nema eae eg VOL. 8. ALLEN DURFEE. A. D. LEAVENWORTH. Allen Durfee & Co., FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 103 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids. Wim. H. White & Co, MANUFACTURERS OF HARDWOOD LUMBER, Maple, soft and Rock Elm, Basswood, Birch and Hemlock, Mills at Boyne City, on = sm - at Boyne Falls, on the G. R Correspondence Solicited. BOYNE CITY, MICHIGAN. How to Keep a Store. By Samuel H. Terry. A book of 400 pages written from the experience and observation of an old merchant. It treats of Selection of Busi ness, Location, Buying, Selling, Credit, Adver- tising, Account Keeping, Partnerships, ete, of great interest to every one in trade. $1.50. THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids. BEACH’S New York (offee Rooms. 61 Pearl Street. Five Cents Each for all dishes served from bill of fare. Steaks, Chops, Oysters and All Kinds of Order Cooking a Specialty. FRANK M. BEACH, Prop. ESTABLISHED 1841. AES EN THE MERCANTILE AGENCY t: f3. Ldun & Co. Reference Books issued quarterly. 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IT WILL PAY YOU To Buy ALLEN B.WRISLEY’s GOOD CHEER SOAP Leadin$ Wholesale Grocers keep it, GRAN D RAPIDS, DAVIS’ CARBOLIC OIL LINIMENT. Detroit, Mich, Gents—In 1856 I broke a knee-pan in the Prov- idence, R. I., gymnasium, and ever since have been much troubled with severe pains in the knee joint. A few weeks ago I had a very severe attack of inflammatory rheumatism in the same knee, when I applied your Davis’ Carbolic Oil Liniment, the third application of which cured me entirely. You have my permission to use my statements as you see fit. I am very thank- ful for the relief experienced. Yours truly, ROBT. J. F. ROEHM, Jeweler. WILLIAMS, SHELEY & BROOKS Successors to FARRAND, WILLIAMS & Co. Beans and Glover Seed Parties having beans or clover seed for sale will find a purchaser, if samples and prices are right. We also want Potatoes and Onions In ear lots. We pay highest market price and are always in the market. W. T. LAMOREAUX & CO. 128, 130 and 132 West Bridge St., GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH. We quote: SOLID See Cock Law eld odes e oce ence 22 - e aatiacts Bede col ae Qu DAISY BRAND-—Selects ee Gees ese cae 22 ee: a ' " Favorite ace Standards, in bulk, 1. 5 per ‘gal. Mince Meat. ee | IN USE. 20-lb. Pails idee aceon e ole. 7c per ib. reer tees 734¢ 2-1b. Cans (usual weight), 81.50 per doz. Oranges and Lemons, good stock and cheap. Choice Dairy —— 20e Fresh Eggs, 22¢ B, FALLAS & SON Prop’s Valley City Cold Storage, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH Katon, kyon & Go,, School Supplies, Miscellaneous Books School Books, Stationery. Our Fall hine Now Ready EATON,LYON &CoO,, 20 and 22 Monree St., Grand Rapids. , WEDNESDAY, JAN NUARY 14, 1891, 1890. Only a year Leaving us here, Only a drop from Eternity’s ocean, Thrown from a world by its annual motion Far out of place, Gone into space Forever. Only one star Fallen afar Through the blue depths of etherial brightness, Silently moves with aerial lightness: Faded from sight, Vanish’d in night Forever. Footprints of time, Grand and sublime, Point to the goal of terrestrial ending And, in brief, whither mortality’s tending. Shall we remain Always the same Forever * Echoless year Gone from us here Down ‘neath the gloom of the fathomless future Mingled with gaseous, atomless nature. oo 2 We shall not sleep, Vigils will keep Forever. H. a UNMASKED AT LAST. True History of a Pioneer Mercantile Firm. Written for Tuz TRADESMAN. On the shore of a lake which shall be nameless, stood a large, rough-looking building, the lower story of which was occupied as a general store. A narrow, deep and sluggish stream emptied its waters into this lake not more than eight or ten rods distant. Around a bend in the little river, well sheltered by a dense growth of willows, with the forest trees towering above them, was moored a large sail boat of fifty or sixty tons’ burden. For many miles back from the lake the country was well settled; that is, a fam- ily was located on almost every other quarter-section of land, but the clearings were small. Many of these people were engaged in farming in a small way, others were hunters and trappers and stil] others were engaged in the manu- facture of staves, hoops, shingles and various kinds and sizes of timber, all of which were shipped from the Landing, as the mouth of the stream was called. These shipments were made at certain times of the year when the winds and weather permitted schooners and barges to enter the mouth of the little harbor in order to load. The firm of Sloan, Ester & Co., which owned the store building, the sail boat mentioned and twenty acres of land around the mouth of the river, had earried on a general mercantile business at this point for five or six years. They purchased almost everything the inhabi- tants had to sell, cash, at other times in goods. The head of the firm, Mr. Sloan, was a middle- aged married man, and the two men and Mr. Sloan’s wife were all who were ever seen to wait upon customers. Who the “Co.’’? was, or whether it was a myth, no one knew; but it came to be tacitly understood that the parties had another store somewhere in the country. It is sometimes paying in senting Sloan, Ester near, and were supposed to be very |} wealthy. If anyone desired a favor, the | firm always seemed ready to grant it, even to loaning sums of money with no sufficient to say that the parties repre-| & Co. were decided | favorites with the inhabitants, far and | . Michigan Tradesman. =e other than a note of hand. They | were so generous and just in all their | dealings that it was rarely the case that any person abused their confidence. They never disputed with anyone in anger, nor was it known that they had an enemy. One thing the genial country people could not uuderstand—this was the very retiring nature of those three people who carried on the store. While they were affable and courteous te all, always expressing interest in the health and welfare of their customers, they invited nocompany to their house except upon oceasions when the weather was such that they could be entertained in the open air. In the cabin of the Fish Hawk, as the sail boat was called, two German sailors of uncertain age presided. They had been seen in charge of the boat five years before, and had never been known to be away from it more than a few hours at atime. This boat was their only home. Their kitchen and laundry work was all done by themselves. Whenever the boat moved, they moved with it, usually ac- companied by one of the men in the store. These old sailors were hired and liberally paid by the firm. Whether they could speak English or any other lan- guage than their native one was doubt- ful. Their employers always addressed them in German, and, if a stranger spoke to them, with a solemn shake of the head they invariably rep'‘ied, ‘* Nicht verstehe.” During the summer and autumn months, the Fish Hawk made frequent trips to Chicago, carrying various kinds of produce and returning with boxes and packages of miscellaneous merchandise. Although a number of times petitioned to do so, the firm would never accept the office of postmaster, and the postoffice remained two miles distant, on an old state road, at the private residence of a justice of the peace, whither one of the old sailors made weekly trips after let- ters and papers. At one time in warm weather, the old German carrier, on re- turning from the postoffice, lost one of the letters. This occasioned great anxiety and commotion at the store. For the first time in years, both of the men left the store at the same time, and both of the sailors left the Fish Hawk, all of them turning out to search the entire length of the road. Being unsuccessful in their quest, latge rewards were offered for the letter, if returned unopened and in good condition. It was supposed that Scale. Perfection The Latest Improved and Best. ‘Does Nat Regtire Tow W Weight Will Soon Save Its Cost on any Counter. For sale by leading wholesale grocers. pap Celie Ate teipeevtatiny ie ties ere a td Beane ae Sl SRT webiecneens winbt 5 Ses Mi ei eg eee: Se seuped Ape Re stay vr pas get eS a gust of wind had blown it out of the highway. It was afterward brought in by a little girl who said that she had found it while berrying. After carefully questioning the child, and closely ex- amining the letter to see whether it had been tampered with, the offered reward of ten dollars was cheerfully paid for its recovery. The excitement occasioned by the loss of this letter and the gen- erous reward given to obtain it were matters of among the people, and it was not until many months after that their curiosity was gratified. The subsequent autumn was one of unusual prosperity in this lake region, and the firm of Sloan, Ester & Co. seemed | to be coining money. The Fish Hawk | was on the wing between Chicago and the Landing nearly every day and night during the month of October. and the| store was open for business early and | late. About daybreak one Sunday morn- ing, a small steam craft flying the United | States flag, and which might have been | taken for a revenue cutter, seen | heading for the landing. She was carry- ing a full head of steam and was tearing through the water as if on important} business. The two merchants happened to be strolling along the beach. saw the vessel first toward the mouth of the river. ‘“‘William,” said Mr. Sloan, placed his hand on Ester’s shoulder, ‘“‘after all our care and labor, and just as we were about to get away from this excitement and enjoy life, I am afraid we are caught! Say, what shall we do — talk fast— for in less than fifteen minutes that cutter will be inside here.”’ “James,” answered his ‘Mut on a bold front—an innocent one, of course—and invite search. They ean’t prove the first thing, and they will never find the lower vaults. As for the ‘queer’ in Chicago, I looked after that on the last trip with the ‘Hawk.’ All is safe there. We can’t very much anyway, and, if they don’t hold us, it’s ai: right. Here they them in and let us treat them much comment was They as she bore away and he companion, lose Invite royally. come! There are no witnesses against us, and thank heaven, every child in the county is our friend.”’ man, woman and “A few rods further up you will find a| better landing, sir,” said Mr. Sloan in a| loud voice to the captain, as the the river, as if about to land. vesse! the | A signa! from moved slowly into mouth of the captain to the pilot, and the craft | eontinued her course. ‘‘Bear a hand, Jacob,’’ said Mr. Sloan. as one of the German sailors came in sight just as a bowline was cast ashore. The man caught and quickly made it fast while the gang plank was being run out. Four gentlemen, including the cap- tain, then landed and shook hands with Sloan and Ester and enquired if they} were the proprietors of the store. Upon being answered in the affirmative and invited to walk in, one of them said, ‘‘In my official capacity and acting for the government, it is my disagreeable duty to take possession of this store for the time being, until search can be made for contraband goods.’’ ‘*All right, sir,’? answered Mr. Sloan; | ‘‘we shal! place no barrier to your prog- | ress and will answer any questions you | may fit to ask.” After a thorough | search through the buildings and stock—| having had free access to all the rooms— | and a long consultation among them-j| the offieers decided that there see selves, | the exception of one bag of coffee, are | regrets, was not sufficient evidence to hold the | men. but that they must take possession | of the keys to the building and place a seal upon the locks until the time ex- pired in whiei. further evidence could be obtained. This, of course, would the store, at all events for a few weeks. All the official work being finished. and the firm allowed to remove their few personal effects and wearing apparel, the officers went on board and the cutter took Mr. Stoan, his wife and Ester were sitting | on a wooden outside their late | home, watching the course of the cut | ter as she steamed away. absorbed close up her departure. bench Each was so in his own thoughts that few | It all appeared | like a dream from which they had awak- | words had been said. | ened to find it reality. Mr. Sloan looked toward Ester and laughed. “Well,” said Ester, soberly, ‘‘I don’t see where the laugh comes in.’’ ‘“‘Why, the fools never asked us if we had a boat of our own. It might have been worse for us, you see, if they had walked around the bend and caught the Fish Hawk. We should then have been without a roof to cover us and depend- ent upon neighbors. And how about the goods you brought from Chi- eago day before yesterday, which, with our No seal is on these} all on board yet. goods, and it won’t be a criminal offence, as they belong to us and are paid for with good money, if we take them with us, will it? We must now remove these few goods on board the boat and to-night | we will leave here forever. It will not | do for us to take any chances in face of | the evidence they will surely find | against us. I am thinking,” laughed | Mr. Sloan ‘“‘of our balance sheet of ‘good luck vs. bad luck.’ ’’ | ‘‘I shall make that balance sheet look | better than it does before we leave to- | night,” answered Ester. ‘‘I shall gain access to that store and get into those lower vaults. You know we have $15,- | 000 in good money there’’—here the man | arose and looked carefully in all direc- tions—‘‘well you what have got there. Now, the question is, ‘What shall be done with it?’”’ “It is no crime to carry it know else we ” with wus, said Mr. Sloan, ‘‘and it may be good | policy to carry it somewhere and bury it a few feet under ground.’’ ‘*All right,” replied Ester. ‘A little after dark, then, | will get it boat.”’ It was eleven aboard the o'clock on that event- ful night when the Fish Hawk with hardly a sound, out into the broad | We shall never know the thoughts of the honest old German sailors at what they were witnessing, but Sloan and Es- ter had them before leaving | that it was for the last time that, | if they continued as faithful as hereto- | moved, lake. assured and fore, they should never want for home} or friends should always be kept | with them and supplied with every com- | fort, even should they live tu an age} when incapable of labor. and “Do you leave the old home with any | Will?” enquired Mr. Sloan of | his companion, as they stood upon the} deck together. “Only this,” was the answer, ‘‘that we were not permitted to quietly remain until next spring. It would have added | $25,000. more to our coffers. 1 have re- | moved everything, both good and bad, | from the lower vaults and transferred it | -OLlLS STANDARD Uk GO, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Dealers in UlUminating and Lubricating NAPTHA AND GASOLINES. Office, Hawkins Block. Works, Butterworth Ave. BULK STATIONS AT ‘ Big Rapids, Cadillac, Grand Haven, Ludington, Howard City, Mus- kegon, Reed City, Manistee, Petoskey, Allegan. Grand Rapids, Highest Price Paid for Empty Carbon and Gasoline Barrels. BALL-BARNHART-PUTMAN CoO., Tea, Coffee & Spice Department THOMAS FERGUSON, Manager Hit the Nail on the Head By Handling Goods of Standard Purity and Strength, such as Absolute Tea, Absolute Spices, Absolute Baking Powder, One Trial will convince you of their Superiority. Manufactured only by TELFER SPICE COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS. MON & WHEELER COMPANY, IMPORTERS AND holesale Grocers GRAND RAPIDS. i ” aos ee to the Hawk; consequently, should those | vaults ever be discovered, no proof will be | of whom any community would be proud | left against us of any crookedness. Of | course, I could have placed a slow match | in the basement—I did think of it—| and destroyed every vestige before morn- ing, but I consider it one of the most | despicable of all crimes to destroy valu- able property wantonly when there are so many in the world who are suffering from the want of it. 1 shall never get so bad as that, Jim.’’ “Our ideas are much the same on such subjects, Will,” replied Mr. Sloan, ‘‘and I am pleased that it is so. The old store has done well for us, and if we now suc- ceed in covering up all traces of our crooked transactions in the past, we shall have no disposition to repeat them; and we shall meet with a cordial recep- tion as we pass out into the busy world, and no questions will be asked as to whether we inherited our wealth from some ancestor, or delved deep into the mines of Golconda for it. Whatever may be said against us by those revenue officers or others will never wholly eradi- eate the good opinion of the inhabitants in that region who have known us so long and intimately. Many of them have been the truest friends we ever had and I regret leaving them without a hope of ever meeting them again. If we all live to reach Brazil it is not probable we shall ever care to visit North America again. My wife is delighted that cir- cumstances compel us to go at once. The constant anxiety und strain upon her nervous system for years past, caused by our peculiar situation in business life, is undermining her formerly robust con- stitution, and now she looks forward to quiet happiness. For years every stranger’s voice has caused her cheeks to blanch, and the rustle of a leaf was the silent step of an officer to arrest us. She knows that she will find in Brazil an intelligent class of her own country women with whom she can associate, while here she has had no society what- ever. We carry with us a large number of small notes of hand aggregating over $500, but what is that amount to us when we think of the benefits it will confer upon thirty or forty families who are very poor in this world’s goods. When we think of the thousands which we take with us, it will be a pleasure, Will, to witness these notes go up in smoke.’’ “Ha, ha!” laughed Ester, ‘“‘that’s a good one, Jim, but, then, you always were good in making a ‘virtue of neces- sity.’ Let us go to the cabin—the night air is cold—and we will continue the conversation.’”? And the two partners went below. ‘‘I was going to ask you,” continued Mr. Ester, ‘‘what amount is yet on the books uncoliected?”’ ‘““Very little, indeed,’’ answered Mr. Sloan. ‘I had nearly all in notes of hand or cash. And this reminds me of a question,” he continued. ‘‘Did you never think what a strange view society takes in regard to the wealthy ones composing it? How careful it is to make no enquiries about the source whence wealth is obtained? It is more likely to ask, ‘How much money has he?’ than to ask, ‘Is he an honorable man?’ There is so yery little place in the world for strict honesty and uprightness unless wealth is a partner therewith, and, as a rule, the public have no sympathy with pov- erty. It is regarded almost a crime to be poor. In the mostaristocratic society | property, but he seems to have been | , born without any ‘‘capacity’’ and has no | business tact.’ This means simply that | iy is a well-educated gentleman and a man if he had any faculty to accumulate he is honest and won’t steal. Bah! The very ones who talk like that are rascals at heart. As one of my best friends | Vi y once said to me, ‘This world is h—1 for a | holesale poor man.’ Such ideas are held by, . what is termed ‘the best society.’ It) Man urac Curers. offers a premium for crime, which is to : be regretted.”’ ‘“‘Well,”’ replied Mr. Ester, ‘‘in regard | 2 to ourselves, we have indirectly wronged | Fruit and Nut Jobbers a few men; but our little errors in morals | , have been transactions with the general government and with men holding our own ideas of obtaining wealth. Hence- forth, we shall probably do business on a different basis.”’ It was 2 cold, starry night at the early hour of 2 o’clock, a. m., when our friends | % concluded to retire to rest. The Fish CHA V GE IN BPIRM, Hawk was heading south on Lake Michi- gan. Whether she reached her destina- Grand Rapids Dec 94 1890 ? ' ’ : tion we have yet to learn. It is the last I ever saw of those on board, with the The firm of Hawkins, Perry & Co. has been this exception of one of the old German sail-| day dissolved, Geo. R. Perry retiring. The business ors, who was very reticent concerning | +741] be continued by the remaining members of the everything beyond giving an account of the conversation he overheard that night. firm, Lewis EB. Hawkins and Wm. L. Freeman, He told me they were all alive and well, under the style of Hawkins & Company. that he was, when I saw him, strictly on “ < business and would surely return ana| Bespeaking for the new firm a continuance of the spend the balance of his days with them. kindly patronage accorded the house in the past My cousin is a detetibin in the service and wishing our patrons a happy and prosperous of the government: A few years ago, he New Year, we are was called upon to unearth a gang of Yours Truly, counterfeiters whose headquarters was i supposed to be Chicago. Large sums of HAWKINS & COMPANY. counterfeit silver were finding their way into circulation, and were believed to come from that city. It was twenty-five, RINDGE, BERTS CH & CO., fifty and $1 pieces only and so well exe- cuted as to have passed through many of the national banks unquestioned. It was assayed and found to be the most dangerous counterfeit coin ever made. Ask our salesmen It would be a criminal act for me tv/to eall and see our make its composition public, and the|improved and new reader will, therefore, excuse the omis-| lines of Men’s, Boys’ sion. It took over eight months to/and Youth’s Shoes unearth and break up the gang, or rather | for Spring trade. company, for it was, in truth, a joint We are making the stock company. The spurious coin was] best lines for service all made at one place but was kept stored | offered by any one. in the hands of ‘‘agents,’”—men who Our river goods lead were supposed, by the community inj/all others. We carry which they lived, to be most respectable} a full line of jobbing persons,—in half a dozen places in the} goods and offer most country, to whom orders were sent by|everything at old mail to deliver certain sums in certain | prices. denominations to the persons therein named, at places mentioned, for which ASK FOR PRICE LIST. — 12. 14 AND 16 PEARL ST.. GRAND RAPIDS, the party was to pay a stipulated price sS © «& ¢ | j on delivery. The business was man- Pring ompan ) 9 : aged by ten agents selected from the 5 stockholders, who met once in four IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN ; months, but never twice in the same ; place, for the transaction of the business. . , All their books and accounts were kept Dress Goods, Shawls, Cloaks, : in cipher, and all letters were written Notions, Ribbons, Hosiery, + in the same mysterious characters. We Gloves Underwear W oolens : sometimes hear of ‘thonor among thieves” ea : and, if the adage was ever true, it must Flan nels, Blankets, Ginghams, i have been so with this criminal company, Prints and Domestic Cottons i as the books and papers found indicated Z such a condition. So far as known, all We invite the attention of the trade to our complete and well : f the stockholders were highly educated : : oe ac ee. assorted stock at lowest market prices. i respectable and honorable men in every other particular. For obvious reasons— | it is quite the rule to say of a man, ‘He and, also, probably, a few bounden oaths Spring & Compan Ve [CONTINUED ON FOURTEENTH PAGE. | Fr ig oLimeuntterta Soubaaencnarana tears ‘i i . i ore. Ber en ners arake weanagenee nee Open SES ROI 8 A Wik aea Aomrhe — z : Dietaariegete pore gabe octane i POS pa ctvipint teed ax des ss nod é Gaede es rayon nm we ee MT CHIGAN TRADESMAN. AMONG THE TRADE. AROUND THE STATE. Reed City—Merritt N. Witherell opened a hardware store. Manistee—J. Zimmer, of the drug firm has of J. Zimmer & Son, is dead. Monroe—Geo. Eisenmann has sold his harness stock to Fred. Sturm. Coldwater—F. T. Eddy succeeds Eddy & Hanley in the cigar business. Big Rapids—W. D. Moody has sold his livery business to Joseph Barton. Charlevoix—Geo. Burns succeeds Burns & Stevens in the livery business. Charlotte—G. V. Collins & Son succeed G. V. Collins in the drug business. Flint—O. A. Marsh is succeeded by Bush & Jennings in the meat business. Cross Village—Shurtleff Bros., gener- Fenton—C. Feckensecker has sold his dry goods stock to E. C. Foote, of Detroit. Milan—Stimson Bros. succeed Chas. Gauntlett in the boot and shoe business. | Saginaw—Christian Henning has sold | his grocery stock to Steinart & Luell- man. Detroit—Isaac Boasberg succeeds Mo- | ses A. Lipsitz & Co. in the clothing busi- ness. Kalamazoo—Weber Bros. succeed C. Weber & Son in the boot and shoe busi- | ness. Au Sable—Samuel Solomon succeeds | J. Solomon & Son in the merchant tailor- | ing business. Saginaw—James out his crockery from business. St. Ignace—S. A. Wilson has sold his | grocery stock to Conrad Broe. tired from trade. Grawn—Dohm Bros. sawmill, which they operation by Feb. 1. | Grand Ledge—W. R. Billings succeeds | Billings & Campbell in the agricultural | implement business. West Bay City—Morrison, Rie & are closing out their grocery stock and will retire from business. Saginaw—Abner C. Hardin, of the firm of Brand & Hardin, manufacturers of flour. salt and shingles, is dead. Saginaw—Robert Young purchased the merchant tailoring stock of Sherman & Blaise at U. S. Marshall’s sale for $453. Stanton—F. W. Stevenson & Co. opened a branch of their Ionia dry stozk here, placing it in charge of Markham. Detroit—-E. J. Robinson, H. H. Ruck- man and 8S. S. Smith have incorporated as the E. J. Robinson Lumber Co., with } $8,000 capital. Flint—D. D. Aitken has retired from the firm of Geo. T. Warren & Co., facturers of cigars. The firm mains the same. Levering—It is reported that F. L. Bur- ger and M. C. Crandall will consolidate their stocks here and also put ina branch store at Cross Village. Cadillac—Morris Black has purchased a half interest in the grocery and bakery firm of E. D. Dunham. The new firm will be known as Dunham & Black. lonia—J. F. Hammel! has sold an in- terest in the Hammell Cigar Co. to P. J. Hammell, of Howell. The working force will be immediately increased. Owosso—James M. Tobin has opened a Stinson is stock and will closing | retire | and re- | are building a expect to have in | Co- | have | goods A. G. manu- hame re- paint, oil, varnish and wall paper stock in one of the storesin the new Jackson block. He was formerly with Boydell Bros., at Detroit. ‘half ' stock to W. H. | Mr. Owen | Colfax township, i chased the general merchandizing firm of B. Gilbert | | & Co. Detroit—The Western Knitting Mills has incorporated, with $100,000 capital. | William C. Yawkey, M. W. O’Brien, H. C. Moore, N. Maddock, C. S. Chapman and D. L. Robbins are the stockholders. Coopersville —W. D. Reynolds an- nounces his intention of closing out his | grocery stock. Warren appears to have an aversion to staying long in one town, | having made three changes in as years. many Belding—Will Day, of the drug firm of | Ives & Day, paid the costs in the case brought against him by the attorney of Board of Pharmacy and agreed to ap- ply for registration at the next meeting 'of the Board. Hersey—Upen complaint of Jas. H. | Kinnane, attorney for the State Board of | al dealers, have put in a hardware stock. | Pnarmacy, before Richard Kineade was brought Justice Dexter, last Saturday, / charged with selling drugs without being | a registered pharmacist or assistant. a registered | He plead guilty and was fined | $10 and costs. Stanton—E. D. Hawley has sold a) interest in his drug and grocery Owen, and the firm will hereafter be known as Hawley & Owen. has been employed by Mr. Hawley for years past as prescription | clerk and is well known to the patrons | of the store as an energetic and affable) business man. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Manton—Frank Rose’s new sawmill, in | has begun operations | / on hardwood. Orville—R. will be ity,. which stocked by Newton | Bros. Gladwin—The shingle mill of W. B. Tubbs & Co. is cutting 32,000 shingles daily. J. H. Cook will start a sawmill | here soon. Newaygo—The tolal sales of the Con- | | verse Manufacturing Co.’s | 1890 show an increase of $32,000 over the | previous year. : " oi Lexington—Fead & Son, the millers, have suspended operations until they can move into a larger factory and have additional facilities for carrying on their | | business. Moline—Hon. E. N. Bates has pur- interest of B. Gilbert in the The new firm will be known as jates & Trautman. Evart—Wm. L. entered into an McManus agreement with John as McManus & Norris. Detroit—Alfred A. Gray, Fred B. Gray, Fred B. Potter and C. W. | Fox have incorporated the Michigan Up- holstering and Furniture Co., with a cap- $18,000 of which is paid | Cc. L. Williams, ital of $25,000, in. Lucus—J. L. started camp Littlefield, of Farwell, near here a week ago, where he will cut 1,500,000 feet of white | pine, and the same quantity of hemlock. | and | The logs will be railed to Farwell, manufactured at his mill. Belding—H. P. Whipple has arranged to remove his sawmill from South Board- man to this place, the Hall Bros. Manufac- turing Co. having contracted to furnish him with 2,000,000 feet of logs yearly for five years. Both lumber and lath will be | manufactured. Lyman is building a cir- | | cular sawmill of 30,000 feet daily capac- | store during | Norris, of Edmore, has | to operate his foundry and | machine shop, the new firm to be known | } ESTABLISHED i872. WHOLESALE TOBACCONISY COR. MONROE & IONIA STREETS. Direct IMPORTER or HAVANA AND KEY WEST CIGARS: ee we ee c phew At’ i, 680 . a oF Niro Cement CT. hint 2. a FZ, oe Yur tad ang del uy ardeveg hf wean prefer’ ar teder &. / cout fee! Bhoewttepels Cyend L hifubls SL — weed va ctore test es eect; ahs Dk et ccs i hoefrate L — obew te doom pebatehy, rt ws a uueniee - ort tive handle ay b ttt Ltt Lire’ 2 or ee ae ee fe fee eek Auieile focal ; Le fee ordeze” Qishrrrre . es vedverticsemmenl ee at ee coop Ltn see ee eniigile® ae | gee ee, epee fact e7ttu er Le fi; or hinge Sah, att € ag 24st | Aaa anes eA Dn 7 i tes Leake enn’ _ ete: 222 ee. fe Abe! - as cone ple be a Peta bas Ji 7 Lk. 77 i UC baredliveg a C Pe ' rl Ltte7e/, ee ees ss i sc .. GASPS svt i L. ai Sf OLA Let’ a et Aare Fe Mbcc pin Pasta Spstesnst Pare Tati: ae | oe we te (7 ® er ee | L Te le oa wy ee y } { DK Du. ; | ¢ H GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. E. J. Ward has arranged to open a grocery store at Marquette. I. M. Clark & Son furnished the stock. A. Mulder & Sons have sold their gro- stock at 36 West Leonard street to E. L. Smith, who will continue the business. B. Doyle & Son have removed their gro- cery stock from the corner of Fifth ave- nue and Center street to 699 South Divis- ion street. The Western Plaster Agency has re- duced the price of land plaster from $3 to $2.50 per ton and stucco from $1.25 to $1 per barrel in car lots. Wagon and Sleigh Co. will introduce a new feature the coming season—the manufacture of door and window screens. It is expected The Priestly Express that from 5,000 to 10,000 dozen will be turned out. T. Stewart White and Thos. Friant have purchased of S. H. Raymond his one-quarter interest in the Raymond ear- pet sweeper patents and contemplate joining with Wm. B. Remington, Fred E. Remington and E. J. Horton in the mar- ufacture of sweepers. Hawkins & Company are ‘congratula- ting themselves over a streak of good luek which came their way in connection with the Holt & Co. failure, at Muske- gon. The firm uttered three chattel mortgages on their stock, aggregating nearly $1,800, filing them in the township of Muskegon, where the store was located. An inventory of the stock revealed only about $1,200 assets, which was not par- ticularly encouraging for the unsecured creditors. Hawkins & Company belonged to the latter class, and conceived the idea of attaching the stock from the city end of Muskegon, on the ground that Holt lived within the city limits, albeit the store was over the line. Within a couple of days thereafter they were in receipt of a check for their $450 claim and the mortgages were then filed with the city clerk. S. K. Beecher, grocer at the corner of Jefferson and Wealthy avenues, recently uttered a chattel mortgage to W. R. Keasey for $1,400, for alleged borrowed money, subsequently giving a second mortgage to S. M. Lemon for $1,488, as trustee for the Lemon & Wheeler Com- pany, Musselman & Widdicomb and sev- eral other local creditors. Mr. Lemon accepted the trust under a misapprehen- sion of the facts in the case, and after he had time to consider the situation, con- cluded to attach the property at the cor- ner of Jefferson and Wenham avenues, purchased by Beecher several months ago, but deeded to his mother the day after the filing of the mortgages. It is not unlikely that he will also attack the Keasey mortgage on the ground of fraud- ulent intent. As Beecher advised with his creditors before purchasing the Wen- ham avenue property, stating at the time that the payment of $1,700 was made from the profits of his business, there is every indication that the attachment will be sustained by the court. Pliny Watson, President of the Wool- son Spice Co. and senior member of the} wholesale grocery firm of Pliny Watson | & Co., at Toledo, died on the 5th. The deceased was 47 years of age and a man | of tremendous energy, having acquired a competence and won a commanding posi- tion in the commercial circles of Toledo. | | | | | | Muskegon Notes. MUSKEGON, Jan. 12.—Wm. B. Kieft, formerly engaged in the lumber business | here, succeeds G. Amiotte as city sales- | man for the Muskegon Cracker Co. The Nelson Piano Co. has let the con- | tract for the construction of its factory at the Heights to Jacob Olson and Bar- nett & Shelhas for $8,000. The contract calls for the completion of the building by April 1. FOR SALE, WANTED, ETC. Advertisements will be inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent insertion. No advertise- menttaken for lessthan 25cents. Advance payment. BUSINESS CHANCES. _ SALE—CLEAN STOCK, COMPRISING HARD- ware, groceries, crockery, harness and general Irmberman’s supplies. Stock will inventory from $12,- 000 .to $15,000. To a purchaser with a considerable quantity of cash, a great bargain will be given. — Bros. & Martandale, Kalkaska, Mich. Bac SALE—A CLEAN GROCER STOCK AT ae --County seat of Oceana County the Banner fruit belt. Will invoice at about $1,200. Good reasons for selling. A crisp snap for a live man. Sanford, & Henwood, Hart Mic. h. 172 For, /SALE—WELLSELECTED DRUG STOCK, IN- ventorying about $1,200, situated in good coun- try town of 500 people. Reason for selling, proprietor has other business. Address No. 173, care Michigan Tradesman. 173 POR SALe— —SPOT CASH CLOTHING AND MEN’S FUR- nishing goods stock in live factory town of 2,000 people. No competition ticulars write to M. J., Kalamazoo, Mich. 170 OR SALE— new fixtures in desirable location in this city; wiil sell at invoice on reasonable terms; reason for selling, owner has other business. L. M. Mills, 54 South Ionia street, Grand Rapids. 135 OR SALE—CLEAN STOCK AND BEST COUNTRY trade in Michigan. Reautiful newstore and cottage for sale at half price Post office and railway ticket office goes with store, Terms easy. Reason for sell- ing, must retire from business. No. 159, care . Michi- 15! Expenses light. For par- gan Tradesman. OR SALE—A COMPLETE DRUG STOCK AND FIX- tures; stock well assorted can be bought at a bargain. ‘address for particulars 8, P. Hicks, Lowell, Mich. 124 ANTED—I HAVE SPOT CASH TO PAY FOR A general or grocery stock; must be cheap. Ad dress No. 26, care Mic shigan Tradesman. 26 OR SALE—FULL LINE OF GROCERIES, INCLUD- ing 150 bushels first class potatoes in a good loca- tion. Will sell cheap for cash. Enquire of Wm. Drueke. 16 Cresent avenue. 166 OR SALE—A FIRST CLASS FRUIT AND CONFEC tionary store. Bestiocation in the city. A well worked-up wholesale and retail trade. Good reason for selling. Capital, stock and fixtures, about $800. Address 8. S. Mittenthal, 204 East Main Street, Kalama- zoo, Mich. 176. SITUATIONS WANTED. eS BY REGISTERED GRADU- ate of the School of Pharmacy of the University of Michigan. Four years experience. German. W-C. en Ph. C., 84 Canal St., Grand Rapids, Mich. 197 \ JANTED—POSITION ‘BY REGISTERED PHARMA- eist. Four years practical experience. City prefered. Address Box 149, Hastings, Mich. 178 V ANTED — SITUATION IN OFFICE BY YOUNG lady of 20, who has had the advantage of col- legiate education; does not write short hand, but is good penman; wages ot sv much an object as a pleas- ant place to work. Address Z, care Michigan Trades man 123 MISCELLANEOUS. . BOLISH THE PASS BOOK AND sU BSTITU TE THE \. Tradesman Coupon, which is now in use by over 5,000 Michigan merchants—all of whom are warm in praise of its effectiveness. Send for sample order, which will be sent prepaid on receipt of $1, The Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids. Q\AMPLES OF TWO KINDS OF COUPONS FOR RE ‘© tailers will be sent free to any dealer who will write for them to the Sutliff Coupon Pass Book Co. Albany. N. Y OR SALE—CLEAN DRUG STOCK. SITUATED ON’ best retail street in Grand Rapids. Expenses small good paying patronage. Address No. 162, care Mich. Tradesman. 162 Fd. DET TEN *HALER JOBBER OF (\YSTERS And Fresh and Salt Lake Fish & Ocean Fish Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. See quotations in another column. GRAND RAPIDS. 437 West Kalamazoo avenue, | WELL-SELECTED DRUG STOGK AND | AN é 5 BANKRUPT SALE | Of Sporting Goods. Having bought the entire stock of Spalding & €Co., 100 Monroe St. of the ‘assignee, it must be sold out at once at way below wholesale prices. Avail yourselves of this opportunity. Cc. B. JU be RED The most effective Cough Drop in STAR the market Sells the quickest and pays the La noose co. tit, best. Try them, Grand Rapids, Mich ™ Pines Ling of Candy in the State, DROPS S N. RAPP & ce. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Foreign and Domestic Fruits, 9 No. IONIA ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. HEADQUARTERS FOR ORANGES, LEMONS and BANANAS. e& Company, Heyman Manufacturers of MOW Cases Of Every Description. WRITE FOR PRICES. Zp First-Glass Work Only. 63 and 65 Canal St., - SEEDS GRAND RAPIDS. wy . 34. MOREHOUSE &CO holesale Dealers GRAIN, CLOVER and TIMOTHY ‘a Hungarian, W hite Clover, Red Top, oe Millet, Alfalfa or Lucerne, Blue Grass, Orchard Grass, Lawn Grass, POPCORN, ete. CHOICE CLOVER and TIMOTHY SEEDS a specialty. GRAIN Mention this paper. Orders for purchase or sale of Seeds for future delivery promptly attended to. Correspondence solicited. Warehouses—325 & 327 Erie St. ) » > Office—46 Produce Exchange,} TOLEDO, OHIO. Muskegon Cracker Co CRACKERS, BISCUITS AND SWEET GOODS. LARGEST VARIETY IN THE STATE SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO MAIL ORDERS. 457, 459, 461, 463 W. WESTERN AVENUE. MUSKEGON, MICH. No Connection with Any Cracker Trust a é & appt Santee Gwar h e eo nperiveepacesvsinnreDer om PARR a aan Saar aeatD cr Mt RAF petra cue ae as gcse At a5 OEM JER BI Fabre RRS: Car et ales sor athdne Mie ERT INDRA NILE: MRT TERM Arena ee THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Dry Goods. The North Shore Limited. Which runs between Chicago and New York and Boston, over the Michigan Central, New York Central and Boston & Albany railroads, has probably ex- cited more comment of most favorable eharacter from the traveling public in general and metropolitan press in particu- lar, than any other train on wheels. The New York World says: ‘*‘The train is made of Wagner buffet, smoking and li- brary, sleeping, dining and drawing-room ears built expressly for this service. They represent the best possible out- come of the car-builder’s art, and every appliance for ease and safety has been drawn upon in the construction of these rolling luxuries. Once on the flying trip the passenger does not suffer the least annoyance, passing over such an easy graded and curveless route as these two roads combine to make. The ves- tibule arrangement of the train makes it thoroughly comfortable and luxurious from end toend and the day spent on the trip between the sea-side metropolis and the great city by the lakes could not pass more pleasantly at the best ap- pointed hotel. The meals served are from choice menus, with all that is sub- stantial and delicious in the great mar- kets at either end of the line. The sleeping arrangements include well heated, ventilated and lighted cabinets, where the utmost privacy and ease may be enjoyed.” By the recent change in the time card of the Miehigan Central’s Grand Rapids division, the train which formerly left Grand Rapids at 11:55 a. m., now leaves at 1:20 p. m., except Sundays, arriving at Jackson 4:20 p. m. and Detroit at 6:45 p. m., connecting with the North Shore Limited, bringing the passengers into the Grand Central depot at New York at | 4:00 p. m. and Boston at 6:00 p. m. on the following day. made for this magnificent and sumptu- ous service nor for the wonderful speed with which the passenger is safely and uxuriously carried. For accommodation and any information desired, apply to G. W. Munson, City Ticket Agent, 67 Monroe St..or to F. M. Briggs, General Agent, Grand Rapids, Mich. eee > — Cedar Springs—The Cotes Springs Milling Co. has rebuilt its shingle mill and resumed operations with a full crew. avjing Gards WE ARE HEADQUARTERS SEND FOR PRICE LIST. Daniel Lynch, 19 So. Ionia St., Grand Rapids. Ceasar carbs: oye pene PRICES -PRICES Tote ester a, No extra charge is) Prices Current. UNBLEACHED COTTONS. pe ee z (Clifton coc... 6% i - nn 634 “« Arrow Brand 54% a ft * ae — : oe a % . 5% |Full Yard Wide..... 8% . Tq Honest Width....... 6% . 44 Hartford A 54 5%/|Madras cheese cloth 6% go” CAN NE oe snes Archery ee Beaver Dam A A. paseemioneO,....5 Melbe R........... dy mieck Mock ........7 (ur Level Best..... 6% Bost, At... ......... Vicon ... .: 6% Chapman cheese cl. 3% — oe Th Comet.. cet eee 6% Dwight oe 7% ro of the Heap.. . The BLEACHED COTTONS. Se [ ee ee......... 7 Blackstone A A... 6 eee Meee... Tg Beats All. .... 44%iGreen Ticket....... 84 Cleveland......... 7 |Great Falls.......... 6% ee 1% co ag TE I 14 oy Ee 6% Just Out...... 4%@ 5 Dwight a. oo. 9 King Phillip See 7% horts. 8% -. 7% aes... .... 6 (Lonsdale Cambric..10% ees... le ee - @ 8% ae 7% | Middlesex.... .. @5 Fruit of the Loom.. 8%/No Name............ Pmecnyule ..... --.. _* Oak a ‘ Peon Pree... ...... mera ee............ 5% Fruitofthe Loom ®. 8 (Pride of ‘the West... .12 Petesount......-... Si memeinG..... ..... 7% Pull Varue.........-. Cx iSuntignt............- 4% Geo. Washington... 84/Vinyard............. 8% HALP BLEACHED COTTONS. Cabot. ..- : = Dwight Anchor..... 9 Farwell. a, CANTON FLANNEL. Tremont N. 544) Middlesex No. ee Hamilton Ee . 6%) » | es a. | hg es | Middlesex AT...... Ss | 7. a cS 5... ee BLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL, Hemitton W......... 7% Middlesex A A. Cea oe Middlesex r = 2: «= 2... 12 Ae 4 [= A 8 ae 13% - _ i a ee 17% _ zz F.....2 ce - o DRESS GOODS. Hamilton a oO... . ” caer . i ” ened cn clan ss a a 27% GG Cashmere...... a | . ee ae Panchos ...,...... ~ 32% - =i. UU. 35 CORSET JEANS. a 6 ne . ™% Brunswick. - 64%|Rockport...... - 6% PRINTS. Allen, staple... : 34 Merrim’ ck shirtings. 4% ee Reppfurn . 8% a ee \Pacific fney........ 6 American fancy.... ox Oe 6% Americanindigo.... 53;/ Portsmouth robes... 6 American shirtings. 4% ‘Simpson mourning.. 6% Arnold ' 6 - long cloth B. 10% _ eal black. 6% - 4|Washington indigo. 6 century cloth 7 7 | “ Turkey robes.. 7% gold seal..... 104%) India robes.... 7% Turkey red..10%; ‘“ plain = ky . %, o% Berlin eeies........ 5% - aoe... .. 6%) Ottoman tar eroen .... Cl Rerrer.... Cocheco a lmartha Washington madders... 6 Turkey red X..... 7™% Eddystone fancy. | Hamilton fancy. . ea staple . . 6 {Martha Washington - 6%) Turkey red 9% 54% 'Riverpoint robes.... 5 Manchester ancy. 6 |Windsorfancy...... 6% new era. 6%) - gold ticket Merrimack D fancy. 6%) indigo blue....... 10% TICKINGS. Amoskeag AC A....i3%/AC A 12% Hamilton N --- 7%) Pemberton AAA....16 i ee Oe ere 10% . Awning..11 |Swift River.. -. oo oe... 6 [Pour River......... 12% se Peee......-... 116) a | Lenox Mills ........18 COTTON DRILL. om oo 6X%\Stark A oo oe a... 4. 6% No eee........ . oe Clifton, K. . errop of Meap........0 SATINES. ae... .....-. 2 eee... 8. - ” oe ——e Black eee cee 9@ 9 ' cease ha ae 108 Coecheoo...... vr Oee| No 1 BYk & White. _ No 4 BI'k & White. 15 8 -20 ' 3 . 2 “2 _ . 25 No 2—20,M C.. 50. “(No #15 F 33. “ 28,8 C........ —— No 2 White & BI. 2 “No ‘8 White & BI 20 23 " é ' 18 | « 2 ” ..26 SAFETY PINs. MR oii Pe eee 36 re M. A coe... 50|\Steamboat.... ...... 40 a, eee. oe : i 3 Gold. Eyed... oe 150 Me oes DEM. Amoskeag.......-.. Wie iJakirey ........ ..-.s: 11% Ce 14%|Lancaster...........12% “ brown .13 |Lawrence, 90z...... 1334 Pee... ss - No, 220.. Everett, blue........12 me No. 250... Ty | - brown. ....12 No. 280....10% GINGHAMS. ioerves.... 2c. 6% Lancaster, staple. . - 6% | Lancashire.......... 6%! fancies . 7 Normeandie..... .... 7! - Normandie 8 | Renfrew Dress. ..... al | Westbrook a eee Ss } Toil du Nord....10@10%| 6 «se ee ee 10 | Amoskeag eee ee {York..... .......... 6% | A0G........ 10% Hampton . 6% | Pees... .. see 8%4| Win ermeer.... .... So eee ox Cumberland.... .... 5 are jc Se. . 4% ARPET WARP Peerless, waite... ... 18 |Peerless- colored. . .20% | aa BAGS. Aspoukeas........- a yee Cy .........-..- 15% ee Sees... «oe... 15% Rees... TAcireciee ..:.. -.-.-...0e THREADS. Clark’s Mile ee. — Pee s....... ...2 88 Cm, 2. aF........ |Marshall’s Nan 88 Hateeks hg 2%) KNITTING COTTON _——. Colored. White. Colored. mo. 6. 2 = me. Me... 42 SS 34 ee eer 38 a hear 35 = i 39 44 + 2... 41 [ wee! 40 45 CAMBRICS. Se ae Wesnington......... 4% neee Siar... .. ..- Cee... 2... 44 Kid Glove.. a LOGmwooe.... ...... 4% Newmarket......... reer e..:. .... .-.- 414 eeeee..........., 44 |Brunswick ........ 4 RED FLANNEL. Peceean....-. -.,.- oS 22% Creommnrs........-. ee 6 32% Tee ae... ... m UW Re Se....... 8 35 Nameless...... _ 2G pyre... 32% ED FLANNEL. Red & Blue, plaid. - rer ee w......... a i 224i Weatern W ......... eee... .-.... ele or ..........--..- ist 6 oz Western........ 21 |Flushing XXX...... 23% ae Sl 224|Manitoba.... ....... % DOMET FLANNEL. Nameless ..... 8 @% ae 9 on leek 84@10 Ce ete CANVASS AND PADDING. Slate. Brown. Black.|Slate. Brown. Black. 93 9! 914)13 13 13 10% 10% 1044) 15 15 15 11% 11% 114/17 a 17 12% 12% ae 20 20 Severen, 8 oz. . 936) West, Point, 8 0z....10% Mayland, Soe... ».10 ¥4 ‘10 oz eo Greenwood, 7% 0z.. 9%) Raven, 100z ieee cee 13% Greenwood, 8 oz....11%|Stark “ ......... 13% WADDIN wee, Ge... 25 \Per bale, 40 doz. ...87 50 Oclesed, dos........ 20 | SILESIAS. Slater, Iron Cross... 8 [Pawtucket..........10% a Cross.. a ee eas eeece 9 . oe.......... 10%) ee ba eu 10% - Best as... 12%) Valley “City. -.10% cCORS Dees... . 4... 89 50} Wonderful ore oe - = Schilling’s. 9 00, ga ecg “SEWING 8 Corticelli, doz. ...... 75 Corticelli knitting, twist, doz. .37% 50 oats doz. .37% KS AND EYES—PER GRO per %oz ball...... 30 aoe i CLOTH. 5—4....2% 64...325)54....195 64...2 9 210 °“ ..-8 10) P. STEKEFEE & SONS, WHOLESALE Ury Goods and Notions, Close Prices and Prompt Shipment Guaranteed '/B3 Monroe and 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 Fountain Sts, - GRAND RAPIDS. Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co, Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods NOTIONS AND HOLIDAY GOODS. Manufacturers of ‘Shirts, Pants, Overalls, Ete, Complete Fall Stock now ready for inspection, including a fine line of Prints, Underwear, Pants, Gloves, Mittens and Lumbermen’s Goods. Chicago and Detroit prices guaranteed. 48, 50 amd 52 Ottawa St., GRAND RAPIDS, ' - MICH WHOLESALE. Carpets, Linoleums, Mattings, Oil Cloths, Rugs and Mats, Dra- peries, Brass and Wood Poles, -Brass_ Rings, Brackets, Etc. Send for circular and price list. Smith & Sanford GRAND RAPIDS. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. A. J. Bowne, President. D. A. b: oper, Vice-President. H. W. Nasu, Cashier CAPITAL, - - - $300,000. Transacts a general banking business. Makea S jialty of Collections. Accounts of Country Merchants Solicited. DONT BE A C CHUMP vi P BUT USE TRADESMAN COUPONS And avoid the losses and annoyances incident = noe eer -book system. Samples and price list THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids. eo dl THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. ° | HARDWARE Pric oe masons | mores, : es Current | Maydole See dis. er ¢ inch and a: 9 : i : : re... ae These prices are for cash bwyers, who | 5 rs eee tac eat We a 2) 1 ae Contract in Restraint of Trade. a | eee a = 4080 Steel and Iron — ~ a : ; pay promptly and buy in full packages. | Mason’s Solid Cast Steel....... de list 60 eee 75 The Western Woodenware Associa- | Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel. Hand. ..30¢ 40410 | Mite specs = tion, a Chicago trust instituti a : Tags some alan aa dis. | HINGES. ne SHEET 7 eked oe stat ee Re ee cant wee 60 | Gate, Clark’s, 1,2,3.... __.. dls.60&10 | SHEET IRON. i enasead of the Sb. Louis Woodenware Co. |Goeke... 8 ll. hh ...per doz. net, 250! x, Com. Smooth. Com. all the machinery for a eash-down con- | | Jennings’, genuine...... eee 25 | Serew Hook and er to 12 in. % 14 and He sre 2 mr = a ee 20 8 10 sideration of $6,000, with a proviso that | (De tees lee 30810 | s a 'Y 3% | Nos. 18 ees 4 on 3 20 the latter should not manufacture any | ee — and, Bye, % Met 83 | NOS 22 1024... 40 33% more woodenware in St. Louis. Almost | song oe 2 Bronze AB 00 | %4- nel 7% | No. - eae 4 60 3 80 ° . » . ~ } i . “ “ec 2 ~ | Mb. wse see 0 5 immediately after the completion of the | . Be Oe i ad a %--- an vm | All sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 1 30 meas bargain, another company was organized | i D. ee 14 00 | F eee re ‘0 | wide not less than 2-10 extra in St. Louis to manufacture the same | caiman aH dis. | Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track.. 50&10 St a ; Railroad 8 14 00 | | oti 110 | List acct. 19, 86... .. dis, 40410 goods upon the same premises as the| Garden an ae 00 | eee as oo See ee 60410 | Ta é former, “The. Chieaga association 6b-[ 00 07 ga eae gage Pee ARE. 40 | Silver Lake, White A........-.......... list = 50 tained an injunction from the Cireuit | Stov rn sens Pots Atte nay 50 | eee are ttt y 55 : : ove. .. ac ee o| oe a a as a White B. ' Court of Gratiot county, restraining-the | Canines Be | | Seiders ; 60 : Drab B.. Py aiken cai. | qamibiiast WML foci oss de cs un eos Diss ens oer Soares sens: ed . PC... o48 Sein ine ten an oe igor OI a »/ O81) | Gray enameled... 0.0... 2... 40410! piscount,10. . orth the terms o the sale as its case. onan | HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. SASH WEIGHTS. Judge Daboll sustained the demurrer | w | Stamped Tin Ware... ............... new list > | Solid Byen........... . .. per ton 825 upon the ground that the contract was a | ae ae cal Japanued being otra ee ‘SAWS. dis. restraint upon commerce, and was there- | eT a iia aaa wri ‘@0ODs. eee saya silver Steel’ Dia. X Cuts, per foot, Et fore invalid. The complainants prompt- | cast Loose Pin, figured........ .... ........ 70& | Bright...... 710810 Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot... 50 ly appealed to the Supreme Court, and | Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.......... 6910 | seid Eyes FO g1OdE10 ae rma Dia. X Cuts, per foot.... 30 that tribunal has just sustained the | Wrought Loose Pin................-....-..-. 60410 | Gore Hook. eee ee a a Tw FS ' eae Me : Sustaine 1e Wrought Table. 60610 | Gate Hooks and Eyes 0810410 Cuts, per foot........... ' . 30 rulings of the Circuit Court. An appeal | Wrought Inside Ce "" godeio | : i LEVELS. fie | TRAPS. ‘dls. will now be taken to the Supreme Court} Wrought Brass..... ...... -................ 7 | Stanley Yule and Level Co. a 0| Steel, Game..... 60&10 of the United States | Bid Clare ee. ee KNoBs—New List. dis. | Oneida Community, Newhouse’s 35 states. [Blind Packers. 70810 | Door, mineral, jap. trimmings ... 55 | Oneida Community, Hawley « Norton’s .. 70 il i | Blind. Shepard's CCE Km Ei : 70 | Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings Sa mcane, Chaker. = _... Cc 18¢ per doz. hes Windia tite | ' : ee aaa ed a ed Ma vd Door, eee ny — trimmings 55 | Mouse, Sen TT $1.50 per doz. . ‘ . | Door, porcelvin, trimmings ... 55 | WIRE dis. oe ee Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85........... 4) | Drawer and Shutter, porcelain 70 | Bright Market . 65 rhe nail and wire markets are without pointed 2 ae joo KS—DOOR. dis. | Annealed Market.... q_10 change. Rope is weaker. There are ce | Russell & Irwin 2. © o. *s new list ! 55 | Coppered Market , £ ‘ . P s eak i Phere ; Are | ei es ee. . dis. 50&02 | a Wheeler & Co.’s. : be) Tinned Market =... oo aK strong indications of a war in the prices | CROW BARS. Branford’ 8 55 | C oppered Spring Staak 50 of binder twine. The glass combination | Cast Steel................... asa " MATTOCKS _—. a 2 0 4 2 . | e “+ has failed to materialize, owing to the | giy's140 rae | Adze Bye 2.2... cere e sees ee +. 016.00, dis, 60 | HORSE NAM ‘ oN i | YS1-10 0... eee eee eee perm 65) Hunt Bye ...........-...-..-- 815 00, dis. 60 | Au Sable... Lo. dis. 254510@Q25410 inability of the propogators to negotiate | Hick’s C. F...-..-...-------.--.2-.---. 60 | Hunt’s . "$18.50, dis. 20410. | Patnam........ 22.0... oS ! & ey, “ 35 MAULS. dis. , Northwest ae paper. No change in prices is likely to| TT, 60 | Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled. 50 So WRENCHES. on be made for a time, at least. j CARTRIDGES, a MILLS. dis. Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.............. ’ | Re wee 50 Coffee, sae as... 40; Coe’s Genuine . 50 — 2 > es 25 - S.& W at Co.’s Malleables 40 , Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, 7 Five Dollars Clear Profit Landers, Ferry & Cl: k's... 40 | Coe’s Patent, malleable T5&10 : CHISELS. dis. Enterprise § st... x 5 aia MISCELLANEOUS. dis, Drummer (to country merechant)— Mocmer Pieer sci... ce, le MOLASSES GATES, 1s, | Bird Cages ‘1. cee 50 ‘‘How’s business, Mr. Sharpe?” ant)— | Socket eating lll veces seas cees--70G10 | Stebbin’s Pattern.... ..... wees CORIO) Fane CIRCE "5 c -ao ess, 1 Yr. larpe: ae ae _..70&10 | Stebbin’s Genuine.......... es 60&10 Screws, New List...... 50 “Can’t complain; just made $5.”’ Se _....%0&10 | Enterprise, self-measuring.... 25 | Casters, Bed and Plate. . . 0 1 x 10810 ‘‘How was that?” | Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............ .. ss aaa vATLS Dampers, American... 4 a i 5 q * 2 a “Man wanted to get trusted for a pair comps. “eee {ee eee es of boots, and I didn’t let him have ’em!’’ | Curry, Lawrence’s...........-......-.-... 4. 40} Advance over base: Steel. Wire PIG TIN. Poe is. a ee Base Bese | Pin tare... 28¢ CHALK, a Base 10} Fig Bars..... eee 30¢ 7 6 ee. 05 20 ZINC. White Crayons, per — a eee 12@12% dis. 10 30 a 10 20; Duty: Sheet, 2%¢ per pound, PPER, Se ee 15 30 | 600 pound casks.... 7 Planished, 14 « oz cut to size...... per pound 30 _ = = Per pound.......... wetter ees is 14x: EE BQ] 12... 1. e ee eee ee eee eee ee eee es 5 35 SOLDER. Cold Rolled, Srtrer ee ee 20 40 | @6 ..------- 2+ sata a 18 Cold Re eta ehcp sien = = “—— Wiping oa ee ee eae ses . oS the prices 0 e many other qualities a DRILLS. dis. lt oe 90 | seta in the market indicated by nefvate brands Morse’s Bit |, TE 50 3 Oe ey aa ae oe : = 1 = vary according to a . Taper and straight Shank. Cee eee ee : 20 os Ue a ee Oe 2 00, Cookson.. .. per a Morse’s Taper S a sce 50 Case 10. .........00e 2 eee eee eee es 60 oo) Halea —— 7 IPPING PANS, 7 ‘ alla a a 1 00 tin MELYN GRADE. 4} | small sizes, ser pound . aan cy - 9 1 25 | 10x14 IC, Charcoal. .... He . $700 , Apamphict of information and ab- iP Large sizes, per pound................ ..... 6% | Finish 10. pees ea aac aes -- 8 1 00; 14x20 IC, i 760 Soetoro ere ELBOWS, ee ae eee si \ Marks, Copyrizht ; Com. + woes Cm... 8... doz.net % oe See ee 85 75 Each additional X on this grade, 81.75, : idress MUNN & CO. Ce Gi eereme, ”sCéSS ew 1 00 90 | TIN—-ALLAWAY GRADE, i oo AO dis, 40&10 ee 1 15 1 00 | 10x14 IC, Charcoal 862 EXPANSIVE BIT ; Barrell %e eee ee .... Shei 25 ” o™. PLANES dis. | 10x14 IX, a oa ’ 8. 8s. | ~ leet 3.8, a “. e, B26. . ’ = Olde Tool Co.'s, fancy..........-..- . @s) | 14x20 TX, . > a 7 ’ ' _. eee deca @ui| Each additional X on this grade $1.50. riizs—New List. dis. Sandusky Tool Co.'s, fancy................. @@| ROOFING PLATES Dinsion’s ........ Oe i Bench frst quabsy......................... 60|/ 14x20 IC, ‘ Worcester .» -- 60610 q 6 25 E R FEC | iO N Mew Ameen 60&10 Stanley Rule and “Level Co.’s, wood. &10 | 14x20 IX, " . ‘ 7% THE raga 8 60410 | me PANS. cual i ae og . a: ia 13 00 TE a 50 | Fry, Acme. - dis.60—10 | 14x201C, ‘\ Allaway Grade MEAT CUTTER deters tore asp 200000 | Gckinon polakod 000 el ee NE 3 : RIVETS. Bp. | 2xee IC, e Ne . eee pa ae areca ER Iron and Tinned.. ea 40} 20x281X, ‘“ ' as ao Best R 14 50 sips | Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 24; 2 and 26; 27 28] Copper Rivets and Bea, 50 | BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE. Most IMPRovED | List i 13 14 15 18 PATENT FLANISHED IRON. | 14x28 IX... 814 00 ror Famity Use. Discount, 60 “A” Wood's patent planished, Nos. 24 a 27 . 20 | 14x31 IX. 15 50 — | GAUGES. dis. “B” Wood’s pe at, planished, Nos. 25 to 2 20 | 14x56 IX, for No. 8 8 Bollers. t cuts 59! Broken packs 4c per pound extra. '14x60TX, “ per pound 10 Instead OF Masnes. Requires No Repairs. EQuattep By NONE FoR Famity Use. Simpce TO Use. Easy To CLEAN. Cannot Get Dutt OR OuT oF Orver. No. 1—$2.00. No. 2—$2.75. No. 3—$4.00. Liberal discount to the trade, and descriptive circulars on application to AMERICAN MACHINE Co., MANUFACTURERS OF HARDWARE SPECIALTIES, Lehigh Ave. and Americsa St., Philadeiphia, Pa. ——OR TO-—— JOHN H. GRAHAM & GO. Miners. AGENTS. 113 Chambers St., New York. | Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..... ......... SS — SM | HEADQUARTERS FOR FUCLER- Stowe ca FOSTER, STEVENS & CO, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Sen or_Price List. SBIR fey OME AR eee See CER AEE e ; i ie 5S i ¢ Soa eree aareeah eH enh bare Tenses The Michigan Tradesman Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association. Retail Trade of the Wolverine State. The Tradesman Company, Proprietor. subscription Price, One Dollar per year, payable strictly in advance. Advertising Rates made known on application. Publication Office, 100 Louis St. Entered at the Grand Rapida Post Office. E,. A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1891. THE SIOUX SLAUGHTER. We have now had several so-called | , ' /contain the mortgage indebtedness sta- “battles” with the unfortunate Sioux, causing serious losses of life among the United States troops, both men and offi- cers, and entailing—of course—the con- sequences of tvholesale slaughter upon the Indians who were engaged. We say the unfortunate Sioux, because, however much justification it may ultimately ap- pear the troops and their commanders had for using the last argument of arms, it is perfectly certain that the Indians are comparatively innocent They have had neither the advantages of their own mode of life nor of civilized ways. They have found themselves en- ecroached upon and disturbed. Their great reservations they were forced into selling and breaking up—a process which, however necessary from the white man’s point of view, was to most of them un- welcome and painful. Finally, having indulged the superstitious hopes awakened by the ‘‘Messiah’’ craze, they find themselves called on to sur- render their guns and their ponies—the extremest form of Indian humiliation— or suffer the penalty of death. It is a gross scandal tothe American Republic that this condition of bloodshed should arise, for the Sioux are a people amenable to influences that would have avoided it. They have the qualities out of which a vigorous civilization may sufferers. arise. They are hardy, energetic and brave. They have a large intelligence. They are capable of learning. easily made industrious. led into Christian ways. They are They can be Nobody doubts who has had friendly intercourse with them that they are entitled to better treatment than massacre. Nor is it, unfortunately, only the ‘‘bad indians,’’ the ‘‘hostiles,” the bands led by the late Sitting Bull and his lieuten- ants, who have suffered. As usual, the peaceful bands,including many who were endeavoring to farm, to build, to raise stock, to acquire implements, and to live in the civilized way, have been dis- turbed and robbed. Many of them, in terror at the approach of the troops, not knowing whether they would be pro- tected or not, abandoned their property, and in the confusion it has been lost, or destroyed, or stolen. It is very true, as has been suggested by the Indian Rights Association, in a circular just issued, that the expendi- ture of money in the present Dakota troubles will far exceed the sum which would have served, if used in time, to educate the Sioux to the point where they could not have been influenced by the barbarous and superstitious elements | among them. A proper education would have made the ‘‘ghost dances’’ abortive, and have restricted the influence of Sit- ting Bull and other makers of mischief so far that it would have done no serious idios: This, indeed, was largely the | revolt of the heathen Indians against the | progress and influence of the Christian- ized and civilized ones. and if there had been a timely educational effort made, ithe weight of the former would have | been trifling in comparison with the lat- ter. It is too soon to judge how necessary it | was to let the troops loose; it is not too soon to pity the unfortunate Sioux. Whenever the earthen crock swims with iron ones it is sure to suffer. NOT SO BAD AFTER ALL. In response to an urgent demand, Con- gress provided that the 1890 census should tistics of the whole conntry. The mort- gages for the past decade have been taken from the records, and the census office reports a total of over $850,000,000. The investigation into the purposes for which mortgages were incurred shows that about three-fourths of them were for purchase money or for improvements, and that one-tenth was for business uses. The total sum, though an immense one, is not alarming, considering the main causes for which it was assumed. The total sum is very much less than what was supposed. Two years ago some mortgage statistics were going the rounds of the press that placed the farm mortgage indebtedness of Illinois alone at $1,000,000,000. And the farm, not the total mortgages of Kansas, Illinois, In- diana, Ohio, lowa, Michigan and Wis- consin were estimated to be over $4.500,- 000,000. At that time it was shown that these figures were largely the result of loose guesswork, and THE TRADESMAN warned its readers that no reliance could be placed on them or on any political arguments based on them. Mortgages are grievous burdens, but the census returns show that they are not nearly as great as depicted. The plan outlined by the officers of the proposed Patrons’ Commercial Union, which is reproduced in another column, possesses several elements of weakness. In the first place, the work undertaken If the Union can secure the concessions it claims it can, the miserable pittance of 20 cents a year is altogether too insignificant a figure to charge for such service. THe TRADES- MAN does not wish it to be inferred as believing that any material reduction in prices can be obtained in the manner proposed, but it is willing to stake its reputation as a prophet on the statement that it will be a cold day when the offi- cers are able to announce that any con- siderable portion of the $100,000 stock has been subscribed and paid for. The entire plan reads more like the phantom of a dreamer or the subterfuge of a schemer than the creation of a candid, well-balanced business*man. cheap a basis. this State, in the case of the St. Louis men who embarked in the manufacture | of tubs and pails after agreeing not to do | | so, will meet with the hearty commenda- | Agreements | ition of people generally. of this character are not usually made voluntarily, but are extorted by oppres- | | | | | sive monopolies after the business of the | | seller has been ruined or jeopardized by merciless and mercenary competition. | The fact that such an agreement is ex- is proposed to be’ maintained on too} The knock-out given the woodenware | combination by the Supreme Court of | | acted is usually proof positive that the /purehaser is so anxious to maintain a | monopoly that he hopes to forestall future ‘competition in this manner. In such ‘cases, it is welcome news that the courts | propose to uphold the Ifberty of the in- | dividual to pursue his own business in | his own way, irrespective of the agree- |ments which may be obtained through duress. Tur TRADESMAN heartily approves of the action implied by the complimentary vote of the druggists of the State in be- half of Geo. McDonald, as his own suc- cessor on the Board of Pharmacy. Mr. MeDonald was one of the original mem- bers of the Board and has discharged all the duties devolving upon him in such connection with fidelity to himself and the State. While THe TRADESMAN has maintained that the appointive offices of this character should be ‘‘passed around” occasionally, it recognizes the fact that the wishes of the drug trade—to whom the Board owes its existence and from whom it derives its support—should be the sole guide of the appointive power, rather than the behest of the politicians. If Governor Winans hopes to maintain pleasant relations with the rank and file of the drug trade of the State, he will re- appoint Mr. McDonald without unneces- sary delay. The validity of the Pharmacy Law bids fair to be brought to the test by Dr. Moorman, a_ practicing physician of Belding, who has been arrested on a charge of dispensing drugs without first obtaining the necessary license. The Doctor assets his belief in his compe- tency to dispense drugs and announces his determination of carrying the matter to the court of highest resort, if need be, to maintain his position. For the sake of testing the Law—the constitutional- ity of which has been denied by able legal lights—THe TRADESMAN hopes that Dr. Moorman will pursue the course he has mapped out. The packer who was accused of put- ting up short-count pickles rather turns the tables on the grocer who registered his complaint in THe TRADESMAN of last week, giving emphasis to the old adage relative to glass houses. The writer of this week’s communication displays an amusing phase of inconsis- tency, however, in condemning Mr. Sny- der for ‘‘rushing into print’-—and then doing the same thing himself. Such in- consistences are not uncommon in busi- ness life, but are none the less enjoya- ble to the impartial observer. The abandonment of the harvester jtrust is undoubtedly a wise move, as the antagonistic attitude of the farwers would probably have made the career of the proposed combination very stormy jand unprofitable. The temper of the | people is decidedly against combines of all classes and characters and the indica- tions are that stringent legislation will | shortly be enacted in many of the States | —possibly by the general government. A Cedar Springs dealer calls attention to another source of leakage in this | week’s paper— short measure oysters. | How widespread this source of loss may be, and how many times it is suffered | without the dealer’s knowledge, is a sub- | ject which merits quiet investigation at | the hands of every grocer. Furniture apo Nelson, Matter & Co.’s Styles New, Cheap, Medium and Expene sive. Prices Low. AVOID THE Curse ol (ret BY USING “TRADESMAN” Coup 01 Books Bicycles, Tricycles, z, | Velocipedes AND General Sporting Goods _ Agents for A. G. Spalding & Bro.’s Sporting and Athletic Goods and American Powder Co.’s Powder. _We have on hand a complete line of Columbia, Victor and other cheaper bicycles, also a splen- did assortment of Misses’ Tricycles, Children’s Velocipedes and small Safety Bicycles. E. G. Studley, 4 Monroe St., Call and see them or send for large, illustrated cCata- GRAND RAPIDS logue. KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP Would you like to carry a side line and establish agents or sell to the trade? If so, address Beli Furniture and Novelty Co,, NASHVILLE, MICH. Large Variety. THE MICHIGAN TRADES MAN. % FINANCIAL. Local Stock Quotations. BANK. rete MOOR oe et 100 Pours National .......:. <2 tc ees eo ee mse menace National... 8... 8.2). 5k. 140 Grand Rapids ee eo 125 Bree Connsy Savings.... 2... see. ce cee 131 ME sk 135 Old National. oa Cease re ce ue 135 People’s Savings os ee ediey eee tree oe eee JOBBING. Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co. ...103 Haseltine & Perkins Drag Co ....... ........- 100 Mees Bee OO cl 110 MANUFACTURING. Aldine Manufacturing Co..................-.. 60 pee eee CO. 8. ee. 150 Peer ee eS 115 pelznap Wason & Sicigh Co.............. ..-. 100 Grand Rapids Brush Co. . 100 Grand Rapids Electric Light and Power Co... %5 Grand Rapids Felt Boot Ce te 110 Grand Rapids School Furniture Co.... ...... 110 Michigan Barrel Co. ss esc on New England Furniture oe 100 Pheenix Furniture Co.. Lol ae Sligh Furniture Co....... betel ce oe oe MISCELLANEOUS Biyine Geave: Hoed Co.... ..................- 7D Canal Street Gravel Road Co...... a Grand Rapids Fire Insurance Co.. ...........120 Grandville Avenue Plank Road Co.. tcc done Plainfield Avenue Gravel Road Co............ 25 Myaucer Gravel Road Ce ...................... & —_ i a >> Good Words Unsolicited. Wm. Zeran, druggist, Eastport: “I like your Ss. K. BOLLES. Ss. K. Bolles & Co., 77 CANAL ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. W holesale Cigar Dealers. rT OSS.UF The “TOSS UP” Cigar is not a competitor against any other 5c brands, but all 10c brands, because it is equal to market. E. B. DIKEMAN. any 10c cigar on the PATENTED Made of Forged Steel and Interchangeable in all its Parts. SOLD BY HESTER & FOX, - - 1889 TRIMO Pipe Wrench - Grand Rapids, Mich. ‘The “HOME RULE” Family Oli AND GASOLINE CAN. d ® = s 7 8 ® ap a = o = Q a a 3a @ o «eG ez 4s @_ 6A a £ S o bd s 8g ° 5 s & oe s 2 BS ™ ° ° —_— ss = fy as $7 2a aA ° a 2 2 » &9 4 o + 2 els os & @ 8 2 BE a" e * 4 4 par 0 oO ro) cn pa 3 * aos 8 & B b sna oe ° 8 9 a 2:6 ss .35 oes & © ¢ 8 @ q 2 os es pe a . ge "aa 2 ae wor Frag . ~ Ss Hs 8 o 5o B ose ee = & 2 & a : & ak gO . @ © “ pon 3 $ oa i fi ~y BY 3 6 > = o 4 Mia eann Sa. @ & o & wy = ae 2 a oO R ~ 3 o & t o S § B ° a = THE WINFIELD MANUFACTURING CO, - AT WHOLESALE BY WARREN, OHIO. Foster, STEVENS & Co., Grand Rapids. Danpt, Warson & Co., Saginaw. Curtiss & Co., hy WELLS-STONE MERCT. Co., OLNEY & JUDSON GROCER Co., WaLz & KELLER, GuNN HARDWARE Co., - G. W. BRUSKE, _ Gro. C. WETHERBEE & Co., Detroit. JENNISON & Co., Bay City. FLETCHER, JENKS & Co., WALSH & EpinsorouGH, W. Bay City. E. F. Percrvat, Port Huron. H. D. Woop & Co., Toledo. D. ROBESON, . DunscomsB & Co., . Rosson Bros., Lansing. STALLBERG & CLAPP, Wall Paper and Window shades. House and Store Shades Made to Order. NELSON BROS. & CQ, 68 MONROE STREET. SHEDS If You want to buy or sell Clover Seed or Beans, please corres- pond with us The Alfred Brown Seed Store. Seed Catalogues will be ready January 15. WALES GOODYEARS, 38 and 6 WOONSOCK ETS, 40 and 5 CONNECTICUTS, 38, Gand 10. RHODE ISLANDS, 40, 5and 10. HOME RUBBER CO., 60. G. R. MAYHEW, - Grand Rapids. eae orem Dianie aoe ob — Rae faa ae at specs ath bb A eA Sn atte eee fo Se aan, Sees Iota suakecih deepmapii dt crite bs os Saeed eave basi biateciy shew accom = rants 10 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Drugs # Medicines. Sta:e Board of Pharmacy. sae Year—Geo. McDonaid, Kalamazoo. Two Years—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso. Three Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. four Years—James Vernor, Detroit. Five Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor “resident—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. sec etary—Jas. Vernor, Detroit. reasurer—Geo McDonald, Kaiamazoo. Me tings for 1891—Saginaw, Jan. 13; Grand Rapids, Mar -h 3;,Ann Arbor, May 5; Star Island (Detroit) July 7: Houghton, Sept. 1; Lansing, Nov. 4. fichigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’. ?resident—D. E. Prall, Saginaw. 7irst Vice-President—H. G. Coleman, Kalamazoo. Second Vice-President—Prof. A. B. Prescott, Ann Arbor. Third Vice-President—Jas. Vernor, Detroit. Yecretary—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan. Treasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit. Next Meeting—At Ann Arbor, in October, 1891. trand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. *cosident. W. R. Jewett, Secretary, Frank H. Escott Regular Meetings—First Wednesday evening of March, June, September and December. Grand = Drug Clerks’ Association. President, F. D. Kipp; Secretary, W. C. Smith. Detroit Pharmaceutical Society ‘resident, J. W. Allen; Secretary, W. F. Jackman. Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. President, C. 8S. Koon; Secretary, A. T. Wheeler. A Drug Party. Away up in Northern Michigan in a little village, there lived a company of drugs. They had all from the city, and had gone up there for the pur- pose of bettering themselves financially and of doing all the good they could to mankind generally. Although there was a large family of them, they were very lonely, having been used to city life and larger and better room, and it is no won- der that they grumbled some at so great a change; so they thought that they would give a party and invite some of their city friends, so that they could see how people had to live in the woods. Old Man Drake had the largest house, and, as he was one of the oldest of the drug family, it was decided to have the party at his house. He had a house- keeper by the name of Wort—‘*Mother Wort” she was called by everyone. She Was a very good woman, although she was very bitter in some of her views, but, as old Man Drake and Mother Wort had been in the country long before the city drugs came with their new fangled notions, they were consulted as to who should or who should not be invited. First they invited Sally Ratus. They did not want to do this, for Sally had such a disagreeable way of getting every- one into a state of fomentation. She could not endure anything sour, so she quarreled with everything that had an acid tinge. Sal Soda was invited, also Ann Guentum, Bella Donna, Pink Root, Beth Root and their brother, Orris Root. The young ladies did not like it be- cause ‘‘Ann Guentum” wasinvited. Pink Root said that she would be sure to bring her two little adopted children, Penny Royal and Dandy Lion, with her, where- upon Mother Wort made the remark that, if they did come, it would spoil the the whole party. Then that dear, little, soothing creature, Pare Goric, threw her arms around Mother Wort’s neck and said, ‘‘I will take care of the children and sooth them to sleep if they become too noisy.”’ moved Pink Root had a great friend by the} They were hardly ever | |day last summer,” remarked a Grand | name of Senna. separated: where one went the other had to go, and many were the errands of mercy on which they had been together; | so, as a matter of course, Senna was bidden to the party. Then there such alot of aunties. Anti Pyrine was) the most popular. Anti Febrine and | Anti Mony were both invited. was one old settler by the name of Fru- menti who was one of the earliest set- tlers. He was always getting Was | There | drugs in a manner that was truly appal- ing, but come he would, invitation or no invitation. At length, the great, eventful day came, and with it came the drugs from the city. They were dreadfully crowd- ed on the cars, and old Solomon Seal was very tired from his long journey. Old Elder Flowers, who came along to deliver the oration, looked very ancient with his snowy, white head. They were | all glad to see each other, and all went from the depot to old Man Drake's | house. Mother Wort had dinner all ready, and in a shert time they all went to the dinning room and sat down to the | table. Elder Flowers asked a blessing. Then came the bill of fare, which read as follows: Wild Turnip and Skunk Cabbage. Ignatia Beans, flavored with Garlic. * Wild Yams, Boiled and Fried. Baby Food, prepared with Condensed milk Simplex and Strained Honey. Beef Tea, Wine of Beef and Ginger Pop. Everything passed off in a pleasing | manner until old Frumenti commenced his work of mischief. He began first by | telling them that they did not amount to anything without him, that they would soon die or be east aside. retorted by saying that his place was | not in the drug store, and that he had better crawl off to some saloon and and not disgrace a respectable drug store. Old Frumenti looked at her a minute and said, ‘‘I wonder what some of the fellows would do if you shut me out of the drug store. When they came up here to ‘paint the town red,’ they would feel like ‘a cat in a strange garret’ if they did not see me behind the coun- ter.’ One word followed another and the party broke up in a row, which is generally the case with every party that old Frumenti attends. MARION. > +> The Reason for McDonald’s Popularity. ‘‘How do you account for the large vote given Geo. McDonald in his race for the appointment to the Board of Pharmacy?” asked a TRADESMAN repor- ter of a Monroe street druggist. “To the influence of those who have passed examinations before the Board,”’ was the reply. ‘*Thev tell me that when the other members of the Board are asked questions by applicants for registration at the examination sessions, they stand on their dignity and give the candidates as curt and unsatisfactory replies as pos- sible. Mr. McDonald, on the other hand, unbends to that extent that enquirers are j}able to see a glimmer of light through the mist—that is, while he does not com- promise himself or the Board by saying more than he ought to, he says just enough toenable the enquirer to get on the right track. It is not at all surprising that those who have been before the Board should appreciate this service and make their influence felt every time the opportunity is presented.”’ — —_—- +4 << Wine in a Watermelon. ‘‘T sold a man a pint of port wine one | stay | | | Rapids druggist, ‘‘and when I asked the proposed making of it, he replied: ‘** ‘Ill | bet $10 you can’t guess what I will do! with this wine.’ | **Of course, I gave the matter up asa bad job, when the man replied: | | ‘I shall pour that wine in a water-| imelon. I leave the melon in the refrig- | |erator a couple of hours before dinner | into! and when it is served, it makes a feast trouble and mixing up with the other | fit for the gods.’ ”’ purchaser his name and what use he} RIGHT? Write for Samples and Prices, Stating about what You Want. Our Stock of Stationery and Paper is so large and varied that we do not send a complete line of samples in response to requests, but send a few of the papers best adapted to the needs of the customer. COUPON BOOKS. HAVING PUT of Coupons, we are in special machinery for the manufacture prepared to quote |low prices and guarantee accuracy. We | make all kinds and varieties of Coupons, the “Tradesman” and “Superior” Cou- pons being most in demand. We are the largest manufacturers of Ann Guentum Coupons in the country. It pays to Illustrate your Business ILLUSTRATIONS OF ALL: KINDS STATIONERY. & CATALOGUE PRINTING GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. Use a cut of your building on your stationery. Statements and Bill-heads. DON'T cost you no more, and Use a note head fora bill head. A properly ruled heading will it will look more business-like. We furnish 1,000 state- ments for $2.25 upward, and 1,000 bill heads $2.50 upward. We can save you money. LETTER PAPER. DON'T judged by your stationery. Use unprinted Letter Paper. In writing to a new house, you are We furnish 1,000 note heads for $2.25 upward, We buy paper of the makers and save all unnecessary handling and transperta- ‘ion, TAGS. DONT Use a bit of wrapp'ng paper in may get torn off and you know how easy it addressing a case of eggs. It is to get your claim allowed by the railroad sciaiaaiiliad. We print 1,000 of the usual size tags for $1.50---5,000 at 80 cents per 1,000. We buy the maker in jobbing quantities ENVELOPES. DONT Use unprinted envelopes. nercard ensures return to you of A cor- a missent letter instead of to the dvrad- letter office, We can print you 1.000 white envelopes for $2.00 upward. i We buy ef the maker and sell at job- | ber’s price, or less. | ‘ ODD LOT No. 2. We have a few thousand 7 Ib. Hurlbut Cream Laid Note Heads, size 6 x 914, This is not a j b lot, but a well-known brand ef superfine paper. As we need the shelf-space we offer at same price as our common papers. 500 at $1.85 1,000 at 2.75 2,000 at 5.00 Printed and blocked in tabs of 100 each, We cannot duplicate this lot when present supply is gone ODD LOT No. 3. We have a few thousand 10 Ib. Hurlbut Cream Laid Letter Heads, size 8 x 10'4. This is not a job lot, but a well-known brand of superfine paper. As we need the shelf-space we offer at same price as our common papers. 500 at $2.35 1,000 at 3.50 2,000 at 6.30 Printed and blocked in tabs of 100 each. We cannot duplicate this lot when present supply is gone. _ DONT Think that abeve js all we can do. Goods can be delivered to any job- bing house for shipment with your We have four fioors occupied by our En- graving,j]Printing and Binding Departments, and ca: ry a full stock of pape an waterials boughtjof;first hands, cetacean 28.6 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 11 Wholesale Price Current. Advanced—Linseed Oil, Turpentine. ACIDUM. ee. beta oue 12 — 2 eer oe oc 8@ 10| Exechthitos........... Preeoren . 2 ek... 1 mo 00 ee Gaultherta 2 Ong2 10 9 eranium, ounce..... 75 Cherteam IIL 50. 88 | Gossiptl, Sem. gal!!! 50@_ 7% Hyqdrochior ........... 3@ 5 Hedeoea e 1 85@2 00 neetie 10@ 12|Jumiperi............... 50@2 00 = 11@ 13] Lavendula............ 9@2 Phosphorium dil...... = M os +“ weet eee ee tees 1 80@2 80 Salicylicum ........... 1 40@1 80 a ett 2 90@3 Sulphuricum.... .. .. 1%@ 5| Mentha Verid......... 2 50@2 60 Tannicum............. 1 40@1 60 Morrhuae, gal......... 80@1 00 Tartaricum............ 40@ Myrcia, ounce......... @ = AMMONIA. in is Liquida, ‘(gal..35) 1 = Agua, 16 deg.....-..-- 34@ S| pogmaciat””---"2"""""" Togpt © Girona fap $6] Doves Senee....-----. axa 5 aan ES ie... ae ANILINE. a Sees seb oe 3 oe. — ‘ 9 assafras. RRR a Sinapls, eee, unde... @ 65 Red... .ccccc cece eee ee, 45Q@. 80] Tight... eee 2 503 00 et “— a BACCAE. Thootleomaeas. .........- 15@ 2 Cubeae 2 (Do. 5. 1 #0@1 75 POTASSIUM Juni es 8@ 10 ISS i Sipe 15@ 18 Xant an. .-- Sead +30] Biehromate........... 13@ 14 sii iat — Pa bis se ss. : le... 5 ee eevee oe cea es 0@ 65 Chlorate, (oe. 1). 14@ = —_ 2 ma ee 50@ Terabin, Canada ..... a Sia. 2 80@2 90 Ce 6 occa eee 40@ 45 Sessa, — pure.. = 33 otassa, Bitart, com. ae Petass Nitras, opt eee 8@ 10 aie, | Canadian... ....... = Potass Nitras.......... 17@ 9 nn eh a i a a... 30@ 33 Cigenoms Piave ............ 18 Sulphate po...... .... 15@ 18 Euonymus atropurp........ 30 ai Myrica Cerifera, po......... 20 . Peawae Viegit.............- 13) Atonwtom ...)-... W@ poe, eo... .-........ inweese................ 25@ 30 eee es. iP AGeraee .............- 15@ Ww Ulmus Po (Ground 12)...... 10 — i... an = EXTRACTUM. Gentiana, (po. 15)..... 10@ 12 Glycyrrhiza Glabra... UG Glychrrhiza, boas iss. 16@ 18 lew ous 3@ = os Canaden, a. fon 25 e bom... Te tet (oa ee)... .......... wd Te... ss... 13@ 14 tihebeon, Ala, po.... 1 BW . i aes Me UST ae, ee... ...-...-.. 15@ 2 - Oe wes 100 7} tpecee po............. 2 40@2 50 FERRUM. = plox (po. 20@22) .. a = ae Oe Carbonate Precip...... @ 15 ae oe @ 3 Citrate and Quinia..... @3 50! Podophyllum, po...... 15@ 18 — es -- e = Ree = 00 erroc um : oe. 1 75 Solut Chloride........ CO Be 15@1 35 Sulphate, ome t....... 1%@ 2 Braree 48@ 53 pure.......-- @ 7] Sanguinaria, (po 2).. @ 2 Serpentaris............ 45 ain osnae Somers ......1......-.. 55 a 23@ 30 Similax, Officinalis, H @ 40 NN pc laeaus sss W@ B “ « M @ Mawicaria ...... ....: 25@ 30] Scillae, (po. 35)........ 10@ 12 FOLIA. — oe Foeti- -“ EE SOG SB Sere ee ete : — Tin- | “ Valeriana, oa 30) Pm = casted sce ate aay 5@ tee. 10@ 15 Mes, © | zingiber j.......... W@ one officinalis, 7 ee 122@ 15 SEMEN. yas ea... 8@ 10 Apteam (po. 20) s . 15 . um (grayeleons = om @1 00 ee fo 6 — er: @ 9 Caral, Os. 9 -...-.-.. one sc “ peavey Cardamon. one. 2 6 = a io 3 = Corlandrum........... 10@ 12 sifted sorts... 75@1 00 Cannabis Sativa....... 3%@ 4 Aloe Barb, (po. 60) 60 | Cydonium.... ... a ae 00 ’ PeepOGImm ........ “ a, Oe (po. tO) | S = Seas omens Oe ae 2 00@2 3 h x 14 \s Poemicultum........... @ 15 Le ee Ammon es sy 25@ 30 n eee ee eee ee eee ee Assafentida, (p0.30).. @ a ae SS i 34 4% eapertenes pO --- , 18| Stops, Aiba aS Gamboge, po.........- 80@ 95 —..-. ualanan. toe 40) @ 35 SPIRITUS. Hie, (po, 2)......... @ Frumenti, W., D. Co..2 00@2 50 a ( 5) a eceaiae g = D. “B. ae 1 T5@2 00 eee oo ee... ae 1 Opit (po. 4 00) ........ 2 40@2 50 Juniperis Co. 0. T...-1 5@1 % ee oe ee 1 75@3 * “Bioeoned...... *3@ 35 oaee harum N. E...... 1 75@2 00 Teeeecene ........... 30@ 7 Spt. — on. ‘= 75@6 = ne k i nt Opare ..... 2...) ; ee, SO ee 1 2508 00 I, co ccc ccs cs 20 SPONGES. Meteren lia weet ereree ee ee 25 Florida sheeps’ ee" a eee ae : carriage.............2 25@: Mentha ha Biperita. 0000.1: = Nassau ‘shieeps! oa Po ee ee 30 | velvet Sn aa waueceum, V.......--.-.-.. 22 | wool carriaze 1 10 95 | Wool carriage....... fo Extra, ye yellow sheeps’ : MAGNESIA, Cee Caicined, Pat.......... 55@ 60| Grass sheeps’ wool car- i, Carbonate, Pat ....... : 22} _Tiage ................ 65 Carbonate, K. & M.. 20@ 25 | Hard for slate use. 7 Carbonate, JenningS.. 35@ 36 — Reef, for slate i Gi MMR ren cto ed nen nee Ape. ..-.... .. 00@5 50 SYRUPS. Amygdalae, Dole ee ee ee ee , 50 Amydalee, Amarae....8 00@8 25 Pe 50 a -.1 90@2 00 ee ee ee . 7 Auranti ' rc aa eu @2 50 | Ferri Iod.. Pda ce ol ae ee ww. oo ccs. 3 75@4 50 erga Cortes. eter 50 Cnjiputt ee pee a cena Coe Or ee Ares kt, Caryophylli .:......... 1 W@l1 % Similax ‘Ofticinalis eee 60 oe Pi HE ree ae gle 7 = os OO. i.: = manent... os... ee amonli ... 1 ee I as eso. hak a ne 50 CUROUID. piace cse cs. 45 i MM aii i dacsayenerss as 50 Contum Mac.......... Oe TOME oc 80 Se ae wee bcd 1 30 a8 ueaic ced usec basics Oe Declined—Gum Opium, Quinine P. & W., Glycerine TINCTURES. Aconitum NapellisR....... 60 Ms r we 50 OO ee. 60 . , senste, Le. 50@ 85 ta es) . a. Galle detected cece cee @ 2B CIM, oot ot ca 7 @8 Gelatin, Cooper....... @ W al ec... 60 Glassware flint, 70 per cent. by box 60 less Gide, Prown.......... 9@ 15 Wee... 1 25 Giveeras ............. “w @ Ss Grana — eee, @ BR Ce 25@ 55 Hydraag — oe @i 00 @ Ww “ Ox eau @1 1: o Ammoniati. @1 20 “ Unguentum. '0@ 60 Hydrargyrum ...... : @ 80 Tehthyobolla, Am. 1 25@1 50 eee... 75@1 00 iodine. ae ........ 3 75@3 85 eee @4 70 a Meee pec Sota e 60@ 65 oanene ie eter 50@ 55) ee a a! 80@ 85) Liquor Arsen et Hy- We TO cs, ws Liquor Posass Axatuitis 10@ Magnesia, Sulph (bbl 55 Bee Morphia, & P. _ W....2 30@2 55 | Seidlitz ee. oe @ 2%| Lindseed, boiled . 56 59 SN. Y. Q & Sinapis.. vs... ~~) @ 18] Neat’s Foot, winter - |. .....,..... 2 W@z 45 opt. @ meee Moschus Canton...... @ 40 —, accaboy, De SpiritsTurpentine.... 43% 8% Myristica, No.1....... 7@ —- ............ @ 35 eu bbl, Ib | Nux Vomica, (po 20) @ 10 Snuff, siseiats, De. Voes @ 35 : . ° Os. a. 3@ Soda Boras, (po. 13}. . 12@ 13| Red Venetian.......... 1% 2@3 Pe - Saac, H. & PD. Soda et Potass Tart... 30@ 33/ Ochre, yellow Mars... 1% 238 Ss eat @2? | Soda Carb............ 14@ 2 ger Piels Liq, N +H gal Soda, Bi-Carb......... 5 Putty, commercial. . 248 doz | @2 00 | Soda, Ash.............3%@ 4 strictly pure..... o , Picis Liq., ‘quarts | aoe @1 00 | Soda, Sulphas......... 2 hi yapaug me Amer- pane... @ 70{ Spts. Ether Co _. i a ee 13@16 Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80). @ | “ Myrcia Dom..... @2 2% | Vermilion, English.. 85@88 Piper Nigra, (po. 2). @ 1 “ Myrcia Imp... .. @3 00| Green, Peninsular..... 70@75 Piper Alba, (po g5) .. @ 3 : ini Rect. bbl. Lead, oe... oe @7% Pie Boren... ...... a 7 ta. @2 33 Wetec. @7% Plumbi Acet ........ : 15| Less 5c gal., cash ten days. Whiting, white Span... @70 Pulvis Ipecac et opli..1 10@1 20} Strychnia Crystal..... @1 10 Whine, Gilders’...... Qu Pyrethrum, boxes Sulphur, Subl......... 24@ 3% White, Paris American 1 00 & PD. Co., dos. .... @1 25 . Ralt......... 2 oe Whiting, Paris Eng. ethirum, py........ 30@ 35; Tamarinds . = i ee .............,..,. = — ee 8@ 10] Terebenth Venice..... 28@ 30 Pioneer Prepared Paint 20g ‘i Guinta, 8 Le aw..... 37@ 42 Theoks bromae ee 55@_ 60 | Swiss — — Gomme... sae Svea... ........... 9 a 00 Paints .-1 00@1 20 Rubia Sractavens —. 122@ 14 Zine! a a“ 8 VARNISHES, Saccharum Lactis pv. @ 4 No. 1 Turp Coach.. “A 10@1 20 : Saleee 2 00@2 10 -_- ee 160@1 70 Sanguis Draconis..... 0@ 50 Bbl. Gal | Coach Body........... 2 75@3 00 Senemane . . 50 | Whale, winter........ 70 70| No.1 Turp Furn...... 1 00@1 10 _. = a _— “oh i -1 35@1 60 a er, No. (.- 0@ 75 HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG CO Importers and Jobbers of -- DRUGS— Chemicals and Druggists’ Sundrie:; Dealers in Patent Medicines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Sole Agents forithe Celebrated Pioneer Prepared Paints We are Sole Proprietors of WEATHERLY’S MICHIGAN CATARRH REMEDY We have in stock and offer a full line of Whiskies, Brandies, Gins, Wrines, Rums. Weare Sole Agents,in Michigan for W. D. & Oo, Henderson County, Hand Made Sour Mash Whisky and Druggists’ Favorite Rye Whisky. We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only. We give our Personal Attention to Mail Orders and Gua: antee Satisfaction. All orders are Shipped and Invoiced the same day we re ceive them. Send in a trial order. Hlaxeltine & Perkins Drug bo, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Sst iF Moka a eet Stace tan see w 42 RES SALLE OLE LORE EIS TIALS C8 ene MICHIGAN TRADESM AN. GROCE BRIBES. Short Count Pickles vs. Short Weight Groceries. Granp Raprps, Jan.7—I see in this week’s TRADESMAN anarticle stating that J. S. Walker's pickles are short count. Now, I wish to say a little in regard to this matter of short count pickles. I am in the same boat that a great many other business men are—that is, 1 have to trust to the men whom I employ, to grade and put up my pickles. If my instructions were carried out, my pickles would always run full count and over. it is useless for me to take up space in your paper trying to explain how such men are apt to make mistakes by being a little careless in this matter. but for which I, of course, am re- sponsible. I think it very unbusinesslike in deal- ers to run and put such things in your paper when they are living in extremely large glass houses themselves. I went this merning to Mr. John Snyder’s place of business and purchased of him, per- sonally, ene ‘bushel of potatoes, which I found to be short six and. one-fourth pounds: one-half peck white beans, which fell short 11 ounees, making five pounds, eight ounces short per bushel; also one- half pound pure mustard, and one-half pound pnre cinnamon, for which he eharged me forty cents per pound, that being the highest market price for pure goods. Instead of getting such goods, I got nothing but the pc orest trash on earth, not worth the carrying home. aon. L should thnk, to look at all sides of this ¢ and to take this whole matter, which is a large one, into consid- eration, it seems to me that the wisest course for the trade to pursue would be to interview or write to manufacturers or dealers about their little losses, giving them a chance to act the man toward them. You must bear in mind that pick- les are not adulterated, neither do we sell wooden pickles, and, if there is any loss to the dealer, it is simply short count, a matter of twenty-five or fifty cents or. perhaps, one dollar per barrel. J. S. WALKER. A, uestion, The Lettuce Growers’ Association. Tur TRADESMAN is informed that all but three or four small producers are now members of the Grand Rapids Let- tuce Growers and Shippers’ Association, which was organizec a couple of months ago to secure uniformity in price and} regularity of supply. The Association price is now 10 cents per pound in bar-| rel lots and 12's cents in smaller quan- tities, but the price to loeal dealers is 8 cents in any quantity. This price is made to compete with the quotations of those outside the Association. _> > <— For the finest coffees in the world, high grade teas, spices, etc., see Agent for E. J. Gillies & Co., New York City. 352tf J. P. Visner, | 17 Hermitage block, Grand Rapids, Mich. | The Change from Bulk to Package. The recent action of the compressed yeast manufacturers, in refusing to sell bulk yeast to the trade, appears to meet with the approval of grocers generally, only a few dealers opposing the intro- duction of yeast in tin feil. The change is certainly in the interest of both dealer and consumer. The former saves the time it takes to cut the yeast and wrap it up, besides the loss occasioned in giv- ing so much for a cent that he fails to get his cost back. The consumer is pleased, because the package comes to him in clean, air-tight and uniform pack- ages, instead of being handled by those whose hands are soiled by the odor of kerosene and eodfish. Some dealers are so tenacious of the old method that they remove the tinfoil, in order to give the appearance of handling bulk yeast, but the buyer resents such an uncleanly way of handling the goods, preferring to deal at those stores which adopt the most im- proved methods. > wee... ..... a g 7% Clams, i Soe, 1 50} Fancy, H. P., Steamboats ag eee a ( Scallops, . Cpe ee 1 50! “ * Honsted..... .. @ ‘CURTISS & CoO., WHOLESALE Paper Warehouse. FLOUR SACKS, GROCERY BAGS, TWINE AND WOODEN WARE. Houseman Block, _~ - Grand Rapids, Mich. ————~ [ob cents ae age “ones on nl ‘Wholesale Price Correne. The quotations given below are such as are ordinarily offered cash buyers «ho THE pay promptly and buy in full packages. APPLE BUTTER. Chicago goods.............. AXLE GREASE. ft Aurore.... Diamond. Wise’s BAKING POWDER. Thepure, 10¢ packages. so. 20 ¥4 |b. 1 56 r 6 oz A 2 28 ne % lb Yo ie 2 %6 ' 1202. oo ee, 4 20 = 11b. el 5 40 _ 5 Ib. ee 0 26 Less 20 per cent. to retailers. Absolute, ‘6 IP: cans, doz.. -1 00 Ib. 190 ° 4 ih, _ - so Acme, x 1b cans, arg . so. a “i. i ' ae - Dele. 8 10 Telfer’s, < = cans, doz.. 45 % lb - “ 1 Ib. oe “ce | 7 50 Arctic, 4 Cans ... ...... 60 ood . . oe ° * D adele 2 00 ny ro icc tes ar Red Star, % > cans eee cel 40 as Lc... £0 ' i D ° 1 50 BATH BRICK. English, 2 doz. in ease..... 80 ae FU le 6 American. 2 doz. in case... 70 BLUING. Gross Arctic, * 0z ov als Dosen ewe 4 00 . oo 7 00 ' ck, we. <....... 10 50 = Be 2, sifting Dex... 275 - No. > -. 40 a oe o . o- “ 10z Ball ecu ces 4 50 BROOMS. oe, Sen... ........-..... 1% No a7 Parl Se Common Whisk.........-.- 90 Fancy eee 1 20 a Se 3B weoeeee........ .... 5... 2% BUCKWHEAT FLOUR. eee Sen .. ..........-...5 York State... ode euaes Beer Meee 8... wee 4 50 CANDLES Hotel, 40 Ib. boxes.. .. ee detec eee me 9% a 11 Weer. ...........--.- 3 a Goons. Clams, i Ib. Little Neck..... 1 10 Clam Chowder, 3 Ib........- 2 Cove Opges, 2 > stand.. a Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic anaes 1 90 Se eae 2 6 o ‘ ‘b. Bier... 2 50 . @ ih. Bier... ...-- .3 2% Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce 3 50 1 Ib: stand eta cene 1 20 sa 2 mT ase 2 00 - 31b.in Mustard...3 50 ” 3 1b. soused.. .3 50 Salmon, 11b. Columbia 1. W@1 90 ilb. Alaska.. @1 Sardines, domestic 4s pia 6 BE, eu an @8 “ Stent MA. 6 « @19 o imported 44s...11 @12 ’ woiped, 46 ...... 10 Trout, 3 lb. brook .....-.. 2 50 FRUITS. Apples, gallons......-. na ee ee 2 EO oc. kk eas, sk Cherrion, r60.........-.+-... 1 30 a Ey 1 40 ee Egg Plums.. ee a ee Gooseberries .. eee ce 110 Green Gages ee Sue 1&0 Peaches, pie...........--.-- 1 85 - naeenee. |... 24: 2 30 . mee 5... es ee Oo ee California. ........2 & i el cue ent oe 1 50 Pineapples, common. 1 25 ae 2% ' grated.. . ee Quinces eae Raspberries, Mplaeke 2s, 1 30 me 2... 1 40 unwhertion. ed. 13 Whortleberries..............1 40 MEATS. OO, EE 2 00 moest....-. 1a VEGETABLES. Beans, soaked Lima........ 385 ‘* Green Lima.. --@1 60 See... - sc. 5-5 @ #” < Seo. ..... ....-.- ) 9K - leew Boston Baked. -1 40 Corn, stand. — 7 i 25 . de 5 «oe Peenon........: 2 10 ME ONROONI 6 eu ke oo done 1 80 Pumpkin eis 00 SUE oc se a on ees oe 110 Succotash, moeked... oo .c. 0: etenderd....-.... Tomatoes, stand br’ds Pi 80 CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S. German Sweet.. ...... ... 22 POO ie ios steaccn ds 34 Breakfast Cocoa.......... 40 CHICORY. Bulk., eee eee ee 7 CHEESE, — Full Cream ... 11 “@us ---.10 @1c% Pert SEimmed......... 8 @9 Gen Gege. 8. 5. i @Q22 Edam . ; @1 00 Swiss, imported | as 24@ 25 domestic 15@ S ROE es... 8, CHEWING GUM. Rubber, ” lumps... oe ne ai ould 40 Spruce, 200. oa 40 ATSUP. Snider’ 8,% aint Loe eee ASS Pees. 2 30 . quart.. 13 50 CLOTHES PINS. 5 gross boxes .... ooo COCOA SHELLS. OOM ce 4 @4% Pound pacuases........ @i COFFEE EXTRACT. Valley saiaiee ee eee cca a 15 Por. Hummel’s. 65 corrzE—Green. Rio, — @21 goed: ....:..-....: 21 @2 * sees @23 . a washed.. @24 - pore; (23 @24 ne 2 @23 Mexican & Guatemala23 @24 eave, Titerior........- 2 @26 Mandheling ...27 @30 Posperty ......... 22 @u Mocha, genuine..... 26 v To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add 4c. per Ib. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- age. a DOM cs 24% “in cabinets... 243; McLaughlin’s XXXX.. - 24% Tien ..- oo. . . 24% me cabinets ae vo BONG Durham...... ++ ang CLOTHES LINES. Cotton, @1....... per doz. 1 35 . oe... 1 50 . oft. — . 1% ‘ we......- c 2 00 . on. ..... . 2 B Jute Cm....... r 1 00 ’ me. au 115 CONDENSED MILK. eee 7 50 Anglo- Swine...... 6 00@ 7 70 COUPONS. ee $1 per hundred.. _..) 2 oo ey a ee 3 00 8 5. . ee es 4 00 . ee 5 00 " o ee ‘Tradesman.’ © 1. ver honared........... 2 00 ss el. 2 50 25, “ ye 3 0F “ Ce 400 “ “c 5 00 Subject to the following dis- counts: 200 or over. . 5 per cent, 10 o“ 1000 aig oe CRACKERS. ERenosha Butter............ ™% Ove nace wee asl 5% Butter. . Dace eres ss < Se . family. ee 5% ee 6% i 7% OO EE 7% SE ea 6 a 5% City Oyster, XXX.. i.e. oe CREAM TARTAR. Strictly pure. . ee: OO ei. P) DRIED FRUITS. DOMESTIC. Apples, sun-dried. .... 8 @10 evaporated....13 @14 Apricots, o 20 Ga Blackberries ‘ Loo 10 Peaches é ies atic en ae NEI 6%@s | Cat, wild 10 Ashton bu. bage .......-... 751 Red Express No. 1 See tees 25), 80 Higgins “ ee 75 Wao) 4 Fisher 4 OC@ 6 OO Warsaw ‘“ oe ee 5 TWINES. | Fox, CTOSS > 0O@ 5 00 " St S48 Castean | Ue ag es bebe a Diamond Cry stal, cases. ...1 501] Cotton, No.1.......... o» | Fox, gray... 1a, 78 op -lb sacks 25 eee ig | Lynx 2 Oa, 3 00 : ‘* 56-Ib “50 | Sea Island, assorted... 4) | Martin, pale and yel : ; @ pocket.2 25| No. 5 Hemp ........-... oe . ' : = ete 6 7. es... i = nl A : “« parrels.. .1 % Wool ie a oe SALERATUS. WOODENWARE. Ope nec Church’s, Arm & Hammer.. .5% Tubs, No. 1... -- 7 00 | Otter DwightsCom........ ....... a. eee ees 2 | eae Tee 5% | p> No. 3..........-. 5 0] Wolf DeLand’ 8 Cap ee 5i4 | Pails, No. 1,two-hoop.. = 1 50 | Beaver castors, per a 5M | No. 1, three- hoop 16) Wh i 200 500 Our ioe ee Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes. 0 | DEE RSKINS- Per pound, SYRUPS. _ | Bowls, 11 inch. . 1 00) Thin and gre¢ 10 Corn, barrela.......... 25 CE ats asia 1 2 | Long gray a ae ‘i one- “ye barrels. . 27 “ a ly ; 2& | Gray - . i = ‘ure Su ar, bbl. *.-30@40 ‘ 273 | Red and blue : a 7 half barrel. “pelt i assorted, 17s and 19s 2 50 | MISCELLANEOUS. “15s, 178 and 19s 2 75 | Tallow. : 3 @ 33 SWEET GOODS. Baskets, market. . || | 35 Groene butter 1ae Ginger Snape.......... 7 Waniel i Sat ase butter 1 @2 Sugar Creams......... 8% “ willow cia No.i 5 75 | Switches a -- 1% @2 Frosted Creams....... 8 6 lo? 6 25 | 7nseng 251403 0) Graham Crackers..... 8 & “ 6 No.3 - Or, | ry Oatmeal Crackers.... 8 ce splint No1i3a| OILs SHOE POLISH. ‘“ ‘ ws No.2 4 2 | he St tandard Oil Co. quotes as Jettine, 1 doz. in box.... 5 ‘“ “ ‘“ No.3 5 00 TEAS t “a 9 saran—Regular. GRAINS and FEEDST? #'¥s | Mi @ 8% Fair . hate toe @2 | DTM Geee @22 WHEAT. 4 Cumee,............. ..28 Ga were... ...... 92 a | Coeces. ......... -...22 Ge Mee ao .. 92 | 13 @21 Dust Lc ee es 10 @il4 All wheat bought on 60 Ib. test @l0% El. EL de RITANO MANUFAC CURED DILWORTH BROTHERS, Lf BRADDOCK, Puritano Cigar. ie | PAGE I ON EARTH est 10 Gent Gigar BY PITTSBURGH RADE SUPPLIED BY Hos M. CLARK & SON, tirand Rapids. BATEMAN & CO., Bay City. PEREINS & H & DEALERS IN yet Ss Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow. NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE. seh adres saci camintiley wos ~ecoheulecthone tn news com pbc att tte BRE a pinade lean 14 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN “ UNMASKED AT LAST. [CONTINUED FROM THIRD PAGE. } —the utterers of this coin, no matter how low in the scale of humanity, kept silent. The key to the cipher in which their books were Kept and all correspondence written was never wholly unraveled, but enough of it was made out to find a few of the agents, some of whom were ar- rested and punished, while others es- caped. It will be remembered that a commotion was created in the house of Sloan, Ester & Co. at one time by the loss ot a letter, which was afterward found. The discovery of one of those letters in cipher, and the consequences in more ways than one may readily be imagined. The person who was await- ing its instructions and the utterer, also, would be kept in ignorance and pense. Treachery might be suspected and serious results follow. Ten or even twenty dollars was a smal! sum to pay for the recovery of such a letter. sus- in the formation of this joint stock | company. men who were known or sus- pected to be guilty of smuggling were interviewed, and, if they were guilty of | no greatercrime and were well-educated, industrious business men, they were generally admitted as stockholders, and from these the ‘‘agents’’ were selected, according to the excellence of their lo- cation, ete. One wise law of the com- pany was that no stockholder or agent should ever carry any piece of this coin in his pockets or about the person, or attempt to pass it, under any circum- stances; neither should their employes or anyone about their premises be per- mitted to do so, or have it in their pos- session. Secret instructions and means for transporting it were always given by the secretary. The secretary of the company, whose headquarters was in Chicago, was the only medium between the mint where it was coined, the agents and the utterers. Six agents only were allowed, and there were usually from 500 to 800 utterers. To be one of the agents was to be certain of immense wealth—if not caught by the government. Such a system was never before nor since known in America, nor its secrets so well guarded. Among the agents was found the firm of Sloan, Ester & Co., but the birds had flown, no one knew whither. lt Fenton — Henry S. Chapin has pur- | chased the grocery stock of Snyder & Hinkle. Crockery & Glassware EEE an at 45 | ee cue ce oe eee ace a ee See : re LAMP CHIMNEYS.—Per box. 6 doz. in box. ee 1s as ..1 88 eee ee 270 First quality. No. 0 Sun, crimp > a eel toe a os a .-2 @ oO - oa ag] OEE a PS Cee 3 40 XXX Flint. a rr ee. woe 2 60 —_—. " itl tel ote Soke oS 2 86 No. i ” - qn 3 86 a : sam wrapped a1 and labeled eee oe 3 70 Seep ete 470 No. : pe, ' _ So 470 La No. 1 Sun, ‘plain bulb, per doz. «ik cee eee sane 150 No. 1 crimp, Ie ee es LL 13 reece ce a 16 STONEWARE—AKRON. rene Mr eer. |... tos. 06% Jugs, oe cc ce v6) De sden poked eels ued uae 90 ae Os atid satis sia ae acon aol 1 80 Milk Pans, % gal., per doz. ae an ican a “ 1 “oe “ “oe We a 3 THE SECOND ANNUAL Meeting of the Knights of the Grip, at | Kalamazoo. The second annual meeting of the Michigan K. of G. convened at Music Hall, Kalamazoo, Monday afternoon, December 29. President Mills read his annual address, and was followed by Jas. R. Hayes, President of the Michigan Hotelkeepers’ Association, who compli- mented the organization on the work it had accomplished and the general ex- eellence of its membership. Following the reports of the Vice- Presidents, Geo. F. Owen made the fol- lowing report as chairman of the Com- mittee on Railroads: I much regret, I assure you, that I cannot be with you to-day, as I have looked forward to the time of this meet- ing with great pleasure. I surely ex- pected to have been with you, but my health is such that I cannot attend. IL wish to be remembered by all ‘‘the boys,” and I assure them that my heart is with them, and my wish is that the coming year may be a prosperous one for | the Association, and that the harmony | that so far has prevailed may continue. | As to my duties as Chairman of the | Railroad Committee, I don’t think I have | earned my wages. Everything has seemed |to pass along very smoothly, and only a |few grievances have been reported to me. In every instance they have been quickly remedied by the roads. There seems to be a general disposition on the part of the railroads to take care of the traveling men in good shape, except in the way of giving us the 5,000 mile inter- changeable tickets. Why they will not do this I cannot understand, as they hold their monthly meetings and make rules and rates on every road in the country for a single ticket, and still they cannot give us a coupon ticket over the same roads. 1 hope to hear that you have taken some action in this direction, as I really think that concerted action on our part’ would accomplish all that we ask for; but, boys, when I say ‘‘concerted action,’’ I don’t mean to simply vote it in the convention and then have a chair- jman of the committee appointed and expect that he can do all the rest. It must be along pull and a strong pull and a pull altogether, and I fully believe that if all of the Michigan traveling men would set apart just one week to talk 5,000 mile ticket, we would have it hefore the week was half gone. Another matter, I think, needs a little attention at this time. I would like our Legislative Committee to be instructed to urge the incoming Legislature to make a | law compelling conductors or porters of sleeping cars to close the upper berths when not in use, if requested todoso by the occupant of the lower berth. Some of the states have started the ball rolling, and I would favor our indersing their | action by a similar move. The report was referred to the new | Railroad Committee, when H. L. Peck | presented the report of the Committee on | *Bus and Baggage, as follows: | Weecan report the continuation of the centracts still in force at Port Huron and Oscoda; the reduction of prices to 25 cents | for round trip at Manistee; that arrange- ments were amicably made at Petoskey | with Mr. Smith, the’bus and baggage- man at that place, on the same reasonable | terms, and that arrangements have been | made with Ball & Watters, of Grand Rap- |ids, for round trip tickets to and from all | hotels in that city, to begin Jan.1, 1891. These were all the points to which our attention was called. The willingness with which these gentlemen complied with our requests leads us to think that all people engaged in this line are willing to be fair ahd honorable in their dealings with us. We also wish to thank the members for the patronage which they have given to all the parties with whom we made these ar- rangements, which tends to show us that, if we hold together and act in unison, we shall have but little trouble in getting what is fair and honorable from all the *bus and baggagemen in the State. . No reports were received from the Committees on Hotels and Relief, the chairmen of both committees being ab- sent. W. K. Walker presented the report of the Committee on Employment,’ as | follows: In regard to my report as Chairman of your Employment Committee, I beg to make a few suggestions regarding this branch of your organization. There is no question but that this valuable branch is almost inoperative, and it is through your own fault, in not notifying the chairman of this Committee of vacancies. Men are prone, when they have a good position, to forget the claims which others may have on them. The strength of any mutual society is greatly due to the regard which members have for the welfare of each other. I would suggest that your Committee consist of three members, one to be taken from the eastern, one from the southern and one from the western parts of the State, one of whom shall have general charge of matters, but each to do as much as he can to take care of his own territory; also that each member of the K. of G., when he learns of a vacancy, shall notify the chairman of this Committee, in order that he may notify those wishing em- ployment. I know by experience that there is not a member of this association who does not in the course of the year hear of some contemplated change or vacancy. It costs but a postal card and a moment’s time to notify your Com- mittee of this fact, which may be the means of relieving a worthy brother in distress. The report of your com- mittee next year, instead of reading, ‘‘Applications 31, notifications 1,’’ would read, ‘‘ Applications 31, notifications 1,000."" 1 hope that the members will, in the future, give this matter some thought and help to make this branch operative. The report of the Secretary showed a total membership of 889. The financial showing was as ewe Receipts -. _ —_ 03 Disbursements. etc ees cool Balance on hand......... — 2 3 34 98 The report of the Treasurer was as follows: Receipts. . . $516 52 Disbursements. . 481 54 Balance on hand. ..... ce oe oe The report of the Committee on Reso- lutions was as follows: Resolved—That the Michigan Knights of the Grip tender their hearty thanks to the citizens and press of Kalamazoo for their mutual efforts in making this, our second annual convention, a success. Resolved—That the thanks of this As- sociation be tendered the hotels of the State for faithfully carrying out their compacts and for kindly usage of our members; also to the press of the State for many friendly notices. Resolved—That the thanks of this As- sociation be tendered the Hon. Cyrus G. Luce for his many courtesies extended and hearty co-operation with ‘‘the boys,” also to Congressman O’ Donnell for his expres- sions of regret and best wishes for the success of our Association. Resolved—That the thanks of this As- sociation be tendered to Mr. Bush, man- ager of the Academy of Music, and to all others who have contributed to the wel- fare and success of our meeting. Resolved—That the Association tender its thanks to the officers of the past year for the very efficient manner in which they have conducted the affairs of this Association. Resolved—That a committee of three be appointed to confer with a joint com- mittee of the Michigan Hotelkeepers’ Association relative to the granting of privileges to the wives of traveling men, and it is the sentiment of this committee that the free entertainment of traveling men’s wives should not exceed two days in any one year, at any one hotel. Resolved—That the members of the Michigan Knights of the Grip tender their heartfelt sympathy to the families of our deceased members, Mr. Samuel Ekstein, of Lansing, and Mr. Chas. B. Remington, of Fenton, who have passed into rest during the past year, and that a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to them. The reports of committees were all accepted, when the report of the Com- mittee on Constitution was presented and adopted. It provides for an increase of the annual dues from 50 to 75 cents per year and also for a death benefit fund of $1 per member, to be contributed when- ever the death of a member occurs, the beneficiary to receive all the proceeds of such collection, not to exceed $500. Several letters of regret were received from persons unable to be present, in- cluding the following from Wm. Connor, the Americanized Johnny Bull: I have received the program of the second annual convention of the Michi- gan Knight of the Grip and deeply regret that I cannot be present on the occasion. I have entered into another two years’ engagement with my house, and prom- ised to renew my trip to Minnesota, as I had much success there, and I have to leave here immediately after Christmas and shall be absent for two weeks. I notice some very excellent names among your list of officers, who, I think, are thoroughly competent to work into the Association a good insurance busi- ness based upon solid, equitable princi- ples; not only an accident insurance, but also a life one, and not limiting the age to less than sixty-five, basing the premiums according to age, always re- membering that many can help one where one cannot help many. Such an addi- tion would tend very materially to strengthen the Association and will bring about more brotherly love among the Michigan Knights of theGrip. Anything I ean do in connection with the insur- ance part of the Association will afford me pleasure. Although I shall not be with you, in person, on the occasion of your conven- tion, I shall be with you in thought, praying God to bless all your delibera- tions and that they bring forth good— very good—fruit. I predict that you will have an ex- cellent time at Kalamazoo, for I know the Kalamazoo commercial travelers are gentlemen of the first water, and the proprietors of the Kalamazoo House no less so. President Mills and Secretary J. J. Bush were both re-nominated, but both declined re-election, owing to pressure of personal business. The following elected : President—Geo. E. Bardeen, Kalama- z00. Secretary—J. L. McCauley, Detroit. Treasurer—Geo. C. Cooper, Lansing. VICE-PRESIDENTS. ist District—W. V. Gawley, Detroit. 2d ‘* —Ira C. Mason, Adrian. officers were then 3d ‘s —Fred Williams, Jackson. 4th ‘** —QJ.H.Sanborn, Kalamazoo. 5th « ~6—J. H. Hammell, Ionia. 6th ‘© —Jno. J. Bush, Lansing. 7th ‘¢ —Frank Mosher, Port Hu- ron. 8th District—R. P. Bigelow, Owosso. 9th ‘« —D. G. Crotty, Muskegon. 10th ‘* —Chas. E. Cook, Bay City. l1ith ‘* —F.M. Douglas, Marquette. Board of Direectors—L. M. Mills, Grand Rapids, Chairman; W. S. Cooper, Lan- sing; Wm, J. Richards, Union City; Geo. F. Owen, Grand Rapids; Wm. C. Phipps, Saginaw. The Secretary was instructed to notify all members in arrears to pay up within twenty days or be dropped from the books. The President was instructed to ap- point the chairman of the State com- mittees, when the meeting adjourned. i ilo ‘ Four Gallons Instead of Five. CEDAR SprRiINGS, Jan. 10—I wish to warn the trade of Michigan against Louis Grebb, of Baltimore, from whom I purchased oysters the past season. Whenever | took the trouble to measure them, I found the five gallon packages contained only four gallons. After measuring several shipments, which I reported to the house from time to time, with no response of any kind, I came to the conclusion that the shortage was not unintentional. E..iorr STONE. Notice to Stockholders. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Company, will be held at the general office, in the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Wednesday, March 4th, 1891, at one o’clock p, m., for the election of thirteen Directors to serve for the ensuing year, and forthe transaction of such other business as may be —. at the meeting. H. P. Huenart, Secretary. ’ - ACEP pT pit See Pr eae: ae ce ® €. iis sails sani ei 7 — § a > 7 ono _——— ev alltpsC aE CHANGE OF BASE. The Patrons Jump from the Frying Pan into the Fire. The Patrons of Industry, through the medium of their organ, the Patron’s plan with merchants has been aban- doned, as it failed to accomplish its propagators anticipated. a new scheme has been evolved, the lient features of which are set forth the following circular letter, which is being sent out to the called ‘‘grand officers:” sa- under State laws with capital limited to $100,000, the stock to be issued in shares of $1 each. Any Patron of Industry in good standing can subscribe to one, and not more than ten shares of stock by paying its par value, or one dollar per share. The capital stock of the company thus incorporated shall be placed on in- terest at the best advantage possible, the interest alone being accessible for the expenses of the Union. In addition to this, if found necessary, there may be an assessment of 5 cents per quarter be used for the expenses of the Union in transacting the business of the Union— the original investment remaining intact. This expense assessment of 20 cents a year and the interest on the original cap- ital, would be amply adequate to con- duct the buisness of the Union and often leave a surplus which could be rebated to the stock holders by cutting down the expense assessments. The management of the Union is placed under the immediate supervision of a business manager, who is placed under $20,000 bonds and held accounta- ble to the company for every act. At the close of every quarter he is to ren- den an accounting to the Board of Di- rectors of the company, who shal! re- ceive no compensation except for the time actually employed in looking over the accounts of the company and direct- ly employed as Directors of the Union. The work undertaken by the Union will be: 1. A purchasing agency between the consumer and the wholesaler or mannu- facturer thus securing to its stockhol- ders all goods at wholesale or manufac- turers’ prices. Todo this successfully it is proposed that all orders sent to the Union be amassed and forwarded to the trade centers where they may be bought to the best advantage, the goods to be sent direct from the wholesaler to the or freight as the purchaser sel may ect In this way the Union but forwards the the dealer associations stockholders sent to freight order and remittance and sends the goods direct. In where several members are in the Union, the goods may some one of them and thus save on the separate parcels. On ail such orders there will be no charge for chasing, the expenses of the Union ing provided for by the assesment. 2.. As a selling agency. it is well known that a farmer is often mercilessly robbed by commission houses that would deal honorably with merchants for the simple reason that he knows the farmer’s trade to be limited, while an honorable course with the merchant will probably secure a large amount of future consign- ments. In making all consignments under the direction of the Union, commission house realizes that any just discrimination or crookedness will deprive him of a mammoth patronage, to say nothing of having his name _ pub- lished as a cheat and a fraud in the homes of the farmers from whom he must draw his support. In this, as the first instance, all remittances be be- = in | -atrons by the so- | : }er, as only the cleri i tidet ateek « a8 iat }en by the Union. J stock e any is -orporated | : hl joint stock company Is incorporated | quce or pound of merchandise is handled what | In its place, | rile ea ih ’| Patrons of Michigan and render 4. Asan arbitrator in prices of farm products. In the South, the Alliance has secured for its members the optional loan of $64,000,000 upon cotton in storage, to sell upon the ruinous prices denomina- Guile mows = that the seeaeaee | ted by the cotton kings and southern board wt BOW SnnOUnCcS GRA the COnUAaCl | of trade manipulators. but are enabled to hold their crop. until mands it at living will stand in the the market de- prices, The Union same relation to the every | practical aid in its power. It will be seen at once by any practical | man that all this can be done with a small propartionate expense to each sharehold- | to | | | | | | | | | | | mowers and reapers, the agent’ pur- | the | Un | be made direct, duplicate invoices being | placed on file in the office of the Union. | 3. AS a loan agency. it is Enown | that millions of dollars are seeking in- vestment in Europe and the East at 3 and 4 per cent, besides a heavy bonus to the loan agency. With a proper channel through which to secure this money, there is no reason why first mortgages on improved farms could not command loans at very near the prices paid by Eastern banks and manufacturers. r : : j} and compare it with the prices you consumer with receipted bill, by expre-s | ‘al work is undertak Not one ounce of pro that the poorer members are not compelled | So | Grand Rapids & Indiana. In effect December 7, 1890. TRAINS GOING NORTH. Arrive from Leave going | South. North. | For Saginaw, solid train ....... + 7:30 am Por Teaveree City... «2... «.-.. 4 5:15am + 7:05 am | For Traverse City & gt 9:20am t11:30 am For Saginaw, solid train........ + 4:30 pm er Ce a a + 2:15pm + 5:00 pm Vor Mackinaw, ..........+.. aoet 5:30 mm 10:30 p m Prom: Ralamasoo.... ........5.. + 3:55 p m TRAINS GOING SOUTH Arrive from Leave going Nort South. Per Cipgpmeel.... .....5......5 | 6:00a m + 6:30 am For Kalamazoo and Chicago...ti0:15am t10:30 am POC CRONE RW ee as - 1:45am For Fort Way ne and the East. C—O "+ 5:30 pm For Kalamazo and Chicago... 10:00 pm + 2:00 pm | 6:09 pin 11:05 pm BD Oise a cg acto me +10:30 p m | train, Wagner sleeping car for Cincinnati; by the Union, the goods or produce going | direct to and from the consumer ducer, yet systematic scale that wholesalers and jobbers and pro- | yet conducted on such amammoth | will be glad to cater to the trade. | The object of making the Union a joint | stock company, instead of a membership affair, is that no member loses his iden- tity in the Union. There is no lapsing of membership, for he gets a certificate of stock that is transferable the same as any other property, with the single provision that every member must be a Patron of Industry. Every shareholder has an equal voice in electing the Board of Directors, and, whether acting independently or in unison with his neighbors, the full bene- | fit of the Union is ever open to him. By making the original investment intact, the amount of stock issued by the com pany always indicates the commercial standing of the Union and gives it a posi- tion among the sound commercial insti- itutions of the day. Indirectly, it will bind the order of the Patrons of Industry more closely to mutual interests than any- thing that could be devised. The need of such a union is very parent when it is known that many of the articles consumed by our farmers carry a profit between the manufacturer and the consumer of over 100 per cent., while manufacturers in every line are combin- ing to control prices. Our order is now in a condition to take hold of such a Union, and, by one member in each fam- ily investing $1 in a share of stock in the Union, the profit is saved which is now divided between the jobber, the whole- saler, the drummer, the retailer and the peddler, all of whom must, under the present system, have a profit in order to live—and the farmer and laborer foot the bill. If you doubt the need of a Commercial Union. take any wholesale price current have to pay. You will find that the 50-cent tea you buy wholesales at 27 cents; your 40-cent spices at from 17 to 28 cents, and many other things in proportion. In plows, harrows, cultivators, seeders, $s commis- sion is 40 per cent.—$4 for selling a $10 tool—and, while net all dealers charge these prices, there are more that do than do net. 000,000, formed within the last sixty days, on harvesting machinery, and, unless our Union shall sueceed in inducing some of the firms to secede from the combine in order to get the trade of Michigan, the farmers of this State will pay ‘‘ring’’ prices on every machine they buy. EDMUND B. DIKEMAN THE GREAT Watch Maker in | will | = Jowele’, ik CANA! Grand Rapids - Mick ap- To-day there is a trust of $530,- | | Trains marked (j) run daily; (t) daily except Sunday. Sleeping and parlorear service: North—11:30 a m train. parlor chair car for Mackinaw City; 10:30pm train, Wagner sleeping car for Mackinaw City. South—6:30 a m train, parlor chair car for Cincinnati; 10:30 a m train, through parlor coach to Chicago: 6 p m 11:05 p m train, Wagner sleeping car for Chicago. Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana, For Muskegon—Leave. 7:00 am 10:10 am 11:15 am 3:45 pm 5:40 pm 8:45 pm Through tickets and full information can be had by ealling upon A. Almquist ticket agent at Union Sta- tien, or George W. Monroe street, Grand Rapids, Mich. . L. LOCKWOOD, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. GOING WEsT. Arrives. Leaves eording Mrprem................. 12:50 p m 1:00 p m -. 500 pm 5:10 pm ---10:25 pm . 6:40am 7:05 a m 7:30am GOING EAST soeeross Beeweem. ......... 3s 6:50am tThrough Mail..... .10:10a m 10:20 a m +Evenin: . 3:35 p m 3:45 p m *Night I ecco cea cele ame 9:50 p m 10:55 p m +Daily, Sundays excepted. *Daily. Detroit Express leaving 6:50 a m has Wagner parlor and buffet car attached. and Evening Express leaving 3:45 p m has parlor car attached. direct connection in Detroit for all points East. Express leaving at 10:55 p m car to Detroit, arriving in Detroit at 7:20 a m Tickets and sleeping car D.,G. H. & M.R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and at the depot AS. CAMPBELL, City Passenger Agent Jxo. W. Loup, Traffic Manager, Detroit. Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern. For Toledo and all points South and East, take the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan Rail way from Owosso Junction. at above point with trains of D., G. H. connections at Toledo with evening trains for Cleveland, Buffalo, Columbus, Dayton, Cincin nati, Pittsburg, Creston, Orville and all promi nent points on connecting lines. J. PaisLey, Gen’l Pass. Agent CHICAGO OCTOBER | 5, 1890. ) The & WEST MICHIGAN RY. DEPART FOR | i. | 2. ee. |) Pe, | Pw. Pe Chicago . «eee ) 79:00) 41:00/711: -35| Indiz anapolis Load Hagel ==... senton Harbor..| 19:00) 41:00/T11:25!..... St. on 9:00) 41:00/111:35|. 1... Traverse City...| 77:20) 1O:05/71I:3 Tf... .. Muskegon ...... t1:00'+ 5:05] +8:40) | Manistee 16:0 | Ludington +5205 Baldwin +5205 +11 230} Big Rapids... .. t5 205 Grand Haven...| t1:00 t 5: 5) +8:4 rh: #1:00 t 5:05) #8: oF F12:35 tWeek Days. *iaily. §Except Saturday A. M. has through chai’ car to Ch ca ( =( Y e ae) So extra charge for seats. P M. runs through to ¢ hicag ° a , | 00 with Wagner buffet car; seats FE ofi= r to Manis 2205 solid train j { °3() P M. solid train has sleeper for et verse City. 1 | 035 P. M. is solid train with Wagner pul ee) ace sleeping car through to hicago, and also a combination sleeping and parlor car through to Indianapolis via Benton Harbor. DETROIT, banatie FOR go. ro solid 7> ets P. M. has through chair e tee via M_ GN. E R. w; to Traverse City. Tra- NOVEMBER 30, 1990. DEPART rs ee Detroit and East. Lansing... Howell. ee a Grand Ledge.. Lake Odessa Peyeue cs . poward City.............. Edmore see. Lo ecael :3} Be. Lone... ..... Lea | +730) ricer. 2... Baeinaw City. ........... woh VEO F420 *Daily. +Every week day. p76) A M. runs through to Detroit with par- é ome) lor car; seats 25 cents, Arrive at New York 10:55. m. 1:20 P. M. runs through to Detroit with par lor car, seats 25 cents Arrive at New York 4:00 p. m. 6 P. M. runs through to Detroit with par 25 lor car, seats 25 cents. Arrive at New York 8:50 p. mm For tickets and information apply at Union | Ticket Office, 67 Monroe street, and Union depot. Gro. DeHaven, Gen. Pass. Agt. From Muskegon— Arrive. Munson, Union Ticket Agent, 67 | These trains make | has Wagner sleeping | berths secured at | Sure connections | & M., and | & ——— RR 15 _MIGHIGAN CENTRAL “* The Niagara Falls Route.’’ j DEPART. ARRIVE PRE ace ic emcecacceses 7:20am 10:00pm | Mixed : 5:00 p m | Day 10:00 a m j *Atiantic: = Paciiic Express Le eeuu 11: 15 Pm 6:00am | wow Pork Bxprete...... ok. 5 cece 540pm 1:15pm *Daily. |. All other daily except Sunday. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific Express | trains to and from Detroit. Parlor cars run on Day Express and Grand Rapid | Express to and from Detroit. FRED M. Brieas, Gen’! Agent, 85 Monroe St. G. 8. Hawkins, Ticket Agent, Union Depot. Gro, W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St. O. W. Rueeies, G. P. & T. Agent., Chicago. FIT — 4 entlemans | Table: | All goods bearing the name of ! | THURBER, WHYLAND & CO., | OR ALEXIS GODILLOT, JR. Grocers visiting New York are cordially invited | to calland see us,and if they wish, have their correspondence addressed in our care. We shall be glad to be of use to themin any way. Write us about anything you wish to know. THURBER, WHYLAND & 00., West Broadway, Reale & Hudson Streeta New Ycrk City WANTED. ‘POTATOES, APPLES, DRIED FRUIT, BEANS and all kinds of Produce. If you have any of the above goods to | ship, or anything in the Produce line, let |us hear from you. Liberal cash advances | made when desired. | EARL BROS., |'COMMISSION MERCHANTS 157 South Water St., CHICAGO. Reference: First NATIONAL BANK, OGhicago. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, Grand Rapids. 3EFORE BUYING GRATES jzet Circular and Testimonials) Sent Fr: Economical, Sanitary, Cleanly and ge MICH & ae amar Re LR ALDINE FIRE PLACE, GRAND RAPID . For Portable or Stationary Engines, 1 to 500 Horse Power, Portable or Station- ary Boilers, Saw Mills, Shafting, Pullies, Boxes, Wood-working Machinery, Plan- i ers, Matchers, Moulders, ete., call on | Ww. C. DENISON, | Manufacturers’ Agent, | $8, 90, 92 So. Division St., Grand Rapids, Estimates given on Complete Outfits. LECTROTYPERS, whe 1A sats Aaclon w4aincl antl Eines a DS Sache sia Se ue eet Peace) Mey | cre bai ae THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Gripsack Brigade. D. A. Harrison, the Celtic representa- tive of Farrand, Williams & Clark, was in town a couple of days last week. J. Henry Dawley has purchased the Winton residence at 69 Paris avenue and is removing to his new home this week. R. B. Hyman is spending a couple of weeks at Albany, N. Y., exchanging com- pliments with his house, G. W. VanSlyke & Horton. John Hagens, formerly engaged in the grocery business in the Eighth ward, has taken the position of city salesman for Theo. B. Goossen. THe TRADESMAN’S annual list of Grand Rapids traveling men is as yet incomplete and its publication has been deferred another week. Will C. Brown, a well-known traveling man of Marquette, has taken the man- ayem nt of the branch of the American Biscuit and Manufacturing Co., recently established there. Chas. S. Wilcox, formerly on the road for Hawkins & Company, is now Secre- tary and Treasurer of the Harbison Gro- cer Co.. reeently organized with a capital stock of 3100.000 to carry on the whole- sale grocery business at San Diego, Cal. At the monthly meeting of the direct- ors of the Michigan Commercial Travel- rs’ Association, seven applicants were elected to membership and M. J. Mat- thews was re-elected to serve as Secre- tary and Treasurer for another year. Frank B. Christopher, who traveled last year for a Toledo lumber firm, has engaged to represent the Western Plaster Agency during 1891. He is at present working around the State on land plaster. Willard H. James, for several years on the road for C. M. Henderson & Co., of Chicago, has embarked in the real estate business in the Windy City, locating at 115 Dearborn street. Mr. James has many friends who will wish him success in his new departure. i S- <- Purely Personal. Frank C. Sampson, the Cadillac shin- gie manufacturer, was in town Monday. W. H. Hicks, the Morley druggist, putin a couple of days at Belding last week, on a prospecting trip. A. K. Wheeler, Treasurer of the Lemon & Wheeler Company, is spending a week in Toledo, looking after business matters. E. S. Day will sever his connection with I. M. Clark & Son and return to Custer to engage in the culture of red lanshong fowls. He will sell eggs at the rate of thirteen for $2.50. Jay Diamond, formerly of the drug firm of Diamond & Winans, has taken | the position of prescription clerk for H. ESTABLISHED 30 YEARS. & F. Thum, taking the place of Wm. C. Kirchgessner, resigned. Jas. W. Moore, who has been associated with Allan Sheldon & Co. for nineteen years, has taken a similar position with Burnham, Stoepel & Co., of Detroit, cov- ering the same territory as formerly. D. W. Higgins, who has clerked for W. H. Hicks, the Morley druggist, for several years, has taken the position of prescription clerk for H. W. Sawyer, at Aberdeen, Wash.. He is succeeded by Fred G. Hicks, son of the proprietor, who was summoned home from Albion College for that purpose. >_>? Wools Higher--Hides Unchanged--Tal- low Weaker--Furs Higher. There is a fair quantity of wool being taken by the manufacturers, with no con- cession in price. Woolen goods have moved freely, from the effects of the cold weather, and manufacturers feel good over the future outlook. Stocks of wool are not large and markets are firm, which gives holders of wool considerable nerve to hold. The market is higher. Hides have had, in the past week, a spurt to 14 c. higher and fallen back again to the old price, with a tendency to go lower, especially on the late take-off. Farmers, being well supplied, would not pay higher prices, especially as leather is dull and slow of sale. The market is is lower. Tallow is weak and the demand is lim- ited, with ample supplies. Some kinds of furs have advanced, ow- ing to the continued cold winter, which has created a demand for manufactured goods at home. Foreign markets show no activity or increase of values and the ex- porting demand is not good or favorable. —_— 2 —<—_- Still in Doubt. Michael Kolb & Son, ONE OF THE OLDEST AND MOST RELIABLE Wholesale Clothing Manvfacturers ROCHESTER, N. Y. speaks well for its integrity and it is just 30 years since Michael Kolb first entered into the wholesale Clothing Manufacturing Business at Rochester, N. Y., and it is an ad- mitted fact through the trade generally that he has not a rival in style, fit and make up of every garment shipped out of that eminent house of Michael Kolb & Son. The senior member of the firm always was and is opposed to leaders or baits in any special line, he adopts the honest system of small profits, one price and quick returns. The firm’s representative in Michigan, William Connor, who is in his tenth year with us, will wait upon any of the trade and show our line, buy or not buy, giv- ing every one an opportunity to see our line, learn our prices and equitable terms and trusting to future events. Im addi- tion, Mr. Connor attends periodically at Sweet’s Hotel in Grand Rapids and will be there Thursday, Friday and Saturday, _ January 29, 30 and 31, when customers’ expenses are paid who meet him there to buy. Such of the trade wishing him to eall, kindly address William Connor, Box 346, Marshall, Mich. MICHAEL KOLB & SON. THE NEW YORK BISCUIT CO, S A SEARS, Manager A BUSINESS established 30 years Sirs ae e Pasi 7 es Beal oe Es a io Vs ed er etd a a The appointment of a member of the. Board of Pharmacy, to succeed Geo. Mc- Donald, of Kaiamazoo, is still in ong quo. If the appointment is made to con- | form to the wishes of the rank and file | of the drug trade of the State, it will un- ; Cracker Manufacturers, 37,39 and 41 Kent St., - Grand Rapids. doubtedly go to Mr. McDonald, but! various influences are at work to defeat | the wishes of those most vitally inter-| and THE! ested in the appointment, TRADESMAN will not be greatly sur- prised to see the plum go to Geo. Gun- drum, of lonia, or F. M. Alsdorf, of Lan- sing. Of the causes underlying this undercurrent of opposition, THe TRADES- MAN will have more to say hereafter. ORDER Jennings’ Extracts. See Quotations, FERMENT UM THE ONLY RELIABLE COMPRESSED YEAST, L. WINTERNIT7, Agent, 106 Kent St., Grand Rapids. «“ Fermentum ” was introduced in this market in 1872, having been the pioneer compressed yeast in this territory. manding position, owing to its superiority and the cleanly method in which it has been handled. in tinfoil, which has since been adopted by our competitors. discontinued the sale of bulk yeast altogether. It has always held a com- Several -years ago we began putting up packages This method has met with such growing favor at the hands of the trade that we have The package yeast enables the dealer to be sure that he is handling the genuine article, all our packages bearing the famous white diamond shape label which has been our trade mark and a guarantee of excellence for over twenty years. Sell «Fermentum ” yeast only and your trade will be satisfied. . w=, — ~~ CF