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For flowers that bloom about our feet,
Father, we thank Thee.

For tender grass so fresh, so sweet,
Father, we thank Thee.

For song of bird and hum of bee,

For all things fair we hear or see,
Father in Heaven, we thank Thee.

For blue of stream and blue of sky,
Father, we thank Thee.

For pleasant shade of branches high,
Father, we thank Thee.

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For beauty of the blooming trees,
Father in Heaven, we thank Thee.

For mother love and father care,
Father, we thank Thee.

For brothers strong and sisters fair,
Father, we thank Thee.

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For guidance lest we go astray,
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Father, we thank Thee.
For rest and shelter of the night,
Father, we thank Thee.
For health and food, for love and friends,
For cvervthing His goodness sends,

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JAMES M. GOLDING
Detroit Representative
409 Jefferson, E.

WHAT WILL DEMOCRATS DO?
Despite the appeal of
Smith, warmly seconded by Governor-

Governor

elect Roosevelt, there seems to be lit-
tle hope that the Democratic members
of Congress will get together and
formulate a program of intelligent and
what might be called constructive op-
position.

On the one hand, they are divided
among themselves. The Eastern Dem-
ocrat often has less in common with
the Southern Democrat than he has
with Eastern Republicans. And, on
the other hand, every member of
Congress is to some extent playing
an individual game. It is more im-
portant for him to please his consti-
tuents than to keep in step with his
colleagues.

Nevertheless, nothing could do more
to re-establish the Democratic Party
in the eyes of the country than a
course of opposition which should
reveal the party as possessed of sound
ideas and able to fight for them with
united front.

A glance at recent political history
might convince Democratic Senators
and members of the House that it does
not always pay to practice political
quackery. Many, if not most, of these
men voted for the McNary-Haugen
bill in a desperate attempt to win the
farmer vote. They had no more faith
in the economic soundness of the meas-
ure than President Coolidge had—or,
rather, they didn’t trouble themselves
over its economic effects.

And what was the result of this
demagogic attitude? They saw Presi-
dent Coolidge, who vetoed the bill
twice, the object of an unparalleled
demand from his party that he run
again. They saw Mr. Hoover, who
refused to indorse the equalization fee,
supported by Senator McNary and
Representative Haugen. And they saw
the candidate of their own party, Gov-
ernor Smith, juggling with the equal-
ization fee and utterly failing to win
the disgruntled farmers.

In such an outcome all is lost, in-
cluding honor.
ized, Democratic leaders at Washing-
ton must be driven to consider the ad-
vantages of a different policy, a pol-
icy which shall take into account some-
thing besides mere opportunist politics.

As this fact is real-

If he serves his party best who serves
his country best, the Democrats have
an opportunity of serving their party
which they ought to be eager to em-
brace. A weak opposition party is
good for nobody—itself, the party in
power or the country.

PROSPECTS FOR NEXT YEAR.

With seasonal slacking now evident
in the basic lines of industry, attention
has been turned to prospects for the
ensuing year in many cases.. The gen-
eral feeling is that the expansion this
fall has been a healthy one. Particular
satisfaction is taken in the fact that
there is more spread to activity. This
serves as the basis for belief that suf-
ficient momentum has been gained to
carry general business well into next
year at a good level. Such a view is
only qualifted by what may happen as
a result of security and credit infla-
tion. A collapse in the stock market
would naturally disturb the business
trend.

At present there is easing in the
steel and automobile tndustries. The
latter is in process of making those
changes necessary for the introduction
ot new models. The construction busi-
ness still forges ahead. The October
total of contracts ran over the same
month last year and the month to
date has seen a daily average exceed-
ing the level for the corresponding
period of 1927. Thus far, therefore, no
retarding influence as a result of high-
er money rates or surplus supply is
yet apparent.

The course of wholesale: commodity
prices in’ recent weeks has become
quite stabilized. There are fluctuations
in various products, but the general
level is. showing little change. This
is accepted as a healthy sign in view
of the inflation in securities. The con-
clusion is drawn that buying is being
done carefully and in close adjustment
to actual consuming needs.

 

THE MILK IN THE COCOANUT.

Ever since the Senate investigating
committee started to “get”? Col. Robert
W. Stewart, of the Standard Oil Co.
of Indiana, the Tradesman has insisted
that the crusade would ultimately be
found to have originated with the
crafty officials of the Standard Oil Co.
of New York, which started out some
years ago to destroy Mr. Stewart be-
cause he would not bow his head to
the gang of pirates who evidently
dominate the Gotham _ organization.
Because Mr, Stewart is the most up-

standing man in the oil business of the
country, the New York highbinders
attempted to induce him to forsake
the Indiana company and ally himself
with them. They offered him a salary
greatly in excess of what he has ever
drawn from the Indiana company, but
because he preferred to stay with the
corporation he has placed at the head
of all the oil organizations in the
world, he is the object of covert and
underhanded attacks from one of the
most disreputable organizations in
existence.

Having failed to convict Mr. Stewart
of perjury, it is now in order for the
Government to -proceed against the
five Senators who evidently perjured
themselves in their determination to
convict the respondent. Will the Gov-
ernment do its full duty in this mat-
ter? Of course not. The powers that
be will be content to have done all
they could to injure a man who proved
he was not guilty of either of the two
charges falsely and maliciously brought
to his door.

 

Grocery Association Secretarys’ Con-
vention at Chicago.

It was my privilege to attend this
convention for two days, Nov. 19 and
20, and I was greatly impressed by a
number of features.

There were about fifty men present
from twenty states and I have never
known a bunch of fellows to stay right
down to business as did these men.
Outside attractions did not lure them
away from the sessions at all.

Undoubtedly the
gram which was prepared had a great

interesting pro-

deal to do with this condition. The
program. contained about twenty-five
or thirty topics for discussion, but not
one speaker.

There seemed to be no need of a
speaker either, for when forty or fifty
secretaries get together the problem
is not to get speakers, but rather it is
how to keep them from speaking. But
President Henry Lohmon, of Brook-
lyn, handled that situation nicely and
while there was a full and free discus-
sion of every subject, he did not allow
the debate to become tiresome.

No secretary could attend such a
meeting without getting a lot of in-
spiration and practical good. Follow-
ing are some of the ideas which were
agreed upon as sound and worth
while:

Grocers conventions should be of,
by and for grocers.

Grocers in the smaller towns should
be encouraged and assisted to form
associations of a most practical type
and collective advertising and buying
groups are doing a lot of good.

We should adopt in each state a
uniform credit reporting system, which
system should be recommended by the

National Grocers’ Association. A com-
mittee was appointed to formulate this
system.

A National program to advertise the
individual grocer was thought neces-
sary and a committee was appointed to
work on that.

That we should work to form an
Institute of Grocers, such as is suc-
cessfully maintained in England, and
that we should eventually have Cer-
tified Grocers in distinction from or-
dinary storekeepers.

Each city should have a Conciliation
Court, where merchants with accounts
of less than $50 could meet the debtor
and, without fee or council, make ar-
rangements for payment.

Director
Peterson, of the National Grocers’ As-
sociation, were on hand and exercised

Janssen and

Secretary

a guiding influence over the conven-
tion.

Secretary Janssen impressed me as
being highly capable to hold the high
office to which he is appointed.

Retail grocery secretaries should be
highly gratified that we have an or-
ganization of such able and diligent
men who are working together to hold
high the calling of grocers, which is
second to none in the world.

We were treated to a couple of ex-
cellent dinners, one by the Canadian
Pacific Railroad Co. and one by the
Sprague-Warner Co., both of which
were greatly appreciated.

Paul Gezon.
Oo
Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids, Nov. 20—The Valley
City Milling Co. has purchased the
Llewellyn warehouse at Portland, lo-
cated on the main line of the P. M.
Railway, about a quarter of a mile
from its flouring mill. The side track
adjacent to the warehouse will accom-
modate eight cars. The elevator will
store 10,000 bushels of wheat and
eight to ten cars of flour and feed. By
making a few changes in the building,
it can be made to store four or five
cars more.

W. H. Watts, the Alto general mer-
chant, has been ill for the past three
weeks with inflammatory rheumatism.
He is taking daily treatments in Grand
Rapids and may find it necessary to go
to a sanitarium at some mineral spring.

Isaac Douma. assistant to Manager
Chinblom, of the Muller Baking Co.,
who recently underwent an operation
for appendicitis at St. Mary’s hospital
is convalescent at his home at 1951
Madison avenue.

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One sound always comes to the ear
that is open, it is the steady drumbeat
of Duty.
only a dry rub-a-dub. Ah, but that
steady beat marks the time for the

No music in it, perhaps—

whole orchestra of earth and heaven!
It says to you: “Do your work—do
the duty nearest you!” Keep step to
that drum-beat, and the dullest march
is taking you home.—George S. Mer-
riam,

  

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THANKSGIVING MEDITATION.
Analogy Between Remodeled Houses
and Remodeled Lives.

In the deepest reading of the uni-

 

verse ever given to mankind, the idea
ot a The Great

Teacher, surveying the whole of things,

house is stpreme.
which necessarily includes all the parts,
speaks of the cosmos as “My Father's
House.” It is this big conception and
understanding of life in its wholeness
that lends unity, vitality, and majesty
to the Lord Christ’s teaching. If the
itself House of
Fatherhood,

universe is just the

the Infinite with many
rooms, then the soul of humanity may
well sing for gladness and hope—in
a word, give expression to the spirit
and genius of Thanksgiving.

therefore, the

Using, figure of a

house, certainly one of the most fa-
miliar and fascinating we can think of,
Il want us to consider some of the
values which enter into our historically
National Festival of Gratitude. Mean-
time, we shall do well, it seems to me,
not to allow the vastness of the uni-
verse to blot out the essential worth of
that which is ofttimes comparatively
small. Men are always permitting quan-
tity to impose upon quality, forgetting
that matter is as nothing to mind even
as “space is as nothing to spirit.” So,
within this immense house of things,
there are houses, here and now, which
mean infinitely to God and Man _ be-
cause of their tremendous influence on
character. It is of these that we are
to think first.

Take, for example, the house that
is capable of improvement. It may be
said, at once, that this is true of every
Yes; but many
houses in America of which this is so
that to

change them for the better is a service

house. there are so

obviously true remodel or
of untold social and human significance.

For, after all, people wear a house
somewhat as they wear clothes. Take
a “seedy,” slovenly dressed man, send
him to the tailor, let him be measured
fitted,

wrought in the man’s appearance that

and and lo! such a change is
it is with difficulty his own friends and
acquaintances recognize him at all.
Nor is it
shackle, ill-proportioned house which

otherwise with the ram-

many are content to wear over and

around them. They live under such

roofs and within such walls not be-

cause it is necessary but because they
have never taken the trouble—at least
in many instances—to consider how a
forbidding and unattractive house may
be turned into a thing of beauty which,
as Keats sings, is a joy forever.

I have with my own

seen cyes so

many of these architectural miracles

wrought that they almost surpass be-

lief. And let no man say that such
remodeled houses are not something
to be profoundly thankful for. They

represent a part, and a most important
that

which all forward-looking people recog-

part, of changed environment
nize as one of the high values of civil-
at its best.

And then, too, the inviting comfort

ization

Sav what we
exceedingly

of the changed house!
will, human beings are

sensitive to atmosphere, or, if you pre-

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

fer, to surroundings. I know of an in-
terior decorator who believes that his
work of beautifying houses is a definite
means of making families happier and
Conse-
quently, he is getting more than a liv-
ing out of his flourishing business; he
is also getting a life—life for himself
and life for others. Anything, surely,
that acts as a shock-absorber for the

more efficient in every way.

 

jars and jolts to which the modern
home is subject, is to be jubilantly
And, unquestionably, con-
venience seen at their
best through the experience and _ skill
of the twentieth century builder, are
twin angels which should not be turned
away from the doors of our American

welcomed.
and comfort,

houses.

Once, in the cabin of a Southern
mountaineer, the head of the house, as
we sat down to the simple meal, asked
After I had done
so, the man said, pathetically, “Parson,
hit pears ter me that some folks could
be more thankful ef they had more ter
to be thankful fer.’ I have never for-
gotten the wail in that voice of dire
Nor am I forgetting, now,
that there is a sheer poverty of taste
Amer-

me to return thanks.

poverty.
and convenience in countless
ican houses which has no right to be
therein; and many children, growing
up amid these untoward conditions, are
unconsciously starving for some of the
uplifting comforts with which our gen-
eration is packed. They, too, might
well confess. ‘We could be much more
thankful if we had more comfort and
convenience to be thankful for.”

How the touch of beauty adds to the
attraction of a hcuse was brought home
to me in a quite unforgettable manner
the other day—Armistice Day. I was
on one of my many pilgrimages to the
It was like
an April day thrust into almost mid-
November in that solemnly beautiful
Oak Ridge Cemetery at Springfield.
After walking scftly about the great
tomb once again, I went over to talk
with the colored man who tends the
grounds about the Emancipator’s last
resting place.

tomb of Abraham Lincoln.

He told me how, fifty-
three years ago, when but nine years
of age, he went with a large company
of colored fo'k to Lincoln’s birthplace
at Hodgenville, Ky. And why had they
gone thither? Not simply to be near
the storied spot where one of the im-
first light of day.
Natural and praiseworthy as this mo-
tive is, it was not the whole meaning
of the pilgrimage of those two hundred
colored people more than half a cen-
Neglected and uncared for,
the cabin in which Lincoln was born
threatened Weeds,
rank under-
growth of the nearby jungle, had stead-
i‘y drawn a cordon of desolation about
What a
black
man’s eyes as he told of how they cut
and carved a generous space all around
Lincoln’s rude birthplace! “We drank
from the old spring nearby,” he said.
“Then we gathered wild flowers and
decorated the cabin, after it was deliv-
ered from the overgrowth
which had become a menace to its very
existence.”

mortals saw the

tury ago.

was with ruin.

briers, saplings, all the

the humble historic shrine.

twinkle of joy danced in the

noxious

Rarely have I listened to a more
moving story than was recited by this
intelligent colored man and true pa-
triot. How easy to visualize the set-
ting of that little log hut after devoted
hands had met the forces of ugliness
and compelled them to become ser-
vants and ministers of beauty! Yet
is not this the story of what is being
done continuously by all who refuse to
surrender to the uncomely and untidy?
Wrestling with matter, they throw it
into new forms of attractiveness, con-
venience and comfort winning over the
untoward and forbidding. And no-
where, let me repeat, is this transfor-
mation to be more zestfully encouraged
and sought after than in the remodel-
ing of old houses. And always, I wish
to reiterate also, this is a service that
sets ringing a peal of thanksgiving
bells. Blessed are the men, women,
and children who are highly resolved
to turn old houses into new; for in so
doing, they are substituting loveliness
for homeliness; they are givers indeed
of beauty for ashes.

Yet, in the second place, we must
not overlook the fact that remodeled
houses should imply remodeled hearts
also. Changed houses may leave hu-
man beings unchanged and,
quently, something will be still trag-
ically wanting.

And right here, I think, is one of the
most challenging of all our causes for
thankfulness: The Good God gives
us, every day, year in and year out,
an opportunity to remodel our own in-
dividual lives. Ultimately, all perma-
nent progress is rooted in changing
lives, not in changing things. Making
our tools into something different or
better without likewise making our
characters into something nobler and
more Christlike, leaves mankind peer-
ing over the brink of individual, social,
National, and international disaster.
Prosperity, invention, education—these
and similar values which we wisely
treasure, leave immeasurably much
both to be desired and acquired. No
generation, perhaps, has given itself so
thoroughgoingly to the consideration
of heredity and environment as our
own. We are immensely capable of
evaluating and construing these preg-
nant matters, too.

Nevertheless, after making due al-

conse-

lowance for the modifying influences
operating on human life, sober, deep-
seeing, wide-minded students are con-
vinced that the fundamental thing is
the changed character, the remodeled
life. Herein is the ageless secret of
religion: Its fertilizing waters seep
down through the roots of personality
and purify it in its mysterious begin-
nings. “Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born again, or from
above, he cannot see the Kingdom of
God.”

To my mind, this is one of the glad-
dest notes, as well as one of the most
hopeful, ever sounded by the Evange-
list from Eternity. It belongs, prop-
erly, with the angels’ chorus of peace
and good will; the new birth of mor-
tatls into something ever rich and
strange and satisfying—this new hu-
man makes for the house of thanks-
giving a worthy occupant indeed!

November 21, 1928

Moreover, when we begin to con-
sider the sphere and results of remod-
eled lives, we are at once in a realm of
romantic enchantment and deep-down
reality. As for the sphere, it is here
and now, right where we are—in the
wocds, on the street, in the mill, the
shop, the store, the school, the bank,
the farm, the state, the church. Once
make the individual realize that the
remodeled life is for use in the every-
dayness of things, and for him, the
which and
prophets sing, will have dawned al-
ready out of the heaven of God. Noth-
ing is then too large for him and noth-
ing, also, is too small; zestful living

new universe. of seers

becomes a fact, perpetual achievement
a realized joy.

It is not for dull mortal mathemati-
cians to manipulate the mathematics
of infinity. I saw ‘a farmer gathering
the golden ears
other day.
rows were long,
sturdy, bending big, ripe ears.
As he drove his team over the prolific
soil under the sweet November heav-
ens, I tried to visualize the multiplied
abundance which had sprung from the
few grains in each hill. Hanging on
the walls of my study is a long gleam-
ing ear from one of these opulent corn-
rows of Illinois. How many grains
are there on this particular ear? I have
counted as many as nine hundred, when
my “counter” frankly went on strike
from sheer fatigue. Then, furthermore,
as I looked at the farmer, I tried to
picturize the number of hills and rows
of corn in his field! Knowing, with
William Lyon Phelps, of. Yale, that in
mathematics I was always slow but

of his cornfield the
The acres were wide, the
the stalks were tall,
with

never sure, I merely became dizzy.

Nevertheless, here is the fact, as cer-
tain as God and the capacity of the
God-imaged soul: The law of multi-
plied abundance is as valid in the spirit-
ual world as it is in the natural. “The
chariots of Israel are twenty thousand,
and thousands of thousands.” And for
good or ill, we are all dropping
thought-grains, word-grains, act-grains
into the responsive furrows of life. The
harvest may be as promiseful and also
as beautiful but more so, as the billions
of tiny stalks of winter wheat, to shift
from one plant splendor to another.
which have burst already from their
grain-coffins and are even now so many
quivering emerald strings for Novem-
ber’s fingers to make music on. After
a little, the white carpet of winter
snows will cover them snugly under,
awaiting the resurrection trumpets of
next spring and summer. And then—
the fields of billowing green, followed
by the ripening gold of the harvest
time! “Verily, verily, I say unto you,”
said the Final Interpreter of the Uni-
verse, natural and spiritual, “except a
grain of wheat fall into the ground and
die, it abideth by itself alone: but if it
die, it beareth much fruit.”

This, then, is the story of the House
of Thanksgiving: Make old houses into
new; make old lives, through God in
Christ, into new men and women; for
these have the potency and _ spiritual
genius to change houses into homes.

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Questionable Schemes Which Are
Under Suspicion.

Mrs. M. F. Hatfield, of 1727 North
Seventh street, Terra Haute, Ind., is
not a “new woman.” In fact, she is
an old woman, and I know she will
pardon the use of the phrase when she
learns by this is not meant a woman of
extreme age who goes about kissing
defenseless babies and telling things
about other just like other
women tell about her.

the old-fashioned women, such as help-

women,
I mean one of

ed to hew this republic out of the: wil-
derness and contributed their best be-
loved to its defense.

In fact, I doubt very much whether
Mrs. Hatfield ‘Terre
Haute Woman’s Club or is a daughter
of the 127th Chilean Revolution. I
doubt if she pronounces Terre Haute

belongs to the

as though it were spelled Terry Hut,
although there are school ma’ams in
this broad and fairly long land of ours
trying to make our helpless children
do that.
the Society to
Pastor’s Pulpit or the Floral Associa-
Her
ancestors may not have come over in
the Mayflower, a small hooker which
crossed the Atlantic in 1620 for the
purpose of establishing a pedigree for
the great, great, great grandchildren of
This was the first

She may not even belong to
Keep Posies on the

tion for Condemned Murderers.

its passenger list.
pedigree ever imported to America, al-
though some of our heiresses have im-
ported some since. There must have
been at least 17,235 persons who came
over in the Mayflower, but it is pos-
sible that Mrs. Hatfield was so care-
less as not to pick any of them out for
an ancestor.

I have a great deal of admiration
for Mrs. Hatfield. T say this with all
due deference to Mr. Hatfield—for I
presume that Mrs. Hatfield has one of
the customary nuisances about the
house. T hasten to assure him that my
admiration is of a purely Platonic char-
acter—not only because I would not
lose the warm regard which Mr. Hat-
field has for me, which is shared by
everybody whom TI have never met,
but because my wife religiously reads
the Tradesman from Wm. T. Hess to
the drug market, and sometimes what
I write.

I admire Mrs. Hatfield with a re-
spectful, distant, 194-mile admiration
because she has solved a great prob-
lem that has been puzzling me and
some of the other great minds of the
country for years, especially
those great minds that are laboring to
uplift the merchant and make life seem
worth living more, more than it does
when the merchant is spending $23 a
week to keep on living and acquiring
nothing but gray hairs and bad book
She has also solved a great
without

many

accounts.
problem for the
extra charge.

housewife,

For many years the housewives of
this country have been called upon to
entertain a large number of picture
agents; but Mrs. Hatfield is the only
woman I have heard of who seemed
to possess that natural tact necessary
to give them a reception of sufficient

warmth and the ability to entertain
them in a lively and vivacious manner.
When Mrs. Hatfield has a
agent to entertain she makes him feel
that she is not unconscious of his pres-

picture

ence and she keeps him interested all
the time he is around the place. There
women who meet the
with a cold and
haughty stare, who try to throw up
great that the
agent couldn’t climb even if he had a
life-size buldog pinned carelessly on
his coat tails. Mrs. Hatfield probably
belongs to the four or five hundred
of Terry Hut; but she doesn’t let that
treats the
picture agent just as she would had she
been California
Gulch and knew nothing about bridge
whist and the correct form for handing
out the cold and icy mitt. The result
of her charming directness is that the
picture agent grasps her meaning di-
rectly. He does not have to consult

are so many
gentlemanly agent

some social barrier

make any difference—she

born and reared in

any “Key to Social Usage” or any
calfskin volume on “How to Break
Into Good Society on $4,000 Per.”

If all the
would join the Hatfield movement the

housewives in America
picture agent would not be the social
He would not be
our front

outcast he now is.

hanging around doorsteps
initiating people into the beauties of
the installment plan. He might be
hanging, but it would not be on the
front doorstep. If anyone doubts my
word in this regard he should ask Mr.
Hoagland, who represents the German
Art Co., North Fifth street, Terry Hut.

An agent called on Mrs. Hatfield a
short time ago and made her an offer
that stamped him as a philanthropist
fit to rank right up with Carnegie and
Hackley and Russell
He told her if she would lend
him a photograph of some loved one

Ryerson and
Sage.

or of her husband, he would enlarge
it and the enlarged picture would not
Of course, he did not
would not

cost her a cent.
promise it cost her any
sleepless nights, for his confidence in
the German artists who transmit peo-
ple’s features to paper for the German
Art Co. was not great enough for that.
Of one thing he did assure her, how-
ever, that the picture would not cost
her a cent.
Of course Mrs. Hatfield did not
know that this generous offer had been
made to other housewives before her
through a long and misty past, nor did
the gentlemanly agent think it neces-
sary to inform her that his philanthro-
py had a string tied to it just like a
Carnegie _ library. She may have
thought that the agent was John D.
Rockefeller in disguise and that, if so,
she had the picture coming to her. It
is doubtful if she had accused him of
being Mr. Rockefeller if he would have
denied it—these picture agents are
dreadfully careless about such things—
so Mrs. Hatfield gave the agent a
photograph and gave permission for
North Fifth

the German artists on

street to do their worst.

A few days ago Hoagland appeared
at Mrs. Hatfield’s house with the com-
pleted picture. It had been enlarged
from the photograph, although Hoag-

land did not have any affidavits to

The picture was encased in
that glittered like the
administration

prove it.
a gilt frame
dome of the building.
In fact, it made the dome look like a
water color sunset. It was a glitterer
from Glitterville.

Mrs. Hatfield had expected to get
the portrait for nothing, but she had
hardly expected the philanthropic Ger-
man Art Co. on North Fifth street to
throw in a frame. However, Mr. Hoag-
land was careful not to shock her with
too much generosity and presented a
bill for the There
readers of the Tradesman

frame. may be
who have
heard of some such a thing happening
before.

Mrs. Hatfield,
Hoagland’s generosity, told Hoagland

overwhelmed — by

she guessed she wouldn't take it, par-
ticularly as she had made no contract
for the frame. Hoagland persisted

and then it that Mrs. Hatfield
demonstrated that she is an original

Was

woman.
When Mrs. Hatfield had

vain to convince Hoagland that she

tried in

could not accept his generous offer she
sought about for some other argument
than that she had already advanced.
It was 44 calibre and Hoagland got
behind a porch pillar as soon as Mrs.
He forgot all
effort to
keep his own from ‘getting punctured.
After Mrs. Hatfield had spoken to him
once or twice with her new argument
Hoagland decided that he was needed
at the office of the German Art Co.
in North Fifth street, Terry ‘Hut.

If there were a few Mrs. Hatfields

Hatfield presented it.
about the gilt frame in an

scattered around through Michigan the
business of the picture stores would
increase and that of the picture agents
getting

diminish. For a method of

around’ the old free picture and $4
Mrs. Hatfield, of 1727

North Seventh street, Terry Hut, Ind.,

frame racket.

is entitled to a patent, a copyright and
a 3x8 niche in the Half of Fame.
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MOVEMENTS OF MERCHANTS:

Honor—J. S. Thompson succeeds W.
M. Gates in the grocery business.

Rock—The Rock Co-Operative Co.,
has increased its capital stock from
$50,000 to $100,000.

Port Hope—The State Bank of Port
Hope has increased its capital stock
from $22,000 to $25,000.

St. Ignace—Ralph Backie has open-
ed a confectionery and ice cream par-
lor in the Theater building.

Ludington—O’Brien Chain
opened its Ludington branch at 323
South James street, Nov. 17.

Detroit—The American Home out-
fitting Co., 6743 Michigan avenue, has
been incorporated to deal in household
furniture, etc. at retail.

Romeo—The rolling mill and grain
elevator of George Knust was destroy-
ed by fire Nov. 15, entailing an esti-
mated loss of $30,000.

Detroit — The Morey-Hotten Co.,
Inc., 137 East Elizabeth street, electric
appliances, has changed its name to
the Morey Company, Inc.

Detroit — Hale's, Inc., 1602 Ford
building, has been incorporated to
manufacture and deal in furniture, rail-
road appliances, mats, carpets, etc.

Holland—F. B. Christian has so!d
his feed and produce store on East
8th street, to the Harrington Coal &
Feed Co., giving immediate possession.

Pentiac—The F. R. MacIntosh Elec-
tric Co., 31 Oakland avenue. has been
incorporated to deal in electrical goods
at retail, with an authorized capital
stock of $5,000.

Grand Rapids—The Try Me Bot-
thing Co., 419 Ottawa avenue, N. W..,
has been incorporated to manufacture
and sell soft drinks, with an authorized
capital stock of $25,000.

Detroit—The Quaker Produce Co.,
2454 Market street, has been incorpo-
rated with an authorized capital stock
of $20,000, $7,500 of which has been
subscribed and paid in in cash.

Stores,

Ironwood — Meyer Bros., sausage
purchased the
West

Aver street and are remodeling it into

manufacturers, have
Buss Creamery building on
a modern sausage factory.

Detroit—The Jersey Creamery Co.,
4118 Pennsylvania avenue, has been
incorporated to deal in dairy products,
with an authorized capital stock of
$10,000.

Grant — The Grant Pharmacy has
been purchased by A. Barr, Jr., recent-
ly of Fremont, who will continue the
business under the style of the Barr
Drug Store.

Jackson—Rosner's, Inc., 802 East
Michigan avenue, has been incorpo-
rated to deal in general merchandise
at retail, with an authorized capital
stock of $40,000.

Detroit—The Miller Garment Co.,
6532 Woodward avenue, has been in-
corporated to deal in hosiery and un-
derwear, with an authorized capital
stock of $10,000.

Detroit—The Finn Heater Co., 11331
Woodward avenue, has been incor-
porated to deal in boilers, heaters,
radiators, etc., with an authorized cap-
ital stock of $5,000.

Detroit—The White Spot System,

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

Inc., 2258 West Grand Bivd., has been
incorporated to conduct a chain of
stores dealing in sandwiches and other
food, with an authorized capital stock
of $10,000.

Port Huron—The Port Huron Cor-
poration, 3529 24th street, has been
incorporated to manufacture and deal
in agricultural implements, auto parts
and hydraulic pumps, with an author-
ized capital stock of $2,000,000.

Detroit—The Sanford Jewelry Co.,
7743 Harper avenue, has been incor-
porated to deal in jewelry and other
wares at wholesale and retail, with an
authorized capital stock of $5,000 pre-
ferred and 200 shares no par value.

Detroit — Randall Clothes, Inc.,
Monroe avenue and Campus Martius,
has been incorporated to manufacture
and deal in men’s clothing and furnish-
ings, with an authorized capital stock
of 250 shares at $100 a share, $25,000
being subscribed and paid in in cash.

Ishpeming—Gordon J. Thoney has
taken a position with the Heinz Co.
as representative in this territory, suc-
ceeding Al Olson, who recently re-
signed. His hardware business will
be continued under the management
of Charles Peterson.

Muskegon Heights—W. H. Buckley
has sold the stock and fixtures of the
Buckley Hardware Co., 5 East Board-
way, to a stock company composed of
Muskegon Heights men, headed by
Roy Olsen, who will manage the store.
The stockholders will decide on a name
for the new company at a meeting to
be held soon.

St. Joseph — Herbert Kerlikowske,
druggist, was severely burned Thurs-
day when a carboy of sulphuric acid
exploded spraying burning acid in his
face. Milton Callander, a clerk in the
store who was assisting Kerlikowske,
suffered minor burns. Some of the
fluid struck him in the eye and it was
reported that he may lose his sight.

Owosso—The Central Trust Co., of
Lansing, has been named trustee of
the bankrupt Watker Candy Co., of
this city, at a meeting of the creditors
here Nov. 15. The trust company will
succeed C. R. Gray, who was president
and general manager of the company
and has been acting as receiver since
the company was adjudged bankrupt
in Federal court several weeks ago. It
is stated that the sale of the plant's
assets is not being considered now, as
it is planned to operate the plant as
long as possible.

Manufacturing Matters.

Detroit—The Enterprise Machine
Parts Corporation, Garfield avenue, has
been incorporated with an authorized
capital stock of $30,000.

Flint—The General Foundry & Ma-
chine Co., 606 Genesee Bank building,
is a consolidation of three foundries
with an authorized capital stock of $30,-
000 preferred and 85,000 shares at $1
per share.

Detroit — The Edward P. Peppers
Corporation, 104 West Canfield avenue,
has been incorporated to manufacture
and deal in paints, oils and allied
wares, with an authorized capital stock
of $25,000 and 50,000 shares at $1 a
share.

* weeks.

Grand Rapids—The American Auto-
Felt Corporation has been incorporaied
to manufacture, deal in, import cotton
felt, with an authorized capital stock
of 60,000 shares no par value, $10,009
convertible preferred and 50,000 shares
common no par value.

Detroit—The Houdaille Corporation,
1555 New Penobscot building, has been
incorporated to manufacture and deal
in parts, accessories and sundries for
autos and trucks, with an authorized
capital stock of 450,000 shares no par
value, 150,060 shares class A at $38 a
share and 300,000 shares class B at
$22 a share.

—_ ~~» 2
Items From the Cloverland of Michi-
gan.

Sault Ste. Marie, Nov. 20—It looks
now as if the meat business would
soon be on the hog, with the thousands
of hunters in the woods and _ three
inches of fresh snow oy the ground.
Hunters surely raised havoc with the
deer. Many of out local hunters re-
turned after being out only two days
and in several cases the buck was pick-
ed off the first day out. Many autos
are arriving each day with a deer tied
to the sides of the fenders and ready
for the return home. Several of our
well-known hunters who have been
hunting for years and never shot a
deer have filled their license this year.

The friends of James Biskos here
were given a surprise last Friday when
he appeared on the scene after the re-
port of a serious auto accident three
weeks ago near Chicago, where he was
removed to a hospital with little chance
of his recovery. A few days later a re-
port reached here that Jim had died
of his injuries. In explaining the mat-
ter, he said that he surely had a seri-
ous accident near Chicago when his
auto overturned while traveling about
fifty miles an hour. He was picked out
of the wreck unconscious and remem-
bered no more until he came to at the
hospital. As soon as he was able to
sit up he went to a fortune teller, who
informed him that he was soon going
on a long journey and might never
return. This did not sound just right
to Jim, as he was not quite ready to
meet Saint Peter, but he got up and
bought a ticket for Ladysmith. where
he heard his auto was left, according
to the records handed him. He had
the car overhauled and put in com-
mission and made a straight bee line
for the Soo, where he would again be
among friends. He expects to re-
cuperate duzing the winter and hopes
to be back on the job again at the
Lincoln cafe in readiness for the spring
opening.

Mrs. William Thornton, from En-
derlin, North Dakota, has moved to
the Soo, where she has secured the
building recently vacated by J. C.
Royce, on Bingham avenue. After
making considerable repairs she will
open a cash and carry grocery, which
will be ready for business in about two
This is in a good neighbor-
hood and should make a good business
proposition.

A Scotch professional golfer, after
fourteen years of retirement, has re-
sumed the game. Evidently he found
his ball.

A. E. Anderson, who moved with
his family to Bay City two vears ago,
has returned to this city, where he will
remain. Mr. Anderson has secured his
old position with the Soo Hardware
Co. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have
many friends here who are delighted
to have them return.

Ralph Anderson has resigned his
position with the First National Bank
to accept a similar position with the
American State Bank of Detroit. The
family left Sunday for the metropolis.
Their many friends regret their de-

November 21, 1928

parture, but wish theia every success
in their new home.

Never ask a man wha this salary is.
There are already enough liars in the
world.

Abe Lyons, assistant manager for
the Jacobs Junk Co., has resigned his
position and leaves Thursday for Read-
ing, Pa., where he will enter into busi-
ness with his brothers during the win-
ter months. He plans to return to the
Soo again. in the spring.

Large deposits of iron ore, mica and
possibly some white gold le in Raber
township, according to Owen Crisp, of
Goetzville, who brought samples ot
(ie ore to the Soo for shipment to
Lansing for tests by State mineral-
ogists. Mr. Crisp found the ore on the
surface and followed the vein for a

mile. We all hope Raber has a good
thing. It can stand some additional
prosperity.

The war memorial hospital is in-
stalling a new $1,500 X-ray equipment
which will put them in line to handle
nearly any kind of X-ray cases and
thus conform to the requirements of
the American College of Surgeons.
Fred Flemming, the superintendent,
has just returned from Boston. He
expressed his belief that the hospital
here will be placed on the approved
list of the college next year. A repre-
sentative of the college is expected
here soon to look over the hospital.

Miss Leah Frederick, Secretary of
the Cowan & Hunt Co., has purchased
the grocery stock from the adminis-
trator of the late John Gray, at Nebish
Island, and will continue the business
at the same location.

When business is dull, the dealer
must look sharp.

C. Dahalager, book-keeper for Swiit
& Co., left last week to spend the win-
ter in Florida, on account of failing
health. He. is succeeded by Harry
Lemmer from Swift & Co.’s Green
Bax, branch house. °

William G. Tapert.
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Ten New Readers of the Tradesmen.

The following new subscribers have
been received during the past week:

Lion Mustard Mills, Grand Rapids.

Ralph H. Johns, Kalamazoo.

Stanley S. Monroe, Watervliet.

Pray & Co, Charlotte.

Merchants Credit
Holland.

Nienhuis Bros.,

Bureau,

Service

Pearline.

Ruggles & Rademaker, Manisice.

A. W. Peterson, Saginaw.

John Christopherson, Muskegon.

Samuel R. Haines, Manistee.
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November 21, 1928

Essential Features of the Grocery
Staples.
Sugar—Jobbers hold cane granulated
at 5.75 and beet granulated at 5.65.
Tea—Japan teas continue pretty
dear, reflecting the strong condition in
the primary market. Stocks of choice
and medium grade Japans here are
very light and it is said will not be
sufficient to meet the demand here for
any length of time. The market is a
little stronger on Formosas and sales
good on the low and
The better grades

are reported
medium grade teas .
are not much in demand. Prices are
firm.

Canned Vegetables—Unless there is
a large pack of tomatoes in 1929 a
serious condition will prevail in an-
other year’s time as the reserve in the
hands of retailers has been cut to a
minimum. The strong call for puree
has almost exhausted stocks in first
hands and goods held back in all posi-
tions have been use up or will be ab-
sorbed before another crop goes. into
the can. String beans began to go
into consumption as soon as they were
packed and even at the present mar-
ket offerings from first hands are light.
These are only two of the many packs
which are in splendid condition. De-
spite the firmness caused by the lack
of surplus offerings, there is only mod-
erate interest in replacements. Buyers
have reached the season when they are
not vitally interested in goods at the
factory for prompt shipment and can-
ners are not willing to make terms on
goods for movement in January.
Goods are properly warehoused and
financed and there is little or no forced
selling. Corn is cleaning up in many
canning sections where packers have
especially well known brands. A lib-
eral pack has been put up, estimated to
be in the neighborhood of 15,000,000
cases, but like the large production of
peas, this vegetable has been moving
out steadily ever since deliveries were
started. Carloads of tomatoes are
taken for factory shipment as needed,
with a steady undertone, and no
changes in prices have occurred.

Dried Fruits — Low-grade
have been taken out of the commercial
field by diverting them into stock feed,
and packers are trying to select the
best of the current pack for ordinary
trade uses. Raisins are still being of-
fered on a low basis, but the selling
pressure has eased up sufficiently to
allow for a better feeling. Jobbing
markets are responding and operators
are showing more confidence in the
article. All of the other dried fruits
are in better statistical position than
usual for the season. The apricot crop
is in comparatively light volume and
decidedly short on the top grades. The
price trend of the latter has been up-
ward and it is believed that high quo-
tations will prevail before the end of
the season in the jobbing and retail
fields. The main strength in prunes
is in the large sizes of California packs
but the balance of the line is so placed
that there is no free selling in a com-
petitive way among packers to cause
any weakness or lower prices. Most
sellers are holding without shading
their prices for a later outlet if their

raisins

   

   
 

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goods are not taken at the moment.
The Northwest is practically cleaned
up of prunes in first hands. Some lines
of peaches are getting down to light
holdings, while the general tonnage, in
fair volume, is held with confidence
because of the generally good position
of dried fruits. The Coast situation is
reflected here and tends toward a firm
market, although there is no more
than a routine demand in evidence. All
stocks are going out to the retailer, but

without any special features to be
neted.
Canned Fish—Shrimp canning is

ending for the season and no accumu-
lations have occurred in the hands of
packers. Maine sardine canning is al-
so virtually over, which gives canners
firmer ideas now that they know the
Pink and red
salmon are quiet. The recent warm
weather has been favorable for con-
prolonged
enough to have much effect upon the

extent of production.

sumption, but was not

movement.

Salt Fish—The depleted and irregu-
lar stocks of salt mackerel among all
handlers make it impossible to get a
close line on values on the open mar-
ket. For that reason quotations are
again omitted. The undertone is one
of firmness, fat fish.
Stocks are in strong hands both Down
East and in foreign producing coun-
tries. The movement toward the re-
tailer is Other lines of
salt fish are firmly held.

especially on

seasonable.

Nuts—Nuts in the shell are in more
demand than Shelled
nuts are uniformly quiet on the spot

active meats.
and for shipment from primary points,
as holders wish to test out the strength
of the market before making extensive
commitments. Despite the lack of
support from the American market,
foreign almonds and walnuts
been held firmly by sellers and filberts
are steady. Stocks on the spot are
moderate, although there is an increase
in working inventories. The main
complaint at the demand for nuts in
the shell is that the size of the orders
from the interior and local trade is
uniformly conservative. There has
been no speculative buying and even
the regular distributors have been tak-

have

ing no more than they can convenient-
ly handle, preferring to replace fre-
quently. The delayed buying is caus-
ing congestion on the docks and at
railroad terminals and brokers are urg-
ing their clients at interior points to
anticipate their wants in order not to
be deprived of needed merchandise.
The approach of Thanksgiving is felt
and all varieties of nuts are being
taken. Walnuts are firm on both im-
ported and Brazils are
closely sold up among importers and
are moving out within the range quot-
ed. Almonds have been standardized
at a price basis and the jobbing move-
ment is sufficient to keep a firm un-
dertone. Filberts are active, as they
are one of the cheapest of nuts.

Pickles

domestic.

The pickle market is active
in all positions. Picklers are busy
making deliveries on their commit-
ments and there is no congestion of
goods in jobbing centers as the con-
suming demand for all grades is good.

 

Dills are moving in customary volume
for the season, with the large sizes in
active demand with limited offerings.
Both dills and sour pickles show an
advancing tendency. The supply of
raw material in the hands of picklers
is not excessive and with carryover
there is no more than enough in sight
to carry the trade comfortably into
new crop. The sale of sandwich
spreads, relishes and condimentary
lines is increasing in the retail field,
which makes an active market. Handl-
ers look for a continued free move-
ment during the late fali and winter.

Rice—The November 1 forecast of
rice production throughout the country
tends to confirm the postings of millers
who have insisted that the price basis
has been too low to be maintained in
view of the volume of supplies in sight
and sales throughout transient trade
channels. In some states, such as in
Arkansas, rice has been coming in
slowly to the mills and there has been
no accumulation in the other States
to cause weakness. Millers have been
holding firm and report a good export
and domestic demand. The spot mar-
ket is improving in tone and while no
radical price changes have been made
during the closing days of the week
holders are inclined to demand prem-
iums for their better grades.

Sauerkraut—The market is not so
huoyant as a few weeks ago for sev-
eral reasons. The warm weather has
with the consumer move-
ment to some extent, while the higher
range of prices this season is also a
factor in limiting the turnover. While
factory prices are somewhat lower
there is no weakness apparent in any
Canned kraut has followed
the lead of bulk packs.

Olives—The olive situation has not
changed during the past week either on
in Spain. Holders in
Seville are firm in their selling ideas
and will not shade prices, which has
resulted in a relatively higher market
et the source in some sizes than the
spot basis. The movement of bottled
olives in the jobbing field is normal.

interfered

position.

 

the spot or

Macaroni — Leading manufacturers
report a seasonable distribution among
jobbers who are buying steadily, but
not in more than routine volume. No
changes in quotations occurred this
week.

Vinegar—Quotations are continued,
as there has been no marked price
trend to change the range of a week
ago. Buying for replacement is being
conservatively done.

—__2+ >
Review of the Produce Market.

Apples — Wolf River, $1.25@1.50;
Northern Spy, $1.75 for No. 1 and $1.50
for No. 2; Baldwins, $1.25@1.50; Tall-
man Sweet, $1@1.25. Hubbardston,
$1.75; Snow, $1.75; Idaho Delicious,
$2.75 per bu. basket.

Bagas—Canadian, $1.40 per 100 Ib.
bag.

Bananas—7@7'c per Ib.

Beets—$1.25 per bu.

Brussels Sprouts—30c per qt.

Butter—The market is lc higher than
a week ago. Jobbers hold prints at
Sic: fresh packed in 65 Ib. tubs, 49c;
fresh packed in 33 Ib. tubs, 49%c.

     

5

Butter Beans—$4.50 per hamper for
Florida.

Cabbage—75c per bu.

Carrots—$1.25 per bu.

Cauliflower—$2.25 per doz.

Celery—40@60c per bunch accord-
ing to size.

Cocoanuts—90c per doz. or $7 per
bag.

Cranberries—Early Black, $4.25 per
4 bbl. box. $8 for % bbl. box; Late
Howe, $4.75 per % bbl. box; $9 per
Y% bbl. box.

Cucumbers—$1.40 per doz. for home
grown or Illinois hot house.

Dried Beans—Michigan jobbers are
quoting as follows:

€. Hi. Pea Beans $8.35
Eaent Red Kidney ._...... 8.50
Dark Red Kidney _._____.______ 8.25

Eggs—Local jobbers pay 5le for
fresh. Cold storage supplies are now
being offered on the following basis:
AX Standards 36c
% Standards 33¢
@heeks (600 30¢

Garlick—23c per Ib.

Grapes—Calif.
lug.

Grape Fruit—Florida, $4.50@".75 per
crate.

Green Onions—Chalotts, 60¢ per doz.

Green Peppers—90c per doz.

Emperor, $1.80 per

Lemons — Ruling prices this week
are as follows:
360) Sunkist $7.50
500 Sunkist 20020 7.50
560 Red Ball 7.00
300 Red Balk. 7.00

Lettuce—In good demand on the fol-
lowing basis:
Calif. Iceberg, per crate ~--_---_- $5.50
Hot house leaf, per Ib. —.___.__ Ile
Oranges—Fancy Sunkist California
Navels are now on the following basis:

126) $6.25
E50 es 6.75
VG 2 ee 6.75
200 ee 6.75
BIG) 6.75
BSR = 6/5

Florida $5 per crate for all sizes.
Onions—Spanish, $2.25 per crate;
home grown, $4 per 100 Ib. bag.
Pears—$1.75 per bu. for Anjou.
Potatoes—40@60c per bu., accordins
to quality.
Poultry—Wilson & Company pay as
follows:

Heavy towls 0 24c
Eight fowls 0.0000. 2. l6c
Heavy Reester =.=. Be
W. EB: broilers § 18c

Quinces—$3.50 per bu.

Radishes—20c per dcoz. bunches.

Sweet Potatoes—$3.25 per bbl. for
Virginia; $2.50 per bu. for Jerseys.

Tomatoes — $1.15 for 6 Ib. basket
from California.

Veal Calves — Wilson & Company
pay as follows:
Bancy 220 19c
Good oe 17¢
Medigm 2. 4s l4c
Peer 8 lle

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Charles H. Swift, grocer at Hills-

dale, in renewing his subscription

writes us: “It’s hard to spare the $3
but it’s harder to get along without the
Michigan Tradesman.”

     

   

6

Late News From Michigan’s Metrop-

olis.
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, and there are enough
) Insure a con-
tinuance o is condition for a while.
The price reductions announced in De-
troit for the Dodge sixes, except the
enior li reaching as much.as $250
or the individual car, have naturally

stimulated Dodge sales.

orders actually booked t:

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have a new car. out about thirty
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eral new or improved sixes, and some
surprises are promised in’ the field: of
the eights and the higher-priced class
generally. One, in. particular, will re-
flect a company policy to build a car

lower price.

at a

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

buyer who does not have to consider
securing a means of personal
conveyance. In this case, the buyer

   
 

will own what amounts to a car built
to his lividual order—and he will
have to pay accordingly:

new Canadian plant at

Walkerville. just across the river from

Detroit, is making rapid progress and
4

is expected to be ready for use about

Feb.
Mutual problems of the wholesale
and retail merchants in the Thumb
Michigan were discussed

District of
f all angles to the general benefit
merchandisers during the trade
promotion trip to the Wholesale Mer-
chants’ Bureau of the Board of Com-

 

  

merce, which was held on Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week. From many
points this was one of the most suc-
cessful trips of its kind that has ever

been taken and an unusual amount of
both the whole-
who attended and the
retail merchants who were the guests
at the luncheon and dinner meetings.
retailers attended the

interest was aroused in

sale executives

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ad

ip was made by motor bus.
f many wholesale, jobbing
institutions, hotels and
erprises covering that
The left early
returning before
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party

  

i 116 merchants from that

y and surrounding communities
ere guests at the luncheon. From
re the party went to Caro for a
ner meeting. which was attended
by 120 retail rchants. The Detroit

  

party spent the night at Caro, leaving
the next morning for Vassar where 70

  

i hat city were guests
“on meeting. In the evening
held in Lapeer, with 96

 

 

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retailers as
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me €ach of the

guests.

speakers
the city in
ular meeting was held,
problems and told how
night aid the wholesaler
One common problem
each of the communities, it
developed, was the need for hard sur-

meetings
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besetting

faced roads. Each city is making
vigorous efforts to have a direct road
from Detroit, paved with concrete.
The futility of gravel reads during
Spring thaws and at some other times

was explained. In at least two of the
cities the Detroit party was asked to
obtain the support of Wayne county to
get the State Administrative Board to
put individual roads through, or if the
road was in existence, to have it hard
surfaced. The problems of commercial
relations between the wholesalers and
retailers were discussed to some ex-
tent and the amicability of these rela-
tions were lauded by both wholesale
and retail speakers.

On the matter of paved highways,
the communities of the Thumb were
advised to get together on a complete
program of highway construction for
the entire district. It was shown that
by agreeing to a program the weight
of the whole district can be thrown
into the subject and the support of
other sections of the State can be ob-
tained. _While each community is car-
rying on its own little battle for a
cified but “detail” project, the lack
organized effort will work to its
disadvantage, it was shown.

The local speakers in each of the
cities, as well as those of the Detroit
party who made speeches, stressed the
close relationship between Detroit and
the rest of the State. In the Thumb
District particularly, there is a close
relationship with Detroit. Practically
all of the products of the farms, dairies
and factories of the Thumb are ab-
sorbed by Detroit, and in return De-
troit supplies that district rather thor-
oughly with manufactured products.

spe
or

More and more the business men of
the State are realizing the importance
of Detroit to the rest of the State.
The poliitcal wall that divides this city
irom the rest of the State is rapidly
crumbling as far as the economic
factors are concerned. Viewed in the
cold light of economic reasoning, this
wall is evaporating. Retailers who at
one time listened attentively to the
“fight” against Detroit, are beginning
to see for themselves the lack of rea-
son in it.

—_—_»~+.
Corporations Wound Up.
The Michigan
tions have recently filed notices of disy
solution with the Secretary of State:
Glucol Manufacturing Co., Detroit.
Ideal Building Corporation, Detroit.
Industrial Center, Flint.
American Underwirters
Detroit.
H & H Auto Sales, Incorporated, Port
Huron.
Wilcox Products Corporation, Detroit.

following corpora-

Corporation,

Curry 3uilding Association, Iron
Mountain.

Igram-Sobe, Incorporated, Flint.

Kuschewski Bros., Incorporated, De-

troit.
Dearborn-Detroit Corporation, Detro:t
Minor Walton Bean Co., Detroit.
Marlowe Grass, Incorporated, Detroit.
Huron River Valley Land Corporation,
Detroit.
Expansion Sales Corporation,
Nufuel Heating Corporation
Antique Galleries,
troit.

Detroit.
Detroit.
Incorporated, De-

—_+>. ___
Grows Papaya Minus Seeds.

Miami, Nov. 16—Henry Randall, of
the Community Gardens, Opalocka, a
papaya grower of note. has a seedless
variety of this fruit that is attracting
much attention. Mr. Randall has been
a truck gardener for many years and
since becoming interested in papayas
has made many interesting discoveries

November 21, 1928

in connection with this wonderful fruit.

Recently he received some new seed
through a neighborly exchange and
from this seed he developed one tree
that has produced fifty specimens
which are entirely seedless, while the
entire lot of seed produced three dis-
inct varieties of fruit, only one of
which, however, was seedless. Budding
and grafting cannot be resorted to
vith this fruit, so the continuation of
a seedless papaya has provided a prob-
lem for considerable thought for Mr.
Randall and others who give serious
thought to such matters.

ge
Plan To Tame Wild Ozark.

Melbourne, Ark., Nov. 16— The
Ozark section this Fall has the largest
1 crop in many years. The
wild persimmon that grows in the
mountains is expected to be developed
into a commercial product; no other
wild fruit in the hill country grows so
profusely. Crude experiments show
that seven food products can already
be produced from the persimmon. A

persimmon

syrup, said to be the equal of that
made from sorghum cane, can be
evaporated from the juice. If the

evaporation process is continued long
enough a crude sugar can be produced.
Persimmon marmalade is said to be
equal to any of the marmalades made
from fruits, and an excellent jelly can
he made from persimmon juice. Beer
can be made from the fruit, and they
can also be made into a breakfast food.
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Finally Got There.
“What is your excuse this morning?”

asked the irate employer when_ his

office boy showed up half an hour late.
the

took a

“The ice on
time |

back two.”

pavements, — sir.

Every slipped

step, |
“Indeed? Then please tell me how
you ever got here?”

“IT started walking back home.”

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Items of Interest To Grand Rapids
Council.

The annual meeting of the Grand
Rapids Traveling Men’s Benefit As-
sociation will be held in the council
rooms, at the corner of Louis and
Tonia, Dec. 15, 1928, for the purpose
of electing officers, hearing the annual
reports of the Association and trans-
acting any other business which may
come before the body. This Associa-
tion has had quite a remarkable rec-
ord. It was organized nineteen years
ago and has had but twenty-eight
deaths since organization. It has at
present on its membership roll 275
members in good standing. The ob-
ject of the order is to provide a death
benefit fund for the beneficiaries of its
members immediately upon receipt of
proof of death, regardless of the cost.
Only the members of the Grand Rap-
ids Council 131, U. C. T. of A., and
their wives are eligible for member-
ship. The cost is exceedingly low; a
membership fee of 50c, annual dues of
25c and one advance assessment of $1,
and an assessment of $1 at the death
No salaries or fees are
The beneficiary of a
member receives $200 death benefit,
which is a wonderful assistance in
meeting many of the small expenses
incident to the death and burial of the
member of a family. W. S. Lawton is
president and Allen F. Rockwell Sec-
retary-Treasurer of the Association.

of a member.
paid to officers.

Some time ago the manufacturers of
the famous A C spark plug, Flint, of-
fered a prize of a gold watch to the
salesman of a distributor who sold the
largest amount of spark plugs covering
a period of three months’ time. It
seems that when there is a prize worth
while offered by any manufacturers
anywhere — usually from
Grand Rapids or Grand Rapids Coun-
cil wins the prize. Herbert H. God-
frey, who has been with the Brown &
Sehler Co. for nineteen years, who
works Northern Michigan, with head-
quarters at Traverse City, was award-
ed the prize which is valued at $100.
We congratulate Brother Godfrey on

some man

his success.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lawton, re-
siding at 813 Lake Drive, Grand Rap-
ids, experienced a very serious auto-
mobile accident about two weeks ago.
They were driving from Saline to
Ypsilanti at a moderate rate of speed
when at a curve in the road they en-
countered loose gravel, which caused
Mr. Lawton to lose control of the car,
which crashed into a telephone pole,
almost demolishing the car and very
severely bruising them. Mrs. Lawton
also sustained severe cuts about the
face from flying glass. They were ad-
ministered first aid by a physician in
Ypsilanti and have spent the past two
weeks in Detroit, recovering from the
shock of their unfortunate experience.
Grand Rapids Council is very grateful
that the accident was not more serious.
It seems their escape from serious in-
jury or death was quite miraculous.

The Auto City Council, No. 305, of
Lansing, held a smoker and booster
meeting last Friday evening in their
council rooms at Lansing. They is-
sued an invitation to Council 131 to

join them, but owing to the terrible
weather which prevailed and a number
of other reasons, the meeting was at-
tended only by Senior Counselor
Henry T. Koessel and Past Grand
Counselor L. V. Pilkington. Brother
Koessel talked to the assembly on the
value of U. C. T. ism, while Brother
Pilkington gave them quite an educa-
tional talk bearing upon the relation
of the Grand Council to the Supreme
Council, emphasizing also the import-
ance of an active, well organized sub-
ordinate council, for it is from the sub-
ordinate council that the Grand and
Supreme Council draw their strength.
The meeting was a very pleasant af-
fair for all who attended and produc-
tive of quite good results.

The committee in charge of the
dances of Council 131 is to be con-
gratulated upon the very successful
dancing party held in the council
rooms last Saturday night. The chair-
man of the committee was out of the
city and Harry A. Coleman acted in
that capacity and put over a dance
which all who attended pronounced a
great They featured the
“Lemon’ dance and it was mighty well
received. The refreshments, consisting
of excellent cider and very tasty
doughnuts, were much appreciated. It
is, in our judgment, one of the nicest
parties they have conducted for the
council for quite a while.

success.

Manufacturers and distributors of all
classes of merchandise are realizing
that it is highly essential that their
representatives calling on the trade in
their respective lines should have thor-
ough knowledge of the product they
are offering. In fact a_ successful
representative must be to quite an ex-
tent an educator and the most pro-
gressive firms are spending consider-
able time and money equipping their
representatives with all the essential
information to be had relative to the
manufacturing, distributing and use of
their products. We _ have recently
learned Robert FE. Groom, Junior
Counselor of No. 131, who represents
the Cleveland Burial Case Co., of
Cleveland, has been summoned to that
city to be there next Friday to hear a
lecture and see an industrial film dis-
played which is used by the American
Rolling Mills Co., demonstrating the
process of producing the metal from
which the rust-proof metal caskets are
produced by the above corporation.
There is a thought there for the rest
of us who attempt to sell merchandise
for our respective companies and that
is, have we exhausted all the possibili-
ties for adding to the information we
have regarding the producing, distrib-
uting and use of the products we sell?

Mrs. John D. Martin, widow of
John D. Martin, who was very active
for many years in the Council, called
on friends in Grand Rapids last Satur-
day, accompanied by her son, Lloyd
and wife, of Jackson, with whom she
makes her home.

W. G. Bancroft, a member of the
executive committee, and wife, living
at 1447 Byron street, spent several
days last week in Detroit on business
for his firm and visiting their two sons
who reside in that city.

Henry T. Koessel has recently join-
ed the sales force of the Hall-Neal
Furnace Co., of Indianapolis, Ind. This
seems to be an excellent connection for
Brother Koessel as both Mr. Hall and
Mr. Neal have National reputations as
heating engineers. The corporation
has been producing furnaces for
twenty-five years and enjoy a wide
distribution. Brother Koessel is cer-
tainly outbatting Babe Ruth in gather-
ing in the orders and we wish him con-
t'nued success. His territory embraces
the entire State of Michigan.

LoL

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She Was Too Active.

Marks—You spoke of giving your
wife a bank account of her own in
order to teach her the value of money.
How did it turn out?

Parks—Badly. She used it up paying
a lot of bills that I could have staved
off for a year or more.

 

 

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8

TRADE WITH SOUTH AMERICA

One effect of the economic rehabil:-
tation of which the United
States is beginning to feel is an in-
tensified competition
of world markets. Both America and
the Old World must look to those
parts of the globe in which industrial-

Europe

for the control

ization is not so far advanced if they
are to find the necessary purchasers
for their manufactured products. They
can sell to each other only to a limited
extent; their future prosperity is de-
pendent upon their ability to extend
their trade into new fields.

It is on this account that South
America upon the
horizon of American trade expansion.

looms so_ large
It is a potential market of far greater
importance to the United States than
our present trade, important as it is,
would seem to indicate. No other part
of the world offers such opportunities
for American exporters if we cultivate
friendly relations with it and study its
needs and ways of business.

customer in
South America is Argentina, which in
1926 stood ninth in the list of our chief
markets. Brazil was fourteenth; Co-
lumbia, twentieth; Chile, twenty-first,
twenty-fifth. These
rankings are not high. They do not
threaten the supremacy of the United

At present our best

and Venezuela,

Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France
or Japan, but together these nations
import some 376 million dollars’ worth
of goods, while South American mar-
kets in all absorb almost 10 per cent.
And in every case but
one these nations have risen in rank
rating for the
previous three-year period.

of our exports.

over their average

The chief item in our exports to
these South American countries is ag-
ricultural machinery, Argentina alone
importing 27 per cent. of our total out-
put. Automobiles and automobile parts,
machinery other than agricultural, gas
manufactures,
boards, planks and scantlings, cooper-

and fuel oil, cotton
age, wire manufactures, rubber manu-
flour are other
products which bulk large. In other

factures and wheat

words, we send to Latin America our
most important manufactured products
and must continue to do so in even
greater quantity if we are to maintain
the industries on which our prosperity
is chiefly dependent.

With Europe and with Canada, our
largest customers, the balance of trade
is favorable to the United States. In
South America, as in Asia, where our
exports are overshadowed by our huge
importations of rubber from British
Malaya and the Dutch East Indies, our
exports do not equal our imports.

It is this situation which from the
purely material point of view should
intensify the interest of the United
States in South America and in the
peace and stability of Latin America.
We cannot afford to lose any oppor-
tunity to develop the international co-
operation of the Western Hemisphere
or to impress upon South America the
value of a friendship which to so great
a degree is advantageous to the two
continents.

In his decision to tour South Amer-
ica President-elect Hoover has thus
taken a doubly significant step toward

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

achieving these aims. Not only is he
showing the Southern republics how
important he feels inter-American

friendship to be, but he is also setting-

an example to American business men
of recognizing the need for greater
first-hand knowledge and understand-
ing of South American questions. He
is doing no less than laying the foun-
dation for the trade of the future.

 

GOV. GREEN’S OPPORTUNITY.

Because of the defiant attitude to-
ward Governor Green on the part of
the old members of the Board of Phar-
macy two years ago and their persist-
ent and determined refusal to co-oper-
ate with him in replacing the man who
was constantly disgracing the Board
of Pharmacy and the drug trade of the
State by his arbitrary methods and
puerile spite work against those who
refused to support Groesbeck for the
governorship, His Excellency had to
take the bull by the horns and replace
the members of the Board who refused
to work with him in this matter by the
appointment of three new members.
This gave him a working majority and
he proceeded to make good his pre-
election promise that all unworthy
officials in the employ of the State
Hoffman was
relegated to the obscurity he deserved

would be eliminated.

and the demoralization he created and
maintained in his department is gradu-
ally being remedied by an appointee
who works with the Governor and his
associates on all business matters per-
taining to the duties of his office, in-
stead of misusing his position by mak-
ing it a political machine, so adjusted
as to create unnecessary hardships for
those who refuse to bend the knee to

political chicanery and_ disreputable
methods.
In clearing up this. disagreeable

situation—alike disgraceful to the for-
mer chief executive, the
Pharmacy and the drug trade of the
State—Governor Green had to act
quickly and without the careful con-
sideration he has given most of his
appointments and the discharge of his
official duties generally.

3oard of

He now has
three new members on the Board, none
of whom are thoroughly representative
pharmacists in any sense of the word.
He will have another appointment to
make January 1, 1929, and still an-
other January 1, 1930. In making
these appointments he can, to some
extent, undo the harm he has done
through unwise appointments by se-
lecting men of wide experience in the
handling of pharmaceuticals—men who
have devoted their lives to the profes-
sional side of their occupation. The
two members whose terms expire a
month and thirteen months hence ad-
mirably meet these requirements, but
because they were so unfair and so un-
wise as to defy the Governor two years
ago and insisted on sustaining Hoff-
man in his determination to make the
30ard of Pharmacy a corrupt political
machine, instead of a function of the
drug trade of Michigan, their further
continuance on the Board is probably
out of the question.

The Tradesman has no name or
names to suggest in this connection,
but sincerely hopes the Governor will

select men of the type and fitness of
Messrs. Dykema and Way, instead of
honoring any more druggists whose
familiarity with the ham sandwich
counter is not a proper qualification
for membership on the Board of

Pharmacy.

 

TEN YEARS OLD.

While the Allies and the United
States have this year celebrated the
tenth
1928 has also afforded the occasion for

anniversary of the Armistice,

even more. significant anniversaries
throughout Central and Eastern Eu-
rope. The year which brought the
war to a close also marked the crea-
tion of. some half-dozen new nations
and in November their birthdays fall
thick and fast.

Hungary broke away from the old
Austro-Hungary Empire and declared
itself an independent kingdom on Oc-
toher 16, 1918, but it was on Novem-
her 12 that the Austrian Republic was
proclaimed. Two days later Czecho-
Slovakia was officially constituted an
independent nation and Pilsudski as-
sumed power in Poland. Four days
more and Latvia followed the example
which had been set in another part of
Europe by Finland, Lithuania and
Fsthania, and finally. on December 29,
the union of the Serbs, Croats and
Slovenes gave birth to Jugo Slavia.

Of these nations, Austria and Hun-
gary simply represented a rebirth un-
der new conditions of the two chief
components of the empire and Jugo
Slavia was basically a greater Serbia,
but Poland, Latvia, Finland, Esthonia,
Lithuania and especially Czecho-Slo-
vakia achieved an independence which
had long been lost. Never had one
vear seen such a phenomenal increase
in the roll call of the nations.

That every one of these countries
was destined to survive at least long
enough to celebrate its tenth annivers-
ary is a fact of which political observ-
ers were not too sure in 1918. It was
feared that the fervor
which had broken up the Austro-
Hungarian Empire might not stop un-

nationalistic

til every national minority had assert-
ed its independence, that Soviet Russia
Baltic
which had broken away from its con-

might reconquer the nations
trol or that internal dissension and ottt-
side aggression might break up Po-
land and Czecho-Slovakia. For a while
it even looked as if Hungary and Aus-
tria would be crushed by the after-
effects of the war which had stripped
them of their dependencies.

Yet these nations have all lived and,
Their gov-
ernments are more stable and finances
better organized than we could have
believed possible ten years ago.

From Finland to Jugo Slavia these
new nations have many vital problems
which must be solved if their con-
tinued existence is to be assured. Yet
they have all won the right to cele-
brate their tenth birthday with genu-
ine pride in what they have already
achieved.

on the whole, prospered.

 

DRY GOODS CONDITIONS.

Another spell of warm weather in
many sections had a quieting effect
on retail trade during the past weck.

November 21, 1928

In other districts where temperatures
were lower, active selling was report-
ed. Early interest in holiday wares is
evident throughout the country, accord-
ing to advices received recently. With
employment holding up well and such
influences as the release of a record
amount of saving through the Christ-
mas clubs to assist, retailers are con-
fident of an exceptional holiday volume.

It is planned to get holiday shop-
ping under way directly after Thanks-
Ziving. The latter holiday comes late
this year and allows only about three
weeks to Christmas, so that merchants
are being urged to lose no time on
gift displays and promotion work. The
department stores, in many cases, musi
pile up sales totals through the holiday
season if they are to show up well for
the year. The October returns dis-
closed a gain of only 3 per cent. and
the month had an extra selling day
this year compared with October, 1927,
so that volume was just about equal
fo a year ago.

Interest in the wholesale merchan-
dise markets has swung over mostly
to the holiday lines, although there
was fair activity during the past week
on apparel. The latter market is re-
ported quite bare of bargains in de-
sirable merchandise. Manufacturers
have realized that the uncertain weath-
er presents unusual hazards and have
been careful not to overproduce. This
caution is quite general, and for this

reason buyers have been checking on

deliveries of holiday goods and making
sure that supplies will be ready when
needed.

 

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH.

It is significant that the present-day
analysis of industrial companies from
an investment standpoint gives new
and appropriate weight to what is
being done in research and in a for-
eign trade way. The statisticians have
been quick to realize that the extent
of these activities means a great deal
with respect to earning prospects. Ac-
knowledgment seems to be made that
the time has gone by when routine
methods of production and only cur-
sory attention to foreign trade are suf-
ficient to enable success in industry.

Many industries have now witnessed
the upsets which have come through
the perfection of a product or the crea-
tion of a new one, the scrapping of old
for new types of merchandising and
other changes wrought through re-
search. Some of the more backward
companies have depended too much
on reputation and prestige to carry
them along, only to find themselves
trailing a more resourceful competitor,
awake to the practical possibilities in
research.

Similarly, the problem of securing
foreign trade has been attacked. The
newer industries, particularly the au-
tomobile manufacturers, have used en-
terprising methods with conspicuous
One of the large advertising
reports that it is now
serving twenty-nine manufacturers in
the foreign field. It adds that the vol-
ume of their foreign business will b>
more than double of 1927,

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OUT AROUND.

 

Things Seen and Heard on a Week
End Trip.

With a steady downpour of rain in
evidence most of the day, Saturday
was not a good time for an Ou
Around trip, so I cancelled the plan
of visiting the towns on the new pave-
ment which has been laid on U S 131
from Howard City to Reed City and
devoted the time to reviewing some
interesting incidents I had brought
to my attention more than fifty years
ago, when I became a resident of the
Second City.

I came to Grand Rapids to live Jan.
1, 1877. My first work was as a news-
paper reporter on a morning paper.
This meant that most of my work was
done after 6 o'clock at night. One
evening I was walking down Monroe
avenue about 10 o’clock when I saw a
cow deliberately walk into the fancy
goods store of Jacob Barth, which was
located where the Boston store is now.
The store was narrow and lined with
four rows of show cases—one on each
counter and two on a center counter
which ran through the store. Both
passageways were very narrow. The
store was dimly lighted with one gas
jet in the office where Mr. Barth was
working. He was evidently not aware
that he had an intruder until I called
his attention to the situation from the
front end of the store. He took in the
situation at a glance and asked me not
to scare the cow, so she would attempt
to turn around and thus play havoc
with the showcases and their contents.
He quietly approached the cow and in-
duced her to back out of the store
slowly. This was some job, for she
was at least 75 feet from the street
when he first glimpsed her. His con-
versation with the cow was so subdued
that she readily fell for his plan of ac-
tion and made the retreat backward
without doing a cent’s worth of dam-
age. I had great respect for the re-
markable presence of mind Mr. Barth
showed on that occasion. Considering
the native obstinacy of a cow, I think
he did a remarkable piece of work.

I distinctly recall the vigorous pro-
test which was made a year or two
later when the common council enacted
an ordinance prohibiting the keeping
of hogs in the city limits and abolish-
ing the custom of turning cattle loose
in the streets. This action was re-
garded by many good people as an in-
vasion of their rights and an infringe-
ment on personal liberty.

Fifty years ago there were many
grocery stores on Monroe avenue, es-
pecially on both sides of the street be-
tween Ionia and Division avenues. No
one thought of closing before 10 o’-
clock five days a week and midnight
on Saturday. Even then the closing
was uncertain, due to the action of the
man across the street. Someone would
get tired and take in a basket of fruit
or vegetables from the sidewalk, which
was liberally used for display purposes
in those days. The man across the
street would do the same. Then the
other grocer would take in another
basket, to be followed by similar ac-
tion on the other side of the street.
Then the movement would become

general and in fifteen minutes the lights
would be extinguished, the front door
locked and the weary merchants and
clerks would wend their way home-
ward. We do things better nowadays,
except in the where the
dagoes, Assyrians and other peoples of
Southern

suburbs,

Europe keep their stores
open seven days a week, twenty-four
hours each day. Children, dogs and
cats constantly fraternize in these so-
called stores, eating together, sleeping
together and contributing to the gen-
eral disorganization peculiar to shops
of this kind.

About fifty years ago a lumberman
and banker from a Ittle town in West-
ern Michigan came to Grand Rapids
and took a position as cashier in a
newly-organized bank. Greatly to the
surprise of the directors, he declined
to accept a salary. He said all he
wanted was recognition as a financial
man. Within a short time money be-
gan to be abstracted from the bank at
irregular intervals. Unknown to the
cashier, the president of the bank em-
ployed Deputy Sheriff Horace Davis
to secret himself in the bank and ascer-
tain who was making free with the
funds of the bank. The second night
Davis was on watch he was rewarded
by seeing the cashier quietly enter the
bank, open the safe and abstract sev-
eral hundred dollars in currency. The
officer pounced on his man and forced
him to disgorge. The next day there
was a vacancy in the cashiership, but
the ex-cashier continued to reside in
Grand Rapids for several years, dipped
into politics and was elected mayor of
the city and subsequently became the
dispenser of political offices for West-
ern Michigan during the Cleveland ad-
ministration. He subsequently made a
disastrous failure in a business he es-
poused, owing the banks of this and
other cities much in excess of $100,000.
He afterwards died in an Eastern city
and would have been buried in the
potter’s field if local friends had not
raised a purse to purchase a casket and
send the body to Maine where the de-
ceased was born.

Fifty vears ago police headquarters
was on the second floor of a building
at the corner of Monroe and Ionia
avenues, where the Grand Rapids Sav-
The chief of
police was James Moran, who had an
“eve like an eagle’ and who ruled the

ings Bank now stands.

criminal element of the city with an
iron hand. He had the most piercing
black eyes I have ever experienced in
my life and the blackest beard I have
ever seen. His eyes were a great asset
to him in his business because none
but the most hardened criminals could
fail to quail with those eyes almost
literally burning a hole in him. He
lived for many years in a house about
twenty feet below where I am sitting
as I write these lines—on the corner of
North Tonia avenue and Louis street.
His son, Charley, was the regular po-
lice detective. There were then eight
regular patrolmen—four for day and
four for night service. Police court
was located on the third floor over
headquarters. The police judge acted
as clerk as well as presiding officer and
kept the blotter in which the proceed-
ings of the court were recorded. Asa

newspaper reporter it was my duty to
IT noted
that while the charges against men ac-

copy each day’s proceedings.

cused of crimes or misdemeanors were
entered in ink, the disposition of their
cases was entered in lead pencil and
later—several days later—changed to
ink. A man who paid a fine was so
recorded in lead pencil. Later the
erased and the
word “committed” entered on the blot-
ter. In many cases I would meet these
men on the street and they expressed

pencil marks were

themselves as happy at getting off with
I soon concluded that
the judge of the court was “knocking

so small a fine.

down” most of the fines, which added
probably $200 a week to his income. I
quietly made a carefully compiled list
showing stealings the judge had made
for a single month and presented the
matter to Julius Houseman, who was
then mayor of the city. He sent for
the judge, who made a coniplete con-
fession. The next morning the city
created a new office—clerk of the
police court—and I have never heard
of any defalcation in that office since.
The “eagle eve” of Judge Hess would
preclude the possibility of any steal-
ings of that character so long as he is
head of the police court.

Fifty years ago we had eleven men
in the police department and 25,000
people to protect. In the meantime
we have increased eight fold in popula-
tion and nearly fifty fold in police offi-
cers and men, which would seem to in-
dicate that as a city expands in size
and population, the criminal class in-
creases in a greatly accelerated ratio.
At this time we also had eight paid
firemen and eight letter carriers.

I feel very thankful that I have been
permitted to see Grand Rapids grow
from 25,000 to approximately 200,000
people in a little more than fifty years.
It has been a pleasant experience. I
wish I could repeat the experience by
living another fifty years in the city
of my adoption, but, of course, that is
out of the question.

I think the anxiety of William A.
Jack, the globe trotter and all round
good fellow, to serve the community
by getting 1,000 Grand Rapids citizens
to dine with him and then discuss the
subject of making the city grow faster
and better is little less than wonderful,
but I have no confidence in the claque
of the crowd.

In a carefully prepared review on
Hoover in the November North Ameri-
can Review, Ray Tucker writes:

Crowds consist of dreamers, not
doers.

“Acts and deeds that lead to
progress,” Hoover writes in his volume
entitled American Individualism, “are
born out of the womb of the individual
mind, not out of the mind of the crowd.
The crowd only feels; it has no mind
of its own which can plan.

“The crowd is credulous, it destroys,
it hates and it dreams—but it never
builds. It is one of the most profound
of exact psychological truths that man
in the mass does not think, but only
feels.”

I am reminded of Emerson’s sage
observation:

“One-half the men do the work of
the world and the other half sit back

and wonder why it was not done the
other way.” E. A. Stowe.
—_—__.- <> ____
More Government in Business.

Colonel Ayres is one of those who
think Hoover will not perpetuate the
Harding and Coolidge policy designed
to put more business in government
and less government in business.

This rather startling statement from
Cleveland’s popular market prophet is
not based on a belief that Mr. Hoover
will seek to interfere with business—
rather it springs from the notion that
whether he likes it or not the new
President will find himself enmeshed
in problems that call for governmental
action.

“Government will almost surely in-
tervene in business much more during
Mr. Hoover’s administration,” says
Colonel Leonard P. Ayres, “than it
did in those of President Harding and
President Coolidge. It will probably
be forced to whether its leaders wish it
or not. Some positive action must be
taken before long looking to railroad
consolidations. As a result of the po-
litical campaign both parties are pledg-
ed to do something about farm relief.
tariff
Problems relating to water

Both parties have promised
changes.
power, inland waterways, and the
regulation of public utilities promise
to assert themselves so insistently in
Congress that something will have to
be done about them.

“Well supported proposals looking
to the modification of Federal Reserve
System legislation will inevitably be
put forward. Almost ineluctably this
new Administration must take up fur-
ther into or further out of the business
of deep sea shipping. It seems clear
that the administration of Mr. Hoover
will not be able to follow the policy of
less government in business.”

Colonel Ayres does not lay himself
open to attack by any claim that this
advent of government into business af-
That

delicate conclusion is one he leaves for

fairs will drive stocks down.
the market to accept or reject accord-
ing to its own best lights.

He does point out that most bull
markets in the last fifty years have
lasted about twenty-four months. This
it so happens, is the duration to date
That cal-
culation he makes on the assumption
that the advance in stock
prices did not begin in 1924, but after
the sideways movement of 1926. And
if there are those who think the market
now has gone ahead further than any

of the present bull market.

current

other in history they will do well to
look at figures on the 1897-1899 mar-
ket which rose 90 per cent., the 1904-
1906 market that rose 100 per cent. and
the 1914-1916 market that rose nearly
160 per cent. The advance in the last
two years amounts to 62 per cent.
Paul Willard Garrett.

[Copyrighted, 1928.]

—_—_++>—__—_-

George E. Van Dellen, proprietor
of the Plainfield Store. dealers in gen-
eral merchandise at R. R. No. 9, Grand
Rapids, writes the Tradesman as fol-
lows: “Enclosed find my renewal. I
was afraid if I didn’t send it you
might stop sending it and I find it a
very necessary paper.”

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Western Union Compelled To Pay For
Carelessness.

It is refreshing to meet once in a
while a case in which a court has held
the Western Union Telegraph Co. re-
sponsible for a mis-sent message. As
I have explained, when this subject has
been discussed before, all the telegraph
companies have the users of their ser-
vice so completely sewed up by small
type conditions on the back of mes-
sages blanks that it is a very unusual
thing, no matter how great the negli-
gence or how great the loss, to be able
to make the companies pay for their
mistakes.

It can be done, however, and I have
I out how, but only by comply-

rointed
ing with certain regulations (printed
on the back of the blanks) which the
average business man ignores. You
can scarcely blame the companies for
this, I suppose—they can legitimately
take advantage of their customers’
careessness.

So that I read with some rejoicing
the report of a case which has recently
which a telegraph
Western Union, was

compelled to pay $425 to cover a loss
“
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been decided, in

company, the

 

its delinquency cost a customer, a mill-
ing company.

lis case the plaintiff, a milling
m In the
milling business it is customary and
necessary to hedge the market; that is,
when the miller makes a contract to

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company, manufactured flour.

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deliver flour at a future date he buys

 

wheat on the stock exchange for fu-
ture delivery. For this reason the mill-
ing company on August 10 sent a tele-
gram to a grain company instructing
them to enter into certain wheat trans-
actions for the milling company’s pro-
tection. The message was delivered
to the
m. but it did not reach Chicago until
12:25 p. m. central time, which was 43
minutes after it was delivered to the
telegraph 10 minutes
after the stock exchange closed. The

telegraph company at 12:42 p.

company and

next day was too late to carry out the
instructions, wheat went up and the
milling company lost $425.

brought to recover this on the ground

Suit was

that the telegraph company had not
sent and delivered the message within
considering the
At the trial
it was proven that the regular time for

a reasonable time.

character of the telegram.

sending a message from Bluefield to
icago was from eight to fourteen
ites and that if the message had

 

1 deivered within that time the mill-
ing company would not have lost the
money.

The telegraph company defended on
the ground that the message had been
handled as usual, but there was trouble
and delay caused by the condition of
the wires at a certain point. The com-
pany contended it was not an insurer
of prompt transmission and delivery of
messages and arrogantly assumed that
it had used due care. The trial judge
refused to accept such an arbitrary and
flimsy excuse and directed the jury to
return a verdict for the full amount
claimed by the plaintiff, with costs and
interest. Of course, the Western Union
took an appeal, but fared no better in

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

the court of last resort, which upheld
the judgment and added $500 to the
verdict for unnecessary litigation. The
holding of the appeal court was as
follows:

It is well settled that proof of un-
reasonable delay in the transmission
of a message creates a presumption of
negligence on the part of a telegraph
company and casts upon it the burden
of showing exculpatory facts or cir-
cumstances. The court held that even
though the unsatisfactory condition of
the wires had caused the delay and
could not have been helped, yet the
defendant company had knowledge of
this condition at the time it accepted
the telegram on its face and because of
defendant's knowledge that the stock
exchange closed at 12:15 p. m central
time conveyed notice that it must be
sent with promptness. It accepted
this message for a consideration then
paid under the implied contract that
it would make prompt transmission
and delivery, known of an existing and
present impediment in its wire. Plain-
tiff did not know of the claimed in-
ability to promptly transmit. This is
not the case where some accident and
adventitious circumstance over which
a contracting party has no control in-
tervenes and excuses him from its per-
formance.

Wire trouble is not a legal excuse
for the failure of a telegragh company
to properly transmit a message which
upon its face and because of informa-
tion possessed by the company in re-
gard thereto conveys notice of the re-
quirement for dispatch in its transmis-
sion; where the existence and extent
of the wire trouble are known to the
company at the time the message was
accepted, and these facts are not com-
municated to the sender.

Now I want you to notice that the
telegraph company would have gotten
away even with this if the message
hadn't shown upon its face that it call-

1

ed for quick action. That clearly ap-
If the message
which did
fluctua-
tions and was not therefore a matter
of minutes, the defense
would, in all probability, have been ac-
cepted by the courts and it would have
escaped the scathing rebuke it re-
ceived at the hands of two courts.
Elton J. Buckley.
[Copyrighted, 1928.]
—_.-.__

America’s Navy Should Be Second To
None.

Grandville, Novy. 20—In a recent ad-
President Coolidge emphasized
the necessity for a bigger American
navy, and every argument he advanced
seems to be good. England and France
are, perhaps, nettled over the fact that
this country has vision sufficient to
see through their plans for keeping the
United States a second rate naval
power.

President Coolidge assures thtm that
this cannot be done. We are several
paces behind Britain in our naval ships,
which cannot be permitted to long con-
tinue. Those self seeking European
powers may well learn, first as last,
that this country is the greatest nation
on earth. While she holds that posi-
tion she will refuse to disarm and leave
her navy in its present impotent con-
dition.

There was a time in the world’s his-
tory when Britiana ruled the wave.
That time has long since passed, never
to be revived. No particular nation
rules the sea, but this country, with
its long coast line and numerous island
dependencies cannot be expected to sit
quietly and go to sleep while rival na-
tions are building great war_ ships,
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war when this Yankee Nation has dis-
armed and slaughtered its navy.

President Coolidge voices the de-
termination of the American people not
to be caught napping. European in-
trigue and soft solder will never again
be swallowed by our people.

A nation the size and prestige of the
United States must necessarily keep a
respectable standing army and a navy
which will rank with the best on
earth. If, as the President says, we
are several laps behind Britain in the
number of our first-class war ships we
should lose no time about preparing
such, so that when added to the pres-
ent force our naval strength will be
second to none on earth.

The United States is an isolated na-
tion, say the European critics. Well
and good. If we choose to stop at
home and attend strictly to our own
concerns, that is for us and not for
them to decide. When these ponder-
ous minded growlers of Europe decide
that'the only way to fetch Uncle Sam
to their way of thinking is by use of
guns they will surely find the despised
yankee as ready for the fray as were
his ancestors at Bunker Hill and York-
town.

Britain and France have thought to
fool the United States into thinking
that all was well with ther big naval
program, while we sat and sucked our
thumbs. ‘The Vermont Yankee at the
head of this Government is not nap-
ping, as the over seas plotters seem to
think. Coolidge is as wise in his day
and generation as any man who ever
sat in the presidential chair.

What America seeks is fair play,
rothing less. Shall she have it? There
ceems to be an undercurrent of hos-
tility over seas toward the United
States, a most ungrateful feeling after
what we did for the salvation of the
allies in the kaiser’s war.

Ingratitude has been described as
the basest of crimes and we are getting
that right off the bat from those we
supposed our best friends in old Eu-
rope. We can stand it if they can. The
time may come when both England
and France may need the friendship of
America. As they deal with us so
will we deal with them in time to come.

Our treatment since the close of
world war hostilities by both France
and England has been despicable and
Americans have good memories. But
for Uncle Sam’s boys there would to-
day be no British jack on the high
seas and the tri-color of France would
be only a memory.

Why these nations should choose to
ignore this; why they seek to annoy
and insult those who saved _ their
precious hides ten years ago is beyond
the comprehension of any honest man.

But then we should worry. While
Calvin Coolidge is President we may
not fear that there’ll be any knuckling
down to British and French treachery,
and right here on American soil we
propose to stand for our God given
sights, regardless of the sneers and
criticisms of foreign supposed friends.

The German can sit and grin be-
hind his hand while this little bit of
comedy is being enacted. ‘To all ap-
pearances the German knows when he
is licked and seems willing to abide by
the verdict.

We have no fear that the man to
follow President Coolidge will not be
equally patriotic when the time comes
tor him to act. We shall build a navy
commensurate with the needs of a
great and growing nation. The recent
insults from Britain absolve us from
any promises in the past. Our navy
must be second to none on the face of
the earth, nor will it be when the plans
for building first-class war ships are
carried out.

Britain and France still owe our
country certain sums which they seem
anxious to repudiate. Well, we can
stand it if they can. A National re-

pudiator is on a par with an individual
of that sort. A nation that will not
keep its agreements is no better than
a criminal,

The war has been over for ten years.
There can be no occasion for saying
we are waving the bloody shirt. We
do nothing of the kind. Our day of
triumph will come when Europe is
once more engaged in a bloody broil
and hands are wildly waved from Brit-
ain and France toward America, ap-
pealing for aid lest they perish. :

Will we heed the appeal? Perhaps.
We shall see. Old Timer.

The Tangled Race Problem.

In this country, since 1890, between
three and four thousand people have
been lynched, and back of how much
of it, making it a National disgrace
without mitigation or excuse, is race
prejudice. The United States is the
only country left on earth where peo-
ple are burned to death.

Someone will say that we must not
belittle the difficulty of handling the
race problem in this country. It is all
very well to exalt good-will, someone
will exclaim, but the matter is not so
simple as that. This country has be-
come the home not only of blacks and
whites but of every tongue and nation
under heaven. We are poured together
in great cities; we jostle each other in
business: we are diverse in tradition
and alien in temperament. The race
problem in America is one of the most
tangled in the world.

True, but of this one may be sure
that in such a trying and difficult
situation ill will has no contribution to
offer. What kind of argument is it to
say: Because powder is strewn around
everywhere, therefore throw matches
around too? No. Just because our
race problem is one of the most diffi-
cult that any nation ever faced, we
need good-will, and only one thing ever
yet produced good-will, and that is

good-will.

—_—__-—__—_
Christmas Sweets Doing Well.

The continued growth of the “sweet
tooth” of the American consumer is
plainly reflected in the business that
has so far been booked for the Christ-
mas holiday selling. All kinds of these
<weets have sold better than up to this
time last year, which, in turn, showed
a gain over the same period in 1926.
The current year’s sales of holiday
candies emphasizes the trend toward
the better-grade goods that has been
apparent for some years. Special pack-
ings for holiday sales are growing
steadily in favor, and there is some
tendency noted toward increased sales
of the larger packages. Specialty
Christmas candies for children, as well
as staple hard candies, share in the
gain in volume sales.

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lysis of monetary and
credit conditions which are declared
to be “relat f rable that the
r t s slightly down-
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easing edits
: g capital or else less
redit are being employed now
t agurit @ 1 rst half of October;
d direct 1 indirectly, these funds
are likely to find their way into invest-
nents or into brokers’ loans,” says
Mood In this respect the situation
4 site that which exist-
during September and the first of
October. when trade and production
c abs g é wrking capital
i r lit and thereby ren-
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period a I
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for wit sp d it should remain
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bas « je that during the
de ber d_ the rst
CCr r ids ay bec f
scarce and call money rates
tig it such the
end } a ve ing
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d to the 1 r of the Christmas
trade he e, in fact, that is all financ-
d in the typical instance by the tenth

instead to the
disburse-

It is due
ancing of the year-end
corporate and private;
representing
business

and these disbursements,

to the typical investor and

considerable fraction of his

ian Ua

year’s income, are a source of a special

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seasonal demand for investment securi-
lift stock and
prices, notwithstanding the in-

ties which serves to

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pOnG

cidental hardening of rates.

money
Putting it bluntly, the year-end tight-
ening of money is not a bear argument
while it is under way.”

It looks to the writer of the review
as though the present gold import
movement might run well into Janu-
ary, and if so should “help to provide
the banks with additional gold reserves

for use in further extensions of credit.”

  

Attention is called also to a substan-
tial foreign demand for American se-
curities resulting from improvement in
the European financial situation. “The
current powerful wave of buying is
doubtless connected with the landslide
of conservative sentiment displayed in
the election and the resulting optimism

may not have reached its

even yet
says the review.

Signs of continued business improve-

 

n the visit of President-
elect Hoover to South America, friend-

ment are seen i

 

ly sentiment toward big business, the

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which promises to be

manufacture,
further stimulated by extensive elec-
trification of the Pennsylvania, Lacka-
Reading Railroads,
the New York Central.
——_2 2. >___
World Trade Revival Is Anxiously
Awaited.

election is

wanna and and

possibly of

hailed by the
this

no reason more important than the new

Hoover’s
business interests of country for
era in world trade that he seems des-
tined to open.

On this

war's end it is appropriate to survey

tenth anniversary of the

the strides made by different sections
world to regain the 1913 trade
position. <A
ments for eighty-two nations by the
National F
that the exports of these nations last
year totalled $22,664,000,000 at pre-war

values.

of the
study of trade develop-

oreign Trade Council shows

The annual average growth in
4 per cent. between 1900
1913. If this yearly growth had
maintained last vear’s exports
would have exceeded $44,000,000,000.
What this that the

interruption so interfered

exports was 6}
and
been
means is war’s
with the
world’s trade growth that last vear’s
volume equalled only half that which
might reasonably have been expected
on the basis of a normal increase.
Says the Council: “The accumulated
sum by which the world’s exports have
during the past fourteen years fallen
short of this normal progress is esti-
mated at about $145,000,000,000 in 1913
more than $200,000,000,000
money. This staggering total,
than ten times the debt of the
United States, is the cost to
trade of the

dollars, or
in our
more
world
economic dislocation that
accompanied and followed the Great
War.”

It was perhaps inevitable that the
recovery in European exports should
have been more rapid during the last
two vears than that in our own ship-
1925 1927 the

European nations gained 10 per cent.

ments. Between and

in exports—and thus practically re-
gained the momentum of their pre-war
rate—but the United States gained

only 5 per cent. Viewed as a whole

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the world “has definitely embarked on
a new growth in international trade
at about half the rate of progress it
made before the war.” When we comb
through the statistics to find where the
most notable trade advances of the
past two years occurred Germany with
her 22 per cent. gain stands out a lead-
er in this respect. In 1925 Germany
was doing only 58 per cent. of her pre-
war export business, but the propor-
tion has been raised to 72 per cent.
She has passed France to become the
world’s third largest export nation.
Commenting on this startling recov-
ery, the Council says: “The rapiidity
of her progress now resumed toward
attaining par in her pre-war exports is
a notable indication that her foreign
trade — still vitality.
Within between two and three years at

possesses great
the most, at her present rate of ex-
port growth, Germany may be counted
on to bring back this key factor of her
prosperity to its pre-war strength.”
Paul Willard Garrett.
[Copyrighted, 1928.]
—_—_—__+-+ <__—
Investment Buying Revealed Larger
Than Expected.

Another pet theory widely accepted
—that stocks in the last ten days have
passed from strong to weak hands—is
swept into discard by the new report
on brokers’ loans.

That history’s biggest bull market
should have swelled brokers’ loans by
only $1,849,000 in the last week is
startlingly significant. It is no fluke.
The one plausible explanation is that
instead of passing into weak hands
stocks since Hoover's election have
been taken back into the strong boxes
by investors. Previous to the election
many large holders, taking their ounce
of precaution, unloaded stocks. Appar-
ently the change in sentiment induced
by the election has driven them into
the market again.

Nobody will doubt that additional
foreign funds, not revealed by the
weekly loan statements, may be com-
ing into this market.
such an inflow must remain a mystery
until the Stock Exchange’s own more
complete figures come out early in
December. That the real basis for the

The extent of

modest rise lies in this direction is not
the view of the financial district. Nor
is it easy to swallow the ingenious sug-
gestion that loans were held down by
a shift from General Motors old to
new.

On occasions in the past the public
has been fooled by shifts in loan sourc-
es, and been led to believe that loans
were expanding but slowly when ac-
tually enormous funds were flowing in
from lenders not reporting to the Fed-
eral Reserve system. Late yesterday
afternoon some bearishly inclined in
Wall Street were disposed to look upon
this week’s unexpected small increase
as a display put on for the purpose of
making the market look better than
it is. There are others who accepted
the figures as an indication of stronger
buying in the present market than had
been supposed.

Unfortunately the records on brok-
ers’ loans in this country do not go
back far enough to give any basis for
an intelligent interpretation of their

meaning. Our experience with the
figures is too limited to enable us as
yet to say with any great assurance
how large a volume of loans is justified.
Even such records as we have do not
tell everythng. Wide discrepancies
sometimes appear between the weekly
brokers’ loan totals and the monthly
Stock Exchange compilations.

Yet the constructive sentiment gen-
erated in the financial district by this
week’s loan figures to-day would be
entirely missed if the amazing signs of
investment buying in stocks since
Hoover’s election were ignored.

Paul Willard Garrett.
[Copyrighted, 1928.]
—_+++>—___-

Faulty Reading of Business Figures.

Newspaper headlines informing the
public that automobile production de-
clined in September were misleading in
a way that is typical of much current
interpretation of business figures. It is
true that the output of cars in Septem-
ber was less than in August, the fact
to which the headlines referred. But
this has been true of every year since
1925. If the rule had been broken this
year the event would have deserved
emphatic notice. As a matter of fact,
the current September output of pas-
senger cars broke all records for that
month, exceeding by more than six
thousand cars even that of 1926, while
the decline from the previous month
was only 10 per cent., compared with
a corresponding decline the year before
of 17 per cent. The real news under
the faulty titles was that automobile
production this year, as shown by the
September figures, was going forward
at a rapid pace. It is to be presumed
that persons seriously interested in the
industry discovered the salient facts
in spite of deceptive headlines. But it
would be better for industry in gen-
eral if, for benefit of more casual read-
ers of such news, greater care were
exercised in presenting important sta-
tistical information. The attitude of the
general public to any industry is a
factor in the psychology of business
that cannot safely be tampered with.

—_—__»+.___
Business Philosophy.

Women have progressed a long way
in business since the days when men
used to refer to them as “sister.”

3ut even to-day business women
seldom receive all the credit that is
due them.

One reason is that women are not
as good an investment as men. So
many marry and quit work. Men are
more permanent and the employer can
better afford to gamble on them.

Women, however, complain—per-
haps justly—that they often find their
progress blocked by envious and in-
ferior men. Their ideas are appro-
priated by their immediate superiors.
Few women find themselves able to
break through to the front.

It will take time for women to win
absolute equality in business but if
they are patient it will come.

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dollars’ worth of property values are
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der that the need for Fire Preveniton
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have Clean-Up Week in the spring of
the year; that the public is being con-
stantly warned against the increased
danger of fire at Christmas time and
on the Fourth of July; that the schools
are being urged to teach fire preven-
tion as a part of the regular program,
and that the fire prevention forces are
engaging in various other activities,
all of which is to arouse the people to
their own responsibility about prevent-
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insurance companies do
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receive for insurance, the cost of which
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trade, and whenever we make a pur-
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fire tax.

reasoning can

By no process of

America’s fire waste be justified. It
is the common hazards that keep the
fire department busy.

Defective chimneys and flues are re-
sponsible for more than 27 million dol-
lars of our annual fire bill, yet it does
not require much time nor involve a
great expense to see that they are in
good repair, and furthermore, it may
cost the savings of a lifetime if you
fail to perform this bounden duty.

The careless smoker is being charg-
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lars of our yearly wastage by fire, and
we find that stoves, furnaces and boil-
ers unsafely installed, spontaneous ig-
nition, electricity are among the chief
offenders in carrying our fire loss to
such tremendous proportions.

A policy of “I'll attend to the trash,
the grass and the weeds to-morrow”
has been responsible for the heavens
being lighted up by fires, not only
thousands, but tens of thousands of
times.

There is no poetry in a fire that de-
stroys. There is no warmth of good
cheer in a blazing house. Only misery
and want and woe can echo from
homes destroyed, from business houses
wrecked, from savings that vanish by
way of the fire route.

When properly curbed and circum-
scribed a cheering fire is a thing that
makes a most excellent servant, con-
tributing greatly to the comfort of
man. But to keep fire a servant re-
quires constant and unceasing vigil.

Why not fight fires before they
start? Why not so conduct your
habits and so keep your premises that
when the fire demon wants to pay you
a visit he will have to pass you by. Too
often those who suffer from fire cry
out that they are the victims of bad
luck, when the fact is they are but
paying the natural penalty for their
own carelessness.

Do away with your fire hazards.
Stop inviting disaster. If your neigh-
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should he be visited by fire you will
have to assist in paying him what he
loses and that he may burn you out
besides.

Be a fire fighter. You don’! have to
wear a uniform and live at the fire
station. The successful fire
fighters are those who prevent fires.

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—_+-—+____
Glassware Factories Busy.

Practically no cessation of activity
was noted during the past week in the
glassware and flat branches of the in-
dustry.

most

Factories producing specialties
and ware for home and decorative uses
are working at capacity in an effort to
get out orders for holiday delivery
without delay. Colored glass, as last
year, is in greatest popular favor. Some
placing of requirements for January
delivery and of contracts for 1929 needs
are reported. New lines are in course
of preparation for the annual Pitts-
burgh exhibit.
—_2+~-.___
Clothing Turnover Still Lags.

Retail turnover of men’s clothing
still lacks the snap that was expected
at this time. The call for suits has
been fair, but business in overcoats has
been slow in developing, and is figured
to be about two weeks behind. The
weather is held the dominating factor
and continued mild temperature will
naturally serve to shorten the time dur-
ing which retailers will secure initial
mark-ups. The delay has served to
augment the ranks of consumers who
are waiting for sales events in order
to make their purchases.

—_++<.___

American manufacturers are becom-

ing more at home in foreign trade.

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BETRAYED BY FLOUR MILLER.

 

Serious Situation Which Confronts the
Independent Grocer.

Here is a most amazing statement
regarding the way in which some man-
ufacturers cater to chain stores at the
expense of independent retailers and
even jobbers. We take it from a let-
ter written by the Dunlop Mills, flour
manufacturers of Richmond, Va., to
the New York Journal of Commerce.
The letter was written by Edwin C.
Fockler, of that firm, and we hope the
grocery trade generally will make a
note of the name. The letter discusses
the idea that the next step of the chains
will be to go into manufacturing and
packing of their own products:

Of. course, we speak for ourselves
only, but we would welcome the entry
c{ the chain stor2s into the milling
Isisiness, as they could not possibly
manutacture flour as cheaply as they
are and have been buying it for the
past six or seven years. The success
cf the average milling business de-
pends to a considerable extent upon
capacity operations, more so perhaps
than many other lines of manusactur-
ing, as labor is a comparatively aniall
item in a flour mill, and the added cost
of a 24 hour schedule over the 12 hcur
schedule is almost negligible. The flour
milling industry expanded tremendous-
ly during the war, and has now active,
efficient capacity far in excess of the
nofmal domestic and export demand.
The consequent striving for capacity
operation leads the mills to cater to the
larger chain store operators and chain
bakeries, and leads them to make prices
for their surplus production far below
the actual cost.

The average cost of manufacturing
a barrel of flour is generally considered
to be $1, this including not only direct
manufacturing cost, but administrative
and overhead charges, including a rea-
sonable selling cost. This cost varies
but little between different units, but
the chain stores frequently buy at a
figure which includes as little as 30c to
40c to cover these items, or at a price
which is 70c less than actual cost and
which would certainly be 30c to 40c
less than cost of manufacturing by the
chains themselves, allowing full credit
for the saving in selling and overhead.

It has always seemed to us the great
success of the chains in all lines has
been due to a considerable extent to
the tremendous expansion of manufac-
turing facilities during the war, and
the consequent potential pressure upon
the markets of most staple commodi-
ties of this. excess production under
peace time conditions. In other words,
it is our opinion that the greatest single
asset of the chain organization is this
ability to utilize the surplus production
of manufacturers upon a cost basis far
below what their independent com-
petitors have available.

As an example, our price to-day to
the retail merchant on a popular grade
of flour is $7.70—to the jobber $7. This
same grade of flour is being purchased
by chains operating in this section at
$6, the cost in the case of the jobber
and chain store being approximately
the same and being about $6.70.

We are very much interested in
learning whether other industries are
making a direct profit on sales to chain
stores, or whether we are correct in
assuming that the sales of practically
every article they handle are made on
about the same basis as flour.

Naturally nobody can blame the
chain store for buying flour at $1.70 per
barrel below the price paid by the or-
dinary retailer. They have a right to
take all the gifts which the gods pro-

vide. It is the manufacturer who is

to be blamed for playing such a filthy
trick on the independent retailer. How-
ever, there is something to say for the
manufacturer—he cannot get rid of his
surplus by selling small barrel lots to
the individual retailer. What he needs
is quick turnover of a large quantity
and that he feels he can only get from
the chain store He is wrong in that
of course—any large co-operative buy-
ing organization, of which there are
now many in the East, would be will-
ing to take a flier in a usable brand of
flour at a dollar a barrel below the
jobbing price.

 

 

Incidentally we are wondering what
the wholesale grocer will think when
he finds that this concern is selling the
chain store flour at $6 a barrel while
it charges him $7.—Grocery World.

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When Being a Cowboy Was a Pastime
: Grandville, Nov. 20—The deer hunt-
ing season is on and the usual army of
gunmen are out seeking the red deer
who never did harm to him. Every
year these hunters slay their game and
numbers’ of hunters fall victims to
accidental gun explosions.

There will always be accidents so
long as the world stands, yet it does
seem as though common horse sense
would teach men with guns how to
handle firearms with safety:

Back seventy years ago there were
hunters in the great primeval forest
very few of whom met with death by
gun shot wounds. Indians handled
firearms with perfect impunity, and
even small boys of the white families
learned to shoot without killing them-
selves or their neighbors.

One of my old pastimes—or shall I
call it duties?—led me to carry a gun
at eight years of age. I was the cow-
boy of the Muskegon river settlement
where we lived, and when not in
school I was traversing wood trails in
search of cows.

Nearly every settler in those days
owned from one to half a dozen cows.
Milk, butter and cheese was half their
living, which, together with wild game
and potatoes, served the table well.

The father of the writer, although
a millowner, cleared land and soon
had a farm in connection with his lum-
bering. Among the most valuable
assets were five cows. It cost little to
keep these since the woods and river
flats furnished wild grass in abundance,
while the cleared acres grew hay and
grain sufficient to carry the animals
through the winter.

When ten years old I milked those
cows night and morning, turned them
out of the yard in the morning and
went after them at night, since no
cow would voluntarily leave the wild-
wood pastures to return home at night.

Immediately after school I would
take my old Revolutionary musket,
modeled over into a shotgun, and trav-
erse the woods in search of cows. All
the cows of the settlement hunted to-
gether in the woods for their food, and
I made it a point to drive the neigh-
bor’s cows along with ours to the set-
tlement.

I call to mind one occasion when I
had nearly reached home when a dozen
cows I was confronted by the village
jezabel, who met me with blood in her
eye. It so happened that on this oc-
casion her cow—she had but one—was
not among the drove.

“What do you mean by driving my
cow back into the woods?” she yelled,
shaking a bony fist in mv face. The
hair on my head rose, nearly throwing
my cap. I had always made it a point
to fetch this dame’s cow with the
others, but on this one occasion had
not found it grazing with the rest.

I, of course, denied the charge,
which enraged her still more. She

 

grabbed my golden locks and gave
them a. jerk, yelling:

“Vou lie, you know you do, putty
facel,,

Dear reader, what would you have
done in a case of this kind? There
was I. a boy of ten, and very tender
hearted, yet not used to being treated
in this manner. I clinched my hands,
and made a move to strike that writh-
ing face. One hand came up and then
I remembered myself.

A boy or man who struck a woman
would be forever disgraced and I
simply forced a laugh, pushing madam
aside and hurried after my drove of
cows. She did not molest me further.
From that hour, however, I made it a
point not to drive home that woman's
cow. Later her henpecked husband
came to me and asked if I would not
bring in their bossy with the others.

I was the village’ cowboy for a num-
ber of years. On one occasion, in com-
pany with a six year old brother, |
went to the woods, permitting him to
accompany me. He was a_ barefoot
lad, yet full of pep, and he thought a
cow hunt would be fun. It wasn't,
however, on that occasion.

We did not find the cows until long
after nightfall, in a denes pine woods.
They had lain down for the night in
the edge of a small marsh and rather
disliked the idea of benig disturbed.
It was too dark to follow a path, and
I thought the animals would know
enough to find the road, Perhaps they
did, but at the end of a half hour they
came back to the marsh again.

I was disappointed and my little
brother was badly demoralized. Patch-
es of briars were here and there met
with and his feet were soon raw and
bleeding. After trying to find my way
out without the cows I gave up and
sat down at the roots of a big pine,
nestled the little brother in my arms
where he soon was lost in slumber.

And then it rained. The time hung
heavy, vet I had fully determined to
stay in the woods until morning, then
drive the cows home. Of course, there
were many spookish noises in the dark
woods, so that I did not sleep.

After a long wait the sound of dis-
tant shouts rang through the woods.
Twenty minutes later a light flashed
through the darkness, coming in
answer to my answering shout. My
elder brother and a hired man found
us.

The man took my little brother on
his shoulders, I walked by his side,
while the older brother went forward
with the lantern. It was after mid-
night when the settlement was reach-
ed. I learned that two mill crews
were out searching the woods for a
pair of lost urchins.

Mother sounded her conch shell
horn when we got home, announcing
to the hunters that. the lost were
found. My greatest regret was that I
had missed bringing home the cows,
something that had not happened be-
fore in years.

The hired man and that elder
brother of mine both entered the Union
army afterward, both fajling victims to
the scourge of civil war. I judge there
are no cowboys in Michigan to-day,
wherefore such experiences as mine
will not be repeated. The little chap
whose feet were pretty sore for some
time after his adventure hunting cows
still is living, an old and respected
citizen of ‘Oregon, Old Timer.

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16

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

November 21, 1928

 

THIRTY-FOUR YEARS.

 

Remarkable Career of William J.
Chittenden as Hotel Host.

Some fifty years ago a young man
in a lace collar, ornate bib and wearing
curls entered the lobby of a Detroit
hotel. He was not old enough to talk,
but plenty old enough to tear the reg-
ister. His next appearance of which
there is any record sees him in a white
Eion coilar and blue ‘“round-about”
acting as “extra bell-boy” against the
protest of his father, who by the way,
ran the hotel. And his third note-
worthy appearance was_ thirty-four
years ago this month when, in a high
collar and fawn-colored overcoat with
large pearl buttons—as was the merry
old custom of the early gay nineties—
he entered the hotel once more to start
a labor that has been uninterrupted
ever since with almost all of the thirty-
four years devoted to the management
of one of Detroit's greatest hotels, be-
ginning vith the Russell House and
continuing with, in turn, the Pontchar-
rain, the Book-Cadillac and the De-
troit-Leland.

William 1.

is the best known hotel man

Chittenden undoubtedly
in Detroit.
He and his father, also a William J.
Chittenden, conducted hotels on the
corner of Woodward avenue and the
Camipus, tne present site of the First
National Bank building, for fifty-four
years, his father having taken over the
Russell House in 1864. and the son
carried on from that old hostelry into
the Pontchartrain in 1907 until its
demolition in 1920

During the life cf the Russell House
its walls were graced by Presidents, by
the Prince of Wales and ‘the Grand
Duke Alexis. The present William J.
Chittenden has played host to five
Presidents, to a grand assortment of
crown princes and princesses, gra7zd
dukes, cabinet ministers, millionaires,
famous poets, authors, artists, actors
and thousands of ordinary folk.

\ big hotel is one of the focal points
of a city’s activities and the easiest
place to locate and gaze upon the re-
flection of its character. The story of
Detroit could have been written with
vast detail by a long lived author who
need never have left a hotel's doors to
obtain his material.

William J.

willed it or not, has been in the center

Chittenden, whether he

of the ever increasing whir of the city
for all these thirty-four years. He has
held secrets that millions,

held secrets whose disclosure would

involved

have ruined proud old families, has
been the confidant of many men who
needed deepest secrecy for meetings,
has been cognizant of stealthy political
conferences would
have changed the political history of

the State and perhaps the Nation.

whose disclosure

The old Russell House, in which he
was a clerk and an assistant manager,
saw much of old Detroit and its state-
ly social doings, but it was the Hotel
Pontchartrain in which history was
made and in the mellow shadows of its
old bar plans were made and carried
out that made millionaires of clerks and
made of a sleepy old town the fourth
city of the United States.

What a parade of the city’s great
marched through that old lobby, loung-
ed in its soft-lit Flamingo room or sat
in the “amen corner” beneath the dim
picture of Count Pontchartrain! The
Dodge brothers, Oscar Marx, “Holiday
Bil’ Marx, “Bob” Oakman, “Jin”
Couzens, Henry ford, the Lelands, the
McMillans, “Bill” Betzger, John Gilles-
pie, Alex Groesbeck, Haword Coffin,
“Walt” Flanders, the Algers, Charley
walk of power was
represented from the grim money pow-
er of men like “Sailor Bill” Living-
stone to the genial power of political

Nichols, every

leaders, the Johnny Smiths and the
Milt Oakmans, the social powers of
Pointe and the automotive
powers of the city upon which magic

Grosse

was being worked.

 

Thomas Edison, Harry Thaw, Lillian
Gish, William Jennings Bryan—the list
and the manner of living is endless.
Murder was committed in the old
Pontchartrain, souls were saved, for-
tunes made, children born, death came
in, weddings were held, christenings
staged; balls and dinners on one floor,
stupendous industrial and patriotic
meetings on another, debutantes said
in a parlor, and
in a

“How do you do, life,”
sick men said “Good-by, life,”
room hard-by at the selfsame moment.

But these things are true, in a meas-
ure, in any great hotel in any great
city; it only so happened that the
Pontchartrain’s period of existence un-
der William J. Chittenden saw a more
colorful, more hectic, more flamboyant
Detroit was

life, because passing

William J. Chittenden.

Companies that have become indus-
trial marvels were born over a glass of
beer in the old bar, social leaders were
dethroned over a cup of tea in the old
dining rooms, rich men were made
beggars in ten minute conferences in
upper parlors, industrial presidents
were tossed to the rubbish heap while
a cigar burned out in the deep leather
chairs in the lobby.

Moving in and out of this local
welter of color and sound moved stars
of the stage, the Mantells, the James
K. Hacketts; the proud and pretty re-
the Sweet
sisters, the Clara Kimball Youngs; the

cruits from the screen,
men of the Nation at war, the John
Philip Sousas; the generals and ad-
mirals and orators, great fakers such
as “Doc” Cook; great authors, the

Pavlova, John D. Rockefeller, Jr.;

through its own industrial and _ tre-
mendous growth and a world was at
war.

Now the manager of such a hotel
must come in contact with nearly all
these folks; he is the man to whom
they can and do turn for many things
from advice to sympathy; he is the
host, the official friend, the disinterest-
ed one. If his personality is a sym-
pathetic one, marvelous are the tales
he hears, the secrets are laid across
his desk. He is the man who knows
banking power is meeting with factory
power in some high room and from
that meeting will spring great things,
he is the man who knows the proud
and famous in their weaknesses, who
knows—

Well, he knows the bitter politcial
enemies are playing cards together in

a back room, that the moral leader is
having high-balls sent to his room,
that the “rich” man cannot find enough
money to pay his hotel bill, that the
gay little actress spends her nights
after the show in reading the Bible
and sewing though the public pictures
her at wine and night club, that the
husband and wife on the verge of bit-
battle are meeting for
econciliation in some upper parlor,
that—a hotel manager knows many
things, keeps many secrets, sees many
a hidden thing.

When the old Pontchartrain came
down William J. Chittenden went to
Grand Rapids for a little while to con-
duct a hotel there and then came back
to Detroit to be assistant manager of
the Book-Cadillac Hotel until the open-
ing of the Detroit-Leland Hotel. of
which he became, and still is, manager.

ter divorce

Thirty-four years is a long, lon
time to be official host. It is time t>
see the birth and adulthood of a whole
new generation. It is time to see many
changes in the aotel business, but, afcer
all, not material changes.

“The big job to-day,” said Mr. Chit-
tenden, “is exactly what it was when
I began. To feed, to shelter, to make
comfortable a multitude of men and
women, a multitude with an endless
variety of temperaments, customs, de-
sires, needs, fads and background.

“Modern invention has made these
tasks more easy in many ways, has ex-
tended the service of a big hotel, has
added infinite complications and details
and educated the traveling public to
But, after
all, if a guest can be fed to his stom-

expect and demand more.

ach’s pleasure, placed in a comfortable
bed, be sure he is safe and looked after,
he is getting all of the major things—
his great-grandfather got almost as
much.

“We give him elevators, valet ser-
vice, bath in his room and a great
variety of food, and buy his railroad
ticket and check his bags, deliver his
telegrams, provide him with music and
Most of those
things his grandfather had, too. Almost
the only things we can add are little

heaven knows. what.

things, the free paper at his door in
the morning, harmony in room ap-
pointments, washed air for him to
breathe, to advance service so that it
is as unobtrusive as it is complete.

Detroit had ‘a
There were several, of course,
but one outstanding hotel to whom all
with any pretension to importance or
wealth or social standing flocked. Now
there are several which are rivals in the
field. The one great difference, I think,
in Detroit of twenty or thirty years
ago and now is the loss of the intimacy
among its citizenship.

“Time was when
hotel.’

“The days when any well-known
Detroiter could step into a hotel lobby
and be greeted by half the crowd there
is past. Many a famous man walks or
sits by the hour in our lobbies to-day
without a glance from his fellows or
recognition from those who pass. We
managers knew every politician, every
social leader; knew them well, were
their personal friends. Of course we
know many now, but no man can keep
his fingers on the pulse of a city of al-

 

 

 

 

November 21, 1928

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

17

 

most two million as we did on the city
of a quarter that population.”

Mr. Chittenden was born on the site
of the present postoffice—Rex G.
White in Detroit News.

oo
Tribute to the Memory of David H.
Day.

The writer was very much surprised
and grieved a few days before Mr,
Day’s death to learn that he was rap-
idly failing and could last but a short
time. This inormation came from his
son in answer to a letter written to Mr.
Day explaining that the Administrative
Board and Highway Advisory Board
had reinstated the old trunk line
around the Westerly end of Glen Lake,
connecting with Glen Haven, which
was Mr. Day’s home for so many
years.

In the early days in the Highway
Department it was the writer's duty
and privilege to hold meetings with the
township and county highway com-
missioners in each county in the State,
at least once a year. However, owing
to the difficulty in reaching Leland, the
county seat of Leelanau county, the
Commissioners and interested citizens
of Leelanau county were always sum-
moned to Traverse City to meet the
Commissioners of Grand ‘Traverse
county. It was in these early days be-
fore the West Michigan Pike was
thought of that I became acquainted
with Mr. Day, who always attended
these meetings and manifested a great
interest in highway activities. In fact
Messrs. Day and Hamilton were the
two outstanding good roads boosters
in Northwestern Michigan.

In 1905, the year in which the State
Highway Department was organized,
Mr. Day improved the road from his
farm into Glen. Haven, lowering the
grade of a steep sandy hill at his own
expense. He was not only willing to
talk for good roads, but was alwyas
willing to spend his own money and
time in building them.

Mr. Day, from its inception until his
death, was President of the Western
Michigan Development Bureau, which
Bureau with John [. Gibson as Secre-
tary did as much as, if not more than,
any other organization to promote
good roads in the Western part of this
State.

During the early days of the West
Michigan Pike trips, when it took four
days to drive from the Indiana State
line. to Mackinaw City, Mr. Day was
always in the party and boosting for
good roads. He was a member of the
Board of Directors of the West Mich-
igan Pike Association and he always
furnished automobiles for these trips
and on two occasions entertained the
entire party at his home in Glen Haven
for noon day luncheons. These were
occasions that will never be forgotten
by those who were privileged to make
these tours.

Mr. Day saw great benefit which
would accrue to Michigan from the de-
velopment of the tourist business, but
knew that the only way to develop this
business was to build roads so good
that the tourist would go home and
not only brag of the delightful scenery
and climate of Western Michigan, but

would also say good words for the
roads of the State.

While Mr. Day was a firm believer
in the value of the road for all of the
people, he did not overlook the fact
that good roads probably meant more
to the farmer than to any other class
of citizens and he spent much time and
effort in calling attention to this fact.

To one who has been connected
with the road development of Michi-
gan for more than twenty years and
has seen Mr. Day in action at the
various public gatherings where road
questions were discussed, the passing
of Mr. Day is like losing an old friend
and. brother. Frank F. Rogers,

State Highway Commissioner.
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A Typographical Tragedy.

You must have a bunch of humor-
ists working on your linotype ma-
chines, haven’t you?” asked the poet
as he entered the office.

“Haven't noticed that any of them
have an failing in that line,” answered
the editor.

“Well, you're a poor observer. Do
you read your own paper?”

“Occasionally.”

“Did you read my poem, “To Ag-
atha,’ in vesterday’s issue?”

“N—no.”

“7 thought not. In the poem f
wrote a line which read, ‘I love you
better than I love my life.”

“That was a neat line.”

“And one of your linotype humor-
ists made it read, ‘I love you better
than I love my wife.”

“Er—”

“Exactly—my wife. And my wife
not being acquainted with the failings
of these key thumpers, thinks the
poem was printed exactly as it was
written and hasn’t spoken to me since
it was published.”

And after taking a kick at the desk
he crossed the hall and fell down the
elevator shaft.

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When Houses Wore Patriotic Hues.

With alf the house painting now go-
ing on so busily in city and country,
the elders who as boys or girls lived
on a farm will smile as they contrast
the quiet colors used to-day with the
vivid ones common to their youth. Blue
and red were favorite colors then. They
were the cheapest paints the farmers
could buy and mix, except for a stand-
ard white.

Barn doors were invariably one of
these two colors. A blue pump clash-
ed with the green grass in the door-
yard. A blue wooden weathervane
rooster swung lazily on a red-roofed
barn. Houses were mostly white, but
for many years blue and red trimmings
were much in favor. In many sections
the countryside presented a decidedly
patriotic appearance,

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on one of the few Pennsylvania trains
on the G. R. & I. division, was reading
his Bible. ‘Find anything in that
Book about the Pennsylvania?” asked
the conductor .as he reached for the
minister’s ticket. ‘Yes,’ replied the
minister, “in the very first chapter it
says that the Lord made every creep-
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

November 21, 1928

 

DRY GOODS

Michigan Retail Dry Goods Assiciation.
President—F. E. Mills, Lansing.

First Vice-President — J. H. Lourim.
Jackson.

Second Vice-President—F H. Nissly.
Ypsilanti.

Secretary-Treasurer — John Richey,
Charlotte.

Pen Semen E. Hammond. anes

Holds Skin Dealers To Blame.

That skin dealers are basically re-
sponsible for the position in which the
fur industry nds itself at present was
contended by a prominent raw-fur man.
He explained that manufacturers have
to ask high prices for their merchan-
dise because they have to pay high for
their pelts, and there the dealers come
in. Instead of trying to get shipments
from trappers and collectors on the
basis of fair prices and good service,
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Trench coats in putty gray gabardine
are still in great demand. They are
being made with heavy linings for wear
as topcoats over one’s new winter suit
when riding or attending outdoor
games.

The woman who prefers lightweight
raincoats may have her wish gratified,
for the designers have not neglected
to include several models of them. They
are being shown in bright colors, in-
cluding vivid greens, bright red, topaz.
beige, natural
pongee, navy blue and tobacco brown.
More liberty is taken in the designing
of these coats, on account of the texture
of the materials. Real silk in Chinese
weaves that resemble pongee and an-
other thin silk somewhat like that used

for linings are popular.
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Boxed Furnishings Featured.

Boxed accessories are being played
up strongly for the holiday trade in
men’s wear. More manufacturers have
adopted this method of packaging this
season than ever before and there are
more items included. This drive is
largely aimed at women shoppers, who
are credited with doing a very large
proportion of the purchasing of men’s
accessories. Outstanding items in the
merchandise comprise sets of belts and
monogram buckles, suspenders and
garters, garters and arm bands, etc.
Despite the fancy boxing, some of the
items carry low retail prices, affording
a further indication of the attempt to

secure volume.
——-~9

New Dress Lines Distinctive.

Dress lines for the winter resort
and early spring seasons shown dur-
ing the week incorporate a number of
attractive features. Bright prints stand
out strongly in the new showings.
Numerous jacket effects are included
in the models displayed, many of them
being made without sleeves. By way
of trimming there is quite a wide use
of the hip flounce, and a good deal of
pleating is seen. The featured colors
range from pastel to high, with reds

amethyst, royal blue,

and greens prominent in the latter.
Not a few color combinations are of-
fered, among them vari-colored prints
with plain fabrics and contrasting hues

in the latter when used alone.
?>—-

Earlier Holiday Shopping Trend.
Efforts being put forth to encourage

 

earlier holiday shopping by consumers
this year are likely to meet with a
greater degree of success than hereto-
fore, provided weather conditions are
tavorable. Even at this early date,
there is a substantial amount of gift
buying being done, indicating more
appreciation by consumers of the great-
er convenience afforded by current
of holiday merchandise. A
larger number of stores are extgnding
the usual time privileges on their
charge accounts so that holiday pur-
chases made now will not be billed
until January.

showings

—__—__ > >—___

Silk and Wool Ties For Spring.

A noteworthy call developed this fall
for men’s silk and wool ties, and with
the showing of spring lines next month
these types will be more strongly play-
ed up than a year ago. One leading
manufacturer, for instance, will have a
range of at least fifty patterns in his
showing, which will include jacquard
effects. Failles, crepes and foulards
are also to be featured. The demand
for holiday neckwear continues apace
and indications point to something like
a record season in the merchandise.
In the better-grade ties, figured effects
retain leadership over stripes, the color

choice being highly varied.
i
New Containers Bein Evolved.

Developments of an important na-
ture are said to be occurring in the
sales package and shipping container
field. The aim is to reduce the cost
of such packaging, while at the same
time affording adequate protection to
merchandise and adding to sales ap-
peal. An instance in point is the survey
recently conducted by a research
agency as to the American market pos-
sibilities of a container of moulded
wood pulp, produced by a German firm.
The item is said to possess numerous
advantages and the research agency
has made a favorable report, leading
to the belief that it will be marketed
here.

 

—_——— o-oo

Adopt New Hosiery Length.
A new standard length of 291%
inches, with a tolerance of half an inch
either way, has been adopted for wom-
en’s full-fashioned silk hosiery by the
National Association of Hosiery and
Underwear Manufacturers. The an-
nouncement said that members of the
Association overwhelmingly rejected
the new standard lengths for this mer-
chandise proposed about a month ago.
These ranged from 27 to 29 inches,
according to foot size, and were re-
garded as impractical by most manu-
facturers. It was agreed that a single
standard length, with the usual manu-
facturing tolerance, would be more

generally satisfactory.

scribed as ahead of last year at this
time. Attention largely centers on fit-
ted and unfitted overnight cases, hat
boxes and the wardrobe type of suit-
cases, developed in leather or fabric.
In traveling bags the Gladstone type
continues well to the fore, but leading
makers see a somewhat better call for
the regulation type of suitcase. Buying
for spring has yet to assume volume
proportions.

 

OU ss
Linoleum Purchases Heavy.

With the edge off their initial buying

of carpets and rugs, a number of floor

coverings wholesalers for the spring

openings gave serious attention to the
new linoleums and felt-base goods. Or-
ders placed were substantial. Particu-
lar interest was given to novelty goods
in embossed and inlaid effects, but some
substantial orders were also taken on
plain goods in various weights. Printed
of the
trade from a price angle, sold fairly

linoleums, the ‘tweak sisters”

well at the readjusted figures. A nice
veneral business was done in felt-base
goods, which was said to have cut into

business in printed linoleums.
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November 21, 1928

SHOE MARKET

Shoes Appear in New Materials.

Choosing evening slippers is becom-
ing less difficult because shoe design-
ers now work closely with the coat

 

and dress designers and there is a
recognized harmony both in styles and
materials used. The new shoes, in
keeping with the mode, are somewhat
scanty because the fronts are cut low
and very little is seen of the heel parts.

Straps in various forms are used,
some with the purpose of holding the
slippers on the feet, but mostly to
carry some unusual ornament or buckle.
These straps. are fastened at the side
or made in some intricate fashion, so
that the fastening takes place under-
neath an ornament. Or, again, some
of the straps are made of strong elastic
with coverings of the shoe fabric, so
that no fastenings are necessary.

Heels remain high and are, if possi-
ble, more slender looking than ever.
There is also an increasing demand for
the shaped heels with just a suggestion
of the square effect at the very bottom.
There is a prevalence of medium high
heels, which are sought after by the
younger set as well as by many of the
elders. Although not quite so high
as those in some models, they are made
very slender and with tapering shapes.

There is, in addition, an increased
vogue for the heel with some form
of embellishment, either a stone set-
ting, enamel work, a covering of rhine-
stones or colored stones over the en-
tiré surface or fine lace medallions—
the last being used when the shoe is of
satin or silk crepe. In some instances
the designers repeat the heel design
on the toe or in the ornament used in
conjunction with the straps. Or, again,
they match buckles and ornaments
with the stone settings used in the
heels.

Shoe fabrics are almost identical both
in richness, quality and color with
those seen in the very exclusive eve-
ning gowns and Handsome
brocades on satin or crepe de chine are
to be found in delicate colors with

wraps.

exquisite embroidery of silk floss and
silver and gold thread. Plain satins
and crepes are also being used ex-
tensively this season, mostly in colors
dyed to match the gowns.

In ivory and beige slippers bits of
old lace are used on the heels and as
tee insets. Metallic brocades in solid
with e-phasized designs are
very smart with cither the all white
or black frocks. Other brocades with
touches of color are chosen very often
with an

colors

eye to wearing them with
different frocks. Velvet slippers with
si'ver and gold kid trimming are smart,
especially those showing any touch of
modernistic design.

The black satin evening slipper is
featured in extremely cutaway styles
with almost invisible straps of rhine-
stones or discreet buckles made of
faceted crystals. Moire in black and
colors but relieved by trimming of
some kind is again considered a fash-
ionable shoe fabric.

Stockings for evening wear are so
sheer and so delicate that they appear
not to be able to stand human handling,

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

much less wearing. The heel and toe
reinforcements are reduced to almost
nothing, while elaboration is centered
on the tops, which are finished with a
picot edge and one’s initials embroid-
ered in self or contrasting colors. The
skin tones in neutral champagne
shades, light tans and melon tints ap-
pear to blend very well with the colors
used in the dresses.

se

Chains join in United Offensive.

With the intention of uniting chain
store groups in all lines of retail busi-
ness, a National Chain Store Associa-
tion was organized last month having
a representative of the shoe trade as
a member of its Executive Committee.

One of the avowed purposes of the
new organization is “to bring to the
attention of the information
concerning the economies and advan-
tages of chain store distribution.”

Most of the concerns which operate
chain stores are strong believers in ad-
vertising. The vice-president of one
of the big chain store organizations in
the grocery field attributes the suc-
cess of chain distribution and the in-

public

crease in sales to good will developed
through advertising, mainly in the
newspapers. It isn’t so much a ques-
tion of whether or not chain stores are
really underselling
doing a more efficient job, as it is a

independents, or

question of whether the public thinks
they are doing these things. Appar-
ently the chains have been pretty suc-
beliefs,
through advertising, in the minds of

cessful in planting these
large numbers of people.
Nor have the chain store organiza-
tions been particularly modest in the
claims they have made in the past
relative to their accomplishments. In
our own industry, one well-known or-
ganization has not hesitated to match
its merchandise, retailed at a popular
price, side by side with shoes costing
several times as much, in the attempt
to create the impression that the values
were equal. And a considerable part
of the public, it appears, is always will-
ing to accept statements at face value.
Now that the chains have united in
an association, one of whose purposes
is to disseminate “information con-
cerning the economies and advantages
of chain store distribution,’ we can
expect more of such kinds of publicity.
Independent merchants must be pre-
pared to meet it. One way is by effec-
tive newspaper, direct mail and other
advertising of their own. But can the
average independent retailer, acting
alone, expect to hold the fort in his
against the united
force of the chains? The answer is
obvious, and it is equally obvious that

own community

the thing to do in meeting a situation
of this kind is for retailers to unite in
community advertising campaigns
which will stress such important con-
siderations as the importance of qual-
itv, the value of service and the like.
The Naborhood Grocers have set an
excellent example in many communi-
ties which the shoe stores will do well
to heed and follow.—Shoe Retailer.

 

New Shoe Styles Favored.
The modes in footwear set for the
first half of next year by the joint style
conference of various branches of the

shoe trade were well received. Al-
though there had
some instances to study them in de-
tail, preliminary reading made them
appear to several sales and style execu-

not been time in

tives as being of considerable value.

Particular interest was taken in the

19

steps to increase the style element in
men’s shoes, as this branch of the busi-
ness is generally admitted to be in
need of an effective sales stimulus.
Current business in all types of shoes
continues to run about even with that

of last year.

 

 

 

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RETAIL GROCER

Retail Grocers and General Merchants

Association.
President—Hans Johnson, Muskegon.
First Vice-President — A. J. Faunce,

Harbor Springs.
Second Vice-President — G. Vander
Hooning, Grand Rapids.
Secretary—Paul G Wyoming Park.
Treasurer—J. F. Tatosn, Clare.

  

 

Facing Facts on Costs and Other
Business Elements.

Out of a perfectly clear sky comes
this letter

Ten years ago I bought a few dozen
of imitation extracts to sell for 10c per
bottle. I paid a quantity price of 75c
per dozen. It would be a good profit.
It happened that my customers did not
want to buy imitation extracts—not at
any price. I did not want to sell it to
people to be used for its gang? con-
tent, so once in a while I sold a bottle
until the last dozen was on the a er
My policy is not to carry any slow
moving merchandise. I expect a dozen
of almost anything I carry to move
out in a month.

The other dav I looked at that dozen
extracts and wondered how much it
had cost me. I started to figure, and
the result was truly amazing. Here is
how I figure it—am I right?

Sale orece $1.20
Coe oe ee Ja
(ross promt =. A5

At twelve turns a vear, I sh vuld get
12 times 45c, or $5.40.
In ten years at this rate, 10 times
€5.40 comes to es 54-00
Plus Cost price Gt wD
Shows dozen actually cost me $54.75
The $54 is
ren years.
That is a novel way of figuring, but

unearned profit in the

it serves to bring out the unquestion-
able fact that idle stock eats profits
and earnings at an astonishing rate.
Any slant on figures which brings that
fact home to merchants is so valuable
about it.
But there is a peculiar kink in human

that we need hardly quibble

nature which makes us prone to ques-

tion when they lead to unexpected
conclusions. So let us check my
friend’s calculations against those of
Sylvan Styx, of Seeman Brothers,
famous New York wholesale grocers.
A few vear sago, Mr. Styx told me
that he felt it conservative to figure
that it cost 3 per cent. per month to
carry stock bevond its normal time for
turning.

In the case in question, therefore, we
may start with 1624 as the cost to be
charged against that extract, same be-
Sixteen and
two-thirds per cent. of the sale of $1.20
is 20c. It costs, then, 20c to handle
a dozen of extracts which sell for 10c

ing on a 30 day sale basis.

per bottle, if they are sold out in a
month. If they remain in stock for
two months, we must add 314 per
cent. more or 4c.

In two months, then, the expense on
that dozen of extracts will be 24c. In
months, 32c;
five months, 36c; and so on up until
at the end of a year the
ing that article is 64c. With gross

earnings of 45c, we are 19c below zero

three months, 28c: four

cost of carry-

me

at the end of the year, taking no ac-
count whatever of last profit.

Let us not complicate the
further by considering

problem
compound in-
terest, although interest properly al-

ways must be compounded in such cal-

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

M.J. DARK & SONS

culations because time is an element
which cannot be sidestepped, whether

blink the facts or face them. But
simply to pile up such figures‘for ten
years without compounding anything,
we have $64 of expenses laid up against
that dozen of extracts.

Let somebody else try his hand to
see if he can reach any other conclu-
sion.

In the seeking out of weakness on
the part of your competition, it is well
to be temperate. For exaggeration
and overstatement are weaknesses in
any argument. “The lady doth pro-
test too much” always has been the
stigma of suspicion.

When I read stories spread so
broadly about certain kinds of mer-
chants as guilty of short-weighting
and short-measuring, I recall the al-
most continuous weekly reports of ar-
rests and fines in the Commercial
Bulletin, of Los Angeles, all having to
do with individual grocers, fruit mer-
chants and other similar businesses.

We should make sure that such
things have not been accidental, that
they have not been due to careless em-
ployes and not at all the fault of the
owners of the business. I remember
how once a great howl was raised be-
cause the largest and most successful
grocers in my home town had been de-
tected in “uttering,” as the legal phrase
goes, milk which was below par in
butter fat.

Such a deed, in the midst of a dairy
county—a region dominated in senti-
ment and politics by dairy farmers—
was unthinkable. What more heinous
offense could possibly lie against any
merchant?

Of course, there was a big disturb-
ance. Unquestionably those dairymen
whose habit it was—and probably is
now—to sell their cream and buy oleo-
margarine for their own tables were
loudest in their condemnation of the
grocer who was found guilty of selling
milk below standard. Such farmers are
the virtuous boys always—by proxy.

Well, the noise got so great and con-
tinuous that the grocer, who had
thought that the least said soonest
mended policy might be best, was
moved to write his story for the papers.
Then he made it quite plain that a gro-
cer whose business runs to half a mil-
lion dollars a year can hardly buy, re-
ceive, check, sell, put up and deliver
every item with his own hands and
that a careless clerk may forget to
turn over the milk can so that the
bottom may be somewhat short of fat
content. He also made the suggestion
that his business would hardly have
grown to its present size if he had been
a consistent cheater and short-weighter.

Perhaps some of us who spend time
might
better look within ourselves and our

seeking others’ shortcomings
stores to make sure that we have no
outstanding weaknesses to overcome.
It is Lede good business for the pot to
call the kettle black.

This suggestion may not be much
use from now onwards, because so
many items now came in packages that
weighing in the grocery store is apt
to become a lost art.

But two things must be kept in mind

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MEAT DEALER

Michigan State Association of Retail
Meat Merchants.
President—Frank Cornell. Grand Rapids

Vice-Pres.—E. . Abbott, Flint.

Secretary—E. J. La Rose, Detroit.

Treasurer—Pius Goedecke, Detroit.

Next meeting will be held in Grand
Rapids, date not decided.

Seasonal Meat Dishes.

A favorite expression of a certain
man whom we knew in our boyhood
was, “There is a time and place for
everything.” If we accept that simple
slogan without too great analysis we
will find that it is applicable quite ac-
curately throughout life. When_ it
comes to meat dishes we are sure to
find that all of them have a place and,
if properly arranged at proper periods,
greatest satisfaction will result. When
the flowers are blooming in the middle
of summer and the sun is high in the
heavens the meat dishes most people
think of are those that can be pre-
pared with the least trouble and the
least heat, but in the cold of winter,
plenty of heat is sought, the
meat dishes most appropriate are those
that plenty of
which are served piping hot.
soups, boiled dinners, stews, pot roasts

when
furnish energy and
Good

and such dishes are pretty sure to be
highly Fortunately for
consumers these dishes can be prepar-

acceptable.

ed without unduly straining the meat
budget, for the meats used are among
the cuts that cost least. Cuts of beef
from the chuck and plate, as well as
shin pieces for soup, are sure to be in
demand, and breasts of lamb and other
of the cheaper lamb cuts find a more
steady outlet to than at
other the year. Veal
stews and shoulder roasts are

consumers
times during
veal
pretty apt to find ready sale since they
will be found especially appealing to
the hot dinner demand. Cold weather
is typically suited to pork, especially
the fresh Nothing quite takes
the place of roast pork in cold weather
for those who eat pork at other times.
Sizzling slices of ham and hot, crisp

cuts.

bacon also please the palate and the
pleasant odors permeate the dining
room with an irresistible appeal. Pork
is relatively low in price this year and
delicious roasts can be bought quite
low in most shops. It is needless to
talk of the general high quality of pork,
for the average hog measures up fully
to a high quality demand.
seasonal turkey demand is over, and
while poultry of all kinds fills a very
important niche in the menus of most

The recent

general use has
other
than
during the past four weeks or so. Cold

their recent.
satisfied the

homes
appetite so that
meats will find more attention
ents will be in less demand than hot
dishes, though they find considerable
demand at all times. Steaks, chops,
and even roasts need little to recom-
mend them now any more than at any
other time.
——_—_2 >>
All Cuts Should Be Used.

There are a number of cuts from the
dressed carcasses of meat-producing
animals that are generally preferable
to other cuts because of their excellent
flavor and tenderness. Asa rule these
cuts are easily prepared and quickly
cooked. Naturally they are in much
greater demand than the cuts that re-

quire more care in preparation or long-
er time to cook. The same old law of
supply and demand regulates the price
of the various meat cuts as it does all
commodities; when the supply exceeds
the demand, prices are low; when the
demand exceeds the supply, prices are
Take a carcass of beef as an il-
The

roasts constitute 26 per cent. of the

high.
lustration: favorite steaks and
carcass. This leaves 74 per cent. of the
dressed animal that is made up of less
demanded cuts, yet the wholesale deal-
er has paid just as much for these cuts
as he paid for the more popular ones.
Naturally the prices of the select cuts
will be relatively high and the prices
of the less-demanded cuts will be low-
er. Therefore, in order to equalize
supply and demand, al! the cuts of the
dressed carcass should be used.

A more uniform use of all cuts
would result in greater equalization of
supply and demand with its subsequent
The
tender cuts require a different method

benefit to the consumer. less-
of cooking than the more tender cuts.
More time is needed in their prepara-
tion, hence, there is not so great a de-
mand for them as for the more tender
euts. However,
there is no difference in nutritive value

and easiy prepared
and in digestibility between the various
cuts of meats.

As has often been said, “The best
of meat may prove a disappointment;”
while, on the other hand, a good cook
can convert one of the less tender cuts
into palatable and nutritious dish. It
is also true that a less tender cut from
a choice or good carcass may be more
palatable than the same cut from an
inferior carcass. The problem of cook-
ing the less tender cuts is to make
them tender. The object is to retain
as much juice in the meat as possible
and yet extract enough to give a rich
This is done by searing the
This is accomp-

gravy.
surface of the meat.
lished by applying intense heat at the
beginning of the cooking process. The
heat causes the protein to coagulate.
This outside of the meat

and prevents the escape of the extrac-

“seals” the
tives. After searing, a moist heat is
applied at a lower temperature for a
long period. Moist heat is used because
it softens the connective tissue which
dry heat tends to harden.
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He Stumped Her.
A sweet young thing at the show

 

the other evening insisted on repeating
each joke aloud, to the discomfiture
of her escort and the mild annoyance
The

worm was bound to turn, and did, after

of the people seated near by.
one of the characters had remarked,
“T think the weaker sex is often the
stronger sex, because of the weakness
of the

: ”
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stronger sex for the weaker

‘There,’ said the sweet young
thing’s boy friend grimly and through
clenched teeth, “repeat that one.”
+
He Knows.

“Pop, what’s a monologue?”

“A monologue is a conversation be-

tween husband and wife.”
“T thought that was a dialogue?”
“No, a dialogue is where two per-
sons are speaking.”

 

 

 

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families in the United States has eaten Fleischmann’s Yeast for Health.
Recommend three cakes of Fleischmann’s Yeast a day to your cus-
tomers. And you get these customers as regular buyers of more gro-
ceries.

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HARDWARE

Michigan Retail
President—Herman Dignan, Owosse.
Vice-Pres.—Warren A. Slack, Bad Axe.
Secretary—A. J. Scott, Marine City.
Treasurer—Wiliam Moore, Detroit.

How To Start the Holiday Goods

Campaign.

Success or failure of the holiday
trade in the next two months will de-
pend very largely on what the hard-
ware dealer does in the next two
weeks. Preliminary planning counts
for a great deal, and a good start is
an important factor in success.

Already the wide-awake dealer has
gone thoroughly into the buying phase
of the campaign. He realizes two im-
portant features in buying, the neces-
sity of stocking the sort of goods his
public will be apt to purchase in quan-
tities they are pretty sure to absorb,
and the further necessity of having his
Christmas lines in stock when they are
wanted—not merely on order.

Thought must also be given to the
matter of selling. A first essential in
selling is to get buyers into the store.
Special plans for accomplishing this
purpose should be carefully studied.

The initial move is,
relegate the regular lines to the back-
ground, and push_ seasonable
sporting goods and household specials
to the front. If the regular lines are
still given prominence, their gift as-
pects should be emphasized. The win-
dows and the store advertising must
suggest the holiday gift
emphasis should also be placed on the
fact that the hardware store is especial-
ly equipped to cater to the growing
demand for practical and useful gifts.

It is worth while, too, to see that
every article on display, not merely in

of course, to

toys,

spirit; and

the window but inside the store, is
price-tagged in plain figures. When
the Christmas rush is on, the average
salesman hasn’t the time to persuade
that the article he
thought should be worth $5 is cheap
Price cards save
a lot of time in the busy season by
answering the one question that every
customer is bound to ask sooner or
later.

the customer

at twice that figure.

The dealer’s outstanding problem is,
however, to attract the crowd. For
this purpose novel advertising stunts
are in order; or other stunts that, if not
novel, can be made effective
adapted to new conditions and dressed

when

up in new attire.

A good stunt is to select some day,
say the last Saturday in November or
the first Saturday in December, as an
‘opening day” for holiday goods. This
year December 1, falling on a Satur-
day, would be a good day.

For this day, decorate the store,
dress the windows, put all the holiday
lines on and advertise the
“opening” throughout your territory.
Draw the crowds by every means pos-

display,

sible—not so much in the hope of ac-
tually making sales, as for the purpose
of showing them just what a varied
assortment of holiday gift lines you
have.

Just to make the affair a bit differ-
ent, one dealer advertised that no
goods would be sold on the opening
day. The opening was merely to give

Hardware Association.

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

customers a chance to see what was in
stock, unhampered by buying consid-
erations. The salespeople, relieved of
the necessity of selling, were able to
put all their energies into showing,
demonstrating and explaining the
goods. And so forth. Of course, or-
ders were taken for future delivery,
where customers wished that; but any
customer could visit the store with the
assurance that he would not be pressed
to buy.

lt s that at
Christmas time the child is head of the
family. The hardware dealer’s dis-
plays and

worth remembering

newspaper advertising
strongly to the
At least one window, where
there are two or more, should feature
displays for the young folks; and stress

should appeal very

children.

should be laid on the interest modern
boys and girls are showing in sport.
A pair of stick, a
tennis racket, or the like, are suitable
gifts to suggest.

skates, a hockey

In early December children are still
attending school. As they come out,
at noon or at 4 o'clock, distribute hand
bills to them. A little dodger describ-
ing popular gift lines for boys and girls
will usually be taken home, and form
the theme for a good deal of talk to
father and mother. If these hand bills
are distributed in advance of
“opening day,” it may be worth while

your

to announce that every boy and girl
leaving name and address at the store
on opening day will be given a sou-
On opening day have an ad-
dress book at a convenient desk, and
as each child signs the roll, hand out

venir.

a tin whistle, a pea-shooter, a little
The stunt may
cost $10, or it may cost less; but the
resulting kindly feeling of the young-
sters for your store will ke worth a
lot more than that. It is a good stunt
to send a card by mail to each child,
thanking him or her for visiting the
store, and inviting another call.

doll or a tiny mirror.

It is a good idea to secure birth
dates of all registrants; such a list can
be used to advantage later in the year
in direct-by-mail advertising of birth-
day gifts.

Featuring store as “Santa
Claus’ headquarters” is an old stunt
It is so popular that
nowadays you are apt to have a com-

your
but a good one.

peting Santa Claus making his head-
quarters in the next block. In that
event, the great thing is to make your
Santa Claus more convincing than the
Santa Claus is always
plural; the
youngsters will discuss him incessantly

other fellow.
popular, even if he is
and will come to shake hands and talk
with him. The resultant advertising is

worth while.

Also, advertise his coming in ad-
vance. Here is a suggested advertise-
ment:

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING

Santa is going to make his head-
quarters this year at Blank’s Hardware
Store. He'll arrive on Holiday Gifts
Opening Day—Saturday, December 1.

3ring the children to meet him. He
will have a booth all his own in Toy-
jland, and what is more, he will have a
little
shakes hands with him.

souvenir for every kiddie who

Suitable gifts for all.

While the kiddies are shaking hands
with Santa, take a look around the
store. Inspect our comprehensive
showing of Christmas gifts at prices
to fit every purse. Our large stock

 

November 21, 1928

will enable you to select a sensible
gift for any member of your family,

or friend.

tools, cutlery, silverware,

In toys, sporting goods,
cut glass,

shaving accessories, etc., you're pretty
sure to find the exact article you want.

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Show cases, wall cases, restaurant supplies, scales, cash registers, and

Grand Rapids Store Fixture Co.

N. FREEMAN, Mgr.

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Automobile Accessories
Garage Equipment
Radio Sets
Radio Equipment
Harness, Horse Collars

BROWN &SEHLER

COMPANY

Farm Machinery and Garden Tools

Saddlery Hardware
Blankets, Robes
Sheep lined and
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GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

 

And our salespeople are here to help
you find it.

It is no trouble to
goods—and, meanwhile,
amuse the kiddies.
BLANK’S HARDWARE
107 Main Street
advertisement

show you the
Santa will

STORE
would, of

Such an

course, be stronger if it is featured
with a few popular gift lines at specifi
prices. It is not suggested as a per-
fect advertisement, but rather, as a
framework upon which the alert hard-
ware dealer can construct something
far better than his own.

The store should “look like Christ-
mas” from late November until Christ-
mas Eve. Evergreen, Christmas bells,
Christmas rosettes, festoons of one
sort and another, holly, imitation snow,
silver stars—all the familiar accessories
can now be introduced, not merely in-
to the window displays but into the
store interior itself.

A good device is to run a string of
down the center of the
other festoons branching

decorations
store, with
off to the sides, and a cluster forma-
tion in the center from which all could
radiate. The background of the win-
dow can be trimmed with evergreen or
holly upon cotton or cheesecloth.

The decorations should not, however
stop with the evergreens and festoons.
Every show case, silent salesman and
counter should be brightened up, and
all gift lines should be displayed on
clean white paper or cheesecloth. Cut-
lery sets, pocket knives, razors and
shaving sets should be arranged to at-
tract the eves of all customers. Holly
koxes and Christmas wrapping paper
chould be stocked for wrapping par-
cels, or a holly sticker in gummed
paper can be printed with the words

(ie eA Ce a es
From
3est Wishes for a Merry Christmas

Just inside the store a large sign
may be set up with the parting words
to every customer, “Blank’s Hardware
Wishes You a Merry Christmas.”

Some hardware dealers have adopted
the stunt of utilizing an upstairs room
for “Toyland’—devoted especially to
For the

the display of children’s gifts.
Christmas season, a staff of girls will
he engaged under the supervision of
from. the

an experienced salesman

regular staff. The toys are shown on
tables, usually arranged according to
price—“‘Anything on this table, 10c,”
and so on.
the articles they want, and the work
of the clerks is largely to wrap up the
parcels and make change.

department,

Customers simply pick out

For stich a some
special advertising stunt is advisable.
Once established, it is, of course, look-
ed for from year to year as the Christ-
mas season approaches. Here, again,
Santa Claus can be made the drawing
card, Advertise that he will arrive by
train or auto or sleigh or airplane at
such an hour—preferably on Saturday,
December 1. When the hour arrives
the patron saint of the younger gen-
eration descends from the train, alights
from the airplane, or drives up in his
sleigh or auto, followed in his ultimate
progress to the store by a growing
string of youngsters. He leads them
into the store and upstairs to Toyland,

where he distributes souvenirs, and
A stunt

of this sort is not new, but it will never

holds an informal reception.

lose its effectiveness.
Victor Lauriston.
et

Unusual Provisions of Some Wills.

Peter Campbell, of Darley, England,
left in his will, dated October 20, 1616,
all his household goods to his son,
Roger ,unless “any of his brothers and
sisters

shall find him taking of to-

bacco,” in which case they were to

have the property. Rober is said to
have been the first person in England
disinherited because of smoking.

In 1788 David Davis bequeathed a
dollar to Mary Davis “which is sufti-

cient to enable her to get drunk for

the last time at my expense.” This
was before prohibition.
Six years before, William Blackett,

governor of Plymouth (Egland), wrote
in his will: “I also make this request
to my dear wife, that as she has been

one old fc vol,

not think of marrying a second.” Very

troubled with she will
considerate, indeed.

S. Church, who passed away in 1793,
left “only one shilling’ to his son,
Daniel Church, and that is for him to
hire a porter to carry away the next
badge and frame he steals. Labor was
very cheap in 1793.

Elizabeth Orby Hunter feft this
world of turmoil in 1813, after hand-
somely endowing her parrot with 200
Twenty guineas were
for it,

guineas a year.
fo be paid for 2 new
Catherine Williams, of Lambeth, en-
dowed her cats and dogs, which a Mrs.

cage

Elizabeth Paxton was to care for.
However, she left her

George Smith, ten pounds outright—

servant boy,
and her jackass, “to get his living with,
as he is fond of traffic.”

Exactly two hundred years ago a
Scotch judge, Lord Forglen, died. He
been elected on a
prohibition ticket. A number of per-
sons were invited to his house the day
he died, an dwere served with “two
dozen of wine” by his clerk, David
Reid. who declared to the assembled
company that
will of the deceased that I fill ye all
full.’ and nobly did the faithful David
comply with the request of his master.
“T maun fulfill the will of the dead!’
he exclaimed in his broad Scotch. His-
that ere the festivities

never could have

“it was the expressed

tory records

were over “none of us were able to
bite our own thumbs?!”
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Produce Kept Fresh By Using Sprayer
An Towa grocer keeps his produce
though they are

fresh in appearance

kept in his windows and displayed
prominently inside the store. He takes
a little insect sprayer, fills it with water
and at regular intervals, depending up-
on the season and weather, sprays his
produce. The vegetables keep fresh

and they have been moving much
faster.
————_— > 2.
Window Displays Shuold Be Varied.
Your

varied.

window displays should be
Keep up your customers’ in-
terest by changing your windows fre-
quently, and make them different each
time. Give a lot of thought to your

displays and vou'll find it pays.

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No more putting up ice

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SPECIAL SALE EXPERTS
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52 Monroe Avenue
GRAND RAPIDS

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Imported Canned Vegetables
Brussel Sprouts and French Beans

HARRY MEYER, Distributor
816-820 Logan St., S. E.
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Remington Cash Register Agency
44 Commerce Ave., S. W. Phone 67791

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Salad Dressings
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Bread and Butter Pickles

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ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR
Special attention given creditors proceed-
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Business Address:
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24

HOTEL DEPARTMENT

Origin and Development of Tuna Fish
Industry.

Los Angeles, Noy. 16—There seems
to be a Nation-wide agitation in favor
of compulsory insurance on automo-
biles. Without doubt a very large pro-
portion of automobile accidents may
be properly charged to irresponsible
drivers and innocent victims are left
absolutely without any chance of se-
curing indemnity under such circum-
stances. These drivers run down or
bowl over their fellow citizens and are
not able to meet their hospital bills. It
is not so essential that they have their
own cars ruined against possible dam-
age as that they should be compelled
to furnish substantial protection to
others. Of course, there is an element
of carelessness among those who are
insured, just as there is among bank
officials who encourage hold-ups by
their methods of displaying banks’ re-
sources at unnecessary periods, but the
fact remains that there are legions of
careful drivers who are at the mercy
of those who are devoid of the essen-
tials of financial responsibility, hence
the almost absolute necessity of mak-
ing it mandatory on the last named
class to carry indemnity insurance for
the protection of the former.

 

There are more than half a million
dwellers in the District of Columbia
and they are denied the ballot in Na-
tional affairs. Children have been
brought up in Washington who have
never known the joy of “saving the
Nation.” They hear much about it,
but that is as far as they progress.
Perhaps they do not know what they
are missing, but it does seem wrong
that so great a number of free Ameri-
cans should be denied a right for which
their forefathers fought—the right of
free and independent expression con-
cerning their own Government. Quite
likely there was, in the beginning,
some valid reason for this prohibition,
but times have changed. There is no
longer any danger of an oligarchy be-
ing established which might control
governmental affairs. Nowadays near-
ly every tub stands on its own bottom
and Washingtonians are just like the
rest of the human family. Because

they cannot have the right to vote,
they want it.
Steam-heated highways may greet

the traveler in the West if plans made
by California and Nevada highway
commissioners are carried out. These
plans have heen practically completed
to experiment this coming winter in
heating a four-mile stretch of the Vic-
tory highway with steam pipes to de-
termine whether it is practical to at-
tempt to keep Sierra passes open dur-
ing the winter by these methods. A
large boiler has been provided, which
will be fired with fuel oil. Three lines
of two inch pipe with steam traps at
500 foot intervals will be placed just
below the road surface. They will be
buried in silicon, which is a heat in-
sulator, preventing the heat from be-
ing dissipated through the ground, and
thus forcing it to the surface. Steam
will be kept in the pipes during cold
weather, and the boiler maintained at
top pressure during snow storms. But
for the fuel cost we might vision such
a feature for the future of Michigan,
and even this handicap may at somé
day be overcome by the application of
electricity produced by hydraulic
power.

There is often a great deal of ro-
mance and interesting history back of
a familiar product which is so frequent-
ly served on our table. For instance,
there is the tuna. About twenty years
ago housekeepers were first made ac-
quainted with tuna, chiefly through
demonstrations in the markets and gro-
cery stores. But the beginning of this

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

industry, which now plays such an im-
pertant part in the fish canning busi-
ness, really centers in an old sardine
cannery at San Pedro, which is an im-
portant part of Los Angeles’ industrial

territory. Originally this fish was
called albacore, it being one ofa
species, but was considered inedible.

In those days sail and rowboats were
employed in fishing, the catch of fish
of all varieties was small, and the can-
ners were ambitious to increase their
output, to the effect that scientific dis-
coveries made it known to the world
that the albacore was not only edible,
but a real dainty. The established
prejudice had to be overcome, hence
the name “tuna.” White meat tuna is
canned only from the albacore. This
fish, when caught in a net, becomes
wild and tears the net in pieces, hence
it is only profitably captured by the
hook and line method. As a result
there is a distinct limit to the number
caught during about three months of
the running season. Consequently it
was not long, with the ever-increasing
demand for tuna, until the supply be-
came limited and the necessity arose
of finding a substitute. This resulted
in the use of the leaping tuna (flying
fish), vellow tail and striped tuna, all
of which produce a canned product of
an excellent flavor, fairly light in color
and of good value, but they are not the
equal of the white meat tuna, which
is frequently called the “chicken of the
sea.” When the albacore is taken with
rod and reel it makes, aside from the
first fairly hard run, but little fight,
while the tuna battles ferociously. On
the other hand, when the albacore is
taken in a net it battles fiercely and
tears the net to pieces while the tuna
surrenders at the first touch of the net
and is easily pulled in. This difference
in method of catching the two varieties
accounts for much of the difference in
price between the white meat or alba-
core and the other darker-meated va-
rieties, rather than any great difference
in quality, which information ought to
be useful to such as have become ac-
customed to this particular variety of
sea food. Recently, on a visit to Wil-
mington, which is Los Angeles sea
port. it was my privilege to visit one
of the several large canning plants lo-
cated there. At the dock was a three-
masted schooner, which had just re-
turned from a successful trip to Mexi-
can waters, and had brought in a rec-
ord cargo of tuna. Upon their arrival
in the cannery the fish were first thor-
oughly cleaned and washed and wece
then placed on basket trays and loaded
upon trucks, which in turn were wheel-
ed into retorts, where the fish were
cooked from three to four hours. After
cooking the fish were allowed to cool
over night, as the warm fish is too
soft to pack well. After standing the
flesh becomes firm and can be easily
handled. The next process included
the removal of the skin by scraping,
and the separation of the fish into filets
caused by the removal of the bones.

These sections of the fish were then
placed on automatic cutters, separated
into pieces of uniform length, just the

right size to fit into the cans. After
packing into the thoroughly cleaned
and sterilized cans the fish passed

through an exhaust box which removed
all the air from the cans. Next hot
cotton seed oil was noured over the
fish and the cans sent to the closing
machine, where the tops were adjusted.
From here they were conveyed to the
washer, which cleaned the cans thor-
oughly preparatory to labeling. After
this the cans were again placed in the
retort and this process completed the
sterilization and cooking. There are
different grades of these fish, but the
processes are very similar, with the ex-
ception that choicer parts of the fish
are put up in higher grade oil; such as
olive and peanut, giving the buying
public an opportunity of supplying
themselves with this article in accord-

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Warm Friend Tavern
Holland, Mich.
Is truly a friend to all travelers. All
room and meal rates very reasonable.
Free private parking space.

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Luxurious
Comfort,

Reasonable
Rates,

and Finest Mineral Bath Department
in the country, are just a few of the
reasons for the popularity of West
Michigan’s finest hotel.

We invite the patronage of business
men and pleasure-seekers.

Hotel Whitcomb
and Mineral Baths

St. Joseph, Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

November 21, 1928

 

NEW BURDICK

KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
In the Very Heart of the City
Fireproof Construction
The only All New Hotel in the city.
Representing
a $1,000,000 Investment.

250 Rooms—150 Rooms with Private
Bath.

Buropean $1.50 and up per Day.

RESTAURANT AND GRILL—
Cafeteria, Quick Service, Popular
Prices.

Entire Seventh Floor Devoted to
Especially Equipped Sample Rooms
WALTER J. HODGES,

Pres. and Gen. Mgr.

 

 

Wolverine Hotel

BOYNE CITY, MICHIGAN
Fire Proof—60 rooms. THE LEAD-
ING COMMERCIAL AND RESORT
HOTEL. American Plan, $4.00 and
up; European Plan, $1.50 and up.

Open the year around.

 

 

HOTEL OLDS
LANSING
300 Rooms 300 Baths
Absolutely Fireproof
Moderate Rates

Under the Direction of the
Continental-Leland Corp.

Grorce L. CROCKER.
Manager.

 

 

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Occidental Hotel
FIRE PROOF
CENTRALLY LOCATED
Rates $1.50 and up
EDWART R. SWETT, Mgr.
Muskegon “2° Michigan

 

 

 

“We are always mindful of
our responsibility to the pub-

lic and are in full apprecia-
tion of the esteem its generous

patronage implies.”

HOTEL ROWE
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
ERNEST W. NEIR, Manager.

Columbia Hotel
KALAMAZOO

Good Place To Tie To

 

 

 

 

 

CHARLES RENNER
HOTELS

Four Flags Hotel, Niles, Michigan, in
the picturesque St. Joseph Valley.

Mishawaka Hotel, Mishawaka, Indiana

Edgewater Club Hotel, St. Joseph,
Michigan, open from May to October.
All of these hotels are maintained on

the high standard established by Mr.
Renner.

PARK-AMERICAN

HOTEL
KALAMAZOO
A First Class Tourist and
Commercial Hotel

Also Tea Room, Golf Course and
Riding Academy located on U.S.
No. 12 West operated in connec-
tion with Hotel.

ERNEST McLEAN

Manager

 

 

Park Place Hotel
Traverse City

Rates Reasonable—Service Superb
—Location Admirable.

W. O. HOLDEN, Mgr.

 

 

 

 

HOTEL

CHIPPEWA

HENRY M. NELSON, Manager
European Plan
MANISTEE, MICH.
Up-to-date Hotel with all Modern
Conveniences—Elevator, Etc.
150 Outside Rooms
Dining Room Service
Hot and Cold Running Water and
Telephone in every Room.
$1.50 and up
60 Rooms with Bath $2.50 and $3

 

HOTEL KERNS

LARGEST HOTEL IN LANSING

300 Rooms With or Without Bath
Popular Priced Cafeteria in Con-
nection. Rates $1.56 up.

E. S. RICHARDSON, Proprietor

 

 

 

 

 

WESTERN HOTEL

BIG RAPIDS, MICH.
Hot and cold running water in all
rooms. Several rooms with bath. All
rooms well heated and well ventl-
lated. A good place to stop. Amer-
ican plan. Rates reasonable.

WILL F. JENKINS, Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 21, 1928

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

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ance with their own taste. After cool-
ing over night the cans are labeled and
boxed ready for shipment, either by
rail or water. On one side of the fac-
tory is a spur track, from whence tuna
is distributed to remote points, and on
the other a wharf where we find in-
coming boats with their loads of fresh
fish from the blue waters of the
Pacific. Wilmington is the port of
entry for Los Angeles, with an ad-
junct in San Pedro, which latter place
is.the established naval headquarters.
The canning industry, however, is con-
fined to Wilmington, where 20,000
workers of all nations are employed in
fish canneries alone, which constitute
a dozen or more. Their pay rolls
amount to $125,000 per week, their out-
put to many millions, with an invest-
ment in vessels and equipment amount-
ing to a vast sum.

Dead Man’s Island, which fronts the
harbors of both these ports, is a monu-
ment to American grit and enterpris-
ing genius. It was given its name by
the men of the U. S. S. Savannah
when they buried their dead on the
islet after one of the strangest battles
in the history of American arms, the
battle of Domingues Rancho, in 1846.
The Californians, rising against Ameri-
can domination, had routed Capt.
Gillespie’s forces and driven them to
San Pedro to take refuge aboard the
Vandalia, a merchant ship, while “Lean
John” Flaco was riding 600 miles to
San Francisco in fifty-two hours to
summon help from Commodore Stock-
ton. Captain Mervine, commanding
the Savannah, was ordered South. His
sailors and marines waded ashore and
me tthe Californians on the Dominguez
ranch, which, by the way, in 1910, was
also the scene of the first aviation
met the Californians on the Dominguez
watching Curtis, Wright and others,
American army officials declared that
the airplane would never amount to
very much as an instrument of war-
fare. But to return to our battle story,
the naval force entered the fight with
no more effective weapons than mus-
kets. The Californians opened fire at
long range with one small cannon.
Mervine ordered a charge. Twenty
California lassos coiled swiftly over
the various projections of the little
cannon and the horsemen ambled gaily
away. The Americans stopped for
breath; the horsemen stopped to un-
Iimber and fire again. Finally the sea-
men were obliged to give up the fight
and the dead were buried on what is
now commonly known as Dead Man’s
Island.

Compare this story with the romance
of what has been achieved in the har-
bors of San Pedro and Wilmington.
April 27, 1899, President McKinley, in
the executive office, at Washington,
pressed an_ electric button which
dumped a load of rock into San Pedro
bay and the construction of a great
breakwater was begun, to be completed
fourteen years later. An idea of the
magnitude of the work done since then
may be determined from the fact that
more than 157 steamship lines are now
operating directly out of this port and
that during the war the shipyards
there constructed for the shipping
board eighty-four vessels of 645,06
dead-weight tons. This harbor is now
the greatest import and oil export port
in the world, as well as the greatest
cotton concentration point in the
Southwest.

At a session of the Southern Califor-
nia Restaurant Association, held here
last week, in the discussion of the rise
in meat costs and the reason therefore,
the mention of liver was like casting
a firebrand into an amunition magazine
and, incidentally, awakened a train of
thought in the think tank of your cor-
respondent. Maybe the doctors are
responsible for the present liver craze.
It is claimed thev looked at the meats
and vegetables of every known varicty

and found the homliest of them all,
liver, to shower with their praises.
They arranged matters so that almost
everyone who consults them is warned
to eat liver and wax healthy and nor-
mal and happy. They have prescribed
liver diets for those who would con-
quer obesity and those who would no
longer remain thin. They have order-
ed liver eaten iy cases of stomach
trouble and, so far as I have heard, for
falling arches and hair. Almost every-
one you see nowadays swears by liver.
Dozens of ways to cook it or prepare
it for the table have been devised and
more of them are in the making. Res-
taurants and hotels are stressing the
quality of their liver. Exclusive tea
rooms and kasher cafes, railroad dining
cars and even the drug stores and
near-beer emporiums are serving liver
in some form to all comers. Places
where waiters ten years ago would
turn pale if a rough customer came in
and ordered liver and onions now name
liver next to chicken and lamb and club
steaks on their gold embossed bills of
fare.

What has been the result? Liver, of
the veal variety, sells commonly at the
first-class markets for one dollar per
pound, and if you want a certified
guarantee as to its authenticity, you
will be asked to pay an extra quarter.
And meat cutters are as careful when
they slice it as though they were sav-
ing the cuttings from raw diamonds.

At this meeting of food purveyors
some of the delegates became remin-
iscent and spoke of liver prices of for-
mer days. One said that he could go
back to the time when liver sold at the
price of round steak which was regard-
ed as a joke by others, including my-
self, who could remember the time
when if you ordered a soup bone the
butcher would throw in a mess of liver,
and if you had the hardihood to ask
him for a nickel’s worth for your cat,
he would sneak in an extra pound or
so, to get rid of it. Now try and talk
the man in the white apron into any
such an exhibition of silliness and he
will at once place you on the toboggan
in the direction of the psychopatic
ward. You are in luck if you are not
held up on your way homeward.

Perhaps liver will in time become so
epxensive that it will displace turkey,
filet mignon and lobster in the public’s
favor. Perhaps the next generation
will be so trained in the eating of liver
that the men and women of to-morrow
will eat it to the exclusion of all other
meats. If they do then individuals
like myself, who do not care for this
delicacy, will have an inning and riot
on porterhouse steaks and English
mutton chops.

But what I am principally worried
about is the future of the doctors. Will
they start a campaign against the liver
fans or will they just go out of busi-
ness, happy that humanity has been
made well through consumption of the
formerly much despised liver?

Recently at hotel meetings there has
been much discussion as to the legal
definition of a hotel and the precise
line of demarcation between the hotel

business and other kindred lines of
business, such as the operation § of
apartment houses. boarding and lodg-
ing houses. Under the common law,
the hotel keeper was obliged to re-
ceive the traveling public and was not
permitted to make any discrimination
while on the other hand he was granted
extraordinary rights, the principal one
being the right of lien upon the bag-
gage of the guests for the non-payment
of bills. Under the custom of that per-
iod, the guest was a traveler or way-
farer and not merely one who resided
locally in the particular neighborhood
and resorted to the accommodations of
the hotel for temporary use. But as
time went on and conditions changed,
this rule of the common law has been
subjected to repeated modifications by

the courts, so that at this time it is
quite difficult to determine whether or
not the circumstances surrounding the
conduct of the business upon the
premises constitute a legal hotel. It
is, indeed, difficult to find any real
definition of what really constitutes a
hotel.

In Michigan there has been
legal contention over this. particular
point. In California I notice that an
effort will be made to thresh out the
legal difficulties in the next legislature
by a committee of hotel operators,
which might set a worthy example for
Michigan interests.

Frank S. Verbeck.
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When On Your Way, See Onaway.

Onaway, Nov. 20—If a deer is for-
tunate enough to live until he becomes
a year old he may as well make up his
mind that, automatically, his life is in
great danger annually at this time of
the year. And I believe he is aware
of the fact, too. No matter how peace-
fully he may graze and run with his
companions during the year, suddenly
upon glancing at his calendar furnish-
ed by nature, his fears are verified by
the resounding alarms from every
point of the compass. He stands about
as much chance of living out his al-
lotted life as does a gangster in the
city of Chicago.

It isn’t fair. During the days of
muzzle-loading rifles, when marksman-
ship counted, Mr. Buck had a fifty-
fifty chance; turkey-shoots proved the
hunter’s true ability to shoot straight;
how different now—not how good—
but how many shots can be fired in
rapidity. If Mr. Deer doesn’t get
killed he is very apt to get one of his
legs cut off, then to drag himself off
and become prey for other animals or
die of starvation.

More and more each season deer are
being found in this condition. Is this
true Sportsmanship: | savy agaim, “It
isnt fair.’

The woods and country partly wood-
ed are studded with “red-men” just
now: red because of their trimmings of
scarlet that they may be distinguished
from the game they are seeking. It is
a good precaution, but not infallible;
the toll will be listed at the end of the
season.

Again ,a slaughter in another direc-
tion is being perpetrated. I refer to
the annual destruction of evergreen
trees; a very unnecessary waste. With
every load (and there are thousands
of them) of Christmas trees seen go-
ing through there is a protest of in-
dignation; and yet no attempt is made
to prevent it. Oh yes, the children,
you know, want Christmas trees and
we must supply their wants, even at
the expense of the birds and all small
game; just to satisfy a habit for a very
short time as though man, with all his
inventive genius, were not capable of
providing a substitute. The fishy ex-
cuse offered being, “they grow so
thickly they will never be missed; they
are of no account anyway,” but after
all, “we need the money.”

much

Let’s follow up the final outcome of
this ruthless destruction and try and
determine just what percentage of
these beautiful trees reach their true
goal, as compared with the vast num-
ber relegated to the rubbish pile, never
to be used, and where finally the en-
tire hundred per cent. will reach.
America is noted for its wastefulness
and Michigan is contributing its share
and always has in the past. Any per-
son fifty years of age and over may
look back only a few years and count
up fortunes which have been wasted
by careless handling of forest products.
A very few years ago in Michigan only
the cream of the pine forests were
considered merchantable. The residue
and by-products were considered an
expense to dispose of. Large refuse
burners consumed millions of dollars
worth of lumber that to-day would pay

off all the mortgages recorded in the
State. Hardwood was of secondary
importance for lumber and a mighty
cheap product, even for fuel, thousands
of cords being slashed and burned up
in windrows and the best of it bring-
ing about 75c per cord after being cut
into stovewood. How about it now?
“Well,” you say, “that’s water over the
dam, why mention it.” Let’s make
comparisons with a few years ago, a
very few years at that. What is this
same product bringiyg to-day? How
about the fuel proposition right in this
so-called wooded country? How many
farms have woodlots? A very few.
The majority of them, in fact, are buy-
ing soft coal at $9.50 per ton and haul-
ing it home and kindling their fires
with kerosene. That's why we see so
many people who have the chance that
are nicking up pine knots from burned
over lands, cutting up stumps and
roots from the swamps and mighty
glad to get them even at that.

Now what's going on? Poplar and
balm-of-Gilead trees, about the fast
run of shad so to speak, going into
pulp wood, just sufficient in value to
furnish labor, known as_ “poverty
bolts.” Nothing at all for the ma-
terial, but just denuding the country
of its foliage and game cover. While
the State is expending vast sums for
re-forestation, the slaughter of natural
growth Jack pine and other timber far
exceeds the growth and added to this
the fire hazard caused by inefficient
lumbering methods. Squire Signal.

——-s-> <->
Chain Drug Stores Win in High Court

Corporations operating chain drug
stores were declared by the Federal
Supreme Court Monday to be entitled
to licenses notwithstanding state laws,
providing that such
stores must be registered pharmacists.
The Court
law of that nature invalid and uncon-

the owners of
declared a Pennsylvania

stitutional.

Justice Holmes and Brandeis dis-
sented, asserting that corporations
should not be granted the exception
they insisted upon, asserting that in
the sale of poisons and drugs states
had the police power to confine licens-
es for drug stores to registered phar-
macists.

The reached the Su-
preme Court in a case brought by the
Louis K. Liggett Co., which was de-

nied a license for a drug store in Han-

controversy

over, Penn., because of the state law
providing that such licenses could be
granted only to registered pharmacists.

Other corporations conducting chain
drug stores were permitted by the Su-
preme Court to file briefs supporting
the contention that such a law was un-
constitutional and invalid. The chain
drug stores declared that the public
was fully protected in the compound-
ing of prescriptions by their employ-
ment of registered pharmacists to have
charge of their prescription counters.

Michigan has a similar law, but the
Board of Pharmacy has not under-
taken to enforce it because the mem-
bers were advised by competent legal
authorities that the law was clearly
unconstitutional.

Threats to enforce the law were
made by the recently deposed director
of the of Pharmacy, but he
made so many ridiculous threats which
he failed to carry into execution that
no one paid any attention to his wild

and unfounded utterances.

Board

 

 

DRUGS

Michigan Board of Pharmacy.
President—J. C. Dykema, Grand Rapids.
Vice-Pres.—J. Edward Richardson, D>-
troit.

Director—Garfield M. Benedict, San-
dusky.

Next Examination Session—Grand Rap-
ids, third Tuesday in November.

Michigan State Pharmaceutical
Association.

President—J. M. Ciechanowski, Detroit.

Vice-President—Chas. S. Koon, Mus-
kegon.

Secretary—R. A. Turrell, Croswell.

Treasurer—L. V. Middleton, Grand
ee a
Do Special Sales Pay the Druggist?

Do special sales pay the average re-
tail druggist, and is it practicable for
him to indulge in sale merchandising?

By special sales, I do not mean
yoting contests or  sales-promotion
schemes put on by outsiders who make
a business of conducting copyrighted
sale plans on a commission _ basis.
Neither am I thinking of the price-
cutting fireworks of the retail store
that is going out of business. I mean
sales as a procedure for stimulating
business in sluggish spells or establish-
ing new customer contacts for a drug
store that, while it may be a paying
enterprise, is not keeping pace with the
growth of its community.

I know that the typical old-school
pharmacists — the ultra-conservative
fellows —do not favor sale merchan-
dising. They simply do not believe in
sales, regardless of whether the sale
can be made to pay or not; they regard
such tactics as unethical. 3ut the
modern druggist, who while duly ob-
servant of the professional canons of
his calling is a more enterprising mer-
chandiser, is interested in sales that,
not only bring in money but build
business.

The ultimate question is what sales
are of that type? If sales are business
stimulants and counter-irritants for
red-hot competition, what kinds of
merchandise make the best sales cap-
ital? Two primary facts obtrude them-
selves for consideration at this point,
the drug
business is not appreciably influenced
by season; second, few independent
druggists have any exclusive, controll-
ed profit items in their stock. The day

and they are these: first,

of own preparations—once quite wide-
spread among druggists, at least in
rural communities—is
memory.

The practicability of the sale idea
in retail drug merchandising is there-
fore dependent upon the range of quasi
pharmaceutical sundries carried and
the diversity of side lines feature. The
wants of the well—the luxury sale as
well as the staple sale—are naturally
the target of the sale merchandiser.

The prescription department may,
and quite likely will, experience some
increased activity coincident with a
store-wide sale: but while advertising
of the right kind undoubtedly has the
power to divert prescription business,
it can hardly increase the potential
demand for compounded-to-order med-
icaments.

Whereas, there were only two or
three specialties selling at more than
$2 in the drug store of twenty-five
years ago, to-day there are more than
a score of practically standard drug
store sundries that have a unit price

principally a

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

in excess of $10. Naturally, it is from
this class of goods that the best sales
ammunition is obtained,

If the purpose of a sale is to reduce
stock throughout, every line should be
featured; if it is only to stimulate busi-
ness, the shallow-profit merchandise
should be reduced in selling price only
a trifle, if at all. Ina case when every-
thing in a store is featured at 25 per
cent. off, if perchance, the run of the
demand is on a low-priced every-day
item, the net profit of the sale may just
about offset the cost of the effort. In
such a case, if most of the sales are to
regular buyers who simply ‘stock up”
at the modified prices in anticipation
of future requirements, the ultimate
result is a very definite loss.

With regard to special sales, there
are two facts that the observation of
advertising man
proves—namely: Well-established, per-
iodic sales—the kind that recur at regu-
lar times—command greater anticipa-
tory interest among the public than ir-

every experienced

 

regular sales; and, sales announced by
a store that is consistently advertised
are likely to command more interest
than the sales announcements of a
business that lacks what I may term
publicity prestige.

The psychology of the buyer’s re-
action in special sales, as can be de-
termined from an investigation of the
typical sale of the chain stores, is that
buyers overlook the paucity of the sav-
ing on most of the goods (sometimes
the saving is as little as one cent) if
there is a plausible saving of 10c or
llc on a restricted list of the chain’s
institutional products. When any re-
duction is made on standard proprie-
taries, it is usually made on some
vicarious product of the firm’s own
patent and label. By this tactic, the
chains foster consumer acceptance of
their own special brands.

Most of the chains’ favorite odd-
price leaders are perennials. A specific
illustration of the case would be a cer-
tain cold cream, used for an “odd cent”
special. This is exploited as a 50 cent
article sold for 39c, but if it ever sold
for the higher figure—the claimed value
—JI never heard of the transaction.

I believe that, ultimately, the law
will require that comparative-price
leaders featured in sales will be subject
to proof that the goods have been dis-
tributed at the nominal
claimed for them. Intil that time,
there will be some abuse of the com-
parative-price idea in retail advertising.

It is my belief that large drug stores
may profitably feature certain tested
periodic sales, because they have the
necessary turnover to enable them to
buy on a big scale for such events.
Smaller stores, in the nature of the
case, will always be more definitely re-
stricted to the service plank in the mer-
chandising platform. As a matter of
fact, however, it is much simpler to
individualize a relatively small store

 

value unit

with few lines than a great “depart-
ment drug store,” unless perchance, the
latter has a few dominant lines of wide
appeal.

When sales can be made chronologi-
cal, it helps the suggestive force. While
December, for instance, is apt to be

the druggist’s busiest month, by and
large, yet it is often the case that trade
in the regular run of merchandise is
not brisk during the first week of De-
cember.

A December economizing sale will
speed the post-Thanksgiving business.
Such a sale should be a miscellany sale
of staples, and should include a number
of utility items, such as hot water
bottles, rubber gloves, ready-made
bandages, or writing portfolios. Natur-
ally, in all of these items the druggist
would display some higher-priced num-
bers than the one featured.

January sales should feature com-
bination offers where the druggist has
the requisite capital to buy the right
kind of leaders in quantity. The post-
Christmas month is very apt to require
trade stimulation. Suggestions in
special combinations, to illustrate the
principle, would be shaving cream and
powder, toothpaste and tooth brush,
expectorant and cold tablets, and so on.
A candy special is almost always ef-
The druggist who offers ag
inexpensive face cloth with each box
of high-grade face soap, will sell more
toilet soaps during such a sale than if
the latent demand were not actuated
by some such inducement.

fective.

I realize that a monthly sale is not
practicable for every drug store, but
the old-fashioned “Spring Medicine
Sale” might be revived with good ef-
fect by many who have practically for-
gotten it. Medicaments might not be
one-quarter of the ammunition of the
sale, but they would nevertheless prove
effective in enhancing drug store shop-
ping induction during March or April.
Suggest things that may prevent sick-
ness during that month as well as
palliatives for illness.

June is the best month for a toilet
goods sale, and this event is an import-
ant and profitable one for many drug
stores.

“Demonstration of Value Giving”
sales can be undertaken sensibly only
when the druggist is in a position to
advertise a fairly impressive assortment
Seldom
can the average druggist make any
extraordinary showing in this kind of a
sale unless he carries the value-giving
endeavor into the of price
manipulation—I mean the kind of
manipulation that cuts under the quick
of a rational minimum profit.

of real money-saving items.

realm

The drug store, which has a good
reputation as a neighborhood institu-
tion, should be able to conduct a profit-
able and constructive anniversary sale
If the store holds
but two or three sales during the year,
this should easily be the biggest of
them all, because its psychological
significance (if it is presented to the
public in the right light), is an oc-
casion for the store to express its ap-
preciation of the public’s patronage
during the vear while re-dedicating
itself to the service of the community
for another year.

or birthday sale.

The policy of continued honest value
giving, rather than a fan flare of cut-
priced merchandising, should character-
ize this type of sale. Some good values
should be featured, of course, and it
would seem practicable to obtain them,

November 21, 1928

inasmuch as the proprietor has a whole
year in which to provide for this regu-
lar merchandising milestone.

The idea of a clearance sale in the
drug business is a little incongruous,
except in the case of merchandise that
is being discontinued but has not de-
teriorated. I do not suggest sales
merely for the purpose of adjusting
stocks, because that is the function of
a proper inventory system. Frequent
inventories will guide buying and avoid
any accumulation of shelf-loafers.

I have always believed that there is
a blood relationship between compara-
tive prices and cut prices. It is hard
for some merchants to resist the
temptation to say openly or by implica-
tion: “Well, John, we might just as
well say that is a 49c value as a 39c
value,” and placate their conscience by
the earnest belief that the thing offer-
ed really is a very good value at 29c.
How much better to describe an article
as “an unusually good value at this
price,” “made to sell for much more,”
or “the lowest price on this article since
1920.”

In preparing for a sale in the drug
store, it is well to note that the range
of appeal in the goods offered is quite
as important as the total number of
items featured. I know there is a very
shallow profit on some lines of cigars,
but if a sale is represented to be a store
wide sale, even cigars, and the soda
fountain as well, should make some
contribution to the occasion.

A certain 15 cent cigar might be of-
fered at two for a querter for the day
of the sale: or better still, the price of
twenty-five and fifty pack boxes shaded
a_ hair.
thus be widened to interest many men,
who would undoubtedly purchase other
personal requisites of routine mascu-
line need, even though they are not ac-
customed to timing their buying ac-
cording to sales announcements, like
women are.

Odds and ends, if they are perfectly
salable, might be featured by means of
interior displays, or on a “25 Cent
Table,” a “50 Cent Counter,” and so
on, and even if they are not great in
quantity, if they are real good values,
such miscellaneous items will make a
certain number of friends.

The range of appeal would

The principle of concentration, which
is the correct window policy in most
cases, does not hold for special sale
windows, for the idea in the case of
the big sale is to install window dis-
plays that will present a fairly compre-
hensive index to the scope of the
special values throughout the store’s
departments.

The success of a special sale is meas-
ured in two ways—the money taken in,
and the number of new customers at-
tracted. If you see some new faces
during the sale, you may well feel a
degree of assurance that the sale has
been helpful and that the sphere of the
store’s influence has been widened by
their number.

 

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purchases and the immediate net profit
thereon is not the paramount consid-
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28

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

November 21, 1928

 

GROCERY PRICE CURRENT

These quotations are carefully corrected weekly, within six hours of mailing

and are intended to be correct at time of going to press.

Prices, however, are

liable to change at any time, and merchants will have their orders filled at mar-
ket prices at date of purchase. For price changes compare with previous issues.

 

ADVANCED | DECLINED
Apricots Pork
Raisins Smoked Hams

 

AMMONIA

Quaker, 24-12 oz. case
Quaker, 12-32 oz. case
Bo Peep, 24, sm. case
Bo Peep, 12. lge. case

ho bo bo bo

 

APPLE BUTTER
Quaker, 24-12 oz., doz. 2

Quaker, 12-38 oz.,

=
AXLE GREASE
48, 1 Ib.
24, 3 Ib.
10 lp. pails, per
15 lb. pails, per
25 lb. pails, per

doz.
doz. 1

>

doz. 3

3
1

doz. 19

BAKING POWDERS

Arctic, 7 oz. tumbler
Queen Flake, 16 oz., dz
Royal, 10c, doz.
Royal, 6 oz., doz.
Royal. 12 oz, doz. __
Royal, 5 Ib.
Calumet, 4 oz,
Calumet, 8 o0z.,
Calumet, 16
Calumet. 5 Ib..
Calumet, 19 Ib..
Rumford, 10c, per doz.
Rumford. 8 oz., doz.
Rumford, 12 oz..
Rumford,

K. C. Brand

10¢
15¢
20¢
25¢

size,
size,
size,
size,
size,
80c size. doz.
10 Ib. size, % doz.

BLUING

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Am. Ball,36-1 0z., cart.
Quaker, 1% oz., Non-
freeze, dozen

1
2

doz. 19

1

doz. 2
5 Ib.. doz. 12

JENNINGS

The Oriainal

1

Boy Blue. 36s. per cs. 2

BEANS and PEAS

Per case
70

00
75
00

85
70

100 ib. bag

Brown Swedish Beans
Pinto Beans
Red Kidney Beans --
White Hand P. Beans 1
Cal. Lima Beans ----. 1
Black Eye Beans --
Split Peas, Yellow --
Split Peas, Green --
Seotch Peas .._________

BURNERS

ore. are No. 1 and
. oo.” ....
White. een. No. 1
and 2, doz.

BOTTLE CAPS
Single Lacquor, 1 gross
pkg., per gross ----
Dbl. Lacquor, 1 gross

9
9
9
0
2
8
8
8
6

00
50
50
25
00
50
00
50
50

1 35

Mae 2 25

16

pkg., per gross ---. 16%

BREAKFAST FOODS

Kellogg’s Brands.
Flakes, No. 136
Flakes, No. 124
Corn Flakes. No. 102
Pep, No. 224
Pep. No. 202

Corn
Corn

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85
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7

90

 

Ixrumbles, No. 424 __. 2 70
Bran Flakes, No. 624 2 25
Bran Flakes, No. 602 1 50
hice isrispies, 6 oz. -. 2 70
tice Krispies, 1 oz. .. 1 50
hvaitfe Hag, 12 1- Ib.”
Cal 73
Ail Gran, 16 of. ____ 2 eo
All Bran, 10 oz... 8 8
Au Giah, % of .... EW
Post Brands.
Grape-Nuts, 24s _..___ 3 80
Grape-Nuts, 100s -... 2 75
Instant Postum, No. 8 5 40
Instant Postum, No. 10 4 50
Postum Cereal, No. 0 2 25
Post Toasties. 36s -. 2 85
Post Toasties, 24s -_ 2 85
Post's Bran, @is _... 2 70
Pills Gran, is _...... 1 90
Roman Meal, 12-2 lb._ 3 35
Cream Wheat, 18 --.. 3 90
Cream Barley, 18 .... 3 40
Ralston Food, 18 __-. 4 00
Maple Flakes, 24 ---. 2 50
Rainbow Corn Fla., 36 2 50
dilver_Flake Oats, 18s 1 40
Silver Flake Oats, 12s 2 25
90 lb. Jute Bulk Oats,
Bi 2 85
Ralston New Oata, 24 2 70
Ralston New Oata, 12 2 70
Shred. Wheat Bis., 36s 3 85
Shred. Wheat Bis., 72s 1 55
Trace, 2 1 7
Wheatena, 18s -_----- 3 70
BROOMS
Jewen, a0%. .__...._.___ 5 26
Standard Parlor, 23 tb. 8 25
Fancy Parlor, 23 Ib... 9 25
Ex. Fancy Parlor 25 Ib. 9 75
Ex. Fey. ~— 26 Ib. 10 00
a 1 75
Whisk, No. “ oe 2 7
BRUSHES
Scrub
Solid Back, 8 in. ---. ) 50
Solid Back, 1 in. -... 1 75
Pointed Ends  -_---- _ {@
Stove
Reker 1 80
No 00
rari. 2 60
Shoe
No: 44... 2 25
Ne: 2) 2 3 00
BUTTER COLOR
Dandelion __----.--. — 3 85
CANDLES
Electric Light, 40 Ibs. 12.1
Plumber, 40 lbs. —-_--- 8
Paraffine, 68 -—-------- 14%
Paraffine, 128 -------- 14%
Witter 2 40
Tudor, 68, per box -_ 30
CANNED FRUIT
Apples, No. 10 __.__ 50
Apple Sauce, No. 10 8 00

Apricots, No. 2% 3 40@
Apricots, No. 10 8 50@1
Blackberries, No. 10

Blueberries, No. 10 _- . 00

3 90
1 00
7 50

Cherries, No. = ..... 25
Cherries, No. 2% -... 4 00
Cherries, No. 10 -... 13 00
Cherries, No. 10 _ 42
Peaches, No. 10 Mich. 3 75
Peaches, No. 2% Mich 2 20
Peaches, 2% Cal. 2 25@2 60
Peaches, 10, Cal. —-.. 8 50
Pineapple, 1 sli. .-... 1 35
Pineapple, 2 sli. ..-_._ 2 45
P’apple, 2 br. sl. -... 2 25
P’apple, 2 br. sl. -... 2 40
P’apple, 2%, sli. ---.. 3 00
P’apple, 2, cru. _._-. 3 60
Pineapple, 10 crushed 9 00
Pears, No. 2 ....... 3 00
Pears, No. 2% ------ 3 75
Raspberries, No. 2 blk 3 25

Raspb’s. Red. No. 10 11 50

Raspb’s Black,

No 18 15 00
Rhubarb, No. 10 —... 4 75
Strawberries, No. 2 _. 3 25
Strawh’s, No. 10 __.. 11 00

CANNED FISH
Clam Ch'der. 7 oz. 1 35
Clam Ch., No. 2 2 75
Clams. ison No 1 2 00
Clams. Minced, No. % 2 25
Finnan Haddie, 10 oz 3 30
Clam Bouillon, 7 oz.. 2 56
Chicken Haddie, No. 1 2 76
Tish Flakes, small —. 1 35

==

Cod Fish Cake, 10 oz.
Cove Oysters, 5 oz. —
Lobster, No. %, Star 2
Shrimp, 1, wet —..._
Sard’s, % Oll, Key .. 6

Sard’s, % Oil, Key __ 5 75
Sardines. 44 Oil, k’less 5

Salmon, Red Alaska 3 00
Salmon, Med. Alaska 2 40
Salmon, Pink Alaska 2 25
Sardines, Im. \%, ea. 10@28
Sardines, Im., %, ea. 25
Sardines, Cal. _.'1 25@2 25
Tuna, %, Curtis , doz. 4 00
Tuna, 48s, Curtis, doz. 2

Tuna, % Blue Fin  _. 2 25
Tuna, is. Curtis, doz. 7

CANNED MEAT
Bacon, Med. Beechnut
Bacon, Lge. Beechnut

Beef, No. 1, Corned __ 3 10
Beef, No. 1, Roast ___. 3 10
Beef, No. 2%, Qua. sili. 60
Beef, 3% oz. Qua. sli.

Beef, No. 1, B nut, sli.
Beefsteak & Onions, s
Chill. Con Ca, ia __
Deviled Ham, %s —-_-
Deviled Ham, %s
Hamburg Steak &

Who co mY oo 08 oe
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Onions, No, 1 __.... 3 15
Potted Beef, 4 oz. _.. 1 10
Potted Meat, 4 Libby 56

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 25

Baked Beans

Campielis .... 115
uaker, 18 oz. 2 95
Fremont, No. 2 —..... 1.25
Smimer,; NWO. - oo 95
smaer, NO. 2... 3 2 es
Van Camp, small -_.. 90
Van Camp, mied. _... 1 16

CANNED VEGETABLES.

Asparagus.

No. 1, Green tips -. 3 75
No, 244, Large Green 4 50
W. Beans, cut 2 1 ia 75
W. Beans, 10 7 60
Green Beans, 2s 1 “2 25
Green Beans, 10s _. 7 50
L. Beans, 2 gr. 1 35@2 66
Lima Beans, ma Snnner : 16
Red Kid, No. 2 --_._- 1 25
Beets, No. 2, a 1 75@2 40
Beets, No. 2, cut 1 16@1 86
Beets, No. 2, cut 1 25@2 35
Corn, No. 2, stam. — 1 16
Corn, Ex. stan. No. 2 1 &%&
Corn, No, 2, Fan. 1 80@2 35
Corn, No. 10
Hominy, No .3
Okra, No. 2,
Okra, No. 2, cut
Mushrooms, Hotels __ 32
Mushrooms, Choice, 8 oz. 35
Mushrooms, stall Extra 60
Peas, No. 2. E of a
Peas, No. 2, sit,

June... 1 85
Peas, °No. 2, Ex. Sift.

2

J.
Peas, Ex. Fine, French 26
Pumpkin, No. 3 1 45@1 .
Pumpkin, No. 10 5 00@5 5
Pimentos. %, each bes
Pimentoes, %,. each --
Sw’t Potatoes. No. 2% 2 25
Sauerkraut, No.3 1 45@1
Succotash, No. 2 1 65@2
Succotash, No. 2, glass :
Spinach, No.
Spnach, No. 2-.. i a01
Spinach, No. 3_. 2 25@2
Spirsich, No. 10_ 6 50@7
Tomatoes, No. 2 1 20@1
Tomatoes, No. 3. 1 90@2
Tomatoes, No. 10 7 00@7 5

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CATSUP,

Beech-Nut, small __-. 1
Lily of Valley, 14 oz._. 2
Lily of Valley, % pint 1
Paramount, 24, 8s _... 1
Paramount, 24, 16s __ 2
Sniders,
Sniders, 16 oz.
Quaker,
Quaker,
Quaker, 90
Quaker, Gallon Glass 11 00
Quaker, Gallon Tin __ 7 5f

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CHILI SAUCE

Snider, 16 of. 3 30
mmider, 8 oz. _.... 2 86
Lilly Valley, 8 oz. _. 2 26
Lilly Valley. 14 oz. .. 3 26

OYSTER COCKTAIL.

Sniders, 16 oz. -.--.. a
Sniders, 8 oz. -_-.. 2 86
CHEESE.
Roquefort __.__ ca
Kraft, smali items 1 65
Kraft, American -. 1 65
Chili, small tins -. 1 65
Pimento, small tins 1 65
Roquefort, sm. tins 2 25

Camembert, sm. tins 2 25
Wisconsin Daisy 27

Misconein Fiat ___.._ oi
New York June _...._ Se
Sap Sago 42
Bee ee 34
CHEWING GUM.
Adams Black Jack --_-. 65
Adams Bloodberry --.-- 5
Adams Dentyne __-_----- 65
Adams Calif. Fruit __-- 65
Adams Sen Sen _______- 65
Beeman’s Pepsin __---- 65
Beechnut Wintergreen.
Beechnut Peppermint —-
Beechnut Spearmint -._
Doublemint —-...-------- 65

Peppermint, Wrigleys _. 65

Spearmint, Wregileys __ 65
saucy Fruit 65
Wrigley’s P-K -_--_---- 65
ee 65
Teaver —.. 65

CLEANER
Holland Cleaner
Mfd. by Dutch Boy ee

 

 

30 in Case ..2 50
Droste’s Dutch, 1 Ib._- 8 50
Droste’s Dutch, % ib. 4 50
Droste’s Dutch, % Ib. 2 %6
Droste’s Dutch, 5 lb. 60
Chocolate Apples ---. 4 50
Pastelles, No. 1  ----_12 60
Pastelies, % lb. ---_--- 6 60
Pains De Cafe  _.----- 3 60
Droste’s Bars, 1 doz. 2 00
Delft Pastelles -_---- 2 15
1 lb. Rose Tin Bon
mons 2. s 00
7 oz. Rose Tin Bon
Bons 9 00
13 ez. Creme De Cara-
enue 13 20
12 oz. Rosaces -.---- 10 8¢@
% Ib. Rosaces _.---. 7 80
% Ib. Pastelles ._---- 3 40
Langues De Chats .. 4 80
CHOCOLATE.

Baker, Caracas, %s -.-- 37
Baker, Caracas, 4s -.-- 35

CLOTHES LINE.
Hemp, 50 ft. ____ 2 00@2 26
—— Cotton,

oe 50@4 00
Braided, ot... 3
Sash Cord _--- 3 50@4 00

 

HUME GROCER CO.

ROASTERS
MUSKEGOR, MICS

 

COFFEE ROASTED
1 tb. Package

 

Melrose
Liberty
Quaker
NaPOW .2accac le 40
— ieuse. _..--- 49
wen 37
Royal Clb . coe 41

McLaughlin’s Kept-Fresh

Kile
pps: RVICE

  

Nat.

Gro. Co. Brands
Lighthouse, 1 Ib. tins__ 49
Pathfinder, 1 lb. tins_. 45
Table Talk, 1 Ib. cart. 43
Square Deal, 1 lb. car. 394%
Above brands are packed

in both 30 and 50 Ib. cases.
Coffee Extracts

per 100 ___-_-
Frank's 50 pkgs. __ 4 26
Hummel’s 60 1 Ib. 10%

CONDENSED MILK

M. x.

Leader, 4 doz. -...- 7 00
hacia 4 doz. 2 9 00
Mit K COMPOUND
Hebe, Tall, 4 doz,  . 4 50
Hebe. Baby. 8 do. __ 4 40
Carolene, Tall, 4 doz.3 80
Cerolene, Baby —__---- 3 50
EVAPORATED MILK
Quaker, Tall. 4 doz... 4 75
Quaker, Baby, 8 doz. 4 65
Quaker, Gallon, % doz. 4 65
Carnation, Tall, 4 doz. 5 10
Carnation, Baby, 8 dz. 5 00
Oatman’s Dundee, Tall 5 10
Oatman’s D'dee, Baby 5 00
Every. Day, Tall ___. 80
Every Day. Baby ... 4 70
Pet, Tal 2 5 10
Pet, Baby, 8 oz... 5 00
Borden's Tau o 5 10
Borden's Baby —.._.. 5 00

CIGARS
G. J. Jonhnson’s Brand

G. J. Johnson Cigar,
0G
Worden Grocer Co, Brands
Alredalg 35 00
Havana Sweets --.. 35 00
Hemeter Champion -. 37 50
Canadian Club ---_-- 35 00
Rose O Cuba, Slims 37 50
igttie Tom 37 60
Tom Moore Monarch 75 00
Tom Moore Panetris 65 00
T. Moore Longfellow 95 00
Webster Cadillac _._. 75 00
Webster Astor Foil_. 75 00
Webster Knickbocker 95 00
Webster Albany Foil 95 00
Bering Apollos -... 95 00
Bering Palmitas —. 115 00
Bering Diplomatica 115 00
Bering Delioses ___. 120 00
Bering Favorita .... 135 00
Bering Albas -...... 150 00
CONFECTIONERY
Stick Candy —
Standard .........
Pure Sugar Sticks 600s 4 z
Big Stick, 20 lb. case 18
Mixed Candy
Kindergarten -_____ __ one
center -14
a oO oo an
French Creams ____---. 16
Paris Creams ......_...... 17
cones li
Fancy Chocolates
5 lb. Boxes
Bittersweets, Ass’ted 1 76
Choc Marshmallow Dp 1 70
Milk Chocolate A A : >
Nibble Sticks  - _-_--__
Chocolate Nut Rolls — 1 88
Magnolia Choe  -.... -— 1 26
Bon Ton Choc, ... 1 60
Gum Drops —_
Anse CC
Champion Gums -...- — ie
Challenge Gums -.... i
Bevorte 19
Superior, Boxes ___.--.. 23
Lozenges Pails
A. A. Pep. Lozenges 16
A. A. Pink Lozenges 16
A. A. Choc. Lozenges 16
Motto Hearts -_------ 19
Malted Milk Lozenges 21
Hard Goods Pails
Lemon Drops --.----.- 18

O. F. Horehound dps. .. 18
Anise Squares 18
Peanut Squares -_------ 17
Horehound Tablets __-. 18

Cough Drops Bxs
retams 1 36
Smith Bros, 1 60

Package Goods
Creamery Marshmallows
4 oz. pkg.. 128, cart.
4 oz. pke.. 48s. case 3 40

Specialities
Pineapple Fudge --.---- 23
Italian Bon Rons -..-- 17
3anquet Cream Mints_ 25
Silver Kine M.Mallows 1 25
Handy Packages, 12-10c 80

Bar Goods
Mich. Sugar Ca., 24, 5c 76
Pal O Mine, 24, 5c --.. 76
Malty Milkies, 24, fe _. 765
Lemon Rolls 15
tt 6 75
Sees 75

Tru tov. 4 be
No-Nut, 24, 5e

COUPON BOOKS
50 Economic grade 3 60
100 Economic grade 4 ov
50@ Economic grade 20 vu
1000 Keonomic grade 37 60
Where 1,000) bOOKS are
ordered at a time, spectal-
ly printed front cover Is
furnished without charge.

CREAM OF TARTAR

6 ib. Dexes -o. 43
DRIED FRUITS
Appies
NY. Fey., 50 Ib. box 15%
N. Y. Fey., 14 oz. pkg. 16
Apricots
ive porated, Choice 23
IEvacorated, Faney — as
Ewa sorate?, Slabs —.._ 18
Citron
1) ib, Dox. J. 4u
Currants
Jackages, 14° oz. __..._ 20
Greek, Bulk, 1p. ._... 20
Oates
Dromedary, 36s .._.-_ 6 7d
Peaches
Byan. Cneice Goo 13
Evap. Ex. Fancy, P.P. 16
Peel
Lemon, American ----- 30
Orange, American —_..- 3U
Raisins
Seeded, bulk —....___ 07

Thompson's s‘dles bik vu},
Thompson's seedless,

15 oz. ie se O81
Seeded, 15 oz. _ 081%
California Prunes
60@70, 25 lb. boxes_.@09
50@60, 25 lb. buxes--Wwlu
40w50, 25 lb. boxes__@11!%
30@40, 25 lb. boxes__@12}2
20@30, 25 lb. boxes--@16
18@24, 25 lb. boxes__@17
Hominy
Pearl, 100 lb. sacks — 3 60
Macaron!

Mueller’s Brands
9 oz. package, per doz. 1 30
9 oz. package, per case 2 60

Bulk Goods
Hinow, 20 to. ...-- Te
Egg Noodle, 10 lbs. -. 14
Pear! Barley
ey aged CEE Gok 25
HC ap es gab ESS 7 Ov
ste orm ......... & 00
Sage
Bast india -...--.--.---- 10
Tapioca
Pearl, 100 Ib. sacks -- 09
Minute, 8 oz.. 3 doz. 4 05

Dromedary Instant _ 280

FLAVORING EXTRACTS

 

JENNINGS’
PURE
FLAVORING
EXTRACT
Vanilla and
Lemon
PRY a > ice
Ti Same Pr
| treet a of. .. 1 25
Pe Mam 61% oz. __ 1 80
2% oz. .. 3 OL
3% oz. -- 4 20
2 OZ. .. 2 To
4 oz. . 5 OU
8 oz. _. 9 00
16 OZ. —_ _& Ou
3% 02
Amersealed
At It 56 Years.
Jiffy Puneh
3 doz. Carton -...-._. 3 26
Assorted flavors.
FLOUR
Vv. C. Milling Co. Brands
Aly Waite 2.2) 8 gu
Harvest Queen -_---. 7 50

Yes Ma’am Graham,
50s

FRUIT CANS
F. O. B. Grand Rapids

Mason

Half pint. _............ a 1 OO
One pint —.-.. oes A ae
One quart ... _._... 8 16
Half gallon ---.---. 12 16

ideal Glass Top.
Hall pint... 6.
Gne pint 2... 9 30
One quart ---..----- 11 «+14
Half gallon __..-.-... 15 40

 

 

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November 21, 1928 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 29
GELATINE PEANUT BUTTER Loin, med aaa ane a. aie i 1s WASHING POWDERS TABLE SAUCES
Butts : ok 19 54 Stove Enamel, dz. ; Lea & Perrin, large_. 6 00
Jell-O, 3 @en 2 2 85 Shoulders : 16 Vulcanol, No. 5, doz. 95 _ _— get S = : a Lea & Perrin, small__ 3 35
Minute, 3 doz, -___---- 4 05 Spareribs, iG Vulcanol, No. 10, doz. 135 Brio : 1 ge Gopper 1 60
vtymouth, White ---- 1 55 Meck bones ve, per dow. .... © Gitnatna 6 don sm fev Mint. 2 40
Quaker, 3 doz. -_------ 4 40 Tr mmings : M4 Grandma, 100, 5c _... 3.70  Tobasco, 2 oz. -_------ 4 25
SALT Grandma, 24 Large __ 3 70 ay ee 9 02., doz, 3
A- eco acters eae ‘
JELLY AND PRESERVES no ole Colonial, 24, 2 Ib *% Gis vel is tans 3 30 "sm 5
» 24, . -+-- Gold Dust, 12 Large 320 A-1 small -_---------- 3 15
" Barreled Pork , ; S 2 , a ‘ 4
Pure, 30 Ib. pails -..-3 30 Clear Back _. 25 00@28 00 one _ a ge : 2 Golden Rod, 24 __---- 425 Caper, 2 0%. ---------- 3 &
‘mitation, 30 Ib. pails 1 75 s Clear26 00@29 00 Olonial, lodized, 00 La France Laun., 4 dz. 3 60
Pure, 6 oz., Asst., doz. 95 , Short Cut Clear Med. No. 1 Bbls. ---_ 2 85 Old Dutch Clean. 4 dz 3 40 TEA
buckeye, Ld oZ., doz. 2 00 _ by oe eo Med. No. 1, 100 lb. bk. 95 Octagon, 96s - 3 $0
Bel Car-Mo Brand D S Bellies .. 18-20@18-19 Farmer Siec, 70 & 88 Rinna 4s USS Japan
1h Tins packers Moat, 50 Ib 687 Rinso, 346 5 i
JELLY GLASSES 8 oz, 2 do. in case. oo a ee ee fer ieee BU No More, 100, 10 " Gao ee
on, per 48, 36 15 Ib. pails ------------ a0 ib. tuba .aavanee @ pace a2 oe 0%. ----------------- 385 Fancy ---_---------- 54@59
25 Ib. pails ------------ 50 lb. tubs _..-advance % Block. rr oo ‘ a Rub No More, 20 Lg. 4 00 <— cae oe Pe
OLEOMAHGARINE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. 20 |b. pails ----advance % Baker Salt, 280 Ib. bbl. 4.10 SPotless Cleanser, 48, ee sita| eed measles
From Tank W * a. eae aur eres " St ee cant 7. ian ; : Choi —
s agon. o Ib, pauls ---~ 35, 4 lb., per bale -__. 2 69 an ush, OZ. .. Cee ee -. 40
Van Westenbrugge Brands Red Crown Gasoline _. 11 3 Ib. pails ----advance 1 50, 3 Ib, er hala. @ ak «6Sapollo, % doz. 16 Bancy 2 @
Carload Disributor Red Crown Ethyl ------ 14 Compound tierces —--- 13 , 28 Ib. bags, Table __ 42 Soapine, 100, 12 oz. —~ 6 40
— Solite Gasoline  -.._____ 14. Compound, tubs -.---- 18% Old Hickcory, Smoked, Snowboy, 100, 10 oz. 400 ,,., Ceylon
, a. ae at 450 Snowboy, 24 Large 4.89 - (ehoe. medium ——-.
— “ r rrels peedee, OZ. ------ English Breakfast
aw ne °
| O Perfection Kerosine __ 13.6 —_ Soon a a deh 50 >> aap ee mies Congou, Medtum ~_ a
i 7 VOY 2s — Fyandotte, 48 _____ So! Se
ee es at 21 — 2 cao Ces Wee
Doge - SER CAKES OR HARDEN Congou, Fancy __._ 42@43
Veal
Best Foods ISO-VIS MOTOR OILS~ Tongue, Jellied ------ 35 SPICES nied Oolong
. In iron Barrels Headcheese ---------- 18 Wikicla ‘Gotan Gu ---+---------- — 2
Nucoa, 1 Ib. —--------- $ : oe... 77. oo
Nucoa. 2 and 5 lb. ne Medi 2 Le Smoked Meats Allspice, Jamaica ___. @25 Le See eee “
Meaty 77.1 Hams, Cer: fa 10 os a psa eee oa TWINE
Ex. Heavy __.___ 77.1 Hams, Cert., Skimne assia, Canton -_-._. 2
Witsen & Coe Grande = ey) . 16-18 lb @ 27 Cassia, 5c pkg., doz. @40 Cott
Oleo Ham, dried beef Ginger, African ..._. @19 Caer aon = ns 4
S a let ere agg on Ginger, Cochin -___. @25 Wool, 6 ply - 0
ee er 18 California Hams -- @17% Papo Penang ee 460 eS Se
Nut -------------- --<- Picnic Boiled Mixea, Ne. F ... @32
ee 19 Hams 20) @a5 Mixed. 5c pkgs., doz. @45 vi
Special Roll ----- Baied Hams... ss @ Nutmegs, 70@90 _____ @59 Cider, 40 a
Minced Hams — -— @21 Nutmegs, 105-1 10 __ @59 White Wine, 80 srain__ rH
MATCHES Light --___________ 65.1 peicon 4/6 Cert. -- 24 @32 Per case, 24, 2 Ibs. .. 340 Pepper, Black ------ @4€ White Wine grain__ 25
, BACGIUM 65.1 Five case lots -.-.-. 2 30 Brae ne, 40 grain. 19
Swan, 144 ------------ 4 fy es ~------------- - Beef luuized, 24, 2 Ibs, __-- 3 40 ae
ae ee ee ee ee 65.1 poneless, rump 28 00@38 00 ure Ground in Bulk WICKING
Searchlight, 144 box-. 5 00 Extra heavy ---------- 65.1 Rump, new _. 29 00@32 00 gia be a ae
Ouio Bed Label, 1440x420 Polarine “P" 65.1 fe. oes Oe bom
Uhio Blue Tip, 144 box 500 Transmission Oil __-_ 65.1 Liver : Cloves, Zanzibar ---. @46 No 1, per gross ____ 1 26
Ohio Blue Tip. 720-lc 4 9v Finol, 4 oz. cans, doz. 1 60 Beef -----.-------------- 20 Cassia. Canton -____- @23 No. 2, per gross -_.. 1 50
istie Seat Wee lo 485 finol, 8 oz. cans, doz. 2 25 Calf -----,-------------- bs ia Corkin  ----- O32 he .S ao oo 2 =
+P oiiable, 14k 2222 4 09 Pavowax 100 tb = 93 Pork = 0606 OSS Seal ‘ z cS Olls, per doz. 90
a 144 535 Patowax. 40,1 ib O65 Mace, Penang ______ 1 39 tochester, No. 2, doz. 60
a = RICE : Pepper, Black | | @55 Rochester, No. 3, doz. 2 00
*| Free with Ten Parowax, 20, 1 Ib. 9.7 Fancy Blue Ros 05% Nutn @59 Rayo, per edo 6
. fancy slue Kose 2 q NCGS @5¢ ayo, Ea 7
Baney Head 2. Or Pepper, White _.___. @80
Pepper, Cayenne ____ @37
Safety Matches Paprika, Spanish ____ @45 WOODENWARE
Quaker, 5 gro, case_- 4 50 ROLLED OATS Baskets
Silver Flake, 12 New aoe Seasoning Bushels, narrow band
rocesS —----~------ Q : '
MOLASSES Quaker, 18 Regular -- 1 80 CMA hide, Me $4 Bolas ee
Quaker, 12s Family -- 2 70 Celery Salt, 3 oz. 95 sacd bi ’
Molasses in Cans Mothers, 12s, China. 3 80 eta  . ££ von aon Mae 90
Dove, 36, 3 Ib. Wh. L. 5 6v Nedrow, 12s, China -- 3 x Onion Salt .........1385 Market. single handle. 96
¢ b Wh. L. 6 20 Sacks, 90 1b. Jute -- 4 90 Garte 22 1 35 Market, extra a 1 60
—_* 7 : tie " 4 30 RUSKS ae a o $0 Sount nee 2 8 50
oe, ee ee ee 6 chen Bouquet _-__ 460 Splint. medium _._.. 7 50
Dove, 24, 2% lb. Biack 3 90  Semdac, 12 pt. cans 2_75 Dutch Libel Naga Co. ie , - oa aot Lc ee 2@ «6Splint, emall 6 z
oe : O Lec, per case —-_-—— io rjoram, Gf a ee ee
Dove, 6 10 Ib. Blue L. 4 45 Semdac, 12 qt. cans 4-65 .,. rolls, per case ---- 4 25 Rapid Running 175 Savory, 1 oz a Churns
Faimetto, 24, 2% Ib. 56 76 18 rolls, per case ---- 2 2b Thyme, 1 oz. _........ 99 Barrel, & gal., each __ 2 40
PICKLES Baa ea er ae 6 es
2 car Ss, € -- Oo al., per on
NUTS—Whole Medium Sour 18 cartons, per case -- 2 55 Twenty Mule Team ’ _ .
Almonds, Tarragona__ 25 5 gallon, 400 count -. 4 76 36 cartons, per case _. 5 00 bi ie Ib. pectnece ae : 2 10 at ent +a
Brazil, New --------- 24 Fog oe RAOS Eee co 2 STARCH oe ef Ta
Fancy Mixed _.------ 25 Sweet Small Sa ee roe a ae Gana ae
Filberts, Sicily ------ 22 wa ie 04 59 Atm and Hammer -- 3 75 Corn 4 at. Galvanized ___-
; a soe y, 16 Gallon, 2250 --_--- 24 50 SOAP 12 qt. Flaring Gal. Ir. 6 00
Peanuts, Vir. Roasted 11% = Gallon. 750 9 7D SAL SODA Kingsfurd, 40 lbs 11% =6.10 qt. Tin Dairy 4 00
Pome. em. Oe Ne OO srariuiated. fits, 196 Am Wamlly, 106 tex € 30 Govuersa bags 4 66 oon
Pecans, & star .--__-- 22 . bout Granulated, 60 tbs. cs. 1 60 Crystal White, 100 -_ 410 Argo, 48 ASG pkgs. 3 60 Traps
Pecans, Jumbo ------ 40 Dil Fickies _ Granulated, 36 2% Ib. Export. 100 box ____- 385 Gecam 48-1 "4.89 Mouse, Wood, 4 holes. 60
Pecans, Mammoth -- 50 * Gal, 40 to Tin, doz. -- 9 29 npackapes =. _ 240 Bie Jack, 60s 4 75 Quaker O14 0 7% Mouse, wood, 6 holes. 70
Walnuts, Cal. ---. 30@35 No 236 Vins (2. 225 Fels Naptha, 100 box 5 50 ee ee : Mouse, tin, & holes __ 65
iia 07 ee coD FISH Flake White, 10 box 4 05 an Rat, wood 9. 1 00
Middies _____._______- Grdma White Na. 10s 3 75 ss Rat, sprime@ _......_ 1 00
ae : a wed aes a be sag Y% |b. Pure = 19% dup tose, 0G tox. 79% any 45. 1 Ib pee. 36q |06(MOUlS. SoFing 30
alte eanuts Cop, 3 doz. in bx. OZ, ~~~ -~--------- |  Batey, 100 box —_._ 4 00 i 4S 68 ln aks 8 Es
: 1 Wood boxes, Pure -.— 80% Palm Olive, 144 box 11 00 pha Ae — pase " a3 Fare Tubs el
Fancy, No. i .-_-_____ 4 PLAYING CARDS Whole Cad TEA Wave 100 bo 46 Stee Ch Bes ae zarge Galvanized -___ 8 75
oC . Octagon, 130 ie oe Som. 48, ls -. 11% Medium Galvanized __ 7 50
Battle Axe, per doz. 2 65 HERRING a ~ Hlastic, 64 pkgs. ---_ 5 35 Small Galvanized ____ 6 50
Shelled Bicycle £0 Fummo, 100 hox —-- 4&5 ‘Tiger. 43-1 330
aa Holland Herring Sweetheart, 100 box _ 570 -figer, 50 Ibs. ____..-_ 06 Washboards
Aimands (2. 70 Mixed, Keys -------- 00 Grandpa Tar, 50 sm. 2 10 : io Banner, Globe .__---_ 6 60
Peanuts, Spanish, POTASH Mixed, half bbls. -- 900 Grandpa Tar, 50 Ige. 3 50 Brass, single —_____ 6 25
125 lb. bags ------- 12, Babbitt’s, 2 doz. --__ 2 75 Mixed, bbls. —------- 6 00 Quaker Hardwater Glass, single _______-- 6 00
Filberts 32 Milkers, Kegs ------- 110 Cocoa, 72s, box __-. 2 85 CORN SYRUP Double Peaslias _ 3 50
: er ee Milkers, nalf bbls. _- 10 00 fairbank Tar, 100 bx 4 00 Single Peerless _____- 7 BO
Pecans Salted -------- 80 FRESH MEATS Milkers, bbls. ------ 18 00 ‘Trilby Soap, 100, 10¢ 7 25 Corn Northern Queen _____ 5 50
eee K K K K, Norway -- 19 50 Williams Barber Bar, 9s 50 ,, we acy Universal." 7 25
Beef 8 lb. pails ----------- } {°. Williams Mug, per doz. 48 fee oe oe a3 . --------
. ; 5 Cut Lunch _.____..._- , 3 <aro. No. 5, 1 dz. 3 67
‘ion Steers & Hell. _.. 26 : 3 eo : 2 Wood Bowls
MINCE MEAT Pops eeers & HT, 15%4@24 Boned, 10 Ib. boxes -_ 17 écuiieane Blue Karo, No. 10 347 43 in. Butter ____._.. 00
poaan 3t rs . Re ; 72, ae bane Herring A s Red Karo. No. 1% cn 91 15 in Butter 9 00
None Such, 4 doz. -..6 47 Med. Steers © oe. aig Ged Karo, No. 5.0 dz 405 <2 2 ee oo
Quaker, 3 doz. case _. 350 Com. Steers pte oe ee '’ — i n Red Karo, No. 10 3 85 19 ii Butter saa 5 Oe
Libby, Kegs, wet, lb. 22 ackere a ae
Veal es Tubs, 60 Count, fy. fat 5 be Imit. Maple Flavor
Top (2... = 4 Pails. 10 Ib. Fancy fat l lod Orange, No. 14%, 2 dz. 3 36 WRAPPING PAPER
OLIVES Band 21 eo Non any
bide oc eg ae 30 White Fish Orange. No. 5, 1 doz. 475 bre, Manila, white. 66%
§ oz. Jar, Plain, doz. 14¢ Med. Fancy, 100 Ib. 13 00 Maple and Cane No. t Bibra 0. 07
10 oz. Jar, Plain, doz. 2 35 Lamb : x Butchers BD. F. ...... 06%
in oe der Ws ie AR tah 24 SHOE BLACKENING RCAUIMCM, BGP Ol a FO eee itl 07
Pint oo pico — 3 = ca oe ene 29 2 in 1, Paste, doz. — 1 36 Kanuck, 5 gal. can __ 6 50 Kraft Stripe __________ 09%
int tam, Pe F088 atu 20 1. Z Combination, dz. 1 % Maple
ial. Glass Jugs, Pla. 2 Ti Pane ee Dri-Foot, doz. -_---.- 2 00 Le Ho
5 Gal. Kegs, each ____ 8 09 Bixbys. Doz. 1 35. Michigan, per gal. -- 2 75 YEAST CAKE
She den’ buted aoe. : 38 Mutton Shinola, doz. --------- 90 Welchs, per gal. ---. 3 25 Magic, 3 doz. __-..-.- 2 70
< , : .2 2 Sunlight, 3 doz. —~....
9% os. Jar, Stuff., doz. 350 Good ___--------------- 18 STOVE POLISH Sunlight, 1% dua. i is
1 Gal: dues, Stuff, d2. 275 = wWedtum 2.2 16 Bee a ae ! . COOKING OIL Yeast Foam, 3 doz. __ 2 70
‘oor 3 Black Si aiquid, dz. ’ Ee
Poop 22. 3 Black Silk Paste, doz. 1 26 Mazola Yeast Foam, 1% doz. 1 35
PARIS GREEN Pork Enameline Paste, doz. : = on. 2 bases 2
i Wuarts, CRM ao
YaS——a-nn-nnannn-a=--- $4 Light hogs -------- i4 ee ae ic Half Gallons, 1 doz. _ 1175 _YEAST—COMPRESSED
32 I nOgs -.-__--- > Se ' : Ce : é 6 :
5 Hesium noms —-—--- 1FFendiom, por dom. -- 185 "0 com canon, $4.00 par ense Gallons, % dos. —- 1 29 Fieinchyaan, per dom, 20

30

THANKSGIVING DAY.

 

Lest We Forget Its Deeper Higher
Meaning.

Calling attention to the peace and
plenty and prosperity with which as a
have
President some weeks ago issued the

Nation we been blessed, our
usual proclamation for the last Thurs-

day in November. The stores will
close, the factories will shut down, the
schools will take at least a one-day
vacation. As this issue of the Trades-
man goes to press, the country is on
the eve of the celebration of one of our
great National holidays.

For what is this cessation from cus-
tomary activities? What does it all
mean?

Feasting in cottages and in mansions
throughout the land, renewal of the
ties of blood and of close friendship,
and in some places where weather and
other conditions permit, amusements,
sports, races and the like, for which
the period of leisure offers favorable
opportunity.

Does it signify anything more than
an extra good dinner, enjoyable family
reunions, and such diversions as those
The reply is that it has
the spiritual significance from which

mentioned?

it took its origin—it is a time set apart
for the giving of thanks for blessings
received. The churches will hold ser-
There will be thanksgiving and
praise in the hearts of thousands of

vices.

persons in the privacy of their own

homes.
The observant moralist may press
this last enquiry further and ask,

“Stating matters frankly and candidly,
does the religious meaning of Thanks-
giving Day have as strong a hold on
the generality of people as it had in
the early times of our country’s his-
tory, or as it had fifty or even twenty-
five years ago?”

3efore we make answer to this last.
the writer would like to bring in two
ideas, which were recently heard ex-
pressed, both of which have a bearing
on the matter under consideration.

One is that gratitude is not a dead
virtue just because there is less spoken
formerly, of

acknowledgment than

good things received. The proponent
of this thought holds that the sharing
of plenty with want is the practical,
present day method of rendering
thanks, and that in the outpouring of
generosity to the unfortunate at
Thanksgiving time, and even more in
the aid and comfort that are extended
steadily and continuously at all sea-
sons of the year to the deserving poor,
there is the that
many are sincerely grateful for having
received abundantly.

The family
reunion, usually regarded mainly as a

strongest evidence

other idea is that the

social function, is, at its best, almost
Kin from

far and near gather at the dwelling of

a sacramental rite as well.
some Sons and
daughters who have gone out from the
old home return to it. If host and
hostess are of reverential spirit, there
is a hallowing influence felt by everv-
one of the assembled guests.

common relative.

There
may be nothing of ceremonial more
than the asking of a blessing at the

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

table, if such is the custom of the
house, and perhaps the reading of a
thanksgiving psalm, but all that per-
tains to the bountiful
meal, the delightful chat and friendly
visiting that follow the renewal of old

occasion—the

ties and the revival of precious mem-

ories—these are in their way sacred

 

and confer upon each soul who is pres-
ent their lasting benediction. There is
no one who is not made nobler and
braver and stronger by attending such
a gathering.

Both of these thoughts are worthy
of further study, the one indicating
that human nature often is better than
we give it credit for being, the other
that Thanksgiving Day still holds
much of priceless value. Now as to
the moralist’s question. Although re-
luctant to do so, perhaps for truth’s
sake we must admit that the propor-
tion seems to be increasing of those

Day
“eats”

to whom Thanksgiving means
little than good and a
good time, the latter not always of
But the admis-
sion should be made not in despair but

more
the highest character.

in hopefulness.

No one can give a single reason that
will account for many deplorable ten-
dencies that now exist. They are due
to a combination of causes, one of the
chief of which is doubtless the wide
unsettling of religious belief that has
taken place in recent years. May we
not trust that the next swing of the
pendulum may be toward a greater
stability of faith?

And row what can we as individuals
do in order to celebrate Thanksgiving
more worthily, and so be able to re-
ceive its deeper lessons?

For those whose duties permit, it is
an excellent thing to attend a church
service, or at least to listen to a ser-
mon over the radio, giving careful at-
tention to the words some earnest
minister will try to press home to us.

3ut whether we attend church or
not, and whether or not we are pro-
fessing Christians; whatever our creed
or even if we do not have any definite
creed: without stopping to settle all
the doubts and difficulties of our own
religious problem, this is suggested:

If we have allowed the good old
practice of counting our blessings to
fall into the discard, ought we not and
can we not, before the Thanksgiving
season is over, take a quiet hour or
more with our own thoughts, and con-
sider soberly and earnestly the good
and wholesome and_ pleasant and
profitable things that have come to us,
and do it with sincere and heartfelt
gratitude?

And having called to mind our many
blessings, it would be well if we take
up at least a few of the main ones and
ask ourselves frankly how we have re-
acted to-this or that beneficent gift.
health has
have we shown sympathy for the sick
and the suffering? If an outstanding
success has come to us, as great wealth
or power, have we been thoughtful of

If abounding been ours,

those who were needy or in sorrow?
Or have we become hard and arrogant,
attributing our good fortune wholly to
our own initiative and energy, deceiv-
ing ourselves with the thought that all

others could be in just as good cir-
cumstances if only they had made an
equal effort?

If we have had happy homes and
many friends, have we been appreci-
ative of the good people who walk the
way of life with us? If in youth we
were trained to noble ideals, have we
held to high standards of
thought and conduct?

Living in a country that seems to
have been blessed above all the nations
of the earth, have we been grateful
citizens? Have we taken the trouble
to keep ourselves informed on public
questions? Have we voted intelligent-
ly and with a clear conscience, or as
“stand

ourselves

selfish interest or a desire to
in,” may have dictated?

If we have not had all we wanted in
the way of possessions, or just what
we wanted, what then? Have we acted
like spoiled children? Have we sulked
and made ourselves miserable? Have
we turned sour? Have we been en-
Or have we accepted our lot
cheerfully, not forgetting the many
precious things that have been ours,
and taking heart from the example of
plucky souls who carry on cheerfully
difficulties and greater
than our own? Do we remember that
the half sometimes is better than the
whole, and that the measure of pros-
perity that compels frugality and self-
restraint, may be more wholesome in
its effects than a lavish profusion?

Ella M. Rogers.
—_22>___
Proceedings of the Grand Rapids
Bankruptcy Court.

Grand Rapids, Nov. 15—In the matter
of Benamin F. St. John, formerly doing
business as Crystal Dry Cleaners & Dyers

and as Central Dry Cleaners & Dyers,
Bankrupt No. 3571. The first meeting
has been called to be held Nov. 27.

In the matter of Walter Kowalezyk,
Bankrupt No. 3578. The funds have been
received and the first meeting of cred-
itors has been caled for Nov. 27.

In the matter of Earl G. Reed, Bank-
rupt No. 3570. The funds have been re-

vious?

under losses

ceived and the first meeting has been
called to be held Nov. 26.
In the matter of Frank Johnson, Bank-

rupt No. 3574. The funds have been re-
ceived and the first meet ng called for
Nov. 27.

In the matter of Ira & Noel Scheiren,
partners, Bankrupt No. 3580. The funds
have been received and the first meeting
called for Nov. 27.

In the matter of David Cooper, Bank-
rupt No. 3576. The funds have been re-
ceived and the first meeting has been
called for Nov. 26.

In the matter of Frank Plant, Bankrupt
No. 3524. The funds have been received
and the first meeting has been called for
Nov. <6.

In the matter of Lafayette P. Deal,
Bankrupt No. 3530. The funds have been
received and the first meeting has been
called for Nov. 26.

In the matter of Harold A. Jones.
Bankrupt No. 3581. The funds have been
received and the first meeting has been
called for Nov. 26.

In the matter of T. S. Sebring, trading
as Sebring Tire & Battery Shop, Bank-
rupt No. 3351, the attorneys for petition-
ing creditors have reported no assets
and an order no trustee has been entered
and the case closed and returned to the
district court, as a case without assets

In the matter of Roy M. Amos, Bank-
rupt No. 3228, the trustee has filed his
final report and account, and a_ final
meeting of creditors was held Oct. 23.
The trustee was present and represented
by attorneys Jackson, Fitzgerald & Dalm.
Creditors were present by Fred G. Stan-
ley. Claims were proved and allowed.
The bils for admin stration expenses were
approved. The trustee’s final report and
account was approved and allowed. An
order was made for the payment of ex-
penses of administration and for the
declaration and payment of a first and
final dividend to creditors of 5 84 per cent.
Creditors voted funds to oppose the dis-
charge. The final meeting then adjourned
without date, and the case will be closed
ani returned to the distr-ct court, in due
course.

In the matter of Kalkaska Produce Co..
a corporation, Bankrupt No. 3584. We
have to-day received the adjudication

November 21, 1928

and reference. The matter has been re-
ferred to Charles B. Blair as reteree in
bankruptcy. This is an involuntary case
and the schedules have been ordered filed,
upon receipt of same, the list of creditors
as well as the list of assets will be made
herein.

Nov. 15. On this day was held the
first meeting of creditors in the matter
of Albert B. Lewis, Bankrupt No. 3564.
The bankrupt was present in person and
represented by attorney W. B. Perkins,
Jr. Creditors were present in person.
No elaims were proved and allowed. No
trustee was appointed. The bankrupt
was sworn and examined without a re-
porter. The first meeting then adjourned
without date, and the case has been
closed and returned to the d strict court,
as a case without assets.

In the matter of Anway-Peerless Furni-
ture Co., Bankrupt No. 3290, the trustee
has filed his final report and account, and
a final meeting of creditors was held
Oct. 23. The bankruvt was not present
or represented. The trustes was present
in person, and represeited by Fred G.
Stanley, attorney. S. H. Wattles, attor-
ney was present for certain parties.
Calims were allowed The trustee’s final
report and account was approved and
allowed An order was made for the
payment of expenses of administration
and for the payment of tax claims and a
first and final dividend to creditors of
3.1 per cent. No objections were made
to the disecnarge of the bankrupt. The
final meeting then adjourned without
date, and the case will be closed and re-
turned to the district court in due course.

Nov. 15. On this:day was held the
first meetine of creditors in the matter
of Milarch ‘re & Battery Co., formerly
Milarch-Olsen Tire Store. Arthur J. Mi-
larch and Arnold Milarch, copartners,
Bankrupt No. 3575. Tne bankrupt Arthur
J. Milarch was prezent in person. The
bankrupts were presented by attorney
A. HH, Leman. Creditors were repre-
sented by Belcher & Hamlin, attorneys
and G. R. Credit Men’s Association anl
Fred G. Timmer. Claims were proved
and allowed. The bankru»vt present was
sworn and examined, before a reporter.
William Bolton was elected trustee, and
his bond placed at $500. The first meet-
ing then adjourned without date.

In the matter of Samuel P. Berns,
Bankrupt No. 3165. the adjourned first
meeting was held Nov. 16 The bank-
rupt was not present owing to _ iliness.
Mrs. Berns was present in person. The
bankrupt and Mrs’ Berns were repre
sented by &ttorneys Knappen, Uhl &
Bryant. Mrs. Berns was sworn and ex-
amined without a_ revorter. The ad-
journed first meeting then adjourned
without date anl the case ias been closed
and returned to the district court as a
case without assets.

In the matter of Joshua I. Elenbaas,
Bankrupt No. 3326. the trustee has file 1
its return showing that there are no
assets in the estate, and the case has
been closed and returned to the district
court as a cace without assets.

Nov. 19. On this day was heid. the
first meetinz of creditors in the matter
of Loris HE Bankrupt No. 2572.
The bankrupt was present in person and
represented by attorney F. Bpuke.
Creditors were present in person anl
represented by attorney Charles H. Lillie
One claim was proved and allowed. The
bankrupt was sworn and exam ned with-
out a report r. No trustee was appointed.
The first meetin: tien adjournel with-
out date, and the case has been closed
and returned to t..e district court as a
no-asset case.

On this day also was held the first
meeting of creditors in the matter of
Nick Koning, Bankrupt No. 3583. The
bankrupt was present in person and r
resented by attorneys Hilding, Hilding ¢:
Tubbs. No creditors were present or
represented. No claims were proved an l
allowed. No trustee was appointed. The
bankrupt was sworn and examined with-
out a reporter. The first meeting then
adjourned without date, and the case has
been closed and returned to the district
court, as a case without assets.

Nov. 15. We have to-day received the
schedules, reierence and adjudicat’on in
the matter of Gerrit Van Lengen, Bank-
rupt No. 3589. The matter has been re-
ferred to Charles B. Blair as referee in
bankruptcy. The bankrupt is a residen
of Grand Rapids, and his oecuvation is
that of a laborer. The schedules show
assets of $875 of which $250 is claimed as
exempt. with liab lities of $1.652.50. The
court has written for funds and upon
receipt of same the first meeting of
creditors will be called, note of whic
will be made herein. The list of creditors
of said bankrupt is as follows:

Goss,

Young & Chaffee Grand Rapids __$140.09
DeKorne Furn, Co, Grand Rap'ds 250.00
Commonwealth Loan Co., G. R. 300.09
Blodgett Hospital, Grand Rapids 8.00
Beatrice Witzel Grand Ranids 33 00
Liberal Credit Clothing Co., G. R. 35.00
Costlows, Grand Rapids i 3.50
srownings, Inc., Grand Rapids __ 10.00

Prange’s Credit Dept. Store, G. R. 75.00
Wurzburg’s Dry Goods. Grand R. 9.09
Herpolsheimers, Grand Rapids ____ 100 00
Paul Steketee & oSns. Grand Rap. 35.00
Douma & Sons, Grand Rapids i Og
Perkins & Water, Grand Rapids _ 20.f9
Fred F. Timmer, Grand Rapids 24.00
L. Kleiman & Son. Grand Ranvids 50.00

Wm. H. Veenboer, Grand Rapids_. 250.00

 

 

 

 

November 21, 1928

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

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Wm. lL. Bettison, Grand Rapids —-_ 5.00
F. F. Hardy, Grand Rapids ------ 15.00
Dr. Holmes, Grand Ranids --___- 3.00

St. Mary’s Hospital, Grand Rapids 100.00

Nov. 15. We have to-day received the
schedules, reference and adjudication in
the matter of William O. Smith, Bank-
rupt No. 3590. The matter has been re-
ferred to Charles B. Blair as erferee in
bankruptcy. The bankrupt is a resident
of Grand Rapids, and his occupation is

that of a restaurateur. The schedules
show assets of $240.60 with liabilities of
$2,028.11. The court has written for

funds and upon receipt of same the first
meeting of creditors will be called, note
of which will be made herein. The list
of creditors of said bankrupt is as _ fol-
lows: :

Harris Sample Furn. Co., Grand R. 120.35
Heyman Furn. Co.. Grand Rapids 64.05

Grinnell Bros., Grand Rapids —__. 45.00
General Motors Acceptance Corp,.
Grand Rapids — 2.2 _ 80.00
Woodhouse Co., Grand Rapids —_-~ 165.02
G. B. Anderson Publishing Co.,
Grand Rapids  _-_- ie os 36.00
Folger Bottling Works, “Grand Rap. 34.3

Coffee Rranch, Grand Rapids
Kelly Ice Cream Co., Grand Ri: upids 134.07
Van Eerden Co., Grand Rapids —. 30.41
Coca Cola Bottling Co., Grand R. 14

W. P. Wagner, Grand Rap.ds —. 12.15
VandenBerge Cigar Co., Grand R. 8 14
Van Blatz Brewing Co., Grand R. 3 30
Ferris Coffee & Nut Co., Grand R. 1963

3ayuk Cigars, Grand Rapids __.--- 19.85
P. D. Monrhardt, Grand Rapids —_~ 164.69

Gas Light Co., Grand Rapids ~-- 30.90
Consumers Ice Co., Grand R: upids 29.70
Consumers Power Co., Grand Rapids 46.46
E. B. Gallagher & Co., Grand R. 11.01
Burr J. and Myra Thompson, G. R. 900 00
Nov. 14. We have to-day received the
schedules, reference and adjudication in
the matter of Louis E. Dean, Bankrupt
No. 3591. The matter has been referred
to Charles B. Blar as referee in bank-
ruptey. The bankrupt is a resident of
so Rapids, and his occupation is that
of laborer. The schedules show asseis
of ioe with liabilities of $1,230.75. The
court has written for funds and upon
receipt of same, the first meeting of
ereditors will be called, note of which
will be made herein. The list of creditors
of said bankrupt is as follows:
Charles F. Hext. Grand Rapids $108.75

Paul Zehinski, Grand Rapids __-- 497.00
A. J. Mahoile. Grand Rapids  ___~ 200.00
Cc. C. Smith, Cedar Springs ___-__ 400.00
A, ©. Barr Shepierd 25.00

Nov. 15. We have to-day received | the
schedules, reference and adjudication in
the matter of Charles L. Cook, Bankrun:
No. 3592. The matter has been referred
to Charles B. Blair as referee in bank-
ruptey. The bankrupt is a resident of
Grand Rapids. and his occupation is that
of a laborer. The schedules show assets
of $200 of which the full interest is claim-
ed as exempt, with liabilities of $1,306.14.
The court has written for funds and up-
on receipt of same, the first meeting of
creditors will be called, note of which
will be made herein. The list of cred-
itors of said bankrupt is as follows:

Liberal Clothing Co., Grand Rapids - 3.45
Peter Stilsonberg, Grand Rapids__ 20.00
Heizen & Heizen, Grand Rapids 83 25

Richards Motor Co., Grand Rapids 3.00

Fires de_ Industries. Adrian 2... 60.00
Dr. Wedgewood, Grandville __-_.___-__ 75.00
Dr. Hirschberg, Galewood _____.._. 6.00

Wyoming eps yr & Fuel Co.,
Wyoming Park __- Lo ee 2h 00
P. Van Dyke & Son, Wyoming P. 45.00
M. A. McDonald, Grand Rapids —~ 145.00
Beverly Meat Market, Grand Rap. 8.00
Vanderwal & DePint, Grand Rapids — 6.64
B. Zroff, Grand nee os 4.95
Personal Finance Co., Grand Rap. 147.00
Wm. Tasma & Sons, Grand Rapids 10 25
Herman Vandenberg, Grand Rapids 8.00
National Dis. Corn... Grand Rap‘ds 250 00
White Sewing Machine, Grand R. 115.00
Galewood Wyoming State Bank,
Gaelewoog) 108.00
Nov. 15. We have to-day received the
schedules. reference and adjudication in
the matter of John Baker, Bankrupt
No. 3593. The matter has been referred
to Charles B. Blair as referee in bank-
ruptcy. The bankrupt is a resident of
Grand Rapids, and hs occupation is that
of a brick layer. The schedules show
assets of $500 of which $250 is claimed as
exempt, with liabilities of $1,101.50. The
court has written for funds and upon
receipt of same the first meeting of
ereditors will be called, note of which
will be made herein. The list of creditors
of said bankruvt is as follows:
Midwest Commercial Credit Co.,

Grand Rapids __- Di $65.00
Dan Bloom, Rock V ‘alle Ly. ia. | 6 EEO0
Fopee Store, Rock Valley --__-_.__ 80.00
Dr. Kessier, Rock Valley —...._._ 14.00
Peter Klien, Rock Valley __ : 2.50

Roek Valley Lumber Co, Rock V. 85.00
Rock Valley Garage, Rock Valely 88.00

Fred Smith. Rock Valley —__.-_-_- 24.00
A. F. Schemmer, Rock V alley i eo
John Ver Wey, Rock Valley ___. 311.50
Jessie Ver Wey, Rock Valley ___. 64.00
Bert Ver Wey, Rock Valley _____. 11.50
Anna Ver Wey, Rock Valley _.._.._ 11.50
Henry Ver Wey. Rock Valley -- 11.50
-aul Smith, Doon. Iowa nit : 45.00
i. M. Mandge, Lowell _._.________ 160.00

 

E. DeBoer, Grand Rapids _ 16.06

Nov. 16. We have to-day 1 ceived the
schedules, reference and adjudication in
the matter of Peter Stawarz, Bankrupt

  

 

No. 3594. The matter has been referred
to Charles B. Blair as referee in bank-
ruptey. The bankrupt is a resident of
Grand Rapids, and his oceupation is that
of a baker. The schedules show assets
of $1,544.66 of which $490 is claimed as
exempt, with liabilities of $2,371.23. The
first meeting will be called promptly and
note of same made herein. The list of
creditors of said bankrupt is as follows:
City of Grand Rapids .: J $ 25.88
Paul Syrek, Grand Rapids one
Polish American Bank, Grand Rap. 350.00

hb. & lL. Jenison Co., Jenison =. 60:75
G. BR. Paper Co., Gr: and Ravids .. 26.30

Pullman Coal Co., Grand Kapids 53.48
EB. Gallagher & Co., Detroit __ 69.96
Kent Storage Co., Grand Rapids. 23.53
Ryskamp Bros., Grand Rapids __ 89.67
Giobe Sales Co., Baltimore, Md... 19.75

Becker Bros. Co., Grand Rapids 719.35
Red Star Yeast Co., Grand Rapids 97.46
Roseberry-Henry Elec. Co., G. R. 1-95
Kiefer’s Garage, Grand Rapids 60.17
Comstock & Grave, Grand Rapids _ 58.30
John Van@g;veen Co., Grand Rap. 101.65
Watson-Higgins Miling Co., G. R. 46.95
Swift & Co.. Grand Rapids __ 79.54
Worden Grocer Co., Grand tanids 14.00
Wolverine Spice Co., Grand Rapids 80.84
Peter D. Mohrhardt, Grand Rapids 5.10
Hekman Biscuit Co., Grand Rapids 31.61

Floriss Hartog, Grand Rapids ____ 350.00
Leo J. O'Riley, Grand Rapids ____ 5.00
Mary Macarski, Grand Ranids ____ 42.00

Nov. 18. We have to-day received the
schedules, reference and adjudication in
the matter of Leopold Shindorf, Bank-
rupt No. 3595. The matter has been re-
ferred to Charles B. Blair as referee in
bankruptcy. The bankrupt is a resident
of Easton township, and his occupation
as that of farmer. The schedules show
assets of $7,278.90 of which $250 is claim-
ed as exempt, with liabilities of $6,316.97.
The court has written for funds and
upon receipt of same, the first meeting
of creditors will be called, note of which
will be made herein. The list of cred-
itors of said bankrupt is as follows:

 

Clayton Rathbun, Ionia Le 2
Cecil Rathbun, Grand Rapids ES Oo
Henry Rathbun, lonia 9 7.00
Frank Shindorf, Belding __ ioe 6.00
Alma Tatt, Beldine J 20.00
Chas Criger, Belding _..__ oe 8.00
Nerne @afi. Belding «= 30.00

Martin & Lowrie, Tonia _ = _. 685.00
Virginian Joint Stock Land “Bank,

 

Charleston. W. Va = 3087.46
Elgin W. Condon, Smyrna _ 65.00
D. H. Hammond, Charlotte a 27.00
National Bank of Ionia ow Sel a6
Pins Off Co... Ionia oo Bee
toseph Powell, Sr. Ionia _-.. °° 975.00
Geo. Hill, Orleans =.= CO
AG at Powell, Ionia = 0 0 ah Oe
Mutual mire Ine. Co., Ionia _. | 35.00
M: ££ Stent, Orie ans eee 68
i, C. Hoppouch, Orleans Sao
Charles Scheidt, Ionia pe e008
Dr. Wm. Ferguson, Ionia SaaS 4.00
Belding Mercantile Co., Belding__ 6.40
Charles Helmer, Ionia oe bee

Martin & Lowrie, fonia ___. 40.70

Nov. 18. We have to-day received the
schedules, reference and adjudication in
the matter of Albert Sydney Lynn, Bank-
rupt No. 3596. The matter has been re-
ferred to Charles B. Blair as referee in
bankruptcy. The bankrupt is a resident
of Muskegon, and his occupation is that
of a laborer. The schedules show assets
of $900 of which $500 is claimed as ex-
empt, with liabilities of $1,090.50. The
court has written for funds and upon re-
ceipt of same, the first meeting of ecred-
itors will be called, note of which will be
made herein. The list of creditors of said
bankrupt is as follows:

Personal Finange Co., Muskegon $265.00

J. Bo Olson, Miuiskecan =. —_ 21.00
Colonial Finance Co., Muskegon - _. 62:00
HMackley Hospital, Muskegon _... 138.00
Enwald Bros., Muskgeon ______._ 15.00
Jorgenson Grocery, Muskegon ____ 32.00
Mrs. Rochon. Muskeson _.___ im 2ao.00
Fair Dept. Store, Muskegon 2.50
Tobaison & George, Muskegon Hts. 9.25
Chances Drug Store, Muskegon 3.75
Larson Grocery, Muskegon a 7.00

Dr. A. J. Larson, Muskegon oy 65.00
Fox Jewelry Store, Grand Rapids 35.00

Dr. H. B. Loughery, Muskegon _. 22.00
Budds Jewelry, Muskegon oo. 7.00
Dr. R. A. Risk, Muskegon 4.00
Ai. Wood, Muskeson Fits. _ > 82.00
Dr. A. D’Alcorn, Muskegon _ la
Dr. Sol Cohen, Muskegon  _ 11.00
Macdonald & Macdonald, Muske eon 35.00

I. Gudelsky & Son, Muskegon _____ 13.00
Home Outfitting Co, Minneapolis 9.00
Nov. 29. On this day was held the
first meeting of creditors in the matter
of Joseph Stanley Charkowski, Bankrupt
No. 3557. The bankrupt was present and
represented by attorney Willard J. Mead-
er. No creditors were present or repre-
sented. No claims were proved and al-
lowed. No trustee was apnointed The
first meeting adiourned without date,
after the examination of the bankrupt,
without a reporter, and the case has been
closed and returned to the district court
as a case without assets.
—_—_-2<-___

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in weighing: that weight be exact—
neither more nor less than precisely
the pounds and ounces you set out to
And that weighing be done in
such manner as to promote good will

put up.

and confidence on the part of the cus-
tomer.

It is bad practice to over-fill a bag
1 package and then have to take goods
out of it until the correct weight 1s

attained. A customer looking on al-

ways gets nervous under such process.
It is excellent practice to underfill the
package and then put more goods into
it until you arrive at the desired weight.

Using an even balance scale, this is

accomplished by under-filling and then

“feeling” the scale by holding the

finger on the scoop to sense how much

more is to go in. This can be done

rapidly, because practice will make ac-
curate checking easy and quick. With
the late model fan-dial scales all that
is necessary is to keep your mind on

the job, so see that the indicator

travels where it belongs and no farther.

Paul Findlay.

AUCTION SALES

By order of the United States District
Court I shall sell and to the highest bidder
the assets of

KANT FALL MANUFACTURING
COMPANY, Bankrupt
Sturgis, Michigan
on Tuesday, Uovember 20th, 1928, at 11:00
A. M. Central Standard time, consisting
of the entire stock in trade, fixtures,
machinery, tools, equipment, office fur-
niture, baby carriages. automobile jax,
and allied products which is appraised
at approximately $12,710. All sales are fer
cash and subject to confirmation.
ABE DEMBINSKY
Court Auctioneer
Saginaw. Michigan
HON. CHARLES B. BLAIR.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
DENNIS L. KANE, Trustee,
Sturgis, Michigan.
—__+->____

By order of the United States District
Court I shall sell and to the highest bid-
der the assets of

DURABILT METAL PRODUCTS
COMPANY, Bankrupt
Niles, Michigan
on Wednesday. November 21st, 1928, at
11:00 A. M. Central Standard time, con-
sist ne of machinery, tools, equipment,
office furniture and fixtures, factory sup-
nlies and sundries, all for the use in a
complete wood and metal product manu-
facturing business. All sales are for cash
and subject to confirmation.
ABE DEMBINSKY
Court Auctioneer
Saginaw, Michigan
HON. CHARLES B. BLAIR,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
2. ADAMS, Niles, Trustee.
—_—_-~o o

By order of the United States District
Court I shall sell at public auction and
to the highest bidder on Thursday, Nov.
23d, 1925 at 2:00 P. M. Central Standard
time, the assets of the bankrupt estate of

MILARCH TIRE AND BATTERY
COMPANY

462 River street, Manistee, Michigan
the entire stock in trade and fixtures
consisting of tires, tubes, automobile ac-

cessories, parts, ete., which is scheduled
by the bankrupt in the approximate sum

$2,956.00. All sales are for cash and
to confirmation.

ABE DEMBINSKY
Court Auctioneer
Saginaw. Michigan
HON. CHARLBS B. BLAIR,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
MAX C. FFTAMLIN, Manistee, Custodian.
—_—_~» <->.

By order of the United States District
Court I shall sell at public auct’on and to
the highest bidder on Monday, November
"6th, 1928, at 2:00 P. M. Central Standard
time, the assets of the bankrupt estate of

GEORGE L. PHENEY

515 Lincoln Ave., N. W.,

Grand Rapids. Mich.
the entire stock in trade consisting of
plumbing materials, fittings, etc., used
in an operation of a plumbing store to-
gether with office furniture and trucks,

at the inventory amount of $9,299,00, ap-

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yroximately. All sales are for cash and

subject to confirmation.
ABE DEMBINSKY
Court Auctioneer
Saginaw. Michigan
HON. CHARLBS B. BLAIR,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Cc. C. WOOLRIDGE, Custodian.

By order of the United States District
Court I shall sell at public auction and
to the highest bidder on Monday, Nov.
26th, 1928, at 11:00 A. M. Central Standard
time, the assets of the bankrupt estate of

ARCHIE W. BAXTER
744 Bagley St., S. E., Grand Rapids, Mich.
the entre stock in trade and fixtures
consisting of wall paper, paints. decorat-
ing supplies, together with tools, equip-
ment. office furniture, ete., which are
appraised at $2,080.77. All sales are for
eash and subject to confirmation.
ABE DEMBINSKY
Court Auctioneer
Saginaw. Michigan
HON. CHARLES B. BLAIR,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
CHESTER C. wooL RIDGE, Custodian.

Notice: For furcher information regard-
ing these sales enquire of the auctioneer,
custodian or trustee.

HON. CHARLES B. BLAIR,
Referee.

Business Wants Department

Advertisements inserted under this head
for five cents a word the first insertion
and four cents a word fer each subse-
quent continuous insertion. [tf set in
capital letters, double price. No charge
tess 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.

For Sale—Growing hardware business
in excellent location. No competition.
Reason for selling, have other business.
Address No. 973, c/o Michigan Trades-
man, 973

SHERIFF

 

SALE—The Good Furniture
Co., stock of furniture and undertaking.
Sheriff sale for the satisfaction of two
mortgages. Monday. Nov. 26, 1928, ten
o'clock, at the store, Marshall, Michigan.
97 4
Wanted — For Northern Indiana and
Oh © territories. Specialty salesman. Ag-
gressive. One with experience in the
flavoring extract business preferred. Ad-
dress No. 971, c/o Michigan Tradesman.
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FOR SALE
Close Out Prices

One refrigerating
Corp.

One McCray 1926 refrigerator 8x1l2—
10 ft. high two compartments.

Two McCray 1926 refrigerator counters,
S and 12 ft.

One Hobart meat chopper.

Two meat blocks.

Two fine Barnes scales.

The above all bought in 1926 and in fine
condition.

Two high grade National cash registers,
individual drawers, one cheaper register.

Many other :tems. We are going out of
business. E. R. Clarke & Co., Coldwater,
Mich.

machine. Erie Mfg.

Wanted—To buy a good gas and oil
station, or some other desirable business;
but must be cheap, and well located. A.
Mulholland. Reed City, Mich. 972,

FOR SALE — HANDLE BUSINESS.
Manufacturing commercial handles, loca-
tion Northern Wisconsin. Abundant raw
material ava lable. Doing good business,
bright prospects. Bargain. Address OAK
GROVE HANDLE CoO., 10 Sherwin Block,
Elgin, Iinois. 969

FOR SAL E—Groe ery, five rooms and
bath up stairs. Located on M-27, college
town. Gas and oil in connection. Doing
nice business. Address No. 968, c/o
Michigan Tradesman. 968

CASH FOR MERCHANDISE

Will Buy Stocks or Parts of Stocks of
Merchandise, of Groceries, Dry Goods,
Shoes, Rubbers, Furniture, etc.

N. D. GOVER, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

CASH For Your Merchandise!
Will buy your entire stock or part of
stock of shoes, dry goods, clothing, fur-
nishings, bazaar novelties, furniture, etc.
LOUIS LEVINSOHN, Saginaw, Mich.

 

 

Consult someone that knows
Merchandise Value.
GET YOUR BEST OFFER FIRST.
Then wire, write or phone me and I
will guarantee you in good American
Dollars to get you more for your store
or plant of any description.
ABE DEMBINSKY
Auctioneer and Liquidator
734 So. Jefferson Ave., Saginaw, Mich.
Phone Federal 1944.
Buyers inquiring everyday—

 

 

 

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32 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 21, 1928

 

 

NEW ISSUE

$2,500,000
Federated Publications, Inc.

FIFTEEN YEAR 6% SECURED GOLD NOTES

(WITH STOCK PURCHASE WARRANTS) .
To be dated November 1, 1928. To mature November |, 1943.

Principal and semi-annual interest, May 1 and November 1, payable at the Guardian Trust Company of Detroit, Trustee. Callable on thirty
days’ notice, in whole or in part on any interest payment date at 105, to and including November 1, 1933, the premium decreas-
ing thereafter '/ of 1% per annum up to and including Nov. 1, 1942 and thereafter at a premium of '2 of 1% on May 1, 1943.
Coupon notes of $1,C00 denomination, registerable as to principal only. Interest payable without deduction for
Federal Income Tax not exceeding 2%. The Corporation will agree to refund certain State Personal Prop-
erty or Income Taxes, including the specific tax on these notes under Act 142, P. A. 1913 of Mich-
igan as amended, upon application made, as described in the Trust indenture.

Each Note will be accompanied by non-detachable Stock Purchase Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase Common Stock rep-
resented by Voting Trust Certificates on or before November 1, 1933, at $35.00 per share, in the ratio of 15 shares for each $1,000 Note.
GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY OF DETROIT, Trustee

CAPITALIZATION
To be Authorized To be Outstanding
15 Year €% Secured Gold Notes (this issue) ______--_--_---------------------- $2,500,000 $2,500,000
Convertible Preferred Stock—$2 Dividend _____________---+------------------ 52,000 Shares 52,000 Shares
Common Stock No par valine 150,000 Shares* 50,000 Shares

*52.000 shares reserved for convers on of Preferred Stock and 37,500 shares reserved for warrants attached
to the Secured Gold Notes. Subsidiary Companies have no funded debt or preferred stocks outstanding.
MR. A. L. MILLER, PRESIDENT OF THE CORPORATION, SUMMARIZES HIS ACCOMPANYING LETTER AS FOLLOWS:

BUSINESS

Federated Publications, Inc., organized under the laws of Delaware, will own all of the outstanding capital stocks, except Directors’
qualifying shares, of the subsidiary companies publishing the following well-established, successful and growing newspapers:
Lansing State Journal, Lansing, Michigan
The Grand Rapids Herald, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Battle Creek Enquirer & News, Battle Creek, Michigan.
All of these papers are members of the Associated Press and, as such, are entitled to certain exclusive uses of Associated Press news.
As certified by the Audit Bureau of Circulation, these papers have 90,000 daily net paid circulation. The Corporation will also own all
of the outstanding capital stock, except Directors qualifying shares, of the Newspaper Engraving Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan,
which operates a modern and fully equipped engraving plant and which will supply the above newspapers with etchings, engravings,
and kindred services.

SECURITY :
These Secured Gold Notes will be direct obligations of Federated Publications, Inc., and will be secured by pledge of all of the out-
standing stock, except Directors’ qualifying shares, of the companies named above.
Messrs. Palmer, DeWitt & Palmer, of New York City, nationally known newspaper appraisers, have examined the business and prop-
erties of the subsidiaries of Federated Publications, Inc., and have certified to an aggregate valuation, free and clear of debts and con- {
tingent liabilities, of $5,076,103, or more than $2,000 for each $1,000 Note to be presently outstanding. i

EARNINGS

Earnings of the consolidated companies, after giving effect to certain non-recurring items (which non-recurring charges were ‘
$69,178 in 1925; $74,330 in 1926. $63,392 in 1927; and $65,900 for the year ending August 31, 1928) according to certified audits of Law-
rence Scudder & Company, are as follows:

 

Net Earnings after deprecia-
tion, available for Interest

 

Calendar Year Gross Revenue and Federal Taxes
1925 $1,879,116 $343,179
1926 2,089,330 457,070
1927 2,118,574 440,202

1928 (12 mos. ended Aug. 31) 2,163,911 446,919

As shown above, net earnings after depreciation for the twelve months ending August 31, 1928 are over 2.9 times the interest re-
quirements of this issue. Average net earnings after depreciation for the four twelve-month periods as shown above have also been over
2.8 times these interest requirements.

INDENTURE

Among other provisions designed to protect the holders of these Notes, the Indenture will specifically provide that, while any of these
Notes are outstanding:

The subsidiaries of the Corporation will create no debt maturing more than one year from the date of its creation except for purchase
of machinery and/or supplies for current operations upon terms of credit which mav exceed a period of one year, and except that addi-
tional property may be purchased subject to existing liens or purchase money mortgages, provided net earnings of the subsidiary acquir-
ing the additional property are 244 times the interest requirements of all indebtedness of the subsidiary. Such lien or purchase money
mortgage shall not exceed 60% of the value of the additional property. Subsidiary companies may issue additional capital stock only
when it is pledged as security for this issue.

The Corporation will not create any indebtedness maturing more than one year from the date of its creation, except at such times as |
the consolidated net earnings of the corporation and subsidiaries for the preceding year, after depreciation as defined in the indenture, have
been 21% times the interest requirements of the then outstanding secured notes and additional securities proposed to be issued.

SINKING FUND

A Sinking Fund will be established under terms of the Indenture, which will provide that $50,000 plus 10% of the consolidated net
earnings of the Corporation and subsidiaries, as defined, will be deposited with the Trustee annually, commencing March 1, 1930, for
the retirement of this issue. These deposits will be used for the purchase of these Notes at not to exceed the prevailing call price or, if not
so available, for redemption by lot at the call price.

PRICE 9914 AND ACCRUED INTEREST

All legal matters relating to this issue of Notes will be passed upon by Messrs. Armstrong & Mead, Detroit, Mich., counsel for the

 

 

 

Bankers, and Messrs. Dickinson, Smith, Farrell & Wham, Chicago, Ill., counsel for the Corporation.
The above Notes are offered when, as and if issued and received by us, and subject to the approval of counsel. It is expected that temporary \
notes or interim receipts will be delivered on or about December 11, 1928. ,
The above information is obtained from reliable sources, and, while not guaranteed, is believed to be accurate

Fenton, Davis & Boyle Guardian Detroit Company )

INCORPORATED

Fidelty Trust Company Nichols, Terry & Company

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