Forty-fourth Year ten 2 ZEON OS Nps THER wert SP Li ae oe ae e Ne Roa 2 A By rn Or ararN Kea Re .y Ay , ‘an 2 ay Ss 0 oY Bi aK a Ras eS i ae Cas WS) ™ a Le AN q ( TO 44 & @ i LG TVA AX ae AD ye ved (GIs Nes SSweee SS aL a1 ~ Se PUBLISHED WEEKLY 9 7 We) RTRADESMAN COMPANY, PUBLISHERS Se SISOS Ua Ze GRAND 1 RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1926 ~apwwraennrameraramaaeeenen N abe 2249 CUWMLARAYL COLO FS BBG LSB OMLAGYL GAM L7OKB Old Songs There is many a simple song one hears, To an outworn time, that starts the tears; Not for itself—for the buried years. Perchance ‘twas heard in the days of youth, When breath was buoyant and words were truth; Or maybe it sounded long a lane Where she walked with you—and now again Or else it stole through a room where lay A dear one dying, and seemed to say: “Love and death, they shall pass away.” It rises out of the long ago, And that is the reason it shakes you so With pain and passion and buried woe. There is many a simple song that brings From depths of living on viewless wings, The tender magic of bygone things. Richard Burton. EI OOS EADS ECT ORISS SSIET NQF 3BVBET ODS CIO EIOND eno ~~ nea A ETS aC “eae 7 ae ae i a SELEEEPES IEPA ST IT TTT EP H | ( LELLLELELEL ESE E FFAS FFE SET SSE ESTE SEES ESSELTE EST {1 IS PAROWAX SEASON — the time of year when Parowax sales run the largest. For the housewives of the Middle West know that nothing else protects their preserves from mold and fermentation like an air tight seal of Parowax. This year, the sale of Parowax is larger than ever before. Each year there is an in- ] crease in the number of women who use this modern way of preventing their | preserves from spoiling. The dealer who sells Parowax profits by this demand. Keep the Parowax packages out on your counter, so that your customers will know that you handle it. Standard Oil Company [Indiana] SEPELEPELELLEL ESSE ETE E LE EL ELITIST ES SEE E PETES LEE ELE TPES TELE EIT TSE ESSE EEE PEPE PE SEES ESSE ESSE SESE ESTEE y oo Se .” ee Forty-fourth Year GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1926 Number 2249 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN E. A. Stowe, Editor PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE TRADESMAN COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN (Unlike any other paper.) Frank, Free and Fearless for the Good That We Can Do. Each Issue Complete in Itself. DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF BUSINESS MEN. Subscription Price. Three dollars per year, if paid strictly in advance. Four dollars per year, if not paid in advance, Canadian subscription, $4.04 per year, payable invariably in advance. Sample copies 10 cents each. Extra copies of current issues, 10 cents; issues a month or more old, 15 cents; issues a year or more old, 25 cents; issues five years or more old 50 cents. Entered Sept. 23, 1883, at the Postoffice of Grand Rapids as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. MEN OF MARK. W. E. Foster, President American Sugar Refining Co. W. Edward Foster is the recently elected president of a $120,000,000 cor- poration. When he was sixteen years old, at+ tending high school in Brooklyn, his father died, and he entered business ag an office boy at the rate of $3.50 a wek. “It pays to plug, to stick to your job,” he says, “and to refrain from worrying about the money you are get- ting. Only when you are bigger than the job you hold, you have proved that fact to your superiors, will they ad- vance you, and then in the new position you will get more money. With thq firm which I now head as president I have been bookkeeper, transfer agent, auditor, controller, treasurer, vice-presi- dent and finally president. Plugging steadily hasn’t hurt me a bit. AnG like Johnny Walker, I am still going strong.” That is indeed the impression which one receives of this quiet, efficient man who is known generally in his home town, Hackensack, New Jersey, as “Ed Foster.” He has kept his eyes open and worked hard for more than forty years. For the first thirty of them he had few vacations, but no one could call him a slave to business after seeing the flowers he grows in the yard about his home, planting and trimming most of them with his own hands. A friend and neighbor has said of him, “When I want to buy some new roses or lay out an asparagus bed, I ask Ed Foster for advice. Those who make plans for the hospital, church, or golf clubs always consult him first. He is a finished and effective public speak- er and in raising money for a good cause is as effective in getting it out of people’s pockets as a bandit, but uses more pleasant methods.” Perhaps this latter ability is due to his fooling a real bandit in the Yellow- stone National Park some years ago. W. Edward Foster is a lover of peace and of flowers, but he is no namby- pamby sort of person. His conduct in ' facing and outwitting the highway rob- ber referred to is but one instance cf his quiet courage and _ unobtrusive force. Seven stage coaches, carrying many persons of nation-wide note were held up by one highwayman, boasting a black mask and a heavy, ferocious rifle of threatening proportions and convincing caliber. Stationed at a bend of the road a last coach the bad man disappeared into the hills, where he had a horse hidden and on which he made good his escape. “None of us in the coaches were armed, there having been a _ rule against that in the National Park,” Mr. Foster recalls, “so wits had to be used against force if any tourists werg to keep hold of their possessions. I had more than $400 in my pocket, and had no desire to lose it. In fact, I intended not to. The fellow poked his gun up against my chest where my wallet containing the money was, but W. Edward Foster. few miles distant from Old Faithful Inn, at a spot where he was invisible from either direction the bandit lined up the passengers of first one coach and then the other until those in all seven had been robbed of their purses and jewelry. He obtained more than $6,000, which at that time was con- sidered quite a haul. As Mr. Foster remembers him, the nervy criminal was about fifty-five years old and weighed about a hundred and forty pounds. He wore a vest and coat of mixed blue-and-gray goods and blue overalls. After holding up the at the moment the man next to me dropped a twenty dollar gold piece in- to the dust of the road, and it rolled toward the bandit. “"Phis contains all that 1 have, [ said as he carefully stooped to’ pick up the coin, keeping a careful eye on us, and I tossed to him my purse, con- taining less than five dollars. He thought, as I believed he would, that the gold piece had dropped from my purse, for that was heavy with small coins, and so he passed me on, with my $400 still securely in my pocket rather tha nin his,” Another instance of his calm forti- tude occurred long, long ago in the great blizzard of March, 1888, when many persons lost their lives in New York City and State. Mr. Foster was one of the three men to reach the office of the American Sugar Refining Com- pany, of which he is now the president, at 117 Wall Street. He had walked four miles from Brooklyn to Wail Street, crossing the Brooklyn Bridge. His hard-as-flint determination had carried him through where men with bigger stature would have succumbed. This president of a corporation, one of the world’s biggest, is of about medium height but slenderly built, weighing in the neighborhood of 130 pounds. In spite of which fact he says, “For thirty years I never lost a day from work on account of sickness.” After three years of work with the concern to which a newspaper adver- tisement had brought him there came a crisis in his career. True, he had been advanced steadily in salary, rising from $3.50 a week to $18, which in 1883 was quite a sum for a lad of nineteen years. The crisis was brought about by his distaste for the business he was in, for, connected with the liquor trade, it was at variance with the principles of the Methodist church, which he had joined. So he quit his job at $18 a week for one as an office boy again, this time at $6 a week, with the firm he now heads. “On finding my boyhood ambition of attending Yale unrealizable at the death of my father, I did not give up hope of becoming an educated man,” “Instead of letting events dictate to me in this respect, I joined the Chautauqua home correspondence he says. courses, then a popular novelty and probably the first of their kind in history. “In this way I acquired the equiva- lent of a four-year college course. We had to pass examinations just like students on a campus. Starting in 1883, I finished in one of the first classes, that of 1887. Many persons in Brooklyn took them at the time. We used to meet together at the New York Avenue Methodist Church to talk over common problems and to meet socially.” Mr. Foster, it was learned at the offices of the mighty corporation he heads, believes in promotion from with- in the ranks. His own elevation to the presidency came as a popular choic:, not only with his associates and sub- ordinates of many years but in the sugar industry generally, where he is widely known and popular with all. His theory on how to progress is to prepare for the job ahead when that seems desirable, and in any case to be ready for whatever advancement may he offered. Whatever you do, wher- (Continued on page 32) 2 ae When On Your Way, See Onaway. Onaway, Oct. 26—Although the re- sort season has apparently been short this year (late in opening and early to close) it has been remarkably pleas- ant. Northern Michigan in the vicin- itv of Onaway appears to be the fav- orite selected territory for return calls and repeat orders, owing to the de- mand for resort lots and real estate transfers at Black Lake. This beauti- ful body of water with its probably thirtv or more miles of shore line is becoming the favorite haunt of seek- ers of out door life owing to its ex- ceptional 152 acres of State park. fully equipped with every convenience, abundant natural shade, spring water and parking and tenting space. A re- cent visit to the lake reveals the fact that Hongore Bay, extending to five mile point, is practically taken up and studded with modern and rustic cot- tages, comfortably located among the majestic pines, oaks, white birch and other varieties of native trees. The Stewart beach, also noted for its ex- cellent bathing, has rapidly become the home of hundreds of summer callers occupying their new cott es then ex- tending along the Bonz beach, already thickly built up with expensive resi- dences clear to the Stone quarry at State Park. Next comes the Codde beach, front lots all sold and building up on back lots; this takes us to the mouth of Rainy River, the habitation of many beavers with their marvelous engineering feats of dam _ building. This stream is also a favorite fishing water and duck hunting spot. Then comes the Roberts Brothers beach, extending for miles and receiving the water from Cold Creek, appropriately named, nearly ice cold during hottest months. The rate this frontage has been sold this summer indicates a rush of new population another year. Con- tinuing for miles along the Cully shore, Lafolette Bay, Lower Black River and return to the mouth of Upper Black River, transactions have taken place of late Which assure suc- and happiness to nature loving people seeking recreation that is real and void of anything artificial. And all of this only a few minutes drive from Onaway, furnishing a good trad- ing point capable of supplying all the necessities for a real outing. Jacob Berlin, dry goods merchant of Onaway for the past fourteen years, has sold his entire business, the new purchaser taking immediate possession of the store and $40,000 stock. This week shows an exodus of our many teachers for a two day attend- ance at teachers’ institutes being held cess in Petoskey and Alpena. There is no reason why we cannot present a clean-cut appearance from how on. Long hair and rough face will not be tolerated judging from the display of barber signs along street. Together with the present number, Ethan Alvord has returned and will occupy the former Jenkins shop. Roy Badgero has re-engaged the Roberts building and Fred Light the Warnock room. Ladies first, “you're next.” Red coats and caps will be the style next week when the hunters begin to arrive. Birds and rabbits are reported plentiful. Deer are taking advantage ot the sex protction and expose them- selves without fear. Bears are now partly domesticated. the Squire Signal. Late News From a Live Town. Howell, Oct. 26—E. K. Johnson & Son have leased the Hovey block and will move their drug and book store there in the spring. Just who will oc- cupy their present store after they move has not yet been determined. There are two chain store companies who are reported to have tried to get into Howell of late and this may prove to be the chance for one of them. Mrs. E. P. Gregory owns the building. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Mrs. Henrietta Hovey has decided to close out her bakery business and has leased the building. Present plans are that as soon as he gets the new post office building off his hands Harry Williams will build a small building for her, just across the alley from the rear of the new post office, and Mrs. Hovey will do special lines of baking, etc., with her celebrated fried cakes as the foundation. Sheehan’s dry cleaning works is soon to multiply itself by about three. That is, he has arranged to lease the building now occupied by Cook & Reed’s creamery, which is about twice the size of his present quarters. The rear of this building is close to the rear of the present quarters and the new building is just to be added to the Capacity of the present works. New machinery has alreadv been purchased to add a hat cleaning and blocking department. An altering and repair- ing department is also planned and perhaps others. A new truck has been purchased to take care of their city delivery work leaving their present truck for the outside business. Harry Moore, who has Maintained a small machine shop just beyond the South city limits, on Pinckney road, has formed a partnership with Omer Moors and they have leased quarters from R. E. Barron, which are being fitted up for them at the corner of Walnut and Sibley streets. They will make some additions to the present equipment and specialize in the repair- inv of farm machinery. James A. Glasgow, the new ford man at Brighton, this county, is just putting a new roof on a garage, 40 x 155, and will move in as soon as pos- sible. A. Riley Crittenden. Holland Grocers Guests of Vander- schel Bros. Wyoming Park, Oct. 23—A very splendid banquet was given the mer- chants of Holland and vicinity last Wednesday evening at the Warm Friend Tavern. The hosts were the Vanderschel Bros., who conduct the Holland Baking Co. and who took this means to become better acquainted with the trade and to show their ap- Preciation of the patronage accorded them by their customers. T. Warner was toastmaster and he carried the part very well. Mr. War- ner is the President of the Quality- Service Stores of Holland, a very flourishing group of co-operators. Wynand Wichers, Cashier of the First State Bank, was the first speaker, choosing as his subject “The Com- munity Dollar,” picturing it as a won- derful discovery for community growth and progress. He gave as the three elements for success in business the three C’s—Capital, Capacity, Char- acter. Mr. Wichers is a very witty and forceful speaker and his message Was an inspiration. The writer was also honored by be- ing on the program. I gave a talk on “What I have Learned from the Chain Stores,” pointing out to the merchants. assembled some things we cdn learn by closely cbserving these stores. We also can discover their weaknesses in the same way. Remarks were made by Dick Miles, Secretary of the local Association and by a number of others. It was altogether the most delight- ful supper I have attended recently. If any of the towns of the State want to put on something of this kind and would like an officer of this As- sociation to speak I am sure we will be pleased to help vou out. You can get President Bailey or John Affeldt, Jr., or if it is to be something real high class, you might invite Charles Chris- tensen, our former President. Of course, your humble Secretary will al- Ways come when invited. Paul Gezon, Sec’y Retail Grocers & General Mer- chants Ass'n, October 27, 1996 nd eens een Fancy Fruits BRAND CANNED FOODS TRADE MARK HART BRAND The Choice of the Land Look for the RED HEART On The Can Quality Vegetables W.R. ROACH & CO. General Offices Grand Rapids, Michigan | The ideal advertised. CANAJOHARIE Ts WITH CHEESE AND | TOMATO SAUCE _- quality product for the ive Grocer to sell. Display it, thus telling your customers you have it. It is BEECH-NUT Prepared Spaghetti ++42 Ready to Serve! progress- nationally BEECH-NUT PACKING COMPANY “Foods and Confections of Finest Flavor’? NEW YORIK October 27, 1926 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Where James R. Hayes Monument Should Be Located. Frank S. Verbeck is about to solicit from hotel keepers of the State a sum of money needed to provide for the purchase and erection of a suitable bust to perpetrate the memory of that popular gentleman—that exemplar of all that was best in the management of hotels—James R. Hayes. It has been suggested that the proposed memorial be placed on or near the summer home of Mr. Hayes on Mackinac Island. Mr. Hayes spent his boyhood and early manhood in Grand Rapids. His first employment was in a minor capacity in the service of T. Hawley Lyon, proprietor of Sweet's Hotel. Later he succeeded Mike Powers as its steward. Mr. Lyon preferred young men to assist in the management of the house, and among those who serv- ed him as clerks were John Winters, J. Mortimer Rathbone, George Wood- bury and Tom Keating. In the course of time Winters resigned, moved to Chicago and Mr. Hays was chosen to fill his place in the office. Several years later Mr. Hayes entered the em- ploy of A. V. and J. Boyd Pantlind, and finished his training for manage- ment at the old Morton House. An opportunity was presented to Mr. -Hayes to open the Wayne Hotel, in Detroit, on his own account, about 1880, which he accepted and moved to that city, where success rewarded his enterprise. During his life Mr. Hayes was.the manager of hotels at Hot Springs, Ark., and at Mackinac Island and Sault Ste. Marie, but the enviable reputation he gained and the popularity he enjoyed was won in. Detroit. Seemingly the fitting location for the proposed memorial is either in Grand Rapids or Detroit. At Mackinac it might be observed more or less by dis- interested tourists in the summer sea- sons. In either Detroit or Grand Rap- ids it would serve to recall to the memory of thousands of former friends and patrons a man who served man- kind honorably, faithfully and well. However, the question of location is one that the gentle, beloved wife of deceased should be permitted to de- cide. Arthur S. White. —_+--____ Corporations Wound Up. The following Michigan corpora- ” tions have recently filed notices of dis- solution with the Secretary of State: T.ink Co., Jackson. Alma Strand Land Co., Alma. LincolIn’s, Royal Oak. Whiteville Threshing Co., Ltd., M:. Pleasant. : Blauvelt & Beebe Co., Jonesville. Big Four Shoe Co., Grand Rapids. Mercier Investment Corp., Detroit. Weeks’ Drug Stores Co., Jackson. Johnston Land Co., Detroit. Wire Wheel Corp., of Ar---ica, De- troit. Pere Marquette Land Co., Manistee. A. . Henry, tne; Jackson: National Credit & Adjustment Bu- reau, Grand Rapids. Arwood S. Bedell, Inc., Detroit. Republic Machine & Tool Co., Detroit Purdy Boat Co. of Michigan, Trenton Standard Manufacturing Co., Jackson Boardman River Electric Light & Power Co., Traverse City. Valley Ice & Fuel Co., Bay City. Gordon-Pagel Co., Detroit. Wagner Building Co., Detroit. Model Laundry, Grand Rapids. Auto City Land Co., Inc., Detroit, Peoples Market, Inc., Detroit. Liberty Foundry Co., Detroit. Frischkorn-Warren Avenue Develop- ment Co., Detroit. White Bros. Lumber Co., Boyne City. Reading Hardware Co., Detroit. ——-~> o -~- -- Linen Buyers Are Getting Busier. With three good linen months ahead, buyers of this merchandise for retail stores are busier than they have been for some. time. November, with Thanksgiving, is a good retail linen month, as are December, with the holi- days, and January, with its special sales. Retail stocks being none too full, efforts to prepare for the usual consumer demand are resulting in an active movement here of towels, nap- kins and other household linens. Fancy sets for gift purposes are also selling well. “IT RECOMMEND YOUR YEAST TO MY CUSTOMERS” One grocer, who had a bad case of boils, was advised to take yeast. He says: “Inside of a month I was absolutely clear of boils and am now in the best of health. I faithfully recommend your yeast for boils and run down condition, and take every opportunity in doing so to my customers and friends.” Recommend Yeast for Health to YOUR customers. Healthy cus- tomers are bigger buyers of everything and they come to your store regularly for their supply of yeast. FLEISCHMANN’S YEAST service This Railroad Plant of Ours and What it Means to You AT railroads are hauling more freight than at any time in their history. They have averaged over a million loaded cars per week during the current year. This service consists in n-oving commodities from the point of production to the one of consumption. It is a tremendous work that has been done and it establishes a new high transportation record for the world. That service has been performed with regularity, uniformity and dispatch. Through these, the business of the country has been given added impetus. It has been estimated that through the improved service a saving of one and a half billions of dollars per annum has accrued to the people of the United States over the service that obtained in 1920. This sum represents the advantages gained through the orderly manner in which our railroads are now functioning. Our railroads have attained the highest record for the average daily movement of freight cars ever reached, and, likewise the best performance in use of fuel. So much for the new record of the railroad. of the United States. HE plant, which comprises the railroads that serve Michigan’s varied industries, has contributed its share in this proud national achievement, and in the saving of one and a half billions of dollars, through lessened inventories carried by our business institutions and made possible by the accelerated ser- vice. This has been achieved, too, while facilitating the even flow of produce tion as well as the orderly diffusion of commodities. Michigan has received great tangible benefits, since it is now a veritable beehive of industrial activity. Michigan will continue to progress only so long as it’s railroads continue to enjoy the undivided support of the communities they serve. Michigan people, as a whole, farmer and manufacturer, preacher and teacher, office employee and iaborer, are cashing in through this new outlock on transportation, so vital to the public weal and welfare. Our people will continue to cash in only so long as this understanding is maintained. We have much to gain — the people and the railroads alike —in pro- longing this understanding. We can keep Michigan in the van; uard of economic importance only through the continued expansion of our industries and by keeping our rail- roads just ahead of the country’s transportation needs. MICHIGAN RAILROAD ASSOCIATIC ' 4 MOVEMENTS OF MERCHANTS. Kalamazoo—The J. B. Baking Co. has increased its capital stock from $35,000 to $60,000. Grosse Point Park—The Jefferson Savings Bank has increased its capital stock from $60,000 to $100,000. Detroit—The Sales Outfitting Co., 743 Beaubien street, has changed its name to the Sales Equipment Co. Gobles—Fire damaged the store building and stock of O. P. Hudson to the extent of about $1,000 recently. Kalamazoo—The Thomas M. Orrell Co., 719 West Main street, has changed its name to the Trio Motor Sales Co. Detroit—The Michigan Fixture Co., 3000 East Jefferson avenue, has chang- ed its the Michigan Store Fixture Co., Ince. Detroit—Goetz-Mittleman, Inc., 1448 Woodward avenue, and shoe furnishings, has changed its name to I. Miller Stores, Inc. Lansing—Alva Bair, who conducts a general store at Delta, has sold his stock and store fixtures to a Mr. Ty- ler, of Milwaukee, who will take pos- session Noy. 1. Bangor—Mrs. J. L. Barrett has pur- chased the Barrett & Barrett cider mill which has been idle for some time, owing to financial difficulties and open- ed it for business. Kalamazoo—Roy Fessenden has tak- en possession of the Chicken Sandwich shop, 139-141 Exchange Place, which he recently purchased and has changed the name to Roy’s Place. Howell—Nelson Smith has sold his interest in the grocery stock of Fo- land & Smith to Paul Brogan, former- ly merchant at Chilson. The firm will now be Foland & Brogan. Corunna—The Corunna Lumber & Coal Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $30,000, of which amount $13,000 has been sub- scribed and $12,000 paid in in cash. Kalamazoo—The DeBoer & Bosker Roofing Co., 223 Alcott street, has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $10,000, $3,000 of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Grand Ledge—The Shane Jewelry Co. has completed remodeling its store building and now has one of the most attractive, conveniently arranged sales and display room in this part of the State. Grand Rapids—The Grand Rapids Creamery Co., 305 Scribner avenue, has increased its capital stock from $60,000 and 500 shares no par value, to $60,000 and 1,000 shares no par value. Ludington—Mrs. J. Kosma, who nas conducted a millinery and fancy goods store at 127 West Ludington avenue for some years, has sold her stock and store fixtures to Mrs. Floyd Walker, who will continue the business at the same location. Grand Rapids—The Wilson-Neher Art Shops, South Division avenue, has been incorporated to deal in wall pa- per and art goods, with an authorized capital stock of $1,100 all of which has been subscribed $550 paid in in cash, $550 in property. Detroit—Carl J. Eberly, Inc., 11-237 General Motors building, has been in- name to shoes MICHIGAN TRADESMAN corporated to deal in auto parts and accessories, with an authorized capital stock of $1,500, all of which has been subscribed and paid in, $350 in cash and $1,150 in property. Jonesville—L. W. Sibald, who has conducted a dry goods and grocery store here for many years, has sold his stock and store building to the Louden Bros. Department Store Co., of Mont- pelier, Ohio, who will convert it into a modern department store. Detroit—The Acme Fish Co., 1320 --apoleon street, has been incorporated to deal in fish at wholesale and retail, with an authorized capital stock of $5,000, of which amount $4,000 has been subscribed and paid in, $2,000 in cash and $2,000 in property. Grand Rapids—The Le Jeune Smart Shoppe, Inc., Robinson Road and Lake Drive has been incorporated to deal in women’s apparel with an authorized capital stock of $3,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in, $200 in cash and $2,800 in property. Flint—The Carey-Cable Bread Co., 915 Kearsley Blvd., has been incor- porated to conduct a wholesale and re- tail bakery, with an authorized capital stock of $50,000, of which amount $49,- 500 has been subscribed and $15,000 paid in in cash. The company will specialize in bread baking. Sault Ste. Marie—The Soo Cream- ery & Produce Co., 811 Ashmun Street, has merged its business into a stock company under the style of the Soo Creamery, with an authorized cap- ital stock of $71,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in, $51,000 in cash and $20,000 in property. Hubbardston—Schneider & Smith succeed Brunn & Son.in the hardware business. Charles Brunn has purchas- ed the Sam Webber farm near Lyons and will manage it from his home in Hubbardston and Carl Brunn will re- move to Ionia, where he is affiliated with his brothers in the Brunn Imple- ment Co. Detroit—Bernard J. VerHoven, 13,- 801 Van Dyke avenue, automobile ac- cessories, parts, etc., and garage, has merged his business into a stock com- pany under the style of B. J. Ver- Hoven, Inc., with an authorized capital stock of $100,000, of which amount $50,000 has been subscribed and paid in in property. Grand Rapids—The Chown & Cau- kin Dental Depot, 512 Ashton building, dental and hospital supplies, has merg- ed its business into a stock company under the style of Chown & Caukin, Inc., with an authorized capital stock of $10,000 common and $10,000 prefer- ferred, of which amount $13,000 has been subscribed and paid in, $3,000 in cash, and $10,000 in property. Manufacturing Matters. Greenville—The Universal Garment Co., local branch of Kling Bros., of Chicago, will soon suspend operations indefinitely. Hillsdale—The Hillsdale Manufac- turing Co., manufacturer of clothing, has let the contract for an addition to its plant, 50x134, at an estimated cost of $40,000. Iron Mountain—The Reversible Glove Manufacturing Co, has been in- Trenton—Seth C. Davis, who has corporated with an authorized capital stock of $10,000, of which amount $1,- 000 has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Muskegon—The Moraine Box Co., has been incorporated to manufacture boxes, with an authorized capital stock of $225,000, of which amount $150,000 has been subscribed and $15,000 paid in in cash. Detroit—Radioade, Inc., 762 Penob- scot building, has been incorporated to manutacture and deal in radio parts, with an authorized capital stock of $10,000, $1,000 of which has been sub- scribed and paid in in cash. Flint—The Merrell Co., Harriett and Industrial avenue, has been _ incor- porated to manufacture and deal in electrical appliances, with an author- ized capital stock of $25,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Detroit—The Wolverine Tool Co., 2013 Franklin street, has merged its business into a stock company under the same style, with an authorized capital stock of $30,000, $24,600 of which has been subscribed and paid in in property. Detroit—M. Rabinowitz, Inc., 1605 Lee Place, has been incorporated to manufacture and sell at wholesale, wo- men’s ready-to-wear garments, with an authorized capital stock of $5,000, all of which has been subscribed and $3,- 000 paid in in cash. Negaunee—The Negaunee Manufac- turing Co., 517 Iron street, has been incorporated to manufacture gloves and other leather goods, with an au- thorized capital stock of 500 shares at $10 per share, $5,000 being subscribed and paid in in cash. Detroit—The Aeronautical Indus- tries, Inc., 2214 First National Bank building, has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of 20,000 shares at $10 per share, of which amount 7,500 shares has been sub- scribed and $10,000 paid in in cash. Jackson—The Handley Brown Heat- er Co., 650 South Park avenue, has been incorporated to manufacture gas and electric apparatus, with an author- ized capital stock of $10,000, of which amount $8,000 has been subscribed and paid in, $4,800 in cash and $3,200 in property. Marshall—The Flint Foundry Co. bid in the plant of the Marshall Foun- dry Co. for $65,000 at the receiver's sale held last week. The purchasing company held a $66,000 mortgage on the property of the Marshall foundry. Roy Ludlum, of Battle Creek, is the receiver. Detroit—The City Glass Co., 11405 Shoemaker street, manufacturer and dealer in glass in all forms, has merg- ed its business into a stock company under the same style, with an author- ized capital stock of $150,000, $120,000 of which has been subscribed and $12,- 000 paid in in cash. Detroit—The Waterman Corpora- tion, 686 East Fort street, manufactur- er of machinery and automotive parts, has merged its business into a stock company under the same Style, with an authorized capital stock of $100,000, of which amount $70,000 has been sub- scribed and $20,000 paid in in prop- erty, October 27, 1926 been connected with, boat concerns in Sandusky, Detroit and Algonac, has bought the boat plant at this place, recently vacated by the Purdy Boat Co. Mr. Davis has associated with him several Detroit men and the new concern will be known as the Davis Boat Co. From fifteen to twenty men will be employed. Saginaw—The Industrial Radio Ser- vice, manufacturer of radio sets and electrical specialties, has merged its business into a stock company under the style of the Industrial Radio Cor- poration, Rust avenue and Newton street, with an authorized capital stock of $20,000, $13,000 of which has been subscribed and paid in, $3,000 in cash and $10,000 in property. St. Johns—Increased business and a constant supply of orders at the St. John’s Foundry Co. plant has made necessary the hiring of additional men. All available working space in the fac- tory is being utilized and an addition is planned to enlarge the company’s working quarters. Castings and ma- chinery dies for the Chevrolet factory, at Flint, constitute the greater part of the company’s production. A. J. Man- ley is manager of the St. John Co. Manistee—Negotiations have been completed here for the purchase of the Manistee Shoe Manufacturing Co. by the Advance Woolskin Shoe Co., of Chicago. Both companies make sheep- skin moccasins exclusively. C. L. Peth, secretary-treasurer of the cor- poration, who has taken over the man- agement of the Manistee plant, said that after January 1 the entire output of the company would be manufactur- ed in Manistee, while only a sales of- fice will be maintained in Chicago. ——~2--.____ Rain From All Directions. Boyne City, Oct. 26—We have been having some rain up in this neck of the woods. It rains with the wind in the East, changes to the South and rains some more, gets around in the West and rains, swings to the North and rains and snows, a regular merry- go-round—all but the merry. Farmers can get in a little work between gusts, but it is bad work and every day it gets a little colder and the time for a freeze-up is closer. Crops have been good, but for the past month the con- ditions for harvesting them have been almost impossible. Late planting in the spring has not seemed to delay the ripening and the yield has been good. We have not had very heavy frosts and there has been no serious freeze but, especially on heavy ground, the con- tinuous rain has interfered seriously with the harvesting. The streams, however. do not show that the deple- tion of the water supply by the short- age of the past three years has been repaired. The small lakes have not yet recovered their normal height, nor are the streams showing their normal flow. Possibly another season wiil see the damage made good. Boyne City merchants are preparing to give the mail order people a good run. Headed by F. M. Walker, goli goods and furniture, they are prepar- ing a fall catalogue for distribution to their district showing what they have to sell. Also the price and quality to show how much the people can save by coming to Boyne City for their sup- plies. Boyne City merchants have enjoyed a very satisfactory season in spite of the closing of most of our lumber industries. Good service, good roads and fair prices have attracted good trade. Charles T. McCutcheon. October 27, 1926 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 5 Essential Features of the Grocery Staples. Sugar—Jobbers hold cane granu- lated at 634c. Tea—The market during the week has been fairly active, without any material change. Prices on everything desirable continue firm. China green teas are strong and so are high grade India teas. The general feeling is steady to firm, with a fair demand. Coffee—The market has worked up a very small fraction during the week on account of firmer news from Brazil. The difference, however, between quo- tations on Rio and Santos coffee, green and in a large way, as compared with last week is only a very small fraction. Mild coffees show no particular change for the week. The jobbing market for roasted coffee has not changed in any material way since the last report. The consumptive demand for coffee is about normal. : Canned Fruits—Odd lots of Califor- nia fruits are available on the Coast, where a canner has a surplus over his contract orders and moves the goods to avoid carrying charges. Such offer- ings are being picked up but general buying at the source is not heavy. Distribution of spot stocks is good for the season as retail sales are of favor- able volume. Canned Vegetables — The major vegetables vary from steadiness in to- matoes to weakness in peas and de- spite the shorter pack of tomatoes this season it is possible to buy Southern goods if the dealer pays going quota- tions. Corn varies with packer and variety, while peas are more or less of buyer’s market. Tomato and corn pro- duction is unknown, but the output of the former could soon be checked up if packers released their statistics to the National Association, since virtual- ly canning is over in all sections ex- cept California. Last year there was needless delay in announcing the 19,- 00,000-case pack because of the fear among some canners of its effect upon the market. Some guesses are that the 1926 output will be about half of that of 1925. but other factors look for a larger showing. There is equal doubt as to the corn figures for 1926 but thereseems little likelihood that they will approach the record of 1925. Canned Fish—Salmon is very un- steady and very weak. although red Alaska salmon is a little steadier than it was. The supply of red and pink Alaskas, however, is going to be large this season and everybody knows it, therefore nobody has any incentive to buy. The packing season for Maine sardines is about over and prices have advanced 10c on mustards and 25c on oils. California sardines unchanged. White meat tuna fish in halves and pounds is scarce and very high. Shrimp is also firm. Dried Fruits—Dried fruits for for- ward shipment are not in demand. There is talk of a boom in raisins and rumors are going around that Coast buying for local account has increased materially during the past few days but no substantiation of this report can be had. Those who are mentioned as having bought at the source deny any increase in bookings. Neverthe- less the raisin market has been stead? ier in California. Spot stocks are light as old crop seeded have been cleaned up and seedless is in no surplus. In fact, new crop seedless is being read- ily absorbed and sales have been made out of cars to arrive. The quiet prune market has caused an easier undertone and part of the gain made earlier in the month has been lost since whole- salers did not give the market the ex- pected support. Some _ independent packers have become uneasy and are inclined to shade their f. 0. b. prices. Locally there is little change in prices as goods held here were secured most- ly at the peak of values and since there is a better consumer demand jobbers are not competing to unload as pack- ers have done. While firm, peaches and apricots have not been conspicu- ous. Imported figs and dates are seasonably active and are being dis- tributed throughout the country to take care of fall and approaching hol- iday outlets. Beans and Peas—Beans have been a little weaker during the past week, especially pea beans and_ California limas. Red and white kidneys are about unchanged. Black eyed peas are also a little easier. Cheese—Cheese has been in light demand during the past week, without any important change in prices. Prac- tically everything in hog and_ beef products remains unchanged. Nuts—The California walnut harvest, which will continue for several weeks, has progressed far enough, packers assert, to clearly demonstrate that there will be a shortage of the best grades to the extent of short deliveries on contracts. How much this will amount to cannot be determined. Stricter grading than last year is being ob- served. European crops do not make up the deficit in the California yield, as the foreign productions are also shorter this season than last year, causing a bullish market in nut meats and nuts in the shell. Shellers pre- dict that there will ‘be no cheap shelled nuts until 1927 crop. Almonds, Brazil nuts, filberts and other varieties are more active in the jobbing field. Dis- tant interior markets have begun to order and call for prompt shipments. A healthy situation exists in all nuts in the shell. Rice—The domestic rice market has settled at a basis which is more en- couraging to trading than the range in effect during the earlier part of the new crop season. Ideal weather con- ditions have prevailed and the bulk of the crop in the South is in first class condition. Planters are inclined to sell to meet the demands of the trade and not force liquidation at the ex- pense of sharp cuts in prices. The spot market is holding up well in the face of increased receipts but the de- mand is largely against the actual needs of the moment. Salt Fish—The general demand for salt mackerel is very good. Prices are within the reach of anybody and the quality seems to be excellent. Syrup and Molasses—The produc- tion of sugar syrup is light and the demand excellent. Prices steady to firm. Compound syrup is moving steadily, with unchanged prices. Good grades of New Orleans molasses are wanted at steady prices. The general situation of molasses is strong. —_~+---. Review of the Produce Market. Apples—Strawberry, Wagners and Wealthy command 60c@$1.25 per bu. Bananas—8@8%c per Ib. Beans—Michigan jobbers are quot- ing as follows: Cit. Pea Beans .... 02. $5.65 Tight Red Kidney —......_..___ 8.55 Dark Red Kidney ~___..-___--_- 8.55 Beets—$1 per bu. Butter—The jobbing demand during the past week has been very fair and the receipts only moderate. Prices have, therefore, advanced 2c per lb. Jobbers hold fresh packed at 47c, prints at 48c and June packed at 44c. They pay 25c for packing stock. Carrots—$1 per bu. Cauliflower—$2 per doz. Celery—40@60c per doz. Cocoanuts—90c per doz. Cranberries—$4.75 per 50 lb. box Cape Cod. Cucumbers—$2 per bu. Eggs—The supply of fine fresh eggs has continued small during the past week and in consequence there have been advances in this grade of about 3c per dozen. Local jobbers are pay- ing 45c this week for strictly fresh. Egg Plant—$1.50 per doz. Garlic—35c per string for Italian. Grape Fruit—$6.75 per crate for Seal Sweet from Florida. Grapes—Calif. Emperors, $2.50 per crate. Niagaras, $2.50 per doz. 4 lb. baskets; Delawares, $3 ditto. Honey Dew Melons—$3 per crate for either 6, 8, 9 or 12. Lemons—Quotations are now as fol- lows: SOO StnkisG ees $5.50 O00 Red Bali 202 5.00 300 Red Balk 2 Sa 5.00 Lettuce—In good demand on the following basis: California Iceberg 4s, per bu. ~-$4.50 Hot house leaf, per bu. _---_____ 2.0) Onions—Home grown, $2.25 per 100 Ib. sacks; Spanish, $2 per crate. Oranges—Fancy Sunkist California Valencia are now on the following basis: ne ESE SES Sea OR EE See $8.50 Oe 8.50 |g eee LON n, AE UES CAI ee 8.50 DAG) ee ee 8.50 c MeCE SU soa Cece ese ene anni 8.50 Sone oe 8.50 Gee 8.50 288 8.50 Oe 8.50 Sunkist Red Ball, $1 cheaper. Peaches—Gold Drop and all other varieties, $1.50 per bu. Pears—$3 per crate for Calif.; $2 per bu. for Flemish Beauty; Kiefers, $1.25 per bu. Peppers—Green, $1.25 per bu. Pickling Stock—20c per 100 for cukes; $1.50 per 20 lb. box for white onions. Plums—Green Gages, $1.25 per bu; Blue, $1.50 per bu. Potatoes—Home grown $1.15@1.25 per bu. Poultry—Wilson & Company pay as follows this week: Fieagy fowls (2002 oo 22c bight fowls: 2000 ei He Springers, 4 ibs. and up ..2--- =. 22c Brolere (20 7c Puarkeys Ganey) youne 2.20. 8 33¢ ‘Burkey (Old ‘Foms) .22202..00 2 28c Ducks. (White Pekins) 22. 2: 20c Geese. 250 Se ee 14c Radishes—l5c. Spinach—$1.25 grown. Squash—$1.25 per bu. for Hubbard. String Beans—$2.50 per bu. Sweet Potatoes—$3.25 per bbl. for Virginia. Veal Calves—Wilson pay as follows: per bu. for home & Company Baiey 222 164%@17c COG ee 16c Meditm) 20002 14¢ POOH 10c Wax Beans—$1.75 per bu. 7. Austin, Nichols & Co. Close Branch Houses. Rumors afloat for some time that Austin, Nichols & Co. are gradually withdrawing their house ac- tivities and consolidating their busi- ness at big Greenpoint plant in Brook- lyn, are confirmed by formal announce- ment of the closing of the Chicago house and the liquidation of its stock. This branch was formerly well known as the W. M. Hoyt Co., but six years ago became a Western branch of the big New York house. About the same time also took over and operated branch houses at Utica, Watertown and Og- densburg, N. Y., and at New Haven, Conn. Pursuant to the expansion of the company in canning and other pro- ducing activities, the New York up- State houses have already been closed, but the New Haven house tinue as heretofore. branch the concern will con- Incidental to closing the Chicago house, Austin, Nichols & Co. have been liquidating the stock and distributing the personnel. A recent offer of can- ned goods was made to the local Chi- cago trade at attractive prices for al- most half a million cases of foods. R. G. Kleiner, manager of the can- ned foods department for the Chicago branch, has resigned and has accept- ed the position of sales manager for the reorganized firm of Durand, Mc- Neil & Horner Co. Frank Clark, for- merly sales manager for Durand, Mc- Neil & Horner Co., has accepted a position in the same capacity with Franklin McVeagh & Co. and it is reported that Bert Dickens, vice pres- ident and general manager of the Aus- tin, Nichols & Co.’s Chicago branch, is to be transferred to New York city for an important position in the parent house. canned — ++ >—__ Forty-Third Anniversary Edition. The forty-third anniversary edition of the Michigan Tradesman will be published Dec. 1. The list of con- tributors is longer and stronger than in any previous edition the Trades- man has had the pleasure of present- ing to its readers and advertising patrons. 6 IN THE REALM OF RASCALITY. Cheats and Swindles Which Merchants Should Avoid. LeRoy, Oct. 23—There was a time when his honor, the American journal- ist, oft quoted the phrase, “The eyes of the nations are on the terrible Turk.” This, as we understood, was concern- ing the Turk’s treatment of the Ar- menians. Then no sane person would have accepted as truthful a statement from the Turkish press that was in any way harmful to the Armenian cause. ai In last week’s issue of the Michigan Tradesman a bitter attack was made on this institution. The editor, with- out considering, readily accepted a Statement from the pen of one who must have been our enemy. We had not the opportunity to defend our- selves. \ We work for the cause of the Negro. slight difference—Armenians and Turk —certain Caucasions and Negroes. We do not blame the LeRoy correspondent for the narrow, spiteful, prejudical Statements concerning ‘Cosmopolitan Academy or its founder.” He or she was ignorant of the Academy’s affairs. Ignorance can be excused, though we would hardly expect one who is evi- dently uninformed to follow the course of the LeRoy correspondent and dare to act as critic (self appointed) when krowledge was lacking. Surely the honorable editor realizes how ceeply the plant of Prejudice is rooted within the hearts of certain mortals. It is a common case of Ar- mienian and Turk. We feel that the Michigan Tradesman should have waited some word from us ere they sent a shell crashing into our structure which is established for the good of ail. We do not say tor the good ci the black man, neicaer for the good of the Caucasians. Rather we have es- tablished for the general welfare of the Nation. Our project, they say, is meritorious, but we dare to establish in LeRoy. We refuse to follow the beaten path that has been blazed with the torch of prejudice through the forests of in- justice—that path which marks the negroe’s place in the scheme of things. We have dared and when a person of color dares to venture from the beaten path, he is at once placed in the land of “Suspicion,” from which he is quickly shunted into the Realms of Rascality. If the cause is worthwhile, why not LeRoy? It isan American village. We are established to serve the American negro. The cost of establishing here is far less than it would be nearer any city where the negro resides in large numbers. This means not only a re- duced initial outlay, but reduced over- head as well. There are those who have said that we will cause property values to de- crease in LeRoy. On the other hand, they admit that it will mean increased trade. We appeal to your sense of reasoning. Will not increased trade have atendency to increase property values? Concerning the advice that we should have secured the solid backing of the community before embarking on our enterprise. Where would we be wel- come? For the Negro or a Negro in- stitution to secure the solid backing of the people in any American village is well nigh impossible. The plant of prejudice is everywhere. It is so deep- ly rooted that your statesmen are powerless before it. Its tendrills have entangled those who are pledged to Support your laws. Its fumes have crazed the minds of your representative citizens, causing them to move with the mob, and by so doing place the cancer of lynch law upon the breast of the Nation. In your attack you ran true to form. You have displayed an inborn trait. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN You are true to the spirit of the mob which blazes the trail. It is a com- monly recognized rule in the great American mob to employ brute force in order to mortally wound a Negro or his cause. You, Mr. Journalist, who possesses the great power of pub- licity would open an artery and smil- ingly watch the blood of life as it ebbed from the veins of a Negro in- stitution. We are not surprised. The Negro is never surprised when his white friend comes forth in all power drag- ging the lyncher’s rope. We have long lived within the Nation—even longer than a number of our enemies. We black onlookers and victims know well nigh every rule of your great game of lynching. Your mob spirit has stabbed our institution. We knew and expect- ed that detestable spirit to creep forth. It comes from the depths of your heart like a serpent—a huge gliding, poisonous serpent, possessing the blood lust. It comes forth to slay only those who are weaker than itself, In face of this, knowing that we know of the serpent which slumbers within, you would have us recognize yourself and offspring as the highest represen- tatives of the civilized order. When we discovered that you had so readily Placed “Cosmopolitan Academy” in the so-called Realm of Rascality, we at once recognized the serpent. We do not consider it worth while 10 answer the LeRoy correspondent. To do so would prove how little actual knowledge he possessed of Cosmo- politan Academy’s affairs, and we would not like to embarrass a neigh- bor. His article was amusing. You have placed a dart within our heart. You have criticized us because of our need for dollars with which to carry on our work. Let us remind you it is not the beginning, rather, “Finis Coronat Opus.” We translate the last phrase for the sake of your LeRoy correspondent, “The End Crowns the Work.” We who control the institution ask naught but a fair hearing. When that is granted, if the editor feels that our institution is worthy of support, let him undo the wrong that he has done. We struggle for existence. Our mis- Sion in life is for the Purpose of good. We would serve a people who come Struggling up from the depths, still bound with the shackles of prejudice. Will you add to the burden of our clinking chains or will you wait and give us a hearing? We will watch closely for your answer. R. L. Jackson. There can be no answer to such a screed as Mr. Jackson has seen fit to indulge in. Ridicule and innuendo, based on prejudice, malice, imagina- tion or falsehood, never get a man anywhere, because they effectively close the door to decent discussion. The writer maintains that he was jus- tified in warning his readers against Mr. Jackson's activities in the solicit- ing line until he first demonstrated that he could make good use of the sums so secured. The fact that Mr. Jackson is So sat- iated with prejudice against the white race that he cannot differentiate be- tween friends and foes clearly shows that he does not possess the gift of being a safe teacher and a conserva- tive advisor of the black man. The grandfather of the writer was a leading member of the underground railway for many years. His father spent four years in the South during the civil war in assisting the North to grant freedom to the negro. The writer has long been regarded as a friend of the colored man and has ex- October 27, 1926 Canned Foods Week November 10-20 A Perfect Understanding---- Canned Foods Week is not a scheme of the manufac- turer to dispose of his product to the jobber. It is not a scheme of the jobber to unload on the retailer. Canned Foods Week was originally inaugurated for the purpose of educating the consumer to the merits and wholesomeness of Canned Foods, and the movement continues with this objective in view. The relation be- tween the manufacturer, jobber and retailer is amiable in every respect and has but the one purpose. The manufacturer and the jobber have nothing to gain by loading the shelves of the retailer with Canned Foods, and then doing nothing to assist him in selling them. They are vitally interested in putting these goods in the pantry of the house-wife. That is why they are co-oper- ating in every way possible to make Canned Foods Week a success—naturally the retailer’s success is their success. Retailers Opportunity---- Canned Foods Week is past the experimental stage. It is a glowing success to the merchant who has entered into the movement with aggressiveness and purpose. Canned Foods Week has been advertised nationally and locally to such an extent that the housewife is now look- ing for an opportunity to put in her supply. The retailer who fails to enter into the movement, and who does not feature Canned Foods Week, is disappointing his cus- tomers. Here are some suggestions: Arrange for an attractive Canned Foods window display— Make up assorted cases of Canned Foods— Advise your customers in advance about Canned Foods Week )— Send them hand bills (they will be furnished you free of charge )— Pep up your clerks—Talk Canned Foods Week to them— Make special prices if you are in position to do so, and then Sell — Sell — Sell! Ask any retailer who has capitalized on the Canned Foods Week idea what he things of the movement— then go and do likewise! October 27, 1925 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN pended many thousand dollars in as- ssiting the colored people to establish and maintain churches, hospitals, schools and colonies. In the face of these facts, to be accused ‘by a young upstart of pos- sessing the “blood lust” does not set well and brings no corresponding ad- vantage to the person who cannot dif- ferentiate between an objection based on personal unfitness and wholesale prejudice against an entire race. The free lot scheme is being worked hard again. By some lottery or chance hoax you are led to believe you have won a free lot. When you claim it there is a fee of $30 to pay for the deed. If you pay, and later look up the lot and find it wor.hless, you com- plain. Then the promoters offer you $75 or $100 or more for it in trade for a lot represented to be worth many times more. You pay more cash down on the new lot and agree to pay the remainder in monthly The amount you are to pay on the new lot is, of course, many times its value. You are simply contributing to the monthly income of the promoters. All schemes are alike in principle. You lose; the schemer gains. instailments. Grocers are warned not to buy wax- ed cardboard food containers, a prod- uct of the Eagle Package Co., of New York. These containers are manu- factured in various sizes and an adver- tisement of the grocer is printed on the cover. The salesman who repre- sents this firm has been misrepresent- ing the prices of these containers to many grocers who were greatly sur- prised when they received their in- voices showing them to cost over four times the price quoted by the sales- man. Detroit, Oct. 25—Sam Horowitz, manager of the George Allen Clothing shop, at 3012 Gratiot avenue, Saturday paid a fine of $100 for false advertising, and went with a patrolman and Blas Bouriz, 1806 Selina avenue, to his store where Mouriz laughed last, demanded and received his rights. Mouriz charged that Horowitz ad- vertised a suit for $22.50 and tried to charge him $32.50, on October 21. He produced the sign that attracted him into the store. It read: “This $55 unclaimed suit. Must sacrifice, $22.50.” After Horowitz had taken $23 from Mouriz, Horowitz told him that $22.50 was the amount of the discount and that $10 more was due. Judge John A. Boyne, after criticiz- ing Horowitz for wilful deception, fined him $100, sent a patrolman with Mouriz and Horowitz to the latter’s store, where Mouriz demanded the suit he had selected for $22.50, and also de- manded and got the 50 cents change. Arnold Constable & Co., New York, have informed the Realm that their name is being used in connection with a fraudulent scheme which has been worked successfully on several small retailers. Our readers should read the details of this case and guard against being defrauded. Word has been received from small stores in Bay City (operated by wom- en) that they have been approached by a man who claims to represent Arnold Constable Co. in a plan to ship garments on consignment to other re- tailers. A stock of dresses and coats wiil be sent to the store to be sold on consignment and a settlement made when the garments are sold or re- turned. The statement is made that the busi- is carried on under the name Ailen Constable & Co., but that Allen Constable is a brother of Arnold Con- stable and a memDer of the firm. The fact is that Arnold and Cors.able were two individuals in the old firm of Ar- nold Constable & Co., which is now operated under entirely different man- agement. There probably never was an Allen Constable in the business. There certainly is not to-day. That store does not sell on consignment. ness The salesman carries coniract forms and order blanks imprinted wich the name given above. He proceeds to collect a $75 deposit from interested merchants as the con- signment which is selected from pho- tographic reproductions of garments. He will take special orders also for which he requires cash payment. insurance on Once the money is paid to the sales- man no more is seen of him nor the merchandise which he has promised to ship. The salesman or salesmen have used the name “George Pierce” or “Comp- ton.” The description supplied us fol- lows: 55 years old; close cut gray mustache; tall and slender; face very ‘wrinkled; false teeth; wore well tail- ored tweed suit and felt hat with brim turned up all around. Washington, Oct. 23—The Synthetic Products Company, of Cleveland, Ohio is named in a Cease and Desist Order issued by the Federal Trade Commis- sion to-day. According to the find- ings the company manufactures under a secret formula a compound for use in softening and rendering rubber more resilent, and designates the compound in its advertisements and _ business Stationery as “Liquid Rubber” when such is not the fact. This practice, continues the findings, has the capacity and tendency to mislead and deceive purchasers of the compound by caus- ing them to believe that the compound is composed of rubber, thereby divert- ing trade from competitors of re- spondent who truthfully designate and describe their products. —_—_ 2» —___ Nothing will so greatly discourage a prospective buyer as an inadequate out-of-date stock; nothing will more quickly induce him to buy than clean, well assorted merchandise, the range of which includes the bulk of his wants. Zion Fig Bars Unequalled for Stimulating- and Speeding Up Cooky Sales Obtainable from Your Wholesale Grocer Zion Institutions & Industries Baking Industry Zion, Illinois WoRrRDEN GROCER COMPANY THE PROMPT SHIPPERS Another Quaker Leader QUAKER EVAPORATED MILK The Milk for Every Meal TUM Aa Lt Customers Know this Brand WORDEN (GROCER COMPANY Wholesalers for Fifty-seven Years Ottawa at Weston - Grand Rapids The Michigan Trust Company Receiver CFiapeNuts is Gilt-Edge stock for both wholesale and retail grocers, be- cause it has been an assured profit maker for 27 years. And more people are eating Grape-Nuts, more people are buying Grape-Nuts every day. OUR GOLD RESERVES. Commodity prices the world over have been falling for two years, but the downward movement has been looked upon commonly as a setback induced by temporary conditions. Even in this country the unprecedented pros- perity of the last year has somewhat obscured the anomalous fact that the general price level has been steadily, even if slowly, receding. Ordinarily the stimulus to business that comes from rising prices is necessary tc bring on a full-blown trade boom. but in this instance good times have come in the face of an adverse price trend. The event should make it possible for people to accept the situation as one that need occasion no alarm, but one that deserves study. Business men everywhere will find much to provoke thought in the recent report of the Royal Commission Upon Indian Currency and Finance, from which George E. Roberts has drawn some facts that bear vitally upon the pos- sible movement of commodity prices over a long period. Prior to the outbreak of war, prices here had been rising as a result of the rapidly expanding production of gold; they had risen 25 per cent., on the average, between 1900 and 1913. In all probability they would have con- tinued upward even had there been no war, and a rise to present levels, around 50 per cent. above the pre-war position, would represent only about what might have been expected from the 53 per cent. world gain in yellow metal since 1913. As the world re- turns to a gold basis prices will tend to rise and fall with gold production, although other factors enter in. The supply of gold may diminish over the course of years. No new mines have been discovered to offset losses from those now approaching a state of ex- haustion. One-half of the word’s new metal is coming from the Transvaal. Mr. Joseph Kitchin, chairman of the Board of the Union Corporation, London, testifying before the Indian Commis- sion, reckoned that production now was at its peak and that the Transvaal out- put would be down 30 per cent. by 1934. He figured that the annual world production by that time would be $365,000,000, which, when compared to an estimated 1925 total of $400,000,000, obviously does not allow for the nor- mal growth in demand. Professor Gustav Cassel of Sweden calculates that the new supplies of gold necessary annually to maintain a stable price level equal about 3 per cent. of the existing stock. In the absence of new discoveries the facts laid before the commission suggest strongly that the world’s an- nual supply of new gold in future years will be diminished and that this will logically have the effect of mak- ing gold more valuable than now in terms of commodities or, to put it the other way, to make commodities some- what less valuable than now in terms of gold. It is to be borne in mind that changes of this kind come about slow- ly and a new distribution of our gold reserves may release a larger pro- portion of the metal. If it be found in future years that the Reserve banks MICHIGAN TRADESMAN can perform their functions just as ef- fectively as now on a smaller propor- tion of reserves, a vast amount of gold can be made available to offset the effects of a declining production. ec eeneee DRY GOODS CONDITIONS. At this season of the year conditions entering into the business situation and the prospects for the ensuing Win- ter and Spring are usually clearly de- fined. The extent of the crops is pret- ty well ascertained, even if all of them have not been garnered, and the in- dustrial outlook is fairly apparent. Both the power and the disposition to buy may also reasonably be conjectured. Here are the factors that enter into the calculations of those who provide for the needs of the population—the manufacturers and the distributors. Just now this is the situation in the business field, although there are cer- tain elements which are a little obscure as yet and which need clearing up. Very fortunately, the matter of prices is not one of these except with regard to cotton and goods manufactured of it. As a general rule, there is a sta- bility in price levels more pronounced than in a long time. The buying pow- er, judging from the reports of savings institutions, continues strong. except- ing in the cotton-growing sections of the country. To what extent the con- ditions in affect trade in general is yet to be determin- ed. It is generally believed, however, that some relief will be afforded by the adoption of one or more of the measures that have been suggested for the purpose. On the part of producers generally the situation is well in hand. With few exceptions, they have regu- lated their output to correspond with the demand as it arises under the piece- meal buying methods in yogue, and so have no large surplus stocks on hand. This is particularly true of man- ufactured garments, in ceriain lines of which a scarcity may develop should any sudden demand arise. those sec.ions will Many buyers keep going to the pri- mary market, but they are mainly seeking quite a variety of goods for quick shipment. Women’s attire of one kind or another figures largely in their orders. Resident buyers are also being importuned by their clientele for goods for filling-in purposes. While individual orders continue to be of small the sum total of purchases is fairly large. The restric- tion in the output of garments caused by the strike of the workers, while embarrassing in many ways to the manufacturers, has some good aspects. For one thing, it has stopped a ten- dency toward needless mutiplication of styles, which in some seasons proved a great annoyance without any corre- sponding benefit. Then, it has prevented the making up of garments for which ultimately there could be no sale except at cut prices. The old- style “bargains” will not be forthcom- ing later in the season. If anything, those whose orders are much belated are likely to pay more, rather than less, for the goods they are after. The range of buying continues to be quite extensive, including articles of dress and accessories of one kind or an- dimensions, too, other as well as household belongings. If there is a dispsition toward secur- ing fine quality goods, rather than those in which price is the main fac- tor, it is not yet very pronounced. The allurement of price has not yet lost its potency, except, perhaps, in the class. of articles bought mainly for adornment. METHANOL AGITATION. A couple of years or so ago a great pother was made by certain domestic interests on the subject of methanol, otherwise known as wood alcohol. This, after a respite, has started again. The wicked, though at times ingeni- ous, Germans discovered a cheap pro- cess for making this subsance out of coke oven gas, and it was declared that they would swamp this country with methanol at so low a price as to put the domestic industry out of ex- istence. Here methanol is obtained in the destructive distillation of wood, the process also yielding certain by- products. What really happened was that, for a very short time, there were increased imports of methanol. Then they began to lessen very materially. Meanwhile the production in this coun- try has kept at a fairly high level, and the stocks on hand have been getting lower. Thus, in August—the last month for which statistics are avail- able—the production of refined meth- anol was 560,806 gallons and the total for the eight months ended with Aug- ust was 4,540,827 gallons. +.____ Here lies a young salesman named Phipps, Who married on one of his trips, A widow named Block, Then died of the shock, When he saw there were six litthe chips. October 27, 1926 10 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN SHOE MARKET getting about the old customers. It’s in a stronger position than it was early a sad mistake. We must be sure to this spring, but not enough emphasis Is Your Stock Milwaukee Shoe Retailers Pulling hold the good will and trade of our has been given to the essential points Together. old customers. It’s all right to go of difference or similarity in the mar- Complete Fall is here. There is much work after new business, but it shouldn't ket then and now. on Laces, Polish, Insoles ae : ee - sacrific f i 7 shnicz tandpoint the : to be done. There are many business be done at the sacrifice of losing the From a technical stanc os problems to be seriously considered Steady trade which has been establish- market at the beginning of March was Grippers and Shoe Sundries? and discussed. With style as big a ed. Keep catering to your old cus- weak, but the underlying business The luck sf ws of hee factor as it is, and with merchandising becoming a faster and faster game, it behooves every shoe merchant in Mil- waukee to not only join the Milwaukee Shoe Retailers’ Association but to at- tend its meetings. Make collections That's something all merchants want to do. A keen boy in the upper part of the state changed his habit of sending out statements at the first of the month. He now sends them out on the 15th, requesting payment by the 25th. Pay- ments are more prompt because the Statement gets to people when they are more “flush” with money. Thank you. A modern shoe store in another state uses a very unique man- ner of saying “thank you” to its cus- tomers and building up a good will for the firm. In each package that leaves the store there is placed a col- ored slip saying “Our Mr. Smith took care of you. We hope that his service has pleased you, and that your shoes will give you all the comfort, wear and Satisfaction desired. If they don't, bring them back and Mr. Smith will be glad to see that you are thoroughly satisfied.” The store has worked up a personal trade—and it is personal trade that counts. Winterweights. It takes time for an idea to get enough supporters to make it a big thing—even though the ide: In the shoe field there hasn't been a better idea in years easier. may be a good one. to increase the sale of men’s footwear, than the summerweight and winter- True. Its a idea and many merchants are not sold weight shoe idea. new on it. But in time summerweight and winterweight shoes will be thought of in the same light as straw and felt hats. United we stand. The other day a shoe merchant showed us a suit of clothes he bought from a firm selling direct to the consumer. He showed us some ties he had bought from a similar firm. Then he told us that he had just ordered some shirts from a house-to-house salesman who came in- We wondered if he didn’t from some _ house-to- Retailers must buy from retailers. If retailers support the house-to-house canvasser, what can they expect in time? Remember, Di- vided we fall—United we stand. to his store. buy his peddler. shoes house Don’t be a “copy-cat.”” That’s sound advice for every merchant has a differ- ent method of doing business. There is something different about every merchant’s reputation. No two busi- ness firms have the same personalities. You can’t step into two shoe stores and find both stocks exactly alike. No two cities, towns, or villages, are alike. Neighborhoods are different. Know how the other man gets his business and use that knowledge in going after your business, but don’t be a “copy- cat.” Hold your old customers. Too many of us are giving all of our attention to getting new customers—and are for- tomers—and hold them. ——__2+.__ Public Suffers By Bootblack’s Errors. An expert in his line, having devot- ed many years in research in an effort to offer to the public a polish that would not only shine and clean shoes but prove beneficial to the shoe leather as well, has a few good pointers to offer the progressive merchants as a beneficial service to them. A dressing has been perfected composed of the finest including vasoline,. olive oil and other soft oils and eliminating such substances as potash which, he says, are apt to dry and crack any leather. “In using such materials,” continues this authority, “the polish serves three purposes at one time. It not only shines and cleans the shoes but it enters the pores of the leather there- by helping in its preservation. There is a feature relative to a polish of this kind which often slips past the aver- age person. In case it is often the polish that is shined. A hard polish will form a film over the shoe leather closing the pores, and leaving only the polish to be shined. On the other hand, a soft polish that pene- trates leaves the leather surface to be shined. Often, a bootblack uses his brushes and cloths so strenuously that he burns the leather and the shoe A soft oily great ingredients possible, one nianufacturer is blamed. polish will prevent this to a extent. “The product which | have invented, neutral being a cream, cannot possibly interfere with the color of a leather, for it any ieather and any kind of tannage. Many polishes tend to discolor a leather due to properties of coloring used in the polish itself. The oils in dressing pre- vent it from drying up, the oils prevent dressing from freezing, the lack of any specific color makes it invaluable as a polish to keep on hand for use on any kind or shade of leather.” ——_s2->____ Smaller Leather Items Sell. Business in leather goods could be considerably better than it is, although some improvement was reported yes- terday. The heavier articles, includ- ing various types of trun ‘s, traveling bags, etc., are not in active call, but there is a gradual picking up in the demand for smaller items. Among these are novel vanity cases and boxes can be used on shade of in high colors and a variety of leath- ers and imitations. The most active “numbers” range in price from $24 to $90 a dozen. With the approach of the holiday season a steady increase in their sale is looked for. —_+22~___ Market’s Status Improved by Each Fresh Decline. A question that every investor wants answered is: Will the foundation of the stock market soon fall as it did in March or will it hold? In a gen- eral way the commentators have as- sured their readers that the market is situation was strong; at the present time the stock market is in a better technical position than it was early in the year, but the outlook for continued expansion in industry immediately ahead is not so promising as it was then. Precisely what course the stock market will follow in the future is not revealed as yet but in this little com- parison is enough to explain the char- acter of the present recession. The stock market has been declining persistently since early in September, but to date the selling has not on any day become disorderly or erratic enough to force the story to the front pages of the newspapers. The March break was precipitous; the present de- cline has been irregular. In the last six weeks stocks have lost ground on the whole plainly enough, but smart setbacks have been followed by rallies. These rallies are stimulated by the purchases of speculators to cover their short positions to an important degree which is to say that they reflect a good technical condition. No precipitous drop in the stock market can occur so long as the bull and bear forces both remain strong. To say that the prospect for further expansion in industry is not so re- assuring as it was in March does not mean that the prospect now is unfay- orable. Business this autumn has been maintained at a high pace, but prophets are, perhaps rightfully, be- coming just a little more cautious in their prognostications than formerly. They cannot put their fingers on any- thing that indicates bad times ahead, but they fail to see how business for the time can expand much if any from Present levels. It might even fail to hold its present momentum, but that thought is not new or alarming. Paul Willard Garrett. [| Copyrighted, 1926] —————-—- Hard on the Boy. “What are you crying for, my lad?” “Cause father’s invented a new soap substitute an’ every time the a customer comes in I get washed as an advertise- ment.” necessary items you a customer. may cost We are waiting your or- der, our stock is complete. BEN KRAUSE COMPANY 20 S. Ionia Ave. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN JOHN COMER is wearing Beaver Grain Oxfords this fall! e Our factory is working at capacity to fill orders on: STYLE 952. Men’s Tan Beaver Grain Blucher Ox- ford with flanged sole and fancy quarter lining. C and D widths in stock. $3.60 STYLE 953. Same in the Blue Black Beaver Grain. e HEROLD-BERTSCH SHOE COMPANY Manufacturers Since 1892 Grand Rapids, Michigan L. H. BAKER, Secy-Treas. Michigan Shoe Dealers Mutual Fire Insurance Company LAN SING, MICHIGAN PROMPT ADJUSTMENTS Write P. O. Box 549 eee LANSING, MICH. oe October 27, 1926 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN MALTY MILKIES 11 <2 Aa ej PR Everybodys x Candy a big Nickel Seller The Best One of Its Kind @ HE Putnam Factory of the National Candy Co. has been in business since 1865. Putnam goods have always been quality goods and have won for themselves an outstanding reputation for popularity. This policy and experience have enabled them to develop Malty Milkies. There is no other chocolate flavored malted milk candy lozenge on the market equivalent in quality and repeating power. Malty Milkies sell all the year ’round, summer and winter, and sell at a profit. It has taken four years to develop Malty Milkies to its present standard of excellence. It’s a big value for 5c—17 pieces for a nickel. Get Malty Milkies in your line. Malty Milkies can be purchased from any of the following factories of the National Candy Co. Buffalo Dallas Louisville Minneapolis Chicago Duluth Detroit Nashville Cincinnati Kansas City Mt. Clemens St. Louis St. Paul PUTNAM FACTORY NATIONAL CANDY CO. Be Grand Rapids, Mich. 12 ___ FINANCIAL Two Factors Now Diversely Influenc- ing Money Market. Hope for a large volume of business activity for the remainder of the year is held out by the National Bank 7f Commerce in its new monthly bulletin published to-day but the events of the month have not encouraged the economists of that bank to anticipate any further expansion. Such destruc- tive influences as the Florida hurricane, losses in the Mid-West section of the country from flood and storms and the recent extended decline in cotton prices are cited as outstanding developments that have come as a cloud on the busi- ness horizon. That the country will remain prosperous for the immediate future is not questioned but doubts prevail whether from present levels much of a gain can be made. In a general way everybody knows that at this time of year the seasonal demand for funds is near its peak and the general conclusion of most com- mentators has been that dearer money will result. At the National Bank of Commerce they are not so sure of this. Vhey recognize that the demand for commercial funds has been expanding since mid-summer, of course, and that such a movement is an influence to- wards higher money rates. They even allow for the draft on credit that must be made in financing the present cot- ton crop. But there is another influ- ence at work to release funds, the de- clining stock market. MICHIGAN studies he has made on different phases of the business trend. In the Frank- lin Statistical Service which is one or- gan that reflects the New York Uni- versity findings the prediction now is made that the trend of business will be irregular for another month or two after which there may be a moderate recession. After setting down in par- allel columns the favorable and un- favorable factors the conslusion .s reached by the Franklin economists that the unfavorable factors predom- inate. It is the opinion of these authorities, however, ‘that as long as retail trade continues so large and the money mar- ket shows no greater signs of credit strain than has yet existed, there is no reason to expect any severe recession in business. Our conclusion is that business is at peak levels and that no further general expansion is possible, with commodity prices sagging, build- ing activity waning and farm purchas- ing power greatly reduced.” In this connection it is noted that the Gov- ernment estimates indicate a reduction of about $400,000,000 from a year ago in the total value of the agricultural crops. A recapitulation of the favorable and unfavorable forces at work in the busi- ness world, as found by Dr. Haney and his statisticians, reveals five bullish and ten bearish signs. The favorable factors are as follows: (1) money ‘¢s not tight; (2) the large volume of re- tail trade; (3) the large volume of TRADESMAN Cor. MONROE and IONIA Branches Grandville Ave. and B St. West Leonard and Alpine Leonard and Turner Grandville and Cordelia St. Mornoe Ave. near Michigan Madison Square and Hall E. Fulton and Diamond Wealthy and Lake Drive Bridge, Lexington and Stocking Bridge and Mt. Vernon Division and Franklin Eastern and Franklin Division and Burton 7 , (aim ‘Where you feel a) ARTHUR M. GODWIN, Vice Pres EARLE D. ALBERTSON. Vice Pres. and Cashier HARRY J. PROCTER, Aas't Cashier EARL C. JOHNSON. Vice President October 27, 19296 OUR OBLIGATION We realize at all times, that O it is the duty of this insti- tution to do everything to conserve, protect and pro- mote the interest of its pa- trons. We solicit and patronage, fully cognizant of the trust which is repos- ed in our own judgment and accept integrity. On this basis, may we serve you? “The Bank Where You Feel At Home” rand Rapids Savings Bank OFFICERS amLiA.a ALDEN SMITH, Chaisnan of the Boars CHARLES W. GARFIELD, Chairman Ex. Com. GILBERT L. DAANE, President ry ORRIN B. DAVENPORT, Ass’t Cashier H. FRED OLTMAN, Ass’t Cashier TONY NOORDEWIER, Ass’t Cashier a ae : a) building contracts; (4) a large num- OLDEST SAVINGS BANK IN WESTERN MICHIGAN if The liquidation of stocks that be- ber of new enterori ee : prises and the small gan early in September and which has number of failures and (5) the light since become marked unquestionably mercantile inventories. Against these SSS is reducing the amount of money re- are listed: (1) weaker commodity . = lntive i ° . . i a. tec ee bes ae cotton, gasoline and GC d R id N e l e steel scrap); (2) rising money rates; Nn t B reflect this changed position. 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At least oe ee : . set ae prices: over the last year and more is Combined Capital. Surplus and Undivided Profits over 5 Ss € ( STK . : > . aol with two dives bee oo a pen oo evi- $1 500 000 in the money market, rates will change “*"C® OF 2 Gechine over Waa: perees ’ , very materially in the weeks that lies of years in the amount of gold likely ee cs 3 "to be mined annually. At least the just ahead. : . ; Wierd the bisa Gin os suggestion 1s made that the output at GRAND RAPIDS NATIONAL BANK hold the prospect till j ie a atte the Transvaal, which supplies abont GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ye oe : a half of the world’s yellow metal yearly, holiday business by both the’ whole- oat din ce >¢ : : ae ee sale and retail trades and from their 7 - se ee OF course at mh vast resources for research the statis. ‘ie im history have all factors been ee So eu either favorable or unfavorable to busi- ticlans at the Bank of Commerce see See aca . no reason to doubt this conclusion. The "CSS 47¢ even in the int shale Sl mig new bulletin says: “Buying improved pepeedented ee ei somewhat in September; and reports PT€S nave pe oe Beemoing: ent tate an of activity since the first of October IC . : os Garett. indicate a very large and broadly dis- siiiabe ctetiaa aii tributed volume of trade. Shoppers . oe oe : 99 who had noted the air of desertion S oo 2 oes : The Home for Savings which had seemed to prevail in numer- i | aed sh ” sud oon = ous department stores have commented a ct a. ay i Se : and the reports will be made out like on the increased activity which the : = ° : new season has since brought.” ice With Capital and Surplus of nearly Two Mil- Souk Willaed Goce Died after thirty years of over- lion Dollars and resources exceeding Twenty- — oe Three Million Dollars, invites your bankin : Finds Weak Spots in Business Factors Smothered to death; worked and ; i eae your banking De Lewis UW. Honey has cade oR in Geen sind cc business in any of its departments, assuring you -hame for himself at New York Uni- “Killed by high living. of Safety as well as courteous treatment versity, where he is director of the Bu- “Poisoned by his wife, who used : reau of Business Research, through wrong cooking methods.” October 27, 1926 How To Save Time By Spending It. Ever since I have been able to rec- ognize an excuse I have been hearing the phrase, “If I had the time.” There is such a thing as time pov erty; there are only twenty-four hours na day. And there are time spend- thrifts. And time misers, too. You cannot put additional hours in- to a day, but you can use the twenty- tour in such a way that you'll get your ‘ime’s worth in return for the hours you spend. Strictly speaking, you cannot save time. It goes, whether you want it to or not. You have to spend it. And since it must be spent, why not study ways and means to get a lot for what you spend? The reason why so many people haven’t time is because time cannot be suved. Time is not like money. If you have five cents to-day you can hold on to it until you get an- other nickel. Then you'll have ten cents. And you can keep on saving nickels until you have a dollar. Then you can go out and buy a dollar's worth of something all at once. But if you have five minutes to-day and five minutes to-morrow, you can- not hold on to them until you scrape together an hour and then go out and spend that hour all at once. No, in- deed! Each day’s minutes must be spent the same day. That is why we will accomplish nothing if we wait until we have the time. Time doesn’t accumulate; it flies. The answer is that whatever is ac- complished must be done a little each day—five minutes for this, ten minutes for that, a quarter of an hour for the other thing, and so on. That’s how I’ve been trying to live my days. And I may as well be truthful about it and admit that it is not at all easy. Habit says: “What’s the use? You can’t do anything in ten minutes. Let it alone until you get an hour; then go ahead and finish 1t up.” Sometimes J yield to the tempter and wait for the hour—and the thing remains unfinished. Now, let’s consider a few things that can be accomplished over a long period of time on the few-minutes-a- day plan. Friendship-building, for in- stance. To help me in remembering people I keep a little book, labeled “Person- ally Acquainted,” to which I devote about ten minutes every day. This book is divided into cities and towns and states or even larger divisions. In this little book goes the name of every individual with whom I achieve more than a nodding acquaintance. I filled up most of it at the start by taking the telephone directory, starting with the first name on page 1, and writing down the names of the people I know with similar names. A big job? Yes, if done all at once. But if done in ten minute periods it is not so bad. And the little book is really useful. I use the little-bit-at-a-time method in my daily work as an editor and personnel man, and this insures that nothing can be neglected for more MICHIGAN TRADESMAN than a day or two. Once a thing is started, it is pretty certain to get some attention every day until it is finished. At the beginning of each business day I pile up on my desk all matters left over from the previous day. To this pile I add incoming mail and memoranda. Ordinarily, with a bunch of stuff of equal importance confronting one, the difficult question comes up of what to tackle first. Under the little-bit-every- day plan you can start at the top of the pile with perfect assurance. The first time through, you handle only those matters that can be disposed of in ten minutes or to which you have decided to give ten minutes on that day. The ten-minute stuff out of the way, you tackle the twenty-minute stuff, then the thirty-minute or more cases. By this time the pile is very much reduced, for most of the things that reach a busy man’s desk can be disposed of in less than half an hour. Practically everything concerning the work of my office is found in oun files. To look all these files over at one time would probably take several days. But by taking a few folders at a time (ten minutes a day) I am able to make a complete survey of the files two or three times a year. The same thing applies to the book- cases. Every business man accumu- lates books and booklets right along and he lays them aside to read “when he gets the time.” He never “gets the time.” Eventually he forgets that he ever received a particular book or booklet and would not know where to look for it if he wanted it in a hurry. It is the same way with training children. I ought to know—I’m try- ing to train six. I have learned that you will never find the time to take a week off and train them in the many things they ought to know. You've got to do it a few minutes at a time. Most of us would like to be considered well-read individuals, able to talk in- telligently on many subjects. ut where shall we find the time? The answer is that the time must be found bit by bit. Suppose, for instance, we decide to read the lives of great Ameri- cans. The first thing to do is to get hold of a book and start. Decide how Many Pages you can read a day and then read that many. If you don’t get time to do it during the day or in the early part of the evening, do it just before you go to bed. And so it goes. There are hun- dreds of things for which you haven't time if you desire to do things in the regular way, but which may be done by the use of this system. Oliver Martin. —_2+~-~-__ Why Salesmen Die Young. Salesman—(Wiping the perspiration from his brow) I’m afraid, madam, we've shown you all our stock of lin- oleum, but we could get more from our factory. Customer—Well, perhaps you had better! You see, I want something of a neater pattern and quite small. Just a little square for my bird cage. 22> A mentally lazy man never produces a good idea. $6,000. Whitehouse, Lucas .Co., Ohio, 6% Waterworks Ex- tension Notes due Feb. 10, 1928, denomination $1,000, principal and interest due Feb. and Aug. 10, payable at the Village Treasurer’s Office, Whitehouse, Ohio. FINANCIAL STATEMENT peseented ManiatiOn | $993,370. Total Debt (including above) ________ eee BO Gee. Wea (WiatCe Bien ce $23,100. Population, 1920 Census ______ a. 8g Opinion, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland. Price to net 5.00% These notes are a general obligation of the Vil'age of Whitehouse, Ohio, and we believe they provide an attractive short term investment. If inter- ested please wire or write us. VANDERSALL & COMPANY 410-416 Home Bank Bldg., Toledo, Ohio 29 So. LaSalle St., 1006 Penobscot Bldg., Chicago, Illinois Detroit, Michigan aN THE OLD NAHIONAL BANK “Easy come, easy go” doesn’t apply to the easy money which accumulates in your savings account. cA Bank jor Everybody_ MONROE AT PEARL NO BRANCHES I am not very friendly to col- lection concerns, but this one happens to be on the square—— one in a thousand. Mr.Stowe Says Oniy one small service charge. No extra commissions, Attorney fees, List- ing fees or any other extras. References: Any Bank or Chamber of Commerce of Battle Creek, Mich., or this paper. Merchants’ Creditors Association of U. S. Suite 304 Ward Building, Battle Creek, Michigan For your protection we are bonded by the Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York City. GRAND RAPIDS PAPER BOX Co. Manufacturere of SET UP and FOLDING PAPER BOXES © R AN OD R A Pip s Mm £C 8 16G6ésA WN Investment Securities E. H. Rollins & Sons Founded 1876 Dime Bank Building, Detroit Michigan Trust Building, Grand Rapids Boston New York Chicago Denver San Francisco Los Angeles ; 14 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 27, 1926 GRAND RAPIDS BANKS. Changes Which Consolidations Have Brought About. The mortality rate among Grand Rapids banks has been high the past few years; the birth rate has been low. Since March 10, 1922, five Grand Rapids banks, with $1,025,000 capital, $663,161 surplus and profit, $13,909,- 581 total deposits and $16,285,711 to- tal resources have dropped off the map; only one new bank has come upon the scene. The bank disappearances in Grand Rapids have not been of the North Dakota type, nor the Iowa style, nor the more recent fashion found in Florida. There have been no accompanying wailings by the stock- holders or grief for the depositors. The Grand Rapids plan has been to buy at a fair price and close the doors, and so far as heard from everybody, or nearly everybody has been satisfied. Following are the Grand Rapids banks which have been closed in the last four years: The City Trust and Savings were a subsidiary of the Grand Rapids Na- tional, with all its stock held by the stockholders in the latter. It was ab- sorbed back into the parent bank with- out publicity as to terms, but to the obvious advantage of everybody con- cerned. The Peoples Savings bank was pur- chased by the Kent State at $200 per share or $400,000 and the Kent State at the same time took over the Com- mercial Savings at $175 per share or $525,000. Grand Rapids Savings pur- chased the South Grand Rapids at $1,- 000 per share, the highest price ever paid for a Grand Rapids bank stock, or $250,000. These three transactions came in a bunch in November, 1924. In March last Joseph H. Brewer and Dudley E. Waters, for the Grand Rap- ids National, purchased the Fourth Na- tional, paying $350 per share for 2455 shares and $450 for 545 shares, a total of $1,104,500. The four banks pur- chased had total capital of $825,000 and surplus and profits of $653,355, equivalent to a bank value of about $180 per share for the stock. The to- tal purchase price was $2,279,500 equivalent to about $275 per share as an average. The transaction in each instance was spot cash on delivery of the stock certificates—just such deal- ings as most business men enjoy. In each instance also the assets of the bank purchased were taken over in mass and the liabilities assumed and the patrons of the bank whether de- positor or borrower scarcely knew the difference. Some of the stockholders in the closed out banks no doubt were griev- ed, but it is not recorded that any of them went broke selling $180 book value for $275 cash, but how stock- holders may have felt is, in fact, entire- ly subordinate to the public interest. What has been the public response to the banking curtailment? What ef- fect has fewer banks had on money supply, loans, deposits and other im- portant details? Here are some in- teresting comparative statistics bearing on this phase of the subject, as given in the bank statements as of March 10, 1922, and June 30, 1926: March 10 June 30 Increase % 1922 1926 gain No. of Banks 5 *4 — Capital 3,825,000 3,550,000 *275,000 _ Surplus profit 3,899,925 3,726,781 *173,144 -— Total resources 69,151,439 90,882,920 21,731,481 31 Loans & discount 34,394,859 41,225,755 6,830,896 20 Investments 16,095,633 26,401,787 10,306,154 64 Cash resources 10,508,600 13,965,022 3,456,422 34 Savings and Certificates 30,873,962 43,177,480 12,303,518 41 Commercial 20,988,643 27,852,389 6,863,737 32 Due to banks 3,276,290 4,699,767 1,423,477 43 Total deposit 56,378,512 78,662,021 22,283,509 40 *Decreases The Grand Rapids style of bank elimination may have caused some shifting of accounts, but the compara- tive statements do not indicate any shrinkage of assets or loss of business. On the contrary, the four year period has few parallels in the financial his- tory of the city for substantial gain all along the line. We have five banks where we had nine before and there has been some small shrinkage in bank capital and accumulated profits, but total resources show 31 per cent. gain, loan and discounts 20 per cent. gain, investments mostly home building real estate mortgages, 64 per cent. and cash resources 34 per cent. In deposits commercial show 32 per cent. gain, savings and certificates 41 per cent. gain and total deposits 40 per cent. gain. It will hardly be claimed that the handsome increase in business is the direct result of fewer banks, but it seems to be apparent that reducing the number of banks has not crippled business in Grand Rapids. The five banks sold and closed had $13,909,581 total deposits and the total deposit gains in four years have been $22,283,509, a total of $36,193,090 and it may be natural to ask where all this money has gone to—who are its pres- ent custodians? The following figures from the bank statements of June 30, 1922, and June 30, 1926, will answer this question in part at least: June June 30, 1922 30, 1926 Old National— Commercial _______ $5,315,333 $6,365,551 Sav.. & Certificates 4,445,530 5,249,866 Total deposits ___ 11,239,208 13,700,636 Grand Rapids National— Commercial ______ 3,629,945 6,668,872 Sav. & Certificates 3,601,413 7,910,489 Total deposits ____ 7,991,113 16,864,501 Grand Rapids Savings— Commercial ______ 4,964,211 8,405,270 Sav. & Certificates 7,607,705 13,187,362 Total deposits ____ 13,316,989 22,646,928 Kent State— Commercial ______ 3,222,967 6,055,518 Sav. & Certificates 8,445,142 12,614,370 Total deposits ___- 12,357,617 20,779,291 Home State— Commercial ______ 70,244 357,166 Sav. & Certificates 276,356 4,215,391 Total deposits ____ 349,069 4,670,663 The figures seem to indicate that banks buying others have been able to hold the business acquired and all have participated in the gaining of new business. The Home Bank for Savings, the only new bank started in the four year period and which opened for business June 1, 1922, it will be seen gathered in $4,670,663. This is a remarkably good showing, but it is dwarfed by the gains of several of the older banks. Has the merger policy been profit- able to the banks remaining? The com- parative bank statement does not af- ford a conclusive answer to this ques- tion, because some of the transactions. -are entirely too recent to serve as A Good Reputation There perhaps is no institution that develops any faster from a good reputation than a trust company. A good reputation has to be earned. It has been the constant endeavor of our officers to conduct our business in such a man- Our de- velopment is the result of efficient, courteous ner as to make and keep friends. and considerate service. Our officers are ever aware of our patrons needs. We are proud of our reputation. ne rs [RAND RAPIDS TRUST | OMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN REYNOLDS = Slate Clad ‘BUILT FIRST TO LAST™ ¥ ie We offer A. W. EATON, Denver, Colorado. First Mortgage Guaranteed 6% Serial Gold Bonds. Maturities 1928 to 1936 inclusive Principal and Interest guaranteed by the Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Co. of New York City. We recommend these bonds for investment, Price par and interest to yield 6%. Michigan Bond & Investment Co. INVESTMENT SECURITIES 10th Floor Grand Rapids National Bank Building , GRAND RAPIDS Fenton DavisE Boyle § BONDS EXCLUSIVELY Grand Rapids Nationa! Bank Building Chicago GRAND RAPIDS First National Bank Bldg. Telephones | Citizens 4212 Detroit Congress Building October 27, 1926 satisfying evidence, one way or an- other. The comparative statement of surplus and profits of four years ago and of to-day, however, are interesting and here they are: Surplus and Undivided Profits. Per June June share 30, 1922 30,1926 gain Old National $1,301,994 $1,485,955 $22.99 G. R. National 469,452 607,714 13.80 G R. Savings 599,371 781,330 36.40 Kent State __ 1,054,114 1,515,284 92.23 Home State__ * 85,497 34.60 During the four year period the Old National organized the Old National Co. to handle its bonds and investment department and financed it by a special dividend of $250,000. The Kent State increased its capital stock from $500,- 000 to $1,000,000 by a stock dividend out of profits. These details are ignored in computing the earnings as given above. The Home bank had a paid surplus of $62,500 four years ago and an asset of $75,000 organization expense. The expense has been writ- ten off and the book now shows real surplus and profit. The per share gain as shown above is the increase in sur- plus and profits for the four year per- iod with the Kent State’s figures based on its old capitalization of $500,- 000. 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Life safety should be considered above a few paltry dollars and useless filigree work. Life safety not only requires a good class of building on the whole, but also requires aisles, corridors, halls, fire escapes and other exits of proper width and sufficient for the occupants of any building. The architect plan- ning such building should take these factors into consideration and plan ac- cordingly. It is important that walls, floors and ceilings surrounding such passageways be of fire-resistive con- struction, and that all doors leading to such passageways swing in the line of travel. These two factors will go far towards preventing both fire and panic hazard. Too often a mad rush has made it impossible to open swinging- in doors, and many people have been killed not by fire, but by the stampede. Many school building holocausts are examples of this. Fire-resistive boiler rooms and fire- resistive ceilings over basements, where so many fires start, is of next importance from the standpoint of life Protection, as well as saving of prop- erty. Fire-resistive roof coverings will go far towards eliminating the spark and exposure hazards. In certain classes of buildings fire doors and win- dows can be installed to still further eliminate the exposure hazard. Installing automatic sprinklers in the basement at least, still better through- out the building, will most effectively protect life and property. It is worthy of notice that lives have never been lost in a sprinklered building. It is better to get wet than burned. It is easier and cheaper to prevent fires than to fight them. Wi:h a good class building as above outlined, pre- vention is largely a matter of good housekeeping. Oily rags and papers, rubbish, waste paper, and other easily combustible materials in basements, at- tics, closets and dark corners are an invitation to fire and not good house- keeping. These unfrequented places are often piled high with such rubbish. A careless man tossing away a lighted match or cigarette butt is only needed, and usually at hand, to cause a con- flagration. —_~2~--___ Something To Think About. Insurance is the one thing in the world you can’t buy when you need it most. You have to buy it when you don’t need it, or not at all. —_~+~+-__ Their water supply failing them, the inhabitants of a small provincial town near Paris, France, used cider in order to save the village from destruction by fire early in July. Reports stated that the conflagration was started by a village idiot, who fired several build- ings. 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WATTS President RANSOM E. OLDS Chairman of Board Of*-es: 3rd floor Michigan Trust Bldg.— Grand Rapids, Mich. GREEN & MORRISON—Michigan State Agents t | 16 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 27, 1926 REVISING THE CONSTITUTION. Why Changes Are Not Needed at This Time. [Concluded from last week] The enabling act had provided that in senatorial districts, where in 1406, in the nomination of senators, at least one political party operated under the direct nominating system, candidates of all political parties should be nom- inated in like manner. Thus in seven- teen districts out of thirty-two dele- gates were to be nominated by popular election, and in fifteen the convention system would be used. The primary system included the two largest cities of the State, but in Saginaw and Kala- mazoo the convention system was still in operation. Considering the import- ance of the primary election, in which a nomination was almost always equiv- alent to election, the vote was small, but the number of candidates was large. The office of the Secretary of State reported that there were 100 can- didates of both parties who had filed nominating petitions in that office, and this was only in eleven districts. In Kent county, consisting of the 16th and 17th districts, there were twenty- four candidates. In the 19th, (Gratiot- Clinton) there were fifteen candidates. In the 10th (Jackson-Washtenaw) there were thirteen. In Wayne county, with four districts, there were seventy- two in all, and average of eighteen per district. In order that the voters might know something of the candidates’ views on the subject of constitutional revision, newspapers and various organizations propounded a series of questions to the candidates, and in some instances asked them to sign pledges to vote for certain measures, such as the initia- tive, referendum and recall or prohibi- tion. The following is a copy of the questionnaire submitted by the Grand Rapids Press to candidates in Kent county. It is reproduced here to in- dicate some of the more important changes which were thought worthy of being included in the revised consti- tution. 1. Will you vote for home rule for cities and villages? 2. Are you in favor of changing the “internal improvement” clause of the constitution, so as to enable cities to own and operate street railways, and other public utilities now barred? 3. What is your position on taxa- tion? Are you in favor of the separa- tion of sources of revenue for state, and local purposes? Would you favor local option in taxation, enabling coun- ties and cities to raise needed revenue in any matter they might desire? 4. How do you regard the direct legislation idea?—the initiative, and referendum? 5. What do you think of the propo- sition to allow the people on a 10 per cent. petition to propose constitutional amendments and to require their sub- mission by the legislature to the elec- tors for acceptance or rejection? The State Federation for direct leg- islation composed of the State Grange, Federation of Labor and the New Era League asked the following questions: 1. Will you, if elected, be governed by the will of the people as expressed by the ballot? 2. Will you give your constituents an opportunity to use the ballot on any questions that concerns them in a pub- lic matter? Similar pledges were asked by the Non-Partisan Home Rule Federation of Detroit. Answers to these questions were tab- ulated by the Civic News, Grand Rap- ids, covering a number of districts, in- cluding Detroit and Grand Rapids, but apparently the answers had no very important effect on the result. Some candidates did not answer the ques- tions, except in part or in general terms, and declined to go to the con- vention pledged on any particular sub- ject. The Grand Rapids Herald noted with approval the stand of Henry M. Campbell, of Detroit, who declined thus to go on record and criticized what it termed the “catechisinz of the candidates. Many of the declarations of the can- didates had a decidedly conservative tone, for example: “I do not think any radical changes could or should be made in the consti- tution. They would be rejected by the people.”” (Wykes). “1 am in favor of embodying in the new constitution, all of the old provi- sions that are still serviceable. Changes should be made only where the state has outgrown the provisions of the present Constitution.” (Barnaby). Wherever it is possible, the old Con- stitution should be read into the new, without changing a word or a comma. (Adams), “I appreciate the value of the long lines of decisions of our Supreme Court which have construed the present Con- stitution, and settled its meaning and will oppose unimportant and uneces- sary changes that will re-open such questions for future litigation.” (Wal- ker). This was getting rather far away from the idea of the Constitution of 1860 as a thing of patches or a tree that was partly dead. As many of the candidates under the direct primary were young men who had never before been candidates for office, a considerable amount of adver- tising was thought to be necessary. Many candidates published in the newspaper portraits, accompanied by laudatory statements of their qualifi- cations, together with their “platform” —all of which must have seemed some- what undignified to older citizens ac- customed to the rule of the office seek- ing the man. Some advertising was at least exaggerated, but, in the main, the publicity did not offend good taste, and was justified by the uncertainties of a comparatively untried primary system. In the districts nominating by conven- tions, no publicity other than the usual newspaper notices was necessary. Of one candidate, a county chairman, it was reported that he was allowed to name his own delegates to the nominat- ing convention; and in the case of an- other it was said that he controlled all but twenty-two out of 138 delegates to the convention. And it may be not- ed in passing, that of ten members of the constitutional convention who were chairmen of county committees, or held positions of equal importance, seven were nominated under the con- vention system. The nomination and election was not without some _ interesting political background. Delos Fall was nominat- ed only after his choice had been de- termined by drawing from a hat. The story of Mr. Fall’s election adventures makes a good short story. In the 9th district, from whence he was chosen, the convention system was used. On the day before the nominating conven- tion a press notice sent out from Mar- shall pointed out the interesting coin- cidence that Isaac Crary and John D. Pierce, two members of the constitu- tional convention of 1850, had been residents of Calhoun county and were prominently identified with the early history of the public school system of the State. “And now,” said the arti- cle, “comes Professor Fall (Ex-Supt. of Public Instruction), who has been picked as the man to further advance along the lines established by Messrs. Crary and Pierce. Professor Fall will be unanimously nominated at the Re- publican district convention at Battle Creek on Friday.” But no. After balloting vainly for several days, the convention remained dead-locked with Calhoun’s fifteen votes cast for Mr. Nichols and Kalamazoo’s fifteen votes cast for Mr. Taylor. On August 22 it was agreed on joint ballot that these two men should be two nominees and that a third candidate should be chosen later. On August 27 the matter of third choice was referred to a commit- tee, one of whom had himself been a candidate for the constitutional con- vention. This committee in turn was dead-locked, and on September 4 it was agreed to draw lots to determine the choice of the third candidate. Fate decided in favor of Prof. Fall and thus gave to the convention a worthy rep- resentative. It should be added that apparently this contest did not grow out of any prejudice against Mr. Fall, but was traceable to an old grudge which Kala- mazoo county held against Mr. Nichols at a time when he was active in polit- ical affairs in that part of the State. The Detroit Free Press thought it of sufficient importance to refer to it in an editorial, ‘“‘Getting even with Mr. Nichols” in which it said that the atti- tude of Kalamazoo was petty and un- worthy. In the 8th District (Allegan-Van- Buren), said to be a stronghold of the “machine”, the preliminary Van- Buren convention had passed resolu- tions against a State wide primary law. This attracted unfavorable notice from Governor Warner, who referred to the alleged departure from the busi- ness of nominating candidates “as just the sort of peanut politics as will defeat the new constitution.” At the subse- quent District convention, VanBuren delegation appeared, each wearing a peanut attached to a ribbon in his but- tonhole. Mr. Heckert returned to the charge in a spirited reply and, together with Messrs. Thew and Wicksell, was nominated a delegate to the conven- tion. The Grand Rapids Press found this episode of enough importance to make it a subject of a cartoon. In the 14th district (Ingham-Shia- wassee) on account of a pending bond- ing proposition in Shiawassee, a larger vote was cast in that county and se- cured the nomination of all three Re- publican candidates from Shiawassee —Cook, Kirkpatrick, and Chapman. This caused the defeat of Judge Ca- hill, of Lansing, a former member of the Supreme Court, whose reputed in- dependence of his party on a former occasion may have also contributed to his defeat. On September 17 it was announced that the Democratic Sena- torial committee of this district had selected Mr. Hemans to be voted for on Sept. 17. At that election, Mr. Hemans was successful over Mr. Chapman and thus added an able and efficient delegate to the convention. In the 22nd district (Saginaw coun- ty) the nominations were bi-partisan, and were made as follows: The two parties at first held separate conven- tions in the same building and each nominated a candidate, Mr. Baird being the choice of the Republicans and Mr. Burt of the Democrats. In a joint convention, which was at first dead-locked, a nominating committee recommended the name of E. A. Snow, Democratic County Chairman, as the third delegate. Mr. Snow’s name being accepted, the nomination of all three was ratified in joint convention. The labor unions, however, nominated in- dependent candidates. In the 11th district (St. Clair coun- ty) the Port Huron Times made such a vigorous assault upon the candidacy of G. W. Moore and the Link Avery machine that Mr. Moore very narrow- ly escaped defeat, and two anti-machine candidates, N. W. Boynton and J. G. Brown, secured the remaining nomina- tions. In the 12th district (Macomb-Oak- land) under the convention system, Mr. Rockwell, Republican, had the distinction of being nominated on both tickets—Republican and Democratic. shere were eight Democrats elected to the convention: Hemans in the 14th District; Burt and Snow, at Saginaw and Torrey, Hally, Ingram and Mer- rill in Detroit; Torrey being from the first district and the others from the third; Cavanaugh, in the tenth. the election of Messrs. Halley, In- gram and Merrill seemed to be trace- able in part to a suggestion of the Detroit Free Press, which shortly after the primaries on August 13 pointed Out that there was a local opportunity for a non-partisan effort in the 3rd precinct of Wayne county. It con- sidered that two, at least, of the Re- pudlican nominees in ‘that precinct would add nothing to the strength of the Wayne delegation, and thought that Halley and Merrill would be bet- ter material. Subsequently, it publish- ed a cleverly written letter from Mr, Ingram, the other Democratic nomi- nee, in which he said that the direct legislation idea, of which he was an advocate, was only an attempt to re- store the old time relationship between the constitutent and its representative, and he laid emphasis on the point that direct legislation would be especially applicable to those cases where State officials are known to lay toll on per- sons and interests seeking the enact- ment of laws. He concluded by say- ing that he was opposed to radical changes in the State constitution. Mr. Ingram was successfully elected along with the other Democratic nominees at the final elections in September. Commenting :on the local results of the election on September 17th, the Free Press said, “That General Duf- field, veteran lawyer and leader of vol- unteers during the Spanish war and commander at Aguadores, was defeat- ed by a veteran ward leader, whose strong point was not constitutional law, is explicable but still surprising. Alderman Tossy’s election will, at least, add to the representative char- ac.er of the convention as a body in which all classes should have a vote.” The comment of the State press on the nominations, which in most cases were equivalent to an election, was in the main favorable. The Grand Rap- ids Herald, the chief party organ, said, “In most instances strong and able men have been chosen by both parties, and in many instances real leaders in business and professional life have been named—the prospect is for a use- ful and creditable session.” The atti- tude of the Grand Rapids Press, rep- resenting the progressive viewpoint which favored a non-partisan conven- tion, was at first somewhat reserved in its commendation of the results of the nominating election. The Press modi- fied this stand and said after the final elections in September, when it was announced that seven Democrats had been elected to the convention, “it seems likely that there will be a num- ber of strong men in the convention. If these men are backed up by an in- telligent and constructive public opin- ion, there is no reason to doubt they will give us a good constitution,” and events showed that Messrs. Hemans, Halley and Snow, of the Democratic members, were to be among the in- fluential men of the convention. The Detroit Free Press, after the final election on September 17, in an editorial, “The Fathers of the new Constitution,” was almost exultant in its comment. “If the forthcoming in- strument is worthy of its patronage, it will be an instrument which the peo- ple can safely endorse. As a matter of fact, the fathers will make up a really notable body. The list of dele- gates includes a very large proportion of names that are familiar for a long space of time in the public life of this State.” The ninety-six men who had been October 27, 1926 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17 chosen to the convention were, by education and previous experience, well fitted for the work. All but twenty- seven were born in Michigan, and of these, most of them had been long residents or had come to the State in childhood. Only eight were over 65 years of age and twelve were under 35. Fifty-six had enjoyed the advantage of a college or university training in vary- ing amounts. Twenty-three had been members of the State Legislature. Kight had served as prosecuting attor- neys, three as city attorneys and nine as mayors of cities or as village presi- dents. Six were civil war veterans. As is usual in legislative bodies the law predominated. Fifty-nine of the members belonged to the legal profes- sion; twenty-two were classed as busi- ness men, six as farmers, five as bank- ers, two as representatives of labor, two as teachers. two as newspaper men, one clergyman and one dentist. John J. Carton, who was chosen as the President of the convention, had been Speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives and had been mentioned for congressional! or judicial honors. Henry M. Campbell, the son of the dis- tinguished Justice Campbell, of the Supreme Court of the State in former years, was a leader of the bar of De- troit. Victor M. Gore, occupied a like position in the bar of Western Mich- igan. Alfred Milnes had been Lt. Gov- ernor in 1894-95, but resigned when elected a member of Congress, in which position he served for a year. R. P. Bishop had been for many years a member of Congress and was elected to the convention, but resigned to take a Federal appointment after a few days service. Delos Fall, for thirty years a Professor at Albion College, had been Superintendent of Public In- struction and a member of the State board of Health. John W. Fairlee, then a member of the faculty of the University of Michigan, was perhaps the most scholarly member and was the author of several words on admin- istrative law of high authority. Clarence Burton had written on the early his- tory of Michigan, a subject on which he was an authority, and had gathered an important collection of books and manuscripts relating to Michigan, af- terwards presented to the city of De- troit as the Burton Historical Collec- tion. Levi L. Barbour had been Re- gent of the University for five years. Theron L. Attwood had been Com- missioner of Railroads and G. W. Moore Commissioner of Banking. F. W. Russell had been for nineteen years Circuit Judge in Oceana county. N. H. Boynton was the head of the Order of Maccabees and George B. Horton was the Master of the State Grange. Those who had served in the Legisla- ture for one or more terms were Adams, Attwood, Baird, Barnaby, Boynton, W. E. Brown, Burt, Carton, Cook, Coomer, Crarnor (Indiana) Fleischhauer, Fyfe, Heald, Hemans, Holmes, Kilpatrick, G. W. Moore, Oberdorfer, Powell, Shaw, Simons, VanKleek, and therefore had some training in legislative methods. Wel- lington R. Burt (aged 76) was the old- est member (and also probably the wealthiest) and DeLand, (aged 28) the youngest and now Secretary of State of Michigan. Among those who had been active in party and political management might be mentioned At- wood, Baird, DeLand, Fleischhaur, Houk, G. W. Moore, Osmun, Powell, Shaw, Kilpatrick. Burt, Ingram and VanKleek, had been unsuccessful can- didates for Congress. By way of contrast some statistics of the Constitutional convention of 1850 will be interesting. Only one member of that body was born in Michigan, forty-three having imigrated from New York and thirty-six from the New England States. It was com- posed of forty-eight farmers, so-called, (for in many cases they were also en- gaged in other occupations) twenty- two lawyers, six physicians, one me- chanic, one teacher, one clergyman. The remainder were merchants and business men. None were over 60 years of age, and the youngest 24. Wells and Woodman, members of the convention, named in after years twenty-five men as the leading mem- bers of that body. Fourteen of these were lawyers. Eight members of the convention of 1850 had also served in that of 1835 and thirty-six had been members of State Legislature. Three were former members of Congress; two had been judges of the Supreme Court of the State; two Speakers of the Michigan House of Representa- tives; two, Regents of the University; one, Superintendent of Public Instruc- tion; two, State Treasurers; one, Cir- cuit Judge. A comparative tabulation of the three constitutional conventions is as fol- lows: 1850 1867 1907-08 ee ee 0 1 1 Governor (Lt. Gov.) Member of Congress__ 3 3 z (one re- signed) Attorney General ___. 0 1 0 Justice of Supreme Ct. 2 2 Speaker of House of : Representatives _._. 2 I 2 Regent of University_. 2 2 1 Supt. of Public Instr. 1 0 1 Circuit Judge __.. =. 1 1 1 State Treasurer ______ 1 2 0 Members of Legislature 36 47 23 Members of former Constitutional Conv. 8 9 0 It has been said of the work of the Constitutional convention of 1908 that it made no very important changes in the old constitution, except to grant home rules to cities and villages, to make possible municipal ownership and other municipal enterprises, to pro- hibit special and local legislation, and to provide for amendment of the Con- stitution by popular initiative. While it is true that these amendments were, the most important changes made, there were a dozen others, less spec- tacular in character, such as, the in- crease of salaries of members of the Legislature and other State officials, the veto of items of appropriation bills by the Governor, methods and limita- tions of legislative procedure, the mak- ing possible (by legislative authority) of a system of intermediate courts, in- creases in the taxing and borrowing powers of counties, limitations on the obtaining of local franchises by public utilities, the extension of the power of taxation over certain public service corporations, the introduction of a sys- tem of uniform public accounting— all of which contributed to a more efficient State government and insured and safeguarded popular interests and . needs. Of 204 sections into which the constitution of 1908 is divided, over eighty were either entirely new or rep- resented amendments of correspond- ing sections in the constitution of 1850. These amendments varied in import- ance, all the way from adding the words, “Island Lake” in the descrip- tion of the boundary of the State to the insertion in the “internal improve- ment” section of the grant of power to the State to engage in re-forestation, or in another section, enabling the Leg- islature to create a commission for es- tablishing freight rates. As is well known, many of the sections of the Constitution of 1850 had been con- strued by the Supreme Court and their meaning established. Moreover, it is a well understood rule of constitution- al construction that a new provision is not necessarily to be judged by itself, but is.to be interpreted in relation to other parts of the instrument. It was manifestly highly desirable to use much caution in making changes, even in phraseology, lest uncertainty should be introduced and legal rights put in question. In the interests of clearness, the Committee on Phraseology of the Convention was able successively to recast a large number of sections of the older instrument and they now ap- pear in the revised constitution in a simpler form, but with the substance unchanged. Forty sections which had become obsolete or inapplicable were discarded. The eliminated matter was avout equal in amount to the new mat- ter, so that in size the two instruments are nearly the same. Over 400 pro- posals for amendments were introduced in the convention and about 200 were reported from committees for its con- sideration. Barring instances of mere change in phraseology and cases of consolidation of two or more sections or parts of sections, the substitutions, additions and amendments, amounted in ail to abeut eighty, and these, as we have seen, are of varying importance. portance. : Could this body of amendments have been incorporated in the former con- stitution by the “piece meal” method— that is, by legislative amendment—fol- lowed by popular approval? Very evi- dently not, considering the accumula- tion of questions in the lapse of half a century; considering, also, that the Legislature would be pre-occupied with current legislative business and more influenced by political considerations, making it difficult, if not impossible. to take long views or even broad ones. From all this, it does not follow that a Constitutional revision is needed nor is desirable at the present time. The convention of 1908 was able to cut out all, or nearly all, of the “dead wood” in the older instrument, and it success- fully clarified and simplified its verbal form. And what is more important, it introduced changes in constitutional structure which the lapse of time and the growth of the State made neces- sary or desirable. There are to-day few or no questions of a constitutional character which cannot best be con- sidered and determined singly, either by the Legislature itself or brought before the people by means of the initiative. Constitutional conventions involve a considerable expenditure of money. Single propositions often fail or are set aside in convention, because it is urged that they will endanger the adoption of the revised Constitution, on account of the prejudices or aver- sions of certain classes of voters. The work of the convention of 1908 was well done by a body of intelligent men, ably led. Another ten or sixteen years, may develop the need for gen- eral revisions. There is no urgent need for calling a convention this year. As the Grand Rapids Herald said, during the election of delegates in 1907, “The present constitution has lasted fifty- seven years, and let us hope that the new constitution will be so wise that it will last as long.” James F. Barnett. ee oe Scat and Scamper. A hunter was overtaken by darkness in the backwoods of Kentucky and was forced to spend the night in the cabin of a grizzled mountaineer. Sitting before the fire after their simple supper he noticed the place of honor occupied by an old cat and five kittens. Feeling a draft he also no- ticed that the door of the cabin was cut for six cat holes, one large one and five small ones, with three of the small ones in a sort of second story arrange- ment. “Friend,” he said, wasn’t it foolish to cut more than one hole in the door for your cats?” “Naw,” said the mountaineer, “you don’t know me. I’m high tempered, and when I say ‘scat’ I means scat.” $5,000,000 FEDERAL WATER SERVICE CORP. 6% Convertible Gold Debentures, Series A, at 96 and Interest to Yield Over 64% Constituent companies will supply water to ci- ties in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvan‘a, West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illi- nois and California with a total population of 620,000. These deben- tures will be the only funded debt of the cor- poration. Consolidated earnings for year ending June 30, 1926, $2,667,- 998; net operating in- come $1,261,553; interest and dividends $360,282; balance $901,271 or more than three times interest requirements. AE Kusterer& G INVESTMENT BANKERS BROKERS 303-307 MicHiGAN Trust Bing. PHONE 4267 Watson-Higgins Milling Co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. NEW PERFECTION The best all purpose four. RED ARROW The best bread flour. Look for the Perfection label on Pancake flour, Graham flour, Granulated meal, Buckwheat flour and Poultry feeds. Western Michigan’s Largest Feed Distributors. IVAN WESTENBRUGGE Grand Rapids - Muskegon Distributor Nucoa The Food of the Future CHEESE of All Kinds ALPHA BUTTER SAR-A-LEE BEST FOODS $2vonaise Shortning HONEY—Horse Radish OTHER SPECIALTIES Quality-Service-Cooperation 18 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 27, 1926 DRY GOODS Michigan Retail Dry Goods Associatior. President—H. J. Mulrine—Battle Creeh First Vice-President—F. E. Mills, Lan- sing. Second Vice-President—G. R. Jackson Flint. Secretary-Treasurer—F. H. Nissly, Yp- silanti. Manager—Jason E. Hammond, Lansing. Na Change in Hosiery Prices. The action of the leading producer of general lines of women’s full-fash- ioned silk hose, in announcing prices for January to June (inclusive) deliv- eries at levels showing no change from those now in effect, was taken in other parts of the trade to presage similar action later on the part of manufactur- ers who sell their output direct to the retail trade. The producer in question sells to jobbers only. An executive of a leading direct-to-retailer concern said that in his opinion the only chance of reductions lies in such distress goods as might be available when the new season opens. He explained that most manufacturers of silk hose had been basing production costs on raw silk at about $6 a pound and that, be- cause most of the silk now in their hands had been bought above that level, it would be necessary for the raw material to slump at least to $5.75 before a $6 average would be struck. Unless so sharp a break should come in raw silk as to carry the average below that figure, he said, the goods could not be sold at a profit under current figures. —_2+-____. Many Novelties in Sprine “ine. Novelty weaves feature tne Palm Beach, Spring and Summer lines of coatings, suitings and light weight dress fabrics which the Botany Wor- sted Mills opened last week. The new price range is slightly lower, some fabrics showing a reduction of from 5 to 7 per cent., compared with the Fall levels. In the patterned novelties are two and three-tone checks, blocks and small plaids, with considerable emphasis on stripes. A number of these specialties are woven on the diagonal. Angular patterns are fea- tured in a series of Southern resort and midsummer coatings in all white or white grounds, with the design in color. Mosaic designs also appear in these weaves. Modernistic art designs are noted in reversible coatings, which combine color with white. Two lead- ing suede coatings are repeated. In the new dress materials are some showing a silvery haze upon grounds in sport shades. The line of flannels is very complete. Reps, covert reps and covert twills lead in the staples. ————— Sweater Sales Show Big Gain. One of the outstanding features of the business in knitted merchandise this season has been the very marked improvement in the demand for Sweaters. It has been particularly marked this month, as is shown, for example, by the sales figures of one of the best known local selling agents. This agent said yesterday that the business taken by his firm from Oct. 1 to date was five times as large as that for the same period last year, and three times as large as that done in a similar period in July last, when the lines now being sold were opened. In the staple lines “shakers” -in Navy, brown and gray have sold freely, and the call for heather effects in sports coats also has been large. In the fancier sweaters the best seller is the medium-weight pull-over, or “cricket.” This type is especially active in high color effects, in which the principal basic shades are red, powder blue, silver gray, etc. —_2>+.__ Will Keep Women’s Feet Warm. After several months of experiment- ing with manufacturing processes, one of the largest producers of women’s fine silk hose in the country has brought out a new type of stocking for Winter wear. It is designed to elimi- nate the need of wearing two Pairs of stockings or using other means of keeping the feet warm in silk hose during the period of low temperatures, It is made of silk with the exception of the sole, the part covering the toes and the lower part of the heel, which are of fine Australian wool. None of the wool shows when the hose are being worn and, for that matter, it is so well blended with the silk that it is difficult to tell it when the stockings are not in use. The new hose will be available in all the popular shades, and will be ready for shipment during the latter part of this month. They wholesale at $22.50 per dozen. ——>--__ Jewelry Buying Could Improve. Although a fair amount of business is being done by manufacturing jew- elers and wholesalers in this market at the moment, there is apparently not enough of it fully to justify the opti- mism that was so generally shown earlier in the season. With Christmas only a little more than two months away, leading factors in the primary market are somewhat mystified by the way in which the retailers are holding off. Indications now point to heavy buying during the last few weeks pre- ceding the holiday. In the business now being done large pieces still oc- cupy a prominent position, especially wide bracelets set with large gems and, in the finer grades, costing con- siderable money. Contrasting with the present quiet in jewelry is the active business being done by the clock makers and the silversmiths. o>. Flannels Liked For Spring. Together with wool and worsted crepes, flannels are believed to be headed for much favor in dress goods for Spring. The consumer interest in flannels through the Fall season thus far is described as excellent and gives every indication of broadening out for the Spring season. For sports wear, it is pointed out, the flannels are in a highly favorable position. A new de- velopment in their production by the mills is the shaded colorings. Two three and four “tonings,” or color gradings, are being shown so that the coat, bodice and skirt of a flannel en- semble may be developed in slightly varied shades of the same color. Leaf greens are particularly favored, fol- lowed by rose tones, blues, yellows and a new violet. For Quality, Price and Style Weiner Cap Company Grand Rapids, Michigan VELLASTIo flastic Ribbed. Fleece-Lined UNDERWEAR Utica Knit Vellastic Underwear assures warmth and comfort. Comfort through its wonderful elastic. rib and perfect fit and warmth through _ its silky innerfleece. These are Vellastic styles Unions or Separate Shirts and Drawers for every member of the family. Western Michigan Sole Agents PAUL STEKETEE & SONS WHOLESALE DRY GOODS GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. is most apt to occur’ The sidewall is the vul- nerable point of attack on all tires. Here every jolt and jar makes an attempt at destruc- tion. The CORDUROY CORD is the only tire possessing real Sidewall Protection. Investigate CORDUROYS for yourself. Obtain this genuine saving and economy. Test a CORDUROY against the other tires on your car. Results will convince you. Try it. CORDUROY TIRE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Corduroy Cords Sidewall Protection (REG. U.S. PAT. OF Fice) Added Reinforcement-An Original Patented and Visible PLUS feature October 27, 1926 Are Piaying Up Quilted Robes. This season has seen an extensive development and elaboration of quilted robes for women and they are now available to retail all the way from $10 to $75. Among the more elaborate ones are those of satin with hand em- broidery, flowered silk models with fancy quilting stitches, and stitching on satin done in metallic threads. Os- trich bands are also used on the high- er-priced models shown by manufac- turers in the membership of the United Underwear and Negligee League of America. This season is said to have brought to the negligee manufacturers the biggest holiday trade they have ever had. This is attributed to the fact that these garments have become al- most a necessity for the average wo- man, who is buying them more than ever before. ———__—>-.->_____ Novelties Sell Handkerch’efs. Novelties dominate in handkerchiefs to a greater degree than ever before, both in the goods themselves and in the manner of offering them to con- Even in men’s goods. this trend is strong. One wholesaler, for example, is offering men’s fancy pat- terned handkerchiefs—folded in a box so as to appear like a shirt and tie. In another instance three scalloped and ‘hand-painted silk handkerchiefs are arranged to form a bouquet hav- ing a spray of ostrich and a velvet flower in the center. The range of other novelty treatments includes handkerchiefs with different types of dolls, baby carriages, baskets, para- sols, lollypops, dogs, canoes, etc. The merchandise is being produced pri- marily for gifts, and the trade looks forward to an excellent holiday de- mand. summers. ——++.+___ For House Embellishment. The activity in draperies and lace curtains that marked the wholesale field during the past few months has now made its appearance in retail stores. With the October decorating season for apartments and houses on in this part of the country, and es- pecially in the Metropolitan district, consumer purchases of this class of goods ‘have shown a distinct improve- ment in the last two or three weeks. Not only has this branch of home decoration been active, but there has also been a good sale at retail lately of framed pictures and picture frames The picture and frame department of one of the biggest local stores yester- day had one of its busiest days so far this Fall, and the indications were that the activity would continue for some time. —_~»-- Hosiery Demand Is Irregular. Despite reports of growing optimism in the hosiery trade, there is every in- dication that the irregularity of de- mand which has featured the last sev- eral months is still present. In the cheaper lines there is apparently plenty of business being put through in vari- ous types of rayon and rayon com- bination hose, but the call for prac- tically all kinds of cotton stockings continues to drag. One of the bright- est spots of the market at the moment is the improvement in sales of wool hose, which have picked up materially MICHIGAN TRADESMAN in the last few weeks. Children’s wool goods especially are active. In men’s half-hose there is said to be some indication of a trend away from the vivid novelties that have been in favor for some time toward plain mer- cerized goods in various staple shades. —_>-+.___ Dress Conditions Are Firm. Although the seasonal dress demand tends to taper off somewhat about this time, manufacturers report the great activity of recent weeks as continuing. The retail demand is well sustained and reorders from all sections of the country are being received. Stocks of desirable merchandise in the hands of producers are low and, in the case of particular styles, retailers still have to wait for forward deliveries. Manu- facturers assert that there is little like- lihood of any large surplus of mer- chandise as the season wanes. They have trimmed their production so that they count on firm prices and say that retailers who expect to buy any siz- able quantities of merchandise at “clean-up” prices will be disappointed. ——_+--___ Rayon Mixtures Selling Better. One of the few features of the busi- ness now being done in dress fabrics is the “come-back” that has lately been staged by rayon and cotton mixtures. The movement of these goods, which had been active for some time slowed down some weeks ago and, until re- cently, has been uncertain. The mix- tures that are called for now are most- ly in check and plaid effects, stripes not being favored particularly. In- cidentally, the visit of Queen Marie is expected to boost sales of plaid rayons and somewhat similar effects in fancy ginghams. This expectation is based on the large part plaids play in Ru- manian peasant costumes. —_»-.___ Business in Novelty Jewelry. The demand for novelty popular priced jewelry is very strong, accord- ing to wholesalers, who say reorders have been large and well distributed over the country. With the best con- sumer sales period of the year directly ahead, the purchasing during the next few weeks is expected to be even more active. One of the outstanding items in demand is the 60-inch pearl necklace, the vogue for which has been further stimulated by the reports that this is the type of necklace being worn by the Queen of Rumania. Graduated pearl chokers are also sell- ing well, as are the popular “slave bracelets” in varied types. _——__ 2-2 —__ Sports Coats Doing Well. Women’s sports coats continue in ex- cellent demand, although the buying of dressy coats by retailers has eased up because of the warm weather dur- ing the last couple of weeks. Most of the sports coats wanted are of the better grade. Plaid effects dominate in the patterns of the garments, and manufacturers say the “louder” the plaid the better the demand. In trim- mings, the shawl collar made of long- haired furs is outstanding. A num- ber of manufacturers are beginning to use Spring woolens in coats for im- mediate delivery, in cases where the fabrics are of suitable weight. Show New Dresses For Children. Most of the business on the early models of dresses brought out by the makers of junior and _ ‘children’s clothes is about over. For mid-season buying new models are being brought out, some houses promising a new line this week. The interest of buyers at present is said to be concentrated on coats, although novlties in dresses are not being neglected. Combinations of silk and velveteen and ombre plaids have proved successful in medium- priced lines, and some of these models are still being bought in quantity. —__e-e--o—__ — Color in Men’s Handkerch‘efs. Multicolored designs are being fea- tured in men’s handkerchiefs and muf- flers by a wholesaler. As many as nine high contrasting shades are worked out in futuristic motifs in a single handkerchief or muffler. The handkerchief is designed as an orna- ment for the breast pocket of the coat. Border effects are used for many of the mufflers, which have the conven- tional square shape. The merchandise is made of crepe and radium silks and is priced at wholesale from $7 to $24 per dozen. ——_2 +. __ Blue Cheviots Doing Well. Blue cheviots are meeting with an exvtremely active demand in the men’s wear field. So strong is the call from 19 clothing manufacturers for quick de- liveries of these fabrics that some of the largest mills making the cloths are working nights to take care of the de- mand. Blue is without question the outstanding color in men’s wear for the Fall and its popularity is having its influences on varied lines of men’s furnishings. There is said to be a strong possibility that the favor ac- corded these cheviots will carry right through into the Spring season. oo Bg Call For Leather Goods. Manufacturers of leather goods are having what they describe as one of the best seasons in years. The demand has been so active for a period of weeks that many producers are still much behind on their orders. Leather handbags have sold particularly well, and indications are that the holiday demand will set new records. Both the under-arm and pouch bags are in demand, but the bulk of the buying favors the former, developed in the novelty leathers. In many cases the leathers are designed to match the The interest in silk bags, by contrast, is described as rather limited. ~~ The reason you cannot serve two shoes. masters is that you cannot be loyal to both. Some have not enough loyalty in them to be able to serve one master well. PLENTY OF FULLNESS IN SEAT Sd A SMOOTH WAIST LINE ALWAYS Ph Ls what the posture of the wearer. SHUR-FIT BLOOMER The Bloomer of Comfort ay A patented feature of SHUR-FIT bloomers assures plenty of fulness in the seat, and a smooth snug waist line always in place no matter Every bloomer made 31 inches long, giving plenty of freedom over the knee. IN FABRICS FOR FALL AND WINTER WEAR 960 --line Sateen, Regular Sizes $ 8.50 Doz. 960X—Fine Sateen, Extra Sizes ___ 981 —Glydon Non-cling cloth, Regular Sizes ___-________ 982X—Glydon Non-cling cloth, Extra Sizes ______________ 11.00 Doz. IF YOU HAVE NOT AS YET STOCKED THIS QUICK SELL- ING AND TRADE BUILDING BLOOMER, LET US SEND YOU A SAMPLE DOZEN EACH OF THE ABOVE NUMBERS IN AN ASSORTMENT OF THE GOOD COLORS. EDSON, MOORE & COMPANY 1702-1722 West Fort Street DETROIT Ea ee 10.50 Doz. GOOD WEAR PERFECT WORKMAN- SHIP bd COSTS NO MORE THAN ANY ORDINARY BLOOMER 9.00 Doz. 6. 20 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. Suggested Change in Credit Reason- ing and Other Things. Written for the Tradesman. To continue my talk on C & H advertising, extensively reviewed last week, I find this introductory discus- sion of credit: “Have you ever stopped to think of the advantages of having a grocery charge account? Did it ever occur to you that an established credit in the community is a most valuable asset? Ask any banker. When 97 per cent. of the business of the world is done on a credit basis there must be a reason for it. Some of the great- est successful business men of the age have become great and successful be- cause of credit and confidence, without which they could have done nothing. You may think you don’t need credit, but this is where you are mistaken. Suppose you need to borrow money, do you think you could get it without credit? Suppose you lose your job, and your income stops, don’t you be- lieve credit—good credit— would be mighty valuable? When sickness or death comes along and you need help quickly, wouldn’t it be a help to have an established credit to fall back on? Indeed yes. An account at our store, cared for promptly every month, would help to establish for you a credit that some day might be invaluable.” That is a mighty good talk. I tis such as will tend to make any reader think. That alone is worth while— very much worth while. It is a talk that I find it difficult to criticize ad- versely even in spots, yet there are portions of it which I think do not sound the true note of credit gospel. For briefly, credit is not the crutch of the mendicant. It is the sign of re- sponsibility. I always shy off from any description of the functions of credit which includes the thought that it is an off-shoot, adjunct or corollary of charity. It is always best—and safest—to talk advantages, accomplishments, good for- tune to result from advised acts, and to avoid any hint of what misfortunes may come from failure so to act. Per- haps I can best illustrate by writing a partial revision of Mr. Caldwell’s splendid talk, thus: “Have the advantages of a grocery charge account ever occurred to you? Have you ever thought of established personal credit in the community as a valuable asset? Ask any banker. When 97 per cent. of the world’s business is on a credit basis, there must be a rea- son. Great, rapid business successes would be virtually impossible without credit firmly established. But estab- lished personal credit evinces general confidence in your personal integrity. Surely there can be no question of its value from that angle. But, aside from all theoretical reasoning, stands the fact that people who trade on establish- ed credit, carefully safeguarded by regular payment in full when payment is due, are the folks who progress. These are the people who acquire. homes early in life, simultaneously. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN rear families for whose liberal educa- tion they find the funds and who ac- cumulate competences. Why and how? Because credit, properly regarded, is responsibility and the voluntary as- sumption of responsibility builds char- acter; and it is done by living with the careful regularity begotten of a due regard to their responsibilities. So we see that credit is something more than ‘getting trusted at the grocer’s’ in a haphazard way. This is the kind of credit it will profit you to establish; and if you have the record and back- ground on which such credit may be established, we want your account— and shall do everything we can to make our credit relations beneficial and pleasant.” Now, isn’t that a better line of talk? Here we have not a word except what relates to positive benefits. We do not borrow trouble from possible misfor- tune. We simply tell what benefits are certain to accrue from—what? Credit merely? No, from worthy credit, worthily acquired, seriously re- garded, scrupulously maintained on the highest plane of solid character. Then the rest follows: “Seek ye first” the true basis of sturdy credit “and all other good things will be added unto it’ might well be the text of our thought. And all of this is written, as I have said, not because Caldwell’s talk is not good, but because both he and I want it to be better. I note that Caldwell still occasional- ly carries his specials through “Thurs- day, Friday and Saturday.” I think I know how he comes to do this. He feels the pressure of others’ offerings on those days and seeks to offset them. But this really is backsliding and is apt to have unfortunately far reaching effects. Readers will become skeptical of his sincerity in confining offerings to Wednesday or other mid-week day. It needs courage to carry through a reform; but such courage bears its own reward in the accomplishment of what you have undertaken. So stick to it. Do not be dismayed. Let your yea mean yea, your nay, nay, every time and you will make your new plan an institution. Advertising is like all elemental forces—heat, cold, electricity. It is a good servant and a hard master. It has mastered the grocer because he himself has failed to make it his ser- vant. Morover, he has taken no pains to offset or displace its effect by any worthy effort on his own part. I+ is commonly said, for example, that the grocer is the purchasing agent for his trade. Fair enough, if true. But it is not true, except in singularly few instances. And it is notable that grocers who exemplify those excep- tional instances are not complaining of want of trade, nor are they headed for the poor house. The fact of grocer failure as pur- chasing agent can be established by anybody who seeks information about groceries from the average grocer or his clerk. He wont get it. He will be stalled by generalities—not always glittering—or by hearsay evidence. The grocer will not be able to state what the article is, what is its intrinsic (Continued on page 31) October 27, 1926 Dealers with Vision stock TheWholesome nT | ’ | BAKING PowDE® 4 Sues east mPaanzozoon ti td > ind OY A983 26 NUTRITIOUS DEPENDABLE RUMFORD CHEMICAL WORKS — Providence, R.1. Don’t Say Bread — Say HOLSU Delicious cookie-cakes and crisp appetizing crackers — There is a Hekman food-confection for every meal and for every taste. Aman Discuit (0 e Grand Rapids.Mich. M. J. DARK & SONS GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ees ee Receivers and Shippers of All Sseasonable Fruits and Vegetables a a a A ASSORTED October 27, 1926 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN _MEAT DEALER _ Chopped Meats. Chopping meats is one of the prin- ciple methods of making tough and inexpensive meat tender. Experts in nutrition, in publications issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, state that “whether meats are tough or ten- der depends upon two things, the character of the walls of the muscle tubes and the character of the connec- tive tissues, which bind the tubes and muscles together. In young and well nourished animals, the tube walls are thin and delicate, and the connective tissue is small in amount. As the ani- inals grow older, and this is particular- ly true in the case of poorly nourished animals, the walls of the muscle tubes and the connective tissue become thick and hard. This is the reason why the flesh of young, well-fed animals is ten- der and easily masticated, while the flesh of old or poorly fed animals is often so tough that prolonged boiling or roasting, seems to have but little effect on it. In chopping, the walls of the muscle tubes and the connective tissues are cut into bits. In broiling chopped meat the fact should be kept in mind that there is no reason why it should not be cooked like the best and expensive tenderloin. The oniy reason that ever existed for difference in treatment was the toughness of the connective tissues, and this feature can be overcome by chopping. The ideal to be reached in broiling steak is to sear the surface very quickly, so that the juices which contain the greater part of flavoring of the meat shall be kept in, and then to allow the heat to penetrate to the inside until the whole tiass is cooked to the taste of the fainily. To pass the point where the meat ceases to be puffy and juicy and becomes fat and hard is very undesir- able, as the palatability is then lost. Exactly the same ideal should be kept in mind in broiling chopped meat. If this were always done, hard, compact, tasteless balls or cakes of meat would be served less often. To begin with, tne broiler should be even mo-e care- fully greased than for a whole stezk. This makes it possible to forr thc halls or cakes of chopped meat with very little pressure, without running the risk of having them pulled to pieces by adhering to the wires of the broiler. They should be heated on hoth sides even more quickly than steak, because the chopping has pro- vided more ways of escape for the juice, and these openings should be sealed as soon as possible. The :n-- terior should be cooked to the taste of tie family just as the steak is.” —_~+-<-____ Fats. All meats contain more or less fat, partly stored in quantities so large as to be readily seen, and partly distribut- ed in such particles that it is only by chemical means that it can be obtained in quantities sufficient to be appreciat- ed. In the flesh of some animals, such as veal, there may be only a little visible fat, while in a very fat steer one-fourth of the weight of the meat may be visible fat, and, in the case of a fat hog, more than half of the weight may be fat. No flesh is so lean as nat to contain at least minute portions of fat. Very lean flesh, as dried beef, may not have more than three per cent. of fat, while fat pork may contain 90 per cent. Fat is a valuable constitu- ent of food. It is used in the body to form fatty tissue and consumed as fuel, thus serving to maintain the ani- mal temperature and to yield energy in the form of muscular and other power. It is the most concentrated form in which fuel constituents of food are found. In fuel value it is two and one-fourth times that of protein or carbohydrates. In other words, one pound of fat yields as much _ heat when burned as two and one-quarter pounds of carbohydrates, such as Sugar, starch, etc. The fat of animal foods might be so supplied that to- gether with the animal protein all the needs of the body could be met. Many persons have the idea that fat is not easily digested, which is usually meant the rapidity in which certain foods pass out of the stomach into the intestines, where the principal work of digestion actually takes place. While it is true that fat meats are much less quickly passed out of the stomach than the so-called “white meats” used in diets for the sick room, and although gastric digestion is important, it is by no ’ means a measure of digestibility. The question of digestibility of food is a very complex one, and there is much room for investigation in this field of research. But investigators agree that nearly all the protein and about 95 per cent. of the fats are digested by the average person. Of course, if fat is burnt or heated too high it splits up into fatty acids and glycerin, and from the glycerin is formed a substance (zorolein) which has a very irritating effect upon the mucous membrane. It is for this reason that broiling is pre- ferred to frying. —_+2+-___ Hides, Pelts and Furs. Green, No, 1 Pee ae Green NO. 2 oe 07 Cured: Noob oo 6g Cured, No. 2 =. a Calfskin, Green, No. Calfskin, Green, No. Calfskin, Cured, No. Calfskin, Cured, No. 2 Horse, No. 1 Horse, No. 2 Pambs 2 fe 50@75 Shearlings 10@25c Unwashed, medium 2... @35 Unwashed, rejects Unwashed. fine Quick Work. A young enlisted man from Arkan- sas was assigned with his command to the Philippines. On arrival he cabled his father. Next day the father was speaking about it to a friend. “Great thing that cable, Bill,’ re- marked the father. “Just think of that message coming all them thousands of miles!” “Yes and so thundering quick, too,” commented Bill. “Quick? Well I should say so,” said the father, “when I got that message, the mucilage on the envelope wasn’t dry yet.” —_2+.+___ Amusement for recreation is good; for a steady diet, it’s bad. 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Written for the Tradesman. Hardware dealers frequently admit that they do not give their newspaper advertising copy the time and thought it really deserves. The result is a considerable advertising waste—and with the steady increase in advertising rates, it is more and more essential that newspaper publicity should re- ceive careful attention. For the hardware dealer who wishes to get the best returns from his news- paper advertising, it is a good idea +o follow the plans of merchants who have made a study and a success of advertising. By so doing, waste can be eliminated and better copy pre- pared. To see ourselves as others see us— to look at our advertisments from the probable viewpoint of the likely reader —would eliminate a great deal of ad- vertising waste. Here are a few suggested questions you might ask yourself regarding the advertising copy you have just pre- pared. They bring out some of the basic principles of advertising. The perfect advertisement has never been written and doubtless never will be; and the dealer of course must bear in mind that, with the limited time at his disposal, he cannot be “finicky.” A study of this catechism will, however, point to some of the principles under- lying good advertising; and once he has grasped these principles, the dealer will find it easier to produce the sort of advertising copy that helps to build business. 1. Is it true? If the statements contained in the advertisement are not true, it fails at once. If the dealer makes these state- ments knowing them to be untrue, he is not honest. He may “get away with it” for a while, but he is bound to be found out and to lose the public con- fidence. Once the public confidence is lost, it is hard to regain. 2. Is it too broad? Your advertisement may be for the most part true, but may claim a little too much. The article you are adver- tising may be excellent value, and yet fail to live up to your extravagant praise. 3. Is it reasonable? Unless what you say is reasonable and credible, the reader is likely to feel doubt. This is the case whether the advertisement is true or not. I know of one firm who purposely re- frained from stating all that they knew a certain machine could do. They felt that if they published the entire truth, it would not be believed. State only what you think will be believed. 4. Is it far-fetched? Do not use an example in your ad- vertisement that requires explanation. Do not use words, phrases and head- lines that have no connection with the matter in hand. Stick close to the subject under discussion. 5. Is it painfully funny? MICHIGAN TRADESMAN If you want to become a successful ad-writer, don’t try to be funny. Buy- ing goods and paying for them is a serious business. If people want jokes they know where to look for them. Human interest in an advertisement does not mean -wit. 6. Is it grammatical? Occasionally, but not often, a piece of advertising copy escapes with a glaring error in grammatical construc- tion. Some copywriters expect the boss to find such errors and correct them. The boss is more likely to find a way out by getting a new copy- writer. 7. Has it too much novelty? All of us are continually trying to get something new into our advertise- ments. This is entirely proper. But there is sometimes such a thing as too much novelty. In that case, the pros- pective customer may be so interested in the appearance of the advertisement that he forgets all about the article ad- vertised. It is better to be original in your method of describing the goods, than in the general appearance of the advertisement. 8. Does it knock? The advertisement that “knocks” a competitor’s goods or service is likely to prove a boomerang. American love of fair play makes “knocking” in an advertisement out of the question. Don’t do it. It is neither fair nor safe. The safest way is not to mention your competitor. In some cases the public doesn’t know you have a competitor until you mention him in your adver- tising. 9. Are there superfluous words? When you pay present-day advertis- ing rates, you can see you have no room for superfluous words. Unnec- essary adjectives are often used. Sometimes a whole phrase can be cut out. A phrase can often be reduced to a single word. Cut your long and involved sentence into two or three short ones. You'll save words. 10. Is the language too flowery? Beware of “flossy” or flowery language. At times we are all tempted to use it, but it seldom sells goods. People like the truth, told in an inter- esting way, in the language they are accustomed to speak and hear. 11. Will it be understood by the average reader? If it will not, rewrite it. It is the average reader who buys the most goods. Remember, your advertisement is fundamentally a chat with your prospective customer. You wouldn’t talk to your customer in a foreign language he couldn’t comprehend. 12. Does your caption “say some- thing?” It is well to put as much meaning as possible into your headline. Study the newspaper headlines. See what a story the average headline tells in four words. Don’t, by all that’s good and bad in advertising, start your adver- tisement with a slang phrase such as “IT should worry.” These phrases are meaningless, and will repel rather that attract people of intelligence— even moderate intelligence. 13. 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Are punctuation and spelling correct? If you make an error in punctuation or spelling, you weaken the reader’s confidence in what you have to say. Don’t be afraid to use the dictionary. If possible, look over the revised proofs of your advertisements. - 16. Is the construction of ‘the sen- tences smooth? This simply means, “Is the adver- tisement easy to read and easy to un- derstand?” Short sentences and plain words will help. Remember that everyone doesn’t possess a high school education, and mind readers are few. 17. Is the advertisement likely to arouse controversy? If it is, better think twice before you publish it. A controversy is easy to start but hard to finish. Avoid re- ligion, politics, and other controversial subjects. 18. Is it contrary to the policy of the store? Every organization has a_ policy. That policy may never have been set down in writing, but it sets forth cer- tain things which must not be men- tioned in the advertising. The copy- writer should understand the store policy and conform to it. 19. Is there too much copy for the size of type desired? If you want the printer to be your friend, and this is desirable, write your copy to fit the space. Study type sizes and space requirements. The more you know about the compositor’s side of the question, the better results you will get. 20. Is the illustration dignified ? What was said of “painfully funny” MICHIGAN TRADESMAN copy applies here. Don’t spend good money for advertising space and fill it with so-called funny pictures. 21. Does your illustration carry a message? Your illustration should at least identify the line of business it is sup- posed to advertise. If it does not, choose some other illustration. 22. Does it fit the copy? Some folks who write advertise- ments evidently think any old picture will do. That’s why we see a cut of a pretty girl used to advertise build- ing brick, or a photograph of a man with whiskers used to advertise flour. Avoid stock cuts. An_ experienced newspaper reader will recognize one at a glance. 23. Is it pleasing? Your illustration may be quite ap- propriate, but be slow to use it if :t carries an unpleasant suggestion. The reader does not like to have his senses shocked. Some advertising cuts are little short of repulsive. 24. Does the advertisement “look good” to you? If you feel that something is not just right about it, put it on the oper- ating table and turn on the X-ray. It isn’t safe to take a chance on that something. 25. If you had not written it, would you read it in a newspaper? Look the advertisement over from the standpoint of the ordinary news- paper reader. Forget that you wrote it. Imagine that it is a competitor’s advertisement. If -it still looks all right, it must be good. 26. Deep down in your own heart, do you think it is a good advertise- ment? That is the final test. You may con- vince others that it is a good adver- tisement, but unless you can convince yourself, you are making a mistake. If your advertisement successfully passes all these tests, you are justified in trying it on the public. Victor Lauriston. ni le Life is too short to learn everything by our own experience; we should profit by what others have learned. rebate ee ake ee ALARA Michigan Hardware Co. 100-108 Elisworth Ave.,Corner Oakes GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN e Wholesalers of Shelf Hardware. Sporting Goods and Fishing Tackle RESTAURANT and HOTEL SUPPLIES ()UR BUSINESS is growing very rapidly in these lines. Chairs, tables, stoves, counters, dishes, silverware, etc. Give us a call. G. R. STORE FIXTURE CoO. 7 Ionia Avenue N. W. Always Sell LILY WHITE FLOUR “The Flour the best cooks use.’ Also our high quality specialties Rowena Yes Ma’am Graham Rowena Pancake Flour Rowena Golden G. Meal Rowena Buckwheat Compound Rowena Whole Wheat Flour Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. VALLEY CITY MILLING COMPANY Grand Rapids, Michigan FOSTER, STEVENS & CO. THE OLDEST HARDWARE HOUSE. IN WESTERN MICHIGAN WE ARE MOVING INTO OUR NEW LOCATION WHERE WE WILL CONDUCT A WHOLESALE BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY, RETIRING COM- PLETELY FROM THE RETAIL FIELD. OUR STOCK IS BEING INCREASED AND BROADENED, MANY NEW LINES BEING ADDED AND IT WILL BE OUR POLICY AND PLEASURE TO TRY AND TAKE CARE OF ALL YOUR REQUIREMENTS. PRICES WILL BE PROPERLY IN LINE AND PROMPT AND CAREFUL SERVICE RENDERED. FOSTER, STEVENS & CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 24 COMMERCIAL TRAVELER News and Gossip About Michigan Hotels. Chicago, Oct..26—The Hotel Occi- dental, Muskegon, Edward R. Swett, operator, is undergoing much improve- ment as the aftermath of an unusually busy tourist season. Paint is super- ceding wall paper in all guest rooms, new carpets and draperies are being supplied and the hotel gives many out- standing evidences of a desire to please its patrons. It is a pleasure to know that under the guidance of the master hand of its manager, the Occidental, which was completed just at the time war’s re- action set in, and naturally was a problem to face, daylight is now in evidence, and while the realization of excess profits is several years in the future, it is making progress and is becoming more popular every day. Speaking of improvements, the ex- terior of the Pantlind Hotel is going through a renovating process. In other words, is “having its face washed.” Steam, soap, sand and “elbow grease” are being applied lavishly, and the completed portion is as spick and span as it was the day of its completion, a dozen years ago. At the Hotel Rowe, Ernie Neir, the energetic manager, is renewing the equipment of its rooms, which adds to its attractiveness. The dining room service at the Rowe is one of its best bets. A luncheon which I enjoyed there the other day was selected from this bill: Giblet Muligatawny Consomme en Tasse Baked Trout, Marsellaise Stuffed Brisket of Veal, Demi Glace toast Loin of Pork, Apple Sauce Roast Beef Hash Fried Tomatoes Mashed or Boiled Potatoes Succotash Loganberry Pie Apple Pie Bavarian Cream Pudding Vanilla or Chocolate Ice Cream Beverages The price charged for th’s excellent luncheon, was very moderate—75 cents. The Morton Hotel public rooms, such as lobby, ball room and banquet hall, are undergoing a process of re- habilitation. The lighting features have been vastly improved and the cafe chairs are resplendent with at- tractive slip-overs. Manager Taggart was the only Grand Rapids representa- tive at the opening of the new Hotel Savoy, at Detroit, last week, evidenc- ing his desire to keep in touch with the hotel doings in the outside world, and suggestions which may come to him from time to time applicable to the comfort of his own patrons. The Hotel McDonald, at Sandusky, owned and operated by John Mc- Donald for a quarter of a century, with the exception of two years when it was under lease, has passed into the hands of O. D. Avery, of the Metro- pole Hotel, at Port Huron, and Connie Collins, former owner of the Hotel Elaine, at Lapeer. Mr. McDonald re- tires from the hotel field altogether, and Mr) Collins will have active man- agement of the property, which is one of the most attractive country hotel propositions in the State. His acquaint- ance is extensive in that previous to operating the Elaine, at Lapeer, he ran the Peplow Hotel, at Deckerville, which was totally destroyed by fire about two vears ago. Mr. Avery has been interested in the conduct of Thumb hotels for many years and he has made a valuable pro-erty out of his Hotel Metropole. at Port Huron, which he will continue to personally operate. Senator Royal S. Copeland, of New York, who first saw the light of day at Dexter, this State, in speaking of early impressions on vouth, has this to say about the housekeeping art: “T am amazed when I discuss house- keeping with college graduates. A great many of ths charming individuals MICHIGAN TRADESMAN some of them possessing that great prize, membership in the Phi Beta Kappa, know almost nothing about how to cook. They may have some general ideas about the chemistry of food, but the practical knowledge of how to prepare a meal is as far beyond them as a knowledge of astronomy is beyond a Chinese cooly. “In my judgment this will create a demand in later years for wives who have this knowledge. Also why not have instruction in simple cooking taught to the boys as well as the girls? When they know something about how to cook they will come to realize how important a knowledge of cooking is. “The pathetic thing about under nourishment is that it is not confined to the homes of the poor. As a mat- ter of fact, in the great cities where there are active health departments, more malnutrition will be found in the homes of the rich than in the homes of the poor.” It has been the writer's constant claim that scientific feeding is not all there is to food benefits. Domestic science is all right in a sense, if it is ever properly applied, but domestic science as a study, without a follow up of real home practice, is of the same benefit as a study of dead languages —a good mental exercise but useless in most walks of life. In days gone by a knowledge of cooking was considered an accomplish- ment, even in the establishments of the rich. It is no less an accomplish- ment to-day, but the difficulty is in getting folks to accept it as such. It really ought to be one of the principal subjects taught in every school, es- pecially with reference to how to live. With proper cooking we are well on the way to physical perfection. At the Hotel Sherman, here, where I have been stopnving for the past few days, the signs of activity are a won- derment. Notwithstanding the fact that less than a year avo was com- pleted an addition practically doubling the capacity of the institution, and the further fact that some of the larger loon hotels are operating on much less than full capacity, the Sherman is en- tertaining from two to a half dozen conventions every week and reserva- tions extend into the month of May, 1927. For what it offers to the traveling public the magnificent institution probably charges less proportionately than any other Chicago hotel and most certainly supplies “service with a smile.” The official list of the Sher- man includes the names of many for- mer Michigan operators. and this has had much to do with its having be- come the Mecca for Wolverine pil- grims, who may be found largely in evidence any time one is attracted to its lobby. : In talking with a Chicago hotel op- erator the other day, on a topic I incidentally mentioned last week—the making of a charge for ice furnished in rooms—lI find that this only applies to modernly equipped hotels which are supplied with circulating ice water. “The bedrooms in some of our ho- tels have become bar rooms and our furniture is being ruined by persons who use edges of dressers and chairs to open bottles. We are criticized if we put bottle openers in the rooms, but it is the only way we have to save our furniture. The artistic finish on our expensive furniture is eaten off by the action of alcohol, carpets are stained, and even room furnishings are subjected to even worse usage, includ- ing much breaking, for which we sel- dom recover any indemnity. Hence where a requisition is made for cracked ice and augmented glassware in an apartment, it is a safe guess that some minor violation, at least, of the Vol- stead act is contemplated, and we can only—and then in a small measure only —make a charge for service to com- Four Flags Hotel NILES, MICH. 80 Rooms-—50 Baths 30 Rooms with Private Toilets Cc. L. HOLDEN, Mgr. Occidental Hotel FIRE PROOF CENTRALLY LOCATED Rates $1.50 and up EDWART R. SWETT, Mgr. Muskegon =e Michigan HOTEL DOHERTY CLARE, MICHIGAN Absolutely Fire Proof, Sixty Rooms, All Modern Conveniences. RATES from $1.50, Excellent Coffee Shop. “Ask the Boys who Stop Here.” HOTEL RICKMAN KALAMAZOO, MICH. One Block from Union Station Rates, $1.50 per day up. JOHN EHRMAN, Manager HOTEL KERNS LARGEST HOTEL IN LANSING 300 Rooms With or Without Bath Popular Priced Cafeteria in Con- nection. Rates $1.50 up. E. S. RICHARDSON, Proprietor WESTERN HOTEL BIG RAPIDS, MICH. Hot and cold running water in all rooms. Several rooms with bath. All rooms well heated and well venti- lated. A good place to stop. Amer- ican plan. Rates reasonable. WILL F. JENKINS, Manager CODY HOTEL GRAND RAPIDS RATES—$1.50 up without bath. $2.50 up with bath. CAFETERIA IN CONNECTION HOTEL OLDS LANSING 300 Rooms 300 Baths Absolutely Fireproof Moderate Rates Under the Direction of the Continental-Leland Corp. Grorce L. Crocker, Manager. Wolverine Hotel BOYNE CITY, MICHIGAN . Fire Proof—60 rooms. THE LEAD. ING COMMERCIAL AND RESORT HOTEL. American Plan, $4.00 and up; European Plan, $1.50 and up. Open the year around. CUSHMAN HOTEL PETOSKEY, MICHIGAN The best is none too good for a tired Commercial Traveler. Try the CUSHMAN on your next trip and you will feel right at home. Columbia Hotel KALAMAZOO Good Place To Tie To October 27, 1926 Detroit's Newest Hotel She Savoy CONVENIENT COMFORTABLE REASONABLE Opening on or about September 15th Containing 750 rooms with baths and situated just six short blocks north of Grand Circus Park on Woodward at Adelaide, Detroit’s newest high-class hotel, the Savoy, opens on or about Sep- tember the 15th. The cuisine of the Savoy will be unsurpassed. Club breakfasts, table @’hote luncheons and dinners and 4 la carte service at all hours will be offered in the main restaurant, (Bohemian Room) while a 60- chair Coffee Shop and a Food Shop will afford supplementary service and private dining rooms also will be available. During dinner each evening an excellent orchestra will supply music for dancing and there will be nightly supper dances, at which a nominal cover charge only will be assessed. Other outstanding features of the Savoy will be, the 20-chair Barber Shop and the 18-Booth Beauty Salon—-the walled-in Garden Court—the international Suites (each decorated in the national style of some foreign country) — the emergency Hospital — the Florist’s Shop—the Humidor— and the Gift Shop. The advantages of the Savoy are many and varied, yet the rates are astonishingly low, $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50 per day, with suites and sample rooms from $5.00 to $12.00. Make reservations now for your next trip to Detroit. A. B. RILEY, Managing Director me SS Detroit, October 27, 1926 pensate us for the aftermath of these acts of vandalism. “The average hotel man, basing his observations on his own experience, will tell you that prohibition is a dis- mal failure, and in most cases will con- vince you that he is justified in mak- ‘ing the assertion.” The service, however, for which this charge—30 cents per person is made— is most elaborate and very few com- plain about it, especially when an atmosphere of fairness prevails. One who has made a warfare upon paper napkins, ever since their use advanced beyond the phase of the Sunday school picnic, receives a per- ceptible shock when he enters one of the so-called “best of everything” Childs’ restaurants in Chicago and finds their ethics soar above the pos- sibilities of the modern commercial laundry. It is said that on the Island of Madagascar in the East Tennessee mountains, and in an occasional “hole in the wall” on the West side, where the cutlery is chained to the table to prevent theft, paper napkins are still in vogue, but in Childs’ restaurant— “Leaping Lizards!” Talk about the overproduction of hotels. In the city of Chicago statis- tics—not mere guesswork—show that not less than fifty transient hotels and three times as many residential hotels and apartment buildings are being op- erated by receivers. Hostelries situat- ed near the large terminals, especially in the loop district, do well, but it is some task to keep travelers away from the bright lights, hence the dearth of patronage for those situated away from this center. I know of one such establishment, built at an expenditure of millions, which is advertising rooms for per- sons holding executive positions” as low as $8 per week and making frantic efforts to fill up on this class of trade, which is absolutely profitless, when the investment is considered. And yet such stock is offered freely by pro- moters. Frank S. Verbeck. —— 7-2 >s—_ Items From the Cloverland of Michi- gan. Sault Ste. Marie, Oct. 26—The many friends of Ernest Tate were shocked to hear of his death by drowning at Timmins, Ontario, Tuesday, which came in a telegram to his brother, David Tate. No details were given. Mr. Tate was a Soo boy, having grad- uated from the high school in 1915, after which he left for Timmins, ac- cepting a position with the Timmins Mining Co., working up to a respons- ible position. He was a great athlete, Starting in the old Soo base ball team when it continuously held the Upper Peninsula championship. The remains will be brought back to the Soo, where interment will take place. Osborn Boulevard will be the name of the new street opened in front of the new hotel. The Civic and Com- mercial Club and City Commission named the street after Chase Osborn, with intent to indicate the appreciation of a grateful citizenry. Eddy has discontinued the dairy branch of his business and will use the extra space as a show room. Art Nessen, proprietor of the Hotel at Eckerman, is selling out his in- terests at Eckerman to Charles Shill- ing and John Nickelson, both Soo men. It is expected the deal will be put through within the next few days. Pussyfoot Johnson says that Ger- many needs prohibition. We have a lot of that we aren’t using just now. William Bonifas, of the Bonifas Lumber Co., Escanaba, has terminated his receivership of the Lake Inde- pendence Lumber Co., at Big Bay, and hereafter the latter concern will be operated as a_ subsidiary of the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., Chi- cago. The lumber company, which has operated at Big Bay for many years, will be re-organized and pro- MICHIGAN vided with sufficient capital to -con- tinue operations indefinitely. The Brick and Tile Co., at Rudyard, has been purchased by O. J Olsen, of Muskegon, and D. B. Odaffer, of Bucyrus, Ohio. They have made a number of changes and improvements in the plant and are more than doubl- ing the former capacity, having be- gun manufacturing Sept. 1. The firm is making drain tile and hollow build- ing tile and will shortly be manufac- turing brick. Among improvements further contemplated is a continuous down draft kiln, 300 feet long, of the most modern type, which will have a daily capacity of 50,000 brick: also four round down-draft kilns in which high grade face brick and tile will be made. This will give Rudyard a new industry and add to the town’s activity. Many a man who is backing his judgment on the foot ball games will buy his coal this winter a ton at a time. It is for birds like these that the 90 day note was invented. C. L. Heckathorn, of the Beach Inn, Munising, took over the management of the Hotel Gwinn, at Gwinn, Sept. 17, Captain William Jory retiring. Mr. Heckathorn will ‘hereafter manage both properties under lease. The Beach Inn has enpoyed the most suc- cessful summer season in its history. Tourists from all parts of the State, as well as Canada, were represented on its register. For the first time in many years the ducks on Little Bay De Noc, Delta county, had to worry along without the society of Capt. Fisher, of the Fisher Hotel, Gladstone, on the open- ing day of the season. The house was full and the proprietor had no time to get away. Capt., who is a famous fisherman and hunter, does his best to put Gladstone on the hotel map and, no doubt, the Bay De Noe will wish him continued success in the hotel business. Otto Supe, our former Mayor, is spending most of his leisure time at his summer cottage on Sugar Island. His specialty at present is bass fishing. Very few of his many friends have ever heard Otto pray until last week, when, before retiring, he was heard to say, “Lord, give me grace to catch so large a fish that even I, when brag- ging of the catch I made, may never tell a lie.” In listening in the other night on the radio we were agreeably surprised to learn that our good friend, R. W. C---well, manager for Swift & Co., at Jackson, had been elected Mayor of the city of Sunbrite. We all extend congratulations. George Munsatson, who for a num- ber of years has been working for his brother, George, the old-time con- fectioner, learning the business, is to branch out for himself on Ashmun street and we will soon be able to an- neunce the grand opening. Ace Cutler, for a number of years in charge of the shipping department for the National Grocer Co. her, has been promoted to the position of As- sistant Manager, succeeding Frank Reynolds, who resigned. : William G. Tapert. 2. Are Buying Scarfs and Shawls. With the Fall season advancing, the demand for women’s novelty scarfs has been noticeably increasing. Both long fringed and choker length goods are wanted, with modernistic, modified floral and all-over designs in pastel and bright colors leading. Embroidered fringed shawls are also selling actively. These are designed for evening wear and are being purchased on a more liberal scale than last year, according to manufacturers. The trend toward metallic effects is also notable in these shawls as in other accessories for eve- ning wear. TRADESMAN Ree en ; TiRRE € ‘ne fae S\e setiel Fy It is the Tuller Gor Value Facing Grand Circus Park, the heart of Detroit. 800 pleasant rooms, $2.50 and up. ard B. James, Manager. DETROIT, MICH. HOTEL ULLER 25 9 : tagas , aes 4 He ig ee agen eae aaet ee ae fatasas Sepang srs me meeareee a eee Warm Friend Tavern Holland, Mich. Under the new and Mrs. E. L. management of Mr. Leland offers a warm welcome te all travelers. All room rates reduced liberally. We set a wonderful table in the Dutch Grill. Try our hospitality and comfort. E. L. LELAND, Mer. Henry Smith Floral Co., Inc. 52 Monroe Ave. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN PHONES: Citizens 65173, Bell Main 173 SIDNEY ELEVATORS Will reduce handling expense anc speed up work—will make money for you. Easily installed. Plans and instructions sent with each Write stating ments, giving kind of machine and size of platform wanted, as wel! as height. We will quote a money saving price Rldnev Elevator Mnfg. Co.. Sidney. Onle "i Ask about our way. Barlow Bros., Grand Rapids, Mich. Phone 61366 JOHN L. LYNCH SALES CO. SPECIAL SALE EXPERTS Expert Advertising Expert Mrechandising 209-210-211 Murray Bldg. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Hotel Whitcomb ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN Announcing Reduction in Rates Rooms with Lavatory $1.25 and $1.50 per day; Rooms with Lavatory and Private Toilet $1.50 and $1.75 per day; Rooms with Private Bath $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 per day. All rooms Steam Heated. Cafe in connection, best of food at moderate prices. J. T. TOWNSEND, Manager Hotel Roosevelt Lansing’s Fireproof Hotel 250 Rooms—$1.50 up. Cafeteria in Connection Moderate Prices One-half Block North of State Capitol CHAS. T. QUINN, Mgr. The Center of Social Rooms $2.00 and up. THE PANTLIND HOTEL Everything that a Modern Hotel should be. and Business Activities With Bath $2.50 and up. GRAND RAPIDS’ 400 Rooms—400 Baths MORTON HOTEL NEWEST HOTEL Rates $1.50, $2, $2.50 and up per day NEW BURDICK The Only All New Hotel in the City. 250 Rooms—150 Rooms with Private In KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN is the famous RESTAURANT AND GRILL—Cafeteria, Quick Service, Popular Prices Entire Seventh Floor Devoted to Especially Equipped Sample Rooms WALTER J. HODGES, Pres. and Gen. M in the Very Heart Fireproof of the City Construction Representing a $1,000,000 Investment Bath—European $1.50 and up per Day gr. New Hotel with ali Modern 156 Outside Rooms Hot and Coid Running Water $1.50 and up - - HOTEL CHIPPEWA HENRY M. NELSON, Manager European Plan MANISTEE, MICH. Conveniences—Elevator, Etc. Dining Room Service and Telephone in every Room 60 Rooms with Bath $2.50 and $3.00 HOTEL BROWNING GRAND Corner Sheldon and Oakes; Facing Union Depot; Three Blocks Away. 180 Fireproof Rooms $3 to $580 RAPIDS Rooms with bath, single Rooms with bath, double None Higher. 26 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 27, 1926 DRUGS Michigan Board of Pharmacy. President—Claude C. Jones. Vice-President—James E. Way. Director—H. H. Hoffman, Lansing. Coming Examinations—Grand Rap.ds, Nov. 16, Detroit, Jan 138, 19 and 20. 17 and 18; Whole M’xed Spices. The following m/‘xture_ represents what is sold in the market for who'e mixed spices: Black pepper _.... 2 pounds Ginger, cut size of bean __ 1 pound Cinnamon, 1 inch quills __-_ 8 ounces MlbOice 8 ounces Nutmegs, cut to size of pea: 8 ounces (loves - 2c) 1 ounce (Cayenne pepper __... 1 ounce Laurel leaves, broken ______ 1 ounce White pepper 1 ounce Mace, ffapments Y% ounce Catwalk % ounce Jardamons 90 % ounce Conmanter 2220 % ounce Mastand 20 Younce The whole fruits and seeds are taken The whole is to be thoroughly mixed as though you were making a species on a_ larger scale. If you desire, you may grind the above mixture and sell it as ground mixed spice. In this case, an addition of 8 ounces of dry salt may be made, which will add to the flavor of the spicy mixture. unless otherwise stated. should so o> Coconut Oil Soap as a Germicide. The thorough washing of the hands will destroy any adhering diphtheria bacilli, streptococci and pneumococci. Any kind of soap will serve this pur- pose, but coconut oil soap is the only soap appreciably active against typhoid bacillus at ordinary temperatures. The longer period taken to wash the hands, and the stiffer the lather formed, the more certain is the killing of typhoid germs. The germicidal properties of coconut soap are enhanced by raising the temperature of the water used in washing, and the activity of the soap as a germicide against typhoid and other germs seems to be due to its high content of the saturated fatty acids and the very low proportion of unsaturated acids. The suggestion és made that linseed oil or cottonseed oil used in preparing the official “Sapo Mollis” might be advantageously re- placed by coconut oil. —_-2e2-o——___ Spanish Tooth Wash. White castile soap 3. ounces Be ze Se uE UI Representatives in principal cities. Consult your local telephone book. SDM a cen 5 fl. ounces ies 20 fl. ounces Glycerine Filtered water Alcohol ___..______..__=._ 30° 4. ounces Oil of peppermint ______ 1 fl. drachm Oil of wintergreen ______ 1 fl. drachm Oil of orange peel ______ 1 fl. drachm Oil oF anise 1 fl. drachm Oil Of Cassa 2 1 fl. drachm Beat up the soap with the glycerine in a mortar; dissolve the oils in the alechol, and pour down upon the soap and glycerine bottle. Shake well until the soap is completely Then color to suit with a contained in a dissolved. solution of carmine. en Alkalive Mouthwash. Sodium bicarbonate ______ 360 = grains Sodium borate -..._.. | 360 grains Sodium benzoate ________ 15 grains sodium salicylate 15 grains Pacalyptol 200 7'4 grains ahamel 7% grains Menhol 4 grains Od of gaultheria = 4 grains Phenol (95% solution) -.320 minims Alcohols 0 24 ounces Givcerme ee 8 ounces Water: 2s 96 ounces Mix, allow to stand for at least a week, and filter. —_—_2s2--———————— Cold Cream With Sodium Perborate. Parattine 250 grams White wax 09s 250 grams Almond of 2 1000 grams Water 292. ee 380 grams Sodium perborate ~_______ 10 grams Melt together the paraffin, wax, and oil at a temperature just sufficient to keep the mass liquified. Dissolve the perborate in the water and warm the solution to the same temperature as the fatty mixture; then pour it into the latter slowly and beat the whole briskly until cold. —_s eo Persp'ration Powder. The following has been recommend- ed as an absorbent skin powder for excessive perspiration in cases of night sweats of consvmption, malarial fevers, etc.° Salicylic acid, in fine powder 1 part Boric acid, powdered _______ 4 parts Starch, powdered ___________ 4 parts Talc, powdered _._.__________ 14 parts Mix. The powder may be perfumed, if desired, by adding powdered orris root. —_++<.___ Syrup For Disguising the Taste of Quinine. Powdered chocolate _______ 2 ounces 5 WELCH-WILMARTH ee GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Store Planners, Design nufacturers of “ines? Store fixtures in the Wo Sifvar es ee 1% pounds Tincture of Vanilla________ 1 ounce Aromatic fluid extract of yetpa santa foo 1 ounce Glycerin 222 4 ounces Boiling water, enough. Mix the chocolate and sugar with enough boiling water to make two pints. Allow the syrup to cool and then add the other ingredients. ee Poisonous Fly Paper. Arsenous, acid «2-22 1 part Potassium carbonate —-_---- 4 parts Sigag 2 ee 24 parts Water 2500 ee 128 parts Dissolve the potassium carbonate in the water; add the arsenous acid and the sugar and dissolve. Saturate un- sized paper in this solution, let drain off, and hang on strings to dry off. Instead of arsenous acid and potassium carbonate, potassium arsenite (4 or 5 parts) may be used. Dye ae ee To Kill Parasites. Oil orieanom 9 15 drops Oil verbena 22 15 drops Oil thyme 2203 15 drops Oi geranium — 03, 15 drops Was 5 gm. Petrolatum, to make ______ 100 gm. Use this salve every night for two weeks washing the parts with castile soap and warm water before applying. It is said to cure the most stubborn case. ————— 4, Iron Paint For Damp Walls. A paint composed of pulverized iron and linseed oil varnish is intended for painting damp walls, kettles, outer walls, or any place or vessel exposed ‘to the action of the open air and weather. Should the article be ex- posed to frequent changes of tempera- ture, linseed oil varnish and amber varnish should be mixed with the paint intended for the first two coats, without the addition of any artificial drying medium. The first coat should be applied rather thin, the second a little thicker, and the last in a rather fluid state. It is not necessary to free iron from rust, grease, etc., by means of acid before applying the paint, as a superficial cleaning is sufficient. The paint is equally adapted as a weather- proof coating for iron, wood and stone. “Business at the old stand” is no The rest of thea longer a good slogan. world has moved on. 5 Ib., 1 Ib.. VY Ib. 1% Ib. Pkgs ITARRY MEYER Distributor 816-20 Logan St. Grand Rapids, Michigan A COMPLETE LINE OF Good Brooms AT ATTRACTIVE PRICES CAWAD Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind SAGINAW W.S., MICHIGAN DELICIOUS a TTT ers ae rld e HOU ee oS A TTT a DRUG STORE PLANNING Recommendations to fit individual conditions, “ DRUG STORE FIXTURES Planned to make every foot of store into sales space. JA a 4 ae 4 October 27, 1926 JACKSON-LANSING BRICK Carbonate ...... 20 Mustard, artifil. oz. @ Neatsfoot -.... 1 35@1 Jodine, Coloreless @1 50 iron, Clo. ... @1 3 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 27 Sand Lime Bri FIRE AND d L e B ck Prices quoted are nominal, based on market the day of issue. BURGLAR aa a inure Acids ae Seed —__. ‘ ae x Belindonns oS ean ¢ * Mak Boric (Powd.) -. 1 20 Cubebs --_______ ON mmr PROOF C he oe —— Mere rey 7 rie | 25 Eigeron -------- 9 00@9 25 Benzoin Comp’d_ @2 65 No Cost for Repairs Carbolic ____.___ 34 @ 40 Eucalyptus -... 1 25@1 560 Buchu dtetnannis: @2 56 Fire Proof Weather Proof Clie oo © 50 @ 65 Hemlock, pure._ 1 75@2 00 Cantharadies __- @2 8 Warm in Winter—Cool in Summer Muriatic _...... 8%@ g Juniper Berries. 4 50@4 75 Capsicum @2 20 Brick is Everlast Nitric _---—---- 22 eon ie 92 10 mck is Lverlasting ee nee tee et kes So @1 80 Tartaric ___-___ 40 @ 60 pein aed — ? ee = per aaee ne ¢ ° ae ee vendar Gar’n @ igitalis . GRANDE BRICK CO, ia“ 400@4 25 Gentian @1 35 Grand Rapids Rapids. Ammonia Linseed, raw, bbl. @ 90 Ginger, D. S. -- @1 30 Pp! SAGINAW BRICK CoO., Water, 26 deg.__ 06 16 crate mee a aes - Gueme cg 3 a . WwW i; 18 --. 054 13 inseed, - less é uaiac, mmon.. Safe Co. Saginaw. a . Linseed, rw, less 1 00@1 13 Iodine ----_- @ 96 35 50 50 Tradesman Building CO., Rives junction. HOLIDAY GOODS We are showing this year a wonderful line and you had better hurry along for it is now on display at Grand Rapids in our own building 38-44 Oakes St. supply of: We still have a most excellent FERFUMES, TOILET WATERS, SAFETY RAZORS, VA- CUUM BOTTLES, HARMONICAS, TOILET SETS, WHITE AND FANCY IVORY SETS, ATOMIZERS, INGERSOLL WATCHES, BIG BEN CLOCKS, BOX PAPERS, BOOKS, KODAKS, YALE FLASHLIGHTS, PARKER FOUNTAIN FENS, FOKER SETS, PIPES, CARDS IN CASES, LEATHER GOODS, MUSIC ROLLS, INCENSE BURNERS, CANDLE STICKS, MEMORY BOOKS, SMOKERS ARTICLES, BOOK ENDS, WAX SETS, TOY BOOKS, BIBLES, RATTLES, GAMES, TISSUE PAPER, XMAS CARDS, TAGS, SEALS, FAFER NAFKINS, DECORATED XMAS CREPE PAPER, CANDLES, ETC., ETC. We would be much pleased if you would inspect our line at once while complete. Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Company Manistee Wholesale Only MICHIGAN Grand Rapids THE TOLEDO PLATE & WINDOW GLASS COMPANY Mirrors—Art Glass—Dresser Tops—Automobile and Show Case Glass All kinds of Glass for Building Purposes 501-511 IONIA AVE., S. W. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN A.R.WALKER CANDY CORP. > owosso MUSKEGON GRAND RAPIDS KALAMAZOO DETROIT @ @ Water, 14 deg.__ oo 11 Chloride (Gran.) 09 @ Baisame Copaiba -........ 85@1 35 Fir (Canada) _. 2 75@3 00 Fir (Oregon) -. 65@1 00 Peru -.._-...... 3 00@3 25 Tolw ( 2 00@2 25 Barks Cassia (ordinary). 25@ 30 Cassia (Saigon). 50@ 60 Sassafras (pw. 50c) @ 60 Soap Cut (powd.) Ho ...... | MG Extracts Licorice __.._..... 60@ 65 Licorice, powd, ... 50@ 60 Flowers Arnica oo g 30 Chamomile (Ged.) Chamomile Rom... @ 650 Acacia, lst _... 60@ 655 Acacia, 2nd __._. 45@ 60 Acacia, Sorts -.. 20@ 25 Acacia, Powdered 35@ 40 Aloes (Barb Pow 25@ 35 Aloes (Cape Pow) 25@ 35 Aloes (Soc. Pow.) 65@ 70 Asafoetida -..._. 50@ 60 POW, ooo 75@1 00 Camphor .._._ 1 05@1 10 Guaiag 2 @ 80 Guaiac, pow’d __ @ 90 Kine 28 @110 Kino, powdered... @1 20 Myrrh 60 Myrrh, powdered @ 65 Opium, powd. 19 65@19 92 Opium, gran. 19 65@19 92 Shellac 65@ Shellac Bleached 70@ 865 Tragacanth, pow. @1 76 Tragacanth .___ 1 75@ 3 25 Turpentine _..___ @ 320 Insecticides Arsenic ~~~... 08@ 20 Blue Vitriol, bbl... @07% Blue Vitriol, less 08@ 15 . Mix Dry 13@ 22 Hellebore, White powdered _____. 18@ 30 Insect Powder _. 35@ 465 Lead Arsenate Po. 18@ 31 Lime and Sulphur Dry oo oe 23 Paris Green _....__ 20 87 Leaves Buchu 2 85@1 00 Buchu, powdered @ Sage, Bulk -..... 25@ 30 Sage, % loose .. @ 4 Sage, powdered... @ 36 Senna, Alex. _... 60 16 Senna, Tinn. -.. 30 36 Senna, Tinn. pow. 35 36 Uva Urai .. . -- 20@ 35 Olis Almonds, Bitter, true: 50@7 75 Almonds, Bitter, artificial _..___ 3 00@3 25 Almonds, Sweet, 50@1 380 rue Almonds, Sweet, imitation __.. 1 00@1 425 Amber, crude __ 1 25@1 50 Amber, rectified 1 ~ -_ Anise 2 1 25@1 60 Bergamont -___10 00@10 25 oe ee 1 50@1 75 Cassia -.._..___ 4 00@4 35 Caster 2. 1 40@1 65 Cedar Leaf ____ 1 75@2 00 Citronella ___... 1 25@1 60 Cloves 3 00@3 25 Cocoanut __.-. 25@ 35 Cod Liver -..___ 1 65@1 85 Croton ......... 2 00@3 26 Olive, pure -_.. 3 75@4 Olive, Malaga, yellow -...-___ 2 75@3 00 Olive, Malaga, Green 2 75@3 00 Orange, Sweet -. 5 00@5 25 Origanum, pure. @3 60 Origanum, com’! 1 00@1 20 Pennyroyal -... 3 25@3 50 Peppermint __ 15 00@15 25 Rose, pure -. 13 50@14 00 Rosemary Flows 1 25@1 50 Sandalwood, j eee 10 50@10 75 Sassafras, true 1 75@2 00 Sassafras, arti’l 756@1 00 Spearmint ow 9 GO@9 25 Sperm ---..... 1 50@1 75 Tansy __--__-_ 10 00@10 26 Tar USP .... 66@ 1765 Turpentine, bbl. 95 Turpentine, less 1 02@1 15 Wintergreen, leaf ---..-... 6 OO@6 25 Wintergreen, sweet Direh .. 2 3 00@2 25 Wintergreen, art 75@1 00 Worm seed ____ 8 00@8 25 Wormwood --_- 9 00@9 25 Potassium Bicarbonate -... 35@ 40 Bichromate — ___ 15@ 25 Bromide ----.__. 69@ 85 Bromide. .....__. 54@ 71 Chlorate, gran’d_ 23@ 30 Chlorate, powd. OF Xtal) 16@ 25 Cyanide —......._ 30@ 90 Iedidea 4 66@4 86 Permanganate -. 20@ 30 Pruss.ate, yellow 40@ 50 Prussiate, red __ @ 70 Sulphate ...... 35@ 40 Roots Alkanet 9. 30@ 35 Blood, powdered. 35@ 40 Calamus 22. 35@ 7d Hiecampane, pwd 25@ 30 Gentian, powd... 20@ 30 Ginger, African, powdered —____ 30@ 35 Ginger, Jamaica. 60@ 65 Ginger, Jamaica, powdered ______ 45@ 50 Goldenseal, pow. @8 60 Ipecac, powd. __ @7 00 Eicorice 220. 35@ 40 Licorice, powd.-. 20@ 30 Orris, powdered. 30@ 40 Poke, powdered. 35@ 40 Rhubarb, powdered @1 00 Rosinwood, powd. @ 4 Sarsaparilla, Hond. grouse _.... @ 90 Sarsaparilla Mexican, Glycerine ________ 32@ 62 SQuine e 36@ 40 Squills, powdered 60@ 170 Tumeric, powd... 20@ 35 Valerian, powd.__ @i 00 Seeds Anne | 2 @ 3 Anise, powdered. 35@ 40 Bird, Ig: 13@ 17 Canary -.-.-.._.. 10@ 16 Caraway, Po. .30 25@ 30 Cardamon -______ 3 75@4 00 Coriander pow. .30 20@ 25 Be 15@ 20 Fennell -.-._... 25@ 40 wiz 6a 6G Flax, ground -_.. 08@ 15 Foenugreek pow.. 15@ 25 Hemp 2 8@ 16 Lobelia, powd. —. 2 Mustard, yellow. 17@ 25 ener: black _. 20@ 25 Oppy -.---....... 15@ 30 Quince ___ 1 25@1 60 Rape ---.. - 1@. 20 Sabadilla —_ -- 38@ 45 Sunflower -.._.. 11%@ 15 Worm, American 30@ 40 Worm, Levant. 4 50@4 75 Tinctures Aconite 20 @1 80 DOOR se @1 45 Arnica, 22 @1 0 Asafoetida @2 40 Kino _. @i «@ Myre @2 60 Nux Vomica _... @ 65 Opium at @32 50 Opium, Camp. — @ % Opium, Deodors’d @3 50 Rbupark o. @1 70 Paints Lead, red dry -. 154% @15% Lead, white dry 15%@15% Lead, white oil. 154% @15% Ochre, yellow bbl. @ 2% Ochre, yeliow less 3@ 6 Red Venet’n Am. 3%@ 7 Red Venet’n Eng. 4@ 8 Putty _....... be & Whiting, bbl. _.. @ 4% Whitieg 5%4q@ 10 L. H. P. Prep... 3 Ws@3 26 Rogers Prep. -. 3 05@% 25 Miscellaneous Acetanalid -..... 47@ 65 Alum ....... «6 6G8@ «61g Alum. powd. and ground .....__ 0@ 1b Bismuth, Subni- Wate 3 87@4 07 Borax xtal or powdered .... 07@ 13 Cantharades, po. 1 75@32 00 Calome? oo: 2 10@2 30 Capsicum, pow’d 35q 40 Carmine -.-.... 7 00@7 6u Cassia Buds -.-. 35@ 40 Cioveg. — 50@ 56 Chalk Prepared. 14@ 16 Choloroform -... b1@ 66 Chioral Hydrate 1 35@1 85 Cocaine -..... 12 10@12 80 Cocoa Butter __ 55@ 175 Corks, list, less. 40-10% Copperas --..... 2%@ 10 Copperas, Powd. 4@ 10 Corrosive Sublm 1 71@1 92 Cream Tartar _. 61@ #8 Cutule bone .-._ 40@ 60 Dextrine .. 6@ 16 Dovers Powder 3 50q@4 00 dumery, Ail Nos. lu@ 15 Emery, Powdered @ 6 Epsom Salts, bbis. @ Epsom Salts, less 3%@ lv Ergot, powdered .. @2 00 Fiake, White -... 15@ 20 Formaldehyde, lb. 1344@30 Gelatine .......... 80@ ww (nassware, less 55%. Giassware, full case 60%. Glauber Salts, bbl. @02% Glauber Salts less ont 10 Glue, Brown _... 21@ 30 Glue, Brown Grd 15@ 20 Glue, white _... 27%@ 35 Glue, white grd. 25@ 26 Glyeerme 36@ 66 ign 70@ 85 dodine --...._... 6 45@6 90 lodoform ..._|. 7 35@7 65 Lead Acetate _ 20@ 30 Mace -.....-..... @1 50 Mace, powdered — @1 60 Menmther 7 50@8 00 Morphine __.. 11 18@11 93 Nux Vomica -.-. 30 Nux Vomica, pow. 17@ 25 Pepper black, pow. 40@ 6u Pepper, White, pw. 50@ 665 Pitch, Burgudry 20@ 25 Quassia __-....... 183@ ie Quinine, 6 oz. cans @ 59 Rochelle Salts -.. 30@ 36 Saccharine —... @ seo Salt Peter -...... hi@ Seidlitz Mixture 30@ 40 Soap, green -.-... 15@ 36 Soap mott cast. 22%@ Soap, white castile case HOulders ____________ 21 Grandma, 24 Large _ 375 1 Ib. pkg. Sifting _.... 12 9 oz. Jar, plain, doz. 2 35 Spareribs ------------ 20 White Fish Gold Dust, 100s _-____ 4 00 G owder o> fat i. doe a5 Neck Pores 10 Med. Fancy, 100 Ib. 13 00 Se ne OT ce 36 oz. Jar, Stu., doz. 1 36 2 = Fancy _.... See os 48 6 oz. Jar, stuffed, dz. PROVISIONS Jinx, 3 doz. --._.___ 4 50 2 See —— —— 9 ox. Jar, stuffed son 3 ee Barreled Pork SHOE BLACKENING La France Laun., 4 dz. 3 60 Ceylon te ve. 1 uve Case - 0 UU 12 oz Jar, Stuffed 2 in 1, Paste, doz. __ 135 Luster Box. 54 _._ _ 3 75 Pekee, medium ________ 86 $. oz, 4 doz. case... 3 60 a 4 50@4 5 Clear Back _. 34 50@35 06 Ff Zz. Combination, dz. 1 35 Old Dutch Clean. 4 daz 3 40 English Breakfast Ons aoe oes with 5 one 20 oz. Jar, stuffed dz. 709 Short oo ora @@ Dri-Foot, doz. ______ 2 00 ao — ee -o Congou Medium Z 28 elio-O. & WN ie Same es PARIS GREEN Bixbys; Doz. 2220: 1 35 nso, § ----------.- 5 es . Og Minute, 3 doz. -_____ 4 05 S P Bellies __ 28 00@30 00 Shinola, doz ~~ 90 Rub No More, 100, 1° Congou, Choice -___ 35@%6 Plymouth, White ___. 1 58 ‘ ee ees i ne 3.85 Congou, Fancy ____ 42@4z Quaker, 3 doz. -__._- 2 35 28 and ba. Loe 37 Lard STOVE POLISH Rub No More, 18 Le. 4 00 Gules HORSE RADISH Pure in terces ee ees 21S Oe le lg Por dut., 0 8. 2 60 lb. tubs _._-advance % Black Silk Liquid. dz 1 40 Sani Flush. 1 doz... 2 26 Choice ai SO JELLY AND PRESERVES 50 Ib. tubs -._-advance % Black Silk Paste, doz. 1 26 Sapolio, 3 doz. ___.. 3 1, Fancy —____ erecta eee Pure, 30 Ib. pails _._. 3 30 20 Ib. pails ___.advance % Enamaline Paste. doz. 1 35 Soapine, 100. 12 oz. _ 6 4” Teiter Coffee Co. Brana Imitation, 30 Ib. paiis 1 75 10 Ib. pails __-.advance % Enamaline Liquid, dz. 1 35 ieee Wi Geta |W. 2G 69 Bs ‘ on aaat doz. 1 10 5 Ib. pails ----advance 1 EZ. Liquid, per doz. 1 40 Snowboy. 24 Large =o oe 80 backers 18 oz. doz. 2 00 3 Ib. pails ____advance 1 Radium, per doz. -__ 185 Speedee, 3 doz. .~. 7 20 Cotton, 3 ee 38 LY GLASSES Compound tierces ___.13 Rising Sun, per doz. 135 Sunbrite, 72 doz. ~... 4 09 Cotton; 3 ply pails 2. 40 8 oi, pe duz 37 Compound, tubs —_____ 13% a —_ a 2 = Wyandotte, 48 _______ 47 Wool, 6 — P ee ” heer ee uleanol, No. 5, doz. oo Sean OLEOMARGARINE Sausages Vulcanol, No. 10, doz. 1 35 : VINEGAR Van Westenbrugge Brands Bel Car-Mo Brand Stovotl, per dos. _-_ 3 @ ore Grit co aT RGD a Carload Distributer 24 1 Ib. pails ________ Whole Spices. Thi, tee? oe Srain_ 26 8 oz., 2 dox, in case SALT. Aieatia: 3 : ou White Wine, 40 grain__ 20 ie ; spice, Jamaica ____ A - geen in crate Colonial, 24, 2 Ib. ______ “5 Cloves, Zanzibar _.-. @40 WICKING - pails —________ Colonial, 36-1% _____ 125 Cassia, Canton ______ @25 No.0. per gross ____ 14 Ib. pails —__-_______ Tongue, Jellied _-.-. 35 Colonial. Iodized, 24-2 2 00 Cassia, 5c pkg., doz. @40 No. 1, per gross ____ 1 26 50 Ib. ting ---________ Headcheese -_-_---_-. 18 Med. No. 1 Bbls. ___ 2 60 Ginger, African ______ @15 No. 2, per gross ____ 1 6y lol sal remnepone Farmer Spec. 6 Re $3. Ginger, Cochin “-—_—- Oe veel to Ga PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Smoked Meats Spec., : Mace, Penang _______ in » pe . Iron Barrels Hams, Cert., 14-16 Ib. 32 Fackers Meat, 56 Ib. 87 Mixed, No. 1 ________ 24 cereecer, NO. 3: dom 60 Nucos, 1 th 20.022 27 Nucoa, 2 and 5 Ib, ___ 26% Witson & Co.'s Brands Certified, (os 25% eG oo 20 Special Roll 25% MATCHES Ween, lee ee ee 2 76 Diamond, 144 box ___. 6 25 Searchlight, 144 box_. 6 23 Ohio Red Label, 144 bx 4 °5 Ohio Blue Tip, 144 box 6 25 Onto Blue Tip, 720-le 4 56 Satety Matches Quaker, 5 gro. case 4 35 MINCE MEAT None such, 4 doz, ._ 6 47 Quuker, 3 doz. case -. 3 60 Libby, Kegs. wet, lb. 22 MOLASSES Gold Brer Rabbit No. 10, 6 cane tu case © it No. 6, 12 cans to case 5 §% No. 2%, 24 cans to cs. 6 20 No. 1%, 36 cans to cs. 6 lo Green Brer Rabbit No. 10, 6 cans to case 4 45 No. 5, 12 cans to case 4 iv No. 2%, 24 cans to cs. 4 95 . if 36 cans to cs. 4 20 Aunt Dinah Brana No. 10, 6 cans to case . No. 5, 12 cans o case 3 25 No. 3%, 24 cans o cs. 3 00 No. 1%, 36 cans oe ce 3 'W New Orleans Fancy Open Kettle .. 74 RROlee: oo z Half barrels 6c extra Moiasses in Cans avewc 00. £ ib Wht. L. dt Nove, 24, 2% Ib Wh. Lo Dove, 36, 2 lb. Black 4 30 Dove, 24, 2% Ib. Black 3 4 Dove, 6, 10 Ib. Blue L 4 45 Palmetto, 24, 2% Ib. 5 26 NUTS. Whole Almonds, Terregona__ 25 Braz, New 2... la Fancy mixed ________ 21 cilberts, Sicily 2. -__ 28 Peanuts, Virginia Raw v9l4 Veanuts, Vir. roasted 10% Peanuts, Jumbo, rstd 104 Veanuts, Jumbo, rstd li, Pecans, 3 star ______ 25 ecans, Jumbo .. .. 40 Pecans, Mammoth _. 50 Walnuts, California __ 28 dpaiteo Peanuts 1 Fancy. No. 2 2 14 Jambo 20 17 Shetied. almonde eo ee debe Spanish, ‘ js gee 1 Therts Ripestl mea : Pecans mee A Walnuts ____________. wa Perfection Kerosine __ 15.6 Red Crown Gasoline, Yank Wagon _______ 19.7 Solite Gasoline ______ Gas Machine Gasoline 4 Vv. M. & P. Naphtha z Capitol Cylinder ______ 3 Atlantic Red Engine Winter Black Iron Barrels. Light 2022 A Sy Medium -............. 64.2 Heavy 2 -- 66.2 Special heavy -.... — 68.2 Extra heavy — _._. -- 70.2 Transmission Oil —..__ 62.2 Finol, 4 oz. cans, doz. 1 60 Finol. 8 oz. cans, doz. 2 25 Varowax, 100 Ib. _____ 9. Semdac, 12 pt. cans 2 70 Semdac, 12 qt. cans 4 60 PICKLES Medium Sour Barrel, 1600 count __ 17 00 Half bbis., 800 count 9 00 5 gallon, 400 count __ 4 75 Sweet Smaii 30 Gallon, 3000 _.__.. 42 00 5 gallon, 500 -....... 8 25 Dill Pickles. 800 Size, 15 gai -... 10 00 PIPES. Cob, 3 doz. in bx. 1 00@1 2@ PLAYING CARDS Battle Axe, per doz. 2 75 Dicyele. a2 4 75 POTASH Babbitt’s, 2 doz. __.. 2 75 FRESH MEATS Beef Top Steers & Heif. @17% Good Steers & H’f. 14@16 Med. Steers & H’f. 18%@1a Com. Steers & H'f. 10@12% Cows Tine oo 14 Gooa iS 13 Médinm -... 12 Common. ...-- 2 in Veal. + PE OU hae ei COON ee oo 18 Meador s. 00 ee 15 Lamb. Spring Lamb ~-_------ 26 Goon so 25 MeCOI oe 23 Peg os 22 Hams, Cert., 16-18 Ib. 34 liam, dried beef Ryuckies (2 acc @32 California Hams __.. @19 Pienie Boiled Rrarige 40 @44 Boiled Hams ______ 46 @50 Minced Hams _____ @19 Bacon 2205 Se 37 @44 Beet Boneless, rump 26 00@28 06 Rump, new __ 27 00@30 06 Mince Meat. Condensed No. 1 car. 2 00 Condensed Bakers brick 31 Moist in glass .__.._ 8 00 Pig’s Feet Cooked in Vinegar Hie coe - 2 50 % bbis., 35 Ibs. ..... 4 50 ie Ee 0 00 2) BBE -25 00 Kits, 15 Ibe, 2 1 75 ', bbis., 40 Ibs. ..____ 3 50 % bbls., 80 Ibs. ______ 5 00 Casings Hogs, Med., per lb. __@63 Beef, round set ____ 21@36 Beef, middles, set_. @1 50 Sheep, a skein._._. @2 65 RICE Fancy Blue Rose ____ 07% Fancy Héad __._____- : 09@09 Broken 220. 05 ROLLED OATS Silver Flake, 12 Fam. 2 25 Quaker, 18 Regular __ 1 80 Quaker, 12s Family .. 2 70 Mothers, 12s, M'num 8 26 Nedrow, 12s, China . 8 Sacks, 90 Ib. Jute __ 3 Sacks, 90 Ib. Cotton __ 3 Steel Cut, 100 Ib. sks. 3 RUSKS. Holland Rusk Co. Brand 18 roll packages _... 3 30 36 roll packages ____ 4 80 36 carton packages .. 5 20 S$ 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. parkages® 200060. 2 40 COD FISH Siddies: 15% Tablets, % Ib. Pure, Tablets, 1 Ib. Pure .. 19% AOS, oo ae Wood bLexes, Pure .. 29% Whole Cud —~..-....___ 11% Herring Holland Herring Mixed, Keys —_.._._. 1 00 Mixed, half bbls. __._ 9 50 Mixed, bbls. ________ 18 00 Milkers, Kegs _______ 110 Milkers, half bbls. __ 10 25 Mi kers, bbls __.-.-.L_ K K K K, Norway .. 19 50 8°%D. pais 2s: 1 40 Cut Lunch 1.2... 1 60 Boned, 10 Ib. boxes _. 20 Crushed Rock for ice cream, 100 Ib.. each 75 Butter Salt, 280 Ib. bbl. 4 24 Block, 50 Ib. 0 40 Baker Salt, 280 Ib. bbl. 4 10 100, 3 Ib. Table ______ 6 75 70, 4 Ib. Table ______ 5 25 28. 10 lb. Table ______ § 00 28 Ib. bags, Table _ 42 arty i ... —_____ Odium Which Attaches To “Private Preserves.” Saginaw, Oct. 25—I certainly ap- preciate the copies of the Tradesman you sent me containine’ recent articles by Charles W. Garfield and Ossian C. Simonds. They both strike the key- note of my early joys and remem- brances. Now we live in an age of destruction. A few of us from time to time have tried to save wild life, trees and nature by establishing what nowadays comes under the disreput- able title of “private preserves,” and our socialistic population and State administration are doing all they can to obliterate these little sanctuaries and breeding spots and quiet refuges, claiming that the public have rights, etc. Upon the North branch of the Au Sable I have a few acres on a trout stream and | am threatened with all sorts of things if 1 don’t allow the public to come through my gate, park their automobiles in my front vard, build fires along the stream wherever they please and fish dav in and day out the little stretch of water in front of my house, where my children and I love to enjoy the peace and quiet unmolested. The claim is that the fishing belongs to all, notwithstanding I have at my private cost planted the fish, protected the place from fire, and take great pride in 4,000 pine trees that I set out in 1915 as transplants that are now beyond the reach of my out stretched arm in height. The Turtle Lake Club, owning 26,- 000 acres South and West of Alpena, has tried to keep out fire, ineffectively tried to keep out trespassers, and has protected the wild life. If it had not been for Turtle Lake there would not be a deer left in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. When I was up there for ten davs last fall I counted over 200 wild deer. On a stretch of about 1,600 acres, not far from ihe Club- house, that we never allow a gun io be fired in. you can go down any evening and count from fifteen to fifty deer feeding in a field that we have sown to alfalfa and wheat for them. The automobile can nass within twenty feet of them and they will hardly lift their heads from their feeding. Yet we are looked upon as an enemy of the people because we do not ailow vandals to come in and shoot and kill. Probably 500 or 600 deer a year go out of our preserve and *~e killed each year. Tfhis is. all right. ‘sr we can raise that many more than are required and the public are welcome to them, but we do object to their coming in and destroying our trees and shooting in the sanctuary. Wm! B. Mershon. >» - —— American Fruits Receive the Highest Awards in Europe. New York, Oct. 25— American grapefruit, Honey Dew melons and avocadoes helped Magno Boscasso and Jean Isard, restaurant manager and French chef, respectively, of the White Star liner Majestic, to sweep the boards with five gold medals as first prizés for a fancy food exhibit in four industrial exhibitions held in Europe during the past Summer, three being in Italv and one in Paris. “The judges could not resist them,” said Mr. Bos- casso, while exhibiting his medais to White Star Line officials on a receni arrival of the Majestic here. * They are the tinest fruits of their kind in the world for flavor and condition.” The medals included the grand prize for exhibitions at Rome, Milan, Genoa and Paris. Each medal was accompanied by a decoration with ribbon and a large certificate for framing. Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids —U. C. T. Notes. Grand Rapids, Oct. 26—Our Secre- tarv-Treasurer, Brother A. F. Rock- well, and his wife just returned from a two thousand mile drive to Fargo; N. D., where they visited their son, Bertram, and his family. They report the trip was very delightful, particular- ly Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota where hunting and fishing are the principal occupations. That part of the country is still quite primitive and when crossing the Indian reservation in Wisconsin, they traveled more than 150 miles without passing a settlement or a place of business. Commercial conditions in North Dakota have come back to the prosperity they enjoyed before the days of trying out political panaceas for all the real and imagin- ary ills that existed. Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell spent several hours with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Per- kins, who live in Minneapolis. Mr. Perkins is in the employ of Armour & Co. and prospering nicely. He will be remembered for his consistent ac- tivity in the work of Grand Rapids Council and for his dynamic personal- ity. He transferred his membership in U. C. T. from our council to Minne- apolis much to our loss and to the gain of the council in the North. We are glad to report that Brother G. B. McConnell, of 1342 Sigsbee street, is improving. He has been confined to his bed for more than sixty days and his friends will be cheered by the report of his improve- ment. Brother John Millar, the “Candy Kid” of the Putnam Candy Co., who was painfuily injured when struck by an automobile recently, is again work- ing his territory. The boys will be sorry to learn of this accident and it is well for all of us to reflect on the fact that we might be involved in a similar accident and to drive with ex- ceeding care at all times. A _ good time and place to apply U. C. T. prin- ciples is when driving an automobile. Brother Walter N. Burgess, who represents Kinney & Levan, of Cleve- land, in Michigan, left Monday morn- ing for a three weeks’. trip to the Northern part of Michigan. Grand Councilor L. V. Pilkington, of Grand Rapids, attended the U. C. T. council meeting at Kalamazoo last week. Brother Pilkington‘is doing very effective work in visiting the subordinate councils in the State of Michigan, and educating the members anew in the full meaning of U. C. T.’- ism at the present day. H~ expects to visit all the subordinate councils as rapidly as his work and time will per- mit him to do so The Grand Council of Michigan has otfered a series of three prizes to be awarded March 31, 1927, as follows: To the individual member of each sub- ordinate council who secures the great- est number of new members for his council; (b) to the subordinate coun- cil which secures the greatest numer- ical gain; (c) to the council which shows the greatest percentage of gain. The intrinsic value of the prizes are well worth working for, but the big value is in the satisfaction of passing on to a fellow traveling man the bene- fits of a membership, both material and spiritual, in the order of the United Commercial Travelers of Amer- ica. One of our new members, Brother Robert J. Ambrose, who has _ repre- sented the P. Lorillard Co., of New York, selling tobaccos, has resigned his position and has entered business with the Robert Ambrose Furniture Co., located at 702 South Division avenue. The members of Grand Rapids Council who have always. enjoyed meeting Junior Counselor Raymond W. Bentley, about the city, will be in- terested in learning that he has heen transferred to a territory North of Grand Rapids, succeeding William October 27, 1926 Ingersoll, who has worked the ter- riory for fourteen consecutive years for the Woodhouse Co., of Grand Rapids, selling cigars and.tobaccos. The boys are unanimous in wishing Brother Bentley the utmost success. The first dance of the series of six dances that the Council will hold this season will be held Saturday, Oct. 30 in the Pantlind Hotel ball room. The committee in charge will do everything possible to make these dances the most popular parties we have ever held. Lew Caskey and his Ramona Park orchestra will furnish the music, which includes singing and other entertain- ment. Refreshments consisting of cider and doughnuts will be served during the evening. The decorations will be something new and unique. Brother W. S. Cooke, who was for- merly a member of Grand Rapids Council, was in Grand Rapids for a very brief time last week. Mr. Cooke, when in Grand Rapids, was sales man- ager for the Worden Grocer Co. He resigned last December to accept a very responsible position with Har- bauer Co., of Toledo. The Salesmens’ Club of Grand Rap- ids are now holding their meetings at the Pantlind Hotel every Saturday at 12:45 p. m., with an excellent lunch, music and a speaker who has a helpful message to men engaged in the pro- fession of selling. The membership is divided into five committees. each committee being re- sponsible for the meeting the day they are in charge. The meetings are somewhat competitive among the com- mittees and are graded according to the following points. 1. For the attendance of members or guests, 10 points. 2. Each dollar in points. 3. New member with dues paid for one year, 30 points. At the close of the Club’s fiscal year, the committee securing the greatest number of points will be banqueted by the Club. The membership of the above has been assigned to the Com- mittees as listed below: Committee One—Tudor Lanius, chairman; Chas. A. Justin, Herman dues paid, 20 Buff, Carroll L. Borgman, Frank Powell, Lou Allen, L. M. Bliss. Committee Two—Phil Crowley, chairman; Rutledge Radcliffe, A. E. Harper, Ellis Perkins, Roland Otten, Earl V. Osborne, Edw. Lesperance. Committee Three (in charge of meeting Oct. 30)—Bert Saxton, chair- man; Harry Truesdell, Ray Bentley, Lee Lozier, Dan Viergever, Walter S. Lawton, Ernie Ghysels. Committee Four (in charge of meet- ing Nov. 6)—Mary Field Parker, chairman; Mrs. Stella Lee, Mrs. Etta M. Anderson, ‘Miss Nora M. Husted. Maude S. Laughrey, Irene Slootmaker, Mrs. Wm. King, Mrs. John Olney, Maude Fealy, Mrs. Roy Randall. Committee Five (in charge of meet- ing Nov. 13)—Gilbert Moore, chair- man; Davis E. Burns, Wm. King, Walter Burgess, Wm. G. Bancroft, Timothy Posthumas, Roy H. Randall. John B. Olney, who is serving his second year as President, has develop- ed the Club into one of the leading luncheon clubs of the cit--. The Scribe. FOR SALE One Welch-Wilmarth 6 Unit Quartered Sawed Polished Oak Clothing Cabinet Disappearing doors. Length 16% ft., Height 6% ft., Width 3 ft. § in. One Six Drawer National Cash Reg- ister Total 99.99. This has tape cou- pon, ete., all complete. Mahogany Cabinet Fioor Height 3 ft. 9 in. One 15 ft. Plate Top Glass counter Case, Height 34 inches. One 8 foot Floor Case (Glass). One 6 foot Floor Case (Glass), One 5 foot Floor Case (Glass). One 300 Account (2 section) McCas- key Register. One Polisher Cherry Ladies Coat Dis- play Table (Cane top). CURT F. SCHUSTER, Shelby, Mich. Register, AIR coee sins Ns a 5 =. ~ Ree STRENGTH ECONOMY THE MILL MUTUALS AGENCY Representing the MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Lansing Michigan AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES Combined Assets of Group $33,389,609.28 ‘20% to 40% Savings Made Since Organization FIRE INSURANCE—ALL BRANCHES Tornado— Automobile— Plate Glass sate ane —c Do You Know that Shredded Wheat Porridge is the best warm cereal for the cold days, and that your customers are eating more and more of it every Fall and every Winter? Thousands make a hot dish of Shredded Wheat by pouring hot milk over the Biscuit. Thousands eat it dry toasted with butter. No matter how you eat it, Shredded Wheat is a Winter food as well as a Summer food. Why not talk about these new ways of preparing Shredded Wheat, and be sure your stock is sufficient to take care of the constantly increasing, all-the-year- ee demand for Shredded Wheat? 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It will pay you to feature K C Millions of Pounds Used by Our Governnmet ih i f i Wee st aes an sare A ania 8 OH- MOTHER-/ TELEPHONE oi Those Sleps . How many times a day are you summoned downstairs for a telephone call? And how frequently have you told your husband at night, “It seems as if I’ve done nothing to- day but answer that telephone?” For the trifling cost of 21% cents a day, you can have an extension telephone installed anywhere in your home. Just Call Your Telephone Manager