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lifty-first Year GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1933 Number 2601

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To The Man Who Takes My Place

 

I want to give a little toast

To a fellow Ill never know,

To the fellow who will take my place

When it’s time for me to go.

I’ve wondered what kind of a chap he'll be,
And Vd like to take his hand,

And whisper, “I wish you well, old man,”
In a way that he’d understand.

I'd like to give him that cheering word
That I’ve often longed to hear,

And give him the warm hand clasp

When never a friend seemed near.

I’ve gained my knowledge through sheer hard work
And would like to pass it on

To the fellow that’s going to take my place
Some day, when I am gone.

Will he see all the sad mistakes I’ve made
And note all the battles lost?

Will he ever guess at the tears they brought
Or the heart aches that they cost?

But I’ve only the task itself to leave,

With the cares for him to face,

And never a cheering word from me

To the fellow who'll take my place.

I wish you all success, old chap,

May your wishes be never denied,

I leave an unfinished task for you,

But God knows how I’ve tried.

I’ve dreamed my dreams, as all men do,
But very few came true;

And my prayer today is that all these dreams
May be realized by you.

We shall meet some day in the great beyond,
Out in that realm of space,

You'll know my clasp as I take your hand
And gaze into your face.

Then all our failures will be a success

In the light of the new found dawn;

And T’ll wish success to the man

Who'll take my place when I’m gone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“A Penny Saved is a

Penny Earned!”

Since this
maxim is as true to-day as
when it was first declared by Benjamin
Franklin, it might be said that during the last
five years Michigan property owners “earned” over
five hundred thousand dollars for themselves by insur-
ing their property with the mutual fire insurance com-
panies. For the property owners in Michigan who availed
themselves of the opportunity offered by the mutual com-
panies not only secured sound insurance protection, but at the
same time increased their purchasing power by the five hundred
thousand dollars they received in dividends. These dividends, a
regular feature of the operation of mutual companies, resulted from
savings made by insuring only selected property—and so avoiding
the losses on poor risks that other insurance companies pay—by keep-
ing management cost to a minimum and by observing a conservative
investment program. These savings are returned directly to the policy-
holders of mutual organizations, which are without stockholders to
whom profits must be paid. @ Merchants who do not share in this
saving would be well advised to get in touch with any insur-
ance company advertising in the Tradesman and learn of the
advantages the mutual system of insurance offers them. A
frank discussion of their insurance problems with the
representatives of any mutual company will probably
reveal ways in which they can safely lower their
net insurance cost—and such a reduction
would mean lower overhead

and added profits!

 

 

 

 

 

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Fifty-first Year

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GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1933

 

Number 2601

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
E. A. Stowe, Editor

PUBLISHED WEEKLY by Tradesman Company,
from its office the Barnhart Building, Grand Rapids.

UNLIKE ANY OTHER PAPER. Frank, free and
fearless for the good that we can do. Each issue com-
plete in itself.

 

 

DEVOTED TO the best interests of business men.

 

SUBSCRIPTION RATES areas follows: $3. per year,
if paid strictly in advance. $4 per year if not paid
in advance. Canadian subscription, $4.56 per year,
payable invariably in advance. Sample copies 10 cent_
each. Extra copies of current issues, 10 cents; issues a
month or more old 15 cents; issues a year or more
old, 25 cents; issues five years or more old 50 cents.

Entered September 23, 1883, at ae Pousti of
Grand Rapids as second class matter under Act of

March 3, 1879.

 

 

JAMES M. GOLDING
Detroit Representative
507 Kerr Bldg.

 

CHAIN STORE WAGES

Lower Level Than in Independent
Establishments.

Chain stores pay lower average

wages to their employes than the

wages paid by independent  reta]

stores, and the chains which employ a
greater proportion of women than men
pay less than the other chains.

The weighted average weekly wage
people employed in
4,000 independent stores in eight prin-
cipal lines in January, 1931, was $28.48,

of sales nearly

while the average for the sales force
of chain stores at the same time was
$21.61. A simple average showed a
narrower spread, giving wages. of
$28.10 and $23.82, respectively.

Chain stores paid an average weekly
wage to all employes in March, 1929,
of $20.60, while the average in Jan-
uary, 1931, was $20.48. The average
weekly wages reported for chain-store
managers for the same periods were
$46.91 The
average weekly wages of supervisors
of chain stores were $76.75 and $78.41,
respectively, for the two periods.

and $44.57, respectively.

These facts are shown in a report of
the Federal Trade Commission to the
Senate. The report is the eighteenth
made by the Commission on its chain-
under
authority of a resolution adopted by
the Senate at the first session of the
70th Congress.

store investigation conducted

“Comparable data on chain stores
and ‘independent’ dealer wages for full-
time store selling employes,” the re-
port said “are available for the follow-

ing eight kinds of business: Grocery,

grocery and meat, drug, tobacco,
ready-to-wear, shoes, hardware, and

combined dry goods, dry goods and
apparel. and general merchandise.
“The weighted average weekly wage
of 3,933 independent store selling em-
ployes in these eight kinds of business
for the week ended Jan. 10, 1931, was
$28.48, as compared with $21.61 for
107,035 chain-store selling employes.

“A simple average of the eight lines
of business shows a narrower spread
($28.10 for
independents and $23.82 for chains, re-

between the two figures
spectively), but leaves the same dis-
tinct conclusion, namely, that, for the
period studied, the independents paid
their store employes more than did the
chains,

“In addition, fifteen independent de-
partment
for 4,688 store-selling employes, or over

stores reporting accounted
750 more independent-store selling em-
ployes than did all the other 1,549 in-
dependent stores combined. Because
of the heavy weighting, the chain and
independent department store figures
have not included in the

going comparison.

been fore-

“When department store selling em-
ployes are included, the weighted av-
erage wage of all independent store
employes are reduced from $28.48 to
$23.45, while the figure for chains falls
from $21.61 to $21.22.

erages, however, which, of course, do

The simple av-

not give weight to the large number of
independent department-store  em-
ployes, are $27.12 for independents and
$23.37 for chains.
partment-store employes, the average

Even including de-

wages of independents were higher

than those for chains.

“Independent store wages in each
of the eight kinds of business furnish-
ing comparable data were higher than
those reported for chains—the differ-
ence varying from $6.92 for grocery
and meat to only 65 cents for hard-
The employes of
store chains average 56 cents per week
higher than did those of independent
department stores, both, however, be-
ing considerably below the averages of
most of the other eight kinds of busi-
ness,

“The indicated tendency for
pendents to pay higher wages than
chains is substantiated by
tion obtained in the study of the gen-

ware. department

inde-
informa-

eral social effect of chain stores in 30
selected smaller towns and cities with
populatons ranging from 1,737 to 5,106.

“Comparable data are available for
the following ten
Grocery,

lines of business:
grocery and meat, drug, vari-
ety, shoe, furniture, hardware, ready-
to-wear, dry goods and apparel, and
department store. No data were re-
ported for chain general merchandise
stores.

“With the exception of the furniture
group, independent wages were higher
than those reported for chains. The
number of selling employes in inde-
pendent variety and chain drug stores,
however, is very small, as is also the
number for both independent and chain
shoe, read-to-wear, department, fur-
niture, and hardware stores.

“The full-time selling employes ci

both grocery and z neat
Ri TET
TJ Ie ~~

independents averaged higher weekly
than did
combined

a
over $3
The

ready-to-wear, dry goods and apparel,

wages by slightly

those of the chains.

department store, and general mer-

chandise group shows the independ-
ents paying their store employes $1.79
more per week, on the average, than
did’ the chains.”

The Commission also reported that
in a number of the twenty-six trades
for which wage information was avail-
able employ substantial proportions of
cashiers or

women as_ sales-people,

otherwise. For this reason wage data
for 146,123 store employes reported for
January, 1931, were broken down for
male and female, combining both sell-
ing and nonselling employes.

Of this total, it was found, only 46
per cent. were men, while 54 per cent.
were women.

“Chains reporting relatively low av-
fF fan. £0,

“employed

erage weekly wages as ofl

1035.7 the
proportions of

report Said.

larger women than
those reporting relatively high weekly
wages. The four classes of chains re-
porting the lowest store employe av-
erage wages in 1931—(confectionery
and the three typés of variety chains)
-—all report that more than 75 per cent.
of their store employes are women. At
the other extreme, women comprise
less than 25 per cent. of the employes
in eight of the 10 kinds of chains re-
porting the highest average weekly
wages.”

The Senate resolution under which
the investigation was made specifically
directed the Commission to enquire
into “the advantages or disadvantages
of chain - store distribution in com-
parison with those of other types of
distribution as shown by prices, costs,
profits and margins, quality of goods
and services rendered by chain stores
and other distributors or resulting from
integration, managerial efficiency, low
overhead and similar causes.”

The Commission also was directed
to inquire into “how far the rapid in-
crease in the chain-store system of dis-
tribution is based upon actual savings
in costs of management and operation
and how far upon quantity prices avail-
able only to chain-store distributors
or any class of them.”

In submitting the present report on
“Chain Store Wages,” the Commission
pointed out that these wages are of
considerable significance in relation ‘to
the resolution, “because salaries and
wages in retail establishments consti-
tute the largest single item of oper-
ating expense.

“Tf. for example,” the report con-
tinued, “certain kinds or sizes of chains
pay wages to employes which are ma-
terially below those of other competing
types of retailers, the competitive posi-
tion of the latter is unfavorably affect-

ed thereby. Furthermore, data relative

to chain-store wages are pertinent to
the question often raised as to whether
certain kinds of chains, or chains lo-
cated in certain sections of the country,
pay wages which are below a socially
desirable standard of living.”
Kalamazoo Grocers and Meat Dealers
Organize

A Kalamazoo Retail Grocers and
Meat Dealers Association, to become
a part of the Michigan Retail Grocers
and Meat Dealers Association,

ganized in this city last

was. or-
Thursday
night, at a meeting in the Masonic tem-
ple. More than 100 dealers attended.
association has active
National
formation of the

ocal food dealers and

‘The state
memibership in the associa-

tion and through
Kalamazoo unit,

those in surround ng country territory

will have a voice in drafting codes, in

matters of labor and wage scales,

working hours, etc.
William Bestervelt was elected tem-

porary chairman of the Association

and Harold D. Brakeman was chosen

temporary secretary. Applications for

memberships were solc ted and a large

number of dealers present joined

Thursday night.
The general feeling expressed at the

n the part of
1 with
den Roosevelt’s National industrial re-
Officials of the Na-
tional and state associations addressed

the meeting, and Marinus Ruster, Com-

veeting was a desire on
all

all dealers to cc-operate Presi-

covery program.

stock grocer, also spoke.

Higher Hosiery Levels Expected

With the wage and hour proposals
contained in the hosiery industry code
scheduled to go into operation on
Tuesday, an increase in prices is ex-
pected shortly. So far the rises, par-
ticularly manufacturers of
branded goods, have been negligible.

among

Some of the unbranded producers have
t

stepped up prices 25 to 50 cents per

dozen. But with the higher costs, cre-
ated through a shorter shift and the
minimum wage scales, it is felt that

hosiery prices will have to advance.

—_—_2+.
Fall Styles Spur Corset Demand
The strong trend toward fitted lines
styles is making for
Retail-

in the new Fall
an excellent season in corsets
ers have already placed a substantial
volume of early orders and are plan-
ning to center strong emphasis on
foundation garments in their early Fall
advertising. Indications were that the
medium to higher ranges will receive
a greater degree of attention than here-
tofore. The cheaper garments show an
upward price trend.
—_—_-». 2...

If the printing of the Congressonal
Record were abolished and the news-
papers quit sending reporters to the
capitol, how long would it be before

Congress would quit talking?

 

Lines of Interest to Grand Rapids
Council

A report of a little outing that has
come to us has been so pleasant that
we think we ought to pass it along,
trusting others may have the same ap-
preciation of this incident that we have.
john B, Olney has the reputation of
of being a successful disciple of Izaac
Walton in that he loves the out doors
and the privilege of living in Michi-
gan, where there is so much to be en-
poyed by a student of nature, particu-
larly during the fishing season. While
taking a brief vacation, in company
with his young grandson, John Chris-
tian, in Northern Michigan last week,
he put on his waders and fished the
Platte River, leaving the young lad in
the car. His grandson had some ideas
of his own about fishing, and he as-
sembled other fishing tackle which was
in the car, and landed a trout, a little
under the legal length. At this time
an officer from the Conservation De-
partment of the State happened along
and he did the thing we feel that an
officer should have done. He measured
the fish and gave the boy a very in-
structive and enlightening talk upon
the meaning and necessity of conser-
vation, and as the fish was badly in-
pured the officer allowed him to keep
it and then did the unusual thing in
cutting a branch from a tree and cut
a stick the correct legal minimum
length of the fish to be retained that
were taken from this stream. The boy,
who is ten years of age, was much im-
pressed by the incident. He has told
his friends about it and is a loyal and
enthusiastic supporter of the policies
of the Conservation Department. With-
out knowing the officer, we congratu-
late him upon doing a good day’s work
for the state of Michigan.

H. R. Bradfield, 2107 Lake Drive,
our genial secretary, is entertaining his
daughter and grandson from Detroit.
The daughter is Mrs. G K. Bellender,
and the son is officially named George
Carl, Jr., but some one with imagina-
tion has given him the title of “Sunny,”
due to his luxuriant growth of red hair,
which is becoming to any lad, but
which does remind one, with an imag-
ination, as I have said, of the rising
sun.

This column is glade to report that
James MicMahon, a member of Grand
Rapids Council, returned last week
from the ford Hospital, in Detroit,
where he has taken treatments for sev-
eral months. His condition is much im-
proved.

Mr. and Mrs. Allen F. Rockwell had
a joyous time the last two weeks in
June entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Ber-
tron Rockwell and Allen, Jr., at their
cottage at Wall Lake. The young Mr,
Rockwell is located at Pottsville, Pa.,
and holds a very responsible postion
with S. S. Kresge Co.

John G. Emery, who is a charter
member of Grand Rapids Council, No.
131, has moved from Seattle, Washing-
ton, to No. 18 Sixth avenue, San Fran-

MICHIGAN

cisco, Cal. He was the first Past
Counselor of No. 131, is in the besit
of health and enjoying life to a great
degree.

Brother Milton Smith, has again
taken on the Dutchess line of men’s
and boys’ trousers, and will cover the
principal business centers of Michigan,
Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin for them.

Gilbert H. Moore, who spent several
years with the Rudy Furnace Co.,
Dowagiac, is now with the firm that
markets the Frigidaire electric refrig-
eration in Grand Rapids and is meet-
ing with excellent success.

Fred H. Buck has changed his resi-
dence from Lovett avenue to R. R. No,
1, Belmont. Mr. Buck’s health has be-
come somewhat impaired, and his new
residence, with a little leisure, will do
much to restore it.

The officers and quite a number of
the members of 131, who have the
growth and best interests of the Coun-
cil at heart, meet each Saturday at the
Elk’s cafeteria for lunch and to discuss
plans for increasing membership and
interest in the order. All members or
prospective members who are lunching
downtown on Sunday are invited to sit
in with them, They meet at high noon,

Seymour W. Johnson, who formerly
lived at 817 Franklin street, has taken
up his residence near Battle Creek, the
address being R. R. No, 4.

A group of our members who still
like to trip the light fantastic will jour-
ney to Morrison Gardens the evening
of August 5 and hold a dancing party.
Dancing will begin at 8:30 p. m. and
continue until 11:30 p. m., when an
a la carte dinner will be served. The
dancing will cost twenty-five cents per
person. They have an excellent floor
and very popular music. It is the hope
of the officers that a large number will
attend.

While in Chicago, we noticed a num-
ber of special conducted tours about the
fair grounds which seemed to have the
advantage of someone else assuming
the responsbility of transportation,
food, etc. Past Counselor R. W. Rad-
cliffe is practicing on something of this
kind, and started very modestly in a
specially conducted wiener roast last
Saturday evening. A very good time
was reported and R. W. feels fully
qualified for thandling larger responsi-
bilities along this line.

The family of L. V. Pilkington are
spending their annual vacation at their
summer home in Eastport, and while
in Northern Michigan, will help the
committee celebrate the Cherry Festi-
val at Traverse City. Brother Pilking-
ton has done and is doing a great work
for Grand Rapids Council and our best
wishes for a thorough rest and good
time while away are with him always.

Henry A. Hills, residing at 701
Prospect, S. E., a member of Grand
Rapids Council No, 131. since 1917,
died at his home July 24 after an ill-
ness of several weeks duration, He
was connected with the Bausman Mfg.
Co., manufacturers of oil filters and
gasoline stills. For some time he had
operated a gasoline refinery near Cold-
brook street and the Grand Trunk
tracks, bringing the oil from the Mus-
kegon and Mt. Pleasant fields. The
sympathy of the members of 131 goes
out to Mrs. Hills.

L. L Lozier..

TRADESMAN

PLEASANT WORDS
From Long-time Friends of the
Tradesman i

Grand Rapids, July 21.—It is mighty
fine to see the 2,600th copy of the
Tradesman, and to know that you have
accomplished that which you started
out to do, but you have only begun.
You are going on, not with a poorer
Tradesman, but with a better one.

If you could go out and sell that four
page paper and borrow money from
Wm. Widdicomb fifty years ago, you
can take your magnificent paper and
do better than ever. There is no trade
paper like it in the world, and I do
not know of any editor like you in the
world. You are a pippin and I am on
you for life. I am pulling hard for you.

Mel Trotter.

Grand Rapids, July 20—On the front
cover of the Tradesman of July 19 is
a very significant statement, ‘Fifty
years old to-day.” What memories
this brings up. I remember well when
the Tradesman was born. It was al-
most coincident with my entry into my
life work (1884). I used to see copies
of it in my father’s store in Petoskey
in the early eighties. He was a sub-
scriber to your paper almost from its
inception until his death in 1901. Since
coming to Grand Rapids to live I have
been a subscriber to and a reader of
your paper for twenty-nine years. Of
course, as a trade paper the Tradesman
is unique. It has no competitors in its
chosen field. Your espousal of all
things honest and square. and your ex-
posure of all things which smack of
hypocrisy and things which are crook-
ed, need no comment from me. To
any man in business the Tradesman is
invaluable. It furnishes information on
many phases of business found in no
other publication. My best. wishes,
Mr. Stowe, and my hearty congratula-
tions on your fiftieth birthday of pub-
lication. May your trenchant pen be in
evidence many, many years to come.

Charles E. Wilde.

Muskegon, July 20—Let me extend
to you my heartiest congratulations and
best wishes in having completed fifty
years as editor of the Michigan Trades-
man.

Fifty years is a long time, as my
friend, Douglas Malloch, says. Men
grow old in fifty years. Malloch is
right and in your case, while years
have made your hair gray, it has
brought wisdom to you to see that
justice is done to your fellow men.,

Through your wise sayings in the
Michigan Tradesman men have receiv-
ed knowledge how to combat crooks
and how to secure checks from the
Government for overpayment of taxes.

In fact, the merchant who reads the
Tradesman profits thereby and, as
Chas. Brubaker says, a fellow is a
damn fool who does not read it.

And, friend Stowe. when the Grim
Reaper puts in an appearance, which
we hope will be many years hence, we
know that He Who rules above will
say, “Well done, my noble son, well
done.”

Here’s hoping I may have the pleas-
ure of congratulating you again on
your sixtieth year issue.

Milton Steindler.

Fennville, July 20—I want to con-
gratulate you on fifty years of service
to the business people of Michigan.
You have built up a great loval fol-
lowing in these vears and have done
a vast amount of service and good.
You should be happy over it.

Duncan Weaver.

Cleveland, July 19—I want to con-
gratulate vou on the fiftieth vear of
your activity. You have done the good
work of a fine personal character. I
know of none better. David Gibson.

Grand Rapids, July 20—I am just
in receipt of copy of the twenty-six

hundredth issue _of the Michigan
Tradesman and wish to extend to you

July 26, 1938

my _ heartiest congratulations on its
success for such a long period of time,
May you go on establishing new rec-
ords and maintaining your  publica-
tion’s high standards. '
c Geo. E. Decker.
Pres. Continental Securities Co.
Lansing, July 21—I want to offer my
sincere congratulations on the fiftieth
anniversary of the Tradesman. It is a
remarkable achievement and no one
knows better than I do that it has re-
quired great ability and constant effort
to pull through as long as you have.
Untortunately, in all probability, your
hardest struggle has been during the
past year, having to meet conditions
that we would never have thought pos-
sible years ago. I hope you will be
able to continue your activities for
many years to come.
ce W. G. Farnsworth.
Lansing, July 22—Your fiftieth anni-
versary number shows more pep with
age. I started reading the Michigan
Tradesman about 1897, and have been
more or less a constant reader ever
since and I can’t see where you have
lost any of the old punch, May you
have many more years of service to the
independent retailer of Michigan.
Bo arr
Director of Drugs and Drug Stores.

Grand Rapids, July 22—Let me con-
gratulate you on your fiftieth mile-
stone as the head of the Tradesman.
I sincerely hope you may be with us
for a long time, as we need you and
the paper more than ever. I believe
the paper gets more interesting the
older it gets. I invariably take it home
and read it evenings from cover to
cover, as I do not get much time dur-
ing business hours to absorb all the
good in your paper. S. Postma.

Lansing, July 21—This is to con-
gratulate you on the fiftieth anniver-
sary number of the Michigan Trades-
man. The Tradesman is the child of
your heart and of your brain and has
been a great factor in moulding public
sentiment in Michigan for square
dealing. You have reason to be proud
of its achievements, and I trust that
many years remain for you to guide
its destinies. James H, Thompson.

Boyne City, July 20—

Fifty years of service to your fellow
men

Fifty vears of earnest
best

Fifty years of public usefulness

On the foundation of unselfishness

Fifty years of labor in the interest of
the retailer

Fifty years of one hundred per cent.

American citizenship
Fifty years of helpfulness, directly

and indirectly, to hundreds of thou-

sands of people.

A record of which you may be justly
proud. A record that anyone might
envy. A high mark for others to shoo.
at. May vou live long to enjoy it.

W. W. Bailey.

effort for the

_ Bloomingdale, July 20—Did I read
it in the Tradesman that the Govern-
ment would be prompt in refunding the
oleo license for which we made claim
or was it in your kind letter which you
sent with the blanks which you dis-
tributed to the grocers? Here is our
experience: Early in May we received
the blank and the same day it was
forwarded to the Collector of Internal
Revenue at Detroit. We made an error
in making the claim. so in about four
weeks we received our claim back with
notations for correcting the same. Cor-
rections were made and returned on
next mail and to date we have heard
nothing from our claim, although be-
fore our last license ran out we gota
blank and request for prompt payment
for 1934 license. It seems that it makes
a big difference which way the money
is going.

Please accept our best wishes on
your fiftieth anniversary as editor of

 

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suly 26, 1933

the Tradesman. May
many more years. H

you. continue
A Plum.

Grand Rapids, July 24—I have just
read with interest in the July 19 issue
of the Tradesman that you have
rounded out fifty years publishing the
Michigan Tradesman. I want to con-
gratulate vou upon this very successful
and unique record, As stated in your
article, I doubt if this record has been
duplicated any place in ‘the country.

I want, also, to congratulate you
upon your policy No. 114,113 for $1,000,
which was issued June 25, 1883. This
policy is now over fifty years old, and
in addition to that, you enjoy the
unique distinction of being the third
oldest policyholder in the Grand Rap-
ids agency, and we have in force near-
ly $70,000,000 of ‘business.

This letter is to wish you long and
continued service in the cause which
vou have so nobly performed in the
last fifty vears. [ count myself fortu-
nate indeed to number a man of your
high standing and reputation in the
commanity among my friends.

Raleigh R. Stotz, Genl. Agt.,
Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co.

Grand Rapids, July 22—For the past
ten years [ have been hoping and wish-
ing that you would reach this goal.
Now ‘that you have my only wish is
that you will be able to continue for a

long time vet, E. Wissner.
—_»>-.___
Items From the Cloverland of Michi-
gan

Sault Ste. Marie, July 24—July is
nearing the end. We regret to see it
go, as it is about the best part of the
sununer, which we all look forward to
when the tourists start cominig and it

does seeni to go too fast. This year
seems) somewhat backward and the

heavy rush of tourist business has been
somewhat disappointing, so that we
will look for a better August business
this year.

The Sault lost one of her foremost
c'tizens last Thursday inn the death of
Arthur W,. Dawson, who passed away
on the train en route to Rochester,
Minn., where he started for to receive
medical treatmen. Mr. Dawson was
accompanied on the trip by his physi-
cian, Dr. C. A. Conrad, also Mrs, Dianw-
son. He passed away on the train near
Pembine. Mr. Dawson was 55 years
of age, vice-president and general man-
ager of the Michigan Northern Power
Co. He did more for the Sault than
any other man. He was public spirited
and was a leading figure in the com-
mercial life of the community, being
a past president of the Commercial
club several years ago and still hon-
orary president at the time of his
death. Jit was his work that was in-
strumental in bringing the Cadillac-
Soo Lumber and Checila Co. to locate
here, as well as several other indus-
tries. Ill health necessitated his retire-
ment of late, but ‘his advice was al-
ways sought in local and foreign mat-
ters. He leaves a widow, one son and
three ‘brothers. He will be greatly
missed in this community.

Herbert S. Case has taken over the
Manist que Pioneer-Tribune at Man-
istique. The Pioneer Tribune was for-
merly owned iby L. B. Chittenden and
C. M. Drevdahl. Mr. Case has made
no definite announcement of his plans
regard ng the ultimate management of
the paper. He has great faith in the
future of Manistique and the prosperity
ci Northern Michigan.

A noted critic savs people must have
faith in their currency. Faith, as you
know, ‘s belief in things unseen.

The Kirkbride Brothers, of Pick-
ford, expect to open a new retal meat
market at Pickford next week. It will
be run on a strictly cash basis anid will
endeavor to supply only the choice
grade of meats and home made saus-
ages. Quality and service will be their
motto, They are well known young
men and their miany friends wish them
every success in their new venture.

MICHIGAN

Sherman Overholt, manager of the
Reta‘lers Wholesale Bakery here, was
elected president of the newly formed
Upper Peninsula Bakers Association
at the meeting held at Escanaba last
week. The new directore and officers
will meet at Marquette August 5 to
draw up by-laws, and the next meeting
will be held at Ishpeming August 27.
The group will meet once each month
until the organization gets well under
way.

A clear conscience is the trump card
in the game of life.

J. L. Erard, one of our well-known
jewelers, in business for several years
on North Ashman street, has moved
to the Fletcher block at 805 South
Ashmun street, where he will continue
making a specialty of repairing watch-
ss, also carry a fine line of jewelry.

Despite a severely curtailed budget,
Mackinac county is making plans for
its annual fair, which will be held at
Allenville Sept. 7 and 8, according to
Paul A. Luepnitz, the secretary. The
Pickford fair will also be held again
this year, as well as the Chippewé
counity fair,

In the old day the word “economy”
was pronounced “‘stinginess.”

R. S. Cavanaugh, formerly with the
Standard Oil Co. here, and Robert Mc-
Millan, formerly at the Hickler ma-
chine shop, have taken over the Ojtb-
way filling station, They will also do
ssmonizing, greasing, car washing and
tire service, as well as sell Standard
Oil gas.

The new gas station recently built
at Algonquin opened for business last
week. It ‘will be known as the Algon-
quin service station. It is fully equipped
to render the best of service, with all
up-to-date fixtures and located in the
best section in that vicinity,

Dick Houghson, proprietor of the
Blue fruit store, on Ashmun
street, has been missing sinice Saturday,
July 15. His stock has been disposed
of for the benefit ot his creditors and
it is feared that he may have taken his
own life by drowning.

One reason the radio will never siuc-
ceed the newspapers is ‘because you
can’t wrap up a lunch in it.

A store dealing in genuine Hudson
bay ‘blankets has been opened on the
East side of the international ferry
dock approach by A. M. Lyons and C.
G. Lomneth. The two men have han-
dled a line of Hudson ‘bay blankets for
some time, With the coming of the
tourist season the store was opened at
the ferry dock to cater to the tourist
trade. The store will be moved up
town during the winter.

William G. Tapert.
—_~+-».____
Wholesale Grocers Code

Against Price Cutting

Giose

Declares

And now comes the proposed code of
the National and American Wholesale
Grocers’ Association, representing the
ideas of the jobbers as to ‘how the job-
bing grocery business should be con-
ducted under the Industrial Recovery
act. The wholesalers are making an
effort to have the co-operatives classed
as jobbers, but the co-operatives are
resisting. Here is the jobbers’ code:
Article 1
Membership in the Na-
American Wholesale Grocers’
Association is and shall be open to any
person, firm or corporation engaged in

Section 1.
tional

wholesaling from an established ware-
house of groceries, grocery sundries,
specialtes or produce, any or all there-
of, when sales therefrom constitute the
greater part of the busness, The term
“wholesaling” used in
together

”

the foregoing

with the term
means that “whole-
business and “whole-
saler” is one owning or operating such
warehouse engaged in wholesaling;

sentence,
“wholesale grocer,

’

saline’ is the

 

TRADESMAN

provided no inequitable restrictions on
admissions to membership in the Na-
American Wholesale
Association shall be imposed.
Article 2

tional Grocers’

Section 1.
than as stated in Section 2 of this ar-
ticle, shall not be less than the replace-
ment value of the commodity at the

The selling prices, other

time and place of sale plus a mark-up
on accounit of the cost of doing busi-
ness, which mark-up shall be deter-
mined with Government approval in
any market:ng area or trading center,
according to conditions there prevail-
ing provided that any distributor may
meet the lawful price of any distribu-
tor.

Section 2. The provisons of this sec-
tion shall not apply to any sale made:

1. In closing out in good faith the
owner's stock or any part thereof for
the purpose of discontinuing his trade
in any stock or commodity, in closing
out of season’s goods or the bona fide
sale of perishable goods to prevent loss
to the vendor or spoilage or deprecia-
tion,

2. When goods are damaged or dete-
riorated statement is
made to this effect.

3. The provisions of this article shall

‘n quality and

not apply to transactions between
wholesalers nor to sales to local, State
or Federal Government.

Article 3
It is the conviction that all other
economic and unfair practices should
cease and without limiting, but supple-
mentary to this general declaration, it
is agreed that the industry shall refrain
from and discourage as far as it can
practices as follows:

Secret rebates, prize schemes, com-
mercial ‘bribery, false advertising,
slack-filled packages, abuse or violation
of credit terms, free deals.

Article 4

No agreemenits, by and
other wholesale grocers who will be-
come members of the National Amer-
Wholesale Association,
established

members

Grocers’
division,

ican
and its among
themselves and with manufacturers or
retailers, and no codes of fair compe-
ton established by them shall be con-
strued or operated to permit monopo-
lies or monopolistic practices or other-
wise to volate paragraph (A) of section
3 of Title 1 of the National Industrial
Recovery Act (mandatory).
Article 5

Employes of wholesale grocers in the
established divisions thereof shall have
the right to organize and bargain col-
lectively and to have and enjoy all the
rights and privileges given them by
paragraph (A) of section 7 of said act,
as well as other provisions thereot
(mandatory).

Article 6
Wholesale grocers as em-
the established

Section I.
ployers in divisions
agree to comply with the maximum
hours of labor, minimum rates of pay
and other employment conditions to be
approved or prescribed by the Presi-
dent of the United States.
Wholesale
their employes in the established divi-
siosn shall have and enjoy every oppor-
tunity afforded to them by said act to
establish by mutual agreement the
standards as to the maximum hours of

Section 2. grocers and

3

labor, minimum rates of pay and such

other conditions of employment as

may be necessary to effectuate the pol-

icy of the National Industrial Recov--
ery Act (mandatory).
Article 7

This code is prepared to control sales
by wholesale grocers and is presented
assumption that and
all‘ed industries such as manufacturers
of tood
sitores,

on the related

products, corporate chain

voluntary wholesale or retail

chains and retail grocers will adopt

codes consistent herewith and contain-

Ss

ing similar provisions and the right

and as codes of such

presented, to

when
industres are

reserved,
make
changes herein by way of elimination
such other
may ‘be proper fully to conform with

or addition or in way as

practices of all these allied industries.
——_++-+____

National Grocers Make a Bad Start

The National Reta!

Grocers met in Atlantic City last week

Association of

to adopt a code of fair conypetition to
submit to the Government for approval
and enforcement under the Industrial
Recovery act.

But the sea breezes were so alluring
and the opportun'ty to make bitterly
stinging speeches against the chains
so tempting that consideration of the
code was deferred until the concluding
session of the four-day meeting. By
that time most of the members were
on their way ‘back home.

An uproar resulted. The little hand-
ful who remained insisted upon
sidering the code then and there rather
than refer it to the Assoc‘ation direc-

con-

tors, as was proposed. It will be neces-
though, to submit the
tion to the members by mail
that General Johnson
vinced that it represents the majority
view.

sary, proposi-
n order

i
may be con-

All of which is a tragically unfortu-
nate crcumstance. It is plain that the
officers of the Association did not have
the courage to sidetrack the speeches
them
make the way clear for consideration
of the code. Perhaps they thought that
by deferring the day of judgment they
could gain some advantage—a strange
thought in view of the Administration’s
firm. attitude,

It ts also tragic—and this thought
comes from reading the antagonistic

or throw out entirely so as to

speeches against the chains—that this
Association apparently does not realize
that the Industrial Recovery act is by

no manner of means a club to knock
down competition. It is a co-operative
proposition applicable to the chains as
well as to the independents.

The grocers have made a bad begin-
ning. The value of convention speeches
is pretty much in question even under
normal circumstances,

But in any event this is no time to
be wasting oratorical powers in at-
tacking one’s enemies, Associations
thus proceeding may find that the In-
dustrial Recovery Administration will
make their codes of practice for them —
something which it has full power, and
perhaps even the inclination, to do.—
Printers’ Ink.

—_++-____

It takes more mental ingenuity to
drive an ox-team than an automobile.
It certainly takes a different vocabu-
lary.

 

 

 

MOVEMENTS OF MERCHANTS

Detroit—Vita-Sealed Potato Chips,
Inc., 4001 Fenkel avenue, has changed
its name to Raleigh, Inc.

Detroit—The Fink & Porter Cigar
Co., 156 Lafayette Blvd., has decreased
its capital stock from $10,000 to $4,000.
Michigan Neckwear
Jefferson

Detroit—The
Co. 122 East
increased its capital stock from $3,000
to $3,000.

Detroit—The C. W.
ber Co., 2137 Gratiot avenue. has de-

avenue, has

Kotcher Lum-

creased its capital stock from $600,000
to $300.000,

Detroit—The Holbrook Markets,
10780 Grand River avenue, groceries
and meats, has decrtased its capital
stock from $250,000 to $25,000.

Detroit—Kinnee, Inc., 606 Empire
Bldg., clothing, tailoring, etc., has been
incorporated with a capital stock of
$1,000, all subscribed and paid in.

Detroit—The Premier Dairy Prod-
ucts, Inc., 12215 Twelfth street, has
been incorporated with a capital stock
of $1,000, all subscribed and paid in.
Cake
Farnsworth

Detroit—Hoffman’s Special-
Ges Co, 3301
wholesale bakery, has decreased its
capital stock from $50,000 to $10,000.

Lansing—The Mills Dry Goods Co,
108 South Washington avenue, has de-
creased its capital stock from 26,500
shares no par value to 265 shares at
$100 each.

Detroit—The Phoenix Brewing &
Distilling Co., 4024 Pasadena avenue,
has been incorporated with a capital

avenue,

stock of $1,000, all subscribed and
paid in.
3ay City—The Wenonah Distrib-

uting Corporation, has been organized
to deal in all legal beverages with a
capital stock of $2,500,
and paid in.
Lansing—Earl Nestor has purchased
the Benjamin restaurant in the Rouse
Bldg.,
modeled, refurnished it and opened it
for business.
Allegan—Austin

all subscribed

North Washington avenue, re-

Ashley and wife
have purchased the North Side Meat
Market, of Ray Vahue, who conducted
it for a number of years. It will now
be a cash market.

Detroit—Schaffer Foods, Inc., 2434
Riopelle street, has been organized to
deal in food products and beverages
with a capital stock of $2,000, all sub-
scribed and paid in.

Detroit—Elizabeth A. Sullivan, Inc..
4832 Russell street, has been incorpor-
ated to conduct an undertaking busi-
ness with a capital stock of $1,000, all
subscribed and paid in.

Augusta
lost his basket plant by fire, has re-
moved to Athens, with his son, Ralph
Reed, to start a similar plant to make
bottoms for grape baskets.

Detroit—The Mayfair Shops, Inc.,
13304 East Jefferson avenue, has been
organized to deal in wearing apparel
for women, with a capital stock of
$1,000, all subscribed and paid in.

Saginaw—The Acme Paint & Wall
Paper Co., 121 South Baum street, has
been incorporated with a capital stock
of 5,000 shares at 6014 cents a share.
$1,724.80 being subscribed and paid in.

 

Melvin Reed. who recently

MICHIGAN

Allegan—-Fred Wait, of Chicora, has
purchased the store building and gen-
eral stock of Archie S. Welsh at Mer-
son, near Base Line lake. He will make
extensive improvements and add meats
to his stock.

Detroit—Edward J. Hickey, clothing
merchant, has purchased the Pack-
Wolin building, on Washington boule-
vard from the Van Husen Estate. Its

assessed valuation is $386,500, land
and building,
Detroit—The Frontenac Detroit

srewing Co., Joy Road and Alpine, has
been organized with a capital stock of
500,000 shares at $1 a share, of which

amount $183,500 has been subscribed
and paid in.
Tonia—Slaughtering of cattle and

hogs began this week at the plant of
the Grand Valley Packing Co., Ionia’s

‘newest industrial enterprise. The plant

has a capacity of 75,000 pounds of
sausage a week.

Detroit—The Jefferson Brewing Co.,
426 Clinton street, has been organized
to manufacture and deal in malt bev-
erages with a capital stock of 1,000,000
shares at $1 a share, $1,500 being sub-
scribed and paid in.

Ann Arbor—The Washtenaw Inde-
R. R. 1, has been
and

pendent Dairy, Inc.,
incorporated to conduct a dairy
deal in all dairy products with a cap-
ital stock of $10,000, $2,100 being sub-
scribed and paid in.

Dearborn—Fred J. Barker & Son,
Inc., 14201 Tireman avenue, has been
organized to deal in builders supplies,
lumber, and fuel at wholesale and re-
tail with a capital stock of $2,000, all
subscribed and paid in.

Marine City—Eldon R. Jones
merged his plumbing
business into a stock company under
the style of the Jones Hardware Co.,
with a capital stock of 100 shares at $10
a share, $1,000 has been subscribed and

has
hardware and

paid in.
Brighton—Charles F, Weiss, baker,
confectioner and_ restaurant, has

merged the business into a stock com-
pany under the style of the Weiss
Barbecue, Inc., with a capital stock of
5,000 shares at $5 a share, $15,000 being
subscribed and paid in.
Hamtramck — Jacob
merged his clothing,
men, dry goods and notions business
into a stock company under the style
of J. Novitz & Sons, Inc., 11612 Jos.
Campau street, with a capital stock of
$10,000, all subscribed and paid in.
Lansing—Charles E. Horn, manu-
facturer and wholesale dealer in candy,
fountain supplies, etc., 1915
East Michigan avenue, has merged the

Novitz has

furnishings for

cigars,

business into a stock company with a

capital stock of 5,000 shares at $1 a
share, $2,500 being subscribed and
paid in.

Allegan—Charles Marron has sold

the North Side Dairy to Martin Wil-
son, for 15 years employed by Blood
3rothers Machine Co. and previously
in the dairy business here. Mr. Marron
has leased the Sherman hotel and will
open it to the public July 30. Beer
will be sold.

Tecumseh—H. Brewer & Co., manu-
facturers of clay and cement-working
and agricultural machinery, has been

TRADESMAN

placed in voluntary receivership on pe-
tition of its directors, who stated that
necessary to
creditors and
conserve

the action was deemed
secure equality to all
shareholders, as well as to
the company’s property.

Battle Creek—Retail
started Monday on its new schedule of
National Indcstrial Recovery act store
hours, opening at 9 a. m. and closing
The biggest change will

business here

at 9:30 p. m.
be the closing of retail stores Satur-
day evenings. A storm of protests was
raised by owners of smaller stores, but
no action was taken by them toward
blocking the program. A retailers’ re-
covery committee has been chosen to
enforce the new schedule.
Muskegon—The Continental Motors
Corporation shortly will make known
the details of the experimental work
that has been carried on for more than
six years with the Argyle
sleeve-valve engine. Some rather startl-
ing claims for performance and econ-

single

omy are said to be forthcoming.
Kalamazoo—A new beverage, com-

posed of orange juice, lemon juice,
sugar, whole powdered milk and egg
yolks, fruit acids, calcium salts and the
vitamin contained in cod liver. oil,
which can be prepared quickly from its
powdered concentrate, is being put on
the market by its originator, Dr. J. B.
Cronkhite, of Chicago, who has been
seeking a location for his laboratories

and finally selected Kalamazoo.

 

Manufacturing Matters

Cassopolis—The Reocraft Co., or-
ganized to manufacture wooden toys,
will be in production early next week.
The company will be capitalized at
$25,000.

Detroit—The Hipro Products Co..,
1546 Penobscot Bldg., has been organ-
ized to manufacture and deal in hides,
tallow and animal by-products with a
capital stock of $1,000, all subscribed
and paid in.

Detroit—The Cartograph Co., 4240
14th street, has been organized to do
a general manufacturing business with
a capital stock of 3,000 shares at $3
a share, $3,600 being subscribed and
$1,000 paid in.

Detroit—The national Dermatolog-
ical Service, Inc.. 1914 Eaton Tower,
has been organized to manufacture and
sell cosmetics, with a capital stock of
$5,000, all of which has been subscribed
and $1,000 paid in.

Big Rapids—The Calcium Corpora-
tion of America has been organized to
mine and manufacture calcium
bonate, with a capital stock of 1,000
shares at $1 a share, $1,000 being sub-
scribed and paid in.

Detroit—The Barkeley-Mattson Cor-
poration, 8227 Hamilton avenue, has
been organized to manufacture and deal
in specialties, particularly the lingeries
lines, with a capital stock of $5,000, all
subscribed and paid in.

Detroit—The Grigg Box & Lumber
Co., 8001 Tireman avenue, has been
organized to manufacture and deal in
lumber and lumber products with a
capital stock of 90 shares at $100 a
share, $9,000 being
paid in.

Detroit—The Peoples Store Fixture

Car-

subscribed and

July 26, 1933

Co., 2115 Hastings street, manufactur-
er and dealer in store fixtures of all
kinds, has merged the business into a
stock company under the same style
with a capital stock of $3,000, all sub-
scribed and paid in.

Aulsbrook-J ones-
manufacturer

Sturgis — The
Grobhiser Corporation,
of furniture, has filed an involuntary
petition in bankruptcy, listing liabil-
ities at $240,697, and assets of $83,857.
The St. Joseph Valley bank, of Elk-
hart, Ind., with a claim for $23,000 was
petitioner.

Detroit—At a meeting of the direc-
tors of the Women’s Apparel Club of
Michigan, held Saturday at the Hotel
Statler, it was decided to advance the
dates of the sixth semi-annual women’s
and children’s wear market and expo-
sition, originally set for August 6, 7
and 8, to August 27, 28 and 29. So
many NIRA _ codes agreements
affecting the apparel trade remain un-
settled that the manufacturers inter-
ested in the exposition have been un-

and

able to arrange for exhibition space
until the price and delivery questions
have been settled. It is believed the
revised dates will increase the number
of exhibitors at the Detroit Market.
—_+~- >
Just Getting By

I know of a retail grocer who is just
getting by. That is, he is making a liv-
ing, whereas he should be making a
competency. And: the difference is all
in his own attitude toward his store
and his opportunities.

He has little or no competition in
his neighborhood. It is a rapidly de-
veloping neighborhood. In that neigh-
borhood people want only the best.
But his service is—oh, well, why be-
come disturbed in these warm days?

Go into this store to buy something,
and you'll stand there until the slow-
moving clerk, who is hardly more than
a boy, gets good and ready to wait on
you. Use the telephone to place your
order, and the same slow-moving clerk
will take the order—and, ten chances
to one, get it all balled up or deliver it
an hour and a half after you said you
must have it.

These very things have happened in
that store time and again. They still
are happening. The proprietor is a
likeable fellow, but he has no apprecia-
tion at all of the fact that the custom-
ers must be served. Yesterday’s old-
fashioned methods of trading do not
fit into the picture of today’s rapid-fire
exchange. Result in this case: This
grocer is making new customers, but
he is losing old ones. The new ones
moving into the neighborhood patron-
ize him half a dozen times, complain
about his methods of doing business,
finally become disgusted and trade
elsewhere. He has no idea what his
refusal to improve his ways have cost
him in actual dollars and cents.

One must be up and on one’s toes
nowadays to stay in business. If you
do not appreciate the customer’s pat-
ronage, the other fellow will. And if
the other fellow, through a keener un-
derstanding of modern retailing re-
quirements, takes away a sufficient
number of your customers—you finish
it, brother, you finish it—I’ve got to go
out and make friends with a new client.

 

 

 

July 26, 1933 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 5
Essential Features of the Grocery been evident here in the recent past dog es SA) Oe 4.25
Staples Many lines of olives were im short 545 205 2.50 76 ee 4.00

Suear — Local jobbers hold cance SUpply. Phe outlook is for higher Flats —-._...._.___..___..___.___ P00) 2a 3.75
granulated at 5.20c and beet granu- prices. Little to nothing has been done — Indiana, 25¢ less. eS ee 3.75
lated at 5c. for forward shipment. Generally the Carmots- Home isrown, 40c per doz. $24 = 5.45

Canned Goods—Canned goods have
been working around to a firm posi-
tion in the local markets with prices on
many items being advanced fraction-
ally during the past week and spot busi-
ness, though small, is keeping up satis-
factorily. The- continuing difficulty in
this market is the futures situation,
Many canners and jobbers are willing
to go ahead and sign up long term
commitments and prices are said to be
very reasonable for this type of busi-
ness. But, for instance, if the peach
canners’ code has its Way no contract
which shall get prices down below the
actual minimum allowed under the code
will be permitted. Similarly in the
evaporated milk code the buyers are
faced ‘by a similar situation. It cannot
yet be said what will be the final defi-
nition in this respect. The Roosevelt
code given out last Friday morning
spoke in rather definite terms on this
subject. Business given previous to a
certain date at lower than prevailing
prices must be adjusted and the prices
added to take care of the added costs.
This is what worries the trade at the
present time. There is another worry
that if the canners’ codes are too strict,
old contracts which have been rather
favorable to the large buyers will be
abrogated. So the trade looks both
ways and cannot tell which way it
wants to jump.

Dried Fruits—Much speculative ac-
tivity has registered in the dried fruit
markets during the past few days, with
old stocks well cleaned up and new
crops slow in reaching the markets.
Prunes suddenly firmed up after the re-
cent price announcement by the pool
and wires yesterday from the Coast
stated that the outside market was
about %c above pool price. Whether
this means an upward revision cannot
yet be told. Apricots were very active
and speculatively bought and sold dur-
ing the past two days. Hour to hour
changes were made from the Coast and
everyone with supplies was more or
less confused as to where this item was
heading. Spot sales are of importance
rather than futures, which reflect the
same uncertainty as canned goods.
Dried apples were active with North-
west sellers doing a good business.
Rochester is still said to be holding
for better new crop prices and so
nothing was heard from that direction.
Lower sterling has had some effect on
dried fruit sales in the past day or
two: speculative interests which have
bought in the past to sell either in
New York or abroad considering what
their next move should be if the dollar
advances and sterling, hampered by
British loan conversion ideas, weakenis
again,

Nuts—While there has only been the
usual amount of summer full business
in the nut market, prices on import
items due to changing exchange con-
ditions have risen during the week.
Other prices have held firm.

Olives—Spot olive prices have all
advanced. This reflects the strength of
the replacement market ‘because of for-
eign exchange, plus the shortage of
supplies in Spain. A good demand has

advance of local quotations ran from
5c to 15c per gallon.

Olive Oil—The olive oil market con-
tinued in strong position as regards
spot business. Most in the trade were
sitting back at the end of the week
filling orders. Prices on spot stocks
hold, although there is some talk that
the lire, which has dropped as the dol-
lar has risen in the past two days,
would have an effect on future com-
mitmentts.

Pickles—Nothing new can be said of
the pickle market. Supplies of salts and.
dills continued scarce. There has been
a good demand because of the belief
that prices were headed upward. Prices
are quotably unchanged but very firm
in tone.

Rice — The local market has been
very firm, scoring day to day rises
through the week on the strength of
rather better than usual summer buy-
ing (probably largely anticipatory), the
prospect of a rather close cleanup on
old crop stocks and the general com-
modity rise. The latter featuring pota-
toes, grains and other directly com-
peting commodities has been most im-
portant since rice has lagged far be-
hind most of them in prices.

Vinegar—An advance has been ex-
pected on the vinegar market daily, but
has not come through yet. Prices very
firm. Demand is normal for this time
of the year.

—_~-<-___

Review of the Produce Market
Apples — No. 1 Transparents com-

mand $1.75 per bu.; No. 2, $1.25 per
bu. Duchess, $1.75 for No. 1 and $1.50
for No, 2.

Bananas—5'%4 @ 6c per th,

Beets—New, 40c a dozen bunches
or $1 per bu.

Black Berries
of 16 quarts.

3utter—The market is 3%c lower
than a week ago. Jobbers hold plain
wrapped prints at 23c and tub butter
at 22c. The market enjoved corrective
measures during the greater part of
yesterday. Of course, the influence of
stock and grain market betterment was
behind the upward trend, although it
was clearly demonstrated that the re-
cent decline was brought about by mob
pressure and not because of any spe-
cial change in supply and demand fea-
tures. The fact that butter futures
closed right at the top and that the
best figure of the day was bid at the
close encourages some to believe that
further improvement might develop
within the very immediate future. Sta_
tistical information is again more bear-
ish than otherwise. But statistics, gen.
erally speaking, appear not to be the
controlling influence. The four mar-
kets storesd 1,000,232 pounds for the
day, while withdrawals were 215,555
pounds. Holdings in the four markets
were 60,405,285 pounds, against 47,928, -
547 pounds a year ago. Ten market
holdings were 72,875,773 pounds,
against 57,448,251 pounds.

Cabbage — Home grown, $1.25 per
bushel.

Cantaloupes—Going prices for Ari-
zona and California are as follows:

 

$1.75 @ $2 per crate

'

bunches or $1 per bu.

Cauliflower—$2 per crate containing
6 @ 9 from Arizona,

Celery—Home grown, 30 @ 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, 60c
per doz.; No. 2, 40c per doz.; Southern
or home grown, $1.50 per bu.

Currants—$1.50 per crate of 16 qts.

Dried Beans — Michigan
pay as follows for hand picked at ship-
ping stations:

C. Hi. Pea from fammier_...._____ $2.9(
Light Red Kidney from farmer__ 3.75
Dark Red Kidney from fanmer__ 3.00

Eggs—Jobbers pay 8c per lb. for
mixed eggs and 9c per Ib. for heavy
white eggs. They hold candled hen’s
eggs at 14c per doz., pullets at 12c and
X seconds at 12c. The amount of busi-
ness indicated a belief that betterment
is possible and in that supply and’ de-
mand features have been ignored to
date, the move for higher prices is
likely to be stressed following improve-
ment in stock and grain markets. Out-
side influences more than likely to con-
trol until delivery time. Storage move-
ment of eggs yesterday was less than
anticipated. The input in the four mar-
kets totaled 22,280 cases, while with-
drawals were 17,766 cases. Holdings
in the four markets were 4,030,150
cases, against 2,310,549 cases a year
ago. Ten market figures were 5,274.-
737 cases, against 3,199,690 cases a year
ago. Four market receipts were 34,377
cases, against 28,644 cases a year ago.

Jobbers

Grape Fruit — Present prices are as
follows:
Dietida “Mor luce... $3.50
Florida Sealed Sweet____.-______ 375
ewas; @ligies 229 4.00
ema | Maney 4.50

Green Beans—$1.25 per bu. for home
grown.

Green Corn—20c per doz. for Yellow
Bantam.

Green Peas—$1.25 per bu for home
grown.

Green Onions — Home grown, 25c
per dozen.

Green Peppers—40c per dozen for
home grown.

Honey — Comb, 5 @ 6c per Ib.;
strained, 5 Ib. tins, $4.50 per doze.; 60
Ib. canis, 8c per lb.

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

Hot house, per ‘bushel___________ 60
Lemons—The price is as follows:
S60 Sonkisgt 6.00
SOO) Swmlcgt) 299 6.00
S00 Red Ball = 00
Ss Rediibale i 5 00

Mushrooms—28c per one fb. carton.

Onions—California, white or yellow,
$1.50 per 50 Ib. bag; home grown, $1.25
per bushel.

Oranges—Fancy Sunkist California
Valencias are now sold as follows’:
20 $4.25
176) 4.25

Red Ball, 50c¢ per box less.
Parsley—40c per dozen.
Peaches — Elbertas from

$2 @ $2.25.
Potatoes—Home grown new sold on

the Grand Rapids market to-day at

White Cobblers from the

Carolinas anid Oklahoma, $3.25 per 100

lb. sack or $6 per bbl.

Poultry—Wilson & Company pay as
follows:

Georgia,

$2 per bu.

Hiéavy fowls: 9200 5 ae 10c
ight fowls ¢ 00 s'i4c
Ducks 0 sc
Porkeyg (00) 8 oo Ile
Geese 7c

Radishes—12c¢ per doz. bunches hot
house,

Raspberries—Red $2 for 24 pints;
black, $1.75 for 16 qt. crate. .

Spinach—90c per bushel for home
grown.

Tomatoes—Hot house, 7 lb. basket,
$1.20; out door grown, 7 lb. basket,
65 cents.

Veal Calves — Wilson & Company
pay as follows:
Haney 7@74e
Geod S@Ge

Water Melons—35 @ 45c for Flor-
ida.

Wax Beans—$1.25 per bu. for home
grown,

Whortleberries — $2.50 per 16 qt.
crate.
—_+-.___
Thirty-nine New Readers of the
Tradesman

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

Gronseth’s Shoe Store, Suttons Bay

Anderson & Co., Omena

S. J. Dame & Son, Northport

Herbert A. Kline, Flint

Geo. Shaldo, Maple City

J. M. Hilton, Glen Arbor

Ed Denny, Empire

John Fry, Empire

Mark Deering, Empire

Noah J. Plamondon, Lake Leelanau

Ness Plumbing & Heating Co.,

Frankfort

Chas. A, Didrickson, Frankfort

L. V. Wareham, Frankfort

F,. H. Rodgers, Frankfort

Chas, A. Fairchild, Frankfort

Wm. Upton, Frankfort

Geo. W. Edwards, Elberta

E. Huntington, Benzonia

C. E, Maddock, Benzonia

C. M. Tinkham, Beulah

A. E. Knight, Beulah

Geo. Weaver, Honor

C. A. Hobson, Honor

Henry Behrens, Arcadia

Fred A. Wareham, Arcadia

Don Thompson, Bear Lake

Geo. Schroder, Bear Lake

C. J. Williamis, Bear Lake

T. M. Smith, Onekema

C. J. Christenson, Onekema

Erickson’s Market, Onekema

Daniel C. Brown, Onekema

P. N. Jacobsen, Manisitee

Fred R. Zanke, Filer City

Jas. Patterson, White Cloud

E. H. LeMiire, White Cloud
R, C. Sanders, White Cloud
Wesley J. Larkin, White Cloud
S. H. Michalski, Bitely

 

  

6

MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE

Easy Lessons in Insurance
The Part
One afternoon while driving through

 

 

Insured’s

the country I chanced to pass a house
that was afire. The smoke and flames
seemed to cover the entire roof. Stop-
ping my) the
place, where I found two men busily
out furniture.

car, I hurried over to

engaged in carrying
They had succeeded in getting several
and some bedding out, when
one of the men, who proved to be the

shouted to

chairs

owner, dashed back and

the other man as though he
to have a new idea: “Don’t carry any

seemed

more furniture out, it’s insured.” He
then turned around and proceeded to
furniture back into the house
had
The

sorrowful part of this story is that he

carry the

with as much excitement as he

labored under in carrying it out.

believed he would void his policy if he
bothered or disturbed any of the con-
tents before the insurance company
had arrived on the scene.

I recalled the condition of the
York Standard
“This Company shall not be liable for

New
Policy, which reads:
loss or damage caused directly or in-
directly by neglect of the insured to
means to save and

and

reasonable
the
fire or when the property is endanger-

use all

preserve property at alter a

ed by fire in neighboring premiises;”
and I wondered if this householder had
ever heard it. He was an elderly man
and the assumption was that he had
carried insurance for many years. Pol-
icies without question had come into
his possession year after year and it
would appear he had never taken the
trouble to read one of them. He was

an intelligent looking individual and

really should have known something
about his duties under the insurance
contract; yet here at the crucial mo-

ment he was acting like a madman.
Law, after all, is nothing but applied
common sense and this refers to insur-

ance as well as every other commer-
cial activity. Now, whether or not
property is insured, common_ sense

would seem to dictate that every effort
should be made to save and preserve
i when endangered by fire, and no law
under heaven would penalize a man
The judge who said a
man

for so dk ing.

man should do what a_ sensible
who had no insurance would do, laid
down the best rule of which we know.
The, Loss Payable Clause
The Standard Policy reads—
‘Unless otherwise provided — by
agreement in writing added hereto this
for loss

Company shall not be liable

or damage to any property insured
hereunder while incumbered by a chat-
tel mortgage. and during the time of
such incumbrance this Company shall
be liable only for loss or damage to
any other property insured hereunder.”
[In other words, where property de-
scribed in the Standard Policy is in-
cumbered by a Chattel

that effect

Mortgage, a
statement to must be at-
tached to the policy. No special lan-
guage is required, but under the con-
ditions of the policy which we have
quoted, the Company must have notice

of the incumbrance. The reason back

 

MICHIGAN

of this requirement is that mortgaged
personal property is deemed more haz-
ardous than property not mortgaged.

Policies covering such property are
frequently indorsed in favor of the
mortgagee, the usual method being to
attach what is commonly known as a
“Loss Payable Clause.” There are
many forms of this clause, the simplest
being—

“Loss if any under this policy pay-
able to John Smith as his interest may
appear.”

It has
granted by
the attachment of a

Clause” to a policy covering property

heretofore been taken for
many insurance men that
“Loss Payable
incumbered by a chattel mortgage was

in itself notice to the Company that

such mortgage existed; but the Su-
preme Court of the United States in
Scott vs. Sun Insurance Office (52

Supreme Court Reporter 72) says it
is not. A “Loss Payable Clause” may
be attached to a policy to protect a
note or other debt.

If a chattel mortgage exists then a
that effect
tached to the policy, whether the in-
made third
party or not. It may be an independ-
ent
stood

statement to must be at-

surance is payable to a

statement such as, “It is under-
that the
herein is incumbered by a chattel mort-

property described

age;”’ or it may be part of a “Loss

gag
Payable Clause” such as, “It is under-
that the

herein is incumbered by a chattel mort-

stood property described
gage and loss if any hereunder shall be
payable to John Smith, Mortgagee, ‘is
his interest may appear.”

What is said here has no reference
to a realty mortgage.

—_++2>___

The Spirit of Those They Lead

The heart, the mind, the world itself
is made up of an infinitesimal number
of small hearts, minds and worlds.

Man has within him an infinitesmal
number of little heavens or hells, one
dominating over the other or in pro-
portion to the will, desire, spirit within
him.

This is the basis of ithe philosophy of
Emanuel Sweadenborg, whi lived from
1688 to 1772—engineer, metallurgist,
mathematician, astronomer and who
finally ‘became the great mystic of all
time.

His philosophical concept is said to
have come ‘to him in a series of divine
revelations, and a religion was founded
based upon his writings and is today
represented by small groups over the
western world,

Leaders of men, for good or evil,
have within them the sprit of those
they lead

Napoleon, for instance, was tthe em-
bodiment, the composite, of the will,
desire, spirit, of his subjects. Or, to
put it another way, there were an infi-
nitesimal number of little Napoleons
within his followers.

In his time the public spirit, the
ideal, was ‘the military. After many
wars, conscription after conscription,
after France had been drained of her
resources, after the people found them-
selves far poorer than at the beginning
of Napoleon’s reign, why, a change
came over the spinit of ‘their dreams —
he no longer expressed their spirit,
their ideal, and they banished him.

TRADESMAN

In more modern times our ideal, our
spirit, has been that of dollans and cer-
tain individuals. have found themselves
the embodiment of this — the power of
the few to acquire by exploiting the
many — manipulating dollars as Napo-
leon did soldiers.

A change may be coming over the
spirit of our dreamls, when the dollar
is no longer our ideal and it may lead
to the banishment of those who em-
body that ideal.

—»+++>—____
Retain Handbag Price Lines

Readjustment of quality standards
rather than price changes have been
made in the new handbag lines for
Fall. Retailers have been anxious to
continue their present price lines and

for the most part this has guided man-

July 26, 1933

ufacturers i ‘their preparation of their
new offerings. Thus, handbags will
continue to be available at the popular
$1.95, $2.95 and $4.95 retail price
points, but the rise in leather, linings
and fittings is reflected in a shift of
qualities fronn one range to another.
Envelope shapes in black, eel gray, and

new browns are favored,

—_——---+-_~>-> >
The man who saves tine by gal-
loping loses it by missing his wav;

the shepherd who hurries his flock to
get them: home spends the night on
the the lost;

economy does not consist in haste, but

mountain looking for

in certainty.—Ramsay MacDonald.
>.> ____

A vacation is enjoyable after you

get old enough to look at a mountain

without feeling an urge to hike.

 

insurance to be less. It is.

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With losses lower, with expenses lower, with no inside prokts
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May sound unreasonable if you are not informed, An investi-
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Finnish Mutual Fire Insurance Company
444 Pine Str., Calumet, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

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POLICIES ARE CONCURRENT

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MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.

A LEGAL RESERVE MUTUAL COMPANY

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OF DIVIDENDS TO POLICYHOLDERS
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July 26, 1933

 

MICHIGAN

TRADESMAN

 

IN THE REALM OF RASCALITY

Questionable Schemes Which Are
Under Suspicion

The Federal Trade Commission has
ordered Natural Eyesight Instituton,
Inc., Los Angeles, to cease represent-
ing that as a result of the purchase and
use of its “system” it will no longer
be necessary for a customer to wear
glasses.

The company is also not to assert
that there is nothing which glasses can
do that tthe eyes cannot be taught to
do better, or that most people can get
rid of glasses in ninety days or any
other period.

Other representations to be discon-
tinued relate to alleged removal of
the causes of nearsightedness and
other defects by use of the “system,”
and to the allegation that certain in-
strument sold to customers is a thera-
peutic device of greater worth than a
mechanical means for massage of the
eyes or that use of the instrument can
correct or remove defects. The re-
spondent is directed to stop represent-
ing that it is an “institute.”

The company had advertised that its
system overcomes nearsight, farsight,
astigmatism, eyestrain, weak eyes, un-
developed eyes, failing vision due to
age, squinting, eye .muscle trouble, and
cross eyes. The Commission found
that in a substantial majority of cases
where patients have used glasses to
correct defects of vision, it is not pos-
sible through such “natural’ methods
as promoted by the respondent to re-
move these diefects or so far alleviate
them as to make it possible success-
fully to remove glasses.

The Commission issued its order
with the qualification that, in as much
as the question whether relief from far-
sightedness, nearsightedness, astigma-
tism, cross-eyed conditions, or defects
of vision due to advancing age, is ob-
tainable in certain instances through
the purchase and use of the respond-
ent’s “system,” is a matter of opinion,
nothing in the Commission’s order
shall prevent the respondenit from rep-
resenting that in certain instances re-
lief has been obtained from such de-
fects through use of its “system.” The
Commission’s order is intended to pro-
hibit the institute from representing
that through the purchase and use of
its “system)’ or through its instrument
“The Natural Eye Normalizer,” suf-
ferers from defects of vision can in
general overcome the defects namied
or be relieved of wearing glasses.

Brief biographies of ex-convict Lo-
gan Billingsley, prime miover in the
nation-wide attack on Better Business
3ureaus, and Harold W. Phillips, one
of this lieutenants, and others, have
already been published in previous
3ulletins. In this issue, we cover some
of the high points in the career of E.
C. Riegel, who has figured promi-
nently in the attacks being made by
the Manhattan Board of Commerce
and the Bronx Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Riegel is reported to have en-
gaged in the printing business in New
York until 1928--also in the publishing
business. In 1926 he attempted to in-
ject his ideas, without invitation, into
a difficult retail situation which was
engaging the attention of the Better

Business Bureau of New York City,
and tried to air certain extremist the-
ories of his on selling and credit. The
Bureau displayed no interest in his
views, and it appears, thereby in-
curred his enmity. He then published
a book setting forth, among other
things, his criticism of the Better Busi-
ness Bureau, this criticisns of retail
stores in general and of ‘tthe newspa-
pers in New York City.

On April 4, 1928, there was filed in
the office of the clerk of New York
county, a trade style certificate set-
ting forth that Edwin C. Riegel was
to operate as the “Consumers Guild.”
Then a magazine entitled “The Con-
sumer” made its appearance. The price
of membership in the “Guild,” which
included the magazine subscription,
was $1.00. It is reported that Vol. 1,
No. 1, was the first and last issue of
this publication.

Washington, D. C., was the next
scene of action, where Riegel operated
as the “Washington Consumers Guild”
and the “Consumers Guild of Amer-
ica.” In his own literature, Riegel de-
clared a “‘buyers’ strike’ which was
scheduled to begin on December 1,
1929, and was to be a protest against
the high cost of living. Following are
some excerpts from the Riegel liter-
ature on the subject:

“At last!—and lasting, This ex-
presses the exclamation and the deter-
mination of the Buyers’ Strike. The
complaining days are over; the days of
action and accomplishment have come.”

“The multiplication of sellers, and
the additions of costs backed by
leagues formed against the consumer
have brought us a depreciated dollar,
a saturnalia of selling schemes, a bed-
lam of bunk, and a conittempt for the
buyer that discredits our whole eco-
nomic system.”

“The cumbersome body of the large
department store seems to learn only
by process of bleeding, and we aver
that the significance of the Buyers’
Strike will penetrate its self-sufficient
consciousness by this process alone.”

Mr. Riegel writes with a facile and
venomous pen and he has exercised. it
continuously in some anti cause or
other. A perusal of ‘his writings will
reveal symptoms of the following anti
complexes:

Anti-Department Stores

Anti-Chain Stores

Anti-Chamber of Comimerce

Anti-Sellers

Anti-Credit Bureaus

Anti-Credit

Anti-Advertising

Antti-Caish

Anti-District Attorneys

Anti-Political Party System

Anti-Banking System

Anti-Legal Trust

Anti-Merchants & Manufacturers

Association

Anti-Board of Trade

Anti-Better Business Bureaus

Anti-Chamber of Commerce of the

US:

Anti-Public Utilities

Anti-Telephone Company

Anti-Selling

Anti-Morris Plan Bank

Anti-Blue Sky-Commissioners

Anty-Insurance and Bonding

Anti-Medical Trust

Antti-Wall Street.

A few gems from Mr. Riegel’s pen
are quoted, as follows:

“After the sellers had whistled about
the White House grounds the Presi-
dent suggested that the party move
cautiously through LaFayette Park
to the Chember of Commerce of the
United States, which is the capital of
the sellers, where he, just recently
clected by the buyers and paid by the
buyers, would consign the nation’s
prosperity and well-being to the tender
care of the sellers.

“Instead of seeking to serve the con-
sumer you strive to make him serve
you. To this end you organize the
Merchants and Manufacturers Associ-
ation, the Chamber of Commerce, The
3oard of Trade, the Better Business
3ureau, the Retail Credit Men’s Asso-
ciation, and various individual trade
groups. Back of all these stands the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States.

“Just one year ago this month the
Guild began its war on Public Utility
impositions by attacking the deposit
practice at a public hearing before the
Public Utilities Commission.

“Why the Guild has no telephone.
The Guild has been naughty. When the
Telephone Company demanded a de-
posit from the Guild, as it has been
doing for many years unchallenged
by anyone, the Guild made a long nose
at the Telephone Company. Just for
that, said the Telephone Company, we
won't let you have a telephone. * * * *.,
You are. ostracised, telephonically
speaking.

“It has been a rather unpleasant
spanking we've taken the first year of
our existence, not to have a telephone,
and it has inconvenienced our members
much. But, oh, with what unction we
contemplate the time when our turn
comes to paddle the Telephone Com-
pany. * = * * *

“There are in the United States
forty-seven and in Canada three slander
slums, u-phony-ously called Better
Business Bureaus.

“The cash idea is a curse to busi-
ness. The distribution of cash through-
out the processes of trade is like sand
in the bearings of a machine. The cash
register is the toll collector of busi-
ness, * * <= + 7

The Consumers Guild of America
was not incorporated in the District of
Columbia until January 10, 1930. About
that time there also appeared the an-
nouncement of a publication by the
Consumers Guild of America entitled
“The Guild Guide.” As in the case of
the magazine, ‘“‘The Consumer,” a per-
son who sent in $1.00 for a member-
ship in the Guild was entitled to all
copies of the Guild Guide, but it was
reported that Vol. 1 No. 1 was the
first and last issue received.

After Logan Billingsley, chairman
of the Board of the Manhattan Board
of Commerce, brought suit against the
Setter Business Bureau of New York
City for $250,000 for alleged libel
(which was unsuccessful) E. C. Riegel
appeared in New York as “Director of
Investigation” of the “Committee to
Investigate the Better Business Bu-
reaus” of the Manhattan Board of
Commerce and the Bronx Chamber of
Commerce. Riegel’s appointment was
announced with great eclat. A few
weeks later business men in Toledo

and elsewhere received in the mail a
printed leaflet entitled, “The First Re-
port of the Committee to Investigate
the Better Business Bureaus.” The
“First Report’ was merely a vicious
recital of numerous false’ charges.
Glenn Griswold. in a front page edi-
torial in The Chicago Journal of Com-
merce, issue of Sept. 29, 1930, entitled
“Not a Scrap of Evidence in Support of
Attack on Better Business Bureaus,”
characterized the “Report” as “twelve
pages of innuendo, inference, sugges-
tion and insolence, without a scrap of
evidence to support it or anything to
indicate that such evidence exists. On
the contrary, a foot note says that these
reports are to be sold to ‘persons, civic
organizations, or corporations inter-
ested in disseminating the information
contained herein,’ for $25 a thousand,
one-half of that cost being profit which
is to be used ‘to promote this investiga-
tion.” Further on in the pamphlet it is
said: ‘As soon as funds are made avail-
able a staff of investigators will be or-
ganized and the results of their disclos-
ures will be made public.’ * * * This
seems to suggest that charges are com-
piled for sale, and the profits from the
sale of them is to be used hiring in-
vestigator who will attempt to prove
them * = + 7

Commenting on the Better Business
Bureaus, the editorial concludes with:

“Their principal activity is to put an
end to fraud and thievery in merchan-
dising, and to make advertising clean
and decent. Their membership and
management are known and reputable.
They have driven thieves out of busi-
ness everywhere and have saved hon-
est business many times their cost.
There has been nothing in their record
that is remotely suggestive of the
method adopted by the Manhattan
Board of Commerce and the Bronx
Chamber of Commerce in attacking
them.”

A short time afterward, it was an-
nounced that Riegel was no longer
connected with the so-called Commit-
tee to Investigate the Better Business
3ureaus. Then there appeared from
the Riegel pen and in the name of
Riegel’s “Consumers Guild of Amer-
ica’ a pamphlet entitled “Pitiless Pub-
licity.””. Better Business Bureaus were
charged with being the “Militant Arm
of the New York Stock Exchange”
and a “system (which) has the press at
its command and a group of gunmen
who assassinate character for price,
with long range guns that may shoot
from coast to coast. This system has
become the willing tool of the most
sinister secret forces of this wretched
era of dirty business.’ * * * “Back of
the Better Business Bureaus are other
secret organizations or organizations
with secret motives, such as the Amer-
ican Medical Association * * * .”

“Pitiless Publicity” was offered for
sale in quantities and the recipients of
the first issue were asked to send in
$1.00 “for all the issues.” So far as is
known, only one issue was ever printed.
The printer who printed the reports
of the Committee to Investigate the
Setter Business Bureaus. and also
“Pitiless Publicity” informed the New
York Bureau that he had been obliged
to sue for his money. He sued both
Riegel and one Gene McCann, presi-

(Cont nued on page 23)

 

   

8

FEAR QUOTAS UNDER HULL

PLAN
Secretary Hull's tariff truce proposal
to the World Economic Conterence

last Friday was received with mixed
li by forei elements in

this country. Both importers and ex-

porters gave most attention to the ex-

ceptions under which tariff increases

would be allowed by the proposal.

To importers, the difficulties of ar-

rving at an “estimated domestic con-

sumption” for imports were regarded

- :
block to the success of

a5 a stunipiing
the plan here. On the surtace, it was
held, the work of estimating may ap-

matier, Dut

actu-

 

any Us famut Ons are sucn nat

t
weeks, and probably would be

 

consumed n estaDlisning a suitable

re 8
base. In addition, imy contend,

“1 Weignt to the

 

the plan gives too 1

31-32 in the cal-

abnormal years 1930-.

culations whicna would ZOVeEIrN ne

amount of goods to be granted entry.

The trade, in effect, sees the plan as
ing sanction to a modified form of

ms]

IC) Nas Caused so

 

quota system wl

much trouble 1 international com-

nerce in the last few years.
Exporters view the proposal with

more enthusiasm but doubt that it wil]

headway among delegates
141 }
Although
vear of freedom

in world tariffs,

make much

irom other nations. they

vould welcome a full

  

r ae }
trom radical c}
they are concerned over the exceptions
instances
goods are

Admit-

the anti-dumping exception is

allowing dor rate increases in
where other nations consider
being dumped in their markets.
ting that

necessary to protect the American mar-
ket when the administration’s recovery
program gets under way, they feel the
proposal may prove a boomerang to
American exporters who are now seek.

ing means of exporting goods at prices

lower than are likely to prevail in the
American market shortly.

a a

THE NEW BLANKET CODE

+

: oe
President Roosevelt's blanket code

: : .
for industry May set at rest the susp:-
cions and fears of some business exec-
that

not carry out the enforcement provi-

the administration would

utives

sions of the Recovery act, Remember-

ing the numerous threazs to :
hoarders which failed to materialize,

many executives were loath to plan

wage rises and a shorter week. fearing
that the government might not move
against recalcitrants and thereby leave

them wide open to sharp competition.

It was this attitude which dictated
some of the codes that apparently

taled to show any understanding of
:

the purposes of the Recovery act. It

was not that its aims were misunder-
stood; it was simply that in many
cases busness men were moving cau-

tiously and not making any concessions

until they could be assured that the
administration meant business when it
talked of licensing the recalcitrant “10

in an industry,

per cent minority
l the

With

code the administration obviously does

promulgation of blanket

mean business. It is intent on raising

reducing working hours,

wages and
particularly since the current flood of
manufacturers anxious

And apparently the

production by
to “beat the gun.”
administration does not intend to let

anything stand in the way of its pur-

 

MICHIGAN

pose. ‘The ukase to the cotton goods
that they present their case
that the

government will not tolerate the throw-

niunority

immediately also indicates

ing of any wrenches into the recovery
machinery.
is hoped that

curb

At the same time, it
blanket
mn the

the code will put some

exuberance of certain labor

leaders, who apparently feel that the
millennium has arrived overnight and
that all sorts of demands may be made
on industry.
ee

BUSINESS PEAK REACHED

The collapse in the stock and com-
modity markets during last week came
the speculative

as a blow to

fraternity, which had been enjoying

scvere

a field day, but is not expected to retard
seriously the recovery program, The
shakeout in commodities was confined
mainly
exchanges and had little effect on other
materials.

to those dealt in on organized

It also narrowed the rapidly
spreading gap between various types
of commodities.

It would appear, however, that the
reaction might cause industry to reach
its seasonal peak a little earlier than
had been expected. There were other
indications that the best showings in
industry had been about attained, such
as the decline in lumber orders below
production for the first time in many
months. The New York Times weekly
index of business activity registered
only a fractional rise, the smallest ad-
vance since the recovery started. Elec-
tric power figures have reacned their
peak, it is thought, while cotton for-
wardings were off sharply, probably
as a result of the recent let-down in
orders for finished goods. Automobile
output, however, continues to run con-
trary to recent predictions.

For the next few weeks there will
probably be a curb on output, until the
stock and commodity markets give Jef-
inite indications as to where they are
going and until business men can meas-
ure the effect on consumer
power of current administration moves.
The blanket code, announced by Pres-

buying

ident Roosevelt during the week, will
not go into effect until Sept. 1, and

until that time consumers will have to
depend on voluntary wage
and re-employment, except im

increases
those
trades

fore that

whose codes are approved be-
date.

PRICES AND RETAILERS

That retailers are fully cognizant of

 

their responsibilities in the price situ-
ation which will face consumers about
the first of September was amply evi-
denced at the gathering of merchants
in New York City last week, Leading
merchants sounded a note of caution
and, while recognizing that higher re-
tail prices are inevitable, urged that
increases be made gradually and with
due regard for consumer purchasing
power,

It is also to be pointed out that no
charge can be maintained successfully
that retailers have taken undue advan-
tages of the rise in wholesale quota-
tions during recent months. The An-
nalist index of wholesale prices shows
a rise of 17 per cent. from the low of
the year. Against this there has been
an advance in retail levels of but 4.2
per cent. since April, according to the

TRADESMAN
Fairchild retail price index. In other
words, while new goods cost much
more, retail prices have not been put
on anywhere near a replacement basis.
In this matter of price advances, the
retailer is of difficult

position. Serving as the point of con-

necessity in a

tact with the consumer, the storekeeper
price dis-
the

is apt to bear the brunt of
satisfaction which develops. On
other hand, in trying to keep merchan-
dise costs down, the retailer awakens
the ire of the manufacturer.

In the current emergency it would
seem an excellent opportunity has been
created for both producer and retailer
really to get together and jointly work
2 well-

Mrsure

out ways and means of producin
made goods at prices which will
widest distribution, which, after all, is

the goal of both.

 

SLAVERY HANGS ON
It is a curious reflection that in this
world such an institution as
should still flourish. It of
course no hold
or in the Western Hemisphere, but in

modern
slavery
has ither in Europe
certain parts of Africa and of the East
it still exists and in this year, which
marks the hundredth anniversary of
emancipation in the British Empire,
the number of persons servng as slaves
reaches into the millions. Only recently
were measures taken to end slavery in
the northeast frontier of Burma: it has
lasted on in China under a system. of
child adoption which is in force even in
the British crown colony of Hongkong:
Abyssinia has not entirely stamped out
the evil, though strict measures are
being taken under the enlightened rule
of Ras Tafari:; in distant parts of Ara-
bia slaves are still maintained, and
Liberia has not yet driven out its slave
traders. The problem of making emane
cipation a reality throughout the world
is not being neglected, however. The
League of Nations has taken it upon
itself to blot out whatever vestiges of
the old serfdom remain and in such a
task can count upon the fullest co-
operation of all member nations. Fur-
thermore, the success with which it has
met the issue is surety that, even
though the centenary year of Great
Britain’s epochal move for abolishing
colonial slavery may still see the evil
grimly clinging to life in the more re-
mote parts of the world. it has little
chance of surviving much longer.
CROP LIMITATION
Government men working on the
cotton allotment plan are already meet-
ing the obvious difficulties. Many of
the cotton growers are willing to re-
duce acreage, for the stipulated price.
But when it comes to estimating their
average vield per acre, for bonus pur-
poses, they appear to be optimists.
Taking the farmers’ figures, adding
them up for a whole county and check-
ing them against records of actual
yields for that county, the field men
find something very much askew. The
farmers seem to have been getting
more cotton, if their figures are aic-
curate, than anybody knew about. But
if these troubles are annoying, they are
only a foretaste. When the wheat
acreage comes up for consideration the
allotment farmers can be expected to
choose their poorest acres for sacrifice.
Cotton production thas been near the

July 26, 1932

peak per acre for some time: wheat
never the wheat
These are two of the difficulties ahead.
There are others — weather, for in-
stance, which, if it were ideal, could
‘ncrease production by a third over

has, in big areas

normal. But cupidity is the most
troublesome. Unless checked, it may
wreck the whole plan,
DRY GOODS CONDITIONS
Retail trade developed a slower

Summer pace during the week, with
I apparel]
offerings of main-floor specials receiy-
bulk of

clearances of seasonail and

ing the consumer attention.
Good response was also noted on. inj-
tial lines of Fall dresses, particularly
satin styles in the new colors.

The retail stage is now being set for
the launching of August sales events,
which will stress furs, cloth coats and
furniture. The expectation is that these
promotions will fare much better than
similar events in the last few years.
Featuring prices which both retailers
and manufacturers agree are likely to
prove the lowest of the
gains in both units and dollar sales yol-

ume are predicted.

Fall season,

In the wholesale markets, buying of
Fall style merchandise was well main-
tained. finished
goods continue to be put into effect all
along the line. Little or no resistance

Price advances on

Is being shown by buyers, who are con-
vinced that reorders later on will carry
still higher quotations,

en
OLD TIMES AND NEW

Residents of New York yield to none
in admiration of the picturesque charm
of the New England landscape and its
architecture, so it will be interesting to
watch the outcome of a project in
Ellsworth, Me. Ninety per cent. of the
business district of that own was de-
stroyed by fire last May and a Phila-
delphia architect is preparing plans. for
its restoration under the aegis of an R.
KC toa This old Maine town’s
traditiona] identity and atmosphere are
to be preserved even while it is being
metamorphosed into that strictly mod-
ern conception —ag unit-planned com-
munity, The architect must have on his
conscience such things as glass-fronted
commercia] modernity and automobile
parking spaces, Yet he must have, too,
vistas that lead the eyes to old-time
white-painted church steeples and
waterfront landmarks that were ven-
erable when New England went whal-
‘ng and her ships traded with the ports
of the Orient.

BEER AND BARLEY

Doubled prices of barley, needed for
making the malt that makes the beer,
are disturbing the brewers. Their
spokesmen are already discussing the
probable need for an increase in the
price of their popular product.

When beer became legal on April 7,
September barley was quoted at 3234
cents a bushel. It recently closed at
64 cents, and a spokesman for the
brewing industry insists that if it rises
another 15 cents the brewers will have
to increase their prices,

Apparently, in view of the large tax
returns, there has been a total absence
of “sales resistance” to ‘beer. But rais-
ng the price may develop one.

 

Overhead puts many under,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

h
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~

July 26, 1933

OUT AROUND

 

Things Seen and Heard on a Week
End Trip

I certainly appreciate the hearty con-
gratulations which have reached me by
mail and otherwise over the rounding
out of fifty publication years by the
Michigan Tradesman, The responses
have come fron, Maine to California
and fron: Michigan ito Florida. I never
fully realized before how widely sicat-
tered our hist of patrons has become.
I wish I could make a personal reply
to all who have written so beautifully
of the Tradesman and the work it has
undertaken to accomplish.

Grand Haven is one of the cities
which has made a success of conduct-
ing a municipal electric lighting plant.
Some years ago, when the city was not
so. prosperous as it is niow and when
the plant was at a low stage of effi-
ciency, the Consumers Power Co. of-
fered Grand Haven a million dollars
for her electric plant and a long time
franchise. The offer was carefully
considered and finally turned down.
The managenient of the business was
then taken out of tthe hands of the
common council! and placed in charge
of a commission of five memibers, two
of whom were practical engineers.
Two hundred and fifty thousand dol-
lars were expended in bringing the
plant up to diate, since which time the
profits have averaged $50,000 per year.
The net earnings are divded among the
various city boards and civic organiza-
tions.

tsrand Haven will evidently not suf-
fer for want of coal the coming winter.
Two enormous piles of coal confront
the casual observer, One contains
7,000 tons and the other 5,000 tons.
s0th were ‘brought in by water trans-
portation,

 

Nat. Robbins, Jr., may have lost a
half million dollars in undertaking to
rejuvenate the old Goodrich and Gra-
han. & Morton transportation compa-
nies, but ‘he is rapidly acquiring an-
other fortune through the warehousing
of the Chevrolet cars which go over
his dock en route to Milwaukee. He is
now handiling an average of sixty-five
per day necessitating the employment of
two sailings to Milwaukee every twen-
ty-four hours—1l2 nood and 12:30 a.m.
lor tthis service he receives $1 per car.
As the cost of handling running auto-
mobiles. is practically nothing, this is
regarded in Grand Haven as a great
money making proposition,

 

Having abandoned Grand Haven as
a terminal for its car ferries, which
have been transferred to Muskegon,
the Grand Trunk is now running one
passenger train anid one freight train
into Grand Haven daily in order to
hold possession of the valuable diock-
age properties which are owned by
Grand Haven and used ‘by the Grand
Trunk under a lease which provides
they are to be surrendered to the own-
er whenever the transportation line
ceases to function locally. Of course,
this kind of service is a joke, because
the receipts do not amount to a cent
on the dollar of the cost of maintain-
ing two trains daily, which carry no

MICHIGAN

passengers or freight ‘to speak of and
never will so long as the people of
Grand Haven feel so unenthusiastic a's
they do about a transportation system
which has never been conducted along
modern American lines.

When the Grand Trunk reached
Grand Rapids from Detrort in 1858 it
located its depot more than a mile
away from the center of the then strug-
gling village. The villagers got to-
gether, passed tthe hat and offered the
Grand Trunk a right of way down
Canal street (now Mionroe avenue)
and a depot site where the Pantlind
Hotel is now located,
reply was, “We cannot go to the town.
The town must come to us.” Fifty
years rolled around and the English
owners of the Grand Trunk saw they
could never make a dollar from the
patronage of Grand Rapids without
getting nearer the city. They paid a
million dollars for a new right of way

eh)

The arrogant

along the river bank and erected a
depot about a half mile from the loca-
tion offered them gratis in 1858. Expe-
rience soon demonstrated that the
change of heart was about fifty years
too late; that the other transportation
lines continued to do more than their
share of the business and that English
ideas and practices were not popular
in the United States and never would
be. Whenever the great Canadian
railway lines need master management
they secure American executives to di-
rect the destinies of their roads. If my
Muskegon friends paid very much to
bring about the transfer of the Grand
Trunk terminal from Grand Haven to
their great city, ‘they will soon wish
they ‘had their money ‘back, because
any service rendered by the Grand
Trunk system will be a joke.

 

Congratulations go out to John A.
Lake on his marriage to Miss Sturmer,
who has been associated with him: as
partner and clerk ever since he took
over the Fallas drug store at Petoskey.
Previous to that time she was book-
keeper for the old grocery house of
Smith & Lake. Both parties to the
arrangement are very worthy people
who stand high in the social, religious
and business circles of Little Traverse
Bay.

 

When Fred Green was Governor he
appointed Dunican Weaver, of Fenn-
ville, and Howard Hurd, of Fint,
memibers of the Michigan Board of
Pharmacy, but the records do not
show that their namres ‘were ever sent
to the Senate for confirmation, I had
hopes Governor Comstock would not
follow in Governor Groesbeck’s foot-
steps in removing a man on this basis,
but nevertheless he did. I was in hopes
both of Governor Green’s appointees
would be allowed to serve out their
time. Of course, Mr. Allen’s time was
out January 1 and a new man should
have ‘been appointed at that time. I
think Comistock, out of
courtesy to Mr. Allen, did not make
any appointment until it was about
time for Mr, Allen’s term as president
of the National Boards of Pharmacy to
expire. This will occur in August. The
Governor has been subjected to all
kinds of political pressure to make
these changes, I am in hopes it will

Governor

TRADESMAN

work out all right. The three men
appointed are high type men and will
do honor to the Board ot Pharmacy.
The position is only an honor anyhow,
because the last Legislature took away
their little $5 per day, so now all the
menibers get is their expenses. Had
the position been a good paying one,
ke ‘banking commissioner or the wel-
fare director or the director of budgets
for any of these other ones where the
Republicans had been left in, I should
not be sunprised, but I was surprised
When it happened to the Board of
Pharmacy.

I hear from several sources that E.
J. Parr, director of drugs and drug
stores, is slated for the management
of the pharmacy department at Ann
Arbor. Of course, that would be a
wonderful advancement, ‘but as he is
now in a position where he can do the
pharmaceutical industry in Michigan
so much good, | sincerely hope he will
conclude to remain where he is — for
the present, at least.

So far as my information goes, his
appointment as the head of a depart-
ment is the only one which reflects
credit on the present governor, I ant
afraid the governor would not do so
well again. I do not think there is am
other man in Michigan who can fill
Mr. Parr’s shoes,

The proposed change in the head of
the pharmacy department at Ann Ar-
bor is probably due to the fact that
the numerical strength of the students
attending the school has dropped down
to insignificant proportions and new
hlood must be brought into play at the
nead of the organization or the depart-
ment will cease ‘to exist. I have never
met Dean Krause, the present head of
the department, but when I read his
unjust and unwarranted attack on
Fred Green at the anuual convention
of the Michigan State Pharmaceutical
Association at Port Huron, I decided
at once that he was not an ideal man
to be placed at the head of any edu-
cational department. Fred Green put
two fine men on the Board of Phar-
macy —for which he is entitled to
much credit — but ‘his appointment of
a cheap politician to the position of
director of drugs and drug stores was
one of the worst acts of his administra-
tion, for which I can mever forgive
him, highly as I regard him for other
praiseworthy undertakings and accom-
plishments. I still hold in contempt
the old Board of Pharmacy of four
years ago because they defied Fred
Green in refusing to ipart company
with the incompetent director who was
kept in office during the administration
of Governor Groesbeck, because ‘he
was a political henchman of the chief
executive. The Board of Pharmacy is
the last organization in the world that
ought to permit itself to be used as a
cat’s paw for any governor, no matter
how much he might do to favor the
druggists of the state in obtaining un-
fair and discriminatory legislation.

I am pleased to learn that Mr, Mills
and his associates in the Mulls Dry
Goods Co., at Lansing, ‘have purchased
the stock from the creditors for ap-

proximately $13,000 and will resume
business as soon as a new organization
can be effected; also that Mr. Biggins,
who was formerly associated with the
Wurzburg Dry Goods Co., Grand Rap-

ids, plans to engage in the men’s fur-

nishing goods business at Battle Creek.
After leaving Wurzburg’s Mr. Biggins

ig

was with Crowley-Milner, in Detroit,
for several years.

Charles M. Heald, formerly Presi-

dent of

the Pere Marquette Railway,
who spends his summers on his wife’s
wonderful farm near Bangor, justifies
his existence as a Christian gentleman
by preaching once ‘every summer in
one of the churches of Bangor, Tihis
year’s event took place last Sunday and
was successtul, as usual, notwithstand-
ine the great heat. Mr. and Mrs.
Heald came to Grand Rapids last
Tuesday to attend the funeral of the
late Dean Jackson.

John D. Tietsort is named as exec-
utor of the estate of his late father.
Ralph Tietsort, who recently died at
Cassopolis. The deceased had long
been a familiar figure in the Grand
Rapids market. As a young man he
clerked many years in the retail store
of Foster, Stevens & Co. About forty
years ago he joined A. W. Hompe and
Robert W.

of the Royal Furanure Co. The com-

Irwin in the orgarization

bination proved to be a very efficient
one for many years, with Mr. Hompe
as designer, Mr. Irwin as factory man-
ager and Mr. Tietsort as salesman. It
is understood Mr. Tietsort left a large
estate, including holdings in the Robert
W. Irwin Furniture Co., the Macy Co.
and the Metal Office Furniture Co.

Riding on a buying wave which has
rolled ‘high, stretched out beyond sea-
sonal length, the automobile industry's
production chiefs are apparently de-
termined to withhold plans for pro-
duction of 1934 models until the cur-
rent consumer demand gives some in-

)

dication of tapering off. Plans for mid-

summer suspensions and the re-tooling

of plants incident to new model out-
1 1 1 e 1

put should have been under way at

least a fortn'ght ago, but so uncertain

are the makers of motor cars as to just

how tong the increased’ demand for
their product will hold wp that these
plans are temporarily in abeyance.
While the engineers have devoted a
great deal of time to the development

of alterations intended to contribute

to sales appeal, most of their efforts
have been aimed at further elimination
of noise and vibration, Despite rumiors,
no plant has a 1934 model yet in pro-
duction, although the models of next

year already are on blue prints.

The independent merchants of this
state have three outstanding facts on

which they can base their hopes for
National

Recovery Act, under which the Pres-

better days ahead. First, the

ident thas ‘asked each line of business
to formulate a national code of ethics,
including fair prices and shorter hours
of labor, and the elimination of price
cutting below cost, and other prac-
tices intended to trick the consumer.
Second, the recent action of the mem-

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MICHIGAN

TRADESMAN

 

July 26, 1933

 

 

FINANCIAL

Keeping Fluctuations Limited a Diffi-
cult Task

It widely is accepted as more or

less certan that the United States is
headed directly to what is termed a
comunodity dollar—or a dollar which
on the average will have the same pur-
chasing power year after year. The
principal ‘basis for this ‘belief is the
statement of President Roosevelt thim
self in the message he sent to the
World Economic Conference July 3.
The idea has received further support,
however, by the appointment of Pro-
fessors Rogers and Warren, both pro-
ponenits of soft mioney, as aids to the
In spite of all this evi-
is doubtful if

Governiment.
dence, nevertheless, it
this country will adopt this kind of a
measure of value when the time comes
to put our monetary system back in
order.

This is because the plan, regardless
of how nice it sounds in theory, its not
workable. Monetary ‘theorists have
been debating its possibility for dec-
ades. The outstanding spokesman has
been Irving Fisher of Yale Univer-
sity. In spite of the vigor with which
he has worked for his compensated dol-
lar, however, the idea never got beyond
having a bill embodying the plan intro-
duced in Congress and ane or two cor-
porations issue bonds in iterms of com-
modity dollars.

Superficially the plan is sinyple. In-
stead of a dollar containing an unvary-
ing number of grains of gold its con-
tent varies by whatever amount neces-
sary in order ito purchase a constant
amount of commodities. Thus instead
of being able always to get 23.22 grains
of gold, as was the case before the
“new deal,” one might get only 20
grains or he might get 25 to 30 grains,
depending upon the fluctuations in the
value of gold as shown by the price
index used by the Treasurey authori-
ties.

In actual
plan would not be so simple.
ample, it would ‘be essential that a limi-
tation be placed upon the variations
which may take place in the amount of
gold which will be paid out from
month to month for a paper dollar.
Otherwise gold would become a spec-
ulative football and our monetary sys-
tem constantly subjected to strains and
stresses as ‘traders took long or short
positions on the gold content of the
dollar. Maxinmrum fluctuations, accord-
ingly, must be held wathin limits which
will eliminate such speculative activi-
ties.

Molding fluctuations within such
limits, however, would not be an easy
matter. Legislation alone, say, to the
effect that the maximum variation in
any one monith could not be more than
onedhalf of 1 per cent., would fail com-
pletely to meet the problem, Suppose,
in the presence of such a law, prices
fluctuate 5 per cent. in one month. Ob-
viously there would have to be a con
parable change in tthe gold control of
the dollar or the whole idea of main-
taining a constant purchasing power
for would fall to the
ground.

operation, however, the
For ex-

our currency

The problem involved, then, is not
one of legislation but of having credit

policies followed which will hold prices
stable. It must be evident, however,
that if credit policies can do this, and in
fact must do this if purchasing power
is to be held steady, there is no justi-
fication for the adoption of the com-
modity dollar, It is the evidence of th’s
fact which provides a basis for hoping
the President will not commit the
United States to such
as a commodity dollar.
Ralph West Robey.
[Copyright, 1933]

any nonsense

———_+-<__
Bus'ness Men Must Help Roosevelt
Recovery Programme
One of the phases of the Roosevelt
recovery program which is receiving
little attention is the social re-
sponsibility it places upon our business
leaders. For the most part these lead-
ers are sitting on the sidelines letting

too

the program take its own course. They
should recognize that a continuation
of this attitude will subject our econ-
omy ‘to forces which easily may lead to
a complete breakdown in the indévid-
which been characteristic
of the United States, It is, accordingly,
to their interest as well as to the in-
terest of the public to work with the
Administration, in holding these forces

walisim has

in check.

This aspect of the problem, it should
be noted, does not rest either
approval or disapproval of the Roose-
velt program. The president has
opened the door to practically unlim-
ited personal gains by special interests.
In these circumstances it is inevitable
that the Chief Executive will be sub-
jected to tremendous pressure for the
benefit of these groups.

Under some conditions this pressure
could be resisted. At present, however,
the policies of the Administration have
such widespread public support that it
will take courage in
Washington ito bring the forces which
have been let loose back under con-
trol. Nevertheless, it is only by get-
ting such control that we have a fight-

upon

incomparable

ing chance of preventing a worse col-
lapse than we had under Hoover.

This fighting chance rests in the final
analysis upon what the business and
intellectual leaders in the country are
willing to do. Bringing the program
under control cannot be left alone to
pol't:cians.
of such a character that they will delay
taking the necessary action until it is
too late.

‘On the other hand, if our leaders. in
private life will co-operate in working
with the program—there is a fighting
chance that much of the trouble that
otherwise is inevitable may be escaped.
This means that regardless of their
personal feeling as to the wisdom of
the Roosevit policy business leaders
must accept the policy as an estal-
lished f Instead of being mere

Their whole training js

tact.
snipers taking pot shots at an immense
army they must work hand in hand
with the policy with a view of holding
it in check.

‘To many persons, of ‘course, such an
attitude can be only extremely disitaste-
ful. Today, however, there is nio longer
a choice between going back to the old
policy, on the one hand, and work’ng
with the Roosevelt philosophy on the
other. The President definitely has cut
us loose from our old standards. We

are faced .» ith ithe necessity of devel-
oping new standards. In this our Dusi-
leaders should

They cannot

ness and intellectual
play an important part.
play this part, however, unless they get
into the program. No longer is there
anything ito gain from merely oppos-
ing the program. Now it is a question
of boring from within.

Ralph West Robey.

[Copyright, 1933]

Proceedings of the Grand Rapids
Bankruptcy Court

July 15, 1933. On this day schedules,
adjudication and reference in the Matter
of Leizer A. Schnaper, Bankrupt No.
3298, were received. The bankrupt is a
resident of South Haven, Michigan. The
schedules show total assets of $27,225.47
(of which $2,350.00 is claimed exempt),
and total liabilities of $31,652.03, listing
the following creditors:
City of South Haven, pref. taxes__$681.28
Myron Schnaper, S. H.. pref. labor 135.00
William Jacobs, Harlowton, Mont. 400.00
a. Silverman, Allerpan ._ =—s_—s—_s« 1000.00
First State Bank of South Haven 700,00
Mrs: 1. Westeate SH.  _. 4,250.00
(10zZens St Bank of S HH. _. 4,500.00
First Security Bank of Chicago__ 9,058.00
Ll; Onofio South Haven 900,00

& tl Sloan & Co, Chicazo =i: 398 84
Hayman Distributing Co., Chicago 265.17
Samuel Gluck, Muskegon________ 14.87
Lee GaGrment Co., Chicaro | 7.00
Melcher & andow Merchants Mart,
Cnicaeo 22.47

Red Wing Shoe CD. ,
Minn. a
Kabo Corset Co., Chicazo.
Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen o.,
Mistawakea ind | 88 oo.
Sinshimer Bro. & Co., Chicago__ 59.85
Carson Pirie Seott & Co., Chicago 1,030.79

Red Wing,

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intnl Mand? Mie. Co. N YY. __ 11.00
Holland Shoe Co., Holland______ 6.96
I Tucker Co. Chicaso 65.27
Snow Bird Knitting Co., Milwaukee 49.94
baatts, Chicaeo 3.88
Stetson Glove Co., St. Louis, Mo. 117.38
Ill. Cosmetic, Chicago 17.04
I. H. Rhode & Ko Chivraco 16.38
tacine Trunk Co., Racine, Wis._ 1725
Simmons Bros. & Co., Saginaw__ 64.11
Winshell Shoe Mfg. Co., Natick,
Mee 26.32

Minn. Knitting Works, Minneapolis 69.86
W. L. Douglas Shoe Co., Brockton,

Mass. ee ei
S A. Rider Co. Chicaro 30.00
Trooper Shoe Co.. New York 98.88
L. Heller & Co., Cicero) 3.61
B. Smoler & Son, Chicago___ 98.28

Hlimore Merchandise Corp., Chicago 44.00

Weiner Cap Co. 4 Ro 6.49
Samuel B. Goldbert, Chicago 51,65
rri County Telephone Co. S 4. 32.55

 

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The Oldest Investment Banking
House in Western Michigan.
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Phone 4267

 

Beacon Falls Rubber Co., Beacon

Has Conn. 291.53
Harper & Kirschten Shoe Co.,

oe a 165.81
McConnell Kerr Co., Detroit____ 139.84
O. ©. Monroe. South Haven _ 25.46
Mill Mutual Agency, Lansing____ 42.87
South Haven Chemical Co.______ 16.06
Decker & Moore, [ne,. S. H.______ 10.30
>. J. Rico, Seuth Haven 6.28
Iverson Radio Shop, South Haven 3.70
Citizens State Bank of S. H.._ 5,750.00
Myron Shnaper, South Haven____ 272.57

In the Matter of Luce Furniture Shops,
a Michigan corp., Bankrupt No. 5159, first
meeting of creditors was held July 17,
1953. Bankrupt present by B. W. Wil-
liams Ass’t Treas. and E. J. Moyer, Vice-
Pres. of corporation, and represented by
Warner, Norcross & Judd, Attys. C. F.

KE. Luce, Receiver, present and repre-
sented by John Dunham, Atty. Bond-
holders’ Protective Committee repre-

sented by Knappen, Uhl, Bryant & Snow,
Attys. Certain creditors present in per
son and represented by Hilding & Baker,

Seth R. Bidwell, and George B. Kings-
ton, <Attys., and Grand Rapids Credit
Men’s Ass'n. B. W. Williams and C. F.

E. Luce each sworn and examined before
a reporter. Claims proved and allowed
or referred to trustee for investigation.
C, F. E. Luce, Grand Rapids, Michigan,
trustee; bond $25,000. Trustee granted
authority to continue operation of busi-
ness until further order of Court. Meet-
ing adjourned to August aa) 64933) Oat
10:00 A. M.

July 20, 1933. On this day schedules,
adjudication and reference in the Matter
of Marguerite Van Dyke, Bankrupt No.
5332. were received. The bankrupt is a
stenographer of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The schedules’ show _ total assets of
$2,215.50 (bankrupt claiming statutory
exemptions), and _ total liabilities of
$6,450.00 listing the following creditors:
City Treas, G R.. pref. taxes__$ 3.24
Paris Tshp., and Cty. Treas.,

Gc Ro axe LL 7.80
Paris Tshp. and Cty. Treas.,

G, BR itaxes 6.40
Walerath Realty o., G. Bo 2850 86

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July 26, 1933

Lee Chamberlain, G. R._.________ 4,200.00
July 19, 1933. On this day schedules,
adjudication and reference in the Mat-
ter of Chester H. Thomson, Bankrupt
No. 5331, were received, The bankrupt
is an executive of Grand Rapids, Mich-
igan. The schedules show total assets of
$15,390.00 (of which $350 is claimed ex-
empt), and total liabilities of $30,675.33,
listing the following creditors:
G. R. Savings Bank, G. R.______$23,300.00
Old Kent Bank G Ro _ 3,200.00

  

  

 

 

liydia Keyes. G. 200.06
G. R. Savings Bank, G. R.______ 500.00
Baxter iuaundry, Gi Roo 61.04
Bissonnette Hair Shop, G. R.____ 11.50
Cascade Hills Country Club, G. R. 143.08
Coins Ice & Coal Co. G. BR... 25.00
Dr. ©. J. Chamberiin, G. Ro 14.00
Dutmer’s Drug Store, G. R._ 51.01
mpernara ss, Go Ro 00
G. R. Window Cleaning Co., G. R. 15.50
G BR. Buick Company, G. RR. 1,808.56
Flierpolshemmers, G Bo 132.83
Hub Clothing Co. G RR...
Dr. William Hyland, G RR...
A. Juan G Ro.
Blanche Deparon, G. R. 2
Margaret-Mary Shop, G. R.______
Mb. M. Company G. RR...
Nelson Shop. GG. Ro 0
Wm, W. Mulick G Ro 28732
Norwood Market, G. R.__--___-__ 73.00
Masonic Country Club, Comstock
Pa 135.00
Ottawa Hills Food Market, G. R. 16.81
Porter Shop G. Roo 10.00
Pure Spring Water Co., Comstock
Fe 7.00
Cub Reisenga, Saranac, Mich._ 45.00
Paul Steketee & Sons, G. R.____ 52.04
Charles Trankla & Co.. G. R.____ 61.54
Yarer's Bootery, G@ RR. 26.60

July 19, 1933. On this day. schedules,
reference and adjudication in the matter
of Arnold G. Lockerby, Bankrupt No.
5330, were received. The bankrupt is an
executive, of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The schedules show total assets of $26,-
700.00 and total liabilities of $36,842.20,
listing the following creditors:

American Home Security Bank,

Re $ 600.00
G R. Savings Bank G RR. 18,300.00

 

 

Old Kent Bank |G RR... ss 3200.00
Orison Young, Grand Forks, North
Dakota 2 3,900.00
Ottawa Elills and Co.. G BR. 3,400.00
Amenican Eaundry, G BR. 9.00
Apsey's (Grocery G. RR. | 25.00
Abieall Oo. G Haven =. 27.00
Dr. b. C. Beebe G RB. 39.00
*baster toundry, G RF. | 1380.89
plythefield Country Club, G. R.__ 500.00
Sonner Dog Kennels, Coopersville 30.09
Pe a rab, Ge Roo 25.00
Pi Crosg GG. Ro 10.25
—Dr 6B. RK. Corbus, G RR... 25.00
Dr. ©. Pe. Currier G. BR. 25.00
Country House & Garden, G. R. 30.85
Jonsumers ice Co. G. Ro. 22.44
mulins Ice & Huel Co., G. BR. _ 45.00
Dykema's Pharmacy. G. KR... 50.80
DeVine Shoppe, G. 3.50
Decorative Studio, G. 926.63
Economy Dye House, G. R._______ 46.25
Freyling & Mendels,.G. R.________ 50.00
G. RK. National Bank, G. R.______ 100,00
CG RR. Buick Co: G RR. 2,903.39
Hannah & son, G H. . 30.00
Hefner Art Shop. GG. ol.dl
Highlands Country Club, G. R.__ 100.00
Dr 3. f. Hodzen G Rio 35.00
Dr. A. RR. Pufford, G Ro 10.00
Herkner Jewelry Co., G. R.______ 53.00
Herpoisneimers G. Ri 1 38.00

Leodadia Jones, G. R..
Hinemans G Ro
Kos & Company, G. R.
M. B. M. Company, G.
Majestic Book Shop, G.
Monsema Market G Ro.
Mohardt’s Market, G. R.________
W, W. Mullick G RU E

 

 

 

 

 

  

AC Stian) G@ Ro
Ogkwood Taxi G. BR...
Otter, Inc. G. Roo
Pure Spring Water Co., Comstock

che ee 25.00
Parisian Dry Cleaners 75.00
Peterson’s Drug Co., 15.00
Raymer’s Book Shop, 68.00
reas Ga LULU . 43.15
Dr. H. C. Robinson, G. 10.00
shaw BOOK Shop, G. Rio 98.00
Spenetee Ss) GBR 203.00
tosenberg, New Haven, Conn.__ 75.00
Camilla Shanahan, G. RR... =s—is« 400.00
Saks Fifth Avenue, Chicago____ 325.00
Dr Ro Ro Smith G@ Re «6b oo
Dr. G. J. Stuart G RR. ue a 75.00
Nanchirs GC RR 1900
Veenstra Dog Hospital. G. R.____ 15.00
Nindmill Gardens, G. R.__._____ 10.00
Wurzbures, G Rk. 54.00
Dr. Merrill Wells, G. Roo 10.00
White & White, G. R. a : 45.00
VYovors GR 16.40

Wallinwood Farms, Jennison, Mich. 119.41

Zimmer Bros., G. _ 17.00
Alaska Fur Company, G. R.___- 100.00
Nelson-Savage Shop, G. R. i 25.00

July 19, 1933. On this day schedules,
adjudication and reference in the Matter
of Clair G. Walters, Bankrupt No. 5324
were received. The bankrupt is a pa-
trolman, of Kalamazoo, Mich. The sched-
ules show total assets of $85.00 (of
which $50.00 is claimed exempt), and
total liabilities of $933.32, listing the fol-
lowing creditors:

 

MICHIGAN

Industrial Finance Co., Kalamazoo_$165.00
New Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo 122.00
Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kal. 74.00

 

Kilian’s Budget Shop, Kala.____ 39.00
Dr. C. L. Bennett, Kala._.______ $4.00
George W. Brown, Kalamazoo__ 75.00
Dr. Leo E. Westcott, Kalamazoo 20.80
Henry Vian Den Berg, Kalamazoo 48.00
Dan Kronemeyer, Kalamazoo____ 7.50
White Brothers, Kalamazoo_____ 10.10
Quality Tire Co., Kalamazoo_-___ 8.92
Dr. A. S. Youngs, Kalamazoo____ 13.00
Dr. R. L. Workman, Kalamazoo__ 14.00
Hyman Furniture Co., Kalamazoo 12.00
Budd Jewelry Co., Kalamazoo___-_ 10.75

Bestervelt Market Co., Kalamazoo )
Colman Drug Co., Kalamazoo____, 33.00
Sanders Cloak Co., Kalamazoo__ )

Dr. W. E, Shackleton, Kalamazoo = 125.00
Olsen & Eban, Kalamazoo________ 13.00
Mich. Bell Telephone Co., Kal.__ 18.00
Consumers Power Co., Kalamazoo 2.05

Kalamazoo Industrial Bank, Kala. 2o.50

July 19, 1933. On this day schedules,
adjudication and reference in the Mat-
ter of Anton W. Baron, Bankrupt No.
5329, were received. The Bankrupt is a
laborer of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The
schedules show total assets of $350.00
(all of which are claimed exempt), and
total liabilities of $993.61, listing the fol-
lowing creditors:

   

 

Stouten & Co., G R 3.40
Glenn G. Towsley, G. 10.00
Republic Coal Co., G. 9.90
The Ritzema tore, G. 47.50
Ter Molen Sisters, G. 8.00

250.00
313.00

Mike Kazzal, G.
John Klavinskas,

 

Joseph Soboleski, G. KR... 28.81
Warendorp’s Furn. Store, G. R._- 3.00
Mr. Joe Janulis, E. Dearborn,
Mich fo 25000
Mr. Alex Gedgaudas, E, Deaborn.
Mech 50.00

July 19, 1933. On this day the sched-
ules, adjudication and reference in the
Matter of Harry S. Kain, Bankrupt No.
5325, were received. The bankrupt is a
truck driver of Kalamazoo, Michigan.
The schedules show total assets of $35.00
(all of which are claimed exempt), and
total liabilities of $667.20, listing the
following creditors:

Dr. J. T. Burns, Kalamazoo __$ 49.00
3orgess Hospital, Kalamazoo____ 38.50
Arthur Welsh, Kalaimazoo______ 3.50
Mike Welsh, Kalamazoo._..______ 135.00
Percy Slough 6.00
Cyral A. Youngs, Kalamazoo......_ 293.00
John Lenting, Vicksburg, Mich.__ 34,00
Owen Marrow, Kalamazoo_____-_ 19.20
Lettie Kain, Kalamazoo__________ 50.00

July 20, 1933. On this day the sched-
ules, adjudication and reerence in the
Matter of Aulsbrook-Jones-Grobhiser
Corporation, a Michigan corporation,
Bankrupt No. 5321, were received, The
bankrupt is located at Sturgis, Mich-
igan. The schedules show total assets
of $83,557.17 and total liabilities of $240,-
697.78, listing the following creditors:

City of Stureis. Mich, = $ 8,119.6
Citizens Trust & Savings Bank of

Stureis, Mich = D),925.01
First National Bank, ElkKhart,

meg ou ee 10,857.03
St. Joseph Valley Bank, Elkhart,

ne. oo 21,788.37
Stella Sturges Taylor, Sturgis,

oe 6h lL CCC 8,000.00
Guardian Nat'l Bank of Com-

meree, Detroit, Mich. 96,939.09

S. Zilberman, Palo Alto, Calif. 4,000.00
M. J. Bostetter, Sturgis, Mich. 5,044.83
C. L. Spence, Sturgis. Mich.____ 30,023.14
July 22, 1933. On this day the sched-
ules, adjudication and reference in the
Matter of Charles French, Bankrupt No.
5342, were received. The bankrupt is a
Chemist of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The
schedules show total assets of $625.00 (all
of which are claimed exempt), and total
liabilities of $3,370.76, listing the follow-
ing creditors:
City Treasurer, G. R., pref. taxes__$38.89
Albert & Katherne Schaaf, G. R. 3,331.87

———_-$-o > ____—
The Likeable Man
I like a man who takes his day
And uses it for good
Who helps a bit as best he may
His hearth or neighborhood
Nay more with compensating plan
Would fill with hope his fellowman
As everybody should.

I like a man who likes a tree
A dale, a field, a flower
A mountain in its majesty
A river in its power
Who dares to let a sunrise pass
Entranced by jewels on the grass
Throughout the morning hour.

I like a man who likes a bird
From sparrow to the jay

The swine, the sheep, the lowing herd
The rooster breaking day

The gobbler strutting ‘round the stack

And then a Springtime calling back
Her songsters with their lay.

Give me the many-happy man
A human honey pot
Who keeps a hustling as he can
: lor sweets in life—and not
Complaining how his luck has run:
3ut though he fails, he calls it fun
And that helps too a lot.
Charles A Heath.

TRADESMAN

MEN OF MARK

 

James Hoeksema, Landlord Warm
Friend Tavern

Janues Hoeksenia was born in Hol-
land, March 25, 1907. His parentage
was Holland on both sides, both par-
ents ‘having been born on a farm near
Holland. He attended high school,
graduating on the literary course. This
he supplemented with a course at the
local business college. During the
summer vacations he was employed as
bell ‘boy at the Warm Friend Tavern.
On completing his education, he took a
position as book-keeper in the commer-
cial department of the First State
3ank. He continued in this position
for two years and seven moniths, when

 

James Hoeksema

he became clerk of the Warm Friend
Tavern Miay 1, 1929. Aug. 1, 1932, he
was promoted to the position of stock
clerk, which he held until April 26, of
this year, when he was promoted to
the position of manager, succeeding
the man who is now head clerk at the
hotel. The two men work well together
and make a great team.

Mr. Hoeksema iis not married, He
is a member of the Trinity Reformed
church. He is not a member of any
fraternity.

Mr. Hoeksema owns up to two hob-
bies — swimming in summer and play-
ing cards in winter,

Mr. Hoeksema attributes his success
to hard work.

—_—_> + +
The Hand Which Signs the Adver-
tising Check

A great deal of interest is being
shown by the business men of the
country in the editorial and news
policies of trade journals and newspa-
pers—anid this is most necessary if we
are not to be led astray in the future
by accepting as gospel, the policies and
doctrines taught by most of the publi-
cations which reach our desks.

A French economist, one Andre
Seigfried, gives us something to think
about in his book America Comes of
Age, from which we quote as follows:

The great newspapers, as every one
knows, live entirely by their advertis-
ing. Logically, ‘therefore, they are
bound to fall, sooner or later, under
the influence of high finance and big
business which pavs for publicity.

Whenever an editorial conitradicts
their (big business) views, the cap-

11

tains of industry can easily exercise
pressure — ‘Your editorials are not up
to our standards’ they write, and the
editor realizing whait he is up aganst,
gives in. Otherwise the publication
goes to the wall.

The national interests thus possess
an active means of miolding public
opinion ito ‘their own ends. A mgid
code is soon ‘built up from which there
is no escape, though the people are not
aware of its exustenice.

The value of a publication to its
readers can be judged ‘by its alttitude
on public affairs. Has it been stead-
fast in supporting public officials, who
have fought to return America to its
people? Do the business publcations
read by your members give them the
news of the findings of the Federal
Trade Commission? Do these publica-
tions tell of the vasit combinations of
businesses which are controlled by
financal interests anid which are spend-
ing millions of dollars in national adver-
tising campaigns?

The Industry Recovery measures
which ‘are included in the President’s
“new deal” will prevent thousianidis of
businesses from being ground between
the two destructive millstones: monop-
oly and ruthless competition. Keep a
sharp outlook for editorial pitfalls in
opposition to \these measures and check
up the advertising influenice which
sponsors opposition.

Public opinion is not spontaneous.
Powerful advertising groups can direct
it, restrict it and exploit it. The hand
which signs the advertising check is
the hand which rules the press — re-
wards itt, punishes it and makes it a
slave.

—_—_+->__—_
Changes From Food To Real Estate

Kalamazoo, July 21—Time brings
changes except with the Tradesman.
It never seems to change except for
the betterment of standards in trade
circles.

I, too, have recently made a change
and thought you would be kind enough
to make note of it in the colummns of
the Tradesman.

After twenty-five vears in the whole-
sale grocery and fruit and vegetable
business, alllof which has been spenit in
Kalamazoo with two ‘houses, Worden
Grocer Co. and Tiavlor Produce Co..
[ am now turning toa new field — real
estate and insurance — ‘having asso-
ciated myself with Peter C. Schram,
my son being secretary and treasurer
of the company.

Of course, the Worden Grocer Co.,
prior to 1912, was the Lemon &
Wheeler Co., and I started with them
when they opened ‘their branch here in
1908, leaving them in 1922 to join. the
salesforce of the Tavlor Produce Co.

I feel ithat my friends and acquain-
tances in Kalamazoo and vicinity will
give me a vast field in which to ex-
ploit my new work and knowing the
far reaching results that you could give
me, I do not hesitate ito ask you to
make mention of these facts in the
Tradesman and assure you in advance
of my deep appreciation.

This work will take me outside more
than. I have been of late with Taylor’s
and I may find a few interesting items
on Kalamazoo notes which I will be
glad to transmit to you.

Frank A. Saville.
—_+-+____

When you look at the world in a
narrow way, how narrow it seems!
When you look at it in a mean way.

how mean it is!

When you look at it
selfishly, how selfish it is! But when
you look at it in a broad, generous,
friendly spirit, what wonderful people
you find in it.

 

 

RES

RETAIL GROCER

Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Associa-
tion of Michigan.
President—Paul Schmidt, Lansing.
First Vice-President — Theodore J.

Bathke, Petoskey.
Second Vice-President—Rudolf Eckert,
Flint.
pecretary Elton W. Viets, Lansing.
Treasurer—O. H. Bailey, Sr., Lansing.
Directors—Holger Jorgenson, Muske-
fon; L. V. Eberhard, Grand Rapids: A. A.
Boyce, Bay City: Vincent A. Miklas, Man-
istee; Ward Newman, Pontiac.

 

 

“For the Good of the Ship”
Within weeks of this
Henry Van Dyke wrote “To Our New

Pilot,” I

which was published on the

death,

three

front cover of the Tradesman three
weeks ago.

If we in trade digest the true in-
wardness of that poem, think broadly
on commercial problems, conisider what
is good for industry as a whole — not
varrowly, as applied only to onrselves
— watch public squandering with the
sound conception that nobody can bor-
row himself into prosperity, we shall
both contribute to the “Commonweal”
and advanice ourselves. It is as true in
commerce as in things of the spirit that
he who would save his soul shall lose
it, while he who would lose it shall
save it.

The whole is greater than any part
thereof; and salvation of the parts de-
pends altogether on the safety of the
whole.

In the underworld when the police
impose pressure it is said they turn on
the heat. The sinister angle to that is
that often authorities do not put pres-
sure where it belongs, because of de-
partnership between

vious authority

and crime; but when Washington now
says that higher prices are to benefit
producers but not grocers, we have a
dose of real heat for inefficients, and
no fact could be more significant.

And why that? Because the turmoil
of disagreement. the narrow selfishness
everywhere now apparent, leads
thoughtful men ‘to believe that the out-
come will be a food dictator, and if
anybody thinks that condition will be
much ‘mprovement over what we have
recently experienced, he may have a
rude awakening.

A hint of what lies ahead in such
circumstances came from Walter Tyler
during a recent gatherng in Auburn.
He told of meeting up with the newly
appointed officials in Washington in
negotiations on the code, and he said
those men would not say a thing.

“They were cold as ice, declined to
give us a hint, They said we should

know enough about our business to
draw up our code and then they looked
at us with fishy eyes and quit talking.”
less,” says another

“It seems hope

who wishes not to be quoted, “to get

agreements among men who would
rather fight than do a good job of mer-
chandising. In every meeting they
were jockying for advantage or for a
way to put the chains in a hole. They
seem utterly unable to grasp that the
fundamental idea of the Government
is to raise wages, put more people to
work, and to this end limitation of
hours is vital.”

“Looks as if our business would be

}

lumited to a 40 hour week. If that be

so, Many grocers can not make the

grade on that set-up. Frances Per-
kins is set on a 32 hour week. so you
can see plenty of trouble ahead. Bluf-

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MICHIGAN

~
fing won't get anywhere with those
“babies,” Uncle Sam may ‘license stores,
then dare them to be funny—and see
what happens!”

Not likely that many grocers have
given real consideration to what a
short week will mean to them. There
is food for ample thought in this com:
ment. But to have to deal with offi-
cials able to decline to meet tradesmen
as human beings, on a frankly consul-
tative basis, indicates what a pass we
have come ito. The oligarchies of an-
cient Greece were no more sinister and
inhuman.

The frogs would have a king over

them, you remember.
For further slant on this factor of
irresponsible or assured power, I said
last week that no man could be safely
trusted with it. Now I have an incident
that seems to me in point, which bears
a serious lesson for grocers.

A California observer of grocery
affairs visited Chicago and the fair
there, also New York, Washington, and
Atlantic City. In one place—I think
New York—his host lived in a great
modern cliff dwelling, place of perhaps
hundreds of apartments, In that build-
ing Was one grocer, assigned the sole
privilege of serving that large, rather
high grade clientele. There were other
grocers in the ne‘ghborhood, but they
were not numerous nor did they keep
attractive stores. So the franchised
grocer had a great advantage.

This asked himself
well that grocer lived up to his pre-
ferred opportunties, and he says: “In

observer how

my opinion, not very well.”

He then relates how the store itself
and the windows were in disarray dur-
ing hours of active business when
everything should have been spick and
span—and could have been just that
with any conscientious management.

Service was confused and ill-regu-
lated to the extent that he himself,
seeking to purchase, left the
without what he wanted after waiting
beyond all usual patience.

The first contact he had with the
store he was witness to a dispute with

store

a customer about unsatisfactory goods
or service—a matter which could have
been cleaned up in a minute with a
trifle of tact, but was dragged out to
unseemly length while customers wait-
The dispute took all
the attention of two clerks, even while

ed for service,

one of them ostensibly was waiting on
this California reporter.

But the worst, perhaps, was still to
come. There was a special passage
way provided for convenience of the
could reach the
store without going onto the street.
Our friend used it
plumb disgusted condition.
Here was virtually the front entrance
to a fine store. It surely would be the
avenue any
would

residents, so they
once and was
with its

self-respecting grocer
clean, presentable

and attractive at all times, But. this

keep open,

was cluttered with empties, floor un-
swept—altogether a most uninviting
entrance to the ‘back door of a typical
grocery store, let alone a front pas-
sage designed for patrons bent on pur-
chasing.

It seems to me that this story strikes
deeper than any comment usually
evoked by such incidents. For here is
an example of a man protected from

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TRADESMAN

competition so effectually that he feels
able to get down off his toes and take
work easily. It is a tale of the vitiat-
ing influence of shelter, the laxity that
characterizes immunity to  conse-
quences.

This grocer felt he could ignore cus-
tomer impressions on the basis that
“they have to come here anyway.” It
is a condition diametrically reversed
fronz that of the grocer who must earn
every customer and retail such as he
can ithrough strenuous competition
with many others equally eager to gain
customers and profit through attractive
service.

This, I take it, is the true inward-
ness of the ancient saving that Com-
petition is the life of trade—competi-
tion upward, not down: competition to
render better service, not worse—com-

July 26, 1922

petition to earn preferment otherwise
not to be had. Competitive strength is
increased by its exercise even as mus-
cles are. That is the thought, it seems
to me. It shows, too, the futility of
thinking that merchants are better off
under shelter, Paul Findlay.
——_>+>___

An automatic, self-service store has
arrived in Los Angeles. The shopper
herself in
filled with

shelves move slowly past her on an

seats front Of 4 Tow ot

shelves goods. As the

endless belt she selects articles she

wants and places them in a basket by
her side. At the rear of the store a
clerk replenishes depleted stock as the
shelves move by ‘him. Her shopping
finished, the shopper presses a_but-
ton and a clerk comes to carry her

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MICHIGAN

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_ MEAT DEALER

Go Sleuthing for Summer Sales

People must eat. It is just a tire-

some habit which crept up on the old

human race back in the days when it

was no trick at all to pick off a seven-
course dinner in some Eden or other—

and we've quite outgrown the
habit.

And since people do eat—

Ley Cr

and like ‘t
there is no good reason why your
sales should slip during the

Why not sleuth

summer
months, about a bit
ae fet the inside track He ale

and get the inside track on the plans
your customers have for the summer?
Pull a Dr

they are going

Watson and find out where
in a round-
“Where are
you going this jn And once

ths summer,
about way, such as sayi
you have a real solution to the mys
tery, offer them a special summer serv-
ice.

A well known artist who draws a
popular comic strip bought an island,
not so long ago, where he sunimers
with his family in a delightfully primi-
tive manner. Fish abound in the water,
there is some game to be had, and the
family are fond of fish and game. The
first few days that they spent on the
island they feasted on savory fish and
game. It was a long trip across the
island appetites the

stock of staples

lake, and wth
which they
dwindled. True,

original
had brought along
there was always fish and game, but a
time came when both of these dielica-
cies looked sad and uninteresting, A
or a beef stew loomed up as

aie
steak

something worthy of str:fe—even war-
fare—to obtain,

Happily

the family

someone thought of wiring
market

acted

man, who
quickly in the
shipmient of

steak and

emergency by
food,
onious in cans and

a large
stew, and war was averted.
Whether

island this summer,

your customer goes to an
to the mountains,
or wherever he goes, find out what he
is planning to do about his food sup-
plies. Suggest that you ship a box of
staples to meet him when he arrives.
Possibly you can supply him with or-
der blanks so that he can just check off
the items he needs and. still further
simplify the matter.
It stands to reason, doesn’t it, that
if you are his market man nine months
out of the year, there must be a good
likes the

reason for it. He foods you

carry and the service you give. here
someone else

actually

is no reason, then, why
should get the business. And
the family will be thankful to be rid of
the task of shopping for staples during
the summer months and they can
spend their shopping time sclect'ng the

delicious fresh fruit, vegetables, fish
and interesting things which their new
locality offers.
—_+2++>___
Grocers Adopt
Grocers’ Code
Lansing, July 19—Herewith you will
find the copy of the code of fair com-
petition drafted by the N National Assio-
ciation as required under ithe National
Industrial Recovery act.
This code was thoroughly
at our meeting in Lansing Monday
evening ‘by representatives from ap-
proximately thirty cities in Michigan,
including Detroit, all the larger cities,
and small cites like Clare, Niles, Ithaca,
Hastings, etc.

Mich’gan National

disicussed

Paul Schmidt, President of the Staite
Association, opened ‘the meet:ng with a
roll call of cities and a few introduc
tory remarks by Gerrit VanderHoo-
ning, of Grand Rapids, a director of
the Niationial Asisociation. Mir. Vander-
Hooning went through ithe code word
for word and the entire group thor-
oughly discussed eaich article and sec
tion. At the conclusion of the meet-
ing,.a resolution, copy of which ts en-
closed, was adopted by unanimous
vote,

Many new members were signed up
at this meeting especially from the
metropolitan area of Detroit and vicin-
ity. E. W. Viets,

Sec’y Retail Grocers and Meat
Dealers Ass'n of Michigan

Whereas—The Industrial Recovery
act invests in our President unlimited
powers and authority to regulate indus-
trv designed to rehabilitate the busi-
ness of our nation by creating employ-
ment for nuallions of unemploved and
improving the ‘buying ability of all
classes of workers, and

Whereas—The National Association
of Retail Grocers in Convention assem-
bled at Altlantic City, June 26, 27, 28
and 29, 1933, after careful and serious
deliberaton, adopted for Federal rec-
ommendiation, an industrial
govern the retailing of foods
out the Nation, and

Whereas—The independent retail
food dealers of Michigan are desirous
of co operating to the fullest extent in
the restoration of our Nation’s business
and prosperity, have assembled this
17th day of July, 1933, in the chamber
of commerce auditorium in the city of
Lansing to review the industrial code
adopted by ithe National Association of
Retail Grocers, and

Wihereas — We have carefully read
each paragraph of said proposed code,
and have deliberated on several of the
paragraphs, therefore be it

Resolved—We, the independent re-
tail folod dealers, assemble d as afore-
said stated, concur in ithe recommenda-
tions of the National Association of
Retail Grocers and pray that same may
become effective at an early date, so
that our Naltions business may again
be revived.

code uO)
thre yugh-

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Prohibition in the Home
I had twelve bottles of whiskey in

my cellar and my wife made me empty
the contents of each and every bottle
down the sink, so I proceeded to do as
ec cork

my wife desired and withdrew th

from the first bottle, poured the con-
tents down the sink with the exception
I drank.

withdrew the cork from the

of one glass which

I then
second and did likewise with the excep-
tion of one glass which I drank

I extracted the cork from the third
bottle, emptying the
down the bottle,
I devoured.

I pulled the cork

good old booze
except a glass which
from the fourth
sink and poured the bottle down the
glass when I drank some.

I pulled the bottle from the cork of
the next and drank one sink out of it,
then I threw the rest down the sink.

I pulled the sink out of the next cork
and poured the

I pulled the next bottle out of my
throat and poured the cork down the
sink, all but the sink which I drank.

I pulled the next cork
throat anid poured the
bottle and drank

Well, I had
steadied: the house with one hand and
counted the bottles which were 24, so
counted them again when they came
around again and I had 74, and as the
house came around I counted them
and I had all the houses and

bottle down my neck.

from my
sink down the
the cork,

them all empty and

finally

bottles counted anid

wash, the

the brush in the bottles

them insde out and was

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HARDWARE

Michigan Retail Hardware Association.
President—Wm. J. Dillon, Detroit.
Vice-President — Henry A. Schantz,

Grand Rapids.

Secretary—Harold W. Bervig, Lansing.
Treasurer—William Moore, Detroit.
Field Secretary — L. S. Swinehart,

Lansing.

 

Sales Help Data Should Be Packed
With Merchandise

Finger-pointing has always been a
favorite sport in the field of hardware
distr‘bution. The retailer blames the
manufacturer and some of the manu-
facturers blame the retailer, forming
a complete circle of “buck passing.”

The writer has no desire to finger-
point in this article, but only points out
a cond‘tion which exists, and which
is within the power of the manufac-
turer as an individual, to correct, as
regards his product, I can best illus-
trate the idea by relating an actual in-
cident that happened at the Furniture
Mart during he January show. I vis-
ited the display of a manufacturer of
occasional tables. In a general discus.
sion of the trade situation, this manu-
facturer complained that his line was
not receiving proper representation on
retail floors. I asked him to take one
of his tables and point out to me its
selling points. At random he picked up
one table out of the display and went
over it with me. When he had finished,
we found that there were nine points
about the table which the retail sales-
man should know in order to properly
sell it to a customer and properly jus-
tify in the customer’s opinion the price
that would have to be asked for it.
Strange as it may seem, seven of these
points were points of concealed value,
which the retail salesman would ordi-
narily not recognize. I asked the man-
ufacturer what attempt he made to
inform the retail salesman about his
merchandise. He named the following
things:

“We advertise nationally; we furnish
distributors with photos and literature;
we also get out booklets and catalogs
on our line; our goods are sold to the
trade by experienced men who know
the line.”

The point I want to make is that this
furniture manufacturer is doing the
same things that many hardware man-
ufacturers are doing. He overlooks in
his selling program one very important
point and that is, that in the cha‘n of
distribution, the thread of information
may be broken, perhaps at the buyer’s
desk in the wholesale house, perhaps
by the wholesaler’s salesman, or per-
haps by the proprietor of the retail
store. In a busy world, it would be
quite remarkable if the necessary in-
formation were passed on to the retail
clerk. Even though we grant that the
manufacturer's booklet or catalog
reaches the retail store, it would be
rather a coincidence if the retail clerk
could put his hand on a booklet at the
time a customer happened to come in,
inquiring for a table.

i asked the manufacturer if he pack-
ages with each table that he manufac-
tures, So attached to the table that it
would ordinarily stay with it, informa-
tion, regarding that particular table.
He said he did not, I asked him what
the cost of packaging such informa-
tion would run to, and he said it would

MICHIGAN

be practically nothing. In other words,
he could send out with inisignificant
expense with each table a card at-
tached to the table, which would give
the retail salesman the necessary sell-
ing ammunition.

Upon my return home, I made it a
point to go over our salesroom to see
whether or not the same practice pre-
vailed among the hardware manufac-
turers. From the investigation that I
made, I am convinced that 90 per
cent. of the articles we ‘handle carry
practically no selling information either
attached to the article or in the pack-
age with it.

We have lines of stoves for sale to
the hardware merchant and the stoves
do not carry in the package any selling
information whatsoever. The same
thing is true of refrigerators and other
items that run into a considerable unit
value.

It appears to me that the manufac-
turer is missing a wonderful opportun-
ity to have the goods that he makes
properly presented to the public,

The rapid growth of ithe mail-order
houses can be attributed in a large de-
gree to the full information carried in
the catalogs about their merchandise.

Another point I want to bring out is
that it is nothing unusual in retail hard-
ware stores to thave stocks of from
three to four thousand items. It takes
years of training for a retail salesman
to pick up much information, regarding
so many different items,

If you are a manufacturer selling,
say, hammers, you doubtless make a
line that is of a wide price range. You,
the maker, can distinguish the points of
value that justify the higher price on a
certain hammer, but can the retail
salesman who is selling the hammer or
the consumer who buys perhaps two
or three hamimers in a lifetime, have
the same d’scrimination and judgment
of value? If the retail salesman can’t
explain why the customer should buy
a $1.25 hammer instead of a 50c seller,
which looks almost identically like the
$1.25 one, how can he intelligently
make the sale? Do you not think that
the chances are decidedly against the
sale of the higher priced article?

It appears to the writer that the
manufacturer who does not furnish
complete selling information packaged
with his merchandise, is missing, first,
an Opportunity to expand his tusiness
and, second, the opportunity of assist-
ing his wholesale and retail outlets. to
obtain a greater volume of business.

One of the best ways for the inde-
pendent retail merchant to combat
chain store competition is by having
a reasonable part of his sales in high
grade, quality lines. The independent
merchant must have the reasons for
the price. A considerable portion of
the buying public is always willing to
pay for value and quality if the presen-
tation of the retail clerk assures them
that they are getting the worth of
their money.

Ask yourself if you are doing what
you can to help move the goods you
inake off the retail floors of the inde-
pendent merchants, Al] selling is most
easily done if the requirements of the
buyer are considered. Definite selling
information — written from the view-
point of the consumer —tied in. with

 

TRADESMAN

the merchandise, should be a big help
to the independent dealer.

This idea is not a hazy, theoretical
cure-all— it can ‘be carried out. — H.
H. Tucker, in Hardware Age.

———_ + ____
Facts About Show Case Temperature

To keep meats at their best in a dis-
play case, these conditions should be
maintained:

1. Low temperature to inhibit the
growth of bacteria.

2. High relative humidity to mini-
mize dehydration and: discoloration.

3. Air treatment ‘to prevent odor and
taste transfer,

These conditions were determined in
research conducted by the refrigeration
department of the General Electric Co.

To test for the best temperature
conditions, thick beef cuts were placed
in constant temperatures of 55 deg. F.,
42 deg. F., and 36 deg. F., respectively,
and the rate of bacteria growth in each
piece observed, bacteria counts being
made daily. The figures demonstrated
to what extent low temperatures are
responsible for the inhibition of bac-
teria growth, which is a definite cause
of spoilage. But low temperatures do
not check dehydration and discolora-
tion, which cause as much wastage as
bacteria growth.

Dehydration and discoloration are
caused, for the miost part, by aridity,
it was found.

Tests were made to determine the

most practical humidities for preserv-
ing small cuts of meat. Such meat
cuts were placed in temperatures of
5 deg. F. and relative humidities of
, 65, 80, and 98 per cent.
These meats were weighed daily
and it was found that at the end of
three days the meats hiad lost weight in
varying amounts. The meats kept
under a 55 per cent. relative humidity
condition had lost 15 per cent, in
weight. Meats in the 65 per cent. rela-
tive humidity had lost 12 per cent.
Mealts in the 80 per cent. relative hu-
midity had lost 3 per cent. weight, and
those in ithe 98 per cent. relative hu-
midity had lost no weight,

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However, meats in the 98 per cent.
relative humidity in three days became
slimy and odoriferous, and were un-
salable. The meats in the 80 per cent.
relative humidity did not become
slimy and retained their original color
remarkably well. These tests indicated
that savings to the extent of 12 per
cent. could be obtained by increasing
the relative humidity from 55 to 80
per cent.

July 26, 1933

It was also demonstrated that humid-
ity was in some way responsible for
odor and taste transfer among foods.
Objectionable color and taste transfer
will cause wastage. Meats are continu-
ally giving off gases by transpiration.
Apparently some of the gases are sol-
wble in waiter. Consequently, the high-
er the humidity the greater the num-
ber of minute moisture particles there
are to absorb gases. If these moisture
particles are not quickly removed from
within the vicinity of food they will
collect upon the adjacent foods. This
transfer will give rise to food odor
and itaste transfer,

The experimenters decided to test
the theory that to merely circulate the
air more rapidly across the meats
would not eliminate the transfer but
that to circulate the air rapidly and
remove from it the gases or conitami-
nated moisture particles would elimi-
nate the transfer.

At the end of three days no odor or
taste transfer was noted. Apparently,
air treatment solved the odor and taste
transfer problem, at the same time
making it possible to employ high rela-
tive humidities necessary to keep
shrinkage due to dehydration at a min-
imum,

This solution apparently reversed an
old theory which held that there was
a relationship ‘between air velocity and
dehydration.

—_2++__

Cash Way Is Not Good For All

While some stores could change
from credit to cash and be more suc-
cessful than before, for others it would
be folly. One who has tried it says
the following points must be consid-
ered:

In switching from credit to cash,
you will find that the class of trade will
not be quite the same.

The average sale will be smaller if
the customer carries home the goods.

Qualty and service will be more or
less sidetracked for price,

You will miss your telephone orders
on rainy days and will have to offer
special inducements to get customers.

Customers shop much more slowly
in the cash and carry store.

Cash and carry business has a tend-
ency to make the dealer run his prices
down to a very low level, Yur must
not follow a course which can only
lead to bankruptcy.

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uly 26, 1933

MICHIGAN

TRADESMAN

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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 EB. Hammond, Lansing.

 

Discuss Summer Sales Problems

Increased sales volume during the
normally dull months of Summer are
being obtained by a score of companies
this year through increased advertis-
ing efforts and the promotion of sales
contests, members of ‘the Sales Execu-
tives Club of New York report. Tak-
ing part in a general discussion on
“Sales Promotion Programs for Sum-
mer Business’ at the club’s weekly
luncheon meeting in the Hotel Roose-
velt, the members cited instances in
which producers avoided a sales de-
cline in the Summer months. Many
have succeeded in increasing sales 50
to 100 per cent. above last year’s June
and July totals through timely adver-
tising and sales contests.

———_+ >. __—

Chinaware Price Rise Due

A 10 per cent. price increase, the
second advanice since the Summer sea-
son started, will be put into effect Aug.
1 by manufacturers of chinaware, The
producers advanced quotations 10 to
20 per cent. last month ‘because of in-
creased production ‘costs and conitend
that another rise iis now necessary. Re-
ports that another increase in quota-
tions will be miade by the trade around
Oct. 1 were in circulation yesterday
but could not be confinmed. At the
present time little purchasing is being
done by retailers. The majority of
buyers are waiting for ithe Fall opening
of china and glassware lines at the
Hotel New Yorker on Monday.

———__~+ o> __
Modernistic Styles Gain in Lamps
Lamps in modernistic styles were

featured by manufacturers displaying
Fall merchandise at the New York
Lamp Show which opened last week
in the Hotel New Yorker. The mod-
ernistic types and others in which china
bases, decorated in white and yellow,
are shown prove the outstanding style
trends of the exhibition. More than
250 buyers attended the showing. Price
ranges show little change from the
previous season, ‘but the quality of
merchandise in the lower-price brack-
ets is inferior to that available at sim-
ilar levels last Spring. Producers quote
firm prices only on goods to be shipped
before the end of August. All other
purchases are subject to price ad-
vances.

—_—_+-+___

Shoppers Paying Cash and Carrying
Packages

The consumer of merchandise to-day
is in many instances getting along
without the free services formerly con-
sidered essential in buying from stores.

Curtailment of free services, the
Commerce Department points out, has
been most extensive in the case of de-
partment stores. Many such stores are
now emphasizing a “cash and carry”
policy.

Elménation of free delivery service,
free alterations, exchanges or refunds
later than five days from date of pur-
chaise, and charge accounts are among

the economy measures which have
come into existence in many stores.

—__—_>~-<-—____
Stemware Demand Up Slightly
For the first time in three months,
the demand for table glassware in-
creased slightly in the wholesale mar-
ket this week. Requests for stemware
have been sent in by mail and tele-
graphed by a large number of stores
in the New England and mid-Western
States. The orders called for small
quantities of medium price merchan-
dise. Up to the present, regular stem-
ware has been neglected due ito buy-
ers’ interest in beer glasses. Manufac-
turers look forward to a sharp im-
provement in the demand for table
glassware early in August when stores
will start purchasing Fall stocks.
ee
Giftwares Trade Plans for Repeal
Banking on the belief that prohibi-
tion repeal will be a reality before the
end of the year, manufacturers of gift-
wares and novelties have prepared’ to
add a wide range of appropriate arti-
cles to their Fall offerings. The open-
ing of merchandise lines for the new
season will be held there next month
and producers are rushing work on the
added items with the hope of booking
orders for holiday sales. In the glass-
ware itrade, also, the results of Tues-
day’s elections in Alabama and Arkan-
sas mioved manufacturers to add addi-
tional lines of wine, wh'sky and other
glasses for late Fall selling.
>
Basement Lines Continue Active
Orders for ‘basement lines: of mier-
chandise continue ito be placed in sub-
stanitial volume in the Eastern market.
Retailers are paying further advances
on staple lines and already have been
passing on the ‘higher charges tm i+
creased retail prices without difficulty.
The increases, in addition to raising
general levels, are having tthe effect of
eliminat'ng the lower price lines which
were featured during the Spring. With
larger advances, however, to be made
on merchanidise in the upsitairs sections
of stores, the consensus was that base-
ment trade this Fall will increase sub-
stantially.
—_——__-+-.____
Buyers Order Fireplace Sets
Buyers seeking fireplace sets for
early Fall promotions visited the whole-
sale market last week tto inspect ad-
vance showings of the new season’s
merchandise. Prices) on the new goods
were up 10 to 15 per cent. above those
of last Fall. Further increases, pro-
ducers said, will be made before the
active buying season, opens late next
month, A few sets, made up in modern
styles, were displayed by manufactur-
ers, butt goodis in early American and
Colonial patterns were featured. Buy-
ers favored the peniod styles. Orders
for goods to retail from $12 tto $25
were placed for immediate delivery.
oo
Pearls Favored in Novel Jewelry
Owing to the strong indicated vogue
for satins and velvets thit Fall, a strong
itrend iis expected toward: pearls: and
also metal types im costume jewelry.
These items harmonize best with the
fabrics mentioned, Volume business is
predicted: in bralcelets, pins and ear-
rings, with some gain over the Spring
season looked for in mecklaces. Prices
for Fall on miost items of novelity jew-

elry will be higher, with a marked re-
duction in the numiber of items which
can tbe retailed below $1. The sharp
drop in the foreign exchange value of
the dollar will mean a strong advance
in a variety of items, it was asserted.
—__o-+

Shows Century of Progress Hues

A color \brochure depicting the
twenty-two lhues appearing on the ex-
teriors of the principal ‘buildings of the
Century of Progress Exposition at
Chicago thas been issued ‘by the Tex-
itile Color Card Association. The plan
of presenting the colors to American
industry was devised ‘by Margaret
Hayden Rorke, managing director of
tthe Association, who for over a year
conferred with officials of the fair and
obtained their authorization to portray
the hues. in ‘brochure form, A_ color
key idenitifies the various exposition
buildings.

——_o-+-~-___
Fur Coat Orders Gain Sharply
The call for fur garments is expand-
ing steadily, with some of the leading
firms showing marked increases over a

year ago in the volume of business done.
Gains in June in some instances were
reported as high as 250 per cent., due
to ithe heavy volume of early buying.
This monith the increase has been more
mioderatte, but orders continue substan-
tially ahead of 1932. The gain has de-
veloped not only in dollar sales, but an
units as well. The demand has cov-
ered a wide variety of pelittries.
oO

Curb Heavy Buying of Notions

Manufacturers of notions undertake
to curb excessive buying on the part
of retailers who are stocking up on
goods for Fall in anticipation of price
advances. Many producers limit the
quantities sold to individual stores and
in other ways seek to prevent over-
buying. The trade, it is explaimed, is
fearful that unhealthy market condi-
tions will result early in the Fall if
retailers load up with merchandise at
this time. A large nunyber of buyers
are in the New York market seeking
substantial quantities of all types of
notion merchandise.

 

MICHIGAN BELL
TELEPHONE CO.

 

 

 

 

 

TELL THEM OF
MICHIGAN SUMMERS

ve out-of-state relatives and friends will find
limitless opportunity for vacation pleasures in
Michigan ... thousands of lakes, streams and beaches,
splendid highways, well developed resort centers, un-
excelled scenic beauties and a water-cooled climate.

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 all Michigan.
We can increase that business greatly if each of us
will urge others to visit Michigan. We can contrib-
ute 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.

 

 

 

 

 

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HOTEL DEPARTMENT

Verbeck Apparently Faring Well in
Michigan Pastures
25—Several of

 

Grand Rapids, July
my hotel friends have
“continental

asked me what
breakfast
connection

constitu tes a
is being offered in
low-rate charges made and adver-
establishments who
hotel operation

    

by certain

 

seem anxious to place

on the basis of boarding houses. My
sood friend, W. R. Duffy. manager of
Hotel Pantlind, has supplied me with

re od Ja 4.
a definition of the term. In early days
: : : :
it was quite common for Eastern ho-

it breakfast “morn-

 

tels to offer as a |

 

ines momunie,’ as it were, a tabic
ve ci. see
dhote repast consisting of Tne follow-
ing:
Fruit
Corie lwo Strips of Bacon
Coffee

This, 1 believe, supplies the intor-

nation asked for.

\labama and other South-
voted for the
amendment,
satisfac-
le campaign
hotel frater-
nation, it is
lot of ancient
on the shelf
automatically
though the Vol-
WMlay considered ds
Repeal will

ie
recently
e:ghteenth

 

iy assures

   

nere ms tne
to understand that a
i} laid

"44
it

 

 

discard.
iv-dual
or not they want liquor
While they

 

states the oe
tion of whether
in ontines,

 

sold witl
are making up their minds, those which
were wet aoa be wet, the dry states
dry. Michigan is one of a very few
exceptions, t | general el

tion its large majority,
discarded prohibition which was voted
a short time before the eighteenth
ment was ado pted, and it 1s quite
probable that ot! ier states wl so have
voted for repeal, will fall into line jujst
as SOON as their vot ing machinery Call
be tuned up for that purpose. The
Federal laws affecting liquor ship-
ments and taxes that were in effect be-
would automatically
fect because they

}

ec-

voters, Dy a

  

aie

 

fore prohil Nt1IOn

come back mito e
the statute books,

i
were never taken ott
the law prohi

be in og

 

1 | 1+5 t
anlonyg them MIT

 

the shy of liquor from wet into
dry states. It may be a far cry to
claim that prohibition was greatly 1n-

bringing about the pres-
ent depression, but it is nevertheless
true that several large municipalities
have suffered to a grievous extent by

trom

+
t
1
}
i

strumental in

saloon li-
forms of taxat?on.
For instance statistics show that the
citv of Chicago alone lost upwards of
$70,000,000 per annum in revenues
from this source, wh ‘ol Ana about
the amount she ts behind in. her finan-
body now

claim

the loss of revenues

censes and other

 

cial emlbarrassiment.. ts ni
has the hardihood to even
less Liquor of all kinds was consumed

period than in the
veirs preceding the adoption of the
eigh teenth amendment. It has been a
wearv burden, but there are still a few
who are “guarding” the
their brethren, unsolicited, who will
continue to dream.

1
that

during the “dry”

«

ia :
weilare of

 

Gol fmore, at Grand Beach,

allen in witl h the ‘dea of per rchan_
dizing in beer and is preparing a spe-
cial department where the amber fluid
will be vended. It will have walls con-
structed of field stones, set tn cement,
with an Eng! beam-type ceiling,
promising to be very attractive and

“comforting.

 

English

 

“Jake” Hoff known to practi-
cally every Michigan hotelier as the
Hot els Hoffmann and LaSalle at

recently suffered
major operation at
Sanitarium, but [ am

South Bend, Indiana,
a relapse from a
Battle Creek

earners me
ee ae

MICHIGAN

glad to be able to announce that he is
again on the road to recovery, and is
enjoying a rest at ‘his summer home
at Eagle Lake, this state.

George Dauchy, late manager of the
Warm Friend Tavern, Holland, is now
manager of the important Italian res-
taurant on the Century of Progress
domain at Chicago.

It is reported that considerable prog-
ress is being made looking to the re-
organization of the affairs of the
United Hotels Co., of which Hotel
Durant, Flint, is a unit. Holders of
gold notes in the organization will
probably be offered 35 per cent. in
cash and 65 per cent. in new notes.

 

The Wisconsin Hotel Association,
of which H. Ashworth, of Milwau-
kee, has been business mianager for
several years, producing results by a
system which could be adopted to ad-
vantage by other state organizations,
is already backing up the rules of the
National Industry Recovery Act, get-
ting behind the Wisconsin legislature,
now in session, with a program sub-
stantiatially the samie as offered by the
national organization.

Definite announcement has been
made of the rehabilitation of Hotel
Vincent, Benton Harbor. as well as a
complete refurnishing of same, under
the management of Arthur A. Frost,
for several vears general manager of
the Morton Hotel, Grand Rapids. The
Vincent was opened to the public last
week and it is my punpose to make an
authentic report based on personal in-
seg at a very early day for the
of Mr. Frost's friends, not only
Association, but
They alll

benet
in oS Michigan Hotel
the pnieeral feld as well,
like him exceedingly well.

Myron R. Gilbert, former manager
of Prince Edward Hotel, Windsor,
Canada, and long affiliated with the
Michigan Hotel Association as an hon-
orary member, 1s now associated with
the executive department of Hotel
Drake, Chicago. He thad a highly sat-
isfactory record in his previous con-
nection, and I expect to ‘hear much of
him in the future.

Ran into Herbert A. Kline here. As
I suggested awhile back, he is special
representative of the Book-Cadillac
enjoying the pleasurable occupation: of
making personal contacts with guests
and prospective guests of his very pop-
ular caravansary, a position for which
he is particularly well fitted. Recently
he was elected vice-president of the
International Hotel Greeters organiza-
tion and he will also make a good ac-
counting there. The other evening
while dining with E. H. (Ted) Beech-
er, manager of Hotel Crathmore, I had
the pleasure of an introduction to John
R. Casselman, industrial secretary of
the Grand Rapids Association of Com-
merce, It is a matter of regret on mv
part that I did not form this acquaint-
ance vears ago, for he is surely worth
while. From what the said about miy
work as hotel correspondent I am en-
couraged to continue the service. Then
here at Hotel Morton I was glad to
renew acquaintance with B. W. Ladd,
who used to put up with my meager
offerings at Verbeck Tavern, as far
back as twenty years ago. He repre-
sents the Heating Equipment Conrp.,
of Grand Rapids, but still resides at
Muskegon. He looks healthy and pros-
perous and certainly abounds with
good nature.

 

In all the great state of Michigan
there are just two graduates of the
Fred Harvey System, who for years,
and still do, conduct the feeding and
hotel operation along the line of the
Santa Fe railroad system as well as
other prom‘nent institutions through-
out the entire Nation. I am referring
personally to Henry M. Hollister, man-

TRADESMAN

ager of Hotel Bancroft, Saginaw,
whom I visited last week, and Charley
Renner, manager of New Hotel Whit-
comb, St. Joseph, who is on my list
for a similar calamity. Hotel Bancroft
has been enlarged and improved won-
derfully since my last visit years ago,
but it has not outgrown the old-time
spirit of hospitality which it has broad-
casted for over half a century. Even
out in Southern California, it 1s fre-
quently alluded to as typical of good-
ness, and some of our principal cafes
in Los Angeles feature frequently ‘“Ho-
tel Bancroft Corned-beef hash.” The
Bancroft is surely one instituton which
is quite apparently enjoying prosperity
at a time when a lot of similar enter-
prises are “sobbing.” But there ts a
reason for it, besides its strategic po-
sition to and from the “Playground of
America” in that, in the first place, in
addition to a healthy tourist and com-
mercial patronage the people of Sagi-
naw know a good thing when they
“taste” at, and the Bancroft provides
the toothsome attractions. A lot of
M::chigan food providers write me for
menu suggestions. Dozens of times I
have published the Bancroft hash for-
mula. I “swiped” one of their daily
bills of fare and here you have it:

lrifty Cent Special

Cream Mongole Soup
fried Frog Legs, Breaded, Sauce
French Fried Potatoes
Lemon Meringue Pie
Fruit Jello with Whipped Cream
Beverages

Tartar

And here is a complete luncheon for
60 cents:

Puree Mongole Consomme
Broiled Fresh Lake Trout, Lemon Butter
Shirred Eggs with Creole Sauce
Bancroft Corned Beef Hash
Short Ribs of Beef, Pan Gravy
Chicken Salad Sandwich. Sliced Pineapple
Parsley and Mashed Potatoes
Red Kidney Beans
Cabinet Pudding
Fresh B lueberry and Lemon Meringue Pie
Vanilla or Chocolate Ice Cream
Tea Biscuit

with Barley

 

ALL GooD ROADS (LEAD TO
1ONIA A

THE REED INN

Excellent Dining Room
Rooms $1.50 and up
MRS. GEO. SNOW, Mgr.

 

 

Store, Offices & Restaurant
Equipment
G.R.STORE FIXTURE CO.

7 lonia Ave., N. W. Phone 86027

 

 

July 26, 1925

;*

 

MORTON
HOTEL

Grand Rapids’ Newest
Hotel

400 Roums -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 sie Sandwich Shop

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

Tre-erse City
Rates Reas..r.able—Service Superb
—Location Admirable.

GEO. ANDERSON, Mgr.
ALBERT J. ROKOS, Ass’t Mar.

 

 

New Hotel Elliott
STURGIS, MICH.

50 Baths 50 Running Water
European

D. J. GEROW, Prop.

 

 

Occidental Hotel

FIRE PROOF
CENTRALLY LOCATED
Rates $2.00 and up
EDWARD R. SWETT, Mgr.
Muskegon “3° Michigan

 

 

 

Coiumbia Hotel
KALAMAZOO
Good Place To Tie To

 

 

 

HOTEL ROWE

We have a sincere
interest in wanting to
please you.

ERNEST W, NEIR

MANAGER

 

 

 

 

 

July 26, 1985

‘The piece de resistance is their din-
ner at 75 cents:

Cream Mongole Soup
Chilled Tomato Juice
Sviss Steak with Noodles
Deep Sea Scallops, Tartar sauce
Broiled Veal Sweetbreads with
Baeon on Toast
Parsley and Mashed Potatoes
Buttered Lima Beans
Fresh Blueberry Pie
Black Walnut Sundae
Cherry Ice Cream

Fried

 

“Nate” Bicknell is the maitre and
he sure “acts up” splendidly. Mr. Hol-
lister, Bancroft’s manager, a former
president of the Michigan Hotel Asso-
c'aton, still bears the brunt ot the
glad-handing feature, and he surely
does radiate hospitality with sincerity,
whech I still and always did: claim was
the ‘battle ‘half fought.

Driving from Saginaw to Grand
Rapids I couldn't resist the temptation
of spending a few moments at the
Reed Inn, lonia, now under the man-
agement of Mrs. Geo. H. Snow. She
and her late ‘husband were faithful
friends of mine, and I am happy to
know she is continuing the successful
career of that institution. Early next
week I have promised myself a longer
stay in Ion’a and will have more to tell
you about. it.

 

 

A new tavern at Powell’s hill, near
Munising, will be opened to the public
by Chas. Johnson. The new structure
will overlook both channels of Muni-
sing and Grand Island, will be 62x 48
and contain 20 roomis, Set back from
the road 100 feet, the hotel will have
concrete parking platforms on either
side of the main entrance, which will
be on the ground floor. There will be
a large miodernistic lobby, leading off
from which will be corridors and sev-
eal other rooms comprising rest, tap,
lounges, and service compartments.
The dining rooms will be on the sec-
ond floor. In addition to the principal
one which will be used for dances when
desired, there will be two private din-
ing rooms. At the west end of this
floor will be the parlor, equipped with
a commodious fire-place.

 

“Eddie” Moran, assistant manager
of the Morton Hotel, has been honored
by the president of the International
Greeters with the appointment as mem-
ber of the National membership com-
mittee, representing Grand Rapids
Charter, No. 22, and I am tickled pink
about it for miany reasons. He has
filled executive offices in the organiza-
tion on various occasions and has done
much to further the interests of that
fraternity throughout Michigan. Be-
sides he is a goldarned good fellow and
everybody, ‘including your humble ser-
vant, admires him greatly. He will
make a showing worth while. I have
always been strong for the Hotel
Greeters, even if I have said some bit-
ter things about labor organizations in
general. The Greeters, instead of try-
ing to “pull down,” co-operate with
their superiors in upbuilding and they
have been a wonderful success in their
particular field. One reason for their
success is that they select capable as-
sistants to carry on their work, wihich
is evidenced in the case in point.

 

Philip Jordan, general manager of
the Morton Hotel, bestowed wpon mie
a distinct honor in bringing me im con-
tact with William Harper, manager of
Oakwood Manor Apartments, in this
city. I like him very much and am
going to'tell you something more about
him in an early issue. Also I ran across
a4 California acquaintanice in the per-
con of Chas. M. Heald, former presi-
dent of the Pere Marquette rathroad,
who spends his summer months in
“check-book” farming at Bangor, this
state. I am going down there to in-
spect his ‘handiwork and also to renew
my acquaintance with his charming
wife, who ‘helps shed radiance in his
Pasadena home, Frank S. Verbeck.

orescence inant NL CEE MLE ANE SLR LLL ELE LS ALLEL ILLIA E SALA ALLL DL

MICHIGAN
THE PLOW AND THE PEN

The Tragic Story of David Crane

When I was ia boy there were a few
real pioneers: still around — mien who
had literally and personally chopped
farmis out of virgin forests.

David Crane was one of these. His
farm. was just west of my home town—
considerable distance as [ thought it
then and as a horse trots, but nothing
at all now, no doubt, as an automobile
runs.

Somehow, when any of us go back
home, and after a little perspective on
the rest of the United States, why,
nothing is any bigger except the trees
and the first element of shrinkage, as
we had fixed it in our memory, is dis-
tance.

I recall Devid Crane from. my ear-
liest childhood; for he sold wagon
wheat to my father’s mill and even be-
tween crops, when he came past on his
way into town, he stopped and chatted
a while — he and my father were old
and strong friends.

He was a ‘big man in every physical
dimension and! member, width and
hight — you knew something was com-
ing without looking when he walked
across any ordinary joist and floor.
His hands were particularly huge and
rough — they sounded like the scratch-
ing of two pieces of coarse sandpaper
when he rubbed them together.

There were real gianits in those days
— the times and conditions required
them, and David Crane’s power and
strength had been developed by him-
self resisting every natural element
and as a matter of this parents and
grandparents ‘before him on the rock
farms of the England coast.

I remember hearing him tell of com-
ing through ito the west when a boy
with his parents and a few earthly pos-
sessions in an oxcart, all in quest of
good lanid.

Pleasant summer Sunday afternioons
I used to frequently accompany my
parents out to Mr. Crane's farm where
he had started in a small way years
ago, gradually adding acreage acquired
from his neighbors and building a huge
barn, putting on additions at frequent
intervals. The years of their conistruc-
tion were shown on ‘the roof in differ-
enit colored slate.

All was well fenced and draned with
the corners of ‘the fields clean, stocked
with choice breeds of farm animals
until it was the show place of the coun-
ty — at least in the way of real plow,
scythe and pitchfork farming with bare
hands.

Work, and hard: work, was just as
natural to David Crane as the breath of
life ‘to most of us. As I now judge him
he was one of those old-time employers
who regarded himself as being per-
fectly kind anid considerate of his hired
men when exacting no more of them
than he was willing to do and did do
himself — he not only directed! his
help, but worked right along with them
as one of them; his hard taskmaster-
ship was really in the tasks and ex-
amples of enduranice that he himself
set for them,

Well, In ithe fuliness of David
Crane’s possession and years, as I now
vaguely recall the details, through a
bank failure in {town and in which he
held stock wilth double liability, and

TRADESMAN

the endorsement of a series of notes
for a brother-in-law in connecton with
the same bank failure, he lost every-
thing,

During about a year before he was
dispossessed his good old wife died
from tthe grief of it all, ‘his boys and
girls came into town ito work and Da-
vid himself took the job of weighmias-
ter in my father’s mill.

The practice of law may not always
be the road ito wealth, but in ithis case
a lawyer finally got title to David
Crane’s farm — the best in the county
— a lawyer who had never even sprin-
kled his own lawn.

After a few seasons the operation of
this farm became so unprofitable that
the lawyer employed David Crane to
come back and mianage it as a sort
of an exalted hired man.

In this state of affairs my
went more frequently Sunday
nioons to comfort his old friend on the
farm thait had once been his.

On tthe occasion of one of these vis-
its, about the first warm day of spring,
I recall standing out on a knoll with
David Crane and my father. The knoll
commanded a view of the whole dio-
main.

The old man ‘turnied in all directions
and looked. Tears came in his eyes
and rolled down his cheeks in huge
drops and: in proportion to his giant
frame—then somiewhat shrunken from
worry.

My father’s niame ‘being ithe same as
my own, tthe aged pioneer looked at
him. and said: “David, all my strength
has been in my body; I never knew
how to make any money or accomplish
anything except by ‘hard work. In
coming on and beginning this place I
felled and rolled the logs of hundreds
of giant trees. In paying for and de-
veloping this land I have walked thou-
sands of miles behind the plow, taken
millions of strokes with a scythe in
cutting the wheat that I sold to you
long before the days of mowers. I
have pitched tons of hay from the
fields to the racks and from the racks
to the mows all in ‘the broiling sun.

“And to think that it can all be lost
by a few scratches of a pen.”

David Gibson.
—_+-+____
President’s “New Deal”
Business

President Roosevelt intends to stop
unfair compettion throughout the land.
He intends to curb the big monopolies.
He wants the Main street busness man
to live and prosper and he now has
the authority under the Industrial Re-
covery act ito enforce these much need-
ed reforms.

Every line of ‘business must banish
its unsound and unfair practices. It is
hoped that this will be done voluntar-
ily. Business men jare given the oppor-
tunity to agree to ‘codes of practices
which will stop such things as com-
mercial bribery; special discounits to
misrepresentation ;

 

father
after-

The For

favored buyers;
price discriminations; free goods; mis-
branding, false invoicing and the many
trick schemes that hungry sales man-
agers and advertisers have
invented in their frenzy to promote
business for their particular conicerns.
The Governiment is going to see that
the independent manufacturer, jobber
and the small merchant are not dis-

clever

 

17

criminated against. There must be no

special favors given any concern be-

cause of iits size or because of its power

in the business or political world.
Every line of business will be given an
opportunity to draw up a code of fair

is will take considerable

 

practices. Th

time as the big industries will have
In the mean-

class should

to be taken care of first.
time, merchants of every
careful about trade

be very joining

associations which have been under the
influence of “insiders” in the past.
a : :

Chey must look out for new organiza-

spring up over night

tions that may 1
offers. [

'
with flattering hese may be
organ’zed for the purpose of making
fat fees for their promoters, and such
organizations may actually retard re-
covery.

We are on tthe threshold of a new
whether we realize it

or not. It may seem too good to be

era in business,

true, but Main street is again coming
into ts own, and “Decency in Business”
will be the slogan throughout the coun-
tvr. Private intiative and rugged indi-
vidualism, unhanypered, wall have an
opportunity to earn their just rewards
na fair field,

Frank Stowell.

 

ee Gg
What A Young Business Man Should
Know
President Roosevelt intends to sitop
cut throait competition.
He also intends to curb the big mo-
nopolies,

1}
Il,

Business men, both large and sma

will have to play the game fair. There

44
ill
will ‘be no middle ground.

Che “new deal” in business will be

a boon to the young man. He won't

 

be faced with so many hardships as his
father had ‘to overcome. Slippery sales-
men and questionable business practices
will ‘be discarded. Misleading and
“trick” advertising wall be banished.
“Decency in business” will become the
slogan.

Big city newspapers want swburban-
ites ito patron‘ze big city merchants so

+

te 1 . + - . +
that the big city merchanits can pay

the big city newspapers for their big
advertisements.
Government by politicians means
government for the i
The best public utility, in the eyes
of its New York rs, ts the

one that can take the most money from

 

the most people.

John Q. Public is sovereign, but he

hasn't yet learned how ‘to wear his
crown or wield his mace.
Insullism has been insulated, The

“steal age’ is over.

We use a piece of metal or a piece of
paper called “money” when we swap
part of our earnings for something we
The real

need or something we want.

use of money is to make swapping
easier.

Trade association secretaries are men
who have had to spend 90 per cent.
of their time trying to collect enough
membership-dues to pay their own sal-
aries.

Is it sound policy to allow a corpo-
ration to become more powerful than
the public which supports it and which
gave it a charter?

We all
ears ‘that need exercising.

————_» +
death

have muscles between our

Sudden

1

e seems to have over-
taken that scrip money idea.

 

18

DRUGS

Michigan Board of Pharmacy
President—Earl Durham, Corunna.
Vice-Pres.—M. N. Henry, Lowell.

 

Other members of the Board—Norman
Weess, Evart; A. W. Murphy, Battle
Creek; V. C. Piasonski, Detroit.

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. oe

Michigan State Pharmaceutical
Association.

Officers elected at the
vention of the M. S. P. A.

President—Duncan Weaver,

Jackson Con-

Fennville.

First Vice-President — Paul Gibson,
Ann Arbor.

Second Vice-President—J. E. Mahar,
Pontiac.

Treasurer—Wm. H. Johnson, Kalama-
z00.

Secretary—R. A. Turrel, Croswell.

Executive Committee—A. A. Sprague,
Ithaca; Leo J. LaCroix, Detroit; J. M.
Ciechanowsky, Detroit; M. N. Henry,

Lowell; Benj. Peck, Kalamazoo; J. E. Ma-
har, Pontiac.
Inflation and Cut Prices

What is the new deal going to mean
to the average druggist?) How will he
be affected by inflation? Well, I can’t
profess to be an expert economist, but
I can see where the druggist can take
advantage of the new deal to slip an

ace or two into his own hand, or at
least fill in that belly straight he has
been holding for the last three or four
years.

Price consciousness is not entirely
the product of the depress on, although,
of course, business conditions and a
lack of money on the part of a large
portion of the public has been respon-
sible in part: but these uncontrollable
faictors added to by the mer-
chants themselves in their mad scram-
ble for volume sales, and latterly for

were

any sales at all.

Druggists are too familiar with the
result of cutting one standard item
after another, until a majority of the
items sold in the stores are profitless,
to have to be told how this happened.
What they are now interested in ts
how to get them back. I do think it is
timely, however, to call attention to the
possibility that the public would not
have demanded unreasonably low
prices, nor even though they were pos-
sible, if they had not been called to
their attention by the cut price artst in
the first place. The public never ex-
pects you to sell them goods at no
profit to yourself and they don’t believe
it when you do. How are they to
know what part of the price they pay
is profit and what part is cost? Only
by comparison with what they get sim-
ilar merchandise for elsewhere, and no
matter how many “Below Cost” signs
are put on the cut price articles, they
do not believe it. Therefore, if they
can buy an article at one place for a
certain price, a higher price anywhere
else means to them, an unreasonable
profit.

All of which is merely to argue that
the public expects you to make a profit
—but not by sticking them. Now, if
they are convinced that low prices do
not show a profit for the merchant,
they will become reconciled to paying
a price that will. The question is, how
to convince them.

To my mind the time is ripe, right
now, for just such a program, Every-
thing is pointing to higher prices. The
newspapers are full of the necessity for
them. Retail sales taxes are being add-
ed in many states, and these automatic-

MICHIGAN

ally constitute a price raise. Incident-
ally, the merchant who absorbs these
taxes, in addition to already lowered
retails, is just making it that much
harder to get back on a sound: basis.
The public will not thank him; it will
merely be one more indication that he
has been overcharging them if he can
afford to absorb these taxes too,

What is inflation going to mean? As
I have said before I am no expert, but
of one thing I am certam; it means
that my dollar is going to be worth
less and less and the only way I can
see that it will be worth less is if I
won't buy as much, because the things
I buy are going to cost more. This
fact drummed into me on
every hand. I expect I am going to be
forced ito pay more and I am going to
thnk that I have been kidded if I don’t
find prices going up. And I think that
that is a fair picture of the extent to
which all this talk about inflation is un-
derstood ‘by the average person.

3ut, more 'than this, I have been led
to believe 'that this is a desirable thing.
For once in my life, I am going to
think that are getting better
when I do find prices going up.

Now, could you find a better set of

has been

thinigs

circumstances under which ‘to stage a
prce come-back? Could there be a bet-
ter tonic for a weak price backbone?

And don't think that the inveterate
price cutter is going to have any bed
of roses during the next few months or
years. That bed is going to be full of
thorns. An inflated dollar is certainly
going to make him squirm.

This is a time for courage; a time to
decide that it is better not ito. sell an
article than it is ‘to sell at a boss. More
business men have gone through bank-
ruptcy because of a large volume of
loss sales than from a small volume of
profitable sales. Adjust your organiza-
tion [to the volume of business you can
get at a profit.

And this brings me to Photo Fin-
ishing Photo Department.
You see, I am a Photo Finisher, serv-

and your

ing two hundred druggists in
New York State and Northern
svlvania, so, in the twenty years I have

some
Penn-

been doing this I have come to know
the
well as our own.

some of druggists’ problems as
For the past year I
have Master Photo
Finishers of America as a sort of liat-
the

been serving the

son committee between progres-
sive finishers and the druggists. I have
been trying to teach the druggists how
to get the most from their photo de-
partments, and this problem of price
cutting is one that we have to contend
with as well as you do.

I believe that the Master Photo Fin-
ishers, with the assistance of the far-
seeing and the manufac-
turers, have been instrumental in main-

druggists

taining the amateur photographic busi-

ness in an enviable position during
these perilous times. There are a few
places in the United States and Can-
ada, of course. where cut prices have
crept in, and in these places, both the
finishers and the druggists are suffer-
ing from these conditions; but on the
whole, this line, at least, has been kept
clean—a worthwhile achievement.

To these localities, the next few
months will offer an exceptional op-

portunity to get back on a prolitable

TRADESMAN

basis. Whether the druggist knows
it or not, he suffers from low prices or
long discounts. Finishers cannot afford
them, whether they say they can or
not, because they do not permit of the
progressive merchandising and adver-
tising which go with a fair return, and
these are the things that build a real
sales volume in photo finishing or any
Practical Drug
—_———>->-___-
Controlling Weight By Diet
Diet is the big factor in. change of
weight.
of the Bureau of Home Economics ad-

gist.

other line,

However, nutrition specialists

vise strongly against faddish diets and
drastic measures, and suggest consult-
ng a physician before taking the coun-
sel of well-meaning friends.

Every satisfactory diet, whether for
the fat or the thin person, must meet
definite body needs if good nutrition
and good health are to be maintained.
There must be adequate protein, min-

erals, and vitamins, and there must be

26, 1923

July

some energy-giving foods — some
sources of calories.
In a reducing diet the calories should
be reduced: in a fattening diet, the
calories should be increased. Even if
the calories are not counted, the quan-
tities of high-caloried or fuel foods
eaten can be Fats,
and starches—and foods or prepared
dishes containing a good deal of them
This ts true
the

watched. sweets,

—bring up the calories.
whether eaten with
bridge table, in the confectionery shop,
So this diet-

meals over
or while reading a book.
ing business is not only a matter of
what, but also when and how much 1s
eaten,

The reducing dietary for a man will
furnish approximately 1,700-2,200 cal-
ories: for a woman, 1,200-1,700 calo-
The

man will furnish approximately 3,600-

ries. fattening dietary for the

4,200 calories; for the woman, 2,500-

2

3,500. Ordinarily a man of average

size at moderate muscular work needs

 

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GROCERY PRICE CURRENT

The prices quoted in this department are not cut prices. They are regu‘ar
quotaticns 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 und2r
ferce of circumstances never accurately represent the actual condition of the
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ADVANCED | DECLINED
1
Salted Peanuts j
Pork & Beans
Evaporated Apricots
Prunes
Pearl Barley
H. P. Beans
AMMONIA BREAKFAST FOODS Pears
Pride of Mich. No. 214 2 %5
larsons 32 oz. 3 35 Kellogg’s Brands
Parsons, 10 oz. 270 Corn Flakes, No. 136 2 50 Black Raspberries
Parsons, 6 oz. _ 18 Corn Flakes, No. 124 Say NGS. a a
Little Bo Peep, med. 135 Wep, No. 224 __ 215 Pride of Mich. No. 2. 4 60
Lue toVecp, ipe = 225 Hep No. 250 2 1 05
Quaker, 32 oz. 210 Krumbles, No. 412 1 40 Red Raspberries
Bram Finkes, No. 624. 199 No.2? _. ou oe ee
bran Flakes, No. 650__ So) NG ee i 25
Rice Krispies, 6 0z.....225 Marcellus. No. ? 1 70
Mace Krispies, 1 og.____ 1 10
APPLE BUTTER All Bran, 16 oz. - 2 25 Strawberries
AU Bein Woz 270 No 4. | . _ 2 On
Table Belle, 12-36 oz., ran On dD Roehl lg
doz. 190 Kaffe Hag, 6 1-lb. Marcellus No. 2... 1 45
cans . oo 2 OE
Whole Wheat Fla. 24s 1 85
Whole Wheat Bis., 24s 2 30
BAKING POWDERS Post Brands CANNED FISH
Grapenut Flakes, 24s__ 2 00
Royal, 2 0z., doz. 33 Grape-Niuts, 235. 3 95 Clam Ch’der, 1014 oz._ 1 35
Royal, 4 oz. doz. 180 Grape-Nuts, 50s _.145 Clam Chowder, No. 2. 2 75
Royal, 6 0z., doz. 220 Instant Postum, No. 8 5 40 Clams, Steamed No. 1 2 75
Rowal, i207. doz. ss 4 87 Instant Postum, No. 10 4 50 Clams, Minced, No. % 2 40
Royal, 245 lbs., doz. 13 75 Postum Cereal, No. 0_ 225 Finnan Haddie, 10 oz._ 3 30
Royal, 5 lbs., doz. 2450 Post Toasties, 36s __ 259 Clam Bouillon 7 oz. 2 50
ost Toasties, 24s _._.. 250 Chicken Haddie, No. 1 2 75
lost Bran. PBF 24 295 Fish Flakes, small____ 1 35
Post Bran PBF 36 2% Cod Fish Cake, 10 oz. 1 55
Sanka G-11p = = == 2b) =6(Cove Ovsters 5% ez. 1 35
Lobster, No. 4, Star_ 2 00
Amsterdam Brands Sarimp, 1. wet 3 45
Gold Bond Par., No.54% 730 Sard’s, 4 Oil, k’less__ 3 35
Vrize, Parlor, No. 6. 8 00 Sardines, 14 Oil, k’less 3 35
White Swan Par., No.6 8 50 Salmon, Red Alaska __ 2 10
Salmon, Med. Alaska__ 1 70
Salmon, Pink, Alaska_ 1 45
Sardines, Im. 1%. ea. _6@11
pamdines (al 87
BROOMS Tuna, % Van Camps,
Quaker, 5 sewed _____ 6 25 doz. ee aa
Warehouse — 6 25 Tuna Ys Van Camps
Rose he oo ih, 35D
Winnen 5 sewed... 4 50 Tuna, 1s, Van Camps,
‘Whisk, No 3. 2 2 aoZ _ ee a)
Tuna, %s, Chicken Sea,
Moz, tee ] 8
BRUSHES
Scrub
10 0z., 4doz.in case 3 40 Solid Back, 8 in. i 20 CANNED MEAT
150z. 4doz.in case__ 5 00 Solid Back, 1 in. 228
95 oz., 4doz.in case__ § 40 Pointed Ends - a 1 25 Bacon, med., Beechnut 1 71
90 0z., 2doz.in case__ 7 00 Bacon, ige., Beechnut_ 2 43
5ib., 1 doz.in case__ 6 00 Stove eel, lee, Beechnut___ 3 Fi
WOM) 46 doz in case 5 7 Staker 180 Beef, med., Beechnut _ 2 07
f No. 50... SRC mnee UNpaNeA| | |) Beef, No. 1, Corned _ 1 95
Peerless ___ 200 Beef, No. 1, Roast 1 95
Beef, 2464 oz., Qua., Sli, 1 35
BLEACHER CLEANSER Shoe eel, 407. QOua,sli . 2 25
No. 4-0 8 a 225 Beefsteak & Onions, s. 2: 70
Clorox, 16 oz., 24s 39, No. 2-0 ava 200 Chili Con Car, ls 1 05
Clorox, 22 0z.. 12s 2 00 Deviled Mam, 4s ___ 1 15
lizzie 16 oz 19s 2 15 Deviled Ham, %s ___ 2 &
“ Potted Beef, 4 oz._____ 1 10
Potted Meat, 14 Libby_ 45
BUTTER COLO Potted Meat, % Libby_ 15
Dandelion _...2.. 2 Sa Potted Meat, % Qua.__ 55
BLUING Potted Ham, Gen. 4 1 45
Vienna Saus, No. %4___ 1 00
Am. Ball, 36-1 0z., cart. 1 00 Vienna Sausage, Qua._ 80
30y Blue, 18s, per cs. 1 35 Veal Loaf, medium___ 2 25
’ : CANDLES
Electric Light, 40 Ibs._ 12.1
Plumber, 40 Ibs. 12.8 Baked Beans
Paraffine, 6s __..._.._. 144% Campbells 48s 2 3h
BEANS and PEAS Paraifine,i25 ss «146
Wicking cay OG
100 1b. bag Tudor, 6s, per box____ 30
Dry Lima Beans,100 lb. 7 50 CANNED VEGETABLES
White H'd P. Beans 4 35
Split Peas, Yell., 60 lb. 3 % Hart Brand
Split Peas, Gr’n, 60 1b. 5 00 CANNED FRUITS
Seotch Peas 100 Jb. 7 50
Hart Brand Asparagus
Natural, No. 2 | 3 00
Apples Tips & Cuts, No. 2 - Zz 25
No. 10 ce 175 Tips & Cuts, 8 oz. i 33
BURNERS
Blackberries
Queen Ann, No, 1 115 Pride of Michigan__ 2 > Baked Beans
Queen Ann, No. 2? i 25 1 Ib. Sace, 36s, es. 1 76
White Flame, No. 1 Cherries No. 2% Size, doz.. _ 1 90
and 2, doz. 225 Mich. red, No. 10 __ 5 90 No. 10 Sauce. 3 90
Pride of Mich., No. 2 2 60
Marcellus Red 2 10
Special Pie 1 35 Lima Beans
BOTTLE CAPS Whole White__ -_ 2&@ Little Quaker, No. 10__ 8 25
Baby, No. 2 ey 1 60
Dbl. Lacquor, 1 gross Gooseberries Pride of Mich. No. 2 a 35
pke., per gross 415 No. 10_ E Mareellus, No. 10 6 50

SRE ES

TRADESMAN

Red Kidney Beans
10

No. 10 2. 8
NO 2 8714
ci On. 45

String Beans

Little Quaker, No. 2. 2 00
Choice, Whole, No. 2__ 1 50
Cat Ne 10,0 7 25
Cat, Ne. 2 1 35
Pride of Michigan____ 1 15
Marcellus Cut, No. 10 5 50

Wax Beans
Choice, Whole, No. 2_-_ 1 50

Cat Ne. 10 7 25
cn. «66. e.LULC 1 35
Pride of Mich., No. 2 1 15
Marcellus Cut, No. 10 4 75
Beets
Extra Small No. 2. 2 00
Fancy Small, No, 2. 1 75
Pride of Mich., No. 2% 1 35
Hart Cut, No. 10... _ 3 90
Hart Cut, No 2 85

Marcel. Whole, No. 2% 1 35

Hart Diced, No. 2 ._-- 90
Carrots

Deed No. 2... 90

Diced, No, 10 .. 4 vu
Corn i

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 sO
Marcellus, No. 2 ---- 95
Fancy Crosby, No. 2-_ 1 15
Fancy Crosby, No. 10 6 50
Whole Grain, 6 Ban-

tam, No. 2 1 45
Peas

Little Dot, No. 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., BE. June. No. 2 1 35

Marcel., E. Ju., No. 10 7 50
Pumpkin

No 10 22 4 75

Ne 2 2 1 30
Sauerkraut

Noe, 10 oe 4 00

No. 240 95

Ne 20 oe 85
Spinach

Noe. 24 22 2 2b

Oe 1 80

Squash

Boston, No 3 1 35
Succotash

Golden Bantum, No. 2 1 75

fart, No. 2

Pride of Michigan_____ 1 15
Tomatoes

No 10 5 25

Ne: 2% 00 0 1 80

NO 2 1 40

l’'ride of Mich.. No. 2% 1 35
Pride of Mich., No. 2__ 1 10

Tomato Juice

Hart, No. 1) 4 75

Sparen sre ranean ea

CATSUP I
Siders, 6 OZ. —--- 95
Sniders, 14 oz. --.._- 1 5a
Sniders, 8 oz.-.--Doz. 95
Sniiders, 14 9z.-._-Doz. 1 55
Quaker, 8 02z.---- DOZ, | 9
Quaker, 14 0z.._-- Doz. i 2

Ruby. 14 0z.......Doz 95

CHiL:1 SAUCE
Sniders, § om. 1 65
Sniders. 14 oz. ____-- 2 25

OYSTER COCKTAI '

Sniders, 11 oz. 00
CHEESE
Boquetort 2 68
Wisconsin Daisy ___-- 14%
Wisconsin Twin ______ 13%
New York June _____.. 24
Sap Sage 2 40
Brick 15
Michigan Flats - _-.-.. 14
Michigan Daisies ____-- 14
Wisconsin Longhorn  -. 15

Imported Leyden --_.__-
Lt ib. Limberger_..._____ 20
Imported Swiss —.--____ 52

Kraft, Pimento Loaf___ 24
Kraft, American Loaf -_ 22

iKwat, Brick (Loaf 22
Kraft, Swiss Loaf .___-- 27
Kraft Old Eng. Loaf__ 32

Kraft, Pimento, % Ib. 1 60
Kraft, American, ¥% Ib. 1 60
Kraft, Brick, % 1b.--_ 1 60
Kraft Limbur., % Ib. 1 60

CHEWING GUM

Adams Black Jack ____ 66
Adams Dentyne _ ._- 65
Beeman’s Pensin _______ 66
3eecnhut Peppermint __ 66
Doubliemint = 8 66
Peppermint. Wriglevs __ 66

Spearmint, Wrigleys ___ 66

amies Wrait 66

Wricleys. P-K _________ 66

Deapenrs ee 66
CHOCOLATE

Baker, Prem., 6 lb. % 2 50
Baker. Pre., 6 lb. 3 oz. 2 42

CLOTHES LINE

Riverside, 50 ft.______ 1 3
Cuppies Cord. 2 10

COFFEE ROASTED

Lee & Cady

1 Ib. Package
Atrow Brand 23
Boston Breakfast ____ 23
Breakfast Cup ________ 21
Competition ---._.____ 15%
ev 19
Majestic = 2 29
Morton House __________ 31
Nearow — 26
Quaker, in Cartons___ 21
Competition _.9 15%

McLaughlin’s Kept-Fresh

 

Coffee Extracts
iM. Z.. per 100) 12
frank’s 50 nkes. __ 4 25
Hlummel’s 50. 1 Ib. 10%

CONDENSED MILK
fSagle, 2 oz., per case 4 60

EVAPORATED

Quaker, Tall,
Quaker, Baby,

MILK
10% oz.
4 doz.
Quaker, Gallon. % dz. 2 85
Carnation, Tall. 4 doz. 2 95

2 85
1
2
2
“arnation, Baby. 4 dz. 1 48
2
1
2
1
2

43

Jatman’s Dudee, Tall 2 95
Yatman’s D’dee, Baby 48
Pet. Tal 95
Pet, Baby. 4 dozen_- 48
Borden's. Tall. 4 doz._ 2 95
Borden's Baby, 4 doz. 1 48

July 26, 1933

CLGARS
Hemt. Champions -- 38 50
Webster Cadillac _--- 75 00
Webster Golden Wed. 75 00

Websterettes -_------ 38 50
Cineos 22 38 50
Garcia Grand Babies 38 50
Brad@streets — __._.- 38 50

La Palena Senators. 75 00
Odins 3

R G Dun Boquet -_ 75 00
Perfect Garcia Subl. 95 00
Budwiser .-..----_-- 19 50
Tango Pantellas -_.. 13 90
Hampton Arms Jun’r 37
Trojan

Rancho Corono ______ 35 06
Kenway ____..... 20 00
CONFECTUONERY

Stick Candy Pais

Pure Sugar Sticks-600c 3 90
Big Stick, 28 lb. case 16
Horehound Stick, 120s 75

Mixed Candy

IKindergarten __.___ 14
Leader 09%
French Creams _.. 11%
Paris @reams 22 12
Jupiter 09
Nancy Mixture 14

Fancy Chocolate
d Ib. boxes

Bittersweets, Ass'ted 1 25
Nibble Sticks _____ _. 1 35
Chocolate Nut Rolls _ 1 50
Lady Vernon _. 15

Golden Klondikes ____ 1 05

Gum Drops Cases
selly Strings _ 14
Tip Top Jellies 09%
range Slices . 09%

Lozenges Pails
A. A. Pep. Lozenges __ 13

-\. A. Pink Lozenges __ 13
A. A Choc. Lozenges _. 13
Motto Hearts (cs 1¢
Malted Milk Lozenges__ 19

Hard Goods Pails
Lemon Drops 0 12
QO. F. Horehound drops 12
Anise Squares

Peanut Squares _____ 13
_ .. Cough Drops Bxs.
mimith Bros. 1 43
Dudens 9 1 45
Vicks, 40/10¢ _| 2 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
‘000 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 lbl boxes

DRIED FRUITS

Apples
N. Y. Fey., 56 lb. box 13
N. Y¥. Fey., 14 oz, pkg. 1€

Apricots
Evaporated, Choice __
Nvaporated, Ex. Choice 14%

ee 16%

Ex. Fancy Moorpack
Citron

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Currants Margarine POTASH HERRING SOAP TEA
Packages, 11 oz. ------ 11% Babbitt’s, 2 doz. --.. 2 76 — — Herring Am. Family, 100 box 5 60
Mixed, Kegs _________ Crystal White, 100 __. 3 50
Mixed, half bbls. ------ Wee 606 9 1 2 26 oe Japan ie
Wilson " Mica, tila, ... Fels  Naptha, 100 box 5 00 Medium -_------------- _16
Dat + on < amee FRESH MEATS Milkers, Kegs -_-------- Wika White, 10 bos & 9% “Choice ______.__. 19@28
‘ 1 ao Sg Ce. 09 Milkers, half bbls, --- Jap Rose, 100 box -__.740 Fancy -------------- 32@36
yaar 12s, Regular 115 5pecial Roll ---_-------- 11 Milkers, bbls. ----~----- Wary, 100 box.._____. 300 Ne 1 Nibbe 2 31
Pp ° Beef Palm Olive, 144 box. 8 00
T ) OF
To ; tava, 6G box 2 25
oo en Lake Herring Pummo, 100 box ------ nas CO 3:
MATCHES Med. St fa 6 14) Bol 100 ibe, 2 Sweetheart. 100 box __ 5 70 Choice --~------~------ 32
Sieschoe Digniond, No. &. 144 615 Guu, Siceve & Heit 2 : Mackerel Grandoe Tar. 50 om, 710 Wancy —--...._- 40
Gas aoe Searchlight, 144 box 6 4s ' — eif. -- 07 Tubs, 60 Count, fy. fat 6 00 Grandpa Tar. 50 Ige. 3 50
Maes Swan, 14402 Pails. 10 Ib. Fancy fat 150 ‘Trilby Soap, 50. 10c 3 15
Diamond, No, 0 ______ : - Wiliams Barber Bar, 9s 50 Ceylon
Veal Williams Mug. per doz. 48 Aeee meee a 41
ole 09 Eux Pollet, 50 22. =. $75 Mieh 1 ferme «4
Good fo 08 White Fish
Peel Safety Matches edi [ Med. i
Lemon, American _____ 24 Red Top, 5 gross case 5 25 Medium -------.-.------ 07 ae Gs a a : e SPICES English Breakfast
Orange, American ____- 24 Signal Light, 5 gro. cs 5 00 K K KK Norway __ 19 50 Whole Spices Se ee wate
6 wets ag =(Allsmice. Jamaica ____ 24 Sone Choice ---- 35@36
Lamb Gull Banen 1 50 Gove. Zesieer - @36 ongou, Fancy ---- 42@43
MUELLER’S PRODUCTS Spring Lamb----------_- 18 Boned, 10 lb. boxes __ 16 sia, Canton _____ @24
Macaroni, 9 oz... 240 Good 16 a rr une. Oe s Oolong
Raisins Spaghetti, 9 oz._______ $46 Medium (0000 12 Dens See = @19 i . :
Sasdad bulk Elbow Macaroni, 9 0z.210 Poor ~—--_---_.____ 05 Mixed, No. 1 ----___- e309 Pe lpi ST asta =
Thompson's S’dless bik. eit Egg Noodles, 6 0z.___ 2 10 Mixed, 10¢ yaa. doz. @65 iene [oe =
ae s’dless_ blk._--- Egg Vermicelli, 6 oz. 2 10 SHOE BLACKENING Nutmegs. 70@90 _____ Ce ea ae
Se 7 Egg Alphabets, 6 oz.__ 2 10 2 in 1, Paste, doz. aos 30 Nutmegs, 105-110 ____ @48
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California Prunes NUTS—Whole Allspice, Jairaica .--- @16 VINEGA
90@100, 25 Ib. boxes__-@ Almonds, Peerless ---. 15% Cloves, Zanzibar --- @2° » 9. B Grand Rapi
30@90, 25 Ib. boxes._@ Brazil, large -—---— — 12% Pork sTov oe ae GF ca. waa
70@80, 25 Ib. boxes..@07% Fancy Mixed —___--_- ie «leu. med 08 BI E POLISH Ginger, Corkin —__._- ais wi a. ‘
Pann oe f But ackne. per doz. == «130 «NMusiara @19 ‘hite Wine, 40 grain__ 20
60@70, 25 lb. boxes__.@08 Filberts, Naples ----. 13 utts ----------_--__ 08 Black Silk Liquid. d 2 White Wine, 80 G
50@60, 25 Ib. boxes__@08%4 Peanuts, Vir. Roasted 6% Shoulders -----~.--__ 06% Black Silk Pp qu *. Zz, 1 30 Mace Penang -------- @65 , rain 25
40@50, 25 lb. boxes__@09 Peanuts, Jumbo _____ Qc |= Spareribs) — 8 05 Baan iit bear ez, 12 Peper, Black ___.____ @19
30@40, 25 lb. boxes_-@10 Pecans, 3, star —_-_-_. zp Neck bones -------- 03 eee i SO oT WICKING
30@30, 25 lb. boxes__@12 Pecans, Jumbo _______- ao «Wrbemings _____ 05 ee ee TS erter, White ------ @23 No. 9, per gross
18@24. 26 lb. boxes_.@14% Pecans, Mammoth --___ 50 Radium per aon. SB ; Ph Pepper, Cayenne _—_- £095 No. 1, per gross _-_-__ 1 23
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Pearl Barley Pecans Salted -_------_ 43 10 Ib. pails ----advance a phase ee CO [ i | Splint oa 6B
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None Such, 4 doz. --_ 6 20 M9 ete 18 Aree 24, 1 phes..152 °° i oF
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Tapioca 7 oz. Jar, Plain, doz. 105 Headcheese ~____- 13 Argo, 12, 3 lb. pkgs. 217 10 et. Tin Dai ae
So a ee ill Argo. 8, 5 lb. pkgs..- 2 46 sdel eeu ae
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Diramedary Instant _. $50 5 Gal. Kees, each ._. 6 50 Smoked Meats Elastic, 32 pkgs. ----- 5
$ oz. Jar. Stuff, doz. 115 Hams, Cer. 14-16 Ib... 15 igen, 45-0 M ; Traps :
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Jiffy Punch Knuekles @24 Rat. spring. oe ae
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Assorted flavors. Picnic Boiled Hams @16 i Corn + Spring -------- 0
PARIS GREEN Boiled Hams ________ @18 Blue Karo, No. 1%___ 2 42
A 34 Minced Hams ______ @12 Blue Karo, No. 5, 1 dz. 3 24 Tubs
io 32 Bacon 4/6 Cert. _._. @14 3lue Karo, No. 10..__ 3 07 Large Galvanized 8 75
2s and fe —-20)) 30 Red Karo, No. 114%4____ 2 62 Medium Galvanized __ 7 75
FRUIT CANS Red Karo, No. 5. 1 dz. 352 Small Galvanized ___ 6 -
Presto Manon Beef Red Karo, No. 10_____ 3 37 ---- 6 0
i. S . Grand ane i‘. Boneless, rump .---@19 00 Free Run’g, 32, 26 oz. 2 40
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fo eiien A [eee oe 12 Orange, No. 1%, 2 dz.. 298 Brass. single ------.-_ 6 25
Cale 35 Orange, No. 3, 20 cans 4 39 7 single ——______ 6 OC
Pork (oo 05 ouble Peerless -____- 8 50
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Sweet Small Hue ae Waa Maple and Cane Northern Queen --__--_- 5 5¢
5 Gallon, 500 ________- 7 25 9 : ..  Manuck, per sal, 1 50) Universal _-______ 7 25
FRUIT CAN RUBBERS Banner, 6 0z., doz 90 RICE 4, 1 Ib. packages -- 335 Kanuck, © gal. van —_ 5 50 a
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Presto Red Lip, 2 gro. Banner, quarts. doz... 210 fancy ~2e° 66 % ih, naciases 4 00
carton 70 Paw Paw, quarts. doz. 2 80 y Head -_~-____-- 5 30 ee 72 Wood Bowls
Presto White Lip. 2 Grape Juice 13 in. Butter -____.__. 5 00
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i? Pickles Welch, 12 pint case_. 2 25 ¢ ip. Butter __.___ 18 00
Gal,., 40.10 Tin, doz... 8 15 Postma Biscuit Co. WASHING POWDERS Welch. 36-4 oz case 2 3u 19 in. Butter —__-___ 25 0C
32 oz. Glass Thrown 145 18 rolls, per case ee i Bon Ami Pd., 18s, box 1 90
a 12 rolls, per case _____ 1 39 Bon Ami Cake, 18s__ 1 65
GELATINE 18 cartons, porcase 3% Ene -—-_------—- 85 COOKING OIL WRAPPING PAPER
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6g 3.85 Royal Mint ---------- 240 Yeast Foam. 1% doz. 1 35
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PLAYING CARDS Sapolio, 3 doz. _------ 315 sho You, 9 oz. doz. 2 00
Battle Axe, per doz. 2 65 COD FISH Speedee, 3 doz. ___--- 7.90 A-L large 3. 4 75 YEAST—COMPRESSED
JELLY GLASSES Bicycle, per doz. _-_-__ 4 70 Peerless, 1 lb. boxes 18 Sunbrite. 50s __----_-- 240 A-) smal | 285 Fleischmann. per doz. 3¢
% Pint Tall, per doz. 38 Torpedo. per doz. .-_-. 250 Old Kent, 1 lb, Pure 25 Wyandot. Cleaner, 24s 1 85 Caper. 2 0z. ---------- $30 Red Star. per doz, ..___ 20

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SHOE MARKET

Michigan Retail Shoe Dealers Association.
President—Elwyn Pond, Flint.
Vice-President—J. E. Wilson, Detroit.
Secretary—Joe H. Burton, Lansing.
Asst. Sec’y-Treas.—O. R. Jenkins.
Association Business Office, 907 Trans-

portation Bldg., Detroit.

 

Are Retailers Ready for a Shorter
Day?

Shorter hours are compulsery in
manufacturing, otherwise the President
will withhold approval of industrial
The code nearest acceptance is
Industry, It

codes,
by the Cotton Textile
recommends: “On and after the effec-
tive date, employers in the cotton tex-
tile industry shall not operate on a
schedule of hours of labor for ther
employes—except repair shop crews,
engineers, electricians, firemen, office
and supervisory staff, shipping, watch-
ing and outside crews and cleaners—in
excess of forty hours per week.”
This is indeed a radical reduction in
an industry in which thousands of
workers spend much of their time in
simply waiting for something to hap-
pen with the spinning spindles. Work
may begin with the starting of machin-
ery but there is a long pause before
the operator is called into physical and
mental action, for if everything goes
right and there are no breaks in the
thread, the labor is just monotonous
waiting until the spools are run out.
The National Retail Dry Goods As-
“The maximum num-
ber of working hours in retail dry

sociation says:

goods, department stores, mail order
and specialty shop establishments, ex-
cept for a period of two weeks before
Christmas and two days a year for in-
ventory, shall not exceed forty-eight
hours a week.”

By these two examples we see that
shorter hours play a positive part in
the NIRA (National Industrial Recov-
ery Act). Whether they come all at
once as part of a national program for
economic recovery or more gradually
and at retail, more people must work
fewer hours to make more purchasing
power. Up to this point, no code has
been approved by the President; but
pressure will be brought to bear in
July to establish a charted course for
at least a few industries to lead the
Way.

Someone called Washington's atten-
tion to the fact that retailing repre-
sented the largest industry in America.
When $45,000,000,000 worth of goods
is sold in stores, the size of that indus-
try is sufficient to justify the possi-
bility of a code. Remember, the gov-
ernment is first interested in employ-
ment; second in wage scales. If sev-
eral million people are in ‘business at
retail, it means a code on maximum
hours and minimum wages to absorb
perhaps a million more.

The Administration Board in Wash-
ington is not unaware of the fact that
long hours at retail prevail the country
over. Independent stores and chain
stores are equally responsible for the
long work day.

Certainly clerks will become restless,
who are now working fifty-four to
seventy-two hours a week, when they
see neighbors and friends in factory
employment forty
hours. But that restlessness is not suf-
ficient to bestir the clerks as a whole

working a mere

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to ask for a shorter week. They be-
lieve it is part of the penalty that goes
with the white-collared job to put in a
long work week because it has always
been done that way.

Claim may be made that the public
is responsible for these long hours. It
will buy when it pleases.

Some customers will come in in the
early morning and others in the late
evening and where there are custom-
ers, there will be stores waiting to
serve. But if the government makes
compulsory a shorter week, the mer-
chant faces two situations as they ap-
ply to clerical labor. He must shorten
the entire store’s time to forty-eight
hours or stagger the work of the in-
dividual, thereby permitting the store
to remain open the same number of
hours or more than are now operative.

It 1s true that clerks are not union-
ized and perhaps never will be. Each
clerk considers himself potentially a
manager and owner of business and
most of them are restless to try the
adventure of retailng for themselves.
But those who actually become pro-
prietors and owners are few in num-
ber in comparison to the host of fitting-
stool workers who remain always good
clerks and good salesmen in service to
the public. More power to them, for
they truly serve who are in proxy the
true person of the merchant.

The government has not forgotten
the individual and the independent in
the labor provisions of the NIRA. The
interests of employes will be protected
by the labor representation in the In-
dustrial Recovery Administration,
whether labor in that industry is or-
ganized or not. Employes may appear
and be heard at all hearings on indus-
trial codes with which they are con-
cerned. Not that there is any conflict
at present, at retail, between shoe em-
ployer and shoe employe on the sub-
ject of maximum hours. But already
Washington has addressed sharp re-
buke against organizations operating at
retail with one shift averaging sixty
to seventy-two hours a week.

If the purpose of Government is to
reduce the unemployment roster of
nearly fifteen million persons, then this
clause cannot easily be ignored. It is
true that department store interests are
in the direction of limiting all hours to
their operating schedule. It is also
true that in many stores clerical wait-
ing time is the major portion of the
work week; but it is likewise true that
many shoe stores are prolonging work
hours far beyond the normal time that
anyone in this enlightened age should
be called upon to work. In many
cases exploitation in number of hours
is of decided coinpetitive advantage.

Would that we had the counsel of
that great schoolmaster of shoe retail-
ing, the late A. C. McGowin, who was
one of the first in this country to rec-
ommend stagger hours and he made it
work to the profit of his business and
the loyalty of his workers.

Retailing is surely faced with the
necessity of looking the problem of
hours straight in the face and if it
means an added cost for retailing serv-
ice, to transmit that on to the public.
If there is to be a separate code for
shoe retatling, this subject alone is
going to need real economic statesman-
shp. It is not so easy to arbitrarily

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TRADESMAN

say forty-eight hours, when a little one
or two man’s store is fighting for every
sale. But the call from Washington is
for more employment and retailing is
going to be asked to absorb millions
now idle and perhaps in want—and
shorter hours is one path to recovery.

With the signing ‘by President
Roosevelt of the cotton textile code,
and the assurance that it would go into
effect July 17, word came from Gen.
Hugh S. Johnson that other industries
are being requested to take like action
immediately. Hours in the cotton mills
are to ‘be reduced over 25 per cent.
Just how the retailing of shoes will
regulate the hour question, nationally,
is something which is causing grave
concern to all affected—Boot and Shoe
Recorder.

>. 2. —___-

June Shoe Output Makes Record

Shoe production for June was the
highest ever recorded for that month,
according to trade estimates which
place the output at close to 34,000,000
pairs, a gain of about a million pairs
over the previous month. Including
this estimate, production for the first
half of the year would approximate
171,995,000 pairs, an increase of nearly
15 per cent. over the corresponding
period of last year. Manufacturers
continue to turn out goods at a ter-
rific pace and the trade is ‘beginning to
fear that stocks are accumulating too
rapidly.

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The sooner we come to understand
that things can be done without our
assistance, the sooner we reach our
philosophy of life.

July 26, 1933

Sooner or Later They Will Rob You

It is our humble opinion that the A.
& P. stores did not leave town because
business conditions generally were bad.
They did not leave because there is an
organization of business men fighting
them. They left because the rank and
file of consumers became educated,
mostly through the Independent, on
the general question of chain stores and
the damage they do to a town.

We believe that more of the chain
stores, will pull out of Wichita soon.
We have very positive information that
the largest chain operating
here has suffered tremendous losses in

grocery

sales during the past six months. These
losses have come because the people of
Wichita have learned that it 1s more
than likely that they will be cheated if
they trade with this outfit. They have
learned that business of this city is
controlled (by independent, home-
owned stores.

To you who have not yet been con-
vinced that the chains are a menace
and that they are crooked in their deal-
ings, we have only this to say: Weigh,
check and count everything you buy
from chain stores. Sooner or later they
will rob you.—Wichita Independent.

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Many people know through. bitter
experience how easy it is to get into
debt and how difficult it is to get out
of it again. Pay as you go is a good
habit to get into: that is, if you can.

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bers of the legislature in passing the
chain store tax bill over the governor’s
veto, which will more closely equalize
the tax burden. Third, the promise of
President Roosevelt, in his recent proc-
lamation, to enforce the anti-trust laws
against monopoly.

 

Forty years ago our statesmen saw
the evil of monopoly, and passed the
Sherman Act, in 1890. They predicted
the distress, that would follow if
greedy wealth was permitted to go on
its way unrestricted, Their prophecy
has been fulfilled in this depression,
which was caused by the concentration
of wealth in control of a few, which
threw the business of the nation out of
economic ‘balance and landed us in the
ditch. We have had no famine or pesti-
lence. Our troubles are man-made.
Why let these few hog it all? Without
doubt, this is the thought the president
had in mind when he said the anti-trust
law must be enforced against mionop-
oly. If this law had been enforced
years ago, there would be no chain
stores blighting the business life of
cities and country towns.

We can sum up nearly all of human
troubles in the one word, greed, It has
always been the curse of humanity
since men began to trade and barter.
During the past fifty years it has used
all the mechanism of education and
science, which has multiplied its hoard
of wealth many thousand times. It
cares not for human welfare and happi-
ness. It has covered the Nation with
a vast system of canals through which
flows the wealth to the great financial
centers, from every city, town and
hamlet. It reaches out into every fac-
tory and to every farm, beating down
the price of food and manufactured
products, as well as labor. It boasts of
being a benefactor to mankind through
its vast buying power and tricky price
methods. It employs magicians to fool
the simple minded, with its selling
prices, light weights and inferior qual-
ity. Such are the methods of greediy
monopoly, until it tramples the inde-
pendent business mian under foot and
secures complete control, then it raises
its prices to the consumers and pays
the producer just enough to keep him
alive. This is (briefly the program of
greedy monopoly, and if Amercan busi-
ness men have got the right kind of
blood in their veins, they will arise and
support the president in his battle
against them. Every business man
should write him a letter commending
him for his efforts to save the Nation.

Kaleva, July 20 — We have received
an application blank for state license
as a wholesale produce dealer. This
blank was sent to us by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture. We dio not under-
stand if we should get this license or
not for our business. We handle in
season potatoes on commission for a
man in Traverse City. We run a gen-
eral store, so we sell a few bushels of
potatoes, etc., from our store to hotels
and restaurants in our town, We are
herewith enclosing a summary of this
license law which we received from
Lansing, We are asking you to kindly
give us your opinion ‘by return mat.

Co-Operative Mercantile &
Produce Co., Inc.

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MICHIGAN

On receipt of above I wrote Mr.
Metzger as follows:

Grand Rapids, July 21—I hope you
are not responsible for Public Act. No.
168, 1933.

It is about the most unfair, unjust
and inequitable law the Legislature
ever passed-—in keeping with the 3c
tax law, which will relegate to obscur-
ity every man who had anything to do
with creating such a measure.

Under the requirements of this in-
famous law a little grocer who sells a
peck of potatoes to a woman who
keeps a boarder must pay $50 per year.

Will you kindly inform me who
sponsored this law in the Legislature:

I do not see how a hard haeded busi-
man like yourself ever permitted the
governor to sign such an iniquitous
law. E, A. Stowe.

 

To this letter I received the follow-
ing reply:

Lansing, July 24~—Mr. Metzger has
referred your letter of July 21, which
has reference to Public Act 168, of the
session of 1933, to my department for
reply, due to the fact that it comes
within my division for enforcement.

It is unfortunate that the misappre-
hension got out with reference to the
application of this law to retail estab-
lishments who make sales to hotels,
restaurants, ‘boarding houses, _ etc.
which would bring them within the
meaning of the act, for such is not the
case.

Asa matter of fact, any hotel keeper,
restaurant or boarding house operator
have a perfect right to buy their sup-
plies at retail if they so desire.

The interpretation put on this law
wherein this thought might have de-
veloped probably came from the state-
ment from this office that no trucker,
contract handler or other person oper-
ating in farm produce with no regular
established retail business could claim
exemption from the law by reason of
the fact that he sold only to hotels,
restaurants and boarding houses, tor
under such a setup ‘he would not be
operating a retail establishment.

As we view Act 168, it is designed
to protect the wholesale jobbers in the
normal conduct of their business, to
protect the established and legitimate
trucker in his operation's and especially
protect the small growers and market
gardeners, tributary to our consuming
centers, against the invasion of out of
state grown merchandise being trucked
in and sold in competition with our
own industries by parties who pay no
taxes within ithe state of Michigan or
have no interest in our state affairs.

It does not in any way contemplate
handicapping our retail establishments
in their normal course of business, nor
does it in anv way prevent the actual
growers from marketing their own pro-
duce in any manner they see fit.

G. E. Prater,
Director Bureau of Foods and
Standards.
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Corporations Wound Up

Michigan corpora-
recently filed notices of
dissolution with the Secretary of
State:

Standart Brothers Hardware Corp.,
Detroit.

Rex Research, Inc., Detroit.

Hope Engineering Co., Ludington.

Jewell Furniture Corp., Detroit.

Victoria Copper Mining Co., Han-
cock.

The following

tions have

Home Copper Mining Co., Hany

Home Finance Co., Muskegon.

Trinidad Bean and Elevator Co.,
Detroit.

International Heater Co., Detroit.

Uller Rosedale Co., Detroit.

Fox Land Co., Detroit.

Morass Road Land Co., Detroit.

TRADESMAN

Tate Manufacturing Co., Flint.

Grand Rapids Commercial Furniture
Co., Grand Rapids.

Lappin Realty Co., Detroit.

Willowmere Corporation, Saginaw.

Johnston Paint and Varnish Co., De-
troit.

N. Michelson Lumber Co., Detroit.

Clark Boiler and Tank Co., Kala-
mazoo.

Dry Ice
Lansing.

White Pigeon Furniture Co., White
Pigeon.

Stoepel Co., Detroit.

F. L. Bromley Properties, Inc., De-
troit.

Calhoun Plumbing & Heating Co.,
Battle Creek.

Goodrich Jackson Co., Saginaw.

Turbines, Inc., Detroit.

Cranbrook Holding Co., Detroit.

Home Drug Co., Grand Rapids.

Brand, Dresser & Co., Detroit.

May Screw Products Co., Detroit.

Lillian, Inc., Detroit.

The Cushman Co., Detroit.

Lincoln Investment Co., Imlay City.

Agricultural Bond and Credit Corp.,
Detroit.

South Shore Land Co., Ltd., Mar-
quette.

Banner Products Co., Detroit.

Economy Furniture Co., Port Hu-
ron.

Corporation of America,

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The Rakeoff Gets It All

The other day I observed a group of
well-appearing young mien around a
machine for dealing cards in an
“Amusement Parlor’ off a hotel lobby
—feeding nickels into it and making
bets on the high card.

I “clocked” the play the short time
I stood there and estmated that this
machine was ‘taking in at the rate of
$6 per hour.

They were trying to get something
for nothing from each other, without
work or effort, and were perfectly
oblivious to the fact that if they stayed
with that game long enough, the slot
or rakeoff would absorb all their
stakes.

-T have been told by old game keep-
ers that if four men sit down to a
game of draw poker, each with $25
original stakes, five cenits ante, 25 cents
limit, every fifth hand a jackpot and
10 per cent, of each jackpot going into
the “kitty” or slot in the middle of the
table as a rakeoff or for the privilege
of play, in about seven hours the totial
stakes of the four players, $100, will be
in the “kitty.”

I have looked over or read the re-
views of the many books now being
offered by good publishing houses on
“the way out” of this business depres-
sion.

All are well written and contain
many interesting facts and figures. The
remedies proposed include regulating
prices, profits, wages, hours of work,
currency systems and basis of money
or standards of value and various
changes in our poltical system.

All are superficial in their reasoning,
nothing fundamental — still out in the
leaves, twigs and braniches of the prob-
lem — proposals for circumventing the
natural law of supply and demand.

None of these writers have gone ‘to
the roots, trunk or soil of the eco-
nomic tree.

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None have as yet consdered the slot,
the ante, the “kitty” or rakeoff in the
way of the all-absorbing underfoot or
overhead charges upon life and doimg
business. David Gibson.
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IN THE REALM OF RASCALITY
(Continued from page 7)

dent of the so-called National Business

Men's. Protective Council,

short lived anti-bureau project seeking

to raise money to fight the Bureaus.

McCann is a broker in New York who

another

is reported to have been twice con-
victed of larceny. In December 1930,
he was charged by the Attorney Gen-
eral with fraudulent practices in con-
nection with the sale of securities in
New York. The following month, Su-
preme Court Justice Faber of Brook-
lyn granted a motion of the Attorney
General for a temporary injunction,
restraining McCann from circulating
false statements and rumors regarding
McCann has also been
known as Stewart Brooks and John
Clark and was active in the promotion
of a fixed investment trust called the
Foremost Industries Trustees Shares.
Among Riegel’s attacks on public offi-

securities.

cials was one on the head of the Bu-
reau of Securities of the New York
Attorney Office, when he
(Riegel) tried to aid Gene McCann
who was before that officer for a hear-
ing on his alleged fraudulent practices

General’s

in connection with securities selling.

In the recent Congressional Record
attack on Better Business Bureaus,
which comprises the “Brief and argu-
ment by Clark G. Hardeman,” refer-
ences are made to E. C. Riegel. Friends
of the Better Business Bureau need no
longer wonder whether Riegel’s place
in the nation-wide conspiracy to de-
stroy all Better Business Bureaus is to
be taken seriously.

Toledo Better Business Bureau.
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New twists to “ensemble selling’;
a New York department store offers
“wall paper and hanging for any room
up to 12 by 15 feet” at a single price,
giving customers their choice of pa-
pers. A Washington
offers to “paint the average size room
(up to 120 square feet) complete” at a
single price.

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How Monopoly Can Be Successfully
Circumvented

I am much impressed by the plight
in which I tind local business men and
women in the towns and cities I have
surveyed in this state. I am quite sure
{ will find the same conditions else-
where about the state, which is, no
doubt. the same in other states, where
the big chain store monopolies have
located. Local business men and
women seem to be helpless to prevent
this rape of a fundamental American
principle, which is embodied in our
national anti-trust laws. We are for-
tunate in having a president who sees
this growing evil and has declared that
the anti-trust laws shall prevail against
This

business man and woman a new hope

monopoly. should give every

for justice and fairplay. For the past

thirtv or more years the anti-trust

laws were practically suspended and
monopoly grew by leaps and bounds.
It has invaded every city and town
wherein the people were happy and
prosperous. It came, not to build up,
but to destroy. To deceive the people
by cunning methods and deceptions.
Its slogan, “why pay more?’, deceived
They

did not know they were helping to

the people who came to buy.

drain the community of the money it
needs, as it leaves for the big financial
centers. They did not know they were
helping to cut the price of farm prod-
ucts and labor.

It is plain to see that patrons of
chain stores have the power to drive
them out, by withdrawing their pa-
tronage. I feel confident this can be
done by laying before the people the
facts that blight their community. If
local merchants undertake to do this.
the people will not respond. It must be
presented through another source.
Local newspapers usually
neutral. They hope the chains will give

remain

them some advertising, so will not
fight them. The big city dailies are
more or less under the influence of big
business. It is stated on good author-
ity that large financial interests own
or control leading daily papers. Nat-
urally, this influence extends down-
ward to the smaller newspapers. It is
like the big banks dominating the
smaller ones. I believe it possible to
organize all local business into one
body. Local newspapers should be in-
cluded, when possible. Local business
should get behind their newspapers by
offering the publishers an increase of
advertising to offset any given them
by chain stores. providing they will
refuse chain advertising. It also should
be agreed that the editorial policy of
the paper shall be against the big
chains. The editor should be assisted,
if necessary, by being supplied with
propaganda depicting the evils of mo-
nopoly. How it drives down the price
of farm products and labor, then raises
its prices when it secures control. To
show how the concentration of wealth
impoverishes the many and how it
closes the of opportunity to
American youths desiring to enter into
business life. Show them that human
hoppiness should come first and that
men and women of small capital should
have an opportunity in manufacturing
and commercial life, instead of a few

doors

‘cultivated profitably.

MICHIGAN

giant factories providing their neces-

Show how the limitation of
wealth will provide more employment,

sities.

so that every man and woman can have
a job and be independent of charity
crganizations. Show how business can
be humanized and made the means of
pienty for all, instead of being made
the grinding master of the American
people. I have talked with a number
of good business men. outlining this
pian to them, and they have responded
with interest. I feel that I would like
tc try my hand at this kind of organ-
ization work. It should be carried on
quietiy and kept out of the newspapers.
I would canvass the business men and
women and give them a brief outline
of the plan. If a large majority of
them favored it, I would then consult
with the publishers. I do not look for
much opposition from them, if they are
assured good advertising patronage
irom local business. I feel that editors
are in sympathy with local business
men and that they see the blight of
chains upon their community. I be-
lieve they are in the same position as
Iccal business men who do not see anv
way out of the present situation. I
ieel all that is needed is leadership to
pur this plan over. Inside of a year I
believe the educational influence of
tlie local press will cause many to de-
sert the chain stores, as a matter of
principal and the loss that comes to
them indirectly. This can be done with
no public mention of a local organiza-
ticn. The newspaper would say noth-
irg about refusing to accept chain store
advertising, but through its editorials
show up the evils of monopoly.

If there is a local Chamber of Coni-
merce or other organization of business
nen and women, it should be cleared
o: chain store members. It should be
the judge of its own membership. I
find in some cities, chain managers are
quite prominent in these organizations.
Personally, these managers are all
right, but the business they represent
is an enemy to local interests and
should be excluded. As long as the
chains get into bed with the local bus-
iness men, they can hope in vain for
relief. They cannot fight the chains
with their managers members of their
local organization. ,

1 am not outlining my views on this
subject for publication. Just wanted
to get your slant on the idea. I have
talked with a host of business men,
many of them students of economics.
I find them anxious for some practical
plan to save their business and home
interests. Never was there such an
opportunity to use human appeal. IT
believe a practical organizer could go
from one community to another and
organize its business interests; that he
ceuld act as counsel in helping them
to keep alive an active interest: that
he could harmonize local interests and
get them working together.

Tf such a plan had merit it would
spread to other localities and states
and help in national reform. It could
work with the president in bringing
about the enforcement of the anti-
trust laws or through its organization
it could prosecute monopolies direct.
I feel here is a broad field that can be
Such a move-

TRADESMAN

ment should have an official organ,
such as the Tradesman. I believe it is
in a better position to serve the busi-
ness interests of this state than any
other publication. It has always fought
monopoly, shams and greed. It now
has the confidence of Michigan busi-
ness men. It should be read by many
more thousands of home merchants.
If such an organization as here out-
lined were to be formed in every city
and town, I believe it would result in
a vast increase in its circulation and
that this might be brought about with
a minimum of effort.

I entered the store of C. A. Gard-
ner. a prominent grocer of Traverse
City. He is an officer in the Chamber
of Commerce. In introducing myself,
he wanted to know if I was the Steb-
bins who wrote in the Tradesman.
Said he like the articles and had called
them to the attention of several others.
His clerks came to greet me and also
expressed appreciation. Others have
also expressed approval. I mention
this only to show that business men
are interested in more than profits in
cash. I believe the humane appeal car-
ries more weight with oppressed busi-
ness men and women than dollar
gains. which the humane appeal will
eventually bring. If you did not see
the cartoon in the Grand Rapids
Herald of July 16, take a look at it.
I wrote the editor my commendation
for publishing same. It strongly de-
picts the monster greed.

E. B. Stebbins.

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Loans to Retailers an Immed‘ate Help

Credit is as important to business as
blood is to the mortal and unless and
until the present frozen retail credit is
thawed out, the business chaos which
has prevailed over a period of four
years must continue. If the Govern-
ment were to advance to those retail
dealers of the Nation who require it a
fraction of the mioney advaniced by the
Reconstruction Finance Conporation
to large industrials, railroads, banks,
insurance companies, etc., in the last
two vears, the benefits tto business
would (be felt at onice. Unless the re-
tailer makes a profit and is able to
stay in business, business cannot im-
prove.

The large percentage of retailers
who have been forced to do their buy-
ing on a cash basis is almost unbe-
lievable and it does not itake an astute
Philadelphia lawyer to prove that busi-
ness carried on on a cash basis is busi-
ness reduced to a minimum, Comipara-
tively small sums advanced to a large
number of retailers would enable them
to wipe out their debts and re-estab-
lish their lines of credit with their
wholesalers and manufacturers. Onice
again the retailer would be able to
stock the merchandise his customers
want; he could rehire or put ‘his clerks
back on full time. Wholesalers and
manufacturers, in turn, would employ
more people in their plants, in their
offices and on the road and more
promptly meet the‘r obligations to

their raw materials processors, so that
the effect of the movement would be
quickly felt by the entire business
cycle. I firmly believe that this plan,
put into force immediately, would re-
‘store to employment this fall not one

July 26, 1933

million men hoped for as a result of
the National Industry Recovery act,
but fully five times that number.

More people must be put to work
and wages must be increased if we are
to look for an improvement in business
conditions in the immediate future. But
this cannot be achieved without re-
leasing credit to the retail dealer, based,
of course, on the character of the indi-
vidual merchant. Many retailers now
find themselves in a financial state
bordering on insolvency and it is the
duty of the Government, as well as
manufacturers and wholesalers to co-
operate with a view of maintaining
them in. business and not adding to the
large number of unemployed. The
Government is in a tactical position to
set the wheels of prosperity moving
again by giving consideration to the
needs of ithe retailer, who, after all is
said, is the keystone of our entire
business structure.

Samuel L. Antonow,
Pres., American Druggist Syndicate.
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China Lamp Call Featured Show

A switch in popular demand from
pottery to china-base lamps is ha‘led
by manufacturers as the outstand’ng
feature of the annual Fall lamp show.
which closed last Saturday night at the
Hotel New Yorker. The change was
regarded as a significant indication that
consumers are ready to purchase bet-
ter price merchandise. The closing day
of the week’s exhibit was marked by a
rush on the part of reta‘lers to place
confirmations on orders given earl’er
in the week. Indications that the lamp
industry’s code will force a price ad-
vance of 10 to 15 per cent, prompted
buyers to confirm their orders.

— ++ >____
Stores Selling Fall Dresses

Initial offerings of Fall merchandise
met with good response in local stores
during the past week, executives re-
port. Interest centered on satin dresses
and many of these garments were sold,
particularly in black and the popular
eel gray shade. Good results with
clearances of shoes, seasonal sports
wear and vacation merchandise were
also reported. Semi-annual sales of
home furnishings evoked good con-
sumer buying. The stores here are
rapidly completing plans for August
coat, furniture and fur sales, wh'ch wil]
be launched by the week of July 31.

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Glass Trade Outlook Improves

Improvement in the outlook for pro-
duction of flat glass and wage increases
for many workers in the flat glass man-
ufacturing industry are ‘mportant: de-
velopments of the week. The demand
for flat glass continues steady, with no
evidence of the usual Summer lull,
Producers report many small orders.
There thas ‘been a lull in the call for
table glassware and pressed and: blown
specialties, but indications point to a
marked increase in production w’th'n
the coming month. While there has
been a slowing up of the urgent call for
beer bottles, other containers are
active.

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Willie was out of school for a couple
of days. When he came back, he car-
ried a note that is a shining exampie
of wasting no words. It read. “Please
excuse Willie for missing school. He
caught a skunk.”

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madder than a hornet and stated very emphatically that
he could not and would not work for such low wages.

Ir that man should ever attempt to run a business of his
own, he would be just the kind of chap who would kick
on the price of a safe, no matter how low it was, leave
his account books and valuable papers exposed and then
when the fire licked them up he would charge the whole
thing up to his ding blasted hard luck.

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