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It’s just because where | may stop,
And whether it’s far or near,

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And I fail to sell my wares,
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GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1927

Number 2286

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
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THE IRONY OF FATE.

The daily papers have had a good
deal to say about Henry ford’s hu-
miliating apology to the Jewry of the
world for the outrageous charges he
has laid at their door during the past
seven years—charges which every hon-
est man knew were false and malicious
and uttered solely because of the malice
Henry cherished toward the Jewish
people because the Jewish bankers of
New York undertook to drive a sharp
bargain with him when he was in
financial straits a few years ago.

Henry’s statements that he did not
know what he was printing in his own
paper about the Jews is all bosh. He
uttered a deliberate falsehood when
he made such a ridiculous statement—
a falsehood which every thinking man
in America knows was untrue. His
conversation in the meantime, when-
ever he referred to the subject, was
in keeping with the reckless and ex-
travagant charges he was making in
his paper.

Henry’s fundamental reason for re-
canting his charges and reversing his
attitude toward the Jews is due solely
to the attitude of the Jews themselves.
Very properly, they ceased buying
ford cars and trucks and the Jews in
trade everywhere refused to accept
any goods delivered to them on ford
trucks. They refused to buy goods of
any salesman who used a ford car.
The result was made manifest in the
shrinkage of the ford output for 1926,
when only 25 per cent. as many pas-
senger cars were sold as during 1925.

Any one who has made a study of
the Jewish character knows that the
Jews have a hearty respect for the
They con-
cede them the same right they claim
for themselves—the right of independ-
ent thinking and independent action.
Like true Christians, they resent any
arraignment of their race on purely
religious lines. The man who thinks
he can denounce and malign any other
man’s religion and get away with it
soon finds himself a very much de-
ceived man.

Jews as a class believe in the theory

religion of other. people.

of live and let live. They do business
and associate socially with their Chris-
tian neighbors on terms of perfect
equality. They are peaceful citizens
so long as their religion is not at-
tacked, but once arouse racial hatreds
and religious antagonisms and_ the
blood of Abraham flows hot and fast
in their veins. They will go to any
reasonable extreme to show their re-
sentment against a man who conducts
a campaign of vituperation, based on
falsehood and animosity. There is a
iree masonry among Jews greater than
Through their or-
ganizations they can humble the most
mighty monarch who ever ruled; the
richest man the world ever produced.

Henry ford sowed the wind and has
reaped the whirlwind. He evidently
assumed in his ignorance and arrog-
ance that he could humble the Jew.
Instead, he finds himself humbled,
discredited and cordially hated by 3,-
000,000 American citizens who have
the same right to cherish their religion
that Henry has to make flivvers. His
lying recantation of, his senseless
slanders and vilification will never be
accepted by the people he has wrong-
ed until he makes due atonement for
his misdeeds. This he can do by send-
ing every Hebrew orphan asylum in
the country a million dollars to add
to their endowment funds. If he does
this, promptly and cheerfully, he may
in time win back the respect of the
3,000,000 people he has caused pain
and humiliation.

free masonry itself.

Bulwer-Lytton “There is a
future in store for any man who has
the courage to repent and the energy
to atone.” Henry claims he has re-
pented. He can, perhaps, make the
Jews believe in his repentance by mak-
ing due atonement.

says

 

DRESS TRADE OUTLOOK.

Signs of a better dress business for
Fall are said to be clearly discernible
Volume business is shaping up well on
the basis of early orders now being
booked, the purchasing plans of the
buyers and general economic condi-
tions. Retailers promise to go into
the new season with no held over
stocks, yet the volume of goods bought
by them during the Spring and Sum
mer wholesale period was of average
proportions in spite of the hand-to-
mouth methods used.

Most manufacturers, from all ac-
counts, will make up merchandise only
for the business they see immediately
ahead of them, and the market should
at no time be flooded with either de-
sirable or undesirable merchandise.
The delivery situation has been bet-
tered considerably, and even the popu-
lar priced houses are being granted
delivery dates. This relieves them of
considerable risk and extra investment.

MILLION DOLLAR SWINDLER.

The temporary retirement of Guy
W. Rouse from a career of fraud, em-
bezzlement and deceit affords occa-
sion for an analysis of the character
—or lack of character—of one of the
most gigantic swindlers the world has
ever produced.
man can measure his activities, he de-
liberately stole $250,000 from the Wor-
den Grocer Co., absorbed and

So far as the Trades-

sunk
about as much more from the people
who invested in his numerous promo-
tions and impaired the capital stock
of the Worden Grocer Co. fully $500,-
000 by his defaleation and the bad
management which necessarily follow-
ed in the wake of his constant with-
drawal of funds

from the company

treasury. Krom these estimates it will
be seen that the people who trusted
Rouse with would have
been about a million dollars better off

if he had never been born.

their funds

From early childhood Rouse appears
to have cherished the idea that he was
a super individual; that he could “put
things over” on his associates and get
away with it. His success along these
lines was so marked that the habit
grew on It developed rapidly
while he was a bank clerk and was
given free rein when he leit the bank
and took up the management of a
wholesale grocery house. He worked
long hours in those days and appar-
ently succeeding in putting a languish-
ing business on its feet.

him.

The revival
was not real, however, because he had
already begun to convert the funds of
the company to his own uses, covertly
covering up the shortages thus created
by forced entries and fictitious crea-
tions which later assumed large pro-
portions. He
nent in

made himself promi-
church, charity and philan-
thropic work and deliberately forced
himself to the matters in-
volving church construction and ma-

terial development. He assumed the

front in

position of a moral leader in mercan-
tile circles and preached many homilies
on honesty and living and
thinking. His private life in the
meantime was not in keeping with his

correct

religious pretensions and moral preach-
ments. As his responsibilities increas-
ed, he devoted less and less attention
to his business, spending most of his
time during his waking hours in play-
ing cards and other diversions which
distracted the attention he should have
given his business. He embarked in
questionable undertakings and under-
took to recoup his losses and reckless
personal and private expenditures by
promoting companies at the
expense of his friends, causing them
heavy losses which made him many
While he was fairly
fortunate in the selection of his busi-

several

bitter enemies.

ness associates, his social and personal

friends were confined almost wholly
to men who fawned on him and filched
money from him in his card activities.
He was so susceptible to flattery that
any one with a lying tongue could
gain his confidence and obtain almost

He had
no use for men who undertook to tell

any concession at his hands.

him the truth and square him around
to the path of rectitude. Several old
friends who underteok to show him
how necessary it was that he right
about face soon found they were wast
ing words on a person who was so set
in his ways that argument was worse
than useless.

it is, of unfortunate

that the sentence of a man who de-

course, very

voted his life to plunder and_ pillage
should be so short that he will not
have ample time to find himself and
be made to realize how wickedly he
has betrayed his friends and wrecked
the hopes and fortunes of his asso-
ciates. If the law had provided a ten
year sentence, instead of a five year
limit, there might be some hope for
his ultimate reformation, but the brief
period he will be compelled to sojourn
in Ionia prison will probably be util-
ized to concoct new plans of conquest
and reprisal when the prison doors
open to return him to the scene of his

former conquests. 4

 

DRY GOODS CONDITIONS.

Retrospect and prospect come nat-
ural to business men at the close of the
first half of a year’s operations and
the opening of the second.
backward

A glance
somewhat spotty
In certain lines,
notably that of cotton goods, trading
has been especially active, even though
it was not always as profitable as the
circumstances

shows a
condition of trade.

seemed to warrant.
Some other lines did not fare as well,
a situation due in certain instances to
local conditions and in others to more
general causes. One thing that caused
uneasiness was the large crop of busi-
ness failures attended with greater lia-
bilities long time. The
general outlook for the last half of
the year is regarded

than for a

as quite prom-

ising from such indications as now

appear. Crop prospects are up to the
average for this period and industrial
conditions, while not indicative of any
record production, betoken good op-
portunity for employment of workers.
In shaping their plans for the months
ahead, producers and traders are, in
most cases, proceeding cautiously, but
are prepared to meet contingencies as
they arise. The recent unsatisfactory
weather has set back retail sales of
both men’s and women’s apparel and
will probably delay anything like vol-

ume buying of fall supplies,

 

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

July 13, 1927

 

HARD LABOR AT IONIA.

Rouse Given Prison Sentence By Judge
Verdier.

After putting off the evil day as long
as possible on all sorts of flimsy pre-
texts, Rouse finally changed his plea
on a charge of embezzlement from not
guilty to guilty. It was expected that
he would be sentenced immediately,
but Judge Verdier had a long interview
with him Monday afternoon and set
the time for sentence Tuesday morn-
ing. The full text of the Judge’s re-
marks in inflicting penal servitude on
the criminal was as follows:

It is not a pleasant duty that con-
fronts the court this morning, to have
to pass sentence on a man with whom
I have been acquainted since boyhood,
but it is a duty nevertheless, and one
that cannot be shirked.

I have talked this matter over with
you fully and, of course, I know what
your situation was in 1920, after which
most of this embezzlement took place.
You claim that in view of the fact that
you were an endorser on the notes of
the Worden Grocer Company, what-
ever happened. to your personal credit
would reflect on the credit of the
Worden Grocer Company and _ prob-
ably cause its failure, and that there-
fore in order to protect the company
from embarrassment at the hands of
its creditors you took money from the
Worden Grocer Company to take care
of your own personal indebtedness, to
protect your own personal credit.

However, it is true that long before
1920 you had paved the way to take
money that didn’t belong to you, long
before the Worden Grocer Company
Was In any financial embarrassment. As
I understand it this embezzlement
dates over a period of years commenc-
ing with about 1912; and your per-
sonal financial situation was some-
thing that you created yourself. You
had gotten in over your head on ac-
count of speculation; and you wouldn't
have had to steal any money from the
Worden Grocer Company in order to
protect your own financial credit if
you hadn't destroyed your financial
credit by your speculations.

The Worden Grocer Company might
have failed just the same. From what
I know about this I draw the conclu-
sion that the Worden Grocer Company
could not have prevented it, could not
have stayed the failure off even though
you hadn't stolen a penny of its money
but that doesn’t excuse your offense,
and of its kind your offense is a maxi-
mum offense. And when from time to
time a man steals company funds
which are in his care, and does it from
time to time over such a long period,
it is not a casual offense. Not only
did you treat as cash money that you
had stolen, but you also had the in-
ventory padded, so as to deceive your
creditors and _ stockholders and di-
rectors, and over and above all that
in order to carry out the deception,
made income tax statements and paid
income tax assessments for what you
owed the Government on account of
your inflated inventory, and treating
this as cash—money which wasn’t
there at all.

It is also a maximum offense in the
amount that has been taken: some-
thing in the neighborhood of $113,000,
if I am correctly informed. It is also
a maximum offense in the _ financial
loss to the stockholders of the Worden
Grocer Company.

It has been said—I do not think ever
been truly said, but said nevertheless
—that if a man steals thousands he is
very apt to go scot free, but if he steals
a loaf of bread or an overcoat he gets
the limit of the law. That shall not
be said in this case. Much as I regret
to have to do it, it is the sentence of
the court that you be confined at hard

 

labor at the Michigan Reformatory at
Ionia for not less than three and a half
years or more than five years. I am
also advised that owing to the fact
that you opposed extradition proceed-
ings, making it necessary for the
prosecutor to take witnesses to Cali-
fornia, there was an expense of some
$1,800, and it is, therefore, the sentence
of the court, in addition to the prison
term, that you pay costs of $1,800, and
that in default of their payment you
be confined in the Michigan Reforma-
tory at Ionia for a further period, and
until they are paid, but not exceeding
one year, in addition to the three and
a half.

Rouse received the sentence as a
matter of course and was unmoved by
the castigation of the Judge. At the
conclusion of the sentence, Rouse’s
brother, Hugh, approached and_ re-
ceived some papers Rouse was holding
in his hand while sentence was being
pronounced. He then turned and
glanced at the audience which had
gathered to witness the ordeal which
converted the criminal from a freeman
to a convict; from an American to a
person wthout citizenship in any coun-
try. On receiving sentence Rouse was
turned over to Sheriff Patterson, who
locked him up in jail pending his re-
moval to his future sojourn at Ionia
prison. He did not call at the Trades-
man office and subscribe for the paper
for three and a half years, but his
friends will probably see to it that he
receives an occasional copy.

Although Rouse naturally resented
the solid shot the Tradesman poured
into his campaign of cunning and
chicanery, which he evidently thought
would result in his evading the pun-
ishment his crimes demanded, his
main resentment was aimed at his
uncle, E. D. Winchester, who signed
the complaint which resulted in his
arrest. As soon as he was apprehend-
ed and arrested at Los Angeles, he
stated to a personai friend that if he
had to suffer, he would drag Ed. Win-
chester down with him. That idea
seemed to be an obsession with him
and most of the time he had at his dis-
posal after he returned to Grand Rap-
ids in the custody of an officer was
devoted to an attempt to prove that
the uncle was aware of his perfidy and
shared in his stealings. He told sev-
eral friends that he would never go to
prison until he had connected his
uncle with the defalcation, but he was
utterly unable to make good on. these
threats, because there was no ground
for his assertions that Mr. Winchester
was cognizant of the gigantic system
of plunder Rouse practiced for fifteen
or more years. Ed. Winchester ha:
come through the fearful ordeal un-
scathed and stands before the public
as a man who did his duty at a critical
time at the expense of family resent-
ment and bitter enmity on the part of
Rouse and his fool friends. No one
who is familiar with the  crimina’
career of Rouse believes for a minute
that Ed. Winchester ever profited to
the extent of a penny by Rouse’s steal-
ings or had the least idea that his
nephew was conducting himself ir
such a manner as to incur the everlast-
ing execration of every honest man
and woman.

Rouse’s friends insist that they wil!
have Rouse “out of prison within a
few morths” and that the $150,00C

bonds he has sequestered will enable
him to re-establish himself in business
at some distant point and regain the
confidence of his associates. In this
they are overlooking the fact that the
charge on which he was convicted
represents only about one-twentieth of
the sum total of his stealings and de-
falcations and that he made many false
statements—frequently under oath—tc
Federal and State officials, as well as
to banks and mercantile agencies. If
any attempt is made to secure his re-
lease from prison a single day less
than his sentence contemplates, a com-
mittee composed of the men he has
wronged is pledged to see that other
charges confront him the moment the
prison doors release him and that he
is given another opportunity to do pen-
ance for the crimes he committed un-
der the wretched pretense that he was
acting solely in the interest of the
stockholders and creditors of the Wor-
den Grocer Co.

It is doubtful if any man in this
country ever deliberately entered upon
a criminal career and escaped detec-
tion and punishment for so long a per-
iod. He began putting in $1,000 I. O.
U’s to the Worden Grocer Co. in 1911.
but a careful review of the books o4
that corporation would probably dis-
close that he began stealing from the
company as long ago as 1902. In ad-
dition to the money he took from the
company, it now transpires that he
has borrowed about $40,000 from
country banks in Western Michigar
and that he owes sundry people, most-
ly women, about $50,000 additional
One loan of 3,000, from a Grand Rap-
ids woman of high character and so-
cial standing, has been running about
twenty years. He paid 7 per cent. in-
terest on the loan up to a year ago.
He made a $10,000 subscription to the
new Baptist church and never paid a
cent. He also subscribed $5,000 to the
Y. W. C. A. and never paid a nickel.
He made other subscriptions to many
causes, but never found it convenient
to make good.

The most ridiculous feature of the
affair was Rouse’s suddenly formed
obsession to earn money and pay up
his debts—he called them debts in-
stead of stealings—as soon as he was
apprehended and arrested. When he
lived like a prince at the highest priced
sanitarium in California he never wor-
ried about his debts; when he leased
and occupied apartments im the highes:
priced apartment house in Los Angeles
he did not lie awake nights worrying
about his debts; when he purchased a
big Studebaker car and drove around
Los Angeles with all the eclat of 2
millionaire, he did not consider his
debts; but the moment he was arrest-
ed and lodged in jail he began to de-
plore the fact that his confinement
would preclude his earning money to
pay his debts. So far as the writer can
determine, he has never expressed a
word of regret for the numerous
crimes he has committed, the suffering
he has caused or the lives he has
wrecked.

Now that the criminal has been
sentenced te pay the penalty of a
small portion of his misdeeds, it is in
order to mention the men who hays

made such a consummation possible
The list includes C. Sophus Johnson
of the Michigan Trust Co., and Wm.
A. Gilleland, of the Worden Groce,
Co. who have done all that seemed
within their power to bring the culprit
to justice; Prosecuting Attorney Mun-
shaw, who handled the case with ex-
treme caution and firmness and never
made a false step from start to finish;
Superintendent of Police Carroll, who
never ceased his vigilance until the
last act of the tragedy was ended.
These men are entitled to the thanks
of all concerned for the parts they
played in bringing to the bar of justice
and sending to prison the most gigantic
criminal of the age.
—_2--.—_____

How You Can Beat the Chains.

The majority of merchants are con-
siderably exercised when a chain store
or other live competitor, opens a store
in their immediate vicinity. Many of
them are driven to distraction, and
stampeded to the extent that they
know not what to do. On the other
hand, the advent of such a store is
looked upon by the merchant as an
opportunity to secure additional busi-
ness, made possible through aggres-
sive, intelligent and efficient merchan-
dising.

A Los Angeles grocer, who is loca‘-
ed just across the street from a chain
store unit, upon being interviewed.
stated in the following manner how
he met competition:

“Without seeming to be egotistical,
it was because I used my head, and
think just a little faster than the chain
men,

“In the first place, I don't try to sell
all of the groceries that go out from
this corner. If my chain competitor
puts on a special that I can’t meet
without losing too much money, I let
him sell it. If my customers ask about
it, I tell them that I will have the ar-
ticle in two or three days and will sell
it at the chain store price or lower.
After the neighborhood is pretty wel!
loaded up, I put out this same specia’
possibly a cent under the chain price.

“What is the result? I get credit
for selling just as close, or a little
closer than the chain store and my
specials don’t cost much money.

“Meanwhile, I can put on specials of
my own which I know the chain store
can’t meet, because the company lays
out a program for its entire chain and
to cut a price to meet one of my
specials, it has to do so at all of its
stores—probably when it hasn’t the
merchandise purchased for the oc-
casion. I have no trouble getting mer-
chandise for my specials.

“One thing I don’t do is to sell my
customers that the chains, being larger
‘than I am, buy more cheaply. But I
do tell them that I can’t always get
these specials as quickly as the chains,
because being big buyers they get first
preference. However, I do let them
know that I can give them the mer-
chandise if they care to wait for it.

“Frankly, I hope my chain store
competitor hangs on, because if this
branch should be closed up and a live,
independent take its place, I would
face a lot keener competition than |
have to-day,”

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July 13, 1927

From Charlevoix the
Beautiful.

Charlevoix, July 12—We will con-
tinue our trade report on Charlevoix
business on Bridge street and start
with Min Eva’s lunch room, opposite
the postoffice, which is a very neat
place and where you get good things
to eat.

Next to it is the Sanitary Engineer-
ing Co., which does a good deal of
plumbing work.

The Ashdon barber shop is very at-
tractive and Mr. Ashdon is now en-
gaged in the mail carrier business part
of the time and the other time in his
own trade.

The Sugar Bowl, owned by George
Glados, does an up-to-date confection-
ery business and enjoys the patronage
ot voung 2nd old.

Next dour is the Palace theater, a
very popular place, which has been re-
modeled and a new pipe organ has been
installed. Attractive pictures: are shown
therein.

Earl A. Young has just removed a
part of Boulder park and placed one
ef the greatest rocks in front of his
real estate office. You have almost to
jump over it to enter.

The hardware store of Staley Broth-
ers and the office of the Chamber of
Commerce, as well as the Charlevoix
abstract office, wind up the East side
of this block.

Returning on the other side of the
street, we have the Charlevoix County
Bank, Dinty Moore and Brother
Garns, with his delicious delicatessen.
nieats and fruit store. He is as popu-
lar as ever.

The Charlevoix State Savings Bank
does business in the old stand.

The Bell telephone is over the M. A.
Levinson & Co. store. Mr. Levinson
claims business is mighty good for this
time of the year.

Around the corner we find the Char-
levoix Courier office in full force. Mr.
Usher is the popular editor.

The postoffice is on the corner, do-
ing a first class business.

The  Barron-Callen photographic
s‘udio has again opened its doors in
Charlevoix after a busy winter season
in Columbus, Ohio. An added feature
of the studio this season is a circulat-
ing library, with Miss Armine Shields,
of Columbus, Ohio, in charge. She
has a splendid selection of the latest
books. Mr. Callen is planning to
shorten his winter season in Columbus
next winter in order to include a short
season at Miami Beach, Florida.

The Cake Shoppe and Woman’s ex-
change, 203 State street, is again in
charge of Mrs. A. M. Shockley and
ready for this season’s trade.

Mrs. Wilson’s tea kitchen, 107 Clin-
ton street, has opened at this place and
is busy serving dinners and suppers as
well as afternoon teas. Her sister,
Mrs. Crockett, is helping her.

The city now has a very modern rest
room in the park on Bridge street,
which is a very convenient location for
the traveling public. L. Winternitz.

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Items From the Cloverland of Mich-

Late News

igan.

Sault Ste. Marie, July 12—The cele-
bration of the Fourth here was one
of the best celebrations of any in
Cloverland. It is estimated that we
had several thousand visitors from the
surrounding country, including tour-
ists. The parade was elaborate. The
sports, races, water stunts, etc., kept
the crowds busy. Ex-Gov. Chase S.
Osborn made the principal address
from our new band stand, which was
greatly enjoyed. The day ended with
an elaborate display of fire works in
the Government park on the bank of
the river.

The Cedar Inn, at Cedarville, owned
by H. P. Hossac & Co., is now opened
and is serving famous chicken and
fish dinners. This popular resort is
receiving much patronage from the
Sooites, as well as from the numerous

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

tourists who keep the hotel filled dur-
ing the season.

Chester - Crawford was a_ business
visitor here last week from Stalwart,
taking back a Joad of supplies.

Louis McPike, a graduate from the
Century School of Oratory and Ex-
pression, Chicago, coached during the
past winter with Walton Pyre, of
Walter Pyre School of Dramatic Art
and Expression, affiliated with the
American Conservatory of Music, Chi-
cago, has returned to the Soo and
opened a studio and expects to remain
here.

A Scotch manufacturer, on his an-
nual visit to London, was met at the
station by his agent, who observed
that he was carrying a heavy blanket
coat on his arm. The agent pointed
to the possibility of a fine day and
advised his employer to put the coat
in the cloak room. The latter, how-
ever, took it to a pawn shop opposite
and pawned it for two shillings. He
redeemed it on his return to the sta-
tion in the evening. The agent, being
curious, asked the reason for _ this.
“Economy,” said the boss. “You see,
the cloak room fee is three pence, but
I pawned the coat for two shillings,
a half penny on the ticket and a half
penny interest; two pence saved—see?”

Our good Canadian friends are still
without liquor, officially. The cargo
has arrived and been placed in stor-
age, but the sale has not started. It
is expected to start before the end of
the week, so that the rush has not
begun as yet. Much disappointment
is caused by the continued delay, as it
was expected to be on sale several
weeks ago, but has been postponed
for unknown reasons.

H. E. Fletcher and family have re-
turned from a two weeks’ trip to New
York, Washington and other places.
They suffered some from the heat, but
had a delightful time and were glad to
get back to their summer home on
the banks of the river, where the cool
breezes make life comfortable.

Men should be made to take vaca-
tions, so they won’t get the idea that
they’re indispensible.

Jacob M. Andary, aged 55, one of
our prominent business men, died at
his home here July 8, after a prolonged
illness. He had been a resident here
since 1896, coming here from Detroit.
He started carrying a pack on his
back through the lumber camps in the
early days, but in a short time entered
the clothing business by opening a
store. His success was continuous.
He had been interested in numerous
other stores, also owner of the Colo-
nial theater and other businesses. He
is survived by his widow and nine
children, who have the sympathy of a
large circle of friends.

William G. Tapert.

English Press Antagonistic To Amer-
ica,

A recent letter from Gay W. Per-
kins from Nurnberg, is as follows:

Of the countries visited I would
say that the press of England are most
pronouncedly anti-American of any.
They seem to studiously ignore any
American news with a tinge of good-
ness in it and eagerly grab all dis-
torted news of shortcomings and mag-
nify them to the limit. In France, of
course, I couldn’t read the papers. but
they were reported to be full of Uncle
Shylock allusions, but not so persist-
ingly belittling.

The English are not openly peevish
like the French, who are occasionaly
reported as actually discourteous to
Americans. Italy seemed more gen-
uinely courteous and appreciative of
American visitors and patronage, while
in Austria and Germany the Ameri-
cans are welcomed with delight and
high appreciation.

In Austria and Germany all seem
sincere in expressions of hope that
there will be no more war.

In Vienna we saw more well dressed

and fine appearing people than any
country we have visited except, per-
haps, England.

In Austria and Germany the stores
looked attractive, but every where they
speak of scarcity of money and profits.

Next to Florence, we find this the
most interesting city we have visited.
Here in the old part of the city if any
old buildings are to be rebuilt the old
style of architecture must be retained.
As almost every building has striking
features of architecture it makes a
grand whole. Gay W. Perkins.

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Show Reproduction of Old Egyptian
Incubators.

Washington, July 11—A_ reproduc-
tion of one of the great clay incubators
used to hatch eggs for the Pharaohs of
Egypt will be shown at the World’s
Third Poultry Congress, at Ottawa,
Canada, to be held July 27 to Aug. 4,
according to Dr. M. A. Jull, chairman
of the United States publicity commit-
tee of the Congress. It will be a gift
from the Egyptian Government.

Incubation, Dr. Jull states, was one
of the oldest arts on the Nile, its
secrets being handed down from gen-
eration to generation. The ovens were
enormous structures, with mud walls
several inches thick, perforated here
and there for ventilation. The interior
was divided into chambers, high
enough for an attendant to walk in.
Heat was maintained by fires on the
ground in the center of each cham-
ber. Eggs were placed in layers on
the floor around the walls, and some
chambers had a ledge held way up on
which other layers were placed.

Thermometers were unknown. The
attendant supplied this need by living
inside the oven practically all the time,
and became so sensitive that he could
note the slightest change in tempera-
ture.

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“Ice Cream” Plant Now Raised From
Cuttings.

Miami, July 8—Through the efforts
of H. W. Johnston, of Homestead, fa-
mous developer of tropical plants, a
huge fruit bearing vine, native of Cey-
lon and scientifically identified as Mon-
stera deliciosa, can now be raised from
cuttings. This shortens the period of
fruit production from six years from
plantine to 18 months.

The fruit is one of the most delicious
in the world, and vies even with the
mangosteen in the esteem of the na-
tives of Ceylon. It grows on an in-
edible cob, like kernels of corn, run-
ning from 10 to 18 inches long. It has
good keeping qualities and could be
shipped North.

The flavor suggests a delicious com-
bination of ripe strawberries, pine-
apples and bananas, and the flavor is so
baffling that many have compared it to
the finest “ice cream” sundae, hence
the term “ice cream” plant applied to
it by the children in the vicinity of
Mr. Johnston’s orchards. The Mon-
Stera deliciosa yields a beautiful
flower, resembling an enormous calla
lily, which subsequently develops like
fruit. When ripe, the fruit exhales a
most pervading and exquisite fragrance

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Corporations Wound Up.

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solution with the Secretary of State:

Tyler Mowry & Graham, Inc., Kala-
mazoo.

Hayes Wheel Co., Jackson.

Mac Arthur Concrete Pile & Foun-
dation Co., Lansing.

Abigail Co., Grand Haven.

Wolfe Music Co,, Detroit.

Despres, Bridges & Noel, Grand
Rapids.

American Gear Co., Chicago.

H-M-O Lumber Co., Grand Rapids.

D. T. MacKinnon, Inc., Detroit.

Morton Hotel Co., Grand Rapids.

Orr Bean & Grain Co., Midland.

Central Gas Co., Mount Pleasant.

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July 13, 1927

 

MOVEMENTS OF MERCHANTS.

Deroit — The Webster Hall Boot
Shop has engaged in business at 5046
Cass avenue.

Detroit—Boleslaw Bieganski, Jos.
Campau avenue, dealer in boots and
shoes, has filed a petition in bank-
ruptcy.

Detroit — Harry Hurnstein, 8807
Michigan avenue, dealer in boots and
shoes, has filed a petition in bank-
ruptcy.

Pearle—The Pearle Creamery Co.,
which lost its plant by fire recently
will rebuild as soon as the insurance
is adjusted.

Memphis—E. Waite, dealer in boots
and shoes, has sold his stock and store
fixtures to Charles Davidson, who has
taken possession.

Kalamazoo—Adrian Bouwens and
Charlotte C. Yaple have engaged in
business under the style of the Bou-
wens Furniture Exchange.

Grand Rapids—The Ackerman Elec-
trical Supply Co., 325 Seribner Ave.,
N. W., has increased its capital stock
from $100,000 to $150,000.

Birmingham -— The Birmingham
Savings Bank has been incorporated
with an authorized capital stock of
$200,000, all of which has been sub-
scribd and paid in in cash.

Boyne City—The Boyne City Co-
Operative Co. has been incorporated
with an authorized capital stock of
$50,000, of which amount $13,660 has
been subscribed and paid in in prop-
erty.

Jackson—The Willeray Confection-
ery Co., 230 Liberty street, has been
incorporated with an authorized cap-
ital stock of $100,000, $25,000 of which
has been subscribed and paid in in
cash.

Pontiac—The Union Title and Trust
Co., of Detroit, has acquired the con-
trol of the operation of the Roosevelt
Hotel. L. A. Whiteside, of Detroit,
formerly of the Statler Hotel, will be
the new resident manager.

Detroit—The Goody Nut Shops, 1012
Maple street, has been incorporated to
maintain shops for the sale of nuts
and candy, with an authorized capital
stock of $50,000, $10,000 of which has
been subscribed and paid in in cash.

Detroit — Hilton’s, 1219 Griswold
street, has been incorporated to deal
in clothing at retail, for men, women
and children, with an authorized cap-
ital stock of $25,000, $10,000 of which
has been subscribed and paid in in
cash.

Flint—The I. G. Clark Coal Co.,
East Keasley and Dort Highway, has
been incorporated to deal in fuel and
building supplies, with an authorized
capital stock of $50,000, $7,000 of which
has been subscribed and paid in in
cash.

Detroit — Deco-Decorators,  Inc.,
11910 Strassburg street, has been in-
corporated to deal in paints, etc., and
to do decorating of all kinds, with an
authorized capital stock of $1,000, all
of which has been subscribed and paid
in in property.

Detroit—The Braun Investment Co.,
1555 Davison avenue, East, has been
incorporated to conduct lumber and
coal yards, etc., with an authorized
capital stock of $300,000, of which

amount $1,000 has been subscribed and
paid in in cash.

Jackson—H. E. Way & Sons, Inc.,
349 West Carr street. baker and deal-
er in flour. bread, food products, has
been incorporated with an authorized
capital stock of $100,000, of which
amount $70,000 has been subscribed
and paid in in property.

Benton. Harbor—Held Ozone Indus-
trials, Inc., with business offices in
the Gray building, has been incorpo-
rated with an authorized capital stock
of $80,000 preferred and 10,000 shares
at $4 per share, of which amount: $40,-
000 and 10,000 shares has been sub-
scribed and $60,000 paid in in property.

Ludington—The Lake View hotel on
Round Lake, which has been closed
for three years, has been re-opened
by Michael Lehner, Jr., of Chicago,
son of the former proprietor. The ho-
tel has been redecorated and refur-
nished throughout and a Hungarian
chef, Steve Seelagee installed, who will
make a specialty of chicken, steak and
fish dinners.

 

Manufacturing Matters.

Adrian—The Andrix Lock Nut Co.
announces that within the next six
weeks equipment is to be installed for
the manufacture of the Andrix sliding
grip wrench. The wrench has been
manutactured in Saginaw.

Jackson—The name of the Hi-Pow-
er Tool Corporation which operates a
plant at Jackson and Van _ Buren
streets, has been changed to Potter,
Wickshire & Co., and new machinery
costing nearly $70,000 is being in-
stalled.

Owosso—The Walker Candy Co.
announces that it has closed its plant
a St. Joseph and will transfer manu-
facturing activities there to its Owos-
so plant.
about seventy-five in the list of em-
ployes at Owosso. There are 200 em-
ployed now.

This means an increase of

Detroit — Durotex Products, Inc.,
2062 Almeda avenue, has been incor-
porated to manufacture and deal in
cement products, with an authorized
capital stock of $250,000 common and
30,000 shares at $1 per share, of which
amount $40,000 and 10,000 shares has
been subscribed and $5,000 paid in in
cash.

Manistee—An addition to the $3,-
000,000 Ruggles & Rademaker salt
plant is to be built. The addition will
be 160 by 180 feet and will house sev-
eral grainer pans, used in the evapora-
tion of flake salt such as is used for
special purposes, as butter and cheese
making, canning and preservation of
meat. The plant is said to be the
largest salt factory in the world.

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Critics of Food Demonstrators.

A young woman dressed in white,
and wearing the very becoming white
cap that is never seen in a real kitch-
en, gets out her mixing board and be-
gins to tell the little group in front of
her the advantages of using a certain
brand of shortening which she is there
to demonstrate. Suddenly she looks
around and sees a grim woman in her
audience. Her voice breaks. She
knows that she stands before a woman
who has been told all her life that she

 

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is a good cook. She faces her severest
critic.

The good cook asks no questions
and makes no comments. The ques-
tions are asked by the beginners. The
good cook will tell you she is there
to learn, but the demonstrator knows
that she is there to prove to her in-
ward satisfaction that these “young
things never worked in a real kitchen
in all their lives.” The demonstrators
are the cadets on dress parade; the
good cook is the oven-scarred veteran.

There are demonstrators of gas and
electric stoves, of flour, butter, lard,
coffee, chocolate, cheese, tea — all
young, and all evidently chosen from
the ranks of those who are good to
look at. Their hours are short, the
pay is fairly good, the change from
store to store and town to town wid-
ens what might otherwise be a rut,
but always, in a city or a country
crossroads, there are critics facing the
demonstrator who make her job a dif-
ficult one.

Novel Scarf.

Mention must be made again of the
extremely useful scarf that every de-
signer has experimented with this
season, the scarf with narrowed cen-
ter section to wrap about the neck
from the front and with widened long
ends to pull forward about the shoul-
ders, making a full-length cape. These
are made so easily in any material to
obtain the ensemble effect desired, of
plain chiffon, of brocaded chiffon of
all-over lace, of crepe de chine or of
two contrasting materials, that they
afford the very easiest solution of the
light wrap need. When made of two
materials the ends have a very deep
border of the foreign material applied
flatly or as a deep flouncelike ruffle,
as one chooses.

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Prickly Pear Is Hardy and Grows
Rapidly.

The Department of Agriculture in a
bulletin describes the prickly pear as
so tenacious of life that a leaf, if
thrown on the ground strikes out roots
within a short time and becomes a
fast-growing plant.

Mischievous as the African prickly
pear may be, it is not without its good
qualities, the bulletin says. Its juicy
fruit, although rather deficient in flav-
or, is cool and refreshing in summer.

Caution is necessary in peeling the
pear, the proper way being to impale
the fruit on a fork or stick while one
cuts it open and removes the skin.

The person who undertakes to pluck
this plant with unguarded fingers feels
a stinging at once. This is caused by

the plant’s minute. bristly hairs.
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Novel Perfume Atomizers.

Perfume atomizers of recent Paris
stamps have a new top arrangement—
that is, a pump effect that is pushed
up and down. In this way perfume is
not wasted and there is very little
chance of leakage. The bottles are of
metal, with outside glass cases that
may be used or not. These little hold-
ers come in various sizes, from the
small lipstick proportions to those two
inches in diameter and three to four
inches in height. Solid colors are shown
sith those in all-over floral designs

or again with a solid background and
a single figure or motif in color relief.

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Eight Additions To Tradesman Read-
ers.

The following additions to our list
of subscribers have been received dur-
ing the past week:

Wm. L. Thompson
Lothrop.

O. R. Osborn, Sparta.

Isaac J. Wolbrink, Sitka.

A. J. Gunn, Grand Rapids.

Geo. A. Sutherland, Battle Creek.

Association of Commerce, Charle-
Voix.

D. G. Linder, Butternut.

W. D. Vaughan, Detroit.

& Co. New

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Flowers For Wash Dresses.

For those who have acquired the
habit of wearing flowers and feel they
must wear them even on wash dresses,
there are some lovely boutonnieres
made of flannel. In stripes the effect
is startling, especially when the wooi
stamens are in a color to match the
stripes. Other flowers for wear with
sports costumes are made of muslin in
tinted shades to match the natural
blooms. Large floppy roses of cre-
tonne are seen perched on the shoulder
of a sport coat.

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New Garter Girtle.

A new garter girtle is now being
shown, and it is so simply made and
easily adjusted that it is practical for
almost any kind of service. It should
come in handy for sports wear or for
wear with a sheer frock. A straight
little belt made of fine satin or sateen
is the fabric used in the front and
back parts, while a_ strong elastic
forms the section over the hips. The
long, narrow garters are attached to
the fabric part of the belt.

——~7--2>———
It has become a habit with us to
make a great deal more of the failures
of our public officials than their suc-
cesses. It isn’t quite fair, but those
whom the people honor with office
they chasten at every opportunity. At
midnight last Thursday the Govern-
ment began transferring the air mai:
service to private operators and by the
end of July will relinquish it entirely.
The reason for the change is not the
inability of the Postoffice Department
to conduct the enterprise any longer,
but the fact that the Government can-
not maintain an air service for trans-
porting the mail only, any more than
it can maintain railroads and steam-
ship lines for that purpose alone. The
full development of traffic by air can-
not be accomplished without the car-
rying of freight and passengers also.
That calls for private operation, since
our Government cannot engage in
business. The aerial organization
which the Government is turning over
to private operation is an eminently
going concern. Recently Secretary
Hoover declared that the mail service
of the United States is the best in the
world, and Colonel Lindbergh brought
back with him the opinion that it “is
the envy of European governments.”
It is only just, therefore, to say that
Postmaster General New has done a
fine job in building up the service and
merits the congratulations of his coun-
trymen.

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July 13, 1927

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

5

 

Essential Features of the Grocery
Staples.
Sugar—Jobbers hold cane granulated
at 6.70 and beet granulated at 6.60.
Tea—The primary markets continue

very firm especially on Ceylons, Indias:

and Javas. These teas have shown a
considerable advance in primary mar-
kets during the week. The prices in
this country are considerably below
replacement value. This applies par-
ticularly to India teas. Chinas, Japans
and Formosas are also strong. Con-
sumptive demand for tea is fair.

Coffee—The market continues on its
downward way. Rio grades have
made a distinct decline during the
week and Santos is also weak, al-
though perhaps not as weak as Rios.
Unquestionably the crops of Rio and
Santos are going to be very heavy this
year and a good many pecple are ex-
pecting a decided slump in the price
of these coffees. The current crop is
expected to be enough to supply all
requirements, without allowing for the
7,000,000 bag crop of mild coffees. It
is reported that Brazil is already con-
sidering plans to keep the market from
breaking its back, but none of them
have been announced as yet. The job-
bing market on roasted coffee is feel-
ing the weakness in the green market
and prices are gradually sagging. Mild
coffees show no particular change for
the week. They are considerably
firmer than Rio and Santos.

Canned Vegetables—Peas, corn and
tomatoes face a different situation from
a year ago. The acreage in all three
was materially curtailed this season
and the crops do not now measure up
to normal on the acreage planted.
Peas are late in going into the can and
where the Alaskas should be finished
in Wisconsin and: sweets being packed,
the former have not been finished
which makes an unusually late season.
Hot weather, such as occurred recent-
ly in that State, may cut down the
actual output of sweets even more than
expected while quality will be influ-
enced. Fancy peas of both varieties
are noticably firmer. A prominent New
York packer of peas writes that the
Alaska season is practically over and
has produced one of the lightest crops
in years, but of unusually good qual-
ity. The outlook is gloomy on string-
less beans, corn and tomatoes. Beans
have been absorbed by the shippers of
fresh stock who have paid prohibitive
prices and little has been available for
the canner. High prices have been
forced upon packers for what they
have put into cans, and they are un-
certain about quoting for later deliv-
ery as they are not sure of the cost of
raw material nor the quantity they
will receive. As one canner writes his
broker: “Do not be disappointed, if we
have to turn you down on orders for
No. 10 tomatoes and for No. 2 corn as
the weather is uncertain, the nights
are too cool and the season is late.
We really do not know what we will
have until the goods are in the can.”
Pretty much the same condition pre-
vails in the corn sections of the coun-
try. Late planting and unfavorable
growing weather have made the crop
two to three weeks behind normal with
a greatly reduced acreage. The stand

is not uniform as there are bare spots
in the fields and a retarded develop-
ment which requires abnormally good
conditions before harvest to produce a
fair sized yield. This accounts for the
higher prices named by some Maine
canners on new pack and by the re-
luctance of Middle Western packers
to quote a price until they are better
assured of a crop. On the other hand
buyers are showing more interest in
corn and have been picking up old
packs here and there until many can-
ners who had burdensome holdings
have either cleaned them out or have
locked the doors of their warehouses
until they are ready to liquidate their
balances.

Dried Fruits—There is some better-
ment in the prune situation. It is now
conceded that the Northwest has
cleaned up all of its 1926 fruit in all
sizes. The last cars of the odd sizes
have been sold, and what remains in
second hands it is believed will be
needed for the summer and fall trade
before new crop is here. One un-
favorable tendency formerly was the
relatively lower spot market than the
Coast but this has been corrected to
a great extent, and as goods cannot
be replaced at the source, holders are
not making sacrifices in their offerings.
There is an abnormally light supply
of California fruit on the spot and to
keep holdings at a fair balance Coast
buying is underway. The coming
California crop will run to the medium
and small sizes and as there will be a
shortage of the larger counts, similar
sizes out of carryover are firming up.
No more than routine attention is
given to raisins now as there is a pos-
sibility of revised prices on carryover
on the Coast in the near future as it is
rumored that a considerable tonnage
remains in the control of packers with
a good sized tonnage in prospect.
Some independents have booked busi-
ness on new pack although the large
part of the trade has preferred to wait
until all of the packers have quoted the
market. Several packers quoted new
crop apricots during the week at slight
discounts below the level adopted by
those who first entered the market,
but it is the consensus of opinion that
little business has been done so far.
Old crop is steady and in moderate
demand. The peach department has
been quiet all week on both spots and
futures, with no definite drift to the
market.

Canned Fish—Salmon is firm on the
coast, on account of reported short
run. Eastern markets have been be-
low the coast parity on salmon, but
are strengthening a little. Pinks are
stronger than reds, but even reds are
doing considerably better on the coast.
Tuna is wanted at firm prices. Shrimp
is growing more and more scarce and
will be for another month.

Salt Fish—Considerable business is
being done in new Irish and Norwegian
mackerel. The demand is excellent
and is absorbing all arrivals as they
come in. Prices are very favorable to
a large demand. There is also a good
demand in shore mackerel, which is
abundant and cheap.

Syrup and Molasses—Demand for
the grocery grades of molasses is fair

considering the season. Prices are un-
changed for the week. Sugar syrup is
in very fair demand at steady prices.
Manufacturers are buying  consider-
able sugar syrup now, which helps to
support the market. The market for
corn and all corn products, including
compound syrup, is firm, with high
prices in sight. The demand is fair.

Beans and Peas—The market for
dried beans is a little steadier than it
has been, but the demand is very poor.
The market is not as weak as it would
be, because supplies are light. Pea
beans are the firmest thing in the list.

Cheese—The market is steady, as
offerings are quite light
is fair.

The demand

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Review of the Produce Market.
Asparagus—1.40 per doz. bunches.
Bananas—6@/7c per Ib.

Beans

 

Michigan jobbers are quot-
ing as follows:

CG) El Mea Beans 9 $6.20
bight Red Kidney ... 7.50
Dark Red Kidney 0 6.80

Beets—Home grown. 30c per doz.
bunches.

Butter—Demand has been rather
light during the past week, but it has
been large enough to absorb the rather
limited receipts of fine creamery, which
is unchanged in price from a week ago.
Jobbers hold fresh packed at 40c, prints
at 4lc. They pay 24c for No. 1 pack-
ing stock and 12c for No. 2.

Cabbage—Home grown, $1.25 per
bu.

Cantaloupes—In full supply on the
following basis:

 

VUGDOS be $3.50
Standards) 3.00
Tambo Hats 175
Standard, Hats) 2 1.50

Carrots—20c per doz. bunches.

Cauliflower—$3.50 per doz.

Celery—Home grown is now in mar-
ket, commanding 50@75c per bunch,
according to size.

Cherries—White Sweet, $2.25; Black
Sweet, $3; Sour, $2.50—all 16 qt. crates.

Cocoanuts—$1.10 per doz.

Cucumbers—$1.50 per doz. for home
grown hot house; $1.25 for Illinois hot
house.

Eggs—A good many heated eggs are
coming forward now and the percent-
ae of fine fresh nearbys is light. They
are readily taken at top prices. Under-
grades of eggs are accumulating, be-
cause they are not wanted and prices
are easy. Local jobbers pay 23c for
strictly fresh.

Egg Plant—$2.50 per doz.

Garlic—35c per string for Italian.

Grape Fruit—$5@5.25 per crate for
Floridas.

Green Onions—Home grown silver
skins, 20c per bunch.

Green Peas—$2 per bu. for June and
and $2.50 for Telephones.

Lemons—Quotations are now as fol-
lows:

OOO Sunkist 20 0 $10.00
S60 Red Ball: 9.00
300 Red Ball ee 9.00

Lettuce—In good demand on the
following basis:
California Iceberg, 4s. per bu. ~-$6.50
Outdoor leaf, per bu. _--___--___- 80c
New Potatoes—Virginia stock com-

mands $5 per bbl.

Onions—Texas Bermudas, $3.75 per
crate for yellow and $4 for white;
Egyptian, $5 per 100 lb. bag; Spanish,
$2.50 for 72s and/ $2.75 for 50s.
California

Oranges—Fancy Sunkist

Valencias are now on the following
basis:

Me oo ee
ee
BOO eo ido ee
6 LL le
200 2 oe
AWG 2 a ee
Oe 5.50
BOO 4.50
A! Ee ae a 4.00

Red Ball, 75c cheaper.
Peppers—Green, 60c¢ per doz.
Pieplant—$1.50 per bu. for home

grown.

Poultry—Wilson & Company pay as
follows this week:

fitacy fowls ...... 1 ae
Lignt fowls 2...-- 5.8 od l6c
Heavy Broilers ...-__._._.___.. 25c
Licht W. LE. Brotlers ..._.._._- 18c

Radishes—20c per doz. bunches for
home grown.

Raspberries—Red, $5; black, $4—16
qt. crates.

Spinach—$1.10 per bu.

Sweet Potatoes—$1.75@2 per ham-
per for Delaware kiln dried.

Tomatoes—Southern stock, 90c per
6 lb. basket; home grown hot house,
$2 per 10 Ib. basket.

Turnips—60c per doz. bunches.

Veal Calves—Wilson & Company
pay as follows:

Page oe 18¢
Good 2 ee
Medigm =o 15¢
POGOe 2005 12c
Watermelons—45@65c for Georgia
stock. .
—_22>——_

Predictions Which Are Premature.

Rouse’s fool friends—and some of
them are entitled to wear a double
belt—loudly proclaim that they will
have Rouse out of Ionia prison in a
few months.

Let’s see.

Rouse’s minimum term under the
sentence of Judge Verdier is three and
a half years.

Fred Green will, in all human prob-
ability, be Governor of Michigan three
and a half years longer.

Governor Green has not yet estab-
lished a record for pardoning hardened
criminals of the Rouse ilk.

It is difficult to conceive of his tak-
ing such action in the Rouse matter,
because his nearness to Grand Rapids
and his familiarity with the disclosures
of the Tradesman—of which he is a
most painstaking reader—have enabled
him to form his own conclusions as to
the merits or demerits of the Rouse
case.

It strikes the Tradesman that the
fool friends of this gigantic criminal
are talking a little prematurely in pre-
dicting his liberation “inside of a
year.”

—__+-.>___

The baseball season is in full sway
now, but are you getting your share
of the baseball business? Don’t for-
get that the buying season for baseball |
goods is much shorter than the big
league playing season and govern your-
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Proceedings of the Grand Rapids
Bankruptcy Court.

Grand Rapids, June 24—We have to-

day received the schedules, reference
and adjudication in the matter of John
Zehulech, Bankrupt No. 3190. The mat-

ter has been referred to Charles B. Blair
as referee in bankruptcy. The bankrupt
is a resident of Kalamazoo, and his oc-
cupation is that of a laborer. The sched-
ules show assets of $24.30 with liabilities
of $2,892.20. The court has written for
funds and upon receipt of the same, the
first meeting of creditors will be called,
and note of the same made herein. The
list of creditors of said bankrupt are

as follows:

Kalamazoo County Treasurer —_$ 93.87

Kal. Loan Co., Kalamazoo —__---- 75.00
Kalamazoo 10.00

Consumers Power Co
Benjamin De Smit, ‘Kalamazoo 2,098.33
42.

Alfred Balod, Kalamazoo ee 00
Mrs. Hazel Stevens, Kalamazoo __ 18.00
Stanley Piotrowski, Kalamazoo___— 8.00
Walter Brylowski, Kalamazoo -. 4.00
Martin Vette, Kalamazoo _-_----~- 34.00
Kalamazoo Roofing Co., Kalamazoo 75.00
Prudential Insurance Co., Kalama. 14.00
Sam Cook, Kalamazoo ----~------ 70.00

Ugliance, Kalamazoo 350.00
June 25. We have to-day received the
schedules, reference and adjudication in
the matter of Garret Vander Molen, and
as Van’s Bus Line, Bankrupt No. 3192.
The matter has been referred to Charles
B. Blair as referee in bankruptcy. The
bankrupt is a resident of Grand Rapids,
and his occupation is that of an engi-
neer. The schedules show assets of
$250 of which the first full interest is
claimed as exempt, with liabilities of
$640.04. The court has written for funds
and upon receipt of the same, the first
meeting of creditors will be called, and
note of the same made herein. The list
of creditors of said bankrupt are as
follows:
Lee Tire & Rubber Co., Grand R. $138.00
Mulvihill Motor Car Co., Grand R. 167.00
Grandville State Bank, Grandville 145.00

Constantine

Herpolsheimer Co., Grand Rapids 32.85
Wurzburg’s Dry Goods, Grand R. 15.00
West Leonard Upholstering Co.,

Grand Rapids ---- __ 20
Brink & Mapes, Grand ‘Rapids _. 19.00
Michigan Mutual Liability Co.,

ieen ces 30.00
Louis Vanderscors, Grandville ---. 12.00

Michigan Bell Tel. Co., Grand R. 6.19

June 28. We have to- day received the
schedules, reference and adjudication in
the matter of Judson E. Evans, Bankrupt
No. 3193. The matter has been referred
to Charles B. Blair as referee in bank-
ruptcy. The bankrupt is a resident of
Ionia, and his occupation is that of rug
cleaning. The schedules show assets of
$1,843 with liabilities of $2,431.09. The
first meeting of creditors will be called
and note of the same will be made here-
in. The list of creditors of said bank-
rupt are as follows:

City of Ionia --_-_
Mercey Van Camp, Ionia ~-~-~~-- 300.00
Young & Chaffee, Ionia —__-__---- 30.00
Kal. Furnace Co., Kalamazoo —_~_ 266.30
United Vacuum Appliance Corp.,
Connersville, ind, ou 433.79
Clapp Gros., Bay City ——_-____- 120.00
Pr. MeCann, fonia _....._..____._ 19.08
Dr Kitson, tonla _.... Cd
Henry Gable, Tonia --__-----__--- 7.38
Geo. Hacker, Kalamazoo Le 2eee
Keorber Est., Detroit Bh ie _ 240.00
Marshall & Wright, ionia, ____-_. 65.74
Perry Mickle, Ionia - L — =
foes Benedict, lonia -_--.-.._.__ 4.7%
County News, tonia 90.66
ae Poe Fe KUN... 30.00
Milo Stevens, tonia _.-______--.-- 4.00
Tel. Direct. Adv. Co., Ionia ---. 64.00
City Directory, tonia —____-__ 15.00
Portland Review, Portland —----- 9.60
Lowell Ledger, Lowell ~--------- 10.06
fademen, tone ... 13.50
Stout Gileaners, fonia —-__..-__-_- 13.50
P. B. Gast & Sons, Grand Rapids 16.13
Proctor & Gamble, Detroit ------ 22.68
Brown & Bigelow, Minneapolis -- 17.50
Max Grell, ions 8.50
fonia Sentinel, Ionia ——___....___ 32.67
Greenville Independent, Greenville 1.7
Claude Billings, fornia —.__._-_-—_ 13.00
Lake Odessa Wave, Lake Odessa 2.01
Saranac Adv., Saranac ------------ 90.00
Belding Banner, Belding -_------ 4.50
lonia Hardware, Ionia ~----------- 13.27
Chester Woodin, Tonia ---_------- 30.00
Hort White fonia oo 25.00
Mrs. Stevenson, Ionia ------------ 80.00
John Adams, tonia —_________-___ 8.00
Mrs. Newton, ftonia —._._._______ 25.00
Thane Benedict, Ionia ----------- 23.22
S. E. Darnell, Tonia 78.00
ir 5. Mw ive 18.00
Scheidt, Patrick, Tonia _~---_--- 7.50
Davigson ©o., fonia —... 18.00
Del Phelps, tonia —_—_..__ =. 37.50
Telephone Co., ftonia —______.____. 8.15
Consumers Power Co., Tonia ---- 14.46

Craver; tonia 2. 6.11
We have to-day received the
schedules, reference and adjudication in
the matter. of Clarence L. Conrad, Bank-
rupt No. 3194. The matter has been re-
ferred to Charles B. Blair as referee in
bankruptcy. The bankrupt is a resident
of Belding, and his occupation is that of
2 merchant. The schedules show assets

John
June 28.

 

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

of $4,034 of which $300 is claimed as ex-
empt, with liabilities of $3,749.80. The
first meeting of creditors will be prompt-
ly called and note of the same made
herein. The list of creditors of said
bankrupt are as follows:

(ity of Belding _..... 39.39
Peoples Savings Bank, Belding __ 176.02
Hamilton Brown Shoe Co., St.

ORI, Oe 445.00
Walter J. Jones, Belding —_______ 175.00
Bell Bros., Bedford, Mass, _....... 88.30
U. S. Rubber Co., Detroit —_ 36.76
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co.,

CRiCge 23.65
Marion Rubber Co., Grand Rapids 380.00
Friedman Shelby Shoe Co., St.

Isms, Mio 499.60
Ww yenberg Shoe Co., Milwaukee__ 306.44
Central Shoe Co., St. Louis, Mo... 19.20
Halpern & Navison Shoe Co.,

RSBUON 102.70
Scholl Mfg. Co., Chicago _____--__ 24.61
S. M. Creighton, Lynn, Mass, ---_~ 323.91
Ebner Shoe Co., Milwaukee __--__ 131.25
Endicott Johnson Co., Endicott,

CE ape sg eg ir leis eee 76.65
R. B. Lane, Tolede 122.41
Hoge Montgomery Co., Frankfort,

a 52.20
Mid-West Shoe Co. 1s onicaro —.._ 10.65
Hagerstown Shoe & Legging Co.,

Hagerstown, Me. --___--------- 390.98
Thos. G. Plant, Boston, Mass. —. 184.30
National Slide Corp., Detroit ---_ 30.00
Mrs. K. S. Nielson, Belding —----- 390.00

In the matter of Jay Butler, Bankrupt
No. 3172, the funds for the first meeting
have been received and such meeting has
been called for July 15.

In the matter of Charles D. Eugene
Richards, Bankrupt No. 3184, the funds
for the first meeting have been received
and such meeting has been called for
July 12.

In the matter of Claude Pell, Bankrupt
No. 3178, the funds for the first meeting
have been received and such meeting has
been called for June 12.

In the matter of Charles F. Schoor,
Bankrupt No. 3175, the funds for the first
meeting have been received and such
meeting has been called for July 12.

In the matter of Henry Hartman, Bank-
rupt No. 3169, the funds for the first
meeting have been received and such
meeting has been called for July 12.

In the matter of Jean Keefe, Bankrupt
No. 3170, the funds for the first meeting
have been received and such meeting has
been called for July 12.

June 28. On this day was held the first
meeting of creditors in the matter of
De Forrest Peet, Bankrupt No. 3150. The

‘bankrupt was not present in person or

represented by attorney. By agreement
the first meeting was a@djourned to July
6 and the bankrupt ordered to appear at
such time for examination.

On this day aiso was held the first
meeting of creditors in the matter of
Floyd Burlington, Bankrupt No. 3716.
The bankrupt was present in person and
represented by attorneys Charles H.
Kavanagh and Clarence M. Lyle. No
creditors were present or represented.
No claims were proved and allowed. The
bankrupt was sworn and examined with-
out a reporter. C. C. Woolridge was
named trustee and his bond placed at
$1,500. The first meeting then adjourned
without date.

On this day also was held the first
meeting of creditors in the matter of
Clark L. Fox, Bankrupt No. 3167. The

bankrupt was not present but represented
by L. D. Averill, attorney for the bank-
rupt. One creditor was present and rep-
resented by Renihan & Lilly. No claims
were proved and allowed. The matter
was adjourned to June 30 and the bank-
rupt ordered to appear.

In the matter of Michigan Home Ser-
vice Corporation, Bankrupt No. 3155, the
schedules have been filed and the first
meeting of creditors has been called to
be held July 18.

In the matter of Paul Bellew, Bankrupt
No. 3181, the funds for the first meeting
have been received and such meeting has
been called for July 15.

In the matter of Julian F. Cooper,
Bankrupt No. 3185, the funds for the
first meeting have been received and
such meeting has been called for July 15.

In the matter of Winfred M. Schumann,
Bankrupt No. 3183. the funds for the
first meeting have been received, a first
meeting has been called for July 15.

In the matter of Marlow Parks, Bank-
rupt No. 3180, the funds for the first
meeting have been received and such
meeting has been called for July 15.

In the matter of Abraham Hoodhood,
Bankrupt No. 3177, the funds for the
first meeting have been received and
such meeting has been called for July 15.

June 30. On this day was held the
final meeting of creditors in the matter
of Irene L. Townley, Bankrupt No. 3006.
The bankrupt was not present in person,
but represented by attorneys Clapperton
‘& Owen. No creditors were present or
epresented. The final report and account
of the trustee was considered and ap-
proved and allowed. An order was made
for the payment of expenses of adminis-
tration, as far as the funds on hand will
permit. No objections were made to the
discharge of the bankrupt. The final

meeting then adjourned without date,
and the case will be closed and returned
to the district court in due course.

On this day also was held the final
meeting of creditors in the matter of
Emma Orsinger, Bankrupt No. 2876. The
bankrupt was not present or represented.
The trustee was not present. The re-
port and account of the trustee was ap-
proved and allowed. Claims were proved
and allowed. An order was made for the
payment of expenses of administration,
as far as the funds would permit. There
were no funds for dividends. No objec-
tions were made to the discharge of the
bankrupt. The final meeting then ad-
journed without date and the case will
be closed and returned to the district
court in due course.

On this day also was held the final
meeting of creditors in the matter of
Henry Van Allsburg, Bankrupt No. 2790.
The bankrupt was not present or repre-
sented. The trustee was not present.
The final report and account of the trus-
tee was approved and allowed. The ex-
penses of the estate were approved and
ordered paid, as far as the funds on hand
would permit. One secured claim was
proved and allowed. No objections were
made to the discharge of the bankrupt.
The meeting then adjourned without date,
and the case will be closed and returned
to the district court in due course.

On this day also was held the final
meeting of creditors in the matter of
August Homrich, Bankrupt No. 2807. The
trustee was not present. The bankrupt
was not present or represented. Claims
were proved and allowed. The trustee’s
final report and account was considered
and approved and allowed. An order was
made for the payment of expenses of ad-
ministration and for the declaration and
payment of a first and final dividend of
4.5 per cent. to general creditors. No
objections were made to the discharge
of the bankrupt. The final meeting then
adjourned without date and the case will
be closed and returned to the district
court in due course.

In the matter of Le June Smart Shoppe,
Inc., Bankrupt No. 3091, the trustee has
fied his first report and account, and
an order for the payment of expenses of
administration has been made.

June 24 (Delayed). We have to-day
received reference and schedules in the
matter of Specialty Dry Goods Shoppe,
alleged Bankrupt No. 3141. This matter
is a composition before adjudication. A
composition offer will be made. The
schedules show assets of $9,550.08 with
liabilities of $42,500.22. The meeting of
ereditors will be promptly called and
note of the same made herein. The list
of creditors of said alleged bankrupt are
as follows:

Akeley & Lewis Co., Chicago ____$ 264.18
Allen A. Co., eKnosha, Wis. —_-_ 1,159.84
Alfred A. Baker & Co,. Buffalo 276.88
Bassers’ Silk Corp., New York  — 1,363.83
Murray Berger, New Wore, 2 59.00
Joseph Berlinger Co., New York 31.50
Butler Bros., Chicago —---______ 357.50
Carson Pirie’ Scott, Chicago ___- 2,519.51

 

Chicago Embroidery Co., Chicago 944.28
Robert Cleland’s Son, Inc., Phila-

Ceaus 54.00
Herman Cohen & Co., New York 802.39
Dainty Garment Mfg. Co.,

srookiva, MN. Yo 202.50
James H. Dunham & Co., New Y. 663.11
Dupont Underwear oCrp., New Y. 161.00
Fantl Bros. & Lewes, Chicago... 313.84
Farley Harvey Co., Boston ______ 298.97
Gardner Textile Co., Inec., New Y. 250.3
S. Herrmann, New York ____--__ 131.65
Hess-Goldsmith & Co., New York 37.86
Edw. M. Hill & Co., New York_. 392.33
Hy-Lass Import & Commission

Co, New York 2. —-- 116.30
Jalkoff Bros. Inc., New York —. 289.50
Komforter Kotten Kompany,

Maer ce 104.94
Kotex Co., Chicago 270.30
Lamport Mfg. Supply Co., New Y. 924.38
Madison Distributing Co., New Y. 987.34
Majesty Neckwear Co., New York 191.25
M. Matza, New York -_---_-___ 120.00
Adolph Meirowitz, New York ___ 945.15
McKittrick-Huron Co., New York 775.83
New Delhan & Co., Detroit ______ 96.40
Oregon City Woolen Mills, Oregon

cy ie, 84.63
Patchoque-Plymouth Mills, N, Y. 28.82
Pierson Libbey Co., New York... 425.13
Pine Tree Silk Mills, New York 824.16
Richardson Silk Co., Chicago ___ 86.25
Henry Rosner-Import Co., N. Y¥. 197.75
Silk Shop, Des Moines, Iowa ____ 45.25
Ernest Simons Mfg. Co., Port

Chester, A. XY. 2 700.00
Standard Mills, Inc., New York 495.05
E. S. Stern Co., New York -__. 480.00
D. Stoll & Sons, Grand Rapids_._ 445.50
Susequehanna Silk Mills, N. Y. 3.70
Felix Townsend & Son, New York 169.50
I. Vogel & Co., New York ____ 516.95
Walker Textile & Converting Co.,

hiCeee 2220 ee 491.67
Weiner Bros., New York ________ 701.63
Jas. F. White & Co., New York 420.08

Clarence Whitman & Sons, N. Y. 2,193.75
Wilson & Bradbury, Inc.,

Patingolphia <2 444.00
Wood Sweeney & Blum, N. Y. 83.00
Morris Woolf Silk Co., Chicago 50.27
Old Town Woolen oC., Old Town,

MOINe 1,200.00

July 13, 1927

G. R. Savings Bank, Grand Rap. 7,400.00
Cc. J. Farley & Co., Grand Rapids 2 *203. 56
David Stoll, Grand Rapids ______ 4,300.00

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July 13, 1927 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 7
IN THE REALM OF RASCALITY. It may further interest you to know ship in the Pecos Drilling Club to any
eres that we send two letters a. a one who sends $10 for a three year
Questionable Schemes Which Are ‘Péctive customer, aah viniiise i sh t subscription ‘to the Western World.
ee shipment and giving him plenty o : : : :
Under Suspicion. time to refuse its acceptance. Many ‘The claims for the test well, which is H S it
During the forty-four years the of your worthy readers whom you expected to reveal both oil and mineral cnry mil
Tradesman has been published without peabhe ition to hold - up for ee $1 wealth, are so extravagant that the
ha vehi itorshi or Charge, have gone as far as making it en cS tle fishy . FLORALC
ange of owne p, ed D- So. <5 and, in some instances S10. Ea proposition looks a little fishy on the O., Inc.
business management we have received fact, any amount they see ft, for the face of it. 52 M A
about a thousand letters threatening return of our shipment, which amounts onroe Avenue
suit for damages because of publica- to $14.92. f \ Classified “Help Wanted” insertions GRAND RAPIDS
ions i i We, at first, refused to pay these il- aa ; oe :
tions in the Tradesman which we ‘egal demands: amice we ee that Which conceal their true purpose— Phone 9-3281
deemed necessary in order to properly we have recourse against your worthy usually the sale of outfits—under the
protect — readers from those who institution for inciting this unwarrant- guise of offering opportunities to earn
are conducting business along illegiti- ed action on the part of the merchants. money in the home, have been stem-
mate lines. Because the Tradesman is We bes Foie concen ro — ae med by a campaign of vigorous in-
: mands, Keeping a Careful record, and, co ? :
: ca eaiiaa pero, a m a while we may be mistaken, we believe VeStigation conducted by the Post-
education, guidance and protection of that we have a very excellent chance office Department. Some three to
its patrons, it can go further along that of being reimbursed for all of this ad- four hundred investigations wherein
line than a eer Co because it enone oo ee the sale of an outfit was involved, dis-
can throw around its cautionary utter- tus. © . closed tthat although these concerns
— the legal defense of privilege, You can see from the letter of J. C. advertised under “Help Wanted,” they FOR GOOD
which the ordinary publication cannot Cytter Co., Sheridan, which is like the had no actual employment to offer and
claim. For some months the Apple case of many other merchants, that no real business other than the sale of DRY CLEANING
Hat Manufacturing Co., Inc., has: been - a — a —— rus outfits. In numerous cases the opera-
: : : Dostag i . :
threatening suit, probably in the be- While 7 eos Teguceiad 48 ciaeees tions of such schemes have been highly 116 E. Fulton St. Phone 4348
lief that we would soften our criticism for their trouble, they now have made lucrative. Their advertisements have SHANE HARE, MI.
of its business methods. Instead of jt $1.50, $1 of which is for packing been read and answered widely by the
modifying our utterances, we have charges. Had they not wanted these poorer and more needy classes of peo-
gradually strengthened them, in con- CPS, they should not have accepted ple, notably by cripples, invalids and
sequence of which we are now in re- them. Since nee ou oe hers abl “ngage in the usual
3 f : then they had no right to unpack them, others unable to engage in the usua
ceipt of the following letter: unless they intended to keep same. As gainful occupations. Gilding card
St. Louis, July 7—Your letter of they did unpack them, then they have schemes and home sewing schemes
July 6, together with copy of article no right to charge us for this service have taken the greatest toll from home
appearing in your publication has been and this same applies to every other orkers, Whit *
handed to our attorneys, Lewis & Rice, merchant who has been influenced by WF ers. uile there is no method
of this’ city. your advice. of estimating accurately the amount of
Your interpretation of the postal We heartily recommend your zeal- money collected through these schemes
regulations or any recent ruling, varies ous endeavors to win the esteem of the Postoffice Inspectors have suggested
with ours, all of which you will find merchants of Michigan. We believe, ¢ ee ue
: : : rs ; $1,000,000 as the annual toll.
out in the coming course of events. Not in this instance, you have permitted
only have you misstated facts, but you your ambitions to eclipse your powers
have cast a reflection upon our in- a sees judgment. oo he hee The letter the architect of this de-
tegrity and sincerity of purpose. You taken it upon yourself to publish a ; : i cea
have placed. us in the category of firms of our correspondence, we take it that partment addressed’ to the Snow-
who have made a practice of distribut- you will publish this letter as well and Church Co. and which was published
ing merchandise, without an order. It all letters to follow. under this heading one week ago
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8

MICHIGAN TRADESWAN

 

July 13, 1927

 

NEED OF COST ACCOUNTING.

At one of the recent trade conven-
tions a speaker broached the subject
of cost accounting as of primary im-
portance to concerns engaged in man-
ufacturing. He might have gone furth-
er and stressed the need of it in every
line of business. If the data were only
available it would be
discover what proportion of the undue
number of business failures this year
is due to the lack of adequate cost ac-
counting. Too
take a few figures in bulk and from
them deduce a gross profit when in
reality the overhead and selling ex-
penses more than wipe out the seem-
nig profit. A few years ago, for in-
stance. a man opened a large cloth-
ing and haberdashery store in a big
Western city. He had a fine stock a1
goods which he had bought to advan-
tage and he was thoroughly familiar
with the details of his wares. He ad-
vertised extensively and appeared to
One day
the manager of one of the newspapers

interesting to

Many are prone to

be doing a thriving business.

he was using as an advertising medium
thought he would investigate the ac-
count because of the comparatively
large size of the monthly bills. The
storekeeper was quite open and frank
in discussing his
prospects. When asked how he figured
out his profits, he said he sold goods
at 33/4 per cent. above what they cost
him and he knew his cost of doing

business and_ his

business could not be as much as that.
manager had _ noted
down certain things that came up in

The newspaper
the course of the conversation and
calculations of his own
when he got back to his office. Next
day he sent word to the merchant that
his advertisements would have to be
paid for in publication.
Within merchant
failed and his creditors received a lit-
tle more than a quarter of their claims.

Not every one is as crude in his cal-

made some

advance of
three months the

culations as was this merchant, but yet
the number of those who have never
segregated the items of expense that
go to make up the sum total of their
costs is surprisingly large. In certain
branches of the garment industry this
has been especially noticeable, and it
accounts for many of the difficulties
under which that industry labor. Some
transactions that appear as instances
of recklessness are really the result of
sheer ignorance. One would hardly
suppose that a manuiacturer of gar-
ments would persist in selling his prod-
ucts for less than it costs him to make
and deliver them to his customers, but
just this very thing has happened
many times, much to the demoraliza-
tion of the trade. And, when one
manufacturer has gone on the rocks
in following such a course, another
has come in to take his place and re-
peat the experience. If this kind of
thing merely affected the manufacturer
and his creditors it would be bad
enough. But it goes beyond that. It
introduces the cut-price element which
disarranges the whole industry and re-
sults in an unfair kind of competition
fully as destructive as those varieties
specifically aimed at in the Clayton
act. The worst feature of it is that
there is no way of stopping it by law,

as the whole procedure is in apparent
good faith and with no evidence in-
tention of harming any one.

 

 

COTTON PROSPECTS.

Two reports in connection with the
cotton were during
One of these related
to the weevil menace. While it was
shown that this is not imaginary and
may possibly later on have a marked
effect on the season’s production of
cotton, it is yet too early for any-
thing to be predicted as likely. A
dry, hot spell would be apt to kill off
most of the bugs. The effect on the
market of the report was almost neg-
ligible. Last Saturday was issued the
first official report on the acreage un-
der cultivation. The estimate was
rather lower than was generally ex-
pected. According to it the acreage
under cultivation on July 1 was 42,683,-
000 acres, as against 48,730,000 last
year. In percentage it amounted to
87.6 per cent. of last year’s crop. It
might on its face indicate a yield of
about 15,750.000 bales. This is also
subject to modification later on. Guess-
es are brought forward as to the prob-
able yield of cotton this year. They
vary from 14,000,000 to 16,000,000
bales, a divergence sufficiently large
to show that the factors are not yet
apparent. Some in the trade are won-
dering what will become of the studies
These
are designed to meet the case of large
crops. With small ones the task will
be rather to find enough cotton for
the ordinary purposes. The general
course of quotations during the past

situation issued

the past week.

to find new uses for cotton.

week was downward, but with small
variations. Prices, however, are high
when compared with what they were
earlier in the season. The large ex-
ports, which are expected to reach over
11,250,000 bales, and the proportion-
ately big takings by domestic spinners
There is a seasonal
market of cotton

account for this.

slackening in the
goods, but prices are well maintain-
ed where they
An increase of 5 per cent. in

have not been ad-
vanced.
a line of Southern cotton blankets is
advances. Any
activity in other lines will
accompanied by other
Goods continue to move in vol-
ume through distributing channels and
many of the mills have orders enough
on hand to keep them busy until Sep-
tember.

among the recent
marked
probably be
rises.

 

LURES FOR TROUT.

Controversy anent the President's
securing a mess of trout to supplant
the breakfast sausage by using worms
as bait will not down. The wet and
dry fly fishermen are horrified. Why,
it is a trifle difficult to perceive.

The fly fisherman will start forth
in quest of the wary trout with a brave
show of neatly tied, expensive flies
stuck in the band of his hat. If the
trout are rising he will land some and
nick a great many others. If they are
not rising the nine-foot leader and the
flies are replaced by a plain hook. Then
follows a careful scrutiny of the water
along the edge of the stream and the
hammering of a large stone against
one in the water. This maneuver, if

 

properly executed, will result in several
stunned chubs rising to the surface.
With a dozen or so of these the angler
is ready to resume operations, and if
he knows how he will catch trout.

If his education has been neglected,
the chances are at least equal that he
will reach into his pocket, remove a
flat tobacco box, extract therefrom a
lowly worm, carefully place it on the
hook and proceed with the business
in hand. In recounting the details of
the resultant catch upon returning
home he will lay great stress upon the
species of fly which successfully lured
the trout to the creel.

No camouflage is utiized by the bait
fisherman. In the baitbox at his belt,
for all the world to see, are lively, wig-
gly worms. He knows from experience
that quite as much skill is required in
placing a whole worm in a given spot
as is necessary in casting a fly. And
in getting distance extreme delicacy
is requisite, the slightest miscalcula-
tion on the part of the rod wielder
resulting in a torn worm, and trout
show little interest in damaged bait.
Then, when he leaves the stream, he
is happy in the knowledge that the
trout remaining are without a blemish,
so far as his hook is concerned.

 

 

AFTER THE STYLE PIRATES.

One of the moot questions in the
garment industry is whether the fre-
quency of style changes has been the
cause or the effect of the habit of
piecemeal buying on the part of re-
tailers. There seems to be a fair argu-
ment on both sides of this question,
While it is true that the method of
buying mentioned is quite general in
scope and not confined to the purchase
of garments merely, it seems also to
be pretty well established that it was
resorted to in that line before it was
more widely applied. When styles
were fixed at the opening of a season
there was abundant opportunity for
priates of designs to get in their fine
work and reproduce the reigning modes
in cheaper material and workmanship.
So it happened not infrequently that
a woman arrayed in fashionable garb
would, a week or two later, find her
cook or housemaid clad in similar
finery, a condition that was regarded
as intolerable. So the habit began, on
the part of the reputable element in
the manufacture of women’s wear. to
keep getting out new designs every
once in so often for the purpose of
thwarting the work of the copyists.
This custom has prevailed for several
seasons. The retailers accommodated
themselves to the practice by buying
small quantities at frequent intervals
so as to get the benefit of the latest
models. They found this to be so sat-
isfactory in limiting their risks that
they show no desire to make a change.
Meanwhile, the only effect produced
on -the style pirates has been to give
them a little more trouble and to force
them to get out their wares with more
promptness.

 

A sale of goods need not always be
an isolated transaction. It should be
made a link in a continuous chain of
service if possible.

CHEMISTRY DEVELOPMENT.

Prominent chemists gathered  to-
gether at the opening of the Institute
oi Chemistry at Pennsylvania State
College are agreed that this country is
passing through a chemical revolution
which will dwarf in importance the
revolution in human life resulting from
the first uses of power.

We are rapidly outliving our most
readily available natural resources, ac-
cording to Dr. John R. Teeple, win-
ner of the Perkin Medal for chemistry
in 1927, and our future will be depend-
ent upon a highly developed chemical
industry, which is already proving its
importance by the absorption of other
manufacturing industries. As an ex-
ample of the increasing significance of
chemistry, Dr. Teeple cites the organ-
ization of a research department to
study the chemistry of steel and its
alloys by the United States Steel Cor-
poration, which has become one of the
largest manufacturers in the country
of by-product chemicals.

In the same way the manufacture
or aluminum has become a chemical
industry. advances in copper produc-
tion are largely chemical, and “most
of the nonferrous metals and an im-
posing number of new and valuable
alloys show that the whole field of
metallurgy is definitely becoming an
integral part of the chemistry indus-
try.” There is not doubt that the field
for the future development of chem-
istry is almost unlimited. The possi-
bilities for the discovery of new chem-
ical products and new uses for old
products are a challenge to science.

 

 

WOOLS AND WOOLENS.

Much interest attached to the auc-
tion sales of Colonial wools in Lon-
don, prior to the opening of the series
last week Tuesday. Dealers and other
holders of wool stocks in this country
were predicting that) higher prices
would rule and were basing their own
offerings on this theory. At the start
there were slight advances at the Lon-
don sale most due to the bids of Con-
tinental buyers. But the stiffening in
prices was in great measure owing to
the comparatively large withdrawals
of offerings because the bids failed to
reach the upset figures. The results
so far appear to show little possibility
of any substantial advance in prices.
In this country there are fairly large
dealings in the domestic clip which is
gradually coming to market. Holders
are disposed to be rather firm in their
demands. The mills are in rather a
better condition than they were. Re-
orders are coming in for men’s fall
fabrics from the clothing manufactur-
ers. but somewhat more slowly than
expected. At the same time prepara-
tions are pretty well completed for the
showing of goods for the next light-
weight season. Tropicals were shown
by the American Woolen Company
this week Tuesday. Little, if any,
price change is expected. Women’s
wear fabrics are moving to some ex-
tent, but are not expected to sell in
volume until more orders begin to
come in to the garment manufacturers.
In some lines of coatings, however, a
good amount has already been ordered.

 

 

 

July 13, 1927

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

9

 

OUT AROUND.

 

Things Seen and Heard on a Week
End Trip.

If the country was ever more glor-
ious than last Saturday, I am not
aware of the time. With haying in
progress, with grain turning to a
golden hue which is the despair of
painters, and with corn, beans and po-
tatoes fairly jumping because of the
alternation of rain and sunshine, the
country side certainly presented a most
marvelous appearance. Nature with
deft and wondrous fingers is busy
weaving webs of green and gold and
throwing them like a blanket of glory
over the old hills and level spaces
which flank the road on both sides of
the highway between Jenison and Zee-
land.

Wyoming Park is certainly “putting
on airs” by constructing much new
cement pavement, including the paving
of the road which runs West of the
village. There are few  handsomer
hamlets in Michigan than Wyoming
Park. Her citizens are progressive and
painstaking, judging by the manner in
which they keep up their lawns and
are beautifying their surroundings by
means of shrubbery and shade trees.

Grandville is looking forward to the
re-establishment of street car connec-
tion with Grand Rapids with fond
anticipations. I hope her people
patronize the line so liberally that it
will prove to be a successful under-
taking.

I could not pass through Hudson-
ville without calling on my lifelong
friend, L. M. Wolf. I found him
fondling his Dorothy Perkins rose
hedge, which is one of the finest I have
ever seen. It is sixty feet long and
the bushes are trained by horizontal
wires so that they average about seven
feet in height. He keeps the hedge in
good conditions by frequent spraying,
which is the penalty we all have to pay
for fine roses. He is a careful student
of birds and their ways and has dis-
covered a method of keeping sparrows
out of the habitations he provides for
martins.

Mr. Wolf has led what appears to me
to be a very useful life. Starting out
on his career as a farmer, he engaged
in the mercantile business about the
time I started the Tradesman. He has
read the paper every week since and
now confesses that it is an inseparable
companion. He retired from the mer-
cantile business about a dozen years
ago, since which time he has devoted
himself to the duties of President of
the local bank and Treasurer of the
Kent, Allegan and Ottawa Mutual Fire
Insurance Co. taken all the
degrees and orders in Masonry excepti

He has

the 33d and could possibly be prevailed
upon to accept membership in the apex
degree. Mr. Wolf lives quietly and
peacefully, in harmony with his neigh-
bors and surroundings and in keeping
with his station in life,

The Black swamp. which starts a
short distance from Hudsonville and
parallels M 51 for several miles, is the
most beautiful now I have ever seen
it—and it is always wonderfully attrac-
tive at this season of the year. The
long rows of celery and onions, green

as green can be, give promise of heavy
crops of two of the most useful mem-
bers of the food family. We certainly
have to take our hats off to the Hol-
land people who knew how to convert
this apparently waste space into a pro-
ductive area of great usefulness and
profit. At one time Mr. Wolf had an
80 acre farm bordering on the swamp.
In fact, nine acres of his land were in
the swamp. He used to tell me that
he would not sell the nine acress for
$1,000. per acre, because the net profit
he received from the products he grew
on the nine acres invariably paid him
a good return on $9,000. No other peo-
ple on earth know how to develop
swamp land as Hollanders have done.
They brought with them from Holland
a knowledge of dykes, ditches and
drainage methods which no other peo-
ple possess. And they knew how. to
utilize that knowledge for the benefit,
of mankind and themselves.

At Zeeland
respondence a
had with a Minneapolis concern which
guaranteed to find a purchaser for the
stock and store building owned by the
Zeeland end of the transaction. The
agent who solicited the opportunity to
bring about a change of ownership
guaranteed to return the $100 paid if a
sale was not promptly forthcoming,
but later, when the deal fell flat, the
men who signed the contract failed to
find any printed condition of the kind
in the document they executed. They
then made a demand for the return of
the money paid in the basis of the
verbal promise made by the solicitor,
but were directed to read the para-
graph, which is almost invariably
utilized as a “saving grace” by
shysters, to the effect that no verbal
statements are to be considered, unless
embodied in writing. Very naturally,
my Zeeland friends thereupon wrote
the crooks that they had their opinion
of a concern which availed itself of
technicalities of this kind, whereupon
the Minneapolis gang replied that any
further correspondence of that char-
acter would be referred to the Federal
officers for review and action. Minne-
apolis has long harbored a nest of
scorpions who have preyed on the
credulity of merchants all over the
country. There may be an honest man
somewhere in the bunch, but, if so, I
have never been able to locate such an
individual. Any merchant who is ap-
proached by the representative of any
Minneapolis concern which depends
solely on newspaper advertising for
action would do well to show him the
door with scant courtesy, because the
shysters who are engaged in this line
of business—with apologies to the
word business—see to it that the pro-

I was shown some cor-

mercantile house had

ceeds of their illegal gains are safely
entrenched behind the skirts of their
wives, thus rendering themselves un-
collectible. Considering the length of
time these shysters have ‘been conduct-
ing bogus sales concerns I cannot
understand why Uncle Sam has not
taken action and sent the entire gang
to Leavenworth prison.

E. A. Stowe.

Cupid behind the arrow is more
dangerous than the man behind the
gun.

Next War Will Be Fought From the
S

Grandville, July 12—Foreign skies
seemed brighter for a time, then came
the Geneva disagreement to nullify
the good feeling engendered by the
American air birds who flew to France
and Germany carrying the most hos-
pitable expressions from America.

Clouds, however, still linger over
the European horizon. Whether Brit-
ain, United States and Japan come to
an agreement about naval depletement
there are other elements showing
snarlingly that are not so pleasant.

The Japs and British were once al-
lies, and there are those who imagine
that the two are still very firmly bound
together by a secret treaty which
not even Brother Jonathan has power
to break. If Britain chooses a yellow
Asiatic ally rather than the United
States of America, well and good, but
we in this country will not be foolish
enough to cut our own throats to
pacify even our cousin John.

We are not in*immediate danger
from a foreign imbroglio, but it may
be well enough to be on guard all the
same. QOne very sensitive, and may
we say sensible, English statesman
ridicules the idea that Britain seeks
any advantage over America in the
matter of armaments, all of which may
be true. The best friend the British
government has in the world is the
United States. Embroil these two
and the remainder of the world will
nearly split itself with a broad grin.

It is to the advantage of other
powers that America and England
make a failure of the Geneva confer-
ence. As for the United States, her
representatives have given their  ulti-
matum and will stand to it. It is now
up to the nation which has boasted so
long of ruling the wave to come to
terms, eltse back out and go her own
gait.

Our keeping out of the league of
nations becomes more patent day by
day as a wise and well considered act.
At Geneva Britain hopes to break the
Washington treaty of a few years ago
and enter into an entirely new scheme
in which she will hold the big end of
the bargain.

Why bargains between nations of
any kind if we may break them every
six months or a few vears? Of what
permanent good are all these interna-
tional contracts when, in time of peace,
they may be so easily broken? When
the passions of any people are so
aroused as to feel the necessity for war
in order to sustain national honor, such
peace time bargains become ropes of
sand. The less number of bargains we
make with any nation on earth the bet-
ter.

Should Britain get into trouble, even
into war with several nations, the
United States is competent of seeing its
duty, and taking a hand providing pa-
triotism and_ strict national equity
points the way.

It would be much better for the
United States to cut the Gordian knot
at Geneva and withdraw from all fur-
her confab with Britain and Japan.

The real danger spot in Europe is
neither Britain, France, nor Germany,
but a little farther to the South where
the waters of the Mediterranean wash
the bootleg nation which has been the
cause of old time wars— Italy.

Mussolini has his eve open to see
the main chance and to strike when
the time is ripe. That this dictator has
unholy ambitions which may yet em-
broil the world in another titanic strg-
gle is more than evident. Although
he confines himself to wise remarks on
internal affairs, he hopes to one day
be hailed as the deliverer of Italy, as
the great mogul of modern military
science, as the armed champion of what
he considers has been deemed a lost
cause.

Back a few years and we see Italy
helpless at the feet of the first Na-
poleon. Although France and Italy

have been friends in the main, there is
vet a streak of jealousy in the Italian
heart that will not down. On. that
jealousy this modern Roman seeks to
build a modern casus belli that may
embroil the whole of Europe.

Look out for Mussolini. Some of
his talk may seem like egotistical bom-
bast, yet it has a foundation deep in the
Italian national heart which is sure to
bring dire results at some future day.

Mussolini has proclaimed that. the
true policy of Italy is to seek command
of the skies. Build war planes until
the very sun is clouded by their num-
bers.

Right here is a suggestion worthy of
America’s attention. Future wars will
be decided above the earth rather than
on its surface. Bombs dropped from
war planes will decided future contests
such as the world war.

Is America prepared to look this
fact in the face and make good because
it is a fact? We should hope so. All
this arguing about battle ships on the
ocean are a mere waste of precious
time. Of what value is a ship of war
after a few bombs are dropped from
the skies upon its deck? There would
not be enough left of the craft to make
a rowboat.

Are Americans considering the situa-
tion in its true light or will we sit idly
back and wait while other nations go
ahead and build their air fleets for fu-
ture wars? America has often been a
little backward about preparation just
before the opening of a great war. The
American people so deprecate the
thought of war that those pacifists who
go about preaching peace, the scrap-
ping of every available war appliance
that we have, when the event. breaks
into flame will be found wanting, and
when almost too late go hurriedly at
work supplving our needs at a largely
added expense.

The recent aerial episodes where
American bird men have invaded Eu
rope on peace and good will errands,
have no doubt had some effect on our
foreign attitude, and vet the great
demonstrations in greeting these en-
voys of peace and good Will have really
made only a momentary impression
after all. In a conflict at arms the one
who gets in the first blow is usually
the one who wins. Old Timer.

~~ __
New Zealand Butter Canned For
World Markets.

Vancouver, B. C., July 1—The un-
fortunate experience of New Zealand
in regard to her price-controlled but-
ter on the London market has appar-
ently led exporting interests in the
Southern dominion to make prepara-
tions for canning butter on a larger
scale for the world’s markets, and or-
ders have just been placed with a com-
pany here for 1,000,000 cans of from
one pound to 20 pounds capacity.
These cans are to have three different
designs and hues, to meet the different
color requirements in South America,
the Orient and the South Sea Islands.
Following the action of the Canadian
Government in levying a “dump” duty
on butter imported last year from
Australia, only one small parcel was
brought in this season from the Com-
monwealth. Last year’s dispute over
the dump issue has never heen
settled.

 

i isc
Likes a Reverent Town.

I like a town that sees

The sacredness of trees,

Acknowledging their right

To whisper half the night,

And all the day to talk

Above a shaded walk.

I like a reverent town

That hews no tree-trunk down,

But lets it stand to know

Sidewalks around can £0,

As if: ‘I comprehend.

You were here first, my friend!”
Charles Devine.

Every great man does things on the
quiet that would make him feel quite
small if they were found out,

 

 

10

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

oem

July 13, 1927

 

SHOE MARKET

Why the Advancing Market For
Hides, Leather and Shoes?
Gradually but none the less surely,
our trade is realizing that fundamental
higher

 

conditions have produced a
price level in shoes and indicate a still
further price advance in leather foot-
Wear.

With a backward spring and other
untoward conditions affecting shoe re-
tailing, as well as other lines of retail
merchandising, the recognition of this
price advance in shoes has been slow
and many in our trade have accorded
it anything but favorable attention.

With a number of manufacturers
and not a few retailers having found
it necessary during the first six
months of the current year to discon-
tinue business, the amount of distress
merchandise on the market has been
abnormal and this opportunity to se-
cure “jobs,” oftentimes at less than
actual costs of materials and labor, has
still further beclouded those conditions
underlying the entire fabric of the
shoe business, such as the leather
situation and packing trade conditions,
which necessarily precede and deter-
mine the evaluation of footwear.

There are manufacturers in our
trade to-day who are outstandingly
prominent in their grades, who have
yet to take action in the way of mark-
ing up their shoe prices. In notable
cases these manufacturers succeeded
in anticipating the cutting require-
ments for the current selling season
to a very considerable degree, and are
passing the advantage of these shrewd
to the retail
In some instances there appears

leather purchases’ on
trade.
to have been a lingering belief that
unaccountable way
the increase in prices being asked by

perhaps in some

tanners would disappear when it was
necessary for the manufacturer to ob-
and it was
hoped the curve of leather costs would
from an upward trend to a

tain additional supplies,
change
downward swerve.

Many have been the arguments ad-
vanced in support of this attitude,
manifestly
father to the thought—not the least
of these arguments being the mad
rush of the American people for lux-
ury even to the neglect of necessities.
It has been reiterated that the Ameri-
can people are pleasure mad, spending
their substance for such items as auto-
mobiles, radios, movies, liquor and
parties, plus the commendable desire
of the American man to see the women
of his family richly attired and leaving
little or no allotment in the family
budget for such items as men’s shoes.

Other arguments that have been
cited are the ability of the American
shoe trade to produce in a larger way
than it is possible for the American

wherein the wish was

public to consume; previous unsuc-
cessful attempts to obtain higher
prices unless business be brisk and

even the fallacious imagination of some
members of our trade who should
know better, that a conspiracy exists
between cattle raisers, packers and
tanners to advance hide and _ leather
costs arbitrarily, to the detriment of
the consuming public as well as to the

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financial detriment of shoe retailers
and manufacturers, through whose
hands the hide or skin, in the form of
finished leather, finds its way into ulti-
mate consumption.

Many people mentally balk at fig-
ures. Statistics are too frequently
classified as “dry-as-dust,”’ rather than
being carefully studied as a safeguard
against impending business dangers.
Every shoe retailer uses figures in his
inventories, his purchases, in figuring
his turnover and in other phases of his
business.

The application of figures to hides
and leather should be approached with
the same zest and interest, in order to
safeguard the shoe industry, as accord-
ed the study of conditions within the
immediate field of footwear.

The following statistics of cattle
compared with the population of the
United States may well be closely
studied in contemplating the present
price situation in leather and shoes:

In the year 1890 there were 52,947,-
000 people in the United States and
65,700,000 cattle in the United States

In the year 1926 there were 117,136,-
000 estimated people in the United
States and 61,128,000 cattle in the
United States.

In the year 1890, 25,900,000 estimat-
ed dairy cattle and 39,800,000 estimated
beef cattle.

In the year 1926, 34,300,000 estimat-
ed dairy cattle and 26,800,000 estimated
beef cattle.

It is well to realize the conditions
producing the results shown by these
figures.

Fifteen years ago our trade was
made to realize that the population of
our country was increasing and in in-
verse ratio our cattle supply was di-
Ranges and_ plantations
were being broken up into smaller
units of land holdings as immigration
Westward and irrigation projects sup-
planted former free grazing grounds
and arid wastes.

minishing.

This trend towards fewer hides for
more people, with concurrent upward
prices, was interrupted by conditions
in our industry precipitated by the
war. The interruption of industry in
many European countries, where the
man power was switched to the trench-
es of war, resulted in very much raw
material abroad being wasted and a
greater activity in the tanneries of this
country when the shoe factories of the
United States were assigned the task
of producing great supplies of foot-
wear in order to equip the allied
armies, including the four million men
enlisted under the Stars and Stripes.

This excessive and protracted vol-
ume of leather production was in
process when the war abruptly ter-
minated, leaving the tanning industry
of the United States with a produc-
tion out of all proportion to the normal
demands of peace time requirements
and resulting in a tremendous surplus
of finished leather.

It is commercial and industrial his-
tory that the leather trade was the
hardest hit of any line of manufactur-
ing endeavor in the world of business.
It is leather trade history that eight
years were required before the normal
fsonsumption of footwear has reduced

the proportion of finished leather on
hand to peace-time proportions. But
this has been accomplished and to-day
the supply of hides and the price of
raw stock, as well as the products
made therefrom, including footwear,
are governed by the trend which was in
force fifteen years ago, and which has
been described in the preceding para-
graphs as the influence of the declin-
ing hide supply upon the requirements
of a steadily increasing population.
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 11

 

Not Easy To Call Doctor in Early
Days.

Grandville, July 12—Doctors were
even scarcer than preachers in the pine
woods at an early day. They rode in
the saddle to their patients and gen-
erally made good. :

Calomel was considered a sovereign
remedy for many ills, this and quinine
forming the base of all medication. Of
course the good old family bottle of
castor oil had its place in the family
medicine closet.

Doctors were not as near at hand as
they are to-day, and in case of accident
people had to depend on their own ef-
forts for first aid.

One small boy was taken severely ill
and a messenger dispatched for a
doctor thirty-five miles away. He
came, made use of calomel, and salivat-
ed the lad until he nearly died, and ever
after his health was not quite up to the
average.

Blue mass pills were always in evi-
dence, and many times resort was had
to bleeding. Too much blood was sup-
posed to cause many ailments to which
the pioneers were subject.

The one greatest standby for ac-
cidental hurts was pine pitch. We do
not have this in abundance as of yore.
Then every pile of sawlogs afforded a
rich mine of medicinal value. Pine
pitch and venison tallow was an old
time remedy for cuts and injuries, and
it was an excellent remedy at that.

A small boy, playing in his father’s
barn, had the misfortune to receive a
cut from an axe, he being barefooted,
getting the full weight of the axe as
it slid down an inclined plank. A yell
from an elder ‘brother brought the
mother from the house kitchen where
she was doing the week’s ironing.

She snatched up her little son, thrust
the holder which she held in her hand‘
under the bleeding foot, three toes of
which had been practically severed,
hanging by the skin, and rushed to the
house.

No doctor within a score of miles,
yet the mother was equal to the emer-
gency. She had recourse to a can of
pine pitch, binding up that foot with
the severed toes replaced. The pitch
served to hold the severed tces in place
and there was no meddling until some
time later when the boy’s foot was un-
done and examined to find the wound
nicely healing, all the result of that ap-
plication of pine pitch.

Many a wound that might otherwise
have proved disastrous was healed com-
pletely by this homely application of
the pitch from the pine tree.

Very little is used in these days.
Something superior you say to take its
place. This is to be doubted. Never
was a case known in the woods of the
after ill effects of a wound which had
been liberally doped with pine pitch.
That was the cureall of the backwoods
settler seventy years ago.

“Nothing but a mere scratch,” laugh-
ed the shingle sawyer who had barked
a knuckle on the saw.

“Oh, well, best to make sure,” said
the millowner who happened to be
present, and who went for the usual
remedy.

“Faugh! no dauby stuff like that for
so small a hurt.”

The sawver did not apply the pitch
but kept on with his work. The con-
Sequence was that infection set in. The
hand became swollen, and a man was
delegated to drive to Muskegon, tak-
ing the sawyer to a doctor. That small
scratch laid that man up from work for
many weeks, two surgical operations
being necessary to save the hand. Just
a dab of pine pitch would have saved
all this suffering and expense.

Sure it is that pitch and tallow saved
many lives during the early settlement
days. It seems almost too bad that
this really valuable medication has
practically gone out of existence.

Our forefathers were not so blind
about some things as many seem to

imagine. The small backwoods chil-
dren were subjected to numerous dis-
eases as are children of the present day,
and they could not always have a doc-
tor to look after them. Books on
medicine were in evidence, one of the
best of these being Dr. Tralls Medical
Encyclopedia. This, with a_subscrip-
tion to the Water Cure Journal, com-
prised the home outfit for caring for the
sick.

A child with the croup seldom passed
out. A liberal application of cold
cloths to the throat, and doses of
lobelia usually proved a_ sufficient
cure.

Doctors are so handy nowadays the
home prescriptions are no longer in
use. Of course it is much better this
way, and yet it is wonderful how few
of the early settlers succumbed to the
diseases and accidents incident to their
lives of hardship.

Perhaps there was more ventilation
to the sleeping rooms which may have
been beneficial. Sleeping in a chamber
through the cracks of which snow
drifted over the bed in winter time was
not infrequent.

When a man or child caught a se-
vere cold recourse was had to cold
water and tincture of lobelia. The Jat-
ter was a sovereign remedy, or at least
supposed to have been, in those early
days.

In cases of fever, not typhoid, this
cold water treatment often proved
efficatious. .

A person burning in high fever was
placed with head held over a pail while
the operator poured from a pitcher of
ice cold water on back of the head, per-
mitting the moisture to drip down in-
to the pail below. This was persisted
in until a numbness was felt, and right
here I wish to mention the fact that
in Many cases the fever broke within
a very few hours.

In fact, the early settlers fared much
better than might be expected, living
as they did so far from the doctor.

Old Timer.
—_>--.____
Cost of Fur-Trimmed Coats.

The high cost of fur trimmings for
dressy cloth coats for Fall continues
to be one of the most important prob-
lems facing garment manufacturers for
the new season. Representatives of
the cloak trade are taking the matter
up with fur factors, but it is held to
be difficult to see just what can be
done toward securing lower prices.
The situation, however, bears an im-
portant relation to the probable com-
petition that fur coats will give those
of cloth. The latter will have to sell
at comparatively high prices, which
would bring the garments into compe-
tition with the cheaper fur merchandise.
It is argued, however, that consumers
have become dissatisfied with the
lower grade fur garments, and the
swing should favor cloth coats.

—_2--.____
Blazer Coats More Popular.

Blazer coats continue to Zain in in-
terest in men’s sports wear. Many re-
tailers are now featuring the merchan-
dise which is said to be meeting with
a very favorable reception from youths
and young men. Two and three color
stripe combinations are stressed and
the wilder the colors the better the gar-
ments are selling. To a certain ex-
tent, the coats are competing with
Sports sweaters, although the two may
be worn together, it was pointed out
yesterday. It is expected that the
vogue will be stronger next season as
it gets a chance to spread into more
Sections of the country.

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July 13, 1927

 

peeved.

Review of Business
Michigan.
Written for the Tradesman.

For the past few years business has
been escaping the violent upward and
downward swings of the cycle of trade
which marked the ebb and flow of in-

Conditions in

dustrial and commercial activity in this
country for so many years, but it has
not been able to avoid the traditional
Indeed, it
is doubtful whether business will ever
be able to flow entirely undisturbed
through this natural period of adjust-
ments, no matter how skilled industrial
leaders, may
become in harnessing economic forces.

quietness of midsummer.

bankers and tradesmen
There is, of course, another factor to
be reckoned with at this time of the
year—the lessening in intensity of hu-
man effort. The current summer has
already proved that it is no exception
curtailments
have already begun in practically all
No unusual declines, however,

to this rule, as seasonal
lines.
are in prospect. Whatever readjust-
ments take place will be of a moderate
and orderly nature.

Six months ago many business fore-
casters were pessimistic about the out-
look for 1927,

of reasoning behind their predictions

Apparently the process

was that, since business had been so
very good for such a long time, it sim-
ply had to be bad for a while in order
to make up for it. But what has hap-
pened? The volume of production and
distribution during the first half of the
year was well above normal and 4
number of more important lines equal-
ed the high records established during
the first half of 1926 or came close to
doing so. True, this volume of busi-
ness has not been distributed evenly
among all concerns, but it nevertheless
has loomed large in the aggregate.
Prospects are excellent for the con-
the satisfactory
levels of trade and industry during the
half of the The
spreading that an expansion of business
activity will take place in the fall, which
will bring the total business for 1927

tinuation of present

last year. belief is

close to that for the preceding year, in
which new high records were estab-
lished by many lines. Business senti-

ment is improving. Psychological fac-

tors, it is well known, are of great
value. But more important. still is
the fact that the American farmer is

For
several years, on account of prices of

working into a stronger position.

agricultural products being out of line
with the remainder of the commodity
list, the vast purchasing power of the
populaion been
But the tide is now
Grain prices have advanced.

country’s rural has
greatly reduced.
turning.
Cotton is bringing higher prices than
was ago.
Furthermore, crop indicate
that there will be no large surpluses
this year to demoralize prices. If grow-
ing conditions are favorable from now
on the farmer will harvest good crops,
for which he will receive good prices.
Business, accordingly, will feel the
stimulus of rural purchases this au-
tumn in a marked degree.

The larger portion of Michigan’s in-
dustries, like those of the country at

anticipated some monhs

estimates

large, is experiencing the usual season-
al slowing down. Quietness also pre-
vails at the iron and copper mines.
Electric refrigeration and cereal fac-
tories are the outstanding exceptions.
The midsummer furniture market in
Grand Rapids is producing a fair vol-
ume of orders for that industry. Oper-
ations in industrial plants, as a whole,
are at about the same pace as a year
ago. The stress of competition in all
lines to grow keener «and
production costs are being constantly
hammered down. Manufacturers gen-
erally are optimistic about the outlook
for the remainder of the year.
Automobile factories are in the midst
of preparations for new models. The
output in May was almost equal to
that in April, which was the largest
month this year. Production for the
first five months was 10 per cent. under
the corresponding period in 1926. Dur-

continues

ing the summer of 1926 the low point
occurred in July, while this year it is
thought to have been experienced in
June. Estimated car shipping require-
ments for July, August and Septem-
ber point towards an increase of 20 per
cent. the requirements for the
corresponding months of year.

over
last
This percentage would be further aug-
mented by the bringing out of the new
ford model. August is expected to be
the peak month of the three. There
are no impending
price war in the automotive field. Such
downward price revisions as might oc-
cur will be largely due to economies
effected as a result of better manufac-

indications of an

Prices are now the
lowest they have ever been. Foreign
demand has increased sharply during
the past sixty days.

Outdoor activities are increasing and
are absorbing much of the unskilled
labor released on account of the season-
all lull in manufacturing. Except in a
very few localities in the State there
is not much unemployment. Five ci-
report employment
during the past month.

turing processes.

ties increases in
A slight short-
age of farm help is reported in a few
sections, but in most localities the sup-

ply is equal to the demand.

More summerlike weather is helping
both the retail and wholesale trade con-
siderably. Stocks of summer goods
which have been accumulating on mer-
chants’ shelves during the past sixty
days on account of cool, wet weather
are now beginning to move. Whaole-
salers and retailers are optimistic over
the outlook for the remainder of the
year. The vol-
ume of tourist trade is increasing.

Collections are fair.

Only six of the smaller cities in the
State report a scarcity in the supply
of money. The remaining cities indi-

that the supply is sufficient to
take care of local needs. Borrowing
is normal in urban centers but a heavy
demand exists in many rural sections.

Higher temperatures and more sun-
shine have been very beneficial for all
crops. Government reports show that
the composite conditions of Michigan
crops is 4.3 per cent. above their ten
year average. Winter wheat, rye, pas-
tures and hay crops are very good.
Corn, oats, potatoes and sugar beets
are backward. Prospects for the Mich-

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igan apple crop are better than a year
ago, but are not as good for peaches,
pears, cherries and plums.
Wayne W. Putnam,
Director Public Relations. Union
Trust Co., Detroit.

—_+--2—__
End To Bond Glut Is Seen.

Relief for the temporary glut in the
bond market induced by the recent
emission of new capital issues in un-
precedented volume is now in sight in
the opinion of the officials of the Na-
tional City Bank of New York.

In that institution’s July bulletin,
published to-day, the present back-
wardness of the bond market is look-
ed upon as a natural result of the flo-
tation in the first six months of 1927
of roughly $1,000,000,000 more in new
capital issues than during correspond-
ing 1926 months.

The supply for the moment has run
ahead of the demand.

It is unusual for a banking house to
state the situation so frankly as does
the National City Bank, as follows: “In
view of these heavy emissions at gradu-
ally decreasing yields it is not surpris-
ing that the market has reached a
state of temporary indigestion and that
bonds prices have been unfavorably
affected. With the turn of the first
half year there are obviously many
syndicates in issues for which the pub-
lic has little appetite at the prices of-
fered. The fact is quite generally
known to the investing public, who
are evidencing a desire to withhold
further commitments until such syn-
dicates are dissolved and the issues are
allowed to find their natural price
level.”

That the coming month will “see the
situation further materially cleared,” as
more syndicates are dissolved and the
normal July demands assert them-
selves, is the view of the bank. The
suggestion is even thrown out that
“the flow of new securities has about
reached its peak.” If that is true the
bank doubtless is right when it says
that “with a decreasing supply of new
securities, the establishment of a nat-
ural price level in those already issued,
and a substantially constant invest-
ment demand, a reduction in the vol-
ume of bonds in dealer’s hands after
the mid-year would seem to be as-
sured.”

Few of the large banking institu-
tions endeavor more earnestly to por-
tray a thorough and impartial judg-
ment on the business trend than the
one responsible for the bulletin now
under discussion. It is especially sig-
nificant, therefore, when the bank,
after calling attention to the retarding
influences in industry, reaches the
conclusion that these conditions “are
not in themselves important enough to
interfere with the usual expansion of
trade in the fall months which we look
forward to with confidence.” More
and more it becomes clear that no vio-
lent change in the business flow is in
sight for the remainder of the current
year.

Even in its discussion of the auto-
mobile industry the bank, after em-
phasizing the increased competition
promised for the months just ahead,
reckons that the total volume of pro-
duction “may yet set a record for

1927.” Consequent benefits from this
increased activity are seen for steel,
tire, copper, glass and other depend-
ent industries. The greatest handicap
that business has had to face in the
opinion of the bank officials has been
the weather. Naturally excessive rains
and unseasonable temperatures have
retarded retail trade ‘but the most
serious loss inflicted by the elements
has been the setback in the agricultur-
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—_>-.—___
Bu'lding and Loan Associations Help
Solve Owner’s Problems.

Financing of home construction pre-
sents a problem that has become in-
creasingly important since the war
sent rents skyrocketing.

Perhaps if the methods perfected to
handle this business were more gen-
erally known, more homes would be
constructed and the demand for apart-
ments would subside to an extent that
would reduce rents for those who pre-
fer “four walls” to a garden site in the
suburbs. For the problem has been so
simplified it may be faced without
fear by any one reasonably assured of
a steady income.

Probably the most satisfactory meth-
od of financing a new home is through
a building and loan association. These
agencies will provide from 65 to 70
per cent. of the required cash, slightly
more on high-grade properties. That
leaves a reasonably small amount to
be supplied by the home owner. A
part of the difference may be obtained
through a second mortgage.

3uilding and loan associations make
loans to members on finished homes or
residences to be constructed. Loans
are repaid generally at the rate of $1
a month for each $100 borrowed, the
payments ‘being applied to meet inter-
est charges and to reduce the principal.
As the loan is amortized in this way,
gradually a larger amount applies to
the reduction of the loan. Interest is
charged each month only on the un-
paid balance. Thus, the loan will be
completely repaid in less than twelve
years if payments are not increased.

It is considered unwise, however, to
retire a mortgage completely, so that
when the loan has been reduced to
about 55 or 60 per cent. of the apprais-
ed valuation, it would be possible to
place the mortgage with a savings
bank, title company or some other
similar organization that makes first
mortgage loans that are not amortized.
The construction loan would then be
retired.

In the meantime, the second mort-
gage, if any, would probably have been
paid off, so that the only operating
expense would be the interest charge
on the first mortgage.

The steps to be taken in applying
for a loan are virtually the same in the
most progressive building and loan as-
sociations. The expenses, too,have be-
come fairly uniform in New York. The
borrower, who previously should be-
come a member by opening a savings
account, presents his plans and speci-
fications for the house to be construct-
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recording, etc. This is generally about
3% per cent. of the amount of the loan,
the minimum ordinarily being $75.
New York imposes a State mortgage
tax of one-half of 1 per cent., which
must be paid if the property is in this
State. There New
Jersey. The charge for a New Jersey

is no such tax in

loan is generally somewhat smaller. A

“good faith” payment is required at
the beginning of negotiations which
applies to the cost if the loan is
granted.

The borrower is required, of course,
to insure the house in an amount and
with a company approved by the as-
sociation and to pay all taxes and as-
sessments promptly.

William Russell White.
[ Copyrighted, 1927]

—_+>+.+—___
Banks Buy Trust Company.

Two Muskegon banks, the National
Lumberman’s and the Union National,
exercised their option June 30 for pur-
chase of stock of the Muskegon Trust
Co., the price paid being $150 a share,
or a total of $225,000, shared equally
by the two banks. In addition to re-
ceiving $150 a share for their holdings
in the Trust company, the stockholders
the regular semi-annual

will receive

dividend of 3 per cent. July 1, on stock

as of record of June 15. In order to
accomplish the purchase of the Trust
company stock, the National Lumber-
man’s Bank recently increased its
capitalization by $50,000, selling that
much additional bank stock. Added
to the $50,000 a cash dividend of $62,-
500 will be declared out of surplus in
order to make the necessary $112,500
The Union National Bank
will declare a cash dividend for the
entire sum of $112,500 for its share in
the purchase price. After the present
stock in the Trust company has been
called in and paid for, new stock will
be issued to every stockholder in the
two banks. No changes are expected
in the executive personnel of the com-
pany, which the
same location and under the same gen-

payment.

will be operated at

eral with the exception that
control the stock-

holders of the two banks, whose pres-

policies
will be vested in
ent trust business will be turned over
to the Trust company. At present,
four of the banks of Greater Muske-
gon are represented on the board of
directors of the Trust company.
—_»>-22—____
Gradual Reduction in Price of Com-
modities Continues.

More and more it becomes plain that
the key to the future price movement
here lies not in conditions purely do-
mestic but in the trend of commodities
abroad. A precipitous rise in certain
agricultural products—particularly cot-
ton, corn and wheat—has set some peo-
ple to thinking recently that the long
decline in values is over.

The 1927 upturn in agricultural com-
has so offset the
non-agricultural commodities

graph gives an illusion of
Actually the general
trend would not have changed even
temporarily except for the rise in the
three farm commodities.
that the
continues is seen in the July 1 com-
pilations of both Bradstreet and Dun.

modities continued
fall in

that the
stabilization.

Fresh evidence price fall

The influences at work for strength in
the agricultural group were not power-
ful enough last month apparently to
offset those still pulling the general
level down. It is an appropriate time
to examine the causes for these major
swings in our general price level and
when such a study is made some il-
luminating discoveries come to light.

In the final analysis the reason that
commodity prices here have been fall-
ing for two years is that values over-
sea have been falling. The return to
hard money abroad brought business
depression and the inevitable downturn
in prices that always accompanies
stabilization after a period of inflation.
Prices had been forced up to artificial
heights through the introduction of
paper money. So intimate have the
commercial relations of the United
States and European countries become
that the commodities
abroad almost immediately induced a
decline here.

No important change has occurred
during the last two years in the move-
ment of commodities that might be
classed as domestic. A separation of
commodities largely domestic from
others in the Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics list would show that the price
curve of the former has varied but
little in the period under discussion.
The big decline has come in export
commodities. For what they had to
sell abroad Americans were obliged to
accept lower prices.

Within the last six months a sur-
prisingly sharp downturn in the prices
of import commodities, which,  inci-
dentally, had held fairly firm through-

recession in

out 1926, has introduced a new and
effective influence for lower prices
here. Recently the fall in imported

commodities has been even more pro-
nounced than that in exported com-
modities. It is not intended to com-
pare the movements of export and im-
port values but rather to emphasize
the fact not generally understood that
the major decline in our price level has
been induced by-a condition abroad.

It still is true that the price move-
ment in this country is largely influ-
enced by that overseas and until it be-
comes clear that the decline in prices
abroad has been checked it will be pre-
mature to forecast any lasting change
here. Paul Willard Garrett.

[ Copyrighted, 1927]

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garments are still much to the fore,
with some manufacturers confident of
a demand for this merchandise for
some weeks to come. Coats of novelty
patterned woolens for travel and utility
wear are also being sought, but the
activity in these types has yet to reach
the high point expected some weeks
hence when the retailers will be cov-
ering their August and September re-
quirements.

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15

 

Fire Is Everybody’s Business.

America must check its colossal fire
losses. No nation, however rich, can
afford a sheer waste of a half billion
dollars a year. This sum represents
the annual direct property loss from
fire, but it by no means tells the whole
story. It does not take into account
the cost of maintaining fire-fighting
forces, or the indirect loss in wages,
profits, custom and good will which
comes from interruption to business.
The grand annual total of the Ameri-
can fire waste is certainly equal to the
defense budget of the country—equal,
also, to the income from the Federal
customs. In other words, what we
take in from the tariff we lose through
fire. The annual loss of life is 12,000,
with an additional 15,000 maimed and
injured. Every sixty seconds $1,064
worth of American property goes up
in smoke, and every twenty-four
hours thirty-two American citizens are
burned to death.

The tragedy of it all is heightened
by the fact that 90 per cent. of all fires
are preventable, according to experts,
and the remaining 10 per cent. easily
controllable. There can be no doubt
that a large part of our apathy toward
fire loss results from the delusion
which we cherish about insurance. We
believe that insurance pays for fire. It
does not, and it never can. It dis-
tributes fire losses, but it cannot re-
create buildings or goods that have
been reduced to ashes. Not only is
property lost through fire utterly gone,
but its replacement draws _ energy
which should go into producing new
wealth. Consumers of goods pay for
fire; it adds tremendously to the cost
of living, and there is no citizen in the
country who does not ultimately bear
his share.

Naturally there have been efforts to
check this scourge. Such conditions
could not exist without arousing pub-
lic spirited citizens and organizations
to a realization of the menace. For
many years various bodies have been
assembling and broadcasting technical
information relating to fire prevention
and have been educating the public to
the necessity of stopping fire. The
National Association of Credit Men is
one of these. It has been particularly
active in recent months in urging the
general adoption of a model arson law.
In most states loosely drawn statutes
offer a convenient escape to incen-
diaries and have done so for a decade.
Convictions are difficult and few.
Strengthening the law, however, is
but one approach to the problem of
incendiarism. It must not be for-
gotten that the “fire-bug” is most ac-
tive where the fire record from other
causes is bad, and while stronger legis-
lation is essential, it is equally im-
portant to keep in mind that condi-
tions which breed fires also breed
“fire-bugs.” Once the fire prevention
consciousness takes possession of 2
city the fire-bug is practically elimin-
ated from the problem.

National Fire Prevention Week has
shown what can be done through an
aroused public opinion. This nation-
wide event takes place in October, and
since its general observance, this
month has shown a consistently lower

fire loss record than other months in
the year. The reported loss of less
than $15,000,000 for October, 1926,
covering Canada as well as the United
States, is the lowest record for any
month in the last seven years.

It has been apparent for some time,
however, that technical research and
education must be supplemented by
other means. The central problem in
national fire prevention is to make a
practical and scientific application of
the knowledge which experts have
been assembling for many years.
Since 1924 the National Fire Protec-
tion Association has been making such
application through two trained fire
prevention engineers, who have visited
eighty communities in the country and
have instructed the local fire preven-
tion agencies in the most modern and
effective means of checking the fire
waste.

The per capita loss for the United
States in 1925 averaged $4.94.

The complete figures for 1926
not yet available, but there can be no
doubt that they will show continued
The statistics for Hunt-
ington, W. Va., the field
engineers of the N. F. P. A., show a
reduction in 1926 of 77.8 per cent. over
the losses for 1925, when its fire pre-
vention program was just getting un-
der way. The citizens of Huntington
do not relish paying for the careless-
ness and indifference of their neigh-
bors, and are asking that the field en-
gineers visit other cities of the state
and help them to accomplish what
Huntington has achieved. This dem-
onstrates the national character of the
fire waste problem.

The field engineer has been proved
to be the most effective agency in re-
ducing the fire waste. He goes to the
root of the evil; the problem is to ap-
ply technical knowledge, and he does
it. The demonstrated success of the
N. F. P. A.’s field service has created
such insistent demand for it that the
Association is conducting a nation-wide
campaign for a $500,000 Field Service
Fund, which will finance the operation
of ten field engineers for a period of
five years. On the basis of past ex-
perience, it can be predicted that an
extension of this service at the present
time will mean the saving of thousands
of lives, and property worth millions.
More than that, the value of the work
will be so thoroughly demonstrated at
the end of that time that there is every
reason to believe that it will be a per-
manent part of the country’s fire pre-
vention activities, paid for, as it should
be, by the communities themselves.

It will be an eventful day in Ameri-
can history when the fire curve takes
a definite downward turn. In the
field engineer, co-ordinating fire pre-
vention activities just as the public
health officer co-ordinates health ar-
tivities, we have the weapon which
will check fire. There is no unalter-
able condition which makes it inevit-
able that the country should throw a
half billion dollars. into the national
bonfire every year and should make an
annual sacrifice to-fire of 12,000 lives.

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July 13, 1927

 

THE BIRCH BARK CANOE.

Most Useful Invention Used By the
Primitive Indians.
Written for the Tradesman,
Some of the best students declare
that for its day and generation the

bark

ful invention to mankind.

most
That there
were well-known trails in common use

birch canoe was the use-

by the earliest Indians and that they
also had many waterways in common
use among them has been demonstrat-
ed again and again. With the primi-
tive conditions before the forests were
comi-

removed and drainage put ‘nto

mon use, the streams in many cases
hardly resemble those same streams of
to-day. The level was several
feet higher. In the of such
skilled paddlers as the Indians were
birch bark canoe

There are few

water
hands

taught to be, the
could go anywhere.
journeys in Michigan for which some
stream or inland lake does not furnish
the water water
shed is reached from one side of the
State, it is but a miles be-
fore the traveler reaches the upper end

way and when the

very few

of the streams running the other way.
he birch canoe as-
serted its value in that when it was
no longer needed as a burden bearer,

There, too, t bark

it could easily be picked up from the
water and carried across the interven-
ing land, these connecting trails being
known as portages. That word port-
age is stamped all-over Michigan and
in each case has a connection with just
what the name indicates.

In studying the beginning of Michi-
that
who

much interested in
band of refugee Huron
fled from their first attempt to make

Michaelimackinac,

gan we are
Indians

a settlement at
when their homes were destroyed by
the Iroquois in the spring of 1649, and
whom these articles left at St. Martin’s
Island, in the mouth of Green Bay. I
have no definite data as to just when
they left St. Martin's Island. When
they did go, however, their first move
West. In his
Nation,”

auspices of the

was eighteen leagues
“Downfall of the
under the

Huron
printed
Royal Historical Society of ‘Toronto,
Ontario, Prof. Cook says they “wan-
dered in the West” until shortly after
1665 Father Marquette
into at Huron Mountain,
just East of Keewenaw Bay.

when “came

their lives”

There are many things which make
it very difficult to be more definite
than Prof. Cook has done, but a care-
ful study of Indian relics which have
found their way to museums and other
they can be
apparently unquestioned
trace to one of the oldest known water
trails in Michigan. It is quite prob-
able that the water trail, which com-
menced in the mouth of Saginaw Bay,
Tittabawas
Rivers to Chippewa

places where studied

leaves an

thence up the Saginaw,
and Chippewa
lakes, thence by portages to the head-
waters of the River
thence down that River to Muskegon,
or up the Muskegon, when the canoe
main stream when the
Little Muskegon entered it, and an-
other portage in the West side of Me-
costa county, and down the Marquette
River to Ludington, were known as

Muskegon and

reached the

far back as the time of the Sauks in
the Saginaw region. Second to this,
so far as I can judge in point of time,
was a water trail which would enter
Menominee River from Green Bay.
thence up that River to Michagawma
River; to Lake Michigamme; portage

less than four miles North to Silver
River, which flows into Keewenaw
Say, near which Father Marquette

found the Huron Indians which form-
ed the nucleus of his colony to St.
which we shall study later.
There are a good many reasons why
I am led to believe that this was the
route of travel hand of Hu-
rons from 1654 when they were at St.
Martin’s Island, to 1670 when Father
Marquette found them at Huron
Mountain. Just how long they were
at any one of their stopping places on
this route, I cannot tell. As I have
indicated above, I am led to believe
that they had been at Huron Moun-
tain for some time before Father Mar-
quette arrived there. sev-
eral places on this route which have
furnished relics which are very inter-
esting in this study. The very ancient
water course and the fact that it was
cause the
wide a

Ignace,

for this

There are

used for so many years

relics found to represent so
range, both as to tribes and time, that
one hesitates to say very much in a
definite way. There are two or three
places on the route, however, where
the findings are so distinctly Huron
that I do not hesitate to believe this
was. the their wanderings.
There is the undoubted site of an In-
dian village near the North side of
Lake Michigamme which has so many
Huron traits and given up so
many of what seem to have been Hu-
I believe it was their
home for a time. Under normal con-
ditions the Huron villages were main-
tained from twenty to thirty years in
one place, but this band was not un-
der normal conditions and it may be
doubtful if they built any of what is
known as the long houses of the Hu-

line of

has

ron relics, that

ron, from the time they were driven

out of Michaelimackinac until they

back there under Father
In 1654 they were on St.

Martin's Island.

were taken
Marquette.
In 1670 they were at

If we could tell the
story of the rest it would be the tale
of a wandering, homeless and almost

Huron Mountain.

hopeless remnant of one of the most
powerful of all the Indian nations
man first came ta
America and the most pitable part of
that tale would be by far the greater
part of their troubles, so far as we can

when the white

learn them, was because they hae been
friends and allies of the French which
fact made them the most bitter encimies
of the Iroquois. A. Riley Crittenden.
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Originality a Great Help To Success.
Grandville, July 5—A man, a mer-
chant or farmer, for instance, must
have an original streak in his nature
to make a first-class success in life.

A considerable majority of business
men may think they have the makings
of a successful trader, yet go about in
a haphazard way which would surprise
Noah in his ark could he have seen it
in his day.

The knack of proper advertising—
that is, advertising that will bring in
the customers, hence the shekels—is
not so simple as some imagine. A line
on a board fence, a flourish of printer’s
ink across a blank page is not the
whole thnig by any means.

Even though a rose by any other
name would smell as sweet, it takes
concentration of thought to make up
an advertisement which will tell in the
house cash drawer.

Community advertising is one meth-
od. Little printed cards scattered all
cver a large page may seem the cor-
rect thing for the small merchant, but
is it? To some of the card advertisers
it may bring results, yet it is not the
best foot forward after all.

A stranger entering a small town in
search of merchandise seeks to find a
congenial seller of the goods he is in
need of. When he sees this sign over
a store entrance, he is, no doubt, en-
raptured.

“This is a grocery. Walk in. John
Smith.”

Right before him is what he seeks—
a store. Glancing down the consider-
able street he notes other store fronts
and other invitations to trade. Does
he go in and interview John Smith
first going off? Not likely. He is
curious enough to do a little investi-
gating.

Ard it is this curiosity on the part
of a large majority of the general pub-
lic that makes the plain announcement
one of little worth. Most people, be
their purse light or heavy, have a
curiosity to know more of their store
which they propose to patronize.

Under these conditions the merchant
who is thoroughly alive to the situa-
tion and advertises in a manner which
puts the glad hand clear out to the
passer by is the one who is going to
succeed. Does community advertising
do this? Decidedly not.

“Wake up snakes and crawl!” shout-
ed old Joe Weir, the Indian scout of
early colonial days, and that is what
the merchant who would succeed must
do with the printer’s ink he uses, other-
wise the splash of the stuff here and
there will be only a waste of material.

In every walk of life the man of
originality is the one who gets there.
It is so among farmers, merchans,
manufacturers and in any and every
line of business the world over. A little
dab of printer’s ink telling the name
of the store and that John S:nith is
inside ready to wait on customers isn't
the whole thing by any means.

“Learn how to advertise, then go
ahead,” was an old farmer’s advice
to his son just starting in business.

“But you were never a merchant,
Dad, said the son, “only a farmer—”

“Stop right there,” warned the father.
“There is something more in farming
than being ‘only a farmer’. I made a
success of that, did I not?”

“True, Dad, but you did not adver-
tise.”

“That is all you know about it,” said
the other. “I began on a small scale,
set my mark high, and the goods I
sold to the general public advertised
my farm and its owner.”

This was really true. The farmer
did not content himself with a lazy
land-skimming job, but went to the
heart of the matter, his greatest suc-
cess being in fruit growing. He pur-
chased his supply of small plants from
a successful nurseryman who prided
himself on selling pedigree plants.
This nurseryman held that the parent
plant must be of thorough soundness
and good breeding to make good in the

field. Strawberries were susceptible to
improvement in the nursery bed by
constant enlargement of their better
qualities. He insisted that there was
the same sort of pedigree among plants
as among animals and proved it as
well.

From such stock this farmer started
his new settings, and in time, by con-
stant rearing of only pedigree stock,
made himself famous as the raiser of
fancy fruit. Not a cull berry or peach
ever left his farm for the market. It
was by this method that he won the
prize of success, advertising his prod-
ucts by the output itself. Several of
the old line fruit growers, who were
content to raise ordinary scrub fruit,
and to pad out the top of their baskets
and boxes with the best, went into a
decline, finally going out of business.
This is no fairy tale, but a narrative of
fact. Any intending farmer, fruit
grower or merchant can do the same
by pursuing the right methods.

Advertise thoroughly and with or-
iginality. Living up to every part of
that advertising will bring success as
nothing else can. It is a matter of
tact, ingenuity and thorough honesty
which wins the shekels and the satis-
fied beating of an honest heart. Try
it out and see how it works.

A farmer who barely makes both
ends meet and is content to sit down
and let things slide isn’t a succ2ss no
more than is that merchant who con-
tents himself with community adver-
tising and lives within his means with-
out adding to his bank account.

Originality in advertising and keep-
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therein is the right starting point for
the voung man just starting out. Much
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Maker.

Detroit, July 11—This ford (as you
capitalize it) “blow up” shows the sort

of man he really is.

His selfish “jamming over” his
eight hour $5 per day splurge, against
the protest of high standing manufac-
turers everywhere, because they could
not on such short notice adapt their
business to such a radical change was
his first big (?) move.

Then his greed awakened and he
forced his partners out of the business
against their wishes under threat of
ruining the business by starting small
factories of his own around the coun-
try. i

Next was his peace ship splurge.

Then his blossoming. out as the
Great Redeemer of politics. He suc
ceeded in defeating Hon. William
Alden Smith’s attempt to secure the
presidential office, destroying Michi-
gan’s very good chance of presenting
the Nation with a capable executive.

He danced around and blackened the
reputation of Senator Newberry, a
capable, honest, upstanding man.

He went into war contracts, build-
ing worthless cruisers, and then repur-
chased them from the Government for
a song and used the metal for his
flivvers.

He was, and is, “roaring dry,” yet
backed the wettest mayor and great-
est wetness Detroit has ever known.
And the city has, and is, buying great
quantities of his trucks and flivvers.

For years a paper owned by him
beat and belabored the Jews until suits
for damages accumulated. Then he
crawled down behind his editor like a
coward and apologized for all his at-
tacks, claiming “he did not know” the
attacks were being made. A _ conten-
tion so absurd that no one will ever
believe so palpable a falsehood.

He does no charity and boasts of it.
His hospital is in no sense a charitable
institution.

The Good Book, which ford pretends
to believe in, tells a story of a GREAT
IDOL WITH FEET OF CLAY
which collapsed.

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DRY GOODS

Michigan ReRtail Dry Goods Association
President—A. K. Frandsen, Hastings.

First Vice-President—J. H. Lourim,
Jackson.
Second Vice-President—F. H. Nissly,
Ypsilanti.

Secretary-Treasurer—D. W. Robinson,
Alma.
Manager—Jason E. Hammond, Lansing.

Meeting of Directors of Dry Goods
Association.

Lansing, July 11—The board of_di-
rectors of the Michigan Retail Dry
Goods Association met here, with fair
attendance. The meeting began with
a luncheon and was called to order by
President Frandsen with a few. well
chosen remarks regarding his desire to
be of the greatest service to the As-
sociation. He called upon the manager
for a report of the activities of the
Association for the period July 1 1926,
to June 30, 1927.

This report included a statement of
the receipts and expenditures of the
Secretary-Treasurer for the year, also
a detailed report of the income. and
expense of the merchandise exposition.
It was suggested and approved by
those present that the trial balance
for the year, including the items men-
tioned in the manager’s report, be sent
to the directors in a few days. :

The manager reported the sending
out of upwards of thirty news letter
bulletins during the year and the hold-
ing of two conventions and seven
group meetings—the two conventions
being the one held at Mackinac Island
in July, 1926, and the Lansing conven-
tion in Mav, 1927. A report was had
regarding the effort to secure the en-
actment of the bill to abolish the use
of trading stamps in the State. Ex-
planations regarding the effort and the
failure of the bill were made by Mr.
Mulrine and Mr. Hammond.

Suggestions contained in the report
regarding the appointment of com-
mittees and the holding of group meet-
ings were also made. After the dis-
cussion of the trading stamp question,
it was moved by Mr. Mulrine, support-
ed by Mr. Christian, that our Presi-
dent be requested to appoint a legisla-
tive committee of three with Joseph C.
Grant, of Battle Creek, as chairman.
Carried unanimously.

The report of the questionnaire re-
garding the time and place of holding
the annual convention was then dis-
cussed. A large majority of these who
answered the questionnaire favored
Lansing as the place of holding the
next convention and Tuesday, Wed-
nesday and Thursday, ‘March 13, 14
and 15, were the dates favored.

D. W. Robinson, moved that these
dates be selected. Carried. The senti-
ment of the members who acknowledg-
ed the questionnaire on the subject of
the kind of programs to be conducted
at group meetinos was pretty nearly
evenly divided. The officers and di-
rectors present at this meeting, how-
ever, were in faver of making the
group meetings less of a popular char-
acter and invite only store owners and
their executives to participate.

The manager was requested to se-
lect. after corresponding with mem-
bers, the cities where group meetings
will be held during the year and then
communicate by questionnaire with
the members residing in the area ad-
jacent to the place of holding the
meeting, asking for suggestions as to
topics, to be discuss@i and the method
of conducting the meetings.

The sentiment of those present fa-
vored the aggressive circulation of
news letter bulletins and printed fold-
ers and reports of convention discus-
sions and addresses. It was also de-
cided that the expenses of directors
attending the meetings should be paid
by the Association.

The manager reported recent infor-
mation of the death of the wife of our
director, H. G. Wendland, and the
manager was requested to write Mr.

Wendland and expressing the sym-
pathy of the Association in this time
of his bereavement and sorrow.

Do not let your sympathy get the
better of your judgment when ap-
proached by persons who claim to be
students working their way through
college and university selling maga-
zines. A large number of these per-
sons pester business offices during the
summer months and many of them
work the sympathy racket to get you
loaded down with expensive magazines
which you do not have time to read and
in some cases get your money and send
you no reading matter at all. The best
way is to order your magazines from
a responsible local news dealer.

We get lots of them at this office.
We read some of them and_ discard
others owing to lack of time. Many of
our members residing in small towns
are not regular subscribers. We are
going to use some of the Association’s
postage money to mail them to you.
Please observe that such magazines
come from this office and if you al-
ready have them drop me a line stating
that for this reason these journals are
not desired. We believe that they can
be made useful in this way rather than
to be thrown in the waste basket after
we are through with them.

A crew of solicitors. is working in
Saginaw for the Periscope, which is de-
voted to the cause of “Modification of
the Volstead act.” The price of the
magazine is $2 per year and the
solicitor collects six months in ad-
vance and asks you to sign a petition
requesting a modification of the Vol-
stead law. The magazine is printed in
New York and this office has asked for
a report on the concern and its repre-
sentatives. Jason E. Hammond,
Mer. Mich. Retail Dry Goods Ass’n.

—__+«+__-

Not Much New in Underwear.

The first week in July did not pro-
duce much in the underwear field that
was new. Jobbers continued to buy
nainsooks and there was also some de-
mand for balbriggans. It was appar-
ent, however, that the crest of the sea-
son had long passed for mills that selk
their goods through wholesalers. The
trade-marked lines of “athletic” un-
derwear which are sold direct to re-
tail stores, it was said yesterday, we
probably continue in active demand
for a while yet, as stocks of many re-
tailers have not been kept up to the
levels normal for this time of the year.
There is seemingly no dearth of stock
of unbranded goods of this type in
manufacturers’ hands, although this
applies chiefly to low-end merchandise.
Were it not for the upturn in cotton
during the past several months, a no-
ticeable amount of price cutting on
these lines would doubtless be appar-
ent now. Buers of heavyweight goods
continued to hold off for further de-
velopments.

———_»-
Seasonal Offerings Help.

The campaign for a_ five-season
year in the women’s apprel trade is
finding active support by garment
manufacturers, according to the spons-
ors of the movemnt. The best indica-
tion of this, it was said yesterday, is
the featuring of vacation, travel and
sports wear merchandise by many of
the most representative producers in
the market. Ordinarily at this time the
garment trade, particularly the coat
division, would be concentrating atten-
tion on dressy coats, which do not be-
gin to move actively in retail channels
until late September or early in the
following month. The results of the
policy of confining attention to sports

and travel merchandise are said to be
already apparent in good reorders for
immediate and later delivery. It is
expected that the creation of a special

season for evening and social apparel ,

will likewise prove beneficial in helping
turnover at a time when price reduc-
tions on garments have been the usual
thing.
—_—_2-

This Lighter Has a Windshield.

What is contended by its makers to
be the simplest, lightest and most re-
liable lighter yet produced has lately
been put on the market. It is further
said to be the only lighter of its type
that is made with a cover, which is
hinged and which serves several pur-
poses. It not only acts asa windshield,
but protects the wick, flint and wheel.
In addition to this it prevents parts
that are exposed on other types of
lighters from catching in pockets, key
rings, etc. This feature is said to ap-
peal to women smokers particularly,
as the lighter can be carried in a hand-
bag or vanity case without damaging
its contents. It comes in a variety of
styles. Prices of the plated silver
lighters range at wholesale from $3C
a dozen for the plain polished type to

.$45 a dozen for a leather-covered style

set off with floral enamel in white and
green. The price range of similar
styles in sterling silver is from $54 to
$72 a dozen.
—_———_o-+--____
Differ on Trade Outlook.

There seems to be some difference
of opinion here as to cotton goods
prospects during the remainder of this
year. Jobbing buyers point out that
it is hardly to be expected that their
sales during this period can be as satis-
factory as those of the half-year just
closed, inasmuch as retail stocks were
very low at the beginning of the year
and prices were very attractive. As a
result, sales to retailers were made not
only to cover actual wants, but also
to fill up incomplete lines. Sellers con-
tend that, while this is true to some
extent, it can hardly have been a factor
in the buying of the last five or six
weeks, during which stocks in buyers’
hands have probably not been mount-
ing. Consequently, there is a disposi-
tion on the part of first hands to ex-
pect good buying during the next sev-
eral weeks, despite the large orders
now on the books of the mills.

——_»--2—__.
Style Element in Galoshes.

Not having had enough trouble
with the style element in women’s
shoes, wholesalers of general lines of
footwear are now complaining that
the invasion of this element into the
galoshes field is holding back business
in what used to be the most staple of
lines. Present signs point unmistak-
ably to low, colored galoshes for Fall,
with brown and gray now favored, but
the apparent uncertainty in buyers’
minds as to just what the best selling
shades will be is holding back business.
Based on the volume of orders placed
for this merchandise by retailers since
the first of the year and present indi-
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Some Reporis Not Optimistic.

Although the proportion of the Fall
production of carpets and rugs that
has so far been sold is in most cases
up to normal, reports from several im-
portant trade centers do not augur
particularly well for the remainder of
the season. Many of the big stores
throughout the Middle and Far West
are said to be dissatisfied with the busi-
ness they are doing, and are govern-
ing their buying accordingly. From
other parts of the country somewhat
similar reports are heard. Whether it
was the backwardness of the weather
which retarded general consumer buy-
ing, or whether it is one of the periodic
spells of consumer apathy that make
themselves felt every so often, is a
question. The fact remains, however,
that the outlook is not as bright at the
moment as it might be. The trade is
hoping that a marked change for the
better will come about this month and
during next, so that the way may be
cleared for good rug and carpet buy-
ing along toward Sept. 1.

——_+-~.—__ :
Conservative Trend Is Growing.

A growing tendency toward a
greater degree of conservatism in
men’s attire is noted in several lines
of apparel. The trend in neckwear
is away from the bright glaring colors
and effects of some months ago to-
ward neat and = smaller designs.
Sweaters and golf hose show a similar
development. Shirts selling in volume
to-day are white, with interest also
shown in solid color effects. The gar-
ish fancies favored a while ago have
gone into the discard, and: where nov-
elties are wanted they are of a more
restrained type. The same is true of
the fabrics for men’s suits. In build-
ing the lines for the Spring and Sum-
mer for 1928 the woolen stylists have
relegated the extreme designs to the
background and the new linens will be
much more conservative than a year
ago.

——_>-2—___
“Clearing” Bathing Suit Lines,
“Clearances” of manufacturers’

stocks of bathing suits promises to be
of more generous proportions this year
than for some time past, due to weather
irregularities and the resultant back-
wardness of the season. The cold, wet
May experienced was an extremely
marked deterrent on buying, and it
kept retail stocks unbroken to such an
extent that there is little chance for
substantial reordering on the part of
the stores. Lines distributed through
jobbers have also moved slowly, and
indications are that few repeat orders
of consequence will be fothcoming
Irom the wholesalers. Practically all
sizes, colors and types of suits are in-
cluded in the current offerings at
special prices, for no one particular
style seems to have been the dominant
favorite this season.

—_++.—____

The Plush Fabric Situation.

So far there is every indication that
the new zibelline or plush types of
coatings will lead for women’s dressy
coats for Fall. The mill recognized
as the highest grade producer of wo-
men’s fabrics sponsored this weave at
the opening of t!.c fabric season. It
is credited with booking a good busi-

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ness, and other mills have brought
out similar cloths. The garment manu-
facturers, however, are still “on the
with respect to the spotting
propensities of the goods and are
notifying retailers, and through them
the consumers, that the mill, not the

fence”

garment manufacturers, guarantees the
cloth. Whether
velop can only be determined after
consumers have purchased and worn

the merchandise.
———~--2.—____

Will Use Metal Fabrics.

Early showings of Fall negligees in-
dicate that metal fabrics of all kinds
will be emphasized. Lame effects,
metal chiffons and metallic cloths of
several types will be seen in profusion
in the trimming on the higher-priced
garments. Lines of the new models
are sweeping, with long sleeves and
surplice closings featured in a great
many of them. Some ostrich and
marabou trimmings are shown, but
precedence is given to metallic details
and to embroideries.

difficulties will de-

A novelty among
the trimmings of quilted robes is an
elaborately stitched pattern
tinsel thread.
—_>-.___
Early Offerings of Mufflers.
Taking a leaf from their book of ex-
perience last year, manufacturers and
importers of mufflers are getting an
early start on their lines for the com-
ing Fall and Winter season. Offerings
are being made extensively and a fair
amount of business has already been
booked i nsilk. The consumer demand
for this merchandise last year set a new
record, and it is expected that it will
be just as good this year. Novelty ef-
fects in large array are again being
featured.

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—_—_>>-~>—___
Neckwear Turnover Is Good.

Retail turnover of men’s neckwear
is reported as quite active. Consumer
buying last week was good and led to
a fair volume of business.
Foulards are receiving much attention
The
stripes and figured patterns are selling
well, with growing interest reported in
shepherd check effects. Nearly all in-
terest centers in cut silk merchandise,
a trend that is also expected to be
true of the Fall season,

—_~2+++___
Reorders For Costume Slips.

Costume slips continue to be leading
items in the retail turnover of lingerie.
The demand has been particularly ac-
tive for some weeks past and reorders
have been reaching manufacturers in
good volume. The buying covers slips
in a wide variety of materials, especial-

reorder

in the better-grade merchandise,

ly crepe, cotton, radium and rayon
fabrics. Sports styles permitting
greater freedom of movement have

been in particularly good request.
— +2.

Junior Sports Attire Reordered.

In junior wear the demand for sports
merchandise is a feature of present
trading. Girls’ skirts and sweaters are
actively moving items. The skirts are
of crepe de chine or flannel and styles
to retail at about $2.95, are selling in
volume. The sweaters are of the light-
weight type to retail up to about $5.
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RETAIL GROCER

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

 

Sidelights on Opportunity For
All.
Written for the Tradesman.

Do you want a hint on how to raise
the grade of your sales? Now,
don’t jump at the conclusion that |
am telling you to get higher prices. |
Just train yourself and your
per-

Few

please

am not.
people—all of them, all the time,
sistently—to name prices from the top
down. Consider coffee. Do not say
“35, 40, 45 and 49c per pound.’ Say
“40c, 45c,” hesitate slightly and add
more slowly, “40c and we have some
at 35c.” Say the last very quietly,
without emphasis and with little snap
or interest in your intonation.

This works. For without changing
a price, you will find your customers
will select an average of higher priced
goods when quotations are named from
the top down than when the same fig-
ures are quoted from the bottom up.
Old stuff? Yes, but it works—if you
work it.

Have no dog or cat anywhere around
the store. Animals are out of date in
every food store to-day, regardless of
where you are located.

Soap, water and elbow grease are
great business promoters. Wash win-
dows inside two, three or more times
per week. How often depends on cir-
cumstances. Outside windows can be
washed in a minute or two—and this
cannot be done too often.

Permit no smoking about your store.
No business man should smoke any-
where about his
That is as out-of-date as cats and dogs.

Economy can be promoted in deliv-
them on a strict
no good
Devia-

business premises.

eries by putting
schedule. But that will be
unless it is lived up to strictly.
tion is fatal. Efficiency is also en-

hanced, so your customers are better

satisfied, once they get used to your
plan.
Store clean and

floors to-day are

kept clean. Flhes are taboo and must
be kept out regardless. To provide
against them seems to cost consider-
able at the start; but the savings in
goods and the promotion of trade
makes the expense really low in the
long run.

Why there is opportunity
where for individual storekeepers in
all lines may be sensed by anyone
who looks about him with a clear eye.
One expresses it this way:

every-

“There are immense areas, sparse-
ly settled, dotted with small towns
which are known in movie language as
hick territories. This word hick is
like the word class—a vague, myster-
ious person other than ourselves or
just us.

“To provincial New Yorkers—and
no town is so provincial as New York
—Chicago pecple are hicks. The un-
thinking in Chicago say folks from the
hicks. To San Francis-
who live in Los Angeles
Angelenos say
all hicks live in Watts. To the my-
riads of grafters who flourish

country are
cans, Many
are hicks. Superficial

from

Florida to New York all who fall for
their wiles are hicks.

“But in truth there are shrewd, ig-
norant, wise, kind, honest, crooked and
show-offs everywhere. For a hick
Lincoln made a rather good
president. Coolidge, another stranger
from the hicks, works rather well. As
a tact,

lawyer,

observation and experience in-
dicates that the rich and classy sec-
New York bounded by 34th
street, 60th street, Fifth and Lexing-
ton avenues is the juiciest hickville in
all America. In this district there are
more suckers with more money eager
to spend it for less than there are on
the same size lot anywhere on earth.

“Most of my friends and I live in the
midst of it—and we know it. Here
the ego finds a Heaven of its own with
prices only Satan has the gall to sug-
We pay $1.50 for oranges the
grower would thrive on at a cent each.
We tip head waiters more for permis-
sion to sit in a badly aired cabaret
than a hick mother pays for a piano
lesson for her daughter. We pay $165
for a suit that clothing manufacturers
give the yokels for $60.”

“We pay $10 for a hat the poorest
man in Texas would not wear. We
pay $6 for a roast the hicks in Denver
buy for $1.50. We pay more rent
yearly for a badly aired home with
garbage indoors than the rich hicks
pay for a country place in California.
We tip janitors more than hicks give
their ministers. We pay as high as
$11 to see a show which can’t draw

tion of

gest.

enough audiences to pay its way
across the continent.”
And in the meantime, the hicks—

meaning you and me and the folks
around us in our home towns—know
enough to appraise values somewhat
sanely and pay what things are really
worth.

If we read back over what this man
has written, read it slowly and think
as we read, we can See therein a thou-
sand reasons why the folks we know
in village, town or neighborhood in the
average city are people on whom we
can depend for fair response to an ap-
peal to their reason in our offer of
service and worthy merchandise, Such
reading and thought will furnish the
answer to our question, whether
things have changed basically as much
as we had thought.

A Michigan merchant who wrote to
me years ago, telling how he had
coped with the chain invasion, writes
recently: “I am having a hard time of
it now, for I find it makes a difference
whether you fight one or two chains
or seven—which is the case here now.
You know a cat can easily fight one
dog, but to fight seven, jumping at
her from all sides is different. Though
I am still alive my fur is pretty badly
marred and I have lost a few tufts.
Well, let us be thankful we are still
doing business at the old stand, even
if it is cut down 50 per cent.”
merchant. He
Can he do that and
prices? Let the answer
come from certain merchants in the
hick town of New York. All are neigh-
borhood grocers.

This is an old-line
gives full service.
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Chains buy milk in car lots. Costs
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_MEAT DEALER —

Quality in Spring Lambs.
Now that the lamb season has ad-

vanced and spring lambs are becoming -

a more important part of the total
lamb supply it is only natural that
some of the springers should be poor-
er in quality than the best. This year
has brought forth a liberal crop of
high quality and the percentage of
under fed lambs has been less than
usual. The lambs that are not so well
finished as the top notchers are young
enough and plump enough to look
fairly acceptable and eat tender, and
so they have sold at only a moderate
price degree below the fat, well-round-
ed kinds. One reason, and in fact the
chief reason, for this is that the sup-
ply of lambs has been light during the
past few weeks and at such a time
grades and weights are disregarded to
a considerable extent. There is a dif-
ference in satisfaction enjoyed by con-
sumers between thin lambs and well
fatted lambs, and as the supply in-
creases prices will vary far more than
The housewife who orders
spring lamb from her retailer thinks of
strictly high quality meat and accepts
what is sold as the best, in most cases.
She probably assumes that if she is
not furnished choice meat it is because
there is no better than what she gets
available. This is not true, of course,
when conditions are normal and she
has a right to not only ask for spring
lamb, but for choice spring, if that is
the kind she wants and is willing to
pay for. The poorer springers will be
sold, but in equity they should be sold
for what they are and at a lower price
than the kind that have borne the ex-
pense of high quality production. When
it comes to selection of spring lamb
a great deal must be left to retailers.
Their reputation in the community
means a great deal to the housewife,
for she cannot be expected to know
the fine difference in grade as the meat
is offered for sale in shops. She will
dining

at present.

know the difference on her
room table, however, and if the retail-
er falls down on his job she may suf-
fer disappointment when the meat is
eaten by her family, or perchance by
her guests. There are some in whole-
sale markets that cannot readily select
spring lambs from what are known as
Winter lambs, especially when the
Winter lambs are of high quality.
There are few who cannot tell the dif-
ference when the meat is served. It
all goes back to the fact that meat is
produced for consumption, and con-
sumers should be well served.
——_-o@ @—
Beef Tongues—a Seasonable Dish.
The season of the year is now at
hand when spinach and greens appear
often on our table and the menus of
nearly all restaurants carry several
kinds. These delicious and healthful
foods may be made still more whole-
some and nutritious when cooked with
some. kind of meat which will invari-
ably improve the flavor of the vege-
tables. One of the very best meat
products particularly adapted for cook-
ing with greens and spinach is beef
tongue, either corned or smoked. The
beef tongues usually displayed in re-

 

tail shops are smoked but your butcher
would be pleased to order a corned
tongue for you. When ordering a
corned tongue from the retailer order
should be given a few days previous
to the time it is to be used, to afford
the retailer time to get it from the
packing house or wholesaler. By giv-
ing your order ahead the retailer will
be able to procure just the size tongue
that may be required to meet the needs
of the family. It is advisable to buy
a large tongue as it makes one of the
finest cold cuts and what is left over
from the dinner will certainly be relish-
ed when thinly sliced and used for
lunch. The children will enjoy a nice
tongue sandwich in their school lunch
or on their return home after school.
There is very little waste to a tongue,
it is practically boneless
paratively little fat. This is especially
true when a short cut tongue is pur-
chased. A
with most of the gullet removed, is
usually more closely trimmed than a

with com-

short cut tongue is one

regular long cut tongue, but, of course,
the price paid for short cut tongues
will naturally be more than for the
Although
the corned tongues are generally used

regular long cut tongues.
for boiling in the packing establish-
ments when prepared for the trade and,
while most delicatessen stores use
corned tongues for boiling which, when
properly cured and cooked makes a
popular product for slicing for which
there is a good demand. However,
more smoked beef tongues are sold by
the retail dealers to the family trade
than corned, which is a good indica-
tion of their satisfaction to the taste
of the family trade. When selecting
a smoked tongue care should be taken
to see that it is bright looking and not
hard and dried out, especially at the
tip. Dried out tongues will cut harder
than freshly packed ones and will not
be as satisfactory. The curing of beef
tongues is a highly specialized part of
the meat business. They must be
handled just right to bring them out
with an appealing appearance and
without being hard, especially at the
When vegetables are cooked
with the tongue or in the water in
which the tongue has been cooked the
delicate flavor of the meat is taken up
by the vegetables, which also absorb
valuable substances from the water.
This method of extending the meat
flavor through a considerable quantity
of material is very commendable and
one for which both corned and smoked
beef tongues are specially suitable.

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July 13, 1927

 

 

HARDWARE

Michigan Retail Hardware Association.
President—C. L. Glasgow, Nashville.
Vice-Pres.—_Herman Dignan, Owosso.
Secretary—A. J. Scott, Marine City.
Treasurer—William Moore, Detroit.

 

Some Unusual Side Lines in the
Hardware Store.
Written for the Tradesman.

There was a time when hardware
‘ines consisted almost entirely of ar
sicles for building—either tools for use
in the work or articles to be installed
°1 the structure. To-day, however,
conditions are different. Every little
while sees some new line added to the
hardware stock. Indeed, it is in these
lines, according to a good many deal-
ers that the profits are to be secured.

This being so, it is worth while to
be on the watch for new lines which
may be advantageously added to the
tardware stock. Not alone for the
profits these new lines bring if they
prove popular, but because every new
line to a certain extent draws a new
class of patronage.

The field of the hardware dealer is,
1 fact, widening every day. New
goods are appearing on the market
which fall naturally under the head of
hardware, and changes in commercial
other lines
within the hardware dealer's scope.

Here, however, a word of warning
Every dealer must exer-

conditions are bringing

is in order.
cise judgment in deciding in what di-
rections to extend his business. Some
lines which can be handled with great
success in one place will prove flat
tailures elsewhere. Handling motor
repair parts and accessories is a high-
ly profitable venture for some hard-
ware dealers, but there are other lo-
calities where it would not be advisable.
In some places jewelry is a good line;
dut in other places the existing opposi-
sion would be too keen for the hard-
ware dealer to venture.

Moreover, even in a locality where
cne dealer has already demonstrated
that a certain side line is profitable, it
:ay not be equally profitable for a
competing dealer in the same _ place.
The first dealer may be so firmly es-
tablished with his line that the second
dealer would find it an uphill job to
Suild up trade. In fact, it might be
v.ore profitable for the second dealer
to seek some new line that will, from
the start, be entirely his own.

The dealer undertaking a side line
must therefore rely very largely upon
his own judgment, and be guided by
his own intimate knowledge of local
conditions, the local possibilities of de-
veloping trade, and the amount of
competition awaiting him. To. rush
into a new line solely because an ap-
parently wide margin gives excellent
chances of profit, is usually the height
of folly.
tion from all angles before you under-
take it.
go ahead for all you are worth.

Meanwhile,
dealers will merely indicate some of
the widely varied lines they have
found profitable and the conditions un-
der which they have made a success.
Thus a large city store in the West
some time ago added a jewelry depart-
ment. The development took place in
this way. A few years earlier an ex-

It pays to study the proposi-
Be sure you are right; then

experiences of certain

perienced jeweler was engaged to take
charge of the cut glass and china de-
partment, which at that time was lo-
cated in a dark corner on the second
floor. After a while the department
head got his department moved to the
main floor, where it was given one-
half of the front portion of the store.
Week by week new lines were added
until an up to date jewelry department
was in full operation. Cut glass and
china are still important items in the
stock, and the introduction of other
lines has been found to stimulate the
trade in the original lines.

Asked as to his methods the depart-
ment head said:

“T believe in pushing one line at a
time, advertising it in the window and
the local paper. Last summer I was
slightly over-stocked with cut glass
ice cream trays, and I set about sell-
ing them as though I had nothing else
in the store. In the fall I had a few
left and I displayed them in the win-
dow and advertised them as cold meat
trays until I was completely sold out.
The cut glass trade brought other
trade. Later I conducted a campaign
in hand-painted china; and still later
I pushed watches as a single featured
line. By going on like this I find I
have built up my whole business.”

While in a smaller place such a de-
partment might be impracticable, a
line of cheaper jewelry and souvenirs
is often found profitable, even in a
rather small community, so long as
there is considerable tourist traffic.

Alarm clocks are often found a good
hardware line. Even ten years ago
manufacturers of alarm clocks stated
that hardware stores were a close
second to jewelry stores in the market-
ing of such clocks. Where silverware,
cut glass and similar lines appealing to
the housewife are featured, alarm
clocks fit very comfortably into the
stock. They can be featured in win-
dow displays and, properly advertised,
will attract trade in other lines.

Some hardware stores have found it
worth while to introduce a good line
of moderate priced cameras. The
salesman in charge need not be an ex-
pert photographer, as a young man of
even moderate abilities can readily
master the basic principles of amateur
photography.

On the other hand, many _ stores
which handle cameras make a feature
of developing and printing for amateurs
and this will usually make it a trifle
more difficult for the hardware dealer
to secure trade in cameras and sup-
plies.

Some hardware stores, particularly
in the smaller communities, successful-
ly handle smoked glasses, goggles and
even spectacles. In larger communi
ties the better class of trade inevitably
goes to the eve specialist.

In one big city hardware store, sofa
cushions are made a feature and have
a large sale. Cushions can be advan-
handled as summer lines
along with hammocks and lawn seats:
and they are also a good line for
Christmas presents. They fit in ad-
mirably with the sporting goods de-
partment, since they can usually be se-
cured in club colors, like sweaters and
pennants. The dealer who handles

tageously

canoes can usually sell cushions with
every canoe.

A very different line has been de-
veloped by a hardware firm in a small
Western town who feature steel gran-
eries. This firm not merely sells but
builds these granaries for the neigh-
boring farmers. In one year they
built and sold 65 of them, and had to
turn down orders for 30 more. Yet in
other similar communities no dealer
seems to have thought of the line as
one to feature.

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with in hardware stores. Unlike many
of these other lines, it belongs there
from time immemorial; though in re-
cent years the drug stores, jewelry
stores, dry goods and department
stores and exclusive china stores have
cut into the hardware dealer’s business
so that many hardware dealers have
gone out of crockery entirely.

“The crockery department of my
store is one of the best paying invest-
ments I have,” is the comment of one
hardware dealer who has stuck to the
line. “We carry crockery, pottery,
chinaware and glassware because there
is no exclusive china store in our vil-
lage and because we find it a splendid
addition to our business. It is some-
thing that, if handled with care and
nicely displayed, will attract buyers of
not only those particular goods, but
other lines, and will very often win
new customers for us in other depart-
ments.

“When a new shipment arrives I
personally superintend its unpacking,
for I believe that money can be made
by carefully handling the goods that
come into the store. Occasionally a
few articles are broken, but very sel-
dom, and by using special care I do
not have those losses in breakage that
some others have.

“T always keep one of my show
windows for crockery, pottery, china-
ware, etc., changing the displays at
least once a week. They are goods
which can always be made to show up
well, but some thought and study is
necessary in order to devise a display
that will attract especial attention.”

A Pennsylvania firm secured the
agency in its locality for a line of
ornamental iron fence. As a starter
the dealer ordered just enough fence to
surround his own home. After he had
fenced his own yard, his neighbors be-
gan to make enquiries. The result was
that he made profitable fence sales to
several of them. Every few weeks after
that he heard from someone in town
who was interested in lawn fence. He
interviewed these prospects, and also
other people who, he thought, might
be interested in fencing. Then he
visited the local cemetery, looked over
the ground, and started a canvass that
resulted very soon in the sale of 1,500
feet of fence.

Most of the sales were made as the
result of a direct canvass for business.
Apart from the finished fencing, the
chief advertising done was. by means
of shipping tags used by the firm on
packages for delivery both in and out
of the city. These tags carried the
following advertising:

Beautify Your Lawn With Jron Fence

Cheaper than wood and last a life-
time.

Makes homes attractive.

Adds many times the cost of the
fence to the value of the property.

The most economical fence you can
buy. Price less than a_ respectable
wood fence. Why not replace your
old fence now with an attractive Iron
Fence?

Over 100 plain and ornamental de-
signs.

An Eastern Ontario firm every
spring takes advantage of the sap sea-

son to make a double profit. The fol-
lowing advertisement is run in the lo-
cal papers about the middle of March:

We want to secure 75 gallons of
maple syrup, and to do this we will
make an exchange for sap _ spouts,
buckets, gathering cans and all sugar
makers sundries.

We have a full line of these supplies,
shop and factory made. The buckets,
galvanized iron buckets, sap spouts of
all types, sap pans and gathering cans,
sugar and syrup testers.

Call in and let us know what you
want in supplies and how much syrup
you can let us have.

P. S. Bring in your leaky buckets to
be repaired.

Pans and pails are made up in the
tinshop during the dull winter months.
On these lines the dealer makes a com-
fortable margin of profit. He makes a
further profit on the syrup he takes in
exchange.

The growing popularity of lawn
bowling in many communities has re-
sulted in the formation of numerous
bowling clubs. A large percentage of
the bowlers are business and_ profes-
sional men, and in many places hard-
ware dealers are enthusiastic mem-
bers. As each member has his own
pair of bowls, two pair of nets and a
bowl measure, the business of equip-
ping the members of a club is con-
siderable. And new members are al-
Ways coming in.

In many places the hardware dealers
are getting a considerable share of this
trade. One merchant makes it a point
to call, or have a representative call,
on all the club members in his city.
By doing this he finds out ho wmany
of the old members will be purchasing
new bowls and also gets the names of
numerous prospective members, many
of whom give their orders in advance.
He not merely gets a large number of
orders for bowls, nets, measures, etc.,
but he also gets and keeps in touch
with the business and professional men
of his city, and many orders for other
lines are turned his way.

The possibilities do not end with the
sale of bowls, however. For tourna-
ments during the season a large num-
ber of prizes have to be purchased,
and this dealer makes a large number
of sales of such lines as coffee perco-
lators, casseroles, brass goods, etc.

These are only a few suggested
sidelines, indicating the widely extend-
ed variety of possibilities awaiting the
enterprising hardware dealer. It will
not pay the dealer to take on too many
lines; but a specialty in which he is
genuinely interested is always worth
while. The dealer must be his own
judge as to whether he is justified in
taking up a new line; and his judgment
should be based on study of the line
itself, of the trade possibilities of the
community, and of the competition he
may expect to encounter. The alert
hardware dealer will quite often dis-
cern possibilities of lines of which no
one else has thought. Here is where
an intimate and understanding knowl-
edge of the needs of your community,
its varied industries and their technique
will prove helpful.

Victor Lauriston.

 

 

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COMMERCIAL TRAVELER

Chop Suey Not Known at All in China

San Francisco, July 8—Chinatown
here is a most interesting unit. I
spent the afternoon and evening of a
day this week in getting a closer view
of it than I had previously enjoyed.

The restaurants in this section of
San Francisco are its most interesting
features. Yun Lung, a very intelligent,
educated and _ interesting character
conducts the establishment known as
the Blue Willow. Yun, with whom I
at once formed an acquaintance, was
highly reminiscent and extolled the
many virtues of Li Hung Chang, who
thirty-five years ago was regarded as
one of the world’s greatest statesmen,
whose friendship and advice were as
much sought after as that of Bismarck.
He was the Highest of the High in his
native China.

Li Hung Chang paid a visit to
America and created a sensation at
Washington, where he was received
by the President and all other official-
dom. He stopped at the Willard Ho
tel, where he occupied an entire floor.
He was suddenly called back to China,
but he decided his visit to the United
States would not be complete unless
he tarried awhile in New York. And,
because of that visit to New York, we
nowadays eat—in Chinese restaurants
— that mixture known as chop suey.

Li Hung Chang stopped at the Wal-
dorf-Astoria with his retinue of ser-
vants. To that hotel he was carried
in a land sedan on the shoulders of
eight of New York’s “finest.” With
him he brought his own food, and
when reporters came to interview this
venerable man, his secretary answered
them by explaining the dishes Chang
particularly liked. But the secretaries
talked poor English and the reporters
talked no Chinese. Consequently
when the scribes strolled into a par-
ticular Chinese cafe to taste some of
the delicacies they had just heard
about, they astonished the almond-eyed
proprietor by asking for “chop suey.”
There was a near riot in the kitchen
when the boss was urging his chef to
hurry and fix up something. “The
Americans are asking for something
new.” So they dumped luscious bam-
boo sprouts on top of some water
chestnuts, added chopped bits of meat,
Stirred up a gravy—and behold! Chop
suey was born. Yun Lung tells me
that in all Chima never was chop suey
heard of or is it even known to-dav.
Also he informed me that Mah Jong
was a purely American institution. It
was never known or manufactured in
China. After it got fairly to going
the Japanese picked it up and made
the most of it during its comparatively
short life.

 

 

Recently I have made some cutting
criticisms of the business methods,
among others, of the Southern Pacific
Railroad. I am not craw fishing on
them either.

But I want to be fair and without
prejudice.

The other day I made the trip be-
tween San Francisco and Los Angeles

something like 500 miles—on the
famous Daylight Special of the South-
ern Pacific, in exactly twelve hours.
without a single station stop.

Now here is a train which is equip
ped with beautiful steel coaches. with
comfortable observation, club
and parlor cars, with a wonderful com-
partment for smoking, and not a penny
of extra charge for any seat anywhere
on the entire train. Electric fans.
practical ventilation, norter service and
all for nothing.

Even in the dining car vou get a
carefully selected and tastily cooked
table de’hote luncheon or dinner for
one dollar, and if you don’t feel war-
ranted in investing the dollar, here is
an “all day” lunch car at which you
Can procure eggs, sandwiches, cold

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meats and all gorts of drinks, includ-
ing coffee, at coffee shop prices.

The scenery along the Shore line of
the Southerm Pacific is superb. You
leave an artistic mission style station
in San Francisco, pass through various
suburban cities, with beautiful homes,
wooded estates, club houses, magnifi-
cent hills and the Coast range of
mountains, fruit and vegetable ranch-
es. (Farms are “ranches” out here.)

The first thing you know you are
passing through Palo Alto, the site of
Stanford University, in plain view of
its beautiful buildings and grounds.
Then by the prune, apricot, peach and
cherry bearing orchards in the Santa
Clara Valley, and directly you are in
San Jose—not stopping, but on your
way.

As I said before the Special makes
no station stop. It changes engines
twice and conductors once, but takes
on no passengers and = runs _ like
“greased lightning.”

At San Jose an obliging train em-
plove points: out Mt. Hamilton, on the
summit of which is the famous Lick
observatory.

Various old missions. all of which
were established two or three centuries
ago, are indicated by a slip which is
handed vou by ar obliging porter.

We do not pass through Del Monte,
the first capitel of California, from
1770 to 1849, but our attention is called
to the fact that the largest fruit can-
ning city in the entire world is located
only a few miles from Del Monte
Junction.

Salinas is at the head of the valley
by that name and we follow this valley
for 112 miles, passing on the way the
world-famed Spreckles sugar refineries.
Dairying, vegetables, grain and flow-
ers are everywhere in evidence. The
Coast range of mountains again looms
up in the West.

At Gonzales we begin to climb the
Santa Lucia Mountains and at Paso
Robles we hitch on another locomotive
and the train becomes a “mountain
climber” in fact. Just South of Santa
Margarito, we reach the highest point
in this range of mountains—1500 feet
—the grade is conquered and we ease
down to the beach of the Pacific ocean.
over a road bed made up of a succes-
sion of loops and tunnels.

We are now entering the Santa
Maria and Orcutt oil fields, where we
find the home of Shell oil products of
every description. San Luis Obispo is
in this district and is a smart city.
Here we cast off a locomotive and
proceed for a hundred miles or more
along the ocean beach, with its beauti-
ful resorts and its panoramic agricul-
tural exhibits. Hundreds of acres of
sweet peas in full bloom, raised for
seeding purpose, are in plain view of
the car windows, and we get a peep
at the sweet cherry trees, loaded with
fruit, which sells for 10 cents per
pound in Denver and 40 in Los
Angeles.

Santa Barbara is a famous water-
ing place the year round. Fronting
this beautiful flower “infrated” city are
the islands of San Miguel, Santa Rosa,
Santa Cruz and Anacapa. The Santa
Ynez = mountains form a wonderful
background for this ancient city. The
mountains are literally covered with
homes.

At Ventura we almost swim in oil.
Derricks and tanks everywhere. They
run the pipes right out into the sea
and the vessels come and “cart” it
away to the “four corners of the earth.”

In beet sugar Oxnard. the next sta-
tion of importance, leads the world.
To the right, left and everywhere you
see beet fields, walnut groves and you
get your first real glimpse of lemons.

From now on into Los Angeles you
fully realize what irrigation means to
California. Here you: have a plain,
dried and sere, and right alongside of
it the most vigorous vegetation im-
aginable. The dry spots do not ap-
pear so much different from our own

TRADESMAN

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Rockford Hotel
HARRY J. KELLOGG, Mgr.
Sunday Chicken Dinners
Rooms $1.00 to $1.50
ROCKFORD MICHIGAN

 

 

Warm Friend Tavern
Holland, Mich.

140 comfortable and clean rooms.
Popular Dutch Grill with reasonable
prices. Always a room for the Com-
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RATES
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300 Rooms 300 Baths

Absolutely Fireproof

Moderate Rates
Under the Direction of the
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Wolverine Hotel

BOYNE CITY, MICHIGAN
Fire Proof—60 rooms. THE LEAD.
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80 Rooms—50 Baths
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Rates $1.50 and up
EDWART R. SWETT, Mgr.
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RATES—$1.50 up without bath.

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BIG RAPIDS, MICH.
Hot and cold running water in all
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rooms well heated and well venti.
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harvest fields; and after you get used
to them, I will say that the green more
than offsets the dry.

If this is an ordinary summer, Cali-
fornia has nothing to apologize for in
the matter of weather. One day in San
Francisco the mercury strayed away
up to 94. Since that the average high
temperature where I have ‘been has
not exceeded 80. The nights are de-
lightful. With a clear conscience one
ought to be able to .back Rip Van
Winkle off the map. A few mosquitoes,
which the Native Sons claim I brought
with me, are the only evidence of that

pest.
But still there is no demand for
umbrellas. Frank S. Verbeck.

——_?-2-e

Meeting of Supreme Council, U. C. T.

The International convention, known
as the Supreme Council of the United
Commercial Travelers of America, met
in its regular annual session in its own
howie office building, the headquarters
of the organization, Columbus, Ohio,
June 28, 29 and 30. This is the su-
preme legislative body covering the
entire organization for United States
and Canada and the proceedings usual-
ly are quite vital to all members of the
organization. The convention means
an expense to the order annually of
something over $30,000 in mileage and
per diem, as the organization is very
democratic, believing in authority in
control by the majority and not by
minority. Over thirty grand jurisdic-
tions, covering nearly 600 subordinate
jurisdictions and councils, were repre-
sented at this meeting, with delegates
from every grand jurisdiction through-
out the United States and Canada.
The session was one of much moment
to the order, as many important points
were brought up and thoroughly dis-
cussed and either accepted or rejected,
as the judgment of the delegates dic-
tated. One of the important changes
made was in connection with the fund
erown as the widows and orphans’
:and, under which payments are made
to dependent widows and orphans of
deceased brothers. The disbursements
under this heading have been steadily
growing larger year by year until 1926,
when nearly $100,000 was paid to the
beneficiaries of this fund, and some
method of providing additional funds
for the use of this department had to
be devised. It was found that the
surplus of the organization had been
steadily increasing until it was much
greater than was deemed necessary as
a factor of safety and so a certain por-
tion of this surplus was set aside as a
nucleus of a safety fund for the
widows and orphans’ portion of the U.
C. T. contract. This will, undoubted-
ly, take care of this one feature for
many years to come and stabilize what
is known among members as one of the
finest features connected with the or-
der. Other recommendations were
adopted looking toward revising of the
ritualistic work, eligibility for mem-
bership, promotion of line officers in
the subordinate council and many
other minor changes. The business
conditions, evident in all sections of
the country were ably discussed and
analyzed, especially as affecting the
traveling man and his future. Much
thought and discussion was given to
the problem of the chain stores and a
committee was appointed, headed by

Geo. Peterson, of Minnesota, said com-
mittee to investigate and report at the
next annual session in 1928. <A. J.
MacEachron, of Detroit, was appoint-
ed chairman of the Jurisprudence com-
mittee for the coming year. Homer R.
3radfield, who served on the Mileage
and Per Diem committee in 1926, was
placed in charge of this committee as
chairman in 1927. This committee had
charge of the apportionment covering
the mileage and per diem expense for
all of the accredited delegates and
representatives present, with consider-
able work involved. On this committee,
besides Mr. Bradfield, was Mr. Duskey
irom the Wisconsin jurisdiction and
Mr. Kornborfer from Mississippi. The
convention was in session for three
solid days, completing its work about
4:30 on Thursday, June 30. Two hun-
dred forty accredited delegates and
representatives were present and all
left feeling real constructive work had
been done for the organization. The
election of officers for the coming year,
followed by the installation of the
same, resulted as follows:

Supreme Counselor—Percy A. Pat-
terson,

Past Supreme Counselor—Sam. T.
Breyer, California.

Supreme Junior Counselor—W. A.
Martin, Texas.

Supreme Conductor — Charles P.
Daugherty, New England.

Supreme Secretary — Walter D.
Murphy, Illinois.

Supreme Page — Arch. W. Mac-
Pharlin.

Supreme Sentinel—Geo. W. Urgu-
hardt.

Supreme Executive Committee —

Chas. A. Hebbard and Chas. Johnson
were re-elected to succeed themselves.

The Grand Rapids representatives at
this convention were L. V. Pilkington
and H. R. Bradfield.

Notes By the Way.

Walter D. Murphy, Supreme Secre-
tary, has been in poor health for some
time and a motion was made and
unanimously carried that he be granted
a three months’ leave of absence with
full pay.

The committee having in charge the
Flood Sufferers’ relief fund reported
that nearly $6,000 had been raised by
the members of the organization for
use in this relief work. This does not
include the individual subscriptions of
the members to the Red Cross and
other organizations doing relief work
for the flood sufferers.

Some of the delegates suggested that
the powers that be should get in touch
with the weather man and arrange for
cooler weather at Columbus for the
meeting. The last day of the session
the thermometer was hovering around
the century mark. Wilted collars and
rolled up shirt sleeves were very much
in evidence.

The hotels and merchants of Colum-
bus seem to have awakened at last to
the fact that the U. C. T. organiza-
tion is of some value to their city, as
welcome signs and banners were in
evidence, not only at the hotels but
several of the business places. This

was quickly noted and commented on
as the first sign of appreciation the

city of Columbus has ever extended to
the organization holding its annual in-
ternational session there. The mayor
of the city welcomed the convention in
a very happy address which was very
much enjoyed and appreciated by the
delegates.

Supreme Guild of the Ancient Order
of Bagmen of Bagdad held its banquet
on Tuesday night, which was followed
later by a ceremonial session, at which
a number of candidates were properly
initiated after going through the or-
deals common to this work.

A very fine banquet was served on
Wednesday night at the Hotel Desch-
ler with over 400 members and ladies
present. The speaker of the evening
was W. S. Vivian, a former Grand
Rapids boy, who started to work for
the Bell Telephone Co. as a stock
clerk. Mr. Vivian has been for several
years connected with the publicity de-
partment of the Midwest Utilities Cor-
poration of Chicago and was just re-
turning from a trip through the New
England states and was secured for
His talk abounded in
figures and statistics which were most
surprising and

this occasion,

startling to all as-
sembled and was listened to with very
close attention by every one present.
The Michigan delegates found they
had to watch their step in regard to
traffic
streets at intersections the

observing regulations, as in
crossing
same rule applies to

vehicles.

pedestrians as
In other words, pedestrians
are not allowed to cross the streets,
even at intersections, against the red
light. This rule is enforced in Colum-
bus and proves to be a very safe and
sane regulation covering traffic condi-

tions as applied to pedestrians.

>>>.
Late News Items.

Manistee—Hans Hansen succeeds
Hansen & Nelson in the grocery, cigar
confectionery, etc., business,

Six Lakes—Sidney Gaffield has en-

gaged in the grocery business. The
Worden Grocer Co. furnished the
stock,

sattle Creek—Harry Wallace suc-

ceeds Orman & Shooky in the grocery
business at 374 North
avenue.

Grand Rapids—Theo Gannos & Co.,
succeed Glent Bros. in the grocery and
confectionery business at 61 South
Division avenue,

St. Johns—W. W. Hodge succeeds
H. H. Pouch in the grocery business.

Lansing—Mrs. E. M. Jenks has en-
gaged in the grocery business at 1222
Center street, the Worden Grocer Co.
furnishing the stock,

—_+2.___

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to sit around and anticipate misery.

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DRUGS

Michigan Board of Pharmacy.
President—James E. Way, Jackson.
Vice-Pr-esident—J. C. Dykema, Grand

Rapids.
Director—H. H. Hoffman, Lansing.

Coming Examinations—Detroit, June 21,
22 and 23; Marquette, Aug. 16, 17 and 18.

Depilatories.

The main or
usually sulphide or sulphydrate of one
of the akalies or alkaline earths, al-
though the older were
made with caustic alkalies. In using

active ingredient is

depilatories

these depilatories they should be made
into thin paste with water, applied in
a thin layer to the skin, allowed to
remain a few minutes and and then
scraped off with a blunt instrument
when the hair will have soitened suf-
ficiently to remove without pain.

All these preparations give out the
disagreeable odor of sulphuretted hy-
drogen, strontium suphide least so.
These preparations readily lose sul-
phide and unless tolerably fresh they
are of little value for the removal of
hair.

Too long contact of depilatories with
the skin should be avoided, as they
are liable to cause erosions and even
ugly sores. To avoid any bad after-
effect, the skin should be thoroughly

cleansed and then anointed with a
bland oil.

Depilatory Powder.
Barium Sulphide __.___._____ 2 parts
pce Orde 1 part
Starch, in powder __________ 1 part

Mix and keep dry. When desired
for use, make into a paste with a little
water and apply to the part from
which the hair is to be removed and
leave on for ten minutes. Usually one
application is enough, but if necessary
repeat. Unless the barium sulphide is
quite fresh, the combination does not
work well. Sodium sulph-hydrate 1
part and precipitated chalk 3. parts
also make an excellent depilatory, but,
like the foregoing must be kept abso-
lutely dry.

Another form of, depilatory is the
following:

Depilatory Collodion.

Onine 75 parts
Oi Turpentine ___________ 1 part
Rector CO 200 paris
arene! 1600 parts
(Coliotien 2.0 0. 3000 parts

Mix. Apply once daily for three or

four successive days. When it peels
off it will bring away the hair with it,
without causing pain.

Still another depilatory is Unna’s
Depilating Stick which is made by
fusing 9 parts of rosin with 1 of bees-
wax. These are used like sealing wax;
one end is softened by heat (but not
hot enough to burn the skin) and is
pressed gently upon the hairy skin and
when cooled is jerked away, bringing
the hairs with it.

—_—___2 + —___
Disinfectants.

The following have been recom-

mended:

1 Percic chloride ___.__ 4 parts
anc chionde -.-__..._ 5 parts
Aluminum chloride ---_ 5 parts
Cateum chicride _.____ 4 parts

Manganese chloride ---- 3 parts
Water 8 69 parts

Mix odorless.

2. Cresot 20 625 gms.
Rosin -2 125 gms.
Caustic potash ______. 20 gms.
Wiater, gq. ss 1,000 gms.

Heat the rosin in the cresol until

dissolved. Dissolve the potash in about
80 cc. water and add the rosin solution,
boil the whole until saponification is
complete. This will be shown by the
product turning white when dropped
in water.
1,000 ce.

Cool and add water to make

So. Copperas 2205 20 ozs.
White wilmol 10 ozs.
Crude carbolic acid ______ 1 oz.

Mix.

. Plaster Paris 15 Ibs.
Ouickdime = 2 10 Ibs.
Magiiesia: 2 10 Ibs.
Crude carbolic acid ______ 15 lbs.
Whitor oo 9 Ibs.

—_++-.__

Cleansing Cream.

These are merely adaptions of paraf-
fin cold creams; they should be milled
when cold, not only to. give a better
appearance but aso to allow them to

spread easily. The pots should be
filled by machine.

Petrolleum Jelly, White _____ 2 ez
Sieanic Acid 2 dr.
Beeswax, White. 1% dr.
Boras 20: gr.
Water 20 \% gr.

The stearic acid not only improves
the appearance, but also holds the wa-
ter when milled. To help to keep the
“secrets” of the trade, if using a gera-
nium perfume the cream should be
labeled “Jasmin Cleansing Cream.”

Petroleum Jelly, White —____ 3 oz.
Mitac Aid 2 2% dr.
Beeswax, White _.._...__. 2% dr.
Hard Paratin 9 2. de
daiqguid Paraflin = 3 dr.
Sodium Carbonate ~____~_-___ 10 gr.
Borg 10sogr.
Water 1% gr.
— 22>

Hair Curling Cream.
Powdered Castile Soap -... 2 ozs.
Gum Asibic 2 ozs
japan Wax 12 drs
(lotemm 1 oz
Palin 4 ozs
Oil of Rose Geranium _.__ 1 dr.
Benzaldehyde _____..______ 10 drops
Artificial Neroli Oil ______ 30 drops
Water 4 ozs.

Dissolve the soap in one-half the
water. heated to the proper degree;
dissolve the acacia in the other portion
of water and mix the two solutions and
place on the watr-bath. Add the fats
and glycerin. When the wax and tal-
low have melted, remove from the bath
and thoroughly stir.

—_2>+>___
Preparations for Freckles.

Freckle remedies to be effective must
first of all have a prepared surface to
act on, and this is best accomplished
by washing the parts affected with
castile soap and hot water, then spong-
ing with solution of hydrogen dioxide,
again bathing in hot water, applying
the following lotion with a soft spronge
-t least four times a day:

podium Borate 5 drs
Potassium Citorate -__- 5 drs
RICONGL: 2 1 oz.
Cayenne 2 ozs
 sewoter t6 make 0. 16 ozs.

Sunburn Cream.

This is really excellent for relieving
the smart of sunburn. It must, of
course, only be applied after exposure
—this is important, as fat of any de-
scription applied
detrimental.

before exposure is

uid Paratin 2 1 oz.
Peach Kernel Oi 1 oz. (2)
Lanolin, Hydrous _______ Y oz.
Lime Water 2 2 oz. (4)
Bota oe yY dr.
Tincture ‘of Benzoin ______ 2 dr.

Make an emulsion.
Quantities in parenthesis give a thin-

ner cream.
—_—_+2 >
Complexion Wash.

Resorcin,

Magnesium Sulphate,

Zine Sulphocrabonate —____ aa % oz.

Giyeerin 2000 3 ozs.

Perfume, any oder ¥4 oz.

Mucilage of Quince, 1 in 16 __ 1 pt.

Orange Flower Water, q.s. --. 2 pts.

Mix. Filter. Color green with Tr.
grass and you may also add 2 oz. cu-
cumber juice and call it Cucumber
Lotion.

ee
Eau d’Orangeur.

Potassium Carbonate ________ 1 oz.
Miceno!) 2 2 oz.
Orange flower water ________ Y pint
Color (for pale yellow) ~_-_-_- q.s.

Distilled water 8 to 20 ozs.

This is for removing the natural
grease of the skin to prepare it for
treatment. The lotion is applied to the
skin, and the massage emulsifies the

oil, which is wiped away.

—_22.—___
Thymol Lotion (for Red Noses).
Hydrogen Peroxide, 20 vols... 4 oz.

Tayler e 3 gr.
Aicohne) 2 oz.
Distilled Water 20 to 20 ozs.

Note—If colour is required it must
be one which will not oxidise.

As a rule, the beauty doctor gives
advice on dietetics, for which this lo-
tion gets the credit.

—— ~-2.—___
Skin Toning Solution.

fine Oxide 220028 2 oz.
Mucilage of Tragacanth ___- 1 oz.
(vcerin 22 Y% oz.
Rose water (0200 es to 20 ozs.

Strain through butter muslin, this
will remove any coarse powder which
may have escaped the pestle.

This is not a liquid face powder, but

is for treating a florid complexion.
——_—_—_~+--
For Keeping Hair in Curl.

Borax Powder 9.200 1 oz.
Gum Arabic 2200 30 grs.
Sout ef Camphor 6 drs.
Water, warm 16 ozs.

Dissolve solids in warm water, and
when cool, add the camphor.

Wet the hair with above and roll on
papers as usual, let dry, unroll, and
form into ringets.

— +>

Kummerfeld’s Cosmetic Water.

Powdered Camphor -__---_- 6 parts
Acacia 0 6 parts
itecipitated Sulphur... 20 parts
Lime Water 22. 5 .-_-160 parts
——_~22-.___
Nail Enamel.
Eosin, Alcohol Soluble ______ 10 grs.
White: Wax 2) \Yy dr.
SOtt Parana 1 oz.

Spermacett 2 \y% dr.

Dissolve the eosin in the smallest
amount of alcohol necessary, melt the
ingredients together and stir in the
eosin solution.

—_+2.—___
Astringent Lotion for Enlarged Pores.

Distilled Witch Hazel ______ Y% pint
Bormc Atid 2252 0 1% oz.
Glycerine: 20. 1% oz.
Menthot 052s 3 gr.
Ancona) 26 3 oz.
Permume 20220 a trace
Distilled water _----------- to 20 ozs.

For use after face massage.

———_»~-.—____
Cold-Packed Cherries To Be Officially
Inspected.

Users of cold-packed cherries will
be interested to know that this year’s
pack will go out bearing the seal of
an official inspection. This was de-
termined at a meeting of New York
growers and packers held at Sodus,
N. Y., on June 24.

The meeting was held after a num-
ber of group conferences between the
packers and officials of the National
Preservers Association and of the new
Fruit Growers & Preservers Council,
which is being launched as a merchan-
dising and advertising adjunct of the
fruit growers and the preservers of
the country. Its purpose is to co-
ordinate all the interests involved in
the production and distribution of pre-
serves, jams, jellies and marmalades
in behalf of elevation of standard of
product, increased consumption and
improved distribution.

In adopting inspection of this year’s
pack, the cherry growers and packers
further agreed to constitute them-
selves one of the fruit groups in the
Fruit Growers and Preservers Coun-
cil, and to unite in the nation-wide
campaign of advertising and publicity
that it is pledged to carry through in
support of the fruit growers, preserv-
ers and allied interests. Under the
terms of the agreement, the inspection
will be based upon standards and
specifications laid down by the pre-
servers, and adopted by the packers.
The cost of inspection and the creation
of an advertising fund are taken care
of by an agreed prorata assessment
per package of frozen fruit.

The Michigan and Wisconsin cherry
growers and cold packers are being in-
vited to unite with the New York
cherry interests and other fruit groups,
and with the National Preservers As-
sociation in this very important move-
ment, as represented by the council.
The selection of the cherry groups’
official representative in the administra-
tive board of the council has been post-
poned in order that the entire indus-
try may be represented in making the
selection.

In providing inspection for the en-
tire pack, the growers believe it will
be as welcome to the pie bakers, ice
cream and soda fountain people and
other users as it is to the preservers.
In urging inspection of all fruits en-
tering into the production of preserves,
‘2m and jellies, the National Preserv-
ers Association is merely strengthen-
ing its own efforts to elevate standards.
Its aim is to publish to the world

without reservation that the products
that carry a pure

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label are absolutely pure and made
from raw fruit that had in every in-
Stance passed the test of actual inspec-
tion before being put in the barrel
and frozen.

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Handy Test Tube.

The professor, a noted botanist, gave
instructions for a dish of mushrooms,
which he had gathered himself, to be
cooked for dinner expressly for his
wife. The latter, who was particularly
fond of them, was highly delighted at
her husband's thought on her behalf
and thanked him with much gusto. At
breakfast next morning he greeted her
anxiously.

“Sleep all right?” he enquired.

“Splendidly,” she answered.

“Not sick at all—no pains,” he per-
sisted.

“Why, of course not, dear,’ she re-
sponded in surprise.

“Hurrah then,” exclaimed the pro-
fessor. “I another
species of mushroom that isn’t poison-

have discovered

ous.”

—_+-.—___

For the Twelfth.
The jury had been out on the case
all morning and was still undecided.
The vote stood eleven to one for ac-

quital. but one old cadger stubbornly
held out for a verdict of guilty.

~The sheriff came in at dinner time
and enquired what they would have to
eat.

“Wa-a-ll,” said the foreman disgust-
edly, “you kin bring us eleven din-
ners.” Then he reflectively,
“and a bale of hay.”

added,

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WHOLESALE DRUG PRICE CURRENT

 

Prices quoted

are nominal, based on market the day of issue.

Acids
Boric (Powd.) .. 12%@ 20
Boric (Xtal) _.. 15 @ 25
Carbolie 34 @ 40
CHG 53 @ 170
Muristic 2... 34@ 8
IOGEe 9 @ 15
OeOne 20 164%@ 25
Sulphuric <-m One §
Tartarie oo. 50 @ 60
Ammonia
Water, 26 deg... 06 @ 16
Water, 18 deg._. 05%@ 13
Water, 14 deg... 04%@ 11
Carbonate -.._.. 20 25
Chloride (Gran. 09 20
Balsams
Copaiba 2... 1 00@1 26
Fir (Canada) _. 2 75@3 00
Fir (Oregon) ._. 65@1 00
Ove oo 3 00@3 25
TOM oo 2 00@2 25
Barks
Cassia (ordinary)_ foo 30
Cassia (Saigon)_. 60 60
Sassafras (pw. 50c) @ 60
Soap Cut (powd.)
ee 18 26
Berries
Cobpem ooo @1 00
Bie @ 2
Juniper oo 11@ 20
Prickly Ash _..... @ 16
Extracts
Edcovica (00 60@ 65
Licorice, powd. ___ 50@ 60
Flowers
APOICR oo @ 1
Chamomile (Ged.) @ 60
Chamomile Rom._ @ 60
Gums
Acacia, tat 50@ 65
Acacia, id 45@ 60
Acacia, Sorts ___ 20@ 26
Acacia, Powdered 35@ 40
Aloes (Barb Pow) 25@ 35
Aloes (Cape Pow) 25@ 35
Aloes (Soc. Pow.) 65@ 70
Asafoetida ______ 50@ 60
POW oo 75@1 00
Carmphor oo 96@1 02
Gugige . @ 80
Guaiac, pow’d __ @ 90
Ming: 2 @1 10
Kino, powdered__ @1 20
MOVPE oo @ 60
Myrrh, powdered @ 65
Opium, powd. 19 65@19 92
Opium, gran. 19 65@19 92
DUGURG 65@ 80
Shellac “Bleached. 85@ 95
Tragacanth, pow. @1 75
Tragacanth ___1 75@2 25
Turpentine  _____ @ 3%
Insecticides
Arsenic _.. 08@ 20
Blue Vitriol, bbl. @ 007
Blue Vitriol, less 08@ 15
Bordea. Mix Dry 13@ 22
Hellebore, White
powdered __.___ 18@ 30
Insect Powder __ 35@ 45
Lead Arsenate Po. 14144@26
Lime and Sulphur
Dey 8@ 23
Paris Green -._.. 283@ 88
Leaves
Buch oo 85@1 00
Buchu, powdered_ @1 00
Sage, Bulk __.___ 26 30
Sage, % loose __ 40
Sage, powdered__ @ 3
Senna, Alex. _... 50@ 15
Senna, Tinn. pow. 0g 35
Uva Ural 20 35
Olis
Almonds, Bitter,
ue 7 60@7 76
Almonds, Bitter,
artificial _..._ 3 00@3 25
Almonds, Sweet,
rue oo 1 50@1 80
Almonds, Sweet,
imitation -_.. 1 00@1 26
Amber, crude __ 1 25@1 60
Amber, rectified 1 50@1 75
Auge) oo 1 40@1 60
Bergamont --__ 9 50@9 75
Cajeput _.w 50@1 75
Cassia oo. 3 50@3 75
Castor’ 2... 1 60@1 85
Cedar Leaf _... 2 00@2 26
Citronella ______ 1 25@1 60
Cloves: ni. 2 50@2 75
Cocoanut ______ 25@ 35
Cod Liver __.___ 2 00@2 50

Crotop -..... 2 00@2

Cotton Seed ___. 1 26@1
Cubebe: 2... 6 50@6
Eigeron .......... 7 50@7
Eucalyptus  ... 1 25@1
Hemlock, pure_. 2 00@2

Juniper Berries. 4 50@4
Juniper Wood ~ 1 60@1
Lard, extra 1 55@1
Lara, No. l ... 1 26@%
Lavender Flow_. 6 00@6

46
15
Tb
50
25
TW
75
65
40

Lavender Gar'n. 85@1 20
EO ii 4 60@4 75
Linseed, raw, bbl. @ 9
Linseed, boiled, bbl @ 93
Linseed, bld, less 1 00@1 13
Linseed raw, less 97@1 10
Mustard, artifil. oz. @ 35
Neatsfoot -..._. 1 26@1 35
Olive, pure __.. 4 00@5 00
Olive, Malaga,

yellow ......... 2 85@3 26
Olive, Malaga,

Green o., 2 85@3 25
Orange, Sweet _ 5 00@5 25
Origanum, pure. Si 50
Origanum, com’l 1 00@1 20
Pennyroyal -... 3 25@3 60
Peppermint  __.. 6 50@6 75
Rose, pure __ 13 60@14 00
Rosemary Flows 1 25@1 60
Sandelwood, E.

De ee 10 60@10 76
Sassafras, true 1 75@2 00
Sassafras, arti’] 75@1 00
Spearmint -._. . 8 00@8 25
Sperm 1 50@1 75
Ane go 9 00@9 25
Tat USF 2... 65@ 15
Turpentine, bbl... 61@ 177
Turpentine, less 68@ 81
Wintergreen,

IGG 6 00@6 25
Wintergreen, sweet

biren 2 3 00@3 26
Wintergreen, art 75@1 00
Worm Seed __._ 6 00@6 26
Wormwood -_._. 9 00@9 25

Potassium
Bicarbonate ___. 35@ 40
Bichromate ___.. 15@ 25
mronunae .. ws 69@ 85
Bromide ow. 54@ 71
Chlorate, gran’'d 23@ 30
Chlorate, powd.

or Atal 2 16@ 25
Cyanige .. 30@ 90
lodide ee -- 4 36@4 65
Permanganate 20@ 30
Prussiate, yellow 40@ 50
Prussiate, red — @ 7
Sulphate __.._. 35@ 40

Roots
aikenet 30@ 35
Blood, powdered_ 35@ 40
Caine | 35@ 15
Elecampane, pwd. 25@ 30
Gentian, powd... 20@ 30
Ginger, African,

powdered ____ 30@ 35
Ginger, Jamaica. 60@ 65
Ginger, Jamaica,

powdered ______ 45@ 60
Goldenseal, pow. @8 00
Ipecac, powd. __ @6 00
PACOMCG oo 35@ 40
Licorice, powd... 20@ 30
Orris, powdered. 30@ 40
Poke, powdered. 35@ 40
Rhubarb, powd.-_- @1 00
Rosinwood, powd. @ 40
Sarsaparilla, Hond.

ground .. 90
Sarsaparilla Mexican,
Glycerine _....._.... 32@ 62
Seuiie oo 35@ 40
Squills, powdered 70@ 80
Tumeric, powd... 20@ 26
Valerian, powd.__ @1 00

Yeeds
Age @ 3%
Anise, powdered 35@ 40
ra, We 13@ 17
Canary ....__.. 10@ 16
Caraway, Po. .20 25@ 30
Cardamon __..__ 16@4 00
Coriander pow. .30 20@ 26

Sc 15@ 20
Fennell -.....__ 26@ 40
EN cc 7@ i6
Flax, ground .... 7@ 16
Foenugreek, pwd. 15@ 25
Meee 8@ 15
Lobelia, powd. _. @1 60
Mustard, yellow 17@ 26
Mustard, biack_. iso 25

oe ..........- 15 30
Quince _...__.._. 1 25@1 50
Mane oo. 20
SanROse 2... 0@ 70
Sunflower  ___. . 11%¥@ 15
Worm, American 30@ 40
Worm, Levant ~ 5 25@5 40

Tinctures
Aconite ......... @1 80
POC @1 56
Arnicn iu. @1 44
Asafoetida ______ @2 23

Belladonna _____ @1 44
ee @2 28
Benzoin Comp’d_ @2 40
Beene oo 2 16
Cantharadies ___ @2 62
Capsicum  ....... @2 28
Ceotechu ... @i1 44
Cinchona a. @2 16
Colchicum ‘ @1 80
Cupene oo @2 76
Digits . @2 04
Gentes... 1 35
ee 2 28
Guaiac, Ammon... @2 04
Ogre gw @1 2%
Iodine, Colorless_ @1 60
mon, Cla, .. 2... @1 56
@1 44
MONEE ben ccae @2 62
Nux Vomica ____ 1 80
Cera oc 5 40
Opium, Camp. __ @1 44
Opium, Deodorz’d @6 40
Bnubere .. @1 92
Paints
Lead, red dry __ 13% @14%
Lead, white dry 18% @14%
Lead, white oil__ 138% @14%
Ochre, yellow bbl. @ 2%

Ochre, yellow less 3@ 6
Red Venet'n Am. 3%@ 7
Red Venet'n Eng. 4@ 8
Putty @ 8

@4
5%
L. H. P. Prep... 2 9
Rogers Prep. __ 2 9

Miscellaneous

Acetanalid __... 57@ 75
Ae 08@ 12
Alum. powd. and

sroune 09@ 15
Bismuth, Subni-

trate ......_._ 3 83@s os
Borax xtal or

powdered ____ 64@ 16
Cantharades, po, 1 bu@2 00
Caniia 2 70@2 91
Capsicum, pow’d 356@ 40
Carmine ........ 00@7 60
Cassia Buds ____ 45@ 40
Chaves 2. 50@ 65
Chalk Prepared_ 14@ 16
Chloroform _... 63@ ‘6y
Chloral Hydrate 1 20@1 50
Cocaine _._... 12 10@12 80
Cocoa Butter _... 70@ 90
Corks, list, less. 40-10%
Copperas ..... 2%@ 10

Copperas, Powd, 4@ 10
Corrosive Sublm 2 21@2 42
Cream ‘Tartar 35@ 45
Cuttle bone _.___ 40@ 60
Destring .... 4. 5
Dover's Powder 4 00@4 50
Emery, All Nos. 10o@ 15
Iimery, Powdered @ 16
Epsom Salts, bbisa. @ 8%
Epsom Salts, less 3%@ 10

Ergot, powdered __ 2 60
Flake, White _. 15 20
Formaldehyde, 1b, 13% @30
Geiatiie _.. 90

Glassware, less 55%,
Glassware, full case 60%.

Glauber Salts, bbl. @02%
Glauber Salts less 04 10
Glue, Brown ___ zg 30
Glue, Brown Grd 16: 20
Glue, Whte ____ 27% 35
Glue, white grd. 43 35
Giyeerine 32@ 62
One 75@ 95
LOGINS 6 45@7 v0
lodotornm . 8 00@8 30
Lead Acetate _. 20 30
Meee 9: 60
Mace, powdered. @i 60
Beontheh 7 50@8 00
Morphine ___. 11 18@11 93
Nux Vomica _._. @ 20

Nux Vomica, pow. 15@ 25
Pepper, black, pow 45@ 55
Pepper, White, pw. 65@ 175
Pitch, Burgudry 20@ 25
Quassia 12

Quinine, 6 oz. cans 59

Rochelle Salts _. 31@ 40
Sacharine ..____ 2 60@2 76
Salt Peter ..._.. 11@ 22

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

CO ogres 5 00
Soap, white castile

less, per bar __ 60
Soda Ash 10

3
Soda Bicarbonate 3%@ 10
Soda, Sal 02
Spirits Camphor @1 20
Sulphur, roll -... 3%4@ 10

Sulphur, Subl. _. 4%@ 10
Tamarinds —...... 20@ 25
Tartar Emetic ._. 70@ 15
Turpentine, Ven. 50@ 175

Vanilla Ex. pure 1 60@2 00
Vanilla Ex. pure 2 26@2 60
Zinc Sulphate .. 06@ 11

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

July 18, 1927

 

GROCERY PRICE CURRENT

These quotations are carefully corrected weekly, within six hours of mail-
ing and are intended to be correct at time of going to press. Prices, however,
are liable to change at any time, and country mercharts will have their orders
filled at market prices at date of purchase.

 

 

  

ADVANCED DECLINED
Coffee
: eo a " Stove se Baked Beans
Arctic, Oz., Z. C8. Suaker .. 0 rm

Arctic, 16 oz., 2 dz. cs. 400 No. 50 __.-.-......_~ -— oo ee
Arctic, 32 oz., 1 dz. cs. 300 Peerless —-._-______._ 280 Fremont No. 2...” 110
Quaker, 36, 12 oz. case 3 85 Shoe Snider, No. 1 ..------ 96
Ne: 42 2 2 Snider, No. 2 —_... —- . 2p
nO: 20 300 Van Camp, small _... 86
Van Camp, Med. .... 1 16

BUTTER COLOR

Dandelion __-.....__ ao
eee tn 385 CANNED VEGETABLES.

CANDLES

 

10 lb. pails, per doz. 8 50
15 lb. pails, per doz. 11 96
25 lb. pails, per doz. 19.15

BAKING POWDERS

Arctic, 7 oz. tumbler 1 365
Queen Flake, 16 oz., dz 2 25
Royal, 10c, doz. -... 965
Royal, 6 oz., do. -... 2 70
Royal, 12 oz., doz. _. 6 20
move, 6 ib. 1 20
Rocket, 16 oz., doz... 1 26
K. C. Brand

Per case
10c size, 4 doz. -.__.. 3 70
15c size, 4 doz. -.._.- 50
20c size, 4 doz.  _-.-- 7 20
25c size, 4 doz. ____-. 9 20
650c size, 2 doz. ____.. 8 80
80c size, 1 doz. -.-... 8 85
10 Ib. size, % doz. __-_ 6 75

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

BEECH-NUT BRANDS.

BLUING
The Original
Condensed

z., 4 dz. cs. 3 00
z., 3 dz. cs. 3 76

 

BREAKFAST FOODS

Kellogg’s Brands.

Corn Flakes, No. 136 2 86
Corn Flakes, No, 124 2 85
Corn Flakes, No. 102 2 00
Pep, No. 224
ren, Ne. tee... 1 75
Krumbles, No. 424 ... 3

Bran Flakes, No. 624 2 25
Bran Flakes, No. 602 1

Post’s Brands.
Grape-Nuts, 24s .....
Grape-Nuts, 100s -.--
Instant Postum, No. 8
Instant Postum, No. 9
Instant Postum, No. 10
Postum Cereal, No. 0
Postum Cereal, No, 1
Post Toasties, 36s __
Post Toasties, 24s —_
Post's Bran, 24s __-

BROOMS
Jewell, doz. 5 25
Standard Parlor, 23 Ib. 8 25
Fancy Parlor, 23 lb.__ 9 25
Ex. Fancy Parlor 25 lb. 9 75

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3
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89 bo bo bO BO om CN ON BS oO
a
So

Ex. Fey. Parlor 26 Ib. 10 00

fe ie ota EE 1 75

Whisk, MO. 2 2 75
BRUSHES

Scrub
Solid Back, 8 in.
Solid Back, 1 in.

 

Electric —. 40 Ibs. 12.1
Plumber, 40 Ibs. 8

Paraffine, diy eee 14%
Paraffine, 12s -..._.__ 14%
Wine: - 40

Tudor, 6s, per box  _. 30

CANNED FRUIT
Apples, 3 lb. Standard 1 50
Apples, No. 10 -. 4 50@65 75
Apple Sauce, No. 10 8 00
Apricots, No. 1 1 75@32 00
Apricots, No. 2 -..... 3 00
Apricots, No. 2% 3 40@3 90

ee. No. 10 8 50@11 00
B berries, No. 10 8 50
Blueber’s, No. 2 2 00@2 75
Blue berries, No. 10_. 14 06

Cherries, No. 2 .... 3 75
Cherries, No. 24%  _. 4 25
Cherries, No, 10 ... 14 00

Loganberries, No. 2 __ 3 00
Loganberries, No. 10 10 60
Peaches, No. 1 1 60@2 10
Peaches, - 1, sliced 1 26
Peaches, Ni ccna oe
Peaches, No. 2% Mich 2 20
Peaches, 2% Cal. 3 0O@3 25

Peaches, 10, Mich. .. 8 60
Pineapple, 1 sl. -.._- 1 16
Pineapple, 2 sli, ..... 2 60
P’apple, 2 br. sl. .... 2 40
P’apple, 2%, sli. .... 3 00
P’apple, 2, cru. ..-.. 2 60
Pineapple, 10 cru. —_ : on
Fears, No. 2 _....._ 3 15
Pears, No. 2% ...... 50

90

Raspberries, No. 2 bik 3 35

Raspb’s, Red, No. 10 13 60
Raspb’s Black,

No. 1) 12 60

Rhubarb, No. 10 4 75@5 50

Strawberries, No. 10 12 60

CANNED FISH

Clam Ch'der, 10% oz. 1 35
Clam Ch., No. 3 _..... 3 50
Clams, Steamed, No. 1 2 00
Clams, Minced, No. 1 3 26
Finnan Haddie, 10 oz. 3 30
Clam Bouillon, 7 oz. 2 50
Chicken Haddie, No. 1 3 76
Fish Flakes, small .. 1 36
Cod Fish Cake, 10 oz. 1 35
Cove Oysters, 5 oz. . 1 65
Lobster, No. %, Star 2 90
Shrimp, 1, wet ---.._ 2 00
Sard’s, % Oil, Key —. 6 10
Sardines, % Oil, k’less 5 50
Sardines, % Smoked 6 75
Salmon, Warrens, ¥%s 2 80
Salmon, Red Alaska 3 10
Salmon, Med. Alaska 2 85

Salmon, Pink Alaska 1 85
Sardines, Im. %, ea. 10@28
Sardines, Im., %, ea. 25
Sardines, Cal. 1 65@1 80
Tuna, %, Albocore . 95
Tuna, \s, Curtis, doz. 2 20
Tuna, ¥%s, Curtis, doz. 3 50
Tuna, 1s, Curtis, doz. 7 00

CANNED MEAT

Bacon, Med. Beechnut 8 30
Bacon, Lge. Beechnut 5 40
Beef, No. 1, Corned __ 3 10

Beef, No. 2%, Qua. sli. 1 50
3% oz. Qua. sli. 2 00
5 oz., Qua. sii. 2 75
Beef, No. 1, B’nut, sli. 4 50
Beefsteak & Onions, s 8 45
Chili Con Ca., 1s 1 35@1 45
Deviled Ham, %s ___ 2 20
Deviled Ham, %s
Hamburg Steak &

Onions, No. 1 _...._ 3 16
Potted Beef, 4 oz. ___ 1 10
Potted Meat, % Libby 52%
Potted Meat, % Libby 92%
Potted Meat, % Qua. 90
Potted Ham, Gen. % 1 85
Vienna Saus., No. % 1 45
Vienna Sausage, Qua. 95
Veal Loaf, Medium  .. 2 65

Asparagus.

No. 1, Green tips  -. 3 76
No, 2%, Large Green 4 60

W. Beans, cut 2 1 45@1 76
W. Beans, 10 -...... 7 50
Green Beans, 28 1 45@2 26
Green Beans, 10s -_. @7 60
L. Beans, 2 gr. 1 35@2 66
Lima —— 2s,Soaked - =
Red Kid,

Beets, No.
Beets, No.
Beets, No.

7. ‘wh. 1 tee o
2, cut 1 10@1 235
3, cut -... 1 60
Corn, No. 2, stan. — 1 10
Corn, Ex. stan. No. 2 1 36
Corn, No, 2, Fan. 1 80@2 36
Corn, No. 10 -. 8 00@10 78
Hominy, No .3 1 00@1 15
Okra, No. 2, whole .. 3 00
Okra, No. 2, cut -. 1 65
Dehydrated Veg. Soup 90
Dehydrated Potatoes, Ib. 45
Mushrooms, Hotels ~ 35
Mushrooms, Choice, 8 oz. 40
Mushrooms, Sur E
Peas, No. 2, E. J
— No. 2,
“— * No. 2, Ex. Sitt.
Peas, Ex. Fine, French 26
Pumpkin, No. 8 1 85@1 66
Pumpkin, No. 10 4 00@4 76
Pimentos, %, each 12@14
Pimentoes, 4%, each _ 27
Sw’t Potatoes, No. 2% 2 25
Sauerkraut, No.3 1 35@1 50
Succotash, ‘No. 2 1 65@2 60
Succotash, No. 2, glass 2 _?
Spinach, No. 1 ee
Spnach, No. 2.. 1 60@1 oe
Spinach, No. 3. 2 25@2 60
Spinach, No. 10. 6 50@7 00
Tomatoes, No. 2 1 20@1 30
Tomatoes, No. 3, 1 90@3 25
Tomatoes, No. 10. @8 00

CATSUP,
B-nut, small -.---.-.- 1 90
Lily of Valley, 14 oz... 2 60
Lily of Valley, % pint 1 75

Paramount, 24, 8s -... 1 40
Paramount, 24, 16s -_ 2 36
Paramount, Cal. Te 50
Sniders, 8 oz. ~..--.-- 1 76

Sniders, 16 oz. ....--.. 2 55
Quaker, 8 oz. -.-----. 1 25
Quaker, 10 oz. -.----.. : -
Quaker, 14 oz. -------

Quaker, Gallon Glass 3 o

Quaker, Gallon Tin __ 9 00
CHILI SAUCE
Snider, 16 os. ...._... 3 30
neiter, 8 os. -— 2 30
Lilly Valley, 8 oz. ._ 2 26

Lilly Valley. 14 oz. .. 8 26

OYSTER COCKTAIL.
Sniders, 16 oz. ...._ -. 3 30

Sniders, 8 oz. _...... 2 80
CHEESE.
Roquefort ~_-_--..__.. 65
Kraft, small items 1 65
Kraft, American 1 65
Chili, small tins _. 1 66
Pimento, small tins 1 65
Roquefort, sm, tins 2 25
Camembert, sm. tins 2 25

asies: 2 26%
Longhorn ______ pe
Michigan Wiat -
New York New 1926 __

Bap Sago 2 3
Bek = 2h
CHEWING GUM.
Adams Black Jack ____ 65
Adams Bloodberry ____ 65
Adams Dentyne _______ 65
Adams Calif. Fruit ____ 65
Adams Sen Sen _______ 66

Beeman’s Pepsin ...... 66
Beechnut Wintergreen. 70
Beechnut Peppermint 70
Beechnut Spearmint -._ 70
Doublemint 5
Peppermint, Wrigleys __ - 65

Spearmint, Wrgileys __ 65

smucy Bruit 7 65

Wrigley’s P-K 2. -..... 65

CI oe 65

Deaperny 65
COCOA.

Droste’s Dutch, 1 lb.__ 8 50
Droste’s Dutch, % Ib. 4 50
Droste’s Dutch, % Ib. 2 35
Droste’s Dutch, 5 Ib. 60

Chocolate Apples -_.. : 50
Pastelles, No. 1 -...12 60
Pastelles, % Ib. ~.---- 6 60
Pains De Cafe _._... — 3 00

Droste’s Bars,

1 doz. 2 00
“4 Pastelles 215

ue
12" oz. Rosaces
% Ib. Rosaces
% Ib. Pastelles _..-.. 3 40
Langues De Chats .. 4 80

CHOCOLATE.

Baker, Caracas, %8 —... 37
Baker, Caracas, %s _... 35

COCOANUT
Dunham’s
15 lb. case, %s and %s 48
16 Ib. case, %s ~~~... 47
15 Ib. case, %8 ------.. 46

CLOTHES LINE.

Hemp, 50 ft. _.__ 2 00@2 25
Twisted Cotton,

Se 3 50@4 00
Braided, 50 ft. --_-_ 25
Sash Cord __._ 3 50@4 00

 

COFFEE ROASTED

1 ib. Package
Mewrose 2 32
iiherty 200 24
Ouaker 38
BOTW 36
Morton House ____-_. 43
Reno ee

toyal C ‘ub oe

McLaughlin’s Kept-Fresh
Vaccum packed. Always
fresh. Complete line of
high-grade bulk coffees.
W. F. McLaughlin & Co.,
Chicago.

Maxwell House ee
236: tine

> ih. tas 2g 33

Coffee Extracts
M. Y., per 100 _____. 12
Frank’s 50 pkgs. _. 4 25
Hummel’s 50 1 Ib. 10%

CONDENSED MILK
Leader, 4 doz. ~_____ 7 00
Hagle, 4 doz, __.._..__ 9 00

MILK COMPOUND

Hebe, Tall, 4 doz. —. 4 60
Hebe, Baby, 8 do. _. 4 40
Carolene,

Tall, 4 doz.3 80
Carolene, Baby -_.... 3 50

EVAPORATED MILK

Quaker, Tall, 4 doz. .. 4 75
Quaker, Baby, 8 doz. 4 65
Quaker, Gallon, % doz. 4 75
Carnation, Tall, 4 doz. 5 15
Carnation, Baby, 8 dz. 5 05
Oatman’s Dundee, Tall 5 15
Oatman’s D’dee, Baby 5 00

Every Day, Tall -.-. 6 00
Every Day, Baby -... 4 90
Pet, Tea 5 15
Pet, Baby, 8 oz. 5 05
Borden’s Ten . -
Borden’s Baby -__----

Van Camp, Tail _.... 4 90

Van Camp, Baby -.. 3 76

CIGARS
G. J. Johnson’s Brand
o. 2 Johnson Cigar,
ea ees 75 00
wieruek Grocer Co. Brands
Master Piece, 50 Tin. 35 00
Masterp’ce, 10, Perf. 70 00

Masterp’ce, 10, Spec. 70 00
Mas’p., 2 for 25, Apollo95 00
In Betweens, 5 for 25 37 50
Canadian Club -__... 35 00
Little Tom —__--_-_... 37 50

Tom Moore Monarch 75 00
Tom Moore Panetris 65 00
T. Moore Longfellow 95 00
Webster Cadillac ___. 75 00
Webster Knickbocker 95 00
Webster Belmont... 110 00
Webster St. Reges 125 v4
5

Bering Apollos _... 9
Bering Palmitas  —_. 115 00
Bering Delioses __.. 120 00

Bering Favorita __.. 185 00
Bering Albas - __... 150 00

CONFECTIONERY

Stick Candy Pails
ptandara 2200 16
Pure Sugar Sticks 600s 4 20
Big Stick, 20 lb. case 20

Mixed Candy
Kindergarten  -_..____. V7
Eepager 14
me te Oo a ae
French Creams  - _.-_.. 16
Paris Creams 17
Grocers 22005 dy

Fancy Chocolates
5 lb. Boxes

Bittersweets, Ass’ted 1 75
Choc Marshmallow =~ 1 70
Milk Chocolate A A 1 ¢

Nibble Sticks —__...__ 1 85
No. 12, Choc., Light — 1 65
Chocolate Nut Rolls — 4 85
Magnolia Choc -_---._ 1 25

Gum Drops Pails
nie 2 46
Champion Gums -__...- 16
Challenge Gums -__.. > ae
WOVOrite (2 18
Superior, Boxes ____-- 2 28

Lozenges Pails

A. A. Pep. Lozenges 17
A. A, Pink Lozenges 16
A. A. Choc. Lozenges :
Motto Hearts -.._-._.

Malted Milk Lozenges i

Hard Goods Pails
Lemon Drops --....--. 18
O. F. Horehound dps. . 18
Anise ere 7

 

Peanut Square
Horehound ‘Tablets LS —o—
Cough Drops

Putnam’s
Smith Bros.

 

Package Goods
Creamery Marshmallows
4 oz. pkg., 12s, cart. 865
4 oz. pkg., 48s, case 3 40

Specialities

Walnut Fudge ----..-_ 23
Pineapple Fudge ~---_.- 22
Italian Bon Bons -._.. 17
Banquet Cream Mints. 28
Silver King M.Mallows 1 36

Bar Goods

Walnut Sundae, 24, 5c 80
Neapolitan, 24, 5

Mich. Sugar Ca., 24, 5c 80
Pal O Mine, 24, 5c  ... 80
Malty Milkies, 24. 6c _. 80
Bo-Ka-To-Ka, 24, 5c _. 80

COUPON BOOKS

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

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

CREAM OF TARTAR
6 Ib. boxes

' DRIED FRUITS

Apples
N. Y. Fey., 50 lb. box 15%
N. Y. Fey., 14 oz. pkg. 16

Apricots
Evaporated, Choice .. 28
Evaporated, Fancy .. 33
Evaporated, Slabs _. 25

Citron
40 tb. box 2 — 4

Currants
Packages, 14 oz. -... 17
Greek, Bulk, Ib. ---.. 117

Dates
Dromedary, 36s _... 6 76

Peaches
Evap. Choice ~ .--.. on BS
Evap. Ex. Fancy, P. P. 30

Peel
Lemon, American -.. 30
Orange, American __.. 80
Raisins

Seeded, bulk
Thompson’ s s’dles blk O%
oe seedless,

1
oe Ae

California Prunes
90@100, 25 lb. boxes__.@07%
60@70, 25 lb. boxes_.@10%
50@60, 25 lb. boxes..@11l
40@50, 25 lb. boxes__.@12
30@40, 25 lb. boxes..@15
20@30, 25 lb. boxes__@21

15
Readnd. 15 oz.

FARINACEOUS GOODS

Beans
Med. Hand Picked -. 07
Cal tamas oo 09
Brown, Swedish ~-...- 07
Ked Kidney —.....__ 07%
Farina
24 packages -_---_-. 2 50
Bulk, per 100 lbs. -... 06%
Hominy
Pearl, 100 lb. sacks -. 3 60
Macaronl

Mueller’s Brands
9 oz. package, per doz.
9 oz. package, per case 2 60

Bulk Goods

Elbow, 20 Ib. Oe
Egg Noodle, 10 lbs. — 16

Pearl Barley

oe ee ~ 4 50
D0CD -- 7 00
Barley Grits ---...---- 6 00
Peas
Scoteh, Ip. ... 06%
Split, lb. yellow —---.. 08
Split green ------.... 08
Sage
Hast india 2 10
Tapioca
Pearl, 100 Ib. sacks .. 09
Minute, 8 oz., 3 doz. 4 05
Dromedary Instant -. 3 50

FLAVORING EXTRACTS

JENNINGS
PURE

FLAVORING

EXTRACT

Vanilla and
Lemon

 

2% Ounce
Taper Bottle

50 Years Standard.

Jiffy Punch

3 doz. Carton __....__ 3 25
Assorted flavors,

FLOUR

Vv. C. Milling Co. Brands

billy White 220. 9 90
Harvest Queen  _.____ 9 80
Yes Ma’am Graham,

60s) 0 -- 3 4
FRUIT CANS
F. O. B. Grand Rapids
Mason

Halt pint 2 7 60
One pint 0 am 4 ae
One quart _....__.. § 16
Half gallon __....___.12 15

ideal Glass Top.

Ball pint 2 9 00
One pint ooo 9 30
One quart _..... 11 16
Half galion __.. 15 40

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DRINK POWDER
LEMON AND ORANGE
Just Add Water

 

Lemonade, 2% oz. pkg.,
packed, 24s __ -_.. 1 80
Orangeade, 2% oz. pkg.,
packed, 248) 20 1 80
Attractive Counter Display
Carton.

SURESET
ICE CREAM POWDER

 

6 Flavors.

4% 02z., 4 doz. to case 3 60

Can be assorted with Sure-
set Jell. Lemon & Orange-
ade for Drop Shipment.

GELATINE

 

26 oz., 1 doz. case -. 6 00
3% oz., 4 doz. case_. 3 66
One doz. free with 5 cases,
Jello-O, 3 doz. ~------ 3 45
Minute, 3 doz. ___----- 4 05
Plymouth, White —__-_ i 55
Quaker, 3 doz. __-.-- 55

JELLY AND PRESERVES

30 lb. pails -_--3 30
30 Ib. pails 1 75
doz. 1 10
doz. 2 00

Pure,
Imitation,
Pure, 6 oz., Asst.,
Buckeye, 18 oz.,

JELLY GLASSES
8 oz., per doz.

OLEOMARGARINE

Van Westenbrugge Brands
Carload Distributor

 

Nucoa, 1 Ib.
Nucoa, 2 and 5 lb.

21
-- 20%

Wilson & Co.’s Brands

Oleo
Certified 24
NGG oS
Special Roll ~-.._.-._. 19

MATCHES
Swan, 144 2... 4 75
Diamond, 144 box ___. 6 00

Searchlight, 144 box_. 6 00
Ohio Red Label, 144 bx 4 20
Ohio Blue Tip, 144 box 6 00

Ohio Blue Tip, 720-1c 4 50
Blue Seal, 144 ______ 5 60
Reliable, 144 ________ 4 35
Wederal, 144 ____-____. 5 80

Safety Matches
Quaker, 5 gro. case__ 4 25

MOLASSES
Molasses in Cans
Dove, 36, 2 lb. Wh. L. 5 60
Dove, 24, 24% lb Wh. L. 5 20
Dove, 36, 2 lb. Black 4 30
Dove, 24, 2% Ib. Black 3 90
Dove, 6 10 Ib. Blue L. 4 45
Palmetto, 24, 2% lb. 5 75

OLIVES

Bulk, 5 gal. keg _--- 10 00
Quart Jars, dozen ___ 6.50
Bulk, 2 gal. keg ---- 4 50
Pint, Jars, dozen .--. 3 50
4 oz. Jar, plain, doz. 1 35
5% oz. Jar, pl., doz. 1 60
9 oz. Jar, plain, doz. 2 35
20 oz. Jar, Pl. do... 4 25
6 oz. Jar, Stu, doz.

6 oz. Jar, stuffed, dz.
9 oz. Jar, stuffed, doz.
12 on. Jar, Stuffed,
doz. 4 50
20 oz. Jar, ay dz.

PARIS GREEN

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Bel Car-Mo Brand
24 1 Ib. Tins
8 oz., 2 do.
15 Ib. Dalle
2b Ib Pale 222

PETROLEUM PRODUC s

Iron Barrels
Perfection Kerosine __ 13.6
Red Crown Gasoline,

Tank: Waeon oo 147
Solite Gasoline _______ £07
Gas Machine Gasoline

M. & P. Naphtha
Capitol Cylinder 2...
Atlantic Red Egine_. 21.1

ween ee ee

 

Winter Black ..-__._ 12.1
olarine
lron Barrels

RAORE 65.1

Medium 2 65.1

RIGO oo 65.1

Special heavy ~.---- - 65.1

Petra Neayy 65.1

Polarime “nr: 65.1

Transmission Oil --.. 65.1

Finol, 4 oz. cans, doz. 1 50

Finol, 8 oz. cans, doz. 2 25

Parowax, 100 Ib. __-. 9.3

Parowax. 40, 1 Ib. __ 9.5

Parowax, 20, 1 Ib. -_ 9.7

Semdac, 12 pt. cans 2 70

Semdac, 12 qt. cans 4 60
PICKLES

Medium Sour

1600 count -. 17 00

Half bbls., 800 count 9 00

5 gallon, 400 count .. 4 75
Sweet Small

Barrel,

30 Gallon, 3000 __-... 42 00
5 Gallon, 500 --.-. 8 25
Dill Pickles
900 Size, 48 gal. -... 22 00
1100 Size, 48 gal. -. 27 50

PIPES
Cob, 3 doz. in bx. 1 00@1 20

PLAYING CARDS
Battle Axe, per doz. ; 75
eves 2 4 75

POTASH
Babbitt’s, 2 dos. .... 2 7

FRESH MEATS
Beef
Top Steers & Heif. __ 18
Good St’rs & H’f. 15%@17
Med. Steers & H’'f. 15@15%
Com. Steers & H’f. 144%@15

Cows
TOD ee 15
Goon os 14
Medi 2 13
Common 22 12

Veal
OR 19
COG 18
Median: 22 16

Lamb
Spring Lamb 2... 31
CoG 29
REGGE rr 25
POOR 23

MICHIGAN

Mutton
Gogg 18
Medium 16
ROOT co 13

Pork

beet howe oo 12
Medium hore o 12
meavy Hors oo 11
homes, Med: 22.0 oe 20
Ut 16
Shomaers 13
Speers | ooo 12
Weck Bones 2... 06
Prt 10

PROVISIONS

Barreled Pork
Clear Back _. 30 00@32 00

Short Cut Clear 31 00@33 00
Dry Salt Meats
DS Bellies ._ 18-20@20-22

  

Lard

Pure in tierces —_.... 13%
60 lb. tubs _.__.advance \&
50 Ib, tubs _.__.advance %
20 Ib. pails _.-_-advance %
10 lb. pails _._.advance %
5 lb. pails _._.advance 1

3 lb. pails _._.advance 1
Compound tierces ___ 12
Compound, tubs _.____ 12%

Sausages
BOORNS 2 16
Eaver
Frankfort 1
enn 18@20
Veer I
Tongue, Jellied ~__.__ 36
Preadcneése 22 18
Smoked Meats

Hams, Cer., 14-16 lb. @23%
Hams, Cert., Skinned

Gots Vb @25
Ham, dried beef

Kanckhies: 2050 age
California Hams ___. @16%
Picnic Boiled

Teme 20 @22
Boiled Hams ____ @
Minced Hams  ____ @19
Bacon 4/6 Cert. _. 24 @33

Beef
Boneless, rump 28 00@30 00
Rump, new __ 29 00@32 00

RICE
Fancy Blue Rose __.. 06%
Fancy Head -....___ 09
Broken 20 03%

ROLLED OATS

Silver Flake, 12 New

Process -

Quaker, 18 Regular _.
Quaker, 12s Family __ 2
Mothers, 12s, M’num 3

Nedrow, 12s, China _. 3 25
Sacks, 90 lb. Jute 3
3

Sacks, 90 lb. Cotton _. 3 80
RUSKS
Holland Rusk Co.
Brand
18 roll packages .____ 2 30
36 roll packages _____ 4 50

36 carton packages __ 5 20

18 carton packages __ 2 65
SALERATUS

Arm and Hammer  _. 3 76
SAL SODA

Granulated, bbis. ____ 1 80

Granulated, 60 Ibs. cs. 1 60

Granulated, 36 2% Ib.
packages _.... 2 40

COD FISH

15%
19%
ee 14

Wood boxes, Pure __ i
Whole Cod

HERRING
Holland Herring

Middles

Mixed, Keys _..__.._ 15
Mied, half bbls. ____ : 50
Mixed, Bbis 22 os 7 00
Milkers, OGRE oi 1 25
Milkers, halt bbls. _.10 25
Milkers, bbls. ______ 19

K K K K, Norway _. 19 50
14

$ 9D, patie 0 40
Cut Lunch _______.__ 1 66
Boned. 10 Ib. boxes _. 15
Lake Herring
% bbl., 100 Ibs. ______ 60
Mackerel

Tubs, 100 Ib. fncy fat 24 60
Tubs, 50 count

Pails, 10 lb. Fancy fat 2 00
White Fish
Med. Fancy, 100 Ib. 13 00

SHOE BLACKENING
2 in 1, Paste, doz. __ 1 35
E. Z. Combination, dz. 1 35

Dri-Foot, doz. —_.-.__ 00
Bixbys, Doz. __._____ 1 35
Shinola, doz. _........ 90

STOVE POLISH
Blackine, per doz. 1 35
Silk Liquid, dx. 1 @

TRADESMAN

Black Silk Paste, doz.
Enameline Paste, doz.
Enameline Liquid, dz.
E. Z. Liquid, per doz.
Radium, per doz. ____
Rising Sun, per doz.
654 Stove Enamel, dz.

Vulcanol, No. 5, doz.
Vulcanoi, No. 10, doz.
Stovoil, per doz. ____
SALT
Colonial, 24, 2 Ib. -___
Colonial, BG-1%
Colonial, Iodized, 24-2
Med. No. 1 Bbls. ___-
Med. No. 1, 100 Ib. bg.

Farmer Spec., 70 Ib.
Packers Meat, 50 lb.
Crushed Rock for ice

cream, 100 lb., each
Butter Salt, 280 lb. bbl.
Block, §0 ib,
Baker Salt, 280 Ib. bbl.
24, 10 lb., per bale —_._
35, 4 Ib., per bale —_..
50, @ Ib., per bale ___
28 Ib. bags, Table __

Old Hickcory, Smoked,
4

6-10 Ib.

 

Per case, 24, 2 Ibs.
Five case lots
Iodized, 24, 2 Ibs.

 

SOAP

Am. Family, 100 box
Export, 100 box ______
Big Jack, 604 _.....
Fels Naptha, 100 box
Flake White, 10 box
Grdma White Na. 10s
Swift Classic, 100 box
20 Mule Borax, 100 bx
Wool, 100 box ______
Jap Rose, 100 box __._
Fairy, 100 box  ___.__
Palm Olive, 144 box 1
Lava, 100 bo __.__.__
OCtAgON
Pummo, 100 box __..
Sweetheart, 100 box
Grandpa Tar, 50 sm.
Grandpa Tar, 50 lge.
Quaker Hardwater

Cocoa, 72s, box __..
Fairbank Tar, 100 bx
Trilby Soap, 100, 10c

 

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oo
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Nw ~
~
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2 40

6 30
4 00
4 50
5 50
3 80
3 85
4 40

5
7c
4 90
6 00
4 85

- 5 70

2 10
3 50

2 85
4 00
7 30

Williams Barber Bar, 9s 50

Williams Mug, per doz.

CLEANSERS

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SPUR UPN

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80 can cases, $4.80 per case

 

WASHING POWDERS

Bon Ami Pd, 3 dz. bx

Bon Ami Cake, 3 dz.

RN
Climaline,
Grandma, 100, 5e
Grandma, 24 Large
Gold Dust, 100s

Gold Dust, 12 Large

Golden Hod. 24 .....
ein, ¢ G08, oo
La France Laun., 4 dz.
tiuater Box G4 .....
Old Dutch Clean. 4 dz
Cetagon, G06
Mineo, 406 oo
porage a

Cn CL
Rub No More, 20 Lg.
—_—_ Cleanser, 48,
oe Of, 2
Sani Fiush, i doe. ..
Sapolio, 3 doz. ......
Soapine, 100, 12 oz.
Snowboy, 100, 10 oz.
Snowboy, 24 Large —_
Speedee, 3 doz. _____-
Sunbrite, 72 doz.
Wyandotte, 48

SPICES
Whole Spices

3
3
4
4 00
3
4
3

4
4
3
3
3 40
4
3
5

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Allspice, Jamaica __.. @24
Cloves, Zanzibar _... @40
Caasia, Canton __.... @25
Cassia, 5c pkg., doz. @40
Ginger, African ____-- @15
Ginger, Cochin _.____ @30
Mace, Penang a oe
mied. No. i _........ Ga
Mixed, 5c pkgs., doz. @45
Nutmegs, 70@90 _... @78
Nutmegs, 105-110 ___. @70
Pepper, Black ....... @45
Pure Ground in Bulk
Allspice, Jamaica ___ @18
Cloves, Zanzibar 46
Cassia, Canton @26
Ginger, Corkin _.___. @38
MUMIONG 4 @32
Mace, Penang -.--... 1 30
Pepper, Black _._.--__ @50
Nutmegs -_-_-__- @75
Pepper, White ...... @60
Pepper, Cayenne _... @32
Paprika, Spanish __.. @42
Seasoning
Chili Powder, 15c ___. 1 35
Célery Sait, g of. .... 98
mage. 2°68 2 90
Onion Salt... 1 35
GANG oo 1 35
Poneélity, 2% of. .... 3 26
Kitchen Bouquet ___. 4 50
Laurel Leaves __..... 20
Marjoram, 1 oz. _..... 9%
Savory, § 42. 2.0L 90
envine, 1.08; 1... 90
Tumeric, 2% oz. _... 90
STARCH

Corn
Kingsford, 40 lbs. .... 11%
Powdered, bags _ 4 50
Argo, 48, 1 Ib. pkgs. 7 60
Cream, 48-7 _ 4 80
Quaker, 40-1 ...... 3. 67%

Gloss
Argo, 48, 1 ib. pkgs. 3 60
Argo, 12, 3 lb. pkgs. 2 96
Argo, 8, 5 lb. pkgs. .. 3 35
Silver Gloss, 48, Ils _. 11%
Elastic, 64 pkgs. _... 5 35
(igen, 469) 3 50
Wieer, o¢ lbs. ........ 06

CORN SYRUP

Corn
Blue Karo, No. 1% _. 2 42
Blue Karo, No. 5, 1 dz. 3 33
Blue Karo, No. 10 _. 3 13
Red Karo, No. 1% —-. 2 70
Red Karo, No. 5, 1 dz. 3 71
Red Karo, No. 10 .. 3 61

Imit. Maple Flavor

Orange, No. 1%, 2 dz. 3 15
Orange, No. 5, 1 do. 4 41
Orange, No, 1 __..... 4 31

Maple.

Green Label Karo,
Green Label Karo 5 19
Maple and Cane
Mayflower, per gal. 1 55
Maple
Michigan, per gal. _. 2 50
Welchs, per gal. 80
TABLE SAUCES
Lea & Perrin, large__ 6 00
Lea & Perrin, small__. 3 35
EOpner 1 60
Hoval Mint... 2 40
Tobasco, 2 62. ...__..... 4 25
Sho You, 9 oz., doz. 2 70
Al, ego oo 5 20
A-1, gma... 3 15
Capers,  ceomonen A ID

 

 

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| Unequalled for

| Stimulating and
Speeding Ll ’
Cooky Sales

Obtainable from Your
Wholesale Grocer

Baking Industry

Ceylon
Pekoe, medium —....... 67
English Breakfast
Congou, Medium ds aa
Congou, Choice 35@ 36
Congou, Fancy 42@434
Oolong
Meaty oo 39
(perme uw 45
Fancy saat wreeemrulaa: Ge
TWINE
Cotton, 3 ply cone __.. 33
Cotton, 3 ply pails .... 35
Wook € piv |. ce
VINEGAR
Cider, 40 Grain ..... 20
White Wine, 80 grain. 26
White Wine, 40 grain 20
WICKING
No. 0, per gross _.._. 15
NO. 1, per groan ... 4 26
No. 2, per gross _.... 1 66
No. 4, per groga _... 2 6

Peerless Rolls, per doz. 90
Rochester, No. 2, doz. 60

Rochester, No. 3, doz. 2 00
ayo, ver Cas, ... 75
WOODENWARE
Baskets

Bushels, narrow band,
Wire handies ....... 1 76

Bushels, narrow band,
wood handles ...... 1 80

Market, drop handle. 90

Market, single handle. 95

Maraet, ettra 2. 1 60
apn, large 8 50
Spint, medium ...... 7 60
Spun, ene 6 50
Churns
Barrel, 5 gal., each __ 3 40
Barrel, 10 gal., each... 2 55
3 to 6 gal., per gal. ._ 16
Pails
10 qt. Galvanized .... 2 50
12 qt. Galvanized __.. 2 75
14 qt. Galvanized 3 25
12 qt. Flaring Gal. Ir. 6 00
10 qt. Tin Dairy _... € 66
Traps
Mouse, Wood, 4 holes. 60
Mouse, wood, 6 holes. 70
Mouse, tin, 5 holes .. 65
Rat, Wood ... 1 00
Nat, anving (20 1 00
Mouse, spring _.. 30
Tubs
Large Galvanized _._. 8 75
Medium Galvanized _. 7 5
Small Galvanized _... 6 75
Washboards
Banner, Globe mE
Braae, Sige 6 00
Gisss, single .. 6 00
Double Peerless __.. % 50
Single Peerless  .....- 7 60
Northern Queen ___.. 6 60
Enivertal ou 7 26
Wood Bowis
io it, Butter 2 00
If in: Butter ....... @@
i? im. Batter 2. 18 00
if im. Buiter _....... 25 00

WRAPPING PAPER

Fibre, Manila, white. 05%
No.) Piive 2, . 08
Butchers D. F. .... 06%
BeVGte 86 ee Oe
Kraft Stripe. eae ee 9%
YEAST CAKE
Magic, ¢ dom .. 2 70
Suntieht, 3 doz. ..... 3 76
Sunlight, 1% doz. .. 1 386
Yeast Foam, 3 doz. _. 2 70
Yeast Foam, 1% doz. 1 35
YEAST—COMPRESSED
Fleischmann, per doz. 3%

  

30

 

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

July 13, 1927

 

Life Insurance or a Bank Account.
Written for the Tradesman.

Many people can have a savings ac-
count and a life insurance policy at the
same time. Others cannot, for often
the man with a family finds it diffi-
cult to make his annual payments on
his life insurance policy in addition to
his living expenses. If he did not
carry life insurance he would have
nothing ahead—no savings for time of
need.

But if there were no such thing as
life insurance many a man who now
has no savings in a bank would have
a savings account. He would try to
accumulate a fund for emergency; he
would acquire a habit of saving and
learn not only to deny himself need-
less things, but to learn economy in
buying necessities.

The opportunity to provide for his
family in case of his death by one an
chance which 1s

nual payment is a

found in the usual

At the outset life insurance

never program of
business.
is a gamble—a lottery and a safe bet
which always appeals to a certain class
of people. There is also an appeal to
superstition, for many a man feels that
by having his life insured he improves
his chance of living. Without insur-
ance, his luck might be to die; with
insurance, luck would not single him
out as a victim.

With insurance many think there is
no need of a savings account and pro-
ceed to gratify their desires for this or
that thing beneficial,
which may increase the joys of living

which may be
or may be altogether needless extrava-
gance. Another class of people will
make the life insurance a bulwark, a
defense, a reserve and start to buy a
home or establish a business

An unwise plan in regard to life in-
surance is followed by some. Having
an assured salary they take so much
insurance that themselves and families
are obliged to economize beyond the
limits of a comfortable living. So long
as the husband and father lives they
are cramped, pinched, denied until they
begin to look forward to the time of
deliverance, which can come only by
the death of the insured. The husband
and father might have carried a rea-
sonable amount of insurance and pro-
vided for his family such comforts and
essentials as would have made home
happier and precluded the possibility
of any one thinking that husband or
father would be worth more to them
dead than alive.

People can endure a mortgage so
long as progress is being made in pay-
ment for the home or the business is
growing and becoming more remunera-
tive. Life insurance may be used
wisely or unwisely. It is not. all-
sufficient without a savings account.
It cannot take the place of ready
money in the bank when unexpected
demands appear. It does not enable
one to have ample funds when an un-
usual opportunity comes to purchase
merchandise or machinery or equip-
ment or land with no possibility of
loss and often with best prospects of
gain.

The man who outlives the number
of years that he must pay a premium
finds satisfaction in closing that fea-

ture of life insurance; he may also find
satisfaction in receiving back an an-
nual dividend; but the time will come
when he feels no longer need of life
insurance. His children are self-
supporting; his accumulated wealth is
well invested and he discovers that his
life insurance dividends are in dis-
parity to the income which he receives
or might receive from an equal invest-
ment elsewhere. The insurance com-
pany took a risk on him at first—guar-
anteeing support for his family in case
of his death—but when he has paid
his full quota of premiums he is no
longer in duty bound. The company
has no further claim on him.

It may be a satisfaction to know
that life insurance funds are invested
in every safe transportation company
in the United States, in municipal
bonds, mining corporations, oil, gas
steel, packing—in fact, almost every
country, at
good rates of interest. But
feel that his little share of the funds
do not yield him just returns. There
are U. S. bonds, school bonds, build-
ing and and other
local projects in which he is an inter-
ested observer, whose officers he
and trusts, where his money
would bring him more interest.

He has reached the age where his
earning power has declined or ceased
and his savings must vield all that is
more rest, more
comforts, perhaps medical treatment.

essential industry in the

he must

loan associations

knows

possible. He needs
Of course, if he cashes his life insur-
Must accept ten, twenty or
thirty per cent. less than his family
But he will
have back his own money; he will get
some benefit from it in declining years;
or he can donate to some cherished
object; he can divide it fairly among
his children, according to their needs
or disposition.

He draws his money and then he
begins to reckon up what it might
have amounted to in the savings bank
or in safe bonds or building propects
and he feels that it would have been
wiser to have given at least equal con-
sideration to a savings account, which
at even a meager rate of interest is
backing home enterprises and indus-
tries which help himself as well as the

ance he

might get in a short time.

community. E E. Whitney.
—_2++.___
Farm Owner’s Responsibility and
Reward.
Written for the Tradesman.
Some years ago I wrote for the
Tradesman an article about the re-

sponsibility of the farm owner to the
general public for the care and pro-
ductivity of that farm. I hold that no
one really owns the land—the so-called
owner is but a steward in charge of
a portion of and which it is his duty
to operate to the best of his ability;
that he
may pass it on to his successor as good
as or better than he found it.

We are speaking only of the land—
not of the improvements.

to care for and conserve so

Fences may
go down, buildings lack repairs, but
But when
the occupant of the farm cuts down
thriity young trees for fuel when they
should have been left for timber. when
he maims the woodlot so that it cannot
provide his successor with fuel; when

these are not irreparable.

he leaves fields uncropped so that gul-
lies form or weeds flourish and send
their seeds to other farms; when he
leaves the farm house untenanted and
unwatched so that thieves or bootleg-
gers may rendezvous to ply their
vocation; when he allows shiftless
families to occupy the premises and
offend the neighborhood, he becomes
an offender against the public welfare.

The foregoing is even more perti-
nent to-day, because of the many re-
ported sales of farms to city men.
Now and then one is actually sold,
instead of listed to a real estate man.
The farm is bought as a speculation
or with the intent of some day making
it a country residence, and the pur-
chaser does not realize any obligations
of the kind hereinbefore mentioned.
Almost unavoidably it will lapse into
one or more of these undesirable con-
and nuisance or
even a menace to the community.

The should be
penalized for any failure to keep the
condition.
Such is not the case, but when some
one buys the neglected farm and pro-
ceeds to rehabilitate it; to make it
productive; to place on it a family
which is an asset to the community;
then it increases in value and the taxes
are higher and higher. It looks like
penalizing a public spirited, patriotic
owner.

Not only do we owe something to
those who come after us, but we often
owe much to those who preceded us.
When, in 1900, I bought a farm of a
man of 74 years of age, who had look-
ed forward and planned for years about
the house he built in 1882, and the
trees he had planted, thinking his
grandchildren woud occupy and enjoy
its benefits, comforts and_ pleasures,
although there contract or
agreement to follow any of his plans,
yet it was a comfort to him when he
sold and left the farm to think his suc-
cessor would appreciate what he had
done would never ruthlessly
slaughter the shade trees, as some
surely would have done.

ditions so become a

non-resident owner

farm up to a_ reasonable

Was no

and

When the land, the home, which we
have for years called our own, has
passed into the hands of strangers,
will they be grateful for what we have
done? Will they reverence some things
as we do and have a kindly feeling for
us? Or will they despise and curse
us for having lived only for ourselves
and robbed and despoiled “our farm”,
instead of improving, conserving and
beautifying it for the good of others?

E. E. Whitney.
—_>-.___
Youth and Old Age.
Written for the Tradesman.

In youth we are afraid we shall see
a ghost; in old age we long to com-
municate with the spirits of the de-
parted.

In age there may be only one thing
we can do for others, and that is, to
impart information or give advice to
those who must follow us in the path

of life. Youth may be self-sufficient
and scornful of the counsel of the
aged, but not every one is so. There-

fore we may look for those who will
listen and gain by our counsel.

If age had the vigor of youth it

could accomplish greater things than
are possible in earlier years. If youth
had the experience and outlook of age
it could accomplish the great things
it dreams of. E. E. Whitney.
——_>-~.
There’s the Rub.

Bucket Shop Proprietor (lecturing
has corps of salesmen)—All my suc-
cess, all my financial prestige, I owe to
one thing alone—pluck, pluck, pluck.

Salesman—But how are we to find
the right people to pluck?

Business Wants Department

Advertisements inserted under this head
for five cents a word the first insertion
and four cents a word for each subse-
quent continuous insertion. if set in
capital letters, double price. No charge
less than 50 cents. Small display adver-
tisements in this department, $4 per
inch. Payment with order is required, as
amounts are too small to open accounts.

 

 

WANTED-—A SMALL SUMMER EHOo-
TEL IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. WILL
TRADE A FINE RESIDENCE IN CITY
CLOSE TO LANSING on same. Address
No. 626, c/o Michigan Tradesman. 626

GASOLINE SERVICE STATION—For
sale. Only service station within the
limits of Saugatuck. Made a profit last
year of $3,000. Will sell for $6,000, $3,000
down and balance at six per cent. I also
sell candies, soft drinks, cigars and cigar-
ettes. Saugatuck Service Station, Sauga-
tuck, Mich. 620
FOR SALE—General merchandise stock
in small town in rich farming community.
A clean, going business for a competent
merchant. German desirable. Address
’. H. Barger, Elkhart, Indiana. 628

FOR SALE—AHU, or part interest in a
general store in a good town in Central
Michigan, surrounded by excellent farms.
Fine opportunity for someone with lim-
ited capital to get into business. Re-
turns on investment guaranteed. Write
No. 629, c/o Michigan Tradesman. 629

Wanted—Man for general store, with
some money to invest with guaranteed
returns. A good business in a good town
in a good farming community in Central
Michigan. Excellent opportunity. Ad-
dress No. 630, c/o Michigan Tradesman.

630

FOR SALE — Twenty-two-room hotel
and restaurant. Full at all times. Good
business. Good reason for selling. Ad-
dress No. 619, c/o Michigan ————

 

 

 

FOR SALE—Grocery and meat busines.
in town of 16,000. Best town in state.
Last year’s business $112,000. Good reason
for selling. Address No. 621, c/o Michigan
Tradesman. —__ 621 _

For Sale—Meat market and grocery
store in factory town on main highway
in Southern Michigan. Will dispose of
grocery stock if not wanted. Reason for
selling, other business. Address No. 622,
c/o Michigan Tradesman. 622

SALESMAN WANTED — One having
had experience in selling wrapping and
printing papers preferred. Territory open
in Central and Northern Michigan. State
experience, age and salary expected. Ad-
dress No. 623, c/o Michigan Tradesman.

623

For Sale—HOTEL, complete equipment.
A-1 business year round. Ill health rea-
son for selling. Address Mrs. Stevens,
Wilson House, Harbor Beach, Mich. 613

FOR SALE—Hussman, Gruendler and
Standard makes freezer display cases:
butchers’ coolers, grocers’ boxes; 100 sets
complete bar fixtures. Priced right. St.
Joseph Transfer Co., St. Joseph, Mo. 614

STOCK AND STORE FOR SALE—We
wish to sell our building, lot, fixtures and
stock. This place is situated right in the
heart of what is getting to be one of the
most popular resort and fishing sections
in Western Michigan. This of course,
gives us a very fine summer resort busi-
ness besides our regular farmer trade,
which is very good the year round. We
will sell the stock on an inventory priced
at the wholesale price today, plus freignt
(probably about $4,500). The lot, building
and fixtures we will sell for $3,500, prefer-
ably cash for the whole thing but to
good, responsible parties terms might be
arranged for the buildings and fixtures.
The stock, however, must be a cash Sale.
R. E. Hodgins, Peacock, Mich. 610

 

Pay spot cash for clothing and furnish-
ing goods stocks. L. Silberman, 1250
Rurlingame Ave.; Detroit, Mich. 566

CASH For Your Merchandise!

Will buy your entire stock or part of

stock of shoes, dry goods, clothing, fur-

nishings, bazaar novelties, furniture, etc,
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Few Sidelights on Opportunity For
All.

(Continued from page 20)

them 90c per dozen for large. They
sell at 9c, 3 for 25c. Chain units liter-
ally surround all these grocers. One

pays $1 per dozen for large milk and
retails it at 12c per can. This shows
him 3034 per cent. plus. Asked how
he can do it, he says: “Easy. The
folks who come to me do not go to
the chains. The folks who go to the
chains do not come to me.” This man
renders service the chains do not ren-
der. He has the good sense not to
fight anybody. He devotes himself to
the service of those who want his kind
of service and will pay fairly for it.

Another grocer pays 31.0742 aver-
age for large milk and sells it at 10
to 12c—some brands more than others.
This shows him 10 to 18% per cent.
plus. He feels satisfied. He also de-
votes himself to those who want his
kind of service.

Still another, who is a man of long
local experience, having been there in
the same store for around twenty-five
years and who reports that he has cus-
tomers who have traded for twenty
years whom he literally never sees,
pays $4.35 per case and sells uniform-
ly at Ile. This shows him 17.6 per
cent. plus. That, by the way, is about
the right price to get on milk and the
margin is all that milk should pay.

None of these men complain of want
of business. All are making money.
None is going back. Do not their
methods hint at the reason? It seems
as if they had correctly sized up the
people around them and know the job
they have to do. No question at all
that they pass up the bargain hunter
without the slightest argument—put-
ting all their energy behind the work
of supplying the people who like their
ways and methods.

Hicks are everywhere.
our kind of people.
selves.

They are
They are our-
Let us size them up right and
serve them according to a well thought
out plan. On such lines must the in-
dividual grocer’s business of the fu-
ture be laid out. Paul Findlay.

—_+2--__
Does the Market Want a Yellow
Apple?
A Muskegon correspondent recently
wrote the Rural New-Yorker as fol-
lows:

We have almost sixty acres of fruit
trees, among which are about 100
Grimes Golden, six years old. At the
time these trees were set we believed,
and still do, that there is no finer gen-
eral purpose apple grown, but the
apple-eating public does not seem to
See it in the same light. There seems
to be a prejudice against a yellow ap-
ple, no matter how excellent in quality
it may be. and they are almost im-
possible to dispose of at anything like
real worth. The leading apples here
now, and about the only two varieties
that are being sold at anv profit to the
grower, are the McIntosh and Delic-
ious. We have about decided to graft
these trees to McIntosh, but as the
trees are doing nicely we thought we
would find out if the preference for a
red apple is only local or is general.
Would it be advisable to graft young
Grimes Golden on account of their be.
ing subject to collar-rot? Grimes
Golden in this country produces
smaller apples as the tree matures, and

thinning or fertilizing does not seem
to help. oe i.

The above communication appeared
of the Rural New

in a recent issue

Yorker. H. B. Tukey, the fruit
editor replied as follows:

The present market undoubtedly

wants a red apple, and a particular
shade of red at that. The dull red
of Stayman does not have the same
appeal as the bright red of Opalescent.
and the Premier strawberry is prized
as much for the bright, varnished
color of the fruit as for its earliness.
At the same time there is a local de-
mand for varieties that are known and
appreciated, regardless of color, Por-
ter, a yellow apple with red blush, is
prized on the Boston market. Grimes
Golden does well in Chicago but poor-
ly in New York City. Local or private
trade can often be educated to quality
in spite of color. Golden Delicious,
for example, seems to sell well on the
Albany market in New York State, and
roadside trade will take a yellow apple
fairly well. There are those who be-
lieve, however, that the time is com-
in when yellow color and high qual-
ity will be considered synonymous.
Yet there is no getting around the fact
that yellow color is a fault and not a
virtue at the present time. If the R.
I. Greening were an attractive red
apple it would be the leading variety
grown to-day.

Anyone raised on Middle
Grimes apples understands
P. means when he says that this
variety is the best grown. Unfortun-
ately it does not do well in the North.
It is primarily a Southern apple, de-
veloping best under a long growing
season. In the North it is small and
immature, hardly to be compared with
the variety at its best. So that on
general principles the first. count 1s
against Grimes Golden in your section.
Next, it is subject to collar-rot and
trees which are top-worked are very
uncertain. One Grimes orchard in
New York State top-worked to a bet-
ter sort is now almost gone from col-
lar-rot, and the trees are not yet 20
years old. It is a question whether
you will not be better off to pull the
trees out and start over again acknowl-
edging a mistake. It may be that you
have a location in which Grimes fruit
matures. If you do, then by all means
keep the trees. You must be the judge
as to that but on the face of it it would
seem best to pull the trees out and
start again.

The general editor referred to the

Western
what E

matter as follows:

Does the market want a yellow ap-
ple? Mr. Tukey discusses this sub-
ject on page 586 but does not come to
any direct conclusion. The general
theory, backed up by many facts, is
that a dark red apple is generally de-
sired. The same is true of straw-
berries though some localities prefer a
light red. For example we have had
customers find fault with Marshall be-
cause it is too dark to suit some buy-
ers. With peaches a dark yellow is
usually preferred—though the white
peaches are usually more delicate in

flavor. With apples, however, a red is
usually demanded—witness the com-
mon saying that if R. I. Greening

were only red it would be about the
“only apple.” Lately we have learned
something new about the popular
taste. During the past few years
there has been much discussion about
vitamines and the general belief that
they are generally associated with a
yellow color. For example sweet corn.
The assertion that vitamine quality and
yellow color run together has had such
an effect that thousands of buyers de-
mand Golden Bantam sweet corn—or
somewhat similar strains. We think
this Same demand for a yellow color
will have some effect upon the future
sales of apples. No use trying to tell
the public this is “all nonsense.” It
may be just that, but if the public

comes to think that a yellow color The duffer had to go.

     
         

means superior fruit, he who gets in He followed her to pale pink teas,
the way of that belief will be run over. In truly lamb-libe style;
He was as docile as you please,
en For quite a little while.
Mary’s Little Lamb. ut after marriage, seems the gent
Mary had a little lamb, Assumed another tone;
¢ Then everywhere that Mary went

Her fiance, you know,

And everywhere that Mary went She had to go alone.

Grccers Should Be Prepared

for the Preserving Season

By stocking up with

Franklin Granulated Sugar

In 2 and 5-lb. cartons and 2, 5, 10 and
25-lb. cotton sacks

The average margin on sugar is 4 per cent.
Fifty turnovers a year means a gross annual
profit of 200 per cent. on sugar.

Take advantage of the preserving season to
get this increased business at a real profit.

Franklin Sugar Refining Company

PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids, July 12—Chas. G.
Graham and N. G. McPhee have form-
ed a copartnership under the style of
Graham & McPhee to act as direct
mill selling agents for Eastern and
Southern mills of blankets, knit goods,
cottons, linens, sheets, bed spreads,
towels, handkerchiefs, silk mufflers and
scarfs. They have fitted up sample
rooms on the third floor of the Wm.
Alden Smith building and will cover
the large buying trade of Michigan,
Ohio and Indiana. Mr. Graham was
traveling salesman for the J. V. Far-
well Co. thirty years and McPhee was
connected with the same house as
traveling salesman for twenty-four
years. Both gentlemen are not only
experienced dry goods men, but high
grade business men, and the success
of their undertaking is assured.

George A. Southerton has returned
to the ownership of the La Verne Ho-
tel, at Battle Creek, after a vacation
of a year and a half. He is remodel-
ing and redecorating the hotel and will
soon have it in fine shape. He was
always a popular landlord and his re-
turn to active connection with the La-
Verne will be hailed with delight by
his many friends.

Moses Dark is taking a week's re-
spite from business cares and_ re-
sponsibilities. He is spending the
time with his son, Rev. Moses Dark,
at Scottville, who will probably initiate
his father into the various kinds of
fishing which he practices so success-
fully on the least provocation.

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bicknell, of
Clare, were over to Galesburg July 4
for a visit with Mr. Curtis, their former
general salesman in the John V. Far-
well Co., Chicago, for a number of
vears. Mr. Bicknell is one of the lead-
ing merchants in his part of the state.

Harvey Gish is home from the
Canadian Northwest, where he put in
two months for his house. He started
in at Winnipeg, covered the province
of Manitoba and part of the province
of Saskatchewan. He will put in the
month of July at the Burleson sani-
tarium here and then cover Alberta
and British Columbia. He purchased
an automobile in Winnipeg, which he
uses altogether in his calls on the
trade. The towns are few and far
apart and the roads are none too good,
aithough they are being improved
rapidly. Much crushed stone is being
used around Winnipeg, which is ob-
tained from a mountain forty miles
South of that city. There is no cement
road to speak of, but the gravel roads
are well constructed and are kept in a
good state of repair. Because the tem-
perature is cool, Mr. Gish finds it easy
to get much rest, which is not the case
in warmer climes.

E. Wissner has removed his stock of
variety goods from 1251 to 1227 Plain-
field avenue, where he will continue the
business under the name of Wissner’s
Variety Store. His father, Charles
Wissner, has returned to Stronach,
where he has_ re-engaged in general
trade at his old location.

——_+2+.___

Keep Requirements Covered Three
Months in Advance.

Written for the Tradesman.

The Government crop report, just
issued, as expected, is very bullish on
corn, and rather bearish on wheat, the
winter wheat conditions having ma-
terially improved during June. The
winter wheat outturn is now placed at
approximately 580,000,000 bushels for
the United States, which amount is
42,000,000 greater than the June Gov-
ernment crop report estimate, and as a
consequence wheat declined about 3
cents to-day. On the other hand the
condition of corn is shown to be very
poor indeed, and indicates a crop of
approximately 2,275,000,000 bushels,
the smallest crop of corn in twenty-

six years, and fully a half a_ billion
bushels less than last year.

It must be borne in mind that while
there has been an improvement in con-
dition of winter wheat, with good pros-
pects for the spring wheat crop in the
United States and Canada, that North
America will not harvest as much
wheat, both winter and spring, based
on present prospects, as a year ago,
which condition, coupled with a very
strong price position in corn, indicates
we will have at least as high a range
of prices on wheat this year as last,
and in all probability somewhat higher
prices, for wheat is bound to act more
or less in sympathy with corn, and be-
sides high priced corn (there are only
fiity-six pounds of corn to the bushel
compared with sixty pounds to the
bushel of wheat) will result in more
wheat being fed to stock by Central
states farmers, and a falling off in the
consumption of corn meal by humans
and a like increase in the consumption
of wheat flour, which in itself will tend
to create firmer prices for wheat.

Another factor is the ability of the
farmer through organization to market
his produce more uniformly; he does
not have to rush all of his grain to
market as soon as harvested any more,
and particularly this year with reason-
ably good prices in prospect will he
be conservative in his marketing. From
the standpoint of flour prices, it ap-
pears that present values on new wheat
flour are reasonable, for while there
will probably be some decline in the
price of wheat during the heavy ar-
rivals in August, the price of wheat
ieeds is very high, and due to de-
cline considerably, probably from $5
to $8 per ton as soon as the mills get
on a full-time run, which is equal to
an advance of from 15 to Z5 cents per
barrel on flour on an even wheat mar-
ket, so any decline in the price of wheat
is likely to be practically offset by the
decline in the price of wheat feeds,
hence the price of flour for August.
September shipment, new wheat flour
of course, appears reasonable, and we
believe if there should be a substan-
tial decline
wheat, that both wheat and flour would
prove to be a good purchase for ship-
ment in from one to four months. It
appears advisable to keep thirty days
requirements well covered and_ pur-
chase for three months deferred ship-
ment on a substantial break, should
Lloyd E. Smith.

2-2
The Michigan Hunting Law.

One of the most drastic laws regu-
lating hunting that has been enacted
in years becomes effective in Michigan
in early September.

The measure provides that hunters
must first obtain the consent of farm
land and woodlot owners before they

from present prices of

it materialize.

can hunt upon their premises. This
permission may be granted in writing
Such lands-do not oi
necessity have to be enclosed. The
measure also covers private hunting
reserves, parks and public game re-
serves. Arrests for violation of the
law can be made by any State or local
officer upon complaint of the land
owner.

The penalties for violation of the

or verbally.

law include a fine of not less than $10
or over $50 or 30 days in jail for the
first offense and a fine of $100 and 30
days in jail for any subsequent offense.

This law automatically closes all
farms and woodlots to hunting with-
out the necessity of posting such land
against trespass It practically elimin-
ates all free hunting grounds in the
Southern part of Lower Michigan
where farms, woodlots, resorts and
municipalities dominate the land area.
It leaves nothing but the wild, unculti-
vated land of the Upper Peninsula for
the hunters and a large part of this wil}
come under the provisions of the new
law.

The law is the outgrowth of dis-
satisfaction among farmers brought
about by the abuses that have been
heaped upon them by destructive hunt-
ers damaging crops, breaking down
fences, appropriating fruit, allowing
dogs to harass live stock and other
annoying acts. Albert Stoll.

—_22>____
Receiver Now Wants Pay’ For
Neckties.

A reader of the Tradesman sends in
the following letter:

St. Louis, July 8—Some time ago

Paunee Bill mailed you three Rayon
neckties, requesting that you examine
them, and if you thought them to be
an honest value, you were to mail one
dollar or otherwise you were to re-
turn the ties in stamped envelope en-
closed.
: On June 11, by order of the Circuit
Court, I was appointed receiver of the
St. Louis _ Knitting Mills, to whom
Paunee Bill has assigned his accounts
in settlement of his indebtedness to the
St. Louis Knitting Mills.

I find that you have made neither
return of money or ties and I ask you
make immediate accounting in order
that I may be able to make proper re-
port to the court in interest of credi-
tors. Address all mail to D. A. Liv-
ingston, Receiver.

Yours very truly,
Don A. Livingston,

Receiver St. Louis Knitting Mills.

The postal authorities say that no
one is obliged to mail back unsolicited
merchandise. That goes for the re-
reiver, attorneys, and everybody else.
If the receivers want to come around
and gather up the neckties, that’s their
privilege, but they cannot compel any-
body to go to the trouble of mailing
them.

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Waistcoats Lend Smart Note.

Small coats, blazers, gilets and waist-

coats are pretty and smart this sum-

mer. Velvet is a favorite material for’

a short jacket made usually in black,
which adds a chic note to a frock of
almost any informal sort, in white or
color. This provides just enough pro-
tection for cool days and evenings in
the open during midsummer. Other
little coats of this sort cut straight and
boxy, to be worn without fastening,
are made of flannel or of silk jersey.

The sleeveless gilet or waistcoat is
very popular and is to be had in a
variety of styles, differing in the man-
ner of elaboration. The French mod-
els are charming, made of bright green
and scarlet and trimmed about the
edges with one or more colors of nee-
dlework or narrow ribbon. Some of

these have a motif embroidered in
wool on each corner of the coat or
on each little patch-pocket. Sleeve-

less waistcoats fitted just as a man’s
are made and considered very smart
with sports suits and riding habits,
These are the occasional items in
wraps for informal dress. There are
some lovely coats, very colorful, cut

‘three-quarter length, with embroidery

of net, which is darned into a solidly
patterned fabric. Dance capes and
coats of pailletted net, of net embroid-
ered in gilt or silver, painted and bead-
ed, are among the novelties for elab-
orate evening gowns that are made of
sheer materials.

2-2 >

False To the Last.

Rouse’s statement to Judge Verdier
that he would have voluntarily return-
ed to Grand Rapids if he had been ad-
vised that he was wanted is in keeping
with his career of falsehood and. crime.

When he was arrested on a fugitive
warrant at the request of the Superin-
tendent of Police of Grand Rapids, he
demanded that he be informed who
signed the complaint for his arrest and
the name of the judge who would try
his case. He was promptly informed
on both points and immediately pro-
ceeded to employ able attorneys to en-
able him to oppose extradition pro-
ceedings.

Does this look as though he would
have returned to Grand Rapids volun-
tarily?

Not by a jug full. He did every-
thing he could to defeat the ends of
justice and his fool friends went to the
limit in undertaking to assist him in
obtaining immunity from punishment
or a hight sentence. He was not a good
loser—not even a good sport—and re-
sorted to every expedient he or his
friends could devise to enable him to
avoid the punishment he deserved.

Why any reputable newspaper should
print such false statements is more
than the Tradesman can understand.

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Wide Sheetings Lack Strength.

Probably the weakest corner of the
cotton goods market at the moment :s
that occupied by wide sheetings, botn
bleached and brown. Supplies of these
goods are available in considerable
quantity, from all accounts, and in the
absence of demand for them the mills
are unable to get prices up to the
point where they can be produced at
even a small profit The medium
grades are said to be in an especially
bad way, with little prospect of an
early change for the better, and this
applies to both branded and unbrand-
ed lines. To a certain extent made-up
sheets and pillow cases occupy a sim-
ilar position, despite the fact that, at
their present prices, they are classed
among the best “buys” in the entire
market.

—_»-._____
New Type of Ash Tray.

An improved ash tray which ab-
sorbs the fumes of odors of burning
cigarette stubs is being placed on the
market. This is accomplished by
means of a simple device which creates
an air pocket that prevents the smoke
from drifting back. The item includes
a glass jar with nickeled top. It is
three inches in diameter and five inch-
es high. The receiver is priced tv
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LARGE IVORY FLAKES—
“Say, Boss. I want to talk to
you. We dont think you're giv-
ing us a square deal. Here we
are perched up on the shelves
where customers look
hard to find us. You want ac-
tion- Why not give
us a Chance to show you what
we can do?”

GROCER- “What do Yok mean
—give you a chance? Do you ex-
pect me to stand at the door and
sell you to my customers as they
come in? Or do you want me to
put you in my valuable show
windows?”

have to

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SO GO We:

L. I. F.—*No, we don’t expect you
to do that. Of course we don’t
object to being put in your win-
dow occasionally. 4s a matter
of fact youve always found it to
your advantage, haven't you?
And we make a pretty snappy
window, too, don’t we?”

GROCER—‘JWrell. then what do
you want?”

L. I. F.—*Here’s what I mean:
why not put alot of us down on
your counters where we can greet

 

PROCTER & GAMBLE

the customers after they're in
your store, and where we can

be under their eye while they are
talking to you. If yowll do thai,
we ll show you some real action.”

GROCER—‘T mm not so sure about
that. It wasn’t so long ago that
I had one of you down here on
the counter, with dressed-up dis-
play arranged by one of your
salesmen. Of course you sold
fairly well, but you didn't ‘set
the world on fire’ then.”

L. I. F.—‘No, probably not. We
show up best when there’s a
crowd of us. A big group always
attracts more attention than a
single individual, you know. By
the way, that’s the reason we are
such big sellers in that store
down the street.”

GROCER—‘Well, I might tru
you out on the counter for a
while, but why are you so sure
that my customers will be anx-
ious to buy you?”

1.. I. F.—‘Because they say that
a good big man is always better
than a good little man. We're
‘good big men. But don’t think

CINCINNATI, OHIO

that I’m casting any reflections
upon my little brothers they
are mighty good value at 10c.
But look at me—don’t I look at
least 3 or 4 times as big? And
yet I cost only a quarter. Wom-
en buy us because of our size,
just like they buy our cousin,
large size Chipso.”

 

GROCER—“All rigt, you win,

and if you can show the same
speed that large size Chipso has,
you can bet your bottom dollar
il keep you on the counter.”

Store after store has demonstrated
that large size Ivory Flakes is a
splendid seller when it is properly
displayed. Best results have been
obtained when a number of pack-
ages are grouped together with a
price card which suggests “bar-
gain’ to your customers.

We suggest that vou try display-
ing Ivory Flakes in your store.
Suitable display material for Ivory
Ilakes. or any other Procter &
Gamble product, is yours for the
asking. Use the coupon below.

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Please send me free the num-
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Ivory Soap (medium size)
Ivory Flakes
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Price

Posters

 

Have you a copy of our 26 page booklet—
“Windows that Sell’’—which contains
valuable information on effective window
displays? A copy will be mailed free up-
on request.

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