(QOCS 3A-3 WN TING, (A aye! KCax PUBLISHED WEEKLY 4 75 SIS SN Fiftieth Year LPO RASS oe aml nce : a ee Al TIS) 5 oe OMS Gans PR ONES : 7 EES NSS TN \ EY ae: x GOEANB EAT ARC DPI ECR Re MD SF 2 Ose GSS NNN ODL IDL en TRADESMAN COMPANY, PUBLISHERSP2= = (3))5 ___ Everyday Proverbs For the Merchant. Opposition is of more benefit to some people than ease of progress. To rectify a mistake may cost much; not to rectify it may cost more. Bitter medicine is often most effec- tive. Unwelcome truths may be made profitable. Not what you want to sell, but what the people want to buy. Be as prompt to reduce prices as you are to advance them. The buy- ing public soon catch on to any in- consistency in this particular. Look ahead. Anticipate customers’ needs. Certain goods will be called for as certainly as seasons come and go. Give the half cent when buying produce, and take it when you sell goods. It is the only fair way. Are you making progress? Not alone by the inventory or bank ac- count should this be determined. The most courteous attention to the parent will not atone for rudeness or indifference to the child No merchant need ever use print- ers’ ink to inform the people that he is in business for money only. “We aim to please,” says the adver- tisement, but the salespeople scarcely condescend to show the goods asked for. Number 2565 It hurts to be maligned by one who has been helped through financial straits; but that is the way some peo- ple pay their debts. In selecting ‘fixtures do not think only of appearance. Consider conven- lence, saving of labor and time and economy of space. Meet every cut in prices of your competitors, throw off all the profit take the Dick and Harry that others are under-selling you, and you will be able to retire from mer- cantile life at no distant day. Is sliding down hill worth the cost of traveling up again? School days end, but study never, for those who go forward in life. Sixteen hours a day for the store- keeper is a plenty. strike for less! rather than not make a sale, statement of Lom, Suppose he should The horses which plow all day are laborers; the team that travels sixty miles a day with a carriage is having a snap. If our job is at all hard the other fellow’s looks easier. E. E. Whitney. —_—__+<~~__ Good Light Pays. merchants were asked this “What has better lighting done for you?” Their answers, reduced to simples form, are given here: 1. Better lighting adds attractive- ness and value to even the best of merchandise. z 2. Better lighting shows the true value of merchandise, thus reducing the returned goods problem. 3. Better lighting creates an atmos- phere of cheerfulness which affects cus- tomers and clerks alike. 4. Better lighting instantly creates an impression of cleanliness, neatness and up-to-dateness upon even the least discriminating shoppers. 5. Better lighting overcomes com- petition by attracting trade from the poorly lighted stores. 6. Better lighting saves rent by enabling a store located in the middle of the block to compete with the cor- ner store. 7. Better lighting makes it possible to use every foot of floor space and eliminate dingy corners. 8. Better lighting pays for itself many times over through the increased sales produced by it, for well-lighted merchandise is already half sold. 9. Better lighting doubles the at- traction and sales power of window Sixty question, displays. a Several ice companies are offering to keep their patrons’ ice boxes—if the boxes pass inspection—iced at all times for a flat sum each month, a The public resents any curtailment of service for which it is willing to pay, and is quick to desert a store with which it is displeased. Lines of Interest To Grand Rapids Council. The National and state elections are over and it is hoped that the smoke of battle will soon clear in order that everyone can see his way clearly to resume his duty to his country, his family and himself. There should be no alibis, there should be no misgivings or hesitations: because most of the populace got what they desired. Give the people what they want and gen- erally they are happy and contented. The great size of the vote which chose the leaders for Nation and state is proof that the people wanted a change. They got what they desired, now there is no reason why they should not go forward with the assurance that their choice will do what is desired. It should be hard to find a grumbler now because the chances are that if you found one, he voted as the wind blew. Those of us who voted differently should shoulder arms and help the vast majority beat back reverses and build for the greatest prosperity and con- tentment this mighty Nation has ever enjoyed. One recipe that will never change is that of political pie. It always has been and always will be composed of apple-sauce and plums. When the booming of high-powered guns and the crash of the startled deer through the brush reverberate through the forests of Michigan on Nov. 15, Walter E. Lypps, well supplied with Old Golds, cartridges and alibis, will be in that great army of nimrods who will perforate the atmosphere in the Upper Peninsula. Walter left Sunday for Acherman, where a camp will be established and forays planned from that center. Walter is one of the few wise hunters who will infest the North- ern woods. He made no promises as to the amount of venison or bear steak he will pass out upon his return. We sincerely hope Brother Lypps will se- cure a beautiful buck deer with horns which will make Gabriel sit up and take notice. Free suggestion to amateur deer hunters: If it doesn’t wear a vest, a necktie, a mustache or a hat, and doesn’t smoke a pipe, it is probably a cow. Alfred DeHaan, representative for the California Packing Co., was one of the few individuals who took no interest in the recent election. A new baby boy arrived to keep Mr. and Mrs. DeHaan busy for the next several years. Mother and son are doing fine. Al is now planning the old budget, so that Sonny Boy will be included. “This is a pretty snappy suite”, re- marked the baby as he was put into his rubber panties. Charlie Ghysels, Salada Tea man, with derby aslant, was seen hot-footing it down the street Friday evening as though he was going some place and no time to do it. When questioned as to his hurry, he said, “I am acting chairman to-night for the Salesmen’s MICHIGAN Association and I am late’. That As- sociation was a new one on the news hound, so some more questions were directed at Charlie and the following information was advanced: Several of the boys selling food supplies have banded together to promote the sale of their products by helping the deal- ers put on special sales. Naturally the dealer is going to push the sale of arti- cles sold by boys who, in turn, help him. That seems to be a very progres- sive move on the part of the boys and shows that the Team Work in Busi- ness idea is a very good thing. It might be well for other salesmen to investigate this movement. It might be a contributing factor toward lick- ing slow business. Conversation isn’t a lost art. It sim- ply has been made practical by being turned into salesmanship. We have always believed the story that the Grand Canyon was dug by a Scotchman who dropped a nickle in a gopher hole, but science has changed that belief by asserting that it was cut down during million of years by the Colorado River, which still flows in the bottom of it. The sand and clay cut out of the Grand Canyon was car- ried down into the Gulf of California. It has made the flat, muddy plain, part of which is now the famous Imperial Valley of California. A Scotchman recently sued a base- ball company because he was_ hurt while watching a ball game. He fell out of a tree. A. T. Heinzelman reports that L. P. Hyde, one of his oldest customers for Royal Blue Selz shoes, passed away at his home in Hart last week. Mr. Hyde had been in the shoe business continuously for the past forty-five vears. T EF. #fishley, of 2307. Francis avenue, has been at gripp with the flu. for several days. He reports person- ally that he is on the mend and that no serious damage has been done. He says he is ready to take up the battle again with more pep than ever. Every cloud has a silver lining and even an old suit of clothes has it shiny side. Gilbert Ohlman, diminutive member of 131, and hustling representative for Vanden Berge Cigar Co., had the mis- fortune to have his car broken into Monday night of last week. About $150 worth of cigars were stolen. The car was parked in front of the Roose- velt Hotel in Lansing and in a well lighted district. Gil intended to make a call after dinner, so left his car parked at the curb. When he went to his car he found that some enterprising thief or thieves had heard of the qual- ity of Vanden Berg’s cigars and had taken the opportunity to stock up plen- tifully in anticipation of many enjoy- able hours in Havana. One thing that is holding up the re- turn of a good five cent cigar is the return of a good five cents. We understand that J. C. Larraway, senior member of the Executive Com- mittee, has taken his golf so seriously that he has joined one of the progres- sive golf clubs of the city. We fully expect that Clyde will hang up some TRADESMAN record scores when the summer sun has come again. Most of us have given up hope of ever finding a diamond in the rough. We’d be content to find a new and un- marked golf ball there. Counselors should not forget the prosperity stamps which have been is- sued by the United Commercial Trav- elers. They are beautiful in design and carry a message which should be spread like dew over the entire land. They not only express the spirit and aim of the United Commercial Travel- ers, but will carry a message of con- fidence to the user. They express what should be the entire sentiment of the Nation, “This is not a shoddy Nation.” Prosperity is something the business men create for the politicians to take credit for. Word has been received from Harry Behrmann, through A. Bosman, that he would appreciate the proceeds of the next penny collection in order that he may apply same on the purchase of a new overcoat. We wonder why he does not use a wrapper from one of his cigars. Harry sends his greetings to all the boys. While at a football game, one young man watched the entire cheering sec- tion sway back and forth during a song. For a moment he looked per- plexed, then arose and left hurriedly. He knew when he had had enough. Martin Vermair is always to be found doing some good some place for someone. He has been busy the past week on the Y. M. C. A. drive. No doubt he was making the young men safe from the Democrats. As a rule the keynote in a campaign is the first one in the scale: “Dough”. When a dog bites a man, that is just a happening, but when a man bites a dog, that is news. When one of our good sisters of the Ladies Auxiliary gets by with fifteen candles on a birth- day cake, that is miscalculation. Frank M. Johnson, a member of 131, had the misfortune of meeting a lady out on M 16 Friday evening. When the introduction was completed Frank found he had a gash over one eye and a badly damaged car. It seems that a slippery pavement caused an advanc- ing car, driven by a lady, to slew when within a few feet of Johnson’s car and the result was two scrambled cars. The mix-up proved more serious to the cars than to the drivers or occupants. We understand no one was seriously injured. In the midst of traffic, we are in death. A very pleasant surprise was given Mrs. Harry Nash Saturday evening when a group of friends tumbled in unannounced to remind her of her (?) birthday. The groom—pardon us, the husband—presented her with a very excellent birthday cake with an un- determined number of candles thereon as decorations. The evening was spent in playing bridge and complimenting Mrs. Nash on her youthfulness and vivaciousness. The party consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Nash, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Rockwell, Mr. and Mrs. Lypps, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Groom, Harry Jones and Miss Freda Taylor. The staff November 16, 1932 joins in wishing Winifred many happy returns of the day. A friend forgives your defects and if he is very fond of you, he doesn’t see any. It is rumored that Ray Bentley has suffered an injured index finger on his right hand from pointing out the news item in last week’s Tradesman. We understand it was the item regarding Ray’s method of rendering sudden service by using a trailer. Gerald Wagner, our Junior Coun- selor and a prominent consulting engi- neer, has returned from Detroit, where the National Committee of Engineers for trade recovery was convened. Brother Wagner is chairman of zone 3 of the Michigan committee of the National Committee of Engineers. He served in this capacity during 1931 and his organization functioned 100 per cent. The purpose of the committee is to relieve unemployment and aid in the recovery of trade. The meeting in Detroit was attended by many sales- men from corporations of National repute. During the session, every man, without exception, pledged himself to go out and sell to the Nation the fol- lowing: Build, carry out municipal and civic projects, restore trade by doing something constructive. Twenty-six million in dole were spread over Mich- igan last year. That amount, used for constructive purposes, would be last- ing, not money thrown to the winds. At present there are $50,000,000 avail- able for the State of Michigan to use in promoting worth while projects. Those who can do this constructive work should lend a hand in order that doles might be contributed to things which would make for permanent and beneficial good. It might be well for every U. C. T. to get back of this movement and work for a constructive program rather than a destructive one. James S. Vander Veen, commonly called Sunny Jim, and a member of No. 131 since 1920, has accepted a position with the Allen B. Wrisley Co., of Chicago, to travel Southwestern Michigan territory. Brother Vander Veen was connected with the Snyder Preserve Co., of Rochester, N. Y. He was with that company for fifteen years, but when opportunity knocked he decided to open the door. Jim is optimistic as to the future. His belief in the good times which are fast ap- proaching prompted him to start the ball rolling by giving work to seventy- one men for one day by purchasing a new automobile in which to better make his territory. He says his hunch was good, because his business has been excellent and the car is doing its stuff to his entire satisfaction. Mr. Vander Veen resides with his family at 61 Griggs street. The Council joins in wishing Sunny Jim much prosperity. A salesman tells us that getting or- ders from some people is like pulling teeth—he has to give them a lot of gas. Wm. Robinson left for Lansing Mon- day, where he will reside for the win- ter. He represents the Merrill-Burns Co., which is distributor for the Hoff- man ‘“Get-U-Out tire shoe. The Salesmen’s Club met Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Elks Temple. Rev. = AN paneer £2 SEARO ge SHADED sa AE st es Stine! Rees sya sep RMON Lacan APIA st es Stine! % nn OO EBPD: &. November 16, 1932 Hailwood, of All Souls church, was the speaker of the day. His subject, Lead- ership and Service, was taken from the theme ‘“Bramble-bush”’. He ex- pressed his regrets at leadership, not only in governmental affairs but in civic and municiple affairs as well. He stated we are often placed in the hands of men not qualified for leadership. This comes many times as the result of great reluctance on the part of those who are qualified to assume this re- sponsibility. Rev. Hailwood took this occasion to announce that he would accept the appointment to serve on the board of education to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Vonk. It is the humble opinion of the writer that the city should take advantage of this opportunity. It is rarely that such a man as Rev. Hailwood is available for public service. The trouble with these “Do You Want Money?” advertisements is that when you read them you always dis- cover you either have to work for it or mortgage something to get it. Gilbert H. Moore, Michigan repre- sentative for the Rudy Furnace Co., of Dowagiac, is spending the fore part of the week at the factory. Gil reports that the new line of popular priced fur- naces is going over with a bang. He also reports better business in many sections of his territory. We wonder how he voted? Personally, we are not very super- stitious, but when we are crossing rail- road tracks we know it is a bad sign to see a train coming. It seems that it is rather hard to get news from the scouts this week. We wonder if it wasn’t the shock resulting from the big party held Tuesday, Nov. 8? Come on all you fellows from other councils! Get out the old scratch pad and make some notes. Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Lansing, Owosso, Bay City, Saginaw, Detroit. Hey you guys in the U. P.! Shake a leg and get in en this U. C. T. page. Any of the other councils are invited to contribute in the make up of this page. Get your news in to me by Saturday for the following week’s issue. Address 1714 Horton avenue, or telephone 52757. Longfellow said that a man must be either a hammer or an anvil. But he overlooked the fellow who is simply bellows. You fellows who haven’t paid as- sessment No. 210 are in a bad way to collect any indemnity in case of an ac- cident. You are and have been on the delinquent list since the last day of October and have no rights or benefits accruing to you under the constitution. We believe money should be more acceptable than flowers or sympathy in case of injury or death. Scribe. —_~++>—__ Items From the Cloverland of Michi- gan. Sault Ste. Marie, Nov. 15—Now that the election is over and the radio is cleared again, we will get a change and down to business. We must con- fess, however, that we did not know there were so many Democrats as the votes indicated, but now that the ma- jority must dominate we should all get down to business and put our shoulders to the wheel and give the new administration our hearty support and help put over the wonderful pro- MICHIGAN gramme which has been promised the people, which, if successful, will bring about the results desired. All of our factories and industries are running on full time and our tannery has increased its employes to 550, which is a record breaker for that institution. We really do not realize how fortunate we are here until we hear from other places. Last Friday a traveling salesman who had spent two days calling on the trade here told us that he did not like to leave the Sault, as it was his first town in which the depression was missing. He tells us that in some of the towns in the lower part of the state that he was making one could lie on the street for over one hour before being run over by an automobile and that it was almost impossible to sell more than one item in his line and that such was the case until he struck Petoskey and from there on Up North business be- gan to improve and that the Sault was the banner city for business. The hunters are pouring into the Upper Pininsula for the break of dawn Nov. 15, when the deer season opens. From present indications there will be a smaller number of hunters in the Northern woods than in _ previous years. The decrease is indicated by the number of hunters crossing the Straits. On Noy. 10 this year the number recorded shows 260 cars, while at the same time last year the number was 307 cars. Our real snow came on Sunday, which will be easy picking for the hunters this year and will mean a big slaughter. Pascal Benoit, who has conducted a grocery at Brimley for the past year, has sold the stock to John Dishnaw, who will conduct the business and the gas station as heretofore, Mr. Dish- naw recently conducted the gas sta- tion two miles North of Brimley on M28. The fellow who has been getting the most fun in the campaign was Nor- man Thomas. He didn’t expect to be elected, so he is suffering from no disappointments. The Manistique Pulp and Paper Co. mill, at Manistique, has resumed operations, having received another order which will keep the mill going for the next ten days and it is hoped that the orders will keep coming in so as to keep the mill in operation longer. Wm. St. Peter, who has been con- ducting a small store and confection- ery at 800 East Portage avenue, has sold out to Charles Beam, who will continue the business. Mr. St. Peter will engage in another line of business. The old pioneers, eighty in number, gathered at the agricultural hall at Stalwart last week to enjoy their an- nual fowl supper. Two long tables extending the full length of the hall were filled and a genuine old time social evening was held. A programme of music, songs and stories, with some good talks, made the affair a pleasant memory. Chester Crawford, the Stal- wart merchant, gave the principal talk, William Clark was chairman and an- other good time was had by all. Duke Trempe, one of our well- known citizens, is planning another trip around the world. He returned a short time ago from the Sailors En- campment, where he spent the sum- mer. Duke is one of those lucky fel- lows who never lets business interfere with pleasure. Hermansville now has an up-to-date hotel for transient and regular board- ers. What was formerly known as the Wisconsin Land and Lumber Co. boarding house has been transformed into such a hotel and has been re- named the IXL. Lodge. The lounging room has been remodeled into a large lobby by connecting it with an arch- way to the entrance hall. This room has been comfortably furnished with suitable furniture. The dining room has been rebuilt and_ refurnished throughout, individual tables being provided and appropriate chinaware serves the delightful meals prepared TRADESMAN by Mrs. Graves to the guests. The second and third stories are rooms with private baths, transient rooms with running hot and cold water and shower baths have been set aside on the second floor. It is the aim of G. Harold Earl, president of the Wiscon- sin Land and Lumber Co., that the IXL Lodge shall compare favorably with the Bear Creek Lodge at Blaney Park. Dr. G. P. Ritchie, one of our well- known dentists and beloved citizens, died Wednesday, after several months’ sickness, at the age of 66 years. Dr. Ritchie was president of the school board for the past sixteen years and has been one of the most outstanding figures in the Sault educational sys- tem. Much credit for the high quality of the Sault’s educational institutions is given to Dr. Ritchie. He was born in Leith, Scotland, a suburb of Edin- burgh, Sept. 6, 1866, and came to this country in 1880, when he was 14 years old. With his parents he settled on a farm in Oakland county, where he lived during his boyhood days. He at- tended the Detroit College of Den- tistry, graduating in 1886, then coming to the Sault and establishing his office here. He was a member of the Meth- odist church, a member of the Rotary club, the Masons and Knights of Pythias. Ele was chairman of the Chippewa county committee of the children’s fund of Michigan. He is survived by his widow, one son, Alex- ander, and one daughter, Mrs. Wm. Bussy, of Detroit, and one brother, Dr. A, M. Ritchie, of Flint. The life of Dr. Ritchie exemplifies a “bigness of soul that is enduring,’ Rev. Mar- shall Hoyt told a host of friends at the funeral services at the home Friday afternoon. Politics is the only profession in this country that lets a man make the public pay for his mistakes. William G. Tapert. —__+-___ Corporations Wound Up. The following Michigan corporations have recently filed notices of dissolu- tion with the Secretary of State: FaFrley Fur Co., Albion. Victor-Peninsular Co., Detroit. United Awning Manufacturing Co., Detroit. Dack’s Shoes, Inc., Detroit. Chicago Art Marble Co., Detroit. Lawler Tire & Vulcanizing Works, Inc., Jackson. Canners Warehouses, Inc., Detroit. Edwin D. Leonard Co., Detroit. Bay County Savings Bank, Bay City. Sleepy Water Distributors of Detroit, Detroit. Marital Endowment Corp., Grand Rapids. Eaton Rapids Power ‘Co., Eaton Rap- ids. C-M-C Company, Freeland. W. J. Jennison Co., Detroit. Washington Realty Co., Detroit. Miller Peanut Stores, Inc., Detroit. Houston Heights Land Co., Detroit. Broadway Realty Co., Detroit. Doraldina, Inc., Detroit. Ralston, Brookes and Clark, Inc., De- troit. Manhattan Laundry Co., Detroit. Dearborn Van Born Co., Detroit. Mackinnon Land Co., Detroit. Modern Sales and Service Co., Detroit National Supply Co., Saginaw. Bee Manufacturing Co., Hamtramck. Speed Silver Fox Farms, Scott- ville. California Packing Conporation, De- troit. Iron City Engineering Co., Detroit. Huron Thrashing Co., Grindstone City Howards Cleaners and Dyers, Inc., Detroit. Elias Nahhat Co., Inc., Detroit. Toledo-Detroit Railroad Co., Dear- born. United Corporation, Detroit, Campbell & Co., Inc., Grand Rapids. Acme Camera Exchange, Inc., Detroit Electrical Fittings & Equipment Co., Detroit. Tecumseh Supply Co., Tecumseh. Motor Tool Manufacturing Co., troit. Rocktile Manufacturing Co., Detroit. National Moulding Co., Grand Rapids. Holland-St. Louis Sugar Co., Holland Finance Corporation of Royal Oak, Royal Oak. Horne Funeral Home, Jackson. Dockware Co. of America, Benton Harbor. Hower & Hower, Inc., Muskegon, Guardian Realty Co., Detroit. Modern Wall Paper & Paint Corp., Detroit. Maier & Hammer, Inc., Detroit. Boesky Bros., Inc., Detroit. American Solvents & Chemical Corp., Detroit. Superior Vault Iron River. Cable Draper Baking Co., Detroit. Detroit & Wayne County Realty Cor- poration, Detroit. Page’s, Inc., Flint. N. Slater Storage Co., St. Joseph. Earl McNeil, Inc., Detroit. Well, Inc., Battle Creek. Long Lake Lodge Realty Co., Alpena. Ormstrong Shovel Co., Iron Mountain Mackinac Island Power Co., Mackinac Island. Chippewa Edison Co., Sault Ste. Marie Ottawas Beach Development Corp., Detroit. —_——_2- > ___ My suggestion is to create a quite new government body, one not con- templated by the Constitution. It would need to take over from the Sen- ate the power of ratification of for- eign treaties. It would be a sort of body of elder statesmen, whose sole official concern should be with mat- ters of foreign policies and relatinos. Frank A. Vanderlip. te Many a player in the orchestra of life spends all his time merely in tun- ing up. De- Manufacturing Co., co wp uc ATESSEN = ps f Roto 1000 0" \ G00 —— DELICATESSEN PAPER HAT final "'slap'’ of a KVP Delica- tessen Sheet—dainty, white and ap- petizing—is often the touch of service that goes far to build a steady trade. Housewives know that the food, itself, is protected and the package can be carried without danger of seepage. KVP Delicatessen Paper is an all-round utility product; air-proof, moisture- proof, odorless and grease-resistant. It comes in rolls, boxes and neat wall cartons. Let us send you working sheets and information on other KVP Papers which will increase your profits through increased trade. Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Co. Kalamazoo, Michigan 4 MOVEMENTS OF MERCHANTS. Detroit—The Picadilly Candy Co., 8628 East Forest avenue, has changed its name to the Leddy Candy Co. Stambaugh—The Peninsula Silver Fox & Fur Co. has decreased its cap- ital stock from $75,000 to $25,000. River Rouge—The Dwight Lumber Co., Ciotte street, has decreased its capital stock from $500,000 to $200,000. Detroit—The Federal Alloys Corpo- ration, 924 Larned street, has decreased its capital stock from $25,000 to $2,500. Jackson—The Jackson Dairy Co., 2014 Tyson street, has changed its name to the Loud & Jackson Dairies, Inc. Kalamazoo—The Michigan Funeral Supply Co., 1705 First street, has changed its name to the St. Clair Cor- poration. Grand Rapids—The Sheet Steel De- velopment Co., 601 Ottawa avenue, N. W., has changed its name to the H. F. Cox Company. Montague—James Coon, who sold his grocery stock to Ralph Williams about two years ago, has repurchased it, taking immediate possession. Highland Park—Grogur Drugs, Inc., 13550 Woodward avenue, has been in- corporated with a capital stock of $1,000, all subscribed and paid in. Detroit—The McFaddin Distributing Co., dealer in produce, Union Produce Terminal, has changed its name to the McFaddin-Skelton Distributing Co. Detroit—Cartier, Inc., 1219 Wash- ington Blvd., has been organized to deal in shoes, etc., with a capital stock of $10,000, all subscribed and paid in. Allegan—Charles Marron, owner of the North Side Dairy, has purchased the Riverview Creamery of A. J. Davidsmeyer and will continue the business. Kalamazoo — Norman Dunbar, 66, proprietor of the Dunbar Grocery, South Westnedge avenue, died at his home, 225 Cork street, following a brief illness. Detroit—The Keene Edge Corporation, 515 Leib street, has been incorporated with a capital stock of $50,000, $10,000 of which has been subscribed and paid in. Caro—Huston-Collon Co., Inc., has changed its name to the Home Under- taking Co. and increased its capital stock from $15,000 to $120,000 and 600 shares no par value. Detroit— The Wayne Warehouse Co.. 3266 Penobscot Bldg., has been incorporated with a capital stock of 500 shares at $100 a share, $1,000 be- ing subscribed and paid in. Service 1533 incor- River Rouge—Barrons, Inc., Coolidge Highway, has been porated to sell fuels, sand, gravel and sewer pipe, with a capital stock of $4,000, all subscribed and paid in. Grand Rapids—The Lewis Electric Co., 750 Cherry street, has merged its business into a stock company under the same style with a capital stock of $1,000, all subscribed and paid in. Jackson—Weiser’s, Inc., 113 East Michigan avenue, has been incorporat- ed to deal in clothing, dry goods and notions, with a capital stock of $5,000, $2,500 of which has been subscribed and paid in. MICHIGAN Detroit — The George - Sommers Dairy Products Co., 2950 East Wood- bridge street, has been incorporated with a capital stock of 500 shares at $10 a share, $1,000 being subscribed and paid in, Detroit—The Shuler Carpet & Fur- niture Co., 6433 Woodward avenue, has merged its business into a stock com- pany under the style of the Shuler Stores, Inc., with a capital stock of $1,000, all subscribed and paid in. Niles—The W. O’Toole Estate, dealer in fuel, ice, etc., has merged the business into a stock company under the style of the O’Toole Coal Co., with a capital stock of 100 shares at $100 a share, $10,000 being subscribed and paid in. Lansing—An involuntary petition in bankruptcy has been filed against the Food Warehose, Inc., 827 East Mich- igan avenue. The petitioning creditors and their claims are as follows: Lake- side Biscuit Co., $128; Elyria Canning Co., $261: Keystone Macaroni Co., $177. Battle Creek—Joseph Weiss, has re- signed his position of manager of the Daniels Jewelry Co. store and leased the store at 13 East Michigan avenue, which he will occupy with complete lines of jewelry, silverware, clocks and novelties Nov. 19. He will conduct the business under his own name. Kalamazoo— Ralph Ritsema, has purchased the meat stock and equip- ment of Claus K. Laning at 1311 South Westnedge avenue, taking im- mediate possession. Mr. Laning will retire in an effort to recover from the shock he sustained in the asphyxiation of his four sons in their home last March. Hart—Luman P. Hyde, 76, engaged in the shoe business here for half a century, died in the local hospital last Friday. Mr. Hyde had retired from the firm of Hyde & Birke two months ago because of ill health. For twenty- six years he had been president of the Oceana County Fair Association, be- longed to the R. A. M. and Knights Templar of Ludington and the Hart O. E.S. He is survived by the widow and daughter, Mrs. Vera Leonard of Kentucky. Pontiac—E. P, Waldron, 73 years old, owner of the Waldron Hotel and prominent business man here, dropped dead in the office of the Secretary of State at Lansing Nov. 12. The death, attributed to heart failure, occurred just after Waldron had arrived with his secretary. He came here on busi- ness. Born in St. Johns, Mr. Wal- dron had lived in Pontiac the last twenty-two years, where he had ex- tensive business interests. He is also survived by a son and daughter. ‘Manufacturing Matters. Ferndale—The Progressive Tool & Cutter Co., 2345 Wolcott street, has been organized to manufacture metal cutting tools with a capital stock of $10,000, $4,000 of which has been sub- scribed and paid in. Grand Rapids—H. L. McGarrick, Inc., 644 Fulton street, East, has been incorporated to manufacture and sell furniture, with a capital stock of 1,000 shares at $5 a share, $5,000 being sub- scribed and $1,000 paid in. TRADESMAN IN STATING PRICES. Psychologically Essential To Be Clear and Positive. Please note that there are just two ways of stating a price. One is the written or printed way. This appeals to the eye. The other is the spoken way, which appeals to the ear. In mercantile practice both methods are indispensable, each having its own field where it and not the other serves best. Often the Tradesman has stressed the advantages of the free use of the first method, recommending marking the selling price of every article in plain figures or, better yet, featuring it with a price ticket. Many large retailers are making great use of this method. To small dealers it is a real godsend because it is for them the least expensive and most effectual form of advertising that is available. This method has not been generally adopted by merchants handling ex- clusive and high-priced lines and catering to ultra-fashionable people. But progressive retailers of goods that are in general demand, can_ hardly speak too highly in its favor. News- paper and handbille advertising of special sales and bargain prices is simply an outside-the-store extension of this eye-appeal method. Wherever employed, this has one great psychological advantage over the ordinary use of the spoken or ear- appeal method. A shopper who is at- tracted by the appearance of an article can learn its cost without asking. And some women actually hate to ask a price. Still, price is the crucial matter with these same canny matrons. If a cus- tomer can see at a glance what an item costs, then she can decide whether she can afford it, without benefit of salespeople. Many a sensi- tive woman dreads to expose to store employes the painful economies to which she is driven by present condi- tions. Such feel that asking a price commits them to examining the goods, listening to a sales talk about it, and either buying or assigning some rea- son for not doing so. So much for the simple easy method of price-stating that price tickets af- ford. But neither price tickets nor any other written or printed form of price statement will answer in every case. Occasions constantly are aris- ing when an enquiry as to price must be answered by word of mouth. As when a customer asks by telephone, or a shopper while in the store enquires about goods that are not on display. Above everything else let the reply be courteous. Let no slightest trace of annoyance or even of weariness creep into voice or manner. Suppose there s enquiry about some item that is on special sale, or that has been advertised to go on sale, next Monday, say. Be sure to men- tion that this item is or will be a special, and also just when it will go back to regular price. If such condi- tions are not made clear, and the cus- tomer comes in too late to secure the bargain, she is likely to feel she has been ill-treated. November 16, 1932 When a price enquiry is sent in by a child, or when the questioner is an aged person or one who is deaf, or a foreigner who has difficulty in under- standing our language, take pains to make the answer unmistakable. In the case of the child it would be best not only to state the price verbally, but also to write it on a slip of paper. Always and to everyone let the statement of a price be clean cut and decisive, not “about .so much” or “around such or such a figure.” The manner and the tone should have a quiet positiveness that leaves no room for doubt. Here is a typical example of wavering: Mr. and Mrs. Archer keep a neigh- borhood store. In addition to station- ery, pictures, greeting cards, maga- zines and newspapers, they handle gift china and glassware. Mrs. Archer, who has excellent taste and a natural liking for such wares, has charge of both the buying and selling of this line. She has a good sense of values and makes wise selections, but her manner of pricing and stating prices is from fifty to seventy-five years be- hind the times. She has each item cost-marked in the cipher of the store, but keeps her selling prices all in her own head, or rather, makes them up as she goes along. A customer comes in looking for a present for a friend. Mrs. Archer shows litte sets and single items that are beautiful yet inexpensive. The shopper asks the price of a cracker jar or a fancy plate. Mrs. Archer takes the article in her hands, screws up her face, and appears to go into a private session of profound thought. Emerg- jng from this she slowly remarks, “I guess perhaps I can make this $1.25— no, I must get $1.40 for it at least.” Or, “I think I can let this go for 75 cents. Yes, I’ll do a little better and call it 69 cents.” Her mind seems to be in a perpetual jiggle. How does the customer react to this absurd sort of sales talk? Al- though she usually offers her goods very reasonably, many get the impres- sion that Mrs. Archer’s prices are high and that a favored or an exacting purchaser is likely to be given a lower figure. Admittedly china is a slow seller in these times, but there is no doubt that Mrs. Archer’s lack of a satisfactory business is due in great part to her mistaken manner of price stating. Most persons prefer to go where prices have been definitely fixed be- forehand. Plain ticketing and positive statement inspire the belief that prices are “down where they are right.” Any concealment, hesitancy or uncertainty is sure to arouse suspicion that the buyer will be held up. Why not take advantage of correct psychology? Ella M. Rogers. —__+ ++ Activities of Trustee in Bankruptcy. The Holben Family Shoe Store was sold at public auction Nov. 11 to vari- ous buyers in parcels. ‘The Palmer Drug Store, Hastings, was sold Nov. 10 to various buyers in parcels. —__++- + The best way to insure national safety is never to be unjust to a nation that is big enough to do anything about it. eee achieve aii AMOR iN as ines ‘ sat eee cs alee eels mer la Nin steam SS itt AM epee rene fa November 16, 1932 Essential Features of the Grocery Staples. Sugar — Local jobbers hold cane granulated at 4.70c and beet granu- lated at 4.60c. Tea—The market during the week has been quiet, without features. Everything in this country appears to be fairly steady—some grades are firm —without any material change in price. Consumptive demand is ordinary. Coffee—The market for Rio and Santos coffee, green and in a large way, has taken an additional slump during the week, affecting both futures and spot coffees, and possibly the list on spot is %4c per pound lower than it was a week ago. The slump is due entirely to the fact that the heavy ex- cess stocks are breaking ‘tthe back of the market. Prices will undoubtedly go lower unless support comes from some miraculous source and it is hard to conceive what this could be. Milds are also off a shade for the week. Job- bing market on roasted coffee is weak in sympathy with the green market. Consumptive demand for coffee is fair. Canned Fruits—The California can- ned fruit market shows some firming up, with one of the country’s largest packing corporations announcing high- er prices on some sizes and grades of apricots, pears, peaches and fruits for salad. These higher prices indicate pretty definitely that fruits under well known labels, whether private or ad- vertised, are getting scarce. There is very little easiness heard about now in California, except in very few in- stances. Sometimes a lower price means that old goods are being liqui- dated or that some of the smaller can- ners over-anticipated their require- ments in a certain size and grade. From the standpoint of the market as a whole, however, prospective short- ages appear to be more numerous than prospective surpluses by far. Canned Vegetables—Canned foods are inactive and without any particular feature, but delayed buying is expected to assert itself this month. There will be need for a fairly general expansion of inventories, as stocks in distributors’ warehouses are low, and the supply of fresh vegetables and fruits. will narrow down with the approach of winter. In holiday lines pumpkin seems to be very scarce and offerings are very few in Indiana, as well as other sections, where prices rule higher. There has been no buying interest as yet in Flor- ida grapefruit. Uncertainty as to how early price ideas are going to stand up, also the extent of the coming pack, are influences which delay action. The major vegetables: show little or no change as compared with last week. Tomatoes, peas, string beans and corn are being quoted at the same old levels. California fruits are marking time, but there has been a tendency to advance prices on fruits for salad. Choice cling peaches in No. 2% tins are still quoted around $1.05@1.07%. Coast, and standard peaches can be bought as low as $1. Canned Fish—Salmon has held well, with red Alaska now in the control of a few of the larger packers. Pinks are generally held by the larger pack- ers in the Northwest at 85c, Coast, with a few offerings made by others MICHIGAN out there at 80c. Fancy chinook sal- mon is scarce and firm, and Puget Sound sockeye salmon well cleaned up. Dried Fruits—The best news regard- ing California prunes comes from the Coast as the week closes. Dispatches to this newspaper say that all partici- pating packers have bought prunes un- der the ‘first offering at full opening prices named Sept. 7. The free ton- nage in the hands of growers has been practically cleaned up and is now in control of the larger packers. There are at the present time no more than 7,000 tons of this free tonnage still in the fields. This would seem on the face of it to assure stabilization of the prune market for the season, and it promises a remarkable achievement when the low estate to which prunes fell last season is recalled. Oregon prunes are still pretty easy, although there has been some firming up in the large sizes due to export buying. Cali- fornia raisins are holding about steady, with fair business passing in Thomp- sons and little or no activity in Sul- tanas or Muscats. Bleached raisins are working into short supply. Dried apples were slightly improved and peaches showed little or no change. Some first hands have higher price ideas on apricots, but the movement has not become general enough as yet to make such prices firm. Figs are easy, and demand light. A fairly good business is being done by jobbers here, and some nice orders have been placed in the past week by the interior trade. Beans and Peas—The market for dried beans is still heglected, weak and declining. The declines for the past week, however, have not been very large, but the tendency is unmistak- ably lower. No change has occurred in dried peas. Cheese—Demand for cheese has been light during the week and the market has been about steady. Nuts—The market did not show much change during the election week. There has been a fair amount of busi- ness passing with good demand re- ported for California walnuts, Brazils, old crop pecans and filberts, the last being in very light supply just now. Brazils have not moved out as well as had been expected earlier, and prices have not advanced. The chief attraction of old crop pecans is the lower prices. Importers are not buy- ing filberts abroad because of high price ideas. Shelled almonds are still holding pretty firm in Spain. Walnuts are generally well held in France on the strength of a short crop. Olives—The situation is unchanged. Spanish shippers maintain a firm atti- tude, but spot prices refuse t orespond. Consumption has been quiet over the past week. Sellers in this area, de- spite the lack of snap to the market, are opitmistic for the future, holding that the statistical firmness abroad will exert itself sooner or later. Pickles—Although the 1932 pack of dills was known to have been far be- hind normal, because of a very small crop, there is no firmness to the mar- ket at the moment. In fact, dill prices, if anything, show a tendency to ease somewhat from the levels which have been asked over the past week. The demand for both dills and sweets is reported very slow. TRADESMAN Rice—The rice market in the South is looking up after several weeks of easiness. Both in Texas and Louisiana, it is announced that most of the cheap rice is now out of the way, and the fact that growers have put their rough stocks into the warehouses is taken as an indication that they have no inten- tion of selling at to-day’s market. Prices are reported as about 10c high- er now on both milled and rough rice than they were a few weeks ago. Salt Fish—Demand for mackerel continues good, as has been reported the Norway pack is very short and so is that in Ireland. This has thrown the demand to the American shore mackerel and they will undoubtedly have a good season. Prices show no change for the week. Syrup and Molasses—The produc- tion of sugar syrup is larger than it was some time ago and prices are ac- cordingly about 2c off. Demand is moderate. Compound syrup is un- changed at the decline report a week or so ago. Business is fair. Demand for fancy grades of molasses is pretty good without change in price. a Review of the Produce Market. Apples—Wolf River, 20 oz. Pippin and Red McIntosh, $1@1.25 per bu.; Wagner, 85c@$1.25; Spys, $1.50 for No, 1 and $1 for No. 2; Baldwins, 75c @$1. Bagas—Canadian, 60c per 50 Ib. sack. Bananas—4%@5c per Ib. Beets—60c per bu. Butter—Butter has had slight frac- tional advances during the week, but not to amount to much. Demand has been fair and prices about steady dur- ing the greater part of the week. Re- ceipts seem entirely ample. Jobbers hold plain wrapped prints at 23c and 65 lb. tubs at 22c for extras. Cabbage—35c per bu.; 50c for red. California Fruits — Bartlett Pears, $2.75 per box; Empress Grapes, $1.50. Carrots—25c per doz. bunchess; 50c per bu. Cauliflower—$1 for box containing 6@9. Celery—20@30c per bunch. Cocoanuts—75c per doz. or $5.50 per bag. Cranberries—$2.75 per 25 Ib. box for Late Howe. Cucumbers—No. 1 home grown hot house, $1.10 per doz. Dried Beans—Michigan jobbers pay as follows for hand picked at shipping station: C. H. Pea from elevator ___----- $1.25 Bea from farmer 9255.0 1.05 Light Red Kidney from farmer -- 1.80 Dark Red Kidney from farmer__ 1.50 Cranberry beans to farmer ~----- ZA5 Eggs—The offerings of fine fresh eggs are limited and prices therefore advanced 5c per dozen during the week. Storage eggs also moved up a fraction. Demand for fine fresh eggs continues good and if it goes on doing that and receipts do not increase, prices may advance further. Jobbers pay 31c for 56 lb. crates and 32c for 57 and 58 1b. Pullet eggs fetch 25c per Ib. Jobbers sell candled fresh eggs at 34c. Cold storage are offered on the following basis: NOM candied © 0 2-2) se 25c me Gandieq 2 ae 22¢ @hecks 22220050 21c 5 Grape Fruit—Florida command $3.50 per box. Green Onions—l1l5c per doz. Green Peas—$2 per Wash. Green Peppers—60c per doz. Honey—The market is weak and un- certain, because of over supply. Honey Dew Melons—$2.75 for crates of either 9 or 12. Lettuce—In good demand on the hamper for following basis: Imperial Valley, 6s, per crate----$3.75 Imperial Valley, 4s and 5s, crate 4.00 Hot House, 10 1b. basket __.. 60 Lemons—The price is the same as a week ago, as follows: S00 Sunkist $8.00 S00 Sumkise 8.00 ooo Iked Ball 2 7.00 S00 Red Halp 7.00 Mushrooms—28c per one Ib. carton. Oranges—Fancy Sunkist California Navels are now sold as follows: i $4.75 I 2 4.75 WG 4.75 a 4.75 AG 4.75 Pee 4.75 ae... lL 4.75 SA 4.50 Red Ball, 50c per box less. Onions—Home grown, 30c per bu. for medium yellow and 50c for white. Growers are receiving 25c per 100 lbs. for their crops. Domestic Spanish, $1.50 per crate. Parsley—40c per doz. bunches. Pears—Kiefers, 35@50c. Pickling Stock — Onions, 60c per box of 20 lbs. Potatoes—Home grown 30c per bu. on the local market; Idaho bakers, 23c for 15 {b. sack. Poultry—Wilson & Company pay as follows: Heavy towls 2.050 0) 12c Right iowls 22 8c Ducks Go 10c Eight Broilers, 2 Ibs, 8c Roek Brotlees, 214 ibs. up llc (PaGeeys 20 14c Geese 2 9c Radishes—20c¢ per doz. bunches hot house. Spinach—50c per bu. for home grown. Squash—Hubbard, 75 Sweet Potatoes—$1.3 kiln dried Indiana grown. Tomatoes—Hot house, 75c per 10 lb. basket. Veal Calves — Wilson & Company pay as follows: per 100 Ibs. € 5 per bu. for ancy 2 7c Good 2-2 8 5c Medium = 2 5c «44. Some people are much afraid of do- ing something for which they are not That is the attitude of class and caste which leads to fossilization and decay. It represents the foreign system of servants, not the American system of partners in industry. The person who adopts it may possibly held his place but the chance of pro- motion has gone and the chance of demotion and discharge has come. It is the most certain road to unemploy- ment. Those who do only what they are paid for will never be paid very much.—Jay Kay. paid. 6 MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE How To Handle Fires in Tall Build- ings. Under normal conditions, with the standpipes and elevators in working order, a fire in an upper story of a very tall building offers little difficulty. A line may be taken off the standpipe on the floor below the fire floor, taken up the stairs, and the fire thus extinguish- ed. The floor area of upper stories of tall buildings is generally sub-divided into small compartments, and the con- struction and contents more or less fire-resistive, so that the danger of the fire getting out of control is small. However, one of the most import- ant rules in the fire department is to expect and be prepared for the un- expected. Suppose, then, the stand- pipe is for some reason out of service. This makes it necessary to run a line from the ground to the floor below the fire, then up the stairs to the fire. If the elevators are working, it is comparatively simple to carry the hose up, couple it, and lower to the ground, either by means of an open stairwell, or out a window. In a case like this, it is necessary to have perfect order and discipline. The three men who are to handle the nozzle should pro- ceed by elevator to the floor below the fire with all necessary small equipment and there wait until other firemen have made the line ready for action, so that they will be fresh when they go in to fight the fire. As soon as possible, salvage covers should be spread on the floor below the fire, and if necessary, on the fire floor, Chutes or catch-alls should be constructed, to get all surplus water out of the building with as little dam- age as possible. It is entirely possible that the fire may put the elevators out of service. With both standpipes and elevators eliminated, the problem becomes diffi- cult indeed. How should a fire be handled under these circumstances? Let us assume that there is a fire on the 46th floor of a tall building. The elevators and standpipes are all out of order. It is necessary to get all equip- ment to the floor below the fire (45th) by hand. There is small likelihood of the fire’s getting out of control, be- cause of the contents of the floor and the small area. It will be necessary to haul the hose up the outside of the building. A nozzle team of three men should be selected who are to advance on the fire when the line is in service. These men should carry all the tools and small equipment they will need to the 45th floor, by means of the stairs, and there wait until the line is ready for them. The officer in charge should then assemble all the remaining men and explain to them just what is to be done, emphasizing the importance of teamwork and strict obedience. Enough hose must be flaked on the ground to reach to the 45th floor, with 150 feet over to reach to the 46th floor, and to allow free operation there. Six rope teams of three men each should then be chosen, and stationed, one on the ground, and the rest at a vertical row of windows, nine stories apart. There will therefore then be rope teams on the ground, ninth floor, 18th MICHIGAN floor, 27th floor, 36th floor and 45th floor (the floor below the fire). In choosing the vertical line of windows, the commanding officer should con- sider what position will offer the least number of obstructions to the rapid raising of the hose. If possible, a line of windows should be chosen that does not have any setbacks, ornamental cornices, or other obstructions. Each rope team should proceed to its station, taking a hose hoist, pull-up rope, axe, and a door-opener, which may be necessary if there are locked doors barring access to the desired windows. Upon arrival at its desig- nated window, each team should lower its rope to the team nine floors below The team on the ground attach the rope from the ninth floor to the hose, 150 feet back of the playpipe, and it is then hoisted to the ninth floor, where the line from the 15th floor is made fast. While this is being done, the ninth floor line has been dropped to the ground, and made fast. Then the ninth and 15th floor teams pull in unison. This is repeated, with all teams who are fast to the hose pulling at the same time, until the hose reach- es the 45th floor. The pulling should be directed by the commanding officer who gives the signal when all teams on the line have signified their readiness. As soon as the hose reaches the 45th floor, the men there pull in the 150 feet in front of the first tie, and the nozzle team takes it to the fire. In the meantime, the rope teams start down, strapping the line to window ledges. As soon as this is done, the engineer, who has had plenty of time to calcu- late the pressure necessary, turns on the water. Of course, it may be that the fire can be handled better with two small lines. If so, the nozzle teams should use the necessary fittings and small hose while the line is being strapped. All equipment necessary should have been taken to the 45th floor when they came up. When the fire is out and the line no longer needed, it is cut at street level and drained. The rope teams then resume their former positions at the windows nine floors apart, and reverse the raising process, until the hose is on the ground. Here again perfect teamwork is absolutely necessary for efficient performance. The handling of this fire is entirely dependent on the officer in charge. He must make his size-up in a short time, determine his course of action, instruct his men carefully and clearly, and oversee all operations. It will be necessary to have perfect discipline, timing and co-operation to make the plan effective. Unless each team knows its job and position, and what equipment they will need, the knots they are to use, there is apt to be a hitch that will seriously delay opera- tions. And the nozzle team must take to the 45th floor all the equipment that will be needed, so that when the line reaches them, they can take it to the fire without delay. Fire Captain William E. Reeder, Cincinnati, Ohio. ———_+ ~~ ____ A Business Man’s Philosophy. Since we have hard times, we might as well get what comfort we can from them. TRADESMAN No one, I think, can honestly deny that hard times have developed and brought out sympathy and understand- ing among people. Tolerance and friendliness are re- flected in the street, in office and shop and in the home. In this depression the majority of employers have done everything with- in their power to soften the hardship of unemployment. Through fewer hours, alternate working days, short weeks and the stagger system, they have spread what wages could be of- fered over as many employes as pos- sible. “The great middle class,” one man said to me, “are the worst sufferers and, as usual, they are bearing their cross nobly. The middle class con- November 16, 1932 tribute from their slender means to charity, and even in extreme need they will not accept charity. They will suf- fer any privation before they will sacri- fice their self-respect. From such fam- ilies, whose members have met the severest test of character, will spring the leadership for the years that lie ahead. The boys who are giving up school to help out the family income will be holding responsible jobs in a few years, displacing the more favored youths who have been protected from the rigors of hard times. In many respects the oncoming generation will be the better equipped to deal with the realties of life than any group we have had for a long time.” William Feather. OUR FIRE INSURANCE POLICIES ARE CONCURRENT with any standard stock policies that you are buying me Ne cots BO% Less Michigan Bankers and Merchants Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Fremont, Michigan WILLIAM N. SENF, Secretary-Treasurer insurance to be less. It is. ness, investigate. Mutual Insurance With losses lower, with expenses lower, with no inside profits for invested capital you would expect the net cost of MUTUAL The saving in cost is not made at any sacrifice in safety and strength, The Mutual plan of operation is right, Mutual insur- ance is better protection, Because it is better it costs less. May sound unreasonable if you are not informed, An investi- gation is convincing, For the sake of yourself and your busi- Finnish Mutual Fire Insurance Company 444 Pine Str., Calumet, Mich. ™ GRAND RAPIDS MERCHANTS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. A LEGAL RESERVE MUTUAL COMPANY 23 YEARS OF DIVIDENDS TO POLICYHOLDERS Affiliated with THE MICHIGAN RETAIL DRY GOODS ASSOCIATION 320 Houseman Bldg., Grand Rapids, Mich. LESS ees November 16, 1932 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 7 Proceedings of the Grand Rapids Bankruptcy Court. Grand Rapids, Nov. 7—We have received the schedules, order of reference and ad- judication in the matter of James H. Derks, Bankrupt No. 5051. The bankrupt is a resident of Grand Rapids, and his occupation is that of a postal clerk. The schedules of the bankrupt show assets of $590, with liabilities listed at $7,632.35 and interest. The sum of $490 is claimed as exempt to the bankrupt. Nov. 9. We have received the sched- ules, order of reference, and adjudication in the matter of Robert Johnston, Bank- rupt No. 5052. The bankrupt is a resi- dent of Augusta, and his occupation is that of a laborer and farmer. The sched- ules of the bankrupt show assets of $4,295, with liabilities listed at $4,363.82. The sum of $295 is claimed as exempt to the bankrupt. The court has written for funds and upon receipt of same the first meeting of creditors will be called. In the matter of George McCullom, Bankrupt No. 5050. The first meeting of creditors has been called for Nov. 21. In the matter of Mapes-Nebelius Cad- illac Co., Bankrupt No. 5011. The sale of assets has been called for Nov. 14 at the premises formerly occupied by the bankrupt at 246 Ionia avenue, N. W., Grand Rapids. The assets consists of machinery, tool equipment, parts, acces- sories, gas and oil, stock room equip- ment, fixtures, automobiles, all appraised at $2,677.72. All interested in such sale should be present at the date and time above stated. In the matter of Edth M. Blair, Bank- rupt No. 4677, final meeting of creditors was held under date of Oct. 7. Fred G. Timmer, trustee, only was present. Trusl tee’s final report and account was ap- proved and allowed. Claims proved and allowed. An order was made for the payment of expenses of adirinistration as far as funds on hand would permit. No dividends to creditors. No objection to discharge. Files will be returned to U. S. Distirct Court. In the matter of Stanley Mareczynski, individually and doing business as Gold Star Bakery, Bankrupt No. 4885, final meeting of creditors was held Nov. 2. Trustee present; bankrupt represented by Sigmund Zamierowski, attorney. Trus- tee’s final report and account approved and allowed. Claims proved and allowed. Bill of attorney for bankrupt approved and allowed. Accounts receivable and stock in Riverview Furniture Store sold at auction. Order made for payment of administration expenses and final divi- dend of 26 per cent. to labor claimants— no dividends for general creditors. No objection to bankrupt’s discharge. Meet- ing adjourned without date and files will be returned to District Court in due course, In the matter of Forrest D. Montgom-: ery, Bankrupt No. 5013, first meeting of creditors was held Nov. 4. The bankrupt was present in person and represented by Mason, Alexander, McCaslin, Cholette & Mttts, attorneys. Certain creditors present in person and represented by Dean 8S. Face, attorney. Claims filed only. Fred G. Timmer, Grand Rapids, trustee; bond $100. Petitions of Peoples State Bank of Sparta and Sparta State Bank for leave to foreclose referred to trustee. Meeting adjourned no date. In the matter of John Austin Palmer, Bankrupt No. 5025, first meeting of cred- itors was held Nov. 4. Bankrupt present in person and by L. E. Barnett, attorney; one creditor represented by Kim Sigler, attorney. Bakrupt sworn and examined before reporter, and transcript of testi- mony ordered. Claims proved and al- lowed. Fred G. Timmer, Grand Rapids, trustee; bond $500. Meeting adjourned without date. In the matter of Harry B. Cowdrey, 3ankrupt No. 5024, first meeting of cred- itors was held Nov. 4. Bankrupt present in person and by William G. Bauer, at- torney. Claims filed only. Bankrupt sworn and examined before reporter. Fred G. Timmer, Grand Rapids, trustee; bond $100. Meeting adjourned without date. i} In the matter of Lionel Cox, Bankrupt No. 5017, first meeting of creditors was held Nov. 4. Bankrupt present in per- son and by William J. Branstrom, attor- ney. One creditor present in person. Claims filed only. Bankrupt sworn and examned without reporter. Fred G. Tim- mer, Grand Rapids, trustee; bond $100. Meeting adjourned without date. In the matter of Paul D. Hagan, Inc., a corporation, Bankrupt No. 4855, final meeting of creditors was held Nov. 2. Trustee present in person and by attor- neys. Bankrupt represented by attorneys. Creditors present in person. Trustee’s final report and account approved and allowed. Claims proved and _ allowed. Balance of bills, notes and accounts re- ceivable sold at auction. Order made for payment of administration expenses and preferred labor claims. No objections to bankrupt’s discharge. Meeting ad- journed without date and files will be returned to district court in due course. In the matter of Meyer Kohlenstein, Bankrupt No. 4838, final meeting of cred- itors was held Oct. 28. There were no appearances. Claims proved and allowed. Trustee’s final report and account ap- proved and allowed. Order made for pay- ment of administration expenses and preferred claims and first and final divi- dend of .5 per cent. to general creditors. No objection, to bankrupt’s discharge. Meeting adjourned without date. Files will be returned to District Court in due course. Nov. .7 On this day first meeting of creditors of Guy Glazier, Bankrupt No. 5034, was held. Bankrupt present and by Glenn D. Mathews, attorney. One cred- itor present in person. Claims filed. Bankrupt sworn and examined without reporter. Fred G. Timmer, Grand Rapids, trustee; bond $100. Meeting adjourned without date. On the same day first meeting of cred- itors in the matter of Walter H. Moul, Bankrupt No. 5008, was held. Bankrupt present and by Warner, Norcross & Judd, attorneys. No creditors present or rep- resented. Claims proved and allowed. Bankrupt sworn and examined without reporter. Fred G. Timmer, Grand Rapids, trustee; bond $100. Meeting adjourned without date. On this same day first meeting of cred- itors in the matter of George D. Lam- brakis, Bankrupt No. 5020, was scheduled to be held. There were no appearances and the bankrupt was notified to appear for examination Nov. 14. On this same day first meeting of creditors in the matter of Louis J. Bolt and Tom C. Bolt, copartners doing busi- ness as L. J. Bolt & Son, Bankrupt No. 5022, was held. Bankrupts each present and represented by Jerome E. Turner, attorney. No creditors present or rep- resented. Claims filed. Both bankrupts sworn and examined without reporter. Fred G. Timmer, Grand Rapids, trustee; bond $100. - Meeting adjourned without date. Nov. 9. On this day adjourned first meeting of creditors in the matter of Robert W. Woodruff, Bankrupt No. 5003, was to be held. The bankrupt was un- able to attend because of illness and the meeting was adjourned to Nov. 30. Nov. 7. On this day first meeting of creditors in the matter of Bertha Wie- man, Bankrupt No. 5019, was held. Bankrupt present and represented by A. S. Hinds, attorney. No claims proved or allowed. Bankrupt sworn and examined without reporter. Meeting adjourned to Nov. 19 to enable creditors to file claims if desired. In the matter of Lawrence E. Raw- lings, Bankrupt No. 5030. The first meet- ing of creditors has been called _ for Nov. 24. In the matter of Harry Hyman, doing business as Hyman Furniture Co., Bank- rupt No. 5028. The first meeting of cred- itors has been called for Nov. 24. In the matter of Harry Hyman, doing business as Hyman Furniture Co., Bank- rupt No. 5028. The sale of assets has been called for Nov. 25 at the premises formerly occupied by the bankrupt at 137 Portage street, Kalamazoo. The stock for sale consists of furniture, appraised at $2,337.35; office fixtures appraised at $145.50; and store fixtures and equipment appraised at $170.25. All interested in such sale should be present at the date and time above stated. Nov. 9. On this day adjourned first meeting of creditors in the matter of Mapes-Nebelius Cadillac Co.. a corpora- tion, Bankrupt No. 5011, was held. Bank- rupt present by Fred A. Nebelius, Vice- President, and also by book-kKeeper. Creditors represented by Wicks, Fuller & Star, attorneys. Attorney for creditors was unable to proceed with further ex- amination of bankrupt and meeting was adjourned without date. Nov. 10. We have received the sched- ules, order of reference and adjudication in the matter of Benjamin J. Skinner, in- dividually and formerly doing business as Community Oil Service, Bankrupt No. 5053. The bankrupt has his resident in the township of Portage, Kalamazoo. The schedules of the bankrupt show assets of $637.50, liabilities listed at $3,557.97. The sum of $537.50 is claimed as exempt to the bankrupt. Oct. 28. On this day final meeting of creditors in the matter of Warner B. 3era, Theo Bara and Vern J. Bera, in- dividually and as copartners under the firm name of W. B. Bera & Sons, Bank- rupt No. 4833, was held. Trustee present in person; bankrupts present and rep- resented by Grant Sims. attorney. Claims proved and allowed. Trustee’s final re- port and account approved and allowed. Bill of attorney for bankrupt approved and allowed. Trustee’s interest in cer- tain real estate and balance of accounts receivable sold at auction. Order made for payment of administration expenses, preferred claims and first and final divi- dend to general creditors of 1.6 per cent. No objections to bankrupt’s discharge. Final meeting adjourned without date and files will be returned to District Court in due course. On the same day, final meeting of creditors in the matter of Walter Olson, Bankrupt No. 4836, was held. Trustee only present. ‘Trustee’s final report and account approved and allowed. Order made for payment of administration ex- penses as far as funds on hand will per- represented by Ross H. Lamb, John C. mit; no dividend for general creditors. St. Clair and A. Schimberg, attorneys. No objection to bankrupt’s discharge. Claims proved and allowed. Alleged Final meeting adjourned without date and files will be returned in due course to District Court. Nov. 10. On this day first meeting of bankrupts each sworn and examined be- fore reporter. Written offer of composi- tion to be filed within five days. Hearing adjourned to Nov. 22 for the purpose of creditors in the matter of Emil O. Fetke considering such composition offer when and Casimer O. Rutkokski, doing business filed. as Fetke & Rutkoski, alleged Bankrupt Nov. 11. We have received the sched- No. 5018, was held. Alleged bankrupts each present and represented by Gore & Harvey, attorneys. Certain creditors ules, order of reference and adjudication in the matter of Thomas A. Case, Bank- (Continued on page 11) When You Recommend— RED*STAR YEAST as the best for all uses OU can do so in full confidence of selling the best yeast for all uses AT A SAVING IN PRICE. 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They help to restore faith when doubt is in fashion. They recall essen- tials and fundamental truths when men’s minds are muddled with argu- ment and false reasoning. President Hoover was wise, there- fore, in turning back the pages of American history to the year 1789 and appointing Thanksgiving day in the words of Washington, who was re- quested by Congress to set aside a day “of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almight God.” The phrases of that proclamation concern the conditions of 143 years ago. They speak of war and peace, of the needs of a new Govern- ment and the work before it. But the spirit of devotion and dedication is within them, a sincere humility and a hopeful courage in the face of many grave responsibilities. These are en- tirely timely to-day, so that a thanks- giving proclamation from the past may be used again in calling the American people to celebrate their most ancient festival. The purpose for which Thanksgiving day is appointed is not a mere reckon- ing of benefits enjoyed nor a self- satisfied acknowledgment of a fortu- nate nation’s privileges and advan- tages. The day is intended to turn the thoughts of our people to the es- sentials of free citizenship, for which so much gratitude is due; to opportuni- ties for service and sacrifice for the common good; to the responsibilities of good government and the duties of good citizens. Principally to these things George Washington directed the attention of the Nation in 1789. The present President of the United States chooses wisely in standing aside while his great predecessor in office speaks across the years to the citizens of to-day. DRY GOODS CONDITIONS. Unfavorable weather has again held down retail trade. Election day brought a spurt, however, although the result fell quite a bit below the former mark. Men’s wear stores and departments appeared to find the most activity, which was pronounced in some cases the best of the year. Toward the close of last week there was better demand in many departments. On the basis of one business day less last month than a year ago, de- partment store sales in October ran close to estimates. The drop was 18 per cent., although the month without adjustment showed a decline of 21 per cent. This was also the average de- cline reported for the country as a whole by the Federal Reserve Board. The losses ranged from 15 per cent. MICHIGAN in the Dallas district to 26 per cent. in the Cleveland area. The largest mail-order-chain system reported a drop of 12.9 per cent. for the four weeks ended Nov. 5. This, with one exception, was the smallest decline of the year to that date. Estimates of sales by the department stores for the first half of this month indicate that the loss in October has been increased to around 27 per cent. Weather and pre-election dullness are held accountable. Some holiday buying has been noted and the stores will push their plans to encourage this early trade. While a somewhat freer demand was found after the election and is ex- pected to be more in evidence this week, wholesale merchandise markets are not looking for real action until retail sales improve. Shoe manufac- turers and novelty furniture producers, however, reported fair buying. SENTIMENT MORE BUOYANT. Rising commodity and security mar- kets combined with the election result itself to renew better feeling in most business quarters during the week. An air of expectancy appears to have suc- ceeded the rather fatalistic or skep- tical attitude which formerly prevailed. In the commodity. markets, Dun’s list disclosed that advances had topped declines for the first time in six weeks. Hides and leather and the foodstuffs group contributed the best gains. The rise in farm and food products also lifted the Annalist weekly index -to 88.9, the first advance in eight weeks of sagging quotations. The weekly business index declined slightly. Advances, however, were shown in the steel and automobile pro- duction series. The automobile pro- ducers are now busy with new models in many cases and output has increased slightly. The leading producer, how- ever, reported sales last month to deal- ers which were only about one-quarter of those of a year ago. Sales to con- sumers showed a drop of 45 per cent. Since its low point in August the weekly business index has recorded a gain of about 6% per cent. in basic activities. Other measures of industrial production have moved upward even more and it is pointed out that the in- crease from August to September was the sharpest of which there is record. A certain reaction was to be expected in the month preceding the National election, but, since the gains have been held, the assumption is that recovery is definitely under way. PERSONNEL MORALE. Out of changes now in process in the retailing field it is quite possible that an improved technique may be developed. Experimentation has little call when everything is moving smooth- ly and to change may mean interrup- tion. On the other hand, when condi- tions grow unsatisfactory or even des- perate, there is a tendency to try other methods that hold promise. Reference has been made to several ways in which many stores throughout the country have sought to increase volume—adding of lines, elimination of excessive overhead, turning back re- TRADESMAN sponsibility to buyers, efforts to sell two articles in place of one, revision of sections, etc. In the meantime, however, perhaps too little attention has been paid to personnel. Due to difficult conditions, the path of personnel in too many cases has been the path of hardship heaped upon discouragement. Wages have been cut, even small bonuses eliminated and duties increased almost to the break- ing point in some instances. Merchants are fond of dwelling on the vital im- portance of those who act as their contact with the public, but all too frequently they stop with lip service. As the holiday season approaches, perhaps the stores might experiment to excellent purpose in finding ways to raise the morale of their workers. They might find this one of the most fruit- ful fields of profitable endeavor. EXIT MONACO. In pursuit of what it regards as free- dom from British domination, the Irish Free State under President de Valera is apparently prepared to suffer all the hardships of an economic war. No such zeal for liberty animates little Monaco under the stress of hard times. With its income from the Monte Carlo casino showing no signs of recovery from its depression slump, the prin- cipality is said to have decided to sur- render its independence to France in return for a financial settlement and a perpetual annuity. Immediate necessi- ties have forced it to consider accept- ing such control, which means French taxation and French customs duties, as the only solution of economic prob- lems it cannot solve by itself at a time when gambling at the casino attracts very few visitors. If this agreement between France and Monaco is con- firmed, it will mark the virtual disap- pearance of a state which with one brief interval has been independent since 968. For the past century Mo- naco, it is true, has been closely under the protection of France. It has not aspired to membership in the League of Nations as a sovereign state. Never- theless, in its freedom from taxation and in its control of its own affairs under the rule of Prince Louis II, it has had all the attributes of sovereign- ty in which its handful of citizens were interested. Their surrender now must be a grivious blow. IT GIVES US HOPE. One of the most unexpectedly heart- ening bits of reading which has re- cently encountered our eye is the news that two great automobile concerns are promising, in their new makes of cars, improvements of the first importance. It had seemed to many of us that the era of automobile invention had closed. So much brains, so much research, so much competitive effort had gone into the creation of the American automo- bile previous to 1929 that the mind was balked at any idea of futrue im- provement. Nevertheless, in this day of dawning hope two such advances are promised for the market. We hope that they will prove to be what the wisest automobile minds have been seeking as a prelude to recovery; that is, improvement so universal in char- November 16, 1932 acter as to compel Americans to get rid of their old cars and buy new ones. Our people like to keep up with the Joneses. When the Joneses have a car with balloon tires or a_ four-wheel brake, and they haven’t, they immedi- ately set out to get one. And the once premier industry of the country then booms and prospers. It would be a great thing if the automobile business should lift itself out of the slough of despond by using its own bootstraps. Here’s hoping that this may come to pass! FREAKS OF A LANDSLIDE. What a landslide doesn’t do is al- most as interesting as what it does. The Roosevelt landslide carried Mich- igan into the Democratic column for the first time since 1852 and left the losers with a smaller number of elec- toral votes than had been received by a major party in a two-party contest since 1864. Yet the winner’s plurality may fall short of the Harding 7,000,- 000 in 1920 and in any event is not likely to go much beyond it. More striking is the fact that Governor Roosevelt failed to establish a record plurality in his own State. Twice it has given a larger plurality to a Presi- dential candidate than it gave last Tuesday. To add to the strangeness of this circumstance, each of these vic- tories was won by a candidate who lived outside of New York. Roosevelt won the State by about 600,000. Large as that figure is, it was surpassed in 1920 and again in 1924. Harding’s plurality was 1,090,000 and Coolidge’s was 870,000. Thus outsider have twice carried New York State by larger pluralities than that received by a native son in a landslide which outdid either of theirs. A political landslide has the freakishness of a cyclone. BACK TO THE SOIL. The usual depression shift in popu- lation from the towns and cities to the farms has been steadily increasing for almost three years. By the end of this year, according to the Department of Agriculture, the farm population not only will have reached the high mark for the last twenty years but will be very close to the record which was set in 1910. In the decade from 1920 to 1930 approximately 1,500,000 more per- sons moved from the farms to the cities than from the cities to the farms. At the beginning of 1930 the farm population was 30,169,000, the low point since 1910, when 32,077,000 lived in the rural areas. During 1930 the farm population gained more than 200,000. Last year this increase jump- ed to about 650,000. This year it will be about the same, perhaps larger. Thus in three depression years the farms will have regained all the popu- lation they lost in the ten previous years of urban prosperity. A large migration has been going on, almost unheralded, the importance of which will not be fully known for months, or even years, to come. Politeness helps gasoline and oil sales, thinks the Texas Company. Tex- aco truck drivers are under standing orders to stop and help stalled motor- ists, and to let faster cars pass them. DN tae ETI RR A SARS MAEM NID f j | SNE eae eS TL SAT eR, SO Soe AebeT RURER PS eR TERA PTT Ls ATOR f | ' | November 16, 1932 OUT AROUND. Things Seen and Heard on a Week End Trip. Now that we are to have a “new deal” at Lansing after Jan. 1, it strikes me that it would be very ap- propriate for me to call the attention of the governor-elect to some appar- ent irregularities in the purchase of goods by the State purchasing depart- ment which he should undertake to remedy, What I say applies to all lines of goods, but I will merely specify a single item as an _ illustration. In soliciting bids for cut soles, for in- stance, the purchasing agent is in the habit of specifying “white oak” cut soles. This is a private brand owned by only one house, Morley Bros., of Saginaw. No one else can bid on this brand except Morley Bros. Perhaps it would be more exact to say that bids on any other brand, which might be better than the white oak _ brand, would receive no consideration by the purchasing agent and his associates and assistants. This naturally opens the door for graft and self-seeking. I do not say that anyone ever took ad- vantage of the opportunity thus pre- sented to fleece the State, but the op- portunity is there just the same. After bids are received and con- tracts are awarded, the purchasing agent has been accustomed to refuse any information to the unsuccessful bidders as to the price obtained or the identity of the successful bidders, claiming that he is justified by law in taking such a stand. I cannot con- ceive the existence of such a law, be- cause it would open the door to all sorts of fraud and chicanery. It would not be in keeping with the theory and practice of fair play, which ought to be steadfastly maintained by every American citizen. Contrary to my usual custom I submitted the above statements to the purchasing agent before the Tradesman was printed and asked him to acquaint me with the law on which he based the statement in justification of his action along the lines described; also his rea- son for specifying private brands in his requisitions. His reply is as follows: Lansing, Nov. 10—I have yours of the 9th instant calling attention to a reported practice in this office of specifying a brand of merchandise which is a private brand and therefore not subject to competitive bids. | You mention the brand known as “white oak.” I want to say for your information that we do not specify brands of any sort on merchandise in this office. All requests for merchandise come to us on specified requisition forms and the institutions in writing up requisitions frequently do specify certain brands, but we do not treat these brands as the only brand of sole leather which can be used. Providing the price is the lowest price of what is understood to be a high grade of merchandise we are always, of course, pleased to satis- fy the institution authorities with the particular article they appear to de- sire, but our records here in the office will show that Morley Brothers do not get all of the sole leather or cut soles or heels under the brand you name. We try to select, so far as we are able, the best quality of shoe leather that we can purchase at the lowest possible price and disregard MICHIGAN brands when we know that it is pos- sible for us to do this. In the second paragraph you men- tion another matter, of the practice in this office of refusing information to unsuccessful bidders and claiming that we are justified by law in taking this stand. This is not true. We do not hesitate when an unsuccessful bidder is anxious to know why he did not get the business to tell him at what price we purchased the article he may be in- terested in, but we do make a practice of treating all quotations as confiden- tial, therefore we do not disclose the name of the bidder at the same time that we disclose the price, after the business has been let. We do not be- lieve that a practice of open bids and showing each bidder the price that his competitor is offering merchandise at would operate in the interests of the taxpayers in the State of Michigan as we know, from long experience, that we could not get the best prices by following this practice. We. realize, of course, that State business is public business, on the other hand we feel very strongly that the taxpayers should be in a position to get as much merchandise for the dollar as a private concern or individual and am sure you will readily agree with me when I say that it would be impossible for you, in purchasing your supplies, to get the prices you do get if you exposed the prices that competitors were giving you on the particular article you might want. In regard to the supposition that cer- tain practices leave the way open for graft and self-seeking. This is always possible in a purchasing department and exposing bids would not prevent this practice. I have known of a good many instances where it was a very convenient instrument to use in aiding in this practice of self-seeking and graft which you speak about. My own private opinion is that if a purchasing agent is at all inclined towards self- seeking and self-interest, rather than to the interest of the parties whose money he is spending, the way to stop graft is to get rid of the individual who shows this disposition. You can- not stop him in any other way. I am presenting this letter to Chas. W. Foster, who is the head of this De- partment, for his approval or for any further remarks he may want to make. A. K. Grant, 3uyer State Administrative Board. From all I can learn of Mr. Grant, he is a very able and capable man, but some of his statements in the above letter of explanation are hardly in keeping with his good reputation. For instance, I have inspected many requi- sitions issued by his department, all of which contain the term “white oak” in specifying the quality of leather de- sired. This term is owned by a Sag- inaw jobber and can be applied to any quality of goods desired. If this term was owned by a manufacturer, there might be some excuse for using it, but even under such circumstances the term should be followed by the words “or equivalent.” I cannot see any valid excuse for specifying a brand owned by a jobber who handles leather simply as a side line, because it gives him an unfair advantage in bidding which is denied other houses with which leather is a leader and not mere- ly a side line. St. Paul said, “Avoid the appearance of evil.” I commend this Biblical warning to Mr. Grant and every other purchasing agent in the country. No one can spurn this warning and get away with it. Mr. Grant’s explanation of his re- fusal to inform unsuccessful bidders TRADESMAN who the successful bidders are and the price they made to secure the business is not in keeping with his statements that there is a law covering that point. As a matter of fact, there is no such law. Mr. Grant is evidently a law unto himself in this matter, but in claiming that there is such a law he should specify that he made it and that the Legislature had no part in its enactment, I propose to send the governor- elect a marked copy of this little refer- ence to public buying, accompanied by a letter suggesting that he lay down hard and fast rules which will preclude the possibility of such violations of good business practice in the purchas- ing department of the state during his administration. I did not vote for Mr. Comstock, but I believe he will undertake to make such a good record in the saving of public money that he will be willing to listen to suggestions made by any reasonably decent citizen, whose activities have no sinister mo- tive behind them. I am in receipt of the following let- ter from the Secretary of the Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association: Croswell, Nov. 12—The avalanche has happened. The effects can now be viewed with solemn careful thought. This I feel is the duty of every citizen. I hesitate to bother you on such ques- tions, because I know you are busy. I do wonder just where the profession of pharmacy will land after we care- fully think. It would seem to me that the so called “new deal’ would very likely result in a change in the per- sonality of the administration of the department of drugs and drug stores. TI am just a little interested in your opinion as to what will or what should happen. Your ability to analyze such matters has always appealed to me and I would appreciate your findings. R. A. Turrel. I hardly know how to reply to my esteemed correspondent, because I know very little about the animal which goes by the name of politics. In fact, I would not recognize him if I met him on the street. It has seemed to me for some years that the Republican party, speaking for the State of Michigan, was plung- ing to destruction by the extravagant methods and the creation of so many unnecessary offices, not to say any- thing about the ridiculously large salaries paid to very inferior men for eyen more inferior services. Of course, the Democrats, encouraged by their success, will probably plunge us deeper and deeper in distress. Simply shifting the responsibility from one party to another does not do much permanent good. Nothing of lasting value to the state will be ac- complished until the people rise in their wrath and smite the advocates of high salaries, unnecessary offices and ridiculous expenditures. When the Board of Pharmacy was created it was the intention to make it entirely non-partisan in make-up. Two Democrats and three Republicans were appointed by the then governor. One of the Democrats was made president and the other secretary. I do not re- call much deviation from this condition during the past forty-five years. I 9 happen to know that Governor Green offered an appointment to a Demo- cratic druggist at Flint, who declined the honor because of age. The pro- posed appointee recommended a neigh- boring druggist for the appointment, which was made after due enquiry and investigation by the Governor. I have done all I could all these years to keep the appointment of members of the Board out of the mire of party poli- tics, but have only partially succeeded. I do not care a whit what a member’s political affiliation is if he is a good druggist and a representative phar- macist who will do honor to a most honorable public office. Fred Green tried very hard to put good men on the Board of Pharmacy, but he was greatly hampered by the clamorous demands of political leaders, and cer- tainly let down the bars when he ap- pointed a manager who had had no contact with pharmacy for many years. J can hardly conceive of a worse appointment than that one was. I am pained to record this statement, because I think I know something about the effort Fred Green made to fill his appointive offices with good men. That he made a mistake in the appointment under discussion shows that he is only human after all. I have also tried every way I know how to keep the state food department out of politics, but I have never met with much success and I do not sup- pose I ever will. I know of only two or three governors who gave their food commissioners a free hand to do as they pleased, regardless of the political make-up of their associates and assistants. One was Governor Pingree, who reposed absolute con- fidence in his head of the department, Elliott O. Grosvenor, who was one of the ablest men who ever held that office. His successor, G. M. Dame, who was appointed by Chase S. Osborn, was also a very able man and handled the work of his department with great skill and fearlessness. Groesbeck made every appointee a galley slave. He made the director of the Board of Pharmacy a political henchman for himself. As a conse- quence, the director of the department was anything but an ideal public servant. Because he is no longer in the flesh I speak gently, instead of telling the naked truth. For the then governor I have nothing but contempt because of the wretched political ser- vice he demanded at the hands of his appointees, Preston Bradley in his morning sermon Sunday discussed the armistice and the results of the kaiser’s war. He predicted another war as the result of the adoption of President Wilson’s treaty, which he regards as the most infantous document ever devised by the mind of man. Wilson knew abso- lutely nothing of statecraft, yet insist- ed on going to Europe with a few lackies and dictating the terms of peace, without having any knowledge of world diplomacy. Instead of send- ing Lodge, Taft, Hughes and Root, who had made a life study of Euro- pean conditions and who would have presented terms of peace based on (Continued on page 23) a eat SATE 10 FINANCIAL Odd Lot Dealing Now Constitutes Half the Sales. In considering stock trading, a unit of one hundred shares has always been considered. The reason for this is due to the fact that a one hundred share block is regarded as the unit of trading and is the smallest trading unit recog- nized in most of the issues listed on the New York Stock Exchange. From a fundamental and theoretical standpoint, a single share would be the ideal unit, but as we have progres- sed this unit has become impracticable. When the New York stock market started to develop, there was an active demand for odd lot units. This busi- ness was then handled by the individ- ual stock brokers or was turned over to the trading specialist in the buying and selling of stocks. This developed a natural center of trading in the individual stock and therefore the buy- ing and selling orders usually were placed through this specialist. The specialist's position is readily understood. Since the unit of stock is one hundred shares, it is necessary to split up the one hundred share lots in order to satisfy the small buyer and to fill his orders. The individual broker would not receive enough odd lot orders at one time to make possible a hundred-share trade on the exchange. The specialist, however, being the cen- ter of trading, can bunch the odd lot orders and will receive buying and selling orders in blocks of less than one hundred shares and he could buy a larger than one hundred share unit and then break his up into smaller units, which the brokerage ‘house would then deliver to customers. The specialist charges the broker- age house the regular commission and these brokers are willing to pay this commission to avoid the risk of bal- ancing their orders. At the present time, there are a number of New York Stock Exchange houses who do nothing else but odd lot business. It is estimated that 50 per cent. of the business on the stock exchange is in odd lot orders. Therefore, they have become a necessary part of the New York Stock Exchange. Jay B Petter —__ 2 «_____ Rumor Drove Canadian Money Down Three Cents. The rate for Canadian currency re- cently broke approximately three cents in the New York foreign ex- change market. The reason for this was the spreading of a rumor that Canada was going to tinker with its currency. The significance of this break is an example of the delicacy of the currency system and the necessity for keeping the public from question- ing its soundness. The specific rumor was to the effect that the Canadian government was go- ing to sell $35,000,000 of 4 per cent. two year notes. These were to be sold to the Canadian banks and were to enjoy the circulation privilege. It was stated, accordingly, that there would be an increase in the Dominion currency of $35,000,000 or that there would be inflation to this amount. More bluntly, it meant that the Can- MICHIGAN adian government indirectly was go- ing to start the printing presses. Such a development could not help but shock all of those who had funds invested in Canada. Accordingly, there was an immediate run in an at- tempt to get investments in a currency regarded as more stable. Had Can- ada been on the gold standard this would have meant, from the point of view of the Canadian markets, that American dollars rose to the point where it was more profitable to ship gold and there would have been a flow of gold out of the country. Canada is not on a gold standard, however, her local currency not being convertible into gold and, consequently, the drain took place through driving Canadian currency to a still greater discount. The rumor was denied almost im- mediately. As a result the flight of capital was more or less nipped in the bud and the rate strengthened a few days later to 87% cents. No great damage has been done, accordingly, and as the public gains confidence in the denial and comes to believe that the Canadian government is not going to follow an inflationary policy, the rate, granting there are not other ad- verse influences, presumably will re- gain all of its loss. Regardless of the ultimate outcome of this episode, however, it is worthy of study. It reveals in a conclusive manner what is certain to happen when any step is taken that tends to under- mine public confidence in a currency system. Domestically the effect is not immediately visible, but this is in- significant. The real strain is there and if permitted to continue is sure to have an adverse influence upon the business and financial structure. Tinkering with the currency always is an attractive way for financing deficits and meeting unusual govern- ment expenditures. The financial his- tory of the whole world, however, in- dicates that in the long run it results in a net loss. One may speak of “con- trolled inflation” and “controlled cur- rency expansion,” but in actual life there is no such thing. This is be- cause the public is unable to dis- tinguish between inflation and “con- trolled inflation.” It views both as bad, and any move in this direction is a step toward financial difficulties. Ralph West Robey. [Copyrighted, 1932.] ++ ___ Little Likelihood of Large Russian Imports. Outstanding among the proposals for increasing the volume of our for- eign trade is the suggestion that the United States recognize the soviet government of Russia. Those putting forth this idea insist that Russia offers a market of immense proportions and that we might well take advantage of it. As is almost always the case with trick panaceas, however, the advan- tages come with considering only one side of the picture. Here we have reference, of course, only to the economic aspects of such recognition. Whether it would be wise politically, is quite a different question and something which, while related to economic considerations, may be determined quite independent- ly.. The specific point at issue is TRADESMAN whether opening the channels of trade with Russia at the present time would be especially advantageous to the United States. It may be granted at Russia is a large potential From the point of view of its ability to consume, the country could take enormous quantities of our products. The difficulty would be in the pay- ment for such commodities, once that market. There are only three ways by which a country can pay for imports. The first and most important, over a long period of time, is by the sale of com- modities and services abroad. Second- ly is the shipment of gold. Finally is the flotation of foreign loans and use of the proceeds for the payment of commodities. In the case of borrow- November 16, 1932 ing, obviously there is not a real pay- ment, except to the individual sellers, but merely a postponement of the in- ternational settlement. All international obligations can be settled only in one of the above ways. If Russia is unable to pay for exports from us to her by one or the other of these it is impossible for us to ex- ploit her ability to products. consume our So far we have shown no willing- ness to accept Russian goods. Until this attitude is changed, accordingly, we cannot view this as a means where- by Russia will be enabled to buy a large volume of our output. The ship- ment of gold to us in any large quan- tity also is out of the question. She could make some payments in_ this Analysis of any se- curity furnished up- on request. e J. H. Petter & Co. Investment Bankers 343 Michigan Trust Building Phone 4417 | W West Michigan’s oldest and largest bank solicits your account on the basis of sound poli- cies and many helpful services . . OLD KENT BANK 2 Downtown Offices 12 Community Offices GRAND RAPIDS NATIONAL BANK GUARDIAN DETROIT UNION GROU INCORPORATED Established 1860 Incorporated 1865 THE ONLY NATIONAL BANK IN GRAND RAPIDS The Largest National Bank Western Michigan 79 aa i i =i November 16, 1932 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN I! form, but they would not be large 3arber Colman Co., Rockford, Ill. .28.42 Modell Friedman Steel Corp., Det. 168.26 Superior Printing Co., Kalamazoo 72.50 h 2 cil R. M. Babbitt Pattern Works, R. GC. Mahon Co., Detroit __________ 263.17 Sauer Cooperage Co., Wyandotte__ 40.00 enoug to make any appreciable Kalamazoo 222.20 3.75 Miller Lumber Co.. Kalamazoo -- 286.42 Schatz Mfg. Co., Poughkeepsie, change in the volume of our inter- Badger Engraving Co., Chicago 187.65 O. F. Miller Co., Kalamazoo - 376.35 Noy i ; & © ae Zarrett Bindery Co., Chicago ___. .88 J. G Miller Co., Grand Rapids _____ 201.30 Geo. FT. Schmidt Co., Chicaszo _._. 49.22 national trade. The only possibility consolidated Steel Corp., Detroit 488.15 Meyers Music Store, Kalamazoo -. 11.90 Stevens, Butzell, Emmons & Long, Ste i ee : Se *¢ A sr Steel Cor ae x Z i a & €o.. New York 22.) 37.36 bette = 498.75 thus is ssia to , modities Carpenter Steel Corp., Reading, Pa. 303.77 A. Milne & Co., New York 37.36 ‘ L — ie for Russia buy ee Cleveland Steel Tool Co., Cleveland 13.39 Marks-Perry Steel Corp., Detroit. 731.10 E. H. Sargeant & Co., Chicago —_ 1.83 here and pay for them through the Chicago Rivet Machine Co., Chicago 129.70 N. Marcus. Kalamazoo =. ss «10.00 Eugene Stacy, Tiffin, Ohio -- 5.00 at} f : : Consumers Steel Products Co., Det. 963.16 Mich. Enameling Works, Kalama. 25.75 Sheet Metal Works, New York. 115.00 flotation or foreign loans. Continental Steel Corp., Kokomo, Mitchell Bros. Co., Kalamazoo _-- 12.00 Thomas Publishing Co., New York 370.00 These flotations would have to be ie ee ee ee 600.96 Monawatt Elec. Corp., Chicago __ 9.41 Townsend Co., New Brighton, Pa. 255.27 ‘ eye. oa / : . Creseent Engraving Co., Kalamazoo 715.99 Michigan Tag Co., Grand Rapids 37.50 Tousey Varnish Co., Chicago —____ T.12 in the United States. At ee such Consumers Power Co., Kalamazoo 5,171.75 Newburgh Steel Co., Detroit -_-- 8.39 Thorrez & Maes Mfg. Co., Jackson 71.98 a procedure is not feasible. The Henry H. Cross Co., Chicago —-__ 249.21 North Lumber & Mfg. Co., Kala. 3.67 J. J. Tourek Mfg. Co., Chicago -_ 136.00 j ee : Ce A. M. Castle Co., Chicago —--—- => 446.74 National Electric Light Associa- Trucson Steel Co, Warren, Ohio .83 American public has lost its taste for Checker Cab Mfg. Co.. Kalamazoo 148.33 fiom Chieseo — = 27.00 U. S. €oal Co., ¢ ‘leveland, Ohio __ 475.02 almost all foreign securities, and cer- Cyclops Steel Co,. Titusville, Pa.__ 324.96 Noblitt Sparks Inc., Columbus, Ind. 40.79 U tility Supply a. Chicago _ a 4.21 ainly ‘ Id k : Danes Frank H. Clay Co., Kalamazoo __ 4.25 National Steel €o.. Chicago —___— 2.70 United Carr F: astener Co., Cam- tainly wou not make an exception Cable-Nelson Piano Co., Kalamazoo 4.75 Ottawa River Paper Co., Toledo _- 56.95 bridee. Mass. .__ ena for Russian obligations. One must Central Steel & Wire Co., Chicago 27.78 O’Brien Varnish Co., South Bend 4.25 U, S. Met tal Products “Co., “Chicago 133.3 7 as C Commercial Shearing & Stamping Frederick Post Co., Chicago ---. 14.24 White Star Refining Co... Detroit 355.2: draw the conclusion, therefore, that a Co.. Youngstown, Ohio 22.72 351.04 Peninsular Steel Co., Detroit -___ 17.61 Weldit Acetylene Co., Detroit recognitio xf the sovi yovernme Columbia Tool Steel Co., Chicago Papermakers Chemical Corp., Wili- Wolverine Bolt Co., Detroit 8 a oF ee owt 8° oe EEts., LL. 101.94 mneton. Deb. 2 9.00 Wilkoff Co., Youngstown, Ohio at present would not result in a great Columbus Bolt Works, Columbus, O, 90.39 Paper Products Mfg. Co., Kalamazoo 19.70 watson Bros. Steel Co., Youngs- and immediate economic benefit to Copper & Brass Sales, Detroit -. 1.50 Pittsburgh Crucicle Steel Goa. N. ¥. 215.4% town Ohio 0 oe ae a : Dudley Paper Co:, Lansing —___—__ 25.36 Phillips Ribbon & Carbon Co., : Waittan Sicel Cc Weirton. Ww Va. 730.94 this country. Ralph West Robey. Detroit Rivet Co., Detroit ________ 151.22 Rochester N. Vo 9 ee 11.25 sols mm stet : - Va. i ~ : : » i screw Jorks ‘ >t fitute Co., figeington Co., Kalamazoo ___--_ 67.19 Cpvrich 1932. Detroit Screw Works, Detroit -- 10.31 Pressed Metal Ins : 2 ee DeVilbiss Co, Voledo, Ohio = --_ 10.31 putealo: No Yo =) 50.00 Wendel Pattern & Mfg. Co.. Kala. 2.50 a ay ay a > aie ™ . 4 , € ”? a o-*... Detex Watchclock Corp., New York = 2.87 Remington nRand Business Service, 2 EW. White Co. Kalamazoo 7.88 Butbalo. No OY 228 4.93 Proceedings of the Grand Rapids Bankruptcy Court. (Continued from page 7) rupt No. 5055. The bankrupt is a resident of Dowagiac, and his occupation is that of a farmer. The schedules of the bank- rupt show assets of $612, with liabilities listed at $2,046.40. The court has written or funds and upon receipt of same the first meeting of creditors will be called. Nov. 11. We have received the sched- ules, order of reference and adjudication in the matter of Andrew J. Klepper, Bankrupt No. 5054. The bankrupt is a resident of Kalamazoo, and his occupa- tion is that of a carpenter and contractor. The schedules of the bankrupt show as- sets of $400, with liabilities listed at $5,203.94, the sum of $400 is claimed as exempt to the bankrupt. The court has written for funds and upon receipt of same the first meeting of creditors will be called. In the matter of Harry McAllis, Bank- rupt No. 4845. The sale of assets has been called for Nov. 30 at the Lafayette Transfer & Storage Co., St. Joseph. The assets to be sold consists of four barber chairs and one barbor pole appraised at approximately $200. All interested in such sale should be present at the date and time above stated. Nov. 11. In the matter of Ray J. Haas, Bankrupt No. 5042, first meeting of cred- itors was held. Bankrupt present and represented by Adams, Van Horn & Bloem, attorneys. Creditors represented by Jackson, Fitzgerald & Dalm, attorneys Claims proved and allowed; certain claims ferred to trustee for investigation. Bank- rupt sworn and examined without re- porter. M. N. Kennedy, of Kalamazoo. elected trustee; bond $1,000. Meeting ad- journed without date. Nov. 11. In the matter of Christian J. Litscher, Bankrupt No. 5082. First meeting of creditors was held. Bank- rupt present in person and by Steketee & Steketee, attorneys. Claims filed. Bankrupt sworn and examined without reporter. Fred G. Timmer, Grand Rapids, trustee; bond $100. without date. Nov, 10: In. the matter of jyynne ©. Holben and Mrs. Clarence O. Holben, doing business as Holben’s Family Shoe Store, Bankrupt No. 5037, first meeting of creditors was held. Bankrupts each present and by Linsey, Shivel & Phelps, attorneys. Claims proved and allowed. Bankrupts each sworn and examined without reporter. Fred G, Timmer, Grand Rapids, receiver; bond $100. Meeting adjourned without date. Nov. 12. We have received the sched- ules, order of reference and adjudica- tion in the matter of the United States Pressed Steel Co., Bankrupt No. 5033. The bankrupt is a resident of Kalamazoo, The schedules of the bankrupt show no assets, with liabilities listed at $147,- 736.36. The list of creditors of said bank- rupt is as follows: Acme Stamp €o:., Detroit -__-__-___ $ 14.67 Meeting adjourned American Felt Co., Chicago —_---- 33.90 Albion Malleable Iron Co., Albion 280.15 Acme Machinery Co., Clev eland a 17.00 Automatiece Sstapler Co., Chicago 2.89 Allied Products Corp., Detroit ~_-- 277.70 Aeme Steel €Co:., Chicazo —________ 535.09 Cc NV. Brown, Kalamazoo — 6,848.64 3ank of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo 27,040.16 Builders Structural Steel Co., Mleveland. Ohio. 2 8 675.00 Belden Mfe. €o:, Chicazo —---..__ 5.29 Buckeye Paint & Varnish Co., (OledQ 2. hie ee 68.75 Berry Bros., Detroit ~.__-___-___-___ 79.00 Bostwick-Braun Co., Toledo __---- 346.37 Mm W. Bliss ©o., Hastings -—----- 24.00 Chas. G. Bard, Kalamazoo __------ 311.14 Bond Supply Co., Kalamazoo ---- 462.71 Brundage Co., Kalamazoo mee 11.32 Buffalo Steel Co., Tonawanda, N.Y. 13125 Bermingham & Prosser, Kalamazoo 96.16 3riggs & Turivas, Brown Steel Corp., Brainard Rivet Co., Blue Island, Ill. 610.62 Detroit. —_--_- 204.97 Warren, Ohio 37.34 Doubleday Bros. & Co., Kalamazoo 14.00 Public Utilities, KALAMAZOO; = 117. Department of fo D. R. C. Foundry, Kalamazoo ___ 166.73 Detroit Alloy Steel Co., Detroit -_ 41.45 Daily Metal Trade, Cleveland ____ 1.00 Detroit Waste Works, Detroit -_ 50.76 Donnelly’s Industrial Directory, Cihieago: 62 25e oe 75.00 DeSmit Sheet Metal Works, Kala. 52.08 Defender Mfg. Co., Allegan -___-- 23.91 Driver Harris Co., Morristown, N.J. 11.37 G@ Dun & Co., Detroit 200.00 Eclat Rubber Co., Cuyahoga Falls, OO. 22 Si a ee 166.66 Eaton Axle & Spring Co., Cleveland 38.58 East Jersey Pipe Co., New York 29.75 Eddy Paper Co., Three Rivers ---- 30.21 Electrical Refractories Co., E. Pales- tine, ONO 2 TES Firth Sterling Steel Co., MckKees- WOrt, a. 222 50.36 Federal Rubber Co., Cudahy, Wis. 605.78 Farm Implement News, Chicago__ 275.00 Federal Steel Corp., Detroit ~_---- 78.90 A. T. Fitzgerald, Kalamazoo __---- 6.05 Fort Wayne ‘Traffic Bureau, Hort Wayne, Ind: -- 2) = 120.00 Farm Machinery Equipment, St. Dour, MQ 90 10.00 Huet Oil Corp, Detroit _-.- = 2 381.54 Fairmont Aluminum Co., Fairmont, Wiest Via 225 1,651.58 Federal Warehouse Co., Detroit -_ 227.00 Godfrey Lumber Co., Kalamazoo_. 15.00 Gerline Brass Foundry Co., Kala. 1.52 Grinnell Bros., Kalamazoo -_----~ 1.35 A. L. Garber Co., Ashland, Ohio 86.70 G. R. Varnish Corp., Grand Rapids 337.88 General Industries Co, Elyria, O. 8.96 Great Lakes Steel Corp,. Detroit 1,236.59 Gullberg Sales & Mfg. Co., Detroit 43.76 G. R. Steel Supply Co., Grand Rap. 66.63 Greer Steel Co., Detroit _.. 165.68 W. J. Holliday & Co., Indianapolis, me oe 1,237.29 BE. F. Houghton Co., Philadelphia 812.51 Halcomb Steel Co., New. Work 2 = 33.2% Henderson Ames Co., Kalamazoo 928.26 Hathaway Tire Co., Kalamazoo _~_ 45 Hepepnstall Co., Pittsburgh, Pa..-. 35.38 Hart & Cooley Mfg. Co., Holland 49.16 Herbrand Co., Fremont, Ohio _~ 2,357.33 Howe Chain Co., Muskegon __-_ 54.55 Hoskins Mée Co.. Detroit 6.86 Hyatt Roller Bearing Co., Harrison, ee 2.3 Hooker Glass & Paint Co., Kala. 3.10 Hobart Bros. Co.. Droy, Ohio 2 35.00 Indianapolis Office Supply Co., indiamapols, Ind: == 2) 22 ee 4.20 Thling Bros. & Everard, Kalamazoo 68.95 Iswin Lumber Co., Brie, Pa. —___- 5.51 Wlinots Zine €o., Chicago ==). - ba OL Joslyn Mfg. & Supply Co., Chicago 877.45 Jessen Mfg. Co., Elkhart, Ind. ~__ 167.52 Ape Kasle Co., Detroit 222-2. 1,201.00 Kennedy Car Liner & Bag Co., Shelbyville. Ind: {oe ee 32.25 Kal. Foundry & Machine Co., Kala. 151.36 L. R. Klose Electric Co., Kalamazoo 61.10 Kal Book Co,, Kalamazoo —-_. a.0D Kal. Battery Service, Kalamazoo__ 171.01 Kal. Colortype, Kalamazoo -_---- 105.08 Kendall Hdwe. & Mill Supply Co., attic Creek oo: o-oo Kawneer ©o. Niles -22252 2 90.85 Kal. Mail Adv. Co., Kalamazoo ._ 16.40 Lufkin Rule Co., Saginaw Ee .63 Lamson & Sessions Go., Cleveland 70.32 Lincoln Electric Co., Cleveland —_ GEAG Cc. J. Litscher Co., Kalamazoo -_ 23.76 A. i Lakey Co., Kalamazoo -_._—:115.75 Limousine Body Co., Kalamazoo__ 123.75 Eank Belt Go... Chicazo 2 = Lia Loughead Co., Kalama. 135.61 Watervliet, N. ¥. = 29:35 Lukens Steel Co., Coatesville, Pa. 30.22 Logan Gear Co., Toledo, Ohio —_- 43.88 Letts Drop Forge, Inc., Detroit__ 213.50 Joseph E. Ludlum Steel Co., Lowell Insulated Wire Co., Towel. Mass, 2.) 30.00 Mfers. Steel Supply Co., Detroit 1,239.32 Miller Bryant Pierce Co., Aurora, Ill. 4.00 H. A. Montgomery Co., Detroit ---- 8.00 Monroe Calculating Machine Co., Kalamazoe 322 8.95 Passaic, Manhattan Rubber Co., 4N- oe Republic Steel Corp., Wise Chrome Prod. Co., Ohio_ ---------------------------- 1,000.00 Wiscon Steel Co., Chicago -_---_ 4,205 | € Ross Co... Kalamazoo _____-—s-—« 3.2.94 Riverside Foundry & Galv. Co., ea lamiaaO@ 2 22 1,081.25 Ralph M. Ralston, Inc., Kalamazoo (), Reed Foundry & Machine Co., Kal. 167.98 tudy Furnace Co., Dowagiac __-_ 13.50 € A Roberts €o.. Chicaso ss 88.27 9 Round Oak Furnace Co., Dowagiac 362.46 Ryder Coal Co., Kalamazoo —____ 34.61 Ryeenga Mie. Co., Detroit ________._ 209.88 Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co., : Youngstown, Ohio —--___-_____- 16,610.59 Pratt Mfc. €o., Coldwater --___- 2,850.00 Henry Rowe Mfg. Co., Newaygo -- 16.68 Standard Register Co., Kalamazoo 5.85 Standard Oil Co., Grand Rapids -~ 430.71 Shakespeare Products Co., Kala. 250.00 Steel Wire & Band Products Co., Chicago Superior Seal & Stamp Co., Swan Rubber Co., Bucyrus, Senode Steel Strapping Co., AMERICAN HOME SECURITY Ss ee LTL.5! Detroit 11.50 Ohio__ 441.44 ( ‘hicago 156.63 Service Steel Co. 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Nor seeks for self Presumptuous pelf 3ut has one care And full content To live to share Its compliment. As brooklets run From sun to sun "Till rivers flow Unceasingly My heart would know Its deeper sea. In silence there In auiet where The depths grow deep By storm unmoved Pray let me keep Near my beloved. Charles A. Heath. 500-508 Monroe Ave. AWNINGS, TENTS, COVERS and SAILS Complete Line of Camp Equipment For Sale or Rent. WE MAKE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE MADE FROM CANVAS. CANVAS BELTING MADE TO ORDER. GRAND RAPIDS AWNING & TENT CO. Phone 85145 Call us for Awning Storage. Grand Rapids, Mich. mutual insurance. 30 to 40%. ISIT FAIR to yourself and your business to pay excessive insur- ance costs? You are sacrificing an extra profit and increasing your overhead when you fail to carry Mutual insurance is the oldest form known. It is protecting more and more prop- erty owners every day. 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Stores which are shaping their plans on the theory that practical gifts will represent nearly all of the Christ- business making a serious mistake, according to the sales pro- motion head of one of the leading stores here. Despite economic condi- tions, a very large percentage of mer- chandise of the fragile, fancy or nov- elty type will inevitably be bought by consumers, he said.. It must be borne in mind, he said, that gift-givers feel they are judged by the gifts they give and that sheer hosiery will always be given in preference to practical cotton merchandise. He saw a large trade in fancy gloves, perfumery and in many other items in which utility is sub- ordinate to appeal of the merchandise. Prices at least 15 per cent. lower than a year ago will facilitate such buying, he felt. mas are —_+- + —__ Turn To Beverage Sets For Volume. Manufacturers of metal hollow ware have begun promoting the sale of a wde varety of beverage sets. They contend thait this branch of the busi- ness has been given great impetus by the election. In many quarters the belief is held that demand for bever- age mixers, pewter, silver-plated or sterling stemware will be so large that holiday volume on hollow ware will surpass that of last year. One manu- facturer has started marketing a specially constructed beverage mixer, decorated with embossed recipes for eighteen concoctions. It is designed to retail at $7.50. Other producers made up special assortments of mixers and stemware to be sold at unit prices ranging from $10 up. —_—_ + >>: Beiges Lead Spring Woolen Hues. Natural and “string” beige tones, together with new night grays, fea- ture the woolen color card for Spring to be issued shortly by the Textile Color Card Association. Advance swatches of the fifty shades to be de- picted on the card have been sent out to the trade, it was announced by Margaret Hayden Rorke, managing director. Of first importance in the beige range are the neutral tones known as crashbeige, natural beige and twinebeige. Leading the grays are Riviera gray, a light hue; oyster- shell, which is slightly darker, and cloudmist, which has a bluish tint. Also prominent is the red group com- prising shrimp red, apple red and Turco red. —_—_++ + To Push Early Christmas Trade. With the opening in the next ten days of expanded toy and gift ware departments by a number of retailers both here and out of town, a pro- nounced drive to develop early shop- ping for the holidays will develop. Some scattered buying of gift and semi-gift items was reported here dur- ing the past week by executives, but the total volume was not great. The poor trade thus far in November has tions. MICHIGAN awakened some concern with regard to holiday prospects and the feeling is that strong efforts will be required to push holiday business to a com- parison fairly favorable with a year ago. Cold weather is badly needed to stimulate both seasonal and_ early Christmas buying. + Grocery Prices Off Last Month. Grocery prices weakened last month and fell 2.5 per cent. below the Sep- tember average, according to the food price index prepared by Dr. Lewis H. Haney for the National Wholesale Grocers’ Association. The recession, counter to the usual trend for October, was the first noted in two months. The index now stands at 68.3, or more than 8 per cent. under the figures for October, 1931. Items which averaged higher in price last month were prunes, lima beans, peas, pineapple and red salmon. Lower averages were reported on cheese, codfish, cottonseed oil, coffee, sugar, tea, rice, raisins, marrow beans, canned corn, tomatoes, peaches, lard, flour, cornmeal and oats. —_—__>-. > Heavy Coat Promotions Ahead. In the combined effort to regain “lost” sales in coats and to remove stocks on hand, stronger promotions than hitherto will be staged by many stores in the near.future. The period directly before Thanksgiving and im- mediately after will be used for these events by retailers, both here and out of town. Fresh buying in the whole- sale markets has been limited by the slow rate of retail turnover. Some response has been given groups of coats at prices somewhat lower than the points which prevailed earlier in the season. These are special group- ings, with the general price situation in the trade fairly firm, owing to cautious output. —_—e- > ___ Prepare Spring Lamp Lines. Manufacturers of popular price lamps turned attention this week to the preparation of Spring lines of mer- chandise to be shown immediately after the first of the year. The pre- vailing popularity of pottery base lamps and of the metal base products treated in modified modernistic decora- tions, it was said, has convinced pro- ducers that these two styles should be featured for Spring. Colonial and early American types, it was said, will be restricted in the new lines. Few price changes are looked for and pro- ducers feel volume will continue to come from the retail ranges of $3 to $10. ——--__—. May Delay Percale Prices. The increasing strength in the gray cloth market in evidence in the last few days may temporarily delay the naming of new percale prices, which is considered a possibility for the early part of next week. Printers and con- verters had made up their minds to a sizable reduction in current list prices, possibly 1 cent per yard or more, in line with the reduction in cloth quota- This would bring the corpora- tion printers’ list to 9 cents and the converters’ to 10% cents. In the last few weeks, trading has become sharp- er and buyers have all had sorts of prices offered to them. TRADESMAN Table Glassware Continues Active. The demand for table glassware continues good, with no apparent let- up. While the bulk of the volume is in the lower price lines, there is a fair- ly good demand for the better grades. Colored glass dinnerware is moving better than it did during the Summer, but the call for kitchen glassware probably is outstanding at the moment. Orders for better grade wares for delivery between now and Dec. 1 are improving. Current demand for plate glass continues good, with every in- dication of improvement should gen- eral business, and especially auto- mobile sales, improve. oo Electrical Appliances Sales Up. Buying of electrical household ap- pliances for holiday sale have increased 15 sharply. Re-orders from jobbers ac- counted for most of the rise in volume and initial orders from retail stores made up the remainder. Retailers buying direct are interested chiefly in labor-saving devices for kitchen use and have placed substantial orders for juice extractors, batter toasters to retail in the popular price mixers and ranges. 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Just one telephone call in an emergency may be worth more than the cost of the GRAND RAPIDS PAPER Box Co. Manufacturers of SET UP and FOLDING PAPER BOXES SPECIAL DIE CUTTING AND MOUNTING GRAND RA,PI DBS, MI Cc H I G A N 16 HOTEL DEPARTMENT Historical Lore and Scenic Beauty of Santa Ynez Valley. Los Angeles, Nov. 12—Between the mighty peaks of Santa Barbara county within a four mile ride of Los Angeles, and the rolling foothills of the coastal range there lies a colorful and romantic country known as Santa Ynez Valley, a section filled with historical lore and scenic beauty, and for one who has been filled up during most of the wak- ing hours of the day and part of the night lately with political ballyhoo, the prospect looked so good for a relief from this, the writer didn’t even hesi- tate momentarily in accepting an in- vitation from a kind friend, who felt as he did about mundane affairs, and there you are; away we “hied.” Skip- ping out through the San Fernando Valley, via Calabasas, in almost a jiffy we found ourselves in Ventura where a real whiff of salt-tanged air was inhaled. Through the town and on again, skirtng the very. edge of the Pacific, we continued flitting. In the early morning mist the outline of the Channel Islands, and the Spanish structures of Santa Barbara itself soon loomed ahead. It is always a pleas- ure to visit this beautiful city: I think the gem of California—and it sure 1s rich in romance. First visited by Cabrillo in 1542, it did not receive its name until some sixty years after when Vizcaino entered the channel and created a feast day for Santa Barbara, on December 4, but it was not until 1782 that any colonization was attempted, when Father Serra selected it for a site for one ot his glorious missions—a_ sort of stopping place between San Diego and Mon- terey. Eight miles beyond this point we find Goleto, original site of the Goleto Rancho, which despite its 4,000 acres, was one of the smaller holdings in the Santa Barbara district. Farther on is Naples, romantically designated as Los Dos Pueblos, at which point the Cabrillo expedition of 1542 landed to make the ascent of Mount Santa Ynez. At Gaviota we left the coast line and headed up through Gaviota Pass where General Fremont intended taking up his Northward march dur- ing the war with Mexico. When he learned that the Santa Barbara forces were waiting on the cliffs above to hurl stones down on his men, he turned back and crossed by the San Marcos Pass. Descending the grade we enter- ed the valley of the Santa Ynez, crossed the river and entered the town of Buellton, known among travelers of the historical King’s Highway as the home of the famous split-pea soup, liberal portions of which we consumed during a brief stop, made for the sole purpose of testing out this delicacy which was so much treasured by the padres of old. Then we headed East to Solvang, a quaint Danish settle- ment whose neat white houses are set in the green alfalfa fields. An in- triguing bit of architecture is the town church, with its castellated walls, looking as though it had been im- ported intact from some village in far-off Denmark. It appeared even more of a contrast when we had view- ed the old Mission of Santa Ynez, also located on the Eastern edge of this picturesque little hamlet. Nineteenth in the order of time, Santa Ynez was founded in 1804, but the chapel and mission buildings were practically de- molished by an earthquake in 1812, which also took its toll of Capistrano and Ventura. It is the remains of the second church, completed in 1817, that are still standing to-day. The adobe walls are from ‘five to six feet thick, for they had to be staunchly built to bear the weight of the great hand- hewn rafters brought from the San Rafael mountains to support the tile roof. Leaving the atmosphere of antiquity which pervades this site, we headed Eastward up the lovely valley bound for Santa Barbara by way of MICHIGAN the San Marcos Pass. This was the land of the “rancheros,” of grants measured in leagues, of cattle herds which tallied thousands of heads. To- day it is the last stand of the great beef herds which once covered Cali- fornia, and the road runs mile upon mile through land holdings of vast extent with white-faced steers scat- tered over the landscape. Approxi- mately twenty miles from Solvang the climb over the Santa Ynez Range by way of San Marcos Pass begins. Deep in the heart of the range is Cold Springs Camp, a spot where one would gladly isolate himself to escape the heat of the sultry days. Two miles further on the summit of the Pass is reached and one of California’s most beautiful panoramic $cenes unfolds. Two thousand feet below lies Santa 3arbara: to the South San Miguel rises from the shimmering blue of the Pacific ocean and the white sand frames the green of the coast line. The gradual descent of the road through the pass ends at Goleta and joins the Coast Highway at this point. From Goleta it is simply the matter of minutes to Santa Barbara and here we are on our way back to Los Angeles after a trip which combines some of California’s most gorgeous scenery which the romance of a far off time. Every little while J run across some Michigander who, through force of circumstances, has been transplanted to California, but who is still loyal to the Wolverine’ state. The other day I ran across Dr. Guy M. Johnson, who until seven years ago practiced at Traverse City, and who resides just two short blocks from my own abode. Naturally we had a re-union, for the Doctor knows a lot of people I do in that particular neck of the woods. He was a great friend of the late W. O. Holden, who operated the Park Place Hotel, at Traverse City, for upwards of forty years. : Miles Wilkinson is another of those Michiganders who is not ashamed to say so. He was interested in the ho- tel game at Muskegon when the Barneys were operating Hotel Occi- dental, and is in personal touch with our mutual friend, Edward R. Swett, present manager of the same hotel. About thirty years ago Mr. Wilkinson moved to Chicago and he became chief engineer, in charge of construc- tion and improvements at Hotel Sher- man, in which capacity he served for twenty-eight years. Two years ago he was retired on a pension, and now he and his charming wife own and oc- cupy a wondrously beautiful and com- fortable home in Glendale, a residential suburb of Los Angeles, and, so far as health and prosperity are concerned, are in the “pink of perfection.” One afternoon, a while ago, I discovered “Milie”’ wandering in Spring street, without a bell on, took him under my wing, and we have been enjoying each other ever since. He is one of the kind who likes to catch up with his old-time friends, and takes pains to let them know it. A growing mamle tree is said by ex- ports to throw off more moisture than a forty acre lake. Seven-eighths is pumped up by the roots from the depths and discharged into the at- mosphere. [ had never looked at it in this light, supposing that an old theory of timber retarding the running off of moisture was the correct one. However, it is not so difficult to un- derstand why trees and rainfall go to- gether. The Gobi Desert was once heavily wooded and supported a mighty people. Mesapotamia is credit- ed with a like history, but the land was denuded of trees and to-day wierd sand dunes shift in the desert wind. It is claimed that when the Pilgrims landed in America, we had practically a billion acres of virgin forest. Whether this was true or not is largely a matter TRADESMAN of conjecture, but a lot of us remem- ber when Michigan, Wisconsin and several others of the so-called Middle States were covered with a dense growth of forest timber. In Michigan we were told that it was sufficient to keep the lumber industry going for 500 years. Reforestation may be car- ried on successfully in Michigan and it should be made compulsory the same as it is in Germany where one-third of the entire domain is kept in forests, and no single tree is allowed to be re- moved without governmental author- ity. This thought comes to me through the announcement that the harbor of San Pedro (Los Angeles) alone imports more timber than any other port on earth and at the same time we are told of enormous pay- ments made to Canada each year for wood pulp, used in the manufacture of print paper here, all the product of timber. California but a short time ago, accredited with enormous timber resources has very little left—not much more than Michigan. But in the face of possible disaster in the near future, millions of young timber pro- ducing trees are each year destroyed for Christmas decorations. The Sahara is bordered by three oceans and vet is the greatest desert on earth. It takes something besides adjacent bodies of water to create rainfall, as the people of California fully realize at the present. writing. Governor Roosevelt, of New York, and Gover- nor Pinchot, of Pennsylvania, have some very pronounced ideas on re- forestation. In the former state, Mr. Roosevelt's ideas are being practically applied and the Empire State now has a fixed program which, if carried out by succeeding administrations, will be rewarded with results. I wish Michi- gan could become imbued with the same spirit. Maybe if the liquor ques- tion is disposed of soon, there may be a lot of willing workers to apply their energies towards a reforestation pro- gram. W. J. Chittenden, Jr., manager of Detroit Book-Cadillac, I note by the daily press, has just returned from his summer vacation at Scionsett, Mass. There 1s a very sensible executive who accomplishes a lot during his busy months and then goes away and for- gets all about it, and I sure honor him for this display of good horse sense. A protest has been made by John N. Anhut, prominent Detroit hotel owner, and an attorney as well, against action by the city authorities favoring the increase of a license tax on hotels from $1 to $25. Sometimes it looks to me as though when a municipality wants more money to spend they select the hotel man as the goat. Per- haps it is because the “legitimate” dis- Store, Offices & Restaurant Equipment G.R.STORE FIXTURE CO. 7 lonia Ave., N. W. Phone 86027 CODY HOTEL GRAND RAPIDS RATES—$1 up without bath. $2.50 up with bath. CAFETERIA IN CONNECTION 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. i November 16, 19382 Hotel and Restaurant Equipment H. Leonard & Sons 38-44 Fulton St., W. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ALL GOOD ROADS LEAD TO IONIA AND THE REED INN Excellent Dining Room Rooms $1.50 and up MRS. GEO. SNOW, Mgr. “A MAN IS KNOWN BY THE COMPANY HE KEEPS” That is why LEADERS of Business and Society make their head- quarters at the PANTLIND HOTEL “An entire city block of Hospitality” GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Rooms $2.25 and up. | Cafeteria ote Sandwich Shop MORTON HOTEL Grand Rapids’ Newest Hotel 400 Rooms -t- 400 Baths RATES $2.50 and up per day. Park Place Hotel Traverse City Rates Reasonable—Service Superb —Location Admirable. GEO. ANDERSON, Mgr. ALBERT J. ROKOS, Ass’t Mor. New Hotel Elliott STURGIS, MICH. 50 Baths 50 Running Water European D. J. GEROW, Prop. Occidental Hotel FIRE PROOF CENTRALLY LOCATED Rates $2.00 and up EDWARD R. SWETT, Mgr. Muskegon “fe Michigan Columbia Hotel KALAMAZOO Good Place To Tie To HOTEL ROWE We have a sincere interest in wanting to please you. ERNEST W, NEIR MANAGER sa November 16, 1932 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17 penser of wet goods have been elim- inated, and they must have other patients to work upon. I hope, how- ever, ‘the recent election has demon- strated that even the landlord has ac- complished something by organization. A tax title on the Detroit-Leland Hotel was reported as sold last week for $62,009.88. The purchaser was H. L. Appleton. Whether this transac- tion will have anything to do with the operation of the property, is something unknown, so far as my observation goes. It is rumored that at a meeting of the dining car men of the country, re- cently held at the Palmer House, Chicago, action was taken looking to a reduction of charges for dining car meals. It was pointed out that the railroads are giving more thought to attracting passengers from coaches to the ageceptance of such service, rather than having them “dunk” their dough- nuts in eating house Mocha. Even a 50 cent table d’hote is suggested. Seems like they might have made this move some time ago before the wary passenger became familiar with the food tablet. I guess likely the hotel men had much to do with opening the eyes of the general public, on the subject of prohibition, prior to last Tuesday. At least the results of the election would indicate it. Surely California oper- ators were alive to the importance of the issue. Even the daily press gives them credit for being responsible, to a large degree, for the overturn here. Chicago hotel men are sponsoring the adoption of the so-called thirteen month calendar. Quite likely it might be a good ‘thing, but I believe the banking institutions and even the gen- eral government should take the initiative. Ralph T. Lee, manager of the Lee- Crest Hotel, Detroit, has a very inter- esting article in a recent issue of the Hotel World, upon the interpolation of a little more of the human equation into modern hotel. operation. He is very much in the right. That is one of the reasons why I have always contribut- ed my small part in encouraging the building up of the Greeters organiza- tions throughout the country. A hotel man need not necessarily be a “salve” dispenser, but he might at least learn to practice diplomacy in the service which he is expected to supply. Will Rademaker, of Hotel Norton, Detroit, has been made secretary of the “repeal” organization of the De- troit Greeters. Mr. Rademaker has a record of accomplishment in associa- tion affairs, and the selection is a good one. Los Angeles authorities are trying to make the “going” better for the small litigant in the local courts. Any- one with a claim of $50 or less can proceed without a lawyer, serve his own papers and have his troubles in- vestigated on their merits. There is no jury, but the merits of every case are gone into by a competent judge, selected from the general roster, and all unnecessary costs are eliminated. This branch of the judiciary has made such a satisfactory showing that a night court has been authorized for the same class of cases which may be heard and disposed of without losing any time from one’s days work. The idea is not patented and could be utilized to advantage in nearly every community. Lighter than air transportation be- tween Los Angeles and Hawaii is rea- sonably assured in the near future. A new Organization just formed for the purpose of providing a line of dirigibles to cover this route, is backed by vari- ous steamship lines operating between these two ports. Operation should be inaugurated within the next few months. The time required at present by the steamers is approximately $1x days; the airship is scheduled to make it in ‘thirty- -six hours. Such a proposi- tion seems feasible. It could hardly be considered so if aeroplanes were to be used. The financial situation in the civic affairs of Chicago and several other of the larger Eastern cities may well prove a lesson-leaf for other municipal governing bodies. It is simply the re- sult of a revolt on the part of the taxpayers. The governing bodies simply looked upon the property owner as a “good thing.” This con- dition is just about likely to obtain in many other municipalities. Extrava- gance in expenditures is bound to run up against the proverbial stone wall sooner or later. The constituted au- thorities primarily raise the tax ratio to the legal limit. Then they.proceed to hoist the valuation, to create more manna. Then the municipal guardians inaugurate a contest to see how near the bottom of the barrel they can reach in the shortest space of time. But the officeholders, no matter how short the funds, or how hard to raise, always manage to “get theirs.” I am wondering if eventually the morator- ium, made popular by President Hoover with some of our foreign friends, will not be invoked by “home folks,” in some of their domestic af- fairs. Out here with prohibition up in the air, but stirring some, they are already scheming to perfect a plan to mulct the bootlegger from some of his ill gotten gains. They do not want the saloon, but they do want to collect an excise tax of some kind out of the liquor traffic. The simplest way, in my estimation, would be for the state to set up in the retail liquor business, and make a clearing of the profit themselves, but with my knowledge of politicians, and humanity in general, would hate to have the responsibility of selecting the public servants to handle this proposition. And I will be switched if I believe any better meth- od than the old saloon keeper will be found. . He would- certainly conduct business at a profit, which is more than we could expect from a munici- pally operated emporium. It would, of course, be necessary to devise laws to make the collection of proper taxes effective. The excuse of “sitting up with a sick brother’ would of course work overtime, but then what differ- ence would that make anyhow. I never knew of sagacity and intoxica- tion’ amalgamating to any great de- gree. Maybe somebody -will have a “vision” and it will all “come out in the wash.” Frank S. Verbeck. Oe Once a Warehouse, Now an Apart- ment. — . After having ben transformed into a block: of modern kitchenette apart- ments, a warehouse in the heart of Boston’s fish district is now rapidly filling with tenants who are willing to pay a reasonable price for “something a bit different,” the Providence Jour- nal reports. According to the promoters, the project has gone over in a big way. The studio atmosphere of the ancient wharf building has made a bohemian appeal to the younger element of Boston’s “400,’ and among the ten- ants are newly-wed members of some of the ‘“swankiest” families in the city. —__>+-—_—_- Unusual Markets For Fish and Shell- fish. During 1931 surveys were made of the methods of several unusual mar- kets for fish and shelifish. These in- cluded commercial sport fishing in privately stocked waters, hot-fish shops, clambakes, oyster roasts, oyster suppers, fish frys, etc. The survey of commercial sport fishing covered forty firms which it is estimated comprise 80 per cent. of such firms in the United States. In addition, it covered nineteen hatchery firms who indicated their intentions of opening commercial pools. Some of these latter firms already have pools under construction. The investment in sport fishing waters and in hatcheries operated by sport fishing concerns exceeded $500,- 000 during the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 1931. The species used in these enterprises were usually rainbow and brook trout although some firms re- ported that cut-throat trout, black bass and bullheads were used. About 322,000 pounds of fish were taken by some 29,000 sport fishermen during the year. Customary charges for fishing varied from 65 cents to $1 per pound of fish taken. It is estimated that sales through the hotfish shops of Great Britain ac- count for nearly 70 per cent. of the fish landed in the country. The clos- est semblance to this type of trade in the United States is the hot-fish busi- ness in and around St. Louis, Mo. More than one-fourth of the total supply of whiting taken in the fisher- ies of the Middle and North Atlantic coasts are used in this trade. They are frozen shortly after capture near the fishing centers and usually reach the St. Louis markets in carload lots The study of the development of the hot-fish trade in the St. Louis area has suggested the possibility of similar ac- tivities in other cities. Clambakes and oyster roasts are old American institutions which have been borrowed from our aboriginal predeces- sors and celebrated by all our genera- tions much after the traditional fashion. A discussion of the methods of these functions has been deemed advisable due to the general lack of detailed in- formation concerning them. R. H. Fiedler. —>-___ The Rule of Reason. It has taken the United States Su- preme Court to decide that the pres- ‘ence of a still in a man’s house does not transform it into a distillery. The decision was made in the case of a Kentuckian convicted on the charge of running a distillery because he had a still. The trial Judge and the Circuit Court of Appeals held that when a still is set up in a house, the house can no longer receive the protection given by law to a private residence. The Nation’s highest court has in this case insisted that the law does not warrant the interpretation put upon it by the lower courts. The rule laid down should check the activities of overzealous enforcement officers. ——_+ -+-2__ To keep customers coming back to retail stores a scales company is pro- moting a “health budget plan” under which retailers will offer patrons free weight plus a free health record book containing spaces for daily entries. ——_++.___ Midland—Dowell, Incorporated, has been organized to manufacture and deal in chemicals, with a capital stock of $100,000, $50,000 of which has been subscribed and paid in. IN THE REALM OF RASCALITY. Questionable Schemes Which Are Under Suspicion. The Federal Trade Commission has dismissed a complaint charging Mente & Co., New Orleans, with substantial- ly suppressing competition in the sale of cotton flour, meal and feed bags. Dismissal was ordered because of lack of proof. This company was one of the respondents in a complaint origin- ally directed against Textile Bag Man- ufacturers, Detroit, and others. The complaint against the association and others was dismissed last June because the respondents had abandoned the practices charged. The Federal Trade Commission has dismissed without prejudice a com- plaint charging Pelman Institute of America, Inc., New Rochelle, N. Y., with misrepresentation of correspond- ence courses of instruction in manual training and modern language. The Federal Trade Commission has dismissed a complaint charging Wal- nut Grove Products Co., Atlantic, Iowa, with misrepresenting its prod- ucts. The company manufactures and sells live stock feeds and medicines. A charge of misrepresentation of perfumes and cosmetic specialties is dismissed by the Fderal Trade Com- mission in an order directed to Marcel Raffy and Charles Raffy, trading as Raffy Parfums, New York. Dismissal was ordered because it appeared that the business stated in the complaint to have been conducted by the respond- ents was carried on only by one of them, namely, Marcel Raffy, who was recently adjudicated a bankrupt. His property was sold by order of a court and he is no longer in business. The Federal Trade Commission has dismissed a complaint charging Gilbert Spruance Co., and others, Philadelphia, with giving of secret commissions. The other respondents named are Eugene Cox and James Dillard, individually and as secretary-treasurer and_ sales- man, respectively, of the company. Gilbert Spruance Co. manufactures varnish and kindred products. The Federal Trade Commission has dismissed a complaint charging Louis Marmorek, trading as Edison Unit Sales Co., New York, with use of a misleading trade name and other mis- representations, Using the word “Paris” or any word signifying French origin to label prod- ucts unless such products were manu- factured or compounded in Paris, France, is prohibited by the Federal Trade Commission in an order to Arthur Guerlin, Inc, New York, wholesale dealer in cosmetics and jewelry. The company is also directed to discontinue using as a part of its corporate name or on labels or con- tainers, the word “Guerlin” or any word similar to “Guerlain” unless it plainly appears in immediate connec- tion therewith that Arthur Guerlin, Inc., is not connected with the original Guerlain, Guerlain Perfumery Cor- poration of Delaware, nor with Guer- lain, Inc. DRUGS 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. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association. President—F. H. Taft, Lansing. First Vice-President—Duncan Weaver, Fennville. Second Vice-President—G. H. Fletcher, Ann Arbor. Secretary—R. A. Turrel, Croswell. Treasurer—William H. Johnson, Kala- mazoo. Some Experiences in Handling Dope. Before the enactment of the Harri- son Narcotic Act very few druggists had conscientious scruples about selling dope, that is opium in the form of laud- num and paregoric, or its derivatives in the form of morphine pills, tablets, also in bulk in one-eighth ounce bot- tles. Occasionally some physician pre- scribed for himself two hundred fresh- ly made Canuabis indica pills—Cocaine in the form of snuffs was openely sold. While heroin did not become the de- light of the “snowbird”, as the users of any snuffing dope is called, until after the Narcotic Act was passed. My first experience with dope was in a small drug store run by my broth- er in a New England city. I worked after school and occasionally slept in the store back of the counter to ans- wer night calls, for in those days a strict accounting was not made if a registered man was on hand at all times. One day my brother discovered the prescription morphine bottle missing. I was questioned and proven innocent. A pasty faced physician from some place in the West had re- cently opened his office in the neigh- borhood and came into the store fre- quently to help himself to Spt. frumenti and cigars in exchange for the few pre- scriptions he sent to the store. A watch was placed on him by placing the bottle in a position with an open bottle behind it and then leaving him in charge of the store for a moment. When my brother returned the bottle was gone and from that time on the dope was kept locked up. My second job was in an old estab- lished drug store. The proprietor was a refined German-Jew who was born and educated in Boun, Germany. He de- cided he wanted to go into the drug business in 1853. So he bought a place and the proprietor stayed two weeks with him to teach him the business. Such was the low state of the phar- maceutical profession at that time. But Jacob Linde soon collected as fine a library as money could purchase and made his new vocation a great success. However, he was not adverse to sell- ing dope. I recall one customer who was driven up in a beautiful carriage drawn by a spanking pair of horses and a liveried coachman. She was quietly but fash- ionably dressed and always bought one pint of laudnum. Paregoric fiends were legion. nurse from the state hospital daily for her ration of paregoric and whisky. My next job was with a man who absolutely would not sell any narcotic One came MICHIGAN sear chee —but whisky on Sunday. Well, we had some speakeasies and there was no Volstead act. Drifting to Colorado I worked in Victor for two men. The first sold one-eighth ounces of morphine only. His successor refused to handle it ex- cept on prescription. The first man left me in charge of his store soon after I went to work for him while he went on a hunting trip in the Western part of the state. I slept in his home alone. One morn- ing I was awakened by a loud pound- ing on the back door of the home. Sleepily I called out “who’s there?” “It’s me, Curney,”’ came the reply— “What do you want?” I asked—‘For God’s sake come up and get me some morphine, will you for God’s sake, I’m nearly crazy,” he begged. “No! Cur- ney,’ I advised, “You go wake up the fellow who sells it to you all the time and don’t bother me.” I left him whim- pering and pleading at the door and went back to bed. He was gone when I woke up. When the store was sold I went with the fixtures and the new company said “no dope except on prescription”. However, one day a soda clerk was hired. He was slick and shook a fancy mixer and worked hard. But suddenly ‘his hands shook from whisky and the pupils of his eyes were widely dilated at all times and it was discovered he had a fondness for cocaine—besides the whisky. He was discharged. He came in to talk occasionally with me. One day he was delirious and told me of his domestic troubles. I was not over sympathetic and he told me he was going to do away with himself. I jokingly said, “Harry, do a good job of it,” and he half laughed it off. That night it snowed in Cripple Creek where he lived and he was found in the morning outside the Sisters Hos- pital in a stupor in the snow. This time his pupils were contracted, which indicated morphine poisoning. He was beaten and given hot coffee until he became conscious. Then pneumonia set in and thinking he was dying his former boss sent a telegram to his foster father as follows: “Harry is dying, what shall we do?” The reply came back— “Let him die.” A letter followed explaining the whyfore of the heartless telegram. The boy was given every opportunity and just would not make good. He recovered and afterwards joined the militia under the notorious strike breaker, General Sherman Bell. Shortly after this episode a druggist was killed in his store in an adjoining town and nothing was stolen but the morphine and cocaine. No one ever found the murderer. The firm I was working for bought the stock of the store and I was given the job of sleep- ing in the place three nights after the murder. I was a tenderfoot, but I took my orders and went to the store and locked myself in securely and rolled myself into an old gray blanket and slept on an army couch. I did not take off my clothes as I wanted to be a regular guy and die with my boots on. I must have shaken myself to TRADESMAN sleep, as I never remember much of being afraid. In Goldfield, Nevada, there were special stores which got the dope trade and the one where I worked was not one of them, but for a certain catarrh snuff containing 2 per cent. cocaine we had some customers who bought it by the dozen. The Harrison Narcotic Act was a great piece of legislation. But until the production, manufacturing and distribution of narcotics become Gov- ernment monopoly in every country in the world there will always be viola- tions and even then the opportunity to make easy money at the expense of the moral and physical lives of the weaklings would be too great a temp- tation for some unscrupulous persons. Frank Healy, M. Cp. >> Michigan Druggists Honor Michigan Educator. About 150 druggists and their wives and members of the state board of pharmacy and members of the execu- November 16, 1932 tive and legislative committees of the Michigan State Pharmaceutical Society gathered at the Olds Hotel, Lansing, last evening to honor Prof. Charles H. Stocking, of the University of Mich- igan, president of the College of Phar- macy at the University and president of the American Association of Col- leges of Pharmacy, and Clare Allen, president of both the Michigan and National boards of pharmacy. Committee meetings started at the hotel in the afternoon. The meeting was called by F. H. Taft, local drug- gist and president of the Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association. The afternoon meeting was followed by a dinner at 6 o’clock in fhe wisteria room, in charge of Ralph Broadbent, president of the Lansing Retail Drug- gists’ Association. ——_+--- This unforgotten man is everybody, if he spends any money at all. He cannot move his automobile, ride on a train, smoke a cigarette, eat dinner or go to a show without directly or indirectly making his contribution. HOLIDAY Distributors of JowNeEy’s - Dina POPULAR SINCE 1865 CHocoLArTes CANDIES PUTNAM FACTORY NATONAL CANDY CO., INC. Grand Rapids, Michigan 1932 items for retail trade. Grand Rapids HOLIDAY GOODS NOW ON DISPLAY Best Line We Have Ever Shown We Invite Comparison as to Price and Quality Goods That Sell the Year Around and some of the best imported and domestic We have merchandise to suit every purse. Come—see—and believe. All goods marked in plain figures, and we have sold some good size orders of Holiday Goods this year—and we expect a good year. You can’t sell unless you buy—and some are always buying. This is your invitation to look it over. Displayed in our own building 38-44 Oakes Street—Second Floor Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. LINE Michigan! ————— ii Sk isa ote apaieuntiek 4 RSE lanBs DSi esi NERS Seta GIN November 16, 1932 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 19 DETROIT DOINGS the i J : evening of Nov. 1, 7 to 10 p. m. WH Cee a ae mee ee OLESALE DRUG PRICE CURRENT Late Business News From Michigan’s fall and holiday merchandise, Accord- Pri : ee ie aa WO Haaselion, sice-peeatdent ces quoted are nominal, based on market the day of issue. of th : Acid Gum Hemlock, Pu., lb.2 00@2 Any display of food products in con- jy, the company, the merchants showed acetic, No. 8 1b.06 @ 10 Aloes, Barbadoes, Heml'ke Gom., Ib. 1 00g 23 beck he the Benth aus! Dc their appreciation of this new type of Boric, Powd., or so called,lb.gourds@ 60 Juniper Ber., lb. 4 00@4 25 : : : Toe wholesale service by responding gen- Xtal, Ib, ---.- 08%@ 20 Powd., lb. -. 35 @ 45 Junip’r W’d, lb. 1 500@1 75 troit Builders Show “will have no oe io GL . fs ie Cary ie, Stal Ee 36. @ 43 Aloes, Socotrine, Lav. Flow., lb. 4 00@4 25 bearing on the plans of the Detroit oo re € invitation. arge itric, Ib. -----. 40 @ 55 Ib. -—----______ @ 75 Lav. Gard., lb. 1 25@1 50 3 0 eect I ; i oy Muriatic, Com’, Powd., pe @ 30 Lemon, fb. ___. 2 00@2 25 Retail Grocers Association which will — oo o a; ro oe util Be no aa a ae first, Ib. @ 50 ars true, ozs. pt 50 : : 1e display of holiday mer- itric, Ib. ------ i rabic, sec., Ib. @ 45 Mustard, art., . 35 stage a food and household appliance ekandice - Oxalic, Ib. .-._-- 15 @ 25 Arabic, sorts, lb. 15 @ 25 Orange, Sw., Ib. 4 n0@4 2 show of its own early in 1933,” W. J. : Sulphuric, Ib. -- 03%@ 10 Arabic, Gran., lb. @ 35 Origanum, art, ee eet GE che ccacciation Formal announcement by Chevrolet Tartaric, lb. ---- 35 @ 45 foe ne: aa 35 woe fr ik 1 00@1 20 ; z : h : . i ie Alcohol etida, ae 60 ennyroyal, lb. 3 25@3 50 stated Saturday. pe a oe i oe Denatured, No. 5, zeatactins, Po., Ib. g “ Peppermint, Ib. § “= 15 “Announcement last Sunday b oe ee ee ea hs iac, Powd.. ; t Geni ae “eo Charles 1. P ¥ Y of cylinders definitely disposes of re- Grats Gal ---- # ances 0 Kino. ib anion So hea ao a s J. Prost, manager of the build- i Wood, Gal. ---- © Wie woud e > uracee ers’ exposition, that their show would cent rumors to the effect that this Alum-Potash, USP prc at » = a siete nee : ae any was ; Lump, galas Se le a idea combine exhibits of ‘Better Homes’ soy Pagans = soc rane on Gee Ib. 0B%O 3 Shellac, oe - ee - * tb a : : economy” model for the new year. Hanes oe Te and ‘Better Foods’ as in the last two While a details ie Ree vl concaiigee os @ 18 & und, Ib__ 38 os “ines Th ae ears, created th S 4 =e “eae a + 2 cc in 3 ene y' c d the en Papres than that the Chevrolet for 1933 will SW I 2 544@ 13 Shellac, white, Syn, Ih = 4% 2 a0 sion that the grocers’ association : Ec e 3-F, Ib. -------- 0%@ 13 (bone dr’d) Ib. 35 @ 45 Spearmint, lb.__ 3 00@3 25 would forego in 1933 an exhibition of continue as a six, it is hinted that ex- Carbonate, Ib.-- 20 @ 25 Tragacanth. Tansy, lb. --.. 5 00@5 25 it eas : . tensive body changes and a longer aa =e Sc = No. 1, bbls... 1 75@2 00 ‘Thyme, Red, Ib. 1 50@1 75 ie den Cesieks deciaved. aa as Gra., lb. 08 @ 18 No. 2, Ibs. _-_. 150@1 75 Thyme, Whi., Ib. 1 75@2 00 “We wish to emphasize that, while wheelbase may be expected. uriate, Po. Ib. 20 @ 30 Pow. Ib. --- 1 25@150 Wintergreen oe ae 8 he es Te is, of course, no seeret that all ,. a a @ w fou Honey Bisch - . 3 OO F Sy : : vege Gey | Pound) oo eund 8. 25 @ 40 ee -—-- 3 25 : i ee actories now are working chiefly on Bal Syn. 7 with the Detroit Builders Exhibition : ag 2 i pie sions Wormseed, Ib.. 5 005 28 Pe ae che ecccheless. awe a 1933 lines. October, with its produc- oo ines pyre a 4s Loose, Pressed = Wong 2 0g? oe ’ ae tion of about 50,000, i Fir, . 1 ioc. i Reel a eiereath « Bieton Boad ae t " 000 oa that plain. ae, ce, i Fe . Hydrogen Peroxide Castor, — name Show early next year, the date and Se Oe 1 60@1 80 % Lb On eee © 226. 33 other details to be announced soon.” new lines, preparations to that end are Barks % Lb., gross 10 0010 50 Cod Liver, Nor- : ‘ under way. Buick has re Cassia, . : Wwegian, gal. --1 00@1 In reply to Cusick’s statement, Prost bei eee see eC ae ee Ordinary, lb.. 25 @ 30 Indigo Cot. Seed “Gals. 90@1 i poieed ont Be caccescaadt “has announcement date, although the big Ordin., Po., Ib. 20 @ 25 Madras, Ib. ---- 2 00@2 25 Lard, ex. gal. 1 55@1 65 uk seed Cie he ee plant is back in operation after a oo. Ib. 50 a an Pure. — — Jara, No. 1. ~ : a at the exhibitio i : n, Po., Ib. Bib 5 , raw, ga q mn "1 month’s shutdown for inventory. Ein, @ 40 ; *° Linseed, boil, zal 2 1 of nutritive products as part of the Whil \ : : Elm, Powd., lb. 35 @ 40 Xtal i — ; Neatsfoot, | 1933 builders’ show will be under his ile Packard has given no hint mim, Gd, “ib. 40 @ 45 Powd. @ Gran 2 @ 38 ogttT® Sal -- 125@1 35 ane , that new activities are about to be re- Sassafras (P’dlb. 45) @ 35 icoric es direct management’ and have no con- ‘ey : Soaptree, cut, Ib 15 3 aor Malaga, gal._. 2 50 nection with whatever in this line the vealed, it is significant that during the Soaptree, Po., 1b. 25 @ 30 eee aatteg Pure, ‘gal. -- 3 0095 00 nek : , Eo., tb. r box .... 150 @200 § : i ae oe i ast s : perm, Eee grocers’ association is contemplating Be week sales managers of Packard ennai oe Tnenaee, ip -. 40 @ 60 Tanner. gal. | 3O 30 ee distributors were at the factory for a ena a _— g a mfers, (249) box @150 Tar, gal. «3 =@@ 15 Ge uldee + chow is to be fete two-day conference. Among those Juniper, Ib. --. 10 @ 20 Buchu Pi geese @ 50 — oo ee : es present for the conference was Dona Blue Vitriol Buchu, lb., long. @ G TT. Convention Hall, March Ato 12, “with =| Lice. id tc te the aul Pound 2 05 @ 15 Buchu, Pa. bb. © 60 Fa ozs., $1. re new features both in its homes and ee : : Sage, bulk, Ib. 25 @ 30 Powder, o2s., $1.60 ‘ati food decarumenis? Brest aad woman automobile distributor in the P’d or Xtal iD 06 @ 13 Sage, loose ib 21 10@21 50 eat ae aa ou b world, who has had the Spanish repre- e Brimstone Saas, ce ’ . a Gran., oz8., $1.50. ea ke a 5 oe oo sentation of Packard for twelve years aes etary 7 — Pid & Grd. @ 35 ae — - : i nna, : e sy ian of the 19 Wel Home’ and has large establishments in Pound ---------- 6 @ 75 Alexandria, lb.50 @ 60 Pound = 2 = | 064%@ 15 the annual offering of the builders’ ae as Pe Russi ae roca i ee |] attach an” Ss : A , : ussian, Powd. @1 50 owd.. Ib. .. 26 35 21ack, grd., lb. 30 40 age ee a ee ck bee Where there’s a will, there’s a way Chinese, Powd. @1 25 Uva Ursi, lb. __ 20 é 95 Red, gerd. Ib. 42 ¢ 55 ees : : to get orders, according to General Chalk Uva Ursi, P’d, ib, @ 39 “ite, erd, Ib. 35 @ 45 overs on what is new in the line of Gales Me 1 6p Crayons, Lime ) Pitch ‘Burgundy home construction,” he added “With Sales | anager : i eed, of De white, dozen__ @3 60 Chloride, med., dz. @ 85 Pound --___.. —20 @ 2 te teed fae all a : hi Sota. During the three months’ per- dustless, doz. @6 00 Chloride, large, dz. @1 45 Petrolatum Ane © al a, Me Bee TNS ind ending Oct. 6, € € Smith, of “EtG, I" Lycopodium Amber, Plain,lb. 12 @ 17 week will have its roof completed. s oo Coml., lb. -- 03%@ 19 Pound -_________ 35 @ 59 Amber, Carb.,Ib. 14 @ 19 “The main roof will be of reinforced eon NM Se ee Te ae Prcnaccd. ih = é ie eli Lily White, ee 2 ; cars with a gro repared, Ib. —- @ 16 Carb., %s, Ib. _. cul ite, Ib. 20 @ 25 eG alle 6 as Ge ed cael oo lees ges of oe White, oe = 03 @ 10 os iiss, Ib. 6 = — = lb. 22 @ 27 surface. The roof of the solari s J place in a sales apsicum a 'wd., lb. 15 @ 25 aster Paris Dental i. ' ¢ the s ium will contest conducted by the factory. Pods, lb, ------ 60 @ 70 Oxide, Hea., bl @ 5 Spray Vee @s % e of steel, surfaced by tar and gravel. : ae : Powder, lb. -_- 62 @ H5 Oxide, light, Ib. e545 — & ..__. 2@ 08 “One of the latest novelties to go Those striking bodies which are go- Cloves Menthol c Potassa into the house will be the kind of ta es es er oe Powe a hn Sf Ul a Liguor, ib. 4 40 ¢ r (3) @ 40 Macua = 9 oo == 2 in its windows. It will be non ae when the 1967 models appear reflect Cana oe Pound a, 25@1 35 Potassium ee : : ae : ~- the industry’s conviction that the at- Ounce aa |§ herons soe 60 @ % ing, the panes consisting virtually o : : Toe ee Gage dandoahicaay a Ib. two Sea pane with a aes a eo ee oe 4@ 10 id iy ae iichromate, 2 13 @ 25 ce a ia Te cee foundation of its success or failure next Powdered. lb. 04 @ 15 Mustard late eae | — ~E eo resisting sweat and ot ke Bes » aan It is a safe prediction that the cone _— 40 "a — Chlorate, ee ‘ ; ; Ww ws b oo. 6 lL Ce o Select, lb. _._..45 @ 50 tak, ih J will add to the insulating features of urns sige see i Pound ee ee he —s @ 25 the house and aq Q S is going to receive te u --------- 50 Naphthaline ran., 1b. 21 @ 33 me 7 . eg ae the pos emphasis. ne Gentine | ae 7 er oe 6%@ 15 oe caaad - “7 os 84 ‘ ving fuel. ow Corn, lb. 15 » 41D, ---. 0O%@ 15 ate, %@35 . P The house, being built after the de- Partly True. ee oe oe as Hed, Ibs 80 @ 9 sign of O’Dell & Rowland, Detroit A well-known writer visited a jail Witch Hazel, Yel- Powdered, 1b, _- @ 50 Yellow, Ib. -. 50 @ 60 architects, is being erected on lot No. to take notes for an article on prison toe a = 2 Pound Nex Veetlen Pound — ex @ 20 175, East side of Prestwick road, in life. On returning home he described Flower Powdered, 1b.-- 15 ¢ 2 Youd, i --—-- 25° @ 30 the Wormer & Moore Grosse Pointe what he had seen, and his description oe ---- 73 @ 80 Al o Essential 5 og aaut ane @ . . . . . . ° mon 2 : Ss Ss. Country Club eile Mack made a deep impression on the mind German, lb. -- 35 @ 45 Bit., true, ozs @ 50 ; Sal - avenue, just East of Seven Mile road. of his little daughter Roman, Ib. -- @ 90 Bit. art., ozs. a oo ee . . Ry : Q rlé iz Its completion is scheduled for early A week later the writer and his woe Ib. 35 @ 40 ae a ie ton = ror oo gg 10 January. little girl were in a train which stop- Spanish, ozs. @1 25 Amber, crude, lb. 75@100 yipa' 1B ---- 83%@ 10 cog - : Formaldehyde, Bulk Amber, rect., Ib.15@2 00 itres e Supreme Hat Co. has moved _ ped at a station near a gloomy build- Pound -__---- — 9 @ 2 Anise, Ib. ___._. 100@1 25 Xtal or Powd. 10 @ 22 from 15 Grand River, East, to new ing. Fuller’s Earth ey En 4 00@4 25 Rochen a ao quarters at Grand River and Broadway “What place is that?” asked a pas- alte io latir * a9 Cabs ik 7 ea a Soda, Ib. -___- 0240 08 where they occupy the ground floor — senger. Pound __--- a a 65 eo ee io oe AS ~ oe a ia, , Ib. 2 25 Ash ---—----- space of the building. The firm deals “The county jail,” another answered Glue Cedar Leaf, Ib. 2 000% 95 Bicarbonate, Ib. 03%@ 10 Sales at wilecal 1 Brok., Bro., Ib. 20 @ 30 Cedar Leaf 4 Caustic, Co’l b D 2 : promptly. Gro’d, Dark, Ib. 16 @ 22 Coml., lb. 1 00@1 25 Hyposulphite, Ib: 05 @ 10 eparting from the usual custom of Whereupon Mary embarrassed her we a _ se 35 Citronella, Ib... 75 @120 Phosphate, ib. 23 @ 28 announcing day time openings of sea- father and aroused the suspicion of ee AXX light -_" ae a oe soa a wt a 07 sonal lines Edson, Moore & Co., 1702 the other passengers by asking in a Ib. ---------- . @ 40 Cubeb, Ib. -__ 5 00@5 98 Dry, Powd., Ib. 1240 20 Fort street, West, sent invitations to loud, shrill voice, “Is that the jail you oo on Tuealypt Y Ib. 1 0001 a ee = 2 : Glycerine 2 alec 25 Turpenti the trade to attend “open house’ on were in, father?” Pound 7 36 Fennel ------._. 2 00@2 25 Gallons Seiselaih "55 70 20 MICHIGAN 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 oe For price changes compare with previous issues. ge = ina. ADVANCED DECLINED Raisins Snider Catsup Snider Chili Sauce Snider Oyster Cocktail Smoked Meats 7 wedge : BROOMS Pears Parsons, 64 0 Ae 95 Leader, 4 sewed _... 3 45 Pride of Mich. No. 2% 2 25 Parsons, 32 Sea 335 Hustlers, 4 sewed ___ 5 50 Parsons, 18 oz. ______ 420 Standard, 6 sewed __ 7 50 Parsons. 10 oz. ____ 270 Quaker, 5 sewed __._6 25 Parsons, 6 oz 2 1 80 Warehouse es 2 6 50 S Rose ee 2 75 : Black Raspberries Winner, 5 Sewead _ = 379 No. 2 2 2 80 APPLE BUTTER Whisk, No fo. 2 25 Pride of Mich. No, 2. 2 45 Quaker, 12-38 oz., doz. 2 00 an, 12-3 : Mage man: 188 OF gy Amsterdam Brands BAKING POWDERS moval, 2 oz.. doz... s—ié‘éB Royal, 4 oz.. doz. ____ 1 80 Royal, 6 0z., doz. ___ 2 20 moval, 12 ov. doz: __. 4 37 Royal, 2% Ibs.. doz.__ 13 75 Royal, 5 ibs., doz.____ 24 50 Drahy 259 {£9 250 Howors KC, 10c size, 10 oz. —- 3 60 KC, 15e size, 15 oz. -- 5 40 KC, 20c size, full lb.-- 6 380 KC, 25c size. 25 oz. __ 9 00 KC, 50c size. 50 oz. -- 8 50 ma? 5 ib, size 6 50 Ke. 10 ib. size ____ __. 6 50 BLEACHER CLEANSER Clorox, 16 oz., 24s -_ 3 00 lizzie, 16 oz. 12n —... 2 45 BLUING Am. Ball, 36-1 oz.,cart. 1 00 Boy Blue. 18s, per cs. 1 35 BEANS and PEAS 100 lb. bag hill Beans 5 00 Dry Lima Beans 100 Ib. 7 25 White H’d P. Beans 2 75 Split Peas, Yell., 60 Ib. 4 10 Split Peas, Gr’n 60 Ib. 4 25 Seotch Peas, 100 Ib. 6 25 BURNERS Queen Ann, No. 1 -. 1 15 Queen Ann, No. 2 __ 1 25 White Flame. No. 1 and 2; dez. =... 2 2b BOTTLE CAPS Dbl. Lacauor. 1 gross pkg., per gross -_---- 13 BREAKFAST FOODS Kellogg’s Brands Corn Flakes, No. 136 2 Corn Flakes, No. 124 2 Pep, No. 224 2 Pep, No. 250 1 Krumbles, No. 412 ___ 1 Bran Flakes, No. 624 1 Bran Flakes, No. 602 i= 1 2 2 1 Rice Krispies, 6 oz. -- Rice Krispies, 1 oz. -- All Bran, 16 oz. All Bran, 10 oz 2 Whole Wheat Fla., 24 1°90 Gold Bond Par., No.5% 7 60 Prize, Parlor, No. 6_. 8 00 White Swan Par., No.6 8 50 ROLLED OATS Purity Brand Instant or Regular ~< Fae — [ peuag z Ta onan ¥ " , See > HS es Jeg? by - ‘Phen 4x), 07 _| PURTYOATS ; Nanny AS. Cina F O eed ——— Ss , PAS 1 53 jarpe, 12s 85 China, large, i128 .. 2 70 Chest-o-Silver, 12 lge. 2 98 Glassware, 12s, large 2 25 Purity Oat Snaps, 24s 2 20 Small, Post Brands Grapenut Flakes, 24s 2 00 Grape-Nuts, 24s -_-_ Grape-Nuts, 50 Instant Postum, No. 8 Instant Postum, No. 10 bo Do bo po YH OT CO rp ol Postum Cereal. No. 0 Post Toasties, 36s -. 2 50 Post Toasties, 24s -_ 2 50 Post Bran, PBF 24 __ 8d Post Bran PBF 36 —. 2 85 BRUSHES Scrub Solid Back, 8 in. __._ 1 50 Solid Back, 1 in: __- 1 7 Pointed Einds —...._._ 25 Stove Shaker oo 1 80 Np 60 2 ee 2 00 Peeriess 22 2 60 Shoe No: 4-0 22 2 25 No, 20 3 00 BUTTER COLOR Dandelion 2 CANDLES Electric Light, 40 lbs. 12.1 Plumber, 40 ibs. —.. 12:8 Paratiine. 6s. 2... 14% Paratine, iZe —..... 144, Wicking oo 40 Tudor, 6s, per box __ 30 CANNED FRUITS Hart Brand Applies Ne.10 2. 4 75 Blackberries Pride of Michigan ____ 2 55 Cherries Mich. red, No. 10 ---. 5 25 Hea: No; 2 2222: 3 00 Pride of Mich., No. 2 : " Marcellus Red. Special Pie : Whole White -------- 2 8 Gooseberries No. 10 2 50 om Raspberries NGO 2 25 NO: 2 2 2 00 Marcellus, No. 2 ____ 2 35 Pride of Mich. No, .. 2 5) Strawberries NO. 2 22 3 00 “oA Sa ee cee 1 20 Marcellus. No. 2 ___. 1 85 CANNED FISH Clam Ch'der, 10% oz. 1 35 Clam Chowder, No. 2_ 2 75 Clams, Steamed, No. 1 2 75 Clams, Minced, No. % 2 40 Finnan Haddie, 10 oz. 3 30 Clam Bouillon. 7 oz.__ 2 50 Chicken Haddie, No. 1 2 75 Fish Flakes, small __ 1 35 Cod Fish Cake. 10 oz. 1 55 Cove Oysters, 5 oz. __ 1 35 Lobster, No. %, Star 2 75 Shrimp, 1, wet 1 45 Sard’s, 4 Oil, Key __ 4 25 Sardines, 4% Oil, k’less 3 35 Salmon, Red Alaska__ 1 90 Salmon, Med. Alaska 1 45 Salmon, Pink, Alaska 1 20 Sardines, Im. %, ea. 6@16 Sardines. im., %, ea. 25 Sardines, (Cal 2 1 10 Tuna, % Van Camps ee eee ah 1 75 Tuna, 4s, Van Camps, OZ. 2 — ls, Van Camps, oo 60 Tusa: 4s, Chicken Sea. Gon 2 1 85 CANNED MEAT Bacon, Med. Beechnut 3 00 Bacon, Lge. Beechnut 2 10 Beef, Lge. Beechnut 10 Beef, Med. Beechnut 50 Beef, No. 1, Corned —_ Beef, No. 1, Roast __ Beef, 2% oz., Qua., sli. Beef, 4 oz. Qua., sli. Beefsteak & Onions, s. Chili Con Car., is ____ Deviled Ham, \%s ____ Deviled Ham, %s —-___ Potted Beef, 4 oz. ____ Potted Meat. % Libby 52 Potted Meat, % Libby 80 Potted Meat. % Qua. 75 Potted Ham, Gen. % 1 45 Vienna Saus. No. % 1 00 Vienna Sausage. Qua. 90 Veal Loaf. Medium __ 2 25 HHH DDE Dh pr Rd OO oo on Baked Beans Cammpciis (29 60 Quaker, 16 oz, _ 57 Van Camp, med. _____ 1 25 CANNED VEGETABLES Hart Brand Baked Beans Medium, Sauce, 36 cs. 1 70 No. 2% Size, Doz. .. 90 No. 10: Sauce ....... 4 00 Lima Beans Little Quaker, No. 10 10 50 Baby, No. 1 90 Pride of Mich. No. 2_- 1 60 Marcellus, No. 10 -_-. 6 50 TRADESMAN Red Kidney Beans No. 10 No. oon eee e String Beans Little Dot, No. 2 Little Dot. No. 1 ~---- Little Quaker, No. 1-- Little Quaker, No. 2__ Choice. Whole, No. 2_- Cut, No. 10 Cut, No. 2 Pride of Michigan -_ Marcellus Cut, No. 10_ Wax Beans Little Dot, No. 2 ---- Little Dot, No. 1 -.-- Little Quaker, No. 1_- Oe roe e no Sot pet 2 1 1 90 60 Choice, Whole, No. 10 10 25 Choice, Whole, No. 2 1 80 Choice, Whole, No. 1 1 35 Cut, Noe. 19 9 00 Cat, No. 8 22202 1 60 Pride of Mich., No. 2 1 25 Marcellus Cut, No. 10_ 6 50 Beets Extra Small, No. 2 __ 2 50 Fancy Small, No. 2 _. 2 00 Pride of Mich., No. 2% 2 00 Hart Cut, No. 10 ____ 5 00 Marcel. Whole, No. 2% 1 35 Hart Diced, No. 2 -... 90 Parte Diced, No. Se 95 Diced, No, io ee 4 00 Cor Golden Ban., i. 2.. 1 20 Golden Ban., No. 10 10 00 Little Quaker, No. 1. 90 Country Gen., No. 2 _ 1 20 Pride of Mich.. No. 1 80 Marcellus, No. 2 -.. 95 Fancy Crosby, No. 2_. 1 15 Whole Grain. 6 Ban- tam, No. 2 22 1 45 Peas Little Dot. No. 2 -___ 2 40 Little Quaker. No. 10 11 25 Little Quaker, No. 2__ 2 Little Quaker, No. 1. 7 Sifted E. June, No. 10 9 Sifted E. June. No. 2__ 1 Belle of Hart, No. 2__ 1 Pride of Mich.. No. 2__ 1 Marcel., Sw. W. No. 21 Marcel., E. June. No. 2 1 Marcel., E. Ju., No. 10 7 Pumpkin No. 10 22 4 NO. 246 oe 1 Sauerkraut NO, 10. 4 NO. Ze 2225 1 Ne: 2 220 1 Spinach NO; 236 222 2 NO; 2) 22 1 Squash Boston; No, 3 2. 1 Succotash . Golden Bantum. No. 2 2 Bart, No; 22.8 1 Pride of Michigan __ 1 Marcellus, No. 2 —-. Tomatoes NO. PO ee 5 No. 2% 222 1 No, 2 1 Pride of Mich., No. 2 4 Pride of Mich., No. 2_ 1 CATSUP Sniders, 8 0Z. ....—_—_ Sniders, 14 oz. -----..1 ~] or S 80 35 10 65 15 45 20 85 CHILI SAUCE Sniders, 8 oz. Sniders, 14 oz. OYSTER COCKTAIL Sniders, 11 oz. 2 00 CHEESE BMoguctort 22622 oo 5d Wisconsin Daisy _____ 14% ‘Wisconsin Twin ______ 13% New York June —_-.__- 24 Dap Sapo 225 40 STICKS 15 Michigan Flats —_..___ 14 Michigan Daisies ______ 14 Wisconsin Longhorn ~—- 15 Imported Leyden —_-__-. 23 1 lb. Limberger -_----.. 18 Imported Swiss -_______ 50 Kraft Pimento Loaf __ 21 Kraft American Loaf __ 19 Kraft Brick Loaf ______ 19 Kraft Swiss Loaf ______ 22 Kraft Old Eng. Loaf__ 32 Kraft, Pimento, % Ib. 1 50 Kraft, American, % lb. 1 50 Kraft. Brick, % Ib. __ 1 50 Kraft, Limbur., % lb. 1 50 CHEWING GUM Adams Black Jack ____ 66 Adams Dentyne _______ 65 Beeman’s Pepsin _______ 66 Beecnhut Peppermint __ 66 Doublemint j Peppermint, Wrigleys __ 66 Spearmint, Wrigleys ___ 66 Suley Nrwit 2 66 Wrisiey's P-K 2.0 66 eabermry oe 66 CHOCOLATE Baker, Prem., 6 lb. % 2 50 Baker, Pre., 6 lb. 3 oz. 2 55 CLOTHES LINE Hemp, 50 ft. __. 2 00@2 25 oo Cotton, 50 ff) 1 50@1 75 Braided, ee ee 1 Cupples Cord ___-_--. 1 85 COFFEE ROASTED Lee & Cady 1 ib. Package Arrow Brand —-_-.... 24 Boston Breakfast ____ ig Breakfast Cup —_____- amperial oe = a 19 Majestic. 22500 30 Morton House _______ 34 Wecdrow: 22.00 2814 Ouaker 31 McLaughlin’s Kept-Fresh Coffee Extracts M. Y.. per 100 Frank’s 50 pkgs. Hummel’s 50, 1 Ib. _~ 425 10% CONDENSED MILK Eagle, 2 0z., per case 4 60 EVAPORATED MILK Pare, Tan —_— 2 55 Page, Baby -~--------- 1 43 Quaker, Tall, 10% oz. 2 30 Quaker, Baby, 4 doz. 1 16 Quaker, Gallon, % dz. 2 30 Carnation, Tall, 4 doz. 2 55 Carnation, Baby, 4 dz. 1 28 Oatman’s Dudee, Tall 2 50 Oatman’s D’dee, Baby 1 25 Pet, Tat coo 2 50 Pet, Baby, 4 dozen -_ 1 25 Borden’s Tall, 4 doz. 2 50 Borden’s Baby, 4 doz. 1 25 November 16, 1932 CIGARS Hemt. Champions -_ 38 50 Webster Cadillac ____ 75 00 Webster Golden Wed. 75 00 Websterettes -_._____ 38 50 Cincos: 22200 8 50 Garcia Grand Babies 38 50 Bradstreets . -_____ 8 50 La Palena Senators. 75 00 O@ing «2220 8 50 R G Dun Boquet -_ 75 00 Perfect Garcia Subl. 95 00 Budwiser —.--.-----.. 19 50 Dry Slitz Stogies __ 20 00 Tango Pantellas -___ 13 90 SRVAINOS (oe 19 5C Hampton Arms Jun’r 37 50 Drojan 26 35 00 Rancho Corono ___.__ 35 00 CONFECTILONERY Stick Candy Pails Pure Sugar Sticks-600c 3 90 Big Stick, 28 lb. case 16 Horehound Stick, 120s 75 Mixed Candy Kindergarten ________ 14 ueaGer 28 09% Mrench Creams .... 10 Paris Creams 2) 12 suapiter oe 09 Fancy Mixture ______ 14 Fancy Chocolate 5 lb. boxes Bittersweets, Ass’ted 1 25 Nibble Sticks a 4 30 Chocolate Nut Rolls _ 1 50 Lady Vernon 115 Gum Drops Pails Champion Gums _______ 14 Jelly Strings 62.0 14 Lozenges Pails A. A. Pep. Lozenges __ 13 A. A. Pink Lozenges __ 13 A. A. Choe. Lozenges __ 13 Motto Hearts ..... 16 Malted Milk Lozenges__ 19 Hard Goods Lemon Drops — 2: O. F. Horehound drops 12 Anise Squares _____.___ 13 Peanut Squares _______ 13 Cough Drops Bxs. Putnam 6 1 25 Smith Bree eee 1 45 i5udens 1 45 Specialties Italian Bon Bons —.-... 16 Banquet Cream Mints_. 18 Handy Packages, 12-10c 80 COUPON BOOKS 50 Economic grade 2 50 100 Economic grade 4 50 500 Economic grade 20 00 1000 Economic grade 37 50 Where 1,000 books are ordered at a time, special- ly printed front cover is furnished without charge. CREAM OF TARTAR 6 Ibl boxes... 42 DRIED FRUITS Apples N. Y. Fey., 50 Ib. box 13 N. Y. Fey., 14 oz. pkg. 1€ Apricots Evaporated, Choice -_ 10% Evaporated. Ex. “—— 11 Waney 2 1244 Ex. Fancy Moorpack 15% Citron 10 1b. box: 2. ae we iidarnaibaseticioeiaasllle $ saan ots nla whe vonad Pan ine iain vob November 16, 1932 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 21 Currants Margarine PLAYING CARDS HERRING SOAP TEA Packages, 11 oz, ------ 11% Battle Axe, per doz. 2 65 _ Holland Herring Am. Family, 100 box 5 60 1. VAN WESTENBRUGGE Bicycle, per doz. ---- 470 Mixed, Kegs ___________ 78 Crystal White, 100 _ 3 50 Food Distributor Torpedo, per doz. .--- 2 50 weed. ta bbls. 2 | WB 60s 15 ae Japan ixed, So Fels Naptha, 100 box 5 00 ie ec 17 Pecatal oo otited a Milkers, Kegs — $9 Plake White, 10 box 285 Choice ____. i fies periai, S, i Milkers, half bbls. -.._ Grdma White Na. 10s 350 Fancy ae 35@38 Imperial, 12s, Regular 1 30 POTASH Milkers, bbis. _...__-- dap Rose 100 hox = = 7 40 «No, 1 Nibbs Babbitt’s, 2 doz. _... 2 75 Fairy, 100 box ______ 00 oy Palm Olive, 144 box 9 90 Peaches Lake Herring Eava, 50 box 2 25 : Gunpowder 46. BbE 100 ths. Pummo, 100 box __— 485 Choice ------------_---. 40 Evap., Choce ------.. 0% FRESH MEATS Mackerel Sweetheart, 100 tox .. 670 Fancy —............ 47 Fancy --------------- Beef Tubs, 60 Count, fy. fat 6 90 Grandpa Tar, 50 sm. 2 10 Sep Stcees & Pict 12 Pails. 10 Ib. Fancy fat 150 Grandpa, ens ee poe én : ee a rilby Soap, : ic 5 C _N 7 2 Good St’rs & H’f. __-. 10 Wiliams Barber Bar, 9s 50 Pekoe, medium -_______ 41 Peel ream-Nut, No. 1 ---- 18 Med. Steers &, Heif 09 illi Lemon, American -____- 24 Pecola, No. 1 -------- 8% Com. Steers & Heif. __ 07 White Fish ee oe Orange, American _____ 24 Med. Fancy, 100 Ib. 13 00 English B reakfast ee bois. .2 18 50 Congou. medium 28 : Veal K K K K Norway --_ 19 ee SPICES @ongou, Choice ____ 35@36 Wilson & Co.’s Brands Pop oe 09 «= 8: Ib. _ pails -----__-_-__ i 4 Whole Spices Congou, Fancy ____ 42@43 Raisins Oleo Good ---------_---_-____ 08 i Lunch -----___-__ 1 50 Allspice. Jamaica ---. @24 Seeded: bulk 20 - . ee 09 ‘Medium 22020 07 oned, 10 lb. boxes __ 16 Cloves, Zanzibar _ @36 Thompson’s s’dless blk. a Spactal Roll 245 oso s 12 Cassia. Canton —_____ @24 Oolong Thompson’s seedless, @assia. Se pke.. doz. @40 Medium .... 3 15) oz 1% Lamb SHOE BLACKENING Ginger, Africa ________ @i9 Choice 45 Seeded, 15 oz... 73, Spring Lamb --~-------- 1i 2 in 1, Paste, doz i aq Mixed. No ff @si0 Maney 50 MATCHES. Gen 12, Z Combination, dz. 1 30 Mixed, 10c pkgs., doz. @65 au Diamond, No. 5, 144 615 Medium -------------__- 08 Dri-Foot, doz. _.._... 200 Nutmegs, 70@90 -____ @50 searchiiene 144 box 6 15 Poor —-.. 2. 06 Bixhve doz... 130 Nutmegs, 105-110 ____ @48 TWINE California Prunes Swan, 5 20 Shinola. doz o96«6Pepper. Black ________ @23 Cotton, 3 ply cone ____ 25 90@100, 25 Ib. boxes. @05 Diamond, No, 0 _.... 4 90 : Cotton, 3 ply Balls -___ 27 80@90, lb. boxes__@05% ee Mutton ee 70@80, 38 Ib. boxes__@06 ola gag eee 60@50, 25 Ib. boxes__@06% Medtum 2.02250 3 Hien ae 1 Pure Ground in Bulk VINEGAR 50@60, 25 lb. boxes..@07 Safety Matches Poor 2. 02 Black Si per doz. -___ 1 30 Allspice, Jamaica ---. @25 F. O. B. Grand Rapids Mow 2% i. bern Gar, “" “Oe © seem cane 6 6 eee et oe Teer -— Se enue Wa us ah a 30@40. 25 Ib. boxes _@08% iieauiee tote on te Gee Gee a2 White Wine, 40, grain-— 20 2030. 25 Ih. boxes__@12 cae a “ Wandine Laud. oe i) Go or WENe Wine 3 Gee m 18@24, 2 j ( : in, med: 2o.5 ’ ° ster@ 2200 @ @ 5 Ib. boxes_-@14% wuyLtLeR’s PRODUCTS Butts 20 09 a2 Liquid, per doz. 130 Mace, Penang __-_--- @85 Macaroni, 9 oz. ---.-- Shoulders 0 07 Ri rail per doz. ---_ 1 30 Pepper, Black ~------- en _ WICKING Spaghetti, 9 07. 2 2 a Spareribs, 22222 07 6a Sh * ber doz, 120 Nutmegs ______. @26 No. 9, per gross ______ 80 Hominy Elbow Macaroni, 9 oz. 2 00 Neck bones ------- —. (2 Varelcoe ie ee { a0 Penner. White _____. @3g_ No. 1. ber gross ______ 25 Pol i acts 50 Heg Noodles, 6 oz. -. 200 Trimmings ----------- 06 an ie 30 Pepper, Cayenne ____ @36 No. 2. per gross -_____ 1 50 a Hee Vermicelli, 6 oz. 2 v0 ae —— 300 Paprika, Spanish ---. @36 i ‘ ber RrOss ———_ 2 30 Egg Alphabets, 6 oz.__ 2 60 crieas soils. Der dos, 90 PROVISIONS Rochester, No. 2, doz. 50 ek Gcons Barreled Pork SALT : Rochester, No. 3, doz. 2 00 Elbow Macaroni, 20 Ib. 05 Clear Back ___ 16 00@18 00 F. O. B. Grand Rapids a Seasoning _ Rayo, per doz. —____. 15 Ege Noodle oa _ . NUTS—Whole Short Cut Clear _.._ 15 00 Colonial, 24.23 t. «ss gg:—=Cfs«CHE Powder, 8% 02... 66 : Po aegas peice ae reece 36-146 ae 1 20 co Page a O20 2 - wed Prantl fares 12 olonia odized, 24-2 1 35 age, Of. = 3 DENWARE Fancy Pee ee 11% Dry Salt Meats Med. No. 1 Bbls. --_. 290 Onion Salt ----------- 1 35 Baskets Pearl Barley Filberts, Naples ______ 5 D S Bellies 18-29@18-10-8 ae No. 1, 100 lb. bk. 1 00 oe ---------------- 135 Bushels, Wide Band, ae 00 Peanuts, Vir. Roasted oe no, Spec., 70 Ib. 1 00 ee a oo : - — handles -.-_.. 2 00 Barley Grits —-._.... 5 00 Peanuts, Jumbo _____ Tic vasa ee. ers Meat, 50 lb. 65 La - a. —— 2 oe drop handle__ 9¢ oe Sno Pacnas 2 atac Ae een ream Rock for ice : aurel Leaves ------ 0 arket, single handle 95 Poca. tune 49. Pure in tierces -_---__ 6% cream, 100 Ib., each 85 Marjoram, 1 oz, ------ 90 Market, extra —_____ 1 60 toes tac noth Seo 50 60 lb. tubs -__-advance % Butter Salt, 280 lb. bbl. 4 00 Savory, 1 oz. -------- 65 Splint, javee 8 50 Walnuts, Cal. “"[3@21 50 Ib. tubs ----advance % Block, G0 tb. 22 49 Thyme, 1 oz. --------- 90 Splint. medium --___- 7 50 s os 20 lb. pails __--advance Baker Salt, 280 Ib. bbl. 3 80 Tumerci, 1% oz. ----- 65 Splint, amen - 6 50 age Hickory soe se 07 ‘ WAst dndia 0 ‘oe 10 Ib. pails ___.advance % 6, 10 lb., per bale _-_-_ 93 : im nals = eaten 1 7 in es per bale _.__ 1 00 Ch . pails -._.advance 1 . bags, Table —___ urn Salted Peanuts Compound tierces __._. 7% ee ” STARCH Barrel, 5 gal., “ach _ 240 Tapioca Kuney, No: 1 22022. 7 Compound, tubs __--__ 8 : Corn Barrel, 10 gal., each__ 2 55 Pearl, 100 ih sacka ™% 24 1 1b. Cellop’e case 1 80 Kingsford, 24 lbs. --_-. 2 30 3 to 6 gal., per gal. _ 16 Minute, 8 0z., 3 doz. 4 05 Fume, pees ver ty 2% : Dromedary Instant -_ 3 50 is Sausages a es Ib. pkes. a an Shelled Olopna =n 13 ee ails ANMONGS: =e See 59 Edver —2 2 15 10 qt. Galvanized ____ 2 60 i Peanuts, Spanish Krankfort 2.20.00. 15 12 qt. Galvanized -_ 2 85 Jiffy Punch 195 %. base S46 bare 20 GI 14 qt. Galvanzed __.__ 3 lo 3 doz. Carton _______- 995 Mlberts 22 32 Veal 222 19 Ce 12 qt. Flaring Gal. Jr. 5 00 fi Ar 24, 1 Ib k; f Assorted flavors. Poeans Salted Tongue, Jellied ------~- 25 a - Dies. 152 10 at. Tin Dairy -_ 4 00 Walnut California ____ - Headcheese ------------ 15 a oon a 2 46 Silver Gloss, 48. 1s __ 11% Traps FLOUR Smoked Meats lastic, 32 pkgs. —---- 2 55 Mouse, Wood, 4 holes. 60 V. C. Milling Co. Brands MINCE MEAT Hams, Cer. 14-16 Ib. @12 Tiger, 48-1 —---------- .. Mouse, wood, 6 holes_ 7¢ iis Witte 6 10 None Such, 4 doz. -..6 20 Hams. Cert.. Skinned 7 275 Mouse. tin, 6 holes 65 Harvest Queen ______ 5 20 Quaker, 3 doz. case _- 2 65 tee We @i1 Rat, wood -.__________ 1 0 Yes Ma’am Graham, Yo Ho, Kegs, wet, lb. 16% Ham. dried beef Rat. sore 2. 1 00 2 ee ae 1 40 Knuckles ..______ @25 SYRUP Mouse, spring ---_____ 20 California Hams _--.@09 Corn Picnic Boiled Hams @16 r rm OLIVES Boiled Hams —---——- ais Blue Karo, No. 5, 1 da. 3 38 Yuus Lee & Cady Brands 7 oz. Jar, Plain, doz. 105 Minced Hams -----. @12 res Mune. % 26 os. 246 Blue Kare, No. 10 315 ane Galvanized ._.. #75 Home Baker ---_---- 16 oz. Jar, Plain, doz. 195 Bacon 4/6 Cert. ---.-@14 Five case lots ----_-- 230 Red Karo, No. 1% __ 2 66 ota eee TH Cream Wheat ------ Quart Jars, Plain, doz. 3 25 Vi 2 eo tM Hib Ne ck iasa OO et Ce 5 Ge ee a Py : a pase Five ease lots —---___ 230 Red Karo, No. i. 8a 8 oz. Jar. Stuffed, doz. 2 25 Boneless, rump ----@19 00 ina ae 5 2 25 : eo 50 FRUIT CANS 10 oz. Jar, Stuff., doz. 2 65 : Brass, single _________ 6 25 Heeete Slaean 1 Gal, Jugs. Stuff.. dz. 2 40 us BORAX Imit. Maple Flavor Glass, single 6 00 F_0. B. Grand Rapids a slid i ou Team. Orange, No. 1%, 2 dz. 310 Double Peerless ___--- 8 50 Peart pint 222 7 15 PARIS GREEN Calf eee Cn eee 35 48. 10 az. cs oe 4 40 Orange, No. 5, 1 doz. 4 74 Single Peerless 7 50 one aot eas : a "BS --------------------- Pork = G96. % IB, ueelages __ 4 60 Rarer Sees os 5 Be Ae enn iersal as Halt gallon, 222220 11 55 oe mate 30 dink ee 1 50 : ae eS ee ett alae ’ eee oO RICE K ck o . & 6 ees Bhs A tk WASHING POWDERS Canuck, 6 gal. ean .. 6 50 oo ot Bowls oa ; : ‘ . Buttes FRUIT CAN RUBBERS PICKLES Fancy Elead <3... 06% Bon Ami Pa., 18s, box ft 90 15 in, Butter 9 00 . Medium Sour Bon Ami Cake, 18s__ 1 65 : = 3 Presto Red Lip, 2 gro. 5 gallon, 400 count 475 Brillo 85 Grape Juice Hi in, Butter 18 00 earton 2 70 : a2 Ginasine 4 ae 3 60 Welch, 12 quart case 440 19 in. Butter --_____. 25 00 Presto White Lip. 2 RUSKS_ Geaudae 106 Sa” & Ge Welch, 12 pint case__ 2 25 gro. carton _________- 76 Postma Biscuit Co. Grandma 24 . a. a Ke Welch, 36-4 oz. case__ 2 30 Sweat Small ine wc 118 5 Gallon, 500 ~___-____ 7 25 12 rolls, per case ---. 1 20 Gold. Sot 12 r so 3 05 WRAPPING PAPER 18 cartons, per case. 215 foo nay 2 aga re COOKING OIL Fibre, Manila, white__ 05 GELATINE 12 cartons, per case__ 1 45 en poe ca 3 65 Mazola No. i Fibeq 2 net, Jell-O ,3 doz. 2. 80 Frace sche es Pints, 2 doz , Butchers DP. 05% Minute. 3 doz. ___-_-_- 4 05 Dill Pickles a. aaa Gun 1 an ain Mitt oe, 04 Plymouth, White ---_ 155 Gal., 40 to Tin, doz. __ 7 50 oacuinirud oo 399 Half Gallons, 1 doz. 775 Kraft Stripe ----____- vy Quaker, 3 doz, —__--- 175 32 oz. Glass Pickled_- 2 C0 Asis aud Eines dén 2 OA Wines 24a 0 § a5 «|= Gallons, each ________ I 25 32 oz. Glass Thrown -- 1 45 Rub No More, 100, 10 5 Gallon cans, each __ 3 70 == -22----- =~ =--- 85 YEAST CAKE JELLY AND PRESERVE Rub No More, 20 Lg. 4 00 Nagi “ o Pure. 30 lb. pails -.-- 2 60 a. SAL SODA Spotless Cleanser. 48, TABLE SAUCES a ia 2 +0 Imitation, 30 lb. pails 1 60 Dill Pickles Bulk Granulated, 60 Ibs. cs. 1 35 20 0Z. ~------~------ 385 Lee & Perrin, large-_5 75 Synlight. 1% doz. __-. 1 35 Pure, 6 oz.. Asst., doz. 99 a fet ae a - eae isin ae I 10 Sapolio, © a oo : 2 ie & Ferri. eral... : = Yeast Foam, 3 doz. __ 2 70 ne S . GO0 —-----—-_— packages ..__._-___ apollo, OZ, ------- epper_ —-------------- 9 ‘ re yee oe OT a eal, 1 30 00 Soapine, 100, 12 oz. -. 6 40 Royal Mint ---------- so YS oem, Oe Se tp 10 oz. . 4 “ ‘obasco, small _...._._ 3 7 Speedee, 3 doz. -_---- 7 Sho You, 9 oz., doz.__ 2 25 JELLY GLASSES COD FISH Sunbrite. 50s --------- 2 10 A=). laree .....02 2 4 75 VEAST—COMPRESSED % Pint Tall, per doz. 38 Peerless, 1 lb. boxes 19 Wyandotte, 48s ------ 475 A-i small 285 Fleischmann, ner doz. 30 % Pint Squat, per doz. 38 PIPES ob, 3 doz. in bx. 1 00@1 20 Old Kent, 1 Ib. Pure 27 Wyandot, Deterg’s, 24s 2 75 Caper. 2 oz. 3 30 Red Star. wer doz. ....._ 20 22 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 16, 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 Blidg., Detroit. National Call To Fight a Menace. This racket thing is no simple is- sue to mention once and then forget about it. It is a deep cancer on the body of business and is spreading in an alarming way. It is very important that the viper shall not raise its head in shoe stores in New York, for if it does, it will spring to other cities and the venom of it will kill the freedom and independence of retailing. Some years ago a similar plan for organization of the help and payment of a membership (protection) fee was attempted in Chicago, in the outlying neighborhood districts. It flourished weakly for a time and then died be- cause merchant after merchant re- solved that it was better to close up than to continue paying tribute to gangsters. It never did get into the downtown loop district becasue the big department stores brought pres- sures to bear to kill it “aborning.” There is apparently a sinister back- ground to this effort to organize the retail shoe stores, but up to this writ- ing it has been of little avail. None of the big stores or chains have suc- cumbed but there is no telling about the pressures brought to bear on the little independent stores of which there are hundreds. The hope is that good citizens have resisted the racket and that despite stench bombs, acid on the windows and threats of violence, this racket too will die “aborning.” The commercial racket has possibili- ties of being an increasing menace fol- lowing the probability of the repeal of prohibition. It seems unfortunate, however, that the first store attempt should be to move from booze to shoes. The birth and rise of the commercial racket in its most simple form is told us by Alex Zoccola, as follows: “Many years ago, an immigrant from Southern Italy, lands at the foot of Broadway, New York, broke, and begins to look for the gold with which the streets there were proverbially supposed to be paved. “He has not gone 50 yards before he sees a fellow countryman, from the same village, in fact, who had emigrat- ed to America some years before. This fellow is tending a well-laden fruit stall. “The first Italian goes up to him and greets him effusively; enquires how business goes, and is told trade is not too bad. “Finally our first friend says: ‘I suppose you are a member of the Fruit Retailers’ Association?’ ““Me? Association? Never heard of it,’ says the man. “Why man,’ says No. 1, ‘don’t you know you are risking your life, let alone your fruit stall, standing here selling fruit without belonging to the ‘Societa’? I am surprised that they have not come along and found you out, and thrown your fruit stall and probably you as well in the river. If you want a peaceful life you had bet- ter join at once. Fortunately, I know the Secretario Generale and I will recommend you to be made a member at once. Give me $5, for your en- trance fee and to-morrow I'll bring you your membership badge and collect the other $5 annual subscrip- tion.’ “The fruit vender, thoroughly alarm- ed, parts with the $5. No. 1 goes to the nearest printer and gets some membership tags printed. Next day he delivers this and collects the other $5. “To cut a long story short, there were about 30,000 vendors in New York—29,998 joined. They had to throw one in the river for the moral effect, and the other one had an Irish friend who was a pugilist and gave our first friend a thorough pasting.” Racketeering is firmly entrenched in the business life of many cities in other lines of business. One “syndicate” has a coast-to-coast organization openly boasting of its “connections” and its “service.” In Chicago, alone ,it has been conservatively estimated that racketeering costs the citizens more than $145,000,000 a year. There is scarcely a food and service that does not pay tribute to rackets. Racket by force can only be fought by the power of co-operation, backed up by efficient policing and protection. —Boot and Shoe Recorder, —_>-~>___ Reasons Why Portland Is the “Ameri- can” City. (Continued from page 12) on earth: kept vigorous, let us ob- serve, by constant infusion of new blood. Such conditions we might properly regard as about perfect, conducive to social and commercial atmosphere ideally favorable to utmost individual growth and accomplishment. In the main that impression is justified. .Portland is broadminded and liberal. But there is one outcropping that is disconcerting. That is a tendency toward illiberal “isms”: and because ’ similar tendencies appear in other “pure American” regions, especially in Oregon, the question hinted at above may be a fair one: whether, after all, any racial strain runs to seed if kept too “pure.” Cheap, demagogic politicians are quick to scent such tendencies; to play on prejudices engendered by dis- contented failures and others who are short of self reliance. Demagogues notoriously aim at outstanding suc- cess, their slogan being “If ye see a head hit it!” Unfortunately, Portland was identi- fied with the I. W. W. in its degener- ate days. It is not more fortunate in being the home of the leader of the bonus army. The “Oregon Wildcat” is not an asset to Portland, nor is one presently active radical movement, sponsored by foreigners who probably could not to-day gain entry into our country. These two last aim their shafts at solid Portland institutions, some of which pay large taxes and employ more local people—with no reduction in the wage scale—than they did in 1929. The impression of such things on the rest of America is sure- ly not realized in Portland or that fine city would have none of them. No city ever has too many success- ful, progressive business institutions and none can spare any that it has. Portland is no exception to this rule. I therefore believe that this mere hint that her best business is thus subjected to insidious attack will arouse her commercial and civic associations, her Chamber of Commerce for example, to a vigorous routing out of the ele- ments I outline. Her City Club has done and is doing splendid work along these lines. So to him who asks whether he might wisely establish a business in Portland I would say: Go there and look about you, having in mind the factors I have sketched. No need to exaggerate them, but neither should they be disregarded. That, by the way, is the only proper procedure in relation to any locality—as I have al- ways pointed out. One should always investigate any prospective environ- ment himself, personally, at first hand before he makes such a momentous decision as that of taking up his abode and casting his life lot anywhere. The wisdom of such course is probably no more indicated in the case of Portland than any other city; but because this question bobs up whenever I write of any place, it is my duty to indicate anything of disadvantage—even if only apparent—that I discover. Come to think of it, the good points any- where will take care of themselves. Indication of doubtful features is what I deem necessary and salutary. Local vigilance, of which there are present indications of extra activity, will serve to eradicate the indicated handicaps from this fair city, making her altogether what now she is in most respects—a place to which business of all kinds will be attracted. Then INTELLIGENT INSURANCE SERVICE and REAL INSURANCE SAVING Originally For Shoe Retailers now For Merchants in All Lines The same saving and the same service to all We confine our operations to Michigan We select our risks carefully All profits belong to the policyholder MIcuHIGAN SHOE DzaLeErRS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. Portland will go forward to the destiny her general makeup entitles her to realize. She will then truly be- come what now she mostly is: The American City. Paul Findlay. ——_» 2. A Business Man’s Philosophy. A man who visited a college in a small Western city observed two pic- tures painted on the wall of the re- ception room. This college taught the art of curing disease by manipulation of bones, muscles and nerves. One picture was a likeness of Jesus. The other, alongside and of equal size, was a likeness of the president of the college. Under the picture of Jesus was printed “He cured many,” and under the picture of the president was the line “I cure all.” Some people have colossal egotism, or is it merely bluff? William Feather. ———————— Obeying Orders. A railway director rebuked a ticket- ’ collector who allowed him to go through the gate without producing his pass. “No matter if you do know who I am,” he said, in reply to the collector’s excuse. “I am entitled to ride free only when I am traveling with that pass. You don’t know whether I have it or not.” The collector, nettled into action, demanded to see the pass. “That's right,” exclaimed rector. “Here—why—where—well, I declare I must have left it at the office.” “Then you'll have to pay your fare,” responded the collector, grimly. the di- Mutual Building LANSING, MICHIGAN Phone 20741 ices ee te November 16, 1932 OUT AROUND. (Continued from page 9) sane and sensible lines, he took with him several men with small intellects who would confine their activities to sounding praises of their chief. The depression through which we are now passing is the aftermath of the mach- inations of the kaiser and the monu- mental mistakes of Wilson. Now Hoover, who had nothing to do with either starting the war or sowing the seed for another war is cast in the discard by people who are not familiar with European history and who do not read the signs of the times aright. If I were asked who started the war I would say the kaiser without any evasions whatever. If I were asked who is to blame for the war now in the offing I would say Wilson, with- out any equivocation whatever—first by insisting on the armistice when the war should have been ended in Berlin, the treaty of peace signed in Berlin and allied armies kept in Berlin—at the expense of Germany—until every penny of the war assessment on Ger- many was paid (the same as Germany did in her uncalled for war on France in 1870 and 1871); second, by forcing on the world a treaty which no one but a mentally unsound idealist could possibly conceive and insist on carry- ing into execution. The depression is bringing out many interesting features displaying the hu- man side of life. Here is one: John H. Millar has served the National Candy Co. as salesman for more than fifty years. He has a friend in the person of a young man who lost his position and was fearful he would lose the home he was buying on contract. John heard of the circumstance and took the young man to his house, with the request that he be relieved from further service and the young man given his place at the same salary he was receiving. Out of the goodness of his heart he offered to spend two weeks with the young man, introduc- ing him to the customers he will be expected to call on during that time, without expense to the house. A scrip worker called on _ the clergyman of an East end church to explain why he could not give more to the church, because he was work- ing only three days a week. The shrewd dominie asked if he would like a job which would keep him employed six days per week. Receiving an af- firmative reply, the clergyman said: “T have watched the scrip workers and, as a class, they are a pretty shift- less lot. I tell you what you do. Place twice as many bricks in your wheel- barrow as any other worker and make twice as many trips as they do. Say nothing in the meantime.” The scrip worker acted on the advice of his clerical friend. He noticed that a man who owned a factory near by stopped frequently to watch the men working for the city. One day he beckoned to the protege of the preacher to approach him. As he did so, the manufacturer asked if he would like a six day per week job in the factory at the same rate of wages—40 cents per hour. “You bet I would,” replied the worker. The MICHIGAN change in employment then took im- mediate effect. Very greatly to my regret, the Mich- igan Hotel Association did not take up the subject of entertaining dogs in ho- tel dining rooms and sleeping rooms at the recent convention at Traverse City. I was very much in hopes the mem- bers would adopt a resolution request- ing the legislative committee to have a prohibitory dog law introduced at the next session of the Legislature. Unless they do this, I will have to come to the conclusion, reluctant as it will be to me, that hotel men want the dogs in hotels and are willing to toler- ate dog hairs on carpets, rugs, uphol- stered chairs and bed clothes. I have had to relinquish the pleasure I en- joyed in stopping at several hotels which have long been favorites of mine, because of the odor which per- vades our favorite rooms. Because Michigan hotels as a class have played to such poor business for the past two or three years, landlords have permit- ted themselves to be subjected to all sorts of indignities. Even now they do not appear to have the nerve to stand together and unanimously de- mand the Legislature come to their assistance and help them abolish this dog abuse. I heartily endorse the crusade Rev. J. W. Fifield is conducting to secure the publication of a list of pensioners in this district or state. I believe its publication will disclose the fact that thousands of perfectly well persons are receiving aid from the Government without any excuse whatever. The U. S. Chamber of Commerce has launched an active campaign against Federal Government extravagances. All chambers of commerce and busi- ness groups are being mobilized to unite in the demand upon Congress that economy begin with eliminating $400,000,000 a year now paid out for veterans not injured in war. The National Economy League, with the same objective, prepares to open Washington headquarters. Both have the same platform, “We have millions for fairness, not a farthing for folly.” Hiram R. Gezon informs me that Holland is suffering from the high cost of living to even a greater extent than the United States. According to the Queen of Holland, in an address she recently made before the repre- sentative legislative body of that coun- try, she stated that citizens of Holland having an annual income of $2,000 are called upon to contribute $800 to the support of the government. The queen urges a reduction in expenses which will reduce this tax rate. From all I can learn there will be few Idaho potatoes sold in Michigan this season. Michigan potatoes are so fine in quality this year that there is little need of looking elsewhere except where elongated baking potatoes are especially desired. The Idaho potato growers are certainly worse off, so far as loss is concerned, than our Michi- gan growers. The freight rate from Idaho to Michigan is $1.25 per 100 Ibs., so that the transportation lines receive 1834 cents for every 15 Ib. bag of Idaho potatoes, brought to Michigan TRADESMAN markets. The bag must cost 2 cents at least and the cartage %4 cent, mak- ing 21 cents as the cost laid down. Local dealers are selling the peck con- tainers at 23 cents, which leaves only 2 cents for three handlers and the gro- cer. Under such conditions, where does the grower come in? Concerning the unfortunate contro- versy which has developed between Muskegon and Grand Rapids over sev- eral very unimportant matters—a con- troversy which is greatly deplored by the best citizens of both cities—a lead- ing banker of Muskegon writes me as follows: “T have read with much interest and satisfaction your article in the contro- versy between the improvement or- ganizations of our sister cities. I re- gret that there should be any apparent friction along these lines, and when I saw the article in our local daily paper which referred to the matter, I then felt that it was inadvisable to bring up the matter in such a way. I am sure that the citizens of Muskegon appre- ciate the good will and co-operation which has been the rule between our cities.” To this letter I replied as follows: “Your letter of Nov. 12 was just what I expected you to say, because you now as well as I do that the well being of both Muskegon and Grand Rapids depends largely on the har- monious relations they sustain. “T was one of the organizers of the Grand Rapids Association of Com- merce—Board of Trade in those days —and later served as president two years. Because our then secretary (Van Asmus) had some _ feeling against Muskegon, I had to sit down on him hard on more than one oc- casion, Later Bierce came into the secretary’s office and appeared to act on the theory that in order to build up Grand Rapids he must infringe on the rights of competing markets and sister cities. I labored with him long and earnestly to abandon the idea, but did not succeed in converting him to my theory of live and let live. I thereupon retired from all connection with the organization and for many years he made war on me and my publication in a very underhanded and vindictive manner, going out of his way to mis- represent and malign us on every oc- casion possible. I treated his attacks with silence, which I thought then and still think was the proper course to pursue. On the election of a secre- tary of a different type, I resumed my membership in the organization. If I ever detect any deviation from the live and let live policy I have always aimed to establish and maintain, I will again withdraw my membership, be-. cause I do not want to see Grand Rapids take advantage of any com- munity within our trade territory. “T thank you for your letter, which is the biggest and broadest of any of the numerous letters I have received from Muskegon friends during the past week.” I have been unable to obtain the exact figures but am assured that the proposed state oleo tax law was de- feated at the election Nov. 8 two to 23 one. This will be welcome news to retail merchants who already pay more than their just share of the tax levies. Because of the changes in Lansing Jan. 1—both executive and legislative —there are likely to be many freak measures introduced in the next Leg- islature by inexperienced lawmakers. It will be well for all mercantile or- ganizations to instruct their legisla- tive committees to keep in close touch with matters of this character, so as to be able to act promptly in suppressing any vicious efforts made to ignore or injure the retail merchant through class legislation. E. A. Stowe. —_+ > > When On Your Way, See Onaway. Onaway, Nov. 15—November 13 brought a nice fall of snow. I suppose in the cities this would be called a nuisance, but Up North it is hailed with delight, especially by the hunters. “A nice tracking snow,” that is what it is called up here. And the hunters are arriving; a party from Grand Rapids: a number from Detroit and from different parts of the state. Ohio and Indiana furnish a good many, as well as scattering states. Local hunt- ers have their camps or tents all ready prepared and Saturday a hunter re- ported seeing eleven deer that day. And rabbits—the woods are full of them—big snow shoes and cotton tails; red caps, red coats and all kinds of uniforms are in evidence; the heavy artillery will soon cut loose. The small boys now monopolize the highway with their sleds and all is glory, for winter is here you know. Squire Signal. Electric scissors are now available. They are said to operate with speed and ease on all kinds of materials. GREENE SALES CO. SPECIAL SALES CONDUCTORS Reduction — Money-raising or Quitting Business Sales. 142 N. Mechanic St. Phone 9519 JACKSON, MICHIGAN 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 small to open accounts. FOR SALE—Complete Landris electrical shoe repair outfit. Practically new. Bar- gain. R. S. Sykes, Muir, Mich. 550 FOR RENT —Store building 25x75, lo- cated on main business street, especially adapted to women’s wear and women’s shoes. Rent $40, including basement. Will Curtis, Reed City, Mich. 551 24 COST OF CORRESPONDENCE. Its Value Can Never Be Accurately Computed. Based upon the study of experts the average business letter costs fifty cents. Here is what some of the ex- perts say: Thomas A. Edison Inc.: “We find the cost of the average letter to be 42.3 cents. I am sending you copy of one of these (our) studies in which you will note that the cost per letter was $1.29 each.” Printers Ink’ Magazine: “The cost of letters varies with the amount paid the dictator. A fair estimate of the average cost is 50 to 60 cents per let- ter.” The Bureau of Business Standards, Inc.: “The cost of an average, business letter such as this (one page letter) would be 55 cents. I have no hesita- tion in saying the matter of proper housing is indeed essential.” Dictaphone Sales Corporation: “I believe 50 cents per letter would be near the average for shorthand letters. In any event, the safeguardng of let- ters must not only consider the pro- duction cost of such letters, but in a larger degree, the inestimable value of such written documents in the conduct of a business. Now, correspondence that costs so much actual money—correspondence so valuable—should be protected in the safest manner possible and here are twenty reasons why correspondence should have the ultimate in protection. 1. Legal—It is impossible to fore- see what significance a letter may have in a case of legal controversy—develp- ing matters in an entirely different light than shown by the original con- tract. 2. Cost—A fair proportion of cor- respondence represents the time of a highly paid individual to dictate, proper facilities and machinery to transcribe and later to file and find. 3. Disputes—Specific reference to correspondence in many instances set- tles disputes which might prove costly if correspondence was not available. 4. Service to Customers — Being able to refer to previous files makes possible rendering prompt and satis- factory service to customers. 5. Claims—Pending claims files are worth actual dollars and cents. 6. Policy—Correspondence contains official statements of a company. 7. Contact—Correspondence is fre- quently the only means of contact with a firm’s customers. ‘Lost files” mean lost business. 8. Results — Without correspond- ence many pending matters could not be satisfactorily closed. 9. Direct Loss—A well known cor- poration suffered loss variously esti- mated from five to thirty million dol- lars because the contents of some 4,000 files were destroyed. Loss of any firm’s files would probably mean a pro- portionate loss. 10. Confirmation — Agreements reached in conference might be mis- interpreted by one or both parties if they were not confirmed by corre- spondence. 11. Convenience — Frequently one case is used as a precedent in handling similar cases within an organization. MICHIGAN If the original file is saved, much time can be saved. 12. Peace of Mind—You never know just when correspondence will be vital. Would any business sell their files at actual cost of preparation if they knew they could never refer to them again? 13. Credit—Credit files are built up slowly and at considerable expense. They are a history of customers ex- tending over a period of several years. 14. Suggestions and Complaints— Correspondence on product construc- tion, performance and complaints is a valuable guide in determining future action. 15. Changing Conditions — Any matter apparently closed may be open- ed again—when it will be of utmost importance, 16. Personal Data—Analytical let- ters and supporting data are vital in efficient supervision. 17. Promises—Much of the cor- respondence in the average business consists of definite promises made to customers or received from various sources. 18. Quotations — Correspondence containing quotations or acknowledge- ments is valuable in handling orders saving money and preventing disputes. 19. Reorganization — Correspond- ence is the quickest and best source of information on all phases of a ¢busi- ness, for new employes. 20. Continuance of business—A business without its correspondence files is like a man who has lost his memory. As to the legal value of correspond- ence, hundreds of sagacious judges from Maine to California were asked: “In your experience as either judge or attorney, do you view correspond- ence aS important evidence, even where contracts and other legal docu- ments are in evidence?” 1. It is the best evidence, for the reason that letters written about transactions at the time they occur are not doctored or colored and state what the parties had in mind better than at some time afterwards when they have time to think it over and either inten- tionally omit or unintentionally forget what did transpire. 2. Yes, as a rule, the correspond- ence is the best evidence of a party’s good intentons. 3. Yes, and my observation is that the jury pay a good deal of attention to letters. Nothing is so dangerous as a letter flashed up not expected. 4. Yes, for purpose of determining intention of parties where not clear; for purpose of ascertaining construc- tion parties themselves have placed on contracts and agreements or modifica- tion of written agreements subsequent to execution. They are very frequent- ly material. 5. I certainly do—they often form the contract itself. 6. Yes, they often throw light on the subject matter when the contract is ambiguous. 7. Yes, highly important when ad- missable under the rules of evidence. Written evidence when admitted is of the very highest class whether in the form of correspondence or otherwise. Correspondence worth filing is cer- tainly worth safe filing. TRADESMAN CASH-CARRY PLAN GAINS. Savings of Ten Per Cent. Claimed By Gimbel Bros. Regarded as a significant step to- ward lower distribution costs, the cash-and-carry plan of merchandising is credited with making appreciable headway in the department store field. This plan was put into effect Monday of this week throughout its basement store by Gimbel Brothers in New York City. William Filene’s Sons Co., of Bos- ton, has been a pioneer in the opera- tion of a cash-and-carry basement, and for some time the basement of the Namm Store, Brooklyn, has maintain- ed a policy of cash sales, no free deliv- eries and limited selling service. Vari- ous forms of the method, particularly cash-and-carry sales events, are also being utilized by a number of other stores throughout the country. Owing to its application to a wide range of merchandise in a basement unit which is a complete store in itself, the Gimbel action is being watched with marked interest in retail circles. Under the plan, which execu- tives of the store believe will yield savings of “at least 10 per cent.,” all basement sales will be for cash and the self-service idea will be stressed. There will be no free deliveries, altera- tions, discounts, mail or telephone or- ders or C. O. D. shipments in the basement. The merchandise will dif- fer from that of the upstairs store. Buyers have been instructed to give extra attention to manufacturers who desire to sell to the basement, and every line presented will be inspected. “The cash-and-carry principle has been adopted for the entire basement department on the conviction that a large segment of the population is not primarily interested in service, but wants attractive merchandise at prices as low as they can be made,” said Richard Flanagan, advertising director of the store. “Summed up briefly, the cash-and-carry plan means low cost ‘cafeteria’ service and a grocery store rate of turnover.” The decision to put the plan into operation throughout the entire base- ment, he added, was reached follow- ing the success achieved with it in women’s apparel. On Aug. 1 the method was tried out in the dress de- partment, and worked well, he said. Forty-five days later the plan was ap- plied to all basement ready-to-wear. Effective this week, the plan was broadened to cover all basement lines, ranging from accessories and_ gift wares to home furnishings, men’s and boys’ clothing and women’s, misses’ and children’s wear. The peak sales of the basement had approached $10,000,- 000. Application of the plan, Mr. Flana- gan said, represents probably the broadest scope for it ever attempted in the department store field. Store executives, he added, anticipate a speeding up of turnover, with a rate of twelve times annually held likely. Turnover will be aided by a daily, “almost automatic” check on sales which will be made. He placed the average Size of the sales check in the basement department as about 25 per cent. under that of the upstairs store. November 16, 1932 Mr. Flanagan traced the savings of “at least 10 per cent.” to the com- bined effect of reduced overhead un- der the new plan, citing particularly the features of cash sales, elimination of deliveries, self-service and volume gains. The upstairs store will con- tinue to pioneer in the presentation of new things as they appear on the horizon, with the basement concen- trating on proved successes in reorder merchandise, he said. “Handling both fashion as well as price goods, the basement,” he went on, “is making a special appeal to youthful clientele. In order to get the benefit of customer views on the new plan, and also to gauge where the trade is coming from, a prize award of $10 daily for the best letter written by a customer will be announced in leaflets to be wrapped in each package.” In other retail quarters, several es- timates were made regarding the sav- ings of cash-and-carry operation. One listed the major items approximately as follows: elimination of accounts re- ceivable and credit privilege, 2 to 3 per cent.; deliveries, 114 per cent.; and self-service, 2%4 per cent. This gives a basic figure of 6 to 7 per cent. to which other savings are added, par- ticularly those accruing from volume increases, expenses moving lower if volume gains are achieved in “snow- ball’? fashion. —_+++___ Dominating Place of Education in American Life. One is impressed as one rides about in these American States by the im- portant place occupied by school build- ings in the life of a Nation. In most cities one will find that the most im- portant building in town is not a busi- ness block, is not a bank, is not a hotel, is not a church, but is a high school building. There are about as many people in high school in the United States to- day as there are in all the nations on the face of the earth, and high school education is in this country entirely free. In no other country on the face of the earth is the high school so free of restrictions as it is in ours. When one has completed the eighth grade, or the sixth grade, in our cities, one is admitted directly into the sec- ondary school. And this is entirely without expense to the person attend- ing, even for textbooks in many places. Moreover, we find our schools open without restrictions as to sex, as to religious belief, and as to race. In many of the countries of the Old World what secondary schools exist are for the separate sexes, or are primarily for people of certain religious beliefs. In this country the public schools are open without regard to these restric- tions. Again in this country we have had longer than any place else in the world citizenship open to all adults. In most states we have extended the suffrage to all males for over a century and to all females for more than twenty years. We believe in education for both men and women that all of our citizens may be educated to as high a degree as possible in order that they may vote intelligently. William John Cooper. + MODERN CUTS OF PORK This is the sixth of a series of articles presenting modern methods of cutting pork which are being introduced by the Nationa! Live Stock and Meat Board.—Editor’s Note. CUTS FROM THE FRESH SKINNED HAM The idea of making three rolls from one fresh skinned ham was presented in the . preceding article. Instruc- Art. Vi—Cut 1 F ‘ ke th Gi t 1. With the knife follow the natural oe ee oe eee ORE seam which separates the inside and of these three rolls was given. outside cuts of the ham and lift the Roll b 2 a3 inside, or face, from the cut beneath. Ous numbers an are P hens taken up in this issue. Ot VEC 4 f te 4. Wrap cut No. 2 with the excess fat from No. 3, thus making a juicier, more desirable roast. Ham Roll No. 2 The face, or inside cut (cut ae: No. 2) is used to make Ham 2. Put in a few stitches to hold the Roll No. 2. meat in shape. Ham Roll No. 3 — The Oo : : Art. 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