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Mail orders at- > tended to, or write our traveler, Wm. » Connor, Box 346, Marshall, Mich., to call, » or meet him at Sweet’s Hotel, Grand Rap- » ids, April 25 to 29. Customers’ expenses : paid. rVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvVvYvYYYvvvvVvVvYVYVYWUWY’S FOF FFF FOG OOF GV OVO OCTVOCOD Ln Oy Gy Or bn bn bn bn bp by bp by, bo, bn bo bn bn bo br br, be a Hobo hbohbdbdbdbdbd bd bbb bbb bb bn, The Preferred Bankers Life Assurance Company of Detroit, Mich. Annual Statement, Dec. 31, 1898. Commenced Business Sept. !, 1893. Insurance in Force........ ............$3,299,000 00 edver Assete 455734 79 Ledger Liabilities .................... 21 68 Losses Adjusted and Unpaid..... sie None ‘Total Death Losses Paid to Date...... 51,061 00 Total Guarantee Deposits Paid to Ben- Cneiaeies: ce lS a 1,030 00 Death Losses Paid During the Year... 11,000 00 Death Rate for the Year............... 3 64 FRANK E. ROBSON, President. TRUMAN B. 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TrOdeSI0ON COUpONS = me bab tb bl IMPORTANT FEATURES. PAGE 2. The Dry Goods Market. 3- Experience of a Salesman. 4- Around the State. 5. Grand Rapids Gossip. 6. Woman’s World. 8. Editorial. 9. Editorial. 10. Features of Boston Egg Market. 11. Gotham Gossip. 12. Observations by aN. Y. Egg Man. 13. Clerks’ Corner. 14. Shoes and Leather. 15. Regarding Unsalable Goods. 16. Lectures to Young Men. 17. Commercial Travelers. 18. Drugs and Chemicals. 19. Drug Price Current. 20. Grocery Price Current. 21. Grocery Price Current. 22. Hardware. 23. Defens-~ of the So-Called Trusts. Hardware Price Current. 24. Local Banks in Better Shape. Wants Column. PRIVATE INTERESTS. The announcement from Washington of the probable personnel of the new isthmian inter-oceanic canal commis- sion has occasioned considerable ad- verse comment on the President's ac- tion by some prominent papers in the East and South, among them the En- gineering News. The chief ground for criticism is that the influence of the old Maritime Canal Company, which is seeking to unload on the Government at a big figure what- ever franchises and assets it may have, and that has succeeded so far in block- ing other canal propositions, according to these critics, is still apparent and still uppermost in the composition of the new commission. The ostensible purpose of the creation of the new com- mission, as declared in the action of the late Congress, was to have an impartial examination and comparison made of the practicability, strong points and cost of both the Nicaragua and Panama routes. This looks as if the Panama Company had been influential enough to cast some doubt on the weight and correctness of the preference heretofore expressed in this country for the Nica- ragua route. If there bea well-based doubt on this question it is proper that the matter should be rigidly and im- partially examined into and that canal only indorsed which recommends. itself as the best route to the engineering tai- ent of the country—all points, such as length, natural obstacles in the way and cost, being considered. It bas lately come to the knowledge of the public that the Panama Company is willing to sell to the United States, in fact is rather anxious to unload its great undertaking upon other shoulders. Here then we have two companies con- tending for the chance to turn over to the Government their respective fran- chises and assets—the one with mucb substantial equipment and work to its credit, the other with comparatively nothing. The influence of the one seems to have been strong enough to se- cure a provision by Congress for a com- parison of the merits of the two routes, while the other, it is now charged, has been influential enough with the War Depa'tment or President to practically block an impartial investigation by se- curing ‘‘a packed jury’’ in favor of the Nicaragua scheme. It is unfortunate for us that we are placed between two powerful fires in a matter of such vital importance to the Nation. The result is delay, and pos- sibly an interminable delay, for either appears capable of defeating the other if not strong enough to command affirm- ative action by the legislative and exec- utive departments of the Government in its own interest. The country at large wants an isthmian canal. It cares not particularly for the Nicaragua or the Panama route, so only that one or the other be chosen and pushed to completion. The Nation does not, however, desire to see the Govern- ment ‘‘worked’’ by the promoters of either project, and will certainly con demn any action by the authorities or by the new commission that may smack of partiality not founded upon the natural conditions surrounding the problem. The people want the canal built and controlled by the Nation, and would hardly approve a partnership witb pri- vate speculators in the premises. It is as evident, however, as it is un- fortunate that intensely selfish interests are not only complicating but holding up this vital canal question, to the con- tinued detriment and great cost of the commercial interests of the Nation. In- deed, it appears to be our misfortune that ail our great National questions must be embarrassed if not determined by class, corporate or private interests! 2. © <2 GENERAL TRADE SITUATION. The week, which was a record break- er for corresponding weeks of many years past in volume of business in nearly all lines of general trade, was marked by the most decided reaction in the Wall Street market that has oc- curred in many months. Prior to last week the stock market had swallowed much more effervescent stuff than its stomach could keep down, and the lurch of the money market had less to do with the unloading than the distressed vic- tims imagined. It was on the whole an intelligent market. It not only discrim- inated between railroad and other stocks, but between good and bad railroad stocks ; between the old trusts preferred, the value of which had been shown by successive dividends, and the old com- mon, of which part had the same ad- vantage; the new preferred trusts, 1s- sued in part for property furnished, and the new common, largely given as a bonus in consolidations. The sixty most active railroad stocks dropped from their highest average this year, $75.09, to $71.43, the lowest point on Friday, and recovered to $73 43 at Saturday's close. The old trusts preferred dropped from their highest average this year, $95.03, to $91.80, and recovered to $93 14. The recovery this week is steady in most lines, showing that the reaction was of a temporary speculative charac- ter and that the former level of values was not too high. Outside the stock market business was of astonishing volume. New York clear- ings amounted to $1,543, 1236,42 for the week, but payments amounted to $586, - 882,385 at other cities in five days, so that the week’s total was probably $2,200,000,0c00 or more, exceeding the same week last year by about 63 per cent. and the week in 1892 by about 6944 per cent. The March clearings, $8,726,599 138, were much the largest ever known in any month, even exceed- ing those of January by $234,000,000, those of last March by 54.5 per cent. and those of March, 1892, by 64.3 per cent. The quarterly exchanges, $24, 200, - 665,593 in amount, exceeded last year’s by 40.5 per cent. and those of 1892 by 49 3 per cent. If anybody had pre- dicted, when President McKinley was inaugurated, that ‘‘in two years the country’s business will be 50 per cent. larger than in the most prosperous of all past years,’’ he would have been men- tally stoned to death, as prophets were. The best of it is that outside New York and its stocks the clearings in March were 37.5 per cent. larger than in March, 1892. The iron and steel situation continues at a high pressure of activity. The urgency vi demand is making itself felt in the rapidity with which new works and additions are being installed, but as yet with little effect in prices. Or- ders for finished products are held back by inability of works to execute them more than by prices asked, and yet many good orders are somehow placed— one by Philadelphia for 3,000 tons ship plates, one of 6,000 tons for a Newark building and one of 17,000 tons open hearth steel for the East River Bridge. In minor metals strength reflects heavy consumption, with Lake copper at 18c and tin at 24.35c. —___ 6 _ The Man Who Thinks. A Chicago business man, of more than local reputation, says that his greatest trouble through his commercial career has been in his search for the employe who thinks. The average holder of a position goes through his routine of duty in a stupid, ‘‘dumb driven cattle’’ manner, absolutely refus- ing to think things out for himself, and thus possibly improve in method the system attending his individual line of duty. An employer very soon learns to regard an employe with interest who continually asks questions concerning his work, who seems to concentrate his mind upon his task, however insignifi- cant, who seems to think and enjoy thinking and working. That man’s tal- ent does not long remain folded ina napkin, but speedily gains for its owner value received, and for its owner’s em- ployer the peace of mind that can only come to a man of large business respon- sibilities through the honest, conscien- tious services of his force, through men who think. —__»> 4. _____ The Face Changed. Barber: You say you have been here before? I don’tseem to remember your face. Victim: Probably not. It is all healed up now. Beemer rcintewscene donb cube, fot So RE RAS ASG SE RCIA: tec mn AB ae Ber Bit Nas aes MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Dry Goods The Dry Goods Market. Staple Cottons— Brown sheetings and drills show rather an uneven demand, although about all qualities are called for to some extent, and some good sized contracts have been turned down. Exporters have done some very good trading, and have taken altogether quite a considerable quantity of goods. Bleached cottons are in quite limited demand. The principal point of inter- est in this direction is in delivering goods on earlier orders. Wide sheetings are quiet. Prints and Ginghams—Have been more active during the past week than before. This is particularly noticeable where something like nearby deliveries could be promised. Woven fancy dress goods have shared in a more lively re- quest than for some time, and now agents are well supplied with orders. The new lines of fall dress goods opened at a higher price, and it will probably be maintained; yet there is nothing to warrant the belief that they will be ad- vanced in the near future, as some have predicted. It may happen several weeks hence, but not right away. The trade must become accustomed to the present basis before anything higher is named. It is a good time for the buyers to take advantage of the market. Dress Goods—The strongest factor in the market to-day is the black crepon goods ; orders placed therefor have been sizable and numerous; the black crepon seems to be the fabric upon which buy- ers evince a unanimity of opinion re- garding its standing, and their opin ion is being substanitally backed up with orders; black appears to be the only shade in crepons that takes well; some few orders have been placed on other shades, but in comparison with the business done on blacks they ap- pear insignificant. Camel’s hair and mohair fabrics are taking well, as are also cheviots and unfinished worsteds ; venetians are also attracting some good business. Hosiery—Prices have been very firm throughout the season and staple and fancy goods are very low in stock. Fine grades of fancy hosiery have secured good business, but cheaper goods have been comparatively quiet. Stripes and polka dots are the features of the fancy market, the former in both vertical and horizontal lines. Importers of golf hosiery have hada fair business. Some of them report that it has been exceed- ingly good. Nothing new has devel- oped in regard to the knit goods trust. The committee has begun its operations by sending communications to manufac- turers, requesting contributions from each of $25 to defray the expenses of investigating the ‘plants to be acquired by the trust and the valuation of the same. It depends upon the replies which they receive whether the attempt to form the trust will be continued. Carpets—Ingrains are receiving a good share of attention in the Western States, while in the Eastern and Mid- dle a fair business is reported. There is also a growing disposition to take a larger amount of tapestry and velvet carpets. With the more general im provement in trade conditions and a larger distribution of money owing to the advance in wages, the purchasing power of the people will be larger than it bas been for some time, and from this fact the average dealer has gained more confidence and is anxious to place his orders before a more general rush of business in order to have his stock de- livered in time to sell to his customers. The finer lines of wiltons, axminsters and body Brussels are receiving a fair share of attention, and countermands on carpets are seldom heard of this sea- son. The prospects are now that the or- ders in hand may, in some instances, last the manufacturers, especially of in- grains, up to the middle of May. Lace Curtains—Are commanding a goodiy share of aitention in both domes- tic and foreign lines. Bobbinet is com- ing into popular favor and some very choice lings are offered to the trade. Curtain Shades— Have been advanced from % to I cent per yard, according to quality. This is due to the advance in cotton cloth and raw material. ——__>2.>_ A Chapter of Experience. Henry Goodwin, who runs the Craw- ford House, in Boston, is a neighbor of mine. He told me of a little circum- stance the other day which illustrates one of the peculiar foibles of human nature. Once upon a time there was a fire at his hotel It was nota very ex- tensive fire, but did considerable dam- age. In fact, in twenty minutes over $6,000 worth of injury was done to the hotel and property therein. No one knows, nor will any one ever know, probably, just what caused the fire, but it is presumed that it was kindled from something of a chemical or explosive nature which was left in the coat-room by one of the guests. At any rate the principal damage was done in this room, and of forty or more overcoats belong- ing to guests there was hardly enough remaining to shovel out to fill a bushel basket. The insurance companies settled with the hotel proprietor, and he in turn set- tled with the individual losers of the property in that coat-room, and Mr. Goodwin says it was surprising to find how many forty or fifty dollar overcoats there were in the room at the time. An- other peculiar thing was that all the um- brellas were silk ones. Some of them were especially expensive-—had come from Europe or had been made to or- der. Really, if those umbrellas had not been burned they would have formed a most artistic and valuable collection, one which would do to place on exhibi- tion as Curios. I say all, but I want to make one ex- ception. After most of the claims had been paid Mr. Goodwin received a let- ter from Worcester whicf read some- thing like this: Dear Sir: I understand that you are paving for the umbrellas which were lost in the fire which occurred at your house a few weeks ago. I stopped at your hotel on the date mentioned, oc- cupying Room Ito, and my umbrella was in the coat-room. I still hold check No. 39 for the same. That umbrella cost me fifty cents about three years ago, and I have used it a good many times since. It was nct in thorough re- pair but still quite serviceable. As you are paying for umbrellas, J] would sug- gest that you send me the sum of ten cents, which I think is not too exorbi- tant a figure to place upon that um- brella. Mr. Goodwin, believing there was at least one honest man in Worcester, sent out and got a handsome silk umbrella ana forwarded it to the party with his compliments. Thus is honesty re- warded. Really, I believe this circum- stance is unparalleled in the world’s bistory.—George E. B. Putnam, in Boot and Shoe Reporter. PSS IIS PIERS Weare at the Front} eS again with our claim made last season. We make a specialty of ribbed Bs Gs underwear for Men’s, Ladies’ andjMisses’}wear to retail from five cents SS to a half dollar. Most every one concedes that is the only kind for UF comfort and wear. Of course there are a few who still stick to the fllat goods. For such we carry several lines ot extra good values to retail at twenty-five and fifty cents. Look us over, that’s all we ask. y Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co., : Grand Rapids, Mich. SRN SSNS Naa al EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEE TY FLOOR OIL CLOTH? LINOLEUM AND MATTING for immediate use. All grades. Oil cloth from 16 to 25c square yard. Linoleum in two grades. Matting from 10 to 20c yard. Rugs for stoves in four grades in 4x4, 5x4, 6x4 and 8x4. Our sample line of Floor Oil Cloth for fall delivery will be ready for inspection in about ten days. Prices guaranteed. P. STEKETEE & SONS, Grand Rapids PEPEEEEEEEEEEE EEE EE EET TTT Wholesale Dry Goods. - : I ES se he oh oh oh oh oh heheh heheheh hhh hhh ohhh hhh} SSCSCSSTSSS SSS TST SS CSE SST) gap eeuaraeaemateiaes WeE GuARANTEE Our brand of Vinegar to be an ABSOLUTELY PURE APPLE- JUICE VINEGAR. To any person who will analyze it and find any deleterious acids or anything that is not produced from the apple, we will forfeit ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS We also guarantee it to be of not less than 40 grains strength. We will prosecute any person found using our package- for cider or vinegar without first removing all traces of our brands therefrom. TTSST TSS TO OUUSUUUUUUUUUUS Robinson Cider and Vinegar Co., Beaton Harbor, Mich. J ROBINSON, [anager. This is the guarantee we give with every barrel of our vinegar. Do you know ofgany other manufacturer who has sufficient confidence in his output to stand back of his product with a ROBINSON CIDER AND VINEGAR CO. similar guarantee? Goevrene WORLD’S BEST Ss. x LW: 5C. CIGAR. ALL JOBBERS AND GS J.JOHNSON CIGAR CO. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. DOOQQOOQODOO1. SDQOQOQOQODOOOOKE of Coupon Books are manufactured by us and all sold on the same basis, irres ive of size, shape or denomination. Free samples on application. COQQOOHOOOQO® mma ; i Experience of a Salesman Out Of a Job. Written for the TRapEsy an. ‘*The papers are making a great deal of capital over that millionaire duffer, ’’ he said, as he took my easy chair. ‘*One would think, to read the account, that he was the only man in the wide world who, if he should find himself without a dollar, would say the same thing and do it. Somebody asked him what he’d do if he lost his money and he said he’d ‘take the first job that came along.’ What else could he do? That’s what I did and I had a bit of hard-earned experience which has been no end of service to me. ‘*T was traveling for a wholesale house and had been meeting with splendid success. I wasn’t careful of my easily- got money and I'm afraid that I rather put on a little more style than circum- stances warranted—a young fellow rather likes to ‘fling himself’ when he goes home with his pockets full of money. Well, the prosperity didn’t last long and I was out of a job and out of money at the same time. I didn’t want the folks to know what a spendtbrift I had been and I did considerable hustling to find another position. That’s when I found out what is meant by hard times. I went to the nearest city, where I was a little acquainted, hired a room and engaged board and then went out to ransack the town for a job. I raked that city of seventy-five thousand peo- ple north and soutb and east and west, and the only thing that even hinted ata job was the occasional statement that there might be an opening with the fall trade. That was. all right for the fall, but what good was that to do me if | starved to death sometime in August? That's the way the condition of things began to look; I had already made up my mind that I would starve rather than go home and hang on the old folks for my bread and butter. ‘*Three or four days of store-to-store soliciting satisfied me that I couldn’t find anything in the dry goods line. The pay for settling accounts with my landlady was getting ‘uncomfortably near and forcefully suggested that in the absence of work behind the counter I had simply got to get it somewhere else. Then I began to wonder what else I could do. ‘‘For once in my life I was where the multi-millionaire was in fancy and un- der the force of circumstances I reached the same conclusion: I would take the first job that I could get whatever it might be. Like the boy in the back woods, I had to have the coon for din- ner. Now then for a break. Every man that passed me in smock and overalls became an object of envy. The teamster whose heavily loaded dray chugged over the cobblestones looked, in his surety of a dinner, like a king on his throne as he rode by. Could I be a teamster? Was I equal to the loading and _ unload- ing of hogsheads and boxes, holding no- body knows how much? I looked invol- untarily at my gloved hands. I took off the gloves and looked again. It was the moment of trial. I thought of the coon and my board bill and vowed I'd take that first job that the rich fellow told about. ‘** Hello, there!’ I heard a cheery voice call out from the curb. J looked up to find a man to whom I had applied fora job the day before. ‘Haven’t been successful yet, I conclude. If you can turn your hand to a little rough work maybe I can do something for you. There’s a firm around on the next street, MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Nagle Bros., who are after a teamster. Are you equal to it?’ My ‘Yes!’ was loud enough to set the fire alarm going. “Then come right around there now.’ We went. ‘* ‘Got your teamster yet?’ Nea ‘* “Will this man do?’ ‘‘That man looked at me. His eyes had the effect of the X-rays. ‘Well,’ he said slowly, after a critical examination of my marrow, ‘he isn’t built on the teamster plan exactly—his hands look as if they have been better acquainted with kid gloves than with sugar barrel. —but if he can stand it we can. Think you're equal to the job?’ “| Ves." ‘* “Can you go to work now?’ To esa ‘“ “Ever have anything to do with horses?’ Te" ‘“**You’ll find the team at the back door.’ ‘*Thanking my newly-found friend who had taken me there, I went out of the back door—I hate back doors !—and around through the alley to the nearest dry goods store, where I bought some working clothes. Fifteen minutes later I drove down the alley on the driver's seat with my first load of goods. ‘*T don’t like to talk about those fol- lowing six weeks; I only wish that mil- lionaire had had the same experience— it would do me good to hear what he had to say about it. For the tirst few days I was sore from _ head to foot. Every fiber of my body uttered its live- liest protest against my exactions from it; but it protested in vain. At first I shrank from the heavy goods I had to handle; but I had to do it and I did it, and they seemed to take in the situa- tion and to show less of the ‘pure cuss- edness of inanimate objects’ than is usual with them. ‘*What was harder for me to put down was my pride. My first ride down Main street on that wagon was little less than agony. I had hoped that the street would be filled with strangers—every other face I knew. If it had been the boys I would have cared less—I could have settled with them in the old-fash- ioned way; but it’s different with girls. The first one I met was Lizzie Upton, but just as she was looking up I made believe there was something the matter with the harness and got by without be- ing obliged to recognize her. Then I wanted to kick myself fora chump. I wasn’t doimg anything to be ashamed of, any work is honorable if it’s honest. After that I straightened up and held the reins as if I had a job I was proud of. If any of my friends were on the sidewalk I hailed them and settled that phase of the situation right there; then I had more respect for myself. I’ve had more than a score of dances with Lizzie Upton since those old days, and while neither of us has ever mentioned it, I have an idea that I haven't fallen in her eyes. ‘*The hardest thing for me to think of now is the treatment I received from those Nagles. It was snarl and snarl from morning until night. I didn’t ask any odds of them and, by gings! I didn’t get any. If I had beenanA Number 1 teamster I couldn’t have pleased them. At first it was no more than I had any right to expect, for! was new to the work, but I tried my level best to improve in every possible way. The more I tried the more I saw how useless it was to try to please them, and then I began to wonder what I was do- ing it for anyway. My body had become inured to the work, my hands were fairly gloved in callous; but, like the blacksmith, i ‘looked the whole world in the face, for I owed not any man.’ But I’d had enough of that employment and, now tkat September had come in, I'd see what could be done for a change. ‘*Here’s where the strange part comes in: That very day the bead of one of the best houses in the city hailed me on the top of my load. ‘Do you want a job in the store?’ he asked. ‘' “That's just what I want.’ ‘* “When will you come?’ ‘* “To-morrow morning. you pay me?’ ‘* “Twelve dollars a week.’ “All right. I’ll be on hand.’ ‘*T delivered that load and drove bagk to the office. The Nagle I hated the most was there and | said: ‘Mr. Nagie, if you'll pay me what is due me, I'll be obliged to you. I’ve a job in my old line of work and I’ve promised to be there in the morning.’ ‘*You should have heard him. In spite of his contemptible treatmert of me he said that I was an ungrateful cuss; that What will 3 he took me in out of pity when I was starving and now I was leaving him in the lurch when he needed me most, etc., etc. He ended his tirade by paying me my hard-earned wages. I waited unt:] I had counted the money and put it into my pocket. Then I looked him full in the face and toid him what I thought of him. ‘‘The next morning I went to work at the head of a department in a dry goods house, and I haven't been out of a job since. I don’t spend every cent I earn and I don’t expect to be strapped again as I was then; but, if I ever am, I shall follow out the old line of pcelicy and ‘take the first job I can find.’ ’’ RICHARD MALCOLM STRONG. a 2. << Deserved Instant Death The grocer was industriously sorting bis eggs as to size and putting them in three different baskets. Enter the man _ who always wants to know. ‘“‘What are you doing all that for?’’ he asked. ‘“‘For eggs, sir—size,’’ answered the grocer. And he went on sorting them. laconically RESTS TSS SSFSSTISSST TS TTTSTT TSS TTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTT FGTS NOTICE MICHIGAN MECRHANTS of Bicycles Can save many dollars by ordering ’ Write today—compare our prices. FFFSSSSIIFS SSI SISSS g9 Catalogue and net price list—1o per cent. less on much we offer you. Good honest goods at honest prices. JARVIS & DANIELS, Wholesale and Retail, Grand Rapids, Mich. Our $25 wheel is a seller. e SBEELSELELELELESHELESELHELALELES#HAEDESELEDAEDESLEDE DS ¥ and Sundries sundries and supplies of us—send for LESELAE4FALELSSSOLEDS i} Rema It’s 2.2.8 rkable lar cracker trade. Millions of crackers. a separate and distinct demand biscuit appetite. came before. a good advertisement for you; one by selling That UNEEDA BISCUIT have not interfered with the regu- sands of people have been supplied, and not one grocer has re- ported the slighest decrease in the regular demand for common The advertising for UNEEDA BISCUIT has created It brings people to your store who never The high quality oop UNEEDA BISCUIT proves | sion of your store and your stock. Uneed a Biscuit packages have been sold, thou- for them. It has created a new gives the buyer a good impres- You gain in more ways than e q E sawn ER ls ao hanale eo OPEL EIN Oa, Vn aoe pice ta Sate wee + tI St wee seidewrthanamiegehvncntidesi titiots ie dancer i atic asktee OER wc D8 Hoda. Eine Fee ae aide ees ae neal SY IRE GOT A Bea ip Say MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Around the State Movements of Merchants. Laingsburg—Ezra Barnard has opened a confectionery store. Calumet—Mrs. E. Wertin succeeds Wertin & Co, in general trade. Gladwin—T. Naylor, hardware deal- er, has added a stock of furniture. Calumet—Andrew Anderson, confec tioner, bas sold out to T. A. Olin. Flushing—Clarence A. Fox succeeds Herriman & Fox in general! trade. Fountain—Reynolds & Thomas will shortly embark in the drug business. Baraga—Getzen Bros. have purchased the confectionery stock of Fred Carroll. Port Huron—B. C. Farrand expects to open his new shoe store about April 20. Big Rapids—A. B. Allen, of AuSable, will shortly open a bazaar store at this place. Holland—W. Zylstra will shortly open a grocery store at 87 West Fourteenth street. Saginaw—C. F. Koch & Co. succeed Koch & Wiechmann in the grocery business. Homer—Wells & Andrews have pur- chased the grocery stock of Samuel Hannah. Marquette—A. F. (Mrs. J. C.) Werle succeeds Werle & Russell in the meat business. Mackinaw—S. G. Hosack has sold his stock of furniture novelties to C. H. Zimmerman. Ionia—John A. Sessions & Son have opened an implement store in the En- gieman building. St. Johns—Walter Emmons will here- after conduct the jewelry business of Porter & Emmons. Adrian—Walters & Croft, general dealers, have dissolved partnership, Mr. Walters succeeding. Walled Lake—The general merchan- dise stock of S. Gage at this place was recently consumed by fire. South Haven—Hulburt & Blood have sold their flour and feed business to Trim & Co., late of Bangor. Sand Hill—F. L. Denio has purchased the hardware, vehicle and windmill stock of Hiram J. Willmarth. Port Huron—A. W. Loveland has pur- chased the interest of John Polson,of the grocery firm of Bagley & Polson. Dowagiac—F. A. Savage and G. W. Haines have formed a_ copartnership and engaged in the grocery business. East Jordan—D. C. Loveday has pur- chased the roller rink property, which will be converted into an opera house. Berville—O. H. Shafer continues the grain, produce and implement business formerly conducted by Brown & Shafer. Benton Harbor—E. J. Densmore, of Dalias, Tex., has leased a store build- ing and will shortly open a bazaar store here. Elk Rapids--T. W. Preston announces his intention of removing bis drug stock from Millbrook to this place about July 1. Hart—Peter L. DeVoist has sold his dry goods stock to A. M. Lester, who will continve the business at the same location. Berrien Center—A. J. Ford has sold his interest in the hardware firm of Ford & Patterson to his partner, J. O. Patterson. Battle Creek—W. H. Willard, drug- gist at 45 East Main street, paid $5.20 fine and costs last week as the penalty of making a brutal assault on Bert H. Hoffmaster. The offense was committed April 4. Stockbridge—Carter & Reason have completed a warehouse in the rear of their store building for the reception of their implement stock. Howell—Wm. P. Govier has pur- chased an interest in the ‘‘racket’’ store of E. J. Holt, at Fowerville, and will shortly remove to that place. Houghton—Dr, J. P. Mason has sold his drug stock to Edward C. Des Rochers, who for many years had the active management of the business. East Jordan—Frank Martinek has purchased the store property of Harri- son Mitchell and will move his stock of jewelry thereto during the summer. Homer—Sam Hannan has sold his grocery stock to Andrews, Wells & Co. The new firm consists of W. E. An- drews, W. O. Wells and P. L. Wells. ‘Milo—Martin Woodard, general dealer at this place, died April 5, as the result of paralysis of the heart. The remains were taken to Salem, N. Y., for inter- ment. Sault Ste. Marie—Arthur L. and Wm. F, Cameron have formed a copartner- ship under the style of Cameron Bros. and purchased the meat market of P. Cameron. Saginaw—E. A. Tomlinson & Co. have sold their drug stock at 114 North Michigan avenue to Wm. J. Barker, formerly clerk in the drug store of the Loranger Co. Corinth—Willard Purchase has pur- chased the store building formerly owned and occupied by J. F. Hacker and will remove his general stock to that location. South Haven—E. J. Merrifield has pur- chased the implement stock of the Pom- eroy Implement Co. and will continue the business under the management of L. H. Fancher. Perrinton—Stroup & Carmer wish it understood that the sale of their general stock does not offset in any way their butter and egg business, which will be continued on a larger scale than before. Boon—Losie & Reynolds have com- pleted their sawmill and purchased a supply of logs. They expect to begin operations in a few days. Mr. Losie will continue in charge of the mercan- tile interests of J. Cornwell & Sons at this place. Manufacturing Matters. Benton Harbor—John D. Luttrell & Co., cigar manufacturers, have sold out to Murray & Collins. Maple Rapids—The Maple Rapids Creamery Co. has engaged Fred Bell, of Sethton, as buttermaker. Calumet——The Washington Copper Mining Co. has increased its capital from $1, 000,000 to $2, 500, 000. Port Huron—The Port Huron Engine & Thresher Co. has increased its capi- tal stock from $200,000 to $328,000. Durand—Floyd Derham, of Corunna, bas purchased a third interest in the flouring miil and elevator of Pratt & Jarvis. Detroit—Brown Bros. have merged their cigar manufacturing business into a corporation under the style of the Brown Bros. Co. The authorized capi- tal stock is $200,000. East Jordan—D. C. Loveday & Co. have added to their brickyard outfit a molding machine to replace the end cut style, thereby adding to their capacity and placing the appearance of their brick on an equal with their excellent quality, so that East Jordan Red Brick will be in position to secure a reputa- tion such as they deserve. Detroit—The Sprocket Chain Manu- facturing Co. filed articles of incorpora- tion Tuesday, with a capital stock of $75,000. The incorporators are Theo- dore D. Buhl, Linn B. Ball and Alex- ander McPherson, each $25,000. Dansville—Love Lathrop has been elected President of the Dansville Creamery Co. and Frank Whipple will serve the corporation in the capacity of Treasurer. It is expected that the creamery will be in readiness to begin operations May I. Detroit—The Michigan Detachable Chain Co. has filed articles of incorpo- ration. The capital is $50,000, of which half is paid in, and the stockholders are: Thomas H. Simpson, 800 shares; John L. Simpson, 1,500 shares; James D. Brennan, 200 shares. East Jordan—The South Arm Lum- ber’s Co.’s mill started its season’s cut this week, which means about six months’ run. The East Jordan Lumber Co.’s and Barker Cedar Co.’s mills have been running steadily since the first of the year and will have a large accumu- lation of lumber on hand for the open- ing of navigation. The amount of lum- ber to be shipped from East Jordan this season will not fali far short of thirty- five million feet. Fg a al The Boys Behind the Counter. Portland—F. H. Clark has_ retired from the shoe and grocery store of his brother, H. W. Clark, to take a clerk- ship with Carpenter & Chubb, at South Lyon. He is succeeded by Charles Brooks, who was formerly employed in the same store. Cassopolis—Chas. Walter has resumed his positon in the general store of Wal- ter & Stemm. Thompsonville—John Menold has sev- ered his connection with his brother George’s drug store and returned to his home at Luther. Middleville—A. M. Gardner has a new clerk in the person of Geo. Matte- son. Belding—M. A. Chapman succeeds Clarence Golden as clerk in the clothing and shoe store of H. J. Leonard. Kalamazoo—Edward Chase has taken a position in the furnishing goods store of W. G. Austin. Bellaire—Clarence Hill and Miss Maud Pendock have taken positions in the dry goods and clothing store of P. Medalie. Muskegon—Peter Van Denise, of this city, and Miss Daisy Budenmeister, of Indianapolis, Ind., were married at the home of the bride’s parents in Indian- apolis last week. Mr. Van Denise has charge of the wholesale drug depart- ment.at Fred Brundage’s store and will continue to reside here. Charlotte— Herman Dittmore has taken a clerkship in the hardware store of Chapin & Rue. Allegan—J. B. Wood has again en- tered the employ of G. M. Wirick as clerk, Lee Granger having resigned his position there. Traverse City—S Benda & Co. have a new clerk in the person of Clark O, Corbett. Grand Ledge—H. D. Rowland has taken charge of the grocery store of J. R. Shuart & Co. Fremont—Chas. Curtis has engaged to handle groceries for A. K. Wagar. Traverse City—Thomas Wilhelm is now behind the counter at S. E. Wait’s drug store. Lyons--M. A. Herrick has a new clerk in his grocery store in the person of Wilbur Owen, of Ithaca, Stanton—H. A. Oleson has taken a clerkship in Hansen & Jorgensen’s gen- eral store. Ithaca—Frank Cowdrey, who has been attending the College of Pharmacy at Ada, Ohio, has accepted a position in the drug store of Robinson & Watson. Coldwater—Frank Purdy has severed his connection with Mr. Dalley in the Central market and taken a position with Collins & Lockwood. Charlotte—F. H. McGrath has en- gaged a new clerk in the person of Ray E. Stevens, of Bellevue. Albion—Andrew Wetherwax, formerly with Tray & Fitzsimmons, hardware dealers at Jackson, has taken a position with Geo. E. Dean. Ravenna—Wm. E. Patterson has en- gaged Peter Reardon as prescription clerk. Saginaw—Wm. Stroebel, who resigned his position with D. B. Pelton & Co., bas purchased a_ hardware business at Beaverton, to which he will give his per- sonal attention. Quincy—Edwin Howe succeeds Lewis Green as clerk in the dry goods store of Pearce & Lyon. Saranac—Robert K. Taylor has taken a position as salesman with the Giant Clothing Co., at Grand Rapids. Charlotte—Randolph Frace has closed bis work at Emery Bros.’ and is now the new clerk at Selkirk & Norton’s. Alma—Roy Streeter succeeds W. C. Hawley as clerk for H. J. Vermeulen. Mr. Hawley has engaged with J. L. Miller & Son. Plainwell—Bert Howard has taken a clerkship in the grocery store of W. A. Lasher. Saginaw—John Schafer has engaged to sell goods for Oppenheim & Levy. Kalkaska—Ora Gibson, who has been in the employ of M. N. Lehner for sev- eral months past, has taken a similar position behind the counter in Howard Price & Co.’s hardware store. Middleville——Ernest Runnels has taken a clerkship in the general store of John Campbell. Albion—Marc C. Reed has secured a position with F. L. Burdick & Co., of Sturgis. Pentwater-—-Thomas Bailey, clerk in the grocery department of the Sands & Maxwell establishment, was married last week to Miss Mattie Moody, the accomplished daughter of Charles Moody, manager of the same depart- ment. ———_~>22>__ It is told of Philip D. Armour, of Chi- cago, that he was not christened Philip at all. He was named after his father, Danforth Armour. Mr. Armour is quoted as giving this explanation recently of how he got the name of Philip: ‘‘I was named Phil after a colored man who lived in our neighborhood and was the terror of all the boys. The name of the fellow was Phil Morgan, and he was up to all sorts of capers, and I suppose be- cause I was so full of pranks myself the boys called me Phil, too. The ‘D’ in my name stands for Danforth. That was my father’s name, but the boys in- sisted on calling me Phil, and Phil I remained, my mother finally consenting to call me Philip D. Armour.’’ 0 Do not buy more than you want. Do not over-stock. Buy just what you want, when you want it. Never have too much, and never have too little. In just enough is your profit. Do not be out of anything, for it never pays to give the customer a chance to cross the street. —___-6-~.____- Governor Brady, of Alaska, has pro- posed the branding of all female seals in Behring Sea with a big ‘‘U. S.”’ This would spoil the skins for commer- cial purposes and stop the slaughter of the cows, and the herds would then multiply and replenish the seas. Ser MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 5 Grand Rapids Gossip W. H. Skinner bas engaged in the grocery business at Howard City. The Worden Grocer Co. furnished the stock. Frank T. Cranmer has purchased the grocery stock of B. F. Yerden & Co. at 317 Plainfield avenue, not Ed. Cramer, as stated in our issue of last week. Manning & Co., grocers at 660 Wealthy avenue, have sold out to Stephen Ford and Ora Stanley, who will continue the business under the style of Ford & Stanley. Wm. Mobrhard has retired from the firm of Mobrhard Bros., meat dealers at 239 East Bridge street. The business will be continued at the same _ location by the remaining partner, Peter D. Mobrhard. The Grand Rapids Gas Light Co. re- ports net earnings for March of $11,862, an increase of $1,060 over the corres- ponding month of last year. For three months the net earnings were $30, 185, an increase of $3,741. The Grand Rapids Cold Storage Co. expects to complete its new warehouse on South Front street so as to be able to handle goods requiring cold storage by May 1. Separate apartments have been provided for eggs, butter, meats and fruit and one room has been set apart for the freezing of poultry and game. The current issue of the Tradesman marks an era in the progress of printing in that its presses are operated without the use of shafting, pulleys or belts- the power being distributed to the machines by electric wires and the motors being made a part of each. This is the first use of this method of distributing power in the State, only a few of the largest cities in the country having made the trial. It is a well-known and accepted proposition that in press rooms witha constantly varying number of presses in operation the cost of driving the shaft- ing, pulleys and belts averages about the same as the cost of the power used in the presses, varying from 4o to 60 per cent. of the total. The use of directly connected motors reduces this loss toa very small amount. The addition of a new fast press, made necessary by the rapidly increasing business of the Tradesman, compelled the addition of more power, and, after a careful inves- tigation, it was decided that the new method of distributing the power to each machine by wire had made suffi- cient progress to warrant its adoption. The order was placed with the Sprague Electric Co., of New York, which has spent enormous sums of money in per. fecting the system and is now enjoying the fruits of its enterprise. The installa- tion of the work, which has been in charge of F. S. Wilhoit, a mechanical and electrical engineer of the Company, has been done with surprising rapidity and accuracy, especially considering the newness of this branch of engineer- ing science. The Tradesman is well pleased with the new departure and predicts that it will not be long before the new method wili become the rule where electric power is available, and this is becoming almost universal. —_—2-2-2—___— The Produce Market. Apples—The market is firm and the demand is active. Tallman Sweets command $3, Baldwins and Greenings fetch $4.25 and Kings and Spys are quoted at $4.50. Bananas—Values have advanced 25c over a week ago and especially for fancy stock. Moderate supplies are to be had, with increased shipments to this market in transit. The movement at the advance has been satisfactory. Butter—Receipts are not large and the market is kept closely cleaned up. Fancy dairy in crocks and rolls readily fetches 15@16c. Factory creamery is Stationary at 2o0Cc. Cabbage— New California stock com- mands $1.25 per doz. Home grown is in fair supply at $1 per doz. Celery—zoc per doz. bunches. Cranberries——Wisconsin Bell and Bugle, $6; Cape Cod, $7. Cucumbers—$1.25 per doz. Eggs—The price held upto 13c in the Grand Rapids market all last week—a higher record than was made by any other market, East or West, transporta- tion considered. Advices from Chicago and other points indicate that the cold storage people are picking them up as rapidly as they can obtain them, at any- where frqm 11@!2c, and this is giving stability to the market. Local dealers were compelled to draw on Chicago for supplies to the extent of 500 cases. The warm weather and increased receipts have caused a decline to 12c, but it hardly seems possible that the market will go below toc this week, although the cold storage buyers expect to re- ceive plenty of shipments on a 9c basis before the end of the week. Honey—Dark is in fair demand at 8c. Light amber is active at toc. White is practically out of market. Green Onions—1z2c per doz. bunches. Lemons—The receipts are liberal and the market is. well supplied with a movement in excess of this period a year ago. Former values still rule. Lettuce—15c per Ib. Maple Sugar—roc per Ib. Nuts—Hickory, $1.50@2, according to size. Walnuts and butternuts, 6oc. Onions—Home grown in fair demand at 60@65c. Bermuda command $2.25 per crate. Oranges——The demand _ continues steady and is satisfactory for this peri- od of the year, many consumers giving the preference to oranges over other fruits on account of their comparative cheapness. The call for seedlings con- tinues good. Parsley—$1 per doz. bunches. Parsnips—$1.25 per bbl. Pop Corn—Soc per bu. Potatoes—The market is without particular change, but enquiries for stock are coming in very lively, indi- cating a more active market _ later. a are paying 40@5oc, holding at Cc. Poultry—Scarce. Chickens, fowls, 1o@11c; ducks, loc ; turkeys, 12@14c. Radishes——Round, 20c per doz. bunches. Long, 15c per doz. bunches. Spinach—$1 per basket. ——-—_>-9 > -_____ Competition and Opposition. ‘‘Competition is the life of trade.’’ The merchant who promotes a healthy rivalry and honorable competition will find it so. Opposition is rank poison to legiti- mate business. The merchant who wastes his time clubbing his neighbors and digging pitfalls for them will find it so; he will eventually fall in his own trap. Competition and opposition are easily confounded. Competition is an honest man’s means. Opposition is a two-edged sword, likely to draw blood on the luckless handler. i Competition, be it ever so sharp, is tempered with fair play. Opposition arouses passion, puts a premium on trickery, and degrades business. Competition brings improvement and activity. Opposition suggests any old scheme to injure an opponent. Competition makes friends. Opposition destroys friendships and make enemies. Competition nourishes profits. Opposition kills them. 11@12c; II@12c; geese, The Grocery Market. Sugars—Raw sugars have advanced 1-16c during the past week and the mar- ket is now $4.56 for 96 deg. test. In sympathy with the advance in raws, re- fined advanced %c on Friday, and the market is very strong at the advance. The American Sugar Refining Co. is now putting out granulated sugar in 2 pound cotton bags, packing 150 to the barrel. As tke price is the same as the 2 pound paper packages, and the barrel can be much easier handled than the heavy case, this will undoubtedly sup- plant the 2 pound cartons. Tea—The tea situation is practically featureless, except that it shows a better movement than a year ago. Values con- tinue to rule firm at the advance noted a fortnight ago and it is anticipated, if there is any change, it will be toa slightly higher basis. Coffee— Values are unchanged from a week ago, with a tendency toward an easier basis, if any change occurs, ow- ing to the light demand. Canned Goods—There is no change to note in canned goods. The demand is good and comprises a little of everything in the line. Dried Fruits—The demand for prunes and raisins continues good; stocks are cleaning up in good shape. There is a little stronger feeling in currants and prices may advance. Rice—Fancy new crop Japan rice is now arriving and is giving good satis- faction. Syrups—Reports from Vermont are discouraging as to the output of maple syrups. It is claimed that the maple trees were overrun last summer with caterpillars which killed the leaves and as a consequence many of them this spring are sapless. A small crop is sure to be the result. Cereals—One New York manufacturer is offering his goods at a price far be- low what they are usually sold at and there is an easier feeling in many of the brands handled by the local jobbers. The demand has fallen off considerably of late and this is said to be responsible for the easier tone given to the market by the manufacturers. Fish—John Pew & Son (Gloucester) write the Tradesman as follows: We have passed through an unusually se- vere winter, which has interfered ma- terially with the catch. The shortage, as compared with 1808, is nearly six million pounds on salt and fresh codfish kinds. About one-half of the fresh cod- fish kinds of 1898 went to the curers for salting and splitting, while only one- third of the receipts of the same kind of fish were disposed of in this way this year. The amount of salt fish for bone- less whole fish shows a large shrinkage compared with the Lenten season of 1898. We make it 23,000 qtls. The Lenten demand this season was about 12 to 15 per cent. larger than that of 1898 ; and as the stock of salt fish at the commencement of the year was lighter than usual, before the Lenten demand was over several grades of fish were ex- hausted. At present our market is bare of last fall’s catch of large and medium bank codfish, also of cusk and hake. The present stock of haddock is also quite small. The advance on codfish kinds bas been justified, and we think prices will be no lower materially for some weeks, certainly not until our mar- ket is better supplied with stock than now. We hardly expect prices will rule so low throughout the year as those of 1898. The receipts of herring this year to date are much larger than for the same period of 1898. At the same time the demand has been larger, and at present there are no round herring on hand, and but very few split. Smoked bloater berring have been used more this year than usually, and the Lenten sea- son closed with none of any account in stock. Smoked halibut, on account of the low prices and quality, has met with a large demand and prices have advanced about %c on all grades. The present stock is light. Mackerel, on account of their high prices and only a few sizes to offer, have met with a re- stricted demand. The stock of the American catch is about exhausted, and those on the market now (principally the Irish catch and in a few hands) are held at high prices. We look for the first receipts of the American catch, which will be Large No. 3’s, the first or second week in June. Some of our Gloucester vessels are now in the South- ern Atlantic waters for mackerel; but as their catch will be marketed fresh, we shall get no salt mackerel from them. What the mackerel catch will be this season no one dares to predict, as many predictions in the past have come to naught. " Mackerel are such myster- ious fish that the wisest in the business maintains a sphinx-like attitude. The mackerel fleet will be unusually small at the commencement of this fishery. a Hides, Pelts, Furs, Tallow and Wool. The hide market has been dragging until this week it braces up strong. A heavy advance on packers’ has brought an advance on light hides, with strong demand. The late takeoff shows some improvement in quality, which, togeth- er with light offerings and empty vats, stimulate, purchases. Pelts are nominal and low in value, with few offering. Furs are not in large supply nor in great demand, except for early catch, which are few. The close of the season is near at hand and no one wishes to carry stock over. Tallow has declined in price %c and the demand is not so great. Values became too high for soapers. The sup- ply is limited. Wools are still a conundrum to old wool men. Sales are iight, with a fair amount in sight, but all costs more money than it will bring to-day. Sales at seaboard seem to be below quotations when returns come in. Some sales re- ported made in Boston are below prices paid West by recent purchasers; in fact, prices West are relatively higher than East. Holders are strong in their views, while consolidated manufacturers keep out and pound down prices. The dear public (dealers) patiently await their day of reckoning, believing there is good reason for woo] being down to free trade values, as compared with other products. Ww. T. HEss. —- ~ 8 Of the numerous candidates for City Attorney, Hon. Peter Doran is undoubt- edly the best equipped to discharge the duties of the office with credit to the in- cumbent and with profit to the city. Mr. Doran has never been accused of being a chronic office seeker and the faithful manner in which he has always served his party certainly entitles him to recognition at this time. ——_~-9- When a dog barks at night in Japan the owner is arrested and sentenced to work for a year for the neighbors whose slumbers may have been disturbed. gn For Gillies N. Y. tea, all kinds, grades and prices, phone Visner, 800. fa Pe i; ce ba . He Se a ee eater ee Sm ware ge = come 3 Bac Bed MI aaaeb nt 2 Lee IRL paste see tas Bscaks ne pats el aR ASAD 6 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Woman’s World Miss Fannie’s Easter Offering. It was Maria Wheat who first told us. Dear, dear, how time does fly! It was fifteen—no, twenty years ago, and yet, in thinking of it, it seems nu longer than yesterday. It was ata meeting of the sewing circle, and we were sitting busy at our work in Susan White's pretty old parlor, for we were going to buy a new organ for our church at Fairmount, and while the men, of course, would do all the selecting and deciding about it, they had graciously allowed us to raise the money for it. Now we lacked only a small sum, and this we hoped to raise by private subscription, so as to have the organ in place by Easter Sunday. ‘‘['ll begin with Miss Fannie, she will be sure to give,’’ said Susan White, canvassing the liberal ones, and chew- ing the end of her pencil for inspira- tion, as she made out a list. Maria Wheat flushed up to the roots of her hair. ‘‘No,’’ she said, ‘‘I was at her house yesterday, and I mentioned the matter to her, and she said tbat she was sorry, but that just now she couldn’t give anything to the fund. She said she had other and unexpected expenses just now, and she was sorry,’’ wound up Maria lamely. We all looked our surprise, for for Miss Fannie to fail us was as unex- pected as if the earth had opened up under our feet, and Mrs. Jenkins, who had not lived long in Fairmount, broke out with, ‘‘What a shame! How stingy With that big, fine house, too, and not a chick or child to spend on. I should think—"’ ‘Miss Fannie stingy!’’ we cried in indignant chorus. ‘‘Why, she is the most generous soul alive, and if she does live in that big house, it’s because it was left to her, and she can't sell it, and it’s more expense than profit any- way,’ for in Fairmount, where we knew everybody’s affairs, we knew well enough that of all the large estate that had once belonged to Miss Fannie’s father, nothing had been left but the great, rambling oid mansion house, with its fine old carved furniture, and a few bonds that brought in but the scant iest income. That afternoon as I walked home with Maria Wheat she broke a long silence by saying: ‘‘I’m afraid Miss Fannie is in trouble. Not that she said anything. You know her way, so quiet, and peace- ful, and calm, but she looked to me this evening like she had been crying, and in the library there was a great gap, and when I looked again I saw that her splendid old carved mahogany table was gone. ‘Why, Miss Fannie,’ | said, ‘where's your table?’ and she gavea queer little gasp, and said she had sold it to those Chicago people who were down here at Susan White's last year. You remember how they carried on over it?’’ I nodded. ‘‘And then,’’ went on Maria, ‘‘she told me that about not being able to give anything to the organ fund, al- though she had been more interested in it than any of us. I know that hurt her, and to have to seli her old furniture! Why, I’ve heard her say many a time that it was like old friends to her, and that with it she was never lonely, for it seemed t> ber the chairs were never vacant, but filled with the gentle ghosts of those she has loved and lost. Why, she would have starved before she would have parted with a stick of it What do you suppose is the matter?’’ I could only sigh in vague sympathy. None of us knew; Miss Fannie vouch- safed no explanation, and I have always felt it a proof of our tenderness and re- finement of feeling that no one asked. We took her angels’ food, and blanc manges, and jellies of our own making, as if she were ill, and got into a way of dropping in in the twilight, to saya word that might show we held her in our hearts, but we asked no_ questions. What she told us we would know—no more; and, as for Miss Fannie, the matter lay so simply and plainly before her that she probably never dreamed that she was an object of romantic in- terest to us. Not far from our little village was that most desolate and pathetic spot on all God’s sweet earth—the county poor- house. Here were brought the waifs of humanity, friendless old men and wom- en, whose work-worn hands had grown too feeble longer to earn sustenance for their poor bodies; little children who found no place by some sheltering fire- side; the feeble-minded and afflicted with none to care for them. It wasa place to wring one’s heart with pity, and in deference to our own peace of mind we forgot it and ignored it just as often as possible. All but Miss Fannie. It was the place she went oftenest, and we mocked her preference for it with laughter that was very close to tears, for we knew she did an angel’s work out there, and was the one gleam of sunshine on the dark horizon of its poor inmates. But that was the way she happened to find the boy. When she saw him first he was sitting, a forlorn and helpless little creature, clothed in rags, upon a broken log near the gate, moaning like a trapped wild creature as he rocked him- self back and forth. She stopped and spoke to him gently, and he turned up towards her a face that was as beautiful as a seraph's, but oh, the pity of it, was blind. They told her that he had just been brought into the poorhouse, and that he wept for his dead mother, and went about pathetically feeling, groping, hunting for her and crying out that he could find her if he could only see. After that, as the months went by, Miss Fannie came to know him very well, and he followed her about with the faithful, humble devotion of a dog. Her first glimpse on coming was always the patirnt little face and the sighbtless eyes turned towards the road where she must come, and her last was of the wistful little figure listening for the dy- ing echo of the wheels that bore her, his one friend, from him. He was very ignorant, but his face would flash with understanding as I.ttle by little she taught him the beautiful truths of the old, old Book that encompasses ail of divine wisdom, and human philosophy, and hope. Once as she was reading to him, she chanced on the story of Christ restoring the sight to the blind, and she was stopped by a little hand that clamped her own like a vise. ‘*Is—is that true?’’ he asked. ‘*Oh, surely,’’ she answered. ‘*And can Christ do anything? Could he make me see?’’ enquired the boy pas- sionately and breathlessly. **He is all powerful,’’ answered Miss Fannie, with a lump in her throat, for how could she say that the day of mir- acles was indeed over to this child? It was too cruel, The boy answered nothing more, but late thet night it was found that his lit- tle bed was empty and that he was gone. A searching party was organized and they set out with lanterns, looking through the heavy woods for him. On and on they traced the wavering little footsteps, and toward morning they came upon him, torn with briars and bruised with falls over stones and roots, but with the light of a great purpose on his face. ‘‘I am going to find Christ and ask him to make me see,’’ he said, simply; ‘I have searched for him all night long, and have not found him. He must be very far away, isn't he?’’ They told him yes, and took him back with them, his little childish heart torn with unchildish sobs, but never doubt- ing that he should some day find his Lord and receive his sight. This set Miss Fannie thinking. Who am I, she asked, that I shall measure the mercy of God, or say that he does not perform miracles to-day? Then she thought of a great surgeon, world fa- mous, who had given back to many peo- ple their sight. If only he might see the boy! It happened—Miss Fannie main- tains it was Providence— that a great con vention was being held ina big city near by, and that the great man was to be one of its guests of honor. Nobody ever knew how she did it. Perhaps it was never easy to refuse Miss Fannie anything, but some way she induced him to stop over for a day in our vil- lage, and while wealthy patients waited his return the great surgeon was giv- ing all of his skill to a forlorn little boy from the county poorhouse. Then it was we knew why Miss Fan- nie had made no contribution to the or- gan fund, and why the old mahogany table was gone. It happened that it was late on Saturday night, just before the dawn of Easter morning, that we knew for certain that the operation was successful and that when the boy opened his eyes again he would see. ‘“‘Isn’t it wonderful?’’ said Maria Wheat. ‘‘It is like seeing the resurrec- tion happen again before your very eyes. Think what Easter will mean to that poor child, coming up out of the very darkness of the grave to all light and beauty,’’ and then she quoted some- thing softly about ‘‘ whereas I was blind, now I see.’’ ‘*And Miss Fannie?’’ I asked. Maria pointed to the open door, and I looked in. The boy lay with his face unconsciously turned to the east, where for him the first day was about to break, and Miss Fannie knelt by the bed, and we knew she was laying ‘her Easter offering at the feet of her Lord. Dorotny Drx. —__>_2.___ Deceitfulness of Riches. It is a common saying among men who would have things otherwise than they are that the rich of our country are growing richer and the poor, poorer. This may be so. I know somerich who are growing richer, and I know some poor who are growing poorer, and I do not know which to pity more. Neither one of these men is likely to grow any better as a man or asacitizen. The poor man growing poorer is likely to be a dangerous element in society. He has no property interests to induce him to respect the property interests of others. He may be ready fuel for the flames of insurrection. The rich man growing richer, with an increasing appetite for riches, is a dan- gerous element in society. His abnor- mal appetite for dollars may lead him to eat up his smaller neighbor, whom he can not properly digest and assimi- late. The abnormally rich quickly de- generate into the criminally rich; and the criminally rich are as much more dangerous than the criminally poor as their riches increase their influence, The great conserving element of so- ciety is the middle class—the fairly well- to-do—those who clothe and feed them- selves and lay by a little for a rainy day and for a friend in need. This class includes almost all the contented ones, almost all the cheerful ones, almost al] the educated, intelligent ones, almost all the righteous ones, almost all the helpful ones. In this class those people live on whose bounty almost all chari- table works must subsist, and to whom we turn for comfort when we need it most. Think of this, you young clerk-on-ten- dollars-a-week, when a great yearning for speculative wealth comes into your vitals and takes away your appetite for slow dollars. Remember that a great hunger for other people’s wealth can never be quenched by getting other peo- ple’s wealth. It is a hunger that is from the devil, and such goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. Be ashamed to be pauperishly poor; dare to be but fairly well to do; but don’t ever let me or yourself or any other man catch you hankering to be rich. You had better hanker to have the moon dropped into your lap. I know plenty of rich men who have about as much fun holding onto their riches as they would have holding the moon in their arms. They wear themselves out with a load which at best they can drag only as far as the grave. Then they die as tired, as poor and as dead as the dead sewing woman in her attic. —Dea- con in Furniture News. ——_+0.—___ The Man Who Succeeds. C. V. White in Canadian Business. The man who makes a success of an important venture never waits for the crowd. He strikes out for himself. It takes nerve. It takes a great lot of grit. But the man who succeeds has both. Any one can fail. The public admire the man who has enough confi- dence in himself to take a chance. These chances are the main thing, after all. The man who tries to succeed must expect to be criticized. Nothing im- portant was ever done but the greater number consulted previously doubted the possibility. Success is the accom- plishment of that which most people think can't be done. Walter Baker & Go, Lo. Dorchester, Mass. The Oldest and Largest Manufacturers of yPURE, HIGH GRADE WA CHOCOLATES on this Continent. S 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 Wra a and Yellow Labels, is the t plain chocolate in the market for family use. Their German Sweet iu good to eat and good to drink. It is table, nutri. tious, and healthful; a great favorite with children. —— should ask for and be sure that th: t the genuine goods. The above trade-mar! 8 on every package. Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. Dorchester, Mass. an] ~eeratnel npn ot pao: ee Precast all aint eee a at es QUALITY (COMPOUND Ta TTT UND & PREPARED FROM THE FINEST ne eee & SPICES WILLIAMS BROS & CHARBONNENY y ‘i +) im af re | ( DIA " | a hs We [einen oa} th ! hi J SOLE py PROPRIETORS ~~ LUAMS See 22>. DETROIT.MICH. 4 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Cea vers 1p Bir aa reo — Wise o-87 al Lire ee rae aieea panei We are Western Michi- gan agents for Williams Bros & Gharbonneau’s Gelebrated Pickles and the accompanying il- lustrations show a few of ma the many brands made a by that house which we carry in stock. Ulark-JéWell-Wells un Grand Rapids, Mich. ‘ | . eee ee Sor a j | i ae Rvs aig ae a PROPRIETORS —“ Sener ae Tes ch i | - } rl ns epnsecaaR0 err eee mDETROUL IS Z See aaa eat NAAR aA PMitetrhcens oo. 2 ALAR LD cai NAOT it eee ; : MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Devoted to the Best Interests of Business Men Published at the New Blodgett Building, Grand Rapids, by the TRADESMAN COMPANY UNE 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 Satind. 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, EpitTor. WEDNESDAY, - - - APRIL 12, 1899. THE LAW OF CHANGE. The experiment of self-government in this country has developed certain tend- encies that are supposed to strengthen the probability that it will prove per- manently successful, although no one denies that it has been attended by some other developments of a manifestly in- auspicious character. The apprehension that free institutions might be sudden- ly overthrown here, as they have been occasionally overthrown elsewhere, by a military hero or cther popular leader under some conjuncture of circum- stances peculiarly favorable to a coup d’etat, is no longer seriously entertained in any quarter. The vast extent of the country, the counterpoise of its various sections, the centers of conservatism afforded by the governments of the sev- eral states, and, most of all, the mental habit and temper of the people, com- bine to render a revolution of that sort impossible, at all events fora long time to come. Whatever changes occur :n the political system of the United States will come as the logical result of a grad ual process of adaptation to altered con- ditions and mainly without individual advocacy or leadership. As in science it happens now and then that a new law of nature, or a new and important fact, is, without consultation or con- cert, discovered and announced by dif- ferent men in different parts of the world practically at the same time, so in the great departments of political and economical administration material changes—new systems, new methods— are simultaneously suggested to many minds just when social, or industrial and commercial, development has opened the way for them, and, perhaps, made them indispensable tc progress. Change is the one invariable rule, and no political community,-no state, is so prosperous and so well satisfied with its prosperity that it can permanently resist those constant forces which in every sphere of human activity are re- placing the old order with the new. It is true that changes in the framework of a government provided with a written constitution like that of the United States are greatly hindered and dis- couraged by the enormous difficulties in their way. The constitution of the United States can not be amended with- out the expressed consent of ‘ the leg- islatures of three-fourths of the several states,’’ or of ‘‘conventions in three- fourths thereof ;’’ and no amendment can be submitted before two-thirds of both houses shall propose it, ‘‘or, on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, shall call a convertion for proposing amend- ments.’’ That instrument is undoubted- ly in itself a masterpiece of statesman- ship, and, considering the difficulty of amendment, it must be regarded as es- pecially fortunate that it has been found unnecessary to subject it to frequent ai- terations; but its authors, for all their wisdom and learning, were unable to secure human freedom against every pos- sible form of attack. Now, at least, men are beginning to suspect that it is possible that despotism may be estab- lished under the shelter of the Federal constitution and in entire conformity with laws originally enacted for the de- fense of free institutions. The organic law of the land has worn wel! for a hun- dred years and more; but now a doubt has arisen as to whether it is broad enough to cover every vital point that may be exposed in the inevitable course of social development. The men who made that constitution may well have thought that they had sufficiently assured the freedom of pos- terity when they had provided a perfect bulwark for civil and religious liberty They did not foresee that the growth of trade would bring into operation new systems of industrial and commercial organization which would very seriously endanger personal liberty and individ- ual enterprise in the business world. It is not necessary at this late day to ex- plain how that condition has been brought about—it has become only too sadly familiar. But this is the states- man’s dilemma: How can individual rights and liberties in business be per- fectly secured without the enactment of laws which will limit the right of con- tract and operate in restraint of trade and as a practical denial of its natural freedom? Then how can individualism be saved by a recourse to socialism? The great corporations, left to themselves, threaten to absorb all business interests, and so to govern the world. They would land society in socialism—without a division of profits or products. A _ reg- ularly organized and recognized social state would be better ; but the choice is hard. The automobile is credited with an- other virtue besides assisting the busy man or woman in getting to a desired place in a hurry. A New York pbysi- cian has discovered that in taking X- ray pictures and using electricity on his rbeumatic patients he does not find it necessary to transport large electric bat- teries. He simply calls the automobile over the ‘phone and, as it stands by the door, he attaches its storage battery wires, which lead to the sick room. The current is regulated by a small instru- ment, and the electrical treatment or X- ray picture is taken without further trouble. In Japan what we call ‘‘after-dinner speeches’’ are made before dinner, thus insuring brevity and furnishing topics for conversation during the meal itself. New Jersey is to have a battleship named for ber. The New Jersey will be a great addition to the mosquito fleet. A man with a history is always in- teresting if he isn’t a book agent and wants to sell you one. The person who has a mission is an uncomfortable acquaintance. Aguinaldo will soon be a man witb- out a country. FACE TO FACE WITH A PROBLEM. Even the great city of Philadelphia finds that the greater city of New York appears to enjoy what is popularly known as a ‘‘pull’’ with the Govern- ment that is securing first consideration for New York over other ports whose harbors have been designated in the rivers and harbors bill for improvement. The Philadelphia Ledger, comment- ing on the fact that already plans for the forty-foot channel in New York Lar- bor have been prepared and arrange- ments made to prosecute the work with vigor, hopes that the engineers will get around to Philadelphia after awhile and that, ‘‘at some indefinite time atter, the work of dredging a thirty-foot channel”’ —in the Delaware—‘‘may be begun!’’ Then the Ledger concludes: ‘‘Phila- delphia’s business men, who have un- dertaken to push the work of improving the city’s facilities for commerce, can not afford to stop pushing for some time to come,’’ i What a lesson here for Grand Rapids! If the city of Philadelphia feels the necessity, in spite of the favorable ac- tion of Congress in its behalf so far, of continued ‘‘pushing’’ efforts for some time to come by its business men, to secure improved facilities for the city’s commerce, how much greater the neces- sity resting upon the citizens of Grand Rapids to redouble their endeavors in behalf of the improvement of Grand River. Congress has virtually endorsed our river improvement project and made a rather generous allowance for continu- ing the work, but the continuing con- tract clause is still to be secured, which alone will insure the steady prosecution of the improvement. And, although we can congratulate ourselves that a good start has been made and that every- thing points to the ultimate success of the undertaking, so much remains to be done that it can truly be said that we are not yet farther than the threshold. Recognizing this fact, the public- spirited, energetic, worthy and repre- sentative citizens who have heretofore carried the burden in the premises, feeling that now the city must begin in a more general way to take up the work remaining for it to do, have appealed to the public for assistance to enable us to perform our duty to ourselves in the premises and expedite the realization of our hopes. This is a time for the citizens of Grand Rapids to put on their ‘‘think- ing caps’’ and determine, once for all, what they will do in the premises. The future of this city is largely involved in this river improvement. We can be- come great or we may be distanced by rivals and retrograde. We are not yet ‘out of the woods’ as a commercial point—there is much yet to be done to fix our future beyond question. We have reached the ‘‘ parting of the ways’’ between progress and stagnation ! Every dollar of every citizen is involved in the problem now before this people. There is no use mincing words. A comparatively few men have here- tofore given their time and money to the work of bringing the river improve- ment matter to its present degree of development. Hundreds of men who own large interests here that would be benefited by any development of Grand Rapids have not contributed a cent to- ward the preliminary work! Many of these men have actually thrown the weight of toeir influence against the improvement, thus placing themselves in the category of laggards and stum- bling blocks. It is this narrow, selfish, mossback spirit that may not only overreach itself, but seriously and permanently cripple the city for the next quarter of a century ! There must come a change at once or this community will suffer in the future. In this day of sharp rivalry between cities, and especially between Western cities, a place like Grand Rapids can not stand still. It must go forward or go backward. Nothing now but the most stupid selfishness and the densest moss- backism can stand in our pathway. Will we seize our opportunity or neglect it? Will the people as a whole con- tribute to further our progress or con- tinue to depend upon a few men to bring them prosperity, wealth and greatness? It is going to take money,and a good- ly amount of it, not for any improper, but absolutely necessary and legitimate expenditure, to carry our part of this work of securing a ten-foot channel to Lake Michigan. Unless the people of Grand Rapids put their shoulders to the wheel and assist the Government in the work, they may as well begin to antici- pate a future loaded with disappoint- ment and embittered by the rapid prog- ress of successful rivals and the reflec- tion that they threw away golden op- portunities ! This community is face to face witha problem which must be promptly solved —whether narrow, selfish indifference shall weight the city down or a broad public spirit shall grasp and utilize our chances for a great future? There is no dodging this question, and it isa serious one. What will the people do —you and you—for every one is indi- vidually and directly interested? Don’t ask what your neighbor is doing or has done for Grand Rapids, but ask your- self whether you are doipg what a good citizen should do in that direction! The Crown Princess of Denmark has —and perhaps enjoys—the double dis- tinction of being the tallest and richest royal lady in Europe. She stands 6 feet 2 inches, and is worth between $25,000, - 000 and $30,000,000. Five-sixths of her fortune was inherited from her maternal grandfather, Prince Frederick of the Netherlands. Her grandmother was Miss Desiree Clary, daughter of a Mar- seilies stock broker, who jilted Napo- leon Bonaparte, afterward Emperor, in order to wed Bernadotte, who became King of Sweden and Norway. The way to get at the well of im- patience that is in a man isto bore him. ‘The man who picks your pocket likes it better than he does his own. a eran alee anaes Sparen eee ne se dcieilepeiiniinaniccnsae i | ee MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 9 A GOOD INVESTMENT. The determination of the citizens of St. Louis to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the Louisiana purchase in 1903 promises to be the event of the Twentieth Century as the World’s Fair at Chicago was that of the Nineteenth. Whether the celebration will take the form of another World’s Fair remains to be seen; but it is not likely that ‘*The White City’’ and its wide-spread glory will be allowed to go down in his- tory without an attempt on the part of its municipal rival to surpass the suc- cess of the Columbian Exhibition. A bill is, or was, pending in Congress asking the aid of the Government of the United States, and the city at the mouth of the Missouri has taken hold of the enterprise in earnest. While the Fair of ’93 had a_ tendency to create comparisons between the Old World and the New, not always favor- able to the old one, that of 1903 will be no less suggestive; but they will be chiefly confined to what the century has done in that territory, which passed from the hands of Napoleon to the in- fant republic of North America. What that domain was no one knew. It doubtless had boundaries, but they were not defined. They extended in- definitely to every point of the compass from the Eastern limit, the Mississippi River, the source of which no white man knew. Priest Hennepin had, in- deed, stood upon the spot where Minne- apolis now stands and had listened to the roar of St. Anthony’s Falls; but the country above the falls was unknown. The author of the Declaration of In- dependence, then President of the United States, in describing it to Con- gress, in 1804, stated that ‘‘there exists about one thousand miles up the Mis- souri, and not far from that river, a salt mountain, said to be 180 miles long and 45 in width, composed of solid rock salt, without trees or even shrubs on it.’’ The amount of territory embraced in the purchase was 1,171,931 Square miles. The sum paid for it was $1,500,000, an amount which, at the rate of a cent and a half an acre, even in Yankeeland must be considered a bargain. With the purchase price on one side of the account, it is fair to consider the re- turns that stand upon the other. One writer affirms with more or less truth that enough coon skins have been taken from the territory to pay for it; but if that amount of coon production should be found too small, it is safe to affirm that pelts enough have been taken from other animals more than to balance the account. From this same tract a num- ber of states have been formed, not one of which would fail to resent the asser- tion that its financial value is not far more than the original price for the whole tract. In this connection it may be well to say that in the single state of Colorado two square miles of the Louisiana pur- chase can be selected which can produce gold enough in two years to equal the purchase money. The city of Leadville has already produced the amount so many times over as to make the count- ing monotonous; while Little Gilpin has yielded seven times the sum that was paid for the territory. These are only a few of the returns, but they in them- selves are large enough to warrant the statement that the Louisiana purchase has turned out a good investment. The people of St. Louis may have been influenced somewhat by the origin- al figures in estimating the cost of the celebration of the grand anniversary ; but on general principles the $15,000, 000 will not be considered too much. The day of small things has gone by in this country of large ideas, physical or men- tal. The metropolitan city of the vast territory in question, wide-gauged as the wide West which she represents, has proposed to furnish $10,000,000 as her own share of the undertaking and asks the general government to assume a modest one-third. It will, doubtless, be furnished ; but should the refusal come, that same tract of territory, the home, wholly or in part, of more than a dozen states of the Union, will see to it that the $5,000,000 is forthcoming. That St. Louis knows how to make the most of her opportunity has already been proven. She will not be found wanting in this, her greatest undertaking. Chi- cago had her Columbus; but St. Louis has her La Salle and it shall go hard but the later toiler for the world’s praises shall not better the instruction gained at the ‘‘Creamy City.’’ That was the culmination of four hundred years of human endeavor on both sides of the sea. This is a century of trans- formation from savagery to refinement. Chicago astonished the world with the best which had at that time been seen. It remains for St. Louis to show, not only the best which the world has done in 1903, but what the inhabitants of that wilderness forming the Louisiana purchase has accomplished in the world’s work to make the Nation to which it now belongs the leading one in the grand march of Empire. That this is her ideal there can be nodoubt. That she will realize that ideal need not be questioned ; and they who then make the pilgrimage to that Western shrine will be willing more than ever to admit that the Louisiana purchase in the hands of the Americans has proved a good invest- ment. In many parts of the country it has become customary to send messages over the telephone to telegraph offices, where they are taken down by a repre- sentative of the telegraph company and transmitted as telegrams to more dis- tant points. The question has recently arisen in Indiana whether the employe of a telegraph company who receives such a telephone message for subsequent telegraphic transmission acts as the agent of the telegraph company or as the agent of the sender of the message; and it has been held, in the Appellate Court of that State, that he must be deemed the company’s agent where it appears that it is the custom at the offices of the company to receive tele- phone messages to be sent on as tele- grams. Under such _ circumstances, therefore, the telegraph company is liable for a mistake on the part of the agent in the name of the person for whom the despatch is intended, which prevents it from ever reaching him. Where ap error of this kind led to the miscarriage of a telegram designed to inform the plaintiff of the death of his father, a verdict of $200 against the Western Union Telegraph Company was upheld on appeal. It appeared that the failure to transmit the telegram to the plaintiff prevented him from attending his father’s funeral. The Indiana courts hold that mental anguish may be taken into account in such cases, even al- though there be no other substantial in- jury. The gasmeter wins every time, be- cause it never says a word and never tries to prove that it is right and tells no lie. AMERICAN COMPETITION. The purchase in this country by Brit- ish railroads of large numbers of loco- motives has given rise to considerable discussion and no little amazement on the part of British manufacturers. Brit- ish railway companies have so _ persist- ently boasted of the superiority of their homemade locomotives that the purchase of the American engines represents a most unlooked-for change of front. Of course, there are explanations forthcoming from the English railroads for patronizing foreign machine shops instead of the home establishments, but even the explanations offered are credit- able to American enterprise. It is stated that the companies which gave the or- ders for the American engines were in- fluenced by the question of prompt de- livery, the American houses guarantee- ing delivery many months in advance of the best British offers. It seems that the Midland Railway of England, one of the companies which is now buying locomotives from Ameri- can makers, has orders for no less than 170 new locomotives with English shops, the first deliveries on which were to have been made in July, 1808, and to be followed up so that fifty would have been in service on the road by the end of February. Up to January, however, not a single one had been delivered by the English contractors, while an order for the prompt delivery of twenty addi- tional locomotives at an extravagant price could not secure a promise that the first would be ready earlier than fifteen months from the date of the con- tract. On the other hand, the American concern which took this order agreed to furnish the twenty engines in four months. It is stated further, in explanation of the inability of British manufacturers to make prompt deliveries, that the great strike of last year did much to cripple the facilities of the English establish- ments to promptly fill orders; but it is, at the same time, admitted that Euro- pean establishments have much to learn from this country in point of promptly delivering work contracted for. It is not only in the matter of locomo- tives that American manufacturers are competing. An American firm has se- cured a contract for bridgework on the Soudanese railroad running to Khartoum because delivery of the material was guaranteed in a few months, whereas British firms required a year to com- plete the same deliveries. It is thus that American enterprise and energy are surely winning their way. THE SAME SORT OF TYRANNY. Inspector General R. C. Breckin- ridge, of the United States army, has just returned to Washington from a tour of inspection in Cuba and Puerto Rico. General Breckinridge appears to have taken a very sensible and practical view of the condition of public senti- ment in the islands. The people com- plain that they are still under the Span- ish laws that were in force before the war and that although there has been a change of masters, there is no change in social and commercial conditions. Take the situation in Puerto Rico, as it is described by General Breckin- ridge. That island, at least,has become a part of the United States. There is no obligation, as there is no intention, to give it independence. Being United States territory, its people are entitled to the benefit of such laws as can be applied to them. Of course, no form of selt-government can be set up for them until it shall be shaped out by Congress ; but they should be given the advantage of being able to trade with the United States. When Spain owned Puerto Rico, the markets of Spain were at least open to the products of the island and there was much business in that direction. Since the war, Spain has closed her markets tight against Puerto Rico, and the United States has not opened com- merce to the people. This has resulted in an overproduction of goods anda stagnation in the markets and commer- cial world. If the ports of the United States were measurably opened to Puerto Rican goods, business would probably increase and the industrial condition would improve. It is a poor piece of policy that al- lows the United States Government to restrain the people in the Spanish is- lands from being able to enjoy the ben- efit of being in close relations with the great free Republic. But the Govern- ment has given no such facilities. Spanish military government has been exchanged for American military gov- ernment, and military government means despotism, no matter by whom it 1s carried on. What is wanted in the West Indies is a strong hand to put down brigandage and other violent lawlessness; but be- yond this the poeple should not be made to feel the presence of such a repressive force. No effort has been made in any of those countries to impress the people with the fact that there is any difference between Spanish domination and United States domination. If both are equally tyrannous, it is plain there is no differ- ence between them, and this is what the people of all those countries seem to be- lieve, Why are such injurious, unwise and impolitic conditions maintained when every consideration of peace and _pros- perity demands that the people of the newly-acquired islands should be made to realize that they have fallen into the hands of friends with whom it is profit- able and beneficial to live in peace and amity, and that only outlaws and des- peradoes have any reason to fear such relations? The President can at least re- lax the old Spanish laws and let the people feel that they have acceded to some of the benefits of American liberty and free institutions. A Newcastle, Pa., congregation is about to build a church. One parishioner offered to subscribe $1,000 providing nothing but white glass was used in the windows. He wanted the pure, bright and glorious sunlight of heaven to fall upon him when at his devotions. But another member of the church said he would give $1,000, and even more, if the windows would be of colored glass. He wanted the lights and shadows that play about him to be softened by the beauti- ful and delicate tints of the glass-stain- er’s art The building committee is perplexed to know how to get both subscriptions. A woman must write and lecture for a number of years before she can make money by recommending soap and re- frigerators and special flour raising stuff. The monthly magazines are having a hard time keeping up with the battles in Manila. There are too many spots, too far apart, for the special artist to be on. Imitation is sincere flattery ; but it is thrown down in a patent office. Bil CRG ORES tn 10 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Fruits and Produce. Features of the Boston Egg and But- ter Market. Correspondence New York Produce Review. As a rule, Boston keeps in line with other places on the butter market, but last week was an exception. While the West and New York were firm, with a demand fully equal to the supply, prices in Boston declined one cent, owing to a very slow trade. And this came entire- ly unexpected, for during the week be- fore there was a quick sale for all arriv- ing at an advance in prices. Receipts showed some increase it is true, but no more than was counted on, and there was no reason for the decline except the very light demand. Why there should be such a falling off nobody could tell, except that dealers bought more on the rising market than they could dispose of, and consequently beld aloof until they worked off what they had on hand. 2. Boston is peculiarly situated in re gard to butter and at this season the market is always in a sensitive condi- tion. Receivers get supplies from va- rious sections, and can not form any idea from one week to another bow much of an increase there will be in their consignments. They feel anxious to clean up every day, as they know that the butter now coming in has no keeping qualities, and if they can not get one price they will accept any rea- sonable bid rather than let a buyer go. Then, too, the quality is less uniform now than at any other time, and lots from the same shipper vary somewhat every week. This feature is more no- ticeable in butter coming from Maine than from any other New England state and for this reason it has a wider range of value. * * * Vermont and New Hamsphbire supply the largest quantity of a desirable fresh butter at present, and tbey will con- tinue to do so until the creameries in Northern New York are fully in opera- tion. But the West is our great source of supply in mid-winter and when fiush of the grass season is on. A large por- tion of the stock put into cold storage comes from the West and this feeds us when the nearby production runs light * * x* Boston uses about 50,000,000 pounds of butter per year, but she 1s losing some of her distributing trade from the fact that a few large dealers in Lowell, Manchester, Lawrence and Worcester get direct shipme:ts from creameries in the dairy districts. There was a time when most of the manufacturing cities and towns in New England drew their supplies of butter from Boston, except when they got supplied from farmers in their vicinity, but a large part of this trade is lost. .This loss is compensated to some extent by the steady growth of Boston and its suburbs, but the increase in receipts from year to year is not what it should be. + ££ £ A wholesale dealer in Manchester, N. H., wbo has distributing stores in two or three of the manufacturing cities in this State and New Hampshire, said the other day that he received over two mil- lion pounds of butter direct last year which he distributed all through the Merrimack Valley. A few years ago all the large quantitivs he received came through Boston. + * The egg situation is attracting partic- ular attention. For the first time this year receipts have exceeded the wants of the regular trade and some purchases have been made for cold storage on basis of 123% to 13c here. This is at least 2c higher than on storage eggs last year, and there 1s a good deal of inter- est among egg men to know if prices have touched bottom. The large opera- tors last year were fairly successful and they are naturaily anxious to go into storage business this year, but the dif- ference in price may make them hesi- tate. + + + The total receipts of eggs last year at Boston were about 890,000 cases. Stor- ing began early in March and in July there were 140,000 cases in the prin- cipal warehouse here. These were all used up a month ago. +e * The eggs most desirable for cold stor- age are those coming from Michigan, Indiana, Northern Illinois, Iowa and some of the more Northwestern States. Within a year or two great improve- ments have been made in the style of packages and in the seiection of the eggs. There was a time, and that not long ago when Eastern eggs brought 2 or 3 cents more than Western, but now there is hardly any difference. In fact, for storage during the early spring months Western are preferred. —___ 0-2 — How a Maine Woman Broke the Egg Market. From the Boston Evening Transcript. Retail grocers in Salem are still dis- cussing the way their egg market was flurried not many days ago in the height of the Lenten season, when eggs were beginning to get scarcer and scarcer and the price mounted a Iittle higher daily. Just at this time a Mrs. Kirkpatrick from Bangor, Me., arrived in Salem to inake a new home. Her husband, who was a prosperous merchant in the Pine Tree State, had sold out bis business to engage in another line in the neighbor- hood of Salem. Their family consisted of two lively boys. Not long after Mrs. Kirkpatrick ar- rived she found the price of eggs to be 40 cents a‘dozen—an exorbitant price in Maine—with the prospect that they would be still more costly. So she wrote home to relatives and asked them to send her a few eggs at Bangor price—2o0 cents a dozen. Her relatives were gen- erous and when the eggs arrived Mrs. Kirkpatrick found herself confronted with an entire case filled with the best stock. ‘‘What shall we do with them?”’ was the question of the hour in the Kirkpatrick household that day. The boys finaily solved the problem. After some pleading from them, their mother gave them baskets and allowed them to go out on the streets of Salem peddling Maine eggs at 32 cents a dozen. The youngsters started at noon and in two hours had sold out. The eggs were brown and fine and went as fast as the housewives had a sight of them. As the eggs went, so did the news. Before many hours the information that eggs of the best quality were selling uptown at 32 cents, when the market price was getting to be considered probibitive, reached the store keepers. Agents went about and soon discovered the cause of the trouble. To lower the price of the overdue eggs in tbe stores would not have had the slightest effect in the face of the superiority of the fresh Maine stock. The dealers held meetings to try to find out where the new eggs had come from, and if it would be safe to buy up a lot of them. The news spread further. The agitation of the marketmen betrayed them, and a brakeman on a Boston and Maine train received a tip. On his next trip to Maine he ordered a box of eggs sent to him in Portiand, and on his next trip but one back through Salem he took them off into the station to peddle them at 35 cents. Although there was not very much of a crowd in the station that day the eggs were sold before the train started and the brakeman had bis cash in hand. He telegraphed for an- other case and went on to Boston. That was the last straw. The next day every grocery store in Salem was selling eggs at 32 cents, although mostly at a loss. —_> «> __ Slightly Mixed. The following is a bona-fide copy of a letter received by a Western grocer not long ago: ‘**Dere sir plese send me 4 pounds of cofe and sumte. My wite bad a boy last night also ten pounds of cheese and a rat trap, he wayed 74 pounds and a hatchet and nails.’’ —_—__>0.>___ Life is mostly made up of praying for _ and then wishing it would clecr off. Zz = = = 3 = = = 3 = = 3 3 = 3 3 = = = = 3 3 3 = = N W. R. BRICE. Established 1852. C, M. DRAKE. W. R. Brice & Co., WHOLESALE EGGS .% #% Grand Rapids, Mich. To our many friends and shippers throughout Michigan: We again take pleasure in informing you that we have opened our branch house in Grand Rapids, and are in the market for an unlim- ited quantity of Fine Fresh Eggs suitable for cold storage purposes. We are not new to you, as we have bought eggs of you for several years. We shall stand on the same platform we have used in our busi- ness for the last fifty years, viz., prompt remittances, fair, square deal- ing, and yu can always depend on getting a hundred cents to the dollar when selling or shipping us. We will buy your eggs on track and pay you all we can afford to pay consistent with Eastern markets. Write us for prices. Yours for business, W. R. BRICE & CO. REFERENCES: Corn Exchange National Bank, Philadelphia. W. D. Hayes, Cashier Hastings National Bank, Hastings, Mich. Fourth National Bank, Grand Rapids, Mich. D. C. Oakes, Coopersville, Mich. VOPVIPNTP ET ITNT NT TERN ITP ITE NNTP ER NereTT Ter Nor eTA Nereor een er Nereer iereerenreer rere ener UMA NAA TAN AAA UN SUA ANA AN Uk bk bk JUk Nk bk Jhb dk Abd Jk bk Jbk Jhb Abb Abk Jhb db dk dbd ddd dd ddd dud sl = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = BEELESESSSASSELEELESESSESESESECEE SEL ESESSSSSSS SSE LER : If you ship : & * $ Butter and Eggs : « » $ to Detroit ; 3 Write for prices at your station to : : HARRIS & FRUTCHEY, $o.¥oodbrigs st... Nees eeseSseseESEseEsETeTTSTeEsETESSesesESENEETETEOES WE WILL PAY YOU MARKET PRICES FOR ALL THE FRESH EGGS YOU CAN FURNISH. CASH ON DELIVERY. WE MAKE A LOWEST SPECIALTY OF VALUES MOSELEY BROS.,¢74n> RAPIDS. BUTTER & EGGS Cash f. 0. b. cars. We buy in carlots or less after April 1. Write us. H. N. RANDALL PRODUCE CO., TEKONSHA, MICH. _™. le i MO I a ae A 1 Ship your BUTTER AND EGGS to \ ) R. HIRT, Jr., Detroit, Mich. 34 and 36 Market Street, 435-437-439 Winder Street. } Cold Storage and Freezing House in connection. Capacity // 75 carloads. Correspondence solicited. - SFP ee ee ee ae Ne ee ee ee MICHIGAN TRADESMAN GOTHAM GOSSIP. News from the Metropolis—Index to the Market. Special Correspondence. New York, April 8—Arbuckle was re- ported to be a heavy buyer of coffee in Santos, and it was said that his pur- chases on Wednesday and Thursday there amounted to 50,000 bags. This was taken as a straw indicating a firm- er market and on the street there was certainly a better feeling Jobbers were doing more and the whole market tone was one of considerabie strength. Rio No. 7 closes firm at 6%@6%c. The amount here and afloat aggregates I 210,425 bags, against 1.159,961 bags at the same time last year. I'he specu lative market has been rather more ac- tive than for a week or so and closes with considerable firmness. Prices have advanced about 5 points. Mild coffees are tirm and jobbers are seemingly pay- ing fu'l values for good roasting grades of West India soits.) Good Cucuta is held at 84 @8%c. Almost 25,000 packages of tea will be sold next week and, pending the auc- tron, there is little of interest transpir- ing in the general market The only weakness shown is on some lines of For- mosas, which are selling at a lower price than a week ago, the holders prob- ably wishing to dispose of the same be- fore the sale takes place. Most of the demand for rice has seem- ingly neen for Japan. The market gen- eraily, however, is firm for all sorts, without exception. Domestic sorts of really desirable rice are scarce as to quantity and the quotations made are firmly adhered to. Prime to choice Southern, 5'4@6%c; head, 7@8c, the latter perhaps a little extreme, but at which sales. nevertheless, bave been made. Patna, 5@5%4c; Japan, 43(@5c. Pepper shows considerable firmness again after a luil of a couple of weeks. Aside from this, the entire situation is without interest. Singapore black pep- per, 1044@1o%c. Quotations in other lines are practically the same as for some weeks past There is about all the business going forward in molasses that could be ex- pected and dealers generally seem pretiy well content with the outlcok. Prices are steady. Centrifugals, good to prime, 16@26>. Open kettle, 32@38c, and blends, 28@32c. Offerings of gro- cery grades of molasses are very small. Syrups are in moderately liberal supply and, while the demand 1s not extremely large, there is a fair trade going on. Prime to fancy sugar goods are worth 20@25c. The canned goods market will be more closely cleaned up when the first new goods arrive than has been the case in the previous history of the trade. Go where you will, you will hear the same story of light stocks. There has been an enormous demand for goods of the pack of 1899, and this demand still keeps up, notwithstanding the fact that many of the leading packers have sold their en- tire output Gallon apples have been advanced and there is an opinion that New York State goods will go to a point above $3 25, at which figure such goods are now selling in Chicago New York State corn is worth 65@7oc and up to goc for fancy stock. Tomatoes are very firm, New Jersey grades of standard 35 selling at 85c. Salmon is well heid within the range of $1 10@1.15 for No. 1 tall Alaskas. Columbia River No, 1 talls, $1 40@1.45 and even higher. Peas are well held, fine sifted selling on the spot from goc up to $1.50 for fancy. The dried fruits market is steady, both for Pacific coast and domestic product. Stocks are sma)] and becom- ing reduced rapidly to a still lessened amount. Prices are about as last week. The demand is light for lemons, but prices are firmly beld and holders seem to think tbey are justified in retaining a good ‘‘grip’’ on stocks in hand. Sicily lemons are worth every fraction between $2 and $3 a box As tooranges, nominal quotations are made for Floridas, with few if any coming to band. Jamaicas are also abcut out of the market and nia seedlings, $2 75@3; Florida russets, $2.75@4; brights, $2.75@4.50 Arrivals of butter have not been large and there is quite a firm feeling, espe- cialiy for the best Western creamery, which is comparatively hard to find, and which sells readily at about 21%c;; firsts, 20% @2I1c; seconds, 19@2oc; thirds, 16 @18c. Imitation creamery is firm and, in fact, the demand is such that stocks are very closely sold up. Fancy, 18@ 184c; firsts, 15@1634c; seconds, 134@ 14c; finest Western dairy sells freely at 16@17c; extra Western factory, 14%4c; firsts, I4c; seconds, 134% @13%c; roll butter, 14@14%e. The cheese market is in a very satis- factory condition and by the time any appreciable amount of new stock arrives the boards will be pretty well cleaned up of old stock. Large size State full cream cheese is worth 12@12%c; small size, 1234@13c. Little doing for export. The egg trade is rather quiet Stock must grade ‘‘up to scratch’’ in order to bring quotations. Michigan stock is quotable at124%@13c Taking the whole line together, the range is within 12@ 13 4c. There is littie doing in beans. The whole market is dull and buyers seem to take no interest in the situation. Choice marrow, $1.47%4@1 50; medium, $1.3714; pea, $1.324%@I1.35; red kidney, $1.75@1.80 California limas, $2 47% @2 50 Bermuda potatoes, per bbl., $4@o, as to size and quality. Scotch, per 168 lb. s cks, $2@2 25. Long Island, per bbl., bulk, $2@2 50. Western, 180 lbs., $2@ oe et ——--> 0 > Process Butter a Prolific Source of Fraud. Elgin, Ill., April 11—Process butter is a prolific source of fraud. It is further a serious menace to the estab- lished character of the honest product, as it is asa rule put on the market in its livery. I can see no cure for this except it be put on a par with oleomar- garine in the matter of coloring. If its manufacture and _ sale is allowed this should be under a distinctive cclor. I understand it is sometimes, especially immediately after undergoing manipu- lation, hard to distinguish from the hon- ect article, and the manufacturers there- of are as unscrupulous as any ot the manufacturers of oleo, It has been, and p:obably is now, put on the market by at least one firm as ‘‘Elgin made But- ter."’ This is done with the unmistak- able intention of conveying to the un- informed (and most all but the dealers on the Elgin Board belong to this class) the impression that the genuine Elgin creamery butter is offered. It is a swindle pure and simple It is taking advantage of the reputation cf an honest product to sell a spurious one. The reputation of ‘‘Elzin Creamery’’ and of the producers thereof is zt stake asa necessary consequence. It 1s a more insidious enemy even than oleo to hon- est butter. The only efficient means of killing the fraud incident to the production of process butter is a jaw to mark it ‘Renovated Butter,’’ in so plain a manner that nobody may be mistaken in the reading thereof, and a proviso for ccloring it with a distinctive color. To provide for the efficient enforcement of these provisions, it may be further necessary to levy on ita small tax to bring it under the revenue law. _A. M. C. Topson. a A Tale With a Moral. Once upon a time a tramp was sorely in need of something to eat and ap- proaching a farm-house he spake unto the farmer, saying: ‘‘If you will give me the wherewithal to satisfy the crav- ings of the inner man, | will kill ali the rats about the place.”’ ‘‘Agreed,’’ said the tiller of the soil, and he ordered his good wife to give the tramp a square meal. After the tramp had devoured every- thing in sight he went to the wood- pile and selected a stout club; then seat- ing himself on the porch he said to the farmer, ‘‘ Now bring on your rats.’’ Moral—Always have the details speci- California fruit remains alone. Cal:for-! fied in the contract. BEANS, HONEY AND POPCORN POULTRY, VEAL AND GAME Consignments Solicited. Quotations on Application. 98 South Division St., Grand Rapids ae D> FREE SAMIPLE TO LIVE MERCHANTS Our new Parchment-Lined, Odorless Butter Packages. Light as paper. The only way to deliver Butter to your customers. (JEM FIBRE PACKAGE C0., DETROIT. Extra Fancy Navel Oranges Car lots or less. Prices lowest. Maynard & Reed, 54 South Ionia Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. CARLOTSONLY. ST. LOUIS, MO. The Seeds offered by us are largely our own production and all carefully tested before sent out. PRICES AS LOW AS ANY RESPONSIBLE HOUSE IN THE TRADE. Alfred J. Brown Seed Co., Growers and Merchants, Grand Rapids, Mich. Ask for Wholesale Price List. STRANGE & NOKES WHOLESALE FRUIT AND PRODUCE CLEVELAND, OHIO. If you have a car Av ples, Onions, Potatoes or Cabbage that you want to ship, write us. We will advance you cash close up to market price. MEMBERS: NATIONAL LEAGUE COMMISSION MERCHANTS NATIONAL APPLE SHIPPERS’ ASSOCIATION NOTE: AT THE OLD STAND With warehouse and office remodeled and improved we are ready to begin active operations for this season’s business. Our business is to supply everything dainty, filling and satisfying in the line of fruits and vegetables, and we are de- termined to do a larger business with you this year than last. _ Let us know your wants and we will quote you prices. Write for our weekly price bulletin. THE VINKEMULDER COMPANY, 14 OTTAWA STREET, GRAND RAPIDS. GOnOKOTORONS ROROROROROROROROROROROHe RoneROHeHOZOEE ca scancigeeensincessonbial Te A sahatailanei mente he 12 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Observations of a Gotham Egg Man. One of our prominent egg receivers remarked that he noticed a growing preference for 30 dozen cases as against 36s. Comparing the advantages of each it would, in fact, seem that these are rather in favor of the 30 dozen size. Some local buyers give a slight prefer- ence to 36s when the delivery is by ex- presses, which charge a uniform price per case, and there is perhaps a slight difference in freight charges in favor of the large case. But these slight advan- tages seem to be more than offset by the fact that 30 dozen cases are much more easily, economically and safely handled and by the difference in loss from break- age. Four 30 dozen cases can be lcaded on a hand truck in transferring, against only three 36s, which makes quite a difference in the time of loading or un- loading large quantities. The weight of a 36 dozen case is such that when the cases are handled singly they are apt to be dropped or set down heavily and the greater amount of filling offers less re- sistence, increasing proportion of break- age. For cold storage the 30 dozen case is decidedly preferable, both for these and other reasons. = + £ An egg man called my attention to a lot of eggs received from a Southern shipper in which the invoice called for a considerable quantity of duck eggs, but there were no marks on the cases to show which of them contained the duck eggs. This naturally makes trouble, for it confines the sale of the whole lot to such buyers as are willing to take the mixed cases also, and for other self-evi- dent reasons. All mixed cases should be plainly and neatly marked, preferably with a stencil. - In spite of all that has been written and preached on the subject of egg packing I still see an occasional lIct of eggs packed without the cardboard flats above the top layer and below the bot tom layer of eggs. My attention was called recently to a lot of eggs packed without these necessary safeguards. Straw had been placed in the bottom of the case and the first filler directly over it. The top of the case was finished in the same way. The eggs in the bottom layer bad naturally worked down into the packing and the top packing had worked down into the top layer so that the whole packing was loose and a large part of the eggs was broken. The flats should always be placed between the top and bottom layers and the packing. For packing eggs designed for current use good dry straw answers pretty well, but excelsior is better. Always avoid using newspapers. They are unsightly and often afford too much information. For storage packing cork shavings are by far the best—much better than ex- celsior.—New York Produce Review. —_>0—.___ Status of the St. Louis Potato Market. St. Louis, April 11—Our predictions in last week's letter on potatoes came true, only the receipts have been much lighter than expected and the market is higher than even the most bullish looked for. We refer to eating potatoes, for seed stock has declined considerably, is lower, and the market 1s rather easy, while choice white eating potatoes are 5@7c higher than at the beginning of last week. The general market has undergone quite a change and nearly all parties who were looking for price of eating potatoes to go lower have come to the Conclusion that the present outlonk will make steady and possibly higher prices. At all events, the movement is light at loading stations; roads are very bad everywhere. All shippers are holding firm at ruling market prices, while many refuse to name prices, evidently having nothing to ship just at present. Burbanks are very scarce and few are offered. There is a good enquiry for them. Michigan Rurals are supplying the best trade and are about the only really nice white potatoes available. Michi- gan has been shipping some very nice bright Rurals in here lately and such al ways sell well. A few real nice Russets from Michigan are showing up and meet ready sale. There is quite a scarcity of really nice white potatoes ; stocks are very light and nearly all dealers want to buy and are ready to pay higher prices if potatoes of tine quality can be had. Common mixed white potatoes are seiling better and are higher in price; in fact, there is a gen- eral advance in white potatoes. The weather, which has continued cool— even cold, with freezing and heavy frosts every night—is interfering with the seed trade. Seed potatoes are selling slow—demand is light. Planting can not go on with such weather. It is still winter here—something unusual for so late in the season—which will make new potatoes later than usual and a better demand later than usual for old potatues, All conditions in potatoes combine to make a strong market next week, with a good demand. Nearby towns, finding it hard to buy North, are again coming here, which is using up quite a quan- tity of the common eating potatoes ar- riving, and will make a better demand and better market for such. There is a freer movement in North and South Da kota, which is bringing Obhios and mixed red stock, also some Rose. Rose will not sell here except at about 65c; Ohios, 85@goc ; mixed red at 60c; Bur- banks, Rurals and Russets will sell best. MILLER & TEASDALE Co. —__»2»___ Ducks vs. Wall Street Investments. A circular sent out by a firm of Wali Street tipsters says: ‘‘It is now over three years since we first addressed you about our stock operations. During that time had you invested $100 at the he- ginning and compounded your profits, your $100 would now be nearly $4,775. Is there any business that will pay you better than $4,775 profits on $100 Capital in three years?’’ A copy of the circular fell irto the hands of a man in Mary- land, who made this rejoinder: ‘‘The answer is yes—ducks, tame, puddle, muscovy, Pekin or any other breed. A little girl bad 15 cents with which she bouzht a setting ot duck eggs She borrowed a brooding chicken hen from her mother and all the eggs were hatched out. Her profits for the first six months were $8, and she kept three hens and a drake for the next six months’ operations It is fair to pre- sume that her profits will be at least $8 for each six months; one year $16; three years $48. Divide $48 by her 15 cents and the quotient will be 320—that is, each of her 15 cents will produce 320 cents: on $1 or too cents the profit will be 32,000 cents or $320; on $100 capital the profit would he $32,000, against the $4,775. Verily a good investment is in duck eggs."’ —_—_ 9 >___ Egg Cases Broken Up and Destroyed. From the New York Sun. There are two standard packages of eggs, one being a case holding thirty dozen, the other a case holding thirty- six dozen. Of the enormous number of boxes contiining eggs annually received here—more than two and a half million cases of eggs were received in this city last year—almost all are broken up and destroyed when they have once been emptied, but there are some egg cases inteaded for the carriage of eggs from nearby points to this city, as from Long Isiand or from Jersey, that are more substantially made and specially con- Structed with a view to their repeated use, coming to the city full and going back’ empty, to be filled and shipped again, as is done with various other kinds of shipping packages in like use. ——__2s02a_____ We all live to learn; but some of ns seem to live a great deal more toan we learn. GRAND RAPIDS GOLD-STORAGE CO, Takes pleasure in announcing to the fruit and produce ship- pers of Michigan that its new plant, on the corner of South Front Street and G. R. & I. R. R., is rapidly nearing com- pletion and that it will be prepared to receive shipments or consignments of all kinds of perishable goods by May 1. The plant is thoroughly modern and up-to date in every respect, having rooms of different temperatures, adapted to the neces- sities of shippers. A specialty will be made of freezing poul- try, game and meats. Correspondence desired with country shippers of butter, eggs and poultry. We solicit an inspec- tion of our plant and process, which we believe to be the most complete in every respect in the West. PIL Dt th St yi. TOTS TSS SS ESSSOOOOS J. W. LANSING, WHOLESALE DEALER IN BUTTER AND EGGS BUFFALO, N. Y. The time of the year for storing eggs is now at hand. I have orders for several thou- sand cases of eggs from people who store them so I can use an unlimited amount of eggs for the next sixty days. Small or large shipments matter not, but the larger the better. Write me how many you are getting per week and I will make you a price delivered in Buffalo. Let me have your shipments. REFERENCES: Buffalo Cold Storage Co., Buffalo, N, Y. Peoples Bank, Buffalo, N. Y. Dun or Bradstreet. Michigan Tradesman. With Your Bad Butter No matter how bad it smells or how nasty it looks you can purify it with ‘“Lacto- a4 butu” and make nice elegant, sweet butter out of it. There is no excuse now for any merchant selling his poor butter at a low price and losing money on it when he can treat several hundred pounds of mixed grades in a few hours aud make it all uniform, pure and good. This is the only process for treating bad butter that has maintained the highest endorsement. \ \ W W W Every merchant knows that when he sells his poor butter for 5 and 6cents per pound it is purchased by some process firm who make good salable butter out ofit. Why don’t you? One customer writes that by the use of Lactobutu he now makes enough out of butter cece to pay all store expenses. Le. Le. wa’ ™’ Thousands of dollars have been saved by the country merchants during the past year by using this process, which does not conflict with the most rigid laws of any state. It requires no machinery to work the butter. No extra expense. The process is so simple a boy can work it. WHAT IT COSTS: On receipt of $5.00 we will send you the full secret process and a box of Lactobutu sufficient to treat 500 pounds. With future orders for Lactobutu to those who have purchased the process we will send enough to treat 500 pounds for §z. Write for Testimonials. Mention this Paper. me The Lacto fm Butter 60, 145 La Salle St., Chicago, Ill. ML. LP. LO. LO. LO. LP. LP. \ Seesee oe. D.L.L.L.L. L.A. LP. ° ° ° ° oa Special Blanks for Produce Dealers We make a specialty of this class of work and solicit correspondence with those who need anything in this line. TRADESMAN COMPANY, - Grand Rapids, Mich. - - MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 13 Clerks’ Corner. Carry the Message to Garcia. : In all this Cuban business there is one man stands out on the horizon of my memory like Mars at perihelion. When war broke out between Spain and the United States, it was very nec- essary to communicate quickly with the leader of the insurgents. Garcia was somewhere in the mountain fastnesses of Cuba—no one knew where. No mail nor telegraph message could reach him. The President must secure his co-oper- ation, and quickly. What to do? Someone said to the _ President, ‘*There’s a fellow by the name of Rowan will find Garcia for you, if any- body can.”’ Rowan was sent for and given a letter to be delivered to Garcia. How ‘‘the fellow by the name of Rowan’’ took the letter, sealed it up in an oil-skin pouch, strapped it over his heart in four days landed by night off the coast of Cuba from an open boat, disappeared into the jungle, and in three weeks came out on the other side of the island, having traversed a hostile country on foot, and delivered his letter to Garcia, are things I have no special desire now to tell in detail. The point I wish to make is this: Mc- Kinley gave Rowan a letter to be deliv- ered to Garcia; Rowan took the letter and did not ask ‘‘ Where is he at?’’ By the eternal! there is a man whose form should be cast in deathless bronze and the statue placed in every college of the land. It is not book-learning young men need, nor instruction about this and that, but a stiffening of the vertebra which will cause them to be loyal to a trust, to act promptly, con- centrate their energies; do the thing— ‘Carry a message to Garcia!"’ No man who has endeavored to carry out an enterprise where many hands were needed but has been well-nigh appalled at times by the imbecility of the average man—the inability or un- willingness to concentrate on a thing and do it. Slipshod assistance, foolish inattention, dowdy indifference and half-hearted work seem the rule; and no man succeeds, unless by hook or crook, or threat, he forces or bribes other men to assist him; or mayhap, God in His goodness performs a miracle and sends him an Angel of Light for an assistant. You, reader, put this matter to a test: You are sitting now in your office—six clerks are within call. Summon any one and make this request: ‘‘ Please look in the encyclopedia and make a brief memorandum for me concerning the life of Correggio.’’ Will the clerk quietly say, ‘‘ Yes, sir,’’ and go do the task? On your life, he will not. He wiil look at you out of a fishy eye and ask one or more of the following questions: Who was he? Which encyclopedia? Where is the encyclopedia? Was I hired for that? Don’t you mean Bismarck? What’s the matter with Charlie doing it? Is there any hurry? Sha’n’t I bring you the book and let you look it up yourself? And I will lay you ten to one that after you have answered the questions, and explained how to find the informa- tion, and why you want it, the clerk. will go off and get one of the other clerks to help him try to find Garcia— and then come back and tell you there is no such man. Of course, I may lose my bet, but according to the Lawo Average I will not. : And this incapacity for independent action, this moral stupidity, this infirm- ity of the will, this unwillingness to cheerfully catch hold and lift, are the things that put pure Socialism so far into the future. If men will not act of themselves, what will they do when the benefit of their effort is for all? A first-mate with knotted club seems necessary ; and the dread of getting ‘‘the bounce’’ Saturday night holds many a worker to his place. Advertise for a stenographer and nine out of ten who apply can neither spell nor punctuate—and do not think it nec- essary to. Can such a one write a letter to Gar- cia? “*You see that book-keeper,’’ said the foreman to me in a large factory. *“Yes, what about him?’’ “‘Well, he’s a fine accountant, but if I'd send him uptown on an errand, he might accomplish the errand all right, and on the other hand, might stop at four saloons on the way, and when he got to Main street would forget what he had been sent for.'’ Can such a man be intrusted to carry a message to Garcia? We have recently been hearing much maudlin sympathy expressed for the ‘‘down-trodden denizen of the sweat shop’’ and the ‘‘homeless wanderer searching for honest employment,*’ and with it all often go many hard words for the men in power. Nothing is said about the employer who grows oid before his time ina vain attempt to get frowzy ne’er-do-wells to do intelligent work, and his long pa- tient striving with ‘‘help’’ that does nothing but loaf when his back is turned. In every store and factory there is a Constant weeding out process going on. The employer is constantly sending away ‘‘help’’ that have shown their _ in- capacity to further the interests of the business, and others are being taken on. No matter how good times are, this sorting continues, only if times are hard and work is scarce the sorting is done finer—-but out, and forever out, the in- competent and unworthy go. It is the survival of the fittest. Self-interest prompts every employer to keep the best —those who can carry a message to Garcia. I know one man of really brilliant parts who has not the ability to manage a business of his own, and yet who is absolutely worthless to anyone else, be- cause he carries with him constantly the insane suspicion that his employer is oppressing or intending to oppress him. Should a message be given him to take to Garcia, his answer would probably be, ‘‘ Take it yourself, and be damned !’’ To-night this man walks the streets looking for work, the wind whistling through his tkreadbare coat. No one who knows him dares employ him, for he is a regular fire-brand of discontent. He is impervious to reason and the only thing that can impress him is the toe of a thick-soled No. 9 boot. Of course, I know that one so morally deformed is no less to be pitied than a physical cripple; but in our pitying, let us drop a tear, too, for the men who are striving to carry on a great enter- prise, whose working hours are not limited by the whistle, and whose hair is fast turning white through the strug- gle to hold in_line dowdy indifference, slipshod imbecility and the heartless ingratitude which, but for their enter- prise, would be both hungry and home- less. Have I put the matter too strongly? Possibly I have; but when all the world has gone a-slumming I wish to speak a word of sympathy for the man who succeeds—the man who, against great odds, has directed the efforts of others, and having succeeded, finds there’s nothing in it—nothing but bare board and clothes. I have carried a din- ner pail and worked for day's wages and I have also been an employer of labor and I know there is something to be said on both sides. There is no excel- lence, per se, in poverty: rags are no recommendation ; and all employers are not rapacious and high-handed, any more than all poor men are virtuous. My heart goes out to the man who does his work when the ‘‘boss’’ is away as well as when he is at home. And the man who, when given a letter for Gar- Cia, quietly takes the missive without asking any idiotic questions and with no lurking intention of chucking it into the nearest sewer or of doing aught else but deliver it never gets ‘‘laid off’’ nor has to go on a strike for higher wages, Civilization is one long anxious search for just such individuals. Anything such a man asks shall be granted. His kind is so rare that no employer can afford to let him go. He is wanted in every city, town and village—in every office, shop, store and factory. The world cries out for such; he is needed, and needed badly—the man who can carry a message to Garcia.—The Philistine. 2 > __ Art School at Macatawa. An art school is to be established at Macatawa Park in July, which, if suc- cessful, will probably be made a perma- nent fixture and will be conducted on a scale similar to the college work of the Northern resorts. Frank Forest Fred- erick, Professor of Art and Design in the University of Illinois, will be in charge of the classes, which will be held in a studio in the Macatawa Park auditorium. Work will begin Monday, July 3, and continue during the summer months. There will be three classes, the elementary ciass for the study of freehand drawing and perspective, the intermediate class for the study of com- position and methods of sketching, and the advanced class for the study of landscape painting. Full information may be had by ad- dressing Prof. Frederick at Champaign, Ill. Ask agents of the C. & W. M. or D., G. R. & W. 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NMOS EM eg FN 14 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Shoes and Leather Patronizing Manufacturers Who Run Retail Stores. I affirm that a retail shoe dealer should buy his goods from any person or firm, no matter who they are or where they are located, whether they be retailers, jobbers, auctioneers, agents or manu- facturers; no matter what their color, nationality or religion, just so that they furnish the goods from which said re- tailer can realize the greatest benefit in point of profit and general satisfac- tion to his customers. And I further say that all shrewd dealers will do so. I am going to ask the shoemakers who read your valuable journal, ‘‘What are you in business for? Is it to help aiong certain dealers and business enterprises that happen to be of some particular political or religious opinion that agrees with yours, or that happen to do _ busi- ness in a certain way or through a cer- tain channel that suits your ideas, and help crush out, pull down and drive away those who do not?’’ No, I think not. When your answers, variously ex- pressed, are sifted down there is but one object to gain. Or, using a more modern expression, if you will pardon the slang of it, ‘‘You are out for the best of it.’’ Now, then, bow shall this result be attained? I argue that retail shoe merchants, under most circum- stances, who to a certain extent handle shoes made and exclusively advertised by manufacturers who also have some retail stores of their own which they sell a portion of their production, do realize advantages that are not enjoyed by their less liberal-minded competitors who will not sell such goods. I do not wish to be understood as say- ing that while the one prospers the other will fail, but I do say that,all other cir- cumstances being equal, the one starts with undeniable advantages not enjoyed by the other. If there were no other consideration, there is this one—that he Starts with goods advertised and famil- iar to his trade, thus gaining an advan- tage right from the beginning. In these times of hustle and bustle and sharp competition it is the liberal-minded ad- vertiser who succeeds in business. Although but thirty-four years old, I have spent more than twenty of these years among shoes, in every capacity, from a window washer to proprietor. I like shoes. I like to see, handle, fit and sell them and I have made them a life study. I have watched the success and misfortune of many business men and firms from time to time, and have noted the reasons for same; and I have decided that there are four essential things in the life of the shoe merchant that, in order to achieve success, one must comprehend and master. The lack of any one of them means failure. 1. He must have the store. 2. He must get the trade. 3. He must profit from the trade. 4. He must be able to so manage his affairs that he can live within the amount of his gain. He may thus be considered among his fellow-tradesmen and in his community a prosperous and successful business man. Hundreds have the first who never see the second. Hence fail. Thousands enjoy the first and second who never realize the third. Hence fail. Hundreds of thousands have the first, enjoy the second and realize the third, but are never able to master the fourth. Hence fail. In considering the topic before us I have nothing to do with the first; that is assumed—nor the fourth; that is a]- sad misfortune of those who are not able to bring their wants within the limit of their means. And just here let me say that to this class my hearty sympathy goes out. Itis made up of those whole- souled, big-hearted, easy-going, well- wishing, good feilows whose company and business acquaintance one enjoys, but who usually are the victims of others who do not deserve their acquaintance, much less their friendship. But the second and third, getting a trade and getting a profit from it, I must deal with to prove the assertions which I have already made. Let us see what advantage there is in the way of getting trade to the average dealer who sells goods made by a manufacturer who also has retail stores of his own; and if I prove that he actually does derive benefits from so doing, you must admit with me that the wise dealer should cast aside the thought of monopoly and for his own good buy goods from such man- ufacturers. I have already asserted,and I believe, that the successful trade getter is the liberal advertiser, At the present mo- ment I have not in mind a single retail- ing manufacturer who is not a generous advertiser. The very existence of such Stores as they conduct isa good adver- tisement for the particular shoe which they make and sell, and the retailer who wishes to sell the same shoe can reap the benefit of the advertisement and it costs him nothing. Thus we have trade- bringer No. 1 and no cost. There are no manufacturers retailing their own shoes who do not aim to make and sell the very highest priced and best shoes that can be successfully sold in the community in which their stores are located ; and the very fact that this same shoe is seen in your store im- presses your Customer with the fact that you are handling good, responsible goods. Trade-bringer No. 2, and no cost. Perhaps it may be as well to il- lustrate this point fully: A number of years ago I was employed as manager of a department of a large clothing firm, who were just putting in men's and boys’ shoes. I put in a certain line of shoes manufactured by a firm who also had retail stores. For convenience we will call them Smith shoes. The store was located on a prominent corner near the railroad depot, where a great many commercial travelers passed. I kept a nice window filled with these high- priced fine shoes, always conspicuous- Geo. H. Reeder & Co., 19 South Ionia Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. 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Also a line of short socks, wool and leather gloves and mittens and Mackinaws. A leather top lumber- man’s rubber over willbe one of our leaders. Our Rubber and Felt Combination will be with a rolled edge at the same price as the plain rubber. Prices on rubbers will be made April 30. All other goods now upon application. STUDLEY & BARCLAY, ‘MONROE STREET. | NAAAAAAAAAAAAAARAAARAAARAMARARARARARAAARAARAAAARAAARAAARAAAAAAAAARAAAAAAARARARAAAAAAAARARP AAARAAAR IS PUM VE VV VEU UV EVV VVC SVU VU VEU UUM U DV UV UVISVUV UV ED Y OEY S Vee Wei es Weave. MAAN » Herold-Bertsch 2 Shoe Co. 2% Grand Rapids, Mich. e@ Manufacturers and Jobbers ERT eR HSER MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 15 ly displaying the name of the maker. The window and the name invariably attracted attention, especially of persons who would come into the store and say, ‘“‘Ab! I see you sell the Smith shoe here. You are justified in handling such good goods.’’ “*Well, we think so, or we would not handle them.’ ‘*T tell you they are ali right. They have a fine store in Chicago’’ (or New York or Cleveland, as the case may be). ‘Yes, they have fine stores and get fine prices. We do not have so fine a store, but sell as fine goods at less prices ’’ ‘‘Well, if this is the case I bad better buy my shoes here. I wear Smith shoes always.’’ I can truly say that during my ten years’ experience as manager of that store this has happened hundreds of times. What was the cause of these sales? Smith’s big store Who got the benefit? We did. How much did it cost? Nothing Now this would have bappened had | been selling Douglas, Victor, Emerson, Hanan or any other well-known make of shoes manufactured by those who have their own stores. I merely give it to prove the assertion I make, that the very existence of a fine store selling good goods is without doubt a very good advertisement for the retailer who wishes to handle their lines. Hence, from a business standpoint why not patronize them? If I were going into the shoe business in any large city to-day, and had the necessary capital, I would rather start next to the jargest and most successful of these stores, and sell their goods, too. They could do the advertising and | would reap the benefit and apply the money thus saved in using some other device to attract trade to my store. They can not sell shoes to their own re tail stores one cent cheaper than they can sell them to me if I have the cash to pay for.them, so I am on an equal footing with them in every way, and ahead in point of saving money on ad- vertising that particulir make of shoe Trade winner No. 4, and no cost. Now let us go on to our third division —profits; and here J argue that the re- tailer can realize just as much profit, if not more, from manufacturing-retailers’ goods as any other, even if the prices are aiready stamped on the goods. In my opinion, these stores have a tend- ency to keep prices up, and if every retailer could always realize as much net gain on all his goods as these stamped prices would net him he would never break up on account of small profits. You never hear of these stores cutting tbe life and profits out of goods in their retail stores. No; they keep them up. Hence we realize the goal in our retailers pilgrimage and score another good reason why the retail merchant should buy goods from the manufacturers who also have retail stores of their own. One more point, and I will say good- bye: I argue that the manufacturer who also has retail stores of his own comes in closer touch, through these stores, witb “the consumer than his competitor; hence through that medium has a better opportunity to learn the changes in style, the wants of the wearers, the whims and ideas of the actual consum- er, and to know the deficiencies in lasts and leather, thus gaining knowledge that it is impossible for his competitor to get. Hence, he should be able to make little improvements that will guarantee to his customer more practical and salable footwear than can otherwise be produced, The foregoing reasons being true, 1 say for his own good the retail shoe | ‘‘ ‘|dealer should not boycott the manufac- turer who has retail stores of his own, any more than the manufacturer should boycott and refuse to sell to retailers if they should choose to buy a factory and make a portion of their own goods. Now you ask for a remedy; and I re- ply, we do not want any remedy. Let them go ahead. I tell you, no retailer should be afraid of them. I say, let more of them start if they want to. They are no great suc- cess as retailers and never will be. They sell good, high-priced goods, and only advertise well such gocds for re- tailers. So let them go ahead. They will remedy themselves in time. —Boots and Shoes Weekly. > 6. --— Sound Advice Regarding Unsalable Goods. Few retail merchants realize the con- stantly increasing cost of portions of their stock which are daily, monthly, and: yearly growing in amount because original figures are adhered to for sell- ing prices, regardless of tht fact that certain articles, by lack of popularity or because they have already had their day, are worth less than their first cost. The tenacity with which some merchants hang onto old goods year after year, in- ventorying them at the original cost, in- stead of present market value, is cer- tainly wortby of a better cause. An article costing originally ten dol- lars, taking the value of money at or dinary interest rates, would stand at the end of the second year at about eleven dollars, at the end of the fifth year thir- teen dollars, and so on, each succeeding year piling up the cost, in that the money represented has not been earning an interest or a profit elsewhere, and therefore it would be charged to the goods. Meanwhile the goods are dimin- ishing in value, compared with original figures, in a more rapid ratio than their cost is piling up. If the merchant had sacrificed the ar- ticle the first year for eight dollars, the loss on the transaction at the end of five years, using the same interest calcula- tions as before, would amount to only two dollars and seventy-five cents; but the eight dollars turned over and over again at the usual percentage of profit would have earned much more than this. By comparison the oftquoted saying, We got our money back anyway,”’ ut- tered by those who hold an article for several years and then sell it at its orig- inal cost, becomes extremely ridiculous. Carrying a stock ot dead or unsalable goods locks up so much capital in trade that the merchant often finds himself unable to take advantage of the usual cash discounts. This means that goods otherwise costing him ten dollars, less 7 per cent. for quick money, or nine dollars and thirty cents net, will stand him ten dollars net. His reputation of being a close cash buyer is thus lost, and the consequence of a considerable amount of dead stock on the shelves is that the merchant is obliged to pay long prices for all of bis goods. Merchants who get into this position are no longer sought after by wholesalers when there are special bargains to be offered, for at such times only strict cash buyers are approached. This fre- quently means in a given community that the merchant's competitors can sell certain goods and make reasonable profits at prices that represent actual cost to him. Putting the knife into the prices of unsalable goods and getting rid of them is the only way toconduct a successful business. The first loss on unsalable articles is always the small- est loss. C. H. ARNOLD. —_--. — — Like many other men of great wealth, Claus Spreckels, the sugar millionaire, has a rooted aversion to personal dis- play. He carries a cheap silver watch. PFELOGOUZE Household” Seale 24 LBS. BY OZS. 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-0 The Leaven in the Meal. Just now, in the year of our Lord, 1899, we are all agog on the matter of trusts. Some are pulling their hair over impending ruin and others scratching the same, to see the crack of doom, and another the wind ; in these octopus com binations one sees a vampire and an- other a fat mackerel. One hears the crack of doom and another the wind in a pium tree and the dropping of mellow fruit in the baskets below. We make orations and preach sermons, put anath emas into printers’ ink and diatribes into public speeches. We perspire and rave and Ajax looses his girdle and his forearm in defiance of the electric bolt. All of this is right enough as a means of defense from what, if left alone, might become a Goliath among modern evils. So far, so good. Is it not a fact, however, that we too often overlook the causes when we are making long faces at the consequences? We break eggs and spare the hen that lays them. We shoot the cub of the wolf and leave its dam in the den. The trust is not an injected foreign substance into the in- dustrial body. It is a product thereof. It may bea wart, an ulcer or a hump, but is it not a bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh? It has been suckled and cradled by ourselves. We have de- veloped the conditions out of which a trust is as natural as a mushroom out of manure. We have made business as warm as the climate in which Beelzebub toasts his toes. Competition has been a razor onahone. Trade has become a shaving business. We cut prices, wages and honest profits to gain advantage over a competitor. We are willing to live on red herring if we can only get him to come down to the same diet. The result is a general scramble for the bones and, after that, repentance. We confess we have made fools of ourselves and, having got to the bottom of the well, we pray for a rope to haul us out. The trust comes along and proposes dry socks and less foolishness. It is from this standpoint the trust seems to be anything rather than a satyr, bobgoblin or vampire. Its pose is impressive. It looks like a savior, but it isn’t. The idea is a dividend more than a deliver- ance. As a nation we have a predilec- tion for fat finances. Enough is a lost word where gains are concerned. No melon is too large for the mouth or too sweet for the tooth. We can not get too rich or make the pile too fast. The art of exchanging a sprat for a mackerel is a special profession. We lvan the knit- ting needles and steal the Stockings, Society is crowded with men who are looking for cake and pie, not by work of the hands, but by the speciai func- tion of duing the caterpillar act on a lettuce. This breed is rapidly multiply- ing. It is collared and cuffed and well fed, and the instincts thereof are as common and natural as wool on the scalp of an Ethiopian. We shave con- tracts as well as notes, collect dis- counts on tickets for charity balls and orphan homes and are ready to preach or pray or legislate according to salary. The business man will work seven days a week, spoil the comfort of his night cap and act generally like a galvanized frog when a dollar is in sight. Is it any hair raising surprise that, with such con- ditions existing, a trust can be other- wise than fascinating, as is a spangled fly to a hungry trout? The young of a bird dog chases a sparrow, the cub of a lion snorts at the blood of a baby ante- lope, a tadpole is a creature of spawn and what is begotten is, and always will be, of that which begets. The question is as to whether a so-called trust can or can not get away from the blood there is in it. Will it reproduce the evils from which it professes to be an effort to es- cape? No one questions the logic of its evolution, but will it bring forth the same fruit in which it found its ger- minating seed? Can moneyed interests run industries as they do stocks and bonds, and not hold them on its finger and laugh to see them kick? Will it be, as was remarked by the axman in a land survey, who was one day chased by hor- nets and the next day by wasps, who, in a run to escape the latter, expressed his conviction that, although they had changed their clothes, they ‘‘spake the same language?’’ Time will tell the tale. Can we get away from the leaven in the meal? FRED Wooprow. AMERICAN CARBIDE GO., Lid Successors to the Michigan & Ohio Acetylene Gas Co.’s Carbide Business. Jobbers of Calcium Carbide and all kinds of Acetylene Gas Burners Orders promptly filled. JACKSON, MICH. Owen Acetylene Gas Generator THE MOST SIMPLE AND COMPLETE DEVICE FOR GENERATING ACETYLENE GAS IN THE MARKET. ABSOLUTELY AUTOMATIC. To get Pure Gas you must have a Perfect Cooler and a Perfect Purifying Apparatus. We have them both and the best made. The Owen does perfect work all the time. active operation in Michigan. Write for Catalogue and particulars to GEO. F. OWEN & CO., COR. LOUIS ano CAMPAU STS., Also Jobbers of Carbide, Gas Fixtures, Pipe and Fittings. "3 Over 200 in GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. a St | nl Profiting by the experience of the numerous generators which have been put on the market during the past two years, we have succeeded in creating an ideal generator on.entirely new lines, which we have designated as the TURNER GENERATOR If you want the newest, most economical and most easily operated machine, write for quotations and full particulars, TURNER & HAUSER, 121 OTTAWA ST., GRAND RAPIDS. ti? a Acetylene Gas By the Kopf Double Generator Send to the manufacturers for booklet and prices. »\. M. B. Wheeler Electric Co., f 99 Ottawa Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17 Commercial Travelers Michigan Knights of the Grip. President, CHas. S. STEVENS, Ypsilanti; Secre- tary, J. C. SaunpErs, Lansing; Treasurer, O. C. GouULD. Saginaw, Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Association. President, James E. Day, Detroit; Secretary and Treasurer, C. W. ALLEN Detroit. United Commercial Travelers of Michigan. Grand Counselor, J. J. Evans, Ann Arbor; Grand Secretary, G. S. VaLmorgE, Detroit; Grand Treas- urer, W. S. WEst, Jackson. Grand Rapids Council No. 131. Senior Counselor, D. E. Kryes; Secretary-Treas- urer, L F. Baker. Regular meetings—First Saturday of each month in Council Chamber in McMullen block. Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Mutual Acci- dent Association. President, J. Boyp PantTLinp, Grand Rapids; aa and Treasurer, Gro. F. OwEN, Grand pids. Lake Superior Commercial Travelers’ Club. President, F. G. Truscott, Marquette; Secretary and Treasurer, A. F. Wrxson, Marquette. Some of the Types of Commercial Travelers. How many kinds of the versatile and ubiquitous commercial traveler one meets, in different shapes and sizes, and how easily the observant can classify and assign them to the several types znd classes of which they form part. For instance, there is one type of those who peregrinate with which we knights of the grip are familiar; but not as a person do we grow familiar; simply by observation is our sense of classification awakened. With the in- dividual, thank Heaven! we have no fellow feeling. We all know him. He is always the last to enter the ‘bus at the railway stations so that he may be first to enter the hotel, where he makes a rush for the register, and as you patiently wait while he places his name on the open page you hear him say to the clerk: ‘‘Did you get any mail for me? Can I get a big sample room? Is that room warm (or cool, thermometric conditions considered)?’’ These and various other questions are fired at the ‘ smiling clerk, who, with his usual ur- banity, tells bim he will get the best room in the house (and then gives it to someone else for private reasons). Then there is the young traveler on his maiden trip. How loquacious he is with everybody, from the bell boy up, and how he relishes the opportunity that enables him to enter into conversation ith some of the old-timers who know all the ropes. During the conversation he tells us how he bad an elegant busi- ness in Asheville, where he sold A B. C. Smith a ne bill, and how he con- siders Jones, of Brownville, a poor judge of good things and away behind the times. You listen to it all complacently, and kindly refrain from telling him of the reputation Smith has made among the boys as a ready canceller of orders, and you also fail to tell him that Jones is considered one of the shrewdest buy- ers on the liue. You were young and enthusiastic once yourself, and you know how much he has to learn before he discovers that an order is an order until it is either can- celled or shipped. We have also met the mysterious trav- eler, the man who always keeps away from the common herd and communes with himself in some isolated corner. Always writing letters (probably to him- self), or figuring up orders (that he ex- pects), and thinking up some scheme to startle the unsuspicious and guileless merchant; he is too much oppressed with his own self-interest to become ac- quainted with the men he travels with, and they—strange to say— don’t lose any sleep over the fact. The smart (?) man! Ah, how he talks of his achievements, and is the recip- ient of the open-mouthed admiration of the—well, the bell boys probably. He can sell any man on the road, and he doesn’t cater to any merchant. He sells them stuff whether they need it or not, and never less than a carload of goods He has no use for small buyers, and is so successful that every time you meet him he is representing a new house, probably on account of having sold all the goods his previous employers can make for years, thus probably leading them to let him out, on account of bav- ing nothing further for him toseli. Per- haps! But the scene changes, and after rub- bing up against the types spoken of how it gladdens your heart to see one of the genuine ‘‘good fellows.’”’ He is usually one of these quiet, un- assuming, business-like fellows, who never seem to be in a hurry, and whose presence is felt and not known by his boisterousness. = He doesn't ask for the best room, but you will notice he generally gets it, just the same. He doesn’t tell you how many goods he sold this trip, but you notice that he fills out a good many sheets of paper that look suspiciously like order blanks. He generally likes a quiet game; sometimes of whist or cinch, and alas! sometimes of the sort in which ‘‘chips’’ are essential, and during the game he thaws out and you hear one or two new stories, as he gets off some of the good things he has heard lately. You notice everyone seems to know and like him and all salute him with, ‘Hello, Jim!’’ when they run across him, and as he grips their hands you see that pleasant smile and the bright twinkle in his eye as he says: ‘‘How’s things?’’ Always ready to put his hand in his pocket for a sick or needy fellow man, and never running down a competitor or a competitor's line; he goes through life smoothly, leaving a pathway along which are strewn the good wishes of all who know him and the hopes for success in the future of all with whom he is acquainted. He is the exponent of the best type of the traveler and association with the knigbts of the grip leads me to think his name is legion, for although ‘‘there are others’’ we temporarily forget their lack of his attributes, and say, when we think of the many of his kind we know: ‘*Good luck and God bless ’em!’’ —___+$_$_»20—>____ Joseph C. Martin, who died the other day in Florence, Mass., was the in- ventor of the cash-carrier system used in many states. He also secured a pat- ent for a device which he called his ‘*pick-up machine,’’ which is designed to collect messages from all the desks of clerks in a certain building, convey them automatically to the desk of a cen- tral superintendent or other officer and deposit them, thus doing away with the services of an army of errand boys. —___-—~»> 4. Jobn Sherman is not the only distin- guished man who has bad the privilege of reading his own obituary. Lord Brougham saw two sets of his, and Gar- ibaldi saw about half a dozen. Mr. Sherman's present attack of pneumonia is the third from which he bas suffered, the first occurring when he was only 16 years old. Ne gs Twenty-five years ago France was able to put as many soldiers in the field as Germany. To-day it falls short by about 1,000, 0005men. Aims and Objects of the United Com- mercial Travelars. Grand Rapids, April 11—Believing the Tradesman to be the official organ of the traveling men of Grand Rapids, I ask the privilege of communicating to them a matter worthy of their earnest consideration. I wish to call to their attention the fact that on Oct. 15, 1808, there was organized in this city Grand Rapids Council, No. 131, of the order of United Commercial Travelers of America. This order is a secret benev- olent society, founded by commercial travelers for the benefit of commercial travelers. There are at present 145 councils, in thirty four different states, with a total membership of nearly twelve thousand. Since organization, twelve years ago there have been levied forty- four assessments of $2 each, making an average cost of less than $8 a year. On April 1, there had been paid in claims over $160,000. The prime object of the order is to unite fraternally all commer- cial travelers, to elevate their moral and social standing, to secure just and equi- table favors and to place the profession upon the high plane to which of right it beiongs. The insurance benefits are reliable and given at exactly cost. All claims are paid promptly and in full on the following basis: Accidental death, $6, 300; loss of both eves, $5,000; loss of bcth hands, $5,000; loss of both feet, $5,000; loss of hand and foot $2,5c0; loss of one hand, $1,250; loss of one foot, $1,000; loss of one eye, $650. An indemnity of $25 per week will be paid for accidental injury for a period not exceeding fifty-two consecutive weeks. In addition to these benefits, there is a widows and orphans’ fund which is by far the best feature of the order. The widow of a deceased member, should she require aid, is entitled to the sum of $250 per year, which is equal to $5 _ per week and will keep the wolf from the door in any case. Should the orphan of a deceased mem- ber require aid, a guardian will be ap- pointed by the Council and the child’s support and education will be paid for by the order until the fifteenth birthday. These benefits have proved a blessing to many a member in his time of need and to many a wife and mother in their hour of distress and affliction. Every worthy commercial traveler in this city should investigate and see if this is not just what he has been look- ing for—a first-class secret organization of commercial travelers, national in its character and mutual for its members in all the word implies. We beg the consideration of the reader for this lengthy preface to the flattering data which mark the beginning of an- other prosperous year, but the phenom- enal growth of the order deserves and demands attention. To its officers con- gratulations; to its members, every- where, greetings! Nothing succeeds tn this world like success and you, broth- ers, have succeeded. L. F. Baker, Sec’y. —_—___> 2. ____ Gripsack Brigade. William Connor is in Milwaukee for a few days in the interest of Kolb & Son, Rochester, N. Y. Cadillac Council, No. 143, 1s the name of the second lodge of U. C. T. formed at Detroit. The first meeting was held one night last week, followed by a banquet at the Griswold House. Bruce Watson, of Cedar Springs, has gone on the road for the Hicks Fanning Mill Co., of Kalamazoo. John A. Barnum, of Homer, has en- gaged to travel in this State for J. F. Graham, jobber of shoes and rubbers at Clyde, N. Y. Local traveling men are talking of sending a delegation to Lansing to urge the enactment of the anti-trust bill now under consideration by the Legislature. James A. Massie, formerly with the Jobn Finzer Bros. Co., is now on the road for B. J. Reynolds. Hus _ territory includes nearly all the towns’ from Mackinaw City to the Indiana line and from Owosso to Lake Michigan. Lansing Republican: The business- like signature of M. E. Woodruff, of Akron, Ohio, on the register at the Hotel Downey yesterday is characteristic of the litthe woman who signed it. Mrs. Woodruff is one of the many women thrown on their own resources, com- pelled to face the stern realities of life. Her husband was a traveling salesman for a paper sack factory and on his death she took his place and has been very successful. She commands a large business in flour bags among the Mich- igan millers and is an especial favorite among those connected with the trade. It is unnecessary to say that she isa charming lady. uy LE Why He Came Back. ‘"Wes, sir,”’ said the narrator, ‘after being apparently dead for a week he suddenly returned to life.’’ ‘*How do you explain it?’’ ‘Only on the ground that be was op- posed to trade combinations and could not bear the idea of sleeping for ages in a coffin made by the proposed trust.’’ —____»> 2. ___ Easily Reconciled. Mrs. Darling—Mercy, Charles, what have you been drinking? Mr. Darling—I don’t know. It is what they call ‘‘the same.’’ Quite a fash- ionable drink, I should say. ‘‘Oh, that was all? I am so glad it was not some kind of liquor.’’ REMODELED HOTEL BUTLER Rates, $1. l..M. BROWN, PROP. Washington Ave. and Kalamazoo St., LANSING. HOTEL WHITCOMB ST. JOSEPH, MICH. A. VINCENT. Prop. $2 PER DAY. FREE BUS THE CHARLESTON Only first-class house in MASON, MICH. thing new. Every room heated. lighted sample rooms. Every Large and well- Send your mail care of the Charleston, where the boys stop. CHARI.ES A. CALDWELL, formerly of Donnelly House, Prop. Taggart, Knappen & Denison, PATENT ATTORNEYS 811-817 Mich. Trust Bidg., = + Patents Obtained. Patent Litigation Attended ‘To in Any American Court. Grand Rapids SWEET; RICH. AARON B.:GATES, _. MICHIGAN AGENT $35 PER M. THURLOW WEED CIGAR. $70.00 per M. TEN CENTS STRAIGHT. STANDARD CIGAR CO., YOU OUGHT TO SEE THIS BIRD FLY IN YOUR CIGAR CASE. SEND MAIL ORDER. CLEVELAND, OHIO 18 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Drugs--Chemicals MICHIGAN STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY. Term expires A. C. ScHUMACHER, Ann Arbor - Dec. 31, 1899 Gro. GuNDRUM, Ionia - - - Dec. 31, 1900 L. E. REYNOLDs, St. Joseph - Dec. 31, 1901 Henry HErm, Saginaw - - - Dec. 31, 1902 Wirt P. Doty, vetroit Dec. 31, 1£03 President, Gro. GunpDRUM, Ionia. Secretary, A. C. ScoumacHER, Ann Arbor. Treasurer, HENRY Heim, Saginaw. Examination Sessions. Star Island—June 26 and 27. Houghton—Aug. 29 and 30. Lansing—Nov. 7 and 8. STATE PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIA™ION. President—J. J. SouRwineE, Escanaba. Secretary, Cas. F. Mann, Detroit. Treasurer—Joun D. Murr, Grand Rapids. INDIANA IN LINE. Full Text of the New Hoosier Phar- macy Law. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen- eral Assembly of the State of Indiana, that on the taking effect of this act the Governor of Indiana shall appoint five pharmacists, who shall constitute a board to be styled the Indiana Board of Pharmacy. Two members of said board shall be appointed and hold office for one year, one for two years, one for three years and one for four years, and each until his successor is appointed and qualified, and the term of office of each person thereafter appointed shall be four years. Annually after these first appointments the Governor shall ap- point pharmacists to fill vacancies as they occur by expiration of terms of ap- pointment. Any vacancy occurring at other times in said board shall be filled by a pharmacist appointed by the Gov- ernor for the unexpired term. All of said appointments shall be made by the Governor from pharmacists of recog- nized experience and ability. No per- son in any manner connected with any school of pharmacy shall be eligible to service on said Board. Any member of said Board may be removed by the Gov- ernor for cause, Sec. 2.. Each member of said Board shall, within ten days after his appoint- ment, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation before a competent officer to faithfully and impartially perform the duties of his office. Should any ap- pointee fail to qualify within the specified time his place shall be de- clared vacant, and the vacancy shall be filled as specified in Section 1. Said Board shall, within fifteen days after the appointment of its members, organize by the election of a President anda Secretary from among its members, who shall hold office fcr one year and per- form such duties as shall be prescribed by said Board and as hereinafter men- tioned. The Board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to Carry out the provisions of this act. It shall report annually on the first Monday in December to the Gov- ernor upon the condition cf pharmacy in the State. It shall meet four times a year for the transaction of official business, as follows: On the second Wednesdays of January, April, July and October, respectively, at such places as the Board may select. At such meet- ings said Board shall continue in session from day to day until the business of such meeting is complete, not, however, exceeding three days at any meeting. Three members of said Board shall con- stitute a quorum. Sec. 3. Upon the payment of such fee or fees as hereinafter provided, said Board shall grant and issue a license as Registered Pharmacist or as Regis- tered Assistant Pharmacist to any per- son not less than eighteen years of age, as hereinafter provided, for two years or the unexpired portion thereof prior to the next regular date of re-registra- tion, upon producing evidence satisfac- tory to said Board of one of the follow- ing qualifications, to-wit: FOR REGISTERED PHARMACIST. First. He shall, at the time of the taking effect of this act, be the proprie- tor or manager of a store or pharmacy in which physicians’ prescriptions are compounded ; or Second. He shall have been engaged as Clerk for at least four years immedi- ately preceding the passage of this act, in a store or pharmacy in which physi- cians’ prescriptions are compounded ; or Third. He shall pass a satisfactory examination before said Board and shall produce and file such evidence as is satisfactory to said Board, of having served four years in a store or pharmacy where physicians’ prescriptions are compounded. FOR REGISTERED ASSISTANT PHARMA- CIST. First. He shall have served as clerk for at least two years immediately pre- ceding the passage of this act in a store or pharmacy where physicians’ prescrip- tions are compounded ; or Second. He shall have served as clerk for two years in a store or phar- macy in which physicians’ prescriptions are compounded and shall pass a satis- factory examination before said Board. In the case of an applicant for ligense as a Registered Pharmacist or asa Reg- istered Assistant Pharmacist, who is a graduate of a school of pharmacy of such standing and requirements as are satisfactory to the Board of Pharmacy, the actual time spent in attendance at such school shall be accepted as an equivalent for a term of service of equal length in a store or pharmacy where physicians’ prescriptions are com- pounded. All persons desiring regis- tration without examination shall make application to the Board prior to July 1, 1899. Said Board may, in its discre- tion, grant and issue a license, without examination, as Registered Pharmacist or as Registered Assistant Pharmacist, to any person who shall produce to said Board a certificate of registration of like tenor from another state subject to the general conditions of this act. Sec. 4. The fees for registered phar- macists shall be as follows: For registration and certificate - $2 00 For examination - - - - 300 For re-registration = - - - 1 00 The fee for registered assistant phar- macists shall be as follows: For registration and certificate - $1 00 For examination - - - - 200 For re-registration - - - 50 All fees shall be paid to the Secretary of the Board with the application. All certificates or licenses issued under the provisions of this act shall be effective only for the unexpired portion of the two years preceding the next regular date of re-registation. The next regu- lar date of re-registration shall be July I, 1901. Any person licensed or hold- ing a certificate of registration issued un- der the provisions of this act shall be required to re-register by application within thirty days after the expiration of such license or certificate, if he de- sires to continue as a pharmacist or as an assistant pharmacist. Failure to comply with the foregoing provisions of this section shall subject the offender to a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than one bundred dollars for each week which shall elapse thereafter and before such person shall re-register. _Sec. 5. Each applicant for registra- tion or examination shall produce and file with his application such evidence touching his qualifications as may be prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Board. Sec. 6. The Secretary of the Board shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, execute an official bond, ap- proved by the Governor, payable to the State of Indiana, in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office. He shall keep a record of the Goings of the Board, which record shall contain the names and residences of all the applicants and the action taken on their respective applications. He shall, at the close of each meeting of the Board, transmit to the Secretary of State for record a list containing the names and residences of such persons as shall have received licenses as Regis- tered Pharmacists, and also a list con- taining the names and residences of such persons as shall have received licenses as Registered Assistant Phar- macists at such meeting of the Board. The Secretary of the Board, upon the order of the Auditor of State, shall transmit to the Treasurer of State all moneys received by him as Secretary, together with a sworn statement of the expenses of said Board at such meet- ing, which moneys shall be held for the payment of the salaries and expenses of the Board, as provided in Section 7 of this act. The Secretary of the Board shall notify each holder of a license or certificate the date of the expiration of said license or certificate, not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days prior to the expiration of said license or certificate. Sec. 7. Each member of the Board, except the Secretary, shall. receive five dollars for pay for each day actually engaged in service at the meeting of the Board, together with the necessary ex- penses incurred in the performance of his strictly official duties, an itemized statement of which must be filed with the Auditor of State; the Secretary shall receive not to exceed fifteen hundred dollars per annum, and necessary travel- ing or other expenses; said salary of Secretary to be paid in monthly install ments, upon the order of the Auditor of State. Upon the order of the Auditor of State, the compensation and expenses of said Board shall be paid out of the fund in the State treasury arising from the fees as provided in Section 4, and in no case shall any of the said com- pensation and expenses be paid out of the general fund in the State treasury. Sec. 8. On and after July 1, 1899, it shall be unlawful for any person to con- duct a store or pharmacy in which is sold at retail, or to sell at retail, any chemical, drug or medicine which is poisonous, or which contains a poison; or to compound for sale at retail any physician's prescription, unless there be in charge a Registered Pharmacist, or a Registered Assistant Pharmacist, under the provisions of this act. And, provided, that nothing in this act shall apply to, nor in any manner interfere with the business of a regularly licensed physician in compounding for and sup- plying his patients with such medicines as may seem to him proper in bis pro- fessional capacity as a physician. And, provided, that nothing In this act shall apply to, nor in any manner interfere with the business of a general merchant in selling any of the following articles, towit: Patent medicines, paregoric, hive syrup, spirit of camphor, Epsom salts, tincture of arnica, compound carthartic p'lls, Paris green, London purple, white hellebore, concentrated lye, sodium carbonate, sodium bicar- bonate, tobacco, spices, perfumes, fla- voring extracts, borax, Copperas, alum, sulphate of quinine, or any chemicais or preparations commonly employed as dye stuffs or insecticides, and such other articles as may from time to time be allowed by the Board of Pharmacy. Sec. 9. Any person violating any of the provisions of Section 8, of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemean- or, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, nor less than five dol- lars for each offense. —_—__> «> __ The Drug Market. There are few changes to note. Opium—Advanced 17%c on the 8th, and is tending higher. Morphine—Is firm, but is not yet ad- vanced. Quinine—The bark situation continues strong and quinine is not firm at pres- ent prices, although manufacturers Maintain their quotations. Outside dealers are quoting lower. Cinchonidia— Has again advanced and is only offered in a small way by manu- facturers, Essential Oils—Pennyroyal has ad- vanced about 50 per cent. in the last two weeks and is very scarce. Worm- wood is also higher, —_~> 0. ____ Care will kill a cat; but if you don’t care, a bootjack or a gun is just as effi- cient, Three Solutions Which Might Dropped. Prof. L. E. Sayre is of opinion that in order to make room in the Pharma- copoeia of Igoco for the new remedies which have earned a place therein, sev- eral ‘‘old preparations which have out- grown their sphere of usefulness’’ should be dropped. From a considerable en- quiry among pharmacists and physicians he thinks there are in particular three solutions whose ‘‘day and generation are rapidly passing away,’’ and which should therefore be omitted in the next revision. These are: liquor ferria cetatis, liquor ferri nitratis, and liquor arseni et bydrargyri iodidi. The only purpose the solution of ferric acetate ever served, anyway, was its use in making the tincture of ferric acetate, which is an unofficial preparation. ‘““Why should we make a preparation official for the purpose of preparing an unofficial one?’’ As for the second solu- tion, that of ferric nitrate, Professor Sayre thinks it may be _ possessed of therapeutic virtue, but if so this is un- recognized and unappreciated, for the solution is used scarcely atall. The third solution, that of iodide of arsenic and mercury, should be dropped, he thinks, because it is unstable and should always be prepared extemporaneously in small quantity when ordered by the physician. When kept long free iodine is liberated. Pharmaceutical writers have said that the solution may be re- stored by rubbing it in a mortar with a little metallic mercury or arsenic, but the Professor thinks that rather than be- ing rubbed in a mortar it had better be rubbed out of the Pharmacopoeia. —_> +> ___ Money talks—but it doesn’t always speak when spoken to. be STU VAN Trustee Sale As Trustee of Charles W. Loud, bank- rupt, I will sell at public vendue, to the highest bidder, all the stock of drugs, druggist supplies, fixtures, book accounts and assets of the said bankrupt at the store building in which stock is now situated in St. Johns at 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon - of the eighteenth day of April, 1899. CHAS. P. BAKER, Trustee. ZAARAAAAARAAARAAAR AAA AAA AAA AAR a | AAR AAAAARAAAARARAAAARARAAAAAAAR AAR % Have You Bought Your Wall Paper for the Coming Season? If not it will be to your in- terest to send for our sam- We will send them express prepaid to you. ples. We represent the 15 lead- ing manufacturers of Wall Paper. We guarantee our prices, terms and discounts to be exactly the same as factories represented. Write us. The Michigan Jobbers, Heystek & Canfield Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. Advanced— Declined— Acidum Conium Mac........ 35@ 50] ScilleCo............ @ 50 Aceticum............ 8 oo pee. - 1 16@ 1 25} Tolutan......... ... @ 50 Benzoicum, German 70@ Cubebe........ - _90@ 1 00| Prunus virg......... @ 50 Boracic..... 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Picis Liquida, gal... @ _ 35|Cardamon Co... . % Chloridum.......... Rising... 2... 92@ 1 00] Castor.............., 1 00 Aniline Rosmarini........... @ 1 00/ Catechu....... 22002. 50 x 2 00@ 2 25 | Ros®, ounce........ 6 50@ 8 50/ Cinchona......... |. 50 Black. Sueeing (00.0... 40@ 45]| Cinchona G 60 Brown > 2B" S| Sabina 220002 | 90 1 00| Columba 2227. S = -- , $@ cae EIT 50@ 700|Cubeba. 122777277 Yellow . --- 2 50@ 3 00 Sassafras... 1.21211! : 55@ is 80 canis Acuibiel se 3 Baccee. Sinapis,ess., ounce. | @ 65 | Cassia Acutifol Go 50 Cubeme........po. 18 13@ Tiglii eletatelel cg eis an 1 70@ 1 86 Digitalis cle |e 50 Juniperus........... &@ ae 50 ao Thyme, opt......... @ 1 60| Ferri Ghioridv 35 Theobromas........ 1 20 ia Gentian ........ : 50 Potassium — ee... 60 Bi@ar. 1@ 19] Guiaca.... ........ 50 eru a8 Bichromate | __ Guiacaammon...... 60 Terabin, Canada.... aie aac sete = = Hyoscyamus as 50 Oe ea ern 2@ 15 = i 7% Cortex Chlorate..po. 17@i9e 16@ 18 = ne, colorless.... 6 Abies, Canadian.... Cyanide............. 35@ 40 Lobeli totes tee eee, 50 Cassie ..........060. Todide............... 2 40@ 3 50| mene tt 50 Cinchonsa Flava..... Potassa, Bitart, pure 28@ 30 Sax Udauis ce 2 Euonymus atropurp Potassa, Bitart, com @ 15] Opii eg Myrica Cerifera, po. Potass Nitras, opt... 10@ 12 aa ona eee 6 Prunus Virgini...... Potass Nitras........ 10@ 11 | QP? camphorated. 50 Quillaia, grd....... Prussiate....... 1... 2@ 25 | Ql, deodorized. .. 1 50 assafras...... Guipheiepe ....... @ | teen = Ulmus...po. 15, gr’d Radix ee 50 Extractum Semaine a 0@ 3 oe a 50 cyrrhiza Glabra. eae erpentaria ......... 50 Glycyrrhiza, ee Anchusa .. on = Stromonium . 60 Hematox, 15 lb box. Arum po... @ 25| Tolutan....... 60 Hematox,1s........ Calamus ..........__ 2@ 40| Valerian....... ! 50 Hematox, ¥s....... Gentiana...... po 15 12@. 15| Veratrum Veride... 50 Heematox, 148...... Glychrrhiza...py.15 16@ 18| Zingiber............. 20 Ferra a Canaden i @ Miscellaneous is Can., po.. . Ni ‘ Carbonate Precip... 15| Hellebore,Alba, po.. 18@ 20| Athen Soe NESE OO % Citrate and Quinia.. 2%) Toula, po... 7. |. 15@ 20| Alumen..... . 24@ 3 Citrate Soluble...... ® | Ipecac, po........ 17” 3 90@ 4 09| Alumen, gro’d..po.7 4 Ferrocyanidum Sol. 40 | Iris plox....po35@38 35@ 40| Annatto iad 40@ 50 Solut. Chloride. .... . Jalapa, pr........... 2%@ 30|Antimoni, po...) 4@ 5 Sulphate, com’l..... Maranta, \s........ @ 35|AntimonietPotassT 40@ 50 Sulphate, com’l, by Podophyllum, po.... 22@ 25| Antipyrin. @ 3 bbl, per cwt....... SO ber 7%@ 100] Antifebrin 1)! 7) @ w Sulphate, pure ..... 7| Rhet, eut...7 12272777 @ 1 %/| Argenti Nitras,oz.. @ 50 Flora quel pe Bee %@ 1 3 srenienn CT 10@ 2 Eee ua 3@ 38|BalmGilead Bud... 38@ 40 i ee s Sanguinaria...po.15 @ 18| Bismuth §.N. ..... 1 40@ 150 Matricaria ........-- 35 oe tite eee 30@ = — Chior, is. @ 9 Reel ae aie ci 40@ ali. , : Folia Similax, officinalis # @ 40| Calcium Chior. is. @ 12 Barosma............- 30 | Smilax, M........... @ 2/| Cantharides, Rus.po @ Cassia Acutifol, Tin- Sethe po.35 10@ 12] Capsici Fructus, af. @ 6 mevely...... ... 5. 25 | Symplocarpus, Feeti- Capsici Fructus, po. @ 6 Cassia Acutifol,Alx. 25@ 30] _ dus, po..........., @ 2%/|Capsici FructusB,po @ 15 Salvia officinalis, <8 Valeriana,Eng.po.30 @ 25| Caryophyllus. 15 2@ 14 and 466.000. et. 12@ 20| Valeriana, German. 15@ 20| Carmine, No @ 300 Ura Urat:..- 2.1.22... 8s@ 10 Zineibo 4 eee = 16 — = : — 55 Gummi oF 27 | Cera Flava..... 42 Acacia, 1st picked.. @ & Semen —— cote 2 40 Acacia, 2d picked.. @ 45| Anisum....... - 15 @ 8 cance ae ——. = = =. (graveleons) 18@ 15| Getaceum...... |.” 7” @ 44 Acacia, sifted sorts. @ wi Edis 4@ 6| Chloroform...” 50 53 Acacia, po.......... 60@ 80} Carui.......... po.18 10@ 12] Ghioroform squibbs @ 1 10 Aloe, Barb. po.18@20 12@ 14 Cardamon........... 1 23@ 1 %5 Chloral Hyd Crst 1 65@ 1 90 oe, Cape .... po. 15 @ 12| Coriandrum......... - 8@ 10] Chondrus Bee 0@ Aloe, Socotri..po. 40 @ 30| Cannabis Sativa.... 4%@ 5 Cinchonidine,P.& W RQ 3 Ammoniac.......... 55@ 60/Cydonium......... - %@ 1 00| Ginchonidine, Ge 23@ 38 Assafootida....po.30 2@ 28} Chenopodium ...... 10@ 12} Cocaine » Germ 3 80@ 4 C0 Bensoinum ......... 50@ 55 | Dipterix Odorate.: 1 40@ 1 50| Corks, list, dis.prct 70 Catechu, Is.......... @ 13{Feniculum......... @ Goan @ 5 Catechu, %8......... @ 14| Fonugreek, po...... 7@ Creta..........bb.7 @ 2 Catechu, s......... Ss ta. 34@ 4% | Creta, prep....... @ 5 Camphore . .... 583@ 59/ Lini, grd....bbl. 3% 4@ 4% | Greta, recip........ 9 Il Bu fhorbium..po. 8 §@ _ 10} Lobelia ............, 35@ 40/ Greta Rubre i @ 8 Galbanum........... @ 1 00| Pharlaris Canarian. Cita. 18@ Gamboge po........ 65@ 70 Rapa seen eeeeee ne o %@ 5 Cudbear... @ w Guaiacum..... po. @ 30) Sinapis Albu........ 10 | Gupri Sulph — B%@ 8 Kino........ po. 8.u0 @300|Sinapis Nigra....-.. N@ 12) Dextrine....22/2.7111 10@ 12 = steeeees nae z ¢ Spiritus Ether Sul EE B@ 9 orem... : Frumenti, W. D. Co. 2 00@ 2 50| Emery, all numbers @ 8 + gag 4.80@85.00 3 ao 3 = Frumenti, D.F.R.. 2 0@ 2 25 Emery, Pee @ 6 MO cc. ee. Frumenti...__ .... 125@ 1 50| Ergota......... po.40 3@ 3 Shellac, bleached... 40@ = Juniperis Co. 0. T!! 1 65@ 2 00 | Flake White........ LR@ 15 Tragacanth ......... @ Juniperis Co........ 1 %@ 3 50 Galla. acl a cieaig soe @ 2 Herba Saacharum N. EF... 1 90@ 2 10| Gambier. ........... se 9 Absinthium..oz. pkg 25 | Spt. Vini Galli... _| 1 %@ 6 50 oo. Cooper... @ w Eupatorium .oz. pkg 20 | Vini Oporto......... 1 25@ 2 00 = atin, French...., 35@ 60 Lobelia...... oz. pkg 95 | Vini Alba........... 1 25@ 2 00 “a — box % & = Majorum ....oz. pkg = Sponges Gine, tuawn... 9@ 12 — 7 eg ined 95 | Floridasheeps’ wool Glue, white. . 13@ 25 en —_— e 99 | _carriage........... 2 50@ 2 7% | Glycerina...... 4@ 2@w we aint on ped 2 Nassau sheeps wool : Grana Paradisi @ % carriage 2202... 00@ 2 25| Humulus........ . B® Thymus, V..oz. pkg ® | velvet extra sheeps’ Hydraag Chlor Mite @ 90 Magnesia. wool, carriage..... @ 1 25| Hydraag Chlor Cor. @ 380 Calcined, Pat..... .. 60 | Extra yellow sheeps’ Hydraag Ox Rub’m. @ 100 Carbonate, Pat...... 22| wool. carriage.... @ 1 00 | Hydraag Ammoniati @ 1 15 Carbonate, K. & M.. 25 | Grass sheeps’ wool, HydraagUnguentum 45@ 55 Carbonate, Jennings 36] carriage........... @ 1 00} Hydrargyrum....... @ Hard, for slate use.. @ %j|Ichthyobolla,Am... 6@ 7% Oleum Yellow Reef, for Indigo. 0s 7@ 1 00 Absinthium......... 450@ 475] slate use.......... @ 1 40| Iodine, Resubi...... 3 60@ 3 70 Amygdale, Dulc.... 50 Iodoform....... .... @ 4 20 Amygdalz, Amare . 8 8 25 Syrups Lupulin. .......22.. @ 225 oS © Ot Acacia ....:......: : @ 50| Lycopodium........ oe 45 Auranti Cortex 2 50] Auranti Cortes...... @ ssi Macs ........ ® Be: __ ES oS 2 90 i Zingiher....... ..... @ 50| Liquor Arsen et Hy- Cape... ...... 80 | Ipecac... doce @ 60|_ drargiIod.......... a B Caryophylli......... 90 | Ferri Iod..... Sala oe @ 450} LiquorPotassArsinit 10@ 12 Nedar. Bee Gua ce i 65 | Rhei Arom.... ..... @ 50] Magnesia, Sulph.... 2@ 3 Chenopadii.......... 75 | Smilax Officinalis... 50@ 60) Magnesia, Sulph,bb] @ 1% Cinnamonii. ........ by @ 50| Mannia,S. F.... 50@ «60 tronella 50 | Scillae.. i @ 50| Menthoi. 03% Morphia, S.P.& W... 2 20@ 2 45 —_— S.N.Y.Q.& Eee Moschus Canton.... Myristica, No. 1..... Nux Vomica. ..po.20 Gs Sepia... =. Pp —— Saac, H. & P. Cc pe Picis Liq. N.N.% gal. Gem. Picis Liq., quarts.... Picis Ligq., pints..... Pil Hydrarg...po. 80 Piper Ni T&...po. 22 Pi [iso 35 Piix Burgun........ Plumbi Acet........ Pulvis Ipecac et sy 1 10@ 1 Pyrethrum, boxes P. D. Co., doz... Pyrethrum, pv...... a ....... ... ae S.P.& W.. uinia, S.German.. ina, NOY... ... ubia Tinctorum... SaccharumLactis pv SARE... 3 Sanguis Draconis... Sapa Gk Siedlitz Mixture.... Sede © 6 mo 88s SOOO 1% 2 @a ix 2 @4 2% 2%4@3 2% 2%@3 &8 3%@ 17 13@ «16 8 Sinapis...... no owe g 18 | Linseed, pure raw.. 49 Sinapis, opt......... 30 | Linseed, boiled..... 59 Snuff, Maccaboy, De Neatsfoot,winterstr 65 WECM cc. @ 3) Spirits Turpentine.. 48 S res ‘ $ 34 = Doree.......... 11 18 | Soda Boras, po: ---- 9 2 Paints BBL. & et Potass Tart. 28) Red Venetian... ... Soda, = a 1%@ 2 Ochre, yellow Mars. — Feary. ...... 3@ 5 Ochre, yellow Ber.. oe Ae... 3%h@ 4 Putty, commercial.. 00 | Soda, Sulphas....... @ 2 Putty, strict] pure. 8 | Spts. Cologne........ @ 2 60 Vermilion, rime 50 | Spts. Ether Co...... 50@ 55; American........:. 18| Spt. Myrcia Dom... @ ? 00 Vermilion, English. 30 | Spts. Vini Rect. bbl. @ Green, Paris ........ 7| Spts. Vint Rect.4bbl @ Green, Peninsular. 12 | Spts. Vini Rect.10gal @ Lead, Red.... 20 | Spts. Vini Rect. 5gal @ Lead, white........ 25 | Strychnia, Crystal... 1 20@1 35| whiting’ igose 30 | Sulphur, Subl....... 2%@ 4 White, Paris Amer.. 10| Sulphur, Roll.... . 2%@3% Whiting, Paris Eng. a on = Ct ereben enice... Theobrome aia i : 160 48 Universal Prepared. 1 AMS... 00@. Zinel Sulph......... 7] 8 Varnishes No. 1 Turp Coach... 1 1 Oils Extra Turp......... 1 BBL. @AL. | Coach Body......... 2 Whale, winter..... 70 70| No.1 Turp Furn.... 1 Lard, extra.. _ = 60 | Extra Turk Damar.. 1 Rese, We. i.......... 40 45 | Jap. Dryer,No.1iTurp 58866 4 SS” SD a ae a mama liana tacts your orders. Oval Paint Oval Chisel Varnish Oval Chisel Sash Round Sash White Wash Heads Kalsomine Mottlers PAINT AND ARTIST’ BRUSHES Our stock of Brushes for the season of 1899 is complete and we invite The line includes Flat Wall bound in rubber, brass and leather Round Paint Flat Varnish Square and Chisel Color Badger Flowing, All qualities at satisfactory prices. Camel Hair Varnish Flowing single or double DRUG CO., C. H. Pencils, etc. HAZELTINE & PERKINS GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Ee a ee ee bt OD et ee asss3s MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ROCERY PRICE CURRENT. The prices quoted in this list ate for the trade only, in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail dealers. possible to give quotations suitable for a 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. They are prepared just before going to press and are an accurate index of the local market. 1 conditions of purchase, and those below are given as representing av- 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 It is im- 7 AXLE GREASE. doz. TOSS Aree. 55 6 00 Comer Gi... 60 7 00 Biases... ........... 50 4 00 2 9 00 IXL Golden, tin boxes 75 9 00 Mica, tin —— Seee ees 1 9 00 Paragon.. 5 6 00 BAKING POWDER. Absolute. -_ BCABNM@GE............. 45 % iS Same Gos... 85 Ib cau dos...... ~ sacks...... ; _ Halt Kegs Oa 30 10 Ib. sacks La 3 50 eid uarter Kegs.. ...... 28 lb. linen sacks............ 32 UTON, CARES. ...++ +--+ +--+ 300 | fib. cans....... ..ss0s 00: 56 lb. linen sacks......---.. . 60 Sago. Bulk in barrels.............. 2 50 Germean . ol. 4 JELLY. East India........... .-- 396] 15 1p palls.............. 0.00 35 Warsaw. Tapioca ‘ 36 lb pails.... .... ........- 65 56-lb dairy in drill bags..... 30 — ese eee oo obes Siow er a sie 28-lb dairy in drill bags..... 15 Pearl, oo Pa 6% | Condensed, 2 dos seosseeeed Ashton. beet tn rs : ES Condensed. 4 dos..........-. 56-Ib dairy in linen sacks... 60 24 2 lb packages..... ..... B SALT FISH. ... 1 2 1 doz. 1 gallon cans......... 2 90 1 doz. % gallon cans...... 170 2 doz. 4 gallon cans ..... 1% Pure Cane. Oey oe 16 Good . 20 Choice . p>) "STARCH. Kingsford’s Corn. 40 1-lb packages............. 6 20 1 lb packages.. - 64 Kingsford’s pie Gloss. 40 1-Ib —_ See ces ciate 6% CID HOEGE.... 622.2... 8. 7 Diamond. 6410c packages ........... 5 00 128 5¢e Saale. Swe a0 OS 32 10c and 64 5c packages. -5 00 Common Corn. 201 lb. packages.......... .. 5 40 1 lb. packages............. 4% Common Gloss. i-lb packages..............- 4 3-lb — Bee ee ae ceo 4% 6-lb packages............... 5 40 and 50 ib boxes Ee ea 3 Barrels’ ...... “3 STOVE POLISH. NI SANNA eZ Woe esi cee cro tae SUGAR. Below are given New York prices on sugars, to which the wholesale dealer adds the local freight from New York to your shipping int, giving you credit on the invoice for the amount of freight buyer pays from the market in which he urchases to his nies pping | point, including 20 pounds for the weight of the barrel. NG oc. cs 5 5C us feet... se 5% Crushed...... 5% Powdered .. 5 38 xxxx Powdered. Cubeg 8. Granulated in bbls.. Granulated in bags... Fine Granulated........ 4 Extra Fine Granulated..... Extra Coarse Granulated. . Mould Ao Diamond Confec. A.. nfec. Standard A. ° . OWOVIASM PS COW 10... rye a a ea ag wre a erg eee te eet ttn Boise SRLSESLSSARASS. SRVBFRRSS TOBACCOS. Cigars. Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s brand. Mow Brig 33 00 H. & P. Drug Co.’s brand. Fortune Teller............. 35 03 Qur Manager.............. 35 00 Guintette «. 6... 3. st 35 v0 G. J. Johnson Cigar Co.’s brand. Sc Ww. eee 35 00 TABLE SAUCES. Lea & Perrin’s, large... 4 Lea & Perrin’s,small... 2 Halford, large........... 3 Halford small............ 2 Salad Dressing, large..... 4 Salad Dressing. small..... 2 VINEGAR. Malt White Wine, 40 grain.... § Malt White Wine, 80 grain....11 Pure Cider, Red Star De eile oe as 12 Pure Cider. ee eo 12 Pure Cider, Silver. . ~~ Kt WICKING. No. 0, per gross.............. 20 INo. 1, pergrogss...... 2... 25 No. 2 PCE GRORR 35 No. 3, BOrerOss 5. 55 Crackers. The National Biscuit Co. quotes as follows: Butter. Seymour Xxx. 5% Seymour = 31b. carton 6 Pamity Ae... ll. % Salted xKK ae 5% New Yorr XXs..... ..... 6 Weolverme 8. 6 BOROR sos cs ce % Soda. seaa MAM... 6 Soda XXK, 3 1b —-. 6% Soda, City. cee 8 mn Island Wafers....... i L. I. Wafers, 1 _ carton .. 12 Zephyrette.. -- ei Saltine Wafer.............. 5% Saltine Wafer, 1 lb. carton. 6% Marina Oyster....:......... 5% Extra Farina Oyster....... 6 SWEET GOODS—Boxes. Amimals ..0. oA Bent’s Water.. : Cocoanut Taffy. Coffee Cake, Java. Coffee Cake, Iced. Cracknells...... Cubans ......... Frosted Cream... 8 Ginger Gems .. coo Ginger Snaps, MOM 7% Graham Crackers ......... 3 Graham Wafers............ 10 Grand Ma Cakes.. 9 Imperials ......... Jumbples, Honey.. Marshmallow .... eee Marshmallow Creams..... 7 Marshmallow Walnuts.... Mich. Frosted Honey.... ing Molusses Cakes............ NOWON co. 88... 3 Nic Nacs...... 8 Orange Gems............... 8 pears Assorted Cakes..... 8% Pretzels, —* made ..... 1% Sears’ Lunch....... «cee Sugar @ake................ 8 Sugar Squares............ 9 Vanilla — Poeecme ee 14 Sultanas . : 1 wrapped, 2 Ib. ae i ; 73 ee ee ECHOLS, S48... 88.8888. ae “1 wrapped, 3 lb. Cereseta. 348.. ............. 4 20 eee ec @50 Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand. No "2 wrapped, 2 Ib. bawrel, 48.....0. 68. 45 eee, Laurel, ae 40 Laurel, Ws. oo 4 30 : i Fruits. Granulated ..............., 2 10 Feed and Millstuffs. oO St. Car Feed. screened ....17 00 ranges. No. 1 Com and Oats... -16 60 ubolted Corn Meal....... RF a @t 00| Winter Wheat Bran... 15 00 Seedlings : 0°93 gs | Winter Wheat Middlings. 16 00 Meat Sweet.....2.... “G3 50 | Screenings. . -—— / Com. [ Lemons. Less than oar lote../....7. 38° Strictly choice 360s.. 00 ote. Strictly choice 300s.. oe: 25 | Car lots. .. Sees aes oem Fancy 309s .... .... @3 50 | Carlots, clipped... nS el 34% Ex.Fancy 300s.... . @3 75 | Less than Car lots......... 36 Ex.Fancy 360s...... Hay. No. 1 Timothy carlots..... 10 00 Bananas No. 1 Timothy. ton lots. ...1:' 59 Medium bunches...1 00 1 25 1 Large bunches...... 1 50 o Oy F ish and Oyster Ss Foreign Dried Fruits. Fresh Fish. Pigs fish cs a bas a Californias Fanc 13 a. ............... @ w Choice, 101b co = Black ae < 8 @lh Extra choice, 10 1b Hao... ......... @ 15 boxes new......... 18 aa. lCUr Ce CUE Imperial Mikados, 18 ee wees $ = ee Cod ere QW eae OT es CS Ck. Dates. _ Bee a [ : ree ec. Fards in 10 1b boxes @io | Smoked White...... @ 8 Fards in 60 Ib cases @é6 | RedSnapper........ @ 8 i Col River Salmon.. @ 12 Persians, PH V..... @é6 Mackerel @ 16 eevee | (SS |e ersiasince: 7 anes F. H. Counts........ @ 40 F.J 2D. Selects...... @ 30 a Selecta ............. @ 27 Oils. F.J. D. Standards.. 22 Anchorm..... .... @ 20 Standards.. na @ 18 Barrels. Pavorien sao @ alk. gal. HOCGhG: 0505. @ire | Commis cw cl... 2 00 XXX W.W.Mich.Hdlt. @10 |x — ec eL 1 6 W W Michigan........ @ 9% | Selec os Diamond White....... @8% cae Siandards.. Lose secaas 1 10 2% | Standards .. : “ ac se won 112 sit Gosds. a Eng a sters, per 100....... - Bree weer ......-. ams, per 100....... ei 0- Provisions. Swift & Company quote as follows: Barreled Pork. Short cut. Pig. ...... Bean Family Dry Salt Meats. Hethies 8. wickets etre shorts............-. 5 Smoked Meats. Hams, 12 1b average .... 8% Hams, 14 lb average 844 Hams, 16 lb average..... 7% Hams, 20 lb average..... 7% Ham dried beef ......... 1% Shoulders (N. Y. -_. 5% Bacon, clear. . Ly 7% California hams.. : a Boneless hams.. i. Ceoked ham............ “jooisee Lards. In Tierces. Compound. .............. 434 Mote... ws. 63, So Ib Tabs... ... advance 3% SO Ib Tubs....... advance lg Selb Tins ....... advance % 20 1D Paiis....... advance 5% 10 1b Pails. ...... advance % Sib Patis....... advance I 3 lb Pails.......advance 14g Sausages. DOWN e 5% BOCK C44 ee: 7% bow. 6% Co 8 Torene $ Head cheese 6% Beef. Hxtra Mes. 10 25 Boneless 0. 12 50 POE 12 25 Pigs’ Feet. Mites Sis 70 lg bbls, a0 ew... i 35 Ue bbls, SO Tbs:..... 2 50 ripe. Kits, 15 Ibs. .. fats bodes a a4 Dbis, 40 lbs:..... __.... 1% 6 bbls Sipe... |... 225 _2.____ The Hardware Market. Trade continues of good volume, al- though dealers at the present time are persuing the waiting policy, as the re- tail trade, owing to the bad weather prevailing during the past month, has not been up to the usual volume. Prices on all hardware remain firm and in all instances where advances have not taken place they are now being marked up to correspond with cost of raw material in the various lines pertaining to the goods to be made. In wire and nails there have been no further advances made and it is hoped the manufacturers will be satisfied with the prices now being obtained. However, if the price of raw material continues to advance, we may look for still further advances in wire and nails. Window Glass—Owing to a strike at the several factories, the price on win- dow glass has been quite firm during the past week, and if tue strike is not sat- isfactorily adjusted, we may look for higher prices to rule during the balance of the year. Sheet Iron— The price on sheet ion is materially higher at factory, but jobbers who have contracts for their season’s supply have not yet fully advanced their prices to correspond with present prices at factory. We presume it will only be a short time before they will make their prices to correspond with present cost were they obliged to go into the market for a fresh supply. Miscellaneous—Prices on the follow- ing goods have been advanced and job- bers are asking the following prices: Iron clad rails have been advanced $1 per dozen ; coil springs, 25c per dozen; 3 and 5 gailon galvanized o11 cans, both with spout and faucet, 50c per dozen; Rogers’ 1847 knives and forks are now held firmly at $3 10 a set; bronze foot and chain bolts have advanced 20 per cent. ; dinner pails of all kinds average an advance of Soc per dozen; elbows of all kinds have advanced from 10@2o0c per dozen ;Jstamped‘ware of all kinds has been advanced by all jobbers from 20@ 30 per cent.; 6 quart plain dairy pans are now selling at $7.50 per gross or 65c by the dozen; galvanized wash tubs have been advanced $1 per dozen; gal- vanized sprinklers, $1 per dozen. While this does not give one-tenth of advances that have been made on all lines of hardware, it gives sufficient information so the retail dealer can see that it is necessary for him to examine closely as to cost of his goods and see that his retail prices are marked up accordingly, so that when he comes to replenish his stock he will not find that he has sold his goods for less than be can replace them. The general consensus of opin- ion is that prices will not be any lower this year, Wrong Cue. ‘*Do you take this woman to be your wedded wife?’’ asked the Justice when the proper point in the ceremony had been reached. ‘*You'’ve missed your guess, Judge,’’ answered the prospective benedict, who was there principally because he had been threateued with a breach of prom- ise suit. ‘‘I’m the one that’s being taken.”’ NOW YOU SEE 4T all about you and ‘y everywhere that : the merchant who has the best system of doing business and sticks to one pre-arranged plan, succeeds in doing a profitable trade, while he who has no pian, try- ing to run without system, will see his business get away from and final ruin swamp him. THE EGRY AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER shown at top, used with our system of business, will insure success, as it stops all leaks, keeps ones business standing prominently in mind, saves time, labor and money, thus continually piling up the ingredients of all fortunes. NOW YOU DON’T think for a minute that our entire working force, planning for years a perfect system, can fail in showing advantages to you, by which your busi- ness would be benefited. We have practical sys- tems adapted to nearly all kinds of retail merchan- dising, and would be pleased to aid you in placing your busiriess on a profitable basis. The merchant without svstem stands no show against his neigh- bor who has the best. Address orders or inquiries L. A. ELY, Sales Agent, Alma, Mich. G. R. salesman, S. K. Bolles, 39 Monroe St. 3d floor. Who have not secured the “WORLD” agency will be almost sorry they didn’t speak for it—after it is toolate. “WORLD” wheels are easy sellers—stay sold and every “WORLD” sells another “WORLD.” We can take care of a few more good agencies. Write for catalogue and wholesale prices. We are Michigan selling agents. Adams & Hart, Wholesale & Retail Bicycles & Sundries, 12 West Bridge Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. SELEEELE LSE DESELEEESELEESDOSOEDS SPRAYERS We make the best Sprayers on earth. Get our circular and prices before buying elsewhere Wm. Brummeler & Patentees and Manufacturers Sons, 260 S. Ionia St., Grand Rapids. COSSSSSOCOS COCSCSCS tle il ela ll i Ml i lm ial lt ae SPRAYERS A. hrm he -$Ar, > —~ “OO WAS AMAL 0 SS SS Le ee SS Aa of all kinds. Brass, Write for prices. FOStEP, Grand Rapids. Mich. GOpDEr and Tin Vv o~ wT Vo Se ee Oe Oe ee Stevens & 60. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Defense of the So-Called Trusts. There are labor trusts as well as cap- ital trusts, and in all the annals of com- bination there are no greater illustra- tions of tyranny than the attitude of some of the labor organizations towards laborers. This, however, was the in- evitable outcome of organizaticn and of the evolution which is now going on throughout the world under the opera- tion of the great forces that now control the world—steam, electricity and ma- chinery. Under the operation of these forces the world has grown richer. All the resources of nature are being devel- oped. Capital has increased faster than the opportunities for its profitable em- ployment, as is evidenced by the stead- ily decreasing rate of interest. I used to think that combinations of capital would abrogate competition, but experi- ence has shown that, instead of abrogat- ing competition, it has elevated that force to a higher plane. If a combina- tion of capital in any line temporarily exacts a liberal profit, immediately cap- ital flows into that channel, another combination is formed, and competition ensues on a scale and operates with an intensity far beyond anything that is possible on a smaller scale, resulting in breaking down of the combination and the decline of profits toa minimum. A striking illustration of this is found in the sugar and coffee industries to- day. Arbuckle Bros. had attained a commanding position as roasters and sellers of coffee, and they also sold but did not refine sugars. Because the American Sugar Refining Co. would not sell them cheaper than other buyers of sugar they decided to go into the sugar refining business, whereupon lead- ing spirits in the American Sugar Re- fining Co., seeing that the margin of profit in the coffee business was good, decided to go into roasting and selling coffee. The result has been that the contest of giants has reduced the profits in both industries to a minimum, if not to a positive loss, making it hard for smaller manufacturers and dealers to live, but saving millions of dollars for consumers that would have otherwise inured to manufacturers and dealers. The evil of overcapitalization is often condemned, and no doubt it is an evil, but it burtys its authors as often as it does investors, although, perhaps, not to the same extent. It is very difficult to estimate actual values where earning power is such a large factor, and this, as is well known, varies greatly with the changing conditions of trade. At present trade is good, money is easy, and we see great activity in the forma- tion of ‘‘trusts’’ with enormous capital- izations, which only time can prove the value of, but it is safe to say that there will come periods of business depres- sion when it will not be possible to earn dividends, and these securities will find their level. A large capitalization can not increase earning power, but it may serve to con- ceal the percentage of earnings on the actual cost of some properties and fur- nish counters with which to juggle in the stock market. In many _ industrial properties the ‘*good_ will,’’ which is a property created by brains, industry, time and popularity, is the principal value. Unlike a railroad or gas com- pany, this can not be reproduced, and the sole measure of capitalization is its earning power. What other measure can there be to the capitalization of a news- paper or ordinary industrial company? Never before has there been so much necessity for caution and on -the part of investors. The theory has been advanced that the organization of industry into ‘‘trusts’’ dwarfs individual effort and diminishes individual opportunity. Il do not’think this is true any more than the enlistment of bushwhackers in the regular army dwarfs effort and dimin- ishes opportunity. The bravest, wisest and strongest naturally become officers in the organization of industry, and those less capable become the rank and file, with opportunity for promotion based on merit. Luck and opportunity, doubtless, have something to do with leadership, but the fact remains that steam, electricity and machinery have forced the organization of industry, and it is now a contest of nations for the trade of the world. Wecan not all be generals or admirals in industrial or- ganizations, but we can try for it, and it is better to be a good private than to be an eminent bushwhacker. The popular hostility to trusts is due principally to lack of knowledge of their economic effects, and these are gradual- ly becoming better known. There were just enough abuses’ attending them to give an excuse for sensational journal- istic denunciation, and this has caused undue prejudice A great politico-eco- nomic question like this should be con- sidered dispassionately and all sides of it carefully investigated before conclu- sions are reached. FRANK B. THURBER. LS Goods For Spring Trade. From Stoves and Hardware Reporter. The time draws near when women will begin thinking about house clean- ing, that period which strikes terror to masculine hearts and drives them in dis- gust and vexation from the domestic domicile. It is at such a time that many articles and utensils which are used for kitchen furnishings and which have worn out during the winter months are replaced with new ones. New stoves are purchased and new linoleums as well, and we believe it would bea good plan for all hardware dealers who do not keep the latter to have a varied and at- tractive assortment of them, because in the good housewife’s mind they are in- dissolubly connected with her new stove. For what kitchen looks well without a linoleum? The brightest, newest and shiniest stove that was ever constructed would present but a poor appearance when put up in a kitchen which had a bare floor in it. Anyway, linoleums save work, and that is a very important consideration in the eyes of all women, the most of whom have about twice as much work as_ they have time or strength to do. Let the hardware mer- chant be making preparations to cater to these different desires of the daughters of Eve and commence to advertise such goods as will be likely to strike their tancy and suit the interior dimensions of their purses. There are so many kinds of linoleums of all sorts and de- signs that no difficulty can be found in exploiting the most attractive and de- sirable varieties. Several different dis- plays might be made of them during the coming weeks until the house-clean- ing and renovating season is entirely past. investigation ——__> 4 > _____ It Makes a Difference. A workingman witb a dinner pail in his hand came out of a little shop, and was met by a fellow workingman, who said: ‘‘Why, Jim, — ‘re working over time now, aren't you? ‘*No,’’ was the reply, ‘‘Aren’t you putting eight hours a day?’’ *Yes.’’ cf thought eight hours was the union schedule,’’ remarked the outsider. ‘*Yes, but you see I have just bought ‘*T’m not.’ in more aa the shop.’’ Hardware Price Current. WIRE GOODS ea 80 OE se, elie ule a... 80 eed eel ee es lulu uae aeuuas 80 AUGURS AND BITS Gate Hooks and . ae 80 on oan. a wave) CO" ~ * Jennings imitation . ee a try and Bovel ee ee eee 60 First Quality, S. B. Bronze ................. 5 50| Mitre....... ..... eens 50 First Quality, D. B. Bronze................. 9 50 SHEET IRON First Quality, S. B. S. Steel.. Steccaeers | OF Se First Quality, D. B. Steel ................ _.. 10 50 —_ BARROWS ee ae Cee 14 00 aon Cte net 30 00]! Nos. —- No. 3 20 ee aa All sheets No. 18 and li hter, ‘over 30 ‘oma Garriagé ue new r list. a —_ wide not less a 2-10 aaa. es — Timms — ai _ 2. “ct = ]..............._......... * 50 ‘BUCKETS | SASH WEIGHTS Well, plain....... 8 3 50| Solid E 2 ee ee... per ton 20 00 BUTTS, ‘CAST TRAPS Cast Loose Pin, figured......... ........... Wage | Heel Gare......................... 75&10 Wrouget Natrow. 70&10 Oneida Community, Newhouse’s. 50 BLOCKS Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s 70&10 OrdimaryTsaekie = = lids Cds 70 | Mouse, choker................... per doz 15 CROW BARS ee Mouse, delusion...... Wilke suey per doz Lz Cast Stoc. . , -- per lb 5 | Bright Market.. LT . 0 Ely's 1-10 CAPS ae Market... Oe 10 TNO. ee eee cece eee cee cee ee perm | Coppered Market........................ - 6)&10 CH perm 56) Simmcd Market |. CO ST EE a ae an perm 45] Coppered Spring Steel......... oo aiacticd ei perm 7%] Barbed Fence, galvanized ............ 2 89 ——— Canaan Barbed Fence, "HORSE NA ieee 240 eee ce ( ae. ~ _/.-:-.--; tors oe OR ee ae 5 io. ae ee ea eee 70 WRENCHES ee ee a al 70 | Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled . 20 Socket Corner................... 70 | cnn i ( Sacnee BAe mE Goe a Gentine... . . kk.l 4) Ce aaa cama ce a sise seis sca 70 | Goe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought ae ci atm DRILLS Coe’s Patent, malleable a B jomes Bt Siechs 60 MISCELLANEOUS | Taper and Straight Shank...........__. 50& 5| Bird Cag 4) Morse’s Taper Shank...... 0222222222222) 111/50& 5| Pumps, |, Hi caepraaaeiipeares 70 ELBOWS Screws, New List... .. dd Com. 4 piece, 6in...... ........... doz. net 6) | Casters, Bed and Plate. 30&10&10 Comptes a 1 25 Dampers, American... oso. Ee dis 40&10 a EXPANSIVE BITS 600 pound casks..... _. 8% Clark’ : a = a eC. LLL Z0a10 | Per pound.......-.... escort 9 Ives’, Soe ee 25 z sy Pee eo . 2 = _ as. EAE 170 New American . “22 oo, Cn SOLDER Nicholson’s.....-.-..-0.- cee ce eeee eee eee ee uy 17 Heller’s Horse Rasps.. . -66&10| The prices of the many other qualities of solder GALVANIZED. ‘IRON. in the market indicated by private brands vary Nos. 16 to 20; 22 — 24; 25 and 26; 27. 28 | according to composition ge y “a2. a oo 8 » ¢ arcoa . a 7 §5 GAUGES HMxze ic, Ciareoal................. .._.... <0 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s........... 60&10 20x14 Ix, WSROGGe 5 KNOBS—New List a Each additional X on this grade. $1.25. Door, mineral, jap. trimmings... ........ 70 | 10x14 1C, Ch we — 62 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings....._.. ||” 80 14220 IC, pyr seonnceonsy i 62; MATTOCKS C000 ae) O00 wd wed oo! «ee wale “=? Adee tege. 000000) 0 is 816 00, dis 60&10 tort Charcot oc ee t Ba oa is ee ey $15 00, dis 60&10 Each additional X on this grade, $1.50. Hunt's. eee - 818 50, dis 20&10 ROOFING PLATES MILLS 4uco IC, Charceal, Deam.................... 5 50 Coffee, Parkers CO 40 | 14x20 Ix, Charcoal, Dean ........ ........ 6 50 Coffee, P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables. 40 | 20x28 IC, Charcoal, Dean.. -aeere TL 00 Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s........... 40 | 14x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade........ 5 00 Coffee, Enterprise. Se ee ee: 30 an x, Charcosl, = — on 6 90 MO x arcoal away Grade........ 0 statins Pass MOC ASSES GATES sree ae ee ee 7 Stebbin’s Genuine. : BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE _ Enterprise, self-measuring NAILS Advance over saan on — Steel and “=. Steel nails, base. Wire nails, base. 20 to 60 advance. 10 to 16 advance. 8 advance....... o 6 advance 20 4 advance 30 3 advance... 45 2 advance.......... 70 Fine 3 advance.......... 50 Casing 10 advance........... Le 15 Casing SAGvanCe 25 Conma Gamyanes. 2 35 Pan We aawanee. 8 5 Mamie Gadvanes 35 ish Gagvanes. 45 Warvel % advanec........ . 85 Ohio Tool C f ee eo toe) @e. 8, faney.... kk. @50 Sciota Bench ......... . See a kelce ss 60 Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy......... @50 Bench, firstquality.................. - @50 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s wood........ 60 PANS Fry, Acm a - -60&10&10 jaan aes. Eee eee sone on eee . 70& 5 RIVETS drom and Tisne@ .... .......... .......... 60 Copper Rivets and Burs..................... 45 PATENT PLANISHED IRON. “A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20 ““B”’ Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 25 to 27 9 20 Broken packages %c per pound extra. — Maydole & Co.’s, new list. . . dis 235, Se dis 25 Werscd Gj Pree dis 10410 Wagon’sr Solid Cact Steel WMe We: Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel Hand 30c list 50&10 HOUSE eee pas Stamped Tin Ware ...... . -new — Tk Japanned Tin Ware...... - -20&10 —_—— WARE Pots. . Se ai a Se 60&1 Kettles ......... . 60&10 SOEs... s. eae . 60&10 HINGBS =. —, Bie cl... dis 60&10 per dos. net ? 5@ ROPES Sisal, % inch and larger............... ... 9 Manilla Peewee eer arereserere Pees wer eeeee 14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, 14x56 IX: for No 9 Bollers. { per pound... Pl Ul 4! Ky ann anaes ea EN AND 24 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN IN BETTER SHAPE. Improved Condition of Local Banking Interests. The bank statements were calleda month earlier than usual. Not before in ten years, at least, has an April re- port been invited. The call this time was addressed to the National banks only. The National banking law re- quires five statements annually, while the State law calls for only four. The State Bank Commissioner passed the call this time, but three of the four State banks published their statements as usual, and from the fourth the figures were obtained to make the subjoined comparisons. The Trust companies are not included in the statistics given. The consolidated statement for April 5, the date of the statements called for, compares very favorably with that of May 5, 1808, although the season a year ago was one month further advanced. The loans and discounts show an in- crease in round numbers of $350,000; the stocks, bonds and mortgages an _in- crease of $750,000; the amount carried in outside banks an increase of $26,000, and the cash and cash items a decrease of $37,000. The total of outside de- posits and cash items April 5 was $2,734,239 54, aS compared with $2,745,- 605.64 eleven months ago—a decrease of about $11,000. The surplus and undivided profits accounts fall short but $2,928 of the May 5, 1898, report, and it is safe to assume if the comparison were made with even ‘dates there would be shown a very sat- isfactory increase for this year. The commercial deposits show an increase of $530,000; the savings and certificates an increase of $489,000; the bank de- posits an increase of $164,000, and the total deposits an increase of $1,226,000. The increase in loans and discounts is an encouraging sign of awakening 2ctivity in business circles, and if the report were for a month later, by which time the season will be in full swing, the increase would, doubtless, be stiil greater than it is. The increase in the deposits has been enormous and it is in commercial savings and bank deposits alike. In spite of the increase in de- posits of over a million dollars the amount of idle money carried by the banks in outside deposits and cash items shows a decrease of about $11,000. The banks are loaned up more closely than in several years past. If the comparison be made with the Statement of May 14, 1897, the show- ing for this year will be much more fa- vorable still. The increase in loans and discounts exceeds $2,000,000; of stocks, bonds and mortgages, $1, 300,000: due from banks and cash items, $726, - ooo. The surplus and undivided profits show a falling off, incidert to the six weeks difference in time and also to the fact that two of the banks paid quarterly dividends, which they did not do two years ago. The commercial deposits show an increase of $1,400,000; the sav- ings deposits an increase of $1,680,000, and the total deposits an increase of $3,280,000. This is a pretty good show- ing for two years, and for that matter the statement is one of the best that has ever been made. The loans and discounts surpass the best record of the ante-panic period and the deposits far exceed the deposits of that day. —_—__2 0. _____ The Grain Market. Weather is the controlling factor in the wheat market. While crop damage has been reported very large and the season is extremely late and now wheat iS moving in the winter wheat belt, prices have eased off since last writing. The Northwest sent in a full quota of wheat, which was expected, as the as- sessor was around about the first of the month and the prudent farmers did not want their wheat assessed for taxation, so they were good sellers. This will stop now. The Government report was 78 9-10 per cent., against 82 per cent. March 10 and 86 7-I0 per cent. at the same date one year ago. Exports are fully up to expectation, while our vis- ible made another increase of 544,000 bushels. Wheat in passage showed:a decrease of about 1,237,000 bushels. Aside from this ideal weather, every thing tended for strong markets, but all goes for naught when the Chicago farm- er takes it into his head to sell wheat. Corn heid its own, although there were strong efforts made to break the market, but all offerings were readily absorbed. While 40c corn for May was _ predicted, it only sold at 34!4c yesterday, so 4oc will not be realized this May. Oats showed a trifle weakness, but there is a strong undertone that sustains prices on any weak spots. The late- ness of the season will soon have an effect on prices, as last year the oats were about all in tbe ground at this time, while this year no one has made any effort at plowing as yet. Owing to foreign demand, rye keeps as strong as ever and, as told before, wili demand good prices until the for- eign crop will be harvested. The demand for flour has been good, while feed has been reduced $1 per ton. Receipts at this place were go cars of wheat, 7 cars of corn and 6 cars of oats, Millers are paying 66c for wheat to- day. C. G. A. Voier. ——_> 2. Unique Price List of Laundry Work. Chas. F. Young, Vice-President of the Grand Rapids Bark and Lumber Co., recently picked up a unique price list of laundry work at Mesick, of which the following is a fac simile: PRice List Pap. i 3 Pye % eee: JERY-\A/ORK. Nee alata os et ee a secs, OF Ad iNOS EXSEPT,- EINES p73 = ie j ANpb c A/AShED € IRNED a” MET TERS, , : © FUT py ood ORDES eee PER TOR os ele west : . { #2 ah) » FINE SHIRTS ~-/6 @4 Each ane a2 j Ww VVEr se rr es eet tg as = pet LITERS eS |O.GEE Ack i“ AG Wraps é CF SP ' frie Og le a PQ Ap @ : esi ¥& Ag poe - i ce ~~ 4 OG BR pia HANDKEReneIEe——_ 9) he PARCELS Wile BE ‘hes <_ Mongis. Fancten: mresien palich. \ - After a man has dropped a few thousand dollars in stocks, it is useless to tell him that there is no money in them. Saginaw Merchants Discuss Live Topics. Saginaw, April 11—The Retail Mer- chants’ Association held a little admir- ation mecting the other evening over the carrying of the market question, and the favorable outlook in the State for the good roads amendment. It was decided to reorganize for work upon the market question by the appointment of a com- mittee of five. President Tanner an- nounced that he would name the com- mittee at the next meeting. Archie Robertson will be chairman of the new committee, and T. J. Norris will bea member of it. The filthy conditton of the business Streets came in fora roast. It was de- clared that Genesee avenue was a shame and disgrace in its present condition. It was decided to have a petition in all the business places where customers might sign, calling upun the Common Council to have the streets cleaned and kept clean through the spring and sum- mer, T. J. Norris brought up the fishing bill now before the Legislature in the interests of the net fishermen who de- sire to set their nets in the Saginaw River and tributaries. He said that sportsmen generally were against the bill and that both of Saginaw’s repre- sentatives and Senator Leidlein were awaiting backing from home to buck the bill good and hard. T. A. Downs thought it would bea good scheme to do a little memorializing and, in compli- ance with his resolution, Secretary Em- erson and R. A. Horr were made a com- mittee to draw up a resolution to be generally signed, calling upon the Leg- islature to defeat the bill. 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. NY ONE WISHING TO ENGAGE IN THE grain and produce and other lines of busi- ness can lear: of good locations by communi- citing with H. H. Howe, Lard and Industrial Agent C. & W. M. and D.,G. R. & W. Railways, Grand Rapids, Mich. 919 ANTED—BAKERY; MICHIGAN TOWN, 2,000 ormore. Baker,care Tradesman. 920 ATERMELONS, CANTALOUPES AND new potatoes The Johnson-Brown Co., of Albany, Ga.. perhaps the largest individ al growers of melons in the State, invite all reli- able dealers, who des‘re to do business with shippe:s who are relizb'e and will ship what they seil, to op~n correspondence with them in reference to purchase of waterme ons, canta- loupes a- d new putatoes. 917 ANTED—I AM LOOKING FUR LOCATION in good town of 2,500 to 10,00) to open per- maneiit first-class dry goods store. Address A. F. Z., care Michigan Tradesman. 916 POR SALE—HARUWARE STOCK OF THE late A. A. Ty er at 641 South Division St., Grand Rapids. Fine location and well estab. lished trade. Address Mrs. A. A. Tyler. 909 ane SALE—A RARE OPPORTUNITY —A flourishing business; clean stock of shoes and furnishing goods: established cash trade; best store and location in city; located among the best iron mines inthecountry. The coming spring will open up with a boom for this city and prosperous times for years to come a cer- tainty. Rent free for six months, also a dis- count on stock; use of fixtures free. Store and location edmirably »dapted for aus line of business and conducted at small expense. Get in line before too late. Failing health reason for selling. Address P. O. Box 204, Negau- nee, Mich. 913 RUG AND NOTION STOCK FOR SALE IN nice town for $1,500. Address T. P. Stiles, Millersburg, Elkhart Co.. Indiana. 908 OR LITERATURE, STATISTICAL RE- ports. and information generally about the gulf coast and south Mississippi, the center of the “Yellow Pine Belt,” write the ‘*Pascagoula Commercial ( lub.” Scranton, Miss. 910 {OR SALE—A 40-ACRE PECAN ORCHARD, partial bearing. also two beautiful homes, all on Mississippi gulf coast; also pine lands. a particulars write F, H. Lewis, Scranton, iss. J} ANTEL—PARTNER TO TAKE HALE IN- terest in a general store and fish business: the most paying industry in Michigan. Cannot attend to it alone since the syndicate took effect, on account of the number of orders being re- ceived. For particulars address Neil Gallagher, St. James. Mich. 914 MOox5y_iF YOU ARE A MILL MAN, HERE is a chance for both you and me. My shin- gle and lumber mill for sale for cash; about 400,000.00) feet logs in yard; about 2,000,000 shingle stock ready to cut, all on cash contract. Mill resdy to start April 3. Future contracts in sight for three years. J. J. Robbins, Boyne Falls, Mich. OR SALE—NEW, CLEAN STOCK OF GEN. eral merchandise in small town in Southern Michigan on Michigan Central Railroad; ele- gant farming country: no competition within a radius of twelve miles; stock invoices about $3,000. This isa good business and good loca- tion and must be sold for cash; notrades. Ad- dress F. N., care Michigan Tradesman. $04 OR SALE—A SHINGLE AND SAW MILL with 30 horse power engine and boiler, all in good order. Would t-ade for general mer- chandise. For particulars, address Box 7. Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 912 OR SaLE—HOUSE AND LOT IN TRAV- erse City; also store building adjoining es opera house. Will sell eitheror both cheap. Cohen, Muskegon, Mich. 900 RUG STORE FOR SALE OR TRADEIN A town of 800 inhabitants on South Haven & Eastern Railroadin Van Buren county. Stock will invoice about $1,000; has been run oniy about four years; new fixtures; low rent. Ad dress No. 397, care Michigan Tradesman. 897 RUG STOCK FOR SALE—WILL INVEN- tory $1,5°0; daily sales from $15 to $20. Kea- son for selling, wish to q.it the business. Ad- dress No. 893, care Michigan Tradesman. 893 ONEY TO PATENT YOUR IDEAS MAY BE obtained through ouraid. Patent Record, Baltimore, Md. 885 OR SALE—IMPROVED FARM; GOODGEN- eral cropping. gardening and fruit raising; near market. Address Albert Baxter, Muske- gon, Mich. 887 ARE CHANCE—HALF INTERESTIN NICE grocery business, in one of the best loca- tions in Grand Rapids. Reason for selling, must leave city. Address No. 886 care Mich- igan Tradesman. 886 Te ~ALE—GROCERY STOCK 1N CENTRAL Michigan in city of 3,000inhabitants Sales last year, $19,000; stock invoices about $1,200. Address No. 879, care Michigan Tradesman. 879 ANTED — SHOES, CLOTHING, DRY goods. Address R. B., Muskegon, — Ko SALE— CLEAN HARDWARE STOCK located at one of the best trading points in Michigan. Stock will inventory about 35,' 00. Store ard warehouse will be rented for $30 pe month. Will sell on easy terms. Address No. 868, care Michigan Tradesman. 868 re SALE—HALF INTEREST IN OLD Es. tablished meat market, located in excellent residence district of Grand Rapids. Investiga- tion solicited. Address No. 863, care Michigan Tradesman. 866 | pd SALE — WELL-ESTABLISHED AND good-paying implement and harness busi- ness, located in small town surrounded with good farming country. Store has no competi- tion within radius of eight miles. Address No. 806, care Michigan Tradesman. 806 tT SALE—NEW GENERAL STOCK. A splendid farming country. No trades. Ad- dress No. 680, care Michigan Tradesman. 680 COUNTRY PRODUCE ANTED—BUTTER, EGGS AND POUL- try: any quantities Write me. Orrin J. Stone, Kalamazoo, Mich. 810 MISCELLANEOUS. ANTED—POSITION. HAVE HAD TWO years’ experience in general store. Best of ee Address Lock Box 9%, _—- ich. ANTED— POSITION BY YOUNG MAN with six years’ experience as clerk. Ad- dress Lock Box O, Maple Rapids, Mich. 918 ANTcD—THUROUGHLY EXPERIENCED dry goods salesman. Good references re- quired. State salary expected. Address Box 341, Cadillac, Mich. 907 ANTED - POSITION BY YOUNG MAN, A registered pharmacist Gvod references. Address 45 North Valley Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. 901 BATTERSON & CO. BUFFALO, N. Y., April 10, 1899. MARKET. Eggs—Very light receipts; a large demand. Quick sales to-day at 13 and 13%c. We very much want more liberal supplies. Poultry—Both live and dressed poultry in lighter supply every week. Fancy young chickens, dressed, 13@14c; fowls, 12@12z¥%c. Live chickens, 12@12%c; fowls, ro@11¢. Very full quotations in our produce exchange price current on demand. Satisfactory references anywhere. Very respectfully, BATTERSON & CO. RESPONSIBLE. RELIABLE. PROMPT. quences OROCHORORORORONOROROE Paris Green Labels The Paris Green season is at hand and those dealers who break bulk must label their packages according to law. We are prepared to furnish labels which meet the requirements of the law, as follows: - 2§ cents. eseee.s 40 Cents. 75 cents. Sooo $1 00. Labels sent postage prepaid where cash accompanies order. Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids, Mich. OnOne sOneneteoreneHeEOHeR BOROROBOROROROROHO 8 GnOROHO ROROEOEZOCHOHOHE ad | | teat las ’ ee : ¢ : 3 Travelers’ Time Tables. MERCANTILE ASSOCIATIONS and West Michigan R’y Feb. 5, 1899. CHICAG = cago. Ly. @. Rapids.. . 7 30am 12:00nn *11 45pm Ar. Chicago........... 2:10pm 5:15pm 7 20am Ly. Chicago...11:45am 6 50am 4:15pm *11 50pm Ar. @’ d Rapids 5:00pm 1:25pm 10:15pm * 6:20am Traverse a. psoas and Petoskey. Lv. G’d Rapids.......... Ca0eme 4... 5:30pm Parlor cars on day trains and sleeping cars on night trains to and from Chicago *Every day. Others week days only. DETROI Ly. Grand Rapids...... 7: 00am 1:35pm 5:25pxn Ar. Dewees 11:40am 5:45pm 19:05pr Ly. Detroit. . --8:15am 1:10pm 6:10ppy Ar. Grand Rapids.. Seeiee 1:10pm 5:20pm 10:55pr Saginaw, Alma and Greenville. Lv. G R7:00am 5:10pm Ar. G R11:45am 9:30r- Parlor cars on all trains to and from Detroit and Saginaw. Trains run week days only. Gro. DEHAVEN, Genera! Pass. Agent GRAN (In effect Feb. 5 Grand Rapids & Western. Apr. 10, 1899. Trunk Railway System Detroit and Milwaukee Div , 1899.) Leave Arrive GOING EAST Saginaw, Detroit & N Y....... + 6:45am + 9:55pm Detroit and East.. tie. i6am + 5:07pm Saginaw, Detroit & East.. oe + 3:27pm +12:50pm Buffalo. N Y, Toronto, Mon- treal & Boston, L’t'd Ex... GOING WEST Gd. Haven Express........... *10:21am * 7:150m Gd. Haven and Int Pts....... +12:58pm + 3:19pm @d. Haven and Milwaukee...¢ 5 12pm +t10:11 m Eastbound 6:45am train has Wagner parlor car to Detroit, eastbound 3:20pm train has parlor car to Detroit. *Daily. +tExcept Sunday. C. A. Justin, City Pass. Ticket Agent, 97 Monroe St., Morton House. -* 7:20pm *10:16am Rapids & indiana Railway Feb. 8, 1899. GRAN Trav. C’y, Petoskey & Mack...t 7:45am +t 5: 15pm Trav (ity & Petuskey..... .«--¢ 1:50pm 110:45pm Cadillac accommodation..... +5 _— +10 55am Petoskey & Mackinaw City....t1':00pm + 6:35am 7:45am train, parlor Car; rt :00pm train, sleep- ing car. Sa Div. Leave arr Cincinnati.. + 7:10am 1 9 45pm Ft. Wayce ..... : 3 2 0%pm +130. @Clogimngtl 2. sos: * 7 OOpm * 6:30- Vicksburg and Chicago --*11:30pm * 9:0.am 7:10 am train has parlor ear to Cineiir: and parlor car to Chicago; 2:00pm train has parlor car to Ft. Wayue; 7:(0pm train has sleeping car to Cincinnati; 11:30pm train has coach and sleeping car to Chicago. Chicago Trains. TO CHICAGO. Ly. Grand Rapids... 7 10um 20%pm *11 30pm Ar. Chicago......... 2 3'’pm 8 45pm 6 25am FROM CHICAGO. Ly. Chicago.... ..... Ar Grand Rapids. = 9 45pm 6 30am Trai' leaving Grand Rapids 7:10am has parlor car; 11:00pm, coach and sleeping car. Train leaving Chicago 3:02pm has Pullman parlor car; 11:32pm sleeping car. Muskegon Trains. GOING WEST. Lv G@’d Rapids......... 7:35am 11:00pm ts-4u:: Ar Muskegon.. 9:00am 2:10nm 7°95 w Sunday train leaves Grand Rapids 9:15am; arrives Muskegon-10:40am. GOING EAST. Lv Muskegon. . -- 48:10am +11:45am +4 0u; Ar@’d Rapids . een 9:30am 12:55pm 4:2)» Sunday train leaves Muskegon 5:30pm; ar- rives Grand Rapids 6:50pm. +Except Sunday. — L. LOCKWOOD, Gen’! ce and Ticket Agent. W. C. BLAKE, Ticket Agent Union Station. South Shore and Atlantic DULUT Railway. WEST BOUND. Ly. Grand Rapids (G. R. & L. pa —_ +7:45am Lv. ag noinny ney am 4:20pm Ar. St Igtiace..... ............. ifoans 5:20pm Ar. Sanit S Ste. ve. Marie. seats = 12:20pm 9:50pm Ar. Marquette . - .eeeee. 2:50pm 10:40pm (Ae Nestarig oes: ccs 5:20pm 12:45am Ar. Duluth ........ he 8:30am EAT BOUND. ew. Dei as +6 :30pm Ar. Nestoria. Pee . tii:lbam = =2:45am Ar. Marquette . -.--. 1:30pm 4:30am Lv. Sault Ste. Marie. . “a = 30pm pale Ar. Mackinaw City. . 8:40pm 11:00am G. W Hissarp, Gen. Pass. Agt. Marquette. E. C. Oviatt. Trav. Pass Agt.. Grand Rapids MANISTE Via C. & W. M. Railway. & Northeastern Ry. Best route to Manistee. Lv Grand Rapids.................. FOOSE .... 22s Ar a oa ISGP 5. 5... Lw Manistee.......... 4:lopm Ar oat "Rapids Sal ais an (cougar I opm 9:5§pm Michigan Business Men’s Association President, C. L. Wuirney, Traverse City; Sec- retary, E A. Stowe, Grand Rapids. Michigan Retail Grocers’ Association President, J. WIsLER, Mancelona; Secretary, E. A. Stow, Grand Rapids. Michigan Hardware Association President, C. G. Jewett, Howell; Secretary Henry C. Mrinnig, Eaton Rapids. Detroit Retail Grocers’ Association President, JoszpH Knieut; Secretary, E. MaRKs, 221 Greenwood ave; Treasurer, U. H. FRinK. Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association President, Frank J. Dyk; Secretary, Homer Kuap; Treasurer, J. GEo. LEHMAN. Saginaw Mercantile Association President, P. F. Treanor; Vice-President, JoHn McBrRaTNIE; Secretary, W. H. Lewis. Jackson Retail Grocers’ Association President, J. FRANK HELMER; Secretary, W. H. PorRTER; Treasurer, L. PELTON. Adrian Retail Grocers’ Association President, A. C. CLark; Secretary, E. F. CLEvE LAND; Treasurer, WM. C. KoEHn. Bay Cities Retail Grocers’ Association President, M. L. DEBats; Sec’y, S. W. WATERS. Traverse City Business Men’s Association President, THos. T. Bates; Secretary, M. B. Houty; Treasurer, C. A. HAMMOND. Owosso Business Men’s Association President, A. D. WHIPPLE; Secretary, G. T. CAMP BELL; Treasurer, W. E. CoLLins. Alpena Business Men’s Association President, F. W. Gitcnrist; Secretary, C. L. PARTRIDGE. Grand Rapids Retaii Meat Dealers’ Association President, L. J. Katz; Secretary, Poizip HILBER: Treasurer. S. J. HUFFORD. St. Johns Business Men’s Association. President, THos BRoMLEY; Secretary, FRANK A. Prrcy; Treasurer, CLARK A. Put. Perry Business Men's Association President, H.W. Wacuaceg; Sec’y, T. E, HEDDLE. Grand Haven Retail Merchants’ Association President, F. D. Vos; Secretary, J. W. VERHOEKS. 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