9 50 Bites Guahty 8 BOS Steel) sg 50 Hirst Quahiv, DB Steet 10 50 BARROWS TO ...-812 00 14 00 Garden........ We oe ook Le eo net 30 00 BOLT: Se 60&10 Verape new lige 70 to 75 Te 50 BUCKETS NN $32 BUTTS, CAST Cast Loose Fin, figured...) 70&10 WieRehe Marve 70&10 BLOCKS Oedinaty Pacha 70 CROW BARS Cast Steer per lb 4 CAPS Kiva £10...... a 65 Oe per m 5d ee per m 35 Musket.. SAR eee ee eee hee tae es soos 5. Oe Te 60 CARTRIDGES men Se - 00& 5 Central Fire... 2c& 5 CHISELS ee 80 Se 80 DOCKE COr 80 ROCRCL Se 80 DRILLS Mores DicSieeks 60 Taper and Straight Shank...... ...... i. oe oo Morse’s Taper Shank |... . 0d 5 ELBOWS Com. 4 piece, Gin... ........... des, net 50 ities i: 2 Se die aan EXPANSIVE BITS Clark’s small, $18; large, #26......... . -30&10 Hyves, 1.016, 2,00: 280 25 FILES—New List New American .... (ee ee ee og DOCRORON Re 70 Meters TOrse MASpe | een GALVANIZED IRON Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 24; 25 and 26; 27. ..... 28 List 12 13 14 15 ~ .... 17 Discount, 75 to 75-10 GAUGES Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..............’ 60410 KNOBS—New List Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.... ......_.. 70 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings............ 80 MATTOCKS Bewo ve... Le 08 dis 6oeta UDO ENG. $15 00, dis 60410 Pee es $18 50, dis 20&10 NAILS Advance over base, on both Steel and Wire. reccl Mae BGG 2 1 60 Wire nails, base..... i POCO GO AGVatee ol Bede MOS TORGVONOO. 0S COA 10 te 20 ee 30 AO a 45 ORC 70 Mine Seguance _ 50 ste 1G Meee wk. 8. 15 Cosme Sa0yeanece... a Cece OC Oevaiee, ww, ok... 35 Pome MO AVANOS, 5 Peman GMGvemOG, ol. 35 Dims Gaevanee 45 monte: & Sevanee eo. 85 MILLS Collen, Vertom Cas... )..-.....:,. .... 40 Coffee, P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables... 40 Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s........... 40 Oomee, Huterriee. 30 MOLASSES GATES PeCUDEIEs PAIGE 8. eee CUMin Ss GOMMING 60&10 Enterprise, self measuring ............ .... 30 PLANES Cme Poen tas, faney @50 PERN SRT 60 pabdusny SoerGa s faiey @50 Bovier, REACGUANEY 6.0)... aoe Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s wood......... 60 PANS Pee, OMe i Oar Common, polished. .............. otcen.s FO& 5 RIVETS iemmaned Tinted... |. Lt ., 60 Copper Hiveta and Burs.......00...: 2... .... 60 PATENT PLANISHED IRON “A”? Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 ““B” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 25 to 27 9 Broken packages 4c per pound extra. HAMMERS 20 20 Maydole & Co.'s, new Hst........ ...... dis 235, Ns ee dis 25 Yerkes & Plumb’s... A ... dis wW&10 Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.......... ..30e lis, 70 Biscksmith’s Solid Cast Steel Hand 30¢ lis :40&10 2a HOUSE PURNISHING GOODS Stamped Tin Ware....... ......... new list 7510 wOrenneG fh Ware. 20&10 Granite Iron Ware.................new list 40&10 HOLLOW WARE saan EE | Lea OT ee 60&10 Pee ... 60&10 HINGES Gate, Clarks, 1,22... -... dis 60410 weee.... --+++e--per doz. net 2 50 WIRE GOODS Latta ee 80 ee ee 80 Ct . 80 Gaie Moeksand Hven 80 LEVELS Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s........ . - ie 70 ROPES BINGE, 4 ineh and Igigee. R14 \ moi ns 9% SQUARES pece! and Iron. ................ 70&10 Pena Mevele 60 Mitre ...... al 50 SHEET IRON com. smooth. com. Neon tte M 82 70 82 40 Nes tol. ....... |. cece. oa 2 40 iol ee 2 45 men 2ttoet.... 3 00 2 55 | 3 10 2 6 mo. 27 .. 2 2% All sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inches wide not less than 2-10 extra. SAND PAPER come ace 1 ee dis 50 SASH WEIGHTS Ore ee per ton 20 00 TRAPS Steel, Game...... 60410 Oneida Community, Newhouse’s i 50 Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s 70410 Mouse Chole... |... per doz Mouse, delusion................. per doz i 2E WIRE renee Maske. bl ee 75 Anncwed Mase 5 Copyerca Marmee i le OG 62% Coppered Spring Steel......... 50 Baroed Fence, galvanized ............ ... 265 Barbed Pente, palated,.........:...., 6 4 ae HORSE NAILS sueee.............. rete eeee seer ee ese Gis 40G1C eee 5 IOEGHWOREORM. 0... ate eae WRENCHES Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.............; 30 Cmglawthiien.. 50 Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought ..,.... 80 Coes Patent, malleable. .............. 80 MISCELLANEOUS ere Cae 50 Pemape Cee 80 ences. New Lage... 85 Casters, Bed and Plate..... Heucae ones DOMED Pampers, Ameren 50 METALS—Zinc Oe pound casks 644 Per pouma............. 6% SOLDER ee eee 88 12% The prices of the many other qualities of solder in the market indicated by private brands vary according to composition. TIN—Melyn Grade 10x14 IC, Charcoal...... 05 % fexee I, Carees! 5 75 Soxls IX. Charcoal .............. a 2 Each additional X on this grade, 81.25. TIN—Allaway Grade Wore uC, Cuareoas 4 50 [azo IC, Chareaal...... ..... bedice eae, oe Pome ee CHMtOee Murr Chante... ok. ee Each additional X on this grade, 81.50. ROOFING PLATES Sixt IC, Charcoal, Deam.................... 480 saxo TX, Charcoal, Dean ................... & 58 axes IC, Charcoal, Dean........ ........... 9 Ge 14x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... 4 00 14x20 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... 5 00 20x28 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade........ 8 00 20x28 IX, Charcoal, Aliaway Grade.....°... 10 00 BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE 14x56 LX, for No. 8 Boilers, } 14x56 IX, for No. 9 Boilers, ;PeT Pound... 9 THE FORGOTTEN PAST Which we read about can never be forgotten by the merchant who be comes familiar with our coupon system. The past to such is always a ‘‘nightmare.’’ The present is an era of pleasure and profit. TRADESMAN COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS. SOnCROROROROROHOROZORORE 24 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN GENERAL TRADE SITUATION. While some lines are complaining of dulness and there is considerable talk of the evil effects of the war in busi- ness, a careful canvass of the situation brings the conviction that, even with the distraction of public attention, there is not so much dulness as would natural- ly be the case at this season of the year. Combined with the unprecedented crop movement at high values, the prospects of even greater yields in nearly all lines stimulate railroad equjpment and, agri- cultural implement trade to an extent which keeps up an activity beyond an- ticipation, The effect of this upon railway stock values is apparent in ad- vanced quotations and greater strength. The only crops which have been reported unfavorably are corn, in some locali- ties, and cotton. In the case of the former there has been too much cold wet weather for good planting and the same conditions have affected the cotton re- ports. The acreage of corn, on account of the high price, will be very large and the fact that its value as a food product is coming to be more appre- ciated promises well for its standing at a higher average than for years past. Wheat receipts at the West do not fall off, in three weeks amounting to 14,- 581,002 bushels, against 5,952,602 for the same weeks last year, and the increase is even larger than the great increase in exports, which for the same three weeks for both coasts were 10,661,150 bushels, flour included, against 6,639, - 059 last year. Including the final offi- cial report for nine months, and the preliminary report for April, with these current returns for three weeks of May, the exports for the crop year have been 192,168,612 bushels wheat, flour in- cluded, against 135,553,313 last year, and 183,890,357 bushels corn, against 150 last year, when the outgo of corn ran beyond all precedent. Appar- ently, the wheat exports will fall a little below the maximum, but of both grains taken together the exports since July 1 have aiready far exceeded those of any previous full year. In spite of the heavy 227 166, Fs receipts, wheat again advanced 21% cents in New York, to $1.66%, after falling 15 cents the week before, and rising 4114 cents the preceding week, Another reaction is in evidence this week which has cost a considerable part of the last advance. Corn remains more steady, but has advanced another cent. Activity in the iron trade continues without abatement. The only tendency to reaction in prices seems to be in steel billets, while there has been a_ positive advance in Bessemer pig iron. Nortb- ern pig iron furnaces are reported to be sold ahead to the end of the year. Textiles show better feeling all around, although a few shut-downs are reported in the wool trade. These, however, are much more than offset by the Government demands, which are crowding a number of factories to the utmost. The price of cotton prints has advanced from the low point at which it has remained for several weeks, and although the change is slight, it is enough to indicate a_ healthier tone. The boot and shoe trade still continues to exceed all expectation and prices of hides and leather are still advancing. Locally, there has been a degree of dulness in some of the furniture facto- ries which has caused many comments on the ill effects of the war, but others with more push in sales departments are crowded to full capacity. The dulness may be somewhat increased by the war Situation, but it but little exceeds what might be expected at the season, after so long a period of unusual activity. Comparatively small imports with un- precedentedly heavy exports continue to keep the balance in favor of this coun- try so heavy that there is still a con- siderable inflow of gold under conditions which would ordinarily preclude such a movement. Bank clearings—of $1, 325,- 691,000—are unusually heavy for this season of the year. Failures have fallen off 39 from preceding week, to 211. - +> +> The Grocery Market. Sugar—-The market is strong, so far as the refineries are concerned, but the jobbers are still at sea in some parts of the country, owing to the cutting in prices persisted in by some represen- tatives of the trade. Tea—Samples of new Japans are due the latter part of this week or the fore part of next week. Trading in old teas is slow, although the tone of the mar- ket shows steadiness. Canned Goods—The most sensational advance which has overtaken the tomato market for a jong time occurred last week, when spot canned tomatoes at Baltimore jumped from 92% cents in a large way to $1.12% per dozen. The direct cause of this is the large contracts which the United States Government is placing for canned goods, and espe- cially tomatoes. Already 100,000 cases have been ordered, and this is intended to last only about one month. Orders are being placed at Baltimore, Chi- cago, New York and St. Louis. It is estimated that, if the war lasts from two to three months longer, canned tomatoes will go to $1.50 to $1.75. These figures are based on first hands’ sales in a large way. Retailers would probably have to pay $2 per dozen at least for three-pound goods. This is a wholesale cost of 16% cents per can, which would mean from 20 to 22 cents to the consumer for toma- toes he could purchase for to cents a few months ago. It is doubtful if even at the high prices the supply will last until the new pack will be available. Before the Government took a case the supply was considered small, and unless some holders have stock up their sleeves there can hardly fail to be a shortage. The phenomenal advance of canned meats, which are packed every day and can hardly be exhausted, would seem to imply even heavier advances for toma- toes, which depend entirely on seasons. If tomatoes reach the point indicated, the consumption will be interfered with very greatly, as they will be out of many people's reach. The Government, how- ever, will buy them, no matter what the price. Corn is receiving more attention on account of the high price of toma- toes, and values of this articie are also inclining to an advance. California canned fruits are strong, under the influ- ence of light supplies. Latest advices from the coast state that the growers are demanding from $40 to $50 per ton for apricots for canning purposes. Lemon cling peaches will be very scarce this season, according to all the recent ad- vices from California. Buyers are be- ginning to enquire more freely for canned salmon, owing to the high price of corned beef, and salmon is enjoying a fair jobbing demand. Dried Fruits—Prunes are stronger and higher. The consumption of this fruit seems to continue in spite of the advent of green fruit, and the foreign demand continues to be larger than ever known at this season of the year. Large fruit is scarce in the East, while the reports from the coast show that the eee eres re weonrasearsnasnresneseseersanrosncwrsainansnersiretnpeirts stock in holders’ hands there is unusual- ly light, being not over half the amount on hand a year ago. The prospects are for a light crop of larger sizes the com- ing year because of the dry weather in California. it will be June 1 before a very intelligent estimate of the coming prune crop can be made. The raisin situation on the coast is reported to be more promising. The low grade rai- sins, that could not be handled by the trade, are being disposed of to the win- eries and are being fed to stock, so that it is believed tbe market will be well cleaned up by the time new raisins are on the market. There is a little better enquiry for sound stock. Rice—The rice market is very strong, with spot stock very scarce, and it is difficult to get goods from the other side. Buyers continue to take stock liberally, and the market at all points and in all positions is an exceedingly strong one, Tobacco—The proposed combination of the plug factories, under the style of the Continental Tobacco Co., has been declared off, owing to the refusal of some of the large manufacturers to go into the deal. ~~ > +. An Interesting Discovery. A young man who has an office in the Trust building has just made the de lightful discovery that his fiancee is also a financier. The young man’s sweet- beart resides on the West Side and tor several months past he bas called upon ber regularly thrice a week. When he first met the girl, two years ago, he was, of course, extremely anxious to make a good impression and he lavished many presents upon her, The girl's parents are quite well to do, but she disapproves of an of display or prodigality, and when, in the natural course of events, the young man proposed and was accepted, she felt it to be her privilege and her duty to read bim a little lecture on ‘*Economy.’’ She called his attention to the fact. that every time he called he had been in the habit of bringing flowers and candy to the value of a dollar or two. She sug- gested that in the future he should dis- continue the presents, handing over a silver doilar instead whenever he came to see her. He laughed, for he thought she was joking, but she speedily assured him that she was very much in earnest. So he paid his dollar regularly and sort finally came to the conclusion that the money was being devoted to charity. The wedding day was set for next month, and an extended trip was con- templated. Unfortunately, the young man recently met a loss as the result of an unexpected failure and dropped so much money that he had to notify his fiancee that their wedding trip must be dispensed with. The dear girl laughed at him, and, leaving the room fora mo- ment, presently’ returned with a satchel containing 256 stiver dollars Their plans will not be changed. WANTS COLUMN. Advertisements will be inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent in- sertion. No advertisements taken for less than 25 cents. Advance payment. _ BUSINESS CHANCES. OR SALE—DRUG AND GROCERY STOCK in best town in Southern Michigan: good trade. good reasons for selling. Address No. *i0, care Michigan Tradesman #10 pINE OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPERIENCED man with means to engage in the grist mill business in Leelanau county. Fine wheat coun- try. Acreage of wheat this year in easy access to milil,8 09 acres. No opposition within twen ty-s x mil*s. Mill site furnished free. Best of shipping facilities either by rail or water. For further particulars address Empire Lumber Co., Empire, Leelanau Co., Mich. i OR RENT—LARGE DESIRABLE STORE on best street. Address Mrs. B. Brewer, Owosso, Mich. 571 POR SALE—)VRUG STOCK IN GOOD RAIL- road town of 800 inhabitants. Only drug and wall paper stock in town; part cash, re- mainder on easy terms. Good reasous for sell- ing. Address Otis Jones, New Buffalo, ae 60 — BEST OPENING IN MICHIGAN FOR #n active business man with $'0,000 cy ¢ me Ov0 to step into a well-established, paying whole- sale business. For particulars, address Business care Michigan Tradesman. 606” JQUR SALE—DRUG STOCK; OR WILL TAKE partner with small capital. Address No 609, care Michigan Tradesman. 609 E AY, HAY HAY! FOR SALE AT RIGHT prices. Correspond with Michigan ! roduce Co., Lansing, Mich. 607 OR SALE—A DESIRABLE CORNER “EUG store, hardwood m: dern fixtures. Price low, terms easy. Address Opportunity, care Mich- igan Tradesman. 612 YOUD 60 ACRE FARM IN WEXFORD county, 35 acres improved, to trade for small stock of hardware. Address Box 149, Charlevoix, Mich. 611 HAVE SMALL STOCK OF DRUGS AND fixtures in Ionia, taken on mortgage. Will sell cueap for cash or trade for productive real estate. Answer immediately. Will sell soon. W. W. Hunt, Under National City Bank, Grand Rapids. 596 I KICK STORE FUR RENT—BEST LOCA- tion in city; will be let for any business ex- cept dry gocds and cloth'ng. J. H. Levinson, Petoskey, Mich: 600 OR SALE—GENERAL STOCK; STORE TO rent; good location, good trade. Will sell cheap for cash. Royce & Rolison, Hamburg, Mich. 599 — SALE—I have two complete drug stocks in Middleville. Will sell one and move other away, or w.ll sell one-haif interest in either stock— one to be moved into an other location— toreliableman. Dr. Nelson Abbott, Middleville, Mich. 591 OR RENT—DOUBLE STORE BUILDING in Opera House block, Mancelona, Mich., be-t location in town; best town in State. Ad- dress Julius H. Levinson, Petoskey, Mich. 580 Sige SALE, EXCHANGE OR REN 1—LARGE two-story store and residence building in town of 1,000 population in Northern Indiana; stoue basement, 120 feet in dimensions. Inves- tigate. Aduress No. 575, care Michigan Trades man. 575 PUR REN't—THE FIRST AND SECOND floors and basernents of the brick building numbered 12 and 14 Lyon street, recently occu- pied by Hirth, Krause & Co.; suitable for mer- cantile or manufacturing purposes. Also the large hall on the third floor over 8 and 10 Lyon street, especially arranged for fraternal socie- ties. Apply to Wm. McBain, Agent Estate of Jas. W. Converse, 433 Michigan Trust Building, Grand Rapids. 578 Tages SALE—FIRST-CLASS GROCERY, MEAT market and crockery stock, located in one of the best towis in Michigan: best location in the city. Gcod reasons for selling; a bargain for the right person. Will sell for cash only. Address No. 568, care Michigan Tradesman. 568 nc SALE— BUILDING AND NERAL stock; best farming section in Michigan. No trades. W _ H. Pardee, Freeport, Mich. 500 NOR EXCHAEGE FUR GROCERY OR MER- chandise stock—Choice section land near Jamestown, North Dakota. Dakota lands in great demand for farming or stock raising. Carl Dice, Monroe, Mich. 534 7 EXCHANGE—FORK CLOTHING, DRY goods or shoes, very nice well rented Grand Rapids property. gan Tradesman. T EXCHANGE =~ FARMS AND OTHER property for dry goods, clothing and shoes. Address P. Medaiie, Mancelona. Mich bos \ JANTED—A PRACTICAL MILL MAN, with $1,000 capital, to take a one-half or full interest in a stave, heading and planing Address No. 552, care Michi- 552 mill. 3,00) contract, with stock to fillit. All goes. Five years’ cut in sight. Side track to mill. Good reasons for selling. Address Stave Mill, care Michigan Tradesman. oa BROOMS A BOMERS, MANUFACTURER OF HIGH- 4X. grade brooms at all prices, for retailers only. Grand Rapids, Mich. 605 | ite SALE--MODERN, WELL-ESTABLISHED and equipped broom factory and good aya Ad- 584 546 Other business commands our attention. dress No. 584, care Michigan Tradesman. COUNTRY PRODUCE W ANTED—BUTTER, EGGS AND POUL- try; any quantities. Write me. Orrin J. Stone, Kalamazoo, Mich. : ! eee ANTED — FIRST-CLASS BUTTER FOR retail trade. Cash paid. Correspond with Caulkett & Co., Traverse City, Mich. 381 y ANTED—1,000 CASES FRESH EGGS, daily. Write for prices. F. W. Brown, 556 Ithaca, Mich. ‘PATENT SOLICITORS. _ )REE—OUR NEW HANDBOOK ON PAT- ents. Ciiley & Allgier, Patent Attorneys, Grand Rapids, Mich. 339 FIREPROOF SAFES ‘YEO. M. SMITH, NEW AND SECONDHAND safes, wood and brick building mover, 157 Ottawa street, Grand Rapids. _ 613 MISCELLANEOUS. > R EGISTERED PHARMACIS® WISHES SIT- uation in Michigan; twelve years’ experi- ence; best references. Address L. J. Shafer, 31 Calkins Ave , Grand Rapids, Mich. 608 ANTED—POSITION IN GROCERY. 1 make a specialty of teas and coffees; age, 27. Frank Bentley, Ludington, Mich. 598 Beers i Travelers’ Time Tables. CHICAGO ™ "se eumer®» Chicago. Ly. G. Rapids........... 8:45am 1:25pm *11:30pm At. Chicago.:..:....:... 3:10pm 6:50pm 6:40ar Ly. Chioago..:.....-... 7:20am 5:15pm *11:30pm Ar. @’d Rapids....... . 1:25pm 10:35pm * 6:20am Traverse City, Charlevoix and Petoskey. iv. Gd Rapids:.....0 So . 7:30am 5:30pm Parlor and Sleeping Cars on afternoon and night trains to and from Chicago. : *Every day. Others week days only. DETROIT ne Detroit. Lv. Grand Rapids...... 7:00am 1:35pm 5:35pm Ar. Detroig...: 0. 3... 11:40am 5:45pm 10:20pm Lv. Detroit........ ..... 8:00am 1:10pm 6:10pm Ar. Grand Rapids..... 12:55pm 5:20pm 10:55pm Saginaw, Alma and Greenville. Lv. @R7:10am 4:20pm Ar.GR 12:20pm 9:30pm Parlor cars on all trains to and from Detroit and-Saginaw. Trains run week days only. Gro. DeHaven, General Pass. Agent. Osborn, Charlevoix-the-Beautiful, Mich.; and bear in mind that the Chicago & West Michigan and Detroit, Grand Rapids & Western Railways are the only direct lines to Charlevoix, the prettiest place in Northern Michigan. Estanlished 1780. Walter Baker & Co, i10. Dorchester, Mass. The Oldest and Largest Manufacturers o1 sf» PURE, HIGH GRADE ~ COCOAS AND _]HE [NN. . CHARLEVOIX-THE, y\- BEAUTIFUL, MICH: ss Ss * on this Continent. = No Chemicals are used in Trade-Mark. their manufactures. Their Breakfast Cocoa is absolutely pure, delicious, nutritious, and costs less than one cent a cup. Their Premium No. 1 Chocolate, put up in Blue Wrappers and Yellow Labels, is the best | plain chocolate in the market for family use. Their German Sweet Chocolate is good te eat and good to drink. It is palatable, nutri | tious,and healthful; a great favorite with children. Buyers should ask for and be aure that the Everything new and strictly first-class. For terms, address Egbert T. GEO. DEHAVEN, Gen’l Passenger Agent. BAN ecersaca mieentse (In effect May 15, 1898 ) Leave. E : Arrive, + 6:45am Sag., Detroit, Buffalo & N Y .+ 9:55pm +10:10am... ...Detroit and East.... .. + 5:27pin + 3:20pm..Sag., Det., N. Y. & Boston..+12:45pm * 8:00pm... Detroit, East and Canada...* 6:35am +10:45am...... Mixed to Durand........ + 3:15pm WEST * 8:?5am....Gd. Haven and Int. Pts....* 7:050m t12:53pm.Gd, Haven and Intermediate.+ 3:12pm +t 5:32pm..Gd. Haven and Intermediate.+10:0tam * 7:40pm...Gd. Haven and Chicago..... 8:15am +10:00pm...... Gd. Haven and Mil....... 6:40am Eastward—No. 16 has Wagner parlor car. No. 22 parlor car. Westward—No. 11 parlor car. No. 17 Wagner parlor car. *Daily. tExcept Sunday. ~ E. H. Huewss, A.G. P. & T. A. BEN. FLETCHER, Trav. Pass. Agt., C. A. Justin, City Pass. Agent. 97 Monroe St. Morton House. GRAND Rapids & Indiana Railway Northern Div. Leave Arrive Trav. C’y, Petoskey & Mack...* 7:45am + 5:15pm Tray. C’y, Petoskey & Mack.. .¢ 2:15pm + 6:35am Trav. C’y, Petoskey & Mack... $10:50pm PEIAO oe ole oe i + 5:25pm t11:l5am Train leaving at 7:45 a.m. has parior car, and train leaving at 2:15 p. m. has sleeping car to Mackinaw. Southern Div. Leave Arrive CUMOUNAAR. coc + 7:10am + 8:25pm WE Wee sos. cee t+ 2:10pm + 2:00pm COMBINES. oe fae * 7:00pm * 7:25am 1:10am. train has parlor car to Cincinnati 2:10 p.m. train has parlor car to Fort Wayne. 7:00 p.m train has sleeping car to Cincinnati. Chicago Trains. TO CHICAGO. Ly. Grand Rapids...t7 10am +2 1%m #11 35pm At Chickpe. 6. 20pm _ 9 10pm 6 30am FROM CHICAGO Ly. Chicago...... fc lees ecu oe +3 02pm *11 45pm Ay Grant Revise... cL. 9 20pm 7 2am Train leaving Grand Rapids 7.10 a. m. has buffet parlor car to Chicago. Train leaving Grand Rapids 11 35 p. m. has coach and Pullman sleeping car to Chicago. Train leaving Chicago 3.02 p. m. has buffet parlor car to Grand Rapids. Train leaving Chicago 11.45 p. m. has coach and Pullman sleeping car to Grand Rapids. Muskegon Trains. GOING WEST. Ly G’d Rapids......... 47:35am +1:00pm +5:49pr Ar Muskegon........... 9:00am 2:10pm 7:059m GOING EAST. Lv Muskegon....... .. +8:10am til:45am +4:00pm Ar@’d Rapids... ..... 9:30am 12:55pm 5:20pm Sunday trains leave Grand Rapids 9.00 a. m. and 7.00 p.m. Leave Muskegon 8.35 a. m. and Oe ixcept 8 di *Daily. jtSaturday onl tExce unday. aily. tSaturday only. . Cc. L. LOCKWOOD, Gen’! Passr. and Ticket Agent. W. C. BLAKE, Ticket Agent Union Station. DULUT ; — — Atlantic WEST BOUND. Ly. Grand Rapids (G. R. & 1.)+11:10pm = +7:45am Ly. Mackinaw City..... -. 7:35am 4:20pm Ar. St. Ignace..... 5:20pm Ar. Sault Ste. Marie 9:50pm Ar. Marquette .... 10:40pm Ar. Nestoria. .. 12:45am Ar. Duluth 8:30am EAST BOUND. RiP TI os i Foss Fie heaton cee eee BY, THOMUOTIE Ss oo cin, ewecsc ess +11 21am +6:30pm 2:45am Ar. Marquette................ 1:30pm 4:30am Ly. Sault Ste. Marie.......... 3:30pm... Ar. Mackinaw City........... 8:40pm 11:00am G. W. Hrssargp, Gen. Pass. Agt. Marquette. E, C. Oviatt, Trav. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids EEEEEEEEEEE ESET EEE EEE EET + of of + Wo ah oh oe uh ahead trerrrrreteeerrrrre ree peesy get the genuine goods. The above trade-mar' is on every package. Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. Dorchester, Mass. : Is carried by the merchant when he undertakes to handle the credit transactions of his establishment A HEAVY LOAD by means of pass books or other We Can Give You A Lift In Business with our FREIGHT ELEVATORS. Another great thing in Store or Warehouse is our SCALE TRUCK: an 8oo-lb. Scale in connection with the regular ware- house truck. We also make Engines, Boilers, Smoke- stacks, Iron and Brass Castings, Steel Culvert Pipe and General Machine Work. + Repair work done in any part of the State. You can reach us any hour, day or night, by long distance phone. Lansing Boiler & Engine Works, Lansing, Mich. PH oh oh oh hah oh oh oh ahahuh J. A. MURPHY, Genera! Manager. The Michigan Mercantile Agene Special Reports. equally antiquated methods. The strain is immediately lessened, however, when he adopts the Cou- pon Book System and places his credit transactions on a cash basis. We make four kinds of Coupon Books and cheerfully send samples free on application. TRADESMAN COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS. FLOWERS, MAY & MOLONEY, Counsel | Law and Collections. Represented in every city and county in the United States and Canada. | Main Office: Room 1102 Majestic Building, Detroit, Mich. 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TANGLEFOOT Sealed Stioky Fly Paper ONE OF THE MOST PROFITABLE THINGS YOU SELL. Ton y, and CACY HS, eater in your store, in the Holder: They Every customer to whom you sell a box of Tang every day of the summer. PRICE, 30 CENTS A BOX.—$2.55 A CASE. ~ ne D ~ oe . E icrease your sales of Tanglefoot ¥ aS Sane ee % YOUR :€t your Customers see it In actual use Wi will follow your example. ° . seis lefoot will remember it with pleasure Bour’s Blended Coffees know no competition. Their growth in consumption has been simply marvelous, which only demonstrates their extremely fine quality over and above all others. Our Coffees not alone increase your sales instantly, but pay you a profit. Give them a thirty day trial now. Don’t wait—mnow is the opportune time. The J. M. Bour Co., 113-115-117 Ontario St., Toledo, Ohio. 129 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Mich. Come into the ranks while the opportunity offers. 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