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Fenton—S. R
O’Brien & Cimmer in the lumber busi-
O’Brien succeeds
ness.
Northville—The Northville State
Bank has increased its capital stock
from $250,000 to $500,000.
Holland—The
of Holland has
stock from $50,000 to $100,000.
Soph & Hank, Ine., 113
West Western avenue, has changed its
Bank
capital
People’s State
increased its
Muskegon
name to the Rice Clothes Shop, Inc.
Kalamazoo—The Kalamazoo Blow
Pipe Co., 408 North Church street,
has increased its capital stock from
$10,000 to $50,000.
Detroit—Czapski Bros., Inc., 4848
Buchanan street, has been incorpor-
ated to deal in drugs, druggists’ sun-
toilet
with an authorized capital stock
of $10,000, all of which has been sub-
scribed and paid in in cash,
dies, patent medicines, articles,
ete.
Detroit—The Liberty Credit Stores,
7812 Ferndale, wearing apparel of all
kinds, etc., has been incoporated with
an authorized capital stock of $40,000,
all of which has been subscribed, $10,-
000 naid in in cash and $15,000 in
property.
Jackson—The O. & L.
Wildwood and M. C. R.
Coal
R.,, has been
Co.,
incorporated to deal in fuel, lime,
brick, building materials, feed, etec.,
with an authorized capital stock of
$50,000, all of which has been sub-
scribed and paid in in property.
Ann Arbor—The C. W. Gill Lum-
ber Co., 524 South Main street, has
merged its business into a stock com-
the with an
$100,000,
all of which has been subscribed and
paid in, $6,516.67 in cash and $93,483.3
pany under same. style
authorized capital stock of
2
20
in property.
The Iron Castings Co.,
with business offices at 501 American
State
porated
Lansing-
3ank building, has been incor-
with an authorized capital
n
stock of $250,000 common, $2,500 pre
ferred and 1,000 shares at $1 per share,
of which amount $2,000 has been sub-
scribed and paid in in cash.
Albion
nounces that a reorganization of the
George T. Bullen = an-
Bullen Co. dry goods store
will be made Feb. 1. After that
date the firm will Bullen
and his three sons, Donald D., Ralph
Earl. Fred A.
connected
George T.
consist of
and Richey, who has
the for
fourteen years, and who latterly was
a member of the firm, will go to Char-
lotte, where he will enter into partner-
ship with his brother, John Richey,
in the firm of Richey & Co.
been with store
ISP IIE S32 EY
GONE TO HIS REWARD.
Death of Pioneer Merchant of White-
hall.
George H. Nelson, veteran merchant
of Colby civic,
fraternal and church life,
cent of this village since 1870, passed
away at Hackley Hospital, Muskegon,
Sunday, Jan. 11, after an
about two weeks.
Mr. Nelson was
lw the community,
street, prominent in
and a resi-
illness of
and beloved
and the
and
loved
entire
greatness of his interesting life
character discloses that he will be re-
membered as one of Whitehall’s
noblest men.
Born in Denmark in 1849, he
to the United States at the age of 20
years, directly to this
came
coming almost
village where he secured his first em-
ployment at Coon’s sawmill, located on
Michillinda. Later
Chicago & West
and dug the first
Lakewood,
village and
village with
the present site of
he worked for the
Michigan railway,
dirt between
out of this
connecting the
shovelful of
iwo miles
Whitehall,
the railroad.
George H. Nelson.
His next employment was with the
Eagle Tanning Co., remaining with
that institution for six years. He left
the tannery’s employ to become man-
ager of the A. T. Linderman
continuing in this capacity until
store,
1882
when he went North and in two years,
lost everything he had.
It was in 1884 that he returned to
Whitehall te establish the store,
in the last few years, has grown to be
one of the largest in Whitehall. Dis-
failure of his first buti-
his determination to win
which,
regarding the
ness venture,
hack that which he
complished to a far greater
than he had hoped for.
tireless energy and his faithfulness to
duty were, perhaps two leading char-
acteristics by which he felt the full
measure of success.
Mr. Nelson was married to Miss
Louise LaVille, of Whitehall, Feb. 3,
1877. Mrs. Nelson, survives him,
played no small part in the happiness
and success of her devoted husband’s
life. She, with Mr. Nelson, side by
side was the cheerful helpmate, not
cnly in their beautiful happy home life,
but in business as well.
had lost was ac-
degree
His seemingly
who
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
To this devoted couple were born
two children, both of whom survive, a
con Walter E. Nelson, manager of the
George H. Nelson & Co. store, and
a daughter, Mrs. Nina Moody, of Chi-
cago. Four grandchildren are left to
mourn the loss of a loving grandfather.
Mr. Nelson was a member of the
local Methodist Episcopal church for
fifty years. He entered his member-
ship in 1875 at which time the late
Rev. Chas. Chick, founder of the local
church, was pastor. Mr. Nelson was
the last of the surviving members who
erected the original church, destroyed
by fire about twenty-two years ago.
Tle served thirty-five years as church
trustee and twenty-five years as chair-
man of the board. His Christian life
was devout with service and faithful-
ness to mankind, to his church and to
his God. He seldom missed a Sunday
without attendance at church and could
always be counted present at the
church business meetings.
Mr. Nelson was also the oldest Odd
Fellew in Muskegon county, having
been for more than fifty-one years a
member of the Whitehall lodge, No.
138, I. O. O. F. He has been through-
out this long period a constant attend-
ani at lodge meetings and held
every office in the order which he re-
spected and which so greatly respected
him.
In civic life, Mr. Nelson has likewise
played an important part. He served
the public as- Village Trustee for five
vears, as Village Treasurer for two
years, Township Treasurer for three
years and Village President one year.
One of Whitehall’s greatest char-
acters has departed this -life, leaving
behind him a tradition of kindliness,
charity, and a respect that is growing
larger every day, in the eyes of those
who thought they knew him well only
to find that they know him better now
that he has left earthly possessions to
gain his reward in Eternity.
This kindly man leaves many who
know of his deeds of charity. The
public, however, knows not. He was
a quiet man and as such never sought
the limelight by disclosing his hap-
piness earned by aiding others out of
difficulty or administering to the needy.
The satisfaction in his own heart,
which a charitable act brought forth,
wes more than reward to him.
The life of George H. Nelson could
fill a volume of praise. .It was a life
well spent, a life exemplary. To fol-
the foot-steps of this man
bring success, happiness and
Heavenly reward to all. Words are
not sufficient to extol. His life is the
writing by which to remember him.
On the day of the funeral this village
mourning, ceased business
respect and homage to
the memory of a friend of friends.
Rev. A. H. Coors, pastor of the
church he loved and served, officiated
ui the last rites. It was a deeply
sacred, solemn service, during which
the great tribute of eulogy was paid.
In attendance were his fellow mem-
bers of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, among whom his memory will
has
low in
would
cloaked in
cares to pay
long sustain.
George H. Nelson’s body rests in
Oakhurst cemetery, but his life and
spirit remain with us, ne’er to depart.
~- Whitehall Forum,
January 28, 1925 -
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genuine coffee taste, and keep repeating ‘“White
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“Everybody Likes
Checslaie Fruit
The delicious goodness of Chocolate Fruit is win-
ning favor wherever sold.
This cake is going to make a lot of money for
thousands of grocers during 1925.
How about you?
Ask your wholesale grocer for samples and
prices.
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. he used instead.
' sustained by the utter failure of the
. soon reduced it to particles.
January 28, 1925
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
More Sidelights on the Life of Mr.
Luce.
Written for the Tradesman.
T read with much pleasure the re-
view published in the Michigan Trades-
man of the business career of Ransom
C. Luce, supplied in part by his son,
Gregory M. Luce, and the editor of
the Tradesman.
In my employment as a newspaper
reporter I became quite intimately ac-
quainted with Mr. Luce. I was chosen
to report the proceedings of the com-
rion council in 1868 and continued to
do so during the following twelve
years. I met him frequently while he
was engaged in the discharge of public
duty. As chairman of the committee
on streets Mr. Luce devoted much of
his time to the affairs of the city. For
his services he was paid the allowance
fixed by the charter—$100 per year.
He closely inspected work in progress
er completed on the streets. It was
not an uncommon experience when he
was seen with a shovel digging open
streets reported by Captain Coffinberry
eity engineer, to have been completed
jor the purpose of measuring the
quantity of bed material placed there-
on by the contractor. All business of
the city, including the building of.
streets and sewers was carried on un-
der direction of committees of the
common council during those years.
Soon after the close of the civil war
a man named Nicholson invented and
obtained letters patent upon a system
for paving streets. Wide boards were
laid in the street trenches to support
biocks of wood about four by six
inches in size. Between the blocks
ccarse sand and tar were poured to
complete a road bed. Citizens of
Grand Rapids desired to pave Monroe
and Canal streets with Nicholson
blocks. Mr. Luce successfully opposed
such plans. He argued that the
Nicholson would soon be unfit for
service and urged that cobble stones
His prediction was
Nicholson system. Under his leader-
ship the common council ordered that
‘cobblestone pavements be laid on
Monroe and East Fulton streets. Later
interested persons pursuaded the com-
mon council to cause Pearl and Canal
streets- to be paved with cedar blocks
placed on a foundation of sand, in op-
position to the judgment of Mr. Luce.
That experiment proved to be ex-
pensive and unsatisfactory. In later
years asphalt was substituted for
wood, iron and stone in paving the
streets of several large cities. Mr.
Luce purchased a few barrels of
asphalt and spread it over the cobble
sroues of that part of the street that
t laid in front of the Luce block. The
stuff lacked strength and heavy travel
Cobble
stones had won the day. In the course
of time the combination pavement of
asphalt or brick on a concrete base was
adopted and is still in use.
» Mr. Luce in business and_ socially
was tolerant and considerate, but in
pelitics he was a radical Republican.
He honestly contended that morality
and patriotism could be only under-
stood, appreciated and practiced by Re-
publicans. Before the enactment of
the Australian ele¢tion law by the Leg-
islature of Michigan in 1891, ballots
were provided for the electors by com-
mittees representing the several polit-.
ical. parties. Workers at the polls
passed the ballots to voters and chal-
lenged the right to vote of such as
were suspected to be unqualified to ex-
ercise the right of suffrage. Slips were
provided for such voters as desired to
split their tickets. Mr. Luce, Henry
Fralick, W. D. Blakesley, J. C. Buch-
anan, H. P. Yale and other workers
of the old third ward had many hard
battles at the polls.
Negro minstrelsy was appreciated
and libera!ly patronized in Grand Rap-
ids sixty years ago. Not infrequently
traveling companies played in Luce’s
hall three or four nights consecutively.
J. H. Bishop, a member of Deprez &
Green’s. minstrels, possessed a deep
sonorious bass voice, which he used
very effectively. His favorite song,
the “Old Sexton,” Mr. Luce greatly
admired and never failed to be pres-
ent when Bishop sang it. To most
people it was solemn and sad. It would
have been deemed intolerable but for
the magnificence of Bishop’s voice. Be-
fore he died Mr. Luce requested Mrs.
Ievancha Stone Shedd to sing the
song at his funeral and the lady prom-
At the funeral of Mr.
Luce several years later Mrs. Shedd’s
ised to do so.
noble voice uttered the old song, there-.
by adding greatly to the distress of
Mr. Luce’s friends and herself.
Arthur S. White.
—__¢2s____
Paul Gezon Addresses Middleville
Merchants.
Wyoming Park, Jan. 24—Your Sec-
retary was asked to speak at a banquet
of the Middleville Business Men’s As-
suciation on Jan. 19. Together with
one of my clerks we drove there over
perfect roads via M37 in just one hour
and found one of the prettiest little
towns we have visited in many moons,
Boulevard lights, paved main. street
and prosperous business houses greet-
ed our eyes as we came into Middle-
ville. About seventy men and women
attended the affair and [ have never
spoken before a more appreciative and
responsive crowd of business people.
The talks by local people were snappy
and to the point. The writer of these
lines spoke for a short time on Meth-
eas of Merchandising and invited the
lccal merchants to avail themselves of
the assistance and inspiration to be
derived from belonging to an organ-
ization such as we represent.
I found the following men are in the
retail grocery or meat business in this
thriving town: Frank Lee J. J. Van
Der Meer, Joseph Ruggs, M. E. ‘Thom-
son and Gardner & Co. I hereby in-
vite them to join this organization and
atso to attend our convention in Mus-
kegon April 21, 22 and 23.
Paul Gezon, Sec’y.
—_—__- >
Wanted His Regular Rest.
Once a city man out of work had
‘mired out’ to a farmer. At four
o'clock in the morning the newly em-
pioyed hired man was called to break-
fast. A few minutes later the old
farmer was astonished to see the man
walking off down the road.
“Say! Come back and eat breakfast
‘fore you go to work!” he yelled after
him.
“T aint goin’ to work,’ the man
called back. “I’m going to find 2
place where I can stay all night.”
—_2<-.__
Xeligion’s mission is not to fit us to
dic, but to fit us to live.
on’t Leave Your
ack Door Open!
Yor
Would you leave your back
door wide open and permit all
dishonest people in the neighbor-
hood to enter your store at will
and carry off your goods without
paying for them? You bet your
life you wouldn’t!
And yet, when a merchant
extends credit in a haphazard
manner and does not insist upon
payment at least once a month,
he is leaving his back door wide
open and the dead-beats are help-
ing themselves.
Close the door and
your profits will show
a pronounced increase
aay
WorRDEN (GROCER COMPANY
Wholesalers for Fifty-six Years.
The Prompt Shippers
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
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Movement of Merchants.
Plainwell—Roy Morrell succeeds A.
E. Oliver in the grocery business.
DeWitt—Elmer E. Lankston | suc-
ceeds Ivan Estes in the grocery busi-
ness.
Ferrysburg—Heny K._ Bolthouse
succeeds John J. Katt in the grocery
business.
Owosso—F. Valentino shcceeds M.
M. Lamb in the grocery and confec-
tionery business.
Detroit—Leslie Wiley succeeds Mrs.
Emmie E. Ingraham, grocer at 2707
Fourteenth street.
Bay City—The Bay County Savings
Bank has increased its capital stock
from $150,000 to $400,000.
Detroit—A. L. Brining
Mabel Smith in the confectionery
store at 7601 Merrill avenue.
succeeds
Ensing has been
the local
Lansing—Fred G.
made assistant manager of
3ishop Furniture Co. store.
Port Huron—The Cochran Dry
Goods Co. has increased its capital
stock from $20,000 to $107,000.
Detroit—Max Hendin taken
over the busines of Ben Hendin, haber-
dasher at 14110 Mack avenue.
Kalamazoo—Squiers & Squiers, 103
has
East Petersen street, succeed the
Hickok Grocery Co. in business.
Highland Park—Mitchell’s Drug
Store, 12921 Woodward avenue, has
been sold to Beulah E. Loomis.
Muskegon Heights—Phillip Allore
succeeds Louis Baranek in the grocery
business at 1017 Riordan street.
Mohawk Overall Co.,
222 West Congress street, has filed a
petition in bankruptcy, listing labili-
ties of $4,610.70 and assets of $7,100.
Kimber
Detroit—The
Lawton—Mrs. Sarah has
sold her stock of bazaar goods to Mrs.
Willis Page, who has taken possession.
Detroit—John Martin, and
shoe dealer, Twelfth street, is reported
to have filed a petition in bankruptcy.
Coloma—The State Bank of Coloma
has been changed to a National bank,
at a recent meeting of the stockholders.
Detroit—Charles P. Rabout has
bought the confectionery of Joseph W.
Wilkinson at Kercheval and Wayburn
avenues.
Detroit—The Peoples Quality Mar-
ket, meats, will soon open at 1750 For-
est avenue, East. Eugene Weiss is
the proprietor.
Detroit—Maurice Baker, dealer in
men’s wear at 523 Woodward avenue,
is holding a sale preparatory to going
out of business.
Detroit—Hazel Fadell, conducting a
grocery store at 13126 Mack avenue
under the style Fadell Co. has sold
out to A. Velmar.
Detroit—The Commercial Bond &
Mortgage Co., 750 Penobscot building,
boot
has increased its capital stock from
$100,000 to $200,000.
Detroit—William Hardie is the new
owner of Regina Douglas’ store at
8711 Mack avenue. The store handles
candies and ice cream.
Detroit—The dry goods store at
4183-89 Junction avenue changed hands
recently. Adolph Zieglman bought it
from Jacob Backerman.
Detroit—Oliver and Floyd Klump
have sold their meet market to Harry
The market is located at
22528 Woodward avenue.
Detroit—Emile Charette, meat deal-
er, 1793 Sheridan avenue, has filed a
bankruptcy petition, listing liabilities
of $2,265.92 and assets of $3,178.54.
Abramson.
Lansing—The Misses Agnes Vogel
and Susie Johnson have opened a
beauty parlor in the Porter apartments,
under the stvle of the Porter Beauty
Shoppe.
Detroit—The grocery — stock
market at 15312 Grand River
avenue, formerly conducted by Henry
Reckling, is now in the hands of Ada
and
meat
Nelson.
Holland—The Kraker hotel, recent-
containing 34 rooms, all
equipped with bath,
Simon
ly finished,
has been opened
for business. Meeuwsen is
manager.
Detroit—Thomas B. Cowan _ and
Richard J. Welsh, conducting a meat
market at 10816 Jefferson avenue,
East, as Cowan & Welsh, has sold out
to John Merk.
Wayland—George Tubah has sold
his hardware stock to Mack Short, a
Allegan county. Mr.
poor health for
former sheriff of
Tubah has been in
several months.
Detroit—Noble & Picard, haberdash-
ers, 630 Woodward avenue, plan to
discontinue business April 1. Charles
P. Noble and Russell G.
the proprietors.
Benton Harbor—The Premier Min-
eral Bath House Co. will build a 40-
room addition to its hotel, commencing
the work as soon as the frost is out
of the ground.
Detroit—An
bankruptcy has been filed against the
Wolfstein Jewelry Shop, 659 Gratiot
avenue, by three creditors who claim
a total of $655.23.
Detroit—An involuntary petition in
bankruptcy has been filed against
Herman Lefkowitz, haberdasher at
10354 Woodward avenue. Three cred-
itors claim $2,100.57.
Detroit—William Bullock and oth-
ers have taken over the Euclid Gro-
cery, 8408 Linwood avenue, from its
former owners, Cyril H. Smith and
V. C. Greenwald.
St. Louis—George
Picard are
involuntary petition in
Rockwell has
leased the Deline store building and
will occupy it with a stock of women’s
ready -to-wear garments, millinery,
etc., about Feb. 2.
Lowell—The W. H. Chase Furniture
Co. arranged to pay its stockholders 50
cents on the dollar for their stock at
a meeting called recently. The com-
pany will close its doors here.
Otsego—W. R. Takken and D. Mil-
ton Gerber, of the Fruit Growers
State Bank of Saugatuck, have bought
the interest of the Clapp estate in the
First State Bank of Otsego.
Detroit—The Waxam Fur Co., 2709
Woodward has been incor-
porated with an authorized capital
stock of $1,000, all of which has been
subscribed and paid in in cash.
Kalamazoo—The Portage Cigar
Store, 127 Portage street, is now con-
ducted by a partnership, which in-
cludes Nelson H. McParland, Siegel
Sternburgh and Joseph R. Stuart.
Detoit—George H. Bradley, who has
been conducting a dry goods store at
2570 Van Dyke avenue under his own
style of the
Dry Goods
avenue,
name has changed the
business to the Bradley
Store.
has resigned
as cashier of the Milan State Savings
Bank. He had been with the bank
since 1917. He is to take a position
with the American Furnace and Foun-
dry Co.
Detroit—A_ fire of
origin destroyed the
store of Martin Meier & Co., 532
Woodward avenue, early Sunday
morning, Jan. 25. The damage is esti-
mated at $30,000.
Milan—After thirty-five years’
vice in connection with the Farmers
and Merchants’ Bank of Milan, M. H.
Hack has resigned as President, effect-
ive May 1. He will devote his time
to other business.
Lapeer—John Woolhouse, proprie-
tor of a general store in this village
has filed a petition in bankruptcy.
Liabilities, $15,165.83, assets, $13,330.33.
Mr. Woolhouse is running as the Poul-
son Mercantile Co.
Highland Park—Charles Holmes
has changed the style of his hardware
business at 13531 Woodward avenue
from the Arcade Hardware Co. of
Highland Park to the Charles Holmes
Arcade Hardware Co.
Detroit—George Kavanaw, conduct-
ing a hardware store at 4801 St. Aubin
as the St. Aubin Hardware, has moved
his place of business to 21016 John R.
street, where he will do business as
the Kavanaw Hardware.
Detroit—The Terminal
Corp., West Jefferson
Third street, been
with an authorized capital
$25,000, all of which
scribed and $5,000 paid in in
undetermined
leather goods
Ser
Restaurant
avenue and
incorporated
stock of
sub-
has
been
cash.
has
Jackson—The Silk Shop, C. R.
Clark, proprietor, 295 West Main
street, was badly damaged by fire on
Jan. 20. Loss is estimated at $20,000.
The same conflagration caused $5,000
damage to the Club Cigar Store near-
by.
Detroit—The Gump Baking Co.,
with business offices at 1107 Garfield
avenue, Bay City, has been incorpor-
ated with an authorized capital stock
of $10,000, all of which has been sub-
scribed and paid in, $400 in cash and
$9,600 in property.
January 28, 1925
Allegan—Charles Hoehn & Son
have bought the building on Water
street, lately occupied by the Allegan
Farm Power Co., for $10,000. They
will remodel the building for a garage.
Hoehn & Son have auto sales stations
at Gobles and Grand Junction also.
Detroit—Charles Silverman and
Isadore Weiss, who have been con-
ducting two bazaars at 8304 West Jef-
ferson avenue and at 9 North Biddle
street, Wyandotte, have dissolved
partnership. Mr. Silverman retains
the Detroit store and Mr. Weiss that
in Wyandotte.
Howard City—L. C.
his bakery to John H. Prout, who for
40 years conducted the Howard City
roller flouring mills, and Fred Powel’,
an experienced baker who came here
a few months ago from Belding. The
business will be conducted under the
style of the Howard City Bread Co.
Charlotte—Richey
John Richey & Co.
business. Fred Richey,
has been the junior member of the
local company for some time, has re-
signed his position as manager of the
first floor of the George T. Bullen Co.
department store, Albion, and will de-
vote hie Richey
Bros. store.
Baese has sold
3ros. succeed
in the dry goods
of Albion,
who
entire attention to
Sturgis—John Tripp, 84 years ol’,
wealthy real estate owner and former
clothing merchant in this city and
Charlotte, is dead at San Diego, Calif.,
according to a message received by
his daughter, Mrs. Bert Jennings, of
this city. He went to San Diego two
weeks ago to spend the winter and |
was stricken with pneumonia on the
train. The body will be brought to
Sturgis for burial.
Coldwater—Harry R. Saunders,
President of the Coldwater National
Bank and a lifelong resident of this
city, is dead following a stroke of
paralysis. He was 63 years old. Saun-
ders had been connected with the ban‘
since 1883 and in 1895 was elected
which office he held until
when he became president. He
of both the Bon Amu
cashier,
1921,
was a member
in At onsen 222 AT MEE ED
and Country clubs. He leaves his
widow, one son, Allen, and his aged
mother, Mrs. R. M.
was a Republication and had_ been
both city clerk and treasurer.
Flint—After an
State and local police officers Louis
Chimovitz, 34, and his brother, Nath-
an, 32, proprietors of a large cloth-
ing and shoe store on the North side
were booked at police headquarters on
investigation by
Saunders. He a
|
|
a charge of suspicion of arson. At
police headquarters there are held as
evidence sevent two-quart glass fruit
jars said to contain a mixture of gaso- [
line and kerosene; a quantity of burn- ‘/
ed matches and a lot of tissue paper |
which had been partially burned, all of |
which it is claimed was found in the
rear of the first floor of the Chimovitz
store. Several families occupy apart-
ments on the second floor of the store ¢
building. of smoke in the '
Chimovitz store attracted a_patrol-
man shortly before 2 a.m. When the
store was opened police collected sev-
en fruit pars with the alleged inflam-
mable mixture and the burned matches
and paper.
Discovery
as
~
alte,
s
January 28, 1925
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Features of the Grocery
Staples.
Sugar—Eastern granulated has sus-
tained another decline. Local jobbers
hold cane granulated at 6.90c and beet
granulated at 6.80c.
Tea--The outlook is for general
strength all around and for probable
scarcity of fermented teas during the
pext few months. Spot factors in-
a belief that the market even
after pressure of new crop seasonal
teas is felt will continue toward record
E'ssential
dicate
high levels.
Coffee—With the trade disposed to
use up its stocks on hand, a hand-to-
mouth character of buying is evident
1 the actual coffee market, and the
uniet conditions prevailing are reflected
in futures, which were inclined lower
yesterday in a listless market.
Canned Fruits—California peaches
«re snapped up when they are offered,
but there are few available. No. 10s
in the low grades are wanted and the
Coast and resale markets are being
cerefully canvassed. All grades of No.
214s at the source are in strong hands
and holdings are light. Pears are as
scarce as peaches and promise a close
cleanup this season. Apricots, cherries
avd other items are wanted. Pine-
apple is quiet as the demand is only
Apples are firm in tone but
not active in a big way.
Canned Vegetables—A steady active
demand continued for spot tomatoes
with but limited offerings from first
Ruling prices are exceedingly
with advances from some sec-
Future tomatoes have attracted
interest during the past
week from buyers generally, and in
consequence several of the largest
canners in the heavy producing dis-
tricts of the Central States have with-
drawn quotations for the present. It
has been difficult for canners to se-
eure additional tomato acreage on ac-
count of the growers’ price ideas be-
ing considerably higher than a year
ago. This, it is reported, will have a
tendency to curtail packing unless the
acreage can be secured at a price the
same as last year OF at a reasonable
slight advance. Spot corn is in brisk
demand, due to the small holdings and
virtually no sizeable lots to draw from.
Resulting prices are high and the mar-
ket very firm. Future corn is one item
: the canned foods line that has held
tie spotlight for some time.
Canned Fish—A moderate turnover
occurs. Sardines are held firm at list
tor California and Maine packs with a
fair distributing demand. Spot sal-
mon is steady but is firm in the West
as packers anticipate an advance as
the spring covering is in prospect and
will soon be felt. Tuna and shrimp
are in favor of the seller as they are
difficult to replace. Crab meat and
Iclster have not yet felt the effects of
lenten buying.
Dried Fruits—Dried fruit markets on
the Coast have had their eclipse a week
‘1 advance of the solar phenomena and
all products except raisins at the source
have passed through a spectacular
epoch which ended in a material ad-
vance in all items and a much stronger
sentiment among packers. Growers
are no longer to be considered, as they
the picture until
To under-
nominal.
are
hands.
firm
tions.
considerable
are eliminated from
they will have 1925 fruits.
aaa eR NNN TR TTT NS TTT Sea OE TT TET TI I IT I
stand the situation one must be on the
Coast to get a close up of the market.
From New York, at a distance of 3,000
miies, a distorted view is obtained. In
fact, after the elapse of a week a closer
idea of what has happened is now ob-
The Coast
now admitted in the East, and there is
«4 tendency on the part of distributors
to readjust their spot quotations to the
rcplacement basis and to hold firm for
further strengthening of the whole line
tn the Middle West. The big item in
che recent change is prunes. Packers
believe that there will be little com-
petition between this fruit and peaches,
The first two
mentioned are in light tonnage and are
relatively
with no prospect of any shortening in
the price basis between the various
lines since apricots and peaches are
scarce to be cheapened. In fact,
st is frequently said that peaches have
not yet shown their latent strength as
their best sale is in the spring months
and buying for that event has not yet
There promises
to be keen competition for peaches
later on as canned fruit for the bakery
short of trade requirements
The narrow
tainable there. firmness 1S
apricots and apples.
much higher than prunes,
too
cceurred in earnest.
trade is
and is already sky high.
ofierings of packers indicates where
they stand on unsold tonnages. Not a
Coast packer has a complete assort-
rient of apricots and collectively the
whole line is in fine shape. Prune
consumption is increasing and will be
stimulated by consumer advertising
in the large jobbing centers over the
period of heaviest outlet, which should
expand outlets and keep them open for
the remainder of the year, thus insur-
ing a cleanup of 1924 lines at satis-
factory profits. Raisins have been the
cne quiet commodity. There is busi-
ness passing all of the time but it is
moderate in both for spot
and for Coast shipments. It
take an New
York to create more buying interest
and possibly advances on the Coast to
inspire buying confidence.
Molasses-—Offers of the new crop of
volume
stocks
will improvement in
Barbados molasses on spot are lower.
immediate
the basis
This is on a much low-
New crop is offered for
shipment from Barbados on
of 38c f. o. b.
er basis than the old crop which was
bringing as high as 58c f. o. b. im-
mediate shipment. There is no change
in the blackstrap situation, although
buyers are inclined to hold back their
purchases.
Nuts—Unshelled nuts are more ac-
The scarcity of
caused advance buying
for the spring, causing California Non-
pareils to move up to 35c and Neplus
to 28c. Tarragonas are following their
Diamond budded California wal-
nuts have started to move in to con-
suming channels in larger volume.
California and domestic walnut stocks
are restricted and are in strong hands.
Brazils are quiet as there is no heavy
buying movement. Filberts are too
ccarce to be much of a factor but are
one of the strongest nuts in the entire
list. Pecans are also short of present
and prospective requirements.
—_—_—_22+s——_
tive in a jobbing way.
almonds has
lead.
Review of the Produce Market.
Apples—Baldwins command $2.50
per bu.; Spys command $3@3.50.
Bagas—Canadian, $1.75@2 per 100
Ibs.
Bananas—8%@9c per Ib.
Beans—Michigan jobbers are quot-
ing as follows:
CWP Pe _----------------- $ 6.75
Brown Swede ---------------- 6.00
Dark Red Kidney ------------ 10.75
Light Red Kidney ------------ 10.50
Butter— While street stocks have
been reduced a little during the past
week they are still quite liberal, and
most receivers are disposed to be free
sellers. The consumptive demand has
broadened a little, s0 that we are using
a little more than our current arrivals.
Local jobbers hold fresh creamery at
39c. 39c.
They pay 23c
y pa)
June packed, 35c; prints,
for packing stock.
Cabbage—$2.50 per 100 tbs. for home
grown.
Carrots—$1.35 per bu.
Celery — Commands $1@1.50 per
bunch for either Michigan of Calif.
Cauliflower—$3 per doz. heads.
Cranberries—Late Howes sell-
ing at $8@8.50 per Y% bbl.
‘Cucumbers— Illinois hot house com-
mand $5 for fancy and $4.75 for choice.
are
53c for
fresh and resell them candled, at 58c.
Egg Plant—$3 per doz.
Eggs—Local jobbers pay
Garlic—35c¢ per string for Italian.
Grapes—Emperor, packed in
dust, $8 per keg.
Grape Fruit—$3.50@3.75,
to quality.
Green Onions—Charlots, ZI€
saw-
according
per
doz. bunches.
Honey—25c for comb, 25c_ for
strained.
Lemons—Quotations are now as fol-
lows:
400 Sunkist _---.--------------- $7.50
300 Red Ball ------------------ 7.00
26 Red Ball _-_.____--__-----_- 7.00
Lettuce—In good demand on the
following basis:
California Iceberg, per crate $5.00
Hot house leaf, per bu. -------- 1.75
Onions—Spanish, $2.25 for 72s and
59s: Michigan, $2.75 per 100 Ibs.
Oranges—Fancy Sunkist Navels are
now on the following basis:
i oe $6.50
1S 6.50
oe LLL... 6.50
906) 6.00
eee 5.50
a nearer 5.00
De oni aeeal 4.75
A eee ere 4.00
Red Ball, 50c lower.
Parsnips—$1.65 per bu.
Potatoes—Country buyers pay 50c
in Northern Michigan, 60c in Central
Michigan and 70c in the Greenville
district.
Poultry—Wilson & Company pay as
follows this week:
Live Dressed
Heavy fowls ---------- 20c 23c
Light fowls ------------ 12%c l4c
Heavy springs -------- 20c 23¢
C4 10c 14c
Turkeys -------------" 30¢ 36c
Radishes—75c per doz. bunches for
hot house.
Spinach—$2.25
Squash—Hubbard, 3c per lb.
Sweet Potatoes— Delaware
$3.50 per hamper.
Veal—Local dealers pay as follows:
per bu. for Texas.
Sweets,
center ETT TILT TE “ eect cn
5
Fancy White Meated ----------- 15¢
Good ---- aes 13c
20 Fair ..----—----- llc
ee
Two years ago bad traffic conditions
vere reflected by a falling off of sales
in retail stores in St. Louis. To meet
the situation the Scruggs- Vandervoort-
Barney Dry Goods Co., erected a four-
story customers’ garage to provide
parking space for those shopping in its
store. Located two and one-half
blocks from the store, the venture has
proved a success, Says the Dry Goods
The
accommodating
Economist. garage is capable of
296 cars exclusive of
which also
The
either with or without a
lasement and roof, can
accommodate cars. customer
chauffeur is
given a parking slip at the store door.
The chauffeur or customer then drives
An attendant takes the
in a time clock
to the garage.
parking slip, places it
and
stamps it. The parking slip is
tied to the car and the stub is retained
by the driver. The slip allows the cus-
tumer four hours’ parking free of
charge. If this is exceeded the cus-
tomer is charged for overtime at the
rate of 50 cents an hour or fraction
thereof, with a maximum charge of $1.
In its first year of operation the gar-
parked 26,000 cars,
enna
The Credit Man.
To be a credit man is not
So difficult a task—
means to answer
age
It merely what
‘Most anyone may ask
Concerning anybody who's
In business anywhere
Who any article may choose
To purchase here and there.
He has to know the good and bad,
The honest but the slow,
credit they've already
> far we ought to g0,
little fellow who is rich,
The big one who is poor—
He has to know whom, what and which,
The slow, the slow but sure.
He has to see we never sell
To those who never pay,
And still be eareful, just
To turn no trade away,
He has to see we never ship
To someone who may fail,
Yet on the business hold our grip
And never miss a sale.
To be a credit man, my
A credit to the firm,
The honest you must not offend,
But make the others s@uirm.
You need some simple qualities
If credits you would scan—
Yet all you need to have are
To be a credit man:
The judgment of a Jupiter,
The patience of a saint;
The mind of a philosopher
In hearing some complaint,
Ability to prophesy
And mortal minds to read—
In fact, a credit nran to be
All these are all you need.
Douglas Malloch.
Ee —e———"
How It’s Figured.
First take your home,
Add wife’s income.
Divide by your eldest son’s age,
And your telephone number,
Subtract your auto license number
Add electric light bill,
Divide by number of kilowatts,
Multiply by your father’s age.
Add number of gold fillings in teeth,
Add your house number,
Subtract wife’s age (approximate),
Divide by number of aunts you have,
Add the number of uncles,
Subtract number of daughters,
Multiply by number of times
You have gone up in an airplane,
Subtract your best golf score,
Add a pinch of salt
And then go out and
Borrow the money to
had,
as well,
friend,
these
pay the tax.
i im stip
Sounds Reasonable.
class little
she
could tell her what a
Teacher was telling her
siories in natural history and
asked if anyone
gioundhog was.
Up went a little hand.
“Well, Carl, you may
a groundhog is.”
“Sausage.”
tell us what
6
Attitude of France Inexplicable to Old
Timer.
Grandville, Jan. 27—The attitude of
France with regard to payment of her
debt to the United States is somewhat
puzzling.
Some of her statesmen are harking
back to our Revolution, declaring the
nioney she lent the colonies then was
never paid. Anything for an excuse,
of course, yet the fact being that we
paid every cent of that indebtedness
makes the French claim ridiculous.
What we owed to France and Laiay-
ette was paid in full measure long ago.
Frznce’s love for America in that day
was induced, no doubt, by her fear and
hatred of Great Britain. That she
should attempt to crawl out of paying
an honest debt to Uncle Sam is some-
thing unexpected and hurts her Ameri-
can friends not a little.
Imagine, if you will, what would
have become of the French republic
had the United States not taken up
ihe gauntlet thrown by Germany. The
fact that the Huns would have wiped
the French nation off the map had not
men and guns from this side the of
the water gone to the rescue ought to
count for something with the French
nation.
France and England both owe the
U. S. a debt of gratitude the mere
payment of money cannot cancel, and
it seems strange that those .Europeans
fail to look at the facts in this light.
The end is not yet. The secret drill-
ings of men and constant manufacture
of guns are going on in Germany to-
day. The fact that the German em-
pire was not crushed goes far to prove
that the military spirit of sixty and
miore millions of people beyond the
Rhine has only received a temporary
setback, and that when the hour is
ripe there will be such a rising for
vengeance as will astound the world.
Is France forgetting this in her
auxiety to cancel her debt to the
United States? Nations as individuals
harbor resentment for a long time. The
Frank and the Hun are natural en-
emies. That there will be permanent
peace while these feelings rankle is
preposterous. France isn’t yet out of
the wilderness. She cannot know how
soon she may need the help of this
country to save her national life. It is
a reckless disregard af both honor and
expediency which seems to move her
now.
It is barely posstble that the French
uation can afford to make an enemy of
this country. To the eye of an or-
dinary citizen it looks as though
Irance was treading on dangerous
ground in an effort to save a little
money honestly due a neighbor.
There was a considerable number of
people in the United States who at
one time advocated repudiation of our
national debt, but the better element
prevailed and we were saved the humil-
iation of cheating those who loaned the
Covernment money when in dire need.
Repudiation of honest debts, whether
by men or governments, is a danger-
ous experiment. France should take
heed from history and learn before it
is too late that the only way for a
nation that borrowed of a neighbor in
time of stress is to keep faith with her
creditors to the last farthing.
An honest man is the noblest work
of God, and a nation is but a big com-
-bination of men, who must be honest
if they would prosper.
The story of the world war need not
be repeated to show where our debtors
stand, and why they owe their very
existence to the help of America.
The attitude of France toward Ger-
many with regard to her occupying
the Ruhr and other territory until an
agreement could be wrung from the
enemy that the war would not be re-
newed had the endorsement of this
country, and it seems the height of
temerity for the French to turn down
their friends over here for the sake of
saving a few dollars which in the long
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
35,000 Shares
The United Light and Power Co.
A MARYLAND CORPORATION)
- $6.50 Cumulative Preferred Stock
(Class A First Series)
Shares without par value. Redemption price $105 per share and accrued dividends. Liquidation
price $100 per share and accrued dividends. Dividends payable quarterly: January 1,
April 1, July 1 and October 1, at annual rate of $6.50 per share.
Dividends free of the present Normal Federal Income Tax.
x L Y - 7
Listed on Chicago Stock EHachange
REGISTRARS:
Guaranty Trust Company, New York Bankers Trust Company, New York
The United Light and Power Company, Chicago Illinois Merchants Trust Company, Chicago
The United Light and Power Co., Grand Rapids The Michigan Trust Company, Grand Rapids
TRANSFER AGENTS:
Histor y an d Business: The history of United Light is one of steady growth and
: progress for the 14 years since its inception in 1910.
It then controlled a group of public utility companies with gross earnings of. only
$851,600. During the ensuing years it gradually added additional properties until in
1912 it acquired the Tri-City Railway & Light Company, which at that time was
considerably larger than United Light. From then up to the time of the present
acquisition, however, it acquired no properties, and the 100% increase in gross earn-
ings during that period was due to the intensive development of the existing prop-
ert.es. During that period it has to all intents and purposes functioned as an oper-
ating company, and its gross earnings as such today exceed $12,500,000.
Now for the second time in its history the company has acquired a group of
properties larger than itself through purchases of over 95 percent of the Common
Stock of the Continental Gas & Electric Corporation, which in turn controls The
Kansas City Power & Light Company and the Columbus Railway, Power & Light
Company.
This makes The United Light and Power Company both an operating company
with $12,500,000 of Gross Earnings and a holding company of properties having
$21,770,000 Gross Earnings, so that the combined properties now controlled by
United Light have Gross Earnings exceeding $34,300,000.
The Communities served by the combined properties total 289 and include the
cities of Kansas City, Missouri; Columbus, Ohio; Davenport, Iowa. Rock Island
and Moline, Illinois; Lincoln. Nebraska; Iowa City, Iowa; Cedar Rapids, Iowa;
Ottumwa, lowa; Fort Dodge, Iowa; Mason City, Iowa. LaPorte, Indiana, and
Chattannoga, Tennessee. The aggregate population served is in excess of 1,750,000.
Flarn ings: As set forth in the circular mentioned below, the consolidated earnings
—______“_. statement of The United Light and Power Company and Subsidiary and
Controlled Companies for the twelve months ended September 30, 1924, shows Gross
Earnings of $34,301,684 and net income after operating expenses, including main-
tenance and taxes of $14,259,377. Balance applicable to the dividends on this Pre-
ferred Stock after maintenance, but before depreciation, was over six times and after
depreciation and maintenance was over four times the dividend requirements.
The Market Equity of the Preferred and Common Stocks of The United Light
and Power Company junior to this issue is in excess of $20,500,000.
_ Neither The United Light and Power Company, nor its predecessor, The United
Light and Railways Company has ever defaulted on any of its Preferred Stock
dividends since incorporation in 1910.
Complete circular showing combined capitalization and detailed consolidated earnings
statement sent on request.
Price $86 per share, to yield over 7.55%
HOWE, SNOW & BERTLES
(INCORPORATED)
Investment Securities
GRAND RAPIDS
NEW YORK DETROIT CHICAGO
The information contained in this advertisement has been obtained from sources which we
consider reliable. While not guaranteed, it is accepted by us as accurate.
January 28, 1925
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January 28, 1925
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 7
Co., Kalamazoo ---------------- 135.05 Other personal property __.. 96,062.44 ing a meeting of creditors at the office
run is likely to prove the dearest dol- Bete Duck Mills, Fitchbure a A
i : ehburg uck Milis, Fite rg, ' ebts due on open account —- 28,984.63 and plant of the alleged bankrupt at Ot-
lars ever gained by. France. Ae ee On oe hence aa. at 10 o'clock a ren io for the
Honesty with nations is as necessary G. R. Insurance Co., Grand Rapids 2,801.09 $384,320.71 purpose of considering the alleged bank-
as honesty of individuals. oo So ee, coe Chicago we ' _ 20. In the matter of Mosgrove & rupt's offer of composition to be sub-
Th c in YC uye _ Sons, Albany -- 63.5 Sddy, bankrupt, a co-partnership, of mitted at said meeting or prior thereto
1 There can_ be si question nae ~~ Kidder Dress Co., Dover, N: 2: 24.75 Galesburg, bankrupt, the trustee filed his also for the examination of the officers
the United States remained out of the Kal. Trading Co., Kalamazoo_ -- 2,669.72 final report and account, showing the dis- of the corporation, the proving and al-
of claims and the transaction of
Kalbfleisch Corporation, New York 805.00 bursement of all funds with request that lowing
world conflict France would to-day be gue pea : a. Late 66 oa
Z ee a “| Say j. J. Keller Co., New ork __--16,800.5 the estate be closed and he be discharged such other business as may properly
ai apendage of the German empire, Lagerloef Trading Co., New York 5,709.63 as trustee. Orders were made by the come before the meeting. :
her liberties lost| forever; and even. Link Belt Co., Chicago —-—------ 63.43. referee, discharging the trustee and clos- a a
Britain would be in danger of absorb- Mac Sim se Co., Otsego 18,415.47 ing the estate, also recommending the econe man : A eos sy of as
) en - ae Mathieson Alkali Works, New ¥. 5aa.5¢ bankrupt’s discharge. The record book ooperman, bankrupt, © owagiac, 1e
Ss a s sty . tants ‘ . - — matae file : . ‘ fing .
ion by the insatiable and blood thirsty Menasha Wood Split Pulley Co., and files were returned to the clerk's trustee filed his supplemental final re-
Hun. Our British Friends have been Menasha, Wis, oo 49.30 office. port and account with request that he be
wise in settling their American account Price & Pierce, Ltd., New York 1,652.00 In the matter of Nicholas Jouras, bank- discharged as trustee and the estate
Phillip Ruxton, Inc., Battte Creek 774.76 rupt, formerly doing business as the closed. Orders were entered by the ref-
eree, closing the estate, and discharging
in a_ satisf r. France : : ’ : ee
: atistactory manne Frat Standard Oil Co., Grand Rapids 12,884.84 Central Candy Co., of Kalamazoo, the t
the trustee, and also recommending the
should do likewise if she expects to re- Shartle Bros. Machine Co., Middle- trustee filed his supplemental final re- :
tain the friendship of her most power- _town, Ohio —-----~------------- 251.40 port, showing that all funds had been bankrupt’s discharge
ful ally. U, S. Rubber Co., Detroit -.---- 233.60 disbursed, whereupon an order was enter- In the matter of George W. Merriman,
A s A : ea ae tie Virginia & Rainy Lake Co., Vir- ed by the referee closing the estate and pankrupt, doing business as the Hart-
ccusing America of adopting the cca. Minn. —.......------- 476-9 discharging the trustee; also recommend- ford Exchange Bank, the trustee filed
methods of a Shylock will cut no ice Western Paper Makers Chemical ing the bankrupt’s discharge. his sixth report and account, showing
with our people. O., Kalamazoo oe ae 893.64 _ Jan. 21. In the matter of Harlow Craw- cash on hand of $11,807.17, with request
F C tient WW : 1 W hitmore-I arsons Pulp Co., oe ford, bankrupt, the trustee filed his final that a special meeting of creditors be
rance 1s our friend. e must al- Philadelphia | ~---- ae ae 1,365.36 report and account showing total re- called. for the purpose of declaring a
ways remember Lafayette and the Wolverine Casting Co., Plainwell 48.30 ceipts of $1,425.20 and disbursements of fourth dividend of 5 per cent. Dividends
Revolution. Phe sere mouthing of Kalamazoo City Savings Bank, $571.25, with request that the final meet- of 50 per cent. have heretofore been de-
these paneer will amount to nothing oe Heath "Gre i Rapid oa a te ing of creditors be called. An order was elared, and a_ special meeting will be
y : a. J eath, ran¢ tapids —- OUU: entered by the referee calling the final ca led within the next 30 days for the
Genuine friendship cannot exist aS a Kal. City Sav. Bank, Kalamazoo 3,900.00 meeting of creditors at his office on Feb. purpose declaring the fourth dividend and
cne-sided affair S. B. Monroe, Kalamazoo _----- 12,500.00 6, for the purpose of passing upon the setting other matters relative to the
W | . ia Conley Foil Co., New York ---- 25,000.00 trustee’s fifinal report and account, the administration of the estate
: 1 need go no — = eon the yiaaaraet declaration and payment of a final divi- ia :
civil war to note how Itriendly 4rance 44,477.57 dena, the payment of administration ex- n the matter of Walter C. Jones and
| : Se Other Debts. penses and such other matters as may fernest Stanard, doing business as .
= us rn : l u : L ‘ ‘ ay to : Stans ’ oing business as_ the
peer ear tla ieee Revolutionary C. A. Buskirk, Kalamazoo —----- $1,600.00 come before the meeting. Creditors were Farmers & Merchants Bank of Jones,
r days. Canadian Paper & Twine Co., directed to show cause why a certificate bankrupt, the trustee was divected to
m am 7 Q i. i ‘4 “ ssi cua . : - a « ‘ , i¢ a
_ The armies of three European na- a 606.96 isi al oo. recommending the fj. his fifth report and account prepara-
tions took advantage of our domestic Real estate -------------------- $65,513.06 Jan. 22. In the matter of the Wolverine ‘Ory to calling a special meeting of cred-
difficulties at that time and entered Cash on hang. 2. oe 150.00 Paper Co., alleged bankrupt, of Otsego, itors for the purpose of declaring a sec-
Machinery, tools, ete. "199,610.58 an order was made by the referee call- ond dividend of 10 per cent.
Mexico with a view to colonizing that
country, and perhaps later séek to
wrest Texas from the United States.
Warned by American authorities,
England and Spain soon withdrew, but
France remained. Carried on a war
to seat Maximilian on the throne of
Mexico. The one nation in Europe
from whom we had reason to expect
the most friendliness was the one to
start something to aid the Confeder-
ates.
Not until after the surrender of Lee
did France get out of Mexico, and not
until this Government warned that na-
tion that we viewed its invasion as an
act of hostility to the United States.
Old Timer.
—_——__»——>——_
Proceedings of St. Joseph Bankruptcy
Court.
St. Joseph, Jan. 17—In the matter of
Lyle Sager, bankrupt, of Hopkins, the
first meeting of creditors was held at
Kalamazoo and claims were allowed. The
creditors present and represented, after
the examination of the bankrupt, not de-
siring the appointment of a trustee, an
order was entered by the referee that
no trustee be appointed and that the
bankrupt be allowed his exemptions as
claimed.
In the matter of John Van Dyke and
Albert R. Barringer, bankrupt, of Kala-
mazoo, the first meeting of ereditors was
held at the latter place and claims were
allowed. The bankrupts were Sworn and
examined by the referee and attorneys
present without a report. Following the
examinations, orders were entered that
no trustee be appointed, and that the
bankrupts be allowed their exemptions
as claimed, whereupon the meetings were
adjourned without day.
Jan. 19. In the matter of the Wolve-
rine Paper Co., of Otsego, the alleged
bankrupt having filed petition with its
> schedules of property required by the
, acts of bankruptcy requesting leave to
make an offer of composition prior to
adjudication of bankruptcy, an order was
entered granting the prayer of the peti-
tioner and referring the matter to Ref-
eree Banyon to call a meeting of credit-
ors at Otsego for the purpose of consid-
ering and acting upon the proposed offer
. of compensation. The schedules of the
alleged bankrupt show liabilities and as-
ee sets as follows:
Secured Creditors.
First bond issue -------------- $ 30,000.00
* Second bond issue and interest 103,000.00
Total $133,000.00
Unsecured Creditors.
Ahdawagam Paper Products, Wis-
consin Rapids ----------------- 320.47
= Allied Paper Mills, Kalamazoo-_- 8,190.96
‘American Bank Note Co., Chicago | 222.25
Asiatic Petroleum Co., New York 5,323.23
Charles G. Bard, Kalamazoo ---- 10.53
Bigelow Arch Co., Detroit —___- 115.20
Beloit Iron Works, Beloit _-_.- Unknown
N. P. Bowsher Co., South Bend 51.00
Bulkley, Dunton & Co., New York 7,523.97
Buckie Printers Roller Co.,
A Chicago —-_-_--_____-___--__-_--
Printers Co., Inc., Chicago ---- .65
Chase & Woodruff, Kalamazoo—— 848.55
y A. D. Cook, Lawrenceburg, Ind. 703.21
Crescent Engraving Co., Kala-
mazoo —-----------------=s-~--- 673.48
Eastwood Wire Mfg. Co., Belle-
4 ville, N. 289.73
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8
GRIEVANCES OF THE JOBBERS.
Grievances as
jobbers came up for an airing at the
well as problems of
sessions of the wholesalers attending
the
Dry Goods Association in
the meetings and conventions of
Wholesale
New York City. It is a little note-
worthy that the policy of piecemeal
buying by retailers, generally con-
demned by producers and wholesalers,
found some stauxch defenders among
he latter.
ping up like
jobbers meet, appeared before the knit
This the matter
ef publishing the prices at which goods
are let
One wraith, that keeps pop-
3anquo’s ghost whenever
section.
goods was
out to the wholesalers, which
declared in a resolution to be a
“detriment” and of “no benefit to the
consumer.” What the wholesalers ap-
parently object to mainly is that re-
Was
tailers are informed of the prices made
to jobbers and can so figure out what
profits the latter make. But the re-
tailers know well enough that jobbers
are not in business for their health and
are usually willing to concede that the
letter are entitled to be paid for the
If they hold
to buy
services they render.
from
the
If manufacturers wish to
publicity for their
prices, it is difficult to see how they
can succeed in doing it. These prices
have to be made known to those who
otherwise they are apt
nianufacturers who sell direct to
retail trade.
prevent wholesale
buy, and, when this occurs, it is im-
possible to prevent the knowledge go-
The usual way of keep-
ing the information under cover is by
the
matter is
ing to others.
of discounts. So far as
the
of no consequence, especially as re-
a series
consumer is concerned
yards all manner of knit goods. These
«re sold at conventional prices, which
arc advanced or lessened by lump sums
of 25 or 50 cents on an article, though
the the same might
reised or lowered as much.
cost of not be
THE SPREAD IN PRICES.
A very
cut of the advantages of standardizing
aud of eliminating waste in the dis-
tribution of commodities. That. this
nicans the saving of hundreds of mil-
good case has been made
lions of dollars a year to the business
cf the country was clearly set forth in
the Hoover at
tie conference recently held in Wash-
address of Secretary
ington. Theoretically this should in-
ure to the benefit of the ultimate con-
sumer, but that it will actually do so
has not been made so manifest. The
saving of only 10 cents on a pair of
shoes in the manufacture and distribu-
tion of them, would mean an economy
of about $30,000,000 per year, which is
a very large sum.
a saving be reflected in the retail price?
This latter is generally a fixed num-
Le: of dollars. When there is a frac-
tion it is a half dollar. Is it conceiv-
able that prices would be rearranged so
as to provide for shoes retailing at,
say, $4.40 or $4.90 instead of $4.50 or
5? The difference,
be regarded as too trivial to be worth
ccnsidering. The same thing holds
true as to a dress, a suit of clothes and
other articles. It is recognized that in
most instances if not in every one, the
great additions to price after
3ut how could such
he
anyway, would
come
goods get into the hands of the re-
teiler.
But this is due to certain well-
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
circumstances. The retailer’s
e>penses in doing business are heavy,
known
not only because of his rent, taxes and
che other necessary outlays, but by
reason of the personal services he is
olsliged to render in obedience to the
exactions of his When
everything is finally sifted down it will
be found that a large percentage of
the added cost of things is due to the
desire of the ultimate consumer to buy
wih comfort and convenience.
customers.
COTTON SUPPLIES.
For several days last week cotton
Guotations
slump in anticipation of the issue of
The
guessing of what these would be was
showed a_ disposition to
ginning figures up to Jan. 16.
surprisingly close to what they actually
were, which was 13,308,037 bales. This
is 3,364,000 than at the
same time in 1924 and shows that the
latest crop estimate will be much ex-
date, while
those last
bales more
ceeded. The exports to
considerably in excess of
year, appeir to be lessening, and the
consumption in domestic mills leaves
much to be desired. This latter is the
weak point in the cotton situation, with
ucarly one-half of the cotton year gone.
There are signs of a gradual improve-
ment in tne demand for cotton fabrics
and to this, rather than to the volume
of present trading, is due the firmness
Sales of gray
goods have not been especially notable
in price that is shown.
but a lot of orders keep coming into
the market for finished fabrics, bleach-
and The for
ginghams has been quite notable. Dur-
ing the past week lines of printed and
wash goods for Fall have been opened
at prices showing little change from
More blanket lines
Lave also been offered at about a cent
a yard reductions.
ing has occurred on these goods. There
has been a continuance of the buying
of various
pecially of Spring and Fall underwear.
Hosiery is also moving fairly well. The
next three or four weeks are expected
ed, printed dyed. call
former quotations.
Fairly good order-
kinds of knit goods, es-
to show a more active demand for all
hinds of cotton goods.
RAW WOOL REDUCTIONS.
In spite of all the talk of wool scarcity
it would seem as though the efforts to
boost prices of the article are proving
futile. At Sydney, Australia, and in
I.ondon the auction sales of wool dur-
ing the past week showed a decided
lessening in demand, many withdraw-
als of offerings and reductions in price
that were especially marked in the case
et merinos. Both British and Ameri-
can buyers are showing reluctance to
purchase at the figures at which the
sellers are holding. That they are able
to continue this policy would appear
te negative the notion that they are
‘n urgent need of supplies. As has
heen hitherto stated, the high cost of
wool has led to a great deal of sub-
siitution of other fibers as well as to
‘he larger use of reworked wool in
every country that manufactures wool-
cn goods. That is one of the reasons
why woolens have supplanting
worsteds, because buyers of clothing
and garments have been purchasing
“at a price,” and substitutes cannot be
employed in making worsteds. At the
been
weight season it is expected that the
woclen lines will again receive prefer-
ence over the worsteds for this reason.
These openings will very likely, occur
fortnight, so far as
Fabrics for wo-
within the next
concerns men’s wear.
men will not be shown until some time
later. As to both, the interest mani-
fested is as to the amount of increase
ini the prices
DOOMED TO DEFEAT.
The Child-Labor Amend-
ment precipitated by the reds of Rus-
sia has been ratified by Arizona and
California. Both the Carolinas have
disapproved it. In South Carolina it
was repected unanimously and with-
out debate. Georgia emphatically de-
feated it. In the lower
house of the State Assembly refused
to accept it. South Dakota’s Senate
defeated a joint resolution of ratifica-
so-called
Louisiana
tion by a vote of 35 to 6. By unani-
the Delaware House it
reiected. The Okla-
homa refused ratification by 80 votes
to 24 votes. Kansas by action in the
House refused it, 101 votes to 21. As
this is written the vote of the states
stands two for and eight against. The
amendment must be approved by
thirty-three additional states before it
can become a part of the Constitution,
since two-thirds of the Common-
wealths necessary to ratification.
To the eight states recorded as against
only five must be added to defeat it.
Massachusetts has directed by
her November referendum to reject
it. It is said that at least twenty-eight
states will reject it outright, while
others will leave it to a referendum.
On its showing to date the amend-
ment seems doomed.
mous vote in
was House in
are
been
The protests of the near-beer men of
St. Louis that their business is being
destroyed by foreign beer smuggling
cails attention to the increase in the
intoxicating liquor trade of Great Brit-
ain and Canada.
January 28, 1925
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
9
Some Men I Have Known in the Past.
At a critical period in the career of
John Wanamaker, when he was re-
modeling and rebuilding both of his
stores at the same time, he suddenly
ccased discounting his bills and permit-
ted them to accumulate to an almost
inconceivable amount. At one time
he owed the furniture manufacturers
of Grand Rapids about $600,000. The
largest creditor was the Widdicomb
Furniture Co., whose account approxi-
mated $60,000. Several conferences
were held by local creditors, resulting
in a request that Wm. Widdicomb go
to Philadelphia and seek a personal in-
terview with Mr. Wanamaker. Mr.
Viddicomb accepted the commission
and a few days later called on Mr.
Wanamaker, who invited Mr. Widdi-
comb to spend the night with him at
us country home, a few miles out of
Philadelphia. After dinner had been
discussed, Mr. Wanamaker led Mr.
Widdicomb into his library, closed the
door and began the conversation: “I
know your mission to Philadelphia, al-
though you have not mentioned it as
yet. I am glad you took the trouble
to come, because I can talk more free-
ly than I would care to write. My
present embarrassment has been caus-
ed by the most diabolical conspiracy I
have ever experienced or heard of. Be-
cause I never recognized trades unions
__and never will—I am the victim of a
half hundred walking delegates who
made a demand on me for $1,000,000,
to be divided among them as a bribe,
in default of which they threatened to
stop work on both my buildings. Of
course, I declined to be victimized in
that manner. As a result, every union
man was called off my buildings and I
was under the necessity of completing
both structures with non-union work-
men. I am making rapid progress, but
you realize that it required several
months to get a force of non-union
men together and that it is costing me
thousands of dollars every week to
protect them from murder and injury
at the hands of the union ruffians. I
rever saw such a murderous gang in
my life. [I am going to win out over
the exactions of these blood letters and
I am going to pay my creditors every
penny, but I must have time and my
creditors must be lenient. I want the
furniture manufacturers of Grand Rap-
ids to continue to fill my orders on my
assurance that every creditor will re-
ceive 100 cents on a dollar.”
On Mr. Widdicomb’s return to
Grand Rapids, he made this report to
his associates, closing with these sen-
tences:
“IT told Mr. Wanamaker the Wid-
dicomb Furniture ‘Co. would ship him
$100,000 worth of goods, in addition to
the $60,000 he already owes us. I hope
vou gentlemen will take similar action,
because Mr. Wanamaker is fighting a
righteous fight against the cohorts of
Satan.”
Grand Rapids saw Mr. Wanamaker
through his troubles and has ever since
enjoyed a large and lucrative trade with
the Wanamaker establishments.
When John Wanamaker was a boy,
and not a rich boy, he went into a
store to buy a present for his mother.
As the article was being wrapped uP
lie noticed another which he thought
would be preferable and asked for an
exchange. This request, reasonable as
it now seems, was brusquely refused.
The experience led Mr. Wanamaker to
resolve that no such discourtesies
should be inflicted upon visitors to his
store, whenever he should have one.
Similar observations led him to intro-
duce the one-price system. He made
up his mind that his store should be
“easy to get into, easy to do business 1n
end easy to get out of.” He determin-
ed also to improve the conditions un-
der which the sales force worked.
‘Training schools for clerks, Saturday
holidays, Summer vacations with pay,
rest rooms and more humane relations
between employer and employed were
all early ideals which he realized.
“T insist,” he once said, “that work-
ers shall have proper recognition. I
will not have people called ‘help.’ We
are men and women, living our lives,
doing our shares, doing it with dignity,
doing it in the most respectable way,
and I am determined that people shall
take off their hats to you as they do
to other ladies and gentlemen.” These
policies proved to be good business for
the Wanamaker stores, and for other
stores which adopted them. Backed
up by energy, organizing ability and
foresight they transformed a struggling
beginner into a great merchant.
Mr. Wanamaker was born
American stock. His father
brickmaker, living on the outskirts of
Vhiladelphia. The family’s income did
not allow of luxurious living, but the
home was a hospitable as well as a
religious one, and ideally happy. John
was born in 1838. At 14 he secured a
position in a book store as errand boy,
and at 18 began what was to be his
life work by becoming a clerk in Col-
cnel Joseph N. Bennett’s clothing
store, Tower Hall. There was, how-
ever, an interruption, during which he
served as the first paid Secretary of
the Young Men’s Christian Associa-
tion of Philadelphia. Had it not been
tor a throat ailment, which seemed to
forbid public speaking he might have
Giving up this
of old
was a
become a clergyman.
ambition he formed a partnership’ with
bis brother-in-law, Nathan Brown,
early in 1861, and opened a store at
Sixth and Market streets, Philadelphia.
Nothing but ruin was predicted. The
money capital consisted of $4,000, and
this before the tide turned, dwindled
to $73. At one time Mr. Wanamaker
was willing to drop his business and
enlist in the Union armies, but was
unable to pass the physical examina-
tion. He remained and struggled on,
short of credit, and, indeed, short of
everything but intelligence, ambition
and persistence. And_ he
He became the most daring and spec-
tacular newspaper advertiser in Amer-
advertised.
ica.
Success came slowly but solidly. In
1868, when Mr. Wanamaker’s partner
died, more than $100,000 was realized
at an executor’s sale. Enlargements
became necessary and Mr. Wanamaker
bought the old Pennsylvania Railway
freight station, turning it over to
Dwight L. Moody for a series of re-
vival meetings before remodeling it
for his own purposes. On May 6,
1876, he opened it for business, and
this was the beginning of his perman-
ent prosperity.
“ce
It was, as he declared,
= new kind of store”’—a new and im-
proved kind upon which the
metropolitan stores of the present day
great
have modeled themselves. Almost ex-
actly twenty years later he bought the
A. T. Stewart store in New York City
and placed his friend and associate, Mr.
Ogden, in charge of it. During those
twenty years he grew to the dimen-
sions of a national figure though his
only excursion outside his own field
(his religious and charitable labors ex-
cepted) was a political interlude which
ended in his
General in Harrison’s cabinet.
work he was eminently successful, one
serving as Postmaster
In this
important act being the establishment
of mail subsidies for American ships,
mails to
Post-
master General Wanamaker introduced
another the closing of the
letteries. In many other ways
economy and efficiency into the postal
service.
His commercial and managerial
abilities are well known. Less familiar
perhaps, to those who did not know
him personally, was the kindliness of
his relations with his employes. He
may have been arbitrary but he was
not unjust. Discharges were rare, and
if deemed necessary were accompanied
by efforts to get the discharged em
ploye some other kind of work. Mr.
always among his
Wanamaker “was
employes,” making the rounds of the
store, checking up the various depart
ments and talking freely to every one
he’ encountered. “He would ask for
the members of the family, enquire
about recent home happenings, give a
word of advice on personal or business
matters. He would praise their work,
cr, if necessity demanded, criticize.”
He was interested in Sunday Schools
end other religious activities all his
lite. No
sound basis had to beg long for sup-
The Y. M. C. A., the Salvation
Army and all missionary and evangel
charitable enterprise on a
port.
istic labors were among his special in-
terests. He was relied upon in all pub-
lic-spirited campaigus, giving to them
energy and time which he could not
too easily spare from his business. Nor
did he confine himself to leadership in
large movements. He had a concern
for individuals, and was not too proud
or too busy “to counsel or pray with
a man addicted to drink” or to take
home a drunken man “to prevent the
arrest and disgrace of the victim.” In
family life and with his intimate
could
He would play bear with his children,
friends he unbend completely.
engage im a good-natured rough-and-
tumble Alva
spend from his
with Thomas Edison,
long hours fishing
houseboat in Florida waters or get up
early to pick a bouquet of flowers to
give to some one as he went down to
his office. By traits like these, as well
as by his more serious qualities, he
earned the liking and respect of his
associates and subordinates.
The moral of this biography is that
a merchant may be much more than a
man who buys in the cheapest market
and sells in the dearest. John Wana-
maker’s life, was a contribution not
merely to merchandising but to the im-
relations. He
provement of human
made the whole business of retail sell-
ing, from the point of view of the
sales force as well as from that of the
public, a more agreeable and a_ less
wasteful process. If shopping is more
fun than it used to be, with less wear
and tear upon the nervous system,
John Wanamaker deserves much of
the credit. If retail salesmanship has
been systematized and standardized, if
honesty has passed from the copy book
10 the ledger, John Wanamaker is also
among those who must be thanked.
The legacy left by John Wanamaker
is, perhaps, not a business or money
sy much as an attitude toward business
and toward wealth—an attitude of ac
cepted responsibility and obligation.
OUR GUARANTEE
Each sales-slip filled out is as much
our personal guarantee for the rightness
of goods and prices as though issued per
sonally. We count this personal re sponsi-
bility and the confidence it begets as the
basis of our success
John Wanamaker
ee
Can You Manage Men?
lt 2 wishes. to
ability to
man judge his own
manage men, let him put
the following questions to himself and
if he can answer “yes” to eight of them
he can claim to be an efficient
man
ager:
1. Can you express your own ideas
without causing others to feel that
you are overbearing and narrow
minded:
2. Do you control your temper and
not “fly off the handle” when things
go wrong:
3 Are you
out “grouchy” spells:
usually cheerful, with
4. Do you think for yourself, and
not let the opinions of others unduly
influence
yous
5. Do vou give credit where credit
is due:
6. Are vou calm when your own
mistakes are pointed out?
7 6s
co-operate
men respect you and
your
with you?
8 Can you maintain discipline
without often resorting to the use of
authority ?
9 When
strangers, do you
thrown with a group of
adjust yourself
easily
10. Can vou adjust a difficulty and
retain the friendship of the person with
whom vou have differed?
11. When talking
you feel free from embarrassment?
12. When
nates, do you put them at ease?
to superiors, do
interviewing subordi
13. Can you meet opposition with
out. becoming confused and saying
things vou wish afterward you ha
not said?
14. Are you
friends to handle delicate situations be-
sought out by your
cause of your ability to do such things?
15. Are you patient when dealing
with people who are hard to please?
16. Do you make and retain friends
easily ?
ll
His Advertisement.
A Pennsylvania cemetery conta nl
a tombstone with this inscription:
Here lies the body of Jane Smith,
Wife of Thomas Smi‘h,
Marble Cutter.
This monument was erected by her
husband as a tribute to her memory
Reloved
and as a specimen of his work. Monu
ments of the same style, $250.
10
Draft of Proposed New Peddling Law.
The following draft of the proposed
new peddling law has been submitted
to the members of the Retailers’ Coun-
cil for suggestion, amendment or ap-
proval.
Sec. 1. The term “hawker” or “ped-
dler”’ as used in this act shall mean
any person who goes from house to
house or from place to place in this
State and sells or offers for sale, goods,
wares or merchandise of any descrip-
tion.
The term “solicitor” as used in this
act shall mean any person who goes
from house to house or from place to
place in this state and solicits or takes
orders for goods, wares and merchan-
dise of any description for future
delivery.
The foregoing terms shall not be
construed to apply to a person selling
goods, wares or merchandise of any
description raised, produced, or manu-
factured by the individual offering the
same for sale or to one taking orders
for such goods, nor to a_ person
soliciting orders from or selling such
goods, wares or merchandise to whole-
salers, retailers, or jobbers.
Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for any
person to engage in any of the oc-
cupations mentioned in section one of
this act in any county in this State
until he has made application to and
received a license from the county
treasurer of such county so to do. At
the time of making such application,
such applicant shall pay to said county
treasurer the sum of five dollars. Such
application shall be on a form to be
furnished by such official; shall be
signed by such applicant and shall state
his age, nationality, citizenship, resi-
dence or residences for five years prior
to making such application, and a full
personal description, such as weight,
height, color of eyes, color of hair and
distinguishing marks if any. It shall
be unlawful for any applicant to en-
gage in such occupations who is affect-
ed with any infectious or communicable
disease. No license as provided in this
act shall issue unless the application
shall first have been countersigned by
some requtable physician of said coun-
ty certifying that the person apply
ing for some such license is free from
such disease. Such licenses shall be
exhibited to any peace officer or pros-
pective customer on demand.
Sec. 3. Every solicitor shall execute,
sign in his own name and deliver to
the person giving any order for the
future delivery of goods, wares or
merchandise an exact copy thereof. No
such order shall be binding on the
party giving the same unless all the
terms thereof as made by such solicitor
shall be set forth therein. Such order
shall not be binding unless it contains
the words “this agreement shall be
void if upon delivery the goods order-
ed herein are not as represented by the
solicitor.”
Sec. 4. Any solicitor who demands,
accepts or receives a payment or de-
posit in advance of delivery, before
making the application for license men-
tioned in section two of this act shall
file a Surety company bond for or de-
posit cash in the amount of five hun-
dred dollars with the Secretary of
Siate. He shall at the time pay the
—__—_
Nothing gives an honest man such
2 wholesome feeling as the writing of
checks to pay his bills.
or mechanical notes.
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First Edged Tool Factory in Michigan.
Redford, Jan. 23—I feel that I ought
to chronicle the achievements of my
srandfather, Col. Nehemiah Hathaway,
and of my father, C. W. Hathaway,
each one of whom were skilled edge-
tool makers and graduates of that
which was once termed the Connecti-
cut River Valley University by Daniel
Webster in an address at Amherst
College.
This title was based on the fact that
the Connecticut River valley was very
largely settled by families from Eng-
land, male members of which crossed
the ocean as armorers and workers in
iron, steel and other metals.
In the very early pioneer days such
emigrants found themselves at the
mouth of a long navigable river cours-
ing along a wondrously timbered and
beautiful valley, instinctively inviting.
And so the settlement followed.
In those days the supply of steel
was very costly and inadequate. Thus
came about the development—among
whites and Indians. Indeed the In-
dians had lone known—through earlier
emigrants—of the process of produc-
ing what they called stetl by harden-
ine wrought iron so that it was pos-
sible for them to produce axes, knives,
tomahawks and other tools with more
or less satisfactory cutting edges.
Thus was develoved along the Con-
necticut River valley at each farm-
stead home individual tool makers.
Every scrap of wrought iron was
treasured, hardened and utilized and
-o, after vears of experience, each
farmer had his melting pot. his pud-
dling fire and his tempering plate.
Thus, in due time, came Mr. Webster’s
“Connecticut River Valley University.”
My grandfather started the first
edge-tool factory in Michigan in the
fall of 1836 in the village of Grand-
ville. It was equipped with a trip-
hammer, a forge-fire, a tempering-fire,
operated, as to air-feed through pipes,
by water power. This water power
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
was slight, provided by a small stream
at Grandville, emptying into Grand
River. ;
In later years—about 1845—my
srandfather moved his plant to Grand
Rapids and my father conducted it for
many years.
The reason my grandfather did not
start the factory originally at Grand
Rapids was that Grandville was then
at the head of navigation on Grand
River.
My grandfather served in 1812 as a
Colonel of the Ashfield (Mass.) Regi-
ment of State Militia through the Lake
Champlain and along the St. Lawrence
River campaign. His war record did
not amount to much, in his opinion,
but the fact that the chief feature of
his trade—the making of narrow-bit
axes, was his great grief and that was
that he contributed constantly and
largely to the destruction of ages old
forest trees.
“T can and do make all kinds of
cutting tools, carpenter tools, cooper’s
tools, ship builders tools and I am
proud of it, enjoy it, but I hate to go
on making axes, narrow-bit and dou-
ble-bit axes. when we all know the
principal office of the axes I make is
to slaughter our glorious pine forests;
the annihilation of centuries of God’s
greatest tribute to mankind.”
It happened that my father was in
partnership with “Saleratus” Smith,
who dealt largely in the sale of the
“Hathaway Axe.” This trade extend-
ed to a large extent to the lumber
camps in Wisconsin and Minnesota;
as well as the pineries of Michigan.
Hon. Francis W. Kellogg, the War
Horse of the Pine Woods (politically),
at that time member of Congress for
the Grand Rapids district, had just
been commissioned a_ Colonel with
authority to raise a regiment of caval-
ry in Michigan. Mr. Smith was of
course, well acquainted with Col. Kel-
logg and with father and remarked
about Col. Kellogg’s lumber opera-
tions a few miles South of Grand Rap-
ids and his new duties up on Baldwin’s
Berry Field—the camp of the Third
Michigan Cavalry: “Well, Colonel,
you are about through slaughtering
your pine lands and are listed to kill
the Secessionists, I s’pose.”
“That’s what's expected, I take it,
answered the Colonel, who, always
quite dignified and dressy, evidently
enjoyed the prospect.
My father, who had remained silent
throughout the discourse, added:
“Your future will not be materially
different from what your recent past
has been, I take it, except the millions
of trees you have destroyed can never
be replaced.”
Col. Kellogg was inclined to discuss
the situation, but Mr. Smith cut it
short with: “Look out, Charley, the
Colonel is looking for a lot of six-
footers as recruits.”
”
“T couldn’t learn to ride a horse,
but [’m a fine pedestrian and might
learn to run afoot,” father responded.
Thus ended the meeting and Col.
Kellogg never afterward spoke to my
father. Charles S. Hathaway.
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Sidelights on Two Pioneer Mercantile
Houses.
Grand Rapdis, Jan. 26—Heman
Leonard, father of Charles H. and
Frank E. Leonard, was a shrewd
merchant. His business career in
Grand Rapids commenced with the
opening of a stock of groceries seven-
ty or more years ago. Money was
scarce and barter was a feature of
trade in all lines. Mr. Leonard later
discontinued the sale of groceries and
opened the first stock of dinner ware,
crockery and house furnishing goods
in the city.. It is said that he possessed
the uncanny knack of getting money
where others failed. Wildcat banking
of those days and the poverty of the
pioneers did not restrain Mr. Leonard
in his efforts to obtain money. He
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was always warmly welcomed when
he went to New York to buy stock.
_ Jobbers knew that Leonard would buy
for cash and priced goods to him with
that fact in view. He did not seem to
be in haste when he entered the ware-
houses of the jobbers and spent the
time necessary to jockey prices on the
lines offered. He played both ends
against the middle successfully and
enjoyed the sport. The location of
his store (now occupied by House-
man & Jones) became very valuable
during his life. Mr. Leonard’s time
and energies were devoted to his busi-
ness. Seemingly the only recreation
he allowed himself was a game of old
sledge now and _ then, played with
cronies in “Chapee” Pease's back
room.
With the sale of the stock of the
Rindge-Krekel Co., the oldest foot-
wear house in Grand Rapids ceased to
exist. The house was started about
1850 by a man named Whitley, an old-
time boot and shoe maker. His trade
grew in the course of a few years so
that he needed help. Whitley men-
tioned his need to John W. Pierce, a
dealer in dry goods. “I have a bright,
ecergetic, reliable young man in my
store who would please you. If you
can arrange terms with him for his
services you can have him. His name
is Lester J. Rindge.” An agreement
between AVhitney and Rindge was
made and Mr. Rindge served his em-
ployer so faithfully and ably that he
was made a member of the firm of
Whitley, Rindge & Co.—the predeces-
sor of Rindge-Krekel Co.
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Variables of the Upward Swing in
Prices.
It is human nature to believe in the
permanence of the present. This is
particularly true regarding our cursory
judgments of economic and_ business
conditions. So that it is natural to pre-
sume that all signs of returning busi-
1ess prosperity, that meet us at every
turn, presage a year of marked busi-
ness prosperity. It is natural, further-
more, to presume that those first evi-
dences of the upward course of the
Lusiness cycle are the harbingers of
greater and still greater business ac-
tivity as the new year shall run its
course. Granting, for the moment, that
this expectation may prove to be true,
so far as the general course of business
is concerned, there are, nevertheless,
many limitations and variations which
will interfere with the smooth, upward
swing of the pendulum and interrupt
and modify its movement.
As a whole, general business is not,
at the opening of the year, as far along
the road of recovery as the rise in
stock market quotations would seem
tc indicate. Preceding the upswing of
he pendulum there are a variety of
reversals and anticipatory signs—like
the false dawn of Omar—which com-
mand an amount of attention quite be-
yond their real significance. In the
present view the light that looms
bright on the horizon is the pro-
nounced and continuously maintained
tise in the prices of shares of stock.
And, with the possible exception of oil
shares, this rise has extended through-
cut all lines of effort—railroads, local
utilities, shares of mining, manufactur-
ing, and merchandising companies.
People are apt to confuse three re-
leted but, nevertheless, independent
variables—stock market quotations,
Lond prices, and the index of business.
Of these three the movements of the
stock market and the quotations of
bonds are merely the objective signs
ol changes in general business level;
but they are objective signs which
have their greatest significance at dif-
ferent points in the cyclic movement
of business. This is apparent at once
from the most superficial study of the
mechanism of the business cycle.
Changes in the level of stock prices
are merely changes in the concerted
opinion regarding the subsequent
profits likely to be realized, in the im-
n-ediate future, by large corporations.
Such prices, therefore, anticipate the
actual realization or the failure of real-
ization of profits. Stocks, therefore,
rise before the rise in profits, and fall
before a decline in profits—just as the
price of Sears, Roebuck & Co. stock
hegan to rise last summer as soon as
grain prices began to move upward, on
the presumption that increased wealth
to farmers would bring increased buy-
ing power and this would show itself
as an increase of farmer purchases re-
sulting in greater profits to the mail
order house. It is the anticipation of
profits that occasions a rise on the
stock market rather than their realiza-
tion; although a high price level of
stocks cannot be maintained without
at least some actual realization of the
anticipated profits.
In the beginning of the upswing of
the cycle there is, ordinarily, a rise in
general prices before there is objective
evidence of a rise in profits. So that
hoth the general price level of com-
modities and the price level of stocks
will begin to move upward before there
are clear evidences of a general ac-
celeration of business as evidenced by
greater actually realized profits or ris-
ing wages or rising interest rates. This
is the preliminary stage through which
we have just passed and are now pass-
ing. If this surmise is true, certain re-
cults will probably follow.
The year 1925 will probably be a
year of conspicuous business activity;
and this is true whatsoever the turn of
European economics. I] am inclined to
give less weight to European condi-
tions than the majority of writers, un-
der the presumption that the potential
demand for ultimater consumers’ goods
in this country alone is greater than
ordinarily Undoubtedly,
there is much action and counteraction
between Europe and this country, and
when this is measured in exports and
iniports the stagnation or dislocation
of European markets would seem to
have an astounding influence’ on
American business. This implication
has been unduly emphasized by a type
of sentimentalist who is seeking to
justify a kind of Chauvinistic inter-
nationalism on economic grounds. Un-
doubtedly, the prosperity of Europe
does stimulate our own prosperity; and
her economic stagnation tends to re-
tard our own business activity. But in
the end it is a question of degree; and
1 am inclined to believe our own busi-
ness cycle will run its major course
without anything like the aberrations
that European conditions are said to
cause. After all, what will stabilize
Europe is more work and less_ talk.
The difficulty is psychological and not
economic; its cure is an intention to
work and pay debts and not to drink
wine and find excuses for not paying
them.
This upward swing of the major
business cycle will extend, probably,
well through the current year. But it
will be interrupted by numerous
periods of quiet and recession. Pre-
ceding what we may call the main
swing will be a steady rise in prices—
shown most constantly in the early
assumed.
January 28, 1925
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part of the year by increases in the
levels of raw materials—such as cop-
per, pig iron, cotton or grain. After
the rise in the prices of all kinds of
commodities has become clear, there
will follow a rise in wages and finally
in general interest rates.
It is in following the cause and effect
oi changes in interest rates that we get
perhaps the most illuminating side-
lights on certain aspects and certain
correlaries of the upswing of the cycle.
As the swing gets well under way
there will be an increase in the demand
for capital—both capital goods, like
manufacturing space and raw matet-
ials, and fluid capital, like money, with
which to purchase these goods. Not
only does expanding business require
more capital for expansion, but a high-
er price level of raw materials implies
that more capital shall be tied up in
inventories. As the stock market be-
comes increasingly active on higher
levels, bank credit will be required to
finance it. From whatever the point of
view, therefore, there will be an in-
creased demand for capital. This will,
inevitably, be accompanied by a_har-
dening of interest rates.
This general increase in
rates will exert its influence spasmodi-
cally. Rates on call money will fluc-
tuate more than in the last six months
and the general trend will be upward.
High-grade commercial paper will
siowly reach a higher level—perhaps 5
per cent. by May and 6 per cent. by the
autumn. The extent to which the
commercial paper market will be deter-
mined by free economic forces will, of
course, depend on the policy of the
Federal Reserve Board. It is quite
possible that a narrow political ex-
rates
interest
pediency may hold rediscount
down, under the misapprehension that
the natural increase in the demand for
money ought not to be allowed to re-
tard rising prices, and the
bounty of a business boom. By re-
sorting to methods of secondary infla-
tion the level of commercial paper may
he kept well below 5 per cent., even
with the greatly increased demand for
money. But I think this is doubtful.
Where the tendency to higher in-
terest rates will show itself with un-
mistakable clearness is in the price
level of bonds, particularly high-grade
investment bonds. The price of (a
high-grade investment bond, such as
a first mortgage on a great railroad
system or a municipal bond of assured
standing, depends on the value of cap-
ital as evidenced by long-term money
borrowings with a minimum of risk at-
tached to them. Consequently, as in-
terest rates go up, the market value of
bonds of this character will decline.
That is, if money rates are approxi-
mately 4 per cent., a very high-grade
4 per cent. coupon investment bond
would sell for approximately par; but
if interest rates are on a 6 per cent.
basis such a bond would sell for a
little less than sevently—omitting, for
the moment, amortization. In the im-
mediate future, therefore, with the
hardening of interest rates there will
be inevitably a decline in investment
bonds. That decline will be shown
first in the highest grade investment
bonds, because their price 1s entirely
a matter of the value of capital, and
wages,
not of general business prosperity. In
all probability the better grade of in-
vestment bonds are at their highest
level at the present time, and there
will be a slow decline in quotations of
such securities running throughout the
year.
The same principles do not apply
fo medium-grade bonds and speculative
bonds, because their market price is a
resultant of the index of business ac-
tivity, and the value of capital. Al-
though the increased value of capital
may tend to depress the market quota-
tions of such bonds, nevertheless, the
‘nereasing business activity will tend
to push up their market value. Con-
sequently, we will see, for a time at
least, investment and speculative bonds
moving in opposite directions, the for-
mer declining and the latter advancing.
Although the tendency of the stock
market will be upward for
nionths, it would seem that this up-
ward swing will be interrupted by vio-
some
lent recessions due to the change in the
technical position of speculative com-
And as the market moves
to higher levels its upward rate will be
mitments.
siower owing to the brake upon it
caused by increased interest rates.
One of the results of recent statis-
tical studies of the business cycle is a
realization of the importance of what
one might call minor and secondary
It is important to note that
with all the optimism current at the
opening of the new year that the con-
cycles.
ditions are ripe for such a secondary
pendulum
which may interrupt for some months
the general and more fundamental up-
ward swing.
downward swing of the
In other words, although
the stars seem to point to a year of
increasing business prosperity, it is not
unlikely that this general current may
be interrupted in the immediate future
ly a marked recession in stock mar-
ket prices and by a retardation, if not
a temporary downward trend, in gen-
Prof. Arthur S. Dewing,
Faculty Harvard University.
cral prices.
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Harks Back To the Forties.
Back about 1845 a tavern in New
York City, located on the spot where
the Fifth avenue building now stands,
was known as the Sign of the Buck
Horn. On the clapboard wall was this
sign:
Rules for This Tavern.
Four pence a night for bed.
Six pence with supper.
No more than five to sleep in one bed.
No boots to ‘be worn in bed.
Organ grinders to sleep in the wash
house.
No dogs allowed upstairs.
No beer allowed in the kitchen.
No razor grinders or tinkers taken in.
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Better Story By the Mov ng Pic‘ure
Show.
Suit has been commenced in _ the
Oceana circuit court by C. L. Peifer
against George Birdsey, charging al-
leniation of his wite’s affections and
interfering with and damage to his
business.
Mr. Peifer has been proprietor of
Hotel Shelby for a number of years
and was in active charge of the busi-
ness until April 1922, when he suffered
a paralytic stro‘se, from which he has
not yet entirely recovered.
During his illness Mrs. Peifer has
been in zeneral charge of the business.
It is alleged in the bill of complaint
that for some months past Mr. Bird-
sey, who operates a moving picture
show in Shelby, has ingratiated him-
self into the affections of Mrs. Peifer
and alleniated them from her husband.
In the suit Mr. Peifer asks dam-
zges to the amount of $10,000 under
the charge of alleniation and injury
to his business.
The claim is also made that the busi-
ness has been entirely taken out of the
hands of Mr. Peifer, although the
eperating equipment was bought by his
money, the hotel building rented by
lim and the rent paid by him.
Mr. that
220, Mr.
leave the place, and which Birdsey re-
fused to
by Mrs. Peifer, that he was attacked
znd practically driven from the place
some time
3irdsey to
Peifer claims
after ordering
do unless directed to do so
and has since been living with friends
and is now boarding with Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Colvin.
He states that later he went to the
hotel with his attorney, E. C. Pugsley,
end the sheriff. That Mrs. Peifer
stated to the attorney in the presence
of Mr. Peifer that she would never
again live with the latter and that Mrs.
Peifer and Mr. Birdsey were defiant
of him and of all pleas of his attorney
tor an abatement of a condition humil-
lating to him as a husband, contrary
to his wishes and to his business rights.
M1. Peifer makes some other charges
in his bill of complaint which will
likely more fully when the
case comes to trial.
In a statement to the Herald upon
the matter Mr. Birdsey says that his
dcfense will be a general denial of the
charges.
He declares that he was solicited to
make his home at the hotel, following
the removal of his wife to the Traverse
City insane asylum for treatment.
He further states that he was in-
cuced to buy, on a contract, an in-
tcrest in the hotel building and that
Mis. Peifer loaned him the amount
ci his payment.
He states that he has been acting all
of the time with the best intentions in
assisting Mrs. Peifer, in doing work
about the place that a woman could
rot do. He also denies specifically the
other charges referred to above.
The defendant has fifteen days in
which to enter pleas in the case.—
Shelby Herald.
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Corporations Wound Up.
The following Michigan corpora-
tions have recently filed notices of dis-
solution with the Secretary of State:
_Reniger Construction Co., Ltd., Lan-
sing.
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Banner Regalia Co., of Detroit, De-
troit.
Flint Medical & Dental
Corporation, Flint.
Holland Engine Co., Inc., Holland.
Grand Manufacturing Co., Detroit.
Genesee Lumber & Coal Co., Flint.
Williamston Lumber & Coal Co., Wil-
lhamston.
Michigan Safety Furnace Pipe Co.,
Detroit.
Building
Maple Read Land Co., Detroit.
Wolverine Furniture Co., Zeeland.
Devaun Realty Co., Grand Rapids.
The Westinghouse Air Spring Co.,
(Pennsylvania Corporation), New
Haven, Conn. and Detroit.
Murphy Iron Works, Detroit.
Miller Co., hatters, Detroit.
Bessemer Hotel Co., Bessemer.
Benton Harbor-St. Joseph Electric
Railway & Light Co., St. Joseph.
Harvard Music School, Detroit.
Michigan Stone Products Co., Boyne
City.
Wonder Manufacturing Co., Detroit.
Max Strasburg Co., Detroit.
Colonial Building Co., Ltd.,
City.
Lull Carriage Co., Kalamazoo.
The Bond & Stock Service Co., Inc.
Norwood Land Co., Detroit.
Sates, Inc., Flint.
McLure-Lewis Silver Fox Farms,
Inc., Wilmington, Del., and Owosso.
Emery Cigar Co., Battle Creek.
F. P. Reynolds & Co., Detroit.
Tool Salvage Co., Detroit.
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Where Courtesy Differs.
Treating a customer like a rich uncle
so that you may extract his coin, is not
Bay
courtesy—that’s foresight.
Offering a seat to the man who en-
ters your office is not courtesy—that’s
duty.
Listening to the grumblings, growl-
ings, and groanings of a bore without
remonstrance is not courtesy—that’s
forbearance.
‘Offering your companion a_ cigar
when you light one yourself is not
courtesy—you'd be ill bred if you
didn’t.
Helping a pretty girl across the
street, holding her umbrella, carrying
her poodle—none of these is courtesy.
The first two are pleasures, and the
last is politeness.
Courtesy is doing that which nothing
under the sun makes you do but human
kindness.
Courtesy springs from the heart; the
niund prompts the action, there is a
reason; if there is a reason, it is not
courtesy, for courtesy has no reason.
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Matching Men With Money.
The United States Census Bureau
has figured at nearly five thousand dol-
lars the average investment of capital
per worker in industry in this country.
In other words, there must be half a
million dollars in plant machinery, ma-
terial and money for every hundred
rien employed. Here are the figures
in detail.
All industry, $4,888; textiles, $3,783;
iron and steel, $5,494; lumber, $3,075;
leather, $4,358; food, $6,740, and au-
tomobiles, $4,886.
It is interesting to note that auto-
nobiles constitute in this respect the
average industry, but it is not easy at
first thought to understand why iron
and steel should take so much more
money per man than textiles.
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No one was ever married yet who
knew what all the wedding presents
vere for,
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Traffic Regulations Following a Fire
Alarm.
It is now thoroughly understood that
the fire department itself cannot solve
the traffic congestion problem. Ap-
paratus, whistles and signal devices
may help to relieve the situation but
if these is to be any real relief, it must
come from closer co-operation between
police and fire departments. When a
fire occurs in the down town district,
the location within close limits, at
least, may be known quickly by the
traffic officers and they may be in-
to divert the traffic away
f-om the scene of the fire. As it is
now, the minute the fire department
apparatus has passed by, traffic moves
freely in any direction it will and the
officials have been loath to take any
steps which would needlessly limit use
5f the streets for legitimate business
purposes. The abuse of the street by
automobile traffic during fires has be-
come so great, however, that for self
preservation, cities will be compelled
ty restrict the liberty of automobile
drivers at the time of fire occurrence.
Signalling systems can be arranged
tc notify both the police and fire de-
partments at once of the exact loca-
tions of fires. The police department
should have its standards as to the
rumber of blocks in radius that a
blockade cordon about the fire shall
extend. Since the coming of the auto-
mobile it is essential that this radius
shall be much longer than was usually
found for the cordons about fires in the
days when everyone attended on foot.
Two blocks is suggested by some fire
department officers.
If the fire department has provided
its apparatus and streets with adequate
signalling devices so that before the
fire department leaves headquarters
traffic has been warned that it shall
stay out of the street; if the traffic
officers rigidly enforce city ordinances
requiring clearing of the streets upon
ringing of these alarms and then keep
traffic from approaching the scene of
the fire, the problem of blocked streets
should be solved.
In many cities there is a
standing of city ordinances relating to
parking. of automobiles near fire hy-
drants. Many people believe that it
is entirely all right to park an auto-
mobile near a fire hydrant if the driver
is in the car and the engine is running.
This, however, is far from satisfactory
compliance with the law. All ordin-
ances require that immediately upon
the sounding of a fire alarm, automo-
biles shall turn in toward the curb, not
out toward the street, so that the man
who is next to the fire hydrant cannot
get away without violating a city
o:dinance and placing his machine and
himself in danger of being struck by
airiving apparatus. |
The only satisfactory solution of the
dewn town parking problem is its
complete prohibition. In numerous in-
stances within the past several years,
fire department apparatus has been
structed
misunder-
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The fire department officers who
have given the matter serious consid-
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less than a calamity involving the loss
af life will arouse citizens to the neces-
sity for taking automobiles off the
street.
In handling violations of present or-
dinances, Baltimore seems to have
undertaken a method which will prove
more effective than arrests and fines.
That is to suspend or revoke the li-
cense of the driver who fails to observe
the traffic regulations at the time of
a fire alarm.
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16
Too Much Law and Disrespect For
Law.
Kalamazoo, Jan.
Geveridge, in an address before the
Indiana Manufacturers Association
lust week, reiterated a statement made
some time ago which will bear repeti-
tion here:
“The country is smothered by legis-
lation. ‘The boundaries of law have
heen broken over and. statutes have
invaded the province of the pulpit and
the school. The church has abdicated
to the state, which cannot possibly do
the church’s work—the Sermon on the
Mount is higher than congress or leg-
islature.
‘The attempt to regulate the busi-
ness activities of the people has re-
sulied in multitudes of Government
Lureaus, boards and commissions, hives
o' bureaucracy from which swarms of
Government agents fly over the land,
disciplining industry and trade and
eating up the substance of the people.
“Expense of Government has swol-
len to dropsical bulk, and administra-
tion of Government has become so in-
tricate and involved that nobody can
comprehend its workings.”
As a rule every form of government
has defects, as many serious thinkers
affirm, but the Government of the
United States seems to be difficult to
operate, though that fact is not wholly
duc to fundamental or organic weak-
ness. This much President Coolidge
lias discovered in his brief occupancy
of the executive chair and he is cer-
tainly making the most of all the legal
facilities he has at hand. Still certain
accidental and minor provisions of the
Federal constitution place unnecessary
obstructions in the way of satisfactory
adniunistration.
One objectionable provision of the
constitution is an obstruction the pres-
ent Congress is trying to overcome
through a constitutional amendment,
which has real merit. It is the pro-
vision for the inauguration of the
President on the third Monday in
January and for the assembling of
each newly-elected congress about the
same time. Increasing opposition to
the adoption of amendments to the
constitution will undoubtedly delay ac-
t:on on this measure indefinitely, not-
withstanding the fact that the change
1s reasonable and essential.
Another desired change in the or-
ganic law of the Nation is a codifica-
tion of all the criminal laws of the
couniry, doing away with myriads of
penalties, technical in nature, with
provisions for co-operation with siate
governments in order that there may
be encouragement for the law dispens-
ers to work in conjunction with the
general government, thereby doing
away with some of Senator Beveridge’s
criticisms, or rather the cause there-
for.
Legislation of every kind js the re-
sult of certain demands of the govern-
ed, but the governed are not usually
familiar with legal procedure, as might
also be said of law makers. This re-
sults in a lot of legislation which is in
contradiction of something preceding
it. Judges find these ambiguous and
senseless acts and proceed to lumber
up the dockets of the United States
Supreme Court with work which takes
up time and creates in the end, delay
in more essential decisions.
With fewer laws, resulting from a
careful pruning of our too voluminous
statutes, crime, justifying that appella-
tion, would be surer of punishment,
and respect for the law increased,
27 — Ex-Senator
Just now our own Legislature is
wrestling with the proposition of the
adoption of capital punishment, based
cn the theory that it will prevent
crime. This theory, however, is in no
instance we know of backed up_ by
the facts. In Chicago alone there is
an average of one murder per day and
a hanging average of one in_ sixty
days.
What is the explanation of all this?
It is because there are already too
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
many laws regulating court practice
and the defendant's attorney knows
just how to unearth them? Between
this unsatisfactory system and the ex-
istence of pardoning and parole boards
«re many loopholes of escape. Michi-
gan has practically the same rules of
practice and through these with the
maudlin and sordid sympathy which is
au’ atmospheric condition with most
jurics, the guilty one escapes the pun-
ishment he should receive.
am inclined to favor the common
law of England which accentuates
climes of ma,or importance, but allow
much greater personal consideration
tor minor offenses in which life and
property are not concerned.
A short time ago at Hull, England,
a man was hanged for the murder of
a woman with whom he lived. He
Was a war hero. His crime was a
crime of passion and not premeditated.
lie made a clean breast of it.
Upon sentence being pronounced,
sympathy clubs sprang up all over the
country. Protests from more than
100,000) persons poured in upon the
officers of justice. As the hour fixed
ior the hanging approached, thousands
of men, women and children knelt
praying at the gates and along the
grim prison walls. There were threats
of mob violence and the authorities
were compelled to provide against the
possibility of interference with law’s
mandate,
Then, inexorably, the prison bell be-
gap to toll and the throng knew that
the stern decree of justice had been
executed,
This particular instance is indicative
of the English way of administering
iis laws. American legal experts agree
that the methods of criminal law en-
forcement in England go a long way
toward explaining why crime is not
an epidemic in that country.
America’s catalogue of crime is too
voluminous. Its criminal laws are too
conflicting, which has a tendency to
create a disrespect for them, the re-
sult being that judges and juries are
swayed by public sentiment and there
While life and
is no enforcement.
property are becoming increasingly
safe in England, the reverse is true
in the United States. No where else
in civilized countries are the lives and
property of citizens so open to the as-
saults of crime as in our own.
Comparative criminal statistics bear
out this statement. Legal authorities
and level-headed reformers agree that
this is true.
As before stated, in this country, the
prevailing idea in criminal law ad-
niinistration is to have many enact-
ments and many channels for evading
them. The criminal invariably is the
beneficiary of these loopholes and this
is backed up by a mass of precedents
which permit, if they do not encour-
age violations. The criminal element
always resort to technical, dilatory
tactics of all sorts and to plead pallia-
ives for all their operations. While
in the same ratio that criminals and
their lawyers get away with their
tricks of technicality, crime profits
and organized society suffers.
The Hull hanging is typical of the
olject lessons this country uniformly
receives from England. The war hero
unquestionably received a speedy and
fair trial, and while it is to be presumed
that he was not possessed of means to
insure an elaborate defense in his be-
half, it was not contended that fairness
was not observed in every detail of
the trail, but neither sympathy, his
war record nor his confession of guilt
was allowed to muffle the voice of
justice. There was no high priced ad-
voca‘e present to compel the unusual
disbursement of public funds for ex-
perts to pass on his sanity. No tech-
nical tomfoolery, maudlin sympathy or
exotic worshipping were allowed to
fog the issue involved. No human in-
fluence save absolute justice could stay
or misdirect the administration of the
law, and that is why he paid a de-
served penalty,
In this country, if his lawyer was
experienced and crafty, this same mur-
derer would have been beatified and
eventually associated with movie pro-
duction or radio broadcasting.
The purpose of this proposed enact-
ment which will legalize the operation
of capital punishment in Michigan is,
urdoubtedly, not with the main idea of
appeasing a blood-thirsty populace
aud is probably looked upon as a
satety measure by many who think our
laws are too lenient when applied to
major offenses. But the demands of
reformers are in many instances fickle
and based upon theories which will not
be ratified in practice.
There is always the human element
to be considered. [I have known many
instances where proposed jurors. ad-
mitted they would not bring in a ver-
dict of “guilty” where capital punish-
ment was the prescribed penalty. They
and a large majority of the human
family, consider such disposition of
criminals as “legalized murder.” It is
certainly accomplished through pre-
n:cditation.
However, I do not believe we will
ever see a hanging law adopted in
Michigan. Civilization is growing
away from such barbaric methods, and
certain it is that the fear of death does
not enter the mind of a would be
assassin until he has been apprehended
end had an opportunity for reflection.
What effect did its possibility have on
the minds of Leopold and Loeb?
Every step of their criminal action was
carefully weighed. They knew. that
capital punishment was the penalty
for homicide in their own State.
Imagine any of the recently com-
mitted murders in Michigan being pre-
vented by the fear of capital punish-
ment, and then contemplate the feel-
ings of a juror in a capital case, when
he is asked to vote for the infliction
of punishment—‘cruel and inhuman?”
Frank S. Verbeck.
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Difference Between Sixty Years Ago
and Now.
Grandville, Jan. 27—There have
been eras of high and low prices in the
United States within the past sixty
years, and by comparison one can
readily ascertain how we are faring to-
day, much better it seems than did
our fathers in other times.
Going back to the days immediately
preceding the civil war we find that
wages were at a low ebb, the ordinary
workman receiving from $12 to $14
per month and board. That wage
would hardly be regarded with satis-
faction to-day.
The war of the rebellion brought
about a raise in wages, as well as in
everything consumed in the household.
Immediately subsequent to that war
prices of foodstuffs took a sharp ad-
vance. As a young fellow I some-
times drove the mill team to market,
and on one of these occasions I paid
the following prices for provisions at
the mouth of the Muskegon, then a
small village, to-day a flourishing
young city by the lake.
My principal freight for the trip was
cats, for which I paid $1 per bushel;
two barrels of flour at $20 each: a bar-
rel of Chicago packed pork, $40: cane
sugar at $25 per 100 pounds; rice 40
cents per pound; finecut tobacco, $1.50
ver pound and kerosene oil, 80 cents
per gallon.
I well remember these prices as I
was clerking in a store and had the
handling of such things.
It will be noted that prices for food-
stuffs were considerably in excess ‘of
what they are to-day. Now, to arrive
at a proper estimate of the cost then
and now we must take into considera-
tion the wage scale at that time. The
highest paid workman, teamster or
what not, received $40 per month
while boarding at home; working in
shanties, boarding at the camp table,
$30 was the regular pay.
Nobody complained and everybody
lived well. In fact, those old green-
January 28, 1925
back days were often afterward re-
ferred to as the era of good times.
The hired girl, working in the lum-
berman’s kitchen at $3 per week, paid
5C cents per yard for a print dress, $5
for a pair of shoes, other things in
proportion. It took ten yeards for a
dress in those days of hoopskirts at
that.
There were few. complaints about
high prices, certainly not at the wages
paid. “Tame hay” sold at the lumber
camps for $40 per ton. The woods
farmers fared pretty well. Men’s calf
bcots (men did not wear shoes then)
were $11 per pair, an ordinary work
shirt, $4, and a suit of clothes for the
every day man, $40.
Wages, compared with other prices,
were very moderate, and yet that was
the good old time when the country
prospered as never before, and because
of specie resumption at a later day
with a corresponding fall in prices, a
great political party was formed,
sweeping like a prairie fire over several
cf the Western states.
The greenback part came into being
as a protest against the resumption of
specie payment and as an advocate cf
unlimited issue of paper money.
Those greenback days were so good
it seemed a shame to think of spoiling
it all by paying the National debt in
coin according to the letter of the
contract.
With prices ranging far higher on
farm products than they are to-day,
and wages not half as high, the coun-
try enjoyed an era of good times never
before experienced in its history.
School teachers are paid to-day
handsome incomes in comparison with
the teachers of that day.
One of the most competent women
teachers in the country taught for
three months, receiving as remunera-
tino for her services the magnificent
stipend of $65—five dollars per week
and found.
It is as you look at it.
The consumer paid far more for his
living in the sixties than he does to-
day and was paid less than half the
veage his brethren of to-day receive.
How did they live?
A pertinent question, all right.
There were few spendthrifts in those
days. There were no moving pictures,
no alluring trips to resorts, summer
and winter, as now, and those sturdy
pioneers went through their paces with
scarcely a murmur.
It was a time of hearty good will
and enjoyment. Country sleighrides,
straw parties and old time dances were
Il, vogue.
It was rot a day of prohibition,
either in the sense that it was con-
sidered wrong to take a social glass,
even two of them, now and again. At
nearly all the balls there were those
who tanked up on whisky, and some-
times an unseemly brawl took place.
Usually, however, the Manager under-
stood how to manage these derelicts
so that the dance was not interrupted.
Those good times did not last, how-
ever.
There came later lean days, days of
hardship and close times, in which it
was hard to make both ends meet.
Lean days and fat have been the
experience of the good old United
States. At the present time we as a
Nation are experiencing the aftermath
of a great war such as always follows
« prolonged military debacle. Al-
though these are really fat days for
nearly everybody, yet few of us seem
to realize this fact and go plunging
alead without regard to what may and
is sure to come later—a slack time
when people will be obliged to cut cor-
ners and pay more heed to the manner
oi their living, that they may come out
at the end of the year right side up
with care. Old Timer.
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Sees New Menace in Child Labor Act.
Tf half of the effort devoted to the
circumventing of the Constitution were
directed toward the States which have
not yet passed satisfactory child labor
laws, public opinion would compel
their enactment. Proponents of the
amendment say that it is only per-
missive. Of course! But if the power
exists it will be exercised. That is
only human nature. I began to work
before I was 18 years old, and was
running a law office by the time I had
reached that age.
Many of my friends in my home
town sold papers when they were 10
or 12 years old, and it didn’t do them
a bit of harm. I only regret that ©
didn’t have more manual labor in my
younger days. As a rule, parents can
be depended upon to see that their
children are protected from abuse. If
they don’t begin to work young they
never will. We are breeding a race of
idlers in this country. We wouldn't
have so many gunmen if young men
were made to work.”
I believe that scarcely a single topic
before the American people at present
is as important in its consequences as
the proposed amendment. We are too
apt to be indifferent to fundamental
changes in our form of government.
Many people talk of the Bible, Shake-
speare and the Constitution is as im-
portant in our daily and political lives
as the Bible is in our spiritual lives
and the great poets are in our intel-
lectual lives. The Constitution is
touched upon in the public schools
only in a careless manner and there
is no understanding of its essential
elements. We get up in the morning
and read in the newspapers of the
adoption of the Eighteenth or the
Nineteenth Amendment and we won-
der how in the world it was ever
adopted.
The framers of the Constitution pro-
vided for a dual form of government,
with authority divided between Wash-
ington and the states. The country is
now confronted with an attempt to
change the powers given to the States.
The Eighteenth Amendment was in
rieny respects a violation of the prin-
ciples of State rights. The new pro-
posal is to give Congress the right to
regulate the labor of those under 18
years of age. No one is more in
favor of reasonable child labor laws
than I am and I aided in the enact-
ment of some of our legislation. The
welfare of the country demands that
to such precedent be established, tak-
ing powers from the States. We can
better trust to local opinion in deter-
mining how to exercise the police
power of our State than to the voters
of Texas, Alabama or even Wiscon-
sin.
The use of slogans is a great danger.
“Are you against the children?” they
ask. Of course not. That is a false
presentation of the case.
Ratifying the child labor amendment
will open the doors through which the
enemies of the State will slay our
sovereignty and place’ us on a level
with Russia, where this iniquitous
propaganda originated and from which
mioney is sent every week to keep up
the agitation in this country.
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View of “Baby Forest“
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ONSUMERS
‘*Reforestation has an importance
far above the attention it usually
receives....- America’s magnifi-
cent timber supply now needs
replenishing.’’— President Coolidge
is undertaking for you
and for Michigan a large
and important conservation
program.
ir undert Power Company
A generation ago the historic
timberland of Michigan was cut
down—the forests were lum-
bered off—leaving millions of
acres of bare stump land.
Through such idle acres flow the
Manistee, Au Sable and Muskegon
Rivers. Here it is that this Com-
pany converts waterpower into
useful electric energy and car-
ries it to 168 Michigan cities and
towns.
And now—in order that this
wasteland, covered with brush
and scrub, may be made useful
to Michigan, Consumers Power
Company has begun a construct:
ive reforestation program,
which in the coming years will
become an increasingly valuable
asset to the State. 5,000 pines
have been set out on the Au Sable
River and are being carefully
developed. If this is successful,
others will follow.
What does this mean to you?
The influence of growing timber
and forest land is far-reaching.
It affects and helps climate,
rainfall and drainage; it aids
the flow of streams; it increases
soil fertility ; it preserves animal
life—and fosters an abundance
of birds, keeping down insect
sts on the farms. Then, too, it
will give places of beauty to
campers, tourists—to you, and
your children to follow, for an
outing near at home.
So will come again the forest
monarchs—the pines that beckon
to rest and play in their cool
depths—and in assuring the
waterpower that gives you the
light and power you need for
work and home— will help bring
back to Michigan the forest glory
that was hers.
POWER Co.
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
January 28, 1925
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President—J. B. Sperry,
Dry Goods Association.
Port Huron.
First Vice-President —Geo. T. Bullen,
Albion.
Second Vice-President—H. G. Wesener.
Saginaw.
Secretary-Treasurer—H. J. Miulrine,
Battle Creek. .
Manager—Jason E. Hammond, Lansing.
Paris Millinery Types.
Canary birds placed at the top of
ridged crowns form an unusual trim-
ming for some of the newest felt hats
smown in Paris. Leontine makes a
sports hat in a shape similar to the
cid-time ‘“Rough-Rider” felt, accord-
ing to rajlio information received by
the Retail Millinery Association of
America, and covers it with narrow
bands of brown taffeta, placed at an
augle to the shape. The base of the
crown is bonded with red and gold
nietallic braid.
“The most popular hat for sports
wear for the Riviera,’ the current
bulletin of the association says, “and
one which all modistes are showing, is
made of beaver felt. It is usually
seen in bright colors, such as orange,
fuchsia and violet, and is entirely un-
trimmed save for a ribbon band. The
crown is rather high and is crushed on
one side.
“Le Monnier is making sports hats
ci jnch wide ribbon in bright colors,
lacing the ribbon to make a fabric. For
these hats a soft crushed crown is
used with a small, rolling brim. The
trimming consists of a band of ribbon
and a fan en the right side. On some
of the ribbon hats the material is work-
ed into intricate patterns, so that it re-
sembles brocade. This entails a great
deal of hand work.
“Jane Blanchot has made one of her
Spring models in the old cloche shape,
of brown faille, altering this type by
placing bands of ribbon around the
crown from the right side. At a slant
from the crown she fills in the final
crcle on the right side with three
camelias, shaded from brown to white.
Chin-length veils are seen on many
new hats, especially those that have
high cross-ridged crowns. Flowers of
kid, in bright colors and shaded, are
used to trim the tops of some of these
pointed hats.
Lewis shows a black felt with a soft
crown folded in several irregular ridges
a turned-up brim with a tubular edge
and a trimming of two blades of rib-
bon placed across the back and top
of the crown. These blades are cover-
ed with spangles of black leather, each
having a center of white straw.”
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Spinners on Wool Stability.
worsted
woolen and
Spinners” of
yarns, in the belief that hand-to-mouth
buying has created a better balance
between demand and supply, are hope-
ful of an assurance that wool values
will show no marked change. If such
confidence materializes for the remain-
der of the year, it-would mean a gen-
eral covering on the part of the using
trades, and re-establish advance buy-
ing. With present operating and over-
liead costs, spinners see no profit in
operating at 40 to 60 per cent. of
capacity. Of raw wool, the spinners
remark the scarcity of quarterbloods
this resulting in larger imports of these
Ruling prices on domestic
quarter-bloods are near a parity with
prices abroad, plus the duty. Half-
bloods on the ather hand, are quoted
20 cents a pound higher abroad, in-
clusive of duty, than the same grades
here.
wools.
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Tailored Blouses Coming Back.
The tailored blouse has received a
fresh impetus for Spring by the two-
piece suit that has recently made its
appearance. Tailored silk blouses are
shown in many colors for the new sea-
son, as against the white ones that
cominated last Spring’s showings. In
silk broadcloth, radium and crepe they
are shown with pipings of contrasting
color, and they are further trimmed
with buttons and_ small tailored
pockets. Sometimes they boast of a
pleated jabot, although fine tucks are
more frequently seen. Sleeves are
long and the cuffs are small. There
is also a reappearance of pique vests
with sleeves, according to the United
Waist League of America. These are
belted in the back and are similar to
those that were so successful last
Spring. Collars are usually round and
fitting, although the pointed
neckline is by no means absent.
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Ostrich Feathers Are Higher.
The price trend at the first 1925
quarterly auction sale of ostrich feath-
ers in London was quite generally up-
ward, according to cables received in
this market yesterday. Although the
sale opened easier for all the best
wings, prices were firmer for “blacks,”
“drabs” and “floss,” with an advance
cot 20 per cent. “Boss” advanced 100
yer cent., due to the heavy demand,
and “spadones” went up 10 per cent.
under the same selling stimulus. Total
sales reached 45,000 pounds sterling,
which was the largest sum realized in
several years. The demand was most-
lv from Paris and New York. Gen-
eral indications are that the use of
ostrich feathers during the coming
Spring and Fall ‘season will be very
general. At the moment they are be-
ing used principally for dress trim-
rungs.
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Medium Width Belts Will Lead.
The present call for women’s belts
fulfills the prediction made some time
ago that the 24% inch width would be
the one most favored for Spring.
White belts are most in demand right
now, many of them being wanted for
Winter resort wear. Buyers, however,
also think well of belts showing com-
binations of white with suede in pastel
shades or with gold kid. The com-
bination of white with black patent
leather is also liked. Perforations and
the interweaving of strands of con-
trasting colors are the usual means of
elaboration. For sports wear attrac-
tive belts of about 1% inches in width
are offered by the manufacturers. They
‘are shown in red patent leather or
some other color in a glossy finish, and
the edges are sometimes bound with
a piping of contrasting color.
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Demand For Leather Luggage.
There has been fairly active re-
plenishment of luggage stocks, despite
the taking of inventory. The larger
sized traveling cases, kit and over-
night bags are being bought in russet
cowhide, walrus, pigskin, seal and
black enamel leathers. The Gladstone
bag is said to be coming back, being
mainly wanted in russet leather. The
double-handled portmaneau style of
bag is a favorite, particularly in pig-
skin and walrus leathers. Competition
is very keen as to price in the black
enameled bags, the makers of the bet-
ter grade merchandise being handi-
capped to the extent that the durability
f their merchandise is not immediate-
ly appreciated, whereas price is. Hat- :
hoxes are wanted more than they have
been recently.
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Embroidery Vogue Growing.
Embroideries are cited as details of
ready-to-wear trimmings that are re-
cciving an increasing amount of atten-
tion. Broad and narrow matching
bands with closely spaced embroideries
are described as in particularly strong
demand. Peasant themes are likewise
being stressed, particularly in bands of
flat woolen embroideries upon sports
ground colors. In most cases the orig-
ina! colors are retained in the execu-
tion of the designs. In the naturalistic
wool embroideries and appliques, both
padded and flat, field flowers, fruits,
large roses and butterflies are featured.
For formal wear, mother of pearl,
nacre, tiny wooden blocks, metal
spangles and small mirror embroider-
ies are prominent.
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Wider Ribbons Selling Better.
Ribbon salesmen now on the road
report a fair response from retailers,
although taking of inventory at pres-
ent is a hampering factor in some in-
stances. The tendency is still toward
narrow goods, but the wider merchan-
dise is said to be doing better. The
cutting-up trade is buying some of the
wider numbers, particularly satins and
the soft, draping ribbons in a fair way.
The orders from the millinery trade
are described as good, the purchases
stressing grosgrains, Ottomans, failles,
beltings and moires. The leading
colors are tans, mahoganies, nastur-
tium, thistlebloom, dull green and
Castilian red.
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We all have troubles—but not nearly
as many as we think,
Staple Knitting Yarns Selling.
While the increased production of
cheap and low grade hand knitting
yarns led to a decline in the consumer
demand for them for knitting novelty
sweaters last year, there is a good busi-
reported at present in staple
} These are being used, accord-
ing to wholesalers, mainly for the
Lonie knitting of couch covers, scarfs,
hats, bedroom slippers and articles of
children’s and babies’ apparel. These
yarns are of high grade, and the re-
striction of the demand for the cheap
sweater yarns is said to have prac-
tically culminated them as unsettling
factors for the present year.
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Standard Colors in Use in Hosiery.
With the hosiery trade generally
falling in line in the adoption of the
sixty-six standardized color names for
others which manufacturers have been
using for identical shades, the stand-
ardizing movement of the Textile
Color Card Association and the Na-
tional Association of Hosiery and Un-
derwear Manufacturers is achieving
the ends for which it was started. This
is stated by T. D. Wolfe of the Van
Raalte Co., chairman of the committee.
He adds that the sixty-six shades are
uot to be regarded as a Spring fore-
cast, but, nevertheless, many of the
shades found on the card will prove to
be among the leading ones for the
coming season. Some of them, in fact,
will probably continue popular for a
period of years.
“It should also be pointed out,” con-
tinued Mr. Wolfe, “that the committee
will function as a permanent body, and
that it will in April start to work on a
seasonal forecast of hosiery shades for
next Fall. Style information will be
gathered from the fashion sources
abroad, from the shoe and leather
trades, the leading dressmakers and re-
tailers. With a compilation of these
guiding data the committee will select
the new shades of seasonal value, and
those from the standard card as in-
dicated leaders for the Fall season.
“The decision of the committee will
probably be ready early in June and
will prove a big asset to the hosiery
trade. Manufacturers will know how
to plan their production schedules dur-
ing June, July and August and provide
the merchandise for the buyers who
start their operations early in Septem-
ber. It will, of course, be of value to
the big retailers who do their buying
earlier in that they will have the color
information available in June.
“As far ag the consumer is concern-
ed, the standardizing of hosiery colors
marks a big step forward. It will mean
for the first time that a color name will
refer to the same shade, barring very
slight differences that may arise be-
cause of unavoidable manufacturing
difficulties. In the past it has been
practically impossible to go to a store
and get the proper shade under the
proper name. Two women, for ex-
ample, may be wearing what they be-
lieve to be stockings of a cashmere
shade and which they purchased as
such, and yet when they compare them
the colors are found to be different.
“The value of being able to get ex-
actly harmonizing shades under the
proper names is rendered the more
obvious owing to the ensemble vogue
in which all articles of apparel bear a
definite color relation to each other.
‘Too frequently has the use of stock-
ings of the wrong shade struck a jar-
ring note in women’s dress which im-
mediately impressed the observer and
of which the wearer may have been
unconscious. In part, at least, this is
traceable to the color difficulties which
the consumer has experienced.
“There are two questions which both
the consumer and the hosiery manu-
facturer have to ask themselves. These
are: ‘What wiil I wear with it? or
‘What will I wear it with? The an-
swers indicate whether hosiery and
shoes provide a dominating influence
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or whether the dress or costume itself
will be uppermost, with color harmony
nevertheless, a requisite. In either
case the answer has a direct bearing on
the question of hosiery colors and the
standardizing of colors will be of much
aid in the situation.”—-N. Y. Times.
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Shoe Prices Show Downward Trend.
For the first time in years the pros-
pect for world-wide trading is bright.
World finances and credits are on the
road to becoming an accomplished
fact. In our own country the agricul-
tural prospect for a fair return to the
farmer for his crops is bright. In ag-
riculture, our greatest industry, the in-
creased earnings and power to spend
will be more than enough to restore
the delicate balance of retail sales and
swing it into the increase column,
which in turn, precedes larger orders
for the mills and factories larger pay
rolls and still greater spending power.
We hear many forecasts of a real
boom. By contrast, when we reach
the zenith of a stimulated demand and
sale for goods it may seem like a boom
but it is to be hoped that it will not
in fact approach such a condition.
What we want more than anything
else is a sane and healthy gradual in-
crease in the momentum of business
and retail distribution. We do not
want inflation which results from a
too rapid demand. ‘
We are not to have a boom favoring
the few, but rather a period of uni-
versal prosperity.
Faith and confidence are require-
ments. Once they are established in
the “business” mind, things will start
to hum. Once started, the momentum
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will become self-sustaining and far-
reaching. The national turnover in
business should show a gain of pos-
sibly 15 per cent. to 20 per cent. for
1925, and this must finally pass
through the retailers’ hands.
In the past year October was vir-
tually the only month during which
the pair production of all grades of
footwear held its own with the cor-
responding month of 1923. October
figures were 30,534,000 pairs, as against
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the preceding months of the year.
rom January to October pair pro-
duction dropped from 301,000,000 in
1923 to 263,013,000, a loss of approxi-
mately 38,000,000 pairs for the period.
This loss in production, of course, re-
sulted in an increase in factory over-
head which must have come out of net
profits per pair, in many cases putting
the figures on the wrong side of the
manufacturer’s ledger.
The loss in production of shoes ex-
tended to the consumption of leather,
lut in recent weeks hide, skin and
leather prices have shown a marked
tendency to increase, due in part, to
the quickened demand as represented
in the figures quoted above as relat-
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October (which are the last available
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show a decrease for the year in dol-
lars and pairs. Retail stocks the coun-
try over are at a low point and must
be replenished in greater quantity than
at the same period last year. Orders
should flow freely into the factories in
the near future.
Unfortunately, it is a fact that a pro-
portion of retail stocks on hand are
slow moving,
too large a proportion being of this
The next ninety days will see
This situation
bad styles, in some cases
class.
whe usual liquidation.
spots perhaps more acute this
year than usual, due to an extremely
rild fall, which had the effect of slow-
sale of strictly winter and
merchants
is in
ing up the
fall merchandise.
find themselves still carrying footwear
that normally would have been on the
feet by this time of year.
Some
was a very strong pressure
selling shoes at lower price
ranges in 1924, and this pressure will
continue to be felt. The sellers of the
highest grades of footwear have low-
ered their price schedules no less than
the sellers of cheaper grades. Chain
stores have their activities
and volume buying and selling at price
concessions among big operators has
features of the in-
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Editor Shoe Retailer.
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if in no other
then by disqualifying: entirely
from the better grades all eggs not
perfectly sweet by every test. It is
possible to classify the more common
odors met in the fillers, cases and pack-
ing, but it takes a high degree of ability
in the inspector to apply such tests as
the scoring of butter will witness. It
is more difficult to classify odors that
are foreign to eggs, for they are legion,
the sweetness of eggs,
way,
the sweet, fresh egg being almost
odorless, with, perhaps, a slight odor
of lime.
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Co-Operative Marketing a Delusion
and a Sham.
According to the Moorhead News,
Moorhead, the Minnesota
Potato Exchange is being
called upon by its five year crop mar-
Minnesota,
Growers
returns
‘The
money
keting farmer members for
from the sales of their potatoes.
growers have not. received any
from the Exchange for potatoes de-
livered for sale last year. At a recent
meeting held at Moorhead many of the
farmers asked Mr. Rubinow, Manager
of the Exchange, to explain differ-
ences between facts and representa-
tions he and his organizers had made
tc them in order to get them to sign
In their big or-
ganizing campaign the Exchange
promised higher prices through order-
ly marketing and control of volume.
Mr. Rubinow had a very uncomfort-
able evening and was unable to give
the farmevs satisfactory explanations.
Mr. Rubinow also had the opportunity
to hear some things from the farmers
the operations of the Ex-
five year contracts.
regarding
change with a frankness that he did
pot expect, and none of the farmers
seemed satisfied with the explanations
which have been given to them thus
far. They stated that they had faith-
frilly delivered their potatoes according
to their binding contracts, relying up-
on the promises made to them by or-
ganizers of better prices and better
markets, with all their living expenses,
interest and taxes to pay and the Ex-
change holding their money for their
The Exchange now admits
the market
potatoes.
its inability to increase
prices of potatoes.
James M. Witherow, Moorhead at-
torney, in a letter to the Moorhead
News, stated that a large number of
his farmer clients anxiously
awaiting payment for potatoes deliver-
ed to the Exchange this season. Mr.
Witherow that the average
prices paid by independent
from Sept. 17, when the season opened
yp until Dee. 31 has been 39 cents per
hundred for cobblers and 42 cents per
were
sated
dealers
hundred for Ohios. The Exchange 1s
prices con-
siderably under That
she Exchange will have great difficulty
in even coming close to equalling these
established published cash prices is the
belief of Mr. Witherow’s farmer
clients.
about
figures.
beginning to talk
these
The fallacy of the organizers’ preach-
ing of volume control, orderly market-
ing, free trade elimination, new mar-
kets, higher prices, etc. is being proven
ia many parts of the country. If the
farmer in Michigan will listen to the
tale of woe and loss of his brother in
Minnesota he will be wary of long
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one-sided marketing contracts and the
song and dance of the paid organizer.
If a selling organization has some-
thing wonderful to offer it will not be
necessary to bind farmers to it by
contract for five They will
flock to it every year without solicita-
tion.
Supply and demand and cash com-
petitive prices for farm products
basic economic factors in the market-
Supply and
years.
are
ing of farm commodities.
demand and cash competitive prices
make falsifiers of organizers with their
Alladin’s lamp promises in
for signatures to five year crop
exchange
mar-
keting contracts. Some farmers learn
by the sad experiences of the other
fellow; others have money to burn.
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Egg Candling Schools.
Plans for holding state-wide egg
considered at
the National
Association
Represen-
candling schools
{he annual meeting of
Poultry, Butter and Egg
held in Chicago recently.
tatives of the state
Indiana, Kansas
were particularly interested in arrang-
were
associations in
Illinois, and lowa
ing for schools where superintendents
of egg candling plants can learn how
to handle eggs in accordance with the
Federal tentative grades for eggs. The
superintendents of the plants will then
individual
grades to
be expected to teach their
candlers how to apply the
eggs marketed through their plants.
Minnesota is holding an egg-candling
school the last two weeks of January.
The state extension forces and the
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Econ-
omics are co-operating.
The
l.gg
favoring the national egg standardiza-
tion program which the
reau of Agricultural
recommending,
Butter and
record as
National Poultry,
Association went on
Federal Bu-
Economics is
pledged its
operation in putting the program into
effect. A committee is to be appointed
ly the association to meet with the
specialists of the bureau in bringing
about permissive uniform standards,
classes and grades for eggs, and in es-
and co-
tablishing an inspection service.
The
eggs and cheese,
bureau is conducting,
endorsed by the
butter,
Federal
work on
the
favorably
market news
which
was
National association.
The association went on record in ad-
vocating an adequate appropriation
for the Federal bureau to perform this
branch of the market
which producers and distributors of
butter, eggs and cheese
great value in the
news service
consider of
conduct of their
business.
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To Brand Walnuts in the Shell.
The California Walnut Growers’ As-
sociation has been for several years
concerned with developing a practical-
ly operating machine for branding
walnuts so that its Diamond brand
may be imprinted upon the shells of
the nuts. The Association has the
exclusive right to a patented machine
and seven were built this fall, says the
“California Fruit There is,
however, the obvious difficulty of get-
ting, with any economy of cost in
doing it, a readable marking of a brand
upon the shell of a walnut and accom-
plishing this not only at a small cost
News.”
but with commercial rapidity.
Sev-
eral machines were operated this year
experimentally, and with
brand is stamped on by
them the
a band car-
rying a number of rubber stamps with
the brand upon each, revolving against
the nuts. In the rollers ¢
nuts there are depressions
arrying the
about half
the size of the nut, against which lat-
ter the rubber dies press
As operated this year, this
has shown
pacity
minute.
ties have been encountered
tical commercial operation,
in passing.
machine
a maximum possible ca-
of 1,680 nuts per machine per
A number of minor difficul-
in the prac-
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90 per cent. legibile brands were read-
ily obtained in the experimental oper-
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President—A. J. Rankin, Shelby.
Vice President—Scott Kendrick, Flint.
Secretary—A. J. Scott, Marine City.
Treasurer—William Moore, Detroit.
Suggestions For the Hardware Dealer
in February.
Written for the Tradesman.
If stock-taking has not been finish-
ed before this it should be completed
month. In the hardware
trade, stock taking as early as possible
in the New Year has been proven a
seund rule of business; and it is the
exception for it to be deferred until
the second month.
The after-inventory where it
is held at all, is usually planned for
the latter part of January. This sell-
ng event can be allowed to run into
February.
early this
sale,
The outstanding objective of such a
sale is of course to clear out the odds
and ends of stock brought to light by
the inventory and which it would be
a losing proposition to carry over to
a later season. But the sale serves
other purposes as well. ‘Fhrough the
niedium of price features, it draws peo-
pie to the stores and stimulates busi-
less at a time of year when trade is
normally slack. The customers, al-
though attracted by the featured ar-
ticles, quite usually extend their pur-
chases to ordinary lines carrying a fair
margin of profit.
All these objects of the inventory
sale should be kept in mind in plan-
ning the event—to clear out § slow-
selling stocks, to stimulate winter busi-
ness, to attract new customers, and, if
possible to make these last permanent
customers of the store.
February is as a rule a quiet month
in the hardware store.
stimulating by every means at the
hardware dealer’s command. Special
sales, good window displays, attractive
interior displays, aggressive newspaper
advertising, are all good helps in the
task of keeping things moving. In a
gvod many stores, circularizing is also
carried on.
Some dealers, taking the view that
business is bound to be slack and that
advertising during the quiet season is
merely a waste of money, cut their
winter advertising to a minimum. This
Business needs
practice was more prevalent a few
years ago than it is now. As a matter
of fact, your advertising now will not
merely stimulate your winter trade to
an appreciable extent, but will lay
the foundation for a good spring trade
by keeping your store before the pub-
lic and keeping people coming to your
store.
Under the most favorable conditions,
the hardware dealer will, however, find
February a quiet month, with consid-
erable spaze time. What is he going
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to do with these odd moments? One
thing he can do is to make thorough
and careful preparations for his spring
trade. He can take time, in February,
to study possible improvements in the
store arrangement, the staff organiza-
tion, methods, credit super-
vision, collections, and scores of other
items connected with a well-managed
business.
selling
There is always room for improve-
ment. No business is so
that it cannot be bettered. It pays for
the hardware dealer, every now and
then, to take a few minutes and regard
his methods with a somewhat critical
eve. He may thus discover defects he
vould not ordinarily notice.
Following a general overhauling of
the business and its methods, specific
preparations can be made for the
spring campaign. New goods should
be ordered for spring trade, and spring
selling plans outlined. Your paint
campaign should be mapped out, your
mailing lists should be checked over
and revised, and a lot of other pre-
faratory work carried out now: which
will leave you free for actual selling
when the busy months come.
successful
As a rule, February outdoors is un-
pleasant, so far as
cerned.
weather is con-
Yet I would advise any hard-
ware dealer whose health is not entire-
ly precarious to devote a little time to
outside work this month. First, be-
cause he can more easily spare the
time now than later; second, because
he needs the stimulus of outdoor air;
third, because any man who sticks in
a store during business hours is apt
to get rusty, and getting out and
nieeting customers on their own
ground will brighten him up.
In the process, a good bit of busi-
ness can be done; and the foundation
laid for a lot more business later in the
vear.
What lines will respond best to out-
side canvassing? That all depends on
the community and local conditions?
duilding prospects are generally pretty
well known before the actual building
season opens; so now is a good time
for the hardware dealer to get a line
on new work, and to push the sale of
Luilders’ hardware. Visits to local
factories will probably develop some
business in tools, belting, paint, glass
and similar lines. If the hardware
dealer can reach his country customers
personally, he can push wire fencing,
cream -separators and general hard-
ware lines; or, failing a personal call,
he can usually utilize the rural tele-
phone to good advantage.
Now, the hardware dealer who
thinks his outside canvassing this
month will develop so much business
that he will be able to retire, is going
to be disappointed. In many cases the
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immediate results may seem meager.
But remember—you are making one
Ilade of business grass grow where,
otherwise, there would be no growth
at all. And you are getting in touch
with the people whose trade will make
your spring selling campaign a suc-
cess. No honest, sincere, determined
effort at business-getting is ever lost;
if you don't get results to-day or next
week you will get them in the spring,
perhaps even later. But you'll get
them.
While you are turning your
roments into future dollars in
way, there is another matter to e€x-
amine. Your advertising methods.
The last ten or fifteen years have
seen an immense improvement in re-
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News and Gossip About
Hotels.
Kalamazoo, Jan. 27—Quite a num-
ber of Michigan hotels are closing up
their dining rooms, on account of loss
in operation, and substituting other
methods of feeding their patrons, and
exactly what to do is a subject of much
discussion among all of them.
Tupper Townsend, Hotel Whitcomb,
St. Joseph, still operates his dining
room, but in the summer time runs a
Cafeteria, feeding as high as 2,000 per-
sons per day. Notwithstanding the
tact that his cafeteria is a money mak-
er, he favors the coffee shop for rea-
sons which will appeal to many who
contemplate a change.
He says that unless one has a per-
petual business—that is, coming at all
hours of the day—food will dry out
on the steam table, preventing your
displaying same to advantage. While
the cafeteria has an advantage in re-
ducing the amount of help required,
vou can, by adopting a simple bill of
fair, reduce the cost of individual ser-
vice to a point where the difference
in cost is made up by increased patron-
Michigan
age. Many patrons object to waiting
upon themselves and will patronize
cther restaurants rather than do so.
Where one wishes quick servicé it can
be had at the lunch counter, which is
usualiy a feature of a coffee shop.
The Hotel Harrington, John A.
Anderson, manager, Port Huron, runs
# successful coffee shop, and much
prefers it over the cafeteria for the
same reasons given by Mr. Townsend.
During the winter season, particularly,
when there is no tourist trade, and his
hotel business is confined to four or
fve days in the week, he finds the
ccflee shop a decided advantage in
heiping keep down the cost of oper-
ating, and in taking care of his local
trade during dull periods. In his case
he serves simple table de’hote lunch-
eons, but also has a la carte service,
with steaks, chops, ete.
A. W. Heldenbrand,
Fremont, runs a very successful coffee
shop. In fact, in arranging the plans
of his new hotel he eliminated the din-
ing room feature altogether. In his
Kimbark In,
coffee shop he serves two regular
meals, dinner and supper, for those
who want them, but his breakfas;
trade is a la carte altogether,
served at the counter.
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most confined to regular meals. He
serves a la carte breakfasts, but
specializes on table de’hote.
At Greenville, the Winter Inn is on
the American plan, while the Phelps
prospers as an European hotel. I
think the Phelps has come nearer
demonstrating that an European plan
may be adopted in a small city, but
it is the only one I know of in Michi-
gan. They serve no regular meals,
but are very reasonable in their a la
carte charges. These hotels are equal-
ly. popular with the traveling men and
there seems to be about an even
break in the patronage, so it would
seem difficult to say which plan is most
acceptable to travelers.
This all leads to one conclusion and
that is to the effect that simpliciity
ir meal service touches a popular cord.
Scme scientist claims that, taken as
a whole, the American public do not
consume as much food as formerly,
but the myriads of restaurants to be
found everywhere would at least in-
dicate that eating is by no means a
lost art, although it is no less true that
more discrimination is being shown
in selections of food and fewer people
desire to take an avordupois.
It looks very much as though the
pioposed new hotel at Lansing would
become a reality. The plans are about
ready to submit to bidders, and it is
reported that construction will com-
mence in the early spring. This hos-
telerie will occupy a most attractive
site immediately opposite the capitol
building, will be eight stories in height
contain several stores and a conven-
tion hall large enough to seat 1,000
persons. As an investment the propo-
sition does not look particularly en-
couraging, but it is claimed that parties
buying stock did so with the knowl-
edge that it would practically mean a
patriotic donation.
F. W. Bergman, formerly manager
ct the Detroit Statler, will become
manager of the new Neal House, now
in process of construction at Colum-
lus, Ohio.
The demure oyster, heretofore con-
sidered indispensable as an article of
food, has been tabooed by the Chicago
board of health, it being claimed that
within its membranes lurks the in-
sidious typhoid germ. May be so.
There are germs for every known ail-
ment and they have all come into be-
ing within the last generation. In the
good old days of our ancestors sur-
face water was consumed copiously.
Everyone drank out of the same gourd.
Laceration by a rusty nail was healed
by the application of sticking plaster
and Oslerization was advocated to re-
duce the population. Nowadays the
very act of osculation must must be
speedily followed by an application of
lemon juice to reduce the ratio of
havoc by death dealing microbes.
One case of typhoid fever does not
mean an epidemic and there is more
than a possibility that the oyster is
entitled to a hearing in its own de-
fense. Possibly some oyster beds are
so located where they are in danger of
contamination, but there is no reason
why they cannot be lifted under
proper supervision and be consumed
with safety.
No hotel wants to serve unhealthful
food to its patrons. Those in charge
of feeding industries select all foods
with great care, and the reputable
oyster grower and dealer is no differ-
ent from the rest.
Such as are fearful of the conse-
quences of eating oysters may be per-
mitted to refrain from doing so, but it
seems like an arbitrary and unjust
position for health officers to prohibit
the consumption of the luscious bi-
valve just because some particular
person may have had an attack of
fever subsequent to having partaken of
some particular article of food.
The other day I visited Judge “Bill”
Peck, who presides over the destiniies
of the Franklin House, Montague, one
ot the “homiest” establishments any-
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
where in Michigan or anywhere else
for that matter. The Franklin House
has withstood the storms of half a
century, but never shows the effects of
vear and tear, because its owner keeps
up with the progress of the times and
is never late in arriving.
Judge Peck has operated the Frank-
lin for a quarter of a century, but his
hotel experience has not been confined
to this period. As far back as the early
seventies he operated railroad eating
houses at Grand Junction and Nunica.
A+ Grand Junction, which was the
junction of the Chicago & West Mich-
igan and Kalamazoo & South Haven
Railroads, he conducted a thirty room
hotel, an auxiliary of which was an
eating house with a rating capacity of
200, and fed passengers from six trains
daily.
At that time the Chicago & West
Michigan operated from New Buffalo
to Muskegon via Holland, West Olive,
Spoonville, crossed Grand River at
that point, crossed the Detroit & Mil-
waukee Railway (now the Grand
Trunk) at Nunica, where another Peck
eating house was established.
All of these happenings were during
the old logging days, and about the
time of the Chicago fire, the Grand
Junction establishment burned and
Mr. Peck, who was acting in the dual
capacity of landlord and night oper-
ator for the railroad, eventually drift-
ee into the lumber game. He purchas-
ed the Franklin House in 1891, and
except for a period of eighteen months
has been operating it ever since, with
satisfaction to his patrons and credit
‘o himself. His meals are excellent,
reoms in perfect condition, several of
them being supplied with running
water, and all properly heated. Rates,
$3 per day; lodging and breakfast, $2;
supper, lodging and breakfast, $2.50.
Judge Peck ostentatiously claims
that he is the possessor of various
medals attained through his almost un-
canny manipulation of the pegs in a
cribbage beard, but there are those
who dispute his prowess, and many a
lance is broken through efforts of con-
tenders to unhorse him. Further de-
ponent sayeth not.
For the benefit of such hotel oper-
ators as are worried over the inroads
that the “farm house” contender is
making in his business and who want
Congress to interfere, by license or
otherwise, I am giving a brief opinion
just submitted by Frank A. K. Boland,
former counsel for the American Hotel
Association:
“Tt would not be legal to pass a
National statute to regulate such places
without an amendment to the Federal
constitution, because of the soverign
right which each state has to regulate
its own affairs. However, we doubt
that any form of legislation, either
regulatory or tax-imposing, would
remedy the evil sought to be reached.
Even now there is very little, if any,
regulation in the various sections as
applied to hotels, and where there is
eny it mostly has to do with sanitary
conditions.”
In Nebraska they have an enactment
which has to do with “first,” “second”
and “third” class hotels, without de-
fining them.
Gentle reader, let up on your cross-
word occupation long enough to tell
me just what constitutes a “first-class”
hotel. Frank S. Verbeck.
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Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids, Jan. 27 WwW. OR.
Roach and wife left last Saturday for
Cincinnati, where they will remain all
this week in attendance on the annual
convention of the National Canners
Association. They will be joined by
Ren C. Nott and wife, who have been
spending scme time at Westbaden. On
Seturday of this week Mr. and Mrs.
Roach will proceed to New York,
where they will devote three weeks to
the pursuit of business and pleasure.
Charles L. Frost & Son are erecting
a two-story brick building, 60x100 feet
in dimensions, on Summer avenue, be-
tween West Bridge and Douglas
streets. The firm manufactures build-
ers and furniture hardware. They ex-
pect to occupy the new factory about
April 1.
A telephone message from Mr. Peifer
of Shelby, received just as the Trades-
nian goes on the press, conveys the
welcome information that he and his
daughter have regained possession of
the Shelby Hotel and will continue the
business at the old stand. This will
he welcome information to the travel-
ing salesmen who found the accommo-
dations furnished by the previous man-
agement very inadequate and unsatis-
factory and who always liked the hotel
under Mr. Peifer’s management.
Mary Allen Hulbert, the friend and
confidential adviser of Woodrow Wil-
son, was born in Grand Rapids sixty-
two years ago. She was a daughter of
Dr. Charles S. Allen, who is well re-
membered by early residents of the
West side. Dr. Allen practiced dentis-
try in this city a score of years prior
to hs removal to Duluth, about hity
years ago. Mrs. Hulburt has written
for publication reminiscences of her
most eventful life. “Among my most
vivid recollections,” Mrs. Hulbert
writes, “are the scenes when my grand-
father, a noted physician, took me be-
tween his knees and in a musical bari-
tone declaimed for my benefit (or
perhaps his own) addresses to young
men about to start in life. My grand-
father was connected in some visiting
capacity with the public school system
of Michigan and I rather think he was
practicing upon me the speeches he
was wont to make before boys about
to be graduated.” The Allens came
to Michigan in 1826.
Friends here have been advised of
the death in Eau Claire, Wis., of Col-
onel Gus Bronson, veteran shoe sales-
man, who traveled through the Upper
Eeninsula over a long period of years.
While calling on his trade in Eau
Claire he fell on a slippery walk, frac-
turing a shculder. Because oft his age,
84 years, he was unable to withstand
the shock. He was a native of Nor-
way, coming to this country when a
youth, and served throughout the civil
war with one of the Wisconsin regi-
ments.
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Swindles Store Keepers Who Cash
Forged Cheques.
St. Louis, Jan. 27—Merchants in
Saginaw, Owosso, Reed City, Belding,
Hicward City and Ionia have recently
been victimized by means of forged
checks, purporting to have been issued
by the Holland-St. Louis Sugar Co.,
oi this city.
While the checks vary slightly, most
of them are for sums around $64, and
all are countersigned by A. J. Muller,
Superintendent,” and are made out to
“RH. Cole.” No such persons are
known at the offices of the local com-
pany and_ the checks are a forgery
from start to finish. They are written
on a printed check very similar in ap-
pearance to the regular ones used by
that company, except that the legiti-
mate ones are lithographed.
Whoever is behind the swindle,
chose the safest method of handling
the fraud, for they were all cashed
at retail stores, some of them having
been tendered by “Cole” or some one
impersonating him, in payment for a
small bill of merchandise, the victim
paying the difference to the purchaser
in cash.
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Why He Likes the Tradesman.
Pontiac, Jan. 27—I cannot help writ-
ing you in regard to your invaluable
paper. It certainly is getting better
every week. The paper itself is the
hest paper for business men and mer-
chants I ever read. Each one is chock
full of good sound advice, information
and all that goes toward making it one
of the very best. Long may it live and
prosper. T. E. Bentley.
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Dubious Outlook For Dubuque Con-
vention.
One is led to wonder after a canvass
of the
leading retail grocers what kind of a
real trade sentiment among
convention will occur at Dubuque
when the National Retail Grocers’ As-
sociation meets there in June. There
is some reason to suspect it will be
more tragic than the sensational meet-
ing at Los Angeles last year.
Everyone recalls the squabbles at
last year’s convention and it is well
known that California is still “hot un-
der the collar’ about the repudiation
of Frank Connolly. The Californians
have already declared they will not
attend at Dubuque but peacemakers
are at work to change the decision.
A prominent manufacturer who has
lately visited the Coast and talked with
the leaders confidentially
follows regarding the situation:
“In regard to the last convention.
The Californians are determined to let
the National well They feel
that there is no National Retail Gro-
cers’ Association; that it is dompated
writes as
alone.
by secretaries and outsiders; that the
grocers are not left to discuss their
problems but are bulldozed by such
men as Westfall, of St. Louis; Cun-
Schulte, of St.
They say that un-
til the National cleans house they will
ningham, of Iowa,
Louis, and others.
keep away.
“T tried to talk them into going to
Dubuque but all to no avail.
sorry for Phil De Puyt.
dent, it is true, and an unusually high
I am
He is Presi-
class gentleman and merchant, but he
is permitted to say and do little while
Jess able men run the Association. In
my opinion if the National wants a
convention they had best name some
other place and do it quick; otherwise
few will go to Iowa.”
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The Canners’ Convention.
The great canners’ convention open-
ed Monday morning in Cincinnati. The
eanners’ convention is in some ways
the largest of any of the great organ-
izations of the food trade. Just how
many members it harbors cannot now
and
in many actual negotiations it repre-
be said, but in its moral force
sents probably four or five thousand
canners of foodstuffs.
Happily, too, it has always been
progressive in its policies, chiefly bent
on making canned goods better, cheap-
er and always attainable; next, on ac-
quainting the public with the truth
about canned foods, and, finally, un-
dertaking so far as possible the ex-
pansion of the industry. It has had
tremendous success; also some disap-
attaining the desired
But few, if any, of the bodies
for the
American
pointment in
ends.
sincerely working
the great
are more
welfare of con-
sumers.
Hand-in-hand with the canners
themselves are a wide variety of allied
associations—brokers, machinery men,
supply men, preserves, etc. ; also sép-
arate inner orgaiizations of canners
engaged in specific angles of food
n-eservation, growing and exploiting.
Probably there are 3,000 or 4,000 in
attendance and much that is really of
importance to the American food sup-
ply will be said, discussed and done,
sas
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Pharmacy Magnets.
An attractively dressed window is
magnet number one. Not a jumble, a
hodge podge, but an artistically dress-
ed window where the different articles
have breathing space, or elbow room.
Dressing a pharmacy window and
packing a steamer trunk are not, as the
colored individual said, “anonymous
and the same.” Windows—as well as
babies—demand frequent change if the
pharmacist would keep his business in
2 healthful condition. Why not keep
the passers-by on the qui vive, or on
anything else that will spell business
in capital letters? Why expect desire
to awaken without a bit of first aid? If
have seasonable sundries make
them work their passage. If you have
reasonable sundries give them window
price tag and walking ticket at the
same time.
Courteous attention and service will
be first aid to trade when the artistic
window magnet has drawn in prospec-
tive customers. People resent being
waited upon as if we were doing them
a favor; why not appreciate even the
fellow who gives us the hasty once-
over for a moment or two? Possibly
he has no pharmacy need to-day, but
he may have a whole flock of needs in
Gays to come. Again he may have a
Roseveltian family and he may be only
an advance agent or a spy sent out
to spy out the Drug Store land! Small
courtesies open large doors! Fair
treatment is a road opener for future
sales! Some folks will spend two
minutes in your store and go away
with an astonishingly correct impres-
sion of store, clerks, proprietor and
service.
Neatness and order hardly need em-
phasis for the pharmacist who ignores
them is foredoomed to failure. Most
of us get our peck of dirt without the
necessity of having it weighed on the
scales of the pharmacist! A clerk who
is not neat in person or orderly about
the store, one who habitually misplaces
articles and medicines, should be mis-
placed or replaced without unneces-
sary loss of time. Certainly if a
pharmacist is to be judged by his
clerks it is up to him to see that the
public judge correctly.
Accommodation is a powerful mag-
net for a pharmacy. Why not strain
a point to get just what a customer
needs even if the transaction should
not prove very profitable? What bet-
ter advertisement than a pleased and
grateful customer?—no monthly bills
at one dollar per inch!
George W. Tuttle.
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.Willing To Pay Fair Price.
A customer walks in, mind intent
upon purchasing one or more items.
QO: c---:e. the customer expects to
you
pay the price asked for these items.
Only in exceptional and negligible in-
stances does that customer enter the
store with mind set to combat the
price. Now the timid, shaky druggist
steps behind the counter with mind all
wade up that this customer does not
want to pay the price he will ask. By
this wrong and absurd mental attitude
the seller is unfavorably impressing
the buyer’s mind by this very inner
tlought—so much so that this buyer
will begin to haggle about price, even
though he originally did not intend to.
Some may think this reasoning a far
fetched stretch of psychology—but it
is not. Anyone practicing steadily an
attitude *hat the customer is willing to
pay a fair price will soon discover that
there is such a thing as this kind of
psychology. A successful salesman, be
he selling castor oil or railroads, adopts
a firm, confident, cheerful attitude in
front of his prospect. He firmly be-
lieves that the prospect will buy and
that he is ready to pay the fair price
clarged—and ninety-nine times out of
a hundred this proves to be the case.
If you are one of the shaky, timid
kind, scared of every customer that
walks into your store, your wife will
rever wear a Paris hat, nor will you
ever drive more than a ford.
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Sure Ways To Kill Business.
Have the store opened at any old
hour in the morning.
Do not come down until 11 a. m.
Leave it in charge of youngsters,
who, meanwhile, will be skylarking.
Allow your window displays to top-
ple over and do not rearrange them.
Also allow the corpses of departed
flies to gather in neat little heaps in
the corners.
Let the dust accumulate a-plenty.
Allow the show cases to look like
home on housecleaning day.
Keep your prescription department
sloppy and in disorder.
Do not keep informed on the “topics
of the day” as far as they concern
your business.
Have a cosy hang-out for a bunch of
good fellows who will smoke cigars,
cigarettes, and make your store look
like a Turkish bath and smell like a
garbage dump.
Those are just a few suggestions. If
you can think of others yourself, go
right ahead, don’t let anyone stop you.
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Menthol Cough Drops.
Gelatin 1 oz.
Glycerine (by weight) ______ 2% ozs.
Orange-flower water ________ 2% ozs.
Micnipial 5 grs.
Recthed spirits A. dr.
Soak the gelatin in the water for
ivo hours, then heat on a water bath
until dissolved, and add 1% ounces of
glycerine. Dissolve the methol in the
spirit, mix with the remainder of the
glycerine, add to the glyco-gelatin
mass and pour into an oiled tin tray
(such as the lid of a biscuit box).
When the mass is cold divide into 10
dozen pastilles.
Menthol pastilles are said to be an
excellent remedy for tickling cough as
well as laryngitis. They should be
freshly prepared, and cut oblong, so
that the patient may take half of one
or less, as may be necessary.
— +2 >—__
Sunburn Preparations.
1. Subnitrate of bismuth __.__ 1% drs.
Powdered French chalk___30 ers.
Giycenne 2 2. drs.
Rose water 202 1% ozs.
Mix the powders, rub down carefully
_with the glycerine; then add the rose
water. Shake the bottle before use.
<. Glycerine cream _______-- 2 drs.
Jordan almonds ___------- 4 drs.
Rose (2s 5 ozs.
Essential oil of almonds___ 3 drops
Planch the almonds, and then dry and
beat them up into a perfectly smoth
paste; then mix in the glycerine cream
and essential oil. Gradually add the
rose water, stirring well after each
addition; then strain through muslin.
———+ 2-2
An Odd One.
Suppose you have’ merchandise
which has been hard to get or which
for any other reason has been main-
tained at a high price but which you
are now able to sell at a low price.
Take an ordinary 4-legged table of
small size. Upend it in your window.
Display the merchandise around it, on
the floor of the window and place a
lettered card against a table leg, read-
ing:
The Table’s Turned
“Formerly, because of their scarcity,
these goods could not be obtained ex-
cept at high prices but now, etc.”
—22>___
Styptic Pencil With Formaldehyde.
Ul Ue ae tee ee aie ea 480 gers.
pow see 28 grs.
“ane oxide 2 Ne 28 ers,
hymol i 8 grs.
Solution of formaldehyde ____ 10 gers.
Melt the alum, borax and thymol on
a water bath, add with constant stir-
ring the zinc oxide and solution of
fcrmaldehyde, remove from the bath
and pour into suitable molds just be-
fore solidifying. This formula is rec-
ommended as producing a new styptic
pencil which possesses antiseptic and
Lealing properties.
o.oo
Furniture Polishing Cream.
Animal oil soap 98 1 oz.
Solution of potassium hydroxide 5 ozs.
Beeswax fe 1 Ib.
Oil of turpentine ___..__-______ 3 pts.
Water, enough to make _______ 5 pts.
Dissolve the soap in the lye with the
aid of heat add this solution all at once
to the warm solution of the wax in the
oil. Beat the mixture until a smooth
stream is formed, and gradually beat
in the water until the whole is com-
pletely emulsified.
—_— $6 —_
Chilblain Remedies.
The following form good applica-
tions for chilblains, frosted feet, etc.:
A Ralsam. Peru 620. 2 drs.
Tehthyol 22 ee 2 drs.
SUA ee 4 drs.
Apply freely to inflamed part.
2. Panmic acid 22 ee 1 dr.
iCarb@Ne Acids 28 oe ae 1 dr.
Tinct. iodine 2 drs.
Simple. cerate . 6202) be suk 4 drs.
-——_o---.
Verbena Water.
This water is always in demand on
account of its pleasing and refreshing
odor. Many retail dealers make a
specialty of the preparation and _ sale
of toilet waters. Oil of lemon grass,
6 drs.; oil of bergamot, oil of orange,
of each % dr.; water, 8 ozs.; alcohol
to make | quart.
—_——+ 2.
Cleaning Tarnished Silverware.
Enquiries as to the composition of a
powder which when dissolved in water
and the silverware immersed thereim
will cause the tarnish to disappear:
In Henley’s ‘Twentieth Century For-
mulary we find the following item
which may possibly be what our en-
quirers have in mind. This reads as
follows: Cleaning with the usual fine
powder is attended with some diffi-
culty and inconvenience. An _ excel-
lent result is obtained without injury
to the silver by employing a saturated
sclution of hyposulphite of soda, which
is put on with a brush or rag. The
article is then washed with plenty of
water.
—_ > s___
The Other Fellow.
There is a strong desire
Among people far and wide,
To climb over the business fence
And try the other side;
For it is as true in business
As in any circumstance;
The grass always looks greener
When you see it through the fence.
Just keep on with your business
As you’ve always done before;
And though you are not making
What you did during the war;
You should not start to worry
When you go to bed at night,
Or before you realize it,
You'll be giving up the fight.
You have probably forgotten
Old ideas you used to use,
And instead of crowding business
You have sat down with the blues;
You say to those about you,
And they usually agree,
That the chance to win in business
Is not what it used to be.
But turn your memory backward
To the times you have been through,
And you will think of many days
There was not much to do;
You sometimes felt that you would like
To let the whole thing drop;
But every time you kept your nerve,
And came out on the top.
So buckle on your armor—
The experience of the past—
And hag onto a line you know;
You will win out at last;
For the fellow on the other side
Is envious of you;
And if you only knew it,
Has a thousand troubles too.
Clifton A. Youngman.
————-?-2.-a-___
The sun-baked bricks of Babylon are
forever teaching us that “primitive”
man was not such a simpleton as a
condescending twentieth century some-
t:mes assumes. Charles Eliot Norton
was fond of saying that American
plumbing was about our only con-
spicuous improvement upon the do-
mestic economy of the ancients. Now
the excavators of the University of
Pennsylvania have unearthed tablets
that show a sophisticated method of
bookkeeping in vogue among the
builders of Babel, and archways that
may be the first examples of their
fundamental class. Solomon would
hold that the findings support his an-
cient cynical observation that there is
nothing new under the sun, but it is
still a far cry from the magic of the
wisest temple priest to the crystal set
that is manipulated by the schoolboys,
January 28, 1925
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Italy for some time has been care- emigrants who are most likely to send WHOLESALE DRUG PRICE CURRENT
fully selecting the emigrants to make their wages home and subsequently
up her 42,000 annual quota to the return with their savings. The reason 1 : ‘
r 4 4 i 8 : Prices quoted are nominal, based on market the day of issue.
United States. The basis upon which 1s, of course, that Italy is badly in need
the selection is made should prove in- of capital, and the amount she receives
teresting, as there has been much talk — thus is not inconsiderable. Fortunate- Acids Lavendar Flow_- 8 00@8 25 Cinchona -------- @2 1s
| : : : : : Boric (Powd.) .. 15 @ 35 Lavendar Gar'n 85@1 20 Colchicum @1 80
in this country concerning the class of Jv, America can spare it. But Italy’s Borie (Xtal) _-. 15 @ 35 Lemon -------. ee ol an %
immigrants that are most desirable. realistic manner of approaching the pv aa os s = ioe wenn’ Be = aan. lle pn
But while America has been unable to problem does not quite fit in with the Murtatie -------- 3%@ 8 Linseed, raw, bbl. @i 25 Gentian __......... @1 36
Wisin cee € elaccificati ee : fs a Nitete 2. 9 @ 15 Linseed, ra. less 1 30@1 43 Gi D. s
establish a system of classification be- American idea of what immigration 18 Oyajie —--_- 16 @ 26 Mustard, artifil. oz. @_ 60 nor, DD. S. ... @1 80
yond excluding the diseased, the in- fer. Sulphuric ~------ 3%@ 8 Neatsfoot ------ 1 35@1 60 Guaiac --------- @2 20
oe Tartaric “40 @ 50 Olive, pure ---- 3 75@4 50 Guaiac, Ammon @2 00
sane and similar cases, Italy knows eee TT Olive, Malaga, lod! '
Paes 7} at I “4 rants 1 Fa ceriice aft 2 eo ee 3 ait | a Ammonia yellow oo 75@3 00 odine ---~~------- @ 95
just wha ere wants and 15 = a — Anger 1S a toxin; cheerfulness a wees a aa 10 @ 18 Olive, Malaga, Iodine, Colorless @1 60
it. According to expert information _ tonic. Water, 18 aa “8% 13 green -.------- 2 75@3 00 Iron, Clo. __--_--- @1 35
: war a 7 g 13 orange, Sweet. 4 5004 75 Kin
presented to the House Committee on —_+22s_ ater, 14 deg. we a og Otiganum, pure @2 50 O ~-----------= @1 40
; : : i : ! Carbonate —----- 0 @ Origanum, com'l 1 00@1 20 Myrrh ----------- @2 50
Immigration the Italian government is Get into the swim or be left out in Chloride (Gran.) 10%@ 20 pennyroyal _... 3 00@3 25 Nux Vomica - @1 55
giving preference to those would-be the cold. ciaieaane Peppermint -- M4 sees a Opi @3 50
Copaiba ....___-- 75@1 20 Rosemary Flows 1 25@1 50 Opium, Camp. -- @ 35
Fir (Canada) -. 2 65@2 80 Sandalwood, E. Opium, Deodorz’d @3 50
Fir (Oregon) --- , $5@1 0 ne 10 00@10 25 Rhubarb :
a 326 Sassafras, true 2 sg? een @1 70
Tole... “> 3 00@3 25 Sassafras, arti] 80@1 20
‘ Spearmint ------ 6 ae =
Barks Sperm —............ 1 80@2 0
Paints
Tansy —......__-~ 5 00@5 25 "
USKEGON Cassia (ordinary) 25 30 :
MICHIGAN Cassia (Saigon) -~- B00 60 ie ae ri 50@ 65 Lead, red dry -. 16%@17%
Sassafras (pw. 60c) @ 66 urpentine, bbl. @99% :
Soap Cut (powd.) Turpentine, less 1 06@1 19 Lead, white dry 16%@17%
M k ee 18@ 25 oe 6 cogs 25 Lead, white oil. 16%@174
EE necepeceeecenian
a es Berries Wintergreen, sweet Ochre, yellow bbl. @
ais @i2 _dirch .__. 3 00@3 25 Ochre, yellow less 2%@
Good Mien @ 40 —— cheer ead ™ Red Venet’n Am. 3%@
Juniper ---------- 09@ 20 OFIBESCE => Red Venet’n En 4
Wormw od _.-- 8 50@8 75 Bs. 4@
hocolates Prickly Ash ------ @ 30 os 7 Putty 5@
Extracts Whiting’ bbl. _.. @ 4%
Licorice .--------- 0@ 65 Potassium ae @, lu
Licorice powd. --- @1 00 ate oe — 2 80@3 00
Bicarbonate ----- 35@ 40 ep. -- 2 80@3 00
Flowers a Soe so 25
Acnica 25@ 30 romide —------~~— 69@ 85
: ile Ger.) 20 95 Bromide -------- 54@ 71
Srmuciatic won a 7 @ Colorants. grand 23@ 30 Miscetianseus
orate, powd. Acetanali
Parchment Bond a Xtal on 16@ 25 — eae “ *
$ 4° ‘“vanide __.....__ 30@ 50 Alum --.-..-_--_ 1
Writing Paper J tesa. 89 8 te ae 4 38q4 43 Alum. “powd. ana
Acacia, Sorts --- 20@ 25 Fermanennate -- 20@ 30 aloe pean 9@ 15
: : a 35 40 russiate, yellow 65@ 75 “*" +8 -
for everybody. one eon Pew) 3Q 35 Prussiate, red -- @1l 00 a aoe 3 22@3 43
Nice, white writing paper for Aloes (Cape Pow) 25@ * Sulphate -----.-- 35@ 40 ccna o “we x
pen or pencil noe Sac 7) ee Li Cantharades, po. 1 75@2 25
Letter Size 1 00 Pow 1 00@1 25 Roots Gaaun eoee i = 99
5 lbs * Camphor ------ 1 05@1 15 : » DOW 8@ 55
* approx. 500 sheets a... au Am ...... 25@ 30 Carmine —~~-_--_- 6 00@6 60
Guaiac, powd -—-- @ 75 Blood, powdered_ 35@ 40 Cassia Buds --.. 25 30
The universal wit er 6 i Ming 0 @ % alamus __.... 5@ 10 aoe oe 50@ 55
bei —— se area” Kino, powdered_- @ 90 Elecampane, pwd 25@ 30 Ghines repared. 14@ 16
nas 2G Geatss pore. we @ Cec pean” 55 @65
“Personal Stationery—Cheaper than scratol Say to our Dept. C. ‘‘Here’s a dol- Myrrh, powdered @ 65 Ginger, African, ys : cyerane. + ip 86
pads, said one man, ‘The most good papes lar. Send me five pound package. Opium, powd. 19 65@19 92 powdered Cia oe 1€ | ----~- 11 35@12 00
I ever got for my money,” said another. Try it! Opium, gran. 19 65@19 92 Ginger, Jamaica 60@ 65 Gases — a yo I
. cc , é Ni yo a igs 7 ’ ,
KALAMAZOO VEGETABLE PARCHMENT CO., Kalamazoo, Mich. Shellac 5 ——- 1 B0Gi 1p powdered --—- 55@_ 60 Copperas, “Bowdl 2%@ 10
The home of Quality Papers. Tragacanth, pow. @173 Goldenseal, pow. 5 50@6 00 eee eee 5 ee ae
Trasacanth .....1 76@2 25 Ipecac, powd. -. 3 75@4 00 | rosive Gust » Se 2
zg ( label Cream Tartar 5
Turpentine ------ @ 25 Licorice ------.-- “a 6 fon i on 3
Licorice, powd. 20@ Sf hechine = 50
Orris, powdered 30@ 40 p i. tla @ 1b
Insecticides > Dover's Powder 3 50@4 Ov
i 7 Poke, powdered. 35@ 40 fomer All N 1
Arsenic -------- 15 o iuaharh, powd. 1@@116 Go toa : =
Blue Vitriol, bbl. @ ' Rosinwood, powd. @ 40 5 can Salts. DbL 0
. Blue Vitriol, less 8%@ 15 Sarsaparilla, Hond. Po ek | ». @
Bordea. Mix Dry 12144@23% SE ose @1 00 — _ a - — %@ 10
O a ountains or Hellebore, White | Sarsaparilla Mexican, sract, paweere 2) %
powdered ------ 20@ 30 ground — @1 25 ‘lake. nite 7 Fea 20
Insect Powder -- 75@ Squills 3a 4v oo ms sei ¥
Lead Arsenate Po. 22@36 Sauills, powdered velatine ~-----—— 265
Lime and Sulphur eee oe = Glassware, less 55%.
. Dry oo 9@20% Valerian, powd. 40@ 50 oo a full case 60%
If you are in the market for a new paris Green ---—— 32@ 48 Glauber Salts, bbl | @ 02
SODA FOUNTAIN Buchu 1 36@1 50 one Glue, Brown Grd log 20
Buchu. powdered e 2} 60 Anise --——-------- q8 2 Se = ae ©
: : Sage, Bulk ------ ain pean ue 4 OS” CU : 5
Write us and we will be pleased to tell you Sage, ievlooae—- @ 19 fied , _ prwaered 8g 1? Glycerine <- ae ts
’ — enary ......... 13 20
7 Senna, Alex. _--- 50@ 175 Caraway, Po. .30 25 39 lod:ne ---------- 6 45@6 90
arent Sct Hiss, = Wg Gkrdamoa se ge 00 eto ao" dng.
9 . “ Celery, powd. .55_ .4 oe 7... . —
“CUARANTY” SODA F OUNTAIN Uva Urs! ---------- 20@ 2% Coriander pow. -35.27@ 3 dace, ‘powdered gi 40
ee 12 290 «(“ace, rae lie
Olls Wennell _._...-._.. 25 40 Menthol _._--. 18 50@19 00
The best one on the market today Almonds, Bitter, Wise Be 15 Morphine ---- 11 18@11 93
ue -----~---- 7 60@7 75 Wax, ground _--- 08@ 15 ao woe —. @
Ki d Almonds, Bitter, Foenugreek pow. 15@ 25 ue Yom ca, pow. 17@ 25
wo inas artificial ------ 4 00@4 25 Hemp -___-------- 15 Pepper black pow. 32 35
1 1 1 d Aisne PO | sey gy Lan, BOne. = ue ee 'sccue Ge oe
The old reliable kind that use ice an ee eraser Mustard, yellow.” 15@ 25 Quassia _--------- 13g 15
. tation co=-, $0@1 80 Poppy. ae 9 Guns cca BSR
MECHANICAL REF RIGERATION Amber, «rude — 1 90@175 Quince “=-----— 1 50@1 75 Rochelle Salts -. 30@
: ‘Amber, rectified 1 75@2 00 Saccharine -..-.. @ 30
Ant (ans Coa 15@ 20 Salt Peter 11@ 22
hat kind int ted 1 Bergamont a6 25@ 35 Suite “Mixture” 30g 40
No matter what kind you are interested In Bergamont —---§ 1998 00 Suntiower ———-—- 14@ 18 Soap, “green a, 18@ $0
' d : § t ‘
we have them from $428.00 and up. Terms Cassia 4 35Q4 50 Worm, Levant -1 00@4 29 S08) "ihite‘eastile MS
: : ie - Cedar Leaf ---- 1 75@2 wv Cane 2 00
if you desire them. But write us now— Citronella -——-—- 1 S042 73 Sa Soap. white catia
’ : : . Cloves ---------- ess, per bar .... @ 5
don t wait until Spring. Pray cit ema canmw me —-—— @1 20 Soda Sin coomate 34@ 10
a. 2 00@2 ze Aloes ------------ @1 45 Soda, Sal __--.--- ae 08
Cotton Seed _--. 1 40@1 60 Amica .._.___.- @116 Spirits Camphor - @1 35
HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG CO. | gi. eMge Setter G21) Suipnar. role 4g. 1
: Bigeron —-~------ 6 00@6 25 Belladonna ------ @1 35 Sulphur, Subl. --- 04@ 10
CHIGAN Grand Rapid a Sa (222 Saas | Oe Tees oo Te
i Hemlock, pure-- enzoin Comp’ 5 Tartar Bmetic --
Manistee MI I rap apids Juniper Berries. 3 00@3 25 wh @2 55 Turpentine, Ven. 500 76
Juniper Wood.- 1 50@1 75 Canthraradies --- 285 Vanilla Ex. pure 1 75@2 26
Lard, extra —---- 1 40q@) Tu Capsicum -------- 220 Vanilla Ex. pure 2 50@3 00
Lard, No. 1 ---- 1 35@1 50 Catechu -------— @1 75 Zinc Sulphate -— eg
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
January 28,
GROCERY PRICE CURRENT
These quotations are carefully corrected weekly, within six hours of mail-
ing and are intended to be correct at time of going to press.
Prices, however,
are liable to change at any time, and country merchants will have their orders
filled at market orices at date of purchase.
ADVANCED
Sniders Catsup
Sniders Oyster Cocktail
Sniders Chili Sauce
Prunes
Rice
Olives
60 Count
Scugar
DECLINED
Mackerel
AMMONIA
Arctic, 16 oz.
Arctic, 32 oz.
Quaker, 36, 12 oz. case 3 85
10° Ib. pails, per doz.
15 lb. pails, per doz. 11
25 lb. pails, per doz. 17
BAKING POWDERS
Arctic, 7 oz. tumbler 1
Queen Flake, 25 lb. keg
Royal, 10c, doz. 9
Royal, 6 oz.,
Royal, 12 oz., .
Royal, 5 ib. —--.._-_ 31
Rocket, 16 oz., doz. 1
BEECH-NUT BRANDS.
AIC Tel a44 9-47
aw BYTE NL SAUCE
rv
Mints, all flavors ..-.- 60
eae 70
Eruit Drops _...____..... 70
Caramels 70
Sliced bacon, large __
Sliced bacon, medium
Sliced beef, large
Sliced beef, medium —
Grape Jelly, large ___
Grape Jelly, medium...
Peanut butter, 16 oz.
Peanuts butter, 10% oz
Peanut butter; 6%4 oz.
Peanut butter, 3% oz.
Prepared Spaghetti __
Baked beans, 16 oz.__
BLUING
Original
ft ped LS om ND
2 PM OKNIA
ooronce
condensed Pearl
BREAKFAST FOODS
Cracked Wheat, 24-2 4% 85
Cream of Wheat, 18s 3
Pillsbury’s Best Cer’l 2
Quaker Puffed Rice_. 5
Quaker Puffed Wheat 4 +
Quaker Brfst Biscuit :
Kalston Purina R
Ralston Branzos --_- 2
Ralston Food, large 3 ¢$
saxon Wheat Food
Shred. Wheat Biscuit
Vita Wheat, 12s
Post’s Brands.
Grape-Nuts, 24s
Grape-Nuts, 100s ----
Instant Postum, No. 8
Instant Postum, No. 9
Instant Postum No. 10
Postum Cereal, No. 0
Postum Cereal, No. 1
Post Toasties, 86s —--
Post Toasties, 24s
Post’s Bran, 24s
BROOMS
Parlor Pride, doz. ---- 6
standard Parlor, 23 lb. 7
Fancy Parlor, 23 Ib. ;
0
RCo hob Soren te moO
we
Ex. Fancy Parlor 25 lb.
Bx. Fey. Parlor 26 Ib. 1
Toy 2
Whisk, No. 3
Scrub
Solid Back, 8 in.
Solid Back. 1 in.
Pointed Ends
No. 20 3 00
BUTTER COLOR
Dandelion, 2 85
Nedrow, 3 Rey Tage
CA
Electric Li; ae a cast ee
Plumber, ibs. 12.8
Paraffine,
Paraffine,
Wicking
Tudor, 6s, per box
CANNED FRUIT.
Apples, 3 Ib. Standard 1 60
Apples, No. 10 _
Apple Sauce,
Apricots, No. 1 1 35@1 90
Apricots, No 2 85
Apricots, No. ‘936 2 ee
Apricots, No. 10
Blackberries, No.
Blueber’s, No. 2 2 00@2
Blueberries, No. 10__ 12
Cherries, No. 2 3
Cherries, No. 2% -__. 3
Cherries, ..o. 10 ___. 10
Loganberries, No. 2 __ 3
Peaches, No. 1 1 25@1
Peaches, No. 1, Sliced 1
Peaches, No. 2
Peaches, No. 2% Mich 2
Peaches, 2% Cal. 3 25@3 7
Peaches, 10, Mich.
Pineapple, 1, sl.
Pineapple, 2. sl.
P’apple, 2 br. sl.
P’apple, 2%, sli.
P’apple, 2, cru.
Pineapple, 10 cru.
Pears, No. 2 3 2
Pears, No. 2 _-4 00@4 5
Plums, No. 2 __ 1 756@2
Piums, No. 24%4 __ 2
Raspberries, No. 2, blk 3
Raspb’s, Red, No. 10 12
Raspb’s, Black,
No. 10 -.-_ 11 50@12
Rhubarb, No. 10 -...__ 5 2
CANNED FISH.
Clam Ch’der, 10% oz. 1
Clam Ch., No. 3 3 00@3
Clams, Steamed, No. 1 1
Clams, Minced, No. 1 2
Finnan Haddie, 10 oz. 3
Clam Bouillon, 7 0z.. 2
Chicken Haddie, No. 1 2
Fish Flakes, small —_
Cod Fish Cake, 10 oz.
Cove Oysters, 5 oz. —_
Lobster,
Shrimp,
Sardines,
Sardines,
Salmon,
Salmon,
Salmon, Med.
Salmon, Pink Alaska 1
Sardines, Im. %, ea. 10@2 3
Sardines, Im., %, ea.
Sardises, Cal. 1 65@1
Tuna, ¥, Albocore _.
Tuna, 4s, Curtis, doz. 2
Tuna, %s, Curtis, doz. 3
Tuna, 1s, Curtis, doz. 7
NNED MEAT.
Bacon, Med. Beechnut 2
Bacon, Lge. Beechnut 4
Beef, No. 1, Corned __ 2
Beef, No. 7 Roast .. 27
Beef, No. 2%, Hagle sll 1 36
% Smoked
Warrens, %s
Red Alaska__
Alaska
Beef, No. %, Qua. ali. 1 75
Beef, 5 oz., Qua. sli. 2 50
Beef, No. 1, B’nut, sli. 4 05
Sap Sago 22 36
Beefsteak & Onions, s 2 75
Chili Con Ca., 1s 1 35@1 45
Deviled Ham, \%s __. 2 20
Deviled Ham, %s __-_ 3 60
Hamburg Steak &
Onions, No. 1 ___..._ 3 15
Potted Beef, 4 oz. ... 1 10
Potted Meat, % Libby
Potted Meat, % Libby
Potted Meat, % Rose
Potted Ham, Gen. \4
Vienna Saus., No. \%
Vienna Sausage, Qua.
Veal Loaf, Medium _.
Baked Beans
Campbells... 1 15
Quaker, 18 oz.
Fremont, No. 2
Snider, No. 1
snider, No. 2... == & 20
Van Camp, smali __-. 85
Van Camp, Med. ____ 1 15
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus.
No. 1, Green tips 4 60@4 75
No. 26, Lge. Green 4 50
W. Bean, cut =. 2 25
W. Beans, 10 __ 8 50@12 00
Green Beans, 2s 2 00@3 75
Gr. Beans, 10s 7 50@13 00
L. Beans, 2 gr. 1 35@2 65
lima Beans, zs, Soaked 95
ted Kid. No. 2 1 20@1 35
Beets, No. 2, wh. 1 75@2 40
Beets, No. 3, cut ..._ 1 60
Beets, No, 3. cut ____ 1 80
Corn, No. 2, Ex stan 1 65
Corn, No. 2, Fan. 1 80@2 35
Corn, No. ‘Z. Fy. glass 3 25
Corn, No. 10 et 50@16 75
Hominy, No. 3 1 00@1 16
Okra, No. 2, whole — 2 00
Okra, No. 2, cut _... 1 60
Dehydrated Veg. Soup 90
Dehydrated Potatoes, Ib. 45
Mushrooms, Hotels ____ 42
Mushrooms, Choice ___ 55
Mushrooms, Sur Extra 75
Peas, No. 2, E. J. 1 50@1 60
Peas, No. 2, Sift.,
June
a “tnx, Fine, French 265
Pumpkin, No. 3 1 35@1 50
Pumpkin, No. 10 4 50@5 60
Pimentos, %, each 12@14
Pimentos, %, each 27
Sw’t Potatoes, No. 2% 1 60
Saurkraut, No. 3 1 40@1 60
Succotash, No. 2 1 65@2 50
Succotash, No. 2, 80
»pinach, No. 1 1 25
Spinach, No. 2__ 90
Spinach, No. 3__ 50
Spinach, No. 10__ 00
‘Yomatoes, No. 2 1 40@1 60
Tomatoes, No. 3 2 00@2 25
Tomatoes, No. 2 glass 2 60
Tomatoes, No. 19 7
CATSUP.
B-nut, Small
Lilly Valley, 14 oz.
Libby, 14 oz.
Libby, 8 oz.
Lily Valley,
Paramount, 24,
Paramount, 24, 16s __
Paramount, 6, 10s
17
Ye pint
8s
Stiller,
Nedrow,
CHILI SAUCE
Snider, 16 oz.
Snider, 8 oz.
Lilly Valley, 8 oz.
Lilly Valley, 14 oz.
OYSTER COCKTAIL.
Sniders, 16 oz.
Sniders, 8 oz.
CHEESE
Roquefort
Kraft Small tins
Kraft American
Chili, small. tins __
Pimento, small tins__
Roquefort, small tins
Camenbert, small tins
Wisconsin Old
Wisconsin new
Lonpnorn 2 oe
Michigan Full Cream
New York Full Cream
CHEWING GUM.
Black Jack
Bloodberry
Adams Dentyne
Adams Calif. Fruit —-..
Adams Sen Sen 6
Beeman’s Pepsin ------
Bescnnve 22
Doublemint
oumiey Frit 2
Peppermint, Wrigleys —-
Spearmint, Wrigleys —--
Wrigley's P-K
Z
Adams
Adams
CHOCOLATE.
Baker, Caracas, - ie
Baker, Caracas,
Hersheys, ier bs
Hersheys, aoe ae 8
Runkle, Premium,
Runkle, Premium, oe
Vienna Sweet, 248 ___ 2
COCOA.
Bunte,
Bunte,
Bunte, lb.
Droste’s Dutch, 1 lIb.__ 9
Droste’s Dutch, 1
Droste’s Dutch,
Hersheys,
Hersheys,
Huyler
Lowney,
Lowney,
Lowney,
Lowney,
Runkles,
Runkles,
Van Houten, \s
Van Houten, %s ___-..
COCOANUT.
%s, 5 Ib. case Dunham
4s, 6 Ib. case
%s & %s 15 Ib. case__
Bulk, barrels shredded
48 2 os. pkgs., per case 4
48 4 ox. pkgs., per case 7
CLOTHES LINE.
Hemp, 50 ft. 22
Twisted Cotton, 50 ft. 1
Braided, 50 ft. 2 76
Sash Cord
HUME GROCER CO.
ROASTERS
MUSKEGON, MICH
COFFEE ROASTED
Bulk
Big 32
Santos 220000 35@ Hf
Maracaibo
Gautemala
Java and Mocha -____- 47
Bogota 43
PORNOTIV 2 38714
McLaughliin’s Kept-Fresh
Vacuum packed. Always
fresh. Complete line of
high-grade bulk _ coffees.
W. F. McLaughlin & Co.,
Chicago
Coffee Extracts
M. ¥., per 100
Frank’s °50 or.
Hummel’s 50
un
ib. tou
CONDENSED MILK
Leader, 4 doz. —_____ 6 75
Eagle, 4 doz. -_--____ 9 00
MILK COMPOUND
Hebe, Tall, 4 doz. _. 4 50
Hebe, Baby, 8 doz. __ 4 40
Carolene, Tall, 4 doz. 3 80
Carolene, Baby ----.. 3 50
EVAPORATED MILK
Quaker, Tall, 4 doz. __ 4 45
Quaker, Baby, 8 doz. 4 35
Quaker Gallon, % dz. 4 30
Blue Grass, Tall, 48 _. 4 25
pot carmen os sneer S
Blue Grass, Baby, 96 ;
Blue Grass, No. 10
Carnation, Tall, 4 doz. 4
Carnaion, Baby, 8 dz. 4
Every Day, Tall .-.- 4
Every Day, Baby ---- 4
Pet, Tall 4
Pet, Baby, & oz.
Borden's, Tall 5
Borden’s Baby ------- 4
Van Camp, Tall ---- 4 90
Van Camp, Baby ---- 3 75
CIGARS
Worden Grocer Co. Brands
Master Piece, 50 Tin- 3
Henry George
Harvester Kiddies —
Harvester Record B.
Harvester Delmonico
Harvester Perfecto_-
Websteretts
Webster Savoy
Webster Plaza
Webster Belmont__--110 00
Webster St. Reges__125 00
Starlight Rouse ---- 90 00
Starlight P-Club ~~ 135 00
La Azora Agreement 58 00
La Azora Washington 75 00
Little Valentine --_. 37 64
Valentine Broadway 75 00
Valentine DelLux Im 95 00
Tiona 30 00
Clint Mord — oo. 35 00
Nordac Triangulars, eo
20, per M 75 00
Stogie 18 50
Worden's
Specials,
Little Du
CONF! CTIONERY
Stic«x Candy Pails
Standard: | 2.0022 u so 17
Jumbo Whiapped 19
Pure Sugar Sticks 600s 4 2f
Big Stick, 20 lb. case 20
Mixed Candy
Kindergarten
X. 2
(GROGETS |. 8) ea 12
Fancy Checolates
5 Ib. Boxes
Bittersweets, Ass’ted 1
Choc Marshmallow Dp 1 70
Milk Chocolate A A__ 1
Nibble Sticks A
Primrose Choc.
No. 12 Choc.,
No. 12, Choc.,
Chocolate Nut Rolls _ 1
Gum Drops Pails
AMIBC So 17
Orange Gums __.-. 17
Challenge Gums ______ 14
Navorite. 222620 a 20
Superior, Boxes ~_--__ 24
Lozenges. Pails
A. A. Pep. Lozenges 18
A. A. eink Lozenges 18
A. A. Choc. Lozenges 18
Motto Hearts 20
Malted Milk Lozenges 22
Hard Goods. Pails
Lemon Drops 20
QO. F. Horehound dps. 20
Anise Squares ________ 19
Peanut Squares ______ 20
Horehound Tabets ___ 19
Cough Drops Bxs.
Putnam's 9 =. 30
Smith Bros. 23 1 50
Package Goods
Creamery Marshmallows
4 oz. pkg., 12s, cart. 95
4 oz. pkg., 48s, case 3 90
Specialties.
Wainut Fudge —__..____ 23
Pineapple Fudge —_____ 21
Italian Bon Bons __-__- 19
Atlantic Cream Minta_
Silver King M. Mallows
Walnut Sundae, 24, 5¢e
Neapolitan, 24, 5c ____
Yankee Jack, 24, 5c __
Mich. Sugar Ca., 24, 5c
Pal O Mine, 24, 5c ____
COUPON BOOKS
50 Economic grade __ 2 50
100 Economic grade __ 4 50
500 Economic grade 20 00
1,000 Economic grade 37 50
Where 1,000 books are
ordered at a time, special-
ly print front cover is
furnished without charge.
CREAM OF TARTAR
6 Ib. boxes .._.____ om OS
DRIED FRUITS
Apples
20 Ib. box 11
Apricots
Evaporated, Choice
Evaporated, Fancy
Evaporated, Slabs
Domestic,
ot 26
cen ed
oe Ag
Citron
10 Ib: box 2.0 mee 48
Currants
Package, 14 oz. —__... 17
Greek, Bulk, Ib. ~_--_- 16
Hollowi
Peaches
Evap., Choice, unp.
Ivap., Ex. Fancy, P. P.
Peel
Lemon, American
Orange, American
aot 84
ee 24
Raisins.
Seeded, tulk
Thompson's s'dless blk bu
Seeded, 15 »z.
Thompson's seedless,
California Prunes
70@80, 25 lb. boxes ~.@09
60@i70, 25 lb. boxes _.@10
50@60, 25 Ib. boxes __@12
4Uw 00, 2d lb. boxes .-@i4
“0-40, 25 Ih. boxes _.@17
20-30, 25 Ib. boxes ~.@23
FARINACEOUS GOQ.S
Beans
Med. Hand Picked .. 07%
Cal. Limas 16
Brown, Swedish
Red Kidney
Farina
24 packages -_.--_--- 2 50
Bulk, per 100 Ibs -_-- 06%
Hominy
100 Ib.
Macaronl
20 lb. box 1(
8 oz. 2 00
8 oz. 2 25
oe 2 00
Pearl, sack _. 4 25
Domestic,
Armours, 2 doz.,
Fould’s 2 doz.,
Quaker, 2 doz.
Pearl Barley
bo sb on
=. 7 45
Chester) 22.2222
00 and 0000
Barley Grits
Peas
Seoteh, Ib. 2 ee
Split, Ib. yellow —---~- 08
Split, green —.-_____ =. 20
Sago
Hast Indig. 22s es 10
Taploca
Pearl, 100 Ib. sacks ~. 9%
Minute, 8 oz., 3 doz. 4 05
Dromedary Instant _. 3 50
FLAVORING EXTRACTS
Doz.
Lemon PURE Vanilla
50 __ ounce —
ounce
ounce
ounce
ounce
ounce _.
ounce
’ ounce _.
UN!TED FLAVOR
Imitation Vanilla
ounce 10 cent, doz. 90
ounce, 15 cent, doz. 1 25
ounce, 25 cent, doz. 2 00
ounce, 35 cent, doz. 2 25
Jiffy Punch
3 doz. Carton ___-____ 2 2b
Assorted flavors.
Mason, pts., per gross 7 70
Mason, qts., per gross 9 00
Mason, % gal., gross 12 05
Ideal, Glass Top, pts. 9 2
Ideal Glass Top, qts. 10 80
gallon PY
FRUIT CANS.
Mason.
Half pint
One. pint. 3500 oo es
One quart 2-225)
Half gallon
Ideal Glass Top.
Half pint 8 85
One pint 9 20
One quart 22 10 90
Half re see a 16 26
bers.
Good rae” —— 1b
a oe
poate
cream
366 he, ae 3
5
R
ub No More, 100 ,10
Ww
elchs, per gal. 2
--—- 2 80
anuary
uary 28, 1925
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Knox’ parkling, doz. 45 40 's, doze GA
ce Soa doz. 225 5% z. Jar, nit, —-- 6 00 N T RAD
P e, 3 doz. . doz. 225 9% oz. Jar , doz. 13 D ES
co 7 dy on a cada’ aon - Fee si gpilaer igo MAN
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Pur, 201%, pale ot 88 ecae an toes 1 4 ib pals advance ee Glee ———< .. e uses
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a Se - pails 1 80 Cees ann 2 e Salt __ 2 / Socata, 103 18s $c wu wr all 3 3
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ae -, doz. 2 20 Bol pam SSS 15 Snowboy, a4 10 oz. : 40 Sho - ‘a. 2 40
si Y GLASSES tee oe gee Speedee,'3 4 Large ce 4 = A-i, ion 9 oz. me 4 25
» per doz eo __— 12% Sunbrite, "73 do ge. 4.80 A-1, email 9 on, dos. 218
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8 Luek, ‘yet Brands. Heavich ee 17 PICES. , EA.
: Gilt gage,” eae as } emok seinen 2 Allspi —_— Spices a —
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. Doais 8 is. % 122 pails e am, d , 16-18 5 Cc , Cant of | aoe 44
Ma, 3 ee -2 12 2 Ib. pails i oil ida ts ae ae @15 No. i Nibbe —__— 52@59
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’ estenbru 25 Ib. pails crate Picni a Hams —_-_ 84 zinger, Coc an ---—. Ch Gun . ao
€ Carload Di gge Bra oe ce Boiled ee Mace. P chin - @15 oice powder
: Distributor nds 50 Ib. a ea paea ne -e Mixed i e ~ @25 eK
‘ PETROLE ee Lo aay Hama 30 @32 ‘ Mixed, Pong 1. eC ee 38 2
é = UM PRODUCTS Pao Hams uae in an ti case, 24, 21 Pe _: doz. aa Pekoe oe @40
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TT: An Was Goaciine, 12.1 oe woe is Pe 94 9 lho : 30 r, Black _---@65 Gauane we °
Gas Tonal ovine : , new _.. 18 @223 60 — 0 are Guna @19 Congou, Choice ue
a M. & Pp Gasoline 36.2 Gein ot te oe 00 Worcester Gee. a Bulk a. Vaney 35@36
apitol Cyli Naphttl Cond sed No. 1 c c Feu oa @o. M Ool --- 42@43
“ Nucoa, 1 Ib Atlantic peed a, LO. oc Secs LS 2 00 Say Casaia. oe ane — mang
: : “ Wi ed Engine__ 9. i ringer : on @54 al wc
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aera siebbigsang: OLarin @ bbis., 36 eciaioaty cae me ele coin 3 TWINE _
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* ri AMOS: a \ tn Ul 8 pooner a @27 Wool, 6 heey — oo =
> ATCHES _ 5Y, — De abide CNet 3 ne 48
SS sabia . ee a Kits, 15 oo ~~ AE OG Paprika, Spanish ~ San Cider. VINEGAR "
een 144 box ___- 575 meavy ee 59.2 % ae aa 90 . “ sh __.. @42 White 40 Grain R
Red oe 144 HOw ; OU oon nee beg ao 80 iy a 1 60 pone 30-10 sk Sane tine aan White criaet 80 grain =
Red Diam 720 1c bx oe 2 Reef, 5. 3 00 pis. 60-5 8. Celery Sal » 1c - 1e, 40 gr: 2e
iamond, 1 bxs 5 50 ran a 66.2 eef, rou io ae Bbls D-5 sks So ee ae Sage t, 3 oz wa lt OF : grain 19
, 144 bx 9 ransmission Oil —_- 6 Beef und set - @A42 Ss. 120-2 . 0 Onior 2 oz. _— N WICK
Saf x 600 ninol on Oil . fee mide on’ 100-3 24 sks. .- fc, Cnten Sat coe ING
ee AS at etn ge 1S oe er 88 EEN i — Saree:
MINC . case 4 75 Parowax cere ane 7. " R 1 75@2 00 A Butter b. bulk: 05 -onelty, a a 35 Ne. 2; per gross __.. 1 75
None $ E MEAT Parowax. 00, Ib “099. «(Fancy BI ICE AA-Butt ide Kitchen B Oz. 136 No. 3. pe gross 10
q Quaker uch, 3, doz Parow: ote 2! 72 Hancy slue Rose 74 AA-Butter —— 99 «Laurel Bouquet ____ 3 25 Peasicee Malta. ac ---- 1 60
Gather don ante 5 3 at ae ea EE Broken gos Ba" Bt bt se. 5 cohen ae 8
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gen it Ree i HH" Woosenwane
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Ronee. ore N 2 - Rock Ib. fo. Sn 40 Ki Corn ane narrow b
contol Flake a Aum 8 25 Cc?’ 100-1b pag fs 76 einaetond. 40 Ib Bs gmerons: and,
Sacks, 90 Ib. oF reat SOAP sacks 1 Argo, 43, ao on une ‘narrow band, 1 15
Cc 222. id Oo d : Crear 48, 1 an & O ark 68 __
R otton .. 3 75 Am. Family oan: 48-1 Ib. pkgs. 4 a Market drop hana 1 80
eronar UES; oct 3 Ng ane Hace chee hand
and Rusk C tig Four W oe 3 oo Splint, aa 90
an ca eames = Flake ee ae ee ia = GI —"T Splint BE siptecraecis ou
sa eee te mse arte: a bee $3 Argo, 48, 1.90 Splint, tmediuar "= 7
co 86 ear ackages => 2 5 ma Whit , 700 box 6 on rgO, 12, 3 : cos. _ , ’ Won one
18 esd caches 2 30 Rub Nu wine Na. toOn 6 00 Argo, 8. Bt Ib. pkgs. 4 0 BZ oe aati 6 =
arton pack -- 5 10 Naptha 100 Ww 4m “iver G . pkgs. _._ 3 gg Barrel urns.
Gold B eat eea Tt 510 Swi ptha, 100 hite a ee oer Ce atte, 5 gal
‘ N rer Ra Arm ERATUS 60 Swift Classic box — lastic, 64 » 48 1s - ge 64eerel, ty + each
& o. 10, 6 ¢ bbit Semda and Ham US 20 M assic, 100 _ 4 OG Tiger pkgs . 2% 3 to 6 eat., -. 3 40
: No. 5, 12 ans to case 5 95 Semd c, 12 pt SAL mer .. 8 Wat ule Borax box 4 40 Tige _ 48-1 _ & 06 gai., per seen 4 9
= «Re. ao he oan to case 6 3B ac, 12 at. Cana 2 70 P oranor ret — - 81 Pairy a ka mie 350 N Egg C gal. i
‘ No 136, ip cans to a 2 PICK . s 4 30 anulated, ae mae Ye he hoe a 051% No. 1} . ase
% : as ‘ s. gy Peco ‘ap : Mie e 50 o% N + Star : 8.
. seo nie 1. ae S 2 oo Medium Sour Granulated, i Ibs és 3 i Palm “Olive,” box aie a CORN SYRUP . i 2, Pp cuatrier-- 5 ee
7 Jo. 1 : r Rabbi ' H co ages _ - “ava, 1 44 box. 5 ‘Oo. I, Sta A er__
2 No. a 6 cans to im ' os, bbis., 600 unt _. 2450 M COD FISH 2 25 Octae 100 box __ box 11 00 No. 2, fae Egg Tray 4 bd
© No gg ge Es viva 4 60 gallon kegs count 12 25 es fe FISH pote a or 4 90 r Egg trove is 25
% ‘0. 4H 72, ; ase (TOMER See S88 HR abl, 8 ‘ no, 100 box __. me 2 &
No. 1%, 3 — to pi . - a0 oe 10 00 Pantetr i: Pare 16 Sweetheart, as ee Z a ee oon Sticks 50
Aunt Di ans to es. 4 30 gallon, a 50 doz b. Pure, 3 G andpa Ta ox . 6 76 he ipse pat OE
H No. 10, 6 inah Bran a _ Wood takos Bb randpa Tar. 50 sm No. 2 oe ae © oe
. N , d. 4 ta. Tar. -20 poe BAe prin
gp No. 5, 12 cans to case 3 600 Size Plekles. - ee ca Pure ao oe Hard 60 lge. 3 45 i. No. brush hold 2°
No. 2% oo fo 2 | on... % "Holland Herrin a waiepank ‘Fe —— BS > / 1 ae aan wae a
if No. 144) 36 cans oc cs. 3 25 Cob, 3 Pa —- 1380 Quen, Kees fiering Trilbe 'S 7) we Weis Fe ASEH oz. Ct.” Mop Heads 2 68
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4 rE : ’ s . <= $e 2e ’ -.
Choice pen Kettle Blue e Axe, per _— Milkers, kee oo 1 . Wil sabi Barber Bar, 8 00 LEM: CRYSTALWHITE: 12 q : Galvanize
R dc Y e 7 50 li r Bar MAPLE re. ¢ ed
Pa ee eae a = aoa es cuen oz. 2 e v - Keg = ~Ha ae 110 ams Mug, oo 9s 50 6 Penick Gold 4 qt. Greenies —ua 9 08
ee 2 Se ae 5 _ M. hal UES e len an oe en § 12 at. ialvanize ---- 2
Half barrels 5 a : POTASH __ 4 50 Y. M. halt “pbis, Lo a 05 12, § Ib. cans - av lu . Flaring Gs ——- a &
. Molasses in ag abbitt’s 2 Pascal . on ee ee > CLEANSERS 24 ay cone | gag 16 ss ‘Tin og Ir. 5 00
ve, 36 ns. ee eae ona 2 7 K K rring x : 24° “72 » CE Pou ale a 3 40 rGe a De 4
Dove, 24, 2 lb. Wh. L FRESH - 275 » Ib K, Norwa 24, 1% Ib anes Mop Heads : 50
’ oe . 7 . . as < . eans a a ae ads 3 2
Dave. 3 2% lb W 560 1 MEATS Ch pails __ y __ 20 00 cans __ 350 M T 20
, 36, he 5 lop Stee Beet Cut Tune —-—~-+-==- ---- 2 3! Mouse, w raps
Dove, * a. - Black 4 bond Steers & IEE aa Boned, aes a = 6, 10 White Sy Mouse, = ; holes 6
_ & 10 tb. | ack 3 Med. Steers Hf. 14@15 Fie tag Py sala 33 12, 5 cans rR ieuen, tn. © bade no
: Bib. 5 15 ors H’t. @14 ee 24 <2 |b. cans a eo at sai. ---- 65
pla a 7 oo -- She. 100 Ib. fney sia . = cans ae + 05 ae oe ia
Almo Whole a. a ibs, 60 cy fat 24 5 enick S$ ------ 278 . :
; okt gad Terregonz a Medium ea 12% M “as en 6, 10 lt Maple-Like Ss Larg Tub cs 30
Fe Fancy ae a - Medium W.-W... a oe ia, 7 Em cane yrup Mediur Galvanized
u Vilberts a oe 3 y ‘ 24 91 ane 4 45 Sm: n Galvz z e
Pilberta Stet 35 To IT Oe Ble P BLACKENING. tale vy, Galvanized — 7 50
>, ’ ojini TT : -- , " 72 ve on >
Poannts, eos Te ii 2 . Dri- combination, = 1 35 SS te a Westlands 6 50
Peetu, aay ieee 137 Mota re ae a ea z. 1 8 Ca 2 00 » 10 Ib. cans . Glass. Sinaia
Pecans,” Br se een 2 ened zl Lamb. --- 12 yer don ] 35 a ia, Lo oe Be on angle aa —e be
ecans, 3 Star ___- os Edius 4 OVE POLISH. 90 oy ou th cana oo mG 2 Gr Sores
Fee game ve Bis Pe ee oe hae oie ce ee 1G
Salted ornia __ 2 2 ani ne ee Silk Li om 1 5, 20 ib. es ane aie 85 U an Ga. 7B
E Fancy, oa Peanuts. 31 Good i Muu 22 =o Silk oh Bl ; 7 aa lS 59 Jniversal — ae § =
moe 14 janes oT 18 Bramatine Paste, - 125 go ; Corn 44 a one oe 7 25
eee ee 23 ee eee re 15 EG e Liquid oz. 1 36 can cas slue K Tan aners
Almonds ee ears ual 2 Radi Liquid , az. 1 35 ases, $4.80 Bl . G. Liebold,
General Secretary to Henry Ford.
‘There is no more despicable individ-
ual alive than the patent medicine
quack who exploits the victims of the
dreaded diseases of tuberculosis, can-
eer or other diseases wnich are gener-
aliy considered fatal. They are the
vultures of the human race! In the
case of tuberculosis if proper treatment
is taken in time in the early stages of
the disease it can be and very often is
cured, but if the victim relies upon the
false claims of patent medicine ven-
dors by the time the patient discovers
the deception the case may be hopeless.
The Associated Advertising Clubs of
the World issued a bulletin during
December reporting the issuance of
fraud orders by the Post Office De-
partment against the General Remedies
Co, and the Vital-O Gland Co., both
of which were operated by the same
Under these names a cure for
Each in-
group.
tuberculosis was advertised.
dividual owes it to suffering humanity
to protest to the publishers advertising
such “quack remedies.” Frauds deal-
ing with human life cannot be com-
,
paved to the ordinary type of swind-
legs
The National Vigilance Committee
cf the Associated Advertising Clubs of
World, “To
create maximum public confidence in
advertising by making all advertising
the whose purpose is
trustworthy,” is doing a distinct ser-
vice by giving the widest publicity to
the Government's closing of the mails
to the fake tuberculosis “cure” known
s Heilol (formerly Haelan), exploit-
ed by the General Remedies Co., and
to the “gland” treatment sponsored by
the Vital-O Gland Co. The two fraud
orders issued against the precious
group marketing these fakes also cov-
ered a device “the mere description of
which is too obscene for further repe-
tition.” ‘The Committee advises that
advertising of periodicals
who are offered copy exploiting pur-
ported treatments for tuberculosis,
whether active or incipient, for “weak
lungs,” or for diseases of the respira-
tory tract, investigate through local
public health and anti-tuberculosis
agencies, or direct similar enquiries to
>
?
managers
the nearest Better Business Bureau or
to the National Vigilance Committee,
at 383 Madison avenue, New York
City. Every time such an advertise-
ment appears a direct blow is struck
at the confidence of all readers in ad-
vertising. The Committee aims to
eradicate advertisements of this type
from public print. Not one of the
tuberculosis and cancer “cures” has
made good on its advertising claims.
The Committee points out that the
effect of such copy upon the confidence
cf readers is ultimately fatal to all ad-
vertising, and is trying to drive home
this truth to every advertiser and pub-
lisher in the country. The banned
device to which we have alluded is not
a whit more obscene than the remedies
in question, if we employ the word in
the sense of indecent and disgusting.
We are so obsessed by sex considera-
tions that the far grosser obscenity of
many things far removed from sex
does not register the proper psycho-
legical response in us. The most ob-
scene thing that we can think of is the
commercial exploitation of the invalid.
The Toledo Pipe Threading Machine
(o., of Toledo, is required in an order
issued by the Federal Trade- Commis-
sion to discontinue a number of busi-
ness practices found by the Commis-
sion to be unfair methods of competi-
tion. The practices so found have to
do with the maintenance through co-
operation with dealers of a plan for re-
selling the company’s products at a
standard agreed upon price. The com-
pany is a manufacturer of pipe thread-
ing, boring and cutting tools, and
other similar products which it sells
to dealers throughout the United
States. The Commission’s findings re-
cite many instances wherein it is shown
that the respondent solicited and re-
ceived co-operation from dealers
niaintaining its price plan. A phase of
the case as found by the Commission
was the respondent’s refusal to sell to
so-called price cutters, or to other
dezlers who sold below their standard
prices, unless such offending dealers
explained to the respondent that such
lower prices were caused by a mistake
or the dealer in question would give
assurance in writing that he would be
governed by suggested
resale price thereafter. Another point
at issue was the seeking of advice from
dezlers as to the location of a selling
territorial division line for the stated
purpose of eliminating price competi-
tion among dealers. The complete or-
der as issued by the Commission is as
in
respondent’s
follows:
That the respondent, Toledo Pipe
Threading Machine Co., its officers,
agents and employes do cease and de-
sist from maintaining its suggested re-
sale discounts by
1. Requiring from dealers assurance
that they will be governed by the sug-
gested resale discounts in the disposal
of stocks previously purchased, as a
precedent
sales to them by respondent.
2, Requiring from dealers placing
orders assurances that the commodi-
ties so ordered will be resold at the
suggested resale discounts as a condi-
tion precedent to the acceptance of
such orders.
3. Requiring from dealers generally
condition to
subsequent '
January 28, 1925
assurances that they will be governed
by the suggested resale discounts in
all resales of respondent’s products,
under threat of discontinuance of re-
lations.
4. Seeking the co-operation of deal-
ers in making effective a resale price
maintenance policy by seeking the ad-
vice of dealers as to the location of a
selling territorial division line for the
purpose of eliminating price com-
petition among dealers; by manifest-
ing to dealers an intention to act upon
all reports sent in by them of varia-
tions from the resale discounts by the
elimination of the price-cutter; by in-
forming dealers that price-cutters re-
ported who would not give assurance
ef adherence to the suggested resale
discounts, had been or would be re-
fused further sales; by employing its
salesmen to investigate charges of
price-cutting reported by dealers and
advising dealers of that fact; by which
means consecutively or concurrently
applied, the aid and assistance of deal-
ers is sought and obtained in the pre-
vention of departures from respond-
ent’s resale discounts.
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Hides, Pelts and Furs.
Green,
Green,
Cured,
Cured, No. 2 ~------------------
Calfskin, Green, No. 1
Calfskin, Green No. 2 -------------- 161%
@alfskin, Cured; No. 1 —------__-_-_ 19
Calfskin, Cured, No. 2 ~--------
Horse,
Horse,
Pelts. ca
Old Wool ..-._---..-.------_--- 1 00G@2 50
amps —...._--_--___----_----- 1 00@2 00
Shearlings -------------------- 50@1 00
Tallow.
Prime 07
No. 1 06
No. 2 05
Wool.
Unwashed, medium ---------------- @40
Unwashed, rejects ----------------- @30
Unwashed, fine -------------------- @40
Skunk, Black
Skunk, Short
Skunk, Narrow
»kunk, Broad
Muskrats, Winter
Muskrats, Fall
Muskrats, Kitts
Raccoon, Large
Raccoon, Medium ~-------------------
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Arizona Sends Monster Lemon To
White House.
Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. 23—The Cham-
ber of Commerce here recently sent
an example of the city’s ability along
the fruit line to the White House in
the form of a lemon measuring eight
inches high and six inches in diameter
and weighing slightly more than three
pounds. This huge specimen of citrus
fruit was accompanied by a letter from
H. B. Watkins, the general manager
of the chamber, which read in part: “I
am sending you by air mail, under
separate cover, the biggest lemon that
bas ever gone to the White House
during a Republican Administration.”
—
Detroit—The Michigan Growers Ex-
change, 409 East Fort street, has been
incorporated with an authorized cap-
ital stock of $1,000 common, 15,000
shares at $10 per share and 15,000
shares at $1 per share, of which
amount $1,000 and 18,577 shares has
been subscribed, $2,290 paid in_in cash
and $49,480. in. properéy. oo
SS
H. E. Parmelee, dealer in general
merchandise at Hilliards, renews his
subscription to the Tradesman and
says; “I do not think I have been
without the Tradesman for about 36
years and sure would not think of
being off your list now.”
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