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ESMAN COMPANY, PUBLISHERS
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Twentieth Year
GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1903.
BUYERS!!!
Of course you will attend the
BUYERS’ EXCURSION
AUGUST 24-29 INCLUSIVE
to be given by the GRAND RAPIDS BOARD OF
TRADE, from all parts of the Lower-Peninsula, at
one and one-third fare. We invite you while in the
city to
: DUMP YOUR BUNDLES
at our office. We are right handy down town and will
take good care of them for you.
If you are interested we would also like to talk with
you on
LOOSE LEAF SYSTEMS
or any of our other productions.
Grand Rapids Lithographing Co.
Lithographers, Printers, Binders, Blank Book Manufacturers
8-16 Lyon Street,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Take advantage of the Buyers’ Excursion which
will be run to Grand Rapids from all parts of the
Lower Peninsula, Aug. 24 to 29, for one and one-
third fare.
All our customers visiting this market during
the excursion are cordially invited to inspect our
new store.
Judson Grocer Company
Grand Rapids, Mich.
If you have money to invest, talk
‘ with us—our suggestions may be of
value to you. The number of people
; well satisfied with our services is
steadily increasing. Our offices are
easy to reach.
Edward M. Deane & Company
Bankers
Offices Michigan Trust Bldg., 2d Floor
Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Balke Manufacturing Company,
Sole Manufacturers of the
BALKE Combined Davenport, Pool
XYVYY
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FOR THE HOME.
There is Nothing [ore Enjoyable for indoor a
The great majority of homes are de
and in many cases on account of the great
We have overcome all obstacles. W
Table, with full equipment, at an extrer
@ magnificent full length couch, suitabl
used tn a moderate sized room, either
ame of billiards
or pool.
$ On account of
j lack of room,
lete Pool or Billiard
1€ same time giving you
use, and adapted to be
tir dining room.
for $1¢ to $25, and regular tables at $so to $200.
rlor,
We have a large line of children’s tables
Catalogue on application.
The Balke Manufacturing Co., 1 West Bridge Street, Grand Rapids
MUTILATED PAGE
BALLOU BASKETS ARE BEST
Tre Love Song
OF THE CAT
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W ' a7 rRACTS ATI EN HON. : Fruit Fruit
e ¢ o : il merits of A _
ee Ballou Baskets } lavor KE lavor
g construction, at same price as for inferior g which your er
Just DEMAND Ba I r order direct They are always right.
BALLOU BASKET WORKS fl hi C Is th e
| Popular Flake Food
With the masses. Delicious, palatable, nourishing and eco-
nomical. Liberal discounts to the trade. Order through your
jobber. Write for free sample and particulars.
Globe Food Company, Limited
A shining success. No other Flour so 318 Houseman Block,
ony both me “a pastry. Grand Rapids, Mich.
‘ Walsh-DeRoo Milling Zo. |
Distributors: Judson Grocer Company, Worden Grocer Co., Musselman
Bolland, Michigan Grocer Co., Grand Rapids
ARCEMIS oc EE, ARETE. 0 ee AT
CARTER LEDGER SYSTEM. Gimple
=—— Account File
A quick and easy method of
keeping your accounts. Es-
pecially handy for keeping ac
count of goods let out on ap-
proval, and for petty accounts
with which one does not like to
encumber the regular ledger.
By using this file or ledger for
charging accounts, it will save
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| one-half the time and cost of keeping a set of books.
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Charge goods, when
|purchased, directly
SAMPLE SIZE CABINET Regular No. I size, has 4 rows | P " *
€ 20 ete oar ; s } y ¢ ~
of 30 pockets, each holding 120 Small Ledgers. on file, then your cus-
ems, takesthe order, charges the goods, gives
|tomer’s bill is always
nd keeps the account posted ‘‘up-to-date’’
Vosts less for supplies, than y other system |ready for him, and gs
icate is given withevery order. One ledger i
1 r + | .
ng th on as much business as five of the ordinary du- ;can be found quickly,
cos . Besides ycu have your customer’s
well nd book, made of good writing paper, instead of lon account of the
flimsy pads made of news print paper. neal aie § Dhiin
. 4 + a
Send For Catalogue and Prices. |
|
‘ saves you looking over several leaves of a day book if not posted,
The Simple Account File Co.., | when a customer comes in to pay an account and you are busy wait-
| FREMONT, OHIO. | ing on a prospective buyer.
ig -}| TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ?
THE AFTERMATH. holiday. The successful picnic is PTHe BRILLIANT Gas or Gasoline Mantles at
a nly possible when the merchants and] ®@ e Oc on the Dollar
What Muskegon Merchants Say manufacturers, the artisans and : Gives 100 Candle Power Light _ ; 5
About Their Recent Picnic. ce men all join hands |@ At ms Cents a Month GLOVER’S WHOLESALE MDSE. CO.
- it Le en ee eee Rehishie. Sake and ; MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS
g make some sacri- 3 Satisfactory \ 3 of GAS AND GASOLINE SUNDRIES
ole h their neighbors |g iT NEVER FAILS s Grand Rapids, Mich
. a ¢ Over 100,000 ir ly u s
a S ers day with s ing the ps © years, it :
ra store c
oo e
: | ss pic ugh it] fsmpzuar = | The’s 99
rn - th . a wi — - s ar
S aig _ s The Br a ha °
ty ind ‘ t St
a a 4: at 6 2
é s $s 1s with | CR@monsenone ne sencucconone Flint Roadster ¢
ge degree “The Touring Car For Two”
os Of course] 40 HIGHEST AWARDS |
““'| In Europe and America |
years ago at Reed's |
: wae Baker & Go, Lid.
: cn : : ‘a The Oldest and
c T Largest Manufacturers of |
cnic. W pe PURE, HIGH GRADE |
ee : Full 8 horse power engine
s We rally a 0 C 0 A S (proven, not estimated)
he G. RR. & 1 More Power—More Comfort— More
a S vy r AND Leg Room—More Seat Room—More
We G Rapids t\ Style—More Finish and Less Com-
7O8 \ CHOGOLATES plications than any other Run-a-bout.
r : ' \\ We want one of our machines run-
" - ' t ' s & oa used in | ning in your town right away. And >
Trade-mark Their Breakfast Cocoa is we will actually make the price to
S I s nutri tious, and costs we oy dt ———— get your business now. ‘Agency goes
: < displeased with | gftevbremumm 9d checaate, 4 wp 0 || with sample. We guarantee imme-
: ° ienic Grand | Pia colate in the market for family use. diate delivery and pay your traveling
Q “ art c \ = er coe Is good to eat issue to prove enettelas Write
7 ’ yi a a c ‘ tt open nn, and : ng i iaaiied - aitic a
pic g ds Ve k for and make sure that they get | to-day for confidential prop
lo < es d § The above trade-mark is o you mean business.
very package.
S \ ‘ Cr i Se ibe 4 ° .
; ee aad ee Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. Flint Automobile Co.
Se oe ae Dorchester, Mass. Flint, Michigan.
: ra id i as cn ee Established 1780.
vec isk y an Grar I < 1
g Y nember the re-
a : TI e, one box S. C. W
= “<1 Corl, Knott & Co., Ltd
nee! ihe annu i the ’ - r °
gree ge [oS announce their first fall and winter
ik g a tn Cc
g g the arrange 5 in cant 4
« for them in ge copied more or less ideas o} Millinery Opening
: 2 > > Grant I is crs, id
s 6 the S ie gam es were t for
sfacto d not please the
skeg rowd. 7 ittee app pre August 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28
yet third r was peressive All
¢ it th hant invited to close for when they will show a complete line of
i A lay a vit gre s and
\ os it a merchants’ pic Pattern Hats
e Not ler a fT ed t
ry ot _ 1 =
: 1 the picnic was hel Tailor Made and Street Hats
S € n -— « imuttee
.
0 The Imported Novelties and
. ' 8 S Cc y and
ar * * °
Mus sa big a General Line of Millinery
> S tt wa l ' : : cd
2 geress They said We manufacture a practical line of ready to wear hats
i : a eee from $4.50 to $24 per dozen.
p { S id call the
S s picnic. This idea was
. the city was deserted We extend a cordial invitation to our customers, pres-
as everybody went . .
Michigan. Many new ent and prospective, to avail themselves of the excur-
£ 1 or iced nd ll rere ao i i‘ Fe Bs “ sis . . .
© ag rs were} sion rates which will prevail from all points in the
] 2 ss ne litte
res- this year endeavored to o all lower Peninsula to Grand Rapids the last week in
busi s men’s > 18 previous efforts. I remember a year i ,
h no effects but | ago the r4tl Pid of August, the August.
ches it such dat the business men’s picnic at Corl, Knott & Co
S g. I claim that a Lake Michigan “Park a prominent :
ic su d in our city is | out-of-town newspaper man said to 20, 22, 24 and 26 North Division Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. ®
reighted w greater good than a|me: ‘There is only one town in
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
3
Michigan, and that is Muskegon,
where a successful picnic is conduct-
ed” He said he attended about all
the picnics in the State and never did
see anything to compare to our out-
ing. He thought such picnics were
The reason
for our successful picnic is due large-
ly to the hard and faithful work of
the Executive Committee and _ all
sub-committees.”
only possible in our city.
Mr. Riedel in his concluding sen-
tences is to be pardoned for express-
ing a little home pride, and also for
exhibiting a considerable degree of
modesty by giving the Executive
Committee and sub-committees entire
credit for the i
While they did faithf
work, the hardest and most faithful
]
success Of the picnic.
hard and
worker was Mr. Riedel himse
As has been the case with all pre-
vious picnics, considerable valuable
experience was gained from the pic-
nic of 1903. Next year the water mel-
on distribution will probably be elim
inated. This is not because it has
not proven a good feature, but it has
been held for two years now and the
committee does not like to run the
risk of any prominent feature becom-
If they do not have the
water melon
ing stale.
distribution next year,
they will have something else just as
It is likely that the Muskegon
Traction & Lighting Co., who oper-
ate the local street railway and own
Lake Michigan Park, where the pic-
such
sood
nic was held, will not regret
a determination for it required the
labor of a large force of men for two
days to clear the grounds of the
bushels of melon rinds which the
merry picnickers left behind.
There is one thing sure and that
is that the coffee feature will be re-
The custom of giving out hot
coffee, properly brewed, just at the
tained.
dinner hour, has proven very popular.
The picnickers have been permitted
to bring pails and carry away almost
any reasonable quantity of the coffee.
The result was that almost every pic-
nic party had a hot drink to accom-
pany its cold lunch and the coffee was
something the public
ciated.
really appre-
The advertising matter which was
distributed at the picnic for the job-
bers and manufacturers also pleased
the crowd. If any of those who furn-
ished the advertising matter or sam-
ples were in doubt about the wisdom
or value of this feature, particularly
the value to them in an advertising
way, they will undoubtedly be reas-
sured by the statement of Louis
Lunsford, a member of the Executive
Committee, who said to me in con-
versation:
“Some time after the distribution
was over, I purposely made a tour of
the grounds to see whether the sou
distributed were
I did not find
venirs which were
appreciated or wasted.
a single one anywhere in the grounds,
indicating that the picnickers had tak-
en all home with them, where I have
no doubt they did the contributors a
large amount of good.”
A significant feature of the picnic
this year was its closing feature, a
banquet given by the Executive Com-
mittee to representatives of the local
press and the officials of the Muske-
gon Traction & Lighting Co. If the
merchants of any town are contem-
plating holding a picnic either this
year or next, I would advise them if
possible to enlist the hearty co-oper-
ation of the press of their city. It
can be done by treating them fairly,
giving them an equal chance at the
This
enjoyed
news, showing no favoritism.
year’s picnic in Muskegon
the heartiest assistance of the press.
How well it was appreciated is evi
dent by the remark
of Mr. Lunsford:
don’t think the success of the pic-
nic was due to the Executive Com-
entirely; I believe the success
They
mittee
was largely due to the press
”
people stirred up.
lent tribute was_that
“The
business men’s picnic advertises Mus-
I
lam | Smit} rh 2nid-
James . SJMith, WoO said:
kegon and makes the city better liked
by the people here. The best fea
ure is that everything is free and
alism in it. All
there is no commerc!
A
other holidays are disfigured by the
fact re is a desire to geta few
shekels out of the outsiders. They
were astonished when they were told
that nobody was asking for anything
The members of the press more
har ion consider
the ind what they
can They recog
e the value of the picnic and I feel
sure the picnic association will al
ys have the co-operation of the
press. I hope you will continue the
\
. 1 i" on
should not hold as successfu
a pic-
nic as the one which occurs annually
n Muskegon, and threatens to make
that city fan
Frederick.
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The Clock Struck One.
The head o
beloved
f the family with the
sweetbriar and his favorite
d back in the
comfortable even-
magazine, had settled
rocker for a quiet,
On the other side of an interven-
was the miniature counter-
part of himself, the wrinkling of
ee ee
ght-year-old .forehead indi-
i ' 1 ‘
cated that he was mentally wrestling
with some perplexing problem. Af-
oe venbual 1 ‘4 eas :
tel a wihiie he LOOKea toward his
and, with
+ ’
DOY.
"Tes, my
“Every everything
‘There is nothing, my son, that he
can not do
a clock that
1
1 strike Jess than one!
‘Now, Johnny, go right upstairs
0 your ma, and don’t stop down
1e when I’m reading.”
here tO annoy t
went and wondered still.
>.
How They Bought a Baby.
A returned missionary tells the
story of a tiny baby girl who was
brought to her dispensary in Soo
Two young Chinamen were
Johnny
chow.
carrying it, and in a very awkward
and embarrassed manner they told
her the story.
in a straw shanty, its mother dying,
and had left $10
brought the
have proper care.
ywwn good, their ideas of
would
vithout leaving a sum of money with
1 "
the great inventor,
They had found it j
with her and j
where it would
Although
only
baby
h .
I they
taking the baby
for its
honesty 4
not permit them to do so
considered the “right-
>
No Room for Improvement.
“There is one branch of labor,” said
“that must always
» done by hand.’
be done Dy hand your money,
“What is that? queried the re - <4:
’ “ Our financial responsibility is
pFter.
l 61 380 000-——voul new is safe
r cKet pic ing, rep! ed th yreat $1,980,000 ng re
ventor, with a ghoulish grin secure and always under your
Reed's Lake.
They Save Time.
Trouble
Cash
Get our Latest Prices
Bt eee
At a
MICH-
| { 01d National Bank
4 Grand Rapids, Mich.
“
gl
ee ce cal
Certificates
of Deposit
We pay 3 per cent. on certifi-
cates of deposit left with us
one year. They are payable
ON DEMAND. It is not neces-
Sary to give us any notice i,
your intention to een
control.
The lest bank in Grand Rapi
ONA
REEDS LAKE
Get our resort be
If you come from the north,
saving time and money.
You
Grand
“
yourself a little time for a
visit to one or more of our
resorts. It requires but a
few moments to reac h North
Park, John Ball Park or
yok at No. 38 North
take our car at Mill Creek,
Grand Rapids Railway Co.
A re
breakfast
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erection of a new factory
A d th St t conduct the farming implement and] Mr. Ainsworth will build a plant that| begun the e i 0 3
4 roun e a e produce business under the style of| will represent an investment of fromjon East Clay avenue. The company
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The elevator will] employs thirty people at the present
i rchants. : :
Movements of Merchants the hay barn 36x60 | time
a ’s furnishing goods |f in dimensions. Saginaw—The Herzog Table Co.
H. Harrison,|has been organized with a_ capital
this place, is taking | stock of $25,000, held as lle W.
‘ation at Niagara|H. Harrison, 500 shares; J. L. Jack
id other Eastern ci-
it S 4
| 14 « a a si -
j I s—VW \ ghby s is being managed
| 1 \\ ¢ his capable daugh-
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| skegon—Frank Manni1 9
7
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| : ty nd Guy Reynolds, of Hart, es
purchased the grocery stock at Manufacturing Matters.
| : a « rm . ¢ e *
Clay avenue and Monroe—The capital stock of the
* |} Seventh street and will continue the] Monroe Glass Co. has been increased
|
| business at tl same location from $30,000 to $80,000. ‘
| 4 } } T 1 ] } | 7 + — eanital rare be a
| Belding The D. H. Bricker cloth lenominee—The capital stock of
ling stock was s tit R Shoe Co. has been
s i i a ml . i n .
i s to Mr. Holden, of | increased from $45,000 to $90,000.
ster | ' 1 ‘ _ ei ee =_—
| { g > i ter sold Dy Dattie Urs capita stock
x > r ar A. Fuhr a Batt imber Co. has
C u s |
; . ' . ae . mn
i stock inventoried $2,080.| been increased trom $20,000 to 960,-
' aie |, S g ed wit Mattav Phe American Fruit .
ltal s $2,500 to engage in the| Juice Co. has completed its factory ommercial
. 9 siness at this place. Jos g s being « pped with . $
= js ' lt) st } om cr PV a . Ora | oe Ltd.
.a y Petrol i iS pl 2 Saginaw I VWaidron, manager!
ae a Ke Detroit) $10 Dial annuseana aonnnartan PECaeh, Widdicomb Building, Grand Rapids
. | Chesaning [The two grain. eleva-|S0 as er St. Johns and Detroit Opera House Block, Detroit
* | operated by W. H Freeland & Co South Boardman—Davis & Don- Good but slow debtors pay
' W Ireland, have been leased so MOGHMGMesee upon receipt of our direct de-
| V nd w be operated by a company | mill 16x48 feet, which will be TAee inand letters. Send all other
ee C — n as the Chesanm g Grain Co.]as a storeroom for grain i accounts to our offices for collec-
" , VV iL. relant be ge ral mana 1usKego!l onyd & Thayer, ;
‘ . ee ¢ " . 1 LSTerem - .
i ‘ 7 I I a Tac irers on = yntectionery, hn ive
| sin Hillsdal Manh eimer Bros have | — —-—- - oo - ——————— - ——— ————
ae eee ae *“| purchased the grocery stock of S. S.
7 ! ca iruff and will put a 36 foot arch-
' i i |way between the two stores, thus ee
i j *~, | continuing the grocery business in
ve S * lconnection with their clothing busi-
a | shoes
Sag & |
ne ,ansing 1} h es % ; gaged
- : 2 : ne :
x | ‘ i i is Vvili i i> Capi-~
ee ee eopie
j i s ~~ 4 UN A alt i1it , is i
lt} mpat ut Tar om FT vyand
: ones |] Derbv Chicago.
i i C. A. Mapes and Mary A. Mapes, ‘
| of Lansing Like It
; ’r. Chas. E. Goodwin, for
i. ri S s ron «AA.
7 ak an
Ss me ) fo #
s profes Mr
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i ‘ites dk eaee | The selling qualities of a food preparation is
siness at s| | what interests the dealer. Ifa food sells it pays
' r ' EN pits to handle it.
a You can order a supply of .Vege-Meato and
ster | rest assured that it will be sold promptly at a good
a aay | profit. Send for samples and introductory prices.
\ Linswt¢
nd sodfrey, warehouse by fire, has decided to re- i
TL agg wale re rh ee Grand Rapids, Mich.
nd Ge F. Wilson, of Lowell, | build on the same site and will con-
tinue the business in his own name.
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” MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 5
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Grand Ra ids Gossip Green Peppers—$1 per bu. The Grocery Market. vance al prices. Peas are ;
ea - pic SS Honey The crop in all sections Sugar—The causes leading up to auiet and ed Stocks in first :
Ly : . of the country is the largest ever | the decline of 10 points last Wedries- hands are verv light Pe ;
Slepicka & Mack have engaged in | nf ig a I j ; : ;
é : : known, except in the Rocky Moun-|day followed by an advance of 1I0 Some 1 s | l j
the drug business at Leland. The | : i : 4 : oe i i nen : :
oe . _ faim region. The quality is also] points on all grades two davs later|ed in Baltimore, but it has been 4
Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. furn- : : ea i : ;
ui above the average. Dealers hold|are, of course, difficult of discern-}|ed at prices that are almost pr ) j
ished the stock. Lu ; i . ' , i
dark at 9@1oc and white clover at|ment. It is reported that the Arbuc- | tive :
John Widdicomb Company is | 12@13¢c. kles were cutting 10 points in the Dried ts $ t 4
putting up a storage building and Hegre ifornias, $3.50; Mes-| Eastern market on the quiet and the] ed fruit rrocery trad i
warehouse 8ox150 feet at the main sinas, ; Verdillis, $4.75. American Company merely followed]is reported good as far as the jot i
plant on Fifth street. The company a ae 60c per bu.; head,|in the open. Others say that it is|bers are concerned Buyer , :
ce alan 071 a . 3] nen / e : - . ' 1
is also building a new dry kiln at the | 7c per bu. but a scheme of the big refineries to Hl iia Mie
" } , kc :
* Charlotte works. Mint—soc per doz. bunches. bear the raw sugar market im
N
Arthus W. Olds has sold his drug fuskmelons—Rockyfords fromIn-|order to get their material for the] from first hands are taking
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aanaanmseqeenan ametaneiowe ste
stock at 180 Butterworth avenue to ina, $1.50 per crate. Gems from In-| heavy demand at a low price. Still |‘Slowly TT) se purchase ila
C. EF. Armstrong, who will continue | diana and Illinois, 60c per basket; | others say it is the outcropping of the |ito think the present prices too hig!
the business at the same location Michigan osage, $1.75 per crate ition of the Ameri-| As the California Fruit G i
Mr. Olds will engage in the practice Onions—Louisianas in 65 fb. sacks, | can zy Company to get|marks, cured fruit is not an a
of veterinary medicine and surgery. | $1.50. Kentucky, $2.50 per bbl. business ae and anyhow.|necessity and it may be that
oa oe eae Oranges—California late Valencias,| Again the prospect of a large crop] packers t] l
r S. R. Smith, who has for some time “a . ‘ i
ga asic th oh ' + $44.50; Mediterranean Sweets, | of beet sugar coming on heir efforts ‘a ‘
yeen en yed in the s cee : i
ber I . — ce — qe ne - $3.50@3.75- within the next sixty days shut off the « 1 4 1
. DL Malis. a oopersville, an , | i a i : a
wl r t — E aki; Mr Parsley—z25c per doz. bunches. had some effect. About EE ae | 1
). Smith, cashier fo lin Mac- > i : ; a : : i
y A sey rs er for “eta _ “i Peaches—Early Michigans fetch|thing that is sure is that the market]ises to be rather short i j
-agh o., Chicago, have purchas- |, : oe i ie : r 4
teens & C — 80; t r P $1 245 Crane’s Yellow command is OF IO points and is in an unsettled I lv likely that the present a
ed the drug stock of Sliter & Strong, | ¢, _- i Ty ni ios el ' ui
rg log >?! $1.50. Local handlers complainthat]state, with, we should say, fair|will be lowered materially i
at 1 e 1 oO . has ( t re’ hy ‘
$2.50. 8@oc: old fowls, 7@8c; white sj 4 -
Bananas—Good _ shipping stock, | ducks, 8@oc; old turkeys, 9@IIc; : ‘ ial
$1.25(@2.25 per bunch. . . whe a _ . past week Lhe market is nim, now- Neate Trad ue aa 4
$1.25@2.25 | ul nester squabs, $1.50@2 per doz.; ' i A : a" ' ' 1
I c ‘ ewer “nV +1 dvance is predict 4
Beets—6oc per bu. pigeons, soc per doz. ver, i an advat | p i
slackberrie Si25 per i Compound syrup is unchanged and | 4, ‘
Blackberries—$1.25 pet so Radishes—China Rose, i12c per cg cy ne ay 4
7 + du Sugar syrup is trm ana tne : '
crat doz.: Chartiers, I2c; round, 12c ' ing
Butter--Creamery is without nota- ee : demand 1S fait WLOLaSSES quiet past few ( 4
it " a Simmer Saiash soe per 34) Oey ae
b ( alers still holding to bata : icnhangea prircts for futur 1 ( j
i i basket. : | an / ne j
19c for and 20c for fancy. Re- Canned Goods—The demand for|terest is noted in t ’
, ue 1 Tomatoes—Home grown in % bu i Cee
ceipts da grades show a slight ; ee ie gt : , | tomatoes is light, because jobbers] nut market
a . . askets fetch $1. The price will ‘grad ee ‘
falling off and a slightly higher range | ”“ kets fetch $1. The price wil 1C~ | think the situa varrants the be-
r VVe, ror } - + + i,
scala , 0 ually recede from now on. ae 3 ; ,
of values is anticipated by the trade.) ““ - ee ee lief that they not in any « t it
Dealers meet no difficulty in obtain- Turnips—6oc per bu. have to pay more for tomatoes than] and t!
ng 12c for packing stock, 14c for Watermelons—Large shipments of | present prices, and may have to pay | being P
choice and 16c for fancy. melons are coming in. Missouri, Il- | less This belief may prove to be] are selling
4 Cabbage—so@6oc per doz. linois and Indiana are now getting|the correct one, and it may not. It Rolled O
« i i : Xf € i il
Carrots—6oc per bu. into the game and some very fine|depends largely on wi frost|,_. i
Caulifower—$1 per doz. fruit is being received. Warm weath-| holds off well or not crop ne
Celery—i16c per bunch. er is needed to make the best de-| very late and the pack will be late.}, '
. : ° ; k
~ Cucumbers—1i5c per doz. mand, but the jobbers have had no a Au
Egegs—Receipts are not quite so great difficulty in getting rid of their
but arrivals are confined al-|stock in spite of the temperature. ris i S
most wholly to harvest eggs, in/ Prices are holding well up, ranging S g- .
which the: proportion of bad eggs is from 20@22c for 22 th. average ' '
very small. The price has advanced Wax Beans—$r1 per bu nang g
’ . a ° - ~~ o> $20 (
c per doz., being now 16@I17c tor un eg iL ' ‘
4 i E. J. Darling, district manager ot a
ndied and ta(@isc tor case count. i i os j VX" 1 1
| i ‘ : i “| the Force Food Co., Detroit: I am a
Egg Plant—Home grown fetches , 1 . / 4 Pe
i , only a recent subscriber to your val- :|
o1.5@ per COZ. | ‘, ' . 1
ae a : . |uable paper, but already look forward
Grapes—The only variety now in . ! ! : 1p |
! i i pall to its weekly visits. Every progres-|, |, i Fe ae ei ca ee
market is Delawares from Delaware, | _.- HM UE : ie to the average for the last few weeks. |
so sive retailer should be a subscriber, , | ee
which command $3 per 8 _ basket 4 in mt It is hard to get y kind of future }
as the value of its contents can not +4 |
rate ; , corn at prices acceptable to buyers
cCrace 1 I 5
als be estimated. Each number is worth | asa soe b
' nd crop looks good, but
the price of .> el subscription. . . .
n Onions—tic per doz. for a) » the New York crop very bad. Pack-
DR. . WILLARD M. BURLESON
silver skins. For Gillies’ N. a tea, all kinds,|ers are not willing to book any new wie a oo ani
Green Peas—8o0@goc per bu. | grades and prices, Visner, both phones j business, even at a substantial ad- |} 103 Monroe Street rand Rapids, Mich.
reen Corn—tI2c per doz. : , he The Maryla
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Soc.
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vated, 14@I7c Th e is
differe in tl lity of
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The Eternal Motherly.
standard 3s, spot,
A kind
didi reanreietaanets-delmmesndabenn . a —— ee .
Feelin pnt natandias Stns entonen ae ae ee ee ee a ee
One of the Old Man’s Best.
-hearted woman saw a small |
seated on benches in
other day,
the
one of
MR. CLOTHIER!
My special advertising
m k ne
on street park the
afterward
she
st as big as proposition to clothing
ee an enthusi- | merchants will interest you.
. ti-tobacco worker and never It will increase your sales,
too.
Let me tell you about it.
mpress, es-
inds, the
mn youthful m
s of using tobacco in any form.
g herself by the side of the C. B. OWEN, Hudson, [lich.
she said k Oh, my oer, >
d lurab le
Sse" ALABASTINE =
and be auti-
AL ABASTINE
ei * a ” he é
Rather think he would,” respond- | ful wall coat is not a cheap,
oC he , stuck on with glue, ; -
> twentieth century young man, for disease ge d
lete information, mention-
from his | jing
t removing the this paper
uth, s is one of his best ci- | prdernd age Rapids, Mich.
and 105 Water Street, New York City
: > 2 — |
1ine times out of ten a person's ‘ELLIOT O. GROSVENOR
business is judged by the advertis- | Late State Food Commissioner
ing he does. | Advisory Counsel to manufacturers and
-|jobbers whose interests are affected by
'the Food Laws of any state. Corres-
QUICK MEAL | pondence invited.
|1232 Majestic Building, Detroit, Mich.
Gas, Gasoline, Wickless Stoves | Olivet
Phone 1350
ae ivet Col le \ ge Michigan
WILLARD G. SPERRY, D. D., President
A progre ssive Christian Institution of the Liberal 4
lso Music, Pre parati ory and Art Schools, a
splendid library; well equipped science laboratories;
lormitory for yor ing women; Courses largely elect-
D. E. VANDERVEEN, Jobber live; state tea re ce rtificate to graduates wi ith
Grand Rapids, Mich Pedagogy; expenses moderate. For catalogue and
Rap information address ALBERT L. LEE, Sec-Treas.
And Steel Ranges
Have a world renowned reputation.
Write for catalogue and discount.
Baker Mercantile Co.
Wholesale Dealers in
Jobs in All Kinds of Merchandise
110 South Division Street. Grand Rapids, Mich.
Open for business Thursday, Aug. 20, 1903
Tinware,
Wali
Dry Goods, Notions,
Groceries,
We
Glassware,
jobs in Clothing,
Crockery, Books, Toys,
Paper, Fancy Goods, Brushes, Underwear, Etc.,
Write us in regard to what you can use at a price, or call
Watch this space for prices. Something new each
here is money in jobs.
BAKER MERCANTILE CO.
have
Candies,
Etc.
and see us.
week. T
To the Retail Grocer: ,
We believe you can make no better invest-
ment of a few dollars than by taking advantage
of the Buyers’ Excursion rates (Aug. 24-29)
and visiting the Grand Rapids jobbers.
We invite you to make our office your
headquarters while in the city, and hope to see
you all.
WoRDEN (GROCER COMPANY
Cor. Ionia and Fulton Sts., Grand Rapids.
See
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
ct cacgustscammmenemmmmntnnaincenscamnmunnnttn ttt penen gece
Observations of a Gotham Egg Man.
I thing the reduction of refrigera-
stocks has been a little less
tor egg
during the past six days’ than
during the previous equal period.
At this season of the year the fresh
goods have first call among most of
the and the refrigerators are
used only to make up the deficiency
in the fresh gathered as compared
with actual consumptive needs. Of
course as soon as the supply of fresh
below consumptive
have to go to the re-
frigerators and prices for fresh ad-
to a parity with the rates at
which equal qualities of refrigérator
be obtained, or at which
dealers are willing to work out their
But the pref-
so generally for fresh gath-
trade
gathered falls
needs dealers
vance
1
eggs can
own reserve holding.
erence is
ered eggs of good quality that, so
long as the supply of these is below
consumptive they are
promptly taken, and the quantity of
refrigerator eggs used varies accord-
ing to the deficiency in fresh goods.
requirements,
There are two reasons for a slight
the
during the past week: first, the supply
of fresh has been a little larger, and
decrease in use of refrigerators
second, a larger proportion of the
fresh stock has been of serviceable
quality. The cooler weather lately
prevailing has reduced the amount
of loss on fresh gathered eggs ar-
riving so that the same number of
cases has had a greater supplying
power, and a larger proportion of the
receipts has been useful in the better
While it has naturally
quantity of refrigerator
the total supply of
fine to fancy fresh has continued be-
actual consumptive needs and
class of trade
the
eggs coming out,
reduced
LOW
this has kept values firm.
While our market, week before last,
consumed 10,000 to 12,000
cases of refrigerator eggs in addition
to the fresh arrivals it is probable
that the amount of held stock used
up during the past six days would
not exceed about 8,000 to 10,000 cases.
But for this season of year, this is
a very satisfactory reduction, and if
it should continue at equal rate dur-
ing the balance of the month our pre-
vious estimate of 50,000 cases reduc-
tion in New York refrigergtor hold-
ings by September
probably
Ist will be very
closely realized.
The refrigerator eggs thus far taken
out of local storage are chiefly such
as were put away earlier by the deal-
ers who have used them. But
dealers who were deterred from buy-
some
ing early by high prices ruling have
been buying stock from first hands
for immediate use, and the generally
more favorable outlook, as outlined
last week, has induced some specu-
lative demand. There has_ conse-
amount of
frigerator stock changing hands and
values fairly well defined.
goods have sold chiefly in a
range of 17'4@18%4c—the latter for
rather exceptional quality—with most
sales at 17@18c. Aprils have sold
generally at 18@19c and that would
be a full but fair quotation for prime
to fancy grades as a selling basis.
Many holders of fancy Aprils would
not accept these prices, having set
quently been a fair re-
are now
Many
their mark at about 19'4@2oc, and we
hear of occasional samples of espec-
ially favored brands taken for inspec-
tion with a view to purchase at those
prices. But if any holder wanted to
begin selling at this time he could
not figure on drawing a bid over 19c,
no matter how high the quality, and
for average fine brands it would not
be easy to find prompt buyers of any
considerable quantity above 18%c, at
which some speculative buyers could
probably be found.—N. Y. Produce
Review.
lp —
American Apples Now Snapped Up
Abroad.
The Department of Agriculture has
continued its shipment of fresh fruit
to Europe this season and has just
begun to send over early apples from
New York, New Jersey and Delaware
orchards. The market has proved to
and fruit has had no
le in competing with the English
and French apples. In fact, the ship-
ments last year found such ready ac-
be good, our
ceptance that the first shipments this
year were looked for and snapped up
The first
ly apples came
}
at once. consignment of
Delaware,
was sent on the steamship Min-
netonka, July 25.
trom
ear,
ane
The returns receiv-
ed at the Department showed the fol-
New
exclusive
Williams,
half boxes,
h, carriers, boxes, $2.46;
$1.46;
lowing prices net at the pier in
York,
of ocean
which is, of course,
freight charges:
boxes.
carriers, 52.50;
$1.18; Randol
half boxes, strawberries,
half boxes,
$1.46; Fanny, carriers, boxes, $1.46;
Summer
carriers, boxes, $2.15;
Havioe, carriers, boxes,
$1.50; half boxes, 81 cents. These are
regarded as very satisfactory prices
for orchardists, being
somewhat higher than prices realized
at home.
American
The Government will con-
tinue the shipments on into the fall
until French
and after that
shipments of winter
go forward until the Aus-
tralian crop comes into market.
i ———
The Life of a Seed.
The United States Department of
Agriculture is
the
extreme
the English and crops
compete with ours,
the
1
nl a
apples will
usual our
making experiments
the
Over a
for purpose of determining
vitality of seeds.
hundred species of plants have been
packed in a soil consisting of dry
clay enclosed in pots, and buried at
varying depths underground—eight
sets at a depth of six inches, twelve
at a depth of twenty, and a third set
of twelve at a depth of three and a
half feet. At end of one, two,
three, five, seven, ten, fifteen, twen-
ty, twenty-five, thirty, forty and fif-
ty years a set each depth will be ex-
humed and tested. The results of
the experiment are likely to be of
an extraordinary value to agricultur-
ists, both commercially and scientif-
ically.
the
Incidentally, it may be re-
that authentic cases on
record which prove that certain seeds
have the power of sprouting after
having been buried for long-periods
wert] 4 ”
called are
of time, reliable tests having shown
that twelve out of twenty-one spec-
ies have the power of germinating
after twenty years.
aie sap memmnamaemamaecepeate ts sic
Sete ne oe ET
Made To Fit And Fit To Wear
DO |
if some one told you where
you could invest your money
so it would bring you twice as
much as it does now? You
would certainly follow the lead
given you.
Well, that’s just what we
are telling you when we say
Sell
Standard
Crackers |
They will bring you twice as
many customers as you now ]
have because they are the best i
crackers manufactured and
are so well advertised. If you i
will send us a trial order we :
We want one dealer as an agent in every town will convince you of this. i
in Michigan to sell the Great Western Fur and
l ned Clo ‘oats catalogue and full pa
a meri! E. J. Kruce & Co.
Detroit. Mich.
Ellsworth & Thayer Mnfg. Co.) Seat tis Chin Count
MILWAUKEE, WIS. j
B. B. DOWNARD, Genersi Sal |
for our advertisement
in the next issue
An entirely new line, the
best out
Frank B. Shafer & Co.
Northville, Mich.
rr
Pe cr RN ae ne nthe aap een aren aceite se eatin
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN *
ious to get rid of it. The flea is not THE ONE THING NEEDFUL. about 25,000. A transcontinental
, DESMAN at all a popular bird and yet who- Every once in a while there is a railroad is projected which, if car-
CHIGA \. ie ie ne ae sishtaibnees soblien sci ele ty ee ried through, would help wonderful-
Sets essen? cial al a ‘are not as they |l¥ to realize the Dominion’s scheme
Devoted to the Best Interests of Business Men ought to be with our Northern neigh- | ° a Regia = ‘
Published weekly by the I bor d States is constantly | WOTS OUF arene — itl
TRADESMAN COMPANY | sugge to elbow Canada into | ti™s to that point where she is going
Grand Rapids I M ee ke out that | t° 5a something to say and have
Subscription Price goods Besides belonging to a she, modestly calling heself Ameri- " fistened wy ° euyerety ane
One een oan aah i vance. ly of great and famous bankers n—the whole thing, if you please— eis a bright one and the one
ere ae a cular Mr. Rothschild is said to|;; the Western hemisphere and that neediul to make ths 2 ene
" | the greatest flea expert and col-} po tever exists outside of her boun- is for her to throw off her
n _ ti mtinue must t accom. yr in the world. He has these} gary jines is provincial. England has and, purified and redeemed ~
gre ha coy phat et t ountrie j | i cae ahaa that monarchy can claim,
Scasuiheniie Grand Rapids Postoffice ‘ h big adopt the republican idea of living
ne , ig letti live, of giving the other
E. A. STOWE, Eprror. |. f = 3 008 n hance and helping her to
WEDNESDAY - - - AUGUST 19, 1903. 3 : a. “i o improve it and better than anything
STATE OF MICHIGAN )} iW t suing else putting aside as wrong in prin-
Count Kent iy | ciple and wrong in practice the ruin-
. ian a sworn, de-| of th us doctrine that might is right and
poses says as follows ls that possession irrespective of justice
al the off f tl 1, en is ten points of the law. That is
r i i N Canada has inherited from Eng-
ea i long as she clings to
nal ee oa i a puts it into practice
7 C S tl see copbees base sete Geet. Fc ee shic cart {just so long she is going to be an
sav 1 Ss i foe ; pty -r relations with the
as : ial 4s — rid
furt rd ent saith not ir teresting in this connection
J DeBoer. Jag Canada is ready to 4
. subscrilt efore me,a st liberal terms with countries
\ s c I trade on liberal terms with
< \ugus I it is important to note that
H B. Faircl I faet trade that gives
N C for Kent | ont the bargain every
ty, Mich | fish in the same
= Scans — : : ae Ten aly ae | waters with her and the quarrel we
THE SUICIDE ROUTE. | Indiana has a mew style of divorce [to trade on Eberst terens with coun-| vot into with her was due to the
I is of 1 State Railway | law, which it proposes to give a ee _ eT en she was determined to have
' i js ' Grand | me the Spe wee —_ ia — igen 4 oe ayes oe Hints the advantage, if there was any. The
I R ~ \ cs | with some interest in other states. “ Ce lf-cent |! be hers every time
g et s g t | s sort of a s e er or st to know the
: : to go to Indiana, as son see with her is to
the South | t It pr want and to want is to reach out and
s I livorce, i t i woe r undertakes
| i 5 og - rt _ to stop r. fondness for
r eR a nt his is all that is necessary. i ern eee 99 er ?
' a Al dot (ok en
S S 1 eo ¢ ap a ak aiek Wes es ei i ea cates it on her own possessions no
: ; | s. ihe theory 1s eo the eT " T : matte what landmarks show.
: | F sii anit a ce wate Can has inherited the same pro-
1s t é I £ i cc und when she ed up the
‘ ( I i | t f x “— nes ie a c a ne ak nd put them down so that
s destination by any] oN ee a ee ug pay cn +t ‘ig sie ; vi i a the gold mines in the Far Northwest
ie ge jand fi happily forever after. The] : Har re should be 1’s she was but copy-
s s ys il sage cre ng t f the family set in
1 ah i | HT rough whose r si uauoual : rere - iY yuth Africa
g g ; | en ee _by on ¢ ae a ns - nel asserts that natural
s to |} signed by the ° i ae towards union be-
S t ; It is s & ' ' riff States and the Do-
I : ‘a t it wv oe a language, literature,
: t s | ‘ s I st which it a tions, social senti-
t st Suic S sig inis t are the same on
s nes the | t line. The popula-
g s tit ” ' PPY sain a isa gh t , fusing and there will
| ' , eae : divide them but a
t yt = eee : er em —which is all true 2
° S S i be| ° ' 16 hina aU . oe ir but these condi-
5. ee re ee ee forever if Canada
9 ted | ' oe — p, but feudalism, her in-
< ! g i present rices S ng ‘dinate greed and adopt the Repub-
é va , ee een ii tan + it international law is
S nter prices. chee Of gene ilaracty + based 1e Golden Rule.
: el ! i a a tion. Last ye ee ‘i ' on
i I 1 i >| Northwest. pre 1 94,000,000 bt A Kansas farmer, who has_ just
: t VE ts ( ne els of wheat, 1 57,000,000 bushels of | this week 1ed harvesting his
-a¢}enterprises have been inaugurated in] oats and 35,000,000 bushels of barley.| wheat crop, has decided to ship it
i ‘| a h+ | consequence of the cl h : tes place this i 0 New York. His farm con-
ae en rt r gures 6,000 acres and his crop
i , f ‘ e deg eat land is pu >d 22 bushels per acre. To
d in 1are miles. M rt this product to New York
" - wn ther argely increasing, 1 hey | 220 cars holding 600 bushels each
Most 1 e if the posses- jit. Cotton do so under a higher tariff.| will be required, which would make *
sion a flea are particularly anx-jof them ligration last year amounted tola train two miles in length.
e MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
|
PRIMARY EDUCATION. to the capacity of the young teach-|ning at the Ci
Much has been said and written . se Janes, aoe _ i perenst '
about the noble conceptions of the ee cee & tenn Set ee tape pipet
leaders in what is known as “modern With most of the advanced teach- | “ seg ps '
education,” and which is assumed to|ers there is a marked aversion to the | ioegatiane
seize upon the child at least as soon | educational methods which have hith- | . ‘ eae
as he is weaned, develop his body |erto developed the great men of the ee Hy 7
into manly or womanly proportions, | world, and a firm conviction that by na pigs
and imbue it with the sturdiness of | artful fashioning it is quite possible ee ig!
perfect health, watch carefully for|to construct a silk purse out of a a : "
the awakening of the embryo intel-|sow’s ear. They conceive tl : ap - se gl ! en f
lect which it shall stimulate, develop | desirable end can most oa tay 7 nee a : : i
) and direct unto the keenness of per-|accomplished by contin ee o gnats
fect mental vision, while at the same]up of desirable faculties : , 1 na ne
time gently encouraging the growth | dormant re ae re es
of all the moral virtues and faithfully | undesira which ace Pe os a tu
repressing all tendencies to evil, un-|orous ye ee y oe — o sith
til the child in his pinafore is ready | teacher’ i oer sm oe 7
for the kindergarten. Here ends the | filled esc! — So. i
preliminary work of the deve d au Fain al i je sien
father and mother, and that dmonitions to employ ther So ee ; appa)
is usually spoken of as “mod S particular true of unive ty in Wa igh : . i coe a a
cation” begins. . yn as distinguished from that wel a = aT en
erage teacher and tl veragt
\t the un
omni! Cl
H : 1 teacher a th
te M | ass, there S
» reac | “
discussion iS 4 i oe
a i la very limited
Pe cts and proce
ani that many ; werw wane
4 the primary | _ | eth bic
ant games psychologically arranged, ew need not aba 10
fashions him according to her edt uld rec
ideal as she would any other raw on 4e possi
material. In due time he is turned 3 | bil
over to the primary teacher—to her ap- |
also raw material—to be re-examined, re | ALL TRAINS TO
reinventoried, and then reconstruct- s| The Washington i
lines necessarily differing from | that a1 to be inaugurat-
f the first process, since indi-
ideals will differ, and the ma-
is still plastic. And so the
of manufacture continues |
through school, the neophyte enter-
ing each grade as raw material and
leaving it as finished product, his
s mental nature gradually toughening
structure and be-
me to spring back
|
|
a t 1 é m all cou t ¢ ng out good d ]
Arab sc yvolmaste sits | Vic © . T+ o eld hat 1 ‘
1 wellelthe 1 lies ee
fore adapted to the par- s pupils sit loyes of the Postal Dey ' t
ticul: hin who | pract putting them 1 : P
of the ve him at the \ they can not strike I
second hand, as e result is|t Ss from running Everybody |
rather immature 1 they |! vs that t United States S|
all founded on a faithful study of Mohamme not be trifled with and that the}1
Emile, and a common if brief expe- lo not com-| United States mail has the right of |
rience of a wicked world, bear a gen- ire wasting | } Interfering wit in ordinary |
eral resemblance. The teachers way we old lp issenger train is ch less serious |]
themselves have been finished off at iplication ta ffense than interfe g with mail
the hands of those who have long at homej|train. The most violent trades union | f
since themselves ceased to deal with 1e product | mob would hesitate to hold up even |
Ps children in the mass and have for es 7 was rays sure of a cor-|a trolley car that has the little sign
gotten some and imagined some as|rect result by backing up and begin-|“U. S. Mail” on the front end. A car
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Dry Goods
Weekly Market Review o
cipal Staples.
the Prin- |
WRAPPERS for Summer, WRAPPERS for Winte
WRAPPERS for — WRAPPERS for I all,
But some merchants to do business
Without any wrappers at all.
But the merchant who wants “
And desires to pr
Will make judicious selectic
For experience proves this to be true,
That the “LOWELL” outranks every other
Lowell Manufacturing Co.
87, 89, 91 Campau Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.
i nf pt
Buyers’ Excursion
There will be a rate of one and one-third on all
railroads to Grand Rapids, on August 24, 25, 26, 27
28 and 29, with the privilege of returning up to and
including Sept. 8. To secure this rate, ask fora buy-
4 ers’ certificate when purchasing your ticket, and present
the same to us for further instructions.
ie Siekeeee ee a
4 >>
— ~~ To
ee _— . Vee eeenervyv eee . = SS
SPECIAL
RATES tO Piya RAPIDS
9 97 OQ
on August 24, 2 6. 27.33 ana @
with the ae of returning up
to and inclusive of September 8. To
secure this rate of one and one-third
for round trip purchase a ticket to this
city, asking for a buyers’ certificate
and present the same to us for further
instructions.
Grand Rapids Dry Goods Co.
Exclusively Wholesale
Grand Rapids, Mich.
li
hands of former. F
however, does not seem to bear out | t
are 1 {or
are€ rood tor
trade. A glance at the order books, |i believed, will find the
this assertion. There are a large cn
|
et it
ber of wholesale buyers in town, and |
many manufacturers from the South
season
are here looking for fall merchandise. weavers repo
The former have really placed a large in nearly all
amount of business for spring deliv- de Wilton and
ery, and the end is yet some distance]|sels rugs of the carpet sizes
off. big request, and productions
Carpets—The carpet manufacturing | sold up. Smyrnas of t tr
situation continues along ¢ 1 den d. Art sai
d that have been experienced ttle est
months past The mills th 7 oe
not been tied up with labor
The Coming American. Hot Water or Steam
ties have been enjoying a very busy} What will the American people b ‘*Made to heat
period and are to-day well sold up|like in 100 years? onbieon”
on their productions for the balance This question has been '
of the season. All the initial business |by Gustav: Michaud,
is in the hands of the mill men, 1] Fre I ho has made
they report that in this respect the ]investigation of the ct
past season has gone far beyond th The Amée of the
anti ~4 » 1¢ ns. su rers fry all sec- NY + ry ent * ie + * 1
ee Ms on Buys hy : " ’ rom the f[ + This is our No. 4 Steam Heater embodying the sam
a 4 > country urchase iNnjin a great many respects :
tion yf the cor ntry purcn . In |i great many respect of our hot water heater, excepting we have added a large steam dome, pro
iuch larger quantities than h: een | be: l i
n sie = Hh on i" Py be: viding ample steam storage capacity, insuring a steady water line and a
usual wi them 11 he arke } }
widen or aig : mm the Darker thorough separation of steam from the water, giving dry hot steam to the
of the buving being at Sho . ‘ ae / ,
f the buying be va Shorte radiators and pipes without a “pounding” or “hammering” n¢ if prop-
rates which went intc :. witernrtsinc : il ' \
i which went into ui baja E erly installed. These features, together with the fact of being able to get
ot ulv Takin ry every ito con rtist 1 }
fl July. Taking every rie eg rtisti up steam in 5 minutes from cold water, should commend the Rapid to any
sideration 1e nanutact S wl | ¢ 1 es . . : 1 1
ideration, the manu : Hig I ' unprejudiced person desiring an efficient, economical steam heater.
have teen alle hie Hate anaiie) dut- | a : ‘
4 ee C ee ee tenn eer re Every steam heater is equipped with an automatic damper regulator
ing the past few months, have ee ' . ‘ : '
ing the p Fev Sea , " safety valve, steam gauge, etc., including full set of fire tools.
j their ‘ 1 1 ‘
al oe ee Write for catalogue telling all about these heaters and why they are
has been little or no dif \ ind ful enwene
1 amounts A } } \ s
season have ple ity oO ) rs head Y +} won y ie e
it fairly good prices The Philadel- . its e s
J I usted W . e ° ie
phia mills in gener idle ee f x
cali ' ®
owing to the labor there, | dt a d 3 @
but as the backbone of the strike is | if she ’ . Newest Patterns 2
ee poling i 2 ————— " 8
practic: broken, it is believed that | .;.) ¢, | her
; hn jrial t ( I i s
a general resumption will ta | ts 1S very d 3 e ° ° "
since: alk aaa aaa s High rade Paints and Oils
that are in a position to know be | ee : eS
that the manufacturers who | The Place for Him. B s
their plants up now will find little “I see you didn’t bring your hus S { L Harve & ( Ss
hai Se : ae 1 1 ma 4 nh 3 ” . y . 5
yusiness in the field with which iband along The last time he cam« = at
nake out a satisfactory season. rocked the boat : : i i
make mat earners Syeee le rocked © Exclusively Retail 59 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. .
the initial business has gone to other “Well, he’s safe enough now I © :
ands 32 nile noes ders ot i ee iN ei Ua
“ hands and only piece-out orders, it} left him home roking the cradle. SHOTS AS BOKS HS RODOAS ASHORE RSAORORC TO LE KE HOES KE RSTO REE
soe la eta a ri a la
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Produce
Growth and
of the
Produce
Improvemen
Trade
‘ies. It had two butter chests or if he does not. The farmer carries
| \
Buyers and Shippers of
it put the best an independent air and sometimes |
e medium and s vs that he can get the accommoda- P O a Oo = S
les tion at some other store. It would; jn carlots. Write or telephone us.
’ nd troubl pr I better for all rchants if this kind H. ELMER MOSELEY & CO.
t was needed for of trade was put on a cash basis. The GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
days in the only way to put it there is by a dis-
b nicely These tinct understanding among the mer-
s ind in neighbor- |
WE NEED YOUR
soa
veek a woman who The woman who brings a large F h E
ges anda _—e ” but- res ges
> cer. as POSSi- |
S So she shope fae Prices Will Be Right
5 beat |
S she does. Tt L. 0. SNEDECOR & SON
ae age agianas rhe re Egg Receivers
. i i i i. 36 Harrison Street, New York
° somet net W ch 1 | Reference: N. Y. National Exchange Bank
s of course went on the should not, but he does not know
pt nd furnished Tn any quantity. Weekly quotations and stencils furnished
\ on application.
: sitions @. D. Crittenden, 98 S. Div. St., Grand Rapids
Wholesale Dealer in Butter, Eggs, Fruits and Produce
Both Phones 1300
satisfactory showing THE VINKEMULDER COMPANY
it this the merchant pre- Car Lot Receivers and Distributors
7 i the creamery, Watermelons, Pineapples, Oranges, Lemons, Cabbage,
the cash. it makes Southern Onions, New Potatoes
> a Y DoOStan Our Weekly Price List is FREE
; ig a 14-16 Ottawa Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan
: i i i ou When Huckleberries are ripe, remember we can handle your shipments to advantage.
Eggs continue to be the same old SHIP YOUR
ie : st be dsp the mer Sal, ie dieuacaaree
seo ost ss BRT, JR., DETROIT, MICH.
oe and be sure of getting the Highest Market Price.
‘dering the pant poor 'N EW CROP TIMOTHY
sa ' We shall begin receiving new crop Timothy Seed soon and
rl shall be pleased to quote prices.
‘fas been im premot — AL FRED J. BROWN SEED Co.
w that his competi GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
Flint Glass Display Jars
caves And Stands.
" . Just what you want f dis; ng your fine ste ck of
i preserves, — rit $5 Bi att r and Cheese. They
“ increase trade w ani 1 give your ste rc a neat
appearance. V on manufacturers
i Fl Hi . on oe y | n rel rid, a t
i i the « ly kin mn he — and yur prices are very
iow “Orde r tri ar jobber or write fo atalogue
h and Pr coc ' for — .
: ' The Kneeland Crystal Creamery Co.
. a : ‘ i 72 Concord St., Lansing, Mich.
i ; For sale by Worden Grocer Co. and
x ‘ y re crec i C ; A Lemon & Wheeler Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
The | er may i‘. ee a ” —_ lll
65" HERE'S THE © D-AH
o whether or not Ship COYNE BROS., 161 So. Water St., Chicago, Il.
competitor will give the credit | ana Coin will come to you. Car Lots Potatoes, Onions, Apples, Beans, ete,
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 13
what his competitor is likely to do.| exceed two-thirds, and in many dis- FE ¢ d E . Fill
He is willing to take his chances on 'tricts the output will be up to that gg ases an SF ase I ers
getting his share of the trade if he of the previous season. In Colusa]|Constantly on hand, a large supply of Egg Cases and Fillers. Sawed whitewood
were sure that all dealers would stick the crop is from one and veneer basswood cases. Carload lots, mixed car lots or quantities to suit
pur
vr sa
to the market. That assurance is) thirds of the last crop. chaser. We manufacture every kind of fillers known to the trade, and sell same in
given him by the association. regular crop tl mixed cars or lesser quantities to suit purchas2r, Also Excelsior, Nails and Flats
Reports from towns having trade 000,000 pounds carried constantly in stock. Prompt shipment and courteous treatment. Warehouses and
associations have shown how well last year. Last season at this time | factory on Grand River, Eaton Rapids, Michigan. Address
pleased the merchants in tho or om L. J. SMITH & CO., Eaton Rapids, Mich.
co
places are over the work of the asso- State, the crop of Igo!
ciations. The fact that the produce time shipped to the Europea la
trade has been Herne on a good basis ket. °°
is alone suffici reward for the ef- Ore
fort. of 300 carloads of prunes, while this
The only criticism levied against | year she will send out 1,000 cars. So
the association in this particular is| far the demand is very light on
that it tends to keep prices so low prunes, notwithstanding that every
that it drives trade away fre the thing points to a brisk demand later
la ‘uropean buy ac a 4 o
town. That occurs only in I European buyers, as a rule, do
cases and where the assoc their purchasing in July, but so far
ea of men who do not under his ear \ t quantities have
‘
stand that it is a means toward secur- | been sold. There
is at present
| always
rs a eae want it.
ing a kat i stock of prunes in | urope
men who supposition is that win
it hard think 11 bef € the dealers
ever. They
of people to
of this kind.
my
But off, because the
comp¢
how
: ed of men is » do n forget trade wants the stock for holiday
10w bad p: condition rere and purposes. If the commercial pack-
tho realize lat any organization; ers are not prepared t ipply the LU e
like an individual must be fair in busi- | demand, there will be tl chance of * @
who
Hess i it is to fast Rather than ia cz
e€ away from their town (|the Eastern markets tl
they will hold the margin at a small| great demand in prunes There is W OSsSO, 1C ®
gure ( are in a position toa tendency to pass them by and wai ..
se de policy is wrong. Tee ge SHH POE aeons ae
The association furnishes a better them before purchasing. In _ this
opportunity for making any town a 5 Son the nortl
better produce market than any indi- tions as well a the o LEMONS AND PEACH ES-
vidual can do. Merchants united can quite a quantity of dried prunes
t
i tall i SEND US YOUR OR iy alin iis Tr}
do more for the town than d iged ds trom t grower t use our Ler vere gro nny Italy, and the Peac re now gn
” ’ rt i ; tha + i. of K at, iene nd Ottawa Coun Michig
uals. Now and then some one mer- te packe apy nag a aa et
; : ti: : T ~ best fruit for the st ri
chant may jar things in his territory The ¢ ste ' '
or county by giving outlandish prices on apric« JOHN P. OOSTING & Co.
luce > * Car € stand it 200 per
¢ for produce, but he can not stand it 1,200 per 100 South Division Street, Grand Ra er’ Mich.
long. A body of merchants meeting to increa References: Peoples Savings Bank, Lemon & Wheeler Company, Dun’s Commercial Ag
once each week can take a survey of 1,500 in ano
conditions in towns around them and _ season
so regulate their prices as to protect qu
the position of their own town suc- early
cessfully Irate «
John 6. Doan Gompany
Outside of thi s the ques- | TOP, 2 Manufat A .
tion of shipping returns on 000 carloads is c F it Pp k
produce sent the commission houses. | ate. Phis is about ruil ac ages
‘14° 1 - 1 5 4 more than the cron ins at yon
Within the past five years the dead- ' han t rop just closed. The Find Wholesale Dealer in Fruit and Produce
beat commission man has been well !993-04 mn ‘gins about Oct. 1 Main Office 127 Louis Street
wif ed out Occasic : nd continues until earlv the follow- Warehouse, Corner E. Fulton and Ferry Sts., GRAND RAPIDS.
riped out. Occasior nt i nt inti early the follow q
EGGS
de pda tnd dea tnin dntandndandns tr
WVyevvwwvyvyvyyevyywvTY
a
|
comes on some concern which
in business with the intention of ne eae
aes
making a temporary
in its work before the responsi
commission Sstldes! can move on the winter and curing
a ee
fakir. They do not last long and are a success. Many
: : Sa We are the largest egg dealers in Western Michi We have a
i becoming less frequent as a pest Pee ee ee eee eat reputation for square dealing. Wecan handle ; gs you
¢ Commercial Bulletin. en direct irom can ship us at highest market price. We refer you to the To irth {
ee ul houses. The plan ena the rai National Bank of Grand Rapids. Citizens Phone 2654. ‘
California Prune Crop Smaller Than roads to bring the lemons East at
tat Siac, . time when the roads are not sol 9» ORWANT & SON, cranpb RapiDs, mICH.
Los Angeles, Cali., Aug. 8—The rus!
California prune crop this year will mit t the f juick- SEEDS
be about two-thirds of that of 1902, na :
-~ TIMOTHY AND CLOVER
or 133,000,000 pounds. The crop is the
: . 11 kin -
very even, as far as size is concern- and all kinds a
ed, not showing the same irregularity Not s¢ as usual have FIELD SEEDS
in this respect as in the previous left Ireland this year. Many Irish Send us your orders. ;
season. The crop last year in San- people are retur1 o the land of M SELEY B S
ta Clara county, the banner prune their birth. They have hopes that 1 O RO w2 es ]
district in the State, was 130,000,000 conditions will improve there under Jobbers Potatoes, Beans, Seeds, Fruits. a
i tl | ic Office and Warehouse znd Avenue and Hilton Street RAND 1
pounds, that of the State being 200,- the operations of the land purchase S RAPIDS, MICHIGAN ;
000,000 pounds. The San Joaquin bill. It is about time that Ireland
& ®
crop will not be one-half of last ceased to be known as “ the most rintin or ro uce wre | ers p
year’s, while that in the North will distressed country.” ;
14
MICHIGAN
TRADESMAN
PRESENT DAY METHODS. been lenient to a young
Advertising Experts Do Not Prac-
tice What They Preach.
up | ete. ERR,
we
Things We Sell
er. | Iron pipe, brass rod, steam fittings,
‘electric fixtures, lead pipe, brass
-|Wire, steam boilers, gas fixtures,
|brass pipe, brass tubing, water
|heaters, mantels, nickeled pipe,
: 'brass in sheet, hot air furnaces,
fire place goods.
Weatherly & Pulte
Grand Rapids, Mich.
~~ Retailers
| Put the price on your goods.
Merchants’
“io Quick Price and
Sign Marker
Made and sold by
DAVID FORBES
** The Rubber Stamp Man’”’
34 Canal Street.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
| Oleomargarine Stamps a specialty. Get
Sreé
g
\T1 a i |
x his $30 sheepskin he
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hina 1 1 a 4 ° |
€ cascaret advertise- |
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our prices when in need of Rubber or
Steel Stamps, Stencils, Seals, Checks,
Plates, etc. Write for Catalogue.
It helps to [It Saves inc. 2 manner that all’ heat
A GOOD SELLER
THE FAIRGRIEVE PATENT
Retails
Gas Toaster 332:
artic ju, and it
eserves your attentix
It Saves‘ by toasting evenly and
ickly on gas, gasoli r
blu ame oil st , directly er flame,
and is ready for use as s« s placed o
t
ased. The only toaster for
use hat leaves toast free from
Made of best materials,
es lie o solder, lasts for vears
ASK YOUR JOBBER
Fairgrieve Toaster Mfg. Co.
A. C. Sisman, Gen’! [igr.
287 Jefferson Avenue. DETROIT, MICH.
SAVE THE LEAKS
AUTOGRAPHIC
STANDARD CASH REGISTERS
Does what no other register
will
It gives vou acomplete statement
lay’s } Tre «
] Makes clerks careful
Detects carelessness
What more do you want? Prices
erate Ad
STANDARD CASH REGISTER CO. |
Nx Factory St., Wabash, Ind.
7 Pace oue
H. M. Reynolds Roofing Co.,
Asphalt Torpedo Granite
H, M. R. BRAND
Ready Roofing.
THE BEST PROCURABLE
MANUFA
CTUREO 6
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH
Write for Samples and Prices
RETAIL
ee
gy Stamps. We
their trade | ir
i em 1 one repres ore
most ] ading a ec-
st al€ of Sie 1ey
rcl sm 1 ar m
Wr f
The Union Trading Stamp Co., Head Office, Whitney Bidg., Detroit, Mich
a oo eekere Paint & Varnish Co.
Paint, Color and Varnish Makers
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
CLARK-RUTKA-WEAVER CO., Wholesale Agents for Western Michigan
Good Profit; Quick Sales.
THOS. S. BEAUDOIN, Manufacturer
i 518-24 18th St,, Detroit, Mich.
PREPARED MUSTARD WITH HORSERADISH
Just What the People Want.
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
16
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j
1
n
f
Automobiles
Price $500
We can satisfy the most exacting
as to price, quality and
¢
oO!
perfection
machinery Will practically
demonstrate to buyers that we
have the best machine adapted to
this section and the work required
Discount to the trade.
Sherwood Hall Co.,
Limiied
Grand Rapids, Mich.
‘our ~Sté‘(”C”~*# ROMOMOMOROROROROCROZORERS
WE WANT YOU
to have the agency for the best line of
mixed paints made.
Forest City Mixed Paints
are made of strictly pure le
nd linseed oil. Guaranteed not to
crack, flake or chalk off. Furtit U
S. STANDARD GALLON. Our
are now in
paints
demand. Write and se-
cure agency for your town. Liberal
supply of advertising matter furnished.
The FOREST CITY PAINT & VARNISH CO.
1 1s. CLEVELAND, OHIO
Establishe
is the Season to
Buy Flower Pots
We wish to remind the Michigan Trade that they can buy the best
pot made right here at home. The cuts show the
styles we manufacture. We shall be pleased to send
any who will inquire. We havea large stock of all
saucers, hanging baskets, chains and lawn
patronage. Give us atrial order.
THE IONIA POTTERY CO., lonia, Michigan
vases, and solicit your
ments They are the yellowest of|largest selling brand in the world,”
t llow. The same success is ob-| when the facts of the case are that
by 1s whose advertisements | it is one of the poorest cigars for the
re exactly the opposite in style. money to be found anywhere. Ther
i ; _ ee
It d seem that in the face of c Other SkccesSrat §6aGveriscmen
a. ne . hat read iust as bad. This is adver
ll the evidence to the effect that it|that read just as bad. This is adver
1 tising as it is. When taught by ma
pays to advertise, more merchants = ' nian or '
would look after this part of their | +! different. Expert o Sen FO
. 1 1 ae ' the ¢ \ n trut}
DUuUSIness more Ciosely ix 6Utne people vv - . i
i ,
d articles in the literary mag- | Shall be the order of
zines treating of this subject it e san time
an ] |
ooks as if they must read the adver- | Statements about the
Se ts the try ge to sell
pers tt has Once in whi ve hear somebody
sid er Tr yt s that only the poorer i say that a cert 1 dvertiser didn’t
sses read the advertisements that]do all he claimed he would and _ he
ir from day to day. While this ed eas Another man suc
‘ me ‘ ' . 9 1d ¥ much 1 } } } ;
} a . On cra $0 MGUcn now eds nm tie ‘ pu ess and }
is yet a considerable | advertisements claim things that
element that believes it is a sort of }man on earth could back up. We al
ign of inferiority to admit of having | know this is true A ce in medi
iy | tO an acverriscment ri rn offers to pay $100 to Lm
\s t £ 1 if he reads sol case of <¢ that can’t be cured by
sos ertisemé ind he wi ‘ his remedv This 1 ve
S that e does not, and yet d probably draws business but no
ge to say, he always trades at/] vy expects then back it up. If
: f f
. But t Ss pm bably ont re S ke up to the etter the
t 1 who took such great in rt 5 “ b ruptc. I
n the cles on advertising ) tit The laim work
1) d n lé ] ter iry public rig ly ‘ l ho. vw tries ta ¢ ct
ed to above the $100 It would cost more than
— . ] y
| ! pres t indications 1dvet met i na what is 1 ( w
+ » . 1
ng is soon to take a more advan now it ere 1S n emedy that
ed position than it now occupies cure y cas
S ‘ on why it should no* It is amus { | a 1 news
generally COMSICETrEeEd in the | paper 1 nick t the advertise
class as 1 rt, agriculture, ‘ t s hing br bsolut
nce and other things that are con- uth i w D resting at
idered of importance Che spirit of ' ' id w xo to show that
Ihe s s in the direction of} ¢] truthful « s
cialisr sad as this seems to 1 ca ré S the 1
nt the pt vhose foreheads ' t e not itruthful ,
de oO al mazing distance tha Vilire nvbod but
i 1 ; ' ena ae
i it a ri claims I ( i. St Oo thre
‘i eling dollar. Everybody is OT prove ¢
t t it 1S DWE A that | mi If ] S were
hiect of advi bbe ' TT
) erest to st me 1 eresting
\dvertising 1s one im I realize that the statements mac
it things é with ere oe oO Osit to the deas
] t] it S { Se! day ( . o as n
) mot ne ced ) 1 sides but a. oe oO
‘ :
s than one ) Ss (SsO-¢ eq
¢ existe hun- | they preach, there wo Vv
dreds of experts who tell us that no] big « ge in present rds
can be successful unless ymond H. Merrill
S ivertis are uightfor- ee
a4 There are also| Recent Busmess Change Among
mh ea ee Indiana Merchants.
» Cut t Util ii all
> , 1 Dp
mazing ease when writing r ad- Brownstown—Keach Bros have
rtisements i they e 4 suc- | sold their hardware st » M. M
ssf B kinds of advertising are |} Hamiltor
doing the business to-day. We see Cambridge City—]. L. Richey su
¢ day ivertisements headed|ceeds J McCaffrey in the drug
vith s n business
argains as thes Columbus—John Gysie, retail dea
} 1
T ( 1) re ! n boots and shoes, has bee Site
.
s bewildering led by Edw. McSweeney
S f \A +
. sy Decatu ( W. Archbol yt th
G St price reauctions record n of G. W. Archbold & Son, deal
P; y S ner £ m he :
is my ; pape a Tae 1. n groceries, died recentl
. 1 +o, 4 +e i
¢ ( S na icnh Staten 1tS ’ 1
‘ ; | Evansville—H« James, deale
seen. We all know there is| ' :
in OT OK ries 5 sO ] Nis stock to
Y 1S bewildering yr | 1 °
; James & James
V ore cs es stores or i
f 1 Ir oz A mpbe have
ey off but it 1s human na i aoa
) expect a lot ory. |
a oO |
_ the snnonnce x |
: Loe a2hncuncc- |
4 |
ts of r stores: | As I Garrett—Chas. Rodem finner, |
: . Be ee ¢ a |
lI have before me an advertise- | 45 ‘©! nit bland |
co ee ne ul
ment of a certain brand of cigar.| Indian [he Capitol Lumber}
‘ : ot . at Gee Go ie |
\cco to the advertisement this | ©° 1s increased its capital stock |
' i oo.
cigar is a “dream, a delight, a sat- | $75,000
° - . . " 7 1. RD e . .
iction, the smooth smoke, and the Lebanon—Jackson Bros. are suc-
Sic, BAKERS’
7. OVENS
All sizes to suit the
TO
2 Roan
needs of any grocer.
Do your own baking
and make the double
profit.
Hubbard Portable
Oven Co.
182 BELDEN AVENUE, CHICAGO
—
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ?
Cx
nditions in the
Trade.
Digest of
r j
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“
Cy
g chevy
2 |
> rcoats g an
Clothing! .
rent 11 ;
ted va . We aim to keep up the standard of our product that has
. a ol ce et earned for us the registered title of our label.
yroken chec patterns in}
rowns “
‘ 1 1a .cturers ’ Selene Bees: & Lempert. 200.
‘ge — ae Detroit Sample Room No. 17 Kanter Building
ob enrink M. J. Rogan, Representative
g ilers ac (Mey 3° GOOGGQOWDOOQOQOQOQDOOQOGDOGOODOODOOO
g ave i's siege William Connor, President Wm. Alden Smith, Vice-President.
usiness af a repared| §& M. C. Huggett, Secretary and Treasurer
stponinge v n
: A f . c, * -
oo. Che William Zonnor Zo.
tr d 28 and 30 S. Tonia St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
l Those w ®
ye patie Wholesale Clothing
gage wae ine pe a ea 3 I she S W ( Its great g t recent years induced him to
iavanta r Ot © rm the al ‘ pa neficial advantages to retail merchants, having 1¢
gs in two-piece su 2 t! select from, and being the only wholesale READY-MADE CLOTH-
] 2 opportt @ ING estat ffering such advantages. The Rochester houses represented by
suits Ww 1 hi : he le S and made Roches at for fine trade. Our New York, Syra @
\ c fl : @ , Bu Baltimore and Chicago houses are leaders for medium stay s
g the early part] @ it Visit us and see our FALL AND WINTER LINE. M¢
i ss re closed : Suits and Overcoats $3.25 up. Boys’ and Children’s Suits and Overcoats, $1.00 and up. 2
) permitted pr i © Our UNION-MADE LINE requires to be seen to be appreciated, prices being such as h
“. m1. | @ to meet all clas like. P f ever nd from $2.00 per d air up. Kerseys $14 /
S roc Th Te $ il For i liat ry we carry big Mail orders promptly attended
g Sé Ss immediat 8 Hours of t » 7:30 a. m. to 6:00 p. m except Saturdays, and then to 1:00 p. m
TTNIGSETETCT | @OOQODDQODYHOGHOOGDOHGPGHSEWPOIEHOGHOPOSSOOHSLGSOQOOS ©8
s, sandwiching 1n their |
the new stock, and a}
iction sales &4
« ttend
volved’ i “Just as Handy as
y i been |
“|| a Pocket in a Shirt”
R oeiff ArPOCKCTINa ir
2 inder
Vv cely, |
rye ae Have you seen the Handy
I Pocket in the Gladiator shirt?
' he A postal card—one cent— :
‘ q ae will bring salesman or sam-
ey want -d On the ples.
7 Clapp Clothing Compan
g rs carri d Manufacturers of Gladiator Clothing
‘ f M- Grand Rapids, Mich.
usseas SNE NT ES RHE
um oO ~~. * . . < . . . a. . < . . . . 5
7 7 CARKY IN YOUR STOCK SOME OF OUR WELL.
: —~ 2 he MADE, UP-TO-DATE, GOOD-FITTING SUITS AND
— a on oe OVERCOATS AND INCREASE YOUR CLOTHING
edt i nny BUSINESS. GOOD QUALITIES AND LOW PRICES
g CI g B
bed at 1 usual hour Samples Sent on application. Express prepaid
af 2 up the
r, Easte ime. In conse-
S hour Ot 00d
rd M. I. SCHLOSS
ET “a res Manufacturer of Men’s and Boys’ Suits and Overcoats
ter deep th An 143 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich.
ai ‘> from Bus-| MHEN JOHNSON MAKES THE AWNING
‘ “WE FOOL THE RAIN” ~~ ye er or rn ~s a = ae ieee, Sores aot ee ee
i 1 (trade mark) by skilled : Te also ma ike Sails, Tents and Carpet
€ r Dus Canvas Covers Our prices on FLAGS are the ywest. E stimates carefully
ec ul ow ed. Established 1886. All-orders ceamy ae nded to. Try us. 4
| JOHN JOHNSON & CO., 360 Gratiot Ave., Detroit, Michigan
? MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17
MADE GARMENTS. cater successfully to this demand.|ruled a year ago. Fleeced underwea er or later aifect | demat
Every few months something new]|manufacturers advanced sects prices | whi comes t
How They Have Revolutionized the | _ : ' lian ae
Trade for children makes its appearance. It | early The scarcity of the yarns The demand for piec
Things have changed since father may be a new hose supporter. One]used in underwear and ceed manu-|far less t
was a tee ee ees ae ee the big increase in the has had much to do with the ] lines t
made in ee home. sales of children’s waists which re-|increase in price. make it
i Na a tail at low prices. These waists are The underwear section in every | busines I
and less of a factory has worked big a big improvement over any of the |store should be adapted to quick] whe
chanees in the dep godds wade The old style garments and there is no|handling and ready display. When|thing
merchant who oii ital that this bar to any mother purchasing them. |underwear trade once starts it come mad I
change is still working out to great- More attention is being paid to]rapidly and nothing should stand in F ertiag
er results is the one who is obtaining | Children’s hose. The trade on child the way of making every possible use| kinds of ready mad
the best margins on his dry goods|4ren’s suits of all kinds greatly in-} 0! the opportunity t
sales to-day. i creased during the past year. The During the coming year the busi- | mediu
Demand for ready-to-wear eoods | acvelopment of this business is seen | M¢5s in ladies’ wear will see a_ big | still
in almost every line is increasing rap- in the city stores which now devote | increase in all sections of the co :
idly. It is invading the smallest com-|/@™Se€ areas to c lildren’s garments|try. More attention is being paid to} dressm
mynities. It is forcing the smallest nd furnishings. This means the]|this branch of manufacture than ever be ;
dealer in dry goods to buy some of emancipation of the mothers. No before
those lines. The dealer ‘who does | wonder they patronize the children’s The general dealer who is discuss- | d¢
not wait to be forced into this is | ¢¢partments. ing this ssa el at me Dee on > Tr. a
the one who has the name of being To suit the mothers in children’s }|t™4t "5 call for petticoats, for in nd
the most enterprising. wear is one of the ambitions of many | St" s been better this year thai
Children’s lines ready-made wear|a good dry goods merchant. It is last a will see an increas fro1 ’
are growing in importance. This One way to the hearts of women, who now on. Every ~— that vi lb duct Lanegan l
trade is easy to get and easy to hold | do most of the buying in the commu- ed on up-to-date lines is paying clos oo 0
if the merchant carries the right : hild department can | #ttention to ladies’ necl ur_and the
stock. But it must be up to date and little expense sian rn increasing with sae
kept so to make. The] Call for better corsets and the newer
1 , | methods of selling ther lady
‘The point is well made that in no] garments either fit or they do not
- other line are the excellent fit and per- | But the mother wants style, serve, on — ee oo
fection in other features reached that | and a reasonable price, and the man- advertising.
are attained in children’s wear. The|facturers are combining all three One of the most interesting deve
reason is that faultless fit is less | nicely. opments in the dry goods trade is
difficult to obtain in children’s gar- The dry goods departments in the tendency of some of the leading
ments than in those for adults. many general stores are beginning | Stores in some sections f the coun-
One of developments of the|to look more like ladies’ and chil-|t™y to cut their piece goods stocks
past few years has been the big in-]|dren’s furnishing departments than down to the lowest possible mini
crease in this class of trade. Moth-]|anything else. “By the yard” is still }™U™ Some are throwing out the
ers are either too busy ‘ r class of dress | Piece goods entirely and confining
duties or would. rather ‘s. but so. thor- themselves. exclusively to ready-to
work to the factory too nt section work- | W which includes hosiery,
in g rments, millinery, neck-
weal parasols, umbrellas, corsets
su and underwear.
in One of the large stores s
Ww hat the trade in these de 3
; are 2% wing more and more particu- much of this stock requires tables | constitutes Over 50 per cent. OF tne
lar about the looks of the children. |} and wider shel\ inste the old| total business done by a large num
They begin to feel tl if their chil-| plan of reg n shelf with coun ver of dry goods stores to-day and
dren look well the community gives|ters in front. e clerks must be] that the merchant who follows it ex-
them a longer credit mark than if|up on the sizes and keep close tab|clusively will be making good use of
t] cy look care essly are ssed. nN what is in stock and what is out 1 new opportunity This means, O!
This does not mean that every|In short, all hands must be in closer | course, throwing out many household
child must ishly dressed. But | touch Iry goods stock than] Staples found on the shelves to day
in the big in children’s wear|]was necessary ider the old plan and for which there is considerable }
lines there is an opportunity to dress Unc hosiery are becom- | call The Ohio Suspender Co.’
children neatly, with little trouble,|ing more and more important on ac- It will be a long time before the Mansfield, Ohio
and at comparatively small expense.|count of the greatly increased varie-|dry goods merchant of the North
This is one explanation of the rap- | ties The merchant will soon be]west will be following this lead, but
idly increasing demand for these]called upon to purchase his under-| the incident is good for illustration ot
lines. It explains why manufac- From this dis-| the trend of the dry goods trade, and
turers are going to so much pains to rher prices than]|all great movements in the trade
©.
Stands the light—it bears
critical inspection. It’s all wool and well
made, good substantial trimmings, haircloth, linen
canvas, every seam stayed—and it’s guaranteed. “A New
sme —~- Suit for Every Unsatisfactory one.” We put the union
ne. can ns S| — — label on it too—we can sell better finished clothing now for
| oe ENTS our old prices. Men's Suits and Overcoats $3.75 to #13 50.
3 RES te) ee Boys’ and Children’s Clothing a full line from lowest to
~~ wh (El highest grade. Every line with a little extra profit to the
dealer.
Detroit office at 19 Kanter Building has samples
salesmen have them, too.
And we're all ready to tell you about our
Retailers’ Help Department.
Sane .
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
cies in Little Folks’ |as many of their good customers are]|advise buyers to ‘get the habit’ of]}an almost*endless variety of styles—
earables. vet to be heard from. Besides store | concentrating their buying.” total adding, check printing, etc. In
hicago trade has not yet developed to any While there is some logic to this}]fact, some of them furnish almost a
< s |extent, and the of orders | gentleman’s remarks, and the tenden-| complete book-keeping system and
s ‘ < s < the s ic] to be toward concentrat-|all done by simply pressing the keys.
ss is Q t > Very ! e yet the other extreme is Book-keeping is not what it used
S ig ut the retailer has been|to be, and let us be thankful. Sys
sery @ \ | S ge to owned by the manufactur-|tems are now in use that are almost
seas s ( Ss ré s reg in Where departments and] automatic. The “short-credit“ sys
States, nt t is |stvles selling There has né clothiers are actually in the hands of|tem of accounts is a very convenient
‘ I en -ind of fabrics. a the | the manuf: -r the buyer is handi-|and safe method of keeping books.
S g i ryo1 stvles called for in children’s cloth-|C@Pped in many ways, preventing the] It saves much labor and practically
sperous and buy ne re the Russian and sailor blouse | TCtaier ffom competing m the open) does away with errors in accounts. *
\ yer, it is a lit ishions, with Eton and sailor col-|™@rket as freely as is felt advisable One of the best things which has
rs at times. It is likewise true that] peen provided for the merchant is
el ul a — are not at al times to ome the coupon book. This takes out of
i to tow! BS ee fOr cividing Up ther purchases, 25 ithe credit business the disagreeable
- $ 4 Ce a ¥ very well ei a " do this by the] itemized account with all of its dis-
s sith ae i a 18g " simply carrying OU) nutes and errors. It puts the burden
é cl a such instructions.—Apparel Gazette.| on the customer. He is his
sizes ney frock cut a
N 5 a t 1 - overcoat is quite popul i idl: ita Por Every Store. book atfer his note has been taken
ys, t ml t NOTrtOKk angli, 4.7. dion fu Te . . . or a lump charge entered on his
y ma ee in putting fixtures mto a store : oe :
sailor effect 1 ¢ f t popular " arg account.—Commercial Bulletin
In boys’ suits the double and sin-| there are many things that are used a
’ fhlien ole ste e lead with consid- | equally in the grocery and dry goods “The Dangerous Age of Forty.”
: r ' \ ved by the folk, | sides d some things that are apt Charles M. Schwab, as the typical
i : ie nie is been shown in various|]to be neglected also, inasmuch as} American who has succeeded in the
: oo etna tvles, with both broad and narrow|they are not always considered as]|typical American way, is chiefly val-
ce le i wg © ts, features which lend plenty of | necessities by the merchant. uable to his countrymen as an ob-
’ cau me o \ s stock Some of the ngs seem expen-jject lesson in physiology. This
: | ’ ne . a ESive, | peraaps first cost, and] means, since his eminence as a finan-
' ’ segs ' of | Hi rT v dealers what appearsto|cier and a philanthropist is of the 4
i a nt aH - be for a desired article,| highest, that the lesson in question
r . nd e Cg oe a kn and do not figure up|is one of vital importance to every
' seu gg ce oe ead OER nena wviS* | the saving that the device may effect | business man in the land.
S is } f e we e su sastrously to their busi Ee ni ec £ 3
‘ a . a a € hrst cost as divided among dangerous age of forty” is a
r ng < ae i . Te t years which the fixture will last.| phrase used only by physicians. It
‘ ge a [ i oekers sil es aaa «°C vigaledl eve be taken into} means that about each fortieth year,
Le ‘ ne baie tics, | Sections come in to New York to ee buying anything|the period varying with the amount
rl wae oe be used a number | of strain eacl has undergone,
seta ae as quality which] there comes a meridian line which
New Yort device last long] marks the end of youth and the be-
; i oer er cree the cost reasonable.| ginning of age. At this point the
" as yet ¢ : fixture that no store body ceases in sleep to store up a
' the nun ber us i : along without but]surplus of energy over and above
tus siness Ss / Ta lect. the daily need which can be drawn
’ rl a ene > are a number Offupon without injury to the system.
¢ Sy g t . this | kinds shelving offered ready to Any man who after. passing this i
" n tly ih den uy i pu ». It is made for all purposes.] point makes the same daily expen-
S } successful buyer said: “I know what] The grocery shelving is built up| giture of force as before is destined
: . , S nds t ' with the lower part}]to an inevitable premature collapse.
- = : » ’ na aos ll by lividing t metal tilting bins ready whose date depends directly upon
- nd the |up my orders among Tom, Dick and}for stock. For the dry goods sides|the amount of the overdraft
ar-| Harry, but it did not take me long]the lower part is fitted with drawers Ae + Gebolliee ts the bee OF
; : pte ty ae oe ae — he shelv-| 909 it was declared from statistics
7 ; va ne ai : An 1 ' i ; rs : it gah aa. rte that the average life of the pushing
oe ea i / ' ' : : et ~" =" | American business man was 43, an
wertanty ce ee ee ee oN ee ee eee | indication that the law of tl for
b e" 7 r i r ra 7 ' ee bracket tieth year was then claiming its vic
' 7 te 7 ¥ . WE SReee. Fa ey Corer le i i i ee only
f iui Ww! be regulated to suit any class] .4,, d men take care to lighten their
ie a r d t bargains ” 5 s. The brackets, being small at this period, but also—and
p back of nd of the season I am taken care]|take up little of the shelf room there- See necessity—thev
ses y I eee I] by nore space for the goods sO arrange matters in the
t g. You wil and Cas bund e carriers have been rs immediately preceding, at any
" ; ‘i " no io a good eee A me€T- | cost, that they will be in a position
| apne . . : o ; oe ye of wage = ectengins eee tO} to lessen the strain when the neces
ry full orders, preferring t uses in Ne w York;: for instat ce, | the large city store. But the advan- sity arrives. Mr. Schwab has no de ‘
S \ a, oe age eee eee eee — tages ot these systems are becoming sire to work in opposition to his
; . debasing DY eg rite erie oeeren on et ene ee In every store of any] doctor’s advice, but he is compelled
Se ee Se nae carrier systeM1+4 work by his responsibilities.
( ' TT r en ee mee j ee tr oor. nen aeeee oe The Japanese, among their many
neal a ripen ' re ere ee weer werent aren rete ee ee eae pur-J excellent proverbs, have this: “Every
g that they we not made/ble through concentrated buying? chase. Phis is a nuisance. It takes! nan at 40 is either a physician or a
" ' ce aN Ta dr ed aig a
y nost successful buy-|the trade when this system is used derstand this may be sure that the
get m 9 s rf irgest ¢ Not only that, but the temptation of last word of the proverb describes
: sent s s since you have nam-|the clerk to make change out of his eal :
\ viths g the know how y I I or to put the cash .in_ his eS
S ' a g s S it ¢ te t p where no change is required The latest fad in the way for a
: g S ys chases. In other words it is sp done a with when a cash car-]|cure for dyspepsia is bread made of
: volum é |cializing in clothing merchandise. |rier is handy to every counter. sea water instead of fresh water. A
‘ s ti | Then the best A cash register is a very useful} Philadelphia baker makes a specialty
i of last year, and s by ing use of h}thing. It provides a perfect check on|of this bread, and the dyspeptics &
k for banner season, inasmuch]|phrases of a Broadway retailer and]|every purchase. They are made in| who use it declare that it aids them.
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 19
pe
lothing
Oompa ny
and ther
a SAMPLE TRUNKS,
2k SS ES
eee eet Louis ST. |
ie
re ea .
20
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Shoes and Rubbers" oe
Plenty of Nature and Art in Shoes.
j
suppé
“7. e
Come to Grand Rapids on the Buyers’
Excursion any day from August 24 to 29
inclusive. Grand Rapids, you know, has
many points of interest.
We want you to make yourself at home
with us and incidentally we will show you
an up-to-date shoe factory in full swing
and operation. It will interest you.
Herold=Bertsch Shoe
Makers of Shoes
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Take a Day Off
(a.
Do You Know What We
Carry ?
Men’s, Boys’, Youths’, Women’s, Misses’ and Children’s
Shoes
Lycoming Rubber; (best on earth), Woonsocket Boots, Lumber
men’s Socks, Canvas Leggins, Combinations, Leather Tops in all
heights, and many other things.
Geo. BH. Reeder & Zo., Grand Rapids, Mich.
We extend a cordial invitation to all our customers and friends to take advan-
tage of the Buyers’ Excursion, August 24 to 29, one and one-third fare from all
points in the Lower Peninsula.
Make our store your headquarters while here.
Che Lacy Shoe Co.
Caro, Mich.
Makers of Ladies’, Misses’, Childs’ and Little Gents’
Advertised Shoes
Write us at once or ask our salesmen about our
method of advertising.
Jobbers of Men’s and Boys’ Shoes and Hood Rubbers.
Announcement
E TAKE great pleasure in announcing that we have moved
into our new and commodious business home, 131-135 N.
Franklin street, corner Tuscola street, where we will be
more than pleased to have you call upon us when in the city. We
now have one of the largest and best equipped Wholesale Shoe and
Rubber Houses in Michigan,and have much better facilities for
handling our rapidly increasing trade than ever before.
Thanking
you for past consideration, and soliciting a more liberal portion of
your future business, which we hope to merit, we beg to remain
Yours very truly,
Waldron, Alderton & Meize,
Saginaw, Mich.
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 21
est lad presented himself at the store| gress also had
without the note, and asked for ajnings, which w
pair of handsome button shoes, of the | contrast with the
latest style. day if placed side
It was not without some misgiv-
4
al
ings that the dealer, who of course
knew the family, fitted him out with
these: but when the boy proposed to
keep them on and wear them home,
the retailer refused to permit him,
and wrapped up the purchase, and
told him they must first be shown to
his mother, and get her approval be-
fore wearing them.
Later in the day the boy returned
to the store with the bundle and said
his mother wanted the shoes. ex-
changed for a pair of heavy balmor-
als. As the dealer opened the bundle,
the boy’s face wore a broad grin. A
pair of shoes was disclosed, badly
soiled, the uppers smeared with mud,
the soles looked as though they
had been tramped in for a month.
“Tt's a nice scheme, sonny, but it
won't work here. You take these
home again, and tell your mother
that we don’t ever deal in second
1 goods
| less than an hour an excited
1 i.
woman rushed into the store with, |
. ’ 1 }
ig Wo wont exchange these
eae
The dealer pleasantly explained to
her that it was tmpossible as the
ol WeT € 1 meer Sa ble Then
he opened the bundle and displaye
the disreputable things to her aston
shed gaz
The young scapegrace, after taking
home the shoes and being sent back
iad surreptitiously put
them on and wern them long enough
to render an exchange impossible.
en bundled them up again, put
on his old shoes and returned to the
shoe store, confident that he had se-
ee ae
cured his favorite brand of footwear
; i
and he had; but what else he secured
1 2 “<. . : oe oe
when pater familias was apprised of
the incident is another story and
since tne ent san¢ went out,
nd lew superseded it, the
shoemaker has been obliged to give
considerable attention to shoe fasten-
ers. Among the various kinds’ of
shoes with tops to them, some sort
of device was necessary to keep the
coverings on the feet and prevent
them from slipping at the heel.
Considering the length of time
that shoes have been worn, the pro
eTress i improveme nt in fasteners
have 1 pace with those of foot
we there are three popu
lar sorts of fastenings for shoes, the
lace. the button and the congress.
Each of these has its devotees,
who praise their favorite by the de-
preciation of the others. Of course
the oldest style of fastener was the
ae
lace in its primitive form. The evo-
ign ‘ i .
ution of this method was. gradual,
ind moderns will scarcely recognize
in the oldest form of the Egyptian
1 1e beginning of the lace shoe.
This was, of course, a shoe without
any upper, and it is only by tracing
it through its successive stages of
development that we find its result
in the lace shoe of our time. AI-
though the lace shoe is the progeni-
The earliest s:
Wilkinson, the hi
pie broad strap, | inder_ the
heel and secured over the instep
this afterward had a sole attached
running the whole length of _ the
foot. In this primitive form it was
the first tie or lace shoe known.
The next step
passing over the
+ 1 » eo
ent aesign exce
thing firm and s
Following this
Snoe im 1s prese
he chief objec
former. troubl
‘
leather for lace
1 1
mme Use OF lacin
Shoe Recorder
Cl ois skin
made for men
to become a po
having struggle
P 2
as other gloves
washed
tor of fasteners, the button and con-
are the better.
mitigated by the
o
1
But the latter,
their crude begin-
rould b
Se Ct
e in absurd
the present
» by side.
indal, according to
storian,
was to
ball was added; and
regular
Mm ot
nue
came
nt ror
Ccrion tt
ays he ec
aces,
| h
ad ine
has. be
use
‘
S5 toe
—_— i Ai
Chamois Gloves for Men.
expensive, as they
snd ar
tha
tO tre
One pair may read-
yvassed wut
at
passing between the toes, by which
means the sole was secured more
itmiy to the foot. [Later a strap
finally a network of laces crossed the
rity
ma
th
y and wonderf Ci
would probably e
tience i » most io
wore that style t rootwear
Chose ncient worthies, howevert
were never in the rush of those who
had to catch a tram’ and they had
ir more time to spend ove mu
ss elaborate toilet than that of the
1
yO
nt
eve
en
lal
I
atter operation has been ighte ned by
studs.
months to gain recognition
: 4
gioves the latest
~+ } 2 , 1 7
and they seem likely
pular tashion atte
1 far tu r thre
(i LOT ty ) ) tii {
; '
oves tv
e not affected
two or t
damage
\ most grotesque feature of thes:
Cw gloves tO SOme persons will be
the fact that they’ are buttoned, not
worn flopping about the wrists as
has been the fashion with other kinds
of gloves for the past two years. The
chamois gloves are heavy or light in
weight, according to the taste of the
wearers, who agree that the heavier
1 a.
Id am att
Or appar
ne 6CVCry
rr. t
ec CTheban
somewhat
wr of ft
r Iawic
ce ucviIccs
1
have been
“oe |
objection
iss of shoe
tl button
ame e€xtent
hree times
Take Advantage of the Sec-
ond Annual Trade Excursion
to Grand Rapids August 24
GRAND RAPIDS.
pot to 29 and Come and See Us.
You will be interested in seeing how
shoes are made. We will take great pleas-
ure in explaining the various processes of
their manufacture.
Our shoes fit better and wear longer
than the ordinary kind. A tour through
our plant will convince you of this and
show you why it pays to sell our make
Rindge, Kalmbach, Logie & Co., Limited
Grand Rapids, Mich.
naan
Great Concession to Merchants
Oxve and one-third fare from any part of the lower Penin-
sula tc Grand Rapids and return August 24 to 29, both
inclusive. We extend a cordial invitation to all merchants
to visit us at 31 North Ionia Street. It will enable you to
see, not only our celebrated 104 and 215 ladies’ $1.50 shoes,
but our entire line. Look up your wants and we will do
the rest.
WALDEN SHOE CO., Grand Rapids, Michigan
Waa wa asa laa aa
Fy pNAARARAAARARAAARARBAARARAAARARAAARARARARARAREENS
Men’s Fine Shoes
Are nobby and up-to-date in
style. They are made on
perfect fitting lasts.
Increase your Men’s Shoe
trade by adding a line of
shoes that will bring satisfied
customers back to you.
Write for prices.
F. MAYER BOOT & SHOE CO., Milwaukee, Wis.
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
] \ ’ :
SUCCESSFUL SALESMEN.
J. A. Sherrick, Representing Rindge,
Kalmbach, Logie & Co., Ltd.
rrick attributes his success
knowledge of
has been |}
aA andainhia |
named Landolphia |
We call special attention to
our complete line of
Saddlery
oe Hardware
ded by Tohn |g Quality and prices are right
; \™@ and your orders will be filled
cing the ma ctur the day they arrive.
id 3 olt is Special attention given to
S S t plant °
* on mail orders.
Take advantage of the Buyers’
Excursion August 24 to 29, both
a inclusive, and make our store
>. |{ headquarters while in the city.
Brown & Sehler
i. oe ae Grand Rapids, Mich.
We have good values in Fly Nets and
meat iS What is ex- Horse Covers.
SN 4
Pay us a Visit
You can get a rate of one and one-third for the
round trip, from Aug. 24 to Aug. 29 inclusive.
We shall be pleased to show you the town
including our stock in trade. We extend you
a cordial greeting whether you buy or not.
Hirth, Krause & Co.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
PAPER BOXES
Cereal Food, Candy, Shoe, Corset and Other Trades
When in the market write us for estimates and samples.
GRAND RAPIDS PAPER BOX CO., Grand Rapids, Mich.
DOGCQOODQODOE..¢ © HDBODOOHOG DODDODODEOHDHODDDDODDOOOGDQDHODOOS
FOUP Kinds Of Coupon BOOKS
of Rubber Found. |
. TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich.
We manufacture a complet.e line of
MADE UP and FOLDING BOXES for
Prices reasonable. Prompt. service.
are manufactured by us and all sold on the same basis,
irrespective of size, shape or denomination. Free
samples on application.
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Inherited Enough Common. Sense
From Both Sides.
for the Tradesman.
Arnold Samuels had
of eighteen he made
up his mind that it was time to go
little parental in-
assertion
Written
When
reached the age
almost
business A
the
that he guessed “we’d jog along at
had a tenden-
into
sistency with
paternal
SCHOO! 2
year longer,”
cy to keep affairs in statu quo, but
the business bee had got into the
young man’s bonnet and it buzzed
and buzzed until the air in his im
mediate neighborhood was. sugges-
tive of a hi of swarming bees.
That
man
ast
quainted
the trouble. The young
swarm. During the
he had become ac-
well, I’m not going
was
wanted to
months
with j
Six
to betray any confidences—but she
was a pretty girl, the prettiest in the
ley, and that is
of country,
Mississippi Va quite
tract you
and in addition to her beauty
at ¢€xtensive
The acquaintance
affection;
they became each other’s
little
and the
as sensible
ripened into then
soon
“regular;”
the
came in
had
on the same
a capital) J:
and wanted
then god with white
the
wings silver bow
rom and two
hunting one day
together
f
hearts strung
arrow, one marked with
and the other with an A.,
to know if there was any doubt about
Jas
as well as in German.
meaning yes in Love language
When matters reach such a pass in
the life of a boy—he isn’t a boy any
man—the next natural
to and
go to work, and when he suggested
longer, he’s a
thing is for him stop school
earnestness of eighteen
the
reasoning on that much and often
that with the
1
he brought into play standard
talked-over topic, the leading ques-
tion in this instance being, “What
use is algebra”—he hated algebra
“ever soing to be to a feller, and
what good can it ever do him in busi-
ness?” Samuels, Sr., listened pa-
argument of his much-
then
tiently to the
if-earnest son and
with a
“Wa-al,” which betrayed his New
England origin made another
guess,’ this time to the effect that
there was going to be time enough
to get into business when he had had
all the schooling he needed. “Go
on and do your best, boy, for another
year anyway, and then if it’s business
I'll see what can be done; but you
want to give me some mighty good
reports for that, boy. School is just
as much of business as buying and
selli and half-hearted work in one
is a pretty fair foreshadowing of
half-hearted work in another, and
that isn’t what we Samuels are noted
for. So you buckle down to business
for another year and give me a trial
balance showing some pretty fair re-
sults on the _ right side of the ac-
count—especially algebra—and _ I'll
promise to do the fair thing, only
you remember that what you get,
you have got to earn.”
That ended it. When pa Samuels
said no you might just as well go
out and talk to the hills. Young Sam
didn’t do that. He went over and
talked to Jessie. There was a good
deal more fun in it. You—he could
put his arm around Jessie and there
was a. great comfort in that and
when the arm had settled into its
place and her head with its sunny
har had settled into its on his
shoulder, it looked very much as if
little practical algebra was sorely
needed to settle the unknown _ dis-
tance between their lips, for every
once in a little while to their
Owing
miscalculation their mouths bumped
: 1
into each
Arnold
September,
other!
back to
startled
So
of 1 a
schoo! 1n
went
where he them
all from A to izzard by announ
the fact that he was going to cha
his course and go into the commer
cial department, 1€ they didn’t
have to have such inane things as
x or indulge in any such nonsens«
as “bonus-a-um.” He was going in-
to business at the end of the year
He was ge to start m at the bot
tom and wo up. In two years he
was going to be taken into the firm
of Samuels Company and “when the
rest of you fellers are in the middle
of your senseless college course, I'll
be tly in the business-swim with
a house on the vacant lot next to
my dad’s with a sweet thing in ham-
mocks out under the trees and a lit-
tle golden-haired tot toddling about
‘“‘With bib and fixing all complete
And I shall be ‘ts dad!”’
old
7 _ ns
coicee sone wriicn
he sang with considerable the
zest,
vhich was evidently in
: .
accord with his own ideas on
school “Dad” introduced the
subject of conversation by remark-
ince, “Mr. Russell tells me that
want to change your course, son.’
“I have changed it I looked the
ground all over, and for what I want
sl ~lndead hat « raioht +4
AU UU i Lile « Lei i L al
I con aed t 1 1 Sf we2hn out
out business c
me A man cant
away the best years of
sake of a lot of mummert1
practic irithmet
and take up a course of reading out
side | can do all [| want to do dir
me the fall and by the Grst of the
year be ready to go into the store
Well, for that sort of course |
should say it would do very I for
the sort of person that t Are
those studies going to be enough to
keep a young of your active
temperament busy It looks very
m to me as if with the p tica
rithmetic which you've studied eve
since vou were { baby and tne sort
of bookkeeping you'll get outside of
the counting house that you're going
to have about all the time you want
for the course of your sort of read
ing. If you’re reckoning on_ being
out of school except when you r
cite I shall have to put up a bar
there; so as I look at it your falls
schooling isn’t going to amount to
a row of pins.”
“Oh, I can put work enough into
busy, if
the two studies to keep me
that’s
that’s
all wanted.”
“Bat it
it was, I would put you into the ap-
ple orchard on the tell
Pratt to that your
money. There’s no doubt about keep-
That isn’t it.
into the
isn't all thats wanted If
farm and
see you earned
A man
house of the
ing you busy.
that comes
Samuels Company is going to be
something besides a bookkeeper. We
Can hire an expert tor that; but we
ok at the business Ss a whok
ee
Cher S where yo yme
}
nd your i your 1e
ma itics ngiis t
ae ot ,
Scott! bov, vou t rite dece
Circe! nd sp t correctiv to i
YOUr ittie ignorant sou YOU con
mon t s 4 lot ms e that
} s hett than nything S 4
1 empty, cobweb red apartment
. aee ris aries
I
4 .. |
¢ ‘ ro % 1 ¢ ik I’: gy ‘ t
inte « Vv + + 4>
Wi! boy 1 should, ten S
iwwreé«@dtéaé«SKz«C a b S med t Oo}
n ti u
N Se \y yd y
é ' tt nas te¢ I
I | ;
twee ) a i
t he ving a the ¢ og
’ re | tr ri V ) t
, ns
When the come | t yu Dp
1 i
business. but I ¢ edu
:
tT 1 to set 1p [+ thie tle {F
vith Jessie I mts th ything I’:
ores le. ot not going to 5}
tathe ») give ( N to )
ind | do y t sn to sk t
S] 17 } +¢] } 1
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iNeed a
| Will sell
| $25.
BICYCLE?
We bave too many.
you one wholesale !
grade wheels,
f
7
oo mode
${O.00O models
50.00 model:
f
‘cushion frame) ~
With Coaster Brakes, $4.00 extra.
Now’s the chance
Write for Catalogue
Michigan Automobile Co.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Goodyear
Walter W. Wallis, Manager.
Fruit Jar Rings
BULK AND CARTONS
Write for Prices.
Rubber Co.
Milwaukee, Wis.
A BUSINESS SYSTEM ESPECIALLY FOR YOU
SENT
FREE
If you will give us a little information about the nature of
the work you want the system to cover, we will draw up
for you, without charge, a special business system, consist-
ing of cards, guides, plans for filing, ready references, etc.
It will be especially adapted to YOUR business and will
contain the many fresh and bright ideas that have made
our work so valuable to office men.
No. 10 will be sent free on request.
Our new catalogue
It is worth its weight
in gold for the time saving suggestions it contains, regard-
ing accurate methods and economical outfits
THE JEPSON SYSTEMS CO.,LTD., Grand Rapids, Michigan
24
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
THE RETAIL GROCER
Can Not Make Money Without Some
Sort of Co-operation.
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or between
some
1a number of small-
s where the association idea
€ to the resc Le
1 Staples is pleasant to
the big grocer or the small
ne sodas as, “Oe
» you get a living profit on
the staples. lf you wi a
wht about the es
y 1s get fair { t on
‘ntire line and pay more atte
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scne © DY Which in¢
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pe c © Un n
cores re n
bette .
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s some money, but
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’
ste cities l towns
go s % the associa-
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sing to cons
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build a good tr:
re j ci
initv is not entirely ¢2
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tn s be badly
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f the grocer
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good pr t.
g the past W
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she ss
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nas
red
the bulk article for
the consumer’s favor.
its contest with
liness is being
e gospel of clean
talked by the manufacturer to-day
with lling € He shows that
his goods are cleaner
than those in average
grocery store dust, grime, or
tainting by close contact with other
Wit ts cit down all along
nd his expense as high
higher than ever before, the
grocer is in no shape to war
1 his neighbor by cutting prices,
e e b g Tc.
His best plan is to maintain prices
iving margin and work hard
trade his territory on
1iCS
eve nts are constantly
ging the ret grocery business
point where a long period of
| slas g means disaster to
Necess the retail gro-
& ass as made the re-
era business yield some
something which the indi-
grocer can Yt accomplish
( Bulletin.
inattilinsdtiie al
| e 1s ver $100,000,000 in half |
S ers, dim es, nickels and
s rt about $80,000,000
S ( S $7 5,000,000 one
Ss ‘ $45,000,000 in two
Ils Still there are lots of
consta short of
> >a
‘ ' and is worth a doz-
Summer School; Summer Rates; Best School
100 STUDENTS
of this school have accepted per-
manent positions during the past
four months. Send for lists and
catalogue to
D. McLACHLAN CO.
19.25 S. Division St. GRAND RAPIDS.
_—
Handsome
Book Free
It tel
d
all about the most
tful places in the
including these
igan,
well-known resorts:
Mackinac Island
Traverse City
Neahtawanta
Omena
Northport
mention this magazine,
book, colored
' Petoskey
Bay View
Wequetonsing
Harbor Point
Oden
Send 2c.
to cover postage,
nd hie
Grand Rapids &
indiana Railway
(The Fishing Lime)
Through sleepi
Cincinnati, Louisv
be interested in our booklet,
ing,’’ mailed free.
C. L. LOCKWOOD, Gen’! Passenger Agent,
rand Rapids, Mich.
paid and
by you for the stock.
I, each year.
you seen it?
sale and it is GOING.
A loan of $25 will secure a $50 share of the fully-
non-assessable Treasury Stock of the
Plymouth Food Co., Ltd., of Detroit, Mich.
This is no longer a venture.
trade established and the money from this sale will
be used to increase output.
To get you interested in selling our goods we
will issue to you one, and not to exceed four shares of
this stock upon payment to us therefor at the rate of
25 per share, and with each share we will GIVE you
one case of Plymouth Wheat Flakes
The Purest of Pure Foods
The Healthiest of Health Foods
together with an agreement to rebate to you fifty-four
cents per case on all of these Flakes bought by you
thereafter, until such rebate amounts to the sum paid
Rebate paid July and January,
Our puzzle scheme is selling our good.
There is only a limited amount of this stock for
Write at once.
Plymouth Food Co., Limited
Detroit, Michigan
We have a good
Have
; MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 25 ;
PUSHING FOR TRADE. them up with the intimation that it I should constantly guard the ad- if
, was their duty to “give” me an ad-]|vertising columns and give the
Teaching the Country Merchant to i S : etl — on
: vertisement, or to keep it running]|chants and the public to sheet The Bankin
Advertise. ‘ , i sone
if they did not think it paid. There}that the space was worth the money
Te ee as y i ae : Ha t
i I a ee lid opp sscumensessi is a great deal in a little judicious|and that I expected to get it. The e :
ir failure e newspaper business cs i y i
for failure in the newspaper busine show of independence to arouse keen] business men will then have more uSsSINeSsSS i
an yerhaps tre is n yhase A ; , ii
ind perhaps there is no phase Of |interest and appreciation. respect for the value of newspaper i
|
making a small newspaper. which : : ' : — 1] of Merchants, Salesmen and ie
= % ; : In the meantime I should discard | Space, will want to use it more and| . we
contributes more to either failure or 1 | Individuals solicited. J
Sid ds
1 ! lect ,.,|my old rate card and make a price be willing to pay a legitimate and *
its success than the neglect or the] .- : hie ial / - a
ie 4 ' ' f so many cents, net, per inch, per} '¢@SOnabie rate tor it.—-Newspaper- I er
cultivation of the local advertiser. |. i : dom - P Cent. Interest
insertion, for three inches or more | ¢OM.
This is a subject of interes Ve ( i ee ses
panes 2 a . , interest even tO) 6; three months or more. With this cme Paid on pry a Certificates
j the successful publisher, for one must Yeaf mutes is Sai 0 it.
a , yl . |arrangement a merchant can arrive De err Depee
be constantly at work to keep his
come dizzy. There
: ue ° 1° .
i i uickly at an intelligent conception : ;
-olumns filled, even after he gets up i : : CEC oe] ee oh t t
oe . Plof the cost of a display advertise- |©O7"' ee with the oe " | € en oun
a. i SEE in Pao i i 2 ° e
to the mark Because the field of phere seat, according to William < umes. of | . B i
i ° AC TIL. |
a country newspaper is limited, to oe ul a our sensations of dizziness, or verti- | avings ank
[ should be careful not to load up : | >
make a financial success of his ven- ce . * |go. In deaf mutes this tube is de-| Grand Rapids, Mich.
a confiding advertiser with more | '
+4 ~ealts “ it “ i
ture. a co must culti- ceske iad Ge oud bi ranged Experiments made. witl " i
ce a ery possible | SPace than he could profitably use. hundreds of deaf mute children have||, Deposits Exceed 214 Million Dollars
advertisers need to be st ‘ |
SOUrCe OF T¢evenide, and ¢€Specia proved the theory to be correct.
assisted in their ad-
prolific and most. profitable ee
ocal advertising PE in lookine over | Wetting plans. They like to be rep-
the business interests of the town, T|Tesented among the business an-
ge te Cee dale ie cea ata nouncements in the local paper, but
eu ie a ee | eae BT often they think they can not afford
ing. I should consider it worth while|!t- 1 should show these people atten-
to ih te fen cs ee tion and should not put a prohibitive We will send you printed and complete
tans existine careful study | from EPrice On) Small space, | in) this) con- 5,000 Bills
every point of view. I should first | ection the one-inch card may be 5,000 Duplicates
get better acq Oe my old developed into profitable business for 100 Sheets of Carbon Paper
< Ee eae on them {all concerned, After getting every 2 Patent Leather Covers
oftener, uree th 1 nts to} merchant who could utilize a reason- We do this to have you give them atrial. We know if once
change their advertisements every |4@ble sized space, I should have a you use our Duplicate system you will always use it, as it
veek, and if they were late in get-|doubie column box head set up pays for itself in forgotten charges alone. For descriptive
ting their copy in I’d see that the] Some Reliable Business Concerns circular and special prices on large quanti-
fe ee le vere | changed even 10! Progressville.”’ Beneath I should ties address
if the foreman did get huffy. If they | #ave set a half dozen inch cards, in- a
persisted in neglecting their ae irpenters, upholsterers, A. H. Morrill, Agt.
tisements, I should keep right after piano tuners, etc In 105 Ottawa Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan
them and perhaps prepare copy for showing proof of these cards it Manufactured by
them and submit it. It would please would be easy to close with them all, Cosby-Wirth Printing Co.,
: ee ae a ee Ae ee oo!
them to be relieved of a task difficult }GuoUNs 4 rat ren CONS. A eee St. Paul, Minnesota
i
/ as a a i" i :
for most merchants. I should pro-|Don't say any thing about what it
vide them
clippings of good|costs per year. I know this plan PPEO OGG S EGF ODGOS FF GHEFED DS DEAE O ES DEG HT SS DOH HOO Ge
Cea EE ‘a works well from experience. I should
adve ements and tici¢ h adver 66 99
ST ca es ee es a a Search
tising from the trade journals andj Ce enna ee | eae)
with any material along the line of |S ™4U easier to pay than $7.80 at Th +:
J : : ’ e Metal Polish th
j } ie +] ee Ge os of the year .
their business that would furnish sid ft cleansand polishes. Does
them with helpful ideas. I should The “want advertisements and] @ not injure the hands,
show such an interest in their busi- | paid locals, which are a very profit Liquid, paste or powder
‘i ~ . oo
ness and in their advertising that | able urce of revenue, are frequent- Our new bar polish (pow-
they would their space sty a ae becom«e i drag fn the der) in the sifter canis a
was really of some account and that| publisher's efforts to build up his ad- wonder. Investigate
if I was interested in their getting |vertising. This is caused through —_—— Send for free sample
Bas Ge FOR CLEANING BRASS,COPPER.TIN,| Send for fre ple. $
Valle é ad ) 1 ney ug to 1CSSNESS ) ut Cali aG wee Column price Ccur-
1 The poi — | Se ea 1 kee a NICKEL AND STEEL. sum pri e
ye he point would : 1 pire rn rtisements snouid Keep a nai REMOVES ALL RUST. rent. Order direct or :
renewed interest in their advertising | 'Ul Check On (nem. New short-time DIRECTIONS: through your jobber,
and to keep on doing it. So the | “want advertisements and Cals APPLY WITH SOFT CLOTH, WIPE OFF McCollom
new i talking a -nts| emphasize the value of the advertis WITH DRY SOFT CLOTH OR CHAMOIS
: ‘ ‘ BY : j
‘ring : u oldjing columns and encourage mer Se Manufacturing Co.
ap] ! ad ‘ cry \ iG wR s I c co
ee Me COLLOM MFG.C9 siiciauesen
spaces ) f interes my 2 rtisers Lida TIT t t t itl. i aG@ aGVvcrtuis¢ DETROIT MICH am ro mmerce,
competitors who were to | me run discredit the paper and : P Detroit, Mich.
look upon the advertising of their | the office. i ‘
ivals in business as but [ should never run any advertise
expensive diversion. [} ment a week overtime, and if by mis-
i. a i . Lace fall rc " 1 1 1 1
should drop in on these fellows who]take it was done I should not charge 66 99 i
did not advertise. I should talk about | for it And if careless advertisers :
usiness—not mine—and about|forgot to order out an unseasonable Is what thousands 0
‘Ise but advertising 1 }advertisement I should take it out ’ T Y ABITA \ ‘FOOD
iment their goods, any|anyway. This saves the paper's rep- DR. PRICE S R
l or the appearance of|utation and adds to the confidence The Only Wheat Flake Celery Food
their windows. Should not stay over|the advertiser has in you.
ten minutes—perhaps only five. Af- A publisher can not assist in edu-
ter a few visits, without appearing | cating his local merchants to adv
t<
Ready to eat, wholesome, crisp, appetizing,
delicious.
very anxious for business, I should] tise unless they respect his paper and
make some suggestions and say that his business methods. I should have
| thought it would pay to try a I
yng accounts on. either side
: ok a, " - : : 4 ve ! i"
bit of advertising and that if it did do not like to pay bits for ad-
not pay the advertisements could] vertisin
The profit is large—it will.pay you to be pre-
pared to fill orders for Dr. Price’s
Tryabita Food.
g and it is easy to establish
be stopped at any time desired with-|the custom of quarterly settlements.
out previons notice. [I should not cheapen my space by
I should have no hard and. fast] promising to trade out the advertis-
+ Be
contracts with local advertisers for}|ing account, but I should spend my Price Cereal Food Co., Battle Creek, Mich
" / “9 ; °
time or space and should not hold|money with my advertisers.
FADED/LIGHT TEXT
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Ethics of Powder and Paint. died out—namely, the art of growing|is changed. The eyes of such dolls
z hat extent is woman jus Oo rac ly. Time’s ravages are|are always supplied with a counter-
o what extent is oman ly. in § ys 3 , ;
ied ki ip? but that weight, moving in the interior of the
fied in making up? t vin
Thi a 1- | stey head, by which the movement is af-
his question, put ft ve | ore @ i "
a i : a . i al an es fected, and in the invention referred
€ 7 : a J i “ i : te of locking this weight in
i ri 7 he it G } ‘ . -" .
vT : ics 1] position is provided. This is
heen variousiy nsowere I i\ ) i I : :
a don ans of a spring in the
n c ot \ ! hack doll’s head and hidden
i societv ses | ¢ y
me é i nust t < 1 ignomini sly t t n j
; S i. se cosmetics to One principal objects which
i a ie ne S the inventor hopes to accomplish 1s
i i : ce ne that children will be induced to go i
piel l ; i 1 ig bed earlier when they have dis- er ene ess
e1 1 I ee covered that the doll has gone to
tificialitv is Yt it. S i g Tc
vl ‘ x sleep, and likewise those’ children
dictun ot ithor wi S1s Ss ercise ‘ ten :
i 1 - ' os which are hard to get out of bed in emon
cc + c £ make S qa sav yes ¢ S Q :
F a \ ee morning may be persuaded by
ri it ns one same means
oe i i r ——_~»2 e
LS Taker One Beer exican
| i i i il cc a * \t an agricultural show a pompous
I LT 5 ae ' nber of Parliament, who arrived *
. 1 anh + + > and 1 a i.
w with some a ee ee ee ee eo ais und himself on the outskirts anil a
C I X1 >. w C na rly s her complexion luge crowd
t to look by a ’ S s ith the eyebrows ing anxious to obtain a_ good
nak but nas s sntly marked, himself and some women d A t d Fl
_ be acc she uses pencil, but will she stop -ompanied him, and, presum- an ssor @ avors
ff ' ' < teen? 6 oon fraid not. She will go ng that he was well known to the
] evelashes. bt he a ei . - m
" yesssnes, Sut 7 Is s, he tapped a burly coal)State in your order Jennings
ve! s s ones, and probD-] porter on the shoulder and peremp- ed ; ,
a t ii tii ii ita c i i 4 i uy i
“The I s | she puts on such heavy marks |; bordel: DD. C. Extracts,
es S up is 2 jt ges the expression of | Make way there!” "l “a
se t l | S change is not a) “Garn ! Who are ye pushin’?” was See price Current.
ow de 5 ole asi 1b g one lthe unexpected response
i shes to be really at-! «fp you know who I am, sir?’ ° °
tl i a Sei s mature | cried the indignant M. P. “Pm a rcp-| Sas 4 SAVORED
er Ww nm Ht Ss S | be sur iv de fec A j on ntative f the people!’”’
Nays be listened i the c cd “Yah!” growled the porter; “but Xtrac 0.,
When youth is | r s ) t fet Ber Chink Ghati wo. the bhnels Hi
ae i, r the people themselves! Manufacturers
s eayv it NK j re S ont Oo sitet a a
ale . y The egotist uses only one I—and . :
gi ‘s & ve ee . i Grand Rapids, Mich.
kw s r I < + reply S capit
\ ] t > id € S vn s won " sine ils en enn — -
ppé ce ) yvoutn y S 1 ‘ g
a 1 c e rt S : e *
' signi dig -thggliagd eware of Imitations
i! s S y e rt git : ae Ce ia Da
“Tn s vt 9 rse ok as v
ok r oe being ' wi The wrappers on lots of Caramels are just as good as the S.
oT me & A, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Insist
a i He getting the original and only
& i K inv V - - ~
ery : sg sailing Genuine Full Cream Caramel
as ss } i nat on the market. Made only by
, , | Straub Bros. & Hmiotte
7 a : : 7 Traverse Zity, Mich.
ill : 7. S. B. & A. on every wrapper.
s t} © a } e
St < . 1
. | Suc s ek
sic fom an en onl a
ee west Every Cake ‘
». é ping
\ I s ses sing Cosmetics,
" t ‘ a : ~ 7 * AT? ~ 1c
ce a ec cs a ae Ge | non of FLEISCHMANN & CO’S
s become scant Dolls Will Stay Asleep. : | i" ul
Se YELLOW LABEL COMPRESSED
apse see's nts in toys, YEAST you sell not only increases
ee ue our profits, but also gives com-
> at LvUuUu try aii ’
i. a i Se on { 1
g industry than in any plete satisfaction to your patrons.
t _ S fing ) nt in the con-
S 1 g } S ioll CC es ul
aavensdvoel pests eet amon ba g center. Fleischmann & Co., ;
< | Ss o t lade t
i “we s the ewes of oie Detroit Office, 111 W. Larned St.
mode . but that by| y opened d closed Grand Rapids Office, 29 Crescent Ave. ; a
1 means the least charming, has|Y & y as the sition of the dec
MICHIGAN
Utility of the Short Skirt.
It is a mystery which has long puz-
zied the
masculine mind why women
h
ong skirts on the
femin-
the
presenting
the prob
no ré€ son
'
snould not be
. ‘ :
orn it 18 convenient to walk ir
1 } 1 '
tf does not tax the hand to support it
d 1S I gienic 1¢ s undeniab
~ 4
\nd yet, for some reasor vom
| Ve ‘OF Ff cn to i is reneral ‘ S
1 ' 1 1
they should I gown t he
os 4 ge :
vhic sweeps pavement is seen
m c Ire F s Hot A
| lI
be equipped with et
[rains, then, are as necessary to
all toilets made 1 women to wear
t ceremonious affairs as silk hats
: :
bal deornes ria im th ee
women e traveling seas
co me nie ‘ sa
begins and the port ty fo ts
that clear the ground airives +
on a skirt that measures 40
ec tt mnt ind a2 +t +¢} b
and 42 (
lt w not be near curtailed as
the skirt donned the American
\ ,
g obese tro er 5 > DO ~ ¢ue ers Ss
short as a wore it from
; 10 4 mcnes of the ground al
r nd. but wt nicely 1 the
ound, b :s nicely clear the
] + irk +)
ind dem no irksSOme wrist
} 1 ¢ ms
work to keep it from the blemish of
the roads
oo
The shoen S are quite ready
See ddie Sheict a Ce hack h.i22.
) the n $10n Of the short holic ay
smart and becoming mod-
the hosiers are likewise on
White
ashion, and
shoes have gone
&
indeed,
there is,
at demand for colored shoe-
at present. Even the nut-
leather summer
1 jess request than a well-
cut, laced-up, serviceable-looking
black
|
| three straps
over the ankle to button.
-ady
demand
mong the smart set for biscuit
tinted shoes to b rn with ained
nuslins and linen frocks at the Ger
n vateri places, but the short
rt; regarded as it is as a strictly
1 Dp at S to be borne
mpany by tl black shoe Boot
( fc, Ss or % taineering
00 e hard wor
—_ 2. .__ _
How They Buy Hats.
That there are radical differences
bet en men and won is €xempn
ed in no more striking manner than
ri W
riving tl
t A
‘ ks
on 1?
.
does not like the rst hat, nor the
second, nor the third, nor the fortv-
ird She ngs each down until
the Ss roodly P about her. At
this stage the stately saleswoman
Saunters up and asks in a noncom-
you anything in the way
Tl
hat?”
woman
want a
first tries on three
id then
fs carelessly: “]
Have
of a perique
looking these over.
ingrowing
she readjusts
flounces ?”
th
witn
her own hat,
at herself complacently and
saleswoman
an impossible
buys a pair
1
nome
goes
Ss is on Monday. On Tuesday
tart :
tarts in
SHe $s I again, iting other
> ps About Saturday she Sars in-
to the h ot St priced shop, begins
t su <2 p yrocess and then.
t whoop of delight, finally
S cS Oo the st hat on the wire
eat l cries as she hugs it: “Oh!
What a é fahat! That’s exact-
he woret?
She the makes overtures to the
saleswomat nd they begin negoti:
ns r the possession of the deed
t | make over this hat—this
1 rt] to The purchaser
Minor 4 s have to do with retrim
; £ sI IN’ id n lly the
* IS hers > has purchased it
And he s tl lan’s way: The
steps tin dly to the rst hat
store he sees a ooking sales
man rts him do the aisle, takes
off his old d whips a straw out
b rushes 1€ on ti man’s
he id takes eo puts the
ert der the man’s arm and es-
orts hit to the street. When the
man gets me he finds he’s pur-
ch sed = h te Straw hat, whe eas
he inter ded ask g for one of those
peckled black and white fel-
lows
——_>4~<.___
There are few commodities about
vhick hing new can be said. But
lo 1 how to say something
Cromwell shoe, or one with
new.
ot
Study the commodity.
TRADESMAN
27
7
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NTT
This man is writing for our 1903 catalogue;
something has happened in his store th
made him think, and when a man gets t
once, somethin, generally moves.
This time it is that pound and ou
that’s going to move; he’s tired of
clerks give overweight
Tried it himself and found was the
not the clerks’ fault.
Now he is trying to find out what this Near-
weight Detector is we have been talking
so much.
Suppose you do the same thing. Our
logue tells it all_-shows you how to
C UE thee Cee
too. Do it today, only takes a postal card
Ask Dept. K for catalogue.
THE COMPUTING SCALE CO.,
DAYTON, OHIO,
MAKERS.
THE MONEYWEIGHT SCALE CO.,
CHICAGO, ILL.,
DISTRIBUTORS.
Dayton
Money weight
2s
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
9 - a pathetic one that is rendered|cation at chain lightning speed, our|might have been developed under
Woman Ss World | sadde the fact that all so many |can be, too. Acting on this cheerful | proper conditions into worthy intelli-
Cn i earn | ois s d boys bring home as the|belief, we cast our children into the | gence Nobody would set a dray
De eet See Shee ee eee Oe | price of their fathers’ and mothers’ |same educational mill, without one |horse to race with a thoroughbred
Children? x crifices is a college yell, an incura-|thought of the difference in mental]and not expect it to be beaten, but
This is the time of the year when | case big head and a tendency | capacity, or mental trend, or the im-|we do not hesitate to enter the dull,
uusands of parents all ver the] it e the | folks. A htt possibility of making the most of a| plodding boy, the boy whose mind
nd are lying awake at mght t g | wiledge is always dangerous | diamond and a lump of clay by the }|comprehends slowly, in the educa
decide the momentous e bb s a boomerang whe same process tional race with the boy whose in
vhere they sh: send ¢ C ire r t ive t a the it the results of our efforts at |tellect is keyed up tO COncert pitch
t schoo Not witl t reas ( |p ents t ting our children under such jand who can grasp knowledge at a
ey give S ques 2 | Still tter what the faults] stupid « litions are disappointing | glance
Carmest « isiderat t S itter he i f ed nee ( s€ moO sStirprise table
vears are the s s edt é \t this moment there are millions | would hi:
‘ is c I the sc sets its | s ght every happy little girls, with no more jably with a b
frac seal upon h : s | being L « ke one wish | « ir music a fish, who are Jof educ
S guiding mmpuises s am- | t s G@ girls ‘ e |} torturing pianos for no better reason | have
itions his g its ditions st t would b 1 because Maud Smith or the | drops out of the running and into the
S Ss Ww 1 s, | s geht be gir s girl is having music lessons |S ugh o teracy
t itmos ce | ss : s eds of thousands of good dol-} It takes courage t
ve i
, sen wisely i ‘ calmly spassi \ ts are being wasted trying to teach | shortcomings. but it
Perhaps I ' ‘ vie s cr po see them ; % g to girls who will never make | distilled heroism _ t
Ss educ t suc fetix S o it might | Ive 1 equal to a colored Sunday | cold ct that our «
+ t 1 s g Sé fl ca \ ik S Sspape supplement, because it is | intellig nt. less mitted
e is the ir oiis bilities and t s umong girls to dabble at art, | thar people’s
¢ eter i ’ p s pwe >s S , 4 t f the edt dreds of young men who one laid more
ve 1 ¢ bett h le S e instead o : b i blessing to the world as rents another it
selves. 7 ir eve ( 1 would be de- |g penters or plumbers. are!o study their
5 \ x S that nature ying r as incompe- | points, f only by recognizing the
x bt ff rs selves d, a ts ¢ mv t vyers or doctors, or preparing | defects can they hope to remedy
ec I stoves ids 2 d ) shaped to its b Ss as preachers, simply be-jthem. Becaus¢ father and mother
. g Vs es l ght the bat cause the doting parents can not on’t see that Mary is cross-eyed
uy re a I ~ Ss hy their son can not be a pro nad Thick | W eved does not pre
co t ge s It is . prejudice s il man if the Robinson's son jvent the general public from behold
eT ( 1 ~ y s re pare? | |i Y and commenting upon these
vith ¢ bye t e Sa 1 l rt 1 wy the i] mishes It s only when the Pp
then . I cp . | just as brigl 1 e b equal [rents have intelligence: é ol t
cau ‘ S vl \ ri c ttle eC , c irecog e the le t ties ca in
es i S \ ) ses that ‘ i; t one ‘tl Services tne t nd the
blindly g Q : s earn to | parents’ bility to reir ; Surgeon, that Mary and Dick are
_— elves t 5 sing 1 \ Pp fel s mitations results 1 the |? de . i s tl re ws
Se4 : rt g du-|s 2 iny an intellect that! The same thing may be done for
We can furnish you with a reliable, inexpensive system that
will induce your customers to pay cash tor their purchases.
o «
We Can Prove It
.
| This free book tells
| how to increase
| your cash sales.
TRADESMAN,
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( P1IVeE j the nar
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this system is explained in a
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“a, will fill out and return to us
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ONney-Saving
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We can
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direct you to one merchant who says that it increased his cash sales
to another who testifies to an increase of $300 per month; to another
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system has increased their cash sales.
4 }
\
‘Ask us for the names of these merchants and write to them yourself.
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system is furnished by our
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Dayton,
you the names of hundreds of merchants who say
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the attached coupon.
Ohio
monthly payments.
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ully guaranteed
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for sale.
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 29
child mentally as is done physically
in curing defects, but it can never
be done by ignoring them It may
irying to a parent to
feed it slowly. Thrfs nurtured, in
stead of being the dunces and
ing stock otf their classes, many a
boy and girl would grow into intelli
gent and educated men and women,
There comes a time in every boy’s | reached by the ime, and she br ¢ ( es hen she car
life when he rebels at his father’s au- | also knows, perh: hard « e f » tare for -
thority and_ scoffs at his mother’s] ence, the need g the break ‘ d oking
opinions, and when nothing short of | fast table still hungry, so that the|jured, will 1 e things cozy
a guardhouse and a police patrol will] train shall be caught. Therefore, also, liet, thereby earning the gr: tit
keep him at home of nights. Then ch to one who stays at ho bet I
is the time when he needs the heavy | day n 1 but a little extra self-in- | dreading ded of t t
hand of a stranger over him and to|dulgence mean to her, the business |he had
be forced to obey rules that do not | woman, a self-de1 vhicl | a ae | /
chafe him, because other boys are] makes itself felt, and she will, wl ‘ '
too. The girl, too,|married, make a point of being up oe s ' goin alta
this dreadful hobble-|early enough to send the bread-w | ‘ if ; al
de-hoy period when she knows it all, | ner off in good time for the train, and ee
and wants to do up her hair and have fyet give hi sufficient leisure fo oo ee
beaux, and there is no other such |his break t and fo t the sy
argument for de
eact
pat N
it
me with her as
ig her off and sending her
away to a good school, where, if she : ys
~ t t ) « nN Vy ft ml ‘ 4
for the slow intellect often has by far{learns nothing else, she at leas : 1 ' TT ini
: : ae : : a Ml ‘ " a l a tO i cy ¢ ha ) oo 1
the more retentive grasp. Like Em-|]learns to appreciate her mother and | \
| S ear . 4 cave Cor y . ,
/ : : : g : a ‘
my Lou in the story, they always|the home she left. e
i i ef . icessities ne per ne t + 7
1 hit 1 Inuy at ~ . , a I .
knew things the day after, but when When all ig said, thou ae i oo i
once do know them, they know | question is one that we i a 1
them forever. tle from our individua 1 F ct t t the b
In piti case of actual feeble ind while it is true that ) et ria et 1 ee '
ie ’ . . | - c ¢ } +
mindedness the sensitiveness that|ably hardly a defect o | tio fF sales, 7 ra ( Pe
keeps a father and mother from ac-| mind that could not be er: | memh $2 t ‘
} it i i i til I i | i bil 4 i Vo bw ~
wledging to themselves the | the proper education, we shall go on], ee De eae il ann
d’s defect becomes cr il, for | making mistakes about it until the ee i f a \ t ;
ther e schools wher trained men|end of time for we shall never bs +] i ‘ t tiles ts
ind women knovy how to foster the able to see yur children as they : 1) | ( t S ‘ - =
} { H
feeblest flicker of inte rence or to perceive when PeESE fin i" ¢ 1 ‘ nh I ) ,
1urse it int he light of on not Swans : ( { th the : :
people ive no right to let pride \nd that is funny or pathetic S ccomt ving tt vest] : i :
pi it t 1 from giving infor--| you look at it Dorothy Dix | : . ’ i
' i : ' S} is ‘ ta bb S to t +]
t e ch e benefit of such an ll .. f | ' . '
2 . is THiV z d pert ps unrust vithou 4 stinda* ‘ a I+ + ‘
cee Business Women as Wives. iat vain iba gig fee g on > ys 2 Omiy | « ey
: ' | ? +404 c ~ 4 Is ‘ : t f + + ‘
3 iu =i f aa song ) SUIKS Of giving way YT hh at their wn dispos t
Ge 9 ubhiool for their chil I cE iS the opinion of some that 2 7 | : / / Hiv / | i
‘ } , " . 2] hites > mirctt tCals, pA v " - Cc | T t I t LT tners lt
i yom: ngaged j uSiness pursuits
dre why, te should not people try ree ged im busine » 1 ‘
a . i. i . UISINESS Vor il ~ I eat . to ) + be ud
¢ }soon becomes unfitted for the duties Te : :
to re ze that not every mind will |". sn Hee ae 1 ‘
take the same kind of education? Why | sal ud shat east usu Annas A iin
¢ loes not seem to be borne out by the | She has learned to svmpathize -
a facts. There are many good reasons|the tired feeling in the even that | Wit respect to t womet
Lil¢ i | Po : i ang , r a
a for this |may even preve the sb vis 1] t
C lh } i Ff
[The business woman has learned|ing to kee; word ar her }|to n g g bus
1 1 the absolute need of punctuality. She to tiie ¢ s ness s st e %
to waste time in a colleg vhen tech : : i ( i ac mG
h —— ee ‘ i,
nit sSCcCnoois, inh wiit h he wou d rev nual ie ed that Sao ' ' : ? ' : " " : ’ ter
hy ; 2 , 1 | 1
el in the mysteries of f business people to go by a certain] she w put asi er OW ( fe }1 t s to Sin
the romance of electricity, where train in order that the oimce may D¢ aisappo tment a bai _* \ L OtOow
mess and interest! ~ 7
h
nam-
it in life is swap-
oy
and who becomes a
i 1 1
lc SCHROGI
needs and desires
A +] - int
AnotHner point
ing in mind in
a boy of girl's
condition Personally, | am an ar
dent advocate of the military schooi
for boys and the boarding school for
girls. I have seen. thin-chested
anaemic little boys come
a year or two at a good military
school,
robust
sickly, pickle
-faced girls
yy a good gymnasium and
regular hours into blooming beauties.
Moreover, both of these institutions
offer salvation to our overindulged
and overpetted American children by
forcing some kind of obedience from
them and demanding’ respect for
rules.
IT WILL BE YOUR BEST CUSTOMERS,
or some slow dealer’s
best ones, that call for
HAND SAPOLIO
Always supply it and you
will keep their good will.
HAND SAPOLIO is a special toilet soap—superior to any other in countless ways—delicate
enough for the baby’s skin, and capable of removing any stain.
Costs the dealer the same as regular SAPOLIO, but should be sold at 10 cents per cake.
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
LOCAL ORGANIZATION.
C. M. Alden’s Address to Michigan
Hardware Dealers.
i 4
ization, force
ve without value. Take
ever capacity you wish
AC, ‘
ire witnot
ranged by
Di Dos
t t
eriess
v «a sé dis
es €
comp: <
€ S
2 c £
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b
e
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re
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and who aK
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who un
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ns ‘iw
shee S
say g ~
een
: 7
sited
ee
retit Ss
Org Z
rubs you
Tr) m.1 }
ind makes you both
ed with your jobber,
1ust be harnessed,
<<, to be of
|
not only makes you all friendly,| Smith asks 65c for a shovel. The
but—dare I say it?—brotherly. Yes,| customer says, “I think I can get it
and why not brotherly? This feature|at Brown’s for 60c.” Smith holds
alone is worth more than all the pal-j| his price and customer goes to Brown
try dollars you put in for dues and|and is asked the same. Customer
assessments It establishes confi-| bluffs a little about going back
} 1 ‘“ r +
le each other. ts Brown says, “Well, take
N N tores have the same ; GOoc” Smith bears about
nrice uny Pa age + +1 ~~ san tar 9. i na 1 ken th - + rl e ?
prices, WHICh 15 the OCCasion for 75 fand you EnOw the rest. mere 6 a
25—-Io—-5 per cent. of all the fights.|fght en shovels until they are
1 ai tmeipaanta
Samia
Our prices on Carvers will interest shrewd
buyers. We carry a large variety of High
Grade Sets.and Pairs
We are distributors for
Che Fletcher Knife Zo.’s
Celebrated Hand Forged Pocket Knives
Every Knife Warranted.
QUALITY PRICE FINISH
See our salesmen for samples and prices.
Fletcher Hardware Co.
Detroit, Michigan
hi
a OOOO arya
Sia ra
Buyers’ Excursion
The Wholesale Merchants’ Association of the
Board of Trade will run an excursion to Grand
Rapids from all points in the Lower Peninsula,
August 24 to 29 inclusive, at one and one-third
fare for the round trip.
A cordial invitation is hereby extended to our
patrons and to all retailers and their families to
take advantage of the excursion.
Foster, Stevens & Co. $ran4, Rapids,
aatleaaan
oe a igtasanatpanc da ASSERT
Veale iar e
ee
en hanna
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
gone, and no money is made by it.
Organization would regulate prices
on as many articles as you desire,
and on a basis of a living profit. You
would be enabled to meet the depart-
ment store and_ catalogue house
prices without feeling that you were
cutting your Own town prices
4. The ledger contains the names of
a number of dead-beats. There are
people who live on the merchant as
much as they can. They run ac
counts at the grocery, meat market,
tc, and often move, beat their
landlord and merchants and _ locate
in another section of the town and
“do them” there. Organization would
head off this practice. Jones would
be compelled to pay Brown before
trust him. The plumb
Smith woul
ers in certain localities have this
system so perfected that it 1s impos
sible to even get a piece of work
done on a cash basis unless you set-
tle your old account with the com
plaining plumber.
Ss. The need of education. [ft is a
fact that the average man is not up
to the standard of his calling. I do
his applies to the hard-
nore than to others,
that the retail hard-
needs it very much. No
cantile business has so many ad-
vantages for intellectual achievements
as the hardware. We are brought
into contact with every other line of
needs,
industry by supplying their
:
hence it is to our advantage, first, to
have a thorough knowledge of our
own business, especially pertaining
to our business methods and to the
nature and quality of our goods; sec-
ond, to know something about our
customers’ occupation, that we may
keep in touch with his demands and
meet them with satisfaction and in-
telligence. Organization can_ be
made a means to this end, by talks
on topics of interest bearing on any
information desired, thus elevating
1
OBESCsVES. tO
*r standard of in-
telligence
tions. As I said before,
organize is on and there are organi-
zations galore—every line of indus-
try is organizing, and with a large
majority of them we
are indirectly
with
Of the many organizations in ex-
istence there are two with which we,
as merchants, are directly brought
im contact. These are, first, the cat-
1 :
alogue houses, who are combining
for of formulating and
pusl irough the legislature,
schemes for using
the postmaster, letter carriers and
freight agents to distribute their ad-
vertising matter and converting the
United
States mail service into
freight trains. It will be a sorry day
for us if they ever succeed in pass-
ing the Parcels Post bill. Nothing
but constant, determined individual!
and concerted effort on our part will
Here is
needed the co-operation of the manu-
facturer, the jobber and the state and
local organizations. Much more could
be said on this question, but, in-
ever block their game.
jing you.
stead, I refer you to the many dis-
cussions in the hardware magazines
The other organization to which I
refer is the labor union. There is no
class of men that need the benefit
of honest and intelligent association
any more than do the mechanic
and other laboring men. Origina
the unions were conducted on this
basis, and many are to-day, but some
are being deceived by misguided
walking delegates and are resorting
to the boycott, the black-list and such
means to gain their point Hence
we read in the daily papers reports
of uneasiness concerning the |
juestion. Strikes are blocking the
wheels of progress and the prosperity
we have been enjoying seems totter-
How to meet
this problem and solve it aright is
ing on its foundation.
the question that we must help an
swer. We are passing through an
industrial and social evolution bor-
dering on revolution. There will be
a readjustment in which the work-
ing man will have his portion of the
prosperity he helped to develop,
which is his by right of creation. The
mischievous walking delegate may
delay this realization, but eventually
labor will abolish the agitator and
then capital and labor—emp!
ethe
lants,
employe—will walk tog
Retail hardware mercl
we are not large employers of labor,
may think this question does not con
cern us, but it may not be many «
before we will be obliged to meet
our few employes to settle the ques-
tion of “more pay or shorter hours,”
or both.
either.
meet this question in a way that will
be honorable and _ straightforward,
because we are brought in contact
They may not deserve
Organization will help us to
with discussions on various topics
along this line, and, instead of being
a means to antagonize, organization
can be made the means to harmonize
employer and employe.
Read and study the reports of
hardware conventions and you will
wonder why you have been without
organization in your town and coun-
ty. If every city, town and county
were locally organized, we could dis-
pense with our present organization
and in its stead have a state conven
tion, consisting of delegates from
these local organizations,
believe, would be more beneficial to
which, I
1
all concerned. I would suggest to
1
our President that this question be
put before us for discussion at some
convenient time
How to organize and stay organ-
ized is a problem with some, so I
will suggest the following rules to
govern you:
1. Be careful how you approach
your competitor. If you are a good
judge of human nature, you are all
right, but if you have any doubt
about co-operation call on some one
from the State organization to organ
ize you
2. If there are only one or two in
llage take in the township or a
certain district around you.
3. Be liberal in your constitution,
that it may not be continually annoy-
A good organization will
!
|
1 1. an , sta £ 1 o ¢ 1 Lad
seldom be obliged to refer to its!of her husband, who had
constitution an accident:
| eee 1 th ce + ot t 1
4. Lion? } - <« cc. but 1 r ine nn were taxi
reruse t¢ t tne eST S ty t Iar 1
Cz t € t pe ) y - i yiankK i
is vour dut to ork tor the cause | < j ,
- & Lil ii »
« A @ elericeno the same man 2 . ¥ . '
. i i & ti ime in Siped. He a. is this a
> + > ¢ + x .
reside! V € r I S His Of-| the VA Mi y Mr
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50,000,000 yo
We have the finest line on the market and guarantee our prices to be as low
We are anxious that
as any one in the United States, quality considered.
all those buying wire should write us.
We are also extensive jobbers in Hay and Straw. We want all you have.
Let us quote you prices f. o. b. you city.
Smith Young & Co.
1019 Michigan Avenue, Lansing, Mich.
References, Dun and Bradstreet and City National Bank, Lansing.
wHITe
|
cpALLEAD
~ TO 8B
and
GUARANTEED
E WHITER.FINER
COVERING BETTER AND TAKING 3 To4
GALLONS MORE OIL TOTHE 100
POUNDS THAN ANY LEAD
ON THE MARKET. .
NAPRREM
WARPENROTRO.
anteed.
Agency Columbus Varnish Co.
of time and expense.
White Seal Lead
Warren Mixed Paints
Full Line at Factory Prices
The manufacturers have placed us
in a position to handle the goods to
the advantage of all Michigan custom-
ers. Prompt shipments and a saving
Quality guar-
ospwonamr
32
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
A BOY’S LAMENT.
Has Hard Time and Unburdens
Himself of His Woes.
Written for the Tradesma
T 1
I was talking wv b ther
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day s ) x
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No. 36 Cigar Case.
his is the finest Cigar Case that we have ever made.
It is an elegant piece of store furniture and
would add greatly to the appearance of any store.
Gorner Bartlett and South Ionia Streets, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Sellers
Sellers of Diamond Crystal Salt de-
rive more than just
the salt profit from
their sales of ‘‘the salt that’s ALL salt.”’
It’s a trade maker—the practical illus-
tration of the theory that a satisfied
customer is the store’s best advertise-
ment.
You can bank on its satisfac-
tion-giving qualities with the same
certainty you can
Sold to your dairy
a certified check.
and farmer trade it
yields a double gain—improves the
butter you buy and
of the butter you sell.
increases the prices
For dairy use
the 14 bushel (14 pound) sack isa very
popular size and a convenient one for
grocers to handle. Retails for 25 cents.
For more salt evidence write to
DIAMOND CRYSTAL SALT COMPANY,
St. Clair, Mich.
sg aang cap TE i
eee
fe eee Alma Se Hg
gagaents.
Si Mi in cg
3
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 33
THE = OF UNIONISM.
What Shall Be ‘aed With the Men
Left Over?
Unions of skilled trades invariably
I i
Co : .
iimuit the } OF apprentices tO jour
neymen refuse, when strong
enough, to work with non-union men
When unions are weak they welcome
to their ranks all who have any c
to be skilled in the craft. Where the
union includes a large majority of the
workmen of a snide the invariable
1e initiation
tendency is to so raise
ficult for new
O to scrutinize
is for ad-
mission, with a view to shutting out
. “s . ‘ 4
ny wno Will Chare under the tyran
ny of the walking delegate and insist
t Ss Stl me € ct iy D 1” tI
1 os
man who vish to pe
S¢ I T t! T ¢ T t t Te
it ¢ qd Le wover to
;
f e him on
, 1 [ }
( c 1} ra rr ) oO ft tT Those
engaged in trade to lin the num
he a) new \ , Ss rome nto
t by appre ship or otherwise, it
+ + ne ft }
‘ er 2 ¢ det mine é Da
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on mn tm | Of numo
o} xed tly the imiut
] 1 } r } +
i D€ itt Dut
1 1
lf rbit rilvy S ney
t-y} + 4 T
iDly so x Ss ways t
ot numbe ) \ ible workme
1
i tti D ow tf t ) A (
} “4 ; 3
re t \ aeman dDeC S€
vould cc € 5 ( wi t
vages t Ch
— at / it
} be Ht a * t ‘ »
a} t hod, 1 havine
1 WA € ) It )
vhich w ts S d I le-
re +} ¢ +} ‘ 1 rat
sero CF t > as | Tri ¢
1 . 1 }
to 1 1f Dris Dus S =
1
be, even ou e may t be
1 ov Ie Lil } -
wo oO whe US SS iS Ssiack
In np ct oO é en n Suct
I I t n
ecu © ac thec e ah ‘ a ' se
t K I
) e ¢ ( r ery day but
1 1.74 ’
1st un s the sk ed tr 1e S €
ess realiv 2 1 ¢ ti t! €
S ) ire in every
‘ bovs who 1k I €
ett Wr t the sloven nd
mcam tent n wv in the un t bu
incompetents cw rh tit union, Dut
who are not allowed to have
aaah litey Pp re
nsibuity LOWer ar-
Hith-
sometimes, under the law of dem
and supply. When _ business
brisk and the supply of skilled 1
was inadequate, such men as cc
be had were d
f the work as they could do. W
drawn in for such pz
and
was
nen
yuld
arts
hen
business was dull, perhaps some even
of the most skilled had to temporari-
i ployment,
He te :
\
il¢ c
tl hei 3
tO et rr to foresee what the de
man be in future years and pro
vid d men to do the work when
needed There is co piaint by large
employers in some lines’ that. the
m be oO ipprentices perm tted to
be take n each year is no longer as
rge as the umber who drop out
é by th 1atural casualties of
‘.
ip
Bae fa i
tic
)
;
to t { hic
dy for then Unionism owe
7 1
elf to provide workers for
A thing demand a ot
a aa : 4 at
10 1 Ss £0 LiKE Sure tha the
:
Ss St ikeiv to succeed in a
‘
t¢ t pportt t t rn
( pport 1 y t aT!
.
Until the union became the ve
| ‘ : a 1. a
pression and tyr w, the
‘
1 S 4 vs bee Oop tO tHe
“ i a4 Bee beh
. :
T T t ti, n ive ¢ IT f
ce ents in 2 ey “
}
e s OTe y ¢ i»
Nov ce me t © +t ic ~k
t + 1 +
i oo e to take cont of
} rT : “ us
S } ssumption which
S € ) € fF it
Y VC the 1 mn
ext n the unions
S e¢ ‘ to society to
) t t es the gn
S S A r can b induced to
ve
4 Or} eae
prog
Sé L it y by progress
prog
t tk can be fe for the in
( sing numbers of the world’s pop
ae
Ali i
; ‘
¢ S t pa at probDien
t St Man [i I € \Ca-
‘ ‘ 1 id -
the 1 ) to be admitted 1s
i. 1: . um
to be strictly limited by those al-
ready in, and if, as now, there
lways be thousands clamoring
admittance, with no door open
S them to
find to do
power which fo
whatever they
1 1
charged with the responsibility
their lives and their happiness.
will
for
to
for
And
it can not evade that responsibility
Frank Stowell
2 <>
i rave,
a large, nice epitaph.
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REGISTERED
HA
ost healthful antisept
grade material a
Five thousand boxes sold
CELERY GUM CO., LTD., 25-37-39 North Dizision street
, Michigan
M. B. ALLEN
Successor to M. B. Allen Gas Light Ce.,
Makes the best Gasoline Gas Plant on the market to-day. Never has had a fire
loss. Three years on the market. Write for further light.
Responsible agents wanted in every town to handle the Allen Light.
T MEVER’S RED SEAL BRAND SARATOGA CHIPS Tt
Have a standard reputation for their superior quality over others.
MEYER’S
Improved Show Case
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Manufacturer « J. W. MEVER,
Meyer’s Red Seal Luncheon Cheese 127 E. Indiana Street,
A Dainty Delicacy. CHICAGO, Il.
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Remember the Buyers’ Excursion August
inclusive. We shall be sip to have 1
sample of our Honeysuckle Chocolate Chips.
Putnam Factory
National Candy Company
Grand Rapids, Mich.
at mate agar iter
34
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
GOOD INVESTMENT.
Its Termination. ‘Brought About by
Brains, not Luck.
Written for the Tradesmar
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a
ig journalist, rf statesman, AS A ‘“‘METAL SURFACE
- + r i : ss . ° .
nce irs . Said, and i was right, ne iS just
always iS Deen
\s Horton said, it had been decid
i cees son aoe ok 0 el
'
|
Id home rmont.|@ One dozen in a box. Retails toc.
a + pice |@ Large profit. Ask your jobber for
told 7 he liked blond | work, and made ne vita m |@ aes @
riy 1f they played tfoot- [his arrangement suited me to a MOORE & WYKES
listantly related to ry. | a ae old maid, and I am Merchandise Brokers
s, so tl ght GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN
Write us for sample.
he fact that @G@@@QO@DOGe ©OODQOQOQOO!S ©OOQOOQOOS®
‘|THE OLDSMOBILE
Is built to run and does it.
i ee bit of doing| Horton and I. The house was a $650
= z Hort = 5 ch
S¢ me as noth
Q g make com
] n S eatic d. Son
s s s li r, when ve \
zht g y brar I
Sis S gazing int
2 £ S wistf OK that
Or; ght
e A mks ] have oO ( ated
9 s \ this spring Pd
g Ss , MVvic
\ Y 1y € I d
" ' ‘s sprang up and stood with his; Wealso handle the Winton gasoline touring
| piece ) ‘king
r 7 ught tO I
i i grown, and I wish
S ( b tl re to see
ADAMS & HART
Lunt Nell,” he said quite seriously 12 West Bridge Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.
+ " + a , 7
ele ’ USING
A. HAWTHORN ROOF PAINT
" GUARANTEED FOR SIX YEARS
One reliable agent wanted for
PROTECTOR” THIS PAINT
POSITIVELY HAS NO
See ee ee should act quickly.
' a THE BEST FOR ' '
Si! . IRON AND TIN ROOFS,
hor FANCY IRON FENCES,
SMOKESTACKS,
IRON PIPES and BOILERS,
a IRON BRIDGES,
each county. Interested parties
ERNEST McLEAN
Sole Agent for Michigan
STRUCTURAL IRON, Box 95, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Soe 6 ETC., ETC.
= 20 | WALL CASES,
COUNTERS,
| SHELVING,
j ry
| ETC., ETC.
Drug Store Fixtures
a Specialty
‘ Estimates Furnished on Complete
. x Store Fixtures.
start Monday to oe °
Geo. S. Smith Fixture Co.
6 97--99 North lonia St.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
ue
‘
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 35
* and yet with sock cushions covered with
eyes, “I don't vash cases, added two small
what in g screens, behind which are
mean it, and ~d pillows and rugs, anc
“IT won't, Horton,” I answered.|the rest of the accessories necessary
“when did I ever laugh at you?” to their enterprise
“Never. But I shouldn’t wonder if rHeSe are 2 GUaNTITy OF Stiail tim
spades, buile 1
' } a7 “4 a a
1 d I’m worth | blocks cardt bright wools,
: ninety a month now. unt needles, ily colored tissue
5 : i
f nanoer ‘ £ wn sconrt . mt " oo ak
“Why. that’s etolauch at: | Papers, a fine assortment of beads of
, lid . Lt AUB TL al,
’ . +. ' sizes. and yuNncin: mo
why shouldn't [ believe yous Tamil 7? | bouncing ball
; a ; : : - rave ‘ani ae + + } o
$ sure its fine, but not a bit more than AALCTE UIC pe tl sign,
ae a ‘ an ’ T} ee is
} ee i Wut Patrons began
u i
q Chat ah 1 ‘. k em as tO a counter
L I
’ my a ~Le
Hlorton j 1 i > S is Sall checked
“ oo ee
. ete ce ca. | a I « rt Vy m ners ready
| f n deposited the
i Ss ¢) {y ™
Wincti re* f{ntherc
InCTIONS, Tathers
OURTL
1 - sy 1
VW ilac IOP! took
I'll t t $ woine blesome « Bes, to the
rk yuise ae i ’ ( shelter; giddy young aunts go-
i. i s ; t S - x itl t] steadies”’ t ok
S nN } net oa s ( ephews to leave
j AA | 7 " : ré d checks for the t
. : nr VW if . N . od ny ts want to
i | rat y fi ( they take J yhnnie, |
' . i thine it » t S it baby to be
A , in ds ee ae 1 fed ie ces aed
i : coup ) ne ein Otter teen t ty childre
se T'we es y own mney * g the great
ers 7 : : | 9 + : rhic | 8 a qT }
es aca
7. ong } ok
but 1 en 9 1 | 8 as Vas So1
\ id s S t ? c 3
( is S19 I 9 yA tne a
j hives o} a | it Et s s I
oe | | Q G
r Te ne < Soe
\ A i S a g i ; a j
;
4 sl ea ia | g «
“Yes,” I said -
“No a“ " ul He) € S |} d
SI Salil SII i pe I x \ Ss ‘ |. : rT ' : & ' it
invest while the stock is still rea Me a If so, we invite you to Inspect Our line
sonaDiy low ind with a happy little Lea : cael lan d
laugh Horton turned ont the licht xi”? "CSC : - i
the hall and left me to my own re. {Sowing two-year-old of the imple- of Diebold fire and burglar proof safes,
aa Helen Choate Str a I sai ra _contet tt n a replaci 8 it ; f
nap) with a brilliantly-red shovel, which en . > . sc 7 2c ‘ >
“Check Your Babies Here?” eo which we consider the best safes made.
[wo enterprising Los Angeles |*They are such good children, not - “
j girls who wanted to earn somelone of them whining or crying; I If not convenient to call at our store,
money < 1d to have a summer outin be Se cee ee ml
oe whe evish or half-sick little ones we shall be pleased to have you ac-
thought up a 1en 2) | a2 t] ue J
I - it pay I md ti \ ‘ ll br 1 strone chil . ° ‘.
a jaa Xe es es wiles cane quaint us with your requirements and
been estat d but two weeks. h i |
Both of them know ioe we will quote you prices by mail.
ibout kindergarten No Such Man. y i
nd of < ire so t ger—Strange there haven't
ge tent, pitched it Dé s to my advertis
at a popular 1 t alon ii in
i, ae Pro} wonder. You made Tradesman Company
shows. They 8 ‘ad. | The sadea of
Pp n the tent b t made i eae oo = a - Grand Rapids, Mich.
with festoons of seaweed, 1g y y who isn’t
shells. On the sand they spread a| hopeles ly below it feels he’s far
heavy rug or two, heaps of pillows above it.
36
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
The Peopl
C an
37
oO
1
|
e From Whom We Buy.* |
who
he in every case will
nd see where the difficulty
box of goods
} kL 7
DroKen 15S
tr é » vou
AAry Gnd him
W ] nim
re vy to eln
rae 6 n tr
another jobber
of a wholesa
1ess, or yours, often if he could
goods are coming in and_ going
ale house every hour
118s competitors and
1
Orager as you
obber, appre-
ms
s your favors and would be
ed to meet you at his place of
o. It would pay you to see the
you are buying from once in a
then no doubt feel
you would keep ai c
y letter or order sent the manu
eae o Ht o —, “ — «911
er or jobber and answer all
on you
n
t e ege a low
rice you ive been
ed of cance their op
according to contract. Unde
_s
Buaranty it 8 nOt fignt to can
orders. Your duty is to notify
So iaednat!
for not
would find it
i
much trouble
yourself.
eer
Wieser
eS
with whom
that
name it.
the firm your order is
you have a lower price,
Then either
placed
and they can
meet it or cancel, giving you the op-
portunity to buy elsewhere.
bill
once
The manufacturer, when a
comes due, expects his cash at
Or draws on ws at sieht. Do we
honor their drafts, or do we feel that
they are in too big a hurry for their
money? We sometimes forget that
the manufacturer only knows most
of us by the orders we send him or
the cash.
‘he manufacturer buys a new pat
ent at a high figure or pays a roy
alty on some article to manufacture
and as they have the exclusive sale
short time
price for the
for a charge a high
Would we not
Often the
makes a lot of goods
through
finds it
been
they
goods.
do the same if we could?
manufacturer
tind
factory
only to they have run
imperfect and
out after a quantity have sold.
Should we be opin
Would
them a
loss? Just
too severe in our
firm’s goods?
etter to give
1ak
ce good our
remember how small our loss is
compared with theirs.
Some in talking with a
discharged
large factory,
"Well, 1 got
firm.” I asked him
and he told me that he
years ago,
had
foreman in a
workman who been
by the
this said to me,
even with the old
man
in what
had
way
run his machine open the last
day. Now this no doubt caused a
lot of trouble for the manufacturer,
who was in no way tto blame.
The manufacturer or jobber some-
times comes into your town and sells
orders direct from factory to con-
But would they do it if you
on the
you
sumers.
were lookout for the business
after it yourself?
You no doubt would have been able
to have had their help in landing the
and goods billed
hrough a commission on the
I know
or if had
gone
had the
you or
orde ft
sale. In a great many cases
have been
up-to-date retailer
where nice commissions
given to the
Now, Brother Retailers, I have
tried to look at you through the
three standpoints named. If no part
of this paper applies to you I am
glad of it, but if any part does just
yourself in the other man’s place
put
for a few moments and see what you
would have done.
Having been one of the first mem-
be of this Association and having
ttended all but one of the annual
meetings, [ have found that you
ould rather have facts than flattery
at an annual meeting, so I have taken
the liberty, at the request of your
Secretary, of giving you cold facts.
—__»9__
A Buffalo
an automatic
mechanic has invented
shiner. All you
foot into
a penny in the slot
quickly
The
ectricity
shoe
1ave to do is to put your
the machine, drop
and your shoe is and satis-
factorily device is
operated by el
polished.
and a com-
has undertaken to manufacture
Many
an Othello will find his occupation
gone if the proves a suc-
cess.
pany
and place it upon the market.
machine
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Hardware Price Current
Ammunition
—
G. D., full count, per m. . ae 40
Hicks’ Waterproof, per m.. 50
we Deca ce - _. 75
Ely’s Wi rproof, per m.. eee 60
Cartridges
No. 22 short, per m.. dees a 2 60
nO, 22 lames, per mi... ....... 3 00
No. 32 short, per m. ' 5 00
me. Ree ee a... 5 75
Primers
No. 2 U. M. C., boxes 250, per m...... 1 40
No. 2 Winchester, boxes 250, per m... 1 40
Gun Wads
Black edge, Nos. 11 and 12 U. M.C... 60
Black edge, Nos. 9 and 10, per m...... 70
Ginck edge, No. 7, per m.............. 80
Loaded Shells
New Rival—For Shotguns
Drs. of oz.of Size Per
No. Powder Shot Shot Gauge 100
120 4 1% 10 1 $2 90
129 4 1% 9 10 2 90
128 4 1% 8 10 290
126 4 1% 6 10 2 90
135 44 1% 5 10 2 96
154 a4 1% 4 10 8 00
200 3 1 10 12 2 50
208 3 1 8 12 2 50
236 = 1% 6 12 2 65
265 3% 1% 5 12 270
264 3% 1% 4 12 270
Discount 40 per cent.
Paper Shells—Not Loaded
No. 10, pasteboard boxes 100, per 100. . 72
No. 12, pasteboard boxes 100, per 100... 64
Gunpowder
Kegs, 25 lbs., per keg........ one es 490
% kegs, 12% Ibs., per 4% keg.......... 2 0
i¢ kegs, 644 ibe., ‘per RE OE obs cscs 1 69
Shot
n sacks ——s 25 Ibs.
Drop, all 0 smaller than B........ 1 7%
Augurs and Bits
amelie 60
Jennings genuine. . eee 25
Jennings’ imitation........ 50
Axes
First Quality, 8. B. Bronze............ 6 50
First Quality, D. D> BERMMD. .-..2-00-- 3 00
First a 7 06
First oe... 10 50
Barrows
eee . 13 00
Spe ee et De
Bolts
- ccnttn dE ONT as dle a as os 70
Carriagé, new list ee de he 60
itvewcne a Hd nn cocu os 5o
Buckets
ee a $4 00
Butts, Cast
Cast Loose Pin, figured ............... 70
Wrought ae ............ bd cane 60
Chain
4¢ In. &16 in. % in. % in.
en. Se a. |
t Venetians, the Portuguese and ef For bec mom bee >
: 4 i Or Deing In Dusiness: Are
the one ee oe oT you in business for your Health,
C lé mS ORR 1- | or for Fun or for the Profit there
cle g ( " the | may be in it? Various motives
stics oO ” 1 si ¥5 hat ws #6 : Or n | actuate men. The motive be-
: [ S l States yun ad a fair bunch of the Sham-| hind the action like “THE
to $1,465,38 e those of Eng-| rock | en the shears the | MAN BEHIND THE GUN”
nd, t boasted mistress of the]old I id it to ne | is the all important thing.
seas niv 5,048,400, or over | side of the cks the | Some people may be in busi-
dred million ¢ B. fess, Lis ee the | ness for Health—not many
g the ears naugu ig id beg sp people are in it for Fun, though
yred Pres very n t there is considerable “funny
| \ 1 McKinley March. ! ed. TI g the ; business’ going on. We assume
7 M go2 bz g shing in, but the Irishma that you, like ourselves, are in
é United States | still s 1 € t business for A REASONABLE
' S So a t dly f that PROFIT. Our business is to
a 0.900¢ 600 per cent iot J 1 Sé é build the
peor sad fumee Stee eae al Bowser
S passing t the ha yees? The matter,’ gasped the |
re tra S nore than all} b enough is the matter. I
’ MEASURE
S ) t y MPOrt I pp d Om the VOLE O ' Pf t r | SELF
. Se Hi ee gale cd MEASURING
1 < @ & lrishman, “2 yn : ver bizness, it | *
fabric vas too long ae ies Oil ank
: i ) e il) i
t vhat so beg g
nd to induce you to buy it, if we can In all seriousness and candor we
money | In conclusion let me say, gentle believe that a Bowser Oil Tank will aid you in your business and save to you
, ada oO costs money,
rfc
ha he problems great and a profit that you are now losing. This Tank saves Oi!
r | / H
# : ; 51 vhich ce t us ) com-| | It saves Labor, and labor costs money, whether you perform it yourself or hire
. eT a It saves Time ura or vour clerks’. and Time 1s mot More
d polit é t yme| | it done. it saves lime, yours or your clerks, and me 1S money More
| t » = me } 4 ] } } 7 ~ 1 rel Te se *
: oo 7 HT i. 4 in. | | than this, it is Cleanly, Neat and Handy and reduces your fire risk. It is a
1 i nd the help and| | profit saver and hence a profit earner. Remember we assume that you are in
5 rd é oy J 1 1€1f a ti i - « i |
a sl nn A eee a he | | business for PROFIT. “M"’ tells more
‘ieee wees ks A ce pce hes oe | | S. F. BOWSER & CO.
j FORT WAYNE, IND.
{ Ver Am
7 t S if
c I } o
j or t 1r¢ nad versity Che com Spirit Of con promise ania Concessio!
zl ' a : ' ® ®
| mercial at ndustrial expansion of |a leading factor in the settlement oft
if i ‘ : Hi Hl 8 ‘ . '
our nation is one of the problems of | the disputed questions that vex ou Ol UNI ies cy
the hour. We are seeking new mar-| day; they contain the quintessenc:
ets al t world. Cuba is al-| of the enterprise, of the a ty and
+ itt rand 2 hilannine < all th: akes fo nNrogresc +f '
ré loor and Philippines | 0? all that makes for progt r Did you ever stop to think that
- ’ : a : os wery ade an 904 ‘ J ) Pe -
v ») us a stepping stone into |every trade and business, and the - :
‘ PP! a \ piece yf advertising matter you send
t 1 markets China and | 2 ce and € in .
‘ ‘ ae 1 , whether it be a Catalogue, Booklet,
hrough the o ee oO é
. l- ac scinece ri } ec “aT
W West Ci zation | CO commerce lar, Letter Head or Business Card, is an
Le c enterpris t con- j Supret y OF our 1 Opportunity to advertise you business ?
; 1S ot ee ee Are you advertising your business rightly ?
eo sigh Woman of the Alps. Are you getting the best returns possible
_ . ; 1 . ° ° '
ea to de- Somewhere in the French city of ' i . nee : .
‘ Somewhere in the French ci ni for the amount it is costing you
as, 4 me the 1 vans ic 4 tele cocoa shot i A
AoyUES IS a LIttic COCOd SHOp a. oF tT . ‘ 1. ~
\ : 2 i ' Cyn rr
siona the Filipino to be | ¢ Alps which veteran. climbers | then you are losing opportunities. Your print
decent and : so that we|may well envy. For years she has ing is generally considered as an index to
g send nts ‘ sell | 6,11 1 os . . ‘ ao ' ‘ae a - "
mignt id it to €1! |} followed the French Alpine troops your business If it’s right—high grade,
oli oe nail — with her basket, marching with them the best—it establishes a feeling of con
S an Bent SOCCESHON (0 TIE steed) pea Gat i la mai
i ea airtel yn then manoeuvre with her ” fidence. But if it 1S poorly executed the
' oe we ee eC ine stiee as sippert and her basket of feel : . cs
1 . + - - ' Plnge 1S Oven ra Vo yusInNess me 10a
ut in the opening Of a néw Market} cocoa as excuse. Within a few days eeling 1s given that your business methods,
C ia excu i itnhin a Trew lay
and goods manufactured, are apt to be in
Orie . no \
/rient. | this wonderful woman has scaled a
4 ™1S-| mountain twenty-five hundred feet line with your printing.
1
tee Bs ‘ . . Li
Pigtall- | high, crossed another covered with Is YOUR printing right? Let us see
ed fo wers or ( 1s to abandor -*
to abandon | snow, ascended another to a height if we cannot improve it
+} “~hons lec for he more operat. i | - Le ii i i v it.
' Ht ' r the more Civil-|of twenty-eight hundred metres,
iZ st ents of inaty attack, | .i:..1 as . +] ,
; »lclimbed with the troops to the top
ind tl tidal chiki Ob Sebel 7 Es ce cd Geli tle ik TRADESMAN COMPANY
) iont s€TS, and friaily ie€it tae
sil eee aunt m the knives and | ,, giment at the summit of the Fre- an ans ' : : ‘ :
ci 25-27-29-31 North lonia Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.
jus, a height of twenty-seven hun-
I have talked too} dred metres. Soldier after soldier
ith profit re-|fell out of the ranks, but the cocoa
A @ airal
Sas in
iong now
call the vity furnished.| woman marched on, up the Alps and
an Irishman, who,}|down the Alps.
a
me by the story o
40 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Commercial Travelers i egg gO
“Aches Knights of the arp
President, B. D. PALMER, St. Johns; Sec- anxious [to make tl
retary, M. S. BRowN, Saginaw; Treasurer, cv
H. E. BRADNER, Lansing.
United Commercial Travelers of Michigan
Grand Counselor, J. C Pane. G —_ Rapids;
Grand Secretary, W. F. Tracy, Fil
Grand Rapids Council No. 131, U. C. T. “Pretty tougl
Senior Counselor, W. B. HoipeNn; Secretary <.;4
Treasurer, E. P. Andrew.
My Hardest Customer and How I
oe : ‘A i WS
Landed Him. Well, Yank,
i tv
'
iam.
c
i ; d
loor
¥ M
Ti.
Help!
rning. I shouted, and I
caught his hand an
|
e cries of the ev p on the counter | That’s my toughest experience in
itec “Peay “Be calm, colonel,” said I. A row- landing a customer. I’ve had some
( I was so boat soon came in sight and I level-} other tough propositions, but I did
that I did ed my ver at € d ) 1.—Shoe Retailer
A, led t escue wu H >.
re cheer-
gre )
many
be anxiou
of
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excited I
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d
xy is an investment
ulative dividends.
Sa el The Warwick
he He was inca yr | Strictly first class.
el 2 “rf . Rates $2 per day. Central location.
ee mn Trade of visiting merchants and travel-
oe Mg aya an Pp ing men solicited.
r ee ee A. B. GARDNER, Manager.
t ng in S ey ] it
i. ial | When in Detrcit, an — +e boy
od a « C )
ie EAGIE Maewneies
M hoes and the Office 47 Washington Ave.
dt ltogether over | F, H. VAUGHN, Proprietor and Manager
$ Ex-Clerk Griswold House
IT COSTS YOU NOTHING
To investigate the following stock:
JUPITER GOLD MINING COMPANY
CAPITAL, $1,000,000
Shares $1.00 par value; treasury reserve, 400,000 shares. Property all paid
for; equipped with a complete 25 stamp mill.
A limited amount of stock for sale at 25c a share.
WRITE FOR PROSPECTUS
J, A. ZAHN, Fiscat AGENT
1319 MAJESTIC BUILDING
DETROIT, MICH.
Facts in a
Nutshell
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< MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 41
THE TERRIBLE TRAVELER and come away with a disappointed Late State Items. the past five years, to accept one as
ae expression. At the banquet I observ- Central Lake—The i book-keeper for Christopher & f
eg " I se ~entra sake ne DOOK-Keepet OT -nristopner «OI-
The Innocent Victim of Popular.Mis-|_, |. na : il ib gi ) f f [ & Lo
ed him closely and I saw without] Liken, Brown & Co., vy tus
conception. 4 on 1 a . — ¢ Pie
much difficulty that he was extracting |idle for a year, will be converte Allega Irving A. Brown has re-
Written for the Tradesman. ene . . : . _ " we
very littie enjoyment irom the revels|a nail keg factory. G. n 18 | signed Ss pos m in the hardware
[ is \- . £ } fact © o 2s — - 1 i : r : . A tiie . - a
Who is = blame for the eact that of his fellows. I felt sure that some res ing a company and plant irtment of the grange store and
the American traveling man 1s miS-|terrible calamity had befallen him. | will be put in readiness for next win-| will go to Shelf
fs . - es i r l ?
judged; but that he is misjudged I| His thoughts were apparently a hun-| ter. builders’ hardy
3 dian k , naw he fact hecos ce . + “ - *
e do know. I know the fact because I was absent- Wayland—E. E. Day, who been ‘ u
; know the man. As I am not a can- At last sl a. ae
didate for office, I feel I can speak vathetic ng t past
thus freely in praise of the commer-/ture and curiosity no longer. I ee eg
cial traveler without my motives be- t had befall ae aa
: ing impugned. I am not looking for and I found that his house 4 nt h in Har
the votes of the drummers of this] wired him that he must see certain] istry Wn
country. My remarks are not inspir-| people and that in consequence he Onekama—Horace Kerry and O.|store of R. DeVries
ed by any desire to boom myself po- | would be unable to : >. u
litically or to get some fat job for|to attend a chil New Paper House.
1 Se ot ck oe as le Ht ee et de ee
my friends. f ever se a nice, was going \ recently sold his
ot 4 1 * ' + rd + + + , P 2, VAS rE
juicy, well-cooked sinecure on the] year-old daugh € l. B. & W. Fa-
+, * 1 “94 . . re + AY a4 . 1‘ nh ell t . r
political platter I will immediately | of domestic inf ( Cc has or-
turn a deaf ear—I have one—to the / ¢ Z iny W will
/ I have seen 1 , ( Mf ‘
man who wants someone to pass the . kK S fills Paper
do many things t were ho ee eae
steak. a : Co 3 t 1s an author-
| I have known them to pay of t es se ee ad
It seems almost | 7 S $50.000, of whi
: gages on the old homestead. ¢ is ee
i to say again that : ‘ i S n aid im,
; . Mnown them to pass up 2 ¢
traveling men in t eet ; ; < ws
: sidetrip to some resort so th: 1K r
kindest. I have n ids nal i ( S $4,000
mignt bring a or | Huff ] C °
in thus dragging the timid an: ug : S 1 ee > 000
: = this same resort at some ATeste a a
ing commerce . % PECOIGGl. co wee et ena 2,000
: ; 1e es an
the calcium glare : G i I ewe. .....
r ae ly as extravagant a ae ,
I am not looking i TEZOM «we eee ee eee e ee ees
‘ 1 : ¢ “ A . 4 t } ler are (
E am I looking for revenge. I am not Elk Rapids Port s Aer
m4 ae fe i 1 " +} wot + t t ne
of a revengeful spirit. 2 ex- these people ae | s Ss being
- perience I have ever had with re- hem telling Ha Pp distribute ; '
3 1 + . 1 + im “ sc } + ‘A MT;
; venge, the only time that I have seen they are, I , ee 1 I \. W
° . ' oe t . 7 et el os rf
red R-r-r-r-revenge running around Perkins used|],- ce a a First Vice-President—Sol. J. Huf-
t PUIULL { illp mics lave UC Es
: - - . ? 66 r r ¢ . ‘
loose was when I was looking into sk: EO a ee aaa eae
; the barrel of it. I do not hold any- an ae an S President Hiram
thing against the great American ea | ee G
commercial traveling public. I have|right. Why, the scoundrel actually], 0 oo oinc in the country Secretary—G F. Tradewe
never held anything against any trav-|stopped his coupe one cold, dreary eee Whee Hen Treasurer—Walter C. Hedden
" of " 11ie¢gan 0 yn yS1er n¢ ries Hl ‘i "
night o eventh avenue, and got a ee a : " I J as e tr
; 7: ’ e e . 1 wient at «¢ and
4 machine f Mvron Ross ee A ind
j ° d tend to begin tI , if rs
? . i" i ae t vrapping paper, tw 5,
’ . 7 . “ ’ , ' : aU ' . + + + - r
B but he had it all right, so there could a is ‘ co ae
: ’ J ae . ’ or ne aa :
i have been ae H a ? ' *
m Unfortunate]; Fe pete one t Hae 4 yr
\ ' 4 ee t
people who do aids S wi ; usiness b
i ing man as i ee a a4 , al>
es =F , _ oe e
5 they never held . - " 41 el ee ’ r rs. 4 )
long and lovingly at a 29 cent jack- He > 2. a a ' tic
pot, only to see it wither and fade The Boys Behind the Counter. il :
away like the first gray mist of the Muskegon—-Henry Jacobs, for tl cy ry
i morning or the last car at night, but past two years phart . 3 t ne ‘ a ‘
: neither have they bunked with him Viae pl ( ta (
i 1 bole os ; 5 t tl I har
in the alleged hotels of this country ir position with the { I p - 0 —
: and been bunkoed with him by the 1 don't bout advertising
b hotel clerk in the morning. It is dif- Sout Arm—T] J [ son, of| keeps the money in circulation.
: ferent with me. I have done these East Jordan, succeeds Bert Brabant
: things. No one can ever accuse me s nager of C. A. Brabant’s gener- genenenenenssenesenenenees
of deserting a friend, not while his 1 store 3 °
money | Marine (¢ C. J. Rapp, » has | 8 °
But to the uninformed and mis-|by paying her passage and actually | been in charge of the Broadway shoe ; ae ae
HE i a an ' gg | an gw He who wants a dollar’s worth
informed public the commercial trav- | escorted her to her stateroom, while| house since 1f was openea here two|®@ F k dred
: : iy , : : “or every hundred cent
eler is one who smokes terrific quan-| the old woman’s tears of gratitude] years ago, has his position : e _ " S
tities of terrific cigars, looks upon|were streaming down her cheeks!|/to take a positi e la 5 Goes straightway to the Livingston
the wine when it is of a crimson hue| Oh! insatiate monster! thus to give|shoe house at * And nevermore repents. 6
and indulges in other forms of deep-|money to penniless negro preachers Sanilac—J. E ster, f t! i$ A cordial welcome meets him there S
Soy rallies: , y : “ ae 1 + ' y r v: 5 ~hildr 1? as Lawk « _ j
. | e is lan arn i st ng women and childrer past ear clerk at L. ¢ tirling’s | c e
dyed SRINRY: " + 3 ee ene oiney ign . * ee et re er |q With best of service, room and fare. @
little children against, particularly Douglas Malloch. drug store, has taken a posit i® He
children of from i6 to 26. He may oe cB er, of Fort Hu i$ e
be married, but to him his own mar- Owosso Press: Orville Angell, | Bay City—H. E. Leece, of Sagi-| 3 co cc $
: / a ' asl i Fa . : ee E . asc
iage relations are a farce and a com-]| formerly of this city, has quit his job] naw, has taken a position with G. W.|@ aia si s
edy, There really are people whojas trav« hi i i's +
have these impressions of the travel- | Penoyer & is|® =
ing man. go on th | Snenonecononcncsoncnencnes
I remember sitting beside one of | Graphite im
| . “0
these heartless wretches at a banquet | diana as | National Fire Insurance Co.
so} } : awe |
one night. I had seen him receive a |
oT : er | ci of Hartford.
: telegram a few minutes before we Don‘t think that advertising does] partment store. i
: ‘ i ie
entered the banquet hall. I had seen|not affect you because you don’t or Lansing—Miss Clara L. } W. Pred McBain,
. i r - . 1 i ie e me . fae H ‘ ”* Y |
& him consult 2 Wood’s guide and the|der certain brands of goods~you get|resigned her position with C. D.|
' * oe 1 the g 7Oe Gee eee 1} — a The Leading Agency’
hotel clerk immediately afterward|them anyway. Woodbury, where she has been for | Grand Rapids, Mich.
42
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Drugs--Chemicals "",!°°220°5 82°°.5%" &
*, young man, an’
mornir
Michigan State Board of Pharmacy
Term expires
Wnt P. Dory, Detroit- - ~- Dac. 31, 19038
CLARENCE B. STODDARD, ene Dec, 31, 1904 : :
JOHN D. Murr, Grand ds Dec. 81, 1905 Again I went to bed, only to be
ARTHUR H. beg eae Ca Mine Dec. 81,196; , nn er
HENRY HurM, Dec. 81, 1967 | @roused Dy the bell.
President, HaNRY iii [his time a man wanted a porous
Secretary, JOHN D. Murr, Grand Rapids. ol A aa 1
Treasurer, W. P. Dory, | Detroit. _—-
went out of
boss. and
a vicious ring of
thing to ring a man
'
ip for at 2:30 a. m Once more I
‘Examination ation Sessions. ene Le vs is Re calle
Houghton, Aug. 25 and 26. trrea to woo the Daimy, DUL jus
Mich. State Ph tical A iati as my troubled soul was gliding into
ich. te armaceutical Association. ' : i -
President—Lou G. Moor, Saginaw. the land of dreams the bell received
oo eee petrol. inother pull, and I hastily hurried to
Next Meeting—Battle Creek, Aug. 18, 19 and 20.; the store door, to find man who
am =| desired to purchase some rubber
!
|
: y } T - i. itivelyw refuce
fone of in Treks of the Night} goods. I most positively refused to
Clerk. isell him, and gave him my blessing
i ; ° ~ .
During the tin Pan-Ameri- | for waking me at that time of a
I ng t I
can Expos my went to] Che ist disturber of my peac
Buffalo to s t sights Vv ?) slumbers was a regular cus-
> bi« A > |
i . - ‘
\ H : be i ee “
few weeks with relauves. VW they | to y g business man, who
. } . woe g fe
ce i, Tr slent Hoe ctor d | g be b the window
cM ee ”
a me oht « con- |S S . = On? Doe,
ee ae ; o |many times, with voice like a mega-
V AX > ~~ m+ ft - ez
night c L , + neede Ts iT y I go p to find that
called up many times. almost-always|he wanted a postage stamp. “Must
a 1 .
ee oe r that yuld tt fir on the 4:15 train:
ee \ a i ng t y fifty cents or a dollar
.> aohts + es t troub T1cr §S Of bus ness,
wer 4 1 show that land will be worth $1oo if it gets there
a. f
clerks are not necessary incts
ai \
t ended it
It was ot ght in August I : : :
cn nn | o ;| I have not had a night clerk since.
t ) > i it UO a iil, i
j Y > Ri ii
a el i ll cl a |. RK. Perry.
> ?—
ed ¢t store W + the s | —
i She Took the Liniment.
. OK Sp g i
a , | As we re apout to cl I
W r much nee ‘ est
st eve ag, stout
clock the g ght
. . | rushed 1 begged me to
} roused me fron a 1 slip-
i i ' '
/ ; / i. : "i, La terri pain in her stomach. She
) nt Vv slipp S vent |
ping t PI it . :
: a me very pathetic way that
; , 1 from time to time consulted
; ' number of sicians, and that
ss stree Ww P Ss ) ) ‘ a
: : . en hac inderstooc 1er
the « tions being, teas
i iN a
ce ¢ I Ss ve s it
: st At
Casily \ W t 1- |
oO _* ap ' s
'S | 3} } ; and
I went back to bed. but t tol
} r i
> i on t t } » 1
cor back again h
: es nedies Davs went by
i V¢ t t I ct 3 1 2
f r t return; and all memory of
' witt + r Ml oe in ae
ti nearly faded away. But before
l was cloth Lh cht nye : Sh
nd n reENncy 1] I shoe
j bts S } ~ +
q » 2. 7 si was r
door ske
MARY }
What de want
Oor t lure ) _«
c the reply + “a
i & e < 1¢ was good, s
ting t la y y Vv ) s the best she h eve
< oe ed t S t, docto
a7 7} , & . C Xf
T , t I pass tapeworm ter
iv I [ Sked ‘
( ; ’ et est doctor I ever had
Mor m th ’ T
t ‘ . y< > i . 7 o ¢ va the fart man
S B& tO ve tie tact men-
portant. Oopen f] “" ,
t . > ~ y
Pe | j ‘ VSp . too
pened t i S e : i
ui f Of cours Ss was all very delight
G e ftoive cints wort ] ' 7 rited |} I Hi
' vited her into the office
best fwis Key s der to tears of the poe
. . i i¢ t aCaifi dit CHE Particuia®rs
is Si¢ Ss r I + ~ . 1
case. To make a long story
Ske i f 2
5 a d that che the
i " that ne
ts t t t Ve e S c}
. ee t nent inte and
{i ” r S t Vis i } :. with the }
I ‘ ers With the mixture
Ji cy tf ' ;
ml an ’ m1
: » and si The turpentine
is ee :
i ' t s nthelmintic, and had
pit \\ t the hire ect
I caucht 2 whit ‘ .
: >.>
aqaist \ c 7 \T ~ . mi
Circulation 1s a very erratic quan-
\ rw get 1 whisky ere ae " .
“Ky r tity a Quality may be worth
. t Sé t to me j + . :
re than quantity.
sc | —~_ 2 > soe
i ‘ : a
F Swearing is seldom a_ convincing
|:
looked | argument, except to
trike | does it.
the mam who
Two Mistakes Which Fortunately
Caused No Harm.
During my earliest years in the
drug business I was located next
door to a butcher shop. Through
the natural means young folks have
of becoming acquainted with near
neighbors, I soon became _ intimate
with the butcher’s boy. This friend-
ship, which often
considerable
expressed itself in
joking, gave me_ the
making a
it injured no one,
believe no
which,
ile I
even to this
has caused me to do considera-
chance of mistake
and wh
one knows it,
V
ble thinking when time has hung a
ittle heavi
The boy
worth
ly on my hands
in question asked for five
of powdered mace one
meat as a
shelf, side by side,
two half-gallon aa one contain-
and the other
nyrica.” On the instant I reasoned
ay to put in
spice. On
sausage
stood
“powd.
ing whole mace,
whole and powdered mace
naturally should stand side by side.
So I gave the “powd. myrica” to the
boy After ten minutes he came
asked if I was sure I had
had used it and
could get no odor from it. I had al-
discovered my mistake, and no
one but I knew it, so I am afraid I
back and
given him mace; he
ready
lied to him outright. He thought
h he hadn’t used enough and
> .
Dp
better take five cents’
more, which I hastily gave
him out of the proper bottle.
1e had
worth
Another experience befell me which
nately did not involve the pa-
which has been a strong
argument in favor of caution and the
checking of prescriptions. A
prescripti¢ yn had
rortu
ient, and
d O1 thle
been received by
prescription clerk and had been
ared and was ready to check.
items indicated was
ne-half grain of bimeconate of mor-
phine. The quantity was to be di-
rided inte The writ-
ing was poor; the one-half grain sign
» twelve powders.
was written in figures instead of let-
ters; and the mistake made of
believing that two grains were called
While the
checked it was discovered
was
for instead
prescription
were only ten powders
prepared instead of twelve. The work
was checked by the proprietor, a man
than the
two grains
much more experience
dispenser, and yet the
overlooked!
When ready the time the
prescription was checked by the man-
second
ger, who discovered too much gin-
ger in the prescription. The dispens-
time was getting
“worked up” towards a nerv-
ous shock. No one had yet discov-
ered the grains of bimeconate
A third time did the
to put up the prescrip-
and everything was then check-
right. The mixture
was handed to the person in waiting,
but by the it had been carried
to the outside of the store the error
in quantity discovered. “Stop!
relled the dis-
er by this very
two
phine!
dispenser try
tion,
ed as being all
time
was
get that prescription,”
penser. All the previous nervous
was as naught in comparison |
with the new tension on the dispens- |
er’s nerves.
The coveted package was secured
strain
without exciting much curiosity on
the part of the messenger. The pow-
ders were thrown away and put up
for the fourth time.
What a relief there was to that
dispenser when all was finally made
right and the prescription sent” to
its destination.—Bulletin of Phar-
entirely anew
macy.
2
The Drug Seibet.
Opium—Is in small demand, but
the market is unchanged.
Morphine—Is unchanged.
Quinine—Is firm at unchanged
price.
Cocaine—has advanced 50c_ per
0z., On account of increased price for
crude
Epsom Salts—Has been advanced
by manufacturers loc per cwt. _
Menthol—Has
competition among holders.
declined, owing to
Oil Cajiput—Is in small supply and
advancing.
Linseed Oil—Is firm and advanc-
ing, on account of higher price for
seed
— > +o
To prevent possible misunder-
standing of your advertisements say
just what you mean.
—_—__~»2.—___
doubt the advertiser who
truth oftenest is believed
Beyond
tells the
oftenest.
Holiday Line
Will be ready for buyers wishing
to take advantage of the
Buyers’ Excursion
Aug. 24 to 29, 1903
both days inclusive
We have displayed in our Sample Rooms
29, 31, 33 N. Ionia street complete
lines of the following:
Albums, Autographs, Scrap Books,
Toilet Cases, Cuff and Collar
Boxes, Necktie, Glove and Hand-
kerchief Cases, Manicure Sets,
Shaving Sets, Work Boxes, Fancy
Celluloid Novelties, Dolls, Toys,
Games, All Kinds of Books,
Diaries, and an endless variety of
suitable articles for the holiday
trade.
We make liberal expense allowance to
purchasers. We extend a cordial invita-
tion to the trade to make our store head-
quarters.
Grand Rapids Stationery Co.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Pera tgPag th Praga, Oy ie igs engtsnih $, Rehing Pi Bghh
ORIENT MAEM ie AN SANE RRO ERC NEO
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Tablets, Pencils, Inks,
Papeteries.
Our Travelers are now out with a complete
line of samples. You will make no mis
take by holding your order until you see
our line.
FRED BRUNDAGE
Wholesale Drugs and Statione ry
32 and 34 Western ave.
Muskegon, Mich.
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
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WHOLESALE DRUG PRICE CURRENT
Advanced— Cocoaine.
Declined— Menthol
Acidum
xalicum
Phosphorium, wees
Salicylicum .........
Sulphuricum .,......
II oa nce case, &
Targaricum .........
Ammonia
Aqua, 16 deg........-
Aqua, 20 _— leucdece
Oarbonas Lcaees
Chioridum. dence eces oe
Aniline
BOE ns ocse oon =
Brown.
Bed ...... ‘
WOW... oe vecsce un 2
Baccesrs
Cubeb2........ po, 25
Juniperus........-.+-
Xanthoxylum .......
Balsamum
Copalbde ......--.-+++
yy
Glycyrrhiza =.
Glycyrrhiza,
Homatox, 15 D. box
Hizematox, 18........
Hematox, 48..-..--
Haematox, 48.....--
Ferru
Sarbonate Preci
, per ne
Sulphate, ose. ae
Flora
Anthemis...........-
Matricaria...........
Folia
Baroama...........--
a Tin-
Cassia, wie Aix.
Salvia officinalis, 4s
Acacia, 3d p
— — sorts.
-0Z.
Tan:
rhymus, V..
Magnesia
Onicined, Fat........
Carbonate, Pat......
Carbonate, K. & M..
‘arbonate, Jennings
Oleum
Abeinthiem ......... 4
Amygdalz, Dulc....
Amygdalz, Amare. 8
be ee eee nee 1
Auranti Cortex 2
ne 2
Cajiputi ...
Caryophylll.........
—, os oeee ue
Oitronells Vetnssces es
Conium Mac......... os i eee Oe............ @
sas 8 | © ate ... iu ee o@
70 75 WO cde cece cous i 1 85 Prunus virg......... o@
eo Exechthitos 1 1 60 Tinctures
= 2) oe 3 200 1 io | Aconitum Napellis R 60
= “| Geranium, ounce... @ 75 | Aconitum Napellis F =
8@ 10| Gossippli, Sem. svete nO 8 80
12@ 14 po gil od tog 2 00 =
@ 15 se la 50
Lavendula .......... 2 00 .
- “5 | Limonis ........2.... 1 15@ 1 26 Aura Carter =
10@ 1 20| Mentha Piper....... 3 25@ 3 60 | Auranti Cortex...... -
33@ 40| Mentha Verid....... 5 00@ 5 50 : 50
Morrhue, gal....... 5 00@ 5 25 50
* — bees eee 4 00@ 4 50 78
ee OU ees 73@ 3 00 Ln
6@ 8 Picls Tages... .....- 10@ 12
13@ 15/ Picis Liquida, gal.. @ 235 %
2@ 14) Rioina..-......... eh 44 =
smarin’ 1 00
Ros, ounce......... 6 7 00 50
2:2 Ce 40@ 45 | Cinchona ..- =
oom * go | Sabine «2.222... 2. 12) Seo. =
Go 8 00 | ana geeee noon 2 RB 7 88 | Gabebae oo snn a oe
| Sinapis, ess., ounce. @ 65 | Cassia Acutifol...... ’
‘eit : 1 go | Cassia Acutifol Co... 50
— * im... a a eee... 50
o& sp| Thyme, opi...) @ 1 60 | BEBOP... =
ae Theobromas ........ 1@ 20 an =
og : ss Re Potassium i a ee =
ho 1 18 | ipa da
a2 85 Biohromste . aaa 190 15 | Guiaca ammon...... °
6@ 80 | Bromide «0.02000... i .
caine hima 12Q 15
Chiorate...po.i7@19 16@ 18 Iodine, colorless... 15
18 Cyanide 88 MO oe icc orcs mens 60
else . ng ig IER oes cs occ ee 50
Mit... “a. ‘ git Oe to
30 Potassa, Bitart, a 30 Nux Vomica nD
20 Potass Nitras, opt. 7 10 Opi! 15
© | Potass Nitras. . g | OPil.......... 2,-2.0
12 og | Opii, comphorated so
12 | Prussiate.. a ow - 29 26 Opii d rized 1 60
14 | Sulphate "esta 1 18 : ia Panett it)
30 Radix — y a
deceit eases ou dues
i a ae: 2 ie =
os@ 30) Anchusa .......... 1 12 | Serpentaria ......... 6
a ox | Stromonium......... 60
im | Se pe oe 25 | Tolutan . 60
13 14 SMMMIBAED cs score ousnne ye he i
2 is | Gentians .. .... po. i 12 15 WI occ ces ee 0
+ Veratrum Veride... to
16 17| Glychrrhiza...py. 15 16@ 18) gioiher 90
| Hydrastis Ganaden. @ 78 | s comme eona ok
| Hydrastis Can., po 80 iscellaneo
15 | Heliebore, Alba, + Po. 12@ 15| AMther, Spts.Nit.eF 380 35
2 25| Inula, po.. ip 18 22| Ather, Spts. Nit.4F 34@ 38
75 | Ipecac, po. a ep 2 OO Alomen ............. 48 8
- Jal pet: .po. 35@Q38 = =| | —_ gro’d..po. 7 a o
2 ’ Bees *e 25 ae Peewee wens 3 5
ol Podophyitam, y.. a : * Apri Potass T .
7| Bhel, ee @ 125) An eb a. 3 20
el = 1 35 | aaa nee, 0Z.. 42
16@ 18 Spigelia .. ieee 38 Arsenicum .......... 1 12
22 25 | Sanguinaria...po. 15 @ 18) Balm Gilead pate. 50
08 35 | Serpen a 656@ 70/| Bismuth 8S. N.. . 2 0@ 2 3
| Senega . 75@ 5 | Calcium Chior., eS »
| Smilax, officinalis H. @ 40) Calcium Chior., 4a, ‘ @ 10
36@ 40/ Smilax, M........... @ 25/ Calcium Chior., gs... $ 12
| Seillze . -. 35 10@ 12/ Cantharides, ay 80
20@ 25 | Symplocarpus, Feeti- Capsici Fructus, @ 15
= el E @ 25) Capsic! Fructus @
| Valeriana, Eng. po. 30 @ 2 Capelel Wrestes doo @ 1
12@ 2/ Valeriana, German. 15@ 20/ Caryo = _ tS 12@ «14
8@ 10) ae a 14@ 16 | Carm me, ro. @..... 8 00
er 1... 18@ =| om Alba... doe 60
@ 6 fomen > wn cee us aba “3 S
$ 45 Anisum . -po. @ 15 Cassia, Fructus...... 35
= | Aptos ( (eravéieons. _ 1.) Cees. ........... 10
| Bird . 6 | Cetaceum.. mn 45
45 65 | Carul...... 10@ 11| Chloroform ... 60
12 14 | Cardamon.. 70@ 90 Chloroform squibbs @ 1 10
= : ortandrum.. ou Ba | oo Hyd Crst.... 1 3@ 1 60
| a | I oie eon on 2 25
60 | Cc donium . 75@ 1 00 | Cinchonidine,P. & W 30 48
= Dinter odtum « = : 2 ee Germ. 3@ 48
| 2. Jocain 5 OF@5 25
13 | Fooniculum..... @ 10/ Corks, — dis. pr. ct. ” 7%
14 | a. oe...... 7a S| Creosotum........... So
16 | Lint . u _£ 6 @ 32
69 | Lint, al, gr. de -bbi.4° 4 @ @ 5
vil bran 1 0@ @ 11
i Phariari Canarian... 6 @ 7 \ @ 8
: i se s&s Bq
a5 | Sinapis Alba... 9@ 10| Cudbear. @ u
4 | Sinapis Nigra. . " ng ee as | 8
| Spi ite Serene... 7 10
3 $3| Frumenti, epee rme sal Enea be ar | 7
45 | Frumentl, D. F.R.. 2 00@ 2 25| Rmery, po. s. = |
“| Poe ............ 1 25@ 1 50 | BQ w
00 | Juniperis Co. O. T... 1 65@ 2 00} 1 15
alae as -tapsals 3 28
aacharum } 1 2 10} i 9
Spt. Vini Galll....... 1 75@ 6 50 '
| Mai pe |B Saldana See
a ini “ ie 1 25@ 2 00) | Glassware, Aint, box 75 & é
onges | ss than box..... 0
a Florida sheeps’ wool | Glue, brown. . - @
39 | _ carriage........... 2 50@ 2 75| Glue, white.. - 15D 2%
22 | Nasesa sheeps’ wool | | Glycerina... 4 me s
95 | carriage.. 2 5O@ 2 75 | Parad
25 Velvet extra. sheeps’ I oo bebe e os ne 55
wool, car . @ 1 50) po Chior Mite @ 1 00
a 3 Eee \‘RaesGciown. S19
; . ‘
18@ 20 | Grass sheeps wool, @ 1% Hydrarg Ammoniati 120
18@ 20 aenrieee ‘; “65 @1 00 | | | HydrargUnguentum — ms
ard, for slate use. a 3 oovece
£0@ 4 75 Yellow Reef, for 75 chthyd lia, Am.. : = : 7
einte use........... eee
50S 80 er @ 1 Toaine, esi. Sas 3 40@ 3 60
tz Panay yraps o* 0 | Seseteem.. ie 8
upulin a)
= : . Auranti Cortex. ee 1 oie. as 70
id orcn an | Macts 75
oe | Tee... 0 s+... @ 60 | Li juor Arsen et Hy-
oe «6S Perm iod............ 3 50 | 25
80@ 85| Rhei Arom.......... 80 | Liquor taser 10g 12
@ 2 00 —_ Officinalis 50@ 60/ Magnesia, Sulph... 8
= 1 10 | Senega ........ a ae @ w eal, ig siege @ 1%
oo Seilie i ® & | Mannia. 8 Funan we
ROGGE ...........+. 2 Olen 7
Morphia, 8., P.& W. 2 35@ 2
Morphia, 8.,N.Y. Q. 2 35 2
Morphia, MaL....... 2 35 2
Moschus Canton.... @
Myristica, No. 1..... 38@
Nux Vomica...po. 15 @
oe oa ies 35
Pepsin —— H.&P.
es a ap 1
Picis Lig. N.N.% _~
doz. @2
Picis Lig., quarts. @i
Picis Liq., p ants a @
Pil Hyd Targ a @
a Nigra.--po @
5 ng Al “Po. 35 @
Pilx Burgun.. 2
Frum £eck,........ 10@
Pulvis Ipecac et Opli 1 30@ 1
"yo a boxes
. >, O6., G66... @
raeeirens, pV Lasees 2B
OI oie os wane oo 8@
puinia, 8. P. & W 16D
Quinia, 8. German 26@
= a 268
ubia Tinctorum. 12@
Saccharum Lactis py 2@
a 4 WO@ 4
Sanguis Draconis ue
Sapo, W. 12
a, 10
Sapo G.. @
|
25 | Seidlitz _ lida AQ = | —— ure raw.. = 40
60 Sinapis aeee @ si eG. 6046 4i
60 Saud, ‘opt. aoe oon @ Noatetont, winter str os 70
60 | Snuff, Maccaboy, De ‘ a Spirits Turpentine.. 57 €2
Voes . 41
40 Snoff, Scotch, DeVo's @ 41} Paints BBL. L
10 | Soda, ‘to Sahni oe 9 ili
37 | 9@ 11/| Red Venetian.. 1% 2
23@ «30 Ochre, yellow Mars. 1% 2
00 | 1% 2 | Ochre, yellow Ber... 1% 2
| S 5 Putty, commercial.. = 2%4@Q3
00 | Soda, Ash.. 3%@ 4) Putty, —s pure. 2% 2%@3
00 | Soda, Sulphas @ 2/| Vermilion, Prime
85 | Spts. Col @260|; -
laying Cards
Potash “—
Provisions...... --
I oe we ces wee cree amen
Balad pean.
Saleratus....
Bal Sod
(ee
Waehing Powder..........
Wicking ..
Woodenware.
Wrapping BO anne cn
y
Weast Oske...... ....-
LACOTICS ....-. 2 esse ween
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AXLE GREASE
doz. gross
I 8. ce oe bes on 6 00
Castor Ofl.............60 7 00|
- sero ag een 50 425
a, — 75 9 00
IXL ‘Golden, tin boxes 75 9 00
BATH BRICK
III ones o00c 2000 aces coos 75}
English . &
BROOMS |
TAO. 1 CREE... 2. oson ce wees oe 2 50
me, S Ole... ............2
a 2 15
ee ee 7
Pe Gee... ...............8
——— a
Fancy Whisk.. 1 2
Warehouse... 2 90
BRUSH ES"
Scrub
O_o
Solid Back, 11 Im .......000. 95
oe eee i)
Stove
No. 8 os Ls 75
No. 2... 10
No. 1 75
No. 8.. 00
No. 7 30
No. 4 70
8. 20
BUTTER COLOR
W., B. & Co.'s, i6e size.... 12
W., RB. & Co.'s, Be size.... 20
CANDLES
Bicotric Light, 88............ 12
Electric Light, 16s .12%
Paraffine, 6s..
Paraffine, 128
Wicking.
CANNED GOODS
Apples
3 lb. Standards 80
Gallons, standards... 2 00@2 25
Blackberries
Standards 85
ce
Baked ion 80@1 38
Red a 80m
MN 70
Wax 7T5@ 80
Bl — at es
Standard .... 1 20
aan ‘Seen
2 1b. cans, Spiced ee 90
Chane.
Little Neck, 1 1b... 1 OOML 25
Little Neck. 2 Ib. 1 50
Clam Bouillon
Burnham’s, % pint........ 1 92
Burakan's, peoes.......... 3 60
Burnham’s, quarts........ 72
Cherries
Red Standards. 1 30@1 50
White : 1 68
‘oom
Fair ! 16
Good 1 25
Fancy i 1 50
French Peas
Sar Meirek Feee............ 22
Extra Fine... 19
cb ke be eel ceed wake 15
Moyen ee ee ce 11
Gooseberries
Standard .........+.. 90
BRominy
Standard... Leu uee 85
Lobster
Star, % Ib.. oo. 2 00
Star, 1 Ib ne 875
Picnic Tallis. 2 40
Mackerel
Mustard, = cs 1 80
fustard, 21 2 80
Sou sad,ilb ‘ 1 86
ooeee, 2 ......... 2 88
Tomato, i lb. 1 80
Tomato, 2 Ib... . 2 80
Mushrooms
a 18@20
ittoi \ 22@25
Oysters
Cove, 1ib.. ie Se wo
Cove, 2 1b a. 1 85
Oore, 1 Oenl...... 1 x
Peaches
Pie .. 90@1 00
Yellow 1 35@1 85
Pears
Standard ...... i"
Fancy i
Peas
Marrowfat
Early June
Early June Sifted...
‘Plums
Plums. nat
2
Pineapple
Grated .... 1 25@2 75
EH 1 35@2 55
Pumpkin
ae 75
Good .. 90
Fancy 1 10
chee le 2 50
Raspberries
Standard...... on 1 16
usstan Gutat
% Ib. cans.. \ 75
% Ib, Poor oe
7. O......... nr oe
Salmon,
Columbia River, talls @1 8
Columbia River, fiats @i 80
men Aieeme... ...... @i 30
Pink Alaska. . @ 2
Sardines
Domestic, 4s... ..
Domestic, \s .......
Domestic, Mustard
California, ” 7
California \s..
een, a...
Prenck, 6....... nt
Shrimps
eer... . 1 20@1 40
Succotash
—
ee 1 40
Fancy 1 50
Strawberries
ew i ce 110
Fancy o. 148
‘Tomatoes
a ..........._..... 9E@i 00
— 115
eee 1 25
ee 8 25
CARBON OILS
arrels
eee... ..... @1uy
woe Seee.......... @11
D>. S. Gasenne........- 15
Deodorized Naphtha.. @14%
RP ee ween 29 Gu
a. 16 @22
nek, Winter......... 8 @10X%
—
Columbia, 25 pints :
Columbia, 25 & pints....... £
Snider's « quarts ce oe
ose... ll La
Snider’s % pints . oo
CHEESE
Bee... sc. @11
Amboy . oa Oli
Carson ¢ Mty. @il%
Elsie... pede cea @i2
Emblem .. a Bil
Ge ene cous Qi
Gold Medal. oe @
Ideal . oe a toe @i1
Jersey .. Bil*
Riverside... Bl
rick 11@il\&
ee, @i 60
Leiden ec as O17
oc 9@ 9%
a. 50@75
@20
CHEWING ‘GUM
American Flag Spruce.. 55
Beeman’s Pepsin 80
lack Jac 55
Largest Gua Made.. 60
eee a 55
Sen Sen Breath Perfume.. 1 00
see 55
a 55
CHICORY 5
4
~7
Schener’s. ,
CHOCOL ATE.
Walter Baker & Co.'s.
German Sweet.. -_ =
Premium. 31
Vanilla. a eeu, ca
Caracas oo a
ee... 28
CLOTHES LINES |
Sisal
60 ft, 3 thread, extra 1 00
72 ft, 3 thread’ onra.... 1 40
90 ft, 3 thread, extra. 17@
60 ft, 6 thread, extra...... 1 29
72 ft, 6 thread, extra...... “—
75
90
1 05
1 50
1 00
1 15
13%
3
4
Cotton Windsor
59 1 20
60 1 40
70 1 65
80 1 85
40 85
50 95
80 116
Galvanized Wire
No. 20, each 100 ft long.... 1 90
No. 19, each 100 ft long.... 2 10
COCOA
ee 38
Sc iciteetescnueencn Oe
Colonial, 4s a 35
— Ms.. hie 38
es en en ale 42
a on borne cc cin ae
Van Houten, %s............. 12
Van Houten, s.. =
Van Houten, a on 40
Van Houten, is...... sss
ee
og ics cer cece
Wilbur, | ae ae cnn we 85 Piper Holdsick...
Butter, sacks, 28 ibs......... Pepper, I black. i5 | Boot Jac a
Butter, sacks, 56 lbs......... &r | Pepper, Singapore, white. 28 | Honey I aSID Twist ue
| Shaker, 24 2 lb. boxes.......1 50 | Pepper, shot........... 18 Black Standard.....
Jar-Salt Pure Ground in Bulk | Cadillac . a
| One doz. Ball’s Quart Mason 16 | Forge . ft
Jars, (3 1b. each)...... = | Nickel Twist. . anna
Common Grades 17 ene
OO). MOGes.................3 © 15 | Sweet Core.. oe aces Bh
60 5 lb. sacks... 1 s6) Eee Cero... 8. eo ae. 34
26 M9 ID. SRGKS............... 1 95 | Groat Navy.......-....0+++++ 34
oi oes... Oe eg | Warpath .............+....-. 25
20. Sees... 1 18 | + 90, = OR oases oo ae coon =
Warsaw | Pepper, Singapore, black. 17 | fe Me danke tdeder cocaae
| 66 lb. dairy in drill bags..... 40| Pepper, Singapore, white. 25 1X pg ee 30
| 28 Ib. dairy in drill bags. .... 20 | Pepper, Cayenoe.......... 28 | pve ny Ee Pe enoteentse
| Solar Rock ee ~~ Flagman «00000-0000 -38
me. aes... ._........... 28 | STARCH Chi Te ele aauain 32
Common Common Gloss ee 21
Granuiated Piis............ 76) ti. BaOmages............. Duke’s Mixture. . ++ 0-88
Benes Pee 80 | = cae Co. ae a 8 Cameo..... le .
SALT FISH + PACKAGOS............. 54 | Myrtle Navy .......-.eeeeees ‘
Cod | 40 and 50-Ib, boxes,....... SAO Yum Yum, 1% 0z.. sere eseses ”
Large whole. @6 | Barrels.. 8% | Yum Yum, 1 Ib. pails........ -
Neripe or briska..7 @ eo" | Common Corn Gorn Gale, 344 oz. - 2-2. 24
Strips or bricks. . 7 @8 | 201-lb. packages.......... pe aa 22
pan aaa @ 8% 40 1-1b. Dackages........ isotn Plow Boy, 1% 0z..........--- 39
| Strips....... 18 — vee Boy, ce OE ccc aneeaeee =
J rn eerless, 344 0Z..........-.-.
Couns oe TO ae Peerless, 1% OZ.........++++: 36
| Half bbis..... Medes ote eee 26 Air Brake. . eetccnceces OO
ae be a ved 10 lb. cans, % doz. in case.. 1 76 | Cant Hook... vette eee se eeees. 30
Holland white hoop, keg.. ors | 5 Ib. cans, 1 doz. in case. 1 95 | Country Club....... eae
| Holland white hoop meh. 2% Ib. —* ge in case...1 95 ee Pag ee leu ane =
| Norwegian .. | Fat ure Cane “a — oo ae oe
Round 100 Ib: 300 Do cons cone ce cc cece oc wcce ce I ie. SU bios pace wsae one oe
Round 50 Iba Dini .7 oi oo ed ee eres eee cesee 20 Silver Foam. weeereeed
Sealed .. pie ginae 13% | MN oe cece . 2 ais apprise s
3 a } JOSSOTL, B DL. oo coos cove cc cess
i. Trou Sn ml oe, : 749 Cotton, 4 ply........ eee eee ee 20
No, 1 200 Is. .... 0 ewigetaae | 5 gq | Jute, 2 ply ee eee cee 12
No.1 ost eae 2 50 | Crushed 5 so | Hemp, 6 ply.......-.-+---.-. a
NO.1 10 IDG, .... 20.00 000 70 | Cubes .. 5 45| Flax, medium........... 20
Dot Siee............... 59 Powdered . hee Wool, 1 Ib. er case 6
Mackerel Coarse Powdered......... 5 25 VINEGAR
Mess 100 Ibs. -++-++- 1650 XXX Powdered......... 5 36 | Malt White Wine, 40 grain.. 8
| Mess 50 Ibs. - 875 | Fine Granulated. .... 2.2... 5 20| Malt White Wine, 80 grain..11
— 10 Ibs. - 180/91. pags Fine Gran... .. 5 £5| Pure Cider, B. & B. brand...11
| Mess 8 lbs. - 1 47 | 5 Ib. bags } Fine Gran...... 5 85 | Pure Cider, Red Star........11
No. 1 100 Ibs. .............. 15 00 Mould 2 scsesccecescceeee 5 45) Pure Cldor, Robinson.......11
os > hens 8 00 | Diam nd ct ee 5 20| Pure Cider, Silver........... il
veveseeeee 1 65) Confec oner’s A.. 5 05 WASHING POWDER
_ 8 1DR ae 135) No, 1, Columbia A.. 5 09| piamond Flake....... 2 75
itefis | No. 2, Windsor A......... ats. se
i He.t No.2 Fam No. 9, Riigeweed A...... 5 CO) Gold Dust, regular. rae a 4 50
100 Ibs........ 7 75 3 75| No, 4, Phosnix A......... 495 Gold Dust, 5e.. ae
50 se cnn. e 68 a 20 | No, 5, ee ES 490 Kirkoline, 24 41b.. LL
10 Ibe ha aut a 58 | No. lL. cn eee ie au en 3 75
& tbe... 77 46 | No. ee | 410
SEEDS 6 le
| NO cee seidemdn ey oath none TD LO, Bivccecccescecccccousee 470) Haaeing |... wuss oseseere 3 BO
Canary, Smyrna.. eeesecccese OE | Ee Me sew os suas os snow ence 4 65 Armour’s.. cele oe
DO ee eee aes eet ceceeccc ccs cs, 4 OR Nine O’elock.. ..3 86
Cardamon, Malabar......... OE Te Re - no monn oe oonnenenee 445/ Wisdom. Te ae
Cel wee 20s seeeee1O0 | NO. 18.......... Saha di] co a EE 3 50
Hemp, ee... 4 | No. 14.... 445 Rub-No-More.. Se
Mixed Bird.. scvcvece & | NO. 16, eicase oT WICKING
Mustard, white. 22200022022 8 | No. 16, ee ' 410) No. 0, per gross 25
| POPPY .n-0-. eee -- sd elaaae oe : TEA | No. t, per gross. - 80
eB ansienoeen oe SU | Japan No. 2, per gross. .40
| Cuttle Bone.............. ...25 | Sundried, esmias bee ese 24 No. &. per gross............--55
SHOE BLACKING Sundried, cnoies...........- 3a WOODENWARE
Handy Box, large......... 2 GO | Sundries, fancy............. 36 ai eee
a Box, small darn 2+ 1 25 = | _ — ghtas Lsdeaeeoas. a ee 110
| Bixby’s y NBs + onc oe eh — ifs oss cae:
| Miller’s Crown Folish Le | So Re a | ner wide — en 1 =
SOA | iomendeens medium....... 31 | Sonne. ou re =
Johnson Soap Co. ‘brands— | Basket-fired, ee a | Sli t. large... ay 5 00
Silver King .++++eee- 8 65 | Basket-fired, fancy.......... 43 Splint’ oo pada a 400
Calumet Ponta — aaa 22@24 ‘low Clothes, lar: oh 8 00
a Te ——_—_<<_ oe 9@11 Willow Clothes, medium... 5 50
7 es oa poeta eos 2 | Peeoee................ 13@i4 Willow Clothes, small....... 5 00
te e og ha ggg Sane Bradley Butter Boxes
American Famlly........ 4 0 | Moyune, medium ........... m | on aoe oe anee ”
Dusky Diamond 50-8 oz.. 2 80 | Moyune, choice............. 32 | 2 - = gonna =
Dusky Diamond 100-6 0z..3 80! Moyune, fancy.............- eS oa -
oven tes eye 3 10 | pingsuey, medium.......... = 10 Ib. size, 6 in case......... 60
‘ perial.. -- 310) Pingsuey, choice...... deueue 38 ; ' a
White Russian. - 8 10} Pingsuey, fancy............. 40 Butter Plates
Dome, oval bars - 3 10 ¥ H No. 1 Oval, 250 in crate...... 40
Satinet, oval 2 15! onot Te er go | No. 2 Oval, 250 in crate...... 45
White Cloud.. 4 00 F IO goon wesc cecses occ cece | No. 3 Oval, 250 in crate...... 50
Lautz Bros. & Co. s brands— BNCY . oc ccccccccccccvecee cose No. 5 Oval, 250 in crate...... 60
me eee... 4 00 ne ee
ae eee... 4 00 | Formosa, fancy.. | Barrel, 5 gals., each.. 2 40
Snow Boy P’wdr, 100-pkgs 4 00 | Amoy, medium.. | areal ie gals.,each........ 2 55
a ic cana O_o 82 Barrel, 15 gals., each........2 70
Acme, 100-%lb bars ..... 3 70 English Breakfast ’ hy ey
(5 box lots, 1 free with 5) Modiim........... Dua us clue | Clothes Pins
Acme, 100-31b bars single | COON. e204 seseccseeeess80 | Round head, 5 gross box.. 55
OE We 3 20} Fancy...... gees = | Round — cartons........ 75
Proctor & Gamble brands— sf = Srenee py
eS 8 10 | Ceylon, choice...... evees coool Humpty Dos BY weeree sense 2 25
Dey, O08 et EE el eseteces il No. 1, complete ..........-.. 39
ee een snone 6 75 TOBACCO No. 2 CE ness sssesee 18]
0. brand— Cigars
ie oe et ia denes 8 25 H. & P. Drug Co.'s ——e Cork lined, * eine iene cone S|
A. B. Wrisley brands— Fortune Teller............ 86 08 | Cork lined, 9in...... ccsceese 70)
Good Cheer.............. 400| Our Manager,............ 88 00 | Cork lined, 1@10....... 2.00 35
se Godar. BID. cece oe csss0s seores oy No. Bicctctedecs ch cons
10
Mop Sticks
_—— spring . 9
Eclipse patent spring .. 85
No i common. 75
No. 2 patent brush holder . 8&5
12 bh. cotton mop heads..... 1 26
a 90
Pails
2hocp Heameara, .. 2.6. 60 coe. 1 50
S-hoop Standard... .. 20+. 1 65
BO, Cos oc cecnee enon kt OF
Be, Ce oe cee nese 1 80
Cedar, all red, brass bound. 1 25
Paper, Eureka -2 25
ee oe ce scent das ace ne 1.2 70
Toothpicks
Oe 2 50
tie, 2 75
oo 1 60
oe a 1 50
Traps
Mouse, wood, 2 holes........ 22
Mouse, wood, 4 holes........ 45
Mouse, wood, 6 holes........ 70
Mouse, tin, 5 holes.......... 65
Rat, wood. oN 80
Rat, spring... on eieceas 75
Tubs
20-inch, Standard, No. 1..... 7 0
1%-inch, Standard, No. 2.....6 00
16-inch, Standard, No. 3..... 5 00
20-inch, Cable, No. 1.........7 50
18-inch, Cable, No. 2......... 6 50
16-inch, Cable, 2 No. 3.. --5 50
No. 1 Fibre ee
No. 2 vince. . 6
No. 3 Fibre..
Wash Boards
BEPONES GOs. 6. ce oe ween cot
Dewey . dee os 5 a
Double Acme...........-....2 75
Single Acme.. oveee 2
Double Peerless........... 3 25
Single Peerless..............2 50
Northern Queen ............2 #0
eT
Good Luck " i
Ge 2 25
Window Cleaners
eked dy ped ecnons 5 Oe
Be ii eee ee
i. kee. a a
Wood Bowls
oe Boe .................8
tT
eee
19 in. Butter. sl eda ae
Assorted 13-15-17.... ........1 75
| Assorted 15-17-19 ............3 00
WRAPPING PAPER
Common BEFAW........+... 1%
Fiber Manila, white .
Fiber Manila, —. _ -
No. 1 Manila. __ «=
Crem Mieere............. 3
Butcher’s Manila.......... 2%
Wax Butter, short count. 13
Wax Butter, full count. 20
Wax Butter, ee. 3. ose 15
YEAST CAKE
meee 8 Oe. ys... 1 15
NI, BOOB. coset tcscence 1 00
SUMTES, 156 GOL... ..4- vccces
Yeast Cream, 3 doz.........
Yeast Foam, 3 doz.... nei
Yeast Foam, 1% doz........
FRESH FISH
Per |b
ih TE
Trout.. else il
Black Bass.. TT
I oe cert ccwn en @ 14
Ciscoes or on: @ &
luefish..... .- U@ 12
Live Lobster.......... Sm &
Boiled Lobster........ @ 27
Cod. —. €&
endo So 8
No.1 Piokerei bee eee @ 8%
ge oe 7
FO i oa wens cone g 7
Smoked White........ 12%
Red Snapper......... @
Col River Salmon.. 15 @ 16
Meeeeres.........,.... 19@ 20
OYSTERS
Cans
per can
F. H. Counts.. i. 50
Extra Selects...
Selects .....
Perfection Standards...
AOOROTE. ...+.-
| Standards..
HIDES AND PELTS
Hides
Groen Ne. l......... @?7
Crees BG. F........4 @8
| Cured No. 1. ‘ Sm 3%
Cured No. 2. ‘ @i*%
C alfskins,green No.1 @i6
Calfskins,green No.2 @ 8%
Calfskins,cured No.1 @10%
Calfskins,cured No. 2 @9
Steer hides 60lbs.orover 2%
Cow hides 60 Ibs. or over 8%
Pelts
Ole Woel....... ease
———————— 85 75 |
Shearlings..... oe 20G 50)
Tallow
No, 1...... peece es coos
33
3
Wool
Washed, fine........
| Washed, medium...
| Unwashed,
ee oa.
ie
@2
@23
ois
Jowashed. medinm. 20 @2'
CONFECTIONS
Stick Candy
bbls. palis
; 7
Standard ........ S@
Standard H. H. @7
Standard Twist. g 8
oe ee 9
cases
Jumbo, 32 1b......... @ 7}
oe @i0%
Boston Cream....... @10
Beet Rae* ms
Mixed Candy
Grocers. eee @é
© Competition. ... @7
@™mH
Conserve . @7%
yal @ 8%
A @3
Broken “i Ss
Cut Loaf beeen en @ 8%
English Hoek a?
Kindergarten ....... @?
Bon Ton Cream..... @ 8%
French Cream....... Sa
Dene, Fae.......... @10
Hand Made Creem
mixed . 4%
PremiofC ream mix 12%
Fancy—In Paiis
O F Horehound Wiiind 1075
Pony ee ts. 15
Coco Bon I sons. li
Fudge Squares..... 12
Peanut Squares — 9
Sugared Peanuts. 11
Salted Peanuts...... 10
Starlight Kisses..... 10
San Goodies.... @12
Lozenges, plain ..... @3
Lozenges, printed... @i0
Champion Chocolate @il
Eclipse Chocolates... sien
Quintette Choc..... @12
Champion Gum _ @a
Moss Drops....... @?s
Lemon Sours. 9
Teeetla 9
Ital. Cream Opera. “ 12
Ital. Cream Bonbons
20 Ib. palls. . @ii
Molasses Chews, “15
lb. cases. cone @i2
Golden Waffles. ee ‘ @12
Fancy—In 5 lb. Boxes
Lemon Sours. en
ae Drops. @60
Chocolate Drops.
H. M. Choc. Drops..
H. M. Choc. Lt. and
Dk. No. 12. : @i 00
Gum Drops.. 3
©. F. Licorice Drops @so
Lozenges, plain..... O55
Lozenges, ee Ga
Imperials.. G55
Mottoes . etpes @so
Cream Bar.. Due cae G55
Molasses Bar..... S55
Hand Made © reams. 30 GeO
Cream = Pep.
SOG WE. .c.s0554- Sts
String Rock. . @s5
Wintergreen Berries Geo
Pop Corn
Maple Jake, per case. 3 00
Cracker Jack ' . 3 00
roo Com Haie..............1 ©
FRUITS
Foreign Dried
Figs
Californias, Fancy.. @
Cal. pkg, 10 lb. boxes @ w
Extra Choice, Turk.,
1G 1D, DOZOS. 2.0... @
Fancy, Tkrk., 12 lb.
Rs boinc boda anes 1g @i4
Pulled, 6 lb. boxes... 3
Naturals, in bags....
Dates
Pards in 10 lb. boxes Q &%
Furds in 60 ib. cases. G
Hallowl.. 5 @5%
Ib. cases, ieee cues @
Sairs, 60 Ib. cases,... @ 4%
NUTS
Whole
Almonds, Tarragona @i6é
Almonds, Ivica..... iC
Almonas, Oalifornia,
soft shelled........ 15@16
— ee @il
Po on cece none @i2
Walnuts, Grenobles. @i5
Wal —_ =
Cal. No. 1, @i6
Table Nuts, fancy.. @13%
Pecans, Med.. @10
Pecans, Ex. Large.. @il
Pecans, Jumbos..... @i2z
Hickory Nuts per bu.
ORIG, BOW. 6- soe oe @
Cocoanuts.... g55
Chestnuts, per bu. @
Shelled
Spanish Peanuts 644Q@ 7
Pecan Haives...... (GAO
Walnut Halves..... O37
Filbert Meats....... @30
Alicante Almonds... 33
Jordan Almonds @s
Peanuts
Fancy, - P.,Suns.. &4@ 53
Fancy, H B., Suns
ted . Har | 7
Choice, H. P., ‘Jumbo Th
Choice, H. P., Jumbo
Reasted........... 8 @ 8%
46
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
SPECIAL PRICE CURRENT
AXLE GREASE
Mica, tin boxes.......75 2
Pereeee............ oe 8
BAKING POWDER
JAXON
4 Ib. cans, 4 doz. case...... 45
% Ib. cans, 4 d0z: case...... 85
1 Ib. cans, 2 doz. case......1 60
Royal
10esize.... 90
i¢ Ib. cans 1 35
6 oz. cans. 1 90
% lb. cans 2 50
%& Ib. cans 3 75
1 lb. cans. 4 80
3 1b. cans 13 00
a 5 lb. cans. 21 50
BLUING
Arctic, 4 0z. ovals, per gross 4 00
Arctic, 8 oz. ovals, per gross6 00
Arctic 16 oz. round per gross9 00
BREAKFAST FOOD
Nitrcbrisy
The Ready Cockea
Granular Food
A Delidhtful Cereal Surprise
Cases, 24 1 Ib. packages.....2 7
Oxford Flakes.
No. 1 A, per case. sea
No. 2 B, per case -
Be oC por eee......... 3 60
No. 1 D, per case..... . 3 60
No. 2 D, per case, 3 60
De. = , ber case ...._.._.. 3 60
No. 1 E, per case. 3 60
No 2 E, per case 8 69
No. 1 F, per case 3 60
No. 8 F, per case 3 €0
Plymouth
Wheat Flakes
Case of 36 cartons. . —.
each carton contains 14h
TRYABITA
Peptonized Celery Food, 3
—aos.........
Hulled Corn, per ee 9
Grits
Walsh-DeRoo Co.'s Brand.
Cases, 24 2 lb. packages..... 2 00
CHEWING GUM
Gelery Nerve
1 box, 20 packages 50
5 boxes lo carton ae
CIGARS
G. J. Johnson Cigar Co.'s brand,
COFFEE |
Roasted
Dwinell-Wright Co.’s Bran is.
White House, 1 Ib. cans.....
White House, 2 lb. cans.....
Excelsior, M. & J. 1 lb. cans
Excelsior, M. & J. 2 Ib. cans
Tip Top, M. & J., 1 Ib. cans.
Ee be ee
Royal Java and Mocha......
Java and Mocha Blend......
Boston Combination........
Distributed by Judson Grocer
Co., Grand Rapids; National
Groeer Co., Detroit and Jack
son; B. Desenberg & Co., Kal-
amazoo, Symons Bros. & Co.,
Saginaw; Meisel & Goeschel,
Bay City; Fielbach Co., Toledo.
CONDENSED MILK
4 doz in case.
—.
Peerless Evaporated Cream.
CRACKERS }
Ez. J. Kruce & Co.'s baked goods
Standard Crackers.
Blue Ribbon Squares.
Write for complete price lisi
with interesting discounts.
Perfection Biscuit Co.’s brands
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rcs 3 3
Sete ee F
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B58
Perfection Wafers,
Florodora C caiman oh c 2
Subject to liberal discount. Case
contains 50 packages. Complete
line of high grade crackers and
sweet goods Perfection Bis-
cult Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Freight allowance made on
all shipments of 100 lbs or more
where rate does not exceed 40c
der hundred.
FLAVORING EXTRACTS
FOOTE & JENKS’
JAXON
Highest Grade Extracts,
Vanilla Lemon
tozfullm.120 lozfullm. 8
20z fullm 210 20zfullm.1 25
No. 8fan’y.3 15 No.8fan’y.1 75
an i sioner ll
20z panel..1 20 20zpanel. 75
3 = aper..2 00 402 taper..1 50
TABLE SAUCES
LEA &
PERRINS’
SAUCE
The Original and
Genuine
Worcestershire.
| Lea & Perrin’s, pints...... 5 00)
Lea & Perrin’s, % _— 2 78 |
| Halford, large. . oc ee
ee 2 28 |
RICE
Sutton’s Table Rice, 40 to the
bale, 24, pound pockets... .744¢
Best grade Imported Japan,
3 pourd pockets, 33 to the
Oe es Ss
Cost of packing In cotton pock-
ets only 4c more than bulk.
SOAP
|
Beaver Soap Co. brands |
100 cakes, large size.........6 50|
50 cakes, large size........ 3 25 |
100 cakes, small size....... 3 85}
50 cakes, small size. -1 95
|
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Single box. . ae
5 box lots, delivered........ 3 05 |
10 box lots, delivered ........ 3 60
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Apeks
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
47
GREAT GRAFT.
Restaurants Which Appeal to
Credulity of Dyspeptics.
Anybody who doubts the hold that
the health foods have on_ people
ought to have a little experience that
I had one day last week.
the
I tell you the world is full of dys-
peptics, and every one of them thinks
some health food is the greatest thing
that ever happened.
Philadelphia
I have passed an eating joint which
of Culture”
It is on a small side street and
unpretentious place. I
struck by it
been for the peo-
Several times when in
bore the name “Physical
cafe.
seemed an
not have been
it had not
in there at all hours.
1 7
should
all if
at
'
ple I
Finally
saw going
7 my curiosity went
and I went in myself.
one da
on strike
don’t know’ what
did to me that I s
trick like that
I should not have done it—it was too
bad.
Really, I my
should
on it.
stomach ever
have played a
There was nothing stylish about
the place—it was just an ordinary
cheap eating room. The tables were
well filled, and they had real lady
waiters in black dresses, an appropri-
ate costume for the mourning I did
for the good dinner I did not get.
One of the waiters brought me a
card and I studied it. ihere was
nothing on it except health foods—
no meat at all. There were two soups
—bran soup and vegetose soup, if I
remember.
One of the professional dyspeptics
near me was eating soup. I did not
order any, for I had water in my
glass.
Another of the pieces de resistance
was vegetable hamburger steak.
That and a
The brand of
but by the
will bet a cent it was
That is. what I ordered.
cup of
the
way
“health coffee.”
coffee
it tasted I
Postum.
All the
stomach
was not given,
time I was ordering, my
was' kicking to beat the
Really, I afraid some-
body would hear the poor thing. Af-
ter I had gotten as far as the mock
steak and the coffee |
cided that I
simply give
band. was
tion de-
go
iach
imita
would farther and
something
it meek and humble
for all the rest of its life.
So I ordec
bis
hard.
Wit I waited for my
repast to be brought in,
my ston
that would make
ired a shredded whole
wheat cuit, and then braced my-
self
ile sumptuous
I leaned back
in my chair and rubbered around.
There were probably thirty men
in the room and I am not exagger-
ating to the slightest degree when |]
say that I did not see a single good,
ruddy, healthy one among them.
I was the only good-looking spec-
imen of humanity in the lot.
Next to me two men were sitting
Both were thin. One had a red
nose and the other was pasty-white,
with deep, nervous lines graven be-
side his upper lip. They were talk-
ing.
“I am getting so I can eat quite
a lot of things,” the pasty-faced one
said to the other. “I believe this
place is doing me good.”
“What do you eat for breakfast?”
asked the other one.
“Force and milk,” said the first
one, proudly. “I like Force better
than ‘Rubberello.’. I have tried a lot
of them, and somehow Force seems
to fill me up better than the rest.”
“My case is different,” said the
other fellow. “The doctor does not
seem to know what ails me. I am
a good feeder—I like steaks and
mince pies and I had rather die than
do without them.”
The first man shuddered and clos-
his eyes when the other man said
“steaks.”
“Now
with a pasty skin,
that
the other day.
the
“I am trying some-
for dinner,” said man
thing my wife saw advertised
It is made of chopped
barley or something like
did not like it at first, but I
used to it. It fills you
’
too.’ .
and
th rt. I
got
fruit
soon up
real quick,
Think of
put
and fried potatoes.
that, bucks
away
laddy
rare beefsteaks
Think of
down to a banquet of chopped fruit
Wh
dyspeptic’s description do for a catch
line for this—-“the food that fills
up quick?”
Just then
broken in
you
who your
sitting
and barley! y wouldn’t this poor
you
my meditations were
by the arrival of my
“meal” out of
a punishment.)
“Don’t you sell meat here?” I
ed the real lady waitress.
"Oh, indeed,” she said primly,
think meat is bad for the system,
bringing many diseases and com-
not usually attributed to it.”
manner of a parrot re-
upon
(I
it was
own meal. say po-
liteness; really
~ ole
asSKk-
no,
“we
plaints
Exactly in the
citing a lesson.
“What do
meat?” I asked.
“Well, we
she answered;
chef.
you ¢at mstead ot
lave vegetable meats,”
“they are made by our
He invented them. Why,
most awful dyspeptic you
own
he was the
ever heard of and he could not get
any relief from the doctors, so he
got up some foods for himself, and
they cured him so that now he can
eat anything.”
“But does he eat ‘anything?’” I
asked.
“Oh, yes,” she said; “he eats meat
or anything he wants.”
3ut where?” I persisted.
“Oh, I believe he goes out for his
meals,” she said.
“And his foods cured so many peo-
“that he started
we all the
the neighborhood.”
ple,” she continued,
this restaurant, and have
dyspeptic trade of
“What
this?
had
removed
was your chef’s. business
” I asked
sawmill,”
all doubt
of my vegetable ham-
to which I then
violent protests
before
“re
which
I character
steak,
amid
she answered,
concerning
the
burger
ed,
my unfortunate stomach.
As
aly
steak,
turn-
more from
the
choice blend of genu-
as I could diagnose
it was a
nearly
ine white pine sawdust, probably im-
ported from the chef’s sawmill, and
drowned it in to-
mato ketchup, and in that way man-
aged to get a little down. After it
was swallowed I heard my stomach
telling it what it thought of it, and I
have my suspicions that they came
white potatoes. I
to blows. I am unable to say definite-
ly who licked, but I think it was the
steak.
Some more fragments of conversa- |
tion from the next table floated over. |
“Well,” said the red-nosed man, |
“I have tried every health food I|
have seen advertised. They are about |
alike—I don’t see much difference. |
They will all fill you up, but they}
hi -leave you wanting |
leave you
I
something. nly eat them anyhow |
~ sao} ark +
when my stomach goes back on
me
real food.”
Just then a sad-faced
irom eating
Iriend of the
pasty-faced gentleman came by and
? + ~
stopped to chat
“WI eating to-d Jim
7 i } seen e ¢
ad stewed prunes and piney
woodo (that is what it sounded like)
i . ne ie -
to-day,” he said, “and a glass of ster-
: :
ilized milk. Went good, too he
dded
mg ‘
Th man had one of tl n-
est « on the outside, I ever
saw. |} it was turned inside out
, ‘
I washed down some shredded bis
Cuit with a gias Or re vat and
isked for my bi t .
1 1 } {
marked a doubie aoor
so no ot gel good
stomach will go there
lriacal, such places as
neith oathsome meat ni
pic Cam ¢Cvcr come, will dra
ike 42 magnet. It is a grea
boys—appealing to this be
we all cherish more or less, that we
ave something the matter with us.—
Stroller in Grocery W orld.
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MICHIGAN TRUST CO.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
akin a 2
FROM
4 tT tUGS ° CARPETS
THE SANITARY KIND
We have established a branch factory at
Sault Ste Marie, Mich. All ers from the
Up per Penins ila and westward
ent to our address there. We
ager ts soliciting or« jers as we rely
should be
have no
j.
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fis:
fi:
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CHAS. A. COYE, Grand Rapids, Michigan
11 and 9 Pearl Street
ment.
children
Proprietors’ and cl
on application.
“The Perfect Wheat
eae
Granulap
A Deli¢htful Céreal Surprise
The choicest wheat prepared in
a scientific way so as to retain
and enhance every nutritive ele-
Many people cannot eat
starchy foods.
Crisp is a boon to such and
a blessing to all. Theschool
need generous
nourishment.
Nutro-Crisp. A ‘‘benefit’’
coupon in each package.
rks’ premium books mailed
Nutro-Crisp Food Co., Ltd.
St. Joseph, Mich.
Food”
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Nutro-
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
BUSINESS-WANTS DEPARTMENT
Advertisements inserted under this head for two cents
subsequent continuous insertion.
No charge less
a word the first insertion and one
than 25 cents.
cent a word for each
Cash must accompany all orders.
BUSINESS CHANCES
\ ANTED—TO HEAR FROM SOME TOWN
where capital can be raised to establish a
permanent industry, for the product of which
there will be a constantly Increasing den an 1,
August Cramer, Coopersville, Mich 3
| RUG STOCK FOR SALE—NEW STOCK
invoices $1,100; 75¢c on the dollar. Only
drug store in town of 400 population. Must go
south this fall. Address R. G. F ,care Michigan
Tradesman 652
WR SALE—GENERAL STUCK, saNVEN-
torying about 8,000, consisting of dry goods,
groceries and shoes, in a hustling town near
Grand Rapids. Splendid opportunity for a le-
gitimate business. Speculators not wanted.
Address XY. Z., care Michigan Tradesman
651
gt lig ng ECTIONERY,ICE CREAM
business in sunny state of Colorado
Established on good paying basis, with high
reputation finan cla ly and prom] tness and qual
ity of go “is. Ill health, must change alt! tude
immediately. Books open to parties meaning
business. $2,500 invoice Hoffman Bros.,
Florence, Colo 6
hey KENT—A SINGLI OR DOl BLE
store room 80 feet long; a very fine location;
building is solid brick. Baughman & Yunker,
Gobieviile, Mich. 632
oe SALE—A FIRSTCLASS SITOCK OF
clothing, furnishings, mame aps and shoes
in Bussey, la A thriving t of one thousand
inhabitants. Must be soid ‘oe cash at once
One of the best farming countries to be found
For further information address Eli Kaufman,
Knoxville, lowa. 631
] RUG STOCK FOR SALE; OTHER BUSI-
ness is reason for selling. Charles May-
nard, Britton, Mich. 647
_o SALE-—-BAKERY, CONFECTI ONERY,
soda water and ice cream busi s,in good
manufacturing town of 4,000. Centrally located
between three other towns with a total popula
tion of about 15,000. Everything new and up-
to-date, doing good business. Would prefer to
sell business and real estate together it if not
convenient to buyer, will sell busi and
fixtures separate. My reason for sell is I
have a p: tent cor ti us ice cream freezer of
my own inve ntion, which n I want to manufacture
and put on the market. T he business wil! stand
the most rigid examination. For further in
Vandergrift,
638
Seeman on, address H. J. Gerner,
Pa.
QS HINGLI
WJ chance. OQ: Mal stique Ry., Schooler
Co., in running er, wi ith dry ki'ns ar a com
plete camp and logging tfit, With shingle tim
ber. Owner will buy cut of mill. Robert King,
Lapeer, Mich 634
} OR SALE BUTLHER BUSINESS IN
good town 1.400 inhabitants; two miles from
three mintr ps employing 7 00 n rs. Wil
sell cheap; sales, #25 to $35 dally: rent ct I
Reason tor selling, sickness For particulars
address J. M. Knox. Box 28. Viola, I 635
_ RENT—TWU FINE UPPER FLOORS,
well lighted and accessible by two eleva-
tors,above a dry goods store of thirty years
standing with a fine established trade
etor in business alone and cannot attend to two
Mii FOR SALI
departments. Rent very low. The estab‘ishe
trade of dry goods store would be of great ad
vantage to a ready-to-wear department An
- a Apply toSol Frankland,
Nashville ‘nn 634
For SALE--GROCERY DOIN $18 OO
business. Small stock; excellent place
for mixed store. L. W. Barr, Kenton, Ohio. 633
oe SAL KE OR EXCHANGE—PORTABLE
sawmill, nearly new; thirty horse power
boller and engine, mounted on wheels. Wi
take lumber of any kind. J. A. Hawley, I esiie,
Mich. 646
-. SALE—OLD ESTABLISHED |]
ture business. Stock Invoices about #3
ood, clean meee opulation between 5,000 and
6,000; only two stores in town; will sell at dis-
count, Ms owner must go away to settle up his
father's estate. Address No. 615, care Michi
gan Tradesman. 615
= SALE—STOCK GENERAL MERCHAN-
dise invoicing $12,000; best agricultural
town In Northern Michigan; terms easy; will
trade for good real estate in part payment.
Address Lower Peninsula, care Michigan
Tradesman 643
MS SALE—DRUG STORE IN
West Michi gan town of 1,500; d
business; invoices about $4,000; owned by
shysiclan; reason for selling, practice requires
is whole attention; rare opporturity
right party. Address No. 641, care
Tradesman 641
Foe, SALE—WHITE OAK STUMPAGE.
We own and want to sell oak principally
Tom Bigbee river,
white oak) on 5,000 acres on
Alabama. Has never been logged. Oak is fine
One mile from station on L. & N. R. R., im
mediately on river bank. Address P. B.
care City National Bank, | Selma, Ala. | 6's
Vy VANTED—HARDWARE STOCK
about $2,000 or location for new sto2k in
red. Address P.O Box 72, Mariette, Mich.
622
| Mich
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| Address No. 595, care Michigan Tradesman. 595
thrifty town or city, Northern Michigan prefer- |
“ RENT—A SPLENDID OPENING FOR
a first-class dry goods or shoe store; corner
building, two-story brick, 25x00 feet, plate glass
front; oldest and best business corner in the
city; population 5,000; paved streets, electric
lights; Carnegie library; r.nt reasonable. Ad-
dress Geo. W. Herdman, Jerseyville, Ill. 650
_ oe RESIDENCK, THRKE LOTS, ALL
kinds of fruit, new store building, general
stock of merchandise for sale. Will consider
some real estate in exchange. Lock Box 280,
Cedar Springs, Mich. 648
k* WR SALE—VICTOR TALKING MACHINE
and 35records Cost %0this year, $35. J.
H. Davis, Evart, Mich 639
\ TE WANT A DEALER IN EVERY TOWN
in Michigan to haudle our own make of
fur coats, g oves and mittens. Send for cata-
logues and full particulars, Ellsworth & Thayer
Mfg. Co, Milwaukee, Wis 617
3 AKERY AND ICE CREAM FACTORY,
for sale September first. Anyone wishing
= step into a good paying business for a little
money will do well to write John W. Deschaine,
Margu ettea, Mich. 616
we SALE—$3,000 STOCK OF CLOTHING,
shoes and furnishings. New stock, only
started two years in town of 1.200; no other
gents’ furnishing storein town. A good open-
ing fora hustler. No trades. Address M. W.
Wileman, Vermont, Ill 649
ae SALE--STOCK UF GENERAL MER-
chandise in Grandville, Mich. Invoices
$1,500. Will rent store or sell. M.D. Lynch,
:randville, Mich. 610
T° RENT—LAKGE TWO-STORY
store and basement with elevator,
at Hol land, Michigan. 47 E ast
Enq lire at Arend Visscher’s law off
ignth St., Holland, Mich
Pro SAL E OR TRADE—NEW 40
swing sifter four mill,
Khodes, Walton, Ind. 607
Ni Otice TO ALL MERCHANTS. IF YOU
A want to boom your trade, close out your
entire stock or reduce stock, write the under-
signed full particulars, stating amount of stock.
Hamilton, Johnston & Co., 306 Main St., Gales-
burg, Ill 627
( ps TRIAL WILL "PROVE HOW | QU ICK
and well we fillorders and how much money
we can save you. Tradesman Company, Priat-
ers, Grand Rapids.
( NE MERCHANT IN EVERY TOWN TO
take orders for us; no investment required.
We make handsome rugs from old carpets, ele-
gant portieres fromt silk scraps. A good side
line for any merchan. Metropolitan Rug Works,
54S. Western Ave., Chicago. 603
RE ESTAU RANT, SOUDAF OU NTAIN, CANDY
cigars. Fine outfit and business. Good lo-
eation for Cheap, account poor health.
BRICK
located
Eighth St
fice, 42 East
609
BARREL
gas engine. A. B.
bakery.
, Cly
Lock box 306, ¢ e, Ohio. 605
Fors: COMPLETE SET OF DRUG
tures, mahoganized ash, recess, glass
labeled shop bottles, cot inters. prescription case;
n fact, a whole outfit cheap for cash. Address
No. 615, care Michigan Tradesman 615
] »® tUG FI xTU RES FOR SALE AT A BAR-
gain—Four 6foot and one 8 foot square
front show cases 17 Inches high; 112 oak front
drug drawers and cases with pulls and labels
one 8 foot painted prescriptii
oors in front; one pair Tromner’s No 3 counter
scales and one pair Tromner’s No. 12 prescrip-
tion scales, both with weights; 184 round
shop bottles and labels. P. C. Taylor, Mt.
Pleasant, Mich 613
ce SALE—DRUG STORE IN AN EXCEL-
lent Indiana town of 1,000; one other drug
store; tlnest farming section in the state; only
fou ntain in town; daily cash sales,$20. Address
K. O., care Mi hig a0 Trad esman. 625
FOR SALE ON ACCOUNT OF POOR
health—A clean stock of dry goods, notions,
gents® furn ishing goods, shoes, hats and trunks;
invoice $6,000; good town; fine grain stock and
18 grass country; good deal to right man.
Adare ss No. 620, care e Michigan Tradesman. 620
1) JUBLE YOUR MONEY BY KEEPING
surplus eggs until winter. Recipe how to
sah them, #1. Reliable and not expensive.
Address Lock Box 42, Virginia, Il. 6:4
*R SALE—BAKERY AND HOMEMADE
" eanay store in town of 3,000,
selling, bad health. L. W. Hovey, Howell,
623
7 SALE — MANUFACTURING BUSI-
ness, established 1895, doing a good mail or-
der trade in forty states, also good local trade
Cleared over $3,000 last year. Will do better
every year. Poor health the sole reason for
selling. Lauterback, 1062 Monroe St., Chicago
602
STORE FIXTURES FOR SALE.
shelying, drawers, counters and
cases, soda fountain, stools, etc., all in
ood condition. E. E. Calkins, Ann Arbor,
599
AZAAR STOCK FOR SALE CHEAP, IF
sold at once Reason, other business
| FOR SALE CHEAP—APPLE EVAPORAT-
ing machinery in good condition. Address |
F. J. Bertschy, Spring Lake, Mich. 590
1 case with glass |
Reason for |
GENTS—BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH
our portraits; reguiar money makers;
descriptive circular free. ‘“‘Chess”’ Picture —*
1053 W. Monroe St., , Chicago, Ii.
-s SALE OR EXCHANG LL coe
wood working plant suitable for manu-
facturing. Fine power. Lively town of Central
Michigan. Several railroads. Address No. 593,
care Michigan Tradesman 593
2 SALE—A GUOD CLEAN STOCK OF
hardware in college town of 800; modern
brick store; best location; very low rent; well
established trade; good reasons for selling; no
trades wanted: stock will Inventory about $5,000,
Address Lock Box 4, Olivet. Mich. 5x8
WILL TAKE #180 PER FRONT FOUT
for lot 34 Ionia street, opposite Union Depot.
This is less than any lot between the new Brooks
block and Monroe street has sold at within the
last ten years. Is there anyone who dare invest
in the bast location onthe best wholesale street
in this city? Ifso, call Edwin Fallas, Citizens
Phone 614 584
_ SALE—AN OLD ESTABLISHED DRY
goods business in one of the best towns in
Northern Michigan; population about 7,000; cash
trade; #10.000 to #12,000 stock; can reduce to
$4,000 or $6,000 If desired. Will pay to investl-
gate; a grand opportunity for right party; nice,
clean, up-to-date stock. Other business inter-
ests Lae look efter reason for seliing. Address
No. ! . care *higan Tradesman 82
Por — SALE—A FIRST-CLASS. “SHINGLE
mill, engine 12x16, center crank, ample
boiler room, Perkins machine knot saws, bolter
and cut-off saws, au drag saw, endless log
chain, elevator, all good belts, four good shingle
saws, — st first-class. Address A. R.
Morehonse Bie Rapids, Mich. 369
Ko SALE—STOCK OF DRUGS; “REASON,
to close an estate; will sell store if party
desires to purchase, "address The Farmers’
Bank, Grass Lake. Mich. 643
AFES—NEW AND SECOND-HAND FIRE
and burglar proof safes. Geo. M. Smith Wood
& Brick Building Moving Co., 376 South Ionia
St., Grand Rapids. 321
Kor SALE IN MICHIGAN-~-DRUG STOCK
and fixtures located in one of the best resort
towns in Southwestern Michigan, tnventorying
over 33,000. Owner has to sell on account of
health. Address No. 544, care Michigan Trades-
man. 544
. SALE—LIGHT MANUFACTURING
business. It is now showing an annual
profit of about $1,500 per yearand is not being
pushed. Business can be doubled the first year
with a little efforf. Goods are staple and an
excellent line of jobbers now handiing them.
Opportunity for a very large business is ua-
limited. One man can run the office end of it
now and have time to oversee shop work.
2,000 will buy it. Good reason for selling. This
business Is a bargain and will not remain unsold
very long. When writing please give bank
reference, otherwise no attention will be paid to
enquiry. Address No. 452, care Michigan
Tradesman. 452
STOCK OF
SALE -UP-TO-DATE
general merchandise, tnvoi cing $12,000, in
finest farming community of Northern Indiana.
| Will rent building or sell out entirely at bargain.
. | Poor health of senior member reason for selling.
No agents. Address Box No. 373, Mentone,
Ind. 553
| os SALE—STOCK OF HARDWARE AND
farming implements; good location for
j trade; prospects good for new railroad. The
survey is completed and the graders at work
within six miles of us. Stock will invoice about
$5,000. Population about 600. Store building
| 24x60, two stories; wareroom, 24x40; implement
shed, 50x50. Must have the money; otherwise
donot reply. Reason for selling, wish to re
move to Oregon. Address No. 502, care Michi-
gan Tradesman. 502
was TED — CLOTHING SALESMAN TO
take orders by sample for the finest mer-
| chant tailoring produced;
grow into a splendid business and your own
“boss”. Write for fu'l information. E. L. Moon,
Gen’! Manager, Station A, Columbus, QO. 458
OR SALE CHEAP—ALL THE SIDE WALL
and cross partition fixtures now in my drug
store (about 80 feet); also two perfume or toilet
goods cases and a sponge case. Will be ready
for delivery not later than Oct.1. B.Schrouder,
37 Monro St., Grand Rapids, Mich. 457
I HAVE SOME CITY REALTY. WILL
trade for stock of general merchandise.
751
Address No. 751, care Michigan Tradesman
good ee to
4 — COMPETENT DRY GOODS
clerk and stockman with some knowledge
of window trimming; good salesman; also up-
to-date shoe clerk. Address Lock Box 28, —
Mich. 644
\ JANTED—POSITION BY REGISTERED
pharmacist by Sept.1, twelve years ex-
perience both in city and country; single, 25
years old; do not use liquor or tobacco in any
form. Address No. 642,care Michigan Trades-
man. 642
JANTED—DRUG CLERK. MUST GIVE
first-class references. C. P. Utley, Hes-
peria, Mich. 626
Ye — IN A DRY GOODS
store. Must be a fair window dresser
and good salesman. Address No. 566, _"
Michigan esman.
W ANT A YOUNG MAN WHO THOR
oughly idea stenography and ¢
writing and who has a fair nnowiedee of o
work. Must be well recommended, strictly conn:
perate and not afraid of work. Address Stenog-
rapher, care Michigan Tradesman. 62
SALESMAN WANTED
_* yee SALESMEN OF
experience to handie our premium line of
superior selected semi-porcelain crockery, high-
class decorations; 20 per cent. commission; on
repeating orders from customers after once
sold, 10 per cent. commission. Can be handled
asasideline. References required. State ex-
perience. The Merchants’ Supply Co., East
Liverpool, Ohio. ee
JANTED—SALESMAN AND LOCAL
agents to handle the
gas light.
seller.
brilliant Noontide
Nothing like iton the market. Fast
Big money for hustlers. Investigate
quick. Noontide Gas Light Co., 41-43 on a
Detroit, Mich
~wALESMAN WANTED. GOOD, RELIABLE
salesman to sell mining stocks in developed
mines. Address J. A. Zahn, 1319 Majestic Bulld-
ing, Detroit, Mich. 611
W ANTED-—SALESMAN TO SELL AS
side line or on commission Dilley Queen
Washer. Any territory but Michigan. Address
Lyons Washing Machine Company, Lyons, ae
‘Tos ELING MEN— _W E HAV E THE BEST
selling side line ever introduced. Light,
easily carried, sells at sight. Address Linden-
meler Company, 94 Commerce street, Grand
568
Rapids, Mich.
AUCTIONEERS AND TRADERS
PreRRy & WILSON MAKE EXCLUSIVE
business of closing out or reducing stocks of
merchandise in any part of the country. With
our new ideas and methods we are making suc-
cessful sales and at a profit. Every sale per-
sonally conducted. For terms and cates, as
dress 1414 Wabash Ave., Chicago.
‘*THE O’NEILL SALES”
absolutely sell 10 per cent, of your stock ina day.
Retail Selling—New Idea System
lf you knew
that we could
clear your store
of ali 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. C. O'Neill & Co.
SPECIAL SALESMEN & AUCTIONEERS
408 Star Bidg., 356 Dearborn St., Chicago
We also buy and sell Store Fixtures and take
them on consignment.
MISCELLANEOUS
\ TANTED BY RE GISTERE D PHARMA-
cist, position at once. Fifteen years’
experience. Best of references. F.W. Hamil-
ton, LeRoy, Mich. 629
oo CLERK COMPETENT
to run store, registered, in Indiana; good
salary; young man 27 to 30 preferred. Address,
giving age, experience and references., A. R.
Otis, Kendalivilie, Ind. 637
ANTED-—POSITION AS MANAGER OR
buyer of clothing and shoe department;
five years’ experience; best of references. Ad-
j dress Box 239, Coleman, Mich. 614
FOR SALE |
Thorne typesetting machine in
good order, with or without
Crocker & Wheeler motor. Sell
cheap for cash or on satisfactory
terms.
TRADESMAN COMPANY
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Pan-American
Exposition
Received
Highest Award GOLD MEDAL
The full flavor, the delicious quality, the absolute PURITY of LOWNEY’S COCOA
distinguish it from all others. Itisa NATURAL product; no “treatment” with alkalis or
other chemicals; no adulteration with flour, starch, ground cocoa shells, or coloring matter;
nothing but the nutritive and digestible product of the CHOICEST Cocoa Beans. A quick
seller and a PROFIT maker for dealers.
WALTER M. LOWNEY COMPANY, 447 Commercial St., Boston, Mass.
MAPLE JAKE every day
Meets you with a smile.
MAPLE /JAKE everywhere—
Eat him all the while.
Maple Jake
The New Sensation
The best seller in the market
A few more shares for sale at 25c on the dollar
in limited amounts only
Grand Rapids Pure Food Co. Ltd.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Are You Looking For a Bargain?
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Located 17 miles south of Grand Rapids, 4 miles southeast of Moline,
in the center of Leighton Township, Allegan County, in the best farming
country, church and school near by.
General merchandise stock about $1,000, such as farmers need every
Dwelling and store 20x32, wing 16x20, all 20 feet high, cellar under
Bank
Feed mill and engine
day.
both with stone wall, washroom and woodshed 10x37, one-story.
barn 18x48, with annex 12x47, all on stone wall.
room 18x64. Saw mill 20x64. Engine 25 horse (10x12) on a brick bed, one
injector, one pump, 42 inch tubular boiler, 40 flues 3 inch 10 feet long, brick
arch half front. Good well, 35 bbl. elevated tank, 45 bbl. cistern. Stone
feed mill, Kelly duplex cob mill, corn sheller, elevators, automatic section
We
grind feed two days each week (Wednesdays and Saturdays) 6 to 9 tons
grinder, emery wheels for saw gumming, plow point grinding, etc.
each day. One 54-inch inserted tooth saw, slab saw, picket saw, log turner
(friction drive), sawdust and slab carriers.
Citizens telephone pay station in the store. Come and look at this
property and see the country around it.
Yours respectfully,
ELI RUNNELS, Corning, Mich.
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Merchant, what a great
amount of time, trouble and
money you might save if
you put your business on a
cash basis by the use of our
coupon books.
CSSA SASS
Time saved
by doing away with book-
keeping. Trouble saved by
not having to keep after
people who are siow pay.
Money saved by having no
unpaid accounts. We have
thousands of customers who
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would not do business any
other way.
We make four kinds of cou-
pon the
price. We will cheerfully
books at same
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Grand Rapids
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MEEISTLALD
Oxford Flakes
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Retails at 7c, 10c, 20c
Liberal Profit. It’s up to you, Mr. Retailer,
to confer a favor on your customers by recom-
mending it as the cleanest, purest, daintiest food
sold. Compare with other flakes, and you will
cheerfully do so.
Oxford Pure Food Co.,
Limited
Detroit, Mich., U. S. A.
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has Decome 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.
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
PERFECTION OIL IS THE STANDARD
THE WORLD OVER
HIGHEST PRIOB PAID FOR EMPTY OARGOW AND GASOLINE BARRELS
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WE ARE READY
For the holiday season of 1903 with the most extensive and magnificent lines of fine
HOLIDAY GOODS
ever shown outside of New York.
as toilet cases, manicure sets and fast selling novelties.
books and an unusual large assortment of toys of every description.
Our goods are all new from start to finish as we closed out practically our entire stock last season.
eral terms make it possible for you to have the most profitable holiday business ever known.
This display embraces the most beautiful creations in the various lines of celluloid goods, such
Also brush and comb sets,
fancy mirrors, metal novelties, dolls, games,
Our low prices and lib-
For the convenience of customers we
have arranged our goods on special counters and have numb