The Michigan Tradesm

GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 18, 1889.

VOL. 7.
New York (Joffee looms.

A bill of fare of over fifty different well pre-
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Ladies as well as gentlemen have found that the
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Adjuster of ‘Fire Losses.

Twenty Years Experience. References furnished
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24 Fountain St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

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than those of
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TALK AND TURKEY.

' Concluding Feature of the Recent

State Convention.

{The report of the convention proper
This
week’s issue contains the full report of

| the speeches made at the banquet. |

The banquet, which was held in the

' dining room of the Occidental Hotel, was
by no means the least enjoyable feature
| of the convention.
/200 persons and the room was comfort-
jably filled.
the assemblage to order and called upon

Prices Lower than Kuer

Covers were laid for
President Whitney called

Frank Hamilton to act as toast-master.

The Toast-master—Ladies and gentle-
men, members of the Michigan Business
Men’s Association: The time has now
arrived for us to enjey this pleasant oc-
casion, and, as business men, we believe
always and all the time in attending to
business in a prompt and energetic man-
ner. Before we proceed to this part of
the entertainment, I will call upon the
reverend brother who is with us to in-
voke the Divine blessing.

The Toast-master (after the invocation
of the Divine blessing)—I weleome you
as the old chaplain newly-elected to the
state penitentiary did the prisoners.
Hoping that he might get into the good
graces of all the occupants, he gathered
them together and said: ‘Brethren, I
am glad to see so many of you here on
this oceasion.”? (Laughter.) Let us all
proceed with the supper.

After supper, the Toast-master rapped
the assemblage to order and introduced
the after-dinner speeches, as follows:

We are about to enter upon the second
edition. We will not wait until the
dishes are entirely cleared. 1 know that
the ladies wil] be as quiet as possible, so
these exercises will not be marred to any
great extent. A small boy in schoo] was
asked one day what made the Tower of
Pisa lean. He did not know, but thought
that “perhaps it was because there was
a famine in the land.’? That may have
connection with the topic we have; cer-
tainly. if there is not something done
very soon with some of our officers there
will be ‘‘a famine in the land.”’ (Laugh-
ter.) But this topic—(Reads) ‘Our
officers—How shall they be fed to secure
the most work? Upon what meat has
this. our Cesar, fed.’? etc. The gentle-
man who will respond to this toast we all
know very well to be a gentleman of
very wide experience, known all ever the
State, a gentleman of culture and ability,
who has served this Association so well
during the past year. We owe very
much to him for the success achieved. I
am sure that, while we regret to lose him
as an officer, we shall be pleased to have
him give us one of his best talks this
evening. |

Mr. Wells then spoke as follows:

I accept and adoptevery word the
Toast-master has said in regard to my-
self. I think there is ne question but
that it is all true. I thank the Toast-
master, also, for bringing me first upon
this programme, The gentleman who
first responds to a sentiment on an occa-
sion of this kind possesses great advan-
tages over those who are to follow him.
Most of those who are te follow will, of
course, say that they ‘really did not
know they were going to respond to this
toast until just before coming into the
room.’? Some will say, ‘if they had had
some other toast—if some other subject
had been assigned to them—they could
have done a great deal better.’? I say,
excuses of this kind will be made, proba-
bly by those who are to follow. Hence,
the individual who is first named to re-
spond to a toast possesses very great ad-
vantages, as you can see, for he can use
all these excuses for himself—those who
come after are deprived of the privilege.
But, gentlemen, and Mr. Toast-master, X
scorn to take any such mean advantage
of the gentlemen who are to follow. I
shall make no exeuses whatever. The
subject was assigned to me several] weeks
ago. I knew all about it. I have had
ample time for preparation. Itisa sub-
ject upon which I am at home, upon
which I can air my eloquence as well as
upon any other subject. ‘Our officers—
How shall they be fed to secure the most
work?’’

There is a friend of mine, a professor,
who has his office near me and whom I
oceasionally see. He was formerly a
professor of agriculture in the Agricul-
tural College, a man of talent and ability.
He has recently devoted a great deal of
time and attention to the subject of feed-
ing for fat and feeding for lean. As
soon as this subject was assigned to me,
I immediately applied to the professor.
I thought there was the source where I
could get the information that would be
of value. What shall we feed our offi-
cers? Shall we feed them for fat or feed
them for lean? I had prepared an elab-
orate report, taken from statistics and
from writings of this eminent gentleman,
and was going to use it on this occasion;
but, gentlemen, I find myself in a posi-
tion where I cannet use it. I have been
deprived of that privilege by an event
which took place yesterday afternoon—
by witnessing the base ball game between
the fat and the lean men of the Michigan
Business Men’s Association. (Laughter.)
I had come to the conclusion that feeding
for lean was the proper way to get good
officers, but, behold, the lean were beaten
in the base ball game!

My ammunition is exhausted; however,
I shall endeavor to give you, if possible,
some information on this important sub-
ject. I have thought that perhaps it
would be best to undertake a negative
mode of reasoning, selecting those arti-
cles of food that might be improper to

 

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give the officers who are to serve you | our manufactories, our harbor is not for-

during the coming year. And, among
these articles, I will name first an article
of diet that is often upon your tables. I
have found it upon the hotel table of
this admirably served house. I presume
it is to be found to-day upon the table of
nearly every family in the land. it isa
beautiful article to look upon. To some
the taste is good, to others itis not. It
is an article which Phebe Cary in a
beautiful and touching poem—which I
regret my memory will not permit me to
quote—ealls ‘‘the miserable, poor, taste-
less pickled beet !’’? (Laughter.) I would
not feed officers on pickled ‘‘beats.’’
Pickled ‘‘beats,”’ as a diet in a business
men’s association, as regarding its effects,
is very deleterious. Weeven go so far
as to legislate against the pickled ‘‘beat.”’
We serve him with Blue Letters—and
with other letters, until we fondly hope
the pickled ‘‘beat’’ will soon be eradi-
eated from our midst.

Another article of diet occurs to me as
very improper to feed our officers, and
that is an article found on the table of
every well-reg dated business man’s
family as a des ‘rt nearly every day—
every day if 1 afford it—a splendid
article of di.t, mn 4e from various in-
gredients. That aicicle is so horrible to
the idea of many members of this Busi-
ness Men’s Association that they dare not
name it; when they speak of it they
spell it—it is spelled P. I. (Loud laugh-
ner.)

Now, these articles, gentlemen. I would
not advise you to feed to the officers of
your Association. They are bad, very
bad. and will produce bad results. The
question, then, still remains undecided—
what food shall we feed our officers?
“Upon what meat has this, our Ciesar,
fed.”’ ete. This little scrap is taken from
an oration of one Anthony, with whom
you are somewhat familiar. Anthony
was a good deal of a politician, and, like
most politicians, he made most admira-
ble speeches, generally meaning some-
thing different from what he said—in
this respect differing from the politicians
of our own day. (Laughter.) I have
always admired this speech of Anthony’s,
I know youall have. The more you read
it, the more you admire. The farther
you go, the better you will appreciate
what I have to say about it. A few lines
farther on you will find, ‘**You that have
tears to shed, prepare to shed them
now.’’. How shall they be fed to secure
the most work? That seems to be the
question. Now, is it best to feed them
the way Cesar was fed or not? There is
an intimate connection between the two,
between the sentiment and the quotation.
Of course, in order to decide how to feed
them we want to find out how Cesar was
fed. Gentlemen, I can give you no in-
formation on that point; but, if there is
one article of food I would seriously
recommend it would be this: Feed them
with good, live, reliable members; let
the membership be active, don’t depend
upon your officers; give them food in
the way of membership and attendance
at regular meetings. If you fail in this,
J ean give you no further information in
regard to food, unless, it may be—this
occurs to me now—that you might possi-
bly give them the kind of food that the
gentleman whom you have just elected
President has fed on for twenty-five vears,
the food furnished by the hospitable cit-
izens of Muskegon that has created him,
that has created in us a sentiment of ad-
miration and thankfulness and that has
culminated to-night in this royal ban-
quet. (Applause.)

The Toast-master—The topic next on
the programme is *‘Muskegon—She needs
no sentiment.’? Response by Mr. Con-
nell, a gentleman to whom we owe much
for the pleasure and profit we have re-
ceived this if Muskegon
needs no sentiment, I do not know what
she does need. She seems to have al-
most everything athercommand. If she
does need anything, | would like for her
to say it.

Mr. Connell spoke as follows:

The city of Muskegon but a very short
time ago was recognized as the city of
sand and sawdust, but the Muskegon of
to-day known as the hub of push,
thrift, pregress and general prosperity.
And to me. Mr. Toast-master, is assigned
the duty ef explaining how this change
came about.

In April, 1870, our lamented towns-
man, the late Major Chauncey Davis,
was elected the first Mayor of Muskegon,
which then had a population of less than
6,000. The only industry then known to
its people was the manufacture of lum-
ber, of which was produced in that year,
about 300,000,000 feet. The output in-
creased annually until it reached the
enormous amount of over 700,000,000
feet. To-day, in addition to our forty
odd saw and shingle mills, we have in
operation eighty-seven manufacturing in-
stitutions of various kinds, and, besides
these, many smaller industries which are
fast developing and in the next decade
will increase our products a hundred-
fold. A short time ago, a stranger asked
me what Muskegon would do when the
timber was all cut. In answer I said
that that was too great a stretch of the
imagination.. The time is too far dis-
tant, but, for the present, 1 can say that
we have lost about ten saw and shingle
mills since 1883, and our population has
more than doubled in that time; still,
you will find less idle men on the streets
of Muskegon than in any city of its size
in the State. Now, if the mills are our
only work shops, what are they all doing?

The census of 1880 showed that Muske-
gon county, with a population of 26,586,
had $5,755,360 invested in manufactories,
a per capita of $216, while Wayne county
showed $113; Saginaw, $87 and Kent, $83.
The next census will show the money
invested in manufactories in this city to
be greater per capita than that of any
city in the State.

While we are proud, and justly so, of

on occasion.

is

gotten. There is our beautiful inland
lake, with its cooling breezes in summer.
Its waters draw the keen, cutting frost
from the cold north winds in winter, and
it is capable of sheltering the entire
shipping of thé lakes. The Custom
House report shows it to be next to Chi-
cago in importance, being second only to
Chicago in the number of its clearances
and arrivals, which, with our railroad
facilities, makes Muskegon the best lo-
cation in Michigan for manufacturing
purposes. This, ladies and gentlemen,
coupled with the fact that our hearts and
hands—and, if need be, our pocket-
books—are ever open to aid the honest
seeker for investment, will, to some ex-
tent, explain why the Sawdust City of
yore is fast becoming the metropolis of
Western Michigan.

Another great factor inthe growth and
prosperity of Muskegon is its school sys-
tem, which. with its seventeen school-
buildings and a corps of 100 teachers, is
unsurpassed by any city in the State.
Another very important addition to our
educational institutions, in the near
future, will be the beautiful building
now in process of construction, as the
gift of one of Muskegon’s noble-hearted
citizens, the Hackley Library. Nor has
the religious training of her people been
forgotten. With her twenty-four churches
and several missions and Sunday-schools,
Muskegon stands well up at the head of
the class.

In her protection of the lives and
property of her people from the fire
fiend, she stands at the head. Fifteen
years ago to-night—a sad night—about
12:30. incendiaries lighted the torch that
swept away more than one-third of our
city inasingle night. Insurance com-
panies were unable or unwilling to pay
in many cases, and without outside help
the ruins are covered with substantial
structures, beautiful shade trees, shrub-
bery, lawns and gardens, which are un-
surpassed by any city in the State. No
longer are her streets paved with the
pulverized Nicholsen, commonly called
sawdust, but about twenty miles is coy-
ered with the genuine cedar block pave-
ment, ata cost of $320,000, and Jess than
3 per cent. of her tax roll will pay her
entire indebtedness.

In 1860, with a population of 1,438,
Muskegon stood as the seventeenth town
in the State; in 1870, with a population
of 6,002, Muskegon stood as the tenth
town in the State; in 1880, with a pop-
ulation of 11,226, Muskegon stood as the
seventh town in the State; in 1890, with
a population of 40,000, she will be the
third city in the State, and, in 1900, when
Muskegon has taken in the suburbs of
North Muskegon, Grand Rapids and
Pinchtown, she will crowd Detroit for
first place.

The Toast-master—There is a gentle-
man present whom I desire to introduce
to this audience. I do not see his name
on the programme for. this evening.
He is a gentleman who keeps in his chair
only about so long, and, from the indi-
cations I have received, it is about time
for him to riseand make a speech. | am
going to call for Mr. Crandall. (Ap-
plause. )

It seems to me that I ought to have had
a little printing put at the head of
my speech. (Laughter.) To get aman
over here from a little backwoods town
and ask him to make a speech before this
brilliant audience without some little
primer mark, is not fair; and, yet, 1 have
been accused—and I plead guilty to the
charge—of keeping my seat for the last
thirty minutes, which is a long time!
(Laughter.) Allow me to say that, if 1
should detain you three or four minutes
longer than you anticipate, it will be
simply that I may express the senti-
ments of the delegates of our Association
toward the friends who have gathered
here and who have gathered on every
corner of your streets to welcome us.
When we came here, the first of the
week, most of us came as strangers. We
received the glad hand of welcome. We
found friends everywhere. You have
crowded upon our attention and upon
our appetites all the generosity of a
grand and noble people in a splendid
city. We, as delegates coming from the
far east and north and south, have reason
to appreciate it; and, while we cannot
give all of you tokens of our esteem, the
remembrance of your generous, hos-
pitable acts will be treasured away down
in the deep recesses of our hearts.
Among all of you there was one gentle-
men, especially, that a year ago our
Association elected Local Secretary.
Every year, when we hold our annual
meeting, we elect a Local Secretary a
year ahead for the city where we next
meet. When we arrived here we found
our Local Secretary, Mr. Connell, so at-
tentive, so willing to make us happy and
joyous—I could go on and on, ladies and
gentlemen, but I need not, simply calling
your attention to the fact that Mr. Con-
nell, like the angels, hovers around us.
He has been upon our left and upon our
right, seemingly everywhere present.
We have sometimes tried to dodge him
and have gone over to the club-room to
play pedro—pretty soon he would come
in and askif he ‘‘could do anything.”
(Laughter. )

Now, our people thought this afternoon
that, as we could not give an expression
of our esteem to all of you gentlemen
and to the fair ladies who grace our
presence this evening—some particular
token—we could select one of your num-
ber and make him a little present. Now,
Mr. Connell, you get up here [Mr. Con-
nell rises] and I will show you that here
is Abel [pointing to himself] and here
[drawing it from under his coat] is cane!
(Laughter.) We beg the privilege of
presenting this little token to you, and,
in after years, when your sun is setting
in the west, and your hair is silvered
with the gray of years, and you shail

 

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dishonor—and we know you will not—
upon it. Remember the donors, and re-
member that the Michigan Business
Men’s Association has in this small way
tendered to you its gratitude and its
thanks. (Applause.)

Mr. Connell responded as follows:

Lassure vou I am taken entirely by
snrprise. I will say, I thank you. I
thank you from the bottom of my heart
for this token of your esteem, for the
privilege of having done my duty. I
shall endeavor to so carry it the balance
of my life that I shall never bring dis-
honor or discredit upon the cane you
have so kindly donated. I shall always
take pleasure in remembering the 1st of
August, 1889—the night I was caned.
(Applause. )

The Toast-master — The

ladies and gentlemen, is ‘‘The Honest
:

Lawyer.’’ Ido not know who is respon-
sible for coining this. There seems to
be a shade of doubt in this about the
lawyers, and, somehow, the lawyers
seem to acknowledge it. Not long ago, I
read how, in one of the fine cities of our
land, right before some new county
buildings that had just been erected, two
lawyers were accosted by a passer-by,
who said to them, ‘Gentlemen, have you
come here to view the place where you
are to lie? ‘‘No,’’ was the reply, ““but
we have come here to lie at great length
and to keep it up continually!’ Ido
not know just the significance which this
topic possesses, but, in the absence of
M. H. Walker, 1 am going to call on
H. J. Hoyt, of Muskegon, to respond to
this toast.

Mr. Hoyt spoke as follows:

I do not like to talk about myself, but,
if I must, l suppose I must. I confess
that I am in a good deal of a pickle with
this sentiment thrown at me. If I say
that I am familiar with the subject, some
wicked cuss will say I lie! (Laughter.)
And, if lL admit that I am not familiar
with it, that is a ‘‘dead give-away ”’
(Laughter.) I would like to borrow the
expression from the celebrated speech of
Mare Antony, as my friend Mr. Wells, of
Lansing did, and say, *‘You that have
tears to shed please prepare to shed them
now.”’? Ido not know but what some of
you business men may have had at some
time during your experience as such
something to do with the profession to
which I belong, and I take it that, per-
haps, some of you may have been dis-
satisfied. On the other hand, there are
business men who are prepared to admit
that there either is, or has been, or prob-
ably may be sucha thing as an honest
lawyer. Iam aware of the fact that the
profession, as a profession, does not oc-
cupy the very highest standing; it does
not possess the very highest mark of in-
tegrity. But there is one trait in the
character of a lawyer that I think it
would be well for business men to im-
itate: it something you have not
failed to notice—We never=cut prices.-
(Laughter. ) ,

Now, whether such a being as an hon-
est lawyer exists or not, perhaps I ought
not so say very much about; but you
will agree with me that he would bea
useful. if not ornamental member of
society. But society can get along with
a dishonest lawyer a great deal better
than it can with an incompetent and dis-
honest jury. (Applause.) And here is
where I have a word of censure té6 YO
as business men, you who find fault with
the lawyers and with the judges. Many
of you would refuse, under all consider-
ations, to serve your State in the high
calling of a juror. Have you ever
stopped to reflect that you can hardly
expect an honest and faithful adminis-
tration of your law when you, as bus-
iness men, who of all men are interested
in a just administration of the law, re-
fuse to serve in that capacity when called
upon? And what would you think of
the able-bodied young man _ between
nineteen or twenty-one and forty-five
who was too busy to enlist in the hour of
his country’s peril? Here is an hour of
constant peril; and every day of your
life you are cursing the very verdicts
and judgments for which many of you
are responsible. Now, there is no man
whose business is so important and so
pressing that does not owe to his county
and his state his services as a juror
when called upon for them; and the
more that man’s business is worth to
him, the more his services are worth to
his county and to the state. The man is
just as disloyal who refuses to serve in
the capacity of an honest juror when
called upon to do so as the able-bodied
citizen who declines to serve his country
in the hour of her peril.

There is one thing about the honest
lawyer that, perhaps, 1 might refer to
and that is his pocket-book. Mr. Connell
said to you to-night that when you come
to Muskegon again you would find, as on
this occassion, our pocket-books. Now,
when you come to Muskegon and go to
looking around for pocket-books you
don’t enquire for an honest lawyer—you
will find his pocket-book and that is
about all!

The honest lawyer is something of a
business man, although when he asks
for credit at banks and stores and other
places he is told that he cannot get it.
He is a business man in his way; any-
way he undertakes to imitate the busi-
ness man—and in some respects you bus-
ness men undertake to imitate a lawyer.
I did think that you fellows were a little
exclusive and that you had gotten your
circle of business men too narrow; but,
when I came to look over you to-night, I
thought, ‘‘It’s just about the right size.”’

I have not said very much about this
sentiment upon which I was ealled to
talk. It is not because I am not familiar
with the subject, but, ladies and gentle-
men, 1 pretend to a little bit of modesty;

next topic,

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The Michigan Tradesman

 

 

AMONG THE TRADE.

GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP.
E. E. Wood sueceeds E. E. Wood & Co.
in the dry goods business.

B. Schell,

late vf Spring Lake, will
shortly embark in the grocery business
at 202 East Bridge street.

Geo. Mosier has opened a grocery and
notion store at Cloverdale. Hawkins,
Perry & Co. furnished the groceries and
F. A. Wurzburg & Co. supplied the no-
tions.

E. S, Morris has retired from the firm
of B. E. West & Co., dealers in coal and
wood. The business will be continued
by the remaining partner under the same
style.

Scofield, Shurmer & Teagle have been
compelled to add a third tank wagon and
a second larrie to their city equipment.
A storage warehouse has been established
at Cadillac, with A. M. Lamb in charge.

The Michigan Overall Madufacturing
Co. is seeking for new quarters, the pres-
ent location on the West Side being too
circumscribed. The former home of the
defunct Sherwood Manufacturing Co. is
among the locations under consideration.

Adolph G. Krause is building a double
brick store on the northeast corner of
Cherry and East streets. The corner
store will be occupied by Wm. H. Van
Leeuwen, with anew drug stock. The
inside store will be occupied by H. M.
Liesvelt with his grocery stock.

A protest has been filed with the Inter-
State Commerce Commission against the
change in classification in empty oil bar-
rels and local dealers are paying all
freight bills under protest. so as to be in
shape to secure a rebate in case the pro-
testis sustained. A significant feature
of the change is that while wooden bar-
rels are raised from fourth to second
class—with 100 pounds as the minimum
weight of each barrel—the classification
of iron drums, in which all shipments of
oil are made in the South, is left un-
changed. As this isa manifest discrim-
ination, the Commission will undoubt-
edly restore the former classification.

About six months ago Harry Snow,
who had previously mortgaged his drug
stock at Grand Ledge to Winnie & Burn-
ham, gave them a bill of sale and posses-
sion of the stock on condition that they
would keep an itemized account of the
receipts and disbursements and turn over
to the other creditors a proportionate
amount of their claims, after their own
claim of $1,400 was satisfied. This agree-
ment was made a part of the bill of sale,
but has been persistently disregarded by
the purchasers of the stock. Finding
that the purchasers evidently proposed
to make no accounting whatever. Mr.
Snow confessed judgment for $800 in the
Kent Circuit Court in favor of the Hazel-
tine & Perkins Drug Co. and three out-
side creditors, who levied on the stock
by virtue of an execution last Monday.
An inventory disclosed stock to the
amount of $2,660, while Winnie & Burn-
ham’s claim was only $1,400. The latter
subsequently replevined the stock, giving
bonds for their appearance in court, pro-
viding they conclude to maintain their
claim by legal proceedure.

 

AROUND THE STATE.

Flint—R. Putnam sueceeds R. Putnam
& Co. in the produce business.

Alba—Leo Eidelstein has bought the
dry goods stock of Smith Bros.

Reed City—E. A. Rupert has retired
from the confectionery business.

Utica—John D. Hasley has sold his
hardware stock to Aug. R. Hahn.

Luther—Arthur Lowell has sold his
hardware business to B. F. Cooper.

St. Clair—Jones & Richardson succeed
Conger & Jones in the notion business.

Sturgis—N. I. Tobey & Co. succeed
Putney & Tobey in the drug business.

Charlotte—F. H. Goodby succeeds C. C.
Haslett & Co. in the dry goods business.

Kalamazoo — Ehrman Bros. succeed
Kanley & Wirtz in the bakery business.

Howard City—C. C. Messenger suc-
ceeds D. Farr in the stationery business.

Ashland Center—J. W. Pollard suc-
ceeds Woodard & Pollard in general trade.

Mt. Pleasant—P. S. Fancher succeeds
Stevens & Fancher in the drug business.

Munith—Reeve & Hoyt are succeeded
in the drug business by Thomas Luce &
Son.

Big Rapids—Henry Schafer succeeds
Sauerbier & Schafer in the grocery bus-
iness.

Midland—Fred Daenzer has sold his
grocery and restaurant business to Wm.
Baker.

Battle Creek—Orville A. Allen sue-
ceeds John K. Lothridge in the grocery
business.

Battle Creek—Pease & Rix have sold
their bakery and restaurant to Pease &
Sheldon.

Hartford—W. D. Codman & Son have
removed their boot and shoe stock to
Muskegon.

Flint — Harry T. Blodgett succeeds
McGlinchy & Blodgett in the confection-
ery business.

 

| the present season, the owners evidently

1

Owosso—A new boot and shoe store |
will shortly be opened here by J. Wilson, |
of Tecumseh. |
Greenville—M. B. Stevens & Co. suc-|
ceed 8S. R. & A. B. Stevens in the boot |
and shoe. business. |
Kalamazoo—Wim. R. Bowen has pur- |
chased the drug stock of Juliette B. |
(Mrs. C. P.) Sayles. |
Bark River—The Bark River co-opera- |

 

tive store has made an assignment. Lia- |
bilities. about $4.500.
Detroit—J. W. Berns has foreclosed

his mortgage for $5,000 on the dry goods |
stock of A. Krolik & Co.

Manistee—Frank Somerville succeeds
Somerville & Johnson in the book, sta-
tionery and wall paper business.

Hanover — F. J. Kennedy succeeds
Ransom Markham in the hardware and
agricultural implement business.

Detroit—C. (Mrs. W. H.) Harris is sue-
ceeded in the jewelry business by the
Harris Jewelry Co., not incorporated.

Plainwell—J. Parks and F. E. Estes
have gone to Lagrange, Ind., to engage
in the meat market and produce business.

Manton—R. Fuller contemplates the
purchase of a drug stock in the Upper
Peninsula, which he will place in charge
of his son. .

Stetson—Watson Carroll has sold his
drug stock to A. Wilsey. of Ludington,
who will continue the business under the
management of Geo. Lamontaine.

Hillsdale— Ferry & Savery, who re-
cently assigned their grocery stock at
this place and at Reading to R. O. Haynes,
have secured an extension and resumed
business.

Jonia—King & Kimball, the grain and
produce dealers, have been pulled down
by the failure of Wm. Steele. They have
uttered a real estate mortgage for $6,000
and a chattel mortgage for $3,750.

Gladstone—J. Frank Collom, the Glad-
stone man who has been arrested for
forgery amounting to several hundred
thousand dollars, has a unique defense.
It is claimed that John T. Blaisdell,
whose name he is accused of forging,
came into Collom’s office one day to en-
dorse some notes to back Collom, but
finding the latter out, he endorsed the
notes in blank, and Collom afterward
filled them out to suit himself.

 

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Saginaw—The new furniture factory
of the Merrill & Tillotson Co. has begun
operations.

Bay City—Heinrichshofen & Lewen is
the name of a new lumber firm that has
just established at the corner of Tenth
and Spruce streets.

3ay City—The Martin Match Co. will
begin making matches in about a week.
Just how long it will be before the Dia-
mond Match Co. gobbles it, is not stated.

Saginaw—Arthur Barnard has leased
the match factory building, and the com-
pany in which he is interested is putting
in machinery for the manufacture of
nail kegs, under a new patent.

Au Sable—Penoyer Bros.
30,000 acres of land in Iosco, Alcona,
Crawford, Ogemaw. Roscommon and
Gladwin counties, to a syndicate, at $2.25
an acre. The land has been’ stripped of
pine, and is to be used for colonizing
purposes.

Manistee—Salt shipments for August
were a little in excess of 90,000 barrels,
and as one block did not pack a barrel of
salt during the month, and another only
about 1.600 barrels, the output may be
considered a good one. R. G. Peters has
just built another large salt shed to in-
erease his storage capacity, and is now
able to hold about 150,000 barrels.

Manistee—There has been a good deal
of dissatisfaction of late among the mill
men at the way the contractors on the
extension of the Chicago & West Mich-
igan Railway have been cutting out tim-
ber on the right of way of that line, and
the chances are that there will be some
heavy lawsuits before the thing is set-
tled. It appears that they have not con-
sulted the owners of the land in some
places.

Manistiqe—James Lyons and M. J.
Lyons have retired from the general firm
of Lyons, Costello & Co. The business
will be continued by the remaining part-
ner, John Costello, under his own name.
M. J. Lyons will continue as superin-
tendent for Hall & Buell, while Jas.
Lyons will embark in the manufacturing
business on 320 acres of timber owned by
himself and brother, eight miles from
Petoskey.

will sell

 

St. Ignace—The mill of the Mackinac ;
Lumber Co., which has been lying idle

deeming it best to have their logs sawed
at Bay City and secure the benefit of the
market at that point, will be kept in
operation next year, arrangements hay-
ing already been made to have 7,000,000
feet of logs harvested. The idleness of
this mill has been a bad set-back to St.
Ignace business this year, all branches
of trade having suffered by the absence
of the employes necessary to keep the
mill in motion.

Charlotte—The United States Fence
Machine Co. has been organized with a
capital stock of $25,000, the inecor-

porators being P. D. Patterson, Geo. J.
Barney, C. B. Lamb, Geo. H. Spencer,
M. A. and A. D. Bretz, John Markham,

 

F. A. Dean, L. H. MeCall, P. S. DeGraff,
C. A. Martin, George Huggett, J. M. C.
Smith, F. N. Green, John Downing, Jas.
Blair and Frank Kelly. The company
has purchased the well-known Kelly slat
and wire fence machine patents and'will
engage actively in the manufacture and
sale of the machines.

Bay City — Ex-Congressman S. O.
Fisher, of the firm of Mosher & Fisher,
about to be dissolved by mutual consent,
evidently has no intention of getting
left or retiring from the business. He
has already over 6,000,000 feet of logs on
the skidways, and proposes to keep
things hustling until he has secured at
least the usual amount carried by the old
firm. These logs are a portion of the
timber purchased from Hurst, known as
the Whitney tract. In this connection,
it is proper to remark that the report
sent out that Mr. Whitney did not own
any more timber worth mentioning, in
the Lower Peninsula, is a great mistake,
as he is the possessor of at least
130,000.000 feet yet, and will keep his
mill hustling for several years to come.
eo

Gripsack Brigade.

J. W. Duvall has engaged to travel for
the Michigan Cigar Co., of Big Rapids.

Windy Hawkins has bought Will
Granger’s Jersey cow on the installment
plan.

Cornelius Crawford goes to Detroit
Wednesday, on the first vacation he has
taken this year.

J. 1. Huff is now
south of Grand Rapids
Shurmer & Teagle.

Will G. Hawkins is putting in the
week at Detroit, visiting the Exposition
and—talking, for a change.

Wm. H. Downs went to Detroit last
night and will spend the week there.
Ditto Geo. F. Owen, the noiseless man.

Detroit Free Press, Sept. 15: The De-
troit traveling men held another meeting
last night to make further arrangements
for the reception and entertainment of
the commercial travelers who are ex-
pected to visit the exposition on Satur-
day, September 21, otherwise known as
‘“‘Drummer’s Day.’’ They have engaged
the Detroit rink for the day and evening,
to be used as headquarters for the visi-
tors, and chartered the steamer Grey-
hound for a sail around Belle Isle and
down to the exposition. The commer-
cial travelers from Toledo are expected
to reach the city about 10:30a.m. The
Greyhound will leave the foot of Gris-
wold street at 1:30 p.m. Cappa’s Seventh
Regiment Band, of New York City, will
head the procession from the rink to the
steamboat wharf.

covering the trade
for Scofield,

 

FOR SALE, WANTED, ETC.

 

Advertisements will be inserted under this head for
two cents a word the first insertion and one centa
word for each subsequent insertion. No advertise-
ment taken for less than 25 cents. Advance payment.

 

 

BUSINESS CHANCES.

| SALE—EIGHTY-SEVEN CORDS OF 18-INCH DRY
beech and maple wood, cut last winter. Address
Frank L. Fuller, Ashton, Mich. 50:
ARE CHANCE—DRUG STOCK FOR SALE; WELL
located. thoroughly established and doing a good
paying business; stock new and well-selected; terms
easy; willlease or sell fixtures; a fine opening for a
physician. Address Lock Box 142, Hastings, Mich.
506
OR SALE—FANCY AND DRY GOODS STORE—
Well established; invoice about $1,500; in the city
of Grand Rapids. Address No. 503, care Michigan
Tradesman. 5
OR SALE—AT A BARGAIN—GOOD, CLEAN, FRESH
stock of general merchandise, situated in the
finest resort town in Northern Michigan; can be
bought cheap for cash. Address A. Mather, care
Michigan Tradesman. 50L
OR SALE—DRUG STOCK AND FIXTURES—COM-
plete and in good location; located in West
Owosso; prosperous, paying business; stock will
inventory about $1,500; will give a bargain for cash;
This isan A 1 opportunity for a bright young man.
504

 

 

 

Address Geo. L. Lusk, Owosso, Mich.

PS SALE OR TRADE—GENERAL STOCK IN GOOD
location. Address No. 507, care Michigan Trades-
man. 507
OR SALE—GROCERY STOCK IN GOOD LOCATION
Will inventory $700 to $800 and doing a business
of about $13,000. Address No. 502, care Tradesman.
502
re SALE—BOOT AND SHOE STOCK—INVOICE
between $2,000 and $3,000; connty seat Gratiot;
only two exclusive stocks in town; brick store; long
lease; going out business. Call Box 99, Ithaca, Mich.
497

 

 

 

ES CHANCE—ABOUT $400 STOCK OF DRUGS
Uv and patent medicines, case Diamond Dyes and
shelf bottles; will exchange for borse and carriage,
upright piano or real estate. M. Stewart, Sheridan,
Mich. 498
OR SALE — NEW, CLEAN STOCK OF FANCY
groceries, having the cream of the trade in a city
of 7,000 inhabitants; stock will inventory about $3,500;
rent reasonable; best location in the city. Address
No. 499, care Michigan Tradesman. 499
OR SALE—A GOOD PAYING BUSINESS—GOOD
reason for selling out. Inquire of F. J. Detten-
thaler, 117 Monroe Sc. 490
OR SALE—ONE OF THE BEST LOCATED HARD-
ware stores in the suburbs of Grand Rapids. Good
store and cheap rent; invoice about $2,000; yearly
business $15,000. Address No. 488, care Tradesman.
488

 

 

OR SALE—HAVING OTHER IMPORTANT INTER-
ests, we offer for sale our stock of drugs, groceries,
crockery, glassware, wall paper, paints, oils, etc.; one
of the best stocks in best county seat in Michigan; will
invoice about $7,000; will trade out $1,000. Address
Bartram & Millington, Paw Paw.
| er SALE—NEW BLACKSMITH SHOP AND TUOLS,
house and two lots; good location; fine country;
good run of general work; reason for selling, health
failed; terms easy. Inquire of or address W. W. Pent-
lin, Brighton, Mich. 487

HELP WANTED.

SS. REGISTERED PHARMACIST -. GOOD
references required. Correspond with Chas. H.
Leslie, North Muskegon, Mich. 505

SITUATIONS WANTED.

Ce A YOUNG MAN OF GOOD BUSINESS
experience—employment to clerk in store or
wholesale house or any place of trust; not afraid of
work; will come well recommended. W.R., 159 Henry
street. 500
\ J ANTED —SITUATION BY A YOUNG MAN OF
five years’ experience in the grocery business;
is also a graduate of Prof. Ferris’. Business College of
Big Rapids; can give the very best of references.
Address Lock Box 885, Big Rapids, Mich. 491

MISCELLANEOUS.

OR HOOPS AND HEADING—GET PRICES FROM
Crescent Manufacturing Co., Detroit. Mich. 496

V J ANTED—A LOCATION FOR THE HARDWARE OR
furniture business. Would buy out asmall stock

or take a partner in good location.

Howey, North Muskegon, Mich.

V ANTED—SEND A POSTAL TO THE SUTLIFF COU-

pon Pass Book Co., Albany, N. Y., for samples
of the new Excelsior Pass Book, the most complete
and finest on the market. and just what every mer-
chant should have progressive merchants all over the
country are now using them.

VW 7] ANTED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT OUR
Improved Coupon Pass Book System. Send for
samples. E. A. Stowe & Bro., Grand Rapids. 214
OR SALE—GOOD RESIDENCE LOT ON ONE OF
the most pleasant streets “‘on the hill.” Will ex-
change for stock in any good institution. Address 286,
care Michigan Tradesman. 286
T PAYS TO SELL “OXYTOCCIA”—SEND FOR CIR-
cuiars, terms. Address, Geo. L. Hager & Co.,
South Bend, Ind. 494

 

 

 

 

 

Address, S. A.
493

 

Battle Creek—About three years ago
H. B. Hoagland was manager of the now
defunct grange store- here and was ac-
eused of misappropriating funds, but

was acquitted after achureh trial. He
bas now made some charges against Mr.
Woodworth, his accuser, and another
trial in the same court is about to come
off.

North Muskegon — E. A. Shores, of
Ashland, Wis., has purchased the Cohas-
set Lumber Co.’s sawmill and will im-
mediately remove it to the former place.
This mill was originally built for the
Torrent & Arms Lumber Co., in 1887,
and has been in constant operation until
| this spring.

JUS

 

 

 

   

C. M. Henderson & Go.

ARE

Superior Mannfactarers.

BOR

0 Get an Idea

What a First-Class Hat Establishment can do for you, we should like
Visitors to Grand Rapids to make it their Special Business to eall on us
and take a look through our elegant line of

HATS AND MEN'S FURNISHINGS.

We are the acknowledged leading

mAL HOUSE

Of Grand Rapids, showing the many distinct styles, in elegant qualities,
and of such reasenable prices that you will be thoroughly
convinced that It Will Pay to Trade with

The Hatter,

54 MONROE ST.

 

   

 

 

. STARK,
Product of Our Factory at Fon du Lac, Wis. aa
BURLAPS.

 

You can buy a better $3 Men’s Calf Shoe and other grades made by C. M. HENDERSON
& CO. near your own door than other manufacturers can offer, and this is true of our Ladies’
Fine Dongola and Goat $2.50 » hoe and our $3 Henderson French Kid, and other grades
made at our Dixon Factory, where our celebrated ** Red School House” Shoes are produced.
We have special advantages for manufacturing them and make them all on the theory of merit
and style. ‘The proof of the pudding is in chewing the string,’ and if you will test them we shall
highly appreciate it and are sure it will prove to your advantage. Our heavier grades of goods
made at our third factory are also acknowledged to be unequaled.

G. M. HENDERSON & CO., Chisago.

 

Factories: Willard H. James,
: Salesman for the Lower Peninsula,
Fond du Lac, Wis.
Dixon, Ill. P. O. address,

Chicago, 11. |Morton House, Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

We furnish electrotypes of our Specialties to Customers.

**Around the tree that bears the best fruit are always

found the largest clubs.’’

 

Merchants should not listen to overtures from persons who
want to substitute inferior brands of coffee in place of the “LION,”
simply because they pay a larger profit.

Consumers are entitled to the best the market affords and they
know “LION COFFEE” is superior to all other package coffees,
besides inside each package they find a beautiful picture card for home
Merchants handling “LION COFFEE” will certainly
increase their trade, consequently their popularity as dealers in first-

decoration.

class family supplies.

Y our orders for “LION ” or Bulk Coffee will have quick execution
by addressing the Woolson Spice Co., either at Grand Rapids or Toledo,
Ohio. Shipping Depots at Grand Rapids and all principal,points.

Orders for “ LION COFFEE” will be promptly filled by any Jobber in
any of the following cities:

BAY Cry, - Mich KALAMAZOO, Mich.
BATTLE CREEK, “ LANSING, a
CHICAGO, - HE MUSKEGON, .
DETROIT, - Mich. MILWAUKEE, Wis.
EAST SAGINAW, “ SAGINAW, Mich.
JACKSON, . SOUTH BEND, - Ind.

And by All Jobbers Throughout the United States.

 

Woolson Spice Co. Mfrs.,

TOLEDO, OHIO,

Kags

Agents for Georgia and Valley City Bags.
Prints, Ginghams, Dress Goods, Hosiery, Underwear and full line of Staple Notions.

KOAL!

GRAND RAPIDS IGE & COAL 60,,
PEREINS & HESS

DEALERS IN

Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN,
WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE.

 

 

P. STEKETEE & SONS,

WHOLESALE

Dry Goods : Notions,

83 Monroe St. and 10, 12, 14, 16 & 18 Fouvntain St.,
Grand Rapids, Mich.

Comforts and Blankets, Yarns and Woolens
for Fall Trade.

Warps, Geese Feathers,
Waddings, Batts
ald Twines,

WHOLESALE

Anthracite and Bituminous Coal.

State Trade a Specialty.

Before ordering your coal write to us for prices.

52 Pearl Street,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

 

Our Fall Stock

Is now Complete and Ready for Inspection.

FA Wuraburg & Go,

(Successors to F. W. Wurzburg’s Sons & Co.)

Exclusive Jobbers of

GOODS, HOSIERY,

mY

NOTIONS, UNDERWEAR,

   
 

 

 

19 & 21 SOUTH DIVISION ST.,

GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH.

 

 

 

EK. W. HALL PLATING WORKS,

ALL KINDS OF

Brass and Iron Polishing

AND

Nickle and Silver Plating

Corner Pearl and Front Sts., Grand Rapids.

 

Good
Morning?

 

 

I have just eaten a delicious
dish of

Muscatine

ROLLED
OATS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSOCIATION DEPARTMENT.

Michigan Business Men’s Association.

President—C. L. Whitney, Muskegon.

First Vice-President—C. T. Bridgeman, Flint.

Second Vice-President—M. C. Sherwood, Allegan.

Secretary—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids.

Treasurer—H. W. Parker, Owosso.

Executive Board—President; Frank Wells, Lansing;
Frank Hamilton, Traverse City; N. B. Blain, Lowell
Chas. T. Bridgeman, Flint; O. F. Conklin, Grand
Rapids, Secretary.

Comuatttes on Insurance—O. F. Conklin, Grand Rap-
ids; Oren Stone, Flint; Wm. Woodard, Owosso.

Committee on Legislation—Frank Wells, Lansing;
H. H. Pope, Allegan; C. H. May, Clio

Committee on Trade Interests—Frank Hamilton, Trav
erse City: Geo. R. Hoyt, Saginaw; L. W. Sprague,
Greenville.

Committee on Transportation—C. T. Bridgeman, Flint;
M. C. Sherwood, Allegan; A. O. Wheeler, Manistee.
Committee on Building and Loan Associations—N. B.
Blain, Lowell; F. L. Fuller, Cedar Springs; P. J. Con-

nell, Muskegen.

Local *Secretary—Jas. H. Moore, Saginaw.

Official Organ—THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

 

The following auxiliary associations are oper-
ating under charters granted by the Michigan
Business Men’s Association:

No. 1—Traverse City = = A.
President. J. V 2 Milliken; Secretary, E BE. W . Hastings.
Ti Nea 2—Lowell B. A.

. B. Plain; Secretary, Frank T. King.
No. 3— Sturgis B. M.A.
President, H. 8. Church; Secretary, Wm. Jorn.
Ne. 4—Grand Rapids AL
President, E. J. Herrick; Secretary, E. A. Stowe.

 
  

President. N

 

 

 

No. 5—Muskegon B. M. A.
President, John A. Miller; Secretary, C. L. Whitney.
No. 6—Alba B. M. A.
President, F. W. Sloat; Secretary, P. T. Baldwin.
No. 7—Dimondale B. M. A
President. T. M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. Widger.
No. 8—Eastport B. M.A
President, F. H. Thursten; ; Secretary, Geo. rh Thurston.
No, 9—Lawrence B. M.
President, H. M. Marshall; Secretary, J. H. Kelly.
we 10 Harbor Spri
. 10—Harbor Springs B. M. A.
Boe Ww. J. Clark; Secretary, A. L. Thompson.
‘No.11—Kingsley B. M. A.
President, H. P. Whipple: S

 

 

 

 

  

retary, D. E. Wynkoop.
No. 12—Quincy B. M.A.
President, c. McKay; Secretary, Thos. Lennon.
No.1 13—Sherman B. M. A.
President, H. B. Sturtevant; Secretary, W. J. Austin.
No. 14—No. Muskegon 3B, M. A.
President, 8S. A. Howey: ecretary, G. C. Havens.
No. 15—Boyne City B. M. A.
President, R. R. Perkins; Secretary, F. M. Chase. .
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No. 16—Sand Lake B. M. A.
President, J. V. Crandall: Secretary, W. Rasco.
No. 17—Plainwell B. M. A.
President. Geo. 2 Anderson; Secretary, J. A. Sidle.
No. Se B. M, A.
President, Ww arren P. Woodard; tary, S. L Lamfrom.
~ No. 19—Ada_ B. iA
President, D. F. Watson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel.
No. 20—saugatuck B. _ A.
President, John F. Henry; Secretary, 4 L. A. Phelps.

  

  

No. 2i— Wayland B.O
. H. Wharton; Secretary, M. V. Hoyt.

M.A.

President, C
No. 22—Grand Ledge B.
Pre ssident, Ae Sch umacher; Secretary,

No 230 Jarson City B. M. A.
President, John W. Hallett: Secretary, L. A. Lyon.
No. 24—Morley B. M. A.
Pre sident, J. E. Thurkow; Secretary, W. H. Richmond.
No. 25—Paio B. M. A,
President, H. D. Pew: Secretary, Chas. B. Johnson.
No. 26—Greenville I. M. A.
President. A. C. Satterlee: Secretary, E. J. Clark.
oie nan ch a SS
No 27—Dorr B. M. A.
President, E. S. Botsford; Secretary, L. N. Fisher.

No. 28—Cheboygan B. M.A
President, A. J. Paddock; Secretary, = “o Dozer.
No. 29—Freeport B. M
President, Wm. Moore; Secretary, A. 2. elena
No. 30—Oceana B. M. A.
President, A.G. Avery; Secretary, E. 8. - Houghtaling.
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No. 31—Charlotte B. M.
President, Thos. J. Green; Secretary, A. G. Fleury.
No. 32—Coopersville B. M. A.
President, W. G. Barnes; Secretary, J. B. Watson.
No. 33—Charlevoix &. M. A. i
President, L. D. Bartholomew; Secretary, R. W. Kane.
No. 34—Saranac B. M. A.
President, H. T. Johnson; Secretary, P. z —
No. 35—Bellaire B. M. A.
Pre sident, H. M. Hemstreet; Secretary, C. E. Densmore.
~~ ‘Ne. 36—Ithaca B. M. A.
President, O. F. Jackson; Secretary, John M. Everden.

No. 37—Battle Creek B. M. A.

 

President, Chas. F. Bock; Secretary, E. W. Moore.
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No. 38—Scottv ille B. M.A
President, H. E. Symons; Secretary, D. W. Higgins.
No. 39 —Burr Oak B. M.A d
President, W. S. Willer; Secretary, F. WwW. Sheldon.
No. 40—Eaton Rapids B. M. A.
President, C. T. Hartson; Secretary, Will Emmert.
ee
No. 41—Breckenridge B.M. A.
President, C. H. Howd; Secretary, L. Waggoner.
No. 42—Fremont B. M. A.
President. Jos. Gerber; Secretary C. J. Rathbun.

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No. 44—Reed City B. M. A.
President, E. B. Martin; Secretary, W. H. Smith.

No. 45—Hoytville B. M. a

President, Frank J. Luick; Secretary, J. A. Lindstrom.

 

No. 46—Leslie B. M. A.
President, Wm. Hutchins; Secretary, B.

No. 47—Flint M.

President, D. E. Hallenbeck; Secretary, oO. rv Halladay.

  
 
 

 

President, W. C. Pierce; Secretary, W- H. Graham.

No. 48_Hubbardston B. M. A.

President, Boyd Redner; Secretary, W.J.Tabor. _
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No. 49—Leroy BM. A.
President, A. Wenzell; Secretary. Frank Smith.

No. 50—Manistee B. M. A.
President, A. O. Wheeler; Secretary,C. Grannis.

No. 51—Cedar Springs B. M. A.

 

 

Cedar Springs B. M. A.
President, L. M. Sellers; Secretary, wc. Congdon.

o. 52—Grand Haven B. M. A.
President, is S. Kedzie; Secretary, F. BD. Vos.

 

 

 

 

No, 53—
President, F Frank Phelps; Secretary, A. E. \. E. Fitzgerald.
~ No. 54—Douglas B. M. 1. A.
Thomas B. Dutcher; Secretary, C. B. Waller.
No. 55—Peteskey B. M.A.
President, C. F. Hankey; Secretary, A. C. Bowman.
ae 56—Bangor B, M. A.
. W. Drake; Secretary, Geo. Chapman.
No. 57—Rockford B. M. A.
Wm. G. Tefft; Secretary. E. B. Lapham.
No. 58—Fife Lake R. M. A.
President, L. S. Walter; Secretar3,€.c Plakely.
No. 59—Fennville B. M. A.
President F. §. Raymond: Secretary, A. J. Capen.
No. 60—South Boardman B. M. A.
President, H. E. Hogan; Secretary, S. E. Neihardt.
No. 61—Hartford B. M.A.
President, V. E. Manley; Secretary, I. B. Barnes.
No. 62—East saginaw M. A.
President, Jas. H .Moore; Secretary, C. W. Mulholand.
No. 63—Evart B. M. A.
President, C. V. Priest; Secretary, C. E. Bell.
No, 64—Merrill B, M. A.
President, C. W. Robertson; Secretary, Wm. Horton.
No. 65—Kalkaska B. M. A.
President, Alf. G. Drake; Secretary, C. S. Blom.
No. 66—Lansing B. M. A.
President, Frank Wells; Secretary, Chas. Cowles.
No. 67— Watervliet B. M. A.
President, W. L. Garrett; Secretary, F. H. Merrifield.
No. 68—Allegan B. M. A.
President. H. H. Pope; Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand.
No. 69—Scotts and Climax B. M. A.
President, Lyman Clark; Secretary, F. 8. i esi
No. 70—Nashville B. M. A,
President, Wm. Boston; Secretary, Walter Webster.

 

 

 

 

 

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President,

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No. 71—Ashley B. M. A,
President, M. Netzorg; Secretary, Geo. E. Clutterbuck.

No. 72—Edmore B. M

  
 

No, 73—Belding B
President, A. L. Spencer; Secretary, :
No. 74—Davison M. U.
President, J. F. Cartwright; Secretary. C. W. Hurd.
No. 75—Tecumseh B. M. A.
President, ee Bills; Secretary, F. Rosacraus.
o. 76—Kalamazoo B. M. A.
President, = Ss. McCamly; Secretary, Chauncey Stro: Strong.
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“Y7_South Haven B. M.A.

President, E. J. Lockwood; Secretary, Volney Ross.
No. 78—Caledonia B. M. A.

President, J. O. Seibert; Secretary, J. W. Saunders.

 

Ne. 79—East Jordan and So. Arm B.
President, Chas. F. Dixon; Secretary, L. C. Madison.

 

No. 80—Bay City and W. Bay City R. M, A.
President, F. L. Harrison; Secretary, Geo. ‘Craig.
No. 81—Flushing B. M. A.
President. L. A. Vickery; Secretary, A. E. Ransom.
No. 82—Alma B M. A.
President, B. S. Webb; Secretary, M. E. Pollasky.
No. 83—Sherwood B. M, A.
President, S P. Wilcox; Secretary, W. R. Mandigo.

o. $4—Standish B. M.A.
President, y %. Ae Secretary, D. W. Richardson.

 

 

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85—Clio B. M.A.
President, J. My ent Secretary, C. H. May.

 

No. 56 Millbrook and Blanchard B. M. A.
President. ad . Preston; Secretary, H. P. Blanchard.

 

- $7—Shepherd B. M. A.
President, wo D. Bent; Secretary, A. W. Hurst.

Association Notes.

New York Merchants’ Review: We have re-
ceived the special edition of THE MicHIGaNn
TRADESMAN, containing a complete report of the
fourth annual convention of the Michigan
Business Men’s Association, held at Muskegon.
The retail merchants seem to be more thoroughly
organized in Michigan thanin any other state
in the Union, and the proceedings of their
annual conventions are unusually interesting
and instructive. Thirty local associations were
represented in the late convention and a great
amount of business was transacted. Some very
interesting papers were read, one of which we

reprint in another column.
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The P. of 1.’s Dying Cut
Alpine.

The Alpine correspondent of the
Sparta Sentinel thus refers to the de-
cadence of the Patrons of Industry move-
ment in that vicinity:

At the last meeting of the Alpine
Grange, a motion to allow the P. of I.’s
the use of their hall for their meetings
was voted down by a large majority of
those present.

The Alpine P. of I.’s talk about build-
ing a new hal! to hold their meetings in.
Some of their leaders appear to think it
easier to raise $500 to pay off an old
grudge than to raise a few dollars to sat-
isfy their Granger neighbors for the use
of their hall. Judging from the number
in attendance at their last meeting, com-
pared with their reported membership,
it would be well for them to wait a few
weeks. Perhaps quite a saving of ex-
pense could be made in the dimensions
of a hall required.

——>—— -—
He Was “aiek in the Ranks of the
Pr: of i.

‘“-T merely give you particulars,’’ said
the Holly man, ‘‘but I wish you’d fix it
up and put it in the paper. A farmer by
the name of Will Scott, a member of the
Patrons of Industry, called at J. T.
Crosby’s restaurant. in Holly, a short
time ago, and wanted a lunch. He asked
the price, and the proprietor said it
would be fifteen cents for lunch. He
said he did not care for a regular lunch,
ten cents’ worth would do; thought all
he would want would be a cup of coffee,
sandwich. some cold beans, a piece of
pie, and bread and butter, etc. Crosby
thought he would shame him, so ordered
the best in the house to be set before
Seott. He was served with mashed
potatoes, beefsteak, pork and beans, veg-
etables, coffee, pie. cake, cookies, oranges,
bananas, ete. Scott cleaned up the table,
ate two oranges, put two bananas in his
poeket, and remarked to the proprietor,
as he handed him the ten cents, that he
never ate bananas, but would take them
home to his wife. How’s that for gall ?”

———__—»> >
The P. of L Dealers.

The following are the P. of I. dealers
who had not cancelled their contracts at
last accounts:

East Saginaw—John P. Derby.

Assyria—J. W. Abbey.

Stanwood—F. M. Carpenter.

Wheeler—Louise (Mrs. A.)
H. C. Breckenridge.

Gardner—J. B. Brice.

Grand Rapids—John
Beries, A. Wilzinski.

tockford—B. A. Fish.

Cedar Springs—John
Fish, L. A. Gardiner.

Sand Lake—C. O. Cain, Ja
man.

Howard City—Henry Henkel.

Morley—Henry Strope.

Coral—J. S. Newell & Co.

Kent City—R. McKinnon, M. L. Whit-
ney.

Nashville—Powers & Stringham, H. M.
Lee, Putnam Bros.

Harvard—Ward Bros.

Bellevue—John Evans.

Olivet—F. H. Gage.

Sparta—Dale & Haynes, Woodin & Van
Winkle.

Hubbardston—M. Cahalen.

Carson City—A. B. Loomis, A. Y. Ses-
sions.

Maple Rapids—L. S. Aldrich.
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The Metal of the Future.

The most wonderful metal that is now
engaging the attention of scientists is
aluminum. Every clay bank contains
this metal in large quantities. The only
question is, how to get it out cheaply.
There are as many chemists at work try-
ing to discover processes whereby alum-
inum may be furnished to the public
cheaply as there are scientists investi-
gating the possibilities of electricity.
Superintendent Powell, of the Geolog-
ical Survey, says: ‘I’ve known the time
when the metal was more precious than
gold. Then it fell to $8 per pound; now
it is $2 per pound. This fall in cost has
been reached by the discovery of new
affinities which cheapen its production.
When it reaches a cost of twenty-five
cents per pound it will be generally used.
It is about as light as oak wood, four
times as light as iron, and has more re-
sistance than the very best steel.

“It will be used in the construction of
houses, superseding wood and stone or
brick. It will take the place of iron and
wood in shipbuilding. Just think of a
ship constructed of a metal that will but
just sink in water. The ocean steamer
of to-day, built of iron and wood, will be
as acanal boat compared with a vessel
constructed of aluminum. Such a one
will fly as a bird over the waves.’’

Its color is similar to gold, and it is
said to be easily adapted to jewelry uses.
Some of the attempts to produce alum-
inumin Kentucky have evidently not been
very successful, but there is no question
that in the near future, aluminum will
be a great factor in the world’s economy.

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Johnson,

Cordes, Joseph

Beucus, B. A.

s. H. Bray-

 

    

VISITING BUYERS.

RB McCulloch, Berlin D D Harris, Shelbyville

CS Keifer, Dutton C8 Comstock, Pierson

JN Wait, Hudsonville John Giles & Co, Lowell

John Canfield, Hobart John Farrowe, So Blendon

Struik & Bro, Forest Grove Geo P Stark, Cascade

D R Stocum, Rockford Alex Denton, Howard City

John Gunstra, Lamont F Narregang, Byron Center

Carrington & North, Trent L M Wolf, Hudsonville

L Cook, Bauer Purchase, Bauer

J Ray mond, Berlin A Purchase, So Blendon

T Armock, Wright soheey & Co, Edgerton

John Smith, Aaa H Van Noord, Jamestown

DenHerder & Tanis, Wisler & Co, Mancelona
Vriesland Smallegan & Pickaard,

G H Walbrink, Allendale Forest Grove

G@ Ten Hoor, Forest Grove H Dalmon, Allendale

AM Porter. Moorland E E Hewitt. Rockford

John DeVries, Jamestown Eli Runnels, Corning

CH Deming, Dutton Geo A Sage, "Rockford

J C Scott. Lowell J Phelps, Ada

E Young, Ravenna T Herbert & Co, Maple City
C H Loomis, Sparta 8 E Sibole, Breedsville

JH Childs, Covert J Kinney, Kinney

CC Tuxbury, Sullivan John Baker, oe

A G Goodson, Pierso:
RB Gooding &Son ‘Geodng

Silas Loew, Burnips Cors
OB Granger, Plainwell

 

EN Parker, Coopersville EM Smith, Cedar Springs

TALK AND TURKEY.
[CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE. ]

 

| ples. He is a host, an army of over 350,-
| 000 in the United States alone, wander-
ing up and down the avenues of trade,

there are a great many things I would filling cars, hotels, omnibuses, billiard

like to say of which time and your pa-:
tience will not admit.
your kindness. (Applause.)

The Toast-master—The next gentle-' sell goods, and does, to somebody.
man whom I will introduce is now the/ reads you like a book.

third President of the Michigan Busi- |
ness Men’s Association. 1 have heard
he is a granger. Now,
business men.
we are going to reconcile these two—the
granger and the business man—uniless
we have come to that happy time when,
the Good Book says,
lamb shall lie down together.”? I am
going to call upon Mr. C. L. Whitney.
(Applause. )

Mr. Whitney responded as follows:

Like my honered predecessor, Presi-
dent Wells,
prepared and have known for a week or
more that I was to respond to this toast.
I had it allin my head when I left home
this evening, but I have been struck by
lightning (Laughter) and
speech is, I do not know—it is gone! I
never was more surprised in my life than
at the result of the election to-night; but
the lion and the lamb. I assure you, will
pull together in this case and I think
will make a success.

“Our guests’’—You are our guests.
We welcomed you because we wanted
you to come among us. We wanted you
to see something of us. We hoped that
you would thereby think more of us.

We have learned a lesson ourselves.
We are glad you came. The more we}

have seen ef you, the better we

where my |

have ;

I thank you for | place you can think of.

|

we profess to be! ing character.
I don’t know just how/| truthful,

|
|

“The lion and the! world rest upon his shoulders.

i, too, had my speech all |!

liked you and the longer we have wanted

you to stay. (Thatis why we are mak-
ing our speeches so long to-night.) We
would be pleased to have you stay on
the morrow. Wehave not given youa
fish yet. The Governor got some this
morning—I don’t know where his string
is, neither do I know of what metal the
hook was.
sometimes it takes the jingle of silver on
the hook to get them. (Laughter.) I

do not know what kind of fish they
caught this morning. We have no
suckers about here. They may have

been those valuable ones that are matters
of export about here.

Weare glad you are with us. We
trust you will come again. We hope.
too, that our locality is such that it will
be inviting to you, not only when you
want the fresh breezes that come off old
Michigan, but also when you want the
milder days of winter. Our harbor
never fails us. You have tested the
beauties of our surroundings and our
summer resort. I have heard many of

you say that you had had good sleep at
night, that there was something about

the atmosphere that brought this about.
We are glad that you have had an oppor-
tunity to sleep, and so have been enabled
to perform the duties for which you
were assembled. Come again. Wel-
come, ever welcome as guests of Muske-
gon. (Applause.)

The Toast-master—The next gentle-
man from whom we shal! be glad to hear
will touch upon the topic, ‘‘The Man of
Samples.’? Heis Mr. H. S. Robertson,
of Grand Rapids.

Mr. Robertson responded as follows:

Only two weeks ago, in this beautiful
dining-room, on a similar occasion, I was
ealled upon to respond to the sentiment,
“The Country Tavern;’’ to-night, I have
been assigned the response to ‘‘The Man
of Samples.’’

When I speak to you of the man of
samples, I speak of one with whom I am
familiar and one you meet in as many
different ways as there are customers.
Many of you await his coming with
anxiety—you are glad to see him; many
dread his coming for various reason
known only to yourselves, while many
of you don’t care a copper whether he
comes at all. Human nature is detected
in this asin many other things. I tell
you, candidly that the man of samples
takes a livlier interest in your affairs
than you ean realize. How many of
you, when you commenced in business,
have called upon your friend, the man
of samples, to start you! How many
times has he had to intercede for you!
How many times has he sold you goods
at a quarter down when you ought to
have paid spot cash! You are better
‘fixed’? now. The man of samples has
taken an interest in you. But, now is
when credit is established and rating
with Dun and Bradstreet is all right.
Now is when you come to be a recog-
nized factor in business—after he has
got you on the front seat. Now the man
of samples is pushed aside, and the com-
petitor from some other house, or from a
little bigger town, is given the orders
that he deserves. What is the result?
Your friend, the man of samples, does
not sell you sugar and calico at three
per cent. less than market value, nor
does he charge you ten per cent. more
on dress goods and molasses, but he
charges you a uniform profit. That is
the difference; that is why, probably, he
is crowded to one side. If you could
but know of the battles that are fought
in the sample rooms and in the offices of
our jobbing houses, in which the dealers
all over this country are the target! It
is then that the sample man comes to the
front and usually wins if you ask for an
extension of an over-due bill, or a little
leniency ‘‘until after the fifteenth of
next month,”’ or ‘‘until after harvest.’’
He usually wins the fight, by protesting
against the draft that so many of you
hate, asking that these short ‘‘duns’’ be
not sent. He is usually a success in
everything of this kind that he asks for.

We divide our customers into three
classes—the ‘‘crank,’’ the ‘‘kicker’’ and

the ‘‘dandy.’’? (Laughter.) The ‘‘crank’’ |

never buys goods of anybody; the
‘“‘kicker’’ kicks at everything—if he finds
a hoop off from asalt barrel he wants
an allowance of seventy-five cents and
usually gets it; the ‘‘dandy’’ is honest
with himself, with his trade and with
the men from whom he buys his goods.
He is the man to tie to. He is always

Fisherman always get fish— ;

 

base ball grand stands — every
He is smart, he

He is bound to

halls,

is sharp, he is shrewd.

He
He is grave when
you are, he smiles when you do. His

politics and his religion are like those of
Artemus Ward—of a very accommodat-
He is pleasant, he is
he is a liar. He is always
| ready to do a charitable act for a friend.
He is homely, he is handsome, he dresses
well, he dresses poorly. He. is honest,
he is dishonest. The interests of the
You re-
—o if you are posted in statistics,
that three-fifths of the commercial in-
terests of the country is done through
| these traveling men; hence, it is with
‘him, members of this mercantile Asso-
| cjation, that your interests are so closely
allied that you cannot help but treat him
well. The man by whom he is employed
has confidence in his integrity and
honesty, and why shouldn’t you?’’

As a domestic man his batting average
is about 95, but many a time 1 have seen
tears in his eyes as he pulled out the
pictures of the loved ones at home and
longed for the time when his trip would
be ended and he could go home to his
family. You know nothing of the dark
side of a traveling man’s life; you always
see him at his best, and you think that
his life one continual round of
pleasure.

My friends, treat him well; buy goods
of him, and when you have bought your
last bill of goods and your shop is closed
forever, if this man of samples succeeds
in reaching the realms of bliss above
before you do, he will make arrange-
ments with old Saint Peter to get you in
without having your business methods
and life behind the counter investigated
too closely—then I hope he will be ap-
preciated. (Applause.)

The Toast-master—The next topic
“No Overdrafts Allowed’’—‘'l know a
bank whereon the wild time grows.” I
am going to call A. F. Temple to
respond to this toast.

Mr. Temple spoke as follows:

When your ex-President, Mr. Weils,
had the floor he stated the advantage he
might possess over those who were to
succeed him. Nobody, so far, has done
as he said would be done, and, looking
over your eard, it does not look as though
anybody would do it, so lam going to do
it. I do wish to say, Mr. Toast-master,
that this was ‘‘totally unexpected.’’
Your President came out in the
part of this hall and promised that I
should not be used, as I have been, as an

is

is

upon

emergency man. I decline to make any
remarks.

I don’t believe in overdrafts—except
in my own case. I do not know of any
bank that deals in ‘‘wild time.’’ The

President of my bank is here and can
swear to it. If never had any note come
around that I did not have to pay, and,
if I did not, why—he came around!
(Laughter.) I believe that overdrafts
are bad. I don’t take any myself—that
is, overdrafts. (Laughter.) I know the
Governor does not because he told me so.
I would not like to say too much about
the rest of them in that respect—but
overdrafts are bad, anyway.

All I can say is, you must not exercise
any overdrafts on your honesty, your
honor, your good name, your business
reputation, and then there won’t any-
body have to say to you, ‘‘No overdrafts
allowed.’’ (Applause.)

The Toast-master—I am going to call
upon a gentleman known all over this
State as ‘“‘Yusef,’’ of the Free Press to
respond to ‘‘The Press’’; and his name
is Mr. Joseph Greusel:

I think this is taking an unfair ad-
vantage of a stranger. I object to re-
sponding to the toast, ‘“The Press.’ I
appear before you as a railroad man.
My friend, Mr. Mulliken, of the Chicago
& West Michigan Railway, met me the
other day and invited me to take an ex-
ecursion with him, and promised that he
would teach me something of railroad
work. His invitation was seconded by
Commissioner of Railroads
thought perhaps it might be a good thing
for me todo. It would put me in train-
ing for the Railroad Commissionership
(laughter) under a Democratic adminis-
tration. I have been railroading for a
day or two and feel qualified to appear
as a railroad man. Ido not expect to
get any favors and offices anyway from
the present administration. Sometime
ago I put up alittle job looking toward
an office—Secretary of Michigan to the
Paris Exposition—and worked the thing
rather well through one branch of the
Legislature. Somehow it leaked out that
Iwas going to be an applicant for the
place, and the Governor thought it was
not well to sign such a bill as that—con-
sequently I am not Commissioner to
Paris. But Iam, as I said before, a rail-
road man.

I met the Governor here a little while
ago, early in the evening. He had a very
strange look to me—a great deal more
eolor in his nose than I had expected.
(Laughter.) I spoke to him about it.
He said he had been fishing. (Laughter. )
We have lately read in the newspapers
some accounts of the wonderful feats of
fishing by the Governor of I[linois—
enormous strings of fish caught up around
Elk Rapids. I suppose that the Gover-

 

nor of Michigan ought to be able to hold |

as good a hand, ora better hand, than the
Governor of Lilinois. When I asked him
for an account of his cash he declined to
make any statements. (Laughter.) He
did not purpose to follow the Governor
of Illinois—in fact, I discovered that he
could not tell a fish story.

As I said before, gentlemen, I appear
here as arailroad man, and I thought it
very proper—railroads being so intimate-
ly connected with business—thatI should
say something about what I have seen
and learned of railroads. I discover that
in this part of the State, as in other parts
of the State, the railroads penetrate every-
where, affording the business man every

ready and willing to pay one hundred | possible facility—going right up to the

cents for a dollar’s
people ali tie to him.
of his town.
all ‘‘dandies.”’ (Applause.)

Now, a word about the principal char-

worth of goods. The
He does the trade

 

acteristics of this so-called man of sam-

Friends, I hope you are,

 

 

doors of factories and mills and taking
away the freight, and doing it, and, I
believe, have been doing it, at low rates,
even before the inter-state commerce law
was passed. I believe railroads ought to

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back |

A State Building and Loan Association.

In view of the fact that a couple of
State building and loan associations are
now being organized in this State, the
attitude of the Michigan Business Men’s
Association, as set forth in the report of
its Committee on Building and Loan
Associations at the Cheboygan conven-
tion, over a year ago, is a matter of gen-
eral interest:

The reports of the secretaries of
building and loan associations located in
small places of 1,000 inhabitants or less
show that these associations, as a gen-
eral rule, are not prospering as they
should, their necessary expenses being too
high for the amount of business trans-
acted. There should be a way devised
to lessen the expenses of these associa-
tions by organizing a building and loan
association, with an authorized capital of
$10,000,000, to transact business in any
city or village in Michigan. Select for
its general officers and directors men who
are well known in this State and who
enjoy the full confidence of the people,
and then in every village where they will
subscribe for 100 or more shares of cap-
ital stock locate a branch. Allow the
stockholders of each branch to elect an-
nually a local secretary, whose business
it shall be to receipt for installments,
ete., and remit the same to the general
secretary, on blanks furnished by the
general office, also select annually a
local committee on loans, whose duty it
shall be to offer for loan the money be-
longing to their respective branches and
make a full report, together with an ab-
stract of the property offered for secur-
ity to the general committee on loans.
Each local branch shall allow to its mem-
bers the full amount of installments and
fees paid in by its members. This plan
would reduce the work of the local sec-
retaries to a minimum, and the local
branches would enjoy the same privileges
that they now have, with increased profits.
and, with the right kind of officers at the
helm, this plan could not but succeed.
A few objections have been raised to this
idea of an association, but the objections
are not valid and can be easily ww’ :t.

Goods.

 

 

Dry

 

 

Prices Current.

 

. 6%

UNBLEACHED COTTONS. American indigo. .

 

Atlanties A)... -. 744| American shirtings. 5
ae mia 4.4... Ge Arnold : 6%
Archery Bunting... 444 long e loth B. 10%
‘Amory. _. Oe C. 8%
Beavér Dam A A... 54 *< century cloth 7
Serwice C.. G4 % | sold seal. | 1044
Blackstone O, Turkey red. 10%
|} Chapman.. : 3% Berlin solids.. Ce 6
@ohassep Al) a 4 ct Ga ines! 5 6%
Comet 1... 7 ‘green .... 614
Ciifien CEC... 2... 6% Coe heco FARey 6
Conqueror XX. .__.. 45 ‘ madders... 6
| Dwient Star... 4 Eddystone fancy... 6
MrctraA........... 6%|Hamilton fancy. ... 6%

 

Rich. [}

 

 

Fail Yard Wide. _... 6% = staple... 6
Great Falls E....... 7 |Manchester fancy. 6
Honest W idth.. a 6%4 nn new era. 64%
Hartford A.......... 514; Merrimack D fancy. 61
Integrity XX........ 5 shirtings... 54
King, E ol ee 6 —— . 8%
- [x s j|baenic fancy...._... 6
- E GC, 32in..... 5, TOVER.. 0 6%
LawrenceLL....... 534;Portsmouth robes... 6
ro . : a 54 Simpson mourning.. 6%
New MarkerB.... -. 5 e greys 6%
Nove =. ......... 5% - solid black. 6%
Newton ...... _.. .. 6%|Washington indigo. 6%
Our Level Best..... 6% “ ‘Purkey robes.. 74
Riverside XX... ... 5 “« India robes.... 7%
a —— i .. Bi ii plain a ky = 4 8%
Sharon & ..0 0... |. tel
Top of the Heap.... 7%} ‘“‘ Ottoman Tur-
Williamsville. ...... Z key red..
ae 40in 8 |Martha W ashington
Jarisie @4| Turkey red %._.- T%
New Market L, 40in. 7% = Ww —o ae
BLEACHED COTTONS. urkey Fea.......- 9%
Blackstone A A..... 7%|Riverpoint robes.... 5
Beats All... 0... 1. 444|Windsorfancy...... 6%
Cleveland: .....:.. < ma gold ticket
as oe "44, imdigo biue......- 10
MUDOG, &-.-- 8... 63% TICKINGS
Dw ight ‘Anchor ce 9 |Amoskeag AC as
my Shorts. 8%|\ Hamilton N........- 7%
— ee 6 |Pearl Hiver......_.- 1234
PABEEC ssa q DEMINS.
Bete S |Amoskeae ..... .... 13%
Fruit of the Loom.. 8%/Amoskeag, 9 0z..... 15
reine eee es 7% a ee 11%
imRG EAIZe | « Nerett.... =. =... 12%
a ofthe Loom %. 8 |Lawrence XX. ......138%
airmount. 414 GINGHAMS.,
Lonsdale Cambric. "10% Glenasrvem.... .... 5. 6%
Douatate ......_ .... 8t;\Lancashire.........-. 6%
Middlesex Loe, og Normandie... . ...- 8
No Name, 7% Renfrew Dress...... 8
Oak View... .....- 6 |foi du Nord... ..... 10%
Our Own. ... 1... 5% CARPET WARP.
Sunlight . : 4%4| Peerless, white...... _
Ninyard 8. 8% . colored... .2
= = .F BLEACH’D COTTON GRAIN BAGS.
NOG giseanic. 023 Ls. 20
Barwell... 8. = American. 0... rz
Dwight Anchor..... 9 (Valley City.:.....-_. 16
CORSET JEANS. Georgia... 16
Biddeford... 6 Pacitic Seo oes .14
BES Wick. 0... 6%|Burlap.. i -. 11%
Naumkeag satteen.. 7 SPOOL COTTON.
BOCK POF... |. 6%4|Clark’s Mile ape 45
PRINTS. Coats’, J. & F.. 45

 

Amenean fancy... 6 jHolyoke. 3... ... | 2

HARDWARE.

The Hardware Market.

The anticipated advance in steel nails
has come, the factories having raised
their quotations from 20 to 25 cents per
keg. Bar iron has advanced $2 per ton
and manufacturers are not anxious for
orders, even at the advance. The glass
manufacturers have granted the de-
mands of their employes for an advance
in the scale of wages, and will soon re-
sume operations. Higher prices will
probably follow as the result of the ad-
vance in wages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prices Current.

 

These prices are for cash buyers, who
pay promptly and buy in full packages.

AUGURS AND BITS. dis.
ives, G10 StVlG oo 60
RBCIPS oe oe 60
COGS oe ee ee. 40
Jennings’, genuine..............2. 2. esse eee 25
Jgenninen tigation 6. 50&10
AXES.
First oe S. B. Bronze 5 $ 7 00
B Breage. s,s. . 11 00
& BS Steel ae 8 50
= We SB SPer eo. 13 00
BALANCES. dis.
STI 49
BARROWS. dis.
MaePGRG ooo. ee $ 14 00
COOH net 30 00
BELLS. dis
i eo cs. 60610610
OW oo ee es 70
AR ee oa ce —
2 ee
BOLTS. na
v5 ni IRI aE Suc ee i Dona ou nts ecm Ue tnt —
GCarrince How TIS 12. 20
RO a 40840
Sleigh SHOG (oe oe ceases
BUCKETS,
PA UE ee a 83 50
WELL BWIVEE ooo 400

FOSTER,

Write for Circular,

 
   

SOLD

STEVENS & CO,,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

THE RICKARD LADDER.

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BRACES, dis.
CT ee ee 40
GEG ee ee 50&10
Rnegere 50
Ae ae ee net

BUTTS, CAST. dis.

@ust Boose Pury Seared =... 2. 1-2... Tk
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.......... 60410
Wroapnt boose Pim. 0) se 60410
Wrought eagle 60&10
Werouent Inside Bind... mes"
Womens Brae
Bind Ciger se. 3 70&10
Blind Parkers 2 0... FO0&10
Bind Shepard 8 70

BLOCKS.
Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, 85......---.- 40

CRADLES.
Grain. ee. dis. 50&02

CROW BARS.

Cant Steel perb 4%
CAPS.
EO a m 6
Hick’s C. F.. See 60
Gah... ....... So
Musket 3 e e.. 60
CARTRIDGES.

Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester new list. 50
Rim Fire, United States is. 50
Oevteal Ware. 2. ce dis. 25

CHISELS. dis.
Soeket Rirmicr. 70&10
SOCKCHETOMEES 0000 70&10
SOCKChCOENCE (02) 70&10

Seeker Siens 2020.

FOR10
Buteners Tanced Wirmer...........--._.- 40

 

   

 

   

 

COMBS. dis.
Curry, Eawrenees 40610
Hotchkiss ....... eee 25
CHALK.
White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis. 10
COPPER.
Planished, 14 oz cut to size. . per pound 28
ma 14x52, 14x56, 14x60. ee, 26
Cold Rolled 14:56 and 1#<60.... 24
Cold a desee ee 24
Bottoms . : - ae ae 25
DRILLS. dis.
Mocee’s Bit Stocks... 5 40
Paper and straight Shank. .....-...........- 40
Morse’s Taper Shane 40
DRIPPING PANS.

Smanll s1Z@8, Ser poured ._-.--.... 7
Paree sizes, per pound ............... .__.- 64
ELBOWS.

Com. 4 precee Gin...) doz. net 70
Cormupatead.. 5. dis. 20&10&10
Loe dis. 40&10

EXPANSIVE BITS. dis.
Clark's, small, 618; larse fe... . 30
Ives’, 1, 818; 2, B24; SO 25
FILES—New List. dis.
DISA ee 60&10
INGw Amcricgn os 60&10
MM@ICROIRGH 6 60410
Heller’s 50
Hefler’s Horse Rasps..........-.-..... 5... 50
GALVANIZED IRON.
Nes. 16 to 20: 22 and 24: 2% and 26; 27 28
List 12 13 14 15 18
Discount, 60
GAUGES. dis.
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..... ....--..- 50
HAMMERS.
ad a Co s..-:-.-. Be eee dis. 25
dis. 25
eee cecaeccee ese. dis. 40&10
SRCCE oe ee: 30¢e list 60
Biacwemith’ s Solid Cast Steel, Hand....30c 40&10
HINGES.
Gate. Claris, 1, 2)3 =...) dis. 60610
oh hh per doz. net, 2 50
Serew Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 4% 14 and
TOUS CE 3%
Serew Hook and Eye, i ee 10
% al eile a net 8%
ui e " =. net 7%
. i a ee cee oe ..meg (5
Sirapane Po dis. i
HANGERS. dis.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track....50&10
Champion, anti-friction...........--.-.-... 6010
Kidder, woodtrser eee ee. 40
HOLLOW WARE
eee 60&05
Eee ee 60&05
Seidets eee. 60&05
Gray enameled............-...-............. 50
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS
Stamped Tin Ware.............-.__ new list _
Japanned Tin Ware.........-.----+---2:---:
Granite fron Ware ......--..-.--- new list 3344 &i0
HORSE NAILS.
Au Sabie 62 dis. 25&10@25&10&10
Puma dis. 5&10&2%&2%
INoriinwesterm®. 2. dis. 10&10&5
KNOBs—New List. dis.
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings ...........--- 55
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings............ 55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.......... 55
Door, porcelvin, trimmings............. a: 55
Drawer and Shutter, porcelain. ........_... 70
LOCKS—DOOR. dis.
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list ....... 55
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’S..........----++-+- 55
Brantara’s..... 55
Worgsles .......... 55
LEVELS. dis.
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............--. 70
MATTOCKS.
Adze Bye...0.... 3... $16.00, dis. 60
unt Rye $15.00, dis. 60
eS $18.50, dis. 20410.
MAULS. dis.
Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled............... 50
MILLS. dis.
Coffee, ae Co.'s... 40
P.S. & W. Mfg. Cos Malleables. . 40
. Landers, Merry & Clark’s.......-.._. 40
* Snberprine ..-7 2. 0-1... ee cee 5
MOLASSES GATES, dis.
Stebbins Patiert...0.....-......-... 60410
Stebpines Genume.-.. 0-02. ..02.. 5. | =
Enterprise, self-measuring..........-.....--
NAILS
Advance above 12d nails.
FENCE AND BRADS.
ce te GO ee 20
Me... 10
Sa and od |... 25
EE EE eee 40
= GG GE ee 60
1 00
1 50
1 00
1 50
2 00
CASEING AND BOX.
Po Gn 50
104 : 60
7
90
110
1 50

 

COMMON BARREL.

 

S men.
ee a 22
CLINCH.
ieane 1% ineh 13
2 and 24 ee . Ca. 11
ae ee 1 60
Se se 85
ou ona d6 nen. "0

Each half keg 1 10 cents extra.
PLANES. dis.
Ohio Tool Cove faney 9.0.1.0... 40@10
Seiota Bench. i ae
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, s, fancy. ie ee eeeec ig —
Bench, first qu ality. ee es
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood... 20810
PANS.
Fry, Acme -. cee le ais 60
Common, polished .. ee cee dis. 70
RIVETS. dis.
Iron and Tinned.. ea, 50
Copper Rivets and Be 50
PATENT FLANISHED IRON.
““A*? Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20
**B’? Wood’s pat. planished, Nos, 25 to 27... 9 20
Broken packs 4c per pound extra.
ROPES.
Sisal, 4% inch and larger . 11%
Mani a ee 1314
| SQUARES, dis.
mecel and Tem. 5
Wry ae bevels. 60
Mitre ce 20
SHEET IRON.
i Com. Smooth. Com.
Wes 1010 14000. 0 7.0220 | 68
INOS Poste 40 3 00
Nos is002t... 4 20 3 10
INGR Seto ee 4 20 3 15
Nos. 25 to 26. i . 44 sa
NG ar. e. ee 3 35

4 60
~ All sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inches
wide not less than 2-10 extra

SAND PAPER. .

Eist geet 19. MG. dis. 40&10
SASH CORD.

Silv er Lake, White A: list 50
rap As “ 55
fe White B.......... 8 . _ 50
. Dray Boo. cs. a 55
- Wihite © 0.2 . 35

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.
Solid Hyee 3 per ton $25

SAUSAGE SUUFFERS OR FILLERS,

Miles’ ‘‘Challenge”’....per doz. $20, = 50@50&05
Perry... pe er doz. No. 1, $15; No. 0,
Le ale ae cisec R21; dis. BO@50&5
Draw Cat No. 4.......... 00 2... each, $30, dis 30
Enterprise Mie Co... dis. § 20&10@30
PHEVOR dis. 40&10
SAWS. dis.
‘ A 25@25&5
Silver Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot,.... 70
‘* Special Steel Dex X Cuts, perfoot.... 50
‘* Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot.... 30
‘* Champion and Electric Tooth X
Cuts, per foot...

TRAPS. dis.
ect Game 60&10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s...........
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s ...
MIOtEREIn ee
PS &W. Mite Cos ..0 0,
Mouse, choker..

70
70
70
eee eee c eed ee cue 18¢ per doz.

 

Mouse, Cet $1.50 per doz.
WIRE. dis.
Breet Markee... 67%
Annedlice Market... 70&10
Copperea Market... 62%
Winned Marketp 00 628
Copperca Spring Steel. 8... 50
Eisin Wevee per pound =
Barbed Hence, galvanized. .......-- 6.2... $3 4
paitee 2 80
WIRE GOODS. dis.
Bree. .-.-70&10&10
Serew Eyes 2 70&10&10
es .++ -70&10&10
Gate Hooks and Hyes.............. .... 70&10&10
WRENCHES. dis.
Baxter’s Adjustable, niekeled.............. 30
Cees Genuine... 50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, ——- See eee 75
Coe’s Patent, malleable.. aon. os EO
MISCELLANEOUS. dis.
Bird (agen 50
Pures, Cistern  - e =
Serews Wew Gisg. cs.
Casters, Bed and Plate.. 11 iésoato
Dampers, APRCRICAM ee
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods...... eS
METALS,
PIG TIN.
ie Layee. ee 26¢
a 28¢
ZINC.
Duty: Sheet, 24%c per pound.
eG pound Cashes 634
Per pound... 6%
LE
Duty: Pig, $2 per 100 acd Old Lead, 2¢ per

pound. Pipe and Sheets 3c per pound,
American

Newark... ee -.
ee
SACCG 8e, dis. 0
SOLDER.
Oe eed 16
Extra Wiping --..--.--..--.....-.... 2... 13%

The prices of the many other qualities of
solder in the market indicated by private brands
vary according to composition.

ANTIMONY.

Cogesan. ow. ee T pound 144
Hallett’s —— ae
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal eee ees cs $ 6 00
Vo eo eee 6 00
10x14 7. CO i.e
14x20 IX, Fee awa need die Glotced wise tt eae ta

Each additional X on this grade, $1.75.
TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE,
10x14 IC, Chare ON es $05 40
Te ee 40
10x14 1X, eee 6 90
Lee ao ۤ90
Each additional X on this grade $1.50.
ROOFING PLATES

14x20 2 Terne M. ee coca sec ae) 87 60
cu cee ees 15 7%
14x20 1c se Woeshabia ee a 50
14x20 IX, ee gcd ea ouluale , ialGe
20x28 IC, - eT
14x20 IC, “  Allaway Grade... ......:
ee ee ees
20x28 IC _ - eS
20x28 IX, . ee ee

BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

Oe ee
OE Ee
—_ oa for N No. : Boilers, t per pound..

 

 

  

maniatesy

 

 

The Michigan Tradesman

Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association.

 

 

A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE

Retail Trade of the Wolverine State.

E. A. STOWE & BRO., Proprietors.

 

Subscription Price, One Dollar per year, payable
strictly in advance.
Advertising Rates made known on application.
Publication Office, 100 Louis St.

 

Entered at the Grand Rapids Post Office.
E.

 

A. STOWE, Editor.

 

 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1889.

 

 

OUR SEVENTH YEAR.
With the week, THE

TRADESMAN completed its sixth year of

issue of last

publication. This issue, perforce, notes

the beginning of its seventh year.
Although customary on such oecasions
for journals to re-affirm their declaration

of principles, THe TRADESMAN hardly

thinks it necessary to observe the time-

honored usage. ‘‘Actions speak louder

than words,’’ and the record of the paper

in the past is a sufficient guarantee as to

its future career. Holding the best in-

terests of the retail trade paramount, it

will continue to advocate the aims and

voice the aspirations of that great divis-

ion of merchandising. satisfied that a

eonsistent course in that direction not

only secures the approval of the retail

trade, but enables the paper to command

the respect of the jobbing trade as well.

AN UNTENABLE POSITION.

A wholesale grocer of Grand Rapids
has ‘‘parted company with Tne TRADES-
MAN,”’ as he expresses it. because ‘*THE
TRADESMAN is in sympathy with the
retailer;’’’ because ‘‘THE TRADESMAN is
in league with the retailer;’’ and,
because ‘‘THE TRADESMAN is a friend of
the retailer.’’ In other words, because
THE TRADESMAN is a ‘‘friend of the re-
tailer,’’ it cannot be his friend; and he
has, at various times, made propositions
to the other wholesale grocers here to
establish a paper friendly to the jobbing
trade.

Mr. Ball may be correct in his conelu-
sions, to the effect that a trade journal
cannot be a friend to the retail trade
and yet maintain the respect and receive
the patronage of the wholesale dealer,
but he is the only jobber in the State
who ever made so important a discovery.
A legitimate conclusion to draw from his
process of reasoning would be that a
man must be an enemy of the retail trade
to be a jobber or the friend of a jobber!

Such, however, is not the ground taken
by THE TRADESMAN. It maintains, and
has ever maintained, that the interests of
the retailer and jobber are identical;
that whatever injures one injures both;
that only when one usurps his legitimate
position and goes beyond established
limits, does he render himself subject to
the criticism of the other. With this
principle in view, THE TRADESMAN held
that Mr. Ball stepped beyond the bounds
of reason when he insisted on selling
goods to the Kensington and Derby hotels,
the Livingston boarding house, and res-
taurants in various places, after he had
signed an agreement with the retail trade
not to do so. Then it was—and not until
then — that he discovered that THE
TRADESMAN was his enemy!

Secure in its position as a ‘‘friend of
the retailer’? and happy in the thought
that it possesses the respect of every
jobber in the State who is not so narrow
and bigoted as to imagine himself an
enemy of the retail trade, THE TrapeEs-
MAN sees no reason why it should jog an
iota from the path in which it started six
years ago to-day.

also,

 

The report of a annual convention
of the Michigan Business Men’s Associa-
tion. which has occupied much of the
available space of THE TRADESMAN for
the past seven weeks, is concluded with
this issue. Doubtless this will be a
pleasant relief to a considerable portion
of Ture TRADESMAN’S readers, although
evidence is not lacking that the report
was fellowed with much interest by a
large majority of the patrons of the
paper. Certainly no gathering of bus-
iness men ever turned out a greater
amount of effective work than the Mus-
kegon convention.

No better index of the remarkable
growth of trade journalism is shown than
in the progress of the American Grocer.
A fac simile of the first copy issued, bear-
ing date of Sept. 15, 1869, shows twenty
small pages. The journal now com-
prises 100 large pages, while the charac-
acter and value of the contents have kept
pace with the other improvements in the
paper. The trade journal has become as
necessary to the progressive trader as a
counter, desk or ledger, and the improve-
ments in merchandising have brought
with them a corresponding improvement
in the journalistic exponents of trade.

Traverse—E. A. Crozier has purehased
an interest in the boot and shoe business
of L. Palmer. The new firm will be

PLAIN TALK.

 

Open Address to Patrons of Industry
and Farmers.

G. Barber in Vermontville Echo.

Within the past few weeks, we have
been asked at various times, by many
persons who represent the agricultural
interests of this section of the country,
if the firms we are interested in will en-
ter into a contract with the farmers’
alliances that are being organized to fur-
nish them the various kinds of merchan-
dise that we deal in at uniform specified
rates of profit. We understand these
rates of profit to be 10 and 12 per cent.
from cost. These questions have become
so numerous, and require so much time
to answer fully and frankly in each case,
that we think the end will. be better sub-
served by a general reply through the
columns of the Echo.

We are not unmindfu! of the fact that
the suecess of our business depends upon
the good-will and patronage of the farm-
ersasaclass. This is nothing but an
agricultural community and can never be
much more than this. It can never bea
village of much larger proportions than
at present. Why? Because it possesses
no natural advantages that are necessary
in these days to build up a commercial
center; commerce and manufactures con-
stitute the indispensable basis for con-
ditions of large growth. These things
are now beyond our reach. But for all
this we may have a pleasant, thrifty vil-
lage: but this condition, even, is depend-
ent upon our farms and farmers. As
these thrive, the small business centers
thrive. With untimely frosts and
drouths. business collapses and dullness
prevails.

Anything that checks or limits the vol-
ume of business in these small towns
takes just so much from its life and
activity. In rural towns, especially,
business and agriculture are quite de-
pendent upon each other. This depend-
ence is mutual. It is useless to deny
this. We as a business class depend
upon your good will, and you oftentimes
depend upon us to tide you over trouble.
Now, anything that interrupts thisis an
injury to prosperity. The freest and
fullest competition is the healthiest con-
dition in which business can exist.
These so-called ‘‘farmers’ stores’’ inter-
rupt this freedom of exchanges. They
are restrictive in their methods and
drive away competition. Those who ally
themselves to them, as we are told. are
under contract to make their purchases
at these place. They are under a moral
obligation, if not under a legal one. to
do this. Hence their freedom of choice,
in making their selections of merchan-
dise, for the time being. is taken away.
They must buy their goods of the agent
with whom they have a contract, and
thus are liable to impositions both in
quality of merchandise and the price
paid therefor. It is an invitation and an
incentive to fraud on the part of the
merchant. Duplicate false invoices will
abound—false representations regarding
the quality, quantity and cost of differ-
ent fabrics offered. which no body of
selected men will detect. False dupli-
cate invoices are already in vogue.
Within two weeks the writer has been
told by an active partner in one of the
most reputable wholesale houses in De-
troit that they had been asked by one of
these agencies to make out two invoices,
one 10 per cent. higher than the other, to
show their patrons. Why is this? Sim-
ply to mislead and deceive and thus in-
crease the profit. Is such deception neces-
sary in fair, honorable and competitive
business? Never! Why in this bus-
? Simply because you have the
merchant under contract to perform what
he is unable to do without inevitable
loss, and, if possessed of small capital.
certain failure.

There is no room for doubt as to such
result. That merchant does not exist in
Eaton or Barry county who can sell his
goods at the uniform 10 or 12 per cent.
profit from cost and support his family
from his business in comfort, pay his
help, taxes, insurance and rental of his
building or interest on the investment,
and make the ends of the year meet, to
say nothing about the depreciated stock
he has on his hands.

The necessary expenses
dising are often overlooked. The main-
tenance of the merchant, the cost of
buying and selling, clerk hire. insurance,
rental, permanent investment of money
on the stock carried, some loss in meas-
uring and weighing out goods at retail,
losses from defects in some articles in
which the merchant has no recourse;
then comes the shrinkage in values of
seasonable goods at the close
season, that must be earried over or sold
without profit or at a loss. The wise
merchant puts his knife into these un-
seasonable goods and sells them. No
matter what his contracts are, the mer-
chant doing any volume of business must
keep his stock seasonable and in repair.
This can only be done through semi-
annual forced sales. Hence, in every dry
goods store of any magnitude it has be-
come a necessity to sell—as the season
draws to a close—many goods at cost and
even less than cost. <A fixed uniform
profit is an absurdity and an impossibil-
ity. A merchant can be honest in his
transactions, giving sixteen ounces to the
pound and thirty-six inches fora yard,
and represent goods as they are, if he
knows anything about them.- He need
not be a liar or a thief, but he must bea
merchant. He buys his goods and he
must sell them, or the sheriff will soon
step in and sell them. Circumstances
must govern the price and the profit very
largely. Trade may be dull, the mer-
chant overstocked, necessity compels a
relinquishment of profit and forced sales
are necessary. Competition is always
active and when away from home is the
worst kind of competition. To meet ita
temporary ‘‘cut’’? in prices is necessary.
These things are of everyday occurrence
with the merchant who has any business
of magnitude.

A tradesman without experience or
capital may embark in a contract busi-
ness placed under the surveillance of his
customers and appear to thrive for a
time, but in the end either his customers
will be imposed upon, or he will soon
retire from business, having gained some-
what in experience at the sacrifice of
time and money. We are desirous of
avoiding dangerous experiments in busi-
ness, and preserving integrity in all
transactions. We do not think this can
be successfully done, by having any re-

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wise merchant knows best what the situ-
ation demands and what is essential to
his success. He must be governed large-
ly by circumstances. Competition will
keep him keen and on the alert. It is no
easy thing to be a successful merchant.
At present it requires experience, capi-
tal and a plenty of hard labor. Without
these suecess is not assured.

We have the highest respect for the
class whom we address. We do not
ignore that at which they aim nor depre-
ciate their patronage. Under our politi-
cal methods that have the support of a
large body of our citizens this system is
a direct outcome. It is the farmers’ al-
lianee to break down prices. It is one
combine against another combine. ‘The
manufacturer enters into combinations
to put up prices, the agriculturalist com-
bines to put down prices. If one is best
for the great mass of people, then the
other is equally beneficent. But they
are both wrong, inexpedient and will
prove injurious tothe masses. The natu-
ral system of the most absolute freedom
in all business transactions, either great
or small, is the only perfect system. It
is best for all concerned because it leaves
business free and unrestricted so that
producing, buying and selling is sub-
jected to the largest competition without
any let or hindrance. This competition
of which we speak is the first cause of
all causes that produces low prices.
This contract system of selling mer-
chandise debarscompetition. You agree
to buy of the merchant with whom you
have a contract to the exclusion of other
dealers. You have your dealer under a
contract to perform what he is unable to
only at aloss. To protect himself from
loss he conspires against you, by cheap
goods, dishonest counts, false weights
and false invoices. If the merchant can
possibly sueceed under this system, in
the rural towns, it will drive every other
merchant from the field. This will fol-
low from necessity. The village is in-
sufficient to maintain a reputable store
only with general support.

The small village would be abandoned
by the many dealers; capital, if any
exists, would go to the manufacturing
marts and cities, your farms would de-
preciate, the meeting house would go
back to the school house again and the
village academy would go tosecond child-
hood.

This is the natural result when things
go to seed. Under the forced system
of which we speak, the farmer may seem
to obtain merchandise cheaper, but it
will be cheaper in some things and dear-
erin others. The system is impractic-
able in merchandising and full of serious
objections. Itecanonly be short-lived and
will in the end prove injurious. We can
give farmers value received and engen-
der a better feeling by having a free field
for other competitors. This course will
create more activity and results in more
benefits. We are hostile to combinations
in manufactures, in commerce, in trade,
in society, in polities and in religion.
They all deserve to be pierced through
and through with a free lance. In busi-
ness we like competition: we do not care
how sharp itis, if it be honest. When
we cannot meet it, we will retire with
complacency and enter some other occu-
pation for which we may be better
adapted.

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be encouraged; I believe the business
men of Michigan feel that way: I rather
think you do in this vicinity: this thrifty
town and all these industries I see here
—they seem to satisfy them.

While making my railroad investiga-
tions, I also looked into the saw-mill
business to-day. I saw some wonderful
machines — something very instructive
and interesting. I was fascinated. I
saw an engine denominated by the home-
ly name of ‘“‘steam nigger’: I am told it
P was invented by a Muskegon man; and
‘ if it is an emblem of the go-aheaditive-
ness of Muskegon people generally, I
should think nothing could surpass their
get-up-and-get. I saw aman riding on
that machine. Every once in a while
they would move a lever and up would
come an instrument that looked like
crocodile’s teeth. They would catch the
log and turn it over, move with great
rapidity and keep up that sort of thing
right along.

I feel that perhaps I have said enough
about those things I don’t understand.
(Laughter.) So far as it relates to rail-
road business, I think I have probably
convinced you that lam getting along
very well. I am much oblighed to you
for calling me out, and from now on I
think probably I can enjoy the rest of
this feast. (Applause.)

The Toast-master next called on Prof.
Gower, of Lansing, to respond to the
toast ‘*The Legislature—Its Relation to
the Penal Institutions of the State:”’

I find myself rather peculiarly situated
thisevening. Most of you have read the
story entitled ‘‘My Double. and How He
Undid Me,’”? by Edward Everett Hale,
and will remember how the Rey. Fred-
eric Ingham, who had but little time to
write sermons, had heard that great men
very frequently had a ‘‘double’’ that they
would send oat on all common occasions
to sit around, so that they might have
time to attend to more important busi-
ness. So one day. as he was visiting the
county house, as was a part of his pas-
toral duties, he founda fellow by the
name of Isaacs, whom he thought, if his
hair were cut and his whiskers trimmed,
would make a respectable ‘‘double’’ for
himself. So he arranged to take Isaacs
and his wife home and fix him up asa
“‘double:’’? and he had read, also, in this
connection that great men even have a
small list of speeches—one for after din-
ner occasions, one for commencement
oceasions and one for some other occa-
sions—four or five speeches he found
answered great men. So he taught Isaacs
four or five short speechs and had him
instructed so he could use them well, and
used to send him around to attend com-
mencements, take in ladies’ seminaries,
and all sorts of societies where there was
a good deal of sitting around and little
talking to be done. He even went so far
as to send him to the Legislature, where
he served most of the term, simply going
around himself to make a speech or two
on important occasions—but Isaacs did
the voting. His rule was always to vote
with the minority. (I did not bring this
<> in on account of the Legislature—I was

 

tase

just coming to the point about this
‘*double’’).
I have no ‘“‘double.’”’?’ The Governor

has not a ‘“‘double.”? But like as the
disciples went out by twos. so when the
Governor has been going out to enlighten
the people on agriculture and other
topics, he has taken me along to make a
speech, also. I have got his list of
speeches pretty welllearned. (Laughter. )
When I was asked to respond I bung off
a little. but he told me the subject was
“The Legislature,’’ or something about
it. and it at once occurred to me that the
Governor’s No. 3 speech, on ‘The Puri-
fying of the Legislature.’’ would fit in
there first rate; at the same time I found
that the Governor was going to make his
great speech on ‘‘The State,’ and I
thought I could work in No. 5 to good
advantage, sol came. (Laughter.) But
I found that the Governor came up Tues-
day and was called upon to give aspeech
and that the people were so captivated
that they insisted upon his giving them

 

the full series! (Loud laughter.) Last
night the Governor gave aspeech on ‘*The
Legislature’? —the speech that I was

going to give myself. (Renewed laugh-
ter.) Not only did he give the series
complete, but he interjected a poetical
effort on the ‘‘Graces of the Fair Sex,”’
commencing:
Fair, fair,

And auburn hair,

Blooming form and features rare.

(Loud laughter.)

I decided either to anticipate what the
Governor proposed to say ina five-minute
speech, or else fall back on my own re-
sources and make one of my own. I do
not wish to embarrass the Governor and
so am not going to start in on his speech
on ‘‘The State.’

So far as the Legislature is concerned,
there is an insinuation that the Reform
School is one of the penal institutions of
: the State. Ido not care to discuss that

question. It is not generally classed

that way nowadays. An _ institution

which two of the Governors in six years

' have recommended in messages to have

a the name changed to ‘‘Industrial School
i for Boys’? ought not to be called a ‘‘penal
| institution.’’ A kind-hearted old gentle-
, man going through not long since saw a
bright boy and asked him, ‘‘Where are

% you from?”’ ‘‘From .Detroit.’”’ ‘‘What

were you sent here for?’’ ‘‘Because I
learned too many instructions in Sunday
school?’ (Laughter.) It ought not to
be called a ‘‘penal institution’’—an insti-
tution where the graduates who go out
are denominated, as they are by the
County Agents of the State Board of
Charities, who refer to the alumni as the
‘*redeemed ones.’’ Such an institution
ought not to be called a ‘‘penal institu-
tion,’ had it? I presume the occasion of
putting that in that way was because
| some one had heard that we sometimes
H had to punish them. It is true we have
j to do it a little differently from the way
they do it at the University or the Agri-
eultural College. There they expel them.
That is not in our line, from the nature
of things, so we have to punish them
sometimes. You will be interested in
knowing how we do it. I cannot illus-

 

 

trate better than by relating an incident
that occurred three or four years ago.
We had a gentleman working at carpen-
ter work and put a colored boy to work
with him. This gentleman was of an
inquisitive turn of mind and wanted to
learn all he could and so asked the boy
all sorts of questions in regard to what
we did and how we did, and finally he
said, ‘‘Well, do they ever lick you fel-
lows here?’’ ‘‘Yes, sah; yes, sah: some-
times a fellah don’t be good, dey do take
a piece of board and f-a-n you!’ (Laugh-
ter.) So, I presume, that was the occa-
sion of naming it a ‘‘penal institution,”
because we do have to punish them.

“The Legislature — Its Relation to
Penal Institutions.’”’ I presume if I
should ask our distinguished representa-
tive whom I see over here about that he
would say that the relation ought to be
very intimate indeed. You will sympa-
thize with the idea of the legislative chap-
lain who used to preach to the Legis-
lators when they did not go home every
Sunday. He was appointed Chaplain of
the State Prison. during a session of the
Legislature. and in preaching his fare-
well sermon he took as his text, ‘*I go to
prepare a place for you, that where I am
there ye may be also.” (Laughter.)

The Legislature does not have very
much to do with penal institutions of the
State, except to make appropriations—
that isa very important relation from
our standpoint: and a very important
one from any reasonable standpoint. A
member of this Association said to me
to-day that the institutions of our State
seemed to be a good deal of an incubus—
cost the State a great deal. That is true.
Every good thing costs, and the institu-
tions of the State—not only penal, but
charitable, reformatory and educational
—are good things for the State. If they
were not, you would plan not to have
them. They are good things for the State,
and to have them properly supported does
in the aggregate cost a good deal of money.
They are not carried on and established
as money-making institutions but because
we are (and we are proud that we are)
a civilized and enlightened people, and
are glad to do for unfortunates all we
can to make their condition as tolerable
as possible, to give our children a chance
for an education. give the wayward boys
and girls a chance to retrieve themselves
and put them on their feet, and, as far
as possible, to reform the adult criminals.
It does cost a good deal. That is about
the only relation the Legislature has in
connection with penal institutions.

But the Legislature—the present Leg-
islature—is a better Legislature than a
good many we have had. It is custom-
ary. nowadays, to speak sneeringly in
regard to legislatures. as if they did not
amount to a great deal. Iam sorry this
is so, because there is rather an upward
tendency, and I think we ought to en-
courage them. It was not a member of
the present Legislature, who, noticing
that in the morning just before the
session opened everybody was going in
and nobody going out, introduced a reso-
lution *‘that between the hours of 9 and
10 the elevator should only make up
trips!’ (Laughter.) He was not a
member of the present Legislature. Or,
concerning whom the story is told: Old
Mr. Ripley was a country member twelve
years ago and used to be a little tedious
in his talks (you know they sometimes
are) and they would sometimes throw
waste baskets at him and_ holler
‘“Jouder!’? Mr. Ripley was there and
was getting a little tedious one day and
they commenced shouting ‘‘Louder!
louder!??’ He waited until they got
through and then went on with his talk.
Again they commenced, ‘Louder!
louder?’ He turned around and said:
“Tf the gentleman from Lenawee will
let his ears out to their full length, he
will have no occasion to cry, ‘Louder!
louder!’’? (Laughter.) That was nota
member of the present Legislature. It
was not a member of the psesent Legis-
lature. who, having some friends calling
on him, took them up to the capitol one
evening when the Reform School boys
were going to givea little exhibition with
recitations for the edification of the
statesmen. This member had his friends
there with him and, after the exercises
had run on awhile, noticed that his friend
was in deep thought, and he said to him:
“Jim, what are you thinking about?”
“TJ was thinking how strange it is that
the people of this great State of Mich-
igan will send such bright, intelligent,
smart boys as these to the Reform School
and then send such infernal lunkheads to
the Legislature.’? (Loud laughter.)

All those things happened in years
past. No member of the present Legis-
lature ever committed such blunders as
those... Certainly this iS an age of
progress.

More than all that, let me make a sug-
gestion. Isn’titabad plan to try and
get better legislation by opposing the
Legislature? As business men, that is
not the way you would get customers.
You don’t swear at men; but you en-
deavor to win them over and get them to
come and trade with you. Would it not
be better for us if we encouraged these
members of the Legislature a little and
tried when they did a good thing to
praise them a little? They are suscept-
ible of failure. Instead of opposing
them every time they do something that
is not right, let us encourage any slight
indications we see of intelligence and
honesty. Like the old darkey, when he
prayed at the time of the revival, ‘‘O
Lord, Thou knowest dat we are wicked
an’ sinful; we have gone far astray from
Thee an’ done many things dat were
wrong; an’ O Lord, we know dat Thou
knowest how wicked we are, but, O
Lord, we do love Thee, we have gota
little spark of love left in us. O Lord,
water dat spark!’ (Laughter.)

We should water that spark.
applause.)

The Toast-master—There is a gentle-
man in the room whose name appears
only on my programme. He is the editor
of the Grand Haven Courier-Journal. I
am going to ask him to respond to the
toast, ‘‘Mineral Water.’’

Mr. Whitney—I regret that matters
over which he had no control have com-
pelled Mr. Potts to go home.

The Toast-master—We will proceed,
then, with the next topic. Itis, ‘‘Saw-
dust Hospitality.”” Idonot know what
kinditis. I suppose it is something that

only Muskegon people know about; but

(Loud

 

I am going to call upon a gentleman who
will probably be able—or has been able—
to absorb as much sawdust—that is, hos-
pitality—as any gentleman in our num-
ber.

Mr. Sprague responded as follows:

I am as ignorant of what ‘‘Sawdust
Hospitality’? means as your Toast-mas-
ter, and I have been thinking, ‘‘What can
it mean?’ It must bea grand subject,
if I could only grasp it. If I only knew
where to commence, I could let myself
loose, (laughter) notwithstanding every-
body is trying to get me tight. If it
means the hospitality we have received
from the people of Muskegon, from the
business men of the city, then I know
what it means; but there isn’t any saw-
dust about it. It is straight goods.
(Laughter.) Only see: They sent down
and got the Governor, so we might be in
better company. Then got a steamboat
and took us all over the water, over to
the base ball park—a nice place to play
base ball. It is the best ground I ever
played on. (Laughter.) Then they
brought us back and showed us the jail,
the place where they lock folks up, fire-
engines, horses, paved streets, elegant
houses, immense sawmills; called the
fire department out, squirted water all
around—and nobody had any use for it,
either. (Laughter.) Such hospitality
as we have met with at every hand sur-
passes anything I can possibly say in
thanks.

I did think I was a business man.
There is where I differ from the Gov-
ernor. When I figured up accounts
since last summer, I found I hadn’t made
acent. 1 guess I am on an average with
the Governor in that respect.

Now, the gentleman who gave us wel-
come up at the opera house said they
were exceedingly sorry we did not bring
our ladies with us. Among the other
things,-they have the handsomest lot of

ladies I ever saw. (Laughter.) I am
not sorry I did not bring my wife.
(Laughter.) My wife has always en-

couraged me in everything through life
and helped me make my money and all
that: but I do admire the ladies, and she
never encouraged me init. (Laughter.)
It is a weakness of mine. (Laughter.)

I did, also. think that I differed from
the Governor in another respect. I
thought I was a politician. That thought
was rudely broken at the last election. I
will tell you how it was. I ‘‘stumped’’
around a little (it don’t make any differ-
ence which side I was on). (Laughter.)
I went out to a school-house and made the
best speech I could; did everything I
could to save the country. (Laughter.)
I thought I had rather discounted my-
self in that speech. And, when the
meeting was out, one old farmer came
up and said: ‘‘That is the best speech I
ever heard.’? You better believe I began
to feel that I was a politician. Then he
said, “Say, which side are you on?’’
(Loud laughter—renewed.) So you see
I haven’t any advantage over the Gov-
ernor. (Laughter.) I am not a poli-
tician, Iam free to confess.

But—‘‘Sawdust Hospitality :’’ If that
is what they call the hospitality we have
received in the city of Muskegon, I must
say again that the Business Men’s Asso-
ciation never can be thankful enough.
It surpasses anything Lever saw. In the
way of putting themselves out of the
way and of trying in every way to make
our stay here pleasant, they have not
been equaled in any town or city ona
similar oecasion. None of them has ever
done so much for our Association.

I want to say, in conclusion, that I was
not ready to make this response. I have
been so busy absorbing hospitality that I
have not made any preparation. So you
will have to do with what little I can
give you. I will say we

 

“Can no other answer make, but, thanks,
And thanks; and ever oft good turns
Are shuffled off with such uncurrent pay.”

The Toast-master—We have reached
the last toast on the list, ‘‘Our Noble
State—Her Genius and Her Grangers.”’
I expect that all this time the Governor
has been studying up things to say, so
that we believe the best is coming now.
It has afforded us the greatest pleasure
to have the Governor with us during
these sessions. He has aided and cheered
us in more ways than he knows. It is
with deep pleasure that I introduce the
Governor to this company. (Applause.)

Governor Luce tthen spoke as follows:

I assure you that at this early hour of
the day I cannot think of one single
humorous thing to present to you; and
so the thoughts that I shall submit to
you will be of a solemn, sorry nature.
First of all, I wish to pay my compli-
ments to my esteemed friend, Mr. Gower.
It is true that he has been with me and
that I have taught him a good many good
speeches. He made the best to-night I
ever heard him, except those I had lined
out for him and he had learned from me.
(Laughter.) I amas proud of him asa
father could be of ason who had honored
him beyond all expectation. But I want
to warn him thatI shall teach him no
more speeches. (Laughter.)

“Our Noble State’: I can hardly com-
prehend the nobility nor the vastness of
this grand State of ours. It stands in
the front rank in the whole sisterhood of
states in all that makes the people strong
and great and prosperous and happy.
Nature has done more for Michigan than
any other state or any other section of
the civilized world. We enjoy natural
advantages of greater diversity and pro-
duce more that minister to the wants of
our race than any other location that can
be found on the round earth. Our agri-
culture excels in itsdiversity. The rich-
est salt mines are found here—enough
to satisfy our own people and many be-
sides. More than one-third of the salt
used in the United States is manufac-
tured in Michigan. We have the best
iron mines away up in the northern
country—away down in the bowels of the
earth—furnishing the best ore of any
section of this whole country of ours.
Copper, that precious metal, is found in
greater abundance within our borders
than anywhereelse. Wehave the grand-
est people—men and women—the bravest
and the handsomest women that can be
found, right here in Michigan. We have
schools equal to the best; and while you
are justly proud of your schools and your
school-houses in the city of Muskegon,
remember that similar schools extend all
over this magnificent commonwealth of

 

ours. In this way we develop the man-
hood and the womanhood found within
our borders.

The genius of our people, the idea em-
braced in the sentiment assigned to me
to-night, is extended and various and
is exhibited right here in Muskegon.
I went through the Temple factory (not
where they make temples, but where
Temple reigns). I saw evidence of genius
there. I was rejoiced, too, because they
are converting the useless into the use-
ful, an exhibition of the genius of our
people. Mr. Temple comes from Boston.
We claim him herein Michigan, although,
I suppose, we must give a little credit to
the crooked-streeted old city he came
from.

One of the geniuses of our people that
distinguishes us from others is that we
are honest—always truthful. You can-
not get a Michigan man to tell a lie, not
even a fish story. I read that the Goy-
ernor of Illinois was up at Elk Rapids
with a party and caught 500 fish. I went
fishing to-day, as you have heard, and I
attribute my red nose to exposure to the
sun in catching fish. It has been sug-
gested that it is a little redder than
usual. Perhapsitis true. I should feel
hurt if anyone in our party should say
that we caught over 250 fish. I don’t
want any man to exaggerate a single
thing. 1 caution my friends—don’t ex-
aggerate about that magnificent bass.
(Laughter.) I could not answer all the
foolish questions asked me, so I answered
none of them.

One thing occurs tome: My friend of
the Free Press, it is true, wanted to go
to Paris. How could we afford to send
as Secretary arailroad man! If he had
adhered to his original profession and
remained a newspaper man, as he has
been for the last seventy-five years to
my certain knowledge (laughter), there
would have been no trouble. But a rail-
road man! What kind of a Secretary
would he make over there? I must do
justice to him.

In speaking of this granger question
(Is that door locked?) (laughter), I have
discussed it on many occasions. Mr.
Gower has received some good hints from
me. But as an exhibition of manly
beauty is what I have taken him along
for. (Laughter.) Oh, I had forgotten;
I promised not to speak of it. (Laughter.)
He has learned some good lessons when
I have talked to the farmers. I do not
know whether this topic was meant to

apply to the organization known as
grangers or not. Lam going to use it in
its proper application—to apply the

term to agriculturists, tillers of the soil;
to that great portion of our people which
produces so much of the world’s wealth,
more of the world’s wealth than all
others beside in this State of Michigan.
This portion of our people line old ocean
with the commerce of the world and
force a balance of trade in favor of
America, the products of the grangers,
of the farmers of this State and nation.
To them we owe a debt of gratitude; no
other portion is more important to the
welfare of this country, yea, to the wel-
fare of the people of the whole earth.
If the tiller of the soil should for twenty-
four months stop the prosecution of his
calling: if he should allow his plow to
rust in the field; if he should refuse to
gather the food products; if he should
cease to labor and produce, the founda-
tions of the nation’s prosperity would be
shaken and ruin, devastation, woe, star-
vation and death would be the nation’s
portion. The Johnstown disaster, where
6,000 died in an hour, and which brought
ruin and devastation, sweeping away a
large city,.would be nothing compared
to the loss and misery that would follow
the cessation of activities on the part of
the granger, as you term him, for a sin-
gle two years. Wecould never recover
from the disaster. I meet with Grand
Army men on many occasions. I honor
them. They went forth to vindicate the
integrity of this great government. Fre-
quently, when I hear them talk, I say if
it had not been for the character and fi-
delity of these soldiers, we would have
had no country, no treasury, nothing. I
say the same thing about the tillers of
the soil—that if it were not for their
self-denial and their efforts, we should
have no country, no State, no treasury,
no Muskegon. So it is proper and right
that business men everywhere should en-
courage, aid, and, if possible, protect the
interests of the grangers of this State.

One other thing I intended to have
spoken about in connection with Michi-
gan. We area modest state. We hard-
ly know our own worth. Here in Muske-
gon, you are proud of your city. When
we can all think of ourselves as you
would of your own city, Michigan will
grow in her position faster than she has
ever dreamed of yet. As far as I am
concerned, as a granger to the manor
born, working, as I have, with all possi-
ble energy to try to lift up the granger
to a higher, loftier claim—I believe I
have been contributing to the general
welfare of business and manufacture. I
must not go on with this granger speech
because it is dangerous to start me to
talking about agriculture. (Laughter.)

I am glad to have been with you on
this oceasion. I have enjoyed it as I
have enjoyed few occasions in many
years. Iam glad my wife did not come.
How could I have had a conversation
about ‘‘willowy form and brighteyes and
flaxen hair’? (Laughter.) It is true,
Mr. Gower—only a good deal more just
like it, and just as good. (Laughter.)

I want to personally thank you for all
your evidences of kindly feeling. I have
been talking all the time since I came
here. My mother said I talked before I
walked, and I have kept right on until
now when Iam more than thirty years
old. (Laughter.) Ido not appropriate
all these evidences of kindness to myself,
either. Ido think a good portion is ex-
tended to the position I hold. I trust
that the position will always be filled in
a way that the people of this magnificent
commonwealth can extend a welcome
from the bottom of their heart to the in-
cumbent of the high oftice which I at
present hold.

Again thanking you, I bid you God-
speed and good-night. (Applause.)

 

MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.

A meeting of the Executive Board was
held on Aug. 2, 1889, when the Board was
organized by the election of C. L. Whit-
ney as chairman and E. A. Stowe as sec-
retary.

The Secretary was instructed to re-open
an account with the Kent County Savings

 

Bank, remitting the Treasurer the same
in sums of $100.

The Secretary and Treasurer were re-
quested to furnish bonds—the former for
$500 and the latter for $1,000, with two
sureties in each case.

On motion of Mr. Hamilton, 3,000
copies of the verbatim report of the con-
vention were ordered printed, under the
direction of the Secretary, in the same
form as last year.

The Secretary was instructed to send
out a circular to the associations delin-
quent in the payment of per capita dues,
requesting prompt actionin the matter.

An order for $35 was ordered drawn in
favor of Clinton D. Hardy, in payment of
the verbatim report.

The Committee on Insurance was re-
quested to proceed at once to solicit stock
for the Michigan Business Men’s Fire
Insurance Co.

The Committee on Legislation was re-
quested to report what legislation is
urgently needed at the next session of
the Legislature.

The Committee on Building and Loan
Associations was requested to prepare an
appeal to the local associations, asking
them to avoid the so-called national! asso-
ciations and to encourage the formation
and maintenance of local organizations.

The Committee on Transportation was
requested to investigate any claims made
by members of local bodies in good stand-
ns

On motion of Mr. Hamilton the salary
of the Secretary was fixed at the same
sum as paid the last fiscal year.

The meeting then adjourned.

KENDALL:

Millinery.

Wholesale Department.

 

 

 

Largest Stock in the City.

 

Goods Direct from the Manufacturers
and Importers. Merchants and Milliners
will find our prices this season as low as
any house in the trade.

a, c Kendall & Co.,

75 MONROE ST. 8 FOUNTAIN ST.

 

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War Glaims a Spesialty.

PENSIONS FOR DISABLED
their widows and children.

INCREASE PENSIONS for those whose dis-
abilities have increased, and for those who have
become entitled toa higher rate by a depart-
mental ruling, or by act of Congress.

VETERAN BOUNTIES to all soldiers who re-

enlisted on or before April 1, 1864, during the
war of the rebellion, having previously served
in the army at any time for a period of (or
periods aggregating) nine months.
_ OFFICERS’ TRAVEL PAY now collectable
in every instance where a discharge or resigna-
tion was based upon a disability incurred in ser-
vice.

ALL KINDS OF CLAIMS diligently and per-
sistently prosecuted.

Sixteen years experience. My fees and other
charges are moderate and in accordance with
the law.

ADVICE FREE and CHEERFULLY GIVEN.

REFERENCES in every County in Michigan
on application.

F. I. DARLING, Attorney,

Late Special Examiner U.S. Bureau of Pensions,

SOLDIERS,

46 Old Houseman Building,
Grand Rapids, Mich,

 

 

“COLUMBIA”?
Steam and Hot Water Boiler for warming
dwellings. ete.

HUM & SCHNEIDER, Grand Rapids.

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26,

MOSELEY BROS.

——_WHOLESALE——

ruits, Seeds, Oysters Produce.
All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty.

If you are in market to buy or sell Clover Seed, Beans or Potatoes, will be
pleased to hear from you.

28, 30 and 32 Ottawa St., - - GRAND RAPIDS

 

C. A. LAMB, Grand Rapids, Mich.

FPrui

FRED CLOCK, Chicago, [1l. F. J. LAMB & CO., Grand Rapids, Mich

C. A. LAMB & CO.,

Wholesale and Commission

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—-AND——

Produce.
56 and 58 So. Ionia St.,

Our Specialties:

CALIFORNIA FRUITS,
ORANGES, LEMONS,
BANANAS AND BERRIES.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

PERACHES!?

I Am Headquarters.

Alfred J. Brown,

16 and 18 North Division Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

Peaches!

Is bound to let you know that he will sell you peaches as low as any one.

33 OTTAWA STREET,

Peaches! Peaches!

 

THEO. B. GOOSSEN,

WHOLESALE

Produce and Commission Merchant,

yu ki 1 Write
or wire for prices and same will receive prompt attention.

Telephone 269. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

EDWIN FALLAS,

JOBBER OF

Batter, Eggs, Fairfield Cheese, Foreign Fruits, Mince Meat, Nuts, ite.

Will be prepared to fill all orders for his popular Solid and Daisy Brands of

Oysters after Sept. 1. Let your orders come.

Office and Salesroom, No. 9 Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

Grand Rapids Pruitand Produce bo,

Headquarters for C. WILKINSON & SON’S

Fancy Jersey

Sweet Potatoes.

3 NORTH IONIA ST., GRAND RAPIDS.

 

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FIRE!

Buy and Try? Island City Coal.

| If you buy it, we Guarantee the Best Results.
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STEAM PURPOSES.

Best for DOMESTIC Used by Principal Hotels, Leading Manu-
GRATES. facturers and Railroads.

LIGHT ASH. NO CLINKER. GIVE IT A TRIAL.

A. HIMES, Sole Agent,

MAIN OFFICE, 54 PEARL ST.

FIRE!

We are selling the BEST RUBBER HOSE in
3-4, 1, 11-4, 11-2, 2 and 21-2 inch. Cotton Mill
Hose, Rubber Lined; also unlined Linen Hose, in all

LEPHONE 490-1.

 

sizes, for fire protection.

 

(ur Prices are Rock Bottom

 

We have the Best Lubricators, Grease and Oil
Cups, Lath and Fodder Yarn, Saw Gummers, and
the best General Stock of Mill Supplies in this State.

 

ROOFING, DEAFENING FELT AND
BEST

FOR STEWART’S BEADY
SHEATHING, IRON FIBRE PAINT AND CEMENT.
OF THE KIND IN: USE.

AGENTS

SAMUEL LYOUR

 

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# The Most Popular Cigar.

MICHIGAN CIGAR CO.,,

Big Rapids, Mich.

MANUFACTURERS OF THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED

At. Cc. C.”"“TVumi un

The Best Selling Cigar on the Market.

SEND FOR TRIAL ORDER.

 

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FERMENTUM

The Only Reliable Compressed Yeast.

Grocers and Bakers not handling our yeast are requested to write for samples

prices. One trial will convince all of its superiority for freshness and strength.

WINTERNITZ, | Special care given outside shipments.
State Jobbing Agent, Pilgees Boertaceg are invited to call at
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. the distributing depot, 106 Kent St.

GROCERIES.

 

 

Purely Personal.

 

Status of the De Vries Failure.
The assignee of S. P. DeVries, who
| conducted a furniture, house furnishing
goods and agricultural implement busi-

Chas. Pike, Fred Perkins and Fred | ness at 110 and 112 Ellsworth avenue,

Tracy are home from Boston.
E. M. Smith, the Cedar Springs grocer, |

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| has filed the schedule of assets and liabil-
lities, from which it appears that the

was in town over Sunday, the guest of | | | appraised assets are $4,251.03—$1,847.52

Byron Davenport.

Will E. Granger leaves Friday for ve. | The liabilities are $5,264.77,

troit, Buffalo and New York, on an ab-
sence of a week or ten days.

A. V. Chapman, General Manager of
the Empire Furniture Co., at Constan-
tine, is in town for a few days.

J. W. Milliken, President of the Trav-
erse City B. M. A., was in town one day
last week, on his way home from Chicago.

Wm. Judson and family, who have

been spending several days on the par-|
ental hearthstone at Schoolcraft, are ex- |

pected home to-day.

W. F. Dermont, buyer for the Wing
Lumber Co., at Wingleton, was in town
Monday on his way to Knoxville, Ill.,
whither he goes to place his daughter in
school.

Jas. thrifty Gold

A. Stratton, the

street grocer, has purchased the house |

and lot at 273 Gold street, thus adding

one more diamond to his crown as a SUuc- |

cessful grocer.

C. A. Coryell, formerly with Foster,
Stevens & Co., but more recently local |
solicitor for the Equitable Life Insurance
Co., has gone to Ypsilanti to engage in
the hardware business.

Geo. E. Herrick, Secretary of the Cadil-
lac Building and Loan Association, was in
town last Friday. He says that the Ameri-
ean Building and Loan Association of Min-
neapolis attempted to find lodgment in |
Cadillac. but asinvestigation showed that |

out the fulsome promises of the agent,
the swindling stranger was dropped very
unceremoniously. The agent got away
with a considerable quantity of 51 per
share membership f however.
et
The Traveling Men’s Ball Game.

At a meeting of the traveling men,
held at Sweet’s Hotel Saturday after-
noon, it was decided to play the match
game at Fountain street park on Satur-
day afternoon, September 28. It was de-
cided to devote the net proceeds to fur-
nishing a room in the new St. Mark’s
Hospital, on East Bridge street.

Capt. Owen has selected the following
grip carriers to play in the ‘‘outside”’
nine:

W. T. Welch, pitcher.

Geo. F. Owen, catcher.

N. S. McConnell, first base.

M. K. Walton, second base.

J..H. McKelvey, third base.

W. H. H. Smith, short stop.

F. H. McDonough, right field.

A.B. Cole, center field.

W. H. Downs, left field.

Wool, Hides, Pelts and Tallow.

Wool is selling slowly, with no advance
in price. The same general dullness
prevails and is likely to continue until
manufacturers can get a corresponding
advance in cloths, as dealers let go
slowly and with reluctance.

Hides have lost what little stimulus
was created by dealers, because tanners
drew out of the market rather than pay
the advance asked. Hides and skins are
plenty.

Pelts are weak, on account of the
light demand for wool and pickled stock.

Tallow is firm, with a slight advance.
The supply is ample.

————>_—_—_

History of the Patrons of Industry.

Beginning next week, THe TRADES-
MAN will commence the publication of a
complete history and exposure of the
Patrons of Industry. including a recital
of the proceedings at all the secret meet-
ings of the order. The history wil! run
for several weeks. completely unmasking
the founders of the order and exposing
the duplicity of many of its active fol-
lowers.

Fees,

>_< ___
The Grocery Market.

Sugars are just as hard to get as ever,
no jobber being able to get sugars fast
enough to fill his orders. New Valencia
raisins have arrived and are exception-
ally fine in quality. New pickles will
arrive in about ten days. Medium and
small old pickles are scarce, and itis
generally believed that the new pack
will be lighter than usual.

—_» +> —_——_
A Significant Comparison.

The statement of facts made by I. M.
Clark & Son, on the eighth page of this
issue, is sufficiently significant to attract
the attention of the trade. <A house
which can increase its trade 66 per cent.
in a single season, in so closely contested
a line as teas, is certainly entitled to take
a commanding position among the whole-
sale grocery establishments of the State.

—_——————_——_o-<———___—_——

At a meeting of the Grand Rapids
Wholesale Grocers’ Association, held at
the effice of Ball, Barnhart & Putman
Jast Friday evening, an address was
given by A. B. Grupe, Secretary of the
Traveling Men’s Union. The same gen-
tleman addressed a meeting of the tray-
eling men working for the grocery
houses Saturday afternoon, when an anti-
contract-cutting society was organized,
with W. F. Blake as President and Chas.
McLain as Secretary. Such an organiza-

tion is entitled to the co-operation of
every traveling man and the support of
every dealer, jobber and retailer alike.

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51 in book accounts.
divided
| among forty-eight creditors in the follow-

ing amounts:
Peninsular Furniture Co., Grand Rapids. —— 58

‘in stock and $2,403.

= Deanera © Sons...) see 6.69
Stow & Davis Fur. Co.--.°-...---°-. e706
Nelson Bras 24,93
Telephone Exchange.........-....---.+++- 40
Peter Vornaee..©. 7: te 8.37
Cop W Paper... ... 2. ~ 105.00
M. L. Sweet. cee _. 02-80
G. R. Matic Co £8.5
Hoster, Suevens @Ce.-.....-....-.___--__-... 87.49
Dei wie Eh eke 5.0t
Tolip & See... .-..--------.-- e 5.00
im oe ives 2 200.90
W o Peaitecoe. ke 69.04
ia £ eee... ... 11.60
| Hooper Bros......-..---...-.+ 7, 3.20
| Phos Fur €0. 03. 6. F6.00
New England Fur. Co......-....----...... 24.00
Spring &Ce.-... 273.04
Zenas Aven... ......-- oe 170.53
GC 8 GCapime Co... 34,25
Converse Mie @o..-- 5-6. 93.13
Partisan SOO 20.2
CC ee 49.41
| Holding Chair & Table Co........-..._.-_.- 9.75
eH Ff ides oe 39.06
Heh Puramure ©G.9.....-. 0 ..-...-. 84.47
| *Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Co , Chicago 955.96
*Cribben, Sexton & Co., C hicago ee 695.38
Danville Stove CO., = = = as. e - 89.75
Funk Bros., oe 311.25
| G. H. Martin & Co., - 13.°8
id. S. Herd Johnson &@Co., © | ----..-. -- 45.75
Jenness & McC ar Metre... 2. 48.10
| M. J. Murphy & Cc ae ee 120,27
| J. C. Iverson & oo “Milw aukee.. _.. fos
Kipperes, a eee 52.74
Hunt, Helm « Ferris, er ee. | ee
Hayes Chair Co., Cortland, N. Lo ceo ee
Heywood Chair Co., New York. ee es 40.72
Estey Manufacturing Ce., Owosso... ...- 19.00
Lawrence & Chapin, Kalamazoo.......... 97.30
Whipple Harrow Co., St. Johns............ 37.00
A Wain Boland oo. 10.45
Co operative Stove Co., Cleveland......... 62.87
G. F. Seiberling, Amon Onion 149, .
*A 7. Peck, Lowell |...) oc... 28.5
| *Samuel Bunting, Sons & Co., Philadelphia 999.13

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The six claims marked * are endorsed

lor guaranteed by H. De Vries and the

the rules of the home office did not bear | a
| claims

of Samuel Bunting, Sons & Co.
and Cribben, Sexton & Co. are guaran-
teed Annie De Vries, who holdsa
mortgage on the estate for $2,752.31, to
secure her for guaranteeing the claims
and for rent and alleged borrowed money.

by

| Unless the unsecured creditors look after

their claims
unsatisfied.

their interests very closely,

will undoubtedly be totally
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J. Clark, the Harbor
was in town a couple of days
last week. He looks forward to a good
winter’s business, as the farmers in that
locality are in excellent shape and con-
siderable lumbering is expected to be
done on Little Traverse Bay during the

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illers, Attention

We are making a Middlings
Purifier and Flour Dresser that
will save you their cost at least
three times each year.

They are guaranteed to do
more work in less space (with
less power and less waste)
than any other machines of
their class.

Send for descriptive cata-
logue with testimonials.

Martin’s Middlings Purifier Co.,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

SEEDS

If in want of Clover or Timothy,
Orchard, Blue Grass, or Red Top,
or, in fact, Any Kind of Seed,
send or write to the

Seed Store,

71 Canal St, GRAND RAPIDS.

W.T. LAMOREAUX,

 

 

WwW. Springs gen-

eral dealer,

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PRODUCE MARKET.

Apples—Maiden Blush, Fall Pippin and St.
Lawrence are in fair supply at $1.50@#1.75 per

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Beans—New stock has put in an appearance,
being very superior to the old stock or imported.
It is ‘bright, clean and remarkably white, owing
to the dry weather. It finds ready sale at $1.60
@$2, jobbers holding about 25c per ‘pu. higher.

Beets—40c per bu.

Butter—The market is firm; dairy has ad-
vanced to 14@16c, while creamery is in good
demand at 17@1&ce.

Cabbages—Home grown, fine in quality, com-
mand $1.25 per crate.

Cheese—Lenawee and Allegan county makers
bill their stock at 8%c, while jobbers hold at
94@9%e. The —" is firmer and advancing.

Cider—10e per g:

Cooperage—Pork ane $1.25; produce barrels

ere ries—Home grown are in very limited
supply and demand. Cape Cod bring $8@#8.50

per bbl.

Cucumbers—10¢ per doz.

Dried Apples—Commission men hold sun-dried
at 3%4@44c and evaporated at 6@7c per ih. The
market i is firm.

Eggs—Jobbers pay 13@14c and hold at 16c.

Field Seeds—Clover, mammoth, % per bu.;
medium, 4.75. Timothy, $1.65 per bu

Honey—In small demand. Clean comb com-
mands 15@16c per lb.

Musk Melons—%5¢ per crate.

Onions—%5e per bu. for clean stock.

Peaches—Hill’s Chili and Old Mixon are new
in market, commanding $2.25@2.50 per Du. ate
Crawford’s will be in market the latter part of
the week.

Pears—Flemish Beauties are in plentiful sup-
ply at $1.25@$1.50 per bu.

op Corn—4c per lb.

Potatoes—The market is firm.
and sell at 40c.

Squi ash—Hubbard, 2¢ per lb.

Sweet Potatoes—Fane y Jersey stock commands
$3.50 per bbl.

Tomatoes—60@80c per bu.
Turr — per bu.
Water Melons—$15@#18 per 100.

PROVISIONS.
The Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co
quotes as follows:
PORK IN BARRELS.

Dealers pay 30¢

 

Mess, new.
Short cut Morgan.

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

Extra clear pig, short cut..... 2
Extra Clear, heavy -....--..--. 12
@lear fai DAE 5 52
Boston clear, snot Cut. -.-..-.....-.---_- 12 50
(lear back, ShOrMm Cub. :.. 0-215... 7 12 50
Standard clear, short cut, best........-...-- 12 50
SMOKED MEATS—Canvassed or Plain.
Hams, average B6ips-....- 11
= 1S ii%4
Pie t's.) 1i%
picnic 7%
Gest DORCICHR. 6... 9
Shoulders oo .  . 6
boncleas. tite 8
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.-.._...---..-__..__ 10
Dried beet, ham prices..........-.-....---.... 10%
liens Clears heavy ..._-...---.--- 6
riskeis, Tmedtay 6
: Hehe 6
LARD—Kettle Rendered.
MPIERCES ee ee i
Maips.....---....-....-5 34
boib @iis 7%
LaRD—Refined.
TESCTCGR 64
30 anid 56 1b. Tubs ...--..-.-. .--- -.. 645
31b. Pails, 20 in a ease....-..- 7%
5 lp. Pails, 12 in a case.......
10 1b. Pads, 6in vcase. 0) 6%
S016. Pails 4im a Gane 0. 6. 6%
‘ib. Cams 6%
BEEF IN BARRELS.
Extra Mess. warranted 200 Ibs............--. 7 60
Extra Mess, Chicago packing..............-. 7 00
Piste oo ee 7 25
Mxdes Plate lo
Boneless, rump PUGS... .-.-.. 22 -- <2 9 00
sausaGE—Fresh and Smoked.
Pork Sausage... 7
Ham Sausage..... 12
Tongue Sausage.... 3
Frankfort Sausage. .... 6
100G SHUSHCe ee Os
Bologna. Straie nt 5%
Bologna, tek..4.0.- -. oe 54
Head Cheese -- 5%
PIGS’ FEET.
io Half parmeis,.. 66 ee 2 7
In quarter barrels...--.---/ 1. 1 60
TRIPE.
ip al? Sarcels. ee 2%
In quarter barrels. (-.-.---.--. oo 1 50
i KGS ee ee 7
FRESH MEATS.
Swift and Company quote as follows:
Beef, Garesss 260 -. 5 4 @6
hind quarters. 23... se 54@ 6
fore ce ee @ 3%
: lems. eee ee
- nes ee @ 6%
- tongues. @10
Gr ee @ ce
Pose iotns.... . G8
sboulders.. 2. - @6
Bogne @5
Sausage, blood or head --..----. @ 5
" nic... ........ ___ @ 5
Pranktert. 92.0050 .0.5..). 2 @S8
Po ee @ 7%
OYSTERS and FISH.
F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:
FRESH FISH.
Whitefish CS es @ TM
amomed. 100 @B&8
TreOue oe ee @ 7%
nts...lLl tC @15
OYSTERS.
HPairnayen Conmts.--.-.--. ---- ss. @35
Selees,. ..- @28
RSs @22
AmenGtS te ge: @20
CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS.
The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:
STICK.
Standard, 25 Ib. boxes Bee ee 10%
Twist, 25. ee 11
Cut Loaf, 25 Ee 11%
MIXED :
Royal, 25 lb. pails .. Sete Cece | Ore
O00 tb: DeIS.. 6.82.0. 10
Extra, = _ PAIR 11%
1b) Die 11
Sacnete C ae 25 1D pails 2 2s. e 12%
FaNcy—In 5 lb. boxes.
Temon Props. 13
Sear Dears. oe
Penpermtns PEGS ee 15
Chocolate Drops... 15
H. M. Chocolate Drops......... 43
Gam Mrope ee 10
NSCOriCe DTOMR.. 3 18@22
A.B ijeortce Drops... 14
Lozenges, PAU 15
r Pon 16
Ape 15
Mottaes ce ee iD
af... 14
Moisgces Bae 13
Cormemers a: ee
and Made Creams......-...---
nano... 18
peecorsted Creams... eo 20
Serie HOCK ee 15
Burnt Almonds. .-.. 22... ee 22
Mantergreen Berries. 32s. 15
FaNcy—In bulk.
Rozenges, plaim,im patie... 2Y,
1a ope |. :
o printed, in kg be
- id fe Opie ee. i 2%
Chocolate Drops, in pails.....................- 138%
Gum Drops, 0 pale ee 6%
. oe ee 5
Moss Drops, in — ee ere ease occ sts os 11%
Pe Bie 10%
Sour Drops, in pails........-..............-... 13
Hraperials, im Bais 12%
. PA BDISS. 2. ee ee 1144
FRUITS.
Oranges. 2 @
Lemons, Gage. @5 50
" PO oe @7 00
Mics layers: MoM 20.2. 9@11
aCe, OB cle @ 6
Dates, poner ta TN @ 4%
se % frails, DU TD @ 5%

‘“é

. Fard, 10-1b. bo
50-lb.

 

Persian, abt. DOx.- .

  

Bans eo 2 “S62 50
NUTS.
Almonds, Bigs ee eg geo @17
Lo ee @15

= Californie os cs. ke oe, 13 =

Brozils..... Bee eee oe cae ocelces ecoe ees @9

SUAIGOEGS: OICEIY ioc oe nen

Walnuts, Grenoble. as
Wrenene oe ee le

Pecans, Texas, H. P. Lc oecetie sey es ™OlR

COCORUUSS, PCr I00. 3 oo ss es. cS 4 25@A 50

PEANUTS.

Game COCKS 2.5 @8%

SM sine Cosi paces cutee see cee sarc @i%4

PROG os eee ses ta @6%

 

 

Wholesale Price Current.

The quotations given below are such as are ordinarily offered cash buyers who

pay promptly and buy in full packages.

 

 

BAKING POWDER.
oe Rua ee .
AL Be

   

10¢c cans.... 95
ip. aT a
Boz... _ 2 90
TAG | ds —- 2 60
woz.‘ ...3 80
Pip. 7 495
Beib. ...11 78
Sib .. i a
ip, cee co
rip. 6!) ee oe

  

  

Arctic, % Ib. cans, 6 d 45
\% Ib. = 7
% lb. mie ce 1 40
ib: 2 ee 22 40
° 5 = “7 t a oe
Absolute, ¥ M Ib. cans, 1008.11 7
. 4 lb. 50s..10 00
os dip. “. | 50s_.18 15
Telfer’s, Pe lb. cans, doz.. 45
“ ly e Ib. :.
oy 1 1b: re 50
Acme, 4 Ib. cans, Bdoz.. 75
iB Ib. 2 5o
Fibs See
= balk. .....----).-:). 20
Red Star, ¥4 Ib. cans, 45
% lb. 85
“ itp ee 150
AXLE GREASE.
Feasersc... 2 60
Ameer os 1%
Diamond... ©. 1 60
BATH BRICK.
English, 2 doz. in case. .... 80
Bristol, 2 oo fo
American. 2 doz. in case... 70
BLUING. Gross
Arctic Liq, 4 oc... 3 40
& pe....-..---- 7 00
foe 10 00
. 8-oz paper bot 7 20
Pepper Box No. 2 3 00
. 2 = £ £00
te & 957860
BROOMS.
No. 2 Hurl ee : 0
NOt fo 1 90
No. 2 Carpet LS ae aes es 2 00
NOt | 2 2
Parlor Gera: ............-.-- 2 60
Common Whisk... ........ 90
Fancy ee 1 00
ma. 32
Warehouse. 2.00... 122.23 2 9D
BUCKWHEAT.
Kings 100 lb. Gases .-» OO
OO ip Gases... 425
BUTTERINE
Dairy, solid packed.... ... 13
ores oo 14
Creamery, solid —- 15
rolls. 16
CANDLES.
Hotel, 40 1b. boxes oo ee 10%
Star 46 00 Ia%
Pardhine 00
Wickme. 25
CANNED Goops—Fish.
Clams. 1 Ib. Little Neck... .. 1 20
Clam Chowder,3 ib... -..-. 210
Cov e Oy sters, 7 “4 —
2 1
Lobsters, 1b. pienie eels 1 50
lb 2 65
J tb. She 2 00
2in oor. 3 i
Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.
1Jb. stand. 1%
c 3 ~~ | 3 00
. 3 lb. in Mustard...3 00
fe 3 1b. soused....... 3 00
Salmon, : = ——- 1 90
Alaska.. 1 80
Sardines. domestic 48.. ae 5
c Al ae a @ 9
o Mustard = es @I10
= imported ¥ 13%
es spiced, oo 10
Trout, 3 ib, brook. .......-
CANNED GooDS—Fruits.
Apples, gallons, stand. 2
Blackberries, stand.....
Cherries, red standard......
pitted 2.2... 2
Damesens:-.... 90
Hee Plams, stand ........-. 1 30
Gooseberries........-.......- 1 00
Grapes =
rcen Gaeee................ 130
Peaches, all yellow, stand..1 70
te seconds. 6 1 45
‘ Me 1 iS
Pear 20s cme 1 30
Pineappies .._.-. 2... 1 50@2 50
G@uinces (... 220.0) 1 00
Raspberries, Oxamt.. 0... ... 1 35
rea. 1 60
Sérawherries -.-. ......... 7) a0
Whortleberries..........._.. (5)
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay......
Beans, Lima, stand......... 90
Green Limas.... @1 00
- Sirimes.......... a <
- Stringless, Hrie. ......
Lewis’ Boston Baked. .1
Corn, Archer’s Trophy...... 1

Morn’g Glory.1
Early Golden.1

ac “6

 

 
  

Peas, Wrench. ..° 3... 16
‘<extra marrofat. . @1 35
“  SORKCG os: 80
« June, stand.:........-. 1 35
“ me pitted... ......... 1 55
 Preneh, extra fine... 1 50

Mushrooms, extra fine...... 2 15

Pumpkin, 3 1b. Golden...... 1 Ov

Succotesh, standard........ 95

QUaSH see 1 10

Tomatoes, Red Coat.. @1 00

- Good Enough.. -.+ 00

u Ben Mar... 1 00

. stand br.. @1 00
CHEESE.

Michigan Full Cream 94@ 9%
Sap SAf0..0 0020s. 16 @16%
CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.
German Sweet... ......_... 23
IPreniin  ok 35
Cocoa. —-. 38
Breskfast Cocoa.......-.- 48
EOMRG 37

CHEWING GUM
Rubber, — lumps Ae eee ee 25
ee 35
Spruce... 30
CHICORY.
et 6
MOG T%
COFFEE—Green,

Rio fair @19
. —s ee 15420
. prime @21
. ae washed...19 @22
ie golden ee 20 @23

ponte. lt @2

Mexican & Guatemala 2 @23

Reaherry .. 3.6.6.2. @23

gava, interior..... = @25
7 Mandheling....26 @29

Mocha, genuine....... 25 @27

To ascertain cost of roasted
coffee, add \%c. per lb. for roast-
ing and 15 per cent. for shrink-
age.

COFFEES—Package.

100 Ibs
a 2334
** in cabinets .. oe

MeLaughlin’s XX)

  
  

 

 

Didier | ee
Thompson’s Honey Bee.. ath
- igen. 2314
COFFEE EXTRACT.

Walley City...) .-.. 75
HOHE 2.002003 110
CLOTHES LINES.

Cotton, 40 ft... .-.. per doz. 1 25

be 50 fh... 2: ef 1 50

ue GD th. .2... e 1 60

- ate " 2 00

' Soft 3. . 2 25

Jute GOTt....... . 1 00

< 2G * 1 15
CONDENSED MILE.

Weare ee. 7 50
ANSIO SWIsk. . 20. 6 00
CRACKERS.

Kenosha Butter. ...:.:.....: 8
Neymipar | ee 6
Suber ee 6
SRG, 6
o) WESGHIG gs a.
Besten 28 8
1G OOGR es ee. 8
DOGG test ec 6%
SS, Oyster. ee 6
City Oyster, = beet cc edie os 6
PACS ee 6
CREAM TARTAR.
BeMClly PUG. 3.66.5... CS. 38
GrOCGIe 24

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

DRIED FRUITS—Domestic. | SALERATUS.

Apples, sun-dried... ... : @ 3% | DeLand’s, pure.............. 5

‘evaporated. . @ 6% | Church’s, Cap Sheaf......... 5
Apricots, sy “8 @15 PWiehG so eres 5
2 mewperries | 58. oe Dy PON ce 5
ectsree ~*~ 12

: : : ‘ SYRUPS.

——— aaa = Gorn, harcele! 000, @27
e = a aaa 2} eS ene-hatf barrels... @ae

aspberries “‘ ...-. -20 | Pure Sugar, bbl........... - 28@ 35

DRIED FRUITS—Citron. half barrel... .30@38
i Grain oo ee @23
Tn bores. @25 SWEET GOODS.

DRIED FRUITS—Currants. : - < XXX
Zante, in barrels....... @ 4% | Ginger Smaps.......... 9%

‘ in less quantity @5 Sugar Creama:..- 0... 3 9%

DRIED FRUITS—Prunes. Frosted Creams... ; 9%
Murkey 6 44@ 4% | Graham Crackers..... 9
Bosna 5144@ 6 | Oatmeal Crackers..... 8
aperial. 6. :.. soDA.

DRIED FRUITS—Raisins. | Boxes 3-2 ts 5%
Walencms: 0002 O | Hees, Bnolieh. 7.82... 4%
Ongares, 2-2... JU @ie a
—— Layers, Cali- TEAS.

ienmites eo @
London Layers, for’n. @ Fair ee @16

Muscatels, California. 2 40) ogg 18 A
: DRIED FRUITS-#Peel. — loneiwe 24 eo

a 13 mee ee
CRAnPe la, ba ‘Saeeencene oes =

FARINACEOUS GOODS. | SUN CURED,

Farina, 100 ib. kees:...... Bong Ode ee es 14 @l15

Hominy, per bbl. i > Good 16 @20
Macaroni, dom 12 1b box.. PChuiee 24 @28

a eoxporced | | G10 "| Choicess 0 30 @33
Pearl Bariey: -- =. @3 |} BASKET F
Peas, sreen.. .. _-.- 5 - @1 40} : et

ae @ 3 Fair eee ees e ous @20
Saco Gorman ||. @ 6% Choice ee eee ee @25
Tapioca, fi’k or p’rl... @ 6% Choicest........ eee @35
Wheat. cracked....... @ 6% Extra choice, wire leaf @AG
Vermicelli, import.. @10 GUNPOWDER.

domestic... @60 Common to fair... .. 25 @35

FLAVORING EXTRAC TS, Extra fine to finest....50 @65
Jennings’ D.C. Lemon Vanills | Choicest fancy........ 7 @&5
2 oz. Panel, doz. 85 1 2 cE ne

> OF ot _
: z a 5 5, | Common to fair.......20 @35

No. 3. 1 00 1 60 Superior tofine........ 40 @50
No. 8, “ “2 95 400). YOUNG HYSON.

No.10, “ <& 450 6 09 | Common to fair....... 18 @26
No. 4, Taper, ‘‘ 1 60 2 59 | Superior to fine.......30 @40
1% pt, Round, ** 4 25 7 50 OOLONG.

1 = a 8 50 15 60 | Common to fair... ...25 @30

FISH—SALT. Superior to fine....... 30 @50

Cod, Potcce See enc o es . : Fine to choicest... ... 55 @65

oneless. D Y% ae ae

rated to eee Een 10@ 1144 ceo ee
Herring, oe 4% bbl.. 2 50 (hace = =

wed 3 75 | Choice............. 255. 0 @
Best... |... a ee
Holland, bbis.. 10 00 : ir
“ kegs,new @ 83 Dea Dast.......... 8 @10

“ Seaicd = 25 ToBAccos—Plug.

Mack. sh’ fs; No. = % bbl ii 00 S. W. Venable & Co.’s Brands,

: so Nimrod, 4x12 and 2xi2........ 7

M% oo a | mecentIGn, 22-5xN 12 16.027...... 36

Trout, 6 g bbls... ace @ = Nico, t36, 416 to 30

White Norte bois 222s 80 | BIS Center, Satz, 18 02. -0.

Bn ae 115 W Hee S16 37

2 be 10 Ib, meee Prinket oa, 9 Om... 00. 25
Family, 1% bbis._.. .2 35 ToBAccos—Fine Cut.

* “ Kits.. 1 oo D. Scotten & Co.’s Brands.
a GUN POWDER. 5 95 | Hiawatha............. 62
Halt kegs | 7 ag | Sweet Cobas--. a

LAMP WICKS. TRADESMAN CREDIT COUPONS.

NO 30 | $ 2, per hundred........... 2 50
Net. 40 $ 5, - 3 00
ND 50; $10, ‘ 7 . 400

LICORICE. $20,‘ ic 5 00
Puce oe Subject to the following dis-
Caldera... 3... 6 | counts.
Sh is | 200 GE OVer. -...... 5 per cent.

MOLASSES. : ee ne
= rs me
Cuba Baking.. - -22@25 VINEG
Porto Rico.. ae 40 ee L
New Orleans, ‘good.. eee 25@30 | = gr ee ees: :

Bhool 3338 | * 2 ee 9
a fney. 45@48 or barrel.

One-half barrels, 3c extra. YEAST.

OATMEAL. ? 2 : .

Muscatine, Barrels. |. 5 ee |

eS cane, be %

eees...._. 2 15@2 25 Jelly, 30-1b :
ROLLED OATS. = N,ouap. pals... 2. |... 4
Muscatine, Barrels. @57 OSG ee 15
Half bbis.. @3 12 oe
= Ceses...... 2 15@2 25; PAPER & WOODENWARE
OIL,
Michigan Test.............. 9 cc ee
Water White 00 10% | Curtiss & Co. quote as fol-

PICKLES. lows:

Medium... og : Straw 159

Bat uapayT 5 TOW cee eevee sete eee cece ee
Small, pol og aa. oo
6 bbl.. --++-+++-3 88] Hardware ............ 0.00000. 2%

\ PIPES. Bakers 2%
Clay, No. 216................ 1D perl Goss eg
Cob, _~ D. full count........ ‘>| Jute’ Manilla 8

Co vers sees 48) Red Express No.1......... 5

“RICE. No. 2 4

Carolina eae Se: es

No 5% TWINES.

: No. 2 5%4@ 45 Cotten... 22

“ WO. S210 aS Cotton, No, 2 eee 20
J0pam 0 | atemets See 18

SALT Sea Island, assorted....... 40

Common Fine per bbl....... 80} No. 5 Hemp Peer eceececs 4c 16

Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks..... SS No SB ihn ie
Wool 5.2 7%

WOODENWARE,

Tubs, No. ee 72
i og poe cee 6 25
ee ee 525
Pails, No 1, two-hoop.. 1 60
“ _ No. I, three- -hoop.... 1%
Kegs Clothespins, 5Spr.boxes.... 60

Granulated, boxes.......... 2 Bowls, il inch Se eee ee a 1 00

SAPOLIO. oe 1 25

Kitchen, 3 doz. in box..... 235 ED ates aac. 2 00
Hand, ec . . 2 35 L 7. i. 22

SEEDS. , assorted, 17s and 17s 2 50

Mixed bird 00 4% “15s, 17s and 19s 2 75
Caraway 10 | Baskets, market... 40
Canary 2 4 ;  bushel............ 1 56
Beng. 4 | “with covers 1 90
ie 8% ;, Willow el’ths, No.1 5 75
Be 4% a No.2 6 25
Mustard. eZ ul a No.8 7 25

SNUFF. : splint = Ned 3 50

Scotch, in bladders 7 | i “No.2 4 25
Maccaboy, in jars........... 35 i" i" ‘* No.3 5 00
French Rappee, in Jars..... 43

s a v7 >

Detroit Soap Co.'s Brands. GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS
os eee ee 3 30 WHEAT.

meen Avne.... 1. 3 85
German Wamily.. .;...-.... =o wee... ie -—
Mottled German... ||| 960) Red Os 80
ae ae'Be eee 2 70 oe ui

Ls. bin Bargain... |. 187i gs Bo ar pe
Frost, —— --.3 0 Straight, te here nm ea 4 90
Cocoa Castile ._--....._.- 300] Patent « — ee 4 80
Cocoa Castile, Fancy......_- 3 36 i “ ame oo : 60
- —= ¥ = s Brands. ee -

Bepy Family, 75..........- 2 95 :

) old Country, 7 ee 3 30 zee: ied S =
Une 100.. eee a 2 45
Bouncer, 100.. age 3 15 MILLSTUFFS.

_ SPicEs—Whole. Brag
SEE DFE eT ee 11 00
Cassia, China in mats....... 8 | Sereenings................ 10 00

| Batavia in band... 10> | Middlings 0000000000001! 12 00
fener ares rolis...... = Mixed Peed 000 i) 16 (C0
ie JOY oe le Ys S 5

fi cee ; Coarse meal...... oe 16 00
Mace Batavia...... cs on
Nutmegs, fancy.. Small lots.....-......+-++. 41

Nea es Car ee. 39

- ao ec ce co. OATS,

Pepper, Singapore, = Small lote................... 26
Car 9 7 pss o. 23

ie 20 ee i

sPicEs—Ground—-In Bulk. a
Aliemce oo 15 NOt. 35@40
Cassia, Batavia a ee 20 BARLEY.

o ane Sasono | Nod eu 1 25

“Saigon ............. ao Ne 1 10
Cloves; Ampboyna........... 32 “i

Re Zanzibar. ......... 35 soa ae
Ginger, African.......:.....12%4 | No. E.-...-..--..... 11 00

. Cochin... 1.2.0... 15 WO Oe 9 00
ie . - SaPIAIeR 2.000... 18 ——-

mee Batavia.) 00s
Mustard, English ee = HIDES, PELTS and FURS.

and Trie. .25 Perkins & Hess pay as fol-

: Trieste See eee oe. 27 =| lows:
ee NOo2 oe 80 iy HIDES

e i 2 i

sa Aa Si a oe Green ee 4°>@ 4%

“ Cayenne........... 25 Part Cured. ........... 44@ 5

sé ,
Herbs & Spices, small..... 65 |Full %  ----+--+--- 5 @ 54
large a 1 25 Dr TY cece cc ccccccccns wees 5 @ 6
iia Calf = mS ci... 5 @6
n een... ..
Mystic, Gt press “nt . ced as ae
barrels. vereee 6 etiecin tain oe 10 @20
acc SUGARS. . 1% off for No. 2.

Mb DOSE. 2.225... 9% PELTS
Cubes oc. i
Powdered... =; Shearlings............. 10 @25
Granulated,H.&E.’s.. @ 8% | Estimated wool, per 20 @28

- Franklin.. @ 8% MISCELLANEOUS,

- Knight’s... @ 3%

Confectionery A...... @ 8%

Standard A... ........ @ 8%

No. 1, White Extra C.. @ 7%

No. 2 Extra C......... @%%

No. 3C, golden........ ® ty WOOL.

INO. 4) dark. 2.4.2... OT Woshed. . 2)... 2.11. 25@30
NO: 5 O...us.. Joe @ 6X | Unwashed....:; ........-. 12@22

 

 

Lemon & Peters,

WHOLESALE
GROCERS.

SOLE AGENTS FOR

Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Soaps,
Niagara Starch,

Amboy Cheese,

GRAND RAPIDS.

 

BLIVEN & ALLYN,

Sole Agents for the

 

Celebrated “BIG F” Brand of Oysters
In Cans and Bulk, and Large Handlers of OCEAN FISH, SHELL € ‘LAMS and OYSTERS. We make

a specialty of fine goods in our line and are prepared to quote prices at any time. We solicit
consignments of all kinds of Wild Game, such as Partridges, Quail, Ducks, Bear, etc.

H. M. BLIVEN, Manager. 63 Pearl St.

 

   
 
    
    
    
   
     
     
   
 

 

  

DIRECTIONS

We nav° cooked the curnin this cau
suilicients, should be_ Tauroughiy

Warmed ‘uot cooked) adding piece vt!
Goo Buiter (size of hen’s egg) and gil.
o¢ fresh milk (preferable to waiter.)
Season to suit when onthe table. None
genuine unless bearing the signature oi

Davenport Cannizg Qo,
Davenport, Ia.

 

Fac Simile of the Label of

 

The Best Scouring and Cleaning Seapin the World

Costs as much to manufacture as Sapolio, yet sells at
about half the price ($2.75 per box of 72 cakes). Can be
retailed for as much with equal or better value to the
consumer, although it is generally sold at 5 cents a
cake. Cut this out, and ask your Jobber to send youa
box of Pride of the Kitchen. It is worth trying.

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Drugs & Medicines.

 

 

State Board of Pharmacy.

One Year—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor.

Two Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.

Three Years—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso.

Four Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.

Five Years—James Vernor, Detroit.
President—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas. Vernor, Detroit.
Treasurer—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.

Next Meeting—At Lansing, November 5, 6 and 7.

Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n.

President—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.

First Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing.

Second Vice-President—H. M. Dean, Niles.

Third Vice-President—O. Eberbach, Ann Arbor.

Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.

Treasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit.

Executive Committee—A. H. Lyman, Manistee;
sett, Detroit; F. J. Wurzburg, Grand Rapids;
Hall, Greenville; E. T. Webb, Jackson.

Local Secretary—A. Bassett, Detroit.

Annual Meeting—At Detroit, Sept. 17, 18 and 19.

Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.
President. J. W. Hayward, Secretary, Frank H. Escott.

Grand Ee —. Drug Clerks’ Association.
oak 2 Kipp; Secretary, Albert Brower.
Detroit Pharmaceutical Society
President, J. W. Allen; Secretary, W. F. Jackman.

ee Drug Clerks’ Association.
President, C. 8. Koon; Secretary, J. W. Hoyt.

 

 

A. Bas: |
WA

Cause of the Fluctuation in Iodine and

Preparations. :

The recent fluctuations in iodine have.
impelled Powers & Weightman to issue)
the following circular letter of explana-
tion to the jobbing trade:

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6, 1889.

As a number of our friends have writ- |

ten to us regarding the recent most un-

satisfactory fluctuations in the price of |

iodine and the preparations of iodine;
and as there appears to be a misappre-
hension as to the real position of manu-
facturers. we desire to
facts in the case.

The price of crude iodine is entirely
under the control of a combination, com-
posed of makers of iodine in South
America and Europe.

We are in no way connected with the |
combination, but are separate and dis- |
tinet from it, and subject to its decision |
much and at what prices it|

as to how
will sell.

briefly give the |

Within thirty days the price fell more |

than 50 per cent.,
vaneed to the old figures.
fluctuations we had not the slightest con-
trol.

About August 1, the combination
dropped the price—again on August 8—
and again on August 12; but manufac-
turers of iodine preparations were at
first refused sufficient supplies of iodine
at the low price agreed upon by the com-
bination, and finally were refused en-
tirely, and found themselves in the
anomolous position of receiving pressing
orders (and for unusually large quanti-
ties) restricted to low prices, without
being able to purchase crude material at
correspondingly low rates.

Had we been able to obtain an ade-
quate supply of crude iodine at the low
price named August 12, it would have
been in our power, as it would have been
our pleasure, to continue to furnish our
friends with usual quantities and at low
figures. But such was not the case.

We parted with a great deal of our
stock at a heavy loss, but when our sup-
plies of manufactured goods became
greatly reduced, and, in some cases, en-
tirely exhausted, and we were refused
the crude material from which to con-
tinue manufacturing, there remained but
one course to pursue, namely, to cut
down orders.

And when the combination restored
the price to the old figures, which it did
about September 1, the only further
course left for us to take was to go back
to a basis of cost, and not work longer
on meaningless quotations.

Very respectfully,
PowERS & WEIGHTMAN.
>. >

Strange Inscriptions in a Cemetery.

A traveling man—of the Eli Perkins
variety—recently visited a cemetery and
claims to have discovered the following
inscriptions :

Under this sod our baby lies,
It neither cries nor hollers,

It lived just twenty 7 weeks
And cost us $40.

 

 

Here lies Ann Mann,
She lived an old Maid, and died an old

 

Mann.

Here lies the body of Sarah Gray,

Who would, if she could, but she
couldn’t stay.

She’d two sore legs and a church-yard

cough,
But ’twas the legs as carried her off.

 

To all my friends I bid adieu.

A more sudden death you never knew.

As I was leading the old mare todrink,

She kicked and killed me quicker’n a
wink.

 

Here lies the bones of Wm. Jones,
Who, when alive, collected bones;

But death, that bony, grizzly spectre,
That most amazing bone collector,
Has boned poor Jones sosnug and tidy,
That here he lies in Bona-fide.

 

Here lies Abel Curran, aged forty-two,

A native farmer of Pleasant View.

Pray stop and read, for pity’s sake:

He unto himself did three wives take.

The first one died—how much he missed
her,

Consoled himself and wed her sister.

And then she died, followed by
brother,

And Abel thought he’d try the mother.

She now survives—may her tribe in-
crease.

He lived happily and died in peace.

———_-_—_. <<. ___

The Drug Market.

Quinine and opium are quiet as quoted.
Morphia is unchanged. For explanation
of rapid decline and advance in iodine
and /preparations, see the letter from
Powers & Weightman, published else-
where. Turpentine is higher.

——————q{r1-2 = __—_

An exceptionally profitable investment
for either a druggist or a physician is
offered in the advertisement beginning,
‘Rare Chance,’’ in the Miscellaneous
Column this week.

+4 <a

Kendall W. Hess, Mechanical Engineer
for M. Garland, of Bay City, was in
town over Sunday, the guest of his
father.

her

and then abruptly ad- |
Over these |

“THE OLD ORICINAL.”

eq I’ g™ Your ~

oo

arriage

Paints

MADE ONLY BY

ACME
White Lead and

Coler Works,
DETROIT, MICH,

 

RE-PAINT

Give

 

CINSENG ROOT.

We pay the highest price forit. Address

Wholesale Druggists,
GRAND RAPIDS.

PECK BROS.,

Ball

 

Tee MOST RELIABLE FOOD

Polishina

This is the Time to Paint.
The Best is Always the Cheapest.

WE HAVE SOLD THE

Pionger Prepared Paint

For many years and

GUARANTEE

Same to
Satisfaction.

Dealers in paints will find it to their
interest to write us for prices
and sample cards.

HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG CO.,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

For Infants and Invalids.
Used everywhere, with unqualified
Not a medicine, but asteam-
cooked food, suited to the weakest
stomach. TZake no other. Sold b
druggists. In cans, 35c. and upwa

OOLRICH & Co. on every label.

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Wholesale Price Current.

 

 

 
 
    

 

 
  
  

 
 

 
 
  

 

 
 

 

 

Advanced—Turpentine.
ACIDUM. Car... 2@ 15| ApGipyin........._.- 1 35@1 40
‘Aceieum 20a 8@ 10 stati (po: tS) .-.- me 18 pers Nitras,ounce @ 68
German.. i Op | Cyamude----.- --. bo, Arsenicum =... ... @ 7
ee 2 80@2 90| Balm Gilead Bud... 33 40
Carbolicum ........... 40@, 45 | Potassa, Bitart, pure.. 27@ 29| Bismuth S. N......... 2 16@2 W
Carica 50@ 55 | Potassa, Bitart, com... @ 15| Calcium Chlor, 1s, (4s
| Hydrochlot ... 3@ 5 | Petass Nitras, opt..... y £0) | 1ts gs ie) e. @ 9
Nitrocum ..... 10@ 12| Potass Nitras.......... 7@ 9| Cantharides Russian,
Osnleum . 13@ 14} Prussiate............-. 25@ 28) PO..-..--- +... eee see @1 75
Phosphorium dil...... op | Sulphace po... -..._.- 15@ 18 Capsici Fructus, ar. @ 18
Salieviicum ©0220)... 1 40@1 80 pee i ie eo... @ 16
Sulphuricum . 1%@ 5 : : a po. @ 14
Tne 1 40@1 go | Aconitum -... 072)... 20@ | Caryophyllus, Ps 28) B@ 2%
| partaienm 0s 40@ 43} Althae................. 25@ 30| Carmine, No. 40....... @3 75
| sci ttsi‘ia‘ CC! 15@ 20} Cera Alba, Ss. eF oe ie 3
@ AMMONIA. Aven: polo @ 25| Cera Miva 28@ 30
Aqua, 16 deg Cs 3@ 5/|Calamus............... 20@ 20) Coccus..... @ 40
ABideo! okn Ut 4@ 6| Gentiana, (po. 15)..... 10@ 12| Cassia Fructus........ @ 15
Garbonas | haa ats Giychrrbiza, (pv. 15).- 164@ 18| Centraria............ @ 10
Gnioridum (200000 12@ 14 Hydrastis Canaden, Cevseruin .2. 0.55.2. @ 3
(pe! oi). @ 45; Chieroform ..-....-... 32@ 35
ANILINE. uelicbore, Aln, po... - a = as a squibbs .. @1 00
__....2 00@2 25 | Inula, po...........--. @ % thloral Hyd Crst...... 1 50@1 75
Ce Bien Op |EBCERS, PO... =... 2 40@2 50| Chondrus.............. nO i
— 45@ 50 a plox (po. 20@22) .. 4 = Cinchonidine, = Zw be 2
ae es np | oaiupa, pro... 8... 25@ erman 10
Yellow .20202.2222....-8 0G 00 Marante, 368000000051) @ 35| Corks, list, dis. per _
BACCAE. eens iam!) po... — a eeag @ 60
A 99) sec... TH@ Creasotaim (20:6. |. @ 50
SS a Se _@! %5| Creta, (bbl. 75) 0202200. @ 2
Xanthoxylum ......... 2@ 30]. PY---- ee eee eee T5@1 35 Pee ee 5@ Oo
Spigea 20. 48@ 53 Te  BEOCED. 2... 8s@ 10
BALSAMUM. Sanguinaria, (po 25).. @ 2 ere. @ 8
Copaiba .. 2. 5e@) 60 | Serpentaria (12.2... 40@) 15) CPOGEA 35Q 38
Porn. 2... ee (@i 30} Senera 60@ 65] Cudbear i @ #
Terabin, Canaaa ...-- 45@ 50 Similax, Officinalis, H @ 40} Capri Sulph........... s@ 9
Pomitsan |... 2... .. 45@ 50 M @ Wi Dextrine' ........... 10@ 12
Seiliae, (po. 35)... .... 10@, 12} Ether Sulph........... 68@ 70
CORTEX. Sy ceuridh aang Feeti- Emery, = numbers. . @ °s
Abies, Canadian.........--- 48} (dus, po. @ 3 Oe ee @ 6
Gagsine _ 4. .:-..----... 11 Valeriana, Eng. (po. ” @ 25| Ergota, os 45.62... 40@ 45
Cinchona Flava ......------ 18 German... 15@ 20] Fiske White........__ 2a 15
Euonymus atropurp.....--- oo | ZAngiper &........ 10m 15| Galla......_._... eens @ 2B
Myrica Cerifera, po...-..--- Bet Zingiper 7.04... Sg 25) Gambier... 9@ 10
Prunus Virgini.....--...---- 2 - Gelatin, Cooper... ... @ 9
Quillaia, grd.......  - SEMEN. “ Freneh.... 60
Saccatras |... --.------------ 12) Anisum, (po. 20).....- @ 15} Glassware flint, 75 & 10 per
Ulmus Po (Ground 12)...... 10| Apium (grav es 10@ 12 cent. by box 70 less
Bird, is. : 4@ 6) Giue: Brown......_... 9@ 15
EXTRACTUM. Carui, (po. 18) ........- & | Wiaibe lL 13@ 25
Glycyrrhiza Glabra... 24@ 25 Cardamon.. os Giveering R@ WB
a @ 35 Corlandrum.. . - Grana Paradisi......-. @ 15
Haematox, 2 Ib. box.. 11@ 12] Cannabis Sativa....... URIS... 23@ 40
eee 13@ 14) Cydonium.... ........ Hydraag Chlor Mite. . @ 9
a 68 ee 144@ 15 Chenopodium a 10@ 12 Cor @ 80
6 Best eo. 16@ 17 | Dipterix Odorate...... 1 75@1 85 Ox Rubrum @1 00
FERRUM Moentcniam....-....... @ 15 7 Ammoniati. @1 10
z r S ee pe... 6 8 - Unguentum. 45@ 55
Carbonate Precip.....- Qe @ 4%| Hydrargyrum......... @ 80
Citrate and Quinia.... @3 50 ae grd, (bbl.4 )... 44@ 4%| Ichthyobolia, Am..... 1 25@1 50
Citrate Soluble........ @ Miron... 35@ fedies oe 75@1 00
Ferrocyanidum Sol.... @ 50 | pharlarisCanarian.... 34@ 4% | Iodine, Resubl........ 3 7@3 85
Solut Chloride......-. is @ = ape S@ 6) ledotorm 000.0 @4 70
Sulphate, com’l.....-- 1“@ 2 Sinapis, Aiba ON input 85@1 00
pure......... @ % Niece! 11@ 12 Lycopodium on 5@ 60
Macs .. 8. 85
saa SPIRITUS. Liquor Arsen et Hy-
Arnica ... .------++++- 14@ 16) Frumenti, W., D. Co..2 00@2 50|  drargTod............ @x
Anthemis .......------ 30G 35 D. F. R.....1 75@2 00} Liquor Potass Arsinitis 10@ 12
Matricaria ...... ----- SO 10@1 50} Magnesia, Sulph (bbl
FOLIA. Juniperis Co. 0. T....1 Get > es =
ius 1.) 30) a2 — T3@3 50 Oy Ss Fo
Cassia Acutifol, Tin- Saacharum N. E...... 1 75@2 00 Morphia, S. a = Wo soe 30
assia 4 25@ 28 | Spt. Vini Galli........ 1 75@6 50 N.Y. Q.&
nivelly ---;----.y2" 35@ 50| Vini Oporto ........... eee, 6 ee. 2 55@2 7
Want Adba.-.. 0... : 1 25@2 00| Moschus Canton...,.. 40
Salvia officinalis, is 12 Myristica, Ma i. 60@ 70
—— ee —— Nax Vomica, (po#).. @ 10
i Florida sheeps’ wool Os. Sepia.........-.... : 30
Seen carriage: (0000 00. 2 25@2 50| Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Acacia, ist picked.... G10} Nassau sheeps’ Sell COs @2 00
ea ee Ok earrage 0 2 00| Picis Lig, N. C., % gal
<« $a “  .... @ 80| Velvet extra sheeps’ Oz ....-...- eee sees @2 00
7 a sorts... _@ 65) wool carriage....... 1 10 Picis Lig., quarts ..... @1 00
« 20... 2.) feo. 75@1 00 Extra yellow sheeps’ Pints | 2... @ 7
Aloe, mark. (po. 60)... 50@ 60] carriage ............. g5 | Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80)... @ 50
« ” Cape, (po. 20). @ 12 — seeps’ wool car- Piper Nigra, (po. 22)... @ 18
“ Socotri, (po. 60). @ 50| riage ................ 65| Piper Alba, (po g5).... @ 35
Catechnu, 1s, (48, 14 4S, Hard: = slate use. 75| Pix Burgun........... @i
ee @ 1 | Yellow Reef, for slate Plumbi Acet .......... 14@ 15
Azmmonine ..-..-..---- 23@ 30 muse... 1 49| Pulvis Ipecac et opii..1 10@1 20
Assafcetida, (po. 30)... _@ 15 Pyrethrum, boxes
Benzoinum._-.._.--_ -- wW@ 55 SYRUPS. & ©. D. Co. doz..... @1 25
Camphore._....._ -- Lo a= = eceacia |. ee 50 a py... = -
Euphorbium po .....-- ingen... Oy eee ee ee ee =
ian @ 80 Beene Ee 60} Quinia, S.P. & W..... 39@ 44
Gamboge, po..-.-.---- ae Site toa 50 S. German.... 32@ 40
Guaiacum, (po.45).-.. @ 40] Auranti Cortes.............. 59| Rubia Tinctorum..... 12@ 14
Kino, (po. 25)..------- @ 2 Rhet Arom 0000 50| Saccharum Lactispv.. @ 35
Mase gl 00 | Similax Officinalis.......... 60} Salacin................ 2 A|@2 35
Myrrh, (po a5)... 40 “ 6s co 59 | Sanguis Draconis..... 40@ 50
Opii, (pc. 4 85).....--- 3 3503 = Seneca 509| Santonine ............ @4 50
Shellac 0) 0c W@ 35 | Scillae.............-eeeeeeeee 50| Sapo, W........--.---- 12@ 14
«<  bleached...... 23@, 30 a ek Dite. BOP Meee eee eee 8@ 10
Tragacanth ........--- OO igolntan 50 G....-... 22... @ 15
wERBA—In ounce packages. | Prunus virg................. 50 eae Mixture...... g =
Absinthium .........---+-+-- = TINCTURES. ORG ou . @ 30
et alt lf ~ Ss
=o = Sigg ame ERNE! 25 | Aconitum Napellis R....... oe saccaoy, — oe
Oe eee 28 Tee 50} Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes @ 35
Mentha = ee 23 | Aloes.......-- 21.2 eee eee eee 60} Soda Boras, (po. 12). . 11@ 12
eee 25] “and myrrh............ 60} Soda et Potass Tart... 30@ 33
aC ee 30 | Arnica ........-....e2e sees ee 50| Soda Carb............. 2@ 2%
Tanacetum, V.....---------- 2 Asati... 50! Soda, Bi-Carb......... 4@ 5
Thymus, V.......--..--.---- 25 | Atrope Belladonna.......... 60| Soda Ash) 30 4
Meena nl Benzoin > eee = Soda, Sulphas......... @ 2
Calcined, Pat........-. 55@ 60] Sanguinaria................. 50| “RIS: paige bie. Ge 0
Carbonate, Pat .... Pua, 22 | Baresma 50| « Myrcia Imp... _. @2 50
Carbonate, K. & M.. . 0G 25 Wanteriaes........ 22... 2. 7 sc “Vini con te
Carbonate, Jennings.. 35@ 36] Capsicum ......-....02. 0002. 50} oO gey it i " @215
reer a ae ee es = Less 5¢ gal., cash ten days.
Absinthium........... ee wie 100 a oe 246 _
Amygdalae, Dulce... .-. ao) Gateenm eee 50 pan 2 7
Amydalae, Amarae....7 25@7 50| Cinehona ..............-.--. be) gare “Ges 10
Amiga 1 85@1 95 6 Co 60) pevee acer] 28 80
Auranti Cortex....... i@e 00) Columba ........._.. ee 50) gHeshromae lL! 50@
Bergamii .........-.-- 2 Seas OO Conti |i | SO cera 9 00@16 =
Cajiputi...........---- eee Mi cobeie Oca Gk 1@ 8
Caryophylli i@s OO | Wipstasis 88 50 PS nn
Cedar ci). Me Col Mreob 50 iia
Chenopodii ..... - @1 %5 Gentian i Soi i Bbl. Gai
Cinnamonii ....... ..1 20@1 25 Coe go| Whale, winter........ m0
Citronella) @ %|Guaica............ .. ’ 59| Lard, extra........... 5560
Conium Mac... .....- 5@ 65 non! ae 69| Lard, No. 1........... 45 50
_ SIDR es S0a1 00 | Zinsiber 50 | Linseed, pure raw.... 58 61
Meebse se 16 00@16 50 | Hyoscyamus ................ 50| Lindseed, boiled .... 61 64
Exechthitos........... ma Clnion. 75| Neat’s Foot, winter
Brigeron .............- 120@1 30} “  Colorless............. 75| , strained ....-....... - =
Gages ............ ra 10@2 2) i Merri Chloridum............ 35 SpiritsTurpentine.... 51 55
Geranium, ounce..... Yo Rino ee 50 . Paints. bbl. Ib.
Gossipii, Sem. gal..... 5 opel 50 | Red Venetian.......... 1% 2@3
Hedeoma ............. A Heed 2h I igor ae 50 | Ochre, yellow Mars....1% 2@4
aumiperi. 60. Boge 00! Nax Vomicea................ 50 Ber... 1% 2@3
Pavenduia. 0) a2 out ea 35 | Putty, commercial... 24" 244@3
Pisaonis | see 1 50@1 80 E Camphorated........... 50| __‘‘ Strictly pure..... 24 24%@3
Mentha Piper.......... 2 35@2 40| “ Deodor.........-..0--.- 2 ao) Younes See Ate
Mentha Verid......... 2 50@2 60 | Auranti Cortex.........-...- 50 CaM ..-. +... + 2-2 2-2+-- 13@16
Morrhuae, gal......... S0@1/00 | Quassia OO 50 Vermilion, English.. W@%5
Myrcia, ounce......... - Seay... 50| Green, Peninsular... 10@7
Oye liege Rae ee 59| Lead, red.............. 6%4O@74
Picis Liquida, (gal. mee 10@ 12} Cassia Acutifol............. 50| _.., White ........... - C4OTA
Bien 1 20@1 28 Coo 50 | Whiting, white Span.. @0
Rosmarini......... wog@t 00 | Serpentaria 226000002... 50 | Whiting, Gilders’...... @0
Rosae, ounce.......... @6 00 | Stromonium................. White, Paris American 1 00
Succini...............- 400, 45) Volutan.-....2......, ...... 0 Whiting, Paris Eng.
Sains 90a 00) Valerian (000 50| Cliff ......-. 2... 1-2. 1 40
Sante 0 3 50@7 Veratrum Veride............ 59 | Pioneer Prepared Paint1 20@1 4
Sassafras 00000. 55@ 60 Swiss Villa Prepared
Sinapis, ess, ounce.... @ MISCELLANEOUS. Paints oo. 1 00@1 20
a eee ee ae @1 = Aither, Spts Nit, 3F.. 6@ 28 VARNISHES.
y, a 60 | 4) 4F. ome = No. 1 Turp Coach..... 1 10@1 20
r ae MOM. ois Ye iG} ete LOS... ¢....... 1 70
Theobromas......-.... 20 ‘ ground, (po. Coach Body........... 43 00
POTASSIUM. Oe ie cose a. 3@ 4\ No.1 Turp Fam. ..... 1 00@1 =
et Car jo@ 18) Annattio.... 2.0... oo. 55@ 60| Eutra Turk Damar....1 55@1
Brepromate ..:..5.. 2: 13@. «141 Antimoni, po... .. ..- 4@ 5} Japan Dryer, No. 1
Bromide............... 37@ 40 * et PotassT. 55@ 60 EO a @ 75

 

 

HANISH & &IPERY,

Manufacturers of and Dealers in

Trunks made
to order or
repaired on
short notice.

 

Trunks, Traveling Bags

HARNESSES, SADDLES, COLLARS, BRIDLES,
COMBS AND BRUSHES.

 

74 Waterloo St., -

FOR

Lowest Wholesale Quotations

ON BEST

Scranton Coal!

Call om or address

A.B. Knowlson,

25 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids.

GRAND RAPIDS.

 

 

WATCH 'FOR

LYNGHS BRAUTY,

Best $25 Cigar
on the Market,

D. LYNCH, Sole Owner,

GRAND RAPIDS.

 

Millard’s Hair Glossomer,

A sure cure for
Itchy Sore Scalp,
Dandruff, Ecze-
ma, Dead or Fall-
ing Hair and all
Scalp Diseases.

75¢e

To wash the hair and cleanse the scalp with-
out injury use MILLARD’S HAIR FOAM.
50c a quart. Prepared by H. E, MILLARD,
73 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. Drug-
gists and dealers, ask your jobber, or send to us
for prices.

LIQUOR & POISON RECORD

COMBINED.
Acknowledged to be the

Best on the Market.
E. A. STOWE & BRO, akan RAriDs

 

 

 

AMOND TEA

CURES

Liver and
Kidney Troubles
Blood Diseases
Constipation

LU ap

Female
Complaints

 

Being composed entirely of HERBS,
is the only perfectly harmless remedy 0}
the market and is recommended by al
who use it.

Retail Druggists will find it to
their interest to keep the DIA-
MOND TEA, asit fulfills all that
is claimed, making it one of the
very best selling articles handled.

Place your order with our Wholesal:
House.

Diamond Medicine Go,,

PROPRIETORS,

DETROIT, - MICH.
Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.,|8

WHOLESALE AGENTS,

GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH.

F.. Raniville,

Manufacturer of

LEATHER BELTING

JOBBER OF

Rubber Goods and Mill Supplies,
| 110 5 Pearl Street,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

 

8) D9.
‘sce 30

re

 

ew

aiinaAditv SO} TO RIPL—

8 OAM AAAEA PRA?

 

  

en J

Every garment ae the sini ticket is
WARRANTED NOT TO RIP, and, if not as re-
presented, you are requested to return it to the
Merchant of whom it was purchased and receive
a new garment.

& CG.,

STANTON, SAMPSON

Manufacturers, Detroit, Mich.

= OFFcuRR

Piumbing,
Steam and Hot Water Heating,
Brooks’ Hand Force Pump, In-
stantaneous Water Heater, Hot
Air Furnaces, Mantels, Grates
and Tiling, Gas Fixtures, Ete.

Wholesale and Retail Dealers in

Plumbers’ Supplies.
184 Kast Fulton St, Head of Monroe,

Telephone No. 147.

21 Seribner Street,

Telephone No. 1109.

GRAND RAPIDS, -

 

 

AND

MICH.

Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Go.,

Importers and Jobbers of

Dry Goods

STAPLE and FANCY.

 

Overalls, Pants,
OUR OWN MAKE.

Ete.,

A COMPLETE LINE OF

Fancy Crockery and
Fancy Woodenware

OUR OWN IMPORTATION.

Inspection Solicited. Chicago and De-
troit prices guaranteed.

 

Grand Rapids Fire Insurance Co.

Cash Capital, $200,000.

HISTORY—Commenced Business Novem-

 

 

ber, 1882:

- Assets Total Total =
Year. pec. gist. Income. Expend’s SUFplus.
1882 $100,359 $ 2,578 S2600  -....
1883 109,793 25,276 15° |=
1884 115,670 40,933 oa
1885 126,257 51,054 16s =...
1886 239,501 57,759 45,660 $ 5,378
1887 275,595 102,181 66,558 20,695
1888 300,227 123,240 99,249 35,983

DIRECTORS:
Julius Houseman, George W. Gay, Martin L.

Sweet, I. M. Weston, H. Widdicomb, J. W.
Champlin, D. A. Blodgett, S. F. Aspinwall, James
Blair, T. Stewart White, Philo C. Fuller, E. Crof-
ton Fox, A. J. Bowne, Thos. M. Peck, Francis
Letellier, Grand Rapids; C. T. Hills, Muskegon;
R. A. Alger, Detroit; Dwight Cutler,
Haven; F. B. Stockbridge, Kalamazoo; O. M.
Barnes, Lansing; W. R. Burt, East Saginaw.
JULIUS HOUSEMAN, President.
Ss. F. ASPINWALL, Secretary.

Grand

 

FOR SALE

Or exchange for stock of general ae.
a perfect title to 240 acres of clay and clay loam
soil, 160 acres of which is ina first class state of
cultivation. The land is slightly undulating,
free from stumps and can all be operated by ma-
chinery; is well fenced with board fencing and
watered by living stream of spring water, filled
with trout, planted about 8 years ago. Comfort-
able house, good and commodious barns, auto-
matic water works in stock yards and stables.
Thrifty fruit-bearing orchard of moderate size,
and well provided with shade trees.

This farmis situated in the Michigan Fruit
Belt and is only 4% miles from two thriving
towns with first-class Lake Michigan harbor and
good rail accommodations, is a model farm for a
retiring merchant interested in stock or fruit
raising. The present owner is young and acti-
vely engaged in business with no time to devote
to its management and will dispose of it at a low
figure and on easy terms. Enquiring parties will

please address No. 474, care Michigan Tradesman.

 

 
  

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HAZELTINE
& PERKINS

DRUG CO.

Importers and Jobbers of

~DRUGS—

Chemicals and Druggists’ Sundries.

Dealers in

Patent Medicines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes.

Sole Agents for the Celebrated Pioneer Prepared Paints.

We are Sole Proprietors of

WEATHERLY’S MICHIGAN CATARRH REMEDY.

We have in stock and offer a full line of

Whiskies, Brandies,
CGins, Wines, Rumse.

Weare Sole Agents in Michigan for W. D. & Co.,
Henderson County, Hand Made Sour Mash
Whisky and Druggists’ Favorite
Rye Whisky.

We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only.
We give our Personal Attention to Mail Orders and Guar=

All orders are Shipped and Invoiced the same day we re=
ceive them. Send in a trial order.

Hazelting & Perkins Drvg 60,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

No. 4 Monroe Street,

 

K. G. STUDLKY,

Wholesale Dealerin

Rubber

Boots and Shoes

Manufactured by

CANDEE RUBBER CO.

Send for Large Illustrated Catalogue and
Price List.

TELEPHONE 464.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

 
 
  

BROWN & SEHLER,

DEALERS IN

gins, Balers aud Ml Machinery

Farm Machinery,

2 Agrigultvral
Implements,
Wagons aud Carriages.

we

Corner West Bridge and North Front Sts, GRAND RAPIDS.

 

The Belknap Wagon and Sleigh Co.,

GRAND RAPIDS,

MICH.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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full line of Delivery and*Road Sleighs.
price list.

 

Manufacturers of Delivery Wagons ofall descriptions.

Also manufacturers
Write for illustrated catalogue and

 

 

 

 

 

The Michigan Tradesman

Still in the Field.

The wholesale grocers of Grand Rap-
ids met about a month ago and organized
an association for the purpose of secur-
ing concert of action on matters of
mutual interest. I. M. Clark was chosen
chairman and Amos S. Musselman was
elected to act as secretary. THE TRADES-
MAN has not been favored with a copy of
the constitution and by-laws of the or-
ganization, but is led to infer, from the
initial action of the association, that the
securing of larger profits on certain lines
of goods is not wholly foreign to the ob-
jects of the combination.

The first house to feel the whip was
the Woolson Spice Co. All other man-
ufacturers of package coffee, it appears,
accord the jobber a profit of 11g cent per
pound, whereas the Woolson Spice Co.
gives the jobber only 114 cent margin on
“‘Lion.’? Acting under the instructions
of the association, Secretary Musselman
politely requested the Toledo manufac-
turers to increase the jobbers’ margin
another 44 cent—a request which was
just as politely declined. At the next
meeting of the jobbers, it was decided to
handle no more ‘‘Lion’’ coffee until the
goods were put on the same basis, so far
as the jobber concerned, as Ar-
buekle, XXXX, Dilworth, etc. This
agreement has been lived up to the let-
ter, one house even having gone so far as
to permit its salesmen to assert that the
Woolson Spice Co. is ‘‘burned
‘‘busted,’?, ete. No ‘‘Lion’’ coffee has
been shipped from Grand Rapids for over
two weeks, the jobbers claiming that it
is an easy matter tosupplant the brand
with the goods of other manufacturers.

Naturally enough, the Woolson Spice
Co. does not relish the idea of losing any
ground in this territory and has taken
‘hold its own.”? A Grand Rap-
ids branch has been established, two
traveling men have been put in the
field and the retail trade has been notified
of the change in method by the follow-
ing circular:

The wholesale grocers of Grand Rap-
ids, for reasons which they no doubt
deem sufficient, have dropped ‘*Lion’’
eoffee from stock, and are declining or-
ders for it. As manufacturers of ‘‘Lion”’
eofiee, we desire to inform you that we
have a fully equipped shipping depot at
Grand Rapids for the prompt filling of
erders for *‘Lion’’ coffee, and any orders
or inquiries addressed to the Woolson
Spice Co., either at Grand Rapids or
Toledo, will have prompt attention and
quick execution. We shall also have
traveling agents upon the territory, who
will call on you soon in our interest,
with ‘‘Lion’’ coffee and full line of bulk
roasted coffees, spices. etc., and we trust
you will kindly favor them with your
orders.

What the outcome of the clash will be,
time alone will tell: but one thing is
plain to be seen—if the consumer and
retail dealer want ‘‘Lion’’ coffee, they
ean get it; the jobber cannot successfully
kill the sale of an article by refusing to
handle it.

Tue TRADESMAN is not
the fight, one way or the other, and will
content itself with giving the facts in
the controversy and allow its readers to
draw their own conclusions. It will in-
sist, however, that the fight be con-
ducted with fairness on both sides and
that the interests of the retail dealer, as
well as those of the manufacturer and
jobber, be not overlooked.

in ee
The West Michigan Fair and ‘‘Pompeii.”’

Next week promises to be a memora-
ble one for Grand Rapids, as it com-
passes the West Michigan Fair and five
exhibitions of the *‘Last Days of Pom-
peii,’’ which is certainly one of the most
wonderful spectacular performances ever
given in this country. It is seldom that
visitors to Grand Rapids have an oppor-
tunity to see so complete a fair by day-
light and so grand a spectacle by night—
all within the space of a single day—and
the probability is that the city will be
crowded with strangers from Tuesday
morning until Friday night. As the
hotel facilities are ample, however, no
one need stay away for fear of being un-
able to secure comfortable accommoda-
tions.

The ‘‘Pompeii’’ exhibition also occurs
on Thursday and Saturday evenings of
this week and Tuesday and Thursday
evenings of week after next. THE
TRADESMAN strongly urges those of its
readers who can possible do so to see the
exhibition—and visit the fair, as well.

———>- + >
Doing a Large Business.

All reports received from Detroit agree
that Chas. E. Watson is having his hands
full in dealing with the customers of
S. A. Maxwell & Co. He is located at
room 95, Plankinton Hotel, and his head-
quarters are crowded with customers
from morning until night. He finds time
to wait on all his friends personally, how-
ever, and hopes to have the pleasure of
entertaining every man whose name has
appeared on his order book before the
end of the month. Write him about the
time he may expect you.

—____»>?->———_

Frank C. Hawkins, book-keeper for
the Grand Rapids Packing & Provision
Co., has been ill ever since he left home.
He is expected back from Providence
the latter part of the week.

 

 

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steps to *

interested in

FIGURES TAIN T Lie!

 

 

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During the Season of 1668 Our Sates of Tea were

Upwards of

2,900 Packages.

 

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We were more particular than ever in making this year’s selections,

and secured a line of teas of uniformly fine quality.

In response to our

invitation to send for samples of our lines, and the greai number of orders we
have received on this account, we are happy to be able to inform the trade
that our books so far indicate that our sales for1889 will exceed

4A.O0OQ0Q Packages.

Wwe

still have a number of choice selections

 

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and stand

ready tO Send samiptes or miatch teas with any

Neuse if ihe couniry.

I M: CLARK & SON,

CORNER OTTAWA AND LYON STHREalTs, GHAND AAFIDG.

 

 

 

WHY WEAR PANTS

That do not fit or wear satisfac-
torily, when you can buy the

Detroit Brand, that are perfect in
style and w orkmanship.

JacoB BROWN &COos”

 

+ Perrect Fir, -:

Superior Make
“ANTS and
OVERALLS.

ASK FOR THEM?

 

 

5S. P. Bennett,

“The hive GOAL Man.

Wilkesbarre and Pittston Anthracite
Coal, Cumberland Blossburg Smith-
ing Coal, 72-hour Connelsville Coke.
above coals on track the
Write for prices.

A large supply of the
year around.

§. P, BENNETT, Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

Special Notice!
All smithing coals sold by us we guar-
antee to be mined from the BIG VEIN
in the Georges Creek District. This is
the coal so favorbly known as Piedmont
or Cumberland Blossburg, and stands
unrivalled for smithing purposes.

FLOUR

Owl, Grown Prince, White Lily,
Standard, Rye, Graham.

 

Bolted Meal,
Feed, Ete.

MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED.

NEWAYGO ROLLER MILLS.

 

— ALDINE FIRE PLACE

Before Buying Grates, get our
circular, Sent Free. The Aldine
produces Warm Floors, Perfect
Ventilation; keeps fire over night,
andis cleanly. Burns coal, coke,
wood or gas. Can be piped to com-
mon chimneys, or set like other
grates, andcan be run at half the
> cost ofany other. AddressALDINE
MFG. COQ., Grand Rapids, Mich.

AWNINGS

AND TENTS.

 

 

 

 

 

Horse and Wagon Covers, Water Proof Ona, Saas

Aprons, Wide Cotton Ducks, etc, Send for Illustraved

Catalogue.

Chas. A. Coye,

Telephone 106. 11 Pearl St.

 

 

TIME TABLES.

Grand Rapids & Indiana.
GOING NORTH.

Arrives. Leaves.
Traverse City & Mackinaw.......... 7:00am 7:30am
Traverse City & Mackinaw.......... 9:30am 11:30am
Traverse City Express............. 3:05 pm 4:20pm
Petoskey ac Maen 8:45pm 10:30pm

7:30 a mand 11:30 a. m. trains have chair cars for
Petoskey and Mackinaw City.
10:30 p. m, train has sleeping car for Petoskey and
Mackinaw City.
GOING SOUTH.
- 6:25am

Cincinnati Express.. 7:00am

 

Fort Wayne Express.. 11:45 am 12:45am
Cincinnati Express. -. 5:40pm 6:00 pm
Chicasoand Soureis... 20... 10:40pm 11:05pm

7:00 am train has parlor chair car tor Cincinnati.
: 00 p m train has Pullman sleeper for Cincinnati.
11:05 p m train has Wagner sleeper for Chicago, via
Kalamazoo.
Sleeping car rates—$1.50 to Chicago, Petoskey or
Mackinaw City; $2 to Cincinnati.

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.
Leave Arrive.
ee eee ek ee el 10:15am
ll: Te eee cece ee aL

5:40 pm 8:45 pm
“Leaving time at Bridge street depot 7 minutes later.
Cc. L. Lockwoop, Gen’! Pass. Agent.

 

Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.
GOING WEST.

Arrives. Leaves.
*Morning EXpress..........-cecsee 12:20pm 12:2 pm
*Througn Mall, ...... 2.2. seseeeesce 4:25pm 4:30 pm
‘Steamboat Express............¢. 10:40 p m 10:45 p m
*Night Express........ .------.-.- 6:50am 7:00am
i i 7:30am

GOING EAST.
+Detroit a Scion anne ieee eat 6:45am 6:50am
7eroeee War...................-. 11:35 a m 11:40am
fEvening waiting So aiaee: cain pinkie wists 3:40 p m 3:50 pm
*Limited xpress, ...... 2.2.2.5... 6:45 pm 6:50 pm
+Daily, Garacue excepted. *Dail

Detroit Express has parlor car to Detroit, making
direct connections for all points East, arriving in New
York 10:10 a. m. next day.

Limited Express has parlor car to Detroit, making
close connections for all points East, also makes direct
connections at Durand with special ‘Pullman through
ears to New York and Philadelphia. Steamboat express
has parlor car to Grand Haven, making direct connec-
tion with steamer for Milwaukee and the West.

Through tickets and sleeping car berths secured at
D.,G. H. & M.R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and at the depot.

Jas. CAMPBELL, City Passenger Agent.

 

Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern.

For Toledo and all points South and East, take
the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan ‘Rail-
way from Owossé Junction. Sure connections
at above point with trains of D., G. H. & M., and
connections at Toledo with evening trains for
Cleveland, Buffalo, Columbus, Dayton, Cincin-
nati, Pittsburg, Creston, Orville and ail promi-
nent points on n connecting lines.

A. J, PaisLey, Gen’! Pass, Agent

 

 

WHO URGES YOU

TO hEEP

3A. FOL TO?

2.3 PUBLIC!

By splendid and expensive advertising the manufacturers cre
ate a demand, and only ask the trade to keep the goods in
stock so as to supply the orders sent to them. Without effort
on the grocer’s part the goods sell themselves, bring purchas-
ers to the store, and help sell less known goods.

| ANY JOBBER WILL BE GLAD TO FILL YOUR ORDERS.

 

HESTER & FOX,

Manufacturers’ Agents for

SAW AND GRIST MILLI MACHINERY,

ATLA ENGINE

 
  
 
  

WORKS

INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. S. A.
MANUFACTURERS OF

=A STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS.

Cazzy Engines and Boilers in Stock yumm =
for immediate delivery. ir

   
 

 

 

. Pewee: Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working Machinery,
Saws, Belting and Oils.

And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pulley. Large stock kept on hand. Send for Samp):
Pulley and become convinced of their superiority.
44, 46 and 48 So. Division St.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH

WM.SEARS & CO.
Cracker Manvtacturers,

37,39 and 41 Kent St., Grand Rapids.

CURTISS & CoO.,

WHOLESALE

Paper Warehouse.

We carry the VEBY BEST double or single bit, hand-shaved ax handle

ever made.
Houseman Block, - Grand Rapids, Mich.

Write for Prices.

 

 

 

DETROIT SOAP CO.,

Manufacturers of the following well-known brands:

 

 

ATTRA TS |
QUEEN ANNE, MOTTLED GERMAN, ROYAL BAR, CZAR,
TRUE BLUE, SUPERIOR, MASCOTTE, CAMEO,
HCENIX, AND OTHERS,

 

 

For quotations in single box lots, see Price Current. For quotations in larger

quantities, address,

W. G. HAWKINS, vock 50x15, "Guan RAPIDS.

 

Rindge, Bertsch & Co.,

AGENTS FOR THE

MICHIGAN

 

BOSTON RUBBER SHOE Co.

We carry a full line in stock and guarantee terms and prices as good as any house
selling the line. Correspondence solicited.
2, AND 16 PEARL ST., GRAND RAPIDS,

14 MICH.

Seventeen Years on the Market

With a steady increase in demand.

Jennings Flavoring Kxtracts

ARE ALWAYS RELIABLE AND UNIFORM IN QUALITY AND PRICE, BEING
MADE EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE FINEST FRUIT THAT GROW CANNOT
BE OTHERWISE THAN THE FINEST FLAVORS PRODUCED.

 

 

Dealers will always find Jennings’ Extracts saleable and profitable
goods to add to their stock. Orderthrough your Jobber or direct from

Jennings & Smith,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

SEE QUOTATIONS THIS PAPER.

Michigan Fire and Marine Insurance Co.

ORGANIZED 1881.

CASH CAPITAL $400,680.
CASH ASSETS OVER $700,000.
LOSSES PAID $500,000,

 

D. Whitney, Jr., President. Eugene Harbeck, Sec’y.

The Directors of ‘“The Michigan’’ are representative business men of
our own State.

Fair Contracts, Equitable Rates,
Prompt Settlements,

Insure in “The Michigan.’