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Forty-ninth Year
GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1932 Number 2531
NATURE’S CREED
I believe in the brook as it wanders
From hillside into glade;
I believe in the breeze as it whispers
When evening’s shadows fade.
I believe in the roar of the river
As it dashes from high cascade;
I believe in the cry of the tempest
’Mid the thunder’s cannonade.
I believe in the light of shining stars,
I believe in the sun and the moon;
I believe in the flash of lightning,
I believe in the night-bird’s croon.
I believe in the faith of the flowers,
I believe in the rock and sod,
For in all of these appeareth clear
The handiwork of God.
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MEAL AFTER MEAL —day after
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process. The blend flows through the roast-
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It is a flavor no other coffee can have,
because Hills Bros. patented the process.
Variation prevented by Controlled
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‘A little at a time’’— instead of in bulk—
permits uniform roasting all the time
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process of packing coffee is the only method
that fully preserves coffee freshness — the
air is removed from the can and kept out.
It was originated by Hills Bros. over thirty
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look for the Arab trade-mark on the can.
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Forty-ninth Year
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
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SOME TRENDS IN TRADE.
Sidelights on the General Business
Situation.
The business world, and especially
the motor world, is praying that ford
will soon start deliveries of his new
models, for the publicity about them
is spoiling the market for non-ford
producers. Mass production has prov-
ed to be an excellent way of making
profits in times of general well-being,
but it also results in heavy losses in
times of depression, and dividends have
been omitted on the ford subsidiarie:
in Canada, Denmark, Belgium and
Germany.
Chevrolet, apparently with a view
to forestalling ford sales on new Cars,
has increased production by 1,000
units, and Buick, with a ford “8” as a
new rival, is launching its biggest and
most concentrated advertising and ex-
hibition plan.
The General Motors Corporation’s
sales record for the year to date shows
how strong is the hold-off attitude of
motor buyers. Sales to consumers in
the United States for the first two
months of the year were 94,797 against
130,542 last year.
Leading manufacturers of floor cov-
erings last week abandoned the sale of
third-grade goods. This is a hearten-
ing development as the merchandise
was being sold on a non-profit price-
cutting basis.
Unfilled tonnage of the U. S. Steel
Corporation for the second consecutive
month established a new all-time low.
The corporation’s back log on March
1 was 2,545,629 tons. In a statement
to stockholders, the company says
that last year’s production of raw steel
in this country declined to about
twenty-six million tons—a reduction of
fifteen million tons compared with the
preceding year, and thirty million tons
less than were produced in 1929. The
average annual production for the ten
years, 1922 to 1931, inclusive, was for-
ty-three million tons—which gives the
assurance that there is a vast pent-up
GRAND RAPIDS, WED NESDAY, MARCH 23, 1932
buying demand for maintenance and
current uses alone, exclusive of de-
velopment and expansion.
Aggregate sales of the first twenty-
nine chain store companies to report
show a two-months’ 1932 volume of
$407,630,000, which is a decline of 11.9
per cent. from last year. The Federal
Reserve Board’s preliminary figures on
the value of department store sales for
the month of February show a de-
crease of 16 per cent. from last year.
One of the chain heads estimates that
there is a drop of more than 20 per
cent. in the average retail prices of the
merchandise handled by his company
from last year’s levels.
Since 1910 Westinghouse Electric
has encouraged employes to submit
ideas for improving the company’s
businses. Forty-seven thousand ideas
have been submitted during the period
and 25 per cent. have been approved
and put into operation. Employes are
paid for each idea accepted.
Of the earnings reports released
since the first of January and covering
the year of 1931, 108 important com-
panies show an increase in net. And
this does not include a large number
of companies which reduced deficits in
1931 or turned 1930 deficits into small
profits last year.
The Inland Steel Co. this week ad-
vanced second quarter prices an aver-
age of $2 a ton, and it is expected that
other steel makers will do the same.
This is believed to be a definite step
on the part of producers to establish
and hold a price structure which will
allow them to make a profit, and to
encourage consumers who have been
withholding orders because of uncer-
tainty as to the next price change.
Purchases of new life insurance in
February were 8.6 per cent. less than
February, 1931, and the aggregate for
the first two months of the year is 1.2
per cent. down. Industrial insurance
shows a gain for the two-month period.
New ordinary insurance is down only
0.02 per cent., but group insurance
dropped 19.2 per cent.
The steel companies and the ford
Motor Co. seem to be playing a wait-
ing game with prices concessions the
point of issue. The steel operating rate
slowed up two points last week.
Despite all of the fussing and scold-
ing of opposition there is little doubt
that a general manufacturers’ sales tax
will be enacted into law. There will
be many changes in the House and
further adjustments will be made be-
fore the Senate committee early next
month. Newspapers will continue to
promote and fight the tax, and later
it is expected there will be consider-
able political bickering over the bill.
Then in the confusion the tax bill will
be passed. The greatest pressure be-
hind this bill is the necessity of raising
revenue. For the first time since the
kaiser’s war, members of both parties
in Congress have publcily stated that,
if need be, they will sacrifice their
political future rather than fail to sup-
port the principle of a balanced budget.
While party affiliations may affect the
details of the bill, they will have little
influence on its passage after differ-
ences of opinion are ironed out. The
tax measure is looked upon generally
as faulty, but the best means at this
time of meeting an emergency, and the
manufacturers of the country can ex-
pect to shoulder the tax for several
years to come and perhaps perma-
nently.
Anti-trust modification or repeal
grows more remote as the session of
Congress advances. It is now assured
that the administration has no plans
for modification, and will not ask Con-
gress to amend anti-trust laws. Even
the basic industries which deal solely
in natural resources have a slight and
fading hope of legalized price control.
Automatic price maintenance, as
practiced by a manufacturer of a wide-
ly sold drug specialty, is said to be
both legal and remarkably effective
The manufacturer sells a larze number
of retailers direct. To every retailer
who can handle the quantity profitably
he offers a “gross buyer’s discount” of
approximately 20 per cent., but this
count is not paid until the second gross
is ordered and shipped. The manu-
facturer is not obligated to pay this
discount and it is paid only when the
resale has been “satisfactory.” When
prices are maintained the discount on
the current gross is not paid until the
next order is placed and accepted.
Destructive food competition, as de-
veloped in Detroit, is serious affecting
both chain and independent grocery
distribution, and promises to spread to
other cities. A canners’ warehouse
started operations on Dec. 7, last, of-
fering a lot of distress canned and
bottled goods at very low prices. The
goods were stacked on cases in the
warehouse and customers waited on
themselves. The first advertised sales
were so successful that now the pro-
moters are reported to be soliciting
manufacturers for low-priced items
and organizing the business on a per-
manent basis.
More than 4,000 Pittsburgh grocers
will be invited by the Commerce De-
partment to co-operate in applying to
their business the principles of profit-
able merchandising resulting from the
Louisville Grocery Survey, according
to a recent statement by John Mat-
thews, Jr., assistant director of the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com-
merce, in charge of merchandising re-
search application. This is a result of
the Pittsburgh Food Study. Particular
attention is being paid to problems of
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stock control, modernization of stores
and display, buying and pricing to best
advantage, and the maintenance of ade-
quate, easily kept records.
Scientific merchandising
applied for the improvement and stab-
ilization of business, have been adopted
methods,
by seven important wholesale and re-
tail trade organizations of Lastern
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, in co-
operation with the Department of
Commerce. Retail grocers, druggists
and others in Philadelphia, Atiaatic
City, Trenton and Lancaster, and
wholesalers in Philadelphia and Tren-
ton, comprise the most recent trede
groups to adopt the department’s pro-
gram for co-operative study and solu-
tion of their common problems.
Business depression was the occa-
sion rather than the cause in many
of the cases of failure analyzed in the
recent study by the Commerce Depart-
ment of causes of failure in New Jer-
sey. According to the statements of
those who had failed in business re-
garding the causes of failure it was
found that business depression and un-
employment were mentioned more fre-
quently than any other causal factor.
However, an analysis of the data in-
dicates that many, if not most, of those
cases where depression was mentioned
as a causal factor were the result of
conditions in the business that exist-
ed prior to the decline in general busi-
ness conditions.
The “Wise Spending” study pro-
gram, inaugurated by the Federation
of Women’s Clubs, is now being fol-
lowed by more than 7,000 affiliated
groups—about one-half of the total
enrollment of member clubs. The prin-
cipal objects of the program, as out-
lined by Mrs. John Sippel, National
president of the Federation, are to give
the more than 2,500,000 “purchasing
agents of the home,” who comprise
the membership, a more practical
knowledge of the relation between wise
spending of the consumer’s dollar and
National prosperity, and to foster a
better understanding between this im-
portant section of the buying public
and the merchandising interests which
serve them.
The value of education as a business
is indicated by the results of a recent
survey by Boston University. During
the school year, September, 1930, to
June, 1931, a total of 23,813 students
went to New England colleges, uni-
versities and preparatory schools from
other parts of the country, and spent
a total of $27,730,756.
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People speak of charity. Charity is
not the most we can do but the least
we can do: and a maximum of charity
is only a minimum of duty.
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What opportunities these days for
being a friend.
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MEN OF MARK.
Hon. Frank A. Hess, Candidate For
Police Judge.
Frank A. Hess was born at Roches-
ter, New York, April 7, 1873. His
father’s antecedents were German. His
mother was descended from the
Scotch. His father was George A.
Hess, a practicing physician in
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attended the public
an
is L.L.B. degree from the De-
roit College of Law in 1899. In the
meantime he clerked for some time in
the West side offices and general office
of the Pere Marquette Railroad. He
was also employed for some time at
the South yards of the G. R. & I. R. a:
On being admitted to the bar he
opened an office on lower Canal street,
now Monroe avenue. Five years fater
he was elected, in the fall of 1904, to
fill the vacancy on the bench of the
Police Court caused by the death of
Judge Haggerty. He was re-elected in
1966, 1910, 1914, 1920 and 1926. He is
a candidate for re-election this
with good prospects of a large vote.
Mr. Hess was married Dec. 27, 1904,
to Miss Anna Risinger, of Cedar
Springs, who was formerly a teacher
in the Grand Rapids public schools.
They have had two children—a boy
and a girl. The boy was killed in an
automobile accident six years ago. He
was 19 years old, in his last year in
high school. The daughter is now
Mrs. Edward O. Werba. The family
reside in their own home at 446 South
Lafayette avenue.
Mr. Hess insists that his only hob-
bies are trout fishing and golf.
During the time Mr. Hess has of-
ficiated on the bench he has never
shown any partiality for any class,
clique or clan. He has never permit-
ted racial distinction, religion or color
to cause him to deviate from this
course.
The Police Court as a court of orig-
inal jurisdiction in every criminal trial
in Grand Rapids is of key importance.
If occupied by an inadequate arbiter,
we should soon feel the serious effect
upon community morale. It happens
to be our fortune that Judge Frank A.
Hess, long the occupant of this bench,
is thoroughly and wholly equal to his
hard and unpleasant responsibilities.
We need a fair and fearless man on
that bench; and, having one, the least
we can do is to return him by a large
majority of votes.
Court attaches tell an anecdote ex-
emplifying the Judge's remarkable
ability to remember faces. An elderly
man was haled before Judge Hess for
vagrancy.
“How many times have you been
here?” asked the Judge.
“This is the first time, your honor.”
“What were you doing to cause
arrest?”
“TI just went broke on a boat at
Grand Haven and—”
“Ts it the same boat you were on
two years ago when [ fined you on the
same charge?”
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Items From the Cloverland of Michi-
gan.
ult Ste. Marie, March 22—The
ther man handed us a poor selec-
for last week. We had mostly
with freezing temperature,
with occasional sunshine for
periods, but as we have had a
winter we are ready to accept 4
The White cafe opened to the public
st week in the former Sprague’s
_ with everything new and up-to-
The decorations are in harmony
the fixtures. which makes the
very inviting, Mr. White will
ke a specialty of regular dinners
and business lunches. All pastry will
be baked at the restaurant by Mrs.
Plaunt, former proprietor of the Pin
Ton tea rooms, who has a reputation
for excellent home made pastry and
oking. Eight booths line the walls
the rear of the restaurant while sev-
Hon, Frank A, Hess.
those about him, and with a determin-
ed will that is constantly overcoming
obstacles from which many a man
would shrink. Self-taught in many
respects, he is wonderfully well-inform-
ed. He is a hard fighter and has
crossed swords with many men in the
course of his life, but those who differ
with him acquire for him a deep re-
spect as for one who fights fairly and
never resorts to subterfuge. He has a
code of high ideals, in which deter-
mination to succeed is combined with
the determination to succeed honor-
ably.
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Passing of an Old Name.
The Oakland car is no more; the
name remains only as a company.
General Motors decided to let the
name lapse and palce its money on
Pontiac. Thus passes a name that has
graced various automobiles since 1900.
eral neat show cases and a modern
soda fountain are located at the front.
The kitchen has electric refrigeration,
The new place has been enjoying a
large patronage since the opening and
expects to get a large share of the
tourist business.
Earl Edwards and Lawrence Foye,
both young men at Manistique, have
opened a fruit and vegetable market in
the ‘building formerly occupied by
Harvey Christenson 212 Oak street.
Both young men are well acquainted
in Manistique, having had _ several
years’ experience in the business in the
employ of other merchants. They will
carry a complete line of fruit and vege-
tables.
Two Sault men, Alf Edwards and
Burnie Coulter, will open a new flower
shop at 204 East Spruce street. The
shop will be known as the Co-Ed
flower shop. A special supply of cut
flowers and plants will be on display
for the Easter trade. The shop will
specialize in cut flowers and will carry
potted plants and novelties, such as
March 23, 1932
vases and baskets. Floral designs for
weddings and funerals will be supplied
much of the work will be made at the
shop. Both are young men well
known here with a large circle of
friends who wish them every success
in their new venture,
A good pal is a person who never
interrupts you when talking
yourself,
The State ferries at the Straits of
Mackinaw will start running on April
10 on a three hour schedule,
The L’Anse Chamber of Commerce
was organized Feb. 11 with a member-
ship of about thirty-five business and
professional men. The new organiza-
tion is a consolidation of the L’Anse
about
Business Men’s Association and the
L’Anse ‘Civic Club.
George Girrback, manager of the
Soo creamery, scored another honor
at Lansing when his creamery scored
94.5 butter fat, winning the second
prize in competition with more than
fifty Michigan creameries, The first
prize scored 95,
Anyway, the radio is causing some
people ‘o listen more and talk less,
O. P. Welch, of St. Ignace, is now
the owner of the Hotel Northern in
that city, the transfers of other inter-
ests having been made in February.
The Hotel Northern is a consolidation
of the LeClerc and Dunham hotels,
with a large connecting brick addition.
The hotel is pleasantly situated on
State street, but a few feet from the
Straits of Mackinaw, with 104 rooms.
It is one of the largest all-year hotels
in the Upper Peninsula. The main
dining room is the largest in the dis-
trict, with ample seating capacity for
over 300 people. The hotel will be
conducted by Mr. Welch this year, as
heretofore.
The Best lunch is the name of the
cafe recently redecorated on West
Portage avenue. It has ‘been closed
for the past month undergoing repairs.
It is now re-opened and doing business
as heretofore, specializing on short or-
ders and business men’s lunches and
doing a nice business.
William G. Tapert.
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When On Your Way, See Onaway.
Onaway, March 22—About 1,500
wall eyed pike have been lifted above
the dams on Black river, supplying the
inland waters with a renewal which
will guarantee good fishing this com-
ing season. All during the winter the
pond on Black river has been furnish-
ing quantities of mullet and suckers
which, this time of year, taken from
the ice-cold waters provide splendid
eating and help out the bill of fare on
many farmers’ tables.
The new Onaway theater places its
first advertisement announcing the
opening of its newly equipped play-
house. It is all freshened up with
modern seating, latest de luxe picture
machine, new ventilating system and
stage equipment. Really a credit to the
city,
It won't be long now; just a little
more patience and out bursts the
Hepatica, spring beauty, adder tongue
and that fragrant wax-like favorite and
pride of Northern Michigan, trailing
arbutus. How many people will gather
this last named flower intelligently by
clipping with scissors the stems of
proper length, thus preserving the plant
and not, as many do, rip the long vines
from the earth and destroy what might
furnish continual blossoms for future
years? Where is there a prettier sight
next in order than the trilliums with
their snowy whiteness growing in
such profusion and indicating purity
throughout the entire wooded districts
of Northern Michigan? It 1s too early
to exclaim over the most beautiful o!
all, showy lady slipper, belonging, to
the orchid family and the princip?’
decorator of the swamps about July
first. Just wait until the season opens
then—. Squire Signal.
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March 23, 1932 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
BATTLE CREEK CONVENTION
Complete Programme For the Annual Meeting
of Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers.
MONDAY, APRIL 4.
9:00 a. m.—Registration at Kellogg Hotel.
1:15 p. m.—Registration at library auditorium.
Community singing.
1:30 p. m.—Convention called to order by H. F. Smith, President
Battle Creek Local Association.
Invocation.
Welcome address—Honorable William Penty, Mayor of Battle Creek.
Response—Theo. J. Bathke, Petoskey, Second Vice-President.
Introduction State Association President, William Schultz.
President's address.
Secretary's report.
Treasurer's report.
Appointment of Commiittees—Auditing, Credentials, Nominating,
Resolutions, Rules and Order, Sergeant-at-arms.
Question Box—In charge Paul Schmidt, First Vice-President.
Educational film: ‘“‘Food for Thought’. Courtesy Standard Brands.
Announcement of local association reception committees.
Distribution of attendance prizes.
Adjournment—) p. m.
SESSION TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 5
9:15 a. m.—Community singing.
9:30 a. m.—Convention called to order by President William Schultz.
Report of Committee on Rules and Order.
Reports of locals and cities represented.
Address—John A. Lake, druggist, Petoskey, former President of our
State Association.
Address—John P. Battema, of Grand Rapids, manager Independent
Merchants Council of Western Michigan.
Announcement of Resolution Committee.
Question Box.
Announcements by local association committee.
Distribution of attendance prizes.
Adjournment 12 noon.
AFTERNOON SESSION, TUESDAY, APRIL 5
1:15 p. m.—Community singing.
1:30 p. m.—Convention called to order by President William Schultz.
Educational Film—‘‘How To Build Community Prestige’, by A. F.
Fischer, President Visual Training Corporation.
Round Table Discussion—In charge of Past President, Gerritt Van-
derHooning. Suggested Topics: Legislative Program, Deflated
Merchandise Cost as Related to Operating Expenses, Just What
Do Customers Want?, Credit and Collections, Advertising,
Training of Clerks, Special Sales, Window Displays, Can Deliv-
ery Economies Be Effected?, The Added Item.
Distribution of attendance prizes.
Announcement of local committee.
Adjournment—) p. m.
Banquet—7 p. m., Kellogg Company ball room.
EXECUTIVE SESSION, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6
For Members Only
9:15 a. m.—Community singing.
9:30 a. m.—Convention called to order by President William Schultz.
Address—Honorable William C. Geagley, Analyst Michigan Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
Unfinished business.
Report—Credential Committee.
Report—Auditing Committee.
Report—Resolution Committee.
Report—Nominating Committee.
Election of officers.
Selection of convention city for 1933.
Distribution of attendance prizes.
Final adjournment.
YOUR FRIEND
For LIFE
Here is a form of Trust which starts its
good work — not after you are gone —
but right now, while you are living and
can see how it works.
With a Living Trust you can:
— provide an income payable to yourself dur-
ing your lifetime.
— provide an income for your wife or others
during life.
— arrange for the income to be paid to you
for the benefit of your children.
— relieve yourself or wife of investment cares.
— insure your savings against your own temp-
tation to withdraw them.
— protect yourself against financial misfor-
tunes in old age.
A Living Trust has proved to be a friend
in need for many men and their families.
We shall be glad to discuss the subject
further with you in a friendly talk.
THE MICHIGAN TRUST co.
GRAND RAPIDS
THE FIRST TRUST COMPANY IN MICHIGAN
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MOVEMENTS OF MERCHANTS.
Detroit—The Miller Tool & Manu-
facturing Co., 1725 Sixteenth street,
has decreased: its capital stock from
$150,000 to $50,000.
Scottville—The Miller Bros. grain
elevator which was destroyed by fire,
entailed a loss, of about $5,000, par-
tially covered by insurance.
Cheboygan — Herman Lockey has
engaged in business on Mackinaw
avenue, under the style of the Live
and Let Live Meat Market.
Battle Creek—The Central National
Tower Bootery, has engaged in busi-
ness at 7 North McCamly street, with
Victor J. Brown as manager.
Detroit—The Electrical Shop, Inc.,
3731 West Grand avenue, has been in-
corporated with a capital stock of
$2,000, all subscribed and paid in.
Detroit—The R. G. & G. N. Harris
Funeral Home, Inc., 3984 Trumbull
avenue, has ‘been incorporated with a
capital stock of $50,000, of which $7,500
has been subscribed and paid in.
Kalamazoo—The Kooi-Knapper Co.,
men’s and: boys’ furnishers, held open
house March 17 in a greatly. enlarged
and remodeled store at 128 North Bur-
dick street.
Detroit—The Quality Coffee Co.,
Inc., 3599 14th street, has been or-
ganized to deal in coffee, tea and spices
with a capital stock of $1,000, all sub-
scribed and paid in.
Detroit—The M. R. W. Sales Cor-
poration, 333 State street, has been in-
corporated to deal in furniture and
household goods with a capital stock of
$1,000, all subscribed and paid in.
Detroit—Grego & Co., 1442 East
Vernor Highway, has been organized
to export and import and deal in foods
generally, with a capital stock of
$10,000, $6.000 being subscribed and
paid in.
Hamtramck—The Marshall Cloak &
Suit Co., 9600 Joseph Campau avenue,
has been organized to deal in dresses,
furs and millinery at retail with a cap-
ital stock of $10,000, all subscribed and
paid in.
Detroit—The Bagrick Co., 1118 Ford
building, has been incorporated to con-
duct a cold storage and ice ‘business
with a capital stock of 375 shares at
$10 a share, $1,000 being subscribed
and paid in.
Detroit—The Artistic Neckwear Co.,
9278 Broad street, has been organ-
ized to deal in neckwear and furnish-
ings with a capital stock of 300 shares
at $10 a share, $3,000 being subscribed
and paid in.
Detroit — Kay’s, Inc., 8994 Grand
River avenue, has been incorporated to
deal in wearing apparel for women
with a capital stock of $10,000, $5,000
of which has been subscribed and $1.-
000 paid in.
Detroit—The Norand Sales Co., 937
East Vernor Highway, storage bat-
teries, has merged the business into a
stock company under the same style
with a capital stock of $2,000, all sub-
scribed and paid in.
Saginaw—R. Granville & Sons, Inc.,
shoe dealers, are celebrating their fif-
tieth anniversary. The store was
founded in 1882 by Robert Granville,
on the site of the present store build-
ing, 512 Potter street. -
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Detroit—The Tremper Corporation,
917 Fisher building, has been organ-
ized to deal in motor vehicles, parts
and accessories with a capital stock
of $5,000, of which $2,500 has been
subscribed and paid in.
Highland Park—The Park Clothes
Shop, Inc., 13832 Woodward avenue,
has merged its business into a stock
company under the same style with a
capital stock of $5,000, $3,800 being
subscribed and paid: in.
Detroit—The Michigan Bean Grow-
ers Exchange, Inc., 2437 24th street,
has been incorporated with a capital
stock of $35,000 preferred and 10,000
shares at $1 a shre, $45,000 being sub-
scribed and $35,000 paid in.
Detroit — The Michigan & Ohio
Produce Co., 13125 Clovelawn, has
been organized to conduct a brokerage
and wholesaling of produce and live-
stock with a capital stock of $1,000,
all subscribed and paid in.
Detroit—Tibo Products, Inc., Book
building, has been organized to manu-
facture and deal in pharmaceuticals
and surgical appliances with a capital
stock of 1,000 shares at $10 a share,
$1,000 being subscribed and paid in.
Detroit—John Schettenhelm, Inc.,
2518 Market street. wholesale dealer
in fruit and vegetables, has merged
the business into a stock company un-
der the same style with a capital stock
of $3,000, all subscribed and paid in.
Hamtramck—Nigg & Kittles, Inc.,
8215 Moran street, has been organized
to deal in stone, brick and building
materials of all kinds with a capital’
stock of 5,000 shares at $10 a share,
$40,000 being subscribed and paid in.
Flint—A new clothing store has been
opened at 106 South Saginaw street,
under the style of Richmond Clothes.
It is under the management of Morris
Polly, who has been connected with
the clothing business here for the past
six years.
Detroit—The Crawford Door Co.,
7881 Conant avenue, has merged the
business into a stock company under
the style of the Crawford Door Sales
Co., with a capital stock of $5,000,
$1,000 of which has been subscribed
and paid in.
Lansing—Millers, Inc., conducting
jewelry stores at Jackson, Battle
Creek and Kalamazoo, has opened a
store at the corner of Washington
avenue and Allegan street. It will be
under the management of Don Ger-
base, recently of Detroit.
Detrot—D. McMillan has merged his
drug, soft drinks and news stand busi-
ness into a stock company under the
style of the McMillan Drug Co., 19000
Livernois street, with a capital stock
of 2,500 shares at $10 a share, $12,500
being subscribed and paid in,
Grand Rapids—Charles R. Bowman,
101 Weston street, S. E., dealer in
autos, trucks, etc., has merged the
business into a stock company under
the style of Bowman & Co., with a
capital stock of 5,000 shares at $10 a
share, $1,000 being subscribed and
paid in.
Detroit—Solomon Bros., 1346 Broad-
way, custom and ready made tailoring
for men, women and children, has
merged the business into a stock com-
pany under the style of Solomon
Brothers Tailors, Inc., with a capital
stock of $1,000, all subscribed: and paid
in.
Detroit—The Frank Harris Floyd
Estate, wholesale and retail dealer in
lubricating oils and greases, 747 Beau-
bien street, has merged the business
into a stock company under the style
of Frank Harris Floyd, Inc., with a
capital stock of $80,000, $70,000 of
which has been subscribed and paid
in,
Birmingham—An involuntary bank-
ruptcy petition has been filed in U. S.
District Court at Detroit against Louis
E, Davidson, retail men’s furnishings,
Woodward and ‘Maple roads, by Ralph
R. Goodsmith, and John McNeill
Burns, representing Trau & Loevner,
$286; Level Dress Co., $32; L. & H.
Simon Co., $194,
Manistee—The “prosperity dollar,”
which was circulated here for a week
purchased $17 worth of merchandise
for $29 persons, it is revealed by the
Manistee Board of Commerce, which
sponsored the stunt. The dollar, an
ordinary ‘bank note with a slip of
paper attached, was placed in circula-
tion with the request that persons note
how much merchandise it purchased.
Lansing—Arthur Hurd, proprietor
of a tailoring and men’s clothing and
haberdashery at 234 South Washing-
ton avenue, another one in East Lan-
sing, also the Hurd Hotel Shop, Hotel
Olds building. has closed the latter
store and consolidated the stock with
that at the Washington avenue store,
where he is conducting a surplus stock
sale.
Detroit—A. J. Reddin has purchased
the shoe store at 1834 ‘Concord avenue,
on the East side of the city, and will
conduct it under ‘his own name, This
store was taken over from Leach’s
Boot ‘Shops, Inc., who retain their
West side interests in this city. Reddin
was store manager for Leach in this
location for five years and prior to that
was an independent shoe merchant
with a store on Mack avenue.
Grand Rapids—The Old Kent Bank,
has filed mortgage foreclosure pro-
ceedings in Circuit Court at Grand
Rapids, against Ernest A. Prange,
Olga A, Prange, Katherine Aldrich
Blake, and Fred Timmer, who is trus-
tee, in the Ernest A, Prange bank-
ruptcy, to collect $48,755. The fore-
closure proceedings are directed
against the Prange building at 218
Monroe avenue, on which Mrs. Kath-
erine Aldrich Blake held a secondary
mortgage and the Old Kent Bank a
‘first mortgage, according to Mr, Tim-
mer,
Grand Rapids—Percy M. Ellis. who
filed a ibankruptcy petition in U. S.
District Court here on Aug, 23, 1930,
stood mute when arraigned before U.
S. District Judge Fred M. Raymond,
on a charge of violation of the postal
laws and a plea of not guilty was en-
tered. The charge is alleged to have
grown out of an objection filed by one
of his creditors, Sidney Blumenthal &
‘Co., of New York City, to Ellis’ ap-
plication for discharge ifrom bankrupt-
cy. The New York creditor objected
to Ellis’ application for discharge from
bankruptcy on the grounds that the
debtor sent through the mails what is
alleged to have been false financial
March 238, 1932
statement to the Blumenthal firm at
about the same time or before filing
the bankruptcy petition. Relying on
the alleged false financial statement,
the Blumenthal firm contends, it ex-
tended further credit and shipped ad-
ditional merchandise, Ellis was named
in one of four suppressed indictments
returned by the Federal Grand Jury
sitting in the March term of District
Court here.
Ionia—Fifty years ago the name
Lauster first became attached to the
store that is now the Lauster Market.
Gottlieb Lauster, the founder, was one
of Ionia’s most prominent pioneers.
He purchased a frame building at 221
West Main street from Abraham De-
Kwak, who conducted a confectionery
business there, This building was de-
stroyed a few years later by fire and
Lauster then erected the present
building and opened up a complete
grocer store. After conducting the
business for some years he rented his
store to Reusch and Schaffer who con-
ducted the business for a time. Lauster
at length took the store back and
formed a partnership with his son,
Fred. Some years afterwards Fred
left Ionia and another son, Charles,
took his place with the father. Fred
came back to Ionia later and he and
his ‘brother assumed complete manage-
ment of the firm when the founder re-
tired. The firm then became known
as G. Lauster and ‘Sons and continued
until the partnership was eventually
dissolved and Charles Lauster con-
tinued in control. In the fall of 1924
Fred G. Longe, William G. Longe and
Frank Gazella purchased the business,
retaining the original name. Less than
a year later, Gazella and Edward
Decker ‘bought the interests of the two
Longe’s and in November, 1926,
Gazella obtained full control by pur-
chasing his partner’s interest. Still re-
taining the name of its founder, the
business is being conducted with
marked success by Mr. Gazella, whose
first acquaintance with the business
came when he was a boy in school,
working behind the counter nights and
mornings. The store is now one of
the most up-to-date food stores in
Central and Western Michigan.
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Battle Creek—Dr. John Harvey Kel-
logg, acting through the Race Better-
ment Foundation has presented the
Battle ‘Creek College all land and
buildings on the West side of North
Washington avenue, between Sani-
tarium avenue and Manchester street,
including what was the original Battle
Creek College, later the Sanitarium
Administration building, and West
Hall, a dormitory. The only thing
missed was a lot at the Manchester-
Washington corner occupied by Fire
Station No. 2. The property was as-
sessed two years ago at $400,000. The
gift brings the property holdings of
Battle Creek College to $1,850,000, fist
ing the newly acquired property at
$25,000, instead of $400,000. Dr. Kel-
logg had acquired the newly donated
property from ‘the Sanitarium some
time ago.
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Every man knows something where-
in I may learn of him, and in that I
am his pupil.
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Lose ideals and you find ordeals.
March 23, 1932
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Essential Features of the Grocery
Staples.
Sugar—Local jobbers ‘hold cane
granulated at 4.60c and beet granulated
at 4.40c.
Tea—The continued advance in the
English pound sterling has further in-
creased the stability of tea in this
country and prices are a shade higher.
Also the demand is somewhat better,
which refers particularly to Ceylons,
Indias and Javas and covers especially
common, low and medium grades. The
finer grades of these teas have eased
off a little. Demand from first hands
is fair. ‘Consumptive demand shows
no particular features.
Coffee—While prices of spot Rio
and Santos coffee, green and in a large
way, have not materially changed
since the last report, the future market
has shown further weakness during the
week. Various causes have contribut-
ed to depress the whole Brazil coffee
situation. If there is any change in
spot Rio and Santos, it is slightly
downward. Mild grades have gone off
about %ec since the last report and the
general demand from first hands has
been quite poor. Jobbing market on
roasted coffee shows no change for the
week and the consumptive demand is
without feature.
(Canned Fruits—The market is un-
changed here, except for the revisions
made in California fruits by the two
big outside interests, Libby, McNeil &
Libby and the ‘California Packing Cor-
poration. Both are quoting fruits on
the same basis, formally, holding No.
2% standard peaches and apricots at
$1.35, Coast. No. 10s are quoted at
$4.271%4, Coast. The (California Cling
Peach Agency has not announced any
price changes. The California Can-
ners’ League has concluded its meet-
ing and the trade here expects to see
new crop asparagus prices almost any
day. As previously stated, a lower
price structure is looked for.
Canned Vegetables—Reports from
Michigan and one or two adjoining
states are that red sour pitted cherries
have ‘firmed up, and there are no goods
to ‘be had at the very low prices in
effect recently. Maine corn looks good
for another advance on continued! buy-
ing, particularly on fancy Golden
Bantam corn. The major vegetables
are holding well. There are no chang-
es in Maryland tomatoes or peas.
String beans and standard corn are
still offered at very cheap prices, but
not below what they have been for
several weeks,
Canned Fish—Salmon is rather firm
with most cheap Alaska pinks out of
the market. Alaska red salmon is
relatively not as firm as pinks. Sal-
mon and other tinned fish show no
particular change and not a great deal
of demand.
Dried Fruits—Business showed a
moderate improvement there during the
past week. ‘Stocks have been arriving
from the ‘Coast in good volume, and
there has been more interest in some
items which have not shown much ac-
tivity lately. The trend in raisins con-
tinues strong, and there are good pros-
pects of somewhat higher prices, at
least on Thompsons. California prunes
have ‘been priced very cheaply, and as
a result, large turnovers are necessary
to produce a profit, Small lot business,
anticipate a ‘firmer tone.
with its comparatively higher handling
expenses, means little more than
breaking even, when in fact, some loss
is not incurred. For this reason, prunes
have been a serious problem to all
hands. 2
Review of the Produce Market.
Apples—Current prices are as fol-
lows:
Baldwins, 2% in., A grade ____-- $1.00
Bananas, 2% in., A grade .----_ 1.00
Delicious, 214 in., A grade _____- 1.75
Delicious, 2% in., C grade ----~- 90
Greenings, R. I., 2% in. A grade 1.15
Greenings, R. J. Bakers, 3 in... 1.25
Grimes ‘Golden, 2% in., A grade-_ 75
Hubbardstons, 2% in., A grade-- 1.00
Jonathans, 214 in, A grade _.. 1.35
ines 24 im. A grade 1.25
Kings, 3 in., Bakers, A grade____ 1.75
Sees, 3 in. Baking 22500 1.65
Spies, 214 im: A arade == -__-_ 1.45
Spies 234 in. C arade __________ .90
€cokime Apples .65
Sneeked Culs 2 ao
Washington box apples are sold on
the following basis:
Extra fancy Delicious _____-____ $2.75
Paney Delcious __.........____. 250
Extra fancy ‘Romes 225
‘Raney Romes 2200000 2.00
Extra ifancy Winesaps ---------- 2.00
Faney Wittesaps =. 9 75
Bananas—4%@5c per lb,
Butter—The market has been about
steady during the whole week with no
particular fluctuations either way. The
demand is fair and the receipts about
enough to take care of it. Butter is
now ruling at the lowest price quoted
for a long time. Jobbers hold plain
wrapped prints at 23c and 65 lb. tubs
at 22c for extras.
Cabbage — The supply of
grown is completely exhausted; new
from Texas, $4.50 per crate.
‘Carrots—$1 per bu. for old; new
from ‘Texas or Calif., $4.50 per crate or
$1 per doz.
Cauliflower—$2 for box containing
6@9.
Celery—30@50c according to size;
box of 15 bunches, $1.50.
Celery Cabbage—$1.20 per doz.
‘Cocoanuts—90c per doz. or $3.50 per
home
_ bag,
‘Cucumbers—Illinois hot house, $2.25
per doz. for extra fancy.
‘Dried Beans—+Michigan jobbers pay
as follows for hand picked at shipping
station:
€ iH Pea from elevator ______- $1.75
Rea from farmer 8 1.45
Light Red Kidney from farmer -- 1.60
Dark Red Kidney from farmer-- 2.50
Eggs—Eggs are undoubtedly easy
with prices favoring buyers. Receipts
have been more than ample to take
care of the demand. Receipts since
Jan. 1 are 700,000 cases less than they
were during the same period last year.
Jobbers pay 11%c for strictly fresh
and hold candled ‘fresh at 13c.
Grape Fruit — Florid commands
$3 per box; bulk, $3 per 100.
Grapes—Calif. Emperors, in kegs
with sawdust, $6.25.
Green Onions — Shallots, 60c per
doz.
Lettuce—In good demand on the
following ‘basis:
Imperial Valley, 6s, per crate S325
Imperial Valley, 5s, per crate _- 3.45
Home grown, leaf, 10 Ibs. ___--- 65
Lemons—Present quotations are as
follows:
See Suilest $5.50
300 (Sunkist 2.02254 5.50
We fed B.S
200 Red Balk 5.00
‘Mushrooms—50c per one Ib, carton.
Oranges—Fancy Sunkist California
Navels are now sold as follows:
efits eee $3.25
6. 3.50
a A
ee 4.00
Me 4.25
es 4.50
5
268 LAL Feo 4.50
SOA 4.25
Floridas—$4 per box; bulk, $4.50@5
per 100,
Onions—M ichigan, $8.50 per 100 Ibs.
for yellow—the highest price the
Grand Rapids market ‘has seen for
eight years, when $15 was obtained for
yellow stock; Genuine Spanish, $5 per
crate.
Parsley—40c per doz. bunches.
Potatoes— On the local market
transactions hover around 35@45c per
bu. In Northern Michigan carlot buy-
ing points the price ranges from 20@
25c per bu.; Idaho, $2.25 per 100 Ib.
sack,
Poultry—Wilson & ‘Company pay as
follows:
Heavy fawls: 2 16c
Lisht fowls 2. 14c
Praems 16c
Geese 2. 2 llc
No. t Surkey 20 18¢
Spinach—$1.25 per bu. for Texas.
Sweet Potatoes—Kiln dried Indiana
Jerseys, $1.75; Tenn., $1.50.
Tomatoes—Hot house, $1.50 per 7
lb. basket; $1.65 for 10 Ib, basket.
Veal Calves — Wilson & ‘Company
pay as follows:
Paney 2 8@10c
Good 32. 8c
NMedtinh 7c
POG 2 Se
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Sales Helping Lamp Demand.
Lamp manufacturers are benefiting
from current home-ware sales in re-
tail stores and have booked a large
volume of orders on low-end goods
since the first of the month. Lamp
sales, along with other goods featured
in February furniture promotions,
proved a disappointment, but manufac-
turers believe they can make up for the
loss through the increased volume this
month. Lamps to retail from $1.95 to
$15 have been re-ordered by stores.
Renewed interest being shown in high-
er price table and standing lamps is
declared encouraging to producers of
goods in retail ‘brackets of $15 up. The
better goods have been inactive for
more than six months.
ed
Imported Button Sales Increase.
Demand for all types of decorative
buttons, buckles and similar trimmings
for women’s apparel advanced sharply
during the last two weeks, according
to reports from notion importers.
Ocean pearl and composition buttons
have been ordered in quantity by re-
tailers and dress manufacturers. Do-
mestic ‘button producers report a re-
cent improvement in sales volume, but
state that buyers have favored foreign
merchandise in most of their purchas-
ing. Other branches of the notion
trade are less active than they were
last month,
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The main satisfaction—the main
pleasure—is in carrying on, in being
able to accomplish results. It is a
sort of translation of capacity into
accomplishment that gives satisfaction
—of overcoming the obstacles and
getting along—Andrew W. ‘Mellon.
—___o.-s>___—
To give real service you must add
something which cannot be bought or
measured with money, and that is sin-
cerity and integrity.
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
March 238, 1932
MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE
Small Fires Are Costly.
Practically every fire insurance com-
pany is harassed by numerous small
fires which cause a small damage for
which the insured is certain to make
a claim for the loss. Usually the ex-
pense of adjusting the claim is greater
than the loss itself. The number of
such claims is a source of continuous
expense to the fire insurance com-
panies which seem to be helpless in
meeting these conditions.
The larger number of claims seem
to arise from cigarette, cigar or pipe
fire burns. In the opinion of many
lawyers and insurance company offi-
cials the company is not legally liable
for any loss which does not arise from
a hostile fire. The fire on a cigarette,
cigar or pipe does not come from a
hostile source and therefore there can
be no liability for any loss that may
result from the mislaying, or the
dropping of a cigarette, or cigar or by
the spilling of sparks from such used
articles. Therefore the fire insurance
companies would theoretically be justi-
fied in denying any and all such losses.
Practically the companies do not even
attempt to make any defense to these
small claims although they may feel
that they are being imposed upon.
The companies content themselves by
attempting to keep the claims as small
as they legitimately can. These small
claims should be discouraged by every
means within the companies’ powers
within their liability under the policy.
While individually small, these small
fires bulk large in the total of fire
losses paid. Mutual companies es-
pecially, in the interests of their care-
ful and conscientious policy holders
should carefully scrutinize these claims
from small ifires which often are but a
cover for something very near to
fraudulent claims.
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Rather Unusual Incidents.
Lightning struck light wires about
400 feet from elevator. Bolt followed
wires to elevator office. Very little
damage was done. ‘The fuses were
blown out of the switch block and
both lights in office were burned out.
The bolt followed the wires through
the office and on to the elevator where
it jumped from the wires to the iron-
cladding. From there it went into the
ground by way of the lightning rods.
The elevator man was standing in the
door of the driveway and saw the
bolts pass from the wires to the metal.
Only damage done in elevator was one
light burned out.
‘The manager states that it had not
yet started to rain. There had been a
rumble of thunder in the distance but
this was the first crash that was at all
close. The manager was working on
his books and had both office lights
burning. He states that he was
knocked from his chair to the floor
and that the entire room seemed to be
filled with fire. Luckily the manager
was not hurt but was badly shaken up.
Part of the bolt followed the light
wires to a feed barn about 250 feet
West of the elevator. The insulators
were knocked off of the roof. Both
were shattered. The entrance switch
was completely wrecked. A couple of
drop cords were also ruined.
Had the elevator not been iron-
cladded and had it not had lightning
protection this might have been a dif-
ferent story,
In another instance workmen were
making some changes in an elevator
cupola. An unprotected bulb was laid
on a gunny sack while they went for
some tools. When they returned the
sack was ablaze. The fire extinguished
they proceeded with their work. But
the odor of fire persisted until a thor-
ough investigation revealed that a por-
tion of the burning sack had fallen
into a.bin and ignited dust there.
Lucky again.
The similar cases that didn’t end so
luckily are frequently mentioned in
these columns as “Cause Unknown.”
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Why Firemen Get Gray.
A short time ago numerous fires oc-
curred in a four-story building former-
ly used as a mattress factory which
was located just a few doors from a
hook and ladder and an engine com-
pany. ‘These ‘fires were usually start-
ed, just for a little excitement, by peo-
ple who lived in the neighborhood.
The building was fireproof and was
protected by automatic sprinklers
which, when opened, would send an
alarm direct to the fire station. Some
times the alarm was sounded in this
manner and at other times, if the fire
had not gained so much headway, was
reported by small children playing
near there. None of the fires gained
any great headway and quite often
they were extinguished by the sprink-
lers. When the alarm was sounded
through this medium, those who set
the ‘fire were quite puzzled as to how
the firemen learned of the fire.
The reason for all this trouble was
that the man who was supposed to
own the building did not want it and
the bank which held the mortgage
would not claim it. No one could be
made to board it up as it should have
been and it was an ideal spot for any
person to set a fire who had nothing
else to do.
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The Tradesman Is at Your Command.
Battle .Creek, March 22—Would
you be good enough to give us a little
publicity in your valuable paper about
the coming convention of the Retail
Grocers and Meat Dealers Association
to be held at Battle Creek, April 4, 5
and 6, with headquarters at the Kel-
logg Hotel and business sessions at
the college library.
We have a program which will be
both educational and entertaining and
a number of well-known speakers will
talk to us on timely topics,
Our annual banquet and dance will
be held Tuesday night, April 5, at the
Kellogg social ‘hall.
We wish to give a special invitation
to the grocers’ wives. ‘The ladies com-
mittee have arranged a very enjoyable
and entertaining programme. The
ladies are to be our guests while in
Battle Creek and will be treated as
such. We are doing all in our power
to. give everyone who attends a real
enjoyable time. We are aso giving
away a number of valuable attendance
prizes at each session. H. F. Smith,
President Retail Grocers and Meat
Dealers ‘Ass'n.
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Happiness can be spelled Unselfish-
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vitalizes,
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Fi ceived the schedules, order of reference, Parisian Cleaners. Grand Rapids__ 13.85 March 11. We have received the sched- Sidney Blumenthal Co., New York 7 72 29:18
> and adjudication in the matter of Stanley Economy Dye House, Grand Rapids 9.25 ules, order of reference and adjudication Brooks Bros., Philadelphia ae €79.26
j Hattis, individually and doing business Charles Trankla & Co., Grand R. 52.09 in the matter of Glen E. Martin, indi- Burton-Dixie Corp., Chiza; - 361.57
as Cinovox Co. The bankrupt is a resi- Steketee & Sons, Grand Rapids -- 55.46 vidually and doing business as Martin A .S. Burg Co., Boston, oo ag _.. 164.89
| dent of Grand Rapids, and his occupa- Herpolsheimer Co., Grand Rapids 9.50 Autoelectric Service, Bankrupt No, 4835. F. Brookhar Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo. 6.20
tion is that of a manufacturer of sound Wurzburgs Dry Goods Co., G. R. 29.37 The bankrupt is a resident of Grand Buckeye Wurfn, Co., Toledo —_____ 2.00
; heads for theaters, and running theaters. Eberhard’s Grocery, Grand Rapids 32.43 Rapids, and his occupation is that of a Central Mich. Paper Co., Grand R. 22.16
: The court has written for funds and upon Mich. Bell Tele. Co.. Grand Rapids 19.70 merchant. The schedules show assets of Colonial Furn. Co., Grand Rapids 114.25
receipt of same the first meeting of cred- E. G. R. Water Works, Grand R. 3.62 $12,350, with liabilities of $13,962.35. The Collins & Aikman Corp.. New York 175.88
: itors will be called. The schedules show Consumers Power Co., Grand Rap. 8.3 list of creditors of said bankrupt is as Ciattez Millis, Phi'adelohia ______ 92.35
f assets of $11,743.46, with liabilities listed G. R. Gas Light Co., Grand Rapids 3.34 follows: Creston Transfer, Grand Rapids -_ 90.06
, at $5,137.57. The list of creditors of said Carl Orwant, Grand Rapids _____- 6.00 Elmer Earhart, Grand Rapids -_-_$ 40. 50 Chicago Trimming Co., Chicago. 38.77
j bankrupt is as follows: In the matter of Otto N. Holst, Bank- City of Grand Rapids =... ___ Ccertinental Cushion Spring Co.,
State tax, Michizan $ 9.81 Tupt No. 4575, the trustee has heretofore Harry Way, Grand Rapids -_____ ehicasq oe,
City and schooltax 0 00 35.44 filed his final report and account, and a Charles Livingston, Grand Rapids Cohn-Hall-Marx Co.. New Yors.-
Improvement tax on street —_____ 710 ~+©final meeting of creditors was held Feb, Ray Thomas, Grand Rapids -__- Dav.dson Novelty €o., Grand Rap.
. James McDonald, Grand Rapids__ 282) 07 19. The bakrupt was not present in per- Raymond Tuer, Grand Rapids 4 Marshall Field & Co. Chisago ._ 33
Charles Moore, Grand Rapids ____ 21.71 son, but represented by attorneys Lin- Nellie A, Martin, East Grand R. 2,250.00 Carield Felt Corn., Grand Rapids ¢ 274, o4
\ Earl Fosdick, Three Rivers ______ Rois sey, Shivel & Phelps. The trustee was Automotive Parts Co.. Grand RK. 6.09 lobe Transfer Co., Grand Ranids 21.53
ee Ted J. Kroon, Grand Rapids ______ 155.79 present i nperson. Bidders were present Ass'n Materials & Supply, G. R. 8.50 (Continued on page 19)
: Lawrence Henner, Grand Rapids _. 24.00 for the accounts, etc. Claims were proved Electric Service Sta., Grand Rap. 79.23 Globe Feather & Down Co., Chi. 350.00
f Mr, Barry, Sparta 02 30.00 and allowed. The trustee’s final report G. R. Welding Supply, Grand R. 21.32 G, R. Bedding Co., Grand Rapids 758.76
Benny Bizzard, Grand Rapids ____ 6.18 nd account was considered and approved Preferred Elec, & Wire Co., N. Y. 33.05 G.R. Fibre Cord Co., Grand Rapids 48.60
Amer. Sec. Nat. Bank, Grand R. 1,287.50 and alowed. An order was made for the Hoosick Eng. Co,, | New York —_ _ 4.00 G. R. Rosette & Carving, Grand R. 2.85
; Heyman & Co., Grand Rapids ____ 108.15 payment of expenses of administration, Northwestern Oil Co., Lansing — (0.00 G. R. Trust Co., Grand Rapids __ 1,000.00
i Consumers Power Co., Grand Rap. 115.20 as far as funds would permit. There Riverside Auto Wrecking, G. R. 5.00 Great Lakes Thread & Yarn Co.,
: Industrial Mortgage Co., Grand R. 67.50 Were no dividends. No objections were I. H,. Gingrich, Grand Rapids —__- D2 Weiet 0 2 24.43
: American Transformer Co., made to the discharge of the bankrupt. G. R. Gas Light Co., Grand Rapids aeoe G. R. Factory Furn. Store, G. R. 250.00
Newark No fo os 15.32 The final meeting then adjourned with- Consumers Power Go., Grand Rap. 39.42 G. R. Dowel Works, Grand Rapids 11.20
Arcturus Radio Tube Co.. Newark 51.73 out date, and the case will be closed and Hazeltine & Perkins, Grand Rap. 1.12 G. R. Dray Lines, Grand Rapids __ 1.50
E. T. Cotton Elec. Co., Grand Rap. 37.64 returned to the district court, in due H. B. Sherman Co., Battle Creek 3.24 G. KR. Wood Finishing Co.. G. KR. 1.36
Cox lames Co. Gr rae i 5 course. Sherwood Hall Co.. Grand Rapids 9.19 H. J. Hartman Foundry, Grand R. 19.28
: DeWindst Sade Oo te er In the matter of Ernest Bottsford, Triple A. Specialty, Chicago ea 112.91 Hillwood Mfg. Co., Cleveland, O. 17.62
qf Enterprise Iron & Metal Co., G. R. 5.00 Bankrupt No. 4539, the trustee has here- Michigan Bell Telephone, Grand R, 14.70 Kay & Todd Co., Elk Mills, Md. 1,175.51
Galewood Radio & Elec. Co. GR. 7.45 tofore filed his final report and account. Tisch Auto Supply, Grand Rapids 26.80 Kennedy Car Liner Co., Shelbyville,
Grant Storage Battery Co.. G. R. 28.74 and a final meeting of creditors was held Jas. Owen Garage, Marne ~------- 17.69 HO ee 17.03
G. R. Pattern & Model Works, G.R. 39.05 Feb. 18. The bankrupt was not present, Holfast Rubber Co., Atlanta, Ga, 59.65 Kornella Mills, Inc.. New York __ 112.17
Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co., but represented by attorney Charles F. Commercial Credit Co., Grand i: 60.00 La France Industries, Philadelphia 547.76
(ee, ee 177.00 Hext. The trustee was present in person. American Hard Rub. Co., N. Y. -_ 33.33 Landers Corp., Toledo, Ohio _____ 120.84
Kollmorgen Optical Co.. Brooklyn 117.00 The trustee’s final report and account Forbes & | Belknap, Grand Rapids 25.53 Robert Lewis Co., Philadelphia __ 276.08
Mfg. Supply Co., Grand Rapids _. 21.30 Was considered and approved and allowed. G. R. Savings Bank, Grand Rapids 170.00 Lyon Furn. Merc. Agency.. G. R. 75.00
Dr. Arthur M. Moll, Grand Rapids 2.00 Claims were proved and allowed. An Automotive Mfg. Corp., New York 1,050.00 C. J. Litscher Elec. Co.. Grand R. 49.00
Multi-Selecto Phonograph Co., G.R. 82.42 order was made for the payment of ex- W m. E. Stewart Mfg. Co., Flint__,45.29 Carl N. Mapes, Grand Rapids __ 23.04
M. & P. Blect, Co, Grand Haniis 16.00 penses of administration and secured Enoch H. Hockberg and Clara 4 Mfg. Supply Co., Grand Rapids __ 14.35
Racon Electric Co., Inc.. New York 2.82. Claims and preferred labor claims in full Hochberg, Grand Rapids ---- 9,600.00 Walter E. Miles Coal Co., G. R.__ 155.i6
F. Raniville Co.. Grand Rapids _. 21.60 nd the balance over to the preferred March 11. We have received the sched- Ralph M. Morse Furn. Co., G. R. 2.30
Riverside Brass & Alum. Foundry taxes. No objections were made to the ules, order of reference, and adjudication Mart’s Truck Line, Grand Rapids _ 8.00
(o. Grand Rapids 0 111.83 discharge of the bankrupt. The final in, the matter woot Meyer Kohlenstein Motor City Spring Co., Detroit __ 30.00
Raymond Rosen & Co.. Philadelphia 25.50 meeting then adjourned without date, and Bankrupt No. 4838. The bankrupt is a Nachman Spring Filled Corp., Chi. 145.10
Sherwood Hall Co., Grand Rapids 17.45 the case will be closed and returned to resident of Grand Rapids, and his occu- Richard Pick & Heller Co., Chi.__ 650.91
Underwood Typewriter Co., G. R. 6.00 the district court, in due course. pation is that of a storekeeper and mer- Peterson & Segard, Grand Rapids 11.47
VanderWerf Printing Co.. Grand R. 11.50 In the matter of Joseph Williams, chant. The schedules | show assets of Quimby-Kain Paper Co., G. R.__ 204.65
G Podiug, Grand Bavida 20.00 Bankrupt No. 4695, the trustee has filed $1,770, with liabilities listed at $4,888.16. Warner, Norcross & Juda, G. R. 183.50
N. Y. Life Ins. Co., Grand Rapids 100.00 his first report and account, and an order The list of creditors of said bankrupt is West Dempster Co., Grand Rapids 281.01
Peterson & Segard, Grand Rapids 22.10 has been made for the payment of cur- as follows: Western Union Tel. Co., Grand R. 79.21
arthur Kulms, Grand Rapids __.. 344.00 Tent expenses of administration. i Taxes, Gity of Otsezo ______ $54.69 Wilson © Co. Chicago _______ 67.50
Bernard Kulms, Grand Rapids __1,200.00 In the matter of Gilbert Sluyter, doing Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., Chicago 17.54 Wood Products Corp., Grand Rap. 922.02
National Theater Supply Co., Chi. 8.67 business as Cadillac Hardware Co., Osgood & Sons, Inc., Decatur, Ill. 37.69 Ww erthan-Bag Co., Nashville, Tenn. 105.00
Rogers Hardware Co., Sparta Lon 6 Bankrupt No. 4649, the trustee has filed star Paper Co., Kalamazoo ........ 27.43 York Feather & Down Co.,
Sparta Lumber Co., Sparta ______ 7.00 his report and account, and an order Grace Corset Co., Kalamazoo —- 3.85 Brooklyn, NM YY. LL Cea
H. Brace Agency, Sparta __.. 63.99 . bas been made for the payment of cur- Randolph Co., St. Louis, Mo. -___ 4.29 John Zimmermann & Sons, Phila. 899.3
Sparta Sentinal, Sparta _....______ 114.50 rent expenses of administration. Brown & Sehler, Grand Rapids __ 1.94 Albert S. Davies, Grand Rapids __1,969.11
Film Truck Service, Detroit __.... 25.00 Mareh it. We have received the Slidewell Neckwear, New York -. _ 3.44 S. R. Davies, Grand Rapids _____ 120.51
Consumers Power Co., Grand Rap. 24.00 schedules, order of reference, _and ad- Excella Corp., New York City —~ 129.69 Goodrich Silvertown Tire Co., G.R. 4.50
Manuiacturers Adjustment Co.. judication in the matter of Warner B. C. W. Mills Paper Co., Grand R. 49.51 Wolverine Refining Co., Grand R. 46.20
Mewar Ni go 15.32 Bera, Theo. Bera and Vern J. Sera, Warren Featherbone Co., Three Oaks 2.03 Yeakey Scrips Co. Grand Rapids ate
March 9. We have received the sched- individually and as copartners under the Columbia Mills, Detroit __.______ 7.20 G. R. Buick Co., Grand Rapids__ 61.69
ules, order of reference, and adjudication firm name of W. B. Bera & Sons, Bank- Mich. Bankers Insur. Co., Fremont 6.00 G. R. Savings Bank, Grand Rap. 10,822.49
in the matter of Carry L. Craig, Bank- rupt No. 4833. | The bankrupt is a resi- Alberta Brown, Los Angeles ---- 50.00 Ira Ciralsky, South Bend _________ 2,950.00
rupt No. 4831. The bankrupt is a resi- Gent of Nashville. The schedules show Citizens State Sav. Bank, Otsego 300.00 T. Schoonbeck, Grand Rapids __ 2,750.00
dent of the village of Pokagon, and his assets_ of $11,985.52, with liabilities listed BE. W. Sherwood, Otsego __________ 100.00 N. Zoerhof, Grand Rapids ______ 1,950.00
occupation is that of a railroad car re- at $6,508.67. The list of creditors of said i A. Johnson, Grand Rapids -___ 100.00 Wm. Schriver, Grand Rapids ____ 100.00
pairer. The court has written for funds bankrupts is as follows: : Consumers Power Co., Grand BR. 468 York Feather & Down Corp., Brook-
and upon receipt of same the first meet- Nashville State Bank, Nashville $3,037.76 A. U. Sheals, Otsego ------__---_-- 6.95 oe ON Vv 1,884.22
ing of creditors will be called. The sched- Frank H. Clay Co., Kalamazoo__ 25.00 Ligaen & Halladay, Grand Rapids__ 10.75 Steil Mfg. Co., Grand Rapids ____ 648.24
ules show assets of $250, with liabilities Mrs. Zoah Bera, Nashville -_--___ fo00 | ©=6 Bid. “Miller, Otseso 56.30 Schwing Moss Co., Plaquemine, La. 400.00
of $877. Nashville State Bank, Nashville 2,278.00 Bred. Jowell, Otsego =... 30.25 M. M. Ritter Lumber Co., G. RB... 118.38
In the matter of Arthur Meyer, indi- Oliver Farm Equipment Sales Co., by ores OtsenG 24.63 Kelianee Co., New York _.....____| 29.06
vidually and doing business as Smitter South Bend, Ind. ________________ 124.43 Lizzie Palmer, Otsego ---_--_-___- 14.04 R. J. & R. Ritchie Co., Philadel. 171.37
Book Co., Bankrupt No. 4827. The first Frank H. Clay, Kalamazoo __-__- 201.81 Dr. Charles Mullen, Otsego —_____ 3.00 M. H. Rogers, Inc., New York ____ 163.65
meteing of creditors has been called for Central Elec. Co., Battle Creek__ 47. = BY. B. Blett, Grand Rapids 2.89 Royal Textile Co., Boston, Mass. 158.73
March 25. G. A. Boyle. Milo 2222500 2.5 Julius Spencer Estate, Otsego -_ 30.85 3e0. Royle & Co., Philadelphia __ 134.41
In the matter of the Lou-Ray Co., Standart Bros. Hdwe., Detroit... 139. 7 Sherwood Bros., Otsego _________ 192.00 Ryoal & Pilkington Co., Hazelwood,
eo Bankrupt No. 4828. The first meeting of Oliver Farm Equipment Sales Co., M. F. Lass, Otsego —______ ae 1.80 N, Cason oo 45.96
creditors has been called for March 25. South Bend, ind) 2 127.50 HW. A, Johnson, Grand Rapids ---- 160.00 Fred’k Rumpf’s Sons, South Lang-
March 8. We have received the sched- merican Gas Machine Co., Albert Fred Lemmon, Grand Rapids ---. 25.50 BORNG, Pa 54.56
ies. order of reference, and adjudication Lee, Minn, be ee 23.55 Northwestern Insur, Co., Milwaukee 920.00 Schermerhorn Bros. Co., Chicago__ 57.03
in the matter of Fred Schaal, Bankrupt Buhl Sons Co., Detroit nanan So aor A. Kohlenstein, Hollywood, Calif. 2,500.00 Schwing-Moss Co., Plaquemine,
No. 4830. The bankrupt is a resident of Patel Flexible Shaft Co., Chicago 5.00 March 11. We have received the Pas 1,591.44
Kalamazoo, and his occupation is that amascus Steel Products Co., schedules, order of reference, and adjudi- Seng Co., Chicago -_--____________ 195.41
of an oil station and gas salesman. The Rockford, mM. ~2----5----5--------, 20.00 cation in the matter of John H. Burchett, Shelton Tack Co . Shelton, Conn. 18.76
court has written for funds and upon W> B. Jones Spring Co., Cincinnati 8.09 Bakrupt No. 4837. The bankrupt is a Steil Mfg. Co., Grand Rapids ____ 328.08
| receipt of same the first meeting of cred- Bradley & Vrooman Co., Chicago 10.00 resident of Richland, and his occupation Stewart & Sparry, New York City 25.2%
itors will be held. The schedules show a Plow Co., Richmond oo 140.6% is that of a laborer. The schedules show Pau-_l Steketee & Sons, Grand R. 53.04
assets of $8,019.79, with liabilities of eller-Aller Co., Napoleon, Ohio__ 138.51 assets of $1,100, with liabilities listed at Scott-Shuptrine Co., Detroit ____ 7.7
i $4,538.42. J zu Case ot eee. Ind... 1.75 $601.94. Tennis Transfer Co., Grand Rap. 20.15
; In the matter of E. A. Godfrey, Inc., ulkerson Bros. andle Co., : : i tia Nu eaceat o Textile Supply Co., New York City 417.31
j Bankrupt No. 4371, the silenced final Puxico, Mo. ag ee Lee 6.00 oe ae eo Tisch Printing Co., Grand Rapids 17.50
meeting of creditors was held Jan. 13, 8. Herschel Mfg. Co., Peoria, Il. 10.00 Outre vee ie’ final report and ac Utica Looms, Inc.. Utica, N. Y. __ 102.00
The bankrupt was present by FE. A. God. Globe Amer. Cor., Kokomo, Ind.__ 113.34 (Ene OlOre ee os eee of creditors was an Keulen & Winchester, G. R. 201.08
frey and represented by Fred G. Stanley, Cities Service Co., Adrian a 15.00 Held van 29 : her Rep AG) pave diwicn coal Vruwink Printing Co.. Grand Rap. 12.75
attorney. The trustee was represent- by oh Petroleum Cor.. Detroit ---- 31.33 The trustee’s final ie at ane nova it Vanden Bosch & McVoy, Grand R. 20.00
ed attorney Charles H. Kavanagh. Claims US0na Mfg. Co., Toledo, Ohio _-_ 10.00 was considered and a ne d and all wed March 14. We have received the sched-
were proved and allowed. The trustee’s Standard Oil Co., Grand Rapids__ 5.00 iain Seve a a oan aseca Av ules, order of reference, and adjudica-
final report and account was considered C#PeWwell Horse Nail Co., Hartford, order was ade tor the acuenk of a tion in the matter of Walter Olson, Bank-
and approved and allowed. An _ order Conn, ---__-~-----__--_-_--_____-- 24.60 penses of ea tice: ‘and preferred ‘'UPt_No. 4836. The bankrupt is a resident
was made for the payment of expenses Hawks Sales Se 70.00 ‘axes in full. All secured claims have f Cadillac, and his occupation is that
of administration and preferred claims Auto Parts Distributing Co., G.R. 14.27 heretofore been approved and paid in f 2, florist. The schedules show assets
and a first and final dividend to cred. JOhn Seven Co., Grand Rapids __- 44.12 full. No éhdectioay were mada. tc the Of $7,512.46, with liabilities listed at
i itors of 13.9 per cent. All secured claims Dexter Co., Fairfield, Iowa ______ 4.40 Gischarge of the bankrupt. The final 10.368. The court has written for funds
i have heretofore been paid in full. No Brown, & Sehler Co.. Grand. Rap. te me sume then adjourned cael dat nd «2nd _upon receipt of same the first meet-
| objections were made to the discharee or ©: .C- Mason Co.. St. Johns 18.01 pelle ped eat plate sea ag ing of creditors will be called. The list
2 s Chicago Cycle S$ ly Co., Chicago "95 the case will be closed and returned to eee cae . ;
i the bankrupt. The final meeting then & So ye SURRY ; ay the district court, in due course of creditors of said bankrupt is as fol-
adjourned without date, and the case Sade Padlock & Hdwe. Co., Chicago 7.56 oo ma o ae lows:
Will be clasod anit returned to the disix ict Mantle Lamp Co., Chicago _________ 35.00 March 14. We have received the sched- Clark Edgell, Cadillac _.....__ $ 20.00
court, in due course. Copper-Clad Malleable Range Co., ules, and the reference in the matter of Mrs. Nancy Tuttle, Cadillac ____ 36.00
March 9. We have received the sched- St. Louis, Mo. 20 7.50 Herman Schoonbeck, doing business as Peoples Savings Bank, Cadillac __ 1,700.00
ules in the matter of March Wells, Bank- Set Houis, Mo. 17.50 H. Schoonbeck of Grand, Rapids. Bank- Beaver & Eldridge, Cadillac ___ 255.02
rupt No. 4800. The bankrupt is a resident ee Mfg. Co., Leonardsville, rupt No. 4839. This is a composition Clarence H. Anderson, Cadillac __ 900.00
of Grand Rapids. The schedules show 2 eee 4.69 matter. The schedules of the bankrupt Nancy C. Tuttle, Ferndale ______ 399.18
assets of $400, with liabilities of $14.- Seek Stove Repair Co., show assets of $42,450.04, with liabilities Taxes, Cadillac _-_________________ 557.91
748.98. The court has written for funds @hicasa) <3 230 aa 6.36 prior air bnaecbagge see ao Son z seGreé Es Sons, Cadillac ____ 509.35
and upon receipt of same the first meet- ‘ Sto ee 9 of SE a Ss as 3 ee -oehImann Bros. Co., Cadillac __ 353.14
ing of creditors will be called. The list tence ee a a. City of Grand Rapids Se a ee $387.92 Good & Reese, Svrinegfield, Ohio__ 149.25
of creditors of said bankrupt is as fol- Kenda Hardware Co., Battle Creek 39.61 9:2: oe oo one Rap. 1,590.09 G. Van Bochove & Bros., Kalama. 70.38
t lows: Western Oi! & Turp Co. Grand R. 2.00 “cme Metal Products, G. R. -.-... 42.83 Garland Co.. Cleveland ________. 68.90
4 Dr. Robert Denham, Grand Rapids $ 4.00 Spade Tire Co. Crakd Ravine gia aemetene yo ee New York rey Gerloch-Barklow Co., Joliet, Ill. -- 67.98
‘ Home Prag Store, Grand Banids. 21.99 Seymour Mig. Co. Seymour. Ind. 1692 ‘“‘* Tack Co.. Pairbaven. Conn. 66.56 ¢. C. Pollworth Co, Wis... 4.87
Dr. C. Nelson, Grand Rapids ____ 78.00 C. J. Litscher Elec Co.. Grand R. _ 8.74 Bennett Mills, Grand Rapids -_-_ 451.70 (Continued on page 22)
PLAN QUALITY CAMPAIGN.
An ambitious attempt to check the
movement toward cheap merchandise
and to emphasize the economic and
style value of quality goods was launch-
ed during the week by a leading tex-
tile manufacturer who called together
a number of trade interests and launch-
ed the National Quality Maintenance
League. Through education of the
public it is hoped to promote the sale
of quality merchandise at reasonable
prices.
Mr. Forstmann, in outlining the pur-
poses of the meeting, declared that the
cheapening of merchandise had result-
ed in a rapid lowering of public taste
and that the destructive system had
benefited no one. “The public has got-
ten poor merchandise,” he said, “and
neither the manufacturer nor the re-
tailer has made any profits.”
His views were echoed by others
at the conference and have been treat-
ed of at length in these columns over
a period of time. The principal trou-
ble, however, is that, while many man-
ufacturers and retailers have decried
the evil, there have been only a few
who took steps to eradicate it from
their own operations.
Thus there was eloquent testimony
to the effectiveness of a quality drive
offered by a merchant who addressed
the meeting at which the new league
was organized. He asserted that there
is a confidence price level in public
demand below which customers hesi-
tate to buy. To illustrate his point
he told of a garment which did not
sell at $25 but which was marked up
to $29.50, where purchases were made.
‘This example, it would seem, may
also illustrate another point, namely,
that trading-up is too often confused
with marking up. What the public
obviously wants is not cheap merchan-
dise at a cheap price but good mer-
chandise at a fair price, and quality
drives are apt to fail if they are merely
based upon putting up the price to
emphasize the quality.
SALES TAX SUBSTITUTES.
Even the staunchest advocates of the
manufacturers’ sales tax have been
quick to admit that this new method
of meeting the budget deficit does not
find favor in their eyes but must be
adopted, lacking an adequate substitute
and facing a crisis in the country’s
finances. Their arguments have been
entirely negative and have posed the
question, “If not the sales tax—what?”
Opponents of the plan for a time
were disconcerted by this reasoning
but have finally come forward with
alternate proposals which more or less
suggest a revival of war-time sched-
ules. The recent oversubscription of a
treasury loan by three or four times
the amount sought was quickly seized
upon by those who have advocated a
bond issue to cover the deficit, backed
by suitable taxation to carry it through
until better business restores Govern-
ment income.
Throughout the discussion of this
pressing question it has been constant-
ly asserted that higher tax rates on
the larger incomes will only be passing
along to the public to pay. Actually,
this would scarcely be the case, since
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
the situation here is very much like
that which has developed on the tariff..
Except in the case of monopoly, ex-
cessive manufacturing capacity means
severe price competition which would
prevent passing along the tax just as
it removes most of the advantages of
high duties.
In opposing the sales tax last week,
merchants pointed out the added bur-
den placed on those least able to bear
it and the danger in increasing buying
resistance at this critical time. Reduc-
tion of Government expenditures and
broadening of the tax base were ad-
vocated, along with a simplified form
of income tax. The latter may prove
the solution sought—a flat percentage
tax on all income with no deductions
or other complicated exceptions.
BUSINESS UPTURN DELAYED.
The upturn-expected to follow oper-
ation of the various credit relief meas-
ures recently adopted has failed so far
to materialize in the shape of ex-
panded industrial or trade operations.
Nevertheless, the continued decline in
money in circulation and the sharp
drop in bank failures testify to the
improvement registered in public con-
fidence. The taxation proposal, the
approach of the reparations problem
again, foreign elections and our own
political campaign in the offing are all
influences which probably account for
hesitation in the business recove-y
Marking this uncertanity, the basic
industries still wait upon expanded
automobile output. The weekly index
has eased’ further, with only the power
production series showing an increase.
Similarly, commodity prices have
weakened, and last week Dun’s list
reversed its former favorable showing
by recording nineteen advances as
against twenty-seven declines. This
compared with twenty-four advances
and eighteen declines in the preceding
week.
The sensitive price index of the An-
nalist continues to point to a firming
tendency in commodity quotations be-
cause for the last five weeks it has
been moving upward.
In al! the reconstruction measures
so far undertaken the country has been
witnessing an effort along traditional
lines to make business good by helping
out major industries. The railroads,
banks and large enterprises have been
assisted directly in the hope that they
may extend the benefits to all the
lesser fry. This plan has failed before,
as in the tariff, and the country may
be nearing a point, in the opinion of
some observers, where the all-essential
buying power of hte rank and file will
have to be improved in some manner.
TIME FOR EVERY ONE.
Science now offers new excuses for
those who just cannot be on time for
an appointment. The moon is one of
them. The moon, says the winter con-
vention of the American Institute of
Electrical Engineers, is constantly
stealing time from the earth, because
it alters the motions of pendulums
which run our clocks. Or, if the moon
fails to satisfy, the delinquency can be
attributed to the position of the clock.
Perhaps the late-comer’s clock was a
foot or two farther from the ground
than the clock on which the host re-
lies. That, the scientists have discover.
ed, would make the late-comer’s clock
run slower. Indeed, it might lose as
much as a billionth of a second in a
year from such a circumstance.
There are other possibilities. Sup-
pose the clock is near another clock.
The vibrations of the one will affect
the motion of the other, and both may
be erratic—erratic within the measure-
ments of science, that is, and science
can now split the second into a hun-
dred billion parts with what is con-
sidered satisfactory precision.
And if even these excuses fail the
late-comer, he can dismiss the whole
matter with a wave of the hand. Time,
after all, is only relative. And the ac-
curacy of any timepiece also is relative.
There is not and never can be, so far
as science can see, any perfect standard
of time. Certainly there is no man-
made standard. Perhaps the sun and
the moon are standards, but they have
to be observed and timed by man-made
instruments.
So there you are, left high and dry
by those terribly accurate scientists.
Maybe, after all, the sundial is as good
a timepiece for the ordinary run of
mankind as ever was invented.
IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA.
The Washington Government ap-
pears to have given up as a bad job the
attempt to exclude Soviet Russian
products from the United States.
When, about two years ago, coal,
pulpwood, timber, manganese and oth-
er products from Russia began to ap-
pear in American ports, it was believ-
ed that there was “enough law” to
keep them out.
Under the tariff act, convict-produc-
ed goods may be excluded, and since
it was common knowledge that the
Soviet government maintained a num-
ber of convict camps in the forest
regions of Russia, an attempt was
made to enforce this provision against
Russian imports. Mr. Mellon made a
ruling that, in the case of any imports
coming from the vicinity of the con-
convict-camp regions, the burden of
proof that they were not produced or
handled by convict labor rested upon
the shipper.
Apparently the authorities were con-
vinced that this assumption of guilt
until innocence was proved would not
stand up in the courts. At any rate, it
was found impossible in a single case
to proof that a cargo of Russian prod-
ucts were produced in whole or in part
by convicts. All were allowed to enter.
After Jan. 1, 1933, a provision of the
tariff law goes into effect under which
the products of forced labor may be
excluded. It is generally understood
that all labor in Russia is more or less
forced, under the Soviet dictum, “Work
or starve.” But Secretary Mills believes
that proof of forced labor will be just
as hard to obtain as proof of convict
labor has been.
GROUP BUYING BLAMED.
Group and chain store buying came
in for sharp criticism in the primary
knit goods market during the week as
again being responsible for breaking
March 23, 1939
prices and demoralizing the trade. The
heavyweight underwear situation was
cited as a case in point, the introduc-
tion of cheaper goods and the subse-
quent price-cutting on these ranges
being attributed to the demands of
large buyers.
The request of chain stores for a
cotton ribbed union suit which could
be retailed at 49 or 50 cents was fol-
lowed by demands of large wholesale
groups for a suit to meet this competi-
tion. The chain stores, paying $4 a
dozen for a twelve-pound garment,
could take a normal mark-up and still
price their goods around 50 cents.
Wholesale houses pressed for even
lower prices, so that they could pass
goods on to stores to be retailed around
the half-dollar mark. In addition, they
demanded that merchandise be ship-
ped direct from mill to store. The
result is that the market is demoralized,
it was pointed out, and that mills are
engaged in a war to see who can turn
out the cheapest product.
DRY GOODS CONDITIONS.
Cold weather not conducive to Eas-
ter shopping during the week in this
and other sections, and the gap be-
tween sales figures for this and last
year shows some widening. Apparel de-
partments in the stores have fallen
quite short so far of the usual holiday
volume. Dress accessories have proved
the most active lines and main floor
goods generally are still receiving the
chief attention.
On the basis of business done so far
this month, the rate of decline under
a year ago must be moved up a little.
It is now likely that the average for
this section will probably run a little
over 20 per cent. below a year ago.
While there remains three days for
business before the holiday, the stores
here are not too hopeful of being able
to raise the sales average much, Even
the largest organizations have recently
suffered unexpected declines. However,
this experience is bulwarking the de-
cision to postpone after-Easter clear-
ances until late next month, thereby
prolonged the period of regular selling
and regular profits.
MULTIPLE SELLING GAINS.
Multiple selling, or the sale of a
number of the same items at a cer-
tain price, is rapidly gaining headway
in both the department store and in
dependent retail field. The idea is par-
ticularly applicable to articles subject
to rapid consumer wear or use, such as
socks, towels, soap and, in a more
limited way, to more lasting merchan-
dise such as men’s shirts. The plan is
exemplified by the offering of five pairs
of socks for 98 cents, etc.
For the department store, it was €X-
plained by one merchandiser, the plan
results in enlarging the size of the
average sales check for the goods con-
cerned. It also compresses all of the
overhead into one transaction, rather
than having the increased cost of
handling the separate items. The plan
has worked particularly well in al-
leviating the recent retail dullness in
a number of departments, it was said,
owing to its stimulation toward pur-
chase by consumers.
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
9
OUT AROUND.
Things Seen and Heard on a Week
End Trip.
Downtown mail carriers yesterday
staggered under the load of good wish-
es subscribers to the Michigan Trades-
man sent its veteran editor, E. A.
Stowe, on his seventy-third birthday.
Bank presidents, country storekeep-
ers, Dixieland manufacturers, profes-
sional men, Western ranchers, all sorts
of people sent him greetings from all
over. ‘There were letters, telegrams,
rainbow-hued birthday cards and plain
‘business postals. All of them had one
purport—to wish the editor of the
Michigan Tradesman health, prosper-
ity and long-continued activity at his
editorial desk.
The shower of greetings was an
overwhelming surprise to the recipient.
Taxed with complicity in the matter,
Mrs. Stowe, who assists in the Trades-
man office, admitted that she had
secretly let Mr. Stowe’s subscribers
into the secret of his approaching
birthday, suggesting that any who
cared to do so might mail him a greet-
ing to arrive March 16. ‘The response
was much larger than jshe had expect-
ed, she said last night. More than
1,500 letters and cards were received,
besides thirty telegrams and many
flowers, plants and other gifts. Some
of those who remembered the anni-
versary were life-long friends of the
editor; others staunchly avowed that
though they had never met Mr. Stowe
they knew him through long perusal of
the Tradesman.
Earl D, Babst, head of the American
Sugar Refining Co., of New York, was
one of the friends of longest standing
to remember the day.
The Tradesman issued its forty-
eighth anniversary number last De-
cember—Grand Rapids Herald.
[I am glad to be given this oppor-
tunity to thank the many, subscribers
to the Michigan Tradesman and
friends of Mr. Stowe for the whole-
hearted manner in which they respond-
ed to my suggestion that they write
him letters on his seventy-third birth-
day The responses were so numerous
and so generous in tone that they fairly
took him off his feet, but he has since
regained his equilibrium and is again
pursuing the career he has followed
for the past forty-nine years, happy
in the knowledge that his efforts are
thoroughly appreciated, as evidenced in
the wonderful letters sent him.
Mrs. E. A. Stowe.
I had a decidedly new experience
last week. JI received approximately
1,500 telegrams, letters and _ cards,
mostly letters, conveying the con-
gratulations of the writers over my
reaching and passing the 73d milepost
in my career. [ have devoted every
spare moment for the past five days
to the perusal of these epistles and
when [I complete the reading of all the
communications I ‘am going to start
over again and re-read every word
which reached me from the 1,500
friends who availed themselves of this
opportunity to congratulate me on the
record I have made with the Trades-
man and to express the hope that I
may be permitted to continue the con-
nection so long as [ retain my health
and vigor. ‘I had no idea J] had so
many good friends in this world. I
have been temporarily deprived of so
many close friends by death, particu-
larly of late years, that ] can find
more companions in the cemeteries
than I can in walking the streets of
my adopted city and native state. I
have been importuned by many of my
friends to publish these beautiful
tributes in the Tradesman, but J] can-
not see my way clear to do so at this
time for two reasons: It would not be
fair to print one without printing all,
which would require more than a
dozen pages of the Tradesman, and
despite the fact that the receipt of so
many commendatory communications
to his success was the cigar makers’
union, who saw to it that the moment
one of his brands received public
recognition the price established by
the union for the production of the
brand was promptly advanced. The
union never did anything to contribute
to the success of any brand, which was
due to the quality of the tobacco Mr.
Johnson put in his cigars and the
novel methods he used to advertise
them. His business methods to his
customers—both wholesale and retail—
were thoroughly modern and_ up-to-
date. He kept his shop scrupulously
clean and undertook to secure the co-
operation of his union employes to
keep themselves clean and wholesome
looking. In this he was handicapped
The Late G. J. Johnson.
have fairly dazed me [ still have a
small measure of native modesty left.
I wish to thank every one, individu-
ally and collectively, for the part they
played in this. occasion and the effort
they made to render my 73d birthday
forever memorable. J] can assure them
they succeeded in making the day and
the week accompanying it one of the
happiest periods of my life and an
event I shall cherish with fondness and
appreciation as long as [ live.
I was saddened beyond measure to.
learn of the death of G. J. Johnson at
Los Angeles, Calif., last. Monday
night. JI had known him ever since he
engaged in the manufacture of cigars
in this city. He worked very hard to
get his business on its feet and suc-
ceeded beyond his most sanguine ex-
pectations. About the only obstacle
at every turn. Among the rules he
promulgated was that cigar makers
should wash their hands after every
visit to the toilet room. This rule the
union employes refused to accept.
Then the iron entered Mr. Johnson’s
soul and he came to me with the state-
ment that he must part company with
the union. I induced him to hold off a
couple of months to enable me to line
up the wholesale dealers who handled
his brands and the traveling men who
represented the houses who were his
agents. When this was fully accom-
plished I cheerfully gave my consent
to his severing relations with the
union, Labor day occurred the next
week and every man who walked in
the procession ‘bore a card in his hat
reading ‘Boycott S. C.'W.” The warn-
ing was so apparent that practically
every smoking man iin town immedi-
ately bought am S. C. W. to ascertain
what there was about the brand to
cause such summary action. Before
the stores were closed for the night
there was not an S.C. W. left in the
showcases of any merchant. That
was the ‘turning point in the career of
Mr. Johnson. Every smoker knew
that a cigar produced by Mr. Johnson
under non-union auspices would be
clean and wholesome, his trade expand-
ed rapidly and he started on the road
to a millionaire. As his income in-
creased his charities expanded. His
employes were mostly girls, who were
given every opportunity to improve
their condition, financially and other-
wise. A great chorus was planned by
Mr. Johnson, who employed an expert
teacher in music at his own expense to
give the girls instructions one night a
week. He gave liberally to other
causes which met his approval, always
expressly stipulating that the gift be
kept secret. He was, I think, the first
cigar maker in Michigan to buy his
leaf tobaccs direct from Amsterdam,
bringing it to Grand Rapids in large
quantities—several carloads at a time
—and storing it in bonded warehouses
until needed.
went on his bonds to the Government
for the payment of duties to the
amount of several hundred ‘thousand
For several years I
dollars. Did he ever appreciate the
service rendered him in this way? He
most certainly did. He is one of the
few I have helped in a large way who
never forgot the transaction. He used
full page
Tradesman in those days to popularize
announcements in the
his brands and frequently assured me
that much of the great success due him
was to be attributed to this constant
exploitation in the Tradesman.
When Mr. Johnson sold his factory
to an Eastern corporation he planned
to open another large factory in which
the help would be confined to colored
girls. He proposed to furnish the cap-
ital and credit for the undertaking, dis-
tributing all the profits, after he had
received 6 per cent. on the capital in-
vestment, among the workers. [ do
not know why he never carried that
project into execution, but ] presume
its abandonment was due to his ill
health. He had a large fund of sym-
pathy for the colored people because of
the discrimination
that time by many employers. He used
to exclaim: ““What its the use of a col-
against them at
ored girl working hard to win a di-
ploma from a high ‘school? iAbout all
she can get to do is to check hats at
a hotel or coats at a theater, after she
wins her diploma.” [ never knew a
man who had more sympathy for the
under dog than Mr. Johnson. [| saw
him make many sacrifices to help
others in distress, always in that quiet
way of his, and with the distinct under-
standing that nothing was to be said
about it.
Personally, Mr. Johnson was one of
the most companionable men [| ever
knew. He was somewhat radical in
his views on many questions of public
interest, but he never condemned any
man who did not coincide with him
in his ideas or conclusions. In getting
up to leave after a discussion he usual-
ly remarked: “Perhaps you are right
(Continued on page 23)
10
FINANCIAL
Oil Industry Shows Progress.
Some industries appear rather defi-
nitely to have left their worst days of
overproduction and price demoraliza-
tion in this depression behind them.
Generally, price unsettlement and sur-
plus stocks still block the road to
profit-making, but here and there not-
able progress is being made in laying
the foundation for a recovery.
The oil industry, for instance, has
come a long way from the situation
which existed last summer when
Texas and Oklahoma found it neces-
sary to use military force to stop the
overflow of oil. It has collected some
new troubles in the shape of mounting
taxes and gasoline bootlegging, but the
fundamental problem of balancing sup-
ply and demand has been met with
more success than in copper, rubber
and other important industries.
Oil men say the industry, as it nears
its seasonal upturn in consumption
this spring, is in better shape than it
has been in for several years, although
producers must obtain higher prices to
show any marked improvement in
earnings for their shareholders.
For a while, anyway, domestic pro-
ducers and distributors seem likely to
derive some benefit from an oil tariff
which in Congress has assumed the
form of an excise tax. Oil men are du-
bious over the long-range benefits of a
tariff in a country which exports as
much petroleum and its products as
the United States does but believe it
may be helpful in strengthening the
price structure next spring and sum-
mer,
A year ago the new East Texas field
was casting a menacing shadow over
the industry and upsetting all calcula-
tions for the future. Before spring
was far advanced, the shadow had be-
come a serious reality and the indus-
try entered one of its worst periods of
chaos and overproduction,
Now, with East Texas and other
flush fields in check, the industry
seems confident it can adjust supply to
demand and at the same time continue
working off gradually surplus stocks.
It is favored with a domestic demand
for gasoline which has continued to
grow during the past two depression
years.
While the campaign to control crude
production has brought results, the in-
dustry is still troubled with excessive
competition in the refining and market-
ing end. ‘
“There is scarcely a town of 3,000
inhabitants in the United States in
which there are not from ten to fifteen
important companies marketing their
branded products through various sep-
arate service stations,’ Amos L, Beaty,
president of the American Petroleum
Institute, points out in a recent ad-
dress, “It has come to this in the
past few years and the number of com-
peting units is not growing less.
“Consumers read about low prices
at refineries but are not impressed by
what they are paying at the stations,
including taxes. Many of them fail to
realize that they are paying for long
division. It is not difficult to see that
if the divisor increases until the aver-
age volume of gasoline per station is
only forty or fifty gallons a day, any
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
compensatory price must be such as to
displease the consumer,”
[Copyrighted, 1932.]
New Sources of Revenue.
In a period when industrial and busi-
ness enterprise generally is restrained
under the cloud of world-wide eco-
nomic depression and readjustment,
the great public utility systems of this
country are busily engaged in turning
up new sources of revenue.
Attention of the industry is being
directed chiefly to the creation of new
markets in the domestic field. The
more complete electrification of in-
dustrial organizations will ‘have a salu-
tary effect on light and power com-
pany revenues when normal activity
returns, in the opinion of those close
to the utility field, but it is to the do-
mestic user that the industry is turning
for its continued stability of revenue
and increased consumption.
In an analysis of future markets, the
firm of Calvin Bullock points out that
“during 1931 the number of domestic
users increased over 1930 by 1.1 per
cent. but that there was a 7.2 per cent.
increase in kilowatt hours sold to do-
mestic service and a 3.2 per cent. in-
crease in revenue from these cus-
tomers.”
Advance in domestic consumption
may be traced almost wholly to in-
creased use of electrical appliances. For
instance, “in 1931, one of the great
merchandising feats,” says the study,
“was the sale of 1,000,000 electric re-
frigerators, each one in use being
equivalent to one new domestic cus-
tomer, or about $30 per year.
“The industry can anticipate an in-
creased revenue of $30,000,000 from
this source alone. There are still 82.4
per cent. of the wired homes without
an electric refrigerator.”
More recently it was announced that
domestic sales of electric refrigerators
in January were 55.2 per cent. ahead
of the corresponding month of last
year and 3.4 per cent. greater than in
January, 1930. The showing was cited
as “a fine tribute to the value of co-
operative promotion and merchandising
and was convincing demonstration of
the courage with which the industry is
going after the quota of ‘another mil-
lion in 1932’.”
An intensive campaign to introduce
electric cooking ranges on a broader
scale was inaugurated recently by ex-
ecutives of the electrical appliance in-
dustry. Only 6 per cent. of the wired
homes, it is computed, have electric
cooking ranges, and efforts will be
made to increase this number through
the sale of 1,000,000 ranges in the next
three years.
“Of our 20,370,631 wired homes,
over 11,000,000 are without vacuum
cleaners, over 12,000,000 without wash-
ing machines, over 14,500,000 without
percolators, over 17,000,000 without
electric heaters and over 19,500,000
without electric irons,” says the firm.
“Aggressive sales campaigns by
leading electric equipment manufactur-
ers will produce results, and the re-
sults will react to the profit of the
electric light and power industry. Such
a campaign has already begun in the
form of large advertisements appear-
ing currently in leading periodicals.”
[Copyrighted, 1932.]
Better Judgment Is Necessary.
Senator Hiram Johnson’s scathing
attack on investment bankers a few
days ago was in line with the tenor of
the recent Congressional hearings on
foreign bond flotations. Unfortunately
the charges he made contain a dis-
tressing amount of truth on the atti-
tude of American investment bankers
during the years when the public was
willing to buy almost any foreign ob-
ligation offered to it.
The important aspect of the prob-
lem, however, is not that the public
has lost appalling amounts but wheth-
er we have been impressed sufficiently
with errors of those years to prevent a
repetition of them. Right now it is
easy to say that we have—that we
have learned our lesson. The history
of the last fifteen years, however, does
not bear out this point of view.
This is evident if it is recalled that
only ten years ago it was said on all
sides that the leaders of our financial
system had been taught by the
calamitous fall of commodity prices
that they must not lend on greatly in-
flated values. Almost before the de-
cline of commodity prices had stopped,
nevertheless, they started lending
heavily on real estate and permitted
speculators in that field to pyramid un-
til the market values in some sections
of the country, notably Florida, be-
came even more unreasonable than
commodity prices had been at the start
of 1920.
Again, according to the statements
of the time, we had been taught a les-
son and would not repeat the error.
Nevertheless the financial community
almost immediately started on a new
March 23, 1932
program of credit expansion which in
due time enabled security prices to
reach fantastic heights. In view of
these two recent lessons which were
forgotten within almost a few months,
it is difficult to conclude that we shall
not fall back into the old errors at the
first opportunity.
In fact, a campaign pointing to this
end is already in full swing. Whether
it will be successful depends upon the
attitude of our financial leaders, If
they will remember some of the facts
given by Senator Johnson—for ex-
ample, that at present prices our losses
on foreign bonds amount to almost
$2,600,000,000—there is a fair chance
that the process cannot be repeated.
If the financial leaders do not re-
member this experience, drastic legis-
lation is the only alternative. Such
legislation would be extremely regret-
table. A country gets the maximum
benefit from an investment banking or-
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ganization in charge of wise managers
who are not fettered by statutes. There
is little reason to doubt, however, that
unless greater wisdom is shown in
handling our bond flotations in the fu-
ture than was revealed before 1930 the
field must be brought under strict leg-
islative control,
Ralph West Robey.
[Copyrighted, 1932.]
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Successful Trading—Stock Analysis.
The importance of the company’s
business, balance sheet and its figures
divide its attraction as a stock issue.
The most important consideration,
however, is that of actual corporate
earnings. The value of any stock de-
pends upon income, either actually de-
livered to the stockholder or poten-
tially delivered, and such a factor de-
pends upon earnings or profits real-
ized.
The business of any company is im-
portant only as to its effect on possible
profits. Likewise, the balance sheet
and book value of its stock are im-
portant only as they relate to possible
profits. In the past the company’s cur-
rent financial position represented in
the balance sheet was the result of the
company’s earnings. In the future the
financial position is important as _ it
affects the probabilities of good earn-
ings in the future. Therefore, the bal-
ance sheet and book value are im-
portant in judging the stock’s attrac-
tion but not as important as its earn-
ings, past, present and future. For
example, some years ago American
Woolen was a market leader and its
balance sheet was very strong. The
book value was in excess of 100 a
share. Yet-the stock fluctuated around
a low level of 20 because the company,
although in strong financial position,
was in a depression dating back five
years. The company had shown actual
deficits in several years. Market valu-
ation was thus based on _ corporate
earnings and not its theoretical book
value.
In contrast to this, Du Pont de
Nemours, whose book value at the
same time was twenty-eight a share,
sold for two hundred per share due to
good earnings. The _ corporation’s
earning statement should be very care-
fully considered before investing and a
strict iron-clad rule should be made
to only buy into corporations which
issue regular and intelligible statements
of both types, the balance sheet and
the earnings statement. These two
departments are corollaries in corpora-
tion finance and in the analyses of in-
dividual stocks. They form a complete
picture of any company and give a
good check on the attraction of the
corporation’s securities as the balance
sheet shows its financial position at
the same time the earning statement
shows its operations, each as accurate
views of the company, one showing its
strength and the other its accomplish-
ments. Jay H. Petter,
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First White Man Who Invaded Mich-
igan.
At least two books intended for
school text books which have been is-
sued of late have stated that Nicolet
was the first white man in Michigan
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 11
and I am told that a marker has re-
cently been erected at Mackinac Island
to the same effect. I am wondering
why.
In “Sault Ste. Marie and the Great
Waterways, page 40, Sanator Fowle
quoted from Butterfield’s “Discoveries
and Explorations” and argued that
Entienne (Samuel) Brule visited the
Soo in the winter of 1618-19, when he
spent the winter on an island a little
ways below the present site of that
city, thus becoming the first white man
in Michigan.
In the same quotation from Senator
Fowle he says: “In 1621 Brule was
again dispatched to gain more definite
information regarding this great North-
ern sea. This time he started with a
companion named Grenolle. That he
reached the Sault on that expedition
we are not left to conjecture.”
Friar Sagard bears definite testimony
of what both Brule and Grenolle told
him of this trip.
In the footnote on page 41 Senator
Fowle reviews the fact that Butterfield
gave the honor of being the first white
man in what became Michigan, to
Nicolet, in his “History of the Dis-
coveries of the Northwest” published
in 1881, but says that Butterfield must
have changed his mind after more re-
search, when he wrote his “Discoveries
and Explorations” in 1898.
In “The French Regime” by Kel-
logg, that author discussess the Brule
and Grenolde trip, pages 59 and 60, and
clinches the truth of the story of
Grenolle by the fact that the map of
Champlain and Pontgrave, which they
handed to the English in 1629, located
Lake Superior and Isle Royale. Prac-
tically this same map was. published
in France in 1632. There was no other
way the information could have been
secured,
In his “Story of Sault Ste. Marie,
page 30, Stanley Newton says: “It
took a careful and miunte examina-
tion of the writings of the historian
Segard by Sulte, Butterfield, Curran
and others, to balance the Books for
Brule.” and then gives the story prac-
tically as given above.
My notes speak of several references
to Brule and to the two trips men-
tioned above, in both the Jesuit Rela-
tions and Ontario Archives, as I have
found them at various times, but I do
not have access to either as I am
writing this. While Parkman does not
give positive testimony several refer-
ences to Brule and his books seem to
fit in perfectly with the story as told
above.
That Jean Nicolet was the first
white man to pass through the Macki-
nac strait which he did in 1634, is true
beyond any question. As he retraced
his course down the St. Mary’s River
from the Sault to its mouth, turned
South, explored the Eastern shore of
the Upper Peninsula, rounded the
point at what is now St. Ignace, and
paddled: down the shore to Green Bay,
he was where no white man had pre-
ceded him. That is glory enough for
one man. A. Riley Crittenden.
Howell, Mich.
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Lansing.
Second Vice-President — Theodore J.
Bathke, Petoskey.
Secretary — Herman Hanson, Grand
Rapids.
Treasurer—O. H. Bailey, Sr., Lansing.
Directors — Ole Peterson, Muskegon;
Walter Loefler, Saginaw; John Lurie,
Detroit; Clayton F. Spaulding, Battle
Creek; Ward Newman, Pontiac.
Grocers’ Automobiles Are a Sure Sign
of Prosperity.
Discussing one sign of the times in
the grocery business, which J revert
to below, a local secretary remarked
to me:
“Qh, the grocer always thinks him-
self hard pressed and generally rather
badly off, but the fact is, grocers of
even fair ability are sitting exceeding-
ly pretty these days.
“T thought of that last week when I
attended the monthly meeting of the
Dashton voluntary organization,” he
continued. “It was not so well attended
as the meetings usually are, for that
close organization generally has at
least sixty members at its meetings.
This night there were not more than
thirty on hand. But as I approached
the hall I remarked that I had to
thread my way between cars strung
out along the entire block, and I
stopped to observe the kind of cars
and their condition,
“And J am here to tell you,” he con-
cluded, “that I was struck with the
grade of those cars. They were Cad-
illacs, Chryslers, Buicks, Nashes and
makes of that character—large hand-
some, roomy, really luxurious convey-
ances. Moreover, they were all in the
pink of condition, bright, shiny, well
kept. I estimated that before my eyes
was all of $40,000 in value, so with a
full attendance, there would be cars
worth around $80,000 parked by those
’
oppressed grocers.’
It is perfectly right for grocers to
own cars of the grade and character
indicated, Any man should be at lib-
erty to treat himself as well as he feels
able to do. The fact I report indicates
that, as I have always maintained,
stated and rejoiced in, the grocery
business is a good one and is in good
condition. Every so often J see a re-
port, like one before me now, that
“Rural Retail Stores” are “Still a Big
Factor.” That report would be okeh
if the word still were omitted, for the
truth is that small stores always will
be the prevailing factor in retail dis-
tribution, so far as anyone can now
foresee, unless they themselves work
themselves out of their job.
For example, as I have elsewhere
reported, grocers are now making net
earnings so liberal that they hold the
umbrella for competition. If we per-
sist in taking all we can get while the
taking is good, we shall certainly en-
danger our own future.
Again, I now have before me a
_ statement of the provisions of the Nye
bill, thus: “It shall be an unfair meth-
od of competition for any person to
sell or offer to sell as a trade incentive
or for the purpose of injuring a com-
petitor, any article or commodity at or
below ‘his cost price,” with a lot of ifs,
ands and provisos which must prove
impossibly irksome in practice to the
- the members of the
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very men who now think they want
such a law established.
Let us remember that those very
men are to-day and at this writing
deserting the few manufacturers who
seriously endeavor to maintain mini-
mum resale prices.
Commenting on a
wrote recently on
maintenance, one writes: “I am quite
sure you are proceeding on the right
line if I am a judge of fundamental
principles. However in the hysteria of
to-day it is hard to have many adhere
to fundamentals. It may be a year be-
fore your idea will receive careful con-
sideration and a trial, but I believe we
will see it made effective.”
Another, who has given this ques-
tion the most exhaustive study during
several years, writes that my plan is
logical, sound and workable, but:
“T incline to believe that it will be
almost an impossible task to convince
Federal Trade
Commission, who are either politicians
or attorneys, that public interest would
not be endangered by the right desired
unless said members should, on their
own account, engage in the retail gro-
cery business for a year so they could
by experience visualize the merchan-
dising of trademarked brands from
producer to consumer.”
When we recall how long we have
tried for the Capper-Kelly enactment
we should be able to sense the futility
of engaging politicians—always inter-
ested only in how the cat jumps—to
get us anything tangible. And if the
Nye bill becomes law, there will be
a howl from Dan to Beersheba from
the rank and file of really able retail
individual grocers.
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minimum price
long
One difficulty in our country comes
from its size. It is so hard to get one
slant on any problem from our entire
population.
Fresh produce the year round means
nothing to Californians where the last
seedings of carrots are put into the
ground in November, thus carrying
the fresh article throughout the only
dark, chilly weeks there are but here
is how it all strikes one who lives
where winter prevails:
“Right now we have fresh green
peas, strawberries, wax and _ string
beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, potatoes,
rhubarb—and we have them all win-
ter right here in New York. Now, I
pray you, isn’t that something for the
canner to worry about?” That was
written Feb. 13.
To the grocer that means, watch out
for your produce department. Regard-
less of where you live, fresh foods are
being more used every week of every
year. The retailer who fails to grasp
this fact will most certainly have
something to worry about on his own
account.
“Watch dry ice,” writes one who
has his eye peeled. “It is coming to
the front and one of these days it will
go over with a bang. Now being used
in many places and a process of con-
trolling temperatures with it has been
perfected.”
Another slant on perishables or pro-
duce: More home and store refriger-
ators were sold last year than any
other in history and this year is going
to be a repeater of that record, All
refrigerator companies are working
full time, some with night shifts as
well. That is a sign of the times for
grocers. Incidentally, we have herein
evidence that not all lines are burden-
ed with “unemployment.”
A knock is a boost. A few days
since I was told a dismal sounding
tale of how a grocer had been hyp-
notized into investing $3,900 in a new
art
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model store and was now discouraged
over how little good it had done him.
I went to see the grocer and the pic-
ture was quite different.
He is a man with ample grocery ex-
perience. He had purchased a two-
flat corner building and remodeled the
basement into a compact, absolutely
delightful modern store, with splendid
light and the neatest kind of windows.
It was well stocked, orderly to the last.
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MEAT DEALER
Michigan State Association of Retail
: Meat Merchants.
President—Frank Cornell, Grand Rapids
Vice-Pres.—E P. Abbott, Flint.
Secretary—E. J. La Rose, Detroit.
Treasurer—Pius Goedecke, Detroit.
Next meeting will be held in Grand
Rapids, date not decided.
Squelching Anti-Meat Propaganda.
Meat is recognized as the king of
foods. Why? secause everybody
likes it and demands it in the daily
diet; because it furnishes the nutrients
which are so essential to
bodily well-being,
Several years ago the National Live
Stock and Meat Board was assigned
the task of telling the consuming pub-
lic of America all about the food value
of meat and its place in the diet. In
order to accomplish this end it was
health and
first necessary to enlist the support of
all agencies that are in a position to
assist in promoting such a program.
What are these agencies? They may
be classified in two groups. One in-
cludes the marketing
agencies, the meat processors, and the
meat retailers. In the
growers, the
other are the
state universities and agricultural col-
leges, the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture, high schools, and many others.
All branches of the industry have
worked harmoniously and
conscientiously for a number of years
in putting over the board’s program of
work which includes education, adver-
tising and research on the subject of
meat. With the valuable assistance of
the other interests |
together
have mentioned,
they have given the world the truth
about meat—that meat is a healthful
food: that meat contains energy,
strength and vigor: that the protein of
meat is of high biological value, that
meat supplies essential minerals. These
facts along with many others have been
and are to the
American housewife entire
consuming public.
We are living in a day of keen com-
petition. If we expect meat to main-
tain its place as the center of the well-
balanced diet it is that all
interests co-operate and that we put
forth our best thoughts and efforts.
being emphasized
and the
necessary
The fact that meat is ninety-seven
per cent. digestible makes it oné of the
cheapest foods in America. The fact
that it contains essential food proper-
ties makes it one of the most valuable.
One of the leading scientific research
workers refers to meat as follows:
“Meat is an excellent source of pro-
tein. Meat is a good body builder, and
an excellent food for growing children.
Meat is easily digested and is prac-
tically completely used by the human
Meat increases growth of
Meat produces increased
Meat increases efficiency. Meat
system.
stature.
vigor.
increases the length of life. Meat is a_
health food. Meat stimulates mental
activity. Meat stimulates digestion and
gives the feeling of being well fed, All
the nations of the world which have
shown the greatest progress in art,
science and literature have been meat
eaters.”
Such statements from authoritative
sources are very fine. There certainly
is little more that could be said in
favor of a food. But what do such
facts amount to if they are not
brought to the attention of the 120
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million people of the United States. If
they are buried they are of no use at
all. Research people are simply wast-
ing their time in digging out -informa-
tion if that information is filed away
in the archives and forgotten. On the
other hand if it is made available to
the masses, an inestimable amount of
good is accomplished. The people
will know the truth and will profit
therefrom, And that is what the board
It is giving the people the
whole truth about meat.
A few years ago it was a common
thing to pick up a newspaper and find
statements disparaging to meat, Most
of these statements came from the so-
called vegetarians who had_ turned
against meat either for sentimental
reasons—objections to the slaughter of
animals—or because they had been in-
fluenced ‘by false doctrines which teach
that meat is detrimental to health.
There is one thing sure. These anti-
meat teachings haven’t a scientific leg
to stand on. All of them are success-
fully refuted by scientific fact.
Thanks to the work of the board and
many of those who have worked with
the board, anti-meat propaganda has
been stamped out to a large extent.
The board’s battle for meat is being
strengthened by statements which are
coming out from time to time
authoritative sources.
There is no denying the fact that the
general public likes and demands meat.
Tl consumption figures bear out this
fact in a broad way.
is doing.
from
Let us see what the facts are regard-
ing National meat consumption. Gov-
ernment consumption in
1931 were released just a few days ago
and they tell a story that is indeed re-
assuring. The figures show that 16
billion, 530 million pounds of meat
were consumed during the year, This
was 163 million more pounds than
were consumed in 1930.
Per capita consumption also increas-
ed. Jn 1930 each person in the United
States ate 132.8 pounds of all meats.
Last year this figure was raised to
133.2. were increases in veal,
pork and lamb, while beef showed a
slight decline. The situation in beef
was due to the fact that the supply of
cattle available for slaughter was the
smallest in a number of years.
An eminent doctor recently made
the statement that all this talk about
vegetarianism is poppy-cock, and that
human beings are so constituted that
they require a mixed diet. He states
that the vegetarian cranks are strong
for nuts of all kinds. And why? Be-
cause their system craves the fat that
is in the nuts. He goes on to say that
he is fond of vegetables, but when he
is hungry he likes a nice big juicy
steak,
figures on
There
We might go on indefinitely talking
about the excellent food value of meat
in the diet, but the job that we have
ahead of us at the present time is not
to talk it over among ourselves but to
drive this information home in the
minds of the general public.
The housewives are hungry for in-
formation on meat; not only for in-
formation on the health value of meat
but for information on the selection
and cooking of meat,
The board with its limited budget is
carrying this information into the
homes. Each year millions of meat
recipes are distributed to the house-
wives. The food value of meat is
brought to the attention of the con-
suming public through newspapers,
over the radio, in magazine articles,
and through various other channels.
R. C. Pollock.
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HARDWARE
Michigan Retail Hardware Association.
President—Chas. H. Sutton, Howell.
Secretary—Harold W. Bervig.
Treasurer—William Moore, Detroit.
Spring Trade in the Sporting Goods
Department.
With the approach of spring, there
will be a revival of interest in the
sporting goods department. With
hockey, skating and other winter
sports, the department is, of course, an
all-the-year-round feature in wide-
awake hardware stores; but sales un-
doubtedly quicken when the frost
goes out of the ground and the juvenile
ball teams begin to get into action.
‘The approach of spring is a remind-
er of the opening of the fishing sea-
son. Business can be obtained by
featuring a good stock of fishing tackle,
rods, reels and other paraphernalia.
Wherever rivers and lakes are con-
venient, canoes, boats and other water
equipment will be called for, The en-
thusiastic golfer gets out his clubs and
tries practice shots in the attic. And,
over and above all else, the annual
baseball fever is rising in every Ameri-
can community.
The sporting goods trade differs to
a great extent from some other lines.
With paint, for instance, you have to
educate the public and go out after the
business. With sporting goods, on the
other hand, business is apt to come to
you, What is more, it may come with
arush. But it is essential to have the
goods when the rush sets in; for the
sporting enthusiast will not wait. He
prefers to go elsewhere and get what
he wants immediately.
There are, of course, some sports
where education of your public is
necessary. For instance, thirty years
ago golf was a mystery to most Ameri-
cans. To-day, the average community
has its golf course; and golfing equip-
ment is an important staple of the
sporting goods department. Every-
body talks golf, even those people who
don’t play the game. At one stage,
sporting goods dealers had to educate
their public to the game, That period
is now past, so far as most communi-
ties are concerned.
For most sports, however, no edu-
cation is necessary. The local de-
votees know the game, whatever it is,
and when the season recurs they rush
to replenish their equipment. The
great essential, in dealing with the
baseball, golfing or fishing enthusiast,
is to have just what he wants just
when he wants it.
A process of education is, however,
necessary where a hardware store is
just starting a sporting goods depart-
ment; or where an effort is being made
to develop a_ half-hearted sporting
goods department into something
worth while. There you must be pre-
pared to advertise, play up the goods,
establish contacts with important in-
dividuals in the various popular sports,
and do everything necessary to attract
trade. For, be it remembered, the
natural tendency of the sportsman is to
go where he got good service last year,
The personal element enters. very
strongly into the handling of sporting
goods.
The methods adopted by large city
stores are rarely applicable in their
entirety to stores in smaller communi-
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
ties. Yet as a rule they can be modi-
fied and adapted to the small town or
small city store.
One large city firm which decided to
cater to this trade began by establish-
ing a separate sporting goods depart-
ment, The management of this de-
partment was placed in the hands of
an experienced salesman who had
specialized in this line. A good amount
of floor space was given to the new
department. The stock, far from be-
ing limited to a few popular staple
lines, was made as comprehensive as
possible,
A high quality of goods was main-
tained as one of the essentials. Ar-
rangements were made with recogniz-
ed manufacturing houses and jobbers
for their lines. Wherever possible, re-
liable guarantees were secured to back
up the goods. Satisfaction through
quality was the pre-determined corner-
stone in the building of the new de-
partment.
Furthermore, the firm from the very
outset sought to establish this depart-
ment in the public mind as the one
place to go whenever sporting goods
were wanted. “If you can’t get it at
Walker’s, you can’t get it anywhere,”
was the idea the management sedulous-
ly endeavored to get across to the pub-
lic. To this end the stock was made
varied and comprehensive.
thing that’s good in sporting goods,”
was the store slogan. And getting this
idea established in the public mind
was an important point in the cam-
paign.
It was not long until a permanent
assistant was required; and after the
first year it was found necessary to
double the space given to the depart-
ment, and also double the staff.
A small town hardware dealer could
not, of course, attempt to operate a
sporting goods department on so large
a scale. But the general principles
adopted are as sound for the small
community and the small store as for
the large community and the large
store.
Thus, sporting goods should, as far
as possible, be segregated from the
rest of the stock and given some par-
ticular part of store where they will
have a reasonable amount of promin-
ence. It is sound policy, too, to place
in charge of this department some
salesman specially qualified to handle
it. The stock should be as compre-
hensive as your conditions will justify
and the department should be operated
on the idea of featuring and recom-
mending quality goods even if you
have to sell cheaper lines to part of
your trade.
Yet there are pitfalls to watch for
in meeting these requirements, “I'll
put Jim in charge of the sporting
goods,” one hardware dealer decided.
“He is an enthusiast if ever there was
one.”
The sporting goods department fol-
lowing Jim’s appointment sold a pretty
fair amount of baseball paraphernalia.
Yet it got hardly any business at all
from an increasing number of golfers
and lawn bowlers—both these sports
being popular in the community. The
merchant wondered at this, He made
enquiries. And the upshot was that
the enthusiastic Jim was moved to an-
other department.
“Every--
The trouble was that Jim was a
baseball enthusiast, but nothing else
so far as sports were concerned. For
him, baseball was the one and only
pastime, His slighting references to
“cow pool” and “playing marbles in
second childhood,’ antagonized a lot
of golfers and lawn bowlers who had
good money to spend. He even sneer-
ed at the rising game of softball as
unworthy a real he-man.
The man in charge of a sporting
goods department can’t be a one-sided
sport. Far better than knowing one
game from the roots up is knowing a
little of every game that is played and
being consistently friendly and sym-
pathetic toward all. Every game has
its devotees. They may be few in
number, but that quite often makes
them all the more ardent. And the
wise sporting goods salesman tries to
know something about every game
that is played in his community, about
the outstanding National and _ local
players, and about the proper equip-
ment to use.
So, too, it is easy to overstock in the
effort to make your stock compre-
hensive. In the small community you
can’t carry everything the traveling
salesman thinks you should carry or
everything that the catalogue shows.
But the man who studies his field in-
telligently, knows the popular local
games, knows the equipment required
and the individual players, can gauge
the probable demand very closely, and
can carry practically everything that
may be called for. Added to this, he
should keep in touch with manufactur-
ers and jobbers and working with
catalogues, can give his public very
good service where there is an un-
expected call for some article. To
handle the business adequately you
should have in stock whatever your
competitors are likely to carry; and be
in a position to get on short notice
any other article the occasional cus-
tomer may require.
All this presupposes a thorough and
comprehensive knowledge of sporting
goods; and such a knowledge should
be possessed, either by the head of the
firm, or by the salesman in special
charge of the department. If he
doesn’t know to begin with, that is
no handicap, so long as he is willing
to learn,
Sporting goods make very attrac-
tive window displays; and show cards
and price tickets usually add a great
deal to the pulling power of window
trims. The introduction into these
displays of photographs or pictures of
big league baseball players, tennis
stars and other prominent figures in
the sporting world often helps to make
the displays interesting and effective.
Pennants showing the colors of vari-
March 238, 1932
ous teams, colleges and local organ-
izations can be worked in. If some
local team is going strong in a league
contest, be sure to get photos of the
members individually or in group—of
course in their uniforms.
One dealer whose window space
permitted a practically continuous dis-
play of sporting goods used to run a
sort of ribbon bulletin across the front
and side of the window on the level of
the eye. On this bulletin were pasted
the latest dispatches regarding im-
portant events, clipped from the news-
papers. Lots of people stopped to
read these bulletins and lingered to
look over the display.
(Personal work is very helpful in de-
veloping business. At the opening of
the season, your sporting goods man
can personally solicit the various
athletic clubs. He can get in touch
with the organizations and the indi-
vidual members; and often it is pos-
sible to quote some attractive proposi-
tion that will bring in the entire trade
of an organization. It is worth while
to interview secretaries or other offi-
cers of the various clubs; and, where
opportunity offers, to interview indi-
vidual members,
Mailing lists of the members of
various organizations are helpful; and
carefully prepared circular letters can
be sent out, with appropriate printed
matter. The telephone can also be
used in soliciting business. While a
great deal of business will come to you
once you are established, you should
not hesitate to go after the business.
Victor Lauriston.
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Sterling Gift Items Re-ordered.
Active re-ordering on low-end ster-
ling silver hollow ware is a feature of
the wholesale markets this week. Re-
tailers holding pre-Easter promotions
on sterling made substantial purchas-
es of small gift items in the $5 retail
range. Buyers ask for immediate deliv-
ery in all instances, A slight drop in
the volume of orders for pewter ware
is noted in the trade. Producers
specializing in the cheaper lines of
pewter, including items to retail at 99
cents to $1.95, report sales are still
ahead of levels obtaining at the cor-
responding period last year. The de-
cline this week is regarded as only a
temporary development.
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In almost any subject your passion
for the subject will save you. If you
only care enough for the result, you
will almost certainly attain it. If you
wish to be rich, you will be rich, if
you wish to be good, you will be good.
Only you must, then, really wish those
things, an dwish them with exclusive-
ness, and not wish at the same time a
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DRY GOODS
Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association.
President—Jas. T. Milliken, Traverse
City.
—— C. Pratt, Grand
Secretary-Treasurer—Thomas Pitketh-
ly, Flint.
Manager—Jason E. Hammond, Lansing.
Rayon Mills To Make Underwear.
Apparently dissatisfied with the se-
vere competition which has been dis-
rupting the trade, several producers
of rayon yarn and cloth for the under-
wear cutters-up are considering enter-
ing the manufacture of underwear or
confining their production to fewer
outlets, according to reports in under-
wear circles yesterday. One of the
large yarn producers is reported to be
making a survey of the most popular
types of garments in the women’s field,
while another is said to be considering
a tie-up with an underwear mill.
Weighting of fabrics, price cutting and
other abuses have made the underwear
rayon market one of the most com-
petitive in the country, it was said.
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Waste Paper Code Adopted.
Waste paper dealers, packers and
brokers representing from 70 to 75 per
cent. of the total tonnage handled
yearly in the trade adopted eight group
one rules and eight group two regula-
tions at a trade practice conference
held last week at the Hotel New
Yorker, New York, with representa-
tives of the Federal Trade Commis-
sion. A trade practice committee was
appointed to co-operate with the com-
mission, which will take final action
on the rules after a thorough study of
them. The group one codes covered
false packing, the issuance of inflated,
-deflated or misleading price quotations,
without intent to buy or sell at these
levels, defamation of competitors, sell-
ing of goods below cost and other
standard rules.
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Color To Lead in New Jewelry.
Lines of novelty jewelry for post-
Easter selling feature color strongly.
This trend, it was said, will bring into
prominence stone-set merchandise and
will push into the background the plain
gold and silver effects which have been
featured by a number of houses for the
early Spring trade. The new offerings
will emphasize clips and pins, brace-
lets and: earrings, with merchandise in
the $1 and up to $2.95 retail price lines.
Necklaces have been somewhat dor-
mant, a condition traced to the lack
of outstanding novelties which make
an appeal to both retailer and con-
sumer.
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Post-Easter Policies To Fore.
With pre-Easter business at retail
showing signs of falling materially be-
low expectations, both retailers and
manufacturers are seeking means of
preventing the usual price cutting and
clearances which follow that holiday.
The suggestion going the rounds of
the apparel market is that the stores
can solve the question if they will
come to an understanding in their own
localities that post-Easter sales are
taboo this year. While championed
in some quarters, the view was taken
in others that this idea is doomed to
failure because of the intense compe-
tition between retailers. It was argued
that no special action is needed, as the
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
clean stocks of both producers and
stores will prevent price demoraliza-
tion and practically force selling at
regular mark-upcs,
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Mid-West Orders Better Curtains.
A strong demand for better-grade
lace curtains, in retail ranges up to $5,
developed last week in the Middle
West and is making up in part for the
poor business encountered in other
sections of the country. Retailers
throughout the East are promoting
only the cheapest types of lace goods,
styles which can be sold to consum-
ers at $1. The development in the
West is the first break in the steady
call for cheaper goods, and mill execu-
tives believe it will spread to other
sections of the country. Demand for
lace curtains last month was “spotty,”
with few manufacturers doing more
than a nominal business on medium
and better goods.
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Corsets and Lingerie Active.
The business being done by retail
corset and lingerie departments con-
tinues to stand out favorably in com-
parison with other store divisions.
Turnover is keeping up well, even of
the better-grade merchandise, and nor-
mal mark-up is being obtained on all
except the segment of highly com-
petitive price items, Step-in and back-
less corset models, emphasizing slim-
ness at the hips and creating the sil-
houette needed for the higher waist-
line vogue, are leading. Slips, night
gowns and bias-cut undergarments are
active,
—-seo———————
Glove Re-orders Gain Headway.
With attention centered largely on
fabric styles to retail at popular prices,
reorders on women’s. gloves are shap-
ing up favorably. Retail stores have
been filling in their stocks, promotions
for pre-Easter trade having moved a
substantial quantity of goods, /Slip-ons
are in the lead in current buying, with
white and eggshell among the out-
standing shades. Owing to the cau-
tious early buying of retailers, stocks
in the hands of wholesalers and im-
porters have been held in check. Sales
resistance to better-grade gloves was
noted.
—_—_»- >.
Dry Goods Jobbers at Standstill.
With the inclement weather retard-
ing the start of the Spring season, dry
goods wholesalers report that they are
practically at a ‘standstill. Very few
orders have been placed for seasonal
goods during the week and only some
Fall merchandise was purchased, such
as outing flannels. While jobbers feel
that the weather is partly responsible
for ‘the lull, the failure of any improve-
ment in general business conditions to
materialize also is regarded as a detri-
mental factor. The outlook for the re-
mainder of the month is not particu-
larly bright, it was held, but some im-
provement during April is anticipated.
——__> 2.
Price War on Fall Underwear.
The heavyweight underwear market
has become totally demoralized by the
price war on cheap goods, and rumors
of new low prices are heard daily.
Some of the mills are said to have gone
even below $4 per dozen on a cotton-
ribbed 12 pound suit in the recently
introduced cheap range, in an effort
to meet the demands of large buyers.
Some buyers, however, are pointing
out that these suits are being made
strictly to meet a price and that in
some instances inferior yarns are used.
The price uncertainty is holding up
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orders, and until some degree of
stability is reached, few buyers will be
willing to operate, it was said.
Revenge hurts the revenger.
Corduroy Tires
Known from the Canadian Border to the Gulf—and from New
York Harbor to the Golden Gate—the Corduroy Tire has in ten
years gained a reputation for value, for superlative performance
and dependability that is second to none!
The Corduroy Dealer organization dots the nation’s map in
metropolis and hamlet. It is an organization that swears
allegiance to the Corduroy Tire because of long years of unfail-
ing tire satisfaction to the motorists of the country.
Go to your Corduroy Dealer today. Ask to see the tire. Big—
Sturdy—Handsome in all its strength and toughness, the Cor-
duroy Tire will sell itself to you strictly on its merit.
CORDUROY TIRE CO.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
MICHIGAN BELL
TELEPHONE CO.
SRS
quickly at any time.
Bob and Mary never miss those
“Spur of the Moment” parties
WHENEVER any of their friends plan a party
on the spur of the moment”, Bob and Mary
are almost sure to be invited. For THEY
HAVE A TELEPHONE and can be reached
Your telephone will “open the door” to many
interesting and pleasant social events. And,
in case of emergency, you can summon help
immediately ... by telephone.
Few things provide so much service at such
low cost as the telephone.
GRAND RAPIDS PAPER Box Co.
Manufacturers of SET UP and FOLDING PAPER BOXES
SPECIAL DIE CUTTING AND MOUNTING
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HOTEL DEPARTMENT
Twin Beds in Place of Stuffy Berths.
Los Angeles, March 19—The other
day I paid a visit to one of the trans-
continental railroad yards to inspect a
spick, span new passenger train of the
very latest Pullman type which fea-
tured regular twin beds in place of the
stuffy berths which have been their
previous offering to the traveling pub-
lic. Gorgeous it certainly was, with
every convenience and comfort which
could be conceived by the builders.
Think of it. A regular hotel offering,
reminding me of the palatial offerings
of the latest type ocean liners. And all
this reminded me of the comparison of
to-day’s facilities and those of fifty
years ago. Some of you will remem-
ber when you counted the miles—fif-
teen of them per hour—on the very
fastest trains. The locomotives, wood
burners, with great, flaring smoke
stacks, and the stoppage at certain in-
termediate points to “wood up,” when
the passengers, especially “dead heads,”
were universally invited to participate
in the festivities, by “passing” ‘fire-
wood as a pleasing diversion and a re-
lief from the lurches and bumps one
participated in when the train was in
motion. The couplings between the
cars were loose, Every time the train
stopped the cars jolted together, hav-
ing about the same sensation as an
earthquake. Passengers, especially
children, were hurtled to the floor or
against the back of the seats immedi-
ately in front. In fact there was a
general scrambling from the time you
started until a merciful Providence
lulled you into an insensible state
through rough treatment or, muracu-
lously. you arrived at your destination.
Instead of vestibules, the platforms
from which the brakes were operated
by hand, were connected by planks,
and on the strictly first class trains
these were covered with oilcloth. There
was the old, box stove at one end of
the coach, which the brakeman was
supposed to operate by an occasional
application of firewood. If you were
located anywhere near the stove you
were broiled to a frazzle; if not, kind
friends usually started you on your
journey with a hot brick, or foot-warm-
er. while the rest or less fortunate
nursed chilblains indefinitely. Dining
cars, there were none. At certain stops
along the line the brakeman would
sonorously announce “twenty minutes
for dinner,’ and everybody would pile
out, If you could get into the dining
room you were unfortunate. I say
“unfortunate” for the reason that in
most cases the service was so slow,
you were not very well advanced on
your meal when the same sonorous an-
nouncer would howl “all aboard,” giv-
ing you just time enough to contact
with the cashier, The meals were
usually good but you had to negotiate
a “lay over’ to get one of them. And
the sleeping cars. Well, the old orig-
inal Pullman would to-day make an
interesting sight in a museum. It had
all the attributes of the day coach of
that period, with the exception that
the seats were farther apart, and the
floor covered with oilcloth. When the
weary traveler wanted to retire, the
porter brought in a frame covered with
rattan, laid it across the spring cush-
ions of the seats, which were the only
springs in evidence, placed thereon a
mattress pad, with regulation bedding,
and surrounded the ensemble with a
curtain. In the morning you abluted
in cold water, tipped the porter and
the agony was over. The same heat-
ing and ventilating arrangements of
the day coach obtained there. If you
were taking a trip’ on a yard-long
ticket you were awakened during the
night with every change of conductors
to have a section amputated therefrom.
In those happy days nearly everybody
traveled on a “free pass’ and was
known as a “dead-head.” An individual
who could not in some way connect
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
up with a newspaper, hotel or the
theatrical profession for the purpose of
securing free transportation was con-
sidered unsophisticated. The first
radical change in the sleeping car came
when ‘Mr, Pullman substituted the
folding upper berth, about which time
one began to hear of passengers being
smothered, the same as we used to
when the folding bed was first intro-
duced into the household. Seemingly
some time to look ahead, but oh so
short, when you are reminiscing.
The Detroit Hotel Association, in
conjunction with the Michigan Hotel
Association, is operating an employ-
ment bureau, the free service of which
is to be utilized in improving the un-
employment situation in an endeavor
to induce Michigan operators to give
preference to its own citizens in giving
out jobs, Albert E. (Bert) Hamilton,
managing director of Hotel Fort
Wayne, is chairman of the committee
to reduce this theory to practice, and
with my knowledge of Mr. Hamilton’s
capabilities, I will say that something
will be done about it. Many Michigan
operators are said to have been send-
ing out of the State for clerks, chefs,
cooks, waiters, etc., when they can fill
their requirements from the local
roster, During the resort season it has
usually been customary for many
operators, in many cases those who
run winter resorts, to import help for
their summer activities in Michigan,
and it is hoped that some influence can
be profitably exerted to secure their
discrimination in favor of the Wol-
verine brand. Of course, some of
these operators run these summer and
winter resorts with clock-like accuracy,
and the migratory features of the
problem will prove a stumbling block
in many cases, but I have no doubt
that tangible results will obtain. Cali-
fornia would like to do something of
this kind, but it seems as though it
were well nigh impossible. Number-
less individuals have come out here
this winter to try and secure jobs and
numberless individuals, some of them
positively on their “uppers,” have land-
ed in the bread line. Personally I
have discouraged many who have
written me—besides those who must
have read my expressions through the
Tradesman—but they come just the
same. Just now [| have in mind the
situation of a very deserving widow
from the Wolverine State, who wrote
me on the subject , and who was
promptly informed there was “nothing
doing.” She came just the same, with
her son and daughter-in-law, in a
flivver, with fourteen suit cases, fol-
lowed by another contingent of rela-
tives, “knowing” that they at least,
could break the gates, but they have
already started on their return trip.
There are said to be, for instance, five
hundred hotel clearks out here, out of
jobs, and more coming in daily. It is
easy to talk of perseverance and per-
suasive powers, but it just cannot ac-
complish anything, under existing cir-
cumstances. A lot of them come out
here with a notion of managing apart-
ment houses on fat salaries. Why,
fully half of this type of employes are
functioning on the basis of free room
accommodations, without one cent of
compensation—and are glad to land
something on this basis,
Clifford R. Taylor, general manager
of hotels for the Detroit Trust Co.,
has appointed Harry L, Ross as man-
ager of Hotel Morris, formerly of the
Plotkin ill-advised chain, which the
company took over recently. Mr. Ross
has been connected with this institu-
tion as chief clerk for some time.
Plans are said to be fully completed
for the forthcoming hotel short course
to be held at Michigan State College,
Lansing, according to Miss ‘Ruth Mary
Myhan, head of the educational com-
mittee of the Michigan Hotel ‘Associa-
tion. The course will be held April
13 to 15 and a program has been an-
nounced which ought to bring out a
full attendance.
Norman A. Wright, formerly auditor
of the Book-Cadillac, Detroit, has been
appointed manager of Hotel ‘Clifford,
in that city. Mr. Wright’s hotel ser-
vice goes back to the days of Hotel
Pontchartrain under the Chittenden
management. :
Col. C. G. Holden, manager of
Olympian Fields Country Club, but
very well known among Michigan ho-
teliers, submitted to a major operation
several days ago, but is favorably re-
ported upon, which will gratify a lot
of us,
David J. Martin has been appointed
manager of Hotel Webster Hall, the
400 room proposition of the Strauss
interests, in Detroit. He will also act
as assistant to Franktin Moore, gen-
eral manager of the Strauss chain.
The Tennessee Hotel Association
has appealed to the state legislature to
compel religious organizations, operat-
ing at a profit in hotel and feeding
lines, to take out licenses the same as
legitimate operators. Why not?
A. N. Michaelson, manager of Hotel
Premier, Benton Harbor, has taken
over the management of Hotel Dennis,
St. Joseph, and, among other improve-
ments will install an up-to-date coffee
shop immediately.
Hotel Hollywood, located in the
suburb by that name here, has a new
manager. This happens regularly sev-
eral times a year. This hotel, built a
few years ago on the supposition that
cinema actors would fill its coffers,
has never had a pleasant moment, and
quite likely never will have, for the
reason that the stars have continuous
feeding and drinking contests in their
private homes, and only appear at
public functions on invitations accom-
panied by checks for services rendered.
“Aimee” Temple is to have a hotel
for entertaining members of the cult—
a 400 room affair, with a million and
a half mortgage, and not a ghost of a
chance to earn its salt. Unfortunately,
the insane asylums of ‘California are
completely “sold out.”
Henry Nelson, my “one best bet” in
hotel operation—he of Hotel Chippewa,
Manistee—comes forward again with
his regular stockholders’ dividend
checks, and it has been declared that
he is about the only one left in the
profession who understands the exact
definition of the word “dividend.” All
right, Henry! That entitles me to a
free lunch at Pine Creek this summer,
at a time to be mentioned later.
Also, I have refreshing news of
George Crocker, who now manages
Hotel Berkshire, Reading, Pennsyl-
vania, who has increased his business
14 per cent. and doesn’t even lay it to
that “round the corner’ prosperity.
Maybe he, too, will be subjected to the
devastating effects of one of my visits.
A Massachusetts woman has written
our California governor, requesting
him to send her a hairless dog. In
California hairless dogs are not propa-
gated, for the reason that such a breed
of purps would be valueless as flea
catchers and would not fit in with the
stage setting, which encourages the
utilization of the canine species as a
sanctuary for fleas, enticing them
from the lawns and afterward becom-
ing a vehicle for transporting them to
the incinerators. Everything out here
goes by a system, o
It must be refreshing news for the
agriculturist to learn, especially at a
time when he is selling his wheat at
two-bits—that is ,if he can find a buy-
March 23, 1932
Hotel and Restaurant
Equipment
H. Leonard & Sons
38-44 Fulton St., W.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
Warm Friend Tavern
Holland, Mich.
Is truly a friend to all travelers. All
room and meal rates very reasonable.
Free private parking space.
GEO. W. DAUCHY, Mgr.
Park Place Hotel
Traverse City
Rates Reasonable—Service Superb
—Location Admirable.
GEO. ANDERSON, Mgr.
ALBERT J. ROKOS, Ass’t Moar.
New Hotel Elhott
STURGIS, MICH.
50 Baths 50 Running Water
European
D. J. GEROW, Prop.
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. HODGES,
Pres. and Gen. Mgr.
Occidental Hotel
FIRE PROOF
CENTRALLY LOCATED
Rates $2.00 and up
EDWARD R. SWETT, Mgr.
Muskegon -j- Michigan
Columbia Hotel
KALAMAZOO
Good Place To Tie To
“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.
March 23, 1932
er—that' one member of the farm
board is drawing down a stipend of
$75,0G0 and another $50,000 per year,
on the hypothesis that it is economy
to fight the other crooks on stock ex-
changes and boards of trade, who hap-
pen to have brains,
Just as I close for the air-mail, ‘Cali-
fornia comes to the front with the
greatest scandal of all time. Several
judges of the higher courts, two min-
isters of the gospel, with an accredited
list of ambitious females, some of
them at the head of great social or-
ganizations, have been caught red-
handed in the net, as grafters and
bribers, the latter consisting of tokens
such as silk hosiery, on and up to
camel’s hair overcoats. The preachers
call it “foraging on the enemy;” the
less sophisticated judges, naming the
windfall as “manna.” However, it is
sufficient to remove the Lindberghs
from the newspaper front pages.
The morning paper here announces
the death of Gerrit J. Johnson, with
further information that the remains
are to be removed to Grand Rapids
for burial. By reputation [ knew
much of this wonderful citizen and
philanthropist, though personal con-
tact with him was but once or twice.
His life’s work was well done.
Anent the visit of ‘Mel Trotter in
Los Angeles, the editor writes me:
“You have had almost everything else
and I do not think a little religion
would do you any harm.” Possibly
not, but here I am posing as a “hor-
rible example” and it seems like J must
continue the role for the benefit of
posterity.
I am advised that C. G. Hammer-
stein, for many years Michigan repre-
sentative for Albert Pick & Son, Chi-
cago, suppliers of hotel needs, but who
later embarked in the hotel field as
proprietor of Hotel Crystal, Flint, and
the Clifton, Battle Creek, has returned
to his first love, or rather to its suc-
cessors, the Albert Pick-+Barth ‘Co., of
New York and Chicago. Mr. Ham-
merstein enjoyed the reputation of be-
ing one of the most conscientious and
consistent salesmen in the Michigan
field, and if his company again estab-
lishes him in his former hunting
ground, will add further laurels to his
achievements. JI am unadvised as to
the disposition of his hotel holdings.
When there was any trade in his line, he
secured his share of it, but I presume
the depression gave him some un-
happy moments. Anyhow, I am not
going to worry about his future, for
he is made of the stuff that endures.
“Dan” Steketee, who claims to have
been in business in Grand Rapids, is
out here with his wife, this winter. Ran
across him in a swell cafe the other
day and he approached me as though
he needed money, but ‘I was mistaken.
Seems to have oodles of it. Said the
boys in the store thought he was too
“bossy” and gave him a_ vacation.
Guess maybe I will take a chance and
fraternize with him.
Recently I have run across Franklin
Pierce, who campaigned ‘Michigan for
years in the interests of the Standard
Oil Co. Then there is W. W. Pearson,
who was formerly in business at Fre-
mont, who still reads the Tradesman
religiously. Miles Wilkinson, associat-
ed in the long ago with Michigan ho-
tel operation, and more recently with
Hotel Sherman, Chicago, is also one
of the Michigan contingent who has a
lovely home in Beverly Hills and
spends most of his time clipping cou-
pons, At the semi-annual Michigan
picnic, at Sycamore Grove, to-morrow,
I will run across a lot of them. I
will love to go over there and hear
their harrowing experiences of the
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
past winter in
snow.
shoveling California
Instead of another commission,
President Hoover, is preparing a pro-
gram for a period which will be desig-
nated as “conservation week.” It
should be paced by a resolution author-
izing appointment of a vigilance com-
mittee whose special duty it would be
to see to it that the printer doesn’t
transpose the ‘s” in conser-
vation,
6bllyy
and ‘“v
The revelation of Conrad Nagel that
there are only twenty-three actors and
actresses who can really afford, from
their own screen earnings, to pay for
hyphenated automobiles and other gilt-
encrusted ge-gaws, will startle nobody
in the known about ‘Hollywood, but it
may be news to the general public out-
side of town. Motion picture salaries
have been press-agented throughout the
wide world, and usually accompanied
with an extra cipher or two at each
repetition, until some of them have be-
gun to believe their own yarns, Exag-
_gerated notions of the possible earn-
ings of film stars may add to the pub-
lic awe of these luminaries, but they
do the industry no particular good, and
it is well to have the illusion officially
punctured. ‘They do actual harm in
two ways: one by drawing fire of self-
appointed busybodies in the industry’s
direction, the other in inspiring a hope-
less ambition in youth in the direction
of the studios, involving the wrecking
of a number of what might be useful,
if hunfdrum, careers. Mr. Nagel re-
frains, from naming the illustrious
twenty-three, which leaves a sufficient
loophole for the press agents to im-
pose on public imagination. If he had
given us, however, the highest salary
he found in his examination of studio
books, to gauge exaggerations by, it is
believed they would still be a few laps
behind the !Santa ‘Claus glamour.
Frank §. Verbeck.
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Tight Credit Hits Retailers.
Smaller merchants are beginning to
feel. the pinch of credit difficulties
more keenly as the Spring season ad-
vances, letters to trade association
executives indicate. Instances are de-
scribed where small stores are finding
it more difficult to borrow at their local
banks and when they become “slow
pay” find manufacturers pressing
them for payment. Producers, it is
said, are being forced to take action
because of the stringent credit policy
of their banks. In one case a specialty
shop is finding it difficult to get mer-
chandise, as manufacturers find they
can obtain loans from banks only on
insured accounts and the insurance
companies decline to insure any ac-
counts which are falling behind.
—+- +.
Jewel Tea Now a Grocer.
The Jewel Tea Co. announces this
week the acquisition of the Chicago
unit of ‘Loblaw Groceterias, Inc.,
comprising seventy-seven self-service
stores, and of the Middle West Stores
Co., of four units. They will be oper-
ated under their present names, by a
subsidiary company known as Jewel
Food Stores, Inc. The operations of
ihe stores, it was explained, will not
conflict with the wagon route business
of Jewel Tea, but will “permit develop-
ment of that company’s business in
this and other areas of concentrated
population which wagon routes can-
not reach economically.”
—_2>+.___
Hardware Market More Active.
Orders for Spring hardware supplies
continued to mount in the wholesale
markets this week, in spite of adverse
weather. Jobbers estimate the call for
seasonal merchandise is more than 5
per cent. ahead of the total for the
corresponding period last year, Al-
though unit sales show a substantial
gain, dollar volume remains about 10
per cent. below 1931 levels. Garden
supplies lead all other branches of the
trade in point of sales, with upholstery
hardware second. Orders for building
hardware have increased but they are
still more than 50 per cent. below nor-
mal, it was said.
++
Fall Outerwear Lines Opened.
Joint openings of Fall outerwear
lines have been resumed after a lapse
of two years by the National Knitted
Outerwear Association and the Knit-
ted Outwear Selling Agents Associa-
tion. Merchandise is being displayed
in the Eastern selling offices and will
be shown on the road beginning April
4. Mills and agents have pledged
themselves to a program of greater
co-operation and consider the present
uniform opening date as the first step
in this direction, a joint statement
says. Price lists on Fall sweaters have
not been sent out yet, but reductions
are estimated as averaging around 10
per cent.
——_—__ +
Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids.
John Prarndcyck has purchased the
grocery stock of John Leff, 343 Monroe
avenue. The new owner will use the
name of Variety Food Shop.
Henry Bronkema succeeds Edward
Meidema in the grocery business at
60 Mack avenue.
The Independent Business Council,
affiliated with the Western Michigan
Food Council, fed 300 independent
grocers of Grand Rapids and surround-
ing towns at the Charles Young res-
taurant last Wednesday _ evening.
Speeches made by several leaders in
the movement led to the belief that
the organization was in the fight to
the finish. Another dinner meeting
will be held at the Mertens Hotel to-
morrow evening. These gatherings are
creating a great deal of interest in the
cause of the independent food mer-
chant.
The F. and W. Grand 5-10-25 Cent
Stores, Inc.. operating a chain of 100
stores in ninety cities, and Isaac Silver
and Brothers Co., Inc., an affiliate of
the Grand Chain, which operates forty-
five stores in forty cities located in
seventeen states, have gone in the
hands of receivers. The Grand Rapids
store is located at 157 Monroe avenue.
The petition in the case of the Grand
Chain was filed by the May Hosiery
Mills, Inc., claiming $3,482 due and
unpaid. The petition against the Silver
Chain was filed by the New York
Merchandise Co., claiming $7,885.
Counsel for both chains consented to
the appointment of the receivers and
admitted that lack of liquid assets made
it impossible for them to meet current
obligations. Counsel for the chains
stated, as did both plaintiffs in their
affidavits, that the value of assets in
each case greatly exceeded liabilities,
the appointment of receivers being
necessary to conserve the interests of
the creditors and the corporation.
While the hearing before Judge Bondy
was in progress petitions in bankruptcy
were filed against both chains by cred-
itors in varying amounts.
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Out of
understanding. We fall into habits and
patterns of thoughts; we preserve ideas
tumult and conflict comes
and experiences sacrosanct, and they
bind us as slaves to dead laws—social,
political, economic. individual. It takes
an avalanche to pry us loose from these
old precepts to which
barnacles to a derelict
water-logged
we hold lke
ship.
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Milk becomes butter only after much
churning.
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out of the mysterious Orient
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Michigan Board of Pharmacy.
President—Clare F. Allen, Wyandotte.
Vice-Pres.—J. W. Howard Hurd, Flint.
Director—Garfield M. Benedict, San-
dusky. :
Examination Sessions—Three sessions
are held each year, one in Detroit, one in
the Upper Peninsula and one at Ferris
Institute, Big Rapids. This year’s Big
Rapids session will be held June 21, 22
and 23.
Michigan State Pharmaceutical
Association.
President—J. C. Dykema, Grand Rapids.
First Vice-President—F. H. Taft, Lan-
sing.
Second Vice-President—Duncan Wea-
ver, Fennville.
Secretary—R. A. Turrell, Croswell.
Treasurer—Clarence Jennings, Law-
Flint Druggists Entertain Members of
Pharmacy Board.
Members of the State Board of
Pharmacy and their wives were guests
at the annual dinner dance given by
the Flint Druggists’ Association at the
Masonic temple March 16. J. W.
Hurd, local member of the Board, was
host to the members at luncheon at
Hotel Durant at noon,
At the dinner the following program
was given: Solos, “Everywhere I Go”
(Martin) and “Night Rider,” (Bergh)
by Dr. George D. Sutton, bass, ac-
companied by Miss Hermine Wiesner;
piano solos, “Nocturne in E flat” and
“Etude in G flat”. (Chopin), by Mrs.
Ralph Kriener; and selections by
Groves’ quartet. Harry Cecil of De-
troit, gave a demonstration of magic.
The State Board members and their
families included Mr. and Mrs. Clare
Alyeln, of Wyandotte, Mr. and Mrs.
M. N. Henry, of Lowell, Mr. and Mrs,
Duncan Weaver, of Fennville, and Mr.
and Mrs. Earl E. Durham, of Corunna.
Mr. and Mrs. Garfield M. Benedict, of
Lansing, the former director of the
Board, were included among the
guests.
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Successful Candidates at February Ex-
amination of Board of Pharmacy.
Henry Adams, Detroit.
William E. Alton, Ann Arbor.
Arthur T, Anthony, Montrose.
Bertram C, Bateman, Flint.
William Beno, Wyandotte.
Karl W. Beyer, Ann Arbor.
William John Briggs, Detroit.
William H. Brown, Owosso.
Joseph G, Brownridge, Stanton.
Nona Pauline Bryant, Lansing.
Donard R. Case, Detroit.
Rihard H. Coleman, Lawton.
Ross Charles Donnelly, Detroit.
Francis R. Ellis, Detroit.
Clarence C. Gerard, Detroit.
Willis A, Gilman, Allegan.
(Howard C. Gmelin, Detroit.
Edwin H. Gullekson, Grand Rapids.
Ben ‘Gurvitz, Detroit.
John M. Hilderley, Flint.
Adolphe C. Jezewski, Hamtramck.
Milton C. Kevershan, Detroit.
Thaddeus A. Komorek, Detroit.
Alphonse LeBoeuf, Detroit,
Louis Addis Leeson, Flint.
Marvin J. Malow, Wyandotte.
Burton Marchbank, Detroit.
D. Selden Matthews, Jackson,
Carl Mehlberg, Carsonville.
Tenatius A. Michalski, Detroit.
L. Arlo Morehouse, Battle Creek.
Anthony B. Mozolewski, Detroit.
Keith W. McDowell, West Branch.
Sol Olevin, Detroit.
Lloyd J. Pickett, Flint.
Leonel C. ‘Pitts, Wyandotte.
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Albert E. Pollard, Saginaw.
Lawrence S. Pugh, Lake Odessa.
Gerald Walling ‘Reed, Grand Rapids.
Jack Remes, Grand Rapids.
Andrew F. Sapara, Detroit.
George Hutton Schrader, Lapeer.
Martin G. Schramm, Ionia,
A. J. Schwartz, Detroit.
Martin Share, Detroit.
John S. Shukait, Detroit.
Ernest Slobin, Detroit.
Herbert E. Snowden, Detroit.
Bradford Y, Swanton, Detroit.
Mary Frances Tencza, Detroit.
David C. Thompson, Jr., Trenton.
‘Myron S. Toomey, Flint.
‘Stanley Wieczorek, Detroit.
C. R. Wolford, Marshall.
Gaylord L. Wortz, Lansing.
Melvin Ziegel, Flint.
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Merchant in Grand Haven Fifty-seven
Years.
Grand Haven, March 19—Your an-
niversary takes me back nearly fifty
years when I was in business with
Woltman Bros. and you were first
publishing the Michigan ‘Tradesman. |
started in business on April 15, 1875,
and am still in business in the same
building.
I celebrated my 79th birthday Nov.
7, 1931. I am Grand Haven’s oldest
native born citizen and a life long
member of the First Reformed church.
I am enjoying good health and am
truly thankful to God Who is ruler of
Heaven and earth and who doeth all
things well. I am enclosing a snap-
shot of Grand Haven’s two _ oldest
native born citizens—Mr. G. A. Bottje,
a former hardware merchant, and my-
self, Mr. Bottje is standing at the left
and ‘J am at the right. This was taken
after a Fourth of July parade about
two years ago. The cutter is fifty
years old and a real antique. We had
it put on wheels and rode in the
parade,
I am very sorry I missed your. call
last Saturday. JI would like to have
had a visit with you and Mrs. Stowe.
I enjoy the Michigan Tradesman and
consider it a very valuable paper. I
hope this will find you and Mrs. Stowe
in good health and that you may be
spared many more years,
Jurrin Ball.
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Skeptical on Linoleum Advances.
Attempts ‘by manufacturers to stab-
ilize the hard-surface floor coverings
industry through price increases on
popular lightweight products are re-
garded with considerable skepticism by
the retail trade. Announcement that
one producer will put a 3 to 5 per cent.
advance into effect next month fail to
bring any sharp increase in the vol-
ume of orders. Buyers. explain that
until other producers take similar ac-
tion they will remain doubtful about
the firmness of higher prices
DETROIT DOINGS.
Late Business News From Michigan’s
Metropolis.
An order allowing the sale of the
National Grocer Co.’s assets to the
preferred stockholders’ protective com-
mittee for $84,196.01 was granted Sat-
urday by Circuit Judge Allen ‘Camp-
bell. The company’s holdings include
$23,253.23, now in the hands of the re-
ceivers. In addition to this amount,
under Judge Campbell’s order, the
stockholders must raise $60,942.78
within 90 days to pay five per cent. of
the balance of creditors’ claims against
the firm, unpaid receiver’s liabilities,
and unpaid taxes. Judge Campbell
said his order will act for the benefit
of all preferred stockholders whether
or not their stock has been deposited
with the committee.
Gerald Hulett, sales promotion man-
ager, Electromaster, Inc., has appoint-
ed two wholesale distributors. Repub-
lic Radio Co., Detroit, with a branch
in Grand Rapids, will distribute Elec-
trochef in the Western part of Michi-
gan. Lindeman-Hoffer, Inc., St, Louis,
Mo., will distribute Electrochef in St.
fouls and surrounding Missouri and
Illinois territory,
H. R, Audet ‘has been appointed as
Michigan manager for Greenfield Tap
& Die Corp., Greenfield, Mass., under
supervision of IC. C. Ziegler, district
manager of the company’s Western
territory. He had been with the Gen-
eral Motors Export Co. as a division
manager for six years previous to his
new connection with the Greenfeld
organization, The major portion of his
business career has been devoted to
the manufacture and sale of precision
screw thread cutting tools and gages.
William Kushner, retail furrier, 4861
Michigan avenue, has ‘filed a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy in the U. S.
District Court here, listing liabilities
of $9,577 and nominal assets of $9,474.
An involuntary petition in bankrupt-
cy has been filed in U. §, District
Court ‘here against Maurice Cornfield,
retail dry goods, 2714 Michigan avenue,
by Irwin I. Cohn, attorney, represent-
ing ‘George F. Minto Co., $249; I.
Shetzer Co., $340; Detroit Suspender
& Belt Co., $500.
Order confirming 25 per cent, com-
position offer, payable in cash, and dis-
tribution of composition deposit has
been entered by the U. S. Court here
in involuntary bankruptcy proceedings
March 28, 1932
against Celia Burnstein Shevin, retail
men’s and women’s wear, 4835 Michi-
gan avenue. Assets are given as $17,-
832 and liabilities $45,881 in schedules
filed,
Great things are expected by auto-
mobile industry executives from the
combination of Spring and the new
ford. The latter is counted upon to
awaken a Nation-wide interest in au-
tomobiles generally and the whole in-
dustry is preparing to take advantage
of it. Direct competitors of ford feel
that they have a right to capitalize
this interest; that part of it rightfully
belongs to them, since they have been
acutely affected by the absence of ford
from the market during the first three
months of the year.
While all the manufacturers in the
popular-price class are going to inten-
sify sales efforts and leave no step
untaken in an effort to get their share
of the deferred buying, only one is
going to meet the new ford competi-
tion with a new model, namely, the
Plymouth .division of the Chrysler
Corporation. Details of the new Ply-
mouth, which will ibe ready within the
next ten days, are being withheld. It
is reported, however, that the changes
will be as striking as those climaxed by
floating power in the series offered last
Summer. It will be recalled that this
development made the car a topic of
National conversation and resulted in
greatly increased sales. ‘Never has the
industry prepared so intensively for
Spring. Manufacturers are determin-
ed to put over the new models intro-
duced with such enthusiasm and con-
fidence in January.
Symptomatic of the intensity of the
fight the industry is going to make
for business is the series of elaborate
shows which the General Motors Cor-
poration is planning for large and
small cities in all parts of the country
next month. These exhibitions, which
will include all the corporation’s prod-
ucts, motor cars and others, will be
held under the sponsorship of the fac-
tories and local representatives.
‘Motor company executives are pre-
pared to look without discouragement
upon first-quarter production figures
as low as 350,000 units. That will be
a decline of about 40 per cent. from
the mark of 1931, when three months’
production equaled 572,000 cars. It is
noted, however, that ford accounts for
a reduction of 160,000 cars. This
makes the figures less disquieting. The
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and none during the same period of
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Events of Interest To Dry
Goods Trade.
Lansing, (March 22—Annual conven-
tion of the Michigan Retail Dry Goods
Association—Traverse City—iWednes-
day and Thursday, May 25 and 26—
Cherry Blossom Time. Two. evening
sessions and one ‘full day’s program.
Plan now to attend and compare ex-
periences of the past and plans for the
future with your fellow merchants,
‘Special session of the Michigan Leg-
islature,. called by Governor Wilber
M. Brucker to consider problems of
taxation and State expenditure, Tues-
day, March 29. This will be a history
marking event in Michigan. The mer-
chants will be affected by whatever
measures are enacted into law. Con-
fer with your members before they
yeave for Lansing and tell them how
you stand on proposed measures. The
headquarters office will keep you in-
formed regarding bills introduced for
legislative consideration.
You may have heard someone say,
“T can get along without the Associa-
tion.” Sure you can. You can also
get along without churches and schools
and lodges and every other organiza-
tion which brings people together who
have a common interest. There never
was a time in the history of merchan-
dising when co-operation was so neces-
sary as now. Without a strong cen-
tral organization individual hardware
men could not hope to hold their own
in the face of the competition offered
by the great combinations of capital.
He must pool his knowledge with
others similarly situated. ‘How can he
defend himself against outside compe-
tition without the mutual support of
other merchants? How can he hope
to. defeat adverse legislation without
working with his fellows? Can an un-
organized mob beat an army?—Bulle-
tin of the ‘Michigan Retail Hardware
Association,
The Retail Merchants Board of
Jackson, informs us of a professional
cperator who is likely to put in an ap-
pearance in some of our Michigan
cities. Described as follows: “She
successfully cashed checks amounting
Two Big
to between $45 and $50 and all of them
were less than $10 each. She signs the
name of \Mrs. Catherine Bowen. Ad-
dress, 121 West Williams street, Ann
Arbor, Mich. Counter check drawn
on the State Savings Bank, Ann Arbor,
for amounts less than $10. Description:
Age, between 45 and 50. Weight, 170
pounds; height, five feet, five inches;
well dressed in dark tailored clothes.
Had a very affected manner.” Keep
a lookout for her.
We call attention again to the Grand
Rapids Merchants ‘Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co., which is the affiliated com-
pany of our Association. We are much
gratified to know that in these times of
business difficulties that our company,
under the management of (Mr. Trom-
pen and Mr. DeHoog and the board
of directors, is holding its own and
much better when compared with busi-
ness generally,
Jason E. Hammond,
Mer. Mich. Retail Dry Goods Ass’n,
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are overworking
Tax-layers tax-
payers.
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\Price-cutting that kills profits kills
prosperity.
Simplicity is the mother of happi-
ness.
BROOKSIDE BRAND
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Grand Rapids
SPRING SPECIALTIES
Marbles — Jacks — Rubber Balls
Base Balls — Playground Balls
Tennis Balls — Tennis Rackets
Tennis Sundries — Golf Complete Sets
Golf Balls — Golf Clubs — Golf Bags
Golf Tees — Golf Practice Balls
Sport Visors—Swim Tubes—Swim Animals
Bathing Caps—Bathing Slippers—Swim Aids
Sprayers — Rogers Paints — Paint Brushes
Sponges — Chamois Skins — Electric Fans
Soda Fountains and Soda Fountain Supplies
Largest Assortment in our
We have ever shown and only the Best
Advertised Lines — We certainly invite your
Lines now on display.
Sample Room
Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.
Michigan
WHOLESALE DRUG PRICE CURRENT
Prices quoted are nominal, based on market the day of issue.
Acids
Boric (Powd.)-- 11%@ 26
Boric (Xtal) -. 11%@ 26
Carbelic ___._.___ 36 43
Citric -.....-__.. 40 @ 55
Murtatic ._.____ 3%@ 10
INItrie 222. 9 @ 15
Cxate 15 @ 2
Sulphuric —~------- 3%@ 10
Tartaric —..-_-. 385@ 45
Ammonia
Water, 26 deg... 06 @ 18
Water, 18 deg... 5%@ 13
Water, 14 deg... 5%@ 13
Carbonate -.---. 20 @ 25
Chloride (Gran.) 08 @ 18
Balsams
Copaiba ....___ 0@ 80
Fir (Canada) -. 2 75@3 00
Fir (Oregon) - 65@1
Perg: 2.220 00@2 20
Toluc 2. 1 50@1 80
Barks
Cassia (ordinary). 25@ 30
Cassia (Saigon) -. 40@ 60
Sassafras (pw. 50c) @ 40
Sean Cut (powd.)
306 15@ 25
Berries
Copenh 2 @ 175
Riek 2 @ 2
Huniper 2 10@ 20
Prickly Ash —_---- @ 50
Extracts
Licorice, box ~~ 1 50@2 00
Licorice, powd. -. 50@ 60
Flowers
Arnica 75@ 80
Chamomile Ged.) 35@ 46
Chamomile Rom. @
Gums
Acacia, Ist ....._ @ 50
Acacia, 2nd ~---. @ 45
Acacia, Sorts __._ 20@ 30
Acacia, Powdered 25@ 35
Alves (Barb Pow) 35@ 45
Aloes (Cape Pow.) 25@ 35
Aloes (Soc. Pow.) 75@ 80
Asafoetida - ... 50@ 60
Pow. 22 @ 7
Camphor -o 80@1 00
Guaige ._-- @ 60
Guaiac, pow'd --- @ 70
Ning 2-2 3. @1 25
Kino. powdered_- @1 20
Myrrh oo @ 60
Myrrh, powdered @ 75
Opium, powd. 21 00@21 50
Opium, gran. 21 00@21 50
Shellac, Orange. 25@ 35
Shellac, White ~. 35@ 45
‘lragacanth, pow. 1 25@1 60
Tragacanth _... 1 75@2 25
Turpentine ....__ @ 2
Insecticides
Arsenic -_--- ot 20
Blue Vitriol, bbl. 06
Blue Vitriol. less 07@ 15
Bordea. Mix Dry 11%@ 21
tiellebore, White
powdered -. ... 15@ 25
Insect Powder_-_ 30@ 40
Lead Arsenate, Po. 114@26
Lime and Sulphur
Dey ......... O@ 29
Paris Green -. 2316@43%%
Leaves
Buchu 2... @ 60
Buchu, powdered @ 60
Sage, Bulk -_.... 25@ 30
Sage, % loose —_ @ 40
Sage, powdered. @ 35
Senna, Alex. -... 50@ 175
Senna, Tinn. pow. 30@ 35
Uva Ursi 20@ 2
Oils
Almonds. Bitter,
true, oz. @ 650
Almonds, Bitter,
artificial ...___ 00@3 25
Almonda. Sweet,
ue. 2 1 50@1 80
Almonds, Sweet.
Imitation -... 1 00@1 25
Amber, crude -. 75@1 00
Amber, rectified 1 50@1 75
Anise _. 3 1 25@1 60
Bergamont -... 5 00@5 20
Cajeput ~------- 1 50@1 75
@aesia 2 25@2 60
@astor 2. 1 35@1 60
Cedar Leaf -.... 2 00@2 25
Citronella —--.. 75@1 20
@loves =... 2 50@2 80
Cocoanut -..-.. 322%@ %68
Cod Liver -----_ 1 60@1 75
Croton .__...... 8 00@8 %&
Cotton Seed -... 1 25@1 50
Cubebe ........ 5 00@5 25
Bigeron -........ 4 00@4 25
Eucalyptus -.. 1 00@1 25
Hemlock. pure... 2 00@2 25
Juniper Berries. 4 00@4 25
Juniper Wood ~-— 1 50@1 75
Lard, extra -... 1 55@1 65
Lard, No. 1 -... 1 25@1 40
Lavender Flow... 6 00@6
Lavender Gar’n. 1 25@1 50
Lemon -_--.... 2 00@2
Linseed, boiled, bbl. @ 61
Linseed, raw, bbl. @
Linseed, bid., less 68@ 76
Linseed, raw, less 65@ 73
Mustard, artifil. oz. @ 30
Neatsfoot -..... 1 25@1 35
Olive, pure -.._ 3 00@5 00
Olive, Malaga,
yellow .....___ 2 50@3 00
Olive, Malaga,
green ...... 2 85@3 25
Orange, Sweet 4 00@4 25
Origanum, pure. @2 60
Origanum, com’l 1 00@1 20
Pennyroyal -... 3 25@3 50
Peppermint --.. 3 50@3 75
Rose, pure -... 13 50@14 00
Rosemary Flows 1 50@1 75
Sandelwood, E.
) ee Sa ea 12 50@12 75
Sassafras, true
2 00@2 25
Sassafras. arti’l 75@1 00
Spearmint ....._ 3 00@3 25
Sperm 2. 1 25@1 50
Tangy 2. 5 00@5 25
Tar Sh _. a 65@ 75
Turpentine, bbl. _. @ 55
Turpentine, less 62@ 70
Wintergreen,
leaf 22. 6 00@6 25
Wintergreen, sweet
Bireh --- 3 00@3 25
Wintergreen, art 75@1 00
Worm Seed _... 6 00@6 25
Wormwood -.. 7 00@7 25
Potassium
Bicarbonate —____ 35@ 40
Bichromate __..- 15@ 25
Bromidg 0. 48@ 51
Bromide 64@ 71
Chlorate, gran’d_. 21@ 28
Chlorate, powd. 17@ 23
x y 24
, a 90
lodide 4 06@4 28
Permanganate __ 22%@ 35
Prussiate, yellow 35@ 45
Prussiate, red _. 70@ 175
Swuiphate 35@ 40
Roots
Alkanet ____._.._.. 30@ 40
Blood, powdered___ 30@ 40
Calamus 25@
Elecampane, pwd. 20@ 30
Gentian, powd. ~ 15@ 25
Ginger, African,
powdered ______ 20@ 25
Ginger, Jamaica. 40@ 60
Ginger, Jamaica,
powdered -____ 35@
Goldenseal, pow. 2.00@2 40
Ipecac, powd. __ 3 00@3 60
Licerieea 2 35@
Licorice, powd._. 15@ 25
Orris, powdered. 35@ 40
Poke, Powdered 25@ 40
Rhubarb, powd. _. @1 00
Rosinwood, powd. @ 50
Sarsaparilla, Hond.
ground @
Sarsaparilla, Mexic. @ 50
Squills 50
Squills, powdered 70 80
Tumeric, powd... 15@ 265
Valerian, powd. _. @ 50
Seeds
Arise, 25 15@ 20
Anise, powdered _. @ 25
Bird le 2... 13@ 17
Canary 10@ 15
Caraway, Po. 25 20@ 25
Cardamon -___._ 00@2 25
Corlander pow. .30 15@ 25
EM 1h 20
Fennel 20@ 30
Rigs 6@ 15
Flax, ground ____ 6@ 15
Foenugreek, powd. 10@ 20
Hemp 8 15
Lobelia, powd. _.__. @1 100
Mustard, yellow 10@ 20
Musard, black... 20@ 25
Pepoy ...... 15@ 25
Quimee 2 00@2 25
Sabaqcnia =... 30@ 40
Sunflower _______ 12@ 18
Worm, American 25@ 380
Worm, Lavant —- 5 00@5 75 |
Tinctures
Aconite .......... @1 80
Aldo 2 @1 56
Asafoetida -_____ @2 28
mies 0. @1 50
Belladonna _______ @1 44
Benzoin _.._...... @2 28
Benzoin Comp’d_ @2 40
Buene oo @2 16
Cantharides -__. @2 52
Capsicum _........ @2 28
Cateche — a @1 44
Cinchena _........ @2 16
Colchicum ...... @1 80
0 ee @2 76
Digitalia ..____. @2 04
Gentian ....._. a @1 36
Guaige ..... @2 28
Guaiac, Ammon... @2 04
Maine ... @1 25
Iodine, Colorless_ @1 50
from Cha, @1 56
K @1 44
@2 52
318
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Opium, Camp. __ @1 44
Opium, Deodorz’d 5 40
Rhubarb ¢
Paints
Lead, red dry __
Lead, white dry 12@12%
Lead, white oil _ 12@12%
Ochre, yellow bbl. @ 2%
12@12%
Red Venet’n Am. 3%@ 7
Red Venet’n Eng. 4@ 8
Putty oo. 5@ 8
Whiting, bbl. ___ @ 4%
Whiting by 0
5%@1
—- 2 45@2 65
Msceillaneous
Acetanalid 2 57@ 765
Alm 0 vs@ 13
Alum, powd, ____ 054%@l1j
Bismuth, Subni-
Wale 1 72@2
Borax xtal or ore
powdered _____ ob@ 13
“antharides, po. 1 26@1 60
Calomiet 2. 2 12@2 40
Capsicum, pow'd 42@ 65
Cartinive. .... 8 00@9 00
Cassia Buds -_. 35@ 45
Cloves 25@ 35
Chalk Prepared... 14@ 16
Zhloroform ..__.. 47@ 64
Choral Hydrate 1 20@1 60
Cocaine .... 12 85@13 50
Cocoa Butter -_.. 40@ 85
Corks, list, less 30710 to
40-10%
Copperas 3%@ 10
Copperas, Powd. 4@ 10
Corrosive Sublm 1 37@1 60
Cream Tartar _... 25@ 40
Culltie bone -.. 40@ 60
Dextrine _.._... 6%@ 165
Dover's Powder 4 00@4 KO
ikmery, All Nos. 10@ 16
kimery, Powdered @ 16
Epsom Salts, bbls. @03\%
kpsom Salts, less 34%@ 10
Ergot. powdered __ @4
Flake, White ___
Formaldehyde,
Gelatine 60@ 70
Glassware, less 55%
Glassware, full case 60%.
Glauber Salts, bbl. @ 03
Glauber Salts less #44@ 1¢
Glue, Brown -__. 20@ 30
Glue. Brown Grd 16@ 22
Glue, White ____ 27% 35
Glue. white grd. 2g 35
Glycerine 15@ 35
on 60@ 75
Wettie 6 45@7 00
lodoform 8 65@9 00
Lead Acetate _. 17@ 2%
Mace 2 @1 50
Mace powdered__ @1 60
Menthol 0
M i is sso
Morphine ____ 14 3
Nux Vomica ____ “
Nux Vomica, pow. 15@ 26
Pepper, Black, pw. 35@ 45
Pepper, White, po. 55@ 65
Pitch. Burgundy. 19@ 20
Quassia ______.... 15@ 20
Quinine, 5 oz. cans @ 57
Rochelle Salts _... 21@ 31
saccharine __... 2 60@28 76
salt Peter 10@ 22
Seidlitz Mixture 80@ 40
Soap, green -_.. 12%@ 25
Soap, mott cast —
Soap. white Castile,
aee
Soap, white Castile
less. per bar __. @1 60
Seda Ash ..... «ss §@
Soda Bicarbonate 3%@ 10
Soda Sal 02%@
Snirite Camphor @1 20
Sulphur, roll _..__. 4@ ll
Sulphur, Subl. _. 44%@ 10
Tamarinds ______ 20 26
Tartar Emetic __ 50@ 60
Turpentine, Ven. 50@ 176
Vanilla Ex. pure 1 50@2 ¢0
Venilla Ex. pure 2 25@2 50
Zine Sulphate _. 06@ 11
Webster Cigar Co. Brands
Websterettes 3 50
Cincos 3 50
Webster Cadillacs __ 75 0¢
Golden Wedding
Panatellas __.._.._ 75 00
Commodore ......... 95 00
20
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
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
Coffee
bela ee 1 PI
eye pig tu . Eee ‘ 3 oo Grand Duke, ‘No. 2%__ 3 25
10 Ib. pails, per doz. 8 80
15 lb. pails, per doz. 11 70
25 lb. pails, per doz. 17 65
APPLE BUTTER
Quaker, 12-38 oz.. doz. 2 00
Musselman, 12-38 oz,
OR 2 00
BAKING POWDERS
Royal, 2 oz., doz. --..__ 9
Royal, 4 oz., dos. _... 1 BW
Royal, 6 oz., doz, _... 9 48
Royal, 12 oz., doz. _.-. 4 85
Royal. 2% lbs., doz._. 13 75
Royal, 5 Ibs., doz.___. 24 50
<2 ASIN S
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oe ea
mt
res
KC, 10c size, 8 oz. --- 3 60
KC, 15c size, 12 oz. -. 6 40
KC, 20c size, full Ib._. 6 80
KC, 25c size, 25 oz. -. 9 00
KC, 50c size, 50 oz. —— : 60
Bi, © tbh, size _.... = 50
KC, 10 Ib. size ------_- é 50
BLEACHER CLEANSER
Clorox, 16 oz., 24s .. 8 86
Lizzie. 16 02z., 128 -... 2 15
BLUING
Am. Ball.36-1 oz.,cart. 1 00
Boy Blue, 18s, per cs. 1 35
BEANS and PEAS
100 Ib. bag
Brown Swedish Beans 8 50
Dry Lima Beans 100 lb. 6 :
Pinto Beans ~_----.--. 5 5
Red Kidney Beans -.
White H’d P. Beans 2 75
Black Eye Beans __
Split Peas, Yell., 60 Ib. 3 65
Split Peas, Gr’ n, 60 Ib. 3 90
Scotch Peas, 100 Ib. -. 5 20
BURNERS
Queen Ann, No. 1 -. 1 15
Queen Ann, No. 2 -. 1 25
white Flame, No. 1
and 2. doz. .......... 2 25
BOTTLE CAPS
Obl. Lacquor. 1 gross
pkg., per gross ----_- 15
BREAKFAST FOODS
Kellogg’s Brands.
Corn Flakes, No. 136 2 85
Corn Flakes, No. 124 2 85
Krumbles, No. 424 --.. 2 70
Bran Flakes, No. 624 2 45
Bran Flakes, No. 602 1 50
Rice Krispies, 6 oz. -- 2 26
Rice Krispies, 1 oz. -. 1 10
All Bran, 16 oz. -~--- - 3
All Bran, 10 oz. ------
All Bran, % Oz ---- i 10
Kaffe Hag, 6 1-lb.
Pavia: 2 75
BROOMS
Peacock, 4 sewed -. 3 45
Our Success, 5 sewed 6 25
Hustlers, 4 sewed -- 6 00
Standard, 6 sewed -- 7 50
Quaker, 5 sewed __-. 8 40
Warehouse ---------- 6 50
oy 1 75
Whisk, No. 2. 2 2
ROLLED OATS
Purity Brand
instant Flakes
Small, 248 -—------- 1 77%
Large, 12s ---------- 2 15
Regular renee
porte sly oe a
*Billed less one free display
package in each case.
Post Brands.
Grape-Nuts, 24s ------ 3 80
Grape-Nuts, 50 ------ 1 40
Instant Postum, No. 8 5 40
Instant Postum, No. 10 4 50
Costum Cereal, No. 0 2 25
Post Toasties, 368 -- 2 85
Post Toasties, 248 -- >
Post’s Bran, 24s ----
BRUSHES
crub
Solid Back, 8 in. ---- 1 50
Solid Back. 1 in. ---- 1 75
Pointed Ends -------- 1 25
Stove -
shaker —.-..-.-.------
No, 60 —.-...-------— 2 00
Peerless ----------- au 2 60
Shoe <<
No: 4-0...
No. 2-0 23)... 3 00
BUTTER COLOR
Dandelion -.---------- 2 85
CAND
Electric Light, ey Ibs. 12.1
Plumber, 40 Ibs. 12.8
Paraffine, 6s ~-------- at
Paraffine, 12s ------- 14
Wicking -------------- 40
Tudor, —~. per box -- 30
CANNED FRUITS
Hart Brand
Apples
No: 2. 4 95
Blackberries
Pride of Michigan -.-- 3 25
Cherries
Mich. red, No. 10 ---- 6 25
Rea; No. 2 3 50
No. 2
Pride of Mich. No. 2. 3 00
Marcellus Red 2 56
Special Pie ~.--
Whole White —------- 3 25
Gooseberries
No. 10 oe 8 50
Pears
Pride of Mich. No. 2% 8 60
Yellow Eggs No. 2%-- 3 25
oe Raspberries .
Pilae of Mich. No. 2.. 3 10
Red Raspberries
Pride of Mich. No. ———
Strawberries
Marcellus, No. 2
Pride of Mich. No. 2_. 3 60
CANNED FISH
Clam Ch’der, 10% oz. 1
Clam Chowder. No. 2. 2
Clams, Steamed, No. 1 2
Clams, Minced, No. % 2
Finnan Haddie, 10 oz. 3 30
Clam Bouillon, 7 oz._ 2
Chicken Haddie. No. 1 2
Fish Flakes. small -- 1
Cod Fish Cake. 19 oz. 1
Cove Oysters, 5 oz. -. 1 35
Lobster, No. %, Star 2 75
Shrimp, 1, wet ------ 1 85
Sard’s, % Oil, Key ~~ 5 40
Sardines, % Oil, k’less 4 15
Salmon, Red Alaska... 2 80
Salmon, Med. Alaska : 85
Salmon, Pink, Alaska 1 35
Sardines, Im. %, ea. 10@22
Sardines. Im., %, ea.
Sardines, Cal. ~-----_- 1 10
Tuna, % Van Camps,
COR ee 1 85
Tuna, 4s, Van Camps,
G08 1
Tuna, 1s, Van Camps,
O08. 3
CANNED MEAT
Bacon, Med. Beechnut 2 70
Bacon, Lge. Beechnut 1 89
ef, Lge. Beechnut 5 10
Beef, No. 1, Corned —_ 2 40
Beef, No. 1, Roast —. 2 70
Beef, 2% oz., Qua., sli. 1 35
Beef. 4 oz. Qua. sli. 2 25
Reef, No. 1. R’nut. sli. 4 50
Beefsteak & Onions, s. 2 70
Chili Con Car., 1s ~... 1 20
Deviled Ham, %s ---. 1 5&0
Deviled Ham, %s -_-. 2 85
Potted Beef, 4 oz. -_.. 1 10
Potted Meat, % Libby 52
Potted Meat. % Libby 90
Potted Meat, % Qua. 75
Potted Ham, Gen. % 1 46
Vienna Saus. No. % 1 00
Vienna Sausage, Qua. 90
Veal Loaf. Medium _- 2 25
Baked Beans
Campbells ~-----...--- 70
Quaker, 16 oz. ~----- 60
Fremont. No. 2 -.---- 1 26
Van Camp, med. --_... 1 2%
CANNED VEGETABLES
Hart Brand
Baked Beans
Medium, Plain or Sau. 60
No. 10 Sauce -.-----.-- 4.00
: Lima Beans
Little Quaker, No. 10 11 50
Little Quaker, No. 1_- 1 25
Baby, No. 2 ~--------- 2 10
Baby. No. 1 —_-.---_._ 1 25
Pride of Mich. No. 2... 1 70
Marcellus, No. 10 --.. 7 50
Red Kidney Beans
No. 40. 5 25
No: 2:22 1 10
§ o£) 2222 15
String Beans
Little Dot, No. 2 ---- 2
Little Dot, No. 1 ---- 1.80
Little Quaker, No. 1-- 1
Little Quaker, No. 2_- 2
Choice, Whole, No. 2__ 1 90
Choice, Whole, No. 1-- 1 25
Cut, No. 10 9 50
Cut, No. _ 1 75
Cut, No. 1 1 10
Pride of Mich., No. 2-- +3 25
Marcellus, No. 2 15
Marcellus, No. 10 ---- 7 25
Wax Beans
Little Dot, No. 2 ~--- 2 55
Little Dot, No. 1 ---- 1 80
Little Quaker, No. 2-- : 25
Little Quaker, No. 1-- 1 45
Choice, Whole, No. 10 10 75
Choice Whole, No. 2 2 00
Choice. Whole, No. 1 =
Cut: No. 10: —2 0
Cut, No: 2 22 1 75
Gut, Noe. 1. 1 15
Pride of Michigan -- 1 35
Marcellus Cut, No. 10_ 7 25
Beets
Small, No. 2% .. --- 3
Extra Small. No. 2 -- 2
Fancy Small No. 2 -- 2 25
Pride of Michigan -. 2
Marcellus Cut, No. 10 5
Marcel. Whole, No. 2% 1 75
Carrots
Diced, No. 2 -------- 90
Diced, No. 10 ~------- 5 25
Corr
Golden Ban., No. 2-. 1 45
Golden Ban., No. 10 10 00
Tittle Quaker. No 1_1 35
Country Gen., No. 1-- 95
Country Gen., No. 2-- 1 45
Pride of Mich., No. 1 90
Marcellus, No. 2 ---- 1 10
Fancy Crosby, No. 2-- 1 30
Whole Grain, 6 Ban-
tam’ No. 2 —.-_- — 1 80
Peas
Little Dot, No. 2 ----
Little Quaker, No. 10 1
Little Quaker, No. 2 --
Little Quaker, No. 1_-
Sifted E. June, No. 10
Sifted BE. June, No. 2--
Sifted E. June, No. 1--
Belle of Hart, No. 2_-
Pride of Mich., No. 2_-
Fat pk et OO DO DD
OV ee
°
Marcel., E. June, No. 21 35
Marcel... B. Ju., No. 10 7 50
Templar B. Ju.. No. 10 7 00
Pumpkin
No. 10) 222 4 35
NO: 26 2352 1 35
No. 2 2 1 05
Sauerkraut
NO; 10 oe ee 70
No: 266 220 ose 1 25
INO. 2 2225 ee 95
Spinach
No; 2% 2 2
No; 2 22 1 80
Sauash
Boston, No. 3 -------- 1 35
Succotash
Golden ar nsase No. 2 , 10
Hart, No. 2 ---------- 1 95
Pride of wren -. 1 385
Marcellus, No. 2 ---- 1 35
Tomatoes
No: 10 2. 5 80
No _ ee 2
No. 1 60
Pride of Mich., No. 2% A 00
Pride of Mich., No. 2.-1 35
CATSUP
Sniders, 8 oz. ~------- 1 35
Sniders, 14 oz. ~------- 2 15
Sniders, No. 1010 -.._ .90
Sniders, Gallon Glass— 1 25
CHILI SAUCE
Sniders, 8 oz. ~-------- 0
Sniders, 14 oz. ~------ 3 00
Sniders, No. 1010 ---. 1 25
Sniders, Gallon Glass_ 1 45
OYSTER COCKTAIL
Sniders, 8 oz. 2 1
Sniders, io oz. oo ee 10
Sniders,
3 00
-Sniders, Galion Glass 1 45
CHEESE
Roguefoert 22. 60
Wisconsin Daisy --~--- 17
Wisconsin Flat ---_---. 17
New York June --_-.-.- 27
San Sago 220-0 40
PATIO 19
Michigan Flats -=_----_ 17
Michigan Daisies ~--__ 17
Wisconsin Longhorn -. 17
Imported Leyden -_._. 27
1 lb. Limberger -_._... 26
Imported Swiss ---_... 58
Kraft Pimento Loaf -_ 26
Kraft American Loaf _. 24
Kraft Brick Loaf —___-. 24
Kraft, Pimento, % Ib. 1 85
' Frank’s 50 pkgs.
Kraft, American, % Ib. 1 >
Kraft, Brick, % Ib. —- 1 865
Kraft
t Limburger,% Ib. 1 85
CHEWING GUM
Adams Black Jack ---- 65
Adams Bloodberry ---- 65
Adams Dentyne ------ 65
Adams Calif. Fruit -- 65
Adams Sen Sen ------ 65
Beeman’s Pepsin ------ GA
Beechnut Wintergreen-
Beechnut Peppermint-_-
Beechnut Spearmint -- _
Doublemint ------------ 65
Peppermint, Wrigleys -- 65
Spearmint, Wrigleys -- 6)
Juiey Fruit ..----____- 65
Krigley’s P-K --------- 65
Feno) o 66 -
Teaberry —...----------- 65
Droste’s Dutch, 1 Ib.__ 8 50
Droste’s Dutch, % lb. 4 50
Droste’s Dutch, % Ib. 2 36
Droste’s Dutch, 5 Ib. 60
Checolate Apples ---. 4 50
Pastelles, No. 1 __-- 12 60
Pastelles, % Ib. ------ 6 60
Pains De Cafe ------- 3 00
Droste’s Bars, 1 doz. 2 00
Delft Pastelles —__---. 2 15
1 Ib. Rose Tin Bon
BONS: 20 ee 18 00
7 oz. Rose Tin Bon
Bone oe 9 00
13 oz. Creme De Cara-
nue 2 ee 13 20
12 oz. Rosaces __----. ” 80
¥% Ib. Rosaces __------ 7 80
¥% lb. Pastelles —_.--- 3 40
Langues De Chats -. 4 80
CHOCOLATE
Baker, Prem., 6 lb. % 2 38
Baker, Prem., 6 lb. 1/5 2 58
SLOTHES LINE
Kemp, 50 ft. --. 2 00@2 25
Twisted Cotton
0 ft.
ee a ee 75
Braided, 50 ft. ------ 1 90
Sash Cord ------ 1 75@2 25
COFFEE ROASTED
Lee & Cady
1 Ib. Package
Boston Breakfast ~_.. 24
Bourbon 22-2 25
Breakfast Cup ------ 20
imperial <2... 37%
Majestic __--_--.- ra 20
Morton House ---.--. 35%
Nearow 22.2 3 es 28
Quaker oo ee
McLaughliin’s Kept-Fresh
Coffee Extracts
M. Y., per 100
Hummel’s 50 1 Ib. 104
CONDENSED MILK
Leader, 4 doz. -....._
Eagle, 4 doz. -....___ 9 00
MILK COMPOUND
Hebe, Tall, 4 doz. _-.
Hebe, Baby, & doz. _.
Carolene. Tall, 4 doz.
‘Carolene, Baby -_.___
EVAPORATED MILK
Page, Tall 25.0 3 05
Page, Baby -2._______ 3 05
Quaker, Tall, 10% oz. 85
Quaker, Baby, 4 doz. 1 43
Quaker, Gallon, % doz, 2 85
Carnation, Tali, 4 doz. 3 15
Carnation, Baby, 4 dz. 1 58
Oatman’s Dundee. Tall 3 45
March 23, 1932
Oatman’s D'dee, Baby 3 =
Every Day, Tall -__. 3 2
Every Day, Baby -___ 3 20
Pet) Pate 3 15
Pet, Baby, 4 dozen __ : 58
Borden’s Tall ~-._.__ 3 45
Borden’s Baby -____-__ 3 46
CIGARS
Canadian Clubs -.__ 35 00
Hemt. Champions -_ 38 60
Webster Cadillac -.__ 75 00
Webster Golden Wed. 75 00
Websteretts -.....___ - e
CWincos «2
Garcia Grand Babies 38 BO
Bradstreets ~......___ 38 50
La Palena Senators. 75 00
Oding: 220 38 50
Throw Outs - .-.__. 37 50
R G Dun Boquet -__ 75 00
Perfect Garcia Subl. 95 0¢€
Budwiser -.---._..__ 19 50
CONFECTIONERY
Stick Candy Pails
Pure Sugar Sticks-600c 4 00
Big Stick, 20 lb. case 17
Horehound Stick, 5 Ib. 18
Mixed Candy
Kindergarten ~_______ 16
header 2200 ee 11
French Creams _______ 13
Paris Creams ___
Jupiter 2
Fancy Mixture ________
Fancy Chocolate
5 lb. boxes
Bittersweets, Ass’ted 1 50
Milk Chocolate A At 4
Nibble Sticks ~....___
Chocolate Nut Rolls . 1 0
Blue Ribbon ~______ 1 25
-Gum Drops Pails
Champion Gums _______ 16
Challenge Gums ____.__ 13
Jelly Strings ~_.__ 6
Lozenges Pails
A. A. Pep. Lozenges __ 14
A. A. Pink Lozenges _. 14
A. A. Choc. Lozenges... 14
Motto Hears t__i____.__ 18
wsaited Milk Lozenges .. 2°
Hard Goods
Lemon Drops ________ Pail .
O. F. Horehound drops 15
Anise Squares —_..._____ 16
Peanut Sauares ____._. 14
Cough Drops Bxs
Putnam 6. 22 1 35
Smith Bros --....____ 1 45
Puden’g: eo 1 45
Speciaitiee
Pineapple Fudge -..... 18
Italian Bon Bons ______ 16
Banquet Cream Mints. 28
Handy Packages, 12-10c 76
COUPON BOOKS
50 Economic grade 2 64
1u0 Economic grade 4 00
500 Kconomic grade 20 v0
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 bl. boxes 2... |. comes 42
DRIED FRUITS
Apples
N. Y. Fey., 60 lb. box 13
N. XY. icy., 14 Oz. pkg. 10
Apricots
Evaporated Choice — 13
Evaporated, Fancy -. 18
Kivaporated, Slabs - ~~.
Ex. Bancy 2.30 ae
Citron
£0: 1b; Dex 2 24
Currants
Packages, 14 oz, ---. 17%
Greek, Bulk, lb. -.-_. 164%
Dates
Imperial, 12s, Pitted 1 85
Imperial, 12s, Regular 1 40
Peaches
Evap. Choice -.-----. ear
Waney os
Peel
Lemon, American ----- 24
Orange, American ------ 2+
Raisins
Seeded, bulk -__-__-_. 8%
Thompson’s s’dless blk 8%
Thompson's seedless.
15: O08. oo
Seeded, 15 oz.
California Prunes
90@100, 25 Ib. boxes_--@05
80@90, 25 lb. boxes--@05%%
70@80, 25 lb. boxes_-@06
60@70, 25 Ib. boxes-_@06%
50@60, 25 Ib. boxes--@07
40@50, 25 Ib. boxes--@08
380@40, 25 Ib. boxes.-@10%
20@30, 25 Ib, boxes--@14
18@24, 25 lb. boxes--@16
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_ Ohio Red Label, 144 bx
March 23, 1932
Hominy
Pearl, 100: lb. sacks -- 3 60
Bulk Goods
Eibow,; 20 Ib. _-.--____ 05
Egg Noodle, 10 Ibs. -- 15
Pearl Barley
000 7 00
Macley Grits —--.—-— 5 00
Chester 22-2 - ot 3 50
Sage
Cast India —2-2. 10
Taploca
Pearl, 100 Ib. sacks _. 7%
Minute, 8 OZ, & doz. 4 vo
Dromedary Instant -. 3 50
Jiffy Punch
3 doz. Carton -._----- 26
Assorted flavors.
FLOUR
v. C. Milling Co. Brands
Lily White <......__. 5 10
Harvest Queen -----_ 5 20
Yes Ma’am Graham,
BOR: oe 1 40
Lee & Cady Brands
Home Baker --___-_-__.
Cream Wheat ------
FRUIT CANS
Mason
Ff. O. B. Grand Rapids
falt pint 2
One pint 7 35
One quart <2. 8 55
Half cation eee
ideal Glass Top
Balt pint 9 00
One. pint. 222 9 50
One auare 2. 11 15
Galf gallon -------- _-15 40
GELATINE
Jell-O, $ doz. _.______ 23
Minute, 8 doz. -----
Plymotth. White -_
Quaker, 3 doz, ------ 1 15
JELLY AND PRESERVES
Pure, 30 Ib. pails ~--. 2 60
Imitatin, 30 Ib. pails 1 60
Pure, 6 oz., Asst., doz. 90
Pure Pres., 16 oz., dz. 2 20
JELLY GLASSES
8 oz.,. per doz. .--__.__ 34
Margarine
Il. VAN WESTENBRUGGE
Food Distributor
MULLER’S PRODUCTS
Macaro
g Vermicelli, 6 oz. 2 20
Eeg Alphabets, 6 oz... 2 20
Egg A-B-Cs 48 pkgs.__ 1 80
NUTS—Whole
Almonds, Tarragnna__
Brazil, large _...
Fancy Mixed —________
Filberts, Sicily ~- ._
Peanuts, Vir. Roasted
Peanuts, Jumbo, std.
Pecans, 3, star ______ 26
Pecans, Jumbo _____- 40
Pecans, Mammoth —_. 50
Walnuts, Cal. _.____ 23@26
Gilekory 2020 07
Salted Peanuts
Fancy, No. 1
Shelled
Almonds Salted ________ 95
Peanuts. Spanish
126 Ib. begs _..___. — 5%
Wilberts 32
Pecans Salted -_..___ 55
Walnut Burdo _________ 61
Walnut, Manchurian __ 56
MINCE MEAT
None Such, 4 doz. __ 6 20
Quaker, 3 doz. case __ 3 35
Libby. Kegs, wet, lb. zz
OLIVES
4 oz. Jar, Plain, doz. 1 15
8 oz. Jar, Plain, doz. 1 40
16 oz. Jar, Plain, doz. 2 25
Quart Jars, Plain, doz. 3 25
5 Gal. Kegs, each .__ 7 26
3 oz. Jar, Stuff.. doz. 1 15
8 oz. Jar, Stuffed, dozz. 2 25
16 oz. Jar, Stuff., doz. 4 20
1 Gal. Jugs, Stuff., dz. 2 40
PARIS GREEN
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Including State Tax
From Tank Wagon
Red Crown Gasoline __ 15.3
Red Crown Ethyl -___ 18.8
Stanoline Blue --._-__ 13.3
In fron Barrels
Perfection Kerasine __ 10.7
Gas Machine Gasoline 38.2
V. M. & P. Naphtha__ 16.4
ISO-VIS MOTOR OILS
In Iron Barrels
Cream-Nut, No. 1 -. 12
Pecola, No. 1 10
BEST FOODS, INC.
Laug Bros., Distributors
Nuss
NEZ
Benen,
Best Foods
Nucos: 1 ib. 12
Holiday, 1 Ib. --------- 10
Wilson & Co.’s Brands
oO
i 10
Special Ron 2S 13
MATCHES
Diamond, 144 hox -- 4
Searchlight, 144 box-- :
15
15
i
Ohio Blue Tp, 144 box 4
Ohio Blue Tip, 720-lc 3 80
*ReRilable, 144 ~.------
*Federal, 144 ~—---—-—-
._.. Safety. Matches
Red Top, 6 grofi case 4 75
Light ~----_= See 62.2
62.2
62.2
62.2
Extra heavy —......... 62.2
Polarine “H" 62.2
Transmission Oil --.. 62.2
Finol, 4 oz. cans, doz. 1 45
Finol, 8 oz. cans, doz. 2 25
Parowax, 100 lb. -_._ 7.8
Parowax, 40, 1 lb. __ 7.55
Parowax, 20, 1 Ib. _. 7.8
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Semdac, 12 pt. cans 2 95
Semdac, 12 qt. cans 4 90
PICKLES
Medium Sour
5 gallon, 400 count .- 4 75
Sweet Small
5 Gallon, 500 -------- 7 25
Dill oe ‘i
40 to Tin, doz. --
api Glass Picked_. -3e
2
32 oz. Glass Thrown - 95
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Ol Pickies Bulk
5 Gal, 200 ______ 3
16 Gal, G60... 11 25
45 Gal., 1300 ~--.-__- 30 00
PIPES
Cob, 2 doz. in bx. 1 00@1 20
PLAYING CARDS
Battle Axe, per doz. 2 66
Bicycle, per doz. -... 4 70
Torpedo, per doz. -... 2 50
POTASH
Babbitt’s, 2 doz. -... 2 75
FRESH MEATS
Beef
Top Steers & Heif. .... 14
Good St’rs & H’f. -... 11
Med. Steers & Heif. -. 10
Com. Steers & Heif. -. 09
Veal
Shoulders, 2000 08
spareribs 2008 07
Neek bones 22. 04
Trimmings (2... 06
PROVISIONS
Barreled Pork
Clear Back __ 16 00@20 00
Short Cut Clear -___ 16 00
Dry Salt Mea
D S Bellies 18-. 200 18- 10-38
Lard
Pure in tierces ~_...__ 6
60 lb. tubs -...advance \%
50 Ib. tubs ___.advance \
20 lb. pails _.._.advance %
10 lb. pails _...advance %
5 lb. pails _._..advance 1
3 Ib. pails __..advance 1
Compound tierces _... 8%
Compound, tubs —_-___ 9
Sausages
Bologna oo as
PAGE 15
Mrankfort 2080 16
Pork 2 20
Ca) as
Tongue, Jellied ~______ 25
Headcheese ~___._______ 16
Smoked Meats
Hams, Cer. 14-16 lb. @16
Hams, Cert., Skinned
1h @16
Ham, dried beet
Knuckles ~-.. — @26
Califor: -- @12%
Picnic Bollea
So @16
Boiled Hams —._____ @22
Minced Hams -_____ 5
Bacon 4/6 Cert, _... @15
Beet
Boneless, rump -_._@22 00
Liver
BCG oe 11
Calf 220 40
POrk 222 04
RICE
Fancy Blue Rose -___ 2 90
Fancy Head ~~~... 06%
RUSKS
Postma Biscuit Co.
18 rolls, per case --.. 1 80
12 rolls, per case --.. 1 20
18 cartons, per case__ 2 15
12 cartons, per case... 1 46
SALERATUS
Arm and Hammer —-. 3 75
SAL SODA
uranulated, 60 tbs. cs. 1 35
ranulated, 18-2% Ib.
packages --..._.... 1 10
COD FISH
Midalés .=...--.-...___. 20
Peerless, 1 Ib. boxes 19
Old Kent, 1 Ib. Pure 27
Whole Cod ------- EE
HERRING
Holland Herring
Mixed, Kegs -------- 76
Mixed, half bbls. ~---
Mixed, bbis. =_..........
Milkers, Kegs ------ 86
Milkers, half bbls. ~--.
Milkers, bbls, ---------.
Lake Herring
% Bbl., 100 Ibs. ___.
Mackeral
Tubs, 60 Count, fy. fat 6 u
Pails, 10 lb. Fancy fat 1 50
White Fish -
Med Fanev 100 Ih 1? AF
Milkers, bbis. -__.-- 18 50
K K K K Norway __ “ 50
§ i paile 8: 40
Cut Lunch §...._. 50
Boned, 10 lb. boxes __ 16
SHOE BLACKENING
2 in 1, Paste, doz. -.. 1 130
E. Z. Combination, dz. 1 a
Dri-Foot, doz. 20
Bixbys, Doz.
Shinola, doz.
STOVE POLISH
Blackne, per doz. -.-. 1 3
Black Silk. Liquid, dz. 1. 30
Black Silk Paste, doz. 1 25
Enameline Paste, doz. 1 30
Enameline Liquid, dz. 1 30
E. Z. Liquid, per doz. 1 30
Radium, per doz. -.__1 30
Rising Sun, per doz. 1 30
654 Stove Enamel, dz. 2 ww
Vulcanol, No. 10, doz. 1 30
Stovoil, per doz. 3
SALT
F. O. G. Grand Rapids
Colonial, 24, 2 lb.
Colonial, 36-14% -_--__ 1
Colonial, Iodized. 24-3 1 36
Med. No. 1 Bblis. ___. 2
Med. No. 1, 100 lb. bk. 1 00
Farmer Spec., 70 Ib. 1 00
Packers Meat, 50 Ib. 65
Crushed — for ice
cream, 0 Ib., each 85
Butter Sait 280 ib. bbl.4 S
Block, 50 Ib
Baker Salt. 480 Ib. bbl. 3 80
6, 10 lb., per bale _... 93
20, 3 Ib., per bale -___ 1 00
28 Ib. bags, Table -.._. 40
MORTON
ODIZED
ny;
WTI
Free Run’g, 32 26 oz. 2° 40
Five case lots ------ 30
lodized, 32. 26 oz. -. 2 40
Five case fots ------ 2 40
BORAX
Twenty Mule Team
24, 1 Ib. packages -_ 3 35
48, 10 oz. packages -. 4 40
96, % oz. packages __ 4 00
CLEANSERS
80 can cases, $4.80 per case
WASHING POWDERS
Bon Ami Pd., 18s, box 1 90
Bon Ami Cake, 18s --1 62%
Belle 2 85
Climaline, 4 doz. ---. 3 80
Grandma, 100, 5c ---- 3 50
Grandma, 24 Large -- 3 50
Snowboy, 12 Large -. 2 55
Gold Dust, 12 Large 2 50
Golden Rod, 2 4 25
La France Laun., 4 dz. 3 60
Old Dutch Clean., 4 dz. 3 40
Octagon, 96s —~--.--... 3 90
Ringo, 40s —....__...__... 3 20
Rinss, 4 5 25
ae No More, 100, 10 -
Rub No More, 20 Le. 4 00
—— Cleanser, 48,
Sani Flush, 1 dos,
Sanolio. ¢ doz,
Soapine, 100, 12 oz. —-
Snowboy, 100, 10 oz. __
Speedee, 3 doz.
Sunbrite, 50s -.-------
Wyandotte, 48s ____--
Wyandot. Deterg’s, 24s
bom DOE Moot ce
ww
oe
SOAP
Am. Family, 100 box 6 60
Crystal White, 100 -__ 3 50
Bie Jack. @@e 4 30
Fels Naptha, 100 box 5
Flake White, 10 box 2
Grdma White Na. 10s 3 50
7
Jap Rose, 100 box ____ 7 40
Fairy, 106 box _....___. 4 00
Palm Olive, 114 box _ 00
pave. GO bee ... 2 25
Octagum 3 5& 00
Pummo, 100 box ______ 4 85
Sweetheart, 100 box __ 5 70
Grandpa Tar, 50 sm. 2 10
Grandpa Tar, 50 lIge. 3 50
Trilby Soap, 100, 10c 7 25
Williams Barber Bar, 9s 50
Williams Mug, per doz. 48
SPICES
Whole Spices
Allspice, Jamaica _... @24
Cloves, Zanzibar ___. @43
Cassia, Canton ______ @24
Cassia, 6c pkg... doz. @40
Ginger, Africa:
Mixed, No. 1
Mixeu, oc pkgs., uoz. w45
Nutmegs, 70@90 __._ @50
Nutmegs, 105-1 10 __. @48
Fepper, Hiack @23
Pure Ground in Bulk
Allspice, Jamaica -... @25
Cloves, Zanzibar -... @45
Cassia, Canton —..__ @25
Ginger, Corkin —._ @27
Musaeg @26
Mace, Penang --_--.__ @85
Pepper, Black ~....___ @25
Numtegs @31
Pepeper, White —~_.___ @38
Pepper, Cayenne __... @36
Paprika, Spaish ~_.___ @36
Seasoning
Chili Powder, lic ____ 1 gd
Celery Salt, 3 oz, _... vo
Sage, 2 68. 85
SP ire i sd
Cae i 3d
Ponelty, 3% oz. -___ % 25
Kitchen Bouquet ____ 4 60
uaurei Leaves -___ _ 20
Marjoram, 1 oz ..w§ =
Savory, 5 an, 75
Tare i lo gu
Tumeric, 2% oz. --__ 75
STARCH
Corn
Kinsford, 24 Ibs. -... 2 30
Powd., bags, per 100 3 25
Argo, 48, 1 lb. pkgs. 3 03
Cream. 34-1 .... 6336
Gioss
Argo, 48, 1 lb. pkgs. 3 03
Argo, 12, 3 lb. pkgs. 2 17
Argo, 8, 5 lb. pkgs.__ 2 46
Silver Gloss, .3, 1s .. 11%
SYRUP
Corn
Blue Karo, No. 1% —_
Blue Karo, Nov. 5, 1 dz.
2
3
i 3
Karo, No. 1% —_ 2
Red Karo, No. 5, 1 dz. 3
Red Karo, No. 10 __._ 3
tmit. Maple Flavor
Orange, No. 1%, 2 dz. 3 10
Orange, No. 5, 1 doz. 4 74
Maple and Cane
Kanuck, per gal. -... 1 50
Kanuck, 5 gal. can _. 6 bu
Grape Juice
Welch, 12 quart case 4 40
Welch 24 pint case. 4 50
Welch 36-4 0z. case -. 2 30
COOKING OIL
Mazola
Pinte 4 doe... 4 60
Quarta, 1 doz. ......... 4 30
Half Gallons, 1 doz. 7 75
Gallons, % doz. ---. 7 25
21
TABLE SAUCES
Lee & Perrin, large_. 6 =
Lea & Perrin, smail_. 3 3
POD docs etme no siiine 1 $0
Hover Mit wo niccou 2 40
Tobasea, 2 os. ...-.<+ 4 26
Sho You, 9 02., doz... 3 25
A-i, large -........ an 4 16
A-1 small __--__ eesinessita 2 85
Cane, 2k... 3 30
TEA
Blodgett-Beckley Co.
Royal Garden, % lb... 75
Royal Garden, % lb. __ 177
Japan
Medium _..___.__.... 32@927
Cee 36@40
eT seco ineracapeieasossci ional —
No, i Nite...
1 Ib. pkg. Sifting __ ii@iz
Gunpowder
ee 40
renee in
Ceyion
Pekoe, sedi slits 48
English Breakfast
Congou, medium _____ 28
Congou, Choice ____ 35@ 3b
Congou, Fancy ____ 42@43
Oolong
OGM:
COME
CONG oe
tala ‘ TWINE
otton, ply cone ____ 26
Cotton, 3 ply Balls ___ 27
— mean
Grand Rapids
Cider, 40 Graig Se 17
Wuite Wine, 40 grain__ 20
WICKING
No. 0, per gross ______
No. 1, per gross __
No. 4 per gross _____ 1
No. 8, per gross _____ 2 i
Peerless Rolis, per doz. yu
Rocnester, No. 2, doz 60
Kochester, No. 3, doz. 2 0u
Kayo, per dog. 75
WOODENWARE
Baskets
Bushels, Wide Band,
wood handles ______ 2 00
Markel, drop nandie__ yu
Market, singie handie_ vo
Market, extra 1 bu
Spit, large ....... aa 6
Splint, medium —_____ 7 bu
Sphnt, small .......... 6 bu
Churns
Barrel, 5 gal., each __ 2 4u
Barrei, 10 gal., each__ z bo
3 tO 6 gal., per gal. __ lo
Pails
10 qt. Galvanized ____ 2 6u
12 yt. Galvanized __ Z oa
14 Qt. Galvanized —__. % Lu
iz qt. Bilaring Gal. ur. 29 uv
ie qt. Tin Dairy ...... @ uv
Traps
Mouse, Wood, ¢ holes. vu
Mouse, wood, 6 holes_ iu
Mouse, tin, 5 holes __ 6o
Mat, Wood 1 uv
Mal, antes 2. 1 uv
Mousé, spring 20
Tubs
Large Galvanized ___. & 7b
Medium Galvanizeu .. / To
pinall Galvanized -._. 6 7b
Washboards
Banner, Globe —...-_-- 5 bu
rasa, single ........ 6 Zo
Gine, SIN ok o UL
Double Feerless _____. 3 ou
Single Peerless -..... 7 oe
Nortnern Queen -..... 5 ov
CORNET UEE cuit cecnne @ %
Wood Bowis
St. ih BGG aie 5 00
6 tn. Batter .........<. 9 UO
it in. Butter ........ 18 vu
19 in, Bates ..........., 25 vu
WRAPPING PAPER
Fibre, Manila, white —_ po
Now 5 OU 300
Butchers |) FF ............ ose
OE ote ee 064%
Myatt Strive ...........4 09%
YEAST CAKE
Mage. FS GO mnie 2 7
_Suntient, 9 dom... 2 70
Sunlight, 1% doz. -... 1 36
Yeast Foam, 3 doz. -. 2 70
Yeast Foam, 1% doz. 1 35
YEAST—COMPRESSED
Fleischmann, per doz W
Red Star, per doz. .... 20
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
March 28, 1932
SHOE MARKET
Michigan Retail Shoe Dealers Association.
President—Elwyn Pond, Flint.
Vice-President—J. E. Wilson, Detroit
Secretary—Joe H. Burton, Lansing.
Asst. Sec’y-Treas.—O. R. Jenkins
Association Business Office, 907 Trans-
portation Bldg., Detroit.
Hold Up Incentive Toward Quality.
The only room that is left in the
shoe business it at the top. The cellar
is full,
It is time for every good shoe store
to begin to tell the customer that a
good price goes with a good shoe and
that it is mighty small money after all
for all the comfort and satisfaction that
a pair of shoes can give If we are in
for a year when achody is going to
buy anything unless they positively
eed it, why there is no particular ad-
vantage in running prices down into
the cellar because the public won't buy
more pairs of shoes because of the
penny savings.
This is not said in the spirit of “get
all you can,” That’s folly talk this year.
The important thing is to give the pub-
lic the most for the money and that
means good shoemaking, good seleéc-
tion, good style, good fitting, good
taste—all factors that cost money and
that should not be free services.
Customers were never more critical
and those stores that preach “the cus-
tomer is always right,” are getting a
deluge of complaints and returns that
‘s no mean trickle of irritation at that.
One fellow selling $1.95 shoes states:
“T can’t make any money for the peo-
ple want an hour’s fitting time and
even apologize for coming in. They
high-hat me from the start. At the
prices J am selling shoes, they should
praise me instead of kick me. I can't
go any lower so all that’s left for me
to do is to move up to a higher price
that will include the necessary retail-
ing costs.”
If this is the new plight at the bot-
tom of the scale of prices, what is the
situation in the heights of prices?
Something is radically wrong with the
public’s appreciation of shoes above
$12.50 in price. It would be a very
unfortunate thing if, by a sweep of re-
sentment against prices up to and even
above $20, there would be an elimina-
tion of that group of fine shoemaking.
Regular shoes, sold in a regular way,
are worth the money asked, no matter
what the price. People who in the
past could afford high-grade shoes and
who have now rushed as wildly into
the cellar, are guilty of a loss of a
sense of proportion. We make that
subject, “A Sense of Proportion,” the
outstanding need of the day in every
shoe store, everywhere. It is time to
see shoes in proportion to everything
else, The appreciation of a good shoe,
at whatever its price, is something that
must be built up in shoe stores every-
where. Our horizons are near enough
anyway. To see only from the height
of the cellar is to see a great industry
reduced to a hand-me-down status.
There are so few high-grade shoes
made that the total volume makes
scarcely a fly speck on the chart of
production, We have masses of shoes
at lower price levels than ever before.
We should, as an industry, have pride
enough in the appreciation of good
craftsmanship to afford such perfect
shoemaking as comes from careful
hand: work at the bench.
Shoe stores need that affectionate
appreciation of the finest footwear
made, if for no other reason than as
a point of emulation. When you have
a masterpiece in the store, you com-
pare everything else with it. Footwear
masterpieces also become an incentive
for every salesman to sell. It is an
achievement to please the customer
with the very best, at a price in keep-
ing with that excellency. The import-
ant thing, after all, is a sense of pro-
portion—to know that important boun-
dary, that level of price below which
your store cannot fittingly operate—
also to sense the heights of shoe-mak-
ing for its art sake.
There may be a hurdle or two be-
cause of price in the upper brackets,
but remember there are some cus-
tomers, even in depression, that can be
sold the best shoes. Let it not be from
store timidity that the customer isn’t
at least given a chance to approve, se-
lect and wear the ‘best that money can
buy—a pair of shoes craft-made.—Boot
and Shoe Recorder.
ee
Proceedings of the Grand Rapids
Bankruptcy Court.
(Continued from page 7)
K. K. Zeevat, Toledo, Ohio ------ 42.50
fonia Pottery Co., ltonia —.-.----_- 69.19
Brown Floral Co., Jackson ~-_---- 7.46
Henry Smith Floral Co., Grand R. 135, 98
Prudential Nursery, Kalamazoo_. 19.36
Krider Nursery, Middlebury, Ind. 18.75
Weaver Greenhouse, Traverse City 33.25
Harry Hibbard, Traverse City -_ 7.20
H. P. Hanseon Co., Chicago _----
Geo. J. Ball, W. Chicago, 1. 3. ABB
Star Greenhouse, Big Rapids __.. 4.35
Evart Greenhouse, Evart -------- 36.40
isli Cross, Grand Rapids —_--__---- 20.75
Freyling & Mendals, Grand Rapids 45.00
Amiine: Co,, Chicago: 38.45
Wm. A. Hanson Co., Chicago ____.- 2.00
Kembel Smith Co., Boone, Iowa _ 2.00
shady Lawn Florist, Holland ____ 1.20
Ed. Tornquist Florist, Chicago __ 2.00
Raediien Co., Chicago: 2.302222 126. 91
Amer. Telegraph Co., St. Louis, Mo. 7.00
3 20
sarks Florist, Boyne City ----_---
Vern Culbertson, Mancelona ~----_ 17.25
Johnson’s Flowers, Flint ~-------_- 2.00
Masdeville & King Co., Rochester 3.75
Herman P. Klegge, Mt. Clemens -_ 1.60
satmson’s Flower Shop, Long Beach,
Calif.
Musser Floral Co., Marion, Ohio__ 7.52
Ann Arbor Floral Co., Ann Arbor 7.50
Arbor Floral Co., Ann Arbor __-_ 2.40
Century Flower Shop, Buffalo, N.Y. 4.00
Bessingers Flowers, Lansing —---- 6.40
Smith Floral Co., Lansing ---_---- 6.40
Osborne Co,, Chicago. -. =... 9.99
Chicaco Ftd: String Co; oo ee 13.35
American Bulb Co., Cnicago ---_ 37.56
United Bulb Co., Mt. Clemens -_~ 35.66
Anheuser Busch Co., St. Louis, Mo. 350.11
Haynes Bros. Co., ‘Cadillac a 2.00
Elizabeth Present, Cadillac ---_-- 105.02
J... Wideren, Cadillac... 180.00
Peoples Savings Bank, Cadillac —_ 786.15
Huckleberry & Watson, Cadillac ~_ 246.06
Johnson Hardware Co., Cadillac __ 55.82
Willis & Son, Cadillac ~_---_-----_ 2.59
Consumers Power Co., Cadillac __ 132.638
Mrs. I. H. Fleming, Cadillac ~____ 3.40
Jonas Carlson, Cadillac ---------- 3.75
Arthur Lindstrom, Cadillac ~_----~- 5.75
EE: J. Morgan, Cadillac _..22.--____ 36.78
Knapp & Co., Cadillac _... 4.93
Dr. J. F. Gruber, Cadillac ____--_- 187.62
Pay Waigent, Cadillac =. 84.00
Mercy Hospital, Cadillac ~--_------ 182.60
Klesner, Cowin & Williams Co.,
Cagiae ee 24.51
Flynn Auto Sales, Cadillac --_---~- 22.89
Huckleberry & Watson, Cadillac__ 214.00
Michigan Fuel & Light Co., Cad. 249.66
Roy Watson, Cadillac ~--------_--- 10.25
Broadway Gas Co., Cadillac ____-- 19.00
Dr. G. Devere Miller, Cadillac ---_ 2.00
Dr. Leonard Burr, Cadillac ___-~-- 6.00
John W. Johnson Co., Cadillac -_ 93.45
Geo. Currier, Cadillac —.---_-.-_-- 3.75
Henry Kryger, Cadillac -------~-- 37.37
Widgren Market, Cadillac -_----_-~ 18.23
Guy Game, Cadillac —__-___..--_-_ 12.09
Baker & Son, Cadillac ~----------- 64.52
Peerless Oil Co., Cadillac -------- 2.96
Win firnst,: Catiliaec -o oo 36
Morton G. Moon, Cadillac __------ 51.10
Cadillac Cleaners & Dyers, Cadillac 7.40
Axel Carlson, Cadillac —- 2. -__ 14.00
Bridgeman Dairy, Cadillac -__---__ 20.00
Harris Gros., Cadillac _.._ =. 3.70
Chamber of Commerce, Cadillac __ 6.25
Rotary Club, Cadillac ~____-------- 22.34
J. L. Beckman Co., Cadillac ___-_ 1.95
Cadillac Printing Co., Cadillac __ 58.25
R. N. Jamieson, Cadillac --_---__ 5.05
Bahrman Bros., Cadillac -------- -90
Schoff’s Dept. Store, Cadillac ---- 5.5%
Titus Eling, McBain —------------- 2.00
Hector’s Servicec Station, Cadillac 9.19
Frank Russell, Manton ~-----~----- 26.00
Michigan Bell Tel. Co., Cadillac. 15.60
McBain Oil Co., McBain ---------- aa
Peter Larsen, Cadillac 20 8.7
John Olson; Cadillac —_-_---------- 112. 00
R. F. Skellenger, Cadillac —~_------ 11.40
Boadway Gas Co., Cadillac ------ 19.25
Peoples Saving Bank, Cadillac __-~ 955.00
Curtis Market, Cadillac ---------- 27.70
Ketchum Garage, Cadillac -_----- 13.95
March 14. We have received the
schedules, order of reference, and ad-
judication in the matter of Mdward
Greenspan, doing business as the Fair
Store. Bankrupt No. 4808. The bankrupt
is a resident of Muskegon, and his oc-
cupation is that of a merchant. The
schedules show assets of $34,113.45, with
liabilities lisred at $27,365.34. The list of
ereditors of said bankrupt is as follows
City of Muskegon, taxes -------- $983. 61
Ackerman Mfg. Co., Boston, Mass. 72 00
Acme Industries, Chicago -------- 70.25
Aljac Art Metal Corp., Brooklyn 27.30
Allerton Mfg. Co., New York ---- 21.09
Alpena Garment Co., Alpena __-- 114.00
Alveen Dress Co., Chicago -_------ 107.50
American Flyer Mfg. Co., Chicago 29.60
American Garment Co., Boston __ 14.60
American Lace Mfg. Co., Elyrria, O. 15.91
American Thread Co., New York 22.19
Aronson-Caplan Co., New York ~—-_ 100.00
Arrow Silk Hosiery Co., Irvington,
Be 3 257.83
C. G. Aschman, New York __----_ 20.00
Astorloid Mfg. Co., New York ---- 52.20
Atlas Toy Mfg. Co., N. ¥. _--.-- 21.50
Augusta Knitting Corp., Utica, N.Y. 109.75
Aywon Infants Wear, New York__ 20.63
Azar Corp., Kansas City, Mo. __-_- 392.00
A. D. Bakst, New York
Barbe McKenzie, New York ~-_---- 147.74
Barclay Knitting Mills, New York 61.00
Barnett Bros., New York -__-__-- 60.00
Beacon Mfg. Co., New Bedford,
Mase oa eee ee 7.64
Arthur Beir, New York —-_-------- 5.91
Belding Heimway, Chicago ------- 350.00
M. B. Bergey, Souderton, Pa. _--_ 168.19
D. Bernstein & Son, New York __ 63.66
Billy Boy Co., New York --_------ 5.52
Blau & Birsch, New York -------- 126.00
HS, Block, Mew York...) _ 644.75
Bloom Bress, New York -_------ 60.50
tke. Boas. Chicago 2220050 86.25
Bocko Mayo, Inc., New York __-- 20.00
L. Brod & Co., New York __------ 15.10
Brown & Durrell, Ni Yo 222-30 760.74
Fred Butterfield Co., New York__ 178.22
Campus Sweater Co., Cleveland __ 60.00
Cardis Cloak Co.. St. Louis, Mo. 80.00
Carson, Pirie Scott Co., Chicago 1,250.Su
Challenger Cloak Co., New York__ 230.00
Chicago Rug Mills, Chicago —_-__- 33.48
Chicago Bag Co., New York ---_ 27.i7
Children’s Sport "Togs, New York 50.00
Colonial Woolen Mills, Cleveland__ 56.338
Colton Coats, Inc., New York __-- OC
Commercial Shirt Co., New York 194.25
Condit & Rattey, New York ---_ 8.70
Mitchael Cooper, New York ----- 135.00
Frederick N. Cordes, New York__ 3.74
Cornell Sportswear, New York __ 20.00
Correct Garmen, New York --_----
I. M. Dack Underwear, Jackson__ 132.50
Dainty Undergarment, Chicago 10.00
Dandyline Co., Chicago —--______ 196.82
Jack Daniel, Inc., New York -_--. 6.00
Joseph Davidson, New York ---- 3.15
Barney Davis Co., New York ____ 20.00
Mrs. Day’s Ideal Baby Shoe Co.,
Denvers, Mags. 9 109.51
Debutate Frocks, New York —--_-- 27.06
Devries Lembeck C., New York__ 23.41
Diamond Tea Gown Co., New York 67.50
Dixie Undergarment Co., New Y. 99.56
Doniger Goldman Co., New York 25.00
Donnie Drocks, Inc., New York -_ 18.60
Dorothy Junior Frocks, New York 30.00
Dresden Girl Coat, New York __-_ 40.00
Eagle Wash Suit Co., New York__ 18.00
Ernshaw Knitting Mills, Chicago__ 6.87
Eastern Isles Imp. Co., New York 39.00
Edson Moore Co., Detroit —~---____ 180.69
Elite Glove oC., Gloversville, N.Y. 187.13
Ely Walker, St. Louis, Mo. ______ 788.01
N. Erlanger, New York ---------- 15.51
Ess Maid Dance Frock, New York 100.00
Everbest Dresses, New York ____ 43.50
Fair Waist & Dress Co., New Y. 1382.00
Famous Bathrobe Co., New York — 8.25
Fabar Tennebaum, New York ____ | 5.73
Fashion Shirt Co., New York __ 96.06
Favorite Mfe. Co., N. J. -------- 156.00
Bon Hersenthal Co, 29 3 225.88
David Fink Co., Chicago ---_--_ 415.50
F. M. Shirt Co., Boston, Mass. -_ 96.00
M. H. Frank Rialto, New York__ 42.00
Jack & Jules Friedman, New Y. 140.00
G. H. & E. Freydberg, New York 126.54
Galaxy Frocks, Inc., New York_. 36.25
Garrison Wagner Co., St. Louis, Mo. 10.70
Gem Baby Wear, New Mork 2. 7.88
Gem Clothing, New York --__--- 10.50
A: 0: (Gilbert. Chicago.) 45.00
Leo Glaser Co., New York —___-__ 8.75
Gioria Hats. Chicazo _...... 15.06
S. Goldbere & Co., New York .._. 16.50
Joseph Goldman, New York __--- 86. a3
F. D. Goodlander, Wabash, Ind.__ 7.51
Gordon Schuval, Inc., New York __ 175.00
Gotham Petticoat Co., New York 122.138
Gracelin Coat Co., New York —-_-~ 10.09
Greenberg & Gerson, New York 45.16
Grossman & Weisman, New York 13.20
A. S. Herman, Inc., New York__ 209.55
Edward M. Hill, New York ________ 42.66
Hillsdale Mfg. Co., Hillsdale ~___~_-_ 31.72
$475,000.00
HAVE YOU RECEIVED YOUR SHARE?
This amount has been paid to our
policyholders in dividends since
organization in 1912.
Share in these profits by insuring
with us
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MIcHIGAN SHOE DEALERS
MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.
Mutual Building
LANSING, MICHIGAN
Phone 20741
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Hoffman & Kaner, New York ____ 94.50
F. Hollader & Sons, New York __ 196.79
Holman Knitwear, New York ____ 79.31
House of Tre Jur, New York ____ 14.53
Hydeman & Lassner, New York__ 151.27
Independent Quilting Co., New Y. 6.43
Jaffe Karmel Dresses, Philadelphia 50.15
Janice Hat Co., Cleveland -__--- 36.00
Jan Sil Dresses, New York _______ 150.12
Jas. G. Johnson, New York ______ 14.43
Jay Kay Hammerman, Chicago __ 30.57
Juvenile Mfg. Co., San Antonio __ 39.50
I. Kaminsky, New York _.._.._.__ 22.77
A. D. Katehar, New York _____.._ 15.35
K. Katen & Co., New Yorfk ______ 20.00
Katz Lieberman, Chicago ________ 11.69
Kenilworth Mfg. Co., New York__ 20.63
Kewpie Dress Co., New York ____ 23.31
Kiddis Cunning Cloes, Chicago __ 100.56
Klarik Bros. & Levine, New York 63.00
Klein Bros., New York oo. 2 23.09
Ht Kieinman & Co,, New York .. 15.56
Knight Leather Products, Boston 380.00
Knitfirm, Inc., New York —_______ 90.00
David korn Co., New York _.-__ 12.00
Robert Kresh Co., New York ____ 88.92
A. Krolik & Co., Detroit —.._.__._ 116.00
Lakeland Mfg. Co., Sheboygan, Wis. 36.77
Larkwood Silk Hosiery Co., Char-
1Octe, EN. Cl ee 14.54
Lawndale Garment Co., Chicago. 92.11
Leaksville Blanket Co., New Y. 40.00
Henry H. Leon, New York _-_-_-__- 28.07
Levi Ottenheimer, Baltimore, Md. 29.75
Liberty Mfg. Co.,. Baltimore, Md. 75.50
Lido Blouses, New York —_-_------ 20.90
EH Linsk, Philadelphia, Pa. = 47.88
Little Marjory Coat & Dress Co.,
INOW) Vion 23 ee 111.00
Little Skipper Togs, New York __ 25.50
Loring & Harris, Inc., New York 50.00
W.I. & M. A. Loucks, Gloversville,
ING ee 40.49
Gordon V. Lyons, New York _____ 247.50
Majestic Knitwear, Cleveland, O. 125.12
Manne & Weill, New York -_____-- 98.17
Marvel Maid Garment, Lima, Ohio 97.63
Mastercraft Leather Goods,
Waukesha, Wis. 2-2) 23.03
Medora Hat Co., New York ------ 16.00
Melcher & Landeau, Chicago -... 22.13
H. J.: Meizels, New York -____.___ 2bito.
Mennen Hat Co., New York ___--- 24.00
Merry Vale Dress Co., New York 90.00
Meyer Both Co., Chicago —-_-____ 30.57
Minneapolis Knitting Mills, Minne. 406.44
Monarch Brush Co., New York —__ 7.50
Monticello Dress Co., Philadelphia 15.00
Moran Hat Co., New “York aoe 12.00
Mourning Dress Co., New York__ 19.00
Nadler & Nadler, New WORK ss 46.70
Nannette Mfg. Co., Philadelphia __ 97.63
Nanyang Lace Co., New York --_. 48.00
National Silver Co., New York -- 51.60
New Diamond Pen Point Co., N.Y. 45.00
New England Curtain Co., Fytch-
here, Mass, 31.45
Newman Co., New York __------~- 20.00
New Style Hat Co., Cleveland __ 24.00
John O’Loughlin Co., Boston, Mass. 40.30
Onits Specialty, Brooklyn, New Y. 80.75
Owens Staple Tied Brush Wall,
‘oledo, OIG 2200 11.04
Formbilt Dress Co., New York -_ 82.50
Phillip N. Gladstone, New York__ 34.00
Chas. S. Greenberg, New York-- 93.75
L. N. Gross Co., Cleveland, Ohio 60.75
Junior Hat Co., New YOUR 2250001 15.06
Kaplan & Blias, New York ------ 186.85
Hepman Bros., Chicago ~~~ - 24.00
Cironicle, Muskecon _.... 1,150.48
© Bryan Bros., Chicago —-=------— 134.33
Parismaid Dress Co., New York__~ 112.50
Randa Waist & Dress Co., New Y. 243.75
Reibau Hat Co., New York -------- 12.00
Sel More Garment Co., St. Louis 44.00
Boris Smoler & Sons, Chicago -- .3T
W. N. Wilkins & Sons, Mayfield,
New Yonk = 000 2n 228.75
Williamsburg peervine Mills, i
Brookivn, N. ¥. = 48.75
Wonderknit, Inc., New York ---- 41.00
Gotham Children's Underwear,
Broosivn, (IN. Yo 2 32.00
B. Sims Corp., New York (252 19.25
Witt Bros., New York 2202. 12.00
Portage Draperies, New York -..— 10.78
Durable Mfg. Co., New York ---. 40.00
Kalamazoo Pant Co., Kalamazoo 26.62
Lindley Paper Box Co., Marion, Ind. 32.62
S. & K. Knee Pant Co., Lynch-
bere, Va) ee 50.00
20th Century Hat Co., Chicago -- 24.00
Vogue Lingerie Co., New York -- 384.75
Baxley Dress Co., Seattle, Wash. 31.55
North Pole Knitting Mills, N. Y. 20.00
Roy Doane, Grand Rapids ------ 47.60
Hart Pub., Long Prairie, Minn. 16.00
Cc. W. Mills Co., Grand Rapids ---- 18.00
Redimat Co., Dallas, Texas ~----- 14.25
Felix Lilienthal Co., New York-__ 110.25
Mich. Home Tele. Co., Muskegon 31.05
E. A. Worden, Redlands, Calif. ~-1,1380.00
Consumers Power Co., Muskegon_ 104.18
E, A. Worden, Redlands, Calif.__ 441.50
Parismaid Dress Co., New York -_ 74.25
Park Sherman Co., Chicago ---- 7.16
Paroma Draperies, New York ---- 104.07
Perfect Kiddie Coat House, N. Y. 24.00
Perfection Belt Mfg. Co., N. Y. 138.62
Pilzer Bros., New York ---------- 80.00
Pioneer Waist Mfg. Co., Philadel. 30.00
Platts /@nicaeo. =o = 384.36
Pontiac Dresses, New York ------ 11505
J. & H. & S. Post, New York -_-. 40.00
Post Sylbert Co., New York ------ 20.00
Powdrell Alexander Co., Danielson, a
Conn, 0 250.37
Prepon Schlansky, New York ---- 45.50
Price Schlesinger, New York ---- 38.00
Priscilla Dean Hat Co., Chicago__ 38.00
Rand Co., Long Island, New York 3.82
Regest Waist & Dress Co., N. ¥. 18.50
Reich Ash Corp., New York ____- 13.42
Reich Dress Co., Chicago =~ liz.vv
kepublic Printing Co., springtield,
Vhio 11.63
Reisman Rotman Co., New York__ 150.00
Revere Knitting Mills, Malden, Mass. 21.50
RR. & H. Dress Co., Chicago .. 20.00
Rice Friedman Co., Milwaukee __ 26.38
Rice Stix, St. Bouis, Mo. 2 78.82
I. Rice & Sons, Cleveland ________ 10.02
Rose Dress Co., Chicago ~________ 2u.0U
Rosebud Mfg. Co., New York —_ 92.75
Rosenau Bros.. Philadelphia _____ 236.08
Joe Rosenberg, New York _______ 75.88
A. Rosenblatt, Philadelphia ______ 40.00
Roxie Dress Co., New York ______ 33.75
Royal Novelty Co., New York ___ 244.v6
Sackman Mfg. Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. 15.75
Harry Sallman, New York ___-__- 10.03
Savada Bros., New York —_..___- 20.89
Schindel McDaniels, New York ___ 40.uu
Max Schneck & Bros., New York 14.34
Schneider Frame & Picture Co.,
iBrookiyn. Nev) oe 26.25
Samuel Schneider Co., New York__ 100.738
I. Schenierson & Sons, New York 27.04
David E. Schwab, New York ___. 8.88
Julius Swartz & Sons, New York 24.94
B. Schwartz & Co., Philadelphia__ 26.94
J. A. Seaman @& Co., Chicazo .....s_—«Y26.. 25
Seco Leather Products, New York 8.13
Seville Dress Co., New York ~------ 30.00
Sexton Mfg. Co., Fairfield, Ill. __._ 119.vvu
S. D. Shapiro, New York 40.00
Shaw Doll Co., New York 86.12
Siegel Kahn Co., New York _.____ 34.59
Artnur Siegman Co., New York__ 86.50
Simplicity Pattern Co., New York 6v.zo
Harry Sircus Coat Co., New York 10.00
Skroder Feldman, Chicago ________ 18/00
Snuggle Rug Co., Goshen, Ind. __ 14.19
RK. solomon. Knitting Co., N. ¥.. 23.07
specialty Coats Co., New York __ 100.00
Ss. & S. Garment Co., New York__ 129.50
Annabelle Hat Co., New York ___ 12.00
Ajax Hosiery Co., Phoenixville, Pa. 126.00
Aurora; Hat Co., New York =: 39.00
Beauclaire Hat Co., New York __ 24.00
Bearty Co., Rockford, Deo 13.00
BB. & S. Hat €o,. New York —2..3 (U.d8
Danita Hosiery Co., Cheltenham,
Be 2.00
Diana Waist Co., P *hiladelphia Loe Goes
Carol Dresses, New York _________ 175.3:
Stan Dan Hat Mtg. Co., New York 7.50
Standard Romper Co., New York 19.58
Strutwear Products, New York __ 4.20
A. Stein & Co., Chicago __________ 33.13
Stein & Salomon, Chicago _______ 76.50
Sterling Hosiery Co., Chicago ____ 132.41
Stern sSlegman Prins, Kansas City 126.00
Joseph Stern & Co., New York __ 25.50
Storfer Laboratories, New York__ 10.05
DD. Strauss, New York 2 50.00
Strutwear Knit. Mills, Minneapolis 164.88
Style Dress Co., New York ______ 120.00
Sudan Preducts, New York _.____ 34.88
Jos. Siltan & Sons, New York ____ 4/.00
Superior Products, Elizabeth, N. J. 20.75
Supreme Kiddie Togs, New York__ 133.75
M. Swaybill, New York _..... 1d.uu
E. Symonds & Co., Chicago ______ 20.00
Tatum Pinkham & Greey, N. Y. 45.00
Oscar Taussig,, New York _______. 1.24
‘reo Mize. ©o., New York 9. 15.06
Trucaft Doll’ Co., New York ._._ 7.00
Ben Turchin & Bros., New York. 4.13
Ulpin Cloak Co., New York _.. ss W.uu
U. S&S. Hat Co.. New York 1
Universal Brassiere, New York __ 20.63
Universal Leather Goods Co., Chi. 223.58
University Garment Co., New York 45.00
Abe L. Utitz, New York Son 46.00
Van Wagene Sager, Syracuse, N.Y. 15.50
Victor Infants Wear Co., N. oo
Virginia Frocks, Inc., New York 27.00
Vogue Mfg. Co., New York
Vogue Negleie, New York
Ward Davidson Co., Philadelphia 23.25
Warner Bros., Chicago ee 49.75
Washington Infants Knitwear Co.,
New) York: 225 650 130.00
Clarence Whiteman & Sons, N. Y. 119.190
Wilsker & Co., Philadelphia ______ 18.00
Wimelbacher & Rice Co., New Y. 78.64
Winning & Rattner, New York -___ 53.25
EE. Wohl & Co.. New York 43.60
Wonderform Co., Chicago —_______ 33.45
Worthy Underwear Co., New York 25.06
W. R. Woodard Co., Los Angeles__ 3.63
Yorkshire Knitting Co., New York 26.88
———_—>> +
Grocers’ Automobiles Are a Sure Sign
of Prosperity.
(Continued from page 12)
word.. He and his wife live above
their store.
A new car line is about to begin op-
erations by his door with stop at his
corner. He operates everything him-
self, virtually no expense except light
and electric refrigerating power. He
owes nobody. Not only did he not
seem discouraged, but he was serenely
satisfied with what he had done so far
and perfectly confident of his future.
My impression of his kind of store
was better than if it had not been dis-
paraged. Paul Findlay.
——
To make good, make your word
good,
OUT AROUND.
(Continued from page 9)
and I am wrong. Anyway, we will al-
ways be friends, no matter how much
we may differ on any question.’ He
wrote many articles for the Trades-
man which set men thinking and which
always enabled him to add to his list
of friends,
A Grand Rapids man recently ask-
ed me if I could give him the particu-
lars regarding the somewhat unusual
will of ‘Gavin McNab, of San Fran-
cisco, Calif., who died about Jan. 1,
1928, and whose will was filed three
days later. I appealed to Paul Findlay,
who resides in [San Francisco, for as-
sistance. He writes me as follows:
Gavin McNab remembered two
clients. The will contained this pro-
vision: “I give to- Mrs. A. M. Elkins,
of Palo Alto, the sum of $35,000. This
to cover the result of certain invest-
ments I made for her and advice I
gave her which did mot turn out well.
I make this an absolute bequest. In
case she dies before me, this swm shall
go to her daughter, Beatrice Elkins.
“T give the sum of $5,000 to J. P.
Fennell. He once made investments
on information I gave ‘him. The in-
vestments did not turn out as well as
expected. This will compensate him.”
The McNab estate was estimated at
between $600,000 and $800,000. The
bulk wenit to his widow; but faithful
associates, boyhood friends, charities,
kin—none was forgotten.
Among others, his private secretary,
Lucy Dunne, “ever faithful, loyal and
intelligent,” received outright a be-
quest of $35,000. Then (McNab added:
“T give to Lucy Dunne the further
sum of $20,000 ito be used by her for
certain charities which are not to be
disclosed and in the handling of which
she has my eritire confidence, as I do
not intend that she shall be interrogat-
ed as to these in any manner what-
soever.”
Finally, came this provision: “I
have no child or children and no de-
scendants, but, I am aware that fre-
quently children or descendants appear
after death claiming kinship to such as
have property. Should any such child
or children, or descendant or descend-
ants establish their claim in court as
such child, children, descendant or de-
scendants of mine, then to each and
every such child or descendant [ leave
the sum of $100 and no more.”
I remember this will, but had for-
gotten certain of its provisions which
seemed to me wise, humane, good and
altogether enlightened. If you publish
what I have transcribed and comment
on it, I feel certain you will do a good
piece of work from every angle—not
forgetting that last provision to so
effectually estop the work of the fraud-
ulent claimant.
Fred ‘S, Church the noted artist who
died a few years ago at his home in
New York, corresponded all ‘his life
with Miss Rebecca Richmond, of
Grand Rapids, who died two or three
years ago. They were cousins and
about the same age. Miss Richmond
willed many of the letters to her life-
long friend, Mrs. Henry P. Baker, 521
Madison avenue. | have had the pleas-
ure of looking over ‘some of the letters
and found the following reference to
an incident which must have happened
sixty or seventy years ago, Mr.
Church’s mother played the pipe organ
in St. Mark’s church for fifty con-
secutive years. The portion of the
letter I wish to reproduce is as follows:
I see by a Watertown, N. Y., paper
that the partridges in that vicinity are
so hungry on account of the deep
snow ithat they swoop down on the
apple orchards in that vicinity and de-
stroy the year’s crop by eating the
tender buds. The law enacted for
‘heir protection prevents their being
shot. I remember as a boy seeing a
partridge playing around in St, Mark’s
church. He had evidently got lost.
Mother used to tell a story about the
Sunday school classes in St. Mark’s.
Each class planted a little tree in the
church yard and Dr. Cummings preach-
ed a lovely little sermon over each
tree, with a lesson for each class to
think about. That night an old cow
got in the church yard and ate the
trees all up. E. A. Stowe.
GREENE SALES CO.
SPECIAL SALES CONDUCTORS
Reduction — Money-raising or
Quitting Business Sales.
142 N. Mechanic St. Phone 9519
JACKSON, MICHIGAN
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GRANDE BRICK CO.
Grand Rapids.
SAGINAW BRICK CO.
Saginaw.
Phone 61366
JOHN L. LYNCH
SALES CO.
SPECIAL SALE EXPERTS
Expert Advertising
Expert Merchandising
209-210-211 Murray Bldg.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Business Wants Department
Advertisements inserted under this head
for five cents a word the first insertion
and four cents a word for each subse-
quent continuous insertion. if set in
capital letters, double price. No charge
less than 50 cents. Small display adver-
tisements in this department, $4 per
inch. Payment with order is required, as
amounts are too smali to open accounts.
WIANTED—Tennant for modern, cen-
trally located business building in pros-
perous Northern Indiana county § seat.
Dairying, mint, wheat, corn, hogs, prin-
cipal products. Thirty-five lakes in
county. Federal and_ state highways
through town. Last tennant quit in Jan-
uary to become evangelist. Was always
money maker. An unusual opportunity
for general merchandise line. Full details
gladly furnished. Address No. 508, c/0
Michigan Tradesman. 508
For Sale—Costelow’s general store at
Newaygo, including Frigidaire unit and
meat case. S. C. De Groot, 602 Associa-
tion of Commerce Bldg., Grand Rapids,
Mich. 507
WANTED—Stock of merchandise in
exchange fro my 80 acre improved farm.
G. Lenten, 215 Third Ave., Big Rapids,
Mich. | 506
I'll pay cash for any stock of mer-
chandise, none too large or too
smail. Write, phone, or wire.
L. LEVINSOHN, Saginaw, Mich.
24
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
March 23, 1932
IN THE REALM OF RASCALITY.
Questionable Schemes Which Are
Under Suspicion.
Minneapolis, March 15—Your letter
of March 10 addressed to Police Dept.
same received by us March 15 and
contents noted. Our records show
we have had a warrant for F. W.
Mann from Sheriff Schoenr, of St.
Cloud, Minnesota, for the arrest of
this subject on a charge of beating a
hotel bill. The warrant was issued
Nov. 8, 1930, and he was arrested six
days later and turned over to the
sheriff of St. Cloud. We have no fur-
ther complaint on Mann, with excep-
tions of a violation of the motor
vehicle law. We want to thank you
for the information as to his where-
abouts. Seems that he has not oper-
ated on his sales around Hennepin
county. I have no other enquiry about
this fellow. JI thank you for your co-
operation. John P. Wall, Sheriff.
‘Minneapolis, March 17—Replying
to your favor of March 14 in regard
to the arrest of F. M. Mann, of Morn-
ingside avenue, who was taking orders
for the Holmes Manufacturing Co. and
retaining the cash deposit and claiming
he was unable to get deliveries of or-
ders on account of Holmes Manufac-
turing (Co. of this city having insuffi-
cient “funds to turn out the orders.
We are unable to find any Holmes
Manufacturing ‘Co. or any firm of
similar name handling store or office
fixtures here and no firm of that name
is listed in our city directory. Mann’s
address on Morningside avenue is out-
side of Minneapolis in a suburb to this
city.
As Morningside avenue is in terri-
tory out of our jurisdiction, and under
jurisdi ction of Sheriff John Wall, of
Minneapolis, Minn., we would suggest
that any further communication on
Mann be referred by you direct to
Sheriff John Wall, whose officers cover
that territory, WwW. Meehan,
Superintendent of Police.
Alice Gutterman, doing business as
Crystal Diamond Co., New York,
signed a stipulation with the Federal
Trade Commission agreeing to stop
false advertising in connection with
the sale of glass crystals simulating
diamonds and designated “French
Diamonds.” It will not be advertised
that the crystals will be distributed
only to readers of the publication in
which the advertisement appears, or
that only two crystals will be sent to
the same address, unless, in the latter
case, additional offers from the same
’
address are refused when received.
Other misrepresentations to be discon-
tinued concern a “free” offer, a
“special” offer, a time limit for accept-
ing an offer as to price, and others.
John J. Black, doing
Buss-Beach Co., Chippewa Falls, Wis.,
advertiser-vendor of soaps, washing
powder, and other toilet and household
articles, signed a stipulation with the
Federal Trade Commission in which
he says he has discontinued advertis-
ing for agents under former methods,
and agrees to resume these practices.
He will also cease representing that he
manufactures goods which he does not
in fact manufacture, and that he has
general distribution centers for the
sale of such products, unless such
me‘hod of distribution actually exists.
business as
The close co-operation of the Grand
Rapids Association of Commerce—
Grand Rapids Merchants—Grand Rap-
ids Police Department and others has
again uncovered the facts of a scheme
which is here exposed for the protec-
tion of our readers. The scheme is
called the Key China Deal. The con-
tract between promoters and’ merchant
provides for 2,500 keys to be purchas-
ed for 1c each and the “gift” of a set
of china. The merchant is told that he
can give his trade a key for each 25c
worth of merchandise sold and when
2,500 keys have been distributed the
key holders are invited—by advertis-
ing matter—to try their keys on a pad-
lock which is furnished with the box
of china. The holder of the key fitting
the padlock receives the box of china.
The contract provides for the redemp-
tion of keys at lc each, the theory be-
ing that a large part of the keys will be
returned to merchant by holders who
have been unable # unlock the pad-
lock and thereby win the prize, Pub-
lic authorities consulted state that mer-
chant actively using this plan violates
the Michigan laws against gaming, and
is therefore liable to prosecution. The
contract also provides for commission
to be paid to merchant on future sales
of china—the idea conveyed is that
publicity in connection with key deal
will promote future sale of sets of
china. The key deal was sold to Grand
Rapids druggists. One druggist called
the attention of the Association and
the authorities to a complaint of a Sag-
inaw druggist as to the key deal, He
states, in part, that “salesmen claim to
have salesladies to call from house to
house on a campaign to sell china
through the finance on the installment
plan (weekly payments).” “I paid $5
down for tlre china and the keys which
they were to ship, balance C. O. D.,
then wrote for confirmation to the
company office. They answered that
they had no salesladies and would sue
me for the balance due. In the mean-
time they have the $5.” The salesmen
soliciting Grand Rapids druggists were
invited by Detective McGraudy to go
to the Association offices. There in
presence of witnesses they showed the
sales kit—sample of china—advertis-
ing, etc., and repeatedly declared they
were representing the Atlas-Globe
China Co.,—Sales Promotion Depart-
ment, The entire showing, including
china with makers marks and a photo-
static copy of page of Bradstreet rating
book showing manufacturers rating
and such as to lead any merchant to
believe the salesmen are representa-
tives of the manufacturer working out
of Detroit branch, One of the execu-
tives of the Association was and: is the
friend of the vice-president of the man-
ufacturing company and therefore was
extra careful to ascertain whether the
salesmen were employes of manufac-
turer and whether their claims were
true,
Extended investigation discloses the
vendors—Atlas Globe ‘China Co.—
Centerling & Guthrie—Detroit, is an
assumed name registered in Wayne
County Clerk’s office under No. 54835.
The owner is H. S. Osmun. The Sec-
retary of State shows no registration
or charter in name of Atlas Globe
(China Co. The Atlas Globe ‘China
Co. of Cambridge, Ohio--with fac-
tories at Cambridge and Niles, Ohio—
are an established maker of semi-
vitreous dinnerware. They are well
known in the ‘China trade. The vice-
president of that company stated that
Detroit party—H. S. Osmun—asked
permission to use name of the Atlas
Globe China and that he informed
Osmun that they would not object to
his using their name, but that it must
not be used in any way that would
identify them with the work he (Os-
mun) was doing. The Atlas Globe
China Co. supplied the Detroit parties
with China but expressed disapproval
of use of their name by reason of
complaints received as to Osmun’s
agents, From the foregoing it will be
seen that the Atlas Globe China ‘Co.
Sales Promotion Department, of De-
troit, is not a branch or agent of the
Atlas Globe China Co., of ‘Cambridge,
Ohio. It will be observed that repre-
sentations of the salesmen of the De-
troit party—made to druggists andi to
Association executives— convey the
impression that they represent the
Sales Promotion Department of the
widely known Atlas Globe China Co.
Examination of the entire record to
date indicates that merchants solicited
by the Detroit concern should thor-
oughly understand that they are not
dealing with the manufacturer and that
the key dieal is illegal.
———_2+ +
Children’s Mesh Knit Goods Active.
‘The mesh influence, which has been
so prominent in many types of men’s
and women’s knit goods, is now being
extended to children’s merchandise,
and several hosiery and underwear
styles for boys and girls brought out
recently are receiving a good response.
A mesh waist suit for children to re-
tail at 35 cents, with other numbers
at 50 cents, is moving in volume. In
anklets and half socks for girls, mesh
styles in white and pastel shades to
sell at 25 cents are in active demand.
In women’s seamless and full-fashion-
ed hosiery, mesh and lace effects are
expected to provide almost 50 per cent.
of the Spring and Summer business.
——_2->___
Old Dry Goods Salesman Gone To
His Reward.
Neil G. McPhee, 357 Benjamin
avenue, this city, passed away Friday
of last week. Funeral services were
held at his late residence Monday of
this week, Burial at Davison, Mich,
Mr. McPhee was one of the Michi-
gan representatives of the John V.
Farwell Co., of Chicago, for over
twenty-four years. (Since their retire-
ment from the wholesale dry goods
business, over six years ago, the Far-
well Co. has been sending a salary
check regularly every month in recog-
nition of his worth andi in appreciation
of his years of faithful service.
‘During the past four years he has
been connected with C. G. Graham &
Co., of this city, although he has not
been physically able to do much active
selling.
He was 74 years old at the time of
his death.
Mr. McPhee was very popular with
the trade and will be greatly missed by
a host of friends,
———~> +> —____
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selling out and the other kind who
are out. selling.
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Miss Michigan Ex Stand Cut Wax Beans
Miss Michigan Ex Stand Cut Green Beans
Miss Michigan Sweet Peas
Miss Michigan Early June Peas
Above all packed by Fremont Canning Co.
QUAKER
CorFrFEE
A delicious Coffee es-
pecially blended to
please the tastes of
Michigan people.
Vacuum Packed of
Course.
Quaker Radio Program now
on the air over Stations
WOOD Grand Rapids
WBCM Bay City
WXYZ Detroit
Every Tuesday and Thursday at
6:30 p.m.
WKZO Kalamazoo
Every Wednesday and Friday at
6:30 p.m.
Ask our representatives for
full details.
LEE & CADY
— one et To ee Bie Ps