IIIS d a NS = iS Ge G \ re) V2) ED COSKZ 2 iN SF Nes CESS The hardest money to get hold of is easy money. August 8, 1934 Demand for Lumber Rises Proof of the contention that building material prices in many lines were so high as to curb con- sumption is currently being fur- nished by the sudden rise in or- ders for lumber following the price reductions recently made effective to help the Administra- tion’s home repair drive. The National Lumber Manu- facturers’ Association reports that orders during the week ended July 28 were higher than any time during the past nine weeks, while production exceeded the output of the past four weeks. Gains in individual classes were even more impressive. The favorable experience of the lumber manufacturers is ex- pected to encourage other build- ing material producers, particu- larly cement and brick manufac- turers, to follow their lead. Nego- tiations in these lines have been under way for quite some time, but progress has been slow so far. It was felt that price reduction in materials would not sufficiently lower building costs, in view of the opposition of organized labor to reasonable wage reductions. —_——_e+9—___ Informative Labels for Canned Foods The efforts of the Department of Agriculture to induce the food processing industry to adopt the official standards in labeling and marketing their products, are ap- parently bearing fruit. One of the large grocery man- ufacturers is expected to use so- called informative labels on this season's pack, gaing practically all the way to comply with the official plan for general standardi- zation. Since the chief opposition to the Government's plans was ex- pected from the large manufactur- ers who have built up national brands at considerable expense, such a step by one of their num- ber would break the ice and very likely cause the whole industry to co-operate with the plan, it is el ~~... The President Returns Clarification of many pending issues of vital importance to busi- ness is expected within the next week or two as a result of the President's return from his pro- longed vacation. Speculation is rife as to wheth- er the Administration will swing to the right as business advisers urge it to do or whether the exist- ing social tension will result in the adoption of a new series of radi- cal reform policies. General expectation are that relief expenditures, particularly in the drought area, will be speeded up further. However, the Admin- istration is not expected to go be- yond this in catering to inflation- ist demands, since any direct in- terference with the currency is likely to cause international reper- cussions and possibly retaliatory measures abroad. August 8, 1934 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 3 TRIBUTE OF RESPECT To a Most Worthy Resident of Mich- igan Gwinn, Aug. 1—Your kind letters of July 10 and 1 were received, and again I thank you for your thoughtfulness and interest shown to my family in publishing a memorial to my dear com- panion, He never suffered any pain at any time, for which I am so thankful. Never a complaining word, just kept on hoping that he would finally get strength in his limbs. How I miss my companion of fifty-one years! I have tried to carry on for three years so as to relieve him of any unnecessary wor- ry. He always said to me, “Everything you do is all right,” when I would tell him of something I had done. I am enclosing a memorial written by an old friend (and his wife) of ours, who was the head book-keeper for the mines when we came to Gwinn. I feel very grateful to them for their kindness and loyalty in honoring his memory. They knew him intimately and are sad- dened by his death. This article was written by J. I. Keeton, of Munising. I am sending you a picture of Mr. Quayle which I think is a good like- ness. It was taken some years ago. Perhaps you would like to have a plate made to run in the Tradesman along with the article. Mr. Quayle looked just like this picture as he lay asleep in his casket. I have suffered a great loss, but I am comforted with the thought that his life was spent in the service of his Master and that he has gone to his reward. Mrs. Richard Quayle. and the Upper Peninsula mourns the passing of one of its most esteemed citizens. Richard Quayle, be- loved by all who came to know him during his life, died at his home in Gwinn on July 5, in his 71st year, lacking pust a few days of reaching the age of 72. He had been in poor health for nearly two years and con- fined to his bed since Feb. 5. Richard Quayle spent.a worthwhile life by living kindly and being of serv- ice to his fellow man. That he did ac- complish; and it is for that trait of servitude in the interest of others that he shall always be gratefully remem- bered. His stay in this world has added a richness to the community in which he lived and has left an indelible mark of his goodness in the hearts of all those who were acquainted with him. The strong faith he had in the good of human nature, a constant optimistic outlook on life, a deep sincerity for his town, state and country—all these qual- ities describe the character of Richard Quayle. He was born on the far-away Isle of Man and came to Ishpeming as a lad in 1869, One might say that he grew up with the Upper Peninsula, for his boy- hood was spent in the early pioneer days of iron, copper and lumber. He was a figure who has shared and con- tributed to Michigan’s romantic days of the past and who has come down to us still carrying on with the same spirit that so well characterized- Michigan’s pioneer era. Perhaps it was from these hardy woodsmen and miners that he caught the spirit of brotherhood of man during those formative years of the Upper Peninsula. They were years of hardship and turmoil and a test of the true temper of man. Early in his life he went into busi- ness for himself. In 1896 he purchased a pile of mixed ore and rock at the Old East New York Mine in Ishpeming, Gwinn sorted out the ore and sold it in the open market, thus giving employment to a crew of men and reclaiming a large quantity of ore otherwise lost. These operations were carried on dur- ing the summer months for a number of years. In 1901 he went to Michi- pacotton on the North shore of Lake Superior, where he was cashier for a mining company and conducted the company store which he later bought and conducted for himself. When the mine closed he disposed of the stock and bought the store at Princeton, where he was located until 1909 when he built a store in the new town of Gwinn. There he had the largest mer- cantile establishment, which grew and thrived with the passing years. His store served the needs of his towns- people and was a monument to the high ideals which Richard Quayle held dear to his heart in the conducting of business. His policy of fairness and sympathetic understanding with his patrons made his business not one of pure materialistic gain and profit, but The Late Richard Quayle rather was it sweetly tempered with a humanitarian spirit. As a business man he stood out foremost for the better- ment and improvement of the commun- ity, with a sincere interest in church and civic affairs. During times of in- dustrial depression, when the mines were closed down, he helped the poor working man with a dependent family by freely granting him credit. No one was allowed to go without food or clothes during those hard times for he treated all men as his own brothers. His many acts of charity, which were innumerable, illustrate his belief in the principle of humanitarianism and stamp him as the man he was. For those who were unable to earn a living in their old age, and as a gift to the Chelsea Old People’s Home, he completely fur- nished and maintained a room in mem- ory of his wife’s and his parents. Eight or ten years ago he donated to the Bronson Hospital of Kalamazoo an operating table. contributions to the Houghton Chil- dren’s Tiome and to the St. Joseph Children’s Home. Not all can be said of what he has done for those who needed help, for his acts of kindness did not always come to be known, but were done for the pure joy of helping Also he made large- others; the secret remains with Rich- ard Quayle alone and with the indi- vidual who received a helping hand. There is now a hiatus in the com- munity of Gwinn, like a space in the sky, when once the tall tree has been cut down. Though the Man has gone, his good deeds have remained as a consolation for his passing. The years of his success will be remembered when kindness and generosity domi- nated his conduct of business. He will also be remembered during these last years when the evil days of an indus- trial depression closed the mines of Gwinn. Through it all, despite suffer- ing a reverse in fortune because of the nation - wide depression, Richard Quayle continued to smile on life, with a steadfast hope and an optimistic heart. The cruelty and hardships which life now imposed upon him could not harden the heart of him who had learned and taught the real values in life. The mellowness and geniality of his soul remained intact, and unharmed to the end; for he had caught up that one basic principle—fundamental in the making of the world a better place to live in—that is “One who loved his fellow man.” His family who survive are his wife and daughters, Miss Mildred Quayle, of Gwinn, and Mrs. Charles Hawes, of Ishpeming. Of brothers and sisters he leaves Philip, James and William Quayle, of Ishpeming; Mrs. James Kennaugh, of Bisbee, Ariz., and Mrs. Mona Wilds, of Gwinn. 2-0 Items From the Cloverland of Michigan Sault Ste. Marie, Aug. 6—Develop- ments of St. Ignace’s historic points of interest as an inducement for tourists to enter the Upper Peninsula through the Gateway City were taken up by a delegation at the Upper Peninsula De- velopment Bureau meeting at Mackinac Island. A loop drive is proposed through and around St. Ignace, touch- ing at the scenic and historic points which would offer a fitting introduc- tion to the tourist playground of the Upper Peninsula. On this loop drive would be Father Marquette’s park and the sight of his grave and mission and old Fort Field, where 250 years ago the French built the first fort in the North- west. St. Ignace has much to offer the tourist which will help to swing the tourist’s business across the Straits in- stead of having its terminal at Macki- naw City. The Robbins Flooring Co., purchas- er of the Horner Lumber Co., at New- berry, has sold the store and retail de- partment to F. M. Ennis and F. C. Klesner, and the sawmill andj timber to the Chesbrough Lumber Co. F. M. Ennis, formerly superintendent of the Horner plant for the Grand Rapids Trust Co., announced the consumma- tion of the sale July 26. Mr. Klesner was also in the employ of the Grand Rapids Trust Co. Mr. Ennis will oper- ate the Newberry store and it will be known as the Horner Lumber Yard, Inc. Mr. Ennis said the store will han- dle the same stock as before, including hardware, paints and all kinds of lum- ber and building materials, He will be assisted by Arthur Green, who has been in the employ of the store for several years. The sawmill, now owned by the Chesbroughs, will start opera- tions this week to supply the lumber for the flooring mill. Ed Holland will be the manager of all operations of the mill and will have in his employ about forty men in the mill and about the same number in the woods. The floor- ing mill has been retained by the Rob- bins Flooring Co., of Ashland, and ‘it is not definitely known when: it: will-start the manufacture of hardwood flooring. This part of the company employs up- wards of fifty men, and announcement has been made all labor, with the ex- ception of a few experts, will be con- fined to local people. A smile is the same as sunshine. It banishes winter from the human coun- tenance. Ham Hamilton, of the Pickford Grocery, at Pickford, left last week for Chicago, where he is combining busi- bbs with pleasure, also taking in the air. The new Economical Laundry on East Portage avenue opened for busi- ness last week. Their motto is “We launder your clothes with a mother’s care.’ The proprietors are Japs who came here from Minneapolis, where they were engaged in a similar busi- ness. The ideal economic arrangement in this country would be a farm and a city job for every family. Each could then support the other. The Rio Vista Gardens, Riverside, has been greatly enlarged to provide better accommodations. Two additions have been made to the building. In the new space will be tables and booths permitting a larger dancing floor. At the back of the building is a large open air garden, New rest rooms and a large refrigerator have been added. William P. Chambers, 75, well known old resident of Mackinac Island, who had conducted his amusement place “The Cannon Ball” at British Landing, for thirty-six years, died last Thursday morning at his home, follow- ing a brief illness. Mr. Chambers’ life has been intimately connected with the Great Lakes and Northern Michi- gan for the past three quarters of a century. He was born Feb. 22, 1859, at Grand Island in the harbor of Muni- sing, Lake Superior, and while he was still a young man the family moved to Mackinac Island, where he has resided most of his life. William G. ——_+- + —___ Entitled To a Place Among the Antiques Marine City, Aug. 5—I deeply regret that I am unable to accept your kind invitation and offer of entertainment during the Grand Haven Centennial celebration. My health is remarkably good at present and has been for around sixty years. Before that I had one quite sick spell at Spring Lake. Mrs. Potts, how- ever, is not in as good health as is re- quired for a celebration, on such a momentous occasion. am, no doubt, entitled to a place among the antiques of Grand Haven and Ottawa County. My father settled on Government land fourteen miles above Grand Ha- ven, on Grand River, about 1843 or 1844, and was a pioneer lumberman when they used to tell that the Michi- gan pine would last 200 years. It is now not considered good form to tell your age, so I will just say that I was in Grand Haven the first time eighty-one years ago, I visited Spring Lake (then Mill Point) with my step- mother, where we were the guests of her step-father and mother. I enjoyed free board for a week at Dwight Cutler’s home around 1869, while attending a teachers’ institute. That was before the Cutler House was built. By the way, I taught school five years in Ottawa county before I began to enlighten the world through local newspapers. I probably instructed more pupils, and knew less myself, than any other attempted instructor up to that time in all of Western Mich- igan. From 1880 to 1891 most of the time I published the only newspaper in Grand Haven. I hope I may be more favorably sit- uated the next Grand Haven Centen- nial. . Potts. Tapert. 4 MOVEMENTS OF MERCHANTS. Detroit—The Kahn Coal Co. has in- creased its capital stock from $5,000 to $40,000. Detroit—Lang Industries, Inc., has increased its capital stock from $50,- 000 to $150,000. Detroit—James M. Stone, Inc., has changed its name to the Capital Dia- mond Tool Co. Detroit—Gelb & Miller, Inc., has changed its name to Dentists Supply of Detroit, Inc. Pontiac—The Pontiac Varnish Co. has reduced its capital stock from $30,000 to $20,000. Detroit—The Candy-Cod Sales Co. has been organized with $1,000 capital stock, all paid in. Homer—The Calhoun State Bank has reduced its capitalization from $80,000 to $41,700. Detroit—The Evans Appliance Co. has reduced its capital stock from $350,000 to $35,000. Kalamazoo—The Frank H. Clay Co. has reduced its capital stock from $60,000 to $30,000. Lansing—The F. W. Arbaugh Co. has reduced its capital stock from $100,000 to $75,000. Saginaw—The Banner Brewing Co. has increased its capital stock from $300,000 to $475,000. Croswell—The State Bank of Cros- well has reduced its capital stock from $90,000 to $72,300. Birch Run—The Birch Run State Bank has reduced its capital stock from $25,000 to $20,000. Birmingham—The Parks Coal Co.. Inc., has reduced its capital stock from $50,000 to $30,000. Corunna—The Old Corunna State Bank has reduced its capital stock from $50,000 to $40,000. Detroit—The Detroit Coal & Dock Co. has been organized with a paid in capital stock of $1,000. Sparta—The People’s State Bank of Sparta has reduced its capital stock from $25,000 to $21,500. Chesaning—The Chesaning State Bank has reduced its capital stock from $75,000 to $64,300. Lansing—The Crouse Creamery Co. has changed its name to the Neatherwood Farms Co. Grand Rapids—The Shaw Leather Co. has been organized with $10,000 capital stock, all paid in. Detroit—The Sevaerg Metal Corp- oration has been organized with $1,000 capital stock, all paid in. Detroit—The Weil Millinery Co. has been organized with $25,000 cap- ital stock, $1,000 paid in. Detroit—The Michigan Towel Sup- ply Co. has been organized with a paid in capital stock of $75,000. Ecorse — The Peoples Wayne County Bank has changed its name to the Ecorse Savings Bank. Flint—The Flint Tool Service Cor- poration has been organized with $10,000 capital stock, $5,000 paid in. Lansing—The Golden Age Mining Properties, Inc., has. been - organized with a capital stock of $10,000, all paid in. - MICHIGAN Cadillac—Mrs. A. Holmberg has engaged in the grocery business. The Rademaker-Dooge Grocer Co. fur- nished the stock. Detroit—The H. & M. Manufac- turing & Sales Co. has been organ- ized with $25,000 capital stock, of which $7,000 is paid in. Coldwater—W. Barron, 79, prom- inent retired druggist, died July 31. His widow, to whom he was married 58 years ago, survives. Detroit—The Circle Laboratories, Inc., has been organized with $10,000 capital stock, one-half paid in, to man- ufacture beauty parlor supplies. Grand Rapids—George Vanderveen has engaged in the grocery business at 1134 West -Leonard street. The Rademaker-Dooge Grocer Co. fur- nished the stock. Monroe—John Weisel has merged his drug business into a stock com- pany under the name of the Weisel Drug Co. The corporation has a paid in capital stock of $25,000. Hart—W. R. Rach & Co. and the Fruit Industries Co. are operating their cherry canneries at full capacity here. The two plants will pack about 5,000,000 pounds of cherries this month. Lake ‘Odessa—The Farmers and Merchants Bank has increased its cap- ital stock from $25,000 to $50,000 and merged with the Lake Odessa State Savings Bank under the name of the Union Bank. ,Grand Rapids—Weiss & Weiss, shoe dealers at 221 Monroe avenue have merged their business into a_ stock company under the style of Weiss Stores, Inc. The capital stock is $7,500, all paid in. Birmingham — The Mc Callum Dairy, Inc., has been organized to en- gage in the sale of dairy products and groceries. The corporation has an authorized capital stock of $28,000, of which $24,000 is paid in. Lansing—L. B. Richman, owner of the Richman grocery store, 317 East Grand River avenue, plans to sell out his stock and retire from the business. He has been engaged in business in Lansing for many years. Traverse City—Vincent Peck has sold out to Kinde & Co., and taken a position with them at their main store down town. The firm have an- other branch store, coming here from Owosso, a few months ago. Detroit—W. C. Thompson, base- ment buyer for the J. L. Hudson Co. store for the past twelve years, has resigned his position. -Plans for the immediate future are still in the form- ative stage, Mr. Thompson states. Muir—The Maple River Produce Co. is now located in the Messer build ing, formerly the Probasco hardware store. For the past eight years F. W. Brainard has owned and operated the business. A. S. Adams, of Saginaw, is now the new partner and there prom- ises to be an increasing production which ‘will give employment to more people. Custer—Thieves entered the hard- ware store of W. E. Reader & Co. through a window in the office. A large safe was chiseled, but unopened. TRADESMAN All show cases were rifled. The loot included a dozen pocket knives, six watches valued at $2.50, a leather brief case, 50 cents and all the pennies from the cash drawer. The depot safe at Scottville was chiseled in the same manner the same night. Cadillac—Segort Mattison, | who nearly two years ago resigned his po- sition with the Widgren Market and in January, 1933, opened a grocery and market at 1002 North Mitchell (Har- ing) street, has purchased the prop- erty on the corner just South at 940 North Mitchell where he will be lo- cated in his own building. The build- ing has been remodeled and enlarged, the front brought out flush with the sidewalk. New fixtures and refriger- ated display cases have been installed with an attractive lighting and color scheme of decoration. Owosso—Thomas H. Hyslip, 57, president of the Ovid roller mills, for- mer president of the the village of Ovid and well-known throughout the state in milling circles, died in Me- morial ‘hospital here Sunday after- noon of injuries sustained last Wed- nesday when his car was ditched near the Owosso Country club. Mr. Hyslip and his wife were returning home from the club when their machine struck loose gravel and overturned in a ditch. Mrs. MHyslip suffered a crushed chest, but it was at first be- lieved that Mr. Hyslip’s condition was not serious. Kalamazoo—The Miron D. Ellis jewelry store moved from 124 East Michigan avenue to 208 West Mich- igan avenue over the week-end and opened at the new location Monday morning. The new store is consider- ably larger and offers better shopping facilities. The Ellis store has func- tioned in Kalamazo for twenty-eight years, having been located at 108 Port- age street for eighteen years and at the East Michigan avenue address for ten years. Before coming to Kalama- zoo, Ellis was owner of a jewelry store in Clare, and had previously worked at the watch repairing trade at Greenville. Detroit—Reorganization of the staff and personnel of R. H. Fyfe & Co., following the recent resignation of A. O. Day as general manager, has resulted in a new plan of department- ization making this truly a shoe de- _ partment store. William H. Adams has been appointed manager in charge of all women’s and children’s depart- ments of the company, not general manager as previously reported. Ste- ven J. Jay has been placed in charge of the men’s and boys’ departments, as well as of personnel. Commenting on the store changes, Mr. Adams said: “The weakness of most shoe stores lies in their selling organization. We have done well, but we are going to try to do the job even better than in the past. One man will be placed in charge of the important job of organ- izing and developing the sales routine in the way it should be handled. Mr. Jay is the one man who is thoroughly competent for the job.” The good parties are the ones you miss, August 8, 1934 Manufacturing Matters Detroit—The Dexter Ice Cream Manufacturing Co. has been organized with a capital stock of $10,000, all paid in. Ferndale—Noble & Becker, Inc., has been organized with a paid in capital stock of $5,000 to manufacture paints and varnishes. Detroit — The Standard Furniture Manufacturing Corporation has changed its name to the Morton Fur- niture Manufacturing Co. Pontiac—The Pontiac Mlanufactur- ing Co. has been organized with $18,000 paid in capital stock to en- gage in the manufacture of auto re- placement parts. Saginaw—The Marvelene Co., Inc. has been organized to manufacture hand cleaners, soaps, insecticides and exterminators, with a capital stock of $24,000, of which $1,700 is paid in, ee eee Expanding Building Revival Plans Interpreting the recent speech- es of the President as a renewed endorsement of the Administra- tion’s building program, home construction interests are current- ly manifesting greater hopefulness of an early improvement in their business. There are indications that im- mediate official measures will not be restricted to home renovation alone, as had been expected ear- lier. Rather, despite the advanced season, a definite attempt will yet be made this fall to encourage new home building by making mortgage money available on lib- eral terms. Home renovation loans alone would have resulted in additional business estimated at $200,000,- 000 at themost. New construc- tion, in addition, could easily reach figures exceeding $500,- 000,000 within a short time, a survey by the National Associa- tion of Real Estate Boards re- veals. soe Se eee Retail Sales Equal High Figure Retail sales during the past week have held up surprisingly well, despite the retarding influ- ence of the drought on farm pur- chasing in many important locali- ties, reliable reports reveal. Sales on a nation-wide basis were practically at par with the coresponding week in 1933. Since August last year registered the largest sales increase in any one month of the recovery movement, the merchants had not expected to meet last year’s figures, al- though the price increases that have occurred in the meantime make it easier to do so. The current showing is, there- fore, considered as a very encour- aging manifestation of active con- sumer purchasing. If it should be sustained over the coming weeks it would be of great help in over- coming the current reluctance of wholesale and retail trade to or- der for fall requirements. 2+ Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing—John Erskine. bask oe Nas doe en ass ee ae Cee ee oe a ea Sik a eg eS a eee = ea Se Rs led ee a OP a aot go - © << Ft RTH ef TD AS August 8, 1934 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 5 Essential Features of the Grocery Staples Sugar—Jobbers now hold cane gran- ulated at 5.34 and beet sugar at 5.12. Tea—The first hands tea market has shown additional strength during the past week, particularly on Indias and Ceylons. Javas were also somewhat firmer. The demand has not been espe- cially good, but stocks are getting low and buyers will have to come to the market in the near future, Consump- tive demand for tea keeps up very well. Coffee—The market for future Rio and Santos coffee, green and in a large way, has shown some improvement over the week before. The general im- porting coffee trade has had the fair competition code signed during the week and the trade are not quite sure whether that is going to have any effect on prices or not. It has had no partic- ular effect as yet. One of the reasons for the additional firmness is the re- ported reduction in the Brazil crop, due to unfavorable weather. The demand for futures is still rather quiet. Spot Rio and Santos showed some small ad- vances during the week and the de- mand which started the week very dull, improved a little. Buyers, however, are against the advance and that is re- ducing business. Milds show no change for the week. The jobbing market on roasted coffee is about where it was. Canned Fruits—Canned fruits are strong, but there has not been a great deal of activity since new prices were announced. Some large packers were reported to have been buying apri- cots from smaller units because they resisted growers’ price ideas earlier in the year, while on the other hand, the large canning interests bought cling peaches so freely that independents have in some cases been forced to pay a premium to secure requirements. So the struggle between the independents and corporations goes on. France has doubled its tariff on canned pineapple, both in syrup and juice, and this ac- tion naturally is expected to cause a sharp decline of importations from this country. It should be remem- dollar the franc buys a lot more than bered. however, that with the cheap formerly. Canned Vegetables—The canned vegetable market was generally un- changed during the present week. Some further adjustments were made as regards new packs, such as in the South, where new pack tomatoes for prompt and deferred shipment are now quoted over a narrow range. In- cidentally there still appears to be con- siderable demand for early pack Calif- ornia tomatoes. These have sold well for prompt shipment because of the shortage which existed in spots in sev- eral of the domestic distributing cen- ters. Middle West corn seems to have suffered additional damage due to un- favorable weather, and this has led to the withdrawal of several packers from the field. Peas are unchanged, while New York State refugee beans are not coming along as well as ex- pected, and there is less pressure among packers to sell at this time. Canned Fish—Canned salmon held fairly well last week, but there was a slight decline in pinks to $1.05 among a few sellers, and reds while held gen- erally at $1.60 were not being bought in sustaining quantities in this market. Strength in reds is based entirely on the decision to close Bristol Bay next year; but next year is a long way off and distributors are inclined to look upon the heavy pack this year, amounting to some 2,600,000 cases, as having possibilities of pressure selling. Dried Fruits—The dried fruit market is reported by jobbers and other dis- tributors as being somewhat improved here during the present week. There is a little more business being done in appricots, which the trade now realizes are going to be well maintained by conditions on the Coast. However, it is in the nature of things that buying should be limited to nearby needs, as *cots have been forced to higher lev- els proportionately than other items by the unexpectedly small crop dur- ing the present season. Some other dried fruits should show to advantage where price really matters. It is point- ed out here that, in view of the very small apple crops expected in New York and Virginia, this will also divert evaporated apple buyers to other dried fruits as a substitute. For the near future prices are showing steadiness. Adjustments have been made here, passing the bénefit on to the trade quickly, but in regard to Santa Clara prunes there is still a sort of drag be- tween Coast prices and spot prices which is not reassuring to first hands, even at the lower prices named by the prune pool at its recent offering. In California apricots were reported high- er again, and also evaporated apples. Dried peaches, on the other hand, were lower by % to Ye. Beans and Peas—Market for dried beans is still very soft and very dull. The same is to be said of dried peas. Bread—Although at the time of the code enactment hope was expressed that bread prices would not have to advance, it is becoming increasingly evident that the general advance in costs to the bakery industry will have to be compensated for. Already in numerous sections of the country bread prices have been advanced, and judging from the volume and persistency of rumors a similar increase is due here within another week, The bakery code has increased the overhead of large and small bakers. In addition flour prices have been booming for the past month. On top of this is the higher cost incident to the operation of the millers’ code, some of which has to be passed on to the baker. Naturally the bakery industry is not anxious to boost prices. There is ample evidence that each succeeding advance has strength- ened consumer resistance. Bread con- sumption for the past three years has been well below the average of the previous ten years. A careful survey by one of the leading flour mills sub- stantiates this. Thus bakers are not in the least anxious to do anything that will further endanger their market, such as a bread price increase would. Whereas meat prices do promptly re- flect an increase in costs to the packer, fluctuations of 4c, 5c and even 10c per pound being quite common, and vege- table and fruit prices are notorious for their wide changes, a rise of lc for a pound loaf of bread brings the wrath of the Nation down on the bakers’ head. Politics is the answer to this. Cheese—Cheese has shown a slight fractional advance during the week, owing to the fact that replacement costs are higher. Demand is fair with market at present firm. Nuts—The market showed some im- provement this week and jobbers are beginning to believe that the first flur- ry of fall buying may be at hand. There was a larger number of orders of diversified character and they came from a wider area. This indicates that stocks, both here and in the interior, are pretty well sold out and some re- placement business is likely. Prices on the principal nuts remain unchanged here. : Pickles—Pickles are doing a routine business. The price list is unchanged. Soon more will be known about the new pickle crop. There is no doubt that shortages of certain lines will be elim- inated when this comes onto the mar- ket, since the acreage planted was much ahead of last year. Rice—The market is doing slightly better, with the grocery trade now in the market for nearby requirements and even some fairly large business is be- ing reported. The price structure shows no particular change and the uncertain- ties regarding the new season are now pretty well out of the way. There still remains the problems of liquidating the surplus rice in the South through relief and other channels, but there is some progress being made in this di- rection. Salt Fish—New prices on new pack mackerel not yet been named, but of course new ‘fish is expected to ocme on the market in a few days and prices will then be named. It is expected on a firm basis. The supply up to now is under last year. Reports are that most of the new pack will run No. 1 and 2 sizes. Syrup and Molasses — The produc- tion of sugar syrup is still quite small and the demand is just about enough to take it. Prices are therefore firm without change for the week. Com- pound syrup remains unchanged. Stocks are rather heavy, therefore buying is small even though buyers know that an advance is going to take effect shortly. Demand for the better grades of molasses is routine and prices are unchanged. ——_ +o Review of the Produce Market Apples—Yellow Transparent, and No. 1 Red Astrachans, $1.25 per bu.; Duchess, 65c per bu. Avocados—$3 per case from Florida. Bananas—6c per lb, Butter—Creamery, 27'4c for cartons, and 27c for tubs. Cabbage—Home grown 90c per bu. for either white or red. Cantaloupes — $1.25 for standards and $1.50 for jumbos from Indiana; Benton Harbor Honey Rock, 10x10, $1. Carrots—Home grown, 20c per doz. bunches or 85c per bu. Cauliflower—$1 per crate for flat home grown. Celery—Home grown 20 @ 35c per dozen bunches. Cucumbers—Home grown hot house command 50c @ 60c per doz., accord- ing to size; out door grown $1.50 per bushel. : Dried Beans — Michigan Jobbers pay as follows for hand picked at ship- ping stations: €. He BP. from farmers $2.35 Light Red Kidney from farmer__ 3.75 Dark Red Kidney from farmer__ 4.50 Eggs—Jobbers pay 10c per lb. for all clean receipts. They sell as follows: Bancy, tresh white. 90 2lc @andled fresh 20c Candled, large pullets___..._______ 15¢ @hecke 22 ee 14c Egg Plant—$1.50 per doz. for home grown. Garlic—12c per Ib. Green Corn—10-15c per dozen for home grown. Green Beans—$1.75 per bu. Green Onions—1l0c per dozen. Green Peas — $3.25 per hamper for California and Washington. Green Peppers—20c per dozen. Honey Dew Melons—$2.50 per case. Lemons—The price is as follows: 300 Sunkist 20502 $7.50 S00 Sunkist i600 aa 7.50 360 Red Ball 2) 2 7.00 300 Red Ball 7.00 Limes—25c per dozen. Lettuce — In good demand on the following basis: California, 4s and 5s, crate______ $4.50 Reat. out-doar 222 220 03 Onions—Home_ grown, $1.10 for yellow and $1.35 for white. Oranges—Fancy Sunkist California Navels are now sold as follows: 7 Ae $5.00 W650 5.00 Me 5.00 M6 5.00 2 4.75 MW 4.75 4 4.75 Ked Ball, 50c per box less. Parsley—30c per doz. for hot house. Peaches — Elbertas from Georgia, $2 @ $2.50 per bu., according to size. Potatoes—New, $2.50 per bbl. from Virginia.. Home grown, 90c per bu. Pouitry—Wilson & Company pay as follows: Heavy Howls.-...0) 11@12c Hight Bowls 20062 9c Ducks 222 8c Murkeys 202) ges 14c Geese 22 es i ee ae 7c Radishes—8c per dozen bunches for home grown. Spinach — 75c per bushel for home grown. Summer Squash—2%c per Ib. Sweet Potatoes — Indiana Jerseys, $2.25 per bu. Tomatoes—Hot house, 60c per 8 Ib. basket; out door grown, 45c per 8 tb. basket. Turnips—30c per dozen. Veal Calves — Wilson & Company pay as follows: Baney 20020 oe 7c Good, S28 cst ee 56 Watermelons—30c @ 45c. Wax Beans—Home grown, $1.75 per bushel. Whortelberries — $3.25 per 16 qart crate. ——_++>___ Weary the path that does not chal- lenge. Doubt is an incentive to truth and patient inquiry leadeth the wap. —Hosea Ballou. ——_2-~._____ Unfortunately, to make money we must spend money. August 8, 1934 . MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ; MUTUAL INSURANCE (Fire and Life) Another Victim of Loose Insurance Methods Here is a case, just decided (171 A 719), which enables me to fire another shot at the loose and careless way in which thousands of business men han- dle their insurance, fire insurance in this case. It is too important to run any risk whatever. In the case I shall discuss, the doing of a thing which appeared perfectly natural to the insured, but which was in violation of the policy, cost him his insurance money when his building burned down with all its contents. The policy in this case (the insurance company was the National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa.) con- tained the following clause: “It is provided, however, that this policy shall be void while the insured shall have any other contract of insur- ance, whether valid or not, upon such property, not permitted in writing here- on. This entire policy, unless otherwise provided by agreement endorsed here- on, or added thereto, shall be void if the insured now has or shall hereafter make or procure any other contract of insurance, whether valid or not, on property covered in whole or in part by this policy.” The building involved in this case was small and the amount of the pol- icy was $1,300 on the building and $500 on the contents. After this policy had been in force for about three months, the owner, Menke, decided he ought to have more insurance and he went to the agent who had gotten him his policies in the National Union, and told him to get him a policy in another company which would provide $1,700 on the building and $1,000 on the contents. The agent obeyed and the second policy was ob- tained. Menke’s position then was this: He had two building policies in different companies, one for $1,300 and the other for $1,700, and two contents policies, in different companies, one for $500 and the other for $1,000. And this in spite of a clause in his first policy that it should be void if he got any additional insurance without the National Union’s written consent. The National Union never consented to the second policy. In a few months more the building and its contents were completely de- stroyed by fire. Menke made a claim against the National Union, but it was refused on the ground that the taking of more insurance without its consent voided the policy. Menke sued, and in the lower court got a verdict. That court said that even though the Na- tional Union did not formally consent to the obtaining of the additional in- surance, it knew about it because its own agent obtained the second policy for Menke. The appeal court, however, took Menke’s verdict away and held the first policy to be void, because while the National Union agent did obtain the second policy for Menke, the policy provided that “‘no officer, agent or other representative of this company shall have power to waive any provi- sion or condition of this policy.” So Menke lost all the money he would have had gotton under the Na- tional Union policy. What should he have done? It is all supremely simple. When he decid- ed that he needed added insurance he should have written the National Union Co., or its agent, and so stated, asking written leave, to be indorsed on the policy, to carry additional insurance of so much in such and such a company. The company would almost certainly have granted it, and the thing would have been done. When the fire oc- curred, very likely the company would have paid without a contest. “ But you see this could not have been done unless Menke had first read his policy. That is the sticking point in most of these cases—the insured does not know what is in his policy, and therefore does not follow it. E. J. Buckley. +> Why Capital Remains in Hiding One of the leading statistical serv- ices phrased the most significant de- velopment over the past week as the “laggardly action of business and the criticism heaped upon the various fea- tures of the NRA.” The lack of con- fidence causing business to fail to im- prove can be traced to a large extent to the uncertain outlook for profits, re- striction of production and higher wag- es necessitating higher selling prices which produces consumer resistance and causing an unnatural flow of trade tending to retard legitimate enterprise from expanding operations and accum- ulating profits. It is believed, however, that the price fixing feature of the NRA will be definitely discouraged by the President. This suggests lower prices for manufactured goods. Al- though ultimately encouraging, it does not improve the near term outlook for profits. As a result, capital remains in hiding. With the present investors state of mind existing, governments and high grade issues are the type of invest- ments into which funds continue to flow. It seems that this type of situa- tion should protect the high grade bond market, temporarily at least. With the general situation acquiring some de- flationary aspects, the cry for addi- tional inflation is again being heard. The Government’s financing in Sep- tember suggests that no act or utter- ance to hurt its credit is expected over the near term. If any such action is taken after the financing for political purposes, Government credit might be hurt to such an extent that the risk will likely not be taken. The continued spending and failure of private enter- prise to definitely take hold cannot but tend to cause apprehension for the fu- ture. Inflationary devices feed upon themselves and tend to create condi- tions demanding additional inflation. This phase of the situation demands a watchful waiting attitude on the part of the investors. The reference to “gov- ernment yard stick” for the electric power industry in one of the recent speeches of the President does not sug- gest a definite change in policies of the Administration that will overcome the present uncertain state of mind exist- ing in business. J. H. Petter. — ++ >__ Reorganization of the Gunn Furniture Company Re-organization of a new company to take over and operate the Gunn Furniture Co., wiich has been active in Grand Rapids for forty-five years, is announced, The new company will continue the plant’s operations in the Ann street fac- tory. Directors of the new company are John P. Homiller, J. Brayton Deane, Thomas C. Wanty, Seigel W. Judd and Fred M. Deane, Jr. Officers are: President and general manager, Mr. Homiller; vice-presidents, Mr. Wanty and Dudley A. Cox; treasurer, J. 3rayton Deane; secretary and assist- ant treasurer, William I. Irwin; and asistant secretary, Mr. Judd. The Gunn Furniture Co., originally the Gunn Folding Bed Co., was formed by William S. Gunn, and con- tinued by his son, William A. Gunn, and his grandson, W. Earl Gunn, who now lives in California. Sectional bookcases later were made by the firm and finally desks and_ office equipment. It was one of the larger manufacturers of office furniture and had a large export business. William A. Gunn went to Europe about. 1900, where he lived for the next twenty years, during which time Mr. Homiller, president and general manager of the new company, was in entire charge of operations at the plant here. Since leaving the Gunn company, fifteen years ago, Mr. Homiller has been with the Limbert Furniture Co., of Holland, and with Robert W. Irwin Co., here. Mr. Wanty was formerly with the Nelson-Matter Co., John Widdicomb Co. and the Gunn Furniture Co. For the last thirteen years he has been with Robert W. Irwin Co. as Mid- west representative. J. Brayton Deane has been with the Bissell Carpet Sweeper Co. for the last eight years as industrial engineer. Fred M. Deane, Jr., was with the American Box Board Co. several years. W. Irwin was secretary and treas- urer of the old Gunn Furniture Co. and has been in charge of its opera- tions for nearly twenty years. Mr. Cox is one of the best known desk salesmen in the country and re- cently has been sales manager of the Gunn Furniture Co. The new company contemplates a gradual expansion of manufacturing operations, carrying on the tradition of the organization that is nearly a half century old. It is expected that the number of employes will be in- creased in the near future. —__§¢oo__ Reaction Against NRA Inability of prospective code makers to secure co-operation of members of their industry in the securing of statistics essential to the preparation of trade pacts is attributed to spreading belief, held particularly in the Middle West, that codes of fair trade practices may be expected to pass out of the recovery picture in the not distant future. Because of this, it is related, te non-co-operative members are adopting a ‘what's the use’’ atti- tude and are showing great reluc- tance to becoming involved in what they feel may be a fruitless activity. This situation has been present- ed to officials of the National Re- covery Administration to whom it has been explained the basis for this disaffection appears to be a campaign of criticism of the NRA, which has been very pronounced in some areas of the country: While complainants lay some emphasis on newspaper ~ discus- sions’ of the frailties of NRA, there is seen more or less respon- sible for the lassitude among in- dustry members the attacks that have been made by Senators Borah and Nye, among other crit- ics. The code makers in question could not apparently get data suf- ficient to show that they were rep- rensentative of the industry for which they sought to act. ——_+++—__- A new non-inflammable, non-poison- ous cleaner and polisher for metals, glass, porcelain is supplied in powdered form. It’s made ready for use by merely adding water and shaking. —_—_~e~-o___ The wellbalanced individual takes his work seriously, but does not take himself too seriously. SAFEGUARD YOUR PROPERTY with MUTUAL INSURANCE FIRE and WIND COVERAGE Commercial and Residential Properties SAVINGS—25% to 3714% M. B. & M. Legal Reserve Co. MICHIGAN BANKERS & MERCHANTS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY FREMONT, MICHIGAN August 8, 1934 ee eee ee aa pe MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Monument erected in Swinney Park in 1922 by the citizens of Fort Wayne to Col. David N. Foster, for eighteen years the President of the Park Board, THIS MONUMENT Erected By The People of Fort Wayne To COL. DAVID N. FOSTER in 1922, While He Was Yet Living, and Active in the Welfare of His Home City. BORN APRIL 24, 1841. He is truly called “The Father of the Fort Wayne Park System,” an honor fully earned through years of devotion and activity as President of the Board of Park Commissioners since its creation in 1905 and through the gift of Foster Park to the city in 1912, jointly with his brother, Samuel M. Foster. He will live forever, not because of his military record, for that was attained in service for his country. Not by reason of his business career, for all must gain a livelihood. But in the laughter of the children, the strength of the youth and the joy of the middle aged who shall live and love and prosper and know real happiness in that greater Fort Wayne of To-morrow which is his dream come true. Pa a a Ut UT ee ee Col. David N. Foster, now 93 years old, was a resident of Grand Rapids during the early ’70s. He conducted a dry goods store on the corner where the Herpolsheimer store is now located and also published the Saturday Evening Post, a weekly newspaper. He married his second wife here and removed about 1875 to Fort Wayne. There he acquired a large fortune in banking, pump making, knitting mills and life insurance. He early became interested in parks, boulevards and artificial lakes. He and his brother donated a 68 acre park to the city. For. thirty years he has been President of the Board of Park Commissioners. In 1922 the citizens of Fort Wayne showed their appreciation of his public spirited- ness by erecting a memorial to his memory. Frederick C. Hibbard, the Chicago sculptor, putting the finishing touches upon the 10 foot clay model of the bronze portrait statue erected in Swinney Park by the citizens of Fort Wayne as a testimonial to the President of the Board of Park Commissioners, Colonel David N. Foster. LE Te ee te eae Te ee EEDA TORE VERS CSSA ET Steere UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE Unemployment insurance on a Na- tional scale was held to be actuarially and practically unsound in a compre- hensive study on the subject issued by the legislative committee of the New York Board of Trade. The committee declared, however, that “unemployment reserves, when administered by indi- vidual employers, and when on an em- ployer and employe contributive basis, are practical of operation.” : One of the major points stressed by the board was that: “It is inevitable that we in this country must give con- sideration to the problem of out-of- work relief, and that in the circum- stances it is necessary to avoid the er- rors of fact and judgment displayed in the experience of other countries.” “Recent statements by spokesmen of the administration at Washington, the introduction of measures in the Con- gress and State Legislatures, together with the appearance of propaganda prepared by private and semi-official organizations, point to the very neces- sary consideration of forms of social insurance which have not heretofore been given as much attention by busi- ness and industry in this country as the importance of the situation war- rants,” the report continued. While conceding that the United States was far behind European coun- tries in the development of unemploy- ment-insurance plans, the report stressed contrasting conditions. “Industrial countries abroad, by reason of the fact that they were very old and fully developed to the capacity of their opportunities for expansion, had of necessity to resort to planned methods to provide out-of-work re- lief; whereas in the United States the rapid expansion of the country and its major industries and the development of new enterprises offered an opportun- ity—at least up to a few brief years ago—for the unemployed to seek gain- ful pursuits through the means of the tremendous developments taking place.” The European systems were not precipitous undertakings by the sev- eral governments, but were embarked upon after years of unsatisfactory ex- periments with partial and unorgan- ized methods, the report pointed out. Most countries went through a distres- sing period of trial and error, and the failure to achieve typically successful schemes is less of a commentary on their ability to formulate such plans than it is an indication of the enormity of the undertaking, the board added. Advocates of unemployment insur- ance have frequently claimed that it is a perfectly feasible proposition on an actuarial basis, “It is a matter of fact, however,” the study pointed out, “that the law of the State of New York does not per- mit insurance companies to underwrite the risk of unemployment. It can be readily ascertained that there are no insurance companies to-day which would make it permissible for them to experiment with unemployment insur- ance. The insurance companies have made a serious and complete study of unemployment insurance from the ac- tuarial standpoint and their failure to advocate legal changes opening this MICHIGAN field to them is evidence of their opin- ion on this point.” The very unpredictable nature of na- tional unemployment, eliminating those chronically unsuitable for any contin- uous employment, makes any approach to the problem on an actuarial basis most improbable of solution, the re- port continued. “With the comparatively successful operation of the few American type of of voluntary plans as an example, at- tention should be directed to an en- deavor to ascertain if through educa- tion and enlightenment such a system of voluntary schemes can be expanded from the nucleus of individual compa- ny plans so as to cover whole indus- tries,” the report concluded. BLUE EAGLE’S BIRTHDAY It was with a certain amount of dif- fidence on the part of the public, labor and business that the birthday of the Blue Eagle was celebrated last week. To a great many men in industry and trade the bird had become a source of aggravation; labor acknowledged its anniversary with a shower of brickbats in various warring centers; and con- sumers remembered vaguely that it had some connection “with doing our part.” The last-mentioned attitude points to one of the most serious defects in the NRA program, the failure to push through the great promotional cam- paign to acquaint the public with the eagle’s ambitions and achievements, which was promised last year. The ad- ministration was fond of pointing out that the economic emergency was greater than that occasioned by the war. Consequently, the drive to publi- cize the Recovery Act was promised to be on a scale equal to the vast Lib- erty loan and other war campaigns. But it failed dismally to come any- where near the efforts to raise money for the snuffing out of human lives. A few spasmodic attempts were made to tell the public of the impor- tance of raising wages, eliminating sweat shops and child labor, bringing working hours down and restricting ruthless competition, But they petered out, and as the more articulate dissen- ters to the program drove home their arguments through the press and other media, the average consumer shrugged and thought that “maybe this Blue Eagle business is not so good after all.” Without doubt the Recovery Act would be more strongly entrenched to- day if the promised campaign had been pushed vigorously. There are few, even among those critics who find great fault with many of the NRA pro- visions, who criticize the act’s funda- mentals on hours and wages. Consid- ering that the law has less than a year to run, it might be wise for the admin- istration, if it seriously wishes a reten- tion of the legislation, to revive its campaign for public support. INDUSTRY MARKING TIME While foreign developments loom prominently in the news of the day, they have comparatively little effect on the domestic industrial situation. Near the close of the week an apparent mis- interpretation in foreign circles of Sec- retary of the Treasury Morganthau’s statemient on Thursday regarding issu- TRADESMAN ance of the new silver certificates brought about a wave of dollar selling. European markets assumed, apparent- ly, that this country was in for direct inflation and consequently started to unload dollars. While admitting that pressure for some form of inflation is growing, local financial circles are still confident that the President will resist any attempts at sharp inflationary measures. Confi- dence is growing on the Fall business outlook, but as yet the direction of trade is not quite clear. Most lifes of industry are now more or less marking time. The coming week, however, with the cotton crop estimate due on Wed- nesday, may give more definite direc- tion to industry. Commodity prices moved up during the week,-foodstuffs in particular near- ing the year’s high marks, as crop re- ports indicated further destruction by the drought. The lone exception was wool, which was brought down ap- proximately 10 cents a pound by agree- ment, to line it up more evenly with the foreign levels. This move may clar- ify the unsettled situation in wool fab- rics and lead to a revival of activity in those branches, which have been practically dormant for months. The weekly index of business activ- ity reflected to a certain extent the dull business situation. A fractional gain was registered, mainly because of the rise in electric power production. The advance might possibly be due not so much to industrial activity as to in- creased home usage of power following the sharp expansion in refrigerator and appliance sales. The steel and lumber series also moved up, while the car loadings, automobile and cotton cloth figures dropped off. TIMELY MERCHANDISING During the course of merchandising this Summer considerable progress was made in the elimination of one of the fads of retailing that in the past has proved notably costly both to the stores themselves and to producers in many lines of merchandise. The fad referred to is that composite of rushing the sea- son before it normally opened and end- ing it before it reached its natural climax. In the halcyon days of retailing, be- cause of the prevailing desire to achieve prestige by being first to show new merchandise and the ensuing com- petition which this practice engendered, the actual merchandising life of many types of-goods was unduly shortened. Under the influence of this idea stores were showing Spring fashions in Jan- uary, etc., and a retail season came to the mark down stage before the rank and file of consumers were in readiness to buy. This Summer, however, retailers once again discovered they could sell merchandise profitably at the normal height of the season when the greatest number of customers were still eager for seasonable goods. Many stores are still selling Summer items, many of them at regular prices, and in fact have been steadily re-ordering them. Lack- ing the price advance argument of a year ago, the stores were forced to fall back on pushing seasonable goods and found consumers were responsive, August 8, 1934 The lessons learned in the process are such as to indicate that the same plan will be followed in Fall merchan- dising, with retailers, not only in their buying operations but in their merchan- dising as well, guided by better timing to actual! seasonal purchasing by con- sumers. MISLEADING ADVERTISING Regulations designed to prevent the publication of misleading or untruth- ful advertising, for the protection of the public and of its confidence in adver- tising,’ may soon be put into effect by advertising agencies. The code proposed for this purpose, for which a hearing is scheduled Aug. 7, would establish a 36-hour week, averaged over a consecutive four-week period, and fix a minimum wage of $15 a week. Employes engaged in a man- agerial capacity or as outside sales- men, copy writers, and artists paid at the rate of not less than $35 a week would be excepted from the limitations on hours. The proposed code has been submit- ted by the American Association of Advertising Agencies, which claims to represent 54 per cent. of the volume of the business. It is proposed that the voting power of trade members shall be based on their gross income for the preceding year. The administrative body would be made up of 13 members of the trade and such individuals as the NRA Ad- ministrator may appoint. Among practices which it is sought to have prohibited by the code are the splitting of commissions; the giving away of collateral advertising; the al- lowing of cash discounts not earned by prompt payment on cash discount dates; the offering of employment to a full-time employe of another member of the trade without first notifying that member; and the inducing “or attempt - to induce” the breach of an existing contract between a competitor and his customer. FIRST INDUSTRY LOANS The Federal reserve banks have made their first direct loans to indus- try. Five millions dollars was reported last week as having been advanced to business concerns by the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank. This bank was the first and only one of the 12 re- serve institutions to report one of the direct loans to industry authorized by the latest Congress. The Reconstruction Finance Corpo- ration, which is also authorized to make direct loans to industry, has made 52 such loans, aggregating $4,486,000, most of them small advances. The RFC estimates that already 4,100 con- cerns are seeking direct financial aid from it. The reserve banks have $280,000,000 earmarked for direct loans, while the RFC has $300,000,000. eee eee A new shower attachment for fire hydrants tempers hot weather for city kids. Equipped with volume control (0 to 125 gallons a minute), it sprays up to a 60-foot semicircle. ers Our forefathers defeated King George III, but greedy wealth is de- feating us. August 8, 1934 OUT AROUND Things Seen and Heard on a Week End Trip I begin to think that all Saturdays this summer are destined to be abnor- mal in temperature, Such has been the case with the four Saturdays of June and the four Saturdays of July and Aug. 4 proved no exception to the rule. I see by the papers that we are hav- ing the hottest summer we have had for sixty years. At Ravenna I was greatly pleased to have Ed. Bartholomew, the veteran hardware dealer, return to the Trades- man fold. Mr. Bartholomew celebrat- ed the fifty-second anniversary of his engaging in the hardware business at Ravenna in April of this year. He is still active in discharging his store du- ties. While waiting to get in a word with him at a busy time of the day, I could not help noticing the confi- dence reposed in him by his customers. He told me frankly that he missed the Tradesman greatly when he ceased tak- ing it and was glad to be restored to membership in our charmed circle. The same condition applies to Frank E. Thatcher, the long-time druggist at Ravenna. Recalling that Mr. Thatcher was very fond of his four sons, I re- quested him to mail me a letter in ref- erence to each one, which he very cheerfully did. He also gave me a side light on his own busy career, as fol- lows: Your request for information in re- gard to my family did not convey how much you want so I will try to be concise and you can “edit” it to suit your fancy. ' My father, Edwin Thatcher, 1825- 1901, was a native of Pennsylvania and a descendant of Thomas Thatcher, the first preacher in Old South Church, 3oston, 1632. He was a school teacher —an ardent supporter of Abraham Lincoln and enlisted in the 52nd Penn- sylvania Vol. Inf. at the age of 39. We moved to Michigan in 1866, settling in the woods in Ravenna township. Fa- ther taught school and was elected county superintendent of schools on the Republican ticket, also supervisor of Ravenna. He was chairman of the board in 1872 and 75. I was born Jan. 1, 1859, also became a teacher for three years but quit to become a drug- gist. Began as a clerk for Theron Stafford in Ravenna in 1881, In 1885 I married Sarah J. Bennett, of Mus- kegon, and, forming a co-partnership with J. Hanville, we purchased Staf- ford’s stock. We bought our first drugs from Shepard & Hazeltine. April, 1886, my son, Fent E. N. Thatcher, was born and I was elected supervisor of Ravenna to succeed my father, and a member of the Board of Education, from which office I retired this July. I was elected chairman of the board of supervisors in 1890 and as a repre- sentative in the legislature in Novem- ber of that year. Among the members were At. S. White, Jack Hayward and Edison M. Barnard, of Grand Rapids, Gerrit Diekema and George F. Rich- ardson, of Ottawa. The latter two afterward became congressmen, and I became township clerk and postmas- ter. My first vote in 1880 was for James B. Weaver and I again voted for him in 1892. Lincoln was the first greenbacker and Weaver the last. My second son, Ford, died while we lived in Lansing on the same day that his namesake, Congressman M. H. Ford, died. He was a great favorite with the members who adjourned and, under command of the sargeant-at- MICHIGAN arms, marched from the House to the depot. In 1882 I moved to Elk Rapids, where my son, Marion H., was born, and in 1894 I returned to Ravenna and have conducted a drug store ever since. I subscribed for the Tradesman with its first issue and continued until Hoover relieved me of my subscrip- tion. Fent E. N. Thatcher was a graduate civil engineer of the Michigan State College, 1907, was the first engineer at the Continental Works in Muskegon and designed their first building; also at the Crane Works in Muskegon. While there he was Democratic candi- date for register of deeds. He was de- feated by KF. Hathaway, moved to Jackson twelve years ago and was an engineer for the Consumers Power Co. for eight years, leaving them to construct the new state prison, where he worked for three and a half years and was fired when he was elected a member of the Democratic state cen- tral committee. At the Democratic convention in 1932 at Lansing he was a candidate for the office of Secretary of State and at the request of Governor Comstock he withdrew in favor of Ab- bott, who was then nominated over John Bare, with the understanding that he was to have the wardenship of Jackson prison, but the governor’s friend, Gray, was about to have a re- call as mayor of Lansing and, resign- ing, he accepted the office of warden. He is now employed by the Auditor General in the inheritance division. Marion H. Thatcher was not much interested in politics—his only office being township clerk of Ravenna. He graduated at Ferris Institute in 1915 and was a partner with his father until 1922, when he accepted a position with the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. and managed the Manistee branch until 1932, when they closed the Manistee branch. Their Muskegon representa- tive died about that time and he took Mr. Stevenson’s place. Marion H. Thatcher resides at 50 Catharine street, Muskegon. He married Vernier Hardy, a teacher in the Ravenna high school in 1922. They have no children. Lynn E. Thatcher was born at Ra- venna in 1899, He was steward on the B. & O. Railway, 1915 to 1918 and traveled for Frederick Post & Co., of Chicago, art instruments, in Montana, Washington and Oregon. Leaving that work, he took an oil tanker as steers- man through the Panama canal to Hamburg, Germany. He conducted a print shop in Ravenna, 1929 to 1932, was elected county clerk in 1932, but counted out. Put up $100 for a recount of twenty precincts, but not one vote was recounted, each one claiming that their ballots were not properly sealed. The blame was finally being placed on Secretary Fitzgerald, who furnished three seals for eight packages. Lynn is now an inspector with the State Liquor Commission. T. Thomas Thatcher was born Jan. 17, 1907, at Ravenna. He is a gradu- at of the Michigan State Normal. Kalamazoo. Married in 1925 to Mari- enne Lundquist, a teacher in Ravenna schools. Taught at Casnovia and Shel- by, principal at Ravenna 1930-31. Was a candidate for the legislature in April, 1931, to succeed Ed. Skeels, deceased, defeated by Montague Ripley; again a candidate in 1932 and defeated Ripley by 960. Member of legislative council and author of Arthur-Thatcher-Silas bill, appropriating $15,000,000 for schools and teachers. Has two children, T. Thos., Jr., and Marilyn. Thomas Rogers, who has published the local newspaper at Ravenna many years, is gradually fading into eternity as the result of a major gland opera- tion two years ago. Prior to his sub- mitting to treatment which involved the use of the knife I urged him to place himself under the care of the TRADESMAN Grand Rapids expert who has replaced the knife with electricity in the treat- ment of gland troubles, thus avoiding all danger and doing away with all pain and hospital experience. I regret Mr. Rogers did not avail himself of my advice, because Ravenna needs the as- sistance of the old veteran in main- taining her equilibrium. Dropped in the A. B. Knowlson & Co. office the other day and had a talk with Mr. Horner on refrigeration. He told me that Southern fruits and veg- etables which were shipped North un- der chemical or mechanical refrigera- tion reach their destination in a wilted condition; that ‘sometime ago the Southern railroads referred the subject to a committee of railway engineers who gave the matter exhaustive inves- tigation and reached the conclusion that there was no better method of refrigeration than natural ice in view for the next twenty-five years; that as a result of this conclusion the South- ern railways have entered into twenty- five year contracts with companies to build and equip ice factories to supply the demand for the next quarter of a century. It is very easy nowadays to get the measure of men. Simply loan them money or assist them to make a nice lot of money through the sale of stock, real estate or other property and then see how quickly they show you the kind of men they really are by do- ing you a bad turn when it would cost them nothing to do you a good turn. The world appears to be too full of men of the type who fail to realize that ingratitude is the basest crime in the calendar. some The slimy hand of the A. & P. is clearly in evidence in its present at- tempt to destroy the smaller bakers of the United States. It is making and selling one pound loaves of bread: for four cents per loaf. Expert bakers as- sert that a one pound loaf cannot be made and sold at a profit for less than six cents per loaf. When approached on the subject the district managers as- sert they have a definite object in view —the destruction and elimination of the small baker. Their attitude on this subject is about as brutal as could be imagined and they are putting their designs on the small baker into effect with as little delay as possible. The Michigan Bakers Association has undertaken to stem the tide of de- struction, but has to admit their efforts meet with small success, on account of the inactivity and indifference of the NRA, whose code is so drawn that it gives the chains advantages over the independent grocer and baker at every turn. Being unable to obtain any help from the Federal Government, the in- dependent bakers have decided to ap- peal to the state and ask the Legisla- ture to enact a fair trade law, in the hope that such an expedient will enable the independents to function in such manner as the NRA was expected to assist them to conduct their business, along fairly profitable lines without un- just and wholly unreasonable and de- structive competition. The rapid 9 growth of the Association organized by the bakers about eighteen months ago and the close affiliation it has made with the recently organized Michigan Federation of Retail Merchants ought to enable the bakers to secure relief from the most dastardly attack on them and their business ever conceived by the mind of man, Cincinnati, August 2—This will ac- knowledge your letter dated July 31, 1934, For your information, our represen- tative, John Carlton, who accepted the order from Dan Merson, of Buchanan, Michigan, did so in good faith; for your further information, we wrote Mr. Merson under date of June 19 and again under date of July 2, requesting his order blank copy that we might fill his order. We have given no cause, that we are able to determine, to indi- cate we were not ready and willing to fill his order, or that we were attempt- ing to evade it in any way—in fact, we have done just the reverse. The Cincinnati Better Business Bu- reau and the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, of which we are a member, will both be glad to give you infor- mation as to our ethics; we have been in Cincinnati since 1894. Your Dun & Bradstreet will indicate to you that we have a perfect rating and are finan- cially responsible to the point where it would be far-fetched to suppose we were trying to evade a matter of 75c. We mention this fact because we do not appreciate the attached schedule of your duties to Michigan merchants and your emphasis, by check mark, of par- agraph 8—‘Saved merchants millions of dollars by exposing frauds and cheats who prey upon the credulity of the mercantile fraternity.” We are just as honest as you are, and we can prove it. We are not holier than thou. Kaeser & Blair, Inc. I am willing to concede all the writer of the above letter claims as to the responsibility of his house, but I can- not see why he should insist on Mr. Merson giving up his duplicate of the order before the house will agree to ship the order. The order was evi- dently made in triplicate—one for the house, one for the traveler who secured the order and one for the merchant. As the duplicate or triplicate handed the merchant contained an acknowl- edgment of the advance payment on account, the merchant naturally pre- fers to retain it as a receipt for the money paid. If Kaeser & Blair can explain what their reason is for de- manding possession of the receipt I should be glad to have them do so. The President of the Michigan Retail Dry Association stated at a meeting that the sales tax is the most equitable tax that the state has ever known. Goods The Ann Arbor News carried a story stating that the state funds show a surplus and that this is the first time that receipts exceeded expenditures: and that this fact was due to the enact- ment of the general sales tax act. The Holly grange endorsed the sales tax. Sales tax booklets are not transfer- able and should be kept at all times up to date for the reference of the (Continued on page 23) SSIES RNR TT RS a acta ce ee EL SA Sab IE GA te EBS ap a Sel lana ohn Natl gcd SAE Tale oO FINANCIAL Noble Indian Who Died Like a Hero My attention has been called to a very interesting incident mentioned by an employe of the American Fur Hubbard, whe Company, Gordon S. became one of the founders of Chi- cago. It was in the year 1819 and some time in the month of May. Hub- bard was on his way back to Mack- inac after a winter in Illinois—near Fort Dearborn or Chicago. I am re- peating from the writing of Hubbard what occurred at Grand Haven. “One evening, at the close of the feast, we were informed that an In- dian, who the Fall previous, in a drunken quarrel, had killed one of the sons of a chief of the Manistee tribe, would on the morrow deliver himself up to suffer the penalty of his crime according to the Indian custom. We eave but little credence to the rumor, though the Indians seemed much ex- cited over it. On the following day, however, the rumor proved true, and I witnessed tthe grandest and most thrilling incident of my life. “The murderer was a Canadian In- dian and had no blood relatives among the Manistees, but had by invitation, returned with some of the tribe from Malden, where they received their an- nuities from the English government, and falling in love with a Manistee maiden, had married her and settled among them, agreeing to become one of their tribe. As was customary, all his earnings from hunting and trap- ping belonged to his father-in-law until the birth of his first child, after which he commanded his time and could use his gains for the benefit of his family. At the time of the killing of the chief’s son he had several chil- dren and was very poor, possessing nothing but his meager wearing ap- parel and a few traps. He was a fair hunter, but more proficient as a trap- per. “Knowing that his life would be taken unless he could ransom it with furs and articles of value, after con- sulting with his wife, he determined to depart at night in a canoe with his family and secretly make his way to the marshes at the headwaters of the Muskegon River, where he had be- fore trapped successfully, and there endeavor to catch beaver, mink, mar- ten, and other fine furs, which were usually abundant, and return in the spring and satisfy the demands of the chief. As, according to the custom, if he failed to satisfy the chief and family of the murdered man, either by ransom or a sacrifice of his own life, they could demand of his wife’s brothers what he had failed to give, he consulted with one of them and told him of his purpose, and designated a particular location on the Muskegon where he could be found if it became necessary for him to return and de- liver himself up. Having completed his arrangements, he made his escape and arrived safely at the place of des- tination, and having but few traps and but a small supply of ammunition, he arranged dead-fall traps in a circuit around his camp, hoping with them MICHIGAN and his few traps to have a successful winter and by spring to secure enough to save his life. “After the burial of his son, the chief took counsel with his sons as to what they should do to revenge the dead, and as they knew the murderer was too poor to pay their demands, they determined upon his death and set about finding him. Being disap- pointed in this, they made a demand upon the brothers of his wife, who, knowing that they could not satisfy his claims, counselled together as to what course to pursue, all but one of them believing he had fled to Canada. “The younger brother, knowing his whereabouts, sent word to the chief that he would go in search of the mur- derer and if he failed to produce him would himself give his own life in his stead. This being acceptable, without divulging the secret of his brother- in-law’s hiding place, he started to find him. It was a long and difficult journey, as he had no landmarks to go by and only knew that he should find his brother-in-law on the head- waters of the Muskegon, which he finally did. “The winter had been one of un- usually deep snow, and the spring one of great floods, which had inundated the country where he was. The bears had kept in their dens, and for some reason the marten, beavers, and mink had not been found, so that when his brother-in-law reached them he and his family were almost perishing from starvation, and his winter’s hunt had proved unsuccessful. They accord- ingly descended together to the main river, where the brother left them for his return home, it being agreed be- tween them that the murderer would himself report at the mouth of Grand River during the “Feast of the Dead,” which promise he _ faithfully per- formed. “Soon after sunrise the news spread through the camp that he was coming. The chief hastily selected a spot in a valley between the sand-hills, in which he placed himself and family in readiness to receive him, while we traders, together with the Indians, sought the surrounding sand-hills, that we might have a good oppor- tunity to witness all that should occur. Presently we heard the monotonous thump of the Indian drum, and soon thereafter the mournful voice of the Indian, chanting his own death song, and then we beheld him, marching with his wife and children, slowly and in single file, to the place selected for his execution, still singing and beat- ing the drum. “When he reached a spot near where sat the chief, he placed the drum on the ground, and his wife and children seated themselves on mats which had been prepared for them. He then addressed the chief, saying: ‘I, in a drunken moment, stabbed your son, being provoked to it by his ac- cusing me of being a coward and call- ing me an old woman. I fled to the marshes at the head of the Muskegon, hoping that the Great Spirit would favor me in the hunt, so that I could pay you for your lost son. I was not TRADESMAN successful. Here is the knife with which I killed your son; by it I wish to die. Save my wife and children. I am done.’ The chief received the knife, and, handing it to his oldest son, said, ‘Kill him.’ The son ad- vanced, and, placing his left hand upon the shoulder of his victim, made two or three feints with the knife and then plunged it into his breast to the handle and immediately withdrew it. “Not a murmur was heard from the Indian or his wife and children. Not a word was spoken by, those assem- bled to witness. All nature was silent, broken only by the singing of the birds. Every eye was turned upon the victim, who stood motionless with his eyes firmly fixed upon his execu- tioner, and calmly received the blow without the appearance of the slight- est tremor. For a few moments he stood erect, the blood gushing from the wound at every pulsation; then his knees began to quake; his eyes and face assumed an expression of death and he sank upon the sand. “During all this time the wife and children sat perfectly motionless, gaz- ing upon the husband and father. Not a sigh or a murmur escaping their lips until life was extinct, when they threw themselves upon his dead body, lying in a pool of blood, in grief and lamentatiojas, bringing tears to the eyes of the traders, and causing a murmur of sympathy to run through the multitude of Indians. “Turing to Mr. Deschaps, down whose cheeks the tears were trickling, I said: ‘Why did you not save that noble Indian? A few blankets and shirts and a little cloth, would have done it.’ ‘Oh, my boy,’ he replied, ‘we should have done it. It was wrong and thoughtless of us. What a scene we have witnessed.’ Still the widowed wife and his chil- dren were clinging to the dead body in useless tears and grief. The chief and his family sat motionless for fif- teen or twenty minutes, evidently re- gretting what had been done. Then he arose, approached the body, and in a trembling voice said: ‘Woman, stop weeping. Your husband was a brave man, and like a brave, was not afraid to die as the rules of our nation de- manded. We adopt you and your children in the place of my son; our lodges are open to you; live with any of us; we will treat you like our own sons and daughters; you shall have our protection and love.’ ‘Che-qui- ock’ (that is right) was heard from the assembled Indians, and the tragedy was ended.” Although I have given the above in papers at historical meetings held in Grand Haven, I think it will be interesting to recall these days during the present revival of interest in early Grand Haven history. Claude T. Hamilton. Be your own severest boss. August 8, 1934 President Roosevelt’s Message on the Radio The speech of President Roosevelt Sunday evening at Glacier National Park is of interest to all of us and has a particular significance to us in Western Michigan. I am a Republican and never voted for any other party and probably will never do so, first because of family tradition and second because our dual party system is better for the country at large. However, 1f our President makes statements of fact, which we all know to be true, and is endeavor- ing to do things for the good of the country in general, it is the duty of every citizen to applaud him. I have particular reference to that part of his speech as follows: “Tt took a bitter struggle to teach the country at large that our national resources are not inexhaustible and that when public domain is stolen, a two-fold injury is done, for it is a theft of the treasure of the present and at the same time bars the road of op- portunity to the future.” We who have knowledge of the cut- over lands in Western Michigan that once bore our noble pine forests should read this very carefully. The President's word “stolen” is figura- tive because the lands were taken un- der cover of law. I have previously described several instances of the lum- bermen purchasing these timber lands at $1.25 an acre. It was a riot- ous dispensation of our heritage under cover of law, and the great pity of it is that it only gave us a few years of All Issues CONSUMERS POWER PREFERRED BOUGHT SOLD QUOTED Your Inquiries Solicited ROGER VERSEPUT & CO. Investment Bankers—Brokers 813-816 MICHIGAN TRUST BLDQG. GRAND RAPIDS Phone 8-1217 ¥ West Michigan's oldest and largest bank solicits your account on the basis of sound poli- cies and many helpful services . . OLD KENT BANK 2 Downtown Offices 12 Community Offices J. H. PETTER & CO. | Phone 9-4417 INVESTMENT BANKERS b GRAND RAPIDS wie a | August 8, 1934 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN prosperity in Western Michigan and very little permanent, but it is cer- tain that the good that was obtained far outbalances the damage. The lum- bermen who located in Grand Rapids and Muskegon did a great deal to build up the cities and some of the lumbermen in Cadillac did something for Cadillac, but the large part of the fortunes accumulated in that place is either dissipated or moved away. Hardly any of the millions accumu-_ lated in Manistee remain there, but are scattered to the four winds, and the only individual who ever did any- thing permanently for the town was a despised Pariah, Charles F. Rug- gles, who built up what is now the Morton salt plant, although he ruined himself and his estate doing it. The vast public domain of every other section of land given to the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad for the building of the railroad from Grand Rapids to Petoskey was divert- ed by the builders and promoters in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The railroad itself never obtained any benefit from it except from the haul- ing of forest products and the large initial profits went to men like Wil- liam Thaw, of Pittsburgh, for his family to squander, one of them the notorious Harry Thaw, others to marry foreign titles, for while we ob- tained a railroad we did it at the sacri- fice of the heritage of many gener- ations in future. We have no carping sanctity about this, because if we had been in the some position, undoubtedly we would have done the same thing, but now our idealistic President is pointing the bet- ter way for the future, we ought to support his policies so far as we can. Undoubtedly, there will be mistakes, but there is no progress without mis- takes. We might point to the promotion of our water power in Michigan, which is also a part of our heritage. This, of course, cannot be dissipated, as was our timber, because it will serve us as long as the sun shines and water flows. The development of these powers was begun by William A. Foote, of Jackson, in an early day, and afterwards expanded under the great leadership of Anton G. Hoden- pyl and George Hardy after they moved to New York. They made mis- takes, particularly in regard to the inclusion of interunban railroads in the company in the endeavor to find customers for the power, but this was an honest mistake, and the develop- ment of automobiles put the interur- bans out of the running, and when they were taken out, the Common- wealth Company was an integrated in- dustry in Michigan, but the big bank- ers in Wall street could not let it alone and the result was that in 1929 it was allied with a lot of public util- ities in the South, which had no rela- tion whatever to our own state, with the new stock of the old company, Commonwealth and Southern, blown up to the skies, and thousands and thousands of innocent investors were led into it like lambs to the slaughter. Undoubtedly, these bankers were sin- cere in their promotions and were crazy like everyone else in those times, but at the same time they were leaders to whom we looked for sound finan- cial guidance, and they must take the large share of the responsibility for the disaster which has ensued. Claude T. Hamilton. —_+++—___ Proceedings of the Grand Rapids Bankruptcy Court In the matter of M. A. Guest Co., a Michigan corporation, bankrupt No. 5648, first meeting of creditors was held July 24, The bankrupt was present by M. A. Guest and Ernest Frost, officers of the corporation, and represented by Travis, Merrick, Johnson & McCobb, Attorneys, Creditors were represented by Cleland & Snyder, Dunham & Sherk, Arthur J. Butler, Hilding & Baker, Smith Searl & Strawhecker, and Farner, Norcross & Judd, Attorneys. Claims were proved and allowed, or referred to the trustee for investigation. Maynard A. Guest and Ernest Frost were each sworn and examined before a reporter on behalf of the bankrupt. Joseph R, Bennett, Re- ceiver, was sworn and examined before a reporter. George LaBour, of Grand Rapids, was elected trustee; bond $5,000. The meeting adjourned to August 17, at 10:00 a. m. July 28. In the matter of Baxter Laundries, Inc., bankrupt No. 5097, all assets of the bankrupt corporation were sold under the Plan of Reorganization to Conrad E. Thornquist of Grand Rap- ids, for the sum of $537,500. In the matter of Rolland W. Tisch, bankrupt No. 5758. The first meeting of creditors has been called for August 13, at 11 2. m. In the matter of Robert W. Brown, bankrupt No. 5501. The first meeting of creditors has been called for August 14, at 10) a) om In the matter of Herman P, Banninga, doing business as Dustless Ash Co., and Penn Oil Products Co., bankrupt No. 5768. The first meeting of creditors has been called for August 14, at 11 a, m. July 30. We have to-day received the schedules, reference and adjudication in the matter of Burrell F. Turner, doing business as B. F. Turner Grocery, bank- rupt No. 5786. The bankrupt is a resi- dent of Riverside. The schedule shows asSets of $915 of which $550 is claimed as exempt, with liabilities of $1768.36. The list of creditors is as follows: Percy H. Lewis, Watervliet____$ 186.00 Charles F. Bigelow, Watervliet 144,00 Personal Finance Co., Benton EVAR DON ce es 50.00 iDes Mo J. otler, Coloma: 30 75.00 Hartford Baking Co., Hartford_ 16.61 Dormer & Kerlikowski, St. Joseph 20.00 Cemetery Board, Riverside______ 6.00 Joe Tittle & Sons, Inec., Btonton Harber) oa na 5.00 Thomas J. Webb Co., Chicago__ TAS Colgate Palmolive Peet Co., Chicago) a ee 13.43 bi. 1. ehnherr St. Joseph. 10.42 Mich Bell Telephone Co., Benton Harbor 220k. 23.40 Plough, Inec., Memphis, Tenn.__ 31.60 H, O. Wilson Ice Cream Co., benton Harbor (902.05) 14.60 Boley & Co, Chicaco. 23.30 Producers Creamery, Benton AMO eee ue 23.20 Zeibarts Meat Market, St. Joseph 10.71 Kidd, Dater, Price & Co., Detton Parner 1,058.19 Rice’s Seed Co., Cambridge, N. Y. 3.15 Berrien County Bank, Benton TEQrDOr 186.00 August 2. We have to-day received the adjudication and reference in the matter of Ford Blake Fuel Co., bank- rupt No. 5761. ~- + Grocers Rate High as Credit Risks Humorists will need to revise their ancient jokes about grocers putting sand in the sugar, pebbies in the beans, ets., that have been handed down through the centuries to present day radio wisecrackers. The integrity of the humble retail grocer now is certi- fied by an authority that no informed persons will question. With only a single exception, the re- tail grocer is given the highest per- sonal credit rating, by no less a per- son than Col. Leonard P. Ayers of the Cleveland Trust Company, basing his conclusions upon a study made by the University of Illinois and the National Association of Finance Companies. Out of the highest possible rating of 100 per cent., office clerks score 92 per cent., and right on their heels, crowd- ing them for first place are retail gro- cers, with a personal credit rating of 90 per cent. But here is the full list. Doctors are not bad; but look where Colonel Ayers puts lawyers: Per-cent. O@ice clecks =. 92 etal erocerpe: 228 ee 90 Store managers 2-0 89 Osher retailers 832 89 School teachers 2-45) 86 Railway trainmen__-_________ 86 August 8, 1934 Railway. shopmen_-____--_=___ 85 Retail clerks #25 os 2s 83 Dentists 222552002 ee 82 Doctors) 2 see eee 80 Nurses: =--=_ Harm owners oe be 71 Bactony: (men) 2 70 Salesmen, traveling----_---__-_ 69 Gas station men 2252 2 63 Hactory, (qomen)-.--.2- 2. 61 Daw yer 22 ee 61 Anto mechanics-= 520200 60 Janitors 222 28 es 60 enant farmers: = ese Thee 59 Brickmasons 29205) oe 59 Fire and police. 2) = 222s 58 Railway trackmen. 222 2 58 Con miners 26222 a 57 Collese students: 1 2. 56 Domestic. servants_-_-__---__-_ 55 Carpenters =22250 50 53 Hotel (heipe 2 oe PE 48 Auto salesmena 2: - = 0 47 Com: laborers 220-2522 53 2 46 Restaurant hep. 9222s 45 Barbers 220 ee 43 Truck drivers 205). se a 43 Painters and decorators____-_- 38 In fact, storekeepers in general have reason to be proud of the high reputa- tion given them by the results of study of this interesting subject. Store man- agers and other retailers are only 2 per cent lower. than retail grocers, while even school teachers are placed 4 points below. Sen ee Industrial Efficiency The statement of the American Iron and Steel Institute that the steel industry in June employed almost as many workers as in 1929 is causing anxiety as to the state of efficiency currently pre- vailing in industry, engineers re- port. It is appreciated that the steel industry by increasing its work- ing forces much more than its rate of operations warranted has made a splendid contribution to the fight against unemployment. Out- put per man hour, however, is the unit for measuring efficiency in production, and the report seems to indicate that efficiency has suf- fered as a result of the widespread adoption of the “share the work” plan. A higher, and not a lower, state of efficiency is needed, however, if recovery is to be sound and indus- try is to retain its competitive po- sition both in domest’c and world markets, it is held. a > No Change in Corn Loans The AAA contemplates no change in the corn loan program in which producers have ob- tained loans of 45c per bushel on sealed corn. This decision follows numerous inquiries received by the Com- modity Credit Corporation and the AAA asking whether the Government planned to increase the loans during the current year. Officials of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the agency which has made the loans, de- clares there was no foundation for reports that it was planned to in- crease the loan value above 45c. & Q © e sip emieriiee a AMES iendiy ee SS SEAT ROR IRR sere sath ale asleep gta August 8, 1934 MEAT DEALER Why Retail Prices Widely Why the price of food is higher in some parts of the country than in others is being looked into. On the face of statistics published twice monthly by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, residents even cities are paying widely varying sums for the food they buy. For example, residents of Min- neapolis are spending 2.5 cents more for every pound of bacon and 4.2 cents more for every pound of lamb chops than their neighbors in St. Paul. The people of St. Paul in turn are being charged 2.1 cents more for a dozen of Fluctuate So of adjoining and 1.8 cents more for the same size can of aspara- gus than the Minneapolis buyers. The cost of round steak provides the same size oranges an illustration of the variation which occurs on one commodity within one State. During the first five months of 1934 8.2 cents per pound in Boston, but in nearby Fall River it increased only 4 cents. In it rose Houston the rise was 7.5 cents. while in Dallas it was but 0.6 cent. Many of the 300 County Consum- ers’ Councils, sponsored by the Con- Division of the National Emergency Council, and a number of sumers’ college and university marketing clas- ses are studying the local application of this information as a activity. volunteer They are finding that local condi- are justifiable, Some cities naturally have a demand for a higher quality of goods and are willing to pay for it, because the inhabitants are used to a higher standard of living and are re- tions, some of which are responsible. ceiving high enough wages to pay for what they want. Some cities are high rent cities and therefor must charge high prices for commodities. Others are located at a distance from the most efficient factories and therefore must pay higher charges to cover the expense of transportation or of in- efficient production. Recognizing that there may be jus- tification for a basic difference in prices, volunter investigators are now studying the reasons for wider fluc- tuations in some cities than others. The basic causes seem to be a dif- ference in the methods of purchasing wholesale goods, which causes irreg- ularities in the length of time required to transmit wholesale price changes into variations; and the crea- tion at times of a temporary state of non-competition when prices become stabilized at a high level and compe- tition is not vigorous enough to lower them. retail ——_»-+ Suggestions for Summer Selling There’s a lot these hot days in “sell- ing” your store. There’s a lot in keping it clean and cool and fresh, a secluded and_ shel- tered into which the customer darts from the hot street, with a sense of “Whew, but it’s nice and cool here!” spot MICHIGAN How to do it is a matter of psy- chology, arrangement, common sense and energy. The psychology means putting yourself in your customers’ place, and visualizing the type of would like to come in. A floor which is cool and clean smelling. Which means keeping it thoroughly swept, and now and then sprinkled. She wants things well arranged and clean to handle. See that the counters are free from dust and dirt, and that the packaged specials displayed are easy to handle. That they look invit- ing. That is they look plunked into the market taken home. See that the shelf goods are clean and easy to handle. The cans and packages should be conveniently ar- ranged, vegetables in one place or section, fruits in another, fish in an- etc. Looking for one item a customer often sees another which she has forgotten but intended to get. Common sense in the summer re- quires shutting out the glare of the sun, but not so much that everything cannot be easily seen! And it means clerks who are calm, collected and not too much in a hurry. It means clean coats, clean hands, clear heads. And why not make a summer spe- cialty of selling juices? Tomato juice, grapefmiit juice, orange juice, pine- apple juice, clam and sauerkraut juice iced, are as fine summer drinks as one store she like being basket and other, could want. In busy hours serve your customers two-ounce glasses of some one of these juices iced. Make a cor- ner or a table display of these differ- ent canned juices in irregular forma- tion so that the customer can handle them easily. If there is a special one of these juices which your customer wants to taste, open the can or bottle for her willingly. Very few people will drink without buying and soon you will have people coming to your store for a cool drink and what they will buy besides the “juices” will sur- prise you. Energy means get to work and do it! —__+-o____ How Salespeople Can Please Cus- tomers Approach customers” briskly, but don’t hurry them into buying. Smile; be pleasant. Let waiting customers know they will be served in a few moments. Address customers by their names. Try to remember their names, even though they do not buy from you frequently. Learn all you can about the store its policies and the goods its carries. Remember the preferences of reg- ular customers. Suggest goods you think customers would like; things suitable for them. Let customers think they are buy- ing even though you are quietly guid- ing the sale. Be careful about refusing requests made by customers. Refer to the pro- prietor or manager. Be courteous Hard-to- please customers are good tests of selling ability. always, TRADESMAN Why a Fair Trade Bill For years the main streets of Michigan have furnished to their various towns, cities, and _ state, merchants who have contributed to these various agencies of gov- ernment. They have been the backbone of their communities, contributing to the welfare of churches, schools, and community projects. They have always given freely of their time and money to help any worthy cause. They have been the employer of thou- sands of Michigan citizens. There are some 80,000 of them paying taxes and wages in this state. Take away the means of their very ex- istence along with that of their employes and that of a number of traveling men and jobbers who depend on them for their busi- ness, and you are going to have a condition in this state that will eventually spell ruin. 13 Give the same merchants a fair trade bill and other legislation that will help them sell at a living profit and the state will prosper, because when merchants prosper, everyone is prosperous. The merchants of Michigan will have to unite in a solid unit and fight for their rights and rights of the Michigan tax payer. The mer- chants cannot ask for anything that is not fair, but they are en- titled to a square deal instead of the so-called “New Deal.’ The merchants should adopt the slo- gan: “To live and let live,’ and then go forth to battle for what rightfully belongs to them. One individual merchant can- not stand alone, but 80,000 form a powerful organization for a last- ing prosperity in Michigan. Clare F. Allen, Sec. Mich. State Pharm. Ass'n. He misses who has no mission. MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE CO. “OH, THEY’RE NOT HOME, AND I MUST FIND A TELEPHONE!” It’s inconvenient and often embarrassing to use a neighbor’s telephone frequently. But it would be serious ... perhaps even tragic . . . should sudden sickness, fire, accident or other emergency occur while the neighbors were away, and you could not reach a telephone promptly. Why continue the inconvenience and risk of being without a telephone of your own? Telephone service costs only a few cents a day. Call, visit or write the Telephone Business Office to place an order. stallation will be made promptly. In- August 8, 1934 14 Micr.zcAaAN TRADESMAN a ; o HARDWARE Michigan Retail Hardware Association. President — Henry A. Schantz, Grand Rapids. Secretary—Harold W. Bervig, Lansing. Treasurer—William Moore, Detroit. Field Secretary — L. S. Swinehart, Lansing. Review of Hardware Conditions by Two Officers legislators and othr rapidly ap Election of government officials is proaching. Many merchants were dis- appointed with the activities of the last Legislature. If those who complain of results make no move to select the right type of representative they have no basis for complaint. The time for action is now and not after the elec- tion. Your Association, as well as other trade associations in the state, realize the situation and have formed an affili- ation known as the Michigan Federa- tion of Retail Merchants, at the pres- ent time composed of nine of the more active trade associations. More are ex- pected to affiliate later. The officers of the new Federation are Alton J. Ha- ger, President; Jason Cc. Hammond, Vice-President; H. W. Bervig, Sec- retary-Treasurer. The declared ob- jectives of the Federation, with such others as will be adopted later, are: (a) To study National, state and local governmental budgets and expenses; to inform affiliated trade organiza- tions of the result of these studies and to submit such information to govern- mental bodies or officials with sugges- tions for constructive action; (b) To suggest to governmental bodies and officials such changes in laws or in administration of laws as seems prac- tical for the general good and as are in consonance with efficient and eco- nomical government; to inform and secure assistance from affiliated trade organizations in carrying out sugges- ted changes through legislation or otherwise; (c) To promote laws and legislation for the preservation of in- dependent business—the foundation of the economic structure of our country—and for the prevention of monopolistic tendencies in distribu- tion. The Federation represents ap- proximately 20,000 retailers. To make the work most effective not only should every member of his association but the same applies to farm equipment deal- ers, grocers, lumbermen, clothiers, shoe dealers and every other trade affiliated with the Michigan Federa- tion of Retail Merchants. Henry A. Schantz, President. The Sales Manual—The 1934 edi- tion of the Sales Manual contains over 200 pages of salesmanship lessons, management suggestions, display and selling ideas in mechanics’ tools, housewares, builders’ hardware, sport- ing goods and toys, electrical mer- chandise, specialty merchandise, paint and painters’ supplies, general hard- ware, farm supplies, heavy hardware. You couldn’t buy this book at any price—will be sent to hardware asso- ciation members in August, alone hardware dealer be a worth more than the annual dues. Codes and Code Assessments—Fre- quently requests are being made by various code authorities seeking to place assessments on hardware deal- ers. Hardware dealers, themselves, in towns of 2,500 and over are subject only to the general retail code, hence subject to the assessment under that code of $1 per worker per year. NRA administrative order No. X-36 speci- fies that the dealer shall be subject so far as assessments are concerned, only to the code covering his principal line of business, unless a special ruling is made in favor of other codes. 3uilding Supplies—The builders supply code authority has asked for an exemption from order No. X-36. Tl.at exemption has not been granted and every effort is being made by your association, to prevent any such exception. Pay no 2ssessment. Coal—NRA has gi.nted an exemp- tion for “retail solid tuel’—-hence hardware dealers selling coal are sub- ject to assessment on that product. Farm Equipment—The budget for this industry has been approved by the government, assessment can be made in all sizes of towns on all dea!- ers handling farm equipment whose 1933 sales were in excess of $2,500. The assessment is at the rate of $1 per $1,000 of sales. Lumber and Building Miaterials— No assessment is being made on lum- ber and building materials handled by hardware stores. An amendment was recently submitted by the Code Au- thority for that industry making it mandatory for everyone handling building materials, to pay the assess- ment. The proposed amendment was disapproved by NRA. Plumbing—No budget has been ap- proved on this industry and no assess- ments can be made. The Hardware Association is particularly concerned in this code because of its hour and wage conditions which specified a 40- hour employee week, except in occa- sions of an emergency when a 48-hour week is permitted, providing that the total working time in any four con- secutive weeks shall not exceed 160 hours. The hourly minimum wage rate for the territory including Mich- igan has been established at $1.20 per hour for a skilled laborer and 50c per unskilled labor; minimum apprenticeship, $12 per week, The Hardware Association, ‘through its Washington representa- tive, supported by affiliated states, entered complaint against these wage rates and hour provision on the grounds that they tend to make instal- lation of plumbing so expensive that less plumbing will be done, hence less labor and reduced sales of materials. No assessments are recognized under this code. Sheet Metal—No approved budget, hence cannot legally make assessment, although some attempt has been made to do so. The code authority for this group is attempting to secure an ex- emption to order X-36. hour for wages for Truckers Code—Some members have received notice of assessment un- der the truckers’ vode with further seominichtescostteeitrtetirtnitpecaitssttthi AM RON esau information that they are subject to the provisions of that code. The truck- ine code authority maintains that if any chase is made by the merchant, for delive:y, they are subject to the trucking code end assessments there- under. For exampic. if the hardware store that charges 10c fo. ‘elivery of sales under $1, would be s.': ct to the trucking code. Objection is 1 us made to this interpretation. Prices on Government Purchases— NRA has recently ruled that the Government (national, state, munici- pal or other political subdivisions) may be quoted 15 per cent. under the established code prices. Group Meeting Schedules—Follow- ing are the dates and places at which the fall group meetings will be held. The dates are subject to change. Complete information will appear in the next issue of the Merchandiser and in notices mailed direct to mem- bers in the area covered by the meet- ings. A nationally known sales train- ing expert will be at all the meetings, as well as the Secretary. President Schantz will attend and take part in all meetings for the second and third weeks and for some of the first week meetings. September 10, West Branch September 11, Charlevoix September 12, Kalkaska September 13, McBain September 14, St. Louis September 17 Scottville September 19, Rudyard September 20, Marquette September 21, Laurium September 24, Ewen September 25, Iron River September 27, Menominee September 28, Escanaba The ‘National Haqusing Act—The National housing act is expected to release surplus capital, now held by banks and other institutions, to be used for the construction of new homes and modernization of existing homes. A survey made by the Na- tional Government in fifty smaller cities, indicates that: more than 62 per cent. of the residential structures are in need of repairs; vacancies amount to 7 per cent. but more than seven per cent. of single units are sheltering more than one family; 11% per cent. of the dwellings have no electric or gas lighting; 21 per cent. have no modern sanitary facilities; twenty-seven and one-half per cent. have neither bathtub nor shower; thirty-two per cent. do not cook with gas or electricity; fifty-six per cent. have no central Heating; eighty-four per cent. have no mechan- ical refrigeration. The National housing act was pass- ed to create confidence of investors in housing construction and modern- ization. The law creates the home credit insurance corporation which guarantees loans up to 80 per cent. of the loan, for home improvement and to insure mortgages on _ existing houses and new home construction projects. It permits the creation of National savings and loan associa- tions which are private companies un- der Federal regulations to deal in real estate mortgage papers. The procedure will be as follows: If a man desires a loan for remodel- ing, for example, he will go to his local bank, building and loan associ- ation, or other lending institutions, and present an estimate of some responsible contractor on the cost of repairs. If he is a good credit risk and other factors are satisfactory, the tank will lend the required amount. The loan is not paid directly to the home owner but to the contractor for the work. The loan is repaid in monthly installments to include 5 per cent. interest spread over from one to five years. If the borrower fails to repay, the lender can get a court judg- ment against him, and what is not collected in that manner the govern- ment under its guarantee, will pay up to 80 per cent. The National Housing Act may not accomplish all its pro- ponents expect but it will have a tre- mendous effect in promoting housing construction and modernizing. More information on the Housing Act will appear later. Industrial Advisory Council—The Secretary of Commerce, Daniel C. Roper is appointing an industrial ad- visory council of five members, to act as a super-planning board similar to the war industries board during the war. The Association received word that D. M. Nelson, Vice-President of Sears-Roebuck & Co., had been of- fered a place on the Industrial Ad- visory Council, representing retailers. All trade associations affiliated with the Michigan Federation of Retail Merchants were asked to wire Secre- tary Roper, protesting this appoint- ment. A wire protest was also issued from this office. Regardless of the qualifications of Mr. Nelson, who is a very capable individual, his position as an official of one of the mail order houses hardly makes him representa- tive of the nations’ retail distributors. Investigate Before Investing—Pay no money down to any salesman un- less you personally Know the man himself and his company. If a down payment is demanded on a purchase of merchandise from unknown people or unknown ‘firms the proposition in almost every instance is disadvan- tageous to the merchant. This point is again emphasized for the reason that too many dealers have spent their hard earned cash on slick sales promotion or credit and _ collection agencies that are not only as thick as the locusts in Egypt but as voracious. Liquidation Corp of America, Chi- cago and U. S. Commercial Adjust- ment Co., Chicago are under the same management. Associate Protective Agency, Chi- cago and Burns Protective Agency, Indianapolis are under the same man- agement, officers under arrest. . United Advertisers, Omaha; Von Baust Ink Co., Omaha; and Kamer- ette Sales Co., Omaha are under the same management. Chauffeurs and Operators’ License —Section 25 of the Motor Vehicle Act provides, “no person shall knowingly (Continued on page 22) “3, ae sant ae SRM Ret aN RARE 9 oa oe ee Oe ee ee. fr : ae e August 8, 1934 DRY GOODS Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association President—Jos. C. Grant, Battle Creek. First Vice-President—D, Mihlethaler, Harbor Beach. Second Vice-President—ClareR. Sperry, Port Huron. Secretary-Treasurer—Leon crans, Tecumseh, Manager—Jason E. Hammond, Lansing. F. Rosa- Dinner Sets Ordered at Show Active buying of dinnerware for Fall started last week at the china and glass- ware show at the Hotel New Yorker. Buyers ordered medium and low price goods for immediate and later delivery. Sets of 100 pieces were in much better demand than manufacturers expected, but most of the call was for the smaller fifty-three and sixty-four piece sets. Demand for glassware was light in comparison with the activity in the pot- tery and chinaware lines. Approxi- mately 150 buyers registered at the show yesterday. Most of the new ar- rivals were from the Midwestern and New England States. —_2>++—___ Fall Hosiery Prices Reduced Additional Fall hosiery lists showing various reductions, have been issued by several important branded compa- nies. The Holeproof Hosiery Co. main- tained its $1 retail prices but reduced the $1.25 line to $1.15. The $1.50 range has been eliminated by cutting the wholesale price $1 to $9.75, permitting resale at $1.25. The J. R. Beaton Co. reduced all its volume numbers from $6.50 to $6 a dozen, with a new retail price of 79 cents a pair. The Propper- McCalum Hosiery Co. cut its three and five thread numbers from $9.75 to $8.25 a dozen, permitting a retail price of $1.15 instead of $1.35. Je. Cutlery Buying Active Here Orders for cutlery are being placed in volume in the wholesale market this week as stores begin preparations for early Fall housewares sales. The ma- jority of purchases covers kitchen cut- lery in retail ranges of 10 to 50 cents, but there is also a fair demand for carving sets to sell up to $5. Practi- cally all of the goods purchased is for delivery late this month. Manufactur- ers say the regular lines of Fall mer- chandise will not be in demand for an- other three to six weeks. At that time both chain and department stores are expected to fill their requirements for the new season. ———_+++—____ Stationery Orders Gain 20 Per Cent Holiday stationary orders placed by buyers in the market this week aver- age 20 per cent. larger than those of the corresponding period last year. In contrast to last year’s buying, the stores are concentrating on $1 rather than 50 cent merchandise. Writing paper put up in initialed wood or elab- orate cardboard boxes are featured in the $1 lines. Buyers this season are asking that deliveries on holiday goods be made a full month earlier than usual. Practically all the contracts placed this week called for shipments to be made not later than Oct. 15. —_—_> +2. Offers Pure Silk Knitting Yarn A new pure silk filament yarn for knitting purposes, described as the first of its kind, is being placed on the mar- ket here by a silk manufacturer, fol- lowing experiments conducted for a number of years. The yarn is asserted MICHIGAN to be the lightest, softest and strong- est made. So-called silk yarns hereto- fore have been made from mixtures, spun silks and other fibers such as wool and rayon. The yarn is available in rough constructions for sports wear and in smooth versions for dressy gar- ments, It is featured in a range of six- teen colors. ———»++ > August Sales Start Spotty Lacking the stimulus of advancing prices which featured last year’s pro- motions the August sales events launched in New York Monday yielded rather spotty results. The promotions, medium furniture and merchandise, did well. response to fur and cloth coat offerings is described as fair, with the belief expressed that these promo- will do better as the week ad- vances. In furs, staples led, with con- siderable attention given garments to retail under $100. In a number of in- stances cloth coats are not being feat- ured, due to the fact that suit promo- tions will be staged around the middle of next month, —_+++___ Fall Vacuum Bottle Lines Ready Completing an exceptionally active Spring and Summer season, manufac- turers of vacuum botties will open their Fall lines here next week. The new goods consist chiefly of bedside table sets for holiday gift sale and will be priced to retail at $8 to $20. The sets include a vacuum bottle, tray, ash re- ceiver and glass. Trays and bottles are finished in chromium plate and in a variety of pastel shades. Volume on the bedside table sets last year was the heaviest in the history of the industry and producers this season have en- larged the lines considerably in the hope of exceeding last Fall’s sales rec- ord. stressing lower price Consumer tion —_»>++—___ Bans Cut in Garment Hours The Cotton Garment Code Authori- ty has rejected the proposal of the Na- tional Recovery Administration to place the entire industry on a maximum thirty-six-hour weekly basis, with a compensating increase in wages, in- stead of the present forty-hour week. The Code Authority claimed that the change would raise prices of cotton garments at a time when farmers are suffering from the drought and when the public cannot afford to pay in- creased prices. Colonel R. B. Paddock, executive director of the Code Author- ity, however, will meet with the admin- istrator in charge of the industry this week to discuss further the question. ; —wr~os>__ Appaz-el Orders Gain Moderately Fall orders for women’s apparel and gained only moderately during the week, reports in the whole- sale markets indicate. Purchases for August sales events have about been completed, with retailers about ready to launch these promotions, in which suits will play a prominent part. Sports coat volume has been cut by the vogue for suits. Dresses up to the $10.75 range have been well ordered and fac- tories here are gaining momentum in output. The next few weeks are ex- pected to see a sharp increase in orders for accessories. accessories TRADESMAN Drought Cancellations Limited Although the drought is tending to curtail the Fall stores in the Middle West, it is so far buying program of responsible for only a comparatively limited volume of cancellations on ready-to-wear orders already according to reports in the New York market Monday. placed, This was accounted for in two ways. One was that many retailers in the areas affected to date have placed only light initial orders for Fall. The other reason given was that NRA code restrictions are so stringent that retailers are proceeding carefully with respect to canceling orders. ——__> +. Wool Goods Cuts Expected When Spring lines of woolen fabrics for the opened men’s clothing industry are next month, reductions of about 10 per cent. will probably be put into effect, according to the expecta- tions of buyers. A great deal depends, of course, on the price movement of raw wool in the next few weeks, but the immediate outlook is not for any immediate strengthening. Not all mill executives are willing to concede that prices will drop the 10 per cent., but it is generall admitted that some cuts will be made. —_+++___ Felts Lead Millinery Orders Felts are well in the lead in the busi- ness being placed in millinery for cur- rent and early Fall delivery. Swagger and beret styles have come to the fore notably. The berets comprise both large and small types. The outlook for velvet styles is believed to be bright and with the advance of the season a large volume of business on these vari- eties is expected. Interest in satin hats is growing, with buyers also giving in- creasing attention to sports millinery featuring fabrics of novelty wool and angora yarns. —~++->____ Restrict Window Shade Orders Price reductions in the window shade cloth market failed to stimulate buying to the extent expected by man- ufacturers. The cuts, which averaged around 10 per cent., were made at the time when buying was at its lowest 15 for the year and were intended to bring an early demand for Fall merchandise. There the New York market that several producers are con- are reports in sidering restoring quotations to for- mer levels early next month if the cot- ton market continues to advance. ——_+~+«—____ Broom Code Takes Care of Adulter- ated Brooms The new broom code has been signed and is now in force. Provisions are set up for the proper establishment of costs and destructive price cutting or sellng below costs will be considered an infringement of the code. All brooms must be marked to indicate by whom manufactured and must bear either the manufacturer’s name or a code number, which will be later as- signed to him and by which his prod- ucts may be identified. The use of any grass, straw or fiber as a substitute or adulterant for broomcorn must be pro- claimed to the purchaser in a separate label printed in not less than 10 point bold face type in black letters on white paper the legend: “This broom con- tains (here give name of substitute), a substitute for broomcorn.” ——_2-<+___ Advantages Seen for U.S. Extension of credit, as now available through the first export- import bank, is seen as giving to the United States adequate bar- gaining advantage in trade nego- tiations with Soviet Russia. This fact is given emphasis by reason of that debt and credit negotiations now being conducted by Secretary of State Hull and his assistants with Soviet Ambassador Troyanovsky. It is contended by some, as ex- plained by James A. Farrell, for- eign trade expert, bargaining ad- vantages in trade negotiations with Soviet Russia do not neces- sarily call for an agreement on our part to make large purchases in that country. Other considera- tions are vital, including credit, preference for American machin- ery, and the engineering efficiency of Americans. 25 YEARS A RECORD properties 320 Houseman Bldg. OUR SILVER ANNIVERSARY 1909<————- AUGUST > 1934 of successful operation of prompt payment of losses SAVING Policy holders from 25% to 37¥4% on their INSURANCE PREMIUMS on dwelling and mercantile - FIRE and WINDSTORM INSURANCE *&: The GRAND RAPIDS Merchants Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Affiliated with the Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association Phone 95221 August 8, 1934 « pv rat oe CER Te GTN Soineps aap aN a eet “own fig tree,” at beautiful Wequeton- sing. The Michigan convention is al- ways an interesting affair, and this year the members will more thorough- ly understand why no error was made in selecting Mr. Norton as its pre- siding officer. Further details will be furnished Tradesman readers at an early date. I am also advised that the Wiscon- sin State Hotel Association will hold its annual convention at Madison on the same identical dates, which seems unfortunate, as there has always been a good representation of hotel men fraternizing between the two associa- tions. As usual, Ashworth, business manager of the Badger organ- ization, will be in charge, warranting the prediction that it will be a success- ful affair. The only inn in England which stands in a churchyard will be 600 years old this year. It is the Mug House at Claines, near Worcester. Tombstones, flaking and gray, are within a few feet of the front door— a door which is always open. The church itself is only 30 feet away. Calling for the evening pint, the vil- lager must approach by the church- yard path. There is no other way. Hik- ers come for a draught at week ends. And every Sunday some of the congre- gation call after the church service. Vestry metings were at one time held in the “pub.” Centuries ago the church took part of the profits from the sale of ale in exchange for the privilege of the license. Samuel C. Holmes has been appoint- ed maitre d’hotel at Hotel Fort Shelby, Detroit, and has already assumed his new duties. Mr. Holmes was assistant manager at Hotel Morton, Grand Rap- ids, at one time, and was also steward at Hotel Tuller, Detroit, under the Ward B. James regime, accompanying Mr. James to Hotel Windermere, Chi- cago, where he became chief steward. Andrew Smith, son of Maynard D. Smith, owner of the Fort Shelby, has been appointed steward of the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation company. Arthur Hoard, former secretary of the Cleveland Greeter charter, has been appointed to the executive staff at Webster Hall. Uncle Sam is just beginning to real- ize that the repeal of prohibition, which was expected to create large earnings in the revenue department, has been a rank disappointment. It could hardly prove otherwise as the taxes imposed have been so high that the ordinary user of liquor is still patronizing the bootlegger and rum smuggling: still continues, at least in this neck of the woods. Out here in California users of hard liquors have for years been ASA A MEE OO PENT i IO will realize little. While the year 1776 was a momen- tous one on the Eastern seaboard, the Declaration of Independence being signed and a new nation founded, it was also a rather important year out here, as on November 1 on that year the formal founding of Mission San Juan Capistrano took place. And now the motorist who seeks the old places, can perhaps more nearly approach it at San Juan Capistrano, town and mis- sion, which, for that all that is situated on the main highway from Los Ange- les to San Diego, is about the only re- tention of the “old California’ aspect. So, the other day, in company with an ardent friend, I inspected it for the first time. So we set out on our com- fortable little journey the other day, which logged at 63 miles outward and 60 miles homeward, with Capistrano as the focal point. We went down by the way of Long Beach, Newport and Laguna, and then a few miles beyond we were at our destination. Before proceeding with the Capistrano feature of this story I might say we passed close to Dana Point, which, with its high cliff is described by Richard Henry Dana in his famous book, “Two Years Before the Mast.’”’ Dana was on the ship Pilgrim on its visit to the California shores in 1835, and helped pitch hides down from the cliff to be loaded into the vessel. Later, after his book appeared, the cove became known by the name it now bears. Mission San Juan Capistrano, which had: its formal founding in November, 1776, was actu- ally, however, first founded a year ear- lier. Its building was delayed, however, because of an Indian uprising at San Diego, and its first structuures must have been of a temporary character since the magnificent church building was not begun until 1797, with comple- tion nine and one-half years later. The adobe church, called Sierra’s church be- cause it was he who officiated at its founding, and which is the long build- ing standing at the east side of the patio, is said to be the oldest part of the mission, and to actually date from the year following the founding. Un- doubtedly before the quake of 1812, this mission was the finest of all the California mission structures, with sev- en domes, only one of which, however, fell in the quake. Five of the others fell in the 60’s throughout misguided efforts; they were blown up with the idea of rebuilding the entire structure with its original materials. Thus only one dome remains to-day. In the year 1800 the mission had 1046 neophytes, 8500 horses and 17,000 sheep. By 1812 the population was 1361, after which it declined, while in 1841 it was de- clared to be a pueblo, and in 1846 its population had dwindled down to 113. 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This was in 1769, and Portolo —_———_ P : : : Sam imposes a tax of $5 per gallon, gave it the name of Santa Maria Mag- H. LEONARD & SONS A. Government Handling of Liquor Bit- compelling the dispenser of same to dalena. Our tour, however, did not 38-44 Fulton St., W. a ter Disappointment crowd up tne price to $12 and $15. The take in more than the general direction GRAND RAPIDS - MICHIGAN oe beer trade has also proved a bitter dis- followed by Portolo in 1769. The old : _Los Angeles, August 4—Preston D. appointment, both to the purveyors mission stands to-day as the most at- + igre president > the ee Ho- and revenue collectors. On my return tractive of the twenty-three in Califor- Pe tel Association, and general manager from the East last spring I made the _ nia being noted for its long rows of Store, Offices & Restaurant a of Hotels Norton, Detroit, and Norton- acquaintance, on the bus, of a former beautiful arches, its ivy-clad stone e . a Palmer, oe ae that the St Louis brewer, who informed me ruins, its lovely garden of old-fashioned Equipment a: next annual meeting of the state asso- that the outside cost of producing a flowers, its fountained bell court, and : ciation will be held at Hotel Weque- harrel—32 gallons—of legitimate beer the wonderful Spanish gold-covered al- So a . 7 tonsing, near Harbor Springs, on the was not to exceed two Dollars. The tar. It contains a museum of historic Ce ee ee 2a a invitation of L. G. Davis, its manager, Government taxes it $5, and the brewer objects—documents, vestments, pic- og | oa on Sept. 20, 21 and 22, and that the adds 100 per cent., making it impossi- tures and old mission branding irons, . a official program for this meeting will ble to retail same at a price which tools, etc. Among the pictures is one 5 be in the hands of members very would attract anybody. It seems tome of Father Sierra, from the original HOTEL Al shortly. This will be a very important that if liquor is a necessary evil that , meeting, an ne Sepa ages something should be done to get the Cc H I P P E W A a a complete discussion of all the phases = Government’s share out of it, and the : of the NRA regulations. It will also ordinary user privileged to purchase it W F ® d T. ! MANISTEE, MICH. | : give members of the Association am 2; 4 nominal cost. Otherwise the arm rien avern See ao be one of at opportunity of meeting Mr. Davis, moonshiner and bootlegger will con- Holland, Mich. Good rooms, comfortable beds, ex- : who is one of the most influential of tinue to thrive, the saloon man will cellent food, fine cooking, ; A b der hi : tat i he Association’s members, under his ee : aoe Se . perfect service. « th s s have a struggle, and the Government [gs truly a friend to all travelers. All Hot and Goll Baenine “Water aad ‘ ee eee ke eek yee me ek ca ee ee ee ee ee eh ee ee a Ey eS August 8, 1934 which hung in the Convent of the Holy Cross, at Queretero, Mexico, where Father Sierra stayed for a while in 1772. The original has since disap- peared. On our return from the Mis- sion we passed through Santa Ana, Annaheim, four miles to the east of which is the small settlement of Olive, which is said to be where Portolo camped in 1769. Our route and that of Portolo converged again near La Habra, but ours carried us northwest- ward through Whittier to Los Ange- les. As we rolled into Los Angeles we tried to pierce the years, to picture again the toiling little company of sol- diers lead by Portolo, and the virgin country as it must have looked in his time. But romantic as it seems to us now, it must have been mostly hard work then—and I could not help but think how Portolo would envy us our luxurious ride alongside the route that was toil to him and his followers. The latest for those who try to make lies out of legends is Barbara Fritchie. Someone down in Maryland has been delving into history and declares that the flag-waving episode of Whittiers’ heroine, who told Stonewall Jackson’s men to “shoot if you must this old gray head,” never occurred. Says the historical shark, Barbara was sick in bed, and Jackson’s men didn’t march past her house anyway. Even if she did wave a flag, he intimates it would have been the stars and bars of the old Confederacy. Not so very long ago it was gravely announced that there never was any schooner Hesperus that “sailed the wintry sea,” despite Longfellow. Similarly Tennyson was romancing about the well-known “Light Brigade,” and Horatius never “held the bridge,” as Macauley claimed he did. Well, suppose all these legends are foundationless—why worry? Poet- ry, beloved by all generations, still lives, and nobody cares whether it is 100 per cent. fact or 99 per cent. fiction, so long as it answers its purpose. What difference does it make to anyone be- sides the quibblers? They must exist and have certain forms of amusement. A great many of us remember the great railroad strike in 1894, when mil- lions of dollars of railroad and other property was destroyed. It was not until the United States mail was inter- fered with that President Cleveland tuned loose the dogs of war and sent regular soldiers to Chicago, which at that time was the focal center of the disturbance, with instructions to “shoot to kill.’ For his firmness the President had the satisfaction of nipping the trouble in its incipiency, and the re- spect, ever after, of all classes, includ- ing the aggressors. A little real Fed- eral military interference in the affair at San Francisco, which was a disgrace to the Nation, which permitted a lot of hoodlums who wouldn’t have worked anyhow even if they had a chance, to paralyze the industry of a city for months, would have had a similar ef- fect that did Cleveland’s stand. These strikers, akin to a bunch of gangsters, got beyond control of the authorities and even the officers of their various organizations, but everybody in author- ity seemed to want to “pass the buck,” and the Greens and big stiffs in union matters seemed willing they should do so. Where Los Angeles had the ad- vantage of her sister city was in the fact that it is an “open” town, thanks to the late General Otis, who fought unionism to a finish, and only a few chronic loafers attempted to carry on a strike. As a result such as went out lost their jobs, if they ever “worked” at them, and everything went on se- renely. When the politicians fully real- ize that the voting strength of unions is nil, and they never “follow the lead- er” after they enter the polling booth, there will be a change in alignment and the so-called “unionists” will be careful how they proceed and how far they travel. Frank S. Verbeck. MICHIGAN The Best of All Fairs This is the slogan of the West Michigan fair, which opens on Mon- day, August 20 and continues for six days and nights. An _ entertainment program more pretentious than ever has been arranged, with many thrill- ing features, fast trotting races, with para mutuel betting, high class shows and rides, band concerts, with horti- cultural, agricultural and exhibits of all description that will excel any- thing yet seen at a fair. The United States Government will have a complete display that will be instructive and beneficial to the farmer as well as the layman. It will occupy 175 feet in length and twelve feet in depth, with lecturers and others to tell about the exhibit. The entire sheep, swine and live stock exhibits will at- tract much attention and some very valuable prizes will be given in pre- miums. The better baby show and the popularity contest for the most pop- ular girl in West Michigan will be an outstanding feature. On a mammoth stage in front of the grand stand every night the Parisian Revue, a big musical organization, with over fifty people will attract much attention. During the action of the show there will be 12 big vaude- ville features introduced and it is promised that this will be the most spectacular stage show ever attempted outdoors. Singers, dancers and com- edians will vie with each other to please. Every night there will be a big fireworks display including the pyro- spectacle “The Battle of St. Miehel.” Enormous set pieces will also be shown along with exploding and beau- tifully colored rockets of every de- scription. The merchants have set aside three days to be known as West Michigan days. They will be on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 22, 23 and 24, The streets and stores will be beautifully decorated and the streets will be gaily bedecked with flags and bunting. Special sales and bargains will be in vogue on these special days. The horse pulling contest on Friday and Saturday will be another event that will attract. The price of admission in previous fairs has been 50 cents, with extra charge for parking. This year the admission fee will be cut to 25 cents and no parking charge will be made and there will be room for 10,000: cars to park, Children will be admit- ted for ten cents. The grounds at night will lbe brilliantly illuminated and there will be something going on all the time. ; ——~+ + >—___. Renewed Fight Seen When Congress convenes in January, efforts will be renewed to pass those amendments to the Agricultural Adjustment Act which failed of adoption last ses- sion, it is forecast. In the opinion of Chester C. Davis, Agricultural Adjustment Administrator, what action Con- gress takes will largely depend upon the wishes of the farmers and their leaders. He does not TRADESMAN believe that dissent, no matter how obdurate, ’’by an obstructive few members,” will persuade Congress to stand in the way of enactment, once the House and Senate are sure the farmers: want the changes written into law. Proponents assert that the main purpose of the amendments is to avoid the possibility of delays and long drawn out litigation, notably over the licensing power. The li- cense, it is explained, is the means of enforcing a marketing agree- ment, assented to by a big ma- jority of farmers and of the pro- cessors or handlers concerned up- on the minority who refuse to co- operate. In instances where pro- cessors have refused an agree- ment, the license has been used in lieu of an agreement, specifically in the case of milk. —_~+~+-___ The A. F. of L. Council Meeting The meeting of the executive council of the American federa- tion of labor this week will have an important bearing on the fu- ture position of the federation in the American labor movement. The council will decide on the stand which the old line labor leaders will take at the annual convention of the federation to be held in the fall. They face the alternatives of a program which would be acceptable to the more militant “‘rank and file’ elements in the local unions and their dele- gates at the coming convention, and the adherence to the old- established craft union policies. In the latter event they face a break with the militant elements. Recent statements of A. F. of L. officers indicate that there is a strong preference among the older labor leaders to fight the militant “rank and file’ factions. Were they to adopt another course, it would effect fundamental changes in the organization of the federa- tion in the direction of vertical or “industrial’’ unions. —_~+~--___ Wholesale Coal Purchases The NRA is faced with the question whether to continue poli- cies prohibiting collective buying or opening the doors to such ac- tivities as one method of increase purchasing power. e problem has been placed squarely before the Administra- tion by the textile industry, which 17 is seeking an exemption from the coal code to enable the mills to continue as in the past to sell coal to textile workers at wholesale prices. Collective buying by employ- ers for their workers is an impor- tant factor in the case of coal, and in the textile industry alone sav- ings of around $400,000 annual- ly is involved. If the textile industry were giv- en permission to return to the old practice, however, it is feared that similar demands will be made by workers in other industries and thus depreciate the market of coal dealers. — eS Less and Less Price Control NRA price policies are likely to remain uncertain until the Presi- dent has decided the primary is- sue of future leadership for the Recovery Administration. Actual practice in the meantime follows the program of the planning divi- sion, which favors the elimination of price control provisions from approved as well as all pending codes. In several instances in the re- cent past the NRA has refused or indefinitely postponed the issu- ance of orders to put previously approved code provisions into ef- fect because they had a bearing on prices. Present indications are that price control powers in many codes will be reduced to an inef- fectual minimum. Code authori- ties under this system will be authorized merely to hear and in- vestigate charges of price cutting. —__~++__ “Earthquake Fears”? Causes Gold Transfer “Earthquake fears’ is the offi- cial reason given for the recent transfer of $1,500000000 in gold stocks from the Pacific Coast mint at San Francisco to the inland mint at Denver. This explanation also serves as confirmation of reports from San Francisco and Denver that the transfer was being made. It, how- ever did not dispel reports that the United States was moving gold out of San Francisco because of “‘war fears’’ on the Pacific Coast. High Treasury officials in an- nouncing the explanation com- mented ‘‘you can draw your own deductions.” THE MOST STUPENDOUS THRILLS ANO SIGHTS EYER SEEN... HUGE FIREWORKS Aa «a. ¥ P E ae I ANS 1a) ae hk -t- 84 re Te Mr caaaranniaateied ames et | 4 & ee 18 DRUGS Michigan Board of Pharmacy President—Earl Durham, Corunna. Vice-President—M. N. Henry, Lowell Other members of the Board—Norman Weess, Evart; Frank T. Gillespie, St. Joseph; Victor C. Piaskowski, Detroit. Director—F. J. Parr, Lansing. Examination Sessions — Three sessions are held each year, one in Detroit, one in the Upper Peninsula and one at Ferris Institute, Big Rapids. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association. President—J. E. Mahar, Pontiac. Ex-President—Duncan Weaver, Fenn- ville. First Vice President—Ben Peck, Kala- mazoo, Second Vice President—Joseph Maltas, Sault Ste. Marie. Treasurer—Henry Hadley, Benton Har- b or. Secretary—Clare F. Allan, Wyandotte. Executive Committee—M. N. Henry (chairman), Lowell; Benjamin S. Peck, Kalamazoo; A. A. Sprague, Ithaca; Leo J. Lacroix, Detroit; James W. Lyons, Detroit; Ray Jenson, Grand Rapids; Dun- can Weaver, Fennville. When is a Photo Department Profit- able? The first requisite of a profitable photo department is that it be a de- partment, and not a scattering of stocks throughout the store. The most successful, and therefore the most prof- itable, departments, are in those stores where the full profit possibilities and other values of the photo business are fully appreciated. In these stores the department receives the attention it deserves. Set aside a definite space for your photo department and locate all your stock there. This stock need not be a large one, but it must be sufficiently representative to convince the public that you really go after the business. An investment in cameras, even though it may not show a rapid turnover, is justified by the prestige it gives to your store as snapshot headquarters. This investment is practically the only one in the whole department, ex- cept for the fast moving film stock, and the wise druggist will push camera sales as a means of stimulating the photo business all along the line. To the average customer, the taking and finishing of snapshots is more or less cloaked in mystery. Merchandis- ing this line successfully requires some- thing more than the ability to hand out a roll of film or to make out a finishing order. Just as the prescription depart- ment can only be successful when the public has complete confidence in the ability of those in charge to properly compound a prescription, so is the suc- cess of the photo department, if it is to be attained in a large way, dependent upon the confidence of the public in those who handle these sales. Your photo customer likes to do business with those who are interested in pic- ture taking, and have a fair knowledge of the proper way to do it. The clerks in charge of the depart- ment should be snapshot fans, them- selves. They should be interested enough to want to know what it is all about. In most cases they will be, if you give them a chance. Any progres- sive finisher will gladly teach them, not only how to take good pictures, but also how to recognize the reasons for failures when customers get poor results. To be able to tell a customer wherein he has erred, will put the stamp of approval on the clerk and on MICHIGAN the department, as nothing else can. Those in charge of the photo depart- ment should also become acquainted with all the new materials, such as super-sensitive film, and photo flash and photo flood bulbs, so they can in- telligently advise your customers as to their use. The clerk should learn what hap- pens to a roll of film after it leaves the store. Go through the plant of your finisher and see how it is done. Only then will you have complete confidence in your finishing service. Or, if you do not find reason for confidence in the visit, change finishers; because a poor service will lose more customers, and more good-will, than you can well afford to lose. No amount of long- discount or price offers will compensate for the trouble caused by poor work- manship or service. Remember that you have put your seal of approval on the service when you consent to handle it, and the customer holds the store re- sponsible for poor quality, An ideal photo department need not take up a large space; a case, four feet long, or even half of a larger case, will do. With this case should be included the shelving in back of it. The case itself need not be used to display cameras, but the top should be kept clear, except for a film cabinet, a sample album of snapshots and en- largements, a sample enlargement spe- cial and occasional leaflets. In the case should be displayed, long-profit, im- pulse-bought merchandise. One or two cameras, in the better grades, should be included. Special sales, which it is desired to promote, may also be dis- played there. On the shelves behind the case, should be displayed the camera stock and any accessories. There they will be out of reach of petty pilfering. They should be plainly marked with prices. You would be surprised to learn how little the average customer knows about camera prices. Marking the cameras plainly will result in bites from many customers who might otherwise be scared by the appearance of expense. Most people think that good cameras cost much more than they really do. Every photo customer should be obliged to come to your photo depart- ment case, whether he desires to buy a roll of film, leave one for finishing, or call for finished work. These are three to five call customers, and by attracting them to this one spot on each visit, this case can be made to add much to the normal profit of the department. Because the department can be made to pay so well, it should be given a fa- vorable location. There is no hardship in this. There are many lines, in most stores, now occupying desirable space, on which the druggist does not make a reasonable, if any, profit. At least that seems to be the burden of complaint of most druggists. Look over your own store and decide which one shall give up the necessary space. If the shelving behind the case per- mits, use some narrow, attention-get- ting cards, on the edges of the shelves, to promote the sale of cameras and films. Such copy as the following will be effective: Take a Camera with You! What is a Vacation without a Camera? Children grow up; Snapshots never do. SCAM RRM ARP SM Tt RN A A A COREA AOI ITE TRADESMAN Have you taken Baby’s Picture this Month?—Is your Camera Loaded?— Snapshots to-day, Treasures to-mor- row.—Keep your Camera loaded! Such captions are also good copy for window or counter cards. Many others will suggest themselves to you. Your photo business should be more than a two or three month’s business. And it will be if you do not confine your efforts to two or three months of the year. Keep the line on display all year ’round, if you would have it ac- tive. Keep your window displays and other material seasonabie. Emphasize vacation snapshots in the summer; re- prints and enlargements in the fall.; Christmas cards and framed enlarge- ment specials before the holidays; in- door snapshots, with photo-flash and photo-flood bulbs and_ super-sensitive film, in the winter. And start the pro- gram all over again in the spring. The indoor snapshot idea should be pushed at all seasons. It is not just a winter business. In this direction lies the greatest opportunity for increasing the volume of pictures taken. Instead of the picture taking time being limited to a few hours each day, as it was a short time ago, the whole twenty-four hours are now available. Al] that is needed is the urge to take’ the pictures. You should prompt this desire. Keep display material in view, some- where, at all times. Never let up. To let up will destroy the interest already built up, and it is difficult to rebuild. Keep it alive at all seasons. Here are just a few tips on successful merchandising methods. They are spe- cial merchandising stunts. Others will occur to you, or can be found, from time to time, in your trade journals. Loan a camera, or cameras, to Scout Troops, though the Scout Master. The Scout Master, in turn, loans them to the boys for a week at a time, to take pictures of Scout activities. The film ~ Grand Rapids MONOGRAM BRAND LINE OF PACKAGED DRUGS Sparkling and beautiful new modern packages, extra fine quality merchandise that will bring retail druggists a high rate of repeat business. Next time you need— Castor Oil, Aromatic Cascara, Bay Rum, Camphorated Oil, Carbolic Acid, Cod Liver Oil, Ess. Peppermint, Glycerine & Rose Water, Milk of Magnesia, Mineral Oil, Oil of Citronella, Olive Oil, Paregoric, Peroxide, Rub- bing Alcohol, Mineral Oil, Spirits Camphor, Spirits Tur- pentine, Sweet Spirits Nitre, Tr. Arnica, Tr. lodine, Witch Hazel, Alum, Bicarb. Soda, Blue Vitriol, Borax, Boric Acid, Copperas, Cream of Tartar, Epsom Salts, Flaxseed Meal, Fullers Earth, Henna Powder, Moth Balls, Mustard, Oxalic Acid, Potassium Permanganate, Rochelle Salts, Salicylic Acid, Salt Petre, Senna Leaves, Sodium Fluor- ide, Sulphur, White Hellebore, Whiting— BE SURE TO ORDER MONOGRAM BRAND! All put up in convenient sizes: Liquids in metal capped bottles, drys in sealed canisters with tin top and bot- tom. Specify Monogram Brand on your next order. Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. August 8, 1934 must be purchased from you, and the finishing done through your store, The pictures taken by each boy, compete for a prize; the prize being the camera you loaned. Scout Brownies, or similar cameras, are ideal. Presenting a set of the pictures to the troop, will insure the interest of the Scout Master. The same plan can be used with other groups. Offering to loan reflectors to those who wish to try indoor snapshots, will often result in the sale of the equip- ment as well as the necessary film and bulbs, and will start another customer in this profitable field. Induce customers to take a number of films on a trip, instead of the usual two. Offer to take back any that are not used. Flm sales will be larger, and few rolls will ever be returned. Sell a fresh roll of film to every cus- tomer who brings a roll in for finish- ing. An empty camera misses many good picture opportunities and pays no profits. Remember that the first pic- ture on the roll is the one that counts; ordinarily the rest will be taken in or- der to get the first one finished. Druggists who are doing some, or all of these things, have made real money from their photo departments, even during the depression, I know of sev- eral, whose sales in the photo depart- ment run as high as $7,000 to $10,000 a year. Any druggist who wil! give an equal amount of attention and energy to the line, will find that it pays. There is no time like the present to start. A. J. Cunningham. ———~+- >. If you want to get yourself thor- oughly disliked: break your promises: don’t put yourself out to help others; be boastful or sarcastic; exaggerate your importance; display a superiority over others; make fun of a man behind his back and get caught at it. Michigan eacneaiaee August 8, 1934 OLESALE DRUG PRI MICHIGAN noe SMA Pri CE N rices quoted are nomi CURRENT inal, based i Gunc MORPH on market the d va eg ee INE 19 Aceti ACI ay of issue. ees @13 65 arene, No: 8 lb ee @l4 40 Beate Ib POTASSIUM x ’ Se ieee nara ce icarbon: Se eat eteeetatel ee - 06 @ Bulk, Po MUSTARD Bi ate, Ib. ou Pes bass os Ib._ 10 Arni F q wd. ichro: 96 Citric, Ib. tal, Ib. ----- = 01% @ 20 Chamo Ib. -_--- cee Select, Ib. 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So ee 2% @ 35 He be 1, gal. -- 155 g i a Goriauier ace 90 $ o Rass pee aeree oa @ 3 60 Entrasts. stick Pisenee Linseed, boil. ey 1® @? i Fennel, 1b ei areas @ 2 ~ ecipitated, Tt Coml., 1b.__ @6 ozenges, cks, per b eatsfoot, gal - 80 @ Fennel, 1b. --—------------- 6 @ eeea b. 08 00 Wafe The Eee = Olive extra, = 6 i ee ¢, Whole, Ib._ 30 25 whee inp 1b ae is me (246) Box @ : 30 Malaga, gal cue o @ 1 00 Hemp eae Ib. i64@ @ : ip, Ib.--_--__ ee ee @1 ae Lobelia aned, Ib.._-___ 6% oe co 0 Fes LEAVES . Tanne oo ee ae ae Stustard,, Mac ib 08 @ 18 Pods, Ib. APSICUM Buchu, Ib., short 2210 ee eal gal 135 @ 5 00 Poo White, a = & caer be 60 a Fa., ol @ 60 We ca =a a Ib. - Ss F re es cog 1 Stee ee .2 2 SSEEEE 60 @ 69 Sabai gee a a ress lila Baad os Whole, Ib CLOVES aoe eae = "48, Ib. . . 30 Gum, OPIUM 00 Sunflower, Powd., -—- 10, @ ; 7 Gwiterad) 10 eccrine Sage, Pa and Grd.-_--_—- Lp Wo ioe io 68a Pip eee aa 30 @ 40 me a. S 85 Ga der, ozs., re aes Widen Levant 1b J 8 ee be SS ee 1 on mn. -40; SE Syant) pear: oO co a munevella’ We ” oie $LA0y Ibe aa ant, Powd, --—-- @ 4 50 re ees er ieee oe ae P ie Castil ete oe re 14 75@15 Uva rae Ib. 25 e a Pound ARAFFINE ae Conti, Whit. a 4 si, P’ ee a aa Xtal, Ib. COPPERAS ° S g : oe 6%@ 15 @15 75 Sener ka Te dered: Ib) Gee 028%@ 10 Chloride oe LIME Be gra. PEPPER 50 ¢ 1 60 Eee eae : 2 et j a oc. UC ro a i White, grd 25 @ 3 Ash " Le 0 austic, Co @ ne LYCO P @ 6 EL Col. 10 Pe cuTT Oe eo Foon Pound -_ ITCH BURGUNDY Eaccatate It fa a ‘ound ______ Be Be a < Sulphitie Ib, % @ = ee 25 Xtal., @ ---- 40 Carb., } PETR Ib. -_- = Yellow DEXTRIN @ 50 Carb., Se oe Plain, OLATUM sitfente oun Tb. --------- 13 @ : White on Ib._ E Carb., Powd @ 30 Cream Carb., 122 @ OF: eal 2 124%@ = en ene anaes 06 Oxide, Hea., S 32 Lily White,” ib.__ 14 fo ene 40° @ 0 oe ae 4e@ 1 Oxide, Ii oe ae 13 @ 2 Sno hite, Ib.___- “a su 60 ies - 07 15 , Meht, tps @ 70 w White, Ib.___ 30 S 2 LPHUR itch Hazel, TRACT @ 22 @ ee 04% 1, Yellow L: Pp MENT PLASTE 27 @ 10 Licorice, P'd. 1b. ae ound -- HOE Barrel R PARIS D Rock Cand SYRUP heh oe ee be Pte ee ee ENTAL y, ale Te 50 @ 60 P ME as ea ee @5% % Pi -- 70 @ 8 ‘ound ___ RCURY aa - 08%@ 08 i& Eints, duska TAR Oe eee an ou Causti : TASSA S dozen ee -150 @115 ee ee Quarts, dozen ____- @10 Pp) ee 55 @ 88 g 50 ee 75 @ 4 Galiens 2 ’ URPENTINE J a 15 20 GUIDE TO MARKET CHANGES MICHIGAN The following list of foods and grocer’s sundries is listed upon base prices, not intended as a guide for the buyer. Each week we list items advancing and declining upon the market. By comparing the base price on these items with the base price the week before, it shows the cash advance or decline in the mar- ket. This permits the merchant to take advantage of market advances, upon items thus affected, that he has in stock. By so doing he will save much each year. The Michigan Tradesman is read over a broad territory, therefore it would be impossible for it to quote prices to act as a buying guide for everyone. A careful merchant watches the market and takes advantage from it. ADVANCED Canned Apricots Fruit for Salad Canned Pears Yellow Pop Corn Red Hen Jelly DECLINED AMMONIA Little Bo Peep, med._. 1 35 Little Bo Peep, lge.--- 2 25 Quaker, 32 0z._------- 10 APPLE BUTTER —_ Belle, 12-31 oz., ; BAKING POWDERS Royal, 2 0z., doz._____ 80 Royal, 6 0z., doz._.___. 2 00 Royal, 12 0z., doz.____ 3 85 Royal, 5 Ibs., doz.___. 20 00 rly rn 10 0z., 4 doz. in case__ 3 40 150z. 4doz.in case__ 5 00 250z., 4doz.in case__ 8 10 500z., 2doz.in case_. 7 00 51b., 1doz.in case__ 6 00 10 Ib., 4% doz. in case__ 5 75 BLEACHER CLEANSER Lizzie, 16 0z., 12s_-___ 215 Linco Wash, 32 oz. 12s 2 00 BLUING Am. Ball, 36-1 0z., cart. 1 00 Boy Blue, 18s, per cs. 1 35 BEANS and PEAS 100 1b. bag Dry Lima Beans,100 Ib. 8 25 White H’d P. Beans__ 3 75 Split Peas, yell., 60 Ib. 3 10 Split Peas, gr’n, 60 lb. 6 10 Scotch Peas, 100 ib.___ 7 00 BURNERS Queen Ann, No. 1 ___-- 1 15 Queen Ann, No. 2 __--. 1 25 White Flame, No. 1 and 2, dos... 2 25 BOTTLE CAPS Dbl. Lacquor, 1 gross pkg., per gross______-_ 15 BREAKFAST FOODS Kellogg’s Brands Corn Flakes, No. 136. 2 26 Corn Flakes, No, 124__ 2 26 Pep, No, 224---------. 2 20 Pep No. 250 _--------- 1 05 Krumbles, No. 412---- 1 55 Bran Flakes, No. 624__ 1 90 Bran Flakes. No, 650__ 1 00 Rice Krispies, 6 oz.-- 2 40 Rice Krispies, 1 02.---- 1 10 All Bran, 16 0z. ---____ 2 30 All Bran, 10 oz. _---_-. 2 76 All Bran, % oz. ------- 11¢ a Hag, 6 1-lb. q Whole Wheat Fla., 24s 2 Whole Wheat Bjs., 248 2 Wheat Krispies, 34s__ 2 Post Brands Grapenut Flakes, 24s-- 2 10 Grape-Nuts, 24s ------ 3 Grape-Nuts, 50s 1 Instant Postum, No. 4 Instant Postum, No. 10 4 50 Postum Cereal, Ne. 0_ 2 25 Post Toasties, 36s__-. 2 26 Post Toasties, 24s___. 2 26 Post Brank, PBF 24__ 3 15 Post Bran, PBF 36-- : 15 Sanka 6- gab 57 Amsterdam Brands Gold Bond Par., No.5% 7 50 Prize, Parlor, No. 6___ 8 00 White Swan Par., No.6 8 50 BROOMS 3 Quaker, 5 sewed_----- 6 75 Warehouse ----------- 7 25 Winner, 5 sewed------ 5 75 Top Notch ---------- 4 50 BRUSHES Scrub Progress, dozen ------ 90 Stove Shaker, dozen __------ 90 Shoe Topeen, dozen ------ 90 BUTTER COLOR Hansen’s, 4 oz. bottles 2 40 Hansen's, 2 oz. bottles 1 60 CANDLES Electric Light, 40. lbs._ Plumber, 40 ibs._------ i Paraffine, 6s -- Paraffine, 12s _- = Wicking 0230 4 Tudor, 6s, per box___. 30 CANNED FRUITS Apples Per Doz. Imperial, No. 10_-__-- 5 00 Sweet Peas, No. 10_. 4 75 Apple Sauce Bart: No.2 -). 1 10 Hart;. No. 10. 5 25 Apricots Premio, No, 10_-__--- 8 40 Wuaker, No. 10_-~- Gibralter, No. 10__-_ Gibralter, No. 24% __-- Superior, No. 2% __ 2 Supreme, No. 2% ___ 3 Supreme, No. 2_----- d Quaker, No. 2_______ 2 10 Quaker, No, 2%4-_-___ 2 80 Blackberries Premio, No. 102. 6 20 Blue Berries Eagle, No, 102 8 75 Cherries Mart, No. 19 5 70 Hart, No. 2 in syrup_. 2 95 weest Special 2. 1 20 ecorsidg No. 2 in syru 4 Hart Bonde: No. 2... 1 35 Cherries—Royal Ann Supreme, No. 2%--_- , 20 Supreme, No. 2__---- 2 25 Gibralter, Mo. 10._____ 9 00 Gibralter, No. 24%4____ 2 75 Figs Beckwith Breakfast, No. 10 ee es 12 00 Carpenter Preserved, 5 oz. glass Supreme Kodota, No. 11 80 Fruit Salad Supreme, No. 10_---_ 12 00 Supreme, No. Supreme, Supreme, No. Quaker, No. 24------ 3 Goosberries Michigan, No. 10_---- 5 35 Grape Fruit Florida Gold, No. 5-- 5 00 Florida Gold, No, 2--- 1 45 Quaker, 8 0z.--_---- 90 Quaker, 236.2000 1 45 Grape Fruit Juice Florida Gold, No. 1-- 0 Quaker, No. 1-------- 90 Quaker, No, 5_-_----- 4 50 Loganberries Premio, No. 10 ~----- 6 75 Peaches Forest, solid pack, No. 10 Supreme, sliced, } Supreme, halves, “o. 1 7 15 Nile, sliced, No. Premio, halves, No. 10 5 70 Quaker, sliced or halves, No. 10_----- 7 00 Gibralter, No. 2%4---- 2 00 Supreme, sliced No, 2 cg Ee abe Ce 2 15 Supreme, halves, No. 2% i 2 25 Quaker, sliced or halves, No. 2%--_-- 210 Quaker sliced or halves, No. 2__..--- 1 60 Pears Quaker, No. 10_----- 8 59 — Bartlett, No, a Se 2 30 Quaker Bartlett, No. : Eee Pentel im aan ae Sk 95 Pineapple Juice Doles, Diamond Head, MO Fe 60 a Honey Dew, A0 eeeee 7 00 Pineapple, cramer Imperial, No. 10____-_ 7 50 Honey Dew, No. 2%-- 2 2 45 Honey Dew, No, 2___. 1 85 Quaker, No. 2%-_-__-- 2 35 Quaker, No. 2______-. 1 80 Quaker, No. 1------.. 110 TRADESMAN Pineapple, Sliced Honey Dew, sliced, INO. 10) 52 9 00 Honey Dew, tid bits, B30, 15 Honey Dew, , Honey Dew, No, 1_- 1 17% Ukelele Broken, ‘No. 10 7 Ukelele Broken, 24__ 2 25 Ukelele Broken, No. 2 1 1 Curfew Tid Bits, No. 2 nates Tid Bits, No. 10 Quaker, No, 12... Plums Ulikit, No. 10, 30% syrup Supreme Egg, No, 2% 2 30 Supreme Egg, No. 2__ 1 70 Primo, No. 2, 40% Syrip 2 She 1 00 Prepared Prunes Supreme, No. 2%_---- 2 35 Supreme, No. 2%, atalign) 222 2 00 Raspberries, Premio, No. 10-2... 8 50 Hart, 8-ounce Raspberries, Red Premio, No. 10_. Daggett, No. 22. Strawberries Hunt, Superior, No, 2 2 35 CANNED FISH Clam Ch’der, 104% 0oz._ Clam Chowder, No. 2__ Clams, Steamed No, 1 Clams, Minced, No. % Finnan Haddie, 10 0z._ Clam Bouillon, 7 oz.-- Chicken Haddie, No. 1 Fish Flakes, smali___- Cod Fish Cake, 10 oz. Cove Oysters, 5 oz. 35 Lobster, No. . EES 25 Shrimp, 1, wet_.____-_ 45 Sard’s, ve Oil, ee Sardines. A, Oil, k’less Salmon, Red Alaska__ Salmon, Med. Alaska_ Salmon, Pink, Alaska_ Sardines, Im. \%, ea. tats Sardines, AN (sees nto co mea nenene eset on o Tuna, % Van Camps, AOZ Soe 1 75 Tuna, 4s, Van Camps, Gon 22 Se Tuna. 1s, Van Camps, Q@or) 5 Tuna, %s, Chicken mer Ors) ee ey 80 Tuna, 44: Bonita______ 1 25 CANNED MEAT Bacon, med, Beechnut 2 05 Bacon, lge., Beechnut 2 95 Beef, ige., Beechnut 3 30 Beef, med., Beechnut 2 00 Beef, No. 1, Corned__ 1 80 Beef, No. 1, Reast —--__- Beef, 2% oz., Qua., Sli. Corn Beef Hash, doz. Be-fsteak & Onions, s. Chiii Con Car., 1s_---- Deviled Ham, 48----- DO tt OO ee et es Ft DS co © So Deviled Ham, a... 2 20 Potted Meat, % Libby 48 Potted Meat, % Libby_ 75 Potted Meat, % Qua... 65 Potted Ham, Gen. % ~~ 1 35 Vienna Saus. No. %_-- 90 Baked Beans Campbells 48s __---___ 2.35 CANNED VEGETABLES Hart Brand Asparagus Natural: Now. 2202000: 2 90 Tips & Cuts, No. 2__ 2 10 Baked Beans 1 lb. Sace, 36s, cs.__-__ 1% No. 2% Size, doz.---- 1 05 NO. 10 Sauce. 4 Lima Beans Little Quaker, No. 10_ z 90 Bapyv,, NO. 2.0.55 EL cn Marcellus, No, 2_-_-_- i 25 Reber Soaked -_----_. 95 Marcellus, No. 10_-__-- 6 00 Red Kidney Beans I a 425 No. 2 String Beans Choice, Whole, No, 2-- ; 70 Cut,, No. 10 7 25 Cut, No. 2 Marcellus Cut, 1 35 No. 10. 6 00 Wax Beans Choice, Whole, No, 2-- 1 70 Cut, No. = Cut, No. 1 Sealine Cut, No. 10_ 5 50 Beets Extra Small, No. 2_-- Hart Cut, No. 10 Hart Cut, Ne. 2... 1 00 Marcel. Whole, No. 2% 1 35 liart Diced, No. 2..-. 90 Carrots Diced: No.2 [22s sa 95 Diced, No. 10 ~-------- 4 20 Corn Golden Ban., No.2 --- 1 35 Golden Ban., No. 1¢ __10 00 Country Gen., No. 2___ 1 20 Marcellus, No. 2------ 1 20 Fancy Brosby, No. 2. 3 30 Fancy Crosby, No. 10-- 6 715 Whole Grain, 6 Ban- . fam NO) es ee Peas Little Dot) No, 222.52 2.25 sifted EH. June, No. 19 7 50 Sifted BE. June, No. 2-- 1 90 Marcel., Sw. W No. 2-1 50 Marcel., E. June, No. 21 45 Quaker, E. Ju., No. 10 8 00 Pumpkir. ODO es ee + 25 No. 2% Quaker_______ 1 35 INO) 2 2 Soinach Ne 246) 2 2 2 NO) 2 2 se 1 89 Squash Buston, No. 32.025 1 35 Succotash Golden Bantam, No. 2_ 1 Hart. NO. 220s 5 Pride of Michigan___. 1 25 Tomatoes Pride of Mich., No; 2-1 10 CATSUP Waas, 14 oz.0 32 8 doz. 1 40 Sniders, 8 oz._--._-doz. 1 20 Sniders, 14 0z._ 1 85 Quaker, 10 o0z.__-- Doz. 1 23 Quaker, 14 0z.____ doz. 1 50 CHILI SAUCE Sniders. 8 oz. ea 65 Sniders. 1407. ___.-._. 2 25 OYSTER COCKTAIL Sriderg, 1 of... 20 CHEESE Roquefort _ Wisconsin S¥ ees Wisconsin Twin oe 4434 New York June, 1933___ Z SAD: Sago 22 Brigk: 22... See ie Michigan Flats paula 13% Michigan Daisies ______ Wisconsin Longhorn __ 15 Imported Leyden 1 lb. Limberger Imported Swiss Kraft, Pimento Loaf___ 24 Kraft, American Loaf__ 22 Kraft, Brick Loaf______ 22 Kraft, Swiss Loaf______ 23 Kraft, Old End, Loaf __ 31 Wraft. Pimento, % Ih_ 1 Kraft, American. % lb. 1 Kraft, Brick, % th. 430 Kraft. Limbur.. 1 % Ib._ August 8, 1934 CHEWING GUM Adams Black Jack______ 6t Adams Dentyne ~---__-_ 65 Beeman’s Pepsin oes Beechnut Peppermint___ 64 Doublemint Peppermint, 65 Wrigleys_ 65 Spearmint, Wrigleys_. 65 siltcy drut 65 Wrigley’s P-K__- TVeaberry CHOCOLATE Baker, Prem., 6 lb. %~ 2 30 Baker, Pre., 6 lb. 3 oz. 2 40 German Sweet, 6 lb. 48170 Little Dot Sweet 6. Wa... 2 30 CIGARS Hemt, Champions ___ 38 50 Webster Plaza _____- 75 00 Webster Golden Wed. : 06 Websterettes -___--__ 7 50 Omens 0 - bu Garcia Grand Babies_ 40 00 Bradstreets -_------- 38 50 Ooms 40 00 kk G Dun Boquet___. 75 C0 Perfect Garcia Subl._ 95 00 tancho Corono_______ 3. Kenwav Budwiser Isabella. (2000.5 Se 20 00 Cocoanut Banner, 25 Ib, tins_. 19% snowdrift, 10 lb. tins_. 20 CLOTHES LINE Household, 50: ft--___ 2 09 Cupples Cord): so. 2 9 COFFEE ROASTED Lee & Cady 1 ib. Package PICO. | od Ss 21% Boston Breakfast __.. 24% Breakfast Cup —_.___ 23% Competition 220: 18% eds) Nos scree ee eae 21% Majesties 30% Morton House —______ 3214 Nedrow (2s 20 ie 27% Quaker, in cartons____ 24% Quaker, in glass jars___ 29 Coffee Extracts MY... per 1002 3s 12 Frank’s 50 pkgs.____ 4 25 Hummel’s 50, 1 lb.--__ 10% CONDENSED MILK agile, 2 0z., per case__ 4 60 Cough Drops Bxs. Smith Bros.) 1 45 Duden’s) 1 45 Vick's, 40/10c_...___ 2 40 COUPON BOOKS 50 Isconomiec grade__ 2 50 100 Keonomic grade__ 4 50 Economic grade__20 00 Economic grade__37 56 Where 1,000 books are Ordered at a time, special- ly printed front cover is furnished without charge. CRACKERS Hekman Biscuit Company "ee Soda Crackers, Ik ea 14 Saltine Soda Crackers, T ib, pikes. 4 gg Saltine Soda Crackers, 2 1b. pikes. 3 26 Saltine Soda Crackers, GUS OZ. “ORES hile: ae 90 Butter Crackers, bulk 13 Butter Crackers, 1 lb._ 1 Butter Crackers, 2 lb._ 3 Graham Crackers, bulk Graham C’s, 1 Ib. ne be Graham C's, 2 Ib 3 Graham C’s, 6% oz.___ 1 Junior Oyster Cs, bik. 12 Oyster C’s, shell, 1 Ib._ 1 84 Club Crackers_________ 1 86 CREAM OF TARTAR 6 lb. boxes 35 ORIED FRUITS Apricots I-vaporated, Ex Choice NOMS oe. 20 Standard: 23250 S ie 18% Ix. Fancy Moorpack___ August 8, 1934 Currants Packages, 11 oz._..-____ 14 Dates 12s, pitted__ Imperial, 12s, regular_ Imperial, 12s, 2 lb.__-- Imperial, 12s, 1 ]b.---- Imperial, Het wal gen Figs Calif., 24-83, case___. 1 70 Peaches Evap. Choice —_______ 13% Peel Lemon, Dromdary, 40%; OZ. oe 110 Orange, Dromdary, 4 0z., dozen_________ 110 Citron, Dromdary, 4 0z., dowen__-______ 110 Raisins Seeded, bulk M% Thompson’ ss’ dless bik. 1% emai s'dless bik.__-- ee ae 1% Gus Seeded, 15 oz._ 8 California Prunes 18@ 24, 25 Ib. boxes __-@15% Hominy Pearl, 100 Ib, sacks___- 3 50 Bulk Goods Elb.Macaroni, 201b.bx. 1 38 Egg Noodle, 10 lb. box 1 2 Pearl Barley Lentlis JS 10 Tapioca Pearl, 100 lb. sacks_... 7% Minute, 8 oz., 3 doz. 4 05 Dromedary Instant --_ 3 50 Jiffy Punch 3. d0z. Carton or % 25 Assorted flavors. EVAPORATED MILK Quaker, Tall, 10% oz.. 2 85 Quaker, Baby, 4 doz.__ 1 43 Quaker, Gallon, % dz._ 2 85 Carnation, Tall, 4 doz. 2 95 Carnation, Baby, 4 dz. 1 43 Oatman’s D’dee, Tall _ 2 95 Oatman’s D’dee, Baby 1 48 Pot. tan oo 2 95 Pet, Baby, 4 dozen__- 1 45 Borden’s, Tall, 4 doz._ 2 95 Borden's, Baby, 4 doz. 1 48 FRUIT CANS Ball Mason F. O. B. Grand eT a Half gallon es 40 Mason Can Tops, gro. 2 55 FRUIT CAN RUBBERS Presto eet Lip, 2 gro. carto: Presto White Lip, 2 ero: carton. =) 83 ,GELATINE Jello; 3) doz. 1 90 Mint: te, "3 doz.__..----. 4 05 Knox’s, 1 dozen_-_--- ; e Jelsert, 3 doz. ---_----- HONEY Lake Shore 1 lb. doz_- 1 90 JELLY AND eee Pure. 30 lb, pails. ----- Imitation, 30 lb, pails_1 85 Pure Pres., 16 0z., dz.. 1 80 12 oz. Apple Jelly, dz. 95 18 oz. Mint Jelly, dz. 1 60 7 oz. Cranberry Jelly, dz 90 JELLY GLASSES % Vint Tall, per doz.__.- 25 JUNKET GOODS Junket Powder _____. 1 20 Junket Tablets ____._ 1 36 MARGARINE Wilson & Co.’s Brands Oleo boi eee ee eS 10 Certified Animal Fat Oleo MATCHES Diamond, No, 5, 144___ 6 25 Searchlight, 144 box__ . = Crescent, 144 __- Diamond, No: (02s 3 00 Safety Matches Red Top, 5 gross case 5 25 Signal Light, 5 gro. es. 5 25 Standard, 5 gro. cs... 4 00 MUELLER’S PRODUCTS 10 Macaroni, 9 oz.________ 2 Spaghetti, 9 on 2 10 Elbow Macaroni, 9 oz._ 2 10 Egg Noodles, 6 oz. ____ 2 10 Egg Vermicelli, 6 oz. 2 10 Ege Alphabets, 6 oz... 2 10 Cooked Spaghetti, 24c, M1 2Oz ee ae, 2 20 NUTS Whole Almonds, Peerless ____ Filberts, Naples 20 Peanuts, vir. Roasted 094% Peanuts, Jumbo -_--__ 10% Salted Peanuts Fancy, No, 1 12—1 lb. Cellop’e case_ 1 26 Shelled Ponte Sl 29 Pecans, salted... 45 Walnut, California ____ 48 MINCE MEAT None Such, 4 doz._____ 6 20 Quaker, 3 doz. case___ 2 65 Yo Ho, Kegs, wet, lb._ 16% OLIVES—Plain Quaker, 24 3% oz. es. 1 87 Quaker, 24 7% oz. cs. 3 55 Quaker, 12, 12 oz.____ 2 40 High Life, 12 22 oz. cs. 3 45 1 gal, glass, each... 1. 30 OLIVES—Stuffed Quaker, 24 2% oz. cs. 1 87 Quaker, 24 4 oz. cs.-. 2 75 Quaker, 24 5 oz. cs.__ 3 55 Quaker, 24 7% oz. cs. 4 55 Quaker, 24 10 oz. cs. 5 95 Quaker, 12 32 oz. cs.__ 7 88 1 Gallon glass, each__ 2 10 PARIS GREEN pi apd Gs. 30 PICKLES Sweet Small L and C, 7 0z., doz.__ 92% Paw Paw, quarts, doz. 2 80 Dill Pickles Gal., 40 to Tin, doz._._ 8 20 32 oz. Glass Thrown_-__ 1 50 PIPES Cob, 3 doz. in bx. 1 00@1 20 PLAYING CARDS Blue Ribbon, per doz. 4 50 Bicycle, per doz.__-_-- 4 70 Caravan, per doz,__-- 2 25 POP CORN Sure Pop, 26 lb. bags 1 25 Yellow, 25 lb. bags_. 1 75 MICHIGAN FRESH MEATS Top Steers re ‘Heit ae ll Good Steers & Heif._ Med. Steers & Heif.____ 08 Com. Steers & Heif.____ 07 Veal (POD Sos ea ee 09 Goo 2 08 Mefiim 07 Lamb Soring Lamb 15 GOOG cai s ie ¢ Medium FOGr 08 Pons 13 Bate 13 Shoulders Spareribs Neck Bones ...._ 03 Trimmings je eS 07% PROVISIOwS Barreled Pork _Clear Back_____ 16 00@18 00 Short Cut, Clear_.___ 12 00 Ory Salt Meats DS Belles. 20-25 10 Lard tierces 2c. 09 pices) advance % Pure in . tubs S0 1b. tabs = advance 4% 20 Ib. pails ____. advance 10 lb. pails _._.--.advance % 5 lb. pails _..._-advance 1 31D. pails 22. = advance 1 Compound, tierces __ 08% Compound, tubs _.-.- 09 Sausages moloena t LaVerne 16 Mrankfort oo 13 Ono ee ee ee 15 Tongue, Jellied ___--_. 32 ieadcheese (oor 13 Smoked Meats Hams, Cert., 14-16 lb.__ 20 tiams, Cert., Skinned 16-18 tp. ee @20 Ham, dried beef Knuckles) ---__ -—- @ 22 California, Hams __.___: @11 TPieniec Boiled Hams__--@16 Boiled Hams _-_---___ 28 Minced Hams __ a Bacon 4/6 Cert. @20 Beef FEM ps = @19 00 Boneless. RICE Fancy Blue Rose_-_---- 5 00 ancy Head (soo. 6 10 RUSKS Postma Biscu': Go. 18 rolls, per case ____.. 2 10 12 rolis, percase ____ 1 39 18 cartons, per case ___ 2 35 12 cartons, per case ___ 1 57 SALERATUS Arm and Hammer 24s_ 1 50 SAL SODA Granulated, 60 Ibs. ¢s._ 1 35 Granulated, 18-214 Ib. packages __....._-. 1 10 COD FISH Bob White, 1 lb. pure 25 TRADESMAN HERRING Helland Herring Miged, Kegs Milkers, kegs ~------_- Lake Herring 46 Dbl, 100 Ibs.) = Mackerel Tubs, 60 Count, fy. fat 6 00 Pails, 10 lb. Fancy fat 1 50 White Fish Med, Fancy, 100 lb._. 13 00 Milkers, bbls, ______-- 18 50 KKKK Norway--__ y 50 S 1h pais. 1 40 Cut lumen 1 50 Boned, 10 lb. boxes_____——:16 SHOE BLACKENING 2 in 1, Paste, doz.____. 1 30 E. Z. ‘Combination, dz. : 30 Dri-Foot, doz. ----__ 2 00 Bixbys, doz. Sea 1 30 Shinola, doz._--------- 90 STOVE POLISH Blackne, per doz._____ 1 30 Black Silk Liquid, doz. 1 30 Black Silk Paste, doz.. 1 25 Enameline Paste, doz. 1 30 Enameline Liquid, doz. 1 30 E. Z. Liquid, per dez._ 1 30 Radium, per doz.______ 1 30 Rising Sun, per doz.___ 1 30 654 Stove Enamel, dz._ 2 80 Vulcanol, No. 10, doz._ 1 30 Stovoil, per doz._-__--__ 3 00 SALT EO. B: os Rapids Quaker, 24. 2 Ibe. 95 Quaker, 36- i ee 1 20 Quaker, Iodized, 24-2_ 1 35 Med. No.1, bbls.__-_-_-. 2 $0 Med. No.1, 100 lb. bk.__ 1 60 Farmer Spec., ‘0 Ib.__ 1 00 Packers Meat, 50 lb... 65 Crushed Rock for ice, cream, 100 lb., each 83 Butter Salt, 280 1b. bbl. 4 00 Block: 50 ib.-22 20 Baker Salt, 280 lb. bbl 3 80 6, 10 1b., per bale_____._ 93 20, 3 1b., per bale_____ 1 00 bogs, 28 Ib. table... 45 Five case lots___...... 2 30 BORAX Twenty Mule Team 24,1 lb. packages _____ 3 35 48,10 oz. packages___. 4 40 96, 14 lb. packages____ 4 v0 WASHING POWDERS Bon Ami Pd., 18s, box. 1 90 Bon Ami Cake, 18s._-- 1 65 Brillo2 chee 85 Big 4 Soap Chips 8/5__ 2 _ Chipso, large 2 Climaline, 4 doz,.__--__ : 60 Grandma, 100, 5c_---__ 3 50 Grandmma, 24 large___. 3 50 Snowboy, 12 large .-- 1 80 Gold Dust, 12 la: -.-_ 1 80 La France Laur 4 dz. 3 65 Lux Flakes, 50 small__ 4 80 Lux Flakes, 20 large. 4 55 Uld Dutch Clean., 4 dz. 3 40 Octagon), 96s 2.72 3 90 Rinso, 24s Rinso, 40s Spotless Cleanser, 48, DO Oe eS oe 3 85 Sani Flush, 1 doz.._--_ 2 25 Sapolio, 3 doz._----__- 3 15 Speedee, 3 doz._-_---- 7 x Sunbrite, 50s... 2 Wyandot. cians, 248 1 60 SOAP Am. Family, 100 box 4 95 Be le ea 2 25 Fels Na: ptha, 100 box__ 4 55 Flake White, 10 box__ 3 00 Jap Rose, 100 DOM 7 40 Farry, 106 box 3 25 Palm Olive, 144 box___ 6 20 Lava, -50> bow. 2 25 Camay, 72 box____._.. 8 05 P&G Nap Soap, 100@3 00 Sweetheart, 100 box___ 5 70 Grandpa Tar, 50 sm. __ 2 10 Williams Barber Bar, 9s 60 Williams Mug, per doz. 48 Lux Toilet; 602._-.. 3 05 SPICES Whole Spices Allspice Jamaica____._ @24 Cloves, Zanzibar______ @36 Cassia, Canton Cassia, 5e pkg., doz.__ @40 Ginger, Africa: @193 Mixed, No. 1... @30 Mixed, 10c pkgs., doz. @65 “‘Tutmegs, 70@90 ______ @50 Vutinegs, 105-110 _.__.. @48 ?epper, Rlack ________ @23 Pure Ground in Bulk Allspice, Jamaica ____ @18 Cloves, Zanzbar ______ @28 -assia, Canton________ @22 Ginger, Corking @17 Mustard @21 Mace Penang ________ @n Pepper, Black ae @20 Nutmegs @2% Pepper, White ________ @30 Pepper, Cayenne _____ @26 Paprika, Spanish _____ @36 Seasoning Chili Powder, 1% 9z... 62 Celery Salt, 1% Oz. = | 86 Sage, 2 of 80 Onion Salt __ 33 Gare 1 35 Ponelty, 3% oz._______ 3 25 Kitchen Bouquet_____ 455 Laurel Leaves _______ 2h Marjoram, 1 0z.-______ $0 Savory To 2 iii 65 anyme ion... 90 Tumetice: 16 og. 2 35 STARCH Corn Wimesford 24/1 ss 2 35 Powd., bags, per 100__ 3 95 Argo, 24, I lb. pkes.__ 1 55 Cream (24-05 2 20) Gloss Argo, 24, 1 Ib. pkes.__ 1 55 Argo, 12, 3 lb. pkgs.__ 2 25 Argo, 8, b lb. pkgs.____ 2 46 Silver Gloss, 48, 1s___. 11% Elastic, 16 pkgs.______ 1 38 Tiger, 50 Ye 2 82 SYRUP Corn Blue Karo, No. 1% ___ 2 40 Blue Karo, No. 5, 1 dz. 3 30 Blue Karo, No. 10____ 3 14 Red Karo, No. 14%4____ 2 62 Red Karo, No. 5, 1 dz. 3 59 Red Karo, No. 10______ 3 46 Imit. Maple ipod Orange, No. 1%, 2 dz._ 2 87 Orange, No. 3, 20 cans 4 34 Maple and Cane Kanuck, per gal.______ 110 Kanuck, 6 gal. can____ 4 75 Grape Jumwe Welch. 12 quart case__ 4 40 Welch, 12 pint case___ 2 25 Welch, 26-4 oz. case___ 2 30 COOKING OIL Mazola Bints, 2 dog. 410 Quarts, 1 doz. 3 60 Half Gallons, 1 doz.___ 6 00 TABLE SAUCES Lee & Perrin, large___ 5 75 3 Lee & Perrin, small___ 3 35 Repper= os oes 60 Royal Mint-2=. 0 = =. 2 40 Tobasco, small__._____ o fo Sho You, 9 0z., doz.___ 2 60 Act, large, 22 4 75 AcE SEY oe 2 85 Caner 2.07.2. -2.5 oo 3 30 21 No | Nite 32 Gunpowder Chieiee 34 Ceylon Pekoe, medium ________ 63 English Breakfast Congou, medium —_____ Congou, choice _____ 35:@ 36 Congou, fancy ______ 42@43 Oolong Mean 2 39 Cuqce 45 Raney 50 TWINE Cotton, 3 ply cone______ 40 Cotton, 3 ply balls______ 40 VINEGAR oO. oe Rapids Cider, 40 grain__._____ 1814 White Wille, “eo grain 193% White Wine, 80 grain 24% WICKING No. 9, per gross No. 1, per gross _______ 1 No. 2, per gross _______ 1 50 No. 3, per gross 2 Peerless Rolls, per doz. 90 Rochester, No. 2, doz. 50 Rochester, No. 3, doz._ 2 00 Rayo, per doz.________ 75 WOODENWARE Baskets Bushels, Wide Band, wood handles_______ 2 00 Market, drop handle. 90 Market, single handle. 95 Market, extra Z Splint, large 220 h os 8 50 Splint, medium _______ 7 50 Splint, small 22 6 50 Churns Barrel, 5 gal., each____ 2 40 Barrel, 10 gal., each___ 2 55 3 to 6 gal., per gal.____ 16 Pails 10 qt. Galvanzed ______ 2 60 12 qt. Galvanized _____ 2 85 14 qt. Galvanized _____ 3 10 12 qt. Flaring Gal. Jr. 5 00 IO at. Fin Dairy. os" 4 00 Traps Mouse, wood, 4 holes___ 60 Mouse, wood, 6 holes... 70 Mouse, tin, 5 holes... 65 Rat, wood) (0 1 06 Rat, spring _________: 1 00 Mouse, spring.________ 20 Tubs Large Galvanized_____ & 75 a Medium Galvanized___ 7 75 Smal] Galvanized 6 75 Washboards Banner, Giobe________ 50 Brass, single... 6 25 Glass, single. 6 00 Double Peerless_______ 8 50 Single Peerless________ 7 50 Northern Queen______ 5 50 Universal 0 os 7 2 Wood Bowls isin. Butter _ 2502 5 00 iS in. Butter 20 9 00 Itinm. Butter =). 18 00 19 in. Batter sro 25 00 WRAPPING PAPER Butchers D F Kraft Kraft Stripes ee 09% YEAST CAKE Magic, 3 dez.o. 2 2 70 Sunlight,.3 doz. -_..2__ 2; 70 Sunlight, 1% doz. -____ 1 35 Yeast Foam, 3 doz.____ 2-76 Yeast Foam, 1%, doz.__ 1 35 YEAST—COMPRESSED Fleischmann, per doz._._ 30 Red Star, per doz.------ 20 . 5 PNR CRG I He Agence si peiaesiagiits 22 SHOE MARKET Michigan Retail Shoe Dealers Association. President—Clyde Taylor, Detroit First Vice-President—M. A. Mittleman, Detroit. Vice-President—Arthur Allen, Grand Rapids. Vice-President — Edward Dittman, Mount Pleasant. Vice-President—K. Masters, Alpena. Vice-President—Max Harriman, Lan- sing. Vice-President — Fred Nedwick, Sag- naw. Vice-President—Richard Schmidt, Hills- dale. Vice-President—Edward Stocker, De- i troit. Vice-President—B, C. Olsee, Grand Rapids. Sec’y and Treas.—Joseph Burton, Lan- sing. Field Sec’y—O. R. Jenkins, Portland. Yearly dues $1 per person. Passing of Clearance as Bait An operator of a group of low-price fashion shoe stores told us of the ter- rible condition of his business at the moment and the lack of public inter- est in his flashy shoes, even though they were offered at sharp clearance. A month ago he was the happiest man for he was enjoying a bulge of busi- ness that he said was greater than any June weeks in the history of his busi- ness. He enjoyed climbing the peaks but he was one sick man sliding into the valley. Any business that thinks it can serve just a small segment of the pub- lic represented by girls between the ages of 15 and 22 who want flashy shoes and plenty of them at a shop girl’s price, is likely to experience the small thrills and the accompanying chills in business. For the moment his section of the public is out of the market. It purchased white early and will wear none other. The girls rush from the stores where they work to the swimming pools or to dances (and who wants to dance when the thermometer is at 100 degrees?) The business that lives on the edge of the sword of fashion is likely to cut in two when demand ceases. We had occasion the same day to visit a shoe store that does a complete family business. It had customers in shoes every department, not many it is true, but a continuing stream of customers needing shoes, not because of a flash of fashion but because of wearable need. In the orthopedic department, where a famous line is sold and serv- iced by professional shoe fitters, there was actually more than an ordinary run of business. In the first case the shoe store had nothing to offer nine-tenths of the public. It lived on the patronage of a fashionable tenth who wanted “fast shoes” and would take no other. In the second case, a well-balanced busi- ness was holding its own in a day-by- day trade that made of the store an institution of service to the commun- ity rather than a hazardous fashion venture. Both merchants were selling shoes under the clearance sign but one was overloaded with perishable “fruit” and the other one had shoes salable for months ahead. But the problem of both is a funda- mental issue at retail to-day. The pub- lic is still gloriously and happily bar- gain-conscious under the banner “clearance.” One merchant says: “We've got to get rid of these goods.” MICHIGAN He keeps lowering his prices in the hopes that they will move before the time comes when the public is no longer interestdd in open Summer shoes, at which time the remaining stock is absolutely valueless for this season's sale. The well-balanced shoe store naturally does ‘not venture “whole hog or none” with a complete stock for only Summer season sale. But both stores are beginning to feel that the clearance idea is ready for a flop. As storekeeping becomes more scientific, stocks become cleaner than they used to be. Stores are learning not to hold back merchandise for a clearance season but to clear as they go. If the public will not buy even cheap shoes in clearance and show some interest in good shoes when they are needed, isn’t it about time that re- tailing be made so systematic that clearance, as a bait, will be brought under control as an instrument of good retailing practice? Don’t let cheapness be confounded with service in footwear—they don’t go together. This is a time, of all times, for preaching a certain sort of gospel regarding shoes, with the view of maintaining volume of sales and preventing any popular tendency to- ward undue and unreasonable pinching down of shoe purchases. The gospel is simply the gospel of good shoes. It should be preached by the shoe mer- chant, in all his advertising and an- nouncements, and in all his daily per- sonal contact with customers. Preach on all variations of the gen- eral text. Good shoes for health. With warm, dry feet the assaults of illness fail. Good shoes for wear, as against the necessary flimsiness of undue cheapness. Good material, well put together, is always true economy, true money-sav- ing for the wearer. “Quality is remem- bered long after price is forgotten.” Good shoes for comfort; good shoes for style; good shoes for appearance; all these considerations may have their place in this general gospel of quality. Of course, these considerations are not new; we are simply pointing out the special need of emphasis at this time, in any place where there ap- pears to be any tendency on the part of the buying public to cheat itself, as it often has done, by seeking foot- wear that is too cheap to be good, in a mistaken zeal for economy.—Boot and Shoe Recorder. ——__* + ____ Hide Financing Cheers Shoe Men With uncertainty over leather prices having caused some retailers to send in cancellations of shoe orders, foot- wear manufacturers are pleased by the prospect of RFC financing to withhold hides of Government-slaughtered cat- tle from the market. The slow rate of demand in the last few weeks is a source of worriment, inasmuch as in- ventories have been accumulating steadily. Production during the first half of this year is the highest on record for any corresponding period, coming close to 190,000,000 pairs. Any serious decline in leather would force shoe prices down and cause serious in- ventory losses. ——_—_2-2->—____ The supreme goal: Employment. TRADESMAN Fall Shoe Display on Aug. 15 John J. Holden, manager of the National Shoe Retailers Association, announces that the opening of Fall lines by shoe stores had been advanced to Aug. 15, instead of being held on Sept. 1, as usual. The new date will put the latest footwear styles on display coincident with Fall ready-to-wear. An additional motive is that many clearance sales have met with good depleting store stocks in many instances, and it is believed the time is opportune to stimulate and maintain the current demand _ for shoes. The Association has sent tele- grams to more than 10,000 retailers urging them to co-operate in the movement and to place special con- sumer display advertising in the eve- ning papers of Aug. 15 and the follow- ing day’s morning papers. —_++>____ To Check New Shoe Styles Shoe manufacturers, who are not members of the Shoe Fashion Guild of America, Inc., can now have their styles checked by the guild to deter- mine whether they conflict with any previously registered by members of the organization, This service was in- augurated as a result of the desire of retailers, when purchasing from non- members of the guild, to be protected if any claims for infringements of de- signs were made, Once a manufactur- er’s styles have been checked by the guild, retail buyers are free from claims. success, —_~r+ > Government Relief Purchases Government purchases in the various commodity markets will not be used to support weakening prices, as has been frequently the case in the past, but will be chief- ly governed by the needs of the relief agencies that are to distrib- ute the accumulated stocks to the needy, reports indicate. This change in policy has al- ready been reflected in the unwill- ingness of the Government to ac- cede to the requests of the packing and tanning interests that the ex- cess supply of hides resulting from the slaughter of cattle in the drought area be withheld from the market. As a result, a further sharp break in hide prices oc- curred during the past week. There is thus far no indication to what extent other markets in MUTUAL OUNDNESS TABILITY are symbolized bu THE MICHIGAN SHOE DEALERS MUTUAL FIRE MUTUAL BUILDING LANSING MICHIGAN August 8, 1934 which the Government has been active in the past may also be af- feted. Traders in general, how- ever welcome this new trend since it removes an operator from the markets whose actions could not be anticipated and, therefore, added to the speculative risk. —_+- + Moffet Seeking Head James A. Moffett, administra- tor of the $1,500,000,000 hous- ing program, is still looking around for an aide to head the Mortgage Insurance Corporation division of his organization. He is said to have canvassed the entire New York and Phila- delphia areas without success. Of- ficials of private organizations who would be eligible for the post are said to have declined because the salary to be paid would not warrant them giving up their pres- ent positions. The Administration hopes to get the mortgage corporation phase of the housing program into operation within the next few months. Experts have told him that if he gets it under way in less than six months, however, he will have accomplished the extraordi- nary. ee Revisew of Hardware Conditions by Two Officers (Continued from page 14) employ any chauffeur to operate a motor vehicle who is not licensed as provided in this act.’ A chauffeur is defined as “every person who is em- ployed for the principal purpose of op- erating a motor vehicle while in use as a public or common carrier of persons or property.” It is necessary, there- fore, that hardware dealers employ- ing someone to drive a delivery or other truck should see that their driver has a_ chauffeur’s license— otherwise, in case of an accident, they are likely to find themselves in rather serious difficulty. The fee for a chauf- feur’s license is $2. The Attorney General’s office has informed us, if an occasional delivery is made by a per- son who is employed chiefly for some other purpose and delivery is only in- cidental, that such a persons does not require a chauffeur’s license. Harold W. Bervig, Sec’y Mich. Retail Hardware Ass’n. INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANY sini itz ote: q 4 i August 8, 1934 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 23 OUT AROUND (Continued from page 9) State board of tax administration and for the taxpayer. According to the Rochester Clarion, the present gas and sales taxes are two of the best and most equitable taxes upon our statutes to-day and should by all means be retained. While it is generally thought that copious rains are a material assistance in removal of spray residue, the facts are that very little of either arsenic or lead are removable by water, for if correctly manufactured they are prac- tically insoluble in water. The danger this season lies in the fact that lack of moisture has caused small-sized fruit, hence the percentage of residue per pound is greater than would other- wise prevail, Growers will be given an opportunity of determining the amount of arsenic on their fruit through the traveling laboratory, furnished by the State Department of Agriculture, which will make tests for growers at the following points on the dates given: August 6, 7, 8—Benton Harbor Mar- ket, Benton Harbor. August 9, 10—Fennville change, Fennville. August 13, 14—Grand Rapids Whole- sale Market, Grand Rapids. August 15, 16—Muskegon Wholesale Market, Muskegon. August 17, 18—Great Lakes Industries, Inc., Shelby. August 20, 21—L. G. Jebavy, Luding- ton. August 22, 23 Onekema Canning Company, Onekema. August 24, 25 — Traverse City Wholesale Market, Traverse City. August 26—Return to Benton Harbor. Fruit Ex- The gasoline tax division of the De- partment of State has again called the attention of licensed wholesale gaso- line distributors to the necessity for complete detailed reports on all gaso- line sold by their various outlets for aviation purposes. Funds available for the Board of Aeronautics to carry on its work of promoting aviation in Michi- gan and in improving airports, are ob- tained from the tax paid on gasoline used by airplanes. The tax is collected by the Department of State in connec- tion with the collection of the auto- mobile gasoline tax and unless retail- ers give a complete detailed report of all gas sold for aviation purposes, it is impossible for the wholesale distribu- tors to make a proper accounting in the monthly tax report. The majority of wholesalers conscientiously record and report their aviation gas sales, but department executives believe many retailers have overlooked the impor- tance of proper accounting and that as a result the work of developing avia- tion fields has been hampered. Malt sales in Michigan still provide a sizable part of the state’s revenue. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, malt tax revenue amounted to $439,149. This period corresponds roughly to the last year before beer could be sold legally. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, records of the malt tax division of the Department of State show that $95,712 was col- lected from this source. San Francisco, July 31—Your very welcome note of the 27th with two of Sullivan’s articles just to hand—and welcome, as usual. We are just ready to go: wife and little granddaughter and myself. Little girl is 10 and one of the active, vigorous ones. We shall have a wonderful time, the three of us, as you will know when the stories come through. But I’m not sure that Stowe is not to be congratulated as fully as ourselves. I see he now sets his date for quitting the Tradesman job at 1954, and that is quite okeh; for statistics I read yesterday show that there are just under 400 persons in the United States who are over 100 years old. That makes a big class for you and me to join, with far better chance to belong than we could have had fifty years ago. Then, too, there is no fun like work; nothing that will keep us youthful like useful occupation, provided only one thing: That we en- joy the work and find it interesting. I find mine so fascinating that I’d be lost without it—clean bewidered— and I take it that also applies to Stowe. I also have some fair conception of how you really enjoy those Out Around journeys, for the Findlays were on one with you and I had had two previous samples watching you first hand. “Blessed is the man who has found his work.” Dry “out here”? Why, you see it is always dry here in summer. Crackling grass is no summer novelty. It would be novel if we did not have it. Or, as some have said: “If California could only have the greenery of England!” to which the answer is, “then it would not be—could not be—California.” No- body can have everything. Each region has its own special blessings. Ours is that we control our moisture. We wait not for the rain to fall on the just and on the unjust. We make it fall as we will, regardless of justice or deservi- tude; and at the moment there are queries whether California may not be the food trough of the entire country in the future. It might be just that so long as we conserve our waters in- creasingly. But I hope not; because that would come about only by reason of further denudation and removal of the top soi! from mid-western fields, and that is a condition which now cries for immediate remedy beyond all other duties. No task undertaken by AAA or any other alphabetical set-up could for a minute compare in impor- tance with that one. Trouble is that this fact may not get over. If it does not, we shall certainly become like Mesopotamia and other lands in which men have cropped the soil until there was no soil. Paul Findlay. The opinion is heard in a good many sections now that the President will bring forth a new type of Civil Works Administration program before very long in another effort to get money in- to circulation. High food prices will place a check on inflationist sentiment. A period of high living costs is hardly the setting for printing money. Also, the AAA is fully aware that high food costs are going to bring a city outcry against processing taxes, which now are not understood and are accepted without much question. The next week or so will see an in- teresting revelation of how Mr. Roose- velt can handle adversity. He has had the tide running with him ever since he was inaugurated. Now the facts of business and unemployment are against him. The President’s speech at Portland, Oregon, showed that he was not yet aware of the far-reaching consequences of the Government’s policy of compet- ing with private business and the effect on investments generally. When Mr. Roosevelt gets back to Washington and is in closer touch with what is really happening in the field of busi- ness and finance, he will doubtless adopt a more reassuring strategy. E, A. Stowe. —_++~+ Corporations Wound Up The following Michigan corporations have recently filed notices of dissolu- tion with the Secretary of State: Dean & Sherk Corp, Detroit. Francis Hardware Co., Marshall. American Title Corp., Pontiac. Rankin-Dutney Corp., Detroit. Adams Products, Inc., Detroit. Formed Screw Products Co., De- troit. International Amusement Co., Inc., Grand Rapids. C. H. Gaylord Chemical Co., De- troit. Consolidated River Co., Manistique. General Storage Co., Lansing. Detroit Lead Pipe Works, Detroit. Western Real Estate Trustees, De- troit. Shapero Chevrolet Co., Detroit. Williams Lake Park Co., Detroit. United Color and Pigment Co., De- troit. Cantor Wholesale Furniture Mart, Inc., Detroit. Commerce Company, Detroit. Cantor Furniture Shops, Inc., De- troit. Hamilton & Piggott Corp., Detroit. Liberty Street Building Co., Ann Arbor. Franklin Golf Practice Courts, Jack- son. Artment Coal Service, Inc., Detroit. Genesee National Co., Flint. Griggs, Cooper & Co., Detroit. Chase’s, Inc., (withdrawal), Pontiac. Colonial Oil Co., of Indiana, Ine. Park Place Land Co., Detroit. Greenville Co-operative Association, Inc., Greenville. Muscle Shoals Land Corp., Detroit. Improvement Ford Communications Co., Dear- born. Bloomfield Estates Co., Detroit. Green’s Style Shops, Inc., Ham- tramck, Ferco Realty Co., Detroit. Candy Products Corp., Owosso. Stephenson Leland Co., Detroit. Simple Simon Food Products, Inc., Detroit. India Tire & Rubber Co., Jackson. Chr, Hansen’s Laboratory, Inc., De- troit. Conoco Oil Co., Detroit. Arnold Bros. Pickle & Preserve Co., Detroit. Alart & McGuire Co., Detroit. Tower Publications, Inc., Detroit. Rochester Elevator Co., Rochester. Hamilton Celery Co., Holland. Streng and Zinn Co., Kalamazoo. Mineral Felt Insulating Co., Detroit. +++ ___- New decorative notes for modern in- teriors are afforded by “foil pictures.” They’re made on aluminum foil by a facsimile process, said to reproduce faithfully etchings, photos, etc. Canners and Co-operatives Efforts are currently being made by the Agricultural Adjust- ment Administratio nto end the long standing antagonism between private canners and _ canneries owned and operated by farmers’ co-operatives. Co-operative canneries have been growing in importance, fre- quently with the help of Govern- ment agencies, until in some lines, such as cherries, they pack as much as 30 to 50 per cent. of the total crop. Private canners, on the other hand, find their business restricted by this development and have frequently complained about the competitive practices of the co-operatives. Since the rivalry between these two important groups have in sev- eral instances caused a breakdown in existing marketing agreements or forced the Administration to abandon agreements that were proposed, an amicable solution of their differences would be of great assistance to the AAA in improv- ing the marketing methods in the industries affected. ——————— Exaggerating Inflation Prospects The new drive against the dol- lar abroad which reflects a revival of inflation fears, particularly since the issue of silver certificates by the Treasury, is not causing alarm in financial circles, since ex- cessive fluctuations could’ be quickly stopped through the stab- ilization fund. The new crop of inflation ru- mors which has sprung up since Senator Thomas and the Commit- tee for the Nation have renewed their agitation for a further “‘shot in the arm,”’ is likewise being dis- counted. The issue of the new silver certificates in limited quan- tities is not expected to affect pric- es. It will merely replace older types of currency in circulation. The real inflationary element in our financial situation is the budg- etary deficit and Governmental excess expenditure. While force- ful and unpopular measures may eventually be called for to com- bat inflation from this source, there is no immediate danger of a runaway inflation, bankers be- lieve. Phone 89574 John L. Lynch Sales Co. SPECIAL SALE EXPERTS Expert Advertising Expert Merchandising 209-210-211 Murray Bldg. Grand Rapids, Michigan BUSINESS WANTS DEPARTMENT Advertisements inserted under this head for five cents a word the first insertion and four cents a word for each subse- quent continuous insertion. if set in capital letters, double price. No charge less than 50 cents. Small display adver- tisements in this department, #4 per inch. Payment with order is required, as amounts are too small to open accounts. For Sale—Dollar store in town of 1,000 in the new oil district. Reason for sell- ing, other business. Reasonable rent. Address No. 670, c/o Michigan Trades- man, 670 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN August 8, 1934 JOHNSON’S FOLLY The New Deal Doomed For In- terment John Boettiger, who has repre- sented the Chicago Tribune as Washington correspondent for many years and who has made a close study of the NRA and its many iniquitous features, writes as follows concerning the early dem- ise of the so-called New Deal: The NRA, doomed to be writ- ten in the history of the New Deal, as “Johnson's folly’’ will be re- born under a radically different set-up at the opening of the com- ing year. Battle lines already are drawn in the struggle which is being waged over the way in which the NRA and its Blue Eagle shall be interred, and over just how the resurrection shall be achieved. That the NRA has turned into a ghastly failure, having foisted upon industry a costly, interfering Federal burocracy, without appre- ciable benefits to industry or to workers, is widely accepted, even within certain quarters of the New Deal. The administration, however, has shown no dispotision to per- mit the whole experiment to die at the expiration of the National In- dustrial Recovery act next June 16. In one form or another it will be continued, and since the bat- tleground will be in Congress, which must approve a new act, great stress is laid by all sides on the importance of obtaining con- gressmen in the November elec- tion who will deal wisely with the problem. The glaring faults of NRA, which will come under the inspec- tion of Congress are these: 1. It has fostered bloody and costly industrial warfare; encour- aged communist agitators and ren- egade labor leaders to _ incite strikes upon false issues. 2. It has allowed the setting up of crushing monopolies which have sky-rocketed prices to con- sumers, and have brought small business to ruin. 3. It has imposed staggering costs and direct taxes upon indus- tries at a time when the crying need was for free capital for ex- pansion and industrial activities. 4. Under the leadership of a military taskmaster of the top- sergeant type, unschooled in in- dustrial problems, the NRA has degenerated into a confusing wel- ter of multitudinous codes, thou- sands of regulations, red tape, in- consistency and delay. Business leadership, as voiced by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, will ask Con- gress to cut ruthlessly away the burocratic maze set up by Gen. Johnson and to provide in its place a greatly simplified law un- der which business will be per- mitted largely to lay down its own rules of fair competition, within clearly defined limits. Whereas Gen. Johnson has per- mitted hundreds of small groups of industry to set up separate codes, the business leaders are de- clared of the opinion that the fu- ture codes should be limited to a small number, and applied to key industries upon which the pros- perity of the Nation depends. The administration — shelters several schools of thought as to what should be done with the NRA. The more radical members of the brain trust also are declared to stand for a simplication of the NRA structure, but with the ex- tension of an absolute control over all industry. There seems little doubt that Gen. Johnson will play no part in the new organization. He is will- ing to retire and has himself sug- gested the creation of a new com- mission, similar to the Federal Trade Commission, or the Inter- state Commerce Commission, to administer the future codes. It is deemed certain that the ballyhoo which has featured Johnson's ad- ministration will be dropped, as well as the Blue Eagle. See SE When on Your Way See Onaway About forty years or more ago, when Onaway was an infant and known as “Adalaska” postoffice the territory surrounding Black Lake was a wilderness. Although the woods were dense and almost impenetrable there, in the heart of the forest and bordering on the shore of the lake, was a circle or enclosure consisting of several acres; the trees were big white pines towering high and the lower branches spreading out many feet. The remainder of the forest was mostly hard wood; maples, birch and other varieties. Why this big enclo- sure of white pines should be alone in the midst of hard wood could not be determined; There must have been a reason. A man named Doolittle and of an inquisitive nature made some excavations in the vicinity and dug up some bones and parts of utensils indi- cating that the place was evidently an Indian cemetery. At that time, however, Indians were numerous around {here and at the Ocqueoc, so the early settlers were not much interested in the find and the incident was forgotten. Now things are different. This same piece of woods has been preserved and com- prises the beautiful Onaway state park of 152 acres and this same en- closure of big pines is known as “In- dian Orchard,’ probably because of the presence of a few volunteer apple trees growing among the smaller trees and evidently started from seeds dropped years ago. Right on this spot the big pavillion was built a few years ago and has been the scene of many gatherings. picnics and annual celebrations. These annual crowds have demanded further improvements and_ especially bath houses: so recently the pavilion was elevated and excavations commenced for the installation of bath rooms un- derneath. And what do you suppose the workmen found? Two skeletons, apparently Indians, only eighteen inches under the surface of the ground and buried in hollowed out cedar logs, wrapped in birch bark. The bones were in a fair state of preservation and in the same grave were different articles such as a shallow dish, clay pipe, knife, pieces of pottery, etc. The excavating is still going on and it remains to be seen what next will come to view. All this happening dur- ing the busy tourist season at the park, it is, of course, attracting a lot of attention and giving the place a lot of publicity. It has not been ascertained to what tribe this find belonged, although the Ocqueoc river territory, known as the “Sacred Water,” was inhabited by the Chippewas and this tribe was known to congregate each year at the Falls to hold their festivals, where the aged and decrepit chiefs and warriors, as well as the old squaws, would plunge into the water and drown themselves. This was a sacrifice that was made to keep their tribes pure. Early history written by early settlers and verified by their descendents now living prove these statements to be facts. The tourists are pouring in daily and the state of Ohio surely has its eye on Black Lake. Outside of Mich- igan, Ohio is the banner state, accord- ing to our registrations. At a meeting held in the Onaway State Bank Saturday the Black Lake Tourist Association was formed, start- ing with about twenty-five members the objects of which are to promote more extensive fish propagation by installing better fish ladders in the dam on lower Black River, and if possible, to secure legislation which will prevent the raising of water dur- ing Spring when resort property is in danger by crushing ice floes. This Association will co-operate with the Onaway Chamber of Commerce and will undoubtedly increase its mem- bership to 200 or more. The work on the airport North of the city is progressing nicely and now comes the news that the Chamber of Commerce has appointed committees to start a new golf course in connec- tion with or adjoining the airport. You cannot stop progress, even in Presque isle county. With the im- proved roads penetrating the former places of attraction which at times were inaccessible, scenic routes are being laid out and especialy during the Autumn months we are going to be a blaze of glory and illumination. The farmers are preparing to make their second cutting of alfalfa and the yield is unusual in quantity and qual- ity. In spite of the early complaints about drouth, results are more than satisfactory and the big scare is now but a dream. On the Ocqueoc river, the home of the speckled and rainbow trout, the Conservation Department is installing quantities of logs, rocks and different contraptions for the purpose of “air conditioning” the water to provide for better propagation of ‘fish. The proc- ess establishes spawning beds, speeds up the currents and gives more life to the water such as is essential to the life of the active species of the trout. It has been discovered that the fish have suffered in consequence of the removal of all snags, logs and other material from the streams, the cutting of trees and brush along the banks where formerly the shade therefrom cooled the water but now being open to the rays and heat of the sun. Trout like seclusion. It is hoped that these changes will provide favorable homes for the rearing of the grayling fry which the Conservation Department is contemplating planting, known as the Montana Grayling, and a replica of the native grayling of Michigan waters not many years ago. Squire Signal. ——__ 0-2 Twenty-Seven New Readers of the Tradesman The following new subscribers have been received during the past week: L. D. Neufer, Traverse City O. H. Bahle, Suttons Bay T. C. Gronseth, Suttons Bay Hansen Bros., Suttons Bay Clark Bremer, Suttons Bay J. J. Kilny, Cedar Joseph Pleva, Cedar Geo. F. Dago, Maple City Robert Buller, Interlochen Charles Hoeflin, Kingsley E. T. Knight, Kingsley John Steinebach, Kingsley Mrs. W. F. Therman, Buckley Charles Plowman, Copemish N. D. Jordan, Detroit Don R. Squier, Detroit Ed. Bartholomew, Ravenna Frank E, Thatcher, Ravenna Burga Lindy, Thompsonville Roman §S. Pawloski, Thompson- ville. W. R. Thomas, Elberta J. W. Schafer, Arcadia Wm. Derengski, Manistee Chester F. Miller, Manistee Chas. J. Anderson, Manistee Oscar Nelson, Manistee W. F. Hansen, Manistee —_++>___ Calls for Sheetings Bids The Government’s request for bids on approximately 70,000,000 yards of sheetings or the equivalent of nearly a year’s production on the sizes spe- cified, was highly encouraging to the primary market in New York. While it was not regarded as likely that orders would be placed for the entire volume mentioned, practically all near-by goods should be cleaned up with the initial Government pur- chases. Of the total, 40,000,000 yards are for 64-squares, which are not made by such a large number of mills that they can be supplied readily. —~++>____ Try It If you want to have some fun, with a little bit of mon, just call a bunch of kiddies to your side. Amidst their sparkling eyes and much to their sur- prise just open wide your purse and give to each a penny. Watch them scamper fast away; even some forget to say thank you. For the race is on to see who is first to the nearest candy store. Rockafellow, with his billions, greater pleasure could not buy than the penny brings to a kid, It is a little bit of mon, but it brings a lot of fun. Just try it yourself and see. E. B. Stebbins. Sia ne neg AN NRE Rae tytn tp ETE (RAE ER RAO ease and AN ARSONIST’S PORTRAIT one . 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