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NOT ALL ALIKE.

Another canard has been circulated
with the apparent purpose of putting
America’s conduct of foreign affairs
in a bad light. The rumor that the
American Ambassador to Brazil had
congratulated the Rio government on
withdrawal from the League of Na-
tions was immediately denied, but not
before it had done considerable harm
in League circles. Now a report has
been circulated in Paris to the effect
that Under Secretary of the Treasury
Winston remarked to French political
leaders that France could not get
American loans on as favorable a basis
as Italy because France has no Mus-
solinij The absurd report has, of
course, been denied also. That it
should have been credited at all indi-
cates a distrust and a fear of American
foreign policy that have no basis in
fact. Misrepresentation of this sort
puts the self-respect of these other
nations to an unpleasant test.

Just because Secretary of Labor
Davis made a fool of himself and be-
trayed the trust reposed in him by the
Government by wiring the labor union
sluggers of England that the United
States approved of the reign of terror
they inaugurated though their nation
wide strike is no reason why all Gov-
ernment officers should be suspected
of being plain d fools.

 

 

FORCED TO HOLD HIS NOSE.

There is more than a suspicion that
the rivers and harbors bill now receiv-
ing the final touches in Congress is not
all it should be. There is, in fact,
the distinct smell of ‘‘pork” about it.
While it includes many projects which
cannot be and are not criticized, there
are others of more than doubtful
value. In pre-budget days and in the
times when Federal economy was not
so much emphasized this was one of
the favorite “pork barrels.”

Some of the time-worn proposals

for the improvement of the navigation
of “Mud Creek” and the betterment
of “Ooze Harbor’ are back again.
Some of the untamable Western
streams are up again for taming. Not
much is being said about the measure
or the appropriations it carries. It is
moving along rather serenely on the
tide of legislation.

However, when a Western Senator,
high in the councils of the Administra-
tion, says he will be forced to hold his
nose when he votes for it all cannot be
well. Some of the time the Senate
gave to the migratory bird bill might
well have been given to a’ discussion
of the more or less migratory rivers
and forgotten harbors that will profit
by these appropriations.

 

AHEAD OF COLUMBUS 500 YRS.

Sweden’s Crown Prince paid tribute
to he Vikings at the old stone mill,
which Newport likes to believe is a
landmark of the coming of Leif Eric-
son. Even Horsford spent much of
his lifetime trying to prove that the
Vikings came ashore at Norumbega,
on the Charles River. The range of
speculation includes points as far North
as Labrador and as far South as Vir-
ginia, for the location of the ‘“Vine-
land” where grapes were found. All
unprejudiced historians cheerfully con-
cede that the Norsemen anticipated
Columbus by at least 500 years. The
Norsemen, like the Phoenicians, sailed
a boat wherever a boat could go, and
the restless spirit of Amundsen, Ras-
mussen, or Nansen is the outcropping
in our time of the fever that burned
in the veins of Eric the Red and his
shipmates bidding them sail, like Ulys-
ses, beyond the rim of the
world.

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The case of Magnus Johnson illus-
trates what happens to a state when
it once steps a few measures with a
political snake dancer. In a moment
of aberration Minnesota sent Magnus
to the Senate. He flourished a brief
space, to the great delectation of Wash-
ington, and was speedily forgotten be-
fore his little day was over. He ran
again for the Senate and received a
trouncing. He then contested the seat
of Senator Schall, who had beaten him,
although the Johnson case had hard-
ly a leg to stand upon. The Senate
Committee on Elections refused to
give him aid and comfort; but Minne-
sota has not heard the last of him.
He is now in the race for Governor
as a Farmer-Labor candidate. The
Johnson voice, the loudest in all the
clamorous Northwest, will boom over
Minnesota this spring. Minnesota is
herself to blame. The “North Star
State” encouraged Magnus, and now
the “Gophers” must bear with him,

Volumes have deen written concern-
ing the advisability of teaching pros-
pective brides to cook, as a cure for
the divorce habit. A decade ago many
wise men proved to their own satis-
faction that nothing was more de-
structive to lasting conjugal relations
than a hard biscuit or a soggy pie.
But the rise of the delicatessen shop
has done away with this home destroy-
ing evil. Schools for teaching young
women the science of cookery are no
longer needed. A suit for divorce filed
in Brooklyn, the city of homes, indi-
cates that the real cause of the trou-
bie lies on the other side of the matri-
monia! fence. What is really needed
is a school for training prospective
bridegrooms to do odd jobs about the
house. The papers in this case show
that no wife can respect her husband
until he learns to do these things. The
remedy is simple. No young man
should be allowed to have a marriage
license until he can pass an examina-
tion in hanging curtains, putting up
pictures, painting window sills and
doing over hardwood floors.

 

Thirty-one of the 120 men who were
graduated from Princeton University
in 1875 are still alive. Each is more
than seventy years of age. Twenty-
five of the number come under the
student designation of bookworms, the
business

 

six others having followed
The figures serve to raise the
question whether the college book-
worm longer than the athlete.
There is a popular belief that few of
the latter pass sixty, and that most of
them die ten years earlier. The reason
for the greater longevity of the phys-
ically weaker students may lie in the
fact that they are forced to take greater
care of their health than the stronger
men. The cracked pot goes often to
the well, and a lean horse usually wins
the long race. There is no other ex-
planation why the youth who cannot
make any team should live longer than
the youth who is strong enough to
pick and choose among the most stren-
uous opportunities for undergraduate

careers.

lives

fame.

Certain university professors having
expressed. the opinion that football as
now conducted is conducive to drink-
ing and dishonesty in college, and re-
sults in neglect of work, the Carnegie
Foundation announces the beginning
of a survey to determine the exact ef-
fects of sports in schools and colleges.
Devotees of football will be comforted
by the remarks of Dr. Savage of the
Foundation that there is much loose
talk about the good and bad effects
from athletics and that the country
grows excited over the question about
every two years. There is an assur-

ance here that those in charge of the
investigation are not likely to become
unduly excited over the subject and
that the investigation will be interest-
ing and valuable. The probable re-
sult will be to find that, as with ail
other good things, the real trouble lies
not in the sports themselves but in
the abuse of them, and that it is the
business of the faculty of each uni-
versity to see that its own students
do not abuse a good thing.
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There are still men who can sail,
in these of “floating machine
The
crew that has brought the forty-eight-
foot British cutter yacht Jolie Brise
across for the race from New London
to Bermuda bears witness to the fact.
There were but five sailors and they

days
shops” and the Diesel engine.

were forty-seven days in making the
crossing, but hey casually dismiss the
hardships of standing watch and watch
with so small a company, merely not-
ing incidentally that their little craft
rode out that for
eighteen days they saw no trace of any
other human occupancy of the
But this gallant band of navigators,
which has gained valuable experience
for the coast-wise run, does not mo-
nopolize the honors of the meeting in
sportsmanship. Three American boats
will escort the Jolie Brise on her return
to race on the other side of the sea,
and they will probably vie with the
British craft for the record in
the crossing.

two gales and

sea.

best

 

A new transatlantic cable to be laid
smoothly and easily along the ocean
floor at the rate of seven knots an
hour, marks the progress of applied
science since the brave and finally suc-
cessful struggle of Cyrus Field, from
1857 to 1866. To-day the cable will
be put down in spliced lengths of 300
to 400 miles; in the earlier attempts
a total of 204 miles was the best
achievement after repeated efforts, and
when in 1858 communication was first
established the line broke after Queen
Victoria had sent President Buchanan
a congratulatory message. When the
Great Eastern in 1865, renewed the
discouraging enterprise, the cable
again broke within 600 miles of New-
foundland; and not until 1866 was the
big ship successful. To-day we accept
as almost a commplace what was re-
garded as an epochal achievement at
the close of the Civil War.

 

Why is it that the Wasteful Guy,
who hasn’t a piastre to his name, al-
ways, blames his misfortune to hard
luck? You'll find Birds of that flock
ready to divide with the fellow who
has made a bundle of greens and kept
a little of it in cheerful storage.

 

 

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CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.

 

Occasions When Courtesy of Sales
Persons Is Wrenched.

One of the few really good anec-

dotes concerning department stores

has to do with that bane of all retail- -

ers—the woman who is “just looking.”
It is about a shopper of this type who
stopped at a silk counter of a certain
store one afternoon and asked to be
shown some satin. The clerk serving
her took down piece after piece, which
the woman looked at and then dis-
missed with a wave of the hand.

When the clerk was about at the
point of physical exhaustion the “cus-
tomer” calmly informed him that she
had not intended to buy anyth'ng and
that she had simply stopped there be-
cause she was in the store looking for
a friend .To which, with a note of
exasperation in his voice. the clerk re-
plied: “There are still a few pieces of
satin on the shelves, madame. Per-
haps we shall find your friend in one
of them.”

This little story ‘s related only be-
cause it illustrates the violation of one
of the cardinal rules of retail sales-
manship—that, no matter what the
circumstances may be, the customer
must be treated courteously. It is for
such violations that executives of mod-
ern department stcres are constantly
on the watch, and it is part of the
duties of the “shoppers” of such
stores to observe and report them
when they occur. That they are
numerous is shown by reports turned
‘n by these emnloves.

Sometimes the “shoppers” report On
how they are treated when thev “buy”
a= article in the store that employs
hem: sometimes thev merely observe
h- treatment accorded real customers.
Only recently an observation report
turned in bv one “shopper” showed a
fAacrant violation of the courtesv rule.
In ‘his case a customer was looking
through the stock of misses’ coats of
a certain size. but was evidently not
able to find what she wanted. The
snles-oman simply walked along with
her. making no at‘empt to help. The
customer. either piqued at her failure
to find a coat she thought su'table or
at the saleswoman’s apparent lack of
interes‘ in her problem, finally gave
up with a rather pettish remark con-
cerning the lack of style in the gar-
ments she had seen At this the sales-
woman bridled and snapped, “Huh, I
suppose you know more about style
than our buyer!” The customer left
without buying.

The “shopper,”
the customer as one of the country’s
well-known authorities on women’s
dress, so far forgot herself as to
“step out of character” .and tell the
saleswoman who the woman was. The
saleswoman, not knowing the “shop-
per” from Eve, looked at her brazenly
for a moment and then replied cut-
tingly, “Sure she is, an’ I’m Mary
Pickford.” There’s a new girl in that
department.

Another “shopper” in the same store
is tall and thin. She is married, but
looks rather like a spinster. Conse-
quently, when she is “buying” in her
own store she leans toward things
that women of her type would likely

who had recognized

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

buy. Recently she “shopped” the
women’s coat section and deliberately
picked out the least stylish garment in
the place. She asked to have it sent
and gave the saleswoman her name
and address. When she called herself
Mrs. Charles Jones the saleswoman
stared at her in surprise. “Gee,” she
said, “that’s a funny one, you bein’
married. Most women that buys coats
like that is old maids.”

Not so very long ago the sales-
women of the stout wear section of a
prominent store were given some thor-
ough drilling on the effect of color on
intensifying or reducing the bulkiness
of the stout figure. A “shopper” for
this store had for an aunt an agree-
able but very chubby woman who
consented to help her test how well
the lessons had been learned. She was
instructed to ask first for a dress in
a certain shade of gray which, while
it would be suitable for wear by some
types of stout women, would make her
look like a circus freak. It was further
arranged that if the saleswoman tried
to sell the aunt a dress of a darker
hue—a navy blue, perhaps—she would
slowly and apparently reluctantly let
herself be won over.

With the stage all set, the show be-
gan. The saleswoman brought out
some dresses in dark colors first,
thereby showing that the selling in-
structions had not been lost on her.
The aunt politely but firmly rejected
them and asked for the gray shade,
as she had been coached. Finally,
over her voiced objections, the sales-
woman produced a dress of the desired
hue, and the aunt retired to a fitting
room to don it.

The “shopper” and the saleswoman
waited near the door of the fitting
room, and as the aunt emerged the
saleswoman’s eyes seemed to pop from
her head. “Oh, God, Madam,” she
eiaculated, “take it off quick. It
makes you look like a balloon.” The
remark coupled with the shocked ex-
pression on the saleswoman’s face,
caused both the aunt and the “shop-
per’ to smile involuntarily. This
seemed to touch the saleswoman “on
the raw.” She forgot all rules about
courtesy in selling. “Women with
tastes like yours,” she snapped, “ought
to buy their clothes in Podunk instead
of her.”

A shopper for the same store was
standing near two women in the
misses’ dress section a few days ago
while they were looking at graduation
dresses. She gathered from their con-
versation that one of them wanted to
buy a dress for her daughter’s gradua-
tion from high school. The sales-
woman had shown them several, the
last of which was rather simply made.

Holding this dress up before her, the
mother of the girl remarked to her
companion that it really was a shame
to pay a high price for such a dress,
when one like it could be made at
home without a great deal of trouble.
At that the saleswoman took the dress
from the customer’s hands, at the
same time informing her rather forc-
ibly that if she was shopping for ideas
instead of dresses she had better go
somewhere else to do it. The cus-
tomer and her companion left in a huff,

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and the saleswoman had something to
explain later.

In another instance the infraction of
the courtesy rule occurred in the pres-
ence of the buyer. The merchandise
in this case was a child’s raincoat,
with hat to match. The argument
came up over the price, the customer
maintaining that the saleswoman had
told her that a figure the latter had
quoted covered both articles. The
saleswoman denied this. The buyer,
who was standing near, saw that
something was wrong and tactfully in-
jected himself into the proceedings.

Thereupon the customer, with con-
siderable vigor and at some length,
set forth her side of the affair. Again
the saleswoman denied the customer’s
claim, at which the customer, by this
time considerably “miffed,” retorted
somewhat loudiy, “Why, you did, too.”

Then the saleswoman lost control
and, regardless of the presence of the
buyer, she replied just as_ loudly,
“Well, I say I didn’t, and my word is
just as good as yours here.” This
brought out a display of temper on the
part of the customer that not even the
buyer’s offer to accept her version of
the story could check before a real
scene had been created.

—_+++____

Five and Ten Cent Grocery Stores.

Massachusetts has hatched out an-
other freak type of store, in the vicin-
ity of classic Boston. It is nothing
more nor less than a revival of the
late lamented idea of a “5 and 10c”
grocery store and one is said to be
flourishing in Massachusetts avenue,
that city.

The store carries 750 different items
every one of which is sold at either 5c
or 10c, no more and no less. While
the Woolworth 5c and 10c stores are
featuring 10c “portions” of candy in
the front part of their stores and serv-
ing 10c lunches in order to draw a
crowd, here is a store stocked with
small packages of grocery products.

The 5c and 10c grocery idea origin-
ated in the mind of Arthur Smith, head
of the Manhattan Market, in Cam-
bridge, Mass. Mr. Smith’s first move
was a 5c and 10c department in his
big cash market, with two counters de-
voted to 5c and 10c items and a sur-
prising variety of goods was shown.
Some of the items labeled “15c” and
even “25c” didn’t move well at these
prices, but proved fast sellers on the
10c counters. Then came the first 5c
and 10c grocery store.

While it is useless to “knock” any
new idea in the way of serving gro-
ceries to the public, most experienced
grocers will find little basis for believ-
ing in the ultimate success of the ex-
periment. Grocery margins are ‘too
narrow, quality for quality, to justify
any very great bargains in foodstuffs
and a fair price in most cases justifies
“splitting the nickel” to such prices as
7c, 11c, 23c, etc.

Within the bounds of fair and safe
profit margins, there is mighty little
chance for standardizing 5c and 10c
prices, save in varying the amount one
can afford to sell for a dime or a
nickel and any grocer can do that as
well as a “five and ten.” However,
the experiment is worth watching.

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 3

Fall Millinery Trend.

Among the most definite trends of
the Fall millinery season is the au-
thentic Oriental revival. Historic
prints and engravings, antique em-
broideries, brocades and jeweled orna-
ments are being sought throughout
Paris by the leading modistes in sup-
port of this movement of more elab-
orate modes, according to a bulletin
issued yesterday by the Retail Mil-
linery Association of America.

“Many versions of the turban are
already accepted,” says the bulletin,
“but these are largely of a popular,
not exclusive, expression, and lack the
prestige of the true Oriental move-
ment. Among the contours favored
within the latter classification are
those of East Indian and Persian or-
igination, which again emphasize the
style value of the padded roll in single,
double and triple usage. Another
well-defined Eastern note is the use of
the standing aigrette.

“Turbans also appear which are of
Chinese and Russian inspiration, but
which offer unhackneyed details of
these “long-popular themes. Among
them are effects obtained at the tip
and the close line encircling the face.
These offer new and flattering treat-
ments, especially striking in glazed-
face fabrics, metal brocades and wide
ribbons.

“Russian lines are softer than in
former seasons. Little or no draping
enters into their creation, soft creases
and supple folds replacing the more
traditional effects.

“The increasing vogue of metal
novelties abroad, for the creation of the
semi-sports type of two-piece dresses,
assures the adoption of metals for all
types of the small, informal hat.
Agnes, Talbot, Le Monnier and Lewis
are already among the leading spon-
sors of this mode, for which single-
tone, two-tone, cire and quilted metals,
galloons and ribbons are adopted.

“A new metalized ostrich flue is in-
troduced in a series of embroideries
upon bright shades of velvet, and
many cleverly contrived details of
metal are reintroduced in elaboration
of Syrian suggestion which present
the actual metal detail in massed ef-
fects. These shimmering all-overs are
supplied as dress details, as well as
upon crowns and brims of hats, glove
tops and as coat trims

“Metalized fur is another revival
which is attracting more favorable at-
tention than upon its introduction
some seasons ago, and it is especially
successful when used as motifs upon
velvet models.”

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Shawls Cheaper, More Sales.

With the lowering in prices of the
bright colored Spanish type shawls has
come a broadening of the retail in-
terest in this merchandise. For a
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MOVEMENTS OF MERCHANTS.

Ithaca — W. J. Ayers. succeeds
George A. Ford in the grocery busi-
ness.

Quincy—E. O. Kenyon has sold his
fuel and seed business to the Quincy
Lumber Co.

Holland—The Notier-Van Ark Co.,
27 West 8th street, is closing out its
stock of boots and shoes.

Clare—Eli Ramey is rebuilding his
restaurant and cigar store which was
destroyed by fire recently.

Detroit—The Howis Glass Co., 13911
Meyers Road, has increased its capital
stock from $8,000 to $25,000.

Fennville—Charles A. Sheffer has
sold his grocery stock to Chelman &
Son, who have taken possession.

Detroit—The Service Coal Co., 3602
McDougall avenue, has increased its
capital stock from $2,000 to $15,000.

Detroit—The Mitchell Phonograph
Corporation, 3000 Gratiot avenue, has
increased its capifal ‘stock from $5,000
to $100,000.

Grand Rapids—The Grand Rapids
Trunk Co., 101 Division avenue, S.,
has decreased its capital stock from
$25,000 to $10,000.

Detroit—The National Electric Sup-
ply & Fixture Co., 1326 Broadway,
has increased its capital stock from
$50,000 to $75,000.

Detroit—H. H. Landay & Co., Inc.,
1235 Book building, wholesale coal,
wood, etc., has increased. its capital
stock from $10,000 to $25,000.

Royal Oak—The Royal Oak Whole-
sale Co., Harrison and Dexter streets,
interior finish, has increased its capital
stock from $150,000 to $250,000.

St. Johns—George H. Chapman is
closing out his stock of dry goods at
special sale and will devote his entire
attention to his portable house manu-
facturing plant.

Otsego—Mrs. Hattie Daniels, who
has conducted a grocery store here for
a number of years, has sold her stock
and store fixtures to William Dens-
more, who has taken possession.

Detroit—The Lindke Shoe Co., 1115
Farmer street, has been incorporated
with an authorized capital stock of
$50,000, of which amount $30,000 has
been subscribed and $26,500 paid in
in cash.

Homer—The Homer Chamber of
Commerce has secured an option on
the factory building here owned by the
Homer Furnace Co., of Coldwater and
the outlook for a new factory in Homer
is bright.

Detroit—The Miller Pharmacies,
10240 Dexter boulevard, has been in-
corporated with an authorized capital
stock of $150,000, of which amount
$52,500 has been subscribed and paid in
in property.

Allegan—Willard Pierce, who has
conducted the Home Bakery for the
past three years, has sold it to Howard
Falk and Lorin Baker, who have taken
possession. Mr. Pierce will open a
modern barber shop about July 1.

Saginaw—The Wanigas Oil Corpor-
ation, 502 Second National Bank
building, has been incorporated with
an authorized capital stock of. $25,000,
of which amount $10,000 has been sub-
scribed and $5,000 paid in in cash.

MICHIGAN

Detroit—The Miron Coal Co., 1570
East Division avenue, has been in-
corporated to deal in fuel and cement
blocks, with an authorized capital stock
of $5,000, all of which has been sub-
scribed and paid in, $2,700 in cash and
$2,300 in property.

Lansing—Sam H. Sheidt, formerly
engaged in the coffee, tea and spice
business in North Lansing, has re-
turned from Florida and leased the
store building at 121 East Grand River
avenue and will occcupy it with a cof-
fee store and restaurant.

Detroit—Benjamin L. Lamber, Pres-
ident of Lamber & Loman, wholesale
drug firm, died at his desk in the firm’s
offices Sunday morning. Services
were held Tuesday in Temple Beth El.
Burial was in Woodmere cemetery.
Mr. Lambert was 63 years old.

Detroit—The Wayne Electric Motor
Co., 1224 West Fort street, has merged
its business into a stock company un-
der the same style, with an authorized
capital stock of $7,000, all of which
has been subscribed and paid in, $436.34
in cash and $6,563.66 in property.

Detroit—The Exhibitors Supply Co.,
240 LaMothe avenue, wholesale and
retail amusement supplies. has merged
its business into a stock company un-
der the same style, with an authorized
capital stock of $10,000, $1,000 of which
has been subscribed and paid in in
cash.

Detroit—The Blessing Detroit Co.,
Inc., 202 Hofman building, has been
incorporated to deal in music and
musical instruments, with an author-
ized capital stock of $5,000, of which
amount $1,600 has been subscribed and
paid in, $600 in cash and $1,000 in
property.

Deroit—The Dee Hat Shop, Inc.,
8140 West Jefferson avenue, has been
incorporated to deal in millinery,
ready-to-wear garments for women,
dress appurtenances, etc., with an au-
thorized capital stock of $5,000, $1,000
of which has been subscribed and paid
in in cash.

Detroit—Charles C. Becker, Inc.,
1454 Washington boulevard, has been
incorporated to deal in men’s and boys’
clothing with an authorized capital
stock of $4,000 common and $8,000
preferred, all of which has been sub-
scribed, $1,500 paid in in cash and
$2,500 in property.

Lansing—The Muir Drug Co., of
Grand Rapids, conducting a chain of

drug stores in Michigan, Ohio and In-'

diana, has leased the store at 229
S. Washington street for a long period
of years and will open a Lansing unit
in it as soon as the building has been
remodeled and made modern.

Jackson—Hauck & Son, automo-
biles, accessories, supplies, etc., has
merged its business into a stock com-
pany under the style of the Hauck
Motor Sales Corporation, 526 East
Michigan avenue, with an authorized
capital stock of $25,000, $5,000 of
which has been subscribed and paid
in in property.

Royal Oak—The Hackett Coal Co.
has merged its business into a stock
company under the style of the Hackett
Coal & Coke Co., 1022 North Main
street, to deal in fuel and builders’

 

TRADESMAN

supplies at wholesale, with an author-
ized capital stock of $25,000, of which
amount $16,000 has been subscribed,
$1,622 paid in in cash and $13,378 in
property.

Melvin—The stock and fixtures of
the general store of Charles Parkin,
of Melvin, were disposed of June 12
at sheriff's sale for $4,061. Arthur
Parkin, son of Charles Parkin, bought
the stock. The goods were seized on
complaint of Charles McKernan, one
of the depositors in the Melvin Bank
of Parkin, Windsor & Co., which failed
for $33,500.

 

Manufacturing Matters.

Allegan—W. D. Sanders is building
an addition, 42x60 feet to his mattress
factory.

Grand Rapids—The Foote-Reynolds
Co., has changed its name to the Kin-
del Furniture Co.

Port Huron—The Synthetic Wood
Products Co. has changed its name to
the Burwood Carved Products Co.

Muskegon — The West Michigan
Steel Foundry Co. has increased its
capital stock from $600,000 to $800,000.

Pontiac—The Austin Co. has been
awarded engineering contract for the
new $5,000,000 factory of the Oakland
Motor Car Co.

Detroit—The Wolverine Tube Co.,
1411 Central avenue, has increased its
capital stock from $500,000 to $750,000
and 100,000 shares no par value.

Escanaba—The Michigan Turning
Co. within a week will start production
of a waterproof cedar float for gill
nets. Additional men will be em-
ployed.

Alpena—The Alpena Garment Co. is
building a factory addition, 25x180
feet, one-story, brick and steel and will
add 100 employes, bringing the force
up to 400 persons.

Kalamazoo—The Dearborn Equip-
ment Co., North Pilcher street, has
changed its name to the General

Equipment Corporation and changed
its capitalization from $50,000 to 40,000
shares at $6.66 per share.

Detroit—The Komac Medical Co., 28
West Warren avenue, has been in-
corporated to manufacture and_ sell
medicine, secret formula, etc., with an
authorized capital stock of $10,000, all
of which has been subbscribed and
paid in.

Sturgis—The Harvey Paper Prod-
ucts Co., 507 St. Joseph street, has
been incorporated with an authorized
capital stock of $200,000 common and
$50,000 preferred, of which amount
$45,000 has been subbscribed and paid
in in cash,

Detroit—The Wayne Products Co.,
3603 East Hancock avenue, has been
incorporated to manufacture cereal
beverages, malt syrup, etc., with an
authorized capital stock of $10,000, all
of which has been subscribed and
$1,000 paid in in cash.

Detroit—The Detel Co., 270 St.
Aubin street, has been incorporated
to manufacture and repair barrels,
boxes and bags, with an authorized
capital stock of $10,000, of which
amount $3,600 has been subscribed and
paid in, $1,000 tn cash and $2,600 in
property.

June 28, 1926

Detroit—Dr, Farnham’s Laborator-.
ies, Boydell building, 439 East For:
street, has been incorporated to manu-
facture and sell electrical therapeutic
instruments, with an authorized capital
stock of $5,000, all of which has been
subscribed and paid in, $500 in cash
and $4,500 in property.

Benton Harbor—The General: Ozone
Co., Traction building, has been in-
corporated to manufacture and lease
ozone and other disinfectant appli-
ances, with an authorized capital stock
of $50,000 preferred and 5,000 shares
at $1 per share, of which amount $10,-
000 and 5,000 shares has been su)
scribed, $2,500 paid in in cash and
$5,000 in property.

Monroe—The Consolidated Paper
Co. with a floor space of over forty
acres, is one of the largest concerns
engaged in manufacture of folding
paper boxes, solid fiber and corrugated
fiber shipping containers, folding box
boards, binders’ board and a special
waterproof panel board for the auto-
motive industry. The employes num
ber about 2,000 people and the annual
pay roll is in excess of three million
dollars. The total daily capacity is
about 600 tons. The properties con
sist of three large plants at Monroe,
and another good sized plant at Auro
ra, Ill.; a plant at Glenfield, Pa., and
a new plant now being built at River
Rouge (Detroit district). Another
new building is under construction at
Monroe that will house a new paper
mill scheduled to start about Sept. 1.

—_»++____
What She Really Wanted.

“I’m sorry dear, but I went into six
stores and they didn’t have any dress
goods to match the sample you gave
me,” said the husband as he sank into
a chair.

“Fine!
to know.

That’s just what I wanted
My dress will be unique!”
—_+--.
Nuts—The walnut market developed
a boom in the shelled division last
week and a mild hardening in values
in nuts in the shell. The former were
affected by the undoubtedly light hold-
ings of carryover meats here and in
Europe, coupled by advices of a cur-
tailed crop in sight in France. Shellers
have little old crop to sell and what is
available is being advanced while new
nuts are being withdrawn or are being
marked up sharply in price. Judging
from present postings the crop will be
more or less a failure following re-
cent cold weather. Nut meats and nuts
in the shell still remaining out of the
1925 yield are being held with more
confidence. The change in domestic
nuts in the shell has been gradual and
is more in tone than in value, but pre-
miums over a month ago are possible
on fancy varieties and on budded.
There are fewer offerings on the open
market. Other nuts were unchanged
last week.
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L. E. Marshall, dealer in dry goods,
millinery, ready-to-wear garments, etc.,
at Grand Ledge, renews his subscrip-
tion to the Tradesman and says: “No
merchant should be without your val-
uable paper as each week it gets bet-
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Essential Features of the
Staples.

Sugar—Jobbers hold cane granu-
lated at 6%c.

Tea—Quite a business has been done
in tea during the past week. New
crop tea will not come forward for sev-
eral weeks, but spot teas were well
maintained on this side, first, because
the stocks in buyers’ hands are pretty
low, and second, because of the higher
prices at which new teas have opened
in primary markets. The week has
marked no important recession from
the previously reported prices. Cey-
lons, Indias, Javas, Formosas and
practically all the rest of the desirable
line are steady to firm, without change
for the week. Speaking of China teas,
Ping Sueys opened at an advance of
Se over last year’s prices,

Coffee—The coffee market has shown
no marked changes during the week.
There has been some slight recession
in Rio and Santos coffees over previ-
ously quoted prices, but as the week
ciosed the market was about 4c high-
er. Conditions in Brazil are strong.
Advises received during the week put
the visible supply of coffee at 1,000,000
bags less than normal. The net re-
sult of the past week is that Rio and
Santos coffees are perhaps 4c higher
than a week ago; meaning coffee sold
green and in a large way. As to milds,
there has been no change for the week.
The jobbing market for roasted coffee
is unchanged and fairly active.

Grocery

Canned Fruits—Little else occurred
in the canned food market last week
except the naming of prices on Cali-
fornia fruits, followed by trading
throughout the list and quite general
throughout the trade. Buyers were
prepared for advances over last year
on peaches and predicted a lower pear
basis, and their forecasts were realized.
The usual protest, a complaint that
the market was named higher than
need be, was made but notwithstand-
ing brokers report a universal con-
firmation of tentative orders and cov-
ering by those who had waited until
formal prices were named. Some large
individual orders have been reported
as placed, especially with a few of the
popular packers who have the reputa-
tion for turning out good packs and
give their buyers better treatment than
their competitors in adjustments. Pine-
apple prices may not be out for an-
other week or more as to name them
now might work an injustice to can-
ners by naming a too low basis, or if
too high, cause a reaction in the event
the pack turns out heavier than now
indicated. Also there is a disposition
to let the California fruit buying flurry
pass before putting on pineapple prices.

Canned Vegetables—The packing
season for canned vegetables is here,
and everything points to a considerable
reduction in production. Tomatoes are
steady to firm, with most holders hold-
ing up prices. The tomato market is
in much better shape for the holder
than some time ago. Future tomatoes
are not selling except for special
brands. As to peas, the first of the
new Southern pack are reaching the
Packers are report-
Wisconsin

large markets.
ing 50 per cent. shortage.

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

factories are beginning their season
with the pack in doubt. As to old
peas, there are still a good many about
and they will plague the market for
some time yet. As to corn, no change
has occurred during the week. The
demand is very dull, with prices none
too strong.

Canned Fish—Alaska salmon of all
grades is wanted, with pinks inclined
to weakness. New crop Chinook sal-
man has reached Eastern markets and
is selling to some extent. California
sardines are strong. Maine sardines
are dull. Hot weather is the season
for canned fish, and the continued
coolness, outside of an occasional hot
day, has greatly retarded the demand
so far this season Shrimp, lobster and
crab meat are all scarce.

Dried Fruits—A number of items on
the 1925 dried fruit list are closely sold
up and will be practicaly exhausted.
Indeed, it might be said that only
prunes and some types of raisins re-
main. There are’ bare floors among
peach and apricot holders which is
proved when no hidden stocks are un-
earthed by owners who want to take
long profits before new crop appears
and the market goes to a lower level.
Not only are there few offerings, but
the grades are confined to a few classi-
fications and are short on the popular
sorts. In raisins the scarcity is in
seeded and in bleached. Bulk and
package Thompsons are available and
are carrying the burden of current dis-
tribution. The market is longer on
prunes than on other fruits, but com-
pared with a year ago here are fewer
prunes. The Northwest has concen-
trated holdings in a few hands and a
comparatively light carryover exists.
In California a few independent pack-
ers have the fruit and none of these
merchants is a free seller. There is a
fair demand but on a hand-to-mouth
basis. Future dried fruits continue to
sell in moderate volume, chiefly for
early shipment to round out assort-
ments as soon as possible and to en-
able distributors to plug up the gaps
which have developed throughout the
trade as the result of the shortage of
peaches, apricots, bleached raisins and
other commodities. The week showed
little change in prices on new packs.

Beans and Peas—A continued dull
demand is recorded for the full line of
dried beans. Prices are about un-
changed, but barely steady. The ex-
ception are white kidneys and Cali-
fornia limas. which are a little stronger.
Green and Scotch peas are dull and
unchanged.

Salt Fish—The demand for mackerel
is poor. A little is selling every day,
but the aggregate is small. Prices
show no change, except that here and
there some holder will shade the price
for a good order.

Syrup and Molasses—Imported mo-
lasses has been attracting some atten-
tion from American buyers during the
week No change has occurred in
prices. Low grades of molasses are
still weak. but higher grades are steady
to firm and are wanted, considering
the season. Sugar syrup is moving out
very satisfactorily, with the prices
steady to firm. The market is strength-

ened by the small production. Com-
pound syrup shows a steady move-
ment, but nota large one. The aggre-
gate demand is seasonably quiet. Prices
are steady.

Cheese—The demand has been very
fair during the past week, with the
market continuously firm, but without
change in price.

Provisions—All the hog
products during the week has been
weak, with slight fractional declines,
although later lard recovered some-
what. Eastern jobbing prices have
shown little if any change. The de-
mand has been fair.

news in

—_>>+___
Review of the Produce Market.
Apples—Baldwins, 75c@$1; Winesap
box apples are now in market, selling
as follows:

TOV ener $3.00
TAS ee 3.25
Poe boQe) 2.75
TGs aed 2.25

Asparagus—$1.25 per doz. for home
grown.

Bananas—74%4@8c per Ib.

Beans—Michigan jobbers are quot-
ing new crop as follows:

Ci Pea Beans 290 $4.50
Fight Red Kidney _...........__ 8.75
Dark Red Kidney ........._ 8.25
Brown Swede 2.0200 5.25
Cranberny Beans =... 7.00

Beets—New from Texas, $2 per bu.
Home grown will be in market by the
end of the week.

Brussel’s Sprouts—Florida, 30c per
quart.

Butter—A very fair demand has
marked the past week in the butter
market, Receipts, however, have in-
creased and the market declined lc per
pound. Under grades moved down
with the best grades of creamery.
Holders sell fresh pack at 38c and
prints at 40c. They pay 25c for pack-
ing stock.

Cabbage—$3 per crate for new from
Tennessee.

Cantaloupes—California are held this
week as follows:

(DOS me $4.50
Standards 22020 80 4.50
ORS 3.50
oe... 1.65

Carrots—New from’ California, $5
per crate.

Cauliflower—California,
crate of 9 to 14 heads.

Celery—California washed
$1.25.

Cocoanuts—$1 per doz.

Cucumbers—$1.40 per doz. for home
grown hot house stock; Southern hot
house commands $2 for 2 doz. box of
fancy and $2.25 for extra fancy.

Eggs—Fine fresh eggs have been
continuously wanted during the past
week. Receipts still show a heavy per-
centage of poor goods, and although
receipts have increased during the
week, there has been no large decline
on this account. Prices have gone off
about 2c per dozen on fine fresh eggs.
Local jobbers pay 27c for strictly fresh
and hold candled at 29c.

Garlic—35c per string for Italian.

Grape Fruit — Florida commands
$6.50@7, according to size.

Honey—25c for comb; 25c for
strained.

$3.50 per

jumbo,

Lemons—Quotations are now as fol-
lows:

300 Sunkist 220.5....050 $6.75
960 Red Ball 222 0 5.75
S00 Red Ball 222 oe ee 6.25

Lettuce—In good demand on the
following basis:

California Iceberg, 4s, per bu. ~-$3.50
Hot house leaf, per ba. —._....- $1.00

New Potatoes—North Carolina stock
commands $3 per bu. and $7.50 per
bbl.

Onions—Texas yellow, $2.25, Texas
white, $2.75. The high wind Monday
blew a large percentage of the grow-
ing crop in Michigan out of the
ground. The crop is also receiving at-
tention from maggots, which it is fear-
ed will be a great menace to the crop.

Oranges—Fancy Sunkist California
Valencia are now on the following
basis:

TO ee $5.00
Ge §,.29
POO 6.00
TAG ee 6.25
ie a ee ie ok 6.25
210) ee 6.25
20a) oe 6.25
BOE eee 6.00
A i a ee 5.50

Sunkist Red Ball, 50c¢ cheaper.
Parsley—$1 per doz.
jumbo.
Peas—Southern stock, $2.75 per bu.
hamper.
Peppers—Green
per doz.
Pineapples—Local jobbers hold as
follows:

bunches for

from Florida, 90c

oe $3.00
S06; a ee 3.50
24g 5.25

Poultry—Wilson & Company pay as
follows this week:

Peavy fowls 2.000 2) 25c
Tight fowls 220205 22c
Springers, 4 lbs. and up ~_------_ 25c
Brovers 2302 26@32c
Turkey (laney) young _..______. 39c
DPurkey (Old Toms) ___...... ae
Ducks (White Pekins) ~_.-______ 26c
Geese 2 15c

Radishes—25c for outdoor grown.

Spinach—$1.50 per bu. for home
grown.
Strawberries—$2@2.50 per 16 qt.

crate. There were 5,000 crates on the
Grand Rapids market Tuesday—most-
ly from the Benton Harbor district—
and hundreds of crates were sold for
for $1.50. It was the worst glut for
years.

String Beans—$1.50 per climax bas-
ket.

Sweet Potatoes—Delaware kiln dried
$3.50 per hamper.

Tomatoes—Florida, $1.25 per 6 Ib.
basket; home grown hot house, $2
for 7 lb. basket.

Wax Beans—$1.50 per climax basket.

Veal Calves—Wilson & Co. pay as
follows:

PANGY nce ee cae 17%c
Gadd l6c
Medium 92 20 14c
POOR oe 12c

——— >>

Courtesy must always be included as
one essential ingredient of every suc-
cessful selling formula.

 

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Notes From Charlevoix the
Beautiful.

Charlevoix, June 15—I thank you
for the complimentary letter and will
try to do justice to the appointment
as subscription representative of the
Michigan Tradesman.

Mrs. Emery, the owner of the lead-
ing haberdashery here, told me I was
too late to solicit her trade, as she has
had and enjoyed the Tradesman for
over twenty-five vears.

Our mutual friends, the Kutsches,
arrived here and are getting ready to
open their gift shop on Bridge street.

It is no easy job to solicit new sub-
scribers. Most everyone has subscrib-
ed for the Michigan Tradesman years
ago.

The M. A. Levinson Co., dry goods
and furnishings, has a fine stock
ready for the opening of the season.

Martin Block is also ready for the
big rush. He is better stocked up than
before and is now equipped with a new
ice plant.

H. B. Jacobs tells me I am too late.
He could not get along without the
Michigan Tradesman. He has a fine
stock of groceries.

A. S. Mussellam just came up from
St. Augustine with his stock of rugs
and curios. He will open his store
in his Alhambra Hotel about July 1.
The hotei will be in charge of Mrs.
Hansen.

The Association of Commerce has
its office in Brown’s store and has all
sorts of descriptive pamphlets ready
for the tourist. A complimentary copy
of the Michigan Tradesman would be
a good addition. The Free Public
Library would also like to receive the
Tradesman, especially during the re-
sort season.

While B. A. Herman, proprietor of
the local Central drug store is in
Grand Rapids for treatment, H. I.
Ochs is in charge of the store and
place. Amon gother things he sells is
Fleischmann’s yeast. He had to in-
crease his order to meet the demand
for it. Our mutual friend, Fessenden,
has a fine drug store here and prom-
ised me a little write up of same, but
we will have to wait, as they are all
too busy.

I notice a little error in my report.
The Polly Kay shop and Miss Cath-
erin Filch’s report belong together.
You have them divided and it does not
“listen well.”

The Charlevoix Beach Hotel and
the Belvedere Hotel opened Tuesday
for the 1926 season. The Inn will open
July 1. The Chicago Club will open
this week. Indications are that the
local hotels will enjoy a good season.
All of them have made a great many
improvements.

Charlevoix’s already large fleet of
pleasure craft will be enlarged soon
by the arrival of three new boats be-
longing to summer visitors which are
expected next week.

Julius Gilbert has
boat, the Laura B., refinished and has
installed a new high powered motor.
He was out with same to-day.

The Charlevoix city band gave their
first out door concert of the season
last Saturday evening. The boys have
practiced throughout the winter and
have added many new selections to
their reportoir. The Saturday evening
concerts will prove a good drawing
card for the merchants of the city and,
with this fact in view, the business
men should co-operate with the band
activities.

The Horace E. Dodge Boatworks,
Inc., has appointed Hamilton & Son,
local boat builders, as distributors of
Dodge water cars in Charlevoix and
Emmet counties.

A cake shop and woman’s exchange
will soon be opened at 203 State street
by Mrs. A. M. Shockley.

J. H. McGann, local baker, says
business is good. He has enjoyed
reading the Tradesman for over
twenty vears.

Ann K. Wood, millinerv, has a fine
line of Gage’s hats. All we need now

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

is warm weather so that the hats will
move.

The big Fourth of July celebration
of Charlevoix county will be held at
Charlevoix July 5. There will be all
kinds of sports, races, baseball games,
coast guard drills, street dance at
night, two big bands and $1,000 fire
works display.

The Troy Steam Laundry has open-
ed for the summer season in the large
plant at the foot of Clinton street.
During the winter months the busi-
ness is carried on at 5 Van Pelt Place.
They have added to the delivery ser-
vice a new delivery car.

A. Van Allsburg & Son have a large
grocery and meat market, wholesale
and retail.

Through the courtesy of the editor
of the M’chigan Tradesman, resorters
and tourists will have an opportunity
to read that publication at the local
free library and at the office of the
Chamber of Commerce during the
summer season of 1926.

A new stone bungalow is being
erected at Stony Point. the newest
subdivision of Charlevoix, by P. T.
Campbell, Charlevoix’s leading shoe
merchant. and will be most attractive-
ly constructed out of large granite
rocks. The bungalow overlooks Lake
Michigan and across Little Traverse
Bay towards the head lands of old
Cross Village and the Straits of Mack-
inac. Mr. Campbell has an attractive
shoe store, located on the main street
of Charlevoix, near the  postoffice.
Service is Mr. Campbell’s motto, he
paying particular attention to the
needs of the tourists and resorters. A
neat repair shop is kept at the rear of

the store, where John Smith, one of
Michigan’s oldest cobblers, does an
efficient job of repairing.

The Inter City Airways Co.’s new
large seaplane landed in Pine Lake
Tuesday and is now ready to carry
passengers to any part of Michigan,
even to Chicago or Detroit. The sea-

plane is a big asset to the great North
Michigan resort country and to see it
sailing over Lake Michigan or Pine
Lake at an elevation of 200 feet is a
beautiful sight. It is often seen sail-
ing into the gorgeous sunset or to the
distant Beaver Islands with passen-
gers to go on an early morning fish-
ing trip around the islands.

Mrs. L. Elston has purchased lot
15 at Boulder Park. She intends to
hold it as an investment. Her neigh-
bor there will be Henry Masten, Man-
ager of Klingman Co., Grand Rapids.
I am informed that he will build a
Spanish stvle bungalow on his lot.

Mrs. J. J. Knight, of Kalamazoo,
has purchased the lot next to the
Linda Vista rooming house, on Belve-
dere avenue, overlooking Round Lake,
and is going to build a beautiful sum-
mer home. L. Winternitz.

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sas City dentist has found a method to
compete with mail order firms who
send unsolicited articles to persons
and then send a bill.

The dentist received a package con-
taining several neckties, followed by
a letter reading:

“We hope you like the neckties we
sent vou. Enclosed you will find our
bill for $5.” :

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went to his work bench and packed up
two old plates. These were mailed to
the necktie firm, with the following
letter:

“T hope these plates will fit you or
some of your help. Enclosed you will
find my bill for $100. I shall expect
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What the Result of Iowa Primaries
Portends.

Grandville, June 22—Reporters of
the daily press seem to take delight in
announcing that “Coolidge is bumped
again.

This refers, of course, to the fall of
the veteran Iowa Senator Cummins,
and the nomination of Brookhart, who
so short a time ago was defeated for
the Senate by a Democrat.

srookhart’s former defeat was owing
to disgusted Republicans repudiating
a candidate who is very seldom a Re-
publican, but belongs to that gang of
bushwhackers who seem to delight in
prodding every sensible idea that
comes up in Congress.

Brookhart, as all know, is neither
a Democrat nor a Republican, and yet,
judging from the late Iowa primaries,
he has secured Republican endorse-
ment for the Senate. This is only as
a nominee, wholly owing to the far-
cical primary law which permits mem-
bers of the opposite party to do the
nominating for their enemies as was,
no doubt, the case in the recent
farcial showdown in Iowa.

After this comes the election. Will
the Republicans of Iowa vote for th’s
guerrilla who styles bimself a_ pro-
gressive? Judging from other in-
stances along this line they will not,
consequently the Democrat will very
likely win out, thus giving lowa two
Democratic senators, something that
has not happened before since the
Civil War.

These primary nominations are
known to be a farce. It should be
noted that nowhere have they given
satisfaction. Then why cling to the
foolish makeshift for convention ways
of the past. Never in convention days
was there one-half the dissatisfaction
permeating the public as to-day. At
least a nominee then was usually the
choice of the party.

This cry, so often heard, “I am for
the man and not for party,’ is the
shallowest of shams. It requires
party organization to do things along
lawmaking lines and the holding of a
party to strict accountability for legis-
lation, as in times gone by, is the only
true way of ascertaining the public
will.

When a man becomes so much su-
perior to his party that he shies the
track and goes off on a tangent, one
may understand that such a person has
a far greater estimate of himself than
have the people. Roosevelt felt that
he was better than his party. He
went outside the pasture and lost the
election.

Such is usually the outcome of be-
ing superior to party.

A Republican form of government
cannot be run on the one man prin-
ciple. It requires a combination of
the forces for good to win and this
constitutes a party. Good Republicans
believe that a sincere partisan Demo-
crat is far better than a renegade Re-
publican, hence the chance for Brook-
hart to capture the Iowa Senatorship
is not very bright.

The defeat of the regular Repub-
licans in Iowa is not far to see.

Although Senator Cummins, now an
old man, has been regular in the past,
he missed his figure very badly this
vear when he came out in support of
the farmer raid on the U. S. Treasury.

Cummins became rattled, so to speak
and hastened to compromise his ideas
of right and justice that he might get
his partv’s nomination. He has sig-
nally failed, not being capable of beat-
ing Brookhart at the game of dem-
agogism that would seem to satisfy a
certain discontented class of the Iowa
population. :

When a man so far forgets his man-
hood as to agree to carry out legisla-
tion detrimental to the great body of
the American people, he deserves de-
feat. Cummins invited this, since he
cast aside his allegiance to genuine
Republicanism and went in for the
fads and foibles of that farm bloc
which has been the bane of honest
politics for many moons.

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

Catering to class hatred never yet
won a man great respect, even among
his own kind. It is rather a pitiful
sight to see one so long a straight out
party man fall under the moloch of
class, and wind up his days of former
good service in the gutter, cast there
by public condemnation.

Better things were expected of the
venerable Iowa Senator.

Nothing good can come out of elect-
ing a man like Brookhart, conseauent-
ly it becomes the duty of the Repub-
licans of Iowa to repudiate him even
more emphatically than they did on
former occasions.

These farcial primary nominations
are becoming a stench in the nostrils
of the voter, hence the falling off of
interest in elections and the conse-
quent remaining away from the polls.
“What's the use?” is the general feel-
ing about voting in these days of
skulduggery carried on under the
guise of getting nearer to the people.

If the people of Iowa have the
spunk I think they have, there will be
scarcely a grease spot left of this
Brookhart after election.

There can be no disguising the fact
that a vote for Brookhart means par‘y
disorganization, and for the most cor-
rupt political organization ever known
in American politics, not even except-
ing Tweedism in the old days of New
York City corruption.

There will be no genuine reforms
until the primary election method is
forever wiped from the statute book
and a return to sensible methods of
nominating candidates again comes in.

As for this late election in lowa
bumping Coolidge, that is all bunk of
the silliest sort. Coolidge will keep on
the even tenor of his way and let red-
eyed politicians yell themselves hoarse
over Haugen steals and all other
schemes to rob the U. S. Treasury.

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The average grocery bill in the

United States to-day is $500 a year, ac-

cording to figures published by the

Harvard University Bureau of Busi-

ness Research. Of this sum, the gro-

cer gets $10 for his profit. Four hun-
dred dollars is passed on to the whole-
saler with whom he trades, the re-
maining $90 is absorbed by overhead
charges, such as rent, help, insurance
and fixtures. Other figures from the
same source reveal that while the gro-
cer keeps 2lc of the consumer’s dol-
lar, the clothier keeps 24c, the haber-
dasher 32c, the department store 28c

and the jeweler 40c.
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Federal Trade Commission figures
indicate the wealth of the Nation has
increased from $353,000,000,000 in 1922
to about $550,000,000,000. The normal
rate of increase in a decade seems to
be about 16 per cent. In other words,
the National wealth grows about fifty
to sixty billions a year, and in 1922 the
estimated income was $70,000,000,000
with 52 per cent. of this drawn from
manufacturing, 14 per cent. from agri-
culture and 12 per cent. from mining.
The increase of wealth keeps pace with
the population growth, the latter stand-
ing at 15 per cent. as against the 16
per cent. rise in National wealth. While
there is a great concentration of prop-
erty in the hands of relatively few
Americans, that tendency is beginning
to diminish. The grand totals for the
Nation are staggering. If the National
income continues its present annual in-
crease of $1,000,000,000 a year, they
will be even more so. Such figures as
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EXCLUDING FOREIGN GOODS.

Some rather interesting questions of
law and practice are involved in a
proceeding heard during the past week
by the Tariff Commission and taken
under advisement by it. The matter
in controversy is a form of phenolic
resin, a by-product of coal tar, gen-
erally known in this country under the
trade name of bakelite. This a-ticle is
patented. It is used for many pur-
poses, taking the place of amber for
beads, pipestems, etc., besides filling
an important place as an insulator in
electrical installations. A somewhat
similar substance is made in Czecho-
slovakia and Austria. Imports of this
fashioned into c’garette holders, beads
and other articles came into this coun-
try and competed for favor with the
domestic kind. The makers of bake-
lite, instead of suing for infringement
of their patent, made a direct appeal
to the Tariff Commission to have ex-
cluded from entry the foreign goods
made of phenolic resin, and pending
investigation the President ordered
such exclusion. The importers were
not heard in the matter prior to such
action. The commission went on with
the investigation and last week heard
testimony in the matter, although the
importers protested against having
patent infringements dealt with at all
by the commission. In this they were
overruled. A report will, in due course,
be made to President Coolidge, who
will then announce, by proclamation,
whether or not the foreign articles are
to be excluded permanently. The pro-
ceeding is under the provision of the
Tariff act applicable to “unfair meth-
ods of competition and unfair acts in
the importation of articles or in their
sale the effect or tendency of which
is to destroy or substantially injure an
industry efficiently and economically
operated” here. Whatever the result
of the present proceedings may be, the
matter is likely to find its way to the
courts for final decision on both the
law and the facts.

 

AIRING TEXTILE TROUBLES.

There are conflicting opinions as to
the value and possible effect of the
airing which is being given to the
conditions in the textile industry, es-
pecially as to cottons and woolens.
That these conditions were not so
satisfactory as was desired by manu-
facturers of fabrics was pretty well
understood by buyers as well as sellers,
although statistics of production and
distribution were not easily ascertain-
able with any degree of accuracy.
Profit and loss figures in the case of
corporations whose stocks are listed
on the exchanges shed some light on
the situation, though they did not ap-
pear until some time after things had
occurred. Recently, however, the
trade associations have been bringing
the matter to general public attention.
Cotton manufacturers, for example,
after a conference with Secretary of
Commerce Hoover, held a meeting to
discuss the problem of how to make
their mills pay and, incidentally, told
about the straits they are in. The only
remedy so far suggested was the re-
striction of production until demand
catches up, and this has been adopted
to a considerable extent. It cannot be

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

said that any stiffening of prices has
as yet resulted. One effect, however,
has been to give the impression that
matters are in a little worse shape
than was generally believed, and this
has tenicd to confirm buyers in the
impression that prices are unstable and
that trey have only to wait in order
to get concessions. Such a state of
mind is not conducive to the securing
of much advance business, whatever
else it may do. A minimizing of the
importance of certain present tempo-
rary ills and a greater degree of con-
fidence in the situation in the near
future might put a different face on
things.

 

WOOLS AND WOOLENS.

Little is occurring at the moment to
induce activity in the wool market.
The next series of auctions of Colonial
wools at London will begin on July 13.
At the last series 21,500 bales were
withdrawn, out of 101,600 offered, for
lack of satisfactory bids. In _ this
country some purchases continue to
be made of the domestic clip and fre-
quently these do not come up to the
satisfaction of holders so far as price
is concerned. There is no especial
eagerness to buy on the part of the
mills which appear to be taking small
quantities of sorts that are needed
from time to time. A report issued
during the past week showed that
there would be available for the Aus-
tralian wool auction sales a total of
2,240,000 bales. This insures a large
supply from that quarter. Sales at
Adelaide will begin on Aug. 27. New
Zealand auctions start on June 29. Im-
ports of wool into this country are
much less than they were. For the
week ended June 12 they footed up
about 2,600,000 pounds. Although,
from time to time, reports are made of
a better and more confident feeling in
the wool trade, the prices obtained fail
to show this: There is said to be a
quantity of “distress” wool in the mar-
ket which helps keep down price
levels. A statement during the week
from the head of the American Wool-
en Company that his organization had
done fairly well on Fall orders for
goods was received with satisfaction
and perhaps a little surprise. In gen-
eral the business on heavyweights has
not been as good as expected. Tropi-
cal cloths for this season have been
pretty thoroughly cleaned up and
openings for 1927 will take place after
July 4. Women’s wear fabrics are
still moving somewhat slowly. The
garment retailers’ fashion show will
not take place until Aug. 10, the sea-
son opening later than usual.

 

 

COTTON PROSPECTS.

Taking the whole of last week to-
gether, cotton prices showed a weak-
ening tendency. This was partly the
result of improved weather conditions
in the growing district, since the crop
prospects are becoming more and
more of an influence as the new cot-
ton year approaches. Another factor
is the extent of the use of the existing
supply. The consumption of cotton in
domestic mills in May was 15,000
bales less than in the corresponding
month last year, but this was partly
offset by an improvement in the ex-

ports. The takings by British spin-
ners of American cotton in May were
less by about 30,000 bales than in the
month preceding, and those for the
season aggregated about 120,000 bales
less than for the same period in 1925.
Guessing on the size of the new crop
has already begun, one estimate dur-
ing the past week placing it at some-
thing over 14,000,000 bales. Except-
ing as a betting proposition this is of
no value at this time, more especially
because of the backwardness of the
crop. No trustworthy estimate based
on actual conditions can reasonably
be expected for two months or more.
The first Government report will be
issued on July 2. The goods market
shows signs of vacillation and some
weakness. Gray goods prices have
been softening without bringing out
much business. Certain finished goods
have been moving somewhat more
freely with warmer weather and there
is a disposition in some parts of the
primary markets to guarantee prices
for a period in order to stimulate
dealings. No very large movement in
cotton goods generally is expected un-
til the jobbers visit the market here
next month. Knit goods share in the
prevailing dullness. Lightweight un-
derwear for next Spring will be opened
in July at probably reduced prices.

 

HELPING WOOLEN INDUSTRY.

Ten ounces of wool seems a small
quantity, but it is estimated that less
than this additional amount per head
of population used in a year in this
country would bring consumption up
to normal and make the domestic
woolen industry prosperous. The es-
timate is contained in the first of a
series of leaflets issued by a committee
representing the wool trade and those
engaged in the manufacture of yarns
and fabrics. Expressed as a total, it
implies the added use of about 75,-
000,000 pounds of clean wool in a
year. It is conceded that the present
condition of the woolen industry is far
from satisfactory and that persons
are stinting themselves in the pur-
chases of woolen goods, more _par-
ticularly clothing. The cause or causes
of this condition is the first subject
which the committee takes up. It
finds the main one to be the stronger
appeal made by the purveyors of auto-
mobiles, radios, player pianos, phono-
graphs and the like. “A man,” says
the committee, “will buy an auto-
mobile, spending, say, $750, when he
will refuse to spend $40 for a suit of
clothes.” This, while quite true, is
not new. It indicates the difficulty of
the task which the woolen people have
facing them in their avowed effort to
create as strong an appeal for new, if
not more clothes. Their first step is
to obtain a concert of action by all
the factors concerned in the wool and
woolen industry so that they shall not
be working at cross-purposes but with
a united effort. The matter of bring-
ing their» wares before the public so
as to make a convincing appeal is the
next and most arduous task.

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Telling a man to go to the “Place
of Good Intentions” doesn’t change
his suggested destination, but entails a
use of three extra words.

 

June 23, 1926

THE DRY GOODS TRADE.

Several days during the past week,
when cooling Northerly winds pre-
vailed, served to delay seasonal retail
purchases for a while, although a re-
minder of Summer was given one day
when the thermometer went above the
80 mark. There are many, however.
who leave their buying until the last
moment, when they rush en masse to
obtain what they really need. Such
dilatory buyers are always at a dis-
advantage and are often obliged to
content themselves with something
more or less near to what they actual-
ly want, as well as to receive less at-
tention than when their purchasing is
done more leisurely. The closing of
the schools and the starting of the
vacation season will hasten the buying
of seasonal merchandise, and _ the
promise is of some lively business be-
tween now and the Fourth of July.
More active buying for Fall and some
commitments in certain directions for
next Spring are expected soon after
the National holiday. The general
disposition. continues to delay purchas-
es so long as possible and to buy mere-
ly for current needs. It is too soon as
yet to get a definite line on conditions
for the last half of the year or as to
the trend of prices, although the pre-
vailing opinion is that the latter will
be lower. A few more weeks, however
may change this view.

 

NOT LONG ON PATRIOTISM.

Thousands at the commencement
exercises of the University of Michi-
gan were surprised when the honorary
degree of doctor of engineering was
conferred on Henry ford, carrying out
the wishes of late Dr. Marion Le Roy
Burton, President of the University.

It is, perhaps, all right to hand
Henry a degree as doctor of engineer-
ing, but no college will hand him a
degree of doctor of patriotism in view
of two utterances he spread broadcast
during the kaiser’s war:

“The word murderer should be em-
broidered on the breast of every soldier
and naval sailor.”

“When this war is ended the Ameri-
can flag will come down from over my
factory and the flag of internationalism
will take its place.”

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The campaign in the Democratic
party for the elimination of the two-
third vote and the unit rule in National
conventions has had more success than
such campaigns have had in the past.
It is getting considerable support in
the South and in parts of the West.
Most of the Eastern Democrats favor
it for obvious reasons. About twenty
of the National Committee members
from as many states have approved the
change, and some action by the com-
mittee is expected soon. The proposed
changes will help the chances of Gov-
ernor Smith, and Smith pressure is
doubtless ‘back of the movement. The
final action will depend not upon the
present Democratic National Commit-
tee but upon what happens in the next
two years. The delegates have the last
word on the matter, and for more than
ninety years they have refused to per-
mit any change when a showdown

came.

 

 

June 23, 1926

OUT AROUND.

Things Seen and Heard on a Week
End Trip.

In Starting out last Saturday the ob-

jective point was Sturgis, where ade-

quate entertainment awaited us at the

Hotel Elliott.

Six merchants on Portage street,
Kalamazoo, renewed their subscription
payments for another year and disclos-
ed drawers containing goods sent them
unordered by the crooks and black-
mailers who are now engaged in that
line of business. They all promised
me they would stand pat and refuse to
return any article received by them
under such conditions until called for
personally by the shippers. That is the
only way the abuse can ever be abol-
ished.

I was pleased to find that Vicksburg
had emerged from the slough of de-
spondency which enveloped the town
a dozen or fifteen years ago. All the
merchants I called on attributed the
change to the advent of the paper mill,
which appeared to give the village a
new lease of life and a forward move-
ment which is evidently destined to
continue indefinitely.

Thirty years ago Mendon merchants
were inclined to speak slightingly of
Vicksburg, because the volume of
business transacted in Mendon was so
much greater than in the sister village.
The tables appear to have turned com-
pletely. due to two fundamental causes
—the withdrawal of Frank L. Burdick
from trade and the conflagration which
dealt the business interests of the town
a blow from which they have never
recovered. In the old days Burdick
conducted a store with four depart-
ments. He was a progressive and up-
to-date merchant and insisted on hav-
ing five copies of the Tradesman sent
to him every week—one for himself
and one for each department head. He
believed in trade papers and every
other good feature which can contri-
bute to the success of the retail mer-
chant and a growing village. He was
a liberal contributor to the advertising
columns of the local newspaper and
drew trade from long distances in all
directions. When he removed to Stur-
gis no one seemed to have the nerve
and courage to assume the trade lead-
ership be had held for many years.
The business is still there, to be at-
tracted by the same methods pursued
by Mr. Burdick, but merchants who
deny themselves the inspiration af-
forded by the trade journals fail to
keep in touch with the progressive
spirit of the times and soon find them-
selves at a disadvanage when it comes
to trade supremacy and profit record-
ing.

Mendon missed the opportunity of a
lifetime in not abandoning the South
side of the main street, after the fire,
transferring all the stores to the North
side of the street and parking the
South side of the street down to the
river bank. Such an arrangement
would have given Mendon a reputation
for beauty not enjoyed by any other
village in Michigan. If it had carried
such an arrangement into effect it
would have found itself in the same

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

position as Chester, England, which
has grown both rich and famous
through the utility of beauty. The
worst feature any small town has to
contend with is village environment,
lack of vision and indisposition to profit
by the remarkable trade papers now
published in their interest.

Constant watchfulness and observa-
tion over a period of forty-three years
has convinced me that when the mer-
chants of any town become self satis-
fied and self sufficient and smugly
cherish the thought they know all
there is worth knowing and can get
along without the assistance afforded
by the trade journals in furnishing in-
spiration and advice in mercantile lead-
ership and village improvement and
embellishment, that town is greatly
handicapped in the race for supremacy.
Nothing but a complete ‘realignment
of the mercantile interests of the town
cay save the community from the scrap
heap.

At Mendon I learned sad news
about A. D. Collard, the well-known
grocer. For some time he has been
bothered with gangrene and last Fri-
day it was decided best to amputate
one leg just below the knee. The
operation was performed at the Bor-
gess hospital, Kalamazvo, and condi-
tions now favor the complete recovery
of the patient.

I have heard much during recent
years of the wonderful strides made
by Sturgis, but I was not prepared to
find a city almost metropolitan in
many respects. The factories are large
in size and prosperous to an unusual
degree. There is claimed to be more
paved streets in Sturgis than any other
city of its size in the country. It is
easy to see that Sturgis is a home
owning town. Some of her residences
show strong originality in architecture
and much skill in the creation and de-
velopment of their surroundings. The
business district is compactly built and
the stocks carried are large in size and
diversified in appearance.

I made a brief call on my Burr Oak
friends late Saturday evening and
found them very busy with their coun-
try customers. The main street was
lined with automobiles on both sides
of the thoroughfare.

The return home via M 23 to White
Pigeon and M_ 13 from White
Pigeon to Grand Rapids was a con-
stant delight, except the fifteen mile
gravel stretches in Allegan county——
three miles longer than usual because
of the detour between Martin and
Shelbyville. Fortun..tely, the detour
is better than the main “oad has ever
been, which is very unus. 1 under the
inefficient and utterly rord
management we have had from Lan-
sing for some years past.

White Pigeon, Constantine, Three
Rivers and Schoolcraft all bear evi-
dences of prosperous conditions. As
usual, I detoured three blocks from
M 13 at the latter place to view the
house where James Fenimore Cooper
lived while he wrote his famous novel
entitled Oak Openings in 1847 and
1848. Directly across the street is the
oldest house in Schoolcraft, in which
Walter Smith was born. Mr. Smith

imecile

is the famous cornetist of the Marine
Band, at Washington, and spends sev-
eral weeks in the old home each sum-
mer.

I could not pass through Kalama-
zoo on a beautiful Sunday afternoon
without calling on my old friend,
Charles W. Carpenter, who practically
created the superb mercantile reputa-
tion of Gilmore Bros. and managed
the business with consummate skill un-
til forced to retire a few years ago by
reason of ill health. I found him in
his wonderful back yard, accompanied
by his faithful wife and surrounded by
beautiful flowers and attractive shrub-
bery, dreaming of the successes which
have attended his long and useful ca-
reer in the past and looking with reso-
lute determination and hopeful courage
into the future. Mr. Carpenter’s life
has been full to overflowing with good
deeds, loving kindnesses and generous
acts and he awaits the final summons
with the courage of a stoic and the
fortitude of a happy warrior. Few men
can look back on a career so full of
constant usefulness to his friends and
life long service to humanity as Charles
W. Carpenter. If there is an adequate
reward in store for such lives in the
future state we all look forward to with
more or less uncertainly, my friend
surely has no misgivings that he will

not fare well when he reaches the
shores of Eternity. E. A. Stowe.
——_—_. ><

Primary Farce Should Be Abolished.

Grandville, June 22—The Pennsyl-
vania primary for senator developed
new scandals to shock the sense of
the people and to again damn _ the
miserable primary law, as it has been
continually condemned ever since its
inception some years ago.

Legislatures and congresses have
deteriorated year by year under the
baneful influence of this double elec-
tion stunt, put on because of placing
elections nearer to the people.” This
seems to have been done with a ven-
geance, until to-day self respecting
citizens prefer to remain away from
the polls and permit the men who so
love the people develop their instincts
in that direction.

A matter of $2,000,000 spent in the
nomination of a single senator. How
much will it take to elect him? Such
senators are not worth the price paid
for them. If it is legitimate to pay a
million to simply nominate a man for
a public office, the salary of which is
only $10,000, how can it be expected
that a man who has a thin pocketbook,
‘even though large in brain power,
may hope to get on the ticket.

The primarv mode of nominations
is simply an inducement for the
spending of the rich candidate’s money
while the poor but capable statesman
has to keep out of the race entirely.

There has been much talk about
money in politics, but never since the
birth of the Nation have so many
scandals based on the reckless ex-
penditure of money held the boards in
the land. Who is to blame for this
state of affairs? No doubt the people
themselves are in a great measure
blamable.

At any rate it is a shame to hang
onto a system which has so far proved
undemocratic and uniust to the great
mass of our citizenship. The scandals
of the primary are enough to sicken
the conscience of a Boss Tweed.

We shall have no real reform in
this country until the primary is wiped
off the books. The convention sys-
tem was lily white in comparison
with this primary abomination. The
expense alone ought to condemn the
thing. Holding two elections in order

to secure public officials is in itself
a senseless procedure.

The Nation wide
nothing to recommend it to honest
men and women. The _ shyster, the
briber, the manipulator of votes has
it all his way, while the common peo-
ple suffer. As the years roll on this

primary has

‘scandal grows blacker and blacker un-

til now it has certainly become a
stench in the public nostrils.

However much the convention cvs-
tem was condemned, it has many
points in its favor, not one of which
appertain to the primary farce.

Nothing could be nearer the people
than the choosing of township and
ward delegates by caucus and conven-
tion. These smaller meetings co'd
be watched carefully, and if anything
went wrong the cuilty parties could
easily be pointed out and punished.

Wet and dry candidates were equal-
ly guilty of spending large sums of
money to secure the nomination of
their man.

The election is yet to come. The
trouble lies in the fact that through
primary nominations the man the real
people want seldom if ever gets the
plum.

What satisfaction is there in going
to the polls on election dav and cast-
ing a ballot for a man you know is
unfit, and who was really nominated
by a bare faction of his party.

This is the main trouble with the
primary wavy of selecting candidates.
All parties mingle in the same caucus,
we may call it, and the man a major-
ity of his party does not want often
gets the nomination, helped to it
through the votes of the opposite
party.

A government which is strictly non-
partisan is the most puerile known.
Party nominations are necessary for
the morals of the community, so that
when a man secures office he cannot
play the game to suit his fancy, re-
gardless of party princip‘es.

A senator or representative who has
no party behind him is usually a poor
stick when it comes to effective legis-
lation for the good of the people. Such
a creature is responsible to nobody, -
hence never makes a good official. A
government without parties is no gov-
ernment at ail.

Even the much-lauded Pinchot is
said to have expended a good many
hundred thousand dollars in the Penn-
sylvania primary election. Under the
convention system this wholesale ex-
penditure could not have taken place.
With all its failings the convention
methods are far superior to those
which worked out in Pennsylvania to
the scandal of all the candidates con-
cerned.

The direct primary has
politics a rich man’s game.

Can this country afford to continue
on in this now well beaten track
which has caused the degeneration of
honest politics and the downfall of
honesty in elections?

One would think, after sc many sad
failures to make good, this primary
iniquity would soon be in the course
of elimination. Such does not appear
to be the case, however. Spoilsmen
flock to the scene for plunder and the
common herd plod on their way, un-
considered and unconsidering.

What is the end to be of all this
wicked pandering to the lowest tastes
of mankind? Is not the question of
honest elections of more value than
sitting in meetings to denounce war
and to call off all military preparation
as leading directly to breaking of Na-
tional peace? e

We certainly are a queer people. We
permit all sorts of scalawagism to be
carried on in the name of “election
reform,” while straining at the gnat
of some imaginary war.

Abolish the primary farce and there
will be a change for the better.

Old Timer.

made

a
The real home-maker makes others
feel at home,

 

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June 23, 1926

 

 

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SHOE MARKET
No Spanish Color Influence.
Reports have percolated through

from New York that this fall might
witness-an invasion of “Spanish colors”
in costumes, with attendant influence
on footwear; these ideas were based
on the recent visit of the distinguished
Spanish actress, Raquel Miller.

There does not seem to be the slight-
est chance that the Spanish color in-
fluence will be at all important this
fall. Things of this sort would be sure
to become manifest in women’s cos-
tumes in smart shops and in the plans
of modistes, and this has not happen-
ed. Leading producers and importers
of silk state that they do not anticipate
anything of the sort. It is true that
some of the New York shops have
shown Spanish and Italian shawls for
evening wear. As far as garments go,
the slight flurry that appeared a month
ago has passed.

The experience of the shoe trade
with violent colors has never been
pleasant or profitable. In all the vogue
of color for the past two seasons, the
predominant note has been quietness
and the avoidance of vividness. There
is nothing to indicate a radical change.

—_+_ ++.
Shoe Buyers Getting Busier.

With the arrival of mid-June the ex-
pected buying of the finer grades of
men’s footwear for Fall delivery is be-
ginning to materialize and all signs
point to an excellent business from
stores in New York City and the sur-
rounding territory. The character of
the merchandise called for by local
buyers does not differ materially from
that purchased by retailers in other
_cities. The principal difference lies in
the fact that the percentage of the
more expensive footwear purchased by
retailers here is larger than that in
most places, and in these goods there
is a greater representation of custom
lasts than of the cheaper models. In
the early local business placed for the
new season low shoes are outselling
high ones by a large margin, the regu-
lar oxford style taking precedence over

the blucher.
——s..—___

Situation in Handbags.

Fall lines of handbags are being pre-
pared, although showings of the new
merchandise to retailers are not likely
before early in July. Wholesalers say
it is still too early to predict definitely
what the Fall offerings will feature.
Part of the reluctance to predict is
traced to the shifting character of the
demand during the Spring, a situation
that so far is likely to continue for
Fall. At the moment there is an im-
mediate delivery demand ffor flat
leather bags in white and black and
white and also some Summer novelty

bags, including those made of grass.
——_>-+—___

Many Toy Novelties Shown.

The feature of current activities in
the toy industry lies less in the busi-
ness that is now being done than in
the numerous novelties that are being
brought out. Among the _ popular-
priced mechanical toys that will be on
the market soon will be two styles of
dolls that jump rope. One of these

toys, which will be a 50 cent retailer,

stands about nine inches high, and as
it jumps the rope it moves across the
floor in a strikingly natural manner.
On the same order is a toy to retail
at $1 which combines three rope-jump-
ing dolls about seven inches high. As
they jump these dolls revolve around
a pole on the order of a carrousel. An-
other action toy, which has been on
the market a short time, is a “pull-
along” in the form of a small donkey.
As it is pulled along it suddenly lashes

out with both hind legs. A_ similar
kicking rabbit also is offered. Both
retail at $1.

—~+--+___

Weather Boosts Luggage Sales.

Although they have as yet not as-
sumed large proportions, orders for
luggage and other leather goods have
picked up noticeably as a result of
vacation thoughts bred in the minds
of consumers by the warmer weather
of the last several days. So far, it
was said yesterday, the improvement
has been more marked in hand luggage
than in bulkier articles, such as trunks.
In the latter those of the so-called
steamer type seem to be selling better
at the moment than the other varieties.
A factor in the sale of the smaller
types of leather goods, including such
things as women’s handbags, vanity
cases, etc., has lately been a growing
demand for this merchandise by con-
cessionaires at the Summer parks.
This business, which had been very
late in developing because of the back-
wardness of the weather, seems just
beginning to hit its stride. It is best
in the lower-priced lines.

—~++.—___
Hosiery Buyers More Active.

Following the recent readjustment
of first-hand prices on Fall lines of
women’s full-fashioned silk hosiery,
there has been not a little improve-
ment in the business written for that
season. Buyers, while said not entire-
ly to be pleased by the reductions that
have been made, apparently have
come to the conclusion that half a
loaf is better than none and are acting

accordingly. The guarantee of leaders
in the industry against any further
price cuts during the Fall delivery
period has added a stability to the

market which has made trading safe,
and the confidence which this has
given to buyers is plainly reflected in
their purchases. Most of the lines
that have been repriced so far are
those appealing to the so-called bread
and butter trade, but it is on such
lines that the biggest bulk business is
done.

—_+-.—___
Steady Call For Undergarments.
Voile undergarments continue to

have a large share in the immediate
delivery business being placed by re-
tailers. Step-ins, chemises and night-
gowns are in active request, with the
pastel shades still leading in the colors
that are wanted. Rayon merchandise
is also selling in the popular priced
merchandise. Glove silk underwear in
the new lightweight versions for Sum-
mer wear continue to do well. Whole-
salers also report a good demand for
step-ins and chemises of crepe de
chine and georgette. The best selling
lengths in the garments range from
19 to 21 inches.

Seasonal Call For Ribbons.

A fair call for seasonal staple rib-
bons is reported by factors in the trade
here, with novelties selling to some
extent. Fall lines are ready for buy-
ers, but little active business is ex-
pected to be placed before the turn of
the July 4 holidays. The bulk of the
demand continues to be for narrow
widths, notably satins. Tinsels in both
narrow and medium widths are well
to the fore in the Fall offerings, with
brocades, jacquards and velvets stress-
ed in the novelties. Firms which sell
to the jobbing trade are going ahead
actively with the formation of an as-
sociation which is expected to be of
substantial benefit in this section of

the trade.
——__62 2 ___

Fill-In Orders For Silk.

The silk trade is arriving at the “be-
tween hay and grass period,” and there
is a corresponding quiet reported in
wholesale circles. There is some de-
mand for seasonable silks, notably
white merchandise, and some of the
newer designs in printed weaves, to-
gether with the favored plain georg-
ettes, and crepe de chine. Fall book-
ings are not being actively taken yet.
Wholesalers believe, however, that
more action for Fall is directly ahead,
with July likely to see a spurt in buy-
ing. Satin crepes are well regarded
for the new season in the plain goods.

—_2+->___
It Paid.

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a husband and got him. The total ex-
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June 23, 1926
SUCCESSFUL SALESMEN.

L. V. Pilkington, Grand Counsellor
Michigan U. C. T.

La Vern Pilkington was born on a
farm near Van Buren, Ind., Feb, 18,
1887. His father was of Irish descent
and his mother was a genuine Yankee.
The son attended the little red school
house and at the age of 18 years grad-
uated from the high school at Van
Buren on the English course. The
family then moved to Traverse City,
where La Vern served an apprentice-
ship with C. D. Barnes in the plumb-
ing and heating business. He contin-
ued with Mr. Barnes until 1909, when
he came to Grand Rapids and went on
the road for the Grand Rapids Supply
Co., covering Western Michigan ter-
ritory. Seven years later he decided
to change his line and engaged to cover
Michigan, Indianaa and Kentucky for
the Royal Chair Co., of Sturgis. He
continued in this capacity nine years,
when he changed over to the Vander
Ley Brothers, manufacturers of up-

 

Hall
Under this arrange-

holstered furniture on
Grand Rapids.
ment he covers Ohio and the Eastern
states, undertaking to see his trade four
times a year. Because his line is up-
tholstered goods he visits only the
largest cities, which gives him fifteen
customers in Ohio, four in Pennsyl-
vania, four in Western Virginia and
four in Kentucky.

Mr. Pilkington was married in 1910
to Miss Grace Harris, of Traverse
City. They have a daughter of 15 and
a son of 13 and reside in their own
home at 2200 Jefferson drive. —

Mr. Pilkington is a Mason up to
and including the 32d degree, having
started on the way East in 1914. He
has been a member of the United
Commercial Travelers since 1915 and
has filled all the chairs of the subordi-
nate and grand councils. At the an-
nual meeting in Lansing week before
last he was elected to the highest of-
fice in the gift of the State organiza-
tion.

Mr. Pilkington is an energetic man
and has large plans for the extension
of U. C. T. membership and influence
during the year he will have executive
charge of the organization.

Mr. Pilkington attends the Burton

Street,

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

Heights Methodist church, of which
his family are members, and _ insists
that his success in life is due to the
fact that he always aims to mind his
own business and work hard. He be-
lieves that the success of the traveling
salesman is due more to personal effort
and personal acquainance than any
other features. He is an enthusiastic
golfer and member of the Grand Rap-
ids Masonic Golf Club. He is also
addicted to fishing and finds much en-
joyment during the season in pursuing
that pastime.

Mr. Pilkington is a large man, both
physically and mentally. He has won,
held and influenced many men for
good wherever he is known. His moral
earnestness, his forthright probity and
rugged integrity of character make
him a prince among men and a royal
son of the Most High.

Selfishness finds no lodgement in his
heart. He lives to serve. “As one
lamp lights another, nor grows less.
so nobleness enkindleth nobleness.”
Contact with L. V. Pilkington makes
for wholesome, helpful, upright man-
hood.

—_~+-.___
Origin of the Banana.

In a scathing denunciation of what
he termed the great American banana
myth, Dr. W. E. Safford, economic
botanist of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, has attacked evidence re-
cently brought forward in support of
the theory that bananas originated on
this hemisphere and were cultivated by
prehistoric Indians.

Commenting on the discovery of
fossil banana seed in coal beds of Co-
lombia and the connection of this dis-
covery with statements made by early
writers as to the Indians’ use of the
fruit, he declared positively that the
home of the banana was in the Malay
archipelago, that it was unknown in
America when Columbus reached here,
and that the same writers who report-
ed it as native to the New World dem-
onstrated similar ignorance in regard
to the potato and other plants.

Fossils show that there were horses,

camels and elephants in North Amer-
ica ages ago, but there were none here
when the Spaniards reached this hem-
isphere. Fossil banana seed can prove
nothing in regard to America banana
trees, for our bananas do not have
seed. They must be propagated vege-
tatively from cuttings.
‘ Columbus and his followers listed
the plants they encounered, but made
no mention of the banana. Bananas
were introduced into the West Indies
from the Canary Islands by
Tomas de Berlangas in 1516. They
were also carried to Pacific Islands by
early migrants; but their native home
was in the Malay archipelago.

Padre

The persistence of the myth of the
American origin, according to Dr. Saf-
ford, was due to the great Humboldt,
who evidently was not himself a bot-
anist, and accepted the statements of
Garcillaso de la Vega, a descendant of
the Incas, who claimed in the early
sixteenth century that bananas were
a staple food of South American In-
dians in pre-Columbian times. This
man, Dr. Safford said, was ignorant of

the agriculture he pretented to de-
Most of his information was
secondhand and his exaggerated and
unreliable statements lack confirma-
tion. Humboldt also accepted. state-

scribe.

ments that the Irish potato was found
in Virginia by early colonists when it
has been definitely established that it
was a native of Peru and was unknown
in North America before the coming
of the white man.

—_+- +
Not Much Change in Rugs.

Aside from the rise of about 5 per
cent. that became effective on the
products of the Alexander Smith &
Sons Carpet Co. last week under the
company’s “split list” arrangement, the
current week in the floor coverings’
field has been devoid of feature. The
change in prices came with a very sub-
stantial part of the company’s Fall
production under order, the main pur-
pose of the arrangement being to en-
courage early buying. In the carpet
and rug business actually placed in
the general trade there was no notice-
able change, except in the smaller vol-
ume, from that of the earlier weeks of
the month. The better grades of the
popular-priced goods, particularly ax-
minsters, led in the buying, with open-
ground, large-figure effects dominat-
ing in the patterns. In the hard-sur-
face lines inlaid linoleum had the call
over the other varieties of that ma-
terial, as well as over felt-back goods.
Marbleized effects led in the linoleum
patterns.

—_>~-.___
White Silks Hold Interest.

White silks continue to meet with
a good demand from retailers in view
of the vogue for white in all branches
of ready-to-wear. Crepes de chine,
satins, radiums, georgettes and novelty
sports silks are all wanted in this color.
Much use is also being made of black
and white effects in ready-to-wear and
accessories and the white silks are be-
ing used as effective ground fabrics.
The chances are held favorable for the
interest in the white fabrics continu-
ing well into July, particularly for the
more novel sports weaves having lus-
trous finishes.

——_>~2
Garments For Summer Wear.

Summer negligees and house dress-
es are being re-ordered by retailers
for fill-in and sales purposes. In the
former the demand is concentrated up-
on crepe de chine, radium and printed
georgette. Merchandise to retail up
to $22.50 is having the bulk of the de-

mand. Models trimmed with fringe
are popular numbers in the fancier
styles. House dresses are wanted in

a variety of printed cottons, and the
stores are using fairly large quantities

of them for their usual late June sales.
—§_e+>_

Slightly Incerrect.

Mr. Goldberg—Did you know that
Sam $50,000 in Chicago in a
week?

Mr. Cohen—I don't believe it.

Goldberg (calling over his friend,
Wolf)—Isn’t it true that Sam made
$50,000 in Chicago last week?

Wolf—Sure it’s true, but it’s wrong
in four places; it wasn’t Chicago, it
was Toledo. It wasn’t a week, it was
a year. It wasn’t $50,000, it was $5,000,
and he didn’t. make it, he lost it.

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tions.

For years the securities of the lead-
ing railroads of this country have been
regard as prime investments, and, al-
though they lost some of their popu-
larity during and immediately after the
war, it is safe to say they are fast re-
gaining their former position.

Although the industry is not so old
or so large, the power and lighting
business has grown by leaps and
bounds in the United States, and the
securities of these companies have
shown a correspondingly rapid growth
in noint of popularity with investors.

Of late the question whether the
public utility bonds and stocks will
overtake railroad securities or perhaps
pass them in public favor is creating
considerable discussion in investment
circles. It is impossible to answer
that question with an degree of ac-
curacv: but perhaps data prepared by
Rutter & Co. may help investors to
decide better the portion of their funds
they wish to invest in each industry.

Both industries are alike in that they
are absolutely essential, although the
railroads undoubtedly rank first in this
respect. There is no danger that the
demands for the service of either in-
dustrv will show anv material decrease
or that either will become extinct.

The power and lighting business was
perhaps founded on a sounder eco-
nomic basis than was transportation.
However, earlier mistakes in the rail-
road industrv have been entirely recti-
Ged and thev are to-day perhaps bet-
tar fartiSed in the relation of actual
nccete ta cani‘alization than their public
service neighhors.

In the matter of halanced capital
-trscture the utility companies have
an advantage. The average ratio of
the ten largest companies in this field
is as follows: Bonds, 55.7 per cent.;
nreferred stocks. 23.6 per cent. and
aasman ctacks. 20.7 ner cent. The

~~ -ntin nf the ten largest rail-
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Vn ocwer and “ighting
eta tinty laroer than
Mennde tn aroportion to
"sy sanitalization The ten railroads
-oferred ‘o above earned an average of
> ner cent. net on their capitaliza-
‘inn jn 1924. while in the same vear
tn titity eomnacies earned an

-n ve af 449 ner cert. However. in-

“much ac the interest rates on mcst

roi'road senior securities ire
conside-ahly helow those of the gas
ond electric companies, the earnings
for each share on their junior obliga-
tions compare favorably with stocks of
the latter.

Utility companies, as a whole, re-
ceive better treatment at the hands of
the rate regulating bodies than do the
transportation concerns. Whereas they
are frequently allowed to earn 7 and
8 per cent. on their valuation, 534 per
cent. has been fixed by law as a fair
rate for the carriers to earn. Besides,

the valuation placed on the railroad

af the

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

properties is much below what would
be their present reproduction cost, and
in recent years rates have not been
allowed to them sufficient to earn even
the 534 per cent.

Railroads enjoy an advantage in re-
spect to bad debts, this item amount-
ing to only about three-one-hundredths
of 1 per cent. of their gross revenues.
They also conduct their businesses on
a cash-upon-delivery basis and have
no book inventory losses to absorb.

In point of management neither has
much in the way of an advantage, al-
though the railroad executives as a
group have had a longer experience
in their particular line of business.

It might be well to point out that
the utilities in their present size and
capitalization have never been called
upon to face a serious crisis such as
has been successfully met and over-
come by the carriers.

[Copyrighted, 1926]
—_22>—____

Bill to Abolish Pullman Surcharges Is
Reported Favorable.

The war seems to be over.

At least a measure to abolish Pull-
man surcharges has been reported fav-
orably to the Senate from the Com-
mittee on Interstate Commerce
through Senator Fernald, Republican
of Maine. The bill was introduced by
Senator Robinson, Democrat of Ar-
kansas. An effort will be made to
enact the legislation before the Con-
gress adjourns. While this may not be
possible, it is evident that sentiment in
favor of it is strong in both the House
and the Senate.

In the report made by Senator Fex-
nald it is pointed out that the sur-
charge was imposed as a method of
producing revenue in war time and
that it should not be continued in peace
time.

“The condition of the railroads gen-
erally at the present time, as reflected
in annual reports and statistics, show
that the railroads, particularly the class
one railroads, are on a sound footing
and do not need the surcharge,” the
report states. “The class one railroads
are those which receive the greater
percentage of the surcharge revenue.

“It is wrong in principle and eco-
nomically unsound for certain rail-
roads, not in the class one group, to
place an excessive charge upon the
Pullman passengers in order to bolster
up income of such railroads from
freight traffic, which produces inade-
quate revenue.

“It is known that proceedings are
pe ding before the Interstate Com-
merce Commission to readjust freight
rates. Such readjustment should be
made upon the merits. It is clear that
the Pullman passenger travel should
not be penalized because of inadequate
revenue of some railroads from freight
carrying income.”

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Encouraging Sign on Near Future
Course of Business.

If it were possible through a form
of business thermometer to record
changes in sentiment on the trade fu-
ture, the instrument doubtless would
have registered a rise of a degree or
two on the news to-day from Wash-
ington that wholesale prices rose in
May.

Nine months of falling commodity
prices had given to our business
prophets the one sign to which they
all looked as the best evidence of ap-
proaching recession. The Bureau of
Labor Statistics weighted index of 404
representative commodities at whole-
sale fell from a high of 161 early in
1925, to 151 in April and until now no
month since last July had brought
even a temporary upturn in the gen-
eral price level. The recession had
become less marked of late and in
May the trend was, although by a
small margin, reversed. What may
we learn from this new movement in
commodities?

Shifting commodity prices give more
trouble to the business world than
most other disturbances since it is not
possible to make quick. adjustments in
the price scale along the line from
producer to consumer. In periods of
falling prices very often severe losses
arise when houses find that they must
revalue their inventories at levels sub-
stantially below original costs. That
the recent period of declining prices
did not bring inventory losses of this
character is explained by the unusual
circumstances of the time. Recession
has proceeded at a pace more than
ordinarily moderate. It did not fall
upon us unexpectedly or find us un-
prepared. Stocks of goods on hand
have been held down to the minimum
of requirements so that at no time in
the last year have inventories become
dangerously high. The goods have
moved readily into consumption, which
it must be added to make the explana-
tion complete, has been heavy.

That the general price level should
have turned slightly upward in May,
when the country still had fresh on
its mind the late collapse of the stock
market and all that it might mean, is
new ground for the conclusion that
prices are becoming more stable.

It need not detract from the com-
fort of such an indication to recog-
nize that in the movements of the dif-
ferent groups is a condition not in any
sense pleasing. Some commodities
that already stood relatively low swung
lower in May and others that already
were high rose still higher.

Easily the most disturbing move-
ment was that of the farm products
group. Farm products last summer
stood higher relatively than other
commodities. It was what gave the
farmer new purchasing power and
stimulated the present era of prosper-

ity. As late as last August farm prod- .«

ucts averaged 163 whereas the gen-
eral price level stood at 160. The de-
cline in farm commodities since that
time has been so much more ravid
than that in other groups that by May
farm products had dropped to 144
whereas the general index had fallen
only to 151.

In other words the recession of the

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

last nine months has carried farm
products from a relatively good posi-
tion to one that is unfavorable to the

farmer. Paul Willard Garrett.
[Copyrighted, 1926]
————
No Indication That Inflation Will
Occur.

How will the downward trend in
money rates affect the movement of
commodity prices?

Here is a question that puzzles the
authorities at the present moment and
one which a variety of answers have
been volunteered. In the opinion of
some skilled analysists the long down-
ward move in commodities soon will
end and in the autumn a fresh period
of speculation may be brought on un-
der the influence of cheap money and
a new stimulus given to prices. These
commentators frankly say that we are
laying the basis for another wave of
inflation and that, they say, will stir
up the stock market again and acceler4
ate the rate of business activity.

One way to judge the future is by
the past and if the course of events
during the last nine months may be
accepted as a basis for determining
what may happen during the remain-
ing months of 1926 we must admit that
the likelihood of an inflation in com-
modity prices is small.

No feature of the market in com-
modities during recent months has
been so impressive as the absence of
speculation on the scale that usually
precedes inflation. The trend for
months has been persistently down-
ward and the problem always has been
to move the goods from producer to
consumer quickly in order to avoid
losses that might result from holding
goods too long in a declining market.
Speculation in commodities is not en-
couraged ordinarily by the sort of
conditions that have prevailed in the
last year. It is stimulated in a rising
market when speculators reckon that
commodities accumulated and held for
a period may be sold at levels better
than the original cost.

Fundamentally no reason appears
for any pronounced upswing in com-
modities since our capacity to pro-
duce still is greater by a wide margin
than our capacity to consume. Where
could we find better evidence on this
point than is supplied in the experi-
ences of the last nine months? Never
in the history of the country has so
much business been done in most de-
partments. Consumption has held at
a high rate. It has offset production
to a degree not usual. And yet the
trend in commodity prices has been
downward.

It is difficult to see what new source
of demand for goods will arise in the
near future to draw heavily upon the
country’s producing capacity. Posses-
sion of an abundance of funds available
for investment unquestionably will
tend to harden commodity prices if
consumption remains high by inviting
purchases on the part of speculators.
That such a movement will proceed
far in the absence of new underlying
developments is difficult to see. Six
years ago speculators learned a lesson
that they have not forgotten.

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14

Has Great Faith in His Own Enter-
prises.

At the annual meeting of the Amer-
ican States Securities Corporation held
at Wilmington, Delaware, the stock-
holders, by an overwhelming majority,
evinced their confidence in Frank T.
Hulswit by re-electing him president
and director of their company from
which he voluntarily resigned after the
unfortunate decline in United Light
& Power stock, a company he had
originally organized and brought to a
position where it was rated as one of
the leading public utilities of the coun-
try.

The stockholders also took favorable
action on the plan of re-adjusting the
company’s financial sructure, recently
proposed and which was made possible
by the cancellation of a considerable
block of stock of Mr. Hulswit. This
offer was made by Mr. Hulswit at a
considerable financial sacrifice, but it is
a typical action of a man who has al-
ways shown unselfishness when the
interests of others were involved.

The hold that Mr. Hulswit has on
the confidence of stockholders of his
enterprise is but natural when his char-
acter is fully understood. His critics
may claim he made a mistake in his
personal efforts to advance United
Light & Power stock to the high price
it attained and from which it had a
considerable decline on account of ad-
verse market conditions—but if it was
an error, and that is a question still
to be determined, it was not one be-
hind which were selfish motives—for
Hulswit himself was the greatest finan-
cial loser.

To know Hulswit as his best friends
know him is to know an optimist, a
man who has the greatest faith in his
properties. This side of him is the
magnet that drew the millions into the
development of his utility properties
and the force that drove them to the
heights they attained in their industry.
The bulk of the stockholders of the
so-called Hulswit properties have
profited immensely out of them, de-
spite the recent decline, and this ac-
complishment can not easily be elim-
inated from their consideration when
placing an estimate on his integrity
and honesty.

This is why, and quite properly so,
they wish to retain him as head of
American States: for they place faith
in him that he will succeed in making
a financial success of it—a faith he
personally backs by his willingness
to serve the company as its president
without compensation until the profits
warrant the stockholders to reimburse
him for his efforts in their behalf.—
Financial World.

—
Seasonal Changes That Had Been
Expected.

For the first time this year the
country’s foreign trade balance swung
from an excess of merchandise im-
ports to an excess of exports but the
event does not necessarily mean that
our period of so-called “unfavorable”
balances has passed.

Not in a quarter of a century had
imports into this country exceceded
exports for the first four months of

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

any calendar year until 1926 but the
May figures now compiled reveal that
the tide has turned at least temporarily
to an excess of exports. With imports
for May totaling $318,000,000 and ex-
ports $356,000,000 the merchandise ex-
cess of exports for the month aggre-
gated $38,000,000.

The decline of roughly $80,000,000
in May imports from the April level
may be explained in part by seasonal
movements. The flow of rubber into
the country was very much reduced,
for one thing, and reductions in the
price of the commodity lowered the
value of what was shipped in. Coffee
imports were likewise materially small!-
er than in the month before. Losses
in the volume of jute and burlap im-
ports account for a portion of the May
shrinkage in imports.

While merchandise exports in May
ran ahead of imports they did not
equal the total for April since the de-
cline in cotton prices in part resulted
in a sharp reduction in the value of
our outgoing shipments of that com-
modity for the month.

We are entering that season of year
when normally it is expected that our
outgoing shipments will exceed the in-
coming movement. With the approach
of the autumn the United States usual-
ly has a substantial surplus from its
agricultural crops for the foreign mar-
kets. Seasonal shipments of wheat and
cotton are heaviest in the second haif
of the year and that is why we may
expect that our merchandise exports
for the remainder of the calendar year
will exceed imports in the absence of
offsetting influences.

That the balance may again swing
to an excess of imports from time to
time is the expectation of most trade
authorities and in the opinion of the
economists such a condition is to be
welcomed as a partial solution to the
problem of settlement of the great in-
ternational balances.

Paul Willard Garrett.
[Copyrighted, 1926]
— 2.2 >—___

Lobster Returns Increase.

Due chiefly to the increase in the
value of the lobster fisheries of Nova
Scotia, the fishery production of the
Province for last -year totaled $10,-
130,734, or an increase of 16 per cent.
over the previous year, according to
the preliminary report of the Domin-
ion Bureau of Statistics. The mar-
ket value of the lobster catch for 1925
was alone $3,010,043.

The amount of capital represented
by steam trawlers, vessels, boats, nets,
seines, traps, piers and wharves used
in catching and landing fish was es-
timated at $7,931,386, and the num-
ber of men employed is 16,175, a sub-
stantial increase over the preceding
year. There was a total capital in-
vestment in fish canning and curing
establishments of $4,004,426, and there
were 251 such establishments in opera-
tion, employing 3,190 people.

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The Apprentice System. constantly made to restrict our sales
There are people who believe that if and otherwise cut our profits, would SAFETY SAVING SERVICE

a thing is new it is good; conversely,
that if something is old, it is of no use.
Like all generalities, this jis neither
wholly true nor false.

As the philosopher says, “Time al-
ways tells the truth,’ yet the old man
with the scythe we suspect slumbers
at his post quite frequently; meanwhile
some excellent things that ought to
be noticed by the superintendent of
years are passed over. Thus it comes
to us that after a while some of the
things and methods and processes that
originated in a past age and that we
have discarded for the newer systems
and things, may after all have been
the better. One of these which may
not have been so bad, was the ap-
prentice system, which nowhere seems
to have expression in these fast-mov-
ing industrial days. ;

In the “good old days’ a young
man who desired to learn a trade or a
profession was bound out for several
years to a master craftsman or pro-
fessional man or business firm, who
was paid a stated annual sum for in-
struction. Nowadays we reverse the
While a boy or young man
is learning how to do a certain thing,
he gets paid for his services—in liter-
ally thousands of cases that word ser-
vices ought to be set in quotation
marks. A boy, hardly able to read or
write comes in as office boy. and gets
more pay than his father received thir-
ty years ago. We venture the belief
that annually millions and millions of
dollars are just thrown away on “help”
that is ignorant, untrained, incapable,
with no standard of striving for fitness.
Thus business provides no system of
training its future capable assistants
and executives. In other words we
have abolished the apprentice system,
which was, in fact, an organized meth-
od of preparing for the man-power of
the future, without leaving this wholly
to chance. Our present method cer-
tainly produces men for future re-
quirements—we do not seek to deny
that fact—but at terrific, unnecessary
waste.

The apprentice system was a good
thing in many ways.

——~+2+>—_—_
Resolutions vs. Real Pressure.

Whether resolutions do or do not
really amount to anything is a subject
of some importance at just his con-
vention season, and in that connection
special interest attaches to the recent
convention of the Massachusetts Re-
tail Grocers’ Association where its
resolutions committee threw pretense
to the winds and reported:

“Your committee recognizes the fu-
tility of offering anything but the regu-
lation, stereotyped form of resolutions
as presented at all conventions of a
similar character.

“Considerable thought has been put
into the work in the past but after our
last convention the resolutions were
not printed in our own magazine or
the local trade papers.

“The objective of the Massachusetts
Retail Grocers’ and Provision Dealers’
Association is so well known that a
long list of ‘resolves,’ dealing separate-
ly with the numerous attempts being

process.

be puerile and beneath our dignity.

“Most of these are local and are au-
tomatically taken care of by our legis-
lative and grievance committees or by
local associations. As an association in
annual convention, we should give our
attention to matters of National legis-
lation which are beyond the reach of
these committees. Not by ‘resolves,’
read, accepted and forgotten, but by
real work.

“Let no man in Washington repre-
senting Massachusetts have a chance
to say that he did not understand be-
cause he had not been told, how these
bills would affect the grocers and pro-

vision dealers of his State.”
——_>-+>__

The Unsentimental Dollar.

Some of the meanest men in the
world are in business, and stay in—
because they know how to make
money.

Some of the finest men imaginable—
honest, industrious, earnest, progres-
sive, cannot make a go of business.
Their failure always elicits general re-
gret.

Bankers lend money to many money-
making men, whom they dislike, and
are obliged to refuse credit to many
men whom they esteem as men of
honor and excellence but who do not
know how to make money, or at least
have not yet done so.

These personal aspects of business
prove a highly important fact—that in
the last clear analysis, the business
dollar is without sentiment, one way
or the other.

Thus it appears that many are suc-
cessful in business who from the per-
sonal standpoint earn no enthusiasm
for themselves and whose departure
from the field of commerce occasions
no heartaches or regrets; and that
many fail, whose success would bring
delight everywhere.

The whole essence of the matter—
the business essence—is this: you must
make money if you are to stay in busi-
ness. This has been said in these
columns on numerous occasions and
will bear repetition.

—_+- +
Legal Twist Worth Knowing.

A careless creditor, if he has good
advice, need not despair even if he
has neglected to have the debt ac-
knowledged in proper form. A Balti-
more man complained to a lawyer that
he couldn’t get back a loan of $500
from a debtor. The lawyer advised
him to sue; but the unlucky creditor
had to admit that he had no note or
other written acknowledgement of the
debt.

“Write to him,” said the lawyer,
“and tell him you must have $600 back
at once.”

“But it was only $500,” objected
the man.

“Exactly. He will write back to tell
you so and then you will have your
acknowledgment.”

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42 Carleton Road, has been incorpor-
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

June 23, 1926

 

HOTELS AT HOWELL.

 

Side Lights on Commercial, National
and Rupert.

Howell, county seat of Livingston
county, was the largest city between
Detroit and Grand Rapids on the D.,
G. R. & L. R. R, with the exception
of Lansing. It was considered the
most progressive by many.

It boasted of a brick hotel, called
then the National, three stories high,
middle of block, and probably was
the best constructed hotel along that
line. It was built by the Weinmeister
estate in 1880. They were bankers,
rather progressive, but had made a
slip in business some way and failed;
most of them having died, and the
National Hotel, one of their enter-
prises, certainly had a_ checkered
career. They conducted the place first
with no great success, leased, had to
take it back, then when the failure
came, the whole shooting match, real
estate and furnishings, was bought in
by three Howell citizens, Thos. Gor-
don, attorney; Asa Van Kleet, furni-
ture dealer, and Charles Fisbeck, re-
tired farmer, interested in the Howell
National Bank and other city enter-
prises.

A dozen men tried to conduct this
place, all meeting with little or no
success. Some very good up-state ho-
tel men tried it. Ed. Snow was one
of them, coming from the McKinnon,
at Cadillac, later going to a hotel at
Dowagiac, where he met with success.
Jim Truesdale, a Howell citizen, who
had traveled Michigan for years, had
a fling at the proposition, but retired
in due time. “Dad” Whipple, whom I
have mentioned in a previous article,
also took a try at this place, and while
it is said he succeeded better than
some others, his net profit was not
sufficient for him to continue.

On February 22, 1893, the writer
made his maiden bow as a country
tavern keeper with this place. As-
sociated with him was one Frank Lap-
ham, coming from a family of hotel
folks who had conducted hotels up
around Crystal Lake, Ithaca, etc., with
a reasonable degree of success. Young
Lapham I had met at Geneseo, N. Y.,
where he was attending normal schoo}
and the writer was hitting a living
partly in hotel work and partly in the
newspaper field. I had settled in
Grand Rapids for a year or two after
migrating to Michigan, and Lapham
and the writer formed a partnership
and tackled the so-called White Ele-
phant. It is a long story, but not in-
teresting enough to the average read-
er to take space. Lapham “flew the
kite” after a few months and I did not
locate him for two years. The owners
of the hotel were very kind to me.
The original lease which had been en-
tered into between Lapham and the
writer and and them was canceled and
I struggled along alone for about two
years, but with no success. When
Lapham quit, we were heavily indebted
for supplies, but all local trades people
were very kind to me, holding them
over. In due time I was able to pay
dollar for dollar, keep head above
water, but neither of the owners re-
ceived anything on their investment
except a few meals. The writer was

not able to draw down even good
weekly wages and had to give up in
despair. The business was not there.
The world’s fair year and the year
after, as we older ones will recall, were
mighty bad years. Michigan hotel
business was badly hit and the writer
and the National suffered accordingly.
The only redeeming feature of my ex-
perience at Howell was that it was
there I found the lady, who is now
Mrs. Hoag, mother of our two chil-
dren, a wonderful helpmate all these
years, adhering to the whims of her
possibly erratic husband; a wonderful
mother, and I claim to-day, a wonder-
ful hotel woman. We were not mar-
ried until some years later, after I had
returned East, where we remained for
some years, later returning to Michi-
gan.

I mentioned brick hotel. There
were but few such buildings among
the smaller cities and the National
was one of them.

It finally took J. K. VanKuren &
Son to bring the old National into its
own. They came from up around
Grand Rapids, where the senior had
been in the hotel business for some
years. This in 1900. They made some
very desirable changes in the old plant:
steam heat, electric lights, later hot
and cold running water in most rooms,
a few baths. They really conducted a
very good hotel; meals good; they
were on the job, and this with the
going out of existence of the Com-
mercial Hotel left a clear field for the
National. They changed the name to
the Livingston. Both senior and
junior VanKuren died within a few
years of each other, sometime after
1910. Mrs. VanKuren has held on
and has met with reasonable success.
She changed to the European plan

some years ago, and while some of —

the earmarks of the old National are
still in evidence, the Livingston is con-
sidered a very good hotel, as such in-
stitutions go. It gets a very good
play of auto patronage, all of the com-
mercial business, all of the county
trade and makes a go of it.

The Commercial Hotel at Howell
was a three-story frame building,
acknowledged in those days to be a
veritable fire trap. It was built for
a wagon manufacturing place, con-
verted into a hotel soon after the Na-
tional was opened; continued for
some years, finally had to give up the
ghost, reverted back, so to speak, to
its first love and is to-day an agricul-
tural supply building, with an auto
display room occupying one part.

I think John White was the first
proprietor of the Commercial. At any
event he had been its proprietor, quit
it, went up North for a few years, re-
turned, took possession again, held on
for some years, finally retired and
spent his last days in the Michigan
Masonic Home.

“Dad” Whipple also had a fling at
the Commercial. I think there were
a couple of proprietors between the
time White left it and returned, be-
sides Whipple.

John White was my competitor and
no small item at that. All in all, he
conducted a mighty good hotel at the
Commercial with what he had to work
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hotel in those days than I did. He
was not popular and yet he had a way
of getting some of the boys on the
road and holding them which none of
us could quite understand. He was
of the old school class; he dressed it,
he acted it in many ways; he played
it in the hotel business as only old
school fellows know how to do. At
one time he had a bar, which was a
money maker; later, with his brother,
they conducted a bar out on Main
street, which also made John some
money.

While the National had it over the
Commercial in building, John White
kept his house immaculate. Of
course, both houses in those days were
“wash bowl and pitcher,’ kerosene
lanips, no heat other than stoves in the
hailways, and many other ancieut
facilities. White certainly kept the
Commercial mighty presentable. While
his general foods were no better than
other hotels served, he made a special-
ty of steaks. While not quite up to
the Whipple brand, they were mighty
goed. I know this, for I lived at the
Commercial for some months, a year
cr two after my advent as a landlord
at Howell. Broiled home cured ham
was another of his specialties and was
always in evidence on the supper
menu. He used charcoal for all his
broiling and the ham itself was of ex-
cellent quality, cured under his per-
sonal supervision.

The Rupert House, at Howell, was
probably one of the best conducted
farmer hotels between Detroit and
Lansing. This was a big three-story
frame building, standing on a very
prominent corner. In connection there
was a very large hitch barn. Seth
Rupert was the man behind the gun
in my cays; his father and mother had
been there before him for years; such
rural patronage as Howell created
swore by the Rupert; and it was quite
common fur some of the boys on the
road to stay at this place. Rates were
$1 per day, American plan; all meals
were 25c; no style, no service, red
napkins and table cloth, but good food
and lots of it. The rooms were well
kept, the dining room spacious, seat-
ing over 100; in stage coach days, the
Rupert enjoyed much patronage from
this source, and a change of teams
was made there.

I have mentioned “Dad” Whipple
having the old Rupert as his final or
nearly so, final venture. This was
after the closing of the Commercial.
He got along only fair; the farmer
patronage had changed, due to auto
conditions. The old house had gotten
tather run down; it was not just
“lad’s” class at the best; considerable
‘+ the old time boys went to “Dad”,
even with lesser accommodations, but
even with the combined business, not
a great success. Mr. Whipple re-
mained a few years and returned to
either South Lyon or Plymouth.

The old Rupert has moved back
hun. [ts original location; converted
into apatiments; the old hitching barn
has gone, and what was an outstand-
ing figure in hotel life in Howell for
many years has passed into something
else.

Before the advent of the National,
as mentioned, hotels in Howell were

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

not so much; at times several different
small ones, none really good, even for
those days.

There was always a railroad depot
hotel at Howell, conducted for many
years by the Barber family; much
patronized by railroad trainmen, with
a sprinkling of a few of the boys on
the road and those coming and going
on the trains. This was also a $1
house, oddly constructed, two stories
high, wonderful meals at 25c each,
where Mother Barber’s cookies and
jams and pies and cakes played a
prominent part. The Barbers have all
gone to their reward; that is, the
older members of the family. The
dining room I found in 1924 still in
operation, more as a lunch room than
in the older rays, the “homey” at-
mosphere gone, but never to be for-
gotten. Reno G. Hoag.

—~+-2—_____
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A truly alert merchant does not need
to be told that the reading of trade
journals is a matter of necessity. He
must know that it is impossible to
keep informed of developments with-
out regular and careful reading of
representative journals of the trade.
The man who becomes a subscriber
and reads the trade papers diligently
generally knows more on the many
minor points which keep cropping up
in his contact with prospective cus-
tomers than the one who neglects to
do so. Some of these points may be
unimportant but in each one the fact
of ignorance or knowledge, is apt to
weaken or strengthen a_ merchant’s
position in the eyes of the buyer.

It is to the interest of merchants to
acquire special knowledge on certain
subjects connected with the manufac-
ture of the goods carried by them and
this knowledge can be obtained in no
surer way than by getting the habit of
reading the educational journals of the
trade.

We have been hearing a good deal
of late about the psychology of sales-
manship, a term which has been much
overworked. It is true, however, that
the art of a good salesman is an in-
tangible thing; a chart of his opera-
tions is difficult to draw up, because
the methods of approach and subse-
quent handling of a “prospect” are as
a rule too intricate to be precisely
formulated. In approaching a cus-
tomer the merchant will draw uncon-
sciously from many data, but if he
attempted to make a scheme of his
selling methods he would find himself
hopelessly impeded.

The more conspicuously successful
merchants are those who read their
trade papers, attend meetings and cir-
culate freely among those engaged in
the same kind of work. They usually
get enough in return to make the
contact profitable and are certainly as-
sured a larger circle of friendship and
associations and a greater business suc-
cess than can possibly be achieved by
men who pay less attention to these
things and. so deprive themselves of
the education, guidance and inspiration
that are gained by getting together
with other men in their particular line
of business.

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DRY GOODS

Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association.
President—Geo. T. Bullen, Albion.
First Vice-President—H. G. Wesener,

Albion.

Second Vice-President—F. E. Mills,

Lansing.
Secretary-Treasurer—H. J.

Battle Creek.

Manager—Jason E. Hammond, Lansing.

Mulrine,

Wash Cottons Still Moving Well.

Notwithstanding that jobbers who
take Spring inventory late in May
have “officially” passed out of that
season, business continues to arrive in
a sizable volume to those who handle
wash goods. As with many other
lines that are dependent very largely
on the weather for the extent of their
sale, the movement of wash goods has
for most of the season been less ac-
tive than wholesalers would like to

see it. Their hopes of a_ better
“break,” however, are on the way to
being realized. In some _ instances

sales in the last week or ten days have
shown a greater volume than last
year for the first time this season.
Whether this can be attributed to the
warmer weather, to the very atractive
prices that are now offered in many
quarters as a result of the unloading
of converters’ stocks, or to a combina-
tion of both is matter of conjecture.
Prospects are bright now for a longer
jobbing season in these fabrics than
usual, largely because of the lateness
with which retail buying began.

—~>-+____
Are Treating Babies Well.

Designers of 1927 lines of infants’
socks apparently have laid themselves
out to make the new lines attractive.
The result is that, when wholesale
buyers of these goods get down to
making their selections about a month
hence, they will find their work cut
out for them. One of the features of
the samples that have recently been
put on display in selling agencies here
is the increasing amount of rayon
used. In all but the cheapest lines
this material seems to have cut in very
largely on mercerized cotton. Prices
have not been settled generally as yet,
but the best indications are that, al-
though reductions are probable, they
will not be substantial. The well-styled
lines, in particular, are expected to
stay not far from the 1926 figures.
While a generally good season is an-

ticipated, sellers would not be sur-
prised to see buying start rather
slowly.

——_e-.____
Large Hat Vogue Spreading.

Not in many seasons has there been

a more rapid spread of a change of
style in millinery throughout the
country than that which has brought
larger hats for women into popularity.
While buyers for stores in the larger
cities have, as usual, set the pace in
bringing the new mode before the
feminine portion of the public, their
lead has been very quickly followed
by retailers of millinery in the smaller
places. The result is that orders have
been received from such _ retailers
which ordinarily would not have come
in until four to eight weeks later. Two
things are held responsible for it. One
is the way in which the fashion maga-
zines have backed up the movement
to re-establish larger hats here. The
other is that women all over the
country have apparently become “fed

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

up” on small chapeaux and welcome
the change.

++.
Neckwear Prospects For Autumn.
While not a great deal of business
has been booked for Fall in men’s
neckwear as yet, leading wholesalers
regard the prospects for the coming
season as satisfactory. A large por-
tion of the men’s wear stores are now
buying their merchandise on a budget
system, it was pointed out yesterday,
which scales down the early commit-
ments and encourages frequent replen-
ishment as stocks move over the
counter. Thus, retailers in frequent in-
stances have been awaiting a more ac-
tive turnover of seasonal merchandise
before placing their orders for the
coming season. Leading factors in the
necktie trade, however, look for early
July to bring with it an expanded de-
mand for the early Fall. The trend
continues to favor bright-colored pat-
terns, particularly stripes.

—_>->___

Will Seek More Time on Orders.

One of the things that ready-to-wear
manufacturers plan to give more at-
tention to during the Fall season is
the development of a more or less
fixed policy on the matter of securing
sufficient time from retailers for the
manufacture of goods which are order-
ed. It was pointed out that particu-
larly during the past season retailers
were prone to insist on very rapid
delivery. The manufacturer, in order
not to lose the business, acquiesced
and spurred production only to find
that his willingness to oblige resulted
in a greater number of cancellations
and returns. To overcome this the
manufacturers will try to develop a
permanent policy that will require two
weeks or more for the production and
delivery of merchandise to be made on
order.

—_>+ >
Favor Velvets in Dresses.

Velvet as a dress fabric is having a
rebirth of favor. Early lines of dresses
for Fall give much attention to velvet
garments, which are being shown for
wear on practically all occasions.
There are one and two-piece tailored
dresses of velvet, as well as the more
elaborate gowns intended for evening
wear, with chiffon velvet stressed in
the latter. The color range of the
new lines is quite varied, the new soft
yet high shades vying with black. It
is still too early for the dress trade to
have secured a definite idea of buyers’
reactions to the re-introduction of vel-
vet, but wholesalers here yesterday ex-
pressed strong confidence in the
fashion appeal and salability of the
new merchandise.

—_+++—____
Women’s Neckwear Does Well.
Although the bulk of the business
that is now going to manufacturers of
women’s neckwear is in the form of
duplicate or filling-in orders, the vol-
ume received is very good for the
present advanced state of the season.
While not a little of the merchandise
now moving is of a type suitable for
use on dresses, the styles adapted to
setting off tailored suits continue in
demand. This is attributed to the
continued uncertainty of the weather,
which is allowing women to wear suits
later than usual this year. Despite
the vagaries of the thermometer, which

have been an admitted handicap on
all lines of dress accessories, the trade
has had one of the best Spring sea-
sons in some time.
++.

Fabric Orders Expanding Slowly.

Slow progress in covering Fall re-
quirements of piece goods by the
ready-to-wear wholesalers and manu-
facturers continues, with the latter
now confining their entire attention to
the making up of their early sample
lines of garments. The threat of labor
disturbances about the first of next
month is preventing any expansion of
the orders placed with the mills which
would be expected at this time. Pro-
vided the garment trade rides through
the early July period without a serious
tie-up due to internal labor troubles,
the way will be paved for a very ac-
tive business in both coatings and
dress goods, as the orders placed to
date have been restricted both as to
volume and variety.

+
Something New in Luxuries.

Not to be entirely outdone by re-
ports of purchases of solid gold dinner
plates at very high prices, a special
order has just been placed in New
York by a certain woman for teaspoons
of the solid metal at $500 a dozen. In
another case an order has been sent in
to a well known concern calling for
six fancy goblets wrought in sold gold.
Just what they will cost the purchaser
is not known, as the price has not
been calculated for the style of goblet
wanted. That this is a minor factor in
the transaction, however, is indicated
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June 23, 1926

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on the assurance of the selling house
that it could be executed as desired.
—_»+~>—__
Washable Silks Are Selling.

In broad silks washable crepes con-
tinue their popularity and are being
ordered fairly freely at popular prices.
White is in much favor in these cloths,
with the interest in colored ones di-
vided between rose, blues, tans, coral,
sand, green and sunni. Forty-inch
crepes de chine in small floral and
polka dot patterns have also been in
demand for special sales. Wide prints
are not moving to any marked extent.
The demand for georgettes stresses
plain goods rather than prints. In
honan silks, which are favored, white
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IN THE REALM OF RASCALITY.
Cheats and Frauds Which Merchants
Should Avoid.

Another shystering concecrn as
been brought to the attention of the
Realm by C. H. Dahlhouser, of Litch-
field, which masquerades under the
title of the Capitol Knitting Co., of
Toledo, although no conccern of that
character is rated or even listed’ by
the mercantile agencies. Instead of
sending out $1 worth of stock the
Capitol Knitting Co. reaches out for
more worlds to conquer. It sends
Mr. Dahlhouser two dozen pairs of
hosiery, for which it requests remit-
tance of $8.88, less 5 per cent. for
cash in ten days. On receipt of Mr.
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ing literature sent him by his Toledo
philanthropists, the writer replied as

follows:

“The concern you write me about
is not rated at all by either agencies,
showing very plainly that it is a fly-
‘by-night concern which has no credit
and ought not to be pestering decent
people by sending out unauthorized
shipments. My advice would be to
write the company that you do not
believe in concerns undertaking to foist
goods on people in this manner and
that it can either come and get the
goods personally or send you $1 for
the bother it has made you; in case
a man comes personally he will not
only have the pleasure of interviewing
you and hearing what you think about
sharks of his ilk, but that the dog
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In an order issued by the Federal
Trade Commission the Western Wool-
en Mills Co., of Minneapolis, Minne-
sota, is required to discontinue the use
of the words “mill” or “mills” in its
corporate or trade name until it ac-
tually owns or controls a mill in which
garments sold by it are manufactured
or produced. The Commission found
that the respondent prominently dis-
played on letterheads, order blanks,
shipping tags, and other business Sta-
tionery, as well as in pamphlets, cir-
culars and similar trade literature, the
words Western Woolen Mills Co. and
similar designations. The corporate
name, it was found, was used in con-
junction with such representations and
assertions as “Direct from mill to you
—Buy Your Sweaters, Blankets, Un-
derwear, Hosiery, Leather Vests,
Overcoats, Knitted Novelties at a
Great Saving,” as well as other legends
tending to create the erroneous im-
pression that the respondent owns and
operates mills in which the products
which it offers for sale are manufac-
tured. The findings state, however,
that the respondent neither owns, op-
erates nor controls any mill or mills
in which the merchandise sold by it is
manufactured. It purchases such mer-
chandise from various manufacturers
and other dealers which it sells at
prices netting a profit over and above
the cost of such products to itself.
The Commission found therefore that
those who purchase from respondent

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

were not eliminating or saving the
profits of all middlemen. The respond-
ent’s method of marketing its products,
the findings conclude, are misleading
to the general public and unfair to
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The National Better Business Bu-
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tisers Syndicate of 417 South Dearborn
street, Chicago, is advertising in
the male help wanted columns of news-

papers somewhat as follows:

SALESMAN—$150—$200 weekly; = sell
new advertising proposition; prefer men
who have sold advertising premiums,
books, scales or similar specialty lines;
special inducements for men with Cars; ¢
full house co-operation. National Ad-
vertisers Syndicate, 417 South Dearborn,
Chicago.

Respondents to this advertisement
are urged to sell an alleged sales stim-
ulating plan to merchants. This
proposition sells for $35, the salesman
collects a deposit of $10.00 as his com-
mission, the balance is collected by
the company.

This plan consists of the following:
one twenty-six piece set of William
A. Rogers 1881 silver in chest; 3,500
Mysterious Keys which the merchant
will give away to his customers with
each purchase they make of any de-
nomination he may decide upon; a
Mystery Lock and two master keys;
one thousand hand bills which bear
the merchant’s own advertisement.

Investigation of the National Ad-
vertisers Syndicate by the National
Bureau a year ago disclosed that it
was run by J. M. Sweeney, who at that
time had advertised for salesmen to
dispose of a similar promotion scheme,
which included a one tube Crosley ra-
dio outfit; keys, padlock, display ‘ban-
ners, etc., for $50. Among the keys
given out is one that will unlock the
padlock on the radio set and after the
disposition of the entire amount, the
holders are invited to try their keys,
the person having the key that fits
the padlock being the winner of the
set.

There appears to be a question as to
the liability involved, since the com-
pany itself does not operate a lottery
but merely sells the materials to a mer-
chant, who assumes the responsibility
when he advertises the scheme under
his own name.

Whether or not the salesmen earns
$150 to $200 weekly depends upon the
number of merchants he is able to sell
on this type of promotion.

 

Representatives of the S. & H. Co.
of Cleveland solicited Jackson homes
selling kitchen and bath supplies, say-
ing that a percentage of their sales
went to the Francis Juvenile Home,
433 East 42nd street, Chicago. Our
letters to the organizations concerned
asking for further particulars have
brought no reply.

 

Readers of the Journal of the Amer-
ican Medical Association will remem-
ber that during the past autumn the
United States Public Health Service
found it necessary to issue a warning
against a concern with offices in Wash-
ington, D. C., calling itself the “Na-

tional Health Service.” The National
Health States Public commercial or-
ganization that the Surgeon General
of the United States Public Health
Service declared was attempting to
capitalize the research work done by
the United Sates Government and to
confuse the public into believing that
it was in some way identified with the
Public Health Service of the Govern-
ment.

The offices of the National Health
Service are no longer in Washington,
D. C., but in New York City. The
concern is either operated from two
addresses—17 West Sixtieth street and
70 Fifth avenue—or there are two
concerns of the same name. From
the first address a so-called “Book of
Health,” a urinalysis “health service”
and a line of fad foods are sold. From
the Fifth avenue address letters are
sent to industrial concerns urging them
to purchase “a remarkable discovery
for kidney disease, which has produc-
ed unbelievable results even in extreme
cases where all other means have fail-
ed.” Each concern denies connection
with the other.

19

Coopersville Cannery in Operation.

The Daggett Cannng Co. has been
organized to conduct the cannery at
Coopersville with a capital stock of
$15,000, all paid in in cash. The offi-
cers of the corporation are as follows:

President—Henry Smith,

Vice-President—Thomas E. Graham.

Secretary and Treasurer—E. P. Dag-
gett.

The cannery has already started on
rhubarb and will follow on strawber-
ries, raspberries, cherries, black ber-
ries, tomatoes. apples. peaches, pears,

plums and mince meat.
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She was only a chauffeur’s daughter,
but you should see her re-tire!

She was really a skipper’s daughter,
but there wasn’t much that she’d skip-
ped.

She was really a coachman’s daugh-
ter, but she didn’t need to be coached.

She was only a gambler’s daughter.
but she dealt in diamonds and hearts.

She was only a forester’s daughter,
but could it be she was ever-green?

She was only a baker’s daughter,
but she always needed dough.

 

 

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HEN PEOPLE WORK TO ACCUMU-

late property, they rightly may feel that
they are entitled to use it and enjoy it in any
legitimate way they may choose.

And when they pass on they have a right to
expect that their property will be disposed of as
they, themselves, would desire.

The only sure and safe way of having this done

Have your Will drawn by a competent attorney.
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RETAIL GROCER

Retail Grocers and General Merchants
Association.
President—Orla Bailey, Lansing.
Vice-Pres.—Hans Johnson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Paul Gezon, Wyoming Park.
Treasurer—F. H. Albrecht, Detroit.

 

It Is Difficult To Advertise in Two
Languages.
Written for the Tradesman.

My talk of last week should be sup-
plemented by this: I know it is diffi-
cult to run a business and advertise in
two languages. My French-Canadian
friend is so frank in acknowledging his
limitations in this regard that I want
again to emphasize that my thought
in pointed criticism is to be helpful.
When it comes to two languages, I
always feel that anyone does pretty
well who approaches accuracy in the
foreign one.

We have but to note that the French
do not capitalize such words french,
english, monday, tuesday, to under-
stand one stumbling block in the
way of a Frenchman who tries to ad-
vertise in English. But for that very
reason, one must be doubly careful,
especially of idioms. “What is the
matter with you?” is good English. It
would mean nothing in French—for
the French ask, “What have you?”
when they seek for similar informa-
tion. That is how he came to say
“waste” when he meant “waist.”

Example: Caballeros is Spanish for
gentlemen. Caballos is Spanish for
horses. An instance is on record of
an American who addressed himself
to horses in a South American adver-
tisement. Incidentally, both those
words sound the b like a v—another
complication for the half informed.

Therefore, English copy should be
scrutinized carefully before it goes to
the printer and the proof should be
read with care.

I believe that this man will do better
to advertise as if he had no competi-
tion, which bothers him somewhat
now. Instead of seeking to meet such
competition, go on the plan of build-
ing up your own business along lines
of your own choosing. This means to
tell your people what you have and the
price of it.

My suggestion to go to the pack-
ages for material to put int ocirculars
was sound. The reason is this: Mer-
chants are familiar with what is print-
ed on those packages. They feel that
it is old stuff. But remember that
consumers have things other than gro-
ceries to think about. And remember
again that you yourself may not be
any too familiar with the various uses
and recipes for using hundreds of
things you pass over your counter
daily.

I talked about the ranges advertised
last time. I indicated some of the
things you could say about them. Were
those points so familiar to you that
you overlooked them? Probably. But
notice that the mail order folks sell
goods by printing most detailed de-
scriptions in their catalogue. And be-
sides, if a woman is at all likely to be
interested in a range, can you think of
a thing about that range that she will
not wish to be told? Indeed, she will
want to be told about it in full detail
many times. She will want to have
each point impressed on her mind, so

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

she may feel pretty sure she has select-
ed the right range—because a range
is something she does not buy as she
might a pair of stockings.

Now, when ou go ahead describe
your goods that way, with right prices
—just prices—equitable prices—you
divert the mind of any reader from
the mere cost to the question of the
excellence and possible utilities of the
article. And that is good advertising.
It is what sells a Lincoln car at $2500
against a Star at $550. Both will run.
Both use gasoline. But there are rea-
sons why one is worth nearly five
times the price of the other—and the
advertiser tells what those reasons are.

This man ends his ietter with an
apology for its lack of finish and for
its length. Please get over that idea.
Write to me as often and as long as
you like. Let me be of full use to
you. That will make you useful to me
and the account will thus be balanced.
If I have not quite hit your trouble,
ask further

The young grocer whose initials are
P. A. L. and who therefore has adopt-
ed a sort of trademark Pal, whose
story I wrote up at some length a
time ago, tells me that his business is
growing. I knew it would because, as
I then pointed out, his advertising is
intelligent. He is not merely listing
things and prices. He knows that
such a course results in trading down
to a lower level and lack of profits al-
ways. So he writes newsy advertising,
talks of his best things, does not hang
on the futile, fatal appeal of low prices.
He gives his customers.something to
think and talk about—which means, of
course, that he begins with doing some
thinking himself. Others might take
note that if they cannot utilize their
think-tanks or are too lazy to get busy
above their collars, they might as well
drop out.

This boy is an artist and he studies
nights to perfect his ability. He draws
cute cartoons and suggestions on a
mimeograph machine. He pictures a
youngish housewife this week in the
act of unpacking an assorted case of
Juno brand canned goods. As she
does this, she reflects to herself: “I am
never disappointed in Juno brand
goods. Buying assorted cases I can
always save.” Then there are quota-
tions:

“Six cans Juno cream corn, $1.20;
6 cans Juno tomatoes, 2% Ib., $1.20.
That could be improved by saying
“regular large sized cans” instead of
using the trade term of 2% lb. There
is always the chance, too, to tell what
cream in corn is and how made, but,
no doubt, that will come another time.
Then in a box there is a list of Juno
corn, peas, beans, sliced pineapple and
grated pineapple which regularly foots
up to $6.60 and “our price this week”
is quoted at $5.78. That is an intel-
ligent way to utilize the price appeal.

In my last I pointed out that it was
a mistake to use certain circulars fur-
nished gratis by one Western manu-
facturer to carry your advertising. The
circulars are printed on one side with
the manufacturer’s own advertisements
and you use the other side. Danger
is that customers will see only the one
side—and you lose. Or she may not
like the goods this manufacturer

   
 
  
 

 

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

21.

 

MEAT DEALER _

makes—and you lose again. This boy
“saves” about fifteen dollars a month
this way. That is an important item.
But if his list is large enough for
that, it is large enough to justify his
getting all the benefit himself. If it
pays the manufacturer to furnish the
circulars to travel under his mail and
personal distribution, it will pay him
more than the difference to take all
results to himself.

Some saving is pretty expensive. Or
to quote Puck again: “It is to be ob-
served that those who offer bargains
grow rich faster than those who take
advantage of the same.”

During the past four or five years
merchants everywhere in all lines have
progressively awakened to the folly of
furnishing capital for canners and
other manufacturers to work on. So
they have increasingly abandoned the
practice of purchasing futures.

In the beginning, there was a tre-
mendous howl. Manufacturing would
go to pot sure. Small factories—in-
cluding canneries—would be _ forced
out of business and consumers would
pay more. Wonderful how anxious
we all become for the consumer when
our own interest is incidentally en-
dangered.

And now we have any number of
scare stories about how there is going
to be a big scarcity of staple and
fancy canned goods next fall because
canners cannot calculate accurately.
Acreage is said to be curtailed. Can-
neries must work safely on_ short
rations. The old tales are polished up
and run in again with variations.

But don’t let that worry you. If
you are an old grocer, you know all
the tales by heart. If you are young,
take my word for it that you will be
able to get all the goods you want
next fall or any other old time. If
you doubt this, reflect that men enter
the grocery business every week in
the year and, if they have ability plus
industry, succeed. Fact is, they make
more money the first year than ever
again in their lives, considering their
resources.

Yet in every case, these men must
enter the market at the time and buy
what there is then to be had. If, there-
fore, they are most prosperous in such
circumstances, why not continue the
circumstances in succeeding years?
You'll find it good medicine to do so.

Paul Findlay.
———_-.o—-o
Cuts From Heavy Pork Carcasses.

This year the average weight of hogs
will be around ten per cent heavier
than last. This will bring heavier
weight cuts on the market and to
some extent fatter cuts. The cuts af-
fected most from a selling point of
view are loins, hams, bacon and
shoulders. Consuming trade in large
consuming centers have gotten into
the habit of buying cuts in retail shops
of certain weights and a decided
preference exists for the loins weign-
ing ten pounds or under, hams under
ten pounds, bacon under ten pounds
and picnic style shoulders under six
pounds. The preference for these
relatively lightweights has caused a
difference in value between heayier

weight cuts and light cuts that amount
to several cents a pound in many in-
stances. At the present moment there
exists in the wholesale market as much
as nine cents a pound difference be-
tween nine pound pork loins and
eighteen pounders, although the qual-
ity is the same. The Livestock and
Meat Division of the United States
Department of Agriculture does not
recognize weight as a grade factor be-
cause weight, strictly speaking, has
nothing to do with grade. A ham that
weighs sixteen pounds may be just as
high in quality as one that weighs
eight. So it is with other cuts from
the hog or other animals. Ag is an
influence in grade position, and weight
and age have relationship, but the
normal age at which pork producing
animals are marketed is not advanced
enough to make the quality lower.
Age is only one of many factors that
influence grade. Weight is never a
factor in itself and in almost every in-
stance when weight is discriminated
against the discrimination is due to
convenience or particular suitability.
The housewife may be justified in
paying something for this convenience
but in the light of good business in
the home she is not justified in paying
ten to fifteen cents a pound more for
pork chops just because they were cut
from a _ten-pound loin, instead of a
sixteen pounder, when a thinner slice
cooked slowly, or one chop, instead of
two for a service would bring the
heavier into satisfactory utility. The
same condition holds true with respect
to other cuts. Half of a smoked ham,
instead of a whole lighter weight ham,
is real economy when the half ham is
less per pound. A little planning, es-
pecially with respect to fresh roasted
pork or smoked meats, which can be
utilized to advantage at second or
later meals, will help the situation for
the industry and save money for con-

sumers.
>>>

Deer Meat Worth $2,000,000.

A survey shows that the number of
deer killed in a single year amounted
to approximately 100,000 head which,
at 20 cents a pound, amounted to $2,-
000,000. The promiscuous rabbit fam-

ily, including the jack rabbits of the

West and the cotton-tails that are
found most everywhere, supply a large
money crop, principally because the
restrictions and regulations on hunting
them are not very stiff. The Con-
servation Commission of New York
once estimated that about 465,000
cotton-tails were killed in that Sate
in a year; the Game Commission of
Pennsylvania furnished an estimate
that 2,700,000 rabbits were killed in
that State in twelve months, and a
game survey of Virginia indicated
slaughter of 293,625 in a vear in that

State.
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Detroit—The D-M Manufacturing
Co., 301 Charlevoix building, has been
incorporated to manufacture household
specialties with an authorized capital
stock of $10,000 preferred and 5,000
shares at $1 per share, of which amount
$4,450 and 445 shares has been sub-

scribed and $1,050 paid in in cash.
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HARDWARE

Michigan Retail Hardware Association.
President—George W. McCabe, Petos-

ey.
ee L. Glasgow, Nash-
2.

Secretary—A. J. Scott, Marine City.
Treasurer—William Moore, Detroit.

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Remember the Newly Weds as Hard-
ware Prospects.
Written for the Tradesman.

During the past month, the wide-
awake hardware dealer has given more
or less attention to the wedding gift
trade. He has doubtless helped also
to equip a good many of the new
homes in his community.

To secure a share of the money spent
by the bride and groom in equipping
their new home, and by their friends
for wedding gifts is, of course, good
business. But it is in the long run
even more important for the hard-
ware dealer to make permanent cus-
tomers of these new home makers.

One fact in this connection is worth
bearing in mind. The newly weds
very rarely inherit the business con-
nections of their parents. Indeed, the
fact that mother and father bought
everything from such und such a store
is often the strongest of incentives for
the newly weds to buy somewhere
else. Then, too, even if they remain
in the same community, they may have
their home in a section where it is
difficult to patronize the stores where
their parents dealt; while of course
many of the newly weds are new-
comers.

No married couple starts off so well
equipped with house furnishings that
they do not need to buy. Indeed,
practical experience from the very
start discloses new and perhaps un-
realized needs; and for many a day
Mr. Newlywed will take down down
with him instructions from Mrs.
Newlywed to make any amount of
absolutely necessary purchases.

And, even apart from the articles
immediately required there is the fu-
ture for the hardware dealer to con-
sider. The future implies a genera-
tion, and no one can compute the pos-
sibilities in advance. The one thing
sure is that these possibilities are too
important to be neglected.

Hence, it will pay the hardware
dealer to get on buying-and-selling
terms with the newly married couple
as quickly as possible.

You can’t get all the newly-weds of
course; you can’t, perhaps, get them
into your store even as casual cus-
tomers. But you can at least try to
interest them; and the more persistent
and intelligent ‘and tactful your efforts,
the larger the share of newlyweds you
will make casual and later permanent
customers.

The first essential, of course, is to
get them started. Get them coming to
your store. After that, you have the
perhaps more difficult job of keeping
them coming. Still, with each repeat-
ed purchase the habit of buying from
a particular store grows stronger—
that is, if it is encouraged by good
store service.

It is comparatively easy, by means
of good advertising, to attract cus-
tomers. They will stay because they
like your goods, your methods, your
store, and yourself, personally.

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

It is to be expected that every hard-
ware dealer who has made special
preparations for the June wedding gift
trade has a carefully compiled list of
newlyweds. Perhaps this list is card-
indexed—a card-index system of list-
ing prospects being the most con-
venient, and in the long run the easiest
system to operate. :

As the list was originally compiled
for prospective brides and grooms, it
follows that after marriage it will no
longer serve its original purpose. But
the cards can then be transferred to
what might be called a “new homes
list;” particularly if, when compiling
the original list, care is taken to secure
the prospective residential address of
the newly-married couple.

For your purposes, you will, of
course, eliminate the addresses of
those who make their homes outside
your community. Then, with the list
revised, a follow-up campaign with a
view to interesting them in your store
can be launched.

The first step in such a campaign
might be a nicely-worded typewritten
letter of congratulation. In this let-
ter it might also be suggested that,
should Mrs. Newlywed discover that
she needs any articles in order to com-
plete the furnishing of her home, these
will be delivered at once on receipt of
a telephone order. In th's connection
stress the idea of servicc.

With this congratulatory letter
might be enclosed a neat little booklet
containing a list of articles required in
the home. If this list is subdivided
and departmentized, so much the bet-
ter. But whether departmentized or
not, the list will nine times out of ten
remind the housewife of some neces-
sary article or articles she has over-
looked in the furnishing of her home.
A similar list in good clear type should
be posted in the store.

In this connection, emphasize the
convenience and desirability of the new

housewife starting her career with
complete, modern and_ up-to-date
equipment in the way of house-furn-
ishings.

Toward the end of June the dealer
will usually find it good business to
set apart a day or so, or even a week,
for a special sale for the newlyweds.
For this special sale, sections of the
store should be fitted up, as nearly as
can be done, to represent certain
rooms in the home. While the larger
stores with plenty of floor space will
naturally be in a favorable position to
work out this idea in detail, even the
small store can modify the idea to
suit its space.

If there is room for nothing more,
a model kitchen can be featured.

In addition to showing model rooms
of the new home, with their proper
equipment, demonstrations may be
given of various articles, and refresh-
ments served.

During the special sale week the
store windows should of course be
dressed for the occasion. The news-
paper advertising too should stress the
same ideas. The advertising will be
doubly potent if an invitation to visit
the store during the period set apart
for the sale is sent out by mail. This
invitation, which should be sent out on
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We have several first class tables
at a very reasonable price. A great
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to equip at low cost.

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Wholesalers of Shelf Hardware, Sporting
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Automobile Accessories
Garage Equipment
Radio Equipment
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Farm Machinery and Garden Tools
Saddlery Hardware
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June 23, 1926

be mailed, not only to the newlyweds
and the prospective brides, but to a
selected list of housewives; for inter-
est in occasions of this kind is not
limited to newly married couples.

Resourcefulness is one of the most
important factors in bringing to a suc-
cessful issue a campaign of this sort.
The resourceful dealer who gives
thought to the matter will be able to
develop a host of good business-get-
ting ideas adaptable to his particular
community and to the class of people
to which he caters. If you can think
of some special timely stunt to pull
off, so much the better.

Throughout, emphasize the idea of
getting the new home properly equip-
ped at the very outset. Every bride
believes ferventlysthat she is going to
escape the mistakes her parents made
and that under her regime the new
home will run with a_ miraculous
smoothness never before achieved.

You can help her to achieve a meas-
ure of success, or avoid a too large
measure of disappointment by teach-
ing her the necessity of proper equip-
ment for the efficient handling of her
household work.

Incidentally, get your salespeople
together and talk over the entire sub-
ject with them. Get their ideas, and
get them to grasp yours. Team-work
and co-ordination of effort will help
immensely in the development of this
new class of trade.

After your sale, follow up your
prospect list with monthly circulars
or letters for a reasonable period—say
six months, or a year. This will con-
stitute a very fair try-out of the
scheme as a permanent business-getter.

Of course, all brides are not June
brides, though the end of June, or early
July is a very appropriate time to fea-
ture such a campaign. It is then you
can make your strongest appeal to
this class of prospects. But systematic
efforts to secure the permanent trade
of the newlyweds should be carried
into every month of the year. And
of course next June there will be a
new crop of June brides to whom to
appeal; which means that your New
Homes Week or New Brides Week
with its special displays, special in-
vitations, timely advertising and dem-
onstrations, should be an annual fea-
ture, and not an isolated spasm of
business-getting effort.

Victor Lauriston.
—_~+ +>
Can the Department Store Catalogue
Be Helpful?
Written for the Tradesman.

The hardware dealer held up a fat,
ornate department store catalogue.

“This fellow,” he commented, “is my
very best friend. Every day he helps
me make sales.”

A good many retailers regard the
mail order catalogue as an enemy—
particularly where the mail order house
offers a poorer article which looks
about the same as the one you handle
at a lower price. If a mail order
catalogue strays into the retailer’s
hands, he rarely gives it more than a
hateful glance; and, having identified
it for what it is, flings it aside, with
a word or two of anathema.

This dealer explained his peculiar
affection for the mail order catalogue.

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

“The minute the mail order cata-
logue reaches town I like to get hold
of it and study it closely. If the mail
order house is my deadly rival, this is
my rival’s salesman. I have a chance
here to get next to his line of talk,
while he never gets a look in at mine.

“How does it work? Well, for in-
stance a customer comes in to look at
some heaters. I play up the selling
points of my line, and the customer
gets around to the point where he asks
the price of the heater that strikes his
fancy. I tell him $54.

“‘Why,’ he says, ‘So-and-So in Chi-
cago offer the identical stove for
$39.75.

“Tf it’s the identical stove at that
price, I’ll order a carload myself, I
reply. I say it cheerfully, for it does
not do to get hot under the collar and
call the mail order dealer a cheat and
a swindler.

“While I’m jollying the customer
along that line, I leaf through the
pages of the catalogue.

“T’ll bet this is the stove you refer
to, I tell him.

“‘The very same,’ says Mr. Cus-
tomer. ‘See, there's the price, $39.75.
I told you so.’

“And how much does it weigh?’ I
ask, impressively.

“‘The catalogue says-—I let him
look it up himself—‘360 pounds.’

“Then I proceed to show him that
the mail order stove, at $39.50, costs
him approximately 11 cents per pound.
Mine, 560 pounds or over, at $54, costs
less than 10 cents per pound.

“So, I add you are paying him really
a higher price for a flimsier stove. But
if you buy this stove of mine, you get
a great deal better value. Of course
you understand that a heavier stove
holds the heat longer, warms the room
more uniformly, and doesn’t need to be
kept at its full capacity to do either
or both. Then, the heavy stove lasts
longer; at the very least it will out-
last two or three light stoves. Mr.
Smith bought one nineteen years ago,
not as handsome as this one, and it is
still in use, giving excellent service
and in all that time it hasn’t cost half
a dollar for repairs. To get the ser-
vice my stove gives you for $54 you
would have to buy at least three of
these mail order stoves, one after any
other, paying $119.25—more than twice
as much.

“Then I dissect that mail order
stove, bit by bit, comparing it here,
there and the other place with the
heater I am offering. Mine has more
bright metal work, has a better lid
equipment, the drafts are more up to
date—well, to cut it short, I’ve analyz-
ed that mail order stove and I’ve
analyzed my own, and I know the
weak points of the other stove and the
strong points of the heater I handle.
And in ninety-nine cases out of a
hundred, before I get through, I not
merely make the sale, but thoroughly
educate one more individual in regard
to mail order bargains.

“And throughout I take care to say
nothing mean regarding the mail order
house. I just try to make a fair, im-
partial comparison of values and let
it go at that.” Victor Lauriston.

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24

COMMERCIAL TRAVELER

News and Gossip About Michigan
Hotels,

Glen Lake, June 22—This is the
week when the Michigan bonifaces
meet at Bay City and other North-
eastern Wolverine towns to break
bread with their neighbors.

The business meeting is called for
Friday at 1:30 p. m. at the Hotel
Wenonah, Bay City, where as the per-
sonal guests of P. A. Shares, manager,
the tour will be inaugurated.

A detailed report of the business
and social activities will appear in
next week’s Tradesman.

Newaygo is promised another hotel.
Can you beat it? With one of the
best in the State—the Valley Inn—
supplied with every known modern
convenience and a cusine in keeping
with the physical attractions of the
establishment, someone who is evi-
dently a glutton for punishment is
“rigging up” something to try and
split up the trade. Knowing Land-
lord Manning and his very many ex-
cellent qualities, I predict that it will
be very far from a 50-50 “split.”

At the Lansing meeting of the U.
C. T., early this month, one of the
members of that organization dis-
ere on Little Things that Annoy

S:

“Some of the best friends I have are
hotel men, and that is why I have
taken the time to question a number
of commercial travelers on their at-
titude towards the hotels. I believe
that if hotel men are informed of the
minor points of service about their
hotel which travelers do not like, they
will remedy them wherever poss‘ble.
This is the spirit in which I have
compiled the following list.

“T realize that a remarkable change
for the better has taken place in the
hotel industry during recent years and
trust that we travelers can assist at
least in a small way in the plans the
hotel men the country over are now at
work on for even better service. It is
just as true that traveling men could
not exist without hotels as ii is that
most hotels could not exist without
traveling men, and, realizing this, I
am, naturally, interested in seeing the
greatest degree of co-operation de-
veloped between the two groups.

“The list of petty annoyances that
my friends have mentioned to me are
these:

Maids fitting keys in locks early in
the morning.

Scratchy pens, no stationery, blot-
ter, wrapping paper or string in the
rooms.

Towels that will not absorb water.

Soap that does not lather.

Dresser drawers that will not open.

Beds made with the bottom sheet
on top.

Insufficient lighting from the ceiling.

Long, jarring rings on the tele-
phone that irritate one’s disposition.

Faucets that it is an effort to hold

 

 

open.
A manager that can never be found.
A bell boy who hurries you too

much.

A porter who handles your baggage
carelessly.

Operators who say
when you are not.

Table linens that cover vour cloth-
ing with lint.

Bath tubs with ridges of dirt at the
“water line.”

Bell boys who do
with your coat.

Waitresses who fuss w'th their ha‘r
while serving food.

The stamp machine that makes a
20 per cent. profit.

Lobbies with all the chairs taken
by outsiders.

Traces of previous guests about the
room.

Windows that will not open.

A hall light shining through - the
transom.

A clerk who does not give explicit
directions.

you are out

not assist you

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

Sample rooms that are not. thor-
oughly cleaned after each occupant.
Ice water in finger bowls.

Corridors so dimly lighted that it
is difficult to find one’s room.

Lobbies without home-like atmos-
phere.

Dining rooms without provision for
hanging wraps.

Inconvenient light switches.

The clerk who cannot furnish in-
formation regarding telephone and
telegraph rates.

Rooms without matches.

Beds improperly made.

Carpets that are not padded, par-
ticularly in the corridors.

Doors and windows that rattle.

Sizzling, hammering radiators.

Public washrooms without soap or
towels.

The clerk with a condescending at-
titude.

The hotel without a day rate.

Slow room service.

Incoming mail that
lost.

The request for a bell boy who fails
to materialize.

The call-boy (when there is no
phone service) who wakes up every-
one on the floor, without succeeding
in reaching the one leaving the call.

The bedroom which is not provided
with a mirror immediately above the
lavatory, with proper lighting.

Every one of these suggestions is a
proper one, and the far seeing man-
ager will check them up and do away
with as many of them as possible.

One of my good friends writes me
and says there is talk of a new hotel
in his town, but it is still high in the
air, but he wants me to tell him of
some company that would come there
and build a hotel.

There ain’t no such company. If
your town wants a hotel they will
have to supply the wherewithal to
build it. There are corporations which
claim to come to you and help finance
such a project, but the money must be
supplied locally, and these promoters
will absorb all the way from 10 to 25
per cent. for raising funds which any
committee of business men can ac-
complish without the payment of a
commisgion.

After the money has been raised
there are several organizations which
will offer to operate the proposition,
but nary a penny will they invest.
They will perfect the organization of
the establishment and, after that is
completed, will take first “gate money”
before the local contingent gets a
look in.

Speaking of commissions I have in
mind a new hotel in Southern Michi-
gan, built at an excessive expenditure
of $100,000, one-half of which covers
the payment made to the promoter, on
wh'ch investment interest will have to
be paid until doomsday.

Why not ask in some successful
Michigan operator who is not avari-
ciously inclined and let him tell you
what to do.

This is the season of the year when
the musical and frolicsome mosquito
waxes fat off from the tourist.

There will always be enough of
these troublesome pests left for “seed,”
but the’r annoyances may be minimiz-
ed in communities where they cannot
be done away with altogether.

As is well-known they breed in low,
damp places, and especially in such
incubators as old tin cans, partially
filled with stagnant water, as well as
wet or damp leaves. If you cannot
dispense of the leaves, stir them up
and dry them out.

Where there are pools of water use
a sprinkling can and kerosene oil. A
thin coating of oil on the surface of
the water will destroy larvae already
in propogation and prevent further
breeding.

At the time of the construction of
the Panama Canal, the mosquito was
a great handicap, but the Government
adopted measures which minimized

is mislaid or

their operations, and if one will write
to the Department of Agriculture, at

 

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June 23, 1926

WHEN IN KALAMAZOO

Headquarters for ali Civic Clubs

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250 Rooms—150 Rooms with Private

In KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN is the famous

The Only All New Hotel in the City.

RESTAURANT AND GRILL—Cafeteria, Quick Service, Popular Prices
venth Floor Devoted to Especially Equipped Sample Rooms
— WALTER J. HODGES, Pres. and Gen. Mgr.

In the Very Heart Fireproof

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Representing a $1,000,000 Investment
Bath—European $1.50 and up per Day ,

 

 

400 Rooms—400 Baths

MORTON HOTEL

GRAND RAPIDS’

NEWEST HOTEL
Rates $1.50, $2, $2.50 and up per day

 

 

 

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Rooms $2.00 and up.

 

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Everything that a Modern Hotel should be.

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With Bath $2.50 and up.

 

 

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HOTEL BROWNING

GRAND RAPIDS

150 Fireproof
Rooms

Rooms with bath, single $2 to $2.50
Rooms with bath, double $3 to $8.80
None Higher.

 

 

 

 

150 Outside Rooms
$1.50 and up - -

HOTEL CHIPPEWA

HENRY M. NELSON, Manager
New Hotel with all Modern Conveniences—Elevator, Etc.

European Plan
MANISTEE, MICH.

Dining Room Service

Hot and Cold Running Water and Telephone in every Room

60 Rooms with Bath $2.50 and $3.00

 

 

CODY HOTEL

GRAND RAPIDS

$1.50 up without bath
RATES {$360 up without b

CAFETERIA IN CONNECTION

 

 

OCCIDENTAL HOTEL
FIRE PROOF
CENTRALLY LOCATED
Rates $1.50 and up
EDWART R. SWETT, Mgr.
Muskegon S32 Michigan

 

 

 

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CLARE, MICHIGAN

Absolutely Fire Proof Sixty Rooms
All Modern Conveniences

RATES from $1.50, Excellent Coffee Shop
“ASK THE BOYS WHO STOP HERE”

> Hotel
=| Whitcomb

Mineral Baths

THE LEADING COMMERCIAL
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SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

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Diseases and Run Down Condition.

J. T. Townsend, Mgr.
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CUSHMAN HOTEL

PETOSKEY, MICHIGAN
The best is none too good for a tired
Commercial Traveter.

Try the CUSHMAN on your next trip
and you will feel right at home.

 

 

CODY CAFETERIA
Open at 7 A. M.
TRY OUR BREAKFAST
Eat at the Cafeteria it is Cheaper
FLOYD MATHER, Mgr.

 

HOTEL HERMITAGE
European
Room and Bath $1.50 & $2

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Columbia Hotel

KALAMAZOO
Good Place To Tie To

HOTEL RICKMAN
KALAMAZOO, MICH.
One Block from Union Station
Rates, $1.50 per day up.
JOHN EHRMAN, Manager

 

 

WESTERN HOTEL
BIG RAPIDS, MICH.

Hot and cold running water in all
rooms. Several rooms with bath. All
rooms well heated and well ventilated.

A good place to stop.

American reasonable.

 

HOTEL KERNS

Largest Hotel in Lansing
30 Rooms With or Without Bath
Popular Priced Cafeteria In Connection

Rates $1.50 up

 

 

plan. Rates
WILL F. JENKINS, Manager.

E. S. RICHARDSON, Proprietor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 23, 1926

Washington, he can procure a pam-
phlet that will be worth while possess-
ing.

Keep them away from your hotel or
they will, in turn, keep away prospec-
tive guests.

The opening of the new Parker Inn,
at Albion, is to mean a great deal to
that enterprising city. For years
Albion has really needed a better ho-
tel than the Albion House, which
though in the hands of most com-
petent people has stood the storms of
half a century, in a location far from
satisfactory, and was beyond the pos-
sibilities of resurrection—that is, to
shine as an attractive hostelry.

Consequently the citzenry decided
to have something better, and they
certainly have arrived.

The new hotel is well located on
trunk line M 17. It is beautifully de-
signed in Colonial style, with a wide
porch supported by handsome pillars.
It is four stories in height and con-
tains seventy-one guest rooms.

Leading up to the porch and main
entrance is a wide flight of marble
steps. As the visitor enters the lobby
he sees first the mahogany desk with
all modern conveniences opposite the
entrance. The lobby is furnished in
maple of the early American period
and pleasingly decorated. At one end
is a large fire place which certainly
gives a homelike atmosphere.

Off the lobby, at one side, is a
ladies lounge and rest room furnished
in attractive wicker furniture. At the
Northeast corner of the building is
the entrance to the Hawthorne room,
which will be used as a private dining
room. Doors on the West side of the
lobby lead to the ballroom, which has
a seating capacity of 225 for banquets.
At the rear of the private dining room
is a porch for lounging or where
meals may be served in pleasant
weather.

Descending the stairs from the
lobby, the guest finds the coffee shop,
with a seating capacity of seventy-five
which will be used as the main dining
room of the hotel. Back of this is the
completely furnished kitchen and at
one side is a beauty parlor.

There are five guest rooms, usable
as sample rooms, on the main floor,
while the upper floors have twenty-
two rooms each. Forty-four of the
rooms are provided with either tub or
shower bath, while all of them have
running water. Each room is furnish-
ed in a different combination of colors
and furniture, but all of them carry
out the general Colonial effect. It is
a community built affair and cost
$175,000.

The hotel will be under the personal
supervision of Lewis N. Wiggins, who
will operate it for the Wiggins Hotel
Company, and he will be assisted by a
competent staff consisting of the fol-
lowing: W. J. Hungerford, auditor;
Willis Sweet, chief clerk; J. J. Hig-
gins, steward; Mrs. E. L. Sweet,
hostess, anad Granville Lewis, chef.

Members of the Michigan Hotel
Association who have not been pro-
vided with the latest issue of hotel
laws published by the Association, or
having had a copy and desire addition-
al ones, can secure them without
charge by applying to the Secretary.
The present issue is much more com-
prehensive than the one issued two
years ago. The old book gave only a
transcript of the Michigan hotel laws,
but the present volume contains not
only the text of most laws bearing on
the subject, but also contains a brief
summary of cases and decisions bear-
ing on each of the laws, gathered from
court records from all parts of the
country, citing the authoritv in each
case so that they may be found with-
out difficulty in case a hotel man_ 1s
confronted with a similar action. The
work was compiled by C. H. Steven-
son, Detroit, general counsel for the
Association. :

H. A. Sage, for some time manager
of the Hotel Clifford, Detroit, in ad-
dition to his former duties, operates
the new Murray Hill residential hotel

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

in that city. Mr. Sage was formerly
connected with the Statler organiza-
tion and is growing all the time, be-
cause he makes himself a real asset to
his organization.

George Crocker did not succeed in
getting his Hotel Olds, Lansing, open
im time to entertain the U. C. T. mem-
bers during their recent convention
there, but he entertained them in vari-
ous ways and will be ready for them
later on, which he thinks now will be
July Fourth.

For years I have been trying to im-
press upon my _ hotel brethren of
Michigan and elsewhere the one great
element in successful operation is per-
sonality. The most of them have
agreed with me, but some have ex-
pressed a doubt that it could be ef-
fectually accomplished in the larger
establishments.

Now I am publicly vindicated by
the publication in the Saturday Even-
ing Post of an article by a veteran
and successful hotel manager who
thinks, by the selection of proper as-
sociates and representatives on the
floor and at the desk to meet the in-
coming guests, that this custom may
be in operation in the largest hotels
and that it is worth while.

Many times I have heard the ex-
pression: ‘Well, it certainly does
seem like getting back home when you
stop with So and So!” Yet there are
still some landlords who do not seem
to understand what that means to-day.
They never get in touch with or
fraternize with the hotel patrons and
simply satisfy themselves with the
thought that, if the customer gets
away without making any comment or
criticism,, the incident is closed, and
with a certain class of patrons this is
all that is required. I feel, however,
that with a large percentage of guests
the little attentions which may be
readily bestowed are worth the effort
in the satisfactory feelings they en-
gender.

How wonderfully agreeable, if you
have left a call the previous evening,
to have a pleasant greeting from the
call operator with a “Good morning,
Mr. Jones,” or a similar communica-
tion from the manager soon after your
arrival, asking vou if your accommo-
dations meet your requirements. It
costs nothing but the time expended
and brings substantial returns.

Some landlords have told me their
manifold duties make it impossible to
personally meet their guests, but they
aim to make up in service what they
lack in personal attention. They seem
to think it more important to know
all about the technical details of spend-
ing money, without regard for the
system which brings it in. It is well
enough to know what is going on in
your hotel, but this work you can
subordinate while you are in evidence
showing the guest, or making him be-
lieve at least, that taking his money
is only an incident to the great game,
and that you want him to be happy
while he is with you.

Some managers spend enormous
sums in advertising and other meth-
ods to secure the initial visit of the
guest, but they overlook the fact that
there is only one maiden visit, and
that the real source of profit is the
one who comes back of his own
volition, and not only does that, but
tells others about vou and your home-
like offering. Frank S. Verbeck.

—_——_.-2-e ___

Magnets Which Handle a Ton.

Boyne City, June 22—The steamer
Griffin, which has been operated out
of Boyne City by the Charcoal Iron
Co. for the past nine years, has been
purchased by Captain J. H. Gallagher
and will commence her season’s work
this week by carrying a cargo of pig
iron from Marquette to Lake Erie
ports. The Griffin succeeded the
Cicoa as ore carrier for the furnaces
at Boyne City and East Jordan. Cap-
tain Gallagher will put the boat on
general cargo carrying. Some way the
Captain seems to find work to do, even
when trade is dull. He also says that

Boyne City is the best place on the
lakes for winter quarters. We hope
that he can make other commanders
of the same mind. The Griffin is es-
pecially equipped with heavy electro
magnets for loading and unloading
pig or scrap iron. The magnets will
pick up and carry a ton or a ton and
one-half of the unruly pigs and de-
posit them in the hold of the ship in
less than five minutes and one man
alone will handle more iron than sixty
men with barrows and do-it in half the
time.

Our farmers are
time. The weather. Everything is
growing fine. We have had good rains
and some good warm days. But—and
here is the thing that keeps us on tip
toe with apprehension—every rain is
succeeded, as usual, by a cool spell
and it comes so near being a cold spell
that the margin between frost and no
frost is very close indeed. In some
isolated spots the margin just ain’t. It
looks now as though we would have
a great crop of fruits and berries, but
they will be late. That will be too bad,
because our summer friends will not
be able to tell what fine stuff we have
to eat.

The last of Boyne City’s lumber
mills is being dismantled. The W. H.
White Co. is tearing down the old Mill
3 and taking the machinery to the Soo
to equip the new plant at that place.
This plant has been in operation for
over twenty years and was the last of
the four White plants to be built here.
So passes the industry that built
Boyne City. What will replace lumber
as a producer is hard to tell, but some
of the business men of the town feel
sure that the town will come back, be-
cause we have the material and facili-

having a grand

ties. Chas. T. McCutcheon.
————_-o.2._o__——
Corporations Wound Up.
The following Michigan corpora-

tions have recently filed notices of dis-
solution with the Secretary of State:
Ireland Auto Co., Standish.

Lithuanian Coa,

Rapids.

Consolidated Lumber Co., Manistique.

William Noble Co., Detroit.

Globe-Wernicke Co., Detroit.

Merchant & Evans Co., Detroit.

Ideal Clothing Co., Grand Rapids.

Belford Sales Co., Flint.

H. Schneider Co., Grand Rapids,

Duplex Sales Agency, Lansing.

Twin City Co., Lansing.

Elsie Lumber Co., Elsie.
—_~-+.—__

Cattle Shed Tears While Feeding on

Onions.

Montrose, Colo., June 20—A_ steak
smothered in onions may soon be a
passe phrase of the restaurateur, es-
pecially when cattle from one section
of Colorado reach the table. Farmers
of Spring Creek mesa, near here, are
flavoring their steaks while on the
hoof. Finding themselves short of hay
and with an oversupply of the odor-
iferous bulbs, they conceived the idea
of feeding them. Truckload upon
truckload of onions, mixed with straw,
have been fed. The cattle do not ob-
ject to the diet, farmers say, but pre-
sent a pitiful appearance as they tear-
fully eat.

Co-operative Grand

25

Now You Tell One.

A mule and a ford are said to have
met on the highway.

“And what might you be?” asked
the mule. :

“An automobile,” answered the ford,
“and you?”

“I’m a horse,” replied the mule.

And they both laughed.

—___>- >

One bone head behind the counter
can wreck the selling power of a two
hundred dollar advertisement.

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BOYNE CITY MICHIGAN
Fire Proof—60 Rooms
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AND RESORT HOTEL

American, Plan $4.00 and up;
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26

DRUGS

Michigan Board of Pharmacy.
President—Claude C. Jones.
Vice-President—James E. Way.
Director—H. H. Hoffman, Lansing.
Coming Examinations—Detroit, June

15 to 17, Marquette, Aug. 17 to 19. q

Some Recent Styles in Wall Paper.

“Oh I don’t care what it looks like,
just so it is clean,” and the lady cus-
tomer sank wearily to the stool, placed
for her by the wall paper salesman
before his rack of samples.

“House cleaning is hardwork, isn't
it?” remarked the salesman in a
sympathetic tone of voice, beginning
to turn down his samples. “That is
why I'm always glad to show wall
paper made by this firm. Wall paper
is a decoration and that is the differ-
ence between a house and a home—
the individuality of the woman pre-
siding over the home !s shown more
in the decorations, the blending of
colors used, than in anything else. Did
you ever think that there is a style in
wall paper just as there is in dress
goods? The colors and _ patterns
change with the years. Some seasons
show a predominance in stripes—wide,
narrow or pinthread—others nothing
but an all over leaf or a conventional
design will do. Then, again, oatmeals,
plain or figure pressed, are the papers
to use in decorating your walls. You
remember, not long ago, it was the
fashion to have a plain red or a bright
green paper—one or the other—for
the dining room. Not that they were
especially pretty, but it was the style.

“There are some kinds of wall paper
—take, for instance, Tiffany blends,
embossed, plain and floral designs.
These are always good, like taffeta
silk. It is nearly always in style for
ladies dresses. One is not entirely
out of style by using those papers.
Varying with the seasons, crowns, cut-
out borders, four or six inch bands,
or no border at all, using a wood
moulding, next to the ceiling, around
the room.”

“We used a moulding like that when
we had a drop ceiling,” the customer
interrupted.

“Yes, but anyone papering that way
to-day is way out of date. You notice,
they are beginning to use panels
again,’ and he turned down the
samples showing such a design. About
four years ago a great many homes
were papered that way. It was a
pretty style, too. I think that is why
it has come back. The patterns in
vogue this year are conventional, all
over leaf, and floral cluster designs
with a showing of a very few stripes.
A touch of black in the background is
new. French blue and old rose in
- combination, all shades of gray, with
an increase in the number of tan
shades are the colors most used to-day.
There is a fair showing of cut-out bor-
ders, with a tendency to straight
bands, blending into the side wall—
very few deep contrasting colors. The
ceiling also having a bit of color, in
design, the same as the side wall
shows.”

“There is a lot of blue in my living
room rug,” the customer said, show-
ing more interest.

“Then this paper would be pretty
for your room. There is so much in
having the colors harmonize. It was

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

very interesting to me last summer
when I visited one of the largest wall
paper factories in this country to see
how the color was put on the wall
papers. Paper has been used as a
wall covering since the beginning of
the nineteenth century. At first, it
was made by the use of wooden
blocks, but to-day the machinery is
perfected to such an extent—some of
the machines seem almost human, for
instance, in this factory. They have
one machine which measures the paper
automatically. No old rags nor papers
are used to make the best paper, but
spruce wood. Made from this, paper
is so much stronger as the fiber is
longer. There were cords and cords
of spruce logs, deprived of the bark,
cut into two foot lengths, piled up
outside of this factory. These are
washed, ground and mixed with the
proper amount of chemicals, left to
stand a certain length of time, in great
vats. The pulp is heated, ground
again, and it is then pressed between
great rollers. It comes out a mam-
moth roll of paper, which is afterward
cut the right widths and rolled upon
small rolls. The paper is then given
a coat of glue sizing, dried and it is
ready for the color. For every color
there is a separate steel die. That day
they were making a twelve color paper
so there were twelve different dies
that the paper had to come in con-
tact with. At the end of these rollers
upon which the dies were, there was a
row of small troughs each containing
a different color. An operator stood
near, watching closely, and when any
of the colors seemed a little dim he
would paint the die over with the
color. When the colors are dry, the
paper is cut into rolls of sixteen yard
lengths. A young girl, that day,
worked the machine that tore off the
rolls. Another girl folded back the
edge and creased it down, then she
handed the finished roll to a worker
who placed thirty or fifty of these

rolls into bundles and wrapped them -

for shipment. There were tons and
tons of these bundles ready for mar-
ket. Some of the best artists are em-
ployed in making the designs, and
blending colors for wall paper.”

“T never realized before there was
so much to wall paper,’ said the cus-
tomer as she arose to go.” I am com-
ing in again, when I am not so tired, to
make my selection. I thank you for
showing me the papers.”

“T’m always glad to show them.
Come in while the stock is full so you
will be able to get the papers you
want. Wall paper that is in style,
and worthy of you, to bespeak your
appreciation of beautiful things that is
the way you give personality to your
home,” and the salesman opened the
door for his customer. .<

Nim Hathaway.
—_-~.____
Paste For Wall Paper.

Soak 18 pounds of bolus (bole) in
water, after it has been beaten into
small fragments, and pour off the
supernatant water. Boil 10 ounces of
glue into glue water, mix it well with
the softened bolus and 2 pounds plaster
of Paris and strain through a sieve by
means of a brush. Thin the mass with
water to the consistency of a thin

 

paste. The paste is now ready for
use. It is not only much cheaper than
other varieties, but has the advantage
over them of adhering better to white-
washed walls, and especially such as
have been repeatedly coated over the
old coatings which were not thorough-
ly removed. For hanging fine wall
paper this paste is less commendable,
as it forms a white color, with which
the paper might easily become soiled
if great care is not exercised in apply-
ing it. If the fine wall paper is
mounted on ground paper, however, it
can be recommended for pasting the
ground paper on the wall.

+>
Powdered Nail Polishes.

l Ton omde — 8 drachms
Carmine 2200.0 4 drachm
Rose of 6 drops
Neroli of (2). 5 drops

2, Caanabar 2 1 drachm
Infusorial earth -------- 8 drachms

3. Putty powder (fine) ---- 4 drachms
Carmine 22000) 2 grains
Oil of rose —----2 1 drop

4. White castile soap ------ 1 part
Hot weet 2 16 parts

Zinc chloride solution, 10 per cent,
quantity sufficient
Dissolve the soap in the water and
to the solution add the zinc chloride
solution until no further precipitation
occurs. Let stand over night; pour
off the supernatant fluid, wash the pre-
cipitate well with water, and dry at

the ordinary temperature. Carmine

may be added if desired.

—__+ +.
Sunburn Lotions.

1. Zinc sulphocarbolate ------ 1 part
Givcetme = 8 30 parts
Rose water... 70 parts
Alcohol, 90 per cent. ~_---- 8 parts
Gologne water —.____-_____ 1 part
Spirit of camphor --------- 1 part

2. Moraes 4 parts
Potassium chlorate ~------- 2 parts
(aycerine 22200 10 parts
Alcohol .. 4 parts
Rose water to make —_----- 90 parts

3: (tec acid 22. 2 drachms
Ferrous sulphate (cryst.) 18 grains
Camenor (2200 2 grains
Elder-flower water ---- 2 fl. ounces

4. Potassium carbonate ------- 3 parts
Sodium chloride -~---------- 2 parts
Orange-flower water ___---- 15 parts
Rose water 5 65 parts

—___.->____

For Brittle Finger Nails.
An ointment made according to the
following formula is an excellent rem-
edy for brittle finger nails:

1a of mastic = 15.0 grams
Sea sat 22 2.0 grams
Ros 1.5 grams
Aap 1.5 grams
Yellow wax 0. 0 1.5 grams

2. Danone 10.0:grams
Wine oxide 2202 1.0 gram
Calcium glycerophosphate 1.0 gram
Sodium arsenate __----__ 0.5 gram
Pilocarpine nitrate ---___ 0.1 gram

Extract of nux vomica __ 0.5 gram

Cochineal, sufficient to color.

Apply at bedtime and cover the
finger tips with glove fingers.

——_+-2

Glycerine Milk.
Glycerine: 08 1150 parts
Starch, powdered ___---__- 160 parts
Distilled water ------------ 400 parts

Tincture of benzoin —__~__

20 parts

June 23, 1926

Rub up 80 parts of the starch with
the glycerine, then put the mixture on
the steam bath and heat, under con-
tinuous stirring, until it forms a jelly-
like mass. Remove from the bath and
stir in the remainder of the starch.
Finally, add the water and tincture and
stir until homogeneous.

———__ +o
Ointment For Sore Feet.

The following formula for preparing
an ointment for sore feet is of Ger-
man origin, and is said to be very
good:

Lead plaster 2.250 ese 120 grams
Peanut of 222202 20 grams
Petroleum jelly —-------_-- 90 grams
Bone acid: 225) te eee 15 grams
Tannic acid) 3 5 grams
Oil of melissa ---_sufficient to perfume
—_2->—____
At the American Health Congress,

meeting in Atlantic City, leading
author:ties on preventive as well as re-
medial medicine. calling quackery “the
greatest of all cruelty,” have been striv-
ing to guide the public away from sup-
posed panaceas to the simple regime
of sleep, exercise and diet which ex-
perience has shown to be the most
effective recipe for health and longey-
ity. They have not announced phe-
nomenal cures ‘by means of unprece-
dented methods. An entire “sympos-
ium” was given to the beneficial effect
of sunlight in the treatment of tuber-
culosis. Most of the therapeutic rec-
ommendations made and remedies sug-
gested are at the command of those
who are not able to take a long time
or go a far journey for a cure, since
what these experts urge is chiefly that
we shall make friends and allies of
natural forces that are ready to serve
us according to the measure of our
willingness and our intelligence.
+--+

The report that a concession was
granted by Mexico to Japanese for
development and colonization on a 2,-
000,000 acre tract at Magdalena Bay
has been formally denied by the Mexi-
can Embassy at Washington. It is
not likely that the Mexican govern-
ment would, in the face of known ob-
jjections on the part of the United
States, grant such a concession. It is
even less likely that the Japanese
government, which at present has
every reason not to arouse the hos-
tility of the United States, would al-
low so dangerous a situation to ma-
terialize. Still, such reports could not
be allowed to stand. “Absolutely with-
out foundation,’ says the Mexican
Ambassador. And that’s that.

— +> >—___
They have honored Dr.
Long,

Crawford
discoverer of the anaesthetic
use of ether, by unveiling a marble
statue in the Hall of Fame at the
Capitol in Washington. Dr. Long de-
serves to rank with the foremost bene-
factors. Before he made history by
extracting a tumor painlessly in 1842
there was incalculable suffering in
peace time as in warfare for all wound-
ed or invalid members of the race
alike, since no exalted rank and no
state of affluence could procure im-
munity. Nowadays the humblest citi-
zen has at his command a means of
alleviating pain for which a sovereign
would have offered his kingdom vainly.

 

   

 

  

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Practical men in temperate and
tropic climes are asking, not without
an accent of contempt, what use there
is in the several expeditions now con-
verging on the North Pole from Spitz-
bergen and Alaska. Quite apart from
the possible discovery of land with
mineral values in the uncharted spaces
or the demonstration of great circle
voyages by shortened routes between
the Old World and the New, there are
resultant developments of mechanical
devices which are of importance,
whether men reach and cross the pole
Thus Captain Wilkins, finding
the trail too narrow for snow motors,
otherwise efficient, swoops in a plane

or not.

between his base of supplies at Fair-
banks and the Northern tip of Alaska
in a way that gives proof of the fact
that Point Barrow is no longer cut off
in winter from the South country and
the resources of civilization. It means
a new chapter in the economic evolu-
tion of Alaska when any part of our
reached at

Northern territory may be

season of the year.

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Ask INY our way
BARLOW BROS.

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CHAMOIS SKINS

SPONGES
SHOK POLISHES
SHOE BRUSHES

Manistee

Summer Specialties

Better Place Your Orders Now For

INSECT DESTROYERS
WALL PAPER CLEANERS

STRAW HAT COLORING

Window Brushes,
Vacuum Bottles, Ete.
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINTS
Complete Line Everything They Make

SPORTING GOODS
Baseball, Tennis, Golf Goods—Full Line

BATHERS SUPPLIES
Hats, Caps, Slippers, Water Wings, Ear Drums,
Water Balls, Bandeau’s, Suit Carriers, Ete.
FOUNTAIN SUPPLIES
Everything for the Fountain. If you have no catalogue
write for one.

Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Company

Wholesale Only
MICHIGAN

DRY CLEANERS
HAT CLEANERS
DYES SHOE DYES

FEATHER DUSTERS
Window Rubbers,

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WHOLESALE DRUG PRICE CURRENT

Prices quoted are nominal, based on market the day of issue.

Acids
Boric (Powd.) -- 12%@ 20
Boric (Xtal) 15 @ 36
Carbolic .--.--. _. 39 @ 46
Citric 50 @ 65
Murtatic -.--_.. 8%4@ 8
Nitric .----.... 9 @ lb
Oxalic _...----._ 15 @ 26
Sulphuric ------ 3%oO 8
Tartaric ----- _. 40 @ 60

Ammonia
Water, 26 deg.-- 08 @
Water, 18 deg... 07 @
Water, 14 deg.-_ 06 @ 11
Carbonate -..... 20 @
Chloride (Gran.) 10%@

Copaiba =... 85@1 25
Fir (Canada) . 3 55@32

Fir (Oregon) -- 65@1 00

Peru ____------- 3 00@3 35

Toh oo 2 25@2 50
Barks

Cassia (ordinary). 25@ 380
Cassia (Saigon)-- 50@ 60
Sassafras (pw. 50c) @ 60
Soap Cut (powd.)

 

6 CLG OS
Berries
Cubeb ---.._.._. @1 00
wien 2 ace @ %
Juniper ....-.. 10@ 20
Prickly Ash -... @1 25
Extracts
Licorice ..-------. 60@ 665
Licorice, powd. __  @1 00
Flowers
Arica —..... @ 30
Chamomile (Ged.) @ 40
Chamomile Rom... @ 50
Gums
Acacia, Ist _... 50@ 655
Acacia, 2nd ..--- 45@ 650
Acacia, Sorts --. 20@ 26
Acacia, Powdered 35@ 40
Aloes (Barb Pow 25@ 35
Aloes (Cape Pow) 25@ 35
Aloes (Soc. Pow.) 65@ 70
Asafoetida 50@ 60
Pow. --.---.___
Camphor ~.
Guaiac .........-
Guaiac, pow’d -_- @1 00
King 22 @110
Kino, powdered-- @1 20
Verh @ 40

Myrrh, powdered @ 65
Opium, powd. 19 656@19 92
Qpium, gran. 19 To 92
Shellac 2... 80
Shellac Bleached 700 85
Tragacanth, pow. @1 75
Tragacanth ... 1 76@ 2 25

Turpentine --.... @ 320
insectloides
Arsenic 2... “3 20
Blue Vitriol, bbil._ OT

Blue Vitriol, less 08@ 15
Bordea. Mix Dry 13@ 22
Hellebore, White

powdered ----.. 18@ 30
Insect Powder - “ 65
Lead Arsenate Po. 18@ 31
Lime and Sulphur

bey CS 23
Paris Green ----_- 20 37
Leaves
Buen 02) 85@1 00
Buchu, powdered @1 00
Sage, Bulk ------ 28@ 30
Sage, % loose -- @ 40
Sage, powdered_- @ 365
Senna, Alex. -... 50 76
Senna, Tinn. --. 30 36
Senna, Tinn. pow. 25@ 35
Uva Urai ~-----. — 20@ 365
Olis

Ba Bitter,
mee 7 60@7 75
se Bitter,
artificial -_..._._ 3 00@3 25
— Sweet,
ee 1 50@1 80
sence Sweet,
imitation __-. 1 00@1 25
Amber, crude __ 1 25@1 50
Amber, rectified 1 50@1 75
Anise 1 60@1 75

Bergamont "----10 o0@i9 25

Cajeput —----— 1 60@1 76
Cassia 22... -. 4 00@4 25
Castor =... 1 55@1 80
Cedar Leaf ---. 1 50@1 75
Citronella ..-... 1 25@1 60
Cloves _.-----.. 3 00@3 25
Cocoanut -...-- 25@ 365
Cod Liver ---.-- 1 65@1 &5
Croten ........... 3 26

Cotton Seed ._-. 1 60@1 70
Cubeba 6 50@6 75
Higeron -.--.-. --. 9 00@9 25
Eucalyptus -~--. 1 25@1 50
Hemlock, pure-. 1 756@2 00
Juniper Berries. 4 50@4 75
Juniper Wood - 1 60@1 76
Lard, extra --.. 1 55@1 65
Lard, No. 1 -.. 1 25@1 40
Lavendar Flow... 8 00@8 26
Lavendar Gar’n 85@1 30
Demen. 2... 0@4 26
Linseed, raw, bbl. @ 90
Linseed, boiled, bbl. @ 93
Linseed, bid. less 1 00@1 13
Linseed, raw, less 97@1 10

Mustard, artifil. - @ 3%

Neatsfoot --.--. 1 35@1 50
Olive, pure ---- 3 16@4 60
Olive, Malaga,

yellow ---.-.-. 2 75@3 00
Olive, Malaga,

green ------ -- 2 75@3 00

Orange, Sweet -. 6 00@6 26
Origanum, pure @2 60
Origanum, com’! 1 00@1 20
Pennyroyal -... 4 00@4 26
Peppermint -. 22 50@22 76
Rose, pure — 13 “ane 00
Rosemary Flows 1 25@1 60
Sandalwood, EB.

_--.------ 10 50@10 76
Sassafras, true 1 50@1 76
Sassafras, arti’l 75@1 00
Spearmint -_-. 10 ‘vet 15
Sperm -----.. 50@1 76
Tansy —....__ 10 ‘0o@i0 25
Tar USE. o.23. 65@ 75
Turpentine, bbl. @ 94
Turpentine, less 1 01@1 14
Wintergreen,

leaf ..------.. 6 00@6 25
Wintergreen, sweet
birch |... 3 00@3 25
Wintergreen, art 60@1 00
Worm seed -.... 9 00@9 26
Wormwood ---.. 9 00@9 25
Potassium
Bicarbonate ---. 35@ 40
Bichromate ----- 15@ 26
Bromide -----.-- 69@ 85
Bromide -------- 644@ 71
Chlorate, gran’d. 23@ 30
Chlorate, powd.
or Sia) 6@ 25
Cyanide --~--..-.- 30@ 90
fedide $2.2... 4 66@4 86
Permanganate -. 20@ 30
Prussiate, yellow 65@ 7b
Prussiate, red —- @1 00
Sulphate ------- 35@ 40
Roots
Alkanet —_......._ 30@ 35
Blood, powdered. 35@ 40
Calamus —...._ 35@ 75
Elecampane, pwd 25@ 30
Gentian, powd... 20@ 30
Ginger, African,
powdered ----- 30@ 35
Ginger, Jamaica. 60@ 65
Ginger, Jamaica,
powdered ------ 45@ 50
Goldenseal, pow. @8 50
Ipecac, powd. --- @5 50
Licorice --------- 35@ 40
Licorice, powd.-. 20@ 30
Orris, powdered. 30@ 40
Poke, powdered. 35@ 40
Rhubarb, powd. 75@1 00
Rosinwood, powd. @ 40
toreees™s: Hond.
ground 90
adeneritie Mexican,
Glycerine ~------- 32 52
Squills __-..... 35@ 40
Squills, powdered 60@ 70
Tumeric, powd.-- 20@ 25
Valerian, powd.__ @ 7
Seeds
Ane @ 3
Anise, powdered. 35@ 40
Bird 16 ........ 13@ 17
Canary —.. 8 10@ 16

Caraway, Po. .30
Cardamon -..... @4 00
cannon pow. .30 : 2

  

) -— 18@ 26
Fennell ----—--- 25@ 40
Bas o@ 15
Flax, ground --.. 08@ 16
oe pow. % 7

imap Gs
Mustard, yellow. 17@ 26
Mustard, black .. 20@ 26
HOODY _...-.-....- @ 30
Quince
Rape ---

Sabadilla a

Sunflower -—---- ~ 11%@

Worm, American 30@ 40

Worm, Levant... 4 50@4 75

Tinctures

Aconite -----——- @1 80

Ale ....... @1 46
oe 1 10

Asafoetida ----- @2 4a

 

Belladonna ---.-- @1 35
Senzoin ~.----..- @2 10
Benzoin Comp’d. @2 $b
Buchu ~.--—-~--- @2 65
Cantharadies —-. @2 8
Capsicum --...- @2 20
Catechu -----..- @1 7
Cinchona ---.--- on @32 10
Colchicum --..--- @i 380
Cubebs ~.-------- @s 00
Digita:is -.------ @1 30
Gentian -----. aan @1 36
Ginger, D. S. -- @1 30
Gualac ---.-.-- @32 20
Guaiac, ‘Ammon. - a @32 00
lodine ~.—-~ @ %
lodine, Coloreless @i 60
iron, Clo. --.----- @1 3
fino ..~..--= iced @i 40
Myrrh -.-.- ciecaienenes @a 60
Nux Vomica —-- @1 65
Opium ..-.-...-- @a 50
Opium, Camp. @ %
Opium, Deodors'd @as 50
Rhubarb ----—— @i 70
Paints

Lead, red dry ~~ 15% @16%
Lead, white dry 16% @1lb%
Lead, white oil.. 1b wld%
Uchre, yellow bbl. @ 4%
Ochre, yellow less 38@ 6
Red Venetn Am. 3%@@ 7

Red Venetn king. #@ 8
Putty .......... - b@ &
Whiting, bbl. -... @ 4%
va ae yq@ 10
L. H. BP. Prep.-- 3 vo@s 26
Rogers Prep. -— 3 00q@s 26

Miscellaneous

Acetanalid ----.- as 66
Alum  -----.---- 13
Alum. powd. and

ground ---.---- o9@ 16
Bismuth, Subni-

trate ---.-.-. 3 87@4 07
Borax xtal or

powdered ..-. 07@ 18
Cantharades, po. 1 76@2 00
Calomel ------ 2 04@2 22
Capsicum, pow’d 43@ 66
Carmine ------- 7 OU@7T 0
Cassia Buds -... 3b6@ 40
Cioves  _.-------. 6U@ 66
Chalk Prepared. l4@ 16
Choioroform .-.. b1@ 60
Chloral Hydrate 1 4b@1 85
Cocaine ~.---- 12 lu@iz 30
Cocoa Butter -— 60@ 76
Corks, list, leas. 40-10%
Copperas ------- 2%@q@ 10
Copperas, Powd. 4@ 10

Corrosive Subim 1 66@1 &v

Cream ‘Tartar -. 31@ 48
Cuttle bone .-.. 40@ 60
Dextrine -~.-.-- 6@ 16
Dover's Powder 3 b0w4 00
Emery, Ail Nos. lu@ 16
Mmery, Powdered 8@ It
iKepsom Salts, bbls. @

HKpsom salts, less 6%@ lv
krgot, powdered ~ @2 00
Fiake, White ---- 16@ 20
Formaldehyde, lb. 12@ 30
Gelatine ~..------- 80@ 90
Guassware, less 65%.
Glassware, full case 60%.
Glauber Salts, bbl. ow
Glauber Salts less 04@
Glue, Brown -.-. 21@ 30
Glue, Brown Grd 16@ 20
Glue, white .... 27%@ 35

 
  

Glue, white grd. 20@ 36
Glycerine —....--. 32@ 52
FIGS ono --- 10@ 85
lodine —.--_.-- 6 4b@6 90
lodotorm ------ 7 so6@7 66
Lead Acetate - 20@ 30
Mace ........ @1 56
Mace, powdered — @i 60
Menthol 2... 8 50@9 00
Morphine _.-. 11 18@11 93
Nux Vomica -~--- 30
Nux Vomica, pow. 17@ 26

Pepper black, pow. 40@ 650

Pepper, White, pw. 50@ 55

Pitch, Burgudry 246 20
1 2

Quassia -.--------. 16
Quinine, 5 oz. cans 59
Rochelle Salts --- 209 36
Saccharine ~~. 80
Salt Peter ..-.... 11@ 22

Seidlitzs Mixture — 40
Soap, green -.---. 15@ 30
Soap mott cast. 22%@ 26
Soap, white castile

ant @13 50
Soap, white castile

less, per bar —-. @1 46
Soda Ash _.----.._ 3@ _ 10
Soda Bicarbonate ang le
Soda, Sal -.---- 02%@ z
Spirits Camphor. @1 3
Sulphur, roll ---- 3%4%@ io
Sulphur. Subl. -- 4%@ 10
Tamarinds ~_----- 20@ 26
Tartar Emetic ~. 70@ 1765
Turpentine, Ven.. 50@ 16

Vanilla Ex. pure 1 75@3 26
Vanilla Ex. pure 3 50@38 66
Zino Sulphate -... 6@ 6

  

 

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

June 23, 1926

 

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 vrices at date of purchase.

 

 

 

 

ADVANCED DECLINED
Vinegar
== a es eee =
AMMONIA Instant Postum, No. 9 5 00 Beef, 3% oz. Qua. sli. 1 90
Arctic, 10 oz., 3 dz. cs. 8 75 Instant Postum No. 10 4 60 Beef, 5 oz., Qua. sli. 2 60
Arctic, 16 oz. 2 dz. cs. 407 Postum Cereal, No. 0 225 Beef, No. 1. B’nut, sli. 4 50
dios abou, aS $Y Posten Corea Nest 2 Bea 6 Our ot
; 13 . Post Toasties, on n , 1s
Quaker, 36, 12 oz. case 3 8 Post Toastian, ts 845 Deviled Ham, Ke 28
<a Post’s Bran, 248 -... 270 Deviled Ham, ee 3 60
Hamburg Steal
BROOMS
Jewell, doz. ~-.----- 5 26 eee ee # ----—- ; Z
Standard Parlor, 23 Ib. 8 26 ‘otte el, £ Ox. _
ancy Parlor, 23 Ib. _ 9 26 Potted Meat, % Libby 53%
Ex. Fancy Parlor 25 ib. 9 75 Potted Meat, % Libby 93

 

35
“a 3h...
10 Ib. pails, per dos. 8 50
15 Ib. pails, per doz. 11 95
25 Ib. pails, per doz. 19 50

BAKING POWDERS

Arctic, 7 oz. tumbler 1 36
Queen Flake, 16 oz., dz 3 <4
Royal, 10c, doz. -......
Royal, 6 oz., doz. -. 2 14
Royal. . oz., doz .. 6 20
Royal, Bo
——,” 16 oz., doz. 1 25
K. C. Brand
Per case
10e size, 4 doz. -._... 3 70
15c size, 4 doz. ___-_. 6 5@
20c size, 4 doz. -...-_ 7 20
25¢e size, 4 doz. .._... $20
50c size, 2 doz. -_..._ 8 80
80c size, 1 doz. -_-_.. 85
10 Ib. size, % doz. -_.. 6 75

Freight prepaid to jobbing
point on case goods.
Terms: 30 days net or 2%
cash discount if remittance
reaches us within 10 days
from date of invoice. Drop
shipments from factory.
BSEECH-NUT BRANDS.

 

Mints, all flavors SEE 60
ee
Fruit ings 30
Grmes 70
Sliced bacon, large —. 5 40
Sliced bacon, medium 3 30
Sliced beef, medium ~— 2 80
Grape Jelly, large -.. 4 50
Sliced beef, large -... 4 50
Grape Jelly, medium__ 2 70
Peanut buttes, 16 oz. 4 25
Peanut butter, 10% oz. 2 90
Peanut butter, 6% oz. 1 85
Peanut butter, 3% oz. 1 80
Prepared Spaghetti _. 1 40
Baked beans, 16 oz.__ 1 40

BLUING
The Original
Condensed

he oz., 4 dz. cs. 3 OC
343 oz., 3 ds. cs. 3 7°

 

BREAKFAST FOODS

Cracked Wheat, 24-2 3 85
Cream of Wheat, 18s 3 90
gy ye of Wheat, 24,

Pilsbury's Best Cer’l
juaker Puffed Rice.
juaker Puffed Wheat 4 30
uaker Brfst Biscuit
Ralston Branzos _-_-
Ralston Food, large --.
Saxon Wheat Food -.
Vita Wheat, 12s _...
Post’s Brands.
Grape-Nuts, 24s _....
Grape-Nuts, 100s -...
Instant Postum. No. io 8

 

DOOD

Ex. Fey. Parlor 26 lb. 10 00
1 75

 

Oy
Whisk, No. 3... BO
BRUSHES
Scrub
Solid Back, 8 in. -.-__ 1 50
Solid Back, 1 in. __-- 1 75
Pointed Ends ---.-. 1 25
Stove
Rewer 1 8@
No 3) 2 00
Peerless .---..--..---. 3 60
Shoe
No. 40... 2
No. 2 2... aa ee
BUTTER COLOR
Dandelion, 3 8
CANDLES

Electric Light, 40 lbs. 13. :
Plumber, 40 Ibs. ____. 12.8
Paraffine, 6s —---_.__. 14%
Paraffine, 12s ———-—. —
Wicking
Tudor, 6s, per box — 3
CANNED FRUIT

Apples, 3 lb. Standard 1 50
Apples, No. 10 -. 4 75@5 75
Apple Sauce, No. 10 7 75
Apricots, No. 1 1 75@3 00
Apricots, No. 2 --__.. 3 00
Apricots, No. 2% 3 00@3 75
Apricots, No. 10 _— 8 25
Blackberries, No. 10 10 50
Blueber’s, No. 3 3 00@2 75
Blueberries, No. 10_. 14 60

Cherries, No. 2 --.. 3 75
Cherries, No. 2% -... 4 50
Cherries, No. 10 —- 15 50
Loganberries, No. 2 -- 3 00

a oe 10 10 00
Peaches, No. 1 1 50@2 10
Peaches, No. 1, Sliced 1 25
Peaches, No. epee a aD
Peaches, No. 32% Mich 3 25
Peaches, 24% Cal. 3 00@3 =
Peaches, 10, Mich. _ 8 50

Pineapple, in te
Pineapple, 3 sl. —_._ 3 60
P’apple, 2 br. sl. —— 3 40
P’apple, 2%, sli. __-. 3 00
P’apple, 2, cru. -_..._ 3 60
Pineapple, 10 cru. — 9 00
Pears, No. 2 _.----.. 3 16
Pears, N —_ - 2

Plums, No.
Raspberries, No. 2, blk 2 90
Raspb’s, Red, No. 10 13 50
Raspb’s, Black,
eo
Rhubarb, No. 10 4 a. 50
Strawberries, No. 10 12 00

CANNED FISH
Clam Ch’der, 10% oz. 1 35

Clams, Minced, No. 1 3 25
Finnan Haddie, 10 os. 3 30
Clam Bouillon, 7 osz.. 2 50
Chicken Haddie, No. 1 3 75
Fish Flakes, small -- 1 85
Cod Fish Cake, 10 os. 1 35
Sove Oysters, 5 oz. —-
Lobster, No. %, Star

Sard’s, % Ol, K

Sardines,
Salmon, Warrens, %s
Salmon, Red
Salmon, Med

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o

nm

e

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8

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a

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§ a

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SVeBANers

Sardines, Im., % 5
Sardines, Cal. -__ 1 65@1 80
Tuna, %, Albocore __ 95
Tuna, %s, Curtis, doz. 2 20
Tuna, %s, Curtis, doz. 3 50
Tuna, 1s, Curtis, doz. 7 00
CANNED MEAT.
Bacon, Med. Beechnut 3 30
Bacon, Lge Beechnut 5 40
Beef, No. 1, Corned — 32 10
Beef, No. 1, Roast _.__ 3 16
Beef, No. 244, Qua. sli. 1 50

Potted Meat, % Qua.

Potted Ham, Gen. % 1 85
Vienna Saus., No. % 1 45
Vienna Sausage, Qua. 95
Veal Loaf, Medium —. 3 65

Baked Beans

 

 

Campbells -.----...... 96
Quaker, 18 oz. ~-.-..
Fremont, No. 2 --..
Snider, No. 1
Snider, No. 2 ~----. 1 35
Van Camp, small _.. 85
Van Camp, Med. -... 1 15
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus.
No. 1, Green tips — 3 75
No. 2%, Lge. Green 4 50
W. Beans, cut 2 1 45@1 76
W. Beans, 10 -_.-__ @8 00
Green Beans, 2s 1 45@2 35
Green Beans, 10s —. @7 36
L. Beans, 32 gr. 1 35@2 66
Lima Beans, 2s, Soaked 95
Red Kid. No. 2 a

1
Beets, No. 3, wh. 1 75@3 =
Beets, No. 2, cut _... 1 20
Beets, No. 3, cut —— 1 60
Corn, No. 2, stan. —. 1 25
Corn, Ex. stan. No. 2 1 56
Corn, No. 2, Fan. 1 80@32 35
Corn, No. 10 ~. 8 00@10 75
Hominy, No. 3 1 00@1 16
Okra, No. 2, whole — 2 00
Okra, No. 3, cut —— 1 75
Dehydrated Veg. Soup 90
Dehydrated Potatoes, Ib. 45
Mushrooms, Hotels _... 36
Mushrooms, Choice 8 os. 4
Mushrooms, Extra
Peas, No. 3, E. J. —— 1 os
Peas, No. 2, Sift,

oO eee
=. No. 2, Ex. Sift.

Pumpkin, No. 3
Pumpkin, No. —- 4 75
Pimentos, %, each
Pimentoes, %, each — 327
Sw’t Potatoes, No. 2% 2 26
Saurkraut, No. 3 1 40@1 50
Succotash, No. 2 1 65@3 60
Succotash, No. 2, glass 2 80
Spinach, No. 1
Spinach, No. 2__
Spinach, No. 3__ 2 10@3 50
Spinach, No. 10_. 6 00@7 00

Tomatoes, No. 2 95@1 26
Tomatoes, No. 2 - 3 60
Tomatoes, No. 3, 1 60@1 80

Tomatoes, No. 10 6 0@

CATSUP.
B-nut, Small —
Lily of Valley, 14 os.
Lily of Valley, % pin
Paramount, 24, 88 —..
Paramount, 24, 1és —
Paramount, = 10s
Sniders, 8 o:
Sniders, 16 Aa eee
Quaker, 8% oz. --..--
8  .. 2
Quaker, 14 1
Quaker, Gallon Glass 12

 

ol
MUU Bit
SSsRsassaass

CHILI SAUCE

Snider, 16 oz. -..... 3 30
Snider, 8 os. -..__.._.. 3 30
8 ox. — 3 35
14 oz. —. 8 50
OYSTER. ‘COCKTAIL.
Sniders, 16 oz. -._... 3 60
Sniders, 8 oz. -..-.-.. 2 50

CHEESE

Roquefort —_--.-..._._ 52
Kraft, Small tins ..__ 1 66
Kraft, American .... 1 66
Chili, small tins _... 1 65
Pimento, small tins __ 1 65
Roquefort, small tins 2 25
Camenbert, small tins 2 26
Wisconsin New ______ 24
Longhorn —........_ 24

Michigan Full Cream 23
New York Full Cream =
Sap. Sago

ST Hy

CHEWING GUM.

Adams Black Jack --.. 65
_—— Bloodberry —-. 66
Dentyne --.... 65

aacee Calif. Fruit _.. 65
Adams Sen Sen -_.... 66
Beeman’s Pepsin ~~... 65
Beechnut Wintergreen — 70
Beechnut Peppermint — 75
Beechnut Spearmint _... 70
Doublemint —_-__..._.__. 65
Peppermint, Wrigleys —. 65
Spearmint, Wrigleys — 65
Juicy Fruit —......... 65
we ss. ..... OP
ee 4
aay 2...

COCOA.

Droste’s Dutch, 1 Ib.__ 8
Droste’s Dutch, % Ib. 4
Droste’s Dutch, % Ib. 3
Droste’s Dutch, 5 lb.
Chocolate Apples cee
Pastelles No. 1 2
Pastelles, % Ib. -__ 6
Pains De Cafe _._-__ 3 00
Droste’s Bars, 1 dos. 2
Delft Pastelles _..._ 3
1 Log Rose Tin Bon

Rose Tin Bon

13 oz. Creme De Cara-

7 oz.

 

que . et
12 oz. Rosaces - ....10 80
% Ib. Rosaces -_---_ 7 80

% Ib. Pastelles -...__ 3 40
Langues De Chats __ 4 80
CHOCOLATE.

Baker, Caracas, %s -.. 37
Baker, Caracas, \s - 35

COCOANUT

15 Ib. case, = and Ks °
15 lb. case,
15 lb. case, %

CLOTHES LINE.

ae

Bo “1

Hemp, 50 ft. —. aan 8 35
Twisted Cotton, 656 60 ft. 1 75
Braided, 60 ft. --.... 3 75
Sash Cord

——

 

HUME GROCER Co.

ROASTERS

 

COFFE ROASTED
1 ib. Package

Merce 37

Cert 29
ueker: oo a
Nea oo a
Morton House -_...... 48

pe ---. 39
Royal a...

McLaughliin’s Kept-Fresh

Vacuum packed. Always
fresh. Complete line of
high-grade bulk coffees.
W. F. McLaughlin & Co.,
Chicago.

Maxwell House Brand.
Ce a
3h. tins 1 47
Telfer Coffee Co. Brand
ee

 

4 26
10%

CONDENSED MILK

Leader, 4 doz. __.-___. 6 75
Eagle, 4 dos. 9 00

MILK COMPOUND
Hebe, Tall, 4 dos. -- 4 50
Hebe, Baby, 8 dos. __ 4 40
Carolene, Tall, 4 dos. 3 80
Carolene, Baby _....__ 3 50

EVAPORATED MILK
Quaker, (oe
Quaker, Baby, 8 dom 4 55
Quaker, Gallon, My Fied 4 60

Grees, Tal a 4@

Hummel’s 1 Ib.

 

Blue Grass, Baby, 96 4
Blue Grass, No. 10 . 4
Carnation, Tall, 4 doz. 5
Carnation, Baby, 8 dz. 4
Every Day, Tall ---- 6
Every Day, Baby ---- 4
ret Th 6S
Pet, Baby, 8 oz. ---- 4
Borden’s Tall 5
Borden’s Baby ------ 4
Van Camp, Tall -.-.. 4
Van Camp, Baby -.-- 3

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aSSSSSssesssa

CIGARS
G. J. Johnson’s Brand

G. J. Johnson Cigar,
10c aw 1 OO

Tunis Johnson Cigar Co.

Van Dam, 10c ---- 75 00
Little Van Dam, 5c — 37 50

Worden Grocer Co. Brands

Master Piece, 50 Tin. 35 -
Canadian Club --.... 35 0
Little Tom --.---_-. 37 50
Tom Moore Monarch 75 00
Tom Moore Panatella 75 00
T. Moore Longfellow 95 00
Tom M. Invincible 115 00
Websteretts _.-..... 37 50
Webster Cadillac -... 75 00
Webster Knickbocker 95 00
Webster Belmont-_-__110 00
Webster St. Reges__125 00
Starlight Perlas -... 90 00
Starlight P-Ciub — 1 . S
Time

Ciut Fora ...____ is °°

 

CONFECTIONERY

Stick Candy Pails
Standard ... 16
Jumbo Wrapped --... 19

Pure Sugar sticks 600s 4 20

Big Stick, 20 lb. case 20
Mixed Candy
Kindergarten —_-----_-. 17
Deater | 16
me Oo a 12
French Creams ~~... 16
Campo: 20 ee ag
(SrOcers 2 11
Fancy Chocolates

5 lb. Boxes
Bittersweets, Ass’ted 1 70

Choc Marshmailow Dp 1 70
Miik Chocolate A A 1 70
Nibble sticks ~-----~- 1 85
No. 12, Choc., Light — 1 6a
Chocolate Nut koils — 1 380

Magnolia Choc -----. 115
Gum_ Drops Pails
ASNBO 16
Champion Gums --_---. 16
Challenge Gums -_ ~~ 14
Favorite 2.2.00 19
Superior, Boxes —_---- 23
Lozenges Pails

A. A. Pep. Lozenges
A. A. Pink Lozenges -
A. A. Choc. Lozenges 1

Motto Hearts ________ 19
Malted Milk Lozenges 21

Hard Goods Pails

Lemon Drops ---_--__-.

O. F. Horehound dps. __ 19
Anise Squares —~_.____._ 19
Peanut squares ._____.. 18

Horehound Tablets —___ 19

Cough Drops Bxs
Putnam s 2 1 35
Bintth Bros. 1 50

Package Goods
Creamery Marshmallows
4 oz. pkg., 12s, cart. 85
4 oz. pkg., 48s, case 3 40

Specialties
Walnut Fudge __-- _-_ 22
Pineapple Fudge  ___ _. 21
Italian Bon Bons -_ ___ 17

Banquet Cream Mints. 30
Silver King M.Mallows 1 50

Walnut Sundae, 24, 5c 86
Neapolitan, 24, 5¢e -____ 80
Yankee Jack, 24, 5c .___ 80
Mich. Sugar Ca.. 24, 5e 80
Pal O Mine, 24, 5¢e -._. 80
Say Mister, 24, 5c -_.___ 80

Malty Milkies, 24, 5c _. 80

COUPON BOOKS

50 Economic grade 3 50
100 Economic grade 4 50
500 Economic grade 20 00
1000 Economic grade 37 60

Where 1,000 books are
ordered at a time, special-
ly printed front cover is
furnished without charge.

CREAM OF TARTAR
6 ib. boxes

eon

 

DRIED FRUITS

Apples
N. Y. Fey., 50 lb. box 15%
N. Y. Fey., 14 os. pkg. 16
Apricots
Evaporated, Choice — 30
Evaporated, Fancy .. 33
Evaporated, Slabs — 38

Citron
10 lb. box —

Currante
Packages, 14 oz. .... 15
Greek, Bulk, Ib, ..-... 18

Dates
Dromedary, 36s ...... 6 76

Peaches
Evap. Choice, un. 2
Evap. Ex. Fancy, P. P. &

Peel
Lemon, American ...... 24
Orange, American -..... 34
Raisins,
Seeded, bulk ~...._.___ 19
Thompson's s’dles bik 9%
Thompson’s seedless,
18 Of. -- 12%
Seeded, 15 oz. — 13
California Prunes

90@100, 25 lb. boxes -@08
60@70, 25 lb. boxes -.@10
50@60, 26 lb. boxes _.@12
40@50, 25 lb. boxes __.@13
30@40, 25 lb. boxes _@16
20@30, 25 lb. boxes _.@25

FARINACEOUS GOODS

 

 

Beans
Med. Hand Picked ~. 05%
Cal: Limas 43
Brown, Swedish ~_-.... 08
Red Kidney —....... 18
Farina

24 packages —~.-...___.
Bulk, per 100 lbs. ~-_ oem

Hominy
Pearl, 100 Ib. sacks ~ 8 60

Macaroni

Mueller’s Brands

9 oz. package, per doz. 1 30
ll ay gly gd
Elbow, 20 Ib., bulk — 3 4

Egg Noodle, 12 lbs. _. 2 22
Egg Noodles, 6 ozz. _. 2 60
Macaroni, 9 oz. -.... 2 60
Spaghetti, 9 oz.
Quaker, 3 doz. _..... 3 60

 

 

Peari Barley
Leconte Se - 4 50
008 2 aie 7 0

Dee Gree 2 6

Peas
Scotch, Ib. ---.-.-... 05%
Split, lb. yellow —____ 08
Split green --.

Sage
East India 19

Taploca

Pearl, 100 Ib. sacks _. 07%

Minute, 8 os., 3 doz. 4 05
Dromedary Instant —. 3 50

FLAVORING EXTRACTS

 

Dos. Des.
Vanilla PURE Lemon
135 _ % ounce -— 1 36
1 80 _.. 1% ounce -— 1 8

os ounce — 3 30
300 _.2 ounce — 3 0
550 __ 4 ounce -— 56 50

UNITED FLAVOR
Imitation Vanilla
1 ounce,
2 ounce,
3 ounce,
4 ounce, 30 cent, dos.

Jiffy Punch
3 doz. Carton __.--... 6
Assorted flavors.
FRUIT CANS
¥. O. B. Grand Rapids
Mason.
Half nint
One mmt 2.0
One quart -___--__.. 9 10
Half gallon ......._ -- 12 10
Ideal Glass Top.
Rubbers.
Half pint 9 00
One pint ._..__.mm. 9 30
One quart —.......__ 11 00
Half gallon ___ 30

 

 

 

 

 

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 29
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GELATINE Bulk, 5 aS 5 i te rath ‘ ——— Paste, doz. 1 35 WASHING POWDERS. TEA.
GQuatt Jem dome 668 Medium hogs 44” @ Usama, per com Lee Een Am! Pd, de bx 91 Japan.
Buk [= —_ ---—- : . sreavy HOPS oo 17 Radium, per doz. ---. 1 85 apa Cake, § ds. 3 = Medium --..-------- 27@33
Pint, Ja = a nee Med. —_________ 29 Rising Sun, per doz. 135 (Climaline. 4 doz... 429 Cholce -----—------ 37@46
4 oz. Jar lain dos. 1 35 arnt i eater a en orn can 27 654 Stove Enamel, dz. 2 80 Grandma, 100 be a 4 00 Fancy ----—--~---~-- ner
5% Ox pg E pay 160 S ou a as ener 22 Vulcanol, No. 5, doz. 95 Grandma, 24 "Large _ 3 75 No. 1 Nibbs —_--------
° » PL, 02. OR pa con 17 Vulcanol, No. 10, doz. 1 35 . Fe ¥ Ib. pkg. Sitting er 3
9 oz. Jar, plain, doz. 2 35 Neck bones -.___.___- CO secs. oer dee 309 Gold Dust, 100s --_._- 4 00
20 oz. Jar, Pl. doz... 4 25 PROVISIONS 7 ons Gold Dust, 12 Large 3 2¢ Gunpowder
3 oz. Jar, Stu., doz. 1 36 Barreled Pork SALT. Golden Rod, 24 -.---- 495 Choice -.---..-----_. 35
4 6 oz. Jar, stuffed, dz. 250 Clear Back, -- 34 00@35 00 can ae aa nas ee ee ee Fancy ------—-------._ 40
ceued 2 a France un Z 0
oe 12 02 "Tar, Stuffed, 350 Short ory Salt Meate ” Colonial, Iodized, 24-2 2 40 Luster Box. 54 _ 378 poke a 55
% om. 4 doz. case._ 3 60 a 4'50@4 75 S P Beliles _. 28 00@30 09 Med. No. 1 Bbis. -_ 250 Old Dutch Clean. 4 dz 3 40 See) Se oo
— oz. free with 5 cases. 9 oz iat stuffed dz. 7 00 — Med. No. 1, 100 Ib. bg. 83 Rinso, 40s ~----------- 3 20 English Breakfast
ello-O, 3 doz. __.--- >. ARIS GREEN Lard Farmer Spec., 70 Ib. 90 Rinso, 248 ____-------- 95  Congou, Medium ---__. 38
Minute, 3 doz. —-.___ 05 Pure in tierces ~~. 18 Packers Meat, 56 Ib. 57 ~~ No More, 100, 1% Congou, Choice -... 35@386
Plymouth, White ___- i 56 60 lb. tubs -...advance % Crushed Rock for ice oz. ______-_--__--__ g§ Congou, Fancy __.. 42@48
Quaker, 3 doz. ._-.__ 25 i ona 5 oe 50 Ib. tubs -.._-advance \% cream, 100 Ib.. each 75 Rub No More, 18 Lg. 4 00
HORSE RADISH . 20 lb. pails _...advance % Butter Salt, 280 Ib. bbl. 4 24 Spotless Cleanser, 48, Oolong
on an, 6 ok PEANUT ee 10 lb. pails _._.advance % Block, 50 ~~ 40 OC 6n ee sac Medium ......_.... ine OO
— 5 Ib. pails _...advance 1 Baker Salt, 280 Ib. bbl. 410 Sani Flush, 1 doz. _. 226 Choice ------------.—
JELLY AND PRESERVES 3 lb. pails ___._advance 1 100, 3 Ib. Table ou. 6 73 Sapollo, 3 Jos. 3 15 Fancy. ..._.. ae 50
Pure, 30 Ib. pails ---- 3 30 Geasneana tierces ____ 181% 70, 4 Ib. Table -.--_. 5 25 Soapine, 100, 12 oz. ~ 6 46 Telfer Coffee Co. Brand
a Oe. — ou Compound, tubs —_--- 19 6 2 Snowboy, (30 of £606 6 OW. UO
ure Oz. Ss OZ Snowboy, 24 Large -. 4 80
Buckeye, 18 oz., doz. 2 00 Bologna So 14 Speedee, 3 doz. ---.-.720 « tt 3 oe
JELLY GLASSES Eiger 60 ay Sunbrite, 72 doz. __.. 4 00 Bea 3 La cone --.. 40
8 oZ., per doz. —-...._._ Frankfort —----------- 1 Wyandotte, 48 ------- 78 Weak € La SS a
OLEOMARGARINE PN reine 18@20 Ug ae te
Woat 22 VINEGAR
Van Westenbrugge Brands Bel Car-Mo Brand Tongue, Jellied _..__. 35 oo“! Cider, 40 Grain ~ 22
Carload Distributor 24 1 Ib. pails -._______ Headcheese ~.-------- 18 Whole Spices. Bdge a [ grain__ be
: = - ‘rate i oer ite te <i Allspice, Jamaica ___. @24 . ie oe
. ' or re . Cloves, Zanzibar --.. @40 WICKING
12 2 lb. pails __. Hams, Cert., 16-18 lb. 35% No. 0
14 Ib. pails Ham, dried’ beef See a oF NG i ae eee a
: ae assia, Be pkg., doz. @40 - ft, per SS ----
50 Ib. tins OF eer @34 Ginger, African _--__. @15 No. 2, per gross ---. 1 60
25 1b. pails... California Hams __.__ @24
D GH Cochi 0 No. 3. per gross 2 on
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Picnic Boiled wa. Yencke oun o Peerless Rolls, per doz. 90
Iron Barrels ee al annem e en Mixed, No. 1 _....... @24 Rochester, No. 2, doz. 50
ss a Perfection Kerosine _- 16.6 jinced Hams 2 Sa Mixed. 5c pkes., doz. @45 Rochester, No. 3, doz. 2 00
hues 2 aod eae | See Geen |, Bacon nt 87 @45 Nutmegs, 10090 .. @78 . RAY Der Gos, ------ .
ead or) ‘a agon —_.--.. ao eee 4
Wilson & Co.’s Brands Solite Gasoline co 22.7 Beet ot Sack weals O18 WOODENWARE
a oe 25 Gas Machine Gasoline 40.4 Boneless, rump 26 00@28 0 ee ee Baskets
Nut ---.-------------- 20 Vv. M. & P. Naphtha 24.8 Rump, new -. 27 00@30 06 Per case, 24, 2 Ibs. -- 2 40 Pure Ground in Bulk Bushels, narrow band
Soeotal Re 25% Capitol Cylinder 39.3 Mince Meat. Five case lots -.---- 2 30 wire handles ‘1%
MATCHES Atlantic Red Engine 21.2 Condensed No. 1 car. 2 00 Jodized, 24, 2 Ibs. ---- 2 40 Ailspice, Jammic”_-— Gag  Bushels, narrow band,
can 4a 475 Winter Black _. 12.2 Condensed Bakers brick 31 Worcester Goan Ga aan wood handles __-.... 1 80
Diamond, 144 box ___- 6 25 « BMotet tm gises ----—- $0 Ginger, Corkin __--_- @38 Market, drop handle 85
Searchlight, 144 box_. 6 25 arine Pig’s Feet Mustard 02 @32 Market. single handle 90
Ohio Red Label, 144 bx 4 75 oo in Vinegar ‘WoRcEST TER Mace, Penang --_-_--- 130 Market, extra --.... 1 50
Ohio Blue Tip, 144 box 6 25 % bbis. —.-______- - 2 50 Satur Conran | Pepper, Black —_------ @50 = Splint, farge ~_--__~.- 8 50
Ohio Blue Tip, 720-1e 4 50 iron Barrels % pois., 6b ibs: <2 _- 4 60 Nutmegs —....___.__ 76 Splint, medium ---.--. 7 60
Safety Matches ion. dU as 7 ee 10 00 Pepper, White --.--- 60 Splint, small __-..-... 6 50
Quaker, 5 gro. case 425 Medium --...---.----- 64.3 Kine ce nn on a - Pepper. Cayenne ---. @33 Churns.
Heavy .-----~---------- 66.2 1 bbis., 40 ine 3 50 Faorhs, spas ..-- O% Barrel, 5 gal., each. 2 40
ane possi p Some 6 47 Soscinl beavy a a % pbis.. 80 Ibs. _----_ 5 00 Seasoning Barrel, 10 gal., each__ 2 55
Quaker, § doz. case 360 ‘praremisnion Oll 62.2 Casings 3 to & gal., per gal. -. 16
Li Kegs, wet, Ib. 22 ee ae Hogs, per Ib. _----- Chili Powder, 16¢ ---- 1 36
bby, Kegs, Finol, 4 oz. cans, doz. 1 50 Ber Ben Ue coats 3 3 8
Finol, 8 . $ 2 35 Beef, round set _--. 20@30 bls. 30-10 sks. ~---_- 54 Celery Salt, 3 oz. ---. 95 Eqg Cases.
MOLASSES no. oz. cans, G0oz. Beef, middles, set @1 75 Bbls. 60-5 sks, ~.--.-. Gs Sage, 2 oF. 2 90 No. 1, Star Carrier _ 5 00
Parowax, 100 1b. 228. 9.3 d a 100-3 Ib. ska. ......__— 6.13 Onion Salt 135 No. 2, Star Carrier. 10 00
Parowax, 40, 1 Ib. -. 9.5 Sheep. & oon 20002 35 eo 0-8 Ibo eke 2310 Garlic 772 '138 «No. 1, Star xg Trays 6 25
Parowax, 20, 1 lb. -- 9.7 Bbls. 280 lib. bulk: Ponelty, 3% oz. .--. 325 No. 2, Star Egg Trays 12 50
Fancy Blue Rose ---- 08% A-Butter 409 Kitch B t 4 50
Fancy Head ---------- 10% AA-Butter |—-———-—- 0 Toy 1. Mop Sticks
se ee ain, a
ROLLED OATS Nari Medinet sar Memory Lon Traian, ie, coring F 0
Silver Flake, 12 Fam. 2 25 Tecumseh, 70 lb. farm : fe ee To 9 P
Thyme, 1 6m, ....... 90 No. 2, pat. brush hold 2 00
Quaker, 18 Regular __ 180 sk. ---------------__ 85 Tumeric, 2%4 oz 90 Ideal No. 7 1 45
a: ~ — oa 8 - ee ee 24- cole a en Peano 12 oz. Cot Mop Heads 2 65
others 8s, ‘num 3 odize cart. a :
Nearow, 12s, China .. 3 25 Worcester, 48-1% cs. 1 70 STARCH 16 oz. Cot. Mop Heads 3 20
Sacks, 90 Ib. Jute -_ 2 85 Bags 550 lb. No. 1 med. 60 Corn Palls
Sacks, 90 lb. Cotton -. 2 90 Bags 25 Ib. Cloth, dairy 40 10 at. Galvanized 2 50
Rabbit Steel Cut, 100 Ib. sks. 350 Bags 50 Ib. Cloth dairy 76 Kingsford, 40 Ibs. --.. 11% Ce Beye as
Gold Brer Ra Rock “‘C” 12 qt. Galvanized _... 2 76
RUSKS oc C” 100 Ib. sack 80 Powdered, bags ------ 4 00
10, 6 cans to case 6 70 . 14 qt. Galvanized ..-. 3 10
No. Argo, 48. 1 lb. pkgs. 4 05
No. 6, 12 cans to case 5 95 Holland Rusk Co. SOAP Gusan 484 439 12 at. Flaring Gal. Ir. 5 00
No. 2%, 24 cans to cs. 6 20 Brand Am. Family, 100 box 5 95 Quaker O34 07 10 qt. Tin Dairy -... 4 00
No. 1%, 36 cans to cs. 5 15 18 roll packages -_.. Wxport, 120 box -—.. 4 80 ca ements
Green Brer Rabbit Big Four Wh. Na. 100s 3 75 Gloss Traps

No. 10, 6 cans to case 4 45
No. 5, 12 cans to case 4 70
No. 24, 24 cans to cs. 4 95
No. 1%, 36 cans to cs. 4 20

Aunt Dinah Brand
No. 10, 6 cans to case 3 00
No. 5, 12 cans o case 3 25
No. 2 24 cans o cs. 3 50

t 36 cans oe ce 3 00

New Orleans

Fancy Open Kettle -- 174
one ce 2

onal? barrels 5c extra
Molasses in Cans

6

Dove, 24, 2 Ib Wh. L5

36, , Ib. Black 4

Dove, 2% lb. Black 3

Dove 10 Ib. Blue L 4

poe. 24, 2% Ib. 5
NUTS.
Whole

Almonds, Terregona._ 30
Brazil, New --------- 5
Fancy mixed
Filberts, Sicily ------ 28

Peanuts, Virginia Raw 09%
Peanuts, Vir. roasted
Peanuts, Jumbo, rstd
Peanuts, Jumbo, rstd
Pecans, 3 star ------ 24
Pecans, Jumbo -----. 40
Pecans, Mammoth -. 50
Walnuts, California .- 25

Salted Peanuts.

Fancy, No.
Jumbo

Shelled.
Almonds Je
Peanuts, Spanish,
125 baggs ------ ue
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12 pt. cans 2 70
12 qt. cans 4 60
PICKLES
Medium Sour
Barrel, 1600 count __ 17 00
Half pbis. ., 800 count 9 -
50 gallon kegs ------
Sweet Smail
30 Gallon, 3000 ...-.. 42 -
5 gallon, 500 ~---~--- 8 2

Dill “ee
800 Size, 15 gal.

Semdac,
Semdac,

PIPES.

Cob, 3 doz. in bx. 1 00@1 20
PLAYING CARDS
Dei*v, per doz.
Biey. © --.-.--.---___- 4 75

Babbitt’s, joz.
FRESH ATS
Bee

Top Steers & ‘ten. -@""
Good Steers & H’f 1. Bes
Med. Steers & H’f. 13%4@ 5

Com. Steers & H’f. 10@12%

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Lamb.
Spring Lamb -------- 35
d 32
Medium —_____....._...- 30
Poor —......---..—- + 26
16
Medium  -.------------- 14

36 carton packages _.

2 320
36 roll packages __.. 4 o
5 20
18 carton packages —. 2 65

SALERATUS
Arm and Hammer -. 3 75
SAL SODA
Granulated, bbls. -.-. 1 80
Granulated, 60 Ibs. cs. 1 60

Granulated, 36 2% Ib.
packages
COD FISH
Mididies 2.2002 15%

Tablets, % Ib. Pure,

Tablets, 1 lb. Pure .. 19%

G68 oe cane & <0
Wood boxes, Pure -- 29%
Whole Cod =... 11%

Herring
on Herring

Mixed, Kegs __....._ 1 10
Mixed, haif bbls. .... 9 25
- Queeu, ee oe io
Milkers

Milkers, halt bbis. __ 1 8

Milkers, bbls —_--.....

K K K K, Norway -- * 00

8 Ib. pails ETE 40

Cut Evnch .. oo i 60

Boned- 10 es boxes __ 16
~ .«e Herring

 

% ~vbl., 100 Ibs. ----. 6 50
Mackerel

Tubs, 100 lb. fncy fat 24 50

Tubs, 60 count ---.-_ 7 00
White Fish

Med. Fancy, 100 Ib. 13 00

SHOE BLACKENING
2 in 1, Paste, doz. __ 1 35

E. Z. Combination, dz. 1 35
Dri-Foot, doz. -.--.. 2 00
Bixbys, Doz.  ~ ..-- oo hk 86
Shinola, doz. ~--.... 90

STOVE POLISH

Blackine, per doz. __ 1 85
Black Silk Liquid, ds. 1 #0
.Black Silk Paste, doz. 1 25

Flake White, 100 box
Fels Naptha, 100 box
Grdma White Na. 10s
Rub No More White
Naptha, 100 box —
Rub-No-More, yellow
Swift Classic, 100 box
20 Mule Borax, 100 bx
Wool, 100 box -_
Fairy, 100 box -- ne
Tap Rose, 100 box  __ 8
Palm Olive, 144 box 11 00
Lava, 100 ‘box 49

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Pummo, 100
Sweetheart, 1
Grandpa Tar,
Grandpa Tar, 50 Ige.
Quaker Hardwater
Cocoa, 72s, box --_. 2 85
Fairbank Tar, 100 bx 4 00
Trilby Soap, 100, 10c, 30
Williams Barber Bar, 9a 50
Williams Mug, per doz. 48

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Argo, 48. 1 lb. pkgs. -- 4 05
Argo, 12, 3 Ib. pkgs. 2 96
Argo, 8, 5 lb. pkgs. -- 3 35
Silver Gloss, 48, 1s -. 114%

Elastic, 64 pkgs. ---- 5 35
Tiger. 48-1) .....-.... 3 50
Tiger, 50 16s, ......_. 06

CORN SYRUP.
Corn

Blue Karo, No. 1%. 2 27
Blue Karo, No. 5, 1 dz. 3 11
Blue Karo, No. 10 __ 2 91
Red Karo, No. 1% -. 2 57
Red Karo, No. 5, 1 dz. 3 49
Red Karo, No. 10 — 3 29

imt. Maple Fiavor.

Orange, No. 1%, 2 dz. 3 00
Orange, No. 5, 1 doz. 4 19
Orange, No. 10 _..-.. 3 99

Maple.

Green Label Karo,
Green Label Karo __ 5 19
Maple and Cane
Mayflower, per gal. -. 1 55

Maple.
Michigan, per gal. -. 2 50
Welche per gai _ 2? 80

TABLE SAUCES.

Lea & Perrin, large-. 6 00
Lea & Perrin, small_. 3 35

 
 

1 60

2 40
Tobasco, 2 0%. -------- 4 25
Sho You, 9 oz., doz. 2 70
A-1, large —-_._..___. -
Ast, gma —. 2
Capers. on ..... 5 30

Mouse, Wood, 4 holes. 60
Mouse, wood, 6 holes. 70
Mouse, tin, 5 holes 3 65

Rat. wood 2 00
Rat, spring .......... 1 00
Mouse, spring ------- 30
Tubs
Large Galvanized _--. 9 25
Medium Galvanized -. 8 00
Small Galvanized -.-. 7 00
Washboards
Banner, Globe -----. 5 50
Brass, single ..----.. 6 00
Glass, single ---..-..- 6 00
Double Peerless ~.--- 8 50
Single Peerless ------ 7 50
Northern Queen ----- 5 50
Universal _......_.. 7 26
Window Cleaners
12 fe 1 65
4 in 1 85
6G in 2 30
Wood Bowls
1g-n.. Butter — 5 00
1§ th. Butter .._..._ 9 00
17 in. Butter —.._.... 18 00
19 Yn. Butter -...._. 25 00
WRAPPING PAPER

Fibre, Manila, white. 05%
No., 1 Fibre .__........ 0

Butchers Manila --- oa
Merete 07%
Kraft Stripe -------- 09%

YEAST CAKE

Magic. 3 doz ._..._... 2 70
Sunlight, 3 doz. -.--.- 2 76
Sunlight, 1% doz. --.. 1 35
Yeast Foam, 3 doz. .. 2 70

Yeast Foam, 1% doz. 1 36

YEAST—COMPRESSED
Fleischmann, per doz.. 30

 

  

 

Proceedings of the Grand Rapids
Bankruptcy Court.

Grand Rapids, June 16—In the matter
of Harry M. Lehnen, Bankrupt No. 2939,
the funds for the first meeting have been
received and such meeting has been call-
ed for June 29.

In the matter of William J. Winters,
Bankrupt No. 2942, the funds for the
first meeting have been received and
such meeting has been called for June 29.

In the matter of Voshel Bros., John
Voshel and Peter Voshel, Bankrupts No.
2601, the trustee has filed his final report
and account and a final meeting of cred-
itors has been called for June 29. The
trustee’s final report and account will be
passed upon, biils for administration ex-
penses ordered paid and a first and final
dividend to creditors ordered paid, if pos-
sible.

In the matter of William A. Fishel,
Bankrupt No. 2652, the trustee has filed
his final report and account and a final
meeting of creditors has been called for
June 28. The trustee’s final report and
account will be considered, administra-
tion expenses ordered paid and a first
and final dividend to creditors declared
and ordered paid.

In the matter of Ora L. Jackson, Bank-
rupt No. 2459, the trustee has filed his
final report and account and a final meet-
ing of creditors will be held on June 28.
The trustee’s final report and account
will be considered, administration ex-
penses ordered paid and a first and final
dividend to creditors orl#red paid, if
possible.

In the matter of The W. H. Parsons &
Co., Bankrupt No. 2795, the trustee’s
final report and account has been filed
and a fine! meeting of creditors will be
held on June 28. Tne report and account
of the trustee will be passed upon, ad-
ministration expenses ordered paid and a
final dividend to general creditors de-
clared and ordered paid.

June 16. On this day was held the
adjourned sale of assets in the matter of

Boyce Bros., ete., Bankrupt No. 2919.
The trustee was present in person. The

bankrupt was present by E. B. House-
man, attorney. Corwin & Norcross were
present for creditors generally. Two
bidders were present. The property was
sold on first offer to John F. Quigiey, Jr.,
of Grand Rapids, for the sum of $150.
The sale was confirmed and the meeting
then adjourned without date.

June 16. We have to-day received the
schedules, order of reference and adjudi-
cation in the matter of Irving Hurwitz,
Bankrupt No. 2937. This is an involun-
tary case. The matter has been referred
to Charles B. Blair as referee in bank-
ruptey. The bankrupt is a resident of
Kalamazoo, and his occupation is that
of a clothier. The schedules show assets
of $4,550 of which $500 is claimed as ex-
empt, with liabilities of $5,424.40. The
first meeting of creditors has been called
for June 29. The list of creditors of said
bankrupt are as follows:

Herman Stern, Chicago ____--__-- $ 40.00
Abraham Epstein, Grand Rapids 1,356.00
Hyman Furniture Co., Grand Rap. 240.00
Michigan Music Co., Kalamazoo __ 245.00
North Lebanan Shoe Co., Lebanan,

NN
Loyal Shirt Co., New York
Friedman, Shelby & Co., St. Louis,

Me 240.69
A. Stein & Co., Chicago ___..___ 37.56
Chesterfield Pants Co., Benton

Serer re ee 60.49
L. A. Schoolmaster, Kalamazoo __ 24.48
Oliver A. Shepard, Kalamazoo —- 75.00
Herold-Bertsch Shoe Co., Grand

Ra ee 254.58
Elk Neckwear Co., Philadelphia __ 24.53
G. R. Clinic, Grand Rapids ______ 25.00
Huron Overall Co., Ubly —____ 84.29
Grip Bow Tie Co., Omaha ____-_ 37.89
Rive & Ath, Detroit 8 2 258.00
Charles S. Drew & Co., New York 91.26
Corliess Coon & Co., Troy, N. ¥. 19:97

Robinson Bros, Toledo ee ee 165.00

Volk Mfg. Co, New York 90.50
International Handkerchief Co.,

New York. 22 8.50
Kal. Glass Co., Kalamazoo —____-_ 217.00
Miiwaukee Cap Co., Milwaukee 54.00
Regal Spot Wear Co., Chicago __ 72.75
Superior Collar Co., Detroit ~_____ 25.00
Northern Glove Co., Greenbay, Wis. 51.50
Frankel Shirt Co., New York ____ 134.25
Irving Brandt Co., Chicago ______ 44.63
Northwestern Cap Co., Milwaukee 154.75
Levin Glove Co., Detroit _..... 48.76
Star Paper Co.. Kalaniazoo ___.__ 27.413
Senters State Shoe Co., Fond du

— as... ULLLL.LULULULULL 40.15
Jackson Glove Co., “Jackson ______ 47.50
Abbaloid Co., Detroit ee 41.54
Lion Collar Co., Chicago —_._______ 60.00
Glick Freeman Co., Detroit ______ 67.85

Kali. City Sav. Bank, Kalamazoo 225.00

Milo J. Simmons Coal Co., Kala-
maroo. 220 125.00

Garfield Overall Works, Chicago __ 90.00

June 16. We have to-day received the
schedules. order of reference and adjudi-
cation in the matter of Herman Kuck,
Bankrupt No. 2944. The matter has been
referred to Charles B. Blair as referee
in bankruptcy. The bankrupt is a resi-
dent of Muskegon Heights, and his occu-
pation is that of a automobile dealer.
The schedules show assets of $8,934.47, of
which $250 is claimed as exempt, with
liabilities of $10,245.83. The first meeting
of creditors has been called for June
29. The list of creditors of said bank-
rupt are as follow’:

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

Oscar Kuck, Muskegon Heights $300. 00
Herbert Kuck, Muskegon Heights 100.00
Hans P. Peterson, Muskegon Hts. 1,500.00
United Home Tel Co., Muskegon. 18.10
Standard Auto Co., Muskegon ---- 2.15

Wenzel Printing Co., Milwaukee_-_ 15.00
Charles Rutledge, Muskegon Hts. 10.00
John Wagner, Muskegon ___------- 900.00
First State Savings Bank, Muske-

Con eens 1,800.00
Muskegon Garage, Muskegon ___--~ 23.22

Chic. Auto. Trade Ass’n., Chicago 12.50
International Harvester Co.,

Chidago 553.24
David B. DeYoung, Grand Rapids 44.00
Chamber Bros., Muskegon Heights 20.00

Clarence Hall, Muskegon Hts. unknown
William H. Simpson, Muskegon 35.00
Sebring China Co., Muskegon -- 79.12
S. A Maxwell & Co., Chicago __-- 188.94
Exceleer Stove & Mfg. Co.,

One. 30 oe 62.12
Wetzel Bros., Milwaukee --------- 32.48
3ennett Kantz Co.. Muskegon ____ 203.95
Smith Crankshaw, Muskegon __-- 55.83
Colonial Finance Co., Muskegon —-_ 154.00
Eder Mfg. Co., unknown -------~ 50.00
Muskegon Chronicle, Muskegon -_ 34.31
Consumers Tire Store, Muskegon 24.10
Hargrace Service Systems, New

York eos ee S750
Automotive Elec. “Service “Co.,

Muskegon —___ i __ 26.06
Alaska Re frigerator “Co., “Muskegon

Peer 50.00
Lake Shore Machinery Co., Mus-

 

oe 63.50
John R. Hilt Co., Muskegon a. «86.00
John Hartsema Co., Muskegon 20.60
Miller Tire Co., Muskegon ____-_-- 12.00
Reliable Tire Co., Muskegon _____~ 125.75
Broadway Oil Co., Muskegon Hts. 4.61
Hoyland Lemle Co., Chicago ____ 40.00
Muskegon Auto Parts & Wrecking

Oo: Mieke 12.00
Kozel & Gilbert, Muskegon —______ 1.718
Tobasion & George Transfer Co.,

Muskecon. is. oo 21.00
Gray Mie. Co., Detroit _...____ 421.27
Electric Service Station, Grand

Rapids 19.80
Motor Rebuilding & Parts Co.,

Muskeron 2. 123.86
Edwards Lumber Co., Muskegon__ 14. 17
Gregory Mayer & Thom Co., Detroit 38.27
Standard Oil Co., Grand Rapids. 64.20
Muskegon Glass Co., Muskegon __ 26.30

In the matter of Charles Aretas Plum-
mer, Bankrupt No. 2875, the expenses of
administration have been ordered paid
and a first dividend of 5 per cent. ordered
paid to creditors.

June 15. We have to-day received the

schedules, order of reference and adjudi-
cation in the matter of Kalamazoo Apart-
ments Corporation, Bankrupt No. 2945.
The matter has been referred to Charles
B. Blair as referee in bankruptcy. The
bankrupt concerns is located at Kala-
mazoo. The schedules show assets of
$6,346.30 in cash, with liabilities of $98,-
216.70. The first meeting of creditors
will be called promptly, and note of the
same made herein. The list of creditors
of said bankrupt are as follows: The
following creditors claim liens:
T. J. Beyne, Grand Rapids ____$ 7,865.10
Johnson-Howard Co., Kalamazoo — 448.35
Wheeler-Blaney Co., Kalamazoo 12,609.51
Union Trim & Lumber Co., Kala-

ee 17,578.07
Gilmore Bros, Kalamazoo _____~_ 3,062.92

Edwards & Chamberlin, Kala-

I 3,838.95
Columbian Elec. Co., Kalamazoo 881.90
H. L. Venderhorst, Kalamazoo 28,153.80
Peter A. Koerts, Kalamazoo __ — 5,076.46
Cc. L. White, Kalamazoo ___-_ 2,636.41
Economy Wall Paper Co., Kala-

MmazO0 947.55
Corlett-Stone Lumber Co., Kala-

meeG0 ce Bees
American Weather Strip Co. —_ 2,767.25
EK. T. Burrows Screen Co., Kala-

Magee 22 1,968.00
United Furniture Co., Chicago 3,967.70
Beckwith Co., Dowagiac ______ 480.00
Otis Elevator Co., Detroit ____ 450.00
Simplex Steel Co., Chicago __ 1,147.55
Art Mosiac Tile Co., Toledo -_ 2,134.45

June 21. On this day was held the
first meeting of creditors in the matter
of Emanuel E. Hansen, Bankrupt No.
2930. The bankrupt was present in per-
son and by attorney Harry H. Geoghan.
One creditor was present in person.
Claims were proved and allowed. The
bankrupt and one creditor present were
each sworn and examined without a re-
porter. No trustee was appointed. The
first meeting then adjourned without date
and the case has been closed and returned

to the district court as a case without
assets.
On this day also was held the - first

meeting of creditors in the matter of
Burdette Stanton, Bankrupt No. 2941. The
bankrupt was present in person and rep-
resented by attorney Roy M. Watkins.
The creditors proved no_ claims. No
creditors were present in person. No
trustee was appointed. The bankrupt
was sworn and examined without a re-
porter. The first meeting then adjourned
without date and the case has been
closed and returned to the district court.

June 21. We have to-day received the
schedules, order of reference and adjudi-
eation in the matter of Frank Plum-
hoff, Bankrupt No. 2946. The bankrupt is
a resident of Shelby, and his occupation
is that of a jeweler. The matter has been
referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in
bankruptcy. The schedules show assets
of $685.20, of which $630 is claimed as
exempt, with liabilities of $3,142.56, The

court has written for funds, and upon
receipt of the same, the first meeting
of creditors will be called, and note of
the same made herein. The list of cred-
itors of said bankrupt are as follows:

Jackson Bennett, Shelby 2 $1,070.00
A. J. Rankin, Shelby ------------ 120.00
Art Watch Case Co., Chicago -- 3.97
Charles I. Atwater, Shelby ------ 22.50
Churchill & Weber, Shelby ------ 150.00
A. C. Becken Co., Chicago ~------- 33.88
Duluth Jewelers’ Supply Co.,

Dist, Minn 98.00
Frank E. Davidson, Shelby ------ 5.00
Herff-Jones Co., Indianapolis ---- 22.05
Dre A. HK. Hayton, Shelby —___-—_ 16.00
Lansing Britton Co., Lansing, Ia. 14.69
Parshall Co.; Chicago —.____-___ 76.90
Oceana Herald Publishing Co., ue

SHEIOY 2 77.70
Karl Plumhoff, Shelby —_-------- 1,000.00
=e. HB. Pudrith Ce., Detroit ______ 59.15
M6 OA 6UReich,: Butalo - 79.45
Shelby-New Era Co-Operative

Asnoriation, Beeiby —__-._-_.....-- 39.40
L. H. Schafer & Co., Chicago __-__ 86.77
J. R. Wood & Sons, Chicago _.-_ 22.40
Whiting & Davis Co., Plainville,

Mase. .. is asl 1.05
Wahl Co., ¢ ‘hicago eae
Wolverine Optical Co., Detroit - 16.00
Otta Young & Co., Chicago Ae

June 21. We have to-day received the

of reference and adjudi-
cation in the matter of William A. Kes-
terke, Bankrupt No. 2947. The matter
has been referred to Charles B. Blair as
referee in bankruptcy. The bankrupt is
a resident of St. Joseph and his occupa-
tion is that of a common laborer. The
schedules show no assets of any kind,
with liabilities of $688.27. The court has
written for funds, and upon receipt of
the same, the first meeting of creditors
will be called. and note of the same made
herein. The list of creditors of said
bankrupt are as follows:

Aber-Grimm Hardware Co., St.

schedules, order

Seen $ 8.90
Adams Co., South Bend .________ 19.75
Dr. KR. C. Allen, St. Joseph —____ 4.00
R. G. Bachman, St. Joseph -_____- 7.50
Dr. HB. G. Bartlett, St. Joseph ___- 8.00
Harry Beckman, St. Joseph ---- 17.88
Bittner Brothers, St. Joseph -_.. 15.68
Cc. E. Dickenson, St. Joseph -_-_-- 5.00
Dr: Dota. Millbure ._.... | 16.08
Economy Market, St. Joseph __-_ 10.31
Emery Garage, St. Joseph —---- . 3.25
Bureka Tea Co., Chicago —_..... 8.00
Fraternal Order of Eagles, St.

1 8... $0.00
Gast Drug Co., St. Joseph ASS 41.00
Gillespies Drug Store, St. Joseph 4.95
Dr. F. M. Gowdy, St. Joseph -__- 15. 00
A. N. Hosbein, St. Joseph —_.__ a1
Jefferson Cigar Store, St. Joseph __ 25.00
Dr. l. A. Ming, St. Joseph —_____ 9.00
Theo. Krieger, St. Joseph _._..__ 1.50
Gottlieb Macholtz, St. Joseph __-_ 6.50
Dr. C. W. Merritt, St. Joseph __-- 15.00
Dr. Carl A. Mitchell, Benton Har-

Ce ee 5.50
L. Molihagen & Son, St. Joseph —_ 11.00
W. J. Peters, Three. Rivers —.____ 34.75
Fred A. Potter, St. Joseph —_-_____ 10.35
Richter & Achterbberg, St. Joseph 11.50
Rimes & Hildebrand, st. Joseph __ 4.00
Dr. A. C. Rinkenburger, Benton

Marbor: 43.00

Dr. Hattie Schwedener. St. Joseph 8.00
Dr. C. N. Sowers, Benton Harbor 5.00
Square Drug Co., St. Joseph _... 4.25
Totike & Wilcox, St. Joseph __-. 1.75
Troost Brothers, St. Joseph ______ 20.50
John Wallace Sons Co., St. Joseph 3.50
Dr. K. le West, St. Joseph —. 40.00
Dr. 1, 3. Witt, St. Josenh 10.00
August Fellner, St. Joseph ____-_ 150.00

In the matter of Kalamazoo Apart-
ments Corporation, Bankrupt No 2945,
the first meeting has been called for
July 6.

in the matter of Hugo Johnson, Bank-

rupt No. 2915, the funds for the first
meeting have been received and such
meeting has been called for July 3.

In the matter of Adelbert D. Utter,
Bankrupt No. 2936, the funds for the
first meeting have been received and
such meeting has been called for July 6.

June 21. On this day was held the
first meeting of creditors in the matter
of Blue Ribbon Ice Cream Co., Bankrupt
No. 2907. The bankrupt was present by
its officers and represented by George

R. Gould, attorney. The officers and
directors of the corporation were per-
sonaliy represented by Don B. Sharpe.

Petitioning creditors were represented by
Jackson, Fitzgerald & Dalm and _ cred-
itors generally were represented by Fred
G. Stanley. Claims were proved and al-
lowed. The report of the custodian was
accepted and approved. M. N. Kennedy
was elected trustee and his bond placed
at $1,500. The officers of the bankrupt
were each sworn and examined, with a
reporter present. The first meeting then
adjourned without date.
-—— v0

Up Life’s Steep Hill.

Written for the Tradesman.

Courage, my friend, when the grade is
Steep,
Smile right through though your heart

would weep;
Forget to stop in the midst of pain,
Hold up your head, plunge on again!
Think of the weaklings who at length
Would give their all to have your
strength. :
Ah, yes, the man who rules his will
Enjoys his climb up life’s steep hill.
F. K. Glew.

June 23, 1926

Late News From the Metropolis of
Michigan.

Detroit, June 27—The combination
with a dozen or so other wholesale
dry goods houses which Burnham,
Stoepel & Co. considered joining has
evidently fallen through.

Percy Palmer, who has been as-
sociated with Burnham, Stoepel & Co.
for many years, has disassociated him-
self with that house.

There is a crape on the doors of the
ford Motor Co. and anxious faces in
the offices of the concern, all because
the people have stopped buying fords
to the same extent they have in the
past. Drivers are sick and tired of
the primitive foot shift used in ford
cars and people generally now have
enough money to buy a real car like
the Chevrolet, instead of puttine good
money into a relic of the early days of
the automobile. Until this week
Henry ford was undecided whether it
would be best to cut the price in two
or produce a car that is worth the
price asked for the present contrap-
tion. He has finally announced a re-
duction in all models which he hopes
will stay the tide which has set in
against him. Competition this year
has been particularly keen and while
the total of ford sales has been some-
what less this season than during the
corresponding five months’ tan of
the last two years, sales of other low
priced cars have exceeded all former
records.

In the new ford prices all the equip-
ment formerly classed as extra has
been abandoned and the new prices
for the closed models include balloon
tires as standard equipment and on
the open cars the self starter, demount-
able rims and balloon tires are also
included. Balloon tire equipment for
all models was formerly $25 extra.

By several dealers the present price
cut by the ford company was regard-
ed as significant in view of the recent
announcements that the John N.
Willys organization was preparing to
bring out this month a new light four
cvlinder car, practically the size of the
ford but with a motor patterned on the
lines of the small European engines
and with a low hung body.

In the low priced field, the strongest
competitors of the ford Motor Co. this
season have been Dodge Brothers and
Chevrolet, both four cylinders, the
four cylinder Chrysler, the Nash light
sixes and the Overland fours and sixes
and the Essex, also a six, and the new
Pontiac six. Nearly all of these cars
have experienced since the first of the
vear the heaviest selling record in
their history.

The rumor which has been current
for more than two years that Henry
ford was preparing to bring out a light
six cylinder model has gained fresh
impetus during the last few months in
view of the increasing competition of
the low priced six cvlinder models
made by other companies. No ind‘ca-
tion that such a model is contemplated
has been come from the ford factory.
It is widely believed, however, to be
one of the future possibilities.

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Liability of Merchant For Assault by
Employe.

It goes without saying, that every
retail merchant should exercise great
care in selecting his employes. In par-
ticular is this true in respect to the
employes who are called upon to meet
the public, since their conduct, whether
it be good or bad, will in a measure re-
flect upon their employer. And fur-
ther, unless an employe has some
sense of the fitness of commercial con-
tact, he may by a lack of judgment in
performing his duties render his em-
ployer liable in a material way.

In other words, an employe while
acting within the scope of his employ-
ment represents his employer, and the
latter may be held liable for his acts,
It follows, if the employe violates the
rights of a third person in the course
of his employment the employer may
be called upon to respond in damages.
The possible danger to an employer in
situations of this kind may be illustrat-
ed by the following example that arose
recently in an Eastern state.

In this case a merchant employed a
truck driver to make deliveries of mer-
chandise. The driver had instructions
to collect for the merchandise when
deliveries were made. In the course
of his employment the driver made a
delivery, but the buyer refused to ac-
cept the merchandise because of the
way it was packed.

The driver, however,
leaving the merchandise, and when the
buyer declined to pay for it, attempted
to collect by taking the price involved
from the buyer’s cash register. The
buyer resented this, and succeeded in
locking the cash drawer of the regis-
ter before the driver could get to it.
The driver thereupon attempted to
carry away the cash register itself.

The buyer resisted this. A strug-
gle followed, in which the driver and
the buyer exchanged blows, and the
buyer was kicked and beaten by the
other. For the injuries suffered the
buyer brought the instant action
against the merchant who employed
the driver.

In defense to this action the mer-
chant set up that, while the driver had
instructions to collect for merchandise
upon delivery, he was not instructed to
use force in making collections; that
his instructions: were to call the office
in case of a dispute with a customer.
In view of this, the merchant pointed
out that the driver had clearly dis-
obeyed his instructions, and it was
contended that the assault was not
committed in the course of his em-
ployment so as to render the merchant
liable.

Upon the trial of the case a judg-
ment was rendered against the mer-
chant employing the driver. From
this an appeal was taken to the higher
court, and here in reviewing the record
and holding the employing merchant
liable for the acts of his driver, the
court, in part, said:

“When the servant is doing or at-
tempting to do the very thing which
he was directed to do, the master is
liable, though the servant’s method of
doing it be wholly unauthorized or
forbidden.

“Here the defendant’s servant (the
driver) was instructed to ¢ollect for

insisted on

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

goods delivered, and the assault com-
plained of grew out of this attempt to
enforce payment by helping himself
out of plaintiff's cash register. What
followed was a direct consequence of
the servant’s tortious method of per-
forming the duty delegated to him. In
case at bar the truck driver’s attempt
to collect out of the plaintiffs cash
register precipitated a series of acts
constituting one continuous transac-
tion, and the beating occurred in the
course of the servant’s attempt to per-
form the business of the master.

The foregoing case is obviously one
of value on the question decided, and,
when taken in connection with the
facts involved, illustrates in a striking
manner how a merchant may be called
upon to respond in damages for the
acts of his employe. And this despite
the fact that the employe violated his
instructions relative to how he was to
perform his duties.

Of course in a situation of this kind,
where an employe engages in a dis-
pute with a third person relative to a
subject that is clearly outside his
course of employment, the employer
will not be liable for any injury that
may result; as where a purely person-
al difficulty arises between an em-
ploye and a third person.

However, as in the case reviewed.
where an employe engages in a dispute
with a third person, over a matter in
the course of his employment, if in-
jury or damage results the employer
may be held liable for his employe’s
acts. It is, of course, clear that since
each case of this kind must necessarily
be decided in the light of its facts, the
subject cannot be covered by a hard
and fast rule. But, nevertheless, from
the employing merchant’s standpoint,
common prudence would seem to dic-
tate the employment of only qualified
persons to meet the public, in order
that danger from this course might be
avoided in so far as possible

Leslie Childs.
——_-
Points on Care of Eggs.

1. Cool eggs to at least 68 degrees
Fahr. to remove animal heat.

2. Always keep eggs in a cool, dry
place to avoid shrinkage.

3. Keep eggs covered with a cloth
to prevent evaporation and the col-
lection of dust.

4. As eggs readily absorb odors,
keep them away from_ kerosene,
onions, or other strong smelling sub-
stances.

—_——_.--s

Canada is plannng a national cele-
bration of her federation for next year.
The half-century mark was rounded
in 1917, but in that year Canada was
too busy winning the war to give heed
to domestic history. Now, as Senator
John Lewis ably outlines the proposal
in the Canadian Parliament at Ottawa,
it is sought to impress on an interna-
tional public what has been wrought
since the early days of ox-cart and
birchbark. It is especially desired to
impress on the over-populated mother
country the industrial opportunity that
awaits young men and women fearless
of toil and adventure in new land.
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interest, to Yield

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Security is the land and
building of the Grand
Rapids Trust Co. at the
southwest corner. of
Monroe and Ionia Aves.
Building is 12 stories
high, of most modern
architecture. First floor
will be devoted to high-
est class retail shops,
second floor to Grand
Rapids Trust Co. offices
and upper floors to busi-
ness and_ professional
offices. -Building valued
at $855,000; land at
$695,000; total $1,555,-
000. Estimated gross
earnings $186,000; net,
$98.000, or more than
twice the interest
charges.

     
   
   
     
   
   
   
   
      
     
      
        
 
   
 
    
 

  

 

 

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Business Wants Department

Advertisements inserted under this head
for five cents a word the first insertion
and four cents a word for each subse-
quent continuous insertion. If set in
capital letters, double price. No charge
less than 50 cents. Smali display adver-
tlsements in this department. $4 per
inch. Payment with order is required, as
amounts are too small to open accounts.

 

FOR SALE—Grocery with small market
in connection. Fine store, doing a good
business, excellently located in small city.
Address No. 293, c/o Michigan Trades-
man, 293°

GENERAL STORE—In country, on
main road. Doing about $600 a week
and can be increased. Living rooms in
connection. Good place for two young
men. The stock runs about $9,000, build-
ings $4,000. Poor health the only reason
for selling. Must have money for stock
or more. Address No. 294, c/o Michigan
Tradesman. = ae

For Sale—Good established business of
shoes, dry goods, and groceries. Town
700. Doing $25,000 a year. Will invoice
about $4,000, or less. No opposition on
dry goods and shoes. Rent very reason-
able. Reason for selling, wish to retire.
Address No. 295, c/o Michigan Trades-
man. 295

SHEET metal shop, well established,
for sale. Now being conducted in con-
nection with plumbing and heating busi-
ness. Have decided to sell sheet metal
end on account of increase in business
cannot properly attend to both. Owner
S. T. Peterson, 39 Pine street, Trenton,
Mich. 296

For Sale—Stoek general merchandise
and fixtures. Country store, with good
rural trade. Rent very low. Reason for
selling, ill health. Address No. 297 c/o
Michigan Tradesman. 297

For Sale—Cheap if taken at once. A
good business, in a live town of 1500.
Restaurant, confectionery and ice cream,
groceries with a bakery in connection.
A year round business. Reason for sell-
ing, ill health. Nashville, Mich. Phone
70, or Box 276. 298

 

For Rent—Brick store 20x80 with fix-
tures. Best village in Michigan. Grand
opening for shoes, clothing or dry goods.
P. S. MeGregory, Cass City, Mich. 299

ELECTRIC SHOE REPAIR SHOP—For
Sale -——- Modern machinery: Champion
stitcher, finisher, patches, etc. Erwin
Corey, Shelby, Mich. 300

EXCEPTIONAL Business Opportunity
—County store, equipped, brick building,
ideal location. Town of 500, on Chicago-

 

Buffalo Highway. Box 55, Unionville,

Lake Co., Ohio. 301
Dry Goods Store—Doing $30,000 to $50,-

000 a year. Excellent trading center

North Central IHlinois, Invoice about $15,-
000. To buy or sell any retail business,
write us for information. Chicago Busi-
ness Exchange, 327 So. LaSalle St., Chi-
cago. 302

For Sale—One Barth navy oven, also
one Stimpson computing scale 100 Ib.
capacity in good condition. $55 buys
seale. Geo. E. Duncan, Houghton Lake,
Mich. 303

FOR SALE — GOOD STORE AND
STOCK IN GOOD LOCATION ON M-47.
RIGHT PRICE FOR CASH JAS. K. RUN-
DELL, OAKLEY, MICH. 304

 

Trade—Hardware store in live Indiana
town for Michigan farm. Address No.
305, e/o Michigan Tradesman, 305

Wanted—Position as manager of gen-
eral store. Twenty years’ successful ex-
perience. A hustler, who will produce
results. Best of references. Address No.
306, c/o Michigan Tradesman.

 

Hardware and furniture store. Only
one in city. On Pacific Highway. Stock
will invoice $7,000, fixtures $1,000. Resi-
dence $1,000. Rent reasonable. Stock,

fixtures and residence $9,000. Cash buyer
only. McCreery Bros., Sutherlin, Oregon.
‘ 291

For Sale—Three $100 shares of stock in
Grand Rapids Wholesale Grocery Co., for
$250. F. R. Willet, Alma, Michigan. 284

Pay spot cash for clothing and furnish-
ing goods stocks. lL. Silberman, 1250
Burlingame Ave., Detroit, Mich. 566

Gall Stones—Your bilious colic is tha
result; no indigestion about it. Free
booklet. Avoid operations. Brazilian
Remedy Co., 120 Boylston St., Room 320,
Boston, Mass. 251

CASH For Your Merchandise!
Will buy your entire stock or part of
stock of shoes. dry goods, clothing, fur-
nishngs, bazaar novelties, furniture, etc.
LOUIS LEVINSOHN. Saginaw. Mich.

ARE YOU SELLING OUT?

Will pay highest amount in Cash for
your entire or part of stock and fixtures
of any description. Call or write Jack
Kosofsky, 1285 W. Euclid Ave., North.
way 5695, Detroit, Mich.

 

 

 

 

AN INVISIBLE AIR FORCE.

President Coolidge has ended all
doubt regarding the aviation service
expansion bill. House and Senate con-
ferees have been struggling with this
measure for two weeks. The main
point of controversy was whether the
five-year program was to be made
mandatory on the President or whether
it should be merely authorized.

The extremists wanted a hard and
fast command from Congress for the
building of additional planes and an
increase in personnel. The other con-
ferees doubted that the President de-
sired a fixed mandate. They were
right. Mr. Coolidge merely wants
authorization. He has expressed his
desires, thus removing the principal
bone of contention and virtually as-
suring completion of the legislation
at this session.

There is probably more than meets
the eye in the fact that the measure
takes this form. The President hopes
that a disarmament conference will be
arranged for the near future. He also
hopes that this conference will take up
air power with a view toward bringing
about general reduction and limitation.

In fine, the President hopes that this
air program need not be put fully in-
to effect during the next five years.
It would not be if the United States
could enter into an agreement for lim-
itation of air power. At the same time,
the fact that Congress has authorized
an American expansion program could
be used with telling effect during the
conference, if and when held.

— ~+2>___
Probably Go Lower and Then Go
Higher.
Written for the Tradesman.

There have been no material changes
in the price situation or in crop es-
timates during the past week. In fact,
prices are just about where they were
then. Inactivity persists on the part
of the flour buyer, he being of the
opinion, generally speaking, that new
crop flour prices are going to be lower,
and in this he is probably right, for
undoubtedly there will be a time dur-
ing August and September when new
flour can be bought at from 25@50c
per bbl. under present values. In fact,
cash premiums on some Western, or
rather Southwestern offerings of new
wheat have declined as much as 5c
per bushel due to the materially in-
creased receipts. It is reported a
couple of cars of new Oklahoma wheat
has already reached Chicago, and while
of course, two cars of wheat in Chi-
cago is a mere nothing, yet the influ-
ence of new wheat receipts, presaging
more to come and in large volume,
naturally has a weakening effect.

The wheat growing sections of the
United States are in excellent condi-
tion from a moisture standpoint; in
fact, those sections already harvesting
are hoping the rain is over for the
time being that the progress of harvest
may not be detained.

It is generally conceded wheat is in
better condition the country over than
at the first of June, and undoubtedly
the next Government report will show
increased estimates for most sections.
Weather conditions in the Spring
wheat sections of the United States

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

have been favorable, and in the Can-
adian wheat country as nearly perfect
as possible, with indications Canada
will harvest another bumper crop. The
United States Spring wheat crop is
generally conceded to be less promis-
ing than a year ago, but the winter
wheat crop is estimated at about 145,-
000,000 bushels more than last year.

Old wheat stocks are pretty well
cleaned up taking the country as a
whole, and flour stocks are compara-
tively low, presaging early activity on
the part of the flour buyer. Undoubt-
edly even though early receipts of new
wheat are rather heavy they will be
readily absorbed for a time at least,
and figuring on the long pull prices
are certainly low enough for wheat,
that is based on July and September
option figures, namely $1.37 and $1.33,
respectively. It is doubtful, in other
words, if elevator cash wheat sells
much, if any, below these figures dur-
ing the two months mentioned. Cash
wheat is selling at this time at from
10@15c per bushel over these futures.
European crop prospects are not as
favorable as last year. They indicate
about 75,000,000 bushels less, but last
year Europe had a bumper crop.

We would not want to be long on
wheat or flour at present prices; neith-
er would we want to go short; prices
will probably go some lower in the
near future, during the next thirty to
forty-five days, and then later on in
the Fall will undoubtedly advance
again to as high a level or higher than
the present basis. This is our guess;
it is not advice. Watch crop reports
and price tendencies.

Lloyd E. Smith.

—_322____
One Day Out Around By Saginaw
Jobbers.

Saginaw, June 22—Some Central
Michigan towns will be visited by the
Wholesale Merchants’ Bureau of the
Saginaw Board of Commerce Tues-
day, June 29, on the second of its
trade extension trips of the season.
Chairman Charles S. Watson of the
wholesalers’ committee in charge of
the trip, and Secretary William A.
Rorke of the bureau, went over the
route Friday and made advance ar-
rangements for the trip.

It is planned to visit Hemlock, Mer-
rill, Ithaca, Alma, Elwell, Shepherd
and St. Louis. The party will stop for
luncheon in Ithaca, entertaining the
Ithaca merchants there, and will stop
for dinner at night at St. Louis, where
they will entertain not only the St.
Louis merchants but those of Wheeler
and Breckenridge who will be invited
to attend.

The trip will be a one-day affair, and
it is planned to take the Scottish St.
Andrew’s society’s kiltie band, as well
as other entertainers. Mr. Watson and
Mr. Rorke were well received in all
the towns they visited to make ad-
vance arrangements, they said.

—_2 2 >__

Apple King Gives Up Position as Mail

Clerk.
La Crescent, Minn., June 21—D. W.
Webster, of this point, started his

locally famous apple orchard 25 years
ago, while he was a mail clerk. He
first earned the title of “Midwest
Apple King” when he came home with
half of the sweepstakes prizes at the
Midwest Horticultural Show, at Coun-
cil Bluffs, Ia. Mr. Webster started
raising apples when he purchased a 25
acre sidehill farm overlooking this vil-
lage. He now has 30 acres in bearing,
which are bringing him a net income
of more than $10,000 a year. He has
given up his mail clerk job to become
what he calls a “lazy farmer.” “In the
long run,” Mr. Webster says, “the

easiest way to sell apples is to market
a quality product on the bottom of the
basket as well as on the top. When
the customer, who usually expects to
find the best apples on top, discovers
that quality, color and size are the
same all the way to the bottom of the
container, he comes back for more and
tells others about it.”
—_—_.-..__—_.

Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids, June 22—Oscar Levy,
Grand Rapids representative for
Krolik & ‘Co., is taking a vacation for
the first time in twenty-eight years.
He is taking an Eastern trip, accom-
panied by his wife.

The Class Mutual Insurance Agency,
which represents eleven mutual fire in-
surance companies and two mutual
casualty companies, has removed from
Fremont to Grand Rapids, locating at
305 and 306 Murray building. C. N.
Bristol will remove to the city as soon
as he can dispose of his home in Fre-
mont. A. T. Monson has already sold
his home in Fremont and is erecting
a new home in the village of East
Grand Rapids. Both partners are very
energetic and resourceful men and will
be good citizens in the city of their
adoption.

Manager Thomas, of the Thomas
chain store system, authorizes the
statement that he has no intention of
selling his properties to the National
Tea Co.

—__---——_—_-
Air Mail Already Speeds Fruit Busi-
ness.

Portland, Ore., June 18—Air mail is
already playing a part in hastening
business transactions between New
York City and other apple merchants
and their Pacific Northwest represen-
tatives and customers. P. Clark,
Pacific Coast manager for Maynard &
Child, recently received the following
letter from the Mosler Fruit Growers’
Association. “We have received by air
mail from Maynard & Child, New
York, a check for $486.95 in full set-
tlement of our claim on Car 50611.
This was certainly very fast and effi-
cient work on the part of their claim
department, and we wish to thank you
for the good service to us.”

—»-+.____

An American tourist in Rome, John
Adams Abbott, of Boston, who was
charged with “insulting Mussolini,”
has been discharged by the magistrate,
the alleged derogatory remarks about
the dictator not having been proved.
This is a happy ending to what might
have been an unpleasant incident with
far-reaching results. Whatever may
have been the rights or wrongs of the
case, there is a lesson in it for other
tourists. In the present tense condi-
tion of Italian politics it will be easy
for aggrieved natives to invent or imag-
ine insults by foreigners aimed at Mus-
solini. Most visitors, it is to be hoped,
will not need the warning to be cau-
tious about expressing opinions upon

Italian politics or persons. On_ the
other hand, Italy owes too much to her
tourist visitors to make their stay in

that country disagreeable.
—_+ +>

Somebody its always trying to take
the joy out of life. Now that great
authority on insects, Dr. L. O. Howard
says that men and insects must wage
war for the control of the earth and
that the odds are in favor of the in-
sects, since they have been here for
50,000,000 years, while our tenure of
the planet amounts to a paltry 500,000
years. But man’s inventive ingenuity
always rises*to meet such a crisis. Dr.
Howard himself has been a leader in
the campaigns to exterminate mosquito

June 23, 1926

larvae by the use of oil on) stagnant
water; and Dr. Gorgas made the con-
struction of the Panama Canal possible
by his successful fight against the
disease-bearing anopheles and stego-
myia after these pests had baffled the
French engineers. The victory will be
with man in the contest with the bugs,
big and little because man can array
on his side all the powerful resources
of science.
——_2---2___.

Our contract and sales laws have
become such a maze of rules and ex-
ceptions that lawyers can no longer
safely advise their clients when a title
has passed. The condition is too well
known to admit of dispute. But when
legal rules and exceptions become so
complicated that men trained in the
law confess their inability to unravel
them it is time for a thorough over-
hauling and a simplification of the pro-
cedure. Legal quibbles are the bane of
our courts, enabling attorneys with
rich clients and weak cases or no cases
at all to postpone final decisions inter-
minably. The remedy lies more with
the practicing members of the bar and
the courts than with the laity. A clear
exposition of the whole difficulty, with
suggestions from judges, should en-
able the legislators to remove this
menace to business in a short time.

— 72s

A food shortage is predicted by Dr.
Samuel Prescott, biologist of the Mas-
sachusetts Institute of Technology, but
he gives us until some time in the
next century to prepare for it. And if
we learn to use synthetic products and
develop fresh sources of supply, South
and North, we may be able to dodge
the crisis. Dr. Prescott sees in the
tropics vast potential grazing grounds
for cattle, as yet undeveloped. He
points to the Far North as the natural
and congenial habitat for immense
herds of reindeer. Along with the in-
tensive production of meat and vege-
tables we shall have improved pro-
cesses of storage. It is clear that Dr.
Prescott is not the ordinary type of
alarmist who merely predicts doom and
disaster without indicating the way
out.

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Under ordinary circumstances there
are days enough in the calendar al-
ready dedicated to special causes, but
this birthday year of American liberty
is exceptional and the plan officially
sponsored at Washington for an
American Independence Week, June
28 to July 5, is commendable. En-
listing the country-wide co-operation
of Governors, Mayors and all sorts of
civic and patriotic organizations will
serve to lay stress upon the fact that
the week’s observance ought not to be
confined only to those places where
the shrines and symbols of liberty
were set up, but that there also should
be observances in the cities and states
that resulted from their being set up.
The full celebration should be Nation-
wide and filled with the spirit of the
Original- proclamation that went forth
in 1776 to the ends of the earth.

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