Yj ty A SS LY) i a ie ee C) 3 RELY Xe a le a ye) \\ <<.) Nt C7 7a EN 3 M eC vases a eS SSSI Forty-seventh Year NEE Type Br BS ga ANH LEQHSA(hOrSs unt SE mas VR 7 Zeon AO Fe Aco as a 5 polere af WS fe A so KG ie ve Z A ‘ Bei IS ce Gee I ow Hh eae CCE AT Ss) Be 7 Ke BQ SAS y 8 GES nN OAS ( a ta i \ LD St GERENS ea i EN Se om Ce =a CEO eA Aes See Ory UL ZZ SEIS Ze es (ORG: << 7# TRADESMAN COMPANY, PUBLISHERS EEO OR PSS IOS OS z GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1929 es oF) Fo Ss \ (| ‘) \ YJ % Se pe RS uy: - es ICS au) + is tes -df| (i LA WS Fp TED So aS 7 = Qe x =. Number 2403 From Last Chapter of Book of Proverbs Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool and flax and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar. 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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ee ee ree ee ern me ee eee eon ee ee re ee ee ee ee ee ee ee MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE CO. i nap rane eaapa aE NN RT pene nin acl: O BAN wis Forty-seventh Year + GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER Number 2403 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN E. A. Stowe, Editor PUBLISHED WEEKLY by Tradesman Company, from its office the Barnhart Building, Grand Rapids. UNLIKE ANY OTHER PAPER. Frank, free and fearless for the good that we can do. Each issue com- plete in itself. DEVOTED TO the best interests of business men, SUBSCRIPTION RATES areas eitown $3 per year, if paid strictly in advance. $4 per year if not paid in advance. Canadian subscription, $4.04 per year, payable invariably in advance. Sample copies 10 cents each. Extra copies of current issues, 10 cents; issues a nonth or more old, 15 cents; issues a year or more aid, 25 cents; issues five years or more old 50 ceits. Entered September 23, 1883, at thes Poceadice ice ad Rapids as second enn matter under Act of March 3: 1879. JAMES M. GOLDING Detroit Representative 409 Jefferson, EL Plea For Attendanc on - Findlay Talks. In my weekly articles to the Tradesman | have been endeav- oring to impress upon the retail- res the necessity of their applying themselves to modern merchan- dising methods, in order to suc- ceed in the retail grocery and meat business, and now several cities will be privileged to have an opportunity to hear Paul Find- lay, Merchandising Expert, whose services are furnished to the re- tailers of the Nation without cost to the retailers. Several meetings are being held in Detroit this week and on Mon- day evening, Oct. 14, the Lansing retailers will be privileged to hear Mr. Findlay; on Wednesday, Oct. 16, the Kalamazoo retailers will be so privileged and on Thurs- day, Oct. 17, a meeting has been arranged for in Room 211 at the Y.M.C.A. at 8 p. m. by the local retail grocers and meat dealers as- sociation in connection with the local members of the National League of Commission Merchants. All retailers are invited to at- tend any of these meetings, re- gardless of whether or not they are members of the organization, and retailers in the smaller towns tributary to the centers, should by all means avail themselves of this opportunity. Green goods, consisting of fruits and vegetables, are one of the best features in any store and the retailers who feature their green goods attractively are pret- tv safe in getting their share of the remainder of the grocery items. Those who have had the opportunity of seeing the Pro- gressive Grocer movie reel will recall that green goods were recommended to be placed im- mediately inside the door on the right, as customers entered, for which experts have learned there is a decided advantage in appeal- ing to the customers. Mr. Findlay will show how green goods can be merchandised, not only scientifically, but profit- ably, which every retailer should be exceedingly interested in. Mr. Findlay was the first one to my knowledge who advocated mark-ups on the selling price, many years ago, and if Mr. Find- lay accomplished nothing else this was indeed a real service and contribution which he could well pride himself on, and which has been adopted practically univer- sally by all retailers in foods. Many meat dealers are featur- ing green goods as a feature to their meat departments and a special invitation is extended to them, as they have not had the opportunity of developing their merchandising ideas on green goods, which the retail grocers have been trained and drilled in for years. Herman Hanson, Sec’y. ee News of Interest to Grand Rapids Council. Saturday, October 5 was certainly a gala day in the annals of Council No. 131. The meeting, as scheduled, start- ed promptly at 3:30 in the afternoon, followed at about 6:30 by a dinner at- tended by more than 135 members and their wives. Following the dinner the initiation was held. Eleven new mem- bers were gained for Grand Rapids eight being candidates and three reinstatements. Council, The ladies held forth in the rear of the Council chambers and under the supervision of Mrs. Earle, Grand Pres- ident of Ladies Auxiliaries of Michi- gan. formed a Ladies Auxiliary with thirty charter members. The officers of the Auxixliary appointed at this meeting were as follows: Mrs. L. L. Lozier, President; Mrs. C. C. Myers, Vice-President; Mrs. H. C. Coleman, Secretary: Mrs. Charles A committee was appoint- ed to formulate a constitution and by- laws. This committee will report at Ghysels, Treasurer. the next meeting of the Auxiliary, to be held the first week in November, concurrent with the meeting of Coun- cil 131. While several offices were pressed on Mrs. Walter Lypps in recognition of her years of. service, she declined, stating that it is her in- tention to go South this winter. She later qualified this statement, some- what limiting the distance South. During the banquet community sing- ing was much enjoyed under the lead- ership of our old friend, man, whom we are delighted to say has definitely returned to this city. Harry stated that he attended this Harry Bur- meeting of the Council on his return for two reasons, the first being that he wished to collect the prize due him for his telegram during the annual ban- quet in March and, secondly, he was celebrating New Year’s any- way. Brother Van Putten donated the because service of a fine five piece orchestra with dancing which followed the meet- ing. Needless to say, the dancing was enjoyed by all. The party broke up reluctantly Everyone present thoroughly enjoyed the affair and hoped for many more during the future. shortly after midnight. An account of this meeting will be thanks being given to the members of the drill teara dint of direct to every member of the Council, were incomplete without due and their wives. The girls, by conscientiously telephoning largely instrumental in getting the rec- ord crowd out, and in addition to this spent the best part of Saturday after- noon preparing tables and food; and the boys worked like experienced wait- ers thereafter. With an organized band of efficient workers such as these the future of Grand Rapids Council is as- sured. Next Saturday, as usual, the Sales- men’s Club at the Rowe Hotel. Not many of the traveling fraternity who have not at some time or other been to the themselves to attending the meetings. Salesmen’s Club take it upon Understand this, fellows, this does not require a special invitation and don't wait to be dragged in by one of the members. Nine cases out of ten after coming up to our meetings you will know several already there, and with the salesman’s experience in meeting folks, it should not be hard to break in, especially when the boys are all in your own class. The meetings this year promise to be bigger and better Next Saturday a being provided by than ever. speaker is Loren Benjamin Teal. There is going to be a lot of committees in competition between charge of the meetings for the months as to who gets out the biggest crowd and has the best meetings. So by all means be on hand to help judge. Dont forget, Saturday, 12:30 at the Rowe Hotel. CC. M. Ss Late Mercantile News From Ohio. Tole grocery-markets and member of the Retail Meat Dealers Association, was fatally wounded by an assailant near ea Perry, owner of two the garage in the rear of his home Saturday night. He died two days Vincent ‘hospital. A man said to have had an arg:iment with later in St him recently over a traffic accident has been 4 on suspicion. Ashland—T. O. Diebler is sole pro- stekey of the meat market which was formerly owned by Diebler Brothers Cleveland—Stanley Brozstek will move his grocery. and meat market from 4301 to 4251 East 71st street. Cleveland—J. Miller has sold his market at 17016 Madison avenue to Mr. Winegardner. Cleveland—Edytl Schultz is the proprietor of the grocery and meat market at 2650 Superior avenue, hav- Adam purchased same from D ob ler. : Cleveland—J. Libiger, who is in the at 5622 Storer avenue, meat busi will erect an addition to his store building. Columbus—J. M. tor of the Ken 7 grocery and meat market at 158¢ at his home. Delphos- the proprietors of the meat market at 528 West Fifth street, A ‘ennedy, proprie- Maryland avenue, died -Duncan & Patterson are grocery and which was formerly owned. by R. R. Patterson alone. Delphos—Mr. Alexander has sold his interest in the West Side grocery and market to his partners, Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Pattson. Kenton—Mile King has purchased North Jetroit street from Smith Brothers. Marion—A delicatessen department ne M ariot 1 fish and 386 West Center tne meat market on has been added to th poultry market at street. Oak Harbor—G. E. an interest in his grocery and meat Black has sold business to Mr. Schmoor. They will operate under the firm name. of Schmoor & Black. Toledo—G. C. Voll has purchased the grocery and meat market of Ira Ellis at 1450 Prospect avenue. Toledo—Ed. Samson has sold his grocery and meat market at 1040 Peck street to V. Lipper. Toledo—The Lattin market, 616 Monroe street, has changed the color ef its store front from red to green. Toledo—F, J. Weiss, 2001 Monroe street, has remodeled his grocery and meat market. Mr. Weiss now has one of the most up-to-date stores in the —__-_2e?-->____—_ Six New Readers of the Tradesman. The following new subscribers have been received oe the past week: Herbert C. Schnieder, Grand Rapids James Fletcher, Hart Roberts Dept. Store, Elkton. Thomas Sayres, Elkton. bawrence Yaroch, Port Austin. S. J. Wallace, Port Austin. ee i Herbert Hoffman Dead. Herbert Hoffman, 58, director of the Michigan State Board of Pharmacy during the administration of former Gov. Alex J. Groesbeck, died in Har- per hospital, Detroit, Oct. 8. ee Ambition without deeds is like a car without gas, 2 IN THE REALM OF RASCALITY. Questionable Schemes Which Are Under Suspicion. Fortunately this department was able to assist Hulka Bros., of Muske- gon Heights, to get quick action in the matter played up in this department last week. The trade acceptances came back by first mail on the per- emptory demand of Hulka Bros., who write in appreciation of the assistance rendered as follows: Muskegon Heights, Oct. 3—We re- ceived your letter of Sept 30 about 1 p. m. and after reading the same, giv- ing us detailed instructions as to what ‘to do, we did everything you told us in your letter. We mailed that letter at once, registered, and received letter from them and the notes also. They requested that the matter be hushed up, but we see it is already in the Michigan Tradesman under the head- ing of Realm of Rascality, so you see now I read our Michigan Tradesman at least once. Even if I did not read our Michigan Tradesman, I know where to go for infarmation when I am in trouble. Believe me, I certainly will read the paper from now on, and I must say you helped us pull out of the hole and we thank you ever so much for vour help, and we think every merchant should read Michigan Tradesman, because there are enough pointers in that paper to take ad- vantage of them. We thank you ever so much for your kindness. Hulka Bros. A number of recent announcements by the Federal Trade Commission are of interest to readers of the Realm of Rascality. The Jefferson Furniture Manufac- turing Corporation of Birmingham, Alabama, has been ordered by the Commission to change its name and to discontinue misrepresenting itself as a furniture factory. According to the Commission, the company had led the public to believe that tremendous sav- ings might be gained by dealing di- rect with their factory when as a mat- ter of fact they were not manufactur- ers but retailers. Some of the phrases used in their advertising are reminis- cent of certain claims recently current in this city. For example, “Buy direct from the big factory that has been operating at this same plant for four years” and “Made in Our Own Fac- tory.” A corporation, manufacturing thread has agreed with the Commission to discontinue the names ‘“Nusilk,” “Sewinsil” and ‘“Silkron,” which had been used in connection with advertis- ing of three grades of yarns and threads composed of material other than silk. In another stipulation, a corporation manufacturing hollow ware, has agreed to cease and desist from using the words “Nickel Silver” either inde- pendently or in connection with any other word in describing its products which are not composed of the metals known as nickel and as silver. They have also agreed to discontinue use of the word “quadruple” either inde- pendently or in connection with the word “plate” in describing silver plated ware which has not been plated with four coatings or given a single coating MICHIGAN TRADESMAN of silver equivalent in thickness and weight to that which is obtained by four coatings. The label “Wool Mix” will be dis- continued by a corporation manufac- turing and selling sweaters and other knitted products and will not be used in the future unless these garments are made wholly of wool. It was pro- vided in this stipulation that when products are made partly of wool and partly of some other material that the word “Wool” shall be accompanied by a word or words displayed in type equally conspicuous so as to clearly indicate that the product is not en- tirely of wool. Of special interest is the Commis- sion’s announcement of a trade prac- tice conference to be held at Dayton, Ohio, in October, with representatives of persons who are engaged in selling merchandise direct to the public. It is the Bureau’s experience that there is a real need for such a conference. Almost every day the Bureau receives complaints from individuals who have purchased garments and other mer- chandise from canvassers representing New York concerns. It is hoped that the Commission’s conference will bring forth some means of controlling this usually irresponsible class of salesmen and that means will be provided where- by customers can obtain a satisfactory adjustment when the merchandise has been misrepresented or is not in accordance with the order. —_ 2+ +>___ Making the Country Better By Saner Methods. Los Angeles, Oct. 3—Down in Ohic some feminine reformer proposes leg- islation prohibiting the display of un- stockinged nether extremities by the fair sex. It is safe to sav that she from the age limit, may have developed a prejudice which is unwarranted What legislatures really should do is to protect coming generations from these so-called reformers. What we reall need is the exhibi- tion of more common sense by these “world savers.” They alone have been responsible for the crowding of Federal prisons, jails, and the enormous tax on _ the public for the wages of guards, war- dens, turnkeys and gunmen. And laws are growing more feroci- ous all the time. Demands for sterner punishments for people who disobey sumptuary laws grow louder and more vindictive. Congress makes felonies out of misdemeanors. It tosses intc congested Federal courts thousands o‘ cases that were formerly handled or police dockets. Meanwhile, the lunatic fringe o government goes ahead contrivin; more crimes. It seeks to regulate the actions of everyone. And it will soon come to the pass when they will paw over women's clothing with sneaking hands—and regulate it, making it a felony to dis- regard its imbecile dictates. Eventually it will outlaw tobacco It will try to regiment the Nation into an era of “blue” Sundays, making it a felony to lie under a tree asleep, in- Stead of sitting upright and awake while someone in a pulpit shouts direc- tions for being miserable in new ways Soon its effects will be seen on the literature of the American reader. Only a few steps away are the times when fiction will be outlawed and even the classics will be blue-penciled. Originally Uncle Sam’s one desire was to safeguard the real comforts and innocent pleasures of our citizens, in- stead of undertaking to arrange the public itinerary of wishes, habits literary tastes, fashions and what no‘ of its citizens, It is no wonder we cannot find room in penitentiaries for all the people wh« really ought to be there. Seems as though there is no other game which is considered legitimate but to pile up penal institutions, high wide and handsome. Even now there is under considera- tion a move to convert the barracks of the army and navy into dormitorie: for people who have done something or other which other people think the) ought not to do. This thought comes to me through the action of the Los Angeles police commission, which recently was calle. upon to provide greater jail facilities. After a careful consideration of the subjejct an order was issued to th police heads to the effect that under no circumstances were premises to be entered for any purpose whatsoever without a search warrant, and no such warrant was to be issued unless a judge of a court of record authorized it. The statement was openly made that a sur- vey of the city’s penal institutions de- veloped the amazing fact that only 1/ per cent. of the inmates of the munici- pal jails were felons in fact, that a cer- tain very large percentage were im- pounded on very doubtful evidence, for minor offenses, and that the fines col- lected did not even pay for subsistence furnished prisoners, to say nothing about the cost of administration. Also that several who were in durance vile were really there on the say-so of a certain blatant mouthed servant of Him who qualified charity as one of Heaven's first laws, and who has uni- formly failed to produce the evidence he claimed to possess, Some day the sort of mind which now demands “more prisons” may be turned out of the so-called high places and replaced by a sort of mind that realizes the regulation of every human act is no business of the Government and that some things are not crime: just because some weasel-brained “moralist’”” thinks they are. ‘True progress does not mean more prisons, but fewer occupants of those already in existence. There may be such a thing as over-civilization, and the law makers by the exercise of more common sense can help to make the country better by saner, methods, Recently a judge in an interior Cali- fornia county sued a newspaper mar for libel for criticising his actions in a certain criminal case. The lower court allowed nominal damages, but the editor proposed to establish some his- tory by taking the cause to the state supreme court. California laws covering slander and libel are not dissimilar to those of Michigan, and the decision of the higher court must prove of interest tc the journalistic profession everywhere. Here it is: “Our law in no wise recognizes as contempt any criticism on a judge or his judicial acts after a case has been decided. Nor does it recognize as contempt any personal criticism of the court or of its activities during pen- dency of an action, so long as the criticism has no bearing on the out- come of the case. “If a judge’s decision is bad or un- just in the opinion of any newspaper or its editor, in California that news- paper may speak its mind without fear of contempt. If false charges are made by the paper in so doing the only recourse the judge has is the lav governing criminal and civil slander and action, the same as a private citizen,” October 9, 1929 In other words, the law as_ laid down by the higher court, unmuzzles the press when it comes to comment- ing on the judiciary, so long as such criticism is not actually libelous or slanderous. The ruling passion among the sport- ing element, especially in California, certainly begins early. Comes a little girl in her early teens who wants a guardian appointed for her forthwith notwithstanding the fact that she 1s already provided with two able bodied and probably mentally alert parents But she craves a court guardian be- cause she is going to make a world- record flight as soon as she learns to fly and can find a millionaire angel to back her. She asserts she will need the guardian to make contracts for the vaudeville, movie and magazine en- gagements that will at once follow and the cigarette endorsements she can sell. This is her idea of preparedness, and she almost feels that she is pre- pared to make a flight to Madagascar or Timbuctoo with one loading of her powder puff. The funny thing about the whole proposition is that the world is fairly cluttered up with fairies of this type the news journals fall for them and the dear public thinks they are entitled tc entrance in the sport fields and on the front pages. And civilization advances accordingly. Now the bean growers of California are making an appeal to the farm re- lief board for a loan to help them carry on their industry. The grape growers, citrus raisers -and the alfalfa fanciers have already done this, and almost any day we may expect the real estate promoters, who have howled themselves hoarse about the wonder- ful profits in each of these industries. to apply for pensions. As long 2: Uncle Sam can satisfy himself con- cerning his ability as a financier, there will be plenty of clients in sight. Why not go a step further and finance the vast army of stranded tourists out here who “didn’t know ’twas loaded?” Now the experts are plucking soft coal smoke out of the air—or wherever they can find it—and condensing it inte a line of sulphide products. Save your smoke, for some day, instead o! being a nuisance it will become valu- able. For the same reason Pittsburg millionaires will continue to be such. Frank S. Verbeck. —»++>___ Hints To Drivers. Some of the new cars have inter- connected throttles and chokes, so that when starting it is not necessary to adjust the throttle. Drivers of cars with four-speed transmissions should be careful not to run too fast with a cold motor when Starting in first. The more frequently oil is changed the less often is it necessary to replace the oil-filter cartridge. When taking a mechanic out to diagnose a trouble the owner should do the driving himself, since the ail- ment may be due to some habit or mistake in handling the car. Pull on the rim of the steering wheel, not the spokes, when parking, so as to obtain greater leverage. When there is difficulty in complet- ing the shift to high on a cool morning, drop back to second, step on the gas and then shift. Frederick C. Russell. —_++.___ Apprentice training is the mastering of fundamentals, Je cre eee October 9, 1929 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 129,000 _ Additional Telephones in Three Years DURING the past three years, 129,000 additional telephones were installed by the Michigan Bell - Telephone Company, as follows: 1926 - - 46,000 additional telephones 1927 - + 38,000 additional telephones 1928 - - 45,000 additional telephones During the first eight months of this year, 40,000 additional telephones were placed in service, mak- ing more than 670,000 now served by this Company. nw ”~ Every additional telephone installed increases the _ value of your telephone service by bringing more people within your reach. Our policy—“To continue to furnish the best possible telephone service at the lowest cost consistent with financial safety”. DIRECTORS: FRANK W. BLAIR, President, Union Trust BURCH FORAKER, President, Michigan WALTERI. MIZNER, Secretary & Treasurer, Company, Detroit Bell Telephone Company, Detroit Michigan Bell Telephone Company, Detroit EMORY W. CLARK, Chairman of the Board, BANCROFT GHERARDI, Vice President, DUDLEY E. WATERS, President, Grasd First National Bank, Detroit American Telephone & Telegraph Com- Rapids National Banl. A , New York Cit OSCAR WEBBER, Vice President & General eee z ee First State ~— us Manager, J. L. Hudson Company, Detroit WALTER S. GIFFORD, President, American GEORGE M. WELCH, Vice President & FRED J. FISHER, Vice President, General Telephone & Telegraph Company, New General Manager, Michigan Bell Telephon-~ Motors Corporation, Detroit York City Company, Detroit ; MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE CO. ai ee ee ee ee me em ee a er ee ae a a rane — tn NE nr 4 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 9, 1929 MOVEMENTS OF MERCHANTS. Monroe—H. Erfurt & Son, Econ- omy Shoe Store, has made an assign- ment. Big Rapids—Claude Sutton has pur- chased the meat market of George Douglas. Empire—The Empire State Bank has increased its capital stock from $15,000 to $20,000. Allegan—W. H. Knox, proprietor of the Knox Shoe Co., has filed a petition in bankruptcy. Centerville—E. T. Frisbie sold his grocery stock and meat market to Ernest E. Pratt. Otsego—H. Clark Oviatt has leased the Edsell: building and opened the Oviatt Kitchenette. Saginaw—The meat market of Hasse Brothers at 2352 South Michigan avenue was damaged by fire. Wayne—Peter Gardulski has discon- tinued his Central meat market at Washington and Michigan avenues. . St. Clair—M. Van Houtte has pur- chased the meat market of Charles W. Jerome in the H. A. Smith grocery. Sault Ste. Marie—Burke’s Garment Shop, 518 Ashmun street, has changed its name to Bourke’s Garment Shop. Saginaw—Louis Silk, dealer in shoes, etc.. at 413 North Genesee street, has sold his stock to the U. S. Cut Rate Stores, Inc. Detroit—Mrs. Kitty Pearl, proprietor of the Well Dress Shoe Co., 5235 Chene street, has filed a petition in bankruptcy. Detroit — The Columbia Supply Co., 439 East Columbia street, Electric has increased its capital stock from $30,000 to $100,000. Kalamazoo—C. LaRoy has removed his stock of jewelry, etc., from his South Burdick street location to 125 North Burdick street. Royal Oak—The B. & C. Stores Co.. in business on East Fourth street, will open a branch grocery and meat mar- _ ket on South Main street. Lansing — A. MacBolt, dealer in boots and shoes at 119 West Michigan avenue is succeeded in business by MacBolt I. Miller Shop, Inc. Fulton—Tracy Burns has purchased the hardware stock and store fixtures of L. C. Best, trading in his oil sta- tion in Battle Creek as part payment. St. Joseph — W. E. Deffenbacher, manager of the hotel Whitcomb for the past twelve months, has announced his resignation to the board of direc- tors. Kalamazoo—P. D. Robertson, Inc., dealer in luggage of all kinds, has re- moved his stock from 222 South Bur- dick street to 148 West Michigan avenue. Morrice—The State Bank of Mor- rice, with a capital of $25,000, opened for business Oct. 1, in the building formerly occupied by the A. L. Beard & Co. bank. Otsego—L. M. Dellinger has pur- chased the building formerly occupied by the Temple Garage and will occupy it Oct. 15 with his stock of automobile accessories. St. Johns—The Egan Motor Sales Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $20,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. South Haven—R. J. Hittell, who purchased the Arlington hotel a year ago, has sold the property to W. A. Smith, of Kalamazoo, who has taken possession. Harbor Springs—C. Wager & Son have removed their meat market from its location on Spring street to a new- ly remodeled and redecorated store on Main street. Lansing—Clyde S. Cochrane ‘will engage in the dry goods and women’s ready-to-wear apparel Oct. 10, at 402 South Washington avenue, under the stye of Cochrane’s. Marcellus—The restaurant property of the late Mrs. Ella Thurkow has been sold to Haro'd Berry, who will reopen it as soon as the necessary improvements have been made. McBrides—The Neff bank will be re- organized as a state bank and George C. Urtel, cashier of the bank at Lyons for the past four years, will become cashier of the new McBrides bank. Litchfield—The Allied Dairy Farms Corporation has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of 30,060 shares at $10 a share, of which amount $65,000 has been subscribed and paid in. Detroit—The Wolverine Store Front Co., 1203 incorporated with an authorized cap- ital stock of $1,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in prop- 3arlum Tower, has been erry. Muskegon — The Clock Funeral Home has opened its remodeled mod- ern building to the public. The main entrance to the building is on Grand avenue where the chapel was formerly located. Detroit—Ward’s 5c and 10c to $5 Stores, 3315 Barlum Tower, has been incorporated with an authorized cap- ital stock of $50,000, $16,000 of which has been subscribed and $4,000 paid in in cash. Flint—The National Moth Proofing Service, Inc., 1402 Ida avenue, has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $20,000, all of which has been subscribed and $11,350 paid in in property. 3enton Harbor—The Noble & Price Plumbing Co., Inc., 177 Pipestone street, has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $25,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in property. Ishpeming — The Ishpeming Stor Co., Ltd., has been incorporated to conduct a retail general store with an authorized capital stock of $30,000, $21,030 of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Pewamo—Charles Cook, for seven years cashier of the Pewamo State Savings Bank, has sold his bank hold- ings to Corey Vance, of Mt. Pleasant, who will succeed him as cashier at the close of the present year. Reese—The Fischer Creameries Cor- poration has been incorporated to deal in dairy products, farm products, poul- try, etc., with an authorized capital stock of $25,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Detroit — The Jay Electric Co., 10233-9 Shcemaker avenue, has been incorporated to deal in all kinds of electrical apparatus with an author- ized capital stock of $6,000, $3,330 of which has been subscribed and paid in. Ann Arbor — La Casa, Inc., 502 South Main street, has been incorpe- rated to sell ice cream, candy, cigars and serve lunches, with an authorized capital stock of $14,000, $11,000 of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Gaylord—The Top O’ Michigan Seed Growers, Inc., has been organized to grow and store seed of certified qual- ity and deal in farm produce with an authorized capital stock of $20,000, all of which has been subscribed and $2,- 000 paid in in cash. Detroit—The Tillotson-Dewey Lum- ber Co., 8751 Grand River avenue, has been incorporated to-deal in lumber and building supplies at retail with an authorized capital stock of $10,000, all of which has been subscribed and $3,000 paid in in cash. 3irmingham—David Fitch has merg- ed his men’s clothing and furnishing business into a stock company under the style of David Fitch, Inc.. 244 West Maple street, with an authorized stock of $50,000, $20,000 of which has been subscribed and paid in capital in property. Detroit — Herbert B. Ladd, 14131 East Jefferson avenue, has merged his shoe business into a stock company under the style of H. B. Ladd, Inc., with an authorized capital stock of $25,000, $5,000 of which has been sub- scribed, $1,225.73 paid in in cash and $3,774.27 in property. Detroit — The Standard Materials Corporation, 815 Fisher building, has been incorporated to sell at wholesale and retail as broker, ferrous and non- ferrous metals with an authorized cap- ital stock of $45,000 preferred and 500 shares at $10 a share, of which amount $10,000 has been subscribed and $5,000 paid in in cash. Albion—The O. H. Gale hardware, for three generations in the Gale fam- ity, which for seventy-three years has conducted the business, and the F. W. Austin dry goods store, conducted for the past twenty-five years, will close The McClellan Chain Stores Co. has leased the buildings oc- cupied by the two firms. Owosso — North & Benson, 126 South Water street, have merged their plumbing and heating business into a stock company under the style of the North & Ben- son Co., with an authorized capita! stock of $10,000, $7,000 of which has been subscribed and paid in, $1,000 1n cash and $6,000 in property. Scottville-—The creamery has merged its business with that of the Scottville creamery under the style of the Scottville Creamery Co. John siegalle will continue as manager and the Fountain plant will be conducted as a receiving station. The consolida- tion will make this one of the largest creameries in the State and will bring its production up to one and one-half million pounds a year. Ypsilanti—Joseph Hamernik is look- early this fall. wholesale and_ retail Fountain ing for a man to whom he sold his meat market here for a $2,000 check, but who got away with more than $100 cash. The man gave the name of John L. Martin. He made a down payment —with a check—of $2,000 for the mar- ket. Later in the day returned and Hamernik cashed a $60 check for him, and in the evening gave him the keys to the market. During the night he returned again, rifled the cash register and has not been heard of since. Manufacturing Matters. Bronson—The L. A. Darling Man- ufacturing Co., manufacturer of metal display fixtures, has broken ground for the large addition it will build to its plant. Capac— The Valley Elevator Co. incorporated with an au- thorized capital stock of 2,500 shares at $10 a share, $10,000 being subscrib- ed and paid in in cash. has. been Detroit—The Rexpando Piston Ring Co., 1310 Maple street, has been in- corporated with an authorized capital stock of $250,000, $37,500 of which has been subscribed and $6,000 paid in in cash, Glennie — The Glennie Mercantile Co. has been incorporated with an $15,000, $13,500 of which has been subscribed and paid in, $9,000 in cash and $4,500 in property. St. Johns—The St. Johns Furniture Co. has merged its business into a stock company under the same style with an authorized capital stock of $10,000, $4,000 of which has been sub- scribed and paid in in cash. Augusta — Merger of the Augusta Milling Co. and the C. B. Knappen Co... of Richland, has been announced. The new company will be incorporated under the style of the Knappen Co. and will maintain here and at Richland. Detroit — The Saint Clair Paper Mills, 2947 West Grand boulevard, has been incorporated to manufacture and deal in paper of all kinds with an authorized capital stock of 400,000 shares at $1 a share, $25,000 being subscribed and paid in in property. Ironwood—The Kennedy Co., 239 Frederick street, manufacturer and dealer in building supplies, has merged its business into a stock company un- der the same style with an authorized capital stock of $50,000, $25,000 of which has been subscribed and $2,500 paid in in cash. authorized capital stock of offices Detroit — American Engines, Inc., 3102 Union Trust building, has been incorporated to manufacture and deal in engines for automobiles, aircraft and yachts with an authorized capital stock of 50,000 shares at $10 a share, of which amount $2,000 has been sub- scribed and paid in in cash. Spring Lake — The Fleurace Seai Co., manufacturer and dealer in toi'ct seats, has merged the business into a stock company under the style of the Fleurace Seat Corporation, with an authorized capital stock of $150,000 common and $50,000 preferred, of which amount $56,490 has been sub- scribed, $8,628.41 paid in in cash and $34,236.59 in property. } i | | | ECE October 9, 1929 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Essential Features of the Grocery Staples. Sugar—The market is the same as a week ago. Jobbers hold cane granu- lated at 6.10c and beet granulated at 6c. Tea—The useful grades of Ceylon, India and Formosa teas hold steady and the volume of business on Japan and China greens is said to be fair. Prices on all kinds fail to move one way or the other. Canned Fish—Fish packs show ab- solutely no change, with Maine sar- dines holding firm at what are believed to be bottom prices. Salmon rules strong both here and on the Pacific Coast. Tuna exhibits a strong under- tone, and postings from packers ‘n California indicate a comparative short- age in many grades and sizes. Dried Fruits—Prices on most dried fruits remain stationary this week, the only changes appearing in the less im- portant commodities, notably in Smyrna figs, which have advanced nearly all descriptions. The macaroni pulled type, for instance, advanced a full 3c per pound on all sides, with im- porters quoting firmly yesterday, and expecting possible further advances in the near future. Smyrna layers and bricks have both been affected to some extent by the strict Government. in- spection to which all arrivals have so far been subjected, and owing to the fact that several lots have been turned down, importers’ ideas have naturally been toward higher prices. A com- mittee made up of several leading men in the New York dried fruit trade paid a visit to Washington this week in regard to the stiff fig inspection, and while nothing definite was done in the direction of a betterment of the situation, it was felt that perhaps there would be more leniency from now on in the passing of the fruit. California and Oregon prunes have ruled very quiet this week and quota- tions have shown no change whatever. Apricots have also been without change. Old crop apricots are now almost altogether cleaned up, but there are plentiful supplies of 1929 crop on the spot market. Raisins continued strong, but no advances were made during the week. Demand for do- mestic dried fruits has been rather quiet and the trade has been buying on a purely routine basis. Hallowee dates, new crop, opened up yesterday, when the importer anticipating the first shipment made a price of 7%4c a pound, spot. The first boat from Persia is due on October 11. This price is lower than the usual opening price, which has of late years been 8c a pound or higher. Canned Fruit—Most canned _ table fruits are scarce, with pineapple in keenest demand. Extra crushed Ha- waiian in No. 10 tins is hard to buy even at $12. Salt Fish—First shipments of fat Trish fall-caught mackerel arrived in New York this week. These arrivals were light, however, consisting chiefly of 3s and 4s, with a few 2s. More and larger shipments are due to arrive next week. The No. 4s brought $22 on the spot, while 3s sold at $24 and 2s at $28. American shore mackerel have been selling at the same prices. The salt fish market has remained in prac- tically the same condition as last week, aside from the recent arrivals of Irish mackerel, and features have been lack- ing. Cables from Ireland indicate higher ideas at the source market. Ad- vices from Gloucester show a falling off in mackerel catches due to stormy weather. Canned Tomatoes—The sharp ad- vance in canned tomato prices features this week’s market in canned foods, as activity in other lines continues com- paratively quiet, with the tone well maintained and few changes occurring. California is still packing tomatoes, but the season is many weeks late, and from recent reports, a small out- put is in prospect. If, when official re- ports come out, the statistics show the pack to be as small as canners have anticipated, another sharp advance in the Southern market is expected by local operators to develop. The other major vegetable packs have been de- void of spectacular activity this week, and have remained at former price lev- els. Corn has attracted little buying interest, but the market on this com- modity seems in a strong position, as canners all over the Middle West have been announcing short deliveries on many items, and are holding for firm prices in every instance. Peas have ruled dull. Pack statistics just recent- ly made public show the total produc- tion of the country to be only slightly under the record year of 1924, when 19,315,000 cases were put up. This has been a surprise to most of the trade, which was expecting a much smaller figure. Wisconsin’s large output has been particularly surprising to those of the local trade who visited the pack- ing areas out there this season. The quality of the pack, on the other hand, seems to be inferior as compared to other years. Nuts—Activity has not been general in the nut market this week. Demand has continued routine in all quarters and few instances of heavy sales have been reported. Fair buying of Cali- fornia walnuts in the shell has cleaned the market on that item. The an- nouncement of opening prices on shell- ed almonds by Rosenberg and Sunset created a great demand for spots, which the California Almond Growers’ Exchange reports has cleaned them out of all box goods on the spot ex- cepting 5 pound cartons. The market on box goods is now controlled by one operator. The exchange further re- ports that there are no supplies of Blue Diamond brand almonds of old crop remaining on the Coast, and only a few miscellaneous lots of pieces and commercial grades. In regard to new crop almonds, the San Francisco of- fice of the exchange reports that fig- ures indicate only a 50 per cent deliv- ery on Ne Plus in the shell. The har- vest of this variety has not yet been completed, however. On Nonpareils, they will endeavor to make a full de- livery, and on Drakes the harvest has just begun, so no predictions are be- ing made. In spot filberts in the shell there has been a moderate demand. Carryover from last year’s crop is said to be pretty large, and with new crop coming in supplies are more plentiful. Extra selected long Naples sold here this week at 224%c a pound. Pickles—The market, being bare oi most kinds of pickles, holds firm this week, without much price change oc- curring. Demand is light, but quite some shopping is required to obtain the desired sizes and varieties enquired for. In the future market most pack- ers are withdrawn, and high prices are looming ahead as prospects for the cucumber crop all over the country continue unfavorable. Rice the South has shown some weakness Blue Rose for shipment from lately, probably because the crop has begun to move more heavily, and quo- tations are a little easier. Fortunas appear settled, with no change and the other long grains seem to be in firm shape. Domestic demand for rices of all types has been comparatively quiet, while in the export field enquiry has improved, and some little actual busi- ness has been transacted. ee Review of the Produce Market. Apples—Wealthy command $1.75@ 2; Wolf River, $1.50@1.75; Shiawasse, $2.25@2.50; Jonathans, $2.50@2.75. Bagas—90c for 50 Ib. sack. Bananas—7@7™%c per lb. Beets—40c per doz. bunches; $1.25 per bu. Brussels Sprouts—28e per at. Butter—The market is the same as a week ago. Jobbers hold prints at 47c and 65 Ib. tubs at 45c. Cabbage—$1.25 per bu. for white and $2 for red. Carrots—40c per doz. bunches; $1.40 per bu. Cauliflower—$1.75@2 per doz. Celery—40@60c per bunch. Celery Cabbage—$1.20 per « Cocoanuts—$1 per doz. or $7.50 per bag. Cranberries—$4 for 4% bbl. of 25 Ibs. Cucumbers—$1.50 per doz. for Calif. stock. Dried Beans—Michigan jobbers are loz. quoting as follows: @) 0) Pea Beans)... $8.25 tent Req Kidney 22. 1 8.75 Dare Red Kidmey o8 - 8.50 Eggs—The market is 3c_ higher than a week ago. Local jobbers pay 42c for strictly fresh candled. Egg Plant—l5c apiece. Garlic—23c per Ib. Grapes—Calif. Malaga and Tokay are held at $1.75 per lug; home grown Niagaras and Concords, $2.75 per doz. 4 lb. baskets; Delawares, $3.25. Green Corn—25c per doz. for white and 35c for yellow bantam. Green Onions—Shallots, 50c per doz. Green Peas—$3 per bu. for home grown. Honey Ball Melons—$4 per crate. Honey Dew Melons—$2 per crate. Lemons—The price remains the same. $60 Sunkist =e $16.00 S00) Swmlcist 0 16.00 S60 Ned Balk 0 16.00 S00 Red Balb 16.00 Lettuce—In good demand on the following basis: Imperial Valley, 4s, per crate----$6.09 Imperial Valley, 5s, per crate ---- 6.00 Garden grown, per bu. ~------- 1.20 Lima Beans—30c per qt. Limes—$1.50 per box. Mushrooms—65e per Ib. Oranges—Fancy Sunkist California Valencias are now on the following basis: 260 _..._$9.00 0 G6 aa 200 6.75 PG ee 6.00 252 ee §.25 280 4.50 Oe 4.25 Onions—Iowa white fetch $2.50 per 50 lb. sack; yellow, $1.50; home grown yellow, $2.25 per 100 Ib. sack. Parsley—40c per doz. bunches. Banners, 1$2.75@ Peaches—Michigan grown freestone and yellow, commance 3 per bu. Pears—$2.50 per bu. for Clapp’s Favorite and Bartlett; Calif. $4.25 per box. Peppers—Red, 40c per doz.; Green, 30c per doz. Persian Melons—$3.50 per crate of either 4 or 5. $2.50 Pickling Stock—Little cukes, per bu.; little white onions, $1.25 per 10 Ib. box. Potatoes—Home grown, $1.50 per bu. on the Grand Rapids public mar- ket; country buyers are mostly paying $1.25. Poultry—Wilson & Company pay as follows: Heavy fowls 2 2h Eight fowls 2) 00223 l6c Fleauy broilers 9-9 4 Abe Lient brovlers —--5- 02 20¢ Pumpkin—15@20c apiece. Quinces—$3 per bu. Radishes—20c per doz. bunches. Spinach—$1.40 per bu. Squash— Hubbard $3 per 100 Ibs. Tomatoes—Home grown command $1.15 per % bu.; green, 1.25 per bu. Plums—$3.25 per 4 basket crate for Calif. Turnips—$1.40 per bu. Veal Calves—Wilson & Company pay as follows: Haney oe ae Good eee ee cei ig eae ag a eer a ce cae i7e Meditm . 2 . 14e Poor CC —______ o> @-a___-_—- Recent Business Changes in Indiana. Hammond—The Columbia Packing Co., Inc., with a capital stock of 200 shares, $50 par value, has been organ- ized here to engage in meat slaughter- ing and processing. The incorporat- ors are George W. Johnson and Carl Yellen. Dunkirk—Robert Trader has pur- chased the Davis meat market from Davis & Poor. Evansville—Theo. Weil, proprietor of the Weil meat market, died at his home. Fort Wayne—Fannie Wolf's delica- tessen has been opened at 611 Har- rison street. Monroeville—Ed. Taylor has _ sold his grocery and meat market to Mr. Nusbaum. Frankfort — Emil Christensen has sold his meat market on South Main street to the Milner Packing Co. Marion—E. W. grocery and meat market at 842 North Washington street. Leath will open a MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 9, 1929 IN BAD FORM. Landlords and Barbers Who Are Out of Step. “Bad form,” to quote an expression of a noted Englishman, is applicable to a certain class of hotel keepers, owners of feederies and tonsorial par- lors in the summer resort regions. En- try to one of such caravansaries, through a line of malodorous cuspidors involuntarily recalls to the mind of the stranger the pleasures of “Home, Sweet Home.” To be greeted by a landlord, sans vest and sans _ coat, slovenly encased in a hilarious shirt, overdue at the laundry, while smok- ing a stinking pipe or cigarette, de- stroys his expectancy of a “good time coming.” Metal Mounted Crockery Offered. By putting metal mountings of an- tique silver and gold on _ ordinary pieces of domestic crockery a manu- facturer has converted them into novel sandwich and bread trays and fruit bowls. The pieces, which were offered to the trade this week, were brought out to retail at prices ranging from $3.50 up to $7.50. Some are equipped with metal basket type handles, while others are mounted on metal stands and have center handles. Dishes of cream color with floral patterns have been used in constructing the items. NOTHING TREADS AS SILENTLY AS TIME - HAVE YOU MADE YOUR WILL? GRAND RAPIDS TRUST CO. Grand Rapids, Michigan cexmnpemiasson Bile oon ee omar inne Lo Mempesenerr ite October 9, 1929 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Some Outstanding Mercantile Figures at Port Austin. Did you ever locate the little town of Port Austin on the Michigan map? If not, do so. It will be the smallest sort of dot, right up on the very tip of the Michigan Thumbnail, where the rockbound coast of Lake Huron is constantly being beat upon by the wa- ters at the mouth of Saginaw Bay. There is much of interest, geograph- ically, topographically and climatically; but my sole attention, upon my re- cent visit in the little village, was monopolized by the extreme whole- someness of its people, at least those people whom I had the privilege of meeting. _ One of these, a “local boy”, is par- ticularly well known, especially in view of the fact that he is not a business man in the locality, but a writer, with special interest in rural physical edu- cational work. His name is Thomas Sayres, better known as Tommy Say- res. Almost anyone in Huron county, with any circle of acquaintance at ail, knows Tommy Sayres, for the simple reason that it would be hard to go far afield in the county without meeting him. Just to show what sort of good sport Tommy is: The merchants of Port Austin were debating their public educational cam- paign. Just when a little hesitation first showed up, Tommy takes the floor, gives the idea his O.K., and slaps down a financial starter that proved to be the gauge by which the remainder acted. Then, Mr. Pitwood, the drug- gist, proceeded to relieve his mind on the subject of the inherent conserva- tism of the average merchant in such matters. Only Pitwood didn’t call it “conservatism.” He uses __ shorter words, with more meaning, as well as more meanness (if they happen to hit you, personally). Any time they don't want to “say it with flowers” in Port Austin, they engage Pitwood as the master of ceremonies. He says it with dynamite. I would not neglect to make men- tion of another figure or rather two other figures in Port Austin’s citizenry, about whom a strange web of romance has been woven. I now refer to S. J. Wallace and his devoted wife, whose life story during the past few years would have been pathetic, had sheer determination and undaunted courage not been utterly victorious where de- feat once seemed inevitable. Decent delicacy forbids detailed nar- rative, but the geneneral facts are worthy of publication for the inspira- tion they should give other business men who find themselves in the grip of the blue demon: Strange conspiracy of the fates seemed to have slated Sam Wallace for commercial ruin at a time in life when the hair is turning gray and one begins to normally yearn for shirt sleeves and the verandah. Everything was against him. Fortune gone, busi- ness in chaos through no fault of his own and his health in tatters, Sam Wallace grimly took new hold on cir- cumstances. His undaunted compan- ion took his place behind the counter, while he fought to regain his health. lieve it, get this: takes his swim in Lake Huron, while. Together they faced an all too unsym- pathetic world, and won. To-day Sam Wallace is nearly sixty, heavier by twenty pounds than he was last June, and hard as nails. If you don’t be- Every morning he the town is mostly sleeping its last dozen winks. And Mrs. Wallace still smiles sweetly upon a world that once treated them coolly. That, alone, is victory, without the rest. I did not attempt to thank Sam Wallace and his wife for the hospital- ity of their home while I tarried in Port Austin; but I shall never forget it. Not alone was it the dinner of fish and wild duck which Sam _ had taken from the nearby waters, delight- ful as that was. It was something more abiding than that. The atmo- sphere of the big mansion, with its many rooms, its sixty-five years of romantic history, and its fireplaces exuding their inviting warmth and ap- peal to dreamy thought. One must be almost sentimental, if he is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wallace, of Port Austin, even for one night. He just can’t help it. If there be a merchant in Michigan whose business has gone against him and who is tempted to throw it all overboard, to choose oblivion rather than further struggle, I suggest that it would be well worth his while to take a drive to Port Austin and tell Sam Wallace all about it. He has been through it all, and what is more, he is just the sort of fellow who would take time in the busiest hours to help some- one else to do what he did alone, with the help of his wife. If you don't think Sam Wallace knows the meaning of the word “fight,” listen to him say: “What I have, I made here. What I’ve lost I sunk here. What I still have left will be sunk here, likewise; and, even then, I won't be licked, if only the undertaker will stay away for a while yet.” Such a lift is well worth coming to Port Austin for, from any point in Michigan, even if it be away up on the Michigan Thumbnail. W. H. Caslow. —_~+++—____ New Evening Slippers. A reaction against the highly color- ed, intricately cut out evening slipper has set in and the simple opera pump in such neutral materials as gold and silver brocade, white or black crepe de chine as well as satin, each with its metal leather striping, is shown in great quantities. The opera pump is as nearly a closed shoe as one can dare for evening and the neutral tones afford opportunity for dyeing, though it is thought that there will be less de- mand for the color change as time goes on. An evening fabric quite new this season is panne velvet, brought out to accompany the fashionable panne evening gowns. Bugle glass beads are used by Patou in an attractive necklace for wear with the printed frock. They are long and are strung together in several strands without rondels or knots, and the strands—probably eight or even twelve —are bunched together, the open ends falling like two tassels. 2 PROTECT THE THE INEXPERIENCED-”? Without questioning the need and value of Life Insurance, it is still possible to plan so that the proceeds of your life policies will protect abso- lutely those for whose benefit you obtained them. Too often these funds in the hands of inex- perienced persons are dissipated. A Life Insur- ance Trust, which places in the hands of an experienced Trustee — this institution — the funds derived from life policies, will insure the carrying out of your wishes. Investigation of the plan may even show you a method by which you can increase the Estate you will leave. It surely will point the way to sure protection for your Estate. The Officers in our Trust Department will be glad to discuss it with you. THE MICHIGAN TRUST co. GRAND RAPIDS FIRST TRUST COMPANY IN MICHIGAN ee MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 9, 1929 MUDDLING THE CENSUS. If the plans for making the census next year are not changed, we shall have no way of knowing how many Jews and other nationalities there Hitherto one of asked about the every immigrant. Germans, Poles, Czechs, members of are in this country. the questions has mother tongue of Now it is proposed to change this question to one about the immigrant’s birthplace. How misleading many answers to this question will be is easily illustrat- ed. One immigrant will respond that Czecho-Slovakia. So he will be set down as a Szecho- Slovak. Yet he is not a Czecho-Slovak and never was. He is German. An- other will be put down as Italian be- his birthplace is in cause, forsooth, his birthplace in Fiume But he He is a has become Italian territory. is not an Italian by blood. Slovene. Jews will disappear from the census completely, since they will be counted as Russians, Germans, Poles, etc., ac- cording to the country of their birth. What is to be gained by juggling facts in this manner? If the census of 1920 had been taken in this way it wouid have shown, for instance, that there were 397,000 Hungarians in this coun- try. There were that many immigranis from Hungary, but more than 100,090 of them were not Hungarians by blood. So with the 1,400,000 immigrants from Fewer than 400,000 of them were Russian by race. Russia. There is also the practical certainty of numerous mistakes in answers to the question of the country of an im- migrant’s birth. Census questions are generally answered by members of the “second generation.” They know their parents’ native language, but neither they nor their parents may be sure whether the town or towns in which the parenfs were born are now part of Hungary or of Czecho-Slovakia. The changes made in the map by the war will render many answers inac- curate. It is much more important to know an immigrant’s racial stock than the country in which his birthplace is lo- cated at any particular moment. LEGAL EDUCATION AGAIN. Still another blow is struck at our system of education for practicing law and of admission to the bar by the latest report of the Carnegie Founda- tion for the Advancement of Teach- ing. Four volumes of studies of this field of education have now been pub- lished by the foundation, which is evi- dently determined to keep hammering away until there has been a reform of legal education comparable to that which the foundation played an im- portant part in bringing about in med- ical education. Colleges and universities which re- ly upon the tuition fees of law stu- dents to support the law school are like the “proprietary” law schools in being exposed to the double danger of admitting those who are not properly qualified to undertake the study of law and of failing to give full instructional return for the time and money expend- ed by their students. If those who are not properly qualified weeded out, the cost of the experience would be mainly theirs, but when, under low standards, they are allowed to grad- uate and to practice, the evils are no longer private—they fall upon the community. The loss of reputation which the legal profession has suffered can be traced to the same source as_ that which some years ago had a similar effect upon the reputation of the med- ical profession — inadequate training and indifferent morality. The public should demand that no person be admitted to practice law who is not qualified by both education and character. The responsibility for this improvement rests primarily upon the legal profession itself and secon- darily upon those who assume to pro- vide legal training. That part of the bar which cares for its reputation owes it to itself to introduce such reg- render inadequate training useless for admission to prac- tice. A reform like this would compel law schools to raise their standards were resulting ulations as. will or quit. Law is not a private business; it is a public profession and should be treat- ed as such. THE CREDIT SITUATION. Coincident with the abrupt drop in the stock market, the bankers’ associa- tion called last week for an investiga- tion of the credit situation by experts to study possibilities of stabilizing money rates and to introduce changes found advisable. The seriousness of the situation brought about by the huge credits poured into the security mar- ket was emphasized by leaders of the organization. At the same time the British Chancellor of the Exchequer put to blame for conditions in his coun- try on the same “orgy of speculation’ here, as he promised a survey of Great Britain’s banking and credit policies. All told these developments point to something which may go beyond the Federal Reserve “warnings,” although what those who lend their funds in the call market and otherwise are to do with their surpluses is not quite clear. Perhaps a stronger trend toward for- eign factories and exploitatiton may develop. Against the former tendency to re- action, the steel industry was reported during the week to have increased its operation a little. Railroad purchasing was the best branch of demand, and, if anything, the automobile producers were less active. For the first month since January, 1928, motor-car output last month at 417,000 units fell below production in the same month of the preceding year, but in three quarters this year the total 1928 figures have been exceeded by 222,590 cars. Build- ing contract awards for last month will probably show a drop of about 25 per cent. under September, 1928. The failure report for September disclised a reduction of 4 per cent. in the number of defaults, with liabili- ties fractionally higher than a year ago. For the quarter the reduction was 2% per cent. under the same period in 1928, while total. liabilities dropped 17.6 per cent. S FORECASTS ON THE QUARTER. As the new quarter is entered, a number of forecasts are issued on what may be expected for the closing months of the year. In the main, these predictions are cheerful although tem- pered with the opinion that after the large operations earlier in the year not so much gain can be looked for during the remainder of 1929. But it is frequently mentioned that the mo- mentum attained, in trade and industry should prove sufficient to produce good volume in the immediate future. A contribution of rather sound char- acter is offered to the discussion by the carloading estimates made up by committees for the estimates call for the commodity railroads. These an increase of 2.3 per cent. in this same period last quarter over the year. However, the increases and re- ductions expected are somewhat more spotty than they have been, with sev- enteen of the former and eleven of the latter. freight shipments of industrial prod- ucts will gain while agricultural trans- In general it is indicated that portation will be lower. Automobile producers estimate a gain of 16.3 per cent. The coal and coke business will require 6.1 per cent. and the steel 5.4 per cent. more accommodation. Build- ing material loadings will gain with the exception of lumber, gravel, sand and_ stone. If the unfilled order figures of the Department of Commerce for August are studied for a clue to the business movement, it will be found that back- logs were reduced in important indus- tries that month and except for textiles equipment stood But stocks of manufactured goods were also re- and transportation little ahead of last year. duced and stood somewhat below sur- pluses a year ago. Raw material stocks increased and were considerably larger than last year even though productioa was well ahead of the 1928 rate. The statistics is that inventories are not burdensome so far as manufactures are though prove unsettling. inference of these concerned al- congestion of materials may ENGLISH RETAIL SCHOOL. Of interest to those merchants who follow closely developments in their field may be the steps’taken in Eng- land to build up more expert knowl- edge of retail practice. A report in a recent issue of the Commercial, pub- lished by the Manchester Guardian, describes the seventh session of the Drapers’ Chamber of Trade Summer School at Balliol College, Oxford. Students to the number of 160 and drawn from small as well as large stores attended the lectures, which dealt with merchandising from many angles. The program of these meetings va- ried from “The Effects of Legislation Upon the Development of Trade and Industry” by a reader in economic his- tory in the University of Oxford to “A Talk on Shawls” by a store execu- tive. The younger students displayed great interest not only in the lectures but also in the discussions and debates that followed. It is significant that the committee in charge will consider having the lec- tures in the future tend more to the cultural than to the technical side of The students, it was relish both business life. pointed out, seemed to types. Some such undertaking for the per- sonnel of stores in this country might be considered equally worth while, just as it has seemed that the surest way to remove many of the troubles in trade would be to provide some means for instructing all- retail dealers in the fundamentals of good business prac- tice. It is recognized that personnel remains the “weakest link” in distribu- tion and training along both technical and cultural lines is sadly needed in many cases. DRY GOODS CONDITIONS. Trade for the week somewhat marred by unsettled weather conditions and other influences. Re- ports from stores in this and other sections of the country seem to indi- catet that the average volume is not much better than a year ago. It is felt, however, that weather favorable to selling will soon improve volume. The slump in Wall street doubtless has its effect on trade because of the widespread character of stock specu- lation. Added to this are the uncer- tainties which have developed in sev- eral important lines of industry over employment prospects. The agricul- tural sections of the country suffer in many cases either from short crops or low prices. Then, again, if another major reason is sought for explaining why trade suffers a setback, no doubt the mul- tiplication of retail outlets through chain expansion can be readily ac- cepted. Average results must finally move lower as the number of units is constantly pushed up. Of course, the progressive concerns are not af- fected and this is proved by _ their mounting sales. Of the chain systems that have re- ported on September sales so far, the majority appear to have improved on However, the first mail order comfiany to report disclosed an increase somewhat lower for the month than for the nine months, which may indicate a slackened demand in the rural districts. results were their gains. All hail to the doughnut! Its quad- ricentennial is to be celebrated by French bakers this fall, since it is said to have been invented by a French baker in 1529. Ingenius baker, upon whose ingenuity so much of the his- tory of younger generation has been written! De Joinville relates that the Saracens in giving St. Louis his liberty presented him with doughnuts. The origin of the word seems to go back to the Celtic, to a word which means “swelling” or ‘inflation,’ an obvious reference to the way the doughnut has of rising from a small piece of dough to melting lightness. Washington Ir- ving in his Knickerbocker History of New York speaks of “an enormous dish of sweetened dough, - fried . in hog’s fat, and called doughnuts or oljkoeks.” October 9, 1929 OUT AROUND. Things Seen and Heard cn a Week End Trip. In traveling West on U. S. 16 Sat- urday I was pleased to note that cement had been laid on the Grand Rapids belt line for several miles North of Leonard street. Two miles of this line were completed last year— from O’Brien road to Leonard street. The roadway completed this year will evidently be opened to traffic within a couple of weeks. In passing through Spring Lake | occasionally leave the main street and proceed West on the street one block South of U. S. 16. The street is not paved, but it possesses an interesting spectacle in the shape of groups of outdoor statuary which must have kept the amateur artist busy for sev- eral years. (Ehe would probably not be welcomed in an art exhibition, but it is decidedly unique and interesting just the same. collection Grand Haven friends on whom I called Saturday deplore the cessation of operations on a large scale by the Challenge Refrigerator Co. Not having made an alliance with any concern marketing electrical refrigerators, the company is forced to confine its prod- uct to ice refrigerators, which do not appear to be in very strong demand at this time. It is to be hoped that the principal owners of the institution— representatives of the Cutler and Savidge decide to re- organize the company on an iceless refrigerator _ basis. The continued operation of the factory means much to the working éstates—will merchants, bankers and landlords of Grand Haven. people, When I was a small child I distinct- ly recall the horror with which my country cousins regarded my custom of raising the window in the bedroom assigned me during the night. They insisted that the “night air,” as they called it, was deadly poisonous and that I would surely have a fit of sick- ness if I insisted on permitting the fresh air to enter my room. I usually acquiesced in the wishes of my hosts and pounded my pillow all night as the result of my self sacrifice. I am re- minded of this now abandoned prac- tice when I note the increasing num- ber of homes which are being erected every summer season on the Lake Michigan shore, plainly disclosing the fact that fresh air now means as much to the people as fresh water or fresh milk, The promoters of Lake Michigan 3each are to be congratulated on the start they have made on the creation of a colony of fresh air lovers. Twelve or fifteen attractive cottages have been created on the water side of the won- derful cement road which has been constructed from U. S. 31 to the mouth of Grand River. Public Librarian Ranck (Grand Rapids) spent his summer vacation in Boston, He visited all the water re- sorts within fifty miles of the “Hub MICHIGAN TRADESMAN of the Universe,’ as Boston people call their literary headquarters, but failed to find anything at all compar- able with Spring Lake. In contour, scenic surroundings, beautiful homes and artistic floral, shrub and tree ef- fects, Mr. Ranck says that Spring Lake is in advance of anything he has ever seen in this country—and he is some traveler, as well as an apprecia- tive observer. With the efficient motor boat livery now maintained on Spring Lake, it is easy for anyone who has a dollar in his pocket to navigate this beautiful sheet of water under comfortable cir- cumstances and without great loss of time. In driving South on U. S. 31, just below Grand Haven, I was suddenly confronted with a Greyhound bus, whose driver insisted on occupying his half of the road and taking it in the middle. [I made for the side of the road with as little delay as possible, narowly escaping serious injury to both car and passengers because of close proximity to a ditch. If I had met disaster, the potential murderer who was driving the bus would prob- ably have proceeded without slacking or even moving over to his own side of the road. I have frequently had occasion to refer to the criminal wretches the Greyhound organization employs as drivers of its busses. I cannot understand why the proper de- partment does not put an_ effectual veto on the employment of such fiends. I was very much delighted last week when I learned that Lee M. Hutchins had been elected President of the Na- tional Wholesale Druggists Associa- tion—a worthy honor, most worthily bestowed. Mr. Hutchins is qualified by education, temperament and executive ability to do the position justice. richly experience, Mr. Hutchins is my ideal of a truly wise man. He never permits himseli to reach a conclusion without giving the question involved adequate con- sideration, I have never known him to reach a decision that was unsound or untenable. Coupled with his out- standing ability is a delightful person- ality which greatly endears him to his associates. His geniality, his kindness, and his unfailing courtesy, win for him a wealth of affection. Few men in the world combine the rare characteristics of Mr. Hutchins. Keen of mind, judicial in temperament, upright in character and loving every- body, he lives a great life, offers prob- ably our most outstanding example of voluntary public service in the up- building of practical idealism in mod- ern business. Prompted by his ideals, which know no compromise, unselfish in all of his motives, he finds it pos- sible to convince doubt others. those who would Always generous in credit to others, he asks none for him- self. He lives a great life. His work will go on forever in the lives of his as_ociates and successors. I have often thought that, behind his persistent determination not only to live up to what he thinks good form, but to insist upon others living up to good form, Mr. Hutchins has in mind the obligation which he feels he owes to the great field of business in which Certainly, in his relentless disapproval of those things which are he labors. not fine in conversation, in business or in life, his gentleness but firmness of attitude reflect the part of a fearless nature: and the effect of his life is be- ing felt. The younger generation in its prominent leadership is giving evi- dence of the fearless natures in the mildé.t manners gentle heart. engendered by a I cannot help feeling that Grand Rapids people made a great mistake in turning their clocks back so early in the season this fall. As a result of our too precipitate action, we get to our offices after two or three hours of daylight and leave them after dark- ness has put in an appearance. If our action had been deferred until Noy. 1 or Dec. 1 we would have more day- light to work in. should have left our clocks and watches undisturbed and run on fast time all the year round. Setter still, we I am informed that many Michigan towns will pursue the latter plan which plainly shows that they have better sense than Grand Rapids has. E. A. Stowe. ——_e-.___ Clouds of Discontent Linger on Euro- pean Horizon. Grandville, Oct. So _it seems a use- less task to bring the continental powers into harmony at the league of nations court. The lion and the lamb are not at present ready to lie down together and sleep in quietude. France seems to regard herself as the lamb in this instance, and that if she would avoid making a dinner for the lion she had best keep her distance. Past experience no doubt has led to much of this feeling and we can hard- ly blame France for taking warning in time. The French and English are not the dearest friends in the world, nor have they been since Napoleon and Water- loo. France does not quite like the idea of this country and Britain trim- ming their navies in harmony. An Anglo-Saxon alliance is not relished by the frog eaters nor can we really blame them. As a member of the Allied forces in a common cause against Germany, France coaleced with Britain for a single war, not to be continued in- definitely. And now that after arrange- ments are being made to secure the future peace of the world the French are unwilling to sign up where Britain hogs the lion’s share of advantage for herself. Disarmament of land forces is now to the fore and this seems to be a sore spot with the continental powers cf Europe. To do the fair thing the na- tions of the world should completeh disarm, retaining only a minimum of soldiers sufficient to do police work. Not a nation in Europe will consent to this, and we doubt if America ts ready to go to that length in the dis- armament program. France is not alone in her suspicions of British mo- tives, both in naval and land reduc- tions. Italy and Japan take issue and range themselves alongside France as against certain propositions of Britain. As has been said many times and as most people on the outside look at the question appertaining to world peace, there can be no union of senti- 9 ment among the European powers on the question of disarmament. The sooner those European governments settle down to this fact the sooner will the question be settled. Italy, under the able guidance of Mussolini, has determined to never again take second place in the doings of continental Europe. She is looming large on the horizon of nationalities, and will surely come in for a large share of public notice when the next war breaks over Europe and the East. There you go again talking wor Why all these meetings of the powers if not to secure world peace? That may be true, vet there will never come a time when the world will be assured of complete pacification. It is not in the blood of the people inhabiting the lands of Europe and the Far East. Japan, although but a few islands of the sea. has made its mark on world history and is still to be reckoned with in all future agreements between na tions of the world. It must not be forgotten how that island empire swept the seas of Rus- sian navies and gave the Muscovites drubbing which actually startled thy civilized world at the time. From that hour Japan has been most respectfully received at the council table of th white nations of the earth. Of course public officials of the various nations of the world cannot sit idly down and doze without liftin, a finger to stir the public porridge Great questions are to be solved in the near future, and Great Britain is never over modest in asserting her supposed supremacy on land and sea. The Yankee took some of this con ceit out of John Bull in the past and to-day Britain is rather anxious tha: otherwise to placate Uncle Sam whi! at the same time she proceeds to ham- string some of the other nations of th earth. However much we may argue thg point there is no getting around th fact that Britain is the one pow across the water which is viewed with fear and suspicion by all the other na tions of Europe. Jealousy, not unmixed with hatred, are not good bedfellows with which to secure’ a lasting world peace. The more we study the facts the more cor vinced do we become that the peace of the world hangs right now on very brittle thread. America has her place in world af- fairs, but nothing we can do will serve to dissipate the jealousy and hatred for Britain of nearly every European power, small and great. The English under the new regime are stirring up resentment and distrust which it will take years of soft pedalling to dissi- pate. The fact remains that all the agree ments which can be entered into wil in no sense assure the world of even long vears of peace. Like quarreling children the nations of the earth must vent their peevishness on somebody oo: other, and per consequence, all the present hit-and-miss arguing at Geneva and elsewhere can have little or no effect in pacifying the world. Doubtless it is well enough for the representatives of the various powers to get together and talk over differ ences with a view to keeping peace a long as possible, but when France and England lock horns over the proper method to pursue in arranging the navies of the world what may be ex- pected of the rest of us? It will not be many moons ere the cry of Patrick Henry will again sweep down the by-ways proclaiming that “war is inevitable, let it come.” We fervently hope that when the next burst of hostilities wakes the over seas lands America may not be drawn into the affray. To be sure the Anglo-Saxon might safely defy the rest of the world but let us hope that time is far distant. Old Timer. 10 THE SYNDICATE SYSTEM. It Tends To Make an Empire in Business. Chapter I1V—Economy. As one goes about among people, plumbing their hidden convictions and sounding their personal feelings, as American consumers, relative to the syndicate system, with its chains, its mail orders, its bargain counters, its mergers and combines, its dividends and its high financing, one senses a general unrest, suspicion and antagon- ism. A vast populace, patronizing the syndicate’s cash registers as it does, is uneasy and not so sure of it all. But one question needs be answered for them, before they will begin clean- ing house in such a manner as Ameri- can business has never before wit- nessed. Here is the question which Amer- icas masses are asking: “Why should I pay the independent more for the same thing that I can buy from the syndicate for less?” To business men who have been in the habit of listing all their life’s as- sets on paper and adding the total on the adding machine, this is a difficuit question to answer. Shall I not say, impossible? The difficulty lies not in the answer- ing, but in the psychology with which the average business man has’ been educated by syndicate professors and economists to deal with every problem. The weakness of the average business guan, in attempting to deal with the syndicate, lies in his assumption that all values in a given transaction must be expressed in some combination of the ten numerals. To him, “economy” can deal only with figures. Anything which is not subject to a definite price tag is ineligible for inventory in busi- ness. Every real value must be ex- pressible in “dollars and cents,” it not having seemed to seep into his con- sciousness that there is a code of moral and spiritual mathematics known as “dollars and sense.” Again we go back to our original comparison of the empire and the democracy for light on the matter. This time we will camp in a compara- tively modern decade and conduct our surveys in the fields of Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge and White Plains. While democracy was still being born, even before she had been placed in her cradle, the military forces of syndication and independence in Gov- ernment were being massed, one over against the other. A foreign crown was laying tax upon tax heavily on the shoulders of a long-suffering frontier of thirteen colonies. It might just as well have been a business syndicate, taking toll of forty-eight states, let us say in 1939; but it so happens that it was a King George III in 1775, in this case, There had been the stamp act, the tobacco act and numerous other levies, each following closely upon its pre- decessor in quick succession. Then came the tea tax. Had it been a cen- tury and a half later, it would have been a Teapot Dome (only a slight difference in the spelling). A tea party MICHIGAN TRADESMAN was held, with the codfish and herring of Boston harbor as the specially in- vited guests of honor. Followed, Paul Revere’s ride, battle, Patrick Henry, the Declaration of Independence, more fighting—and the deed was done. Democracy had been born and now lay in her cradle, the offspring of one of the biggest pieces of economic foolishness in history. Did you ever think of it that way? Listen: Just look over the situation as it was to be seen by those sturdy colon- ists. They stood out for what was right—their right. Their right to live and worship and prosper and_ trade and work as they pleased. But what had they on their side? A mere hand- ful of untrained men from every con- ceivable trade and walk in life; over against them stood the finest disciplin- ed soldiers the world had ever seen, outnumbering them, two to one. The Continentals, with their tattered regi- mentals and nondescript weapons, looked across their sights at well-fed, warmly-clad ranks, equipped with standardized armaments of war. Back of these troops stood the British crown, with all the wealth that had been previously wrung from these same colonies; while, back of the Contin- entals were only cabins, and lonely women and children, and half-worked clearings in the forests, and wilder- ness and savages. Now, let me ask the man or woman in modern America, who has his home, his car, his radio and his job, “If you can’t see the wisdom of paying the price of democracy in business, then how could these pioneers have seen any wisdom in assuming these ter- rible risks?” Where lies the difference between our 1929 model of American and the 1776 variety? The difference lies in their code of mathematics. “Taxation without representation is tyranny!’ cried Patrick Henry ol Virginia. Surely, if the tax had been lower. Any taxation, however small, without representation was tyranny. And that was that. Do you get the idea? It wasn't a question of the amount of the tax. It was the principle of the thing that was hateful and could not be tolerated. Taken from a_- strictly standpoint, would it not have been wiser for those colonists to have rea- soned that it were better to put up with oppressions rather than risk a worse fate by rebellion and defeat? That was why I spoke as a modern ecenomist, a moment ago, and declared democracy's birth “the biggest piece of ecenomic foolishness in history.” It was not that they were fighting for moneyed values. They were fight- ing for things that no money could buy. “But,” interrupts some modern busi- ness man, “you can’t mix sentiment with business these days.” Oh, no? Let’s see. Suppose you get busy, right now, and take every sentimental value out of your business. You have a wife? If she isn’t one ot the “help,” divorce her. Children? Put "em in the orphan’s home. Belong to a church or fraternity? Cancel your financial memberships at once. Clubs? Resign. Play golf? Fish? Hunt? Play bridge or poker? Cut ’em out. Oh, yes,.1 know that exercise is necessary; but you should rig up a private gym in the back room. It will save time and Indian clubs are better anyhow. More Have any friends Give ’em the Father 01 Forget efficient, you know. outside your business? cold shoulder, right off. mother, brothers and sisters? ’em. These are all sentimental items of overhead that don’t mean a thing in business. They aren't even on your inventory; so get rid of ‘em. Now! You are the ideal modern You can eat, sleep and You aren't mixing your business business man. work at the job. any sentiment with whatever. Now, I'll dare you to fol- low this schedule just one week, and come up the following Saturday morn- ing with enough pep left to turn the key in the lock, and open your doors You'd already be a lunatic or a suicide of a week's stand- ing, When I meet so-called “economists” whose arithmetic is so shriveled that for business. it cannot extend beyond the limits of the ten digits, I put him down as a No American can com- figures. The false alarm. pute values in mere adding machine has never been invent- ed upon which the American business man can total all his assets and lia- bilities. A man may be a merchant, a manufacturer, a farmer or a laborer, but he must be a man, first, before he can be an American. Now, we leave the individual limits, and look at the situation from the broadest general viewpoint. The syn- dicate would remove trade anything that is not tangible and subject to liquidation in cold system from cash. Home, society, child training, com- munity life—they all mean nothing to this ruthless gold-digging machine. Its course is ruthless. It ignores everything that is moral or spiritual, October 9, 1929 and calculates only in terms of the material. If allowed to pursue its full course, it will make every merchant a com- mercial whatisit, with the title of a manager and the authority of a janitor. It will relegate the farmer to the old state of serfdom, working the acres which he once owned under the direc- tions of a superintendent. It will make of the worker a_ vassal and sentence our children to life at hard labor as a penalty for the crime of be- ing begotten and born by parents who were cheap enough in the sense of moral and patriotic values to put a price tag on holy things. The person who has nothing which cannot be bought must be a miserable wretch at best. A materialistic trend which will make merchandise of lib- erty, virtue and posterity is producing LANSING Retail and Warehouse Location, corner Grand and Ot- tawa, across from Washington and Michigan Avenues, formerly occu- pied by the Michigan Supply Com- pany Building, 44 x 132, 3 Stories and basement, very heavy construc- tion elevator, M. C. R. R. switching service. Can give immediate possession. An ideal site for retailing and close in warehousing of heavy lines of merchandise. For lease or sale. F. B. McKIBBIN COMPANY Realtor 119W. Allegan Phone 3181 “Fresh Crackers for Sale! Fresh Crackers for Sale!” That’s what your ‘‘Uneeda Bakers” cracker department calls to customers if you order in right quantities. When you order ‘‘Uneeda Bakers” products this way you know that your crackers are fresh—and so do your custom- ers. That means greater turn- over and more sales. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY “Uneeda Bakers” October 9, 1929 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN il a generation of unconscious and ig- norant economic traitors and libertines. It is betraying our democracy into the hands of the same imperial enemy with which Benedict Arnold bargained and it is prostituting our National integ- rity, bringing it to the level of the empires of old, with their chattels and their public slave markets. Again we come face to face with an old principle which graphically stated in an equation that makes it unanswerable, was. most economic despite its mathematicaly presentation: “What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul; or what will a man take in ex- change for his soul?” That man business to the syndicate and enters business who sells his the employ of that syndicate as its local satellite has sold the soul of his business. That community which sells out its local independence, placing its schools, churches and meal tickets in direct dependence upon the whims of policy makers of other centers has sold its soul into an ecenomic bondage. That nation whose people has placed her virtues, liberties and_ priceless privileges of sovereign citizenship up- on the bargain counter is sold into commercial slavery. Justify this boasted “economy,” if can. A generation of pioneers, poor in material things but rich in spiritual values, placed all that they had—life, home, children, you happiness, future prosperity—on the alter of pa- triotic devotion, staking it upon the supremacy of truth over error, against overwhelming physical odds, making for themselves a haven of liberty, peace and plenty which has become the envy of the world, and the heaven of the oppressed of every nation. To- day, another generation,, rich as Laodicea in. material wealth, yet so “poor and wretched and blind and naked” spiritually, enthrones method above principle, counts dollars of more value than human blood, subscribes to “the the fittest” and re- nounces the equal creation of mankind upon which their nation was founded, and proceeds to sell out to the highest bidder. What shall be the righteous destiny of such a people? What shall survival of Se the just recompense for such a crime? “To him that hath, more shall be given; from him that hath not shall be taken even that which he hath.” That's genuine economics; but can’t tabulate it in an accountant’s re- port. W. H. Caslow. —_++ + ___ Wafted Down From Grand Traverse Bay. Traverse City, Oct. 8—An official of one of the local banks is responsible for the statement that checks amount- ing in the aggregate to $25,000 per month are drawn on the banks of this city to be invested in stocks, bonds and related securities. This fact sup- plies substantial proof that the people of this region are prospering ma- terially. you The Pennsylvania Railroad has dis- continued the operation of trains for passengers between this city. and its main line at Walton. A train of mixed cars makes the run daily, occupying five hours in traversing fifty miles, go- ing and coming. Passengers who are so unfortunate as to be obliged to travel on this train suffer much hard- ship during the winter months, when the coach in which they are seated is detached from the locomotive to dc switching at stations en route. Urged by R. Floyd Clinch, a large shipper of coal and merchandise over lines of the Pennsylvania, that cor- poration has agreed to move its un- sightly old passenger station and ware- house to another location in order to afford patrons of Mr. Clinch’s hotel now under construction, an wunob- structed view of wonderful Grand Traverse Bay and its environs. It is hoped that the company may be in- duced to remove the straps from its tightly bound purse and expend a little money for paint and varnish to be ap- plied to its dilapidated and unsanitary station buildings. It is stated in cer- tain quarters that not one cent has been expended by the company for paint and varnish since its buildings were erected in the year 1872. Drivers of public conveyances will be benefited by the change promised of a new location for the Pennsylvania passenger station. The present loca- tion, within a few hundred feet of the business center of the city, permits patrons of the railroad to walk to or from the hotels in five minutes or less. By the way, if it may be considered proper, the Tradesman suggests that the new hotel be given the name of its builder—Mr. Clinch. The name of the old house, Park Place, does not sig- nify anything of worth. Many of its old patrons would approve of such a change. Mr. Clinch is an enterprising gentleman, who has contributed much and promises to do more to promote the welfare of Traverse City. With one exception all highways leading to Traverse City afford the traveler by auto views of prosperous farms, beautiful landscapes, magnifi- cent bays, lakes and _ rivers, babbling brooks, hills, valleys and woodlands The exception noted above lies be- tween Traverse City and Beulah. De- serted farms, dilapidated buildings fencing prostrate on the ground, rust eaten vehicles and machinery, produce a depressing effect in the mind of the beholder. These conditions record the failure of the former or present own- ers of such farm properties to win success through cultivation. Valuable timber covered these lands years ago. With its removal and conversion into lumber little remained in the light sandy lands to sustain life. Arthur Scott White. ———__>+>—_—_ Vitamins Not Plentiful in Gas Ripened Tomatoes, Premature ripening of tomatoes by ethylene gas treatment does not allow the vegetable to secure its full quota of vitamins, although the gas treat- ment has no harmful effect on the vitamins already formed in the fruit, according to the Bureau of Chemistry & Soils of the Department of Agri- culture extensive following experi- ments. It found that tomatoes allowed to remain on the vine until fully ripe were far above gas-ripened tomatoes in vitamin content. was “The ethylene coloring process has been adopted so widely that a large proportion of the lemons, oranges, bananas and tomatoes that are shipped from warmer to colder regions of the United States in advance of the local season are colored by means of it,” the 3ureau reported, VELLASTIc Jastee Powe, Preece Lined UNDERWEAR For Every Member of the Family Every Day of the Year The fine yarn, the flawless knitting, the sensible tailoring, the moderate prices of Utica Knit are not proven with words. But the unchanging year after year faith these products enjoy with their countless wearers—that is fact evidence of Utica Knit value superiority. And the facilities of our efficient job- ber service insure speedy delivery, small stocks, fast invest- ment turnover and small overhead. DISTRIBUTED BY PAUL STEKETEE & SONS GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN Manufacturer @ Those manufacturers who sell them are welcome to the business. We prefer the loyal support of the Independent Re- tailer. PURITY OATS COMPANY KEOKUK, IOWA FINANCIAL Thoughtfulness Adds To Our Pleasure and Happiness. A little old lady, partially supported by a cane, faultlessly dressed, with dignity of bearing and a kindly face, came to my desk some time ago and, looking closely into my face, said, “Is this Charlie Garfield?” I responded affirmatively and she said, “I was told that I could find you here and I want- ied to just say a few words to you that may remind you of your boyhood.” “What is the name?” [ said, and she replied, “Oh, I have changed my namie twice since the incident occurred which T will relate, but you can call me Miss Hall, as you did then.” And then she told me the following story: “When you were a little boy in Wis- consin, I was a school teacher in your neighborhood. It was the Thanks- giving season and JI was among strangers, and your mother kindly in- vited me to spend Thanksgiving day with her family gathering. It was a beautiful thing for her to do and very thoughtful and it gave mea very happy day. The dinner table was a sumptuous one, and as we gathered around it before sitting down, I count- ed and there were eighteen of us, all your relatives except myself. Your father, looking around with a beaming smile, said, ‘It's a great day for us. There seems to be an abundance upon this table to satisfy our appetites, and somebody has been very thoughtful in carving these turkeys in such a way as to reduce my responsibility and I can more quickly wait upon you all. In recognizing thoughtfulness in others, we recognize the thoughtfulness of our Father in Heaven.’ As we sat down, he said, ‘Well, where shall I begin,’ and several of the children spoke up at once and said, ‘With Grandma; and Grandma said, ‘Oh, help the little ones first.’ Your father replied, ‘The children rule on Thanks- giving day, so I will begin with Grandma.’ ” “There is nothing in all my history.” the little lady said, “that I recall with greater. pleasure than this experience of my school teaching days, and I hap- pened to be in this city and learned that you were a citizen here and it oc- curred to me that it would be a pleas- ant thing for you to recall with me that beautiful experience.” In talking about thoughtfulness, my first suggestion is that we ought to be very thoughtful of children in all the ways possible, because we are making impressions upon them which will last a lifetime, and we are setting an ex- ample which means a great deal to them. One day, long ago, Senator Summer gave an address in Milwaukee. They gathered there from a wide range of territory to hear this wonderful man in a marvelous piece of oratory. One middle-aged man was so impress- ed with it that the next morning he took his little boy to the train, know- ing that Sumner would leave upon this particular train; and he said to his little boy, “I want you to meet this great man because you will remember it as long as you live.” They saunter- ed through the train and in the rear MICHIGAN TRADESMAN coach, in a drawing room, found the distinguished man. The door was ajar and it was pushed aside a little and the senator looked up, apparently annoyed, and this was the exchange of words: “Senator, I was greatly im- pressed by your great speech last night and I felt that I would be doing my little boy a great kindness to allow him to take your hand, and so I have brought him in.” The senator waived them away and said, ‘I am writing my address to be given this evening and I cannot be bothered with children.” And the little boy, greatly disappoint- ed, has remembered that incident against the distinguished man as long as he lived. That boy grew into the man who became Governor of Michigan and United States Senator. He was Woodbridge Ferris, of Big Rapids. - “Néxt to thildren in thoughtfulness I am thinking of aged people. We cannot be too particular in little acts of thoughtfulness connected with them, and I have always felt that a grand- mother was a benison in every family where she was appreciated. The little acts of thoughtful kindness on the part of children to a grandmother not only add to her pleasures, but react upon the children themselves and they are the better for it. One of the early songs in our school when I was a lad made a deep impres- sion upon me and I have carried it to this day, and in connection with this brief talk I feel like repeating the words because they seem to fit into the message I am giving you: Speak gently; ‘tis better far To rule by love than fear. Speak gently; let no harsh word mar The good we might do here. Speak ge itly to the little child Its love be sure to gain. Teach it in accents soft and mild From evil to refrain. Speak gently to the yourg For they will have enouga to bear. Pass throug: ths life as best they may, "Tis full oi anxious care. Speak gently to the aged one, Grieve~not the careworn heart Whose sands of life are nearly run; Let such in peace denvart. Speak gently to the erring know They must have toiled in vain. Perchance unkindnessR made them so. O win them back again. Speak gently. ‘tis a little thing Droppel n the heart's deep well. The good, the joy, which it may bring Kiernity will tell Words of appreciation and com- mendation are thoughtful expressions which not only give pleasure, but bring people more closely together, and thoughtful words bind them into a closer friendship. It is a little thing to do, to express satisfaction over a good deed or a kind thought, and often we think these things and forget to express them. Let us not neglect the opportunities which are daily given us to bring a ray of sunshine to hearts by a word of thoughtful appreciation. Thoughtful expressions of gratitude are often neglected and we carry a more beautiful message than we know sometimes by a simple “thank you.” An elderly man was running an ele- vator and he carried me up to the fourth floor, and as I stepped out [ turned and said, “Thank you,” and he looked at me in wonder and then said as I moved away, “That’s the first October 9, 1929 Phone 86729 Nght Phone 22588 THE INVESTIGATING AND ADJUSTMENT CO., INC. COLLECTORS AND INSURANCE ADJUSTERS Fire losses investigated and adjusted. Bonded to the State of Michigan. Collections, Credit Counsel, Adjustments, Investigations Suite 407 Houseman Building Grand Rapids, Michigan - »« » A PANE TPA OFFERS EVERY SER= VICE TO THE MAN WHO WANTS TO BE SOMERODY .. . OLD KENT BANK CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $4,000,000 RESOURCES, $38,000,000 THREE DOWNTOWN OFFICES ELEVEN COMMUNITY BRANCHES The Measure ot a Bank The ability of any banking institution is measured by its good name, its financial resources and its physical equipment. Judged by these standards we are proud of our bank. It has always been linked with the progress of its Community and its resources are more than adequate. GRAND RAPIDS SAVINGS BANK “The Bank Where You Feel At Home’’ 16 CONVENIENT OFFICES A NE October 9, 1929 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 13 time I ever had that done to me.” Just the other day I went with my little “electric’ down Eastern avenue, expecting to drive in at the Alger school, but found I could not reach the turning off place because of the work which was going on in laying down the pavement. When I turned to go back, my power escaped me for an instant and I went over the edge of the pavement into the sand. I tried the best I knew how and could not extricate myself with the power of my own car. The children of the neigh- borhood all knew me and a dozen or more came up and said, “Can't we lift? Can’t we get it out?” and I replied, “Well, let’s try.” And we all with might and main tried to lift the car out of its difficulty, but failed. Just then a man came up and said, “Mr. Garfield, I guess I can help you out. I have a rope in my car here I have carried for many years and never have used it yet and I think this is the op- portunity.” And he backed his car up toward mine and deftly attached the rope to each car and with the chil- dren’s help the car was brought onto the pavement properly. I turned to him and thanked him cordially and said, “! may not be able to reciprocate by do- ing you a kindness, but I will be happy to do it for somebody else.” And he replied, “Oh, Mr. Garfield, years ago you did me a great favor and I have always wanted to get even with you in some way and this is my first op- portunity. Thank you for the chance that has been given me to express my gratitude.” I had a very serious illness, and every day some thoughtful remem- brance came in: a vase of flowers, a beautiful plant, some delicacy for the palate, some anxious question over the telephone, some expressed desire to be useful in some way. All of these touched my heart and I wondered that so many people were so thoughtful. It was-a source of humiliation to me while I lay there and thought how many times I had neglected to do this very thing, and it seemed to me then that I would be thereafter thoughtful of those who needed the pleasant message or the kind remem- brance to add to their pleasure. Last week Mrs. John Barlow came into the bank and gave me a little package and a letter accompanying i. It was for Mrs. Garfield, and when we opened it, it was a beautiful paper knife and on it was placed with in- delible ink “Guava—through the kind- ness of Mr. Garfield,” and I recalled that two or three years before, know- ing John Barlow’s wonderful skill in making paper knives out of ugly pieces of wood I gathered up a number of twigs which I thought would be new to him and brought them over to him and he expressed his gratitude. But Mrs. Barlow said in her note, “The making of this paper knife was the last thing that my John did, and he said while he was at work on it, ‘This is for Mrs. Garfield as a bit of memory.’” Can you express the value of these thoughtful courtesies in any way that is adequate? I know of but one way, and that is to let each lesson sink into our heart so that we may be more thoughtful of others, more Day before yesterday we buried the mortal remains of Willis Keyes, who was one of the old employes of the bank. I have known him since he was a little boy and each spring since he has been in the bank, knowing my passionate fondness for spring flowers, he has never failed to bring me a little bunch of the firstlings he gathered from the woods. One day he came to me and said, “Mr. Garfield, one of the principals in the schools doesn’t treat me well. When I go to gather the school savings, she evidently doesn't believe in it and counts her share in it as irksome and takes it out on me. I can’t talk back to her and I ought not to; but I have been thinking of a way I might make an impress.on en_ her. Some years ago you loaned me a book- let entitled ‘Loving kindness” and I read it with great joy and returned it to you. I wonder if that book is in existence yet.” I told him I thought I could find it, and he said, “Are you willing to try and find it and then kiss it goodbye and let me have it?” I said, “What will you do with = it, Willis?” “Well,” he said, “I haven't thought out just how I will do it, but I want this lady to read it and I don’t want to give it to her, but I[ had thought that possibly some time when I am gathering up my things on her table, I would just accidentally leave it on the table and perhaps she would find it and have curiosity enough to wonder how it came there and won- der what it was.’ Later on, I asked Willis about his “IT carried out my plan,” he said, “and it worked. After that I was treated with the most delightful courtesy whenever I went to her book, but it was in a good cause.” success. school. You have lost your These incidents in our lives put a tingle in the blood and quicken the pulsations of the heart. This is life This group of ours, because of its relation- ship to others, has unusual opportuni- and leads to more abundant life. ties for the expression of thoughtful- ness, and I shall be very happy if this from me = shall lead you as you pass along life’s highway word anyone of to give expression in a thoughtful way to others and thus add to their pleas- use and your growth. We live in deeds, not years; In thought, not breaths. In feelings, not in fears. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks most, Feels the noblest, acts the best. Charles W. Garfield. —— Concentration of Brain Power as Chief Asset. Concentration of banking tion in several powerful movement that has aroused widespread interest in governmental as well as banking circles, has only begun, in the opinion of those who have studied the possibilities of such a trend. This grouping is not simply a re- institu- groups, a flection of a desire on the part of pow- erful interests to obtain even greater financial influence; it is a response to the public’s demand for greater effi- ciency, just as the huge consolidations in the public utility field resulted from the pressure for better service. Banking’s greatest need is for brain power, and if this can best be supplied by powerful groups it is not surprising to find a trend in this direction. Brain power can be supplied to a dozen or a score of banks as well as it can be made available for one. Thus, it is argued that economies can be ef- fected in this field that parallel those of the utility industry. Along this line some thoughts are presented by W. R. interesting Morehouse, vice-president of the Se- National Bank Angeles, in Burroughs Clearing House. He says: “Some of curity-First of Los our banks have been busy supervising the use of lead pencils that they have neglected to make full use of the brain power of their em- Had they spent one-half as past ten ployes. much time in the years en- to them as individuals. Union Trading Corporation Incorporated under the laws of the State of Michigan to invest and reinvest its funds in securities affording investors an opportunity to participate in financial operations which might not be available We Recommend the Common Stock Price at Market SECURITIES DEPARTMENT, THE INDUSTRIAL CO. RESOURCES OVER $5,000,000.00 ASSOCIATED WITH THE INDUSTRIAL BANK MONROE—OTTAWA—FOUNTAIN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN L. A. GEISTERT & CO. Investment Securities GRAND RAPIDS— MICHIGAN 506-511 GRAND RAPIDS TRUST BUILDING Telephone 8-1201 14 couraging their employes to use their ‘brains more, these same young men and young women would have devised better ways of doing the bank’s busi- installed short cuts in book- keeping methods, eliminated duplica- tion of work and forms, made fewer costly mistakes and rendered better and safer service to customers, “Instead of developing greater mental powers, these same employes have been watching the small items of expense. It is not that economy in these smaller items should be neglect- ed, but certainly a strict economy in little things should not be the big ob- jective in a bank—not, at least, at the expense of giving full consideration to some of the bigger things, such as the education of employes. “And so to-day we have big banking problems arising for attention—prob- lems the like of which have never faced us before, and with much of our brain power undeveloped.” William Russell White. [Copyrighted, 1929.] ——_—_~» +. Oil Producers in Natural Gas. Purchase of a controlling interest in the Pacific Public Service Company by the Standard Oil Company of California is regarded as a Significant step in public utility development. Close observers havé contended for time the logical trend in de- velopment of the natural gas indus- try was a closer alliance between petroleum producers and retail dis- tributors of gas. In other words, it is believed many oil companies will take steps to diversify their business in the natural gas field. Through this latest Standard Oil of California will be in a position to supply natural gas to the rapidly growing industrial area served by the Coast Counties Gas and Elec- tric Company, a subsidiary of Pacific Public Service. Natural has so many advan- tages over the manufactured product that it finds a ready market wherever it can compete in price. Its cheapness and high quality have attracted many industries to the Southwest, where supplies appear to be plentiful, if not inexhaustible. In areas near producing wells natur- al gas costing as low as 2 cents a thousand cubic feet to produce is sold to industrial customers for about 8 cents and to residential customers for about 20 cents, as compared with a rate approximating $1 for manufac- tured gas in large Eastern cities. Natural gas, through use of com- pressor stations, is now distributed through pipe lines of 400 miles or more in length, and soon will be delivered for greater distances. A _ line ‘from Texas to Chicago is understood to be projected, bringing natural gas to a new ‘territory. Sales of natural gas have sical steadily in recent years, the gain in the first half of this year over the cor- responding period of 1928 having been placed at more than 50 per cent. More than 50 per cent. of the in- crease in the use of natural gas has been made in the last ten years, ac- “cording to figures compiled by God- ness, some connection gas MICHIGAN TRADESMAN dard & Co., who have specialized in financing natural gas projects and who have recently organized the Goddard Securities Corporation to give closer attention to this field. Securities of natural gas projects have proved un- usually profitable in the past. . William Russell White. ———_2-2 a Detroit’s Food Problem Solved. Some idea of the vastness of De- troit’s annual food bill is indicated in the fact that within a few years more than $10,000,000 has been spent in the erection here of new terminals for the handling of fruits and vegetables and other foods. The most remarkable feature of this was the recent transfer of a $50,000,- 000 branch of the businass, the Detroit Union Produce terminal, from its old quarters at the foot of Twelfth street to the new terminal at Fort and Green avenues. This group of buildings, on a 40 acre tract formerly used as a circus grounds, has been declared to be the finest in the world. Not only do the new terminals serve Detroit itself, but by recent develop- ment of good paved roads deliveries of fruit and vegetables taken from cars ‘here can be made in cities and towns within a 100 mile radius of the city on the same day they arrive here. The business is one of the strangest of all industries, and one of the earliest the closing time being 9 a. m., when most other businesses are just begin- ning the day. Before daylight the bid- ders are on hand te attend the auctions, and by 10 a. m. the place is clean as a pin, after doing thousands of dollars worth of business, and ready for the next early morning session. One of the features of the terminal is a “banana shed,” 378 feet long, in which this delicate and delicious fruit is unloaded under special temperature conditions, produced artificially, to in- sure gradual ripening and prevent nip- ping by frost or too rapid readiness for the table. Practically every railroad coming into Detroit has spur tracks running into the terminal where hundreds of cars can be unloaded at the same time. 7.2 New Thing in Canned Chicken. A whole cooked chicken in a tin can is a new thing in the marketing of poultry products that has recently been brought to the attention of the public, says the Bureau of Agricultur- al Economics, United States Depart- ment of Agriculture. The birds are inspected for wholesomeness before cooking by bureau representatives op- erating under a Nation wide inspection service for the quality and condition of dairy and poultry products. The new method of marketing whole dress- ed birds in cans, thoroughly cooked and ready to serve, will doubtless en- large the market for poultry, in the opinion of the marketing experts of the Department of Agriculture, inasmuch as canned poultry can be sold in retail stores everywhere canned goods are carried. Also, the sale of poultry which has been “full drawn” at pack- ing plants and which is now being done, is expected to increase the de- mand for poultry, because the bird is ready to cook when purchased. There are no waste parts such as head, feet and entrails, and generally a sweeter, better flavored product is obtained by eliminating the entrai] taint often present in birds marketed under the The poultry is drawn in plants where each bird is examined for condition and wholesomeness, and old system. GEO. B. READER Wholesale Dealer in Lake, Ocean, Salt and Smoked Fish 1046-1048 Ottawa Ave., N., Tel. 93569 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. HOTEL FOR SALE Hotel King and Contents at Reed City, Michigan. Solid brick building, 40 Rooms and 3 Stores. Best location in town and doing good business. Will sell at 20% of re- placement value. $6,000 will handle, bal- ance on terms to suit. The Hotel King is equipped with Hot and Cold Water and new steam plant. Situated on two Railroads and two through Auto’ Routes. Owner must change climate. Address WILL CURTIS, Reed City, Michigan October 9, 1929 only birds passed by the Government inspectors can be marketed. The birds after being drawn are individually wrapped or boxed and_ hard-chilled. The housewife may thaw out the poul- try by placing it in water of moderate temperature or by keeping it night at room temperature. Over- N\ Fenton Davis & Boyle Lnvestment Bankers yy Detroit Grand Rapids Chicago We recommend the purchase of FEDERATED PUBLICATIONS, INC. 6% Ses GOLD WITH STOCK PURCHASE WARRANTS Write or Phone us for Particulars Boston New York San Francisco Investment Securities E. H. Rollins & Sons Founded 1876 Phone 4745 4th Floor Grand Rapids Savings Bldg. GRAND RAPIDS Philadelphia Los Angeles Chicago Denver London “The Bank on the Square” GRAND RAPIDS NATIONAL BANK Established 1860—Incorporated 1865 ‘ NINE COMMUNITY BRANCHES GRAND RAPIDS NATIONAL COMPANY Investment Securities Affiliated with Grand Rapids National Bank i be i: i Ei P October 9, 1929 MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE Co-operation. “Our people have in recent years developed a new found capacity for co-operation among themselves to ef- fect high purposes in public welfare.” The foregoing expression of Presi- dent Hoover states a conclusion of the President's made after eight years of service as head of the Governmental department having to do with the rela- tions of the business inter@ ts of the United States. Just as there is a pres- ent day trend toward consolidation and merging of business, so, in the opinion of our President, there is a decided trend for co-operation, that he denominates as a new-found capacity. But the American people have always had a flare for co-operative enterprise as is proven by which, for almost two centuries, has mutual insurance been in existence and in successful operation notwithstanding the trend, during most of that period, was dis- tinctly individualism. Mutual insu-- ance is one of the be t examples of successful co-operation in the economic history of the United States. As in every other line of human endeavor these co-operative enterprises have sometimes failed just as have the in- dividualistic, capitalistic ventures in the same fields. But from Colonial times in the United States, mutual in- surance enterprises have been uniform- ly successful when properly managed, as very few have failed when managed according to the true intent and pur- pose of their incorporation, And the success of mutual insur- ance is not measured solely by its economy, or saving of money, though that is usually considered to be the measure of success of any co-opera- tive enterprise. Its achievements in the field of fire prevention, in the re- duction of the moral hazard, in show- ing the success of co-operative enter- prise, and in proving that insurance institutions can be managed by the policy holders them*elves are of even greater importance than its success in the field of economy. Yes, mutual in- surance is a proof of the capacity for co-operation to effect high purposes in public welfare. In this it stands pre- eminent. —_—_++.__ Safeguarding the Fireman. Cities and towns generally are show- ing a more enlightened interest in the welfare of their fire fighters, whether these be full-time paid firemen or vol- unteers. Salaries are being increased; pension systems are being established; insurance plans are being adopted. Many city councils are considering at this time payment of the premium on accident insurance policies for all members of the volunteer department. For a relatively small sum, towns and cities have learned that they may com- pensate their firemen to the extent of $2,000 for loss of life while fighting a fire and to the extent of a moderate weekly sum during the period of re- cuperation after injuries. Other towns and cities are giving serious consideration to the question of liability insurance protection for firemen driving machines. The vol- unteer fireman when he responds to a MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 15 fire alarm is usually driving his ma- chine at a rapid speed. He is much more likely to injure someone. In such ca’ es, he could be sued for dam- ages. Under the law, municipalities as governmental units, oftentimes es- cape responsibility for injuries caused by employes. The employe himself, however, in the position of a volunteer fireman responding to. a fire alarm could not escape such responsibility. In justice to the fireman, the least the city can do is to pay his premiums for liability insurance which will guarantee that in his volunteer service to the community, he shall not be in danger of losing all his property or his future savings. Even paid firemen have been’ held liable in suits for damages because of injury done while performing their civic duties. The more enlightened communities are giving careful study to thi entire problem and seek to protect the fire- men and their families against priva- tion and want occasioned by municipal service. — a Fire Waste Council. With fire losses reduced approxi- mately 6% per cent. for the first six months of this year over the corre- sponding period of 1928, according to estimates, a reduction in National fire waste has continued steadily over a period of two and one-half years. En- couraged by this showing, the National Fire Waste Council, through which leading National organizations and Governmental bureaus interested in fire prevention co-ordinate their com- munity fire prevention activities, will continue its program which has brought about beneficial results in a large number of cities. In order to lay plans for the coming year the Council will meet at the headquarters of the chamber. The week of October 6-12, will be observed Nationally as Fire Preven- tion Week and will serve as the start- ing point of the year’s fire-prevention work of chambers of commerce throughout the country. As usual, the Insurance Department of the Cham- ber will furnish material to member organizations on Fire Prevention Week programs and other literature may be obtained from member or- ganizations of the National Fire Waste Council. —__2+2___ New Handbook on Cheese. In co-operation with the National Cheese Institute, the National Dairy Council has just published an_ illus- trated handbook on the history, food value, manufacturing processes, and various types of cheese, with several pages of quotations from leading au- thorities on the economic and food value of this product. The booklet is illustrated with valu- able charts and sketches. Among the important chapters are brief stories of the discovery of cheese, consumption facts and figures, principal areas of production, nutritive value of cheese, its economic importance in the diet, descriptions of important cheese va- rieties, and a typical week’s menu showing how cheese can be used by housewives, eee "The reason so many men fail in business is because they are always gazing on its dimples instead of trying to remove ils freckles.” Uncle Jake Says ~ \ cars ago W hen we started to make fo : ma | ie fy 4 is ) KVP Delicatessen Paper we thought it was pretty good, but we were not satished to ie wt go at that and so we asked our cus- tomers to point out to us the “treckles’’ if they discovered any, with the result that we improved and kept on improving until now we can frankly say to you that there is nothing better, in its line, for wrapping greasy and moist foods than KVP Delecatessen Paper. KALAMAZOO VEGETABLE PARCHMENT Co. KALAMAZOO. MICHIGAN OUR FIRE INSURANCE POLICIES ARE CONCURRENT with any standard stock policies that you are buying the Net Cots OVO Less Michigan Bankers and Merchants Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Fremont, Michigan WILLIAM N. SENF, SECRETARY-TREASURER Affiliated with The Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association Insuring Mercantile property and dwellings Present rate of dividend to policy holders 30% THE GRAND RAPIDS MERCHANTS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY 320 Houseman Bldg. Grand Rapids, Mich. NOTICE Prepare Your Stock For CANDY WEEK, Oct. 13th to 19th Arrange for special window displays. Sixty Radio Stations will broadcast and it will pay you to get behind this event. “WE WILL GLADLY ASSIST YOU" PUTNAM FACTORY, NATIONAL CANDY CO. Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich. NEW ISSUE This advertisement appears as a matter of record Railroad Shares Corporation (Incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts ) COMMON STOCK (No Par Value) Authorized 4,000,000 shares of which 1,500,000 shares are to be presently issued and 2,000,000 shares are reserved for issue under option therefor TRANSFER AGENTS The National Shawmut Bank of Boston Continental Illinois Bank and Trust Company, Chicago REGISTRARS O'd Colony Trust Company of Boston Chicago Trust Company, Chicago CUSTODIAN The National Shawmut Bank of Boston To be Exempt from Pennsylvania Four Mills Personal Property Tax, Massachu-etts Income Tax and Normal Federal Income Tax CAPITALIZATION The authorized issue of Common shares represents the only type of capital. The shareholders have full vcting rights. The directors, officers and bankers are receiving no bonus or management shares from the Company, but wil receive through the bankers, options which have been given to the bankers, in consideration of their payment of all preliminary organization expenses and taxes in connection with the forma- tion of the company and the issuance of the original shares. These options are to purchase all or any part of 2,000,000 Common shares of this Corporation from time to time at the following prices, to wit: On or before August 1, 1932, at $12.50 per share, thereafter and on or before Augu:t 1, 1935, at $14.00 per share, and at any time after August |, 1935, at $15.00 per share until August 1, 1939, with proper provisions to prevent dilution of the value of the options. PURPOSE The Railroad Shares Corporation now owns and will acquire additional securities of Railroad corporations, of holding com- panies owning shares of railroad operating companies, and/or corporations or companies* engaged in any bu:iness inci- dental to or doing a substantial portion of its business with one or more corporations or companies engaged in the railroad business in the United States of America and/or Dominion of Canada. All proceeds received from the sale of these Com- mon shares by the Corporation will be devoted to the pur- chase of securities of this type. MANAGEMENT The officers and directors will include executives and directors of railroad operating and allied companies and will also in- clude members of leading public utility and banking interests in the financial centers of the country. Through these men he Corporation will be enabied io keer in gposer touch with important railroad situations than would be possible with the management vested in any one organization. of any operating property. Shareho‘ders are assured of the Corporation's funds being at all times invested in a well diver- sified list of such approved securities of established standing, a partial list of which will be found below. CORPORATION INCOME The Corroraticn’s Income is not subject to any manage- ment fee. The income is derived from interest, cash dividends, stock dividends, rights and realized profits, which will accrue to this Corporation for the benfit of the Common shareholders and which will be di:tributed in accordance with the dividend policy of the Corporation. DIVIDEND POLICY The dividend po icy of this Corporation is to distribute in cash dividends, cash received from cash dividends, interest, and a reasonable proportion of the net trading profits. The balance, together w:th stock dividends and rights received and realized on, will be used to further build up the surplus of the Corpora- tion against which stock dividend: may be issued from time to time. CONCLUSION The great strides made by railroads in the last few years and by companies or corporations doing business with these rail- road systems in the elimination of costly methods of operation and the substitution therefor of efficient management make the securities of this essential industry attractive to investors. We believe that the precedent established in the O'Fallon de- cision will be far-reaching in its effect in making possible a clear understanding as to what will be the ultimate returns of earnings of railroad corporations. We believe that the securities of these corporations, at the present time, have a better opportunity to show io the holde: a real possibility for See safety and increased yield in the future, and that the present prices, present earnings and present dividend rates will all reflect the improved conditions OI NVDOIHOIW NVWSAUaAVAL 61 ‘6 189q0}09 6E OF Frauroaa OPcratlhig ANG alICeU CUpalmesyo: “o/s . ’ lud b : : 45 : ; earnings of railroad corporations, clude members of leading public utility and banking interests . ae ‘ : : ; We believe that the securities of these corporations, at the in the financial centers of the country. Through these men . - 1 jigecaee abi, : ~ ; + 4 4 ; Se e present time, have a better opportunity to snow to the noiaer a he Corporation will be enabied io keer inggloser touch with Eas : es = i qos important railroad situations than ld b 4 ible with th o.geal. possibility, {ot _. aplety. and. incteased. Vicks oo o s w : : : = eo ce adi Gented in any cue oe ig ti Serene we = in the future, and that the present prices, present earnings and 8 y eee resent dividend rates will all reflect the improved conditions . } p under which the railroads are now operating. ASSETS Likewise it is éxpected by executives of these great systems } | The Corporation's portfolio includes, at co:t, securities of that ultimately great conso‘idations will take place in the 3 many of the country’s great railroad systems and of corpora- United States of America and/or Canada which will advan- 3 tions doing a substantial portion of their business with such tageously affect the future earnings of railroad companies. The es } = . : = . e A = railroad systems. The Corporation is restricted by vote to development of electrification of rails we feel will also expe- = } . — ; z 1s 4 . : : f ‘ 2 invest not over 10% of it: assets in the securities of any one dite traffic and increase the earnings per ton mile with advan- g company, to make no investments in companies whose only tage to shareholders. With the ownerzhip of shares of Railroad property is under construction and not to purchase the control Shares Corporation the holder may expect an interest in the arn ee : entire railroad situation in the United States of America and : _ *The Corporation is restricted by vote to invest not over 30% of its assets ss in the secur:ties of companies coming within this classification. Dominion of Canada. : - Railroad Shares Corporation owns and will acquire securities of the following corporations and other similar leading railroad and allied corporations approved from time to time: 7 | As the major part of the Company’s assets consists of cash and collateral loans receivable, it is in a position to take advantage i o.e . oe oe of the present favorable opportunities to acquire additional amounts of these securities. Many of ‘those securities now owned have been acquired at near the low prices for the year. Alabama Great Southern R. R. Co. Chesapeake Corporation Missouri, Kansas & Texas R.R. Co. Reading Co. Alleghany Corporation Chicago & Northwestern R. R. Co. Missouri Pacific R. R. Co. St. Louis & San Francisco R. R. Co. ; American Brake Shoe & Foundry Co. Chicago, Rock Isl. & Pacific R.R. Co. New York Central R. R. Co. St. Louis & S. W. R. R. Co. American Car & Foundry Company Chicago, Milw. & St. Paul R. R. Co. New York, New Haven & Hart. R.R. Co. Souhern Railway Co. z i American Locomotive Company Delaware & Hudson R. R. Co. New York, Chicago & St. Louis R.R. Co. Southern Pacific Co. Attchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R.R. Co. Delaware, Lacka. & Western R.R. Co. Norfolk & Western R. R. Co. Texas Pacific Railway Co. oa Atlantic Coastline R. R. Co. Erie R. R. Company Northern Pacific R. R. Co. Union Pacific R. R. Co. eC Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Co. General American Tank Car Corp. Pennroad Corporation Union Tank Car 3oston & Albany R. R. Co. Great Northern Railway Co. Pennsylvania R. R. Co. Virginian Railway Co. = Boston & Maine R. R. Co. General Railway Signal Co. Pere Marquette R. R. Co. Wabash Railway Co. = Boston & Providence R. R. Corp. Illino.s Central R. R. Co. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie R. R. Co. Westinghouse Air Brake Co, Canadian Pacific Railway Co. Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. Pittsburgh & West Va. R. R. Co. Western Pacific R. R. Corp. a Central R. R. of New Jersey Louisville & Nashville R. R. Co. Pullman, Ine. ces Western Maryland R. R. Co. > Chesapeake & Ohio R. R. Co. Segoe * - 2" Wheeling & Lake Erie R. R. Co. 3 1 PARTIAL LIST OF .DIRECTORS OF RAILROAD SHARES CORPORATION O. S. JACKSON CHAUNCEY D. PARKER ROBERT E. WILSEY BOWEN TUFTS MONCURE BIDDLE ” ! Vice-Pres. Union Pacific Trustee Mass. Lighting Co’s R. E. Wilsey & Co., Inc., Bankers Vice-Pres. Seaboard 3iddle & Henry, Bankers * RR. BOSTON, MASS. CHICAGO. ILL. Utilities Shares Corporation PHILADELPHIA, PENN. > OMAHA, NEB. CHARLES E. SCH 1 BOSTON, MASS. VAL O o ARLES . SCHAFF IDV INIINIC Z B. HOLMAN COLUMBUS HAILE GERRIT FORT Director Mississippi Valley HENRY D. BOEN NING Holman, Watson & Rapp, fe Pres. Missouri, Kansas & Pres. Raymond & Whitcomb Co. Trust Co., Ex.-Pres. Missouri, Boenning & Co., Bankers Bankers Texas R. R. Uornmevie Acat. Vice-Pres. Kansas & Texas R. R. PHILADELPHIA, PENN. PHILADELPHIA, PENN. e ST. LOUIS, MO. mo anti 2 ST. LOUIS, MO. SR TON “PITS eae : BOSTON, MASS. MERTON S. CEUSH HENRY PETTER . M. KURN CHARLES H. DONNELLY ae. Mase. Link, Petter & Co., Bankers > Pres. St. Louis-San Francisco Vice-Pres. Joel Stockard BOSTON. MASS GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Zz om 7 Bs CLARENCE §S. SIKES = C4. ac Seokere ee STEWART W. REID ST. LOUIS, MO. Winged Auer DETROIT, MICH. LR. Mein? Onu Reid, King & Co., Bankers Tt 7< ere Me Se VAT TENT - yestment Banker ! ne AONN FRANK J. LOESCH Fete Searels ae HOWARD H. DAVENPORT NeW YORK CITY HARTFORD, CONN. Counsel Penn. R. R., and : ee Chair. Board of Trustees, EDWARD L. BENNETT Gen’l Counsel Chicago so ee Companies S. M. SCHULTZ Pres. National Service Union Station Co. / > > Pp, 7° 30STON, MASS, Schultz Bros. & Co., Bankers : Companies CHICAGO, ILL. ALI A M. SI ARKS : ‘ oe CLEVELAND, OHIO BOSTON, MASS. Vice-Pres. and Gen. Managi HAROLD B. LAMONT THOMAS H. PINDELL Lee pero ee Co. _ Director Worcester V. Cc. BRUCE WETMORE CHARLES R. ADAMS Gen. Mgr. Alton & See Suburban Electric Co. Pres. Wetmore-Savage Co Treas. Central Mass ; Southern R. R. BOSTON, MASS. DOSTON Aca ee a a j ee he BOSTON, MASS. Light & Power Co. : E. ST. LOUIS, ILL. : 5 : : BOSTON, MASS. | EDWARD S. FRENC WM. S. TROWBRIDGE RICHARD S. MOORE ARTHUR C. HILMER ee | : d J Nie H Comptroller Boston & Maine Richard S. Moore & Co., Lorenzo & Enderson & Co., EDWIN WHITE | Pres. Mysic Terminal Co. Se eS Bankers Bankers Kalman & Company, Bankers BOSTON, MASS. BOSTON, MASS. PROVIDENCE, R. I. ST. LOUIS, MO. ST. PAUL, MINN. | q Listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange. Application will be made to list this Stock on the New York Curb Exchange. . / i | PRICE AT MARKET | ¢ | C. D. Parker & Co., Inc. Link, Petter & Company BOSTON GRAND RAPIDS THE STATEMENTS HEREIN, WHILE NOT GUARANTEED BY US, ARE OBTANED FROM SOURCES WHICH WE BELIEVE TO BE ACCURATE AND RELIABLE is “ | 18 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 9, 1929 DRY GOODS Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association. President—F. H. Nissly, Ypsilanti. First Vice-President — E. Martin, Benton Harbor. Second Vice-President--D. Mihlethaler, Harbor Beach. Secretary-Treasurer — John Richey. Charlotte. Manager—Jason E. Hammond. Lansing. Making Plans For the Fall Campaign. Lansing, Oct. 4—By the courtesy and hospitality of J. B. Mills of the J L. Hudson Co., of Detroit, who 1s one cf the directors of our Association, the board of directors of our Associatior were entertained at a regularly called meeting at the Detroit Athletic Club in Detroit recently. At this meeting plans for the division of the State into six districts, the ap pointment of a committee of five for each district, the arrangement for thc fall series of district meetings and the fixing of the date of the annual meet- ing were discussed and practically set- tled. Certain details were left for th President and Manager to complete A definite announcement of the entire scheme for the Fall and Winter months will be made in our next news letter. Look forward to these an- nouncements, as they should interest every member of our organization. Communication from Saginaw tells us of a man by the name of William Smith, better known as “Bill Smith,” formerly employed by S. A. Rider Co. of Chicago, selling aprons, who ha: gone into the bad check business. Our information is as follows: “He has been calling here for about two years and so we naturally enough cashed it for him. It was returned t us by the bank endorsed “no account” which started us to investigate. We find he has been more or less of a crook in all his undertakings and he has victimized department heads on whom he has called regularly in quit a few other cities as well. He receiv- ed $15 from the L. H. Field store in Jackson under the ruse that ‘his car broke down.’ He does not drive a car at all, so it is plain crookedness and he should be caught and stopped fron victimizing the merchants in this man- ner.” About $1,800 worth of dresses which were stolen from Lansing stores have been recovered through the diligence of some of the members of the Lan- sing police department and = Mr. Holmes, of the F. N. Arbaugh Co The shoplifters were located in De- troit at 158 West Euclid avenue, where the detectives viewed about $1,500 worth of furs stolen from stores in Lansing and Detroit. The persons captured went by the names of Ruth Miller, alias Ruth Me- Coy; Marie Jackson, alias Ann How- ard, and Lillian Lucas, all of 158 West Euclid avenue, Detroit. Men giving their names as Ross Miller, Russell Miller and Roy Caldwell, 150 West Euclid believed to be part of the gang are being held for investigation. We have noticed with much sadness the newspaper item announcing the death of one of the former directors of the Michigan Retail Dry Goods As- sociation—Chas. E. Hagen, for many years a successful merchant in Mt Pleasant. On account of declining health, Mr. Hagen retired from bust- ness three or four years ago and lo- cated in East Lansing. Mr. Hagen’s funeral occurred in Mt. Pleasant, Tues- day Oct. 2. We remember with pleas- ure his friendly advice when he served the Association as One of its directors and sincerely regret his passing. We have just received word to the effect that E. W. Pike has recently been arrested in Quincy, Mass., for passing forged certificates of deposit and is being brought to Madison, Wis. It is believed that this is the same man who forged several certificates of de- posit in Michigan on the Montrose State Bank, Montrose, and the Clic State Bank, Clio. Jason E. Hammond, Mgr. Mich. Retail Dry Goods Ass'n. —_—_2..____ How Some Stores Pay Help. An investigation of methods of re- munerating sales people in more than one hundred retail @tablishments has disclosed a wide variety of plans. Al- most sixty per cent of the stores re- port sales clerks on a straight salary basis. The tendency, however, seems to be toward a salary-commission plan or such a basis supplemented by a bonus arrangement, In determining ratings, it is agreed that promotion and remuneration should be based on the ability of em- ployes. The customary procedure is to measure the employe by recognized standard. The accepted plan of rating sales people who work some on a salary plus commission or bonus is baed on a combination of sales efficiency and abstract qualities such as knowledge, tact, appearance, loyalty, industry, initiative, etc. Ratings are determined by one large store in Providence, R. I., by an ad- visory board comprised of the vice- president of the company, store man- ager, personnel director, department managers, and floor managers. In a majority of the stores employ- ing sales people on a “calary plus” arangement, first consideration is given to establishing a weekly wage in each department which is sufficient to per- mit the sales person a fair standard of living. The base is determined large- ly by these factors: (1) unit of sale; (2) previous weekly wales average; (3) average selling expense in the depart- ment; (4) salaries paid by competitors; (5) skill, intelligence, and special knowledge required; (6) unusual de- partmental conditions, including that of location. The wage base usually represents about 85 to 90 per cent. of the sales person’s total compensation. A fixed quota of sales for each sales person is established in many organizations and the rate of commis- sion on sales above quota is the nor- mal sales force expense percentage of that department as determined from records of past experience. Commis- sions computed on such a plan are paid weekly in some cases, while in others payment is made on a monthly basis or longer. When the commission or bonus is computed on a long period and paid at some later date it is the custom in many organizations to render a “state- Sales peo- ple are abo given free access to their individual sales records and credits. Several stores that were investigated fix a department quota instead of as- signing an individual quota to each sales person. ment of progress” weekly. I In such cases the com- mission on sale; over quota is dis- tributed in proportion to each sales person’s fixed weekly salary. It is claimed that this plan promotes team work; that this type of incentive encourages better care of stock, more attention to customers who enter com- plaints or seek adjustment;, and de- creases friction among employes. Whatever your present or future methods of remuneration may be, it is well to consider that effective sales- manship depends a lot on the sales clerk’s state of mind. The investiga- tion tended to confirm the general opinion of merchant, that any new re- muneration scale should (1) be thor- oughly “sold” to the sales people; (2) be fair; offering employes the highest compensation which they are capable of earning, consistent with the net re- turn to the store; (3) be recognized and understood by employes as being fair: (4) be easy to adjust to chang- ing conditions in the store or depart- ment. You may not be considering any change in your preent compensation plans. However, these successful ex- periences of other merchants who have developed effective methods should be filed for future reference. —_2<2s—____ Name Men’s Spring Shoe Colors. Advance swatches of seven Spring colors for men’s shoes have just been issued by the Textile Color Card As- sociation. Four shades of tan and brown are shown. These comprise: Regent tan, a light shade; Henley, of a copper cast; Angola, a dark tan, and English brown, a dark hue of reddish tone. An innovation in men’s shoe colors is commander blue, a dark navy tone, designed to be worn with a dark blue suit. The remaining shades are oxblood and Newport sand, the latter intended for sports. The colors were chosen in co-operation with the Tan- ners’ Council, the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers’ Association and the National Shoe Retailers’ Associa- tion. —_+->__— Reversible Soleils To Hold. Continued popularity for reversible soleils in millinery wholesaling from $10 to $15 each is indicated by cables from Paris. These spoke of the em- phasis placed there on reversibles and on plain felts. Not much was said of the use of velvets. The continued strength of black is a feature of the millinery color trend in this country, although the brown them Autumn, Maracaibo, etc., are al- shades, among so in a strong position. Bottle green and cranberry red are selling better with the improved demand for colors other than black and brown in wo- men’s coats. Felts in the same shades alto are moving. _Slowness in produc- tion is forcing makers of the better hats to ask from two to three weeks’ delivery on some of the more elab- orate models. ——_» 2. ____ Heavyweight Underwear Wanted. Current business in men’s heavy ribbed cotton underwear is the best for this time of the year in the last three or four seasons. Practically all of the orders received ask for prompt shipment, but relatively few call for express delivery. No premiums are being paid for goods yet, but this is not improbable if the rush continues at its present rate. Price concessions are out of the question. Much of the present rush is due to delayed buying earlier in the season in the hope of lower cotton prices and a resultant cutting of quotations on finished goods. No man can be considered educated if he “flies off the handle” every time anything goes wrong. really sean hands The Brand You Know by HART Look for the Red Heart on the Can LEE & CADY Distributor OPEN A NEW PROFITABLE DEPARTMENT No Investment _ If you operate a retail store, here is an excellent opportunity to se- cure a well selected stock of shoes at popular prices, and adapted to family trade. Product of reputable manufacture. We establish retail prices and merchandise under prac- tical modern plan. YOU RECEIVE COMMISSIONS ON ALL SALES. The proposition is open only to merchants who do not carry footwear of any kind but who believe they could sell a fair volume. For full particulars ad- dress Box 1000, c/o Michigan. Tradesman. Sand Lime Brick Nothing as Durable Nothing as Fireproof Makes Structure Beautiful No Painting No Cost for Repairs Fire Proof Weather Proof Warm in Winter—Cool in Summer Brick is Everlasting GRANDE BRICK CO. Grand Rapids. SAGINAW BRICK CO. Saginaw. October 9 1929 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 19 SHOE MARKET Michigan Retail Shoe Dealers Association President—Elwyn Pond. V ce-President—J. E. Wilson. Secretary—E. H. Davis. Treasurer—Joe H. Burton. Asst. Sec’y-Treas.—O. R. Jenkins. Association Business Office, 907 Trans- portation Bldg., Detroit. Checking Up On Your Stock Turn. The best way for the footwear re- tailer to get an ‘overall’ on his busi- ness is to have a reliable system of checking up on the rate of stock turn- over. While there is more than one way toecure this data, what is chief- ly needed is a simple and workable plan for the small shoe store as well as for the large store or department. Within the past few months, the writer of this article has had occasion to study this problem in connection with operations in eleven average shoe ° shops and departments. While some cf these, in spite of an abnormally low turnover rate, and in spite of no re- liable figures on the rate at all, have been profitable, this was the exception and not the rule. The shoe dealer is interested in knowing (a) what the exact rate of turn is and (b) what remedies may be applied to a rate that is too low. Our little survey revealed the fact that true control of any retail shoe business requires a definite knowledge on this point—which acts as a yard- stick for the measurement of the prog- ress of the business as a whole. It is not a difficult or even troublesome matter to arrive at the rate of turnover, despite the fact that the basis of it #8 a monthly inventory. The formula can even be briefly expressed in a few words: Divide the amount of yearly sales by the amount of the average monthly in- ventory, using selling prices, But, unfortunately, there is a little more in the application than that. For instance: The dealer might proceed along the above simple lines and then make the error of establishing his figures on the bat is of actual physical inventory—as, for instance, of December 31, 1928. But this inventory is not necessarily the average inventory. It therefore, distort the entire calcula- would, tion. Again, he may make the error of using cost figures instead of selling figures. Here, too, the results would be decidedly misleading. At the end of the year, stocks in the trade usually are at their lowest ebb. So, if the dealer take; this low inven- tory and divides it into the year’s sales, the result will be a greater number of stock turns than he actually enjoyed. Now, to get the average inventory is the very crux of the matter and the safest way to arrive at it is to make a “book” proposition, and not try for a monthly physical inventory of stock. That is, we take our actual physical inventory on the last day of the month ending our fiscal period, and we add to these figures all goods bought and added to stock during the month that follows or the first month in the new period, always computing in terms of selling prices. At the end of the first month the sales of that month are de- ducted and the purchases added, this procedure holding good fo reach month in the year successively, Here we have a firm basis on com- putation, we get our average inventory figure on a 30-day period which is ordinarily entirely ade- quate to the purpose. The actual handling of a “book” inventory can be made extremely simple, requiring only inawmuch as the establishment of a journal. Fol- lowing is given a suggested form of entry for this undertaking: $19,200 Physical inventory, Dec. 31, : 1927. 10,060 Additional stock during Jan. 1928, purchases 29,200 Total stock on hand. 11,250 January, 1928 total sales. $17,950 Inventory, Feb. 1, 1928. This process 1; repeated each month during the year. Now, at the end of 1928, another physical inventory is taken. This gives 13 inventories in all. The re- sults of the 13 inventories now are added up and divided by 13 and the dealer has a relable index bearing on his actual rate of stock turn for the year. ; The advantages of, having — this knowledge are obvious. It can be ap- plied to the every day operation in the store. For instance: When the rate of turnover 1% too low, the dealer may: Weed out slow moving stock which may retard the overall turnover. Advertise the slow movers or push “them through display and aggressive store selling. Reduce stock through a reduction of purchase. Buy with a surer knowledge of local demands. : Abnormally low rate of turnover in the trade doesn’t represent a cause for a lower profit. Low turnover rate is a result of faulty merchandising prac- tice. This may include over buying, buy- ing out of season, buying goods un- suited to local demand, and failure to advertise, display and sell properly. A record such as that described above furnishes the retailer with what amounts to a chart giving the store's progress from month to month. Where Such information is missing, the dealer is likely to be in much the same situa- tion as a ship’s captain at sea without- compass or chart. The result of failure to have these data naturally is seen at the end of the year, when the various complica- tions present themselves. At such a time it usually is too late to apply prompt remedy and the goods will have to be dumped at cut prices or otherwise disposed of at a loss. Local conditions affect turnover rate But, as a basis of comparison, the turnover rate@s in sev- eral lines of business are given below: Women’s clothing, 6; shoes, 1.6; leath- er goods, 3; men’s wear, 4; dry goods, 3: furniture, 3; floor coverings, 2.6: drugs, 5.3; glass, china, 2.5; hardware, 2.3: lighting fixtures, 3.6. One important point in connection with this simplified form of getting the rate of turnover lies in its freedom to some extent. from costly and annoying physical in- ventories at frequent intervals. Hav- ing at hand the amounts of sales and purchases, the retailer can keep before him at all times a pretty accurate pic- ture of his business. ~~» 2 Cheese Making Becomes Established in South. The last few years have seen the rise of a new industry in the South— that of cheese manufacture, says the United States Department of Agricul- ture. In 1914 no cheese factories op- erated in the South. The fact that in 1928 the South manufactured more than 6,000,000 pounds of cheese, valued at a million dollars or more, with the State of Mississippi alone making 2,- 500,000 pounds, is evidence that cheese manufacture is likely to become an established industry in this section. MICHIGAN SHOE DEALERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. MUTUAL PROGRESS CASH ASSETS oe i foe fo 198? 202s oto $ ee 151,393.18 ee 200,661.17 Meanwhile, we have paid back to our Policy Holders, in Unabsorbed Premiums, $380,817.91 for Information write to L. H. BAKER, Secretary-Treasurer LANSING, MICHIGAN 460.29 7,191.96 85,712.11 Phone 93401 ASSOCIATED TRUCK LINES The Outstanding Freight Transportation Line of Western Michigan. State Regulation means Complete Protection. ASSOCIATED TRUCK LINES 108 Market Av.. Grand Rapids, Mich. you more. You can double or treble your money on this assortment. IONIA POTTERY COMPANY Tonra, MICHIGAN FAST SELLING IONIA FLOWER POTTS Fancy, Plain or Assorted. If we send you this crate of quick sellers we will sell 36 — 4 in. pots and saucers @ 2%c $ .90 36 — 5 in. pots and saucers @ 5c 1.80 24 — 6 in. pots and saucers @ 7c 1.68 12 — 7 in. pots and saucers @1lc 1.32 6 — 8 in. pots and saucers @l6c .96 ‘EQtal net 2-0 2 $6.66 20 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 9, 1929 RETAIL GROCER Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Associa- tion of Michigan. President — A. J. Faunce, Harbor Springs. First Vice-President—G. Vander Hoon- ing, Grand Rapids. Second Vice-President —Wm. Schultz, Ann Arbor. Secretary — Herman Hanson, Grand Rapids. Treasurer—J. F. Tatman, Clare. Trustees—O. H. Bailey, Lansing; M. C. Goossen, Lansing; Grover Hall, Kalama- zoo; O. lL. Brainerd, Elsie; Ole Peterson, Muskegon. Sub-Standard Goods and Substandard Men. Last night I had a meeting with the grocers of Trenton, New Jersey. It was in a wholesale produce house. As we waited for the late comers to as- semble, I reflected on what happy re- sults had accrued from the casual fraternization of grocers all over the land as they have met day by day in our produce markets. Many a strong association has had its inception, and many a weak one has taken on vigor, as a result of men meeting daily and becoming acquainted. But the blind do not see and there are plenty among us who have eyes and see not. Others there are who are awakened by competition to become better merchants. Grocers everywhere would vastly benefit themselves if periodically they took a stroll in their neighborhoods and other districts of their home towns to get the viewpoint of the consumer on their own stores. In a few short blocks of Trenton, I was struck by the fact that individual stores lagged far behind in attractiveness. In Broad street, Trenton, I looked at food store windows on a single walk up town and had I been minded to purchase, I would certainly have gone into any one of three or four chain units in preference to any one of the numerous individual stores I passed, Why is it that chain units present such attractive fronts? The men in charge thereof are hired men. They have no such immediate, pressing in- dissoluble interest in the profits of the Yet they run rings around individuals as a_ usual stores as individuals. I think the answer is akin to Take the old Nyack that has crossed Lake Michigan for more than fifty years. Her engines are ancient. They sway as they labor; but the brasses are bright and every portion spick and span. Remark on that and the response is: “Them fel- lers have to do that. If they did not, they’d soon find there were plenty others who would.” So the chain managers have to keep stores that are spick and span or lose their jobs. thing. that of the steamship. Somebody stands over them. They have to work diligently at least one way from the collar. But nobody stands over the individual store owner. Nobody prompts him, unless it be his wife, and her he is apt to discount. Yet his salvation depends on work as good as of the chain manager plus his own privilege and opportunity to work both ways from his collar. Herein he has at least half his anatomy at his own disposal that the chain man- ager cannot use because so much of the business is run without reference to himself. I toid these facts to my audience last night and they seemed to get the logic of what I said. There is, in fact, no help for any man, regardless of his activities, who will not help himself. No outside help will do him a bit of good. Ten years ago in. Wilmington, Dela- ware, I saw the store of the T. J. Lawson Co. I told the story then of its condition, It was such a terrible hodgpodge, so inextricably mixed up, so hopelessly disordered, that I could not see how anybody could conduct in it and know anything about what he was doing. Yet I also saw they were doing a good business. I told the facts, that no vaudeville sketch of Fatty Arbuckle could surpass the in- terior aspect of Lawson’s ten years ago. That store to-day is still in charge of the man who ran in when I saw st first. It is not up-to-date yet, but it is wonderfully improved. It has held on for seventy-five years’ consecutive, unbroken ownership, because it has al- ways enjoyed the custom of Wilming- ton’s wealthy clientele. Those folks not only order by phone, going to the store virtually not at all; but of late years orders have come from the ser- vants, many of whom do not permit their mistresses to go into the kitchen even for inspection. Such a clientele means fine goods, unexceptionable ser- vice; prices no object. As I stood looking at the store the cashier answered the phone. It was just noon. She asked aloud of another woman behind the counter: “Can we send that lettuce right up to Mrs. Spondulix? She wants it right away. Is there anyone who can take it right off?” How familiar that was to me. Those people are exacting, but they are the real people whom, in the long run, it is a pleasure to serve—and get paid for serving. I heard of the business of James Morrow & Sons in Wilmington. I also heard an express agent comment on that business. “Grocery store?” “You mean a fancy goods store. Those folks get all kinds of prices. At that I wish I could af- ford to trade there altogether, for they have the finest stock in Wilmington.” How would you like to have folks talk that way about you? No reputation could be more desirable. And Mor- row is evidence that old-time methods keep men stable in our country, even as they do in Britain or France or Italy. I hunted up Morrow’s. I found the “son” who was left, a man of my own age who had started behind the coun- ter about when I did, in 1877. In the store was his son, a mature man, the third generation. Business was estab- lished in 1842 by the first Morrow, long dead. This present elder Mor- row was born where the store now stands, into which the business was moved in 1844. The location long ago became passe for retailing to transients hence Morrow’s to-day holds its fine telephone, cash-delivery trade in “dry” groceries, sales running 93 per cent. credit and 7 per cent. cash. But also they have the present property and plan to move “up town” within two (Continued on page 31) he questioned. The Toledo Plate & Window Glass Company Glass and Metal Store Fronts GRAND RAPIDS “te “te MICHIGAN GRIDDLES — BUN STEAMERS —_— Everything in Restaurant Equipment, Priced Right. Grand Rapids Store Fixture Co. 7 N. IONIA AVE. Phone 67143 N. FREEMAN, Mer. URNS VINKEMULDER COMPANY Grand Rapids, Michigan BRANCH AT PETOSKEY, MICH. Distributors Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Cantaloupes, Peaches, “Yellow Kid” Bananas, Oranges, Lemons, Fresh Green Vegetables, etc. M.J.DARK & SONS | INCORPORATED GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN = Direct carload receivers of UNIFRUIT BANANAS SUNKIST ~ FANCY NAVEL ORANGES and all Seasonable Fruit and Vegetables MORE CUSTOMERS FOR YEAST Through a recent discovery of science known as irradiation, Fleischmann’s Yeast now contains quantities of vitamin D, the “‘sunshine”’ vitamin. These cakes are equivalent to a day in the sunshine. The new Fleischmann national advertising, and a great nation- wide radio broadcast will start an increased demand for Yeast. Ask your Fleischmann man how you can get your share. FLEISCHMANN’S YEAST Service We now invite you to inspect the finest cold storage plant in America. We have Charles A. Moore Ventilating System throughout the building enabling us to change the air every seven hours. We also carry a complete line of fresh fruits and vegetables at all times. Won't you pay us a visit upon your next trip to Grand Rapids. ABE SCHEFMAN & CO. COR. WILLIAMS ST. AND PERE MARQUPTTE RY.. GRAND RAPIDS October 9, 1929 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 21 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. Defends the Flavor of Frozen Meat. In the aggregate large quantities of meat are frozen in the United States each year, and as a consequence must be defrosted or thawed before it can be consumed. There is a_ prejudice against frozen or—as it is so often disparagingly called—cold storage meat. “There is really no reason,” Says the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, “why such prejudice should exist, for the best judges of meat in the country often purposely buy the frozen meat product because usually they can save money by doing so, and yet suffer no loss in flavor, tenderness or food value. Many at different times during the year use meat has been frozen and defrosted. The best hotels and clubs in the country do likewise. It would be impossible for them to serve their patrons with the various kinds of meat dishes demanded were they to depend entirely on un- frozen meat. “Beef, veal, lamb, mutton, and game are examples of products supples are consumer-buyer# poultry which are frozen when heavy and taken out and sold when fresh supplies are scant or not avail- able at all. Some of the most critical consumers eat frozen’ game and like it, and find no disadvantage from its having been frozen. We have no de- sire to start a discussion here on the relative desirability of strictly fresh and defrosted meats of similar grade, but the purpose is rather to state that there are sound economic reasons why meat is frozen and that meats frozen while strictly fresh, held, and later defrosted under approved conditions, provide meat meals that are satisfac- tory, good or delicious, according to the grade of the meat in question. It might be well to here note that all frozen or cold storage meats are not of the same grade any more than are all fresh meats.” —_++ Stamps “Thank You” on Cancelled Checks. A Chicago meat retailer, who does an extensive charge account business, has injected a little courtesy idea into his business, which he feels has been responsible in a great measure for the length of time he has had his accounts. He rubber stamps “Thank You” on all checks he receives from his cus- When the checks are return- ed by the bank, the customer, of course, can see that the merchant ap- preciates his business. —_2+2s—_____ Meat Cutting Economy. Some ‘retailers claim their customers will not buy meat that is not cut be- fore their eyes. Other retailers sell only pre-cut meat, usually displayed attractively in cooled cases. Consumer preference in this respect is largely due to custom. There is no difference between meat cut ahead and that cut in the presence of buyers, tomers. providing both are equally fresh and of good appearance. Retailers who cut their meat in advance of sale find economy in doing so. They find themselves able to do the cutting at a lower cost and in some of the mar- kets cutting machines are employed. Besidey, workmen specially trained in retail cutting usually produce more uniform results than countermen who also cut. Consumers who have little time to spend in markets may be waited on more quickly when the meat is cut. —_+--—__—_ Do You Handle Fish? A growing interest in fish and its accompanying profit has been evidenc- ed by meat marketmen throughout the country. With the problems of spoilage sub- stantially eliminated by the entrance of fillets and frozen fish, and the rapid transportation facilities on fresh fish, many shops located miles inland have been able to deal in them at a great profit. The opportunities available for the meat market through the addition of a line of fish items are tremendous. Considering the comparatively large margin of profit in fish, butchers who are not now dealing in it should avail themselves immediately of what the field offers, —_+++—__ Frozen Fish in Canada. The Hud,on’s Bay Company, which since the latter part of the 17th cen- tury has imported into Great. Britain furs and skins obtained from Canada, is now using its extensive organiza- tion to develop a new trade in frozen fish. Refrigerating plants have been installed in New Foundland and at a number of points in Labrador. Here salmon, lobsters, halibut, and cod are packed for dispatch to the United Kingdom. Lobsters and halibut ‘steaks are ex- pected to enjoy great popularity. Lob- sters are boiled at the stations, frozen and packed in cases of 50 for shipment. Halibut steaks average about one pound each ,and are cut from the fish, skinned, boned and frozen. 22.2 Allows Customers To Select Saturday Specials. “What kind of a special should I offer for Saturday that will be the most appealing?” Meat merchants find this a puzzling question each week as their special day nears. A Memphis, Tenn., retailer has solved the question. In his orders delivered during the week, he inserts a blank on which the customer can fill in her suggestions as to what she would like to see. The merchant makes these answers —of which he receives a fair percent- age in reply—the basis for settling his “Special” problem. —~+3~+____ Just as a shallow brook is a noisy one, so the man who knows the least is the one most ready to assert him- self. —~+->____ A man is never as smart as he thinks he is or as dumb as the rest of us think he is. GRAND RAPIDS PAPER Box Co. Manufacturers of SET UP and FOLDING PAPER BOXES SPECIAL DIE CUTTING AND MOUNTING IC HIGAN G R AN D RA,PIDS, M Don’t Say Bread — Say HOLSUM ASTERPIECES Q E THE BAKERS ART aN 3 —. cm ih eee sl b a ul mt [Tn Mn aX ( > om iT I Pe RAAT Pe rf =— ny meee! ; Or every o occasion I Always Sell LILY WHITE FLOUR “The Flour the best cooks use.”” Also our high quality specialties Rowena Yes Ma'am Graham Rowena Pancake Flour Rowena Golden G. Meal Rowena Buckwheat Compound Rowena Whole Wheat Flour Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. VALLEY CITY MILLING CO. Grand Rapids, Mich. 22 HARDWARE Michigan Retail Hardware Association. President—W. A. Slack, Bad Axe. Vice-Pres.—Louis F. Wolf, Mt. Clemens Secretary—Arthur J. Scott, Marine City. Treasurer—William Moore. Detroit. System in Plumbing and Tinshop Departments. Important as is system in the store proper, it is equally important in the plumbing and tinsmithing departments. Quite often, for lack of system in keep- ing track of time and materials, the losses in these departments eat up 4 large share of the profits from the store itself. It is of the utmost importance to the plumbing department to have the stock in such condition as to facilitate the proper handling of business. Noth- ing is more annoying than to discover, in the full swing of business, that the stock of some articles has gone too low: and to have to go to a com- petitor for this or that article. On the other hand it is a great satisfaction to feel that one controls the outgoing and incoming stock as well as that used on the different jobs. One hardware dealer who runs a very successful plumbing department has worked out a system which, though perhaps not perfect, illustrates the principles to be followed. This dealer has a stock book ar- ranged on the loose leaf system. The large sheet, 11% by 9 inches, gives room for five sets of columns. Each set of columns shows “Cr,” “Job No.,’ “i”. “Job No.” The frst (credit) column shows the stock in hand or eventually coming back from different jobs. The (debit) column shows the stock going out on the dif- second ferent jobs. An article frequently used may be given an entire sheet in the loose-leaf system. Another article may require only half a sheet, or even just one column. The hardware dealer further explains his system thus: “For example, half-inch elbows oc- cupy an entire sheet in our stock book, on account of their being much used. Taking for granted we have 150 half- inch elbows in stock. We mark 150 in the column headed Cr. and S in the column headed Job No. This signifies we have this quantity in stock at the time we start work for the season, or as the case may be. “We take out 15 elbows. So we mark in the Dr. column the number 15 and in the corresponding Job N. column the number of the job, say 1. We send out 20 for Job No. 2, 8 for Job No. 3, entering these accordingly in the Dr. column. With each debit w2 reduce the figure on the Cr. column to correspond. That is, when 15 el- bows go out the figure drops from 150 to 135; when 20 go out the credit 1s reduced to 115; when 8 go out it be- comes 107. “Then 5 elbows come back from Job No. 1 total to 112 (107 plus 5) and enter opposite the 112 the figure 1, signify- ing that the return has come from Job No. 1. We have be- fore us definite figures of the amounts of material sent out on each and every We increase the credit So it goes on. job; and, in addition, a constant record MICHIGAN TRADESMAN of the amount of any given article still in stock, “The job numbers represent the parties for whom the work is being done. The actual names, with corre- sponding numbers, are recorded in a convenient portion of the stock book. For example: Job No. 1—G. Smith. Job No. 2—R. Jones. “In this manner we are able to see at any time where our stock has gone, how much has been used, and how much stock we have on hand. In this way we can tell at a glance whether or not, and probably how soon, the stock of any given article should be replenished. The danger of running out of one article and overstocking with another is pretty well eliminated. With each article listed we make a memo of the amount we wish to keep on hand. The most inexperienced junior can tell at a glance whether we have reached the danger line or not. “The book may also be used as a cost book by marking the cost of each article at the top of the page, and also the selling price; which will enable the book-keeper to make out the ac- counts without any assistance from the proprietor. “In connection with this stock book we use an indexed file for keeping When we commence on a job, a list of ma- terial required is written out by the foreman, which is copied into the file. This file shows the date, name and-ad- dress of the party for whom the job is done, number of the job, and. the articles and quantity. There are col- track of individual accounts. umns for material returned and ma- terial used. When material is taken out, all articles are deducted from the stock book. When the job is com- pleted and there is unused material, this is marked on the file under the head “Material Returned” and_ these returns are checked back to the credit column of the stock book. On the-file itself the amount of material actually used is worked out, and, if desired, the cost of the job, the selling price and the profit can be figured in columns provided for that purpose. This gives not merely a check on material, but a pretty clear idea of cost and profit.” The same principle can be adopted in connection with the tinshop. Here the risks of waste are enhanced by the fact that not merely is material taken out and lost track of, but a good deal of waste results from faulty cutting. A dealer who has studied the problems of this department thus sums up» his views: “One of the chief troubles encoun- tered by our tinsmiths is found in the lack of knowledge regarding the laying out, method of construction and de- velopment of the various patterns which they are from time to time called upon to make. “While it must be said there are some very complicated patterns to be developed once in a while, it can also be said that, provided the general principles of the work are studied and mastered, it is not impossible nor is it even difficult to overcome these problems. There has been great improvement October 9, 1929 BROWN &SEHLER COMPANY Automobile Tires and Tubes Automobile Accessories Garage Equipment Radio Sets Radio Equipment Harness, Horse Collars Farm Machinery and Garden Tools Saddlery Hardware Blankets, Robes Sheep lined and Blanket - Lined Coats Leather Coats GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Michigan Hardware Co. 100-108 Ellsworth Ave.,Corner Oakes GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN e Wholesalers of Shelf Hardware, Sporting Goods and Fishing Tackle Special Reservation Service — “Wire Collect” In Detroit-the Detroit-Leland Hotel Much larger rooms... . an inward spirit of hospitality . . . . unsurpassed standards of service .... a cuisine that transcends perfection, have within a year of its estab- lishment, gained for the new Detroit- Leland Hotel an enviable national and international reputation. 700 Large Rooms with bath— 85% are priced from $3.00 to $5.00 DETROIT-LELAND HOTEL Bagley at Cass (a few steps from the Michigan Theatre) Direction Bowman Management WM. J. CHITTENDEN, Jr., Managing Director < Neatnsisasiatasien saci bi sian Se EC anti calapsnaacitiinanaciihisid October 9, 1929 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN in machinery which stamps out parts and in some cases blank articles com- plete. But we do need practical men who can cut out patterns of almost any shape from sheet metal. “Tn the case of tinsmiths and sheet metal workers the chief problems are of a geometrical nature, and of course the draftsmanship; and some of these problems seem exceedingly complicat- ed until they have been clarified by in- telligent study. The main thing is to become versed in the general principles of the work, and then to apply these principles to the individual problem. “One of the main features, when working out the construction of an article is, ‘Can it be made in one piece and not involve too much materials?’ Often only half a pattern waste of need be developed, and in that case it may be possible to reverse the half pattern and save material. “One of the greatest leaks in the tinshop is the waste in material, This should not be, especially in these days, when by careful buying almost any With more study along the lines of pattern size of sheet can be secured. developing and a little care in buying the material, such waste in material would be a thing of the past and those in business would find a great saving in material in their tinshops, “Tt is worth while to encourage more study by workmen and to supply a book on the development of patterns as one of the important shop accessories. Nothing is first class more discouraging than to see piles of scrap sheet metal under the benches. “While referring to this accumula- tion of waste material under the benches and on the shelves, it is a good thing to go over all stock pat- terns; and if the lines of work handled include small work as well as articles of normal size, there should be a number of small patterns on hand; and a shop rule should be made that no scrap be thrown out which could be used for these small articles. For instance, pieces large enough to make a 2, 3 or 4 piece 3 inch elbow could be marked and cut out when work is slack. The apprentices could be en- couraged to do this work instead oi hanging around idle. “Tt may be said, such small articles can be bought much cheaper than they can be made by hand. But the estab- lishment of a shop habit of this sort encourages the terials. and other lines, “Tt all works back, though, to the sized thrifty use of ma- systematic saving along man knowing his job and knowing how to lay out material with the minimum of waste. The thrifty employe is the one who learns how to do things in the most efficient way. Efficiency, and the habit of doing things efficient- ly, are profitable, not merely for the shop, but for the workman. “T remember a case that just illus- trates this point. A young fellow had learned his trade, or thought he had learned it, in a big city. He had worked eight years at making up all kinds of warm air furnace work. He went into the shop and began to fit up the piping and casings. His next step was marking out elbows, register box- es and the like. He then took up the brake work and made up stack pipe, and in all this he made good and in- cidentally saved a few hundred dollars, “He felt he knew the trade. He heard of an opening in a small town where a hardware business was for sale and a tinsmith was needed. It was a good town, and the business a good prospect. The fellow, though didn’t know the hardware line; but he met a man who did, and the two went into partnership and took young over the business. “All went well for a few weeks. One day a dairyman called and wanted a large funnel of heavy sheet tin used especially for dairy work. This funnel required a peculiar offset on the spout. The order was taken, and the tinsmith began to figure out the pattern. He simply couldn't do it. In the end he threw up the job. Similar problems cropped up, as they will in a small town where a tinshop has to make all sorts of things; and the outcome was that the young fellow sold out his in- terest and the hardware dealer took another partner. “That’s an instance of the reason why it pays the workman himself to give more study to sheet metal pat- tern development. While he is work- ing for the other chap he has the chance to teach himself a lot of things that will be helpful and, indeed, ab- solutely necessary when he goes into business for himself.” Thrifty use of time is important. This does not mean excessive haste. A tinshop foreman illustrated the dif- ference: “I’ve had the speedy type of work- man—the man who rushed through a job as if his life depended on it. Like as not, he'd botch something in his haste; and when he got through the job he'd feel entitled to loaf and waste all the time he’d saved. And on the other hand I’ve had the excessively careful man who did the thing just right but took more time for the job than it really needed. “What I like best is the chap who has developed a gait that spells steady progress—who neither rushes nor dawdles, but goes steadily through a job, takes to do it right, and when it is done moves on without de- time That sort of man is the ideal workman for me. But that sort of man is scarcer than hen’s teeth, and the man who develops the habit cf working like that has created in him- self a valuable asset.” Victor Lauriston. lay to the next job. 2» —___-- New Citrus Product on Market. An important event in the citrus in- dustry has been consummated with the announcement of a new method ost preserving the flavor and vitamin con- tent of citrus fruits without the use of preservatives, and the organization of three new companies to manufac- ture and sell the new product. The newly organized companies are the Whitefield Citrus Corporation of Delaware, the parent holding and sales company; the Whitefield Citrus Products Corporation of California, Ltd., and the Whitefield Citrus Prod- ucts Corporation of Florida. Here’s a richer, better toast to tempt the appetite and build energy and health. Baked with fresh eggs, whole milk and wheat - - then toasted to flavory crispness. Wonderful for children. Liked by every- body. 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Installing. 652 Fourth St., Grand Rapids, Mich. a * FRIGIDAIRE ELECTRIC REFRIGERATING SYTEMS PRODUCT OF GENERAL MOTORS For Markets,:Groceries and Homes Does an extra mans work No more putting up ice A small down payment puts this equipment in for you F.C. MATTHEWS & CO. lil PEARL ST. N. W Phone 9-3249 SP RE NS ps EDO RRS ERS ae meee “PS TERS OH ems AES eS ES Fe 1 Phone 61366 JOHN L. LYNCH SALES CO. SPECIAL SALE EXPERTS Expert Advertising Expert Mrechandising 209-210-211 Murray Bldg. sRANT) RAPIDS, MICHIGAN FOR SALE Prosperous furnace business in Grand Rapids, centrally located, with two exclusive Grand Rap- ids sales contracts of the best furnaces in this country. Can be bought at inventory, on terms if desired. Address G. R. care Michigan Tradesman. EW ERA LIFE ASSOCIATION Grand Rapids. SOUND COMPANY, SOUNDLY MANAGED BY SOUND MEN. When you want good cheese ASK FOR KRAFT (CHEESE | 24 HOTEL DEPARTMENT Is_ the Michigan Resort Business Changing? Los Angeles, Oct. 4—Every resort landlord realizes that conditions in his field are rapidly changing, but few have yet come to any definite conclu- sion as to what the outcome will be, and where they will finally take per- manent form—if anywhere. In one statement I have read by the landlord of a high-class Michigan summer ho- tel, his observation is that the resort situation has changed materially this year, there having been a decided fall- ing off in what is classed as actual touring business, while the permanent summer boarders were in excess of last season. He adds that “this transition which is taking place makes it difficult for those in the game to decide just what next year will bring forth.’ In other words, he feels that we have finally reached the peak and are book- ed for a slump that will continue through the coming years. Off hand, it would seem that most resort hotel landlords would welcome a drift back toward the permanent guest, rather than the brief stop of the motorist whx flits here and there, but never remains long in any place. Certainly, it would enable the operator to get a better and more accurate line on “where he is at,” for at present many famous resorts are little more than transient hotels, wiih practically a complete change of faces almost daily. In any event, it is diffi- cult to believe that city people are go- ing to quit spending their vacations in the country, and whether the motoris’ makes long or short stops, he will cer- tainly be abroad in the land during the summer season, and some hotel, some- where, will be called upon to take care of him. I have held all along that the tourist camp was a sort of * ‘craze;” that eventually it would become the stop- ping place for birds of passage who cared little what happened to them so long as they could “imitate” those who. from freak of fortune, were en- abled to indulge in greater luxury, or, for the first time were participating in a romantic program. In the long rup the vacationist who can afford it is pretty sure to gravittate to the the hotel which can provide him with the comforts which he can command. at! home. He isn’! going to make himself miserable during the summer months, under the guise of a vacation. Hence it behooves the operator to have his lamp trimmed for any emer- gency, and to couple up with this pro- gram a schedule of charges which will justify the guest in his belief that he is being fairly treated. Eddie Moran, assistant manager oi the Morton Hotel, Grand Rapids, with his recently acquired bride, have been making a visit to Northern Michigan resorts. They have spent their vaca- tion profitably and pleasurably. Lester Briggs, of the same institution, and Mrs. Briggs, have resorted at Algonac. The Majestic Hotel, on Torch Lake, situated near the village of Central Lake, was consumed by fire recently. The loss is estimated at $40,000. Knowledge as to whether it will be re- built has not been vouchsafed so far. It develops that my statement con- cerning the acquiring of the Savoy Hotel, Detroit, by Maynard Smith and others, was not founded oh fact. It will continue to be operated by the present management, headed by M. A. 3radbury, the only change being that of name. It will henceforth be known as the LaSalle. It will be a matter of general regret among his former Michigan colleagues MICHIGAN to learn that Tupper Townsend, for- mer manager of Hotel Whitcomb, St Joseph, who was compelled to sever his connection with that institution o1 account of ill health, has been trans- planted to the Georgian, a residentia’ hotel, at Evanston, Illinois, as general manager, but a satisfaction to know that the lost health has been regained. Mr. and Mrs. Townsend were among my warmest friends and the occasion- al visits I made to the Whitcomb dur- ing their administration were certain- ly bright spots in my existence. Tup- per knows how to operate a hotel, in its every detail, is in every sense a real landlord, and when I make my con- templated Eastern visit this fall am going to tell him so to his face. Extensive improvements have just been completed at the Ottawa Hotel, Cheboygan, the most noticeable being the installation of plate glass fronts: on both the Main and State street sides. The lobby has been refurnish- ed, the dining room enlarged by the addition of a lunch counter, and numer- ous baths added to bed chambers. Im- provements have also been made the Annex, formerly known as_ the New Cheboygan. The entire buildin: has been renovated, furniture rehabili- tated and all floors refinished. When California hotel men suffered the legislature to put over the so-called “oratuities bill,” they evidently did not know about the Ethiopian in the wood pile. It simply looked like a simple effort to standardize the giving anc acceptance of tips—and anyhow Cali- fornia hotel men are not as well organ- ized as they are back home; they didn’t have any tab on the legislature The giving and acceptance of tips, is a very bad practice at its best and most hotel men would be glad to get away from it. In fact it ought to be out- lawed under “conspiracy” legislation But in the California case, somebody discovered that certain hotel operator: were farming out the tipping priv- ileges for a consideration—and a con- siderable one at that. It seems some solon had been inveigled by a pretty girl at the check stand to give up 3 quarter and became wise to the fact thereafter, that the fair one didn’t put it in her stocking, but turned it over to the landlord. He got sore about it andl now if there is any d.vision of tips be- tween employer and employe, it mus’ be so announced by conspicuous placards. Walter J. Leitzen, former operator and owner of Hotel Frontenac, De- troit, who was a sojourner in Califor- nia last year, accompanied by his fam- ily, is this year touring through Eu- rope, getting the “low down” on just how they do things over there. He ts exceedingly popular with his Michi- gan colleagues. Edward Footitt, formerly affiliated with Hotel Lewis, Detroit. under the management of W. H. Rademaker will henceforth have charge of Hote’ Dixieland, in that city. Frank S. Verbeck. 92. Lamp Trade Reports Vary. Conflicting reports concerning the demand for lamps and lamp. shades are current. While some companies complain of a slack season, the ma- jority claim sales are holding up well in comparison with last year. Parch- ment shades with cut-out print de- signs are leading in the lamp shade field at the present time.. An attempt to revive the popularity of silk shades is under way, but has not made much progress so far. TRADESMAN October 9, 1929 “A MAN IS KNOWN BY THE COMPANY HE KEEPS” That is why LEADERS of Businesa and Society make their head- quarters at the PANTLIND HOTEL “An entire city block of Hospitality” GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Rooms $2.25 and up. Cafeteria oie Sandwich Shop CHARLES RENNER HOTELS Four Flags Hotel, Niles, Mich., in the picturesque St. Joseph Valley. Edgewater Club Hotel, St. Joseph, Mich., open from May to October. Both of these hotels are maintained on the high standard established by Mr. Renner. HOTEL BROWNING Grand Rapids Room & Bath $2 to $2.50. No Higher Three Squares from Station. Liberal Parking Space. “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. 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 Park Place Hotel Traverse City Rates Reasonable—Service Superb —Location Admirable. W. O. HOLDEN, Mgr. HOTEL KERNS LARGEST HOTEL IN LANSING 300 Rooms With or Without Bath Popular Priced Cafeteria in Con- nection. Rates $1.50 up. E. S. RICHARDSON, Proprietor WESTERN HOTEL BIG RAPIDS, MICH. Conducted on the European Plan. Hot and cold running water in all rooms. Several rooms with bath. All rooms well heated and well venti- lated. A good place to stop. Rates reasonable. WILL F. JENKINS, Manager 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. European $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. HOOGES, Pres. and Gen. Mgr. e 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. Warm Friend Tavern Holland, Mich. Is truly a friend to all travelers. All room and meal rates very reasonable. Free private parking space. E. L. LELAND, Mar. HOTEL OLDS LANSING 300 Rooms 300 Baths Absolutely Fireproof Moderate Rates Under the Direction of the Continental-Leland Corp. GeorGe I.. CrRocKER, Manager e Occidental Hotel FIRE PROOF CENTRALLY LOCATED Rates $1.50 and up EDWART R. SWETT, Mgr. Muskegon -t- Michigan Columbia Hotel KALAMAZOO Good Place To Tie To CODY HOTEL GRAND RAPIOS RATES—$1.50 up without bath. $2.50 up with bath. CAFETERIA IN CONNECTION seabbietdetncnere Solio ie eae anion aii seas roe October 9, 1929 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 25 Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, Oct. 8—The adver- tising and buying groups of the Grand Rapids Retail Grocers and Meat Deal- ers Protective Association have ar- ranged for a chicken dinner at the Lone Pine Inn, ten miles Northeast of Grand Rapids, Tuesday evening, Oct. 15. Secretary Hanson has ar- ranged to have a full attendance on that occasion.. Addresses will be made by the officers of the organization and possibly one or more invited guests. It has been decided to hold an open meeting of retail grocers, meat dealers and fruit dealers Thursday, Oct. 17, to listen to an address by Paul Find- lay, traveling apostle for the Ameri- can League of Commission Merchants. The meeting will probably be held at the Association of Commerce hall. Those who heard Mr. Findlay’s talk at the annual convention of the Michi- gan Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association at Grand Rapids last win- ter will surely want to hear him again. His remarks on the sale of fruit and vegetables and how to handle them at a profit and with a minimum of waste are well worth traveling a long ways to hear. Merchants’ wives and clerks are especially inyited to attend this meeting, which will be free to all. Olivet college is the recipient of gifts from David Edwin Keyes, Grand Rapids, which Keyes hopes will form a nucleus for a valuable historical col- lection. His sister, Sophia W. Keyes, was one of the three forming the first class of graduates for the college, and their father, Julius Keyes, was the first secretary and treasurer of the college. Julius Keyes died in 1868 in Lansing, where he worked in the auditor gen- eral’s office. The Keyes family went to Olivet in 1853, leaving there in 1865. Among the gifts Keyes contributed to the college is thg hammer made by his father and used by him in the con- struction of the first brick building. Among others are two large pictures of Julius Keyes and daughter, Sophia, each mounted in handsome walnut frames. Keyes hopes to obtain the pictures of the other two graduates, Sarah Benedict and Mary A. Barber, both of Vermontville, to add to the collection. With the recent acquisition of the Berkey & Gay business, the Simmons Company has entered the general fur- niture field, and, it is declared, nego- tiations are under way for the amalga- mation with other important com- panies which will round out the Sim- mons line. A new type of furniture, made of plastically molded synthetic material, will be introduced about the first of the year under the trade name of “Zalmite,” and is expected to make trade history. ‘Zalmite.” it is declared, will be produced in colors and on a mass basis, making it available for the construction of low-priced furniture, and the Simmons organization is look- ing forward to a heavy volume of business in this line. Simmons’ sales for the current year, including an esti- mated contribution of $9,000,000 by Berkey & Gay, are placed at around $60,000,000. This would represent an increase of $23,500,000 over the $36,- 479,261 reported for last year. J. H. Hagy, who entered the employ of the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. forty-seven years ago, handed in his resignation last week, to take immedi- ate effect. He will be continued on the pension list of the company as long as he lives because of the long period of service he has to his credit. As the result of being hit by an automobile two years ago, he was compelled to spend three months with his son, Harry, in California last winter. He plans to do the same the coming win- ter, leaving for the Coast with his wife shortly after Christmas. President Hutchins is very fond of his long-time employe and speaks in the highest terms of the pleasant and profitable relations they have sustained during the thirty-one vears he has been con- nected with the house in an executive capacity. Mr. Hagy’s son has the sole representation of the J. B. Williams Co. on the Coast, with headquarters in Los Angeles. He is one of the out- standing men in his line in the United States. —_——_>-+___ Report Brown Leads in Colors. Brown is the Nation-wide leader in Clothiers men’s suits, with blue a close second and leading in some parts of the East and Middle West, according to the first official report of the style com- mittee of the National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers. The report, issued during the week, covers the month of September and indicates the items of apparel in greatest de- mand as noted by retail stores. The report notes a striking differ- ence in the suits worn by the business man, the young man and the collegian. The business man in most sections is taking to the single-breasted model with plain shoulders, notch lapels, semi-fitted waist and trousers with eighteen-inch bottoms. The young man likes the closer fitting model with rope shoulders and peak lapels. The college man still wants his coat to hang loose, with natural shoulders, notch lapels and twenty-inch trousers. Worsted and unfinished worsted suits make up the bulk of the demand. Tweeds are showing a crease. Blues lead overcoats, with half belt and full belt models back. Fleeces are popular, with camel's hair and llama fabrics holding first place in some cities. Light shades are wanted marked in- coming in topcoats. In furnishings, white shirts still lead, with blues strong. Patterns are divided between solid colors and stripes. Fig- ured effects dominate in neckwear, but stripes are in good demand. Black shoes are preferred in footwear, the percentage around 60 for In hats, grays and tans are about equally divided. Derbies are steadily gaining ground, with the possible exception being the South. running black and 40 for tans. —_—__e>______ Contracts Made on Sunday. Sunday laws have judicial jaws hard nuts to crack. An old Pennsylvania statute, dated 1794, pro- hibited “all worldly employment or business” on Sunday. Did this in- validate an agreement to marry made on the first day of the week? The Pennsylvania courts disagreed. In one case the validity of a matrimonial en- gagement entered into on Sunday was sustained, following, perhaps, the psy- chology of Tennyson’s dictum that marriages are made in heaven. In an- other case it was decided that an agreement to marry, entered into on a Sunday, would be regarded as binding in law only if the parties subsequently ratified it on a week day. A general impression prevails that all contracts made on Sunday for the future performance of an act are in- valid. This, like marriage contracts under the old Pennsylvania statute, de- pends upon the statutes of the particu- lar state. In New York the law pro- given hibits on Sunday “all trades, manu- agricultural or mechanical well as all public factures, employments,” as selling of property, with certain excep- tions. These provisions, however, merely prohibit the regular conduct of business on Sunday. ply to incidental business transactions, They do not ap- and a man may as validly date and draw checks to pay his debts, enter into a contract of employment or agree to sell his house on a Sunday as on any other day of the week. ee SWORN STATEMENT FURNISHED THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Statement of the ownership, manage- ment, circulation, ete., of the Michigan Tradesman, published weekly at Grand Rapids, Michigan, required by the Act of Auge. 24, 1912. State of Michigan, County of Kent, Before me, a notary public in and for the State and county aforesaid, person- ally appeared Ernest A. Stowe, who, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the business manager of the Michigan Tradesman and that the following is to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation’, etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in sec- tion 443, Postal Laws and Regulations, to wit: 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business manager are: Editor—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids. Managing Editor—HE. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids. Business Manager—IX. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids. Publisher—Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids. 2. That the owners are: (Give names and addresses of individual owners, or, if a corporation, give its name and the names and addresses of the stockholders ss. owning or holding 1 per cent. or more of the total amount of stock.) BE. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids. F. E. Stowe, Grahd Rapids. F. A. Wiles, Grand Rapids. 3. That the known bondholders, mort- gagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent. or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities, are NONE. 1. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of owners, stock- holders, and security holders, if any, con- tain not only the list of stockholders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company, but also, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books.of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary rela- tion, the name of the person or corpora- tion for whom such trustee is acting, is given; also that the said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affiant’s full knowledge and believe as to the cir- cumstances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the com- pany as trustees, hold stock and securi- ties in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other person, association, or corporation has any inter- est direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, or other securities than as so stated by him. KE. A. Stowe, Business Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this Ist day of October, 1929. (SEAL) Ficrence E. Stowe. Notary Public in and for Kent Co., Mich. (My commission expires Jan. 12, 1931.) MORTON HOTEL Grand Rapids’ Newest Hotel 400 Rooms -i- 400 Baths RATES $2.50 and up per day. I'll take these, too” It’s surprising how often people say just that when they see the Beech-Nut label. Catsup—Peanut Butter—Mustard Dressing —Pork and Beans. No self-respecting pantry shelf should be without its reserve supply, Keep these staples well displayed and they ll move themselves fast Note: Beech-Nut is on the air. Every Friday morning at 10(Eastern Standard Time) over 19 Stations of the Columbia Broadcasting System, Mrs. Ida Bailey Allen is telling leading home makers about Beech-Nut Food Products. Urge your customers to tune in. Beech-Nut FOODS OF FINEST FLAVOR a MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 9, 1929 DRUGS Michigan Board of Pharmacy. President—J. C. Dykema, Grand Rapids. Vice-Pres.—J. Edward Richardson, D:2- troit. Director—Garfiel€ M. Benedict, San- dusky. Examination Sessions — Beginning the third Tuesday of January, March, June, August and November and lasting three days. The January and June examina- tions are held at Detroit, the August examination at Marquette, and the March and November examinations at Grand Rapids. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association. President — Claude C. Jones, Battle Creek. Vice-President—John J. Walters, Sagi- naw. Secretary—R. A. Turrell, Croswell. Treasurer—P. W. Harding, Yale. Opening the Fall Fountain Business. Most of us who were in the drug business twenty-five years ago are familiar with the soda fountain meth- ods of that day, which usually includ- ed an “opening” of some sort in the spring, after a long winter of discon- tent when the soda fountain was en- tirely or partly dismantled and the marble slab used as a display counter for merchandise. I remember an opening in the case of a New York drug store where 6,000 glasses of soda water were served during the day and an 8-piece orches- tra furnished music. This is matched, however, by an opening a Baltimore, Md., druggist staged last season when he put his new fountain in commis- sion and 20,000 people visited his store in one day! The opening formerly meant the be- ginning of summer soda fountain ser- vice after the closed winter season. closed winter season save in some country villages where the summer is a time of tourist and boarder activity and the winter a period of stagnation. Openings are now, usually, the event celebrating a new fountain, a new store, or an ad- dition to either. The soda fountain is an all year around proposition or it is nothing. With most fountains operating twelve months in the year, the druggist who closes that department for the winter will find his spring fountain business very much what the drug _ business would be were he to close his store during the winter. When he opened, he would have it all to do over again, for all his last year’s customers would be educated to buy elsewhere. It would seem that, since there is no closing time for the fountain, there is no real opening time. There are times, however, when it is worth while to get busy with special fountain trade stimulation. One of these times is in the early fall when the schools are opening, when people are coming back from their vacations and looking for more To-day there is no of the amusements to be found in-. doors and in the streets of town rather than in the country. An “opening” may not be exactly in order, but there may be special events tied up with fountain operation and service with a special view to interest- ing the younger element. An important factor in the fountain trade of the druggist situated where he is accessi- ble to the pupils of a school after school ‘closes or possibly during noon hour, is the student trade. I think it is safe to say that, every- thing else being equal, the druggist who has ample space to accommodate the youngsters with seats will be the one to get their patronage. Further than that, they are going to patronize the store whose equipment is up to date. I have recently seen a_ store almost double its fountain and lunch- eonette busines by extending its room back a few feet and replacing plain round table with booth equipment, us- ing such booths as had high backs, a post with coat hooks, and mirrors and electric lights. The booths cost about $95 each to buy. This store is getting practically a!l the school trade because it offers what the student want, a place where they can sit down in isolated groups and take their time. Incidental- ly, an automatic piano and nickel-in-the-slot instrument has been installed that adds to the en- tertainment, the customers paying for the music. Where a druggist in a small town has the courage to go ahead and in- stall equipment that puts him far ahead of his competitors and gives him a place unusual in a town of that size, he gets the business. He has a place people like to visit, and a place they will boast about as a credit to the town. People in the small town are guick to appreciate unusual enterprise of that kind and to adopt the result as an institution in the community. The cost of new installation often seems prohibitive to a druggist, espec- ially to the man who has never taken radical steps of that sort, but has fol- lowed the easier and more conserva- tive way. He does not realize that, instead of that money being just so much out of the profits of his business, it is an investment that is going to pay for itself and give him additional returns in the way of profit. Improvements have been so numer- ous and so rapid in fountain equipment and luncheonette service in the past few years that many stores find them- selves left behind, with their fountain patronage dwindling. In the nature of things it is not pos- sible for all the druggists in a com- munity to be in the lead and what ressive and very progressive no one might happen if all were equally prog- can tell, but there is no danger of any- thing like that coming to pass. There are always enough who will stand still or drop back, to make the enterprising ones sure of a return for their enter- prise. If I were to call on ten druggists within the next week, soliciting from each an interest in some new equip- ment I was sure would add to the at- tractiveness of the fountain and in- crease its business, I might find one who would welcome me and listen with eager interest and with the hope that he had discovered something that might enable him to multiply his foun- tain sales, but the other nine would do their best to get out of listening to my story, and they would fight my at- tempts to sell to them. That is prob- ably nothing against the nine. They would simply be following the tradi- tions in which they have been bred. Instead of most druggists being on violin, musical the lookout for something new and helpful in equipment, they are on the lookout lest someone sell them some- thing they had not for years been plan- ning to buy. I know that is so from observation and from the fact that I was one of those conservatives in my own drug store, hanging back and fighting every traveling salesman with a new proposi- tion. If the fountain business were mainly that of serving elderly ladies and staid, middle-aged gentlemen, there would be little need for adding continually new features in service, equipment and taste. But the fountain is the foun- tain of youth in that its patrons are largely youth. What are you going to do this fall to get the autumnal business coming your way? It may be that when the schools are open there will be very little difference in the personnel of the young folks of your community. There may be no boarding school near you, no school that attracts any save local day pupils. You reason that those youngsters have been in town all summer and possibly patronizing you as well as you could expect, so why consider the situation as changed by the opening of the schools? The situation is changed in that the young people, for one thing, are form- ed into new and different groupings when they get into school and they begin to look for different amusements and their daily routine of travel takes them to the school buildings, perhaps leading them past stores they would scarcely ever pass during vacation periods. There is the time after school is out in the afternoon when the nat- ural inclination, especially of the girls, is to patronize a soda fountain before going home. The boys may flock to the athletic field in the afternoon in goed weather, but in bad weather and when winter comes, the boys, too, will make for the soda fountain after they leave school. That is not true of a hundred per cent. of the students, but it is true of enough of them to make it a factor that needs to be considered in plan- ning to get the fountain business of the school pupils. It is rather surprising to consider how much money high school students can and will spend. When father was a boy, he thought himsefl lucky to have a nickel to spend and a dime was . a lot of money. But when our kids come to us for spending money any- thing less than a dollar doesn’t even draw a “Thank you.” Every druggist knows that, outside of ice cream cones, the five cent sales rung up on the foun- tain cash register are so few as to be negligible. With the various “specials” running up to 35 cents or 50 cents each, and with luncheonette service in- cluding sandwiches up to 50 cents or 75 cents each, what chance for a boy or girl, and particularly a boy and girl, to get in and out of the drug store without the druggist coralling more than a quarter? People have almost forgotten that the fountain business used to be a nickel and dime proposi- tion. Someone in your town is going to make extra effort this fall to bring in the boys and girls. There will be new equipment. There will be a study of what new things can be offered and advertised that may make a hit with that class of patrons. There will be a rearranging of the store to give more space for fountain service, with bright- er lights and other attractions to make people want to come oftener. If you can give young people a good time while they are in the store to patronize the soda fountain, you can get and hold their trade. If you give them no inducement but first class ice cream and beverages, you can get some, although rather less, of their patronage. If you give them only or- dinary service and ordinary beverages, and no good times inducements, you will never secure their trade in any large degree. They may happen in at times, but yours will not be their fav- orite fountain. Try to get your fountain service up to the highest point of efficiency by the time cold, indoor weather comes. Look over competing fountain equip- ment and see what you can do to make your store look and actually becom: more entertaining — not as a loafing place, but as a place to come and spend money to have a good time at eating and drinking what you have to sell. Open up for the fall with something more to offer than you have ever be- fore offered at your fountain. —_+ + >___ Huron County Farmers Listen To Naked Truth. As one who is sincerely striving to render his maximum service to inde- pendent merchants in a special way, there is a phenomenon in human psy- chology which I would give much to have explained. There is one thing about local business men I have never been able to understand. It is this: When all available argument has been brought to bear in proof of the contention that public education is the vital factor now needed to put the independent merchant “over the top” in his struggle against financially su- perior foes and when he readily admits that nothing but public sentiment can stop the day’s stampede toward ultra syndicate commercial formations, he shakes his head sadly and says that he doesn’t believe that the public can be educated. In this time of unparalleled adver- tisting volume, should the merchant any longer question the capacity of the public to be educated? When one to- bacco company will set aside more than twelve millions of dollars for one year’s budget, for no other purpose than to teach the American public to “reach for a lucky instead of a sweet,” what foundation has the merchant for his doubts regarding the willingness of the public to be educated? I sincerely hope the day will come when the independent merchant will wake up to the fact that he is adver- tising himself as hopelessly out of step with realities by making such a state- ment of doubt. To hasten that day, I render an account of happenings as they transpired in Pigeon, Michigan, sic cue Naan sie poe i oem tde poe & 27 October 9, 1929 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN a on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 1. plaints against local Main St. by mak- WHOLE SALE DRUG PRICE CURREN : : i “md er that rebounded ® a ae n Huron county were ing them a boomerang : a nO A the fobicers gare upon him and cut him to the quick. Prices quoted are nominal, based on market the day of issue. asking : > Th, : f ~ Bellad 14 ay get sore Ly not. If ---- 1 35@1 50 onna -.-_.- @1 44 listen to the facts, as they relate to Did they get sore? They did oe Acids peices — nies : on 25 Benzoin ..- @2 28 the syndicate exploitation of the farm- they did, they had a strange way 2 Boric {Goes : g = Eigeron ___---_- ‘wee s ogg Comp’d_ @2 40 : : eet ste aaa i F at at Eucalyptus -... 1 25@ toc------- er, particularly with reference to the expressing ee For Carbolic ee 38 @ “4 Haninch. pase. 4 aad Cantharides @2 52 i : ee c > > fireworks were all over, we I “ Juniper Berries. 4 50@4 75 Capsicum _____ dairy industry, which is rapidly com- ter aah oe lorsement for Muriatic -------- 3%@ 8 Juniper Wood 1601 16 Catechu ~~~ @1 44 ing to the agricultural front in the called for a vote of endorsemen Nitvie 2.00 So SM ine ata a 55@1 65 Cinchona _.______ @2 16 cig b. Nothing I could tell them the reassurance of the business men enc ~------- BuO * Lard. No. 1 ——-- : 25@1 40 Gatehiours Ee gi 80 umb. spepea e ap SpAuric -_--_- Lavender Flow__ 5 } --------~- : wad », who doubted the possibility of the ex- artaric _______ S © @ jf ivouder Garu. 1 25@1 50 Digitalis __--____ @2 04 seemed to give them any reassurance. ; — 6 00@6 25 Gentian @1 35 enmgahe - 2 VORC Was Via = =) h,trttrté“‘“Cié‘C“CO™OCOCOCO*C*C;C*CSSCO”#C”#C§¥#WUMOn uC 0G@G 35 «6©Gentian ._ wooo Not even bonafide references and tes- periment; and the vote was u ce Ta Se th ais aa 2 28 ; : h localities as mous, with the exception of the repre- Weis 4c a 07 @ 1g l.nseed, boiled, bbl. @1 33 Guaiac, Ammon.. @2 04 timonials from such _ localities < : : saa ea ater, Zh gg 06 @ 15 Jinsced, bid less 1 40@1 53 fodine’ -_.._____ @1 25 G ille, Midland and other points sentatives of Detroit who were pre: Water, eg.-- 13 Jinseed, raw,less 1 37@1 40 lTodine, Colorless. @1 50 reenville, Muidle - eo © crowd. Naturally, Water, 14 deg... 5%@ Mustard, arifil. oz. @ 35 Iron, Clo _....___ @1 56 seemed to satisfy them. Finnally, I ent as spies in the crowd. : Carbonate _____ Of Natta 1 25@135 Kino @1 44 i - andi » of they were not too keen about the Chloride (Gran.) 09 @ 20 Olive, pure ____ 400@5 00 Myrrh __.._.___ @2 52 dared them to give me an audience c : ' a he ects Olive, Malaga, Nux Vomica -___ @1 80 Huron county farmers for one hour. demonstration, but pe ; j ' Balsams yellow .___---- 3 00@3 50 Ontaes Qa as 40 rn a ci]e , ve challenged them fo um, Coe That is what happened last Tuesday silent, when we cha in g _ Copatba 1 00@1 25 Ose. Maule. 2 85@2 25 Opium, Deodors’d @5 40 i 1 tion of meet the facts and figures. As for Fir (Canada) __275@300 & -------- 4? a @1 92 night, thanks to the co-operatic ae a ah Fir (Oregon) -- sg 90 Orange, Guect 4 00@9 25 i Pa » fz ars, they seeme St ¢ as CBG oe riganum, pure : oodward, manager of the Huron the farmers Ed. Woodward, manager c ee ects and Gicedly ax sayone Tae 2 00@2 25 Origanum, com’l 1 00@1 20 Paints Sone eee ee eee i I fter being found Pee eae HH 70 Lead, red dry __ 13%@14\ ing the affairs of about the only in- could possibly de, alter g Basie aon ai tea wee an eit dependent creamery left in Huron guilty of being fooled. pio - ooo a Rosemary Flows 1 25@1 50 tae ae haa me és : : : : < = Sandelwood, E. apt bis . county, fighting valiantly against the It is my lot in life to appear before Sassafras coe. S09) _* fC 10 50@10 75 ed Ventre ant sie : inroads being made by the milk merg- audiences of all kinds—business men, — a ree ne « Sassafras, true 1 15@2 09 Red Vensi's Mac aed ers operating out of Deroit. On short farmers, industrial workers, women’s Soe = apie ’ po 5 waa ee < 8 notice, Woodward got about 200 local clubs and high school student bodies. Berries ' Sperm A 1 S0@1 75 Waar 5% O10 4 ete Al: Cuheb 90 4tany -_--..____ L. H. P. Prep... 2 80@3 00 farmers packed into Berger's hall Always my message is the same. Al- Cubeb —_____. i. ¢ s to Use 65@ 75 Rogers Prep. -. 2 80@3 Uv shortly after 8 o’clock ways it is my job to point out the Juniper 11@ 20 qurenins. bit —o a s J . &, ca & iy . ess... (s@ I : the same old story. As a deception, fraud and corruption of the Prickly Ash -_____ @ 7 Wiiterarech, tidsietacice f was , o Sh hecedine ke fics Me 6 00@6 25 consumer, we tackled a subject upon system which is yreeding eu Extracts Wiiterereal, awact Ae wea ws yhich the farmer is supposed to be these leeches which feed off the life- [Licorice _ | 60@ 65 biker 3 00@3 25 Np W6@ i2 baat : : : : : f every American community. Licorice, powd. -. 60@ 70 Wintergreen, art 75@1 00 tum. powd and so ticklish. It is a subject involving blood of every / merica : Worm Seed '____ 4 25@4 50 ground gre 09@ 15 the ait monopolies, along with the Always it is my objective to tees the Flowers Wormwood, oz. ___. @2 00 — Subni- suac chain stores, mail order outfits and all verdict of my audience ae anise the arnica Ps 1 50@1 60 Borax xtal or i s ' ’ : a i back . nd an favor of the inde- Chamomile Ged.) @ 650 Potassium powdered ____ 056@ 13 the remainder of the syndicate family, syndicate and Chamomile Rom. @ 75 i i ‘ : including both inlaws and outlaws. We pendent merchant. ae ; ie Eo Suae = s Ganga i s0@3 v0 / : i re : ice lence, my Bromid : 69@ 85 Capsicun vd 63 spoke the h, and made no apolo If given my choice of au : : romide | 00 @ 85 Capsicum, pow'd 62m 7s are — if? I's, we selection would be quickly and easily Acacia, a 180 26 Bromide -.._- 54@ 71 Ce 8 0U@9 v0 gies. Without any if’s or and’s, we — selec 5 ie aeneln, end ---- 5@ 50 Chlorate, gran’d_ 23@ 30 Cassia Buds B3q@ 40 proceeded to give the farmers the low made. I would rather have any other psoree Pe [i ee powd. “ua « | aes Po = be : : i : : ar- + pice 2 Oy Atal sualk Prepared_ 4@ lb down on the chain store and the mail kind of a hearing than that of mer Aloes (Barb Pow) 32@ a9 Cyanide 30@ 90 Cuiorotorm _- 53 oe d hous with certain facts and chants themselves. Strange as it may pret ee ero) 30 _ lodide es ce 28 Choral Hydrate 1 20@1 50 order house, v S. ¢ Giclee ; Z ' ee IOC. : > ‘ermanganate __ 22 COCAING .. 12 32W4d ov figures which are carefully left out of | seem, the hardest of all cia see ten Se son . oo es “— a — ie a Pip gu ° c : r . oe alse s . ee ie v fussiate, re . . st, less gu-lu ft the advertisements and catalogues. We people to pry away from the ane Govenee eee Si@ Es Sulphate | 35@ 40 40-10% patted no one on the back and played doctrine of the syndicate, which is ay Guaine ‘powd __ @ 70 Cope “Powd. “0 10 Bs : : a » stability of the focal nag @1 25 Corrosive Sublm 2 25 s. In fact, we took particu- dermining the sta : $ Roots corrosive Sublm 2 25@2 3u no politics. I is the merchant, himself. Kino, powdered @120 Gream Tartar gre a lar care to expose some of the farm- merchant, is 7 , a Myrrh soe a @1 15 Alkanet re 30@ 35 Gute bone 40@ 50 nee : i. a eas it’s nothing but the yrrh, powdere @1 25 ood, powdered_ @ Dextrine _— 5 er’s own childish inconsistencies and Believe it or a it 7 pa Opium, powd. 21 00@21 50 Calamus oe 35@ 85 faces wean Aa, 1s : is kiddish com- _ stark, grim truth. : : ‘ : Opium, gran. 21 00@21 50 lecampane, pwd. 25@ 30 ‘amery, All Now ie overthrow some of his Ss Shelise Ls =o = Gu 20@ 30 imery, Powdered ° z Tray acanth, pow. @1 75 : sowd red Lips 30@ 35 Bipeous Salts, bbis. @03% Trag » pow. 3 BP ered -_-__ 2 psom Saits, less 3%@ lu fragacanth ____ 2 00@2 35 Ginger, Jamaica. 60@ 65 Krgot, powdered __ @4 00 Turpentine ______ @ 30 Ginger, Jamaica, HOLIDAY GOODS Grand Rapids Now on Display in Grand Rapids Come in and look them over Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. Michigan Manistee Insecticides Arsenic 08@ 20 Blue Vitriol, bbl. @ 08 Blue Vitriol, less 094% @17 Bordea. Mix Dry 12@ 26 Hellebore, White powdered ______ 15@ 2 Insect Powder... 47%@ 60 Lead Arsenate Po. 13%@30 Lime and Sulphur Dry 220 OS@ 22 Paris Green ___. 24@ 42 Leaves Buecha _. @1 06 Buchu, powdered @1 10 Sage, Bulk -.___. “= 30 Sage, % loose __ 4 Sage, powdered__ @ Senna, Alex. _... 50@ 175 Senna, Tinn. pow. 30@ 36 Uva Ursi ._______ 20@ 25 Oils Almonds, Bitter, true 2 7 50@7 75 Almonds, Bitter, artificial __._. 3 00@3 265 Almonds, Sweet, trug: 2 1 50@1 80 Almonds, Sweet, {mitation -... 1 00@1 25 Amber, crude -_ 1 00@1 25 Amber, rectified 1 50@1 75 Anigg: oo 1 25@1 50 Bergamont - ... 8 00@8 25 Caieput 23 2 00@2 25 Cassia, oo 3 00@3 25 Caster 2. Cedar Leaf Citronella -. Cloves __-_- Cocoanut Cod Liver —--__. 1 50@2 00 Croton 2 3 00@3 25 powdered _____ ae Goldenseal, pow. 7 50@8 Ipecac, powd. __ 4 50@5 PACORICG 22 35@ Licorice, powd.__ 20@ Orris, powdered. 45@ Poke, powdered_. 35@ Rhubarb, powd __ @1 Rosinwood, powd. @ Sarsaparilla, Hond. ground _... @1 Sarsaparilla, vas © SQuine 20 Squills, powdered 70@ Tumeric, powd... 20@ Valerian, powd.__ @1 00 Seeds Anise @ 35 Anise, powdered ao 40 Hird, Is _... 13 17 Canary 16 Caraway, Cardamon __-._. Coriander po 1) ee Fennell Biaxw 22. 9146@ 5 Flax, ground _. 9%@ 15 Foenugreek, pwd. 15@ 25 Hemp 8@ 15 Lobelia, powd. -- g 60 Mustard, yellow 17 25 Mustard, black... 20@ 25 Poppy... 15@ 30 Quince ___.__.. 1 00@1 25 Sabadilla ~_-____ 45@ 50 Sunflower -_..-- 12@ 18 Worm, American 30@ 40 Worm, Levant — 6 50@7 00 Tinctures Aconite __... a @1 80 Alege 2 @1 56 Acafnatida ___ Ao oe Arnled: 2. @1 60 Flake, White __ 15@ 20 Formaldehyde, Ib. 13% @35 Gelatine 80@ 90 Glassware, less 55% Glassware, full case 60%. Glauber Salts, bbl. @02% Glauber Salts less 04@ 10 Glue, Brown ____ 20@ 30 Glue, Brown Grd 16@ 22 Glue, White -.__ 27% 35 Glue, white grd. 26 35 Glycerine 18@ 40 H T6@ 95 6 45@7 00 Iodoform __._.__ 8 00 vead Acetate __ 20@ 30 dace 2 @1 face, powdered. @l1 Menthol -..___. 8 00@9 Morphine ____ 13 58@14 33 Nux Vomica Nux Vomica, pow. 15 Pepper, black, pow 57@ 70 Pepper, White, pw. 75@ 85 Pitch, Burgudry_ no 25 Quassia Quinine, 5 oz. cans Rochelle Salts Sacharine @ 28@ 40 w----~ 3 60@275 Salt Peter -..___ 1@ Seidlitz Mixture 30@ 40 Soap, green _.. 15@ Soap mott cast _ @ 25 Soap, white Castile, ee @15 00 Soap, white Castile less, per bar .. @1 Soda Ash ___..__ ‘3 10 Soda Bicarbonate 8% 10 Soda, Sal ______ 02%@ 08 Spirits Camphor @1 20 Sulphur, roll _... 3%@ 10 Sulphur, Subl. —_. 4%@ 10 Tamarinds _... 20@ 25 Tartar Emetic .. 70 75 Turpentine, Ven. 5 76 Vanilla Ex. pure 1 50@2 00 Vanilla Ex. pure 2 25@2 50 Zinc Sulphate _ 06@ WU MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 9, 1929 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 Cigarettes Smoked Meats AMMONIA BREAKFAST FOODS Quaker, 24-12 oz. case 2 50 Quaker, 12-32 oz. case 2 25 Bo Peep, 24, sm. case 2 70 Bo Peep. 12. Ige. case 2 25 pails, per doz. 9 40 15 lb. pails, per doz. 12 60 . pails, per doz. 19 15 . pails, per doz. 19 15 APPLE BUTTER Quaker, 24-12 oz., doz. 2 25 Quaker, 12-38 o0z., doz. 3 35 BAKING POWDERS Arctic, 7 oz. tumbler 1 35 Queen Flake, 16 oz., dz 2 25 Royal, 10c, doz. 95 Royal, 6 oz., doz. ---. 2 70 Royal. 12 oz., doz. -- 5 20 Royal, 5 lb. --------- 31 20 Calumet, 4 0oz., doz 95 Calumet, 8 oz., doz. 1 85 Calumet, 16 oz., doz. 3 25 Calumet, 5 lb., doz. 12 10 Calumet, 10 Ib., doz. 18 60 Rumford, 10c, per doz. 95 Rumford, 8 oz., doz. 1 85 Rumford, 12 oz.. doz. 2 40 Rumford, 5 Ib.. doz. 12 50 K. C. Brand Per case 10c size, 4 doz. ------ 3 70 15c size, 4 doz. ------ 5 60 20c size. 4 doz. ------ 7 20 25ce size. 4 doz. ----- . 9 20 50c size, 2 doz. ------ 8 80 R0c size. 1 doz. ------ 6 85 10 Ib. ee; % doz. -.-- 6 75 BLUING JENNINGS The Oriainal Condensed eh |: 2 oz., 4 dz. cs. 3 00 idM3 oz., 3 dz. cs. 3 75 Am. Ball,36-1 oz., cart. 1 00 Quaker, 1% oz., Non- freeze, dozen ------ 85 Boy Blue. 36s. per cs. 2 70 BEANS and PEAS 100 lb. bag Brown Swedish Beans 9 00 Pinto Beans -------- 9 25 Red Kidney Beans -- 11 25 White H’d P. Beans 11 25 Col. Lima Beans ---- 19 50 Black Eye Beans -- 16 00 Split Peas, Yellow -- 8 00 Split Peas, Green -. 9 00 Scotch Peas --------- 7 50 BURNERS oe Ann, No. 1 and ~ White Flame, No. 1 end 2, @ox. —---__- 2 25 BOTTLE CAPS Dbl. Lacguor, i gross vkg., per gross .--... 15 Kellogg’s Brands. Corn Flakes, No. 136 2 85 Corn Flakes, No. 124 2 85 Corn Flakes, No. 102 2 00 Pep. No. 224 .... 2 70 Pep, No, 202... 2 00 Krumbles, No. 424 -_- 2 70 _-_Bran Flakes, No. 624 2 45 Bran Flakes, No. 602 1 50 Rice Krispies, 6 oz. _. 2 70 Rice Krisp.es, 1 oz. -- 1 10 Katfe Hag, 12 1-lb. pans 22 7 30 All Bran, 16 oz. _---_- 2 25 All Bran, 10 oz. ~----_ 2 70 All Bran, % oz. __-- 2 00 Post Brands. Grape-Nuts, 243 ------ 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. 368 -. 2 85 Post Toasties, 248 -- Post's Bran, 248 -.-- Pills Bran, 12s ----.- Roman Meal, 12-2 tb._ Cream Wheat, 18 ---- Cream Barley, 18 ~--- Ralston Food, 18 --.- Maple Flakes, 24 ---- Rainbow Corn Fla., 36 Silver Flake Oats, 18s Silver Flake Oats, 12s 90 lb. Jute Bulk Oats, bas 3 10 Ralston New Oata, 24 2 70 Ralston New Oata, 12 2 70 Shred. Wheat Bis., 36s 3 85 Shred. Wheat Bis., 728 1 65 Triscuit, 248 --..-----. 1 70 Wheatena, 188 ----.-- 3 70 BBOOMS Jewell, doz. Standard Parlor, 23 lb. 8 25 Fancy Parlor, 23 1b.-- 9 25 tox. Fancy Parlor 25 |b. 3 75 ssid Fey. Parlor 26 1b. : 00 - o ee 1 7 Whisk, No: 3 22) 2 75 BRUSHES Scrub Solid Back, 8 in. ---. 1 50 Solid Back, 1 in. ---. 1 78 Pointed Knds ~------- 1 23 Stove Shaker: 000 1 80 No. 38 2 00 Peeriens _.. 2 60 Shoe No. 20 2 25 No, 2-6... 3 00 BUTTER COLOR Dandelion _.___-___.. 35 CANDLES Electric Light, 40 lbs. 12.1 Plumber, 40 Ibs. ~---- 12.8 Paraffine, 68 ~~. 14% Paraftine, izs° —--- 14% Wienges 40 Tudor, 6s. per box -- 30 CANNED FRUIT Apples, No. 10 ~------- 5 4¢ Apple Sauce, No. 10 7 &C Apricots, No. 2% 3 40@3 90 Apricots, No. 10 8 50@11 50 Blackberries, No. 10 8 00 Blueberries, No. 10 -_ 15 00 rries, No. 2 3 25 Cherries, R.A., No. 24% 4 30 Cherries, No. 10 -._ 13 00 Peaches, No. 10 Pie 7 20 Peaches, No. 2% Mich 2 20 Peaches, 2% Cal. ---- 3 10 Peaches, 10, ,Cal. ---. 10 40 Pineapple, 1 sli. ---. 1 60 Pineapple, 2 sli. ---- 2 65 P’apple, 2 br. sli ---- 2 35 P’apple, 2 br. sli. P’apple, 2%, sli. P’apple, 2 cru. __--__ 5 Pineapple, 10 crushed 14 50 Pears, No. 2 3 7 Pears, No. 2% ____._ Raspberries, No. 2 bik 3 2 Raspb’s. Red, No. 10 11 50 Raspb’s Black, No. 10 11 00 Rhubarb, No. 40 4 75 Strawberries, No. 2 -. 3 25 Strawb’s “oa. 10 -._- 13 00 CANNED FISH Clam Ch’der, 10% oz. Clam Chowder, No. 2- Clams, Steamed. No. 1 Clams, Minced, No. % Finnan Haddie, 10 oz. Clam Bouillon, 7 0z.- Chicken Haddie, No. 1 Fish Flakes, small —_- Cod Fish Cake, 10 oz. Re ee ae on or Cove Oysers, 5 oz. -- 75 Lobster, No. 4, Star 2 90 Shrimp, 1, wet ._-_-. 00 Sard’s, 4 Oil, Key -- 6 10 Sard s, 44 Oil, Key ~~ 5 75 Sardines, 4 Ou.1, k’less 5 25 Salmon, Red Alaska_ 3 50 Salmon, Med. Alaska : SaSlmon, Pink, Alaska Sardines, Im. %4, ea. toa? Sardines, Im., %, ea. 25 Sardines, Call. 1 35@2 25 Tuna, %. Curtis, doz. 3 60 Tuna, 4s, Curtis, doz. 2 20 Tuna, % Blue Fin —- 2 25 Tuna, 1s, Curtis, doz. 7 00 CANNED MEAT Bacon, Med. Beechnut Bacon, Lge. Beechnut 4 50 Beef, No. 1, Corned_ 3 50 Beef, No. 1, Roast -- 3 50 Beef, No. 242, Qua., sli. 1 75 Beef, 3% oz. Qua. sli. 25 Beef, 5 oz., Am. Sliced Beef, No. i B'nut, sli. Beefsteak & Onions, s Chili Con Car., 1s --- Deviled Ham, 4s ---- Deviled Ham, %s ---- Hamburg Steak & Onions, No. 1 Potted Beef, 4 0z. ---- Potted Meat, % Libby 52 Potted Meat, % Libby 92 Potted Meat, % Qua. 90 Potted Ham, Gen. % 1 45 Vienna Saus., No. % 1 45 Vienna Sausage, Qua. 1 10 Veal Loaf, Medium -- 2 25 WR OOP DH Ww he DO S oe Baked Beans Campbells: —__.____-- 1 15 Quaker, 18 oz. ------ 1 05 Fremont, No. 2 ------ 1 25 Snider, No. 2 110 Snider, No. 2 . 1 25 Van Camp. small ---. 90 Van Camp, med. ---- 1 lo CANNED VEGETABLES Asparagus No. 1, Green tips ---- 3 75 No. 26, Large Green 4 50 W. Beans, cut 2 1 75@2 . W. Beans, 10 3 Ui Green Beans, 2s 1 65@2 25 Green Beans, 10s -- @8 00 L. Beans, 2 gr. 1 35@2 65 Lima Beans, 2s,Soaked 1 25 Red Kid, No 12 Beets, No. 2, “wh. 1 75@2 40 Beets, No. 2, cut 1 45@2 35 Corn, No. 2, stan. -. 1 15 Corn, Ex. stan. Corn, No. 2, Fan. 1 80@2 35 Corn, No. 10° 8 00@10 i5 Hominy, No. 3 1 Okra, No. 2, wuss -- 2 15 Okra, No. 2, cut --.. 1 75 Mushrooms, Hotels -- 32 Mushrooms, Choice, 8 oz. 35 Mushrooms, Sur Extra 30 Peas, No. 2. BE. J. ---- 1 3 a ~ 2, Sif, Bone: Ex. Fine, French 25 Pumpkin, No. 3 1 60@1 75 Pumpkin, No. 10 5 00@5 50 Pimentos, 4, each 12@14 Pimentoes, %, each -- 27 Sw’'t Potatoes, No. 2% 1 75 Sauerkraut. No.3 1 45@1 75 Suecotash, No. 2 1 65@2 50 Succotash, No. 2, glass 2 80 Sp nach, No. 4... 25 Sninach, No. 2-- 1 60@1 90 Spinach, No. 3. 2 25@2 50 Svinach. No i0_ 6 50@7 00 Tomatoes, No. 2 ------ 1 60 Tomatoes, No. 3 ---- 2 25 Tomatoes. No. 10 ---- 7 00 \ Bar Goods Mich. Sugar Ca., 24, 5¢ 75 Pal O Mine, 24, 5c —--- 75 Malty Milkies, 24, 5c -- 75 Hemon Holis —___------ 75 Try inv, C8, 5c . 75 No-Nut. 24, 5c 75 CATSUP, Beech-Nut, small ---. 1 65 Lily of Valley, 14 oz... 2 26 Lily of _— % pint : 65 Sniders, 8 0z. ~------- 1 65 Sniders, 16 ~ es 2 35 Quaker, 10 oz. —_--_ 1 35 Quaker, 14 oz. -_----- 1 90 Quaker, Gallon Glass 11 50 Quaker, Gallon Tin -- 7 50 CHILI SAUCE Snuier, 16 02. _______. 3 15 Snider, 3 07. ~-. 2 20 Lilly Valley, 8 oz. —. 2 25 Lilly Valley, 14 oz. -- 3 25 OYSTER COCKTAIL Sniders, 16 oz. 3 15 Sniders, 8 0z. 2 20 CHEESE Rogueforh —.-. 45 Kraft, small items 65 1 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 Wisconsin Flat —------ 27 New York June ---- 34 San Sago oo 42 Brick) 2.0 34 CHEWING GUM Adams Black Jack ---- 65 Adams Bloodberry ---- 6d Adams Dentyne ------ 65 Adams Calif. Fruit -- 65 Adams Sen Sen ------ 65 Beeman’s Pepsin ------ 65 Beechnut Wintergreen_ Beechnut Peppermint_- Beechnut Spearmint -- Doubliemint 22 5-- 65 Peppermint, Wrigleys -- 65 Spearmint, Wrigleys -- 65 Juicy Fruit 65 Krigley’s P-K — eno ee Teaperry —.-. 2 = ee Droste’s Dutch, 1 lb.__ 8 50 Droste’s Dutch, % Ib. 4 50 Droste’s Dutch, %4 Ib. 2 35 Droste’s Dutch, 5 lb. 60 Chocolate Apples ---- 4 50 Pastelles, No. 1 _--- 12 60 Pastelles, 44 lb. —----- 6 60 Pains De Cafe —_.---- 3 00 Droste’s Bars, 1 doz. 2 00 Delft Pastelles __---- 215 1 lb. Rose Tin Bon Bons oe 18 00 7 oz. Rose Tin Bon Bons ......... 00 13 oz. Creme De Cara- Cue. Sc 13 20 12 02. Bosaces —- = 10 80 lb. Rosaces --.---_- 7 80 % lb. Pastelles —----- 3 40 Langues De Chats -- 4 80 CHOCOLATE Baker, Caracas, 4s ---- 37 Baker, Caracas, %4s ---- 35 CLOTHES LINE Hemp, 50 ft. _-- 2 00@2 25 ee ee po te 50@4 00 Bimided, BO fh. oe 25 Sash Cord ______ 3 50@4 00 COFFEE ROASTED Worden Grocer Co. 1 Ib. Package Melrose ED eee a ae Royal Club ..-c.----o 84 McLaughlin’s Kept-Fresh Brands Lighthouse, 1 Ib. tins. 49 Pathfinder, 1 Ib. tins_. 45 Table Talk, 1 lb. cart. 43 Square Deal, 1 Ib. car. 39% Above brands are packed in both 30 and 50 lb. cases. Nat. Gro. Co. Coffee Extracts M. Y., per 100 Frank’s 50 pkgs. -- 4 25 Hummel’s 50 1 lb. 10% CONDENSED MILK Leader, 4 doz. 7 Eagle, 4 doz. MILK COMPOUND Hebe, Tall, 4 doz. --- 4 50 Hebe. Baby, 8 doz. -- 4 40 Carolene. Tall, 4 doz. 3 80 Carolene, Baby ------ 3 50 EVAPORATED MILK Quaker, Tall, 4 doz. -- Quaker, Baby, $8 doz. Quaker, Gallon, 14 doz. Carnation, Tall, 4 doz. Carnation, Baby, 8 dz. Oatman’s Dundee, Tall Oatman’s D’dee, Baby Every Day, Tall ---- ee ee bo ot Every Day, Baby .--- 4 25 Pet. Tal 4 38 Pet, Baby, 8 oz. ---- 4 25 Borden’s Tall -------- 4 35 Borden’s Baby ------ 4 25 CIGARS G. J. Johnson’s Brand G. J. Johnson Cigar, 100 2 ee 75 00 Worden Grocer Co. Brands Airedale 35 00 Havana Sweets ----- 35 00 Hemeter Champion__ 37 50 Canadian Club ------ 35 00 Zobert Emmett ---- 75 00 Tom Moore Monarch 75 00 Webster Cadillac ---. 75 0U 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 v, CONFECTIONERY Stick Candy Pails Pure Sugar Sticks-600c 4 00 Big Stick, 20 lb. case 18 Horehound Stick, 5¢e -- 18 Mixed Candy Kindergarten ---------- 17 Iuongder 2 13 French Creams -------- 15 Paris Creams =._-_..___ 16 (rocera .. 11 Fancy Mixture —__---_—_ 17 Fancy Chocolates 5 lb. boxes Bittersweets, Ass’ted 1 75 Milk Checolate A A 1 75 Nibble Sticks ---_--- 1 75 Chocolate Nut Rolls — i 85 Magnolia Choc --_---- 1 25 Bon Ton Choc. —_---- 1 50 Gum Drops — Anise oS Champion Gums _ ------ 6 Challenge Gums ------ 14 Jelly Strings — 2 18 Lozenges Pails A. A. Pep. Lozenges -- 15 A. A. Pink Lozenges -- 15 A. A. Choc. Lozenges-- 15 Motto Hearts ---------- 19 Malted Milk Lozenges -- 21 Hard Goods Pails Lemon Drops ...___._ 19 O, F. Horehound dps._- 18 Anise Sauares Peanut Squares ------- 17 Cough Drops Bxs Putnams ........_._. 1 35 Simin ros. 60 1 50 [gens 1 50 Package Goods Creamery Marshmallows 4 oz. pkg., 12s, cart. 85 4 oz. pkg., 48s, case 3 40 Specialties Pineapple Fudge —__ ~~~ 18 Italan Bon Bons -_---- 17 Banquet Cream Mints_ 23 Silver King M.Mallows 1 15 Handy Packages, 12-10c 80 COUPON BOOKS 50 Economic grade 3 50 100 Economic grade 4 50 500 Economic grade 20 00 1000 Economic grade 37 50 Where 1,000 books are ordered at a time. special- ly printed front cover is furnished without charge CREAM OF TARTAR 6 lb. boxes DRIED FRUITS Apples N. Y. Fey., 50 Ib. box 15% N. Y. Fey., 14 oz. pkg. 16 Apricots Evaporated Choice ---- 24 Evaporated, Fancy ---. 2. i Kivaporated, Slabs -_-- 20 Citron 10 Ib. box: 2 40 Currants Packages: 24 07. ooo. 20 Greek, Gulk, ip. ...... 20 Dates Dromedary, 36s ~_____ 6 75 Peaches Evap. Choice -_...... 16% Peel Lemon, American _____ 30 Orange, American -_... 30 | Raisins Seeded, bulk ~.__._.___ 10 Thompson's s’dless bik 08% Thompson's seedless, 1D OZ. ee ee a. Seeded, 15 oz. ~-______ California Prunes 60@70, 25 Ib. boxes._@12 50@60, 25 lb. boxes...@14 40@50, 25 lb. boxes__@16 30@40, 25 lb boxes__@17 20@30, 25 lb. boxes__.@20 18@24, 25 lb. boxes__.@24 Hominy 100 lb. sacks -. 3 50 Macaroni Mueller’s Brands 9 oz. package, per doz. 1 30 9 oz. package, per case 2 60 Pearl, i Bulk Goods Mlbow, 20) 1b. —222 0 20 08 Egg Noodle, 10 lbs. -_ 14 : Pearl Barley Chester o25 0) cou 75 0000) 2 7 00 Barley Grits 2.020 5 00 Sage Bast india ......... 10 Tapioca Pearl. 100 lb. sacks -_ 09 Minute, 8 oz., 3 doz. 4 05 Dromedary Instant -- 3 50 FLAVORING EXTRACTS JENNINGS’ PURE FLAVORING EXTRACT Vanilla and Lemon Same Price 1° of. -. 1.25 1% oz. -. 1 80 2% oz. _. 3 0U 3% oz. _. 4 20 2 0z. ~~ 2 50 4 oz. .. # 80 8 oz. -. 9 00 16 oz. _. 15 00 3% oz. Amersealed At It 57 Years. Jiffy Punch 3: doz. Carton 222 50. 2 25 Assorted flavors. FLOUR V. C. Milling Co. Brands Lily: White: 20. 8 30 Harvest Queen ______ 7 50 Yes Ma’am Graham, 50s 20 20 FRUIT CANS Mason F. O. B. Grand Rapids Piast pint 0s 7 50 One pint __..- One quart Half gallon Ideal Glass Top Halt pint 202s 9 00 One pint 2 9 30 One quart Half gallon WER anne MQvwiw ouce October 9, 1929 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN GELATINE Jell-O; $ doz. —_------ 2 85 Minute. |S doz... 2-25 4 05 Plymouth, White ---- 1 ad Quaker, 3° doz. ._.___ 2 25 JELLY AND PRESERVES Pure, 30 lb. pails ---- 3 30 Imitation, 30 lb. Pure, 6 oz., Asst., doz. pails 1 75 90 Pure Pres., 16 0z., dz. 2 40 JELLY GLASSES 8 oz., per doz. OLEOMARGARINE Van Westenbrugge Brands Carload Distributor Nucoa; I Ib, =... 21 Nucoa, 2 and 5 Ib. --_ 20% Wilson & Co.’s Brands Ol eo MATCHES Swan, 14400 0s). Diamond. 144 box ___ Searchlight. 144 box__ Ohio Red Tabel, 144 bx Ohio Blue Tin, 144 box Ohio Blue Tin. 720-1¢ *Blue Seal, 144 *Reliable, 144 “Federal, 144 _ *1 Free with Ten. Safety Matches ee ee OT Re OT OT : 19 Quaker, 5 gro. case___ 4 25 NUTS—Whole Almonds. Tarragona__ 25 Brazil: New (90 i 24 Fancy Mixed ________ 25 Filberts, Sicily _..___ 22 Peanuts, Vir. Roasted 11% Peanuts, Jumbo, std. 14 Peeans, 3. star 3). 22 Pecans, Jumbo ______ 40 Pecans, Mammoth __ 50 Walnuts, Cal. ____ ey Hickory 222) Salted Peanuts Fancy, No. 1. 14 Shelled Almonds; 2.03. 20 Peanuts, Spanish 125 1b. bags .. 12 Hilberts | 220 32 Pecans Salted ________ 80 Walnuts Manchurian __55 MINCE MEAT None Such, 4 doz. Libby. Kegs, wet, Ib. OLIVES 4 oz. Jar, Plain, doz. 10 oz. Jar, Plain, doz. 14 oz. Jar, Plain, doz. Pint Jars, Plain, doz. Quart Jars, Plain, doz. 1 Gal. Glass Jugs, Pla. 5 Gal. Kegs, each ____ 3% oz. Jar, Stuff., doz. 6 oz. Jar, Stuffed, doz. 9% oz. Jar, Stuff.. doz. 1 Gal. Jugs, Stuff., dz. PARIS GREEN 2s and 5s Bel Car-Mo Brand ee tole, ing oe 8 oz., 2 doz. _.. 6 Quaker, 3 doz. case __ 3 DWH ON AW ps be in case ____ to AD. Pane oe 20, 1b. paile 2220. PETROLEUM PRODUCTS From Tank Wagon Red Crown Gasoline -- Ii Red Crown Ethyl ----- 14 Solite Gasoline —______- 1 In Iron Barrels Perfection Keros ne __ 13.6 Gas Machine Gasoline 37.1 7. M. & P. Naphtha__ 19.6 I1SO-VIS MOTOR OILS In tron Barrels ASG oe ee tod Medi, 2.000000. TEL Henvy 220 ee tl Mx. Heavy 200 Vit larine lron Barrels Paeht ooo 65.1 Medium 22.0003 65.1 soo 65.1 Special heavy ........ 65.1 Bxtra heavy 222-2 3 65.1 Polarine “ER _- 65.1 Tranmission Oi] ..__.. 65.1 Finol, 4 0z. cans, doz. 1 50 Finol, 8 oz. cans, doz. 2 30 Parowax, 100 Ib. —--. 8.3 Parowax, 40, 1 Ib. ~_ 8.55 Parowax, 20, 1 lb. —- 8.8 ee Semdac, 12 pt. cans 3 00 Semdac, 12 at. cans 5 00 PICKLES Medium Sour A 5 gallon, 400 count -- 4 75 Sweet Small 16 Gallon, 2250 ------ 24 50 5 Gallon, 780 __---___ 9 75 Dill Pickles Gal. 40 to Lin, doz. -_ 9 No. 23% Ting ...-_.-__ 2 32 oz. Glass Picked__ 2 78 32 oz. Glass Thrown 2 Dill Pickles Bulk 4 ®& Wal, 200 2. 75 16 Gal; 600 = = 9 25 45. Gal, 1200 = 8 20 25 PIPES Cob, 3 doz. in bx. 1 00@1 20 PLAYING CARDS Battle Axe, per doz. 2 65 Torpedo. per doz. ---. 2 25 Blue Ribbon, per doz. 4 25 POTASH Babbitt's; 2 doz, 22. 2 75 FRESH MEATS Beef Top Steers & Heif. --.- Good St’rs & H’f HOR Med. Steers & Heif. —- Com. Steers & Heif. 16@20 Veal ap (oko ee 22 Good 2 2ooo eo 19 Medi: 22 0c ele 16 Lamb Soving Lamb —_._.-..... 24 Good (a 22 Mogdiinn 2220200 20 Poor 2 2 20 Mutton RooG 2. 14 Medium 22. 13 ror _ |... 11 Pork taeht hore _._..._.._... 16 Medium hoes -_-~-...._ ae bbeavy Hogs —.2. hem, meq soc 26 Bs 24 Suouiders ........-..-— 19 Sarerine ._....... 16 Neck bones =....___.-- 06 Trimmings —.-.-------- 14 PROVISIONS Barreled Pork Clear Back _. 25 00@28 00 Short Cut Clear26 00@29 00 Dry Salt Meats D,.S Bellies -_ 18-20@18-19 Lard Pure in tierces —----- 138% 60 lb. tubs -_-_-_-advance %4 50 lb. tubs ___-advance 4 20 lb. pails _---advance % 10 lb. pails _.__.advance % 5 lb. pails __-_-advance 1 3 lb. pails __._.advance 1 Compound tierces ---- 12 Compound, tubs —_---- 12% Suasages Bologna 18 HIVGR. See 18 Brankfort 202 21 Hork So 31 Meat 19 Tongue, Jellied _. = 35 Hleadcheese _ 18 Smoked Meats Hams, Cer. 14-16 lb. @27 Hams, Cert., Skinned 16-18 Ib. __ _. @26% Ham, dried beef. Knuckles, @45 California Hams __ @17%4 Picnic Boiled i Hams (oo 20 @25 Boiled Hams — @40 Minced Hams ___ @21 Bacon 4/6 Cert. __ 24 @34 Beef Boneless, rump 28 00@38 00 Rump, new __ 29 00@32 00 Beef 17 a RICE Fancy Blue Rose ____ 06 Pancy Head = = |. 07 RUSKS Dutch Tea Rusk Co. Brand. 36 rolls. per case ____ 4 25 18 rolls. per case 4 2 26 12 rolls, per case ____ 1 50 12 cartons, per case a 2 76 18 cartons, per case __ 2 fF 36 cartons, per case __ 5 00 SALERATUS Arm and Hammer __ 3 75 SAL SODA Granulated, 60 Ihs. es. 1 35 Granulated, 18-21% Ib. packages 1 20 COD FISH Middles (20 20 ee ¥% Ib. Pure 19% 07, 22 1 40 WwW hea boxes, Pure __ 30% Whole Cod . 11% HERRING Holland Herring Mixed, Kepq 110 Mixed. half bbls. __ 8 75 Mixed bbis 2. 16 50 Milkers, Kegs 1 20 Milkers, half bbls. 9 75 Milkers, bbls. ______ 18 50 K K K K Norway __ 19 50 § Ib: pails 1 40 Cut Lunch =. |. 1 50 Boned, 10 Ib. boxes __ 16 Lake Herring 16 Bbl., 100 lbs. 2: G6 50 Mackeral Tubs, 60 Count, fy. fat 5 75 Pails, 10 lb. Fancy fat 1 75 White Fish Med. Fancy, 100 Ib. 13 00 SHOE BLACKENING 2 in 1, Paste, doz. _. 1 35 E. Z. Combination, az. 1 345 Dri-Poot, doz. _.._._ 2 00 Bisbys, Doaz ... 1 35 SH Nola, Gow, 22.7 90 STOVE POLISH Blackne, per doz. ..1 35 Black Silk Liquid, dz. 1 49 Black Silk Paste, doz. 1 25 Enameline Paste, doz. 1 38 Enameline Liquid, dz. 1 35 E. 4. Liquid, per doz. 1 40 Radium, per doz. _. I fe Rising Sun, per doz. 1 35 654 Stove Enamel, dz. 2 80 Vulceanol, No. 5, doz. 95 Vulcanol, No. 10, doz. 1 35 Stovoil, per doz. —__.__ 3 OU SALT Colon‘al, 24. 2. Ib. u 95 Colonial, 36-1% _...__ 1 25 Colonial, Iodized, 24-2 2 00 Med NO. - Bbis. .... 2 85 Med. No. 1, 100 Ib. bk. 95 Farmer Spec., 70 Ib. 95 Packers Meat, 50 Ib. 5a Crushed Rock for ice cream, 100 Ib., each & Butter Salt, 280 lb. bbl.4 24 Block, 50 Ib 2.0 40 3aker Salt, 280 lb. bbl. 4 10 24, 10 Ib., per bale ____ 2 45 So, 4 1p., ver bale _.... 2 60 oo. @ I., per bale _... 4 35 28 bi. bags. Table —- 42 Old Hickory, Smoked, G-tG fb: oo 50 Per case, 24, 2 lbs. -. 2 40 Five case lots —-.._. 2 30 Todized, 32, 26 oz. .. 2 40 BORAX Twenty Mule Team 24, 1 Ib. packages -. 3 25 48, 10 oz. packages __ 4 35 96, 1%4 oz. packages __ 4 00 SOAP Am. Family, 100 box 6 30 Crystal White, 100 __ 4 20 Hie Jack, 60s ....___-_ 4 75 Fels Naptha, 100 box 5 50 Flake White, 10 box 4 20 Yrdma White Na. 10s 3 75 Jav Rose, 100 box --_- 7 85 Pairy, 100 box ______ 4 00 Palm Olive, 144 box 10 50 bavea (00 box... 4 90 Oectazon, 120 __.__- 5 00 Pummo, 100 box 4 88 Sweetheart, 100 box __ 5 7 Grandpa Tar, 50 sm. 2 1' Grandpa Tar, 50 Ige. 3 50 Quaker Hardwater @oeoa, 72s, box —_-. 2 35 Fairbank Tar, 100 bx 4 00 Trilby Soap, 100. 10¢ 7 25 Williams Barber Bar, 9s 50 Williams Mug, per doz. 48 CLEANSERS 80 can cases, $4.80 per case WASHING POWDERS Bon Ami Pd., 18s, box 1 90 Bon Ami Cake, 18s --1 62% Brae a Climaline, 4 doz. _--- 4 Grandma, 100, 5c .... 3 Grandma, 24 Large -. 3 Gold Dust, 10¢s } Gold Dust, 12 Large ‘ Golden: Rod, 24 —._- La France Laun., Old Dutch Clean, 4 dz. ~ 2 Q Ny we 02 Goo? Octagon, 36s ___........ . Rinse, 400° 3 Hines, 245 5 aa No More, 100, 10 . qe ae 0 as en ae a Os ae me ln en a ne o Rub No More, 20 Lg. 4 aca Cleanser, 48, Sani heh. 1 doz. Sanolio, 3 doz. Soapine, 100, 12 oz. - Snowboy, 100, Snowboy, 12 Large --. Speedee, 3 doz. —--___. Sunorice, Gi Wyandotte, 48 wb oo Sm DOM) be Wyandot Deterg’s, 24s 27 SPICES Whole Spices Allspice, Jamaica .... @25 Cloves, Zanzibar ___. @38 Cassia, Canton __.___ 22 Cassia, 5c pkg., doz. @46 Ginger, African -_.... @i9 Ginger, Cochin ____ @25 Mace, Penang _____ 1 39 Mixed, No. Saag Mixed, He pkgs., doz. @45 Nutmeg B, 10G90 _.__ @59 Nutiines. 105-1 10 @59 Pepper, Black _..-. @46 Pure Ground in Bulk Allspice, Jamaica @35 Cloves, Zanzibar __.. @46 Cassia. Canton ______ @28 Ginger, Corkin —____ @35 must @32 Mace, Penang ___.___ 1 39 Pepper, Black ________ @55 Nutmegs: 0 @59 Pepper, White ..._- @80 Pepper, Cayenne ____ @37 Paprika, Spanish ____ @45 Seasoning Chili Powder, 15e ___. 1 35 Celery Salt, 3 oz. ue 95 Sage, 267. 20 90 Onion Salt 20 t 35 Garvie - 35 Ponelty, 334. a2. _.. 2 35 Kitchen Bouquet ____ 4 50 Laurel Leaves —_-___ 20 Marioram. 1 oa. 9¢ PAVGEy, F624. .. 90 Thyme, 1 9m. 90 ‘humevie, 236 02. _.. | 90 STARCH Corn Kingsford, 40 lbs. _. 11% Powdered, bags ._._ 4 50 Argo, 48, 1 lb. pkgs. 3 60 Cream, 48-1) 2... 4 80 Quaker, 40-1 _____. 07% Gloss Argo, 48, 1 Ib. pkes. 3 60 Areo, 12. 3 Ib. pkes, 2 62 Areo, 3 5 Ib. pkes. __ 2 97 Silver Gloss, 48, Is _. 11% Blastic, 64 pkgs. _.__ 5 35 Tiger, 7. 3 30 Tiger. 50 Ibs. .... ss 0G SYRUP Corn Blue Karo, No. 1% __ 277 Blue Karo, No. 5, 1 dz. 3 91 Blue Karo, No. 10 .. 3 71 Red Karo, No. 1% __ 8 05 Red Karo, No. 5, 1 dz. 4 29 Red Karo, No. 10 __ 4 01 Imit. Maple Flavor Orange, No. 1%, 2 dz, 3 50 Orange, No. 5, 1 doz. 4 99 Maple and Cane Kanuck, per gal. .... 1 50 Kanuck, 5 gal. can _. 6 50 Maple Michigan, per gal. -. 2 75 Welchs, per gal. ---. 3 26 COOKING OIL Mazola os Pints. 2 doz — 2 6 75 Quarts, 1 doz. ._-_-. 6 25 Half Gallons, 1 doz. — 11 76 Gallons. % doz. -_- 11 30 TABLE SAUCES Lea & Perrin, large... 6 00 Lea & Perrin, small__ 3 3¢ Penvet 2 1 6 Royal Mint ._.......... 2 40 Tobasco, 2 oz. -.------ 4 22 Sho You, 9 oz., doz, 2 25 A-l, Jacse 4 75 A-) @eee 2... 3 15 Caper. J on, =. 3 30 TEA Japan Medium 0 35@ 35 Choteq 37@52 Baney 0 52@61 No, i Nite _............. 54 1 Wh. pke. SilGng —__.... 14 Choice Fancy Ceylon Fekoe. medium —........ 57 English Breakfast Congou, Medium —.___. Congou, Choice ____ 35@36 Congou, Fancy —._- 42@43 Oolong Mediam 20 39 Ghee oe 45 Baney 22 50 TWINE Coton, = ply cone .... 40 Cotton, = ply Balls —... 42 Wool, € ply 2.0.2 ae VINEGAR Cider, 46 Gram White Wine, 80 grain__ 25 White Wine, 40 grain__ 19 WICKING No. 6, per gross 80 No. 1, per @roes _.... 1 26 No. 2, per fross ____. 1 50 No. 3. per gross 2 30 Peerless Rolls, per doz. 90 Rochester, No. 2, doz. 50 Rochester, No. 3, doz. 2 60 RAyoO, per doz —_. 45 WOODENWARE Baskets Bushels, narrow band, Wire handles ___ i 7% Bushels, narrow band, wood handles __.___ 1 80 Market, drop handle. 90 Market, single handle. 95 Market, extra _____. 1 60 Splint. large . 8 50 Splint, medium py Spent, Smal 2 6 50 Churns Barrel, 5 gal., each __ 2 40 Barrel, 10 gal., each__ 2 55 3 to G gal., per gal. __ 16 Pails 10 qt. Galvanized ____ 2 60 12 qt. Galvanized 2 85 14 qt. Galvaniged ____ 3 10 12 at. Flaring Gal. Jr. 5 00 £0 qt. Tin Dairy .._ 4 00 Traps Mouse, Wood, 4 holes. 69 Mouse, wood, 6 holes. 76 Mouse, tin, 5 holes __ 65 Nat, woed =. 1 00 Rat, Spring... 1 00 Mouse, snring 0) Tubs Large Galvanized ____ 87 7 Medium Galvanized __ Small Galvanized ..-. § 75 : Washboards Banner, Globe _... 5 Brass, single ____ 6 Glass. single ... 6 Double Peerless ____"._ 8 Single Peerless ______ % Northern Queen ______ 5 Universal = 7 Wood Bowis le tn, Etter fo 5 15 in. Butter 9 ft im Butter 2 18 19 im. Butter 25 WRAPPING PAPER 00 00 00 00 Fibre, Manila, white 05% No. 1 Fibre 06% Butchers DF _ 06 VAC G 06% Kraft Stripe. 09% YEAST CAKE Magic, = daz 2 70 Sunlieht, 3 doa. 2 70 Sunlight, 1146 doz. ___ 1 35 Yeast Foam, 3 doz. __ 2 70 Yeast Foam, 1% doz. 1 35 YEAST—COMPRESSED Fleischmann, per doz. 30 30 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 9, 1929 Proceedings of the Grand Rapids . Bankruptcy Court. Grand Rapids, Sept. 23—On this day was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of Raymond Draper, Bank- rupt No. 3887. The bankrupt was present in person and represented by attornney Charles L. Dibble. No creditors were present or represented. No claims were proved and allowed. No trustee was ap- pointed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined without 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 as- sets. On this day also was held the first meeting, as adjourned, in the matter of William Walker, Bankrupt No. 3883. The bankrupt was present in person and rep_ resented by attorney Fred J. Cole. No. creditors were present or represented. No claims were proved and allowed. No trustee was appointed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined without a re- porter. The first meeting then adjourn- ed without date, and the case has been closed and returned to the d.strict court, as a case without assets. In the matter of Miller Markets. In- corporated, Bankrupt No. 3889. The sale of assets has been called for Oct. 8, at the premises formerly occupied by the Bankrupt, 135 W. Western avenue, Mus- Kegon, all the stock in trade, consisting of groceries together with fixtures all used in a retail grocery and meat market, said groceries appraised at approximate- ly $604.14 and fixtures at approximately $3,936.50. Also fixtures located at 179 Broadway, Muskegon Heights, appraised at approximately $1,215, said fixtures all used in a retail grocery and meat mar- ket; also one cooler, located at the Lange Transfer Warehouse. appraised at $50. The sale will be held at 135 W. Western avenue, Muskegon. All interested in such sale should be present at the date and time. Sept. 18. We have to-day received the schedules, reference and adjudication in the matter of Robert Meek, Bankrupt No. 3909. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blar as referee in bank- ruptcy. The bankrupt is a resident of Muskegon, and his occupation is that of a laborer. The schedule shows assets of $250 of which the full amount is claimed as exempt, with liabilities of $1,001. The court has written for funds and upon re- ceipt of same, first meet ng of creditors will be called, note of which will be made herein. On this day also was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of Elbert F. Mulligan, Bankrupt No. 3866. The bankrupt was present in person, but not represented by attorney. No creditors were present or represented. No claims were proved and allowed. No trustee was appointed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined w thout a re- porter. The first meeting then adjourn- ed without date, and the case has been closed and returned to the district court, as a case without assets. On this day also was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of James Oldfield, Bankrupt No. 3882. The bankrupt was present in person and rep_ resented by attorneys Jewell, Face, Mes- singer & Grettenberger. Several cred- itors were present in person. No claims Were nroved and allowed. No trustee Was appo nted. The bankrupt was sworn and examined without 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. In the matter of Bernice Taylor, in- dividually and as Rustic Inn, Bankrupt No. 3890. The first meeting of creditors has been called for Oct. 14. In the matter of Curtis E. Monaweck, dong business as Consumers Roofine Co.. Bankrupt No. 3905. The first meet- ing has been called for Oct. 11. In the matter of Walter DeLanate- Bankrupt No. 3900. The funds have been received and the first meeting of cred- itors has been called for Oct. 11. In the matter of Roy G. Walker, Bank- rupt No. 3861. The funds have been re- ceived and the first meeting of creditors has-been called for Oct. 11. In the matter of Clarence E. Fre, Bakrupt No. 3897. The funds have been received and the first meeting of cred- itors has been called for Oct. 11. In the matter of Graphic Arts Sign Co., Bankrupt No. 3906. The first meet- ing of creditors has been called for Oct. 11. In the matter of Harry E. Gearhart, Bankrupt No. 3896. The funds have been received and the first meeting of cred- itors has been called for Oct. 10. In the matter of Harry R. Rodgers, Bankrupt No. 3894. The funds have been received and the first meeting of cred- itors has been called for Oct. 10. In the matter of John Henry Hammine. Bankrupt No. 3892. The funds have been received and the first meeting of cred- itors has been called for Oct. 10. In the matter of Walter Geurts, Bank- rupt No. 3891. The funds have been re. ceived and the first meet'ng of creditors has been called for Oct. 10. In the matter of Wallace A. Shroll, Bankrupt No. 3877. The funds have been received and the first meeting of cred- itors has been called for Oct. 10. In the matter of George P. Geisendor- fer, Bankrupt No. 3862. The funds have been received and the first meeting of creditors has been called for Oct. 10. In the matter of Oscar W. Nelson, Bankrupt No. 3899. The funds have been received and the first meeting of credit- ors has been called for Oct. 10. Sept. 18. We have to-day received the schedules, reference and adjudication in the matter of Mark Scheiern, Bankrupt No. 3910. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bank- ruptcy. The bakrupt is a resident of Muskegon, and his occunation is tha of a laborer. The schedule shows assets of $350 of which $250 is claimed as exempt, with liabilities of $2,949. The court has written for funds and upon receipt of same, first meeting of creditors will be called, note of which w.ll be made herein. Sept. 18. We have to-day received the schedules, reference and adjudication in the matter of Simon Kunst, Bankrupt No. 3911. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bank- ruptcy. The bankrupt is a resident of Grand Rapids, and his occupation is that of a metal worker. The schedule shows assets of $3,237.61 of which $500 is claim- ed as exempt, with liabilities of $15,806.10. The first meeting will be called promptly, note of which will be made herein. Sept. 20. We have to-day received the schedules, reference and adjudication in the matter of Elkins H. Pratt, Bankrupt No. 3912. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bank- ruptcy. The bankrupt is a resident of Lincoln township, and his occupation is that of a merchant. The schedule shows assets of $1,666.61 of which $930 is claim_ ed as exempt, with liab lities of $3,797.92. The list of creditors of said bankrupt is as follows: D. B. and Emma Riley, Ashton __$400.42 Sam T. Johnson, Reed City ______ 75.00 Lee Duddles, Reed City ________ 1,535.00 First National Bank, Reed City -. 44.50 Reed C.ty Nat. Bank, Reed City 104.50 Wolverine Shoe and Tanning Co., Bocstord 922 Midland Match Co., Saginaw ______ 20.50 Moreland Brothers, Adrian _______ G. A. West, LeRoy 2 American Agricultural Chemical Co. Detroit 22 118.36 Armour & Co., Chicage — 35 Northrup King & Co., Minneapolis 8.16 Goodyear Rubber Co., Chicago —_-_ Garden C.ty Gum Pap. Co., Chicago Plough Chemical Co., Memphis __ 37.74 Jewitt & Sherman, Milwaukee __ 2 Heuneph Corp., Kingston, N. Y.__ 57.20 Rademaker Dooge Grocer Co., G.R. 43.23 schust Co., Saginaw 0. _9.23 Worden Grocery Co., Grand Rapids 71.52 U. S. Rubber Co., Detroit ~_______ 142.39 Harris Milling Co., Cadillac Wilson & Co., Chicago _____ M. Segal, C-ncinnati _.._.__ Herman Rehkopf, Reed City ____ 75.00 eon Frat. Ashton ......_ Frank Bedo, Ashton ____-___ Jacob Pepper, Reed City __- William Pepper, LeRoy ____- Kd. Kissinger, Ashton 201.05 H. P. Kessinger, Reed City —____ 141.53 Homer Dagen, Reed City ________ 56.48 Wiliam Norris, Leroy _........._ 4.84 Otha Howell, Leroy _........ 9.65 N. P. Nelson, Ashton 22.00 Sept. 20. We have to-day received the schedules, reference and adjudication in the matter of Albert Olson, Bankrupt No. 3913. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bankrupt- cy. The bankrupt is a resident of Mus- kegon, and his occupation is that of a laborer. The schedule shows assets of $250 of which the full amount is claimed as exempt, with liabilit es of $614. The court has written for funds and upon receipt of same, first meeting will be called, note of which will be made here- in. Sept. 20. We have to-day received the schedules, reference and adjudication in the matter of Abraham Siegel, Bankrupt No. 3914. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bank- ruptcy. The bankrupt is a resident of Grand Rapids, and his occupation is that of a jeweler. The schedule shows assets of $2,368 of which $250 is claimed as ex- empt, with liabilities of $5,889.78. The first meeting will be called promptly, note of same made herein. The list of creditors of said bankrupt is as follows: City of Grand Rapids __ _________$200.00 R. & J. Dreyfus. New York ____1,000.00 A. D. Straicer, Detrol 400.00 Fox & Son, Inc., unknown ______ 283.00 Bandler & Feurstein, Cleveland __ 270.00 M. H. Shiman & Co., New York__ 300.00 Americus Watch Co., Detroit ____ 260 iPnance Co., Balimore __..___.. 150.00 Gen. Publicity Co., Detroit ______ 99.00 J. C. Dowd Co., New York City __ 60.00 Paramount Watch Co., New York 80.00 Warner Jewelry Case Co., Buffalo 57.82 Kuesel Bros., Milwauke ______.___ 41.71 American Specable Co., New York 41.70 Fred J. Bidgood Co., Grand Rapids 35.25 Fred J. Leoard & Sons, Grand Rap. 30.60 Philip Orwant, Flint 2. 600.00 Hollinger Cutlery Co., Fremont__ 113.82 South Bend Wach Co., South Bend 92.50 Filmore Jewelry Co., Buffalo ____ 14.09 Fisher Drummond Wall Paper Co., Evkob Watch Co., New York ____ 66.00 Fred Kautnberger, Grand Rapids__ 65.00 George Connor, Grand Rapids ____ 125.00 George Smith, Grand Rapids ____ 135.00 Glendon A. Richards, Grand Rap. 27.62 Alden & Judson, Grand Rapids _. 38.51 W. R. Rorke, Grand Rapids ______ 7.00 Brandau Weaver Ins., Agency, G.R. 26.58 Wm. Leverburg, Grand Rapids ___ 20.00 S. Lazarus & Sons, Chicago ______ 38.45 Herpolsheimer Co., Grand Rapids 11.13 Hanish & Krusman, Grand Rapids 10.49 Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rap. 8.00 Margaret Blymier, Grand Rapids__ 110.00 Foster Stevens & Co., Grand Rapids 5.00 Frank Ley, Grand Rapids ________ 75.00 Rich’s Garage, Grand Rapids ____ 43.50 Sund Electric, Grand Rapids .._. 30.00 N. W. Weekly Pub. Co., Grand R. 17.00 Icho Pub. Co., Grand Rapids ___ 3.50 G. R. Savings Bank, Grand Rap. 1,450.00 G. R. Lumber Co., Grand Rapids 200.00 SSept. 23. In the matter of Burr B. Hollingshead, Bankrupt No. 3743, the trustee has filed his return of no assets, and the case has been closed and return- ed to the disrict court, as a case without assets. In the matter of Graphic Arts Sign Co., Bankrupt No. 3906. The sale of as- sets has been called for Oct. 16, at the premises formerly occupied by the bank- rupt, 545 Ottawa avenue, N. W., Grand Rapids, all the stock in trade, raw ma- terials, scrap materials, furniture, fix- tures, tools, machinery and equipment, all used in the conduct of a manufactur- ing, printing and ornamenting signs and similar equipment, all approved at ap- proximately $1,799. All interested in such sale should be present at the date and time. In the matter of Hendrick Candy Co., Bankrupt No. 3843. The sale of assets has been called for Oct. 7, at the prem_ ises formerly occupied by the bankrupt, 947 Wealthy street, S. E., Grand Rapids, all furniture, fixtures and equipment all used in conduct of manufacturing and retailing candy, lunches, ice cream, etc., all appraised at approximately $810. All interested in such sale should be present at the date and time. In. the matter of Curtis E. Monaweck, doing business as Consumers Roofing Co.. Bankrupt No. 3905. The sale of assets has been called for Oct. 15, at the prem- ises formerly occupied by the bankrup, 435 N. Church street, Kalamazoo, all the stock in trade consisting of roofing ma- terials and supplies, painting materials and supplies, together with furniture, fix- tures, tools and equipment, including six automob:le trucks, schedules by the bankrupt at approximately $12,835.48. All interested in such sale should be present at the date and time. Sept. 23. We have to-day received the schedules, reference and adjudication in the matter of Betty Peet Vogler, Bank- rupt No. 3915. The matter has been re- ferred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bankruptcy. The bankrupt is a reside” of Grand Rapids, and her occupation is that of a beauty operator. The schedule shows assets of $1,511.25 of which $350 is claimed as exempt. with liabilities of $3,107.84. The first meeting will be called promptly, note of same will be made herein. Sept. 23. On this day was held the first meeing of creditors in the matter o Thomas L. Blodgett, Bankrupt No. 3775. The bankrupt was present in person an: represented by attonrey Horace T. Bar- naby. No creditors were presen or rep- resented by attorneys. One claim was proved and allowed. No trustee was appointed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined, without a reporter. The first meeting then adjourned without date, and the case has been closed and return- ed to the district court, as a case with- out assets. On this day also was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of Forest A. Cain, Bankrupt No. 3802. The bankrupt was present ‘n person and rep- resented by attorney Horace T. Barnaby. No creditors were present or represented. No claims were proved and allowed. No trustee was appointed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined without a re- porter. Th first meetig then adjourned without date. and the case has been clos- ed and returned to the district court, as a case wihout assets. Sept. 23. On this day was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of Mer Markets, Inc., Bankrupt No. 3889. The bankrupt corporation was pres- ent by Peter A. Miller and represented by attorneys Linsey, Shivel & Phelps. Creditors were represented by attorneys Galpin, Smedley & Dunn and Travis, Merrick & Johnson. Claims were proved and allowed. The creditors represented and present elected George D. Stribley, trustee, and placed his bond at the sum of $2,000. Peter A. Miller was sworn and examined before a reporter, the testi- mony to be transscribed and filed. The first meeting then adjourned without date. On this day also was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of Alvin Hipshier, Bankrupt No. 3880. The bankrupt was present in person and rep- resented by attorney John J. Sterling. N creditors were present or represented. No claims were proved and allowed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined with- out a renorter. Harr's S. Whitney. of Benton Harbor, was appointed trustee, and his bond placed at $100. The first meeting then adjourned without date. Sept. 24. On this day was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of Alfred A. Ball, Bankrupt No. 3881. The _ thtat of a laborer. bankrupt was present in person, but not represented by attorney. No _ creditors were present or represented. No claims were proved and allowed. No trustee was appointed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined without a reporter. The first meeting then adjourned without date and the case has been Glosed and returned to the distric court, as a case without as- sets. Sept. 24. On this day was held the first meeting of creditors. in the matter of Truman Scheiern, Bankrupt No. 3826. The bankrupt was present in -person. No others were present or represented. One claim was proved and allowed. No trus- tee was appointed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined without a reporter. The first meeting then adjourned w thout date, and the case has been closed and returned to the district court, as a case without assets. On this day also was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of William H. Knox, doing business as Knox Shoe Co., Bankrupt No. 3893. The bank- rupt was present in person and repre- sented by attorneys Hoffman & Hoffman. Creditors were represented by Grand Rapids Credit Men’s Association. Claims were proved and allowed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined without a re_ porter. Shirley C. De Groot, of Grand Rapids, was appointed trustee, and his bond placed at $1,000. The first meeting then adjourned without date. On this day also was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of Fred Becker, Bankrupt No. 3871. The bankrupt was present in person, but not represented by attorney. Creditors were present in person and represented by Grand Rapids Credit Men's Association. Claims were filed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined without a reporter. Shirley C. De Groot was appointed trus- tee, and his bond placed at $100. The first meeting then adjourned without date. On this day also was held the first meeting of creditors in the matter of Joseph Stanecky, doing business as Bridgman Grocery & Market. Bankrupt No. 3871. The bankrupt was present in person and _ represented by attorney Charles H. Kavanagh. Creditors were represented by Central Adjustment As- sociation. Claims were proved and al- lowed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined without a reporter. The first meeting then adjourned without date. >. W. Moore, of Belmont, was electel trustee, and his bond placed at $500. Sept. 27. We have to-day rece'ved the schedules, reference an1 adjudication in the matter of George A. Paqduin, Bank- rupt No. No. 3917. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bankruptcy. The bankrupt is a resi- dent of Muskegon, and his occupation is The schedule shows assets of $25 of which the full amount is claimed as exempt, with labilities of $1,185.89. The court has written for funds and upon receipt of same. the first meet( ing of creditors will be called, note of which will be made herein. In the matter of George A. Jackson, doing business as Hastings Up*olster ne Shop, Bankrupt No. 3831, the trustee has filed his first report and account, and an order for the payment of expenses of administration and preferred taxes has been made. Sept. 28. We have to-day received the schedules. reference and adjudication in the matter of Edmund Siegel. Bankrupt No. 3918. The matter has beet! referred to Charles B. Blair as refereeé in bank- ruptcy. The bankrupt is a res dent of Grand Rapids, and his occupation is that of a laborer. The schedule shows assets of $250 of which the full amount is claim- ed as exempt. with liabilities of $327.35. The court has written for funds and upon receipt of same the first meet’ng of creditors will be calle. note of which will be made herein. In the matter of Archie W. Baxte~ Bankrupt No. 3565. The final meeting of creditors has been called for Oct. 14. The trustee’s final report and account will be approved at such meeting. There will be a final dividend for creditors of th's esate. In the matter of Charls E. Herineton, doing business as Ye Blue Bird Shon. Bankrupt No. 3650. The final meeting of creditors has been called for Oct. 14. There will be no dividend for creditors of this estate. In the matter of Robert H. MacGregor. Bankrupt No. 3729. The final meeting of creditors has been called for Oct. 14. The trustee’s final report and account will be approved at such time. There will be no dividends. In the matter of Stanley N. Young, doing business as the Young Jewelry Co.. Bankrupt No. 3634. The final meeting of creditors has been called for Oct. 14. There may be a first and final dividend for creditors of this estate. In the matter of CG. J. Lawrence Bros.. Inc.. Bankrupt No. 3514. The fine! meeting of creditors has been called for Oct. 14. The trustee’s final report and account will be approved at such meet- ing. There probably will be a first and final dividend for creditors of this estate. In the matter of Sunfield Lumber Co.,. Bankrupt No. 3810, the trustee has filed his first report and account, and an order has been made for the payment of cur- rent exrenses of administration, preferred and secured claims and for the declara- pinewsanticlstsi | | / =. Re s i RS aR HOLE Nes Senden i ; i i October 9, 1929 tion and payment of a first dividend of 5 per cent. to creditors. Sept. 30. On this day was held the final meeting of creditors in the matter of Ernest C. Greiner. Bankrupt No. 3429. There were no appearances on behalf of the bankrupt or the trustees. Certain parties were present and made bids on portions of the estate noticed for sale at auction. The trustee’s final report and account was considered and approved and allowed. An order was made for the payment of expenses of administration, as far as the funds on hand would per- mit, there being no dividends. No ob_ jections wre made to the dscharge of the bankrupt. The final meeting then adjourned without date. and the case will be closed and returned to the district court, in due course. Sept. 30. We have to-day received the schedules, reference and adjudidcation in the matter of Otis F. Cook, Bankrupt No. 3919. The matter has been referred to Charles B. Blair as referee in bankruptcy. The bankrupt is a res dent of Ionia, and his occupation is that of a druggist. The schedule shows assets of $8,076.77 with liabilities of $14.966.24. The first meeting has been called for Oct. 18. The list of creditors of said bankrupt is as follows: City or Tonia foo $331. 20 Armand Co., Des Moines American Silver Trust Co., port, Pa. Auto Road Map Co., Battle Creek 13.00 Bauer & Black. Chicago ______.. 18.61 Baldwin Perfumery Co., Chicago__ 36.80 Cincinnati Art Pub. Co., Cine nnati Columbus Phar. Co., Columbus _.. 2.40 Colgate Palmolive Peet Co., Chicago 50.34 Richard Early & Sons, Kalamazoo 42.50 Frederick Sterns Co., Detroit ____ 44.53 Farquhar & Albright Co., Chicago 220.09 General Cigar Co., Chicago —~_____- 18.65 Johnson & Johnson, New Bruns- J Couders- ee 124.52 wick ON. oo 20.63 G. R. Cl’niec, Grand Rapids —_______ 35.00 Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., Grand Rapida _._ 2,552.85 Ionia Daily Sentinel, Ionia ______ 527.57 Highway Map Co., Topeka, Kan. __ 9.00 Hollinger Cutlery Co., Fremont, O. 8.04 Jun Arch Brace Co., Cincinnati __ 15.00 Lion Leather Goods Co., Chicago 99.85 Ladlaw Bros., Chicago __....._ 76.77 R. KE. Kindel Co., Cincinnati __._ 20.40 Michigan School Service, Lansing 15.83 Cc. W. Mills Paper Co., Grand Rap. — 78 Newson & Co., Chicago ___.._____ 9.94 Oxford University Press, N. Y. —_ a. 11 Prane Co.) Chicaeo. 200 o ee 107.79 Park Davis Co., Detroit ~.________ 45.56 Peterson Nut Co., Cleveland 99.10 Princess Pat, Ltd.t Chicago _... 39.00 A. N. Palmer Co.. Chicago ...___ 139.89 Rotschild Bros.. Chicago ________ 7.98 Standard Shoe Card Serv., Chicago 127.50 Vadsco Sales Corp., Chicago __.. 246.08 Taylor & Boggis Foundry, Cleveland 14.77 Webber & Dean, Ionia —___-.______ 18.98 Whi: Go, Chicaro 30 oo 3.73 Wolverine News Co., Detroit ~_-_ 107.19 Wavenlock Co., Detroit __-______ 2.65 John Winstron Co., Philadelphia _. Gas oo Wolverine Photo Finishing Go., PORTS ee 360.77 Lombard Coal Co., Ionia —- 40.00 F. M. Wertz, Tonia ae 30.00 R. li. Redmsky, Ionia __-- 30.00 Lee & Kerby, New York __-_------ 99.00 Stebbins Ice Cream Co., Ionia —~-__ 273.75 Michigan Artificial Ice Prod. Co., NOR Sis ee 22.50 Ionia County News, Ionia ~___---- 40.00 Woodhouse Co., Grand Rapids __.— 58.70 Tje Rupp & Bowman Co., Toledo wd Dennison Mfg. Co., Framingham, Mass 0 2.20 Ohio Truss Co., Cincinnati ~~~ _- 50.00 International Magazine Co.; N. Y. 14.57 Chas. J. Herbert, Traverse City -. 2500 W. A. Sheaffer Pen Co., Madison, Towa, 2 eee 144.39 S. M. News Co., New York -__--- 13.45 Stover, iInc., Uetroit _....... 59.20 Willeray Confectionery Co., Jackson 26.40 L. E. Waterman Co., New York 1.57 Zimmer Bros., Grand Rapids __-__ 1.40 Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., Srand ‘Rapiae. 62 90.09 DePree Co., Holland 2... 1 58.92 Oe Fuller. tfonia 6,996.00 National Bank of lonia _.___-____ 463.77 >.> Sub-Standard Goods and Substandard Men. “(Continued from page 20) months. They will then lose none of their old trade, but, with a modern, “open-work” store and a_perishables department, they will add a heavy pro- portion of transient cash trade. So this old-line firm will go marching on to new eras of usefulness and profit, undismayed by any conditions which men of less stability of character and shorter vision fear. Fine for eighty- seven years history. Traveling constantly, I drop into chain units as well as into other stores. I bought some fruit for 13c, then saw an assorted box of Weston’s fine MICHIGAN TRADESMAN cookies for 39c and bought that, too. Because I have figured grocery sales for over fifty years, I always find my- self carrying the computation as I buy. So I said: “Fifty-two cents,” as I pre- pared to pull out my cash; but then I glanced up and saw the clerk had rung up 42 cents, Had I kept my mouth shut, I could have gotten away with ten cents, but this was not a case of “knocking down” the dime by the salesman; for it was a store wherein one got the check at the counter and paid the cashier. No advantage to this boy, then, in figuring 10 cents short. He corrected the sum, as I should have done had he omitted it; but the point is common, and I see it any number of times. Chain clerks are usually rather low grade and are apt to be in- different and sloppy. Short receipts mean nothing to them. So when you think sadly on the ad- vantages chains have over the indi- vidual, think also of this tremendous handicap under which they labor. Chains do not tread a path of roses, believe me. Paul Findlay. —__+~--__ Items From the Cloverland of Michi- gan. _ Sault Ste. Marie, Oct. 8—It is be- ginning to look as if the automobile is knocking out the railroads here. It is announced by the D., S. S. & A. Rail- road officials that the morning train out of here has been eliminated. Start- ing next Sunday there will be but one passenger train operating into the Soo over the South Shore Railroad and no passenger train out of the citv on that railroad. The new schedule announced shows that the morning train for Soo Junction and points South has been discontinued. The only train for De- troit and lower Michigan points to leave the Soo is over the Soo Line Railroad at 5:30 p. m. daily. Pas- sengers returning from Detroit and Lower State points will reach the Soo at 1:15 p. m. daily over the South Shore tracks. This is one hour earlier than the recent arrival of the train. To accommodate residents along the tracks of the South Shore Line be- tween the Soo and Soo Junction, the company has provided a mixed train, which leaves the Soo at 6:30 a. m. standard time each morning. The Soo Line has made some changes which are of importance to local passengers. Two trains arrive and two trains leave the Soo daily over the Soo Line. De- parting trains are No. 87, which leaves the Soo at 2:20 a. m., arriving at Trout Lake at 9:43, and train No. 7, leaving here at 5:30 each afternoon and reach- ing Trout Lake at 7:45 p.m. Arrival of trains on the Soo Line are No. 8, which arrives at 11:30 a. m., and No. 86, which arrives at 8 p. m. Train No. 86 is advanced one hour over its previous schedule. Out of St. Ignace there is one train for the Soo and Mar- quette daily. This is No. 1, which leaves Mackinaw City at 7:30 a. m., arriving at Trout Lake at 9:55 a. m., too late to make connections with the Soo Line for the Soo. Passengers from the Soo for Marquette, however, can leave here at 9:20 a. m. and con- nect at Trout Lake with No. 1, which arrives at Marquette at 2:20 p. m. One train has connection for the Soo, ar- riving daily at St. Ignace, Southbound. It is No. 2, which leaves Marquette daily at 1:30 p. m.. reaches Trout Lake at 5:40 and reaches St. Ignace at 7:05. This train will make connection at_ Trout Lake with the Soo Line, train No. 86, arriving at the Soo at 8 o'clock. This may seem like a long item, but will post the traveling public who de- pend on traveling by train, as hereto- fore it was almost impossible to figure out how the trains ‘were coming in here and what connection they made with the various towns. Henry Shields, the well-known gro- cer on West Spruce street, is spend- ing over $2,000, remodeling his store and makipg improvements. A new addition has been added to the rear and new hardwood floors have been put in; also a new foundation. The building has all been brick veneered and a new glass front built in, which makes it one of the most attractive stores for its size in his neighborhood. Mr. Shields ran a store with his brother, George, at Algonquin, for a number of years, selling out and go- ing to Chicago. He engaged in the grocery business, but sold out and re- turned to the Soo three years ago. He bought the grocery stock of R. C. Campbell and built up a nice business. He has been very successful by de- voting his entire time to the business, which is his hobby. Florida surely would have lecn dis- appointed if that storm hadn’t come after all the publicity it received. F. E. Swift, who, for the past forty- one years has been conductor on the Soo Line Railroad, during which time he has made scores of warm friends, was retired Oct. 1. Mr. Swift is 67 vears of age and still enjoys good health. He made his last trip on train No. 7 Sunday night. When he arrived at Gladstone, he was asked to go up to Superintendent A. H. Mann’s office, where he found about twenty-five of his fellow employes, with whom he had worked for a number of years, waiting to greet him. Superintendent Mann made a short speech, after which he presented Mr. Swift with a beauti- ful Masonic ring with a diamond in- set. At this juncture congratulations were in order, which were heartily given by all present. Unless a man honestly tries to im- prove himself and his work each day he does not know what real happiness is. -William G. Tapert. —_2 +> __ When On Your Way, See Onaway. Onaway, Oct. 8—Louis J. Hulla has purchased the grocery business for- merly conducted by James Painter on M 95, North of Onaway, on the Black Lake State Park road. Mr. Hulla has added a fresh stock of groceries and provisions and his oil station pumps Sinclair gas and oil. A crowd of 150 people attended the coming of the Special Dairy Sire train Monday, Sept. 30. Through the co- operation of the Onaway Chamber of Commerce and the merchants five pure bred bulls were purchased by the same number of our leading farmers. Owing to the increased acreage and the suc- cessful growing of alfalfa, dairy farm- ing is growing by leaps and bounds and the introduction of pure bred stock will greatly enhance values in quality as well as quantity. The writer had the pleasure of visit- ing the office of the East Michigan Tourist Association in Bay City last week. The log cabin office is worth going to see. You are welcome. The officers greet you cordially. T. F. Marston, Secretary-Treasurer, knows East Michigan through and through and has a wonderful faculty of explain- ing: it. Joe Dermody, of the advertising and publicity department, collects and dis- eS Do You Wish To Sell Out! CASH FOR YOUR STOCK, Fixtures or Plants of every description. ABE DEMBINSKY Auctioneer and Liquidator 734 So. Jefferson Ave., Saginaw, Mich Phone Federal 1944. a 31 tributes maps, pictures and literature featuring the advantages of Eastern Michigan in such a manner -that pa- trons have no desire to seek outside territory for any purpose whatever. Herman Butler, whom we_ have known for years, displays his usual smile—the smile that wins—making one feel perfectly at home in this cozy, unique log cabin office, where the walls are decorated with beautiful pictures depicting the attractions of our “Va- cation land.” As they tell it, “Where you'll rub elbows with happiness.” The tourist is invited to look for the E. M T. service sign and wherever it is dis- played you should receive courteous, intelligent service by members repre- senting thirty-one counties; members who are working for better roads, more game, more fish, better recreational advantages and better service to visitors. A liberal number of E. M. T. signs are displayed in Onaway and our In- formation Bureau delights in assisting and guiding tourists to our numerous places of interest. Squire Signal. ——--_—->-—a_— September a Good Shoe Month. ‘September dealt well with the wholesale shoe trade and most of the houses are going into the final quarter of the year on the right side of the ledger. Leading wholesalers of style and semi-novelty shoes are in a par- ticularly strong position. One of the current merchandising features is the greatly improved call for solid black shoes, these replacing the gaudier com- binations wanted earlier in the season. 3rown is strong in calf, but not so good as last year in kid. Blues are not good. The best selling footwear for women is made of brown lizard, after which come patent leather and black lizard. 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. [ff set Ir capital letters, double price. No charge less than 50 cents. Small display adver- tisements in this department, $4 per inch. Payment with order Is required, as amounts are too small to open accounts. For Sale—Ciean stock of general mer- chandise, good fixtures, and buildings in small town near Grand Rapids market. Doing good business. Act quickly. Ad- dress No. 167, c/o Michigan Tradesman. 167 FOR SALE—Steock and fixtures in city of 1800 population. Doing good business. Good reasons for selling. Box 51, Corun- na, Mich. 168 For Sale—Write Box 59, Lawton, Mich. for a home. Tourist’s Inn — parking ground, auto laundry. On paved high- way, Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo. Inves- tigate. : nes 165 If you are interested in - buying a busi- ness anywhere in the United States or Canada, write for our monthly bulletin. UNITED BUSINESS BROKERS, 2365 Ist National Bank Bldg., Detroit, Mich. 157 _ For Sale — Solid oak tables, desks chairs and other office equipment. Used only a few months in office of a locai broker. Cheap for cash. On display at our office. Tradesman Company. CASH FOR MERCHANDISE Will Buy Stocks or Parts of Stocks ot Merchandise, of Groceries, Dry Goods, Shoes, Rubbers, Furniture, etc. N. D. GOVER. Mt. Pleasant, Mich. I OFFER CASH! ° For Retail Stores—Stocks— Leases—all or Part. Telegraph—Write—Telephone L. LEVINSOHN _ Saginaw, Mich. BC) ar PA hd Established 1909 32 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 9, 1929 From the Metropolis. Mrs. Lena Nairin, one of Detroit's oldest business women died early this week at her home 8640 Dexter boule- vard. Born in Brooklyn 67 years ago, Mrs. Nairin came to Detroit as a child. After marrying Bernard Nairin, she entered the millinery business with her husband at 132 Gratiot avenue and continued to conduct a shop there for more than thirty-five years. She re- tired eleven years ago, her husband having died a few years previously, and until her death devoted herself to real estate interests. Ground was broken Saturday after- noon for the $700,000 seven-story building of the Silent Automatic Cor- poration at East Jefferson avenue and Connors lane. According to the presi- dent, Walter Tant, the building will be completed by Jan. 1. The plant is now located at 255 Meldrum avenue. L. J. Wilker has purchased the Wooten Pharmacy at 14,200 Kenkel avenue. Mr. Wilker formerly owned a drug store at 8540 Fenkel, which he sold a short time ago to N. H. Lind- holm, J. J. MclIrney, formerly of Gary, Indiana, where he was in charge of the Armour & Co. branch, is now man- ager of the Detroit branch for the same company. Completion of the first step in the move to concentrate all tire activities of the United States Rubber Co. at Detroit was made yesterday with the arrival here of executives, office staffs and equipment from the former head- quarters of the department at New York City. L. D. Tompkins, vice- president and general manager of the Late News Michigan tire department, headed the group of executives arriving during the week. In addition, members of the office staffs also were transferred, while the remainder of the clerical force is being recruited in Detroit. Walker & Co., of Detroit, one of the largest outdoor advertising firms in the United States, has purchased the Grand Rapids Advertising Co., which is engaged in the same line of business. The latter company does 90 per cent. of the outdoor advertising in the Grand Rapids area and will afford new outlets in important Michigan cities for Walker & Co., which recently con- solidated with the Bellows-Claude- Neon Co., of Detroit. The Industrial Morris Plan Bank opened a branch Monday morning at Gratiot and McClellan avenues. This is the seventh branch to be opened since its organization. During this time over 700,000 people have made loans, totaling $115,000,000. Charles L. Cooke, who has been affiliated with the main office of the Industrial Morris Plan Bank, manager of the branch. James M. Dwyer, vice-president and general manager of the Peninsular Stove Co., died Wednesday, Oct. 2, at his home in this city. He was born here and received his education in the Detroit schools. In 1893 he graduated from the University of De- troit and entered the employ of the Peninsular Stove Co., of which his father, James Dwyer, was the founder. He became vice-president and general will be was manager of the company upon the death of his father in 1911. Bacon & Reiss have purchased two drug stores of Fox & Brummer at 4705 Van Dyke avenue 9918 Harper avenue. Edward Hughes, nationally known as an aviation construction engineer, has been appointed works manager of Copeland Products, Inc., President Ruthenburg announces. The appointment is effective immediately. Mr. Hughes to the Copeland plant from the Heywood Starter Cor- poration, manufacturer of motor start- ing equipment for airplanes, of which he was general manager. Previously he was with the Aircraft Development Corporation, Detroit, where as con- struction manager he supervised the erection of the Grosse Ile airport hangar, the ford airport mooring mast, at that time the largest in the world, and until his resignation to go with Heywood supervised construction work on the recently completed ZMC- 2, the first all-metal dirigible. He also designed and supervised the erection of the U. S. Army mooring tower at Scott Field, Belleville, Ill., the first completely enclosed mooring mast ever built. and Louis goes Previously for six years he was with the Delco division of General Motors Corporation. M. L. Newhall, who for the past four years has been Western regional sales manager of the Sun Oil Co., with offices in Detroit, has been transferred to his home city, Philadelphia, and be- comes manager of foreign sales for the Sun Oil Co. A complimentary dinner was tendered Mr. Newhall and a few of his friends Monday evening, Sept. 30, by Samuel T. and Dwight Douglas, at their Grosse Pointe residence, where Mr. Newhall has made his home dur- ing his residence in Detroit. He will be succeeded in the Detroit office by P. H. Harrison, who was formerly Southeastern regional sales manager of the company, at Jacksonville, Fla. E. L. Johnson, who was in charge of the Toledo branch of the Rumford Baking Powder Co. is now in charge of the company’s Detroit branch. The annual sales convention of the Kelvinator Corp. opened a two-day session in the Book-Cadillac Hotel on Tuesday, with representatives of the company from all parts of the world in attendance. It will be the biggest con- vention that any electric refrigeration company has ever held, the managers say, with between 600 and 800 in at- tendance. Not only will Europe con- tribute a number of men who are as- sociated the operations of the company, but China, Japan and other with Far Eastern countries are sending men. The Tuesday night meeting will be addressed by Dr. William S. Sadler, of Chicago, one of the leading authori- ties on sanitation. Among the leading expected are Luigi and Reberto Parilli, financiers from Italy. P. L. McKay has purchased the drug Europeans store owned and conducted for a num- ber of years by Dr. A. D: Van Der Velpen at 1369 Alfred street. The second trade promotion trip of the fall season will be held by the Wholesale Merchants Bureau of the Detroit Board of Commerce, at Ply- mouth on Thursday, Oct. 10. A com- plimentary dinner will be held at the Mayflower Hotel, Plymouth, to which merchants from the surrounding ter- ritory have been invited. The visiting wholesalers "will pay personal visits to the merchants of Northville on the trip. Ralph Stone, chairman of the board of the Detroit and Security Trust Company, was elected a member of the executive committee of the trust com- pany division of the American Bank- ers’ Association at its annual conven- tion held in San Francisco last week. Arthur C. Codling, Royal Oak cloth- ing merchant, who died last week as a result of carbon monoxide gas poison- ing, was well known in Detroit, where he had many friends. His untimely end came as a shock to the towns- people and others who knew him. Mr. Codling was secretary and treasurer of Codling, Inc., one of the pioneer stor¢s of Royal Oak. J. E. McLarty, sales promotion manager of the Hudson Motor Car Co. left a few days ago for an extend- ed tour of the Pacific coast, where he will visit the Hudson and Essex dis- tributors. Harry T. Carver, Jr., held a formal opening last Saturday at his new sales rooms and_ service station at 5901 Woodward. Carver has been appoint- ed distributor of Franklin cars for Michigan. Fred Auguston, who has been with the Franklin company for seven years, will act as service man- ager. The Carver branch will carry a complete line of Frankhn parts and accessories. L. H. Manning, until re- cently of San Francisco, who has been with the Franklin Co. since its incep- tion back in 1901, will be in the sales division of the Detroit branch. Mr. Manning has been with the California branch of Franklin for a number of years. A. Cronenberg, of Detroit, also will be associated in the sales division of the new branch. Funeral services for Frank C. Belloli, shoe merchant in Detroit for more than twenty years, were held at his home last Thursday. Mr. Belloii who was 45 years old, died of pneu- monia after an illness of only four days. Deceased was born in Milan, Italy. He came to Ametica when he was fifteen years old and had lived in Detroit since. He became engaged in the merchandising business when a young man and owned three shoe stores at the time of his death. According to Louis Shamie, 9239 Sorrento avenue, secretary of the Pro- Independent Retail Grocers the organization is ex- panding rapidly in size and is holding regular meetings at the Hotel Wol- verine, where problems are discussed and future plans are developed. The member stores will be designated by neat signs to advertise the Progressive stores to the public. President T. W. P. Livingstone, of the Bank of Michigan, announces the appointment of Alfred T. Wilson as cashier. The office has been relin- quished by D. W. Daker, vice-presi- dent and director, in order that he may devote his entire time as an executive vice-president. Wilson joined the bank in 1917. He has served as department manager, chief clerk and assistant gressive Association, cashier. Wilson is a graduate of the Detroit College of Law School and is a member of the Detroit Bar Associa- tion. He has been active in the work of the American Institute of Banking and at present is second vice-president of the Detroit chapter. Among Detroit’s newest wholesale distributors is the Associated Furni- ture Manufacturers, Inc., with display and stock rooms at 441 East Jefferson avenue. Harry Riddering is the man- ager and is well known to the retail furniture trade in the Middle West, territory covered by him for some of Grand Rapids’ leading furniture manu- facturers. At one time, “way back when,” Harry was in charge of the furniture department of Mandel Broth- ers, Chicago department store. The Fess Drug Co. has moved from 5635 Michigan avenue to 7652 Fenkell avenue. Julius C. Peter, vice-president of the Detroit & Security Trust Co., an- nounces the addition of Charles P. Minton to the business relations de- partment. Mr. Minton for the last ten years has been engaged in sales work with the National Cash Register Co. and the Library Bureau in Detroit. James M. Golding. —_— ~~. a ______ Corporations Wound Up. The following Michigan corporations have recently filed notices of dissolu- tion with the Secretary of State: Athens Linen Supply, Inc.. Detroit. Furnace Engineering Co., Detroit. Potter Travel Bureau, Detroit. Simons Sales Co., Detroit, Detroit Land Co., Detroit. Houghton, Chassell & Southwestern R. R. Co., Chassell, SeCo Snax Stores, Inc., Detroit. Pontiac Investment & Protective Co., Pontiac. Besteay Stores Co., Ironwood. Ford Transportation, Dearborn. Farrand, Williams & Clark, Detro‘t. Symphony Corp., Detroit. Standard Brands, Inc., Lam ing. Federal Laundry Co., Detroit. Fame Armstrong Laundry Co., Sag- inaw. Reliable Automatic Cabinet and Towel Service, Detroit. Proudfit Loose Leaf Co., Grand Rap- ids. Pressed Steel Bumper Co., Detroit. M. Sweet Co., Detroit. Douglas Basket Co., Douglas. Birmingham Building Co., Detroit. —_ _ -. +o Age Tells Its Own Story. Ft. Wayne, Ind., Oct. 8—I only re- cently returned from the Grand Army Encampment at Portland, Maine. We met there in 1885—forty-four years ago. That was the vear I was De- partment Commander of Indiana and so it was my encampment. In 1885 they put up 2,000 tents to sleep us. This year they put us in two big hotels. Then we had 35,000 present—this year 3,500. David N. Foster. —--—_ ~~ Findlay To Talk To Lansing Grocers. Lansing, Oct. 8—The members of the Lansing Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association will hold a ban- quet at the Hotel Olds Oct. 14. After the menu has been discussed, Paul Findlay, representing the National League of Commission Merchants, will give one of his inimitable talks on handling fruits and vegetables at a profit, Orla H. Bailey, Jr., Sec’y. —__—_2~ Don’t despise even a small addition to your knowledge. eee nem eras iano ; } STRENGTH THE. MILL MUTUALS mm AGENCY Representing the MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL FFIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (MICHIGANS LARGEST MUTUAL) AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES ECONOMY Michigan Consbined Assets of Group $45,267,808.24 20% to 40% Savings Made Since Organization FIRE INSURANCE ALL BRANCHES ’ Tornado— Automobile— Plate Glass Ask any or all of your customers what “ROYAL” _ stands for and you will find that they will forget all the other things and say— “Baking Powder’ Sell them the other things that go with r a at it for home baking. CMM 5 Monarch Merchandising and Display Equipment Protected by U. S. Patent No. 1720876 = ee The Greatest Silent Salesman of Them All Experience proves this Display of Monarch Canned Foods will double the canned foods business of any merchant. Nn Display Equipment is fully protected by U.S, Patent and is loaned only to independent merchants to build business on the only nationally advertised line of foods not sold to chain stores. ONARCH FOOD PRODUCTS REID, MURDOCH & CO., Established 1853 Chicago, New York, Boston, Pittsburgh, Wilkes-Barre, St. Louis, Tampa, Jacksonville, Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisc¥ WoRrRDEN GROCER COMPANY The Prompt Shippers You Take No Chances With Morton House COFFEE It’s a Sure Trade Winner WORDEN (;ROCER COMPANY Wholesalers for Sixty-one Years OTTAWA AT WESTON - GRAND RAPIDS THE MICHIGAN TRUST COMPANY, Receiver. tlle. ttl. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 9, 1929 32 Late News From the Michigan Metropolis. Mrs. Lena Nairin, one of Detroit's oldest business women died early this week at her home 8640 Dexter boule- vard. Born in Brooklyn 67 years ago, Mrs. Nairin came to Detroit as a child. After marrying Bernard Nairin, she business with entered the millinery her husband at 132 Gratiot avenue and continued to conduct a shop there for more than thirty-five years. She re- eleven husband tired years ago, her previously, having died a few and until her death devoted herself to years real estate interests. Ground was broken Saturday after- noon for the $700,000 building of the Silent Automatic Cor- seven-story poration at East Jefferson avenue and Connors lane. According to the presi- dent, Walter Tant, the building will be completed by Jan. 1. The plant is now located at 255 Meldrum avenue. L. Jj. Walker has purchased Wooten Pharmacy at 14,200 avenue. Mr. Wilker formerly owned a drug store at 8540 Fenkel, which he sold a short time ago to N. H. Lind- holm. 7, j. Indiana, the Kenkel MclIrney, formerly of Gary, where he was in charge of the Armour & Co. branch, is now man- ager of the Detroit branch for the same company. Completion of the first step in the move to concentrate all tire activities United Detroit was made yesterday with the i : : ‘ of the States Kubber Co. at arrival here of executives, office staffs head- New vice- and equipment from the former quarters of the department at Norm Ciy LL. DD. president and genera Tompkins, 1 manager of the tire department, headed the group of executives arriving during the week. g In addition, members of the office staffs also were transferred, while the remainder of the clerical force is being recruited in Detroit. Walker & (co. of Detroit, one of the largest outdoor advertising firms in the United Grand Rapids States, has purchased the Advertising Co., which is engaged in the same line of business. The latter company does 90 per cent. of the outdoor advertising in the Grand Rapids area and will afford new outlets Michigan in important cities tor Walker & Co., solidated with the Neon Co., of Detroit. The industrial Morris Plan opened a branch Monday morning at This opened 2. 28 whicn Bellows-Claude- recently con- Bank Gratiot and McClellan avenues. is the seventh branch to be organization. During this time over 700,000 people have made loans, totaling $115,000,000. since its Charles IL. Cooke, who has been affiliated with the main office of the Industrial Mor Plan Bank, will be i tt 1 1 Drancn. Managver or the James M. Dwver. vice-president and general manager of the Peninsular Stove Co., died Wednesday, Oct. 2, at his home in this city. He was born 1 } here and received his education in the Detroit schools. In 1893 he was graduated from the University of De- troit and Peninsular entered the employ of the Co:, of father, James Dwyer, was the founder. Stove which his He became vice-president and general manager of the upon the death of his father in 1911. company Bacon & Reiss have purchased two drug stores of Fox & Brummer at 4705 Van 9918 avenue, Dyke avenue and Harper Edward Hughes, nationally known as an aviation construction engineer, has been appointed works manager of President The immediately. Copeland Products, {[nc.; Louis Ruthenburg announces. appointment is effective Mr. Hughes goes to the Copeland plant from the Heywood Starter Cor- poration, manufacturer of motor start- ing equipment for airplanes, of which he was general manager. Previously he was with the Aircraft Development Detroit, struction manager he supervised the Corporation, where as con- erection of the Grosse Ile airport hangar, the ford airport mooring mast, at that time the largest in the world, and until his resignation to go with Heywood supervised — construction work on the recently completed ZMC- He also designed and supervised the erection f the U. S. Army mooring tower at Field, Belleville, Ill, the first Scott completely enclosed mooring mast ever 2, the first all-metal dirigible. oO Previously for six years he was Delco built. with the division of General Motors Corporation. ML. Newhall, four years has been Western regional who for the past sales manager of the Sun Oil Co., with offices in Detroit, has been transferred to his home city, Philadelphia, and be- comes manager of foreign sales for the Sun Oi! Co. A complimentary dinner was tendered Mr. Newhall and a few of his friends Monday evening, Sept. 30, by Samuel T. and Dwight Douglas, t tl Grosse Pointe residence, where Mr. Newhall has made his home dur- Detroit. He will be succeeded in the Detroit office by Po. Southeastern ing his residence in Harrison, who was formerly regional sales manager of the company, at Jacksonville, Fla. Mm, of the Toledo br Johnson, who was in charge ranch of the Rumford Baking Powder Co. is now in charge of the company’s Detroit branch. The annual sales convention of the Kelvinator Corp. opened a two-day session in the Book-Cadillac Hotel on Tuesday, with representatives of the company from all parts of the world in It will be the biggest con- vention that anv electric refrigeration attendance. has ever held, the managers say, with between 600 and 800 in at- 1 tendance. Not onl company y: will Europe con- tribute a number of men who are as- with the China, Far Eastern countries are sending men. sociated operations of the company. but Japan and other will be Sadler, leading authori- night meeting Dr. William S. eo 70. one Of Tne The Tuesday addressed by \mong the leading expected are Luigi and Roberto Parilli, financiers from Italy. P. 1. McKay has purchased the drug store owned and conducted for a num- ber of years by Dr. A. | D. Van Der Velpen at 1369 Alfred street. he second trade promotion trip of the fall season will be held by the Wholesale Bureau of the Detroit mouth on Merchants Board of Commerce, at Ply- Thursday, Oct. 10. A com- plimentary dinner will be held at the Mayflower Hotel, Plymouth, to which merchants from the surrounding ter- ritory have been invited. The visiting wholesalers *will pay personal visits to the merchants of Northville on the trip. Ralph Stone, chairman of the board Trust of the Detroit and Company, was elected a member of the Security executive committee of the trust com- pany division of the American Bank- ers’ Association at its annual conven- tion held in San Francisco last week. Arthur C. Codling, Royal Oak cloth- ing merchant, who died last week as a result of carbon monoxide gas poison- ing, was well known in Detroit, where friends. His untimely he had many end came aS a shock to the towns- people and others who knew him. Mr. Codling was secretary and treasurer of Codling, Inc., one of the pioneer stor¢s of Royal Oak. 1 E. Moellarty, promotion manager of the Hudson Motor Car Co. left a few days ago for an extend- ed tour of the Pacific coast, where he will visit the Hudson and Essex dis- sales tributors. larry 1 Carver, Jr, held 2 formal opening last Saturday at his new sales 5901 Carver has been appoint- rooms and_ service station at Woodward. ed distributor of Franklin cars for Michigan. Fred Auguston, who has been with the Franklin company for seven vears, will act as service man- The carry a complete line of Frankhn parts and L. H. Manning, until re- cently of San Francisco, who has been Carver branch will ager. accessories. with the Franklin Co. since its incep- tion back in 1901, will be in the sales division of the Detroit branch. Mr. Manning has been with the California branch of Franklin for a number of years. A. Cronenberg, of Detroit, also will be associated in the sales division of the new branch. Funeral services for Belloh, more than twenty years, were held at Mr. Belloli who was 45 vears old, died of pneu- illness of only four Milan, He came to America when he Hrank €: shoe merchant in Detroit for his home last Thursday. monia after an days. Deceased was born in Italy. was fifteen years old and had lived in He became engaged in the merchandising business man and owned three stores at the time of his death. According to Shamie, 9239 Sorrento avenue, secretary of the Pro- Independent Retail organization is ex- Detroit since. when a young shoe Louis gressive Grocers Association, the panding rapidly in size and is holding regular meetings at the Hotel Wol- verine, where problems are discussed and future plans are developed. The member stores will be designated by neat signs to advertise the Progressive stores to the public. TW. P. fivimestone: of the Bank of Michigan, announces the appointment of Alfred T. Wilson as cashier. The office has been relin- D. W. Daker, vice-presi- dent and director, in order that he may President quished hy devote his entire time as an executive vice-president. Wilson joined the bank in 1917. He has served as department manager, chief clerk and assistant Wilson is a graduate of the Detroit College of Law School and is cashier. a member of the Detroit Bar Associa- tion. He has been active in the work of the American Institute of Banking and at present is second vice-president of the Detroit chapter. Detroit’s distributors is the Among newest wholesale Associated Furni- ture Manufacturers, Inc., with display and stock rooms at 441 East Jefferson avenue. Harry Riddering is the man- ager and is well known to the retail Middle West, territory covered by him for some of furniture trade in the Grand Rapids’ leading furniture manu- time, when,” Harry was in charge of the furniture department of Mandel Broth- facturers. At one “way back ers, Chicago department store. The Fess Drug Co. has moved from 5635 Michigan avenue to 7652 Fenkell avenue. Julius C. Peter, vice-president of the Detroit & Security Trust nounces the addition of Co.. |an- Charles P. Minton to the business relations de- Minton for the last ten years has been engaged in sales work with the National Cash Register Co. and the Library Bureau in Detroit. James M. Golding. partment. Mr. ———> . ___ Corporations Wound Up. The following Michigan corporations have recently filed notices of di:solu- tion with the Secretary of State: \thens Linen Supply, Ine.. Detroit. Furnace Engineering Co., Detroit. Potter Travel Bureau, Detroit. Simons Sales Co., Detroit. Detroit: Land Co. Detroit. Houghton, Chassell & Southwestern R. R. Co. Chassell. SeCo Snax Stores. Inc. Detroit. Pontiac Investment & Protective Co., Pontiac. Besteay Stores Co., Ironwood. Ford Transportation, Dearborn. Farrand, Williams & Clark, Detrot. Svmphony Corp., Detroit. Standard Brands, Inc., Lam ing. Federal Laundry Co., Detroit. Fame Armstrong Laundry Co., Sag- naw. Reliable Automatic Cabinet and Towel Service, Detroit. Proudfit Loose Leaf Co., Grand Rap- ids. Pressed Steel Bumper Co., Detroi. M. Sweet Co., Detroit. Douglas Basket Co., Douglas. 3irmingham Building Co., Detroit. Age Tells Its Own Story. Ft. Wayne, Ind., Oct. 8—I only re- cently returned from the Grand Army Encampment at Portland, Maine. W< met there in 1885—forty-four years ago. That was the year | was De- partment Commander of Indiana and so it was my encampment, In 1885 they put up 2,000 tents io sleep us. This year they put us in two big hotels. Then we had 35,000 present—this vear 3,500. David N. oO Findlay To Talk To Lansing Grocers. Lansing, Oct. 8—The members of the Lansing Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association will hold a ban- quet at the Hotel Olds Oct. 14. After the menu has been discussed, Paul Findlay, representing the National League of Commission Merchants, will give one of his inimitable talks on handling fruits and vegetables at a profit, Orla I Bailey Vir, Sec y. a Don’t despise even a small addition Foster. to your knowledge. 1 7 @ “SE 4 # 4 4 ? : 4 j ve _ EEE DR IRR ta i at \ ee wo STRENGTH ECONOMY THE. 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