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Michigan Tradesman.

 

 

Bicysles,
Tricycles,
Velocipedes

AND

General Sporting Goods

Agents for A. G. Spalding & Bro.’s
Sporting and Athletic Goods ae
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 cata-

GRAND RAPIDS

logue.

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We quote:
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Standards, in 1a $1. 1% per ‘gal.

Mince Meat.

BEST IN USE.
20- = Pails Dei eden sas bea 7c per lb.
40-lb 7% “cc

2-Ib. Cans (usual weight), 81. 60} per doz.
Oranges and Lemons, good stock and
cheap.
Choice Dairy Butter, 20c
Fresh Eggs, 22

B, FALLAS & SON

Prop’s Valley City Cold Storage,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH

 

ALLEN DURFEE. A. D. LEAVENWORTH.

Allen Durfee & Co.,

FUNERAL DIRECTORS,

103 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids.

Wm. H. White & Co.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

HARDWOOD LUMBER,

Maple, Soft and Rock Elm, Basswood,
Birch and Hemlock.

Mills at Boyne City, on Pine Te = at Boyne
Falls, on the G. R. & I. R
Correspondence Solicited.

BOYNE CITY, MICHIGAN.

BEACR’S
New York Goffe 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.

Beans and Clover 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 car 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.

IT WILL PAY YOu

To Buy ALLEN B.WRISLEY’sS

g000 CHEER SOAP

Leading Wholesale Grocers — it,

 

ESTABLISHED 1841.
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THE MERCANTILE AGENCY

R.G. Dun & Co.

Reference Books issued quarterly. Collections
attended to throughout United States
and Canada.

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 — Ss es Yours truly,
T. J. F. ROEHM, Jeweler.

WILLIAMS, SHELEY & BROOKS

Successors to FARRAND, WILLIAMs & Co.

 

 

Spring Season 1891,

——— fe

If You desire to sell

Carpets by Sample

Send for
Cirevler and Price hist,

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Smith & Sanford,

GRAND RAPIDS.

 

PAUL EIFERT

Tronks, Traveling Bags and Cases

SAMPLE TRUNKS AND CASES
MADE TO ORDER.

 

| writes for Prices.
41 SO. DIVISION ST,

Michigan.

 

Grand Rapids, - -

 

GRAND RAPIDS, , WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1891.

PORT SHELDON.

 

Graphic History of a Long Forgotten
City.
Written for THE TRADESMAN.

Nearly all history sometimes repeats
itself, and that which may appear to this
generation new and strange may have
been new to others long ago passed
away; or it may re-appear to succeeding
generations in some other form, to be
known by a new and novel name. With-
in the past twenty years a term has been
coined, or, rather, another meaning has
been given to an old word, to designate a
rapid and morbid growth of a city, vil-
lageorcountry. This term is ‘‘a boom,’’
and I often hear it said that booms never
occurred until within the period named.
That the word had no meaning in the
sense now used is certain; yet ‘‘booms,’’
such as hardly have an equal to-day, did
take place in the first half of this century;
and, if we take into account the com-
parative poverty of the country at that
time, the great scarcity of available cash
and the almost entire absence of million-
aires, I think it will be conceded that
the boom of which a condensed history
will here be given has seldom or never
been equalled on this continent.

On the Eastern shore of Lake Mich-
igan, in the county of Ottawa, township
of Olive, and near the mouth of Pigeon
Lake, where it empties into that great
inland sea, once stood the nucleus of
a city by the name of Port Sheldon.
Where, over half a century ago, was
heard the sound of axe and hammer and
the noise of machinery, where shipping
lay at anchor off shore, and busy hands
were loading and unloading merchandise,
all is now a comparative waste of marsh
and sand, with hardly a building left
standing to mark the spot where 160
acres of land was cleared of trees and
stumps, and surveyed into lots and
streets for acity tobe. Few people are
now living whose hopes and happiness
were centered in the rise and progress of
Port Sheldon as a commercial center, and
few in Grand Rapids know anything of
its history. The ‘‘boom” of Port Sheldon,
although startlingly rapid and on a scale
of gorgeous magnificence, lasted for the
short period of about two years.

THE TRADESMAN’S reporter is indebted
to Mr. A. W. Pike, of this city, for most
of the information herein contained,
whose courtesy in affording its repre-
sentative with all of historic and statistic
interest connected with Port Sheldon at
that period is hereby acknowledged.

Mr. Pike, who was born at Cincinnati and
came to St. Joseph, Mich., in 1827, ap-
pears to be the only gentleman living in
this section of the country, if not the
only one anywhere, who is able to give a
concise account of what transpired in
that embryo city. Heis a genial, well-
preserved gentleman of 77 years, retain-
ing all his faculties to a remarkable
degree. He possesses the best possible
facilities for furnishing the information
required, from the fact that he was long
a resident Indian trader in this section of
Michigan and, after the collapse of the
Port Sheldon bubble, was appointed

 

NO. 385

resident agent there for a length of time,
empowered to dispose of the real and
personal property then ewned by the
company. He has been a resident of
Grand Rapids most of the time since it
was a small village.

The moving spirit in the inception and
building of Port Sheldon was a gentle-
man of French descent, from Philadel-
phia, by the name of Alex. H. Jaudon—
aman of wealth, measured by what con-
stituted wealth at that time. This was
in the year 1837. It was during what
was known as the ‘‘wild cat” period in
Michigan, which really meant unlimited
free banking privileges, with little or no
basie coin behind their promise-to-pay
issues. The entire State may be said to
have been ‘‘booming” then, and by most
people in the Eastern States it was con-
sidered not only the promised land of
milk and honey, but as possessing almost
exhaustless wealth in timber, soil and
mines.

Anumber of other gentlemen from
Philadelphia and one, at least, from New
York joined with Mr. Jaudon in the en-
terprise of making Port Sheldon a com-
mercial city, and a company was formed,
known as the ‘‘Port Sheldon Land Co.,”
during the year 1837-8, which expended
at Jeast $110,000 the first eighteen months
in clearing the land, in erecting build-
ings and making other improvements.
As previously mentioned, 160 acres of
land was first cleared and platted for the
new city. This original plat was
lithographed and is still in the possession
of Mr. Pike. After the city was laid out
and while building was in _ progress,
many strangers came, attracted by
rumors of a growing city in the wilder-
ness and with the intention of casting
their fortunes with it. Still otherscame,
in order to obtain work, as, for the time
being, cash was paid by the company for
all kinds of labor required.

At the end of the first six months,
fifteen first-class buildings were fin-
ished and occupied. Among these build-
ings were the following: a large general
store building for the company, which
was at once filled with a stock of every
class of goods imaginable, many of them
fartoo rich and fashionable for the in-
habitants of the new country, if we pos-
sibly except a few families in Port Shel-
don itself; a saw mill, which was one of
the earliest necessities constructed; a
large hotel was among the first buildings
furnished. All the buildings were prin-
cipally of wood, as no other material was
then as available. The dimension of the
“Ottawa House,’’ as the hotel was called,
are not definitely known, but there were
two very high stories and an attic. It hada
frontage of eighty-eight feet. A balcony
with balustrade ran across the entire
front, supported by Grecian columns.
For that day it was supeibly finished
throughout, at a cost of $60,000, and was
then by far the finest hotel in the State.
Its location was on the shore of Pigeon
Lake and in full view from Lake Mich-
igan. Arailroad was surveyed during
this year from Port Huron, in a nearly
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(then a small village), with its terminus
at the future metropolitan city of Port
Sheldon. The western end of this road,
for about two miles, was cleared of the
forest trees and stumped and graded all
ready for the ties. The determination
and animus of those engaged in city and
railroad building was shown in the erec-
tion of a depot building, the roof of
which was supported by Grecian columns.
It was finished the first year, at a cost of
$8,000 or $10,000.

With all the hurry and hustle of
modern ‘‘booms’’ and modern railroad
building, it is doubtful whether an in-
stance is on record of such a building,
with so many offices, being completed
ready for business with so small an
amount of initial work.

The harbor at this port, in a state of
nature, was, like all the others on the
eastern shore Lake Michigan, obstructed
by sand bars, so that only small yachts
or barges could enter, until piers were
built and a considerable amount of
dredging done. The real harbor here
was Pigeon Lake, the depth of its water
at that time heing from forty to sixty
feet, and its surface area about three-
fourths of a mile one way and half a
mile the other. Relying, probably, upon
the important location of their to be
city, the company expected that the gen-
eral government would, eventually, re-
move all obstructions from the entrance
to an otherwise excellent harbor. To
further that desirable end, and also to
bring the matter into public, and es-
pecially into marine notice, the company
erected a good light-house at the mouth
of Pigeon Creek, as the outlet of the
harbor was called, and were so enter-
prising as to keep, at their own expense,
a light burning during the following
year. Vessels of heavy tonnage might
anchor near shore but dared not attempt
to enter.

A recital of the apparently reckless
and foolish expenditure of such large
amounts of money in a land where so
large a number of its inhabitants were
wandering tribes of Indians, and where
the prospect of either interest or divi-
dends was in the dim, shadowy distance,
not only excites the surprise of the
reader but seems incredible.

In speaking of the condition of affairs,
Mr. Pike said: ‘‘There wascomparatively
little gold or silver coin in circulation
here in Michigan, if we except that paid
annually to about 6,000 Indians who re-

 

ceived their annuity at Grand Rapids.
These wards of the nation were truly |
children as regarded the value of money, |
and usually but few days transpired |
before poor Lo’s last dollar was trans- |
ferred to the pocket of the white man. |
It was not squandered, by any means, |
but was paid for provisions, clothing and
guns and ammunition with which to}
supply themselves with the wild game
with which the country abounded. The
Indians were always paid in silver, with
only one exception of which [I remember, |
and that year, for some reason best |
known to the government, they were |
paid in gold coin. They did not like}
paper money, although, in making their |
purchases, they were sometimes obliged |
to take it in change.”’

From two hotel registers of the Ottawa
House, now in possession of Mr. Pike, |
were gieaned a few items which may be
of interest to Toe TRADESMAN’S readers. |
The older of these registers is an or-|
dinary commercial day book, 8x12 inches

| batim record of one party and contains

in size, containing about 100 pages, with |
good heavy cap paper, half bound in|
paper and with leather back and corners. |
The first date in this book is December 1, |
1838, and the last date March 1, 1842. |
It appears that the landlord of this hotel |
was Charles T. Badger, as is shown by
the following copy from a print executed
in New York:

The subscriber, late of the Marshall
House, Philadelphia, begs leave to in-
form the public and travelers generally
that he has taken that large and com-
modious hotel lately erected at Port |
Sheldon, Michigan, known as the Ottawa
House, which he intends opening about
the first of June next. The house will
be furnished in a style not surpassed by
any house in the country. His furniture
will be entirely new, selected from the
eastern cities. His bar will be furnished
with wines and liquors of superior
quality and choice brands, all selected in
New York and Philadelphia. The sub-
seriber, from his long experience in busi-
ness and unremitting attention, hopes to
share a portion of public patronage.

CHARLES T. BADGER, Proprietor.

Above this notice is a cut of the hotel.

The headings and rulings between the
four words at the top of the pages of
this register were all done with a pen in
the plain writing of that date and were
simply, ‘‘Date. Name. ——— Resi-
dence. Destination.’’ It also ap-
pears that the Port Sheldon Land Co.
appointed agents who were prominent
men residing in different parts of the
Union; but no mention is made of the
duties and requirements of these gentle-
men.

One of the Ottawa House registers con-
tains the following entry:

Agents for Port Sheldon.

Feb. 20th, Chas. T. Badger, Port Hud-
son, Louisiana.

Feb. 20th, A. H. Jaudon, New Orleans,
Louisiana.

Aug. 9th, S. S. Taylor, Philadelphia,
Penn.

Aug. 14th, W. T. Aubrey, Mobile, Ala.

Aug. 14th, S. Coates, Mobile, Ala.

During the first half of the present cen-
tury, people looked upon dancing as not
only one of the most graceful and health-
ful, but also the most moral and refined
of all amusements, and its indulgence
was almost universal, especially in the
Middle and Western States; and. to judge
from these registers, balls, or dancing
parties, were among the chief amuse-
ments at this young city during the
winter months. Probably there were
more then who believed in the truth of
the old French motto, adopted and placed |
upon the royal arms of Great Britain,
than there are to-day:
mal y pense.’’

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‘“‘Honi soit qui |
The following is a ver-

the names of many from Grand Rapids
who attended:

Grand Ball Party, Jan. 29, 1840.

Wm. Butts and Lady, Grandville.
Judge Almy * ‘* , Grand Rapids.
Capt. David Carver, Grand Haven.
Doc. Williams, Do Do

A. W. Richardson, Rush Creek.

Wm. H. Godfroy, Grand Rapids.
R. Godfroy, and Lady Do Do
Louis Campau and lady, Do Do
John Almy isl Do Do
General Brown ‘‘ ‘‘ Tecumseh, Mich.
N. H. White ss 6 “* Grandville.

J. N. Elliert *« * Port Sheldon.
C. Edgerly ‘** 6“ Grandville.

S. M. Edgell - Do

J. Wendell ‘« ** Grand Rapids.
J. W. Pierce oe Do

E. Jewell ‘¢ « Grand Rapids.
C. Smith oo Do
Nathan Throop and Lady,Grand Rapids.
David MelIntosh, ‘+ ‘ Do Do
Capt. Sims,

W. T. Wood, Ohio City.

 

George Comsteck, Grand Haven.

In regard to these festivities, Mr. Pike |

STANDARD Oth GU,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
Dealers in [lUminating and Lubricating

-OLlLS-

NAPTHA AND GASOLINES.
Office, Hawkins Block. Works, Butterworth Ave.

BULK STATIONS AT

Grand Rapids, Big Rapids, Cadillac, Grand Haven, Ludington, Howard City, Mus-
kegon, Reed City, Manistee, Petoskey, Allegan.

Highest Price Paid for Empty Carbon and Gasoline Barrels.

THE NRW YORK BISGUIT GO,

S. A. SEARS, Manager.

Cracker Manufacturers,
37,39 and 4i Kent St., - Grand Rapids.

LEMUN & WHEELER COMPANY,

IMPORTERS AND

Wholesale Grocers

GRAND RAPIDS.

 

 

 

TELFER SPICE COMPANY,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Spices and Baking Powder, and Jobbers of
Teas, Coffees and Grocers’ Sundries,

land 3 Pearl Street, GRAND RAPIDS

BALL-BARNHART-PUTMAN GO,

IMPORTERS AND

 

Wholesale Grocers,
GRAND RAPIDS.

 

Fine Line of Canned Goods and California
Fruits,

 

 

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said: “It was not unusual for from
twenty to thirty couples to attend from
Grand Rapids and vicinity. As a trail
was cut through the woods from Grand-
ville to Port Sheldon, thirty-four miles
distant, it was followed in the winter
season, as near as might be, the sleigh-
loads winding in and out among the trees.
Grandville was then at the head of river
navigation for heavy draft vessels and
was expected to become a very important
place.”

The name and fame of Port Sheldon
must have spread far and wide, as per-
sons from long distances are found
registered at the Ottawa House. One
secretary of legation registers in French
July 4, 1839, as follows: ‘‘Le Comte L de
Baillet, Secretaire de Legation de S. M.,
le Roi des Belges.’? The Count was ac-
quainted with some of the gentlemen
composing the Port Sheldon Land Co.
and, it is said, came to visit them, prob-
bly at their invitation, and was accom-
panied by his personal servants. July
27, the same year, the steamboat G. W.
Cole arrived from St. Joseph, which city
was then larger than Chicago, bringing
the following passengers, who registered:
E. P. Deacon, A. G. Deacon, E. North
and R. F. Kellogg. July 29, the same
year, is registered the name, ‘‘Lieutenant
Macomb, U.S. Army,’’? who wrote as his
destination, ‘‘On a Fancy Trip;” October
12, the same year, ‘‘Gov. Lewis, Lewis-
burg,’”’ ‘‘Victoria’’ being given as his
destination; March, 1840, ‘*‘Capt. Simons,
of the Patriot Service,’ the latter, no
doubt, having reference to the Canadian
Rebellion which had occurred a year or
two previous. One, D. W. McIntosh, of
Grand Haven, registers Jan. 15, 1840,
and remarks in the column marked ‘‘Des-
tination,’’ that he is ‘‘After galls”—
whether to attend a party, or for servants,
or for wives is not stated.

The nearest house to Port Sheldon oc-
cupied by white people was at Grand
Haven, thirteen miles distant. The
buildings generally were far better than
those in Grand Rapids at that day. All
lots in Port Sheldon were 64x128 feet.
Board sidewalks were constructed and
the streets were well cleared, portions
being graded. Said Mr. Pike, ‘‘Some
fifty or sixty votes were cast at their first
election, and the greatest resident popu-
lation at any one time would not exceed
300.” The inhabitants were not lacking
for meat, as bear, deer and wild turkeys
were very numerous, although during the
unusually hard winter of 1842-3 most of
the turkeys died.

————
Tribulations of a Retail Groceryman.
Written for THE TRADESMAN.

‘Henry, stop the clock—it makes too
much noise. And take that pile of ac-
counts and see if you can’t do a little
collecting. Hold on! Let me look them
over—well, I guess you needn’t go.
Every one of those fellows has a bill
against me and ”

Telephone rings.

‘* Hello! Yes’m.’’

(Now, a great deal depends upon how
you say this ‘‘ yes’m.” You want to give
it a soft, persuasive accent, like molas-
ses sliding down a cellar door.)

‘* Yes’m, what is it?”

‘* Where are the groceries I ordered of
you a little while ago?”’

‘*Wagon just going out—will get to
your place in a few minutes.”

** Now, see here, sir. What time have
I got to order groceries in order to get
them the same week? Do you suppose I

 

 

 

ing to order groceries for dinner?
expecting company for the World’s Fair,
and, if I should give you an order now, I
shouldn’t expect to get the goods until
after it was all over. You are not deal-
ing with Doctor Tanner, but, if we
should keep on buying groceries of you,

“v0”

Bang!

Another customer gone, and the rent’s
due next week! Proprietor goes out in
front of the store, kicks an innocent dog
that happens to be running along, and
has about made up his mind to slip an-
other gallon of water into the oysters
when a female—and a woman at that—
enters and, holding out two tickets and
a smile, says, ‘‘ Two dollars, please.”

The proprietor wishes she had never
been born—that her mother had died an
infant. He remembers that he hasn’t
paid his hired girl in four weeks and
that the baby has got to have a new pair
of shoes, but he also remembers that this
woman is a good customer and that they
are too scarce to take any chances with;
so, while his mind fastens upon that lit-
tle passage of Scripture about the wind
being ‘‘tempered to the shorn lamb’’ he
smilingly hands her the amount asked
for, which, at the time, looks to him
bigger than the entire National debt.
In return, he receives two tickets on a
silk quilt, to be raffled for the benefit of
the ‘‘ Pastors’ Aid Society.”

Delivery boy shows up about this
time and says: ‘‘Oats are all gone, and
you'll have to get some more hay ina
few days. And say! That woman up
at 742 Cypress street wants another half
pound of butter, and she says that if it
don’t make any difference to you, she’d
like some that aint quite so energetic as
the last you sent her. It got away and
she had to chase it half way back to the
store before she caught it.”

The proprietor docks the boy for fif-
teen minutes lost time in delivering the
message and is about to start out to see
if his competitors are doing any business
when the telephone rings again.

‘*Hello! Is this the proprietor?’’

c‘* What can we do for you?”’

‘“Please send up a compressed yeast
cake, and have your boy take back that
granulated sugar and change it. My
girl didn’t have good luck with her last
cake, and she lays it to the sugar, and

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‘*Madam, it gives me great pleasure
to inform you that the proprietor of this
store is dead. The immediate cause of
his death, the doctors say, was a clot on
the brain. He was hopeful to the last
and seemed to be resigned to his fate.
The stock is to be sold to the first capi-
talist who comes along with a dollar and
twenty-five cents in cash, and who wish-
es to engage in a good, paying business
that will consume his entire time, and
which will fit him for an early grave.
Funeral to-morrow—creditors will attend
in a body.’’ THE PARSON.

2
A New House. ’

One of Hudson’s new divines called on
one of his parishioners at his store soon
after he came to town. The storekeeper
did not recognize in his visitor the
preacher whom he had heard expound
the doctrine from the pulpit the previous
Sunday, but mistook him for a drummer.
‘‘Let’s see,’’ said the merchant, ‘‘what
house do you represent?” ‘‘The house

 

of the Lord,’’ responded the dominie.

want to get up at 5 o’clock in the morn- |
I am}

we could beat his record and not half |

 

Spring & Company,

IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

Dress Goods, Shawls,
Notions, Ribbons, Hosiery,
Gloves, Underwear, Woolens,
Flannels, Blankets, Ginghams,
Prints and Domestic Cottons

Cloaks,

We invite the attention of the trade to our complete and well
assorted stock at lowest market prices.

Spring & Company.

 

RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO.,

12. 14 AND 16
PEARL ST.,
GRAND RAPIDS,

Ask our salesmen
or call and see our
improved and new
lines of Men’s, Boys’
and Youth’s Shoes
for Spring trade.

We are making the
best lines for service
offered by any one.

Our river goods lead
all others. We carry
a full line of jobbing
goods and offer most
everything at old
prices.

THE PUYNAM GANDY 60,

Wholesale
Manufacturers.

Fruit and Nut Jobbers.

ASK FOR PRICE LIST.

 

 

 

S. K. BOLLES. E. B. DIKEMAN.

Ss. K. Bolles & Co.,

* %7% CANAL ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

W holesale Cigar Dealers.

Pao Url:

The “TOSS UP” Cigar is not a competitor
against any other 5c brands, but all 10c brands,
because it is equal to any 10c cigar on the
market.

 

 

 

 

 

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AMONG THE TRADE.

AROUND THE STATE.
Kingsley—M. S. Brownson has put in
a new grocery stock.
Hastings—A. Leins has sold his meat
market to H. J. Mead.
Bay City—L. Fontaine & Son have
opened a new shoe store.

Rollo—Jacob H. Yerdan is succeeded |

by*Ayers & Son in general trade.
Northville—Samuel Knapp succeeds
Knapp Bros. in the grocery business.
Saginaw—Otto M. Rohde, grocer, has
sold out to Anna (Mrs. August) Rohde.
St. Louis—Julia M. (Mrs. E. M.) John-
son has sold out her furniture business.
Lansing—T. S. Guy has sold his bak-
ery and restaurant to C. E. Davis & Co.
Charlotte—D. G. McClure succeeds C.
H. McClure & Co. in the grain business.
Edmore— John S. Burgess succeeds |

Burgess & Joslin in the furniture busi- |

ness.

Edmore—aA. C. Morehead is succeeded |
in the grocery business by John B. Har-

rison.

Sherman—R. D. Frederick has
his book and stationery
Champenois.

Colon—John Fair has removed his
general stock from Greenfield Mills, Ind.,
to Colon Junction.

Saginaw—John C. Schnell has opened |
a grocery store at the corner of Jones)

and Sixth street.

Oden—The Northern Mich. Lumber
Co. has both its sawmills and shingle
mills in operation.

Reed City—D. C. Williams succeeds
Williams & Kerry in the grocery and
boot and shoe business.

Standish—J. B. Sperry & Co. succeed
Geo. N. Schillinger in the hardware and
agricultural implement business.

Nashville—H. L. Walrath has decided
to close out his grocery stock and con-
tinue the harness business alone.

Bloomingdale—J. G. Lockard & Son
succeed W. R. Scott & Bro. in the con-
fectionery and tobacco business.

Tekonsha—Henry P. Aldrich has ex-
changed his general stock for residence
property in the suburbs of Detroit.

Owosso—H. W. Parker has sold his
grocery stock to F. W. Gardner, who was
formerly engaged in trade at St. Johns.

Kalamazoo—W.E. Birge, of the former
firm of Brown & Birge, has taken the
management of the drug department of
R. L. Parkin.

Detroit—T. H. Hinchman & Sons will
discontinue their wholesale grocery busi-
ness and devote themselves wholly to the
jobbing of drugs.

Spring Grove—B. F. Marr & Co. have
moved their general stock to Whiting,
Ind. J. S. Marr will shortly resume
business here with a fresh stock.

Walkerville—Benj. F. Stone has trad- |

ed his store property and furniture stock
here for the drug stock of Horace Peck,
at Walton. He is succeeded in the un-
dertaking business by Daunt Beals.
Fennville—Wm. M. Bale has purchased
the interests of John Barron and A. M.
Johnson in the grocery and crockery

firm of W. M. Bale & Co. and will con-|

tinue the business under his own name.

Stanton—Epley & Devine have sold)

their grocery stock to Curtis Ball and |
Warren McLean, who will continue the|
business under the style of Ball . Mc-
Lean. Possession was given Feb.
Muskegon—A. A. Wood has wth
from the Muskegon Hardware Co. The

sold |
stock to L. P. |

business will be continued under the
same style by Chas. H. Hackley, Geo. R.
|Selkirk, H. J. Vanzalingen and John
| Baninga.

| Eastmanville—Assignee Goodrich ad-
| vertises to sell the assets in the Adam
| Wagner matter at public sale on Feb.
18. The assets comprise the general
| stock and 750 acres of land in Ottawa
and Newaygo counties.

| Saginaw —Ferdinand Daudt, of the
| Daudt-Watson Co., has purchased an
interest in the Daudt Glass and Crockery
| Co., at Toledo, and has gone to that city
|to reside. Mr. Daudt retains his interest
| here, but the business will be managed
| by Mr. Watson.
| Detroit—The late Bishop Borgess held
a $2,000 chnttel mortgage on the stock of
Harris & Karpp, 215 Woodward avenue,
which was recorded Dec. 28, 1887. Two
days later a $3,000 mortgage was filed by
Pforzheimer, Keller & Co., of New York,
and later they took possession of the
stock under their second mortgage. The
Bishop did not present his claim for the
| reason that, should he take possession of
the stock, he would be harrassed by re-
plevin suits from creditors of the firm.
| After the Bishop’s death Fr. M. J. P.
'Dempsey, administrator of his estate,
| brought suit’against Pforzheimer, Keller
|& Co. to recover the $2,000 secured by
the first mortgage. Judge Gartner de-
cided the case on the 28th in favor of
Fr. Dempsey for $2,000 and interest.

 

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Bay City—Eichone Bros. are cutting
30,000 shingles daily at their mill at
White Feather.

Battle Creek—The Battle Creek Knit-
ting Co. has uttered chattel mortgages
| aggregating $15,000.

Saginaw—Wylie Bros. have begun the
work of building a new shingle mill on
the site of the one recently burned.

Coleman—C. D. Cope, of Mt. Pleasant,
has rented F. B. Simons’ shingle mill for
several years and is getting in a stock of
bolts.

Saginaw—Campbell & Koons have put
300,000 feet of logs into the Little Sugar,
and have sold the logs to Bliss & Van
Auken.

Ontonagon—The Diamond Match Co. is
putting in a shingle mill here, which will
be ready for business on the opening of
navigation.
| West Branch—Charles Cline’s sawmill
manufactured 6,000,000 feet of lumber
last season. He saws by the thousand
for D. Wright & Co. of Saginaw.

Coldwater—The Coldwater Cutter Co.,
which has been in financial straits, has
made a settlement with its creditors by
which it will be allowed to go on.

Bay City—The sawmill of H. W. Sage
& Co. makes the best record during the
decade ending with 1890. During that

period it manufactured 416,445,251 feet
of lamber.

Baraga—William Coach, who has been
South looking over his timber interests
in Leuisiana, has returned, and is devot-
ing his energies to his operations on the
Otter river.

 

| Muskegon—Chas. Watson has pur-
| chased the interest of Peter Jungen in
| the firm of Jungen & Fink, cigar manu-
|facturers. The new firm will be known
| as Watson & Fink.

| Bay City—The Eddy, Avery & Eddy

| sawmill is undergoing extensive improve-
ments. The structure will be overhauled

 

and some new machinery putin, anda
brick refuse burner is being erected.
Kingsley—M.'S. Brownson’s hardwood
sawmill will begin operations in a few
days. He expects to light the mill with
electricity, having ordered a dynamo
and the necessary wiring and lamps.
Kalamazoo—Cornelius Barkenbus has
retired from the firm of Bevans & Bar-
kenbus, manufacturers of carriages.
The business will be continued by T. R.
Bevans under his own name.
Avron—Arnott & Dickson are putting
up a small mill near this place for cut-
ting hemlock ties, they having the con-
tract to furnish ties for the new Iron
Range & Huron Bay Railway.
Greenville—H. L. MeNutt has closed a
contract for the erection of a shingle
mill on his 320-acre farm on sections 25
and 26, in Douglas township. The mill
is to be running in 60 days.
Kalamazoo—T. S. Skinner has pur-
chased a half interest in the harrow
manufactory of L. C. Lull & Co. and will
take the business management of the en-
terprise. The firm name remains the

same.

Harrison—W. H. & F. A. Wilson have
sold the machinery in their sawmill to
the Poplarville Lumber Co. and it will
be shipped to Mississippi, where the
purchaser owns timber, and proposes to
operate on an extensive scale.

Menominee—Stinehfield, Whitney &
Co. recently brought suit against the
city of Menominee and recovered between
$800 and $900 taxes on logs floated to that
place that had previously been taxed in
Florence county, Wis., under the State
law.

Avron—C. M. Turner is overhauling
his sawmill and adding some new
machinery. He has taken a contract to
get out 1,000,000 feet of hemlock and ma-
ple for the new Huron bay ore dock, and
will saw in addition a small amount of
pine.

Bay City—S. A. McLean has struck
another lead. He has stopped boring
for natural gas in Bay City, coal in
Tuscola, and has gone to Port Arthur,
Ont. It is said pay dirt has been struck
in a silver mine there in which he is in-
terested to the extent of being half own-
er. He has alsoa half interest in 2,000
acres of mineral land in that locality,
which has been located this winter.

Manistee—Stokoe & Nelson, who haye
been doing a custom business at this
point for the past few years, have about
decided to try their hands at cedar exclu-
sively this year, and with that end in
view are buying all of the cedar possible.
As they had already some pine and hem-
lock contracted for, they have sold that
class of stock to some of the other mill
firms at this point, but they will probably

saw up a little hardwood, of which they.

were not able to dispose so readily. The
venture will be looked upon with some
interest, as it has not heretofore been
considered possible to run a mill profit-
ably at this point on cedar alone.
i i
The Fish Law a Farce.

No MaAn’s LAND (near Traverse City)
Jan. 30.—In all human probability, I
owe the State of Michigan more than any
land lubber who ever trespassed on
school lands. As near as I can estimate,
I am indebted to this glorious common-
wealth to the tune of $6,000,000. The

recent fish and game law prescribes that)
a fisherman shall use a mesh in gill nets |

not less than 424 inches and 31¢ inches
with pound nets. Besides being a
manifest injustice to pound net fish-
ermen, the entire law is ridiculous,

|

 

as very few whitefish could be caught
in pound nets with meshes larger than
4 inches. I use a 4 inch mesh and
a 3 ineh mesh with pound nets,
and as I am rendering myself liable toa
fine of $100 every time I do so, a summer
resorter who is good at figures estimated
that I was indebted to the State about
$5,500,000 last summer. AsI have fish-
ed about two months since, I probably
owe the commonwealth a half million
more by this time.

The most foolish feature in the law, to
my thinking, is the restriction regarding
herring and perch nets. The legal mesh
is 21¢ inch, but the man who could catch
a herring or perch in such a net would
be an attraction in a dime museum.
The entire law, so far as it applies to
fishermen, is foolish and unnecessary.
The Legislature might as well require a
farmer to use a wagon in winter and a
sleigh in summer as to restrict the fish-
erman in such away. After he selects
his fishing ground, it does not pay him
to make a change again soon, and he
takes pains to catch no fish which are
not marketable. It is not to his interest
to do anything which would injure the
fishing, for if he does so he will have to
move, thus losing all the improvements
he has made. If any of the champions
of the law will visit me at my ‘Island
Home” next summer, the ‘‘Hermit of
Traverse Bay ” will satisfy even the most
obdurate of the futility of the law.

Dick BASSETT.

 

 

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

 

BUSINESS CHANCES.

JOR SALE—CLOTHING & FURNISHING GOODS BUS-
iness, established five years in good town of 1,300

ple. A — for someone, as there is but one other
clothing store here. L R. Hinsdill, Hartford, Mich. 181

| en SALE—STOCK OF GENERAL MERCHANDISE
about 25 miles south of Grand Rapids; also stock
of drugs in connection, if desired. All clean stock.
Good reasons for selling. Will sell cheap. Rent reas-
onable. Address No. 183, care Michigan Tradesman. 183
ARDWARE—FOR SALE, CLEAN STOCK OF HARD-
ware in one of the best towns in Michigan; a
rare opportunity for someone; terms cash. Address
Wood & Atwood, Flint, Mich. 182

ANTED—SITUATION BY AN EXPERIENCED DRY
goods, clothing, boot and shoe and grocery
salesman. Wouldinvesta few hundred dollars in a
good paying business inalive town. Address No. 179,
care Michigan Tradesman. 179

OR 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. & Martindale, Kalkaska, Mich.

OR SALE—CLEAN DRUG STOCK. ner On
best retail street in Grand Rapids. Expenses small
good paying patronage. Address No. 162, care Mich.
Tradesman. 162
OR SALE—WELL-SELECTED 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 —
Tradesman.
OR SALE—WELL-SELECTED DRUG STOCK NB
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—A COMPLETE DRUG STOCK AND FIX-
tures; stock well assorted can be bought at a
— ‘address for particulars 8. P. Hicks, Ldwell,
124

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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dress No. 26, care Michigan Tradesman.
“WANT A STOCK OF GOODS IN EXCHANGE FOR
a good farm between Muskegon and Write, pone
or a house and lot in Grand Rapids. o~
particulars, to O. F. Conklin, Grand og

eyed 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.,
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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
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GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP.

E, Burger has sold his grocery stock to
Herman Burger.

The Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co. fur-
nished the stock for the new grocery
store of W. J. Smith at 161 Monroe street.

Henry Hocksma compromised the claim
of the Olney & Judson Grocer Co. and
the attachment on his grocery steck on
Grandville avenue was withdrawn.

Frank O. Lord & Co. expect to open
their new grocery store at the corner of
Ionia and Fountain Streets next Satur-
day. I. M. Clark & Son will furnish the
stock.

J. Schripsma has purchased the gro-
cery stock of Matthews Ashterhof at 369
South East street and added a line of
notions. P. Steketee & Sons furnished
the stock.

The Holland grocers who prefer bulk
yeast to tin foil are endeavoring to secure
the location of an independent agency
here, so that supplies can be obtained
from first hands.

Alvin B. Moseley and Geo. F. Stevens
have been admitted to partnership in the
firm of Moseley Bros., produce and com-
mission dealers. The firm name remains
the same as before.

I. M. Clark & Son foreclosed their
mortgage on the grocery stock of M. F.
Tuck, at Greenville, subsequently dis-
posing of the same to W. D. Reynolds &
Co., the Coopersville grocers, who will
remove to Greenville and continue the
business.

EK. S. Pierce has decided to re-engage in
the clothing business, having leased the
store in the Aldrich block now being va-
cated by Korl, Knott &Co. He will form
an alliance witha popular young man
whose identity he is not yet ready to dis-
close, carrying both ready made and

custom made goods.
——__—>->—_——

Purely Personal.
Frank E. Leonard and Frank Stone

have gone to New York to purchase
goods for the spring and summer trade.

Geo. R. Mayhew has returned from
New York and Boston, where he has
been for the past three weeks.

Ben. W. Putnam, President of the
Putnam Candy Co, has returned from a
ten days’ visit to the cities of the sea-
board.

J. W. Milliken, of the dry goods house
of Hamilton & Milliken, at Traverse
City, was in town Saturday on his way
to New York. He will spend a couple
of weeks at Boston and his old home in
Maine before returning.

J. Steinberg, the Traverse City cloth-
ier, was in town last Wednesday for the
purpose of securing plans for the new
brick building he proposes to erect the
coming season. The structure will be
56x100 feet in dimensions and two stories
high.

Hon. E. B. Martin, who was formerly
engaged in the grist mill business at
Reed City, has concluded to remove to
Bozeman, Mont., in March, having pur-
chased a tract of land adjacent to the
town on the oceasion of his recent visit
to the Northwest. It is not unlikely
that he will embark in the manufacture

of flour at his new location.
reel amen en

Gripsack Brigade.
F..D. Carleton has gone on the road
for the Princess Dressing Case Co.

 

 

J. Vanderwerp and D. B. Crater have
parted company with I. M. Clark & Son.

If any errors or omissions occur in
Tue TRADESMAN’S list of traveling men,
as given this week, a knowledge of the
same will be thankfully received.

Seott Swigart, who is now on the road
for the Globe Tobacco Co., was in town
Monday on business connected with his
investment in the Michigan Fire Ladder
and Truck Co.

T. G. Selleck has severed his connec-
tion with the Waddell Manufacturing Co.
and embarked in the manufacture of fur-
niture ornaments at Rockford in com-
pany with his brother, Frank H. Selleck.

Dick Warner has severed his connec-
tion with the Telfer Spice Co. and en-
gaged with the Lemon & Wheeler Com-
pany.. Under the new arrangement, he
will continue to visit his ‘‘ solid trade”
outside the city, but will spend the most
of his time among the city trade. Mr.
Warner is one of the oldest men now in
the business and will naturally carry
considerable new trade to his new con-
nection.

—_- 4. —
Snyder vs. Walker.

GraANpD RaApips, Jan. 27.—J.S. Walker,
in his reply to ‘Short Count Pickles,”
crawfishes out of the blame by throwing
it upon his employes. His reply is evi-
dently made by the same parties who
count his pickles, for that, too, is ‘‘short
count’? and morally oblique.

He did buy a bushel of potatoes of me
and got very generous measure, as i am
prepared to prove by an eye witness.
Here, there can be no question of short
weight, since they are sold by standard
measure, and, being there personally to
receive them, he should and would have
kicked then if there had been any short-
age. Moreover, he, no doubt, had them
weighed by those who count his pickles
and with equal accuracy. The same ap-
plies to the beans. Again, Mr. Walker’s
treacherous faculty for numbers misleads
him when he says he paid 40 cents per
pound for the spices, as I never charged
anyone over 35 cents; and what he calls
‘the poorest trash on earth” gives my
trade great satisfaction.

Allow me to revert once more to the
pickle deal. Mr. Walker’s man came to
me and the following colloquy took
place:

“Don’t you want to buy some pickles?”

“T just bought some.’

“Why don’t you buy them where they
are put up and get them cheap?”

‘What do you get for them?”’

‘Four dollars for a half and
barrel.’’

“IT can get them for $7.”’

“They can’t sell them for that.’’

“T don’t care—that’s their business.’

“Yes, but do you get full count <<

“I don’t know, but, as you put them
up, you ought to know about that.”

“Well, you see, we want to sell—and
must sell—the wholesalers, and some-
times so cheap that we can’t afford to—
well, you know how that goes in busi-
ness.”’

Comment is superfluous.

Now, Mr. Walker claims that, if his in-
structions were followed, his pickles
would run full count and over. This is
amazing, because the keg which I found
short count was chuck full!

His explanation—as well as his busi-
ness methods—stands in great need of
thorough revision and emendation.
Meanwhile, what I say to one of my col-
leagues with reference to the pickle
trade, I say unto all—watch.

JOHN SNYDER.

7.50 per

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Willing - to Wager on the Count.
GRAND Rapips, Jan. 30 —I have four
barrels of J. S. Walker’s pickles in my
cellar and stand ready to wager $50 that
every barrel is short count. I made Mr.
Walker this offer in THE TRADESMAN
office, but he declined to accept it. I
now offer to wager the same amount with
any of his friends, agreeing to permit
any disinterested party to make the
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Pertinent Observations on Current
Topics.

“T have a good joke on Berdan & Co.,
the extensive Toledo grocery jobbers,’’
remarked Geo. B. Horton, the cheese
king of Lenawee county, the other day. |
“T received a card from the house last
spring. requesting me to ship them 100
boxes of a certain brand of cheese every
morning. I suspected that the man
making the order meant to say ‘every
Monday morning,’ but the order was
plainly written in typewriter and there
was no alternative for me but to send the
goods as instructed. This I did for five
consecutive days, when i received a letter
from the house, asking my authority for

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shipping so many cheese. In reply, I
mailed the order to the house, when I re-
ceived an amended order. As the price
slumped off shortly afterward, the fre-
quent shipment had worked to my ad- |
vantage, but 1 ceased to rejoice when I |
learned that the mistake caused the type- |
writer her position.”
= 2 &

“T wish Lansing would make more of |
an effort to secure manufacturing enter- |
prises, remarked General Manager Heald |
the other day. ‘‘I would gladly do all I
could to further such endeavors; even to}
the extent of transporting materials for |
buildings freeof cost. Manufacturing is |
what makes a town great and prosperous. |

= f= =

‘*There’s a man who will always be
as poor as Job’s turkey,’’ remarked a}
merchant of a clerk in his employ, ‘‘ be-|
cause he is never content todo as he is}
told. I have my own way of running |
things, and I have told him repeatedly |
that I wanted him to observe my way, |
but he ignores me completely. If I re-}
monstrate, he always has a plausible}
excuse at his tongue’s end, and I keep
him out of sympathy, although frequent- |
ly tempted to ask him to find another |
place. I haye seen many such cases in
a business career of thirty years, and
never knew a bull-headed clerk to get a}
step above the station in which he be-
gan. The same is true, I imagine, in|
other brances of business. An editorial |
friend of mine tells me that an editor in|
his employ was always sure to go con-
trary to instructions, but his faithfulness |
in other things insures him a steady sit-
uation in an inferior position, although
his ability is such that he would receive | p
frequent promotion but for the fatal de-
fect in his character—the determination
to subjugate his employer’s will to his
own.”’

|

‘* One of the puzzles which I am un-
able to unravel is the manner in which
manufacturers of jelly pay 5 cents a
pound for apple parings and cores and
then sell us the manufactured product so |
we can job it at 4 cents a pound,” ob-
served Amos S. Musselman, the other
day. ‘**The pail and label does not cost
less than 44 cent a pound, which
the manufacturer only about half what
he paid for the raw product. It would |
be worth a man’s time to visit a jelly |
factory and ascertain how the thing is |
done.”’

leaves

a

Will M. Hine, formerly anstetant book-

keeper for Spring & Company, is now on

the road for a specialty hardware house

of New York, covering the large trade of |

Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
Wisconsin.

5%
Fruit of the Loom %. 8 /|Pride of "the West.. .12

| Palount.......... “5 \Rosalind........:... 7%
[Peat Veree.......... Gu anlignht............. 4%
| Geo. Washington... 8%4|Vinyard............. 8%
HALF BLEACHED COTTONS.
as... ae Anchor..... 9
ee ee os
UNBLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL,
| Tremont N. ----. 54{Middlesex No. 1....10
| Hamilton . 6% . > 2.8
hs 7 _ a
| Middlesex ee enn 8 e -  F..e
. PS os . eg
e No. 25... ae
BLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL,
T_T ™% Middlesex A : eee 11
Middlesex oT tit .. .2..... 12
AT..... 9 " A 6 ne 13%
. A A...... 9 . ee 17%
. ZF... 10% ’ Se 16
DRESS GOODS.
Hamilton —— i (ee... |e
Ce pec cee ee ee eee 25
de ly _ t+ cu.deen ce
G G ouadiia ne a eee emer 30
es... ......, eee 32%
le is oo 35

 

CORSET JEANS.

  

oee........... 6 |NaumKeagsatteen.. 7%
| Brunswick. + ee Gigi ockport.....: . .... 6%
PRINTS.
| Allen, ee... 5% Merrim’ck shirtings. 4%

fancy. me ee 8%
' robes........ Pacific fancy .. 2
American fancy.. "Bx | ~ ae... o%

American indigo. . 5% | Portsmouth robes. .
American shirtings. 4% | ‘Simpson mourning. ¢
Arnold - 6% ' greys ...... 6
” long cloth B. 10 . solid black. 6
” 8% Washington indigo. 6
century cloth 7 7 “ Turkey robes.. 7%
gold seal..... 10%| ‘“‘ India robes.... 7%
“ Turkey red. — . plain T’ky x % 8%
oe .10

   

 

| Berlin a. ...... yy
oil et oe * Ottoman Pe
= — on. - bey ree........... 6
Cocheco fancy. .... Martha Washington
| madders. . 7 Turkey red %..... 7%
| Eddystone fancy... 6 {Martha Washington
Hamilton fancy. ... 6 Taekor ved........ 9%
| staple .... 54@/Riverpoint robes.... 5
| Manchester fancy.. 6 |Windsorfancy...... 6
™ new era. 6 . old ticket
| Merrimack re ; indigo blue....... 10%
CKINGS,
Amoskeag AC A.. 3 oe 12%
Hamilton — 7% Pemberton AAA....16
ee BY A al
" Awning. 7 pares Bever......... 7
Pere... .. ..- -.-- Pear] River... i
First Prize.. iu "1% ee... 14
Lenox Mills 18
COTTON DRILL.
ae, B.S... ee
or... 6%|No s........ ~ 1%
j Clifton, .. 74|Top of Heap........ 10
SATINES.
| Simpson oe — o........ .... 10%
ee vo |Black eon 9@ 9%
ee re i 10%
eee iol

 

 
 

  
  
 

 

Corticelli, doz....... %
twist, doz. .37%
50 wh ae doz. .37%

No Br Ké & (White. 10
-12

ae

 

8
Amoskeag kee deuce 12%

Ins,

 

 

 

 

OT 5223p + nesses 11%
oo. .... 14%|Lancaster........... 12%
- brown .13 Lawrence, PB aos 13%
PN i al 11% No. 220....13
Everett, Bee... 6.4, 12 Li No. 250... --11%
brown. ....12 " No. 280....10%
GINGHAMS.
ee... ...... 6% Lancaster, staple... 6%
Lancashire. . - 6% fancies .
Normandie..... oa . Normandie 8
Renfrew Dress...... 7% Westbrook pce oe whee 8
Toil du Nord... .10@10%
Amoskeag ..... ie PL...
. AFC 10%| Hampton
Persian. ....- 844| Win
Bates..... .- . 6%|Cumberland
oe ae... 4%
CARPET WARP.
Peerless, wuite...... 18 |Peerless colored.. -20%
GRAIN BAGS
at aie coves d 16%) Valles ne a 15%
eee ae pee SUPE GOONER .... ...... .. deme
meaaaiiians se ea ao ee ee
THREADS.
Clark’s 5 End....@ ([Berbours....... ....0
Coats’ Po.) a Tere s.... .....- 88
Holyoke: [i sceen oe ce 22%
KNITTING COTTON.
White. Colored. White. Colored.
a 6... 2 a
* Bo 34 i 43
- Be me Me 39 44
ee 36 SS °- 32S 45
CAMBRICS.
Cee 4144|Washington......... 4%
Wahiso Ster......... i imed Crom........... 4%
Bie Gare. .......... 44 |Lockwood.... ...... 4%
Newmarket......... 5 oeen.... -....... 4%
Bawards............ 434\Brunswick .... .... 434
RED FLANNEL.
Piveee..... ....4 Sore wn. ye 22%
crooemee.-........ oe 32%
ee oe... - we eee... 35
Sees... .. 2744 Buckeye.... ........ 32%
IXED FLANNEL.
Red & a. ay 40 ee 17%
Dosen &...... .....- 2241 Western W ......... 18%
eae... eee... 18%
6 oz Western........ 21 |Flushing XXX...... 23%
Pen B............ SiG Maemitoba.... ....... 23%
DOMET FLANNEL
Nameless ..... 8 @% eS 9 ba
oe 8%@10 |

CANVASS AND PADDING.

 

 

 

- — Black. _— Brown. Black.
1 13
10% 10% 1044/15 15 15
11% 11% 1144/17 17 17
12% 12% a 20 20
Severen, 8 oz........ 9% TWest Point, 80z....10%
Mayland, cos........ 10% 10 0z... -12%
Greenwood, 7% OZ. te 3 ini aa 13%
Greenwood, 8 oz.. ».11% —— = 2... 13%
WADDINGS.
ame oe......... 25 o bale, 40 doz....87 50
Colored, des........ 20
SILESIAS.
Slater, meee a : Seam agg eee eke 10%
: undie.... .
” -104iBedford.... ... -.10%
- -A2}G) Valley City......... 10%
CORSETS,
Cocamee............ 89 50/Wonderful.... .... $4 75
Sehtivars......--. © OO Brighton... ........ 4%

SEWING SILK.

Corticelli

knitting,
per %oz ball...... 30

 

OKS AND EYES—PER GR

No : BI’E & ‘White. =

 

ss ; _ “12 | “ 10 = “3
a
No 2-20, & C......- -_ 4—15 F 3%...... 40
S16, 8C........ |
ik TAPE.

No 2 White & BI'k_12 |\No 8 White & BI’k..20
~ . i" 2 - .. 2
oe 6 “ «ie “ 12 “ : 26

SAFETY PINS.

wes... me ieee. 3. 36

NEEDLES—PER M.

£ J oe ila cig 1 Slgens ees a 40

i ie de i 35\Go. ae 150
Marshall’ alee ee. 1 00) .
TABLE = ———

5-4.. --22% 6—4.. 2%

ge --19% 6—-4..

 

P. SFEKIE

Wholesa

Ury

FEE & SONS,

Goods,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

We have just received a large line of Outing

‘Shirts in Flannel, Silk, Wool and Linen, Domett,
‘Cheviot and Satine; also a complete line of cheap)
and and medium price PANTS. Inspection invited.

 

 

Playing Cards

WE ARE HEADQUARTERS

 

SEND FOR PRICE LIST.

Daniel Lynsh,

19 So. Ionia St., Grand Rapids.

 

 

 

 

Voigt, Herpolshelmer & Co,

Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy

Dry Goods

NOTIONS AND HOLIDAY GOODS.

Manufacturers of

Shirts, Pants, Overalls, Ets.

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 and 52 Ottawa St.,

GRAND RAPIDS, ‘ - MICH

FOURTH NATIONAL BANK

Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

A. J. BOWNE, President.

D, A. b opexrt, Vice-President.
H. W. Nasu, Cashier

CAPITAL, - - - $300,000.

 

 

Transacts a general banking business.

 

Makea Specialty of Collections. Accounts
of Country Merchants Solicited.

|. &PCOATS

 

 

SIX-CORD

Spool Cotton

WHITE, BLACK AND COLORS,

FOR

Hand and Machine Use.
FOR SALE BY

P, STEKETER & SONS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

SS RIN oe SET

 

HARDWARE.

Visit Market Often.
From the Industrial World.

Country hardware merchants—that is,
those doing business in towns of from
1,000 to 15,000 inhabitants—should make
it a rule to visit the larger centers of
trade not less than ten or fifteen times a
year, or oftener, if not too far away.
There is always something new, either
in the tool or general hardware line or
stove department, which can be seen
sooner by a visit to the city than if they
waited for a eatalogue circular, or for
the traveling salesman to come around.
Another thing, there are often job lots of
bargains to be secured in the way of cut
tlery, table and pocket, which may be
offered asa leader in their own stores.
Besides, a live man is sure to ‘‘catch on’’
to some new ideas, see and hear some
thing out of the ordinary run of things,
all of which can be turned totgood ac-
count, and very often the points thus
made and acquired by attrition with
the wholesale trade will help to increase
his business. This, we believe, is well
worthy the consideration of our country
readers among the hardware trade.

a A te
Michigan Dairy Notes.

The new cheese factory, at Carleton,
will be in operation by April 1.

The Otsego creamery will be converted
into a cheese factory the coming season.

D. C. Gillis, who recently established
a separator creamery at Morenci, is pay-
ing $1 per 100 for milk.

Goodsell & Delano are building a sepa-
rator creamery at Jaspar, which they ex-
pect to have in operation by March 1.

C. A. French.* formerly business man-
ager of the Grand Rapids Democrat, is
negotiating for the purchase of the Grand
River creamery, at Grandville. In the
event of his securing the preperty, he
will put in a separator or extractor.

Six cheese factories were operated in
Sanilac county the past season, and from
2,750,000 pounds of milk 281,086 pounds
of cheese was produced. It was all pur-
chased for the English market and it is
claimed that it netted the farmers 9 cents
per pound.

 

 

 

A whalebone syndicate is the latest.
Nearly every pound of whalebone in the
country has been purchased by a syndi-
eate composed of San Francisco, New
York and New Bedford parties. It is
said that the only firm which has net
joined is that of J. & W. R. Wing, of
New Bedford, which has 8,000 pounds of
Arctic whalebone on hand. The last
sale of bone was $4.50 per pound.

Me Fem
bt3etintEldd

ONE YOU WANT, IF YOU WISH TO SELL YOUR CUSTOM-
URS THE FREEZER THAT WILL GIVE THE BEST RESULTS.

 

 

Oo NOT ALLOW YOURSELVES TO BE IMPOSED UPON BY THOSE
VEO MAY TRY TO SELL YOU OTHER FREEZERS BY
TELLING YOU THEY ARE ‘‘ Just AS GOOD’? OR
‘* JUST THE SAME AS THE Gem.’?

I= yO CAN'T GET THE GEM FROM YOUR REGULAR JOBZER,
V MITE TO US AND WE'LL TELL YOU WHERE YOU CAN GET
THEM OR GIVE YOU PRICES AND DISCOUNTS.

AMERICAN MACHINE CO.,
LeHicH AvE. AND AMERICAN ST.,  - PHILADELPHIA.

_ SOHN H. GRAHAM & Co. MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS,
a 113 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK.

 

 

Prices Paros

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

 

    
 
  

AUGURS AND BITS. dis.
See 60
—_———s........., 40
Jennings’, genuine. 25
Jennings, imitation ............. 50&10

AXES.

First Quality, s. > Meee. 2... $8 50
. a 12 50
. SMS sie 9 50
- ee Pee 14 00

BARROWS. -dis.
ee ou 8 14 00
le. net 30 00

BOLTS. dis.
Pe ue eee a 50&10
ee i ees ee ces tocu ae 70
ee a ee ees oe 40&10
Sleigh WG 70

BUCKETS.

Ce ee 2350
Were ee ee. ee 4 00

BUTTS, CAST. dis.

Cost Loose Pin, figured........ ............- W&
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.. <i eee 60&10
Wreougeat Loose Pin... se -. .60&10
eee Pe 60&10
Wrougus nme Bing... ew: 60&10
PG Pe ee 7

  

Blind, Clark’s..
Blind, Parker’s... ls
Blind, es. 7

 

BLOCKS.
Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, °85........... 40
CRADLES.
ee ce dis. 50&02
CROW BARS.
Cee eee perb 5
CAPS,
mele .......... Lies cee sebeccudss perm 65
_* ce, 60
Se . 35
Musket ee sn _ 60
CARTRIDGES.
me Wie 50
ome Pie dis. 25
CHISELS. dis.
eens Mere 70&10
Deceoenreeere.... oe
BOcmeeCerhor................ ne
eek See a Levers
Doses Teneo Firwer............ ...... 40
COMBs. dis.
Come, Eawmcnces..:..-. 40
aes... 25
CHALE.
White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis. 10
COPPER,
er 14 oz cut to size...... per i 30
4x52, 14x56, 14x60 .. 28
Cold Rolled. 14x56 and 14x60.... ...........
Cold Rolled, oe ee
ce ee ce ce :
DRILLS.
Moseee Sot Sieoks..

Taper and straight Shank...................
Moen 6 Terer seen... 5... ‘

DRIPPING PANS.
eras! eteee Ber peUnG ...................... ov
Paige sheen, per pound................ ..... 6%
ELBOWS.
Crmn, S perc, Gin. doz.net %
De ee dis. 20&10&10
Gpeere. ... oo... ees dis. 40&10
EXPANSIVE BITS. dis.
Clark’s, —_ Sen: leven OG. .....-......... 30
Ives’, 1, 818; 2, 824; See. .................. P23)
FILES—New List. dis.
Disston’s . Ce
New American... Bee eee oe
ee eee ee ce cu -60&10
Hopee 8s... oo. 50
Heller's Horse Rasps. . Bee ae uy ye 50

GALVANIZED IRON

Nos. 16 to @; 22 and M&M; Band 6; % Bf
List 12 13 14 15 18
Thiet, 60
GAUGES. dis.

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s...... ee 50

 

GRAND RAPIDS.

 

 

HAMMERS.
— ee... lo... ia 2B
ree... te -dis. 25
‘cence @ Paumi ee... dis. 40&10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel............. 0c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. ...30c 40&10
HINGES,
Coe Cae 128 ..........---........ dis.60&10
ee oz. net, 2 50
Screw — and Strap, to 12 In. I s and 34
WE i
screw Hook and Eye, — _... net 10
ee. net 8%
* ve . —........ 7 om
« “ - So net %
Strap and T. cos dis. 70
ANGERS dis.
Barn Door Kidder Mig. Co., Wood track.. .50&10
Ciamapas, St frictien.................. 60&10
Midder, wood Waer ................ ....... 40
HOLLOW WARE.
ee... 60
OE EEE eee 60
ore ee ee. . ae 60
Gras enemciod...._ _.... -. -... 40&10
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS.
Stamped Tin Ware.. ... -new list 70
Japanned Tin ae 25
Granite Iron Ware .............. “new list ——
WIRE G00D8.
eee. a. 70810810
Screw Eyes Meee ee oa ew oo
ee -70&10&10
Gate Hooks and Eyes ey eee ee 7O&10&10
LEVELS. dis.
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s 70
KNOBs—New List. dis.
Door, minéral, jap. trimmings ...... : 55
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings... .- 55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings... 55
Door, porcelvin, trimmings ..... _. 55
Drawer and Shutter, porcelain... 70

LOCKS—DOOR,. dis.

Russell & Irwin Mfg. - enow Hat ....... 55
Mallory, — a&tCeos................... 55
Bieitora ss .......-.. ee ec eee eee 55
aes... 55
MATTOCES., |
hoe Oe... a...) a aa
Co 615. 00, dis. 60
CS 18.50, dis. —"
MAULS. dis
Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled... Le
MILLS. dis.
Coffee, cn Cas... Ct. oe 40
W. Mfg. Co.’ 8 — - 40
' Loe Ferry &Cly &’s ao 40
" Enterprise ee : Fs!
MOLASSES GATES. dis.
one Peer Ole
se .lCtiCsC.... ........ 66&10

Enterprise, self-measuring..................
NAILS

— ss ..hhCmlmLmrlCtwSCC;C:i«‘Ci«‘Ci#‘(}NCWYN’:SCN........ 1 9
Were face. 2 35
Advance over base: Steel. Wire.
SS Base Base
oo... «ee Base 10
ee 10 20
eee ys 15 30
mL... 4c... - 15 35
Os ore a cen e wees cece ness] 15 35
40
50
65
90
1 50
2 00
2 00
' 90
1 00
13
Finish 1... 85 1 00
. 1 00 13
o eee 115 180
Clinch, Mk... 8k. eee. eee 85 7
Te 1 00 90 |
ee 1 15 1 00
Barrell 4 ee 16 2
PLANES. dis.
(ie Toor Co.'s, taney. 8... @4)
Besse Benen. .........-.......-.........--.- Qt)
Sandusky Too! Co.'s, fancy................. @w
Breen, Geet GUMeey 48... ..- 2s... 5.5.
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood. . .... &10
PANS.
mee Agee... dis.60—10
aie ee Be ee ee dis. 70
RIVETS. dis.

ion eee Wiese...

Copper Rivets and Gursa.................... 50
PATENT FLANISHED IRON.

“A Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20

“B” Wood’s = at. planished, Nos. 25 to 27... 9 20
c

Broken packs 4c per pound extra.

 

ROPES.
panel, 56 ines and larger. ie. 9
Te 12%

oo dis.
Steel and Iron..... Seco cece %
Try _ ee 60
ee... 20

SHEET IRON.

Com. ——- Com.

CI a . -84 20 $3 10
A a a 3 20
Mee toe... 420 3 20
Woe ate ....................... 420 3 30
Nee foto... 40 3 40
Rowe 4 60 3 50

All sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inches
wide not less than 2-10 extra
SAND PAPER.

List acct. 19, ’86.. dis. 40&10
"SASH CORD.
Silver Lake, Vo ee list 50
as... 55
_ wee fe. . 50
“ Seep B........... . 55
. noe... - 35
Discount, 10.
SASH WEIGHTS.
ee per ton 825
SAWS. dis
“ Pe "20
Silver Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot,.... 70
‘* Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot... 50
. & cial Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot.. 30
- ampion and Electric Tooth X
Cuts, a Cm. 30
TRAPS. dis.
Geeer, Garae...... 60&10
Oneida C ommunity, Newhouse’s........... é
Oneida Community, Hawley @ Norton’s .. 70
Mouse, Chower. J 18c per doz.
Mouse, delusion. . — . 81.50 per doz.
“WIRE. =
Bright See
Arcee Markee... 8... 20-10
Copecrea Moree... 60
inme@ Monnee 62%
Conpered Spetme Sicel................ 50
Bar ed Fence, —- |
DO 2 80
HORSE NAILS,
RO dis, =angnenes
oo ........... sa... 05
(Momtwersern...... 2... dis. crease
WRENCHES. dis.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.............. 30
Coes Gomme... 50
Coe’s Patent a ee. eee. 75
Coe’s Patent, malleabl a
aaa. dis.
Mind Cages... ... 88... ns cue 5o
Powe, Cree a

merce Now fae...

Casters, Bed and Plate.. | soénoao
Dampers, American. co
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods” . e
METALS,
PIG TIN.

Pig ——- eee ee 1) oe
Pig Bars. . ee oe oe 30¢
“ZINC.

Duty: Sheet, ga ” —

600 pound casks... a
Per pound.. “. eo q
" SOLDER.

4@% . : SS 18
Extra Wiping . 15

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

 

 

ANTIMONY
oe ............ <a oe pound s
Halle@e.......-.
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal Le 8700
14x20 IC, ee 70
10x14 ral se 8 75
14x20 IX, . 8 75
Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.
TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE,
10x14 IC, Charcoal See pete ee 86 2
14x20 IC Sts eons 6 25
10x14 Tx, CS . 7%
14x20 IX, 7 %5
Each Saditional X on this grade 81.50.
ROOFING PLATES
14x20 IC, “ Wee ........ 6 25
14x20 IX, . a i. 7%
20x28 IC, Y . ees a 13 00
14x20 IC, “ Aviawes Grade.......... 5 50
14x20 1, . . : 7 00
20x28 IC, ss . e 11 50
20x28 IX, - . _ etcee |
BOILER SIZE TIN PLAT,
iat... Cds... . $1400
14x31 IX... oe
— ~ for No. 8 ‘Bollers, | per pound 10

CAR STOVE.

 

 

MANUFACTURED BY

FOSTER, STEVENS & CO.,

MICH.

 

  

Sk me arte. a A eR inet ER

read

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THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

 

The M ichigan Tradesman

Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association.

 

A WEEELY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE

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 Rapids Post Office.
E. A. STOWE, Editor.

 

 

 

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1891.

The list of traveling men published in
another portion of this week’s paper,
showing that 404 representatives are sent
out by Grand Rapids houses, speaks
volumes for the enterprise and aggress-
iveness of the jobbers and manufactur-
ers of the Valley City. As near as THE
TRADESMAN can estimate, about 100
additional traveling men who represent
outside houses reside in Grand Rapids.

 

 

 

Testing Milk.
From the New Dairy.

At first, the fight was made to induce
dairymen to test theirown cows, but with
very indifferent success. This was prob-
ably owing to the feeding of the dairy-
man that the thin milkers gave lots of it
and the thick milkers little of it,-and
it ‘‘sorter’’ equalized itself and so made
little differencetohim. With the breeder
of high-priced dairy stock this excuse
did not work so well; as he was con-
stantly selling, he was liable to work his
herd into an all-thick or all-thin lot. In
this way some of them took to testing, |
and especially as the ‘‘records”’ advertised
their herds, it soon became quite popular
and to the extent of creating favorite
families in all the breeds. This good
work is gradually increasing, until we|
hope in a few years every man who buys |
a thoroughbred dairy animal will be able
to secure, at the same time, a full history
of the performance of its ancestors.

With the average dairyman nothing of
any consequence has been accomplished
toward inducing him to test his cows, but |
fate is taking a kind of mean advantage |
of him by having somebody else do it for |
him. When such adairyman wanted to)
sell milk in former times it was only |
necessary to haul it to the factory or|
railroad and have it weighed and receive
his pay by the pound of milk furnished,
evenif he was careless enough to leave a
bucket of water in the can when he
rinsed it. Now things are changing; |
thanks to an honorable rivalry among
the experiment stations to see which can
invent the simplest form of testing milk,
we are rapidly approaching the time!
when each patron, whether he likes it or
not, will have to accept pay according to
the value of the milk he furnishes for
the purpose for which it is purchased.

One trouble in this line of work is the
necessity of testing a great number of
samples. Professor Patrick, of the lowa
station, makes an excellent suggestion in
this line. He proposes that samples be
taken of each patron’s milk every time
it is delivered and poured into a vessel
large enough to hold, say, a week's supply
of samples and at the end of the week
the whole lot be analyzed or tested. The
only trouble with this plan is that milk
held so long is liable to become unfit for
testing, owing to its ecurdling or the
eream drying on its that it will not work |
well in the ordina , tester. He further
suggests the use of some kind of preserva-
tive to keep the milk in as near a normal |
condition as possible. Here is a chance
for the patent preservatives to get in
their work.

 

nen |
Prof. Victor C. Vaughan, whose dis-
covery of tyrotoxicon made his name>
known wherever chemistry is cherished,
has found another violently poisonous
principle in cheese entirely different |
from tyrotoxicon. Its nature has not)
been fully established, but it is one of |
the so-called tox-albumins. Dr. Vaughan |
is continuing his researches.

| handle the bulky machine.

Sixty Years Hence.
Written for THE TRADESMAN. .

‘* Having only a limited acquaintance
with you,” said Mr. Earle, as the two
gentlemen walked along the street, ‘I
have not the pleasure of knowing your
name nor your previous history.”

‘*My name,” said the old gentleman,
“is Willian Hahn, and I was born in
the city of New York, in 1804. My pa-
rents came from Germany. You spoke
of the telephone,’”’ continued Mr. Hahn.
‘*T was an old man when the telephone
first became one of the wonders of the
world, and I was still living when al-
most every store and office in our cities
was considered incomplete for business
without one. While they worked fairly
well for short distances, the old tele-
graph was still a favorite. We could
never converse through the telephone at
a greater distance than one or two hun-
dred miles, and even that at a great dis-
advantage, while you have informed me
that you now converse across the ocean
without the least difficulty. May I ask
if it is by cable?”

**T can hardly call it a cable,” rejoined
Mr. Earle. ‘It is an entirely new pac-
ent and a new principle is involved. It
has superseded the Bell telephone com-
pletely. Wonderful as the old telephone
was, it was found that the laws of sound,
or, rather, the medium for its convey-
ance, were very imperfectly understood.
But, pardon me, and we will renew this
subject later. One of the air ships is
about to land and we will witness the
unloading. Notice, Mr. Hahn, how
gently it moves downward, as if follow-
ing an inclined plane, and how easily,
yet perfectly, two men only control and
The other
ships have passed onward, you will no-
tice. They will be in sight for some
time yet. Do you read the name of the
ship on her pennant? Very appropri-
ate, you see—‘‘Ursa Major.”’? No care
is required, on landing, to make the ship
fast, as, by the simple movement of a
lever, which is automatically locked, the
power that moves itin any direction is
instantly cut off. The motive power of
these ships is that glory of our age—
electricity. See the master of the ship.
He is stepping upon the landing and
going into that small octagonal building
which is constructed wholly of glass and
aluminum. Thatis called the electori-
um. A branch conductor there connects
with the main telephone across the
ocean. This branch may be switched
onto many others, reaching any desired
point. Every main city landing for
aerial ships has one of these buildings
which are indispensable to us in dis-
patching business. A government of-
ficer presides over each. From where
we stand you can see the master of the
ship sitting in a chair, with his watch in
one hand and one ear to a glass funnel.
He is conversing with the consignors of
the cargo in Liverpool, informing them
of his arrival and that their goods are
now in possession of the consignees.
He gives them the very second of his
landing. He also informs the insurance
agents that their risk has expired.”

‘* Why do these vessels sail so high in
the air? It does not seem necessary,’’
said Mr. Hahn.

‘‘They are only obeying the aerial
laws passed by Congress,” replied Mr.
Earle. ‘**You, sir, have probably no
idea of the care now required in the vast
commercial intercourse of the world,

and especially of our own country, to
prevent accidents from oceurring. When
you fell asleep in the last century, the
United States had only a little more than
forty millions of inhabitants, while, to-
day, it numbers over 150,000,000. Before
the close of the last ceutury, we had al-
most 70,000,000. The air is now the
great traveling highway, although there
is, to-day, more travel by rail in this
country than there was in your time, as
all railroads are now owned and operat-
ed by the general government, as also
are the telephones. Transportation by
land and water is still exclusively used
for all very heavy and bulky articles. I
shall have more to tell you concerning
our railroads by and by, which you will
wonder at. To avoid accidents from
collisions of our air ships, which would
bea fearful thing to happen to them,
Congress has decreed that all aerial
merchant ships shall move at least one
mile from the earth, while the packets
carrying the mails and passengers and
the small express packages shall not
exceed 800 feet above; thus, all danger
of collisions is avoided. All passenger
packets bound westward shall sail along
at a height of 700 feet and not more than
800 feet, while those bound eastward
shall sail at 400 and not less than 300
feet high. The samerules apply going
north or south and to all quarter points
of the compass. These altitudes enable
passengers to enjoy the scenery upon
the earth’s surface. A _ self-registering
electrometer has been invented, which is
connected with the compass lying in
front of the pilot, by ,.which means he
can at once observe the exact distance
his ship is from the surface of the earth
and change the elevation if desired.’’

‘*What signals, are used at night to
make the, location of these air ships
known?”’ asked Mr. Hahn.

‘* There are white and colored lights,
reading the same as those long in use by
ships at sea, but distinguished from
them by more artistic forms, as crosses,
crescents, stars and constellations; also,
by a universal agreement, all nations
use the same signals,” answered Mr.
Earle. ‘‘ There goes the master on board
now. Notice how silently and graceful-
ly, like a bird on the wing, the Ursa Ma-
jor rises into space.”’

‘* Wonderful, indeed,” said Mr. Hahn,
as the great ship floated away to the
west, rising gradually to her lawful dis-
tance from Mother Earth. ‘‘ Navigating
the air was spoken of as long ago asl
can remember, but was only considered
the vagary of a diseased brain and dis-
missed as a joke by most persons. There
is, however, on record, a prophecy by a
son of John Langdon, of Marengo, New
York, in 1820, that, within the next one
hundred years, aerial navigation would
be a practical fact, and his description
of the ships is almost identical with this
we now behold. This gentleman was a
well-educated man for that early day
and was said by those who knew him to
be a genius of a high order, but, being
an invalid, he never achieved distinction
and died comparatively young. Tell
me,” continned Mr. Hahn, ‘‘what that
music means that we hear coming from
the more central part of the city? It re-
minds me of what, in my day, we called
a ‘ealliope.’ ”’

‘‘Ah! I have read of the steam calli-
ope,’’ answered Mr. Earle, ‘‘ but we have
nothing of the kind now. This is called

 

the ‘ mittag-chime’ and issimply a chime

 

of electric bells that tells all who desire
dinner at the public dining hall that it
is ready. We will go there at once and
get our dinner. Of course, all do not
dine there, as thousands prefer the
privacy of their own homes, not heeding
the expense, while other thousands find
equally good food at the State Dining
Hall. These public dining halls were
established by the State with the humane
intention of feeding the laboring popu-
lation and the poor of our cities at the
bare cost of the food. With the improved
methods of cooking, of machinery,
etc., the small army of waiters employed
in your youth are not required. The
comparatively few necessary are in a
room beneath, performing their work on
dumb waiters. Reducing expenses and
cooking so much at once made it quite
possible to furnish a substantial meal
for the sum of five cents, or any one
plate of food, cup of tea or coffee, with
cream and sugar if desired, for one cent
each, so that all could have excellent
food and none need “go hungry. This
was found to fulfil the purpose so ad-
mirably and was such a boon to the
masses that the state Legislatures asked
for a minimum tax of one-quarter of one
per cent., to be levied yearly, to in-
crease the sum already set aside for the
State Dining Halls, so -that all classes,
rich or poor, might be fed in this man-
ner, if they preferred. Thus, through
their own voluntary taxation, the people
are feeding themselves better and for a
far less sum than by any other method.
Here we are at the Hall,” continued Mr.
Earle. ‘*‘ Walk in with me and you will
witness what will be quite new to you.”

This hall was on a level with the
street and was a magnificent one, cover-
ing an entire block. A multitude of
people were going in and out contin-
ually.

‘‘T am all out of meal checks and
small change,”’ said Mr. Earle, ‘‘ and
will, therefore, obtain a new supply.”

As he said _ this, he stood before a long
desk upon which lay newspapers from
all parts of the country, held in place by
springs, ready for the reader, and be-
neath which, in one place, he dropped a
fifty-cent piece in a slot. A drawer in-
stantly opened, from which he took ten
bright metal meal checks and transferred
them to his pocket.

**How do you manage if you desire a
penny plate of food only?”? asked Mr.
Hahn.

‘* You see those desks on the opposite
side of this room,” answered Mr. Earle.
‘Drop a five-cent piece in there, and
you get five one-cent checks. Im still
another slot you drop in a cent at a time
and obtain a penny check. Thus, you
see, all kinds of checks are obtainable,
and they are good anywhere in the State
until used. Wn will seat ourselves at
this table and I will drop one of my
metal checks into a slot in front of, me.”

Instantly a sliding door in front of
him was drawn aside. and a dumb wait-
er shot up in the opening, with a server
well loaded with smoking hot food, up-
on lifting which the door moved back
into place.

[To BE CONTINUED. |
a RR

G. S. Putnam, for eleven years engag-
ed in general trade at Fruitport, has
opened a clothing and men’s furnishing
goods store at 502 South Division street,
corner of Fifth avenue.

 

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FINANCIAL.

 

Local Stock Quotations.

BANK.
ee OOO 100
eee OO 100
irene Saree Nationgl.................:.... 2, 140
cieeee Meaean Savitipg. ....... ws... 125
Serene Cee VETS oc . 131
ee 135
et OO 135
a OM ee ce, 105
eee eOee Ce ls. . L
JOBBING.

Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co. ...103
stateltine & Perkins Drag Ce ....... .....-... 100
MANUFACTURING.
mio Manufacturing Co...............-....+ 60

 
 

Anti-Kalsomine Co
Antrim Iron Co..

Belknap Wagon & Sleigh [Te TN EN 100
Berney & Gay Purmiture Co.....-.......,.... 85
Grand Rapids Brush Co. _. 100
Grand Rapids Electric Light and Power Co... %5
Grand Rapids Felt Boot Co..... Soe cece die
Grand Rapids School F urniture Co.... ...... 110

  

meron ieen Moree, Co... sc...
momo, Matter G Co... .....-.....-
New England Furniture Co......
Pheenix Furniture Co..
Sligh Furniture Co..
Widdicomb Furniture Co Bee ee
MISCELLANEOUS.

Alpine Gravel Road Co. Oa oe . oo
Canal Street Gravel Road C Be ¥
Grand Rapids Fire [Insurance Co.. ........
Grandville Avenue Plank Road Co co. :
Plainfield Avenue Gravel Road Co............ 25
Miarecr Gravel Hoag Co ... .................. &

  

    

> -4
Financial Miscellany.

Preferred stock in the Thurber-Why-
land Company is now quoted at 107 bid.

The Ionia Pottery Co., at Ionia, made
a trifle less than 10 per cent. net on the
business of 1890. A cash dividend of 7
per cent. was declared, the remainder
being passed to surplus account.

The Big Ox Mining Co., which has its
headquarters at Helena and something
like a dozen stockholders in this city,
will shortly be re-organized on a capital-
ization of $300,000. The Lower Big Ox
mine has been found to be valueless, but
the Upper mine has developed into a
good paying property. The re-organiza-
tion is effected for the purpose of secur-
ing $150,000 additional capital to develop
the property.

I AIO AAA

THE SEVENTH ANNUAL.

 

Partial Programme of the Coming Con-
vention at Lansing.

The seventh annual conventiou of the
Michigan Dairyman’s Association will be
held at the City Hall, Lansing, on Wed-
nesday, Thursday and Friday, Feb. 18,
19 and 20. The programme, so far as
already arranged, will be as follows:

WEDNESDAY—9 O'CLOCK A. M.

1. Call to order by President.

2. Prayer by Rev.

3. Address of welcome by Mayor
Johnson.

4. Response by S. J. Wilson, Flint.

5. President’s annual address.

6. Report of Secretary and Treasurer.

7% Appointment of committees.

8. Paper—‘‘Progress and effect of
dairy and pure food legislation in other
states’’>—Hon. E. N. Bates, Moline.

9. Paper—‘‘Fat in cheese”—Geo. Sin-
clair, Hudsonville.

10. Question box.

 

 

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

Papers and discussions on the factory
creamery system. Programme prepared
by Jas. Slocum, Holly.

 

THURSDAY—9 O’CLOCK A. M.

1. Paper—‘‘How can the average dai-
ryman determine the purity and strength
of salt”—C. F. Moore, St. Clair.

2. ‘How has Canada succeeded in dis-
placing us in the English markets’’—J.
H. Murdaugh, Croswell.

3. Paper—‘‘Progressive and profitable
dairying”—John Boyd, Chicago.

4. ‘Conditions of success in dairy-
ing’’—A. D. Power, Northville.

5. Question box.

 

THURSDAY—1:30 0’CLOCK P, M.
Address by Wm. H. Gilbert, President
of the New York State Dairyman’s Asso-

fester teehee

  

 

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 9

ciation, who will illustrate the lecture |
by a practical manipulation of cream |
and butter before the audience. This |
portion of the programme is contributed ,
by the Michigan Jersey Breeders’ Asso- |
ciation, which generously assumes all |
expenses in connection therewith.

 

THURSDAY—7:30 0’ CLOCK P. M.

1. Paper—‘‘Relative importance of |
the dairy to other branches of farming |
and plans necessary to secure an attract- |
ive dairy department at the State Fair’’
—Prof. Samuel Johnson, Lansing.

2. Paper—‘‘Gleanings from past ex-
perience in dairy work”—J. H. Monrad,
——

3. £ Paper—‘'What has five years’ ex-
oetiance proved for the sile?’?—E. L.
Lockwood, Petersburg.

 

FRIDAY—9 O'CLOCK A. M.

1. Paper—‘‘The sire as an important
factor in raising dairy cows”—W. K. Sex-
ton, Howell.

2..: Paper—‘‘Progress of dairy experi-
mental work at the Agricultural College
and plans for the future’’—Prof. Eugene |
Davenport, Lansing.

 

»

#3. Papers by Profs.
others.
4. Election of officers. _;
5. Selection of next place of meeting.
6. Adjournment.

Clute, Taft and

 

OTHER- TOPICS.

Among other subjects which will be!
taken up at the convention are the fol-
lowing:

“Notes from dairy schools in other
states.”

“Future prospects for dairy products.”

“Observations on the battle of the
breeds.”’

“Winter dairying.”’

“The future of the separator.”’

 

EX-GOVERNOR HOARD.

Invitations to the convention were
sent to Ex-Governor Hoard and Col. Cur-
tis. The latter is unable to be present,
but the former is confidently expected to
be with the meeting at least two days,
which will be the first appearance of
this noted dairy apostle before the
dairymen of Michigan. No set  pro-
gramme has been arranged for Mr.
Hoard, as he can talk intelligently: and
understandingly on any subject akin
to dairying.

THE GILBERT LECTURE.

The practical demonstration of butter
making by Wm. H. Gilbert, of New
York, will be one of the most inter-
esting and instructive features of the
convention. Further particulars of the
lecture are embodied in the following
letters from Hon. Isaac Marston, of De-
troit:

 

COME ONE, COME ALL!

Considering the features the Associa-
tion is able to present at this year’s con-
vention, the officers do not feel the least
hesitancy in inviting everyone connected
with dairying in any of its various
branches to attend the meeting, which
will undoubtedly be remembered as one
of the most profitable gatherings of the
kind ever held in this country.
ti — lm

Not in Favor of the Bonus.
From the Boston Manufacturers’ Gazette.

Any industry or enterprise which is
not backed by its own capital and cannot |
stand on its own bottom and needs to be |
bolstered up and supported by a bonus |
in any form, is not the kind of a business |
| enterprise that is wanted to build up a)
; town. It is far better, if you have any |
| surplus aid of this kind, to use it in |
building up and extending some industry
already established, and which by such |

 

 

 

 

 

place,

aid would prove a real benefit to the) G, R. MAYHEW, jl

The “TOME RULE” Family

Oll: AND GASOLINE GAN.

Ajeynjposq y

‘sauivded 1oJ 10 TOTJONAYsSqO JO OsBd

No Dirt in the Top to be washed into the Can
uso AdOAy

with the Oil, and no Screw Top to get Lost or Damaged.
Ul UVH 94} MOIS eTQBAOMOY si yoIyM ‘dung weolg

Apeojg sey ‘44317, uonsiodeamy pus ywiq ‘Urey
e
$yoyuvy ou} UO uBH ATIMB_ [eoyoVlg 4sOM 94,

Bas a Strong Hinged Cover over entire Top, and

(mag be carried in the Rain without getting Water in the Can.

‘yoojdog poojurieny

 

THE WINFIELD MANUFACTURING CO.,

AT WHOLESALE BY

WARREN, OHIO.

DANDT, WATSON & Co.,
WELLS-STONE MeErRctT. Co.,
Wauz & KELLER,

G. W. BRUSKE,

JENNISON & Co., Bay City.
WALSH & EpINBoROUGH, W. Bay City.
H. D. Woop & Co., Toledo.

DuNSCcOMB & Co., ly

STALLBERG & CLAPP, ‘

TRIMO
Pipe Wrench

Made of Forged Steel and Interchangeable in all its Parts.

HESTER & FOX, -  - - Grand Rapids, Mich.

Foster, STEVENS & Co.,
Curtiss & Co.,

OunEY & JUDSON GROCER Co., ‘*
Gunn HARDWARE Co., .
Gro. C. WETHERBEE & Co.,
FLETCHER, JENKS & Co.,

E. F. PerctvaL, Port Huron.
D. ROBESON, .
Rosson Bros., Lansing.

Grand Rapids. Saginaw.

Detroit.

 

     
   

PATENTED i889

 

 

ORDER
Jennings’ Extracts.

See Quotations.

 

WALES GOODYEARS,
45 and 5
WOONSOCK ETS
45 and 5
“CONNECTICOUTS,
45, 5and 10.
RHODE ISLANDs,
45, Sand 10.
|HOME RUBBER CO.,
60.

 

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THE MICHIGAN TRADHSMAN.

 

 

Drugs

State Board of Pharmacy.
One Year—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso.
Two Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Three Years—James Vernor, Detroit.
“our Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor
Five Years—George Gundrum, Ionia.
President—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas. Vernor, Detroit.
Treasurer—Geo McDonald, Kalamazoo.

March 3; Ann
Houghton,

 

 

Meetings for 1891—Grand Rapids,
Arbor, May 5; Star Island (Detroit) July 7;
Sept. 1; Lansing, Nov. 4.

Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n.
President—D. E. Prall, Saginaw.
Tirst Vice-President—H. G. Coleman, Kalamazoo.
Second Vice-President—Prof. A. B. Prescott, Ann Arbor.
Third Vice-President—Jas. Vernor, Detroit.
Secretary—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan,
Treasurer—W m Dupont, Detroit.
Next Meeting—At Ann Arbor, in October, 1891.

 

Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.
President, W. R. Jewett, Secretary, Frank H. Escott
Regular Meetings—First Wednesday evening of March,

June, September and December.

 

Grand Rapids Drug Clerks’ —
C. Smith.

President, F. D. Kipp; Secretary, W.C.S

 

Detroit Pharmaceutical Society
President, J. W. Allen; Secretary, W. F. Jackman.

 

Maskegon Drug Clerks’ Association.
President, C. S. Koon; Secretary, A. T. Wheeler.

 

 

Poisonous Foods.
Written for THE TRADESMAN.

While it is not my desire to pose as a
needless alarmist, I yet claim the privi-
lege of passing judgment upon any arti-
cle that may be deleterious to the health
of any people of whatsoever conntry.

Not content with adulterating the food
we eat, or palming off the factitious for
the genuine, a brace of demons in human
form has been found who, for the sake of
a few paltry pence, are scattering disease
and death among their own countrymen
by converting the decomposed flesh of
horses into smoked meat and sausages.
The names of this pair of scoundrels are
given as Auguste Brische and Amiel Bay-
They carried on a factory at Cherry
Lane, New Jersey, for the manufacture
of these villainous products. How long
this factory has been in existence is not

ens,

stated and, possibly, not known. These
diseased meats were exported to Austria.
Learning that they were to be arrested
for the crime, the two were making hasty
preparations to leave for Europe. One
of them, however, was arrested and com-
mitted to jail in default of bail. A Jarge
consignment of the meat was found on
board a vessel, with which one, if not both,
of them intended to sail.

One cannot withstand a feeling of hor-
ror at the devilish, grasping avaricious-
ness in a human breast which will per-
mit such a cool, calculating crime as sell-
ing poison for an eatable, thus entailing
disease, if not death, upon men, women
and children, and these their own coun-
trymen! It is a crime akin to murder and
should be punished with at least twenty-
five years in prison at hard labor. It
the duty of every journal in the coun-

is

try—the trade journals in particular—to
continually cry out against such atrocious
crimes, and to ask for the sure and speedy
punishment of those engaged in such bus-
iness.

Of course, there are good and whole-
some smoked meats, sausages and pre-
served meats—meats fit for the most del-
icate invalid; but, if diseased or partially
decomposed meats, disguised by disin-
fectants and spices, be allowed to go forth
from a factory, it will soon ruin the sale
of legitimate goods. There are many fac-
tories in the United States for preparing
meats by smoking and canning—factories
owned and operated by honorable men—
men who would sooner sever the right
arm than knowingly send out diseased or
decayed meats; whose animals intended
for food are, before being slaughtered,
examined by a board of disinterested in-
spectors, appointed by the cities in which
such factories are located. These men,

ss M. edicines.

 

as also the public who traffic in and par-
take of their healthful food, are directly
and deeply interested in blotting off such
miscreants as Brische and Bayens from
the face of the earth! H.
SS
Criticism of the Critic.

KALAMAZOO, Jan. 29.—I noticed an
article in your paper of Jan. 28, entitled,
“The University Appropriation,’ by
Louis H———, of Kalamazoo, in which
he scores the University of Michigan in
general, and the Pharmacy Department
in particular. I am _ personally ac-
quainted with Louis H » who is a
foreigner, having met him last year in
the University, and can ascribe his un-
just criticism of the institution only to
the fact that he incurred the displeasure
of all he came in contact with, by his ex-
treme ‘*freshness,’’ and hence seeks to
retaliate for a feeling he is the cause of.
by running down the University of Mich-
igan. While I have great respect for
most foreigners I must say that my re-
spect for Louis H———— is very limited
and that, his statements are not worth
answering. I merely write this piece that
all may know the disposition of the
author and judge his writings aceord-
ingly. I don’t want you to take my
word, but hope you will ask any con-
scientious person who is acquainted with
both Louis H——— and the University
of Michigan for their opinion of both. I
dislike controversy very much, but the
brazenness of his piece forced from me
this statement. Respectfully,

H. R. W———.
Discrimination, Not Restriction.

RAtAmszoo, Jan. SLi sam in
thorough accord with your views on the
immigration question, as set forth in
this week’s paper. The article in ques-
tion strikes the keynote of the situation.
Too much stress cannot be laid upon the
subject.

Numerous causes have led to an in-
creased influx of foreign laborers during
the past year. Very many undesirable
foreigners have been forced to emigrate
for various reasons, chief among which
is the severe weather which has pre-
vailed throughout Europe, leading peo-
ple of this class to cross the ocean in the
hopes of finding a more comfortable eli-
mate. Troubles among the lower classes
in regard to the labor question have been
another fruitful source of supply of
these undesirable wanderers, stiek-to-
ativeness appearing to be an unknown
quantity in their make up. United
States consuls have failed to preform
their duty in ascertaining the true con-
dition of immigrants. State laws have
not been stringent enough to exclude
them from among us. Of late years,
there has been a most alarming increase
in criminality and insanity among those
of alien pauper birth, and there is a most
pressing need for a more rigid national
law, as well as of a national bureau to be
under the supervision of the treasury
department.

Some foreign governments deny the
right of United States consuls to ques-
tion immigrants before their departure
from their own country, but our right to
question them after landing on our own
shores cannot be gainsaid. What is
needed is a national passport system.
Such a system as is employed by the
Swiss government would, undoubtedly,
give us eminent satisfaction. Other
countries, also, should adopt it. It might
even be enlarged so as to include minute
points in regard to the character and
qualifications of the immigrant, and the
government issuing this passport should
be held responsible for the truth of the
statements contained in such document.

As an example of the influence exerted
by these foreigners, the following in-
stances may be cited: Many industries
in’ New England are in the hands of
foreigners or their immediate descend-
ants. Inthe mills of these states, the
number of native-born laborers is great-
ly in the minority. Of these enterpris-

 

es, there are at least two which are con- |
trolled by men who not only owe no feal-

ty to our government, but have no inten-
tion of becoming naturalized. Accord-
ing to the estimate of Special Agent of

 

the Treasury Department Montgomery,

 

 

 

more than three-fourths of all the New
England fishermen are aliens,-having no
homes in this country and unamenable to
its laws. The same authority states
that, by actual count, over 50 per cent.
of those engaged in lumbering along our
northern boundary are Canadians, and all
attempts to restrict them have proved
abortive.

It is the opinion of Agent Litchman,
of the Treasury Department, that this
vexatious subject of immigration is the
root of all our labor conflicts. Certain
contractors have been in the habit of
contracting, in cases of emergency, with
agents across the water to furnish them
with workmen. Those which are sent
over here at such a call are not the
skilled artisans, but the cheap, unedu-
eated class of laborers that are a detri-
ment to all progress, social, political or
economical, wherever they may estab-
lish themselves. They are not the kind
to be received with open arms—these
drifting, shifting, ne’er-do-weels. Let
them stay in their own country—or any
but ours—for we have no use for them.

In work requiring no brain work, no
intelligence beyond the power to handle
the products of a machine, the unskilled
mechanic can be utilized by manufactur-
ers. There is no competition between
such and our skilled native laborers.

In some of the states, notably Massa-
chusetts and New York, great attention
has been paid to obtaining statistics in
regard to the source of the obnoxious
pauper and criminal element. In the
former State, while ignorance :among
those born in this country has been on
the wane since ’75, among the alien born
and their descendants it has been on the
increase. According to the law of
heredity, ignorance connot give birth to
knowledge, and, if the foreigner is un-
able to read and write in his own
language, it is hardly to be expected
that he will become an erudite scholar in
that of a country other than his own.
During the year 1885, in this same State,
over one-fourth of the population were
immigrants, and this number furnished
40.6 per cent. of all its prisoners and
36.87 per cent. of its convicts. The
foreigners among the indigent contingent
were represented by 44.03 per cent.
They are also so generous as to supply
over one-third of its insane.

With such facts as the above staring
us in the face, the clamoring demand for
better laws on this subject is not to be
wondered at. What is needed is not
exclusion of immigration, but discrimina-
tion, and the sooner that this matter is
attended to the better it will be for the
people of this nation. THINKER.

qr o_____
The Drug Market.

Opium unchanged. Morphia is
steady. Quinine is very unsettled, as a
result of a cut by the New York Quinine
and Chemical Co. on small tins. Cincho-
nidia is lower. Citric acid has advanced.
Russian hemp seed has advanced. Car-
bolic acid is lower. Lupulin has de-
clined. Linseed oil has advanced. Tur-
pentine is higher.

——qoco- oe
Out of Circulation.

Robert McKnight runs a general store
at Sand Creek, a place distinguished be-
cause it was thither that Tom Navin
drove to take the train in his flight from
justice. Mr. and Mrs. McKnight started
to count the change on handa few nights
ago. Emptying the bag on the table,
Mrs. McKnight discovered what is prob-
ably the most valuable 5-cent piece ex-
tant. The jarring on the table caused
the piece of money to split in two aud
from the center rolled a gold dollar. Mr.
McKnight has not the remotest idea who
paid the ‘‘nickel’’ to him, but it is un-
necessary to say he has put it out of cir-
culation.

ntl
Hudsonville—F. H. Campbell has re-

tired from the firm of C. K. Hoyt & Co.,
general dealers. The business is con-
tinued by C. K. Hoyt under his own
name.

Bay City—Wendland, Christopher &
Co. have opened a new dry goods store.

is

 

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 for the transaction of such other business
as may be presented at the meeting.

J. H. P. Huenart, Secretary.

 

 

For Fall painting you have to use a

DRYER

in mixing WHITE LEAD
USE OUR

GROWN JAPAN [RYER

We call your attention to our CROWN JAPAN
DRYER that we can guarantee equal in every
respect to any on the market.

Its points of superiority over all others, are:

ist. It will mix with RAW or boiled oil.
2d. It will dry any paint without tack.
3d. It will dry with a good gloss, thus ADD-

ING a GLOSS to the paint, rather than making
it FLAT, as most Dryers do.

4th. It is free from Rosin, and is entirely
without sediment, and will not thicken.

5th. It is always reliable and is the STRONG-
EST LIQUID DRYER in the market.

Put up in one gallon square cans.

Write for special prices.

Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

CINSENG ROOT.

We pay the highest price for it. Address

PECK BROS., Wholesale Druggista,

GRAND RAPIDS.

 

 

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WM. BRUMMELER & SONS

Manufacturers of and Jobbers in

Pieced and Stamped Tinware, Rags,
Metals, Iron, Rubber and Wiping Rags

264 So. Ionia St., GRAND RAPIDS.
Telephone 640.

FUrniture

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Nelson,
Matter
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Styles New, Cheap,
Medium and Expene
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Large Variety.
Prices Low.

 

 

 

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Wiisdasaie : Price Current.

 

Advanced—Citric acid, hemp seed, linseed oil, turpentine.

ACIDUM. —

—_——_———— o_O 10
Benzoicum German.. ot 00
eee oa. el. 30
Conc 2@ 36
MN 52@ 55
eee ........... Be &
oes ee 10@ 12
hit cei. Ni@ 13
am hi cs 20
Saleyviioms ........... 1 40@1 80
Sulphuricum.... .. .. 14@ 5
eee... s a ia! 60
Tereericum............ 42
AMMONIA,

 

BACCAE.
Cubeae (po. 1 50....... 1 60@1 75
UT OOTUE «osc. - sess 8@ 10
Zentnexylum......... 23@ 30
BALSAMUM. .
Copaiba ‘ uw oo &
wees. ac. @1 80
Terabin, Canada ..... 3G w
OU oe hace sceuys 40@ 45
CORTEX.
Aten, Conedion............
Oa eos penn 11
(ieee Wieve ............ 18
Euonymus atropurp.. _ ao
Myrica Cerifera, po......... 2
Pees Virge.. 5... 12
tree, 2PG.............--. 12
Poe ...........-... 2
Ulmus Po (Ground .....- 10
EXTRACTUM.
Glycyrrhiza Glabra... 2@ 2%
a 33@ 35
Haematox, 15lb. box.. 11@ 12
.......... 13@ 14
. ey 14@ 15
. \4s.. 16@ 17
FERRUM.
Carbonate Precip...... | @ &
Citrate and Quinia.... @3 50
Citrate Soluble... .... @ 80
Ferrocyanidum Sol.... @ 50
Solut Chloride........ @ 15
Sulphate, oot... 1%@ 2
[ pure....... : z
FLORA.
Meee ck ec 28@ 30
Ae 2W@ 2%
Rages tti«i.-- 25@ 30
FOLIA
Baros 22
Cana *aculifol, “in:
nivelly eee eee B@ Ww
bin Alx. 3@ 50
Salvia officinalis, 4s
a 12@ 15
eS 8@
GUMMI.
Acacia, ist picked.... @1 00
“cs 2a “cc oe @ 90
Ne 3d Wa en @ 80
_ — sorts... 65
ee ce 7T5Q@1 00
Aloe, Barb, (po. 0)... 50@ 60
‘“* "Cape, (po. 20).. @ 12

“ Socotri, (po. 60) . @
Catechu, 1s, (348, 14 4s,

 

     

 
  

ogi pwede cc @
Ae .....-...-.- 25@ 30
‘aeaeaton. (po. a :- @ 15
Benzoinum. W@ 55
eer, .....<,....-. 50@ 52
Euphorbium po ...... 35@ 1o
Galea. ..........+ @3 00
Gamboge, po...... ---- 80@ 9%
Guaiacum, spe a .. @ 35
Kino, (po. 2 @ ®W
Mastic @
OG (Po, = Lies. @
Pp po Te
eee 23 6
. bleached &: 35
Tragacanth ........... 30@ 75
HERBA—In ounce packages,
NS 25
ee 20
Oe se 25
Majorum.. oe
Mentha Piperita. Dineee otege 23
ee 30
ennecwum, ¥......... 2
Cet 25
MAGNESIA.
Catemod, Pat.......... 55@ 60
Carbonate, Pat........ 2@ 22
Carbonate, K.& M.... W@ 2%
Carbonate, JenningS.. 35@ 36
OLEUM.
Abetinthium. ........: 5 00@5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc... .. 45@ 75
Amydalae, Amarae....8 00@8 25
Be oe ce .: 1 90@2 00
Auranti Cortex....... @2 50
Ae ey Scenes cee 4 3 75@4 00
“- BD sce. .. 90@1 00
poeesin - 1 W@l1 2
eae —. -
Chenopodii ne 2
Cinnamonii ....... 1 20@1 25
Gttvonmelia ............. @ 4
Se BERG... 2 3455 - 35@ 65
ce iia peeks ci 1 2@1 30

 

 

CUpenee.............1% Obie
Exechthitos........... @@i w — |
—s ............. 1 90@2 00 Aconitum NapelaR....... 68}
Ceeeris ............ 2 WO@2 10 . Fr... 50 |
Geranium, ounce..... 7% | Aloes. ae 60
Gossipii, Sem. gal... 50@ 75 “and myrrh 60
Boece |... 1 85@2 00 | Arnica . ce 50
wumeper.... 1.5... ..... 50@2 00 Asafcetida...... ol
Lavendula ............ 90@2 00 | Atrope Belladonna. — oo
Rdeads ...............) Gages oo | emEOIn........... Loc. Sl
Mentha Piper.......... 2 90@3 00 " Ce ee
Mentha Verid.........2 50@2 60 | Sanguinaria.......... veo. Oe
Morrhuae, gal......... 80@1 00| Barosma . oo, Be
Mmeyrecis, OUNCE......... @ 530 Ganthurides 7
ee Sees % i Capsicum ................... 50
Picis a (gal. = ee terCe Games.
Peete cucsbe ea. 1 16@1 2 - ee
secrecy oy Toa Ge Cesee. ee
Rosae, Gunde, i/o @6 i Cateean.............. a. OO]
eM Sie 2) Ciehoma tt ... 50
Sere 90@1 00 ni eee
tana. i jl Re a eos.
eee... io Secs... Oe
Sinapis, ess, ounce. o Gites... oe
on ee il aa. lle
onymne ..... eee
ie - .. . Gentian eee 50
Theobromaes..........- a... 60
ss POTASSIUM. Guaica poate
WOE, ie fi. ys: CCC
Bichromaie ........... @ 14 td sc 50
eas... Oi 50
Carb He 12@ 15 pee =
a y 1 s i. eeeecsec ‘
Sean i (po. - ANN bon | = Ferri Cmlerrauii.... 2... 35
Rote sea (=o eat eee rte it vo
Potassa, Bitart, pure.. 30@ 33 M HC AR ee
Potassa, Bitart, com... @ 15 a eo wees OU
Petass Nitras, opt..... 8@ 10 Opil CUT ee naman 50
Potass Nitrag.......... 7@ 91% Gamphoy a
Tree ............. 3@ 33] «a Den orated....... oo =
Sulphate po.. _.. @ 18 oa ee
Auranti Cortex.. 50
SEAR uassia . ..... oe
Aconitum ............. Sp Sh wiatene 50
OEM ted len stn e a 4 ee
VCR 15@ 20] Cassia Acutifol......... ... 50
peeee, OO... 8.8... @ B “ “ a 50 |
Calarge... 6... 20@ 50] Serpentaria ................. 50}
Gentiana, (po. 15)..... 10@ 12) Stromonium............. 60 |
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15).. 16@ 18] Tolutan............. 60 |
aa — ee 50 |
0. 40)... @ 35] Veratrum Veride............ 50 |
He lebore, Ala, ‘po... 15 2 |
Heore, PO.,...-.......- 15Q@ 20 MISCELLANEOUS.
Poecec, pO........_.... 2 40@2 50 oe ‘
ie sae ¢ (po. 2G) 183@ 20 Aither, Spts 2s ae =
Jalapa, pr. . 45@ 50 Alumen . | 2%@ 3% |
Maranta, is, ae @ round, (po. 24@ 3%
Podophyllum, po...... 15@ 18 7) 8 +e 3@ 4!
MOE cece ess ce. en oe Aandi tale ea 55@ 60 |
' of... co... ... |
” Antimoni, = Siete ea 4@SCO#
i ie eal aela Mil 75@1 35 t Potass T. 55@ 60 |
spige ia . 48@ 53) anti sale 1 35@1 40 |
Sanguinaria, (po %).. | @ 20) Antifebrin...-- |
Serpentaria.. 40@ 45] ‘argenti Nitras,ounce @ 75!
Nenegs ...... ae W@ 55 ae 7 |
Similax, Officinalis, ii . = Balm Gilead Bud nC Be 40 |
7 7) bismnin S ON... 2 2 20
Sellias, (po. 35)........ We & Calcium Chlor, is, (8 |
oe Feeti- a 11; \s, 12). @ 91
cos po... 5
Valeriana, Eng. (po. 0) @ % Cantharides Russian, et ial
German. 15@ _ 20 ee é |
ibe a 10@ 15] Capsici Fructus,af... @ 16|
eineiper 3.......... 2@ 2 Ce. @ 20 |
‘ee ‘ec po. @ 15 |
SEMEN. Caryophyllus, (po. 18) 13@ 14}
Anisum, (po. 20). @ 15] Carmine, No. 40....... @3 75 |
— (graveleons).. 15@ 18] Cera Alba, S.&F..... 50@ 55
Bird, 18..... seeeeeee “2 G| Cord Viava............ 38@ 40
rt (po. a5). Oa ee Ceeens @ 40
Cardamon........-....1 OO@1 2% | Cassia Fructus........ @ 2
Corandrom.........-. we it) Comiearia |... ...... = 10
Cannabis Sativa....... Se 51 Geiietae. @ 4
Crdonium.... ........ iat © Chloroform _ 60@ 63
Chenopodium ........ 10@ 12 uibbs @1 10
Dipterix Odorate......2 00@2 25 Chioral Hyd ‘Crst ut 50@1 %
Foeniculum.. . © tS! Chondeas............. 25
nr po a 6@ «8 Gaechensdind, PL&W @ WD
Dice e el eae cc. @ 4% German 3%@ 12
Lint, grd, (bbl, 3%)... 4 @ 4%] Corks, list, dis. per
—................ 35@ 40 — ............ @ &
Phariaris¢ anarian.... 34@ 4% | Creasotum ............ @ 50
ee SS 7/ Creta, (bhi)... _.- @ 2
Sinapis, ie &@ 9 ee 5@ 5
Miete. os... 11@ 12 weer to... 9@ ill
SPIRITUS. “ Rubra........... @
00@: ae 6... 8... H@ 3
Frumentt, W.,D. Co..2 00@2 50 | Croce oso a &
ce ene 1 10@1 50 on neat weteeeeeee 108 -
is C -Dextrine eto. oN g
ee OSS ae a ee bh. 68@ 70
Saacharum N. £...... 1 52 00 —— 1 numbers.. @ 4
Spt. Vini Galll........ 1 75@6 50 ! 3 |
Vini Oporto ...........1 25@2 00 Ergots, (po) - 50@ 55)
Vini Alba............ 1 Sea 0 a tie... beets tees - 8 aI
SPONGES. é Na
Florida sheeps’ wool | |
ae 50 neh .. 40@ 60)
oe oor try — Glassware. flint, 70 percent. |
feria ook. ol, 2 00 le |
Velvet extra sheeps’ 9@ 15 |
wool carriage....... 1 10 13@ 25 |
Extra yellow sheeps’ Glycerina see ceeeeeee 7 @ 25 |
Gaieiege TL. 85 ——— veteeees - |
soe + Cie e ee © om vd) |
— 65 | Hydraag Chior Mite. “@ %
Hard for slate use. 7 @ 8
Yellow Reef, for slate Ox Rubram "@1‘5
ee 1 40 L Ammoniati. @!1 15
Unguentum. 45@ 55
ch cue Hydrargyrum ...... @
ACCSCTE ...... oe = —o “1 25@1 50 |
eee iste. See OO
POCAC........--. 0... ee oe a. Resubl........3 7E@3 85
Paw foe... es CB eerenme.. os @A 70
Auranti Cortes OP | Sapte... ........... 50@_ 55
pees APO a, 50| Lycopodium ........,. 50@ 55
Similax Officinalls ee met Wee... oe. 80@ 85
OF... 50} Liquor Arsen et Hy-
RONNOON es oy ee se 50 rene 1008. ... 3... 2
ee ess 50 | Liquor Potass Arsinitis 10@ 12
Be ee a ecco cies ae ener. Sulph (bbl |
ER es ee Pe Pica nen:
RN HERE chi chevcescess | Me, COB. ose ees

  

 

Declined—Quinine, cinchonidia,

carbolic acid, —"

 

  
   
  

 

 

   

| Morphia,. “ FP. ne a.

c. Co. \
| Moschus Canton... ..
) Myriaties. No.1......-

| Nux Vomiea, (po 20)..
| Os. § Sepia. .
| Pepsin s Saac, H. & P. D.

 

Picls Liq., ‘agi

pin i
Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80) .
Piper Nigra, (po. -
Piper Alba, (po 5) ..
Pix Burgun. ae
Prnn Acet ......_.
Pulvis Ipecac et opii. a
Pyrethrum, —
& P. D. Co., dos. .
Pyrethrum, pv Meee eo
Quasiag.............-

| Quinia, SF aw...

S. German...
Rubia Tinctorum.....
Saccharum Lactis pv.

Seem... 8.
Sanguis Draconis.....
Santonme ............
=" =. ae

2 30@2 55 | Seidlitz Mixture...... @ B
< Sinapi . ee a cy @ 18
a @ 3

@ 40| Snuff, Baccaboy, De
W@ 7 Cee @ 3
@ 10] Snuff, Scotch,De. Voes @ 35
38 | Soda Boras, (po. 13). . 12@ 13
Soda et Potass Tart... 0Q@ 3B
@e 60 | Soda Cach........_. 1%@ 2
soae, Di-Carp......... @ &
@a Oi hode, Anb............. Hae
@1 00} Soda, Sulphas......... @ 3
@ i Spte. Ether Co ........ 50@ 55
GB Ww ' Myrcia Dom..... @2 2
a 1 ™ Mercia Imp... .. @3 00

@ 3 . Vini Rect. bbl.
a Se... 2 33

Less 5c gal., cash ten days.

7
15
10g 20

Strychnia Crystal..... @1 10
Sulphur, Subl......... 24@ 3%
@1 2 ' Holl.......... 2a g
3 Mi Temarings ............ 8@ 10
8@ 10; Terebenth Venice..... 23@ 3
arm 04 | Theobromee .......... 56@ 5d
2a Pt VG. 8... 9 00@16 00
ioe 4) Zine! Suiph........... TJ §
@ 4
2 00@2 10 OILs.
40@ 50 Bbl. Gal
@A 50} Whale, winter........ 70 70
ae Mi Lard, Gxire........... 55 60
10@ 12) Lard, No. 1. a 50
@ 15 Linseed, pure raw.... 54 57

 

 

 

Lindseed, boiled .... 57
a. a winter a
Gaui expindiaas. 45 50
PAINTS. bbl. 1b.
Bed Venetian.......... 1 2@3
Ochre, yellow Mars... 1% 2@4
a 1% 2@3
Putty, commercial. oe 203
“ stric ure
—e brim e Amer- “
be ees eye ee 13@16
Voie English.. 85@88
Green, Peninsular..... 70@75
nea, roa... @i%
C Writes ......2.4.. @7
Whiting, white Span... @
White ¥, Giidera’...... @x
White, Paris American 1 00

Whiting, Paris Eng.

One 14
Pioneer Prepared Paint1 20@1 4
Swiss Villa Prepared

Qo 1 00@1 20
VARNISHES,

No. 1 Turp Coach.. —_ 10@1 20
Bea cere pn =
Coach Body...........
No. 1 Tur sare oe i dope 10
Eutra Turk Damar....1 %@1°60
Japan a -_ i’

‘urp.. ietecuce OO

 

HAZELTINE
& PERKINS
DRUG CO.

Importers and Jobbers of

-DRUGS~

Dealers in

‘Chemicals and Druggists’ Sundries

Patent Medicines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes,

Sole Agents forithe Oelebrated 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, Mines, Rums.

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

Rye Whisky.

We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only.

We give our Personal Attention to Mail Orders and Guar
antee Satisfaction.

All orders are Shipped and Invoiced the same day we re

ceive them.

Send in a trial order.

; Hareltine & Perkins Drug Go,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

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THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

 

GROCERIES.

Wools Firmer and Higher--Hides and
Tallow Weak and Lower--
Furs Higher.

Wools have sold more freely at aslight
advance. Stocks are well cleaned up,
with considerable looking around after
more wool, by dealers, with some buy-
ing. The cloths do not bring a corres-
ponding advance, but short supply and
strong foreign markets keep prices on
wools well up and advancing.

Hides are in good supply, with light
demand, and show considerable weak-
ness. Sales are made at ‘4c. less, and
are likely to go lower. Private advices
say that leather was never so dull of
sale, and tanners are well supplied with
hides.

Tallow is weak, with large offerings.
The export demand is light, and only
choice, in good packages, is taken.

Furs are in good demand at a strong
advance, with the usual excitement
among the buyers attending an advance
in the market. This has a tendency to
wild buying, and the result is that some
are paying more than the markets here
or abroad will warrant. Many of the
leading houses have called a halt, not
wishing to throw money broadcast with-
out a reasonable assurance of its bring-
ing a return.

 

i
Will Be Full Count Hereafter.

Granp Rapips, Jan. 29.—If I may
have a little space in your paper, I will
try and explain the ‘‘short count”’ pickle
trouble.

Since 1 began business for myself I
have always put up my own pickles un-
til this year. My business in the city
and sickness has kept me away part of
the time. At such times the men put-
ting up pickles have sorted them too
big. Now the grocer gets just as much
pickles, the consumer gets more, and
this will not do his trade any hurt, as
many people that buy medium pickles
like them large. These pickles did not
go out in this shape with the intention of
beating the dealer or anyone else. Just
as soon as 1 found it out, 1 went to the
jobbing trade and told them that I would
make it right and for them to do the
same, and I have done so with all that Il
have heard of. That is all that any man
can do.

One more word—allow me to say that,
hereafter my pickles will be full count, as
we are counting every bbl. and package.

Thanking you for this space, I remain,

Yours truly,
J. S. WALKER.
——»>?+>___—-
° The Grocery Market.

Sugars are without change. Some
grades of confectionery have been reduced
4 to ge. Canned corn and tomatoes
continue to strengthen.

firmer.

 

Whitefish are

PEREKINS & HESS

DEALERS IN

Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

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

 

‘Nell Came Singing.”

The train was running at a high rate of |
speed across the country, with every-
thing apparently going well, when the
speed suddenly slackened and presently |
we came to a dead stop.

 

There had been |
an accident by which the engineer had
been terribly hurt, and he was brought |
back to the baggage car and one of the
train men sent forward.

‘‘How bad is it, Jim?” asked the con-
ductor, as we were trying to do what we |
could for the poor fellow. |

|

 

“So bad that I shan’t pull through, |
Tom.”

“Don’t say that! You'll be home in
twenty minutes, and the doctor won’t |
find it so bad.”’ |

Atthe end of the time specified we
stopped at a small country station, and
as the wheels ceased to roll, the suffering |
man looked up at the conductor and |
said:

‘‘Nell will be coming, Tom.”’

**VYes,”?

“Make it as light as you can.
Nell!”

And, as we were lifting the burned and
bleeding body out of the side door of the
car, a bit of awoman, wearing the whitest
of aprons and the cutest of straw hats,
came up the platform, singing ‘Annie
Laurie.’? She had some flowers in her
hand, culled from the little front door-
yard for her Jim, and she had almost
passed us on her way to the engine when
she caught sight of our burden, cried out
in her fear and agony and fell as one
dead.

“Poor Nell, she came singing,” moaned
the engineer.

‘Poor Nell!’ whispered everyone
gathered about, and for long hours as we
sped forward each signal whistle from
the hand of: the man who had looked
upon that picture of woe and misery
seemed to shriek out the words, ‘‘Poor
—poor Nell!”

><

H. A. Graves, the Quincy grocer, was
in town a couple of days last week, the
guest of A. K. Wheeler.

———————-<—___—

For the finest coffees in the world, high
grade teas, spices, ete., see J. P. Visner,
17 Hermitage block, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Agent for E. J. Gillies & Co., New York

City. 352tf

THOMAS STOKES,

WHOLESALE DEALER IN

Poor

 

 

SALT FISH,
New York City.

Represented in Michigan by

J, P, WISNER, Merchandise Broker,
17 Hermitage Block,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

Who will quote prices by mail or call on dealers
wishing a supply for lenten trade.

 

SHE DbDs!

If You want to buy or sell Clover Seed or Beans, please corres-
pond with us

The Alfred Brown Seed Store,

Seed Catalogues willgbe ready January 15.

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PRODUCE MARKET.
Apples—Green, #4.25@4.50 for choice eating and

 

 

  

 

 

FRESH MEATS.
Swift and Company quote as follows:

 
 

    

    
 

 

$3.50@33.75 for cooking stock. Evaporated are | Reef, carcass.........-..--+--++-eeee eee 4%@ 6%
firm at 14@15c, and sun-dried are strong at |” hind Penne ce da 6 @ 6%
10@10%e. Ce eee 5%@ 3
Beans—The market is more active, butno ad-| « joins, No. 3......-..--.s-ee0- cee 10 @
vance has taken place. Handlers pay $1.65@1.80| « ribs... Ci an @8
for country picked and find no difficulty in mak “ ee @5
ing sales at $2.05@2.10 for city picked. Cee eae @ 82
Beets—50c per bu. Bop, B4%
Butter—Dairy is in moderate demand. Dealers | Bologna ...... @5
pay 16c and hold at 18c. Creamery is in fair de-} pork lJoins..........2. 26.2205 cent eeee ees 6%
mand at 22@24¢. cae $ 5
Cabbages—f0c per doz. or #4 per 100, Sausage, blood or head................ @5
Carrots—20@25c per bu. “hg TN @5
Celery—20@25c per doz. _ ean TM
ner barrels, 61.95; producebarrels | wWation |... oe keeles ue g 6%
c. 7 "
Cranberries—Cape Cod commands $11@13 per eer erenarenen a ge ee aa a eae :
bbl. and Bell and Cherry are held at $10@10.50. oe
Eggs—Fresh are easier, dealers now paying 16 CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS.
and holding at 18ce. The market is tending c
downward. Old eggs are nearly all out of mar-| The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:
ket. STICK CANDY.
Field Seeds—Clover, mammoth, $4.60 per bu.; Standard, per Ib @8
medium, #4.10@4.30. Timothy, $1.50@1.60 per bu. |“. ' rt I cae eed ces @8
—— per lb. : * . Twist i A ih a el a i @ 3
nions — The market is strong and active. &s cis aasiienans a aad a acaae
Dealers pay $1.25 and hold at $1.50. ts = net weight. ......
Potatoes — The market shows evidences of | po.ton Cream see 10
weakening in some places. Dealers generally Cut sm Se ee 9
anticipated a cold winter and laid in large stocks Extra Se 10
As the good shipping weather has enabled ship- igen acre ciaraaan aaa oad als aR
ments to go forward continually, some markets MIXED CANDY.
have naturally become glutted and weak. Bbls. Boxes.
Squash—1'4¢ per Ib. Standard, per Ib..............--. ts 8
Sweet Potatoes—Kiln dried Jerseys are scarce, Deeogee.. 8 7% 8
readily commanding $4.50 per bu. ae ee 8%
Turnips—30@35e per bu. ee cee oer oe & 8%
Moony ........... Le ne ey ace eee see 9
ee ae 9
PROVISIONS. ee ee .
The Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co. | Conserves.... ......-eseeeee: cere cteree seeees 9
quotes as follows: Cete ... ote
. eT PEPGM OM POET 3 o4 5 oe he woe pe een net, 9%
Ma woe os. Lt Peanut Squares net, 9%
SESE ee Stee a, 10
Extra clear pig, short cut................... 12 50 Kind nh pes a a ar at eT eh le 10
tee eee Neer an a coeoes ree eee | Se i
ee an 12 00 Valle: Secu ee vas
Boston clear, short eut...................... 12 50 ee
Clear back, short cut........... ee a 12 25 FANCY—In 5 Ib, boxes. Per Box
Standard clear, short cut, best.............. $2 60] Remon Prope... 60
sausagE—Fresh and Smoked. Sour DrOps ..... cose cccecccescecerersersce soe 2
Pack SOBA ce nar ene rl ee =0
Peis MON iil. acl. 9 H. M. Ch salanaaiion nt ee 90
oe ifs a ee ec 40@50
eeekeer, Geeeeee ......-....--- es, ee 7% on se oe
Piast SA AB Li ro aeg ae esas ase £0
Delorean, seeeieme 5 i ae Ge nin
Bologna, thick....... .. ..--------+0+ «o-+--- 5 Lozenges, Se ee — (
: printed.... ......-.----- le
ee ee nl 5 Imperials 65
Larp—Kettle Rendered. NE eee 1
aceon Ctra 60
I icc cece e deeb e cease eke decane ae semis we 7 A RR i one ores cow eres conn e meee tes 60
OS % ee 16@18
LARD. Com- | Hand Made Creams.........---.-----+-- @1 00
Family. pound, | Plain Creams......-------+--++++- ....-. ow
I ic es . +.B 54 Decorated Cromme..........-..---. ..-- - ot 00
Oand 50 Ib. Tubs...............5% 5g String HOCK... 2... 5... kee oe
Sib, Pails, Dip & case.......... 6% 64% Haut Alsons... ........-.-..-,..:.-2 Ge 2
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case........... 63% 614 Wintergreen Berries.........-....+--+--++ +++: €5
10 Ib. Pails, 6 in a case........... 6% 6 FaNcy—In bulk.
20 Ib. Pails, 4 in a case..........6 5% | Lozenges, plain, in pails.........-.......s+8+ 11
50 Ib. Cans.....---.--+- ----- ---5% 5% ee ” brinted, in pails ee 12
Saar ht BARES. Chocolate Drops, in pails.........--.++-+++e+e+ 12
Extra Mess, warranted 200 Ibs............... 7 06 | Gum Drops, in pails. .........--. eee seer eee ee 6
Extra Mess, Chicago packing................ 7 00 | Moss Drops, in pails.........-..------..--- at
(OE ——————————————_O 9 % | Sour Drops, in pails........-----+---++eeee eee 10
SMOKED MEATS—Canvassed or Plain. Imperials, in pails........--- +22. eee eeee tree es 11
: : ORANGES.
Hams, average 20 Ibs.......-...-.-.----------- 848 | moridas, fancy 250-200 176-150... ... | @&3 75
« | orem CG Cy 9% a UU —
: ae eee 3 96
i bx i. a eee a
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.............--..--- 3 | Valencias, choice to fancy 4% --. -.. 5 0
Dekel Geer baie PENOER.. g | Messinas, i ue — on oe
oe I .
Beet Mota. ........... 2... oe LEMONS.
a a 53, | Messina, choice, 360....-.-.------------ @ 3:50
FISH and OYSTERS. ice eee @ 4 00
. Guetes O00.....-.<-.-.-4..-.,. @ 3 75
F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as tollows: “ Pe Se cco @ 4 00
FRESH FISH. OTHER FOREIGN FRUITS.
Waa... ee ae ee @10 Figs, Smyrna, new, peed levers... .. —
i Me gate ee ee @10 - "3 - eeeeee ~*~ ...-..- @16
Se eo ee eek eee 9 ws ° ' ° eta @12%
ee 2S . Fard, 10-Ib. box...........--- : @10
Ciscoes ae peed ee oe eee @ 5 . oe eae... -- @ 8
Piounders ......-., ee @9 - Persian, 50-lb. box........ 44@ 6
nS SE ae ae ea ae @10 NUTS.
Macceee.....-....... ee eee se @25 Almonds, ee se rs
i ee oe “ne 10 . i ie ee ee
Californie slimom.................. -... os . Calitorams....--...-....- ee Qlz
oysTERs—Cans. Brasilp,........ 222-0 2-22 --2- 2020 seer ee
Fairhaven Counts...........000000000 -_a (co aa G15%
P. J. O. Seoess.... ..- ee @28 oo oe @i2
— oe ee Le pons “ Chili... . @10%
i eee eee da fee el @22 2 WN 5l
Ne eae a = es a
Stamdards.............+ s-+see0e veer sees @18 | Pecans, Texas, H.P ........ ---..- 1416
ee @16 | Cocoanuts, full sacks @4 50
SHELL GOODS. PEANUTS.
— Per 100..-.... ----seeeee sree ees 1 — s Fancy, H. P.,Suns ... eas Q 6
in i i lh il ih 1D “a “ “i Roaste crea ¢ 8
BULK GooDs. Fancy, H. P., Stars eee @ 5
Senses POOR... @1 25 - ” * TOOn. .. av @ 7
Selects, ST eee eee cee aes cee a @1 65! Choice, H. P., Ex poe j fees ae @ 5
Scrimps, gi a 1 50 _ - a eed, ....-..- 7
Clams, ~ ee 1 50! Fancy, H. P., Steamboats......-.---.--- eo *
Scallops, Be 1 50! a - Roested....... @

 

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WHOLESALE

Paper

Warehouse.

FLOUR SACKS, GROCERY BAGS, TWINE AND WOODEN WARE,

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APPLE BUTTER.
@hicago Goods....:.:..... 744@8

AXLE GREASE.
eee #2 40
oe. ee
mae... aS

A occe cso. sas... 2 25
BAKING POWDER.

Thepure, = —- $1 20
i 1
“ee 6 OZ. “ce = ©
. % lb oo. 2 %6
_ 1202 a ee 4 2
| ae es 5 40
rc 51b. a 00

26
Less 20 per cent. to retailers.
Acme, ha cans, soa... £

i s ” .... oo
_ as - f+. te
- Mie 10
Telfer’s, , = cans, — 45
85
- ibe o “7. 150
Arctic, % D cans... ...... 60
- ch a... 12
= 12 Ll 2 00
im -— - |... 9 60
Red Star, 4 2 cans. _. =
4 Tb ececcese £0
. [eo ° e 1 50
BATH BRICK.
English, 2 doz. in case... 80
Bristol, 2 de 7
American, 2 doz. in case. 7
BLUING. “Gross
Arctic, ion ovals... .....-. 400
_—  .......-.. 7 00
“pints, pou .......- 10 50
- wen sifting box... 2
. we 3, oa 00
« Ro. 5 : .. 3a
- Ba 4 50
BROOMS.
— 2 Hurl ee ee 1%
Se gee seeneaceas 2 00
No. 2 Carpet a es 22
(a 2 50
ee i 2 7
Common Whisk .....-...---- 90
Fancy ae 1 20
Me. 3 25
waechouss a 27%
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR.
Risto Sum... -.....-.--...-
CO ae
Self Rising...... ..--. ------ 4 50
CANDLES
Hotel, 40 Ib. boxes. . 2
ae Ss Cs 9%
ee eee... ... 11
Witiee......:.....-... --. 25

er —*
Clams, i Ib. Littie Neck..... 1 10

Clam Chowder, 3 lb... ...-- 2 10
Cove Oysters, Jib. stand.. -
cd eee 95

Lobsters, 1 Ib. picnic eee 4 90
oe - aA. 2 65

. 17 o....-...... 2 50

. 2 ib. Star.......-. 3 2
Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce .3 50
i lb. sti tand ete gees 1 20

ken nS 2 00

“ 5 Ib. in eel .3 50
“ 3lb. soused.......3 50

Salmon, . ~ Columbia i “D@1 90
Alaska... @1 60
Sardines, * domestic 4s ce 6
aS @8
- iinet De eae @i9
- imported 4s...11 es
. spiced, Ae .
Trout, 3 1b. brook . 2 po
ERUITS.
pples.
York State, gulions.... 3
ricots.

Santa ee iia 2225
ee 2 40
Cherries.

TN bios ict an codec. s. 1 2
Pitted Hamburg. 1 40

Damsons, Beg Plums and Green

Gages.
Mae... 1 36@1 45
Gooseberries.

Caen .....--......- 1 10
‘Peaches.
ee 1 60@1 75
Maxwell .........-<..- 2 2
Shepard's oe ews 225
California... 2 25@2 50
Pears.

Domestic ..........---- 13
Riverside. . 2 25
Pineapples.
Coomecm.... -... ---..- 1 30
Johnson’ s sliced.. 2 40

grated 2¢5
Quinces.
Common ...........-.- 1 10
Raspberries.
=... 1 30
Black Hamburg....... 1 40
Strawberries.

Raced ....-------.- 110

Bambiee.............. 2 00

hortleberries.

ee gs... 1 40

MEATS.

a — oe 2 00
Roast... - : i.e
" VEGETABLES.

Beans, soaked Lima........ 85
6 6<Green Limsa........ @1 =
| WAR. ek @

- Stringless tla, acne in
“ Lewis’ Boston Baked..1 40
‘Corn, stand. brands..1 05@1 40
5
30
ssa 1 40
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“ ae Promcnh........- -2 10
Ce 1 80
Pipkin... ..... --@1 00
Os le i s
Succotash, soaked..........

. saiandard......... 13)

Tomatoes. stand br’ds 1 0: — 10
CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.

German Sweet.. ..... ... 22
noo gael Lee ce eeu ca 34
Pare, ....... Geo a 38
ecaibwee Cocoa........ : 40
CHICORY,
ae «
Red... 7
CHEESE.
Fancy Full Cream +1t @i%
fooa ie QiC% %
Part Skimmed. 8 @@F
Sap Sago......... en Q22
Bowe oy @1 00
Swiss, imported ...... 24@ 2%
. domestic 15@ 16
bamburger.........-. lo
CHEWING GUM.
Rubber, — lumps. . __..-..30
eee 40
Spruce, 200. peoces...........0
CATSUP.
Snider s, $¢ pint.......-..- 135
. aa ce 2 30
. quart.. oe eee 3 50
CLOTHES PINS.
GS gross Domes -.- 1... .. 50
cocoa SHELLS,
Bee oe 4 @4%
Pound packages........ Gat
COFFEE EXTRACT.
Valley C sails oe 75
i 1
aaa 8. : 65
corraE—Green,
Rio, fair. @20
Ws coun cee. @21
ses nels @22
_ fuer, —, D244,
* golden.. | @23%
eee 2 @r
Mexican & Guatemala23 @25
Java, Interior........ 2 24 @2r6
' mcpreeeta .27 @29
Peaberry . ra "99 @24
Mocha, genuine. los 26 28

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

ee
Banos. .:. 5. 4
“ in cabmetw....... . 24%
MecLaughlin’s XXXX.. - 24%
ion... 1.24%
- cabinets asc ote
Durem... ... 2... eee
CLOTHES LINES.
Cotton, 40 ft. .. per doz. 1 35
" com......- . 150
- —........ . 1.
. en... .. - 2 00
" oe... ‘ 2 25
Jute at...:.. . 1 00
- eee ' 1c
CONDENSED MILK,
ee ee ec scenes 7 30
aoe Swiss......-..: 6 00@ 77
COUPONS.
“Superior.”
$ 1. per hundred aie es 2 50
so Ss. 3 00
8 5, . | oo. 4 00
© gee ee 5 00
oo : oo
“Tradesman.”’
8 1, per hundred........... 2 00
a. © Ce 2 50
Se 3 00
$10, ‘ Te 4 Ov
2 . _ 5 00

Subject to the following dis-
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200 or over. ......- 5 per cent,
soo “* ceecees ae -
7000 ** eR -
CRACKERS.

Kenosha Butter..........--
Seymour ~ .....--......
Butter... a

“ family.......

* piscul.....
Gost. So.
City Sodsa..........
Se
S Guter.....-... = --.-.-.- 5%
City “Oyster, Bee... 5%

CREAM TARTAR.

Sictetiy pure. ........-....- 38
Croce... 25

DRIED FRUITS.

DOMESTIC,
Apples, sun-dried..... —
evaporated... .14 @15 :
Apricots, . ~a--20, @2t
Blackberries ‘ Lo
Peaches ee 20 @22
PRUNES.
Turkey. .....----.--..- @ 9
Ce ee a @10
Ce @l1
PEEL.
Poe 18
Cee... :-.-......., 18
CITRON.
et @i8
in Bomes.....-..... ; @2
CURRANTS.
Zante, in barrels...... @ 54
© in %-Ddis...... @ 5%
. in less quantity @6

RAISINS —( —s

ee
London Layers, 2 er’ . 2 10
3 2 20
‘ fancy. 2 35
Muscatels,2crown ... 1 65
. -_ os 2 00

 

 

  

 

 

 
 

 

 

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‘‘Absolute” in Packages. SWEET GOODS. splint No.1 3 50
: ys 44s | Ginger Snaps.......... 5, _ , “« Now4s
Allspice ............... 1 50 | Sugar Creams.. . 8% " ae No.3 5 00
u. 15 | Frosted Creams....... S |
|‘ Cloves. serseesees- 84 155] Graham Crackers.... 8 | GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS
Ginger oe ee 84 1! 55 | Oatmeal Crackers.... 8
Foreign. eerereeees 80 1 o SHOE POLISH. a WHEAT.
Tose 8 | at ~ 1... Sf 155) | Jettine, 1 doz. in box...... 7 = "a . ve bo
Oaitenes 4@ | keppece ..-.-. 84 1 Oe
Siteeanae .el,. i ‘eo og | SASE..----- see... -- 84 7 ‘| saraxRegular All wheat bought on 60 Ib. test.
FARINACEOUS GOODS. Savana Ba | Fair. MEAL,
Farina, 100 lb. kegs......... 04| Cut Loaf.............. @ 74 | . “4 Bolted. a 1 45
Hominy, per bol 409 | Cubes ............. . @ 63 i Good ae 24 Granulated... 1 65
Macaroni, dom 12 1b box.... 55 | Powdered ...... @ 6% | ee ey ee OUR.

“« imported.. @l1 in | Standard Granulated @6 - é | Choteest .... ana -: a | Straight, in sacks .. 5 00
Pearl Barley.......... 3 @ 3% ae Fine........ @ 6% ee “ barréls. ..... 5 20
Page greene * nip  Gonfeetiners! A. @0 38) at — <2 6 20

eee @ 3% ite Extra C...... C6) ena : els. ..-..- 2

¢ 7 ry if Graham sacks.... ... 4a

Sago, German. @5 | Extra Cc... oe 2% | Choice 24 a ; aC 3

Whest mckede we lSelneie” a Se | Choicest...... 00.0... 32 Zig MILLSTUFFS. ve
eat, cracke s | y -- wees Aeoige MILLE PFS.

c | ee ee ee elie i lll ch lab yal 20 OO

Vermicelli, import.. Git | Dark Mol + ee Sig Bran... 20 OF

«“ domestic... @5 | Less than 100 Ibs. 4c advance | Fair i Soe
iN FISH—SALT. scaLEs—Perfection. | Choice. a Mixed el te a
Cod, whole...........- 54@ 5% | Tea, 2-tb, ‘tin scoop. -....8 6 50/C UA Coase weak. 0) oe ae

fl bricks .......... T4988 | oS Base os < 35 | Extra choice, wire leaf " do TT
a — sce Gece 1% 8% “<" 5-, Gin scoop....._. 8 75 | GUNPOWDER. No.1 @57

alibut <...-. . @10 -_ <= wee. ke 8 7% | Common to fair. ......25 ae aa i

Herring, gib bed, bbl. ... 525] Grocers’, 11-b, tin scoop. 11 00} Extra fine to finest... .50 ae :
bbl 3 00 ‘ «brass ‘ .. 12 25| Choicest fancy.. vis) + ae =

: ; : brass “ .. 122 C t veces Nox....,....... wee 115

' aa *pbls.. 12 00 . 22-1, tin "93 95] OOLONG. a

a “kegs, 7 . brass ‘ .. 14 75| Common to fair... ...25 Small lots CORN. By

“i © ih XS 2 oe oe od

Sealed ..... . 20 | STARCH. | Superior to fine.......30 Car rf BA
Mackerel, No. 1, ee _ = an we Corn. Fine to choicest.......! 55 on 7

: o } Ib Kit..1 10 | 20-Ib-boxes...............-. 6% | IMPERIAL. Ss ne 9
Pollock.......--. |. SO0@S 25/401 Cte 6% | Common to fair.......20 = Par theron =
Trout, 2 bbls... Gloss | Superior to fine........ 40 Tae

) Ib. kits . 1- Ib packages te G | YOUNG HYSON. No. 1 9 00
White, "No. 1,5 ia bbls.. OE 6 | Common to fair....... 18 gS 8 00
ic ) Ib. mie , 2 | 6-1b ee 344 | Superior to fine....... 30 iy 1, ea aay :
Family, 4. iis... 3 = _—— lh tia... | oe ENGLISH —. HIDES, PELTS and FURS.
j Fa lasso a Ee ks ca al me) “ .
FLAVORING I pxTRacrs-Jennings | | | Choice...............--30 crm pay as fol
| Scotch, in bladders..... ...37 | Best........-.-- vee BB ee ce
02 eee: se " es | Maccaboy, in jars. . 622 85 oe ee oe Green ... oe 4@5
: = = > | French Rappee, in Jars.....43. | Toraccos—Fine C ni Part C ured... ce @ 5
3 0Z 1 0 1 50 D. Seotten & Co.’s Brands. EAEG CUTOG. - 0. + «oso @5
4 02 i -1050 x 00 | fae Hiawatha |. ....... ae 5 @ 5%
6 02 . :..2 00 3 00 ls Detroit Soap Co.’s Brands. —_| Sweet Cuba.. ae ae vocseteeseecees 6 @ a
8 07 :3 00 410] eee ee tee cere eens .+ 3 30 TORAC cos—Plug. as green - = =
GUN POWDER. i f MNO. vans. .---3 85] Jas, G. Butler & Co.’s Brands. | ;, sang eee ee @ 5%
Kegs .....--..-- -----+++ 20s: 5 60 | German Family -- cotton Something Good............. nL rats green...... 5 @6
Half ee $ 00 | Mottled German.......-...- 3 OO l peach Pia. eared. ..... 5 @7
HERBS. | Old German... 2 701] “Tobacco”... ee Deacon skins...... .-.10 @a0
ee ld esseceeedd | U.S. Big Bargain..... . ...2 00 : Tosaccos Smoking. No. 2 hides 3, off.
Hops.... os | Brose, Miggier.. 2... 0.0... 1. a Meetor ol. kk fe 17 PELTS.
JELLIES. Cocoa Castile ...........-..3 @ Plow Boy, 2 oz. 32 | Shearlings....... -10 @z
Chicago goods.............. 4 | Cocoa Castile, Fancy........3 36 ao TR ac wool, per 20 @2s8
LAMP WICKS. Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands. us 15 08... tu WOOL,
No. .. a 30 | — c ae eee eee 3 20 VINEGAR. . —_— Boe - + 20@30
a... 40 | Uno, 1 ae oan OP) AG oe ao ul jaweehed .... ..... .. 1G
ee a 50 | Bouncer, 100.. SOO ten ee FURS.
LICORICE. sopa. YEAsT—-Compressed, Outside —_ es are for No. 1 only
Se ears a etna nana 30 | Box vsecess -eea.5iy | Tin foil cakes, per dog... a5 roe an a. .- + 80 = pn
Calabria.........------------ | Kegs Sa lish =) Bakers per ib.) 1.2... a On ane 2
Se 18 ens, ing ish. ee -+ 4% an Beaver............-. 2,00@ 8 (0
2 L SODA. Cas, howse.......... 0@ 2
LYE. ‘ . GD “
Condensed, 9 dos. - eae 1 2% ee es Pata 1% PAPER & WOODENWAR?t — cc a 1 a
CHE i 0 ak a ee
: " : SEEDS. PAPER. op 4 00@ 6 00
en ee a 7? Mixed bird............ 44@ 6 ' Curtiss & Co. quote as fol | ~Sosaggll cB TES 00@ : a
a. - Caraway..... a ows: lWox, red ........... Lai DB
a 394 | Straw anon eee oocee te ss fee eg. ao
a $ ockfalls a | Lynx.... 2 W0@ 3 00
Black ion. Anise. ..-...--.--+--+-++-+- -13 | Hardware .........-.- , | Martin, pale and yel- i
Guba Baking....... ne 1 ee : <, —: ee CSE a a 40@, 1 00
Porto Rico.. 1 gaa | cere rete on ase - «1. 061 Dey Goods............ 5u@s | Martin, dark 0 1 50@ 3 Ov
New Orleans, ee “s 4 ee Jute Manilla........... oe Ne oe aes
choice...... 35 ee ee @% | Red Express No. a. 6 | Muskrat........ og 20
PE sete | [oo leearcd cima tied le Ra RIRI 27 Onoesunn. 20)... 5. 05 15
One-half nen ie ‘extra = Ai” SRR ELE AE RARE ARE : be 48 C rwines, aan settee eee 300 10 00
Delt ee ee tam POGhOn. ..... -. . | Skunk eae 10 6
EAL. ‘
Baeeoke sein 67 mam *¢ 2. 2 15} < ‘otton, No. 1 oy Wot |... : 10 300
ao. re TB | Beaver castors, per
ROLLED OATS As ses a estaas 75 | Sea Island, assorted. ee 200 500
Sa. en @6 ! —s gt = a 5 Hemp. = | a DEE aaa pound.
sto SG Ue 2 a6 if ‘Thin and ereéen.....- ..... 10
Half bbis.. PICKLES. oo Diamond Crystal, cases....1 50 Wool. | oe gray ee ae 20
Medium..........-. ..--. $7 50 io oa = sacks WOODENWARE. | GF cee eee sae tesla 25
% ao ‘ “ eo pocket.2 abe Ne ee ted ie ee cea
Small, bbl. 9 00 i iy Lf Sia] ff NO Beeeeeeeeerer eee See MISCELLANEOUS, au
Oe 5 e0 ts i = “| Nee. wer-eee FS @ 9%
oo ee a 75 Pails, No. 1, two- hoop.. | Grease butter im 2 a 2
Clay, Mo M60 6... e. 1? SALERATUS No. 1, three-hoop . 7 | Swite NES ..... 2 eee cree 14@ 2
are — count........ 7 | Church’s, Arm & iia bu es le boxes.... 30| Ginseng.......--- 2 51@3 0)
Cob, No ..+. ++--1 25] Dwight’sCom. 514 | Bowls l1ine oeeee mm
i ..5% OILS
“RICE. eles eau a ane: * 13 i
ee Ty . ieteueac ‘ap Sheaf.. an : 18 : he Standard Oil Co. quotes as
ecer cere oose seo S oo 5% * 0

- No. 2 2.6 @ es i assorted, 17s and 19s 2 = | Water White.......... @9

— a i. weak NC - “ 158, 17s and 198 2 Michigan test. . ..... @ 8%
ee 6 SYRUPS. __ | Baskets, market...... -.-.. iNaptha. |. @ 7%
ens Corn, barrels. -....--.. _ | Beenel oo Ganchne @ 9%
Borcic 5. Se Suge — barrels... . willow er’ ths, N 0.1 Cylnder ...0..... 7. 2 @36
Half barrels... ...3 00 | Pure Sugar, b cea ; ‘gin . No.4 Begone =... 6 13 @2
ee dos ce a half barrel... .32@42 ' " ~ Nes Black, 15 Cold Test... @9%
itchen, 3 doz. in box.....
eee Sl eee 2 50
SOUPS. ° o
Snider’s Tomato... ......- 2 40
oe
ee **) Fal. r ee 10 Ci ar.
i .
Cassia, China in mats.....- :
- Batavia in bund.... 5 8
“© Saigon in rolls...... 35 B 188 | d
Cloves, Amboyna...... ---- 25
Zanzibar... Bee ere ae 15
Mace Batavia. oe
Nutmegs, fancy.. ee css 80 ON EARTH.

co bye _i1.............. 2

. eee eee 65
Pepper, ony apore, black....15 Vel

4 Bs Q white. a MANUFACIURED BY
ot.. 19 :
a Ground in Bulk. ‘
sag Ee erin DILWORTH BROTHERS,
aaa Batavia pee aah :

ss ad ‘Saigon 25 PITTS BURGH.

© Sone |... |... oe
Cloves, Amboyna. . oe

Zanzibar. . a on |
Ginger, i — ae TRADE SUPPLIED BY
ecm... 18
oe Jamaica. vos 80 I. M. CLARK & SON,
ace Batavla..... -&
Mustard, Eng. and Trieste. 25 Grand Rapids.
—o CBU... eens 2 OT
Nutinegs, No. 2 ............- 75 \
Pepper, Singapore, black... 120 = BRADDOCK, BATEMAN & CO.,

i white. .... 30 Bay City,

s Cayenne........... 25
eae one eee pe ene wwe wa 20

 

 

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ee pak Ry TAL 90

404 STRONG.

 

List of Traveling Men Working for)

Grand Rapids Houses.

The following is believed to be a cor-
rect list of the traveling men who work
for Grand Rapids houses.
have crept into the list or there are any

omissions, the same will be gladly cor- |

rected in subsequent issues:
Adams & North—lI. D. North.

Aldine Manufacturing Co. — W. H. |

Pierce, E. F. Gilbert, E. F. Pomeroy.
Z, E. Allen—E. S. Matteson,

 

Graham, O. M. Bugbee, W. S. Emery, | M. Lovelock, S. Engel, A. W.

Edward Ward, Geo. Lewis.

Anti-Kalsomine Co.—Prof. T. P. 8.
Hampson, D. R. White, G. M. Wheeler,
W. H. Fuller.

Alabastine Co.—Geo. W. Gage, D. W.
Ensign, G. H. Southard, W. T. Merritt,
Frank Blood, Daniel Beecher, H.C. Foot,
W. C. Harper, James Wykes, Samuel

- Lewis, A. C. Antrim, B. F. Winch.

Ball- Barnhart- Putman Co. — J. B.
Evans, D. S. Haugh, B. F. Parmenter, C.
M. McLain, Robert Hanna, Geo.

Barlow Bros.—W. A. Morse.
J. A. Bauman—N. A. Parker.

Belknap W. & S. Co.—D. W. Johns.

Wm. A. Berkey Furniture Co.—L. D. |

Berry, Fred Hills, A. M. Jones, W. H.
Melhuish, Geo. S. Knapp, Geo.
dard.

Bissell Carpet Sweeper Co.—Geo. 8.

Sanford, O. W. Dunn, C. R. Bacon, W. C. |
Foote, C. H. Bass, J. J. Van Leuven, C. |

B. Howard. E. H. Hudson, ©. C. Weod- |
ruff, C. W. Williams.
S. K. Bolles & Co.—Geo. W. Thayer, |

Jr, W. P. Townsend, M. W. Monnett.
Wm. Brummeler & Sons—Wm. G.
Brummeler.
A. E. Brooks & Co.—Wm. B. Edmunds,
J. Henry Dawley, Geo. W. McKay, A.

. Oswold.

Brookings Lumber Co.—H. H. Snell.

Brown & Sehler—T. B. Snyder, F. E. |

Brown, Frank Stage, Jno. L.
Chas. J. Rice.
Bunting & Davis—E. A. Ives.
Buss Machine Works—Geo. Buss, Ed.
Buss.

Bailey,

Cappon & Bertsch Leather Co.—C. C.
Harley, E. E. Woodford, J. Haefner, R. |

T. Scott, N. H. Adams.

Chase Bros. Piano Co.—S. H. Gissin,
L. C. Banghart, Geo. E. Boltwood, O. C.
Clock, J, H. Campbell, F. V.
E. Bolt.

M. E. Christenson—Hi. Madden.

I. M. Clark & Son—H. A. Hudson, J.
E. Ireland, Jas. A. Massie, H. S. Powell,
J. McBurney,
Cloyes, J. A. King, D. B. Crater.

Corl, Knott & Co.—W. J. Deppen.

Curtiss & Co.—Frank H. White, O. A. |

Perry, W. J. Jones.

A. S. Davis—aA. S. Davis.

W. C. Denison—E. F. Snyder, N. W.
Barker.

W. H. Downs—W. H. Downs,
Downs.

Wm. Drueke—Chas. Drueke, Elliott F.
Covell.

Eaton, Lyon & Co.—J. L. Kymer, Geo.
H. Raynor, Peter Lubach, W. B. Dudley.

Elliott Button Fastener Co.—Wm. E.
Elliott.

E. Fallas—Edwin Fallas.

Folding Chair & Table Co.—W. A.
Sammons, John B. Logan, Geo. Lewis, S.
Luther, S. S. Chesebro, J. P. Olmstead.

Foster, Stevens & Co.—A. D. Baker,
F. R. Miles, Harvey B. Baxter.

Cc. C. Folmer & Co.—F. E. Powers.

Frev Bros.—Henry Geiges, Geo. Gute.

Gelock Bottling Co.—John Sparks.

Theo. B. Goossen—John Hagens.

Goshen Sweeper Co.—John V. Riley,
Jas. S. Knox, Chas. H. Lyon, A. C.
Gonter.

Grand Rapids Brass Co.—Ervin D.
Whitlock.

Grand Rapids Brush Co.—C. S. Paine,
C. W. Peck, Wm. Clark.

Grand Rapids Cabinet Co.—McKevitte,
Chesebro & Garnsey, Henry J. Ringold,
E. T. Barnes.

Grand Rapids Cabinet Furniture Co.—
Henry J. Ringold.

Grand Rapids Chair Co.—A. A. Barber,
J. R. Shelley.

Grand Rapids Custom Shirt Co.—0O.

2.

If any errors |

MeWil- |
liams, Anthony J. Quist, Thos. Ferguson. |

B. Stod- |

Streeter, A. |

0. B. Shaw, Jas. G.|}

Tee MICHIGAN

| Davis, M. Zacharius, W. L. Smith, M. H. |
Hawkins.
Grand Rapids Felt Boot Co.—Jas. Hall. |
Grand Rapids Furniture Co.—J. C.
More, L. C. Stow.
Grand Rapids Hand Screw Co.—Wm
|B. Bennett.
Grand Rapids Manufacturing Co.—A. |
T. Davis, D. H. Moore, E. N. Carrier.
Grand Rapids Mattress Co.—Albert L.
Russell, Henry J. Ringold.
| Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co.
—Chas. 8. Robinson, John Garvey, Jr.
Grand Rapids Parlor Furniture Co.—A. |
iW. Slack, J. F. Muir, J. C. Gorham,
Barnes.
Grand Rapids Refrigerator Co.—Geo.
Bond, J.

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| H. Barrett, E. H. Brittan.

Grand Rapids School Furniture Co.—
E. K. Fassett, Frank M. Bemis, Seth E.
Wells, J. L. Waite, E.'S. Phillips, D.
Witmer.

Grand Rapids
| Hewes.

Grand Rapids Steel _— Nail Co.—G.
W. Kelsey.

Grand Kapids Table Co. —wW.
than, R. J. Stow.

Grand Rapids Wheelbarrow
| Arthur Brittan, E. H. Brittan,
| Bond, Geo. M. Lovelock.

Gunn Hardware Co.—A. H. Nichols,
W. K. Manley, B. F. Tinkham.

Wm. Hake—Frank J. Wilmes.

Harrison Wagon Works — John M.
Pratt, C. R. Pugh, Chas. Eastman, F. W.
| Russell, Jos. Baker, B. W. Chase, Jno.
| Parker.

Harvey & Heystek—H., J. Heystek.
Hawkins & Company—A. S. Doak, W.
| KF. Blake, D. E. McVean, John Brumme-

Stave Co.—Geo. W. |

H. Ka-

Co.—
Arthur

 

iler, John H. Payne, G. B. Conkey.
Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.—L. M.
Mills, C. Crawford, A. W. Peck.§

TRADESMAN.

 

THE WALSH--DE ROO MILLING 6O.,

HOLLAND,

 

ee

C OR RESPONDENC

MICH.

Daily Capacity.
400 Bbils.

BRANDS:
SUNLIGHT,
DAISY,
PURITY,
MORNING STAR,
DL ILD;
DAILY BREAD,
ECONOMY.

SPECIARTIES:

Graham,
Wheatena,
Buckwheat Flour,
Rye Flour,
olted Meal,
Rye Meal,
Wheat Grits,
Buckwheat Grits,
Pear] Barley,
Oat Meal,
Rolled Oats.

E eOLARTED.

 

ESTABLISHED 30 YEARS.

Michael Kolb &

Son,

ONE OF THE OLDEST AND MOST RELIABLE

Wholesale Clothing Manvtactvrers

ROCHESTER, N. Y.

 

Hester & Fox—M. Hester. p
Hirth & Krause—A. B. Hirth.
Jennings & Smith—W. H. Jennings, E. |
N. Morgan, J. T. Avery, S. V. De Graff. |
W. R. Keeler—W. R. Keeler, W. A. |
McWilliams, F. H. Beagle.
Alex. Kennedy—John Green,
| Dutmers.
| Kent Furniture Manufacturing Co.— |
| Chas. W. Disbrow, S. L uther.
; | ee Kenning & Co.
| Chas. Fiynn.
Klingman & Limbert Chair Co.—G. W.
| Dunn, Ed. Klingman, B. C. McVey, F. L.|
| Moone, J. K. Milligan, W. E. Failing, |
| John A. Specht, J. E. Bussey.

 

John J.

             

ning,

| Wm. Kortlander, H. B. Ware.

Kuppenheimer Bros. — Augustus Kup-| -
| penheimer.
| Kusterer Brewing Co.—Jno. Sparks,
| Jos. Vogt.

Lamoreaux & Co.—Geo. W.
H. Allen, Chas. H. Bacon.

Lemon & Wheeler Company—Herbert
| Baker, Manley Jones, Will Jones, Louis
Immegart, John P. Osting, Chas. E. Hall,
Dick Warner.

H. Leonard & Sons
Collins, Frank Hadden.

Lustig Cigar Co.—A. B. Gates,
Armstrong, Jacob Lustig.

Daniel Lynch—J. C. Watson,
Shields, Geo. Bloss, H. B. Amer. |

Martin’s Middlings Purifier Co.—Jas. |
B. Martin.

McCord & Bradfield Furniture Co.—
J. W. Wheelock, J. R. Shelley, C. J.
Wenderoth, Frank Wenderoth.

C. B. Metzger—Jas. McCard.

Mills & Lacey Manufacturing Co.—W.
| E. Hurd, O. K. Olmsted.

Moseley Bros.—H. Elmer Moseley.

Musselman & Widdicomb—Valda A.
Johnston, Chas. Brooks, John C. Utman,
Dell Wright, Seneca Rademaker.

Nelson Bros. & Co.—Wm. Van Zee.

Nelson, Matter & Co.—M. L. Fitch, J.
B. Watkins, W. S. Wells, Geo. S. Knapp,
Geo. B. Stoddard, J. W. Wheelock.

New England Furniture Co.—W. S.
Emery, G. B. Lewis, E. H. Ward, M. C.
French, Geo. L. Withers, W. M. Camp-
bell, J. P. Olmsted, A. W. Slack, W. B.
L0s8e.

New York Biscuit Co.—C. F. Ballard,
J. P. Oggle, C. L. Lawton.

Olney & Judson Grocer Co.—Ed. Frick,
Jas. A. Morrison, Jas. N. Bradford, Jerry
Woltman, B. S. Davenport, H. S. Robert-
son, John Cummins, A. O. Freeman.

Oriel Cabinet Co.—W. H. Boyns, Geo.
I. Somes.

Joe Reed, Wm. B.

 

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John M.

 

 

 

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Kortlander & Murphy—R. D. MeGann,

Turner, C.| Sieg

 

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eer Pt =f make i all
arr i ‘i. PPE

= a et

Pe oer 1d Lees ala

expenses are paid who meet him there to

BUSINESS established 30 years
speaks well for its integrity and

J 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 arival 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. In addi-
tion, Mr. Connor attends periodically at
Sweet’s Hotel in Grand Rapids and will
be there Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
Feb. 5,6 and 7, 1891, when customers’

buy. Such of the trade wishing him to

eall, kindly address William Connor, Box 346, Marshall, Mich.

MICHAEL KOLB & SON.

 

 

Pennsylvania  Lumberman’s.

The best fitting Stocking Rub-
bers in the market. <A full line of
Lycoming Rubbers on‘hand. Try
them.

GEO, H. REEDER & CO.,

State Agents for
LYCOMING RUBBER CO.

158 and 160) East "Fulton Street.

 

MOoSEiLEY BROS.

——_WHOLESALE——
Fruits, Seeds, Oysters? Produce.
All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty.

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

26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa St.,

GRAND RAPID:

 

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THE MICHIGAN. TRADESMAN.

 

 

Perkins & Hess—J. B. Tanner, Edward
Duffy, R. H. Smith, Albert Fecht.

Perkins & Co.—Clinton C. Durgin,
Frank F. Davis, W. B. Watson.

Perkins & Richmond—C. B. Perkins,
Geo. Ward.

-C. O. & A. D. Porter—J. S. Logan.

Powers & Walker Casket Co.—W. S.
Bush, Chas. R. Baxter, A. D. Estabrook,
Fr. G. Smith, Chas. A. Shaffer, C. E.
Ferry.

Phenix Furniture Co.—J. C. Riley,
Paul F. Markoff, ———-Donagon.

Putnam Candy Co.—F. W. Orsinger,
Chas. R. Remington, Geo. Cox, W. A.
Van Leuven, H. L. Gregory, J. H. Miller,
Chas. Long.

Princess Dressing Case Co.—F. D.
Carleton.

Priestley Express Wagon & Sleigh Co.
—Geo. Arnott, T. J. Beaubien.

H. Rademaker & Sons—C. E. Clark, J.
Rademaker.

F. Raniville—Thos. D, Haight, Peter
Dosch.

C. N. Rapp & Co.—Wm. R. Mayo, W.
C. Wood.

Geo. H. Reeder & Co.—Geo. H. Reeder,
J. P. Reeder, Juhn Fell, Robert M. Earle.

Rindge, Bertsch & Co.—Will A. Rindge,
Geo. J. Heinzelman, John A. Sherick,
Russell W. Bertsch, Fred E. Walther,
Lew C. Becker.

H. Schneider & Co.—Geo. H. Seymour,
Chas. Richardson.

Scofield, Shurmer & Teagle—Ben. J.
Van Leuven, Wm. F. West.

Sligh Furniture Co.—E. M. Mills, 8S. G.
Estabrook, D. B. Starkweather, E.
Rochat, G. F. Keck, Jno. H. Lewis, J. R.
Shelton, A. T. Drinkle.

Spiral Spring Buggy Co.—W. F. Fan-
dell.

Spring & Company—Geo. C. Bonnell,
Joe Finkler, B. Beneker.

Standard Oil Co.—R. J. Coppes,
Poole, J. W. Esler.

P. Steketee & Sons—F. J. Michmers-
huizen, E. Kuyers. B. Dosker.

Stow & Davis Furniture Co.—Geo. R.
Davis, Frank D. Forbush.

Studley & Barclay—W. Y. Barclay, W.
B. Jarvis, R. B. Kellogg.

M. L. Sweet—R. W. Reynolds.

Telfer Spice Co.—Peter Lankester, 1.
H. Cole.

Tradesman Company—M.
Dr. F. A. Howig.

M. H. Treusch & Bro.—E. Treusch, C
W. Shaw, F. T. Blakeslee, M. T. Streeter,
A. J. Sink.

Universal Tripod Company —R. J.
Ferris, J. P. Olmstead, W. M. Campbell.

Valley City Milling Co.—G. H. Jacobs,
Thos. Wilkinson.

Veit & Rathmann—Jack Veit.

C. G. A. Voigt & Co.—Edward C. Man-
gold, Wm. H. Sigel.

Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co.—Ralph
Bloecksma. Henry Snitseler.

Voigt Milling Co.—A. L.
V. Wood.

E. E. Walker—J. J. Wright.

J. S. Walker—C. J. Clark.

Peter Weirich Brewing Co.—Geo. C.
Bratt.

Western Plaster Agency—Frank B.
Christopher.

Welch Folding Bed Co.—L. W. Welch,
W. S. Earle.

Widdicomb Furniture Co.—Charles W.
Jones, A. A. Barber, T. C. Langley, F.
W. Powers.

Welch Folding Bed Co.—A. A. Barber.

Winchester & Daniels—J. C. Mulford.

Arthur Wood Carriage Co.—Chas. A.
Wood.

Worden Furniture Co.—Klingman &
Limbert.

WANTED.

POTATOES, APPLES, DRIED
FRUIT, BEANS
and all kinds of Produce.

If you have any of the above ods to

ship, or anything in the Produce line, let

= bent from you. Liberal cash advances
ne when desired.

EARL BROS.,

COMMISSION MERCHANTS

157 South Water St., CHICAGO.

Reference: FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Chicago.
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, Grand Rapids.

i. EA.

J. Wrisley,

Braisted, A.

 

 

 

Crockery & Glassware

 

 

|

LAMP BURNERS.

Neo Oeee ee. 45 |
No.1 _

nos * 3 |
Tebular 75 |

 

LAMP CHIMNEYS. —Per box.
6 doz. in box.

 

No. 0 Sun a io

mek a oe

Mae oo. ee
First quality.

0.0 Sun, crimp top . io.
No.1 ee 2 40 |
Na? ** ie i Loe ee oe

XXX Flint.
No. 0 Sun, —— ee 2 60
a my a
oe - OF ec aae a ce ee oe
Radiat:
No. 1 Sun, "wrapped and labeled. Looe. 3 70
ee 4 70
No. 2 Hinge, “ - . SS
La Bastic.

No. 1Sun, plain bulb, per doz. eG 125
o. ee
No. {erimp, or. Leese. ee
No. a
STONEWARE—AKRON.
utter Crpers, vce wal jl : 06%
Jugs, % gal., per doz eee eee ee ou 7

; . =
7 a“ “ 1 80
Milk Pans, % gall, per doz. = .. 6

 

FJ. DAT TEN PHALER

JOBBER OF

Bulk and Canned

[]YSTERS,

And Fresh and Salt

hake Fish & Ocean Fish

Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention.

 

 

See quotations in another column.
GRAND RAPIDS.

KDMUND B. DIKRMAN

THE GREAT

Watch re

 

bh CANA! 8¥.,
Grand Rapids

EATON, LYON & 60,

JOBBERS OF

Stationery and Books :

A Complete Line of

HAMMOCKS,
PISHING TACKLE,
MARBLES,
—— BASE BALL GOODS ==

Our new sporting goods catalogue will be ready
about February 10th.

EATON,LYON &CO.,

 

 

 

 

20 and 22 Monree St.

Grand Rapids & Indiana.

In effect December 7, 1890.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
Arrive -—" Leave going

 

 

  

out North.
| For Saginaw, solid train ....... + 7:30 am
| Pow Traverse Olby.... .... o.... {5:15am + 7:05 am
For Traverse City & Mackinaw] 9:20 a m +11:30 am
+ 4:30 pm
+ 2:15pm + 5:00 pm
+ 8:50 pm {10:30 pm
Prams Malseesoe + 3:55pm
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Arrive from Leave going
Nort South.
Wer Cimetueete... { 6:00a m + 6: 30 am
For Kalamazoo and Chicago...t10:15a m +10:30 am |
a OOM ie cence 11:45am
For Fort Wayne and the East + 2:00 pm
For Cinciumad.........+.+.- + 5:30 pm } 6:00 pm

For Kalamazo and Chicago
Proms Sage... ...410:30 p m

Trains marked (jj) run daily; (+) daily except Sunday.

Sleeping and parlor car service: North—11:30 a m
train. parlor chair car for Mackinaw City; 10:36 pm
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 pm
train, Wagner sleeping car for Cincinnati; 11:05 p m
train, Wagner sleeping car for Chicago.

+10:00 p m

 

 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana,
For Muskegon—Leave.

00 am am
11:15 am 3:45 pm
5:40 pm 8:45 pm

Through tickets and full information can be had by
calling upon A. Almquist. ticket agent at Union Sta-
tien, or George W. Munson, Union Ticket Agent, 67
Monroe street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Cc. L. LOCKWOOD,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

 

Detroit, Grand Haven & Milweukee.

GOING WEST.

 

  

411:05 pm

From Muskegon— Arrive. |

| Ar. Toledo at.....

Leaves |

Arrives.
tornias Brprem. .. 2s... 5... 12:50 p m 1:00 p m |
Trnrouge Mai,......... scceee O0G D I 5:10 p m |
tGrand Rapids Express........... 10:25 pm
*Night Expregs........ . - 6:40am 7:05 am
a a cena 7:30am

GOING EAST.

(Detroit Express. ................. 6:50am
trorough Mail.......... --10:10a m 10:20am
+Evening Express......... .. 3:35 p m 3:45 p m
SO Mc ceca 9:50 pm 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 m has Wagner sleeping
ear to,Detroit, arriving in Detroit at 7:20 a m.

Tickets a sleeping car berths secured at
D.,@. H. & MR Gatiesa! 23 Monroe St., and at the depot

AS, CAMPBELL, City Passenger Agent

Jno. W. Loup, Traffic Manager, Detroit.

CHIC AGO JANUARY 4, 1891,
& WEST MICHIGAN RY.

DEPART FOR | A. MiP. | | P.M. | P. M. | P. M.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Citeago ......... +9:00) +1:00} 11: an...
——— aus 11:09 S11: =
Benton Harbor..} +9:00) +1:

St. Joseph...... ~|
Traverse City.._| ‘
Muskegon.......
Manistee ....... t
Ludington . |
Baldwin ... |

 

Big Rapida......| 17:
Grand Haven. a +9:
Holland . i t9

+ [001+ 5:05! 48:40! 22
i t1: 200 +t 5:05) 48: 10 11:35

  

 

+Week Days. *Every day.

9 “00 2s A. M. has through chair car to Chica
ge extra charge for seats.

1 -() runs through to Chicago solid

with Wagner buffet car; seats 75 cts

5:05 M. has through free chair car to
205 Manistee. via M & NE. R. R.; solid
train to Traverse City.

11 035 P. M. is solid train with Wagner pal
eee) ace sleeping car through to: hicago.

‘| DETROIT Nov EMBER : 30, 1), 1890.
9 ae
Lansing & Northern RR

DEPART FOR Le rz Be

§Exe ept ‘Saturday.

 

 

 

Detroit and East....
ee
Howell. . le
Grand Ledge...
Lake Odessa.. lc
eS
Merward Cily.................
Edmore ll i?
Siee oles
moe
Sestnaw City. oy
oS Day. +tWeek Days.
<0 A M.runs through to Detroit with par-
ey lor car; seats 25 cents.
1: Dy P. M. Has through Parlor car to De-
0 dan troit. Seats, 25 cents.
6: +) P. M. runs through to Detroit with par
eae) lor car, seats 25 cents.

 

 

  
  

+1 :20
t1:20

$y +6

| +4 90

    
    

 

For tickets and information apply at Union
Ticket Office, 67 Monroe street, or Union station.
Gro, DEHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Agt.

AVOID THE

Curse otCredil i»

BY USING

“TRADESMAN” Coupon Books

oR
“SUPERIOR”

 

 

These trains make |

 

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‘MIcHican CENTRAL

“* The Niagara Falls Route.”’

DEPART. ARRIVE

 

     

Detroit Express. 7:20am 10:00pm
MO... 24. .. 63am 5:00pm
Day Express..... a 12:00am 10:00am
*Atlantic & Pacific pr 11:15pm 6:00am
Hew York Exproems....5....... ...... 5:40pm 1:15pm

 

*Dail

All other daily except Sunday.

Sleeping care run on Atl antic and Pacific Express
trains to and from Detroit.

Parlor cars run on Day Express and Grand Rapid
Express to and from Detroit.

FRED M. Briaags, Gen’! Agent, 85 Monroe St.

G. S. HAWKINS, Ticket Agent, Union Depot.

Gro. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St.

O. W. RueeiEs,G. P. & T. Agent., Chicago.

 

Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan
Railway.

In connection with the Detroit, Lansing &
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee
offers a route making the best time between
Grand Rapids and Toledo.

 

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Lv. Grand Rapids at.....7:25 a. m. and 1:20 p. m.
....4:10 p. m. and 11:60 p. m.

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Return connections equally as good.

.6:50 a, m. and 3:45 p, m.
ae 1:10 p, m. and 11:00 p, m,

W. H. BenNeETT, General Pass. Agent,
Toledo, Ohio.

 

 

 

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All goods bearing the
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THURBER, WHYLAND & CO.,

ALEXIS GODILLOT, JR.

 

 

 

   
 
    
 

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ALDINE FIRE PLACE, GRAND RAPIDS, MICR.

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Boxes, Wood-working Machinery, Plan-
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Ww. C. DENISON,
Manufacturers’ Agent,

88, 90, 92 So. Division St., G Rapids,

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CONFESSIONS OF A DRUMMER.

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Written for THE TRADESMAN.
And the conductor watched for a

chance to signal the engineer! Then I
committed the unpardonable act of folly.
I tried to argue with the conductor ofa
freight train! I told him that I had
boarded the train at the suggestion of
the baggageman. He smiled. I offered
to pay treble the amount of fare to the
next station and buy him a box of cigars
to boot. He shook his head. All! he
said was that his company merely leased
the track, the train was running on for
a certain number of miles, and he could
not collect fare on the leased track.

And the train ran slower and slower
until it came to a dead stop! In about
thirty seconds I found myself standing
by the track with my boxes about me.
As the train moved gracefully away a
pirate of a brakeman standing on the
rear platform, attached the thumb of his
right hand to the tip of a very red nose,
spread four dirty fingers out in the shape
of a fan, and waved them in the air as he
uttered one short sentence:

‘How are you, Spotter”

I took out "my note book and made
another mem.:
way spotter, if you can avoid it.””, Then
I hastily collected one or two expressive

‘“‘Never look like a rail-

sentences and several! large stones which
I hurled at the retreating form before
me. Neither weapon seemed to have the
least effect, and I took myself and my
boxes off toafarm house which I saw
nestling in a grove of lilac bushes and
dogs not far away.

At the gate 1 encountered a son of the
soil attired in a Tennessee uniform, con-
sisting of a pairof overalls and a hickory

 

 

shirt, who called off the dogs and wanted
to know if I was looking for any one in
particular. I explained the situation
and asked for a team to take me to the
next station.

“Be you a book agent?” he asked.

l replied that I was a traveling sales-
man for the great house of Syrup & Co.,
and would pay liberally for all favors.

“TI dunno but that’s the same as a book
agent,” said the son of the soil as he
watched his brown toes wiggling in the
sand, ‘‘an’ you’d better stay out there
till leall dad. A book agent stayed here
over night once, an’ mam haint found
her spoons yit. We’ve been mighty
seary of strangers ever since. Watch
him, Tige! Oh, he won’t bite youif you
stand still.’’

I stood still. So did the dog. Some
day when I am at the head of a whole-
sale house I mean to go back there and
sit on that stake-and-ridered fence long
enough to exterminate that dog and all his
kith and kin—even unto the third and
fourth generation.

When ‘‘dad” came it didn’t take long
to make a contract for transportation. I
think now that the old rascal put on all
the traffic would bear, and charged me
through rates to the terminal point and
local rates back to place of consignment,
but I would have paid double what he
asked. I tried to get him to sell the dog
and thus save myself the expense of
going back there and killing him, but he
was ‘“‘afeered mam wouldn’t like it.”

And so, after ali the fancy pictures I
had drawn, I rode into the place where I
was to make my first sale behind a yoke
of oxen, and that after being thrown out
of a’bus and fired off a freight train.

I left my master of transportation in

 

 

the outskirts of the village and walked
down the street like a packhorse, followed
by a crowd of youthful ruffians who
clung to my heels up to the very door of
the pricipal store.

When I got inside the building I found
the proprietor playing seven-up on &
cracker barrel with an old gentleman
who struck me rather forcibly as being
the identical person who got his tongue
twisted when the contractors threw up
their jobs on the Tower of Babel. He
looked old enough to play a good deal
better game than he did that day.

I presented my card and sat down.
The merchant might have read more than
the first line on my card if his idiot of a
partner hadn’t turned jack. Asit was, he
laid down the pastboard and studied his
hand until I half expected to see the
king step out of the deck and demand a
clean shave.

In a vain effort to break the deadlock,
I produced my cigar case and passed it
around, mingling with my sixty-five dol-
lar cigars a facetious remark regarding
the state of trade. I don’t know now
what it was, but I thought at the time it
was humorous. .

The barbarian—who, by the way, had
a good hand and didn’t know how to play
it—looked up with the air of a man just
awakened from a long sleep and wanted
to know what he could do for me.

I pointed to the card still lying on the
barrel head, and replied that when he
had time I’d like to talk business with
him.

“You can’t talk no business with me,
stranger. Where’s that other feller?’’

“Off on another route,” I replied,
proudly, ‘‘and I’m working this road
now. Stock running short?’’

 

(‘Hold on! That’s my trick, pardner.)
Off on another route, is he? (That makes
me game.) He’d better stay off. If he
comes around here again T’ll comb his
hair with the poker. (Anything lower’n
that?)’?

“Anything wrong about him, uncle?”

“Wrong?’’?’ (There—low game to your
high jack.) I should say so. I used the
last barrel of sugar he sold me for
plastering sand. (it’s my deal.)”

“Must be some mistake,” I replied,
feeling very much as though I was sel-
ling eggs by sample again.

‘‘Naw; no mistake atall. (Beg? Take
one.) I took some of it to a donation
party, and the parson hasn’t traded here
since. (Oh, you’re out o’ trumps, eh?
High game to your low.)’’

“But it could not have come from our
house, my dearsir. We pride ourselves
on our sugars.”’

The merchant laid down his hand and
rested one long finger on my ecard as he
looked up into my face.

‘“‘That’s your house?”’

**Certainly.”

‘“That’s where it came from. I tried
some of your bakin’ powder up at the
house an’ the dough fell down so hard
the hogs wouldn’teatit. (You’ ve got too
many cards there.) No sir-ee! I don’t
want no more o’ your goods. (Wait till

this dude goes out, pardner; I can’t play ©

and talk too.) Yes, yes; if I should go
crazy and want something from your
house Pl) write. Good day! (Now
play.)’’

I gathered my samples and departed.
I stopped on the platform long enough to
make another mem—. ‘‘Never monkey
with a country customer when heis play-
ing seven-up.”