ane ye Old Co- a BAK CS ge ) a \ HY > SVEN VR eer ie iA -* EGS AV GD) a. Cre NP a ah a es ; io 1) g T oe Be he ory XQ AS wo 'C a , € ae nD NG ee ea eo ee 1CTE eS A A | awe Pe en cy, : AS) oS (Gi G : KV PE = en Ema ANCE b C ey, ue + y : (=H LS eo REESN AW AZNOS a Sr PUBLISHED WEEKLY 5G EG Riek TRADESMAN eae eee see ; SONG a LS SIRES SOE Fiftieth Year GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1933 Number 2600 ———— FIFTY YEARS Fifty years is a long, long time! Why, men grow old in fifty years, Men who never read much of rhyme Nor cared a lot about other men’s tears. But here is a thought that comes and cheers, Sweet as a song by the angels sung: If our hopes are bright and our hearts are young, What is a matter of fifty years? GAO epee me plscarate ies Ma Fifty years! There are men | know Who fifty years have kept a store, And have watched men come and have watched them go Like the endless waves on an endless shore. What is a year, and, yes, two-score, With the world to serve and your work to do? It all seems little enough to you When you look on life from a merchant’s door. Fifty years is a short, short while, If getting something besides your gold— Such deeds to do and such smiles to smile There isn’t much time to grow so old. Fifty years — but a year could hold So many blessings, such busy days, Such good to do in so many ways, We never noticed the years that rolled. Fifty years — but another burns Like a rising sun in a sky of blue. Oh, a few grow old — but a wise man turns To another year and its tasks to do, Fifty years — we may all be done, But we’ ve forgotten the year that’s gone, And we're looking up and we're looking on And we're looking forward to fifty-one! DOUGLAS MALLOCH. ae ee a a a Hw Hh STR CA ee ee ee Oe Nes wn WR WR WR, ws. a, a, er a a a A PLANTS AT PETOSKEY - DETROIT - MILWAUKEE - CHICAGO l PETOSKEY MICH. Petoskey Cement is made in one of the Most Modern Cement Plants | in the world. You are sure of High Grade Cement | when you use Petoskey USE PETOSKEY CEMENT ; FOR APPEARANCE - STRENGTH AND PERMANENCE Petoskey Portland Cement Co. Petoskey, Michigan f a 1 e . a ae ae { t # i & 4 oy eS: , eek a oF cc > Strong List of Committees At a meeting of the Executive Com- mittee of the Mlichigan State Pharma- ceutical Association, held at Lansing, Monday, President Duncan Weaver announced the following standing com- myittees for the ensuing year: Legislative—Dexter G. Look, Low- ell, chairman; Sam: Dunseith, Pontiac; Otto Lewis, Bay City; Clarence A. Wott, Lansing; J. A. Skinner, Cedar Springs; John H. Webster, Detroit; Earl Durham, Corunna. Program—Clare F. Allen, chairman, Wyandotte; Howell Van Gordon, Al- bion; G. H. Fletcher, Ann Arbor; Rube Klein, Detroit; Peter McFarlane, Lan- sing; Stewart Dodge, Plymouth. Publicity — Clare Wilkinson, chair- man, Lansing; Joseph Maltas, Sault Ste. Marie; Frank Baker, Flint; Jack Dold, Kalamazoo; J. S. Van Antwerp, Paw Paw. Membership—Ernest J. Parr, Lan- . sing, chairman; Jos. Burniac, Detroit; Wm. L. Reames, Cassopolis; Bernie Reagan, Grand Rapids; John J. Wat- ters, Saginaw; D. D. Alton, Fremont; Robert P. Tressel, Battle Creek. Trades Interest Frank T. Gillespie, chairman, St. Joseph; A. J. Buchman, Iron Mountain; Dan W. Houser, De- troit; F. B. Drolet, Niles; H. J. Meyer, Detroit. Nominating—Frank Jones, Battle Creek, chairman; Bert Collins, Char- lotte; Dart H. Parr, St. Johns; Chas. A. Robertson, Grand Rapids; Jas. E. Way, Jackson. Number 2600 Auxiliary Committee on Member- ship—Rube Klein, Detroit, chairman; Harry Benson, Muskegon; John Lake, Petoskey; Leon Moore, Traverse City; 3ruce Shorts, Manistee; H. R. McDon- ald, South Haven; George Flint; F.C. Cahow, Ann Arbor; Stu- art Keller, Grand Rapids; Otto Cum- mings, Stanton; Bruce Lambert, Flint; A. M. Lewis, Flint; J. E. Mahar, Pon- tiac: Mervin Tomlin, Port Huron; Carl Balmer, Caro; John Weisel, Mon- roe: Frank Wildon, Lansing; Neal Harris, Coldwater; Otto Aldrich, Kala- mazoo; Orville Criffield, Dowagiac; Harry Kerlikowski, St. Joseph; Wm. Whitehead, Dave Rahm, Ironwood; Silas Boucher, Marquette; Herbert Gervis, Detroit; Walter Run- ciman, Detroit; E. L. Tilford, Battle Creek. It will be noted that a new departure was) made in the appointment of an auxiliary membership. This was the custom many years ago, but has been abandoned recently. —_—_2-.__ Thirty-Seven New Readers of the Tradesman The following new subscribers have been received during the past week: Smith, Bridgeman & Co., Flint W. C. Webb & Eon, Lake City Sim Ardis, Lake City H. Van Drie, Lake City Phelps Bros, Manton Wm. Jones, Manton W. B. Kimball, Fife Lake G. D. Aldridge, South Boardman L. D. Bellinger, South Boardman R. P. Watson, Kalkaska Miss Sengne Larson, Kalkaska M. W. Briggs, Kalkaska N. A. French & Son, Kalkaska H. S. Brown, Williamsburg Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Assn. of Michigan, Lansing E. H Woodin, Kalamazoo Linicoln, Owos'sio; comm :ttee on Whiting Implement Co., Traverse City Globe Dept. Store, Inc., Traverse City A. J. Otto, Traverse City O, A. Johnson, Traverse City John J. Ritter, Traverse City W. D. Roman, Traverse City Thomas Deering, Sr., Traverse City Harry Prins, Holland Campbell Paper Box Co., Bend, Ind. Fern F. Emmons, Muskegon Steve Kotrosits, Muskegon Heights E. B. Jordan, Traverse City Vincent Peck, Traverse ‘City Wm. A. McFarland, Traverse City Jos. J Topinka, Traverse City W. H. Rokes, Traverse City A. L. Frazer, Traverse City A. Rabinovitch, Traverse City Stepan Market Co., Traverse City Pearl Hill, Traverse City Frank Irish, Traverse City —_—_-.___ Most people are very pleasant as long as you don’t try to collect. South MEN OF MARK G. Adolph Krause, Tanner and Shoe Manufacturer Labor of an intelligent anid cons’s- tent character, rather than the erratic undertakings of a genius, forms the foundation of the success builded by most men of the present generation engaged in the leather industry. The field for brill:ant coups in this line is limited, so that it is the intelligent worker, plodding along industriousiy, who gathers and holds the elements of success. True it may be that the pioneer gifted by genius gained fame by some bold stroke, but the oppor- tunities that were given to the earlier tanners and makers are denied to the greater number of those who succeed them. It cannot be denied that originative power has as great a value now as in the days of the pioneer. Where the latter found large possibilities which needed but development, the leather man of the later generation has a nar- rower field in which to devote h’s ener- gies where it is practically tmpossible to originate or develop along a line that is not already crowced. Nothing is left for the late comer to do but to accept the conditions confronting him and, by diligence and a willingness to accept the small remuneration prom- ised in the early stages, apply himself with all the energy ‘the possesses and thus raise himself to the level of suc- cess. sh oe Gustave Adolph Krause was born in Ann Arbor, Nov. 16, 1853. His father was a native of Prusssa. His mother was born in Wurtemburg. His father learned the tanning trade from his father and conducted a tannery at Ann Arbor for many years. The ancestors in Prussia had been tanners and shoe dealers for several generations. Adolph attended school until he was 15 years of age, when he entered the employ of his father, buying hides and leather. He remained with his father fifteen years, during which time the father engaged in the manufacture and sale of Ann Arbor, Adolph looking after this branch of the busi- ness. May 3, 1883, he formed a co- partnership with Frederick Hirth for the purpose of conducting a leather and findings ‘business here and on that date bought out Samuel Parkes, who had been conducting a like ‘business at 118 Canal street for several years, and executed the following ‘bill of sale to the purchasers: selling shoes in Know all men by these presents, that 1, Samue] Parkes, of the city of Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and state of Michigan, of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of $2,820.- 30, lawful meney of the United States, to me *n hand paid by Frederick Hirth and G. Adolph Krause, of the city of Grand Rapids, of the second part, the receipt whereof is ‘thereby acknowl- edged, have bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant and convey, unto, the said parties of the second part their executors, adntinistrators or as- signs, all the hereinafter described property, to wit: All the upper leather, both Frenth and domestic, calfskins, kipskins, harness and sole leather, sheep and goat skins, all the shoe find- ings and shoe store supplies, all the shelving, safe, awnings, counters and fixtures now in my possession at 118 Canal street, of the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan. MICHIGAN In wetness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 3rd day of May, 1883. Samuel J. Parkes. The original capital contributed by the partners was $6,000, $3,000 each. The was subsequently re- anoved to 12 and 14 Lyon stréet, at which time the firm was changed to Hirth, Krause & Co., and, in the mean- te, children’s shoes and rubbers were added to the stock. In 1889 the firm erected a ‘building at 16 and 18 South Ionia avenue and added a ful! line of ‘shoes, Later the house pur- chased the water power at Rockford and engaged in the manufacture of shoes at that place. A year or so later a tannery was erected in which is man- ufactured the leather that is used in the shoes manufactured by the Wol- verine Shoe & Tanning Corporation, business TRADESMAN in 1922, did the company fail to pay a regular cash dividend on its common stock. The company also shared its profits with its emiployes, the sum so disbursed amounting to $328,254 sinice 1920. Hirth & Krause decided back in 1896 that if a workman had been em- ployed ‘by the house continuously for ten years he should receive $100 in gold, which custom has been carried on since that date. The first payment of th8 knd was made to 150 employes. Owing to the fact that a number of them shave been employed twenty years and a few thirty years the $100 bonus has ‘been paid 174 tmes, amounting to $17,400. The management of the corporation is vested in a board of directors which includes a number of employes in the G. Adolph Krause which is rapidly developing into one of the largest shoe manufacturing estab- lishments in the country. It employs thirty salesmien, covering practically every state in the Union. They carry forty to fifty samples of shoes and samples from the glove fac- tory at Greenville, which is owned by the Wolverine Corporation. Five hun- dred and twenty-five employes are on the payrolls of both institutions, which aggregate about $10,000 per week. In addition to the capital originally invested by the first partners, $6,000, there has ‘been paid into the treasury by subsequent partners, also a number of employes, the sum of $23,700. The capital stock and surplus of the com- pany on June 30, 1933, was $1,472,000. The company has nevcr failed to pay the regular annual dividend an cash on its preferred stock and only once, traveling factory and office. The official set-up is as follows: President—G. A. Krause Secretary—Victor Krause Treasurer—Otto Krause R. H. Krause is salesmaneger of the glove factory. George Shothafer is salesmanager of the shoe factory. Mr. Krause was married in 1875 to Miss) Elizabeth Kirn, of Ann Arbor. Six children joined the family, children died in infancy. A daughter died jin 1931. Mirs. Kirause died in 1928. Two sons, Otto and Victor, are asso- ciated with the father in the business. The daughter makes a ‘home for her father. The family reside in their own home on a high hill overlooking Rock- ford and the Rouge River valley, com- manding one of the finest views in the Middle West. The home contains Two July 19, 1933 every convenience and up-to-date arrangement which money can buy. Mr. Krause joined the German Lutheran church at Ann Arbor when he was a child and continued to be a conununicant of that denomination un. til 1896, when he ‘became one of the organizers of the English church, located at the corner of Cres- cent street and Bostwick avenue. He served this organization several years Lutheran in the capacity of elder. On his removal to Rockford, he took a letter to the Congregational church of the village. Mr. Krause has no social or fraternal affiliations outs:de of his ‘home and his church. He is faithful to his busness, although he does not devote as man, hours to it as he did in the infancy of the institution. He attributes his suc- cess to the fact that he never made a prom‘se that he has not kept. He has miade his word as good as his bond. His motto is, “He who serves his fel- best himself best.” low men He has no ‘hobbies unless is may be the serves automobile, which he uses as a means to an end, because it enables him to get out into the open and see nature at her best. Mr. Krause’s reading ‘has been along relig ous and philosophical lines and he is very generally regarded as an au- thority on both branches of learning. Few men carry into their business such well defined precepts and such r'gid rules of right doing as Mr. Krause. This applies not only to his dealings with h's customers, but with his em- ployes as well. Every one associated with hin, and every one who touches his l-fe at any angle finds a man who is thoroughly dependable and who is not subject to changes of mood and ten- perament which mar the careers of so many successful business men. Mr. Krause has held many offices of trust and responsibility. One of the highest honors that can come to any one in his line of business came, un- expectedly and unsolicited in 1913 in his election as President of the West- ern Association of Shoe Wholesalers, which included practically all the wholesale shoe houses ‘between Pitts- bung and the Rocky Mountains, North of the Ohio River, Mr. Krause had previously served on the Executive Committee of the organization, so that his election to this office came as a recognition of the good work he ac- complished in a less honorary and re- sponsible capacity. Duly tenacious of his own opinions— as all successful men have a right to be —and possessing to a marked degree the characteristic positiveness of men of Teutonic ‘blood and descent, he is so liberal in thought and so tolerant in speech and argument that he invari- ably accords the other man the same measure of freedom which he claims for himself, so that the conferences and discussions which are a source of so much pleasure to both himself and his friends are really illuminating, deal- ing with facts leading to ultimate truth Personally, Mir. Krause is one of the most conipan onable of men. He is one of the best type of self-made men. He honors a phrase which is sometimes used in an invidious sense. He simply (Continued on page 7) 9 oO July 19, 193 ? 0 SIXTY YEARS A MERCHANT. Life History of John A. McCleliand, of Portland Sixty-one years of service to the retail trade of Michigan — a life time of service in the business he loves. Such is the record of John A. Mc- Clelland. life-long merchant of Port- land, who started clerk in a Portland dry as an humble goods store in 1872 and who died at his home last Sat- urday. John A. McClelland was born in While brought to Seneca county, Ohio, in 1854. still an infant he ‘was Michigan by his parents, who settled on a fagm near Portland. Vhe trip was made in a covered wagon. It was a pioneer jaunt into a new country where had settled the hardy people from Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania. * Where to-day 2,000 people live and are engaged in various occupations, then there were but 400 inhabitants. The Portland of 1854 was a town boasting only a motley array of frame structures. Steel, were not then in vogue. and_ brick In fact, the general aspect of the village of 1854 had not changed materially seventeen years later when John McClelland was hired by the firm of C. H. & D. F. Hunter to clerk in their dry goods store. Hunter concrete The brothers were merchants of hod formerly conducted a retail dry goods Hubbardston and, after selling their stock in that town, had Portland. In the latter city they expected — more than hoped —that they would enlarge their trade. It was their desire to find a young. dependable typically enterprising the middle “eighties.” They business in removed to could be expected to master the intricacies of farmer’s boy who order that young McClelland his start. menced work in May, 1872. The year board and amount. the business in short gave He com- boys salary. during the first $300. He room rent out of He recalls that the life However, it is to was paid his own this first two weeks of store mot to his the young man’s credit that personal likes and dislikes did not swerve him intention. He seemed were liking. from his original aspired even though attainment but a vision. In the Carcer first five years of his busi- if clerking is thought of as being a career ness McClelland earned a reputation for honesty and indus- These with two. attributes characteristics triousness., re- mained him. as during his after years. He was thrifty. He applied himself diligently to hard tasks with the same cheerfulness with which he tackled the easy ones. Suf- fice it to that this five year probation period was the making of the later successful merchant. say An interesting anecdote which Mr. McClelland related to me was of his re- membrance of the panic of 1873. He claimed that, although he failed to re- call the extreme falling off in business during the days of the crisis, there was, nevertheless, an apparent in- ability to secure money. He said that when he requested his weekly wage to pay his board bill, his employers MICHIGAN repeatedly begged him to “stave off his landlady until the following Mon- day, at least.” Since $3 was all that was necessary to meet the bill, he con- cluded that conditions were exception- ally stringent during this financial shake-up. To show that liberty, or even a va- cation, was at a premium in the “sev- Mr. McClelland Stance of his cited the in- sleeping in the property; enties”’ store nights to safeguard the he, that a seven days duration, the five years he the the brothers was one of the bright spots life. days were from 6 o'clock in the morn- ine to 10 o clock at might. On Sat- urdays, to compensate for the follow- likewise, claimed vacation of was in employ of Hunter in his Working hours on week the closing hour was fixed at 12 o'clock. In 1877, the a business ing ‘‘workless Sunday,” ambitious clerk sought opportunity where he could have a word in the conduct of the enterprise. William Van Duyne and a clothing stock worth approx- imately $1,500 seemed to hold forth The Late Tohn A. McClelland the available beginning. As a result —-a_ natural consequence — Mc- only Clelland, late in the year, entered into the final terms of agreement with the clothing man to form a_ partnership business dealing in clothing and dry goods. Although the former Hunter clerk had no previous experience in buying a stock of goods, he collected his total and took the first savings—some $500 train to Detroit, the buying problem for the first time there to cope with in his career. Fortune seemed to smile on his intrepid attempt, for it placed the Hunter on the same McClell- and’s old employer promised to help person of ©. H. Detroit-bound train. the young man obtain credit in the city. Upon arrival in Detroit the two men sought the firm of Edson, Moore & Co. Young McClelland waited in the outer office while C. H. Hunter talked with Mr. Edson. The clerk heard his first say to the head of the great wholesale house: “Let the kid have all the goods he wants. He’s good for them.” Mr. Edson complied. The embryo merchant bought his stock of “boss” TRADESMAN goods and returned to Portland and the firm of Van Duyne & McClelland opened its doors to the public soon after. In November, 1877. McClelland leit Portland, a second time. He hied him- self to Harbor Springs, where a boy- hood friend, Hattie C. Benjamin, lived with her parents. Miss Benjamin had attended school in Portland. with Mc- Clelland care-free during the majority of his seventeen years before en- tering the store of Hunter & Hunter. It is difficult to pieture the 1877 bustling summer resort town of Twentieth Century. one the and Mr. did the portant vehicle the two young folks Harbor the the Springs of when one sees Then there ws buggy in village, since Benjamin not own im- hired Indian ponies from a_ neighbor- ing tribe of red men and traversed the distance the backs of the ponies. In 1877 the 200 persons in Harbor between town and farm on Springs existed on a spirited trade with the Indians. In fact, most of the people in the Northern town could William J. McClelland trace their ancestry back to some In- dian forefather, The villagers traded butter, eggs and staple commodities to the original peoples in return for de- raluable hides and licious berries, artistic baskets and blankets. Such a setting provided the glamour for the John McClel- land. The marriage took place in the month of November. The newly-weds romantic courtship of returned to their childhood town im mediately after the ceremony was per- formed. After her return to Portland, Mrs. McClelland busied work and civic affairs. herself with club She was a de- voted and Her in 1916 brought to an end a tireless work in behalf of community better- wife mother. death ment. There were five children born. Two of them aré living at the present time: Mrs. Elon A. of Portland’s leading grocer, and Wil- liam J. McClelland, who was associ- ated with his father in the firm of !. A. McClelland & Son. The co-partnership of John D. Woodbury & Co., did a tlarge and a business. The Richards, widow constantly increasing 3 trade relation was of eight years’ dura- At the that time, Mr. Woodbury, who was interested in some tion. end of lumbering operations in Northern Michigan, decided to sell out his share of the business to McClelland. C. D. Woodbury, a son of John D. Woodbury, owned a stock of goods and who operated another store who in town, consolidated his goods with that of McClelland and in 1887 the firm of McClelland & Woodbury opened for business. The firm lasted one year. Fhen John. MeClelland purchased the interest of Woodbury and continued the business alone. His trade increased so rapidly that he bought out the stock of W. D. Lakin two With an goods he years later. enlarged the well-lighted store, which gave him an area of 16,500 feet of floor space. John D. Woodbury told McClelland in the that that the a tremend- ous trade during his administration. He the success, his executive ability and good judgment. Stock of removed to present commodious and years followed store had never had such congratulated young man on his Spurred on by his success, bought a store at Mulliken and another at Wa- the progressive merchant cousta. two promising small Michigan towns. His business, to all likelihood, would have expanded to an even greater extent had his health not failed in 1905. help and close the two outlying stores. The consolidated the left for an extended visit. He was forced to call in his stocks were and i same year he for California His wife accoimn- panied him to the Western states. With health greatly improved, Mr. McClel- land 4 months to His who had started 1899 was given the managership and an in- returned after three resume active work again. William J. McCleland, in the son, store with his father in terest in the business upon his return. One hobby, that of loafing for a few weeks on the summer at his attractive cottage at Bay View, was all that J. A. McClelland, the business man, at- tested to. No fraternal relations ever entered the land merchant. He Methodist. He was one of the great- est contributors to the for the erection of the splendid new Portland Methodist church. into career of the Port- was a staunch fund The oldest merchant in Portland was a director of the Maynard-Allen State Bank. He two the He interested. generally, in the welfare of the village owned large farms near town. was and the advancement of its citizens. When asked secret of what he thought the success was—what word of advice might be passed to the coming generation—Mr. McClelland medita- ted. “I feel,” he said, “that the only real thing that spurred me on, that kept me ever cheerful, was the love of my business. I had no fear of failing; rather, the fear of losing a customer was greater to me than the thought of bankruptcy and indebtedness, Tell the young men of to-day to be optimistic; tell them to look ahead; but, above all, if they sincerely desire to succeed, tell them that they must intensely end honor their allotted calling.” 3uel A. Doelle. love 4 MOVEMENTS OF MERCHANTS Sears—G, M. Palmer succeeds J. S. Howitson in general trade. Belding—Peter Neveil succeeds Wil- liam R. Ward in the grocery and meat business. Cadillac—L. L Trowbridge has. pur- chased the restaurant of Glenn Nelson, taking immrediate possession. Detro:t—The Hudson Linen Serv- ice, Inc., 698 Adelaide street, has changed its name to the Roosevelt Lin- en Service Co. Pontiac—Peggy’s, Inc., of Pontiac, dealer in wearing apparel for women has increased its capital stock from $5,000 to $10,000. Detroit—The Best Coal & Coke Co., 13741 Elden avenue, has been organ- ized with a capital stock of $2,000, all subscribed and $1,000 paid in. Kalamazoo—The Peter Pan Bakers announce $18,000 in improvements and equipment to its local plant will be expended within the next six weeks. Cassopolis—The Cassopolis Cream- ery Co., has been incorporated with a capital stock of $10,000, $3,000 of which has been subscribed and paid in. Hastings—G. R. Zook has taken the management of the Jack Frost Dairy Store which was recently opened for business at 128 West State street. Lansing—Jean’s Pastry Shop, store No. 2, opened for business July 15, at 1004 East Michigan avenue. The build- ing was remodeled anid redecorated. Marcellus—Hazen Fox has sold his bakery and baking equipment to Guy Miles, recently of Battle Creek, but a former resident, who has taken pos- session. Detroit—The Midwest Iron & Metal Co., 3315 Barlum Tower, has been in- corporated with a capital stock of $5,000, $1,000 being subscribed and paid in. Detroit—The Cadillac Army & Navy Store, Inc., 54-68 Cadillac Square, has been incorporated with a capital stock of $1,500, all subscribed and paid in. Detroit—Herbert’s Boot Shop, 7000 West Warren: avenue, has been organ- ized to deal in clothing and shoes for men with a capital stock of $4,000, all subscribed and paid in. Detroit—The Detrola Radio Corp- oration, 3630 West Fort street, has decreased its capital stock from $50,- 000 and 500 shares no par value, to 500 shares no par value. Detroit—The Gem-Ro-Lit Radio Corporation, 5105 John R. street, has been organized to sell radio sets and supplies, with a capital stock of $5,000, all subscribed and paid in. Saginaw—The Joyner Coal and Coke Co. has been organized to deal in fuel of all kinds with a capital stock of 100 shares at $100 a share, $10,000 being subscribed and. paid in. Detroit — The Wayne Brewing & Distilling Co., 1792 First Nat’! Bank Bidg., has been organized with a cap- ital stock of 1,000 shares at $1 a share, $1,000 being subscribed and paid in. Grosse Pointe Park—The Joseph L. Hickey Co., 877 Edgemont avenue, has been incorporated to deal in wearing apparel for men with a capital stock of $5,000, all subscribed and paid in. MICHIGAN Howard City—Norman Terwilliger has leased the dining room of the Golden hotel and will serve lunches and regular meals. Entrance will be from US-131 as soon as the alterations can be completed. Detroit—The Detroit Modern Wall Paper & Paint Corp., 9412 Oakland avenue, has merged its business into a stock company under the same style with a capital stock of $2,000, all sub- scribed and paid in. Detroit—Ira Kaufman, dealer in hard- ware at 8405 Gratiot avenue, has merged the business into a stock com- pany under the style of the Kaufman Hardware, Inc., with a capital stock of $2,000, all subscribed and paid in. Lansing—Roscoe J. Carl & Son have engaged in the wholesale and retail seed business at 1115 Center street. The building has been remodeled to meet their needs, seed cleaning machin- ery installed and other facilities for handling seeds have been set up. Detroit—The Wolverine Shingle & Lumber Co., 14930 Linwood avenue, has been incorporated with a capital stock of $50,000, all subscribed and paid in. The company will deal in roofing material, glass, etc., as well as shingles, lumber and woodwork, Detroit—The Wolverine Bedding Corporation, 3755 Beaubien avenue, has merged its business into a stock company under the same style with a capital stock of 1,000 shares at $10 a share, $1,000 being subscribed and paid in. Alma—Bill Kapella, 110 East Supe- rior street, has merged his confection- ery and restaurant business into a stock company under the style of the Kapellas’ Coney Island, Inc., with a capital stock of $3,000, all subscribed and paid in. Detroit— The Detroit City Ice & Fuel Co., 2822 Union Guardian: Bldg., has been incorporated with a capital stock of 21,133 shares of class A at $1 a share and 63,399 shares of class B at $1 a share, $1,000 being subscribed and paid in. Fremont—Charles E. Pearson, deal- er in ready-to-wear apparel for women, dry goods, etc., has merged’ the busi- ness into a stock company under the style of C. E. Pearson, Inc., with a capital stock of $3,000, all subscribed and paid in. Detroit—The Wayne Wholesale Distributing Co., 3321 Michigan ave- nue, has been organized to sell and dis- tribute wine and beer with a capital stock of $5,000 A common and $5,000 B common, $5,000 being subscribed and $1,500 paid in. Lansing — The Schaberg-Dietrich Hardware Co., thas moved its store from 319 to 209 N. Washington avenue. The store had been at the former lo- cation for ten years. Im the new quar- ters space three times that in the old location is being occupied. Marshall—Dr. Nelson Abbott, retail dealer in drugs at 101 East Michigan avenue, has merged the business into a stock company under the style of the Abbott Drug Co., with a capital stock of 320 shares at $25 a share, $8,000 being subscribed and paid in. Kalamazoo—E. H Wooding has erected a new store building, 24x50 feet in dimensions, at 2300 East avenue TRADESMAN and stocked it with general merchan- dise. He was formerly engaged in gen- eral trade at 2107 East avenue. The stock was furnished by the A. W. Walsh Co, Hamtramck—The Hamtramck Wall- paper, Paint & Hardware Co., 9708 Jos. Campau street, wholesale and re- tail dealer, has merged the business into a stock company under the style of the Hamtramck Wallpaper & Hard- ware Corporation with a capital stock of $5,000, all subscribed and paid in. Detroit—E. S. Brownsten is now merchandising the men’s, women’s and children’s upstairs and basement shoe departments in the Frank & Seder Co. department store. He has held similar responsible positions in Detroit in both department and, chain stores. No dras- tic changes are being planned for the immediate future. Northville—C. Ralph Horton, long time druggist, 58 years old, was bur- ied last Thursday in Rural Hill Cem- etery, Northville, following services at his home. Mr. Horton, who died Mon- day, was a life-long resident of North- ville. During the last two years he was a member of the depositors’ com- mittee of the old Northville bank. He was a past master of the Masonic Lodge and a past commander of the Knights Templar. Manufacturing Matters Detroit—The Continental Catering Co., 1990 First Nat’l Bank Bldg., has been organized with a capital stock of $2,500, all subscribed and paid in. Detroit—The A. J. Detlaff Co., 647 East Lafayette avenue, manufacturer of disc clutches, bushings, etc., has de- creased its capital stock from $500,000 to. $50,000. Detroit—Plywood, Inc., 5151 Lorain avenue, has ‘been organized to manu- facture and deal in “plywood” and other forest products, with a capital stock of $5,000, $1,000 being subscribed and paid in. Ann Arbor—Wolverine Wood Prod- ucts, Inc., 413 North Fifth street, has been organized to manufacture and deal in wood and similar products with a capital stock of $10,000, all subscribed and $1,000 paid in. Detroit—The Straits Brewing Co., 171 South Campbell avenue, has been organized to manufacture and deal in beer and ale with a capital stock of $400,000, $42,500 of which has been subscribed and paid in. Detroit — Golden’s Department Store, Inc., 2455 Blaine avenue. has been organized to conduct a general mercantile business with a capital stock of $20,000, $2,000 of which has been subscribed and paid in. Plymouth — The Rubber Products Co., has been organized to manufacture ‘and deal in rubber products of all kinds with a capital stock of 3,500 shares at $10 a share, $14,800 being subscribed and $3,000 paid in. Detroit — Cal-O-Dine Distributors, Inc., 1653 Penobscot Bldg., has been organized to manufacture and deal in mineral waters of all kinds with a cau- ital stock of 27,500 shares at $1 a share, $1,000 being subscribed and. paid in. Grand Rapids—The American Hu- midaire Corporation, 148 Louis street, has been incorporated to manufacture July 19, 1933 and sell air conditioning apparatus with a capitalization of 100 shares of class A stock at $1 a share and 100 shares of B at $100 a share, $10,004 being sub- scribed and paid in. : Kalamazoo—The Kalamazoo Pant Co. is opening its plant in East Lovell street, providing employment at the start for from 50 to 60 experienced machine hands. The company is em- barking on a new line which includes jackets as well as trousers for juve- niles which will be manufactured under the “Popeye” ‘brand, also a new type of corduroy jacket. Lowell — Adolph Strohm, D. G. Look and F. M. Newell are taking steps to launch a new invention called the “Cleanrake’” which will be manu- factured ‘there and sold through hard- ware jobbers throughout the country. As its name implies, the new device fits on any lawn or leaf rake and auto- matically cleans itself, in the operation of raking. Adolph Strohm is the -in- ventor. —_—_ + + - Annual Meeting of Plainwell Com- pany Plainwell, July 18—The annual meet- ing of the stockholders of Lloyd E. Smith & Co. was held at the office of the company, in Plainwell, at which time the following directors for the ensuing year were elected: E. J. Chart, Plainwell Mable I. Chart, Plainwell Harold Chamiberlin, Traverse City Pearl T. Smith, Plainwell Lloyd E, Smith, Plainwell The Directors met at the home of Lloyd E. Smith, following the stock- holders’ meeting, completing working plans and their organization for the coming year. The following officers were elected: President—E. J. Chart Vice-Presidents—Harold Chamberlin Lloyd E. Smith Secretary—Mable I. Chart Treasurer—Pearl T. Smith A very satisfactory connection with the Knappen Co., of Augusta, Mich., has been consummated by Lloyd E. Smith & Co., which is now in better position than ever to serve its custom- ers in a thighly satisfactory manner. An office connection will be maintained iby the Smith Co., at 324 East Bridge street, Plainwell, although headiquar- ters will be at Augusta. This change will represent a saving of several hun- dred dollars per vear to the trade as well as to the Smith Co. Mable I. Chart, Sec’y. Tradesman Has Never Wavered Greenville, July 18— The Michigan Tradesman cannot [be too highly praised for its assistance in arousing sentiment enoucth to override the chain store license veto. A vast throng of independent mer- chants were in Lansing July 17, and after the almost unanimous action tak- en by the House, which was later con+ curred ‘by the Senate, their faces were wreathed in happy smiles. The Michigan Tradesman has never wavered in its loyal support of Michi- gan ‘business men, It has always been friend, advisor and champion of their interest and should be subscribed to by every home owned store in the state. There may be other publications in Michigan favorable to the independ- ents, but I cannot recall any at the moment. When I express my appreciation for the splendid assistance the Trades- man gave us in this crisis, I feel that I am speaking for interests of the in- dependent business men of the state. CG. 1. Clark. — ~+-.>_____ Regulate, not abolish, bank affili- ates. TRADESMAN July 19, 1933 MICHIGAN 5 Essential Features of the Grocery Columbia River salmon js still scarce Black Berries—$1.75 per crate of 16 vances and may show further ad- Staples and firm. Other tinned fish show no quarts. vances: ,although no doubt the worst Sacer — “Leel oes bot cac change. Butter—The market is the same as iS over. The demand has not been af- granulated at 5.20c and beet granu- lated at 5c. Tea—There has been an active busi- ness in the first hands tea market dur- ing the week on account of the under- lying firmness in many lines, especially in primary markets. News comes from Formosa, for instance, that on ac- count of exchange conditions Formosa teas advanced 1 cent a pound. Indias are also higher in primary markets and sO are some China teas. All this has an effect on prices in this country. They are definitely higher. This has not had much effect on the wholesale trade or the consumptive trade, espe- cially the latter, but the general situa- tion is steady to firm and. healthy. Coffee—Future Rio and Santos cof- fee, green and in a large way, has felt some effect from the general industry improvement and the week started with a substantial advance amounting to nearly % cent a pound. There is some speculation in the market now. Later in the week some of this strength disappeared. At the present writing business is good and the market still sensitive. Spot Rio and Santos are a small fraction ‘higher for the week. Mild coffees are also a small fraction higher. The jobbing market on roasted coffee is feeling a little firm, on account of the strength in greens. Consumptive demand for coffee is about unchanged. Canned Fruits—After much deliber- ation and painstaking effort, the cling peach stabilization plan has been com- pleted and is now on its way to Wash- ington, for official recognition under the terms of the National Industrial Recovery act. Under the terms of the code, the minimum, price on choice No. 2% cling peaches would be 30c, Coast. This compares with offerings of 15c, $1.20 and $1.25 a dozen on choice peaches made in this market during past weeks. It is doubtful if such con- tracts can be kept. In the first place, canners point out that even at $1.30 for choice peaches they will be taking a loss of a few cents a dozen and sec- ondly, packers quotinig these low prices usually protected themselves against such advances ini packing costs by a clause in their contracts, giving the buyer the choice of cancelling or pay- ing the difference. Canned Vegetalbles—Thepack of corn in Michigan is pretty sure to be very short, on account of the reduced acre- age andi lack of rain. The week shows no particular change in anything, al- though the feeling is firm in most lines. There is an advancing tendency in new pack peas and tomiatoes. Western to- matoes, peas and corn are liable to be short on account of bad weather. There has been a good demand for Southern new pack peas. It looks like a rather strong season for canned foods during the next few months. Spot Southern tomatoes are getting scarce. Canned Fish— Packers of salmon have been very slow ‘with their opening prices and there has ‘been no general naming as yet. There has been a heavy run of Alaska red salmon and if the packers operate until the end of the season it looks like a lot of salmon. Already there has been a little shading done in new pack red Alaska, Fancy Dried Fruits—Dried fruits were rea- sonably active last week, Distributors here reported a fair business, with San- ta Clara prunes, apricots and peaches being taken against nearby require- ments. Prices continue somewhat higher than a week ago and yet have not reflected the full strength shown on the Coast. Stocks there are quite moderate, some items being quoted against arrivals from the Coast. The higer prices quoted on new crop Smyr- na figs have stimulated demand for spots, which have been firming up in recent weeks. While the new prices are only tentative, the depreciation of the American dollar abroad has fore- shadowed increased costs on import itemis. The chances are, too, that im- porters here will take into account the likelihood of smaller demand at higher prices so that the volume of new figs and dates imported in the fall will not glut the domestic market. Reports from California show all items holding well. Apricot growers in Santa Clara Valley are getting about the same prices for apricots as in the previous week, and in some cases a trifle higher. Growers’ stocks are in moderate de- mand, The first of the new crop apri- cots have left California. Raisins and prunes are firm and unchanged from a week ago, There have been no firm prices on new crop California figs. Dried peaches, like the rest of the fruit line, are well maintained at cur- rent levels, with no pressure to sell in evidence among the growers. Bean and Peas—+The demand for dried ‘beans is still poor, prices easy. Pea beans showed a little strength dur- ing the week, but this was about all. Dried peas are in the same condition as dried beans, neglected and weak. Cheese—Cheese ‘has had a moderate demand during the week with prices steady to firm. Corn Sugar—Along with other corn products, corn ‘sugar cane is in for a price advance. This amounts to 15c per hundred and is the first change since Miay 3. A fair demand exists. Olives—Olives reveal no further quotable changes. The replacement market again strengthened by virtue of foreign exchange advances. Demand for shipment light, since it was very hard to figure costs. Importers were restricting forward sales to thirty days. Demand thas been fairly brisk on the spot, consumers showing an inclina- tion to stock up because of the advanc- ing prices. Rice—The market remains steady, with a moderate pick-up in domestic demand. Prices are being well main- tained here and no recession is looked for. Stocks are in moderate supply, with a short new crop coming along, particularly in the long grains, which have been reduced drastically from last years’ acreage. Export business: is fairly good. ———_+~+—._—__ Review of the Produce Market Apples — Baldwins, $1.50 for No. 1 and $1.25 for No. 2; Starks, $1 @ $1.25. No. 1 Transparents command $2 per bu.; Nio. 2, $1.50 per bu. Bananas—5'%4 @ 6c per ib. Beets—New, 4c a dozen bunches. Beet Greens—90c per bu. a week ago. Jobbers ‘hold plain wrapped prints at 26%4c and tub butter at 25%4c. As stated in this column for several weeks, statistical information fails to influence. Dealers operating on the bull side of the market for the longer pull seem not to give statistics attention and daily changes in the prin- cipal centers. are considered just so much and no more. On the other hand, actual handlers of butter are greatly concerned, especially those distribu- tors who must market the supply later in the year, and naturally appear will- ing to hedge on all upturns. Sentiment in the trade is greatly divided, but mar- ket seemingly out of the hands of con- servatives with outside investors in control. Cabbage — Home grown, $1.10 per bushel. Cantaloupes—Going prices for Ari- zona and California are as follows: C5 a $3.00 ag 8S ores 1.60 Carrots—Home grown, 40c per doz. bunches. Cauliflower—$1.75 per crate contain- ing 6 @ 9 from Arizona, Celery—Home grown, 30c @ 40c per dozen bunches. Cherries—Sour, $1.50 per crate of 16 qts.; white sweet, $1.75; dark sweet, $2, Cocoanuts—90c per doz. or $5.50 per bag. Cucumbers—No. 1 thot house, per dioz.; No. 2, 50c per dozen, Currants—$1.50 per crate of 16 qts. Dried Beans — Michigan Jobbers pay as follows for hand picked at ship- ping stations: C. H.. Pea from farmer.___._..._- $3.10 Light Red Kidney from farmer__ 3.75 Dark Red Kidney from farmer__ 3.00 Eggs—Jobbers pay 8c per !b. for mixed eggs and 9c per lb. for heavy white eggs. They hold candled hen’s eggs at 15c per doz., pullets at 13c and X seconds at 13c. While statistical comparisons showed little change in the general trend, the supply balance equal to that of a year ago, the fact that less eggs than anticipated were withdrawn: from storage caused many handlers to hesitate on the advance. In that the existing excess is consider- ably ahead of last year, the movement comparatively must ishow daily net de- creases in the holdings to encourage the belief in a balanced supply condi- tion as the season advances. Withdraw- als for the day aggregated 15,959 cases against an input of 19,399 cases. Four market ‘holdings were 4,054,910 cases against 2,296,352 cases a year ago. Ten market figures were 5,295,699 cases against 3,183,565 cases last year. Fresh receipts ‘were 10,322 cases against 8,213 cases last year. Flour— The past week has been marked by a constant series of ad- vances in flour outside of a few small declines. The processing tax went on wheat and wheat products during the week and some holders are quoting a flour advance of $1.50 per barrel. It is almost imipossible to quote what the actual flour market is at present. It has already shown very heavy ad- 65¢ fected by the advancing tendency any- where near as much as you would ex- pect. Roughly, the processing tax of 30 cents per bushel on wheat amounts to around $1.35 increase in the price of flour per barrel. Grape Fruit — Present prices are as follows: Blosida Mice fuice $3.00 Flomda Sealed Sweet..___._____.. ¢ 3.25 *Pexas, @Cheoiee 3.50 “Rexas, Naney —-.- = 2 4.00 Green Beans—$1.50 per bu. for home grown. Green Peas—$1.50 per bu. for home grown, Green Onions — Home grown, 25c per dozen. Green Peppers—40c per dozen for home grown. Honey — Comlb, 5c @ 6c per Ib.; strained, 5 Ib. tins, $4.50 per doz.; 60 lb. cans, 8c per Ib. Gooseberries—$1.50 per 16-qt. crate. Lettuce — In good demand on the following basis: Imperial Valley, 6s, per crate_..$4.25 Imperial Valley, 4s and 5s, crate-- 4.50 Hiot house, per bushel .__ 60 Lemons—The price is as follows: S60 Sunkist = $6.50 me ctehigdt -. 6% a00 hed Ean... 5.50 500 Ked Balk 5.50 Mushrooms—28c per one tb. carton. Onions—California, white or yellow, $1.85 per sack; home grown, $1.50 per ‘bushel. Oranges—Fancy Sunkist California Valencias are now sold as follows: rrr $4. 23 1... 4.25 BO i 4.25 OG 4.00 a 8 FOO 7 Ot s Red Ball, 50c per box less. Parsley—40c per dozen. Peaches — White from the South, $1.75 per ‘bushel; Elbertas from Ga., $2.50. Potatoes—Home grown new sold on the Grand Rapids market to-day at $2 per bu. White Cobblers from the Carolinas and Oklahoma, $3 per 100 Ib. sack or $5.50 per bbl. Poultry—Wilson & Company pay as follows: Fieauy fowls 20 10¢ Peieht fowls 92 0) 84e Ducks 8c Gy Ce Tle Geese 7¢ Radishes—l2c per doz. bunches hot house. Raspiberries—Red $2 for 24 pints; black, $1.50 for 16 qt. crate. Spinach—90c per bushel for home grown. Tomatoes—Hot house, 7 lb. basket, 65 cents. Veal Calves — Wilson & Company pay as follows: Peale 7@7%4c Goad ee ade Water Melons—35c @ 45c for Flor- ida, Wax Beans—$1.25 per ‘bu. for home grown. Whortleberries — $2.50 per 16 qt. crate. 6 MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE The Causes of Fire America “Safeguard ng Against Fire,” a publication of The National Board of Fire Underwriters, publishes a list of the known originating causes responsible for the largest fire loss in each state. They should be of interest to every citizen. Matches and smoking seem to be the greatest offenders, accounting for the largest loss in 18 states. Defective chimneys and flues were high in 14 furnaces, ‘boilers and their pipes, Mis- use of electricity and spontaneous com- states, and stoves, in seven states. bustion led the rest in ‘two staites each. Sparks from machinery, incendiarism, explosion and sparks on roofs were the major causes of loss in one state each. The interesting thing is that every single one of these causes must come under the head of “strictly prevent- able.’ The most dangerous of them all, matches and smoking, represents pure carelessness on the part of the individual. Defective chimneys and heating possible only through inexcusable negligence. Mis- use of electricity is the product of ignor- systems are abysmal—and also inexcusable ance or of sheer carelessness. More than 80 per cent of fires could be prevented with the exercise of a little care, a little judgment—a little intelligence. Various public and prt- vate organ‘zations have labored might- ily to instruct us in fire prevention and to pound into us the duty we owe to our communities. The A thinking people countenance a ourselves and rest 1s up to us. cannot continue to waste that takes 10,000 lives and half a billion dollars in property values each year. —_—__++.___ Non-Flammable Spray A few years ago a large apartment house fire in a prominent New Eng- land city claimed the lives of seven or eight persons. Knowing that an in- flammable spray had ‘been used in this apartment house for a long period of time, and that the presence of the flammable spray in the building was partly responsible for the rapid spread of the fire, certain manufacturers con- ceived the idea of perfecting a spray non-inflammable, but destroying that would ‘be would still retain qualities. The result of research was a product “Rid.” This is an insecticide insect named which is non-inflanumable, causes no ill effects when inhaled, and will not spot or stain. According to the manu- facturers, “Rid” will kill even after the spray has settled, may be used on any kind of bug or pest, and will purify the air. The product has been approved bby the Public Safety Department of Massachusetts. —_—_+~+.___ A Real Delayed Alarm Believe it or not (with apologies to Ripley) an engine company in Brook- lyn recently received a fire alatm through the mails. It came in the form of a letter from a resident in the local- ity. This letter had been posted and was delivered by the mail man in the usual manner. The strange part is that * MICHIGAN the engine company responded to the alarm, It happened like this: outlying was greatly annoyed by the heavy foul- A lady living im an section of Brooklyn smelling smoke issuing from a dump fire near her house. So she sat down and wrote a letter to the fire com- pany, asking them to come and put out the fire. The letter was duly received at the engine house the next day, and of course was taken to ‘tbe the work of joker. However, the officer in charge sent a man to investi- gate, and received the report that the lady was right—the dump had been smoldering for several days, and was some practical emitting a terrific odor. The company then proceeded to the dump and made short work of the fire. As far as I can determine, this is the only instance of a fire department re- sponding on an alarm sent through the mail. Fatal Fire Two people were suffocated in a re- cent fire in Indianapolis which started in a davenport in the living room of their dwelling late at night. It ignited the draperies back of the davenport, flashed to other flammable material in the room, and created enough heat to draw the wall paper loose from the walls and ceiling. Natural draft car- ried the smoke and fumes up the stair- way into the rooms above where the elderly people were sleeping. This again proves the hazard of ap- plying layer upon layer of paper to the walls of rooms. And, although it ‘s not known definitely ‘how the davenport became ignited, the probability is that someone ‘was careless with matches, a cigarette or a pipe, for a davenport in itself is devoid of any fire hazard. —_+ ><. ___ Problem Department A motorist 1s one ‘hundred feet from a street intersection, proceeding at 45 miles an hour. A fire engine is also approaching the crossing travel:ng at right angles to the direction of the mo- torist, at 60 miles an hour. Its distance from the crossing is 150 feet. Problem: Will the motorist get across? Solution: Yes, he'll get a cross. That is, if his widow will ‘buy it out of the insurance money. —_+~-._____ No Nation Can Prosper Homes Kalamazoo, July 17 We organize Chambers of Commerce to build up our cities, to bring in new industries, to make our cities bigger when we count noses, and stronger when we count money, all of which is right and fine and just as it should be, but oue of these days we are going to realize more fully than we do to-day, that without ‘homes, real honest to God old- fashioned homes where love is the ruling power, no nation can prosiper. Jacob Kindleberger. ——_~-~-_____ A Different Viewpoint The chief had Elmer up on charges of drinking, disorderly conduct, and conduct in general unbecoming a fire- man, In discussing various complaints he had received, the chief said to EI- mer, “What have you to say about this? Your wife charges that you threw butter at her.” “Shucks, chef, I just gave her a pat on the head.” Without TRADESMAN Prosperity and Fire Hazards Business is better, and we can prove it. A certain department store recent- ly had a ‘big sale, and the cash register was kept so ‘busy that the electric mo- tor overheated, and started to burn. No doubt the store owners were wor- ried, but we'll bet that the competitors nearly fainted when they heard about it, ——__+~-.+____ Novel Reason G'ven For Quitting A vacant store at 349 South Division avenue, Grand Rapids, bears the fol- lowing notice of dissolution on the front window: BUSTED We are unable to pay our taxes, rent, interest and other obligations, due to bank conditions. I am now in the TH INR OF T HF Pea. RA Lor IRs July 19, 1923 ranks. of ithe unemployed. High taxes and interest will soon get all of, us. What’s the Reason? Ice is down. Commiss-oners’ pay is not enough, so they say To h with the public. Gimbels Drops Cash and Carry Monday of this Beginning week Gintbel Brothers New York discontin. ued ithe cash-and-carry feature of ‘ts basement store, which will revert to its former method of operation. The change involves the application of the charge account principle to the base- ment store, the return of free deliver’es and the addition of certain new depart ments, including ‘house furnishings, beds and bedding. The improved sery- ice planned will result in the employ- ment of 120 additional salespeople. To Secure Fire and Windstorm Insurance Tha Combines Safety - Service - Savings Tr Federal Hardware & Implement Mutuals Retail Hardware Mutual Fire Ins. Co. Minneapolis, Minnesota Hardware Dealers Mutual Fire Ins. Co. Stevens Point, Wisconsin Minnesota Implement Mutual Fire Ins. Co. Owatonna, Minnesota OUR FIRE INSURANCE POLICIES ARE CONCURRENT with any standard stock policies that you are buying No interruption in dividend payments to policy holders since organization Michigan Bankers and Merchants Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Fremont, Michigan WILLIAM N. SENF, Secretary-Treasurer ™ 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. — na fase MRM en ono, & | . é a necmenncrnt July 19, 1933 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN MEN OF MARK (Continued from page 2) accomplishes a great deal by perse- vering industry, intelligence and a high sense of personal responsibility. Any other man may do the same if he has an ordinary equipment, but few have the courage and the character which are so prominent in the make up of Mr. Krause. He has a good perspective of life, understands the limitations of hu- man nature and the power of selifish- ness, but he fights for things attainable and this city and Rockford thave been the gainer thereby. He is kindly in his ways and, having high ideals, he lives up to them. He is moulded somewhat out of the ordinary to the majority of men; but he always improves upon his listener and thas. the ab lity to absorb the best thoughts and advice of other men, but always improves upon his sources of inspiration, He ‘has helped to raise the standards and ethics of the shoe trade. He is a consistent believer in doing things “d-fferent” and, there- fore, he has fathered many innovations, as, in fact, all genuinely successful men nowadays must do. There is al- ways room at the top, no matter how crowded the ‘bottom and the center may be. While the lines upon which his suc- cess has ‘been reached are simple, he himself is a very unusual man. In his way he #s a practical philosopher. He has become a good deal more than a mere business man. Practical experi- ence has greatly broadened his strong intellect. He is not only a sa'fe ad- visor along business lines, ‘but a man who thas looked into life in a broad way and extracted from it many hard- won lessons. A strong man up one side and down the other the is much more apt to provoke admiration than love; ‘blunt and outspoken, he knows nothing of diplomatic subterfuges. He has learned in a hard school and may at times have harshly taught, but he has established a record of probity which none can assail and which all may emulate with profit and satisfac- tion. a Items From the Cloverland of Michi- gan Sault Ste. Marie, July 17—-Oiwing to the failure in the blueberry crop in this territory we are going to miss much business wh'ch heretofore was to be had when thousands. of berry pickers inhabited the plains, living in tents and shacks, shipping out carloads of berries each week to the outside mar- kets, There was talk of putting up a canning factory then, but this goes to show that th’ngs ‘have changed, due to the uncertainty in conditions, The only good crop we can ‘boast of this year is hay, of whict there is an. enor- mous yield. The favorable weather has afforded the farmers an excellent op- portun'ty to ‘harvest the hay. One would wonder what the farmers will do with this surplus crop, as the old horse seems to be a thing of the past in the cties, They will have to raise more stock now or start worrying about a market for hay later, Fred J. Willett, one of our former Sooites, has taken over the Island Lake Lodge, fifteen miles North of Sault, Ontario, on the Island Lake road. Mr. Willett is specializing on chicken din- ners and luncheon, and good Canadian beer. There ‘s an overproduction of gosisip, too, but it never seemis to exceed the demand. According to reports from the tmimi- gration officers here the traffic between the two Soos hals fallen off over one thousand cars for the last quarter, April, May and June, this year. Our country going wet means a big loss to our Canadian friends in cities on the border. It also ‘had an effect on our tourist trade that was attracted by the cpportunity they had to cross the bor- der during prohibiion, The Maurice Hunt Furniture Co. is now equipped to do much of its own re-upholstering and new upholstering. It has secured the service of Robert Calvin, expert uwpholsterer of Grand Ledige, where he was associated with a Grand Ledge upholstering firm. John N. Adams, Jr., last week en- tered the office of the Adams insurance agency, of which firm he is now a member, and will take an active part in the affasrs of the concern. John, Jr., graduated froin the Sault high school in the class. of 1929 and from the Vir- ginia military inistitute in June of this year. The Adams insurance agency is one of the oldest reliable insurance agencies here, hav:ng been established 1893 by R. N. Adams & Son. Thre are men, no doubt, who think the thirty hour working week would be a fine thing, because by hopping lively they could hold two jobs. The Soo ‘brewers warehouse began to function as a ‘business house last week by James A. Henderson and Robert S. Moore, who have been des- ignated the local dealers for the East upper llth. district. This makes four warehouses. The others are at Petos- key, Aillpena and Escanaba. Dr, E. ‘P. 'Felch, of Kalamazoo, and formerly of the Sault, ‘has returnied here and opened offices at the Gilen- garry apartments, 210 Spruce street. Dr. Felch is a physic an and optomet- rist.’ He is now convinced that the good old Sault is the right place after alle A lot of men who worked up from the ‘bottom. now have an opportunity to do it over again. james W. Gr-ffin is ‘building a log store on the Les Cheneaux Islands, wh'ch he will stock with confectionery, soft drinks and refreshments, This is Mr. Griffins first business venture, hav- ing worked at the carpenter trade here- tofore. His is the only store in that part of the Islands and should get a good share of the tourinst business... Mrs. Doyle, who for the past several years has conducted a restaurant at Hessel, ‘has sold the ‘business to Mrs. McFadden, who will continue serving meals and lunches. Mrs.. McFadden will also carry a small assortment of confectionery, cigars and tobacco, Fort Brady is filled again. The cit- izens training camp opened last week. The boys were issued anms for the nionth traning at canup Peter Gedda. The boys seem to like the Sault, where sight-see’ng is so interesting and ac- commodation at the Fort si comfor- table. The officers want to give the boys a good time, besides giving them a good training. Wham G. Tapert. Stopping Tradesman Cost Him Fifty Dollars Mears, July 17—Here is a perfectly good check to pay my subscription to the Michigan Tradesman. I have just discovered I am a damn fool. Likely you have known. it for years. After years of steady perusal of the M:chi- gan Tradesman, to curtail expenses I stopped the paper. This great saving for the six months cost me about fifty bucks, so ito save losing any more [| am ‘back oni the list. Guess I am in my dotage when I had ‘the mistaken idea I or any other ‘business man could keep gong without the paper. Never aigain sio long as. I ani in business and can borrow, dig up or steal the three bucks. I am a sadder and wiser man. C. A. Brubaker, The Chronic Kicker. 2) 23 Still you know that in the ardor of pursuit men lose sight of the goal from which they start.—Schiller, OCIS TAIEBUTORS AIM(CHIGAN , a? —/ —aa——% a Vy a ae Absolutely Pure Beautiful Attractive Packages Full Two Ounce Weight Quality Recognized by Consumers Sold by Independent Dealers Only. LEE & CADY MICHIGAN TRADESMAN July 19, 1933 & OPERATE CAUTIOUSLY Administration uneasiness over the rapidly rising volume of production and buying appears to be justified. Re ports indicate output reaching 1930 and 1929 levels and mention the feverish stocking up by distributors to beat price advances. And yet no business executive can believe that store sales will return abruptly to 1929 or even 1930 levels or employment immediately reach the figures of those years. Manufacturers, who for the first time in years find the market a sellers’ one, appear anxious to return it im- mediately into the hands of buyers. No other course will be left to them, as obviously they cannot store mer- Admittedly, the stapl. chandise indefinitely. bulk of goods, where the style element is lack- the production is on ing, but even these cannot be ware- housed for any considerable length of time. Distributors are also contrib- uting to the chaos by placing huge orders, and in some cases, as in the iurniture market, pyramiding their purchases by making the same con:- several manufacturers mitment with in order to be assured of receiving at least some goods. Another important point is that ex ecutives, who now bewail reduced working hours. are creating a sit- tion whereby even shorter hours. will be enforced if the present production pace When the codes go into effect, industries will be compelled to report stocks and produc- tion data. The administration, already aware of the huge increase in output, may demand shorter hours to bring pro- duction into balance with consumption. situation has its continues. various Of course, the bright spots, as consumer purchasing power has been, and undoubtedly will be. increased by the arp advance in commodities and securities, by the current small wage rises and by the larger ones to be forced by the Recov- ery act und by the steadily increased employment to resuit from the law. Nevertheless, the gap between produ-- tion and consumption will not be nar- rowea immediately, and in the mean- whilc manufacturers should operate nore cautiously. : THE CROP OUTLOOK ‘SSsome of the worst general weather and other growing conditions in nearly a half century are reflected in the De- partment of Agriculture’s first crop report this year, forecasting startling reductions in the 1933 field crops. Farming areas as a whole had only about half of the normal rainfall in June, while the Mississippi Basin had enly one-third of the normal rainfall. At the same time, the temperature gen- erally was above the average, while ir. the Middle West it was the hottest June on record. As a result of too much heat and too fittle rain, the department found that “in the case of many crops nothing comparable with the present situation bas ever been reported.” The condi- tion of wheat as of July 1 was or!y 55 per cent of normal, forecasting the smallest yield since 1893 and indicatirg that the production will be consider- ably less than the domestic consump- tion. This would mean a substantial reduction in the surplus wheat carry- evcr trom past crops, which now to:als about 350,000,000 bushels. the oat yield promises to be t.c smatlest on record. The rest of the cereal crops, including corn and rve. potatees, hay, tobacco and others, show sharp reductions below past average yields. Fhis crop report had already been aiticipated in rising commodity price : ths adding immensely to the farm wealth of the nation. Under such cir- cumstances many may be of the dpin- ion that governmental farm relief has become unnecessary, but Secretary Wallace does not hold that view. Tle plans to go ahead with the acreage re- duction program, which is financed by several processing taxes that ultimately will le paid by the consumer. His reasons are that it is necessary to avert the ustal mereased plantings that follow a short harvest and that the country still has under cultivation more acreage than it needs He might have pointed out that some of the benefits of process- ing taxes will go to farmers wiid will get Tttle or no return from the in- ctcased prices because their crops have heen sc severely damaged. TO CRUSH RACKETEERING Appointment of Mr. Joseph B. Kee- nan,°a Cleveland lawyer, as Assistant Attorney General marks the beginnin> of the Federal Government’s organized movement to curb the activities of racketeers and gunmen. Desperate con- ditions require heroic remedies and the Government finds -justification for as- suming a responsibility ordinarily be- longing to State and local authorities not only in their apparent inability to cope with the forces of crime but also in what Attorney General Cummings regards as a direct challenge to action in the recent killing of a Federal offi- cial by gangsters at Kansas City. Mr. Cummings announced a few days ago that the first efforts would be di- rected to disarming the gunmen, espe- cially of machine guns, for which there is no legitimate use except in the hands of soldiers and the police. Mr. Keenan intimates that his attack will be aimed at certain notorious gang leaders in the large cities, whose political affiliations have enabled them to defy the law. The influence they have brought to bear on local authorities will not affect the Federal Government’s agencies. Getting after the racketeers via the income-tax collection route has always seemed a clumsy and anomalous pro- ceeding. There is some hope that the operation of the new industrial control act will help to suppress racketeering. The criminals who prey on certain trades will run up against the Federal authority. The buying and selling of “protection,” with threats of sabotage against reluctant purchasers, are prac- tices that will conflict sharply with the letter and spirit of the various codes tc be enforced by the Government. Mr. Keenan has his work cut out for him. But the Federal Government can- not win this battle alone. The State and municipal authorities will have to de much more than they have been doing if this most vicious and insidious form of crime is to be stamped out in this country. RECOVERY CODES DOMINANT ?renzied efforts of business groups to prepare and submit to the admin- istration codes of ethics durin; the week overshadowed the forward surge in commodity prices and the graduel disappearance into temporary obitvion of the World Economic Conferesce. At the same time figures were publish- ei shewing June consumption of r1b- ber highest on record, domestic usage of cotton by mills at the best levels since figures were first compiled in 1912, and building permits for June recoiding their first increase over the preceding year since 1929. ‘The index of business activity con- tinued to work higher, registering a gain of more than a point, with the automobile series the only one to re- cede. The peak of production in the industry has now been passed it is felt, and a gradual downward trend for the remainder of the Summer is ex- pected, All of the other components, including steel, car loadings, cotton forwardings, lumber’ and _ electric power,, registered gains. A seasonal lull in steel activity should be felt shortly. A high point of the week was the imposition of the tax of 4.2 cents on cotton and of 4.4184 cents on floor stocks, effective Aug. 1. The floor tax has apparently caused a great deal of concern in the trade, and yesterday many executives were wondering how the flow of goods, already at high levels, would be affffected by the addi- tional levy. Many were hopeful, how- ever, that the increased returns to the farmer under the working of the bill would sharply lift rural buying power in the South and keep goods moving until the country’s purchasing ability would increase sufficiently to absorb the higher prices. GAKMENT LABEL SPONSORED In addition to constituting measures ilesigneé to meet the current emer- gency, several of the codes filed under tre National Industiial Recovery act stress obtectives which will be of last- ing benefit to industrial progress. The urst code to be aporeved, that of the cotten textile industry, banned chi'd labor. This epoch-making provision has been copied in numerous other in- dustrial codes. Now the cloak and suit industry has filed its code and one of its rules pro- vides for the use of an insignia for gar- ments produced under standard con- ditions. In its way, use of a label of this type is just as important to this industry, and to others, as the edict against child labor. Properly handled, the “Nira” label should identify to the consumer mer- chandise which has been made under fair wage and labor treatment stand- ards. It will put into the hands of the consumer a weapon to combat the sweatshop and its undermining influ- ence by affording the opportunity to swing his buying in support of a de- cent social code. With this end in view, every effort should be made to carry to every con- sumer in the country a knowledge of what the label means. An awakened public may be counted upon to back the movement fully and it is incumben: upon the divisions of the industry to carry on an adequate educational cam- paign. Former attempts to push the use of a similar label failed for lack of adequate educating of the consumer as to the real significance of the insignia. Retailers have a very real responsibil- ity in giving their complete support. THE GREATEST BRIDGE The pressing of a golden telegrapi key by President Roosevelt and the wielding of a golden spade by former President Hoover marked the begin- ning of the largest construction job undertaken in the United States this year. This is the building of a bridge eight miles in length between San Francisco and Oakland, above the waters of Oakland Bay. Both Mr. Rceosevelt and Mr. Hoover pointed ont that this bridge, of which Calif- ornians have dreamed for decades, will be the greatest in the world. But both saw more in it than the construction of @ mammoth span which will stand as a monument to engineering skill and which will be used by millions. To Mr. Hoover this undertaking “marks the consummation of that unity of effort for cooperation on the part of the citizens, the municipalities, the State and the Federal Government which is the genius of our country- men.” And to Mr. Roosevelt this proj- ect. which will be financed by the Re- construction Finance Corporation and the State of California at a cost of $70,000,000. “symbolizes the upturn that has come in our industrial life.” i would perhaps be ungracious. after ail these fine words by our President and ex-President, to inject a note of recrimination. Yet we would say that no matter what “the greatest bridge” may mean to Messrs. Hoover and Roosevelt. to the rest of us it means that California once more demonstrates that it is the most adroitly agile of all the States in getting local improve- ments out of the Federal Government. DROUGHT AND INSECTS Wheat is not the only crop which is heing seriously curtailed in the Mid- lands and the Southwest by adverse weather conditions. All varities of small grain are described as being “mighty poor.” Corn, potatoes, North- ern tobacco and pasturage are also suffering from blistering heat and lack co: rain. Moreover. heat and drought are not the only handicaps with which the farmers in the Mississippi Basia are forced to contend. Insects are con- tributing a serious amount of de- structiveness. Chinch bugs, which are to the Middle West what Japanese beetles have become to the East, are licving im masses from field to field through some of the richest corn land in Ilnois. and have been observed on the highways in strips 109 feei wide cr more. Insects are a perennial plague for the farmer, and in years of normal weather conditions they destroy an untold amount of grain. This season they are joining with the scorching sun and prolonged dry weather to effect a serious curtailment of crops in the principal agricultural States. For this reason if for no other food prices are slated to leap upward. pate ates Ye July 19, 1933 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 9 OUT AROUND Things Seen and Heard on a Week End Trip A glance at the cover and title page this week discloses the fact that this is tthe 2600 ‘issue of the Tradesman, which means that this week rounds out the first fifty years the Tradesman has been published without change of own- ership, editorship or business manr agement. I doubt if such a record, under the conditions named, has ever been achieved by any other publica- tion in this country. Whether this is absolutely ‘true or not, I think the rec- ord made is one which justly entitles me to a great deal of self satisfaction, especially as I thave allways kept in mind! the clarion note I have carried at the masthead for half a century—‘frank, free and fearless for ‘the good that we can do.” I have aimed to follow these three conditions with such variations as circumstances might render mneces- sary and with as few lapses from the straight and narrow path of duty as possible. Whether I have succeeded to such ani extent as to miake the Trades- man a worthwihile publication I leave for my patrons to decide, but I think most of them-—pliast and present—will agree with me :tthat I have succeeded in giving them tthe miost unique, orig- inal and didactic trade journal ever published in this: country; that I have successfully maintained the paper on an even keel despite the storms and adversities which confront publications of this. chiaracter, no matter how large a percentage of fair weather may be encountered, There are some things about the early days of the Tradesman I have never told my readers, Perhaps a few disclosures at this ‘time ‘would not be out of place. I thad decided to start a trade paper while working in a general store in Reed City in 1883, fifty years ago. This coniclusion was forced on me by the receipt of a copy of the American. Grocer, of New York, which I think was {the only grocery journal published in the United States ait that time. For years I talked with mer- chants concerning my cherished plan, but received little encouragement. Dur- ing 1874, 1875 and 1876 I ‘served an apprenticeship im a printing office at Big Rapids. I came to Grand Rapids Jan. 1, 1877, and took up employment in the editorial departments of various daily papers for the next six years as a training for future usefulness on the creature of my dreams. By the middle of 1883 I had saved $1800, which I thought would ibe ample to make a start. I soon found I wails not a good planner, because merchants thiad been betrayed 90 many times by publica- tions which flashed in the pan that most of them declined to pay im ad- vance. The Tradesmian was then a four page sheet in mewspaper form. Most merchants whom I approached on the subject were willing to enroll their names as subscribers, but few were willing to pay in advance, It cost money to buy paper, set ‘type, pay for presswork, rent, postage and other nec- essary incidentals. Before the end of three mionths my $1800 was all gone; the next months I kept the paper alive by borrowing $3,100 from my friends. I could begin to see daylight, but found I woulld ‘have to have $300 more to keep away from the sheriff. The banker I knew best in those dayis was William Waiddicomlb, who was then cashier of the Grand Rapids National Bank. I told him of my predicament. I remember I told him that I could see over the hill, but could not get my feet over without $300 more money. He asked me what collateral I had. I told him my only collateral was a resolute heart and a determination to succeed. “Banks don’t lend money on that kind of collateral,” was Mr. Wid- dicomlb’s reply. I turned to leave the bank, when Mr. Widdicomb tapped me on the shoulder and said': “I will let you ‘have the money.” I paid; the note, which Mr. Widdicomb made out for three months in two months. I will never forget the favor he did me as long as I live, My first purchase of material was at the auction sale of the effects of the Daily Sun, which had died in the spring of 1883. I stored ithe material in a ‘small room of the Eagle building on Lyon street. I was then employed on the Daily Eagle as news editor. The only thing I thave left to remind me of the transaction is a little black walnut desk, for which a junk dealer might be inclined to pay 25 cents. I would not take. $100 for it, for on, that desk the Tradesman was born fifty years ago to-day. It was a tradition of the print- ing trade in those days that a paper started with the use of type on which another paper had died would not suc- ceed, but I mianaged to smash the tra- dition within the next few months and it has stayed: smashed ever since. I planned to retain my position on the Eagle and do the editorial work on the Tradesman out of business hours, but Eli Harrington, business manager of the Eagle, decreed otherwise; so it was a matter of “fish or cut bait.” From that time on for many years my work day was from 6 a. m. to 12 p. m. without stoppage for luncheon and only half an ‘hour for dinner at night. As I had learned early in life not to quarrel with my bread and butter, long hours did not stagger me, I worked in the office Monday and Tuesday, and mailed the paper each Tuesday evening and spent four days a week on the road, soliciting subscriptions and organizing associations of retail merchants, I do not think anyone ever worked harder to get a new ‘business on a paying basis than I did in those dayss. The career of the Tradesman has had its due share of legal attacks. We have been forced to face sixteen libel suits, some of which were exceedingly exasperating. We have won out in every case, but the cost of defending these suits thas aggregated about $55,- 000. In no case were tthe suits per- sonal to myself. They were all based on exposures of wrong doing which would work to 'the detriment of the re- tail trade. I do not now recall any trade jiour- nal of similar character which has so large and varied a staff of regular con- tributons a's the Tradesman: has, I do not know of any other trade journal which can draw on so large a list of special contributors for the anniversary editions which are always published the first week in December as the Trades- man enjoys. I certainly owe a debt of gratitude to these good friends whom I can never adequately compensate for their services. I wish to embrace th‘s opportunity to express my ‘hearty thanks to our patrons—both subscription and adiver- tising—for the generous support they have accorded the Tradesmian during the past fifty years and to express the hope that they may deal as generously with us in the future as they -have in the past. William M. Connelly, of Lake, who ‘thas devoted eighteen con- scientious and consecutive years to the advocacy and consitruction of cement roads, has retired from the Board of County Road Commissioners of Otta- wa county. He was elected shortly after coming to Myichigan, His backers proposed ‘him for ithe offtce because of his advocacy of conicrete roads over the inferior type of gravel roads which were being constructed at that time. He organized a movement at Spring Lake and secured contributions to sup- plement ‘county funds and built the first one-half mile of concrete rural road in Western Michgan in 1915. This was built at the Easterly limits of the village of Spring Lake. The pavement is now carrying the trunk line trucking traffic over US 16 and looks as good as the day it was built. Soon after this, some additional mileage was built in Ottawa county and it spread to other counties and conicrete was given recog- nition by the State Highway Depart- ment and in 1918 he was elected! to the Senate to promiote legislation for a bond issue for the paving of the trunk lines. Tihis was successfully accom- plished. He served another term in the Senate in 1923 anid steered the first gas tax bill, which was vetoed by the Governor, ‘but was re-enacted two years later. During ‘his first term in the Senate he put through the bill cre- ating our state park system and, to- gether with Mr. Loutit, he promoted the state parks at Grand Haven and Holland which thhave proven so very popular. In 1928 the was elected Presi- dent of the Michigan Goods Roads As- sociation to succeed the late Philip T. Colgrove. During ‘his incumbbenty, Ottawa county has had all its trunk lines paved and a subsitantial mileage of the county roads paved and the en- tire mileage of county roads well graded and graveled. A (bridge pro- gram, involving nearly $1,000,000, has been carried on in Ottawa county dur- ing this term of office. Last April he came to the coniclusion that his) work was pretty well completed. The pro- motional stage of road and bridge building had passed and there appeared to be no longer need for ia full time commissioner in Ottawa county. Other business requiring his attention he ten- dered his resignation effective June 30. He takes an honored position with the Old Heroes of the Road, which in- cludes such stalwart chamipions as Horatio S. Earl, Frank F. Rogers, Phillip T. Colgrove, Frank Hamilton, Wm. H. Anderson and others. Spring I lke the way the state of Michigan handles the refunding of money paid it illegally, per enclosed letter from the Chief Enforcement Office of the De- partment of State: Lansinig, July 13 — Your fetter of July 11 in which you enclose a refer- ence miade im your issue of last week in regard to malt tax refunids, has been received. You also ask whether it will be nec- essary for merchants who have paid the $25 registration fee to apply for the refund of $20 each. This will not be necessary, as this Department is com- piling a list of all retailers who have paid ithe $25 fee for the current year and refunds will be sent each one as soon as poss (ble. A complete record is kept of every registered dealer, so there will not be any chance for any- one who has paid the $25 fee to be overlooked in the payment of this re- fund. There are 385 retailers who paid the $25 fee for the current year prior to July 1 to whom the refunds will be made. Since that time the $25 fee has not been accepted. Inasmuch as it wall not be necessary for the retailers to make application for the refund, I do not believe it will be necessary to fur- nish you a list of those who have paid. Hugh E, Lillie, Chief Enforcement Officer. This is quite at variance wth the gingerly manner in which the Federal Government attaches unfair and) irk- some conditions to the return of the oleo tax illegally collected by the Treasury Department. The retail drug and grocery trade of Michigan did not fare very well at the hanids of the 1933 legislature, which is conceded to ‘be the greatest aggrega- tion of wild cats, bear cats and non- entities ever assembled in the legisla- tion halls of Lansing. The drug trade, under the able guidance of the new director of drugs and drug stores, Mr. Parr, undertook tto place tthe retail dis- tribution of drugs anid foods: under state supervision through the enact- ment of House bill No. 531. It died an ignominious death in the hands of Sen- ator Asselein, who is chairman of the Senate comimittee to which the bill was referred, and who proved to be about as unfair in his methods and actions as it is possible for any man in author- ity to ‘be. He ignored the receipts of hundreds of telegrams and thousands of names on petitions from retail gro- cers and, druggists, pleading for the enactment of the ‘bill, When the com- mittee met to consider the measure, Senator Asselein sorted out the tele- grams and petitions and left out of his file all of the favorable ones and took the unfavorable ones to the meet- ing. They were mostly from whole- sale grocers and all read alike, as fol- lows: “Serving 200 cities) and towns in Michigan, we protest against the passage of Hiouse bill No. 531.” With the assistance of Mr. Tanner, of Bay City, who acted as lobbyist for the Michigan, Wholesale Grocers Associa- tion, the bill was smiothered in the committee. I have always though well of the organization named, but-in this matter it was certainly badly advised and used its influence to destroy the usefulness of both the drug and gro- cery trades—solely to enable the mem- bers to sell aspirin to the doggeries which handle it unlawfully. (Continued on page 23) 10 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN July 19, 1933 FINANCIAL Business is Sharply Upward Indices of business continue to show an improvement with steel production approximately 59 per cent. of capacity last week, carloadings 30 per cent. above last year and lumber production continuing to gain. Industrial employ- ment was higher so that the general purchasing power has increased inas- much as the number of wage increases were more than the number of de- creases for the first time in three years. However, somie unfavorable factors are still on the horizon, such as the pos- sible abandonment of the gold stand- ard by foreign countries and the fear that production and prices hhave in- creased faster than purchasing power. This is borne out ‘by the fact that de- partment store sales for June were .8 per cent. below seasonal expectations, leading one to believe that production increase has arisen from anticipatory buying and (building up of mventories. Hovever, the building up of inventories is not necessarly unsound inasmuch as such a policy is on a sound basis so long as the recovery has proceeded from a fundamental basis. The reason for this is that inventories are usually reduced during periods of depression. The wave of enthusiasm and confi- dence thas caused a great deal of pub- licity and although many old tme economists believe that this activity is unsound, it seems it is better to ride with this enthusiasm and obtain the benefits. Commodity prices have rallied from the low in February to 30 per cent. The actual figures on employment are a ten to fifteen per cent increase. Two million people have been re-employed in the last three months. The Admin- istration ‘stated, without reserve, that inflationary measures will be employed until both industrial and agricultural prices return ito a profitable basis. De- valuation of the dollar will undoubted- ly follow a rise in commodity prices to 1924-5 levels, after which, naturally, would come managemient of currency in order to provide price stability. Most current views of economic authors are that business is sharply upward with improvement to continue during the coming months. J. H. Petter. —___-~-e—___- Sherman Law Club Held Over Groups It would be a remarkable outcome of “industrial planning” if business men, under whip and spur publicly consented to sundry schemes greatly increasing their labor and other costs, and at the same time quietly, without direct official sanction or Government supervision, arranged among them- selves for control of their production and sellinig prices. Yet as events are now shapinig them- selves, such iis certainly to be reckoned with as a distinict possibility. Under- standings of the sort have long existed, but of late have rarely been effectively enforced in American industry and trade. It is an open secret that many producers, when the so-called indus- trial recovery act was beinig pushed through Congress, entertained high hopes of being able publicly, officially and effectively to fix, and of course to raise, their prices by joint agreement. Such action on their part, however, has been officially frowned upon, al- though of late perhaps not so severely as formerly. At the same time it is ob- vious that the co-operative work that has been done and is being done in formulating, agreeing to and enforcing the so-called ‘codes of fair competi- tion” renders it much less difficult for groups to reach and enforce private agreements as to other matters—al- ways, of course, provided there is no active and aggressive interference on the part of the Government. A good many branches of business are being advised, so it is said, to proceed with such a policy. Some time ago a veiled threat was issued in Washington of procedure un- der the Sherman law against such groups as did not co-operate in work- ing out codes under the recovery act. Are we now to conclude that those who work agreeably with the Government agencies in setting up “‘codies” are im practice to be wmmune from the pen- alties of the anti-trust law in respect of supplementary agreements not offi- cially known to the Government? Ii sO, We may rest assured that price and production compacts will quickly spring inito real if not conspicuous life. Plainly such a development would be ‘hazardous in the extreme. It as one thing to permit monopoly or semi- mionopoly safe-guarded by adequate public supervision. It is quite another to allow it to flourish, as we have often done in the past, by winking at its ex- istence, (Copyrighted, 1933) —__e-+---—— Proceedings of the Grand Rapids Bankruptcy Court In the Matter or John J. Rutgers Com- pany a Michigan corporation, Bankrupt No. 5271, first meeting of creditors was held July 6, 1933. Bankrupt present by G. John Rutgers, Secretary-Treasurer and Manager of corporation, and repre- sented by Diekema, Cross & Ten Cate, Attys. No creditors present or repre- sented. G. John Rutgers sworn and ex- amined without reporter. Claims proved and allowed or objected to. Fred G. Tim- mer, Grand Rapids, Michigan, trustee; bond $1,000 Meeting adjourned without date. In the Matter of Floyd Stanley Voel- ker, Bankrupt No. 5211, first meeting of creditors was held July 6, 1933. The bankrupt Was present in person and rep- resented by Corwin & Davidson, Attys. Creditors were represented by Grand Rapids Credit Men’s Ass’n. Claims were proved and allowed. Bankrupt was sworn and examined before a reporter. Fred G. Timmer, Grand Rapids, Michigan, trustee; bond $1.000.00. Meeting adjourn- ed without date. July 10, 1933. On this day schedules, adjudication and reference in the Matter of Otto E. Dunivan, Bankrupt No. 5304, was received. The bankrupt is a ma- chine operator for National Standard Company, Niles, Michigan. The sched- ules show total assets of $100.00 (all of which are claimed exempt), and total liabilities of $612.00, listing the following creditors: Arthur F. Eycleshymer, Niles____$357.00 Boy Bice Niles 50.00 Consumers Fuel & Ice Co.. Niles__ 60.00 Leonard & Laberteaux, Niles____ 50.00 Troost. Brothers, Niles... 75.00 Ambrose Mould, Niles__.._.__ 20.00 July 12, 1933. On this day the involun- tary petition, adjudication and reference in the Matter of L. A. Shnaper, Bank- rupt No. 5298, were received. The bank- rupt has been directed to file schedules within ten days from date, upon such filing, a summary of assets and liabil- ities will be noted herein. July 12, 1933. On this day schedules, adjudication and reference in the Mat- ter of Charlie Vanassche, Bankrupt No. 5314, were received. The bankrupt is a farmer of Evart, Michigan. The sched- ules show total assets of $2,063.00 (all of which are claimed to be exempt) and total liabilities of $745.85, listing the fol- lowing creditors: Drs. Henry J. Vandenberg and Henry ER. Smith GC Bo $126.20 Eimelda Deacey, Evart_______--..- 27500 Evart Co-Operative Ass'n, Evart 25.00 Evart Co-Operative Ass’n, Evart 70.00 B. © Shove, dvart- 200 85.00 B tt. Shove Hvar Ls AO First Nat'l Bank of Evart_______- 21.00 Farmer’s Mutual Fre Insurance co. Bie Rapids. 35.00 Claude Haddix, tGvyart...---._ 30.00 Robert Rossether, Evart____------ 6.00 Wary Tranes, Mvart 5.00 George Erbes, Reed City__-------- 1.65 Estate of Philip Orwant and Juuice Watchiz and Juuce Watchiz and Carl Orwant Heirs of Phillip Orwant G Woo ee 50.00 July 10, 1933. On this day schedules, adjudcation and reference in the Matter of Alex Gordon, Bankrupt No. 5313, were received. The bankrupt is laborer of Clyde Township, R. No. 3. Fennville, Michigan. The schedules show total assets of $79.00 (all of which are claimed exempt), and total liabilities of $253.10, listing the following creditors: Sam W. Miller of Holland, Mich.__$253.10 July 12, 1953. On this day schedules, adjudication and reference in the Mat- ter of Jed Grace, Bankrupt No. 5320, were received. The bankrupt is a laborer of the Township of Brady, Michigan. The schedules show total assets of $100.00 (all of which are claimed exempt), and total] liabilities of $249.57, listing the fol- lowing creditors: Dr. Frank Coller, Vicksburg, Mich. $110.97 Charles Wooa@ruff, Vicksburlg__-. 9.00 J. M. Smelizer, Vicksburg. 1.35 Devilla Borten, Vicksburg___-_____ 8.00 Neb. Frisbie, Vicksburg. 19.00 Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Men- Gon; Mich, 4.00 Curtis Publishing Co.. Philadelphia 11.00 Dr. John McGregor, Kalamazoo__ 11.25 H. H. Tiefenthal, Vicksburg.___ 5.00 HWred Groat, Battle Creek. = 30.00 Frank Babelia, Vicksburg________ 40.00 July 12, 1933. On this day schedules, adjudication and reference in the Mat- ter of Alvin E. alia James E. Neubecker, Bankrupt No. 5314, were received. The bankrupt is a machinist of Grand Rap- ids, Michigan. The schedules show total assets of $300.00 (all of which are claimed exempt), and total liabilities of $1,068.60, listing the following creditors: Citizens Industrial Bank, G. R.__$118.75 Industrial Mortgage Co., G. R.____ 12.25 Herman H. Weber, G. RR... 77.85 St. Marys Hospital G. BR. 75.00 Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 70.00 Harm HH: Brosne, G Ro. 262.50 Dr. H. J. Vandenberg and Richard Ro Smith GR 155.50 Dr. tred © Currier, G Ro 14.00 Houseman & Jones Clothing Co., oe ee ee i AS 80 National Clothing Co, G. RR. 21.50 VanDerLaan Fuel Co., Wyom’'g Pk., 5.75 Lowman & Anderson, G. R.______ 15.00 Hattem’s Conf. Store, G. R.___.__ 12.00 Associates Inv. Co.. G BR... 96.60 A. G. Rasch Moter Co. G Ri 53.50 July 12, 1933. On this day schedules, adjudication and reference in the Matter of Virgil Miner, Bankrupt No. 5316, were received. The Bankrupt is a laborer of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The schedules show total assets of $25.00 (all of which are claimed exempt), and total liabilities of $813.73, listing the following creditors: Martin Epstien, Kalamazoo________ $ 8.00 Lucas Coal Co., Kalamazoo______ 8.75 Esth er Cecola, Kalamazoo... 17.00 Gagnier’s Tire Store, Kalamazoo 26.00 ¢ ee GREAT LAKES BREWING CO. A Michigan Corporation COMMON STOCK Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Offered subject and allotment At $1.00 per share. e Send for Prospectus GREAT LAKES BREWING CO. 353 Indiana Ave., N. W. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Telephone 8-1378 to prior sale * ¢ Julan Goldman Union Store, Kala. ¢6,00 Moskins Clothing Co., Kalamazoo 47.50 Desenberg’s, Kalamazoo _________ 48.00 Costiow 8s: Kalamazoo =2. 2. 8.75 George J. Pyle, Kalamazoo________— 8.75 Dr. Horace Cobb, Kalamazoo__._ 16.00 Dr. Edison E. Rogers, Kalamazoo 10.00 Cook Coffee Co., Battle Creek____ 12.00 C. &. Adams Co... Fort Wayne. . 9.00 Spiegel May, Stern Co., Chicago__ 8.98 Claude De France, Kalamazoo____ 96,00 Orrin. 8: Ways, Kalamazoo. =. | 56.00 Hays & DeFrance, Kalamazoo____ 56.00 DeHaan & Son Real Estate, Kala. 317.00 July 12, 1933. On this day scnedules, adjudication and reference in the Matter of Jay R. Lichty. Bankrupt No. 5317, were received. The bankrupt is a Rail- road Man, of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The schedules show total assets. of $350.00 (all of which are claimed exempt), and total liabilities of $1,017.56, listing the following creditors: Personal Finance Co., G. RR... _ $300.00 Young & Chaffee Furn. Co., G. R. 35.00 HMieanor B. dine G. Ko about 80.00 ibeb uschman, G. Reo 91.37 Jonn Metnstra 4. Ro 80.00 St: Mary's ttospital G Be 20.00 ava: Fe eas: a 100.00 Dr. Harmon C. Wolfe, G. BR... 76.00 John B:. Hop, Coopersville... 20.00 im Bararar & Son GC. KR. 30.09 Ferpoisheimer’s, G Ro 17.24 Martha E. Nolan, Edmore________ 50.00 mainuel Sampick: (Ro 15.00 Young & Chaffee Furn. Co., G. R. 102.95 July 7, 1933. On this day first meeting of creditors in the Matter of Herbert H. Menerey, doing business as Menerey’s Drug Store, Bankrupt No. 5276. was held. Bankrupt was present in person and rep- resented by Harry H. Geoghan, Atty. Certain creditors present in person. Bankrupt sworn and examined before a Reporter. Fred G. Timmer, Grand Rapids, Michigan, trustee; bond $500. Meeting adjourned without date. July 7, 1933. On this day first meeting of creditors in the Matter of Paper Prod- (Continued on page 23) Analysis of any se- curity furnished up- on request. e J. H. Petter & Co. 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Viets, Lansing. Treasurer—O. H. Bailey, Sr., Lansing. Directors—Holger Jorgenson, Muske- gon; L. V. Eberhard, Grand Rapids; A. A. Boyce, Bay City: Vincent A. Miklas, Man- istee; Ward Newman, Pontiac. Lansing. Theodore J. Bus‘ness Is Decidedly “Easier” for the Grocer Grocers have been looking forward to elimination of “‘sales below cost” as a great boon, but always under any arbitrary regulation, “planned” or oth- erwise, unexpected factors come into play and what happens is not what we thought would happen. In such conditions, as in all other conditions, there is one safe course for the grocer. That is to watch his daily work and perform it to his best ability; to arrange his margins to cover his expenses anid leave him a profit; to buy with conservatism anid devote himself to the always big job of sell- ing. And this means courage and character. If you have those you will get by; but no legislation ever put ability into any man. One experienced grocer points the certain way, thus: “It is not easy to raise one’s price while competitors continue to sell on the old basis be- cause they still have stock bought on old costs; but I am determined to run my business as I think proper and not be swayed by what my competitors do. If my price mark-up is justified, based on what I niow pay, I will mark my goods up, whether I ‘have one case in stock or 100 cases. “I was compelled to take my loss when things declined, and I am. going to compel myself to take the gain as costs advance. Otherwise, I might often sell for less ‘than replacement cost, not mentioning loss of profit.” “We can not hope to keep tab on every advance in a stock like ours. There will be enough losses from such oversights without passing up earnings on things we know about. At that, I do not expect to be caught on many things because I am watching the mar- ket closely. “This inflation is going to be a fine spending spree, a real snappy one, too, plenty of actiion, while it lasts — and that is what business thinks it craves —but, oh my, what a headache there will be when it is all over!” Because this merchant is no tyro, what he says is worth listening to. He may be right about the spree, for never yet hais any people attempted to guide Supply and Demand and econiomics without results altogether unlooked! for: My own frank opinion. is ‘that eternal truth remains: That we can mot bor- row ourselves into prosperity — and, with all due regard for our fine Pres- ident, whom I admire as much, I think, ais anyone could do, that is the course we have now embarked upon. In any event, we return to the thought above expressed—that our business is to attend to our affairs with concentrated devotion because, whatever happens otherwise, our own affairs are what we must depend oni for our daily bread and whatever of profit we hope for. As another keen observer —far removed in d‘strict from the one observed quoted—says: “T keep coming back to my firm be- lief that a grocer’s real competition is within the four walls of ‘his store, though miost of them take that state- ment as ‘a voice crying in the wilder- ness. They want somebody to give them something free—even if it be no more than ‘one case in ten!’ ” “A lot of grocers associations have gone political,” continues this same ob- server “They are now so interested in getting this or that law passed or the other defeated that they ‘have lost sight of their real function. One of these days they will learn, as other associations have hitherto learned, that playing pol- itics does not pay—especially as you will lose all your membership if you play long enough.” And now comes Representative J. W. Wadsworth, himself surely a poli- tician, expressing fear of projected “regimentation of business” and says: It cannot get out of my mind that government is politics, and if govern- ment controls ‘business, polities con- trols business, and politicians are still looking for votes. Politicians have never been able to tell people more than they know about earning a liv- ing.” Tihat’s worth thinking about, especi- ally in the light of the fact that, with the few exceptions such as Senator Capper, who is a large publisher and was a highly successful business man before he entered Congress, our taxes are fixed, appropriations voted, our ‘money spent by men who have never in their lives produced a dollar of wealth. As a last word on politictanss—for this week!—note 'thiis from: Colonel R. R McCormick, publisher of the Chi- cago Tribune: “Eight months have passed since I issued the challenge ‘that there is not a cabinet officer, there is not a mem- ber of Congress, who can demonstrate that even one-half of the money appro- priated for any department of govern- ment is used for the purpose diesignat- ed.” The challenge has never been taken up. The accused stand mute.” Such is thi will-o’4the-wisp we chase after with such childlike hope! The level headed grocer will read and ponder such items as “Pleasing 500 Women” which recently ran in a prominent trade paper. “If some near- successful grocers would apply them- selves.to that task,” continues my last commentator, “they would have little time for anythinig else. Incidentally, they would also make a profit and their children’ could wear shies again.” Again: “Most grocers have had a decline in dollar volume, and not being too quick on ithe trigger, have not re- adjusted expienses downiward in keep- ing with declines in commodity costs. Many haive cut salaries, but niot enough nior fast enough to keep paice with declining volume. The little fellows ‘have been hard hit and often. The loose thinking they practice is of course at the bottom of the trouble.” And ‘here is a gem pointer: “About 14 per cent of solo grocers are niow on a cash-carry basis. Many -smiafl ones are changing to cash from nieces'- sity. Others with poor credit-hanidling capacity are feeling the pinch. So the capable credit grocer has never had a better opportunity to widen his influ- ence, develop new accounts and strengthen this business. Blankton’s thave added more than 300 new ac- counts lin the past three mionths. They have two full-time men out beating the bush right now looking for more.” That confinms what I have always experieniced and said: That there is no trade like good, reliable family credit business. But that is obtained, fostered, increased and made profitable by the grocer who seeks lit out. That means, ihe goes after ‘the kind he wants. Con- trast that process with what happens in the store where every change is mide at the request of the customer— generally in need or credit and of du- bious responsibility. Grocers who get the right slant on this have no complaint ito make of credit ‘trade. The right slamit is to ob- serve chance customers, follow them up, learn about their circumstanices and credit standing, anid jsolicit the fac- counts of those found ito be destirable. Such accounts, got this way and then watched with unremitting care and vigilance, are the reall swecessifiul service family ‘business. Grocers who get this thought properly into their systemls and follow its guid- ance aire so busy makinig real profits that they have little time to discuss or even think about what goes on in Washingiton, Sacramento, Sprinigfield or Boston capitol buildings. backbone of For this is true: The fooid business is the best, steadiest of trades. It pro- vides well for the man under- stands it and grasps its possibilities. Paul Findlay. wiho Rademaker-Dooge Grocer Co. Distributors of PETER PAN COUNTRY GENTLEMAN CORN PETER PAN GOLDEN BANTAM CORN MISS MICHIGAN SWEET PEAS FREMONT SWEET PEAS BIG MASTER MALT BLUE RIBBON MALT BOUQUET TEA The House of Quality and Service | HOT WEATHER IE “FEATURE THIS SHREDDED WHEAT is one prod- ey, ° rary uct you can depend upon to sell in summer. It’s ready-cooked, ready-to-serve ... keeps women out of hot kitchens. And here’s another tip... feature Shredded Wheat with fruit, and you make a double sale. Give it this extra push, and it will pay extra profits, extra FAST! NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY “Uneeda Bakers” July 19, 1933 MEAT DEALER Rapid Progress Made in Meat Preser- vation Since the days when Pharaoh, King of Egypt, saw in a dream. seven fat kine come up from the river only to be consumed by seven lean kine that came up from the river and, because of the interpretation made to him gleaned and stored through seven prosperous years to care for seven years of famine that followed, man- kind has sought for various and better ways to store and carry food products from seasons of harvest and plenty though winters and planting and growing seasons to the next harvest. The preservation of food by the ex- traction of heat was known to the an- cients, who ‘stored food in cavernis and caves. The Romans cooled their wines by immersing in a vessel of cold waiter to which they added salitpeter. Pio- neers and farmers of early days pre- served meat ‘by cutting into pieces, freezing in wintertime, and burying in cellars, also by curing with saltpeter and salt and other methods. 1889 cold storage for meats and. other products was mainly by natural ice. Refrigerator cars were comparatvely new and were refriger- ated ‘by ice and salt in bunkers at the ends of the cars. This system for re- frigerating meats for transport was less expensive and superior to the trans- porting of live stock to eastern centers for slaughter, and because of this and other advantages Chicago became the greatest meat packing center in the world instead of cities on the Atlantic coast. It wals also found that the eating quality of meat, especially beef and mutton, was improved by refrigeration. Much good food was wasted until necessity, the mother of invention, produced mechanical refrigeration: by evaporation of certain liquids into gas and by the cold absorption and brine This system was used by large pack'ng companies and by ocean going steamers, and ‘became a great factor in moving and exporting beef from the great herds of cattle of the plains to European markets. As late as sy'stemis. It was not, however, until about the ‘beginning of the present century that improvements in mechanical refrigera- tion and better methods of conistruc- tion and insulation of plants made possible the advancement of public cold storage as an industry. Packers found it far too costly to build ex- pensive cold storage space to provide for peak requirements and the mainte- nance of the. same was too heavy a burden on slack seasons, and much more economical to use public cold storage at a moderate fixed charge. Also, the ever-growing multiplicity of human needs of higher civilization and greater population made public cold storage an absolute necessity. In former years turkey at Thanks- giving time and an occastonal one through the winter sufficed, but now my lady may have turkey at leading hotels and restaurants or through her purveyor on any day of the year. Likewise, the tender and flavory broit- er, for which the taste seems to grow insistent in early spring before broil- ers are to be had in sufficient number, MICHIGAN may through cold storage be had now, as also the Watertown goose or the Long Island duckling, at any season of the year. The lowly and all important hen with tthe first warm days of spring does ‘her best and most prolific work and produces the best product in greatest quantities in April and May. Cold: storage is invoked and the prod- ucts are carried with moderate ex- pense to the fall and winter months when eggs are insufficient in number to meet requirements, Manufacturers of noodles and salad dressings require egg yolks and the baker of angel food cakes, confectioners and others require egg whiites, and so during the flush season for eggs they are broken and separated, the yolks from the whites, anid put in thirty-pound cans, and mil- lions of pounds are frozen and. stored. Bakers with small modern ice machines find it convenient and more economical ‘to buy just the portion of the egg re- quired. Many people believe the proverb that “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Anyway, they like their apple with ‘the crispness and flavor of the apple just picked from the orchard: so the orchardist and transporter join handis with cold storage and the want is supplied. Likewise, Mr. Citizen pre- fers green apple pie, cherry and berry pie, and bakers have found that flavor and color can best be preserved by freezing and cold storage of fruit juices. So the need for public cold storage warehouses has grown. However, meat is the most impor- tant food requiring in large quantities constant refrigeration. Meat curing and: ‘storage is approximately 50 per cent. of the total business volume of the United States Cold Storage & Ice Company of Chicago. The installation of equipment to serve the meat packer in curing products while hold- ing them. is comparatively a new fea- ture and was first installed by this company to provide facilities for cur- ing which would obviate the necessity of returning products to the packer’s plant for cure and at the same time guarantee a uniform, mild, and fresh cured product. Thus, packers who. operate no curing cellars of the’r own are provided: facil- ities for curing at a specified price which materially simiplifies the figuring of costs. Hams anid other products are either cured by our own formula or the. formula that the packer owner speci- fies. Equipment of this plant is suffi- cient to carry in, cure ten million pounds of hams and other meat prod- ucts at one time. Hams, picnics, and square cut and seedless bellies are shipped direct to us by packers or pur- chased iby other packers, through their brokers, who have brokers send! to us copies of their purchase confirmation, giving specifications of range, weight, etc., and price, that we may watch for and inspect the product on: arrival to see that it equals purchase specifi- cations. Our curing service has ‘been found especially advantageous tio those who have a lange trade in fancy, mild, fresh cured hams. They know their require- menits and order hams to cure im antici- pation of the same, and thus have al- ways at their command a_ standard, TRADESMAN mild, fresh cured ham of one cure which they could not get so well in the market, where ‘hams would be of different cure and also, being from stocks: held for trade, would vary in the age of the hams. Ninety-five per cent. of the hamls we cure are shipped within two or three days of the date they are cured. Thus, without a large outlay in expensive curing cellars and refrigeration to care for peak require- ments, they ‘have a supply of hamrs that in ordinary times costs less than those they would get on the general market, as the larger supply of green hams is had during the seasons of heavy hog runs and the supply is lighter during the season of heavy consumiption of pickled hams. Also, pickle which go to the curer, go a long ways gains, towards paying curing costs. 13 Not only did packers early find it more economical to storage at a small fixed charge than to build space to care for peak require- ments, but there is also a call for cur- ing service from different sources and for various reasons. much use cold The sausage maker may require a cure for certain products held in stor- age.” He may lack experience or fa- cilities and so require a fancy dry cure for ‘his trimmings for his Holsteiner sausage. He will require pork loins, to the Government in holding freezer room, for various cuts of pork to be used in sausage or in A dealer in Colombia be certified by Canadian: bacon. or other foreign ports may have a taste and a trade for a special cure in pig- tails, pig smoots, spareribs or other (Continued on page 22) Arve the canned foods you feature grown and packed in your home state? W. R. 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Treasurer—William Moore, Detroit. Field Secretary L. S. Swinehart, Lansing. An Entirely New Philosophy in Busi- ness It was probably because business seemed helpless to help itself that Gov- ernment took a hand. And whatever our political inclinations, it must be admitted that immediately upon his assumption of office President Roose- velt initiated action and assumed lead- ership. Now the industrial recovery bill comes as a supplement to other measures which have been proposed anid adopted, Through this, the government says to business, in effect: “For years you have been urging the modification of the anti-trust laws so that groups with- in an industry might control produc- tion, curtail cut-throat competition among themselves and maintain price levels profitable to business. “Under this act you are going to be given the opportunity to regulate prices within certain limits, but you must also provide more work and better compen- sation. for employes ‘by adoptng mini- mum wage scales and maximum hours of labor, thereby increasing the pur- chasing power of the consuming pub- dic” In the absence of action and leader- ship on the part of business it would seem that we are bound to follow the new leadership even though the various proposals, when considered to- gether, indicate a complete new eco- nomic philosophy, The new economy seems to contem- plate that instead of the individualistic course of the past in which the iron hand of competition has ruled, we are now entering a period of cooperation which will eliminate much of the pres- ent cut-throat procedure and the price- cutter will be considered as the enemy of ali. This means, of course, that most of us will have to entirely revise our busi- ness thinking; that we must think not only of getting fair prices for the goods we sell, but that we must be equally willing to pay fair prices for the goods we buy. Certainly if all merchandise is priced on the basis of reasonable production costs, while the factors entering into those costs are more nearly equalized and profit margins fairly adjusted, all business factors. should ‘benefit and the results should be in the interest of the public as well. In the several pieces of legislation so far promulgated, the administration has worked on the theory that the farmers should have adequate prices for their products; that the wage earners should have a living wage and reasonable con- tinuity of employment; and that, with proper safeguards, these things should miake ‘busines active and once more profitable. It is the expressed ‘hope tthat the in- dustrial recovery act shall bring pro- duction and distribution into proper balance; that over-production and the resultant dumping of distress stocks shall be largely eliminated; and that MICHIGAN there will naturally follow an increased flow of fairly priced merchandise through tthe channels of distribution. In the new program the application of ithe anti-trust laws will be sufficient- ly relaxed to permit the fixing of mini- mum prices ‘to eliminate some of the worst forms of competition, along with schedules for wages and working hours, which shall be satisfactory to the government. Selling below cost will be one of the prohibitions. Business is naturally greatly pleased with the opportunity to regulate prices with more freedom, but tthere is much less enthusiasm for ithe accompanying demand for higher wages and shorter working ‘hours. It should be kept in mind, however, that this is a measure for industrial re- covery; for an improvement of the business conditions we now have, by giving work to more people and re- leasing more money with which the public may purchase merchandse to supply ‘accumulated needs; and that the control of prices will be wholly secondary to wage scales and hours oi labor. It may even be that agreements as to resale prices will have the approval of the new administrative body. No one knows just how far-reaching this new theory of business miay go, nor the eventual extent of the co-operation between government and busness. As an act to promote industrial re- covery, the bill provides for two years of operation, but informed authorities say there is little likelihood of such a termination. Rather it is the thought that an entirely new ‘business proce- dure will have been developed for con- tinued practice. Of course it is apparent from this brief synopsis that the application, of the law will be much more ito the pro- duction industries than to distributing groups. It is perhaps natural enough that official thinking should have been largely directed ito basic processes, But all business groups are covered by the act. All growps must work in har- mony with the measure. Wholesalers come under its provi- sions somewhat more than retailers be- cause they are more generally engaged in interstate commerce; but retailers are necessarily conicerned with its op- eration, for distribution practices must be considered as a part and parcel of the whole, if the law is to serve the purpose intended. Certainly retailers and wholesalers are vitally concerned with the codes which may be set up by producers. It is most essential that they be watchful that such codes shall contain nothing detrimental to their interests. The right to be heard in such mat- ters is prescribed in an amendiment to Section 3 of the bill at the urge of re- tail organizations, since ‘the effective working of the law requires the same measure of fairness respecting prices and cut-throat competition in distribu- tion as in prodiuction. This makes it miost important that trade association structures shall be strengthened, and at the same tme emphasizes the fact that the ‘nterests of the individual can be protected only through association membership. Certainly the industrial recovery measure seems to be intended to re- TRADESMAN lieve distribution as well as production from such competitive ills; and as the means to a much desired end, its ad- ministration should have the support and cooperation of alll classes of retail- ers and all retail trade organizations.” Herbert P. Sheets, Managing Drector of N. R. H. A. > + -. What Toys Mean To Child Children need toys the year arourd. They are much more than mere play- things. From earliest babyhood a child learns from the toys ‘that he handles, and if care is taken to give him suita- ble playthings at each age, toys help materially in his development. Every few months during the year the family should provide a few new toys, 'to give a change and meet the child’s widen’ng interests and to en- courage skills learned from the play- things he has already, suggests Mrs. Rowena S. Carpeniter, child specialist, United States Bureau of Home Econ- omics. At all ages the aim should be to choose for ‘tthe child toys with which he can dio or make something Mrs. Carpenter points out, rather than toys which are merely to ‘hold, to look at, or to watch other people wind up.The toddler of one and a half ito three years needs toys which can be built up and put together easily. His toys should be large, simple, and durable. For physical development and out- door play he will like a sandbox and sand toys, a low swing, a large ball, a pail and shovel, a kiddie-car, a wheel- barrow, express wagon, and other toys to roll, push, pull, or ride on, These should all be sturdy and made so as not. to tip over easily. One very sat- isfactory type of small wagon to pull along is reversible—that is, it will roll either side up. One of this type is a “peg cart.” Colored pegs fit inito holes in the wagon bed, which trains the child’s hand and eye in shapes and colors, Imitative play calls for sturdy dolls, unbreakable housekeeping toys and other equipment for make-believe games. Manipulative and creative play requires such toys as a train with in- terlocking cars, a small-size peg board, colored pyramids, nested blocks, large lightweight building blocks, large beads ito string, blackboard and chalk, or an easel, paper, and jumbo crayons. The child learns rhythm from such toys as a tom-tom, a sweet-toned bell, and from hearing good music played, and learning to keep time. He will like, at first, linen or cardboard books matching auiy 19: 1993 with short, simply-phrased stories that can be read to him. A little later the same general needs are met by an expanded list of toys that develop the muscles, that stimu- late imaginative and imitative play, and that make pleasant nioise's. “Playthings for any age need not be numerous or expensive to make the child happy and ‘to contribute to his development,’ Mrs. Carpenter points out. “In every home there are pieces of equipment not in use, or waste prod- ucts that can be turned into toys. Some of these in every home are: Spools, clothespins, a wooden spoon: with a pie pan, a firm pasteboard box with a close-fitting lid—perhaps a shoebox or a smaller size, or dessert molds for the sand pile. “Big wooden boxes are good ito stim_- ulate climbing and jumping, or they can be turned into dollhouses or ga- rages toy vehicles—or even into playhouses, if large enough.” Having the right toys is part of the problem; having a place alt which to keep them in orderly fashion, and a suitable place in which they may be enjoyed, is the rest of it. —_+~+.+___ Resinous House Next? The idea of building a house with an exterior of porcelain enamel seemed extremely novel when it was_ first brought forward. What will be said, then, to the possibility that in future we may have houses with exteriors of phenolformaldehyde or other synthetic resins? for I do not know that such a possibility has actually been suggested. But it is a fact that a fiber-coated steel sheet has just been developed with a sur- face especially designed to be an an- chorage for resin adhesives. When this surface is penetrated by the resin, the resulting board is said to be ap- proximately 45 per cent. stronger than boards made by present methods of attachment to etched steel. Economies both of time and of ma- terials are promised from new method, because one pressing opera- tion is all that is required to produce a finished veneered steel panel. Since a wide range of colors is possible, the potential results from an artistic stand- point are incalculably varied. —_—_2 + There are three modes of bearing the ills of life: by indifference, which is the most common; by philosophy, which is the most ostentatious: and by religion, which is the most effec- tual.—Colton. this GRAND RAPIDS Offices at— 15 Market Ave, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Phone 4-5571 ASSOCIATED TRUCK LINES, INC Nelson-Carmody Motor Freight Division DIRECT DAILY SERVICE OVER OUR OWN LINES GRAND RAPIDS — CHICAGO CADILLAC PETOSKEY — MANISTEE — LUDINGTON GRAND RAPIDS PAPER Box Co. Manufacturers of SET UP and FOLDING PAPER BOXES TRAVERSE CITY 1152 W. Austin Ave. CHICAGO, ILL. Phone, Haymarket 4431 SPECIAL DIE CUTTING AND MOUNTING G R AN D R A.P 1 G A N DS, MI C HI July 19, 1933 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 15 DRY GOODS Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association. President—Thomas Pitkethly, Flint. First Vice-President—D. Mihlethaler. Harbor Beach. Second Vice-President—Henry McCor- mack, Ithaca. , ; Secretary-Treasurer—Clare R. Sperry, Port Huron. Manager—Jason E. Hammond, Lansing. Dry Goods Merchants Gone To Their Reward While in a meditative mood recently Jason E. Hamimond noted down the names of the members of the Michi- gan Retail Dry Goods Association who have gone to their reward during the thirteen years he has served as man- ager of the organization, This list is as tollows: D. M. Christian, Owosso Geo. T. Bullen, Albion J. B. Sperry, Port Huron J. W. Knapp, Lanisng M. W. Tanner, Saginaw Chas. Trankla, Grand Rapds A. L, Ballantine, Port Huron Edw. C. Priehs, Mt, Clemens John Kuhn, Mit. Clemens L. H. Field, Jackson W. L. Freed, Jackson Mloses I. Jacobsioon, Jackson Edgar W. Glasgow Jackson, J. B. Branch, Coldwater Harry Woodward, Colidwater W. L. Thomis, Centerville Fred Cutler, Jr., Ionia T. A. Carter, Ionia C. W. Carpenter, Kalamazoo Chas. W. Younig, Bentton, Harbor E. S. Clark, Greenville E. G. Cook, Jacksion E. L. Pierce, Quincy Moses Rosenthal, Flint J. W. Ippel, Saginaw Guy B. Davis, Ypsilanti W. L. Kishler, Ypsilanti Edward G. J. Lauer, Monroe Willard C. McConnell, Adrian H. F. Beese, Petoskey D. W. Robinson, Alma L. W. Stein, Allegan, C. P. Lillie, Coopersville A. Loeffler, Wyandotte C. W. Mellen, Ann Arbor J. D. Wagner, Plainiwell B. F. Simons, Jr., Lansing F, Kramer, Gaylord C. P. Doyle, Marlette S. A, Lockwood, Lapeer H. C. Pinkerton, Lapeer H. P. Streng, Kailamazoo C. L. Ponsford, Northville Ed. W. Vogel, Chelsea Jacob K. Scherer, Benton Harbor. —_> + ____ Pepperell Withdraws Sheet Pr'ces The Pepperell Manufacturing Co. has withdrawn prices on its entire line of wide sheeting, sheets and pillow- cases as a result of current uncertain- ty over quotations. A new and higher list will be ready within a few days. The company also marked up prices on. Pepperell tubing an additional cent per yard. The leading branded sheet and pillowcase lines, inicluding Pep- perell, were placed on a higher basis last week. —_+++___ Men’s Distress Goods Cleaned Up Men’s. wear buyers, who have been shopping in. the markets for off-price goods for August sales, report ‘that practically no distress merchandise is! in evidence, The prices on the small lots that have been wncovered, in most cases are higher than those prevailing on regular styles a month or two ago. Buyers ‘have been advised to pick up whatever goods they can at prevailing prices, as by the time August promo- tions are put on quotations will be much higher. Stores are making every effort to get as much Fall merchandise on ther shelves as possible as a protec- ton against rising prices. > ___— Advance Curtains 25 Per Cent. Manufacturers exhibiting Fall lines of curtains at the New York Curtain and Drapery Style Show, quoted prices approximately 25 per cent. above the levels prevailing early this month. The quotations were not official but were made to permit buyers attending the exhibit to cover requirements up to Sept. 1. Most of the producers show- ing lines are restricting sales to early Fall deliveries and are reserving the right to advance prices later, Buying was heavy yesterday and a number of the leading mills announced that they had sold up their producton for the coming six to eight weeks. +. * $1.95 Shirt To Be Favored The rising price tendency in shirts will restore to its former favor the $1.95 number during the Fall season, according to comment in maniufactur- ing circles. In the last few years, em- phases on cheap goods has put the $1.95 style in the the expens've ranges and taken, it out ‘of the volume classifica- tion. Higher fabric and labor costs, however, will necessitate sharp in- creases) in prices, with 'the result that the $1.95 style will probably become the volume number, as it was before the slump. A large volume of business will continue to be done on $1.35 and $1.65 styles, however, it was said. —_—__ 2 9 Electrical Appliance Call Off A general lull in the demand for electrical household appliances is noted in the industry this ‘week. Producers believe that both wholesalers and re- tailers purchased such heavy stocks of merchandise ‘before the 10 per cent. price increase went into effect on July 1 that they will not be in the market for goods again until the homewares trade opening is held later in the monith. Reports are current that the Fall lines which will be exhibited at the trade show will be priced from 5 to 10 per cent. above prevailing levels, but manufacturers refuse to confirm the rumors. ——_—_~+++—___ Boys’ Wear Buyers Optimistic From the standpoint of registration and the volume of orders placed, the Fall buying convention of the Boys’ Apparel Buyers Association, which closed last week at the Hotel Astor, was one of the most successful ever held. The registration totaled 360, the heaviest in the organization’s history. Orders for all types of goods were very heavy, the novelty styles brought out since initial orders were placed. at- tracting considerable attention. Buyers attending the convention were im an optimistic frame of mind and freely pre- dicted a substantial increase in retail sales during the Autumin, —_~+>-2 + Knit Sportswear Lines Ready Lines of both betterigrade and pop- ular-price sportswear are beimg rap- idly completed and a brisk Fall season is anticipated in the trade in New York City. Retailers have already shown in- terest in angora, chenille anid boule styles, with some attention allsio ac- corded tweed-like effects in knitwear. The trend is strongly toward one and two piece effects, with a variety of three-p:ece styles also being shown. The new styles are featured by peaked shoulder treatments, similar to the trend in Fall dresses, The new grays are favored colors. te te Ribbed Silks Gaining Favor White satins continue to be in ac- tive demand in current sales of silks, the trend toward ribbed silks is gaining strong headway for Fall. Fabrics on the order of failles, bengalines, Ottto- mans and the miarocain weave promise to meet with the best demand in sev- eral years. Novel surfaced crepes are also gaining in importance from a fash- ion, standpoint. For evening wear con- siderable interest is already being shown in taffetas. Black leads in ithe orders placed ‘so far. Attendance Good at Curtain Show Heavy attendance of buyers contin- ued at the Fall opening of curtain and drapery lines at the Hotel New Yorker last week, despite the fact that manu- facturers refused to quote prices for Fall delivery. The producers, partici- pating in the exhibition which is spon- sored iby the Curtain and Drapery Style Show, planned to make definite anniouncement's on prices this week. It is understood that the new prices on cotton curtains will be from 20 to 25 per cent. above the levels quoted last week for spot delivery. —__+~+.—___ We are informed that the farmers of the U. S. A. are refinancing. We are going to consult a good farmer and learn how he does it. so we may go and do likewise. —_——__»~~- -___ The bachelor comforts himself with the thought that disappointment in love has one consolation—it may have saved him a greater disappointment in marriage. MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE CO. reational facilities. TELL THEM OF MICHIGAN’S 5000 LAKES RGE relatives and friends in other states to vaca- tion in Michigan ... to enjoy its thousands of unexcelled lakes, streams and beaches; its splendid system of highways; its hotels, resorts and other rec- Thousands of visitors spend a great deal of money in our state each summer, creating employment for many people and adding to the prosperity of Michigan. We can increase that business greatly if each of us will urge others to visit Michigan. We can contribute even further by spending our own vacations here. And wherever you go, dispel worry by telephoning home and office frequently. Call friends to tell them when you will arrive. Telephone ahead for hotel res- ervations. Long Distance rates are low. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN July 19, 1933 HOTEL DEPARTMENT Is the Hotel man Doing the Tourist Justice? Bay City, July 17—My visit at De- troit was one of the bright spots of my Michigan sojourn, just as I expected it would be. One couldn't really put up at Hotel Norton without anticipating a full measure of pleasure. C. W. (Charley) Norton, its founder, is one of my oldest and best friends im the great pastime of running hotels and his genial son, -Preston D., m anaging same, has for some doeee years alsio been very close to the shead * = vis- it'ng list. Then there is W. . (Bill) Rademaker, a worthy arabes who in combination with the other two, helped to make a ship’s crew, whose every move gave me a thrill, The Norton is one of a very limited number of institutions in the broad U. S. which never resiorts to the utilization of “crepe” in its affairs. It does a good business always and is still very well within the ‘“iblack’ in its operation. ‘the same may be said of the other ele- ment, in the Norton chain, the Norton- Palmer, across the river at Windsor. When there is prosperity in evidence there is always a good feeling all around, and certainly in th's instance, there was no “sobbing.” The Norton is one of those enterprises which ts constantly abreast of the times im its “up-keep” and a never failing source of surprise and satisfaction when it comes to a survey of its manifold pro- visions for the comfort of its patrons. Plenty of traveling men coming and gong and all of them breathing opti- mism. Preston D. is at the manager:al head of both institutions, but as a glad- hander and entertainer C. W. has lost none of ‘his cunning. Am going back there shortly to instruct them in hotel operation and will consequently reserve for the future mention of abundant de- tails which I will offer for the perusal of their legion of constituents. Many chaniges have occurred in the personnel of Detroit hotels. I ‘had ‘hoped ot catch up with another old standby, W. J. Chittenden, Jr., resident manager of the Book-Cadillac, but he was sojourn- ing at his summer homie on Cape Cod. J. A. Frawley, managing director and his assistant, E. J. Bradwell, were good to me and offered me a “rain-check” for utilization on a future visit, when I declined to “check out” from the jur- isdiction of the Niorton clan. W. J. (Bill) McKay, is now managing the Fort Shelby; A. E. (Bert) Hamilton still presides at the Fort Wayne, where I discovered another old com- rade, Seth Frymire, at present unat- tached. I want John R. Wood, con- ductor of the Michigan Railway Guide, to understand positively that it was no fault of mine that he was out cultivat- ing cucumbers and picking gooseber- ries on his “ranch” near Brighton, He is also in for it later. 3111’ Rademaker, aroresaid, and his good wife “Betty” — she driving — transported me to miy next port of en- try, Hotel Waldron, Pontiac, where I Helden- soon unearthed Howard V. brand, who is the “boss” on the job there. Some hotel? Well, I should say, and some individual this self-same Howard. Young, as years, go, but surely ripe in hotel experience and go- ing at top speed. The Waldiron is one of those ultra-modern affairs, of which no doubt, Pontiac has too many, but it is doing a nice, wholesome business and its manager surely “knows his stuff.” Howard was feeling quite elat- ed over the prospects of a constantly increas‘ng patronage, of a miost desir- able type and a good many of this pat- rons told me confidentially that ‘his efforts had the right ring to them. He added) much to my pleasure by driv- ing me over to the St. James, at -Roch- ester, conducted by Mir. and Mrs. J. W. Smith, the former being well- known to the fraternity ‘by the appel- lation of William. Haward Taft, con- stant attendants at the conventions of the Michigan Hotel Association until Mr. Smith suffered the loss\ of one of ‘this limlbs several years ago, since which time his absence from these functions has been regretted ‘by a ‘host of friends. He is otherwise lookinig ‘fit andi his ho- tel is enjoying a satisfactory patron- age. Due, in a large measure, to the kind- ness of Mr. Heldenbrand, I thad the pleasure of renewing acquaintance with Earl Greene, who now conducts the Capitol Hotel, at Flint, a new insti- tution with eighty rooms, modern to the minute. Earl for many years con- ducted the affairs of Hotel Crystal, Flint, leaving there to conduct hotels in. the Southwest, but has returned to his first love, and is making a most satisfactory showing. He will always have a warm. reservation in my anat- omy because of the fact that severai years ago, dur-ng the period of my secretarial work for the Michigan, Ho- tel Assoc ation, he gave of his time and resources a full measure in secur- ing new members for that body, at a time when. new converts were mist ac- ceptable. We surely ‘hadi some reunion and talked about the happenir-~ of the good old days. I sure thinks a heap of him and I think he realizes it. Speaking of proselyting, who should run across right here in Bay City but Chas. H. Topps, of Saginaw, who has for many vears represented the Continental Steel Co., Kokomo, Indi- ana, in Michigan. I met him a long time ago and traveled with him for weeks over this territory, and if any- body deserves a medal for ‘services perfonmed in the interest of the Michi- gan. Hotel Association, it is this self- same lad. I am to go out with him again, for a few days, for the purpose, as he says, of renewing the acquain- tance of former victims. Here I am in the Hotel Kimbark, memiber of the “Hildy” soulless, cor- poration. I just naturally ‘had to come and once more gaze on the remnants of my old “pal” and I'll be goldarnied if the isn’t looking the picture of rein- carnation or words to that effect. H. F. Heldenbrand, dating so far back that oftimes I have ‘been led to believe that he invented the art of entertaining the unwary traveler and making them like it. After a continuous forty-eight hour session of reminiscing, broken into by a visit to another member of the “gang,” A. W. Heldenbrand, oper- ating Hildy’s Inn, at Alma, fifty miles away, ‘we have finally declared an ar mist. ce and decided to ‘write a book. Here is the spot “I long have sought and mourned ‘because I found it not.” Here is a chap who has been at it for a half-century at least, in many climes, and finally conisolidated his very best ideas, condensed them into realities and the whole constellation goes by the name of “The Kimbark.” Think of anything you would like to have incor- porated into hotel operation, and he is there with it, away ahead of you. His hotel is a gem of neatness and convenienice and ‘he thas already “sold” it toth's patrons. One of ‘his, I will say, original ideas, was to have me convey an invitation to the Tradesman editor, suggesting a visit to the Kimbark, with a guaranty of rebating his gasoline expenditure—on the homeward trip. I am acting as messenger only, but my return to Grand Rapidis is a “cloudy” prospect. Here, at the Kimlbark, I found another of my old constituents, W. H. Filson, who still “ipeddiles” in- sulation equipment, which surely does agree with ‘him physically, andi he ex- pects to continue on ‘his way indefi- nitely. ——_—___ W. G. Schindehette’s Hotel Republic here, continues to hold its own as a favorite rendezvouz for commercial men of all ages and sizes, I am de- ferring my process of anihilation upon him until after I make mly escape from my present host. Hie, too, “wheeled me around in backing up miy energies collecting glittering simoleons from prospective M. H. A. members. He looks as though he had recovered in a large degree. During that considerable period of years when, I have ‘been trying to make Tradesman readers understand what I have been talking about, I ‘have on many occasions tried to warn my hotel friends against the possible encroach- ment of ‘farmhouse’ hoteliers on their particular vocation. Recently I have had additional reasons for cog.tating over the problem of “rooms for tour- ists.” During a drive of not more than a dozen m:les, I counted no less than thirty-six bulletin boards offering these roadside accommodations. I thave ex- amined a ibunch of them and could say a lot about their physical cond-tions, but the point with me is to try and elucidate in such a manner as will im- press the enormity of the complex on my hotel friends. A recent conymuni- cation sent out by the A. A A. brings me back to a considerat:on of ithe prob- lem. Recently I treated the subject from the view of our Michigan legis- . lators who considered the proposition of inspecting and licensing these rural offerings. The reason I[ advanced against the project was that such an inspection would be more or less per- functory, and that the net result would be the issuance of a license which might not terminate for a long time, and would enable the licensee to oper- ate in any manner the pleased, indefi- nitely. Now olny yesterday I ran across an old traveling friend of mine who spoke about roadside inn's in about this substance: “We, my wife and I,” approached one of these places re- cently and decided ‘to investigate it. It had a nice entrance, flowers about, everything shining with fresh paint and everything spotless. However, we de- cided to go on to the town’s hotel where I had frequently stopped. When we approached we discovered that the ALL GOOD aoe er TO IONIA A THE REED INN Excellent Dining Room Rooms $1.50 and up MRS. GEO. SNOW, Mgr. MORTON HOTEL Grand Rapids’ Newest Hotel 400 Rooms “t- 400 Baths RATES $2.50 and up per day. “A MAN IS KNOWN BY THE COMPANY HE KEEPS” That is why LEADERS of Businesa and Society make their head- quarters at the PANTLIND HOTEL “An entire city block of Hospitality’ GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Rooms $2.25 and up. Cafeteria -i- Sandwich Shop HOTEL CHIPPEWA! MANISTEE, MICH. Universally conceded to be one of the best hotels in Michigan. Good rooms, comfortable beds, ex- cellent food, fine cooking, perfect service. Hot and Cold Running Water and Telephone in every Room. $1.50 and up 60 Rooms with Bath $2.50 and $3 HENRY M. NELSON, Manager Park Place Hotel Traverse City Rates Reas.r.able—Service Superb —Location Admirable. GEO. ANDERSON, Mgr. ALBERT J. ROKOS, Ass’t Mor. Store, Offices & Restaurant Equipment G.R.STORE FIXTURE CO. 7 lonia Ave., N. W. Phone 86027 New Hotel Elliott STURGIS, MICH. 50 Baths 50 Running Water European D. J. GEROW, Prop. CODY HOTEL GRAND RAPIDS RATES—$1 up without bath. $2.50 up with bath. CAFETERIA IN CONNECTION Hotel and Restaurant Equipment H. Leonard & Sons 38-44 Fulton St, W. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Warm Friend Tavern Holland, Mich. Is truly a friend to all travelers. All room and meal rates very reasonable. Free private parking space. JAMES HOEKSEMA, Manager Occidental Hotel FIRE PROOF CENTRALLY LOCATED Rates $2.00 and up EDWARD R. SWETT, Moar. Muskegon ef 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 July 19, 1933 porch hadin’t been painted n_ several years, the screens on tthe front door were ‘badly musted, the Linoleum, worn out at the time of my last visit, had! the same ‘holes in it, and there was a gen- eral air of dilap:dation and gloom, So we decided to go back to the ‘tourist’ offering, where we found everything clean, cheery and wholesome. We liked ‘it first rate, and while there was not vo much difference in the cost of the accommodations, it appealed to us more. In fact, I have stopped there on occasions since and enjoyed it.” Now here ‘was a combination of circum- stances which one might say were un- usual. But were they? Isn’t it true that a lot of hotel men ‘have been shifty in preparing for the reception of the approaching guest? Aire you sure that your lamps are filled and your wicks. trimmed? Why not take a sur- vey yourself and perhaps you may dits- cover some condition, even if seeming- ly unimportant, which would not ap- peal ito your guesits. Of course the ab- stract facts are that it costs the man who stops at tourist homes just as much for gas, oil, tires and similar commodities as it would if he stopped at hotels, and the frequently saves garage expense. The money spent by those patronizing tourist homes ito a certain, degree enriches the communi- ties in which it is spent, consequently there is a lack of sentiment favorable to the hotel operator, There is a possi- bility that at some ‘time even the oper- ators of these wayside lodgings:may be- come guests at regular hotels, but the inference will be that if they do, they will ‘be on the qui vive for ideas in operation. Hence, the suggestion that the hotel man, in making a survey of his own, offerings, go a bit farther and discover, if possible, why the cannot hold all of the tourist trade. Of course we hear ithe constant complaint of the hotel operator to the effect that these competitive establishmients represent no capital investment and are not sub- ject to license, inspection or regulation; but is the average hotel? The private home is not the only competition we have ito face. Here is the tourist camp! This represents a capital investment, as do expenditures in preparing already constructed homes for the reception of such guests. I would like to see some- thing done for the relief of hotel oper- ators against such competition, But someone must take the initiative and suggest a solution. I do not claim to be stronig on philosophy, but why can- not our hotel organizations act in some manner? Frank S. Verbeck. Lines of Interest to Grand Rapids Council Anyone with a developed talent for cussing certainly has plenty of things to use this ‘talent on and for, After cussing out -the retail sales tax and the blundering, bigoted governor who has turned his back on the common herd and taken a hand with the monetary faction of politics, one can turn his attention to our local city hall and get plenty of material to really cuss about. The 5 to 2 commission which ha's pulled such flagrant things has become embarrassed with the utter incompe- tenicy of the city manager and are now about to use the number 11’s on him and hire another ‘bird to sit on the nest which may be vacated. We don’t mind a little “shenanigan work” if it can be done on the quiet—because what we don’t know wont give us a head-ache, MICHIGAN but we certainly hate to have dirt thrown into our face and be caught without binkers ito protect our eyes. Now that our heads are appraised at $2 we should show the worth of our pates and move in on the marauders and boldly toss them out upon the numerous ant ‘hills and give them a few squirm to remind them, that this is a government by the people and, for the people instead of a something for any fool to tinker with. If such politi- cal antics continue we are not sure but what the Russian cartoonists may get a chance to print our caricatures as children wandering in the wilderness of politics which is infested with politi- cal ogres. We predict that cussing out the conditions will do little good and that actions must be indulged in to clearn our the festering, foul smelling nest of leeches. which are sucking dry the arteries of the common class which has ‘been blind to their depredations. In another hundred years civilization will have reached all peoples except those that ‘have no resources worth stealing. Past Counselor E. J. MacMillan, of 1005 Bates street, has recovered from a severe head injury which he suffered when he stepped off ‘backward from his drive on June 24. We must caution Ed. that the must always go forward and to watch his step when under mo- tion. B. L. VanderKelen and wife are spending their vacation in Wisconsin. After touring tthe state they will re- main in Green Bay for two weeks, while Mr. VanderKelen is visiting the home office of his firm, Morley-Mur- ray Co. The greatest consolation for many vacationists is that they have found, at least, where to stay away from next time, H. E. Nash, of the Executive Com- mittee, is to be congratulated upon having arrived at the ripe old age of (?) years. We were surprised to hear that he had attained so many years and the was surprised when a host of well-wishers walked in on ‘him last Fri- day evening. Those who gathered to wish him many more birthdays were as follows: Mr. and Mirs. W. E. Lypps, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Groom, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Kuehne and Mrs, E, A. Taylor, of Grand Rapids. Mrs. M. Hanson, of Los Angeles, and Kern Prentiss, of Muskegon. Council memibers all wish Harry many returns of the day. A ripe old age is nothing to brag about. Consider the tomato. ‘Met the old scribe, Lee Lozier, the other day and ‘he was shuffling along as tthough this dogs were growling something awful. Ulpon enquiry we found that ths dogs were really bother- ing thim because he and Mrs. Lozier had been looking the Century of Proig- ress over. They spent several days there, comparing notes with things that had happened and were being dione a hundred years ago. Lee said it wasn’t anything to go wild about because all he could ‘see was just an improvement on what the already thaid seen and knew. (We'll bet he did not visit the streets of Paris). After doing the fair they journeyed. up to Racine, Wisconsin, to pay ‘their respects to ‘Clarence Meyers and wife. Lee reports that the Meyers TRADESMAN family are happy and prosperous and well satisfied with things im general. They admitted that they missed their friends and, assiociations in Grand Rap- ids, ‘but were content to live where they could do the best for themselves. They asked that their best wishes ‘be conveyed to itheir many friends in Grand Rapids, After securing this story we parted from our good friend and we heard him mutter as he shuffled away, “Michigan my Michigan, no more fairs for me.” The bigger the summer vacation the harder the fall, Wihen one recalls the election that put the United States dnto the dry col- umn, he should know that preparations for a U. S. desert were made as far back as 1857. The following story will attest to the above comment: Recently an old prospector com- plained to the sheriff's office in San Diego, Calif., that his burro had been lured off inito Ithe desert [by a hherd of wild camels, led by a huge white beast. The officers: were iniclined to believe the old chap thad ‘been seeing things, but from time to time the yarn is heard and there miay be grounds for it. In 1857, Jefferson Davis, as Secre- tary of War, had a herd of camels, of the single hump kind, brought into Texas and thenice sent overland to Cal- ifornia in charge of Lieut. E. F. Beale. It was believed that these ungainly brutes would compete with the army mules in the Western deserts, and as ships of the desert would soon back the mule off the map. The camel train was quartered at Fort Tejon during the ’50’s. They ar- rived in Los Angeles in November, 1857, and aroused a great deal of com- ment at that time, There were twenity- two of ithe creatures at Fort Tejon in the summer of 1858, all from three to nine years of age. In 1860 they were used asi express animals between Los Angeles and Fort Miohave. In 1861 they were ‘brought to Los Angeles and quartered in a corral formerly owned by the Overland Mail Co. At this time they numbered thirty-one. Later itthese poor ‘beasts were said to have ‘been turned loose in the Colo- radio desert. So, who knows, perhaps some of these rangy, shaggy descendants of the first camels in the United States are now living in the secluded canyons of the desert ihills and only biding their tme whentheU. S. dries up and we are a desert vast as the Sahara, Waiting until the time when tthe vote of the people turns tthe country into a dusty, thirsty natiom by declaring 3.2 is a menace to the rising generation aind Portland — Grand Rapids — KEEP SUPPLIED WITH ..... LILY WHITE FLOUR VALLEY CITY MILLING COMPANY 17 that bevo shall go the way of all dan- gerous and, threatening concoctions. It 19 estimated that the oyster bar at the Grand Central termnal of New York made eight hundred stews in one year. This is almost as many as were made by the eighteenth amendment. Miss Dorothy Dolson, daughter of our long-time memiber, R. P. Dolson, thorsanid was married at Crown Point, Ind), July 15, to Paul S. Johnson, of the Old Kent Bank. They immediately motored into Chicago, where they im- the opportunity to visit the Century of Progresis exposition. The happy couple will reside at 224 South James avenue, Harry Hagy, formerly with the Ha- zeltine & Perkins Drug Co., who has covered the Coast for the past twenty- five years for the J. B. Williams Co., Glastonbury, Conn., ‘had the pleasure of having ‘his twin daughters—Harriet and Vera—played up in the Sunday rotogravure edition of the Los Angeles Times recently. The other daughter, Margaret, is attending sumimer school. Mr. Hagy, who resides at Hills, is also engaged in the manufac- ture of furniture at Los Angeles in company with two cous:ns, in a build- ing 150x470 feet in dimensions. Assessment No, 213 has been called and must ibe paid by July 30 or you will be on the uninsured list. Better. be safe than sorry. Pay your assessimient proved Beverly now before it slips your memory. The family is deserving of more than sym- pathy and flowers if you are called beyond because of an accidient. Among the things which enable a mian to be self-satisfied is a poor mem- ory. Don't buy cheapness. Pay enough to get your money’s worth. This is not a shoddy Nation. Scribe. —_—__-» ____ Fifty Years Fifty years of trouble, Fifty years of toil, Fifty years of hard work, And burning midnight oil. Fifty years of striving, Fifty years of care, Fifty years of worry, And yet not showing wear. Fifty years of rushing, Trying hard to please. Fifty years of Tradesmans, Never thoughts of ease. Fifty years of hustling, Never failed the daily grind, May you live another fifty, And reap joy and peace of mind. V. L. R. Simmons. —_—__» - In a city of several million popula- tion there are but 12 men who may be interested in a certain type of service which one company is seeking. How to reach those 12? This company plans to interest the exclusive dozen through a local radio campaign, “The flour the best cooks use”’ Kalamazoo -— Traverse City 18 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN July 19, 1933 DRUGS Michigan Board of Pharmacy. President—J. W. Howard Hurd. Flint. Vice-Pres.—Duncan Weaver. Fennville. Director—E. J. Parr, Lansing. 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. Officers elected at the Jackson Con- vention of the M. S. P. A. President—Duncan Weaver, First Vice-President — Paul Ann Arbor. Second Vice-President—J. E. Pontiac. Treasurer—Wm. H. ZOO. Secretary—R. A. Turrel, Executive Committee—A. A. Ithaca; Leo J. LaCroix, Detroit; Ciechanowsky, Detroit; M. N. Lowell; Benj. Peck, Kalamazoo; J. har, Pontiac. Fennville. Gibson, Mahar, Johnson, Kalama- Croswell. Sprague, J. MM. Henry, E. Ma- For the Public’s Health, Can Phar- macy Survive? Chicago of all institute an “Interstate Legislative Board,” to assist the various state eradicate obsolete places to Reference 1 i oe eg islatures to laws, worthless laws, duplicate laws, and will I also say impractical pharmacy poison laws, etc., and to recomimend such a Board for each state within itself. Cer- tainly this is astounding coming from the Windy City. It has been said that if Congress spent four years in erasing out and revising laws instead of en- our country would benefit considerably. The samie holds true statutes or ordinances, as we in Penna. and New Jersey are commencing to realize with the recent “Blue Law” repeals as well as the Vol- steaid federal act repeal of our Nation. Today the Unrted States is in a bad predicament not only on aiccount of the depression but more acting new ones whether pharmacy in so because of ‘the modern trend of the times, first because of the multitude of patent medicine stores not only in transient ‘but now in neighborhood sec- tions of our large cities and growing, growing, growing; second ‘because of physicians d’spensing their own medi- cines, also growing. If we survive at all we are lucky. Ais I don’t intend to time on physicians dispensing, just let me warn you that I recently was shown dependable figures by a large pharmaceutical and surgical phyci- cians’ dispensing supply house to the effect that practically half of the phy- sicians’ prescription business is handled by dispensing of their method. Alarming increases have been made in this field in the past few years. There is nothing that ican be done, is the fighting spirit of pharmaceutical interests toward stampinig out or to in- hibit this illicit praictice. Legislation 1s as much needed here by pharmacy a's is child labor laws by our federal gov- “sweat shops” in spend much ThONw own ernment to ‘banish our fair country. Worse than the dispensing doctor is the opening of the neighborhood pa't- ent medicine store that sells every- thing a pharmiaicy does but fill prescrip- tions, and the dispensing doctor does that. This menace is the cause for fu- ture ‘thought and worry if pharmacy is to survive at all. In regards to this miovement of “taking candy from the baby,” I want to say that pharmacy is not even putting up a fight to save itself and! just as “God made little green apples” pharmacy cannot sur- vive unless action, drastic action is taken now — Pronto! and ll you that we are in for a “balttle royal” and no pink tea party. Colleges, assio- assure Ciations, state boards, etc., will all be among the “Coxey’s Army” of unem- ployed in the not far distanct future, unless there is some “united we stand and divided we fall” fighting done, and what we need js a leader, who, whether imbued with the spirit of Roosevellt, Lincoln, or a Pershing will fight for humanity What can be done, you will ask. Well, quit pharmacy and incidentally also. A good job for someone. “crabbing” and complaining and lett:ng events take their course, it won't do than in solving the de- Mr. Cow Puncher, to “throw the bull” he miust be grappled by the 1 nyore pression. 10rns and the head twsted in ranchman First of fashion and ‘the trick is easy. l ese patent dealers can only be all th reached by practical poison laws and enforcement of them as well as all other pharmacy laws. Let us not “kad” ourselves on being lenient to our die- stroyers, they must be “nipped in the bud,” and now is the time, to protect the public's health. Our present state poison laws are impractcial either through invproper enforcement, or loop holes that perm(t the sale of patent and proprietary poi- sons which cause thousianids of deaths each year, What we nieed 1s some sta- tistics on the many poison cases ais well as “talkie pictures” of the suffer- ng of numerous potson cases to shohw the legislatures the seriousness of the jokes they hold so lightly. In Philadelphia legislation was passed many years ago to keep the names of poisons out of the newspa- pers causing suffering or death, su ci- dal, accidental or otherwise so as not to incite others. to use them, or pro- duce epidemics as in 'the past. This law has done a great deal of good, but has led to laxity in regardis to poision laws especially in regards to patent and proprietary poisons which have been the chief factor as well as keepiinig our fellow druggists in the dark be- cause tthey are not informed of the names of these poisons, and become careless in handling of the same. Our patent friend thinks it amounts to the same thing if he or a pharmacist sells poison that ts taken. Our present poison laws need revi- sion so as to include alll the poisons which cause death or human: suffering, either taken with suicidal intent, acaci- dental, murder, or by the hands of acid or lye disfigurers, and this is no joke whether it puts the patent dealer out of business, and tranisfers mmsecti- c'des from the hardware store to the pharmacist, or the sale of acid, alkali, from the battery dealer or grocery store to the druggist. By survey of medical journals alone we find a large annual death raite of children due to their eating poisonous patent or pro- prietary pills for candy. Tihis alone should require a pharmacist trained to sell patent po‘sons properly, as well as being required to pass state exams in not only proper sale of but trained in emergency to handle poison cases. Even should the never be requiredi to apply this knowledge yet he must pasis a state exam in toxicology to know should: occasion, arise. Why does the state examine persons to regulate the sale of poisons, if it allows anvone ‘to sell the poisons that are aciually causing death and suffer- ing, whether it be by suicide, murder or disfiguring for life with acid’ sicars? Escharotic are pur- chased ‘by the unsuspecting public ig- nature of these caustic poisions norant of the deadly poisons when obtained for houseclean- ing, or other purposes a's insecticides or for the arts and trades to do some soldering or battery charging, etc., and whether the poison be a drug or a put up patent medicine or proprietor should make no difference. For does it make any differenice if a man bent on suicide wanits strychnine, whether he gets it for medcinal use (who would?) or ‘to kill rats, or if a dispensed murderer jwants to obtain cyanide whether he wants at medicinally (who would?) or for case-hardening or to kill butterflies? Why nearly all poisons are purchased for technical purposes and not as medicine and then a phar- macist is not required for miay sell them by law. Let us consider anyone a patent, If a person wants sodium fluoride medicinally (who would?) or to kill) roaches or if purchased as Pe- termanis ant, roach, or moth food, does it make it right for anyone to sell same even though aman fired by a restau- rant it to put m the powdered sugar shaker for some coun- manager used ter man to dust over pies and kuall five persons. Olh of course ‘t doesn’t matter who. sells it according to the patent store salesman for wouldn't he do. it no matter if ‘he bought “t from a drug- gist or a person not licensed? In this regard let me say right here, that phar- macists are trained to sell poisons cau- y and carefully and to register patent poisons, and while he is not in- tiousty fallible and’ can be fooled by a custom- er, yet he is there to protect the pub- lic’s health and is not to sell prom(s- and without supposed to safeguard cuously ‘to anyone due caution. 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A poison if a caustic acid or alkali or insecticide or a tech- nical poison as—paris green, poison fly paper, phosphorus rat paste, siodiwm fluoride roach powder, arsenic for rats, bichloride of mercury for bed bugs, carbolic acid for bed bugs, thailliuny or barium (salts for rats if sold as drugs or in the form of a patent they certain- ly are the common poisons used by the people, for suicide, murder, etc., and should be kept in pharmacists hands to sell. New York state laws say paragraph 2, page 68, handbook 11—Tihat the Poison regards to sale (registration, poisons) or B (requiring phanmaceutical care) does not refer to quote “To |the sale of paris green, Laws ‘in of schedule A white jhelebore and other poi- sons for destroying insects” and “to the sale of any substance for use in the arts” and “To the mianufaicture and sale of proprietary medicines.” New Jersey has the nearest to what is needed in this regard namely — 1. That a patent or proprietary poisionous medicine can onily be sold by a regiis- tered phiarmacitstt. taries usually have the word, “poison” on the label. If a person dies not knotw whether a patent of proprietary med- icine is a poison the “board of phar- macy” will supply information on re- quest. I hope it 1s enforced. We need a Federal law for patents containing poisons whether for internal or external use to state ‘so on the label, also the poisons they contain anid the amounts, so that a doctor can treat a poison case intelligently in case a lin- imentt, or a hair tonic is taken, by miis- take or otherwise. Technical carbon tetrachloride cleaner is a poison. Ly- sol has ‘caused deaths. If traffe laws were properly en- forced many lives would Ibe saved an- Poisonous proprie- nually and in like manner poison laws. Now in conclusion I would state that lists of patents and proprietaries, espe- cially ithose having already caused death and -suffering, tbe restricted to pharmacists’ sale and registry whether they are insecticides or for technical use in retail amounts or for medicinal use (which iis rare) should by all means (be put into the hands of trained anid, conscientious as well as licensed pharmacists if our poison laws are to be practical at all. I wanit ito say a word in closing upon the manner of selling and registering poisons in which to me many pharma- cists in the past certainly were care- less anid neglectful. If a person wants to buy chlorofonm to kill a cat or a dog, or strychnine, for rats, or ether to clean spots from clothes, or pure car- ebolic aicid' to kill bugs, or to use a diisin- fectant, or as recently I read a good account of ‘how a druggisit sold: cyan- ideschloride anid was proud his registry enabled detectives ito catch the mur- derer. Don’t sell them—and neither should this druggist have sold the cyanide. Certainlly this is “slip shod” salle of poisonis, and just because they can buy it att the next drug store does not excuse you. Tihe state board ought to fine druggists miore for careless sales of poisons, especially during this de- pression for many deaths are caused by the carefree druggist who mechan- ically sells a potson, anid registers it perfectly just Ito ring up a sale. No one needs: chloroform, ‘to fill a cat, for the S. P. C. A. can tbe called on, tihe tele- phione for a “jitney” anid they will dis- patch the dumb brute. No one needs ether to clean a grease spot with “ener- gine,” carbona and cleaner on the shelf. Who needs pure caribolic acid when a 2 to 5 per cent solution is the best disinfectant strength, and as a ‘bug cide, well no one needs it with “Fit,” Insectine, Petermians, and other commercial preparations around witih- “your own” out selling straight carbolic acid to anyone. No one needs strychnine for rats except a farmer and the better buy it close to home from a druggist who lives nearby and knows him. There would be no sale of poisons, and this is ‘true with patents and proprietaries, insecticides and pills containing nux or strychnine, which 'the child might take for candy. If we had practical poison laws our schedules for registration of poisons wouldin’t include bichlloride of mercury, chloride of mercury, chloral hydrate, strychnine, potassium cyanide, hydro- cyanic acid, atrop’ne and all poisonous alkaloids, arsenic phosphorous, tartar emilt'c, etc. There would tbe no sale of such toxic death dealing drugs as bi- chloride of mercury, carbolic acid, strychnine and ipotassium cyanide by the reta‘l trader at all, and I am sure ithis would save a few lives annually and after all aren’t there lesis toxic sub- stitutes quite as efficienlt for all of these patent drugs put up in patent form in proper containers: etc. e.g. —S.T. 37 tablets, instead of lbichloride, etc. If we had a list of patenlts—proprie- taries requiring registration, and class B care, it wouldn’t gio amiss of doing a vast amiount of good e..g.— Class A — Rough on Rats, poison fly paper, Lysol, Creolin, Roach salt, Alophen Pills, Lapactic Pills, Eskays Neuro- phiosphates, Veronal Tablets, Miaureis Rat & Roach Paste, Stearns R & R Paste, Paris: green, and all other pat- ents conitaining arsenic, phosphorus, sodium fluoride, strychnine, mercury compounds, etic., e. g.— class B — Car- bona, lye, ‘toothache drops, Sani-fiush, certain. hair tonics, linimentts, etc., adid- ing from time to time poisons from actual cases of poisoning anid acid or lye burns. I am sure such lists or a general law as New Jersey hhas or both both will go a great ways to cultting down the annual death and potsion case rate ‘here in U. S. whether for the Public’s health or the survival of Phar- J. G. Ricketts. ——_—»-- + ___. ‘A paint and varnish manufacturer is finding a stimulant to sales in dial- like color charts. One is in the form of counter display. When. its center disc is turned properly it reveals two rec- ommended trim colors for use with any given color, The other for general distribution, can be dialed to answer 20 such questions as what colors make a room seem larger, give one a glow of warmth, make one feel cool, younger children like, the majority of men pre- fer, etc. Its reverse side shows 20 mialcy. colors and’ lists appropriate household applications. WHOLESALE DRUG PRICE CURRENT Prices quoted are nominal, based on market the day of issue. 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L, Ib. .... 4 60@4 76 Sassafras, true, Ib. ._.. 1 60@2 20 Syn Ib 85@1 40 Spearmint, lb... 2 00@2 40 ‘Tansy, Ib _- 3 50@4 G0 Thyme, Red, Ib._ 1 50@2 00 Thyme, Whi., lb. 1 75@2 40 Wintergreen Leaf, true, lb. 5 40@6 00 Bireh, Ib. ____ 2 13@3 20 SW 75@1 20 Wormseed, lb. __ 3 50@4 00 Wormwood, 1b.__ 4.50@5 00 Oils Heavy Castor, gal. __ 1 15@1 35 Cocoanut, Ib. _. 2244@ 35 Cod Liver, Nor- Wegian, gal. -_1 00@1 50 Cot. Seed Gals... 85@1 00 Lard, ex., gal. 1 55@1 65 Lard, No. 1, gal. 1 25@1 40 Linseed, raw, gal. 90@1 05 Linseed, boil., gal. 93@1 08 Neatsfoot, extra. zak _. §0@1 G0 Olive, Malaga, gal... 2 50@3 00 Pure, gal. __ 3 00@5 00 Sperm, gal... 1 25@1 50 Tanner. gal. __ 75@ 90 Par, gal | 50@ 65 Whale, gal ____ @2 00 Opium Gum, ozs., $1.40; Sea 17 50@20 00 Powder, 0ZS., $1.40; I 17 50@20 00 Gran., ozs., $1.40 We 2 17 50@20 00 araffine Pound 220 %@ 15 Papper Black, erd.. Ib. 25 @ 35 Red, grd., Ib po 45 @ 65 White, grd., Ib... 40 @ 45 Pitch’ Burgundy Pound =... ~ 20 @ 26 Petrolatum Amber, Plain,lb. 12 @ 17 Amber, Carb..Ib. 14 @ 19 Cream Whi., lb, 17 @ 22 Lily White, Ib. 20 @ 2 Snow White, lb. 22 @ 27 Plaster Paris Dental Barrels @5 75 Hess, i 2. 0344@ us Potassa Caustic, st’ks,lb. 55 @ 88 Liquor, ih. @ 40 Potassium Acetate, lb. _. 60 @ 96 Bicarbonate, lb. 30 @ 35 Bichromate, lb. 15 @ 25 oe Ib .. 51 @ 7 Sarbonate, Ib_. 30 Chlorate, ? “tal, Ib... @ 23 powd., Ib. ._.. 17 @ 33 Gran., Ib. _. 2 @ 2 Fodide, Ibs } sez, 3 59 Permanganate, Ib. 2244@35 oe meer, I 2 80 90 Yellow, Ib. .. 66 ¢ 60 Quassia Chips Pound 2 25@ 30 Powd., Ib. 35 @ 40 Quinine 32 OZ. Cans, ozs. _ @ 62 Sal Epsom, Ib 03%@ 10 Glaubers, Bump: ib. _... 09 @ 10 Gran. Ib. 0O3%@ 10 Nitre, Xtal or Powd. 10 @ 16 Gran., Ib. ___ 69 @ 16 Rochelle, Ib. ___ 17 @ 30 Soda, lb. -_.___ 02%@ 08 Seda AS 03 @ 10 Bicarbonate, lb. 03%@ 10 Caustic, Co’l. lb. 08 @ 15 Hyposulphite. lb. 05 @ 10 Phosphate, Ib. 23 @ 28 Sulphite, tal, Ib) 0 @ 49 Dry, Powd., lb. 12%@ 20 Silicate, Sol.,gal. 40 @ 50 Turpentine Golions 22) >. 65 @ 7s 20 MICHIGAN GROCERY PRICE CURRENT The prices quoted in this department are not cut prices. They are regular quotations such as jobbers should receive for standard goods. Because of present day uncertainties, sharp buyers who are in good credit may sometimes be able to induce the jobber to shade some of the quotations, but we prefer to quote regular prices on regular goods, because cut prices obtained by duress or under force of circumstances never accurately represent the actual condition of the market, which is the proper province of this publication. ~_ = = Ss ADVANCED DECLINED Salmon Safety Matches Argo Corn Starch AMMONIA BREAKFAST FOODS i ae. Kellogg’s Brands . Pride of Mich. No. 2% 2 3 Parsens, 32 oz. 3 25. Corn Flakes, No. 136 2 50 - Parsons. 19 oz. .._._ 270 Corn Fiakes, No. 124 ae Parsons. 6 oz. ___... £80 Pep, Neo 224 = 2% ne Little Bo Peep, med. 135 Pep No. 250... 1 05 Black Raspberries Little Bo Peep, lge. 2 25 Krumbles, No. 412.140 wo 9 >: Duaker, 32 ov _.. _ 210 Bran Flakes, No. 624_190 jp, fo af wich | ay ee Bran Flakes, No. 650_ 85 oe ee : ee Rice Krispies, 6 oz.--- 2 25 Rice Eseries. Lom. 1 = Red Raspberries All Gran, 16 ox -_ «22 Na 2... Uc lc 8 APPLE BUTTER All Bran, 19 ox —. 2 = Neat lL All Bran. % ex ... 138 Marcelo: Noe. 2 #17 Table Belle, 12-36 OZ., 1 96 Kaffe Hag. 6 1-ib. ae doz. ---------------- cans os Whole Wheat F 4185 Whole Wheat Bis., 2s . Strawberries et ee BAKING POWDERS 2 ee ee 2 Royal, 2 oz., doz 93 Post Brands a Marcellus, No. 2... -s«ds«45 Royal, 4 oz., doz. ____ 1 80 Grape Nuts, ee. a aS Royal, 6 oz., doz. --__ 220 20 st tee a FS r ») 2 * 2 -- ----- = = ola ee 4 ogee = Instant Postum. No. 8 5 sw a. ie — Royal. 5 Ibs.. d "77 94 5 Instant Postum, No. 10 4 50 _— Sian So 2 = si ue naar aaa © Posium Cereal. No.0 225 G = Post Toasties, 36s -- 250 Clams. Steamed. No. 1 2 75 Post Toasties. 24s _. 250 Clams, Minced, No. % 2 4( Post Bran. PBF 24... 295 FEimman Haddie. 10 oz. 3 30 sh Bran. PBF 36... 295 Clam Bouillon, 7 oz.__ 2 50 st Bran, a 36___ 2 95 rk i . 3 5 co bib 957 Chicken Haddie. No. 1 2 : 1D oz., 3 40 15 0Z., 5 00 25 02Z., 8.40 50 07z., A 7 00 5 lb.. 1 doz. in case 6 00 10 lb., % doz. in case 5 75 BLEACHER CLEANSER Clprox, 16 of. 3a _. 3 2% (ierex, 22 o., 126 _. 3 00 Lizzie, 16 oz., 12n __.. 2 15 BLUING Am. Ball, 36-1 oz.,cart. 1 00 Boy Blue, 18s. per es. 1 35 BEANS and PEAS 100 Ib. bag Dry Lima Beans 100 Ib. White H’d P. Beans__ 3 60 Split Peas, Yell., 60 Ib. Split Peas, Gr’n 60 lb. Scotch Peas, 100 Ib.-- 7 50 BURNERS Queen Ann, No. 1 --. 1 15 Queen Ann. No. 2 -- 1 25 White Flame. No. 1 ant 2 dox z 25 BOTTLE CAPS Dbl. Lacauor. 1 gross pkg., per gross______ 15 Amsterdam Brands Gold Bond Par., No.5% 7 50 Prize, Parlor, No. 6_. 8 00 White Swan Par., No.6 8 50 BROOMS Q Quaker, 5 sewed______ 6 25 Werehouse 2. 6 25 Rose 2 2 73 Winner, 5 sewed___--- 4 50 Whick Noe. 3 2 25 BRUSHES Scrub Solid Back, 8 in. ---- 1 50 Soli@d Back. 1 in. -___ 1 15 Pointed Ends ------- 1 25 Stove Shaker oo 1 80 No 60 2 00 Peericss 22 2 60 Shoe Na. 8-0 2 2 25 No 2-0) 2 3 00 BUTTER COLOR Sangclion |g 2 85 CANDLES slectric Light, 40 lbs. 12.1 >lumber, 40 Ibs. ---- 12.8 Parafiane, Gs ..-____ 14% Paraffine, 12s —--_—_-- 14%, Wickine .... 40 Tudor, 6s. per box -- 30 CANNED FRUITS Hart Brand Appies gf No 4 75 Blackberries Pride of Michigan ___. 2 55 Cherries Mich, red, No. 10__.. 5 90 Pride of Mich., No. 2 2 60 Marcellus Red oe 2 10 Special tae 2. : 35 Whole White —___..____ 2 8C Gooseberries No. 78) 220 Fish Flakes. small __ 1 3 Cod Fish Cake. 10 oz. 1 55 Cove Oysters, 5 oz. _. 1 35 Lobster. No. 4%. Star 2 00 SaTmn, 1. wet 1 45 Sard’s, % Oil, Key —. 4 25 Sardines, % Vil, oe 3 35 Salmon, Réd : ka Salmon. Med. Salmon, Pink, Sardines, Im. Sardines, Cal Tuna, % Van Camps, Gee A 7 Tuna, %s, Van Camps, doz. Tuna, 1s, Van Camps. eo Tuna, %s, Chicken Sea. Ns 5 CANNED MEAT Bacon, Med. Beechnut Bacon, Lge. Beechnut Beef, Lge. Beechnut 51 Beef, Med. Beechnut 07 Beef, No. 1, Corned ._ 1 95 Beef, No. 1, Boast __ 1 95 Beef, 2% oz., Qua., sli. 5 Beef. 4 oz. Qua., sli. Beefsteak & Onions, s. Shili Con Car.. is ___ Deviled Ham, %s ____ Deviled Ham. %s ____ Potted Beef, 4 oz. Potted Meat, 4 Potted Meat, % Libby 75 Potted Meat, % Qua. 55 Potted Ham, Gen. % 1 45 Vienna Saus. No. % 1 00 Vienna Sausage, Qua. 80 Veal Loaf. Medium __ 2 25 DOM EA DOhOM pen OO ho w o Libby 45 Baked Beans Campbells. 48s es ae CANNED VEGETABLES Hart Brand Asparagus Natural, Ne 2 2. 3 00 Tips & Cuts, Ng. 2 —. 2 25 Tips &- Cuts, 8 oz. .. 1°35 Baked Beans 1 Ib. Sauce. 36s. 2s._.. 1 60 No. 2% Size, Doz.___- 95 No. 10 Sauce... = 3 Lima Beans Little Quaker, No. 10 8 25 Baby. No. 2 1 70 Pride of Mich. No. 2_. 1 66 Marcellus, No. 10 -_--. 6 50 TRADESMAN Red Kidney Beans No. 10 oe NO. 2). e [. oh 2... String Beans Little Quaker, No. 2_- 2 00 Choice, Whole, No. 2_. 1 50 C1 ee ot ee i 2 1 35 Y Mich - 4 id s Cut § 50 ae Beans : le. No. 2... 1] 50 h No. 2 i MATCE s Cut, No 47 No. 2. 2230 moO. 2g 75 -, NO. 2% 1 35 1. 3 90 No.2... is Sinictin. “Whole, No. au 1 35 Hart Diced, No. 2 _--- 90 Carrots Deed Ne 4... 90 Diced Ne. 10°72 4 uu Corn Golden Ban., No. 2. 1 25 Golden Ban.. No. 10 10 00 Little Quaker. No. 1__ | 90 Country Gen., No. 2. 1 20 Pride of Mich... No. 1 x0 Marcellus, No. 2 -. % Fancy Crosby, No. 2-- 1 15 Faney Crosby. No. 10 6 50 Whole Grain, 6 Ban- tam. No. 3 __....._ 1 % Peas iuttie Dok Noe. 2. 2 00 Sifted E. June, No. 10 9 50 Sifted E. June. No. 2__ 1 75 Marcel... Sw. W. No. 2 1 45 Marcel., E. June, No. 2 1 35 Marcel.. E. Ju., No. 10 7 50 Pumpkin No: 10 22 15 No. 2% 2 1 30 Sauerkraut Ne: 20 a 00 NO) 2 95 NGO 85 Spinach No. 236) 2 2b No. 2 2 1 80 Squash Boston, No. 3 1 35 Succotash Golden Bantum. No. 2 2 10 Hart. Noe. 222 1 80 Pride of Michigan __ 1 65 Marcellus, No. 2... 95 Tomatoes No. 10 2 5 25 Ne. 2 2 1 80 IG eee 1 40 Pride of Mich.. No. 2% 1 35 Pride of Mich., No. 2__ 1 10 Tomato Juice Hart, No. 10 CATSUP 5 Sniders, 8 oz. —----_____ 95 Snidérs, 14 02. 2.2 1 55 Sniders, 8 oz....-Doz. 95 Sniiders, 14 »z....Doz. 1 58 Quaker, 8 0z.---- Doz 9 Quaker, 14 o0z._--- Doz. i 2 Ruby. 14 02z.__..--Doz 95 CHIL: SAUCE Sniders, 8 oz. Sniders, 14 oz. OYSTER COCKTAIL SMiGers, 11° O20 22: _.;2 00 CHEESE Roduerert) 68 Wisconsin Daisy ____-_ 14% Wisconsin Twin —____- 13% New York June —_._.__ 24 pan Saero 2.00 40 ere 15 Michiran Flats _.- 14 Michigan Daisies —-____ 14 Wisconsin Longhorn -. 15 Imported Leyden -. .___ I ib. lambergzer... 20 Imported Swiss ~--..___ 52 Kraft, Pimento Loaf__. 24 Kraft, American Loaf _. 22 Krat. Brick. Loaf... 22 Kraft, Swiss Loaf__._._ 27 Kraft Old Eng. Loaf... 32 Kraft, Pimento, % Ib. 1 60 Kraft, American, % lb. 1 60 Kraft, Brick, % lb.--- 1 60 Kraft Limbur., % Ib. 1 60 CHEWING GUM Adams Black Jack ____ 66 Adams Dentyne Beeman’'s Pepsin _______ 66 Beecnhut Peppermint __ 66 Doublemint ___.. 66 Peppermint, Wriglevs __ 66 Spearmint, Wrigleys ___ 66 suey Frate 82 66 Wripiey’s P- 25 66 Weaperry 20) 66 CHOCOLATE Baker, Prem., 6 Ib. % 2 50 Baker. Pre.. € Ib. 3 oz. 2 42 CLOTHES LINE Riverside, 50° ft... 1 80 Cuppies Gord - 2 10 COFFEE ROASTED Lee & Cady 1 ib. Package Arrow Brand Boston Breakfast ____ 23 Breakfast Cup —_______ 21 oo eo 15% Wi Se 19 arn Beene See 29 Morton House __-_______ hag NeGrow (225 Quaker, in Cartons___ 1 Competition —..2 15% McLaughlin’s Kept-Fresh Coffee Extracts M.-Y. per 100 1 frank’s 50 pkgs. __ 4 25 t{ummel’s 50. 1 Ib. 10% CONDENSED MILK Eagle, 2 oz., per case 4 60 EVAPORATES MILK quaker, Tall, 10% oz. Quaker, Baby, 4 doz. Quaker, Gallon. % dz. 2 85 Carnation, Tall. 4 doz. “arnation, Baby. 4 dz. Jatman’s Dudee, Tall 2 95 Jatman’s D’dee, Baby 1 48 Pet. Ta 2 95 Pet. Baby. 4 dozen_. Borden's. Tall. 4 doz._ 2 Borden’s Baby. 4 doz. 1 3 July 19, 1933 CLGARS Hemt. Champions __ 38 50 Webster Cadillac ____ 75 00 Webster Golden Wed. 75 00 Websterettes -_..____ 38 50 Cinvos 2025 38 50 Garcia Grand Babies 38 50 Bradstreets . -_._.. 38 50 La Palena Senators. 75 vv Odins 3 R G Dun Boauet _. 75 00 Perfect Garcia sSubl. Ya uv Budwiser =. 19 50 Tango Pantellas ____ 13 40 Hampton Arms Jun’r 37 50 APOC eS 35 00 Rancho Corono -__--_ 35 06 Renway (2 oe 20 OV CONFECTIONERY Stick Candy Pails Pure Sugar Sticks-600c 3 90 Big Stick, 28 lb.° case 16 Horehound Stick, 120s 75 Mixed Candy er cen 14 leader 0946 French Creams __.___ 11% aris: Creams 220 12 PUUIEOT es 09 Kancy Mixture 14 Fancy Chocolate 5 lb. boxes Bittersweets, Ass’ted 1 25 Nibble Sticks es =, 1 35 Chocolate Nut Rolis _ 1 50 Lady Vernon 22. 215 Golden Klondikes ___. 1 05 Gum Drops Cases Jelly Sttings 2s 14 Tip fep Jellies: 09%% Orange Slices _._____ 9% Lozenges Pai -\. A. Pep. Lozenges . 8 -\. A. Pink Lozenges -. 13 A. A. Choc. Lozenges —. 13 Motto Hearts - 3 1¢ Malted Milk Lozenges__ 19 Hard Goods Lemon Drops 2-00. O. F. Horehound drops a Anise Squareg __... eee Peanut Squares _ 13 Cough Drops Smith Bros. Luden’s Vick's, Bxs. ee Eee 1 45 ee aD 40/10c _ 3 40 Specialties Italian Bon Bons _____. 16 Banquet Cream Mints. 17 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 1bl Dosen 2 4. DRIED FRUITS Pples 50 Ib. box 16 14 oz. pkg. 1€ A N.Y. ey.. Noe. Mey. Apricots Evaporated, Choice __ Evaporated, Ex. Choice tig Panty Ex. Fancy Moorpack Cc 40 tb, box: 24 July 19, 1933 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN o Currants Margarine OTASH HERRING SOAP TEA Packages, 11 oz. —.--_- 11% Baneitee. 2 doz; :-_.. 2 7% Holland Herring Am. Family, 100 box 5 60 Mixed: Kegs —..._____ Crystal White, 100 -_. 3 50 Mixed, half bbls. --__-- Hee 60s 9 2 0 re Japan 16 : Mixed. bbis, ....._____. Fels Naptha, 100 box § 00 Medium -------------.. Wilson & Co.'s Brands FRESH MEATS Milkers, Kegs __-_----_- Blake White, 10 box 286 - Choice -__________ 19@28 _. Dates a Oleo a Milkers, half bbls. _-_— Jap Rose, 100 box --__740 Fancy -------------- 32@36 ot ne = : one li Milkers, bbis. _-.. Hairy, 100 box __ 3 00 No. 1 Nibbs_----------- 31 : 8s, an. =. Se SS Palm Olive, 144 box-- Beef t 25 Top Steers & Heif. 11 [oe Pummo, 100 box 22 483 Gunpowder MATCHES Good Steers & Heif. -- 09 % Bbl.. 100 Ibs Sweetheart. 100 box __ 5 70 Choice ---~-----_ ae 32 Di d 144 6 15 Med, Steers & Heif. -- 08 | Macken Grandpa War 56 sm 210 Wancy --. 40 Peaches Jiamond, No, 5, 15 Com. Steers & Heif 07 —e Grandpa Tar, 50 Ige. 3 50 Evan. Choice Searchlight, 144 box 6 15 <5 Tubs, 60 Count, fy. fat 6 00 ane a esa pe be Se SSSee SS Pails. 10 Trilby Soap, 50. 10c 3 15 Fancy Swan, 144 22000 5 20 ails. 10 lb. Fancy fat 1 50 : w--------------- hie We 8 a Wiliams Barber Bar, 9s 50 Ceylon ' Vv Williams Mug, per doz. 48 Pekoe, medium -~--~-_- 41 ep eal fia Bux ‘Boilee 50° || 245 MWieh i barrie. 32 : a Ga ae Welle len eel es / Medium oo oi ed. Fancy, 100 lb. 13 00 i Lemon, American _____ 24 ee aap : gross case 5 2 oe m ae bois. 22: 18 50 Wee aces cum eee Orange, American _____ 94 Signal Light, 5 gro. cs 5 : re ae Po a Allspice, jamaica Saaz cae =. aos aoa tak Gul Bunch 1 50 Oves, nzibar __._ @36 . cy ---- MUELLER'S PRODUCTS Spring Lamb_______-. 18 Boned, 10 Ib. boxes __ 16 G28s8ia. Canton --___- @24 Macaroni. 9 O70 9.) Googe 16 Cae a o- =S Oolon Raisins Spaghetti, 9 oz.--__-_- 2 10 Meg Se 12 bad oe coe pt Medium _ _ " ee 39 Seeded, bulk __-.__ __ Elbow Macaroni, 9 0z. 210 Poor ------____.--_ 05 Mixed, 10c pkgs., doz. @65 Choice ---....__-______ 45 Thompson’s S’dless blk. bi Hgg Noodles, 6 oz.___ 2 10 SHOE BLACKENING Nutmegs. 70@90_ gu eee 50 neste s’dless_ bik._--- ‘ Egg von. 6 oz. : 10 fin i Bodie. dcx 130 Nutmegs. 105-110 ____ @48 BOG. 2a Egg Alphabets, 6 oz.-. 2 10 : oe ees a TBina oe Quaker Seeded, 15 0z.__ 7 Cooked Spaghetti, Mutton noe = ; 4 biota ae a TWINE Me lien 229 Good ~---------_____. OA fe. a 0 as Cotton, 3 ply cone -___ 25 eae cee 03 a a 90 Cotton, 3 ply Balls ____ 27 oor ----~------—~~-- Cee es Pure Ground in Bulk - Allspice, Jairaica _._.. @1¢é California Prunes NUTS—Whole ae : a VINEGAR 90@100, 25 Ib. boxes__@ Almonds, Peerless -.-. 15% oes at -— 2a we OB, Greed Wane 80@90, 25 Ib. boxes__@ Brazil, large ~----_ — 12% : Pork STOVE POLISH — Canis Sooaos an Cae. © Gam 16 70@80, 25 Ib. boxes..@07144 Fancy Mixed ___---_- 11%. Wein, medio 08 Blackne, per doz ia eo. @ig White Wine, 40 grain__ 20 60@70, 25 lb. boxes_.@07% Filberts, Naples -__-. 13 Butts -_------_-_--__ 08 Black Silk Liquid, dz.130 7 anole ee een ae w. White Wine, 80 Grain 25 50@60. 25 Ib. boxes_.@0814 Peanuts, Vir. Roasted 6% Shoulders ~__-_-_--_. 06% Black Silk Paste. doz 1 25 Mace Pe = oe 40@50, 25 lb. boxes..@08% Peanuts, Jumbo __--_ 7%c Spareribs --------- oO Qtr coin ptt 30@40, 25 Ib. boxes_.@09% Pecans, 3, star -_----_- zi Neck bones -------- 03 Wnameline Lignid, dx 136 po whe 3 WICKING 30@30, 25 Ib. boxes_.@12 Pecans, Jumbo _____.__ 40: Trimmings _____- 05 mo tot te a ie lc Cl ‘aor NO- 9. Der gross -_____ 80 18@24. 25 lb. boxes..@14% Pecans, Mammoth _____ 50 Radium, per doz. tae ceree. Cayenne —.- G2 No. |, ter arom 1 2% Walnuts, Cal, __-_ 13@21 Rising Sun, per aaa 1 30 Paprika, Spanish ~ -- @30 No. 2, per gross ______ 1 60 Hickory 22200 07 654 Stove Enamel dz. 2 80 No. 3, per gross ______ 2 30 PROVISIONS Vulcanol, No. 10, doz. 1 30 Peerless Rolls, per doz. 90 Barreled Pork Stovoil per aoe " 3 00 Rochester, No. 2, doz. 50 aeiag Clear Back ___ 16 00@18 00 , teeta gua pects ce. 66 Rochester, No. 3, doz. 2 00 Pearl. 100 Ib. i =) 9 50 vancy Ste? Peanuts Short Cut Clear _._. 12 00 Cag Sak te a Se Rayo. ver dez. ___ 75 oe Sage. 2 am. ...2.5 2. 80 24 1 Ib. Cellop’e case 1 80 Dry Salt Meats Onion Salt 1 35 wo ----------- ODENWARE D S Belles 18_29@18-10-09 F. 0. oe Maaign ee 1 35 Baskets Bulk Goods : Colonial, 4, 2 tb. 96 Kinney Banquet Toe 425 Pushela. Wide Band. Elb.Macaroni, 20 Ib.bx. 1 05 Colonial, 36-1% 199 ‘itehen Bouquet ---- 4 25 wood handles __ 2 00 — ee — are Ciwar taeg 513g oe Peeves —-——- 20 Market. drop handle__ 9 Almonds: 2250-7 39. Pure in tlerces-2) 8% Med. No. 1 Bbis. 399 Marjoram. of 90 Market, single handle 95 Peanuts, Spanish 60 lb. tubs ___.advance % Med. No. 1, 100 lb. bk. 100 S2VOTY: 1 0% -------- 65 Market, extra ____ 1 60 Cf — 5% 50 lb. tubs -__advance % Farmer Spec.. 70 Ib. 100 nyme. 1 oz. --------- 90 Splint, large = 8% Biiberte, 32 20 1b. pails -__-advance Packers aaeat 50 Ib 65 Tumerci, 1% oz. ----- 65 Splint, medium __ aoe 7 5 Pearl Barley Pecans Salted -_----- -— 45 10 1b. pails ___.advance % Cream Rock for ice — Splint, small — «en 0000 2 00 Walnut California -._.. 45 5 Ib. pails __--advance 1 ree ll Barer Grits —___ 5 00 3 tb. pails ----advance 1 Butter Salt, 280 lb. bbl. 4 00 ee 3 50 Compound tierces __-. 8% Block, 50 Ib. oo” a pif ai Churns Compound, tubs __-_- 09 Baker Salt, 280 1b. bbl. 3.80 Ki ai Barrel, 5 gal., each -_ 2 40 2 . : Kingsford, 24 lbs. ---- 2 30 Barrel. 10 = © 10. ver tdla ss bed. obaes el. 10 gal., each_. 2 55 MINCE MEAT 3 wd. Dees. per 160 26) 3 to ¢ wal. ner dal 16 None Such, 4 doz. -__ 6 20 a8 th be per bale --__100 Argo, 24, 1 lb. pkgs. 1 15 : oe Sage Quaker. 3 doz. case___ 2 65 Sausages - bags, Table ---- 40 Cream, 24-1 ---------- 2 20 Bast India -----. = 10 Yo Ho. Kegs, wet. Ib. 16% Bologna —920 0027 10 Pails A ee ee 13 10 qt. Galvanized ____ 2 60 ies capa a ee 12 Giess y at. Galvanized -__ 2 85 Or : OLIVES Tongue, Jellied 2 Argo, 24, 1 Ib. pkgs. 152 12 at. vanes ara 5 00 Tapioca 7 om. dar, Pinion, des. 106 Hesdchecns 13 Argo, 12, 3 lb. pkgs. 217 10 at. Tin Dairy ____. 4 00 Seek 306 ce a ee ee iS ClClClCmlULULULUL Area SO ie pkes 246 Minute, 8 oz., 3 doz. 405 Quart Jars, Plain, doz, 3 25 Silver Gloss, 48. ls -_ 11% Dromedary Instant __ 3 50 : Gal. f siggr Seeing z . = . Smoked Meats S a ne 2 55 Traps OZ. Jar. uff., OZ. 3 ams, Cer. 14-16 nis & S Es ’ TL ---------- 2 7 8 oz. Jar. Stuffed, doz. 225 Hams, Cert., stand : lODIZED Tiger. S0 ihe, ..——..... 2% ioe oon’ é ae ee on Jat, Sie dae 2 igs ib @ls ES Meas cn he a 1 Gal. Jugs, Stuff. dz.195 Ham. dried beef c : ALT Rat, wood _ _ 1 oC Jiffy Punch Knuekles 2 @24 =1T DNlipe Ha ae 3 doz. Carton _______- 2 28 California Hama ..__@09 a IE SYRUP i ee eS "Assorted flavors. Picnic Boiled Hams @16 ERY. : oon a PARIS GREEN Boiled Hams __-_-_- @18 po a a pa ee tn eS Meg ee 34 Minced Hams ______ @12 ete r Blue Karo, No. 5, § dz. 3 24 Tubs te 32 Bacon 4/6 Cert. ____ @14 ul Blue Karo, No. 10--_. 3 07 Large Galvanized ___. 8 75 Sn and be 2. 30 Red Karo, No. 1% 262 Medium Galvanized __ 7 75 FRUIT CANS ted Karo, No. 5. 1 “dz. 3 52 Small Galvanized ____ 6 75 Presto Mason Beef Red Kare No. 10. | S se F. O. B. Grand Rapids Boneless, rump -...@19 00 Free Run’g, 32, 26 oz. 2 40 Hall pint =.= 8 7 15 PICKLES Five case lots ------. 2 30 fn sot 740 iiedlim Sous Todized, 32, 26 oz. _. 2 40 Washboards Ove auart 2.2 $65 5 gallon, 400 count 4 15 Liver Five case lots --.-... 2 30 imit. Maple Flavor | Banner, Globe -—<--——— 5 50 Half gallon --.---.---11 55 Te Beet 2 12 Orange, No, 1%, 2 dz. 2 98 Brass, single --------- 6 25 a4 Orange, No. 3, 20 cans 4 39 pare eee ——————— ; ° se 08 Double Peerless -_____ oe Single Peerless —--. - 7 50 BORAX M T “an aple and Cane Northern Queen --__-. 5 5e (an is oe ee ig «ee ver mal 1:50 Universal 7 25 FRUIT CAN RUBBERS Banner, 6 0z., doz.____ 90 Km RICE 48. 10 oe tapes —— 4 40 Kanuck, 5 gal. can —. 6 56 Presto Red Lip. 2 gro. Banner, quarts, doz...210 Fancy Blue Rose_____ 0 66 % Ie packages __ 4 00 Carton 6.0 70 Paw Paw, quarts, doz. 280 Fancy Head ----______ 5 30 ie o a Wood Bowls Presto White Lip. 2 Grape Juice 13 in. Butter -------. 5 00 gro. sen 7 were 12 quart case 4 g ” in. ee +. Rapid Progress Made in Meat Preser- vation (Continued from page 13) cuts, and why shouldn't he have just what he likes if formula and sends us the product? It he furnishes us the adds to the value of the pig and helps the farmer and packer make both ends meet, and also helps make this a great and glorious country. A few years ago there was a larger call for and carcasses of beef, mutton, veal, than at present. The U.S. Cold Stor- age & Co.’s Chicago i equipped with some seventeen miles much freezing holding he es Ice plant is of overhead rails te prov:de such serv- ice. Some of it was used especially for quick freezing of carcasses for export. Now there is a growing call for cold storage for various cuts and: for vari- ous reasons, Not all of the carcass goes to market at one time. Hotels and restaurants will have their beef loins, beef ribs, and beef tenderloms. Winter resorts require them in quanti- ties in winter, and summer resorts in summer, City diwellers in large cen- ters will have their pork roast and pork chops fresh, but there is often an over supply at pack’ng centers and low prices attract those who cater to trade at centers who prefer their pork chops and pork These are wrapped in special paper manufactured for the purpose, packed in boxes and frozen, and stored in quantities in an- ticipation of future needs. Hams and p'cnics are wrapped separately; square cut and seedless bellies are wrapped in pairs or bundles according to size; all in parchment paper especially man. ufactured for the purpose to preserve loins frozen. moisture, color and flavor, and are frozen. American bellies and rib bel- lies are frozen and later ordered to dry salt or to the red cure, which is liked very much in some sections of the South, or ordered returned to packer’s plant. Boston, also boneless cellar trimmed, butts, trimmings, both beef and pork, boneless chucks, bone- less beef and veal, pork and beef hearts, livers, shank meat, spareribs, pig tails, dry sausage, and ‘so on through a long list of cuts too numerous to mention in this article, are frozen and stored to meet the requirements of a various trade. Wien green products are re- ceived at the plant they are transported by rail or truck to sharp freezers and frozen in a temperature of 10 below zero, and are then repiled in lots in holding rooms at temperatures from zero to 10 above. Shrinkage in freezing and storage will run from 1 to 3 per cent., accord- ing to the size of the pieces, whether the same are handled loose or in boxes and barrels. Slow freezing, or holding green meat too long before send‘ng to the freezer, are the chief causes of discoloration. Less trouble ts rence from discoloration if meats are wrapped. Humidifiers use in this plant, as many as thirty-two in the sharp freezer rooms, whch are 100 x 180 feet each. This equipment is smple in construction, The merely an insulated metal box holding expe- are in base is a small quantity of water, in the box is a pontoon equipped with a mercury switch, so that if the water evapor- ates to a certain point the pontoon tips forward and mercury passes down to one end of the tube, shutting off the power and putting the hum*‘drfier out of action. The boxes are small and portable. Through this method it ts possible to maintain a relative humid- ity of 96 per cent. in a 20 below zero temperature in the freezer during t’me of active loading. Two sharp freezers of the same dimensions, 100 x 180 feet, are maintained on each of the six floors of this warehouse. The plant has been out so that walls of these rooms no outside exposure. The freezers ped with one linear foot of 2-inch to every 3 cubic feet of space. Holding freezers are located at each end of the building. These rooms are 60 x 220 feet and run the entire length of the building. The rooms are acces- sible from either end, fac litating load- ing and unloading from each end of the laid nave believe there is a warehouse. In the engine room five 250-ton compressors driven -by 500 h.p. motors are in service, In the ice tank room tanks have a capacity for 1800 cans, each holding enough water to produce a 400-pound cake of ice. When the plant is runninig to capacity there are from 225 to 250 tons of ice pulled every twenty-four hours. Ira A. Newman. —__> ++ —___- Practical Way to Fight the Chains Traverse City, July 17—I have not found a merchant here who filed a claim for the oleo refund. Practically all of them could have had double the amount they will niow receive if they had read the Tradesman carefully, | am making a special effort to get mer- chants to read the Tradesman scrupu- lously each weak. Most of them are working short handed and they think they have little time to read. They miss many good things ‘by doing this, and in the above case they have lost over one hundred dollars. The jobbers did not neglect filing their claims as did the retailers. One jobber here got a check for $400 and interest, and the merchants are hearing about it. I be- lieve the orders enclosed herew:th will result in permanent readers of the pa- per. Close money makes $3 look rather large to some merchants now who have lost so much trade going to the chains, together with banks closing and so many out of work. However, the cher- ry harvest will help many tio jobs for a tme. John W. Clark, West Bay road, wished to be remembersd to the edi- tor. I, too, wish to congratulate him on reaching his ‘goal of fifty years as ed to: of the Tradesman, which will be completed this week. It is a record of which you can well be proud. In my hundreds of interviews w.th mer- chants, I find you stand ‘high in their estimation. I see plainly wherein the chain store monopcly hias cut into your lst of subscribers by taking their home trade to that extent they are compelled to cut every poss'ble cost, which has too often included the Tradesman. I practical way to fight them. E. B. Stebbins. —_—_+~~»___ Ra‘sing garden truck and peddling it from door to door proved unsatisfac- tory to a New York state farmer, so he evolved a plan that brought his cus- tomers ito hm. He organized a club of 100 members, and planted rows of peas, sweet corn or whatever the indi- vidual members desired. He charged them a dollar a row to fertilize, plant and cultivate their gardens, and the members have the pleasure of driving out to the farm and gathering their own fresh vegetables. While they’re on the spot, the thrifty farmer sells them fresh butiter, eggs, honey, etc. lositive protection profitable investment is the polity of the Wy MICHIGAN 24 SHOE DEALERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Mutual Building .- - : Lansing, Michigan July 19, 1933 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 23 ae a : : : bowie Sonik Ot ce te 51.99 OUT AROUND EXTRA. EXTRA an Atte: City, in a worthy honor, “M- Fredericky Co. Minneapoligne: oh . sc s <8 o ° ; r 2Ocl Ors zaunary, etrere_ to. (Continued from page 9) This miniature edtion of The Mich- worthily bestowed. Mr. VanderHoo- Mich. Bell Tele. Co., Detroit___.unknown | : : ; ; Abie i ee z oa ee j fe ery business Detroit City Gas Co., Detroit--unknown To show what is very likely to take gan Merchandiser announces the ar- ning started in the grocery business fica = de Ca. Deni ualnean place and what Mir. Parr and the best rival of a miniature addition to the here about twenty years ago under James S. Holden Co., Detroit____ 1,711.50 : : eH aie ia Cae nnike Bs eon Sr BiG Bc cite CH. Anderson. Chicago... 550.74 type of retail druggists and grocers Secretary's family. very meager circumistanies. His suc E. K. Warren & Co., Inc., Three are undertaking to head off, the Attor- Ruth Isabel Bervig cess thas ‘been rapid and substantial. Oaks 2. = §4800 ney General recently received a tele- gram. from Boston, asking if Michigan was. enforcing the 25 per cent drug ownership. Investigaton conducted by Mr. Parr and the Federal office at De- troit disclosed that a firm of “gyps” is already planning on opening wp stores in Michigan to sell everything, Thhis is a similar outfit to the Big Bear out- fits now operating in the East. If they come—and I cannot see how we can stop them unless the Control of Indus- try can do it—it means the absolute demoralization of the independent gro- cer and druggist. And God knows they cannot stand miuch more. I am sorry to record this ‘black mark against the Michigan Wiholesale Gro- cers Association, which I hhave cham- pioned the ‘best way I knew how for over forty years because of its progres- and fairness. In the mean- time I have done all I could to bring the two great interesits of the food and drug trades closer together and began siveness to feel that I was accomplishng some- thing along that line, especially when Mr. Parr was placed at the head of the drug department of the state. Why my friends of the wholesale grocery trade step in and undertake to impair these cordial relations is more than I can understand. Some years ago the retail druggists were impressed with the idea that they ought to thave the assistance of the legislature in giving them, some spe- cial which put a crimyp in the grocers. Under the guid- ance of a man who knew more about politics than drugs the druggists elect- ed six or seven pharmacists to the leg- islature, and, with the co-operation of Gov. Groesbeck, put some laws in the statute books which were manifestly unfair and selfish. I condemmed these enactments at the time and the sober sense of the drug trade has stepped in and prevented any concerted attempt to enforce the unfair restrictions. Now we have a man at the ‘head of the en- forcing department who actually benids backward in his effort to bring about friendly and co-operative relations be- tween the grocers and druggists. In view of this situation I am just as free to condemn the unwise action of the wholesale grocers now as I was to condemn the unfairness of the drug- legislation would gists a half dozen years or more ago. I wish Mr. Parr would arrange a joint meeting of representative retail grocers and druggists at an early date and, after a thorough discussion, reach a sane and sensible conclusion over the matter of future legislation. Neither trade can ever get anywhere by fight- ing each other. One of the most unique birth an- nouncements I ‘have ever received came in. last week from the Secretary of the Michigan Retail Hardware Associa- tion. It was printed in ordinary type on ithe same shade of paper used in the regular monthly ‘bulletin. It read as follows: 30rn at Sparrow Hospital, Lan- sing, July 11th, weight 7 pounds. Mother and baby are well and will soon be home at 600 Rosewood, East Lansing. H. W. Bervig. To tthe welcome message I replied as follows: “Hearty congratulations over the re- cent addition to your family. “May she write a noble poem or paint a great picture or enthrall vast audiences with her musical ability or oratory or lead mighty armies to vic- tory. I mean, of course, armies dedi- cated to peace and the accomplishment of some social reform. “Best regards to the madam. May she soon be able to resume her duties of presiding over your happy home.” Albert Clement, of Traverse City, President of the Northwestern Michi- gan Retail Drugg sts Assoc ation, re- quests me to state that the druggists of Kalkaska county are also members of his organization. I gladly make this correction. The Tradesman most distinguished roll of ‘honor, of which possesses a it 1s exceed ngly proud. the which have ‘been on ‘the subscription list of It comprises names of ‘business ‘houses the Michigan Tradesman ever since the first issue, fifty years ago. Whe Tradesman very much doubts whether any other trade publ cation can present such a collection of faithful followers as the follow:ng: Amberg & Murphy, Battle Creek Frederick C. Beard, Grand Rapids O. P. DeWitt, St. Johns J. L. Norris, Casnovia Charles G. Phelps, Alma Thompson Grocery, Newaygo Walter Walsh, Holland M. V. Wilson, Sand Lake O. A. Wolbrink & Sons, Ganges. I have written these Old Heroes as follows: If I live until next Wednesday, I will have rounded out ‘fifty years as editor and publisher of the Michigan Trades- mani. : You are one of nine who have been with us continuously from the first is- sue put out in 1883. A tenth subscriber —Wim. J. Clarke—passed' away two weeks ago at Harbor Springs. 3rief reference will ‘be made to the birthday next week, and the regular an- niversary paper will be issued the first week in December as usual, When the weather gets a little cooler I am going to ask you to come to Grand Rapids as my guests, when I will endeavor to entertain you as a small token of the deep appreciation I feel for your loyal support and hearty encouragement for a ‘half century. Will a Thursday or a Friday be en- tirely convenient for you? The election of Gerrit VanderHoo- ning, of Grand Rapids, as a director of the National Association of Retail Gro- cers, at the recent annual convention He is evidently destined to take rank among the leading grocers of the Na- tion. Since writing the article concerning Wm. M. Connolly on page 9 I note by the daily papers he ‘has been engaged as manager by the Holland Chamber of Commerce. I[ heartily congratulate the godd people of Holland on their remarkable acquisition. No mian' could possibly be found for the position. With the vision of a seer, the experience of seventeen years in planning and executing the remarkable cement road development of Ottawa county, with broad, comprehensive and stronger progressive ideas on thow a city can be expanded to the greatest possible extent with the least expenditure of money, Mr. Connolly is in a class by Included in his mental equip- ment is a charming personality which hmiself, is simply irresistible. The Holland peo- ple have always had the reputation of recognizing a ‘bargain when they see i By $15,000 $3,600 per year they have lived up to securmg a man for their long-time reputation, E. A: Stowe - . Proceedings of the Grand Rapids Bankruptcy Court. (Continued from page 10) ucts Manufacturing Co., a corporation, Bankrupt No. 5273, was held. The bank- rupt was present by H. D. Sehrier, Pres- ident, and represented by Clair S. Beebe, Attorney. Certain creditors present in person amd reprefented by R. G. Goembel and Fred G. Stanley, Atttor- neys. EE: D. Schrier and Christian Sehrier each sworn and examined be- fore reporter. M. N. Kennedy, Kala- mazoo, Michigan, trustee; bond $2,000. Meeting adjourned without date. duly tt, 1933. On this day schedules, adjudication and reference in the Matter of Edmund P. Halley, Bankrupt No. 5325 were received. The bankrupt is a doc- tor of Three Oaks, Michigan. The sched- ules show total assets of $2158.75 (of which $135.00 is claimed exempt), and total. liabilities of $6,257.11, listing the following creditors: Village of Three Oaks, pref. taxes $21.00 Tshp. of Three Oaks, pref. taxes 93.12 Village of Three Oakes, pref. taxes 25.00 ‘Eshp. o ‘Tree Oaks, pref. taxes 63.05 Morris G. and Gertrude M. McGawn, "ree Oaks 25. oo en eneOwal Dowagiae Steel Furnace Co., DO Warne oie 150.00 Three Oaks Lumber & Coal Co.__ 593.48 Three Oaks Dept. Store... = 224.28 Redding Hotel, New Buffalo______ 342.00 George Grosse, Three Oaks_______- 61.67 Klockner Grocery, Three Oak: 59.71 John Hass, Three Oaks__--__- —_ 63:00 rick Ss Market “Fhree Oaks_..... 40:30 Heckathorne Dary, Three Oaks__ 30.90 Charies Toop, New Buffalo________ 23.50 Jones. Surmieal Co.. Columbus. 0. 73.12 GP. Maloy, Bhree Oaks. 147.01 G. Po Maloy. Fhree Oaks ._ ss 445 A. Ineram Co. Detroit... 138.3 mS. Aloe Co. St.. Wours. 16.76 Blue Line Chemical Co., St. Louis 9.19 Nat’l Drug Co., Germantown, Pa. 45.47 Harold Surgical Corp., New York 31.74 Wolverine Typewriter Service Co., BYSChei 8 ee 20.00 South Bend Clean Towel Service t.32 Indiana Water Works, Three Oaks 20.00 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co., Buchanan 23.00 Mich. Bell Tek Co., Three Oaks. 53.70 Arnolds Garage, Fhree Oaks___._.. 11.50 Lee’s Service Station, Three Oaks 18.3 Temple Garage; Three Oaks______ 21.00 Upjohn Co., Kalamazoo______ 35 S. oO. S. E. Massengill Co., Bristol, Tenn. 2 Walker, Corp & Co., Inc., Syracuse 3 Columbus Pharmacal Co., Colum- bus. © pm a 18.00 Westerfield Pharmacal Co., Dayton = 5.50 G. H. Sherman, M. D. Inc., Detroit 4.060 Kopp’s Pharmacy, Grosse Pointe 49.99 Notre Dame Pharmacy, Grosse PORE B ee eee es ee 76.08 Physicians Stationery Co., Detroit 22.00 A £. Trawbridee Co., Detroit_... 17.65 €: V. Mosby Co.. St: Louis, Mo. 75.50 FE. A. Davis Co., hiladelphia, Pa.__ 10.00 W. EF. Prior Co., Hagerstown, Md. 138.00 Peoples Wayne County Bank, Detroit .49 July 15, 1933. On this day schedules, adjudication and reference in the Mat- ter of Homer J. Provonche. Sr., Bank- rupt No. 5322, were received. The bank- rupt is a salesman of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The schedules show total assets of $300.00 (all of which are claimed ex- empt), and total liabilities of $1,435.25 listing the following creditors: : Industrial Mortgage Co., G@. R.___- $160.00 be Porton a W. J. Warren, Eowelk 95.00 Mes. ©. Welch G& Ra... Mrs. M. Ceolleton, G. RK... __ 253.00 Mit Damin® 2. oe ae Mr Maltitiaker - 65.00 Breen & Halladay Fuel Co.. G. R. 46.50 Reear Coal €o. G Ra. 53.00 Nord Blake Pucl Co. G. RR... _. 39-75 De Youne Eros. Buel €o., G. KR. 10.00 Wurzbures G@. H... - 18.45 Herpoisheimer’s, G. R..._____ 26.73 Dr. R.c Vv. Gladieux &. Ro: 21.00 Dr WM. Burlins 4G RR... 66.50 Certified Service Oil Co., G. R.____ 5.00 Joppies G. &. G Ree : 28.37 Bank, @ KR... 2 Dairy, Savings ——_.2~___ Questions For Some People to Answer Whitehall, Juy 17 — Have we no more men of courage and conviction in this state? Campaign promises by two former governors and now steps in the third and dominated by rotten politicians and capitalists. Are these amen so poor, both morally anid financi- ally, that they must sell themselves to unscrupulous leeches in Wall street? Did Hitler miss it or hit it when he encountered like conditions prevailing ‘n Berlin and other centers in Ger- many? We may well ponder. Our country had already ‘been well drained by Rockefeller, Mellon, ford and the McCormack’ and then we permit these pernicious chains to come along and complete the ruin. If Comstock lacks the backbone, let him step out or else enact a law so he car be impeached. Why should Wall street get all of our money and the extra burden put on Michigan tax pay- ers? €. €. Kerm —_——_2-~___ No one ever would have crossed the ocean if he could have gotten off the ship in the storm. Phone 89574 John L. Lynch Sales Co. SPECIAL SALE EXPERTS Expert Advertising Expert Merchandising 209-210-211 Murray Bldg. Grand Rapids, Michigan Business Wants vepartment Advertisements insertea 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—Men’s clothing and _ shoe stock. Exceptional opportunity for profit- able business. 4,500 population. 1.100 on factory payroll, Lepley Wilson, Green- ville, Mich. 576 For Sale—Store with flat above mod- ernly eauipped in country town. Good business. Inquire Ray Ryckman, North Branch, Mich, 580 For Sale—A fully ecuipned meat mar- ket, doing gocd business, in good manu- facturing town. Address No. 581, c/o Michigan Tradesman. 581 FOR SALE—Stock of hardware_ free and clear of all encumbrance. Is clean, not a lot of dead stock, Rent reasonable ($20 ner month). Store building 21 ft. by 75 ft. full basement, cemented. Large storercom back of store. Stock and fix- tures invoice around $6,500. We don’t owe anyone a dollar and have about $75 Standing out on book accounts. [. D. Fleisher, Athens, Mich. 582 Hardware Stock For Sale—Inventory about $6,000, Up-to-date stock. Right price for quick sale. Muir, Mich., Box 277. 283 sateen eesti: PRO onsen msy nate 24 How Disputes on Spelling May Be Settled How are place names of the United States officially chosen? What official body rules on questions of proper spelling, and pronunciation of the names of lakes, mounitans, streams, towns, or other places in this country? Where can information as to the geo- graphic names in the different States be secured? The United State Geographic Board has as its function the deciding of all disputes over geographic names which may rise in the various departments of the Federal Government. Its decisions are binding on all the Government de- partments and consequently are gen- erally recognized throughout the coun- try. How can a dispute over the spelling of the name of a lake, mountain, or other natural feature be decided? Such disputes arise most frequently in connection with the spelling of In- dian names. In cases where there is a marked difference in the spelling of the name of some natural feature the persons interested should submit the question to their State Geographic Board. In States in which there is no State Geographic Board the dispute may be submitted to the United States Geographic Board. The final decision as to the correct spelling of a name is determined by the Board usually on the basis of local usage. When the decision is made it is published in. the monthly report of decisions made by the Board and’ be- comes the official form for the Govern- ment agencies and is generally ac- cepted as authoritative by the whole country. Another question in regard to proper spelling which is sometimes submitted to the United States Geographic Board is that of whether a name should be written as one word or two. The prac- tice of the Board is to simplify names wherever possible. Therefore, where local usage permits, it customarily rules that names should be written as one word when a dispute of this sort arises, The Board is able to furnish infor- mation as to the correct adjectival form of a name. It has drawn up uniform regulations which it followed in such cases. When there are two or more names in common useage for a river or other natural feature how may the correct name be determined? The names in use may be submitted to the United States Geograiphic Board. The Board makes a study of the names, consulting all available maps and publications which may per- tain to the subject and also the local authorities in order to determine the name in most common usage. The data gathered by the Board is sent to the State Geographic Board if there is such a Board in the State and the State Board’s viewpoints are con- sidered in making the final decision. This decision becomes operative in the same manner as the decisions in regard to spelling. What form of a foreign name is cor- rect? The spelling used in the coun- try concerned or the English spelling? Is the spelling of a German city Mun- ich or Munchen? oF sy MICHIGAN To supply the need for information of this sort the Board has compiled a general list of foreign geographic names. This list is contained in a 113- page bulletin which is sold for 10 cents by the Superintendent of Public Docu- ments. All foreign names which are likely to be used by persons in this country have been included in the bul- letin, which is entitled “First Reports on Foreign Geographic Names.” In the bulletin the local usage in for- eign countries is placed first. This spelling is followed by the customary English usage. The publication is cross-referenced so that any foreign name can be easily found. The bulletin includes a complete dis- cussion of the rules which the Board followed in compiling the list. It dis- cusses means of insuring the delivery of mail in foreign countries and trade and business considerations involved in proper use of foreign names, In states where there is a State Geo- graphic Board the individual or group concerned in the dispute over pronun- ciation of a place name should first submit their dispute to the State Board. After the State Board rules on the pronunciation, the ruling becomes official for the State and upon its sub- mission to the Federal Board and pub- lication among the Federal Board’s decisions it becomes official for the en- tire country. How can commercial firms, organi- zations interested in correct spellings and pronunciations of place names, and individuals secure reports on the dec:- sions of the United States Geographic Board? A monthly bulletin, listing the deci- sions made during the month prior to publication, is issued by the Board. This bulletin is sent to persons who wish to make arrangements to receive it. It is particularly valuable to libra- ries. Only one State—Rhode Island—has completed an official gazetteer, con- taining a list of the names of lakes, mountains, and other natural features, and names of all unincorporated as well as incorporated towns. John J. Cameron. [Copyright, 1933, United States News] ——_» +. Chain Stores Tax Is Voted Over Gov- ernor’s Veto The Legislature Monday night en- acted the chain store tax over Gov. Comstock’s veto after accepting his re- fusal to sign the measure reducing the interest on ‘small loans from 42 per cent. a year to 21 per cent. Only two vetoes were overridden. Besides the chain store fee, the law- makers enacted a ‘bill reducing the cost of advertising tax sales. The levy on chain ownerships passed the House by a vote of 91 to 4 and the Senate concurred unanimiously. In failing to override the veto of the Small Loan Bill, the House disre- garded the wretched scandal that has centered around the small loan lobby through much of the session. The movement to pass the Small Loan bill gained strength as a result of the sensational admission by Rep. Frank J. Berka, of Saginaw, and Rep. George C. Watson, of Capac, that they were offered $5,000 each to kill the measure when they were members of TRADESMAN the conference committee that decided its fate. But nine votes needed to overcome the veto were lacking when the roll was completed. Fifty-eight members voted to override the Governor and 36 agreed to his action. It requires 67 votes in the House and 22 in the Sen- ate to upset a veto, The debate was short, with Rep. Ate Dykstra, of Grand Rapids, and Rep. Harvey H. Jarvis, of Benton Harbor, leading the fight to force through the proposed law. “Our present statute permitting these companies to charge 3% per cent. a month interest is legalized. robbery,” Rep. Jarvis declared. “The Governor's veto is a fatal blunder. If you vote to sustain this action you will be refusing to carry out the mandate of the Demo- cratic campaign platform and you will be repudiating Democratic priniciples.” Rep. Berka told on the floor about the attempt to bribe him. “The story in the Detroit Free Press Monday morning was absolutely true,” he said. “I was offered $5,000 to kill this bill.” —__~+~-»>—___ Cadillac Merchants Took Strong Stand Cadillac, July 17—I hand you here- with a copy of the resolution put out by our merchants in Cad:-llac in asking our legislators to return to Lansing to paiss the chain store tax ‘bill over the governor's veto and I see by to-day’s paper that they did a good job, too. You can use the resolution if you think it contains any thoughts which should come before the people. One more thought. The wheat tax, as I understand it. The fanmer is to receive money back where h’s wheat was sold too cheap. Who was out buy- ing cheap wheat and almost giving flour away at least for 35c per sack in Cadillac? Who was trying to sell a bigger and cheaper loaf of bread than anybody else? I believe in the way this is being handled, for I believe there should ‘be a bottom to every commiodity, ‘but ét looked to me as though all the people are having to have a part im the cheap bread and flour that the choppers at the chain store used. It is ‘too bad, but you can’t get something for nothing and keep it up. I could give you many ideas along this train of thought if you think them worth while. George E. Leutzinger. The Right Ring The chain store system has and is taking independence from our state. It has stopped the chance of any young man from shcool ever becoming a mer- chant. It has placed every mother in a position so that all she can expect for ther son is a slave job at small wages. Any mother cannot expect her daughter to do better than to get one cif these week wage earners. It has cut out the local insurance man, the local real estate man, the local automobile dealer, all local inter- est im the upkeep and further building cf our community, the local church and all clubs, the local bank. It has further made our legitimate merchants ‘hazardous to the bank, thereby reducing the chances of the ccome-back of the bank for lack of a chance for business from man street. They never pay any interest to the local ‘bank to be turned ‘back to the pecple who thave money on deposit. They take in and send mire out of our state every day than there its com- ing in, thereby causing depression. Their one and only aim is to miake money and more money at any cost. They raise hell in general. W ith this indictment changed against them, be it resolved that our legistla- tors again assemble at Lansing on July July 19, 1933 17 with all the other legislators of the state and pass over the gwovernor’s veto the chain ‘store license ‘bill No. 128, and thereby curbing some of their preni- c ous activites. ——_—_o--¢ Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids A letter from Wm. R. Roach, writ- ten in the Shakespeare country, states that the Roaches and their associates have covered England pretty thor- oughly and were then en route for Ireland. They expected to sail for home from Belfast on July 13. If they were able to do that they ought to be with their many friends in Michigan about Saturday of this week. Albert Bunning, the Poo Bah of Fal- mouth, was in town yesterday on his way home from Lansing, where he placed the wool from his 500 sheep with the co-op. He reports a marked improvement in business conditions in Missaukee county. ———_++-2—__—_ Strong Call For Summer Games Toy manufacturers report an excep- tionally active demand this season for lawn and beach games of all types. Re-orders on croquet sets and lawn golf sets have been numerous. One producer reports except:onal success in the introduction of a new type of game combining elements of bowling and of dart throwing. The game, made to retail around $3.50 and $4 complete, consists of an easel and target against which small darts resembling bowling balls are thrown. The game is being promoted ‘by several metropolitan stores and has been in demand: also at New England Summer resorts. 2-2 Big business and little business will never again be exactly the same as they were in the booming ’20s. Re- actions may come, but we shall never swing back to where we were in busi- ness methods and the philosophy of business, exemplified by the old idea of every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost. Thinking men by now must see that neither cut-throat competition between business men nor ruthless disregard of the economic welfare of 90 per cent of our people can be conducive to the welfare of business itself—Senator Capper. —~+->____ Received Thirteen Dollars From Uncle Sam De Witt, July 17— The past two years my subscription to the Trades- man has expired when I didn’t feel that I could spare the money. You always kept it coming just the same, This year, while my subscript’‘on does not expire until No. 2612, I have the money now and am sending it right along. Due to the timely notice in your valuable paper I received better than $13 from the ‘Government as oleo tax refund and have always received more than the cost of the Tradesman by tak'ng it. : Trusting you will get over this way ‘before cold weather, I am, your friend and booster for the Tradesman. C. Harry Moon. ——_~-~-~. __ Has Taken Tradesman Since First Issue Holland, July 18—Let me extend to you my sincere congratulations on your reaching the fiftieth milestone as editor and publisher of the Michigan Tradesman and to express the wish that you may Ive many more years in the same capacity. I thave always en- joved reading the Tradesman and con- sider it an honest indicator of our business and industrial dife in Michi- gan. Walter C. Walsh. gt Three Tests _ Before securities are placed in any trust account in the GRAND RAPIDS TRUST COMPANY they must first pass three tests: F I rst: They must be particularly adapted to the r trust in which they are to be placed. Seco n ad « There must be diversification of securities. ° This policy has been pursued by the manage- ment for years and found very sound in re- ducing possible depreciation in both princi- pal and income to a minimum. Th I rd e Securities must be purchased to the best ad- 2 vantage to the trust. Of course, the company never makes one cent of profit on the secur- ities purchased for this purpose. They are put into the trust account at cost. Our customers have found this manner of building trust accounts most advanta- geous to them during the recent period of stress. GRAND RAPIDS TRUST COMPANY FR —_—_—_— omar FREE: YOURSELF FOREVER FROM WORK SHOE FOOT’! We Tan Glove-Soft Comfort Into This Armor-Plate Shell Horsehide .. A Secret Way! —o. forcing your feet into stiff-as-a-board work shoes—shoes that dry out with hard unyielding ridges that rub, pinch and gouge your feet. You can be kind to your feet and save money too. Wolverine is one work shoe that combines slipper softness with Shell Horsehide. This shoe is made from shell horsehide throughout, tanned by a secret triple-tanning process, known only to Wolverine. This makes the uppers as soft and pliable as buckskin. It makes the soles as flexible as willow twigs. And due to this exclusive tanning process, they stay that way till the last day of their long, long life. Drown them in water. Smother them in mud. They dry out just as soft as the first time you wore them. Enjoy this wonderful ease. Free yourself from ‘‘work shoe foot.’’ Switch to Wolverines. See how different SEE THAT SHELL? It’s found only in that part of the hide that lays over the horse’s hips. In that portion only is hidden the tough inner shell, a substance like your finger nail. That explains the extra wear and service for which Wolverines are famous. Only Wolverine make work shoes with BOTH soles and uppers of this Shell Horsehide. DEALERS: Wolverine sales are booming now. Wol- verine shoes do satisfy. They do repeat. They build good will for you. Our retail plan explains the many advantages of pepcting these unique work shoes. Write or it. from stiff, unyielding work shoes that chafe, burn and tire your feet. And remember, if you insist on genuine Wolverines you will get shell horsehide—scuff-proof, sweat- resisting, reinforced with an ‘‘armor-plate’’ inner shell—yet tanned soft . . . to stay soft. WOLVERINE SHOE & TANNING CORP. Dept. 000 ROCKFORD, MICH. FREE An interesting illus- trated booklet on the WOLVERINE SHOE & TANNING CORP. r Dept. 000, Rockford, Michigan | I f ae . | Kindly send me the name of the nearest store handling Wolverine Shoes. Include | a copy of your booklet ‘‘Work Shoe’’ foot. causes of “Work Shoe” (PS Ss es Peer ge eee i i foot and how they are | — i relieved. A valuable | — Address........ : eee ee aid to foot comfort. ee re ee ee Mail coupon. ee ee a