} (®) 2 Go S t 4 2) a CBS A : YR es yy ‘ \ ees \ 4 ef ey 5S A BEM) B Nt, aie eto8 ex I 4 Se -—CYy BST pI CMT GRE OVS ENG -_ a { nee Sy TESS WE WSS fn) \ dad) S Wy y Z AY) \\ NI D ~ Y SS Y LG (a 7X LL yo ‘ Ce TORE Sf a NGS $ Lil HK —___ Oppose Fine Goods Curtailment With all the clamor in the various cotton goods markets for some form of curtailment, the opposition of the New England fine goods industry to any such restriction came as a sur- prise last week. In a closed meeting on the previous day, it was learned, about sixty mill representatives voted more than two to one against curtatl- ment, despite the fact that current prices were said to be very unprofit- able and demand is slow. Further op- position to a curtailment plan was yes- terday reported to have developed from rayon weavers, who also went 9n rec- ord against such a move. Life is a romantic business. It is painting a picture, not doing a sum; but you have to make the romance, and it will come to the question how much fire you have in your belly.— Oliver Wendell Holmes. 72> ———_ If I wished to punish my enemy, I should make him hate somebody. See : oo MEN OF MARK J. E. Van Wormer, Author of the Greenville Plan J. E. Van Wormer is one of the pioneer business men of Greenville, and is the author of the proposed retail license law for Michigan, which would place an annual license tax of $25 on each retail store and double each time on every additional unit. This tax mul- tiplies so rapidly on each additional store that it quickly goes into astro- nomical figures. Mr. Van Wormer, as a life long re- tailer, is very much opposed to chain stores and a petition setting forth the points of his proposed law was most amazingly endorsed by Greenville in- dependent business men. He urges every independent business man in the state to vigorously endeavor to interest his local legislator in becoming in- formed in regard to the benefits such a law would bring to our people and state. Mr. Van Wormer was born in Green- ville. His first experience in the retail business was as a clerk for Cole & Bennet at the age of 18 In 1880 he embarked in the grocery business with his brother LeRoy, under the style name of Van Wormer Brothers and, excepting for a short period, he has been one of the familiar and respected figures in the business life of Green- ville ever since. He can recount many interesting facts about the old days when Green- ville was one of the humming lumber towns of the state. Lumber jacks in droves were familiar figures on the vil- lage streets and the crunch of their steel corked high river boots on the old fashioned pine sidewalks was a familiar sound. Greenville was a “western” in those early times and licker, lumber jacks and saloon brawls were the order of the day. The annual log drive was a feature of those times, during which the banks of the river were cleared of derelict logs which had stranded along the shores, and the flat boat cook shanty constituted the rear guard of this big seasonable event. The cook, aboard his floating grill, was one of the most important person- ages connected with this aquatic pag- eant. His badge of office was a bat- tered black derby hat, without which he never appeared. Whether he tem- porarily laid aside this knightly crest during the sable hours of repose is just another mystery. At stated hours his clarion calls to man the trencher rang through the walls of timber, which lined the river or over the sunlit fields which crept down to its borders and lined its shores with their tributes of wild flowers. The very spirit of the log drive called for deeds of daring and prowess and they were indulged in by reckless and swaggering lumber jacks to the enter- tainment of the throngs who would visit the river banks to see this annual classic pursue its rough and tumble course down the river. Burling logs and riding erect on them as they glided swiftly down the rushing rapids of the log chutes and through the wave crest at the bottom were popular diversions of these hardy men. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Among these men of the forest and river were some noted charaters and Mr. Van Wormer was acquainted with all of these who followed Flat River logging. Jack Haggarty was one of those timber stars and the song he wrote, “Jack Haggarty’s Flat River Girl,” has become an immortal classic of lumber days in Michigan. The saga of forest and river was sung in every farm house and lumber camp along Flat River and on the Muskegon by thousands of people. Mr. Van Wormer saw forest roads become pavements lined with prosper- ous homes and winding paths bordered with ferns and wild roses, transformed into concrete walks. He remembers when communal culture had advanced to a degree where black bears wander- ing about the village streets were con- sidered de trop and joined hands with the citizenry when the last one to enter the village precincts was chased back to the forest. No doubt ursus americanus looked on this unfriendly attitude as a gesture of snootery. The song of the big saws and the hum of the planers long since have passed into the land of memories and out of this wilderness of which they were a part grew the beautiful little city of Greenville. Then came the dark ages. Like an observer miles ahead of a barbarian horde came a chain store into the community. Later on it was followed by an invasion of them into the state, which swept the old town to its knees. Michigan retailers are now beginning to recover from the blow and ask themselves questions. Why should we permit our state to be further exploited by Wall street? Michigan has too much inherent pride in freedom to continue to play the role of vassal. Ours is the Wolverine state and the wolverine was noted for its fierce and warlike nature. Wherever it roamed through our native forests it was given a wide berth by all creatures. It was a stranger to fear and its only desire when confronted was to come to grips. To characterize our inde- pendence and love of freedom our state chose for its emblem the wol- verine. Should we then continue to permit the Wall street banner to wave over our sovereign state? We do not want their symbol imposed on our escutch- eon. It is reported that Michigan has fared on its way under six flags—then let’s defend the present flag and re- fuse to have a Wall street banner placed over us. On the screen of our history stand forth such mighty figures as LaSalle, Joliet, Cadillac, Colonel Gladwin, Pon- tiac, Tecumseh. If their shades still watch our destiny, let us hope that in their eyes rests a look of confidence in our strength as children of pioneers who refuse to longer bend the knee. Wall street cannot continue to force us through this Macaber performance unless, by our indifference, we elect to accept that detestable fate. The proposed retail licence law, if enacted, would be a fair set-up for all. There is no question about what it would do to chain stores. It is intended to accomplish one particular thing—to rid Michigan of these absentee owned stores and in their places establish stores owned by our young men. If the chains choose to assume the robes of martyrs, all well and good; while we would not desire to be bad neighbors and wish them on any other state, still any province which might wish to re- ceive them at its borders with waving palms and plant a sanctified kiss of brotherhood on their brow should not be restrained. Michigan might not be able to lead America out of the slough of despond, but it could guarantee to its own children the profits of their efforts and open wide the portals of oportunity. It is reported that 2,500,000 boys and girls have arrived at a working age since 1929 only to go on relief. How long can they be restrained? Michigan has its quota of this great army. Imagine, then, your boy and yours and yours, starting a little enterprise of his own with the achievement of success as the golden prize in view. But now we begin to hear the bugle call through city, town and hamlet— over the fields and through the forest, louder and clearer. Men are listening— it is the call of freedom for the old and young of the state andi victory shall be ours. With the pigments of fancy, let us paint on the canvas of our dreams a picture of those halcyon days to come, a picture of the average old bus- iness man whose prototype is found in every town, the kind who has survived the terrors of the chain stores. Let us pick a day in June just after a crystal and silver rain has freshened the air and the sun comes peeping through the clouds. The old man stands pridefully in front of his store. His face is wreath- ed in smiles and he is surrounded by God’s peace and freedom. Perhaps he may even so far digress as to hum an old love tune. A gentle zephyr comes a-stealing down the village street and seems to lightly touch with phantom fingers the harp strings of his emotions. It is a gracious boon, For thought crazed wight like me To smell again these summer flowers, Beneath this summer tree. ©. &. Clark: Soe ee Organizations Condemned By the Fed- eral Trade Commission Economic Films, Inc., New York City, and others, engaged in the production and sale of a motion picture designated ‘‘For- ward America,” purporting to be dedicated to the American house- wife, which shows repeately the likeness of the President of the United States and makes repeated reference thereto, although the President had not authorized this use of his name or his likeness. United Remedies, Inc., Chicago, sell- ing a hair-coloring preparation, “Kolor- Bak,” directed to discontinue repre- senting that the product or any simi- lar product will cause gray hair to dis- appear forever, without a statement to the effect that the results of the appli- cation can be maintained only by reg- ular application in accordance with the natural growth of the hair. Norwood Pharmaceutical Laborato- ries, Philadelphia, dealers in creams April 3, 1935 and cosmetics, is directed to discon- tinue the word “Pharmaceutical” in trade name, on labels, or in advertis- ing matter, or of any other word or device implying the products sold are compounded by chemists, doctors, or dermatologists in the employ of re- spondent, to meet particular needs of particular customers and possess ther- apeutic value; and to discontinue rep- resentations that the sales force are dermaticians and that a skin analysis is taken by respondent’s representa- tives for analysis by chemists so that the proper cream may be selected for each customer and that information is sent to customers from time to time about their skin and hair; and that “Vita-Derma” massage cream contains no grease or casein and is a skin re- juvenator and that their face powders are medicated and will cure skin dis- seases; and to discontinue the use of the symbol J in the word “Norwood,” the use of the insignia of the Medical Corps, the use of the words “Formula Number” in connection with their creams, and the use of the words “Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.” or any other terms of like import unless and until their trade mark has been registered. Eopa Company, San Francisco, di- rected to discontinue misrepresenting the therapeutic value of homeopathic medicines and pharmaceutical prepara- tons designated “Eopa Neuritis Tab- lets” and “Eopa Phytolberry Tablets.” The Imperial Laboratories, New York City, manufacturing permanent wave appliances and products, repre- sent that the lotions and felts have been developed in a laboratory by lead- ing chemists and that their use will insure hair of any texture being waved without causing it to become dry. Federal Auto Products Co., Chicago, engaged in purchasing and recondition- ing worn-out, defective spark plugs. Southern New York Candy Distrib- utors Association, Binghamton, N.Y., and others The De Luxe Manufacturing Co. Chicago, engaged in the sale of radio receiving instruments through agents and by means of an alleged lottery scheme. Cape Cod Shirt Company, Fall River, manufacturer of men’s shirts. Famous Pure Silk Hosiery Co., New- ark, N.J., and Bronson Shoe Co., Min- neapolis, engaged in the sale of shoes. New England Tea and Coffee Co., Hartford, Conn., engaged in the sale of coffee and coffee substitutes. The Kotalko Sales Co., New York City, selling ‘Kotalko” and ‘“Kotalko Soap,” advertises that such hair treat- ments will eliminate dandruff, stop falling hair, and grow hair on bald heads. The Eastern Textile Co., Greenfield, Mass., selling dress goods, advertises damaged short-length patterns as “new, clean goods direct to you,” and makes alleged misrepresentations as to i April 3, 1935 lengths of patterns, bargains, and free goods. Pabst Chemical Co., Chicago, is di- rected to discontinue misrepresenting the therapeutic value of ‘“Pabst’s Okay Special.” Washington Sea Food Dealers Asso- ciation, Washington, D.C., and others, are directed to discontinue entering into and enforcing agreements tending to restrain trade. The Mallory Clothes, Inc, New York City, engaged in the sale of ready-made clothing, is directed to dis- continue use of the word “Tailor,” or any derivative thereof on order blanks without a statement to the effect that a suit is to be taken from stock, when such is the fact, and to discontinue representing that the ready-made cloth- ing for which the agents are taking orders is tailored to the measurement of the customer, and that the respon- dent maintains representatives in all principal cities, when such representa- tives are only itinerant agents solicit- ing orders. The National Association of Ladies’ Handbag Manufacturers, New York City, and others, engaged in the man- ufacture of “one dollar handbags” made of imitation leather, is directed to dis- continue fixing prices at which mem- bers of the Association shall sell their products, and to discontinue requiring purchasers of handbags for resale to agree to maintain certain resale prices fixed by respondent. The Akron Lamp Co., Akron, en- gaged in the sale of self-heating irons designated “Diamond Self Heating Irons,” is directed to discontinue mis- representing the following: The earn- ings of agents and the equipment al- leged to be given them free of charge; that special prices are being quoted for a limited time: that 2 irons are being given for the price of one, and that 5000 irons have been set aside for ad- vertising purposes. York Radio Co.. New York City, engaged in the manufacture of radio sets, is directed to discontinue use of the words “Edison” or “Victor” either alone or in connection with any other word or words to label or designate radio sets not manufactured, assem- bled, sold, or authorized by Thomas A. Edison or Victor Talking Machine Co., or any companies affiliated there- with Peanut Specialty Co., Chicago, en- gaged in the manufacture of candy, is directed to discontinue the assembling and distribution of candy in assort- ments designed to suggest’ and make feasible its sale by means of a lottery scheme. —_»+2>—__- If science has its way and if people will rise to their opportunities, I can see coming a very high type of elderly man—a type combining the vigor and enthusiasm of youth with the temper- ed judgment of age and the greater kindliness and sympathy that ought to come through life’s trying experiences. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Folly and Futility of Setting Up Code System Whitehall, April 1—House Bill 134, the state recovery bill now before the Legislature which would extend the operations of the federal recovery act, the NRA, over the field of intrastate commerce, raises some interesting questions. Wholly aside from the question as to what validity the NRA has over the internal affairs of the states, whatever validity it has in interstate commerce is based partly, if not entirely, upon the fact that Congress over twenty years ago declared that unfair meth- ods of competition in interstate com- merce were unlawful. Michigan has never declared that unfair methods in competition are un- lawful. Business is not compelled by our state laws to compete fairly. Therefore, House Bill 134, will not have back of it this basic law that is back of the NRA. We do have certain anti-trust laws upon our statutes of the state which compel that there shall be free com- petition, and we have four acts wak- ing certain discriminations as between localities unlawful. But we do not have a state law that draws any legal dis- tinction between fair and unfair com- petition. All competition in Michigan that is free competition and does not unlaw- fully discriminate in certain products, is fair competition. If, then, all free competition within the state is fair competition, what then would codes of fair competition be? Ethically we may have our notions as to what fair and unfair competition is, but the law that declares unfair competition to be unlawful is a federal law and doesn’t apply to intrastate commerce. What methods of competition can state codes of fair competition con- demn, or exclude, when all methods are legally fair? And if codes of fair competition are set up in the state, and they provide that the governing body of a trade group shall have the power to fine, or imprison, violators of the codes, will they not provide that violators shall be fined, and imprisoned, for commit- ting acts that are in themselves lawful in the state? You can’t base a state code upon a federal act, anymore than you can make a federal law apply to the inter- nal affairs of a state. You can’t make unlawful that which has not been de- clared to be unlawful. Doesn’t it appear that the first thing that is necessary is to declare all un- fair methods of competition unlawful in intrastate commerce just as Con- gress has done in interstate commerce? And if our legislature should declare all unfair methods unlawful where then would there be any need of codes of fair competition? Why should it be necessary to specify in codes that cer- tain methods of competition were un- lawful when all methods are unlawful? Cannot our courts, or a quasi-judicial body set up for that purpose, be em- powered and entrusted to test any method of competition as to its fair- ness? And if such a basic law yere first passed, and effective machinery pro- vided to make it effective, would not that be a much more powerful weapon to curb unfair trade practices than the codes could possibly be? Over forty years ago Congress de- clared that competition must be free. It passed the Sherman Anti-Trust law against monopolies, trusts and com- bines. Michigan and every state in the Union followed suit with anti-trust leg- islation in order that competition shall be free in intrastate commerce as well. But Congress found out soon after- wards that it was not enough to com- pel free competition. Business must not unfairly discriminate, and so it (Continued on page 22) ‘ C.W.MILLS PAPER CO. Grand Rapids Distributors of known brands that satisfy including: SEALRIGHT CONTAINERS SEALRIGHT BOTTLE CAPS E, Z. OPENER BAGS CANCO BUTTER JARS KING WILLIAM BUTCHER PAPER ORANGE HARDWARE PAPER SUMMIT CREPE TISSUE ROLLS CHARMIN CREPE TISSUE PUBLIC SERVICE CABINET TOWELS NO WASTE CABINET TISSUE | RLHasead eALERTS Mend ashe, 4 MOVEMENTS OF MERCHANTS. Stanwood—Albert Steinke, grocer, has joined the Red & White group. Moline—Martin DeYoung, grocer, has joined the Red & White organiza- tion. Hancock—The Jacob Gartner Co. has decreased its captal stock from $40,000 to $20,000. Coloma—The State Bank of Coloma has increased its capital stock from $25,000 to $45,000. Ionia—Arthur L. Stevenson, 70, de- partment store owner, died suddenly from a heart attack. Hudsonvile—The Hudsonville State Bank has increased its capital stock from $20,000 to $25,000. Reed City— H. W. Hawkins & Son, department store, suffered a loss by fire estimated at $10,000. Muskegon-—-H. T. Alexander suc- ceeds Mike Rosko in the grocery busi- ness at 355 East Broadway. Detroit—The West Coast Liquor Co., 524 Book Bldg., has changed its name to the National Industries, Inc. Cadillac—Calvin Rupers, Jr., has purchased the Club Cafe, of Franklin How, of Detroit, taking possession - April 1. Hancock—The Keweenaw Copper Co., 101 Quincy street, has decreased its capital stock from $10,000,000 to $4,000,000. Muskegon Heieghts—Charles John Richmond, 50, meat dealer, died at his home, 1651 Superior street following a brief illness. Dearborn — Dittmer-Marsh Sales, Inc., 21755 Michigan avenue has chang- ed its name to the Marsh & Grosfield Sales Co., Inc. Monroe—The Monroe Builders Sup- ply Co., 1232 East Third street has decreased its capital stock from $50,- 000 to $6,000. Detroit— The McCloskey Drilling Co., 908 Lafayette Bldg., has changed its name to the Superior Drilling & Producing Co. Detroit—The Detroit Wrecking & Salvage Co., 2986 Hirt avenue, has changed its name to the Detroit Build- ing Material Co. Detroit—J. J. Gielow & Sons, Inc., 4189 Cabot street, special food prod- ucts, has increased its capital stock from $50,000 to $75,000. Grand Rapids—C. C. Hartshorn has engaged in the grocery business at 510 Ottawa avenue, N.W., and has joined the Red & White organization. Detroit—The C-Rite Optical Co., 518 Broadway Central Bldg., has de- creased its capital stock from $5,000 and 20 shares no par value to $5,000. Lansing—Jake Weinziev!,, who con- ducts Jake’s Market on North Wash- ington avenue, has opened Jake’s Mar- ket No. 2 at 121 East Michigan avenue- Coldwater—The Coldwater Provi- sion Co. has merged its business into a stock company under the same style with a capital stock of $10,000, all paid in. Marquette—Every Woman’s Econ- omy, Inc., 115 South Front street, de- partment store, has been incorporated with a capital stock of $4,200, all paid-in. MICHIGAN ‘New Era—F. W. Hesselsweet, for- merly engaged in the hardware busi- ness here, has purchased the stock of Vannett Bros. and will continue the business. Ishpeming—The Tillson Drug Co., which lost its entire stock and store fixtures by fire about two months ago, has opened a new store at 112 Cleve- land avenue. Barryton—Mrs. H. C. McGregor has formed a co-partnership with Kenneth Floria and engaged in the grocery business under the style of McGregor & Floria. They have joined the Red & White group. : Dowagiac—The Premier Furnace Co., succeeds the Premier Warm Air Heater Co., 304 East Railroad street, with a capital stock of $72,000 pre- ferred and 40 shares at $100 a share, $1,000 being paid in. Lansing—The Mutual Drug Co., re- cently organized here, has opened a store at 208 North Washington avenue. L. G. Sheffer, formerly of Mishawaka, Ind., is president of the company and manager of the store. Pontiac—Ernest H. Fay, who con- ducted Fay’s Hardware, Inc., has dis- posed of that business and has con- solidated with his son, Lloyd L. Fay. Messrs. Fay are now operating their store under the name Barker Hard- ware. Fremont—John Schuiteman has pur- chased the interest of his partner, George Haveman, in the stock of the Sanitary Grocery and will continue the business under his own name. Evert Bultman will continue the meat market in connection. Detroit—Jack Cinnamon, dealer in groceries, meats, fruit and vegetables at 14200 East Jefferson avenue, has merged the business into a stock com- pany under the style of Jack Cinna- mon’s Market, Inc., with a capital stock of $50,000, all paid in. Marquette — Mrs. Edith Bennett Lawler, representing J. W. Bennett & Son, dealer in clothing and furnishings for men, has filed a petition in the Federal court seeking voluntary bank- ruptcy. Liabilities are listed at $9,476.28 and assets at $9,672.05. Fulton—Marvin E, Bitner has pur- chased the store building formerly oc- cupied by the late Lewis E. Best with a hardware stock and has had it re- decorated and installed a complete stock of hardware, paints and wall- paper, etc., and will conduct the busi- ness under the style of the Bitner Co. Escanaba—The Delta Hardware Co. has purchased the stock and fixtures of the Escanaba Hardware Co., taking over the retail store at Ludington and 11th streets, and conducting it instead of its former branch store at 1111 Lud- ington street. Delta Hardware’s main store is being continued at 400-414 Ludington street. Whitehall—Herman C. Marshall, 52, died at Hackley hospital, following a majot operation, performed several weeks ago. Mir. Marsh has been iden- tified with the grocery business here ever since he left school, being associ- ated with his father and after his death, several years ago, conducting the busi ness under his own name.~ ~ ; TRADESMAN Detroit—John E.Temple,well-known donwtown shoe man, is closing the Arch-Aid Boot Shop at 1253 Griswold street and opening a new shop in con- nection with the Drs. Weiss, foot spe- cialists and chiropodists, on the third floor of the Kinsel building, at Mich- igan and Griswold streets. Change- over will be made on April 10. The same store name will be retained. Detroit — Gately’s, one of Detroit’s principal credit clothing stores, has in- stalled a new shoe department, carry- ing men’s, women’s and children’s lines. The store formerly carried only a small line of men’s shoes in the basement. The new department is located on the mezzanine floor, and is equipped with all modernistic furniture. Estimated expense of installation is $25,000. Louis Weiler who has a record of excellent shoe service with Crowley, Milner, is manager of the new department at Gately’s. Detroit—The Detroit Retail Shoe Dealers’ Association has engaged Fred O'Mara, well-known sales promotion expert, to deliver a series of five lec- tures for local shoe men. The sessions will be held at the Detroit-Leland Ho- tel, on Wednesday evenings. They are open to all shoe salespeople, both men and women, in Detroit, and territory, regardless of the membership affilia- tion—without cost. O’Mara will treat of important problems in the selling of shoes and give the latest developments and ideas in merchandising methods for the salesman. Detroit—Louis Jacobson’s Crystal Boot Shop at 4848 Michigan avenue has been thoroughly remodeled. Lo- cated in a central west side shopping district, the store is one of the most modern in the district in its new lay- out. Concealed stock design without shelving has been used, with a drapery at the rear entrance. Glass and chrome plated fixtures are used, with modern- istic chome-plated chairs for customers. using red upholstery. A modernistic black and silver front gives an attrac- tive street appearance, with a two-win- dow layout, each devoted to a separate price level. The Crystal store carries only women’s shoes. Detroit—Styles in women’s shoes are all in oxfords now, according to Clyde K. Taylor, of Stuart J. Rack- ham, Inc. Walking oxfords in partic- ular are showing increasing demands. Brown is leading color, with blues a close second. The store is promoting blue heavily, in the expectation that the season for this color will end sud- denly, dropping into an early and heavy white season, despite the late Easter. This will be true, Mr. Taylor says, in both women’s and children’s shoes. The children’s shoe depart- ments have been selling well, with sales demand somewhat ahead of usual at this period. This department is Mr. Taylor’s specialty. Detroit—Reorganization of two downtown stores took place with the splitting up of partnership between Nathan Watterstone and Norman Ro- senberg, who previously had two stores together. Norman’s Shoes, at 34 West Grand River avenue, is being taken over solely by Rosenberg, while Rogers April 3, 1935 Shoes, at 201 State street, is taken over by Watterstone. Leo Drabkin has been appointed ‘manager of the Nor- man’s Shoes store, and David Goldfire, assistant. The store will be devoted to a new type of trade, according to Ro- senberg. The former conservative pol- icy will be dropped, and definite appeal made to a younger trade. Emphasis will. be upon flash and novelty rather than upon the more staid lines. Montague—Production has _ been started by the Montague Casting Co., which recently acquired the plant of the Montague Iron Works. The plant is backed by local capital. Thirty men are being employed as a start. Ernest Hageline was elected president of the new company. Other officers are: John Kalk, vice-president and general man- ager; Dee M. Webster, vice-president and maintenance engineer; Fred Ha- gan, secretary; Axel C. Johnson, treas- urer. The first plant of the Montague Iron Works was built in 1871. It made marine engines for Great Lakes and ocean-going boats. It also made mill machinery and stationary engines. At one time it had a payroll of 100 men. Since 1933 the plant had been operated by heirs of later owners of the prop- erty. Ishpeming—The new store of the Tillson Drug Co., W. P. Reed pro- prietor, was opened last Wednesday in the quarters formerly occupied by the Smart Hat Shop, in the Robbins’ building on Cleveland avenue. The old store of the firm was destroyed by fire several weeks ago when the Sellwood block went up in flames, and all of the fixtures and «tock in the new store are new. The Tillson store was established in the Sellwood block for sixty-two years and is one of the oldest business firms in the city. It was founded by the late Fred P. Tillson. Mr. Reed work- ed for Mr. Tillson for several years prior to acquiring an interest in the business. Associated with Mr. Reed in the conduct of the business will be Oscar Stensaas and Henry Ostermey- er, who were in the old store, and Miss Linna, a new clerk. Muskegon—Mrs. W. D.. Hardy, widow of the founder of Muskegon’s oldest and largest department store, has been named president of the W. D. Hardy Co., succeeding William E. Thornton whose resignation became effective April 1. Charles W. Dear- born was re-elected vice-president and N. J. Van Andel was renamed secre- tary, treasurer and general manager. J. W. Pounder, who has been connect- ed with the Hughes shop, 255 W. Western avenue, for the past year will join the W. D. Hardy Co. staff as assistant division merchandise man- ager. Mr. Pounder formerly was con- nected with the Young-Quinlan Co., of Minneapolis. He has been engaged in the retail field for about ten years, Principally associated with read'y-to- wear and accessories selling. His duties at the Hardy store will be to assist department buyers in planning their merchandising and sales events to co- ordinate with other departments. —_»2-- Compete with your possibilities; not with your neighbors. April 3, 1935 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 5 Features of the Staples Sugar—Jobbers now hold cane gran- ulated at 4.85 and beet sugar at 4.60. Tea—Business in the first hands tea market during the week has been quiet, with no important changes in price. The week began with a rather easy undertone due to small slumps in pri- mary markets. Later in the week Cey- lon strengthened in primary markets to some extent. Prices in this country are practically unchanged from a week ago. Consumptive demand for tea is fair. Coffee—For the first time in several weeks the market for future Rio and Santos, green and in a large way, showed some strength. This was con- fined, however, to the early part of the week. Two or three successive days prices advanced. Later in the week most of this advance was lost, due to pressure to sell. As to spot Rio and Santos, green and in a large way, prices felt the effect of advances in futures for several days and the de- mand improved at slightly higher prices. Later, however, the weakness in futures affected spots. Prices are not very substantially changed from a week ago. Milds are about the same as the last report. The jobbing market on roasted coffee is affected by the re- cent slump in green, but shows no particular change for the week. Con- sumptive demand for coffee is good. Canned Fruit — One of the items which will advance this week is Flor- ida grapefruit, which generally will be established on the basis of $1 to $1.05 Tampa for No. 2s to $1.10 for the ad- vertised brands. Juice continues un- changed, and it is understood that a great volume of business has been booked throughout the country both on grapefruit and juice, but particular- ly the latter. California fruits are gen- erally unchanged, except for some offerings of cling peaches both for prompt and future delivery at various concessions off list, the extent of which have not been clearly defined. Choice No. 2%s have been quoted at $1.40 and $1.45, Coast for shipment, at any rate, according to reports in the trade here. Canned Vegetables—The market en- ters a new week, little changed from last week. Prices in general are fairly steady, but in some instances, offerings of spot goods are being made at a dis- count, in order to clean up small end lots or to adjust unsold inventories. There has been a rather protracted pe- riod of inactivity, as far as large scale buying is concerned, but it is still prob- able that this reflects the. reaction of the trade to the fairly substantial busi- ness which was done in the first two months of the year, particularly as re- gards new pack goods for future de- livery. : Canned Fish—Salmon is not particu- larly active at this time in the more moderate priced grades, as previous covering for the Lenten season has previously taken place. Dried Fruits—The dried fruit market is fairly active this week, but shows some signs of reflecting the previous covering for the Jewish holidays. Or- ders are said to have showed a slight expansion in other directions. Demand Essential Grocery is fairly broad, with some increase noted in raisins because of the some- what stronger undertone shown re- cently on the Coast. With the trade covered only for nearby requirements, they are showing a disposition to take somewhat larger lots, but still there is not much speculative interest in the market as yet. California prunes are in good position here, with stocks gener- ally light. Demand is generally rou- tine, but steady here, and buyers are not anticipating their requirements very far ahead. Prices here continue to show generally favorable, in relation to the Coast, and this has concentrated a lot of interior market interest here. There has been a fairly good holiday demand for some items like Lake Country pears, top grades of apricots, and particularly figs and dates. Beans and Peas— The market for dried beans and peas continues dull and easy. Prices have not shown any substantial change since the last report, but it is still a buyer’s market. Nuts— The nut market was little changed last week. There was a fair demand for unshelled nuts, but not up to usual seasonal proportions. Prices are holding generally unchanged, and there is little pressure to force goods on the market. Domestic almonds have done exceptionally well, and there has been some little pickup in Cashews, and some grades of pecans. Walnuts are moving in a routine way. The shelled nut market is fairly active. Buying continues along routine lines with prices being generally well main- tained. Olive Oil—The market showed little change abroad last week. Owing to the uncertainty in the exchange mar- kets, first hands were not active. Fu- ture pesetas continued somewhat easy. Prices in Italy are holding up well, however. Activity in the New York market is fair, with prices here hold- ing well. Rice—The rice market was generally active last week, although it was affect- ed to a certain extent by completion of covering for the Jewish holidays.Trade interest continued centered largely on Blue Rose and Prolifics, as buyers sought to cover in advance of higher prices which are held as certain on ac- count of the higher replacement costs. Considerable business has been dione for export to Cuba, South America and Europe, and needs only clarification of the export rebate question to con- summate it. Salt Fish—Mackerel and other salt fish are a little less active than they were, because the main urge of the Lenten season has lessened. There is still business every day in salt fish at firm prices and stocks are spotty. t.th: yearsPr Syrup and Molasses—Demand for sugar syrup continues steady, with prices firm on account of limited pro- duction. Compound syrup is off 10 cents per hundredweight owing to the slump in corn. Demand poor. Finer grades of molasses unchanged, mod- erately active. ———»2.2>__ Power always establishes itself through service and perishes through abuse. Review of the Produce Market Apples — Jonathans, $1.50; No. 1 Spys, $1.50 and $2; Baldwins, $1.50. Artichokes—$1 per doz. Asparagus—40c per bunch; $4.50 per case of 12 bunches weighing 2% Ibs. per bunch. Bananas—5c per lb. Beet Greens—75c per 10 Ib. basket, hot house. Butter—Cartons, 34c; tubs, 33%c. Cabbage—$1 per bu. for white, or red; new, 80 Ib. crate, $5. Calavos—$2.25 per case from Calif. Carrots—Calf., 55c per doz. bunches or $3 per crate of 6 doz. Cauliflower—$2.40 per crate for Cali- fornia. Celery — Florida, $3.40 per crate; 12 stalks to bunch, 40c. Cucumbers — Missouri $1.30 per doz. ; Dried Beans—Michigan jobbers pay as follows for hand picked at shipping stations: ©. He PB) from. farmer... | $2.70 Light Red Kidney from farmer_- 4.75 Dark Red Kidney from farmer_-_ 5.75 Wight Cranberry - 262062 2 5.10 Dark Cramberry 22022 2 4.10 Eggs—Jobbers pay 18@20c per doz. for all clean receipts. They sell as extra fancy, follows: Large white, extra fancy------_--- 24c Standard fancy select, cartons__--- 23c @ursent receipts 222 9 23 22c Medium Sis ee 22¢ Cheeks, (ss ee 19c Garlic—15c per Ib. Grape Fruit — Florida, $3 for all sizes; Texas, $3.25. Green Beans — 3 per hamper for Florida. Green Onions—Chalots, 45c per doz. Green Peas — $4 per hamper for California. Green Peppers — 45c per dozen for Florida. Honey Dew Melons—$2.50 per case. Kumquats—l6c per qt. Limes—21c per dozen. Lemons—The price is as follows: 3600) Sunkist 22s 0 $4.00 800) ‘Sunkist 20 eee 4.00 360: Red Balle. se 3.50 800 Red Ball 2 3.50 Lettuce — In good demand on the following basis: California, 4s and 5s, crate------- $4.00 Meat hot house 2. = 6c Mushrooms—28c per box. Onions—Home grown, $2 for yel- low or white. Oranges — Fancy Sunkist California Navels are now sold as follows: 126) Se $3.50 Le 4.00 Gee 4.25 200) Soe eee 4.75 216) 4.75 252) ee 4.75 258 2 ee 4.75 S24 4.75 Red Ball, 50c per box less. Florida oranges in half box sacks are sold as follows: 200) ee $1.75 216 1.75 50 ee ee 1.75 238 cee ee 1.75 Parsley—30c per doz. for hot house. Potatoes—Home grown, 30c per bu. Idaho, $2.50 per 100 1b. sack. Poultry—Wilson & Company pay as follows: Fleavy Howls #2220) bok 19¢ Light ‘Howls 2205 sh l6c Purkevei 2) ee 20c Geese) oe Hc Radishes—Hot house, 35c per dozen bunches. Rhubarb—S0c for 5 Ib. box; $2.25 for 20 Ib. box. Spinach—$1.50 per bu. for Texas. Strawberries—16@17c per pint for Florida. The quality is very poor. Sweet Potatoes—$1.75 per bushel for Jerseys. Tomatoes — Florida repacked, $1.30 per 10 Ib. boxes. Veal Calves — Wilson & Company pay as follows: Haney 2) ee 1l%c Good -2 2200 to 09c Wax Beans—Florida, $3.50 per ham- per. —_>+>___- Thirty-Two New Readers of the Tradesman The following new subscribers have been received during the past week: Lynn P. Yaw, Sheridan Harry Thomas, Ionia C. F. Haight, Ionia E. C. Hahn, Ionia H. H. Campbell, Ionia Decker & Greenhoe, Ionia N. A. Strand, Ionia Henry J. Cook, Ionia Gilchrist Bakery, Ionia Burton L. Reed, Ionia Tonia Hardware Co., Ionia W. G. Hawley, Ionia P. L. Green, Sunfield Ray I. Thompson, Nashville H. Jaffe, Nashville Wenger Bros, Nashville H. H. Krebs, Charlotte D. F. Munger, Charlotte Pray & Co., Charlotte A. H. McCartney, Lake Odessa James S. Scheidt, Lake Odessa J. R. Jordan, Lake Odessa M. A, Wilkinson, Saranac A. E. Otis, Saranac John Casemier, Grand Haven Thomas Ruiter, Grand Haven Eason General Store, Ravenna L. Perrigo Co., Allegan Jacob L. Clute, Grand Rapids L. J. Pettengill, Comstock Park C. D. Campbell, Comstock Park Frick’s Meat Market, Grand Rapids. ——_»-> + Prepare for Rise in Dinner Sets Chinaware orders placed by reiailers this week are being accepted “subject to prices prevailing at the time of ship- ment,” producers announced last week, Facing the likelihood of a 10 to 20 per cent. increase in labor costs when wage negotiations with workers open next week, producers are preparing against such a contingency. Demand for low- price chinaware continues fair all through the wholesale market, Retail- ers feel that business this month suf- fered by the lateness of Easter anc they are building up stocks in antici- pation of good April demand. ——_+-+ Promptness is one of the cardinal business virtues and belongs at the head of the list. ———_+-2__—_- First quarter of 1935 has brought second-rate results. nb PBN Pylagan vue add mpd cs tcl ae ews MICHIGAN TRADESMAN April 3, 1935 MUTUAL INSURANCE (Fire and Life) Watch Your Insurance Protection Not so long ago real estate values drastically declined, and many people reduced the amount af their fire insur- ance coverage accordingly. That it is now time to again iooix policies over is emphasized in this news item from New York: “The insurance committee of the management division, the Real Estate Board of New Yorx, Inc., recommends ali owners of buildings to investigate carefuily the amoun‘ of fire insurance they are carrying on thei: buildings in view of the increased cost of material and labor. “Henry Voorhis, chairman of the insurance committee, stated that a study of the insurabi2 value of a build- ing to-day in conirast to the summer of 1952 indicates an average increase in replacement ccst of approximately 20 per cent. “From 1929 to early in 1932 a reduc- tion in the amount of fire insurance on buildings was in order. The committee finds a good mauy owners have not taken cugnizance vf the gradual in- crease in values and building costs which has been taking place. “Therefore it considers it good busi- ness for all owneis to give attention to this subject without delay. Further- more, conditions seem to indicate it will be necessarv to ke29 a watcli on this subject for scme time to conie.” This is all the mer2 important in view of an announcement from the National Board of Fire Underwriters which points out that, depression or no depresson, the fire engines continue to roll frequentiy everv section— that fires take their toli every day. — 272s __ ‘the Cost of Carelessness Up in smoke! How many times fam- ilies have stood in a huddled heap, faces tear-stained, and watched their homes go up in flames. Gone! A life- time savings. That's the sad thing about fires. They leave nothing but the ashes of regret. Regret for some careless action or because of some little thing left undone. Strange to say that our homes are the places we are most careless about. Home means relaxa- tion, ease and a sort of a “do as you please.” Perhaps this is why we be- come thoughtless and careless at home. A match flicked carelessly then flipped into an ash tray—maybe. A cigarette left with a glowing tip to become a little blaze if a curtain trails its fringe close enough, incidents like these oc- cur each day at home but seldom in our places of business or in some other home. The home, strange to say, is the most hazardous of all our abodes. Here we work and play and grow careless. Sis- ter thoughtlessly cleans her dress in gasoline around a open fire or close to the stove. mother hurries the fire with a dash of kerosene, father forgets a burning lantern when he comes in from doing chores, brother never thinks to put out his cigarette when he throws it away. These are a few of ihe things which makes “Home” a_ dangerous place to live in. Be careful! Lhe cost of carelessness is tremendous and often tragic. —_—_2-2- Portrait of an Arsonist He is society’s most despicable crim- inal. Children, heipless men aod women are his victims, He may be fourteen or forty, idiot or briliant, But the earmarks of his gencraliy plain. Human life means nothing to hini. Ile destroys valuable property. He is a criminal under the law. His soul 1s blackened with the smoke of “set” fires. His hands, long and sinister, eagerly grasp a match. An invisible scar upon his brow gives him the mark of Cain. He oftentimes mingles in the best of society. And lives richly sn the fruits of his “fires.” A reward of innumerable lives and of valuable property Will be given for his apprehension and capture. act are ——+- + Keep chimneys and stovepipes ciean with all joints and connections tight. Provide separate metal cans for ashes and for rubbish. Never mix. ——__+ 2. Keep matches out of the way of young children and teach them the dangers of playing with fires, ———_+-+->—___ As Near-By Towns Look To Mr. Stebbins Nashville has been one of the best country towns in central Michigan. It has a large co-operative creamery, which is doing a good business, and the local furniture factory is having a fair amount of orders. The local bank is still closed, with no prospects of opening. The local merchants report trade slow and money scarce. Kroeger and the A. P. chain stores are getting the cream of the food trade here, as elsewhere. It is just too bad the way they have cleaned up on the old mer- chants here. Recently the Chambers of Commerce admitted the managers of the two big chain stores to mem- berhip. It is strange why local busi- ness men and women do not realize more clearly that these greedy corpo- rations have no interest in their com- munity, except to exploit it. Not a dollar of their profits remains in the community, but is sent daily to the big money centers. If home merchants could have the trade that centers here, as formerly, times would be much bet- ter and the village would be on its way back to better days. Merchants are much encouraged over the state su- preme court decision on the chain store license law and are ready to send a delegation to Lansing when the Diehl bill comes before the legislature. Clothing merchants here have sus- tained heavy losses from burglars, so one merchant keeps a large police dog on guard each night. The other occu- pies a building that was formerly a bank, so he now deposits his clothing stock in the vault each night. Re- cently he had a loss, which was traced by the state police to a dealer in Grand Rapids, who has re-imbursed him for a part of his loss. Charlotte merchants report a little improvement in trade, but not yet up to a point that shows a profit. All mer- chans would like to keep posted, by reading the Tradesman each week, but declare they must wait until money is more plenty. This splendid city is like many others, burdened by the greedy national chain stores, which are piling up millions of dollars for Wall street bankers to loan Uncle Sam on interest bearing bonds, so the millions of des- titute can be fed, through Welfare or- ders, which are largely diverted to the big chain store corporations. It is an endless chain system, which piles up national debt and impoverishes com- munities, states and nation. Mer- chants here, as elsewhere, are much interested in the Diehl bill, now be- fore the legislature, which offers relief to home merchants by restricting the number of chain stores, through an in- crease in the state license. Like other cities, Charlotte needs to revitalize its local organization of home business in- terests, which should stand as a solid unit against the invading despoilers, which come to reap what the home folks have planted. It was the profit on trade that stayed at home, that built this once prosperous city. The outside chain corporations come only to exploit, for they take away every penny of the profit on trade. Under the PWA the city is completing a sew- age disposal plant, on which the gov- ernment advances 30 per cent of the cost, the city caring for the balance. Lake Odessa is an excellent farming town, providing a good market for the diversified crops grown in this section. Here is located the Lake Odessa Can- ning Co., which has grown each year, from a small beginning to a large in- dustry. Two of the big national chain stores are here to prevent the return of better times for local business. Like the giant oil octopus, they want to collect tribute from every citizen. Mer- chants praise the action of the state supreme court, in upholding the chain store license law. All are ready to back the Diehl bill and hope it will become a Jaw this session of the legis- lature. Never was there a time when local business men and women could do so much to help drive out greedy monopolies. >—___ Glass Outlook Reported Bright Facing the second quarter of the year, the several divisions of the glass manufacturing industry find the out- look good to excellent as compared with the second quarter last year. There should be a better demand, the publication says, for window giass and flat glass specialties, for general table glassware and for bottles and con- tainers, with production of plate glass probably easing up somewhat. Fore- casts for the general glassware indus- try envisage a gain of nearly 30 per cent. in shipments as compared with the second quarter of 1934. Demand for blown glassware for liquor and table use has been fairly well main- tained. soso Pressed Glass Sales Up 30 Per Cent. While manufacturers of blown glass stemware are encountering difficulties with other countries, producers of pressed glass tableware are enjoying a steady increase in domestic sales. Vol- ume for the first quarter of this year, producers estimate, will show an ad- vance of more than “30 per cent. com- pared with the corresponding period a year ago. The comparison of 1934 sales with those of the preceding year show an even more favorable picture. Gains of 35 to 40 per cent. were registered last year, it was explained. IN THE REALM OF RASCALITY Questionable Schemes Which Are Under Suspicion Hexin, Inc., of Chicago, a dealer in medical preparations, agrees in its stipulation to stop advertising that its product Hexin will afford “quicker” relief; that it is compounded accord- ing to a physician’s formula; that it will relax the muscles or blood vessels, remove pressure on nerve ends, or neu- tralize acidity, and that Hexin is the latest or most startling discovery of modern science. Other assertions of like import also will be abandoned. Advertising and selling a treatment for the growth of eyelashes called Pestanola, De Los Rios & Co., of De- troit, have entered into a stipulation agreeing to stop representing that Pestanola is capable of growing or promoting the growth of eyelashes; that its formula originated in Spain, or that the preparation is an old Spanish secret, and to cease using the name Barcelona on labels or otherwise indi- cating erroneously that the company maintains a business place in Bar- celona, Unfair representation in the sale of chamois skins is alleged in a complaint issued by the Federal Trade Commis- sion against Hoyt & Worthen Tan- ning Corp., of Haverhill, Mass., tan- ers and manufacturers. The respond- ent’s use of the phrase, “Sunshine Chamois Genuine Oi! Tan French Process,” as a brand for its product, is alleged to have a tendency to de- ceive the public, including wholesale and retail dealers, into believing that it is tanned or manufactured in France or in accordance with a French pro- cess, and to induce its purchase in re- liance on such erroneous belief, Unfair competition in the sale of men’s clothing is alleged in a Federal Trade Commission complaint against Williams Bros. Tailoring Corp., of Troy, N .Y., manfuacturer of ready- made clothes. The respondent is charged with using sales methods which tend to lead the public to be- lieve that clothes ordered from the company are tailor-made or according to individual measurements; that they are made from cloth selected by the purchasers, in. numerous instances of wool or worsted, and that the custo- mers’ money is refunded if they ar2 not satisfied, when such is not the fact. Clothes sold by the respondent are alleged in the complaint to have been neither tailored nor made to individual measure in all instances, but obtained from the ready-made stock of the com pany. Clothing sold as wool or worst- ed is alleged to have been made in numerous instances not entirely from wool, ‘Misleading use of Italian brand names to designate food products, in- cluding olive oil and other edible oils, will be discontinued by Spiro Rousos, of 142 Front Street, Rochester, N.Y., an individual trading as Maggioros & Rousos. Rousos, in the sale of his product called ‘‘Lacconia Brand,” agrees to cease using the words “Prod- uct of Italy,” either independently or in connection with the word “Import- ed,” or with Italian pictures as a brand or label for his product so as to imply that it has been imported from Italy. When the product is made in substan- tial part of olive oil produced in Italy and the words “Product of Italy” are used as descriptive thereof, they shall be accompanied by words in type equally conspicuous, clearly indicating that the food is not made entirely of Italian-produced olive oil. Unfair representations in the sale of silk lingerie will be discontinued by Charles Komar, Inc., 152 Madison Ave., New York City,, a manufacturer, who is alleged to have described cer- tain products as “All Silk,” “Pure Silk,” or “Silk Crepe,’’ when the gar- ments were not all silk, but contained a substantial quantity of mineral salts and were what is known as weighted silks. Provision is made that if the product is weighted to an amount ex- ceeding 15 per cent. in black goods, or exceeding 10 per cent. in goods other than black, and the words “Silk” or “Crepe” are used ‘to designate it, the word “Weighted” shall also be em- ployed in equally conspicuous type to indicate clearly that the article is weighted with mineral salts and is not composed wholly of silk. Misleading representations as to the country of origin of its product will be discontinued by I. Haber, Inc., of 101 Steuben Street, Brooklyn, N. Y., trad- ing also as Lily Food Products Co., engaged in importing, blending and packing olive oil. Use of Italian names which erroneusly give the impression that certain products consist wholly of olive oils imported from the Lucca dis- tict in Italy will be discontinued by the respondent, as a portion of these oils are produced in countries other than Italy. The respondent will no longer employ the phrases “Imported from Italy” or “Imported from Lucca, Tuscany, Italy’ unless it is clearly in- dicated that the products are composed in part of oils other than those pro- duced in and imported from Lucca dis- trict in Tuscany, Italy. The Federal Trade Commission has ordered’ H. Gordon, owner of a whole- sale shoe business at 118 Duane Street, New York City, to cease and desist from misrepresenting his products. Gordon is ordered to discontinue di- rectly or indirectly using “Doctor” or “Dr.” in connection with a trade name in advertising his products, or in any way tending to lead buyers into be- lieving that the respondent’s products are made in accordance with the de- sign or under supervision of a doctor, and that they contain special scientific features, when such is not the fact. However, certain of the respondent's shoes actually contained orthopedic features, including a flexible steel shank and arch support counter, ac- cording to findings in the case. Peanut Specialty Co., Chicago, en- gaged in the manufacture of candy, di- rected to discontinue the assembling and distribution of candy in assort- ments designed to suggest and make feasible its sale by means of a lottery scheme. a Corporations Wound Up The following Michigan corporations have recently filed notices of dissolu- tion with the Secretary of State: Dodge Manufacturing Corp., Detroit. A. Guthrie & Co., Inc., Palmer. Latrobe Investment Co., Detroit. New Yacht Club, Inc., Detroit, Norway Farm Bureau, Norway. Securities Investments, Inc., Detroit. Century Wood Preserving Co., De- troit. Coffee Dans Sandwich Shop Co., De- troit. Dutch Cookie Machine Co., Grand Rapids. National Rooms Inc., Grand Rapids. Winters & Crampton Corp., Grand- ville. Riverside Realty Co., Ontonagon. Square Deal Co-operative Flevater €o., Charlotte. ——_++ +. Seek June Silverware Orders With current demand for sterling and other ‘types of metal hollow ware comparing favorably with last year’s volume, manufacturers this week turn- ed attention to soliciting orders for late Spring delivery. Saltesmen, carry- ing complete lines of June giftwares, started on ‘the road early this week to book orders for later delivery. If the response is as satisfactory as that of early Spring, sales of sterling, plated and chromium-plated hollow ware should run 10 per cent. or more ahead of the first six months of last year, pro- ducers said. Flatware volume, in the first quarter, the manufacturers said, is more than 16 per cent. ahead of the similar period last year. —_+-<+____ New NRA Bill Sronger Legally The new NRA bill is much more likely to pass tests of its con- sttiutionality than the present laws, lawyers point out. The bill sets up at least four- teen standards for the exercise of executive authority, meeting the objections raised by the Supreme Court in the Amazon Refining case against improper delegation of power by Congress. In addition, the new bill ex- plicitly forbids delegation of dis- cretionary power to code author- ities or any group composed of representatives of the trade or in- dustry affected. On the other hand, the defini- tion of interstate commerce con- tained in the bill is regarded by interested lawyers as far from clear. It is entirely possible that service industries, for example, might be codified under this defi- nition, it is asserted, and thus lead to new litigation of a troublesome character. 6444... In the long run, prosperity depends upon hard and efficient work, fairly but not excessively paid for. and Apartnients, Cron TE ier beik beach tea lalen erie aint AGA LNeASD ened tape etcaibees 2 fe bv aS a RW a UPS AND DOWNS OF TEXTILES While three of the four basic textile industries are ending one of their most disastrous quarters in recent years, ex- ecutives yesterday looked for a reason- able improvement during the coming three months, which would bring the half-year figures to a more comparable showing with 1934. Despite the fact that the three months just ending witnessed a disap- pearance of demand and a collapse of prices in cottons, rayons and silks in contrast to the first quarter of 1934, when boom business was enjoyed, some executives said yesterday that the middle of this year would find the in- dustries in a better position than in July of last year. They pointed out that from January to April of 1934 textiles, with the ex- ception of woolens, were overbought heavily, that demand ceased abruptly after the Easter holidays and that a declining price trend set in. Recovery was not made then until late in the year, Executives based their hope for some gains in the coming quarters on the fact that all distributors’ stocks are very low, that prices will tend to strengthen under the influence of the cotton goods curtailment program, which gets under way to-morrow in. the printcloth, wide sheetings and carded yarn groups, and that, accord- ingly, buyers will be encouraged to place their much delayed business. Taking the industries individually, the cotton goods field has been most seriously hit, the recent collapse in the fibre jolting it badly. Demand since the second week in January has been at a standstill, stocks have mounted and prices steadily work lower to a far-below-cost basis. The rayon fabric market, depending on. a man-controlled material, has fared almost as badly. Yarn was over- bought heavily in the closing months of last year, greige cloth stocks have piled up in the hands of converters and greige mills are curtailing to three days a- week. The yarn market is still in a healthy statistical condition but pres- sure for lower prices is broadening. Silks have shared in the down trend of the other fabrics, but a slight stif- fening in raw silk prices in the last week has created encouragement. Woolens, which early last year did not share in the broad activity of the other cloths have reversed their posi- tion, and of the four types are out- standing because of their relative pros- perity. In addition to a very active season on men’s Spring fabrics, gov- ernment and automotive contracts in the last few weeks called for huge yardages and mills are assured of steady operations for several months. In addition, the handling of the raw wool situation has been such as to in- spire .confidence in the outlook for prices, The periodic ups and downs of the textile industry, particularly cottons and the resource to curtailment a long familiar device, are drawing increasing fire from within the industry itself. While admitting that sharper rayon competition, falling exports and the processing tax have created definite problems, several executives yesterday MICHIGAN TRADESMAN declared that the industry, in resorting to curtailment, has failed to take ad- vantage of its position as a codified group. The point was made that over a pe- riod of years the per capita consump- tion of cottons has held up surprising- ly well, that a steady market is always practically assured and that it is al- ways an internal speculative market movement which leads to a collapse. The argument was also advanced that knowledge of costs as between mill and mill is scanty, that replace- ments in the industry are low and that capital charges are carried far above those which can be sustained. In com- parison to some other industries, the cotton textile field has never gone through the sharp write-down of as- sets which took place in the last five years, it was said. Such a writing-off would establish a lower cost basis for mills, which now complain that prices are far below their expenses. GET SECOND WIND Foreign developments came more sharply into the foeground last week as the war scare in Europe grew acute and Belgium suspended foreign ex- change and announced a devaluation plan. Some orders here were traced to armament preparation, but they were not on a scale that pointed to immediate action. The Belgian move was regarded as likely to move for- ward the date of international currency stabilization. At the same time it could be interpreted as upsetting the recent reciprocal tariff pact made with this country, The situation in domestic business affairs was subject to what have al- most become the usual contrary in- fluences. The principal NRA case be- fore the highest court was abandoned by the government, the Belcher lum- ber code action, after which the Pres- ident called for strict enforcement of recovery code provisions. Labor in- terests received marked concessions re- cently, only to threaten strikes in the automobile, coal, steel, cotton-textile and rubber industries. In industry itself there appeared to be a “catching of second wind” which resulted in a renewal of the upward trend. Only a fractional advance was registered by the index for the latest week and four of the series were low- er. However automobile output crossed the 100,000 mark for the first week since the middle of 1930 and steel de- mand was well maintained from num- erous of the smaller consumers. Ma- chine tool business is sharply higher, which points to increased operations among the industries using these prod- ucts. Building construction still lags. Nev- ertheless, daily contract awards for the first half of March have been 34 per cent. above the February figures, al- though they ran 30 per cent. under March, 1934. BRITISH RETAIL CODE With the advantage of an overseas perspective, British merchants have just adopted what may well turn out to be a great improvement upon our Blue Eagle plan. An organization to be known as the Retail Trading Stand- ards Association has been formed to set up rules for the representation of goods and price statements in more than a score of merchandise depart- ments. Stores subscribing to these standards will be permitted to use an insignia featuring a bow and arrow and the slogan “The Sign of Straight- forward Shopkeeping.” An impartial tribunal will be set up to see that the pledge is kept in all particulars. Penalties will be imposed for violations and, finally, the emblem may be withdrawn for sufficient cause. The basis of membership is entirely voluntary. Leaders in the field are describing the step as “the most con- structive development which has taken place in the field cf retail distribution in modern times.” Despite their enviable reputation for reliability, British merchants have rec- cognized the loss of consumer confi- dence which has been caused by ad- vertising exaggeration in describing merchandise and prices. The sins of the few have been visited upon all and the standards code is the answer pro- posed by the reputable elements who have suffered from unscrupulous com- petition, The plan to be followed by British retailers is similar to what was sug- gested in these columns several months before the Blue Eagle movement was launched except that labor standards are not included. Possibly, the volun- tary standards code may prove the best means of preserving the worth- while features of the Recovery Act. NRA BILL DRAFTED Adding to the panicky appearance which plans for the extension of the NRA have assumed in the Washing- ton discussions, a tentative bill was rushed forward late in the week in an effort, so it was said, to stem labor trouble and the uncertainty and con- fusion in industry which have been holding up progress. The decision to drop the Belcher lumber case, which was being present to determine the constitutionality of the Recovery Act, made plain how weak the administra- tion considered its claims to major powesr. The reaction in the lumber industry was immediate. The Code Authority discharged most of its employes and indicated that the code was suspended “in effect if not in fact.” Adding to the bitterness was the charge that the power of production control had been forced upon the industry by the ad- ministration, In the draft of the new Recovery Bill there is little evidence that past lessons have been learned. No defini- tion of what is interstate and what in- trastate can be found. Regulations aimed against price-fixing and produc- tion control are more clearly stated, but the President is given power to allow these artificial devices under cer- tain conditions. The labor provisions are carried over, with an additional right given employes to take civil ac- tion against employers for recovering losses suffered by violation of the col- lective bargaining section. Strategy probably called at an ear- lier date for letting business itself de- cide between an extension of ‘the act April 3, 1935 and passage of the labor bills. These tactics, however, seem to have failed and confusion has been added to con- fusion, so that it is difficult to imagine the outcome. DRY GOODS CONDITIONS A sharp upturn in retail trade was the report for the week from most cen- ters. Local stores ran close to last year’s figures and from other cities came the information that sales were running much better than was expect- ed as the month came to a close. In this section apparel business finally spurted ahead and good results were reported on anniversary sales. For the month the stores here will probably show totals in line with ear- lier estimates. These pointed to a drop of 12 per cent. under the same month last year with the extra business day of March, 1934, taken out, or a decline of 15 per cent. in the comparison of month with month, Since a gain of more than these per- centages is confidently expected in April, the two months’ business would show a net increase. From other parts of the country, which are less affected by the cheerless state of mind that afflicts this center, the news of trade was more favorable More stores are “making their figures” than was expected earlier. Damage and inconvenience caused by dust storms in farming regions have affected busi- ness, but so far trade totals have not been greatly reduced. Cautious purchasing through recent weeks has taken into account the short period permitted by the late Easter be- fore the Summer season begins, so that retail surpluses which must be cleared wlil probably be small. Wholesale merchandise markets were most active in the week but there was no evidence of the shortages that may appear if retail demand continues to accelerate at the present rate. FIRST QUARTER RESULTS As the first quarter closes, there is naturally some disappointment in the failure of business to go ahead after its sharp rise from last September to January. Over the first three months of the year, however, industrial and trade interests have been subject to almost constant attack upon confi- dence. First it was the anxiety aroused by the gold-case decisions and more recently it has been the dubious out- look for the NIRA. Taking stock of uncertainties through the last two years, however, and how the worst fears of those who have been crying “Wolf!” have failed to materialize, it might be well for business to put aside most of its wor- ries and concentrate upon the task of pushing ahead its own plans. Certain interests are undoubtedly capitalizing uncertainty and discontent in further- ance of their own selfish ends. The quarter now ending has fur- nished at least some headway in the re- covery movement.’ On balance there was little if any gain for industry in the aggregate. Prices have moved, however, into somewhat better rela- tionship, with the further advances in farm products and a lowering of the industrial average. ° wee ae April 3, 1935 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 9 OUT AROUND Things Seen and Heard on a Week End Trip I made a dozen calls on Grand Ha- ven merchants last Saturday and was pleased to note evidences of improved business in many instances. Tom Ruiter, grocer at 1120 Wash- _ington street, is enlarging his store by building an addition to the rear back to the alley He expects to com- plete the improvement in about two weeks. John Casemier, across the street, has doubled his store space by taking over the store formerly occupied by the Kroger Co., next door West. He now has one of the most attractive grocery stores in the state. I found Tony J. Baker, proprietor of the Peoples Mercantile Co., very happy over the courtesy accorded him by the Grand Haven high school band, in playing the “March of the Citi- zen Soldier’ by Taylor at the ninth annual band concert given by the or- ganization on March 22. This march was a favorite with the old Grand Ha- ven Cornet Band. It was played by this organization in 1888 as a part of the dedication services at the un- veiling of the soldiers monument in Grand Rapids. The march was played this time as a special tribute to Mr. Baker, who was a member of the band in 1888 and was in the audence when the concert was given. Van Zanten & Fisher, who installed an electric equipment meat department about ten months ago, are very happy over the outcome. The new department is in charge of Chester Ronda. While calling on William Veening, at the Golden Rule Clothes Shop, I was delighted to meet John W. Ver- hoeks, who. subscribed for the Trades- man when it was nine weeks old and rounded out thirty years as a constant reader and patron of our publication. He was engaged in the retail grocery business at Grand Haven during that period, For the past five years he has represented the Franklin Life Insur- ance Co. as its local agent. He says he has read nearly every issue of the Tradesman for the past twenty-two years, picking t up in the stores of his friends. He says the outstanding fea- ture of the Tradesman during the fifty- two years he has been familiar with it is the poem on the front cover. Wherever I went in Grand Haven I found evidences of repairs and enlarge- ments to existing business. The busi- ness men of the city evidently act on the assumption that there is a good time coming and that the resumption of business to normal conditions is not far off. In making this statement I do not wish to imply that normal conditions prevailed during 1927, 1928 and 1929. Those were abnormal years for busi- ness, because we were all crazy as loons buying bonds and stocks, many of which subsequently turned out to be worthless. Many merchants now tell me their sales are now up to the totals of 1925 and 1926, athough collections are not quite so good as was the case in those years. Considering the large percentage of goods now disbursed through the welfare stores in many cities, I am surprised that the volume of sales should be as large as they are now in many cases, I was pleased to see indications of the changed ownership in two of the. large builddings of the Challenge Re- frigerator Co. on U. S. 31. A large sign bears the name of the Great Lakes Cooperage Corporation. I am told that beer barrels will be the principal out- put. Returning home via Spring Lake I was rejoiced to see how efficiently the state has functioned in laying the new cement roadway from curb to curb for the space of a mile or so in the main: street. Spring Lake is certainly very fortunate in the matter of cement pavement in the main street. A dozen years ago the sister of the late Wil- liam Savidge had a paved highway built in the city as a memorial to her brother. Now the state repeats the magnanimous act of the sister by re- placing the worn out pavement with a wider and longer pavement, The as- pect of things along the street could be greatly improved by the removal of the ill looking wooden buildings on the South side of the street between the oil stations and the bridge. A local concern is advertsing in a local daily paper that it can fit a per- son who has had no experience in shorthand work for a desirable position in thirty days. It may be able to do the trick, but the claim looks decidedly fishy to me. Concluding I would like the opinion of a man of long expe- rience on the subject I addressed a letter of enquiry to M. E. Davenport, President of the Davenport McLachlan Institute, who promptly replied as fol- lows: Grand Rapids, March 26—I appre- ciate very much the interest shown in your letter of March 21. I am especi- ally glad to notice that you have taken cognizance of this situation, because you appear to be the only publisher in Grand Rapids who has any regard for the ethics of his advertisers. This is not my personal opinion only, but the conviction of every advertiser to whom I have spoken. Newspapers generally have degen- erated| into advertising sheets. Here and there you find one that respects its traditional positon and makes an attempt to protect its public It is re- freshing indeed to feel that the Michi- gan Tradesman has a reputation for opposing all kinds of fraudulent schemes, and I was delighted with the editorial in the Grand Rapids Herald, paying tribute to your zeal in uphold- ing fair, honest business. In trying to find a way to curb the particular abuse to which you refer— shorthand in thirty days with its impli- cation of a good job at the end of that time—I have found that there is a stat- ute which makes it a criminal offence to make misleading statements regard- ing a product or service. I have taken this matter up with our Prosecuting Attorneyy, but he told me last Satur- day that the manager of this thirty-day shorthand school had been in his office and had told him there was nothing misleading about the advertisement; that shorthand could be taught in thir- ty days. Therefore, he was inclined ‘to do nothing about it. The statute is clear and it would seem as though our problem is to prod our prosecuting attorney into action. Possibly, he does not relish additional work, but it is very clear that the inter- ests of the public demand the exercise of every legal remedy possible. One day this week I shall get a copy of the statute and leave it at your of- fice. I shall try to call at a time when you are in and when it is convenient for you to see me, because I would en- joy talking with you a few minutes anyway. M. E. Davenport, Pres Davenport-McLachlan Institute. Battle Creek, March 30—Yours re- ceived. I shall not have any set speech for our dry goods convention, but the enclosed is what I have prepared for the president’s message, which will ap- pear on the front page of the program: In every store, however small, time, work and money can be saved by organization. Organization of a store is not a difficult proposition. Organization is simply cutting up a big job into parts. It determines the time, the manner and the responsibility for getting things done. Organization speeds up operations, prevents overlapping and duplication. Or- ganization defines just what each job is and how each is related to others in the store. It removes many causes of friction. It saves money and is the prime factor to make money. Someone has said the problem of organization is “‘to arrange and put together different persons and jobs into one whole body so that they will work as a whole easily and harmoniously.”’ And so it is with organizations such as the Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association. Committees are appointed for certain “‘func- tions’ —-how well we are organ- ized depends upon the manner in which that committee functions. During my present year as Presi- dent of the Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association all committee appointments seem to have func- tioned almost 100 per cent. [| can say that | never called a meet- ing of any committee but what the majority of that committee was present, irrespective of where it might be called. I think that one of the finest examples of organization and co- operation among members of any state association was displayed by the attendance of a committee ap- pointed by myself to attend a din- ner in the store of Leigh Christian, to which committees were invited from every other state association in Michigan. The result was that there were about twenty-five per- sons present, representing at least the major portion of the inde- pendent retail business of the State of Michigan. From this small meeting there developed the organization in our state of the Michigan Federated Association which again shows what organization and co-opera- tion not only in stores but in or- ganizations such as ours can do. Through this small group meet- ing in Leigh Christian’s store, plus organization and co-operation, we have developed an organization of independent bu:iness men throughout the state of Michigan which has already displayed its strength in the present session of the state legislature. The Michigan Retail Dry Goods As-ociation is entitled to a great amount of credit for the organization of this Michiean Federation of Independent Mer- chants, in which ten of the leading state organizations are banded to- gether by organization and co- operation, each state association knowing just exactly what vart in the program it is to take for the benefit of its own independ- ent business. So you see through organiza- tion we have banded together thousands of independent retail merchants throughout the state who through organization of their own officers and members have come to the conclusion that it was time they were doing something to protect their own business and that protection has come and will come more and more if we as in- dependent dry goods men will get back of this new organization— fight for it—speak well of it—co- operate with it — because when you do, you are fighting for your own business and that of thou- sands of other independent mer- chants throughout the state of Michigan. This federated merchants or- ganization is formed for the pur- pose of fighting the cause of the independent merchant throughout Michigan. You can help, and you can help in your own community, if you only have intestinal stamina enough to stand up for your own rights against this ‘‘gang” of pi- rates who are in your community, undermining everything you do and sending all the profits to Wall street, an already overly finan- cial money center. Let’s continue to co-operate and organize and win out by own- ing our business and operate it at a profit and help keep our com- munity free from the dominion of Wall street and the stores that represent it. At the close of my year I shall have a set speech and there will, I believe, be a lot of fire works in it and I shall send it to you ahead. Mr. Stowe, I believe if there ever were a lot of jackasses in business it is us independents. If the independent merchants to-day would shop or trade, I should say, with the other independ- ent merchants irrespective of their lines, there would be no need for spe- cial chain store taxes. We would have them licked. But to-day too many dry goods merchants (independents) are buying their groceries of chains and too many independent grocery men are buying their dry goods from chains, all down the line. I know every d one of ’em here does it. But it is this way all over the state. I preach: cut out the chains, and I practice what I (Continued on page 23) Ti shew a eahotcvamuor en neh abs Sonap nccavenaieaeltle 10 FINANCIAL THE LAND OF THE LILY Some Interesting Sights and Customs in Eastern Bermuda St. Georges, Bermuda, March 30 — Comptailer enjoys Bermuda very much. The quiet and peace has done much to his tired body. He finds peo- ple so nice and friendly. But business throughts somehow pervades his mind. One night he has a dream that his manufacturing plant in Detroit is burn- ed down. At the break of day Comp- tailer packs his grip. In the afternoon he boards the Castle Harbor tender to meet the Monarch in Murray’s An- chorage as she steams on to New York. He meets Mr. Wm. Harnett, a Superintendent for the Bermuda De- velopment Co., Ltd., and is much pleased to learn that he lived in De- troit for a number of years. Comp- tailer congratulates him on being for- tunate enough to live in Bermuda, where one is really able to live longer and carry on the span of life. Mr. Har- nett points out St. David’s lighthouse as they pass through the New Town Cut Channel and tells him that it is a good beacon for the English, the Irish, the American and all others. Yes, and the Welch built it. Sturdy it must be. Soon the Castle Harbor tender turns into the sea channel. In a few moments they are in Murray’s Anchorage. This is a basin of safe water having an area of about three squares miles. Pro- tected, as it is, on one side by a big reef it forms a most excellent place even in stormy weather to transfer pas- sengers and their luggage. Soon Capt. Lovatt, the genial master of the Cas- tle Harbor tender, points out the ap- proach of the Monarch of Bermuda. Comptailer strains his eye. Just a verticle line appears to him on the horizon. Soon this line divides and becomes two lines. It is the two masts of the ship. A shape below the masts. Larger it becomes. Such a sight in the very light mist cut by the sun’s rays. One big stack soon turns into three. The big red bands on these stacks seem to grow redder and the black one blacker in the glistening sunlight. Capt. Lovatt has already brought his ship to a full stop. The big master of seas un- der the guiding hand of Commander Francis makes a lee for the tender. Out goes the line and soon the two are fast to each other. All of this is done with such ease and quietness that Comptailer has to watch closely to as- certain what is going on. Hand over hand goes the baggage. You would think these porters were making sort of a series of football forward passes. Joe, with whom Comptailer has played many a game of golf, calls to him from the top deck. And sure enough there is Margie, with whom he has danced many a delightful hour at the Bermu- diana, As Comptailer starts to board ship he is stopped by Staff Captain L. F. Banyard and handed a radiogram. His doctor tells him that he must remain in Bermuda because it has the ideal climate to bring him back to health and happiness. Poli, the great sketch artist, asks him back to the Bermudi- ana that he may make another sketch of this ambassador of good will from Michigan. Geo. Blackman and Mrs. Rockwell tell him that due to his ef- forts there are now some people stay- ing at the Bermudiana from Michigan. Miss Christine Burgess tells him that she has a new film for him in the small motion picture camera he pur- chased at the Phoenix drug store in Hamilton. Comptailer has’ made many friends among the business people and social people of these isles of rest. All these fine people ask Comptailer to re- turn and enjoy more of the welcome spirit of old Bermuda. And so Capt. Lovatt evokes his authority and places Compailer in his custody. “You may have your Broadway,” he calls to Joe, MICHIGAN TRADESMAN “but give me my Bermuda just as it is. For in Bermuda we live and we do not have to race for existence. Take your dark haired friend along with you so . prettily dressed in deep red and soft toned yellow.” And as the Monarch gets under way for New York Comp- tailer, waving a farewell to Margie, sings “Margie, Margie, I’m Always Thinking of You.” And the orchestra aboard the giant of the seas picks up the tune. And so everybody on board is singing it. And thus Comptailer is given the greatest “Goodbye Party” for many a year in Bermuda. As they return the captain points out interesting landmarks. There is Fort St. George, now a signal station with the weather bureau just beyond. And sure enough the St. George Hotel, of which Mr. Bradley is the manager. Fort William looms up. And: it was from this fort that they stole the gun powder for Washigton and the Battle of Bunker Hill. Away out on the reef is North Rock lighthouse. Soon Sea Ventura Flat is reached. This is the place where Sir George Somers was wrecked in 1609 with his settlers from Virginia. Soon the pilot’s boat appears with its horizontal red and white flag. Down the ladder comes the pilot into the small boat which heads its way to the pilot station on St. David’s Island. Soon they pass five fathom hole and come through the most scientifically laid out channel, which is the most per- fect from the shipping standpoint. And certainly Town Cut Channel is thus meagerly described. Comptailer is given the key of wel- come to St. Georges by a group of prominent citizens, Immediately he goes into the Pirates bar. The bar- tender sets down the bottle of Scotch. He fills up the glass, full to the top, leaving no room for soda. The bar- tender grabs Comptailer’s hand as he Starts to drink and asks him when he became a pirate. Comptailer a pirate? Did he come here to ravage and to destroy the time-honored customs and traditions of Bermuda? Did he come here to change those narrow and curi- ous streets of St. Georges? Did he come here to drive automobiles and make whoopee? Did he come here to turn these islands into a yankee carni- val. If he did, then he should have refused that key of welcome? Could he turn it back now? Indeed, there is only one thing to do. Drink a gentle- men’s amount of liquor like a gentle- man, behave like a gentleman, and thus earn the reputation of a solid citizen with the respect of all. A friend in need is a friend indeed, and a friendly place to live in is a great asset. And so Comptailer wisely selects Glen Duror as his place to live. Again he finds nice people who really know this locality and many people in it. The length of Comptailer’s stay makes feel that he is grow ng native. To attend church is quite the thing to do. And to St. Peters the parish church of St. Georges he goes. Some one has described the architecture as Norman. In reality it is neither Norman or Gothic but rather nondescript in pur- ity of architectural form. Even the tower has been so changed that it is practically impossible to recognize its original form. Inside the church there is much to see. Comptailer was privi- leged to see the communion silver and furnishings of the altar. He noted the coat of arms of the Bermuda Company very finely carved in this wonderful silver. There is a plate by William III bearing the date of 1697. There are two flagons perfectly made and beauti- fully balanced. The christening bowl with its wonderful bead was presented by Gov. Brown in 1782. All this service is used at each communion, Its age befits very well with that of the church which bears the date of 1618. And the present rector, Arthur Tudor Tucker, is simply carrying out tradition and the line of Tucker intelligence. R. I. Tuck- er was rector from 1839 to 1868. Comptailer meets a friend, Ronald John Williams, editor of the Bermu- dian, who gives him a striking de- scription of the interior of the church. ‘There is a curiosity in the plan of the church,” says Mr, Williams, “which is worthy of explanation. The sanctu- ary does not terminate the nave, but is at the East end of the transept. A wit has spoken of the members of the con- gregation bringing in compasses to get their bearing during the reciting of the creed, and, in fact, the larger part must rest satisfied with but a sidewise view of the altar, and there are parts of the nave from where the holy ceremonies cannot be seen at all. Until 1715 the whole church was comprised within what are now the transepts, with the entrance at the West end; then at that time the present nave to the South was added, though the position of the altar was not changed. Possibly it was though proper to retain it to the ec- clesiastical tradition and symbolism rather than place it facing the body of the church, But the termination of the have is not without dignity: the three decker pulpit is placed there. How few there are left of these to-day!” “The lowest seat within a three deck- er was for the parish clerk, position formerly of importance. From the in- termediate place the parson read the lessons and to the highest, that of greatest dignity, he mounted to preach his sermon. The church retains the oid box pews. They are reminders of a period earlier than the present when family worship was a privilege and duty and the support of the church, which carried with it the assignment of a pew, marked a man of merit in a community. Some of this spirit re- mains in St. George’s in contrast to the laxity in general: “the absence of inter- est in affairs spiritual and denials of responsibility toward church attend- ance, so often mingled with an idle Pharisaic scoffing.” Comptailer thanks the Bermudian, the leading monthly of Bermuda, for this description, for he well knows it is so much better than he could do. He reads the inscriptions on the various tablets on the walls within, commem- orating the dead. But his mind reverts to old box pews. Up in front is the Governor’s pew which is occupied by His Exceilency everytime he visits St. Peters. And there is pew No. 1 for the Lord Mayor. Comptailer thinks of his great mission to bring more people to these isles of rest. Thus he picks up the radiophone and calls Manilla in the Philippine Islands. To his friend Frank Murphy, His Excellency the Governor General of the Philippine Islands, he gives a most hearty welcome to Ber- muda and tells him that there is a place reserved for him according to the ethics of diplomacy when he comes to vacation and rest in this beautiful Bermuda. And should Comptailer for- get Mayor Frank Cousins of Detroit! Indeed he will not because Detroit is so near to Bermuda. It is overnight All Issues CONSUMERS POWER PREFERRED BOUGHT—SOLD—QUOTED Buying and Selling orders executed All listed and unlisted Stocks and Bonds Your Inquiries Invited ROGER VERSEPUT & CO. Investment Bankers—Brokers 332-338 MICHIGAN TRUST BLD GRAND RAPIDS Phone 8.1217 April 3, 1935 to New York aboard the Queen or Monarch and you are here for a sur- prisingly small sum of money. And so he gets the mayor on the radiophone and tells him of the courtesies which are awaiting him when he and his fam- ily shall visit this paradise of paradises,. Comptailer wonders if he should get a guide book. He recalls an amusing incident in the use of the Baedeker on the Rhine. Going up the Rhine he spies on the deck of the steamer an American intent on the pages of his Baedeker, the official guide book. Next to him is a German friend who drinks in the beauties of the scenery. The American is turning the pages of the book as this castle appears or a town is passed or a large vinyard disappears. His eyes are riveted upon its pages and his German friend seems to be looking at him in friendly consterna- tion. Drink of that book he would while the German drinks of the scen- ery. Comptailer is introduced to them as the steamer nears its destination. A party of four makes a nice dinner crowd and so to a fine restaurant they go. The German discusses some of the delightful spots along the historic Rhine. But the American when these places are mentioned pulls out his guide book and refers to them as on page so and so. And thus Comptailer certainly learn- ed a lesson. Why buy a guide book for St. Georges and Bermuda when so many people are so friendly and willing to take you around. Comptailer turns into Somers Gar- den which is the most beautiful park in St. George’s. He sees a cocoanut palm and thinks what fun he could have if the people at Glen Duror would only loan him their pet monkey to throw down cocoanuts. He looks at the pigmy date palm and thinks that will probably be useful for a small date with a new lady friend. He plucks a piece from the thread palm so this lady friend may have something with which to sew on the button which has come off his shirt and possibly darn his socks. He takes a leaf of the cocoa palm back to Glen Duror and asks them to steep it up and make cocoa tea. Of course he does this because he wants a new drink to serve to his lady friend at four o’clock in the after- noon. Fro mthe blooming hibiscus he picks himself a buttonhole bouquet. Perhaps the fish tail palm tastes like fish and so Comptailer takes a piece of that. He concludes his snatching acts by taking the entire Rupicola India palm along with him. For he has never been to India and seems to feel some- how this will take him there and save 3 West Michigan's oldest and largest bank solicits your account on the basis of sound poli- cies and many helpful services . . OLD KENT BANK 2 Downtown Offices 12 Community Offices GRAND RAPIDS Phone 9-4417 J. H. PETTER & CO. INVESTMENT BANKERS MUSKEGON Phone 2-3496 April 3, 1935 him the cost of airplane charges. Nev- er in all of Bermuda has he found so many things in one spot of such great assistance in his pursuits. William C. Allard. —_++-2—__ Political Situation Not Reassuring to Business The business picture presents noth- ing outstanding, either on the encour- aging or discouraging side, While bus- iness is better than sentiment, it is fall- ing to register as much as seasonal im- provement. In addition, business is de- finitely “spotty.” Looking at ‘he near term trend of ‘business the close rela- tionship between Governmen‘ spending and indices of business activity in the past must not be overlooked. Although the relief bill will likely be in effect soon, so that a large ainr-unt of funds will be available, it must be realized that political factors might easily influ- ence the expenditure of a large pro- portion of these funds in 1936 which is an election year. The political situaiion, beth domes- tic and foreign, is not particularly re- assuring to business. There seems to be a tendency, however, to view the prospects of war and a currency de- preciation race with caution rather than with alarm. Severa: factors in the domestic political picture have not been removed, such as the futme of the NRA, the utility bill and the Su- preme Court decision on the railway pension act, which very likely will de- termine the emphasis on reform or te- covery. The trend of decisions being subject to opinions, of man are, of course, unpredictable and must be fol- lowed from day to day. Jay H. Petter. 2 Pressure Resented Pressure being put upon Con- gress to enact the omnibus bank- ing bill before adjournment of the session causes apprehension and annoyance among conservatives, while the inflationist group de- clares it does not go far enough in wresting power from_ private bankers and restoring it to the Government. The real struggle over the leg- islation will occur in the Senate and Reserve Board Governor Ec- cles soon will have an opportun- ity to tell the Banking and Cur- rency Committee of that body what are his views as to Govern- ment control. He will there face a much less friendly group than made up the House Banking Committee. The discussion will first revolve around Eccles’ nomination, for he never has been confirmed, and one question will be the extent to which actually he has divested himself of his bank interest in Utah, and what may be his con- nection with a bank holding com- any. He will be asked to make clear what he believes to be the resvon- sibilitv of the banks to depositors, as differentiated from any obliga- tion he might believe them sub- ject to, as an agency to aid the Government in financing its oper- ations. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN The Heart of the Community Tue yellow moon drops below the horizon. One by one the houses darken as silence settles over the countryside. It is a time of rest, of slumber. But there is one building where rest does not enter, where the windows never darken; for the work of the telephone ex- change, like the work of a sleep- er’s heart, must go on by night no less than by day. Here trained operators, alert and skilful, sit at the junction of many wires. Here are linked all who would speak across the miles of darkness. . . . Somewhere an anxious mother is wakened by a childish, fretful cry. ... Somewhere furtive foot- steps betray the presence of a prowler. . . . Somewhere, in a cellar, smouldering rags send warning smoke drifting through a home. . . . At some lonely cross- ing two cars crash and overturn. In these emergencies, help is as close as the nearest telephone. Over a waiting wire speeds the call for aid—for the doctor, police, fire department, an ambu- lance. If that wire were not waiting, there would be heavier penalties of grief and loss; help, at times, would arrive after help had ceased to be of use. Faith- fully rendering a vital service both night and day, the tele- phone exchange plays a part which makes it, in a sense that is very real, the hee~ of the community. 12 RETAIL GROCER Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Associa- tion of Michigan. President—Rudolf Eckert, Flint. Vice-President—O. A. Sabrowski, Lan- sing. Secretary — Herman Hansen, Grand Rapids. . Treasurer—O. H. Bailey, Sr., Lansing. Directors—Holger Jorgenson, Muske- gon; L. V. Eberhard, Grand Rapids; Paul Gezon, Grand Rapids; Lee Lillie, Coopers- ville; Martin Block, Charlevoix. Name of Jevne Passed From Trade Picture When a chain store weakness is pointed out to us, we shall not gain much from it if we content ourselves with feeling self-righteous, maybe thankful, like the Pharisee, that we are not as other men. We are weakness in others that we may ex- amine ourselves, look within our stores, to insure that we do not have similar shortcomings. “Well, get down to cases” says you, “and cut the preaching!” Ali right. My present application is the perish- ables department; specifically spinach to-day, because in our immediate re- gion rain has come plentifully of late and spinach reaches many wholesale markets heavily loaded with dirt. Chains suffer in such circumstances be- cause their buyers must secure big sup- plies and get them quick, and spinach is only one item. To go from market to market is impossible. Temptation is strong to take what is offered, to sup- ply units in time for each day. Spinach far from the pink of condi- tion thus reaches the various stores. Individual managers may resent such treatment, but few enter real protest. They don’t like to be classed as “‘kick- ers,” and few know how far a come- back from the buyer may go toward putting them “in bad” with the folks higher-up. So, except for a few strong characters, managers accept what they get and do the best they can with it. But what is “the best” under a chain manager depends on many factors aside from the man’s character itself. He is heavily loaded with work; not, please note, because “chains over work their help’—which is as much bunk as thoughtless generalities usually are— but because of the limitations of non- service business, especially as aggra- vated by NRA wage requirements. Because the produce deliveries must be made in rotation, he may get his perishables long after opening time when activity of trade confines him at his checking counter so steadily that he is unable to do more thar hastily place his goods, with no time for sort- ing much of anything and no chance to wash spinach. His business suffers because no consumer anywhere to-day needs to accept anything not in priine condition. Too many food stores are at hand for that. Briefly stated: Only perfection in perishables will pass muster. Here, then, the solo grocer enjoys a fine advantage—or say the chance for such advantage. He can rise extra early, go to market and select the pick of all offerings. Nobody holds him by any ties other than good goods. He can pass any wholesaler, regardless of acquaintance, friendship or other ele- shown MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ment. Personally inspecting what he gets, it is clearly up to himself what he sets before his trade. Then suppose that all spinach re- cipts suffer rain dirtying, he can rus!: back and, by extra diligence, he can ciean what he displays and have that great advantage. 3ut this chance, this opportunity, is there in full effect only if the grocer take advantage of it. That is the real lesson to be derived from this state of facts and similar conditions. It de- serves emphasis because my observa- tion is that grocers are no better in this respect than they should be. Most of us are great on responding to slogans, but few stop to think any slogan or statement through. We are agreed, at least in theory, that what culminated in mid-1929 was a financial and economic debauch—nothing of real prosperity about it. Yet in keep- ing with various bits of sloganitis our thoughts and hopes revert to 1929 with expectation that similar conditions may return. Now Printers’ Ink quotes the lead of Thom McAn—which is a chain of shoe shops, by the way—thus: ‘It would be helpful if business leaders would recognize that the present gains ere normal gains and that the business we are enjoying now is normai busi- ness, and would not compare it, un- favorably, with the volume of boom years. The business gain now flows from genuine improvements in mer- chandise, priced reasonably, and from efficiencies and progressive activities in business management.” [ have been encouraged of late to note, coming from out-of-the-way small places, what I think is “the still, small voice” of the plain people. It is beginning to rise above the din of fading jazz, penetrating the raucous- ness of radio advertising, with a note of simple sanity such as we _ heard, likewise backwoods localities, after our wartime let-down of morale had spent its force. from That’s fine. It connotes return to first principles, to the ancient Gospe! ofhard work and stern endeavor being the price of personal independence and the only reliable way toward enduring progress. On March 7 the name Jevne passed from the trade picture of Los Ange‘es. It had disappeared from the Chicago district some years before. That marks the end of what two Danish brothers made famous wherever high grade gro- ceries and table luxuries were known; and because a paraphrase of the old Latin’s saying herein applies to me, I give it thus: “Much of it I saw—part of it I was.” Fifty years ago C. Jevne & Co. were as institutional in Chicago as Marshall Field and apparently as per- manent. It was my fortune to know the house well. I had one week's ex- perience as a clerk in it. The C. stood for Christian who came over first and was followed by his brother Jans. Hans did not stand Chicago climate well, so Christ sent him to Los An- geles in 1885. There he started the business later to become H. Jevne Co. -in a little shop, then central, in a !o- cality long since gone to seed. Despite the sleepy crudeness of that quiet Mexican “pueblo” of perhaps 10,000 or 12,000 inhabitants whose big trade was with “rancheros” who came periodically for great stores oi staple supplies, Jevne handled the best goods, imported fine luxuries, had the knack of selling such goods, and grew with surprising speed and consistency. Many stories are told of his ways— none, to my mind, worthier of note than this: That from his beg:nning un- til his death, Jevne freely sold anything he had to any grocer who wanted it on a basis that provided a profit for that grocer. Jevne never questioned whether his competitor was supplying a former customer of his own; took no note that the rival might be a near neighbor; paid no attention wuatever; seemed not to have any consciousness of rivalry or competitive elements. On the contrary, he not only sold another grocer anything that grocer wanted, not only gave a profit with th2 item, but would take as much time and care to give the other fellow full detaiis of the origin, history, best uses and ap- plications of the article. Did this hurt Jevne? It surely did not. His business grew rapidly, con- sistently until it was known from coast to coast. Naturally, he grew inte a wholesale department. He gathered a big fortune—too big for the next gen- eration to live with as grocers, When the store location, occupied in central Los Angeles since 1906, was sought after with a fabulous. premium offer. the wonderful food emporium passed from the scene; and Hans survived it but a few years. I felt then that the Jevne business would not last and now, after years of gradual fading, it is gone. Paul Findlay. —_>+.____ Firmer Gasoline Prices Expected Large refiners predict firmer gasoline prices as the season of in- creased consumption approaches. The report of Secretary Ickes’ special committee stressing the need for higher prices because most refiners have been operating at a loss will influence price pol- icy. As the season for heavy sale of fuel oils has terminated, refin- ers are particularly in need of greater yields from gasoline sales. April 3, 1935 Since the only alternative solution to their problem would be lower quotations for crude oil, it is felt that steps to advance gasoline prices can be expected. In addition, the movement of “hot oil’ has been largely con- fined to truck shipments from Texas, which are unlikely to dis- turb Eastern markets. Major pro- ducers are reported ready to ab- sorb gasoline now offered in the Gulf market, and strength in that area would be reflected elsewhere in all probability. + The Railroad Rate Decision The emergency rate rise grant- ed the railroads by the Interstate Commerce Commission will yield about $84,000000 annually. This will just about offset the 5 per cent. advance in wages which goes into effect to-day, so that no increase in the recent low levels of railway earnings will result. It remains to be determined, furthermore, whether the rate in- creases will curtail traffic to a point where their effect will be counteracted. The products se- lected, however, were chosen be- cause they seemed least likely to be affected by rate increases, Exemption of many agricultur- al products from the rise will make Eastern railroads the chief beneficiaries. The many weak railroads in the West will thus fail to obtain appreciable relief. ——_~+~-<-___ Lower Prices and Durable Goods Leading manufacturers of sup- plies for the heavy goods indus- tries continue to feel that the time is premature for a price cutting campaign to stimulate volume. “This is not the time to cut prices,"” one leading industrialist stated. He indicated his belief that lower prices would not give the desired stimulus to consump- tion, as long as so many other fac- tors held back building, railroad rehabilitation and other branches of the capital goods industries. e argument is that a price slash now would not be compen- sated by increased volume at this time, and hence serious operating deficits would be incurred that would undermine the financial stability of such concerns. CANDY FOR EASTER APRIL 21 PANNED MARSHMALLOW EGGS—ALL SIZES JELLY EGGS—LARGE OR SMALL CREAM EGGS—ASSORTED COLORS CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW EGGS AND RABBITS CRYSTALLIZED CREAM EGGS AND RABBITS Also Many Attractive Novelty Packages Order from your Jobber Manufactured by PUTNAM FACTORY GrRaAnp RAPIDS, MICH. ae wow Beets. April 3, 1935 MEAT DEALER Effective Cooking School in Several Cities Schools of meat cookery conducted by the National Live Stock and Meat Board during the first two and a half months of 1935, were attended by 190,200 homemakers in twenty-four cities of fifteen states, according to a report just issued by the Board. In addition to the homemakers, a total of 5,600 retail meat dealers were familiarized with the meat cuts used at the cooking school and shown the value of the cooking school instruc- tion in stimulating their meat sales. The cooking school program brought to light increasing evidence of the fact that homemakers are keenly interested in learning more about the selection and preparation of meat. At every cooking school session, the Board’s lecturers are literally bombarded with questions indicative of this interest. Here are a few typical questions: “Please give some ways of serving liver’—‘How do you _ pan-broil a steak?’’—‘“Please tell how to keep ieg of lamb from shrinking’—‘‘Can meat loaf be cooked uncovered as well as 2 roast?”—“How do you fry bacon?’ — “At what temperature shoud be cooked?”’—‘‘What is a steak?” ats shou'd the pan be covered?”—“How ca. meat be broiled without a broiler?”—"How jong do you bake a beef tenderloin?” “What is a grilled pork cnop?”— “Should the outside skin on the leg of lamb be removed?”—‘“How do you pre- pare a cured ham?’—‘“Should a slice of ham be cooked at a high or low tem- perature?”. Homemakers were equally as inter- ested in the question of the food value of meat. Those women are thinking in terms of the family’s health in the preparation of their dai!, menus. Here are some of the questions asked on this phase of the subject. “Are kidneys as rich in iron as liver?” -“What is the food value of beef tongue?’—“Whut meats are blood-builders/’-—“Please give the meats high in iron and cop- per for use in pernicious anem:a’— “What meats would you recommend for the reducing diet?”. Co-operation with live-stoc< organ- izations in various cities mad possible a more effective cooking school pro- gram in several cities. In !ualtas, ort Worth and San Antonio, Texas, ,the schools worked closely with the Texas and South-western Cattle Raisers’ Association. In Rapid City, So. Da- kota, the school was held while the annual convention of the American National Live Stock Association was in progress. In Wichita, Kansas, the cooking school was a feature of the convention week program of the Kan- sas Live Stock Association That the schools are popular in every section of the country is evident from the Board’s report. Womeu attenc- ing the Erie, Pa., school were unan- imous in stating that it was the most instructive school they have ever had. At Huntington, W.Va., the school was acclaimed the most successful one ever given in that city. At Wich'ra, Kans., short ribs minute MICHIGAN TRADESMAN the 14,200 women present set a new high record for local cooking school attendance. An audience 9f 2.200 wo- men attended the opening session of the school at Atlaata, Ga., in spite of a heavy downpour, At Tampa, Fla., the hall was packed and wcemen were be ing turned away as early as 9:60 A.M, The cook of a leading Texas ranch was sent to all sessions of the meat cookery school at Fort Worth. In Bir- mingham, Ala., was called upon to suggest ments con- taining plenty of meat for the 400 prisoners in the county jail. At To- peka, Kans., 1,000 homemaker; came to the second session of the school despite a severe dust storm. the Board's lecturer 0 One Function of National Live Stock and Meat Board With seventy-seven mea: merchan- dising lectures and demonstiations con- ducted during February before audi- ences aggregating 70,718 persons in 25 Cities of nine states, promotion program of the National Live Stock and Meat Board set a high record, according to a report of that organization. The programs stressing modern meat cuts and their utilization also provided instruction in meat selection and food value. Groups attending the various meetings included meat retailers, wo- men’s clubs, cooking schools, hote! ané service clubs, dieti- tians, students and: teachers. One of the high lights of the menth was the work among educational insti- tutions. Assemblies of the entire stu- dent body in high schools of eighteen cities were given over entirely to tie lecture-demonstrations on meat, Pro- grams beforee Rotary, Kiwanis and other service clubs brought the story of meat to leading business and pro- fessional men in many of the cit‘e: vis- ited. Demonstrations of modern cuts of beef, pork and lamb given as spe- cial features of the Board’s corking schools, proved high in favor with housewives since they fitted in so well with the instruction given in meat cookery. Reports from various cities indicate the widespread interest with which this work is being received. Jersey City, N. J., and Memphis, Tenn., with 12,300 and 11,460 persons present at meetings, led all other cities in attendance during the month. The largest retaiier meet- ing was held at Philadelphia, Pa., with 1,375 retailers present from thirty-five different cities. States in which these programs were conducted in February are: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Vir- ginia; Illinois, Kansas, Arkansas, Ten- nessee and Florida. 2 restaurant men, Questions of Interest to Grocers and Clerks No. 1. Question: kraut? Answer: Sauerkraut is fermented shredded cabbage, prepared with dry salt, ee No. 2 Question: What two varie- ites of pears are most often used for canning, and. what is the difference be- tween them? What is sauer- this phase of the- Answer: Bartlett and Kieffer pears are the two varieties most often used for canning. The Bartlett is a white juicy pear of fine-grained texture. The Kieffer pear is smaller, harder, and less sweet. Bartletts are packed in halves, Kieffers in quarters. No. 3. Question: style’ barley? What is “Scotch Answer: Barley grains coarsely ground are termed “Scotch style” bar- ley. No. 4. Question: What is a win- dow valance? Answer: A window valance is a nar- row cloth drape, 15 to 20 inches from top to bottom, hung at the top and inside of display windows to give a decorative effect and to shield the light from the eyes of sidewalk shoppers. Valances are sometimes made of wood or metal, or are painted on the glass. No. 5. Question: What are the six general classes of food stores? Answer: The six general classes of food stores are: 1. specialty shops seli- ing one line, such as bakery, meat market, etc.; 2. cash-and-carry grocer- ies; 3. service groceries with charge ac- counts and delivery; 4. delicatessen- grocery stores; 5. general stores selling groceries; 6. the complete food market. No. 6. Question: What your iresh meat inventory be? Answer: Good meat merchandisers control the fresh meat inventory at 1 per cent. or 1.5 per cent. of the tota! annual sales. The stock, in a good per- formance, is turned from 75 to 100 times per year. No, 7. Question: Has oleomargar- ine consumption increased in the last 20 years? Answer: In 1930, the last year for which figures are complete, average individual consumption of oleomargar- ine was 2.9 pounds, while in 1969 it was only .99 pounds. No. 8. Question: What percent of the sales of the average full line food market or combination store is made up of meats? Answer: The per cent. of meat sales in combination stores of coutse varies widely, but the average is 30% of the total. No. 9. Question: What is the tech- nical definition of appie butter? Answer: Apple buiier is the homo- geneous, semi-solid product obtained by cooking to proper consistency a mixture of not less than 5 parts by weight of the properly prepared edible portion of whole apples (or the equiv- alent of cold pack, canned, dried or evaporated apples) with each 2 parts by weight of sugar, or of sugar and dextrose; with or withour one or more of the following: apple juice, boiled cider, spices, salt, vinegar or other harmless organic aciduient. The prod- uct contains not less than 43% of water soluble solids. No. 10. Question: What does the cooking of bananas accomplish? Answer: Cooking makes partially ripe bananas readily digestible and makes it possible to use hananas as a vegetable. Cooking also brings out a pleasing, different flavor. Green-tipped or firm yellow bananas shouid be used for this purpose—Kentucicy Grocer. should 13 Government by Professors Viewed With Alarm The teaching profession has never at- tracted the ablest of our young men. I state this as a fact. Probably it is unfortunate, In many years under pro- fessors I can remember out of dozens, perhaps hundreds, only two who stood out as great teachers. In other words, the run of professors is nothing to get excited about, even in their own lire of work. This condition might be something to worry over and try to improve by improving the breed of teachers were it not for the fact that, not being satisfied with being medi- ocre in their own jobs, the protessors have suddenly started to run the world by means of round-robin lette-s In the last few days they kive been telling the navy not to practice in the Pacific Ocean and the Cuban govern- ment how to deal with those who plot- ted its downfall. The latter big of advice is signed by at least one gentleman who recertly signed a report on Cuba saying, among many other things: “if Cuba is to stand on its own feet, Cuban leaders should make their own decisions ” W. A. Chadbourne. merely ———_++->—____ Higher living will come—but just when, nobody can foretell, Expect much “beefing” about beef prices this Summer. a A public right cannot be changed by private agreement. ———_+--- Second thought are not always best. INVESTIGATE d youll choose Tyw KOLD REFRIGERATORS HUMIDITY can produce Perfect Refs gerahon. At Top: MODEL 6200. qe KOLD” Display Case. 3 courses plate glass, rub- ber set. Full procelain outside and in. Outside lighting. Hard rubber po ua and runners. or insulated. > Right: MODEL 581. “DRY-KOLD” Meat Cooler. Cor- rect cold without mould. Ages and keeps meat for long periods. Complete Equip- ment for Finest Markets. The “Dry-Kold” Refrigerator Co. NILES, MICHIGAN Sa TT RE La ee i. i oa 5 eo ! a 4 3 14 HARDWARE Michigan Retail Hardware Association. President—A. D. Vandervoort, Vice-President — W. C. Judson, Big Rapids. Secretary—Harold W. Bervig, Lansing. Treasurer—William Moore, Detroit. Hints For the Hardware Dealer in April A good way to start the month of April is to put on an appealing dis- play of housecleaning lines. House- wives who have already started their spring cleaning are beginning to realize that their equipment is inadequate; and a display at the present moment will not merely appeal to these customers, but will interest those who normally do their buying somewhat later. In your early housecleaning displays, stress the desirability of being fully equipped for housecleaning from the very start; that the up to date house- wife should have at her disposal every labor saving device available; and that such devices will reduce the incidental drudgery. The time to make your strongest display is before the majority of house- wives get into the thick of their clean- ing. The housewife who has strug- gled half way through the work with inadequate equipment will usually de- cide to postpone buying new equip- ment till another season or another year. So, put on your big display at the very start of the season. Household lines can be featured in April in a series of carefully planned displays. Begin with a comprehensive display which aims to show what a wide variety of equipment is vailable for making the work of spring cleaning easier. Take as your slogan, and the dominant idea of your window trim, “Complete equipment makes house- cleaning easy.” And be sure that your display brings out this idea clearly. Help out your window trim by the use of show cards emphasizing the way in which each article or group of articles is helpful in eliminating drudgery. After this, put on a series of displays less comprehensive and more special- ized. Such a series may include an “Easy Monday” washday featuring laundry equipment. If you handle elec- trics, play up your electric washer; and, if possible, have it actually running and demonstrating in the wnidow. Per- haps a model laundry room can be shown in the window, or inside the store. Then you can put on a paint display. Paint links logically with houseclean- ing; for housecleaning discovers a lot of unsuspected wear and tear which paint can make good. A display of var- nishes, stains, enamels, interior paints, flat wall paints, polishes and similar specialties will logically precede the spring drive in exterior paints. Incidentally, feature your flat wall paints. In this connection, it is better to fish for a minnow and grab a whale than to fish for a whale and not even get a minnow. In other words, don’t try to sell a redecoration order for the entire house. Or, if you do try, be prepared to shift your line of at- tack if the probable cost of so big a project frightens your prospect, RT en aT MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Your best line of approach will prob- ‘ably be: ‘Why not redecorate a single room—the room which needs redecor- ating the most?” In other words, start in a small way. If you succeed in selling enough flat wall paint to do a single room, that’s a good beginning. It may not run into much money; but it is a pretty safe bet that the house- wife will realize when it is done that some of the other rooms need painting. And in a good many cases she will buy the paint for them, too. Some people like to redecorate the entire house at one time: or rather, they like to picture themselves doing it. As a mater of fact, they rarely do it, and you can rarely persuade them to. do it. You can sometimes do it when the owner wants to make the house more easily saleble, or when someone has just bought. But in most instances a few rooms at a time, or a single room, is a better mark at which to aim. So “Why not try just one room is a good business-getting stunt. In April, the tool department merits some pushing. Both carpentry tools and garden tools make attractive dis- plays. In putting on a display of small tools, it is often a good stunt to show the goods in terrace form, with one step rising behind another. This mate- rially increases your display space, giving you not merely the tops of the steps—equivalent to the floor of the window—but the “risers” also. An- other good arrangement is to provide an attractive background and show the smaller tools against the background, with the larger items displayed on the floor. White cheesecloth makes a good background; but black or colored ma- terial can often be used to good ad- vantage, In your garden tool display, a bit of green often gives a realistic effect. Ar- tificial flowers and leaves can be used. Better still is a carpet of real turf on the floor of the window. If you have started some grass or vegetable seeds in a box, these can be worked into the display. Or you can borrow some- times from the greenhouse. Many dealers plant such boxes with the seed so arranged in the flat wooden boxes as to spell “Good Seeds” or “Our Seeds Grow” in green against the black soil. In such window trims, the hangers supplied by the seed firms will add an attractive touch of color; as will the bright hued seed packets. Here, too, it is good policy to em- phasize the idea of the amateur gar- dener having a complete equipment of tools for his work. Toward the end of April, city fain- ilies will be moving. This gives the dealer a chance to push his stove trade. A new home often suggests a new stove; but once the old stove is set up, it is harder to sell a new stove. It pays to catch these prospects on the wing. Sporting goods should move rapidly in April, particularly if the spring is early. The bulk of the spring trade will go to the dealer who is well stock- ed and ready to meet all demands. The demand for these lines usually devel- ops suddenly; and once the sporting enthusiast is aroused to action, he wants what he wants when he wants o” it. So it is worth while to have the goods in stock when the call comes, instead of “just on order”—for the lat- ter means that the prospect is pretty sure to go elsewhere. Victor Lauriston. —~»7.2>—_—_- Proceedings of the Grand Rapids Bankruptcy Court In the matter of Milan Greenman, bankrupt No. 5983. The first meeting of creditors has been called for April 12. in the matter of Fred and_ Alvena Reschke, bankrupt No. 5978. The first meeting of creditors has been called for April 12, io f eas In the matter of Arthur Gunton, indi- vidually and doing business as Pasadena Service Station, bankrupt No. 6136. The first meeting of creditors has been called for April 10. : In the matter of Gerald Derksen. bank- rupt No. 6138. The first meeting ol cred- itors has been called for April 9. In the matter of Neal Van Leeuwen and Abranam Grevel, alias Adrian Grevel, in- dividually and as co-partners, doing busi- ness as Van Leeuwen & Grevel, bankrupt No. 6153. The first meeting of creditors has been called for April 9. ; In the matter of Sinclair Lumber & Fuel Co., bankrupt No. 6139. The first meeting of creditors has been called for April 8. March 25. On this day the reference, and adjudication in the matter of Abel F. Speckman and Dena Speckman, vank- rupts No. 6030, were received, The scned- ules have been ordered filed. Upon. re- ceipt of same the assets and liabilities will be made known. : March 25. On this day the reference, and adjudication in the matter of Fred Jetzke and Amelia Jetzke, bankrupts No. 6051. were received. The schedules have been ordered filed. Upon receipt of same the assets and liabilities will be made known, In the matter of Harold J. Newton, in- dividually and doing business as the Star Bakery Co., bankrupt. No. 6040. The sale of assets has been called for April 12 at the bankrupt’s former place cf business located _at 107 East State Street. Hast- ings. The property for sale consists of store fixtures and equipment, slicing and wrapping room equipment, bake shop equipment, oven room equipment. sup- plies, misc. equipment and truck, all ap- praised at $1958.79. All interested in said sale should be present at the date and time above stated. The property will be open for inspection the date of saie and day preceding, In the matter of Kirk J. Deal, bank- rupt No. 6106, first meeting of creditors was held March 25, at which iime the bankrupt was present and represented by Kimball & Smith, attorneys. No others Were present or represented. The bank- rupt was sworn and examined withcut a reporter and M. N. Keennedy, of Kalama- zoo, was appointed trustee and his bond fixed at the sum of $100. The meeting then adjourned without date. March 27. On this day the first meeting of creditors in the matter of Louis H. Harmon, bankrupt No. 6110, was held. The bankrupt was physically unable to be present, but was represented by Free- man W. Haskins, attorney. One creditor was present in person and Francis L. William, Adelbert H. Adams and Fred C. Wetmore, attorneys, and Grand Rapids Associaton of Credit Men were present on behalf of creditors. Shrley C. DeGroot was elected trustee, bond $1,000. The meeting adjourned without date. March 27. On this day the first meeting of creditors in the maiter of Richard H. Loppenthein, Bankrupt No. i2v, was eld. Kim Sigter, atcorney, was present on behalf of the bankrupt and stated the bankrupt was unable te be present be- cause of being seriously injured in an automobile acciéent. Creditors were rep- resented by Grand Rapids Ass’n of Credit Men. Fred G. Timmer, of Grand Rapids was appointed trus‘ee, with bond of 3100. The meeting then adjourned te April 20. , In the matter of Thomas S. Baird, do- ing business as T. S. Paird. debtor No 6125, first meeting of craditérs was held arch 27. Debtor was present and rep- resented by Kim Sigler. attorney. Fred . Timmer, receiver, was present. One creditor was present and G. R. Ass'n of Credit Men was present on behalf of creditors. Fred G. 'Timiner receiver stated briefly the status of the proceed- ings and his operation of the business Thomas S. Baird, debtor, was sworn and examined before a reporter. It was roe that Fred G. Timmer continue as oper ating receiver. The meeting then ad attonsion ot a gee roesed. offer of “_ a On Meter 9) Pe on Tile 28 n the matter of Burkhar ing Co., a corporation, Ast ela 6 ob ie first meeting of creditors was held arch 26. The bankrupt was present by April 3, 1935 F. H. Burkhart, president, and rerre- sented by George B. Kingstcn, attorney. Fred G. Timmer, receiver, was present and represented by Nathan C. Snyder attorney. Certain creditovs were presenti in person and represenied by Benn M. Corwin, Hilding & Baker, attorneys, and G 8. Ass'n of Credit Men. Ff. Hm. Burk- hart was sworn and examined betore a reporter, Fred G. Timmer, of Grand Rap- ids, was appointed trustee and his bond fixed at the sum of $1,000. The meeting adjourned without date. In the matter of Frederick C. Beards- ley, doing business as Beardsley Hard- ware, bankrupt No. 5882. The final meet- ing of creditors has been called for April 17. The trustee’s final report will be ap- proved at such meeting. There may be a small dividend for creditors. In the matter of Daggett Canning Co., bankrupt No. 5799. The final meeting of creditors has been called for April 17. The trustee’s final report will be approved at such meeting. There will be a first and final dividend for creditors. In the matter of Krapp Motor Sales, bankrupt No. 5852. The final meeting of ereditors has been called for April 17. The trustee’s final report will be approved at such meeting. There will be no divi- dend for general creditors. In the matter of Henry F. doing business as Fashion Center, bank- rupt No. 5885. The final meeting of cred_ itors has been called for April 17. The trustee’s final report will be approved at such meeting. There will be no dividend for creditors, March 28. On this day the reference, and adjudication, in the matter of Rus- Sell Mahaffay. bankrupt No. 5861, were received. The schedules have been order- ed filed. Upon receipt of same the assets and liabilities will be made known. April 1. On this day the reference, and adjudication in the matter of Joseph Col- letti, bankrupt No. 6108, were received. The schedules have been ordered filed. Upon receipt of salme the assets and liabilities will be made known. April 1. On this day the schedules, reference, and adjudication in the mat- ter of Charles Maurice Dark, bankrupt No. 6169, were received. The bankrupt is a clerk of Grand Rapids. The sched- ules show total assets of $550 (of which £650 are claimed exempt), and total liabil- ities of $630.08, listing the following cred- itors: Franklin Fuel Co.. G. R. Dr Oarl BO Snanp. G. RR: Mich” Bell Tel Co CG Dr: O: Ho Gillett: G: he. G. R. Creamery Co._ St. Mary’s Hospital, Dr. R. EB. Seully, G. Mary J. Field, G. R._ Charles E. Lively, G. Dowstra, 11.46 139.50 Our Optimist Dedicated to E. A. Stowe on his 76th Birthday. In what a solo cast iray-hairs act here and there Because withal, a past Leaves none with them to share In undiminished power The reminiscent hour Which silvers all at last, When ran a common dawn What hands did it display! These one on one have gone And fallen by the way: Great pals of years—a part Of one’s own life and heart— Do lift no curtain drawn. The drama’s name is life It has to do with men In whom a joy was rife Until the set is when The scenes are long ago: When that becomes the show Fach actor has a strife, But should the role forsooth : Be left to only me promise you in trut With all sincerity ' rl call it dawn again Save will I picture then The best is yet to be. Charles A new all-steel dog kennel robs the old saw about a dog’s life of some of its meaning. The kennel has an in- sulated roof, a swinging door which the lucky dog operates himself. ————_->2 Taxes will tax recovery. SPO DO SEDO ED (050 Instant Service YEAKEY - SCRIPPS, Inc. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. o0 Against FIRE and WINDSTORM Hazards Insure with Affiliated with THE MICHIGAN RETAIL DRY GOODS ASSOCIATION 320 HOUSEMAN BLDG. > C) ED () RD () ED () ED () () -____ Right attitude and actions right most things, including life itself, ———_2.>____ Washington’s anti-business are proving a wash-out. antics E. L. PIPER has assumed Personal Charge of the PIPER HOTEL, Man- ton, Michigan, and wants to See You Soon; Entirely Redecorated; Old Time “Piper” Meals; “Stop and See Me Sometime.” “PIPE.” 18 DRUGS Michigan Board of Pharmacy President—M. N. Henry, Lowell. Vice-President — Norman A. Weess, Evart. Other members of the Board—Frank T. Gillespie, St. Joseph; Victor C. Piaskow- ski, Detroit; Earl Durham, Corunna. Director—E. J. Parr, Lansing. Examination Sessions — Three sessions are held each year, one in Detroit, one in the Upper Peninsula and one at Ferris Institute, Big Rapids. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association. 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- oor, 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. The Photo Department of a Drug Store* Lem Hawkins at the county fair was asked to tell how he became such a success at calling hogs. Lem had just had the fair committee put the silver cup for champion hog caller in his hands and was feeling quite important. He said, “Well fellers, if you want to become a success at calling hogs—you got to make the hogs think you got something for ’em!” Men, there is the finest sales formula that I ever heard— provided you back it up and see that you have got something for ’°em. How can you make them think you have got something for ’em? It is easy, but it requires study. First study your type of trade and find the things to specialize on—maybe it will be fountain pens, trusses, leather pocketbooks, greeting cards, or several of them—one department of the spe- cialty type that every drug store can put over big is the photo department. Second—go all the way! Give every service that goes with the business or leave it alone. I know that probably everyone of you have all of the things that I mentioned at random—a few here and a few there. Put in a real de- partment, if it is fountain pens put in a big modern electric lighted case, a name engraving machine, and a repair department. Put in mass window dis- plays—“Show them that you have got something for ’em!”’ Then sell hun- dreds where you used to have a dozen setting around half a year at a stretch. I can hear someone say: “You can’t sell fountain pens in my section of town!” Maybe you are right, but there is some line that you can sell in a big way and not be bothered with inten- sive competition and narrow profits. Only you can decide what lines it should be in your store. I only wish to suggest the principle. Full assort- ments, complete services that excel competition, mass window displays, one right after another, until everyone in your whole end of town “just knows” that your store is the place to buy that particular item. My little store in a town of 50,000 people has sold over $3,000.00 worth of fountain *This article is part of a talk given before a meeting of Chicago Retail Druggists by Mr. R. J. Wilkinson of Jackson, Michigan, National Vice President of the Master Photo Finishers of America, MICHIGAN TRADESMAN pens in 21 days in December. Have sold over $800 worth of Valentines and as high as $3,500 worth of Christmas cards. Surely you have to carry a full line of drug store items—but be a socialist in some profitable line—and then don’t let anyone excel you in that line. Full assortments, big displays, complete service, etc. It is hard for me to believe that so many drug stores overlook the full possibilties of the photo department. This is evidenced by the puny efforts many make to get it. It is a line that knows few bounds—for the simple rea- son that it is a physical impossibility to saturate your market. One roll of films taken and finished is an inspra- tion to take another. One person tak- ing pictures encourages others to try the fun—it’s limitless! If I told you that I got my early training in a photo department in a drug store that had seven people in the photo department you would think I was crazy or lying. That drug store made more money off its photo de- partment than all the rest put together, and the boss was never reluctant to admit it. Thirty-eight thousand dol- lars worth of photo business in a drug store in a town of 60,000 people is some business. That amount of busi- ness in a drug store on many lines would not be startling — but that amount of photo business means real net profits. It is probably one of the highest profit points in a drug store where it is a special department and receives the attention it deserves. What does it take to make the suc- cessful photo department? It takes first —some one person in the store who studies and knows hand camera pho- tography. Someone who can talk pic- tures and films and can take pictures as well. And that it not difficult. It is a matter of determination that it shall be so. There never was a time when it was so easy to run a successful photo department. Take any intelligent girl clerk or one of your pharmacists—gave him charge of the department — and then put in one. If you want to sell a lot of anything you have first got to have a lot of it. It can be one of the biggest departments in your store— and I am sure it is one of the most profitable in any drug store—in pro- portion to the effort put into it. The second essential to a successful photo department is the establishing of of a counter or space exclusively for that purpose. A space that is sacred and used for nothing else. Here should be gathered and on display every sin- gle item that relates to pictures in any way—but nothing else! Films, cam- eras, photo flash and photo flood bulbs, colored enlargements, albums, paste, glues, white pencils—in fact you'll find that the photo department is quite im- posing when given a space of its own. How many cigars would you sell if you kept a box or two piled in a wall case with an assortment of patent med- icines? How many sodas would you sell if you had to mix them in your prescrip- tion department? How much face powder would you sell if you carried only a half or dozen boxes and probably all one shade? My point is simply this: A photo de- partment cannot thrive and grow when treated like a poor relation or stepchild. Most stores I have visited have an in- complete stock of films—many times hid from view. A few cameras in an- other part of the store, in fact the en- tire department is scattered all over the various counters and cases. The bed rock fundamental of a suc- cessful photo department in a drug store is the photo finishing you put out. It must not be ordinary. Money spending camera fans know what good work is, and either you furnish this kind or you don’t get their business. There is where your selection of a Master Photo Finisher to service your Photo Department is the first step to success. He is more than a Photo Fin- isher—he is out to help you find ways and means of developing this depart- ment as well as your films. As a member of the Master Photo Finishers Association he is in a posi- tion to do things that are impossible for the individual who is not a member of this National organization through which comes all sales promotion helps we have to offer. He should furnish you with sound merchandising plans to increase the public’s purchases of pho- to finishing and photo goods. His asso- ciation connection makes it possible for him to obtain and furnish window ma- terials that “click.” +--+ Hot Soda Windows There is splendid material for dis- plays advertising hot soda drinks, and the ingenious dispenser who devotes thought to the subject will be able to accomplish a great deal. A tempting display in winter and on cold days of early spring will pay well in the trade it brings from the passing throng of cold and wind-buf- feted people. April 3, 1935 We call particular attention to the effective window which can be gotten up on clam and oyster bouillons. Decorate the back and sides of the window with large fish nets, draped as gracefully as possible, and, if you can get them, have small sea shells caught in the meshes. The floor should be covered with sand, with shells scattered over it, while the presence of a clam rake or any tool commonly used on the seashore, will add tone to the display. A child’s play- thing, like a beach pail and shovel, thrown carelessly down at one side are good, especially if the sand shows the impression of children’s shoes. These things are by way of setting. The leading feature of the window should be barrels, tipped on their sides toward the center of the front From one is pouring a mass of oyster shells, from another clams, meeting and min- gling at the front of the window. The number of barrels used depends upon the size of the window—even one bar- rel of mixed shells will look well in a small window. These shells can be gotten from the local fish market, from which source you can also arrange for a supply of seaweed, which should be _ liberally scattered about the window, over the shells and barrels, on the sand and through the meshes of the nets. If pains are taken in the preparation of a window of this kind, the effect will be almost like a whiff of salt air— it is bound to make a hit, bring calls at your counter for hot bouillons and add materially to the impression that yours is the leading soda department in the town. ——»+++>—___ That man may last, but never lives, who much receives, but nothing gives; whom none can love, whom none can thank — creation’s blot; creation’s blank. SEASONABLE SEED DISINFECTANTS CERESAN DuBAY No. 738 ITEMS SEMESAN BELL NU-GREEN INSECTICIDES PARIS GREEN LIMEandSULPHUR ARSENATE of LEAD ARSENATE of CALCIUM BORDEAUX MIXTURE COPERCARB OXO BORDEAUX SPONGES PICNIC SUPPLIES CHAMOIS SKINS WAXES POLISHES CLEANERS PAINT BRUSHES—VARNISH BRUSHES BATHING CAPS BATHING SUITS and SHOES SODA FOUNTAINS and SUPPLIES PAINTS ENAMELS LACQUERS VARNISHES' OILS TURPENTINE MOTH DESTROYER RUBBER BALLS BASE BALLS MARBLES GOLF SUPPLIES CAMERAS and FILMS PLAY GROUND and INDOOR BALLS and CLUBS ROACH LICE ANT BEDBUG FLEE RAT MICE MOSQUITO TICK KILLERS, ETC. Our prices are right and stock complete. HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG CO. Grand Rapids, Mich. April 3, 1935 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN WHOLESALE DRUG PRICE CURRENT Prices quoted are nominal, based on market the day of issue. ACID Acetic, No; 8, Ib... . 6 @ 10 Boric, ’Powd., or Xtal., lb... O7%@ 20 Carbolic, Xtal., Ib, os 36 @ 43 Citric) Ib. 2 ee @ 6 Muriatic, Com’l. 03%@ 10 Nitric, lb. ~~ 10 @ 15 Oxalic, lb. — bb @ Sulphuric, Ib. - 03%@ 10 Tartarie. 1b. 292s 33 @ 40 ALCOHOL Denatured, No. 5, gal,-.---- 38 @ 50 Ny ood: gel 223 se @ 60 ALUM-POTASH, USP Lump, 1b, 06 @ 1 Powd or Gra.. ib 0O5%@ 16 AMMONIA ~oncentrated, Ib. ----.... 06 @ 18 Ce lb 08%@ 18 3-8 ID. ee 6%@ 13 Carbonate: Ib. 2 23 @ = 30 Muriate, Lp., 1b...-____.___ 183 @ Ww Muriate, Gra., Ib...-_.-.... 07%@ 18 Muriate, Po., Ib._.---...--. 22 @ & ARSENIC Pou. 07 @ 20 BALSAMS (opaiba ib, 60 @1i1 20 Fir, Cana., Ib.__.________---. 200 @ 2 40 Bir: Oreg., ib. 5 @1 00 Peru lp: 2. 200 6 4 60 Tolku. Ib, ...- oe 6@ 1 80 BARKS Cassia Ordinary, lb. __-_._____ @ Ordinary. Fo., lb... __ 20 @ = 30 Saigon, Ib. @ 4 Saigon; Po., 50 @ 60 Him. 1b, 222 40 @ 45 Elm, Powd., 38 @ 46 Elm, G’d, Ib, ~-~-. 38 @ 46 (P’d Ib. 50) eo 6 Soaptree, cut, Ib... 20 @ 380 Seaptree, Po., 35 @ 40 BERRIES Cubeb, Ib) 220 @ 7% Cubeb; Po., Ib.2 g 80 Juniper, ib) es 10 BLUE VITRIOL Pound) es 06 QS IS BORAX P’a or Xtal, Ib.._--_--_._ _ 06 @ 18 BRIMSTONE PG 04 @ 10 CAMPHOR Found 72 @ 8 CANTHARIDES Russian, Powd, ~.-----——- @ 4 50 Chinese, Powd. ~.-_-------- @ 2 00 CHALK Crayons White, dozen ~----.---- @ 3 60 Dustless, dozen -—-~---- @ 6 0 French Powder, Coml., Ib. 03%@ 10 Precipitated, Ib. ~..---.---- 122@ «16 Prepared, Ib. ~.-.-—. 14 @ 16 White, lump, 1b._-—.—------ 3 @ 1 CAPSICUM Pode &. .. 60 @ 70 Powder, lb. 62 @ % CLOVES Whole, Ib. -.------- 2 680 @. 40 Powdered: lb... 35 @ COCAINE Ounce) eS 13 75@15 40 COPPERAS Mtali Ib) 225 - = -- 0%@ 10 Powdered, Ib. ...----------- 04 @ 16 CREAM TARTAR Pound —. @ 38 CUTTLEBONE Pound) ee 40 ee DEXTRINE Yellow Corn, Ib.-_--------- 06%@ 15 White Corn, !b.-------—--- 07 @ 15 EXTRACT 1, Yellow Lab., io Haze 95 @165 FLOWER Arnica, ib) 50 @ 655 Chamomile German, lb. ---~--- = 60 @ 70 Roman, ib; ee @ 1 40 Saffron American, Ib. ~_------_-- @ 7% Spanish, 0zS. ~--------- @1% FORMALDEHYDE, sues Pound .__ Henan @ 2 FULLER’S EARTH Powder, Ib, .-.------ a 06 10 GELATIN Pound .._-.. ee 65 @ 66 2 @ 30 uO 38 Whi. Flake, be White G’d., Ib. 5 @ 3% White AXX light, Ib.------- @ 40 Ribbon ..---..--._.___.----<= 42%@ 50 GLYCERINE Pound i9 @ 45 GUM Aloes, Barbadoes, so called, lb. gourds-—. @ Powd. Ib, 2 88m aS Aloes, Socotrine, Ib. @ % Powd., Ib. - = @ 80 Arabic, first, Ib.- @ 50 Arabic, sorts, Ib 17 @ 2% Arabic, Gran., lb. — -@ 2% Arabic, P’d, lb, ----- 25 @ 36 Asafoetida, lb. ~.-.-—- 47 @ 60 Asafoetida, Po., Ib.------—- @ 10 Guaiac! bo @ 60 Guaiac, powd, .--.--—---—-- @_ 6 Kine ee @ 100 Kino, powd., lb.-__-_--—- @ 1 2 Myrrh 1b @ 860 Myrrh, Pow., 1b.---------—- @ 7% Shellac, Orange, Ib 42 @ 50 Ground. ib. {- 2 42 @ 50 Shellac, ee (bone dr’d) Ib. 45 @ 55 Tragacanth Ro. To bbls. ae tb) @ 2) 00 No 2. ibs. 22 too @ 15 Pow: 1b. 100 @i1 25 HONEY Pound _....._ Se @ 40 HOPS %s Loose, Pressed, lb.------ @ 7 HYDROGEN PEROXIDE cue Pound, gross ~--<--..---—-. % Ib., gross ..------- 17 00 is 00 ¥% ib., gross ----—------. ---11 00 @ll1 50 INDIGO Madras, Ib, -.-------------- 300 @ 3 25 INSECT POWDER Pure, ib, 2 eC @ 41 LEAD ACETATE Xtal, lb. ~-.-.-------.------ uw 26 Powd. and Gran....--. 26 g 36 LICORICE Extracts, sticks, per box.. 1 a“ Lozenges, Ib, ..--.------<- Wafers, (248) box LEAVES Buchu, ih.. shert_______.___- Buchu, Ib., long...----..--- Buchu, P’d., Sage, bulk, ibe Sage, loose pressed, is, Tb. Sage, ounces .....------.—<- Sage, P’d and Grd.....---.- Senna Alexandria, Ib. --.-—- Tinnevella, lb. iJ a RRS S9@eaq@ 2E099e9 Uva Ursi. P’d.. lb, LIME Chloride, med., dz. Chloride, large, dz..--.-—- LYCOPODIUM MAGNESIA Carp., %8, Ib....—-------—- Carb., 258, lb..----—-—-—---=- Carb., Pow4d., Ib.___..-----.- 16 Oxide, Hea., lb......__....- Oxide, light, MENTHOL Pound 2.22 4 93 MERCURY Pound 622 ee 6 99 ~ a 29999 8 ashes s © ® 5 @ 2 00 MORPHINE Ounces 2 @12 75 se ee @14 40 MUSTARD Bulk, Powd. Select: Ib. --__ 45 @ 50 Noo © ip 17 @ 2 NAPHTHALINE Balls. |b. fg 6u~@ 15 Pike i 0644@ 16 Hound: 2 @ 40 Paeieed lb. @ 60 Pound .------ @ 2 Powdered, Ib, 22.2 16 @ 26 OlLL. ESSENTIAL Almond Bit., true, ozs, —_.____. @ 60 Bit. art. ozs. <- — @_ 30 Sweet, true, ib... ares a 40 @ 2 00 Sweet, art., lbs.......-. % @i 20 Amber, crude, 1D ll @1 40 Amber, rect., Ipc 130 @ 2 00 anne. 1p ee 110 @i1 60 Bay ib is £00 @ 425 Bene Ip | eee 275 @ 3 00 Caicput ih. 1650 @200 Caraway Sid. Ib... 350 @ 400 Cassia. USE, 1b. 215 @ 2 60 Cedar Leaf, lb... --—- 170 @ 220 Cedar Leaf, Coml., lb... 100 @ 1 25 Gitronella, ib 2. 85 @ 1 20 Cloves, lb. _---- @ 2 2% @roton: Ibs. 2 @ 4 60 Cubeb: Ib, 2-2 @ 4 80 Erigeron, Ib. ....--. @ 3 3 Eucalytus, Jb, --.-~ eo 8 @ 1 20 Nennel oe 225 @ 2 60 Bemiock Pu, ib. -_____. 170 @ 220 Hemlock Com., Ib oe 00 @ 1 66 Juniper Ber., lb.....-.....-- 3 00 @ 3 20 Junipr Wd, Ib. __....__.. 150 @1 75 Hav. Blow, tb... 2 6 00 @ 6 40 Lay!) Gard.) ib: ~--.- 125 @1 60 Remonm ib. 22) 215 @ 2 60 Mustard, true, 0zS......-—- @ 1 26 Mustard. art.. 0ZS. --...---- @ 3 Orange. Sw., 1b........__._.. 300 @ 38 25 Origanum, art., Ilb...-_.... 1 00 @1 20 Pennyroyal, Ib. 2. 275 @ 8 20 Peppermints ib) oo 475 @ 5 30 Se, dr Se @ 2 50 Rose, Geran., 0zS.._-.-.-__. @ 100 Rosemary Flowers, Ib.....-- 10 @1 50 Sandalwood EL, th... 800 @ S 40 Wek. Ibs oe 450 @ 47 Sassafras rae: Me oo 190 @3 40 Syn., lb. - 100 @1 40 Spearmint, lb. 350 @ 4 00 Tansy, tb. ...... 350 @ 4 00 Thyme, Red, lb. 175 @340 Thyme, Whi., lb.._._- 200 @ 2 60 Wintergreen eaf, true, ib......_.__. 560 @ 6 00 Birch, Ib, 22-4 400 @ 4 6 Sym a GE SO Wormseed, Ib, ..---.--...-- 350 @ 4 00 Wormwood, pee 550 @ 6 00 OILS HEAVY Castor, gal; 14 @ ECO Cocoanut, Ib, —-----.---- 22%@ 35 Cod Liver, Norwegian, gal. 120 @1 50 a 120 @1 30 155 @ 1 66 125 @i1 40 7% @ da 2 i. ge - & @ Neatsfoot, extra, gal._....- 80 @ 1 00 Olive Malaga, gal. _...____ 200 @ 250 Pure, gal. 300 @ 5 00 Sperm, gal. . 1 2% ¢ 1 60 Tanner, gal. 15 90 Tar, gal. _. 50 @ 66 Wale! gal @ 2 00 OPIUM Gum, ems, 1 20 Powder, ozs. 1 30 Grane, 02S) (Se 1 30 EOund Oo6%@ 15 PEPPER Black, egrd., 25 g 35 Red, erd., 45 White, erd., 40 @ 55 PITCH BURGUNDY Pound, 2 20.) a. 26 PETROLATUM Amber, Plain, fb.......-.- 2@ Amber, Carb.. p....__...... 14@ 19 Cream Whi., (bee 17 @ 22 Lily White, Vipin 20 @ 2% Snow White, he 22 @ 27 PLASTER PARIS DENTAL Barrelg, Ce @ & 75 Bess, WO) oe 03%@ 08 POTASSA Caustic, stiks, Ib. 2 9 @i1 04 Hiquer 1h oo @ POTASSIUM Bicarbonate, Ib. Acetate, lb. Bichromate, lb. Bromide, Ib. Carkonate, Ib. Chlorate Xtal., Powd., Ib a oe Prussiate Red, lb. Yellow, Ib. fo oe QUASSIA CHIPS Pound 222. nose wooon Powd., Ib: 2." tee eee = oe QUININE Gang: Of9--20- 2 ROOT ——E Aconite, Powd., . cawecewneccecese 685 Belladonna, Powd., lb... Blood, Powd., Ib...-—..... 35 Burdock, Powd., ib... Calamus, Bleached, Split and Peeled, Calamus, Ordinary, Ib..422- Calamus, Powd., bees Elecampane, I} 0 wemmncoonce 25 17% 36 g 1 04 Q@ 2% @ 384 @ @ 29 @ 2 @ 40 @214 @ 450 @ 100 @ 6 @ 30 @ # @ 7 @ 16 QHOOO GOOOOOO s Gentian, Powd., ¥b...2. 30 Ginger, African, Powd., lb 16 @ 26 Ginger, Jamaica, Limed, lb. 38 @ 65 Ginger, Jamaica, Powd., lb. 30 @ 40 Goldenseal, Powd., Ib.....-. 175 @ 2 00 Hellebore, White, Powd., lb, 20 @ 30 Indian Turnip, Powd.,, lb... @ 60 Ipecac, Powd., lb......—... 3 @ 3 60 Eicorice, tb. 8 a Licorice, Powd., lb... 15 @ 26 Mandrake, Powd., Ib... @ 40 Marshmallow, Cut,, Ib... @ 59 Marshmallow, Powd., lb... @ 60 OEgris, Ib. 2 eee @ 38 Orris, Powd., lb... @ @ Orris, Fingers, lb..........- @1% Pink, Powd., lb......---.- 150 @ 2 26 Poke, Powd:. tb. @ 30 Rhubarb, Ibi. 30 Rhubarb, Powd., lb... 3 6 Sarsaparilla (Honduras, cut) 1 20 @1 20 Sarsaparilla, Med., Cut, Ib. @ 60 Squills, Powd., lb.....-.... 42 @ 80 Tumeric, Powd., Ib.w----- 15 @ 2 Valerian, Powd., lb... eee @ 60 E Ib. bal som, Ib) 222 ee 10 Glaubers ue Lump, Ib, 10 Gran., lb. to Nitre Xtal. or Powd 20 Gran., Ib. 20 Rochelle, lb, 30 Soda, Ib; ee ee ee oe 08 SEED Anise, ib, 2222 wenccem 40 @ 45 Canary, Recleaned, Ibe 40 Qo 14 Cardamon, Bleached, 1b... @ 2 00 Caraway, "Dutch, be gs @ 320 Celery, Tb. 22 @110 Colchicum, Powd,, Ibe @ 200 Coriander, Ib. 3 AS 2% Benne Wb, i. ee gg 3 40 Flax, Whole. De 064%@ 15 Blax, Ground, Ib... 06%@ 165 Hemp, Recleaned, lb...-.. 08 6 Lobelia, Powd., lb.. ee 85 Mustard, Black, ih. CUS 26 Mustard, White, Ib... 15 @ 2% Poppy, Blue, lb:-_.___--_- - 20 @ & Quinca, yy -—-- 10 @1 25 Rape, Ib ——- 10 @ i Sabadilla, Powd,, ID. 45 @ 655 Sunflower, Ib. _..4... 1 @ 20 Worm, Levant, 1b.--__-_.___ @ 5 50 Worm, Levant, Powd.______ @ 5 7 @16 76 g 1 60 50 55 Ash 03 Bicarbonate, Ib, _) 2). 03%o io €austic. Coll) ib.2 5 —-— 08 @ Hyposulphite, IB, ee col) 06 10 Phosphate Ib. 2.2 3 23 Sulphite Atal Wy 15 Dry, *Powd, [ee i4o F Silicate’ Sol., gal fcc 0 @ 60 SULPHUR Hight Ib. 3.2 wacccanee 064%Q@ 10 SYRUP Rock Candy, Gals,....___... 70 @ 8 % Pints, di — ints, dozen-. Pints, dozen .2.. 0.) 5 ee Site Quarts, dozen -_________. aes @ 3% TURPENTINE Gallons 2 ee 65 @ 80 20 MICHIGAN These Quotations Are Used as a Base to Show the Rise and Fall of Foods Quoted on This and the Following Page. The following list of foods and intended as a guide for the buyer. grocer’s sundries is upon the market. By comparing the base price on thes the week before, it shows the cash advance or decline i the merchant to take advantage By so doing he will save much each year. is read over a broad territory, therefore it would to act as a buying guide for everyone. he has in stock. takes advantage from it. of market advances, up be imp listed upon base prices, not Each week we list items advancing and declining e items with the base price n the market. This permits on items thus affected, that The Michigan Tradesman ossible for it to quote prices A careful merchant watches the market and ADVANCED Pork Loins—2c Pork Butts—ic See Fruit Juice—12\c V. Coffee Vac Staal Coffee—ic Blue Nose Rice—15c DECLINED Pork Spareribs—2c Pork Neckbones—itc Pork Trimmings—2c Pure lard in tierces—!4c AMMONIA Little Bo Peep, med.__ 1 35 Little Bo Peep, lIge.... 2 ce Quaker, 32 0z.._.___.. 2 1 Star, i207, 80 APPLE BUTTER — 12-28 oz., eee ees 1 60 BAKING POWDERS Clabber Girl 10-0z., 4 doz. case... 3 50 2 Ib., 1 doz. case______ 2 30 Royal, 2 0z., doz...-.. 80 Royal, 6 oz., doz...... 2 00 2 oz., doz... 3 85 Royal, 5 Ibs., doz... 20 00 Rumford’s 10c, per dozen_.__.tte 91 8-oz., per dozen_._.... 1 77 12-0z., per dozen___._ 2 25 5-Ib.. per dozen______ 12 25 Calumet 4-0z., 3 doz. case. KC 100z., 4doz.in case_. 3 35 150z., 2doz.in case__ 2 45 25 0z., 2 doz. in case__ 4 12 5 Ilb., 1 doz, in case__ 5 90 10 Ib., 4% doz.in case__ 5 75 BLEACHER CLEANSER Lizzie, 16 oz., 12s_._.. 2 16 Linco Wash, 33 oz. 128 : = Clorox, 24 pints__ — Clorox, 12 quarts_____ 3 70 BLUING Am. Ball, 36-1 0z., cart. 1 00 Boy Blue, 18s, per cs. 1 35 BEANS and PEAS Dry Lima Beans, 25lb. 2 20 White H’d P. Beans__ 4 05 Split Peas, yell., 60 Ib. 3 35 Split Peas, gr’n, $0 Ib. 4 75 Scotch Peas. 100 Ib._- 6 65 BURNERS Queen Ann, No.1 ___-. 1 15 Queen Ann, No. 2 ..-.. 1 25 White Flame, No. and 3, dom __.__.____. 2 25 BOTTLE CAPS Single Lacquor, 24 gross case, per case.___.. 4 10 BREAKFAST FOODS Kellogg’s Brands No. 136__ . No. 124 Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, 6 oz... Rice Krispies, 1 oz..... % Whole Wheat Fila., “24s Whole Wheat Bis., 24s 2 Wheat Krispies, 24s__ 2 65 Post Brands Grapenut Flakes, 24s.. 2 10 Grape-Nuts, 2458 ...... 3 90 Grape-Nuts, Se Instant Postum, No. 8 5 46 Instant Postum, No. 10 4 70 ' S uwbwaiaitate OS meen © eSuaseesigaues Postum Cereal, No. 0. 2 8% Post Toasties, 36s__-_ 2 40 Post Toasties, 24s_... 2 40 Post Bran, PBF, 12... 1 74 Post Bran, PBF, 24.. 2 36 Amsterdam Brands Gold Bond Par., No.5% 7 50 Prize, Parlor, No. 6... 8 00 White Swan Par., No.6 8 50 BROOMS Quaker, 5 “Aegaers Sey 7 50 Warehouse -_.. 1% Winner, ir aa 5 18 Mazie ee 4 25 BRUSHES Scrub New Deal, dozen... 85 Stove Shaker, dozen ..-.._.. Shoe Topeen, dozen BUTTER COLOR Hansen’s, 4 oz. bottles 2 40 Hansen’s, 2 oz. bottles 1 60 CANDLES Electric — 40 Ibs.. 12.1 Plumber, 40 Ibs. 12.8 Tudor, 6s, per box.__. 30 CANNED FRUITS Apples Per Z. Imperial, No. 10_-._.. 5 00 Apple Sauce Hart: No, 2 110 Bart. No, 102 2 & 2d Apricots ; Forest. No. 10__-._.. 8 5 Quaker, No. 10... 9 75 Gibralter, No. 19 ____ $ 00 Gibralter, No, 2%$-._. 2 40 Superior. No. 2 2 70 Supreme, No. 2 85 Supreme, No. 25 Quaker. No. 2__--_--__ 00 Quaker, No. 2%----__ 275 Blackberries Premio, No, 10_-__.__- 6 25 Quaker, No, 2_----_-. 1 70 Blue Berries Bagle, No. 10_—. 8 50 Cherries Hart, No. 10... 5 70 Hart, No, 2 in syrup_. 2 25 Hart Special, 2... 1 26 Supreme, No. 2 in Ssmup (8 ae Hart Special, No. 2__ 1 35 Cherries—Royal Ann Supreme, No. 2%... 2 = Supreme, No. 2... Gibralter, No. 10. 3 3s Gibralter, No. 2%.-.. 2 75 Figs Beckwith Breakfast, No. 12 ....... 8 8 Carpenter Preserved, 5 oz. glass ~...-.. Supreme Kodota, No. 11 90 Fruit Salad Supreme, No. 10_____ 12 00 Quaker, No. 10_____-_ 11 75 Supreme, No. 24%__--_ 3 60 Supreme, No. 2______. 2 70 Supreme, No. 1... 210 Quaker, No. 2%-_-. 3 15 Goosberries Michigan, No. 10_-.-- 5 35 Grape Fruit Zeneda No, 2__----_.-. 1 35 Grape Fruit Julce Florda Gold. No. 1.--. 7 Quaker, No, 2_-__--_. 1 35 Florida Gold. No. 5__ 3 90 Loganberries Premio, No. 10 -.--. 6 75 Peaches Forest, solid pack, No: 10. ene 7 30 Nile, sliced, No. 10. 6 50 Premio, halves, No. 10 6 50 Quaker, sliced or halves, No. 10_--__- : 50 Gibralter, No, 2%--.. 2 00 Supreme, sliced No. 2 215 Supreme, halves, oe. fs 2 25 Quaker, sliced or halves, No, 2%-_---- 215 Quaker sliced or halves, No, 2._---. 1 70 Pears Quaker, No. 10--.--- 8 68 Quaker, Bartlett, No. Doles, Diamond Head, No. 2 Pineapple, oo Imperial, No. 10_.--. 7 90 Honey Dew, Honey Dew, Quaker, No. Quaker, No. Quaker, No. A TRADESMAN ners, Sliced Honey Dew, Ni cetera OD 0. Honey Dew, tid bits, No. 10 os -- 9 00 Honey Dew, No. “2% __ 2 46 Honey Dew, No. 2... 2 00 Honey Dew. No. 1... 140 Ukelele Broken, No. 10 7 90 Ukelele Broken, 2%%_. 2 25 Ukelele Broken, No. 2 1 85 a aie Tid Bits, No. 10) es ae 8 25 Quaker, No. 10-.._____ 8 26 Quaker, No. 2%... 2 35 Quaker, No. 2_--..... 1 90 Quaker, No. 1..:-... 1 05 Plums Ulikit, Sage 10, 30% a 6 50 saat he Egg, No. 2% 2 30 Supreme Egg, No. 2_. 1 70 Primo, No. 2, 40% rep a. & OO Prepared Prunes Supreme, No. 21%4-_____ Supreme, No. 10, Stata ee ies 6 50 Raspberries, Black 10. Imperial, No. 10-.._ 7 00 Premio, No. 10...---.. 8 50 Hart, 8-ounce -_--.__ 80 Raspberries, Red Premio, No. 10...-.... 8 75 Strawberries sordan, No. 2... Daggett, No. 2.-._____ 2 25 Quaker, No, 2_---_____ 2 35 CANNED FISH Clam Ch’der, 10% oz._ 1 35 2 75 Finnan Haddie, 10 0z._ Clam Bouillon, 7 oz... 2 50 Chicken Haddie, No. 1 2 75 Fish Flakes, small... 1 25 Cod Fish Cake, 10 oz. 1 55 Cove Oysters, 5 oz... Lobster, No. - ee Shrimp, 1, wet. sard’s, %4 Oil, K’less__ Si Red Al %s, Van Camps, doz. ene & Ae Tuna, 1s, “Van | Camps, doz. Tuna, Gon eee 1 70 Tuna, % Bonita... 1 25 CANNED MEAT Bacon, med, Beechnut 2 3 3 1 Beef, No. 1, Corned_. 1 Beef, No. 1, Roast -... 1 Beef, 2% oz., Qua., Slt. 1 Corn Beef Hash, doz. 1 Be>fsteak & Onions, s. 2 Chiii Con Car., Is... 1 Deviled Ham, %s-.... 1 Deviled Ham, cones Potted Ham, Gen. %-. 1 35 Vienna. Saus. No. %.-. 90 Baked Beans Campbells 48s ___...... 2 77 CANNED VEGETABLES Hart Brand Asparagus Quaker, No. 2... 2 20 Finnt (Pienic 1 80 Hunt No. 1, Med. Green 3 00 Hunt No. 1 Med. White 3 15 Hunt No, 1 Small cre . 2 80 Baked Beans 1 lb. Sace, 36s, ¢s.--___ 1 80 No. 2% Size, doz. ____ : i No. 10 Sauce____-_____ Lima Beans Baby. No. 2 Marcellus, No, 2.-.... 1 38 Scott Co. Soaked__ 90 Marcellus, No. 10_-____ 6 90 Red Kidney Beans 76,70 4 75 ING 2s 1 00 Cay ENR ao Des O MaR KASVRASESALSRRAS String Beans Choice, Whoie, No. 2.. 1 70 Cut,, No. a0 ans 0 Oe Cat No.2 22 oe 1 35 Marcellus Cut, ; No. 10. 6 00 Quaker Cut No. 2... 1 20 Wax Beans Choice, Whole, No. 2.. n Cut, No. 10 Cut NO: 2 oo i 3 Marcellus Cut. No. 10_ Quaker Cut No, 2... 1 Beets Extra Small, No. 2... 1 75 Hart Cut, No. 10__.... 4 50 Hart Cut, No. ae 95 Hart Diced. No. 2. 95 Quaker Cut No. 2% 1 20 Carrots Diced, No.2 <..._.<... 95 Diced, No. 10 1. 4 20 Corn Golden Ban., No. 2...- Marcellus, No. 2 Fancy Crosby, No. 2. eee Grain, 6 Ban- No. once: No. 10———— ovate SRE 0 et s& Peas Oxford Gem, No. 2... 3 15 Sifted BE, June, No, 2_. 2 00 Marcel, Sw. W No. 21 55 Marcel., EB. June, No. 2 1 46 Quaker, B. Ju., No. 10 8 00 Quaker E. J., No. 2_-. 1 45 Pumpkir. No. No. No. Sauerkraut INO. 10. oo oe 826 No, 2% ca 110 No. 2 Quaker___. 9 Spinach Supreme No. 24%... 1 75 Supreme No. 2... ___ 1 40 Quality. No. 2... 1:10 Quality. No. 2%4_-___-- 1 59 Succotash Golden Bantam, No. 2. 1 75 Hart, (No: 22003 1 55 No. Pride of “Michigan___- 1 25 Tomatoes INO) 40) . 50 — 2% ee eS 1 85 es 140 Greaar No, 2 71 16 CATSUP Quaker, 10 oz._...doz. 1 10 Quaker, 14 o#._.__doz. 1 4@ 11 00 CHILI SAUCE Sniders, 8 oz. os Sniders. 14 oz. OYSTER oe Sniders, 11 oz. CHEESE Beguetort 68 Wisconsin Daisy __._. 17% Wisconsin Twin ____.. 17 New York June, 1933____ 25 Sag Sap Be PEACE oi 20 Michigan Flats _______ 16% Michigan Daisies ____ 16% Wisconsin Longhorn__ 17% Imported Leyten __.___ 27 Kraft. Pimento ea _ Kraft, American Kraft. Brick Loaf__ Kraft. Swiss Loaf__. Kraft, Old End, Lo 28 Kraft, Pimento, % Ib. 1 75 Kraft. American, % lb. 1 15 Kraft. Brick, 1% Ib.____ 1 75 Kraft, Limbur., ¥% Ib._ i 75 April 3, 1935 CHEWING GUM Beechnut Peppermint___ Doublemint ........ Peppermint, Wrigleys__ 6 nt, Wwigleya._. 65 Juicy Bruit. ee Oe Wrighey's eee ceca Op berry 66 CHOCOLATE Baker, Prem., 6 lb. % 2 45 Baker, Pre., 6 lb. 3 oz. 2 60 German Sweet, 6 lb.4s 1 86 Little Dot Sweet 6 ib, 4682 2 60 GIGARS Webster Golden ‘Wed. By os Websterettes ........ 37 60 Cincog 38 50 Garcia Grand Babies. 40 00 Bradstreets 38 50 Odins -.-..._.. 40 00 R G Dun Boquet____ 75 00 Perfect Garcia Subl._ 95 00 Kenway .90 0 as 20 00 Budwiser ........._ 20 00 Isabella __......_.. 90 Cocoanut Banner, 25 Ib. tins... 20% Snowdrift, 20 lb. tins_ 20% CLOTHES LINE Household, 50 ft. 1% Cupples Cord -_______ 2 00 COFFEE ROASTED Lee & Cady 1 Ib. Package Bvco, i ee ae 22 Boston Breakfast ____ 381% Breakfast Cup ______ 7% ee ees ae - 1€4¢ eg ac eee el 21 Majestic 222 a5 = (28 on House 2 9g INSdnOW er a 22% Ginter in cartons___ 22% Quaker, in glass jars. 26% oo Coffee Extracts per 100... 12 Frank's 50 a. pwowne 4 25 Hummel’s 60, 1 Ib..__ iow CONDENSED MILK Eagle, 2 oz., per case__ 4 60 Cough Drops COUPON BOOKS 50 Economic grade. 2 50 100 Economic grade_. 4 50 300 Economic grade__20 00 1000 Economic grade__37 50 Where 1,000 bookg are Ordered at a time, g ly printed front cover is furnished without charge. CRACKERS Hekman Biscuit Company Saltine Soda Crack bulk si 13 Butter Crackers, 1 Ib. 1.60 Butter Crackers, 2 Ib. 3.12 Graham Crackers, b bulk Graham C’s, 1 Ib.____ 1 55 Graham C’s, 2 ib.____ 2 90 Graham C’s, 6% oz... 93 Junior Oyster Cs, blk. 13 Oyster C’s, shell, 1 Ib. 1 _ Club Crackers CREAM OF TARTAR 6 lb. boxes. me emacs ORIED FRUITS Apricots Extra Choice ~--____ 23% Standard 20) ae 2026 Citron 10) .1b. box 2 25 ae ee ee eS ee er April 3, 1985 Currants Packages, 11 oz._----- 18 on pitted. 1 40 Quaker, 12s, p oo Quaker, 12s, regular__ 1 10 Quaker, 12s, 1% lb._- 2 30 Quaker, 12s, 1 Ib._--_ 1 45 Fige Calif., 24-8 oz, case. 1 80 Peaches ae Evap. Choice ~.—----- Eva. Waucy _......._ 16% Peel Raisins % Seed bulk eee S’dless blk. 7% Quaker s’dless bik._--- : 16 oz, ~-----—-_---——- Quaker Seeded, 15 oz..- 8 California Prunes 90@100, 25 lb. boxes--@06% 80@ 90, 25 lb. boxes--@u6% 70@ 80, 25 Ib. boxes --@07% Hominy Pearl, 100 1b, sacks__-. 3 50 Bulk Goods Eilb.Macaroni, 20 Ib.bx. 1 35 Egg Noodle, 10 lb. box 1 26 Pearl Barley Coaster 6 00 Lentils Chil ee 10 Tapioca Pearl, 100 lb. sacks__.. 7% Minute, 3 0z., 3 doz. 4 05 Dromedary Instant ... 3 50 Jiffy Punch 3 doz. Carton.__-...--- 4 26 Assorted flavors. EVAPORATED MILK Quaker, Tall, 10%4 oz.. 3 10 Quaker, Baby, 4 doz... 1 55 Quaker, Gallon, % dz. 3 25 Carnation, Tall, 4 doz. 3 22 Carnation, Baby, d dz. 1 61 Oatman’s D’dee, Tall. 3 22 Oatman’s D’dee, Baby 1 61 Pet, Tall 3 22 Pet, Baby. 4 dozen____ 1 61 Borden’s, Tall, 4 doz. 3 22 Borden’s, Baby, 4 doz. 1 61 FRUIT CANS Baill Mason F. O. B. Grand oe eee a ae — Mason Can Tops, gro. 2 55 FRUIT CAN RUBBERS Quaker Red Lip, 3 gro. carton 85 GELATINE Jell-o, 3 doz 2 10 Minute, 3 doz.-_.---~-- 05 “sg, 1 dozen... 3 25 Jelsert, 3 doz._...--~-- 0 HONEY Lake Shore 1 lb. doz.- 1 90 JELLY AND PRESERVES Pure. 30 Ib. vails.__._. 2: 35 Imitation. 30 Ib. pails. 1 8 Pure Pres., 16 0z., dz. 2 00 12 oz. Apple Jelly, dz. 95 13 oz. Mint Jelly, dz. 1 60 7 oz. Cranberry Jelly, dz 90 JELLY GLASSES % Pint Tail, per doz._... 25 JUNKET GOODS Junket Powder ...... 1 Junket Tablets __._.. 1 RB MARGARINE Wilson & Co.’s Brands leo INQ 14% MATCHES Diamond, No. 5, 144___ 5 80 Searchlight, 144 box__ 5 80 Swan, 144 220.00 5 25 Diamond, No. 0..... 5 00 Safety Matches Red Top, 5 gross case 4 80 Congress, 5 gro. cs... 5 26 Standard, 6 gro. cs... 4 00 MUELLER’S PRODUCTS onl, 9 Oz. 210 Spaghetti, 9 oz....._.. 210 Elbow Macaro: = 2 10 ni, 9 oz. Ege Noodles, 6 oz. .... 2 10 Egg Vermicelli, 6 oz... 2 10 Alphabets, 6 oz... 2 10 Cooked Spaghetti, 24c, hd) Ofte ee NUTS Whole Almonds. Peerless -..._ 15% Brazil, large -_..... 18% Fancy Mixed ____.___ 16 Filberts, Naples _.____ 1 6 Peanuts, vir. Roasted 11% Pecans, 3, star ... 5 Pecans, Jumbo __._ Pecans, Mammoth ___.__ 50 Walnuts, Cal. __17% to 22 Salted Peanuts Nancy. No, to 12—1 Ib. Cellop’e case_ 1 50 Shelled Almonds 222 Peanuts, Spanish, 125 ip; bags) 22 9% Rilberte: 2220s ic 32 Pecans, salted _________ 66 Walnut, California .__ 65 MINCE MEAT None Such, 4 doz.__.__ 6 20 Quaker, 1 dox, case... 9% Yo Ho, Kegs, wet, ib... 16% OLIVES—Plain Quaker, 24 3% oz. ca. 1 Quaker, 24 7% oz. ca. 3 55 Quaker, 12. 11 oz... 2 Tempter, 12 22-0z. cs. 4 1 gal. glass, each____ 1 55 OLIVES—Stuffed Quaker, 24, 2-0z. cs... 1 87 Quaker, 24, 3-0z. cs... 2 70 Quaker, 24. 5-oz. cs.__ 3 37 Quaker, 24. 7% oz. es. 4 39 Quaker, 12. 16-oz. es. 4 35 1 Gallon glass, each... 2 10 PARIS GREEN LL = 84 a - = 7a one G6... 30 PICKLES Sweet Small L and C, 7 02, doz... 92% Paw Paw, quarts, doz. 2 80 Dill Picl:ies 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 - Bicycle, per doz...-... 47 Caravan, per doz.__.. 2 25 POP CORN Sure Pop, 25 !b. bags 2 55 Yellow, 24 1-Ib. bags__ 2 50 MICHIGAN FRESH MEATS Beef Top Steers & Heif.____ 19 Good Steers & Heif.____ 16 Med. Steers & Heif.____ 13 Com. Steers & Heif.____ 10 Mutton Good) 0s Medium 2 07 ROOr, Sot ae Pork omg) 6 eee 21 SECS, see oe Shoulders _ coe eS Sparenibg 2 us Se 4 Neck Bones —___. 06 Trimmings 14 PROVISIONS Barreled Pork Clear Back ____28 00@34 00 Short Cut, Clear____ 30 00 Dry Salt Meats D S Bellies 20-25 19 Lard Pune in tierces 0 14% 60 1b. tubs __._ advance \& 50 1b. tubs .._-. advance % 20 lb. pails _....advance %& 10 Ib. pails _....advance % 5 lb. pails _.-..advance 1 3 lb. pails _._W2. advance 1 Compound, tierces _._ 13% Compound, tubs __._._ 14 Sausages Bologna, 2220s 15 lives 23 Hranktorg: oo) s eG (23.3 eee 20 Tongue, Jellied mW. 8 Headehcesa 18 Smoked Meats Hams, Cert.. 14-16 lb.__ 22 ed 16-13 tb) @22 dried beef nuckles _..________@22 California Hams p14 Boiled Hames _____@3¢ Minced Hames ___.__¢ D15 Bacon 4/6 Cert..._..._ @27 Bee Boneless, rump ____Ib28 00 Liver RICE Fancy Blue Rose______ 4 90 Haney fleaqd 6 00 RUSKS Postma Biscui: Co. 18 rolls, per case ____.. 2 10 12 rolls, per case ___.__ 1 39 18 cartons, per case ___ 2 35 12 cartons, per case ... 1 67 SALERATUS Arm and Hammer 24s_ 1 50 SAL SODA Granulated, 60 lbs. cs.. 1 35 Granulatted, 18-2%4 Ib. packages —..-> 110 COD FISH Bob White, 1 Ib. pure 25 Paragon, t 'p.... 19 TRADESMAN HERRING Holland Herring Mixed, kegs —...._-_. Milkers, kegs _----_. 95 Boneless Herring, 10 Ib. 15 Cut Lunch, 8 Ib. pails 1 % Mackerel Tubs, 60 Count, fy. fat 6 00 Pails, 10 lb. Fancy fat 1 50 White Fish Med, Fancy, 100 Ib... 13 00 Milkers, bbls, ...._.-- 18 50 K K K K Norway... 19 50 S$ Ib; pata 1 40 Cut Lunch....____.._ 1 50 Boned, 10 lb. boxes_.. 16 SHOE BLACKENING 2in 1, Paste, doz..._.._ 1 30 E. Z. Combination, dz. 1 30 Dri-Foot, doz. ....._ 2 00 Bixbys, doz. - 1 30 Shinola, doz....... ~— 90 STOVE POLISH Blackne, per doz.___-_ 1 Black Silk Liquid, doz. 1 Black Silk Paste, doz._ 1 Enameline Paste, doz. 1 30 Enameline Liquid, doz. 1 E. Z. Liquid, per dez._ 1 Radium, per doz....__. 1 30 Rising Sun, per doz.___ 1 654 Stove Enamel, dz._ 2 80 E Vulcanol, No. 10, doz._ 1 30 Stovoil, per doz._._._._ 3 00 SALT F.O. B. Grand Rapids Quaker, 24, 2 lb... 1 05 Quaker, 36-14%, ~...__ 1 20 Quaker, Iodized, 24-2. 1 45 0. 1, bbls... 8 Med, No. 1, 100 1b. bk. 1 07 Chippewa Flake, 70 lb. 1 00 Packers Meat, 50 lb. 70 Crushed Rock for ice, cream, 100 lb., each 95 Butter Salt, 280 1b. bbl. 4 00 Block, 50 ib.__._______ 40 Baker Salt, 280 lb. bbl 3 80 6, 10 lb.. per bale_____ 1 03 20, 3 lb., per bale______ 1 08 25 Ib. bogs, table... 46 —— Free Run’g, 32, 26 oz.. 3 40 Five case lots_.._.... 2 3 Todized, 32, 26 oz...... 2 4 Five case lote___.__... 2 30 Colonial Bifteen 48 2.0 BORAX Twenty Mule Team 24,1 Ib. packages ....- 3 35 48,10 oz, packages___. 4 40 96, %4 Ib. packages._.. 4 00 WASHING POWDERS Bon Ami Pd., 18s, box. 1 90 Bon Ami Cake, 18s... 1 65 Brito 85 = «9 Gold Dust, 12 large. 1 95 La France Laun 4 dz. 3 65 Lux Flakes, 50 small__ 4 55 Lux Flakes, 20 large._ 4 33 Old Dutch Clean., 4 dz. 3 40 Hinge, 246 4 65 Rinse, 406) 2 89 Spotless Cleanser, 48, Cae ee 5 Sani Mush, 1 doz... 2 25 Sapolio, 3 doz._....__. 5 Super Suds, 48 ..._.. 3 90 Sunbrite, 503 ~---____ 2 03 Wyandot. Cleaner, 248 1 60 SOAP Am. Family, 100 box § 20 wR Be Mas _ 2 35 Fels Naptha, 100 box__ 4 35 Flake White, 10 box__ 3 20 Ivory. 100 Ge. 5 05 Hairy, 100: box: $00 Palm Olive, 144 box... 6 20 Lava, 50 box________ Camuy, box... 95 12 eae P & G Nap Soap, 100@3 20 Sweetheart, 100 box... 5 70 Grandpa Tar, 50 sm. .. 2 10 Williams Barber Bar, 9s 50 Williams Mug, per doz. 48 Lux Toilet, 50. & SPICES Whole Spices Allspice Jamaica_.__... @24 Cloves, Zanzibar____.. @36 Cassia, Canton ______ @24 Cassia, 5c pkg., doz... @40 Ginger, Africa _...__._ @19 Mixed No. 100002 @30 Mixed, 10c pkgs., doz... @65 Nutmegs, 70@90 __._.. @50 Vutinegs, 105-110 _._.. @48 epper. Black ..__.... @23 Pure Ground in Bulk Allspice, Jamaica ___. @18 Cloves, Zanzbar __.... @28 Dassia, Canton________ 22 Ginger, Corkin -_ 17 Mustard oo @21 Mace Penang _______. @n Pepper, Black ______ @23 Nutmega; 00 @% Pepper. White _______ @48 Pepper, Cayenne _____ @26 Paprika, Spanish __.__. @36 Seasoning Chli Power, 1% oz._. 65 Celery Salt, 1% 0oz._... 80 On 2 om. 80 Onion Salt ____. ¥ 33 Garkie | eee 1 35 Ponelty, 3% oz..______ 3 25 Kitchen Bouquet_____ 4 25 Laurel Leaves__..... 26 Marjoraim, 1 oz..._____ 90 65 90 $5 STARCH Corn Kingsford, 24/1 ______ 2 85 Powd., bags, per th____ 4% Argo. 24, 1 Ib. pkes.__ 1 80 Cream, 24-1 2 20 Gloss Argo, 24, 1 lb. pkgs.__ 1 80 Argo, 12, 3 lb. pkgs.__ 2 26 Argo, 8, 5 Ib. pkgs..___ 2 46 Silver Gloss, 48, 1s____ 11% Elastic. 16 pkgs.______ 1 38 Staley 24—1 Ib.________ 1 70 SYRUP Corn Blue Karo. No. 1%__ 2 72 Blue Karo. No. 5. 1 dz. 3 70 Blue Karo, No. 10____ 3 52 Red Karo, No. 1%____ 2 92 Red Karo, No. 5, 1 dz. 3 99 Red Karo. No. 10... 3 5 imit. Maple Flavor Orange, No. 1%, 2 dz.. 2 87 Orange, No. 3, 20 cans 4 34 Maple and Cane Kanuck, per gal.______ 1 25 Kanuck, 6 gal. can___ § 30 Kanuck, 24/12 Glass__ 4 00 Kanuck, 12/26 Glass 4 15 Grape Juwe Welch, 12 quart case__ 3 90 Welch, 12 pint case___ 2 00 COOKING OIL Pints, 2 doz., case____ 5 70 Quarts, 2 doz.) 5 35 5 gallons, 2 per case__ 12 30 TABLE SAUCES Lee & Perrin, large___ 5 75 Lee & Perrin, small___ 3 35 Pepper 1 60 Royal Mint 200 2 40 Tobasco, small________ 3.75 Sho You, 9 0z., 2 00 Aer, laree, oo 4 75 A-1, small _____ co! 2 85 Caper. 2 0n..... 3 30 21 TEA Japan Medium 2500 is Choice ._....--.--_22@30 ey eas No. 1 Nibbe....__.. = 38 Gunpowder Chotee eo eee Ceylon Pekoe, medium _....... 63 English Breakfast Congou, medium ___.__ Congou, choice _____ 36 Congou, fancy ___.._ 42@43 eu. mwirn ‘otton, 3 ply cone... Cotton, 3 ply balls. a ae ao ae eo a Naean - O. B, Grand Rapids Cider. 40 a 25 White Wine, 40 grain 19% White Wine, 80 grain 4% WICKING No. 9, pergross _______ 80 No. 1, per grosg OEE 1 25 No. 2, per gross Soe 1 50 No. 3, per grosg oe 2 80 Peerless Rolls, per doz. Rochester, No. p doz... 30 Rochester, No. 3, doz.. 2 00 Rayo, per doz.___ 15 WOODENWARE Baskets Bushels, Wide Band, wood handles______ 2 00 Market, drop handle__ 90 Market, single handle. 95 Market, extra ________ 1 60 Splint, large 2 8 60 Splint, medium __ . ¢ &@ Splint smaly 2 2 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 10 qt. Tin Dairy_..____ 4 00 Traps Mouse, wood, 4 holes__ 60 Mouse, wood, 6 holes.. 70 Mouse, tin, 5 holes___ 65 Rat, wood: 0 00 Rat, spring ___ =-— F 40 Mouse, spring_________ 20 Tubs Large Galvanized_____ 8 75 Medium Galvanized___ 7 75 Small Galvanized _____ 6 75 Washboards Banner, Globe________ 5 50 Brass, single._________ 6 25 Glass, single._..______ 6 00 Double Peerless_______ 8 50 Single Peerless________ 7 60 Northern Queen______ 5 50 Universal =a) 7 Paper Food Dishes % Vb. Size, per M____ 2 50 I Ib. size. ner Mo” 2 59 2 Ib. size, per M______ 2 98 3 Ib. size. per M______ 3 72 5 Ib. size. per M______ 494 WRAPPING PAPER Butchers D F 6 TOILET PAPER Quaker, 100 Rolls_.. 4 50 Silk Tissue, 100 rolls__. 3 59 YEAST CAKE Masic. $ dow... 2 70 Sunlight, 3 doz. .__._ oe tO Sunlight, 1% doz. _-___ 1 35 Yeast Foam, 3 doz.____ 2 70 Yeast Foam, 1% doz... 1 35 YEAST—COMPRESSED Fleischmann, per doz... 30 Red Star, per doz... 24 22 SHOE MARKET Michigan Retail Shoe Dealers Association. President—Clyde K. Taylor. ; Executive Vice-President—M, A. Mittel- man. Vice-Presidents—J. A. Burton, Lan- sing; A. Allen, Grand Rapids; Edward Dittmann, Mt. Pleasant; R. H. Hainstock, Niles; E. T. Nunneley, Mt. Clemens; Fred Nentwig, Saginaw; E. C. Masters, Alpena; A. G. Pone, Jackson. Secretary-Treasurer — Robert Murray, Charlotte. Field Secretary—O. R. Jenkins, Port- land. Membership Committee—R. H. Hain- stock, chairman; entire board to act as committee. Board of Directors—E. T. Nunneley, Mt. Clemens; M. A. Mittelman, Detroit; Edw. Dittmann, Mt. Pleasant; Steven J. Jay, Detroit; Clyde K. Taylor, Detroit; John Mann, Port Huron; Max Harryman, Lansing; Wm. Van Dis, Kalamazoo; Rich- ard Schmidt, Hillsdale; Arthur Jochen, Saginaw; B. . Olsee, Grand Rapids; Fred Elliott, Flint; P, B. Appeldoorn, Kalamazoo Fred Murray, Charlotte; Ralph Meanwell, Ann Arbor; John Och, Che- boygan. Michigan Shoe Exhibition Association Annual meetings held once a year at Pantlind Hotel, Grand Rapids, Address all communications to Rodney I. Schopps, Secretary, Pantlind Hotel. Venture Into Adventure of Business The almost divine curiosty of creat- ing something for the thrill and appre- ciation of its ownership must be brought back to America. We have standardized much too much. We have made similar—all breakfasts, all trans- portation in cheap cars, all clothing for men. Where is the audacity in de- sign and particularly in the use of col- or, that will give us back the individ- uality of selection, for it is in that return of individuality of selection that wiil come a refreshment of the work stream of many people who, for the moment will remain unemployable because ma- chines have increased their efficiency in the making of standard, close to subsistence goods and services. To-day we preface too much of busi- ness action with the necessity of assur- ing a positive profit, adequate to cover all costs, charges, taxes, etc. manship is checked with so many cau- tions that it has lost its audacity. The venture is out of the adventure of busi- ness. Even business itself is spending most of its time in Washington in ef- forts to sell government projects that will lead’ to production and_ profits. The government is one thing and busi- ness another. Government is putting crutches under many businesses that should be standing on their own feet or, if they must fall, let them go—to make way for brains, salesmanship and the creation of new and better things and services. Can you imagine a country that is spending half a billion dollars a month to stimulate employment in business— spending all that money as an aid to business, when less than 18 per cent. of that money goes to the worker in wages. Then we proceed to raise the prices of foodstuffs and every other commodity and useful service, thereby draining the purchasing power and continuing the vicious spiral of less and less goods and services. It is time to separate the relief stream from the work stream. It is time for business to “go to business,” and not “to Wash- ington.’ I have heard it said: “Owe $5 and be a piker; $500 and be a business man; $5,000.00 and be a banker; $5,- 000,000,000 and be a government.” Sales- MICHIGAN TRADESMAN What I would like to know is the term to apply when America owes $50,000,- Uv0,000 and is bankrupt. If things go on as they are, we will live to see it, for the government is playing too big a part in business and business is play- ing too little a part in its own affairs, But now we are in one more Spring- time—the Springtime of opportunity. We have, at this moment, one of those favorable conjunctures of circum- stances in which if both business and government would take the right steps soon enough we might begin to move with some speed toward a genuine re- covery brought about by normal, eco- nomic causes. We must not let this present opportunity slip away. If bus- mess could separate itself from the stream of government thought, so that it could venture and adventure in trade, so that it could build up purchasing power, then it could move down the path of progress. In actuality there are many favorable conditions at the moment, even on the subject of relief—for Springtime and favorable weather lies six months ahead. A good deal of deflation and liquidation have taken place. Many debts have been paid off. The purchas- ing power of the farmer has increased. ‘Credit is obviously ample. A vast reservoir of needs by everyone can be filled. New industries appear. We can widen the distribution of present prod- ucts to larger groups of purchasers and create and invent new things desirable to the public. That is, providing we develop a sense of proportion and take pride in our neighbors’ purchases. Less of the spirit of envy and more of the spirit of appreciation of what happens when people with money buy distinc- tive and glorious things. The wealthy, too, must be served. Let’s sell “pur- chasing power.” Let us stimulate the pride of possession. We must all face the problem of cbtaining a sustained rise in business activity right here and now. It can be made a Spring push in the right direc- tion. The right influences will create a renewed purchasing power. Let us learn to venture and adventure with- out waiting for the profits prospect to be clarified by accountants before the effort is made. Put the burden of business recovery onto business and give the government the responsibility of honest relief— Boot and Shoe Recorder. —_2+>____ Folly and Futility of Setting Up Code System (Continued From Page 3) passed the Clayton anti-discrimination act. ; Michigan followed suit with four acts that you will find in our state chapter on restraints in trade. Other states did likewise. But Congress found that even this was not cnough, Business must com- pete fairly as well as freely. And so in 1914 it passed the Federal Trade Com- mission act, the gist of which is con- tained in this single sentence: “All unfair methods of competition in commerce are hereby declared un- lawful.” Why Michigan, and the other states, did not follow suit and out-law unfair methods within their own jurisdictions, is one of the mysteries of recent politi- cal histories. But the fact is that they didn’t, and OI AOR AE me in this failure is the reason for a great deal of the difficulty that we are in to-day. Unfair trade practices have flourished because in the great major- ity of cases they have been committed in intrastate commerce, and the sev- eral legislatures have not out-lawed un- fair practices. We have come in recent years to lean so heavily upon Congress to cor- rect the abuses in business, and to reg- ulate and control comerce, that we have overlooked the fact that the leg- islatures have the primary responsi- bility in these matters. It has been the legislatures that have betrayed business, far more than it has been Congress. Recent federal court decisions invali- dating the NRA so far as it seeks to regulate and control commerce wholly within the states throw this question back at the legislatures. The demand for the passage of a state recovery act, like the NRA, is in itself a confession of the invalidity of the NRA over in- trastate commerce. These recent decisions bring out in bold relief these three things: a. The law against unfair compe- tition is a federal law and applies to interstate business. The great bulk of offences against fair competition are committed in intrastate commerce. c. The challenge is to the legisla- tures which alone have jurisdiction and control over their internal affairs. If small enterprise is to be saved, if monopoly is to be curbed and re- strained, if unfair trade practices are to be effectively out-lawed, then it must be accomplished by the action of the several legislatures, to a far greater extent than by Congress, so long as we have our present constitution. The onus is upon the legislatures. They must act. The question is how- ever, how? There are two roads open to the leg- islatures. One is the code system. This April 3, 1935 calls for the adoption of a uniform bill, like House Bill 134, which empowers trade groups to set up codes of fair competition, dominated and controlled by the preponderant majority of any trade group, places the burden of casts upon the trade group, and authorizes the imposition of fines and imprison- ment upon violators of the code. It would lend the full authority of the state to the enforcement of a federal law within the state that is otherwise invalid within the state. The other road is the application of the principal back of the Federal Trade Commission to intrastate commerce. This road not only squares with our conception of what good government should be; it not only recognizes the independent jurisdiction of the three co-ordinate branches of our govern- ment, but it offers far greater security and protection to the small business man, because this security would be established in a statute law, not in a special act. This method calls for the simple en- actment of a basic law condemning as unlawful all unfair methods of compe- tition. It means the setting up of a quasi judicial body, call it a Fair Trade Commission if you wish, empowered to make such a law effective. This com- mission would be authorized to hear complaints against unfair trade prac- tice, or it could initiate proceeding upon its own responsibility, But its au- thority would be limited to the issu- ance of a cease and desist order. It would not be empowered to assess a fine, or to imprison anyone. Should however a respondent fail to comply with an order of the commission he could be cited to the proper state court. It would seem essential even in ox- der to make a code system effective and valid that such a basic law must be first written into the statutes. But if this is true, why then the folly and futility of setting up a code sys- tem? M. W. Ripley. TROUBLE IN THE AIR.. TORNADO CAN’T BE PREVENTED SO PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST PROPERTY LOSS WITH MUTUAL WINDSTORM INSURANCE AS WRITTEN BY THE MICHIGAN SHOE DEALERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY MUTUAL BUILDING, LANSING, MICHIGAN DETROIT SAVINGS SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS SAGINAW STABILITY April 3, 1935 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 23 OUT AROUND (Continued from page 9) preach. They don’t get any of my money. Here in Battle Creek I think they are beginning to see it this way and the sooner they do all over the state the sooner we independents will win out in a big way. You might be interested to know I have written Father Coughlin in de- tail about the chance of getting behind the independents and increase in a big way membership in this organization, but he has not shown guts enough to come back with an answer, so it really is up to us independent fellows to play the game with each other. You will hear from me again. Joseph C. Grant, Pres. Mich. Retail Dry Goods Ass’n. West Palm Beach, Fla., March 25— I want to extend congratulations on your 76th birthday which took place March 16. I hope you may be spared to enjoy many more years, to carry on the good work that you have so ably done for so many years. It must be a pleasure to you to note the fine write- up in the Sunday’s Grand Rapids Her- ald of March 17 of which you should feel justly proud. I want to thank you for sending me the Tradesman during my stay in Flor- ida. I can assure you that I did appre- ciate this courtesy. We expect to leave for the North about April 1, so will thank you to forward the next issue to my home address at Sault Ste. Marie. Florida is certainly a fine place in which to spend the winters and we are returning with sand in our shoes. Now that the season is about over it is sur- prising how the tourist trade does drop off. Within the next week the quiet season for the summer will begin and it will not be long now before the rush for the North will start. The merchants here have been fea- turing big reduction sales to attract the tourists before returning. Most of the business men report a big improve- ment in this year’s sales over the sales of last year, and seem to be optimistic for the future. We expect to go through Grand Rapids on our return and if we do not change the route, will stop in to make you a call. W. G. Tapert. Nashville, March 28—I had a very pleasant and enjoyable talk with your Mr. Stebbins yesterday. Naturally our talk drifted to the chain store license chart on page 7 of the March 13 issue of the Tradesman. This is all very good and I believe Representative Diehl has the very best of intentions, but are the grocery mer- chants of Michigan forgetting that the clothing business or tire business or any other line of busines is also in need of assistance? As an example, is it fair to tax the Singer Sewing Machine Co. $2,820 for having the nerve to conduct twenty-six stores when their only product to sell is sewing machines, and the Holland Furnace Co., $1,770, for their twenty-one stores, when all they sell is a few furnaces, and then let an outfit like Sears, Roebuck & Co., with their twenty mammoth stores, get out of it for a paltry $1,570, when they not only sell as many sewing machines and furnaces, but every other needed commodity, such as. tires, hardware, shoes, clothing and sporting goods? I believe that a committee consisting of one from each line of trade, with a business man who is interested in all lines of independent business, such as Mr. Stowe, should be formed to draft some legislation that would take care of this unfairness for nearly all time to come. It seems that the tax could be placed on the number of stores to some extent and after reaching a certain vol- ume, could be taxed accordingly. For instance, leave the tax as it, only amend it to one per cent. extra sales tax on a volume of over $20,000 per store, 2 per cent. on over $30,000 per store, 3 per cent. on over $40,000 per store, 4 per cent on over $50,000 per store and 5 per cent. over $60,000 per store. I am also of the opinion that some means for the brighter minds could be devised to stop interstate commerce without paying the sales tax. You know that the profits and sales of the mail order houses were nearly equal to or exceeding 1929 figures. If there was an independent merchant in Michigan who can say as well I would like to know him. The small independent merchant has had hard enough time meeting the giant competition of the mail order houses without having this 3 per cent. handicap. Please do not confuse me with the idea that the sales tax should be eliminated. It cannot and should not be done, but the un- fairness of this one point should be looked into with the purpose of recti- fying this condition. C. H. Dahlhouser. There is much merit in the conten- tion of Mr. Dahlhouser. I do not think the perfect chain tax license law has yet been evolved. Time may work it out all right, however. In order to secure a more perfect substitute the matter should be given much thought and discussion by the Michigan Feder- ation of Retail Merchants, which cov- ers ten different lines of trade. No line of business should be deprived of a vote at the meetings at which the matter is given consideration. I hope to see the Dieh] bill enacted by the present Legislature, but there appears to be a little hesitancy on the part of the Taxation Committee of the House in recommending the Diehl bill in its present form. The morning mail Tuesday brings two letters from C. L. Clark, of Green- ville, as follows: Greenville, April 1—I was in Lan- sing yesterday and had a talk with Mr. Vernon J. Brown. I told him you were anxious to have a committee meet with his committee on chain store leg- islation. He told me it could probably be arranged for Wednesday or Thurs- day, of this week, and that it is not too late to have a bill introduced. He is familiar with our proposed retail lt- cense law. He believes a limited committee, in- stead of a large delegation, would be better. I suggest E. A. Stowe, Leonard Van der Jagt, E. B. Stebbins and about four or five from Greenville. As the time is short I know you will pardon me if I deal directly with Mr. Brown in regard to a date. I hope you can get in touch with Mr. Van der Jagt and Mr. Stebbins. If you cannot go yourself it would be satisfactory to have Mr. Van der Jagt take along some other interested man. We studied Mr. Bervig’s letter and concluded it was conclusive and did not demand an answer. However, we will write him soon. © &. Clark. Greenville, April 1—I called on Ver- non J. Brown at Mason and he made an appointment with us to meet both the House and Senate committees in the House chamber at 7:30 p.m. Thurs- day, April 4. We are very anxious to have you and Mr. Stebbins come. Mr. Stebbins is a good logical talker and would do a lot of good. If you cannot come be sure and send him. Ii you write him please mention that some merchants believe that this re- tail license fee should double on each store up to eight or $3,200 and be $3,200 on all above that number. Also that stores doing less than $10,000 per annum should pay a license of only $1,000, as at present. I believe we are very fortunate in getting this appointment and I am very glad you thought of it. €. i. Clark. On receipt of these letter I called up Mr. Van der Jagt, who generously of- fered to go to Lansing Thursday eve- ning with three companions. My idea is that the proper person to appear at this meeting in addition to volunteers like Mr. Clark and Mr. Van der Jagt is the Legislative Committee of the Michigan Federation of Retail Mer- chants, which is composed of the offi- cers of ten state retail dealers organi- zations. I think it is important that this committee should take the lead in the matter, if they can be gotten to- gether in time. If this cannot be done, the chairman should take the lead. If he is not available, Mr. Clark should act as leader, because no merchant in Michigan has been more active in the matter at issue than he has been. I would be of no value at the meeting, because of my poor hearing. Mr. Steb- bins is expected in to-day from Lake- view, and can go to Lansing as the representative of the Tradesman if he deems it wise for him to do so. As this proposed amendment to the license law was introduced in the House by a merchant of Monroe coun- ty, evidently without consulting the of- ficers of any mercantile organzation, Mr. Diehl might resent the activity of association officers in this matter. I have no grounds on which to base this fear. Any merchant who is interested in the enactment of this measure will be welcome to attend the meeting Thursday evening and take part in the discussion. In order to be prepared for any emergency in the event of the Diehl bill being reported out favorably by the taxation Committee of the House of Representatives, I have had printed a large number of petitions to the House and an equal number to the Senate, requesting favorable action by both legislative bodies. Any merchant who wishes to lend a helping hand can ob- tain copies of both petitions by apply- ing to the Tradesman. There is no charge for the petitions. Those who apply for them should enclose a 3c stamp for return postage. The House petitions should be forwarded to Rep- resentative Diehl, care of the House of Representatives, Lansing, as fast as the sheets are filled. The Senate petitions should be forwarded as soon as the bill is introduced in the Sen- ate. Had a call last week from Mr. Smith, of the Johnson & Smith, Co., general dealers at Sparta. Asked how business was in his town, Mr. Smith replied: “Last Saturday was the larg- est day we have had in our store for five years except the last Saturday be- fore Christmas last year.” It is my good pleasure at this time to mention a citizen whom I have held in greatest regard for more than half a century, editor E. A. Stowe of the Michigan Tradesman, who has but re- cently passed the 76th mile stone of life’s journey; who has lived long and well; whose acts are always prompted by a sense of duty; with whom to dif- fer prompts one to study the point at issue; whose kindly consideration has probably meant more to this writer than that of any other person—without his own family—in such measure of success as he may have achieved.— Oceana Herald. : E. A. Stowe. —_~+++>___ Somebody has said that you can’t build a skyscraper with a screw-driver. You do need adequate tools, of course, but in a sense the skyscraper is built by a draughtsman’s pen. You can build a hut or a hovel without plans, but you can’t build a mansion or a palace with- out them. The requirement of plans is about the same in salesmanship. Ii you want hut-accomplishment, you do not need plans. If you want something better than that, however, you must make plans and use them. Phone 30674 John P. Lynch Sales Co. SPECIAL SALE EXPERTS Expert Advertising Expert Merchandising 209-210-211 Murray Bldg. Grand Rapids, Michigan Cash paid for stocks of merchandise of every description including ma- chinery, plants and equipment. Write or wire M. GOLDSMITH 935 Gratiot Ave. CAdillac 8738 DETROIT, MICHIGAN mode: re fixtures for sale at eee acide. eee of plate glase sliding door wall case, show cases, ters, count- ers, back bar soda fountain and utensils, etc. ABE DEMBINSKY, Liquidator 171 Ottawa Ave., N. W. 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, @ per inch. Payment with order is required, as amounts are too small to open accounts. For Sale—STORAGE and moving busi- ness. 10,000 sq. ft. storage room, large garage for vans, six-room house. Good going business. A. J. Niles, Port Huron, Mich. 708 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES—Ideal lo- eations for retail dry goods, men's fur- nishings, and ready-to-wear in towns of one to five thousand population. All good trading centers in lower Central Mich- igan. All going concerns. Some have well assorted stocks. Wish to sell to close estates. Worth your while to investigate. Dan Zant. Charlotte, Michigan. 710 For Sale—Modern country store 20 x 40 with stor eroom and basemert: seven- room house; water and electricity; deuiie garage. On country road. Would sacri- fice for cash. Would sell stock and rent, U.S. post office goes with siore. Located in good farming country. Or C.K. & S.R.R. John Oswald, Cressey, Mich. In southwest Barry county. TAL FOR SALE—GENERAcG STORE, GOOD LOCATION. RENT REASONABLE, A. C. KLEIN, NEW RIEGEL, GHIO. 112 _Grand Rapids Auction House—Stock liquidating sales, Also auctioneer for private commercial facrories --bankrupts —courts—etc., 636 Eastern avenue, S.E Grand Rapids, Mich. 4 13 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN April. 3, 1935 Lines of Interest to Grand Rapids Council April 1 always has been a tough day on the gullible chap who bites easily on gags. We have always breathed with bated breath during the entire day and never felt secure until we awoke on the morning April 2. This year’s April 1 no doubt presented some April fool surprises. Some of the boys who had counted their votes before they were scratched no doubt feel that some jokester took advantage of their guilelessness and dumped in a lot of blank ballots. Some who had counted on an easy berth will be compelled to resume their former avocations if they keep off the welfare while the suc- cessful candidates will feel pretty sure the other fellow will furnish them with food, shelter and clothing for the ten- ure of their office. We are always sorry when election time passes be- cause the abundant supply of fuel ceas- es to be in evidence on our front porch. While some of the literature makes a sizzling, hot fire, most of it is coated so heavily with mud that it takes a fair sized draft to keep it burning. If political campaigns do nothing else, they surely leave no doubt in the minds of the candidates as to their character. In fact some find out things that they never knew themselves. A recapitulation of the results of a spir- ited political campaign might result in the following: Cleansing the atmos- phere of mystery as to character and ability of the candidates. Befuddling the minds of the electors so they may not vote intelligently. Disturbing the equanimity of communities and inject- ing the germ of jitters into business. If we could go out and draft good business men for the job we have to offer, possibly we could eliminate the necessity of going around behind the shed and taking a good healthy kick at ourselves for doing a bum job with the ballot. As a rule, the keynote in a cam- paign is the first one in the scale: “Dough.” After one sees a nice new automo- bile jammed up from being hit by a careless driver who is piloting a $25 clunker with no insurance, it is an in- centive for one to start something to protect the driving public from the in- different driver. It might be a sen- sible move on the part of our hired - men at Lansing to try to enact some sort of legislation whereby no motor- ist could secure license plates unless he could show a valid insurance policy and an operator’s license. There are hordes of drivers in the state who could not produce a valid driver’s li- cense if it came to a show-down. Yet, thousands who respect the law, pay the price to conform to the law’s demand, and respect the civil rights of the pub- lic, are victims of those who evade the statutes and have no regard for the safety of others. We do not believe in class legislation as a whole but are heatily in favor of some enactment whereby the dangerous motorist may be removed from the highways to- gether with his pile of junk. In the midst of traffic, we are in death. Grand Rapids Council will hold its April meeting Saturday evening, April 6. Preceding the meeting of the Council and the Ladies’ Auxiliary, a very fine supper will be served by the ladies. They will offer an elaborate menu at 6:30 for the small sum of 35c per person. The supper is open to any- one who is hungry and has the neces- sary 35c. Reservations must be in by Friday, April 5. Those wishing to make reservations may call Mrs. Harley Lovall, phone 33753 or Mrs. T. F. Westfeldt, phone 96460. Every mem- ber should attend and bring his fam- ily and friends, also a candidate for the meeting. Don’t forget the date and time, Saturday evening, April 6 at 6:30. An old-fashioned merchant Down East wants people to return to wearing red flannel underwear. The plan is in- advisable. People are restless enough as they are. Charles Renner, who formerly man- aged the Four Flags hotel in Niles and until recently the Whitcomb in St. Joseph, is conducting a hotel on the East coast of Florida He reports that business has been very good and that buisiness conditions are rapidly im- proving. Milton Smith, who was engaged by the Government in welfare census work, with headquarters in Big Rapids, has been engaged jointly by the state and Government to continue the work, with headquarters in Lansing. Milton has made a very enviable record in this line of work and the new position is a recognition of his ability. The intersectional meeting sponsored by Detroit Council No. 9, Saturday evening, March 30, was well attended by several U.C.T. Councils from out state. The meeting was preceded by a dinner at the Detroit-Leland Hotel, the meeting place of the Detroit Coun- cils. The meeting was called to order immediately after the dinner. During the business session three candidates were inducted into the order by the de- gree team from Battle Creek. During the evening constructive talks were given by Grand Counselor A. F. Rock- well, Grand Secretary H..R. Bradfield, Past Grand Counselors. Riordan and Howarn and Past Counselor Ranney. The following councils were represent- ed at the meeting: Cadillac, Port Hu- ron, Bay City, Owosso, Lansing, Bat- tle Creek, Kalamazoo and Grand Rap- ids. Those attending from Grand Rap- ids were A. F. Rockwell, H. R. Brad- field, Frank Holman and William Ban- croft. During the meeting the ladies were entertained at bridge after which dancing was enjoyed in the ball room of the hotel. Those who attended re- port it was one of the best intersection- al meetings held this year. Charles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Selby Miller, 2314 Plainfield avenue, is recov- ering after being confined to his home with illness for the past two weeks. Mrs. L. L. Lozier has recovered from a short illness suffered during the latter part of last week. Mrs. Henrietta Honton, aged 74, passed away at her home, 415 Laurel street, Saturday morning, after a long illness. She leaves four sons, Harm, Cornelius, John and Henry Honton and two daughters, Mrs. Herman Scholtens and Mrs. Dewey Van der Werff. Her funeral was held Tuesday morning in St. Joseph’s church. John Honton was a former member of the Council. Notgniklip. —__» o. Manufacturing Matters Mt. Clemens—A sign manufacturing plant, as one of the newest industries of Mt. Clemens, was assured last week by action of Alfred Copony in author- izing construction work on a factory adjacent to the Mt. Clemens Pottery Co. The factory, 60 by 150 feet, the steel work for which had been erected some time ago for another company, has been acquired from the Mt. Clem- ens Land and Improvement Co., a Board of Commerce division, organized to attract new industries to the city. The land improvement company through a committee has approved plans and specifications for the new factory submitted by Mr. Copony. Along with the steel framework the improvement company has deeded one and one-half acres, including that upon which the buildings stands, to Mr. Co- pony, the deed to be held in escrow and to pass to Mr. Copony when the new factory is completed. The sign which is to be manufactured is a new type reflector arrangement, for use as a traffic guide. It is understood that a large number of orders already are booked. —— Free Market for Wool Restored While the Administration in- sists upon retaining control over production and marketing of many agricultural commodities, the wool trade has been allowed to revert to a free market for its product. Attempts to control the price of wool have generally met with unsatisfactory results. Last year a large carryover was accumulat- ed, as the established price was too high. The new marketing plan just adopted abandons most of the control features imposed on the wool market since the days of the Federal Farm Board. Sup- ply and demand forces will now be given free rein to determine prices. Despite the lifting of control, the price of wool has not declin- ed. While the high prices of last year, which stimulated production and brought about the large car- ryover, are not likely to be re- peated, the 1935 wool clip will be disposed of at satisfactory prices, with some increase in sales vol- ume due to removal of artificial control, the trade expects. ——___o-2s__ Swapping gold for foreign silver— when we can produce enough silver at home—is questionable bargaining. —_++>—___ Nature is going Brain Trusters one better in killing production. Should we shout “Hurrah!”? See Big Gain in April Retail Sales Encouraged by a_ well-nigh sensational gain in last Saturday's business, retailers predict that dol- lar sales volume for April will ex- ceed that of the same month last year by 10 to 25 per cent. in vari- ous sections of the country. Sales volume for March and April com- bined may show a moderate rise over the corresponding period last year. Retail sales for the last week of March showed a decline from a year ago, because Easter came at the end of March last year. New York department stores reported declines of 10 to 12 per cent., while out-of-town establishments recorded smaller declines, with dollar volume about 5 per cent. under 1934. Chain store executives report that the principal feature of cur- rent sales is their spotty charac- ter. In one locality results prove quite satisfactory, while in a neighboring community volume is far below last year’s record. Government spending changes are one important reason for this. Second Quarter Outlook General business activity is likely to average somewhat be- low the corresponding 1934 level during the second quarter of this year. The late Easter will help retail trade for April, and speeding up of production in anticipation of possible future labor troubles may even cause the general level of activity to touch a new peak for the year this month. On the other hand, the late start of the automo- bile manufacturing season helped maintain business volume into June last year, and no similar stimulus exists this year. Any substantial response to the modernization drive of the Fed- eral Housing Administration might shift the balance, however, and cause a somewhat higher lev- el of activity for the second quar- ter than last year. The public pro- gram, on the other hand, will not get under way to any material de- gree until the fall. —_~+~--.—___ Copeland Bill Faces Senate Op- Position The Copeland pure food, drugs and cosmetic bill will be subject- ed to attack in the Senate on the ground that it repeals the existing law and therefore removes the benefit of all of the decisions and interpretations that have been handed down under the Wiley law. There will be quite a battle over the determination of Senator Copeland not to change the pro- vision placing in the Department of Agriculture jurisdiction over food, drug and cosmetic advertis- ing. —_——-2-2—___ Slogan recommended for lawmakers: Employment First, Federal ——~.--- Re-employment has become more urgent than “reform.” RENN RE moo eal prert, NB isaay a igh cae My tra pices mena" samme St iy Tt Dope ees Me apse en rg | ARSE REE SURE Raconmense ae ae . SS = a oe ve aaa ys ; \ Taxes --- Taxes --- Taxes! 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