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{This was Sam Walter Foss's last poem, and was written just before Christmas, 1910, when
he thought he might have to submit to an operation. The end came February 26, 1911. This poem
is included in Mr. Foss’s last volume, Songs of the Average Man, published by the Lothrop, Lee &
Shepard Co., of Boston, who very generously granted the Tradesman permission to reproduce same.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The trumpets were calling me over the hill,
And I was a boy and knew nothing of men;

But they filled all the vale with their clangorous thrill,
And flooded the gloom of the glen.

“The trumpets,” I cried, ‘Lo, they call from afar,
They are mingled with music of bugle and drum;
The trumpets, the trumpets are calling to war,
The trumpets are calling—I come.”

The trumpets were calling me over the Range,

And I was a youth and was strong for the strife;
And I was full fain for the new and the strange

And mad for the tumult of life.

And I heard the loud trumpets that blew for the fray,
In the spell of their magic and madness was dumb;
And I said, “I will follow by night and by day,
The trumpets are calling—I come.”

The trumpets were calling and I was a man,
And had faced the stern world and grown strong;
And the trumpets were calling far off, and I ran
Toward the blare of their mystical song.

And they led me o’er mountains, ‘neath alien skies,
All else but their music was dumb;

And I ran till I fell, and slept but to rise,
Lo, the trumpets are calling—I come.

The trumpets are calling, I've come to the sea,
But far out in the moon-lighted glow,

I still hear the trumpets, they’re calling to me,
The trumpets are calling—I go.

And lo, a strange boatman is here with his bark,
And he takes me and rows away, silent and dumb;
But my trumpets! my trumpets! they peal through the dark,
The trumpets are calling—I come. .

 

 

 

 
   
 

   
 
  
 
 
 

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SPECIAL FEATURES.

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4. News of the Business World.
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. Editorial,
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11. Making Sales by Mail.
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TOLD BY HIMSELF.

 

How One Millionaire Reached the
Goal.

The young man of ability who has
nerve enough to break away from
the big city in his quest for fortune
is the one who, in my opinion, stands
the best chance of ultimately becom-
ing a millionaire.

There seems to be a prevalent idea
that big cities and big fortunes are
synonymous. Perhaps they are, in
the sense that very wealthy persons
are usually found in the great com-
mercial centers, where immense
amounts of capital are required to
carry on great business enterprises.
But a careful investigation will prove
that in nine cases out of ten these
ultra rich people did not come to the
city until after they had acquired a
big part of their wealth.

The big city does not offer any
very great inducements to the young
man just starting out in business
with a limited amount‘of capital. On
the contrary, he is handicapped from
the beginning, because he must com-
pete with firms of large capitalization.
However, if he makes his start in a
small community and has the proper
qualifications for attaining success, he
will eventually build up a capital that
will justify him in locating in the
metropolis.

Inherited Wealth.

I was more fortunate than the
average young man because I inher-
ited from my father not only consid-
erable property but an_ institution
which, while small, had a splendid
standing in the community. By many
I have been called “a rich man’s
son.” While I have profited in many
ways by the institution to which ]
fell heir, I have often regretted that
I was not one of those who had to
come up from nothing in order that |
might see just how far my own abil-
ity would carry me. If people think
that a young man who falls into a
position such as I did—waking up
suddenly one day, when I found my
father’s health had irreparably failed,
as the head of a bank with great re-
sponsibilities—has an easy time, they
are mistaken. From the very fact

GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1912

that I had a college education and
was considered a “rich man’s son” I
have always felt that I had more to
live up to than some one who had
no start, and that if I failed it would
be much more to my discredit than if
1 had had nobody to do anything for
me. I am sure it is just as hard to
be a successful rich man’s son as it is
to be a successful poor man’s son.

I was very fortunate in two ways—
first, to have a father who gave me a
splendid training for the business I
am in, and, second, that my natural
bent was along this line—something
that can not be said of every young
man whose parents select his voca-
tion for him.

Trained To Be Banker.

From the time I was 7 years old
my father talked business with me
and trained me to make loans and to
use my own judgment. When I
graduated from Yale seventeen years
ago I found that the Union Trust
Company was a one man institution,
my father having absolute control. I
had not been there very long when
I found that he was giving me more
and more power.

During all the time I worked as an
employe of the bank he never hesi-
tated to give me authority, and often
told me that he would rather have
me do things, even if I made mis-
takes, than not to do anything. I be-
lieve, as he did, that inertia is one of
the worst foes to business success.
When his health failed in 1900 and I
was given complete charge of the
bank, I tried to emulate his business
principles as far as possible.

I can not overestimate how fortu-
nate I have been in having such as-
sociates in business. Most of the
men I found myself with were also
with my father for many years and
never worked for any one else, and I
feel that a large part of any success
I may have had is due to their
splendid co-operation with me. I
mention this to show the value of re-
taining the friendship and good will
of those under you.

I believe this has been largely due
to the fact that I placed the same
confidence in them that my father did
in me.

The traits that were instilled in me
from childhood up have been of in-
estimable value in my business life,
and if I were just starting out in a
business career I would endeavor to
cultivate those principles. In my
opinion they are the guide posts to
success in any line of business.

' Application and Patience.
Perhaps application and _ patience
are the two most important things
to remember. I see so many young
men—particularly college graduates—
who figure that their educational

training entitles them to more rapid
advancement than others, become dis-
couraged and throw up good posi-
tions simply because they have not
those two qualities of application and
patience. I know it is trite advice to
tell a man to stick to one job, but it
has been proved true so often that
there must be something to it.

Application carries with it patience.
And the young man who has the pa-
tience to stick to a low salaried posi-
tion, knowing that he has the ability
to rise far above it, must also be
thrifty. I was taught the value of
money at an early age and I count
it as one of the most important busi-
ness assets I possess. The mistake
most young men of to-day make is
they are inclined to live too high.
This is especially true in the large
cities, where the temptation to spend
money is particularly strong. That is
another reason why smaller commu-
nities offer better opportunities to the
young man who aspires to become a
millionaire. People who. reside in
such towns are thrifty because they
have no occasion to be otherwise.

Some of the things I do not do
and which I would advise other am-
bitious young men to do, are these:

Speculation Bar To Success.

I do not speculate in stocks or
grains, and I do not gamble. My
observation is that the average man
who fails in business can trace the
cause to some such fault as that
rather than to purely business caus-
es. Speculation and gambling take a
man’s thoughts from his business and
tend to upset his mental equilibrium.
To succeed in any line a man must
devote his entire mind to his work.

The selection of a vocation, or line
of business, is most important. I have
no doubt that many men fail to suc-
ceed simply because: they start out
wrong. It is a great temptation to
take any job that offers the best pay,
regardless of the future prospects for
advancement. That is why so many
who might have been successful in
business are to-day working as sal-
aried employes at jobs for which they
have no liking. Find out what kind
of work you are suited for, then ap-
ply all your energies to developing
and perfecting yourself in that par-
ticular line. I believe the best way
to select a life work is to follow your
natural tendency.

There are just as many opportuni-
ties to-day, if not more, than there
were fifty years ago, for young men
to become millionaires. The great
trouble is that the majority do not
seem to care to work as hard as
their fathers did. True, there are
more distractions and more ways of
spending money, but, on the other
hand, there is more money and more
ways of obtaining it than formerly.

Number 1491

It is the young man who has the
force of character and will power to
“stick to his knitting,’ who gets to
the top.

$2,000 Capital Too Small in City.

I would not advise any man to try
to go into business for himself in
Chicago on a capital of $2,000 or
$3,000. While it is possible to make
a success on such a limited amount,
the chances are greatly against him,
because he must compete with firms
of large capitalization, with the result
that his profits will be cut down. The
small town is the place for the man
of small capital to locate first. Then,
after he has acquired experience and
has accumulated, say, $10,000, he is in
a position to enter the big city field. I
believe $10,000 is the minimum capi-
tal a man should have to start in
business in a city the size of Chi-
cago.

To establish any big business on a
sound basis it is necessary to build up
an efficient organization and let oth-
ers share the responsibility with you.
In these days of strong competition
no “one man” concern can make
much headway against the great cor-
porations that are composed of large
numbers of brainy men all working
together in harmony for the interests
of the organization.

Frederick H. Rawson,
President Union Trust Co.
—_—_~+~-<.___
The Three Candles.
The Master made three men and gave
To each a candle as his Light,
To keep or burn, or waste or save,

As each might think was meet and
right.

The first man lit his tallow dip,
Which in the room a halo shed.
Not brilliant, or with speedy drip,
But serving self till self was dead,

The next man lit both ends! And clear

Shone o’er the world his sun and moon.
He moved in brilliance. questing cheer;

But, ah! the light died out too soon.

The last man brooded o'er their fate.

He feared to light his precious spark;
And, pondering still this melting state,

He spent his whole life in the dark.

nage eens Chalmers.
No Other Paper Fills the Bill.

Blaney, April 15—I was thinking of
discontinuing the Tradesman, but I
find it of so much value to me in a
business way that I have changed my
mind. No other trade journal fills
the bill the way the Tradesman does.
It is invaluable to any large buyer of
merchandise. John I. Bellaire,
Manager Wisconsin Land & Lumber

Co. Store.
—_~+- +.

S. B. Drake, Western Michigan
Manager for the Standard Oil Co.,
sails from New York April 20 on the
Cincinnati for Cherbourg, France. He
will join his family in France and
spend two months on the continent.

——_++<.____

You don’t have to be an optimist
to make light of other people’s trou-
bles.

 

 

OVER THE RIVER.

Final Summons for Pioneer Merchant
and Banker.

Frayer Halladay, President of the

Bank,

Michigan Exchange Private

died at Butterworth Hospital Sun-
day afternoon as the result of a criti-
cal abdominal operation earlier in the
week. The funeral services were held
at the residence, 43 Pleasant street,

Tuesday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. John
church.

Westminster Presbyterian

The remains were taken to Ashton
this morning, accompanied by Rev.
John T. Thomas, where another fu-
neral was held this forenoon in the
Methodist church in which the de-
ceased worshipped for many _ years.
Interment was made beside his wife
in the cemetery at Ashton.

 

Biographical.
Frayer Halladay was born on a
near Leeds, Ontario, Oct. 15,
1845, being the oldest of a family of

farm
nine children. His father came from
Scotch and English antecedents and
He at-
tended the district school near his

his mother was pure Scotch.

father’s farm and remained with his
father at home until 21 years of age,
New York and
worked as a farm hand for two years.

when he went to

He then came to Michigan and locat-
ed a homestead in Sherman township,
‘Osceola county. Finding this life too
tame for him, he formed a copartner-
ship with his father and engaged in
general trade at Ashton in 1872 un-
der the style of Geo. Halladay &
Son. The goods were shipped by
rail to Paris, which was as far north
as the G R. & I. was completed at
that time. The remainder of the dis-
tance was made by wagon. Mr. Hal-
laday made the trip himself and slept
under the wagon at night. This co-
partnership continued fifteen years,
when Frayer succeeded his father,
continuing the business eleven years
longer in his own name. He oper-
ated a sawmill for fifteen years, dur-
ing which time he was the medium
through which thousands of acres of
hardwood lands were cleared and the
timber converted into money. Twen-
ty-one years ago Mr. Halladay form-
ed a copartnership with W. J. Breen
to engage in the fuel business in
Grand Rapids. This copartnership
was still in existence at the time of
Mr. Halladay’s death, Mr. Breen hav-
ing long been the active partner in
the business. Mr. Halladay owned
several hundred acres of farm lands
in Osceola county and a large tract of
hardwood timber in the Upper Pen-
insula. He also had large real estate
holdings in this city. While he re-
sided at Ashton he was Supervisor
and Treasurer of his township for
several years, a representative of the
Legislature and postmaster at Ashton
for many years.

Mr. Halladay was married Decem-
ber, 29, 1875, to Miss Elizabeth Mc-
Ilimurray, a native of Canada, who
was teaching school at Ashton at that

T. Thomas, pastor of the

MICHIGAN.

time. She died April 10, 1885, leav-"
ing three children—Grace, Eva and
Roy. The former is the widow of the
late Clarence Harrison. Eva was mar-
ried about six weeks ago to Mr.
Breen. The boy died some years ago
at the age of 19.

Mr. Halladay was at one time quite
prominent in -the Odd Fellows fra-
ternity, but has not been very ac-
tive of late years. He was also a de-
voted member of the Methodist
church and retained his belief in the
universal plan of salvation to the end.
He frequently remarked he had but
two hobbies—chewing tobacco and
hard work.

 

Resolutions of Respect

Adopted by the directors of the
Michigan Exchange Private Bank
April 15, 1912:

Whereas—By the unexpected visi-
tation of Providence, we are called
upon to mourn the death of our be-
loved and honored associate and
President, Frayer Halladay; and

Whereas—The cordial and
dential relations

confi-
between him = as

 

Frayer Halladay

President of the Michigan Exchange
Private Bank and the members of
this Board make it fitting that we

record our appreciation of his value;

therefore, be it
Resolved—That in his death we
realize that one of God’s noblemen
has passed from our midst into the
Great Beyond, leaving behind him a
memory of business honesty and in-
tegrity, an untarnished character, an
enviable record in the furtherance of
the business interests of the city and
a moral and social example worthy
of the emulation of all; that his re-
moval from our midst and from the
position of honor and responsibility
in which he had been placed by us,
and which he has so ably filled, leaves
a vacancy appreciated and felt by all
the members of this Board, the bank-
ing business at large and the city of
Grand Rapids, which he has faith-
fully served as an exemplary citizen.
Resolved—That we extend our deep

sympathy to the afflicted family of
our departed friend and co-worker in
the loss they have sustained.

Samuel M. Lemon,

Geo. Clapperton,

E. A. Stowe,

Committee.

TRADESMAN

Appreciation of the Deceased.

When one with whom we have
long been intimately associated dies
the better angels of our nature
prompt us to kindly reflection upon
the life that was, to emphasize the
good we know and to give generous
and charitable tribute of praise. We
are thus in sadness quickened to oft
belated duty and righteous judgment.
Human nature in its frailty is better
fitted to judge of the good than the
weakness in our fellowmen. But one
man fitted to judge other men as they
are ever trod this earth. And as we
in our weakness strive to judge justly
ourselves ap-
The cus-

and generously we
proach toward the divine.
tom of paying tribute of words and
flowers to the dead is a happy one.
Such tributes, however, are offered
always in sadness and often in self-
reproach. They are apt to bring to
those who offer them a sense of sel-
fish thoughtlessness and lack of
kindness toward the living. With
moisture in the eye and sadness in
the heart we keenly realize that it is
the kind and thoughtful word of sym-
pathy, commendation, encouragement
or praise to the living friends that
reflect joy and inspiration to burden-
ed lives, the flowers thoughtfully and
kindly sent to those still among us
whose beauty and fragrance reflect
human sympathy and affection that
cheer the recipient and that God and
the angels enjoy. Better such trib-
utes to the living than a wilderness
of encomiums and flowers around
the pulseless form of the  coffined
dead.

One long and intimately acquainted
with Frayer Halladay may offer just
and generous tribute to his life and
character in sincerity and without
reservation or fulsomeness. His life
was patient, kind and gentle, his char-
acter forceful, strong and brave. He
was a characteristic type of early
pioneer life of a day that is dead.
Such men who lived and endured the
hard, brave manhood-making lives of
the early settler who builded commu-
nities and states are too rapidly dis-
appearing from our midst. They are
entitled to our generous appreciation
and regard and to be cherished in
grateful memory. Mr. Halladay in
varly manhood followed the blazed
trail into the Northern woods of
Michigan. Settling there amid crude
environment he spent twenty-six in-
dustrious, patient, frugal years, the
best of his rugged life, became an
active force in his growing commu-
nity and State, making loyal friends
of all who knew him and accumulat-
ing by patient effort and temperate
living a goodly competence. The lat-
ter, important in its place, is of com-
paratively little consequence. It is
life and character that really count
while we live and continue to exert
beneficent influencé and force in hu-
man life after we have passed away.

In later life, leaving the scene of
his earlier toil, and trial, and triumph,
he came to this city and in that larg-
er field of business life and endeavor
became actively associated with nu-
merous enterprises. He there made
appreciative acquaintances and a
goodly number of warm personal

  
 

April 17, 1912

friends, such as are among the great-
est and most cherished of life’s treas-
ures. In this way was a brave and
burdened life enlarged and enriched.
The blunt abraded honesty and in-
tegrity of Frayer Halladay had the
indelible guinea stamp and always
and everywhere rang true. He was a
man of strong and steady intellect
and kind heart. He was deliberately
and rationally helpful and generous
to others without ostentation and
seeking always to have such others
aided to help themselves. He was 4
man of positive principle, who in his
quiet way won appreciative friends.
and to those principles and friends
he was steadfastly
loyal and true.
man physically

unwaverinely,
Tle was a powerful
and mentally, with
a strong positive and unique person-
ality. He was not a man who car-
ried all.these qualities upon his sleeve
and was not a man to be quickly and
superficially understood. His strong
positive qualities of mind and heart
were such as to command the | in-
creasing admiration and appreciation
of those who came to
well.

know him

He was a remarkably self-reliant
man. He was a man of keen dis-
cernment and sound judgment. [
have met few men whose judgment of
men and affairs was more sound, just
and unerring; and he was a man who
knew his own judgment, had absolute
confidence in it, relied implicitly upon
it and, exercising it, stood by it to
the end. He was an intelligent man
in the broad sense of that term, giv-
en to careful thought and deliberate
reflection. He did his own thinking
and formed his own opinions. He
was a man of real force and orig-
inality,a force that had in it the slow
resistless power of the tides; an orig-
inality that could be appreciated fully
only by those who knew him best. In
social intercourse with his friends
his keen, active intellect, his rare
sense of humor, his original ideas and
characteristic epigrammatic manner
of expression made him a most at-
tractive and interesting companion.
His business associates found him
acting slowly and cautiously, delib-
erately, but dependable always and
absolutely reliable, and his action al-
most invariably intelligent and
right.

Frayer Halladay was not only a
good man but he was a good citizen.
He brought to the consideration of
questions of public interest the same
patient, deliberate, positive study and
reflection that he gave to personal af-
fairs. Upon such questions his judg-
ment was sound and his action clea
and intelligent. Reticent of nature,
inclined to be self-contained, he was
not ambitious of or attracted by pub-
lic life. His public career, aside from
small local affairs, was confined to a
period as Representative in the Leg-
islature of the State. There his pos-
itive strength and sound qualities
made him a real and a valuable repre-
sentative. His conception of duty in
such a position was to bring to the
consideration of public matters the
same deliberate, intelligent, independ-
ent judgment, study and_ reflection
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formed his own intelligent opinions,
he made up his own mind, he acted
He could
never be in such a capacity a trim-
mer or an automatic register of what
he might think that others thought.
His mind was too _ intelligent, his
judgment too sound and deliberate,
his opinion too positive, his nature
too honest and brave for that. He
was, and was fitted to be, a repre-
sentative of those who delegated to
him representative duties and_ re-
sponsibilities, and he served them
faithfully and well. If the qualities of
Frayer Halladay were more general
and active in legislative halls ,the real
interests of the people and the State
would be more intelligently subserved
and their welfare more ably _ pro-
moted.

wisely and courageously.

The passing away of a man _ like
Frayer Halladay is a distinct loss to
a community and to a State. The
memory of his life and character will
long be cherished in respect and ad-
miration by all who knew him well.

George Clapperton.
——_>>->

Bankruptey Proceedings in Western

Michigan.

April 9—In the matter of Jacob S&.
Davis, bankrupt, formerly merchant at
Manistee, the adjourned first meeting of
ereditors was held, and a first dividend
of 5 per cent. was declared and ordered
paid to ordinary creditors whose claims
have been allowed.

April 10—-An order was made by Judge
Sessions adjudging the Hendershot Cred-
it Clothing Co., of Grand Rapids, a bank-
rupt, on petition of creditors, and the
matter was referred to Referee Wicks. An
order was made by the referee calling the
first meeting of creditors to be held at
his office on May 2, for the purpose of
proving claims, electing a trustee, exam-
ining the officers of the bankrupt, ete.
The bankrupt’s schedules show the fol-
lowing assets:

Stock In: trades 2 5. oe aes $ 3,000.00

Furniture and fixtures .......... 300.00
Debts due on open account .... 12,000.00
$15,300.00

The following creditors all unsecured.
are scheduled:

M. Uittman, Buffalo 22.50. e. $ 14.06
A, Solomon & Bros., New York 80.00
Thomas Landan, New York .... 52.52
Schattman, Rosenberg & Schatt-

Mint, New YORK 2.6.00... 150.00
J. & L. Waldstein, New York... 253.00
L. F. Bowman & Co., Cincinnati 28.00
Fisher Bros. & Co., New York... 262.25
M, D. Katz, New York ........ 100.09
Simon Cohn & Co., New York ... 157.00
B. Berstin, New York ......... 34.54
Morris Wischner, New York .... 64.71
Rand Brothers, Philadelphia 89.88

Buckskin Breeches Co., Evansville 267.00
Taft & Company, New York .. 88.90

Geo. H. Heineman, Milwaukee 86.26
R. Sehnall, New York .......... 171.50
F. W. James Co., Toledo ........ 282.18
World Shirt Waist Co., New York 159.49
Louis Schullman, Philadelphia .. 66.30
B. Berman & Co., Detroit ...... 66.00
J. A. German & Co., New York 89.28
B. Haas: Cincinnatt: 3. oie. 173.00
I, Blumberg, New York ......... 63.00
A. H. Feldman, New York .... 54.00
Edwards Mfg. Co., Clinton, Ia. 87.88
ME Conn: New oYOrk i... 23. 525. 56.00

Globe Dress & Suit Co., New York 104.00
Ph, Herzog & Sons, New York ..
Nathan Sloan & Co., Chicago .. 49.63
D. Schwartz, Chicago
Chas, W. Powell & SS Ypsilanti 78.00
Kruger, Gross & Co.
Lindeman, Gross & oe IN. -¥- 35.00

Max Dorf, New York ........... 13.75
I, M. Riegelhaupt, ee 1,358.45
Jd, munes. New ork 2.0.3.5. 53. 53.50
C, R. Brewer Lumber Co., Battle

Creein Crea ee 23.70
Geo, Miller & Co., ‘New York .. 24.00
S. Novick & Co., New York .. 75.50
Globe Silk Waist. Co., Philadelphia 203.00
Ch. Rineberg, New York ....... 08.35
S. & H. Levy, New York ....... 682.32
Samuel Plum, New York ....... 63.00
Butler Brothers, New York .... 20.00
D, S Zemon & Co., Detroit .... 286.53
Rosenthal & Dickman, New York 116.00
I. Hirsch & Co., Chicago ....... 5.50
Abe Gittelmacher, Philadelphia 126.00
Reznek, Shapiro & Co., New York 237.50
Mezeritsky & Miller, New York 161.75
Stanley Makinski, Grand Rapids 300.00
Mike Koverack, Grand Rapids .. 100.56
Evening Press ‘Co., Grand Rapids 13.00
Corl, Knott & Co., Grand Rapids 163.42
Mrs. M. E. Myers, Grand Rapids 1,150.00
T. B, Moore, Defiance .......... 500.00
Defiance oo Loan Association,

Dehanee ss eee ees wee 1,085.00
Mrs. Ollie Gould, Grand Rapids 600.00

Wm. F. McKnight, Grand Rapids 404.00
Jacob Kozminski, Grand Rapids ..700.00
I. I. Stone, Battle Creek ...... 270.00
Kohn & Baskin, New York .... 71.60
Max Udell & Co., New York 60.00
J: €. Ruth & Co; Aurora: 3555. 160.20
Geo. Miller & Co., New York .... 18.00
Auto Raincoat Co., New York .. 6.00
Jacob Rayvid, New York ........ 23.75
Phil Walcoff & Co., New York 54.37
Isaac Walcoff, New York ...... 20.00
Morris Levy & Co., New York .. 63.25
Bernard Cloak Co., New York .. 76.00

$12,899.92

April 11—In the matter of Meade Broth-
ers, bankrupts, formerly merchants on
Canal street, City, the final meeting of
creditors was held, and the final report
and account of Don E. Minor, trustee,
was considered and allowed. There were
not more than sufficient assets to pay the
preferred claims and administration ex-
penses and there was no dividend de-
clared for ordinary creditors. No cause
to the contrary being shown by creditors
it was determined that a certificate rec-
ommending the bankrupt’s discharge be
made by the referee, :

In the matter of Henry Motor Car Co..
bankrupt, of Muskegon, a hearing was
had on. the offer of Charles F. Latimer
of $7,500 for the remaining assets of this
estate, excepting accounts receivable and
cash on hand. The trustee submitted an
additional bid for the assets and the offer
of Latimer was rejected and the offer
of Geo. Sachsenmaier & Co. and E. Le-
vene & Co., of Philadelphia, of $9,000, was
accepted and the sale ordered made and
confirmed.

In the matter of the American Electric
Fuse Co., bankrupt, of Muskegon, the
trustee, Paul S. Moon, of Muskegon, filed
his first report and ‘account showing a
balance of cash on hand and to be re-
ceived within a few days of $89,742.26,
and also property still on hand of the ap-
praised valuation of. $47,315.86. An order
was made by the referee calling a special
meeting of creditors to be held at his of-
fice on April 22, for the purpose of
considering such ‘account and declaring
and ordering paid a first dividend for or-
dinary creditors,

April 12—In the matter of Carl H.
Nye, bankrupt, laborer of Grand Rapids,
the first meeting of creditors was held.
No claims were proved and it appearing
from the examination of the bankrupt
that there are no assets excepting those
claimed as exempt, no trustee was ap-
pointed. Unless further assets are dis-
covered or further proceedings are desired
by creditors, the estate will probably be
closed at the expiration of twenty days.

An involuntary petition for adjudica-
tion in bankruptcy has been filed against
the Callaghan Hardware Co., of Reed
City, and tue alleged bankrupt has filed
its schedules of assets and liabilities and
also a composition at 50 per cent. cash
on the claims of all ordinary creditors,
excepting the cialm of M. M,. Callaghan
x Co., of $21,266.49, to whom notes at
50 per cent. of the claim payable in
twelve equal monthly installments, to be
secured by chattel mortgage covering the
alleged bankrupt’s property is offered and
which said creditor has agreed to accept.
The matter has been referred to Referee
Wicks and notice has been given of a
special meeting of creditors to be held
at his. office on April 26, for the purpose
of allowing claims, examining the offi-
cers of the alleged bankrupt and to con-
sider and pass upon such offer of com-
position,

The alleged bankrupt’s schedules show
the following assets:

 

Cash on hand and on deposit ..$ 468.43
Bills recetvVaple 3. ces os se wae os 2,692.88
Stock of merchandise .......... 21,254.23

Furniture, fixtures, tools and ma-
COINCEYs ee oe - 1,700.00
Accounts receivable ............ 4,982.66
$31,098.20

The inventory and report of appraisers
will be on file at the time of such special
meeting.

The schedules show preferred claims
$48, and ordinary or unsecured claims,
$40,226.66. The following is a list of
the principal creditors:

American Woodenware Mfg, Co.,

SPONCOO: eee ce ost a cite cigs $ 66.00
Acme White Leau & Color.

Works, Detroit ............. 233.23
Aetna Powder Co., Chicago .... 27.00
Alabastine Co., Grand Rapids .. 85.55
Allith-Prouty Co., Danville .... 26.40
Alexandria Halter Factory, Alex-

RUT ay as ees ee ele ate 25.23
Abby & Embria Co., New York 37.70
American Oil Co., Jackson .... 35.30
Barrett Mfg. Co., Chicago ..... 660.55
Baxter Stove Co., Mansfield .... 133.10
Baldwin Stove Co., Cleveland .. 33.00

Berger Mfg. Co., Canton
Baughman Horse Collar "Co., ae 11.00

Baker-Vawter Co., Chicago’ 27.0
Bement Company, Lansing ... 209.00
F. W. Bird & Son, East Swaipole 73.96

Brown & Sehler Co., Grand Rapids 736.54
Buhl Sons Company, Detroit .... 465.99

Bucher & Gibbs Co., Canton ... 128.50
Born Steel Range Co., Cleveland 130.10
W. Bingham Co., Cleveland .... 513.01
Canton Enameling Co., Canton 73.25
Cadillac Gas Light Co., Cadiliac 32.50
Wm. D. Cramer Co., Muskegon 33.41
Detroit Emery Wheel Co., Detroit 25.2
Detroit Vapor Stove Co., Detroit 107.23

Detroit Bath Tub & Brass Co.,
DOErOit soot oe ca ess 27.00
38.32

Dean & Kite Co., Cincinnati ....
H. S. Earle Mfg. Co., Detroit .. 27.51
Eagle White Lead Co., Cincinnati
Empire Rubber Co., Trenton ..

(. tamrich, Columbus: .. 22-225... 368.68
Eclipse Stove Co., Mansfield ... 42.74
Excelsior Stove & Mfg. Co.,

OCUIENOW fe pei oe oon 28.80
Ferguson Sup. Co., Grand Rapids 137.91
Foster-Munger & Co., Chicago .. 880.06
Frohlich Glass Co., Detroit ..... 218.07

Gem City Stove Co., Quincey: ... So. ta
Goshen Manufacturing Co., Goshen 172.29
Hazzard Lead Works, Hazzardville 103.75
Jacob Haish Co., Dekalb =: 90.70
Hibbard, Spencer,

OCR EO ee cay, 30.70
Herald Pub. Co., Reed City ..... 48.33

Heystek & Canfield Co., Grd. Rds. 23.99
W. C. Hopson & Co., Grd. Rpds. 38.96
Hunt-Helm-Ferris & Co,

IAP VARs ie Soe o is 173.25
Hettrick Brothers, Toledo ...... 66.50
Home Rubber Co., Trenton :... 31.50
Independent Stove Co., Owosso 43.22
Imperial Campbell Branch Co.,

CHICASO Ae cas sews 119.44

Robert H, Ingersol & Co., Chicago 37.10
Illinois Pure Aluminum Co., La-

ONE OHNE ce Cee el ce css 52.42
W. B. Jarvis & Co., Grand Rds. 428.90
pap honed Brothers, Dayton .... 50.71

Landers, Frary & Clark, New :
POD EELALE ees es 53.00
Lisk Manufacturing Co., Canan-

A ee re ies ei sla 47.50
F. C. Mason, & Co., St. Johns .. 92.68
Malleable Steel Range & Mfg.

Co. South: Bend =. ..2....... 153.80
Michigan Stove Co.. Detroit .... 291.63
Mossman-Yarnelle Co., Ft. Wayne 105.12
Moore Bros., Jamestown ....... 58.75
Morley Brothers, Saginaw ...... 1,052.00
Motor Car Supply Co., Chicago 39.40
New Process Stove Co., Cleveland 45.30
National Manfg. Co., Sterling 56.19
Mo Ee Ney Co. Canton 2.0505... 329.76
National Brass Co., Grand Rapids 21.25
Omega Separator Co., Lansing 33.50
Osburn Paper Co., Marion ...... 30.00
Peninsular Stove Co., Detroit .. ie
Parker Plow Co., Richmond .... 39.5

Pittsburgh Steel Co., Pittsburgh 1,702.72
Peck-Williamson Heat & Ventil-

ating Co., Cincinnati ........ 406.93
Richards-'Wilcox Mfg. Co., Aurora 114.99
Republic Metal Ware Co., Buffalo 148.95
Rochester Jewelery Co., Rochester 31.25
Robinhood Ammunition Co., Swan-

CO ee ee ee oe 200.00
W. D. Sager, Chicago .......... 44.80
Sidney Hollow Ware Co., Sidney 58.44

A, G. Spaulding & Bro., Detroit 48.14

Southern States Turpentine Co.,
ClOvOlANG ooo eee ek 36.72

Stand. Garden Tool Co., Montrose 30.71

Stand. Varnish Works, Chicago 25.52
Stand. Oil Co., Grand Rapids 18.92
Stand. Stamping Co., Marysville 102.00

Stoughton Wagon Co., Stoughton 123.50
Sttandart-Simmons Haw. Col:

SEOICOO: fae. oy aaa ees 738.23
Stimpson Scale Mfg. Co., North-
eee ale hole eek «5 Scare 22.25

Specialty Whip Co., Westfield .. 27.90
Utility Stove & Range Co.,

PNGIANADOUS ee ou 40.54
United Supply Co. Saginaw .... 414.48
Viscosity Oil Co., Chicago .... 42.72

Wilder Strong Impleme nt: Co.
MEOMMOO ui swa soos seo:
Wilson Saw & Mfg. Co., Pt. nai

J, Wiss & Son, Newark ........

  

Detroit Shear Co., Detroit

Frank Stowe, Reed City ........

Curtis Brothers, Reed City ... 7%.8)
A. M. Fleischhauser, Reed City 239.00
Janeway & Co., New Brunswick 100.00

Associated Mfg Co., Waterloo .. 63.57
Moore Plow & Implement Co..

Greenville: oe. ees che oc. ss 119.60
Haze Mfg. Co., Hudson ......... 66.90
Filmer, Fur & Mfg. Co., Glovers-

Te ee ie ec eek hace as 163.50
Will Curtis, Reed City .......... 840.00
M. M. Callaghan, Reed City ~ 3,318.54

Reed Hemund, Jr., Reed City .. 68.00
M. M. Callaghan & Co., Chicago 21,266.49
Ontario Drill Co., Rochester .... 80.75

April 15—In the matter of Fargo Shoe
Manufacturing Co., bankrupt, of Belding,
the first meeting of creditors was held
and Henry A, Smith, of Belding, was
elected trustee by creditors and his bond
fixed at $7,500. Ray Reynolds, Secretary
of the bankrupt company, was examined.
By unanimous vote of creditors the trus-
tee was given the same authority to con-
duct the business of the bankrupt as a
going business as was given to the re-
ceiver under special order of the court.
First meeting was then adjourned with-
out day.

—_—_»> +.
What Some Michigan Cities Are Do-
ing.
Written for the Tradesman.

Detroit reports relief in the freight
car situation the automobile manu-
facturers having been furnished with
1,286 cars during the past week.

The Pt. Huron Business Men’s As-
sociation will conduct a vigorous
campaign this year for new industries
and for civic improvements.

A knitting concern at Vassar of-
fers to remove its plant to Bay City
provided $5,000 worth of stock in the
company will be taken there The
proposition will be investigated.

Jackson carried each one of its

bonding propositions at the recent

election, including $30,000 for sew-
ers, $31,000 for street paving, $22,-
500 for purchase of the fair grounds
from the county and $16,000 for the
sale of an alley to private parties
who propose to erect a_ ten-story
business block there.

The general offices of the S
& Flint Railway will be
from Flint to Saginaw.

Battle Creek now has a_ house
famine in addition to its other trou-
bles of coal famine, potato famine,
flood telephone fight, high cost of
living, store famine, etc.

A. M. Young & Co., of Chicago,
manufacturers of specialties, the
principal one of which is a dustless
dust cloth, will remove to Kalama-
zoo and will employ between forty
and fifty girls.

The Mt. Clemens Chamber of
Commerce has awarded to a Detroit
firm a contract for a publicity cam-
paign that means the expenditure of
about $50,000 in boosting Mt. Clem-
ens. :

Union City plans to install a new
dynamo and engine at the city light-
ing plant, giving twenty-four hours
per day electric service, also a sew-
erage and street paving improve-
ments. Almond Griffen.

Saginaw
removed

 

Automobile
For Sale

1911 Franklin G, 18 horse-
power, complete with top, wind
shield and speedometer. Has
been run only about 6,000 miles.
Lamps newly nickled and body
newly varnished this spring.
Price $1,500 net cash. No trade.
Address

FRANKLIN

Care Michigan Tradesman

 

 

 

IMPORTANT

Retail Grocers
ho wish to please
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their customers should
be sure to supply them
™ with the genuine

Baker's

Cocoaand
Chocolate

with the trade-mark
on the packages.

  

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Registered
U.S. Pat. off

They are staple goods, the
standards of the world for purity
and excellence.

MADE ONLY BY

W alter Baker & Co. Limited

DORCHESTER, MASS,
Established 1780

 

 

 

 

 

MhOW@IGAN: (TRADESMAN

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Movements of Merchants, .
Hastings—W. H..-Spence succeeds
W. H. Myers in .the harness. busi-
ness.

Flint—J. H. Hyde has, engaged.:in
the grocery business at 916 Richfield
road.

Manistee—The Engelbreth Bakery
has opened for business at 301 Third
street.

Battle Creek—J..G. Butler succeeds
Charles L. Mead in the confectionery
business.

Wyandotte—Mrs. James Lee, re-
cently of Detroit, has opened a. ba-
zaar store here.

Cheboygan — A. W. Reams has
opened a paint and wall paper store
on State street.

Baldwin—R. P. Gleason, of Luther,
will open a hardware and implement
store here May 1.

Thompsonville—E. R. Grant has,
closed out his stock of jewelry and
retired from business.

Middleton—E. W. Brown, formerly
engaged in trade at Farwell, will open
a general store here about May 1.

Petoskey — James Hitchings, gro-
cer and meat dealer, lost his entire
stock by fire April 9. Loss, $2,200.

Grant—Richard E. Kincaid has sold
his drug stock to C. Reece, formerly
of Caro, who has taken possession.

Alba—I. Saperston has purchased
the David Ward estate stock of gen-
eral merchandise and merged it with
his own.

Clare—The Wilson-Davy Co., deal-
er in dry goods and clothing, has in-
creased its capital stock from $30,000
to $35,000.

Mt. Pleasant—B. A. Isbell has en-
gaged in the wholesale and retail
confectionery and cigar business“ on
Main street.

Mt. Pleasant—-Chatterton & Son, in
the elevator and produce business,
have increased their capital ~ stock
from $16,000 ‘to’ $40,000.

Sparta—James: **H.- Robinson has
sold his sto¢k:ofgroceries to -Mr.
McGaw, formerly of Grant, who will
take possession. May. 1.

South Boardman—S: E. Aldridge,
grocer, has_purchased the L. D. Mus-
ser grocery stock “and bakery and
will consolidate it’ with his own.

Detroit—Fhe- United Clothing Co.
has been organized with an author-
ized capital stock. of $10,000, which
has been subscribed and $5,000 paid
in in cash

Detroit 2''The Hoyle & - Rarick
Clothing Co., conducting a chain of
stores throughout the country, has
opened an establishment at 216 Wood-
ward avenitég gyrgccr

Charlotte-—nfrane. s& , Crane have
bought the interest of Albert Hali-

 

 

fax inthe Dimondale elevator and
Ed.- Nelson has been employed to
manage the business.

Black River—The general store
owned by Frank J. Martin was total-
ly destroyed by fire of unknown ori-
gin April 12. The loss is $2,000, cov-
ered by $1,000 insurance.

Ithaca—The Ithaca Gleaner-Farm-
ers Elevator.Co. has been organized
with an authorized capital stock of
$25,000, which has been subscribed
and $2,500 paid in in cash.

Adrian—William Egan has _ pur-
chased the meat department of the
Rogers grocery, at the corner -of
Main and Seeley streets, and will con-
duct the business hereafter.

Blaney — John L. Bellaire, who
recently sold -his general. stock at
Germfask to Norman Stauffer, has
taken the management of the general
store of the Wisconsin Land & Lum-
ber Co. at this place.

Menominee—The Twin City Pack-
ing Co. has been incorporated with
an authorized capitalization of $25,-
000, of which $17,600 has been sub-
scribed, $2,600 being paid in in cash
and $15,000 in property.

Muskegon Heights — William H.
Buckley, hardware dealer at Spring
Lake, has purchased the hardware
stock of the late Harry DeWitt, and
will continue the business at the
same location as a branch store.

Ubly—Frank A. Brown, dealer in
implements, has merged his business
into a stock company under the style
of the Brown Implement Co, with
an authorized capital stock of $8,000
which has been subscribed and $6,000
paid in in property.

Vickeryville—C. N. Long, recently
of Elma, Washington, has purchased
the interest of the late J. E. Tem-
plin in. the hardware stock of Miller
& Templin and the business will be
continued at the same location under
the style of Miller & Long.

Monroe — Fire originating, it is
thought, from spontaneous combus-
tion, started in the rear hall of the
Hoffman building, 21 Front street,
April 10 and spread to R. W. Berry-
man’s tailor shop, on the second floor.
Before the flames were subdued by
the fire department H. D. Hoffman’s
stock of dry goods on the store floor
were damaged by smoke and water
about $5,000. Berryman’s loss is plac-
ed at $1,000.

Tecumseh — Samuel W. Temple,
one of this town’s oldest and most
widely known business men, died sud-
denly of heart disease April 16. He
was about 75.years old and had been
in business!-here for fifty syears or
more.” For many: years. he waszengag-
ed: in the ‘lumber:-and planing’ mill

business, after retiring from which he
went into the grocery and farm im-

plement business, in which he re-
mained until his death.
Holly—The Michigan Truck &

Lumber Co. has: been incorporated
with an authorized capitalization of
$17,500 common afd .$7,500 preferred,
of which $22,500 has been subscribed
and paid in in cash.

Chesaning—Walker’ & Conley, un-
dertakers: and dealers ‘in furniture,
have. merged their: business into a
stock company under the style of the
Walker): Blakeslee Co., with an au-
thorized. capital stock of $10,000 com-
mon nd $5,000 preferred, of _ which
$8,000 has been subscribed and_ paid
in in property.

 

Manufacturing Matters.

Detroit—The Invincible Starter Co.
has increased its capital stock from
$1,000 to $35,000.

Vermontville—D. H. Brown suc-
ceeds Wellington Best in the man-
agement of the Vermontville Cream-
ery.

Negaunee—Robt. and Fred Northey,
recently of Ishpeming, will engage in
the cigar manufacturing business
here May 1, under the style of
Northey Bros.

Traverse City—T. D. Hobbs, form-
erly engaged. in the grocery business
at Kalkaska, is now managing a store
for Loveland & Stone, lumber manu-
facturers at Cutler, Ont.

Kalamazoo—The Kalamazoo Fibre
Package Co. has engaged in busi-
ness with an authorized capitalization
of $25,000, of which $12,500 has been
subscribed and $2,500 paid in in cash.

Detroit—The Goldbrook Creamery

‘Co. has engaged in business with an

authorized capital stock of $75,000,
of which $41,000 has been subscribed,
$2,450 paid in in cash and $38,150 in
property, .

Clarksville — The Clarksville Co-
operative Creamery Co. has engaged
in business with an authorized capi-
tal stock of $2,500, of which $1,250
has been subscribed and $1,050 paid
in in cash,

Boyne City—The Boyne City Pot-
ash Co. has been organized with an
authorized capital stock of $6,000, of
which $4,000 has been subscribed,
$100 being paid in in cash and $3,900
in property.

Detroit — The De Croupet Iron
Works has merged its business into
a stock company under the’ same
style, with an authorized capital stock
of $25,000, all of which has been sub-
scribed and paid in in property.

Detroit—The Van Wormer Pure
Food Co. has engaged in business to
manufacture and sell flavors, extracts,
syrups, jellies, preserves and foods,
with an authorized capital stock of
$12,000, which has been subscribed,
$5,000 paid in in cash and $300 in
property.

Flint—The Lutz & Schram Pick-
ling Co. will locate a branch plant
in this city. The plant will cover
sixteen acres. The parishioners of
All ‘Saints’ .church have agreed to
raise 101 acres of cucumbers’ the*com-
ing: season; ,-$ub-stations, will be es-
tablished inthe smearby. towns.

 

Hamilton—The Bulthuis Manufac.
ing Co., manufacturer of gloves, over.
alls, jackets, pants, shirts and sus.
penders, has merged its business into
a stock company under the san,
style, with an authorized capital stoc|
of $15,000, of which $8,040 has been
subscribed and paid in in property

Detroit—The Anglada Co. has ep.
gaged in business to manufacture and
sell demountable and detachable rit).
and. other parts and accessories |,,;
motor wheels, with an authorized
capital stock of $50,000, of which $22.
500 has been subscribed, $3,500 being
paid in in cash and $25,000 in prop-
erty.

Detroit—The England Manufactur-
ing Co. has engaged in business t:,
manufacture and deal in pressed stee!
doors for automobiles, auto bodies
and all parts, appliances and equip-
ment connected with automobiles,
with an authorized capital stock of
$50,000, which has been
and $6,000 paid in in cash.

Bronson—A new company has been
organized under the style of the
Warne-Douglas Co. to manufacture
and sell sheet metal specialties, auto-
mobile and motor boat accessories,
metal castings and hardware special
ties, with an authorized capital stock
of $8,500 common and $6,500 prefer-
red, which has been subscribed and
$10,000 paid in in cash.

22. _____

Another Association in the Field.

Pt. Huron, April 15—The
chants of Deckerville organized a
Business Men’s Association on
Tuesday evening last, with the fol-
lowing officers: :

President—David R. Brown.

Vice-President—Oswold Lawson.

Secretary—E. P. Carman.

Treasurer—C. H. Clement.

The Saginaw grocers will hold a
banquet and smoker on Tuesday eve-
ning—grocers from every town adja-
cent to Saginaw have been invited
to attend. The President and Secre-
tary of the State Association will ad-
dress them.

Pt. Huron grocers and butchers
will close Wednesday afternoons dur-
ing June, July and August.

Js, T.-Percival, Sec’y.
—_——_ 2 2 ___

The annual banquet of the Grand
Rapids Retail Grocers’ Protective As-
sOciation, which was held at the Pant-
lind Hotel last Thursday evening, was
well attended. The principal speech
of the evening was made by Fred
Mason, Manager of the Shredded
Wheat Co., of Niagara Falls,
gave his hearers some valuable advice
and pertinent suggestions. Mr. Ma-
son is a pleasing speaker and his
presence is always regarded as a rare
privilege by gatherings of grocers, no
matter where held or under what au-
spices they are conducted.

+.

The Gleye Hardware Co. has been
incorporated with an authorized cap-
ital stock of $20,000, of which $16,500
has been subscribed and $13,500 paid
in in cash, to engage in the hard-
ware business on Pearl street. © The
stockholders are Paul: H. Gleye, Wal-
ter Gleye,.A. C..Bertsch and John J
Healy. a

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The Produce Market.

Apples — Jonathans, $5.50; Bald-
Wins, $4.50; Spys, $5.50; Russets and
Gteenitigs, $4; Western box apples,
$3 pet box.

Aspatagus—$1 per doz.

Bananas — $1.50@2 per bunch, ac-
corditig to-size and quality.

Beets—65e pet bu. for old; 90¢ per
doz. bunches for new:

Butter—The market has been véry
firm during the past two weeks, but
hold about the same as a
week ago. Receipts arriving are of
good propartions for April, but the
demand increases steadily and keeps
the markets well cleaned up on all
fancy goods. Naturally the market
will be very sensitive at existing ex-
treme prices so close to the grass
season, and it is impossible to tell
how long the present high market
will tast. No relief seems likely,
however, for ten days or two weeks.
Creaiiefy extras command 32c in tubs
and 33c in prints. Local dealers pay
24¢ for No. 1 dairy and 19c for pack-
ing stock.

prices

 

Cabbage—Sc per fb. for either new
or old; California, per crate, $4.
Celery—Florida, $2 per crate; Cali-

fornia, $1.10 per doz.
Cranberries — Late Howes, $6 per
bbl.

Cucumbers—$1.75 per doz. for hot-
house.

Eggs—Receipts are fairly liberal,
as is normal for the season, and the
quality of the current receipts is at
its best for the year. The market is
barely steady, owing to the large re-
ceipts, but owing to the strong ad-
vances and firm markets the price
seems unlikely to decline at present.
Western operators appear to be will-
ing to pay higher prices for eggs for
storage than Eastern operators, and
most of the available supply for that
purpose is therefore being kept in the

West. Local dealers pay 18c, case
count.

Grape Fruit—Choice Florida, $7 per
box of 54s or 64s; fancy, $8.

Grapes—Imported Malagas, $4.50@
5.50 per bbl., according to weight.

Green Onions—15c per doz. for
home grown.

Green Peppers—60c per small bas-
ket.

Honey—20c per tb. for white clover
and 18c for dark.

Lemons — California, $4.50; eae
sina, $4.25@4.50.
Lettuce —- - Hothouse, 0 ner, ee

head, $2 per bu.
Nuts—Ohio chestnuts, 16c per Mb?

hickory, . $1.75. per bu; walnuts aed

bptternuty,tse™per | Bae
‘Onions—$2.50. per

‘grown ;$2 per crate for Spanish. ~

bu for™ home

Oranges—Navels, $3.25@3.50

Pieplant—California, $2.75 per 40
tb. box.
Pineapples—Cuban are in liberal

supply at $4.25 per crate for 24s, $4
for 30s and $d3.75 for 36s.

Potatoes—$1.40 per bu. for
stock.

Poultry—Local dealers pay 13c¢ for
fowls and springs; 7c for old roost-
ers; 10c for geese; 14c for ducks; 16
@18¢ for turkeys. These prices are
for liveweight. Dressed are 2c higher.

Radishes—35c per dozen for hot-
house.

Spinach—$1.25 per. bu.

Squash—2c per th. for Hubbard.

Strawberries—The first strwberries
arrived the first of the week from
Louisiana and are selling at $2.25 per
24 pint case most of the week. The
quality was very good, but-a little
green in color. It is expected that
the supply will increase from now
on. The first shipments were about
ten days late in arriving, which was
said to be partly caused by the floods
in the South.

Sweet Potatoes—$6.25 for Jerseys.

Tomatoes—Six basket crates, $4.50.

Turnips—50c per bu.

Veal — 5@9c, according to the
quality.

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The Grocery Market.

Sugar—In addition to the decline
of 10 points last week, the refiners
reduced their quotations 4c on Mon-
day of this week, granulated being
now quoted at 5,05, New York basis.
The decline is, of course, due to
manipulations on the part of the re-
finers to enable them to secure large
stocks of raws during the period of
heaviest receipts. As soon as they
have their warehouses full of raws,
the price of refined will be marked
up. The uncertainty of the tariff bill
which was passed by the House re-
moving all the duty on sugar, is caus-
ing. all buyers to take stocks spar-
ingly and beet refiners are offering
sugar more freely than they have for
some time. No one seems to think
that the sugar bill as passed by the
House will be passed by the Senate,
but a bill removing a part of the duty
may go through.

Tea—The market is now showing
more signs of life under full prices.
Retailers are buying more freely and
the stocks of high grade Japans in
this country are getting’ low. There
will be no surplus when' the wew: “rep
teas arrive * in July._.The_call_ fo
package teas is increasing, more es-

‘pecially those imported already patk

ed, as théy come direct from the fir}

_ ing go-dawns, are sanliaky Gad. rethin
their “origitar’ ‘flavor _and_

_sweetnes}

-better---than-—-repacked teas... The

ro Starch+sAjl: best
has advanced 10c' per 100.

‘TRADESMAN

Standard as fixed by the new Tea
Board meets with favor. Chinas will
be absolutely uncolored and a uni-
form inspection will, no doubt, bring
harmony once more and general sat-
isfaction to importers. Congous are
easy. Indias and Ceylons hold firm.
Better prices are expected in Japans
for the remainder of the season.
Coffee—Rio and Santos grades are
without material change. Underlying
conditions, however, are still very
strong. Mild coffees are very firm on
a basis almost as high as anything
yet reached, and the outlook is still
stronger, owing to crop damage due
to unfavorable shipping conditions.
Mocha is firm for the week, but no

higher. Java is quiet and unchanged.
Canned Fruits—Apples are dull
and unchanged. California canned

goods show a fair movement at un-
changed prices. Winter pack Ha-
walian pineapple will arrive on the
market soon, which will relieve the
shortage for some time at least. It is
thought by some that the winter pack
is hardly as good as the summer pack,
but the real difference is so small that
it is hard to detect. Prices are high-
er than a year ago, but the demand
continues to increase.

Canned Vegetables—Corn and peas
are unchanged, both spot and future,

and the demand is slack, except for

very cheap corn, blocks of which
have sold as low as 50c in a large
way. The demand for corn is not

nearly as large as it should be with
prices as low as they have been and
are at present. Some wholesalers
think that the fact that tomato and
pea prices are so high has caused the
consumer to regard the entire line in
the same light. Tomatoes show a
weakness both in spot and futures.

Dried Fruits—Peaches and _apri-
cots, both spot and future, are un-
changed and dull. Raisins are quiet
on spot; some demand ffor futures.
Currants are quiet and unchanged.
The continued weakness of prunes in
secondary markets, due to holders’
anxiety to sell at almost any price
in reason, has at last had an: effect
on the coast market, which has been
firm and well maintained. Sales were
made during the week on the coast
at a substantial notch below the high-
est point reached. The demand is not
large anywhere.

Cheese—Stocks are very light and
holders of old cheese can get about
their own price for it. The market
is higher at present than at any time
since the war. The few remaining
old cheese are firmly held, and no
relief can be expected until new
cheese comes forward in larger quan-
tities, which it will not do for a
month yet. New cheese now on the
market rules 2@38c below old.

Rice—-The demand continues of a
good size from both 'the retailér and
the consumers Domestic Japan:sorts
are: quoted from 54%4,@6%c per pound,
with fancy Carolina from 6@7%4c.
Muzzy package

Syrups: and Molasses—Glucose* has
advanced'1c«per: gallon. and = com-
pound syrup has advanced 4 scales.
There are a great many retailers who

thave°the ‘idea that: if: sugar declines

or advances syrup should be-affected,
but that is not the case, asa great
percentage of syrup. consumed is
made from The market has
been steadily advanéing for a month
or more on corn syrup and is still

corn.

very firm. Wholesalers report a good
business in future maple syrup, but
practically nothing doing in spot

goods.

Fish—Cod, hake and haddock are
quiet and steady. Salmon shows no
change and fair demand. Both do-
mestic and imported sardines are un-
changed and quiet. ,

See ee meres
Annual Banquet’ of Kalamazoo Re-
tailers,
Kalamazoo, April 18—The grocers

and butchers of Kalamazoo and their
friends to the number of 150 sat down
to the banquet tables at their annual
feed and talk-fest, which was held at
the Auditorium last evening.
interesting impromptu talks
spersed with some of the “late ones”
were given and every phase of the
meat and grocery business with the
exception of the high cost of living
was discussed.

Many
inter-

Following the banquet, Acting
President Henry J. Schaberg’ intro-
duced the toastmaster, Stephen A.

letter
who was unavoid-

Marsh, who read a
nial Gene Welch,
ably detained in Chicago, in
he expressed his regret
able to attend
tivities.

Short talks dealing with co-opera-
tion, the credit system and the bene-
fits derived
Sunday closing
Messrs. J.
man, C. KR: Howard:

Kent, William

from ge-

which
at not being

and assist in the fes-

and
offered by
George Free-
Frank Bowen,
Slater and Selig

from early evening
were

Rockwell,

Glen
Stern.

Butter and Egg Buyers Organize.

Pt. Huron, April 16—In the neigh-
borhood of fifty wholesale and retail
butter, egg and poultry dealers from
all over the Thumb district and De-
troit held an enthusiastic meeting in
this city April 10 and formed an or-
ganization which will be known as
the Pt. Huron District of the State
Butter ,Egg and Poultry Association.
The object of the organization is to
have the merchants and farmers co-
operate in the buying of eggs on the
loss-off of quality basis in the future.

The Association will held another
meeting within a few weeks, by which
time it is expected the egg-producing
and purchasing market will be much
improved in the Thumb. Members
of the State Association were in at-
tendance, as aso ©. LL: Opper-
man, representative of the Bureau of
Animal Industry of the Department
of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

W. A. Williams, of Sandusky, was
elected President of the new Asso-
ciation and J.’F. Ruff, of Pt. Huron,
Secretary and 'Trédsurer.

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‘One Insertion Enough.

Was

‘Eaton RapidspcApril 15—We  re-
cently: mstructéd you to insert our
advertisement several weeks, but we

find that one insertion is enough. It

has:already brought us more replies

than we can answer in a week.
LaFever & Minnie.

 

MICHIGAN

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Our Con Mayor Attempts a New Con
Game.

The action of the city adminis-
tration in seeking bids from Detroit,
Chicago and the banks of other cit-
ies for the use of the city funds is
probably intended as a wild sort of
bluff designed as a means of work-
ing the Grand Rapids banks for a
higher interest offer. The Grand Rap-
ids National City Bank now carries
the city deposit and pays 2.30 per
cent. on daily balances and the finan-
cial acumen of the city hall is trying
to get better terms, which, of course,
is justifiable if fair means be taken.
The plan is to get offerings for por-
tions of the funds as time deposits
for six or nine months or until, it is
estimated, the money will be needed
for municipal purposes, and to car-
ry the balance in one of the city
banks on the usual basis of daily
balances. This plan might work, but
it may not have occurred to the city
hall talent that the interest on the
time deposits is about all that the
city would get out of it. The chances
are that the banks would look upon
the amount kept at home for cur-
rent needs as an ordinary commer-
cial checking account and that no in-
terest would be allowed on the daily
or any other kind of balances. To
have a considerable portion of the
city funds earning nothing would
more than offset the increased earn-
ings on the time deposits.

As a matter of fact the city depos-
it is not especially attractive as a
banking proposition and several of
the city. banks would not accept it
on any terms that involved paying for
the use of the money The deposit
may amount to a million and a quar-
ter in July, when the taxes have just
been collected, and in June, a year
later, there may be only a hundred
thousand to the city’s credit. Dur-
ing the year the fund is subject to
violent fluctuations. A hundred thou-
sand or a quarter of a million may be
dumped into the depository or pulled
out of it without the slightest notice
and the bank that carries the deposit
must adjust itself to these fluctuations
as best it can. It must always carry
a heavy reserve to meet any demand
the city may make and this naturally
reduces the earning capacity of the
deposit as a whole. To make _ the
funds at all profitable it is often nec-
essary to expand loans and discounts
on the shortest possible notice or to
contract them with a jerk. It takes
skill and experience to do this, and
because of the difficulties attending
it few of the banks want to bother
with the account at all, figuring that

the same effort put into other direc-
tions will accomplish better results.

The county receives 3.26 per cent.
on its daily balances also from the
Grand Rapids National City, but this
account came into the bank from the
old National City, which for some
reason was particularly anxious to
get this account when the bids were
invited, and bid up accordingly. The
county fund is not as large as the
city and it does not fluctuate so vio-
lently and for this reason it is more
desirable, but it is unlikely that any
such bid would be received for the
money at this time. When the State
Treasurer carries funds in the banks
about the State the interest allowed
for the use of the funds is 2% per
cent. The State deposits are fairly
staple, with no day to day fluctua-
tions and usually with ample notice
as to when the money will be need-
ed. The United States deposits are
allowed 1 per cent. interest for special
deposits and 2 per cent. for postal
savings deposits. Bank deposits are
carried in this city to an amount in
excess of $4,000,000, and the interest
on these is 2 per cent., and except
that the amount is steadily growing
larger the fluctuations during the year
do not exceed 20 per cent., which
makes them, as a whole, fairly steady.
In comparison with what the State,
the Federal Government and the de-
positing banks receive for their bal-
ances it will be seen that the city
with its 2.30 per cent. is faring toler-
ably well.

The city hall movement to get bids
from outside banks is based more or
less on the assumption that this city
has a money trust—that the banks are
in a combine against the city. And
this is nonsense. There is a friendly
feeling among the banks and in many
ways they work together, but if the
city deposit were as. desirable as
some people think it ought to be
there would be the keenest kind of
rivalry for it, and the fight would
be three cornered. The Old National
and the Kent State would be found
in one corner, the Fourth National,
the Commercial and the Peoples in
another and the Grand Rapids Na-
tional City and the City Trust and

Savings in the third, and the Grand.

Rapids Savings doing the friendly
between the Old and the Fourth In
matters of general policy and princi-
pal the banks stand together, but
when it comes to getting good busi-
ness friendship is forgotten.

If the city should make one of the
banks of Detroit, or Chicago, or

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ASK US HOW WILLIAM A. WATTS, Sec’y and Gen’! Mgr.

 

 

GRAND RAPIDS
NATIONAL CITY BANK

Resources $8,500,000

Our active connections with large
banks in financial centers and ex-
tensive banking acquaintance
throughout Western Michigan, en-
able us to offer exceptional banking
service to

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Administrators and Individuals

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Savings
Deposits

3

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Interest Paid
on
Savings
Deposits

Commercial
Deposits

Per Cent
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on
Certificates of
Deposit
Left
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United
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Depositary

 

Compounded
Semi-Annually

Surplus
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April 17, 1912

some other city, the depository for
the municipal funds it would be in-
teresting to know what would be the
attitude of the city banks in regard
to the city checks and drafts. Would
they cash the checks as presented at
par or would they charge a fee for
their collection? The payment of out-
side checks is a favor or accommo-
dation which the banks extend to
their customers, and in this city it is
done gratuitously. In New York and
in many other cities a collection fee
is charged. If the banks here should
charge fees on the municipal checks
drawn on an out of town depository,
as they would be entirely justified in
doing, is it not likely that the admin-
istration would hear something drop?

 

Aside from any other considera-
tion the depositing of the city funds
in any other than the banks of Grand
Rapids would be an injury to Grand
Rapids and one that should not be
seriously considered for an instant.
It would mean a large amount of
money paid in by Grand Rapids tax-
payers being sent away, instead of
being kept here where it would be
available for the use of Grand Rapids
business men. It would be giving
the business men and manufacturers
of some other town the benefit of
Grand Rapids wealth. The city could
better deposit the money in the
Grand Rapids banks without inter-
est than to send it away at any in-
terest that any outside bank would
be likely to offer.

 

The Grand Rapids National ' City
boys captured two first and two
second prizes as operators of the
Burroughs adding machine last week
and are prepared to defend their laur-
els against all comers. The contest
was one of the features of the meet-
ing of the local chapter of the Amer-
ican Institute of Banking and was
held at Grace Parish House, follow-
ing a dinner served by the ladies of
the church. There were two con-
tests, one of 200 checks and the other
of 100, and the prizes $10, $7.50 and
$5, first, second and third, respective-
ly, in each class, the Burrough com-
pany offering them. In the 200 check
contest Chester Stubbins, of the
Grand Rapids National City, made his
finish in 3 minutes, 1 second, and in
doing so scored a world record. The
best previous record was that of W.
L. Sherwood, of Hartford, Conn., who
took a fraction of a second longer.
George Corrigan, also of the Grand
Rapids National Oe: finished second
in 3 minutes, 3914 seconds, and A. J.
Sparks, of the Fourth, third in 5 min-
utes, 13% seconds. In the 100 check
class D. J. Foley, of the Grand Rap-
ids National City, took first prize in
2 minutes, 16 seconds; Wallace
Gould, of the same bank, second in
2 minutes, 19 4-5 seconds, and Philip
Holloway, of the Old, third in 2 min-
utes, 3354 seconds. The performance
of Mr. Stubbins is considered a re-
markable display of speed. It  in-
volves less than 1 second for the han-
dling of each check Frank Welton
presided at the meeting as toastmas-
ter and among the speakers were
Clay H. Hollister, Paul Stetson, Rob-

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

ert Spier, Chas. W. Garfield and Jas.
R Wylie. Mr. Hollister offered prizes
of $35 and $15 for the best essays of
1,000 words on the best plan for han-
dling country checks.

 

Rudoph Brewer, of the Grand Rap:
ids National City, and Robert Spier,
of the Old National, went to Kalama-
zoo Monday to institute a local chap-
ter among the bank clerks there.

 

President James R. Wylie has re-
turned from a two weeks’ visit in
Washington. He was accompanied
by his wife and their son joined them
for the Easter holiday This was the
first time Mr. Wylie had been in
Washington in several years and he
found much to interest him.

 

With several counties yet to hear
from bonds to the amount of nearly
$2,000,000 were voted in the April
election for good roads. Kent and
Ottawa counties each voted $600,000,
Genesee voted $500,000, Gogebic
$150,000, Houghton $25,000, Benzie
$15,000 and Erie township, Monroe
county, $30,000. This is an encourag-
ing sign. It means that public sen-
timent at last is awakened to the im-
portance of good roads and that the
people are going in for them in a
way and on a scale that means busi-
ness. To a large degree distances in
the country are measured not by
miles but by the condition of the
roads. The farm on a poor road two
miles out is farther from market
than the one ten miles away on a
good road. The condition of the
roads will make a difference in the
cost of living for the city man as the
cost of delivery from the country
will be less, and it will add infinitely
to the attractiveness of life on the
farm and will help keep the boys at
home. The expenditure of nearly
$2,000,000 this year ought to make be-
tween 600 and 800 miles of good road.
This is not so very much consider-
ing the road mileage of the State, but
it will help and the greatest and best
help will be in the encouragement it
will give other counties to do like-
wise. :
Quotations on Local Stocks and Bonds.

Bid. Asked.
Am. Box Board ber — 30
Am. Box Board Co., 92
Am, Gas & HElec. Cane. 78 84
Am, Gas & Elec. Co., Pfd. 47 48
Am. Light & Trac, Co., Com, 302 304
Am. Light & Trac. Co., Pfd. 107 108
Can, Puget Sound Lbr. 3 8%
Cities Service Co., Com. 88% 91%
Cities Service Co., Pfd. 851% 86
Comw’th Pr. Ry. & Lt. Com. 633%, +65
Comw’th Pr. Ry, & Lt. Pfd. 92 92%

Dennis Salt & Lbr. Co. 100
Fourth National Bank 200
Furniture City Brewing Co. 15

. Globe Knitting Works, Com, 112% 115

Globe Knitting Works, Pfd. 100) =101

G, R. Brewing Co. 210
G. R. Nat’l City Bank 178 «181
G. R. Savings Bank 185
Holland-St, Louis Sugar, Com. 9% 10%
Kent State Bank 260
Lincoln Gas & Elec. Co. 35% 37%
Macey Co., Com. 200
Macey Company, Pfd. 99 100
Michigan Sugar Co., Com. 94 96
Michigan State Tele. Co.. Pfd. 100 101%
National Grocer Co., Pfd. 87 88

Pacific Gas & Elec. Co., Com, 65 6514
Pacific Gas & Elec. Co., Pfd. 91 921%
Peoples Savings Bank 250
United Light & Railway Com, 105 107
United Lt. & Railway ist Pfd. 90 92

. United Lt. & Railway 2nd Pfd. 82

Bonds.
Chattanooga Gas Co. 1927 95 97
Denver Gas & Hlec. Co, 1949 95 97
Flint Gas Co. 1924 96 97%
G. R. Edison Co. 1916 97

R. Gas Light Co.
G. R. Railway Co.
Kalamazoo Gas Co.

99
1915 100% 100%
1916 100 §=101
1920 95 100

Sag. City Gas Co. 1916 99
April 16, 1912.

In the District Court of the United
States, Western District of Mich-
igan, Southern Division, in
Bankruptcy.

In the matter of Julius Van De
Kopple, bankrupt, notice is hereby
given that, in accordance with the
order of this court, I shall sell at pub-
lic auction to the highest bidder on
Friday, April 26, at 10 o’clock a. m.,
at the store formerly occupied by the
bankrupt, No. 323 West Leonard
street (old number), near Alpine ave-
nue, Grand Rapids, Michigan, the
stock of clothing and furnishings of
said bankrupt. Said stock is apprais-
ed as follows: Men’s clothing, $598.88;
hats and boys’ clothing, $426.29;
men’s furnishings, $349.52; total,
$1,374.69. An itemized inventory may

be seen at the office of Kirk E.
Wicks, Referee in Bankruptcy,
Houseman building, Grand Rapids,

Michigan.

Said sale will be for cash, and sub-
ject to the approval of this court,
and notice is hereby. given that if an
adequate bid is obtained, said sale
will be approved within five days
thereafter, unless cause to the con-
trary be shown. Wm. B. Holden,
Chas. V. Hilding, Trustee.

Grand Rapids, Mich.,

Attorney for Trustee.

 

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Assets over 3,000,000

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Kent State Bank

Main Office Fountain St.
Facing Monroe

Grand Rapids, .Mich.

Capital - - - $500,000
Surplus and Profits $300,000
Deposits

634 Million Dollars

HENRY IDEMA - - - President
i A Vice President
H. W. CURTIS - - - Vice President
A. H. BRANDT - - - Cashier
CASPER BAARMAN - Ass’t Cashier

34%

Paid on Certificates

 

You can transact your banking business
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. if interested.

 

 

 

We recommend the purchase
of the

Preferred Stock
of the

Cities Service
Company

at prevailing low prices

Kelsey, Brewer & Company
Investment Securities
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SURPLUS FUNDS

 

 

surplus.

Individuals. firms and corporations having a large reserve. a
surplus temporarily idle or funds awaiting investment. in choos-
ing a depository must consider first of all the safety of this money.

No bank could be safer than The Old National Bank of
Grand Rapids, Mich, with its large resources. capital and
surplus, its rigid government supervision and its conservative
and able directorate and management.

The Savings Certificates of Deposit of this bank form an ex-
ceedingly convenient and satisfactory method of investing your
They are readily negotiable, being transferable by in-
dorsement and earn interest at the rate of 344% if left a year.

 

 

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April 17, 1912

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE STATE DISGRACED.

The Republican State convention in
Bay City last week, for the election
of delegates to the National conven-
tion, was not a credit to the State
nor was it an incident for the party
to be proud of. It was marked by
riotous disorder. The fact that the
militia was called out, ostensibly to
preserve the peace, but in reality as
a furtherance of a partisan design,
was as great a disgrace to the State
and the party as the disorder itself.
‘In all the seventy-five years that
Michigan has been a State, in all the
hifty-four years we have had a Re-
publican party, never has it been nec-
essary to make use of other than or-
dinary means to keep the peace On
many occasions partisanship has run
high, many times factionalism has
been bitter, but never before has it
been necessary to call out the troops.
It was not necessary last week, but
Governor Osborn had the authority
to do so and he used his authority
to bolster up ‘the Roosevelt boom,
which he favored. His folly has
brought humiliation to the State and
shame to his party.

The riotous convention and _ the
calling out of the troops is being used
by the so-called progressive papers
as an argument for the direct prim-
ary for President. The argument,
valid. No matter
what political system we may have,
no matter what reform ideas may be
adopted, if we have small caliber men
in high places, we are bound to have
episodes of which the State will not
be proud. No matter what the method
may be of making nominations, with
a grandstander like Osborn in the
Governor's chair and a rattle head
like W. Frank Knox at the head of
the State Central Committee, there is
certain to be trouble if sober, intelli-
gent men venture to oppose the crazy
notions they put forth. It is not a
new method of making nominations
that the State needs, but men of in-
telligence, ability and patriotism in
the places of responsibility.

Governor Osborn is the chief cham-
pion of the Roosevelt campaign in
Michigan, and why he is so ardent a
Rooseveltian has not been explained.
Up to three or four months ago he
was an ardent Taft man. He was say-
ing in the speeches he made that
Taft was the greatest of living states-
men, and he loved to have his name

however, is not

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

and that of Taft coupled together.
Then he made a trip to Washington,
and when he returned he was a
Roosevelt man, ready to go any
length in behalf of the Rough Rider.
He made no explanation of his sud-
den change in front. He told nobody
why or wherein President Taft had
become unfit. He simply returned a
Roosevelt man, ready to call special
sessions of the Legislature, to call
out the troops, to use the entire pow-
er and influence of the State admin-
istration ‘to deliver the Michigan vote
to the candidate whom he preferred.
The real reason for his -change is
said to be that he asked President
Taft for the appointment of Frank
Knox to an office which for several
very good reasons could not be given
him. The President is said to have
promised him something equally as
good as soon as matters could be ar-
ranged, but the Governor insisted up-
on the particular office he had asked
for and it hurt his vanity that it
should not be granted at once, and
therefore friendship ceased. Thus it
appears that the State has had its
two sessions of the Legislature, and
the. disgraceful Bay City convention
as the result of a disappointment over
a petty Federal appointment.

NOTABLE SHOW WINDOWS.

The Grand Rapids merchants give
much attention to their show win-
dows. The display of seasonable
fabrics and finished goods and of
those things in which special sales
are being held are always attractive.
They do not confine themselves to
traditional lines, however. If the oc-
casion warrants it they do not hesi-
tate to break out into special set-
tings to emphasize a desired point. At
the present time the Spring Dry
Goods Co. has one window arrang-
ed showing a bunch of children at
play in the sand. The children are
in jumpers of gingham, with wide
brim hats on their heads and sandals
on their feet and they have little
shovels to dig with. The scene may
be a back yard sand pile or the beach
at the lake shore, but it is one that
will catch the eye of every parent, fur-
nish ideas for dressing the little ones
and create a desire. Foster, Stevens
& Co. are featuring their sporting de-
partment in one of their windows.
The display shows all sorts of fishing
tackle and a sign, changed every
morning, tells just how many days re-
main before the trout season opens.
There is the appeal to the small boy
and to others who are fond of the
National game in an assortment of
balls, bats, mits and face guards. J. C.
Herkner has a way all his own to at-
tract attention and the Herkner store,
taking it in season and out, is one
of the most attractive in the street.
The display includes the usual stock
to be found in a jewelry store, gems,
watches, pins, and such things, but
the special feature—and one that at-
tracts much attention—is a bunch of
the flowers that may be in season, us-
ually displayed in a receptable of cut
glass. Just now the display is of
trailing arbutus in the foreground and
a beautiful azalea in full bloom above
and back of it. Fred A. Wurzburg

also makes a frequent use of flowers
in the windows of his linen store, us-
ually old-fashioned garden flowers
which he brings from his home gar-
den where his wife raises them. The
Heyman Co. has fitted up four of its
windows as a suite of rooms, com-
pletely furnished. The rooms are bed
room, dining room, library and living
room, and in the angles of the win-
dows are shown small entrance halls.
These rooms are furnished just as
they might appear in the home, in-
cluding the wall decorations, rugs and
draperies, and the various articles
shown are neatly priced for the infor-
mation of the passer. The rooms can
be rearranged with different furniture
as often as desired, and one can be
transformed into a kitchen and an-
other into a den if occasion demands
it. In this city attractive store win-
dows are the rule rather than the ex-
ception, but those named are men-
tioned because they bring out some
special idea that makes them worthy
of attention and remark. Next week
some of the other stores will have
their special attractions. The win-
dow displays are always changing and
there is always something new to see
even for those who are daily on the
Streee

SWAT THE FLY.

The campaign against the fly,
which gained substantial proportions
last season, has been taken up bright
and early this year and the indica-
tions are favorable that it will be
pushed with vigor. As a sanitary
measure and as a matter of cleanli-
ness it ought to be. The slogan of
the campaign is, Swat the Fly, and
this slogan, to make the campaign ef-
fective, should be given a broad and
generous interpretation. It should
mean more than smashing the fly
when it comes hovering around. The
campaign should be even more
against the places where the flies
breed than against the fly itself. De-
stroy the breeding places and the fly
will cease to be a nuisance and a
menace. Clean up the back yard and
the alley. Do not let filth of any
kind accumulate. Protect the manure
pile and the vault. Fill in the low
places and be sure no garbage is left
around to fester in the sun. Screen
the doors and windows. Go after
the places where the flies breed and
the rest of the campaign will be
easy—at least, it will be much easier.
The fly is a demonstrated dissemina-
tor of disease. It carries the germs of
typhoid and other diseases. It flits
from the manure pile to the butter
dish, from the foulest filth to the food
which the baby is eating. Its pres-
ence is a menace and its destruction
a sanitary measure. In tropical coun-
tries it has been found that the rem-
edy against yellow fever and against
malaria is to suppress the mosquito.
By going after the places where mos-
quitoes breed it has been possible to
make tropical cities as safe as the
cities of the North. Here in the
North the great menace is not the
mosquito but the house fly, and if

the North can learn to swat the fly

as it should be swatted, at the breed-
ing places, many sanitary problems

April 17, 1919

will be made much easier of solution.
Aside from sanitary considerations
the storekeeper should be an ener-
getic fly swatter. The store that is
free from flies is more attractive than
one that is full of the pest. The store
is more easily kept clean and pre-
sentable, and the stock remains fresh
looking longer if flies are not around.
For business reasons, if for no other,
the storekeeper should make his fly
campaign energetic and effective, and
now is the time to start, before the
flies have come forth.
eerste
THE SALVE OF HUMOR.
We may become tired of the wag
and his droll sayings, and yet the
practical use of his observations in
keeping good nature uppermost is ap-
parent. Just a few days ago we heard
of a most opportune illustration of it,
which served to appease the wrath of
a sparring high school class, and
cause a bubbling over of merriment
just at the critical moment when
harsh words were being picked up
as missiles. “Wouldn’t it be awful,”
remarked the lad who was better at
making fun than studying, “if the
rest of you people would all funk and
I would be the only one who would
pass.” The absurdity of the situation
had the desired effect, and others
took up the impossible situation with
various jests, forgetting for the
time that they had a disagreement.
Lincoln has been criticised for the
proneness to telling funny
even in the most critical moments
during the great war. He has told
some of his nearest friends in confi-
dence that it was not his indiffer-
ence but his intense suffering over
the situation which compelled him
to relax; and without an occasional
recourse to humor he believed that
he would have died from worry.
Fortunate are those who can thus
relieve the friction of life in part.
The habit is often innate, but it is
one which may be acquired. If we
make up our minds to laugh at mis-
fortune we have gained a victory
over it. Incongruity has its uses.
The absurd comparison may render
life for some one a bit _ brighter.
Humor is a healing salve of old
grievances; it is the oil which stops
friction and renders the bearings
more easily running. It costs noth-
ing. It may be found widely scat-
tered. Encourage the kind which has
no sting, either on those around you
or on yourselves.

stories,

that the

A correspondent avers
famous crack in the Liberty Bell is
not a crack, but only the facsimile of

a crack. His assertion is that the
original bell was indeed cracked, but
that the present bell is a recast from
a model of the old one, with the
crack filled up, though still showing
the lines of the defect.

The address on A Business Con-
science, published on pages 20 and
21 of this week’s paper, was prepared
and delivered by Hon. Charles W.

’ Garfield, who can probably talk bet-

ter and write better on subjects akin
to right thinking and right living than
any other man in Michigan.

 

 

 

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army of particular women have discovered their comfort and wearing qualities and insist on the
genuine. These women are alert to the superiority of Martha Washington Comfort Shoes and have de-
veloped a habit of keen discrimination against substitutes.

The demand is for Martha Washington Shoes. Seven out of every ten comfort shoes sold are Martha
Washingtons. Why not handle the brand that sells and for which you have to make no apologies. A
heavy newspaper advertising campaign will be conducted in May and June. If you do not carry Mayer
Martha Washington Comfort Shoes, this is a good time to begin.

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Michigan Retail Hardware Association.
President—Charles H. Miller, Flint.
Vice-President—F. A. Rechlin, Bay

City.

Secretary—Arthur J. Scott, Marine City.
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The Express Company Abuses To Be
Ended.

Abuses in the express service have
reached such a point that the Interstate
Commerce Commission now has in hand
an elaborate plan for reform. From
time to time American Artisan has di-
rected the attention of its readers to the
overcharges and unsatisfactory delivery
service of the express companies, and
the necessity of united protest on the
part of shippers. This agitation has
been taken up so generally that the at-
tention of the Interstate Commerce
Commission was forcibly directed to the
matter. Much credit for this outcome
is due to Secretary Mitchell and the
American Hardware Manufacturers’
Association untiring work in his behalf.

The commission detailed a score of
experts to go over the books of the
express companies and they brought to
light figures that’ seemed to surprise
even the companies’ officials and com-
pelled them to admit that reforms were
absolutely necessary.

It was shown, for instance, that one
company in a single day had made 4,000
undercharges and overcharges and an-
other had made 3,000 undercharges
and overcharges in 24 hours. Commis-
sioner Kane declared that if the Federal
Government would prosecute every
overcharge it would bankrupt and put

out of business every express company -

United States. He estimates
that 10,000 protests had been received
by the Interstate Commerce Commission
against this practice alone. The Com-
mission is confident that the plan which
it has now devised will result in making
the express rate intelligible to the av-
erage citizen and will do away with the
system of overcharging. It must be
noted in this connection that under-
charging is quite as objectionable as
overcharging, since the law contem-
plates uniform rates to all shippers.

The proposed reforms include a sim-
plified form of receipt, a system that will
prevent express companies from charg-
ing at both ends, the extension of de-
livery limits in many towns and cities
and several other suggestions of relief
advanced by commercial organizations
and shippers generally.

But more important will be a_sys-
tem of charges which the commission is
working on. The commission has
evolved a zone system which it is said
will approximate the charges under a
parcels post service.

It is believed that the proposed zone
system of charges is the only feature
of the comprehensive readjustment plan
contemplated by the commission that

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the companies will contest. The com-
mission, however, has the right to name
reasonable rates on the express  busi-
ness, and it is going ahead with the de-
termination to bring about a readjust-
ment of the tariff schedules in a way
that will be fair to the companies and
the public alike.

Whatever measure of relief may
come from this action of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission will be due
primarily to the protests of vigorous
and insistent shippers who have been
inconvenienced by the poor service of
the express companies—American Ar-
tisan.

Handling Mixed Paint at Retail.

Dealers in ready mixed paint do not
need to be reminded of the fact that
more than ordinary difficulties have be-
set the paint trade in the past year or
two. The unprecedented advance in
linseed oil put paint prices up to record
figures, and for a time threw a wet
blanket over painting prospects. Then
came a reaction. Oil declined in. price
anid some manufacturers have reduced
their prices. This again disturbs the
market, though it may result in slightly
stimulating the sale of paint. It is not,
however, satisfactory to those dealers
who put in stocks of paint at the high
price and who must now take a loss of
10 to 15 cents a gallon on such stocks
if sold at the new reduced prices.

There are two kinds of mixed paint
that can be handled year in and year
out profitably—the highest grade for
dependability and profit and a cheap
grade of so-called “barn paint” for the
trade demanding that quality. For resi-
dences nothing but the best is safe to
handle; and the proof of this statement
is that those paint dealers who sell a

' strictly high grade paint on a profitable

margin stay in business year after year,
while handlers of unreliable brands
drop out of the game after one or two
seasons. :

As for the cheap paint, it has its
legitimate use and for that purpose it
may be quite as good as the more ex-
pensive mixture. The farmer who
wants to preserve his roofs, fences or
barns will not buy the highest quality
of mixed paint for that purpose, nor
need he; there are excellent brands of
roof paints that can be had at a lower
cost. It is not a question of price but
of quality in these. ‘Handle paints of
good quality, whatever use they may be
intended for. Sell at a fair margin of
profit, and the paint department may be
relied upon to give a good account of
itself. The high quality will hold the
trade and the satisfactory price will
make the business profitable to the re-
tailer.

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face is making-up for lost time.

TRADESMAN

A Friend of the Family.

When Miss Ann Pickett dropped
in on her neighbor, Mrs. Spicer, and
found her moping over the frag-
ments of a gilt vase, Miss Ann sym-
pathized generously. “It must have
been quite a costly vase,” she said,
looking admiringly at the pieces.
cost six bits,” Mrs.
= (aint tats

“No, it only
Spicer acknowledged.
feel so bad about.”

“Maybe it was a gift that you priz-
ed because of associations—”

Mrs. Spicer shook her head. “Jim
and I bought it over in Tompkinsville
a long time ago; I prized it because it
was such a saving to the family. The
first year we had it I kept it on the
front shelf for a general ornament;
then when Jim’s birthday came and |
hadn’t anything else handy to give, |
gave him the vase for his own. Next
Christmas, instead of paying out good
money to buy something new, he
gave it back to me for a Christmas
present; then I gave it to, Jim, Jr., on
his birthday, and he gave it to Sue
Belle on hers.

“The next. spring all the kinfolks
got up a birthday party for old Aunt
Sallie Spicer, and we took her the
vase; after she'd kep’ it a good bit,
she gave it to Jim’s sister Jane for a
weddin’ present, and afterward Jane
gave it to me and Jim when we had
our china weddin’. I was counting
on giving it to Jim again on his next
birthday, and now here it is smashed
to flinders.

“T tell you, Miss Ann, it most
makes me cry to think of losing such
a useful family article—so near tm
birthday, too!”

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MAKING SALES BY MAIL.

How To Interest and Influence Pros-

spective Customer.
Written for the Tradesman.

How do you land a customer?
“Talk to him,” says the salesman.
“Write to him,” says the advertis-
ing man.
“Both,”
is: right.

says the merchant, and he

Just the same, even he
fails to practice what he preaches
and puts too much emphasis either
on one side or the other.

There is a good reason, too, for Mr.
Merchant may be a skillful salesman
and a crude letter writer, or he may
construct. attractive handbills and yet
stutter when he speaks.

The ideal advertising system in-
cludes all methods. The man with
One cartridge soon ceases firing. Bird
‘shot is not adapted to all kinds of
game.

Resourcefulness is necessary..When
one scheme fails, another must be
sprung.

*But how to attain resourcefulness is
the question. It certainly is not se-
cured by continual harping on one
string. That’ will simply lead to de-
formity of the whole organization. A
man who exercises but a single set
of muscles soon has no other mus-
cles to exercise.

The wise’ course is to find the weak
spot and bolster that.

What is the weak spot?

Long experience forces one to say
that more merchants are unskiHed in
letter writing than in any other form
of advertising. The head of the serv-
ice department of a large corporation
states that he receives more requests
for model letters than for any other
type of printed or written publicity.

Now inability to employ letters is
not a fatal defect, but it is a very se-
rious one, and the storekeeper who
can not use them is almost as badly
off as the orator who stutters. In
both cases the importance of the mes-
sage is minimized by the inability to
convey it.

In fact, the merchant is in much
the worse plight. The orator has his
audience before him—they can hear
him, at least, but the former fails al-
together of reaching a large part of
his audience unless he can talk to
them through the mails.

Hand bills and newspaper adver-
tisements will make up part of the de-
ficiency, but they ¢an never hope to
do all the things possible to a scien-
tifically constructed letter.. They
have not the personality.

They, also, have too much competi-
tion and must fight with every other
advertisement in order to gain the at-
tention of the reader.

’ They are machine-made, and the
mind of the reader unconsciously at-
taches to them the automatism of the
machine that turned them out.

Handbills are not personal. A mes-
sage directed at everybody in general
usually hits nobody in particular.

But letters escape all these draw-
backs.

They have no competition for the
attention of the reader. When he
reads the written communication, he
sees it and nothing else. Half a doz-
en encircling letters are not con-

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spiring to draw him away from the
object of interest.

If properly. constructed, letters can
contain almost as much _ personality
and life as the spoken word itself,
and to date nothing has been found
to so nearly approximate the effect of
the spoken word as a well-aimed let-
ter.

Letters are peculiarly personal.
They are a message direct from the
writer to the. individual reader. Under
a 2 cent stamp they receive as much
respect as a communication sent by
a friend. They escape the disadvan-
tage of being the common property
of everybody who cares to read them.
No one, particularly a woman, places
much value on a possession that finds
its exact duplicate in every neigh-
bor’s home, but the letter. seems to
take on the nature of a special and
exclusive message.

To be effective, however, they must
be properly aimed and scientifically
constructed. Letters that are dashed
off are dashed bad. Painful, laborious
thought must be expended, and cer-
tain inflexible rules followed before
they can possibly hit the bull’s-eye.

It will be the purpose of succeed-
ing talks to demonstrate the formula
of successful letter writing, to the
end that more merchants may learn
to make sales by mail.

Anderson Pace.
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It Has Both Roller and Individual
Towels.

Elk Rapids, April 13—In reading
the Tradesman of April 10, I note an
injustice has been done me and I fear
that harm will come from it. I have
had up in my wash room since March
14 individual towels on shelves, also
roller towels, clean at each meal.

Some months ago the Tradesman
published a contribution from one of
the boys, complaining about the con-
dition of my beds. This was reme-
died by new springs and mattresses
to the value of $30 per bed, but no
good word has ever been given me for

the work done. We feed over twenty-

five at each meal and if we did not
have clean towels, would our people
stay with us—that is, boarders?

I have taken your paper for a good
many years and never read it much,
but have kept it for my trade and
this is what I get.

Alex Y. Sharp,
Proprietor Lake View House.
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Annual Meeting of Michigan Divi-
sion

Grand Rapids, April 15—The an-
nual meeting of the Michigan State
Division of the T. P. A. of A. will be
held at the Cody Hotel, April 20, be-
ginning with a banquet at 6:30 p. m.
in the private dining room.

The banquet is given by the State
Division and if you have a friend who
is eligible, and a possible prospect to
membership in our. Association, we
would be pleased to have you invite
him and get his acceptance that you
may state the number of plates you
desire. Clyde E. Brown, Sec’y.

_—2-<.-.——__-

Most of us know when to stop, but
the trouble is we don’t exercise our
knowledge.

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Simple Rules For the Storage of
Eggs.

Some very simple rules about stor-
ing eggs can be followed by most
anyone who is at all familiar with
packing the eggs in standard cases
and fillers, and any of the large
warehouses will receive small lots of
eggs, from twenty-five to fifty cases,
for storage at reasonable rates.

Eggs intended for storage should
be packed in clean, dry cases. It is
not absolutely essential that the cas-
es be new in order to carry well in
storage. In fact, it is better to use a
case that is thoroughly dry and not
too green; but it is necessary that
the case be clean and dry, and, in
order to sell the eggs to advantage,
the case ought to be new.

The fillers, flats and excelsior also
ought to be perfectly dry and sweet.
Fillers should be* neither old nor
green, and if it is convenient to do
so it is a good idea to dry the fillers
in a hot room until they are entirely
free from moisture.

In grading eggs for storage, atten-
tion should be paid to ventilation of
the case and to the eggs being sound
of shell. It is not so important that
the eggs are entirely clean, or that
they be of a uniform size. An egg
which is too large for the cell should
be omitted, as it is liable to get
broken and wet the other eggs. Eggs
should not be selected for very large
size when they are stored in stand-
ard cases, because the cases are not
large enough to store large-sized eggs
to good advantage. Eggs will carry
better in storage if they are not too
large for the fillers, and sometimes a
fancy selected lot of eggs will
“smother” in storage by reason of
the eggs being too large for standard-
size fillers.

Eggs require ventilation in  stor-
age, and the warehousemen will pro-
vide for this by leaving room around
the cases for a free circulation of air;
but, if the eggs inside the cases are
packed too close and fill the cells
completely, they will smother and be-
come moldy in the center of the case.

For ordinary market purposes it is
well to select any deformed or very
dirty, or extra large eggs; also, any
broken or checked eggs, storing the
remainder just as they run. If, how-
ever, the eggs are stored for a special
trade, they require close selection,
and if large eggs are required it is im-
portant to obtain fillers and cases
larger than the standard size.

Some packers store- their eggs
somewhat selected, as suggested
above, and select them further after
coming out of storage. This is a good
plan if the storer has facilities for

grading the eggs when coming out of
storage. In the larger markets there
is a good demand for somewhat grad-
ed storage eggs during the fall when
eggs are coming out of storage, and
jobbers who buy them will regrade
these eggs before going to the trade.
Small packers should visit a large
packing house, if convenient to do so,
and see how they
for storage.

grade their eggs
If not convenient to do
so the above rules can be followed to
advantage.

In addition to the grading it is im-
portant that fillers are whole, and
that there is a small amount of ex-
celsior well distributed at the bottom
of the case, and on top of the excel-
sior a flat; also .a flat between each
layer, and an extra flat above the top
layer. It is a mistake to put too much
excelsior either top or bottom, but
excelsior should be well distributed
on the bottom and only sufficient to
make a cushion for the layers of eggs.
The excelsior on top should not be
distributed but should be placed in
a small bunch in the center to bind
the contents when the lid is nailed
on. Care should be taken, however,
that this wad of excelsior is not so
large as to crush the eggs when the
case is nailed down. It is just as well
also to have a little space along the
top of the case between the cover
and the sides to allow for ventila-
tion, and it is important always to
bear in mind that eggs require free
ventilation in storage in order for the
warehousemen to produce good re-
sults.

Eggs well packed in the above man-
ner for cold storage, and if stored in
a modern warehouse, should come
out of storage sweet and free from
taint. The eggs will not all keep
equally well, but the eggs which spoil
in storage will not injure the other
eggs, providing the shells are not
broken.

It is best not to store an egg which
is stained or which has been wet at
any time; it is wrong to wipe the dirt
off an egg with a wet cloth if the egg
is intended for storage, and eggs
which have been stained in this man-
ner should be thrown out when grad-
ing for storage. A little dry dirt,
however, is harmless if it. has been
spattered on the egg so as not to de-
stroy the delicate mucus that closes
the pores of the shell. This mucus
drys on the egg immediately after
it is laid, and helps to preserve the
egg from the invasion of parasites.

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Lots of people do not know which
side their bread is buttered on unless
it is buttered on both sides.

 

WANTED

Butter, Eggs, Veal and Poultry
STROUP & WIERSUM
Successors to F. E. Stroup, Grand Rapids, Mich

April 17, 1912

 

 

 

Symons Brothers & Company
Wholesale Grocers

Saginaw :: Michigan

 

 

Get Down to Date

Carry a Stock of

Mapleine

to meet the popular de-
mand for a staple that’s

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so better than maple.

Order from your jobber, or
The Louis Hilfer Co.,
4 Dock St., Chicago, Ill.

Crescent Mfg. Co., Seattle, Wash.

 

 

 

Rea & Witzig

PRODUCE
COMMISSION
MERCHANTS

104-106 West Market St.
Buffalo, N. Y.

 

Established 1873

 

Liberal shipments of Live Poul-
try wanted. and good prices are
being obtained. Fresh eggs in
active demand and will be wanted
in liberal quantities from now on.

Dairy and Creamery Butter of
all grades in demand. We solicit
your consignments. and promise
prompt returns.

Send for our weekly price cur-
rent or wire for special quota-
tions.

Refer you to Marine National
Bank of Buffalo. all Commercial
Agencies and to hundreds of
shippers everywhere,

 

 

 

Geo. Wager, Toledo, Ohio

Wholesale distributors of potatoes and other farm pro-
ducts in car loads only. We act as agents for the shipper.

Write for information.

 

 

SEEDS

WE CARRY A FULL LINE.
Can fill all orders PROMPTLY
and SATISFACTORILY. & &

Grass, Clover, Agricultural and Garden Seeds.

 

 

BROWN SEED CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

 

 

 

Moseley Bros.

Both Phones 1217

We are in the market daily for Potatoes, Eggs

Can fill orders promptly for all kind Field Seeds

Wholesale Dealers and Shippers of Beans, Seeds and Potatoes
Office and Warehouse, Second Ave. and Railroad
Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

Stock carried in Grand Rapids

Wm. Alden Smith Bldg.

POTATO BAGS

New and Second Hand

Can ship same day order is received

ROY BAKER

Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

The Vinkemulder Company

JOBBERS AND SHIPPERS OF EVERYTHING IN

FRUITS AND PRODUCE

Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

FOOTE & JENKS’ COLEMAN’S
Terpeneless Lemon and High Class Vanilla

Insist on getting Coleman’s Extracts from your jobbing grocer, or mail order direct to

FOOTE & JENKS, Jackson, Mich.

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April 17, 1912

USE THE TELEPHONE.

 

It Can Be Made a Most Important
Adjunct.
Written for the Tradesman.

I know a grocer who has two tele-

phones in his store. Not just two in-
struments on a single line—the one at
his desk and the other at his coun-
ter—but two separate instruments,
each with a distinct connection and a
number all its own. This circum-
Stance indicates that there are possi-
bilities in the telephone that enter-
prising merchants appreciate.

Your telephone costs you money.
Sometimes you kick, declaring that
the charges are exorbitant. That is
your privilege. But have you ever
tried the opposite course of reducing
the cost of your telephone—by mak-
ing it worth more to you? Do you,
instead of pleading, praying and pro-
testing for a reduction of rates, aim
to make the telephone bring in in-
creased returns?

That famous literary work, the
Telephone Directory, hangs constant-
ly beside your instrument. Do you
ever pause to study-its possibilities?

You will find that this imposing
volume contains the names of sev-
eral hundred people in your particu-
lar town and the surrounding coun-
try. If it is a big city, count thousands
for hundreds. These are the best
people —the moneyed people —the
kind who purchase liberally and pay
their bills.

Contrary to that
known as

vague thing
“general belief,” a. large
‘proportion of telephone instruments
are in homes. Quite a few of these
homes are on your list of customers.

Regularly, once or twice a week, your
order taker calls at these places, to
ask the housewives what they want,
to tell them the latest things in
stock—in short, to gather in their
trade. ;

Why not save your man’s time and
shoe leather by making the telephone
your order taker?

Hitherto the telephone has repre-
sented a double convenience—a means
of telling your wife at what hour
you will be home for dinner and a
means of enabling your customers to
send in their hurry calls when they
have not time to order in person. But
you—in common with the big majori-
ty of merchants—have never tried to
build from these rudiments a_ tele-
phone calling list.

For a starter, feature the telephone
in your advertising—in your newspa-
per announcements, your. circulars
and your booklets. Advertise “Tele-
phone orders given special atten-
tion”—make that your watchword.
And, when once a man or woman
telephones you, spare no effort to
convert the incident into an opportu-
nity and that chance telephone order
into a habit.

“May I have the privilege of talk-
ing to you once or twice a week over
the telephone instead of making a
weekly call?” That is one of a half
dozen promising cues. The buyer

will probably appreciate the change.
The order taker who calls may do so
at an unseasonable moment, when the
housewife is fixing up her hair or dab-

a telephone calling list.

calls at the house.

“der taker. The

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bing powder on her face. At such
moments it is awkward and annoying
to hustle downstairs, there to talk
with a’ man about eggs and bacon
and sugar and starch. But to talk
over a phone when one cheek is red
and the other a whitish yellow is not
embarrassing, for the instrument can
not see, and neither can the chap at
the far end of the wire.

Along these lines, keeping tab of
chance customers, you can build up
That done,
its success depends on the way it is
nursed. Telephone selling is not a
patch on counter-selling, when it
comes to chances of reaching out and
adding extra things to the list; but
it is just a toss up between the tele-
phone seller and the order taker who
If the phone can
not show the customers what the
goods look like, neither can the or-
disadvantages are
much the same. The advantages of
telephone selling are the saving of
time, of worry and.of effort.

Having tackled the idea, do not
let it fizzle out for lack of intelligent
handling. There are telephone dubs
and telephone artists.
wool in their ears. The artists have
brains in their heads. Do not send
a dub to the phone when your store
boasts an artist. And do not send a
man whose politeness forsakes him
when his customer is beyond his hu-
man vision; and do not send a man
who, when the voice beyond the wire
sounds blurred and confused, is con-
tent to guess at what the other fellow
is saying.

Selling by telephone is among the
arts. It demands a knowledge of the
stock, of the goods, of the customer’s
individual likes and dislikes. It de-
mands politeness and patience. It de-
mands a clear hearing and painstak-
ing accuracy.

Give the customer a service based
upon these requirements and you will
win and hold his trade; for just now
you will have comparatively little riv-
alry, few merchants handling their
casual telephone orders in accordance
with these vital principles.

Victor Lauriston.
—_~++>__
Whichever He Wanted.

A white man during  reconstruc-
tion times was arraigned before a
colored justice of the peace for kill-
ing a man and stealing his mule. It
was in Arkansas, near the Texas bor-
der, and there was some rivalgy be-
tween the states, but the colored jus-
tice tried always to preserve an im-
partial frame of mind.

“We’s got two kinds ob law in dis
yer co't,”’ he said. “Texas law and
Arkansas law. Which will you hab?”

The prisoner thought a minute, and
then guessed that he would take the
Arkansas law.

“Den I discharge you fo’ stealin’ de
mule an’ hang you fo’killin’ de man.”

“Hold on a minute, Judge,” said the
prisoner. “Better make that Texas
law.”

“All right. Den I fin’ you fo’ kill-
in’ de man an’ hang you for stealin’
de mule.”

—_——___. >> ————_
We awaken in others the same at-
titude of mind we hold toward them.

The dubs have

TRADESMAN

Not To Be Outwitted.
Butler—There’s a man below to see

you, sir.

Mayberry—What did you tell him?
Butler—I told him you told me, if it
was a lady to say you were in, and
if it was a man to say you were out.
Mayberry—What did he say then?
Butler—He said to tell you he was

a lady.

 

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All Kinds of

Feeds in Carlots
Mixed Cars a Specialty

 

Wykes & Co.,

Grand Rapids
Mich.
State Agents Hammond Dairy Feed

best and cheapest.

 

 

Tanglefoot

The Original Fly Paper

Has one-third more sticky com-
pound than any other; hence is

 

 

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Mild Cured

Hams and Bacon
160 per cent. Pure

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What about ordering Sausage?

The excellence of Cudahy
Sausage is too well known to
need advertising.

Mail your Sausage order to-day

Cudahy Brothers Co.
Cudahy, Wis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Buyer’s Lessons For the Spring of
1913.
Written for the Tradesman.

In times of peace prepare for war.
During the selling season equip the
mind for correct buying in the fu-
ture.

Orders for next spring’s goods will
not be placed for some months yet,
but the careful study and observa-

tion of this spring’s business will.

have much to do with the success of
buying for next spring.

The buying always should be in
close touch with the selling. And a
buyer should ever be a most docile
and teachable sort of person. The
moment he or she becomes an auto-
crat and tries to make his own per-
sonal tastes and preferences go in op-
position to the taste of customers or
the dictates of experience, the busi-
ness must suffer detriment.

The buyer must never get the big
head. He should never be too old to
learn. He can learn much that is
invaluable from the selling force, and
should be ever ready to receive sug-
gestions from bright, observing sales-
people.

He should be the first person to see
his own mistakes and should frank-
ly admit them to himself, although
it may not be wise to noise them

- about the store.

Keep a notebook and from time to
time jot down your _ observations.
“April 10—Made heavy cut in price
on all women’s and misses’ spring
suits. Found we had so many (giving
number) on hand.” “Foulard | silks
bought of So-and-So at such a price
—retailing at so much—moving nice-
ly April 25. Soon will be well clean-
ed up on these.” “Hessalines (similar
notations as to. price, of whom
bought, etc) not moving so well.”

Such notes may be enlarged so as
to include observations on many
phases of the business. Perhaps in
your town or city there is a large
foreign population. Your store wants
its full share of this trade. Make a
note of lines of goods that are tak-
ing especially well with this class of
customers.

Do you find that your stock this
spring runs too largely to expensive
goods, or have you overstocked on

- the cheaper grades? When there has

been any genuine demand, have you
had the article to meet it? Make a
note of brands and makes of goods
that give especial satisfaction and of
any concerning which complaints
come in. As far as possible get at all
the why’s and wherefore’s of every
complaint that comes from a reason-
able, fair-minded person. You will
know some things to let alone next
time.

 

Make a note of all lines on which
you did not buy heavily enough and
so run low before the season is over
and when you can not fill in. Just
why have those particular goods sold
so well?

On the other hand make careful ob-
servations of the goods that have to
be marked down to cost or below to
move them. Some of this is inevita-
ble and no one should be blamed for
it. But when there is any large pro-
portion of the stock that can be sold
only at a deeply cut price, it is be-
cause of carelessness, recklessness or
a disposition to plunge on the part of
the buyer. |

It simplifies the buyer’s work if all
strictly summer goods and all strict-
ly winter goods are cleaned up close-
ly toward the end of each season.
Where this is not done the buyer
should take into fonsideration the
stock carried over when placing the
orders for new.

A certain store in Northern Mich-
igan finds itself seriously over-stock-
ed this spring with thin summer
dress goods, such as cotton voiles and
marquisettes, batistes, organdies, and
the like. The sale is not particular-
ly heavy on such fabrics in that lo-
cality, and as the demand this sea-
son is running largely to light weight
silks, this store will find it necessary
to make an extra effort and very spe-
cial prices to move these thin cotton
goods. The trouble is that a large
number of pieces were carried over
from last year, but they were packed
away and the buyer, who is not as
well posted as he should be on the
selling end of the business, had for-
gotten all about them when he bought
for this season.

Buying is something that never can
be reduced to an exact science. No
two seasons are alike. No one ever
knows exactly what will be in de-
mand. There always are elements of
chance. Abrupt changes in styles,
prosperity or the reverse, local as
well as general, the coming in of new
and unexpected competition and the
going out of old—these all complicate
the many problems of the dry goods
buyer. The best man is the one that
can make the closest guess.

The buyer who has spared no pains
to learn all the lessons of this sea-
son will be the one best qualified to
lay out money for next ‘ spring’s
trade. Fabrix.

—_~+~-.____
Old Habits Forsaken.

Minister—My dear little boy, why
don’t you carry an umbrella when it
is raining like this?

Dear Little Boy—Since pa has stop
ped going to church he never brings
home any more umbrellas.

 

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENT
TO THE TRADE

\|/ E take pleasure in announcing to the dry

goods trade that we have completed the

re-organization of our corporation by the election
of the following directors:

 

 

CHRISTIAN BERTSCH
CHARLES W. GARFIELD
WILLIAM B. HOLDEN
ROBERT W. IRWIN
HEBER A. KNOTT

W. M. LEMKE

GUY W. ROUSE

E. A. STOWE

Ata meeting of the directors, held April 12,
the following officers were elected:

President—E. A. STOWE
Vice President—GUY W. ROUSE
Secretary and General Manager—W. B. HOLDEN
Treasurer and Assistant Manager—W. M. LEMKE

With the increase in capitalization from $185,-
000 to $400,000 and the greatly enlarged floor space
in our new location at the corner of Commerce and
Island streets—which will enable us to carry a
much larger and more varied stock than ever be-
fore—we shall be able to serve our customers even
more acceptably in the future than we have in
the past:

We bespeak the cordial co-operation of the
trade in making our establishment the leading
wholesale dry goods house in Michigan.

GRAND RAPIDS DRY GOODS CO.

 

 

 

 

 

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April 17, 1912

ONE CENT POSTAGE.

Why the Campaign Is Being Con-
ducted.

Cleveland, April 15—Nearly nine
billion pieces of first class matter
were carried by the Postoffice De-
partment for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1911, according to careful es-
timates just made public by James J.
Britt, Third Assistant Postmaster
General at Washington.

Of the total, over seven billion pieces
were letters and nearly two billion
pieces were post cards. The grand
total was  8,843,577,754 individual
pieces.

One of the interesting deductions
made by General Britt is the fact that
over eighteen million dollars were
collected on post cards, the weight of
which was a little over ten million
pounds only. This amount was just

“over double the total revenue receiv-

ed from 951,000,000 pounds of second-
class mail matter produced. This lat-
ter was ninety-five times as much in
weight and furnished less than $9,000,-
000.

At the present rate the department
is receiving on first-class mail a rev-
enue of over 84 cents per pound,
equal to $1,680 per ton, thus making a
profit of 66 per cent. First-class mail
supplies less than 14 per cent. of the
total tonnage of the mails, yet it pays
75 per cent. of the total revenue.

In 1910, 8,310,623,000 pieces of first-
class mail were carried by the Post-
office Department. The cost of han-
dling and carriage, according to Post-
master General Hitchcock, was $96,-
752,511.35. The revenue collected was
$154,786,668.08, leaving a clear profit
to the Government of $58,004,156.73.

The total amount of first-class mail
married in 1911 amounted to about
533,000,000 pieces more than in 1910.
On this first-class mail the Govern-
ment is making over $62,000,000 a
year in profits. Because of these
enormous profits, the business men
of the country have formed the Na-
tional One Cent Letter Postage As-
sociation, which is conducting a cam-
paign for a lower postage rate. Chas.
Wm. Burrows, of Cleveland, is Pres-
ident and George T. McIntosh, Cleve-
land, is Secretary-Treasurer of the
movement for the lower postage rate.
The Association now has _ several
thousand members in all parts of the
country.

As a result of the vigorous cam-
paign being conducted by this Asso-
ciation a bill has been introduced in
Congress by Senator Theodore E.
Burton, of Ohio, and Representative
John W. Weeks, of Massachusetts, for
a one cent letter postage rate to take
effect July 1 of this year. The move-
ment has been cordially indorsed by
President Taft, Postmaster General
Hitchcock and other Government of-
ficials. :

James J. Britt, Third Assistant
Postmaster General, who is probably
as well informed concerning first-
class mail as any official of the de-
partment, declares that the country
is entitled to a lower rate.

According to General Britt, the
Government is making through the

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

Postal Department on the carrying of
letters an average profit of sixty-five
cents per year from every man, wom-
an and child in the United States. The
department’s actual profit is carefully
estimated at over $62,000,000. On the
other hand, every man, woman and
child, some 94,000,000 of them, is
paying the Government a tax of six-
ty-eight cents per year for losses in-
curred on other classes of mail at ex-
isting rates, the total loss being over
$66,000,000.

Postoffice patrons pay more than
eighty-four cents per pound for car-
tying letters in the United States, al-
though it costs only about half that
sum to transport them. To correct
this condition Congress has been ask-
ed to lower the first-class mail rate
from two cents to one cent. During
the fiscal year of 1911 the Govern-
ment made a profit of $62,031,990.65
on first-class mail, while it incurred
a deficit of $66,336,662.68 on second-
class mail. George T. McIntosh.

—_~°o+.___

Activities in the Buckeye State.
Written for the Tradesman.

Dayton is considering an ordinance
prohibiting the making of unneces-
sary noises by automobiles. while
passing churches.

Zanesville is considering the plan
of forming an investment stock com-
pany for the purpose of acquiring
factory sites and leasing them. rent-
free to manufacturers and thus assist
in the growth of the city.

Ohio is making its first real effort
to list personal taxable property at its
true value in money. The work of
assessors is under supervision of the
State Tax Commission and property
owners must take oath before the
assessor that the return made is a
true one.

The contract system in the State
prisons ended April 15 and prisoners
will be employed only on State ac-
count hereafter. A planing mill and
flour mill will be installed, the quar-
ries will be worked as far as possi-
ble and the number sent into the
fields to work on honor or under
guard will be gradually increased. The
plan of open air employment as far
as possible is favored.

The Constitutional convention,
which began its work in Columbus
Jan. 8, plans to take final adjourn-
ment before May 10 Elections are
near and many delegates are candi-
dates in the primaries held May 21.

The United States Food Co., man-
ufacturer of poultry food, has bought
the old glass plant property at Pleas-
ant City and will operate there.

The State Board of Administration
of Penal Institutions sanctions the
plan to use prisoners in building the
new  reformatory for women at
Marysville.

The Columbus Chamber of Com-
merce is considering plans for secur-
ing new industries.

Park licenses for “spooners” are
suggested by the Supervisor of Rec-
reations in Cleveland, who holds that
spooning is a recreation, which the
park regulations say must have a
permit.

Dayton is preparing plans for oil-

ing seventy-seven streets, and the
cost, including the-preliminary clean-
ing required, will be considerable.
The Pioneer Cereal Co., of Akron,
has increased its capital stock from
$200,000 to $500,000 and the: factory
will be equipped with new machin-
ery. The company did over $400,000
worth of business last ‘year.
Almond Griffen

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Practical Merchant.
First Paper.
Written for the Tradesman.

Nowadays the successful shoe deal-
er must be a schemer. The profitable
distribution of shoes is simply one
blame good scheme after another.
And the fellow with the faculty for
originating ideas is the fellow who
gets the business. Ideas, by the way,
are analagous to seeds—not much to
begin with, but they grow and de-
velop amazingly when conditions are
right.

Nearly everybody who thinks at all,
has excellent ideas in his mind from
time to time—only the average man
does not realize the splendid latent
possibilities of the ideas that go flit-
ting through his mind. The unusual
man does—and that is the difference.
He nabs them, hauls them out, nur-

tures them, matures them—and, inci-:

dentally, helps himself to benefits ac-
cruing from the development of them.

It is quite a talent to be able to
originate ideas—but the real genius
is the fellow who can see what an
idea is really worth from the very
outset. To such a man the origin of
the idea is of no consequence—if he
can use it, he merely helps himself
to it. You can buy ideas, you can
appropriate ideas that are running
around loose, or you can simply car-
ry over the other fellow’s idea and
hitch it to your own proposition.

So, I am not particular where you
find the germ of the scheme that you
inaugurate to increase the sale of
your sping shoes. The main thing is
to get on the stocks something a
bit out of the ordinary—something
breezy and attractive and fetching—
almost anything of a legitimate char-
acter that will serve to stimulate
business without depriving you of the
profits to which you are entitled.

In practically every scheme that

 

makes a hit with the public the dealer
must offer some bona fide incentive
to induce the outsider to take hold.
There must be either a cash bonus,
the promise of a pair of shoes, or
the prospect of a discount on a pair
of shoes, in order to create an in-
terest in your proposition. And you
can, of course, give only a limited
amount of cash or merchandise away
—charging it to advertising invest-
ment. A bonus of some soft is of-
fered to the winner of some sort of
a contest, or a discount of, say, 10 per
cent. on merchandise bought at your
store, is held-out as an inducement
to get folks into your game.

And just a word of caution that
applies to every scheme you may
contemplate putting on: Be sure you
scheme is frank and legitimate and
then talk it over with your lawyer
and find out from him if you can ex-
ploit it through the mails without in-
fringing on Uncle Sam’s_ rather
stringent regulations with reference
to such matters. There are some good
schemes—and_ perfectly legitimate
ones—that can not be exploited
through the mails.

Here are a handful of schemes—
some of which you may have heard
of, some of which you have not—
take your pick. If you can use any of
them, either in their present form or
with certain modifications, welcome
to them.

First, the advertisement writing
contest. It has been tried out in a
good many places, and it is generally
a winner. Invite the folks of your
town to write advertisemetns about
your shoes. To facilitate the com-
position of these advertisements you
can illustrate a number of seasonable
shoes in your newspaper advertise-
ment in advertisement
writing contest is exploited, giving a
brief description of the styles.

Offer a cash prize for the best ad-

which the

get people to thinking about your
shoes, and trying to tell the public
about them—and you also get some
material that you can work over and
convert into real trade-pulling ad-
vertisements.

are not particular whether it is a
hoot owl, a screecher, or just a plain
owl; and the size of the owl does not
cut any figure—that the prize will be
awarded strictly on the artistic mer-
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They know that the name H. B. HARD PAN is a
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Think what an exclusive agency for this line
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Tell them you have always had a re-
spectful feeling for the owl because
of his reputed wisdom, but add that
anybody can out-class_ the alleged
wisdom of the owl by buying shoes
at such and such a store (your store,
of course).

And you can offer suitable prizes
to stimulate the artistic aspirations
of the young people of your town.

In both the advertisement writing
and the owl-drawing contest it might
be a good plan to specify that the
work must be done on stationery se-
cured at your store. And you can
either use your letter heads—or, bet-
ter still—have some special stationery
for this purpose. You can have a
good, strong announcement on this
paper.

One advantage of the pictures over
the advertisements is that you can
use the pictures in your windows,
thus creating not a_ little interest.
Friends and parents of the little folks
who are known to be striving for a
prize will make it a point to watch
your windows.

Third, another good scheme is to
offer certain inducements (similar to
the above) for the best original com-
positions on this subject:

Why Should I Buy My Shoes at
Home Rather Than from the Mail
Order House?

The merit of that sort of a con-
test lies in the fact that it will get
the people of the community to think-
ing about some things that might
not otherwise occur to them.

In fact, this is a scheme that all
the merchants of a town might very

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17

well enter into. Put the proposi-
tion up to the intelligent people of
the community, and offer a really
handsome prize (in cash) to the first,
second and third best essays.

But if you have not a local retail-
ers’ association, take it up on your
Own-account and see how it works.

Fourth, take the words of a sen-
tence—not too lengthy and involved,
and yet not too simple and obvious—
jumble them all up, and offer a bonus
for the person or persons who builds
out of them the best complete sen-
tence. Assure them that the words
are capable of being built up into a
grammatically correct sentence, with-
out any words left over—and the sen-
tence should contain your store name.
Here, for example, is one that might
serve quite as well as another:

Blank’s beautiful and attractive
spring styles in footwear—and
you can’t beat them for comfort,
fit and serviceableness—for men’s,
women’s and children’s wear, will
fill your heart with joy.

You can jumble the words up some-
thing like this:

Serviceableness, Blank’s, and,
beautiful, beat, for, them, you,
comfort, fit, can’t, attractive, and,
footwear, in, styles, men’s, with,
children’s, women’s, heart, and,
Spring, and, joy, your, fill, for,
will, wear. Cid McKay.

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Misses and Children, is the STRONG FACTOR
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deniably present in good measure, because the
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

Detroit Department

 

 

The Man Who Waited Is Still Wait-
ing.

The man who long ago decided not
to buy an automobile until the out-
put of cars should so far exceed the
demand that prices would be cut in
two is still running after the street
car. The bottom has not yet dropped
out of the automobile market, nor is
there any indication that it will drop
out in the immediate future. If there
are any clouds on the trade horizon
the manufacturers themselves are not
yet aware of the fact and the com-
ing gloom is not reflected upon the
Another sea-
son of buying and selling has come,
and the demand shows signs of ex-
pansion, rather than restriction. Re-
turns from the licensing authorities
of all the states yield the estimate
that there are fully 677,000 automo-
biles tagged and in use in this coun-
try These figures are not so big that
they will occasion any surprise. Cer-
tainly they can not be made to serve
as the basis for any theory that the
country is approaching the limit of
This is both a big nation
and a wealthy one. Nearly 200,000
motor cars were tagged last year, and
close to $4,000,000 was paid in license
fees. There is good reason for be-
lieving that these figures will be du-
plicated and even increased this year.
The public attitude towards the auto-
mobile has undergone a_ significant

faces of the salesmen.

demand.

change since the first “horseless car-
riage” Occasioned so much wonder-
Then it was regarded purely
as a luxury; now it has come to be

ment.
commonly accepted as a necessity,
even though a costly one. As long
as that opinion prevails the patiently
waiting prospective
continue to chase his street car.

No body of men can do more than
the retail grocers in bringing about
a strict enforcement of the new or-
dinance which requires a bushel bas-
ket or a bushel measure to hold four
pecks, and not three or three and a
fraction. It is to the credit of the
members of the Retail Grocers’ As-
sociation that they have worked faith-
fully against the short measure which
infests Detroit, and they should be
given every assistance in the cam-
paign they have now begun to secure
a tull enforcement of the ordinance.
Their principal opponents will be the
commission men who say that goods
are sold to them from the outside in
short measure ,and that they are pow-
erless to help themselves. There is
a show of reason in this argument,
but it is at the best only a specious
one, and it should not be allowed to
stand in the way of the proposed re-

purchaser will .

form. It is up to the commission

men to obey the law and make the
best terms they may with outside
shippers, whether they be big han-
dlers of produce, orchardists, farmers
or growers of small fruit. The cam-
paign begins at an auspicious time of
year, before the first spring produce
has made its appearance. Every one
concerned will have good notice of
the conditions to be met in this city
in 1912, and neglect to meet those
conditions must be considered delib-
erate. It may at first be difficult to
buy full-sized bushel baskets be-
cause their manufacture has well nigh
stopped, but once there is a demand,
they soon will be put upon the mar-
ket. Even if insistence upon honest
measure shall result in a slight ap-
parent increase in the price of com-
modities, it will be some satisfaction
to know that business is once more
being done on an honest basis, and
when matters are adjusted, the com-
mission merchant will be quite as
proud of the fact as any one else.

Michigan’s State Fair grounds may
be the scene in 1914 of a National
Motor Truck Show, according to
William E. Metzger, President of the
National Association of Automobile
manufacturers, who believes that
July, a date that will not interfere’
with the State Fair, will be the cor-
rect date for a great National exhi-
bition of motor trucks. The annual
State Fair occurs in September with

“its annual automobile show, which

will again be held this year. “I be-
lieve that were the makers to take an
active interest in the promotion of an
annual National commercial vehicle
exhibition,” said Mr. Metzger recent-
ly, “that Detroit would have the first
call for the big event and benefit ac-
cordingly, as with the State Fair
grounds and its big buildings and
with the roads both inside and out-
side of the Fair grounds for demon-
strations there would be an unexam-
pied opportunity for such an exhibi-
tion as the motor truck makers want.
Having been in the field as a manu-
facturer myself I am firm in the be-.
lief that July is the proper time for
an exhibition of commercial cars, for
the cars may then be shown in actual
demonstrations and various sorts of
contests which would prove both in-
teresting and valuable as a means of
sale. Such a show would bring to
Detroit hardly less than five thou-
sand people and perhaps ten thousand
people, all good, solid business men,
in the city for business and not for
pleasure. The commercial vehicle in-
dustry is growing so rapidly that
more room is necessary and the State

Fair grounds provide the room and
every facility for an annual affair of
National importance The show must
be one that is run, not for profit, but
for business and I suggest an organi-
zation of the makers of motor trucks
to conduct the affair. I believe that it
might even be possible to conduct
such an affair for 1912, but believe
that it might be better to wait until
1914, when the industry will be very
much larger than at the present time.
For the commercial truck industry a
large space is absolutely necessary
and a still life exhibition is not alto-
gether what is desired.” In bringing
to Detroit the National Motor Truck
ure cars and commercial vehicles
Show in July the exhibition of pleas-
at the State Fair annually in Sep-
tember would in no way be interfer-
ed with and as the State Fair Auto-
mobile Show brings out annually the
models for the coming year, both
shows would be of National interest
both to the makers of pleasure cars
and to the manufacturers of com-
mercial vehicles.
>> _____

Many a man has been thrown in
the shade from standing in his own
light.

———__2+- 2s —__

An acre of performance is worth a

whole world of promise.

April 17, 1912

Slow Witted.
When persons aim at me their wit
I give them dart for dart;
I do not show them that I’m hit
But play a Spartan part.
Unscathed they make of me no sport,
As I ean firmly state,
For I'm most clever with retort—
About an hour too late.

Ah, yes, I think of answers when
The foe has gone away;

The acid things that strike me then
Are sharp enough to slay.

3ut readiness is not my forte;

It is my doleful fate

To be most clever with retort
About an hour too late.

—_——_»-2-->——_____.

A Poser.

“Art,” says the man who knows it
all, “may do many wonderful things,
but it can never successfully imitate
Nature. Good as the illusions may
be, you can never fool me with an
artificial product.”

“How about artificial ice?” enquir-
ed the inquisitive person.

——~++2>—_
Probably .No Exception.

“Jones has invented an airship.”

“Then it’s bound to be a success.”

“Why so?”

“All his other schemes have gone
up.”

 

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JULIUS HOUSEMAN.

Reasons Why He Was Loved and
Respected.
Written for the Tradesman.

An unusual distinction belongs to
Hon. Francis Letellier, who served
one term as Mayor of Grand Rapids
thirty-five years ago. He was the
candidate of both the Republican and
Democrat parties against Henry  S.
Smith, a Greenbacker, whom he de-
feated by a decided majority. Mr.
Letellier served the city ably and it
prospered under his administration.
One of the walls of his office sup-
ports a very good portrait of Hon.
Julius Houseman, a merchant and
banker of fifty years ago. Mr.
Houseman ‘served the city in the ca-
pacity of alderman and also Mayor,
Representative in the State Legisla-
ture and member of the Lower House
of Congress. Mentioning the excel-
lence of the portrait to Mr. Letellier
caused that gentleman to remark:
“THe was the best friend I have ever
had. Our family came to Grand
Rapids in the year 1854 and my fa-
ther obtained work in the foundry
and machine shops of R. E. Butter-
worth as a patternmaker. I found
employment as salesman in different
retail stores and several years later
I started a little store on my own
account. One day after I had been
in trade for a year or so, I met Mr.
Houseman, who said: ‘Frank, I would
like to have you go to New York
with me. You could buy goods for
your store more advantageously than
you can here at home.’

“<But I have no money to buy with
and pay the expenses of the trip,’ |
replied.

“*That is no matter,’ Mr. House-
man continued. ‘Make an estimate
of what you need, then draw a note
for the amount payable to the City
National Bank. I will endorse it for
you.’ I considered the matter and
finally borrowed a goodly sum with
the aid of Mr. Houseman’s endorse-
ment. That loan gave me my start
in the business world. Mr. House-
man seemed to delight in giving poor
but deserving young men a lift.”

When George M. Pullman, after
failing in the furniture business here,
was preparing to leave the city, he
visited Mr. Houseman and called the
latter’s attention to the shabby suit
of clothes. he wore. “I am going to
Chicago to live, Mr. Houseman,”
Pullman remarked, “and I would like
to buy a suit and some furnishing
I don’t know when I will be
able to pay for the goods, but I will
promise to pay you just as soon as I
can get the money if you will trust
me for what I need.” Mr. Houseman,
touched by this appeal, told Mr. Pull-
man to select what he required. The
bill, amounting to, $65, was paid one
year later.

“Through the influence of Senator
Stockbridge my father was appointed
Collector of Internal Revenue for the

goods.

Grand Rapids district by the Presi-

dent,” remarked Jacob Steketee, a
son of John Steketee. “The bond he
was compelled to give amountgd to
$200,000. Soon after the appointment
was announced, Mr. Houseman called
on my father and said, ‘John, I would

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

like to be one of the signers of your

bond.’ ‘But, Mr. Houseman, do you
know that the men who sign my
bond pledge their real estate as se-
curity to the Government for my abil-
ity and faithfulness during my term
of office?’ ‘That fact does not change
my purpose. The Houseman block
is worth $100,000 and I will assume
one-half of the amount of your bond.’
Mr. Houseman was accepted as a
bondsman and my father ever felt
grateful to him for his interest in
the matter.”

Hon. E. B. Fisher commenced his
life’s work in Kent county as a teach-
er in the schools of Alpine and Gaines
townships. He was born near Bing-
hamton, New York, but in the year
1859 his father moved to Beaver Dam,
Wisconsin, where the subject of this
brief sketch spent his boyhood. One
of the pleasures of his youth was to
accompany his father on occasional
trips to Chicago with a spirited pair
of horses. There were no railroads
in Wisconsin before 1860. Mr. Fisher
became acquainted with Julius House-
man about forty years ago and the
friendly relations established were
unbroken when Mr. Houseman died,
in 1891. Mr. Fisher’s first employ-
ment in Grand Rapids was in the ca-
pacity of a reporter for the Eagle. He
had been married but a short time
when sickness and death soon invad-
ed his household. The modest salary
he was paid was hardly sufficient to
provide the necessities of his house-
hold and in the course of time his
clothing became badly worn. Too
proud and independent to ask credit,
Mr. Fisher performed his daily duties
with an unbending spirit, although his
heart strings were greatly strained.
Mr. Houseman accosted Mr. Fisher
one day and reamrked: “You need a
suit of clothing and an overcoat.”

“T know I do, but I am unable to
purchase anything for myself just at
present.”

“Well, say, Fisher, come in the
store and take what you need. You
can pay for it when you are able to.
If you never pay for the goods, I
shall not lose my regard for you,”
Mr. Houseman added.

Fisher purchased the clothing he
needed and in due time paid for it.

The above are but a few of many
like instances in the life of Julius
Houseman which served to win for
him the respect and affection of the
people of Grand Rapids.

George R. Allen has called my at-
tention to an error published over
my signature in the Tradesman re-
cently to the effect that one of the
pioneers of the city had resided on
the corner now owned by the Young
Men’s Christian Association. As a
matter of fact, the corner mentioned
was owned and occupied by a Mr.
Soyer for many years. Boyer had
two charming daughters, one _ ol!
whom married a salesman named
Hepburn and the other became the
wife of Charley Bentley, of Hastings.
Mrs. Bentley’s son was in the em-
ploy of the Grand Rapids School Fur-
niture Co. a few years ago. The
Woodward home was located on
Bostwick street, in the rear of the
Ryerson Public Library. George W.

Allen, the father of George R. Allen,

was an early resident of Grand Rap-
ids. Fifty years ago he was engaged
in the mercantile business in the
building adjoining’ the Gilbert, which
was torn down a few months ago to
make room for the Breuer block now
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len. George R Allen is the possessor
of a kit of tools which he purchased
of A B. Pullman shortly before the
latter moved to Chicago.

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conduct of a funeral. “Impossible,”
you say? Well, it was possible, but
not for a long period. The firm was
known as Powers & Doran. So long
as “Mique” was kept in the back-
ground the firm did fairly well. “Ed.”
Doran was a serious-minded young
man. What induced him to cast his
fortunes with the always effervescing
“Mique” has never been told. Doran
retired after awhile and then nothing
remained for “Mique” to do but to
“bust up” the business.

Arthur S. White.
—_~+++—____

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official census places them at 322,000
as.against 270,000 ten years
“They are not a dying people.” They
are not passing from the stage of
human affairs, forced out by advanc-
ing civilization, but are a growing
people who have much of their way
before them.

—__» +. ___

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the result of labor applied to land.
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plied to land requires intelligent su-
pervision to make it effective. Brains
applied to land are just as necessary
as labor.

ago.

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A BUSINESS CONSCIENCE.

Kind We-Ought To Cultivate Above
All Others.*

We need not any of us be told that
this is an age of commercialism, be-
cause it is dinned into our ears from
every quarter and the -evidence ap-

‘pears in every line of effort. Not

only will money “make the mare go,”
but it is the universal measure. We
learn to read so that we may not be
deceived; we are taught figures so as
not to be cheated; we measure educa-
tion by what it will bring in the mar-
ket. The school boy is urged to go
regularly to school that he may be-
come able to earn a large salary as a
result of his training. From the time
the boy goes into high school until
he finishes he is urged forward to the
limit upon the theory that if he com-
pletes his course he will be able to
command better wages. He is told
that the educated man can immedi-
ately command the highest salary.
Even the degrees in our colleges are
often valued because of the fees they
will command and this estimate of
value has become so universally ac-
knowledged that in one way or an-
other men barter for college degrees.

The lawyer seeks university train-
ing that he may utilize a clientage
that can afford to pay well for legal
counsel. The doctor adds to his col-
lege training special courses in tech-
nical education and in hospital ex-
perience at the expense of the State,
having in mind the great fees that
he can secure and command; the den-
tist likewise gets the best training the
State can give and puts his financial
estimate upon the value received in
liberal fees for his service. Thus the
money estimate is put on the years of
training. Even the preacher is not
exempt from this method of valua-
tion.

College men are sized up when
they step into active life by the sal-
ary they can command and it is the
habit of these institutions to compile
statistics of the earning power of
graduates as an advertisement of col-
lege success.

From the cradle which is adorned
with expensive American beauties in
recognition of a new life coming into
the world to the grave which is
marked by a monument that shall ac-
cord with the wealth of the person
in whose memory it is erected, we
have this universal method of meas-
urement employed.

To-night this meeting is called i
a house dedicated to the glory of
God and the service of fellowmen.
The leading thought carried into the
spirit of life engendered here is the
beauty, sweetness and perfection of
the teaching of our Savior and the
ennobling influence of His life exam-
ple, so that I feel it is not out of
character to chat with you upon this
phase of American life. The Master
served without money and _ without
price, the great thought that gave
character to His career was service to
the world. Once in a while, in our
every-day business life, it behooves us
to recur to this life of perfection,

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*Brief of an address given at a meeting
of the Grand Rapids Chapter, American
Institute of Banking.

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

which we acknowledge and which we
claim earnestly and devoutly to fol-
low.

There are various kinds 6f con-
sciences. One may have many scru-
ples about what he ought to eat on
certain days, another is keenly alive
to the peculiar duties, as he interprets
them, that are expected of us by our
Lord on the Sabbath Day; still an-
other fosters a conviction that in the
observance of certain forms and
methods lies the essence of salvation.
It seems to me that, for ourselves,
connected as we are with a business
life, the kind of conscience we ought
to emphasize above all others is the
business conscience. I know the ex-
ample which goes even from _ the
church that we attend is not illumin-
ating upon this subject. We too often
measure the value of the church by
the cost of the edifice; we call atten-
tion to the cost attendant upon plac-
ing therein the memorial windows:
we say to the world, “Our choir
costs us so and so,” as a measure of
its value in the church. The seats
and draperies, and even the preacher
himself, are measured in dollars and
cents. Is it a wonder, then, that with
this terrible emphasis placed upon
the measuring power of the dollar,
we find growing up in the children
and developed among the men a
lack of keenness in conscience as ap-
plied to business methods? The ob-
ject in life seems to be largely. to get
money, and if it shall be used for
what is called the general benefit, the
question of how it is secured is reck-
oned of minor import.

One day, going home on the ear,
the conductor passed me by and with
my nickel in my hand, reading my
paper, I found myself at the end of
the line not having paid for my trans-
portation. The boys about our cor-

ner, at the end of the car line, knew
me well and always when I call them
together become immediately inter-
ested in any communication I have
for them. I stepped from the car,
clapped my hands, and the boys ran
up to see what I had to give. I put
the case to them and asked them
what I should do with my nickel, and
every mother’s son of them said, “Put
it in your pocket,” and made all sorts
of excuses that I should do so and
said that the railroad company was
responsible for collecting this money.
Not satisfied with the astonishing re-
sult, the next Sunday I went before
a boys’ class in Sunday school and
put the same question before them
of what was my obligation in the
case, and every boy in the class said,
in one way or another, that it was
the duty of the conductor to collect
the fare and if he did not do it, it be-
longed to me. We are creating this
lack of business conscience by mag-
nifying self-interest and ignoring the
rights of “the other. fellow.”

A man high up in the councils of a
leading church and a wonderful ad-
vocate of temperance reform made
the continuous practice of using a
highway upon which toll was taken
and evading the payment of toll by
going around the gate. There was
no possible excuse, except that he did
not want to pay.

When I was a lad a neighbor had
a pair of horses which he had brought
together by purchase and they were
very perfectly matched. He took me
riding and explained to me how for-
tunate he had been in getting two
animals that fitted into each other's
ways and gaits so perfectly and call-
ed attention to the peculiar marks on
each of them that made the individ-
uals seem each like the other and
said, “This is worth money—I would

  

April 17, 1912

not take $800 for this team and some-
orie will come along some day who
likes a good team and will pay me
$1,000 for this pair.” My father was
the Supervisor of the township and
assessed property, and I often went
with him as a lad and happened to
be present when this man’s assess-
ment was taken. Father said casual-
ly, “You have a fine pair of horses,
Mr. B.” “Oh, I have a very good
team, but, Garfield, they are not
worth much on the farm. They can
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old team and for any purpose that we
have on the farm these horses are
not more valuable than an ordinary
span. In truth, I suppose if any
farmer were to come along he would
sneer at my team as a farm team.”
Father said, “Well, Mr. B., how much
value would you put on the team for
“Oh, I should
say about $100,” was the reply. This
had not been de-
veloped along lines of obligation to
the State.

[ rather enjoy seeing a man who
loves good horses and I do not think
there is anything about this love that
needs to take away from his standing
or character as a Christian
man.

assessing purposes?”

man’s conscience

gentle-

One time, when I visited a city in
the southern part of this State to
make an-address, I was met at the
depot by a deacon, who had a very
common kind of a rig, and he asked
me if I would not like to take a little
trip to the fair grounds before the
address, and I acquiesced. We drove
into the fair grounds and he explained
the situation and the usefulness of the
grounds and then drove upon the
track and the moment the horse
struck the beautiful roadbed and the
reins were tightened we were going
at a two-minute gait and I was hold-
ing on to myself with all my mus-
cles taut. After finishing the course
and the horse was quieted down, I
turned to my new friend and_ said,
“And you are a deacon?” He replied,
“Yes, and I see no reason why a dea-
con should not love a good horse as
well.as anybody.” I acquiesced, but,
later, when I found the deacon mak-
ing a horse trade and hiding the
blemishes of the animal and trying
to get the better of his neighbor, it
seemed to me that I had a right to
criticise his method of handling horse
flesh, :

Our whole scheme of advertising
has threading through it a lack of
business conscience. Here and there
and everywhere in looking over ad-
vertising matter, we see the intent
to deceive the other fellow. From
the time the cost mark is placed up-
on the goods in the manner that no
purchaser can interpret it to the sale
of the goods that have blemishes in
a way that the customer shall not im-
mediately find them, we find _ this
willingness to hide the truth in com-
mercial transactions. The treatment
of our forests and our water power
and even our soil, shows a lack of
business conscience, and a_ careless-
ness concerning those who are to
come after us that is thoroughly rep-
rehensible. When we hear of peo-
ple “charging what the traffic will
bear,” we can understand that con-
science cuts no figure. When we see
a man living a life of pretended holi-
ness and hiding in the shadow of a
corporation, if he is assailed for hav-
ing acquired ill-gotten wealth we
have a startling example ‘of paucity
in business conscience. It is but a
step from what is commonly called
business speculation to gambling.
The only safe measure we can em-
ploy in defining the difference be-
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gambling is the way. the transaction
affects the other fellow in the deal.

To-night I would put the emphasis
not upon salary nor emoluments as
the measure of service we can
der the institutions in which we are
employed, but upon the service we
can render the banks in usefulness
to the people.

Every workman is worthy of his
hire and as a rule he will secure the
proper value for his services. I ques-
tion the right of utilizing the superior
knowledge we have been fortunate to
acquire, for our advancement above
our fellows without considering any
obligations to them.

man who improves property has
a right to demand a reasonable pay-
ment for what he has done. The man
who selects property adjacent to that
which another has improved and ex-
pects to reap his reward as a result
of another’s value in the community
is open to the severest criticism,

The man who, because of his me-
chanical genius, is enabled to make
an invention useful to mankind and

then creates a monopoly, through
which every man is made to pay

tribute to him, has not developed in
him the keen business conscience that
I think every man should strive to
secure. The man who buys his office
because he expects the money return-
ed while he is serving the people is
forgetful of the highest aim that
should inspire the officeholder as a
servant of the people. The doctrine
that “To the victor belongs the spoils”
is the most pernicious doctrine that
can be preached in connection with
politics and statecraft.

I commend your studies during the
past year and I am glad you are to
take up commercial law for your next
year’s study. The course will be in-
valuable in connection with your
business, and will give you added
power to enlarge your service.

To-night, however, allow me to put
the stress upon what I feel is the
highest compensation which your
services will demand and secure if
you are right-hearted with regard to
your working life, and that is the
ability through your work to do bet-
ter work. In any employment, in any
profession, in any activity in life, we
get what we bring. Money compen-
sation is concomitant and incidental
in the great law of rewards; the larg-
est compensation for any service is
the ability to render better service.

—_—_~----___
Bad Teeth Go With Good Brains.

An English scientist has pointed
out that there are signs of a steady
degeneracy in two sets of organs vital
to the well being of the human race,
and the fall is most marked among
the Western nations. The evidence
is that, coincident with the mental
advance of man, there has been a
diminution in the provision of teeth.
In the ape, the negro, and the white
man, brain and teeth are inversely
proportional to. efficiency. Increase
of cunning has reduced the work of
the teeth, and the demand of the
brain for blood has starved the form-
er: disorders of digestion show that
the balance is unsatisfactory.

Ten

TRADESMAN

This World Is What We Make It.
Written for the Tradesman.
Evansville, Ind., 13—I

greatly pleased with your editorial in

April am

the Tradesman of April 10 entitled,
Planned Previously. Especially am I
disposed to commend this
“Our best efforts,
come not by

sentence:
times,
through

best
but

our
chance
preparation in advance.”
This is true, and I wish to add that
our troubles do not come by chance;
they are the results of our forgetful-
our nonsense, the uncertainty
of our own powers, the unveiling of
our ignorance and by trying to make
our living by jockeyship,
perjury and mystification.

ness,

trickery,

Truthfulness,
and

frankness, sincerity
plain, honest dealing, together
with our best efforts, will bring good
times for all of us, and when all of
us make up our minds to deal with
truth and justice this world will be a
heaven in which life will be worth the
living.

Let us make preparations now for
the future lives of those who are to
live here after we have taken that
vacation which will not permit our

return. We can do just such a thing
if we will make up our minds — to
this effect.

This world was not made hy

chance. It is just exactly what we
have made it. If we want a better
world we must make it by and
through careful preparations, and if
we can find enough minds that will
think along this line, their advance
work will produce the necessary re-

 

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sults, and it is our duty to fall in
line with this Family of Thought and
let it feed our brains.

Edward Miller, Jr.
2

The Dollar at the Door.
One day a silver dollar sought
A lodging in the town,
The cheery ring of silver brought
Intent to settle down,
The fellow it was first
Was one, I’m sad to say,
Who did not hasten to invite
The coin in town to stay.

to sight

The most unpatriotic man,
Instead of being glad

‘To aid the dollar in the plan
To help the town it had,

The dollar sent afar to roam
In other regions then

And never to his town or
The dollar went again,

home

Another dollar also came,
3ut met a man more kind

A fellow with a different name,
More patriotic mind

He asked it in, and bade it-stay
And help the town to grow;

And never more it roamed away
Or cared afar to go.

From house to house that dollar went
And labored for the good

Of ev'ry man to whom ‘twas sent
And all the neighborhood,

It helped the farmer's field to till,
To swing the woodman’s ax,
To build the church upon the hill,

And pay the county tax.

Next time a dollar comes to town
Let’s greet it with a cheer;

A parcels post would banish it.
Just let it settle here.
A Home Trade dollar come to roost

In home, factory or store
Is one more dollar come to boost
The town a little more.
Douglas Malloch.

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For Mary Jane.
Written for the Tradesman.

The Very Astute Man was glanc-
ing over the columns of his favorite
periodical, “The Man’s World,” when
his eye was arrested by the some-
what unusual heading, “How To
Make Home Pleasant for Mary Jane.”
Who was Mary Jane? The little
daughter, maybe. That was all right.
Home always should be made pleas-
ant for children. Every mother should
see to it that it is. If homes were
made pleasanter there would not. be
so many wild, disobedient children
and young girls out on the streets
nights. He often wondered just what
mothers were thinking of anyway. He
would read that article. Very likely
it voiced his views exactly.

Or, on a little further reflection,
perhaps by Mary Jane the servant
girl was meant. He always thought
the reason for all this row about not
being able to keep servants is be-
cause women are not good bosses.
They do not khow how to make
things pleasant for the poor girls.
No need of so much fuss and so many

changes. One man had been in his
employ twenty-five years, another
twenty. His wife ought to keep her

kitchen girl just as long.

He began the article:

“Listen to all she has to say. Noth-
ing will please Mary Jane so much
as this. A woman likes to have her
husband hang upon every syllable she
utters with rapt attention.”

Her husband? Could it be that
Mary Jane was not the small daugh-
ter and not the servant girl but some
fellow’s wife? And the writer seemed
to be telling this fellow whom he
called John how to make
pleasant for her.

The Astute Man stared in amaze-

home

ment. He had read a great many ar-
ticles telling Mary Jane how to
make home pleasant for John. That

is every wife’s bounden duty. Be-
sides a woman enjoys making home
pleasant for her husband. But this
turning of the tables—it seemed con-
trary to Nature and custom. He
would read farther and see what so
absurd an article could be like:
“Try to take a génuine interest in
all your wife has to say. You can do
this only by posting yourself thor-
oughly upon whatever fads she takes
up. So, whether it is punched work
embroidery or crabapple marmalade
that she is telling you about, be sure
to be able to follow her closely and
make occasional intelligent  com-
ments. Laugh heartily at all her
jokes, even the oldest ard the poor-
est. Nothing so wounds a woman’s

feelings as to have her jokes scorned.

“In these days’ when there are so
many movements that attract an in-
telligent woman outside her own
doors, a husband must exert every
effort and spare no pains to make the
home nest the most charming spot
on earth. Greet her with a smile
when you come in from your day’s
work, Tell her—that is, after you
are through listening to what she
has to tell you—tell her not of your
trials and disappointments but of all
the pleasant little happenings of the
day.

“Many husbands lose their hold up-
on their wives’ affections by becom-
ing careless as to personal appear-
ance. As the attractiveness of youth
wanes, be all the more particular
about dress. Become sprucer and
sprucer as you grow older. Brush
your clothes almost constantly. Take
especial pains with your collars and
neckties. Shave every day.

“Be careful to arrange your hair
becomingly. If you are getting along
in years and do not have much hair,
choose a style of coiffure that will
make the very most of what you do
have.

“Massage your neck daily with al-
mond oil or cocoa butter. If you
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scrawny and your Adam’s apple may
show badly.

“Do not allow yourself to grow
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ure of youth and early manhood.
There are some _ physical culture
stunts that are very good for keeping
down flesh that do not require more
than an hour a day.”

“An hour a day! Heavens and
earth!” gasped the Astute Man.

“Then every man inclined to stout-
ness should diet. There are different
rules but never to eat what you
want nor as much as you want is as
good as any.

“Every few days bring Mary Jane
a box of her favorite bonbons and
quite frequently have sent to her a
liberal order of roses or violets.

“Of course, since she has charge of
the children all day, it is only fair
that you amuse them in the evening
and give them any care they may
require during the night.

“It is plain to be seen that the
John who is trying to make home
pleasant for his Mary Jane will not
be much of a ‘jiner.’ He can not be
a high light in clubs and societies,
and will find little time or opportu-
nity to get out with the boys.

“He will refrain from drinks and
cigars and scrupulously save his mon-
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the money question, the rock upon
which the ship of matrimonial happi-
ness so often goes to pieces.

“No husband worthy of the name
thinks of humiliating the proud spirit
of his wife by compelling her to ask
him for money. He recognizes her
equality with him (or superiority over
him) in matters financial as in other
things. The salary he receives or the
income from his business he does
not regard as his money, to be doled
out to her according to his moods
and the insistent pressure of her
needs, but as their money, to be used
as mutual inclination and judgment
may dictate.

“A man should never give way to
eemper and indulge in profanity with-
in the precincts of his home. Let him
keep on smiling no matter what hap-
pens. Under specially exasperating
circumstances a subdued ‘Thunder
and blazes!’ or a dry ‘Durn it!’ may
be allowable, but no stronger exple-
tives.

“Finally, the man who is trying to
make home pleasant will always. re-
member that Mary Jane would rath-
er be courted in a shanty than treat-
ed with indifference in a palace; and
he will never be too tired nor too
busy nor too preoccupied to tell her
how pretty and interesting she is, and

this whether she is 16 or 60 or be-

yond.

“This is only a bare outline,” con-
cluded the writer, “but the husband
who will do even this little may rest
assured that his Mary Jane will be
perfectly happy and content.”

The Astute Man decided the article
was all a joke, and after laughing
heartily at its fine sarcasms took it
home to read to his wife. With fem-
inine obtuseness she failed to see
anything funny about it. She said
the papers were full of articles just
like that telling wives how to make
home pleasant for their husbands, and
it is always expected they will be
taken in dead earnest.

But the Very Astute Man says a
woman never can see a point.

Quillo.

—_—- +o ___-
Wouldn’t It Be Lovely?
Wifey—If we ever go to war with
Mexico and you go, will you take
me, dear?
Hubby—Gracious, what for?
Wifey—Why, I’m just crazy about
Mexican drawn work, and, of course,
youll capture lots of it—and then I
can take my pick before it’s all sort-
ed over!
—___+ ++
Few of us live up to our ideals.
The girl who sets her heart upon a
Reginald or an Algernon usually mar-
ries a fellow named Bill.

MICHIGAN

Activities in the Hoosier State.
Writtea for the Tradesman.

The National Waterways Com-
mission recommends an appropria-
tion of $15,000 to pay for an expert
survey of a 14 foot canal connect-
ing Lakes Erie and Michigan by way
of the Maumee River and Ft. Wayne,
thus shortening the water route be-
tween Chicago and Buffalo by 400
miles. The‘ canal is expected to di-
vert some portion of the trafic now
being carried on the Great Lakes,
getting some of the west bound coal
destined for Chicago and intermedi-
ate points, also some of the grain
trathe from Chicago to New York,
since the season of navigation would
be longer than that in the Straits of
Mackinac and St. Mary’s River, Then
the local business would be another
source of traffic for the proposed
canal.

Field Secretary Lee, of the Indiana
Manufacturers’ and Shippers’ Asso-
ciation, has been working in Ft.
Wayne and secured nearly 100 mem-
bers there. He will continue the
campaign in other cities of the State.

The Park Commissioners of Ft.
Wayne in an open letter to citizens
urge the immediate purchase of river
frontage lands, which have been the
backyard and dumping ground of the
city for years, so that they may be
made the beauty spot of Ft. Wayne.
The lands are low in price and their
purchase now promises to be a 200
to 500 per cent. investment for the
city.

The long deadlock between the
Pennsylvania Railroad and the city of
Ft. Wayne over grade separation
seems to be broken, the railroad com-
pany relinquishing its fight to make
the city pay the entire cost of street
grade changes necessitated by the
separation of grades at College and
Union streets and the opening of
Harrison street under its right of
way.

Indianapolis has been placed in
Class 2 in fire insurance ratings, which
will mean a saving of approximately
$100,000 a year to policy holders. The
reduction affects both mercantile and
dwelling risks.

Indiana Elks will browse at Ander-
son May 22-24.

Deaths from railroad accidents in
the State, including steam, interurban
and street railways, show an increase
of 53.9 per cent. in the past ten
years, according to reports by the
State Bureau of statistics. On steam
roads alone the increase was 46.2 per
cent,

Ft. Wayne has purchased the ma- ’

chinery for its municipal asphalt

plant for street paving.

TRADESMAN

The Central Grocery Co. succeeds
Frank Forst in the grocery business
at Bluffton.

The better egg movement in Indi-
ana is to be “egged on” by the Egg
Show, to be held by first year stu-
dents in poultry husbandry at Purdue
University May 1-3. Prizes will be
awarded and greater interest than us-
ual is being shown in the coming
show, due to the fact that commer-
cial eggs, as well as fancy eggs, will
have a place.

Liverymen of Brazil got together
and raised the price of cabs for fu-
nerals from $3 to $4 and the price of
the pall bearers’ wagon to $5. The
price of rigs for country funerals
was also boosted. Plenty of Brazil-
ians will circumambulate to save fu-
neral expenses now.

The Spencer Perfume Co., with
$10,000 capital, has been formed at
South Bend for the manufacture of
perfumes and toilet articles. The di-
rectors are Geo. C. Spencer, H. M.
Spencer and Dr. F. G. Conklin.

The St. Joseph Heating Co. incor-
porated with $100,000 capital for the
purpose of furnishing heat to South
Bend people, is asking a five-year
franchise of that city.

the Crais. Biscuit Co, of Ft.
Wayne, has declared a semi-annual
dividend of 4 per cent. to stockhold-
ers. The new officers are: President,
Jo @. Craig, Vice-President. G. A.
Durfee; Secretary- Treasurer and
Manager, G. A. Scheffler.

The Ft. Wayne Commercial Club
is out after State and National con-
ventions this year. Almond Griffen.

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Michigan Knights of the Grip.
President—C. P. Caswell, Detroit.

Secretary—Wm. J. Devereaux, Port
Huron,
Treasurer—John Hoffman, Kalamazoo.

Directors—F. L. Day, Jackson; C. H

Phillips, l.apeer; I. T. Hurd, Davison:
H. P. Goppelt, Saginaw; J. Q, Adams.
Battle Creek; John D. Martin, Grand

Rapids,

Grand Council of Michigan, U. C. T

Grand Counselor—George B, Craw,
toskey.

Junior Counselor—John Q. Adams, Bat-
tle Creek.

Past Grand Counselor—C, A. Wheeler,

Detroit.

Grand Secretary—Fred CC. Richter,
Traverse City.

Grand Treasurer—Joe C. Witliff, De-
troit.

Grand Conductor—E. A. Welch, Kala-
mazoo.

Grand Page—Mark S. Brown, Saginaw.

Grand Sentinel—Walter S. Lawton,
Grand Rapids. °

Grand Chaplain—Thos, M. Travis, Pe-
toskey.

Executive Committee—James F. Ham-
mel]l, Lansing; John D. Martin, Grand
Rapids; Angus G. McEachron, Detroit;
James E. Burtless, Marquette.

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Wafted Down From Grand Traverse
Bay.

Traverse City, April 15—We are
pleased to announce that the hotel
at Marion has been thoroughly ren-
ovated, papered and redecorated and
the management changed. Mrs. Dav-
is, the proprietress, has taken charge
herself and will try and
boys the best of service.

give the

Hereafter if the State would per-
mit prize fighting and forbid Repub-
lican State conventions there would
be no need of calling out the State
militia. :

Rumors are afloat that there will
be a new hotel erected at Kalkaska
on the site of the Manning House,
which recently burned.

We note by last week’s issue of the
Tradesman that the B. P. O. E., of
Grand Rapids, presented Jim Gold-
stein with a handsome umbrella. We
have always understood that Luding-
ton was wet.

We welcome the Ryders of Grand
Rapids to our editorial staff, but hope
they will not be the rough kind.

W. F. Bowen, White Ameri-
can soap salesman, and A. F Cam-
eron, Sherman Bros’ tea salesman,
were Grand Traverse county dele-
gates to the Republican State con-
vention held at Bay City. We can
readily see where a great deal of
soft soap could be used at a conven-
tion of this kind, but should think
they would not indulge in so much
tea? Here’s hoping the convention
did not get teed.

The citizens of Fife Lake would
appreciate very much if Otto Gustaf
Adolph Carlson, King of Sweden, and
sometimes meat peddler, would pull
down the window shades when he
stops over night in their village.

We regret exceedingly to mention
that Thomas Henderson and family,
once residents of Travers: City but
now of Grand Rapids, kad the mis-

fortune to lose their oldest son,
Harold. The remains were laid to
rest in Oakwood cemetery, Traverse
City.

We are informed that the G. R. &
I. contemplates putting on the
morning train north out of Cadillac
April 20. This is a very much appre-
ciated train by the public.

It gives us a great deal of pleasure
to mention that the Lake View
House, Elk Rapids, has installed the
roller towel system for the boys. Un-
der the management of Alex Y.
Sharp we are assured that he is there
to please the public at all times and
any favor will readily be granted if
only mention is made of the same.
We can also assure you, Mr. Sharp,
that the boys appreciate any favors
extended. Thank you.

W. F. Murphy, who has been con-
nected with the Clark-Weaver Co., of
Grand Rapids, has severed his con-
nection with that house and taken a
position as salesman with the Wm.
Frankfurth Hardware Co., of Mil-
waukee. The boys certainly extend
congratulations and best wishes.

Traverse City U. C. T. Council ob-
served Memorial Day Sunday, April
14, by attending the morning meet-
ing in a body at the Baptist church.
The Council met at the Council
chambers and, led by our Senior
Counselor Adrain Oole and Senior
Counselor Henry Gujer, of Zenith
Council, Duluth, Minn., we marched
to the church and listened to Rev.
C. H. Irving deliver with rare elo-
quence his sermon, “I will carry a
message unto thee.” We all felt that
we were well repaid for accepting this
pastor’s invitation. He extended an
invitation to attend his church at any
time. We take this opportunity of
thanking the pastor for extending
such a hearty welcome.

Fred C. Richter.
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Always Unfortunate.

Here I stand within the hall;
For the elevator bawl
With a frown.
“Going up?’’ I loudly ery.
And the urchin makes replv;:
“Going. down.”

Here you see me buying stocks,

Hoping to acquire both rocks
And renown.

“Going up?’ I loudly say.

But my broker answers ‘‘Nay;
Going down.”’

When old.Charon I shall meet
Looking mystical but neat
In his gown—
“Going up?’ I’ll murmur low.
And he’ll doubtless answer ‘‘No;
Going down.’’
————

Wouldn’t Risk Asking Him.
“Is the boss accessible?” asked the
stranger.
“I don’t know what that remark
means,” answered the boy. “Go on
in and ask him yourself.”

TRADESMAN April 17, 1912

 

 

EVERYBODY'S
CLEANING
HOUSE

Does this fact mean money in

your pocket?
Why not?

At Christmas you throw over-
board everything that does not
help you cater to the demand for
holiday goods. Is your shrewd-
ness confined to the month of

December?

The demand now is for House-

Cleaning Goods.
What are you doing to meet it?

Put full pressure on soaps,

brushes, brooms, cleaners,

rugs,
mattings, wall-paper and paints.
If you don’t, you're asleep at the

switch.

Write down the items you need
ona slip of paper, sign your name
and send to our nearest head-
quarters. We'll quote you prices
that will make house-cleaning time

a second holiday season.

 

 

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April 17, 1912

SUCCESSFUL SALESMEN.

 

J. Quincy Adams, Representing Jack-
son Grocer Co.

J. Quincy Adams was born at Bat-
tle Creek April 13, 1867, his antece-
dents being English on his father’s
side and German on his mother’s
side. He was educated in the public
schools of Battle Creek, going as far
as the senior year in the high
school. He then entered the employ
of the Battle Creek Journal, where he
remained several months. The next
three years found him behind the
counter of W. G. Murphy’s grocery
store. For seven years thereafter he
occupied the same position with Aus-
tin & Co., during which time he sery-
ed as call man in the fire department
and slept in the engine house. He
then went on the road for W. J.
Gould & Co., of Detroit, covering the
trade of Southern Michigan. He re-
mained with this house until it re-
tired from business, when he engag-
ed to travel for the Jackson Grocery
Co. He has continued with this house
for nine years, with credit to himself

 

J. Quincy Adams

and with satisfaction to his house
and his trade, which he undertakes
to see every two weeks.

Mr. Adams was married in the fall
of 1894 to Miss Eva Austin, of Bat-
tle Creek. They have one child, a
boy of 16, and reside in their own
home at 19 Guest street.

Mr. Adams is a member of the
Knights of Pythias, - the Knights of
the Grip and the United Commercial
Travelers. He is now serving a two-
year term as member of the Board
of Directors of the Michigan Knights
of the Grip. He has filled all the
chairs of the local Council, U. C. T.,
and has not missed a meeting since
the Council was organized. He has
filled all the chairs of the Grand
Council except that of Grand Coun-
selor, to which office he expects to
be elected at the annual convention
to be held at Bay City in June. His
recognition by the two leading com-
mercial associations of the State
plainly indicates the esteem in which
he is held by business men in general
and traveling men in particular.

Mr. Adams has two hobbies—bass
fishing and baseball. He is not a ball
player, but a fan of the first water

Mr. Adams attributes his success to

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

hard work. He watches his business
closely and undertakes to serve the
interests of ‘his employer and his
trade with equal fidelity. He is a
man of excellent judgment, with a
fine sense of right and wrong and is
always found arrayed on the side of
truth and righteousness.
—_+++___

News From Auto City Council.

‘Lansing, April: 15—D. J. Riordan
spent Sunday in Chicago. We don’t
know who it is that Brother Riordan
visits in Chicago, but presume Reed,
Murdock & Co., for whom he trav-
els. Yet the baseball season is open
and Dan. likes to see a good game.

F. H. Hastings is getting prices
on various kinds of aeroplanes. One
day last month, in his efforts to vis-
it a customer in a country town, he
first hired a sleigh; changed this for
wheels, after part of the distance had
been traveled, and finally borrowed
rubber boots of a farmer and walked
the last two miles. He _ succeeded,
however, in selling a good supply of
McLaughlin’s XXXX. His sudden
interest in flying machines calls to
mind the old saying, “You can’t keep
a good man down.”
Elizabeth Wood, of
Arkansas, is visiting her grandfather,
E. J. Evans, of the Evans Candy Co
It is very interesting to hear this
little miss tell how they escaped when
the recent their
home.

Miss Jane

floods inundated

For the past six weeks M. L.
Moody has been afflicted with a se-
vere hoarseness, which, to the casual
observer, seems alarming; but our ge-
nial “Pill Peddler” travels every day
and says he can still make noise
enough to sell Herrick’s medicines.

It might be interesting for some to
know how our Page can sell candy
to an implement dealer, but in the
first place it is not any of our busi-
ness, and then we must remember
that “Phill” isn’t married—yet.

We are pleased to learn that Mrs.
F, D. Engle has improved to such
an extent that Mr. Engle has again
taken up his work for the American
Seeding Machine Co.

E. M. Holly, with the Garden City
Feeder Co., reports business pros-
pects very bright in his line.

Several of our members are engag-
ed in the automobile trade and they
are all wearing an unusually -broad
smile these days. Wonder why?

Thank you, very much, Mr. Stowe,
for the beautiful little book entitled
The Mansion. H.- BD. B.

> ++

The Boys Behind the Counter.

Carson City—Roy Barnhart has re-
signed his position as clerk in I.
Krohn’s store here to accept ‘a po-
sition in C. J. Shoff & Son's depart-
ment store in Cadillac, where he will
have charge of the floor and be as-
sistant buyer.

Charlotte—Fay Rulison has engag-
ed with T. L. Gillette, hardware deal-
er, for the coming year.

Kalkaska—A. E. Bowerman has re-
signed as manager of the firm of
Bowerman & Cole Bros. Louis Lar-
son, long a trusted employe of the
firm, will succeed Mr. Bowerman.

News and Gossip of the Traveling
Boys.

Grand Rapids, April 16—His hat is
in the ring. F. C. Richter, our pres-
ent Grand Secretary, is in the race
for -e-election. Fred has served us
well in the past—think it over, boys.

Don’t forget that party and dance.

I don’t wish to annoy you, but how
about that subscription to the Trades-
man, the U. C. T. official booster.
The management is not complaining,
but I promised the editor enough sub-
scriptions to buy a new spring suit.
For the love of Mike, be reasonable
and come across and help me make
good.

Boost for Grand Rapids, the U. C.
T. and Michigan Tradesman—three
souls with but a single thought—
progress.

John Martin, the popular traveling
salesman, has changed his line of
business—or at least appearances
would indicate as much. John was
seen following a moving van with a
pair of overalls on (not the van but
John). Now, if any of the boys are
planning on saving rent, I think it is
our duty to call up our brother, as
we Germans must together stick.

Walter F. Ryder, better known as
Walt., has been selected as a dele-
gate to the Bay City convention,
June 7 and 8.

Don’t forget the card party and
dance to be given for the benefit of
the No. 131, U. C. T., baseball team
Saturday evening, April 20, Herald
hall. Fun for all and a boost for the
team.

Harry D. Hydorn, the durn old fule,

Sat down on a Barryton piano stool.

The blamed thing broke and down he
fell

And you should have heard old Hy-
dorn yell.

Roy K. Moulton can have _ his
Euphemia Mudge, the Chicago Amer-
ican its Eller Sweiler Pill Box, but
we have

made exclusive arrange-
ments with the famous _ poetess,
Gwendolin Carabel Otoole. Some-
body step on it. It wiggled.

We noticed an article in Wafted
Down from Traverse City regarding
the holding of memorial services in
sacred memory of the departed broth-
ers. This is a very good suggestion
for No. 131. Boys, we should get
busy. Brother Martin, set the date.
I am sure any of the churches would
extend a hearty welcome.

It is with deepest sorrow we are
called upon to record the death of
friend E. Clyde Nichols, which occur-
red last Saturday forenoon at _ his
home, on La Belle avenue. Death
was due to heart failure. Mr. Nichols
entered the employ of the A. E.
Brooks Candy Co. about ten years
ago as stock clerk and by diligent ef-
fort and constant attention to busi-
ness worked up to a position as trav-
eling salesman, which position he
has held for the last five years. The
writer has known Mr. Nichols for the
past fifteen years and feels in_ his
passing away the loss of a very good
friend—one who was upright and true
and would go a good ways out of his
way to do a kindly act. The road has
lost a man who was an honor to the
profession and a friend to all who

knew him. Mr. Nichols was born in
Allegan county June 4, 1886, and
moved from there to Grand Rapids
about fifteen years ago. Besides a
host of friends he leaves a wife and
a father and mother to mourn their
loss. We wish to take this oppor-
tunity to assure the bereaved wife
and parents of the heartfelt sympathy
of the boys of the road.

In deep sympathy we are called to
record the death of the 7 months old
baby of John Schumacher. We wish
to extend the sympathy of Grand
Rapids Council, No. 131, to the be-
reaved parents.

Frank Starkey is sporting the lat-
est model Kingsbury hat. H. B.
Wilcox does not believe it is a hat,
or at least it must have been picked
before it matured. Now H. B., the
writer will refer you to the Hopper-
town style book to show you that
Krank is up to date with his funny
little hat. Quick, Hiney, the bung
starts.

One by one new ideas and inven-
tions appear, some to save our mon-
ey, some to take it way from us, but
as an idea creator nobody has it on
our friend and brother, Edward F.
Goebel. Here lies the tale: Friend
Goebel was seen painting his house
last week. Parties watching the opera-
tion were very curious to know why
he had an extra pail tied to his el-
bow. One more curious than the
rest asked him what he had the pail
tied on his elbow for and Ed., with
his soft hazel eyes, turned to the
questioner and with a cheerful smile
said: ‘To catch the paint as it trickles
off my elbow.”

Boys, we have a pleasant time in
store for you if you attend the card
party and dance April 20 at Herald
hall.

Lynn R. Visner will continue the
coffee business as agent for Edwin J.
Gillies & Co., succeeding his father.
Success, Lynn!

The U. C. T. baseball team will
not enter the Fraternal League, as
many of our boys are out of town so
much we would be unable to fill a
regular schedule.

Freddie Richter, you are a bum
daffy diller. You will have to ex-
plain this. I’m a good listener: If
Charlevoix lacks the individual towel,
what does Cadillac? Bring forth the
guillotine. He deserves it.

E. W. Ryder.
—_+-+___

Beat Midnight Train To Cadillac.

Traverse City, April 15—Norman
Eggeman is not the only boy who
lost weight. Gard Wallace, another
member of that fishing party at Tus-
tin, was taken with the ague, threw
off his boots and beat the midnight
train to Cadillac. The Game War-
den also saw him. Subscriber.

 

 

Abandons Municipal Lighting.

South Lyon, April 15—The village
has voted unanimously to abandon
its municipal lighting system, sell its
plant to the Eastern Michigan Edi-
son Co. and contract with the lat-
ter to light the village from the pow-
er plant at Geddys, fifteen
south of here,

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MICHIGAN

TRADESMAN

April 17, 1912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michigan Board of Pharmacy.
President—Ed. J. Rodgers, Port Huron.
Secretary—John J, Campbell, Pigeon.

Treasurer—W. E, Collins,
Other Members—Edwin T. Boden, Bay
City; G. B. Faulkner, Delton.

Michigan Retall Druggists’ Association.
President—D. D. Alton, emont.
First Vice-President—J. D. Gilleo,

Pompeii.

Second Vice-President—G. C, Layerer,

Bay City.

Secretary—R. W. Cochrane, Kalamazoo.
Treasurer—W. C. Wheelock, Kalamazoo.
Executive Committee—W. C. Kirsch-
gessner, Grand Rapids; Grant Stevens,

Detroit; R. A. Abbott, Muskegon; Geo.

Davis, Hamilton; D. G.

C. A, Bugbee, Traverse City.
Next Meeting—Muskegon.

Owosso.

Michigan State Pharmaceutical Assocla-

tion,

President—E, W. Austin, Midland.

First Vice-President—E. P. Varnum,
Jonesville. : :

Second Vice-President—C. P. Baker,
Battle Creek.

Third Vice-President—L. P. Lipp,
Blissfield,

Secretary—M. H, Goodale, Battle Creek.

Treasurer—J. J, Wells, Athens.

Executive Committee—E. J. Rodgers,
Port Huron; L. A. Seltzer, Detroit; S. C.
I Hillsdale and H. G. Spring, Union-
ville.

 

Grand Rapids Drug Club.
President—Wm. C, Kirchgessner.
Vice-President—E. D. De La Mater.

Secretary and Treasurer—Wm. H.
Tibbs.
Executive Committee—Wm. Quigley,

Chairman; Henry Riechel, Theron Forbes.

 

Do Cheap Goods Build Permanent
Business?

Last spring a druggist stocked a
cheap grade of toilet soap in consid-
erable quantities. Where high grade
soap sells at from 10 cents a cake up,
the enterprising dealer secured a
large lot at a price which enabled
him to retail at 5 cents straight, six
for 25 cents, and still left him a good
margin of profit.

He piled the soap in his show win-
dow, displayed it prominently on the
silent salesmen, advertised it, and had
a large initial sale. In fact, the in-
itial sale, while he was actively push-
ing the soap, took care of over one-
third of what he had stocked.

From toilet soap he transferred his
personal attention to other lines of
business. A‘couple of months later
he woke to the sudden realization
that over half of the cheap soap was
still in stock.

“What’s the matter?” he enquired
of his staff. “Aren’t we selling any
soap these days?”

He did not need to go to the staff
for an answer. His own recollection
told him that at about the time he
ceased actively pushing the cheap
soap and left it to sell itself his cus-

tomers commenced to ask for the
regular 10 cent or higher priced
grades. In afew cases the cheap

soap had been proffered, since it af-
forded a good margin. Hardly asale
had been made. Practically all his
regular soap trade was composed of
demands for quality soaps, which the
customers had bought before the
goods introduced and

cheap were

Look, Lowell;*

which were good enough to prompt
return calls.

The druggist had a lingering sus-
picion, too, that his soap trade had
not run quite as high as formerly. He
had: no means of verifying this sus-
picion, however. In any event, he
concluded that cheap soap as a busi-
ness builder was  useless—possibly
worse than useless. It attracted trade
for the moment but could not, of it-
self, hold that trade permanently.

Salesmanship is not all price. In

fact, it is not any of it price. It is
not price, but value, that actually
counts; not price, but value, that
makes an article cheap.

Low-priced goods may be dear.
High-priced goods may be cheap.

Lower-priced goods usually are dear,

and higher-priced goods usually are
cheap. Cheapness and dearness are
mere relative terms, based upon the
relation between the value of the
goods and the price charged for

them. “What value do I receive in
return for my money?” is the  ulti-
mate question, the answer to which
settles whether or not the customer
is satisfied.

So, when you tell your patrons that
an article is cheap (meaning that it is
low priced) you are making a wrong

appeal. Your better course will be
to show them, by comparison  be-
tween high-priced and _ low-priced

goods, that the high-priced article is
the better value for the money.

Price may make the first sale, but
it is value that makes the repeat
sales, and that brings the customer
back to your store time after time
until you rate him as a permanent
source of trade and profit.

Of course, in running a “quality”
store, you have the difficulty of shod-
dy competition to face. Shoddy com-
petition is a bogey rather than a real
danger. In my own experience I have
seen shoddy competitors come and go
while the business man who bases
his appeal on quality and value stays,
his trade unshaken by their competi-
tion.

In my own town the largest gro-
cery business is conducted by a firm
which specializes in quality goods,
guarantees satisfaction, backs up this
guarantee by the members of the firm
assuring themselves that everything
handled comes up to a high standard
of quality—and, finally, is not afraid
to charge higher prices than its com-
petitors, and to base its appeal on
the ground that even at the higher
prices the goods are cheaper. The
one family has conducted business
continuously and successfully along
these lines for sixty years; and each
year finds the business still a grow-

 

ing one. The cheapest goods handled
have definite quality and value; and
nothing at all shoddy is touched.

A dealer in small hardware and
novelties adopts a different plan of
meeting shoddy “cut price” competi-
tion. He stocks quality goods al-
most exclusively; but in addition car-
ries samples of the stuff usually han-
dled by shoddy competitors. A cus-
tomer asking for an enamelware dish
is shown a quality article retailing at,
Say, 25 cents.

“But,” protests the customer, “I
can buy a dish just like that at So-
and-So’s for 15 cents.”

“We can sell you a 15 cent dish—
the very same line that you can buy
from So-and-So,” returns the sales-
man, eagerly. “Here it is.”

He produces the article from an ob-
scure corner of the shelf. “We do not
like to recommend this dish, because
experience shows that it does not
wear very satisfactorily,’ the sales-
man explains. “We carry a few for
the convenience of customers who do
not like to pay for the higher-priced
article. It gives fair service for the
money, but you will notice that the
25 cent article is much heavier and
the enameling is a much better piece
of work. This 25 cent dish will wear
for years; we would not like to guar-
antee the cheap dish for more than
two or three months.”

Salesmanship along these lines in
most cases sells the higher-priced
(but really cheaper) article. In every
case it is educative. A dealer work-
ing steadily along these lines and
tactfully handling the different class-
es of customers, is successfully pull-
ing the teeth of shoddy, shady com-
petition. He is willing to cater to
every requirement of his customers,
but refuses to deceive them in regard
to the actual quality of low-priced
goods.

Handling of shoddy, shady proposi-
tions merely because the goods can
be sold at a catchy price and at the
same time yield a large margin of
profit, is not good business in the
long run. A merchant is in business,
not for a day, a month or a year only,
but for the best part of his lifetime;
and it does not pay in return for to-
day’s temporary advantage to sacri-
fice the trade of all the to-morrows.

The thing that makes lasting busi-
ness is reputation—reputation of the
merchant and reputation of the goods.
Reputation for the merchant is based
on public confidence inspired by
square dealing; and reputation for

the goods. is based on the certainty -

in the buyer’s mind that they are
good value for the money.
Victor Lauriston.

—_—--2-2
The Drug Market.
Quinine — Has advanced 2c

per
ounce.

Opium—Has declined.

Morphine—Another drop is ex-
pected.

Glycerine—Has advanced 2c_ per

pound and higher prices are looked
for.

ot
Perhaps adversity may be useful in
bringing out the strong points in a
man’s character, but most men would
vote to abolish it just the same.

Those Who Passed the Examina-

tion,

Pigeon, April 15—Enclosed please
find list of applicants who were suc-
cessful in passing the examination for
registered pharmacist and registered
druggist, respectively, at Grand Rap-
ids, in March:

Registered Pharmacists.
Vernon D. Andrews, Carson City.
Ford M. Allgeo, Wayland.

Alfred Bertram, Detroit.

Chas. A. Behling, Detroit.

Harry J. Conway, Jackson.

Wallace W. Cooper, Detroit.

Geo. W. Corpus, Alpena.

Geo. G. Doxey, Albion.

Arthur P Dullam, Flint.

Aug. C. Eberlein, Sebewaing.

Adrian L. Ferguson, Kalamazoo.

FE. L. Fritz, Grand Rapids.

W. J. Hart, Brooklyn.

Robert H. Harrison, Pickford.

- Louis J. Haffer, Grand Rapids.
Frank D. Kephart, Petoskey.
Joseph Lane, Saginaw.

B. Glen Lower, Niles.

R. J. La Jennesee, Big Rapids.

Earl P. Mackay, Pt. Huron.

Raymond N. Morrow, Pellston.

Hoyt C. Nihart, Petoskey.

Montague W. Ripley, Montague.

Melvin B. Smith? Detroit.

J. L. Shideler, Detroit.

R G. Sehmuck, Unionville.

Gordon R. Whitney, Evart.

Roy Wareham, Thompsonville.

Albert E. Baxter, Gladwin.

‘W. Earle Beatty, Brown City.,

J. B. Crawford, Pontiac.,

James H. Conklin, Marion.

Frank W. Cooper, Kalamazoo.

Gordon F. Gerard, Coloma.

Edward W. Kurtz, Hastings.

Thomas J. Oak, Bad Axe.

Frank A. Penniman, Hammond, La.

David J. Thompson, Marlette.

H. Willard Wedge, Detroit.

Oliver C. Young, Leslie.

Registered Druggists.

E. Leon Chriswell, Stockbridge.

Kenneth G. Davis, Ann Arbor.

L. Earl Hadden, Big Rapids.

Glen A. Kewley, Bad Axe.

L. J. Love, Howell.

Earl H. Miller, Vassar.

Achie Menzies, Vanderbilt.

Roy Pinkerton, Detroit.

Roy H. Remzel, Muskegon.

Ralston M. Wylie, Akron.

Elmer P. Young, Reed City.

Alb. John Dickman, Cheboygan.

Floyd A. Harley, Bronson.

Harry H. Stanford, Boyne City.

John J. Campbell, Sec’y.
—_--~+.___
Intangible Fortunes.

“You say you lost a fortune on
Wall street?”

“Yes,” replied the philosophic per-
son. “But it’s the same fortune my
broker told me I had made the week
previous, so I don’t know that I
ought to feel any different from what
I did before.”

Marriage Had No Charms.

“Why was it you never married
again, Aunt Sallie?” enquired Mrs.
McClane of an old colored woman in
West Virginia.

“*Deed, Miss Ellie,” replied the old
woman earnestly, “dat daid nigger’s
wuth moah to me dan a live one. I
gits a pension.”

 

 

 

April 17, 1912

 

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theese 6 occas cee 2 Bear Food, Pettijohns 195 Picnic Talls .........: 275 No. 50 Braided Cotton 100 Golden Waffles seeivedd Ginger. Snaps N, B. Cc. *
Chewing Gum ......... 3 Cracked Wheat, 24-2 2 50 Mackerel No. 60 Braided Cotton 1 25 Red Rose Gum Drops 16 oun eee 8
Chicory <........-..-.-- 3 Cream of Wheat, 36-2 4 50 Mustard, 1tb. ........ 1 g9 No. 60 Braided Cotton 1 85 Auto Kisses ....5...3..14 Ginger Rape oe
Chocolate .........-.++- 3 Egg-O-See Wheat ....275 Mustard’ 2%. ....1 7.” 229 No. 80 Braided Cotton 225 Coffy Totty |11°! Vitae. PNAS ck, 8
oat re pooper once 2 oo Corn coe Soused, 1%tb. ......... 1 60 ae = — co oe + Molasses Mint Kisses i2 Hippodrome’ Hat’ +..." 19
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Gocon pee ee 3 Posts Toasties, T. omar, 1D ee i 5 No. 60 Jute .....:.53.. ig aney—In Sth. Boxes Honey fia is rr]
Cocoanut .......-...--- 3 ee Se 230 Tomato, 2%. .......... 20 No. 72 Jute .....:...:.1 00 Old Fashioned Molas- ; Honey Jumbles, feed 12
fe ee 3 Posts Toasties, T. oe No. 60 Sisal ........... 85 Ses Kisses 10Ib. bx. 1 30 Honey Jumbles, Plain. . 13
Confections ....-.------ te 2 280 Hotels ipcegnd aS Galvanized Wire _ Orange Jellies ...... 80 Honey Flake 2’
Cracked Wheat ....... 4 Farimose, 24-2 ...... 270 Buttons, “Ks. @ 15 No. 20, each 100ft. Jone 1 90 Lerion Sours .12:.'". 65 Household Covicies *) 7 A
Crackers ....-.----- 4, 5, 6 Grape Nuts .......... 290: pitens 2 2! @ 14 No, 19, each iodft. long 210 Old Fashioned Hore- Househol ie tcca t
Cream Tartar ......... 6 Grape Sugar Flakes ..250 ~U'tons, Is ..... @ 2% 60c0A _ hound drops ....... 65 Imperi ree Cookies, Iced 9
Sugar Corn Flakes .. 2 50 Cove noo 85@ Baker's ieee os OR Peppermint Drops .. 70 Sonnis a es mee s
D Hardy Wheat Food .. 2 25 Cove, 2m. ees 50@ Cleveland 200000000007" 41 tion Choe Drops 70 Jubilee Mixed ee ee 10
Dried Fruits ........--- 6 So —— Cook. : a . bas Colonial, Ver a S =e - ae epee 10 Kream Klips .....// 77) 25
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F Saxon Wheat Food .. 3 00 Plums .......... 90@1 35 ee oe eae 2 Dark, No. 12 ...... 1 10 Lesion Hea? ao 8
‘ari ous Goods S tat ee No. 3 Reems in Syrup uyler 720 te 36 Bitter Sweets, as’td 1 25 Lemon Thins .. 1.) 487
cea iene g Malt Breaktast Food 4560 N90. 3 cans, per doz. ..1 50 Lowney, %s .........! 32 Brilliant Gums, Crys. 60 lemon Were oS 16
Fishing ‘Tackle ........ ; Maple Elakes | gic 12 20 oe Peas oud Lowney, age te 82 yest eal anes 1 0 Lemona 03 00°" 13ir . 7
atk Sach 0 : - rrowfat ...... owney, %8 .......... 80 , OG a+ G5 “Mace Cakes! ij. 0 '62
Fruit Jars ....-.--. ‘Minn. Wheat Cereal 3 75 Early June 1... @1 2 Lowney, Fy Tb. cans .. 30 Lozenges, plain .... 60 Mandalay" ao. 10
G oe corey 25 Early June sifted 1 45@1 55 Van Hontet, is ee - ee theese ae Mary Ann*220°7'""° 8%
00 5 Pea nus an Houten, 4s ...... 0 Mottoes ..... seeeee Marshmallow Coffee
Gelatine . -<....-...:..-<; 7 Saxon Wheat Food ..3 00 Pi i Van Houten Reus 49 Cream Bar .......... 60 oe ree
Grain Bogs ...........- 1 Shred Wheat Biscuit 3) aye io cigs ah ic el @ Wan Mouien 72 G. M. Peanut Bar :: 60  Maralenaiinn aye” ne
‘Triscuit, $0. ...-...... 2 50 a Oe ae 33 Hand Made Crms 80@90  Medle ac oo oo
H a Pillsbury’s Best Cer’l 4 25 Grated eee dice Wilber, 4s ............ 33 Cream Wafers ...... 7 Molasas ‘Gales pep ene te
Serbs... 2.2. eet ‘ Post Tavern Special ..2 80 Sicse hie @? 10 Wilber, WS eee! 32 String Rock ......... 70 Molasses Cakes, Iced oe
Pcs and alts 8 Voigt’s Cream Flakes 4 50 sessecesses BO@? 60 GO0COANUT Wintergreen Berries 60 Molasses Fruit’ Cooklés a
Horse Radish .......... 8 Quaker Puffed Rice 425 Pumpkin Dusters par Ib Pop Corn : feed pe eee
5 Quaker Brktst Biscuit 18) Good oc By HS BIB. ease a $0 Gingles, Se_pka’ ‘ca. 3 30 olasses Sandwich
ie sy g Quaker Corn Flakes ..190 fancy 11127777777" 1® te ae 39 «Fan Corn, 50's ...... 165 Oatmeal Crackers 21.1.
¢ Victor Corn, Piakee 3 a0, <ERBEY. -2--us----- 48, 151, case ...... Azulikit 100s .......: 3 25 ee
Jelly Glasses .......... ictor é Gallons 72. 2 15 Ss, 15tb. case ...... 2 Orange
Washington Crisps 2 80 728, 5 . Oh My 100 3 See ee:
Wheat Heacte P "1 90 Raspberries 18, T5Ib. case ii. S2. 27 en oa see 50 Orange Sponge Layer
M oo ee i. Standard ....... @ Ys & %s, 15%b. case 28 Put Me h — Cakes: 2.25... foes
Mapleine ............... Bt Gent cs coy dail 4 O08 Satine : ey agere Soe ois 10 aman Bre er ee Penny Assorted wie ea BM
ince Meats .......... : Pag ee aE ie Cf st AS 6s pails ...... Lee ee SR S835 eanu ORR es. aes
pee eee g Evapor’d Sugar Corn 90 ibe debates x = anu se = Bulk. jalle 1 14 NUTS—Whole Picnic Mixed ........, 1%
SMustan@: fc 56. eee l ss 8 BROOMS Red Alaska .....185@1 95 Buk, barrels ........ 12 Almonds, Tarragona 18 Sinenpole Wafers ... 16
N PMO oe. se 300 Pink Alaska ).:!1 40@1 50 COFFEES, ROASTED Almonds, Drake .... 15 etzels, Hand Made .. 9
Jewel oo. sue 3 70 we 0 Almonds, California Pretzelettes, Hand Md. 9
ete 5. ee 4 Winner epee ase to meat en : ; Soft shell ..... 22... SSA lop oe Mac. Md. 8
er Special .... BE 9 AS wreerene Roe Brags Go6 25s, ae @13 BR COOKIES | 6 0s ones 10
° Parlor Gem ......... 375 Domestic, 4% Mus, Bilfverts ..411.._/°: 12@13 Raisin Gems ..........
cei ae g Common Whisk 00.1 1) omestic "Mus," "@ ewe ee Rees Cae 7
Fancy Whisk ........ £160 See ee @14 Walnuts, sft shell @17 Revere, Assorted ...... 14
P Warehouse .......... 4 50 snch, . seen eee 18@23 Walnuts, Marbot ... @15 ae Fruit
PROKICR 8 BRUSHES rimps Table nuts, fancy @18 Fn hee ens 12
Risrs 2 8 Scrub red ial ie ee ee 1 a4 plorsd eerie Ge eeu 20% pou medium .... 13 oer fern oon ee 10
Playing Cards ......).! S Bolla Mack Bins 8. 75 unbar, BS. do’. ....2 2 “Chote 2 ecans, ex. large ... 14 % sunch ........., 8
Potash eg eo S Bole bak ah in 85 Succotash pee ete S ao oe ake pe $6
Were cscs 8 Pointed Ends ......... 6 tale eaberry ....--. 46. dceGry Nuts, Der bs gee eae s sone ents
oe eon ane oc ae Maracaibo Ohio, new ...--....2.00 Shortbread ‘Squares’: 20
R ve Rane ent ae MALE ee es 2 Cocoanuts™. . 655. £602 Spiced Currant Cakes 10
: NO: Bh oseserees se scare 90 Mecnneonacinceh SOA AD ne 25 Chestnuts, New York Spiced Gingér Cakes .. 9
Rice 2206)... S Ne 2 1 25 Strawberries Mexican State, per bu. ..... Spiced Ginger Cks Icd 10
Rolied Oats ...........; 2 ND) Ae ee 175 Standard ......... 95 Choice 25 Shelled Sugar Fingers 12
Shoe Fancy 2 25 Fancy .-cccc.... oo. 26 Ss ish P ts 6 7 Sugar Cakes ~1.../ 77° 8%
s ee o earns panis eanuts 64@ 7 £‘Sugar Cakes. .......
- SB cc eg atemala Pecan Halves .... 62 Sugar Crimp .......... 8%
ee ne vette ees ee te 130 Good 2 Pale 25 Walnut Halves... @33 Sugar Squares, large
Sn ee so et 170 Fancy 1.60 Maney 2572 2 Filbert Meats ..... @30 or small ............
ree pe © 140 No. 10 4 00 “ “ Java seat Alicante Almonds @40 eae Pedi: oe 16
Ee ee arte eee es BUTTER > rivate Growth .. Jord Al ds .. @47 unnyside Jumbles ....10
Salt Fish s-.2.0002 00000, a wp ee CARBON OILS Mandling .......... 31@35 er Ogee ee Superba (5h isi. sols 81%
Shoe Blacking ...///). 9 CANDLES Perfecion au, o aoa $0@32 Fancy HP Suns 6@ 6% Teluob Gon 2
Seni oe 9 Paraffine, 6s ......... 10 D. S. Gasoline .. @15 Short Bean Roasted ......... 7@ 1% Vanilla Waters tusoone ic
Sap 14 Paraffine, 12s ..  .. 10 Gas Machine .... @23 fone Bean Choice, raw, H. P. Jum- Wafer Jumbles cans ..18°
Beda ...... 10. AWieking 2.2.0.0... 20. Deodor’d Nap’a.. @13% Hh O DO. fess saigene: iti Waverly... 10
Spices ....... Pe 10 CANNED Goops _. (‘vlinder ....... 29 @34%e Bogota CRACKED WHEAT a
Starch ..............05. 10 Apples Mugine .....,.. 18 ee) | War hid, Oh) MA ed aaa 3% In-er Seal Goods
ByNS ec s 10 Si Stamneeds | @:.90 Black, winter .. 84%@1i0 PANRCY. = ocak ek 26 24 2b, pkgs. ......... 2 50 per doz.
Can > 60@2 85 CATSUP Exchange Market, Steady Albert Biscuit ..2.7002. 1 00
c - 2 60@ Solos oa 235 Spot Market, Strong _ CRACKERS Animals cscs eee 1 00
Table Sauces 10 . Blacknerries a Sinder’s % pints 135 Package National Biscuit, Company Arrowroot Biscuit «seed 09
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Standards gallons @5 00 CHEESE Be Arbuckle #}:6.. yo 24 00 Butter Bremmer’s Butter i
O So iBeans BUADMBN Si... ... 2. @22 fsion® <5) ke elt oes 23 00 N. B. C. Sq. bbl. 7 bx. 6% Wafers ...... anges al
Baked. ee ee 85@1 30 Gan en ue es hk ee i. Seymour, Ba. bbl. 7 bx. .6% oar oe 5 a8 i
e ney. 22.3. 85@95 arson Caly ..... ais ¢cLaughliin's So) a ; eese sandwich .,.,.1: ;
Vinegar ..........-.... So fom .. 70@1 15 Hopkins’........ @19 to Yetailers only, Mail all N. B. C. boxes. . Chocolate Wafers... ° "1 { t
Wax: _-: -18@1 95 Riverside ........ @19 | vorders’ direct to W. F. Premium ....... Cocoanut Dainties :...,1 ag
Wicking: an’. bs Me teeta ARE ere ‘ ROSEY MOR Sec, @19 McLatighlin & Co., Chieq- ‘Select ...... fa $$c0 Dinner Biscuits ..... ..1 50 2
War see £9 eee pe Al 8 td da tan PRES AANA Wee £625 @20 £0. : ots, : Saratoga Flakes ... Faust Oyster .........,1°00 ki
Yoodenware ‘70. .80'. 13 @tarfdare oo... te den @i15 aintebel gephyrette ........  «, 13 i 1/0
Wrapping Paper 14 Gallon 6 75 Extract ‘ ephyre Vig Newton <...2::..; 1,00
tteeee 4 cs 2k Limburger ...... @19 Holland, W%sgroebexes::195 @ | Oyster... « ; Five O’clock Tea ....,1,00
Y Little Neck, a A Pineapple ....... 40 @60 Felix, % grosS zis:i:815 ON. Bs.C. Picnicboxes,: 6% -Frotana ...... cop epee ee
Wasst Cake id Tittle Neck oe et 35 Sap. Sago......_. @22 Hummel’s foil). Hugro. 85 “Gem; boxes ........ e...,6% Fruit Cake .......:...9,00
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SG eepy Eye, 2s cloth. .6 ( eases 225 ° pkgs. = arrels obb ; 12:
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1 5 a ount 56 olar Sa steeae * ry Cob Zz.
Peat Hominy 3475 Michigan carl Oe eos es Tb. sacks Bes ue GER oases 16 Spear Head 43 9 oz. s i
wee Ib. sack Less than oe gayest 60 N PLAYING Ga ean ae Saceess ¢ 24 seo ze ao Head, aa Om: AA 7
Domestic, 10 Tb. po i ees 64 No. - Steamboat. Crenuiated, ane Luatona fae SAUCES ee 7 = — 44 :
ported, 25 box ~, Corn oN : » Rival, a Seee ae iets ee oe 95 Halford, arge . Sit al, 7,14 & sens 47 :
eo i, Carlots 0, 20, Rover pat 18 SALT FISH 1 eee he 3 75 ar, 6, 12 & 28 th. 28 i
vue foe Ges Ga No. 57: over, ena ’ SAL eas Stand 24 th.
Pea 50 eae an Gaticda 2 ¥, Speci m’d 15 SALT FI ..2 26 ard N 3
ne as .¢ Hay ae ee te n 200 String vice a sunatied mae Town enny, ceish. st :
oe 55 os cack Tourn’ whist 2 25 Pole, Seieka ac uae Sundried, meee - -ahaeae poets anh ecak wit 30 E
Green, sete bu. ca a POTASH tte cela agus eo ate 2 , 6, 12 & 24 32 i
Split, tb ch, bu, ....390 M er 0 Bese. 2-4 00 Strips Halibut Basket “fred medium ¢ 46 All Red Priants f
ial cc¥overr. as . un eceerceresece sket oice A 4 DC wese- r H
East I Sago oo Mason pts. per gro. PROVISIONS Ke ee 15 Nibs neers fancy “ee Bae Union Scrap .... 576 ;
G ndia , ats. pe . £15) © Barrel Holl se 1g «Sitti eeeeeees g Pipe, 5 ate AM i
erman ccaces Mason, per gro, Clear B ed Pork Y,M and Herri siftings beset Se Cutla (BE Sa
Geren, seeky 533) . be cagry tte oot [ Short Back ....19 50@20 00 Yo M. wh how bbis, 11 6 Fannings --.-------. roses Cutlas, 244 on, 2... ‘®
q en pkg. ops, gro. 1 4 ee a ae ¢ ¥. M. oop. % e babe ae 14 Ha p, 2 amines:
; ree 0 Bea ut Clearl EOS 00. ee . wh. ho - bbl. 6 00 Mo Gunpewd 15 ppy Though a 30
4 Hiskenane aPlos@ GELATI ee ta 8 00@18 50 [ae wa hase | Kegs 65 M yune, medium. Honey Comb t, 2 oz. - 30
; ee ee nee Cox's, 1 di leg Brisket, Cieae 16 00 Kegs ese Milchers ples eae rears ‘<< 2 ppeilggee ag 5e 5 76 i
a Pp » 180 th. S56 Cox’s, oz. large . it 3 ee rus. Guan bu oyune, Cen oes 5 Mail P 7 be i
4 Bean 36, Dkge eens B 2 Knox's ‘Sparkling, a seg Clear Pamliy 23 09 Queen Bota) o00. 72 Pingwuey, po ees Mal coos be ote ee
a pkgs. eeceee 5 Dox f Sparkl , doz. 1 25 Dry Moe eee . 26 00 ueen, ke io ghee eae 5 25 Pin ey, choic Paepe -imes, : o 60 ws ae 5 76 :
f FISHING TACKLE 275- Helse ing, gr. 14 08 5s P padi BS ow... gsuey, fancy ....60 ee ee ae
, coe Cees feces Aca a aoe we No & 360 ee ‘etic Veins tes “igi bea mean 1 St, Ne ee aS i
14 - 2 ag Ree rte care . 6 a ant doz, ..1 1 35 Pure in ee " ae 1, Po ages acca. 7 50 Geaiee a Hyson ae Man. ie gro. 5 76 ]
S Bees Pea Sed eh Ae ie 8 soggy Bak Bat cs pgp PURSE teal ewe ae |
ha ee eae Ge? oc) Plain 60 EB ubs : 20% 8% ° > gee 90 Fe. Oeion me 60 Yankee ’ Cc, yy — 5 |
¥ 3 eee S seeeeeedl 90 th. tub rd SO 3 gg Mackerel ach: rmosa, gs Girl Se . 76 4
a 1 eas eee cence ld GRAIN BA 60 tb, i. Shere s % Mess jen 1 Formosa, ae os BO@GCO ro Handle eae 2 oz 6 76 4
eeceeces pes 20 : — — be 20 Tb. pails -. advance ¢ Mess, 40 ag eaneeine 16 5 Formosa, eg wade. ee i Sig Scrap, ae A er 5 76
nen 10. pene ao 2 wee 10 ete ey on ied English 8 maser Workman, 2% 6 00 (
Ea ae ee 8 pails 3 eee % Noo 8 Ibs. 95 Chi ium... mite s i 00 4
Ib. pails Y aaeenee Le Ne 1, 100 tbs.” . 150 oo ee ~ 25 All Leaf, oe
ance 1 No. 1. io Ibs. fees. 1000 HCY, ....0..4% peste 30 35 ae 3% ae Oz. 2 :
le he . 6 ‘trie 6 . ees eo 4
Kc os Ceylon, onditala 0 BB, uo Mareake A °
. ee roe @35 gda , 10c tins ... 24 00 7
sees 45@50 Badger, 3 oz. ~ ase LASS i
Badger, 7 oz. ......-- 5 04 |
eecese 11 62

 

 

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

Special Price Current

 

 

 

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ad
Banner, $c soos): 5 96
Banner, 8.0z. ........ 1 60
Banner, 16 oz, .2....:: 3 20
Belwood Mixture, 10c 94
Big Chief, 2%. oz. .. 6 00
Big Chief 16 oz. ...... 30
Bull Durham, 5c .... 5 90
Bull Durham, 10c ....10 80
Bull Durham, 15c ....18 48
Bull Durham, 8 oz. .. 60
Bull Durham, 16 oz. ..6 72
Buck Horn, ic ...... 5 76
Buck Horn, lOc ...... 11 50
Briar Pipe, 5c ....... 6 00
Briar Pipe, 10c ...... 12 00
Black Swan, ic ...... 5 76
Black Swan, 14 oz, .. 3 50
Bob White, 5c ....., 5 65
Brotherhood, 5c ...... 5 95
Brotherhood, 10c ....11 Ou
Brotherhood, 16 oz. .. 39
Carnival, 5c ........ 70
Carnival, 3% oz. ..... 39
Carnival, 16 oz. ...... 40
Cigar Clip’g Johnson 30
Cigar Clip’g, Seymour 30
Identity, 8 & 16 oz... 30
Darby Cigar Cuttings 4 50
Continental Cubes, 10c 90
Corn Cake, 14 oz, .... 2 55
Corn Cake, 7 oz, - 1 45
Corn Cake, 5c ...... 5 76
Cream, 50c pails 4 60
Cuban Star, 5c foil .. 5 76
72

Cuban Star, 16 oz pails 3 7
10

Chips, 100° -......5..: 20
Dills Best, 134 oz. ... 79
Dills Best, 34% oz. .... 77
Dills Best, 16 oz. ... 73
Dixie Kid, 154 foil .... 39
Duke’s Mix, ic ...... 5 76
Duke’s Mix, 1l0c ..... 11 52
Duke’s Cameo, 13% oz. 41

 

Drummond, 5c ....... 5
mor A 8 OZ ic ee 4
Mor AS 7 ez. ls. 11
Fashion, 6c ......... 6
Fashion, 16 oz. ......
Five Bros., 5c ....... 5
Five Bros., 10c ...... 10
Five cent cut Plug ..
MO 8 ie .) 2... ... 11 5
Four Roses, 10c ......
Full Dress, 126 oz.
Glad Hand, ic ...... 1
Gold Block, 1% oz. ..
Gold Block, 10c ..... 11
Gold Star, 16 oz. ....
Gail & Ax Navy, 5e 5
Growler, 5c 4
Growler, i0c 2
Growler, 20c 2
em: OC 2.6... 6... 1
Giant, 16 oz. ..::. 2...
Hand Made, 2% oz :
Hazel Nut, 5c ........ 5
Honey Dew, 136 oz, ..
Honey Dew, 10c ...... 11

Hunting, 1244 & 3% oz.
Aa, Oe coc 6
{ x i, in pails’ ......

gust Suits; 6c ...-... 6
Just Suits, 10c ...... 11
Kiln Dried, 25c ...... 2
King Bird, 7 oz. ....25
King Bird, 3 oz. ...... 1
King Bird, 1% oz, ....
La Turka, 5c ........
Little Giant, 1 Ib, ....

Lucky Strike, 1% oz.
Lucky Strike, 1% oz.
Le Redo, 3 oz, ....... 10
Le Redo, 8 & 16 oz...
Myrtle Navy, 10c ....11
Mytrle Navy, ic .... 5
Maryland Club, 5c

Mayflower, 5c ........ 5
Mayflower, 10c ......

Mayflower, 20c ...... 1
Nigger Hair, 5c . ....5

Nigger Hair, 10c ....10
Nigger Head, 5c
Nigger Head, 10c ....9
Noon Hour, 5c ....... 1
Old Colony, 1-12 gro. 11
Old Mill, 5c .......... 5
Old English Curve 1%0z
Old Crop, 5c 5
Gig Crop, 25e ..:....:

P. S., 8 cz., 30 tb. es.

3 oz.

Patterson Seal, 3 oz. .._
Patterson Seal, 16 oz. 5

Peeriess, Se ...5.. 25-5 5
Peerless, 10c ........ 1
Peerless, 3 oz, ...... 10
Peerless, 7 oz. ...... 23
Peerless, 14 oz. ...... 47
Plaza, 2:eTro. cs. ..... 5
Plow Boy, 5c ........ 5
Plow Boy, 10c ...... 11
Plow Boy, 14 oz. ..... 4
PRD 900 ooo es oe 11
Pride of Virginia, 1°

PRO GE coc. oes

Pilot, 7 oz. doz..:..... 1
Pilot, 14 oz, doz...... 2

Prince Albert, 10c
Prince Albert, 8 oz. ..4
Prince Albert, 16 oz. ..8
Queen Quality, 5c ....
Rob Roy, 5c foil 5
Rob Roy, 10c gross ..10
Rob Roy, 25c doz, ..2

13

Rob Roy, 50c, doz..... 4 12
S. & M., 5c, gross .... 5

S. & M., 14 oz. dez. ..3

Soldier Boy, 5c gross 5 95
Soldier Boy, 10c ....10

Soldier Boy, 1 tb. ....4

Sweet Caporal, 1 oz. .. 60
Sweet Lotus, 5c .... 6

Sweet Lotus, 10c ....12 00
Sweet Lotus, per doz, 4 85
Sweet Rose, 2% oz. 30
Sweet Tip Top, 5c .. 2 00
Sweet Tip Top, 3% oz. 38
Sweet Tips, % gro 10 08
Sun Cured, 10c ...... 11 75
Summer Time, 5c ....5 76
Summer Time, 7 oz. ..1 65
Summer Time 14 oz. ..3 50

Standard, 2 oz, ...... 5 90
Standard, 3% oz. .... 28
Standard, 7 oz. 1 68

Seal N. C., 1% cut plug 70
Seal N. C., 134 Gran 63
Three Feathers, 1 oz. 63
Three Feathers, 10c 10 20
Three Feathers and
Pipe combination 2
Tom & Jerry, 14 oz. ..3
Tom & Jerry, 7 oz. .. 1
Tom & Jerry, 3 oz. .. 87
Trout Line, 5e ...... 5
Trout Line, 10c ....10
Turkish, Patrol, 2-9 5
Tuxedo, 1 oz, bags .. 48

Tuxedo, 2 oz. tins .. 96
Tuxedo, 4 oz. cart .. 64
Tuxedo, 16 oz tins .... 64

Twin Oaks, 10c .... 94
Union Leader, 50c ..
Union Leader, 25c-....

Union Leader, 10c ..11 6
Union Leader, 5c .... 95
Union Workman, 1% 76
Uncle Sam, 10c ..... 10 80
Uncle Sam, 8 oz. ~ae 20

U. S, Marine, 5c

ROOT ArocogEeNwo
So
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Van Bibber, 2 oz. tin 88
Velvet, 5c pouch 44
Velvet, 10c tin ....... 92
Velvet, 8 oz tin ...... ’ 3 84
Velvet, 16 oz. can.... 68
Velvet, combination es 5 75
War Path, 5¢ =. ....: 95
War Path; 8 0Z......;.. 60
Wave Line, 3 oz, .... 40

Wave Line, 16 oz. .. 40

Way up, 2% oz. .....5 75
Way up, 16 oz. pails .. 31
Wild Fruit, 5c ...:.. 5 76
Wild Fruit, 10c ..... 11 52
Yum Yum; 50.5... 6 00
Yum: Yum, 200 °...50. - 11 52
Yum Yum, litb., doz, 4 80
TWINE
Cotton, 3 ply 2.2.2.5... 20
Cotton, 4 ply. ....50.055. 20
Jute, 2 py... o.oo ess 14
Hemp, 6 ply. <..-.:... 13
Flax, medium ......... 24
Wool, 1 Ib. bales ..... 6
VINEGAR

White Wine, 40 grain 8%
White Wine, 80 grain 11%
White Wine, 100 grain 13

Oakland Vinegar & Pickle
Co.’s Brands.
Highland apple cider ..18
Oakland apple cider ..14
State Seal sugar ..... 12
Oakland white pickling 10
Packages free.

WICKING
No. 0, per gross ...... 30
No, 1, per gross ...... 40
No. 2, per gross ...... 50
No. 3, per gross ...... 75
WOODENWARE
Baskets
BuUsveIS! oo aa. wee 1 00
Bushels, wide band .. 1 15
NarKCE oo one ois Ge we 40
Splint, large ..\....... 3 50
Splint, medium ...... 3 00
Splint, small ........ 2 75

Willow, Clothes, large 8 25
Willow, Clothes, small 6 25
Willow, Clothes, me’m 7 25

Butter Plates
Wire End or Ovals.

% Tb., 250 in crate ...... 30

% tb., 250 in crate ...... 30

1 Ib., 250 in crate ...... 30

2 Tb., 250 in crate ...... 35

3 Th., 250 in crate ...... 40

5 th., 250 in crate ...... 50
Churns

Barrel, 5 gal., each ...2
Barrel, 10 gal., each ..2 55
Clothes Pins

Round Head.

4 inch, 5 gross ........ 45
4% inch, 5 gross ........ 50
Cartons, 20 2% doz, bxs, 55

Egg Crates and Fillers

Humpty Dumpty, 12 dz. 20
No. 1, complete .......
No. 2, complete
Case No. 2, fillers, 15 ;

BOTS oie eee owes 35
Case, medium, 12 sets 1 15

Faucets
Cork lined, 8 in, ...... 70
Cork lined, 9 n. ...... 80

Cork lined, 10 in. .... 90

14

Mop Sticks
Trojan spring ........ 90
Eclipse patent spring 85
No. 1 common ...... 80
No. 2 pat. brush holder 85
Ideal No. 7 85
12tb, cotton mop heads 1 45

Pails
2-hoop Standard ......2 00
3-hoop Standard ...... 2 35
2-Wite Cable >. <)0 2%: 210
Cedar all red brass o-d 2d
3-wire Cable ......... 2 30
Paper Eureka ........ 2 25
Mibre: oo 2 40
: Toothpicks
Birch, 100 packages ..2 00
ideat =, 85
Traps
Mouse, wood, 2 holes 22

Mouse, wood, 4 holes 45

Mouse, wood, 6 holes 70

Mouse, tin, 5 holes ... » 65
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Rat, w 80
Rat, spring ......,... 75
: Tubs
20-in, Standard, No. 1 7 50
18-in. Standard, No. 2 6 50
16-in. Standard, No, 3 5 50
20-in. Cable, No. 1 --..8 00
18-in. Cable, No. 2 _|/'7 00
16-in. Cable, No. 3 ---.6 00
No, 1 Fibre .... -10 25
No::2 Bibre 22.2: 9 25
Ne@.3: Mibre: (055712 8 25
Washboards
Bronze Globe ........ 2 50
Dewey 75

be peace oe 1
Double Acme ......... 3
Single Acme ......._, 3
Double Peerless ... |_| 3
Single Peerless ...°. 7! 3 25
Northern Queen ...... 3
Double Duplex 3
Good Luck 2

3

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Universal (2.052, 00
Window Cleaners
2 oa 1 65
1S In er eee 1 85
DGC ee ee 2 30
Wood Bowls

13 in. Butter .......... 1 60
15 in. Butter .......... 2 25
d7: in: Butter 22... 415
19 in. Butter 6 10

Assorted, 18-15-17 ....3 00
Assorted, 15-17-19 ....4 25
WRAPPING PAPER
Common Straw ...... 2
Fibre Manila, white .. 3
Fibre Manila, colored 4

4

No. 1 Manila .........
Cream Manila ........ 3
Butchers’ Manila ..... 2%
Wax Butter, short ec’nt 13
Wax Butter, full count 20
Wax Butter, rolls ..... 19
YEAST CAKE

Magic, 3 doz. ......... 15
Sunlight, 3 doz. ...... 1 00

Sunlight, 1% doz, .... 50
Yeast Foam, 3 doz.

Yeast Cream, 3 doz. ..
Yeast Foam, 1% doz. 58

AXLE GREASE

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1 Ib. boxes, per gréss 9 00
3 Ib, boxes, per gross 24 00

BAKING POWDER
Royal

cans 1 35
cans 1 90
1%Tb. cans 2 50
%Ib. cans 3 75
lb. cans 4 80
3Ib. cans 13 00
bib. cans 21 50

CIGARS
Johnson Cigar Co.’s Brand

4 bh.
6 oz.

 

 

S. C. W., 1,000 lots ....31

Fl: Portana = o.oo sc 33
Evening Press .......... 32
Exemplar ............ 2.32

10c size .. 90:

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Worden Grocer Co. Brand

Ben Hur
Perfection... 265 oo5.05022.. 35
Perfection Extras ...... 35
Loongres 35
Londres Grand ......... 35
SIOhGONa 3.27 35
Puritanos 20050502, 35
Panatellas, Finas ....... 35
Panatellas. Bock ........ 35
Jockey Club ............ 35

COCOANUT
Baker's

Brazil Shredded

    

10 5c pkgs., per case 2 60
86 10c p -» per case 2 60
i6 10c and 38 &c pkgs.,
DOr CARO. 2.0055 2 60
COFFEE

Roasted
Dwinell-Wright Co’s B’ds

a aed Tc RAG
—— be 7 x o _—

——

 

White House, 1b.

White House, 2th. .......
Excelsior, Blend, 1m .....
Excelsior, Blend, 2th. .....

Tip Top, Blend, 1th. ......
Royal Blend ..............
Royal High Grade ........
Superior Blend
Boston Combination

Distributed by Judson
Grocer Co., Grand Rapids;
Lee & Cady, Detroit; Sy-
mons Bros. & Co., Sagi-
naw; Brown, Davis &
Warner, Jackson; Gods-
mark, Durand & Co., Bat-
tle Creek; Fielbach (Co.,
Toledo.

SAFES

 

Full line of fire and bur-
glar proof safes kept in
stock by the Tradesman
Company, Thirty-five sizes
and styles on hand at all
times—twice as many safes
as are carried by any other
house in the State. If you
are unable to visit Grand
Rapids and inspect the
line personally, write for
quotations.

SOAP
Gowans & Sons Brand.

 

Single boxes .......... 3 00
ive Box lots. 2.60 2 95
Pen OOX jets 2. 2 90
Twenty-five box lots ..2 85

Lautz Bros. & Co.
Acme, 30 bars, 75 tbs. 4 00
Acme, 25 bars, 75 tbs. 4 00
Acme, 25 bars, 70 ths. 3 80
Acme, 100 cakes ...... 3 26

Big Master, 100 blocks 4 00
German Mottled ...... 3 50
German Mottled, 5 bxs 3 50
German Mottled, 10 bx 3 45
German Mottled, 25 bx 3 40
Marseilles, 100 cakes ..6 00
Marseilles, 100 cks be 4 00
Marseilles, 100 ck toll 4 00
Marseilles, 14bx toilet 2 10

Proctor & Gamble Co.

HOnOk 4555 3 00
Ivory, 6 020). 4 00
ivory, 10° 07.°% 052.22); 6 75
BT 3 85

Tradesman Co.’s Brand

 

Black Hawk, one box
Black Hawk, five bxs
Black Hawk, ten bxs

A. B. Wrisley

Good Cheer .......... 00
Old Country 2. foc: 3 40
Soap Powders

Snow Boy, 24s family

BIZO eee. - 8 76
Snow Boy, 60 5c ......2 40
Snow Boy, 30 10e ....2 40
Gold Dust, 24 large ..4 50
Gold Dust, 100-5e ..... 4 00
Kirkoline, 24 4tb, ..... 3 80
Pearline: 06 oc 2c. ---8 75
Soapine -..5.......5; -..4 10
Babbitt’s 1776 ........ 3 75
ROseine: 0 3 59
ATMIOUWIS so 3s sce. 3 70
Wiasdonr 2 3 80

Soap Compounds
Johnson’s Fine ....... 10
Johnson's. KK...) 55: 4 25
Rub-No-More ......... 3 85
Nine. O'clock <o........ 3 30
Scouring

Enoch Morgan’s Sons

Sapolio, gross lots ....9 50

Sapolio, half gro. lots 4 85
Sapolio, single boxes 2 40
Sapolio, hand ......... 2 40
Scourine Manufacturing Co
Scourine, 50 cakes ....1 80
Scourine, 100 cakes ...3 50

 

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PLEDGED

SUPPORT

White House

Coffee

At the

Convention

Of the National Housewives of America

DWINELL-WRIGHT CoO.

PRINCIPAL COFFEE ROASTERS
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MICHIGAN T

RADESMAN

31

BUSINESS-WANTS DEPARTMENT

. _ » . 7 ' 7 ; ad
\dvertisements inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each

subsequent continuous insertion.

No

charge less than 25 cents.

Cash must accompany all orders.

 

 

Ww ant To Occupy—Portion of store to
sell reliable, popular-priced line of cloth-
ing with any storekeeper outside of
Grand Rapids. Address No. 111, care
Tradesman. TLL

 

For Sale—An up-to-date Palace Meat
Market. Reason for selling, other busi-
ness, One of best towns in Central Mich-
igan. Address No. 109, care Tradesman.

109

For Sale or Exchange for real estate,
complete drug stock, wall paper, paints,
ete. Good soda fountain business. Forced
to sell on account of sickness in family
compelling us to seek the Colerado cli-
mate. A bargain for some one, E. Sin-
clair, Tekonsha, Mich 108

 

 

For Sale—Stock of general
dise; invoice about $10,000; did $35,000
business last year; has run _ without
change for fifty years by present owners;
best country store in this locality; reason
for selling, death of senior member. Es-
tate must be settled. Address James
\Nan & Son, Scales Mound, I]. 107

merchan-

 

For Sale—Four six foot leather up-
holstered oak settees, Nearly as good as
new, A bargain if taken at once. E. C.
Harmon, Charlotte, Mich. 106

For Sale-—-General store, small town,
where every day looks like fair day.
Address Wm, Ewig, Germania Bidg., Mil-
waukee, Wis. 105

 

 

For Sale—Shoes and groceries in town
of 1,500, between Detroit and Lansing.
Invoice $3,500. Good reason for selling.
Best location in tewn, with 3 or 6 year
lease. Address M. C., care Tradesman.

 

Auction Sale—Stocks of merchandise
turned into cash anywhere in the United
States and Canada by the Auction Meth-
od. Best service guaranteed. For dates
and information, address Henry Noring,
Auctioneer, Speaks English and German.
Cazenovia, Wis. 112.

Grocery stock for $4,000 cash, stock and
fixtures. Doing good business. Want to
go West, reason for selling. Address 121
North Fancher, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 102

For Sale—Soda fountain, 18 syrups, two
steel tanks, etc. Cheap for cash, E. E.
Calkins Ann Arbor. ‘ = Ot

For Sale—Barber shop, with three
chairs, located in the Dehaas Hotel at
Fremont. Nice equipment, with the best
e patronage, in a good live town. Write

. McCarty, Fremont. 98

For Sale—Nice stock of clothing and
gent’s furnishing goods at Fremont, lo-
cated only two doors from the principle
corner of the city. Will sell cheap. os
H. McCarty, Fremont, Mich.

General Stocks For Sale—Following are
a few very desirable general stocks, well
located and doing a profitable business:
No. 7, located in Van Buren county in-
ventorying about $4,500. No. 8 located in
Missaukee county, inventory about $6,000.
No. 9, located in Mecosta county, in-
ventory about $2,800. No. 10, located in
Van Buren county, inventory about
$9,000. No. 11, located in Antrim county,
inventory about $10,000. Any of the above
stores will bear the closest investigation.
I will furnish full particulars on applica-
tion. Harry Thomasma, 433-438 House-
man Bldg., Grand Rapids, Michigan. a

 

For Sale—Grocery store in Grand Rap-
ids, old stand, have done a large business
for the past 15 years. Good location.
Large order route and have a good tran-
sient trade. Getting good prices. No old
stock. Reason for selling, have other
business. Stock now inventories $4,500
Willing to reduce stock to $2,500. Must
have cash and mean business. If not,
don’t write. Address No. 100, care
Tradesman, 100

Wanted—Parties to open furniture and
general house furnishing store in Petos-
key, town of over 6,000. Splendid open-
ing, fine store in best location, for rent.
Enquire of anyone living in Petoskey, or
Fred S, Linsell, Petoskey, Mich. 86

Merchants! Do you want to sell out?

ve an auction sale. Guarantee you no
loss, Address L. H. Gallagher, Auctioneer,
384 Indiana Ave., Toledo, Ohio. 96

Fruit farms. and lands for sale in all
parts of the Grand Traverse region.
Some to exchange for merchandise stocks.
Traverse City eee Exchange, Trav-
erse City, Mich 95

For eee and crockery stock
and fixtures, about one thousand dollars,

established trade. E, W. Brown, Farwell,
Mich. 94

of Denver, Colo.;

merchandise stocks.
Mich.

For Sale—General store 30 miles north
stock and building will
invoice $38,500; farming and coal mines;

good trade; good reason for selling. Ad-

dress Linn Merc. Co., Dacono, Colo. 91

For Sale—Stock meats and fixtures, in

one of best cities in Northern Michigan,
5,600 population.
building.

Will give long lease on
Reason for selling, other busi-
ness. “Cheap for cash. Hirschmann’s
Market, Petoskey, Mich. 90

 

Promoter of special sales. Closing out
Personally conduct

my sales. W. N. Harper, Port Huron,
88

 

eare Michigan Tradesman.

For Sale—General stock with fixtures,
store building and dwelling attached. A
bargain if sold soon. Situated in good
town in Northern Indiana. Address B,

87

I desire to purchase ladies’ or men’s
ready made clothing business, doing busi-
ness fifty to seventy-five thousand dollars
per year, in good town, with lease on
corner location. Will pay cash for busi-
ness of this kind with good record. E.
Bishop, Millington, Mich . 80

For Sale—Up-to-date candy factory in
citv of 40,000 inhabitants, doing a nice
business, good opportunity for someone.
Reason for selling, have other business.
Address No. 79, care Tradesman. 79

For Sale—Good clean $20,000 stock dry
goods, clothing, shoes, ete. Excellent lo-
eation. Good town; 4,500 population.
Best store and best location in town.
Good established paying business. Col-
burn Goodrich Co., Swanton, Vt. 78

For Sale—Only drug store in town of
400. Mostly prescriptions. Stock and
fixtures. Invoice about $1,000. Reason,
old age. H, E. Lucas, Bertha, Minn, 76

For Sale—Very promising manufactur-
ing enterprise must be sold. Will take
$5,000, for patents, stock on hand and
business. Live Commercial Club should
investigate this. Address 73, Tradesman.

 

 

For Sale—The Osceola News, at Her-
sey; paper owned by the business men;
county seat, Address News, Horsey
Michigan. 71

For Sale—Income business property lo-
cated on main street in Cadillac, Michi-
gan. 75 foot front, paved, with furniture
and storage business if desired. Reason
for selling, old age. Terms, cash. For

 

. particulars write owner. L. B. 104,
6

illac, Michigan.

 

For Sale—Best fancy grocery stock,
centrally located in town of 25,000.
Thumb of Michigan. This store has
always been a moneymaker. Last year’s
business showed profit of $1,800. A good
opening for cash store. Will take about
$2,000 to swing. Owner wishes to go
West on account of sickness in family.
Address No. 55, care Tradesman. 55

Shoes, clothing and men’s furnishings,
$21,000 stock, original cost, to exchange
for a good Wisconsin farm or Chicago
or Milwaukee improved; must have some
cash. Do not reply unless property is
unincumbered. Wm, Jones, 295 Lake a
Milwaukee, Wis.

For Sale—One of the best aie in
Southern Michigan. Cheap if taken at
once. Best of reason for selling. Pop-
ulation 2,500, two railroads, good schools
and churches. Address Lock Box 372,
Hudson, Michigan. 977

Creamery For Sale—Located in good
farming country, 20 miles from any other
creamery. Equipped with latest machin-
ery and in good conditon. Address Belt
Valley Creamery, Belt, Mont, 41

If you want to trade your business for
a farm or city income property, write us.
interstate Land Agency, Decatur, Ili-
nois. 53

For Sale—In Central Michigan, clean
grocery stock and fixtures, corner loca-
tion, town of 12,000. A bargain if sold
at once. Health, cause of selling. Ad-
dress No. 882, care Tradesman. 882

For Sale or Rent—Good clean up-to-
date stock of general merchandise for
sale. Will make terms easy if desired.
Good store and dwelling for sale, or rent.
Better investigate and if you like the
place, we will try hard to make a deal
as have other business must attend to.
Address W. B. Conner, Shiloh, wee

Drug and grocery stock for sale; full

 

 

 

prices; finest location. Very little cash
required. Address Dr. Pierce, Beaverton,
Michigan. 983

 

Cash for your business or real estate.
I bring buyer and seller together. No
matter where located if you want to buy,
sell or exchange any kind of business or
property anywhere at any price, address
Frank P. Cleveland, Real Estate Expert,
1261 Adams Express Building, Chicago,
Illinois. 984

Free Tuition By Mail—Civic service,
drawing, engineering, electric wiring,
agricultural, poultry, Normal, academic,
book-keeping, shorthand courses. Ma-
triculation $5. Tuition free to first appli-
ecants. Apply to Carnegie College, Rogers,
Ohio. 959

 

 

Will pay cash for stock of shoes and
rubbers. Address M. J. O., care Trades-
man. 221

I pay cash for stocks or part stocks
of merchandise. Must be cheap.
Kaufer, Milwaukee, Wis. 92

Merchandise sale conductors. A. E.
Greene Co., 414 Moffat Bldg., Detroit. Ad-
vertising furnished free. Write for date,
terms, etc. 54

For Sale—$9,000 general
Great chance for
count for cash.
Tradesman.

 

 

merchandise.
right man. Big dis-
Address M. W., a

For Sale—One of the freshest stocks
of groceries in Michigan and located in
the best town in the State. For further
particulars address Lock Box 2043, Nash-
ville, Mich. 976

 

Safes Opened—W. L. Slocum, safe ex-
pert and locksmith. 66 Ottawa street,
Grand Rapids, Mich. 104

HELP WANTED.

 

~ Wanted—Registered druggist. Refer-

ences required. Address C. E. Van Avery,

Kalamazoo, Mich. 113
Local Representative Wanted. Splen-

did income assured right man to act as
our representative after leavning our
business thoroughly by ma/i. Former
experience unnecessary. Ali we require
is honesty, ability, ambition and willing-
ness to learn a lucrative business. Ne
soliciting or traveling. This is an ex
ceptional opportunity for a man in yout
section to get into a big paying business
without capital and become independent

for life. Write at once for full par-
ticulars. Address E. R. Marden, Pres
The National Co-Operative Real Estate

Company, L 371, Marden Building, —
ington, Dee. 883

Wanted—A
clerk. Nelson Hower,

 

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Mendon,

 

Wanted—To buy, for cash, stock cloth-
ing, shoes or dry goods. Address R. W.
Johnson, Pana, Il 854

Wanted—Clerk for general store. Must
be sober and industrious and have som
previous experience. References require¢
Address Store, care Tradesman 2

SITUATIONS WANTED.

 

 

 

 

Wanted—-Position as clerk in retail
hardware store. Address C, B. Baxter,
24 Pleasant St., (Old number), Grand
Rapids, Mich. 110

Pharmacist Situation Wanted—Middle
aged, capable. Wages reasonable. Write
No. 103, care Tradesman. 10

 

A salesman with 13 years’
in general merchandise, wants a steady
position. Management preferred. Can
specialize on gent’s furnishings, shoes or
groceries, Married and best of references.

experience

Address Salesman, care Michigan Trades- ’
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What Some Michigan Cities Are Do-
ing.
Written for the Tradesman.

The Lake Shore road will expend
$75,000 in building a new freight
house and in extension of tracks at
Hillsdale.

Houghton is planning to beautify
‘Sheldon street by removing all wood-
en poles and installing an ornamental
lighting system similar to that of
Quincy street, Hancock.

The Petoskey Crushed Stone Co.
has started manufacturing operations
at Petoskey, employing twenty-eight
men and paying each of them an in-
crease of 25 cents a day over last
year.

Battle Creek’s new $150,000 city
hall will be two stories and_base-
ment and will be practically fire-
proof.

Corunna has entered into a tempor-
ary contract for six months with a
private lighting company for  four-
teen lamps of 100-watt power each,
on Shiawassee avenue, to be paid for
at the rate of $20 a year.

Marquette had forty-seven saloons
three years ago and forty-three last
year, while this spring the Warner-
Crampton law requires a reduction in
number to twenty-nine.

Manistee has a new auto factory,
located in the Michigan Iron Works
building on River street.

A committee of business men of
house building proposition, reports in
favor of organizing a building and
loan association similar to the one in
Belding, which has been a large fac-
tor in the upbuilding of that city.

The Muskegon Chamber of Com-
merce is considering plans for the
appointment of a paid Secretary, giv-
ing his entire time to the work. The
Chamber voted to furnish the Linder-
man Machine Co. with a deed to the
property it now occupies, since that
company has more than fulfilled its
agreement with the city in regard to
the number of men employed.

The Flint Journal urges that the
plot of ground alongside the Grand
Trunk tracks, just west of South
Saginaw street, in that city, receive
the attention of the railroad people
or the city and be transformed from
weeds and billboards to green lawn,
flowers and shrubbery. This neglected
ground is almost in the heart of the
city and first impressions to visitors
are lasting ones.

John H. Burke has been re-elected
President of the Kalamazoo Com-
mercial Club. This organization has
accomplished much during the past
year and has bright prospects for the
future. The report of the Industrial
Committee shows an increase of
nearly 40 per cent. in employed labor
during the past year and there has
been nearly three million dollars in-
vested in new buildings. Among the
State conventions secured up to Sep-
tember are the following: Michigan
Wholesale Grocers in May, Michi-
gan Firemen June 11-13, Michigan
Bankers June 11-13, Michigan Good
Roads Association in August.

Merchants of Pt. Huron are ar-
ranging for what is known as the
“First Annual Spring Trading Festi-
val,” to be held April 20 to 27, with

MICHIGAN

fares refunded to out of town cus-
tomers.

Five cluster street lamps are being
installed on Maple street, Battle
Creek, to harmonize with those on
Main street and the ones planned for
Jefferson avenue.

Extensive park and boulevard im-
provements are planned at Kalama-
zoo this year.

Mayor Wallace, the new executive
head at St. Joseph, is confronted with
a deficit of over $30,000 in the city’s
affairs and has laid down a rule of
strict economy during his adminis-
tration. He declares that the city
must live within its means and that
operating expenses must be cut down
in all departments.

A deal is practically closed for sale
of the Manistee Light and Traction
Co. to Philadelphia operators, who
promise many improvements. The
Manistee plant is antiquated—some
people go farther and call it a “junk
heap’”—and citizens are looking for-
ward to the day when the city will
have good gas, good electricity and
good street car service.

The city of Jackson condemned as
unsafe the Michigan Central round
house in that city several years ago,
but the wealthy railroad corporation
paid no attention to it. Now suit has
been brought in the courts to see
whether building inspection rules ap-
ply to everybody except the Michigan
Central.

Kalamazoo’s fire losses for the
past year were in excess of $300,060
and the fire chief calls attention in
his annual report to the urgent need
of additional apparatus.

Pontiac has ordered brick pave-
ment on three streets, has awarded
the contract for fourteen sewers and
has bought 160 tons of six-inch water
pipe and twenty-five tons of four-inch
pipe, paying $23.45 per ton.

The North Side Commercial Club
of Lansing held its first banquet and
smoker April 11 and much enthusiasm
was shown. The Club will work in
harmony with the Lansing Chamber
of Commerce.

The securing of the Ann Arbor
Railroad shops, the rebuilding of the
Estey factory and various other in-
dustrial additions indicate that Owos-
so is going right ahead. Now the
citizens talk of organizing a stock
company to put up a first-class hotel
there.

Alma is a good big town of its
size as srown by the fact that the
Board of Trade there recently offer-
ed the Ann Arbor Railroad a site of
forty acres and $55,000 cash to move
the car shops and terminal there from
Owosso. The company declined the
offer for the reason that about 200 of

its employes own homes in Owosso. '

Alma has four factory sites and one
small factory for disposal to the
right sort of industries and is out
gunning for big game.

Saginaw claims to have brighter
prospects this year in the way of
building activities than any city in
the State, barring Detroit.

The Saginaw Wholesalers’ and
Manufacturers’ Association has elect-
ed officers for 1912 as follows: Pres-
ident, Edward Schust; Vice-Presi-

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dent, Lewis Barnard; Secretary, Jo-
seph Tracy; Treasurer, J. W. Ladd.
The Association will give an automo-
bile show this fall and there will
also be trade extension trips

Muskegon is hoping to secure two-

new manufacturing concerns, an Elk-
hart, Ind, company making electric
appliances and the Iverson & Peter-
son Co., of Lake City, making canvas
gloves and mittens.

The Battle Creek Industrial Asso-
ciation is getting on its feet again
and promises to do things for the
breakfast food city.

The Bartlett Label Co., of Kalama-
z00, will build a new factory, the con-
struction work beginning May 1. The
company’s business for 1911 shows an
increase of 30 per cent. over the pre-
vious year.

The South Shore Railroad has
awarded the contract for a new
freight station at Marquette.

Farmers belonging to the order of
Gleaners will build a large grain and
produce elevator at Ithaca. Wallace
Green has been chosen as manager.

Petoskey has voted to issue bonds
for $80,000 to build a new high
school.

Managers of hotels and summer re-
sorts in the Grand Traverse region,
including thirty-two resorts and fifty
hotels, will meet in Traverse City
April 23 and attempt to effect an or-
ganization.

Plans for creating a fund to se-
sure conventions and to _ advertise
the Soo in other ways, are being
considered at Sault Ste. Marie.

The Benton Harbor Business Men’s
Association has elected officers for
1912 as follows: President, P. D.
Peters; Vice-President, W. S. Waite;
Secretary, F. G Prideaux; Treasurer,
Lewis Rahn. The Association voted
to close stores as follows: All day,
Christmas and New Year’s, July 4
and Thanksgiving; one-half day, Dec-
oration day, Labor day and Benton
Harbor day at the Fair. The Asso-
ciation will lend its support for the
continuance of a good band of music
in Benton Harbor.

Marshall has purchased a site for
its new library building and plans of
architects are being secured.

The Grand Rapids & Indiana Rail-
way will erect a new brick passen-
ger station at Wayland, at a cost of
$5,200. The present depot will be re-
modeled for freight use only.

Calumet has two new manufactur-_

ing concerns, the Norland Shoe Man-
ufacturing Co, which turns out over
100 pairs of miners’ boots and shoes
daily, and the Soumen Vikale Scythe
Co., maker of scythes.

President Tanner, of the Saginaw
Board of Health, says that a garbage
disposal plant is one of the great
needs of the city at the present time
and the Board proposes to make a
live issue of this matter next year.

The Severance Tank and Silo Co.,
of Lansing, is building a branch fac-
tory at East St. Louis, Ill. In ex-
planation Secretary Preston says:
“Formerly we purchased our pine in
Canada or Northern Michigan, but
more recently the supply has béen
coming from the West and South. If
we can stop that lumber in transit

April 17, 1912

and turn it into silos we can save
from $15,000 to $20,000 annually,
which shows why we can well afford
to make a $10,000 investment for our
branch factory” Almond Griffen.
—_~2++-___
Beans Quiet and Easier.

The bean market remains very
quiet, with a very small amount of
business, and generally easier. Strict-
ly choice hand-picked pea beans are
about the only grade that can be sold
to advantage.
refusing to take off grades at any
price in some sections. They also are
complaining bitterly of kiln dried
beans being off color.

Tt is generally conceded’ that we
will have beans enough to go around,
but the quality is very poor.

California shippers are enjoying a
fair demand on a basis of about 4c
per pound. Their stock of white

‘beans has been very much reduced.

A careful estimate shows about 110,-
000 sacks, averaging ninety pounds
each, which are almost entirely in
dealers’ hands to be marketed the re-
mainder of the season. This is about
the average stock for this time of the
year,
The demand for red kidney beans,
brown Swedes and other varieties is
practically nothing. The stock of
reds in Michigan is much larger than
last year at this time.
E. L. Wellman.

——_~++-.__
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Beans and Po-
tatoes at Buffalo.

Buffalo, April 17—Creamery  but-
ter, 29@33c; dairy, 25@30c; rolls, 23
@25c; poor to good, all kinds, 20@
25c.

Cheese—Fancy, 181%4@19c;
18c; poor to good, 12@iéc.

Eggs—Choice fresh, 20@21c.

Poultry (live) — Turkeys, 18@20c;
cox, 11@12c; fowls, 16@i7c; ducks,
18@20c; geese, 12144@14c.

Poultry (dressed) — Turkeys, 183@
22c; chickens, 17@18c; fowls, 17@18c.

Beans—Red kidney, $2.25@2.50;
white kidney, $2.75@2.95; medium,
$2.65; marrow, $2.90; pea, $2.65.

Potatoes—$1.40@1.45.

Onions—$2.25. Rea & Witzig.

The Shad.

When the angel made shad,

Then the devil was mad,

For it seemed such a feast of delight;
So to ruin the scheme

He jumped into the stream

And put all the bones in the shad.

choice,

When the strawberry red

First illumined the bed,

The angel looked on and was glad,

But the devil, ’tis said, -

Fairly pounded his head

For he'd put all the bones in the shad.

—_.--->____
A Dull Town.

Miss Thyn (waiting at the sta-
tion)—I suppose the fast mail will
not stop here in Hayville unless it is
flagged?

Native Son—Flagged! She won't
stop here unless she is wrecked, mum.

—_2>-+___
Any man who has a job has a
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

For Sale—Well paying clothing, fur-
nishing and shoe store in the liveliest
manufacturing city of Michigan, under
10,000 population. Stock nearly all new.
Will invoice $15,000 or better. Growing
trade, good location. "Would take a good

 

live general merchandise store in a small-
er place for part, or good variety store,
northern part of state preferred, or a
good farm or farm land in part payment.
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