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The Song That Silas Sung Neighbor Silas sung a song Every day his whole life long, Sung it glady ’neath the cloud That hung o’er him like a shroud, Or when sunbeams with their play Gleamed and glorified his way, Like a shower of joy outflung Was the song that Silas sung: Let the howlers howl, And the scowlers scowl, And the growlers growl, And the gruff gang go it; But behind the night There’s a plenty of light, And everything is all right And I know it! OOOO OE a a a I a Like the battle drums to me Was the song of victory, Like the flute’s exultant strain ’Mid the wounded and the slain, Like the quick blood-stirring fife On the battle-plain of life— Far and. free the echoes rung Of the song that Silas.sung: Let the howlers howl, And the scowlers scowl, And growlers growl, And the gruff gang go it; But behind the night There’s a plenty of light, And everything is all right And I know it! Silas’ soul has taken flight, Passed in music through the night, Through the shadow chill and gray, And gone singing on its way; But the quaint song that was his Cheers the saddened silences; Still glad triumph notes are flung From the song that Silas sung: Let the howlers howl, And the scowlers scowl, And the growlers growl, And the gruff gang go it; But behind the night There’s a plenty of light, And everything is all right And I know it! Sam Walter Foss. eK HRI AAAI IIIA AIA IAP IBID IAIAAIEIAII II ASAI SSI AAI SIS AISI SS ASSIA SISSIES AI EMMI ASALCSAECSACSECSSCSCSAECSECSECSE A (OA OOOO OOOO OBO OOOO ROO OR OCR O OOOO OOOO LLL AL LA. LL. 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FLEISCHMANN’S YEAST Helps Success It is tuning up a lot of good fellows to concert pitch and making them stick. The Way to Take Yeast Yeast has an appetizing, ° creamy taste. You eat from It seems to make you feel like one-nair to a whele cake 3 a dash into the big breakers times a day before meals; ; 3 or take it crumbied in water, ——@ tide over the mountains heed juices, or mi}k, ‘ é + east is not a drug or d- —and a brisk “rub-down” all icine “It is ‘a food and #2 in e. : tonic, and as such should be on taken . persistently for best results. Its the vitamine content, and the other beneficial things that Fleischmann’s Yeast contains, that does the trick. Tell your customers about it! THE FLEISCHMANN COMPANY Doz. 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Sample copies 10 cents each., _ Extra copies of current issues, 10 cents; issues a month or more old, 15 cents; issues a year or more old, 25 cents; issues five years or more old, 50 cents. if not paid in Entered at the Postoffice of Grand Rapids under Act of March 8, 1879. MERCHANTS HOLD WHIPHAND Peerless Swindlers Make Complete Back Down. The victims of the rascally repre- sentatives of the Peerless Talking Machine Co. are now receiving let- ters from the Chicago sharpers read- ing as follows: Chicago, Oct. 27—-We have not re- ceived any reply to our letter of Octo- ber 6, regarding payment of our draft for the two machines which you or- dered from us September 8. As you apparently are not satisfied with the terms of the agency agree- ment which you signed, we suggest that you kindly return the two ma- chines to us at once by express pre- paid, and on receipt of same, we will terminate your agency. CG. W.. Shaver, Manager Peerless Talking Machine Co. It will be noted that the letters from the Chicago office of the sharks request the return of the machines without saying anything about the notes. The Tradesman advises its friends in trade who have been in- veigled into signing the the agency agreements to refuse to give up the machines until the notes are first re- turned. In. cases ‘where. cartagze charges have been incurred, the Tradesman suggests that the mer- chants insist on being reimbursed for same. The merchants now have the whip hand—thanks to the exposure of the swindle (or attempted swindle) by the Tradesman—and there is no reason why they should not apply the lash to the backs of the cheats to good purpose. A new angle to the swindle has appeared during the past week in the shape of “agency agreements” which give Flint as the main office of the “company.” The certificate also bears the New York address of the “com- pany,’ which is probably a myth. No street number is given at Flint, which leads to the belief that the Flint headquarters was in the pocket of the crafty chap who made that city his base while operating in Eastern Michigan. The name of the man who signed the certificates which purport- ed to come from Flint is R. Kramer. Two More Victims. Walkerville, Nov. 1—We_ were handed a copy of your paper to-day and find in it the exposure of the Peerless Talking Machine Co. We are caught as well as the rest. A man walked into the store one day and said, “Do you think you could sell any talking machines here?” I said, “No, we haven’t any money to spend for them.” Then he said he didn’t want us to invest any money, but wanted to send two sample machines here, so we could take orders from people and when we sold a machine take out 25 per cent. and send them the rest, so I told him he could send them in that way, but we would not put any money into them in any way. In a short time the machines came and in two days after that came an invoice for $315 to pay for the ma- chines, so I wrote them we were not to pay for machines until sold and they wrote back that we had signed a note, due on demand, and they were drawing on us through our local bank, but we have not paid yet and will not pay until we have to. When the man was here he filled out a blank for me to sign as their agent here and I read it over and it looked all right and there was no note on it, so they must have had the note underneath with carbon paper between, so I wrote our name in that way. Now what can we do about it, if anything? Walker Hardware Co. Dansville, Nov. 1—I am another Peerless Talking Machine Co. victim. The agent used the same tactics with me as with others mentioned in your paper, except that he put into the contract in writing that the Peer- less Talking Machine Co. would send a selling force within three weeks and sell the machines for me. [ am sending contract for your in- spection and request your advice as to proper course of procedure. C. M. Youngs. In all cases the Tradesman has re- plied to enquiries of this kind as fol- lows: Grand Rapids, Nov. 2—I am sorry you got caught in the meshes of the Chicago swindlers. Under no circum- stances make any settlement with the cheats. The notes are invalid on three grounds. [ will cheerfully disclose these reasons to you or your attorney any time you are sued on the note, which I do not think will ever be the case. Note carefully my articles in the Tradesman and watch for any further developments [I may chronicle from week to week. If you have not yet received the talking machines, | would advise you to refuse to accept them from the transportation company. Write the concern at once as fol- lows: . “Cancel my order for talking ma- chines, as obtained by false pre- tenses.” Keep a copy of your letter and ac- quaint me immediately with any further developments. If you have the machines in stock, write the Chicago concern that they are held by you, subject to their or- der. When you receive notice from the bank that the note is there for col- lection, call at the bank and write on the back of the note: “Payment refused because signature was obtained by fraud.” : This will prevent the swindlers from selling the note to an alleged “inno- cent third party.” E. A. Stowe. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1920 WOOL AND WOOLENS. At the first auction sale for several months of Government owned wool, held in other day, the coarse varieties offered were disposed Boston the of, although the prices obtained were The carpet manufacturers were the buyers. At very low. Sydney, Aus- tralia, quite good prices were had for fine merinos, the buyers move- domestic principal Not much shown in being Americans. ment as yet is wools. While the mills are securing certain kinds of wool which they wish to be sure of, they are not buying in any large way, feeling certain that they will be able to get what they need when the time comes when they must have it. Their business just now does not warrant too great an invest- ment in raw material. Reports of the mills made to the Bureau of the Cen- cf Oct. 1 show a smaller per- centa-e of idle that date than on Sept. 1, but larger than there should be. Nearly one-half of the wide looms and over one-third of the narr wer were reported idle. Of spin- SUS aS looms on ning spindles 43.2 per cent. of those on woolens were idle and 26 per cent. worsteds. Cutters-up their of those on have received samples for spring, but have been in no hurry to put in orders. They are waiting to see what encouragement they can get from The business of the latter has been delayed by the warmth of the weather for nearly the whole of the month, and has been further disturbed by the number of the clear- ance and cut-price sales which have retailers. been in progress in different cities. The general attitude of the clothing manufacturers is shown in an an- nouncement by one of the large Chi- cago concerns in advising its custom- ers to wait until later before putting in orders for spring. Unless business picks up very materially there is a likelihood that pretty drastic cuts in prices will be shown when some spring clothing is offered. COTTON GOODS MARKET. Despite the wabbles which the quo- tations reflected, the past week show- ed a rather strong understone in the This is entirely re- gardless of the bullish sentiment evoked by the first frost of the season in a portion of the growing districts. In point of fact, the frost came at about the usual time and too late to afiect anything except the top crop. But what gives strength to cotton is that prices have gone down about as far as they can and that any further tendency must be upward rather than downward. Prices have not been helped any by the measures advocated looking toward a stoppage Nothing could be gained by such a course, as this would not cotton situation. decided of ginning. Number i937 lessen the quantity of cotton, and, as one man put it, “cotton can be held in the bale as well as in the seed.” The mill men, especially those in the South, are not anxious to have cotton go lower. They can make a good profit on fabrics at reduced prices even if the cost of cotton advanced quite a bit on recent figures, and they would be surer of sales of bigger goods if the material went up. The continues quite weak despite the price made. Sales light and have been made on the low bases re- price of the raw fabrics e demand for been been cuts which have goods have of gray cently reached. Bleached and printed goods have met with some favor on the part of buyers, but there has been no eagerness shown in the purchases. Credit part in the reluctance to buy in quan- tity. The cotton goods in general has caused a further production East. knit November. In considerations have played a lack of orders for 1 curtailment of South, activity 1s down More goods as well as in the expected in about the middle of hosiery, things remain about as they were, with decided price weakness and few transactions. TREND OF FOOTWEAR PRICES Buyers of footwear are beginning to see the approach of lower prices, despite the predictions that this Fall would show the peak of high costs agreed that plentiful Packers and tanners are hides were never so and there is-no lack of Che been a factor 1! all kinds of leather. slump in the export trade has producing this situa- tion. In August, for example, the value of the leather exports was put at $65,058,896 as against $23,544,890 in the corresponding month last year. Exports of boots and shoes have also months. A factories have been dropping in recent number of shoe either closed down or are working on part time because of the absence of de- mand. Despite the marked decline in the cost of raw materials, prices have correspondingly for The blamed for hardly how not dropped boots and. shoes. high labor cost is sometimes this, but this position is tenable small a due to labor. those who ex- foot- 1 when it is considered percentage of cost is On firmer ground are plain the high retail wear as due to the reluctance of « ers to let go their holdings at any- where near their cost of replacement. They are hoping to sell them at some profit over what they cost, but the public fails to respond and keeps on getting its old shoes cobbled. Mean- while, the manufacturers are obtain- ing few orders and are obliged to cur- The logie of the sit differeiit price of eal- tail production. 1ation will soon call for a policy, to the advantage of all con- cerned. The shoe trade will have to do what other trades are doing. ae Ee Lc RD ar BS cs Se sae peakae et nbc obo F Tekst Seti iil sacks tise Shoplet a ADAMS DUCKING CLAIMS. Express Co. Trying To Avoid All Liability. New York, Nov. 2—Receivers of this city who were forced to accept express shipments are still holding the bag for any claims for damage on such shipments. This is particularly true of the Adams Express Co. which went out of business in June, 1918, and which ever since has stalled along claimants with one excuse and then another, always failing to pay the claims. This, too, in the face of the ruling of the Interstate Commerce Commission in a suit brought by the National Industrial Traffic League against the American Railway Express Co. and the Director General in which it was held that the uniform express receipt was “unreasonable and unduly prejudicial.” : That part of the express receipts referred to is the one in which it says that no claims can be filed for dam- ages against the express company un- less made within twa years and one dav from the time of the delivery of the commodity for which damage 1s claimed. The headquarters of the Adams Express Co. is at 52 Broad- way, and there are a number of suits for damages against it. In a recent bulletin issued by the Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ As- sociation this matter is taken up and discussed. This bulletin says its coun- cil has rendered the following de- cision: “It is now possible for a complain- ant to bring suit, although the two years and one day has elapsed, by al- jeging that the two-year and one day clause is inapplicable because unlaw- ful. This allegation may be made by the complainant in its declaration bringing the suit, or it may be plead- ed in rebuttal to any defense of the express companies that may set up that the claim is barred by the statute of limitations. When a shipper has what is a valid claim and of sufficient importance to bring suit, | would ad- vise the bringing of the suit, although the two years and one day has elaps- ed. The principau matters to be de- termined by.the shippers are: Is the amount involved sufficient to warrant the expense of litigation and is the evidence forthcoming to show liabil- ity on the part of the express com- pany?” Following this quotation the bulle- tin reproduces a mimeographed letter from the Law Department of the Adams Express Co. here which fol- lows: ‘The Adams Express Co., having retired from business June 30, 1918, has closed its claim department with respect to all loss and damage claims on which, under the limitations of the uniform express receipt, its legal lia- bility expired two years and one day from a reasonable time for delivery if not delivered. “It is not, therefore, in a position to consider or reopen any loss and dam- age claims on account of shipments moving prior to June 30, 1918, with the single exception of claims for Cc. O. D. shipments in which the goods arrived at destination and were re- ceived by the consignee and the Ad- ams Express Co. collected the C. O. 1D. and failed to remit; or being prop- erly advised of the forwarding of the shipment as a C. O. D. delivered the shipment without collecting the C. O. 1). Such claims will still be consider- ed by the minimum force which the Adams Express Company has re- tained for the purpose of dealing with these claims, on which no limitation will run.” Commenting bulletin says: “This letter speaks for itself. The Adams Express Co. has delayed in- vestigation, lost the correspondence, called for duplicate papers, made promises of settlement, assured claim- ants if would not take advantage of the two vears and one day provision and resorted to every possible device to delay settlements, and the moment the two years and one day expired upon this letter the Ok a bs a ene aetna MICHIGAN TRADESMAN it notified claimants that their claims would receive no further consider- ation. It completely ignores the de- cision of the Interstate Commerce Commission holding that the limita- tions of the uniform express receipt was unreasonable and unduly preju- diced (58 ICC 304). It will still con- descend to discuss with claimants C. O. D.’s. In other words, perhaps it will settle for the money it has col- lected for claimants, and which be- longs to claimants but which during all those years it has converted to its own use. “Where claimants have claims large enough to warrant suit, our Counsel advises that suits should be brought against the Adams Express Co., wher- ever service can be had. There are some cases now pending in New York against the Adams Express Co., the outcome of which may have some bearing upon future cases.” __—_. - -____ Retail Dealers Up Against Unfair Competition. Cadillac, Nov. 2—Retail business is facing a new problem in the form of farmers’ associations. One of these is called the Potato Growers Exchange, claiming a membership of 16,000 and being added to at a very rapid rate. This Exchange has just issued a little publication that is sent to the members, in the current issue of which it gives expression to the thought that impells them to use every means possible to protect their business. The article is headed ‘“‘The Farmers’ Position’’ and says in part: “We cannot get away from the im- pelling conviction that it has been the custom of the Government, as of business men and capitalists generally, to discrim- inate against the farmer. We _ wish to see the farmer make a continued success of his co-operative propaganda and that he may establish and engraft upon busi- ness policy of all alike, from the Govern- ment to the artisan, his slogan ‘Produc- tion cost plus a reasonable profit for his toil.’ “There should be absolutely no specu- jation in the necessaries of life. We hope that the time is forever past when greedy speculators can manipulate either the demand or the supply. If the consumer would have the benerit of the low prices which the farmer has been obliged to accept for his produce he (the farmer) might be content; but when the consum- er has to pay the dealer, the non-pro- ducer whose toil produces no sweat, a price wholly inconsistent with the deal- ers cost is it any wonder that Mr. Farm- er became dissatisfied? It is the abuse of conditions that destroy them, and in- augurates reform. Co-operation. is the child of necessity and the basic cause for its phenomenal strides during the last two years has been the high cost of dis- tribution.” It further asks, ‘‘How farmers can ex- pect to get ahead when a swarm of speculators’ and industrial thieves set an arbitrary price on all they produce?” The foregoing quotations only serve to show the spirit that is being engendered by this particular Exchange, notwith- standing the fact that the Attorney Gen- eral in his investigation into the H. C. of L. has this to say, in part: “We found in the milk business that farmers throughout the State were oblig- ed to and did organize for the purpose of obtaining a fair price for their prod- uct and we found that in a great many instances they met and from time to time tixed the price on milk or of milk. Now, technically, under the laws as they are on our books to-day that would be a violation of the act.” In face of this fact the farmers get their claw in the public treasury for the purpose of paying a County Agent who devotes his time to their interests. It is a notable fact that there does not appear to be any reduction in prices be- cause the kotato Growers’ Exchange has endeavored to eliminate the middleman, the only difference seems to be diverting a portion of the middleman’s living into the pockets of the farmers in the shape of profits. It is a law of nature that we are all entitled to a living and no man has any license to take away another’s living by transforming it into profits for himself. This is particularly true as ap- plied to farmers, since farmers as a Class only pay about one-third of the normal tax and little if any special tax. tetailers, the farmers are advocating co-operative stores, which is only another link in the chain of ‘‘no advantage to the consumer,’’ but are we going to assume a “holier than thou” attitude and permit them to establish their stores in the cities and towns that we as retailers pay 50 per cent. of the taxes to support, or are we going to, by organization, devise ways and means to counteract this propaganda that is not only branding us as profiteers through the public press, but that is aim- ing deadly blows at one of the most an- cient and honorable of occupations, that of paSsing out to the ultimate consumer the necessaries of life in such a way as enables him to live, and in many in- stances without the humiliation of be- coming a public charge? The mayor of the village of River Rouge in a letter written to the Cadillac Evening News, characterizes men engag- ed in our line as “profiteering middlemen and retailers,’ yet had he known, aS a person qualified to be mayor should know, that approximately 50 per cent. of the taxes spent in his burg under his direction is paid by the men whom he publically refers to as profiteers. These are only samples of the sort of slander that is being constantly spread tcat has the effect of arousing ciass feel- ing and which should be classed as “‘red literature’ and the distributors of such should be made to answer tv_ proper authorities, but as such stuff is being passed out continually, permit me_ to suggest to you as retailers that action be taken in the courts to make some of these agitators prove their staterrents. J. M. Bothwell. ——_—_- <2 ---— One Hundred Per Cent. Gain In Two ' Years. Kalamazoo, Nov. 2—Perhaps you might be interested to know that Kalamazoo Council, United Commer- cial Travelers of America, has made a gain in membership of 100 per cent. in the last two years and is now pre- paring for a still greater gain and “more for your money.” Like most councils, we have been combining our social and business meetings, to the detriment of both. We have now se- cured more spacious quarters in Odd Fellows Temple for two nights each month—second and fourth Saturdays —and under the leadership of G. E. Ranney, S. C., with a fine bunch fill- ing the chairs, we will be able to give our ritualistic work a better setting and our entertainment committee full scope, according to their ability and November 38, 1920 desires. The fourth Saturday in every month will be ladies’ night. All U. T. C’s are invited. We started our socials Oct. 23 with a rush—games, dancing and feed, Halloween decora- tions, good crowd and a general good time. Our Grand Sentinel, George E. Kelly, presented a newly organized “Comedy Four” as the scum of our Council, but afterward explained that he intended to say cream. They cer- tainly must have been old timers, but as they appeared en masque, we can- not give you the personnel. They gave a unique entertainment of jokes, quips and finished with their original topical song entitled “We're all one family In the U.C, T-” Just now we are preparing a float for the armistice day parade and ex- pect to make a proper showing. Our float has been assigned a prominent place in the parade and we expect to follow it with not less than forty au- tomobiles, filled with U. C. T.’s, their wives and kiddies. We find that busi- ness men, as well as our civic man- agers, realize the great force wleided by the U. C. T. in personal contact advertising and that we are the top notch boosters for our city. Boys, drop up and see us. 1. O. King. It is a wise merchant who does his best to iron out the differences among his employes so as to get them to de- veloping team work. The Carnation Family—Gvandmother This fine old lady is one of the best known members of the Car- nation Family. She is Grandmother, famous for her pies and gingerbread, queen of all cooks and an ardent sup- porter of Carnation Milk. The wonderful Carnation Fam- ily series of advertisements 1s being followed by millions of readers of the leading national magazines, your best customers among them. Link your place of business with this advertising by clipping the advertisements as they appear in The Saturday Evening Post and other publications, displaying them prominently in your win- dows or in your store. Let your customers know that you are the Carnation Milkman. It will mean increased sales for you. Ask our representative or write direct to us for Carnation adver- tising material and selling helps. Address the Carnation Milk Pro- ducts Company, 1133 Consumers Bldg., Chicago, or 1133 Stuart Bldg., Seattle. Remember, your jobber can supply you perenne e hal * Cccceal Milk The label is red and white “a Leiaicnee eintt i November 3, 1920 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN a C/N PNR A I my Mf CR NEE NENTS Things Have Changed With the return of normal conditions of supply, your cus- tomers are becoming more critical. They want full value for their money. During the unusual period we have passed through our buyers have been careful to continue our policy of buying supplies on tested and proven lines of exceptional worth, and to-day these lines of GOOD GOODS are more valuable to us and to you than ever before. We think it will be of interest to you and to your customers who buy our GOOD GOODS that you supply, to know that the volume of our business enables us to use experts in selecting GOOD GOODS; as, for instance, our spices, which we selected after an in- dependent chemist of National repute had analyzed samples of spices from the leading manufacturers. His independent test told us which were best, and these are now packed in Quaker cartons. The same standard of superiority is made to apply to all of our other products, as you who handle our coffees, teas, our Ameri- can Eagle Flour and other Quaker and Nedrow products know. Remember, GOOD GOODS and GOOD SERVICE, with fair prices are what must draw the trade in the future. WORDEN (FROCER COMPANY Grand Rapids—Kalamazoo—Lansing The Prompt Shippers. Sih nbn hy YS ADA ESA NE IES Tks Wen kare Sane oho alah ah Sake NH el TAAL Sara RRA Ke anc ob aot ees Pe ess nua tin let Adee AB cea SEN ¢ Sac tahiti cia eantttedinae lait tomcat nn an chan SE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 3, 1920 ie w S/F Mats —y {i Ai 2S] 8 Movement of Merchants. Maple Rapids—Edgar Frisbie has engaged in the meat business. Rives Junction—V. E. Stanley suc- ceeds G. W. Hazen in the drug busi- ness. Swartz Creek—The Swartz Creek Grain Co. has removed its offices to Gaines. Owosso — Aitken-Wever sucteeds Charles Lawrence in the hardware business. lonia—N. J. succeeds Spaulding & Powell in the hardware Spaulding business. B. Travis Co. Lampen in the hard- Hamilton—tThe F. succeeds H. J. ware business. Detroit ihe H. P. Co, dealer ai automobile parts, has removed its business to Midland. Otsego—The First Bank has increased its capital stock fom $30.600 to $35,000. State Savings Kent City—The Kent City State Bank has increased its capital stock from $20,000 to $30,000. Hemlock—The Hemlock Elevator Co. has increased its capital stock from $36,000 to $100,000. Morrice—A. H. McCoy has remov- ed his grocery stock to Bancroft and will continue the business. Iron Mountain—The American Se- Bank has been incorporated authorized capital stock of curity with an $100,000. Coral—Charles Will has sold his hardware stock to R. S. Jennings, of Howard City, who will continue the business. State 3ank of Maple Rapids has been in- Maple Rapics—The First orporated with an authorized cap- ital stock of $20,600. Maple Rapids—The First State Bank of Maple Rapids succeeds the private banking business of Hewitt & Groom. It has a capitalization of $20,000. Jackson—George Rupert & Son have engaged in the grocery business at 559 North Pleasant street. The W. R. Spencer Grocer Co. furnished the stock. Eaton Rapids—Wilbur Fowler has sold his plumbing stock and equip- ment to Minnie & Ramsey, who will continue the business in connection with their hardware store. Ishpeming—F. E. Moore has tender- ed his resignation as manager of Sell- goods store, and will ave shortly with his family for his former home in Indiana. He has been ’ ood S drv a resident of the city for over a year, being employed first at the Skud store and for the past several months at Sellwood’s. assume charge of the dry goods de- Roy Matthews will again partment Fremont—Cornell Pikaart has sold his interest in the Pikaart & Van Oss Co. stock of general merchandise to Frank Van Oss, of Jamestown and the business will be continued under the style of Van Oss Bros. Muskegon—-The Packing House Market Co. has been incorporated to buy and sell meats at wholesale and retail, with an authorized capital stock of $10,000, $7,500 of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Detroit—Harry Williams, wholesale produce dealer at: Howell, has form- ed a copartnership with Lester J. Garlock, commission produce dealer, under the style of Garlock & Wil- liams, to succeed L. J. Garlock & Co. Detroit—The Garlock-Williams Co. has been incorporated to deal in poul- try, eggs, and all farm products, with an authorized capital stock of $6,000, all of which has been subscribed, $3,- 000 paid in in cash and $1,000 in prop- SEty. 3ay City—The Fletcher Auto Sales Co. has merged its business into a stock company under the same style, with an authorized capital stock of $100,000, all of which has been sub- scribed and $55,000 paid in in prop- Crey. Gobleville—Meyer Bros., dealers in drugs, groceries, crockery, etc., re- new their subscription to the Trades- man and say “We cannot get along very well without it. I believe we have taken it from the very first is- sue.” Jackson—The Evans Coal Co. has been incorporated to deal in coal, coke, wood, ete., with an authorized capital stock of $50,000, of which amount $31,100 has been subscribed, $100 paid in in cash and $7,000 in property. Marquette—T. E. Bissell & Son has been incorporated to deal in auto- mobiles, tractors, motor trucks, parts and supplies, with an authorized cap- ital stock of $25,000, of which amount $16,000 has been subscribed, $4,000 paid in in cash and $12,000 in prop- erty. Whitehall —_ H. E. Carleton has merged his garage and automobile supplies business into a stock com- pany under the style of the Pike Garage, with an authorized capital stock of $10,000, of which amount $5,- 000 has been subscribed and $3,850 paid in in property. Albion—Two young men clubbed George Fisher, who conducts a small grocery on the outskirts of the city, when they called him to the store Monday night to sell them cigarettes. When cries of the man aroused neigh- bors, the assailants made their escape without securing any money. Fisher was stunned, but escaped serious wounds. Bellevue — David C. Clerke of Adrian, has purchased the property of the bankrupt Sanitary Bakery Co. and will open it for business as soon as the store building has been remod- eled, new machinery installed, etc. A lunch room will be opened in con- nection with the bakery and the busi- ness will be conducted under the style of Clarke’s Quality Bakery & Lunch Room. Detroit—The plan to double the capital of the Detroit Trust Com- pany, making the capitalization $2,- 000,000, has been approved by the stockholders. This makes the com- pany the leader among the State’s trust companies as to capital stock. Present stockholders have the privi- lege of subscribing for one share of the new stock at par for every share of the old stock until December 1. Manufacturing Matters. Detroit—The Presto Chemical Co. has increased its capital stock from $10,000 to $25,000. Detroit—The Hardened Steel Prod- ucts Co. has increased its capital stock from $50,000 to $100,000. Saginaw — The Sommers Bros. Match Co. has changed its name to the Sommers Bros. Manufacturing Co. Kalamazoo—The Kalamazoo Rail- way Supply Co. has increased. its capital stock from $300,000 to $600,- 000. Port Huron—The Port Huron Sul- phite & Paper Co. has increased its capital stock from $500,000 to $1,050,- 000. Fowler—A. A. Bertram, who. re- cently purchased the Fowler cream- ery of Peter Edinger, has taken pos- session. Detroit—The International Corn Products Corporation has increased its capital $100,000 to $300,000. Pontiac—The Pontiac Lawn Mower Co. has increased its capital stock from $50,000 to $200,000 and changed its name to the Moto-Mower Co. Detroit—-The Electric Welding & Equipment Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $16,060, $8,500 of which has been sub- scribed and paid in in cash. stock from Laurium — The Stiglich Knitting Co., has turned its attention to waste lumber and has begun negotiations for a paint brush handle factory which will employ about fifty men. Detroit—The D. & G. Candy Manu- facturing Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $1,000, all of which has been sub- scribed and paid in in cash. Jackson—The Continental Garage Tool Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $50,- 000, of which amount $25,200 has been subscribed and $10,200 paid in in cash. Ontonagon—-Negotiations are on be- tween the Northern Fiber Co., of Green Bay, and city officials and land owners of Ontonagon for the selection of a site in that district for a pulp mill. Work on the erection of the mill is expected to start immediately. The mill will be capable of turning out fifty tons of soda pulp a day and will employ from sixty to seventy- five men at the start. Perry—The Perry Glove and Mit- ten Co. entertained their employes at dinner last Friday. Chicken pie, sal- ads, buns, pickles, cake and ice cream were served. Covers were laid for seventy-three. Sault Ste. Marie—A branch of the 1 R.. DaRoy Bandle Uc... ot. Park Lake, has been located at this place and a factory building 160x50 feet will be erected at once. The concern ex pects to start with about a hundred men. Marquette Paveglic Brcs. have merged their marble and granite busi ness into a stock company under th: style of the Pavegiic Granite & Marbk Co., with an authorized capital stoc! of $80,000, of which amount $40,500) has been subscribed, $5,000 paid in i: cash and $28,000 in property. Chelsea—The Central Fiber Prod uct Co. is a new enterprise which has started production in Chelsea. One of the warehouses of the Holmes Company has been equipped as a fac tory. The concern will make a line of cord for heavy wrapping paper used in construction of furniture and in upholstering articles. Ishpeming—A branch of the Mar- ion Toy Works, of Marion, Ohio, is already installing equipment at this place preparatory to an early com- mencement of operation. The plant will turn out all kinds of small toys and will draw its raw material from the various sawmills. operating throughout the Marquette and Ishpe ming districts. Crystal Falls—The new branch fac- tory of the American Shoe Last Co., at this place, will be the largest of its kind in the country. Its timber re- quirements will be 4,000,000 feet a year. At this factory the timber will be cut into blocks and dried and then shipped to the company’s finishing plants. It is expected that half of the factory building, ten kilns and the hot pond will be in before snow flies. Maple is used almost exclusively in the manufacture of the lasts. Detroit—W. D. Biggers, of Detroit, was elected President of the Ameri- can Hardware Manufacturers’ As- sociation at its annual meeting in At lantic City last week. Mr. Biggers, who is Secretary and general man- ager of the Continental Co., manu- facturers of screen doors and win- dow screens, with factories in several states, is a director of the Detroit Board of Commerce, and until recent- ly was President of the Rotary Club. He succeeds Frederick H. Payne, of Greenfield, Mass. a John M. Amstutz & Son, conduct- ing a grocery and bakery at Shelby, writes the Tradesman as_ follows: “We have always had the Tradesman and consider it the best trade paper out. All market changes can be found quicker and are more reliable than some wholesale houses quote. Wishing you the very best of success, as your success is the upkeep and life of the Tradesman.” + +. A. T. Montgomery, produce dealer at 559 Michigan avenue, is succeeded by the Michigan Street Produce Co. ——> 2-2 __ Don’t let your idea that “Business tesy and politeness out of your mind. is business” drive the thought of cour- = I | : erage pn RM OE end -_ two dozen, November 3, 1920 Te eaten dt suesionarate caaehccemeniakgun tatiana ee tae teeter toca mcatosacn MICHIGAN TRADESMAN _— = Essential Features of the Grocery Staples. It is well to remind retailers that freezable articles should be ordered now, especially as the slow rate of speed. in unloading potatoes, and other causes, are reducing the supply of refrigerator cars for use in trans- porting other kinds of winter perish- able supplies. Bottled goods, inks, liquid glue, pastes and mucilage, and similar merchandise will be likely to have a hard time getting through rapidly and in good condition after the cold really comes. Thanksgiving season goods are the kind to order now in preparation for the season which is at hand, also such lines of medicines for coughs and colds that general merchants handle. It is unnecessary to enumerate the merchandise that is usually on call for hanksgiving table use. The Christmas holidays are not so far off that a grocer may settle back and overlook ordering until it is too late to get the goods by ordinary freight. One line to keep in mind is Christmas decorations for the mer- chant’s own use and for his trade. Christmas decorations for the store and the windows are a timely thing to remember in ordering. Decorative crepe paper is going to. be in demand this season for this work. This pa- per is to be had in assortments. Paper trade journals seem to find nothing to warrant any belief that wrapping paper is going to be much cheaper and there is prospect it is to be scarcer. Advertising is going to make a bigger demand, which natur- ally will affect prices on reduced stocks that are on hand or under manufacture. It is possible the retailer is well aware of the fact that in buying less than case lots of goods, or broken packages of commodities, that the expense is undoubtedly higher, be- cause of the cost of repacking, labor and the containers and packing ma- terials. This does not mean that the retailer is wise in saving this extra cost by buying more goods than he but that where cases contain for instance of a salable and staple stuff, if he buys a dozen or 18 bottles, say catsup, that sort of an order necessitates repacking at the wholesale house. This is just a thought ‘in passing that there are angles where the retailer can save against his profits in selling to his customers. wants, Sugar—Local jobbers have reduced the price of granulated to 12%c, due to a weaker market on the Atlantic seaboard for both raw and refined. Tea—Business conditions in gener- al are such that it is practically im- possible to forsee the future trend of the market for any commodity. There is no question, however, that some kinds of tea have now reached a low point below which in all reason they should not go. Ceylons. of all descriptions, for example, are now be- ing sold at prices most years, and are selling much under the cost of production. This has undoubtedly had an effect upon all other kinds of black tea, and even green tea has acted in sympathy to a considerable extent. We do not hesitate to express the belief, however, that there will be a reaction from this present unnecessarily low basis. Un- fortunately it will then be too late for buyers to avail themselves of the opportunity which now exists of buy- ing tea on an exceptionally low and favorable basis. We that purchases not reached for al- fifteen cannot but feel made at the present time will show buyers a profit in the near future. The month of October on the whole, has been less active than the month of September, al- though occasional fair sized blocks of teas have been placed some at very cheap prices. quite a general feeling in the trade that the market will now remain on a fairly steady until again normal and it is thought this will be brought about by the tea pro- ducing countries and manufacture. There seems to be basis stocks are curtailing growth Canned Fruits—The market for sev- eral weeks has shown a decided ap- athy as regards fruits and jams. Lo- cal resales have been limited in the new packs and no special mention of any one com:nodity is warranted. No further Coast buying has developed, making the market from top to bot- tom flat so far as are concerned. California packs Old goods on spot are being cleared up, but it is rather uphill work, as quality in most in- stances is lacking, while the buyer is not anxious to take on the offer- ings now available. Pineapple is about steady in tone at opening prices on the better grades or 5@7% per cent. over in some instances. Ap- ples rule easy, and are in small de- mand. Early contracts took care of many anticipated needs, while buyers now are inclined to postpone action as regards filling their future require- ments. Canned Vegetables — Tomatoes have sagged to the low point of the season. No. 2s have been offered as low as 67%4c factory and No. 3s at $1.05. These goods were chiefly the stocks of the smaller canners. The larger factors who have recognized brands have sold their packs at $1.10 @1.15 for No. 3s and 75@80c for No. 2s. Most buyers prefer to take goods on spot to those in the country. Cal- ifornia tomatoes were sold to some extent on early contracts, but of late there has been little or no buying. Corn has reached the clines point in de- where more attention is being paid to Southern and Middle Western standards. Maine style Southern standards have been quoted down to with extra standards at appear that prices were alluring enough to create 85c factory, Sc. It would these healthy consuming demand when a notmal retail profit had been added. While the movement is heavier, the turnover cf stecks has not been suf- ficient to remove the undertone of weakness. Peas were held at fairly level prices all week. There is no hezvy movement in any pack, but placed various small routine orders are being from day to day for the grad:s. Southern pumpkin has been more active, while sweet potatoes are also being pushed. Canned Fish through another dull week. Salmon passed Domes tic trade channels have not broaden- ed, but there has been some export which, however, enquiry for pinks, has not yet developed into sales. Red Alaska has been steady on spot, but sales are mainly in small blocks out of local stocks. Medium red was neglected all week, while pinks were offered at low and irregular values for old goods. There is no demand at present for any grade except for current use, and that outlet 1s re- Maine tinue easy and favor the buyer. As im all other stricted. sardines also con- canned foods, there is little disposition to buy ahead to any extent and there is not enough ex- port demand to add tone to the situa tion. Although the packing season is about over, the buyer has no tear of even a_ shortage though the year’s pack was light. Other types of sar dines are also selling in a routine way. Tuna fish lacks special feature, as it is salable out of local warehouse stocks in a small way. Dried stocks are still lower than new packs Fruits—In spot prunes old and when carefully selected offer a better bargain in the eyes of the job ber. As the holders of 1919 fruit are anxious to clean up, the market favors the buyer and it is difficult to quote representative prices on California Oregon stocks, as the disposition o the seller as to the extent he will go in shading values is a prominent fac tor in the situation. New crop Calif ornia prunes so far this season have met with a small outlet. The prune trade is in hopes that the controversy over the opening prices on California prunes made by the associations will soon be settled, so that that distribut ing feature of the market will be eliminated. It is hoped that this will be accomplished without a long drawn out legal battle. expected shortly as officials of the as- Developments are sociation are here. Raisins rule steady under the influence of a fair demand for package and loose varieties. In the former fractional advances over opening prices are demanded on the Coast for sins have sold well in the types. steady in tone on the better grades, Fancy and extra choice Blenheims are Thompsons. Foreign rai- beverage about making Apricots are in the best position. Péaches are un- changed, but the demand lacked force and no large blocks were sold. Pears are at a standstill. Molasses—Old crop stocks are still quite heavy, but prices are rmly maintained by the large distributors pending the coming in of the new crop. Trading is very h Sugar Syr The trade « Inues to buy sparingly, ignoring hints ot the possibility of « btaining conces sions on large! ders NICE Effort t stabil t10 ( prices have been fairl St SS 1} the South, but stocks are 1¢ is to put a severe strain on the resources of the large factors. Condensed Milk—Condensed milk, as to prices and general market condi tions, is the same as it has bet or several weeks, Buying suppo ot any consequence Casy and irregulat While the prospects of material crease in the present stocks a re mote, because ot the hght make at present, the supplies have not been reduced to the point ‘ ! eign CYT domestic trade will tal-« hold Both outlets are narrcw t disap pointing. —___-» + > Cooler Wea:her Needed. ‘ Florida’s citrus crop is in heavy Le mand from markets all over the cor try, but owing to the continuation of warm weather the yloring f the fruit is going forward slowly, siderably handicapping shipments, ac cording to someof the largest South ern Florida shippers. One of these Tampa, in discus ited that the ¢ thorities at situation, estim: orange and grapefruit vield son would total 13,500,000 boxes, of which 5,000,000 will be grapefruit and 8,500,000 oranges. A considerable part of the Florida grapefruit has not fully matured and is very slow in coloring, and reports from the markets indicate an accumu lation on account of the poor color and eating qualities as a result of moving the fruit too soon dition has at the present time caused the markets to slightly ease cif except for more desirable and better ma The general outlook for market con ditions is very favorable, it is said, yet the ripening of the fruit depends on weather conditions, and if there is shortly to color sufficient cool weather and sweeten it there is every expecta tion that a splendid reception of ship ments in Northern markets with satis factory prices will exist. At the present and, as near as can be ascertained, for the future the markets are in sple ndid shape t take care of the Florida citru rop ver freely and to absorb liberal shipn as the fruit begins to extensively color and mature in good shape —_2+. 2s—___—_ When you see a good idea for he ing business, if vou can not make im mediate use of it, save it, but don’t save it so long that it will be old enough to scrap whe you get read to use it. —__2.2.>—____ When you have to-day’s work done, don’t sit down and waste an hour of valuable time; go at to-morrow’s job. It is always an advantage to keep a little ahead of the game. Te tie aeeteneteenenmerineintemedianmenanroant LURE OF THE WILD. The Adventures of Two Old-Time Deer Hunters. Onota, Nov. 1—Along the South shore of Lake Superior in many sections there is still a trace of the military road which was built through the wilderness between the Soo and Marquette nearly one hun- dred years ago. Very little of this road has been in use within the past fifty vears: much of it is now covered by new growth, but passing through the heavy hardwood forests there are miles that are in part ideal ‘‘lover’s lanes.’ To the average reader the name Lake Superior imparts little more than thoughts of a cold or disagreeable coun- try. They have visions of whirling wind driven snow, of rock bound coasts piled high with icebergs, of dense swamps _ of cedar, spruce and tamarack; or during summer days, stinging swarms of insects that make the lives of boti men and animals a torture. This in a way is true. There is a time for everything. Do not go to the woods when the pests are In season. Let them have their day. Their time is short. There are times, also, when the warmth of a birch log blazing in a cozy cabin in the forest gives more comfort to the city man than a tramp in the snow. A whirling snowstorm in the open on the treeless plain is ‘“‘bad medicine;’’ in the forests its temper is lost and it sighs and sings as the snow flakes silently fall- ing cover all the rough places. The average man will find all of Su- perior a land of pleasure and in many months of the year, the South Shore country, a paradise; a land of saphire skies and sunshine, of solitude and rest- fulness; a natural sanitarium of woods and water, of timbered slopes and sandy plains, of rich fertility and hopeless bar- renness. Here the savant and the saun- terer, the bird man and the fisherman or hunter touch elbows. Man in his busy life never gets away from the thought that some day will come when he can get away to the woods or the waters long enough to get the kinks out of his legs and the wheels out of his head. In his dreams he builds a shack on the bank just at the water’s edge where only an airplane will find him. i have in mind one of my friends whose few vacation days each summer have been spent in a one man tent, all his camping outfit carried nicely in a row boat. On the big lake if the wind was off shore, he had heaps of fun with the trout; if the water was rough, he tramp- ed the woods whistling with the birds. At evening of a perfect day he lay down upon his bed of spruce, smoking a pipe of peace, both ends of his shelter tent open to the world. On one such evening, only the waves breaking upon the beach disturbed his dreams until his face was brushed by the soft fur of one of those black and white kittens of the woods that goes about armed with a gun that shoots a high grade perfume. The little chap wanted to be friendly, but the man had his suspicions. The anxious mo- ments he spent in sliding out of that spruce bed without disturbing his bed- fellow, nearly made him whiteheaded. For the night Mr. Skunk was the master of the camp. Then he went his way without leaving his card or future ad- dress. 1 also have a couple of friends who built a cabin on the high banks of a lake, a place of scenic beauty all the days of the year. The cabin held all the comforts of a home and was in use nearly all the time. A few years ago, on the first day of the deer season, these old-time hunters, arm- ed with the best of rifles, took the war- path in great spirits, for the night before had given them the first snow of the season. That not only made tracking good but had loaded the crimson of the maples, the golden of the birch, the grays of the cedar, the blues of the spruce and the greens of the hemlocks, until their branches were bending low under their weight of glistening white in the morning sun. : The air was sweet as a rose garden in June, as they turned their steps into the old military road. The road ahead was an enchanted archway with not a sound of life except for the call of a Canada jay, which, flitting from tree to tree, sent siftings of sparkling snow to the leaf carpted ground below. Charmed by their surroundings seated themselves on a fallen tree, their pipes and in silence watched the smoke drifting into the air. The Canada jay with a wild call aroused them from their dreams, as into the archway with the speed of the wind dashed a buck with wide spreading antlers. Often inexper- ienced hunters catch buck fever at the sight of a deer, but old veterans seldom get a bad dose of it. However, while the animal was coming head on at them, both got in three shots though it was almost on top of them before it turned end for end in the air and went back down the trail, with the speed of a meteor. Both of the men got in four shots more. Then their magazines were empty; fourteen shots in all and the buck, with flag up, passed out of sight. It must have sounded like a cavalry skirmish in old Civil War days. An old Indian friend often told me, “tracks make no soup,’ and they were the only traces left in the snow. All this happened in so brief a time that the they filled deena ea ree ee Se eS ode ad ao cs a ili MICHIGAN TRADESMAN hunters could find neither excuses, apol- ogies nor the courage to speak their minds. Following the trail for a time and believing the animal was under such headway he never would stop, they found another track and, after the sun was easting long shadows succeeded in win- ning a prize. It was growing dark be- fore they had it hanging up where they left it to be hauled in some other day. That night and all the next day it rained and the day following every waterwash was a torrent of icy slush. The painted forest had lost much of its charm as they followed an old tote road, coming to a bridge that must be crossed on a single log stringer, the flow logs having all washed away; the creek ten feet wide and four feet deep, a rush- ing torrent. Out on that stringer the bravest of the two ventured to step. The bark, from years of exposure, old, wet and rotten gave way; his feet went into the air and the “bulge of him’’ came down on that log with a suddenness that jarred all the teeth in his head. Before he sensed the situation he slipped into the water on the upstream side, went under, coming up below and _ looking around like a muskrat as he crawled out on the bank. There being an abundance of birch bark a fire was soon blazing, wet cloth- ing hung up to dry and one dry suit made to cover two men. A pole with a hook end recovered the rifle from the water. While the wet man was drying, the other went after the meat. {t was dark in the woods when the mourners arrived at the cabin. Fortun- ate they were in having a cook whose hunting days were spent about the cook- stove. Hot on the table came pea soup, potatoes, boiled with the jackets on, fried salt pork, fried apples and onions and Johnnie cake. While yet a mile from the cabin they had pledged themselves to everlasting silence as to the events of the three days, but that cook had many ways to make men talk, and in the big fire place, birch logs were burning, while hanging about the room on chair backs a full outfit of heavy clothing that had not been well dried in the woods; on the table a pitcher of hot stuff, for this was before the country went dry. With all this comfort the hunters had no sorrow in their hearts. In confidence, they told the cook who, when he went home, told his wife. She told the parson and the parson tolled the bell. Charles E. Belknap. ——-o + Review of Trade and Industrial Field. In the industrial field the news is decidedly conflicting. On the one hand the two biggest steel manufac- turing corporations put out quarterly statements of good earnings and an oil company declared a stock dividend of $150,000,000. From the other end comes the announcement of dividends passed, poor earnings by a number of companies and further reductions of prices in steel and copper. The United States Steel Corpora- tion in its quarterly statement showed net earnings in excess of $48,000,000, or about $5,000,000 higher than those of the preceding quarter. The Beth- lehem Steel Corporation declared its regular dividends, and its President, Eugene ,G. Grace, gave out a state- ment running over with optimism re- garding the future of the steel indus- try. The Standard Oil Company of Indiana announced a stock dividend of 150 per cent., amounting in value, it was estimated, to nearly $150,000,000. Adverse industrial news are shown in the quarterly statements of the American Hide and Leather Com- pany and the Central Leather Com- pany, both of which discloses large deficits for their third quarter opera- tions. The American Hide and Leath- er Company reports a deficit of $7,- 556,022, while the Central Company’s balance on the side amounts to $1,392,573. The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company made public its income account for the same quarter, and this shows a surplus of only $355,310, or 62 cents, a share on the stock, as compared with $705,779, or $2.02 a share, in the preceding quarter. Two corporations, the Savage Arms Corporation and the Coca-Cola Com- pany, are compelled to pass the divi- Leather Wrong dends, which were due for declaration this week. The latter company’s di- rectors announced that earnings dur- ing the current year had been very good but that the pressing financial needs of the company occasioned by the stocking up at high price with a large amount of sugar made conser- vation of the company’s resources advisable at this time. The Savage Arms Corporation, however, shows a heavy deficit for its third quarter’s operations, as compared with a sur- plus in the preceding quarter, and this, together with the uncertainty in business, is given as the reason for passing both the common and _ the second preferred dividends. Prices continued to show declines, with the most important drops report- ed from the steel and copper indus- tries. In the former, coke yielded $4 a ton, making the total break in the last two weeks $6 a ton. Pig iron, too, is quoted from $2 to $3 lower than in the preceding week. The cop- per market has been reported during the week as very meagre from the seller’s standpoint, and as late as Friday huge sales of the red metal were reported as low as 15 cents per pound, which compares with previous quotations around 20 cents, and with 26 cents, the price fixed during the war. New financing, either actually ar- ranged for or under discussion by New York bankers, aggregating in all $187,400,000, was a principal topic in Wall Street. Nearly half of that amount concluded during the week and new securities representing the loans are offered for subscription. The remainder—approximately $115,- 000,000—is known to have been under discussion, virtually all of it repre- senting the financial needs of South American countries and European cities. Of the grand total of financ- ing either concluded or discussed $9,- 650,000 was State financing, $90,000,- 000 foreign government financing, $71,000,000 for industrial corporations and $16,750,000 for public utilities. Grain traders are quite confident that the farmers’ strike for $3 wheat will prove a failure, although it is still early to find any indications of the result in Chicago receipts. They point out that it is too local, and that bankers are refusing to extend credit to farmers to hold their grains. The strike was calléd by the National Wheat Growers’ Association, an or- ganization which does not market a bushel of wheat. Farmers- are not entirely behind this movement, as ad- vices from the West declare that it is being vigorously opposed. was ++ Live Notes From a Live Town. Owosso, Nov. 2—Several months ago an organization was born in this part of‘the terrestial hemisphere to be known henceforth and forever as the Shiawassee Automobile Club, the con- centrated aspiration of which is to render assistance for the construction and betterment of good roads and the building of maps for the guidance of chauffeurs of fords and regular cars. The slogan is safety first and now one of its most enthusiastic members, George Cosgrove, comes to the front with a suggestion that no one may lose their reckoning, that each village and hamlet be asked to place a town clock at the ‘entrance of each settle- ment, desigtiating the time being used by the citizens and inhabitants of that particular locality. The reason of November 3, 1920 this suggestion came from the fact that some of these ford drivers have already broken the record of Ty Cobb, having left Flint for Owosso, a dis- tance of twenty-six miles, and arriv- ing here several minutes before they started, which, to say the least, is somewhat confusing. Talk about merchandising in a smal! town, C. A. Baker, of Detroit, and Nat Ross, of Owosso, are conducting a nine day sale for the D. M. Christ- ian Co., of Owosso. The store build- ing will accomodate 5,000 patrons at one time and the first four days it has been literally filled to capacity. Two hundred clerks aré employed and all busy. This is one of the usual sales that this firm conducts annually, but this one has the others way back in the procession. No stale out-of-date high price stuff on our shelves next season. Geo. Maxted, senior member of th¢ firm of Maxted & Pentoney, who suc- cessfully conducted the general stor: at New Haven Center, and a few months ago purchased the stock of general merchandise of Stonebrook Bros., at Brice, will make one more jump that will land him in the king- row. He will move his entire stock to Middleton next week. Mr. Maxted has been successful as a merchant in every venture and the contemplated move will, no doubt, prove another winner. John A. Nimmo has purchased the remainder of the grocery stock of R. M. Hurd, at Sethton, added new goods and opened a neat little gen- eral store. This has for many years been a good point for a country store and that Mr. and Mrs. Nimmo will succeed is without a doubt. Success, old boy, you cannot lose on your new venture. Honest Groceryman. —_+--__ It is an easy matter to drop into a way of making the regular newspaper advertisement a trite affair possessing no life or snap. Don’t get into a rut in writing the advertising. Business Changes HIS organization is ren- ‘dering a most valuable business service in such matters as: 1—Reorganization of busi- ness. 2—Dissolution of partner- ships and corporations. 3—Consolidations and mer- gers of firms. 4—Expansions of enter- prises into larger and more varied fields. 5—Changes in ownership of business. 6—Withdrawals of part- ners. 7—Bankruptcies and receiv- erships. 8—Interesting new capital. Accounting organizations are just as valuable for business in the process of change as for business functioning along permanent lines. Seidman & Seidman Accountants and Tax Consultants GRAND RAPIDS SAVINGS BANK BLDG. NEW YORK, WASHINGTON NEWARK COMPUTING SCALES overhauled and adjusted to be sensitive and accurate, will weigh as good as new. A few for sale at discount prices. W. J. KLING 843 Sigsbee St., Grand Rapids, Mich. ei eins ati tia nantes RO et Sepp e 4 . a eae November 3, 1920 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN GRAND RAPIDS HERALD Now t h a t W ¢€ h a V c November 30, 1920 DECLARES PRICE OF Se ttl Cc d t h eC WHEAT WARRANTS IMMEDIATE BUYING Based on inquiry and investigation in American and foreign markets, F. E. Lewellyn, of Grand Rapids, issued a statement Saturday regarding prices @ e of agricultural products, in which he declared the price of wheat warranted immediate purchase, and that it is now safe to buy and hold Mr. Lewellyn asserted that farmers had practically stopped marketing grain and that a similar halt would be called in the movement of beans if prices were not soon advanced. Be @ cause of the unprecedented expense of labor, fertilizer and machinery ,present price levels look cheaper than ever before to the producer, he stated. Bean raisers of this state have been favored by the increase in freight rates, because it eliminates competi f tion of Japanese growers; oriental beans cannot be imported to the Pa cific coast and shipped across the cor let us hel OU tinent at a profit. Mr. Lewellyn advises all to lay in their winter supply of clover and tim- othy for the spring, as Europe is about to buy heavily. Because hay and other feeds are at low levels, it 1s safe to lay in these commodities, too, . Mr. Lewellyn states. Flour Question We can do it with Yi) /9 O The best Flour that ever came out of Kansas Manufactured by THE WEBER FLOUR MILLS CORPORATION WE ADVISE BUYING NOW W. S. CANFIELD FLOUR CO. Wholesale Distributors 205 Godfrey Bldg., Grand Rapids, Michigan Citizens Phone 65618 Bell M 1465 Fock wal soi cla nsteortaiomanineaneaseleiabnimedianrn Obani iN. kicker Maser ts ote iS vee iy ia Meant? seach ELD dana Cacti eed i bet alana adele all Ee ot nace eee eemmesedien Deconiakeee ee 8 Seale Oe Sk doce Pa le MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 3, 1920 RESULT OF THE ELECTION. The Tradesman has made no refer- ence to the political campaign which has disrupted the country during the past five months. Now that it is end- ed and the American people have registered their verdict, the Trades- man feels that it can review the situ- ation without being charged with bias or partisanship. Mr. Cox has suffered the most se- vere rebuke any major candidate ever received at the polls, because he de- served it. He proved himself utterly lacking in all the elements which go to make up a successiil ciaad:d3t-: honesty, candor, truthfulness, poise, His ridiculous assertion regarding the size cf the campaign fund raised by the opposi- broadness of vision. without foundation, yet he persisted in re- peating his charges—gradually reduc- ing the sum from $150,000,000 to $15,- 000,000—knowing that he was utter- tion proved to be utterly ing a lke every time he expressed himself on the subject. The Ameri- can people will not stand for untruth- fulness in a candidate for the Presi- dency. Mr. Cox was also doomed to deteat when he espoused the cause of the Wilson league and assumed the bur- dens of defending the Wilson admin- istration, which embodied more mis- takes and crimes against the Ameri- can people than any other administra- tion in history. Its unholy alliance with Gompers and his gang of plund- erers and sluggers; its affiliation with freaks, cranks and socialists; its re- tention in office of men of admitted inferiority and criminality; its brutal treatment of the negro; its reckless expenditure of public money for pur- poses worse than useless—all these and a hundred other shortcomings render the Wilson administration a stench in the nostrils of all decent men and nourished a spirit of.resent- ment which has not been in evidence since the days of the Civil War. A part of this accumulation of re- sentments and dislike was inevitable. It is always visited upon a President who has been in office for two terms. Think what was said of President Grant im 1875 and 18/6. Grover Cleveland has now become a sort of saint to Republicans—one of those dead Democratic saints whom they make use of to discredit living Dem- ocratic sinners—but from 1894 to 1896 there was no limit to the scorn and contumely which they poured up- on him. The same thing happened to President Roosevelt in 1907-8. He was bitterly assailed by many of the very men who tore the language to tatters in abuse of President Wilson. Who is he that he should escape the male- volent treatment given to his most eminent predecessors? No party can be in power for eight years without raising a crop of dis- content. Year by year it recruits an opposing army of the disappointed, the slighted, the failed. A govern- ment cannot be operated without giv- ing offense to some of its subjects; and the longer one man or party is in office the greater becomes the num- ber bearing grudges and waiting for the day of vengeance. Even an auto- crat like Bismarck, never responsible to universal suffrage or to the Reichs- tag, could speak of the almost insup- portable burden of “unappeasable hate” which his long continuance in office had heaped upon his back. The thing seems inherent in every form of rule and has to be endured by rulers with as much philosophy as they can muster. In the 1920 campaign, however, the Republicans went far beyond the or- dinary attacks upon an Administra- tion at the end of its second term. They did not confine themselves to singling out governmental abuses and ringing the changes on the need of “a change.” They put a personal en- mity into their election appeals almost unexampled. All that was necessary to constitute a Republican in good and regular standing this year was to hate Wilson. You may hate him for his personal qualities or his party policies; hate him because you are an Irishman, or a German, or an Italian, or a Greek, barbarian, Scythian, bond or free; but if for any reason you only hate him enough, hate him passionately and pititessly, then you were eligible to join that grand Republican coalition of hatreds which was counted upon to produce a majority at the polls. President-elect Harding is confront- ed with no easy task. He has a man’s job aheed of him. With eight years of bad government and unholy al- lianess behind him, it will be no easy task to rescue the ship of state from the shoals, into which it has been guided by incompetent and vainglori- ous men. The Tradesman hopes for the best, but fears for the future. THE DEPTH OF DEPRAVITY. The action of the Adams Express Co. in repudiating damage claims the moment the two year limit expired, afcer resorting to every possible ex- pedient to delay settlements, is in keeping with the disreputable meth- ods of express companies generally. The old United States Express Co. pursued the methods of the pirate and the cut-throat in fighting the ad- justment of claims, and the Adams Express Co. likewise pursued the same tactics in avoiding the payment of just obligations. The correspondence from New York, published elsewhere in_ this week’s paper, presents an array of facts which places the Adams Express Co. in the same class as Jesse James. The Tradesman has made repeated appeals to Washington to remedy this evil, but any time thus employed was time wasted, because the Wilson ad- ministration never found time to do anything but play politics and find places for unnecessary and incompe- tent employes.. THE DECLINE IN CORN. Corn prices have declined to the lowest in four years. At the present level, based on 24 cents per bushel, freight, with husking, shelling, haul- ing, and grain dealers’ charges, a dealer figures that corn in Western Nebraska is relatively cheaper than coal. In the early 90s corn in Ne- braska sold around 8 to 11 cents per bushel and was burned for fuel, be- cause farmers were unable to get enough money to buy coal. THE EPIDEMIC OF WELCHING. Back of all the agitation about can- cellations and enforcing unpopular contracts lies one fundamental fact which, viewed in its true significance, does not look half as revolutionary as mcst people believe. The prevailing tradirg unrest is not wholly a wicked scheme of buyers to “welch,” but it does reflect a legitimate reaction from wartime lessons. The spirit of the times—in whatever phase of the food trade one looks— is to ‘let George do it.” That is the issue far more than paying or refus- ing to pay any stipulated price for goods. The stagnation in trade cir- cles, the refusal of the grocers to buy even in the face of recession in price, rests chiefly on the one fact that the grocers have lately learned that it does not pay to speculate in staple foodstuffs. Even in the matter of sugar, most of the grocers did not load up for speculative considerations so much as they did in legitimate an- ticipation of their trade needs and the panicky fear that there was not sugar enough to go around throughout the season. This financial phase applies with equal force to other lines, and with striking accuracy to canned foods, where the changed attitude is likely to result in a permanent change of custom and ideals.- In years past can- ners, for instance, have usually sold their futures as early as February— months before the crops were plant- ed, let alone grown or packed—and thereafter the jobber, aided by his banker, and the banker the canner, perhaps, carried the whole season’s production. As everyone knows, it led to no end of welching at the end of the season—the buyer finding fan- ciful grounds for rejection if the mar- ket had declined, and the canner ap- plying pro-rata clauses in sad abuse of the ethics of the case if it advanced. This year the jobbers refused to buy futures and the canner had to produce and finance his production just as other business men have done. He is “George” and carries the stock until legitimate needs of the trade require the goods. All in all, once the new idea is absorbed it will prob- ably be regarded as a more healthy plan than that which has prevailed heretofore. Temporarily, it is work- ing out to the canner’s discomfiture, but the passing of one full season will readjust things. going to be During the war the anti-hoarding regulations and the elimination of speculative rewards did much to es- tablish this spot buying practice. More recently the high cost of mon- ey, at the time when the distributer has been wont to take aboard what- ever the farmer and packer had pro- duced, has led to an indisposition to buy. It may have produced stagna- tion temporarily, but in the long run it will be readjusted; for there is probably no great surplus of anything —not even sugar—by the end of the season. ,Temporarily, surpluses are in new hands. As to sugar, the jobbers’ commit- ments (if they were commitments) were made at a time of panicky fear of famine. Everyone felt the same way about it, and it is hard to dis- cover definitely just how much of a speculative, profiteering “nigger in the woodpile” there was. But the ac- ceptance of deliveries comes. at the worst possible time for the buyer to finance such large purchases, even if they did not also involve an auto- matic loss of 10 cents or 12 cents on every pound. Therefore, there is not only the old-time disposition to welch on a slumped market, but actual in- ability to take and pay for the goods. And if sugar was taken in there would be no money for any of the other seasonal arrivals. Much discussion is now bringing out forcibly the rather reassuring fact that most grocers are honest and willing to stand by their bargains, even if it does hurt. Wherever the refiners have been able to show gen- uine sales’ agreements, coupled with a willingness to meet the buyer half way in the matter of accommodation and financing, there will probably be very little ultimate caccellation. The sitiiation is nicely cleaned up with re- gard to sugar. On the issue of other lines it will probably turn out to be merely a shift of the burden of car- rying stock during the season from the distributer to the buyer. And in both directions the final outcome will be for the betterment of the trade. THE TEXTILE MARKET. No material change was noticeable during the past week in the dullness which has become rather chronic in the primary markets of the textiles. The feeling of unsettlement as to the prices of the raw materials continues. and the demand for finished products is slight and fitful. Buyers who have gone to market are. still looking around instead of purchasing, and such price concessions as have been made have not met with the response that was expected. In St. Louis and some other centers, jobbers are push- ing sales by means of cut prices, and are meeting with some encourage- ment from retailers. The latter, as a class, are by no means enthusiastic. The general public is still chary about buying, in many instances be- cause they cannot afford to do much in this direction. In the Middle West the reduced prices for grain are a discouraging circumstance, while in the South those for cotton are having a similar effect. A general lack of confidence in the stability of present values and a general belief that they must come down further are out- standing features of the situation. All along the lines, from jobber to con- sumer, there is the impression that nothing can be lost by waiting, es- pecially when credit conditions are considered. The weather has also been a factor in delaying purchases f a stasorable cha-acter. The con- tinuance of the cold snap will help some. Otherwise, the hope will be that there may be a good _ holiday trade to make up for lessened season- al autumn buying. See cee Accomodate the party wanting “change for a five” and perhaps part of that will be left in the store. oe areonautica ee eter Sa Oca stems Om Ea iene Tw See amen oe | hi Sone OTE ag | November 3, 1920 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 9 It was quite the sesh to ride in Stage Coaches a Bulk ee a aaa Sissi od Ya fi f i a 1 | az al E 4 ~~~ fut-thosewere ByesllS | eee \ t e idVYS W. en We = We BN g a : se d d h : iS TR * - - 3 T 1e pede e S i “ssl = y ha a ut Nn o 4 were soldin [ary 0 . E “Tee old gives way to the new. The automobile E: Soe 4 takesthe place of stage coaches. Fruits and foods : Mies 4 | are sold in packages instead of in bulk. The up-to- 3 3:4 age in bulk fruit exposed in an open box. You save-this shrink- age if you buy dried peaches in i date merchant, always eager to please his customers, ee : sells dried peaches in packages because he can offer a o- \ them in a clean, sanitary form different from ordi- ee yh ; nary dried peaches in that the fuzz and much of the ” | peeling has been removed by a thorough washing i and brushing process, which leaves the fruit bright Save 5% Shrinkage 1 in-color and attra¢tive, as well as wholesome and : i economical. There isa five per cent shrink- i ey Give your customers dried [| p: ackages and you save time, | peaches in packages under string, labor and bags. the Blue Ribbon Brand. You willadd to your profits and please your customers better by Ne . Ni ackage good CALIFORNIA PEACH GROWERS INC: selling package goods. MAIN OFFICE, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA: OVER 6500 MEMBERS “he if ii Lk ache adonae cht Seek eh naire NERS Bisco etapa An okie BE i ee AE intaVaR ameter hErs wr «tL: ie as tap NNO ESI NG AL AG MR Ral Peta saciid oS Sasdianscnneteeeahatiabdleihr sana ataannecceienticamistasen mad oieeaieneek reetlaieia oceania ts ldo caenenlanae MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 38, 1920 - _ Aes _ A Hele —~ vs ee r FINANCIAL: :} = = eT Wy [= = oS 2 = | . * = = = = 4/ ms — = oe e = n-~ dll} = ~) ERR “ US TU Thess “AT ; S SS , 7 ul | => RS SSS TLS SST j -< - > y : oe | = YX inf ZZ. t ‘, a eee Is the Price Decline Appreaching an End? During recent weeks signs have been accumulating that the present rapid downward movement in com- modity prices may very shortly come to an end. Just as, a few months ago, prices were bid too high because sup- plies were underestimated, so now there is a possibility that they will fall too low, and that some prices have already fallen too low, through underestimation of demand. Any further declines in wholesale prices during the next few months are not unlikely to be offset by recoveries in other lines. This, however, applies to wholesale rather than to retail prices. These have not come down to correspond with wholesale reductions. Retailers who have taken in stocks at the higher prices are reluctant to sell them for he expected profit, and are t trying to hold off reductions save on less than goods bought at the reduced values. In some instances they even continue to offer at the old price goods which they have bought at reduced whole- sale prices. Such a policy cannot long continue. It is possible that retailers in some lines may be able to main- tain prices on goods bought at the higher levels until such goods are worked off, but until retail prices re- flect approximately the decline al- ready seen in wholesale prices, the present phase of readjustment will not have been completed. Extent of the Decline. The very extent of the break in wholesale prices up to this time is an indication that it has about run its course. One hundred and six articles at wholesale dropped 6 per cent. dur- ing September, the greatest fall for any single month yet recorded. From the first of May to the first of Sep- tember the total decline in prices reached approximately 20 per cent. This is the most extensive decline in a period of only five months that h:s been recorded for at least a genera- tion. Wholesale prices are now at almest exactlly the same level as at this time three years ago Leadiig agricultural products have suff2red most of all; Cotton, from a price of 4334 cents in July, has fallen to half that figure. Corn is less than one- half its high price in the early part of the year. Sugar has fallen to about one-third of its price a few months ago. One of the leading causes of the price decline has undoubtedly been the inability of consumers to con- tinue paying the high prices, combined with their feeling that prices were un- reasonably high even when the could afford to pay. In view of this, it seems at first glance remarkable that the drastic fall in prices has not stimulated buying. In manufacturing and merchandising lines demand is more hesitant than before. There is only hand-to-mouth purchasing. This is easier to explain from a purely psychologic standpoint than on ob- jective economic grounds. _In the be- lief that prices have still further to fall, a large number of consumers are holding off in all but their most im- mediate needs. Dealers take only as much as they must to keep going, as they do not want to have stocks on their hands that may shrink in value. The failure of price reductions to bring an immediate increase in buying, therefore, is not only natural, but in- evitable. A period of dullness and hesitancy always follows a period of sharply falling prices. Though sharp reductions have brought no influx in buying, wholesalers and manufactur- ers are now resisting further declines, on the ground that they would be senseless, and only frighten buyers the more. This position is quite de- fensible. It is all the more so in view of the decline which has already taken place. If precedent counts for anything, it may be pointed out that while prices have fallen more than 20 per cent. in the last six months, it took them twelve years to fall less than 50 per cent. to pre-war levels after the Napoleonic Wars. Two years after the Civil War, also, whea prices had fallen 12 per cent. from 1865 to 1865, a recovery fcllowed the break, and prices did not reach a 50 per cent. decline frem 1855 levels un- tl] more than ten years later. 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GRAND RAPIDS NATIONAL CITY BANK CITY TRUST & SAVINGS BANK ASSOCIATED CAMPAU SQUARE The convenient banks for out of town people. Located at the very center of the city. district. On account of our location—our large transit facilities—our safe deposit vaults and our complete service covering the entire field of banking, our Institutions must be the ultimate choice of out of town bankers and individuals. Handy to the street cars—the interurbans—the hotels—the shopping Combined Capital and Surplus ~_----...-----__ $_1,724,300.00 Gompined Votal Denesite 10,168,700.00 Combined Total Resources —_...... 13,157,100.00 GRAND RAPIDS NATIONAL CITY K CiTyY TFTRUST & SAVINGS BANA ASSOCIATED 4 ce ; M eee ee ae dap apne eA ! . vy : ue { e Rees ere ee I i. November 3, 1920 The Money Market. Despite the fall in prices, the lessen- ing of commodity speculation, and the easing of the railroad freight con- gestion, bank loans have not only failed to fall in recent weeks, but have actually been expanding, and the volume of Federal Reserve. notes is now the greatest ever in circulation. This has been due to three causes: the protection of industry, the con tinued use of bank credit to finance Our excess of exports, and the crop financing. The present state of in- dustry temporarily increases the de- mand for funds rather than lessens it as producers, finding that their goods will not sell even at greatly reduced prices, ask for funds in order to carry them until they can be sold. Cotton and wheat farmers have been asking the Federal Reserve Board that credit be extended them so that they be not compelled to sell their crops at pres- ent prices, and so that they may hold the goods off the market until the previous prices are obtainable, al though they have no assurance of the return of such prices. The position of the Federal Reserve Board is that it is not the function of the banking system to attempt to control the course of prices, or to decide what is and what is mot a fair price. It is a part of its function, however, to aid in the “orderly” or normal distribu- tion of goods, and-in doing this it is just as harmful to the best interests of the nation as a whole to encour- age a postponement of the sale of goods as it is to compel their im- mediate sale. As agriculture is the most essential industry in the country, it will continue to have first call upon credit, but always with due regard to the consumers of the country and to other producing interests. During the present few weeks we are at the time of year that usually marks the crest of the expansion of credit to meet crop moving needs. As this declines from now on, as funds for the assistance of industry become less needed, as our excess of exports has shown a steady tendency to diminish, and as the prospect grows that this may soon in part be financed by long-term investment, the indica- tions are that at the end of the pres- ent calendar year credit conditions will not be so stringent as they are to-day. Our Loans Abroad. In connection with the present dis- cussion of the immediate future of our foreign trade, and its effect on our credit position among the nations of the world, it is not generally realized that the United States, with net loans of from $13,000,000,000 to $15,000,000,- 000, has already surpassed Great Brit- ain as the foremost of creditor na- tions. The significance of this can only be fully appreciated by recalling the com- parative position of Great Britain and the United States before the war. Great Britain then held undisputed leadership as a world investor and creditor. Calculations of the amount of her holdings of foreign securities ranged from $15,000,000,000 to $20,- 000,000,000. The second nation in point of foreign investment was Ger- many, with about $6,000,000,000; then came France with $5,000,000,000. The MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 13 United States was not a lending na- tion at all Et was heavily a debtor, to a net amount estimated at $4,006,- 000,000. It had taken the nations of Eu- rope generations to build up the vol- ume of their foreign loans. For the United States to change from a deb- tor nation to such an extent into a ereditor nation within two or three years, was an achievement never paralleled by any nation in the his- tory of the world. For the United States to surpass the world’s fore- most lending nation within two. or three years more is a result that, up to 19015, not a single financier dr economist would have dared to pre- dict. An exact calculation of the present net foreign loans of the United States is made difficult by the miscellaneous nature of these loans. In addition to the holdings of European Goveri- ment and industrial securities, a very large volume of credit is held in the form of acceptances, foreign exchange credits, bank deposits, and open ac- count. —___+.<.—__— America’s Supremacy. Is it valid, however, at present, to convert pounds into dollars at the gold parity? When Great Britain sells any of its holdings of securities to us at this time, it has to accept the existing discount on the pound, where- as, if this country sells securities to Great Britain, it receives the benefit of the premium on the dollar. Ii, therefore, we translate pounds into dollars at the rate of $3.50, which is about the present rate of exchange and approximates the average. rate for the year to date (high $4.07, low $3.19), we arrive at $10,500,000,000 as the dollar value of England’s invest- ments, which is considerably less than the lowest possible estimate for this country. It may be true that the present rate on the pound is only temporary, that Great Britain within a few years will return to a gold basis and that the pound will then return to parity. But in discussing the present without speculating upon the future, the fact stands out that America has passed Great Britain as the foremost lending nation of the world, and that at the current rate of trade, the outside world continues to pile up its debt to us, while Great Britain has been com- paratively standing still. Kent State Bank Main Office Ottawa Ave. Facing Monroe Grand Rapids, Mich. 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ToT Bor yon tena Mg gh kM to oo Pag XX Cadillac State Bank Cadillac, Mich. eee $ 100,000.00 ce is 100,000.00 es Ce TO... ec ee se es. 3,649,021.82 4 ON Savings| és:°"" |3 Months Reserve for State Banks The directors who control the affairs of this bank represent much of the strong and successful business of Northern Michigan F. L. REED, President HENRY K® WLTON, Vice Pres. FRANK WELTON, Cashier JAY J. VELDMAN, Asst. Cashier ak aR ME Ronse eateries hs CARE SS FANS at AIK oe was AR aR ATTN ate eT 14 CONDEMN CANCELLATIONS. Action of Executive Committee, Na- tional Credit Men. War not only destroys life and property but frequently it impairs the integrity of ideals. Unrest and dis- cord have followed in the wake of the kaiser’s war and the committee at the outset of its work emphasized the great need of co-operation in all credit relations. The co- operative principle has performed wonders as an ally for the building up ot a stupendous com- merce and disastrous results would follow any Gases of this principle in the human relationship. Credit departments and credit grant- nee departments and_ credit grant: are urged to dadeiend the Si ale s in their relations with others and to make it a Ssa- preme guide in the Nation’s com- merce and in the working out of its economic problems. No time within the Nation’s history demanded more largely the control of co-operation and the exercise of it will assist large- ly in the bringing in of peace and rest. One of the most serious questions in the commercial field during recent days was the enormous sum of or- ders cancelled when they had been placed in good faith and were accept- ed as legitimate business. Cancella- tions were a strong contributing cause to business hesitation. Cancellations have required the shutting down of some industrial plants. The practice is not incident to this Nation alone, but reflects a certain human element which is brought into play under con- ditions of fear and alarm, and will des- troy composure except where business conscience and a common sense ap- preciation of causes and effects are in control. A careful analysis of the causes leading to the numerous and extrava- gant cancellations in recent months lead us back into the period when equally extravagant and speculative buying was causing many merchants to lose their good sense and judgment. Commodities were produced = and bought on a rising market, with the expectation that a resale of them would produce big profits, and this was done without any thought of the future, when conditions might change and alter the entire complexion of affairs. Prices reached their peak when stocks of commodities had been ac- cumulated beyond the average need of business. At this period cut price sales were featured in some of the large retail stores, the newspapers featured campaigns for lower prices, all of which aroused an unwarranted expectation with the consuming pub- lic of a rapid decline in prices, imbued the merchants with a strong feeling of ‘fear, and it resulted in a scramble to unload stocks, and the cancellation of unexecuted orders with the expec- tation that the same commodities could be rebought at lower prices. The committee was strongly of the opinion that much of the publicity giv- en to anticipated lower prices was in- judicious and caused expectations that could not be confirmed. The com- mittee regarded it as just, however, to place certain responsibilities for can- cellations on the selling houses. Sales- men urged merchants to buy beyond their needs, representing that com- modities would be difficult to get, that prices would not decline but probably have further rises, and that provision should be made against these con- tingencies. The reaction to this un- wise period, just as the Association MICHIGAN TRADESMAN anticipated and endeavored to pre- vent, was cancellations of a serious type which interrupted the natural flow of business. To provide a remedy for cancella- tions the committee urges good sense and honesty in the-sale a: id purchase of commodities. The buyer should not be urged to purchase beyond his needs; he should be sold in good faith and buy in good faith. When the order is placed it were better to have it in an enforcible form—that is carry the written confirmation of the buyer—but even better than this the order should have the support of a strong conscience which will confirm contracts, no matter what has hap- pened or is anticipated. The American temperament is of an easy going type. Abuses are not at all difficult to bring about in American commerce because of this tempera- ment. It is time, however, as the committee sizes up the situation for the control of care and good business judgment in the selling and buying of commodities. The entire business community should be gripped by a strong business conscience which will not under any circumstances allow actions that often aproach business indecencies. The impelling power of fear is difficult to overcome in econ- emiec crises, and nothing is more de- sirable, in the opinion of the commit- tee, than to broaden the knowledge of economic laws and urge merchants to understand and interpret conditions without fear or panic. The committee urges wide publicity to this minute on cancellations, so that oe entire Nation may under- stand the ill effect and the waste which always attends a declination to accept commodities bought in good faith. The publicity departments of the Na- tional and local Associations are urg- ed to assist in a thorough distribution of these conclusions. The return of merchandise was then considered by the committee. The reasons for this practice were allied closely to the causes leading to can- cellations. On an approximate esti- mate, the return of merchandise costs the Nation annually at least one hun- dred millions of dollars. This is a loss borne usually by the consumer, as the costs are customarily provided for in the overhead of business enter- prises; and it is well, in the opinion of the committee to emphasize strong- ly that prices to consumers embrace usually the cost which accrues through the return of merchandise. When it is so important to produce and market commodities at the lowest possible prices it must be apparent to everyone that so large an item as the sum involved in the return of merchandise should be handled fear- lessly and for the purpose of reducing it. Selling houses must be led to ap- preciate that mistakes in the execution of orders should be brought to a mini- mum, that substitutions should also be controlled, and the buyer required to retain the commodities which have been furnished in exact agreement with the order. The country has paid a large sum for this practice and it should be taken in hand and properly controlled when there is such serious necessity for business economies Failure to conform with Sak of sale, and especially cash discount terms, is one of the Nation’s biggest and most expensive trade abuses. It were impossible to calculate the an- nual cost to business for additional time arbitrarily taken or conceded in the payment of accounts and in the taking of discounts after the expira- ,BELL M 290. SECOND FLOM STOCKS STOCKS AND BONDS—PRIVATE WIRES TO THE LEADING MARKETS HILUIKER, PERKINS, EVERETT & GEISTERT oe BLDG. BONDS November 3, 1920 Assets $3,886,069 Insurance in Force $80,000,000 WILLIAM A. WATTS, President CLAUDE HAMILTON, Vice Pres. FRANK H. DAVIS, Secretary JOHN A. McKELLAR, Vice Pres. CLAY H. HOLLISTER, Treasurer RANSOM E. OLDS, Chairman of Board Offices: 4th floor Michigan Trust Bldg., Grand Rapids, Michigan GREEN & MORRISON, Agency Managers fort Michigan More than 2,000 property owners STRENGTH co-operate through the Michigan Shoe Dealers Mutual Fire Ins. Co. to comat the fire waste. To date they have received over $60,000 in losses paid, and even larger amounts in dividends and savings, while the Company has resources even larger than average stock company. Associated with the Michigan Shoe Dealers are ten other Mutual and Stock Companies for reinsurance purposes, so that we can write a policy for $15.000 if wanted. We write insurance on all kinds of Mercantile Stocks, Buildings and Fixtures at 30% present dividend saving. Michigan Shoe Dealers Mutual Fire Insurance Company Main Office: FREMONT, MICHIGAN ALBERT MURRAY Pres. GEORGE BODE, Sec’y Peace of Mind The peace of mind—the sense of security— that comes from having one’s valuable papers in the modern, strong, convenient safe deposit vault of this Company is worth many times the cost of a safe deposit box. [;RAND RAPIDS [RUST [OMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. OTTAWA AT FOUNTAIN BOTH PHONES 4391 / i t a i November 3, 1920 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 15 fe ue - i. : i i; tion of the period in which they He changed the riders, but still used not been explained wrote and sent out the moral is obvious: Replace your i should properly be deducted. | old forms containing the obnoxious the policy. : - a stock insurance with mutual policies is This is a subject also of deep inter- ad Seemcoivent” wheel ‘elisuld I thank you for calling this to our 5. fact ac ee a . ( -oneurre : } S ) : as ast aS you STOCK pt cies <¢ pire. so est to business economy, and _ the . se inn a : attention. Geo. Bode, a proper treatment of it will react fav- "ever be tolerated in any policy form Secretary Mich. Shoe Dealers Mut. co J orably on commerce and give greater by any one who believes in fair play Pire Ins. Co, tne mercha who gets imto the ce oe oS Oh ee : and common honesty. He was then [he circumstances above enumerat- habit of quitting at nig el- At this period, when business is . : ae 2d are being repeated almost daily ; r def 1] ae : : = ; requested to brine the policies upto. °S H*° CSMIS Fepedtcd atimost Getty: ‘ing of deteat will soot 1 marking time, competition may lead renee | ae ee me a. : to the selling of terms rather than to date by replacing the obsolete form It is almost next to impossible to of going out in the m a the selling of commodities. Such a with a rider from which the detested get a stock insurance agent to pla; sal - i drift will be exceedingly unfortunate term had been eliminated. Although fair and deal honorably with his cu: Sy in the opinion of the Committee, and beta weeala Lave cluvced ance thi tomers of hab En ° . ae WO reeks Nave. €iapse Ss S Fe 5. Atte! , Nad Sy it is strongly urged that competition cone ee eeor an Pe es a should be confined to goods and prices ‘“uest was made, no reply has been It is very exceptional when a mu ! Ss in expecting : and never to terms. Terms should received up to the present writing. . trel company fails to deal fat ind success has great ae SG be brief, datings should be reasonable, ‘ : a honorably with its policy holders the one 10 expects to 1 and the cash discount allowed for a Contrast, if you please, the above short period and in a sum conforming circumstance with the action of Man- pcikg a ane 8 eh ager Bode, of the Shoe Dealers Mu- F ¥ re Committee regards as very de- : ee th N t ] B k . aes : ab] ~ Sater he rades- sirable the bringing about by under- tual \ loc uly Apron OF the I es our a 10na an F pres. and oo : a oe man brought in a policy = store Grand Rapids, Mich. . uniformity in datings and cash dis- building and asked to have it inspect- ‘ coiled kecaae & Ls i : : : ee United States Depositary Be Bee : ed. Careful examination disclosed i An emphatic attitude on these abus- that the policy was ©. K., except that i es must be taken by credit grantors. hat the policy was O. h., fo ’ Savi * | Buyers of commodities must be made an old rider was used containing the avings Deposits 4 to understand that where terms and condemned term “concurrent.” A a “ nt ghee are o - da e ‘ . 7 or oe rom bought, aS letter was immediately dispatched to C aD ‘ where cash discounts are improperly - “hi ake l ea i E 1 } ie the home office with the request that ommercia eposits taken, that the costs eventually fall ’ i on them, and that it were more econ- the old rider be replaced with the omic in the long run to buy com- newer form in which the word “con- 4 : pees mee ane ain sales current” does not appear. Within & ; erms, especially cash discount terms. ; woe : _— eae Ot : I y twenty-four hours the following gen- Per —- _ Paid on ; a ee er : ‘5 : avings Deposits j Difference Between Stock and Mutual ‘fous reply was received to this re Compounded Semi-\nnually ; Gageer- : Methods. a rp ran “en a 2 ee lace are ' v The Tradesman was recently called Fremont, oe a: res here- 1: OSL 31 e ce ’ ~yr ; > re ave cor- at . open teint 2 i upon to pass on the policies of a with find policy, which we lave CO oo 5 72 : ce “1 ay rected in accordance with your re- ‘ —~ rl t Per Cent Interest Paid on ‘ cae) one ne many miuiies trom quest. We were very glad to make : ; ; i Certificates of Deposit \ Grand Rapids. There were two pol- this correction and we assure you batt Gace Vea j icies in mutual companies and five in oe our acon ™ eae wee : : ita a re 1 , al. » were quite : Fe stock companies. The mutual policies eae y oe 1 a ered a ay Capital Stock and Surplus Bi - re ; c ~ ~ ber Siac 7 » € I . > . Ss < 7 i were valid. All of the stock policies these old forms, but evidently we were $600,000 . were invalid for several reasons. The mistaken. Hereafter we will take a i q latter were returned to the agent with oe pains to pase Bee all of i WM. H. ANDERSON, President LAVANT Z. CALKIN, Vice President ¥ . : J 16S, InaSmucn as this was aiso J. CLINTON BISHOP, Cashier : » request that he replace the illegal PO" sa CO ly ; : Ss oo the € juest that c P € the 5 done without our knowledge. A new HARRY C. LUNDBERG, Ass’t Cashier ALVA T. EDISON, Ass’t Cashier riders with riders which were valid. girl in the office, to whom this had MR JONES the grocerman, says that fire insurance: BUTTE e 9 ‘ to him is just like The stronger it gets, the less it’s worth W E, are not one of the strongest companies in the state, but we are classed with the BEST With an immediate 0 saving to you of 25 to 45 0 Michigan Bankers and Merchants Mutual Fire Ins. Co. of Fremont, Michigan WILLIAM N. SENF, Secretary Sencar aRO MMR PRR ear cake Bristol Insurance Agency The Grand Rapids Merchants Mutual “The Agency of Personal Service” Fire Insurance Co. Inspectors and State Agents for Mutual Companies S T R / C 7 L y M U T U A [ We Represent the Following Companies, Allowing Dividends as Indicated: Minnesota Hardware Mutual___ 55% Michigan Shoe Dealers Mutual_ 30% ate snefi embers only. Wisconsin Hardware Mutual__- 50% IWinois Hardware ee Son Operated for benefit of members Minnesota Implement Mutual___ 50 Druggists Indemnity xchange 367 2 wa. 5s 4 : * 3s " The Finnish Mutual Fire ins. Co. 50% 7 3ndorsed by The Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association. REMEMBER WE HANDLE THE “re COMPANIES IN THE MUTUAL FIEL These Companies are known for their al ‘serena fair settlements, and prompt payment of losses. They always give you a square deal. Associated with several million dollar companies. WE CAN NOW SAVE ANY MERCHANT 50% ON HIS INSURANCE COST. Issues policies in amounts up to $15,000. Cc. N. BRISTOL, Manager A. T. MONSON, Secretary J. D. SUTHERLAND, Fieldman 8 . : as FREMONT. MICHIGAN Offices: 319-320 Houseman Bldg. Grand Rapids, Michigan 16 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 3, 1920 neg Oss SSP PFE SOAR What Would Happen if Your Minutes Were Systematizcd. Written for the Tradesman. The busiest woman I know never seems to be hurried or overworked She keeps every part of her home un- der her own hand, plans all the meals and knows what is going on from cel- lar to roof. She has no end of outside interests and engagements, but man- ages somehow to keep closely in touch with her own family. Almost every afternoon she gets home in time to have a quiet half-hour or more with her children, usually reading or talk- ing to them while they have their simple supper. And she reads a great deal for her own pleasure and profit. She writes delightful letters to absent friends. I think she gets into or out of her twenty-four hours a day more than any other quantance. 1 always think of her in contrast with another of my person of my ac- friends, who doesn’t accomplish one-tenth as much as she does, but who is always hur- ried, worried, behind-hand with her work and her engagements; always complaining that she doesn’t have time to see her own children. Her household is chronically in an uproar. “had time to read.” And as for letter writing, she is the poorest correspondent in She is always wishing she the world, I guess, although when she does get to the point of writing her letters are delightful, for she is a wo- man of wit and brilliancy. never to have time to do any of the things These two women I have watched She seems -he declares she wants to do. for a good many years, and I know very well just wherein lies the secret of the efficiency and happiness of the one and the overstrain and mental discontent of the other. It is all a question of foresight, sys- tem, and economy of time and effort. Long ago the first woman told me how she did it. disorderly and unsystematic person,” she said. “I things drift and do from hour to hour just what I felt like doing, dawdling and wast- ing time. But pretty soon after I was married I discovered that my house- “1 am naturally a would much rather let keeping was not only swamping me— I had to do all my own work then except the heavy washing and clean- ing—but was breaking io my health. I was always tired, I never had time to do anything except house- hold drudgery; I never could go any- where or read anything. Before my time I was getting to be a wornout old woman, a kitchen drudge. “One evening I told my husband this, and that I was in cesDair because I couldn’t see any way out of it. I really was afraid that when the baby we were expecting came along, with the added duties and responsibilities, the child would show the effects of my weariness, and I would break down under the strain. He me: said to ‘If I did my work the way you I be- lieve I am as busy as you are, but it doesn’t seem to wear on me the do, I, too, would be a wreck. way your’ work wears on you. I think the reason is that my work is systematized. My colleagues and the system in my office compel me to do things at specified times; if I didn’t the whole place would be in chaos. Let’s see if we cant work out a scheme for your day that will make your time and strength go further than they do now.’ So we sat down right then and there and wrote out a list of the things | had to do from morning until night, with the amount of time that each required. Yes, a kind of time- table. “I was amazed, I remember very well, at the difficulty we had in ac- counting for all the time I had. There were literally hours between morning and bed-time that seemed somehow to be wasted. And I realized then that these hours just leaked away in little dribbles of time, in aimless duplica- tions and unnecessary steps and mo- tions; not to mention the time when I was doing things I didn’t really care very much about—things that, as my husband said, didn’t get me anywhere. “The next morning I started in on a definite schedule. I got up at a defi- nite time, which I hadn’t been doing I tried to work swiftly at the thines | had to do; | tmed not to waste even minutes on things that didn’t count. I even moved the table in the kitchen so as to shorten the before. distance to the sink and the stove; I changed the location of things in the pantry so that articles most used were in the handiest place. “I found that very first day, that I squeezed out time for a nap and a little good reading. I began then the practice of reading one quiet, helpful bit of poetry every day and, I am old- fashioned about that—a bit of the old Bible. I owe a great deal to the habit I then began of sacredly reserving for myself a little while each day to be quiet by myself, resting a little and reading. “Curiously enough, the saving of minutes for things worth while al- most immediately began to reflect it- self in the saving of money. I found myself expenditures, asking myself whether this or that, that I was thinking of buying was really worth while. I began to think of these half hours that I was rescu- ing for rest and reading and other systematizing things I really wanted to do as sav- ings and investments. My husband helped and encouraged me, and I have kept up the habit ever since. I am able to do more than other women do, I think, simply and solely because I don’t waste much time; I plan my work rather carefully and stick to the plan. “T moon and day-dream, read poetry and other things, and engage in mere fun and aimless talk, like other wo- men—and men, too—but I do it in the time that | call my own. 1 get to promptly to I plan my house- places on time and leave go somewhere else. keeping and require my household helpers to live up to my plan. It makes it easier for them. I do not keep servants who will not co-operate in that way. “There is no magic about it, and no patent on it. Everybody can do it if they want to. But they must want to. And they must have the courage and self-control to live up to their plan. That is the hard oart ot it; but strength comes with practice. Every day it is easier than the day before. Bye and bye it is a habit, and takes care of itself.” Prudence Bradish. (Copyrighted 1920.) a High Ethical Standard in Newspaper Work. Everybody knows that Senator Warren G. nominee for President, newspaper. at Harding, Republican publishes a Ohio, but everybody does not know that his newspaper Marion, creed, as issued in in- structions to his writers and report- ers, rings true. It is worthy of be- ing followed by newspapers every- where. Here it is: Remember there are two sides to every question. Get them both. Be truthful. Get the facts. Mistakes are inevitable, but strive for accuracy. I would rather have one story exactly right than a hun- dred half wrong. Be decent, be fair, be generous. 300st—don’t knock. There’s good in everybody. Bring out the good in everybody and never needlessly hurt the feelings of any- body. In reporting a political gathering give the facts, tell the story as it is, not as you would like to have it. Treat all parties alike. If there is any politics to be played we will play it in our editorial col- umns. Treat all religious matters rever- ently. If it can possibly be avoided, never bring ignominy to an innocent man or child in telling the misdeeds or misfortunes of a relative. Don’t wait to be asked, but do it without asking, and above all, be clean and never permit dirty words or suggestive stories get into type. I want the Star so conducted that it can go into any home _ without destroying the innocence of any child. —_—__+~-.___- Sure Sign. “What is young Spudsley going in for—music or literature?” “Don’t know what makes you think he’s going in for either?” “He was just in here and bought a windsor tie.” Contains No Alum. Selling Baking Powder Backwards A great grocer says: “Every baking powder salesman that comes in here has the same argument— ‘As good as Royal.’ “I wonder if they realize that they are the best salesmen on record for ROYAL Baking Powder Absolutely Pure Made from Cream of Tartar, Derived from Grapes Leaves No Bitter Taste. stg msseernenrrueonyree sree Ceiuiatamuatiodtniniihsosmiannccckersataeiie keciowcine crates : ere Se et " November 3, 1920 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17 THE SIGN OF QUALITY + ‘The Progress of the World Can Be Traced to Flour Quality— It is a fact that the progress and development of the nations can be traced by the quality and the quantity of the bread they have used. No other food has played so important a part in the civilization of man. It has changed his habits from those of the savage to ~~ the civilized being. The more advanced the civilization the greater the demand for the highest grade flour. For nearly three generations Look for the Lily White ROWENA ‘‘The Flour the Best Cooks Use’”’ trade - mark has been keeping pace with the exact requirements of America's on the sack fast development. Today it is the choicest product milled in this country. It is made from the most select wheats grown in this country—a blend of soft and hard, to give perfect balance and make it the ideal all-around flour. It has nutrition and sustenance. Few flours equal, none surpass it in texture and color. The grain is cleaned four times, scoured three times and care- ( fully washed before going on the rolls for milling. The bread, biscuits and pastry made from LILY WHITE have a flavor that is most appetizing—they are light and bake in a way to delight all enthusiastic home bakers. A treat is in store for those who use LILY WHITE. It is guaranteed to please. Ask for it at Your Dealer’s VALLEY CITY MILLING CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN “‘Millers for Sixty Years”’ Ads like these are being run regularly and continuously in the principal papers throughout Michi - You will profit by carrying Lily White Flour in stock at all times, thereby being placed in position to supply the demand we are helping to create for Lily White Flour. lin litte bc Id aches eadielied ht eo eee eee ener eset oe cee a akc ne tee neces cela MICHIGAN TRADESMAN a Sw SSN PUTT Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association. President—J. W. Knapp, Lansing. First Vice-President—J. C. Toeller, Battle Creek. Second Vice-President—J. B. Sperry, Fort Huron. Secretary - Treasurer — W. O. Jones, Kalamazoo. Burglary Insurance For Dry Goods Dealers. Lansing, Nov. 2—My attention has been called very forcibly recently to the matter of protection against bur- glars. The store of Alexander Chis- holm & Son, at Breckenridge, was robbed sometime during the night re- cently by a who cut out a win- dow, opened a door and loaded about $2,000 worth of silks, etc., into an automobile and departed. This burglary was carried out so success- fully that many of our merchants in that part of the State have been mak- ing enquiries as to the cost of bur- glary insurance. One of our mem- bers has secured a statement in a let- ter from an insurance company, which reads in part as follows: “In order to secure this insurance it is necessary for you to protect the side and rear windows and glass over any rear or side doors by heavy iron bars at least 34 inch in diameter, these bars to be firmly imbedded in the casements of each. It will also be necessary for you to put Segal locks on side and rear doors and also upon your front door or doors. It will be necessary to protect your transoms with heavy iron screens and to pro- vide a heavy detachable iron screen to cover the glass on front doors dur- ing t the hours when the store is closed. ‘The rates on this class of business. excluding silks furs, linens, laces, etc., are as follows: £1000 insurance, __.._____._ 3 S$ 52.50 2,000 instante 622 90.00 3000 insurance —. 126.00 4,000 neerance, ... 148.50 “If you wish to include silks, laces, etc., or to put specific insurance on this class, the rate would be for $1,000, $72: $2,000 would be $126; but this insurance cannot be written until the above improvements have been made.” The above quotation from the let- ter speaks for itself. It will be ob- served that the rate for burglary in- surance is very high and the expense involved before the insurance can be secured is also considerable. D. W. Robinson, of Alma, has protected his doors by heavy iron bars and his transoms by heavy iron screens, as stated above. I did not secure from Mr. Robinson the cost incurred, but any member who is interested can get this information from Mr. Robin- son direct. After he had protected his store as stated above, Mr. Robin- son decided that his building was so well protected that he would not in- cur the additional expense of burglary insurance. I am sending this letter out to call your attention to this situation. If, in view of the fact that these very expensive burglaries are taking place frequently, our members desire to look into the matter fur- ther, I am now in a position to se- cure information that I believe will be not only interesting but valuable. We have a letter from one of our members in Flint on the subject of advertising. It is good enough to be passed along and I am quoting it ver- batim. I believe that many of our merchants can read this communica- tion with profit: “At the regular meeting of our Dry Goods Association in this city the question of advertising was discussed at considerable length. it is true there is much advertising matter in pa- pers that is not constructive, simply used to change people’s minds. This has been quite necessary during the past but it seems to the merchants of this town that a better course could be pursued. “Why talk about items on the profiteering line when we could just as well take up some subject that will help to boost general conditions and forget prices. What we need is ad- vertising that will help to make con- fidence. We can appreciate that it is the effort of the Merchants Associa- tion to do this, but the kind of ad- vertising we are getting we have our doubts that the results will bring about what we are looking for. “The conditions that merchants are facing to-day is due in a great meas- ure to politics but we believe that if the parties who have charge of this work would go to work on an educa- tional basis such as take up the wool industry and show same through to the garment, selling, etc., and like- wise with cotton, showing the neces- sary expenditures all along the line in order to produce these goods, we will accomplish much more than by trying to show how many bricks it takes to build a house or how long it took to lay the bricks. “The idea of our merchants is that we would like to see advertising that would be of an educational nature in- stead of simply that intended to dis- credit some other statements. We wonder if it will not be possible to get better results by following this course. Of course, the profiteering business is taking care of itself at the present time.” I will be very glad, indeed, to hear from some other merchants on this subject. Jason E. Hammond, Manager Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association. —_—» ~— Success is applied common sense. Uprightness Questioned. “T have changed my mind. not take that piano.” I will “Why not? Of course, it is second- hand, but it is just as it was repre- sented to you.” “And you can stand there and look me in the face and say that! You know very well you told me it was an upright piano, and I just found out, from your lady clerk, where you got i. November 3, 1920 We are manufacturers of Trimmed & Untrimmed HATS for Ladies, Misess and Children, especially adapted to the general store .trade. Trial order solicited. CORL-KNOTT COMPANY, Corner Commerce Ave. and Island St. Grand Rapids, Mich. their work. 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Grand Rapids Michigan ook = Ereatas eueatadaadamaen aancomeetadctorammancaneieatiea Ginann scab eoiece cake ie tudes November 3, 1920 AROUND THE WORLD. Impressions Graphically Recorded By Noted Globe Trotter. Diamond Harbor, April 9—Rangoon, the principal city and capital of Burma, is situated on the Rangoon River, about twenty-five miles from the sea. We left Singapore on the afternoon of “March 31 and dropped anchor at the mouth of the Rangoon River about 9 p. m.; April 3, where we waited until daylight to steam up the narrow channel, finally to drop anchor at 7:30 a. m. April 4, about five miles from the city. The Rangoon River is a great water- way, fed by the many other rivers in which Burma abounds, the greatest of which, the Irralwaddy, is navigable for some 900 miles., The influence of these rivers is apparent for many miles out to sea. Jarly on the morning of the 3rd, the beautiful blue water suddenly began to change its color and assumed the most classic blackish brown hue. Even those abroad who live along the banks of the Ohio, Missouri and Misssippi decided that for muddy effects, those proud waters at home had met their Waterloo. The tide has a rise and fall of some seventeen feet, of which the small river craft take advantage, moving from point to point with considerable speed, minus labor or power. As lightering against this very swift current was necessary at the time we disembarked, it was rather slow work landing our 500 and some odd passengers ashore. We, however, got a fairly early start. Having engaged motors by wireless, we took a hurried ride around the city in the few comparatively cool hours still left us. We also drove some distance out into the country, but the heat and dirt stripped a rather uninteresting ride of any possible interest that it might otherwise have held for us. This being the dry season in Burma, the last rain having fallen in November, the country is pretty well burned up and the vegeta- tion brown, rather than green. Rangoon is well planned, the streets broad and well paved, but as a city it presents very little of attraction or beau- ty. The people are, indeed, picturesque and our visit was enlivened by the fact that it was our first sight of Indian life. The population of the city is given as 300,000, made up of Burmese, Hindoos, Mohammedans, Chinese and, of course, a ftair sprinkling of English and for- eigners. To the traveler, however, interest cen- ters almost entirely around the Budd- hists, for Rangoon is the Buddhist stronghold of Indo-China. In fact, the pagodas or. shrines of the Buddhists really form the only great objects worthy of note. Of these, the Shwe Dagon pagoda so far surpasses the others in every way that it becomes the real objective point of the tourist’s visit to Rangoon. The shape of the pagodas, while vary- ing in minor details, consist almost in- variably of a masonry terrace in high plinth, a bell shaped body and a ti, or umbrella spire, a construction formed of concentric rings of beaten iron lessening to a rod with a small vane on the top. To describe with any feeling of satis- faction to either you or myself, the mar- velous dignity of the pagoda and is sur- roundings, its magnitude and _ beauty, would, indeed, be a fruitless task. I have read quite a number of descriptions, none of which gave me a very definite idea of what I really was to see and since having seen, must say that to my mind they form a very disappointing idea of what I saw. This pagoda, standing, as it does, on a mound 170 feet above the level of the surrounding country, having a circum- ference of 1,355 feet, and from its base, rising to a height of 370 feet, can be seen from many miles. In fact, we got our first view of it from our anchorage four to. five miles from the city. It is gilt from base to summit, which makes it wonderfully effective in sun or moon- light, and is surmounted by a ‘ti’? or umbrella, on each of whose many rings are hanging innumerable gold and silver bells, all bejewelled. The pagoda is reached from three points of the compass. (North, South and East—the Western having been closed for fortification) through a flight ot brick steps. The Southern entrance, the most important and the one most frequently used, is covered by a series of handsomely carved teak roofs, the carv- ing and in some cases the painting being symbolical of Buddhism. The steps themselves are well worn through long and constant use. Only foreigners, however, are permitted to en- ter, clad in foot wear. On either side of the steps (which are in four tiers, about 170 in all) are stalls at which gold leaf, flowers, wax tapers and other of- ferings of Buddha can be_ purchased. Beggars are also much in evidence. Coming to the top of the stairway one finds himself opposite the large pagoda in the center of an open flagged space, 900 feet long by 650 feet wide. Sur- rounding the large pagoda are hundreds of smaller pagodas or shrines, edch built by one of the faithful as an offering to Buddha. The builders of these, ac- cording to the faith, are looked upon as saints on earth and upon death they at- tain the holy rest. Some of them are marvels in beauty and design; some show a lavish expen- diture of money, without any other re- _ Mansion MICHIGAN TRADESMAN sult; others are very plain; some con- tain the image of Buddha done in mar- ble and crowned with jewels; some his image only in plaster or wood, each ac- cording to the means of the donor, but all accomplishing for him the same re- sult. Buddha is represented in every conceivable condition and position, but he is always Buddha. In some of the temples there are wonderful wood carv- ings; in others, paintings, each repre- senting some phase in the religious or even physical life of the Buddhists. There is a constant procession of wor- shippers streaming in to make their of- fering, from men and women, dressed in gaily colored and expensive clothes, to men, women and children dressed in rags. some buying flowers, some tapers to burn at Buddha’s shrine, some rice for Buddha to eat. Some bring gold, some silver and some copper. We saw one old woman, very poorly clad, bring a package of gold leaf to be applied to the pagoda, and which she handed to an attendant. During the time the work was being done, she pros- trated herself on the ground, offering up prayers, or, judging by her gift, asking that some special favor be granted her. Buddha is fed, Buddha is bathed, his teeth are washed; in fact, he goes through every ablution known to man. The faith of these people is marvellous and awe. inspiring. You must imagine this whole picture set in a tropical garden, with wonderful palm trees extending toward the sky, to a height that seems almost equal to that of the pagoda, also teak trees with their enormous trunks and spreading branches. Then imagine this scene at night with a full moon casting its gleam on the golden spire and shadows into remote corners, stars peeping through tree tops and shin- ing over myriads of steeples, candles burning before the shrines, and with it all the constant musical tinkling of thou- sands of bells as they are being swayed by the wind; the wail of the belated pil- grim saying his prayers, all of which makes an impression not soon to be for- gotten. We visited the pagoda in the after- noon, during early evening and again at midnight. With the moon straight above us in the sky, it was with regret that we were compelled to tear ourselves away from this fascinating scene in order to secure some rest preparatory to the fatigue of the following day. We stayed that night at the Minto Hotel, a very excellent hotel for the Orient. Our rooms were large and cool. We were furnished with baths such as the country affords—showers that shower over the entire bath room floor (which has a drain at one end) without regard to the other crude neces- sities with which a bath room is usually furnished. We slept in good beds on clean linen under heavy mosquito net- ting and to the tune of electric fans. While quite a few ants of various sizes, shapes and colors, walk over your feet in the morning and bugs of some size appear at bath time, this hardly inter- feres with your nerves in the Orient. During the day and late in the evening, native dancers graced the courtyard of the hotel. The dance continued with short intermissions for the best part of twelve hours. This is the sole entertain- ment that the Burmese furnishes for his guest, and these dances, as a rule, last through the entire night. The dancing is almost entirely one motion and be- comes monotonous. The women are young, but beauty, as we know it, is difficult to find in any of them. They are dressed in most gor- geous colored silks and use much powder on their faces. During the resting period they smoke large black cigars, a custom in which all Burmese women indulge. The music. is rather tuneful in spots, drums of different tones and of which there are a great number being the lead- ing instruments. Bells or gongs of var- ious tones are also used and a little reed instrument, like a clarinet, give out a peculiar wail, the kind that you imagine would charm the wild beasts of the for- est. There were also Indian sleight-of- hand performers who, right under our very eyes, gave an exhibition in leger- demain which would have put to shame the average vaudeville artist in the same line at home and who has lights and a stage to help deceive you. The working elephants are one of the sights of Rangoon. Besides posing for the camera of the tourists, these ele- phants handle enormous logs of teak wood for practical purposes. They pull, push and lift, sometimes doing all three at once, placing the logs in _ position, either to be easily carried away at high - water, or, for the saw. ‘The work ‘is very heavy, but the elephant seems to enjoy it. There is one very nice drive in Ran- goon—around Victoria Lake and Park. A band concert is given late every after- noon and with it occurs the gathering of the select. The turnouts. are very elegan{t—fine horses and harness, a cae in front and two servants be- lind. Before noon the second day, we were quite ready to go aboard ship, although we did not sail until three in the after- noon, for Rangoon is almost the warmest port we have so far visited. What is yet to come we know not, but are ready for whatever fate may have in store for us, as in about an hour we disembark on the way to Calcutta for our inland trip through India. Julius Fleischman. 19 Mackinaws Mittens Daniel T, As Your Stock Breaks Up Keep in mind our COMPLETE STOCK of SEASONABLE GOODS Warm Lined Coats Wool and Cashmere Hose Gloves atton G Company GRAND RAPIDS The Men’s Furnishing Goods House of Michigan Watson-Higgins Mlg.Co. Merchant Millers Owned by Merchants ; Products sold by |} 3 v3 4 Merchants a “if ; Brand Recommended : 7 : by Merchants NewPerfection Fiour Packed In SAXOLIN Paper-lined Cotton, Sanitary Sacks NONEBETTER = AT ANY PRICE: You Make Satisfied Customers when you sell “SUNSHINE” FLOUR BLENDED FOR FAMILY USE THE QUALITY IS STANDARD AND THE PRICE REASONABLE Genuine Buckwheat Flour Graham and Corn Meal J F. Eesley Milling Co The Sunshine Mills PLAINWELL, MICHIGAN GROCER’S STOCK IS COMPLETE WITHOUT ba meena me LEE GCADY WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS DETROIT—SAGINAW—KALAMAZOO-—BAY CITY MOEN nh? chi ae a aha A ERED git geitbans tbe 20 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 3, 1920 _— = — Michigan Poultry, Butter and Egg Asso- ciation. President—J. W. Lyons, Jackson. Vice-President—Patrick Hurley, De- troit. Secretary and Treasurer—Dr. A. Bent- ley, Saginaw. Executive Committee—F. A. Johnson Detroit; H. L. Williams, Howell; C. J. Chandler, Detroit. A Case of Mistaken Identity. The lady entered the grocery store and, after pausing a moment to sam- ple the contents of a box of salted almonds, addressed a pleasant-looking man standing by the counter. “What are eggs, to-day?” she asked. “Eggs, madam?” he replied cour- teously, ‘Why eggs, to-day, as yester- day, are the oval-shaped, shell-covered product of the hen, the duck, the goose and other members of the feath- ered tribe. Biologically speaking, they are nothing more than germ cells—” “Indeed! Very clever,” said the lady, with a smile. “But that is not what I wished to learn. Perhaps you can tell me what a dozen eggs come to—” “T am not a prophet, madam,” said the man politely. “What a dozen eggs will come to depends upon two fac- tors—what kind of eggs they are, and what you use them for. If they are alligator’s eggs they will come, under propitious conditions, ultimately, to suit-cases, slippers, or gun-cases; but if you refer to hen’s eggs, as I pre- sume you do, they may come to an omelette. They may come to a scramble. They may come to grief. If a broody hen sets on them they may come to life, and the same re- sults can be obtained by substituting an unmaternal incubator for the for- mer; but this is, I am told, a most uncertain venture due to a large num- ber of factitious causes, but general- ly to imperfections in the egg itself.” The lady’s gracious smile faded away. She had apparently had enough facetiousness for the time being. “Young man,” she said, somewhat severely, “will you tell me how high eggs are to-day, or not?” “TI should be pleased to, madam,” he replied, “but alas, that also depends entirely upon the individual egg. You never can tell how high an egg is until you have opened it.” “You will excuse me, young man,” the lady retorted huffily, “but you do not seem to understand your position. I want freshness in the eggs not in those who sell them. Do you for one moment imagine that I can continue to buy things at this shop if my en- quiries are met with such frivolity?” “T have tried to answer your ques- tions not only truthfully, but cour- teously, madam,” replied the man, “and I am sorry if I have offended. But even then, I don’t see why you should visit your displeasure upon the genial proprietor of this store, be- cause of any seeming delinquencies of mine.” “Not visit my displeasure upon the proprietor when he employs a fresh, impertinent, silly and _ frivolously facetious person like you?’ “Oh, but he doesn’t, madam,” pro- tested the young man. “I am Pro- fessor Dwiggins, the new instructor in English at the high-school, and, like yourself, have come here to enquire into the market price current of a tolerable grade of cold-storage poul- try germ, suitable for introduction into polite society at a little dinner Mrs. Dwiggins and I are giving to the school commissioners this even- ing,” —_———_>-- The Butcher’s Mission in Life. * Every one of us, regardless of what our occupation may be, has a certain mission in life. Some of us perform this mission honestly and efficiently, and thus help the world to progress and win for ourselves the friendship and gratitude of humanity, while others slack, thus retarding the de- velopment of civilization. The butcher’s mission is an extreme- ly important one, although he himself all too frequently does not realize that fact. First of all, of course, it is his duty to live an honorable life and to play the game square with his fellow men and women. However, he has a misson in the world of business which is distinctly his own, apart from his general duties to the world. His mission, in brief, is to retail to the public good, whole- some, sanitary meats as economically as possible. Most butchers perform this mission efficiently and econom- ically, although the public does not always give them due credit for it. ——_++._____ Bone Taint in Corned Beef. See that the meat is absolutely free from bone taint before it goes into pickle. If this exists it will grow worse throughout the entire time it is in the vat. If the meat is absolutely sound before it goes into the vat, then the taint is evidently due to your pack- ing. All beef that is corned, and rump beef especially, should never be packed tightly in the vat, as this pre- vents the pickle from permeating the meat as it should. This condition re- sults in the outer part of the meat be- ing corned properly, but the inner part, and especially the part around the bone, being tainted, as the pickle is not able to preserve it. Pack your meat more loosely; it is a good plan to let it practically float. Before go- ing into the vat the meat around the bones in the rumps that are to be corned should be loosened with a long, thick-bladed knife, thus giving the pickle a chance to permeate it. WE ARE | 1 4 UTHE Gulppen 3 1 | ALWAYS | | UT BUTTER CO. CHICAGO | | | ———}-—— EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTORS FOR “Dinner Bell” FRESH AND SWEET M. Piowaty & Sons of Michigan MAIN OFFICE, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Branches: Muskegon, Lansing, Bay City, Saginaw, Jackson, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Benton Harbor, Mich.; South Bend, Ind. OUR NEAREST BRANCH WILL SERVE YOU “WORCESTER SALT” Takes the ‘‘Cus’’ Out of Customers SEND US YOUR ORDERS BUTTER CHEESE 1 Kb IVORY Non-hardening TABLE ALT SPECIAL FARM BLOCK STOCK It Pays the To Sell the BEST KENT STORAGE CO., Grand Rapids, Michigan DISTRIBUTORS MILLER MICHIGAN POTATO CO. Wholesale Potatoes, Onions Correspondence Solicited Frank T. Miller, Sec’y and Treas. Wm. Alden Smith Building Grand Rapids, Michigan SEND US ORDERS FIELD SEEDS WILL HAVE QUICK ATTENTION Pleasant St. and Railroads Both Phones 1217 Moseley Brothers, cranp rapips, MICH. M. J. DARK Better known as Mose 22 years experience M. J. Dark & Sons Wholesale Fruits and Produce 106-108' Fulton St., W. 1 and 3 Ionia Ave., S. W. Grand Rapids, Michigan WE .HANDLE THE BEST GOODS OBTAINABLE AND ALWAYS SELL AT REASONABLE PRICES NSB A GR EES SSP RUS AS NAS RENE PRE RAR November 38, 1920 Heraldic Apples. The landscape gardener has so long and so persistently improved upon nature that now the fruit grower thinks he has a tight to try. Any person who wants a supply of apples bearing his family crest has only to send an illustration of it to certain growers at Montreuil, France, and he will duly receive the fruit the fol- lowing season by paying the price. The desired end is attained by grow- ing the apples in paper bags, and these are slipped on when the fruit is about the size of a walnut. 3eing thus sheltered from the sun the apples do not color as they swell, and when fully grown still remain green or yel- low. As soon as they reach their maxi- mum size the bags that cover them are replaced by others, on the side of which the desired crest or coat of arms has been cut like a stencil. The sun can now penetrate to that part of the apple exposed and redden it thoroughly, so that when the bag is again withdrawn the device is seen standing out in red upon the green surface. To obtain the opposite result—that is, a green device on a red ground— the second bag is not used, but the pattern is cut out in paper and stuck on to the fruit, the sun coloring all the exposed parts but leaving green the crest or other device which the paper forms. Many Parisian fruiterers exhibit for sale apples with the coat of arms of the allied countries printed upon them; others have them with mono- grams, Christian names, arrow pierc- ed hearts and other tender devices. Se Limburger Cheese Strong Evidence in This Case. A story that smells of Charlie Chap- lin comes from Kansas City, where two butcher-grocers are defendants, a woman who planned to start a rival store is plaintiff, and a limburger cheese is strong evidence in a suit for $75,550 damages. According to peti- tion of Mrs. Ernie Adams, plaintiff, she went to the near-by store of John C. Schmidt and his son, Charles W. Schmidt, and there purchased some limburger cheese. Walking home with the cheese, Mrs. Adams said she opened it only to find it so old it had lost its natural and normal solidity. She found the cheese “very objection- able and sensitive to the smell,” she specifies. Then Mrs. Adams sought to return it, she says, handing it back to Mr. Schmidt and telling him to take back his cheese, whereupon, her petition states, without cause or provocation, unlawfully, wickedly and viciously the defendant did seize the cheese and hurl it at the plaintiff's head. Mrs. Adams says the cheese struck her with great force on the head, filling her eyes and her hair, covering her clothes, neck and _ shoulders, and creating a great and sickening stench. _—— OOO Jellies Go With Meat. The Palace Market has adopted something new in sidelines. Their regular stock is a line of meat sold to the best class of customers. The sideline is a well-selected and tempt- ing array of jams, jellies, pickles and relishes. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 21 When asked how they came to start selling produce, which seems so contrary to one’s idea of a butcher’s stock, the reply was: “Well, aren’t these the things you think of when you think of preparing your meat? Anyway, we are selling them.” And they are, too. The stock is kept ever before the customer, next to the glass of the counter; and buy- ing has become such a habit with their trade that a meat order is seldom given without its accompanying order of relish or jam. ———_~>-2- > Missouri Melon Shipments Below 1919. This season’s movement of water- melons from Missouri amounted to about 3,000 cars, according to final tabulations. This amount was fully 500 cars less than shipments in 1919, The yield also was somewhat less than last year and was locally esti- mated as about one-third of a carload to the acre. St. Louis, Chicago and Kansas City received the bulk of the carlot shipments, although numerous shipments were made also to the smaller city markets of the Mississippi Valley. A grower’s association in the Southeastern part of the State suc- cessfully handled about 30 per cent. of the shipments from that section, grading, weighing and counting the melons as they were loaded in cars. —__°<-<.___ Preparing Hides for Shipment. 3efore handling remove excess of salt by sweeping or shaking. Bundle properly according to the nature of the hides or skins. Tie all bundles tightly and securely, and tag each one. Be sure that the tag cannot come off, and see that it is clearly and lastingly addressed. After the preparation for shipment, ship promptly. A smile is your best reference and introduction. canned-in-its-own-milk idea Baker's Dry Shred Coconut—the old- fashioned sugar- cured kind is also sold—in paper You, Mr. Dealer, Listen! Do you sell Bel-Car-Mo mechanically? Just opening the box and taking out the tins gL: CAR-My and setting them on the counter? OR—— ET UT) PEANUT BUTTER NET wor.2 LBS: MANUFACTURED GY PR ee wokaanng 7 CRAAORAMIGS. WEM- GUARANTEED PURE Are you well posted on the fact that Bel- Car-Mo is the lowest priced Food Staple on the market? Does your knowledge ex- tend to the fact that it is one of the great- est nourishing foods you can sell? Is it being served in your own home so that you can give your customers first-hand Informa- tion on its value? You can go the limit in guaranteeing the Quality of Bel-Car-Mo; but you must believe a statement yourself before you can convince others. In all Sizes airtight fin packages STA RT TO-DA Y from 8 oz. to 100 Ibs, HAVE IT SERVED AT HOME—THEN YOU CAN TALK CONVINCINGLY ON ITS ORDER FROM YOUR JOBBER vavue. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS WHOLESALE Fruits and Vegetables Prompt Service Right Prices Courteous Treatment Vinkemulder Company GRAND RAPIDS :o! MICHIGAN Grand Citz. Rapids 1361 49 Market Bell St., S. W., M. 1361 °SALES CHAR “Going up” It isn’t often that you'll find a product that’s just as fresh, cartons. nourishing and juicy when it’s poured from a can as when it comes from Mother Nature’s very doorstep. That's one of the reasons why the American housewife has made a kitchen companion of Baker’s Fresh Grated Coconut—it's all of the coconut minus the shell. But the demand for this canned-in-its-own-milk coconut is not nearly as big NOW as it’s going to be. Just you watch it GROW under the stimulus of well-planned national advertising. THE FRANKLIN BAKER COMPANY ° Watch this G-R-O-W Philadelphia, Pa. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN =a =~ = Y= i nme — si — = — = Michigan Retail Hardware Association. President—J. H. Lee, Muskegon. Vice-President—Norman G. Popp, Sag- inaw. Secretary—Arthur J. Scott, Marine City. Treasurer- -W illia 2m Moore, Detroit. What the Hardware Dealer Can Do in November. Written for the Tradesman. With the presidential campaign out of the way and the holiday season now opening in prospect, improvement may be looked for in business. The shrewd hardware dealer will, in the approaching holiday season, put his very best efforts into selling, and will utilize his business-getting opportuni- ties to the utmost. For it is now time for the hardware dealer to consider his Christmas sell- ing campaign. Not that the Christmas campaign commences this early in November; but it is necessary to plan a long distance ahead, and now is the time to begin planning. Indeed, in November, the dealer will be putting the finishing touches on his preparations for Christmas trade. As with other rush prepar- atory work ahead of time will tend to make the actual selling while the sea- son is in progress run more smooth- ly. Everything in the way of prepara- tion should be completed before the end of November; since with the first of December the actual Christmas selling campaign should be launched Before Christmas Thanks- Day; and a preliminary to Thanksgiving Day the seasons comes giving hardware store can give a decidedly holiday aspect to At this season think home for the some of its displays. of the year a great many people ot brightening up the winter months. Perhaps some mem- ber of the family is coming home from Holidays; Serhaes it is offset the dull, anyway, coinci- houseclean.ng, oppor- themselves to improvements. colle ge for the nerely the desire to leaden skies outside; dent with fall tunities will effect little floor may disclose This need waxing or re-varnish- a certain room may require a second coat. ° ing; the wall-finish in November, the hard- dealer can start a “ Holidays” Feature the idea in So, early in ware Brighter Up for the paign. paper it up with customers. Put on demonstrations of floor to show to the advertising cam- your news- space and window displays, and talk your floor finishes, wax, wall tints and similar {ines general public how easy it is for the decorator tc handle Another line of advertising in amateur this work in spare time this slogan “Turn your odd moments into prop- erty values.” that the similar connection will take for its You can point out decoration of a room or any improvement and adds to the value of property; it adds, not merely the price of the materials, but the value of the time spent in decor- ating. Where the property owner himself does the decorating, he is converting his time into invested cap- ital. Most people with slack moments at their disposal never realize this aspect of a lot of work they can do about the house. It is for the hard- ware dealer’s advertising to educate them. The interior finishes follow logically the conclusion of the fall paint cam- paign out of doors, and the pushing and sale of these lines will help keep the paint department busy. In connection with your “Brighten Up for the Holidays” campaign, other lines besides indoors paint specialties can be pushed. For instance, there are little repair jobs that require at- tention in almost every home—defec- tive locks and door bells, broken win- dow catches, worn out lengths of stove pipe, cracked window panes. A new coal scuttle may be needed, or an ash sifter, or some other stove ac- cessory. Suggest these and other ap- propriate lines in your newspaper ad- vertising and window display. The sales may individually be small, but every little bit helps. Another line of selling activity is a “Get Ready for Winter” drive. In this connection you can display and feature a lot of lines—catches and pulls for storm doors, glass and putty for storm windows, weather strip, ‘ stove and heater accessories, and the like. In a display like this the great thing is to get the idea across to the cus- tomer. The basic idea is the thing. Your object is to get the passerby really thinking seriously about the ap- winter, and the necessary preparations for cold weather. ‘“Pre- pare for winter, and prepare before actually comes,” is the idea to drive home with all the advertising force you can muster. With this you can link, if you desire, the further idea of utilizing the long winter evenings to get the summer stuff in shape; as, Sand Lime Brick Nothing as Durable Nothing as Fireproof Makes Structures Beautiful No Painting No Cost for Repairs Fire Proof Weather Proof Warm in Winter Cool in Summer Brick is Everlasting proach of winter Grande Brick Co., Grand Rapids So. Mich. Brick Co., Kalamazoo Saginaw Brick Co., Saginaw Jackson-J.ansing Brick Co., Rives Junction SIDNEY ELEVATORS Will reduce handling expense and speed up work—will make money for you. Easily installed. Plans and instructions sent with each elevator. Write stating requirements, giving kind machine and size platform wanted, as well as height. We will quote a money saving price. Sidney Elevator Mnfg. Co., Sidney, Ohio Jobbers in All Kinds of BITUMINOUS COALS AND COKE A. B. Knowlson Co. 203-207 Powers’ Theatre Bidg., Grand Rapids, Mich. OFFICE OUTFITTERS LOOSE LEAF SPECIALISTS e e Co. Tue November 3, 1920 237-239 Pearl"St. (near the ‘bridge) Grand Rapids Pioneer Broom Co. Amsterdam, N. Y. Makers of High Grade Brooms Michigan Jobbers: Symons & Moffett Co., Flint Sturgis Grocery Co., Sturgis Moulton Grocer Co., Muskegon Ask for ‘‘Comet,”’ ‘‘Banker,’’ “Mohawk” or ‘‘Pioneer’’ brands. Krekel-Goetz Sales & Supply Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. Michigan Representatives Foster, Stevens & Co. Wholesale Hardware wt 157-159 Monroe Ave. —:: Grand Rapids, Mich. 151 to 161 Louis N. W. Michigan Hardware Co. Exclusively Wholesale Grand Rapids, Mich. Brown & Sehler Co. ‘‘“Home of Sunbeam Goods’’ Manufacturers of HARNESS, HORSE COLLARS Jobbers in Saddlery Hardware, Blankets, Robes, Summer Goods, Mackinaws, Sheep-Lined and Blanket-Lined Coats, Sweaters, Shirts, Socks, Farm Machinery and Garden Tools, Automobile Tires and Tubes, and a Full Line of Automobile Accessories. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Pate ea sae Ak BN AB a NE EG Pa YP BR OO PRP RE RS SAENGER eS Ca obese Stak a ks eae ah November 3, 1920 for instance, in the painting of lawn seats and veranda chairs, oiling win- dow screens before storing them for the winter, etc. In window displays of this sort, it is well to use show cards freely, to help bring home your message to the customer. Show the goods and at the same time émbody your sugges- tions in a series of show cards. “A storm window is no better than its worst pane—mend the broken pane.” is a suggestion in point. “Paint the porch chairs before you put them away” is another slogan—and so on, down the line. Another great help in securing ef- fective window displays is found in seasonable decorations. The good window trimmer not merely shows seasonable goods but emphasizes their seasonableness by timely accessories. With almost every timely line, some decorative accessory can be secured which will help out the seasonable effect. _ Thus, with a display whose keynote is the imminent approach of winter, artificial snow and artificial ice help out the effect. For snow flakes, use bits of cotton batting suspended by very fine threads. For ice and snow, a piece of plate glass edged with com- mon salt will make a realistic effect. Earlier in the month the Thanksgiv- ing pumpkin gives a seasonable at- mosphere to the holiday window. Then, the winter effect can be secur- ed by contrast; as with a fireplace showing imitation coals—electric bulbs glowing through red crepe paper. The suggestion of winter cosiness indoors carries with it the corresponding sug- gestion of winter chill without. Quite often elaborate seasonable ef- fects can be worked out, where the window trimmer has time, space and equipment at his disposal; but some of the neatest and most appealing ef- fects are, often, decidedly simple. One of the most effective of the seasonable displays is a ‘‘Winter Com- fort Window.” This can embody various items, according to the lines you desire to feature. The commonest type of display is the mantel grate with glowing imitation coals, a small table with an electric or oil reading lamp, perhaps a coffee percolator, and other items, With the help of cur- tains, screens and similar accessories the comfort idea can be driven right home to every passer-by. This com- fort idea will link up with a good many lines of stock—ranges, oil, gas and coal heaters, gas and_ electric grates, weather strip, electric, oil and gas reading lamps, candles and candle sticks, and all sorts of stove acces- sories. The winter-comfort idea, the bright- en-up-for-holidays idea, the get-ready- for-winter idea, and all the rest, lead up logically to the climax of the year’s business, the Christmas campaign. As I have stated, now is the time to get the last of your preparatory work completed, in order to get your Christ- mas campaign launched the first thing in December. Your preparatory work will include the rearrangement of the store inter- ior for Christmas trade, which should be planned on paper before any thing is shifted. Then, outline your series of Christmas displays, timing one of MICHIGAN TRADESMAN the best for comparatively early in the season. If you are likely to need extra Christmas help, make your ar- rangements early; and, if possible, ar- range for your temporary helpers to put in a few hours a week before the rush actually sets in, so that they may get at least a little familiar with the business. Then, too, you can prepare practically all your Christmas newspaper advertising in advance. Of course, when the time comes an item here and there may have to be chang- ed; but that will be easier than put- ting together a big advertisement when you are fairly rushed off your feet by other duties. Preparatory work of this sort will help later; and it is work that can and should be done between now and the end of November. Victor Lauriston. —_——_>-e—___- Union Cooties of the Great Unrest. Last Wednesday afterroon a big truck loaded with crates of glass bot- tles of the a pint was driven out Jefferson near Hastings street. One layer of filled the body of the truck, which was not very high, while an- capacity of being avenue crates other layer rested on top of these. Persons in a car following the load of bottles noticed as they approached that the box at one of the rear cor- ners of the truck was gradually being jolted over the edge. The driver of the passenger car speeded up and drove alongside the truck, giving the union driver of the latter warning of the impending accident by pointing to his load. The truck turned sharply toward the curb and at the same time, put on his brakes, nearly hit- ting another truck standing at the curb in the process. The check in the truck’s career was so abrupt that the box of bottles which had for the min- ute past barely balancing on the edge, toppled off as the car stop- ped, and hit the pavement with a crash that sounded as if $10,000 worth of plate glass windows had _ been It was a big crate, holding possibly 100 or maybe twelve dozen bottles. What did the driver of the truck do when he heard the crash and realized what had happened? Why, he just laughed.—Detroit Sat- urday Night. —_—_.-2~»-——___ Is your mind on through the driver been smashed. business day, Or is it wandering to sports, or non-essential? 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Greenville, Mich. 6 Factories—8 Branches SANITARY REFRIGERATORS For All Purposes Send for Catalog McCRAY REFRIGERATOR co. 944 Lake St. Kendallville, Ind. PAPER All Kinds For Wrapping For Printing TRY US The Dudley Paper Co. Lansing, Mich. COMMERCE AVENUE At FULTON STREET H. Leonard & Sons Grand Rapids, Michigan Splendid Merchandise Toys--Novelties--Dolls Chinaware, Glass, Silverware justice to our lines. We could not enumerate the thousands of articles shown on our sample tables—samples alone covering 20,000 square feet. the very best of the American market and direct importations of European: goods from over Twelve Hundred Factories. We show Business is splendid with us and will be the same for anyone handling our line. WRITE FOR CATALOG We especially invite a personal visit to our showrooms—which is the only way to do Bere thn eeenensenatieentatncoaies 24 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN —— TRS QANARNT a Grand Council of Michigan U. C. T. Grand Counsellor—H. D. Ranney, Sag- inaw. Grand Junior Counselor—A. W. Stev- enson, Muskegon. Grand Secretary — Morris Jackson. Grand Treasurer—Harry Hurley, Trav- erse City. Grand Conductor—H. D. Bullen, Lan- ing. cand Page—George E. Kelly, Kala- mazoo. Grand Sentinel—C. C. Carlisle, Mar- quette. Heuman, Saginaw Council Establishes a World Record. Saginaw, Nov. 1—October 16, 1920, will zo down in history as being the day when Saginaw Council established a world record for the number of candi- dates initiated into the order at one ses- sion. When the final count was taken, the Secretary's books revealed the names of 105 men, good and true, who had passed through the portals of the only secret order of traveling men in existance. It was a meeting never to be forgotten and thrilled the hearts of the 400 men in attendance. In fact, it caused such a stir that arrangements were made before the meeting was adjourned to put on an- other campaign and duplicate this won- derful feat at the December meeting. “Look out. Cadillac, come on Grand Rapids,’ is the watchword of the hour at this writing among Saginawians, for to-day Saginaw is the second largest Council in Michigan and only short about fifty members ot being the largest in the State. We can assure Cadillac that we will have more to say about first place after our meeting in December. Owing to illness of many months dura- tion and much to my regret, the writer was unable to be at the big affair, but I shall try to give you a picture of what took place. a : Had vou been within sounding distance of Saginaw on this special night you would have been led to believe the entire city had let loose its noise making power. The writer, in an article published re- cently, predicted a class of at least 100 candidates and on several occasions was kidded for making such an outlandish statement. The trouble with a lot of folks in Michigan is that they are not aware of the real facts and sound con- ditions of our fair city and of her rustling and hustling man power. We always set our mark high and go out to beat our aim. This was much in evidence on summing up the record of the October meeting. i a Why shouldn't we ‘go over the top, being led on in the fray by two such stalwart soldiers as Czar Brown and Mayor Mercer and their lieutenants? Brown and his co-workers won out by one member in the fight for salesman- ship supremacy. Supreme and Grand dignitaries were very much in evidence and we are safe to say they did not leave our gates disappointed. Adding spirit to the occasion were of- ficers and member of Port Huron, Owos- so, Flint, Lansing and Bay City Councils, — i who brought some twenty candidates along for the work, but lest you get confused, beg to say these were not counted in in the 105. : Supreme Counselor W. B. Emerson, of Columbus, Ohio, gave one of the finest fraternity talks ever heard at such a gathering. He is an impressive, forceful and talented speaker. We are only sorry that he was in such poor physical con- dition, for, giving us what he did under prevailing circustances, we should like to hear him when in real form. His very presence served as an inspiration for those around him and had much to do in making the meeting a success. AS one voice all Michigan extends to him their best wishes for a safe and speedy recovery. Mr. Emerson is a Michigan product, his boyhood days been spent on a farm near Vassar. To-day he has the pleasure of holding the office of Supreme Counselor, the highest honor that can be bestowed upon him by the United Com- mercial Travelers of America. A. G. MacEachron, from Detroit, was on hand and, true to form, gave the Ray of Hope lecture, for which he has made himself famous throughout the State. MacEachron is a former Saginaw boy. P. G. C. (Cliff) Starkweather was also here from Detroit and left his usual streak of sunshine and good fellowship behind, which always makes one feel a better man for having met him. Grand Secretary Maurice Heumann came up from Jackson to give us the statistics on the condition of the order and by so doing gave us something to think about and ponder over for future reference. He holds his office with cred- it to himself and the order. Another man from Detroit who was in the limelight at this great function was Lou Burch. He helped kindle the U. C. T.ism in the hearts of the old as well as in the new members. No big fraternity affair is complete without him. The ‘Crown King Pin Spiller’ of the day was our own Herbert D. Ranney. His very being, almost eat up by the radiancy of his smile, was the outstand- ing feature of the afternoon and evening, and why not? Besides being DUr present Grand Senior Counselor, he found time to join the “Go Getters’’ and did his share toward rounding up the 105. When the time comes for him to hand over the gavel to his successor next June, he will Lave completed the greatest history making event known in the annals of U. €: Tism. We is a fehter for the cause and hopes to inspire every council in the State to higher aims. It would hardly be fair to our great corps of officers to not give them a word of praise for their wonderful team work and the perfect rendition of the ritual. They did themselves proud and _ their work was keenly watched by our dis- tinguished visitors and fellow council- men. In H. L. Rutherford they have a great leader. Chas. Hillman did his usual ‘good things’’ and was heartily received. The Saginaw U. C. T. trio, composed of Robt. Brown, W. A. Johnson and Evan Owen, were the noisemakers of the afternoon and evening, and if they keep on im- proving they will soon be behind the footlights (you thought I was going to say bars). The boys deserve much cred- it for their fine performances. Senior Counselor H. L. Rutherford en- tertained for the Supreme, Grand and local officers at the Saginaw Club at noon. It was a fine affair and deserves mention. Last but not least, comes the “high spot” function of the day, the banquet. Credit and special mention of this part of the programme must go to W. E. Choate and his associate members of the entertainment committee. ‘‘Couldn’t be beat,.’’ was the word passed around the festive board. And the ladies! God bless them! Thex were on hand and the way they ‘‘slung the hash’’ (if you will allow me please, to speak thus and use some “Yankee’’ slang) would make any man hungry. This was handled in perfect order by the Ladies Auxiliary. We are mighty proud of our fair co-workers and they come in quite necessarily, for a lot of praise and credit for the wonderful showing made by the council the past five vears., In conclusion I am requested to an- nounce that there will be another class of 100 men to be taken in at the Decem- ber 18 regular meeting. Can we do it? Answer, We will do it. Special thanks goes to Editor E. A. Stowe of the Michigan Tradesman, Amer- ica’s greatest trade journal to-day, for the fine support given the fraternity in Michigan and at large. Well can he be Notice to Deer Hunters To avoid the usual delay in the arrival of your provisions in the Upper Peninsula woods, send your grocery order to E. T. MARTIN GROCERY at Trout Lake, Mich., who will have it packed and ready for you when you arrive. Prices guaranteed to be right. OCCIDENTAL HOTEL FIRE PROOF CENTRALLY LOCATED Rates $1.00 and up EDWARD R, SWETT, Mgr. Muskegon 2 Michigan 139-141 Monroe St. Roth Phones GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. November 3, 1920 esbook' THAT GIVE 100 Per Cent PLUS SERVICE ALL KINDS, S!ZES, COLORS, AND GRADES. ASK FOR SAMPLES AND. Prices. THE MCCASKEY REGISTER Co.., ALLIANCE, OHIO Beach’s Restaurant Four doors from Tradesman office QUALITY THE BEST Bell Phone 596 Lynch Brothers Sales Co. 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CITIZENS TELEPHONE COMPANY = cael 3 gp a Fc ee ete ee ' ‘tim November 3, 1920 termed, and rightly, too, the outside champion of our cause. L. M. Steward. List of the One Hundred and Five. nee. S. Ames, 521 Elinor St., Saginaw, Jay D. “Ayres, 1005 Thompson St., Sagi- naw. de as 3ittman, 1525 Federal Ave., Sagi- W aie A. Bell, 812 W. Genesee, Saginaw. A. oR. Bruske, 21} N. Franklin, Saginaw. J. QO. Barrenscheer, 1004 S. Weadock, Saginaw. Herbert L. Bruce, Carrollton. Roy L. Batcke, 706 Owen St., Saginaw. W. E. Buby, Beck Apts., Saginaw. Albert H. Buck, 1612 Clinton St., Sagi- naw.. Howard S. Barker, Akron. Edwin N. Burke, 529 N. Webster St., Saginaw, W. it Wm. C. Collison, 116 Merrill Apt., Sag- inaw, W. S. Fred H. Cross, 632 Howard St., Saginaw. Albert LL. Collins, 215 Pine St., Mt. Pleas- ant Re 2on M. Cogswell, 211 No. Franklin St., Saginaw. John H. Creen, 702 Thompson St., Sagi- naw. Phillip Corby, 712 Howard St., Saginaw. Leo D. Cline, 600 S. Porter, Saginaw, W.S. Asa H.: Case, 122 So. 3rd St., Saginaw. W. Grant DeHabough, Cor. Janes and Fifth, Saginaw. R. E. Dunean, 510 Millard St., Saginaw. Geo. A. Deady, 320 Carroll St., Saginaw. Harry R. DeSelms, 721 W. Genesee, Sag- inaw. Chas. W. Erdman, 2290 Woodward Ave., Detroit. “pees K. Erb, Mayville. J. Fox, 1950 Court St., Saginaw, W.S. Bred = Finger, 517 Cronk St., Saginaw, WwW m. Ff. "Farthing, 1702 N. Michigan Ave., Saginaw, W. S. Anthony Favara, 131 Eddy St., Saginaw. Elton L. Fisher, 1204 Janes Ave., Sagi- naw. ‘ Benj: P. Gardner, St. Louis. Sol. Germansky, 306 Federal, Saginaw. Roy E. Gibbs, Caro. a: - Gleason, 715 Stone St., Saginaw, Si we a Galloway, Caro. Edwin A. Gunther, 416 No. Porter, Sag- inaw. Geo. E. Hart, 1721 So. Mich. Ave., Sag- inaw, W. S. Evart E. Hadsall, Birch Run. W. H. Hogan, 331 No. 3rd St., Saginaw. Walter P. Hollowell, Vassar. G. F. Hillert, 921 Phelon St., Saginaw. Bernard V. Hart, 1415 N. Bond St., Sag- inaw, W. S. Juluis ‘A. Ippel, 31t So. Webster St., Sag- inaw, S. i. M. Treton, 226 Stark St., Saginaw, =. Ferris R. are. 522 Irving St., Sagi- naw, Ernest J. Jolinson, 1911 Court St., Sagi- naw, W. S AS OW. Johnson, 522 N. 5th St., Saginaw, rs Wm. F. Jungklas, 149 Cornelia St., Sag- inaw. L. J. Johnson, 1200 So. Warren, Saginaw. L. F. Klees, 207 N. 4th Ave., Saginaw. — Kiein, 104 No. Hamilton St., Saginaw, W. S. OW. Kundinger, 412 No. Webster St., Saginaw; W. S. Ww alter M. Kirby, 746 Park St., Saginaw. S. J. Lawler, 204 Hermansan St., Sagi- naw, We Ss, John M. Lorenzen, 516 So. Bond St., Sag- inaw, W. 8S. Nee Littledale, 609 Cass St., Saginaw, Frederick W. Maier, 92314 Janes Ave. Walter D. Mathews, Marlette. S. J. Mosher, Keeth Apts., Saginaw, W.S. N. F. Mould, 603 Cass St., Saginaw, W. S V. W. Miller, 800 So. 4th St., Saginaw. Geo. H. Moseman, Jt.; 4al State St., Saginaw, W. S. Thos. P. McPhillips, 614 No. Harrison St., saginaw, W. S. Edward J. MeGraw, 521 Irving St., Sagi- naw, W..S. James W. Nichols, 808 Davenport St., Saginaw, W. S. Wm. L. Naess, 310 No. Frankling, Sagi- naw, Wo Ss. Albert R. Odgers, 1421 So. Harrison St., Saginaw, W. S. i! KK. Peters, 11°6 N. Bond, Saginaw, Harry vy, Partridge, 910 Atwater St., Saginaw. W. J. Raubinger, 725 Hoyt St., Saginaw. Dennis M. Regan, 416 N. Webster St., Saginaw, W. S. oP Reinke, 810 Stark St., A. J. Keid, 235 So. lith St., Saginaw. Samuel K. Rosenberg, 306 Federal Ave., Saginaw. R. M. Riley, Marlette. Verill Steele, 1001 Carrol St., Saginaw. A. oe oe 409 Vermont St., Saginaw, Gerhard Schillings, 2442 S. Michigan Ave., Saginaw, W. S. 7 F. J. Simmons, 99Q Brockway, Saginaw, Saginaw, W.-S, Earl J. Simmons, 617 Stark St., Saginaw, WwW. s Henry G. Storms, 808 Johnson St., Sag- inaw. Floyd W. Sharpe, 704 Hoyt St., Saginaw. Ce Simon, 401 So. Bond, Saginaw, Geo. H. Skinner, 408 Emerson St., Sagi- naw. Leonard V. Schleich, 121 Delaware St., Saginaw. ees ace noe ie es rca alee MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Chas. J. Shea, 715 Atwater St., Saginaw. Robert E. Somerville, R. F. ‘TD. No. 4, Saginaw. Allen J. Stevens, Babee 2. Mark C. Theobald, 1207 Mackinaw St., Saginaw, W. S. Geo. H. Tarr, 814 Fitzhugh St., Saginaw. Harry O. Treber, Ithaca. Clare B. Tefft, 404%, Court St., Saginaw, KF a B. Tinglan, Vassar. Floyd W. Wheeler, 133% So. Washington, Saginaw. H. H. Walton, Bad re W. C. Williams, Bad A Raymond Westlock, 911 “Walnut St., Sag- i Wateon, Birch Run. Chas. R. Webb, Chesaning. P. D. Wayne, Midland. F. G. Weed, 1003 Hancock St., Saginaw, wm. a Whitecraft, 310 Simonean St., Saginaw. Max E. Yahn, 218 Brown St., Saginaw. + ~~ A broader distribution of canned foods has occurred during the past week, taking the line as a _ whole, owing to the low range in prices, which have attracted more buying in- terest. It is still a forced market, when costs of production are lost sight of, and one in which values must be shaded,to the last notch be- fore the buyer will show his interest. The most encouraging feature is the gradual expansion of retail sales as a result of lower prices to the consum- er. The chain stores are making a specialty of several lines of canned foods, and this will force the smaller retailer to cut down his asking prices. In time the lower retail range will give a better tone to the market and it will establish an outlet which will mean a healthier retail movement. So far for several months that de- mand was of small consequence, and as there has been no export demand the jobber has had no opposition in his demand for lower prices. Cooler weather and the election question settled are also regarded as favorable signs. Then, too, the canner who is financially able to carry his surplus is now less willing to sell, as he in- tends to strain every effort to carry his goods until after the turn of the year. One of the chief causes of the present weakness has been the forced sale of stocks by the canners who have been unable to finance them- selves and have been forced to sell some stocks from time to time. There are considerable quantities of rejected goods to be had on spot and lines on which banks have loaned money and now refuse to carry any longer. A stiffer market would check the sale of this class of goods to some ex- tent and prove a strengthening ele- ment, as at present such forced sales eliminate the necessity of factory buying to a considerable extent. No building of any size can now be erected in any large city without adding 10 to 20 per cent. of the cost of the structure for the walking dele- gates—they now call themselves “business agents’—of the various la- bor unions which expect to be em- ployed on the building. The owner of the Sherman House (Chicago), who added four stories to his build- ing during the summer, was not per- mitted to proceed with the work un- til he had turned over $70,000 to the union vampires. The Northwestern Railway had to contribute $250,000 before it could proceed with its new depot some years ago. The “busi- ness-agents” of Chicago all become millionaires in ten years. 25 Seasonal Sale Cirlry DAY Wednesday, November 17th and Thurs- day, November 18th. On these days we will hold a sale of sea- sonable merchandise and this sale will be characteristic of the sales we have conducted in the past. The textile market is gradually settling, and the opinion of most experts is that prices are in many cases near or below stabilization point. During this sale we will make prices regardless cf loss or anything else, because we believe in keeping merchandise moving and that it is better to forego profits or even take actual losses than to allow our volume of sales toshrink. This sale will prove the advisability of buying seasonable merchandise enough to take care of your needs for this Fall and Winter. A great deal of thought and consideration has been given this event and great care will be taken to prepare for the buyers who attend this sale. We will positively price our merchandise at prices that will move quantities and this event will be your big opportunity to supply yourselves for Christmas trade and January clearance sales. Merchandise will be properly displayed and priced so that you can wait on yourselves. Our dining service will be a prominent fea- ture of the sale, together with music and en- tertainment. Prepare now to visit us on City Day, November 17th and Thursday, Novem- ber 18th. Watch for further announcement. GRAND RAPIDS DRY GOODS CO. Exclusively Wholesale Grand Rapids Michigan 26 MICHIGAN AARNE ALERT ALENT LLL LE TILE LITE LEELA DE IE IEG DESDE AGEL TRADESMAN November 3, 1920 DELAMATER AT THE END OF HIS ROPE. Collapse of Druggist Who Has Long Been a Disgrace to Both City and State. E. D. Delamater. who formerly conducted a retail store on East Fulton street, but who was permitted to occupy a store in the Pantlind Hotel building on the com- pletion of that structure, has finally met the fate which sooner or later overtakes all malefactors and is, apparently, a fugitive from justice. His career as a druggist has never been anything but disreputable. He handled goods forbidden by Government edict and has never been over scrupulous in the sale of liquor. His store has always been the rendevous of sports. toughs and demi monde and he catered especially to these classes. Goods found in stock by the officers of the court in the process of taking inventory prove conclusively that he was doing an illegal business. He has always been regarded as the most demoralizing factor social and religious workers have had to contend with, because he had a way of corrupting the youth of the city which was very insidious and contemptible. Up to July 1 of this year he-paid his bills in a satisfactory manner, but has since paid nothing, while he reduced his stock as rapidly as possible and evidently diverted the money to his own use. When he was refused a renewal of his lease by the Pantlind Hotel Building Co.. he threw up his hands and turned the stock over to Lee M. Hutchins as trustee for his, creditors. Mr. Hutchins soon discovered that the situation could more properly be handled by the United States Court and offered no objection: to the movement of the creditors to throw Delamater into bankruptcy. Instead of working with the creditors, as an honorable man would have done, Dela- mater clandestinely left town and his present whereabouts is not known. He is in contempt of court because he failed to file a schedule of his indebtedness, as ordered to do by the referee in bankruptcy. He will be brought back to the city, if it is pos- sible to locate him, and compelled to make a disclosure as to what use he made of the money .he took in between July 1 and Sept. 15, when he surrendered the stock to the trustee. When Delamater opened up for business in the Pantlind Hotel building, he put in new fixtures at a cost of $3,500. This money was obtained at the bank with the endorsement of Con DePree, of Holland. Mr. DePree’s name remained on the paper until last spring, when he became suspicious that things were going wrong and forced Delamater to secure another endorser, which he succeeded in doing. When all the liabilities are ascertained, it will probably be found that the total indebtedness will approximate $20,000. An inventory of the assets, conducted under the auspices of the referee, discloses the following: Siete ee ee $9,800 ees 3,500 Caan recister _... 500 Soda fountain, etc. — BiD The fixtures were purchased to fit the store in which they were installed and would probably not bring over $1.000 if moved to another location. The stock is largely composed of goods which would be unsalable at any location remote from a first-class hotel. In view of these facts, it is thought that not over $5,000 net can be realized from the sale of the assets. Such an arrangement would give the creditors not to exceed 25 cents on the dollar. Following is a list of creditors so far as ascertained: All-Qual-Sweets Co.. So. Ciarsk St. Chicare, H1., andy ——--- $ 114.00 Harriet Hubbard Ayer, E. 34th St., New York City, Toilet Articies 2... 76.10 American Laundry, Grand Rapids, Mich., Laundry ----------------~------------ 3.86 Dr. C. E. Beeman, Grand Rapids, Mich. ~---~---------------------------------- 4.00 Stephen L. Bartlett Co., Boston, Mass., MicrcnemGihe 243.00 The Bayer Co., Inc.. W. Kinzie St.. Chicago. Mil. Merchandise ....... 110.28 Chas. Baez. 24 E. 22nd St., New York City, Perfumes -_--------~-<=------------ 233.26 A. Bourjois & Co., 35 W. 34th St.., Now York City, Perfumes — 322.83 The Bonney Co.. 1104 So. Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill., Toilet Articles —.___- 38.88 Bauer & Black, 2500 So. Dearborn St., Chicago, Ti:, Med. Supplics —_.-________ 158.17 Boyce Bros., Grand Rapids, Mich., Carpenterme 2.9 -00 Brouse & Hess. 261 Broadway, New York City, Merchandise (amount unknown) Camera Shop, Grand Rapids, Mich., Mahan |... a7) Consumers Power Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. ~-~--~---------------------------- 1.04 Colgate & Co., 199 Fulton St., New York City, Tollet Articles 263.42 California Chocolate Shops, W. 6th St., iuos Angeles, Candy 215.68 Cosmos Co., E. 16th St., New York City, Toilet mele 116.43 Coffee Ranch, Grand Rapids, Mich., Coffee ------------------------- pe es 2.00 Daane & Witters, Grand Rapids, Mich.,’Groceries ~-------------------------- 149.40 Du Mars, 447 7th Ave.. New York City, Eye-brow grower __--~--------------- 24.52 Daggett & Ramsdell, W. 14th St., New York City, Com cream —. 9 - 24.97 Detroit White Lead Works, Detroit, Mich., CnprmiCnis ee 54.60 The DePree Co., Holland, Mich., Med. Prep. ~---------~~---~-~-.-------------- 154.03 Fuller Morrison & Co., 540 W. Randolph St., Chicago, Merchandise 168.13 Folger’s, Grand Rapids, Mich. Sow Gane 84.02 Foster, Stevens Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., Merchandise ~----------------_------ 8.20 Godwin Corset Shop, Grand Rapids, Mirh Merchandise oo 2.00 Gibbs & Co., 7 E. Jackson St., Chicago, i Nei 75.90 Gem Safety Razor Co., 303 Jay St., Brooklyn, N. Y., Brushes --.---_-_----- 50.75 J. Grosmith & Sons, Ltd., 29 Newcastle St., London, E. C., England (Amt. unknown) Hygiea Chemical Co., 7109 Clark St.. Chicago, i, Sitawe 2 17.8 Huyler’s, 18th St., New York City, Candy ---~-----~~---~-~---~--------------- 478.80 Richard Hudnut, 113 E. 18th St.. New York City, Toilet Water 3 136.07 Grinnel-Row Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., Insurance ~--------------------------- 49.90 General Cigar Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., Cigars ~~---------------------------- 170.80 Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, Mich., Asivertigmne 2 8 13.70 Grand Rapids Savings Bank, Grand Rapids, Mich... Money loaned —...0 2,200.00 Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. -------------------------- 78683 Lee M. Hutchins, Grand Rapids, Mich., expenses as trustee ~----------------- 350.00 Herpolsheimer Co., Grand Rapids, Miche, Mercnandise oo 71.22 Holton & Adams. 29 E. 22nd St., New York City, Toilet Articles ~---_-_-~-~- 353.88 Claude Hatch Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., Cigars --~--------------------------- 48.09 Heyboer Stationery Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.; Stationery :..-. 17.00 Hygiea Antiseptic Toothpick Co., 154 14th St., N. Y. City, Artificial Straws 313.75 Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, New Work. ‘Toilet ATrticies oo 16.00 H. & G. Klotz & Co., 90 5th Ave., New York City, Perfumes ---------------- 360.50 Kelly Ice Cream Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., ice Cream —__.....__-_ SC eis Nona oe 1,188.41 B. E. Levy. 714 5th Ave., New York City, Perfumes ~----------------------- 80.26 Lazell, Newburgh, N. Y., Merchandise -----------------------------_----------- 51.80 Lee & Cady, Detroit, Mich., Cigars --____----__-- 65.25 Leonard-Hobart Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., Glassware -_---------------_----_- 1.50 W. E. Lypps, 539 Scribner Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. Cigarettes 9.60 Mutual Hotel Supply Co., 18 Tremont St., Boston, Merchandise .....__ 96.00 Manhattan Drug Co.. 51 Warren St.. New York City, Drugs ---------------- 39.00 Michigan Drug Co., Detroit, Mich., Cup heta ee T:78 M. EE. Maher Co., Kalamazoo, Mich., Cigars —.--_--__-_____-______________-__-__- 74.20 Melba Mfg. Co., Chicago, lll., Cosmetics ~-~----------------------------------- 135.56 Miro-Dena, 373 4th Ave., New York City, Toilet water --_-_______________-____ 171.54 McKeeson & Robbins, New York City, Merchandise —-.___.___--_-_---_------- 21.308 & W. Mills Paper Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., Vaper —_-______.._-_____ 17.10 Muir Plumbing Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., Plumbing --_-__------------------ 73.40 M. T. McNamara & Sons, Grand Rapids. Mich.. Milk and Cream ------------ 185.52 The Nut House, First Ave.. Seattle, Wash., Merchandise ~-..____-_-_-________- 64.56 Norrie Co., Atlanta, Ga... Merchandise —____.....___..__..._ 61.92 Norwich Pharmical Co., Norwich, N. Y., Drugs —__.._..._.__._. 9.69 Old National Bank, Grand Rapids, Mich. -___--_-___ _._--(Amount unknown) Pantlind Hotel. Grand Rapids, Mich.. Cafe charges —._________________.______ 51.36 Porter Shop, Grand Rapids, Mich., Merchandise ~__._____-_-__._-_-________-____ 50.85 Page & Shaw, Cambridge, Mass., BMierctianaise 2 188.88 Plymouth Trading Co., 100 5th Ave.. New York, Merchandise ..... 35.77 Frank M. Prindle Co., 71 W. 35th St.. New York City. Merchandise ~------- 378.63 Solon Palmer. 374 Pearl St., New York City. Soaps, talcums, perfume --_--- 237.40 Albert Pick & Co., Chicago, UL, Dice anc glassware —_...___.______.____. 152.47 Pork & Tilford, 629 W. 42nd St, MN. Y.. Merchandise 123.84 Park, Davis & Co., Detroit, Mich., Drugs and Chemicals __._________________ 64.58 Photo Service Shop, Grand Rapids, Mich., Photo work --____._______________ 61.87 Pantlind Building Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., Rent and Damages ----_------- 437.85 Stephen Putman, Philadelphia, Pa. -.-----~ soe Re ee eRe (Amount unknown) Rindge Krekel Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., Morchangise 2.2 19.40 J. A. Rigby Cigar Co., 55 Diamond St., Mansfield, O., Cigars —-_-__-___-_.-_-_ 47.60 beodalc Candy Co., Grand Rapids, Mich:, Candy =... 556.70 Roseberry-Henry Electric Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., Electric work ---------- 59.32 Paul Steketee & Sons, Grand Rapids, Mich., Merchandise ~_._.._.-_.________. 140.18 Alfred H. Smith Co., 13 W. 34th St., New York City, Merchandise ~...--.--- 553.13 Sehnncfel Brog., So. Lith St., Newark, N. J., Tollet Articies é Sethness Co., 718 Curtis St., Chicago, Ill, Candy 50.00 Frederick Stearns & Co., Detroit, Mich., Merchandise ~-.-_-__----_-----__---- 112.35 C. A. Scheufler, 106 Mich. St., Grand Rapids, Mich., Merchandise ------~--- 60.60 Abe Schefman & Co., 22 Ionia Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich., NG 183.70 Udell Printing Service, Grand Rapids, Mich., Printing ~-----------~-------~- 12.25 V. Vivaudou, 418 W. 25th St., New York City, Toilet Goods .__.________-___- 177.48 Vinkemulder & Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., Fruit ~..--------------------------- 100.00 Vodin, Inc., Monon Building, Chicago, Perfumes ---------------------------- 205.80 Walkover Boot Shop, Grand Rapids, Mich., Merchandise 222.0. 5.32 Wurzburg’s, Grand Rapids, Mich., Merchandise ~------------------------------- 8.34 J. B. Williams Co., Glastonbury, Conn., Merchandise —----------------------- 43.60 The Wahl Co.. 1800 Roscoe St., Chicaeo, UL, Pencils: ______ ee 66.88 Stephen Whitman & Sons, Philadelphia, Pa., Candy ------------------------ 27.60 The World Dispensary, Buffalo, N. Y¥., Drugs_------------------------------- 1.25 Western Bottle Mfg. Co., Randolph St., Chicago, Bottles 1. 818.95 Wynne Paper Co., 318 W. 39th St., New York City, Merchandise —--.-------- 381.35 Edw. Wesley & Co., Cincinnati, O., Merchandise —-___——_---------~---=~-=--=—- 55.98 Wilmarth Showease Co., Grand Rapids, Mich:. Materials: 2 53.50 W. T. Welch, Paw Paw, Mich., Grape juice ___---_.-_-.-_-----_------------+--- 26.25 Woodhouse Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., Cgiars and Tobacco ~-~--------------- 368.40 Worden Grocer Co.. Grand Rapids, Mich., Groceries and Tobacco 3. 631.86 X Cigar Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., Cigars ------~ Ce 242,22 Elizabeth Young, Grand Rapids, Mich: Merchandise: ..-/2 00 19.82 Cie ae $16,991.55 Plea For Dates Membership For M. Grand Rapids, Nov. 2—It was said of a certain war-worker by George Ade that he was in the Y. M. C. A,, not because he was a young man, nor much of a Christian, but that as an associator he was a howling success. And while I do not wish to accuse any druggist of being an old man, nor much less of not being a Christian, still I think that there are a great many good associators in the drug fraternity. They will join an associa- tion for the Feeding of Homless Dogs or any other worthy cause if ap- proached on the subject. Still many do not belong to the Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association, the As- sociation that represents their own cause. For this many a druggist is not to blame. He is a very busy man and, unless this is brought forcibly to his attention, he will continue to put his money only in the societies that he is solicited upon. This is the very reason why he should join his own Association and give it his financial and moral support. By no other way than having a majority of the retail druggists of the State in the State Association can the service be given the druggist that an Association of this nature should render. There is no reason why any drug- gist should not belong to the Michi- gan State Pharmaceutical Association. The amount of the dues is small— much smaller than the Association has saved him several times, although he may not be aware of it. The time it takes to send the money to the Sec- retary is a great deal less than the amount of time the Association has saved him several times over, al- though he may not know of this. It is either ignorance that there is such an Association or just neglect on his part. On the other hand, there are many reasons why. every retail druggist should join the Michigan State Phar- maceutical Association. The main one is that it is business insurance. You don’t need fire insurance until a fire comes, yet you keep up your in- surance in this regularly and it is good business to do so. But you need business insurance all the time and it is good business that you should have it. Your State Association is on the job watching out for your interests all the time and you should bear to a small extent, at least, your share of the burden. Then it is also a mat- ter of personal pride. You should take pride in the strength of your own organization and in the work it does. Were the reasons why you should join all enumerated here, the editor would have to refuse to pub- lish this. publication for lack of room. Membership in the Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association also brings you a subscription to the jour- nal that is issued jointly by the State and Detroit associations. It is a breezy little journal, full of peppy little items about druggists through- out the State and you will like it; al- so it prints the legal items and keeps you informed on that subject. Now don’t wait until to-morrow, but send a check for $2 to the Secre- tary to-day for dues to carry you to Dec. 31, 1921. Do it before the next stamp customer comes in. You will and sort up for Xmas. The 1920 Holiday Line Remember, the actual Holiday Season is just com- ing on. People are just beginning to buy. Now that election is over, all of us can come back to normal again. Temporarily unsettled conditions are begin- ning to adjust themselves. There will be a job for every man who will give an honest day’s work for a day’s wage. Watch for the flood of buyers. We are in a position to take care of ‘ines needs. Our mer- chandise is staple all the year round. Come to see us Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. Grand Rapids, Michigan eet tas November 3, 1920 MICHIGAN T find his address at the foot of this i letter. Louis V. Middleton, i Cor. Ottawa avenue and Mason i street. i) _—_-_-_o2-——___ f A Big Increase For Beads. This is said to be the biggest bead season ever known. One of the large import and export houses of New York City which deals largely in both real and imitation beads has a $50,- 000 stock of one line of beads alone. The new bakelite, which has all the fine qualities of amber or real Whit- by jet and comes in amber, black and other colors as well as red, is going strong. TRADE Mark The “DOUBLE A” Kind Made by Beads of this material gain People Who Know How in luster and beauty with wear and are practically indestructible. They Our record of over fifty years of are not inexpensive for, from a few continuous growing business, not dollars a string, they range up to $30 only in Michigan but all over the [ odd for large cut beads. The real United States, speaks for itself, : amber in that quality, however, would iq cost $200. An amber-colored string You take no chances when you not only looks like real amber, but buy “Double A” Brand. feels like it and upsets an old-time test of real amber for when rubbed on wool it will pick up paper, which only the real was supposed to do. TRADE The Sign of Good Candy 2. - Detroit Alarmed at Loss of Workers. Mark Alarmed at reports that high rents and living costs are driving working- men and their families from Detroit by thousands, the Detroit Board of Commerce is about to make an in- vestigation with a view to curbing the exodus, if it is possible. A thorough canvass of the city and its manufac- turing plants will be made. It estimated that people have been leav- ing Detroit at the rate 10,000 monthly for the last four months, while newcomers arriving total only 2,000 monthly. | ED CROWN Gaso- line is made espe- « Clally for automobiles. | It will deliver all the power your engine is Made in Grand Rapids"by NATIONAL CANDY CO. PUTNAM FACTORY Grand Rapids, Michigan Ask for a copy of our latest price list. is of oss A A IOC RRR A IAT RIE We are agents for LOWNEY’S in Western Michigan. \ capable of developing. It starts quickly, it accel- erates smoothly, it will / run your car at the least ane cost per mile, and it is easily procurable every- where you go. Standard Oul Company Indiana | Chicago, Ill. RADESMAN 27 Wholesale Drug Price Current Prices quoted Acids Borie (Powd.) 20@ Boric (Xtal) 20@ Carbolic —~ soe Civic _.._. 90@ Muriatic 4@ Nie 2... 10@ Oxahe =e Suipnuric ......- 4@ Tartaric 86@ Ammonia Water, 26 deg. _. 12@ Water, 18 deg. _. 10@ Water, 14 deg. -- 9I@ Carnonate. ._ 22@ Chloride (Gran) . 20@ Balsams Copaina .._---.. 1 00@1 Fir (Canada) ~--2 50@2 Fir (Oregon) -.— 60@_ Pere 5 25@5 ‘One 2 00@2 Barks Cassia (ordinary) 45@ Cassia (Saigon) ‘to@ Sassafras (pw.70c) @ Soap Cut (powd.) Me 30@ Berries Cube —2.e 1 90@2 iat 50@ Juniper .__.....__- 10@ Prickly Ash --.- @ Extracts Jicorice _2.._.. 60@ Licorice powd. --1 20@1 Flowers Avnica ...-..-_-- 75@ Chamomile (Ger.) 80@1 Chamomile Rom 40@ Gums Aeacia, Ist Acacia, 2nd _._._ Acacia, Sorts --- Acacia, powdered Alves (Barb Pow) Aloes (Cape Pow) Aloes (Soc Pow) 1 25@1 Asafoetida —---—. 4 50@5 Dow. ..._ Goes Camphor --...-- 1 70@1 Gusaie 2. @1 Guaiac, powdered @1 Mita @ Kino, powdered @1 Morr oo. @l Myrrh, Pow. @1 Co “Li 50@12 Opium 2 powd. 13 00@13 Opium, Opium, gran. 13 00@13 Sholiac =: ed Zhe a Shellac Bleached 1 40@1 & Tragacanth Tragacanth, pow. _@5 Turpentine —_--—- 35@ insecticides Arsenic ...-..-.- 20@ Blue Vitriol, bbl. @ Blue Vitriol, less 11@ Bordeaux Mix Dry 18@ Hellebore, White powdered ----- 38@ Insect Powder -- 85@1 Lead Arsenate P. 35@ Lime and Sulphur rey 2 eee Paris Green ---. 48@ Ice Cream Arctic Ice Cream Co. Bulk, Vanilla 1 Buik, Chocolate -_. I Bulk, Caramel 1 Bulk, Grape-Nut J Bulk, Strawberry ---- i Bulk, Tutti Fruiti =o 1 1 1 I Brick, Vanilla Brick, Chocolate Brick, Caramel Brick, Strawberry --- Brick, Butti Piper Ice Cream Co. Fruiti __ Bulk. Vanilla =... 1 Bulk, Chocolate ..... 1 rulk. Carame! ._.... 1 Bulk, Grape-Nut —----- 7 Bulk, Strawberry ---- 1 Bulk, Tutti Froid ... t Brick, Vanilla .._.__.. 1 Brick, Chocolate --.. 1 Brick, Caramel —.___ 1 Brick, Strawberry -- 1 Brick, Tutti Fruiti _. 1 Brick any combinat’n 1 Leaves Buchy ..--.. @5 Buchu, powdered @ 5 Sage, bulk ....... 67@ Sage, ™% loose _. 72@ Sage, powdered__ 55 Senna, Alex. ~-.-1 40@1 Senna, Tinn. -.. 30@ Senna, Tinn. pow 300 Uva Ursi 20 Oils Almonds, Bitter, true 2 16 00@16 Almonds, Bitter, artificial .... 2 50@2 Almonds, Sweet, Tee 3... 1 75@2 e 5 50@6 5 are nominal, based on market the day of issue. 20 80 60 25 50 65 35 60 20 30 10 16 38 anna erty AS C2 > He ee CO oe coocoococeogi 60 Olive, pure i Olive, Malaga, 6 18@6 § Almonds. Sweet, imitation ..... 85@1 G0 Amber, crude .. 3 00@3 25 Amber, rectified 3 50@3 75 Anise _._.. . 2 00@2 25 Bergamont -... 9 00@9 25 Caienat ........ 1 So@e] Cassia tvs & tnaee OC Castor _.- 4 $85@2 05 Cedar Leaf 3 00@3 25 Citronella . 1 25@1 60 Cloves 2 4 Beaee FG Cocoanut — 40@ 50 Cod Liver ..... 3 00@d 25 CVOIO oo 2 25@2 50 Cotton Seed ... 2 00@2 15 Kigeron ...-10 00@10 25 Cubebs .......12 50@12. 76 Eucalyptus .... 1 50@1 75 Hemlock, pure 2 00@2 25 Juniper Berries 7 50@7 75 Juniper Wood 3 00@3 25 Lard, extra 1 80@2 00 Lard, No. 1 1 60@1 80 Lavender Flow 12 00@12 25 Lavender Gar’n 1 75@2 00 Lemon cee COG OO Linseed boiled bbl. @1 15 Linseed bdl less 1 25@1 35 Linseed raw, bbl. @1 13 Linseed raw less 1 23@1 33 Mustard, true oz. @2 75 Mustard, artifil, oz. @ 55 Neatsfoot i 1 80@2 00 yellow ican S CORES 26 Olive, Malaga, Breen Ui. 4 Wes Sa Orange, Sweet 10 50@10 75 Origanum, pure @2 50 Origanum, com’! 1 25@1 50 Pennyroyal -... 3 00@3 25 Peppermint —~. 10 00@10 25 Rose, pure _. 24 00@25 00 Rosemary Flows 2 50@2 75 Sandalwood, E. a 15 00@15 20 Sassafras, true 3 00@3 25 Sassafras, arti’l 1 25@1 60 Spearmint 16 00@16 20 mere 1.) 6 eee Ce Tansy . aan BE SOGEIL 75 Tar, USP —.. 45q) 66 Turpentine, bbls @1 37% Turpentine, less 1 47@1 57 Wintergreen, Y. 42... 3S GOGnis a6 Wintergreen, sweet birch cau @ COGS aa Wintergreen art 1 20@1 40 W ormseed 9 50@9 75 Wormwood 20 00@z0 25 Potassium Bicarbonate — 55@ 60 Bichromate ..... 47@ 65 Bromide I 1@@1 15 Carbonate io. 9aaes GO Chlorate, gran’r. 48@ 55 Chlorate, xtal or powd. ——. 28@ 35 Cyanide dD@ 65 lodide 4 10@4 25 Permanganate_. 1 20@1 30 Prussiat¢ yellow 50@ 65 Prussiate, red.. 1 85@2 00 Snipnate oo @ 85 Roots Alkanet ‘ 1 00@1 25 Blood, powdered_ 50@ 60 Calamus ........ d5@9% @& Elecampane, pwd 26@ 35 Gentian, powd. 27%@ 35 Ginger, African, powdered ..... 29@ 36 Ginger, Jamaica 57%@ _ 65 Ginger, Jamaica, powdered t Goldenseal, Ipecac, powd. -- Licorice, powd. Licorice, powd. Orris, powdered Poke, powdered BRhwoeare 2....... Rhubarb, powd. tosinwood, powd. Sarsaparilla, Hond. ground:...... I 25@1 Sarsaparilla Mexican, Sieund _...... @ Squie ......... Jae Squills, powdered 60@ Tumeric, powd. 25@ Valerian, powd._ @2 Seeds Anise eee Anise, powdered Bird, Is Cover... ..... Caraway, Po. Carcamch .... 4 Celery, powd. .45 Coriander pow. .25 16@ 20 hh Ce Penael ........ 30@ 40 Tis... eee 6G Flax, ground _... 10@ 15 Foenugreek pow. 10@ 20 Heng: os 10@ 18 Lobelia aninionats tee 50@2 75 Mustard, yellow 25@ 35 Mustard, black... 30@ 35 Peony 2, 50@ 60 CINE oe 1 50@1 75 Bane oe 15@ 20 Sabadillia ....... 35@ 40 Sunflower ......... 12@ 16 Worm American 45@ _ 560 Worm Levant 2 00@2 25 Tinctures Acomte ............ @1 85 Aloes clinica eisai abi nc i @l 65 ATHICe. 4... @1 75 Asafoetida — _._- @3 90 Belladonna —- @1 40 MONG 2 @2 40 Benzoin Comp’d @3 15 Buchu ene @2 70 Cantharadies — @3 00 Capsicum ...<.«. @2 30 Cardamom... @1 50 Cardamon, Comp. @1 35 Cetecny 2. a @1 50 CINCHONA § ........ @2 40 CoMmhicum ._..... @2 40 Cubebs a @3 00 Digitalis @1 80 Gentian — @1 40 Ginger @2 00 Guaiac . asian @2 80 Guaiac, Ammon. @2 50 Ogee @1 50 Iodine, Colorless @2 00 ro, ch), ....... @1 50 Mae oo @1 40 Myrrh Sp ee @2 25 Nux Vomica — @1 90 Onan oo @4 50 Opium, Camp._- @1 50 Opium, Deodorz’d @4 50 Rhubarb __....... @2 7 Paints Lead, red dry 15%@ 16 Lead, white dry 15%@ 16 Lead, white oil 15%@ 16 Ochre, yellow bbl. @ 2 2 Ochre, yellow less 244@_ 6 Putty .- 5@ 8 7 Red Venet’n Am. 3@ Red Venet'n Am. 3%@ 7 ee Venet'n Eng. 4@ 8 tine. ba .... @ 4% Whiting _....... §%@ ib LL. H. P. Prep. 2 6664 @ Miscellaneous Acetanalid ....... 80@ 85 Ally. ......... Ie Alum, powdered and Sound ......-. 17@ 20 Bismuth, Subni- trate ......... 9 TEG@4 OS Borax xtal or powdered _... 11%@ 16 Cantharades, po 2 00@6 50 Calomel uuu & aaa aC Capsicum -.. 45@ G6 Carmine _...... 7 50@8 @ Cassia Buds -—.. 50@ 60 Cloves a «6 oe Chalk Prepared 16@ 18 Chioroform _....... 63@ 72 Chloral Hydrate 1 70@2 10 Cocaine 15 85@16 90 Cocoa Butter ... 70@ 385 Corks, list, less 40% Copperas, bbls. —- ( 5 Copperas, less 2 Copperas, powd. 6%@ 5 5 @ 0 -- 6%4@ 1 1 1 Corrosive Sublm 2 01@2 Cream Tartar .. 68@ 70 Cuttlebone ...... 70@ & Dextrine aan Soa en Dover’s Powder 5 75@6 00 Emery, All Nos. 10@ 15 Emery, Powdered. 8@ 10 Epsom Salts, bbls. @ 05 Epsom Salts, less 54%@ 10 Ergot, powdered @6 00 Flake White .... 15@ 20 Formaldehyde, Ib. 50@ 55 Gelatine ........ 2 26@2 40 Glassware, less 50%. Glassware, full case 50.10%. Glauber Salts, bbl. @03% Glauber Salts less 04@ 10 Glue, Brown -.... 21@30 Glue, Brown Grd. 19@ 25 Glue, White .... %@ 4 Glue, White Grd. GIVCOFING cee ene SIO eee 1 lodine .....25..~ 5 Iodoform —_....... 7 Lead, Acetate —. Lycopodium —... 5 25 mace 24 Mace, powdered Menthol -.... & OO@S 20 Morphine . 12 58@18 43 Nux Vomica @ 3 Nux Vomica, pow. 26@ 35 Pepper black pow. 32@ 35 Pepper, white ....... « 50 Pitch, Burgundy 15@ 20 Cuasei ._......... 12@ 15 Guintie ........ 1 12@ Rochelle Salts .. 50@ 455 Saccharine ...... @ 38 Salt Peter ...... 20@ 30 Seidlitz Mixture 40@ 45 Soap, green -.... 25@ 35 Soap mott castile 22%@ 25 Soap, white castile ease ca.) «Ge Soap, white castile less, per bar ...... @a 7% Sega Aan ow 05@ 10 Sido Bicarbonate 4@ 10 Soda. Sal ...... % 5 Spirits Camphor @1 50 Sulphur, roll .... 5@ I6 Sulphur, Subl... 5%4@ 10 Tamarinds ....... 25@ 30 Tartar Emetic 1 03@1 10 Turpentine, Ven. 50@6 00 Vanilla Ex. pure 1 50@2 00 Witch Hazel -. 1 60@2 15 Zine Sulphate .. 10 15 28 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 3, 1920 GROCERY PRICE CURRENT These quotations are carefully corrected weekly, within six hours of mail- ing, and are intended to be correct at time of going to press. Prices, however, are liable to change at any time, and country merchants will have their orders Ged » at market peices at date es penchnne. DECLINED ADVANCED Candles Sal Soda Tapioca Saleratus ice Vinegar Ralston Food Cheese Evap. Apples Evap. Apricots Raisins Mich. Beans Sago oo Clam Bouillon _ CHOCOLATE 12 oz., 2 doz. in carton. Burnham's 7 oz. —._. Walter Baker & Co. mer Gor Cavaeas: 220 Moore’s Household Brand 12 oz., 2 doz. te case 2 70 AXLE GREASE 25 lb. pails, per doz. 25 10 BLUING Jennings’ Condensed Pearl Small, s doz. box —__ 2 55 Laree, 2 doz. box ___. 2 79 BREAKFAST ee Cracked Wheat, 24-2 4 85 Cream of Wheat -_-- a 00 Grane-Nuts ___.._____ 3 80 Pillsbury’s Best Quaker Puffed Rice-- Quaker Puffed Wheat Quaker Brfst Biscuit 1 90 Quaker Corn Flakes 70 Raiston Purina —____ 00 Ralston Branzos —---- ) talston Food, large -- 10 Ralston Food, small —- Saxon Wheat Food -- Shred Wheat Biscuit Triscuit, 18 RPO PWR WOH ROTO S S Kellogg’s Brands Toasted Corn Flakes 4 10 Toasted Corn Flakes individual § _._..____ 00 Krunoics 4 60 Krumbles, Individual 2 00 Biscuit —.. 2 00 Drnket 2 60 Krumble Bran, 12s ~~ 2 25 BROOMS Stanard Parlor 23 Ib. 5 75 Fancy Parlor, 23 lb. -- 8 00 Ex. Fancy Parlor 25 lb. 9 50 Ex. Fey, Parlor 26 lb. 10 00 BRUSHES Scrub Solid Back, 8 in. —-.. 1 50 soud Back, 11 in. _.. 1 75 Fointed Ends —_____ 1 25 Stove nO... 1 10 ho. 2 2. 1 35 Shoe a a $0 NOS 1 25 No. 32 oo. 2 00 BUTTER COLOR Dandelion, 25c size -. 2 80 Perfection, per doz. -. 1 75 CANDLES Paramne, 68 _.. 17 Parwne, We 17% wine 60 ane ae es : > Siustards =<. ao 6 00 Blackberries 3 lb. Standards ..... mo, 10 @14 00 Beans—Baked Brown Beauty, No. 2 1 35 Campbell, No. 2 .... 1 50 Premont, No. 2 _..... 1 60 Van Camp, No. % . 00 Van Camp, No. 1 _.-. 1 25 Van Camp, No. 1% -. 1 60 Van Camp, No. 2 -... 1 90 Beans—Canned Red Kidney ___. 1 35@1 60 Bee 1 75@3 30 Wee 1 75@2 70 ee 1 35@2 35 mee @ Stantiard _..._ 1 50@1 65 Country Gentleman __ 1 90 Mame 3 1 90@2 25 Hominy Van Camp 22.02. 1 60 Panvyige 2 1 40 Lobster 1B. 10 ep. 5 50 Mackerel Mustard, 1 ib; 80 Mustard, 2 ib. .... 2 Bp Soused, 1% ib. _ 1 60 Soused; 2 ib, -..3. 2 75 Mushrooms Choice, 1s, per can 80 Hotels, 1s, per can.. 65 Plums California, No. 3 ... 2 40 Pears in Syrup Mictieanm i. 50 Catitormmia 4-60 Peas Marrowtat .___ 1 45@1 90 Earty June —___ 1 ae 90 Early June sifd 2 25@2 40 Peaches California, No. 2% -~ 4 75 California, No, 1 2 4) Michigan, No. 2 —_-----. 4 25 Pie, gallons 28. 12 00 Pineapple Grated, No. 2 ....-_- + 00 Slice No. 2 Extra . 5 25 Pumpkin Van Camp, No. 3 ..... 1 60 Van Camp, No. 10 —... 4 60 Lake Shore, No. 3 —--. 1 25 Vesper, No. 30 __...- 3 90 Saimon Warren's 1 lb. Tall -- 4 10 Warren's % lb. Flat 2 60 Warren’s 1 lb. Flat -- 4 25 Rea Alaska _.___ 3 90 Med. Re Alaska -_-- 3 50 Fink Alaska -- 2 25@2 40 Sardines Domestic, 4s -- 5 50@6 00 Domestic, %S -- 6 50@7 50 Domestic, %s -- 7 50@8 00 California Soused ---- 2 00 California Mustard -- 2 00 California Tomato -- 2 00 Sauerkraut Hackmuth, No. 3 ---- 1 50 Silver Fleece, No. 3 1 60 Shrimps Dunbar, 18 doz. ——-_ 2 45 Dunbar, 1%s doz. ---- 3 75 Strawberries Standard, No. 2 ——--.. 3 75 Fancy, Mo. 2 .__.__- 5 50 Tomatoes MO. 2 2 1 10@1 60 NO. 3 2. 1 60@2 00 Mp; 20 ee @5 50 CATSUP Snider's 8 oz. —-_---. 2 20 Snider's 16 02. —._... 3 35 Royal Red, 10 oz. ---- 1 35 Royal Red, Tins ~--- 10 00 CHEESE Brick 31 Wisconsin Flats ---- 30 LOnSROMN 2 29 New: Youu ......... 30 Michigan Full Cream 27 CHEWING GUM Adams Black Jack --.. 65 Adams Bloodberry ---- 65 Adams Calif. Fruit __. 65 Adams Chiclets —--_-_L- 75 Adams Sen Sen --_-.__- 65 Adams Yucatan 65 American Flag Spruce_ 65 Beeman’s Pepsin —_._. 75 BECCKOUE 2.2 85 ROU 65 UNCON 6 Spearmint, Wrigleys .-. 65 ee 60 43 Premium, 4s or ¥%s -- 50 Walter M. Lowney ag Premium, 48 ee 0 Premium, +s —__..__.._. 50 CIGAR National Grocer ee. Brands El Rajah Epicure, 50s 95 00 El Rajah Epicure, 25s 97 00 El Rajah, Longfellow, o eo 50s Faraday Rothchild, Extra, 50s Faraday Rothchild, Imperiales, 50s 2186 00 Faraday ee Junior, 505 5 00 Faraday Rothchild, Panetelas, 50s -_-. 95 00 Faraday Rothchild, Monopoles, 50s --- 95 00 Faraday Rothchild, Corono, $08 0 00 Faraday Rothchild, Royal, 508 2... 93 00 Mungo Park, Perfecto, 50s —....._ 75 00 Mungo Park, African, 505 —..... 90 00 Mungo Park, Wonder, 50s —__.__ 92 00 Mungo Park, Gold Stand, 50s -.100 00 Mungo Park Gold Stand, 25s _.105 00 Odins Monarch, 50s__ 65 00 Worden Grocer Co. Brands Harvester Line Record Breakers, 50s 76 00 Delmonico, 508 —____ 76 00 Panaetelia, S08 o-_ 76 00 Pacemaker, 50s —.__ 76 00 Record Breakers (Ting) 008 2S 76 00 After Dinner, 50s —-. 96 50 Favorita Extra, 50s_ 97 50 Presidents, 50s _.____ 115 00 La Azora Lines Opsras, 508 .. 7 00 Washington, 50s -.. 75 00 Panatella (Foil) 50s 75 00 Aristocrats, 50s -_.. 75 00 Perfecto Grande (foil) 97 50 Pals, 50s (Foil) (2 in foul pke.) —. $7 50 Royal Lancer Line Kavorita, 505 __..... 75 00 Imperiales, 50s -_--_ 95 00 Magnificos, 50s —--— 112 50 Sanchez & Haya Lines Havana Cigars made in Tampa, Fla. Diplimatics, 50s ---. 95 00 Mose: Ges. eo 120.00 Bishop, 50s Reina Fina, 50s (tins)? 120 00 Gueens, 606 (200 135 00 Worden Specials, 50s ise 00 Ignacia Haya Extra Fancy Clear Havana Made in Tampa, Fla. Delicades, 50s ------ 120 00 Primerogs, 508 -...-— 140 00 Starlight Bros. La Rose De Paris Line Caballeros, 50s —._.__ 70 00 Rouse, ges 110 00 Reg. Espec, 50s ~---150 00 Perfecto, Zoe 2. 195 00 Rosenthas Bros. R. B. Londres, 50s, Tissue Wrapped -- 60 00 R. B. Invincible, 50s, Foil Wrapped --__ 75 00 Frank P. Lewis Brands Lewis Single Binder, 50s, (6 in foil)... 58 00 Union Made Brands El Overture, 50s, foil 75 00 Our Nickel Brands Mistoe, 190s... 37 50 Sions. 1008: 8 37 50 El Dependo, 1008 .. Si 60 Other Brands 7. Outs, 100s —_ 50 00 O08 58 00 Boston Straights ___. 58 00 Jroquois, 508: 20 58 00 Knickerbocker, 50s — 60 00 Trans Michigan, 50s_ 60 00 Hemmeters Cham- pions, 50s Court Royal (wood) “- BOR ee 6 Court Royal (tin) 25s 61 00 Templar Perfecto, SU 110 00 CLOTHES LINE Fiemp, 60 ft... 3 00 Twisted Cotton, 50 ft. 3 25 Twisted Cotton, 60 ft. 3 90 Braiged, 60 it; 2. -- 4 00 Sash Cord. 3 2s 5 25 COCOA Raters se 53 Bunte, 15¢ size ...--.-- 55 Bunte, % 1b. 6 50 Bante 1 lb. 48 Cleveland 2 oo 41 Colonia: 48 22 oo 35 Coloniat, %3 33 Mos oo 42 Hersheys, 4S — 42 Herseys, “65 22 40 Mayer 36 Lowney, 4%5S 48 Lowney, $ Lowney, %s Lowney, 5 lb. cans —.-. 48 Van Houten, %8 2... 12 Vah Houten, “4S —.-o- 18 Van Houten, 4s 2. 36 Van Houten, is 22. 65 Wan-tita 2250 36 WeDo ee 33 Wilbur): Hee 2 33 Wilbur, 46. 2200 33 COCOANUT 14s, 5 lb. case Dunham 48 As: 5 Ib. case 48 48 & Ws, 15 lb. case 47 é and 12c pkg. in pails 4 75 Bulk pails .2 3223 3 Bulk, barrels 48 2 oz. pkgs., 48 4 oz. pkgs., per case 4 15 per case 7 50 COFFEE ROASTED Bulk Ao 2002 2 2s Santos 0 30@32 Mararano 220 35 Mexican: 22.2000 38 Gutateinain 36 Save 46 Peron. 36 Peaperry 22. 33 Package Coffee New York Basis Arbuekis 220 27 50 McLaughlin’s XXXX McLaughlin's XXXX pack- age coffee is sold to retail- ers only. Mail all orders direct to W. F. McLaugh- lin & Co., Chicago. Coffee Extracts M8 per. 200 10% Frank’s 250 packages 14 50 Hummel’s 50 1 lb. -. 10% CONDENSED MILK Magic, « doz; 2. 12 85 eager, 4 doz... 10 65 EVAPORATED MILK Carnation, Tall, 4 doz. Carnation, Baby, 8 dz. 6 6 Pet, Tall U2. 6 65 Pet, Baty 22 4 50 Van Camp, Tall... 6.65 Van Camp, Baby .... 450 Dundee, Tali, doz. _— 6 9b Dundee, Baby, 8 doz. 6 00 Silver Cow, Tall __._ : 65 Silver Cow, Baby ..__ MILK COMPOUND Hebe, Tall, 4 doz. ~-.- 4.76 Hebe, Baby, 8 doz. -. 5.20 Carolene, Tall, 4 doz. 5 70 CONFECTIONERY Stick Candy Pails Horenound 2. 30 Standard 9222) 30 Cases 3oston Sugar Stick. 39 Mixed Candy Pails Broken (2 2 Ont Tigat 2 32 Grocers 200 22 Kinderearton: —-. 35 Peager oe 32 Premio Creams ------ 45 fgets 29 Xie ee 25 French Creams —-—..- 35 Specialties a Auto Kisses (baskets) 31 Bonnie Butter Bites__ 36 3utter Cream Corn ~~. 37 Caramel Bon Bons -- 38 Caramel Croquettes__ 35 Cocoanut Waffles ~_-- 36 Cony Tory ... 40 Fudge, Walnut —_..__ 37 Fudge, Walnut Choc. 38 Champion Gum Drops 30 taspberry Gum Drops 30 Iced Orange Jellies -- 32 Italian Bon Bons ----. 34 AA Licorice Drops 6 ib. box. --_-- 215 Mancnue 2 34 Nut Butter Puffs ---- 35 Snow Flake Fudge -- 34 Chocolate Pails Assorted (noc. —.-— 39 Champion _.. 36 Honeysuckle Chips -- 54 Klondike Chocolates__ 45 Nabobs Nibble Sticks, box -~ : Sas Wut Waters 2. Ocoro Choc. Caramels 43 Peanut Clusters ------ 52 Quintette —---------- 39 ete eee 35 Victoria Caramels —.. 43 Gum_ Drops Champion 2.) 30 Raspberry =.-----..-- 30 Wavorice (..-) 30 Biinerior. 22 31 Orange Jellies ------ 34 Lozenges A A Pep. Lozenges -- 35 A A Pink Lozenges 35 A A Choe. Lozenges 35 Motto Lozenges ~----- 37 Motto Hearts —__..-._ 37 Hard Goods Lemon Drops O. F. Horehound Drps = Anise Squares Peanut Squares Rock Candy 20.00. 45 Pop Corn Goods Cracker-Jack Prize ~. 7 40 Checkers Prize ---.-- 7 40 Cough Drops xes Yutnam Menthol -_-. 2 = Simith ros. 22 00-: Putnam Men. Hore Moun 1 80 COOKING COMPOUNDS Mazola Pints, tig; 2)doz. 2 7-00 Quart. tim, 1 doz. .. 6 50 14 Gal. tins, 1 doz. _. 12 25 Gal. tins, % doz. 5 Gal. tins, % doz... 16 00 COUPON BOOKS 50 Economic grade _. 2 50 100 Economic grade 4 50 500 Economic grade 20 00 1,000 Economic grade 37 50 Where 1,000 books are ordered at a time, special- ly printed front cover is furnished without charge. CREAM OF TARTAR GS ib: boxes: oe 75 S 10. Doxven 22: 76 DRIED FRUITS Apples Evap’ed, Choice, blk —_ 15 Apricots Evaporated, Choice ____ 29 Evaporated, Fancy --.. 31 Citron 20 3b. box 22) 58 Currants Packares, 15 0%: 2.0. 22 Boxes, Bulk, per lb, _. 22 Peaches Evap. Choice, Unpeeled 24 Evap. Fancy, Unpeeled 26 Evap. Fancy, Peeled —. 28 Peel Lemon, American -.... 35 Orange, American ~~~. 36 Raisins Fancy S'ded, 1 Ib. pkg. 25% Thompson Seedless, 1 lb. pKe. 2 26% Thompson Seedless, bulk 26 California Prunes 80-90 25 1b. boxes ~-_@15 70-80 25 Ib. orapinceae 60-70 Ib, boxes —...— @17 50-60 25 lb. boxes ~-_@20 40-50 25 lb. boxes ~..@24 30-40 25 lb. boxes ~-._@28 FARINACEOUS GOODS Beans Med. Hand Picked --. 6 California Limas ---. 15 Brown, Holland ------ 61% Farina 25 1 lb. packages --.. 2 80 Bulk, per 100 ibs, ...-. Hominy Pearl, 100 Ib. sack —. 5 50 Macaroni Domestic, 10 lb. box 1 10 Domestic, brkn bbls. 8% Skinner’s 24s, case 1 37% Golden Age, 2 doz. 1 90 Fouid's, 2 doz... 1:98 Pearl Barley Chester: 220 6 00 Peas Scotch, ib; oo 6 Spit; in. 814 Sago Hast Ineia 8% Tapioca Pearl, 100 lb. sacks _. 8% Minute, 8 0Z., doz. 4 35 Dromedary Instant, 3 doz., per case --_.-. 2 70 FISHING TACKLE Cotton Lines NO: 2, to feet oc. 1 45 INO. 3; Lo feet oo 1 7 Wo. 4, 1b feet. 1 85 No: 5. 16 teen (3 2.15 NO. G: 15 feeG 2 45 Linen Lines Small, per 100 yards 6 65 Medium, per 100 yards 7 25 Large, per 100 yards 9 00 Floats No. 144, per gross -..1 50 Nov 2, per gross =... 1 75 No. 216, per gross -- 2 25 Hooks—Kirby i Size 1-12, per 1,000 _. 84 Size 1-0, per 1000 .. 96 Size, 2-0, per 1,000 .. 1 15 Size, 3-0, per 1,000 __ 1 32 Size 4-0, per 1,000 _. 1 65 Size 5-0, per 1,000 —_ 1 95 Sinkers No. 1, per gross No. 2, per gross No. 3, per gross No. 4, per gross No. 5, per gross No. 6, per gross No. 7, per gross No. 8, per gross — No. 9, per gross FLAVORING EXTRACTS Jennings Pure Vanilla Turpeneless Pure Lemon Per ere 7 Pram 20 Cent 26:0 1% Ounce, 25 Cent —_ 2 Ounce, 37 Cento -- 2% Ounce, 40 Cent -. 3 20 2% Ounce, 45 Cent _. 3 40 4 Ounce, 65 Cent —... 8 Ounce, $1.00 2.20 00 7 Dram, 20 Assorted. 1 65 NWF COOWOWwhH on So 14% Ounce, 25 Assorted Van Duzer Vanilla, Lemon, Strawberry, Raspberry, Pineapple, Peach, Coffee, Peppermint & W intergreen Almond, 1 ounce in eartons -. 2 00 2 ounce in cartons —. 3 50 4 ounce in cartons -. 6 75 8 ounce o.oo 13 20 Pints 25 26 40 Ouarts (oo 51 00 Gallons: eaeh 20: 16 00 FLOUR AND FEED Lily White, 4% Paper Baek 23 i3 50 Graham 25 lb. per cwt 5 50 Golden Granulated Meal, 25 lbs., per cwt. -.. 3 90 Rowena Pancake Com- pound, 5 lb. sack -- 5 90 Buckwheat Compound, . 5 Ib. sack Watson Higgins Milling Co. Perfection, %s 13 10 Meal Gr. Grain M. Co. New Bolted eo 80 Golden Granulated —-. 5 00 Wheat No. 3d Red 2 2 05 No. 1 Waite, 2 2 03 Oats Michigan Carlots ----- 62 hess than Carlots ..... 65 Old Oats coe 68 Corn Carlots. 2.5 1 10 Less than Carlots —--. 1 20 : Hay Carlots 200 30 00 Less than Carlots -. 34 00 Feed Street Car Feed —__ 48 00 No. 1 Corn & Oat Fd 48 00 Cracked: Com oo. 48 00 Coarse Corn Meal .. 48 00 FRUIT JARS Mason, pts., per gro. 8 75 Mason, qts., per gro. 10 00 Mason, % gal., gross 14 25 Mason, can tops, gro. 2 85 Ideal Glass Top, pts. 10 00 Ideal Glass Top, ats. 12 00 Ideal Glass Top, % Paton: 2k 16 00 GELATINE Cox’s 1 doz. large --. 1 45 Cox's 1 doz: small: ...._- 90 Knox’s Sparkling, doz. 2 25 Knox’s Acidu’d, doz. 2 25 Minute, 3 dog, c.. 4 95 NeIsOn BS) 1 - Oxtord 20500 Plymouth Rock, Phos. 1 be Plymouth Rock, Plain 1 35 Waukesha 1 60 November 3, 1920 HIDES AND PELTS Hides Green, No, 1 ooo. 08 Green: No. 2 oo 07 Cured; No. tf 2... 10 Cored, No. 2) 09 Calfskin, green, No. 1 10 poarsaaoy green, No. 2 08% Calfskin, cured, No. 1 12 Calfskin, cured, No. 2 10% Horse, Nos 1) 2 4 00 EIArse, INO. 2 3 00 : Pelts Old Wook 202000 25@ 15 Eamps 220 25@ 75 Shearlings 2... 25@ 75 Tallow Prime @7 NG @ 6 INO A @ 5 Wool Unwashed, medium @20 eee rejects__ @15 Mine 2. @20 Market dull and neglected. HONEY Airline, No, 10 20) 4 00 Airiine, No. 15 6 00 Airtine, No. 25 2... 9 00 HORSE RADISH Ber dq7. 2020 1 60 JELLY Pure, per pail, 30 lb. 6 25 JELLY GLASSES re Og, per g07, 2 44 MAPLEINE 1 oz. bottles, per doz. 1 75 2 oz. bottles, per doz. 3 00 4 oz. bottles, per doz. 5 50 8 oz. bottles, per doz. 10 50 Pints; per doz... 18 00 Quarts, per doz. -_-. 33 00 4% Gallons, per doz. 5 25 Gallons, per doz. --_. 10 00 MINCE MEAT None Such, 3 doz. CA80: fOr 2 5 60 Quaker, 3 doz. case for ee 5 00 MOLASSES New Orleans Fancy Open Kettle -._. 95 Chotee 22250 85 (000) ee 65 WORM Se eee 28 Half barrels 5c extra NUTS—Whole Almonds, Terragona 35 Brazils, large washed 26 Faney Mixed —...._- Filberts, Barcelona -~ 32 Peanuts, Virginia raw 16 Peantts, Virginia, rogstea oo 18 Peanuts, Spanish —.. 25 Walnuts, California _. 39 Walnuts, French --_-- Shelled Almonas Wooo 65 Peanuts, Spanish, 10h hoe 2 75 Peanuts, Sania. 1001D, Bb 23 25 Peanuts, aoentan. 260 lb. Bhi oo 2414 Pecans: 20 95 Wamuts 2.0000 85 OLIVES Bulk, 2 gal. kegs, each 4 50 Bulk, 5 gal. kegs each 10 50 Stuffed, 4 my eee 1 80 Stuffed; 15 ez, 50 Pitted ote stuffed) pi SA 0 iRise gaan Maca ogame 3 00 Manzanilla, 8 oz. ---. 1 45 hunch, 10 02; cS 2 00 Lumen, 16 077° 5.0 25 Queen, Mammoth, 19 Oe 0 7 Mammoth, 28 fe ee aac La gene ‘ Olive Chow, 2 doz. cs. Der dog. 2 2 50 PEANUT BUTTER Bei-Car-Mo Brand $ o2:, 2 doz, in case... 24° 1 Ib. pails 12 2 th. pails 5 Ib. pails, 6 in crate OD: RAS oo ee 1s 1D.) Dats 2c 20. 1D; Das. 60.1.2 fine oo LOG Ih. Grame leol, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Iron Barrels Perfection: 2003s 29. Red Crown Gasoline 29.1 Gas Machine Gasoline 44 = M. & P. Naphtha 31 Capitol Cylinder, Iron Boe. 2 54.5 Atlantic Red Engine, Iron Bbis. 2 2 346 Winter Black, Iron re. Ca Polarine, Iron Bbls.-_ 62.5 PICKLES Medium Barrel, 1,200 count _. 16 00 Half bbls., 600 count 9 00 5 gallon kegs Se 4 00 Small Barres oe 20 00 Half barrela 202 11 00 5 gallon kegs ooo 3 80 Gherkins Barrels 2200 oe Halt. barrels ...__ 5 @ellion Kegs ....... Sweet Small Barrels 205 30 00 Fialt barrels 2 16 00 6 eallon Kees 2.200. 6 50 PIPES Cob, 3 doz. in bom .. 2:25 PLAYING CARDS No. 90 Steamboat —.-- 2 75 Wo. 808, Bicycle .._. 4 60 Pickett: 22 3 50 POTASH Babbitts, 2 doz. ... 2 ¢& PROVISIONS Barreled Pork Clear Back __ 38 00@42 00 Short Cut Clear 37 00@40 00 Bie ee Clear Pamily 22-2. 48 00 Dry Salt Meats S P Bellies __ 32 00@34 00 Lard Pure in tierces 20 @20 Compound Lard 10%@18 80 lb. tubs _.._advance 69 lb. tubs --.-advance % 50 Ib. tubs ....advance % 20 Ib. pails _-_-advance % 10 lb. pails ___-advance % 5 Ib. pails _...advance 1 3 Ib. pails _...advance 1 Smoked Meats 14-16 lb. 38 @40 16-18 Ib. 3% @39 18-20 Ib. 36 @38 Hams, Hams, Hams, Ham, dried beef Sots 41 @42 California Hams 24 @25 Picnic Boiled Hams ._.__. 3s. @a0 Boiled Hams —- 60 @62 Minced Hams __ 18 @20 Bacon 2 3h @be Sausages Boljene 2 18 tee ro 12 Prankfort: ~.2. 2 19 Pork 2a 14@15 Vege 3 11 one ne 11 Headcheese .---_ 14 : Beef Boneless ----- 30 00@35 00 Rump, new -- 40 00@42 00 Pig’s Feet 1 bbls: 22 2 15 a Dbis., Ob. IDS. 2 oe i pis. 2 0 00 1 bbl 2 17 50 Canned Meats Red Crown Brand Corned Beef, 24 1s ~~ 4 05 Roast Beef, 24 1s ---. 4 05 Weal Loaf, 48 348 _.... 1 80 Vienna Style Sausage, 49368) ee 1 50 Wireinies, 26 is... & 46 Potted Meat, 48 %4--. 70 Potted Meat, 48 %4s_. 1 15 Hamburger Steak ‘and Onions, 48 44s —---.. 80 Corned -Beef Hash, 49: Sig 1 80 Cooked ‘Lunch Tongue, 48 %S xv sc toh cup ene ds ene me e-aps 4 00 Cooked Ox Tongues, 25 22 90 2 Chili Con Carne, 48 1s 1 Sliced Bacon, medium 4 Sliced Bacon, large_. 6 30 Sliced Beef, 2% oz... 2 SHedd Beef, 6 oz. _-.. 4 Mince Meat Condensed No. 1 car. 2 00 Condensed Bakers ‘brick 31 Moist in giass ......._ 8 00 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN *Tripe Kits, 16 166.0. 9G ie bis. 40 Ws. oT 60 % bbis.; 80 ps. 2... 3 00 Casings Flo@s, per ib... @65 Beef, round set .... 19@20 Beef, middles, set_. 50@60 Sheep, a skein 1 75@2 00 Uncolored Oleomargarine OSHG Dairy (20 28@29 Contry Kolls ....._ 380@31 RICE Fancy itead Binge Rose oo 9 50 ROLLED OATS Monarch, bbls. Rolled Avena, bbls. 00 Steel Cut, 100 Ib. sks. Monarch, 90 Ib. Sacks 30 Quaker, 18 Regular —- how O00 = Quaker, 20 Family . 85 SALAD DRESSING Columbia, % pints .. 2 25 Columbia, 1 pint _.... 4 00 Durkee’s large, 1 doz. 7 05 Durkee’s med., 2 doz. 7 65 Durkee’s Picnic, 2 dz. 3 50 Snider's large, 1 doz. 2 40 smicers Small, 2 doz. 1 45 SALERATUS Packed 60 Ibs. in box Arm and Hammer _. 3 75 Wyandotte, 100 %s __ 3 00 SAL SODA Granulated, bbis. _.__ 3 50 Granulated, 100 Ibs es 2 75 Granulated, 36 2% Ib. packages ___ ae ce 30 SALT Solar Rock 6G Ib. sacka (22 75 Common sranulated, Hine ... 9 00 Medium, Pine —. 3 10 da ee TOT tla SALT Per case, 24 2 lbs. _. 2 40 Five case ‘lots .__-... 2 30 SALT FISH Cod Midaies (22.000. 28 ‘Tablets, 1 ib. 05-2. 3 20 ‘Paitiets, 46 EW 205. 1 7 Wood toxeés __2..... 19 Hollanc Herring Standards, bbis. .... 15 00 ¥. Mi. bbls (2. IT Oe Stande urds, kere (| 90 '¥, M., ke Se oo 1 20 Herring K K K K, Norway —. 20 00 S 16. paws 2.0 1 40 Cut bunch oo. 1 25 Scaled, per box ...- a1 Boned, 10 Ib. boxes 24 Trout No. 1. 360 Whe. 2. 12 ING. fT, 40 tps. oo No. 5, 20 Wns. No. I & lee ooo Mackerel Meéaag, 10¢- Ibe, 2. 25 00 ess, 50 IDs. UU. 13 25 Mees. 10 ths, 2 95 Mess, § tbe, 2. 2 30 ING. ft. 100 tos, 24 00 Na. 1, GG ine: 12 75 No. 4, 20 iis. oe 2 80 Lake Herring % bol, £00 Ibs. 7 50 SEEDS IRG e 45 Canary, Smyrna .... 12 Cardomon, Malabar 1 20 Celery 2.0 Hemp, Russian —__. Mixed Bird... 13% Mustard, yellow -..--- Roney oo = ea 15 SHOE BLACKING Handy Box, large 3 dz. 3 50 Handy Box, small -.. 1 25 Bixby'’s Royal Polish 1 25 Miller's Crown Polish 90 SNUFF Swedish Rapee J0c 8 for 64 Swedish Rapee, 1 lb gis 85 Norkoping, 100 S for... 64 Norkoping, 1 lb, glass -~ 85 Copenhagen, 1l10c, 8 for 64 Copenhagen, 1 lb. glass 85 SOAP James S. Kirk & Company American Family, 100 7 85 Jap Rose, 50 cakes __ 4 85 Kirk’s White Flake —. 7 00 Lautz Bros. & Co. Aeme, 100 cakes ..... 6 75 Big Master, 100 blocks 8 00 Climax, 100s . & 00 Climax, 120s & 25 Queen White, 80 ¢ akes 6 00 Oak Leaf, 100 cakes 6 75 Queen Anne, 100 cakes 6 75 Lautz Naphtha, 100s 8 00 Tradesman Company Black Hawk, one box 4 50 Black Hawk, fixe bxs 4 25 Black Hawk, ten bxs 4 00 Box contains 72 cakes. It is a most remarkable dirt and grease remover, with- out injury to the skin. Scouring Powders Sapolio, gross lots _. 11 00 Sapolio, half gro. lots 5 50 Sapolio, single boxes 2 75 Sanoio, hand —.......... 00 Queen Anne, 60 cans 60 Snow Maid, 60 cans 60 Washing Powders Snow Boy, 100 Se ___. 4 00 Snow Boy, 60 14 oz. 4 20 Snow Boy, 24 pkgs. 6 00 Snow Boy, 20 pkgs. 7 00 Soap Powders Johnson’s Fine, 48 2 5 75 Johnson's XXX 100 _. 5 75 Lautz Naphtha, 60s _. 3 60 Nine O'Clock ae 4 2b Gak Yeaf, 100 pkgs. 6 50 Old Dutch Cleanser 4 50 Queen Anne, 60 pkgs. 3 60 Rub-No-More ------- 5 50 CLEANSERS. ITCHEN LENZER SttANs- scouts UB ScRuRs-p HES 80 can cases, $4.80 per case SODA ml Carb, Kege _..... 4 SPICES Whole Spices Allspice, Jamaica ---- @18 Cloves, Zanzibar ---. @60 Cassia, Canton ....... @d0 Cassia, 5c pkg., doz. @40 Ginger, African -~ 15 Ginger, Cochin —-__.. @20 Mace, Penang -_.-._ @75 Miced, No, I —- nua RE Mixed, No. 2 - [. @is Mixed, 5c pkgs., doz. @45 Nutmegs, 70-8 i. Gag Nutmegs, 105- 110 _.. @45 Pepper, Black - . @30 Pepper, White @A0 Pepper, Cayenne _-. G22 Paprika, Hungarian Pure Ground in Bulk Allspice, Jamaiaca -.._ @20 Cloves, Zanzibar -... @60 Cassia, Canton i eae Ginger, African <1... @26 Mustard - 2 @3é Mace, Penang Nutmegs ..-. Pepper, Black re @235 Pepper, White __..... @40 Fepper, Cayenne -_-. @29 Paprika, Hungarian... @60 Seasoning Chi Powder, 15¢ .... 1 36 Celery Salt, o Of. —... 95 Sage, 2 oz. uot GEE 90 Onion Salt _% Garlic . ... oc & oe Ponelty, 3% oz. 2 > ouaguUeL: .... < Kitchen Lanrel Leaves 2. 20 Marioram, | oz. ......... 90 Savory, | oz. oan 90 ‘Thyme, I oz. Sees 90 Tumeric, 2% oz. — 90 STARCH Corn Kingsford, 40 lbs. __.. 11% Muzzy, 45 | Ib. rs. 9% Powde red, barre i% Argo, 48 1 Ib. pkgs. ‘{ id oe Silver Gloss, 40 Ib. 11% Gloss Argo, 48 1 Ib. pkgs... Argo, 12 Ib. pKe Argo, 8 5 Ib. pkg Silver Gloss, 16 Silver Gloss, 12 Muzzy J ib *k 9% 6 3 Wh. D 9% 12 6 ib. on 91% 50 Ib. boxes Tle SYRUPS Corn Barrels — eee oe Half Barrels oe Blue Karo, No. 1%, 4 doz. . oo 2 oe Blue Karo, ‘No. 2%, 2 doz. - : 49 Blue Karo, No. 5, 1 dz. 4 15 Blue Karo, No. 10, 1% doz. . _ . & 95 Red Karo, No. 1%, 2 doz. 3 15 Red Karo, No. 2%, 2 cos, J ine & Oo Red Kero, No. 5, 2 dz. 4 66 Red Karo, No. 10, % dn... CL Pure Cane Oe Good Leena eo ne Choice icc aae TABLE SAUCES Lea & Ferrin, large .. 5 75 Lea & Perrin, sinall .. 3 2S Peprer | Bae Royal Mint .._....._. 1 $9 TOUSHCO 20. Ul a ae Engiand’s Pride _.... 1 25 Ast res ........... & OO A-l eal ........... 2 90 Caters 2... a ee TEA Japan Medium «Sees Choice oo ee oe Fancy - _.. 60@76 Backed-F ired Med’ m Basket-Fired Choice sasket-Fired Fancy Ne 1 Nibie ........ 40 Siftines, bulk _....._.. @ai Siftings, 1 lb. pkgs._- @23 Gunpowder Moyune, Medium _. 35@40 Moyune, Choice ---. 40@45 Young Hyson Cheice _..... 35@40 rancy _.....- eae 50@60 Oolong Formosa, Medium _. 40@45 Formosa, Choice ~~ 45@50 Formosa, Fancy -. 55@75 English Breakfast Congou, Medium —-. 40@45 Congou, Choice ---. 45@50 Congou, Fancy ---. 50@60 Congou, Ex. Fancy 60@80 Ceylon Pekoe, Medium __.. 40@45 Dr. Pekoe, Choice... 45@48 Flowery O. P. Fancy 55@60 TWINE Cotton, 3 ply cone —... 56 Cotton, 3 ply balls ..... Wool, € nly .... 23 VINEGAR Cider, Benton Harbor__ 34 White Wine, 40 grain 20 White Wine, 80 grain 26 White Wine, 100 grain 2 Oakland Vinege ir & Pickle Co.’s Brands. Oakland Apple Cider -. 45 Blue Ribbon Corn -.... 28 Oakland White Pickling 20 Packages no charge. WICKING No. @, per Bross ...- 70 No; 3, per eross —... 80 No. 2. per gvess .... 1 20 No. Ss, per grosa .._. I $0 29 WOODENWARE Baskets Bushels, narrow band, wire handles Bushels, narrow band, wood handles ...... 3 00 Market, drop handle 1 00 Market, single handle 1 10 Market, extra : 1 60 Splint, large a oe Splint, medium 2 Splint, small ec oe Butter Plates Escanaba Manufacturing Co. Standard Emco Dishes No. 8-50 extra sm cart 1 45 No. 8-50 small carton 1 55 No. 8-50 md’m carton 1 65 No. 8-50 large carton 1 95 No. 8-50 extra le cart 2 40 No, 4-50 jumbo carton 1 65 No 100, Mammoth a - oe Churns sarrel, 5 gal., each —. 2 40 Barrel, 10 gal. each .. 2 55 Stone, 3 gal. Stone, 6 gal. Clothes Pins Escanaba Manufacturing Co. No. 60-24, Wrapped 5 95 No. 30-24, Wrapped -. 3 10 No. 25-60, Wrapped .. 5 75 Egg Cases No. 1, Star Carrier No. 2, Star © arrier Faucets Cork fined, 3 tm. ...... 70 Cork Uned, > i. ...... 90 Cork ned. 10 Mh. ..... 90 Mop Sticks Trojan spring a iclipse patent spring 3 25 No. 1 common o oO No. 2, pat. brush hold 3 25 Ideal, No. 7 3 25 200z cotton mop heads 4 80 ) S 120z cotton mop heads 2 8 Pails 10 qt. Galvanized ._... 5 25 12 qt. Galvanized 6 00 14 qt. Galvanized .... 7 00 Fibre — a ee Toothpicks Escanaba Manufacturing Co. No. 48, Emeco ... 1 85 No 100 Emco ua owe No f BEmco .... 3 7& No Emco 7 00 Traps 4 holes __. 60 6 holes . 70 Mouse, wood, Mouse, wood, Mouse, tin, 5 holes _.... 66 Rat, wood ......04... 1 00 Rat, spring .....4... 1 00 Mouse. SOPINe io. 30 Tubs No. | Fine _........ 42 3 Noa. 2 Fine ......... 38 00 No. 3 Files —.... Se Large Galvanized -. 17 00 Medium Galvanized 15 00 Small Galvanized -.. 14 00 Washboards Banner Globe ae oe irass, Single a a ae Glass, Single wn 2 oe Single Peerless -...... 9 00 Double Peerless a 00 Northern Queen .... 9 @ Universal 7 oe Our Best . 16 @ Window Cleaners . 18) oo a 1 65 Mm ooo 1 85 a ih. 2 30 Wood Bowls id in. Butter ........ 3 00 if in. Batter ......... 7 00 7 in. Batter ..... 11 00 of in Rate .....W. 12 00 WRAPPING PAPER Fibre, Manila, white 9 No. | Piles _........ 10 Fibre, Manila, white 10% Butchers Manila ---. 12% Kraft 16 YEAST CAKE Mactc, 3 doe. ........ 2 70 Sunlight, 3 doz. ._.... 2 70 Sunlight, 1% doz. -.. 1 35 Yeast Foam, 3 doz. _. 2 70 Yeast Foam, 1% doz. 1 35 YEAST—COMPRESSED Fleischman, per doz. .. 28 30 Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, Nov. 2—James Post- ma, formerly salesman for the Voigt Milling Co., has accepted a similar position with the Russell-Miller Mill- ing Co., era Rg ce covering West- ern Michigan for the W. S. Canfield Flour Co., selling Occident Flour. The writer is in a position to fur- nish employment to two shoe sales- men in Southern Michigan territory. Compensation is on the usual com- mission basis, with a drawing account John A. Hach, the veteran shoe salesman of Coldwater, has gone to Florida for the winter. Uncle Louie Winternitz is now in Dansville, Ill., visiting his nephew, Walter T. Spitz, who was once em- ployed on the Tradesman. Next week Mr. Winternitz will proceed to Ft. Meyer, Florida, where he will spend the winter. The complaint oo by the 30ard of Trade and Transportation of New York to certain railroad lines whose Pullman ticket offices are un- der suspicion, may or may not result in a cessation of graft. Having had occasion to make a number of hurry- up night trips during the last few months out of Columbus, Ohio, over the Pennsylvania lines, we were twice caught without Pullman reservations. On the first occasion we swallowed our disappointment and suffered in silence. The second time it happened we became suspicious, deserted the crowded day coach and made our way to the Chicago sleeper. Depositing a dollar in the h: ind of the porter, we suggested our sad situation to him. I'll fix you up, boss, soon as the con- ductor comes,” he said. Like Mary’s little lamb, we ling rered patiently about, and then got our reward—a lower berth. Two other men got similar favors. The curious fact was that a wire query twelve hours be- fore the train started brought the reply that the Chicago car was “all sold out.” It may indeed have been, but the New York organization has evidence that convinces it of collusion between Pullman offices, conductors and porters to make extra fees by holding up lower berths for late comers, always willing to drop a dol- lar or two extra rather than sit up all night. It is also said that exces- sive fares are- collected frequently from the unquestioning and unsus- picious patrons of the roads. Noth- ing is more offensive to a traveler than that sort of thing. It is time to set traps for a lot of thieving profit- eers nested at big railroad latices over the country. The New York Commercial recently reproduced one of the full page ad- vertisements of the Worden Grocer Company which appeared in the Tradesman a few weeks ago, com- mending both the letter and spirit of the announcement. The MacSimbar Paper Co., at Ot- sego, has 9,000 tons of soft coal on hand and has 35,000 tons additional purchased and in transit. “he com- pany furnishes its own employes coal at cost, plus expense of delivery, which is greatly appreciated by the men. Thomas B. Carlile (Worden Gro- cer Company) left Saturday for a week’s duck hunting on Houghton- Lake. D. D. Alton, the Fremont druggist has so far recovered from his recent illness as to resume his place in the store. His knees are still a little ea but his general health is ex- ellent. The doctors have not yet “ee able to agree on the cause of his long illness. Charles E. Belknap has been secur- ed to conduct the Armistice day parade in Grand Rapids Nov. 11. This is a sure indication that the parade will be successful, in keeping with the occasion. The Shoe Dealers Mutual Fire In- surance Company was the first com- pany to adjust and pay a loss as the result of the recent $200,000 fire at Dowagiac. The Michigan Association of Trav- MICHIGAN TRADESMAN eling Lumber & Sash & Door Sales- men has decided to hold its annual meeting in Grand Rapids, Feb. 3 and : in connection with the annual con- ention of the Michigan retailers. The ued gathering is one of the big events of the winter season among Michigan lumbermen, and great th- terest is attached to plans for the con- vention. Application for membership in the association at the average rate of one a day are being received. The total enrollment is now 276. Never make a decision when you are downhearted. Never let the weak side of your nature take control. What is suicide? It requires no definition to make the meaning of the word clear simply as a voluntary act. Sut theologically one may take one’s life without committing suicide, a no less distinguished authority than the Pope himself declares. Discussing the MacSwiney case Benedict is re- ported as saying that the Irish Mayor was dying not because it was his de- sire to die, but because his death would be the consequence of the only course his conscience permits him to take. So the oft-argued question, “Is suicide ever justifiable?” may be changed to the query, “Under what circumstances does. self-destruction cease to be suicide?” The man with the incurable, slow and agonizing dis- ease, whose medical necessities are eating up his surplus and whose fam- ily will be left in want if he drags along a year or alg may now find his way out into the silent sea of the nexpensive future without leaving the stigma of suicide on his name—if the Pope’s decision is accepted. Cooper-Wells & Co., hosiery manu- facturers, St. Joseph, recently tender- ed their tenth annual banquet to sales- men at the Hotel Whitcomb, St. Joseph. Plates were set for thirty- TET and after an elaborate and en- SAVERS THE NATIONAL EXTRACT VANILLA AND S2 OTHER FLAVORS For more \ than a quarter century the name Sauer has meant all that is good in flavor- ing extracts. A name 7 that has been handed down from generation to generation as a ey nonym of quality. 33 Flavors in 12 sizes to meet the neecs of every- one. Manufactured by THE C. F. SAUER CO. Richmond, Va. Order From Your Jobber Seventeen Hicuest AWARDS Durty Sreughh air OTs el aeet e170 eee a eh joyable dinner, speeches and good fel- lowship were the rule. Plans were laid for next year’s campaigns, and salesmen who had made exceptional- ly good records throughout 1920 were lauded. Sidney Smith, cartoonist of the Chicago Tribune, and creator of the famous pair, “Andy” and “Min Gump,” gave a chalk talk in which the characters underwent the usual tra- vail of their daily home life. This feature was particularly enjoyable. O. J. Brooks, of Cooper-Wells & Co., was toastmaster of the evening. The Hotel Whitcomb orchestra played selections. Gatherings such as this are bound to stimulate loyalty and camaraderie among the workers and executives of a firm, and are to be commended. John G. Young, jeweler at River- dale, will add a line of drugs. The Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. has the order for the stock. The Worden Grocer Company is getting material on the ground for a two-story addition to that part of its building now occupied by the To- ledo Plate Glass Co. The added room will give the corporation 28,- 000 feet argumented floor space. J. F. Hall, of Toledo, District repre- sentative of the Weber Flour Mills, Salina. Kansas, is in the city attend- ing the State baker’s convention. 4 November 3, 1920 This Seal is on the certificate which is packed with every bottle of VAN DUZER’S CERTIFIED FLAVORING EXTRACTS It means that this company stakes its reputation of 70 years’ standing on the ab- solute purity, full strength , and delicious richness of every bottle of extract bearing its name. Van Duzer Extract Co. Sev. recta Mens. PRIZE ae sere MANUFACTURERS OF 41-49 BROOKSIDE AVE. GOLD BOND WHITE SWAN AMSTERDAM BROOM CO. BROOMS AND WHISKS ESTABLISHED 1884 CAPACITY 1000 DOZEN SANITARY MADE BROOMS A DAY AMSTERDAM, N. Y. Penn Yan New York State Buckwheat Flour Best on the market We have it GRAND RAPIDS JUDSON GROCER CO. MICHIGAN ita cs hi HI November 3, 1920 The Ethics and Prudence of Welch- ing. Kansas City, Nov. 2—For the sake of argument let it be said that it may be true, in the final analysis, that a wholesale grocer has no superiority over the retail merchant, so far as the observance of the sanctity of a contract per se is concerned. In MICHIGAN TRADESMAN BUSINESS WANTS DEPARTMENT Advertisements Inserted under this head for five cents a word the first lating, the jobber would stand flat- footed and without making a single exception refuse to accept a single cancellation, there would be no can- cellations. Harry Sloan. —— Items From the Cloverland of Michi- gan. Sault Ste. Marie, Nov. 1—George there in the near future. Mr. Bayliss 31 Insertion and four cents a word for each subsequent continuous If set In capital letters, double price. display advertisements in this department, $3 per Inch. insertion. No charge iess than 50 cents. Small Payment with order Is required, as amounts are too smali to open accounts, , genealogy. there is little difference Bayliss, the popular salesman for the jute the “biG FOUR” auction ' between them and in Many instances Soo Hardware Co. here, has been eers, Fort Pierre, South Dakota. 112 < is a wholesale grocer is simply a retail transferrd to Marquette, where he 1S For Sale--Restaurant, located in a grocer grown up. In common par- in charge of the copper country terri- town of 5,000 population. Doing good in n e — are Cia tory. He expects to mo his famil business and has a fine location. Equip- lance they are the same breed of cats. [ . ' ts tc v y ment is modern and up-to-date, which for seg eimai aaniencapitERR RRA BRA I S-Bb7 From the standpoint of consanguin- ity one should be as honest as the other. It is said that all the contracts of this world which are broken is be- cause the interests they contain tend to favor one side only. Therefore, in the first place, all contracts should be fair to both parties, for the law says that in a contract each party thereto acquires a right to what the other promises. It is needless to deny the fact that there are jobbers here and there who make it a practice to en- deavor to wiggle out of contracts which go against them, just as there are some canners, for instance, who fail to respect their contracts when it is to their advantage to do so. But in the recent slump in sugar we saw applied the acid test of the moral stamina of the jobbers as a whole, and is considered one of the most popular salesmen on the road and a general favorite with the trade. When his old friends from this part of Clover- land call on him they are given a hearty welcome and also the use of his old reliable 4 cylinder car to take in the points of interest, of which there are many in the vicinity of Mar- quette. The Farm Bureau will open a busi- ness office here in the near future which will be located at 117 Edwards block, Ridge street. Arthur G. Bailey, one of the Soo’s prosperous farmers, will be the manager. From indica- tions this Farm Bureau will be a busy institution, as several hundreds of farmers have been added to the mem- bership in the past few weeks. There is a considerable quantity of hay and includes twelve transient rooms, equipped. Price, which is a bargain, $2,000. Harry M. Ward, Bryan, Ohio. Its ELECTRIC LIGHT and milling plant, operating, first-class condition. In vil- lage of 800. Good opportunity for right party with some capital. Address No. 114, care Michigan Tradesman. 14 Wanted—Small Royal electric coffee mill; roaster; peanut butter machine. L. C. Schalow, Cadillac, Mich. 15 For Sale—Racket store in liveliest lit- tle town in Michigan. Will inventory about $2,000. Webber & Hawley, Linden, Mich. 116 WANTED—A lady clerk to take care of dry goods department in a general store. Must have experience. Address No. 107, care Michigan Tradesman. 107 FOR LEASE—LARGE STORE BUILD- ING in one of Michigan’s best rural towns, on State trunk line highway and railroad. Town is a fixture with fine rural agricultural school. Has two new saw mills and other industries. Clothing ; L dry goods and shoes especially needed. i they withstood it to their everlasting other produce for shipment. Address No, 108, care of Michigan é : : Artk Pas >f the Briml Tradesman. 108 : credit and glory, refusing to even Arthur J. Passmore, of the Brimley so Ja SPORES SIC OPN question their contracts because they realized their moral obligation even though there might have been a legal loophole through which they could creep, for they believed in the integri- tract of purchase and sale. But there are vastly more of them than there are of jobbers, and perhaps the per- State Bank, at Brimley, was married last week to Miss Elizabeth Jensen, also of Brimley. The young couple are very popular at Brimley and also here at the Soo where the groom is Mrs. Passmore will make their home at Brimley. Their many friends wish them a bright and prosperous future. The police are determined to try HAY—ALL GRADES, any quantity, delivered anywhere. Let us quote you prices. Or we will buy. W. A. BUN- TING & CO., Jackson, Mich. Numerous branch offices. 110 Cash buyer of general stores or parts. wish to install larger machine. man Company. CASH REGISTERS Trades- Light Cars. and Trucks 30 x 3% and 32x 3 Braender Bulldog ty of the refiners who entered into the vibes and Hag ou vend inant nee a Nothing too large or small. Address No. d i rother of A. H. Passmore, of th 111, care Michigan Tradesman. 11 : To oe wena fin a Passmore & Paquin. After for Sale—Chandler & Price 10x12 Giant 5-Ply With the retail trade they, too, have an extended wedding trip Mr. and Gordon for et. ois ev a a > t Molded Fabri Ti - i those among them who respect a con- > diel aa 8 . : it fo ee oide abric ITC wx Made only in these two sizes, which fit 75% of all the cars in use. Oversize, 25% stronger, molded on A ~ e € = a s a ee ol ‘ a r Shs ce orce side wall, require oversize tice for fabatas win 4 mental reser- cars parked on the street at night, and 122 North Washington Ave., oa vation and with their fingers crossed, and when a retail grocer places a good order for futures with his jobbers he is quite apt to look upon it as a dis- tinct favor conferred, which it is to a certain extent. Then he thinks that irrespective of the signed contract which is always urged upon him on the plea that he will benefit and not lose in the transaction, that the job- ber, for trade reasons, should pro- tect him, and his strongest and most effective argument, and the one that throws the fear of God into the job- ber’s heart, is the threat that unless desired cancellation is granted he will withdraw his business and never buy another dollar’s worth of goods of the for this offense, the borrower draws 30 days, in addition to damages done. Captain and Mrs. Charles Ripley celebrated their golden wedding last Thursday. Many of their old time friends here called on them. Among those who attended the reception was Rev. T. R. Easterday, who performed the bridal ceremony fifty years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Ripley have lived in the Soo practically all of this time and have made a large circle of friends who extended their congratulatidns and good wishes. George Baldwin, Secretary of the Edison Sault Electric Co. went “courting” for a few days last week at Marquette. William G. Tapert. Saginaw, Mich. We buy sell and exchange repair and rebuild all makes. Parts and supplies for all makes. FOR SALE—Hotel property at Hudson- ville, Michigan, Steam heat, water, lights, ete. Good location; more _ busi- ness to be had than can be taken care of. Fine opportunity for right party. For further particulars inquire of F. F. McEachron, State 3ank, Hudsonville, Y need of duplicating books, coupon books, or counter pads, drop us a card. We can supply either blank or _ printed. Prices on application. Tradesman Com- pany, Grand Rapids. GET OUR PRICES—on counter sales books and credit registers. Battle Creek Have famous Braender Dual Non- skid Tread. A fast seller and a money maker. Michigan Hardware Company Grand Rapids, Mich. ; i Sales Book Co., Battle Creek, Mich. 102 | jobber. +++ [ee a Gall be citing sat fon ; T . els : : : ay spo cas or clothing anc ur- Unfair, unjust, illegal and altogether Happy-go-lucky clerks make happy- nishing goods stocks. L. Silberman, 106 i reprehensible as it may be, it is the : : E. Hancock, Detroit. 568 : long pole which is used by all the go-lucky business men who generally : al weichers and which brings down the have neither luck nor happiness. in Tee cut oe antes an meena : i ae : 28S, > ¢ e an exche ‘ | persimmons. This potent argument place an advertisement in our business 0co ates ; checks the ardor of the jobber and chances columns, as it will bring you in i causes him to take his medicine even S C A t E S touch with the man for whom you are : under the most violent protest. More- ene HE aos ESS ee ; e thi reAnr ce a cash for whole stores or part 7 ‘) 8 carload of goods which repre- Ask Joe Robinson ‘‘The Toledo Scale stocks of merchandise. “Louis Leviteaphs, Pack G d f i tes a goa oli ain pbocd job- Man” at No. 20 Fulton St., West. | Saginaw, Mich. 998 ackage Goods 0 yer, aggregating ne respectable sum Sales and Service. Yes, we repair . - : Ciara : i of $6,000 to $15,000, is split up by him Se . BANISH THE RATS—Order a can of Paramount Quality i into fifty or perhaps more contracts most any make. Rat and Mouse Embalmer and get rid of a : a os " the pests in one night. Price $3. Trades- d ' among his trade. To invoke the law . man Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. an ‘ means a bunch of lawsuits, a lot of or x worry, a loss of business and a heavy expense. He thus finds himself thrown back to depend solely upon an abso- lutely compelling moral obligation which is said to be superior to a le- gal obligation and with greater bind- ing force. So, after all, it simmers down to a question of a man’s honor and busi- Signs of the Times Are Electric Signs 180 acre improved farm near Cadillac: 40 near Holland exchange for general or hardware stock or rentable’ property. Reed Realty Co., Carsonville, Mich. 84 Artistic Design Blue Bell the BLUE BELL and FOREX Peanut Butter incomparable, made only Progressive merchants and manufac- turers now realize the value of Electric Advertising. We furnish you with sketches, prices and operating cost for the asking. from No. 1 Virginia peanuts, hand-sorted —the peanut butter for customers de- manding the best. Forex is a low priced high grade article, from selected Virginia Bar S ness integrity, and if ‘a man elects with deliberation to repudiate his con- tracts for the reason that the market has declined and to dishonestly shift his loss to the shoulders of the jobber who contracted for the goods to pro- tect his orders in hand, then it is either a lawsuit or an exposure of the fact that such a man is unworthy of credit or consideration. And as far as I can see it, the latter is by far the worst penalty. If instead of vacil- stock, bitter skins and hearts removed. tLe BLUE BELL PEANUT BUTTER CO. Grand Rapids, Mich. Distributors Boyland Creamery Co., A. Casabianca & Son, Ellis Brothers Co., Henry Meyer, M. Piowaty & Sons, I. Van Westen- Brugge, Vinkemulder Co. 7 ai FORE, 2 2.2.) BL THE POWER CO. | aes i eh Bell M 797 Citizens 4261 32 WHAT THREE DOLLARS BUYS. It costs $3 for fifty two issues of the Michigan Tradesman, if the sub- scription is payable strictly in ad- vance. The fifty-two issues are not all the subscriber receives for his $3. He gets with this payment service and obtains protection which is frequently worth a hundred times the subscription price. Taking the Peerless Talking Ma- chine swindle, for‘ instance. If the Tradesman had not jumped into the fray and championed the interest of the merchant, 141 merchants who had been inveigled into signing promis- sory notes under the impression that they were applying for agency con- tracts would have been mulched to the tune of $315 to $1,260 each, alto- gether amounting to more than $111,- 000. Because the Tradesman got in touch with the situation in the early stages of the game, denounced the swindle in unmeasured terms and warned the merchants not to pay the notes they had under false pretenses and false representations, it saved its readers there $111,000, be- cause the machines would have been signed very unsalable and would have been objects of detestation by the mer- chants every time they looked at them on account of their associations. This is but one of many services the Tradesman rendered its friends in trade during the past thirty-eight years—services which it expects to repeat in tenfold measure as the years has go on. No greater service has been ren- dered the trade by the Tradesman than in inducing the retail merchants of the State to transfer their fire in- surance from stock to mutual com- panies. This has not only resulted in a saving of 25 to 50 per cent. of the cost of insurance, but it has resulted in prompt and honorable adjustments of all losses in the event of fire and enabled the Tradesman to eliminate many arbitrary, unjust and dishonest features rigidly insisted upon by the stock company autocrats and cheer- fully waived by the mutual companies when the unfairness of such features was plainly presented to them. Any subscriber to the Tradesman is welcome to send his insurance pol- icies to the Tradesman for inspection and analysis. Most of the stock pol- icies now written by local agents are clearly illegal and the same is true of an occasional mutual policy. No charge is ever made for this service, valuable as it may prove to be to the insured in the event of his meeting a loss by fire. General Conditions in Wheat and Flour. Written for the Tradesman. The sentiment trade, both grain dealers and flour buyers, is changing somewhat. flour and wheat is among the Many believe selling about as cheaply as they will during the bal- ance of the crop year. The change in sentiment has been brought about by the attitude of farm- ers to hold. their prices, by heavier wheat for higher wheat for export and by reduction in crop selling of MICHIGAN TRADESMAN promise; in other words, the spring wheat crop has been reduced from 237,000,000 buslrels to 218,000,000 by Government reports. Crop reports from Argentine are less favorable. Indications are now they will harvest approximately 185,- 000,000 bushels of wheat the coming January, against 214,000,000 bushels a year ago, leaving 120,000,000 bushels for export from Argentine next year against 187,000,000,000 bushels this year. Late cables from Russia in- dicate that previous information to the effect Russia would be able to export wheat was incorrect and with- out foundation. In other words, this propaganda was used by the bears to depress values. The Russian crop as near as can be estimated is approximately 132,- 000,000 bushels, which is not more than half enough to supply their home requirements, which are sup- posed to be about 273,000,000 bushels. This means that Russia at the present time is an importing nation instead of an exporting and that her yields must be brought up around 300,000,000 bushels before she will be able to ship either wheat or flour. Another favorable factor for livelier trading in flour is the change in the differentials between flour and wheat ocean rates. Until just recently 25c per cwt. more has been charged for flour than for wheat for export, which policy, of course, caused Europe to buy wheat instead of flour.’ In fact, this un-American policy developed flour milling industry in Great Britain and has seriously affected the Ameri- can milling industry. As a matter of fact, American mills have not operated more than 50 per cent. of the time on this crop; a large number of mills have been running on a 25 per’ cent. basis, for with export business prac- tically destroyed by unfair ocean rates, coupled with the light domestic de- mand, it was out of the question to sell enough flour to run a= greater amount of the time than indicated by above statement. There have been. quite large ship- ments of wheat made to Brazil and wheat and flour to North Africa re- Of course, while the volume of business done in either instance was cently. not very heavy, the sentimental effect was bullish; in fact, a great many conservative dealers, both in flour and grain, feel it unwise to go short of either at the present time; that prices are more liable to advance somewhat than decline. One of the biggest bears on this crop is now advising the trade to buy flour, and should develop in fair volume, higher prices are almost business somewhat certain. this fall is smaller than a year ago, and up until just recently the soil has too dry to permit the proper growth. However, recent rains* and cooler weather have improved condi- tions materially; the growth will be stimulated and Hessian Fly activity Marketing from farmers is on a more restricted basis, and with coarse grains as low as they should go; in fact, really below the cost of production, it is very improbable that much, if any, lower prices on The acreage of wheat sown been retarded. es wheat wheat will prevail in the immediate future. However, it is not the purpose of these articles to urge the trade to buy wheat or flour, or not to buy, but to state the conditions existing in grain and flour markets and give expression to the sentiment gathered from. the trade. The flour buyer’s attention is direct- ed to the change in sentiment at the present time, and it appears advisable to have immediate requirements cov- ered and should any breaks develop to buy for thirty to sixty days’ re- quirements on those breaks. Lloyd E. Smith. ——————_.» 2 Review of the Produce Market. Apples—The market is still weak and unsatisfactory. ‘Tallman Sweets, $1.25: Wagners and Baldwins, $1.35; Northern Spys, $1.40@1.50; Snows and Jonathans, $1.60. Butter—Local jobbers hold extra creamery at 56c and firsts at 54c. Prints 2c per lb. additional. Jobbers pay 30c for packing stock. 3eets—O5c per bu. Cabbage—60c per bu. and $1.50 per bbl. : Carrots—75c per bu. Celery—40c per bunch. Chestnuts—Ohio or Michigan, 30c per Ib. Cider—Fancy per gal. Cocoanuts—$1.20 per doz. or $9 per sack of 100. Crab Apples slops. Cranberries—Early Blacks from Cape Cod command $10.50 per bbl. and $5.50 per half bbl. Cucumbers — Illinois $2.50 per doz. 25@30c commands $3 per bu. for Hy- hot house, Eggs—Jobbers pay 65c f. o. b. ship- ping point for fresh candled, includ- ing Storage operators are feeding out their April and May eggs on the following basis: cases. Candlieg Pxtras 3 55c Candied Seconds (2200000 49c Cees 2 42c Egg Plant—$1.50 per doz. Grapes—Table grapes command 2.50@3 per bu.; wine grapes fetch 1.50@2. California stock has come in this week and sells as follows: Tokays, $3.50; Emperors, $4. Grape Fruit—$5.75@6 for all sizes Florida stock. Grape Juice—$1.25 per gal. in bulk. Green Onions—Sharlotts, $1.50 per doz. Lemon—Extra fancy California sell as -follows: S00 size, per bok ooo 08 $6.50 270 Size, Der box = 682 6.50 ZAQ size. per box 22 6.00 Fancy Californias sell as follows: S00 Size, Mer Dox —- 2 $6.00 270 size: per DOX 26. 6.00 November 3, 1920 ZAQ size, per box =. 5.50 Lettuce—l2c per Ib. for leaf; Ice- berg, $6.50 per crate. Lima Beans—20c per qt. Onions—Spanish, $2.75 per crate; home grown in 100 lb. sacks, $1.25@ 1.50 for either yellow or red. Oranges—Fancy California Valen- cia now sell as follows: 00 ee ee $12.00 BG eo 12.00 OO 12.00 Oe 12.00 OD 12.00 210 ee 12.00 2) ee ee ee mee i 11.50 Oe 10.50 74: Hi RIN esta naval acne Wie Seve SOU 10.25 Parsley—50c per doz. bunches. Parsnips—$1.50 per bu. Pears—Kieffer’s, 75c per bu. Peppers—Red, 30c per doz.; Green, $1.75 per bu. Pickling Onions—$1.50 per box of 16 Ibs. Potatoes—Home_ grown, per bu, $1@1.25 Poultry—Local dealers pay as fol- lows for live: Fowls, either spring or old, 18@24c; Turks, 25c; Geese, 15c; Ducks, 20@22c. Pumpkin—$1.50 per doz. Quinces—$2.50@2.75 per bu. Rabbits—Local handlers pay 15c per ib. Radishes—Hot house, large bunch- es, 20c per doz. Squash—Hubbard, $1.75 per 100 Ibs. Sweet Potatoes—Virginias com- mand $1.85 per 50 Ib. hamper and $4.75 per bbl. Turnips—60c per bu. —_—_+--____ Florida Bee Keepers to Advertise. Bee keeping on a large scale is now under consideration in Florida and plans are on foot to launch an ad- vertising campaign to dispose of the product. Ata recent meeting held in Gainesville 100 of the men most prom- inent in the industry reported a total of 15,358 colonies of bees. census showed that there are bee keepers in the State. A general 3,000 ——_—_.-___ Raisin Prices Due Soon. No definite date has been set for the announcement of the second open- ing raisin prices by the California As- sociated Raisin Company, but intima- tions have reached the trade that the figures may be given to the public by the end of the current week. Of course, nothing can be said as to how they will compare with the first open- ing prices. ———+ - August Gumpert, who sold his gen- eral stock at Elk Rapids two years azo to Jj.. C.: Krausman, gaged in the dry goods and business at that place. 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