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THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

BUSINESS WIND.

 

Remarkable Methods Peculiar to the
Business Man of To-day.
E. A. Owen in Shoe and Leather Gazette.

When I was a boy on the farm my
uncle used to trim off a ‘‘beef-critter’’ or
two every fall. He was a great believer
in domestic economy of the most rigid
kind, and made quite a hobby of food
analysis. He considered it a great waste
of resource, for instance, to feed good,
marketable hay to the cattle when it
contained such a smal! percentage of
life sustaining and fat-producing ele-
ment according toits bulk. He argued
that 90 per cent. of the entire bulk sim-
ply served as ‘‘packen,” and that it was
a foolish bit of extravagance to use good
hay for ‘‘packen’’ in feeding cattle.
would use a handful or two of meal
which analysis showed contained a suffi-
cient quantity of the necessary proper-
ties, and ‘‘pack” with turnip and buck-
wheat straw. His ideaof food bulk was,
one-tenth essentials and nine-tenths of
‘‘packen.” Anything possessing no com-
mercial value would answer the purpose
if it could be got inside of the ‘‘eritter’’
in sufficient quantities to produce an ex-
pansion.

If my uncle had been born a Yankee
and had become an enterprising Ameri-
can business man instead of an old-
fashioned, conservative Canadian farmer,
what a bright and shining light he would
have been. Had this been his lot, his
‘-eritters” would not have limited his tal-
ents to the capacity of a bovine paunch;
and instead of using buck-wheat straw

as a stuffing, he would have used wind.
Wind, so plentiful and socheap. How
he would have made their sides ‘stick

out.”

1 wonder if the average American does |
not adopt the same tactics in the devel- |
his business? |
The regular, periodical analysis which |

opment and expansion of

is being taken at the present time would
show that such is the case.
is proving once more that nine-tenths of
the business bulk—judging from appear-

ance—is pure, unadulterated wind.
American wind is different from any |
other kind of wind. It contains proper-

ties that have the semblance of real sub-
stance; and when we are passing through
our booming periods we are simply tak-
ing in
the appearance,
of real substantial
wind not only possesses the
substance, but it possesses real forces
peculiar to itself. Where can wind be
found outside of this country that can
blow the pin feathers off a rooster with-
out necessitating his removal
roost? Where in the wide world, except
in our own beloved land, can you finda
wind that can blow a pine board right
through a second growth white oak tree?
Talk about wiud! Why, it only requires
alittle American zephyrto fana
city into existence, with street cars,
tric lights. and immense
plants, making it look so real that hun-

to the rest of the world,
business. American

dreds of thousands of dollars will be in- |

vested in real estate before the discovery
is made that it is nothing but wind.
American wind is very seductivein the
influence it exerts upon foreigners. They
mistake it for real, solid substance and
are attracted to our shores where they
soon learn that ‘‘all that glitters is not
gold,” and that we are not what we pro-
fess to be. They learn that we are, super-
ficially, the greatest people on earth,
that we occupy more surface space and
make more noise, according to our size,
than any other people on earth. They
see that our wonderful superficiality is
the result of our elasticity and national
fondness for display. We are big
for our age and we feel proud of it
and want to show ourselves to
the best advantage. This is
most prominent national trait,
as individuals, we exemplify it in
manner of doing business and in
social lives. We want
sight, and so every possib
brought to the surface for effect. We
are too young and vain to build staple
foundations. This would contract our
spread-eagleism and detract from appear- |
ances—a condition of things which is not |
agreeable to our tastes. Let the older
countries do thedeep digging while we

and,
our

He |

This analysis |

wind and our expressions have

semblance of |

from the |

great |
elec- |
manufacturing |

our |

our |
everything in|
le recourse is |

Dry Goods Price Current.

 

ee COTTONS.
ae

aoe .... ....... Arrow Brand 4% |
Beye... ccc. 6 “World Wide. 6
Aten AA......... ee 44% |
eS Ss 6x |Full Yard Wide..... 6% |
c Se 6%) |Georgia oe 6
” Po 5 |Honest Width...... 6
. D..... ee 5
+ O........ 5 tie eee. 5% |
a ; ee oe 2... 6%, |
Archery Bunting... 4 |KingEC. 5
Beaver Dam AA.. 43|Lawrence Se 4%
lackstone O, 32.... 5 |Madras cheese cloth 6% |
Seok Ceew......... .6 |Newmarket G...... 5X
ore oe ........ © | c ...... 5
ee 7 - z...... 6%
Capital A 1. a “ DD.... 5%
cores 7.......... 5% - Co
Chapman cheese cl. 3X%|Noibe R............. 5
(\Creen C m......... 544 Our Level Best..... 6
ee es oe Si/Outora E........... 6

Dwient Ster......... Gi Peqnet........

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DEMINS.
a Columbian brown. .12
Oe Everett, NR wy os 12%
“ ewe ..... brown. ....12%
Ameer. .......0.. as Haymaker Die. .... 7%
| Beaver. Creek e2-. brown... 7%
SS 1186
r Ge. oe... 12%
| Boston Mfg Co, br.. 7 —, oo — 13%
blue 8% . 220...218
* da twist 10% “ Ne. 250....11%
| Columbian XXX br.10 ” No. 280....10%
XXX bi.19
GINGHAMS.
Amoees ...... .-.- 6% Lancaster, staple... 6
** Persian dress 7 fancies . q
se Canton .. 7 ' Normandie 8
Me BO. oo. 10% |Lancashire.........- 6
c Teazle...10%|Manchester......... 5X
e Angola..104%|Monogram.......... 6%
C —- 7 |Normandie......... 7
Arlington staple.... 644)Persian......-..---- 7
Arasapha fancy.... 4%|Renfrew Dress...... 7%
Bates Warwick dres 7%|Rosemont.........-- 6%
staples. 6 |Slatersville......... 6
Ceatennial......... 10%/|Somerset...... 7
oe 10u/ Tacoma ....... + 2.
Cumberland staple. 5%/Toil du Nord....... 10%
Compertand.... .... & (Webeek...........-. 7
oo et a en oe 4% “ geersucker.. 7%
oes ee Tie| Warwick... 0... 7
| Everett classics..... 8%|Whittenden......... 8
Exposition.......... 74) . heather dr. 7%
ES 6% . indigo blue 9
Gionarven.... ...... 6%|Wamsutta staples... ~
Glenwood........... TW estbrook as ees
TEN... + «0 oe ee ®
Jobnson Vhaloncl %/Windermeer........ 5
a indigo blue 9%| York Leen oe 6%
_ zephyrs....16
GRAIN BAGS.
Amoskeag........- .14 |Georgia... ..-....- 14%
WO oa ee tee ewe eee
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THREADS.
Clark’s Mile End....45 |Barbour's....... ..-. &6
Coats’, r,s oS iMerebairs.... .....- 81
Boone RY]

CeeeetCcc....... Sea... ..........- 6
|Top of the Heap.... 7
BLEACHED COTTONS.

ee. ........ . 84/Geo. Washington... 8

Amazon. os Oe 7

Amsburg.. ee eee 6%/Gold Medal......... 7% |

Art Cambric........ 10 jGreen Ticket....... 8, |

Blackstone AA..... 74 |Great Falls.......... 6%

an oe............ Se........-.-... 74

eee ........ -... Be ie Gee... 4%@ 5

ee hee ve King Phillip eee 7%

Cabot, %.. oot Or cs 7

Charter Oak. . 5%|Lonsdale Cambric..10

Conway W. -... Tiq|Lonsdale...... - @8%

Cacveanma...... ... 65,|Middlesex.... .. @5

Dwight Anchor. Sine meee............ 7%

shorts 8 sand Seana oo

Edwards rrecccs See we... .....

= “p..... . 7 Pe@oot "the West...

NE nein oren 1% Romeee............

Fruit of the Loom. 8% Sunlight............. in

Piciveis ......-. * Mien Biee......... =

Piret Pre........... te Nonpareil .

Fruit ofthe Loom %. TV oe...

Fairmount.......-.. 4) White ee... ... 6

Pall Vaie......-... xi “ Rock. . 8%

HALF BLEACHED COTTONS.
Ce Ho Dwight Anchor.. 8%
ower.......
erred FLANNEL.
U ga Bleached.
Hor isewife A. 544) Housewife $ — 6%
=. — «636hlck,rldC 2
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2. 6%) wo 8%
oa 7 | ' Dae. ie Gg
’ ........ The) . {oes 10
eee Th) - V cow 198
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Co $y | “ 7. 4
J - 8%! cn qe 1
K 94
| L --10 |
| . -_.. . 10%
| ' B.. a
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CARPET WARP.

Peerless, white......18 {Integrity colored. ..20
' colored....20 |White Star.......... 18

ee 18% ° * colored. .20

DRESS GOODS.

Homies ........-.. © Peeeeee...... .....00
- Lee ae 25
es ee 2%

GG Cashmere...... 20 | . .-30

Memeo ... .......- i i . -- ey
= Csi... 1 | - - oo

CORSETS.
| Coraline ...........89 50/Wonderful ..%4 50
Sechitting’s.. ..-... 9 00|Brighton.. i
Davis Wailets .... 9 Giivertree’s .......... 9@
| Grand Rapids.. 4 50/|Abdominal........ "15 00

CORSET JEANS.

Armory . _ - 6% Naumkeag satteen..
Androscoggin oon WIR EROOONE. 246s 105
Biddeford.........- 6 |Conestoga...
| Brunswick. .... . 6%) Walworth
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Allen turkey reds..

4|Berwick fancies..

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robes . 3% Ciyde Robes..
" oe & purple 5% Charter Oak fancies 4%
’ ou ffs - 5% DelMarine cashm’s. 5%
pink checks. 5% mourn’g 5%
meee ...... & pee fancy... 5%
shirtings . 4 chocolat 5%
| Amecioon fancy .. 2 e rober 5%
Americanindigo... 5 " sateens.. 5%
American —- 4 Hamilton —- . 5%
Argentine Grays... 6 staple . BY
Anchor Shirtings.. 4 Manchester ancy. 5%
Arnold -eee G new era. 5%
j Arnold Merino 6 |Merrimack D fancy. 5%

long cloth B. 9% |Merrim’ck shirtings. 4
, . Reppfurn .

eceee 6
‘green seal TR 10%/ Portsmouth robes...
-10%) Simpson mourning. ne OL,

: 1%
“ century cloth 7 |Pacific fancy .
* gold ooei.... 10%) “ “robes....

‘“* yellow seal.

. oo... 1154) Hag greys .. 5%
| . we red. 10% _ solid black. 5%
| Ballou solid black.. "asian indigo. 6%
| ** colors. | * Turkey robes.. 7%
| Bengal blue, green, | * India robes.... 7%
nd orange... 6 . plain Tky = « 8%
Bertin soliés. ...... DiGi “*
~ oeee.. .-.. & * Ottoman =
” ' green 6 We ee cas 6%
“ Fornlards 5% — Washington
" red ay . 1 es Th
Ag ¥ 9%) Marthe aghington
* .10 Tere Pee.......- 9%
“ . ‘3 sexxx 12 |Riverpo os ae . 5%
Cocheco fancy. 5 | Windsor fancy.. 6%
” madders... 5 ' gold ticket
XX twills.. 5 indigo blue....... 10%
eee, .-. S meereoey......... 4%
TICKINGS.
Amoskeag ACA eo a 13
Hamil oo ........ "7% Pemberton aan. ae
| ae... 8% York. . ..10%
' Awning..11 |Swift ier 7
ee 8 (Pearl River......... 12
7 Pee... ...--- 10%) Warren........ sone
Lenox Mus ........ 1 1 ani0ee ......-..- 16
COTTON D ‘
| Atlanta, ae ae A Ck... 8
Cee 6%|No Name.. 7
Clifton, K... : |Top of Heap . oe 9

 

KNITTING COTTON.

 

 

  

 

White. Colored. White. Colored

... 38 a... 42

3¢ _ 43

40 44

41 v 45

CAMBRICS.
eo GcBdwards........... &%
Wane Sier........- 4% |Lockwood...... ... 4%
Ric Giove........... aiwoods............
Nowmarket......... 4¥4|Brunswick .... .... 4%
RED FLANNEL.

Pee... oo we 32% > - eee om a
eee. ... ..-... ee - -B2%

Telbet £Ae......... 3 iJ R m, uee......,.. 35
aes... .. . eee Buckeye bags scueseus 32%

MIXED FLANNEL,
Red & Blue, plaid..40 |GreySRW......... 17%
Leen &...... .---.- 22 a wean ......... 18%
Waoseee...... -..-.- Per.........-...; 8%
6 oz Western...... “» Flushing XXX...... 23%
Coe ©..........-. 224%4|Manitoba........... 23%
DOMET FLANNEL,

Nameless ..... 8 — Uh 9 @10%

CS aoe Fe 12

CANVASS AND PADDING.

     

 

 

 

 

Slate. Brown. Black.|s Brown. Black.
%% 9% 944 /10% 10% 10%
10% 10% 10%/11% 11% 11K
11% 11% 1144/12 2 12
12% 12% 12% voll 20 20
DUCK
Severen, 8 oz.. . 9% West Point, 8 oz....10%
Mayland, 80z.......10% 10 0z ...12%
Greenwood, 7% 0z.. 9% cat oe.....-... 13%
Greenwood, 8 ox... 11% /St ae 13%
Boston, 8 0Z........-. 10%|Boston, 10 oz........ 12%
WADDINGS.

Whe, Oe. :....._.- 25 |Per bale, 40 — -_ 50
Colored, dos........20 {Colored “ .7
SILESIAS.

Slater, Iron Cross... 8 ;Pawtucket..........10%

Red Cross.... 9 ~toy sae oe eee ace 9
se ee. Der... wee wane 10%
’ Best AA..... 12% Valley aoe ......-.. 10%
eee eee - ee ee
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SEWING SILK
Corticelli, doz....... 85 (Corticelli iaeeies,
twist, doz. .4¢ per 4408 ball...... 30
50 — doz. .40

 

OOKS AND EYES—PER GRO

No : BI’k “& White. =

No : BI’k & “White. 15

 

 

 

“ ; “ ..12 | * 10 ’ 1125
PINS.

No 2—20, M C....... 50 |No4—15 J 3%...... an

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COTTON TAPE.

No 2 White & BI’k..12 |No 8 White & Bl’k..20
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“* 6 “ ——_— i: = ' a.

SAFETY PINS.

ae... 28 |No3.. 36

NEEDLES—PEE X.
oe... 1 40|/Steamboat.... .... «0
nape He ice ee wees i 35|Gold a 150
Pech trees 5 Oe areerrcen........... 1 00
TABLE 7 —
5—4....175 6—4.. --165 6—4...2 30
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Cotton Sail Twine. — eee... ...... ... 18
ere ...---.--..- 12 Rising ' Star 4-ply....17
Poeene ........... 18 ' opiy....17
—- ee i torts Str... ...... 20
Bristo «oe

fee Valley. es
IXL. 18%

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Powhattan .. . ak

PLAID OSNABURGS

Dies... ..-- 6%|Mount Pleasant.... 6%
Aioenes.........-.. hen lhe cy ST TEER 5
— SS 74 bo ox
ar oeeee.......-... © Tenet... 4.4
a Ne 614|Riverside.......... ey
I ese cn eei cy 5%|Sible * ee ol
Bow Biver......... . Tol

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AMERICAN PLAN
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STEAM HEAT AND ELECTRIC BELLS

FREE BAGGAGE TRANSFER FROM UNION
DEPOT.

BEACH & BOOTH, Props,

AYLAS SOAP

Is Manufactured

 

only by
HENRY PASSOLT,
Saginaw, Mich.

 

For general laundry and family
washing purposes.
Only brand of first-class laundry
soap manufactured in the
Saginaw Valley.

 

Having new and largely in-
creased facilities for manu-
facturing we are well prepar-
ed to fill orders promptly and
at most reasonable prices.

Katon, Lyon & C0,

SCHOOL BOOK,
SCHOOL SUPPLIES,

TABLETS,
SLATES.

4ND A FULL LINE O

STAPLE STATIONERY,

20 & 22 Monroe St.

 

 

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Telephone 1243. 89 Pearl street, Old Houseman
Block, Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

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