EZR CER SAFE NOSES DOE So yes Were RE areas as HL CE LG A ent () Ss ; Wh oA \ Un ny WS? y WEES ESO ENE Ne Wes Sy yy Be oi dO DS ES SS fe es , Sa? AY ae es Gy C AN Dp >) Uy OSES Ge ed ai CoN NS ‘di Lax i 7 NPG EN CaO oP A 7 SES 7 ee 7 Vii > cA NON <2 NC ay, Ce e CE OY RACER CR ee J hi ae JAS ) LO ABE Be ERE: OE: Se Ea Aly eNO Vee PISS ESE SS ae SSFP es CePUBLISHED WEEKLY eRe. see TRADESMAN COMPANY, PUBLISHERSS- <> ease Se on SDSS OO SSSR SS st Se LIAISE Twentieth Year GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14. 1903. We've Sold a “Pile” of Rubbers in the last three weeks, but our stock isn’t “busted” yet. We have maintained our reputation for FiLiine Att Orpers Promrtty and with few exceptions Why take completely. Delay in getting your orders filled means loss of trade. any chance? SEND US YOUR ORDERS The Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe Co. Factory and General Offices, Beacon Falls, Conn. BRANCH STORES 106 Duane St., New York; 207-209 Monroe St., Chicago; 177-181 Congress St., Boston Number 1008 YOU PULL WHITE HOUSE MOCHA & JAVA E WE WILL PUSH DWINELL=-WRIGHT CO., Principal Coffee Roasters ESTIMATES Cheerfully given free on light ma- chinery of all kinds. Prices right. Models for patents, dies and tools a specialty. Expert repair men always ready for quick work. Let us know your wants. John Knape Machine Co. 87 Campau St. Grand Rapids, Mich. BOROCRSC COFORCECLeRe FO TAReRS Things We Sell All Kinds All Kinds sotta PA PE R BOX ES Fouling Iron pipe, brass rod, steam fittings, electric fixtures, lead pipe, brass Do you wish to put your goods up in neat, attractive packages? Then write wire, steam boilers, gas fixtures, us for estimates and samples, brass pipe, brass tubing, water heaters, mantels, nickeled pipe, brass in sheet, hot air furnaces, GRAND RAPIDS PAPER BOX CO. fire place goods. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Weatherly & Pulte Box Makers Die Cutters Printers Grand Rapids, Mich. Assignees. Our experience in acting as assignees is large and enables us to do this work ina way that will prove entirely satisfactory. Our records show that we do the work ‘econom ically and in a business-like manner, with good results. The Michigan Trust Co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Walsh-DeRoo Buckwheat Flour Ready to Serve NGOs Tne Ready Cockea Granular Food Is absolutely pure, fresh- A Delightful Cereal Surprise ground and has the genuine A dish of this delicious, crisp prep- old-fashioned flavor. aration of the entire wheat, served with milk or cream, is not only grateful, but decidedly beneficial to people of impaired digestion. Put up in 5 lb., ro Ib. and ¥% bbl. paper sacks, 125 lb. grain bags and bbls. _ Nothing equals Nutro- Crisp for school children. It "makes the brain keen. F Look for ‘‘ benefit’? cou- pon in each package. : Proprietors and clerks’ premium book mailed on application. e Nutro-Crisp Food Co., Ltd. St. Joseph, Mich. Write us, please, for prices. Walsh-DeRoo Milling Co. HOLLAND, MICH, Reda PeGeGeGeddeedeedieGs ekda # “Ann Arbor” Lamps and Lighting System Is your store less than 60 feet long? If it is two of these arc lamps will light it as light as day and at a cost of two-thirds cents per hour. 3 Lamps will cost you only $6.00 each. Can a ee eee ~— lamps for their homes. you afford to be without them? Send us Put a few in your stock. $6.00 for sample lamp and secure agency for your city or town é ‘ é 5 é All lamps fully guaranteed to give satisfaction. The Superior Mfg. Co. 20 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, Mich. Btherberberberherbecherivepephepiven 2 ae Min safe \ SAS) MD 7 Car iS tl = a > = ; Yd ) ame wey, a f = ae a Uv ie Ne . 6 ' i a ra SK Twentieth Year GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1903. Number 1008 OUR Telegraphic Advices IMPORTANT FEATURES. Page. 2. Woman’s Sphere. The financial situation has continued its improvement at the Western centers both through the natural return of the A SOMBER SUBJECT. The French have a day set apart in which they honor the dead and it is 3. On Their Honor. funds sent for crop moving and the in-| needless to observe that it is a day col- i 4 A d the State. i Z 7 Regarding the Progress i. au Rapids ie vestment of the great quantity of Janu-jored by the gloom and the mystery at the 6. Prevailing Fashions in Chicago. The Silk Industry in 1902, ~ fe ary dividends. While it looks as though the supply would be ample for usual which any reference to death inspires, for as yet there are few who have eman- e “ Oro Hondo Mine 8. Editorial. needs, there is little apprehension of|cipated themselves from the fears of ih : 10, Clothing. too great an abundance of circulating | mortality’s last call. The day thus sig- from the Vice-President and General Man- 12. Nature’s Laboratory. . : : . ‘ r ager, George M. Nix, indicate a contin- 14. Dry Goods. medium. The gold holdings in the |nalized is November 1 of each year and =" - — ee ee A | Ried aad eee. Treasury reach a total of $619,000,000, about that time the French newspapers guarantee a fi er adv e et is . : price of the shares in the very near future. 19. False Hopes. making a new high record. and periodicals reflect the somber le are ctill ab! \ffe eae. Ns a en ie i" le 4 We are still able to offer a limited number 20. Woman’s World. Clearing house reports indicate no| spirit of the occasion. Speculation as to of the unsubscribed 22. Butter and Eggs. . . Aicteatat ok ths Sommers Gud ke. Sitkinlan disias Soe Wg Linen, abatement of the volume of general the great mystery is also tife and a sum- at par 24. Paper Cheese Boxes. trade as the winter advances. Cold| ming up of experience and information ONE DOLLAR 25. Commercial Travelers. weather has been in sufficient evidence] regarding the inevitable transit takes ’ 26. Drugs and Chemicals. over most ot the country to insure a|place. In this respect the last observ- per share 2%. Drug Price Current. dd d inc b ial: T f the day \ : d Subscriptions will be accepted and entered 28. Grocery Price Current. dee er ea rary Come. he — . 7 “ ee — ee le te - in the order in which they are received un- 29. Grocery Price Current. only interruptions are caused by fuel|since then symposiums on the subject of til this allotment is exhausted, when the . . a“ . os ’ , } Soon te ~Themamipee cod a — _ —. scarcity, resulting in some complaints Death’’ have frequently appeared. It plication will be sande to list this stock on : © New tor arko as to promptness in coke and steel prod-|is needless to observe that these reveal ne oston and hiladeipnia ~xchanges, 7 " ; also on the principal aise exchanges in ucts. nothing a The same impenetrable the West. i Send in your subscriptions at once Address all communications and make all checks payable to Charles E. Temple Mich. Trust Bidg., Grand Rapids, Mich. Noble, Moss & Co. Investment Securities GENERAL TRADE REVIEW. The general upward trend of stock quotations has been accompanied by an unexpected degree of activity in view of the long depression during the finan- cial scarcity of preceding weeks. While the public has been somewhat slow to respond there have been enough confi- dence and strength in the professional element to carry the total of exchanges above the heavy record of a year ago, although both were exceeded by the phenomena! business of the same week Manufacturing plants, as a rule, are fully employed and have much busi- ness in sight, although some sstatistics of movement are less satisfactory than a year ago; thus, shipments of footwear from Boston for the last week fall about 10 per cent. below last year’s. Yet busi- ness is coming forward in fairly good volume, and quotations are decidedly firm. Strength is also conspicuous in the leather market, while the decline in hides has been checked. Silk is strong, and goods are indemand. Wool is quiet veil, which has existed from the begin- ning, hides from view the hereafter, In this field, science, which has done so much in other directions, has been unable to make any conquests. Nor have the opinions of men in regard to what transpires after death altered very much, The ideas of future life as found among civilized nations are not greatly advanced over those that obtain among savages. The difference that may exist is one of degree rather than conception. As to the terrors of the last parting the Bonds netting 3, 4, 5 and 6 per cent. of ’91. When it is considered that the]}after the recent exceptional activity, psame observation hold good. Excluding Government Municipal average of shares, especially transporta-|and stocks are so low that holders are| the modifications which arise from tem- Railroad Traction tion, is much higher than a year ago, it|in a good position. Textile mills have | perament and lack of proper serious- Corporation will be seen that the total of business | sufficient business to absorb production, | ness, the thought of death is as terrible Members Detroit Stock Exchange and are prepared to handle local stocks of all kinds, listed and unlisted. 808 Union Trust Building, Detroit is much greater, Collection Department but there is little disposition to accept heavy distant contracts. Chinese buy- ing of cottons has far surpassed all pre- dictions, and, considering conditions in to-day asever. It requires either a re- ligious experience that is uncommon or a philosophy that is stoical in its influ- ence, to rob the grim reaper of his ter- that country, the large orders are |rors to the average individual. Will it R. G. DUN & CO. : : : afi : ‘ pi "| puzzling. Hardware, machinery andjever be thus is the baffling question, aciiaeciaals a. Tos oe. es ae tools all find rket readily and all| The advice of this practical age in th : A Collection delinquent accounts; cheap, efficient, we — 2 eee eae wee ® Pp . cal age in ine ommercial responsible; direct demand system. Collections | producers of iron and steel receive lib-| matter seems to be, Do not think ( made everywhere—for every trader. eral orders. about it,’’ which is an easy way of Credit Co., u« MCC slit am ele LM ey lth P C. E. MCCRONE, Manager. Not One Dissatisfied We have about Three Hundred Grand Rapids Five years ago Chicago stood at the head of the list of the ports on the Great Lakes. Two years ago it had dropped to third place and now it occupies the shelving a disagreeahle proposition but a way, nevertheless, which does not afford a final disposition. Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones, a promi- secu Orde te as ad Investors among the business people. 4 are fifth. Duluth stands first, followed by nent Chicago divine, declares that the ‘ - t | pleased with their investments with DOUGLAS, i . : il ' We § furnish joy ae crane) ee LACEY & CO.’S MINING, SMELTING AND Cleveland, Buffalo, Milwaukee and |servant girl question is becoming more ; OIL STOCKS. During 1602 three of our comm Chicago in the order named. This |vyital than trusts, tariff or anything else - 4 _ r anies have tu i out enormously rich anda num- . : - . ‘ ; a g ains t A oad eta) ac- } bet pe aes sate i approaching that stage. We ra decline wa the aoe - in the nation's category of unsettled , expect some failures. In such a case your stock | Chicago as a port 1s attribute vesse bings. H a: **) ro counts and collect eu é ead be transferred to a successful company. 8 P y t 8 “ner t affects the home fey a tot ace William Connor Co. Wholesale Ready-Made Clothing Men’s, Boys’, Children’s Sole agents for the State of Michigan for the S. F. & A. F. Miller & Co.’s famous line of summer clothing, made in Baltimore, Md., and many other lines Now is the time to buy summer clothing. 28-30 South lonia Street Grand Rapids, Mich. Tradesman Coupons We have had only two unsuccessful properties in twenty-five, and four of the companies have paid 10.8 per cent. on the total investment of the twenty- three companies and will double it in 1903. Call and see us or send for particulars. CURRIE & FORSYTH, Managers 1023 Mich. Trust Bidg., Grand Rapids, Mich. © OOO9O6OS 09060008 00900660 IF YOU HAVE MONEY and would like to have it EARN MORE MONEY, write me for an investment that will be guaranteed to earn a certain dividend. Will pay your money back at end of year if you de- sire it. Martin V. Barker Battle Creek, Michigan 7 : $ sien sdeiciadieaiannill men to the inability of the modern deep-draught freighters, which now carry the bulk of the lake traffic, to get over the tunnels in the Chicago river. How to remedy the situation is a problem that is vexing the Chicago officials, It has been said that no woman can keep a secret, but there is a woman in Atlantic City who possesses a secret for which a syndicate has offered $5, 000, coo, She is the widow of Theodore Dean, who just before his death had perfected a process revolutionizing the manufac- ture of steel. Mrs. Dean is the only person who knows the secret. She is ill with a disease which it is feared will end in her death. The best medical tal- ent has been procured in the hope that she may recover and be induced to part with the valuable secret with which her husband entrusted her. and family, the most sacred institutions in the land, and has much to do with the unhappiness of the nation. The idea that kitchen work is menial must be corrected and the lessons must begin at home in every home. A girl who can not make and bake bread, compound a pudding and wash and iron her own shirtwaists, isa fraud upon American womanhood. ’’ The genius of Andrew Carnegie keeps him everlastingly at it. Having em- barked in the business of giving away public libraries, he allows nothing to interfere with his plans in that direc- tion. He has just offered Philadelphia $1,500,000 to establish thirty branches of the main library, for which the city has appropriated $1,000,coo. The library habit will eventually dissipate Mr. Carnegie’s fortune. But then that is his object, 2 WOMAN'S SPHERE. Extent to Which It Has Been Invaded by Man. The manner in which women have been encroaching upon fields of labor previously considered the exclusive province of men and the resulting evils have formed the theme of widespread discussion. As clerks and book-keepers, Stenographers, factory hands, women are to a large extent superseding men. In the learned professions they are mak- ing their presence felt. Some there are who have entered commercial life as independent lances, and it is only a question of a little time when women manufacturers, wholesale and shipping merchants, will figure prominently in the columns of all large city directories. In all of these departures from the olden province of their sex they have been ac- cused of taking the bread out of the mouths of an equal number of fathers, brothers, husbands, sons, and they have pleaded guilty to the indictment. It does not seem to have occurred to any who have gravely considered this mat- ter, least of all to the trespassers them- selves, to make reply, that while they were thus violating precedent and tradi- tion, men, like thieves in the night, were diligently apropriating to them- selves all manner of industries which were formerly supposed to be woman's exclusive province. It is only neces- sary to look back a hundred years, to the beginning of the nineteenth century, to realize this truth. In the homes of that period all! of the domestic linen of the household, and the cloth that com- posed the everyday garments’ were woven by women, who carded and spun the very threads that entered into their composition. The carpets that covered the floors of most of the homes of this country were woven of woolen yarn, on hand looms, or of rags, cut in strips and sewed together, then dyed the desired tints; all of the work being performed by women and children. The household lights were tallow candles, skillfully made by women in molds fashioned by men’s hands. Lard was tried out every fall in the family kitchen and stored for the winter's use. All of the jellies and canned fruits were ‘‘put up’’ in the home by the women of the family. The tailoress went from house to house and fashioned garments, from cloth woven by women, for men and boys. Nota stocking, cotton or woolen was worn in this country which was not knit by women's hands. Machine-made under- wear, machine-made lace, machine- made embroideries were unknown. All food was cooked at home by women. The professional male cook was virtual- ly unknown outside of a few hotels in leading cities. It would have been con- sidered unseemly to employ a man in any domestic capacity about a house. To-day woman is routed from nearly all of these occupations and the few on which she retains a partial grasp are fast slipping away from her. The weav- ing of cloth is done by machines made by men in large factories conducted and operated by men with a comparatively small percentage of women employed as helpers. Carpets, underwear, stock- ings are articles of commercial manu- facture on a large scale and women have little or no share in their making. Men operate great bakeries in which the bread of the country and most of the pies and cakes are baked. Men conduct the great packing houses which can our cold meats and our lard. Only a few ‘‘ old-fashioned’? women trouble to can their own fruit or make jellies and jams MICHIGAN TRADESMAN which are put up by wholesale quanti- ties in big fruit-packing establishments, where in the busiest season women and children are employed as aids in the cruder processes. Gas and electricity have superseded the tallow’ candles. Men are fashioning not only the gar- ments worn by men but men dressmak- ers, and men milliners appeal success- fully for the patronage of the fair sex. The woman seamstress is fast disap- pearing from the industrial role. Most families of social pretensions boast of men cooks, and by many of modest means a man of all work is employed instead of a maid. The laundries of the country are conducted and almost ex- clusively operated by men. In the large cities it is the men who have become professional window cleaners and who go out scrubbing floors by the day. The cleaning of most office buiidings is per- formed by men. Male tutors are be- coming more fashionable than govern- esses, Many of these innovations are mani- festly for the better. It is good, if proper Sanitary supervision be exercised, for the preparation of a nation's food to be as far as possiblie specialized aud on a large scale, eliminating needless drudg- ery from the home, and the same may be said of most processes of manufac- [ ture which have elevated to the plane of a highly organized and scientifically con- ducted business what was formerly hap- hazard individual effort. It is not good for the little factory girl to trip off to illy-paid work,to become alienated from home and domesticity,while her father or brother loafs around, unable to find occupation at a reasonable wage; nor is it good for such an army of women to serve behind counters, displacing men, while the homes of the country are cry- ing out for their service at double the wages they now receive. All of these benefits and these errors, these contradictions and seeming per- versions of energy, are but features of an economic and industrial evolution which will in time come to a perfect ad- justment and serve the general good of society. Cora Stowell. 8 Figures Which Tell the Story. The subscription receipts of the Mich- igan Tradesman for the past three weeks have been as follows: a $134.20 Week before that........ 135.54 Week before that.....___ 132.21 This tells the story of seven thousand circulation quite as plainly and effective- ly as the pressman's affidavit which has been published at the head of our edi- torial columns every week since the is- sue of Oct. 4, 1899, since which time no regular edition of the paper has fallen below seven thousand complete copies. It is not unusual for the Tradesman to print more than this number, especially on anniversary editions and special oc- casions, but 7,000 copies are all any reg- ular advertiser has been guaranteed. And the Tradesman always does as it agrees, el ae Coyne Brothers, general commission merchants and dealers in fruits and produce, Chicago: Congratulations on your new home and that you have en tered into a seventeen year lease. Allow us to wish you every success in your new location. While our lease in your columns is arranged for but one year, we trust it will extend many seasons in your journal, We always admired the tone and high standard of the Trades- man. The reading and advertising mat- ter are carefully arranged, so as not to tire one in their perusal. Your weekly edition is looked for every Thursday morning at our place, [BE ANS OU can always get beans of us if you want to buy, and we are always in the market when you want to sell. The quantity does not make any differ- ence to us. Ifit suits your convenience to buy or sell in train loads, we can accommodate you, and if you prefer to limit your business with us to a few bags, we shall be glad to have that much. Our Hand Picked Pea Beans are all warranted and we shall be glad to have you compare them with any beans this country or any other can produce. Valley City Milling Co. Grand Rapids, Michigan f : | SSSF oq W v y ‘ ) ° . . . . . . * * sss PF * “w* t's an you wan Then we can suit you. AN} W OO ° li yee We manufacture the finest line of Crackers and Sweet Goods ever placed upon the market. We are an entirely independent concern, not controlled by a trust. We would be pleased to send you samples and price list. We know that a trial will mean a permanent customer for us. E. J. KRUCE & CO. Detroit, Mich. ° SSStSeseeccece 4~. The Boys Behind the Counter. Sparta—Will Collet, of Perrinton, has taken a position in the drug store of Milo Bolender. Eaton Rapids—Hugh Walker, of Al- bion, is the new drug clerk in J. H. Ford’s store, Carson City—Fred J. Chamberlin has a new drug clerk in the person of Fred R. Skinner, of Cedar Springs. Thompsonville—Otto Cobn succeeds Geo. Haverly as clerk in the general store of Wm. Immerman. Jackson—J. C. Studley, for several years prescription clerk for W. P. Doty, of Detroit, has returned to Jackson and taken a position in the drug store of C, G. Trumble. 4+. _____ Why is Chas, S, Withey, the mer- chandise broker, eligible for the office of deacon? Ask Edward Frick. The Produce Market. Apples—Cold storage stock is in steady demand at $2.50@3 per bbl. Bananas—Good shipping stock, $1.25 @1.75 per bunch. Beeswax—Dealers pay 25c for prime yellow stock, Beets—Soc per bu, Butter—Receipts of dairy continue heavy, considering the time of year and the condition of the weather. Local handlers pay 15@16c for packing stock, 17@18c for choice and 19@2Ic for fancy. Factory creamery is steady at 27c for choice and 28c for fancy. Cabbage—4oc per doz, Carrots—35c per bu. Celery—17c per doz. Cocoanuts—$3.25 per sack. Cranberries—Cape Cod and Jerseys are strong at $3.50 per bu. box and $10 per bbl. Dates —Hallowi, sc; Sairs, lb. package, 7c. Eggs— he market is about the same as a week ago. Local dealers pay 20@ 22c for case count and 22@24c for candled, Cold storage range from 19@ 2ic. Figs—$1 per to Ib. box of Califor- nia; 5 crown Turkey, 16c; 3 crown, I4c. Game—Rabbits are weak and slow sale at 90c@$1 per doz. Grapes—Malagas, $5.25@5.75. Honey—White stock is in moderate supply at-15@16c. Amber is active at 13@14c and dark is moving freely on the basis of 12@13¢. Lemons—Californias or $3.50. Lettuce—Supply is larger than a week ago, but still below the demands of ship- pers. The price is steady at 14c. Maple Sugar—t1o%c per lb. Maple Syrup—$1 per gal. for fancy. Nuts—Butternuts, 65c; walnuts, 65c; hickory nuts, $2.35 per bu. Onions—In good _ supply much demand at 6oc per bu. Oranges—Floridas command $3.25 per box. California Navels $3.25 for fancy and $3 for choice; California Seedlings, $2.75. Potatoes—The market is steady, with- out special feature. The price ranges from 50@55c at outside buying points. Poultry—Live pigeons are in active demand at 6o0c@$1. Nester squabs, either live or dressed, $2 per doz. Dressed stock commands the “following : Chickens, 12@13c; small hens, 11@12c: ducks, 14@15c; turkeys, 16@17c; small squab broilers, 1214@15c ; Belgian hares, g@loc. Radishes—3oc per doz. for hothouse. Spanish Onions—$1. 40 per crate. Spinach—ooc per bu. Squash—2c per lb. for Hubbard. Sweet Potatoes—Jerseys, $4 per bbl. ; Illinois, $3.75. Turnips—4oc per bu. looms has_ been; considerable, Franklin Allen. A te The Grain Market. Wheat has been rather dull. Trades in cash and futures have been below the usual large transactions. One reason for cash being neglected is the scarcity of cars to move the large quantities. Exports, as usual, have been fair, be- ing over 5,000,000 bushels last week, and even at this time it has been somewhat restricted because the amount at sea- board is below the usual amount held there at this time of the year. If cars were more plentiful there would be more moving toward the seaboard and, con- sequently, larger exports. Initial re- ceipts have been below the usual amount at this time of the year, but this can not always last. The railroads before long will find cars to move the grain east- ward. Stocks on the continent are also below the average, having decreased over goo,ooo bushels last week. The amount in sight is 50,000,000 bushels, which is 8,000,000 bushels less than last year, when prices for cash wheat were about 12c per bushel higher. Argen- tine, thus far, hae not been a factor in 4%C; 1 Messinas, and not gays shipments to Europe because the qual- ity is not up, as the weather still con- tinues wet there. Besides, prices are not tempting for shipping purposes and, as stated, the quality is poor, and the United Kingdom is not looking for that quality just now, but prefers wheat from the United States to mix with its own inferior quality. We hardly think there will be more depression in the present prices, Corn is also flat, simply because the grade thus far has not been up. How- ever, the present cold snap may be con- ducive to curing it so that it will grade better. This is the universal belief, What has been marketed thus far has been soft. Later it will come along in better shape, so the present market is in a waiting mood. Oats are firm and stocks are decreas- ing and we see nothing at present that will lower prices, as the demand keeps more than pace with the supply. Rye is in some better condition, as the demand is better, but prices can not be elevated. Good rye only is wanted, as distillers can use only the choice quality. Poor quality is neg- lected. Beans remain steady. While the de- mand is not urgent, prices at present remain fairly firm. Flour keeps very steady. Demand, both local and domestic, is good. Ex- ports, owing to the tax put on in the United Kingdom, and other continental markets, are restricted and wheat goes out instead of flour. The millers in the United Kingdom and other countries, such as Belgium, France and Germany, are reaping the benefit which the Amer- ican millers ought to reap. The demand for mill feed is ahead of the supply and, as the dairies are ur- gently in want of mill feed, prices re- main strong at $!19 for bran and $21 for middlings. In my yearly report of the amount of wheat received in Grand Rapids dur- ing the year I902 there was an error. It read 20,843. It should have read 2,843. Receipts of grain for the past week have been as follows: wheat, 64 cars: corn, 14 Cars; oats, 15 cars; rye, I car; flour, 2 cars; beans, 2 cars; hay, I car; straw, I Car; potatoes, 14 cars, Millers are paying 73c for No. 2 red wheat, 69c for No. 1 white wheat and 69c for No, 3 red wheat. C. G. A. Voigt. a a ren Needed For Other Purposes. A Georgia justice recently married a runaway couple who drove up to his house and went through the ceremony without descending from the carriage. When the ceremony was over, the groom fumbled in his pocket and fished up 36 cents. *“*Jedge,’” he said, ‘‘this here’s all the money I got in the world. Ef you’ve a mind to take it, you kin; but I'll say now that I done set it aside fer the honeymoon expenses,’’ oS to For Gillies’ N, Y. tea,all kinds, grades and prices. call Visner. hoth nhones Piles Cured By New Painless Dissolvent treatment; no chloroform or Send for book. Dr. Willard M. Burleson Rectal Specialist 103 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. knife. 6 more grooms and lovers of the horse per se The typical Chicagoan would rather cut out the theater entirely than to don his dress suit to sit through a perform- ance. Consequently the business suit . cago man will go to In husiness dress, Chicago men are mode ers, ail, 1 nothing pm, A suit of soft material, about evenly di- vided between single and double breasted coats, waistcoat and trousers tc match the coat, a black and white scarf with occasionally a dash of col; r, little jewelry and sturdy calf shoes, well shined, comprise the business wardrc be of the men in Even in the waistcoa every of go per cent. Chicago. ts, where there is occasion for a deviation from this rule of modesty, there is to denart fre part fro little tendency just mentioned, The fancy waistcoat appears, however, the outht on occasions when it is necessary to be . a bit ‘'spruced up."’ Way in the lead of fancy vests are the white effects. Chicago men wear more of the plain} white waistcoats than of all other styles The single-breasted, high- cut vest is the standard. It is safe to gay together. of the g the fal was expected, y because the business men inward that luced du il ag some waistcoat styles proc ring have not sold so we simp! . ly fe rather ashamed to break away from the conventional and after all cared little for fancy velvets, silks and worsteds which flooded the market. White grounds with fancy black are worn much, but one sees very few of the flannel effects with a sc rt of race- course effect in black stripes, Rather a peculiar waistcoat ment for winter wear has made its pearance. It is a knit material on the Sweater order. In fact, it might be more proper t tachment. It has no collar, but the up- portion is arranged with lapels showing a portion of the shirt front. It 18 especially adapted for cold weather, slipping over the head like a sweater, per Prevailing Fashions in the Chicago Mar- theater dress, for Mr, Chi-| hgures | arrange- | ap-j call it a sweater with vest at-! j | | i i i i j i i but presenting an appearance of a fancy | waistcoat, Attached cuffs always have been the proper thing in dress shirts. They are becoming more and more popular in the cheaper grades of garments. There 1$ a Certain convenience about them that seems to more than balance the incon- venience. All the high-grade stores furnish an extra pair of cuffs to be sewed on the wristband. | MICHIGAN An Unusual Opportunity FOR Safe - - Sure -- Profitable Investment IN A COMPANY HAVING No Debts No Bonds No Preferred Stock No Promoters’ Stock No Salaried Officers TRADESMAN Going Out of Business The Oldest Wholesale House We offer our entire stock of HATS, CAPS, GLOVES Fur Hats, Wool Hats, Straw Hats, Winter Caps, Spring Caps, Pads, Etc., Etc., Etc. Walter Buhl & Co. Detroit, Michigan Dress Gloves, Working Gloves, Lined and Unlined, Stretchers, Will sell goods away below the manufacturers’ prices, including 1903 styles. No Individual Liabilities All stock fully paid and non- assessable é ror $2.50 Per Share Par Value $10 Each Wr. fer an opportur WwW r c t WY « Pre c ow. « ‘ai r fa 4 are ent v a it of th rge f i ave € | | é ‘ 5 c re r r t ad y | j é ‘ i j fore rma ¢ vee lishe rke fort « | The M. B. Martin Co., Ltd. 117-119 Monroe Street | Grand Rapids, Mich. | HATS, ' FIGURES WON'T LIE, BUT LIARS CAN FIGURE.” JOSEPH SHRIER Manufacturer and Jobber of CAPS AND STRAW GOODS 193-195 BANK ST., CLEVELAND, OHIO Write F. H. Clarke, 78 Woodland Avenue, Detroit, Michigan Representative. + H. M. REYNOLDS ROOFING CO. Grand Rapids, Michigan MANUFACTURERS Ready Gravel Roofing, Two and Three Ply Tarred Felt Roofing, Roof Paints, Pitch and Tarred Felt. The Silk Industry in 1902. Looking back over the industrial re- sults of 1902 in the United States, the fact is apparent that the year was no- ticeable for considerable activity ; and the silk industry shared with other in- dustries in that respect. A conspicuous interference, however, was the silk dyers’ strike at Paterson during April, May and June. It is estimated that the curtailed output amounted to at least 1,000,000 pounds of raw silk, resulting in a curtailed production of $9,000,000 in finished goods. The financial loss to the manufacturers was also consider- able. For the remainder of the year, the silk mills have been in active opera- tion and the advancing price of raw silk, since the opening of the new silk season in July, has kept pace with the generally prosperous business condition in our country and with the activity in this particular industry. The volume of business for the fall trade and winter season has been far in excess of last sea- son’s corresponding period. Competition among the silk manufacturers them- selves has not lessened—in fact, it has increased. The additions to plants in high-class throwing machinery and high speed weaving looms has been consid- erable. Consumers of manufactured products have continued to benefit by the sharp domestic competition in the silk trade, and the problem of reconciling low prices to consumers with advancing prices for raw materials and demands of operatives for a higher wage is the diffi- cult problem before us which remains unsolved. Theoretically, it appears easy to solve. Practically, it is not solved. The low prices at which do- mestic silk taffetas have been sold for the past three years in the American market testify to this ever increasing rivalry of our silk manufacturers, and the present conditions make pertinent the query, ‘‘How long can it safely last?*? It is certainly not unreasonable to sur- mise, taking into consideration pres- ent tendencies in the trade, that the American silk manufacturer is basing all his hopes on long continued business prosperity in general throughout the United States, rather than on actual present returns from the business. It is self-evident that improved general con- ditions should be made to apply also to the manufacturer who has all the risks and responsibilities of such a situation, It is undisputed also that the general expense items of factory and mill or- ganization have considerably increased in cost during the past year. Is it not opportune, then, to consider whether the consumer, who for so long a time has been so greatly favored by the boom of low prices for silk goods, is doing now his or her share in the matter of price, considering the increased cost under conditions now existing? —___» +. Get in Touch With the World. The man who gets ‘‘out of the swim,’’ so to speak, who loses his tcuch with the great, pushing world about him, who secludes himself in his study or labora- tory, and deals only witb books and theories instead of with men and things, will soon find himself going down grade. It is not living in the world of yester- day, nor in the world of to-morrow ; but in to-day’s world, that counts. We must know the world, and the day we are living in and keep in responsive touch with the great movements of Civ- ilization., MICHIGAN TRADESMAN A great many men have lived in the past and have been educated in medi- aeval methods instead of modern ones. They have lived in history, spending their time in buried cities, in dead philosophies, in exhausted theories, un- til they are dried up. They have gath- ered all their nourishment from the past. They are as much out of place in the present as a bird of paradise would be at the north pole. Their physical sustenance is the only thing that ties them to the actual world of to-day. Their mental food, their reflections are all in the past, and yet they wonder why the world does not appreciate them, why they are not in touch with it, when the fact is that they are really strangers in a strange land. They have no sym- pathy with the struggles of the present, with the tendency of the age, or with the great movements going on all about them. NH Here’s a Case of Save! The proverbial Yankee thriit shows up big in a story now going the rounds reminiscent of a Western Massachusetts banker who died during the past year, He believed in the maxim, ‘‘A penny saved is a penny earned’’ with a ven- geance. His clerks were denied the luxury of pads of paper and were re- quired to figure on the backs of old en- velopes that had been carefully prepared by the office boy in his leisure moments. The banker had a son-in-law who builded wisely by inviting his father- in-law to spend a few weeks with him at the seashore. The close-fisted banker decided to unloosen to the extent of having,the daily newspapers that the bank had subscribed for sent to him after the quotations had been inspected, He left explicit instructions that the advertising pages were to be cut out and the edges trimmed so as to save postage, The papers, which were sent every other day, were too heavy for the one-cent limit although considerably inside the weight allowable for two cents. It was a matter of facetious comment in the bank that the ‘‘old man’’ was not get- ting full value for his two-cent expendi- ture for postage. The margin in favor of Uncle Sam, however, diminished ap- preciably after the third installment of literature had been forwarded, the cashier receiving a postal card that bore the following request: ‘*Mail papersin single wrapper every four days and they will require but three cents postage.’’ a Rough on the Siate. Arthur S. Ainsworth tells a story on himself apropos of the coal situation. He has been in the coal business for many years and among his patrons is an eccentric citizen who recently ordered a ton of egg coal. A day or two afterward the customer came into the coal office and, leaning over the rail, drawled out: ‘*What kind of coal was that you sent me, Arthur?’’ ‘‘Why, egg coal, as you ordered,’’ responded Mr. Ainsworth affably and promptly. ‘Well, maybe; but, if it was, it was anywhere from a robin’s egg to grape fruit in size,’’ retorted the dissatisfied patron, “It burns all right, queried the coal merchant. **Well, 1 don’t know yet. But I don’t believe there’s encugh coal in it to keep the slate warm.”’ a The luckiest thing about a horseshoe over the door is that it does not fall on your head. doesn't it?’’ Granulated Sugar For Two Cents a Pound. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson re- cently made the following prediction re- garding the production of beet sugar: I expect to live to see the time when the farmers of the United States will produce enough beet sugar to supply the entire demand for local consumption and have a surplus for export. I ex- pect to live to see granulated beet sugar selling in our village groceries for 2 cents a pound, with a good profit to the farmer who grows the beets, to the men who own the factories and the merchants who supply the market. I am firmly convinced that we will get down to 2-cent sugar and have all we need of it when the economies have been de- veloped and put in practice. We are very green now; we are children, mere beginners in the business and have a great many things to learn about it, but if we apply the great American genius to this thing, the genius that has made us the foremost producing nation on earth, we will teach the Old World how to grow acrop of sugar and make money out of it. We have many advan- tages over the European producers, In the old countries labor is cheap to be sure, and women and children work in the fields alongside of the men folks, which our farmers will never permit their wives and daugbters to do, but 7 they have to pay high rents for their lands and large sums for fertilizers, while we have as much free land as anybody can possibly want for a century to come, and will be using the virgin soil all that time. TOOTS SY F.M.C E me Eh are always Fresh Roasted read The M. B. Martin Co.’s If you have money to invest advertisement on page 6. M. J. SCHLOSS Manufacturer of Men’s, Boys ’& Children’s Clothing Well made, perfect fitting, up-to-date styles. Call or write for samples. 143 Jefferson ave., Detroit, Mich. This is a reminder MAIL ORDERS that we wish your or: ders as much every day in the year as on the particular days our salesman calls. not able to call every day, so ask that you give us your order by mail for wants between trips. Appreciating that goods ordered by mail are wanted, we guarantee special attention to and quick delivery of all mail orders. WoRDEN (GROCER COMPANY We are Grand Rapids, Michigan WHOLESALE OYSTERS We are the largest wholesale dealers in Western Michigan. Order early. DETTENTHALER MARKET, Grand Rapids, Mich. Ss MICHIGAN TRADESMAN DESMAN Devoted to the Best Interests of Business Men Micacani Cen esos? Published weekly by the TRADESMAN COMPANY Grand Rapids : Subscription Price lar per year, payable in advance. 1t ion accepted unless accom- One dc instructions to the ns are continued indefi- scontinue mu by p nt to ple copies, 5 cents apiece. con- pe accom- date sntered at the Grand Rapids Posto 2 When writing to any of our advertisers. please at you saw the advertisement in the Michigan Tradesman. E. A. STOWE, Eprror. WEDNESDAY -. - JANUARY 14, 1903. STATE OF MICHIGAN }.. County of Kent Ty John DeBoer, being duly sworn, de- poses and says as follows: I am pressman in the office of the Tradesman Company and have charge of the presses and folding machine in that establishment. | printed and folded 7,000 copies of the issue of January 7, 1903, and saw the edition mailed in the usual manner. And further deponent saith not. John DeBoer. Sworn and subscribed before me, a notary public in and for said county, this tenth day of January, 1903. Henry B. Fairchild, Notary Public in and for Kent county, Mich. KAILROAD ACCIDENTS. It is safe to say that nine out of every ten railroad accidents are preventable. This is equivalent to stating that nearly every fatality upon the railroads of the country is due to the carelessness of the conductors, engineers, train dispatchers or switchmen. Ifthe carelessness of all these men could be limited, traveling on the railroads would be as safe as traveling on the streets or public bigh- ways. In every place a man takes some chances, but he takes less on the streets or public highways than anywhere else. According to the statistical report of the Interstate Commerce Commission, during the three years ending June 1900, 21,874 persons were killed on rail- roads in the United States, and for the year 1900, 7,865 were killed and 50,320 injured. The remarkable 20 > character of these figures is illustrated by the fact that the number of British soldiers who lost their lives in South Africa during the same time is almost an equal re- Froduction of them. In other words, it is quite as dangerous to travel upon the railroads of the United States as it is to engage in war, where men are shot and killed for the purpose of overcoming their activity. But bow is the carelessness of railroad men to be prevented? Engineers and conductors in constantly operating their trains learn after awhile that the chance of accident is very remote. This in it- self breeds carelessness. After running an engine for a few years it is difficult for an engineer to tell how fast he is go- ing or to keep bis eyes upon the track abead of him. In the accident the other day the engineer of a train saw the sig- nal of the brakeman to stop and an- swered it. Yet he kept right on and smashed into the rear end of the train be must have known was ahead of bim. The fact probably is that this man mis- understood the signal or was in a trance and knew not what be was doing. There are two ways to reduce care- lessness among railroad men, One is to frequntly change them about and thus, by giving them new problems, keep their mental! faculties constantly in or- der, Another is to prosecute them for manslaughter whenever the accidents they bring about result in loss of human life. Probably the last named remedy would restrain only a few, because, along with other things, they would for- get that menace. It may be urged as an objection to changes that they them- selves would increase the dangers; but as it is impossible to invent machinery which will prevent accidents, whoever bas charge of the operators of railroad trains should constantly keep after them and keep their minds working. A sleepy engineer may easily smash up a railroad train anda careless con- ductor may easily misconstrue his or- ders. The danger to themselves does not seem to affect railroad men. Some- thing more is necessary to make them look out for the property of their employ- ers and the lives placed in their charge. ee ate en enn en ‘‘Orange groves,’’ says a man from Florida, ‘‘are not the Elysian fields one imagines, with golden fruit hanging from heavily laden trees, and scented zephyrs sweeping through the leafy bowers. Ob, no! orange raising hasn't such a poetical side. Of late years it seems that the climate has changed in Florida. Our winters are severe and snow is frequent. Bonfires have to be built in the groves to keep the buds from freezing. The trees must be wrapped with bagging and nursed as carefully as a haby. With constant watchfulness there is a heavy percentage of loss, and since it takes five years from the time a tree is planted until it bears fruit, it can be seen what per- sistent care is necessary to keep a grove going. No, sir; the bridal blossoms and baimy South wind idea of orange culture is incorrect. ’’ ———— The Supreme Court of the United States has decided in a recent case that there is no presumption of survivorship among persons who perish in a com- mon disaster. It was held in the case in question that there was no presump- tion that a son survived his mother when both were victims of a wreck at sea. In the absence of proof the pre- Sumption is that their deaths were simultaneous. This is contrary to a view that has been popularly held, to the effect that there was a presumption that the younger and stronger succumbed later than those who were older and weaker. The learned judges do not find that experience justifies sucha con- clusion, but that those who are involved in a common disaster are overcome by a common fate in which it is impos- sible to measure differences or make distinctions. ee The Boers, it develops, had a scheme to invade Canada. The money for the enterprise was to have been provided by Edward Van Ness, a wealthy New Yorker, who died before the plans were matured. The Canadians wil] probably think that their valor is appraised at less than par when they hear that a force of 3,000 South Africans was considered enough to capture their country and put them to flight. In view of what a bandful of Boers accomplished in South Africa against the vast British army, it does not, however, look wholly imprac- ticable, SE = Environment will man than a new no more save a case will regulate an old watch, QUEENSHIPS GOING BEGGING. The sorry spectacle which Europe is called upon to witness of a crown prin- cess indignantly renouncing her claims to a throne, with its concomitant of a dissolute and an abusive husband, to seek a life of humble domesticity amid an alien pecple, has its parallel on the western shore of the continent, where a crown sits heavily upon the brows of a young Queen, whose woes are doubly bitter because she must wear them in sight of al] her people, the cares of her high office forbidding her to seek that seclusion so grateful to women whose dreams of happiness turn to realities of humiliation and shame. No one would marvel to hear to-morrow that Wilhel- mina of Holland had abdicated the re- gal power and splendor from which Louise of Saxony is fleeing, which proved a crown of thorns to her neigh- bor, Leopold’s heartbroken mate, and from which Elizabeth of Austria shrank during all her forlorn and unhappy life. A study of the inner life of the courts of Europe during the past century reveals few female sovereigns whose lives have been happy. Fame, wealth, power, sov- ereignty, are empty names to a woman denied happiness at her own hearth, and the conditions surrounding royal marriages are not favorable to the hap- piness of the high contracting parties. Monarchical matrimonial alliances are of necessity arranged with regard to neither the taste nor the preference of those who enter them. That mutual regard which aione can insure a har- monious union is almost invariably wanting. The inevitable result has written itself down in the history of all the royal houses of Europe: ‘Coldness, neglect, infidelity on the part of the bus- band; heart-burnings and bitter re- proaches or open indifference on the part of the wife; children alienated from both parents and wasting their lives in court dissipations; an_ illustrious line undergoing a rapid process of de- cay. This is the history, repeated over and over again, of most of the royal houses, interrupted now and then, but only temporarily stayed, by congenial Marriages, A male ruler whose life is empty of all that sweetens existence may find full satisfaction in busying himself with a wise or unwise administration of bis office, in advancing his kingdom in the arts of war or of peace, in reaching out for new possessions or going to war with his neighbors, gaining new allies among the powers or otherwise moving the pawns about the board in the great game which the nations of the earth have been playing for the past few cen- turies. Some women wearing crowns have in the past found a like panacea in administering affairs of state. To have power, to rule, to receive the homage of subjects, to be able to speak the word that should cause the heads of disagree- able persons to tumble into a basket, was a dear and esteemed privilege for a woman when other women were in bonds and only a queen was even in name free, To-day all things are changed. The emancipation of woman has girdled the earth and extends from the Arctic to the Antarctic circles. Not only have women quietly stepped out from under the do- mestic yoke, but they have, in many cases, riveted it firmly about the neck of their quondam lords and masters, Women are free to study, -to play, to acquire the higher education, to enter the trades and professions, to mix in politics, to wear trousers if they choose, and in some states they may, and do, aspire to the highest elective offices. They may travel all over the face of the earth ; may turn explorers if they please - may mine and navigate, ride wheels, drive automobiles; be as wicked, as re- sistant, as independent as men, They may smoke and drink, go slumming; play the philanthropist, become philoso- phers, sociologists, lay an ax to the foundations of the entire social fabric or lend a gentler hand in correcting its defects and strengthening its abuses. And along with all these opportunities and rights they are free to be just as adorable and adored as ever they were in the history of the world since Adam's fall, to love and be beloved; to make home beautiful and to rear their own little families. With all these liberties and privileges, what is the use of being a queen, ham- pered by petty conventions, enslaved by court usages, restricted within its narrow limits, buffeted by ministeis, thwarted by parliamentary bodies, bad- gered by diplomats, and not even ven- erated by the common peopie, who are fast finding out that the royal rule is not gratia Dei, but most decidedly by the arrogance of man. Whatever the merits of the personal controversy in which the Queen-apparent of Saxony is engaged, it would seem the part of common sense for a woman of normal qualities in these days to forswear the doubtful emolu- ments of a throne and seize upon the privileges of democratic womanhood. — Jobn Bennett has furnished Goy. Bliss with a schedule of clippings covering all the comments the Michigan Trades- man has made on the lemon extract ru!- ing written by him and promulgated in the October Bulletin of the Dairy and Food Department. Each article is ac- companied by Colonel John's interpre- tation and opinion of the statements made, and the manner in which he warps the truth and twists and distorts facts is in keeping with his career as a ‘‘druggist’’ and food inspector, He controverts statements which were never made and denounces rumors which never existed outside of bis fertile imagina- tion. As a con artist and a creator of pipe dreams, Colonel John takes front rank, ie Over 12,coo employes of the United States Steel Corporation think well of its stock as an investment, even if they do not altogether approve of it as a trust combination. By the end of the month it is anticipated that fully 25,000 em- ployes will have applied for stock on the special terms offered by the corpora- tion. As only 25,000 shares have been set apart for the employes none of them will become very heavily interested un- less the amount is increased. The offi- cials express themselves as greatly pleased with the interest manifested by the men who make the millions that the corporation annually distributes in divi- dends, —__ A company of Indiana capitalists has purchased twenty thousand acres of land in Alabama and will start what will be the largest Strawberry patch in the country. There never can be too many Strawberries and the gentlemen from Indiana will be generally applauded for their enterprise, —_—_—_—__—_—_—_ Joy killed a man in South Dakota. He dropped dead after discovering a gold mine after Prospecting seventeen years. Moral: Don’t look for a gold mine. It is more fun to live without one. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Se) Serre earner ean ener Everything in Carpenters’ Tools A Solution of the Fuel Situation Fully There is no reason why it should Guaranteed. cost any more to heat your house this year than during previous Money winters. A ton of coal costs more refunded money, but aswel Burton’s Fuel ee Economizer $3.25. attached to a stovepipe will reduce your fuel bill 25 to 50 per cent. = Grand Rapids, Michigan = i ae 7UMAM ANA AA ANA AAA JAA UA AA JAA J44 AbA Ab 466 J4A Jd Ud 4b 46 466 dd dd 4d JbA JUANG come clogged with soot. Write ag hierraceeh smetiggamorayg Buckeye Paint & Varnish Co. your town at once. ° ° RE nn Paint, Color and Varnish Makers 160 W. Larned St., Detroit, Mich. Mixed Paint, White Lead, Shingle Stains, Wood Fillers Sole Manufacturers CRYSTAL-ROCK FINISH for Interior and Exterior Use. Corner 15th and Lucas Streets, Toledo, Ohio. AL ALAALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALLALL AMM AAL AA AMA Ab JbA JbA J4A A4A db AAA ANA dd dhe Jd Jd Jd Jd ddd Jbd dbd Jb bd CLARK-RUTKA-WEAVER CO., Wholesale Agents for Western Michigan a es Ap ee Arn dw 4a “- —— jp —~-__ 4 4. J ~Bhements Sons fansing Michigan. ~~ a =>. 4 The Good Sense Oscillating Bob Sled q Number Size of Runner Width Between Bolster Stakes Width of Track Weight Code Word 4 Ee Tee eG Heck g feet Gimenes. 1) As Wiese. 400 IDSs... .. en Stive < 5 ae aA 24 RASeO feel So, inehes 268 26 SieetG inches. 0 AA RS 550 ibe... |. Seat 4 236244 x6 tect 7% Inches... 22... fort G mehes 45 wiches..-........- a Stocky 3 Se 26 Shwe feet ar Inches. @ feet G imehes. wo. S AB ees. a POG ee Stoic We can, if desired, make the track 38, 40, 42, 44, 48 inches. For hauling heavy loads over rough ground this sled has no equal. The material in this sled is the very best obtainable from the famous forests and mines of Michigan, selected to best suit the pur- pose for which it is intended. Very thoroughly and strongly ironed. The runners are plated full length; the ends of the beams are ironed so as to prevent splitting. The bolster stakes are of iron and will NEVER WORK LOOSE. + dew Clothing Review of the Hat and Cap Business For 1902. Notwithstanding the limited demand for colors, it is generally agreed that the hat business for 1902 has been _prosper- ous and large in volume. Manufacturers, however, claim that it has not been done with a commensurate profit to them and in support of this Statement various factors are named. Some of these follow: Raw materials have gone up, shellac, for instance, having doubled in price. Furs are high; the box lumber is high; fuel has been higher fcr months because of the miners’ strike; wages have risen. The heavy demand for wide-brimmed solt hats, made at high cost, has also belpe to make the manufacturers’ profits smail, Indeed, it is stated that some of the manufacturers, notwithstanding their years of experience, their industry and unremitting attention, will close the year having made simply a fair rate of inter- est on the amount of capital invested, The increase in the cost of production has not been offset by anything near iike a corresponding saving through new economies in the processes of manufac- ture. It is true that the savings of sur- plus shellac extracted from bodies, the prevention of the waste of alcohol and the sale of roundings have been carefully locked to, but this has been done in other years and can not be taken into consideration in this argument. So far as we have been able to learn, the only real saving that has been effected has been in the introduction of the pouncing machine Dut this is an investment for the manufacturer which it will take time to offset and to make a real saving. It is a fact that because of the in- creased cost of production some manu- facturers have entirely discontinued some of the low grades, and one of the largest makers of low and medium grade stiff hats last month officially notified the trade .of an increase in prices, and the coming season the trade in general must expect this or a deterioration in trimmings or bodies in other grades. While the increase in the sale of soft hats has been marked, there are certain markets wherein the stiff hat has main- tained its supremacy, and a result has been that many consumers have this fall purchased two hats, beginning the sea- son with a soft one and winding up with aderby. This has been particularly true in New York and a number of other large cities. At the present time there is a clearly defined tendency toward open and flat effects in stiff hat brims, and most of the principal lines for spring contain large assortments of such samples. There is also a tendency toward fuller crowns and lower depths, and it is ex- pected that hats with brims as above described and depths of 5 and 5% inches will be very popular, in contrast to the taper crowns in 53 and 6 inch depths with curled brims that were sell- ing at this time last year. The great demand for soft hats has in- duced some manufacturers, who hereto- fore confined their production entirely to stiff hats, to reorganize part of their plant, enabling them to produce soft goods as well. That there should be many new styles of soft hats is, after ali, natural, for while until within the last five years soft hats were worn mostly in the country, and there was no need for much more than what are considered regular staple styles,on the other hand,in recent years, the soft hat having gained favor in the large cities, it was inevitable that new styles must be introduced to meet the exactions and the desire for change which the city man has been accustomed to gratify in stiff hats. The introduction of many new styles, while it has forced the dealer to carry a greater variety of blocks in his stock, has also caused him to buy smaller quan- tities of each style. This and the fact alluded to recently that the factories were not able to make deliveries as de- sired has not been altogether a bad fea- ture, since it forced the buyer to be- come conservative, and al! this has tended to prevent the accumulation of too large a stcck of any one style that might be undesirable and the conse- quent tying up of capital in dead stock. Manufacturers of silk hats agree that their output this year has been some- what greater than in 1901, and retailers have found a ready demand for the goods. The sale of opera hats has also been somewhat in excess of last year, the silk-ribbed variety selling in far greater numbers than the merino, The volume of the cap trade for the year is represented by makers as being equal to that of Jast year, but proprietors claim that profits have been inadequate. The cap men are even more emphatic in this assertion than are the hat manu- facturers, particularly those who sel] to the jobbing trade, for they have experi- enced marked increases in the prices of labor subsequent to having taken orders at prices that were figured on a basis for making that was in accordance with scales whick it was believed by them would continue through the season. Styles shown have been varied and at- tractive. Wortby of mention is a consolidation of two of the large manufacturers in the trade, which took place last November. Jobbers have had a good year and where their buyers have been circum- spect and have not tied up too much capital on staple shapes where catering to territories that have taken kindly to the many new shapes introduced, they should find a comfortabie balance on the right side of the ledger. As was nat- ural to be expected in a prosperous year, changes of firms and discontinu- ances among jobbers have been fewer than usual. A feature that has bothered the jobber considerably has been the demand on the part of retailers for im- mediate deliveries on styles that it had not been intended should be delivered until the beginning of a new season. The inability of the jobber to entirely meet such demands, however, has bad its beneficial side, as is pointed out elsewhere in this article. The strengthening of the unions and some of the methods used by them have preduced conditions that are regarded as prejudicial to the interests of the trade as a whole, and have resulted in manufacturers feeling the necessity of forming a national association of hat manufacturers. The most progressive minds in the hat trade, being in actual con- tact with them, can not for a Single day lose sight of their defective meth- ods. A sore point is the restriction of production, which must tend to keep the skilled workman on the same level with the other kind and must keep down the earnirg capacity of the industrious to the dead level of the slow worker. Such a practice, since it curtails if it does not absolutely limit the earning capacity of the workman, must act asa > ey ey . pay aa ery Wie and your whole suit on one hanger when you use Combination Suit Hangers Peerless ? They press your trousers while hanging. 4. LTT Strong, Practical, Cheap. A= > “ze Six suits where you formerly hung one when you use a Peerless Improved Closet Bar. You can get any suit without disturbing the rest. This outfit appeals to all men. Why don’t you sellthem? Advertising furnished, Samples free to dealers. 422222322 On Posi WSS SST SSS SSSSsSSfFSFJeSEese WILLIAM CONNOR President WILLIAM ALDEN SMITH Vice-President The William Connor Co. Incorporated WHOLESALE CLOTHING 28 and 30 S. Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich. SPRING and SUMMER line of samples of every kind in ready-made clothing for Children, Youths and Men. The largest line ever shown by one firm, representing sixty trunks and ten different factories’ goods to select from and cheapest to highest grades. WINTER OVERCOATS and SUITS We have these on hand for immediate de] reduced prices, being balance of KoLr tired from business expenses allowed. M. C. HUGGETT Sec’y-Treas. ivery and are closing out same at anc & Sons’ line, who have now re- Mail orders promptly attended to. Customers’ Ellsworth & Thayer Mfg. Co. MILWAUKEE, WIS., U. S. A. Sole Manufacturers of the Great Western Patent Double Thumbed Gloves and Mittens a. ao UNION MADE 3 everything in gloves. Catalogue on application. W B. &. DOWNARD, General a - re MICHIGAN TRADESMAN preventative of the journeyman rising to the position of shop owner, and thus is violated a principle so dear to every American, the prevention of caste. Surely no real American would like to see a time when the workman shall be prevented from becoming the owner of a business of his own or a millionaire, if he has the ability to do so. There are countries in the Orient where the son of a journeyman shoemaker must always be a journeyman shoemaker, and the son of a journeyman hatter can never get beyond the stage himself of being a journeyman hatter. A national associa- tion of kat manufacturers,it is believed, will be able to correct some of the false lines along which the unions are working and to take harmonious action in other ways that will be a benefit to the trade. The business in straw goods has, on the whole, been of a satisfactory char- acter. However, the prevalence of cool weather in several sections of the coun- try last summer has caused to be carried over goods in lower-priced straws, This has been felt this season in the falling off of orders at the factories in goods ranging in prices from $3.50 a dozen downward, such grades showing a de- creased sale of probably 33% per cent. up to this writing. In no part of the hat business has the past year seen a greater revolution in styles than in straws. The latter part of the summer wit- nessed an almost total eclipse of the rough braid and triple-brim yacht and, coincidently the sudden demand for sennits and splits. With the end of the season came also the demand for wider brims on yachts, and at present we find brims ordered ranging from 2% to 3% a di- mensions seem to be 23(x22%% and 2% x3. In negligee shapes a auied change has also taken place, the Alpine having lost its popularity in both Panamas and straws, and now a large variety of low- crowned, broad-brimmed effects, in- cluding telescope shapes, are offered. All this is a direct result of the tre- mendous vogue of the real Panama last season, and the ingenious American manufacturer has introduced a myriad of new sightly negligee effects that are well nigh irresistible and must be strong competitors of the Panama. They are shown in sennits, splits, shinkees, Milans and even in Tuscany braids. Statistics as to the quantity and values of the Panamas sold last summer would be interesting, but owing to the peculiar way in which Uncle Sam manages his book-keeping, figures are unobtainable from him, as he keeps no separate ledger column for Panamas, but figures them only in the grand aggregate of ‘*straw goods.’’ Even the best-informed men in the trade would not venture an estimate, for although ships’ manifests are open to inspection, these merely give the number of packages, and the contents of these vary from 30 dozea to 120 dozen. Moreover, a great many of the Panamas that arrive here are in transit only, destined for Havana or otber foreign ports. The sale of Panamas thus far this season is greater than many seem to be- lieve, and it looks as though the total sales on these goods for the season will be a factor. The intrinsic merits of this hat have enabled it to outlive the ridi- cule beaped upon it by some of the funny men of the daily press and repro- duced by some senile trade paper editors. The new season witnesses also the re- entrance into the field of black and white and black straws, but it is of course too early to know what measure of success will be accorded the revival of a style, that had a tremendous vogue about ten years ago. There is a growing sentiment in favor of a revival of fancy bands. Where shown they are in very neat effects, pro- nounced loud patterns not being pur- chased. With the trade in a generally satisfac- tory condition it is not surprising to find that two firms who heretofore confined their energies to other lines of the hat business have branched out and joined the ranks of those who manufacture straws for the fine trade. Taking for granted the probability of an increase of prices at the factory in such lines where an advance has not yet been declared, it appears that a great share of the responsibility of making a successful year of 1903 rests upon the retailer. He must meet it in the right spirit. A willingness on the part of the public to pay higher prices for hats was demonstrated both last summer, in the sale of better grades of straws and gen- uine Panamas, and also this fali sea- son. This is greatly in the retailer's fa- vor. After all, when it comes right down toa fine point, a man’s hats cost him less per year than this clothes, his underwear or his shoes; yes, even less than his neckties,in the case of weaithy men who are careful dressers. Has the retailer ever fully used this argument? And, after all is said and done, is there any one thing in a man’s dress that so dominates his appearance and is so potent a factor in making him look prepossessing or repulsive as his hat? A Backed a Horse and Lost. Pat—Did you ever back a horse in your life, Mike? Mike—Yes, once, and only once? Did you win anything? No, begorra; that I didn’t. Why, how was that? Well, you see, I backed the blessed hoss through a shop window, and | had to pay. ge Without temptation there would he no virtue in virtue, All parties interested in Automobiles are requested to write us. We are territorial agents for the Oldsmo- bile, Knox, Winton and White; also have some good bargains in second-hand autos, Adams & Hart, 12 W. Bridge St. Grand Rapids Write for 1903 catalogue. D. E. VANDERVEEN, Jobber, Grand Rapids, Mich, Lot 125 Apron Overall $7.50 per doz. Lot 275 Overall Coat $7.75 per doz. Made from 240 woven stripe, double cable, indigo blue cotton cheviot, stitched in white with ring buttons. Lot 124 Apron Overall $5.00 per doz. Lot 274 Overall Coat $5.50 per doz. Made from 250 Otis woven stripe, indigo blue suitings, stitched in white. We use no extract goods as they are tender and will not wear. EAL LOTHINGG TWO FAC GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. will fill the requirements of every retailer who’s looking for a “steady” trade in popular price clothing. It’s iron-clad clothing—and buye an iron-clad for the © gets guarantee—‘‘a new suit every unsatisfactory one.” Found w clothing é could make better for the same money with Union labor than without it, so we’ve added the Union Label, too. ISSUED By ee TY OF Leg | FINITE ERC, OE MMENT na = ey ~—> Ne “ Sone | ‘aecisrenen . cen se je} a $ 3 >| | Ay lren’s NO Men’s, Boys’ and Chik Suits CHANGE IN PRICE—$3.75 and Overcoats. to $13.50. Better enquire about our Re- tailers’ Help Department- we're giving 14 different of advertising this We'll tell you about itand send you samples. too— Salesmen have them, and we have an office ¢ Kanter Building, Detroit. ere oa a) et) a ed 12 NATURE’S LABORATORY. Work Now Being Carried On by Investi- gators. The story of the work now being car- ried on by investigators in the labora- tory of nature is really more wonderful and startling to the lay mind than the stories of the fairies and magicians of old. An unusual impulse has been given in this country during the last two or three years to the endeavor to trace the mystery of life down to its very beginning, if possible, and some very interesting developments have re- sulted from research along hitherto un- tried lines. The great difficulty with original research in this country in any scientific field has been the meagerness of the material support. What has been done has been done by men who have labored for mere love of the work ; men who have been patient, enthusiatic de- votees of science, but who have felt the handicap of financial limitation. The announcement, therefore, that a gener- ous share of the $10,000,000 given by Mr. Carnegie for the new institution at Washington is to be set aside for the construction and endowment of the fin- est biological laboratories in the world, means the opening up of a splendid field to American workers along these lines. Investigation will no longer be haphazard, but systematic, and very re- markable observations will no doubt be made and a great deal added to our knowledge of early life processes. Once in a while the general reading public hears a little about what present wonder-workers are doing, as when re- cently the discovery made by Dr. Loeb, now of our State University, that unfertilized eggs of the sea urchin could be developed by chemicai processes, was reported with more or less error in the press dispatches and magazine arti- cles. And then somebody, who knows little biology but who has a vivid imag- ination, draws all sorts of Strange and unwarranted conclusions, and triumph- antly asserts that at last has been dis- covered the secret of life. The researches of Professor Loeb are extremely sug- gestive and scientific men are hopeful of a great increase to our stock of working knowledge about the development of the cell and the methods of growth of prim- itive organisms. But it is unfortunate and a positive hindrance to the work that all sorts of wild and utterly unwar- ranted speculations and prophecies are set afloat among the public and the impression given that they emanate from Dr. Loeb, by writers who know very little about the exceedingly diffi- cult field of biology in which the dis- tinguished scientist is working, This same sort of thing has recently happened in the case of the famous Vienna surgeon, Dr. Lorenz, who has performed the bloodless operation for the reduction of hip dislocation in va- rious parts of our country. The phrase ‘“bloodless operation’’ excited the peo- ple until they imagine that he can per- form any operation in this way and re- gard him as a wonder-working magician, As a matter of fact, this particular hip joint operation, which has so excited the people for the past month, has been performed many times in this country, and in our own city by our own sur- geons, although Dr. Lorenz was prob- ably the originator of the bloodless re- duction method and has met with an unusual amount of success in his work. In the vegetable kingdom the new Scientific magicians are accomplishing wonders destined to have very far- reaching results. It will not be ma ny MICHIGAN TRADESMAN | years now before we shall all understand and appreciate the curious and wonder- ful things that are being brought about by expert workers in the agricultural de- partment of nature's laboratory. The scientists have lately been experiment- ing with the corn kernel, and as a re- sult it is now possible to breed corn es- pecially adapted to the purpose for which it is to be used. When we recall that a good corn crop means _ prosperity to a very large part of our country we see the significance of the work carried on largely at the Agricultural College at Urbana, Ill., and elsewhere. There they have been actually recreating corn, by processes of artificial selection and pol- lenization. They have persuaded the corn to produce more protein, the great tissue-builder of the race, orto increase the amount of starch, or to increase the quantity of oi] in the kernel, or to de- crease any of these elements. So that corn to be used for food is bred for pro- tein, and corn raised for oi] is bred for a high percentage of oil. For every per cent. of increase in the amount of oil contained in the kernel the value of the corn is increased five cents per bushel; in fact, one large manufactur- ing establishment offers just that price. The scientists tell us that the average yield of the corn farms in Illinois prom- ises to be advanced ten bushels per acre by the new types of corn now being bred. This means an addition to the general wealth of that one State of at C. C. Wormer Machinery Co. Contracting Engineers and Machinery Dealers Complete power plants designed and erected. Estimates cheerfully furnished. Let us figure with you. Bargains in second-hand engines, boilers, pumps, air compressors and heavy machinery. Complete stock new and second-hand iron and brass and wood working ma- chinery. Large Stock of New Machinery DETROIT, MICHIGAN Foot of Cass St. We are headquarters for Tank Heaters and Feed Cutters Write for list and prices. Brown & Sehler Grand Rapids, Mich. Duplicating Order Pads Counter Check Books Simplify your work. Avoid Please your customers, ples and prices gladly submitted. The Simple Account File Co. 500 Whittlesey St., Fremont, Ohio BAKERS’ OVENS All sizes to suit the needs of any grocer. Do your own baking and make the double profit. Hubbard Portable Oven Co. 182 BELDEN AVENUE, CHICAGO Start the New Year Right By stocking up with Tryabita Food the pepsin celery wheat flake. Tryabita Hulled Corn Both are trade winners. mistakes, Sam- Manufactured by Tryabita Food Company, Ltd., Battle Creek A Shipped new knocked elegant pee down. an Takes a first combination class Cigar freight Case rate. No. 64 Cigar Case. Our New Catalogue shows ten other Styles of Cigar Cases at prices to suit any pocketbook, h Ionia Streets, Granda Rapids, Mich, Also made with Metal Legs. Corner Bartlett and Sout MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 13 least $50,000,000 a year(counting 60 cents per bushel as the average price), and to the whole country of $480,000,000 per year in national wealth. And the same thing will soon be true of wheat. The kernel is being modified in various directions, and in a few years it is quite probable, almost cer- tain, indeed, that the size of the grain of wheat will be increased sufficiently to add enormously to the wealth of the country. The man who shall succeed in slightly but permanently enlarging the wheat grain, yet keeping its quality unchanged, will be one of the greatest benefactors of the race this country or the world has known, And this is sure to happen very soon. Recail what has been done with the potato. From the wild, half-poisonous little knobs on long, out-branching root- lets have been developed, stage by Stage, all our fine, large, staple varieties of to-day. The Agricultural Department at Washington has estimated that one single common variety of potato has added to the wealth of this country $17,000,000 since its introduction twenty years ago. But all kinds of fruits and vegetables are capable of modification and improvement just as much as the potato, and men are working to-day in nature’s laboratory, producing forms of fruits, flowers and vegetabies that will add enormously to the wealth and hap- piness of the world. As we learn more about the habits of plants and know more of the laws which govern their life we shall be enabled to work in partnership with nature and help her to produce more beautiful flow- ers and more useful fruits. There is no reason except our own ignorance why we should not obtain fruits and flowers of any size, form, flavor or color de- sired. Some day we shall know how to produce them. The trouble at pres- ent is not with the plants, but with our- selves, Here is the plant world with practic- ally unlimited possibilities of develop- ment. All that is needed to increase size or productiveness or to improve flavor and color is just the intelligent co-operation of man. The plants will respond to all our intelligent efforts. The kinds we have nowadays will be considered very poor kinds by and by. The day is not far distant when one acre of land will produce many times as much grain or fruit or hay as it does now, and the grain and fruit and hay will be of a far superior quality. All our common fruits and flowers and vegetables have been produced from far inferior forms—the greening and the bellflower from the wild crabapple, the wheat from a grass,the American Beauty rose and the showy chrysanthemums from small, single, wild varieties Everything that we now have in the plant world of fruits, vegetables, flow- ers or grains has been brought to its present state of perfection by the same processes of education and selection which is only a turning of the forces of nature into new channels for the welfare of mankind. We have directed our energies to improving the color and size of the rose and the size and flavor of the blackberry and raspberry. As soon as we turn our efforts to eliminat- ing the thorns and briars with which they now protect themselves, showing them that these are no longer necessary, they will be dropped, just as the apple and strawberry and gooseberry have dropped them. All this sounds to the man not ‘‘up’’ in this line of work most wonderful, if not inconceivable. But again truth is Stranger than fiction, and the truth in this case is that species are as plastic in our hands as clay in the hands of the potter, and all our common weeds and flowers will respond most generously to good cultivation and persistent selec- tion. Frank Stowell. > 2 oe Recent Business Changes in Indiana, Attica—G. S. Roadman_ succeeds Wm. G. West in the grain business. Auburn—C, O. Berry has purchased the interest of his partner in the imple- ment business of Morr & Berry. Bluffton— Bender, Walmer & Barr suc- ceed Bender & Walmer in the dry goods, millinery and shoe business, Bluffton—W. S. Smith & Co., dealers in the clothing and furnishing goods business, have dissolved partnership and consolidated with Bender & Wal- mer. Clay City—Bence & Brown, dealers in boots and shoes, have dissolved part- nership. The business is continued by J. Henry Bence. Fort Wayne—Edmund H. Coombs, wholesale iron and carriage stock deal- er, has merged his business into a cor- poration under the style of the Edmund H, Coombs Co, Greenfield—C. M. Gibbs & Sons con- tinue the hardware business of C. M. Gibbs. Indianapolis—Martin & Strieback, flour and feed dealers, have dissolved partnership. The business is continued by Chas. W. Martin. Marengo—W. J. Hawkins has sold his general merchandise stock to Key & Key. South Bend—The style of the Olive Branch Co. has been changed to the Olive Branch Remedy Co. Tipton—W, H. Moore has purchased the implement stock of Grishaw & Mays. Warsaw—Eugene Alleman has pur- chased the interest of his brother in the grocery and queensware business of Alleman Bros, We have the Largest Stock in Western Mich- igan of Sleigh Runners Convex and Flat Sleigh Shoe Steel Bar and Band lron Send us your orders, Sherwood Hall Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan Ltd. Gas or Gasoline Mantles at 50c on the Dollar GLOVER’S WHOLESALE MDSE. CO. MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS of GAS AND GASOLINE SUNDRIES Grand Rapids. Mich. You ought to sell LILY WHITE “The flour the best cooks use” VALLEY CITY MILLING CoO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. CESSSCCESSSTTEUU CUTEST CCTSS ERC. LARSEN COMPANY : Wintensle Cacansiies a Si Crockery and Woodenware -* fF CU TSC STS TCT T TSU SUT UT TUT SVU U UU ET UU UUN 61 FILER STREET Telephone 143 MANISTEE, MICH. QQLLLG QLQLLS QHQILD ee nemnrrrrnts Save Time, Money, Health BY USING AND SELLING A. R. Wiens’ Dustless and Hygienic Sweeper It makes sweeping a pleasure toall. Sosimple that a child can use it. Recommended by Physicians, Schools, Public In- stitutions and Merchants where- ever introduced so far. Over 2,500 sold in6o days. The in- creased orders from Michigan and Indiana demonstrate that it is wanted very badly there. ; —— Increase your business by hand- A SN WAGREE Wis. sa og Ff TIVE Write for our Illustrated Cat- \\ alogue and Price List. The A. R. Wiens Dustless Brush Company 227-229 Cedar Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin DAA AAAAMADAAAAADAADAAAAADAADADAAAA AA Ai pte int i z | | SS SSESSSES SS SSESESCSSESESE SSEBLSESSL HVOF SILS CSS OSCE HES “Eagle Lye” We are the one and only manufac- turer in our line that makes a cash guarantee upholding the quality of our goods. $1,000 for one grain of adulteration For thirty-three years this offer has stood unaccepted. A challenge open to all chemists of the world. Buy Eagle Lye. Write direct to the factory for particulars of our advertising deal. EAGLE LYE WORKS, It will interest you. MILWAUKEE, WIS. Siidaicinademitneneae oomttet sanmetedeaenikeame’ MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Dry Goods Weekly Market Review of the Principal Staples. Staple Cottons—Ducks and brown osnaburgs have shown no special change in any way. The orders being received for bleached ccttons have been ona limited scale, but the general market is in good shape and prices are unchanged. Wide sheets are firm and steady and coarse colored cottons in good demand, although the short supply restricts the amount of business being transacted. Linings—The lining market, as a whole, has been exceedingly quiet and the past two weeks have shown no fea- ture that would be of special interest. The demand for al! staple varieties has been quiet. Kid finished cambrics have found an indifferent business, but there have been bids made and turned down that were within a small fraction of the sellers’ prices. have ruled steady in all grades, but buyers have bought on a ‘‘hand-to-mouth _ basis’’ only. The demand for corset jeans, sateens and ljow grade satin linings has been small, but prices show no quotable change. Comparatively speaking, the best business has been accomplished in the better grades in speciaities in mer- cerized and similar effects, both plain and fancy. The demand comes from both waist manufacturers and those who use it for lining purposes, and there is enough under orders to keep the market in good shape. Cotton Italians, Al- berts, etc., also cotton warp Italians, mohairs, alpacas and other bright lin- ings remain firm in price with a steady demand in the clothing trade. Underwear—The underwear market has seen the approach of a stronger cun- dition and as we have before pointed out, this is due to the firm stand which the most influential manufacturers have taken in regard to their methods of doing business. They did not rush into the market with their samples, afraid that their competitors would get all the business in sight and when they did place their goods before the buyers they Silesias were able to maintain a_ reasonable Standard. There are some lines to be sure that have not followed this condi- tion entirely, but it is true for the greater part, and itis hoped by those who are good authority on the subject that the time of ‘‘cut throat business’’ is passed. Those mills that are usually in a weak condition and unable to hold up their end of the market, will, it is thought, be able to stand ona firmer basis now that the stand has been taken by others and all will fall in the same rut, a good rut this time. Even those that are weakest will be sustained and encouraged by the attitude of the others, Prices are not as much advanced for the fall season as the cost of yarns would seem to justify and demand, but this is due to the fact that many mills had a considerable supply of yarn on hand bought at prices and have made their prices on the finished product ac- cordingly. Others who were less for- tunate were obliged to fail into line. But with the price of yarn advancing } iOW even those that had a supply will find | that they made a mistake in not placing prices a little higher, for it is thought that these very few have not supplies encugh to them very far, and if they buy yarns in the present market, they will find that they do not even re- ceive an old dollar for a new one, Lines of ribbed goods and fleeced goods on the market are not sold up by any means; in some cases, not as well sold carry | | up aS a year ago at this time. Never- theless, the manufacturers do not seem to be worrying on this score; they claim to have done a considerable amount of business and that duplicate orders will fully take care of their production. It will be remembered that last year what was considered an ordinary demand, cleaned up the market and created a scarcity, and this year they expect noth- ing less and some go as far as to pre- dict a far greater scarcity this year. There have been perhaps many reasons for feeling discouraged on the part of the sellers, yet each cause seems to have its balancing feature and in some cases features that more than balance the other. Ribbed underwear has been moving as rapidly as many agents would like, There have been a good many nov- elties placed on the market, evidently in an attempt to whet the appetite of the buyer, yet there are many reasons for believing that ribbed goods will keep a far better position by the end of the season than they do to-day; cne of these reasons is that the jobbers are preparing to make greater efforts to sell ribbed goods than fleeced: the latter, they claim, do not give them a satisfac- tory profit, while ribbed goods do. Wool goods have heen ordered to a_consider- able extent and manufacturers have, for the most part, a reasonable quantity of orders ahead of them, Dress Goods—There is nothing par- ticularly new in connection witb the movement of dress goods at first hands, WRAPPERS Full Size. Perfect Fitting. Modern Styles. Choice Patterns. Carefully Made. Prints and Perales. Lawns and Dimities, Price $7.50 to $15 per dozen. Send for samples, Manufactured by the Lowell Manufacturing Co., 91 Campau Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. ee Rugs from Old Carpets Retailer of Fine Rugs and Carpets. f Absolute cleanliness is our hobby as well as Our endeavor to make rugs better, { j j j { Petoskey Rug Mfg. & Carpet Co., Limited Q 455-457 Mitchell St., Petoskey, Mich. NR Ne ee ee ee ee a, ee, closer woven, more durable than others. We cater to first class trade and if you write for our 16 page illustrated booklet it will make you better acquainted with our methods and new process. We have no agents. We pay the freight. Largest looms in United States. this coming year. Our 1903 lines are ready for inspection and salesman will call if you a. SO CGCcsiic., Grand Rapids Dry Goods Co., | tT Grand Rapids, Mich. COTTON GOODS Our stock of Organdies, Dimities and Lawns are now ready for your inspec- ion and, as always, our line is complete in variety of patterns and colors. Re- } member that Linon and Greensare going to be the popular shades and our stock is well represented in these colors. ' P. Steketee & Sons Wholesale Dry Goods, Grand Rapids, Mich. tion RUGS] Made From Old Carpets Any size desired at small cost. Price list and in- formation as to amount of carpet required free. Michigan Rug Co. 43-5 8. Madison St., Battle Creek, Mich. t Allen Gas Light Company, Satisfactory; I have never had the , 1s possible to have, CE ALLEN LIGHT, te M.B.ALLEN GAS LIGHT PATTLE CREEK, MICH CO., y Walloon Lake, Mich., Nov. 22, 1902 Sattle Creek, Mich. Gents—I write to tell you that the Gas Lighting Plant you put in for me last June is perfectly least trouble with it and consider I have as good a light as it Wishing you every success with your machines, I am Yours truly, A. E. HASS. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN mere aM: A ABO AME IPE TE MARR A The volume of business finding its way on to the books of the seller of dress goods, as far as lightweight lines are concerned, is not what one could well call sizable. Asa matter of fact, as far as the general lines of wool and worsted dress goods fabrics are concerned, the business under way is light. Here and there lines may be pointed to which are attracting orders from day to day that are of considerable importance, and which may therefore be regarded as ex- ceptional factors in the present situa- tion, There is not what might be termed a steady demand of substantial volume from either the jobber or the cutter-up. The cutter-up has placed a very fair volume of business since the opening of the season on such goods as have appealed to him as suited to the needs of his suit and skirt business, and such purchases have covered a_ consid- erable range of goods, including the regular staple cloth effects, sheer fabrics of the etamine and veiling order canvas cloths; also Scotch suiting effects, bou- retted effects and other novelties, but he has not yet reached the point where he can see his way to supplement in a sub- stantial way his original purchases, The same thing is true of the jobber; the business that he has garnered from the retailer has not cut into the jobber’s first purchases sufficiently to lead to much return business. The best return business bas been secured on _ staple fabrics, and from present indications staples will hold first place in light- weight sales by a substantial margin. A very fair field of opportunity appears to be indicated, however, in novelty effects in medium and better grade goods. The advance heavyweight business that has been done is confined to the most staple fabric—goods that are perennially good. On fancies neither buyer nor seller knows just where he stands and there is a good deal of un certainty as to how large a part fancy effects will play in the approaching sea- son. Carpets—Very little change has oc- curred in the carpet manufacturing trade during the week. With the exception of a few days previous to the close of the year, which some generally give over to stock taking, the production has been as large as usual when every loom possible is in operation. Business is large with the weavers, and orders are in hand that give promise of full em- ployment for weeks tu come, Jobbers are anxious that aS many carpets as pos- sible be made this season, as they feel they have use for every yard that can be made. Only a few of the initial or- ders have been entirely filled, there be- ing a great deai to do yet before it can be said that the season is generally ad- vanced to duplicate orders. Many of the large Eastern mills have sold their en- tire productions for the season and, even although they would, they could not take another order. The \smaller mills have still a good deal of initial business to fill, but they will have some opportunity to take duplicate business, whether at present prices or better. Values are quoted very firm at the pres- ent time, there being no object to make any reduction under prevailing condi- tions. There seems to bea great deal of reliance based on actual conditions of to-day, as regards the possibilities of better values for the future. Wools are considerably stronger on this side as well as abroad. Yarns for worsted car- pets are held with exceptional tightness at prices prevailing some months ago, said then to be extreme. The supply of good combing wools in sight is limited indeed, and importations are very hard to be had. Liverpool dealers are asking higher prices by some few points over those paid a month ago, and it is said that they are getting what they ask. English spinners are also getting better values and the Kidderminster manufacturers are looking towards their trade with higher prices in view. The Philadelphia ingrain weavers are very busy and orders are on hand that will last some weeks to come. Western job- bers are anxious about the deliveries of the initial orders, which shows that the demands for spring have come in earlier than usual. jobbers report that ingrains selling at about a half dollar are in the largest request, the cheaper supers sell- ing from 25c up not being so well fa- vored in the public buying. Rugs—Everything in rugs is well sold up. Weavers are very busy and their machinery is being run as fast as pos- sible. The large 9x12 Wilton Axminster and Brussels rugs have the best call in the better grades,and bring prices rang- ing from $25 up. Small Wilton rugs are also in good demand. Smyrna rugs in the small sizes are good sellers, but weavers find that the large-sized rugs do not have much of a call, et No Need of “Scruples.” Sarcastic himself, Thomas B. Reed appreciated a joke at his own expense. One day he was browsing in Guild’s dingy book shop at the foot of the capi- tol. He took up a number of books and finally the novel ‘‘Scruples.’’ ‘‘What is the price of this?’’ asked Mr. Reed. ‘*A dollar, sir,’’ replied the old man rather tartly. ‘‘Too much,’’ said Reed laconically and laid the book down. ‘‘Well, sir,’’ retorted Guild, who has a sharp tongue of his own, ‘‘I don’t know of any law you have passed that compels you to buy it if you don’t want to. Besides I don’t see what a member of Congress wants of a book with that title anyway.’”’ Reed broke into a hearty laugh and as he rolled down the avenue he was still smiling at the old man’s reply. Perfection Lighting Company 17 S. Division St., Grand Rapids General : Lighting Supplies AGENT FOR Perfection Lighting System (This is a picture made from a photograph of our mill located at Silver Reef, in the Harrisburg Mining District, Washington County, Utah.) We have an Investment for you ‘It is a business proposition, not a mining scheme to sell stock. We have real working property, not a mining venture as the term is usually applied. Property consists of eleven mines, three water power mill sites and a five stamp mill. Ore on our mill dump to-day is bullion to-morrow. We have property that is actually worth more than double the amount of our capital stock. Don’t pass this by, but be interested enough to write for further in- formation. Address BRUNDAGE MINING & REDUCTION CO. Williamson Building, CLEVELAND, OHIO. A Business Hint A suggested need often repeated creates the want that sends the purchaser to the store. Every dealer should have his share of the profit that reverts from the enormous amount of money expended by the National Biscuit Company in keeping their products constantly before the eyes of the public. These goods become the actual needs that send a steady stream of trade to the stores that sell them. People have become educated to buying biscuit and crackers in the In-er-seal Package— and one success has followed the other from the famous Uneeda Biscuit to the latest widely advertised specialty. _ Each new product as it is announced to the public serves as a stimulant to business and acts as a drawing card that brings more custo- mers to the store than any plan you could devise. A well stocked line oi National Biscuit goods is a business policy that it is not well to overlook. ~ FOR FIVE YEARS NOW Gasoline Gas Lamps have been on the market and » all over the world in Stores, Homes, Churches, Shops, Streets, etc., are giving perfect satisfaction and 100 candle power light at about Every lamp is guaranteed and is a standing advertisement as the best lamp on earth. gives 500 candle power light at about 60 centsa month Write for new catalogue. BRILLIANT GAS LAMP CO., 42 State Street, Chicago by) Hh J THE BRILLIANT =r THOUSANDS IN DAILY USE Mies) Pad te ai > Fs — FIFTEEN CENTS A MONTH THE HALO PRESSURE Agents wanted in every town. 16 _Shoes and Rubbers” Passing of Hand Made Boots and Shoes. Some one whose heart is tuned to mournful lays should write an ode of lamentation on the passing of the cob- bler. The past fifteen or twenty years has witnessed the gradual demise of the shoemaking shop which, in years past, was the business and political center of many villages. In it the men of prom- inence and affairs would gather to dis cuss the crops, the weather, or, during times when national affairs were upper- most in men’s minds, the political situ- ation and outlook. it was the golden age of shoemaking, and the remnants of that army of cob- blers live to bewail the ingenuity of man by whose inventions they were brought to the level of other mortals. In days gone by there was not a more in- dependent man, nor one whose favors were more eagerly sought, than this same cobbler. Even the plumber does not occupy a more exalted position than did the shoemaker, who considers that modern machines usurped his rights and deprived him of his heritage. The most prominent citizens acknowledged his power, and would bow most rever- ently to him and beseech the favor of an early attention to their orders. The belles and beauties of the neighborhood would visit his shop and entreat him not to disappoint them in the making of those white kid slippers which were destined to grace their feet at the com- ing ball. The barefooted school boy would timidly enter and enquire if his ted-topped boots were finished yet, and when told they were not would stand rubbing one bare shin with his other foot and then, wearing a disappointed, frowning countenance, would wend his way homeward, anathematizing the cobbler, convinced that if he had to get up at daylight and go after the cows in his bare feet while the frost was still on the ground, with his feet so cold that every pebble they touched seemed to cut and bruise them, ‘‘he’d hurry with them shoes, he would."’ In the city there were not dozens of retail stores on every street asnow. The largest stores kept a small stock of cheaper goods for retail, but nearly everyone had his shoes made to order, and a small! factory would be in opera- tion usually on the second floor of the building in which the store was located, in which from ten to twenty men would be at work. One of the oldest shoe stores in Pittsburg is occupying the Same site as it did at the time of its es- tablishment, 1837. The father of the present proprietor was founder of the firm, and it has continued through va- rious vicissitudes to the present day, with several minor interruptions caused by removals, and once the store was closed during the civil war that the shoemakers who were employed might go out and work on the fortifications which were being raised by the city in defense against a threatened invasion of the rebels, For working on the for- tifications the proprietor gave his men the same wages that they received while in his shop. Few business houses have suffered so many reverses by fire, and this agency is responsible for many re movals that have been made, but the firm has successfully withstood all the shocks of misfortune, and under the guidance of the son, who is now one of the Pittsburg veteran business men, prosperity seems to have come to Stay. A man who is so experienced in the MICHIGAN TRADESMAN business is pretty well qualified to pass judgment on shoes, and it is his belief that the shoes made to-day are even su- perior to the old hand sewed shoes, for the machine never lets up on its stand- ard of excellence, mak ing all parts of a shoe and every shoe equally well, while the work of the shoemaker varies. This untformity of the manner of making is in one way a drawback to retail dealers, as it gives all shoes the same general appearance, no matter what the quality. For this reason they are somewhat at the mercy of the manufacturers upon whose representations they purchase the goods. About the only way to judge shoes definitely is the way they wear, and by modern manufacturers it is claimed that they wear longer than when hand made. Despite modern improvements it is several weeks from the time a high grade shoe is begun unti! it is ready for wear. This is because they are kept on the last until they assume the proper shape, for the time required for the actual process of making them is scarce- ly an hour. Once when ex-President Cleveland was a candidate for the pres- idency, Mrs. Cleveland was attending the Michigan State Fair. A shoe com- pany that was exhibiting the process of making shoes with their machines, which they had on the ground, asked the privilege of making a pair for her. This they did and the measure was taken, leather cut out and the shoes completed and fitted within fifty-five minutes, In manufacturing cheap heavy bro- gans the uppers are cut out by dies and there are only two seams to sew. Ifa firm wished to rush a pair right through each department it would not take more than ten minutes to doit. This quality of shoes are often made in about an hour, but during that time have passed through from twenty to thirty hands. The shoemaker who made shoes by hand could produce a pair in about a day and a half or two days. By modern methods the average would be about A Safe Place s/ for your mone,’ No matter where you live you can keep your money safe in our bank, and you can getit immediately and easily when you want to use it. Any person living with- in the reach of a Post Office or Express Office can deposit money with us without risk or trouble. Our financial responsi- bility is $1,960,000 There is no safer bank Zs. than ours. Money intrust- ed tous is absolutely secure and draws ' 3% interest Your dealings with usare perfectly confidential. “‘Banking by Mail’? is the name of an interest- ing book we publish which tells how anyone can do their banking with us by mail; how to send money or make deposits by mail: and important things persons should know who want to keep their money safe and well invested. It will be sent freeupon request, C!ld National Bank, Grand Rapids, Mich, a SS sess SS SS eee Barrett, Atwood, Wixsom MICHIGAN MEN With a Michigan product, will cover the State with a full line of The Lacy Shoe Co.’s Shoes after January 1 for the benefit Look out for stock No. 30. La Pat Kid Shoe A Winner. of the late buyers. THE LACY SHOE COMPANY, CARO, MICHIGAN O. YES! We make other shoes beside the Hard Pan, and good ones, too. But our Hard Pans receive the most painstaking at- tention from the moment the order reaches the factory. The upperstock, the insole, the outsole, the counter, the gusset, even the thread, and every smallest part are most carefully selected, scrutinized and examined. And the greatest watch- fulness is exercised in putting these parts together; every process is closely followed, every mishap guarded against. Everything is done and nothing left undone to produce the greatest wearing shoe that can be made out of leather. To make our ‘‘Hard Pan Shoes—Wear Like Iron’’ is our great- est ambition. Try them. HEROLD-BERTSCH SHOE Co., MAKERS OF SHOES GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. We not only carry a full and complete line of the celebrated Lycoming Rubbers but we also carry an assortment of the old reliable Woonsocket Boots Write for prices and catalogues. Our assortment of combinations and Lumberman’s Socks is complete. “Our Special” black top Felt Boots with duck rubber overs, per dozen, $19. Send fora sample case of these before they are gone. Waldron, Alderton & Melze, Saginaw, Mich. \o ' j j 5 : f j j j j j ‘ ; j j j ‘ If you wish to come to the front Sell our Hill Solid Shoes They are warranted to wear. Made by Walden Shoe Zo, 31 fh. Tonia St. Grand Rapids, Mich. Factory at Grand Raven NB BR a ee a, wT cea ihe een ' ' ' { a adinactabianintiann tentbiastan Leste tinationieaniaranamanteae ‘ MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17 YOU WILL FIND This cut on all our cartons. We stand behind our assertions; if goods are not as represented, remember that the railroad runs both ways. We will send the following shoes on approval because we know you can not better them. ‘‘Honesty is the best policy,’’ so we are honest in what we advertise. Three of our good things made by us at our Northville factory are: , V7 Un the Dict S Y rh amen, Tee Cae CY ACeeA oA 4 No. 236. Men’s Boarded Calf, Heavy % D S., Brass Stand, Screw, French, Bals.......... $1 50 @ No 230. Men’s Boarded Calf, two full Sole and Slip, Brass Stand, Screw, French, Bals.... 1 60 No. 231. Men’s Boarded Calf, two full Sole and Slip, Brass Stand, Screw, Tipped, Bals.... 1 60 q Each pair with a guarantee tag attached The Rodgers Shoe Company, Toledo, FACTORY, NORTHVILLE, MICH. four or five pairs a day to each em- ploye. There are few men of to-day who, when they were small boys living in the country, can not recollect a time when their ideas of being scrupulously well dressed were limited more particularly to owning a pair of red-topped boots, Country boys were not so extravagant as to wear boots in summer, They were foregone about the latter part of April and during the summer and until the middle of October often they were for- tified against the rigors of the weather only by the thickness of their skins, Sometimes, too, when boots were re- sumed it was not yet considered cold enough to make stockings necessary. Boys wore iong trousers then, but when a fellow had a new pair of boots, you can rest assured that he did not cover them up, but tucked his trousers down bis boot legs and let the red tops be exposed to the admiring eyes of all the little girls and be food for the envi- ous thoughts of the boys. A strip of morocco leather sewed around the top of the boot gave an effect that was widely coveted, but the boots that were supreme in the boys’ estimation had a gilt figure of a trotting horse stamped on them. It was usually effaced with one day's wear, but was fine while it lasted. Although the trousers were long, they were not quite long enough, coming only to the ankles. As time went by they seemed to shrink and the boy would constantly grow larger, until it seemed like an explanation of the evolution of the knickerbockers for boys. The trous- ers rubbed together on the boots until they were won to a fringe, and the boys’ extremities presented a rather lament- able appearance. Everycne bought footwear that was too small in those days. This was partly the fault of the shoemakers and the fashions were otherwise responsible. After running in their bare feet for six months children’s feet would have spread so that it was reasonable to count on their shrinking up some after they put on shoes. The first day in shoes, or rather boots, if they were new, was one of mingled pain and pleasure. Their hearts swelled with pride and satisfaction whenever they stole a glance at their feet, but as the day wore on the pinching and pressure they were sub- jected to were almost intolerable,and oc- casionally pride was sacrificed to com- fort, and the new boots came off to be carried about in their owner’s hands the rest of the day. But the most troublous period in the history of a pair of boots was after they had been wet. After being thoroughly soaked they would dry out as hard as steel plate and ridges would be formed across the instep. A _ struggle ensued the rext morning when the time came for putting them on. Pulling and tug- ging seemed to be of no avail and then the young man would sit on the edge of the bed, his hair tousled and his head sunk dejectedly on his breast, wiggling the toes of one foot while the other one was half sheathed in the bcot which he despaired of getting on. The stentorian tones of his parent ordering him to hurry downstairs would evoke the ag- grieved explanation, ‘‘I can't get my boots on.’’ ‘'Bring ’em down here,”’ he would be told, and down he would trudge, holding a boot by the straps in each hand and presenting a very picture of defeated effort. It was judged that he would never get them on as they were, so he would be given a har of soap and directed to thoroughly soap the inter- iors. With this lubricator and the com- bined efforts of the family, the ob- streperous feet would finally be furced into the stubborn boots, and during the remainder of the day the unfortunate lad would travel about with his lower ex- tremities so compressed that he could s-arcely detect any fecling in them at all, and when they were with difficulty removed at night would find his feet worn into ridges, There was considerable rivalry among the young men in owning the handsom- est boots and displaying the prettiest shaped feet. In one country neighbor- hood there were two young fellows who were both candidates for distinction in this field. In preparation for a social event that was of much importance in that neighborhood one of them ordered a pair of boots that were quite expen- sive and which he calculated would eclipse anything that had ever been owned in that vicinity. He did not hesitate to advertise his new _ boots, and his rival heard of it and determined to surprise him, unpleasantly or not, he did not much mind, He visited a neighboring town which had a shoemaker with a reputation and ordered a pair of boots, whose cost threatened to drive him to the verge of bankruptcy. When he called for them the day before the affair came off (it was a picnic), they more than fulfilled his expectations, fitting his feet very tightly, but displaying them in a most shapely and desirable style, These young men were going to take two girls who were sisters to the picnic and _ both arrived in their buggies at the farm- house about the same time. He who had ordered his boots first was almost commiserating his companion, whom he well, look well. a It is built to stand very hard wear, and it generally gets it. Farmers, plasterers, malt- sters, masons, liverymen and many others following occu- pations trying to the dura- bility of shoe leather say there is more value for the money in a pair of our Hard Pans than they can get in any other shoe, regardless of price. The genuine Hard Pan has our trade mark stamped on the sole. Original Makers Cc LADIES’ SHOES Embrace every feature of Style, Grace, Beauty and Durability; they wear The dealer who will put in our line of Ladies: Shoes wll do well. Write us about it. F. MAYER BOOT & SHOE CO. Milwaukee Rindge, Kalmbach, Logie & Co., Ltd. Grand Rapids, Michigan 18 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN felt he was destined to outshine, and it was a severe shock to his nervous sys- tem when he caught the first glimpse of those resplendent boots. He stood with his hands in his pockets alternately surveying them and his own, and with difficulty withdrew his eyes from them while he said with a sigh: ‘‘Well, by thunder, you beat me!’’ But during the day the victorious young man began to consider his victory rather costly, A dancing platform had been built on the picnic grounds and the entire day was spent in dancing, with time out for dinner. After about an hour of this exercise he began to consider that his boots, which he had regarded as a snug fit before, were get- ting most terribly tight. He tried to persuade himself that it was all a de- lusion and a sham, but he had pretty strong evidence to the contrary and the more he danced the worse his feet hurt. But he could net bring himself to give up this pleasure, so he hopfed about (they were all square dances), first on one foot and then on the other, seeking pleasure and a relief at the same time. Finally his feet were burning so that he thought he would have to find some remedy, so he went out tothe pump and pumped water in his boots, feeling somewhat uncertain as to whether it paid to be ‘‘a glass of fashion and a mold of form.”’ Extravagant prices were then paid for footwear. Many men when buying a pair of shoes to-day for $4 or $5 will tell of the boots they have bought for $25. And there is no doubt that many people paid these sums for shoes which lasted no longer than they do now. Ten or fifteen dollars was not an unusual sum and the shoemakers bad no diffi- culty in getting it. Now few people pay more than §5 fora pair of shoes and scarcely anyone gets them made to order. Cobblers claim that there is no money in the shoe business any more. Repair- ing is about the only work they get to do, and competition has taken all the profit out of that. Besides, the best white oak leather costs 44 cents a pound now, when it used to be only 22 cents, and the quality is not nearly as good. Formerly, tanners used to take from six months to a year to season a piece of leather, but by modern methods only a couple of weeks are consumed and cheap leather will be run through in twenty-four hours. One realizes how arbitrary Dame Fashion is when it is considered how in such a small article as a shoe, where it would seem there was little or no room for variety, the styles constantly alter, so that two pairs of shoes can -scarcely be bought in succession having the same appearance. It is the toe of the shoe that determines its style for the most part. Of course, there are other points which vary, but the construction of the toe varies most frequently. Within the past half dozen years or so the public has run the gamut from pointed toes to bulldog toes, to square toes, to round toes,and it seems as if it was about time to introduce pointed toes again, if the public will stand for such an extreme of fashion. Few firms guarantee their patent leather shoes, for at best they are an uncertain quantity. If a shoe cracks opeh in an unreasonable time they will often replace them, but the manufactur- ers say they can not guarantee their shoes indiscriminately, for the tanners from whom they purchase the leather will not guarantee it. There have been firms that widely advertised their pat- ent leather shoes as guaranteed, but a local dealer asserts that there is a_ trick in the representations of many of them. They do not guarantee their shoes after they have once been worn through the soles, or have been repaired. To make themselves as safe as possible the bot- tom sole is made of thin, cheap leather, so that it wears out in the course of a month or more, and after that, if the shoe cracks, they can laugh at com- plaints. lf the cobblers are satisfied with the returns of their labor they may find some consolation in the fact that retail dealers feel that their lot is as hard as it could well-nigh be. It is stated that the percentage of profit on footwear is smaller than on any other commodity. Despite the fact shoe stores seem to be constantly on the increase. Women’s feet look much more neat and graceful than they did when shoes were made by hand. Cobblers themselves acknowledge that the most skillful man of their trade could not make slippers as neat and delicate as they are made by machinery. Some shoe dealers are wondering who will do the repairing when the present cobblers have passed away. No young men are learning the trade and cobblers are growing older and becoming fewer in number. But the cobblers are able to give the solution to the problem, they believe. In recent years they have found competitors among the flood of foreign- ers who are coming into the country and who are said to do work of a cheaper grade and kill the reasonable profit that should be made on the work. If this continues it may be expected that before long there will be none of the American cobblers, who have been almost as in- teresting figures in the industrial life of the country as the blacksmith. The Acme of Perfection for Lumbermen and Farmers Red Cross Protector Goodyear Glove Duck Rubber combination Leather and Warm Lined Waterproof Canvas Top, 16 in. high, per pair, $2.20 . grain top duck R. E. $1.75 grain top duck R. E_ 2.00 grain topduck R. E. 2.50 BUY GOLD SEAL PURE GUM RUBBER SHOES Write for catalogue. GOODYEAR RUBBER CO. 382-384 E. Water St. Milwaukee, Wis. W. W. WALLIS, Manager aon eeeomia. Canvas Leggings Special Prices to Close Them Out ox... .... ieee $3 25 per dozen 12 0Z.......... -++-se.e-e0 400 Dor dozen ee - 5 00 per dozen 10 oz Boys’................. 3 75 per dozen Triplex Waterproof....... 5 50 per dozen CHAS, A. COYE Grand Rapids, Michigan ll and 9 Pearl St. REEDER & CO, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 28 and 30 South lonia Street Men’s and Women’s Warm Shoes and Slippers Send us your sorting orders. liinsdsaksiidessiisdeaieneuiiiadl USE CELEBRATED Sweet Loma Anticipate Your Needs for Hood and Old Colony RUBBERS at once You will surely require a big lot before the winter is over and we can take care of you in good shape. We are head- quarters for these goods in this part of the country. The L. A. Dudley Rubber Co. Battle Creek, Michigan ‘at TOBACCO. NEW SCOTTEN TOBACCO CO. (Against the Trust. ) MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 19 FALSE HOPES Based On the Windfall That Did Not Ma- terialize. Written for the Tradesman. There was not a more popular store in Jenkinsville than the one conducted by William Hendricks. Everybody about town called him Bill for short and the establishment seemed to be the shopping headquarters of all the farm- ers in that part of the country. Bill sold general merchandise. He carried a good stock of dry goods, groceries, clothing and footwear. His stock was complete and the country folk solemnly averred that Bill’s bargains were the greatest ever. Bill’s family consisted of himself, wife and two children,son and daughter. They were prominent in village society, the young lady playing the organ in the village church, while Mrs. Hendricks belonged to all the aid societies and sew- ing circles in the burg. The son was head salesman in the store, which po- sition he held with considerable success. The family took a prominent part in all village affairs and no great undertaking was ever launched without first inter- viewing Bill or his better half. And thus it came about that the trade at the store grew in volume with every passing year. Notwithstanding all this, however, Bill was a man of little peace of mind. He longed to accomplish something great, something that would create a stir in the world. His wife also had ambitions and it seemed as_ though the youngsters, as Bill called them, were imbued with the same notions. Still, for all this, they plodded along in the even tenor of their way without let- ting the worid know that anything was slumbering in the bosoms of the several members of the family. But it came to pass one day that a mighty ray of sunlight struck the Hen- dricks home amidships and caused great rejoicing therein. Bill received a long and solemn letter from an attorney in Boston, the effect of which was to bring about a transformation in that home that nearly turned Jenkinsville upside down. According to the communication Bill was the sole heir toa fortune of vast proportions, which had been left by a distant relative who had passed away in England. The fortune was so big that when Bill read the letter it almost took his breath away. There was hope for the family now for sure. They could satisfy their long cherished ambitions with the money that was soon to be theirs, They could cut a swath a mile wide and show the world that the Hen- dricks bunch was the real _ thing. Visions of automobiles, country seats, grand mansions and fancy dress balls of awe-inspiring brilliancy were the cen- tral figures around which they built castles of atmosphere. The future held nothing in store for them now but un- alloyed happiness. Jenkinsville heard the news the next morning after the letter came. _ Bill carried a smile that covered his entire countenance. Everybody talked of the great windfall. A reporter came out from the city to get the inside facts in the case, together with photographs of the family, which were printed on the first page the next day under a lurid scare head in red ink. With the fame that was fast coming to them the Hen- dricks family began to acquire dignity in a manner most surprising to the vil- lagers. Bill began signing his letters, ‘*William Webster Hendricks,’’ while the young man said ‘‘twousahs’’ and **scawfs’’ when selling pants and neck- ties tothe Jenkinsville swells. Mrs. Hendricks’ nose seemed to acquire a tendency to point in the direction of the heavens when she met the common folk of the place, and Miss Hendricks quit sounding her ‘‘Rs’’ in imitation of a young lady she bought candy of ina department store in the city several months previous to the windfall. Now the people iiving around Jenk- insville were quiet and unassuming citizens, but, like the proverbial worm, they at last turned. They came grad- ually to the conclusion that if the Hen- dricks family was so almighty good that common people were a bore, they would trade at some other store. The other merchants made special efforts to please them and it was not long before Bill had lost the biggest share of his business. He did not care much, however, be- cause he knew that in a short time he would take possession of a fortune that would amply repay him for all he had let slip through his fingers, The daughter bad a row with the church choir and all the societies gave Mrs. Hendricks the clammy look when they elected officers. The son was guyed by all the boys as he walked the streets Sundays, while the ‘‘cheap skates’’ of Jenkinsville jollied Bill continually in the hope that by some hook or crook they might receive a social hand-out. Bill noticed, nevertheless, that the town leaders steered clear when they saw him coming. Bill was a sort of king among hogs. About the time the other merchants had secured 80 per cent. of the Hen- dricks business, Bill received another letter from the lawyer in Boston, which epistle carried the horrible news that a mistake had been made in the matter of the fortune. Bill was not the rigbt man after all. The man of legal lore wrote at some length and was kind enough to let him know that the real heir was a William W. Hendricks whose middle name was Walter. The real heir re- sided away out West and was already on his way to the Hub to claim his in- heritance. When this bombshell was exploded in the Hendricks home Bill kicked over a chair and said several words vigorously that are not to be found in the diction- ary. The air castles were forgotten as the lofty aspirations and hopes of the family struck the earth with a dull thud, And as Bill laid awake that night and thought the matter over he came to the conclusion that he had made a fool of himself, His trade was gone, also a lot of money that had been wasted in- cut- ting a swell after the first letter was re- ceived. Then, as a feeling of repent- ance came over him about midnight, he resolved to win back that trade and show the people that he still had a smal! por- tion of common sense left in his head, And he did it. But it took a long time. To-day they call him plain Bill as they did before and he and his fam- ily are content to affiliate on an even standing with the common herd. Moral—lf it is necessary to feel your oats, it will always be well to doit when nobody is looking. Raymond H, Merrill. Seneca cai tee Quality is the essence of virtue. In newspapers quality is a desideratum not to be overlooked. Still, quantity must be considered. A newspaper may possess the first property in the superla- tive and still reach so few people as to make it of little value to the advertiser. It is when quantity and quality go hand in hand that a newspaper reaches the perfection of completeness from the point of view of the advertiser, A THOUGHT FOR THE PRESENT As a rule factories and business places are equipped with fire extinguishers while homes are left in most cases entirely unprotected. And yet nearly everyone would rather save his home and its many belongings that have become precious by asso- ciation than all else. Nearly all fires can be put out in the early stages if the proper appliance for quick work is at hand. THE PHCENIX ,27., FIRE EXTINGUISHER Powder files this want. Price $3.00 each., $30.00 per dozen. So simple a child can operate it and when applied it does no damage to anything but the fire. Do not fail to investigate the Phoenix. APPROVED FIRE APPLIANCE OF ALL KINDS. JOHN L. SMITH, Mfrs’. Agent, 935 Michigan Trust Bldg. Grand Rapids, Mich. 0 A Woman’s Thoughts. Beware of demure women. always dangerous. A woman who has in her the savagery of the devil invariably has in her the sweetness of the saint. Why should a woman everlastingly want to be a man—to take the rough and scuff of life? Little fool! Why is she not content to sit on silken cushions, in her glass case, and feed on nectar of roses? Why does she cry for he: ‘‘rights?’’ It isher ‘‘right’’ to be man’s comfort, man’s solace, man’s holiday. When a man is jealous, proceed to get into a towering rage at his imputa- tions. The rage will startle him and he will forget to demand explanations; and, besides, explanations always im- ply guilt. A woman scoffs at the flattering ap- proaches of other men, but that is only a bluff put up for the benefit of her hus- band. Every man needs some woman to hang on to his coat tails to keep him from going to the devil. A man loves a woman because she is a woman. A woman loves a man for the want of something better to love. It is fate that gives us happiness, ust as it is fate that gives us whooping cough and measles. This talk about men ruling women is such blatant nonsense! Asif there ever was a man who wore trousers that a woman’s cajolings and a woman's caresses could not make putty of, An American man puts his wife on a pedestal and his children on littie steps around her. He is perfectly content to stand at the foot to worship and work for them. An Englishman mounts the pedestal himself, leaving his wife and children to find their appropriate places at his lordly feet. A Frenchman makes a great deal of noise about worshiping his family, but that is bluster to blind your eyes to a little private establish- ment of his own. A German puts his wife and children on a plane with him- self—no better, sometimes a little bit worse, Jealous people are always suspicious of the wrong person and crazy at the wrong time. All women are fools in some form and all men are villains in some direction. If men would pursue honor and re- ligion as they pursue women and riches, the devil would soon be out of a job. Suspicion is always knocking at the door of faith, and jealousy is always trying to pusb her through, © i Always keep a man a little jealous. Masculinity does not value what it can hold easily. } Why should a woman quarrel with a man when she has such weapons as jeal- ousy and indifference to bring him to terms? | We laugh at past follies. We philoso- phize over future follies. We drink deep of present ones. My toast is to woman. old, if the woman is not. They are The theme is Woman! JAM®© Coffee, the world’s best, is blended and dry roasted by experts. Contains the finest aroma and richest flavor of any coffee in this market. Sold in pound packages. Telfer Coffee Co. Detroit, Mich. | REMEMBER Malt-Ola the Scientific Malted Cereal Food, when placing your orders this month with your jobber. Samples and liter- ature free on request. Lansing Pure Food Co., Lid. Lansing, Michigan LANSING MICH, POFSOO OS 04080600 66600600 6000600600 gg roo e eee SOSOSOSSE BOGOE9OS 99S655 56 990008900 09099006 66006000 OW Wea WR eR ee. Ws. WT, © Putnam’s { Menthol Cough Drops “They Stop That Tickle” Ten certificates entitle Manufactured only by Certificate in every carton. dealer to one carton free. Putnam Factory National Candy Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. © as Was ee ee eT. A. © A FEW POINTERS Showing the benefits the merchant receives by using the Kirkwood Short Credit System of Accounts It prevents forgotten charges. It makes disputed accounts impossible. It assists in making collections. It saves labor in book- keeping. It systematizes credits. It estab- lishes confidence between you and your cus- tomer. One writing does it all. For full particulars write or call on A. H. Morrill, Agent 105 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids, Mich. Manufactured by Cospy-WIRTH PRINTING Co., St. Paul, Minn. ein eam tenet al MN él i A: aS 22 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN _ Butter and Eggs Observations by a Gotham Egg Man. How little do people outside of the trade appreciate the magnitude of egg production. | noticed recently an arti- cle in a Cleveland newspaper under flar- ing headlines—as if it were something of great import—announcing that a project is on foot among certain farm- ers in Ohio to establish anegg ‘‘trust’’ and construct a plant for packing and storing capable of carrying a million eggs. One would get the impression from the article that a million eggs would be enough to cut a big figure in the winter egg market. The comparative insignificance of such a quantity is brought to the lay mind only when it is pointed out that a million of eggs is less than 3,000 cases—about enough to sup- ply one-third of New York’s average consumption for a single day. Although the scheme as outlined con- templates the holding of a compara- tively small quantity of eggs it is worthy of attention as indicating a possible new development in the field of egg handling. In this case it looks like a co-operation of farmers in four or five adjoining counties of Ohio to handle and hold their own production; the de- scription of the proposed plant indicates that liming or some similar process, will be the method of preservation. My attention was called the other day to a form of ‘‘flat’’ designed to take the place of excelsior or other packing ma- terial at the bottom and top of egg cases. I believe a similar device was described in this column some time ago, but its form was somewhat different. This flat is made of a double thickness of heavy straw paper, folded by ma- chinery into plaits about three-eighths of an inch wide in such manner that the thickness of the plaited flat is some- thing less than a quarter inch; when the flat is laid under the bottom layer of eggs it is yielding and slightly springy, and seems to be very well adapted to its purpose. Some egg experts who were looking at the device at the same time considered that it would be excellent for use on the bottoms of the cases—where it would permit abandoning the use of other packing—hbut all agreed that it would not be safe to use it on top of the cases without excelsior or cork, because of the necessity of varying the total depth of packing according to slight ir- regularities in the size of the cases and fillers. It is very essential that the case cover shall draw down snugly and firmly on the cortents of the case, and unless the cases and fillers are made with great exactness it is necessary to have the toy packing adjustable. These flats have not heen at all generally adopted by egg packcrs, but | should think their merits would be appreciated for bottoms of cases Our egg receipts have continued very light during the past week, but the mar- ket has been slow to develop any up- ward tendency. The accumulation of late gathered eggs in store has acted as a weight on the market, preventing the buoyancy that would otherwise have re- sulted from the very light current ar- rivals, but the better qualities—such as could be satisfactorily used in the bet- ter ciass of trade—have been gradually wea’ing down and toward the close dealers have had more difficulty in ob- taining a supply of the desired grades, leading to an advance on Tuesday of %@ic on the better qualities. The stock in store consists partly of eggs that have cost high in the country and are held here under shippers’ limits at higher prices than could recently be obtained, and partly of medium and lower grade eggs, which have been hard to move at prices that seem fairly pro- portionate to quality. Advices from most sections of the country have indicated light collections and shippers, particularly in the South, have evidently been paying prices above a parity with values here, partly based on local outlets and partly upon a_ be- lief that our market would be forced to a higher level. But while prices have now been pushed up a little on the highest grades the future of the market is quite uncertain; a return of very bad weather in Southerly and Southwestern sections would perhaps lead toa _ clear- ance of fresh stock from our market and establish a higher level of prices, but under a continuance of moderate weather we should soon begin to get more eggs. There are now reports of lessened far Western outlets, a little more stock is being turned this way from the far Southwest, and it is possible that we shall hereafter get a little larger propor- tion of the surplus from that section— with favorable weather this would soon be considerable.—N. Y. Produce Re- view. ———_~+> 2. Cyrus’s Wants. Hiram—Yes, old Cyrus Kale went to the town paper and advertised for a cook, laundress, seamstress, woodcutter, milker, barnyard attendant, soapmaker— Silas—Stop! How in tarnation much space did all them advertisements take up? Hiram—There was only one advertise- ment. Old Cy advertised in the per- sonal column for a wife. POULTRY LAMSON & CO., BOSTON Ask the Tradesman about us. National Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford. W. Fred McBain, The Leading Agency, Grand Rapids, Mich. i CAN SELL™" REAL ede . BU z" ‘SAR RON: oe" MONTHLY BULLETIN: ' M. Barron. South Bena, Encik. == | ww iw to wel territory ZENO. “Oo. ‘SUPPLY. co. “SouTH BEND, ‘IND $30.00 wel bey a ROYAL GEM Lighting Plant complete. It will produce 1,500 candle power light at the cost of 1c per hour. Can be installed in two hours. No more trouble than gas. Will last a lifetime. A child can operate it. 3 single fixtures of 500 can- dle power each will light a store 20x70 as bright as day. Complete Piping, F ixtures, Glassware, Mantles, ready to put up only $30.00. Agents wanted. Royal Gas Co., 199 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Ill. Sweet Potatoes, Cranberries, Oranges, New Nuts, Figs and Dates We are headquarters for these goods. We want Potatoes, Onions, Apples and Beans. The Vinkemulder Company, Commission Merchants 14-16 Ottawa Street Grand Rapids, Michigan EGGS WANTED We want several thousand cases eggs for storage, and when you have any to offe write for prices or call us up by phone if we fail to quote you. Butter We can handle all you send us. WHEELOCK PRODUCE CO. 106 SOUTH DIVISION STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Citizens Phone 3232. POTATOES State variety and quality Carlots only wanted. Highest market price. H. ELMER MOSELEY & Co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Long Distance Telephones—Citizens 2417 304 & 305 Clark Building, Bell Main 66 Opposite Union Depot SHIP YOUR BUTTER AND ECCS FOE EN R. HIRT, JR.. DETROIT, MICH. and be sure of getting the Highest Market Price. BEANS AND CLOVER SEED WANTED Mail us sample with price Beans and Clover Seed if any to offer. MOSELEY BROS., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 26-28-30-32 OTTAWA ST. Parchment Paper For Roll Butter Order now from ¢. D. Crittenden, 98 S. Div. St., Grand Rapids Wholesale Dealer in Butter, €gas, Fruits and Produce Both Phones 1300 Egg Cases and Egg Case Fillers Constantly on hand, a large supply of Egg Cases and Fillers. Sawed white- wood and veneer basswood cases. Carload lots, mixed car lots or quantities to suit purchaser. We manufacture every kind of fillers known to the trade, and sell Same in mixed cars or lesser quantities to suit purchaser. Also Excelsior, Nails and Flats constantly in stock. Ware- houses and factory on Prompt shipment and courteous treatment. Grand River, Eaton Rapids, Michigan. Address L. J. SMITH & CO., Eaton Rapids, Mich. We are in the market for CLOVER, ALSYKE BEANS. PEAS, POP CORN. ETC. If any to offer write us. ALFRED J. BROWN SEED CO., GRAND RAPI 24 AND 26 N. DIVISION ST., 20 AND 22 orvanen ak. ee * ‘ * MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Pe enacted ened uae cetioeniaaennoned 23 Fattening Geese for Big Livers. Last spring a truck farmer near Wash- ington was urged by an acquaintance who is fond of pate de foie gras to make a trial of fattening geese for their livers. He had most of the facilities for just such a trial. Accordingly ten mature, healthy geese were separated from the flock, wings clipped and shut up ina yard perhaps forty feet square, with shelter, in which they had access to a pond perhaps a dozen feet across, For a time they were fed liberally with corn and chopped green things like cabbage levees, grass and so forth, This was a preliminary process to the forcing one subsequently adopted. Under these conditions they remained lively and perfectly healthy,and thrived wonderfully, having outgrown their brethren at large by a third in the short space of half a summer. On September 1 their treatment was changed. The birds were separated and each penned up by himself in a ridiculously small space. The floor was of sand and gravel. This goose corral was in a quiet spot, away from the daily move- ments of farm life, The forcing process now began, mainly upon lines supposed to prevail in the foreign trade. Each goose had a small feeding trough. Each one was watered once a day. First and last several different kinds of food were tried in this experiment, but eventually finely ground cornmeal, wet with milk when there was sufficient, otherwise with warm water, was adopted as the cheapest and most effective. Cooked meal was not tried. They grew enor- mously under this treatment, but toward the end very dull and lethargic, so much so that cne would occasionally lose his balance and roll on his back and be wholly incapable of recovering his feet without assistance. Of course these novices in the busi- ness knew not when the livers were ripe, but the farmer did know when the food ceased to have proper effect upon any fattening animal. The farmer was brought into confer- ence with one of Washington's great hotel keepers. Upon being informed of the experi- ment in progress, without making any promises as to the livers, he bade the farmer go home and on the day before Thanksgiving kill half the lot and bring him bcth the livers and the carcasses. He agreed to take the dead geese ‘‘un- sight and unseen’’ at $2 apiece, the liver deal to remain open until the livers could be seen, The five geese were duly killed. When the higgest goose was opened the liver weighed two pounds and three ounces, about one-eighth of the bird’s weight. The other four livers were nearly equal in size. The question of produc- ing foie gras d’oie on the Potomac seemed to be settled. The farmer who wrought this result has already matured his plans for a much greater venture, When he first saw them the hotel man was suspicicus that he was the subject of a practical joke, the livers were so large. He thought they were pigs’ liv- ers. But, as agreed, he paid $10 forthe carcasses and allowed the farmer $3 each for the livers, $25 in all for the five birds. He subsequently took the other five at the same rate.—New York Com- mercial. ——_-> +4. The World’s Greatest Caulifiower Beds. From humble and insignificant be- ginnings in 1870 cauliflower growing for market on Eastern Long Island has reached that stage where it can be called an industry of magnitude, writes the Brooklyn Eagle’s Riverhead, L. I., cor- respondent. It is claimed by farmers, and the statement is generally looked upon as true, that nine-tenths of all the cauliflower consumed and grown in the United States is raised between Manor- ville and Southhold—a distance of not more than twenty-seven miles as the crow flies, In 1870 the total net valuation of the crop in this section was $1,6co. Two men raised a small piece and cleared $800 each. In Igo! 102,117 packages of stock (mostly barrels) were shipped through the Long Island Cauliflower Growers’ Association; probably as much more was shipped by other means to market. The exact sum that this would represent is not known, but a conserva- tive estimate places it above $200,000. The year 1901 was a record breaker, far surpassing the yield of any previous year. The season of 1902, just closed, in point of output and money, far ex- ceeds 1901. Although accurate figures are not at hand yet as to the total shipment and total valuation, it is estimated that over 230,000 packages have been shipped through the Association, hundreds of tons have been delivered to the salting bouses and hundreds and probably thousands of packages have been sent to market by express and freight that were not handled by the Association's special trains. In money, it is figured that the crop represents upward of $300, - ooo this year. Since its beginning on Long Island, farmers have found the cauliflower crop a moneymaker, Mortgages on farms have been lifted through its means and banks bave done a thriving business. Many a man owes bis nest egg in a savings bank to the cauliflower crop. Get our prices and try our work when you need Rubber and Steel Stamps Seals, etc. Send for Catalogue and see what we offer. Detroit Rubber Stamp Co. 99 Griswold St. Detroit, Mich. Kent County Savings Bank Deposits exceed $2,300,000 ide imeem a be Be | 3%% interest paid on Sav- ings certificates of deposit. The banking business of Merchants, Salesmen and Individuals solicited. Cor. Canal and Lyon Sts. Grand Rapids, Michigan 16 to 24 Bloomfield St. Specialties: to gather. Coid Storage and Freezing Rooms E. S. Alpaugh & Co. Commission Merchants West Washington Market New York Poultry, Eggs, Dressed Meats and Provisions, The receipts of poultry are now running very high. kinds are wanted and bringing good prices. shipping us all the fancy poultry and also fresh laid eggs that you are able We can assure you of good prices. References: Gansevoort bank, R. G. Dun & Co., Bradstreet’s Mercantile Agency, and upon request many shippers in your State who have shipped us for the last quarter of a century. 17 to 23 Loew Avenue Fancy goods of all You can make no mistake in Established 1864 Butter I always want it. E. F. Dudley Owosso, Mich. GOGOGDDOOOGOOHDOOGDOUOTOGOHGHOOD Michigan Maple Sugar Association, Ltd. PRODUCERS OF | High Grade Maple Sugar and Syrup Bs ccc eect sure louie 5 c 20 to 30 moulds to pound. 100 Ib. Cases, 26 oz. bars, per Ib...... 9X%e 60 1b. Cases, 26 oz, bars, per lb... ..10 ¢ 100 1b. Cases, 13 oz. bars, per Ib......10 ¢ 60 Ib. Cases, 13 oz. bars, per Ib...... 1034¢ 119 Monroe Street, Pure Maple Sugar 30 lb. Pails Maple Drops, per Ib....15 ¢ 50 to 60 drops per pound. 301b. Pails astd. Fancy et, Mail Orders Solicited. Grand Rapids, Mich. Pure Maple Syrup 10 Gal. Jacket Cans, each............$8 50 5 Gal. Jacket Cans, each............ 4 50 per case 1 Gal. Cans, 4 doz. in case.......... 5 75 ¥% Gal. Cans, 1 doz. in case........... 6 25 44 Gal. Cans, 3 doz. In case........... 6 BO + Gal. Cans, 2 doz. in case........... 4 25 Goods Guaranteed. DON’T SHIP US if you have a doubt about our ability to render you good service. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN knows we are all right or we would not be here. POULTRY, BUTTER, EGGS, VEAL, POTATOES COYNE BROS., CHICAGO, ILL. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN PAPER CHEESE BOXES. Problem Solved By Jefferson County New York Inventor. Watertown, N. Y., Dec. 8—The vex- atious problem of obtaining cheese boxes seems likely to be solved. L. D. Lewis, of Adams, has succeeded in per- fecting a cheese box made of pulp which appears to be what the cheese dairymen have been looking for. Two samples of the new paper boxes were on exbibition Wednesday evening at the Watertown Produce Exchange banquet and attracted much favorable comment. Mr. Lewis has been awarded a patent on his invention and it is proposed to begin the manufacture of the boxes on an extensive scale at some favorable point in Northern New York. In 1867 Mr. Lewis and his brother, Friend Lewis, were operating a large cheese factory at Adams. The latter de- vised a paper cheese box and a ship- ment of their cheese was sent to Liver- pool enclosed in this new style of pack- age. A request was sent to the receiver to return one of the cheese in its orig- inal box, in order that the inventor might know the condition in which the cheese arrived in market. Owing to the fact that no provision was made for veniilating the boxes the experiment was not a success, and nothing further was done, One year ago Charles S. Kellogg was appointed by the Watertown Produce Exchange a committee to investigate the possibilities of a paper box for ship- ping cheese, as a result of a discussion of the cheese box problem on the Ex- change. Mr. Kellogg interviewed sev- eral of the paper manufacturers of the Black River valley and received con- siderable encouragement that the plan of making paper cheese boxes was feas- ible. Nothing definite, however, came of the investigation until recently. Mr. Kellogg, remembering the previous at- tempt by the Lewis brothers to make a paper cheese box, conferred with L. D. Lewis, who at once went to work to de- vise a paper box which would meet the requirements. The matter of ventilation of the box received special consideration and as a result of his labors Mr. Lewis sent a mode] of his new box to Washington and in June of the present season was awarded a patent. The paper box has several advantages over the present wooden packages in being more durable, more attractive and lighter, at the same time costing no nore. The cheesemakers have experi enced much difficulty for the past two years in securing enough wood cheese boxes to meet their needs from week to week. The box factories have been be- hind in their orders and there have been annoying delays in getting supplies This feature of the case is not likely to improve, but rather to become more serious as time goes on, so that if the proposed new box proves successful it will prove a great boon to the cheese- makers. One of the sample boxes shown at the Exchange banquet was made of pulp and the other of paper, the former ap- pearing the more desirable. The weight of a paper box for a sixty pound cheese is three or three and one-haif pounds, according to the material from which it is made. The boxes are uniform in size, a decided advantage over the wooden box, which often varied in size. The paper boxes are put together with cement, making them practically air and moisture proof. Both top and bot- tom covers are arranged to provide for ventilation. A cheese from a neighboring factory was placed in one of these new boxes in a cellar at Adams in September and at the present time is in excellent condi- tion, having lost but little from shrink- age and being clean and bright. The sample paper boxes shown at the Exchange banquet will be sent to James- town and be exhibited at the annual convention of the New York State Dairy- men’s Association, which meets there this week. —> -¢ Not Keeping Up With the Procession. Dairy Commissioner McConnell, in an interview with the St. Paul Globe, said the other day: One thing that strikes me very forc- ibly is that Minnesota cheesemakers are not keeping up with the cheesemakers of other states. In Minnesota there are something over too factories, while in Wisconsin there are nearly 2,000, Not only has Wisconsin twenty times the number of factories there are in Minne- sota, but Wisconsin cheese brings from two to three cents more a pound than the Minnesota product. The Minnesota cheesemakers have just as good material as the Wisconsin men with which to manufacture the product, but it is admitted there is a considerable difference in the quality of the cheese and also in the price secured. Now to my mind the whole trouble is that our cheesemakers do not make the right kind of cheese. If I am reap- pointed as head of the Dairy and Food Commission | shal] at once secure the services of an expert from Wisconsin and have him devote at least six months to showing our cheesemakers how the Wisconsin product is made. There cer- tainly must be something in the making of the product which causes the demand for it and puts the price twoor more cents per pound above the Minnesota article. As I said before, I have de- cided if 1 remain at the head of the De- partment for another term to get a Wis- consin expert to visit the cheese facto- ries of this State and give our cheese- makers points as to the manufacture of the product which will piace it on the same grade with the cheese made in Wisconsin. ——~> 6 -~e— .- -— Need to Haste. ‘‘l think,’’ said the first business man, ‘‘I’ll go home to lunch to-day. A new cook arrived at our house just after breakfast. and she has the reputation of being a good one."’ ‘“‘Why not wait for o'clock dinner?’’ ‘*She may be gone by that time.’’ The “CROWN” Incandescent Gasoline Lights Latest and most perfect on the market. your usual 6 Write for catalogue and prices- The Whiteman Mfg. Co. CANTON, OHIO. ELLIOT 0. GROSVENOR Late State Food Commissioner Advisory Counsel to manufacturers and jobbers whose interests are affected by the Food Laws of any state. Corres- pondence invited. 1232 Majestic Building, Detroit, Mich. Hyde, Wheeler Company a@uao-"- 4! North Market Street and 41 Clinton Street BOSTON Strictly Commission Merchants C onsequently we are able to giv e consignments our undivided attention. We want shipments of POULTRY AND EGGS You can not make a very big mistake if you give us a few trial shipments. We will give you the market price and remit promptly. Write for stencils, information relative to ad- \ s or anything you wish to know about our line. We do our banking with the h National, Board of Trade Bldg., Boston. When you write mention the Tradesman. ne ee AR rrr Why pay 25 per cent. more for fresh when you can get just as good by using our April stock? vinced. Liberal advances on produce stored with us, where desired. Rates reasonable. Cold Storage Eggs Give us an order and be con- We store Fruit, Butter, Eggs, Poultry and Meats. Write for information. Grand Rapids Cold Storage & Sanitary Milk Zo. Grand Rapids, Michigan : Bas oh ah Sf A aN ee —— : CSE ace oO i cl In any quantity. Let us know what you have and we will quote prices for same F. O. B. your city. Extensive jobbers in PATENT STEEL WIRE BALE TIES Prices guaranteed. Write for price list. Smith Young @ Co., Lansing, Michigan 1019 MICHIGAN AVE. EAST References: Dun’s and Bradstreet’s, City National Bank, Lansing, Mich. Wilcox Brothers Ss S ==s__»Delivery and _ J’ Display Baskets 1 ~oOntair 1] th ad r wes he } os hey ¢ tain all the advantages of the best baskets. Square corners; easy to handle; fit ci he © deli wagon: will ne ve ee - / : uicely it very wagon; will nest tout destroying a basket every time they are pulled apart. v b: 7 idi : ; : ary baskets. They are the handiest baskets on the market for ar ac li I i i k or any place where a light package is required $2.50 per dozen Pa eu oe -+.+ 3.00 per dozen + 3-50 per dozen Send us your order for two or more dozen and hav e them lettered free of charge Manufactured by a R= = = Cadillac, Mich. PPPBPBrer Feber aa Dada Maa hn Ma bn bb Be de te be tt tt a ywws a eG EVV UV VU VU wVS PEPPPPAPPDPP GOO Dr iii iii ili ti i iil ctl clic ie le lp esl. te, oo, , om, MICHIGAN TRADESMAN See ee mera 25 Commercial Travelers Michigan Knights of the Grip President, B. D. PALMER, St. Johns; Sec- retary. M. S. BRowN, Saginaw; Treasurer, H. E. BRADNER, Lansing. United Commercial Travelers of —— Grand Counselor, F. C. Scurt, wr Olty: Grand Secretary, AMos. KENDALL, Toledo; Grand Rapids Council No. 131, 0. €. T. Senior Counselor, W. S. BuRNS; Secretary Treasurer, L. F. Baker. Gripsack Brigade. Ludington Appeal: Chas. Sandorf has taken a position as traveling sales- man for the Edwards-Stanwood Shoe Co., of Chicago. Wm. J. Clarke, the Harbor Springs Poo Bah, will spend a couple of months in California. He will be accompanied by his wife and daughter, Miss Edith. The Miles Hardware Co, hastwo men on the road with its fishing tackle line— Archie Lougheed and D. C. Elliott. Both are meeting with a hearty recep- tion at the hands of the trade. It is reported that L. M. Mills is bringing to bear all the pressure at his command to induce his house to give him one additional town, The Trades- man has been requested to suppress the name of the town for the present. H. E. Bowen has leased what was known as the Riverside Hotel, at Elk Rapids, and has remodeled the house, put in steam heat throughout and is fur- nishing it in first-class shape with mod- ern furniture. He intends to keep an up-to-date hotel. Oscar L. Race, for two years on the road for Geo. H. Reeder & Co,, and subsequently traveling representative for the Wayne Shoe Co., has engaged to cover Michigan for the W. L. Cama- han Shoe Co., of Ft. Wayne. He will continue to make Grand Rapids his headquarters, Geo. H. Wheelock & Co. have moved E. Clinton Adams farther north, so that he will hereafter cover the Upper Peninsula and only a few towns in the northern portion of the Lower Peninsula. The trade Mr. Adams has called on will hereafter be visited by Geo, Smith, for the past three years on the road for Jenness & McCurdy, and W. E. Robert- son, who has clerked in a retail crock- ery store in Detroit. Both are young men of energy and excellent character who will strive to achieve good records in the new positions. Both will con- tinue to reside in Detroit. N. Christopherson, who formerly vis- ited the trade in the interest of the Speich Stove Repair Co., Milwaukee, will hereafter represent the A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Co,, of Milwaukee, man- ufacturer of stoves and pressed steel goods and oil and gasoline stoves and ovens. In the short time that ‘‘ Nick,’’ as he is generally known, has been on the road, he has made many warm friends, who will be glad to know of his advancement and who will wish him success with his new house. He will make his home at Manistee and will de- vote a good share of his time tothe job- bing trade in Indiana as well as Mich- igan. E. Clinton Adams is filling engage- ments as an entertainer during January and February, at the end of which time he will resume his road duties with Geo. H. Wheelock & Co, He has a few open dates left, which he is prepared to give any organization desirous of securing his services. He may be addressed at South Bend. He gave three entertain- ments in this city last week and those who were so fortunate as to see him on either occasion could not fail to note a great improvement in his work. Those who saw Herrmann at Powers’ opera house Saturday insist that his work is inferior in every respect to that of Mr, Adams. Escanaba Journal: F. C. Comstock, of this city, who for several years has been traveling in the interests of the wholesale grocery house of Roundy, Peckbam & Co,, of Milwaukee, has been elected Vice-President of the company, whch has recently been reorganized. The firm name is now the Roundy, Peckham & Dexter Co., and former President Roundy is succeeded by Charles J. Dexter. The company is capitalized at $350,000 and is in a most prosperous condition. Mr. Comstock will enter upon his new duties soon and he and his wife will go to Milwaukee in about a week. Their departure from Escanaba will occasion a general feeling of regret. Petoskey Independent: ‘‘Our Mr. Pettengill’’ is the way the Musselman Grocer Co., of Grand Rapids, will refer to Samuel Pettengill after January 6. Mr. Pettengill has been numbered among Petoskey’s prominent business men, having for years conducted a gro- cery business on Mitchell street. Al- though in recent months Dame Fortune has been a trifle adverse in her admin- istrations, Sam has kept his shoulder to the wheel and illustrated the material in his make-up. Mr. Pettengill is, firstly, a hustler. He has a magnetism in manner and a smooth address, which should bring him to the front in his new venture. Sam covers the Northern Michigan territory, including Petoskey, for his house. >< Pleasant Dancing Party—Surprise on Mr. Davidson. Grand Rapids, Jan. 12—The party Saturday evening, Jan. 1o, at St. Cecilia hall, given hy Grand Rapids Council, No. 131, U. C. T., demonstrated to all present that the traveling men’s parties this winter are about the proper place to go for a good time, for it was a happy gathering and as many present as could be comfortably taken care of. Dancing was continued until 12 o'clock, The next party will be on Saturday evening, Jan. 17, at the council rooms, and will be something of a combination—card playing from 8 to 10, a shredded wheat biscuit luncheon from to until] 11 and dancing until 12 o’clock. Come and join the merry throng, everything Satur- day evening being complimentary. During the evening a little surprise was sprung on Brother C. C. Davidson. As he was to leave the next day on an eleven months’ trip to England a num- ber of his friends—all members of the U. C. T.--purchased a beautiful gold U. C. T. watch charm. Past Senior Counselor John D, Martin—in a neat little speech touching on the privileges many enjoy by being with their families every Sunday, while others who, through their work, are deprived of so much pleasure—presented Mr. Davidson with the charm, accompanied by a letter containing the best wishes for success in his new undertaking and the names of all who contributed. Mr. Davidson was completely taken by surprise and could hardly find words to express himself, being deeply affected by gratitude to his many friends for giving him some- thing to carry on his long journey— something he would highly prize com- ing to him as it did,and also something by which he would be known as a man from Grand Rapids, Mich., and belong- ing to Grand Rapids Council, No. 131, United Commercial Travelers. At the close of the dancing party Mr. Davidson was banqueted at the home of Mr. Mar- tin. Ja Dee. a The boy who can not be ordered will never rise to order others, GONE UP HIGHER. Promoted from Traveler to Department Manager. Duluth, Minn., Jan. 12—I am pleased to inform you that I am located perma- nently in Duluth, and my only regret is that I was obliged to leave my old home and friends in Grand Rapids, After an association of nearly thirty years, you may readily understand that it was not without careful - deliberation that I made the change, but when you understand the circumstances I think you will acquiesce with me in the move. I was not prepared to teil you at the time I saw you last that such was my anticipation, as things at that time had not shaped themselves so that I could and my time being fully occupied with the F. F. Jaques Tea Co., of Chicago, up to January 1 prevented my seeing you again, much to my chagrin. I have accepted a very fine position with the Stone Ordean-Wells Co., of this city, as manager and buyer of their principal department, and am now in- stalled in my new office. You remember some time ago I wrote you that I was anxious to leave the road and have been watching my opportunity since then. Duluth is a most charming city and | assure you that | shall make an effort to hold as high a position here socially and otherwise as I did at home. Mrs. White, who is here with me temporarily, intends returning in the spring and re- tnaining until our son, Charles, gradu- atees, when we expect to locate here permanently. I left a very lucrative business on the road to accept this, but I have felt for some time that after twenty-two years’ constant traveling I was entitled toa little respite. The Stone-Ordean-Wells Co. is one of if not the largest concern of the Northwest and Eastern jobbers have little conception of the magnitude of their business, and I shall be very much gratified in using all my endeav- ors to promote the still further increase in my department, as I believe I have the ability to do. 1 shall write to you occasionally the conditions in this particular locality when | think I have anything to inter- est the readers of your valuable paper. If you think I could write you another article on the subject of tea, write me and I shall prepare one for you, without a repetition of any of my former re- marks, The weather is a little bracing up here, but everybody appears to dress much warmer than at home. From a casual glance in passing through tbe streets, | would consider it a town of much wealth and strictly up to date. Algernon E, White. ~~. 2. Took a Mean Advantage, For half an hour yesterday afternoon a big, husky farmer, with his left arm in a sling, paced the hotel lobby, Oc- casionally he forgot and carried his um- brella in the hand of the ‘‘injured’’ arm. It was evident the sling was a de- lusion and a snare. ‘‘What’s your game?’’ queried a chewing gum drummer, who had a sense of the curious, ‘I'll put you next if you will prom- ise not to tell,’’ said the farmer, who by this time was becoming excited. The promise was given. ‘‘I’ve been corres- ponding with a girl from Brown county, Ind. Met her through a matrimonial bureau. place. Wouldn't know her if we were to meet. This will tell her that I’m her future husband,’’ and the man pointed to the sling. ‘‘She’ll have on the same kind of an arrangement. Wait and see what happens. ’’ The drummer waited. Half an hour later he saw the woman. She was homely, frightfully homely, the drummer thought, and then he looked to see the effect. He beheld the man hiding be- hind a marble column. Evidently the Never saw her, but we're to|$ be married and this hotel is the meeting | § woman was looking for him. Her eyes turned in all directions. The drummer lost sight of the man for a moment. When he came from behind the post there was no trace of a sling. He was twirling the umbrella in the ‘‘injured’’ hand again, looking sheepish and was making a bee line for the exit. A _ half hour later the woman asked the drum- mer if he had seen ‘‘a man with a sore arm.’’ The drummer said he had not. a Organization of Owosso Council. From the Owosso Times. Owosso Council, No. 218, United Commercial Travelers, was organized last Friday evening, with twenty-one charter members, This order is a secret and accident benefit association com- posed of commercial travelers. The tenets of this order are unity, charity and temperance. The Supreme Council is located at Columbus, Ohio. There are twenty Grand or State Councils, with a total membership of 22,000, There were present at the organization of Owosso Council representatives from the Supreme Council, the Michigan Grand Council; also from Detroit, To- ledo, Jackson, Saginaw, Bay City and Flint Councils. The following are the officers elected by Owosso Council for the ensuing year: Senior Counselor—E, M. Richardson. Junior Counselor—F. M. Crowe. Past Counselor—A, D. Chase. Secretary-Treasurer—R. P. Bigelow. Conductor—J. B. McIntosh. Page—H. G, Matlock. Sentinei—J. H. Copas, Jr. Executive Committee—J. W. Thorne, B. D. Palmer, August Stephan, Henry George. After the work a lunch was served, followed by a smoker and a very pleas- ant hour spent at the Wildermuth. His Preference. ‘*Would you like to be President?’ asked the good old gentleman in the park, ‘‘Naw,’’ responded the youngster in the golf cap. ‘‘I’d rather be the Pres- ident’s little boy.’’ ‘‘And why?’’ ‘‘Because then I could get my name in the papers if I only scratched my nose or had my picture taken.’’ a No Waste. ‘*It seems to me,’’ remarked the cus- tomer, as she watched the man at the market trim tbe slice of ham she had bought, ‘‘you are wasting a good deal of that meat.’’ ‘‘Not at all, madam,’’ he said, gen- ially, ‘‘I weighed it first.’ i You Will Be; Satisfied : that all the people say about us # } is true after you have visited 8 here. There is not a hotel in the State that can compare § 4 with this one—so the people 4 say who have stopped here, F 4 and so you will say after having ) given usa trial. Livingston Hotel Grand Rapids, [lich. The Warwick Strictly first class. Rates $2 per day. Central location. Trade of visiting merchants and travel- ing men solicited. A. B. GARDNER, Manager. an ee a ear eage e eae 26 emetic seo Suen Ain ty MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Drugs--Chemicals Michigan State Board of Pharmacy HENRY Heim, Saginaw - - a, Wrst P. Dory, Detroit- - - Dee. 31, 1903 CLARENCE B. STODDARD, Monroe Dec. 31, 1904 JOHN D. Mure, Grand ids Dec. 81, 1905 ARTHUE H. WEBBER, Cadillac Dec. 31, 1906 Booroary’ Jon i Mera, Goad Rapid OHN D. Mutr, Gran E Treasurer, W. P. Dory, Detroit. Examination Sessions. Grand — March 3 and 4. Star Island, June 16 and 17. Houghton, Aug. 25 and 26. Lansing, Nov. 3 and 4. Mich. State Pharmaceutical Association. President—Lovu G. Moore. Saginaw. Secretary—W. H. BURKE, Detroit. Treasurer—C. F. HUBER, Port Huron. Simple Method of Classifying Pills and Tablets. Even when the number of prepared tablets and pills necessary for a full stock was much smaller than it is at present, | remember I used to dread a prescription calling for this now much- ordered class of preparations. Then, in common with not only many druggists of that day, but this as well, upon re- ceiving a bottle of tablet triturates from my jobber I would place it at any spot in the pill case which chanced to be most convenient. When a prescription came in for a particular make of one or another pill or tablet, a long search through the case would most probably ensue, Although perhaps inwardly mut- tering irreverant words, I would be forced to remember the old maxim, ‘‘slow and sure,’’ and patiently pull out the bottles on shelf after shelf. Many were the times that, although I knew a certain tabiet or pill was in stock, after I had made what I thought to bea thorough search of the case, nothing would reward my efforts, and I would be forced to seek the bottle among its multitude of facsimiles a second or even a third time before it could be found. I am sure there are few, if any, drug- gists who have not been, even although they are not now, forced to experience similar tiresome searches which are ir- ritating to not only the ‘‘man behind the counter,’’ but to the customer as well. As a means of reducing toa minimum the labor entailed by the search, I have divided the shelving of my case into about thirty-five or forty small closets or pigeonholes. Beginning at the bot- tom I have numbered these from one up, the number of each being placed upon it in some conspicuous place. | have found the most convenient method is to paste figures cut from a large cal- endar upon the side of the partition which separates each pigeonhole from the one adjoining it. The number can be seen equally well as if attached to the shelf below, and this arrangement possesses the additional advantage that by it the label is, to some extent at least, protected. I next took the cata- logue of a manufacturer of pills and tablets and placed numbers, which cor- responded with the numbers on the pig- eonholes, in the margin opposite the name of each pill or tablet. In order to make the necessary number of pigeon- holes as small as possible, | placed all makes, sizes and compounds of any one particular tablet or pill together: but this does not render the plan any the less efficacious. When I wish to find any particular bottle in the case, the only thing which I have to do is to refer to my list, and so find the number of the pigeonhole in which it has been placed. To examine the, at most, fifteen or twenty bottles which this compart- ment contains is a comparatively easy task. Perhaps the greatest advantage which this plan possesses over all others is the complete lack of expense involved in its execution. The only material neces- sary for constructing the partitions is the tops and sides of cigar boxes, as pill cases are almost invariably behind the prescription desk and consequently invisible from the front of the store. The errand boy, by utilizing his idle moments, will in a few days be able to whittle the wood to the required size and shape. The pills and tablet once classified, the only trouble wil] be to see that the bottles are replaced in the proper pigeonholes and, a little care be- ing exercised in this direction, you will soon find this system indispensable. Joseph T. Ware. How Drug Habits Are Formed. A certain man and his wife were both habituated to the use of morphine, us- ing it by injection. The man one day deplored the necessity of using the drug and stated to his druggist that he would give almost any sum within his reach and reason if both himself and his wife could be cured of the habit. Without informing him, the druggist each time thereafter reduced the amount of mor- phine in the solution, so that in the course of time the quantity of morphine was simply nominal. The druggist had kept a record of the amount less than what was paid for, and he handed back to the customer quite an accumulated sum of money, with the remark that now be could, if he saw fit, discontinue the use of morphine, as he had only been taking an insignificant amount for about one month. Apparently the man was gratified; said nothing of the sum of money he had declared himself willing to pay for a cure; took the money and began buying his morphine solution elsewhere, and no doubt continued the use of it while he lived! A man engaged in a business, the bulk of which is done in a few months of the year, during which time consecu- tive days and nights are passed with- out sleep, sought the advice of a physi- cian for insomnia induced through these conditions of work. The physician prescribed an ordinary dose of chloral, to be taken when needed. The chloral habit was soon growing on the man, he was told of his danger by the druggist, and was appreciative enough, but trans- ferred his trade to another store. The remainder of the story is too pitiful to be told. A young and prospering business man suffered at intervals with acute pains of some form or other; morphine by injec- tion afforded relief; the time between the spells lessened ; the use of morphine increased. The syringe was laid aside; to morphine were added cocaine and chloroform ; and when the heart became affected, the victim resorted to whisky, and went on glorious drunks! The amount of the drugs used by this indi- vidual was something extraordinary, and accompanied with it were the occasional whisky sprees and other irregular habits; nevertheless, he stil] lives,and I am told that he is cured of the affliic- tion, after a life of this kind of more than four years. Another reason for the acquirement of drug habits is association. I have a case in mind ofa druggist (?) whose sales of cocaine, morphine, etc., amounted to more on a Saturday night and Sunday than the total receipts of an average druggist fora week. He soon became addicted himself, for no other reason than that he continually handled the drugs and dealt with those that used them! E. G. Eberte. a The Drug Market. Opium—Has advanced in the primary market and in London. Higher prices are looked for here. Morphine—Is unchanged, Quinine—Is firm, price is unchanged. Cocaine—Is very firm at advance and tending higher. Glycerine—Is very firm, on account of higher prices for crude abroad, The /exporters will not buy until last year’s | holdings have been disposed of, | | | Overproduction in Ginseng. For years the Chinese have taken practically the entire American ginseng crop, but as a result of the over-produc- tion only about one-third of last year’s | production was disposed of, and dealers |have had to carry over the remainder to this season. This year’s crop is now ready, but there is no market for it, as a His Purpose. Boy—I saw a man in a window mak- ing faces to-day. Visitor—What was he doing that for? Boy--For a couple of clocks. Heisa article has been advanced a fraction by watch and clock maker. refiners. Higher prices are looked for. Menthol—Has advanced. port cost is said to be over $8. Cascara Sagrada Bark—Has again The im-| FRED BRUNDAGE wholesale advanced and is tending higher. Suen 3D gs and St.at.ion e Soap Bark—Has advanced. prices will rule during the coming sea- son. Oil Hemlock—Stocks are small and prices have advanced. Oil Juniper Berries—Is also scarce and has advanced. Assafoetida—Is very firm and advanc- ing. Cape Aloes—Are scarce and higher. Gum Gamboge—Is very firm and has advanced, Stocks are very small, Gum Camphor—Crude has advanced and refined is tending higher. Senega Root—Continnes to advance, on account of small stocks, Serpentaria Root--Is also very scarce and higher. } j | | Gentian Root—Has advanced and is! very firm. Canary Seed—Has been again ad- vanced. Stocks are very scarce, both in the primary market and here. -—_s+>__—_ Twenty-five Out of Sixty-three. Grand Rapids, Jan. 1o—At an exam-| ination session of the Michigan Board of Pharmacy, held at Detroit Jan. 6 and 7, there were sixty-tbhree applicants present for examination, forty-three for registered pharmacist certificates and twenty for assistant papers. Twelve applicants received registered pharma- cist papers and _ thirteen papers, as follows: Pharmacists, James W. Bertrand, Houghton. Richard E. Dales, Detroit. Bart Faunning, Albion. Paul Jacobson, Iron Mountain, Wilfred J. Jandron, Negaunee. Martin Karcher, Lake Odessa, Jno. P. Lipp, Blissfield. Walter W. Mattison, Middleville. Hazel Reiley, Grand Rapids. Harvey G. Spiegelberg, Chelsea. Wm. N. Turner, Pigeon. Karl H. Wheeler, Saranac. Assistants, Dan'l D. Costigan, Detroit. Albert G. Riesterer, Detroit. Arthur R. Cunningham, Detroit, John H. Riley, Grand Rapids, W. T. Eilis, Detroit. Roy A. Turpening, South Lyons, Arthur R. Ernst, Detroit. Wm. H. Gardner, Walkersville, Ont. Wm. C. Hartman, Marcellus. Ralph D. Lamie, Chester. Elmon J. Loveland, Vermontville. Albert Martin, Fowler, Lawrence P. McQuillin, Lyons. John D, Muir, Sec’y, QLD. ABLE ae P assistant 32 & 34 Western Ave., MUSKEGON, MICH. Little Giant $20.00 Soda Fountain Requires no tanks or plumbing. Over 10,000 in use. Great for country mer- chants. Write for Soda Water Sense Free Tells all about it. Grant Manufacturing Co., Inc., Pittsburg, Pa. Wall Papers That Sell Our line is composed of Sellers at prices that are right. Our phenomenal wholesale trade this season convinces us that our line is not excelled by any. Drop us a card and we will send samples PREPAID for your inspection. Heystek & Canfield Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. Michigan Wall Paper Jobbers Valentines Write for catalogue and discount before placing your order. Grand Rapids Stationery Co. 29 No. Ionia St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. re Oe A) ®@ BEST. LUBETSKY Bros. Détron Micn Maxzns wf, MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ae eee ese ee ese Ree ciel a eect en cham canbe Smet aie WHOLESALE DRUG PRICE CURRENT Advanced—Cape Aloe, Gum Gamboge, Sen Root, Serpentaria, Declined— Canary Seed. Menthal. — - Acidum Contum Mac,........ = 90 | Scillze ~ @ Aceticum . alba -- 118Q 1% Tolutan @ eee - nm res iepenea eee 22@ . * : = ; = Aconitum Napellis R ON ck ccc cuas 0@ faa ae ‘Aconitum Napellis F Hydrochlor.......... 5 ’ Nitrocum ..........+. 10 omnpetl, _ gal. He 60 tosses ee cu 12@ 14| Hedeo: .. 1 80@ 1 85 @ ia 50 2 00 Ba 4 "1 15@ 1 25 ‘5 00g 8 60 . 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LB @ 10} Soda, Boras.......... %@ i1 3@ 37 Soda, Boras, po..... 9@ 11| Red Venetian.. 1% 2 @8 25@ 27| Ochre, yellow Mars. 1% 2 @A @ 1 00 1%Q~—ssa2| Ochre, yellow Ber... 1% 2 @3 3@ 5/ Putty, commercial.. 2% 2%@3 @ 2 00 3%G 4} Putty, ion, pure. 2% 2%@3 @ 100 a 3 big eee ne rime @ % @ 2 60 13 1b @ 0 BO@ 55 Vermilion, Engiish.. 70@ 75 @ 18) Spts. Myrcia Dom... @ 2 00 | Green, Paris........ - 44@ 18% @ 30| Spts. Vini Rect. bbl. @ Green, Peninsular... 13@ 16 a 7 or we Rect. %bbl @ Lead, ted... .... 3 @ 6% 10@ 12 ini Rect. 10gal @ lead, wie. ........ 6 @ 6% 1 30@ 1 50 Vint Rost. aa @ Whiting, white Span @ Spts. Vint c --. 90@ 1 15| Whiting, gilders’. Q@ % @ % —, Subl. a 2%@ 4| White, Paris, Amer. @12 25@ 30) Sulphur, Roll.. -- 240 8% Whiting, Paris, Eng. 8@ 10! Tamarinds ie 8@ ee EE a @is 28@ 38| Terebenth Venice... 2Q - Universal Prepared. 1 10@ 1 20 278@ 38/| Theobromz2.......... 45Q 23@ Vane 9 00@16 00 Varnishes Zinci Sulph.. i 7 & No.1 Turp Coach... 1 10@ 1 20 ous Extra Turp.......... 1 60@ 1 76 BBL. GAL. | Coach Body......... 2 75@ 3 06 Whale, winter....... 70 70 | No. 1 Turp Furn..... 1 00@ 1 10 Deed, GfEeA.......... 85 90 | Extra Turk Damar.. 1 55@ 1 60 Lard, Oe Be ee 80 65 | Jap.Dryer,No. 1Turp 70@ 79 rugs We are Importers and Jobbers of Drugs, Chemicals and Patent Medicines. We are dealers in Paints, Oils and Varnishes. We have a full line of Staple Druggists’ Sundries. We are the sole proprietors of Weath- erly’s Michigan Catarrh Remedy. We always have in stock a full line of Whiskies, Brandies, Gins, Wines and Rums for medical purpeses only. We give our personal attention to mail orders and guarantee satisfaction. All orders shipped and invoiced the same day received. Send a trial order. Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. ee teste seme r-mail ; fhese quotations are carefully corrected weekly, within six hours of mailing, iw 3% —— — . and are intended to be correct at time of going to press. Prices, however, are lia- a Mustard: ; Telfer Coffee brands eenel nee Ss ee ble to change at any time, and country merchants will have their orders filled at California, _.--- _ te 8% . ornia 48...... e % market prices at date of purchase, French, 48.......... 8% Frenok, %6.......... 6% \ Strawberries 7 ADVANCED DECLINED 7 Willow Clothes Baskets Sal Soda = : as ‘ia = to Se i ong Islan ee mp Chimneys Cin namon ZAPDGTOMG....-cessscccenee 1 Nutmeg Oyster | Red Cross. d | jE en ose - (ree ae 1 15 rec lee peeiee ocinu wed ees > Extra Farina as ™% 1 FA Deitvered in 10 i lots. : epee gee eae gmc 7 ¢ Dwine r o.’s Brands. Goods— Index to Markets | i 2 CARBON OILS : 10 By Columns nc EI @12% 4 t y AXLE GREASE BRUSHES Perfection............. @% seeeeeee 16 $$ doz. gross, ub Diamond White....... @l1 Cinnamon Bar...........-- 9 Surora..... = | Solid Back, Bin: oe 45| D. S. Gasoline......... @14% Coffee Cake, Iced......... 10 Col 8 00 * . -| Castor Oli... cee | 9 ep] Sold Back, titan ............ 95 Deodorized ‘Naphths.. @12 Coffee Cake, Java......... 10 a og | Damen... 50 4 95| Pointed Ends................ 85 Cylinder. . 29 @34 Cocoanut Macaroons...... 18 —_— Se ee..........., eT Frazer's 7% 9 = ell en @22 Cocoanut Taffy............ 10 ae creme a 7 900!) Bas eee uL 1 00 | Black, winter ha "9 @10% ee ed tt eeeeee - _ ae eee | INO. 7... cence e cone wees cone cece CaMS, 1COG........ eee... 1 Oo 1 = ATSUP Cream Oriap........... 10% B Se i 1 90 — =a Cubans. Loa 11% Baking Powder............... 1 Stove ee Currant Fruit. . i => rick. . ie sea No. i ee Honey nteses ce - otis l ss cohhee een 1] ’ Cs a f ros JFOAM............ 8 Breakfast Food. . ie ety De ae Comoe . Ginger Gems, |’r as 8 Brooms aL ee Petr esepaseette” a pBUTTER COLOR on Snaps, } B.C... 6% rushes . NS _— . my, \ iw. Co.'s, 15¢ size.... WE eens ee 10% Butter Coior.. gc 1 W., R. & Co.'s. 25e size... waees - ee coteces cose 9 CANDLES aa Vhite House, 1 Ib. cans..... sraham Crackers......... 8 a M Electric Light, 88............12 | Jersey... ........ 2. aoe ee ee eter 12 eee =] | Electric Light, 16s..........12% | Riverside ............ en ae & hoe eee — ell geet 16 oo heeeapabangt tetee eee S| iin tee been i. 9 00 | Paralline, 8-.........-...... oe Tip T i & J. 1b. cans Teed een oa rane sete 2 re 3 | Paragon aoree Bae | PRTRMERS, 198... 02-2058 | EMR w....----- 0002 jh td — none maa Crumpets..... 10 Carbon Otis .......---+-+- ---- 3 a | Wicking’. 2 4 Royal aaa ee age CeCe. 8 a. : ‘alia CANNED GOODS Limburger........... tae iaiy Fn ers. nian ae = et peaamecmmaeateests ING POWDER Apples Pin ple. i tee —, nen aeesce ee a ena ce eee eke wa ee : ae 3 Ib. Standards “i: a Be 85 AO éaum 9 nV Blond I a see oo Ware < ey | Gallons, standarés.. 2 0002 35 x ‘ ee a a Lines. . RIES : | oct come, 6den. com... 375). akan American Flag Spruce.. 55 Ja-Mo-Ka Biend aa ec ee es: beeen tee 16 C . See "Tc7TITt g | ID. cans, 2 doz. case...... 3 75 | Standards .......... . $5 | Beeman’s Pepsin.......... 60 ‘o., Grand Ate gg rome Seauenaieee Walnuts _ ee 3 1b. cans, 1 doz. case......3 ee Beans pecs tomcn en ae liott & Co., Detrott, B. _Desen- Mary ADD. «.......+-- as oe aaa" oI Red Kidney 220222 ae OB] SED BEN na. Ses os ee ee eee Coupon Books 6 ey AXO nr} , | Sen Sen Breath Pecfume.. 1 8] BTS & Co. Saginaw, Jackson | MEK Biscult.............. % ee ee 7E@ go | Sugar Loaf................ 55 Gecechel. ' Bay 7 ony, ‘Flelbach Molasses Bar.. ee 3 =... 5 Blueberries Yuecatan......-------++++++ 55 | Co., Toledo. , Moss Jelly Bar............ 12% D 5 Soe eee... 45 | Standard .............. CHICORY eee oe i... Ble ae sae Brook Trout BUIK... 2... 2+-0ee ee cee er eee 5 Rio Oatmeal Crackers......... 8 ¥ ‘ — ee | 2 Ib. cans, Spiced.......... 1 90 ef creerenesien : Common a 8 Oatmeal Wafers. puta acu 12 Farinaceous Goods.......... 5 Royal Clams. are ececn ne nesnreent weeeee se eeeeee cence range Crisp.....-........ 9 Fish and Oysters............. 13 | in | Little Neck, 11b..... 1 00 Se meat sete cete tees cere eees ; aes. ee ie ~~ Orange Gem........... 8 aa: lUlUlc(<‘“‘(i kL ”™CUlU UC i eee ec 15 Penny Cake..... none 8 eee Seeeee............... 6 10csize.... 90 tt ‘ 1 50 Pil Flavoring Extracts........... 6 | ib Clam Bouillon CHOCOLATE | Santos Pilot Bread, XXX..... 7% ee 6 +4 Ib. cans 135) Burnham’s, % oO 1 92 Walter Baker & Co.’s. ia 8 retzelettes, hand made.. 8 at ee 6 | 6 oz. cans. 1 90 Burnham’s, pints.......... 3 69 | German Sweet.. - eee CAAA 9 | Lretzels, hand made... 8 — 4 % Ib. cans 2 69 | Burnham’s, quarts........ 7 20 | Eee tmst Cocoa n= a eee IIIT Tay | Seat Cookies... . G i . ae, 0 in caee......... 7 3 Ib. size, 16 in case......... 68 5 Ib. size, 12 in case......... 63 ib. wine, 6 ip ones......... 60 Butter Plates No. 1 Oval, 250 in crate...... 40 No. 2 Oval, 250 in crate...... 45 No. 3 Oval, 250 in crate...... 50 No. 5 Oval, 250 in crate...... 69 Churns Barrel, 5 gals., each......... 2 40 Barrel, 10 gals., each........ 2 55 Barrel, 15 gals., each........ 27 Clothes Pins Round head, 5 gross box.... 50 Round . TS 75 BH pee ‘g Crates moty Damety ........... 2 = No. 1, ty Dump eles ga No. 2, oo ie Faucets ee eee Oe... 55... 65 Cre eee Ore... ois. cs. 75 Cork lined, 10 in.. ao | oa Sticks Trojan spri a oF Eclipse natent spring .. —. - = No 1 common. pong 2 patent brush holder .. 85 12 B. cotton mop heads.....1 25 Ideal Bat. Pails She Seeeeere........... hoop — oc 2-wire, Cable.. oe 3-wire, Cable.. Cedar, all red, brass bound. Paper, Eureka.. Paee..... ‘ Toothpicks I ee eee ce meee, ee a... Traps Mouse, wood, 2 holes........ Mouse, wood, 4 holes..... — Mouse, wood, 6 holes.... Mouse, tin, 5 — ao Rat, wood..... fk at, Seeing... .... 2. 000..06 20-inch, sendank 7. 1..... 18-inch, Standard, No. 2..... 16-inch, Standard, No. 3..... 20-inch, Cable, ae 18-inch, Cable, No. 2........ 16-inch, Cable, No. EE ee ee No. 2 Fibre.. oes No. 3 Fibre.. \ Wash h Boards se teiebete 8 Po PO ASRSEN SkESSSS8S WON Cwm SATOURD A Bpenas NO... 2... 0c0. 508 Oe one, i ee 75 ee? Bn eons. 2] Double Peerless........... 25 Ree Peeres...............8 Northern Queen ............ = in ce ceee 75 i eee eens on 25 1 65 18 -.2 3 w 11 In. Butter 13 in. Butter 15 in. Butter i7 in. Butter. 19 in. Butter.. Assorted 13-15-17 .. Assorted 15-17-19 ..... 3 09 WRAPPING PAPER Common Straw............ Fiber Manila, white....... 3% Fiber Manila, — —- No. 1 Manila... ~~ = Cream Manila...... — - Butcher's Manila.......... 2% Wax Butter, short count. 13 Wax Butter, full count.... ‘Wax Butter, rolls. ........ YEAST CAKE eee Ss ee... 1 Sunlight, ee 1 00 Sunlight, 14% doz............ 50 Yeast Cream, 3 doz.......... 1 00 Yeast Foam, 8 doz.......... 1 00 Yeast Foam.1% doz........ FRESH FISH White fish.... ae Black Bass...... _ ss... @ i4 Ciscoes or —— @ 5 Bluefish ...... _u@ 12 Live Lobster.......... @ 2 Boiled Lobster........ @ = ees @ 8 No. tSekerel ene @ 8% ee a: Perch.. 5 Smoked White. 0. 1 meal Gaapecr......... @ 10 Col River Salmon...13 @ 14 Reaeeeel........... @ 18 oY STERS. Bulk per . oe... Extra Selecis.......... . 12 aoe ............ 1 40 Baltimore Standards..... 1 15 ae 110 Cans per can oe Co. |... 5 Bxutra Selects. ............ ref ee 23 Perfection Standards..... 22 eee 20 ee... ........-> HIDES AND PELTS Hides pore et. ...... ae aoe ae... @é Cured No.1 . @ 84 Cured No. 2.. . SV i Calfskins,green No.1 @ 9% Calfskins,green No.2 @&8 Calfskins,cured No.1 @10% Calfskins,cured No.2 @o9 Pelts cn Wee... oe [........ 5'@i 00 BESRTRES ...- ..... 75 Tallow ee @ t% Bi @ 4% Wool Washed, fine........ @z20 Washed, medium... Unwashed, fine..... 18 @i7 Unwashed, medium. 16 @ia CANDIES Stick —. a. pails eee... @7 Standard H. H...... @7 Standard Twist..... @s TE iin oe cic oe @9 cases ane ly at ue @7% a @10% Boston Cream... @i9 Mixed ee Grocers.... . ete ioe @é6 Competition. -. A. @7 one @ 7% Conserve........ ‘ @ 7% eee @ 8% ee ce aa, @s OR cc @s8 Cut Loaf. . a @ 8% English Roek. ..... @a Kindergarten ....... @9s Bon Ton Cream..... @ 8% French — news @°s ey ree... @i0 Hand. Made Crevrm mixed . 114% Crystal Cream mix 3 Fancy—In Pais Champ. Crys. Gums. By ree, _ aaa ame ce 15 ream Squares 12 Fudge Squares...... 12 os uares..... 9 ugar ‘eanuts ll Salted Peanuts...... 10 ao Kisses..... 10 San Bias Goodies.... @12 Lozenges, plain ..... G3 Lozenges, printed... @i0 Champion Chocolate @i1 Eclipse Chocolates... Gi3% Quintette Choc...... 12 Gum Dpepe.......... S 5% Moss Drops......... @°s Lemon Sours. . ‘ @9 heii ee Ital. Cream Opera @12 ital. Cream Bonbons 22>. oe... @1 Molasses es 15 >. oes... . @13 Golden Waffies..... @12 Fancy—In 5 Ib. Boxes Lemon Sours ....... @50 Peppermint Drops. @s6o Chocolate Drops. . @sv H. M. Choe. Drops @s5 H. M. Choc. Lt. and ee. @i 00 Gum Drops....... @35 Licorice Drops...... @75 Lozenges, piain..... G55 —— printed @s60 Imperials.. . @s0 Mottoes.... @s0 on ee @55 Molasses Bar.. @55 Hand Made Creams. 80 @90 Cream Buttons, ~~ ane Wee... @65 String Rock......... @65 Wintergreen Berries @é60 FRUITS Oranges Florida Russett...... S@ Florida Bright...... aN Fancy Navyels....... 3 25@3 5C Extra Choice........ @ Late Valencias...... @ @ @ @ @ Verdelli, ex fey 300. . @ Verdelli, fcy 300..... @ Verdelli, ex chce 300 @ Verdelli, fey 360..... @ Cali Lemons, 300..... 3 £0@3 75 Messinas 300s....... 3 50(@4 (0 Messinas 360s....... 3 50@4 C0 anas Medium bunches.... 1 50@2 00 Large bunches...... Foreign Dried Fruits Figs Californias, Fancy @ Cal. _— 10 Ib. banas @i 00 Extra Choice, Turk., 10 Ib. boxes........ @ Fancy, Tkrk., 12 Ib. eee 134% @15 Pulled, 6 lb. boxes... Naturals, in bags.... Dates Fards in 10 lb. boxes @ 6% Fards in 60 Ib. cases. eS EE ae a 5 Ib. cases, new. .... @ Sairs, 60 Ib. cases.... @ ix NUTS Almonds, Tarragona @i6 Almonds, Ivica ..... @ Almonas, California, soft shelled........ 15@16 Brazi @u% @i2 Walnuts. Grenobles. @i5 Walnuts, soft shelled Cal. No. 1, new. @ Table Nuts, fancy... ‘13% Pecans, Mag @il Pecans, Ex. Large. @iz Pecans, Jumbos..... @13 Hickory Nuts per bu. a, aor. ..... @ Cocoanuts, full sacks @3 50 Chestnuts, per bu.. ” Peanuts —new crop Fancy, H.P.,Suns.. 4%@ 5% Fancy, H P., Suns Roasted . 6 @b% Choice, H. P., Jumbo 6 @7 Choice, H. P., Jumbo Boas isn © OS Seen, Ski ae. inw 54% 6% STONEWARE Butters 5% 48 60 72 it 1 50 212 30 gal. ees, Cee 2 55 Churns es 6 “eure Deer, por Gor..............; 84 Milkpans % ga. fiat or rd. bot., per doz......... 48 1 gal. hat or rd. bot,, each...... acess 5% Fine Glazed Milkpans % gal. flat or rd. bot., — og 60 1 gal. flat or rd. bot., eac cee cedeerys 6 ca \% gal. fireproof, bail, per doz.. " 8 1 gal. fireproof, bail, per doz.. . 110 Jags oe ee ee 56 eee... 42 1tod5 es ee cakes eee 7 Sealing Wax 5 Ibs. in package, per Ib............... 2 LAMP BURNERS 35 86 48 85 50 50 MASON FRUIT JARS With Porcelain Lined — ie a 4 25 per gross a 4 50 per gross ee 6 50 per gross Fruit Jars packed 1 dozen in box LAMP CHIMNEYS—Seconds Per box of 6 doz. Pe eee 1 62 ee, i 1 84 ee fee... 2 80 Anchor Carton Chimneys Each chimney in corrugated carton. 1 74 1 96 2 90 First Quality No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped > _ 1 91 No. 1 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & 2 18 No. 2 Sun, crimp top, wrapped & - 3 08 XXX Flint No. 1 Sun, crimp top, rapped > = 2 75 No. 2 Sun; crimp top, bom 3 75 No. 2 Sun, hinge, wrapped! ae 400 Pearl gg No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled...... 4 60 _ 2 Sun, wrapped and labeled. ‘ 5 30 No. 2 hinge, wrap and labeled..... 5 10 No.2 Sun, “Small Bulb,” for Globe aa... ee enes: Ride eee ok La Bastie No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per = a 1 No. 2 Sun, plain — ee... 1 No.1 Crimp, See SS aS 1 Mo. 2 Crtap, per Gee... 1 Rochester No. 1 Lime (65¢ doz)..... se ei ie 3 No. 2 Lime (75c¢ doz)....... 4 Me. 2 Pee ee... 4 Electric Nore vine toe a Se 4 oe. 3 Piles (000 Ger)... 4 OIL CANS i gal. tin cans with spout, per doz.. 1 gal. galv. iron with spout, per doz.. 2 gal. galv. iron with spout, per doz.. 3 gal. galv. iron with spout, per doz.. 5 gal. galy. iron with spout, per doz.. 3 gal. = iron with faucet, per doz.. gal. Ton 'y. iron —" faucet, per doz.. ga 5 5 5 gal. galv. iron on Maaaiae, N © 3 OF GO om GO St LANTERN! io ©tubur, aoe me............... No. 1B Tubular. bebe No. 15 Tubular, dash.................. No. 1 Tubular, glass fountain......... No. 12 Tapas, ciao tae... |. No. 3 Street lamp, ee LANTERN GLOBES No. 0 Tub., cases 1 doz. each, box, 10¢ No. 0 Tub., cases 2 doz. each, box, 15¢ No. 0 Tub., bbis 5 doz. each, per bbl.. 1 No.0 Tub., "Bull’s eye, cases i doz. each 1 BEST WHITE COTTON WICKS Roll contains 32 yards in one piece. a ae SIKH SSBRRA BSSSRSSSSS SS BSS SERS B No.0, %-inch — per gross or ro 18 No. 2 5g-Inch wide, per gross or roll. . 24 No. 2,1 inch wide, per gross or roll. 34 No. 3, 1% inch wide, per gross or roll.. 53 COUPON BOOKS 50 books, any denomination.............. 1 50 100 books, any denomination.............. 2 50 500 books, any denomination.... ......... 11 50 1,000 books, any denomination.............. 20 00 Above quotations are for either Tradesman, Superior, momic or Universal grades. Where 1,000 books are ordered at a time customers re- ceive specially printed cover without extra charge. Coupon Pass Books Can be made to represent any denomination from $10 down. 50 eee gt EE ES Sas crs 1 50 ee 2 50 NN Sie ce 11 50 a a. 20 00 Credit Checks 500, any one denomination................ 2 00 1,000, any one denomination. . eencen Oe 2,000, any one denomination................ 5 00 Steel p POCOSe TECHS reese OO Ue SE EEEO eee ereses % What do you propose to do about it? Up to a very few years ago ten retailers out of every ten took for granted there was no use trying to do a paying business from January Ist to March 15th. To-day three or four or five out of every ten have learned how to force a worth-while business at this season. Mr. Retailer, it is sure as death or taxes that unless you do something out of the or- dinary your mid-winter trade will be profitlessly listless. And, if you mean to do any- thing to spur business this January you have got to be- ginsoon Plenty of time to act, but none to wait. What are you going to do about it? Our mid-winter catalogue devotes a number of pages to practical plans for pushing trade at dull seasons—plans gleaned from the experience of the keenest merchants of the day. More than that, it presents values that will make a tack hammer expenditure of ad- vertising tell like a pile driver. A copy of our catalogue will go by first post to any merchant who will ask for same. No. J451. Mention catalogue Butler Brothers Chicago We Sell at Wholesale Only hin 2 RRR ARNT 5k #8 Deen MENS Es. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ee ee ee ee ee 31 The New York Market Special Features of the Grocery and Prod: uce Trades. . Special Correspondence. New York, Jan. to—There is a good deal of monotony in the market situa- tion here these days. Buyers are seem- ingly pretty well stocked with the staples and are not purchasing ahead of cur- rent wants, and sellers seem to be sim- ply getting ready for the time when the party of the first part will come to town for big bills of goods. Prices are almost invariably well sustained@ and the only relief the consumer has had is what is claimed to be a decline in the prices of meats. This, however, is offset by the advance in coal and while ‘‘organized labor’’ is getting good wages the mine owners are bound they shall pay for the whistle and it would seem that every ad- vance in wages is simply tucked on the ton of coal or the gallon of oil, and _be- tween organized labor on one side and an equally unpleasant factor on the other the ‘‘dear public’’ is between the devil and the deep sea. But coming back to the starting point of the market situation, coffee is steady and there is a slightly better feeling than last week, owing, it is said, to firmer advices from Europe. Quota- tions for invoices still remain at 5c, however, for Rio No, 7 and while oc- casionally 5 5-16c may be reached the former figure seems nearer the right one. The stock in store and afloat remains large, being 2,708,754 bags against 2,476,921 bags at the same time last year. Mild grades have gained some Strength, owing, very likely, to the supply from Venezuela being shut off. Still there is enough and no coffee fam- ine will ensue. The week, so far as actual business goes, has been a barren one in sugars. Hardly any new business has been transacted and about al! attention has been given to factor plan, details of which your readers will have before this. Limited offerings of Japan and coun- try green teas are reported and quota- tions are very firmly sustained, at the recent reductions. There is a rather slow demand for rice, but quotations are firm and the general situation favors sellers slightly. Choice to head, 534 @6%c. In spices pepper is firm and, in fact, the same is true of the whole line, and with light supplies the outlook is in fa- vor of the holder. Sales are mostly of small lots. In canned goods this week corn seems to be the center of interest. Some large ackers have been here, and jobbers or the first time in a fortnight or more are taking more interest tn the situa- tion. Baxter Bros., Wapello, lowa, sold out their 1903 pack very readily at 62%c. This corn is well known and has a splendid reputation as to quality. New Jersey tomatoes seem to have suffered a reduction as compared with recent prices of about 2%c per dozen. The supply of canned corn will be practical- ly all gone shortly and the packers will have a splendid opportunity to make some money this year if the season be propitious, for the country wil! take care of a big pack and at full rates. Next to corn, peas are atttracting most attention and prices are very firmly maintained. It certainly promises to be a splendid year for canned goods of all descrip- tions. There is little change to note in dried fruits. Prices remain about as last noted and, as a rule, are very firm. Some new hand-packed choice fruits are here from California with the front of the package covered with mica, allowing the fruit to be seen although the box is practically air tight. It will make a handsome showing in the window. Lemons are moving slowly within the range of $2.15@2.50, the latter for really fine fruit. Oranges are steady and Cal- ifornia navels range from $2.25@2.50@ 2.75. The fruit is not very desirable, being too sour. Jamaicas, $2.25@3.25 per box. Beans are steady and fairly active. Pea are held at $2.35@2.37% ; medium the same; marrows, $2.7214@2.75. For best grades of Western creamery butter 29c seems to be the established rate. There is a good demand for such oods and the market is steady. Aside rom top grades the situation is rather dull and, in fact, seems to be slightly in favor of the buyer. Seconds to firsts, 24@28%c; held stock, 243%4@26%c; im- itation creamery, 18@22c, latter for fin- est grades; held stock, 17@18%4c; reno- vated, about 22c for fancy. As arrivals of eggs are light and the demand good the market closes very firm, with best Western quotable at 31C, loss off. At mark the range is from 22 @29c, with 27c as a fair average for fresh gathered. The cheese market is strong and best full cream State will fetch 14%c. Ex- porters have been doing a little busi- ness in the cheaper grades, taking about 1,200 boxes during the week and some 1,500 boxes of fine large white. ——~> 2. New Process For Making Olive Oil. A new process for the extraction of oil from olives is now being tested by the University of California Agricultural Department, and _ the _ preliminary studies on the method lead the experts to believe that a much larger product of first grade oil can now be secured than by the old way. The process requires a new machine to take the place of the clumsy old-fashioned oi] press. This is none other than the modern sugar-house centrifugal machine which is used in the manufacture of beet sugar and extracts the sugar from the molasses by forcing the pulp through a sieved vessel revolv- ing at a high rate of speed. The idea bas been borrowed from Algeria, Africa, where the process has given splendid results, although carried out only with the crudest apparatus. Dr. George W. Shaw, assistant professor of agricultural chemistry, in charge of the beet sugar industry, has started the work at Berk- eley. He has set up his machinery and commenced operations. From his pre- liminary experiments he feels confident that he can increase tbe per cent. of oil that can be obtained from a _ given amount by at least 10 per cent. over the old method. This will mean a tremen- dous saving in the production of oil, which has hitherto been attended by a large and unavoidable waste. In the old method, which has been in vogue for| BB years, it has been necessary after crushb- ing the olives to submit the pulp toa powerful screw or hydraulic press in or- der to strain the oil. A crude wrapping of grass mats, wooden gratings or sack- ing has been needed, and this has ab- sorbed much of the product, especially as the pressing went through several stages, during which various qualities of ot! were secured. The results with the new centrifugal are far more §atis- factory, both as regards simplicity and economy in manipulation and results. oO Her Father’s Strength. Recently in a Saginaw Sunday school the teacher was telling her class of small pupils the interesting story of Samson, of whom she spoke as being the strongest man whu had ever lived. Little Ethel, a golden haired re- cruit, listened to the story with great in- terest. After the teacher had finished Ethel held up her chubby hand, ‘‘Well, Ethel,’* asked the teacher, ‘what is it?’’ ‘‘Samson wusn't as strong as papa is,”’ “Is your father so strong?’’ queried the teacher, smiling. ‘‘Ob, my papa’s offul strong,’’ re- plied Ethel with emphasis. ‘‘Why, I beard mamma say that he hada alislan on his hands.’’ —_—__~>-4 The worst of having inflicted a wrong upon the innocent is that you can never by any means retrieve it. You can re- pent, and it is probable that your very repentance ensures your forgiveness at a higher tribunal than that of earth’s judgmcnt, but the results of wrong can not be wiped out or done away with in this life; they continue to exist, and, alas! often multiply. Even the harsh and unjust aoa can not be recalled, my : Levels Hardware P rice Current Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.......... dis Mattocks — Adze Eye.............000c02+ 5-817 00..d18 85 aps Metals—Zinc G. D., full count, per m........... .... 40 Hicks’ ‘Wateapeest, pera ae th 50 ee a... Oo coevtcoces co cece ce i Musket, per Me... .-.. 0+. ce 15 Re odin bie dclcaus sided oamseneecodwe Ely’s Waterproof, per m............”, 60 Miscellaneous Cartridges ee 2 OO 3 00 | Screws, New List ...... 85 &20 Dee Se ne, a 5 00 | Casters, Bed and Piate .. 80&10&10 No. 32 long, ee ese 5 75 Dampers, ae. aE BO Primers lasses No. 2 U. M. C., boxes 250, per m...... 1 40 Stebbins’ a — 60810 No. 2 Winchester, boxes 250, per m... 1 40 Enterprise self-measuring..... se 30 Gun Wads a — eS Black edge, Nos. 11 and 12 U. M.C... 60 Black edge, Nos. 9 and 10, per m...... 70 i aoe 608104810 Black edge, No.7, perm......... on) COMMON, DOIMNeG tc 7085 Loaded Shells Patent Planished Iron New Rival—For Shotguns “A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 80 Drs. of “B” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 25to 27 9 80 S. 01 oz. of Size Per No. Powder Shot Shot Gauge 100| Broken packages \c per pound extra. = : - 10 is $2 = Planes 1% 9 1 a ’ = 4 oS § * (ee 50 co x i 7 : = Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy........... 40 154 4% 1% 4 10 3 00 emok, Great qaaliiy... .. 0.0.00... ...... 45 200 3 1 10 12-250 Nails 208 3 1 8 12 2 50 Advance over base, on both Steel and Wire. 236 3% 1% 6 12 = Gy | Meee Meee bee ss 2 50 265 3 1% 5 12 2 70| Wire nails, base....... 2 20 264 3% 1% 4 12 2 70 | 20 to 60 advance Base Discount 40 per cent. 5 Paper Shells—Not Loaded = No. 10, pasteboard boxes 100, per 100. . 72 30 No. 12, pasteboard boxes 100, per 100.. 64 45 Gunpowder 70 Kegs, 25 Ibs., per Re 4 50 50 % Kegs, 12% Ibs., per 4% keg.......... 2 50 ss 34 Kegs, 634 Ibs., per 34 keg........... 149 = Shot 25 In sacks containing 25 Ibs. 35 Drop, all sizes smaller than B........ 150 45 Augurs and Bits ” connie tO 60 Jennings genuine... a | tron ae Tees... 50 Jennings’ imitation.. oo 60 | Copper Rivets and Burs.............. 45 First Quality, 8. B eae 8 50 ee Pest Gently, DB. Beene. 2 Hitt CUS First Quality, S. B. S. Steel. ......7° 7) 7 06 | 20x28 IC, Charcoal, Dean.............. 15 00 First Quality, D. B. Steel............. 10 50 | 14x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade... 7 50 Barrows 14x20 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade... 9 00 tire ee 13 00 | 20x28 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade... 15 00 nee 20x28 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade... 18 90 Ro es ares 79 | Sisal, % inch and larger me 10 6, new lie 60 Cen ee wees eecees iow... ee ees UM us acts ua 12% Buckets Sand Paper Re ee. $4 00 | List acct. 19, ’86.......................dls 58 Butts, Cast Sash Wei ghte ee oo bo eee Mee Per Gen... cot, 30 08 Chain Sheet Iron in. 616 in. % In. ¥% In, i alias com. smooth. boy 7 ¢. 6 c. 5 Gc. ... 4%, | NOS. 10 fo 14 .. tere reece BS Ba a | Now to. = x a. * 6% Nos. 22 to 24 8 90 uv... ——.. 410 Chisels All Sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inches Oe re 65 | Wide, not less than 2-10 extra. 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Clark’s small, $18; large, $26 .......... 40 Squares oe 1.2. 5S aoe a Pees ee Te 60—10—5 ad dala Files—New List oe Tin—Melyn Grade ollie 70&10 Ne ee ie CL 70 ee ee ee == cecmen & crore BOG... 70 sll , SeeeG Em CeOGee 8 lt 12 00 e ee Bos gta —— Each additional X on this grade, $1.25. os. 16 : an ; 25 and 26; 27, 28 List 12 13° 14 15 18. 17 Tin—Allaway Grade Discount, 70 eees 10, Ceeeeees................... 5... 9 00 Gauges — io, pee de plck cate ound cage alas Z = Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.......... 60810 | 14x20 IX, Charcoal..................... 10 50 Glass Each additional X on this grade, $1.50 Single Strength, by box. .............. dis 85820 Double Strength, by box..2222.022 122 dis 85820] .. 5. 1x a _— By the Lig yr ound choosed dis 85&20 14x56 IX. for No.9 Bollers, ¢ Pet pound. 13 Maydole & Co.’s, new list.. Traps Yerkes & Plumb’s. Onolda Comuiuilty, Newhouse... «oa Hine« Oneida Community, Hawley & Nor- Fe Gate, Clark’s 1, 2,3....................d18 60810 oe ake pee 15 Hollow Ware Mouse, delusion, per doz........ .... ‘ 1 25 ee ES Ni Re — Wire etties .. 10 NE i oe wank pine cone 60 i ee 50&10 Annealed Market... .......277.777°77"" 60 Horse Nails Sg cate om ee EO 50&10 I ici ee tcc | SO Oe DM 50&10 House Furnishing Goods Coepeees Sprin a ee ‘ 2 Stamped Tinware, new list............ 70 See cane Ce anes oroe aan poe eet WRN 20&10 | Barbed Fence, Painted................ 2 60 Iron Bright Wire Goods ~ Oe Ns aes cole i head ass 225 crates seceee o bece ee cece cecccce Te ee i 3 crates ead cee = Knobs—New List een eee meee een ee were meee ee were e® Door, mineral, jap. trimmings........ 75 Gate Hooks and Eyes................. 89 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings....... 8 Wrenches ai mae Lanterns poe saat, Nickeled.,...... S Reg 0Tu SI ea 5a a i agi Side aaa mania dala mined Warren, Galvanized Fount........... 00 | Coe’s Patent iWrought. * &10 i i CBG i Na 32 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Too Late to Classify. Ann Arbor—Jos. T. Jacobus has sold his grocery stock to F. W. Esslinger. Bay City—Pau! W. Schroedter, grocer, bas sold his stock to F. Kellerman & Co. Adrian—Burns & Spies have _ pur- chased the grocery stock of Michaels & Smith. Lansing—The Olds Motor Works will add 200 hands to their already large force Feb. 1. Tecumseh—M. E. (Mrs. Henry) Bice is succeeded by Maloney & Rockwell in the bakery business. Saginaw—E. C. Maxson & Son suc- ceed Edward C. Maxson in the wall paper and paint business. Detroit—O’Dwyer & Ward, wholesale milliners, have dissolved partnership. The business is continued by Ward & Miller. Parma—Jaspar R. Godfrey, dealer in hardware, groceries, coal and agricul- tural implements, has taken a partner under the style of Godfrey & VanValin. Potterville—H. E. Merritt, late of Detroit, has purchased the interest of his brother, Clark, in the mercantile business of N. O. Merritt & Son. The new firm of N. O. Merritt & Co. will begin business January Ig. Saginaw—The Arenac Clay Co, has filed articles of association. It hasa capital stock of $50,000, the principal stockholders being Jos. H. Carrigan, Mary Carrigan, Chas. E. Still and Rowland Connor, each of whom holds 600 shares. Adrian—The Gibford Automatic Safety Pin Co. is the style of a new en- terprise at this place. Its authorized capital stock is $3,000, The principal stockholders are Geo. A. Wilcox, 540 shares; W. A. Staniford, 150 shares; C. J. Lyons, 150 shares and E. B. Gib- ford, 150 shares. Lansing—The Lansing Foundry Co. has been organized with a capital stock of $20,000, held by the following per- sons: A. F. Molitor, 8co shares; Leon- ard W. Roe, 7oo shares and Otto C. Brodhay, E. H. Brodhay and L. A. Brodhay, of Chicago, who hold 300, 100 and 100 shares respectively. >?—.- — Good Words Unsolicited. C. J. Pattison, druggist, Altona: The Tradesman is a good paper and it would be hard to keep store without it. Klumpp Bros,, meat dealers, Pincon- ning: Please find enclosed $1 in pay- ment of subscription to Michigan Tradesman, which we consider the best invested dollar we make during the year, E. W. Potter, shipper of butter, eggs and poultry, Leslie: We have always felt that we could depend on whatever the Tradesman said and have appre- ciated the efforts you have put forth in behalf of your patrons, Myers Bros., dealers in drugs, gro- ceries, crockery and glassware, Goble- ville: Enclosed find $2 for subscription to Tradesman. We did not get last weck’s issue. Don’t you know we can not keep house without the Tradesman? Have had every number from No. 1, except last week's. Slater & Kyes, dealers in clothing, men's furnishing goods and boots and shoes, Coleman: There is no paper published that will compare with the Tradesman as a business journal and, as an advertising medium it brought us surprising results. We wish you a pros- perous future and pledge you our hearty support. White Manufacturing Co., manufac- turer of gasoline and kerosene appli- ances, Chicago: Let us join with you in congratulations upon the splendid home you have established for your- selyes In your new quarters. Seventeen year lease, eh? Well, that is a good long time. The writer was quite a small boy seventeen years ago; he will be older in seventeen years more. Geo, E. Steele, civil engineer, Los Angeles, Cali.: I enclose renewal, not because I am at all interested in the merchants’ problems, but because the Tradesman has very many good features which I approve and commend, prin- cipal among them being its able editor- ials on political, educational and all leading public questions—the best I get. Then, come to think, this paper has been coming to me since its early is- sues. How could I break company? That celebration number was ‘‘chief among ten thousand.’’ The look at Charlie Garfield's pleasant face was worth a year’s subscription. a Hides, Pelts, Tallow and Wool. Country hides are easier—in fact, lower—and sales are made at"down price. Receipts of cattle by packers are ex- tremely large and they are ready sellers of hides. Lots in country points that have been held for an advance are com- ing forward. Only a lower market can be looked for. r Pelts are plenty from large receipts of sheep. Stocks come from all points, giving ample supply to pullers. Furs are nct so plenty and buyers are off their high horse. They are in the market, but at lower values on some grades and are not so anxious. Tallow holds its own, with a fair de- mand and light offerings, Packers’ prime is sold up close. Wools are strong at seaboard, but higher. Values are not quotable. The stuff is in light supply, as compared to past years and is being groundup. Al though indications are strong, buyers do not readily respond. Wm. T. Hess. e-em | Divided. ‘‘Johnny,’’ sald his mother, severe- ly, ‘“‘some one has taken a big piece of ginger cake out of the pantry.’’ Johnny blushed guiltily. “*Oh, Johnny!’’ she exclaimed, ‘‘I didn’t think it was in you.”’ “It ain't all,’’ replied Jobnny ; ‘‘ part of it's in Elsie.’ Advertisements will be inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent insertion. No advertisements taken for less than 25 cents. Advance payments. BUSINESS CHANCES. OR SALE—GROCERY STOCK, INVOICING $1,000. We traded for the stock Our busi- ness is real estate, not groceries. These goods are high grade and no old stuff. Seven hundred dollars buys it to-day. Stand is good, but ean move goods if you desire. Write or see Decker & Jear, Grand Rapids, Mich 984 _. SALE—AT A BARGAIN—$1,500 CLOTH- ing, or would exchange for a stock of shoes Address No. 9°6, care Michigan Tradesman. 986 7s SALE—A CLEAN AND DESIRABLE stock of general merchandise in southwest- ern Iowa; stock will invoice about $8,000; reason for selling, ill health; good trade; good country adjoining town. Address Lock Box 8, Carson, lowa. 3 450 BUYS NEW STOCK OF STAPLE MER- s chandise in booming town of Constantine. Box 353, Constantine, Mich. 985 eve CENTS ON THE $1 BUYS A NEW YORK de) racket store; stock in good shape; stock and furniture and fixtures inventory about $2 300. G. B. Webber, Muskegon, Mich. 998 ae SALE OR TRADE—CHOICE 80, ONE and one-half miles from town; no improve- ments. Address 321% Lake, Petoskey. Wich. 996 YOR SALE $1,300 STOCK OF DRY GOODS and store, with living rooms above, for $2.5°0, one-half cash and balance on time. Ad- dress Quick Sale, care Michigan Trade+ man. 999 OR SALE—GENERAL MERCHANDISE stock, invoicing about $3,090; annual sales thiis year, $11,000; situated in country; postoffice in connection; surrounded by excellent farm- ing country. Address No. 1, care Michigan Tradesman 1 DM'NISTRATOR’S SALE. NEW GRIST mill in the flourishing town of Stockbridge, Ingham Co., Mich; large rich territory; will be sold Friday. Feb. 6, 1903; a rare opportunity for the right man; particulars can be had. J. W. Dancer, Administrator, Stockbridge, Mich. 2 RUG STOCK FOR SALE, WITH A GOOD discount; in Northern Indiana, twenty miles from Michigan State line; stock invoices about $890. Address No. 995, care Michigan Tradesman. 995 YOR SALE—THE LEADING GROCERY k stock in the best manufacturing town in Michigan; cash sales last year, $22,000; books open to inspection; investigate this. Address No. 994, care Michigan Tradesman. 994 © EXCHANGE—A FINE FARM OF 897 aL acres; 65 miles from Kansas City, Mo.; will trade at actual cash value and take one-half in good clean merchandise, balance cash; write for articulars. The Economy Store, Mondamin, owa 967 ‘OR SALE—DRUG STOCK IN ONE OF K the best business towns in Western Michi- an; good chance for a physician. Enquire of No. 947, care Michigan Tradesman. 947 YOR SALE—-DRUG STORE GRAND Rapids; good business; good reason. Ad- dress No. 993, care Michigan Tradesman. 993 7 EXCHANGE—iMPROVED FARM FOR stock of merchandise. Address Box 242, Frankfort, Ind. 992 | SALE OR TRADE FOR CLEAR property, new clean stock of drugs; invoices about $3,000. Location best in the city of Leba- non, Ind. Address Metzler & Co., Lebanon, Ind. 991 ae SALE—STOCK OF DRUGS AND FIX- tures invoicing about $2,00),in a prosperous Michigan city of 6,000; competition slight; full prices. Terms cash or negotiable paper. Ad- dress Chemist, care Michigan Tradesman. 990 A* OPENING. DON’T ALWAYS WORK for some one else when you can as well be in a fine business for yourself, have your own time and make five times what you are getting now. Write John C. Stein, Allegan, Mich., and get particulars regarding his dry goods ere 988 \ 7ANTED—SMALL JOB PRINTING OUT- fit. Must be cheap. Address No. 979, care Michigan Tradesman. 99 NOR SALE—BEST FARMING IMPLEMENT business in the State; established over twenty years; will be sold inside four weeks; leaving State. Address No. 977, care Michigan Tradesman. 977 7“ SALE—WE HAVE A STOCK OF DRY goods that inventories $8,000; will reduce to $5,000. Weare doing a business of $25,000 = annum. Business successfulin every way. We are engaged in an outside enterprise which takes all our time is our only reason for selling. This city is growing very fast. We have the best lo- cation, the most prominent corner. A grand opportunity for anyone wishing to engage in the dry goods business. Trades will not te consid- ered. Watson Dry Goous Co., Grand Haven, Mich. 976 2 SALE—GOUD HEARSE, LOWERING device, folding casket carriage and pedes- tals, #350. Address F. H. Nye, Freeport, Mich. 975 J7E CAN SELL YCUR REAL ESTATE OR business wherever located; weincorporate and float stock companies; write us. Horatio Gilbert & Co., 325 Ellicott sq., Buffalo. 974 7ANTED—STOCK OF MERCHANDISEIN exchange for agood lowa farm. Address No. 973, care Michigan Tradesman. 973 rt RENT—FIRST AND SECOND FLUOKS of brick store in hust ing town; city water, electric lights, good storage below; now occu- pled by department store doing big business. Fine chance to secure an established business location if taken at once. Address Mrs. C. W. Moon, Howell, Mich. 972 co SALE—NICE, NEAT GENERAL stock. Store and dwelling if desired; best farmiug section in Saginaw Valley. Address No. 971, care Michigan Tradesman. 971 O YOU WANT A $3,000 STOCK OF DRY goods in the best location in Michigan? The town has 3,000 population and I am doing a good business, all cash. The store is brick. 22x90; basement under all; cheap rent, Best of reasons for selling. Address No. 968, care Michigan Tradesman. 968 a. SALE — HARDWARE BUSINESS; stock invoices $/,200; prosperous manufac- turing and farming center; stock clean; profit- able proposition. Hardware, 55 Stephenson St., Freeport, Ill. 982 oo SALE—INDIANA DRUG STORE IN growing town of 1,010; surrounded by fine farming,country; one other drug store; no cut- ting; stock and fixtures will invoice $2,000; cash sales last year $7,500; a good chance. Address (x. B., care Michigan Tradesman. 981 a. SALE—A NEW VILLAGE HOTEL and tar with good prospects of making money. Address Boa (, Montrose, Mich. 913 — SALE—GENERAL STOCK OF $2,500 IN small booming town; cleared $2,000 last year; can reduce stock to suit purchaser. Ill health reason for selling. Address No. 953, care Michi- gan Tradesman. 983 > SALE—STOCX OF GENERAL MER- chandise and millinery if desired; stock now reduced to about $3,000; splendid opportu- nity; will sell reasonably. Address Box 1061, Montrose, Mich. 944 7S. SALE—THREE HUNDRED AND forty acres of land at Waiton, Michigan. Forty acres suitable for cranberry growing, about ten acres now in fuil bearing. Good seven room house, barn and large cranberry ware- house. Forty acres good agricultural land, cleared; about one hundred acres covered with fine growth of young timber. Railroad through land, station half mile from house. Price low, terms easy. Berries from this marsh were “considered best among collection” at meeting of Wisconsin State Cranberry Grocers’ Associa- tion. Jan. 14, 1942. Would exchange for Grand Rapids business or residence property. Corres- pond with owner, L. W. Hubbell, Springfield, Mo. 965 O YOU WANT TO PLACE YOUR MONEY where it wiil be perfectly safe, where you have a guaranteed dividend of 6 per cent., where you can’t lose, where every dollar invested has paid 15 per cent.? Ifso, answer this advertise- ment. For full particulars address A J. Caldwell, Tioga. Tex. 964 F YOU WANT A SMALL STOCK OF NEW clothing in a good town at a snap price, ad- dress No. 962, care Michigan Tradesman. 962 — SALE—WHUOLESALE GROCERY IN a thriving city of 30,000 in the Northwest. Address R, care Mic esman. NOW PEAS, SOJA BEANS AND GUMTHUS. / We solicit orders and enquiries for gumthus (pure hard turpentine.) Cow peas and soja beans for seed. Hall & Pearsall, Inx., Wilming- ton, N. C. ae 957 OR SALE—DRUG STOCK AND FIX- tures, invoicing about $4,800; located in one of the best resort towns in Western Michigan. Address No. 923, care Michigan Tradesman, NHICAGO PURCHASHING CO., 221 5TH ave., largest casiPbuyers of stores and stocks of all descriptions. 913 vo. SALE—$3,000 GENERAL STOCK AND $2,500 store building, located in village near Grand Rapids. Fairbauks scales. Good paying business, mostly cash. Reason for selling, owner has other business. Address No. 838, care Mich- igan Tradesman. 838 7 SALE—WE HAVE THREE LAUN- dries ranging in price from $400 to $6,000 in some of the best cities in Central Michigan. If any one interested will write us stating about what they want, we will be pleased to correspond with them. Address Derby, Choate & Woolfitt Co., Ltd., Flint, Mich. 886 . SALE—FIRST-CLASS, EXCLUSIVE millinery business in Grand Rapids; object for selling, parties leaving the city. Address Milliner, care Michigan Tradesman. 507 *AFES—NEW AND SECOND-HAND FIRE and burglar proof safes. Geo. M. Smith Wood & Brick Building Moving Co., 376 South lonia St., Grand Rapids. 321 HAVE SOME REAL ESTATE IN GRAND Rapids. Will trade for a stock of general merchandise. Address No. 751, care Michigan Tradesman. TRL OR SALE CHEAP—SECONDHAND NO. Bar-Lock typewriter, in good condition. Specimen of work done on machine on applica- tion. Tradesman Company, Grand Raplds. 465 MISCELLANEOUS \ TANTED—POSITION BY MAN OF EX perience in grocery or general store; ref- erences given. Address 989, care Michigan Trades ™an. 989 \ TANTED—TRAVELING REPRESENTA- tive for State of Michigan for an up-to- date line with an established trade in the State. Must be a thoroughly competent man, experi- enced in stove and range selling and acquainted with Michigan trade. Address S. R., care Mich- igan Tradesman. 987 Ss! TUAILUN WANTED IN GROCERY OR general store by young man with five years’ experience; references given. Address R. H. Pfingston, Odell, Il. 997 b ee MARRIED MAN WISHES POSI- tion in drug store; has had four years’ ee: strictly temperate; not registered. Address No. 951, care Michigan Tradesman. 951 N UP-TO DATE TRAVELING SALESMAN 4% desires position; references. Address E. P., care Michigan Tradesman. 955 Vy YANTED—POSITION AS CLERK; SIX years’ experience in the general merchan- dise line; feel competent to af any place and cin furnish good references; good accountant and can keep a set of books. Address L. A. E., Box 65, Newaygo, Mich. 942 \ TANTED — GOOD SALESWEN, ENER- getic and capable of handling sub sales- men, to sell our famous Dustless Brushes to merchants and institutions. Two thousand of the new perfected dustiess brushes sold in forty days. Wonderful sellers. Good money. Write us quick. A. R. Wiens Company, 223 Cedar St., 954 Milwaukee, Wis. ‘*THE O’NEILL SALES”’ absolutely sell 10 per cent, of your stock ina day. Retail Selling—New Idea System If you knew that we could clear your store of all old stuff and any lines you would like to eliminate and get you thou- sands of dollars in cash, would you try our NEW IDEA SALE? If so, write us and we will give you full details and in- formation. & C. ow’ neill & Co. SPECIAL SALESMEN & AUCTIONEERS 408 Star Bldg., 356 Dearborn St., Chicago We also buy and sell Store Fixtures and take them on consignment. Cheney & Tuxbury the Real Estate Men are in the market for Hemlock and Cedar Lands. 24 Canal St., Grand Rapids, Mich, Fe ‘ The Imperial _ System a Lam ps 1250 Candle Power Save Fuel By using the Common Sense Heat Circulator and Radiator the only practical heat circula- tor made. It utilizes the heat that is constantly going to waste with the smoke. In Starting a fire the first heat passes directly into the smoke pipe and long before your stove begins to radiate any heat this Heater becomes very hot and instantly creates a circulation, which a radiator does not, consequently it will equalize the temperature of your room and make it comfortable much sooner than can be accom- plished by any other appliance than mine. Adaptable to both coal and wood stoves or heaters. A very good seller. Lasts for years. Very simple. Dealers write for pamphlet and liberal discount. Sample, 6 inch Wood's re- fined iron, price $4. Order now. A. C. Selleck, 757 W. Madison St., Chicago, III. 700 Candle Power Send for catalogue. Do not break mantles. 3 g = Anyone can operate them. They have the ‘‘Imperial’’ Generators. ri bd bd Peat) Imperial ee Gas Lamp Co. 206 Kinzie Street, / Chicago, Ill. ee TREES Fo aren om gga Reng Stock it Promptly! ——You will have enquiries for — has pecome known on account of its good qualities. Merchants handle Mica because their customers want the best axle grease they can get for their money. Mica is the best because it is made especially to reduce ~ friction, and friction is the greatest destroyer of axles and axle boxes. 4 It is becoming a common saying that “Only one-half as much Mica is required for satisfactory lubrication as of any other axle grease,” so that Mica is not only the best axle grease on the market but the most eco- nomical as well. Ask your dealer to show you Mica in the new white and blue tin packages, ; ILLUMINATING AND LUBRICATING OILS + Do not let your neighbors get ahead of you. It will sell because we are now determined to push it. Perhaps your first customer will take a dollar’s worth. b You will have no trouble in disposing of a box. Same cost as Sapolio. 4 PERFECTION OIL IS THE STANDARD ¥ THE WORLD OVER HIGHEST PRIOR PAID FOR EMPTY OARBON AND GASOLINE BARRELS | ' Enoch Morgan’s Sons Co. ieee ce. Cuk. ~ ete: a = eR tenn A a em = —— as WITTE TTT NET NET NENT NTT NENT NTT Tr NPT NTr Tr er ver TT ver ver NPP TPE Facts in a Nutshell ; | ; * : ; 4 Worth Knowing! That our “Reduced Price List” which will be mailed this week, BOUR'S COFFEES’ BGR Sh Se WHY? They Are Scientifically PERFECT will show A GREAT MANY INTER- ESTING PRICE REDUCTIONS in tinware and other lines of house- furnishing staples ee - If you do not receive it, ask for it and we will mail you a copy forthwith, Remember! our prices are always the lowest and we Save you money on every- 3 3 = 3 3 3 3 "= 3 = 3 3 i= i= i= i= := i= i= i= 1 = i= E i= = 3 = = 3 3 3 N thing you buy of us - - - GOOD GOODS, PROMPT SERVICE, LOW PRICES - - ~ o i H. LEONARD & SONS, Mantiecturers agents, Grand Rapids, Mich. eb oh oh oh oh oh ob oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ooh oh oh oh oh op Bebb bbb ob ob ob ooh oh oh ohh oh oh hh hh hh hhh hh | _—————ee 129 Jefferson Avenue 113-115-117 Ontario Street Detroit, Mich. Toledo, Ohio Prereerereerereerereerers UNUM AN AAA AANA UA GUA SAN SAN kk Ak dA SAN SAN Ak kk dk cd dl dl dl The Templeton Cheese Cutter We have recently taken up the manufacture and sale of the machine illustrated herewith after a careful investigation of its merits among dealers who have operated it for the past year. That the problem of saving the waste in merchandising cheese which has always confronted the dealer heretofore, can be solved by this machine, we have no doubt at all. There is absolutely no waste in cutting. It keeps your cheese fresh. Saves half the time of the clerk. Cuts automatically and accurate to weight. Saves approximately 50 cents on each cheese cut, and conce- quently save more than its cost. We have never before introduced an article to the grocery trade which has attracted more attention than The Templeton Cheese Cutter and we anticipate a demand that will task our capacity to fill. Mr. Craigue gives the situation: “COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO, “ GENTLEMEN:—A look at my cheese used to give me horrors. The waste was enormous, not less than $100.00 per year. “Your Templeton Cheese Cutter, though, has solved the problem, and I now save absolutely every pound. “Very truly yours, A. D. CRAIGUE.”’ Sold on easy monthly payments. Write for particulars. COMPUTING SCALE COMPANY MANUFACTURERS DAYTON, OHIO, U. S. A.