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AO. ~A DREAM OF AUTUMN" Mellow hazes, lowly trailing Flared, like Titan torches flinging Over wood and meadow, veiling Flakes of flame and embers, springing Somber skies, with wild fowl sailing From the vale the trees stand swinging Sailor-like to foreign lands; In the moaning atmosphere; And the north-wind overleaping While in dead’ning-lands the lowing Summer’s brink, and floodlike sweeping Of the cattle, sadder growing, Wrecks of roses where the weeping Fills the sense to overflowing, Willows wring their helpless hands. With the sorrow of the year. Sorrowfully, yet the sweeter Sings the brook in rippled meter Under boughs that lithely teeter Lone birds, answering from the shores Through the viny, shady-shiny Interspaces, shot with tiny Flying motes that speck the wing Wave-engraven sycamores. With rank weeds, and shocks of tangled Where the redbird stops to stick its Corn, with crests, like rent plumes dangled Ruddy beak betwixt the pickets Over Harvest’s battle-plain; Of the truant’s rustic trap; And the sudden whir and whistle And the sound of laughter ringing Of the quail that, like a missile, Where, within the wild-vine swinging Whizzes over thorn and thistle, Climb Bacchante’s schoolmates, flinging And, a missile, drops again. Purple clusters in her lap. Rich as wine the sunset flashes Round the tilted world, and dashes Up the sloping west and splashes Red foam over sky and sea— Till my dream of Autumn, paling In the splendor all-prevailing, Like a sallow leaf goes sailing Down the silence solemly. James Whitcomb Riley. SOOO OOOO OO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOO UU OOOO OUUUUUURUR UU UU UIUO OOOO UL UU. O LOLOL. IE OA aE x x *« x « ‘ : Fields of ragged stubble, wrangled Muffled voices, hid in thickets : * x x : : : ; : The successful grocer makes it a point to sdenee his customers. Have you ever noticed that all of them sell FLEISCHMANN’S YEAST? They wouldn’t do it unless it pleased their customers. They also consider the profit, which makes it worth their while. RUN Ss RUN RN WHEN YOU SEE THE SIGN OF GOOD CANDY ‘‘DOUBLE A’”’ Remember it came from The PUTNAM FACTORY, National Candy Co., Inc. Grand Rapids, Mich. The NEW way. FRANKLIN CARTON SUGAR IS A LABOR SAVER Grocers of to-day realize that they must work hard enough without doing anything that is not absolutely neces- sary, so they welcome the FRANKLIN CARTON which takes all the work out of retailing sugar. FRANKLIN CARTON SUGAR is READY TO SELL WHEN YOU GET IT; there’s no weighing, no wrapping or tying. It saves you the cost of bags and time and prevents loss by over- weight. Use the time you would take for putting sugar in bags to make a display of the neat blue FRANKLIN CAR- TONS: they’ll sell, because FRANKLIN CARTON SUGAR is well known to the public. You can buy Franklin Carton Sugar in the original containers of 24, 48, 60 and 120 Ibs. THE FRANKLIN SUGAR REFINING CO. PHILADELPHIA “Your customers know FRANKLIN CARTON SUGAR is CLEAN sugar.’’ They Do Say= that “seeing is believing.” If you'll come over to Boston and watch the loading of cars on our side track fora couple of days, you'll be mighty certain that “WHITE HOUSE?” IS really ‘goin’ some’’-and then‘“‘ some MORE.” In the meantime, take it on our “‘say-so,” and put it where it'll do some good. IT’S A BIG SELLER. Dwinell=Wright Co. Boston—Chicago Ol rol Pol = lor Nes >.> Certainly Looked That Way. A Westener who had never seen the ocean was standing on the beach and he asked the beach guard: “Say, mister, do you fellows sell this water in case folks want to take a sea bath in their rooms?” The beach guard thought he would “jolly” him along and told him it was fifteen cents a bucket, or two buck- ets for a quarter. The man seemed to think that was too expensive and went away. When he came around again it was low tide. “Great Scott,” said he, “but you’ve sold a lot since morning, haven’t you?” —__—_>+>—____ Where the Punishment Fits the Crime. Justice David J. Brewer was once asked: “What is the extreme pen- alty for bigamy?” He smiled and mothers-in-law. answered: “Two Number 1569 Disapproves Fighting Fire Bombs. Grand Rapids, Oct. 13—Your letter of recent date received, making en- quiry as to whether I had ever seen the idea advanced of with bombs. With fighting fire I have not. Neither do [ consider it practical for many rea- After a fire has gained head- experience has taught that it requires water or some other means of sufficient volume to lower the tem- perature of the heat of the fire before any progress is made. SONS. way, In small fires it is possible to extinguish them by excluding the air using carbolic acid gas, as is done very effectively with the chemical engine. As to remedies for the great loss by fire in the last two years, thinkine men have turned to the necessity of prevention by inspection and by bet- ter building laws more vigorously en forced. I have never heard of an in stance where there has been very much accomplished by the use of ex- plosives in case of a conflagration. conflagrations start at a point where there is a large quantity of inflammable material, either in one building or in AS a rule numerous wooden biuldings which are contiguous. Ow- ing to high winds sparks from this fire are carried long distances. set- ting other fires where like conditions exists and to which there is no ap- Paratus to Other attribute the great loss to over in- respond. people surance, thus throwing the responsi- bility upon the insurance companies. If insurance matters were so arrang- make it ed as to impossible for a fire to be would do much to lessen the losses, as there profitable it are many more crooked fires than the Attempts to les- sen losses by better laws are prevent- public are aware of. special interests, as was done here a short time ago when an at- tempt was made to prohibit shingle ed by roofs and the lumbermen— being the special few—while the people suffer thereby. In some cities large streams of water, by the use of fire boats on high pressure systems through a pipe line or from a local pumping station, are found to be the most effective. Henry Lemoin, Fire Marshall —_+++—___ She Saw it Herself. Farmers,” said the fair city visi- or, “are just as dishonest as the city milkmen.”’ “How d’ye make that out?” asked the farmer’s wife. “This morning” said the girl accus- ingly, “with my own eyes I saw your hired man water the cows just be fore he milked them.” —_>->___ The mother tongue frequently runs to baby talk. se MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 15, 1913 BANKRUPTCY MATTERS. Proceedings in Western District of Michigan. Grand Rapids, Oct. 7—In the matter of the Interchangeable Fixtures 5 bankrupt, of Grand Rapids, the schedules of assets and _ liabilities were filed, and an order made by the referee the first meeting of creditors to be held at his office on Oct. 20, for the pur- pose of electing a _ trustee, claims. examination of the _ officers of the bankrupt, ete. The following as- sets are scheduled: Hautty in real estate ................ $15,000.00 Cash on kand and in bank .......... Promissory notes on hand .........- 11, 535.52 Mershantise ........-.--..-. cteteeees Machinery, tools, patterns, dies and RS ee ee ee Accounts receivable .......-..-2e+0-- Preferred. Labor claims for period Sept. 14 to Co a a ee $ Debts incurred by trustee for creditors for the preservation of assets. May 15 to Sept. 24, inclusive, together with the fees of trustee for ser- vices and other expenses incurred in discharge of his duties ............ ee che ee se $ 4,501.16 Unsecured Creditors. Aeme Lumber Co., Grand Rapids .. American Druggist, New York .... Wm. J. Ahern, San Francisco ...... American Corrugating Co., Grand BOBRMUG, © ee wee eee ows American Glue Co., Boston ........ Bailey Knitting Co., Fort Plains .... Byxbee Publishing Co., Chicago, ... Barelay, Ayers & ae, Grand. BRAOIG, 8 aie coe ol win ween Rulletin of Pharmacy, Detrott, chk. Bradley Stencil Machine Co., St. Louis Wm. A. Berkey Furn. Co., Grand Mapite. 2... eee ees Jessie Chicago Screw Co., Chicago, ........ Coneerd Foundry Co., Elkhart, ...... Central Tabe Co., Pittsburgh, ..... Consumers Paper Co., Detroit ...... Conrad-Kamiuerer Glue Co., _ New UR ee ees wee . The Camera Shop. Grand Rapids, Capron Knitting Co., Utica, ......... ee ee ee Central Mick. Paper Co., Grand eepe,Ci#w«jw8 ck ee Colun:ias Vernish Co., Columbus, Cadillac Veneer Co., Cadillac, ...... fentral Hoiler & Supply Co., Grand meee oe es pee $1,525.00 was con- The trustee Jo apenas a new bid g and ‘the trustee was authorized to consummate the Holland Printing Co. being not con- A voluntary petition was filed Charley r was also made by the referee calling the first meeting of cred- 24 for the purpose of electing a trustee, claims, examining the The only asset scheduled if desired, proving Superior Cigar Co.. Charles Wubhbard. ieee es see aoe lee GAs llw cy ete eee oe National Biscuit Bischop & Raffenaud, Piowaty & Sous, Avie Dephenhorst,. Phernambucq Meat was considered and allowed, : bankrupt’s discharge be ereditors 29 4-5 merchant at Bellevue, of merchandise bankrupt’s exemptions, all of which are Creditors having been thee omer or ‘ onere as “may be trustee in the meantime, and such sale received by the mut noticed ana Suan. Grand Rapids, final’: report and vouchers for all fpuurcesicoin, and an order entered closing the estate and discharg- ing the trustee. No cause to the con- trary having been shown, a certificate was made by the referee recommending the granting of the bankrupts’ discharge. Oct. 14.—In the matter of Francis J. Heany, bankrupt, merchant at Ionia, the inventory and report of appraisers show- ing the following assets at the ap- praised valuations: MONCHANGISG, ooo eee cee let $ 449.14 Furniture and fixtures, .............. 326.25 (de. The trustee, Fred D. Vos, of Grand Rapids, is making an effort to sell the assets at private sale. In the matter of Clark O. Bigler, bankrupt formerly in the commission business at Rothbury, the final report and account of A. E. Souter, successor trustee, was filed, showing total receipts of $546, disbursements for preferred claims $99.18, administration expenses $28.12, and a balance on hand for dis- tribution of $418.70. An order was made by the referee calling the final meeting of creditors to be held at his office on Oct. 30, to consider such final report and for the purpose of declaring and order- ing paid a final dividend to creditors. Creditors are also directed to show cause if any they have, why a certificate ree- ommending the bankrupt’s discharge should not be made by the referee. In the matter of Edward J. Carroll, bankrupt, formerly merchant at Manton, an adjourned first meeting of creditors was held. The first report and account of John F. Berner, trustee, showing bal- ance of cash on hand of $1,890.85 was considered and allowed, and order for first distribution entered; first dividend of 10 per cent. declared and ordered paid to all creditors whose claims have been allowed up to and including this date. Decision on the trustee’s report of exempted property was withheld pending proceedings to determine the amount .of money in the possession of the bankrupt at the time the petition was filed. ____ Took Him Literally, Ethel—Why do you wear gloves while learning to play whist? Edith—Oh, Jack says I must never let anyone see my hand. TE. AB: AP veg pbnemnvemsaaatanmawae oo 18 peoncenanademasoneists seen cates an 7 TE. AB: AP eager EON sonreemadaic nat AI PELE AME October 15,’ 1913 DETROIT DETONATIONS. Cogent Criticisms From Michigan’s Metropolis. Detroit, Oct. 13—Why, oh why, do the otherwise splendid hotels in Michigan persist in serving the roller towel when it is in direct violation of the law of the State of Michigan? Max Lichtenauer, the Greenville heavyweight, was a Detroit visitor a few days ago. Max represents a New York varnish house and says. the varnish he sells will give a_ better shine than the poorest whisky ever sold and will last much longer. Not having seen Detroit for over a week, we will be obliged to scram- ble through a couple of columns of mere nothings, Four hotels—think of it—in one of our Northern towns—and not a place to stay. What a fine time that Wolverine hotel keeper could have in Kishinev, Russia, helping the natives massacre the Jews! Chas. F. Klaffke is now covering the territory of Ed. Collins, of Burn- ham, Stoepel & Co., Mr. Collins being laid up at his home in Carson City. Mr. Klaffke, in his regular routine of duty, covers the city trade of Detroit —which, in a Detroiter’s estimation, is equal to the balance of the State. Carl Peterson, who started as a clerk for Hi. J. Palmiter, of Hart, a few years ago, later becoming a part- ner with Mr. Palmiter, has severed his connection with the firm and is now conducting an up-to-date cloth- ine and furnishing goods store for himself. Carl is young, handsome and ambitious; besides, he always finds time to be courteous to the trav- eling men, who, in return, wish him much success in his recently started business. Saturday night, Oct. 18, is down on the calendar as the one big night of U. C. Tism. This night, which in the natural course of events has been designated as booster night, is looked forward to by many members of the order. Already the list of candidates to be initiated has reached a good size, with two or three more days in which to hear from the different mem- bers who have failed to report as yet. Every visiting U. C. T. member is invited to attend the meeting. Harry, better known as “Stogie” Downey, was a Detroit visitor recent- ly and from this conversation it was gleaned that he is soon to become a Grand Rapids citizen: ‘“Stogie,”’ who represents Swisher & Son, of Newark, Ohio, stogie manufacturers, is very well known throughout Michigan and Grand Rapids is to be congratulated on the acquisition of himself and fam- ily, consisting of a wife and two fine children, a boy of 8 and a girl of 9. He is a member of Elyria, Ohio, Council and intends transferring to Council No. 131. The ambitious and faithful traveling men continue to advance in their pro- fessions. The latest to be marked for a place in the travelers’ hall of fame is Jay Jaffe, of the Hialters Shoe Co, of Cimeinnati. Mr. Jafie repre- sented the Cahill-Halters Co., manu- facturer of ladies’ shoes, in Michigan he could not MICHIGAN TRADESMAN for a number of years and when that house re-organized as the Halters Shoe Co., he was taken in as a mem- ber and is now on the board of di- rectors. Mr. Jaffe is still covering his old territory, for which the trade in general is very thankful, as a more popular traveling man never padded an expense book. The new firm shows a good sized increase over the business of the old firm. Our best wishes are extended to Jay and the new firm. Joe Jacobson, member of the firm of Jacobson Greenville, is a young man of many sage sayings. Joe says opportunity is something very seldom seen until it is not there to be looked at. Mose Weiss, former star ball play- er and Grand Rapids citizen of large acquaintance, is now manager of the department for the Wm. D. Hardy Co. of Muskegon. One of the wonders of the day is how Mose, who is of marriageable age, ever es- caped the clutches of some of the lovely damsels who are looking for a But then, Mose being a good boy (?), the good Lord has always favored him. At this time we wish to pay a small enough tribute to one of Michigan's 3ros., shoe home of their own. grandest men and hotel managers, W. P. Hetherington, of the Hotel Bel- ding, at Belding. Only last week, as has happened to others during Mr. Hethrington’s and good old Tom regime, a traveling man was taken ill and was obliged to take to his bed at the hotel. If this trav- eling man had been in his own home, with the entire family to attend him, have received better treatment than that accorded him by Mr. Hetherington and his lovely wife. Would that there were more Hotel Beldings and Hetheringtons in Michi- gan! Brackin’s B. Halper, who for a number of years, represented the Apsley Rubber Co., of Chicago, has resigned to en- gage in the clothing business, which offers him a larger field. Mr. Halper will represent Eisenberg & Settel, manufacturers of the famous Art- crafts clothes for young men. Mr. Halper’s friends, whose names are legion, wish him success in his new work. Ed. Collins, Burnham, Stoepel & Co.’s representative, who was taken seriously ill at Belding, has been showing marked improvements and was able to be removed to his home in Carson City Monday. Jensen & Wheeler, of Belding, sometime ago leased the store adjoin- ing the one occupied by them for a number of years and have about fin- ished the alterations, making it a very attractive and up-to-date ladies’ ready-to-wear department. The following we absolutely refuse to accept any blame for: Sing a song of expense books Booklet full of lies. Four to twenty dollars To inflate the size. Travelers working overtime On punk meals galore. If he pads the booklet He earns it—and some more. A bird of a time may be called a lark. News reports gave the sad details of the sudden death at the American House, Kalamazoo, of Frank Sanford last Thursday. Mr. Sanford, who covered the Michigan territory for a number of years for H. F. Doven- muehle & Son, shoe manufacturers of Chicago, was very well known and beloved by all who came in contact with him. The cause of his sudden demise was acute indigestion. Mr. Sanford leaves a wife and two chil- dren to mourn his loss, in Marengo, Ill, his home town. His territory is now being covered by Louis A. Victor, of Chicago, an old knight of the grip, who has been covering the states of North and South Dakota for the same house for a number of years. There is a reason for everything except why does George Abbott, of Grand Rapids talk so loud? The much discussed topic regarding the selling of traveling men’s samples has finally been settled by the Inter- state Commerce Commission, the fol- lowing Associated plaining it in full: Sample baggage carried for display may be checked by a passenger over a rail- road, but such samples may not be sold or distributed at any point to which they have been checked as baggage, according to a ruling made to-day by the inter- state commerce commission. “Stueh articles,’ the commission holds, “may be lawfully distributed or sold at any point to which they have been shipped as mail or freight, or they may be lawfully so shipped from a point to which they have been checked as bag- gage as samples for display.’’ Kipp, the Greenville general merchant, who recently dedi- cated a brand new up-to-date store, says that hard work is the apple of life, but it beats all tophet how many ginks prefer lemons. Press report ¢x- isaac jolly George Edson, who has represent- 3 ed Edson, Moore & Co. two years longer than Forest Campbell, viz— 81 years, two hours and six minutes— says he will still be on the job when some of us young cut-ups are back on the farm. \nother “last” word about Council No. 9. Don’t forget the big date Sat- urday night (next), Oct. 18. night. Booster Much ado about nothing—referring, of course, to this week's donations. Last week kind scribe Rockwell, in refering to our speech (?), says we used a few well chosen words, etc. Honestly, though, we could swear they were frozen words. Which winter. reminds us of the coming Many are chilled, but few are froz- en. Travelers are not affected, how- ever. They get the icy mit too often. James M. Goldstein. —_—_-_-- The Uses of a Quarantine Sign. During a dangerous epidemic in a small infected house was put under quarantine. Af- ter the disease had been checked the Western town every health officers were taking down the quarantine signs, when an old negress protested bitterly against their ac- tion. “Why, Auntie,” said an officer, “why don’t you want me to take that sign down?” “Well, sah,” be’n a bill collectah neah dis house You-all let was the reply, “dey ain’ sence dat sign went up. it alone.” Absolutely Pure It always gives the greatest satisfaction tc customers, and in the end yields the larger profit to the grocer. l MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 15, 1913 Ail, Be ee a eA Movements of Merchants. Orleans—C. Liebum is closing out his general stock at auction. Palo—Ernest DeHart, recently of Vickeryville, has opened a meat mar- ket here. Paw Paw—V. A. Lepper, recently of Marshall, has opened a department store here. Mendon—lI. J. Tracy succeeds Mrs. I. J. McClellan in the restaurant and ice cream business. Detroit—The Detroit Savings Bank has increased its capital stock from $400,000 to $750,000. Otsego—O. O. Ring, dealer in gro- ceries, was married to Miss Ida Cush- man, of Chicago, Oct. 9. Eeaton Rapids—C. Gilmore, re- cently of Kent City, has engaged in the grocery business here. Eaton Rapids—A. W. Nisbitt will engage in the jewelry and sporting goods business here about Nov. 1. Palo—Charles Mandeville, a long- time business man, died at his home here last Wednesday of tuberculosis. Laingsburg—J. B. Lockwood has sold his grocery stock to Charles Swarthout, who has taken possession. Bear Lake—Fire damaged the James McGuire stock of general merchan- dise to the extent of about $300 Oct. 11. Vermontville—Roy E. Lamb sold his stock of groceries to Roy Beck, who will continue the business at the same location. Kalamazoo—The South Side Dry Goods Store, under the management of Daniel Aach, will open Nov. 1, on Portage street. Kalamazoo—F. W. Hinrichs has engaged in the jewelry manufactur ing and repair work at 605 Kalamazoo National Bank bldg. Stanton—F. M. Strouse & Son have purchased the Towle store building and will occupy it with their stock of hardware and groceries. Lansing—Fire damaged the George F. Trostel furniture stock at 306 North Washington avenue, to the extent of about $500. No insurance. Ishpeming—Emil Swanson, who has had charge of the Hughes Mercantile Co.’s meat market has engaged in the meat business on his own account. Corunna—Carl Pickert and Samuel I. Fox have formed a copartnership and will engage in the chair manu- facturing business here about Nov. 1. Saginaw—The cigar factory of George Orth, 1120 Hancock street, which was damaged by fire to the ex- tent of $2,500 August 28, is being rebuilt. Houghton—C. A. Mayworm, for many years a shoe merchant in Houghton, has disposed of his stock to Albert C. Nichols and William Nichols. Mr. Mayworm removed to Ann Arbor, where he will open a modern shoe establishment. Midland—Gustav W. Hesse has sold his drug stock to W. Harrison Grin- nell, who has taken possession and will continue the business at the same location. Copemish—C, L. Ferguson has pur- chased the general stock of Harry Dodt & Co. and will conduct the busi- ness hereafter in connection with his meat market. Onaway—Mores Marks has sold his stock of dry goods, clothing and shoes to Jacob Barnett, recently engaged in trade at Bay City, who will con- tinue the business. Owosso—H. W. Martin, harness and trunk dealer, has admitted his son, George W., to partnership and the business will be continued under the style of H. W. Martin & Son. Conklin—Dr, E. O. Cilley has pur- chased the drug stock which he re- cently sold to the Hessey Drug Co. and will continue the business under the style of the Conklin Drug Co. Marquette—L. O. Black, who will manage the Woolworth store in the Colonial building, has opened a tem- porary office there preliminary to put- ting in the stock, a considerable part of which is now in the city. Kaleva—A stranger walked into the general store of Arnold Haidorn Oct. 13, as he was counting his money, preparatory to closing up for the night and, holding him up with a revolver, demanded the cash, which was about 513. Battle Creek—Albert Hunsiker, for many years connected with the Hoff- master store as clerk and floorwalker, and who recently returned from Okla- homa, has taken the position of floor- walker for the new store of the L. W. Robinson Co. Battle Creek—J. B. Fogelsong, in- terior finisher and. stairbuilder, has merged his business into a stock com- pany under the style of the J. B. Fogelsong Manufacturing Co., with an authorized capital stock of $10,000, of which $6,500 has been subscribed, $2,000 being paid in in cash and $4,500 in property. Clarkston—A 10 per cent. dividend to the depositors in the defunct Clarkston State Bank will be declared this fall, according to Receiver Elmer Webster... Notes held by the Bank against farmers in the vicinity are being paid with the receipts from the potato crop, and there is considerable money on hand. Jackson—The L. H. Field Co., fol- lowing the example of other depart- ment stores, have instituted a school of instruction for its employes, ses- sions to be held three times a week and of forty-five minutes’ duration each. Individual classes include one- third of the entire force. Miss Hughes is the instructor of the class, it being obligatory on those of less than four years’ experience. The older employes have shown a lively interest in the plan and they also have enrolled. By increasing the sales knowledge and efficiency of the clerks the institution itself is not only brought to a higher plane, but is able to offer a much better service to the public. Benefits also accrue to the salespeople themselves for the thor- ough training received in this school will follow them throughout — their lives as an aid in whatever employ- ment they may undertake or station in life they may occupy. Fairgrove—Having failed to return after an absence of over two weeks, the creditors of Earl McCloy, the young Fairgrove merchant, have in- stituted bankruptcy proceedings against him. His peculiar actions at the time of his departure gave rise to the belief that his mind had become affected, but after going over his mat- ters carefully since the close of his store more than a week ago, senti- ment has changed among his former friends and creditors. ‘Three years ago he began a business in Fairgrove with money furnished him by his mother and was apparently doing a flourishing business until he had dif- ficulties in meeting several bills. This condition was due to the fact that he had done a considerable credit busi- ness and allowed collections to be neglected. Telling his wife he was going away for a day or two, he left his home and has not yet returned. After failing to return for several days his wife closed the store. His mother is the heaviest loser. Mc- Cloy’s liabilities are estimated at $3,- 000 and visible assets are less than half that amount. Manufacturing Matters. Cheboygan—C. H. Eby has re-en- gaged in the baking business. Detroit—The capital stock of the Henderson Motorcycle Co. has been increased from $175,000 to $275,000. Alpena—George A. Shannon, Sec- retary of the Alpena Excelsior Co., died at Battle Creek, Oct. 10, aged 40 years. Detroit—The Venus Electric Lamp Co. has engaged in business with an authorized capital stock of $2,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in property. Ovid—The plant of the Ovid Furni- ture & Manufacturing Co. has been taken over by the Kirkham-Mattson Co., of Grand Haven, manufacturer of school furniture, etc. The company expect to have the plant in operation by Dec. 1. Cassopolis—W. H.. Gilliland has re- moved his bakery to the D. L. French building, which he recently purchased and equipped with modern _ bread making machinery. He will conduct the business under the style of Cas- sie’s Bakery. Detroit—The Maximum Electrical Co. has been organized with an au- thorized capital stock of $50,000, of which $34,000 has been subscribed and $5,000 paid in in cash. Detroit— The Cowles-MacDowell Pneumobile Co. has been incorporat- ed with an authorized capital stock of $4,000,000 common and $1,000,000 pre- ferred, of which $2,500,000 has been subscribed $16,055 paid in in cash and $2,449,000 in property. Detroit—The Detroit Cycle & Mo- tor Co. has merged its business into a corporation, with an authorized capital stock of $100,000 common and $150,000 preferred, which has ‘been subscribed, $3,200 being paid in in cash and $246,800 in property. Ilastings—Edward Barnes, inventor of the vacuum cleaner manufactured by the Advance Mfg. Co., which re- cently moved to Kalamazoo, is mak- ing preparations to manufacture two more specialties which he has invent- ed, the nature of which will be made public within a few weeks. Escanaba—The Improved Ready Rax Mfg. Co. has engaged in busi- ness to manufacture, sell and deal in rug racks, carpet racks and all kinds of racks of like nature, with an authorized capital stock of $60,- 000, of which $31,000 has been sub- scribed and paid in in property. —___ +. Profit in Little Things. There is a splendid profit in little things, as well as a wonderful pulling power to your departments. A well- arranged bargain table with all arti- cles plainly priced is one of the best investments you can make. An autumn window would be an appropriate attraction for this month. Have the window decorated with autumn leaves, shocks of corn, and a few pumpkins, or draped in red and yellow crepe paper with artificial au- tumn leaves in festoons. Arrange your stock of newest fall house-clean- ing appliances, preserving parapher- nalia, etc., as attractively as possible, and change your display every week. Plenty of neat signs, explaining the purpose and prices of goods, make cheap and effective salesmen. _ If yours is a country store, why not offer prizes for the best jelly or pre- serves or the largest pumpkin brought in for exhibition? If you have a town or city store, offer prizes for the best pumpkin pie baked on pie plates bought in your store, or for the best jelly made in your preserving kettles. It might make a special attraction for women, besides being an induce- ment to buy your particular brand of goods. —_+~++___- The Future Depends on the Present. It is all right to look ahead and to plan for the future. But one should not look so far ahead and so intently at the future as to miss seeing whaf is going on in the present. As a mat- ter of fact the future is based upon the present, and present carelessness may thwart the best laid plans for the future. ——_~ + -___- Be good natured with all your cus- tomers but the recognized dead beats. Don’t let them find you to easy to get along with. i j - 3 en October 15; 1913 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN CERY+*> PRODUCE MARKEI y ; \ = = = = = = The Produce Market. Apples —- Wealthys, Wolf Rivers, Greenings, Baldwins and Snows com- mand $3 per bbl.; Wagners, $3.25; Spys, $3.50. Butter—The market is dull. The consumptive demand has fallen off somewhat and the market is 2c lower on factory creamery. Unless the de- mand increases there will probably be a slight decline. The make is fully up to normal for the season and the average quality is very good. Much more butter is in storage than a year and a prediction is safe that no advance will occur unless there is a very large increase in the demand. Fancy creamery 31@32c in tubs and 32% Local dealers pay 24c for No. 1 dairy and 20c for packing stock. Cabhbage—-85c per bu. Carrots—65c per bu. Cauliflower—$1.25 per doz. Celery—17e per bunch. Cocoanuts—$4.75 ago, commands 4 in cartons. per sack contain- ing 100. Cranherries—$6.50 per bbl. for late Blacks. Crah Appies—S1 per bu. for Hys- lops. Cucunmbers—$1 per doz. Eggs—The consumption of new laid continues good. Arrivals are very light and even the bulk of what eges are arriving show second quali- ty and are pressed for sale. eggs re Eggs are now being withdrawn from _ stor- age and the market is steady with no likelihood of immediate change. Lo- cal dealers pay 24c for strictly fresh. Ege Piant—$1.50 per doz. Grape Fruit-—Early shipments are be- ginning to arrive and receipts will be steady in a few weeks. The arrivals moderate. All boxes are offered at $5. Grapes—Malaga, $5.50 per keg, Cal- ifornia Tokay, $1.65 per 20 lb. crate. Green Onions—-20c per dozen. Honey-—18¢ per Ib. for white clover, and ‘6c for dark Temons—Verdellis, $6.50 per box. Lettuce—Home grown head, $1.25 per bu.; home grown leaf, 90c per bu. Onions—Spanish, $1.40 per crate. Handlers are contracting for supplies of Michigan stock on the basis of 990 @95c per bu. The wholesale price ts $1.10 per bu. Oranges—$5.50'@6 for Valencias. Pears—Sugar, $1 per bu.; Duchess, $1.40 per bu.; pickle, $1.25 per bu.; Keiffer, $1 for large and 75c for me- dium. Peppers—Green, $1.25 per bu.; Red 20c per doz. Pickling Stock—Onions, $1.25 per box; Cucumbers, 25c per 100. Potatoes—50@60c per bu. for home now are only sized grown. Country around 40c, Pop Corn—$1.75 per bu. for ear; 5'%4e per Ib. for shelled. Poultry—-Local dealers pay 12c for broilers: tlc for fowls: 6c for old roosters: 8c for geese; 10c for ducks: 12c for turkeys. These prices are live- weight There has been a good demand for hens and broilers. There is a very good supply. Radishes—10¢ per dozen. Spinach—65c per bu. Sweet Potatoes— Virginias command 75c per bu. and $2 per bbl. coramand $3 per bbl. Tomatoes—75c per bu. Veal—Buyers pay 6@13c, according to quality. buyers are paying Jerseys ——>+>___—_ Origin of the Term “Baker’s Hosen.” One of the many explanations of- fered of the fact that a “baker’s do- zen’ consists of thirteen units, fol- lows: In those early days when bread was sold in open market instead of in shops, women took up the trade of selling bread from door to door. They received from the bakers thir- teen loaves for the price of twelve, the odd one constituting their profit. —__—_+-.———— O. A. Fanckboner has acquired a $10,000 interest in the Wm. P, Canaan Co., the deal having been completed on Monday of this week. The capital stock of the corporation will be in- creased from $25,000 to $50,000. Mr. Canaan will continue as President and General Manager. Mr. Fanck- boner will serve as Secretary and Treasurer. The same lines carried in the past will be handled, but the as- sortment will be enlarged. Mr. Ca- naan will continue to look after the credits and do some of the buying, while Mr. Fanckboner will buy the sundries and stationery. Several ad- ditions will be made to the traveling force about January 1. > ++ Michigan Business, which was es- tablished at Saginaw about a year ago as a trade journal in the mercantile field, has suspended publication be- cause of “lack of support by the inter- ests affected.” The Tradesman is not a little surprised to note the failure to establish a successful mercantile journal in Michigan outside of Grand Rapids. During the time the Trades- man has been published—thirty con- secutive years, by the way—seven trade journals have started and died in Detroit and six have started and died in Saginaw. —_> +2 Don’t wait before starting to push the season’s goods until the public be- gins to ask for them. The Grocery Market. Sugar—New York refiners have re- duced their quotations on granulated to 4%c, which automatically reduces the price of Michigan granulated to 4.15c. West of the Mississippi, the price is even 4.05c. At a time when the country is complaining of the high cost of living, it is interesting to note that sugar is actually 63 cents a hundred pounds cheaper than a year ago. Consumption must be heavy, for the population of the country is increasing steadily. Aside from the discounting of the reduction in the duty on sugar of 25 per cent., which takes place next March, the factor most effective in keeping raws heavy is the impending movement of the beet crop which is figured at 700,000 tons. Then, there is the crop of Louisiana cane sugar to take care of, say 300,000 tons, while Cuba has still a stock of something less than 100,000 tons unsold. Tea—All markets are firmer in tone. The new crop Japans are practically all marketed and firmer prices are ex- pected in consideration of the short- age and the rather inferior quality of low grades. Kobe’s tea trade is still dwindling and only about one-half as much is produced in that district as last year. Yokohama and Shid- zouka growths are surplanting the Kobe teas to a great extent. The New York wholesale market is very active in all grades and shipments from the primary countries been below the average. have Teas of all kinds are considered good property. Coffee—All desirable grades of Rio and Santos coffee have advanced an- other fraction during the week, due to generally firm conditions every- where, in this country, abroad and in Brazil, and the disposition of several of the large buyers to support the market. Mild coffees have also be- come much firmer during the week, and prices in some cases are a full cent above those ruling a few weeks ago. Java and Mocha are both com- paratively scarce, meaning brown Javas especially, although the demand is light. Canned Goods — Tomatoes _ are weak. The pack has kept on and in a diminishing way is still on. The total production this year will be good. Hardly any packer is trying to get more than 75c in a large way f. o. b. for Mayland 8s, and there are rumors of sales at 2%c less and even at 70c f. o. b. The demand is light. Corn is unchanged for the week, but very scarce and firm; deliveries are beginning. Peas unchanged and dull. Apples firm and quiet. California can- ned goods show no change and light demand from first hands, Small Eastern staple canned goods are dull and unchanged. Canned Fish—Salmon of all grades is dull and unchanged. Domestic sar- still scarce and high by Imported sar- dines are reason of short catch. dines are unchanged and. very high and firm, especially French and Por- tuguese brands. Dried Fruits—The raisin association on the Coast has advanced the price of raisins and will probably maintain 5 the price until after the holidays. High prices continue to rule on all Cali- fornia dried fruits. The shortage on the Coast is pronounced, and it is probable that prices will go higher. Currants are unchanged and dull. Spices—The duty placed on spices and the big demand have resulted in record increases. lemon oil are higher than they have ever been in the history of the trade. Lem- on oil during the present week was quoted at $4 per pound. Local whole- salers have paid from 55@75c per pound for several years. The high cost of vanilla beans and lemon oil will result in general advances in ex- tracts. Cheese—There is a light supply and the market is very firm at unchanged prices. There will likely be a firm market until frost, when the make will decrease and prices may advance. Provisions — Smoked meats are Pure lard good demand at '%e decline. Compound lard shares in the decline and shows only a moderate demand. Prices on steady at a decline of 4c. iS| in Dried beef continues high by reason Prices are fully 10c per pound above normal. Canned meats are steady at ruling prices; de- mand quiet. Barreled pork steady and in light demand. Salt Fish—Cod, hake and haddock are still firm and high by reason of scarcity. Mackerel is firm and shows disposition to advance. Some foreign holders’ quotations on large sizes show as much as $3 ad- vance. Undoubtedly the catch in both Norway and Ireland is light, and prices will be high in spite of the tariff reduction. : of extreme scarcity. a constant —_+-+__—- Good Joke on Mother. A certain little boy on the Wes Side has lived the short span of his life in an atmosphere in which the postal service predominates. His father is employed in the postoffice and studies schemes at home out loud, so it’s no wonder that the little fellow is looking forward to the life of a postman. “Mother, I’ve been playing post- man.” said the little boy, entering the house the other day all out of breath. “Playing postman?” she asked. “Where have you been playing post- man?” “Right here on our street. I’ve de- livered letters to every single house On OUF side.” “What kind of letters?” “Real letters.” “Why, you little dear! Where did you get them?” “Right out of your bureau drawer. I took those old ones you had tied up in a pink ribbon.” ——_.>>——- Impotent Rage. “It has been a long time since l read a poem that moved me to tears.” “Only the other day I read a poem that moved me to tears.” “How did it move you so?” “I wept because I couldn’t get at the author.” —_2->__—_ Leaders of men are women, not in- frequently. POLE CCR( MICHIGAN TRADESMAN IDs , CUCU re esp edt } = James R. Wylie, President of the Grand Rapids National City Bank, has been in poor health for several months, troubled with an ailment that seems slow in responding to medica! science. He is gradually recovering his strength, but is still confined to his home though not to his room. Through all his long and tedious ill- ness he has kept his courage, cheer- fulness and thoughtfulness for others and his one grief has been that, own- ing to the mandates of his physician, he has been unable to see more of his friends. It is to be hoped that he will soon be able to resume his place in business circles, for Mr. Wylie 1s one of the men in Grand Rapids whose absence leaves a distinct vacancy. He is one of the strong and wise men in Grand Rapids financial circles— clear headed, keen and far sighted His education, training and long ex- perience in varied fields of usefulness have made him peculiarly qualified for the work of a banker and as a financial counselor and his sterlins integrity has won for him the confi- dence of the entire community. Like many another successiul business man he was born and brought up on the farm. With ambitions for a larger life than the farm afforded he studied law and was admitted to the bar, and then he took up banking as his voca- tion. He was engaged in banking at Petoskey for several years and then came here and soon after became af- filiated with the old National City Bank as Cashier. That was about twenty years ago. He was advanced to the Presidency and continued at the head of the Bank until its merger with the Grand Rapids National and then was made President of the new and larger Bank. Jt was Mr. Wylie who arranged all the intricate details of that merger, involving many com- plicated legal questions, as well as an equitable adjustment of interest be- tween the stockholders, and he did the work so well that it met the ap- proval of official Washington and of the stockholders alike. Mr. Wylie was President of the Grand Rapids Clearing House Association during a period that was especially trying to the bankers. He has long been active in the city’s charities and philanthro- He has been helpful to the in- dustries of the city, a promoter of business and always a good citizen He is needed in pies. ot the best type. Grand Rapids and the hope that he may soon resume his old place in the many circles that have known him is widespread The directors of the Grand Rapids Trust Company have issued a call for the payment of the 50 per cent. sur- plus on or before Noy. 10. The com- pany was organized with a capitaliza- tion of $200,000, with the understanding that an additional $106,060 would be paid in as a surplus fund. The capital- ization has already been paid in, 50 per cent. when the company began busi- ness in April, 50 per cent. on July 1 and now the 50 per cent. surplus is to be paid in, completing the financing of the enterprise. With a substantial sur- plus the company takes a flying start It is unlikely that the company will pay a dividend the first year; :n fact, this should hardly be expected, but from all accounts it will give a very good account of itself. and a sate margin. The Presidency of the Grand Rapids Trust Company is still in the air. The original plan was to make Thomas J. O’Brien Presideni, but Mr. O’Brien was then United States Ambassador at Rome and declined to accept the honor until he had an opportunity to personally look over the ground, and Wm. E. Elliott took the position with the understand- ing that he should be replaced as soon as desirable arrangements could be made. Mr. O’Brien will soon return to Grand Rapids for the winter and the Presidency of the Company may once more be tendered him. The Spring Lake State Bank is nearly ready for the launching, with a capitalization of $25,000, distributed among eighty-one stockholders, none of whom hold more than $1,000. H. F. Harbeck is chairnian of the preliminary organization, Milton Morse Secretary, and the directors will soon be chosen. Spring Lake is considerable of a fruit growing and farming center and_ is growing in importance as a summer place of residence for Chicago, Grand Rapids and other business men. ‘The American Association of Bank- STOCK OF THE National A:itomatic Music Company Approved by the Michigan Securities Commission Under the New So Called “BLUE SKY” LAW This stock pays 1% per month LOOK IT UP — IT’S WORTH WHILE 40-50 MARKET AVE., N. W. Grand Rapids Michigan October 15, 1913 Old Our exceedingly convenient and safe method of invest- ing your surplus. transferable by endorsement and earn interest at the rate of 3% % if left a year. The National Bank GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Savings Certificates of Deposit form an They are readily negotiable, being GRAND RAPIDS NATIONAL CITY BANK Merchants, Treasurers, Trustees, Administrators and Individuals CORRESPONDENCE PROMPTLY REPLIED TO 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 who desire the best returns in in- terest consistent with safety, avail- ability and strict confidence. Fourth National Bank Savings ill Commercial : tates : Deposits : epo Decosior Deposits Per Cent Per Cent Interest Paid Interest Paid on on Savings Certificates of Deposits Deposit Left Compounded One Year Semi-Annually Wm. H. Anderson, Capital Stock John W. Blodgett, and Surplus Vice President eg ag $580,000 J. C, Bishop, Assistant Cashier pmeretitnenast: October 15, 1913 ers. in session in Boston last week, de- voted most of its attentions to the National currency bill now pending in Congress. They pointed out many de- fects in the measure and appointed a committee to express the views of the Association to the President at Wash- ington. Whether Congress will heed the advice of the bankers remains to be seen, but it is likely the deliberations of the Association will have its influ- ence. The trouble with Congress is that it is suspicious of the financiers. When it comes to money matters the average congressman thinks he knows it all and imagines that if anybody whose business it is to handle money and credits offers suggestions there are ulterior motives back of it. This seems especially true of the present Congress, so many of whose members have free silver, green- back and other strange antecedents. President Wilson, however. has a toler- ably hard head and his good sense may save the business interests of the coun- try from the calamity of legislation that will make matters worse, instead of im- proving them. The bankers should not be allowed to write the new law, mak- ing it especially to suit themselves, but there is no reason why they should not be consulted; in fact, there is every rea- son why they should be at least to a reasonable Where are the mothers of the re- spectable girls who wear clothes that are not quite modest, who participate in new-fangled dances that are not quite refined, and who talk slang that is not quite ladylike? Yes, and where are dad’s firm hand and good common sense; and brother’s warning voice? The foolish or thoughtless girls who do these things are not the only ones to blame. 10 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 15, 1913 What Some Michigan Cities are sured of a pretty park near the water- bor over the location of the new post- Jackson will resume use of the pa- Doing. works through the efforts of the Club _ office. trol box and telegraph system, after Written for the Tradesman. of the town. Plans have been completed for a an interim of five years. Port Huron has invoked the aid The Executive Committee of the new building given to agriculture and Principal Cleveland, of the Mus- of the Michigan Railway Commission in getting a new Pere Marquetie sta- tion, but business men are not united in the matter of site. A conference with railway officials is set for Oct. 20. Detroit's beautiful new Board. of Commerce building has been opened, the leading teatures being the audi- torium seating 1,200 people, the din- ing rooms taking care of 300, the rick lounge room and the big kitchen. The Ann Arbor Railroad has select- ed the foot of May street, Owosso, as the site of the first building in the group of shops and yards to be es- tablished there. Pontiac is considering the adop- tion of the “guarantee fund” plan in securing new industries, such as has been in operation for some time ai Jackson. An investigation shows that six new plants have been located in Jackson by means of it and that five of them have proven successful. An exhibition of farmers’ produce will be held at Charlevoix Oct. 18, un- der the auspices of the Retail Mer- chant’s Association. Benton Harbor’s Real Estate Board is still doing things for that city and plans are under way for a publicity campaign that will surely boost the town. The Lake Shore Commercial Club met at Saugatuck and elected 7. B. Dates as Secretary. Regular meeting dates were changed to the third Mon- day evening of each month. Milk consumers of Tonia are now getting thirteen tickets for a dollar, instead of fourteen, the old Cream is unchanged. price. Michigan Central officers threw out a drag net at Jackson one day last week and took forty-six tramps from trains. Forty of them received jail sentences and it will cost the county $700 to take care of them. Jackson papers criticise the action and say that the railroad ought to stand part of the expense. Ishpeming entertained the Upper Educational Association last week, which was attended by nearly 1200 teachers. Peninsula S. W. Straus, of Chicago, chairman of the American Society for Thrifg, visited Detroit last week in the in- terests of this Nation-wide movement. Hie said: “Extravagance is the great American vice and we have started a campaign to teach people thrift, to show how easy it is to start a sys- tematic individual campaign of sav- ing by men, women and children and to make clear the rewards in money and in character that thrift always brings. We expect the co-operation of commercial organizations because community thrift and individual thrift in a community means prosperity for the merchant and the upbuilding of the town with homes and factories. The St. Paul road will build a new station at Iron Mountain and has also promised to remove all warehouses and sheds from the old depot site and to park the grounds. The village of Deckerville is as Flint Board of Commerce does not approve of the Owen-Glass currency bill, now before Congress. Alderman of th: Jackson Council, has been appointed master of the city market recently opened there. The Postal Savings Bank at Kala- mazoo has opened 365 accounts in the there is about George Lewis, past two years and $26,000 on deposit. Kalamazoo wholesalers have post- poned their fourth “trade tour” until spring, when they will go south to South Bend. Night school opened in Battle Creek this week and will continue twenty weeks. 2 a6 "ace; sre jis ee Coc Elal iy we naa cou, ronnine ghtest jewel of its splendor. The est to our cause and there is no way fifteen miles on either side of the store. Grand Legislative Committee, as- in which we can add more prestige A. Roberts, Formerly Manager Tama- The Lake Linden Co-operative Society, isted by the rae ° = / rack Co-operative Association. o ne I was once manager, suggested Sisted by the officers of the Grand to our cause than to show our appre- . ; Ln noe = i ne matter of consolidation. This store ‘ounci ade i ssible ~ e adie f ae weprets s have Abraham Roberts was born in Kewee- il tented fous anilna Frew, the Wace eck Co neil, made it possible for the U. ciation for what our legislators have naw, October 6, 1866, in the little mining store We already had 115 steady cus- C. T. of Michigan to boast of the best done for us in the past. village of Copper Falls. Almost his whole tomers in that town. It wanted us to : : sete He : . ) oe ae eee take over this Lake Linden store and hotel law ever enacted, yet the ap- Personal acquaintance with Dr. R. life was spent in the mining regions of serve their customers from there. These, parent indifference of the rank and [| the Upper Peninsula, the greater part with the 350 members of the Lake Lin- Dixon, Secretary of the State ( of it in and about Calumet, often styled De Ce nee ine enon =i mass a file of the traveling fraternity to the Board of Health and a member of the i the ‘‘Metropolis of Copperdon.’’ He was fine business for a branch at that place. Goce a i oe ae -— : eS a ae ony family, and be. The Lake Linden people wanted to come enforcement of this law is only add- commission entrusted with the en- ‘ a larg ; in with us on conditions that really ing additional hardships backed by cause his parents were poor, he had to meant their giving us a bonus of $12,000, forcement of the new law, promps? ! leave school before he was 15 years of a met ony eter and contempt from certain hotel manage- me to say that any violation of the Ae ee a es a _ strengthen our position in the purchasing taba | OE aL a ee a a : - tial ieee go to work in the mines. He jnarket and would have added $200,000 ents. [he roller towel continues to hotel law or other unsanitary condi- worked in the mines a little over two to our total sales the first year. My plan roll because | al aes ‘ ao : : : 4 sales » first year. My pk se hotel men say that trav- tions reported to } ill be wast- : . eee Seanad ; atts : cae 7) < : 11m will not be was ot ane Sabi aticd m a att va ea eling men steal the individual towel ; i : : “ay st: shed, < s ste > ] < ywels, . » og aie . very ave. } quite a little before he finally driftea ete ied ae ia ae aioe ne ae ' ed on the desert air. Let every trav ? into the merchandising business. When branches established in other parts of etc. The facts are that if the travel- eling man make use of a memoran- he was 21 years of age he obtained a our territory and eventually to establish ing men will assert their rights and dum book in which to note violations oe ao oo : oe a wholesale house in a convenient place . heats a ae ee pa : _ in Houghton county, which would enable compel the hotels to consider the mat- of the law and aie same to Dr. ‘ general store in we little village where us to demonstrate, most conclusively to sl ¢ E ao ax Ne > rhic ic : : : ¢ f, lia wae bork. | He worked these for a our members, the money Saving | value ter of overhead expense, which is ’ Dixon and it will not be long before year, when be wae jaid ef on account Of (hem imstitution, Eat 3 was in the big factor in all commercial enterpris- ] r : Ive r » < “a ~O 1’ +t . fight alone. Those who agreed with me every hotel man will c« mply with its of the mine reducing its force, almost (and I will say that all eight of the ©€S, there will be no need of putting provisions. John A. Hach, |r. depopulating the little community. He ee cee it), were rather chains to the few individual towels —_—_~+~+ > he ae ack . ines ¢ eee ass Aa an a ‘ i : zi . a then went back to the mines and worked — 4.""an expression of confidence in me in evidence since the enactment of The Waiter’s Price. at boiler-making and other jobs in the than for any personal enthusiasm they hi 1 : 1 | : +4 _ ake . soil) machinery department of the Calumet & had. This director (Capt. Wm. E. this law and thereby make it possible It was a banquet where a notable Daniell), although utterly unable to ex- for hotels to deal nut justice to the : plain the proposition, was unalterably a ; i i ; ; a longing to go back to the mercantile opposed to it and fought it bitterly vy traveling public. Fifteen thousand business, even though he had had only misrepresenting it and appealing to the : : : : . aantiend 4 » je ve The : , traveling men pay out daily an aver- a glimpse from the outer threshold. In Suspicions of the ignorant. When it was 8 pay 5 Els stan oe x Sie rmve . - << 6 Hecla Mining Co., but he always had gathering al politicians had assemb- led. >> jose cad Hers wee 4 very @ne oppor arice of what Bro. Tompkins offers on “CS: Ye should not lose sight of the It is pleasant to be thought a” tunity to make one, so after investigat- the subject, I will add that the travel- fact that the new Grand Legislative felfow,” ing the matter some he concluded to make application for the position and ‘ : : we : . . - was elected He investigated enough to old adage that possession robs the body with several bills of vital inter- ticularly good business men? ] satisfy himself that there was a ‘“‘fight- ing chance.’ In the four years he was manager he paid off an indebtedness of over $33,000 and completely re-estab- lished fhe credit of the house. All debts for merchandise were wiped out and the only obligation remaining at the time of his leaving was a note for $10,000, se- ay cured by real estate which was worth i over $20,000. All the large wholesale o houses in Chicago are familiar with his ‘ work at Lake Linden and know what i was necessary to be done. After getting the Lake Linden people out of their difficulties, things settled down to a sort of a humdrum routine rather trying on ett SQ RAVING COMPOUNDS an individual of his temperament, who, oe Petoskey —¢ Cheboygan OF while not at all quarrelsome, loves a OF Duluth__ money “Serimmage.”’ So he began to look for Li : i Northport $ Charlevoix Nicotine other fields and finally established a ime Minneapolis Frankfort | : @ Bay City e connection at Seattle with the Producers Sulphur St. Paul a Manistee Traverse ag Torontoe Solution & Consumers’ Co-operative Co. He had L \ a) to go out there and sell stock on a Solution os Port Huron percentage basis and take his chances ae Lansing Detroit Buffalo, Kerosene e ae Emulsion from appearing in the limelight. How- plain. “Well, sir,” replied the official, “fact is that the judge gave me a dollar to put you as far from him ” i as possible lature does not meet again for some good but has it been your observa- ing men are living exponents of the Committee will appear before that tion that the “good fellows” are par- Madison Milw (cake filwaukee Des Moines Davenport . . Joseph Ft. Wayne @ So. Bend + oo Indianapolis i of being elected manager after sufficient -} stock had been sold to warrant com- mencing the business. Im about six weeks after he arrived there he had col- Arsenate Toledo Cleveland + lected enough money to warrant in of Lead Kill Weed heart of the wholesale grocery district mr a) and was appointed manager. After he Colicnbus , got well started he received word one Pure : nena Pittsb Whale-Oil day that Mr. Daume, the manager of P rf G St. Louis Louisville its urg © Soap the Tamarack Co-operative Associaton, aris reen ae ee ee Accessible to the largest fruit producing territory on ab did so and was elected. He had been earth. Consignments forwarded by 5 Lines of Railroad. Cut-Worm ea PH ae Bordeaux 2 through Lines of Electric Roads and by Lake Steam- and Grub occurred, e wel ack to > Ta - 5 le ; ; é rack store in May, 1911, and left there Mixture ship Lines to Duluth or Buffalo and Intermediate Points. Destroyer in May, 1913, to take the management of the MeManus department store at starting. He rented a building in the position to send in his application. He -b CTURED S i Newton, Kansas. His reason for making MANUFA ar enter: e emica Oo the change is, perhaps, best given in By a ie ies GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN “Our trade was so inereased that we were trying to cater to a trade that seattered over a. fterritory of thirty 12 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 15, 1913 SNS T ery voices +a NAY wee Ss) ; ye tri : Nn 3 Z = — y — Y = | 7 y ‘ A aN O —= S — — = . Jem) Li aa :| way A (equi Mg W \s Michigan Poultry, Butter and Egg Asso- ciation. President—B. L. Howes, Detroit. Vice-President—H. L. Williams, Howell. Secretary and Treasurer—J. E. Wag- goner, Mason. Executive Committee—F. A. Johnson, Detroit; E. J. Lee, Midland; D. A. Bent- ley, Saginaw. The Refrigeration of Dressed Poultry in Transit. The science and art of railroad transportation as a public service stand out among the foremost develop- ments of the present century. The steel rail and the locomotive have annihilated distance for the trav- eler. They have been the messengers connecting the great food producing sections of the country with the dwellers in cities and towns who could not exist without the supplies of food brought to them daily by the railroads. On the other hand, the country districts would not produce the crops if their distribution were not made possible by the network of railroad which now covers the land; so that both producers and consum- er are becoming more and more de- pendent upon the iron horse which pulls the market wagon. Economy and efficiency must be the aim of the traffic world. If the econ- omies of the railroad are to be real, if efficiency is to be far reaching, they must contribute to the welfare of the nation as well as to the financial profits of those who operate the busi- ness enterprise. The railroads can- not afford to allow the perishable pro- ducts entrusted to them for distribu- tion to reach the consuming centers in bad order,—hence the evolution of the refrigerator car. From small and insignificant beginnings it has as- sumed world-wide importance, unt'l now it is as truly indispensable in the feeding of the nation as is the plow. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the temperatures prevailing in refrigerator cars hauling dressed poultry throughout the en- tire transit period, and to observe the effect of such temperatures on the condition of the poultry when it arrived at the market. Records were kept also of its condition during the whole period of marketing. While gathering the data necessary to answer the primary questions of the investigation much that was of interest to the packer, carrier, mid- dleman and consumer was brought to light. It was observed, for ex- ample, that poultry having identical treatment before shipment and ap- proximately the same atmospheric conditions during the haul and requir- ing the same amount of time to reach the market arrived in widely varying states of preservation, and that these differences were apparently attribut- able to the type of car in which the journeying was performed. A _ study of the construction of the cars in use on the different lines revealed con- siderable variation both in material and their manner of assemblage. those factors in car construction on which efficiency of refrigeration depends were studied and the temperatures observed in the cars correlated not only with the pre- servation of the produce but with the construction of the car as well. Accordingly The magnitude of the field of oper- ation and the diversified character and complexity of the factors uniting to determine the efficgency of the refrigerated carrier made it highly desirable that some concrete expres- sion be worked out by which a com- parison of the various types of cars studied could be made. pression has been devised and used in comparing cars in this report. Such an ex- The experiments to be reported cov- ered the period between August 1909 and October 1912. They include 120 carlot shipments aggregating 140,000 miles of haul. The weather conditions were varied as the work continued from season to season. The territory involved extended from Western Iowa hauls averaged between 1,000 to 1,500 miles and terminated almost invariably in New York City. were used. The treatment of the poultry before shipment, during the haul and in the market was commer- cial in every respect. to Central Tennessee. The No special cars Considering the great commercial importance of the transportation of perishables under refrigeration, but little systematic work has been done on the subject. A mass of general information was brought together in the Transactions of the First and Sec- ond International Congresses of’ Re- frigeration. All of these works fur- nish but a scant amount of informa- tion concerning car construction, tem- peratures maintained or the effect of the haul on the condition of the goods. The most definite informa- tion on this subject was presented in the report of Powell and his asso- ciates on the transportation of citrus fruits. In the course of certain investiga- tions conducted in the Food Research Laboratory it became necessary to determine by chemical analysis the influence of the temperature upon the speed of decomposition of dressed poultry. Pennington summarized this work before the Committee of Manu- factures. United States Senate, Sixty- second Congress. These investiga- tions had necessitated the devising of Loveland & Hinyan Co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. We are in the market for car lots APPLES AND POTATOES BEANS CAR LOTS AND LESS Get in touch with us when you have anything to offer. The Vinkemulder Company JOBBERS AND SHIPPERS OF EVERYTHING IN FRUITS AND PRODUCE Grand Rapids, Mich. M. Piowaty & Sons Receivers and Shippers of all Kinds of Fruits and Vegetables GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Branch House: Muskegon, Mich. Western Michigan’s Leading Fruit House Come in and see us and be convinced If You Can Load POTATOES APPLES OR KEIFFER PEARS Let’s hear from you. We will buy or can make you an interesting proposition to load for us. If you are in the market for these com- modities, glad to quote you delivered prices in car lots. H. E. MOSELEY CO. F. T. MILLER, Gen. Manager 30 IONIA AVENUE GRAND RAPIDS ras ceetet October 15, 1913 methods, both rapid and accurate for the determination of ammoniacal ni- trogen, or non-protein nitrogenous material, which is especially indica- tive of deteriorative changes. Like- wise a method of determining the acidity of crude gizzard fat, which is an index of the rate of decomposition. When the changes during transporta- tion were to be determined the in- vestigators had a very satisfactory laboratory method at hand by which to obtain the information sought. In this investigation all of the samples of dressed poultry were subjected to the laboratory analysis, and it is upon these laboratory findings, supplement- ed by the usual visual market inspec- tion, that the conclusions of this re- port are based. The poultry used in this investiga- tion was dry picked, cooled in chill- rooms in which a temperature of 32 deg. F. was maintained by mechanical refrigeration, packed into boxes in similar cold rooms and loaded into the refrigerator car in the same man- ner in which the usual commercial carlot shipment of dressed poultry is handled. The cars were iced twenty- four hours before loading. Previous to loading the temperature of the car midway between the doors was ob- served and a similar record made when loading was finished. In various parts of the car were placed thermo- graphs, or _ self-registering ther- mometers which made a_ complete record of the temperature during the entire transit period. The boxes of poultry to be examined chemically Were in juxta-position to one of these thermographs. The period of transit varied from five to ten days. When the car was opened for un- loading a sample consisting of three fowls was selected from the experi- mental package and subjected to the laboratory examination. It was ob- served from these experiments that there is a decided variation in the different factors which influence the keeping of dressed poultry during transportation, even when the com- mecial proceedings are good. It was also noticed that the amount 9f change during the haul varies, and that, generally speaking, the higher the temperature of the carrier the greater the decomposition. For example, it was discovered from the chemical re- sults that the deterioration at tem- perature below 30 deg. F. was only slight, but if the car averaged above 35 deg. F. for the entire haul the deterioration was three times that at the lower temperature. This difference in decomposition at the end of the rail- road haul continues with increasing magnitude throughout the period at the wholesale commission house and at the retailers. At the end of four days at the retailers, or nine days after the railroad haul, the low tem- perature shipments have just reached the stage of deterioration found in the high temperature shipments at the end of the transit period. In other words, if the car temperature is above 35 deg. F. the poultry, when it reaches the market, has the disadvantage of a deterioration equivalent to five or more days in the market, or to be in the same state of freshness, will have MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 13 to be consumed five days earlier than that arriving at car temperature be- low 26 deg. F. It therefore becomes a fundamental problem in the trans- portation of dressed poultry and sim. ilar products to maintain low tem- peratures in all parts of the car, and this finally resolves itself into a ques- tion of car construction. The shipments described above were hauled by six different car lines. The cars were of so many different series that they furnished a great variety of sizes, insulations, roofs doors, ice bunkers, and all those ele- ment which are factors in the sum total of efficiency. In order to com- pare the efficiency of the various cars constructed on widely divergent lines. it becomes necessary to reduce the variable functions or influencing fac- tors to a resultant co-efficient. Since the purpose of a refrigerator car is to maintain a fixed temperature on the inside, regardless of external tem- peratures, the ultimate question is one of heat transmission, or the power of the contributing factors to over- come the heat which is transmitted from the outside to the inside. A formula has been worked out in the process of this work, by which all the factors which influence efficiency are converged into one concrete ex- pression. The application of this for- mula of the cars used in the experi- mental shipments results in a wide difference of efficiency indices,—cer- tain types of cars having almost dou ble the efficiency of other types. With these indices as a working basis, an analysis of the construction of the different types of cars has revealed certain features which appear indis- pensable in efficient refrigerators. After a careful consideration of in- sulation in its various phases, includ- ing its non-conductive properties, its power of resistance to decomposition and putrefaction, its physical adhesive qualities, the thickness necessary, and the manner of application, it is very plain that this subject is one of prime importance in car construction. As a single example, a study of the types under investigation indicated that the most efficient cars were those with the best insulated roofs. The various types of cars studied show that there is a wider divergence in the construction of the ice bunker than in any other single essential of the refrigerator car. The ice bunker in a refrigerator car holds a place analogous to that of the refrigerating machinery in a stationery plant. It must chill every inch of space in the compartment depending upon it. Cor relating the construction of the bunk- ers with the efficiency indices of the different types of cars, two essential principles for the productions of low temperatures stand out prominently. First,—the bunker must permit of the ice being crushed and evenly mixed with the salt; and, second, there must be a free admittance of the warm air of the car at the top of the bunker, fiee circulation through and around the ice and a free exit of the cold air at the bottom. Such requirements are apparently met most successfully by the tank on the one hand and the wire bracket on the other. That definite standards have not heretofore been applied to the per- formance of a refrigerator car is due to the difficulty in determining just what happened between the closing Rea & Witzig io PRODUCE of the car doors and its arrival at COMMISSION destination. Without such informa- MERCHANTS tion car builders were working more or less in the dark. It is encour- aging to observe that certain refriger- ator cars are much more efficient than others, and that their increased effi- iency seems to depend on construction. The investigation which is’ here chronicled is only a small beginning in the solution of the problems con- fronting the shipper, the carrier and receiver in the handling of refriger- ated perishable products. M. E. Pennington. 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 more plenty and selling well at quota- tion. 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, All Kinds of Feeds in Carlots Mixed Cars a Specialty Wykes & Co., “ie” State Agents Hammond Dairy Feed Satisfy and Multiply Flour Trade with “Purity Patent” Flour Grand Rapids Grain & Milling Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. HART BRAND CANNED GOODS Packed by W. R. Roach & Co., Hart, Mich. Michigan People Want Michigan Products . Dandelion Vegetable Butter Color A perfectly Pure Vegetable Butter Color and one that complies with the pure food laws of every State and of the United States. Manufactured by Wells & Richardson Co. Burlington, Vt. FOR FINE WEDDING PARTY AND FUNERAL WORK TRY Crabb & Hunter Floral Co. 114 E, FULTON ST. Citizens 5570 Opposite Park Bell M 570 We want Butter, Eggs, Veal and Poultry STROUP & WIERSUM Successors to F. E. Stroup, Grand Rapids, Mich Watson-Higgins Milling Co. Merchant Millers Grand Rapids Michigan When in market to buy or sell Clover Seed, Potatoes, Apples call or write Both Phones 1217 | MOSELEY BROTHERS Grand Rapids, Mich. Want to Buy Winter Apples Write us what you expect to have M. O. BAKER & CO. t-! TOLEDO, OHIO Potato Bags New and second-hand, also bean bags, flour bags, etc. Quick Shipments Our Pride ROY BAKER Wm. Alden Smith Bldg. Grand Rapids, Mich. ASK FOR “WINDMILL” GRAPEFRUIT Heavy - juicy - best eating A. CASABIANCA & SON The ‘‘House of Quality”’ Grand Rapids, Mich. 14 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 2c LOTHING | ne Autumn Models Completely Ignore English Fashions. Fashion for men is taking definite form for autumn. Preliminary models have been prepared by the foremost tailors of the metropolis and they show some decidedly interesting lirst, with respect to fa- colors. We have had a very extended vogue of the soft and fuzzy cloths in tendencies. brics and both lounge suits and While I do not discern any to the it is assured that which have been preferred textures for the past about to decline in favor of untnished This may be as the first indication of a turning from the negligee effects in clothing, and as forerunner of the may be termed topcoats. indications to swing radically hard-finished goods, cheviots, over all other two years, are worsteds. extremely advent of a neater and what “stiffer” general treat- during the past spring season the aim in the most exclusive have clothes almost as if they That sort tiresome, particu- after the extreme in such a di- reached. So it io that the that lend themselves to a negligee air ment. Even quarters was to one’s hang very loosely, carelessly tailored. of thing becomes were larly rection has been only natural cloths should be set aside in favor of more solid and ftorm-retaining weaves. Cheviots cannot be said to have pass- ed out entirely, but they will not be quite so smart for autumn as the un- finished worsteds. Also, we have had a surfeit of bright colorings. They expected for spring and summer this year, were to be aiter several sea- sons of uninteresting sombreness. But autumn regularly brings the dark- er shades to the fore, and we find now no exception to the rule. For example, the new mixtures are not so generously with a variety of colors. Perhaps the first choice of the patrons of the best tailors as evidenced by early which been reflected in the ranges of showings, is dark splashed selections, have with an ad- mixture of other colors in the weave, but these other colors are not so bright or plentiful as to make conspicuous. In other words, the green is what the trade knows as an “off” shade. The same may be said of brown, which has not as yet lost its standing. In a sense one would be justified in favored colors plain dark green and plain dark brown, for they green, to be sure, calling these look so except on very close inspection. Then the par- ticular crowd disclose a liking for the Glen Urquhard plaids, which are formed of dull colors into plaids that are scarcely discernible, and the Gun Club checks. All af the cloths I have mentioned are in a sense slight variations from what fashion ordained for last season. In the light of that fact, doubtless the most interesting phase of the matter of fabrics for autumn is the introduc- tion of black-and-white materials, not the bright contrasty goods we are accustomed to see in summer, but the less breezy sort in which black is dominant. For example, there are black cloths with white _ hair-line stripes. Instead of being close to- gether, as in recent seasons, with colors in them, these stripes are from a quarter to a half inch apart. A par- ticularly fetching material is black with broken white stripes that do not present a clear line of white, but look indistinct, as though partially conceal- ed by the nap of the goods. White stripes on black, by the way, are the only strips endorsed for autumn. Coming now to the cut and con- tours of lounge suits, I note that we are to lean more toward French than English effects. It may be said that this is the first season in many years in which we have practically ignored the English mode. At times we have copied it slavishly, and latterly we have been simply adapting it. But there cannot be any mistaking the fact that Paris wields a greater influence than London. now The French Mode Uppermost. French models show the high waist- line which is made _ to about three inches above the natural waist- line. The snugness at the waistline is very pronounced. The jacket, dou- ble-breasted, closing with two but- tons, is snug all over, in fact, and it is so cut that the lower part of the front sets more tightly than usual. The shoulders are moderately cut, the sleeves are narrow, with a narrow turned back cuff, the lapels are broad, three and three-quarter inches, with a peaked notch showing very little opening, the three pockets are of the patch variety, ample and rounded, with false laps to give them a finish, and the trousers are narrow’ and straight-hanging, preferably without turn-ups at the bottom. The jacket measures thirty inches for the man come of average height—five feet eight inches—and the trousers measure nineteen inches at the knee and sixteen and a half inches at the bottom. From these details you will see that the outstanding characteristics of the autumn suit are the tightness of both jacket and trousers, the high waist- line of the jacket, the narrow sleeves, the broad lapels and the rounded patch Although following along French lines so far as possible, a touch of the Parisian has pockets. been added which is a bit ultra, even for the flightiest of our youngsters, in the black boots with white uppers. However, if we are going to imitate Jean Francais in building our cloth- ing we should not hesitate, I pre- sume, to accept his judgment regard- ing the accessories. New Curve to Single-Breasted Jacket. The single-breasted jacket is simi- lar in general effect, but the front edge shows a slight curve starting with the collar and running to the bottom in front, instead of being sharply cut away from the lower but- ton as last season. It is interesting to know that the waistcoat closes with six buttons, the uppermost button showing above the lapels, while the lowest button is intended to be left unfastened. It will not surprise me at all if we have silk edging on our lounge suits during the coming winter. I have seen flat silk braid used, but that looks impossible. As to the New Morning Coat. If there is anyone who believes the double-breasted frock coat is still in the running, he ought to take up some occupation other than that of misguiding men as to fashion. That garment is now worn only by under- takers and backwoods Perhaps | rural clergymen. should not ignore a few congressmen, who will likely observe that other men have been wearing the cutaway by the time that that garment is passing out and will shift to it in the fullest confidence that “Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like me.” The cutaway, or morning coat— which may be called the latter be- cause it is worn particularly in the afternoon!—is usually of black un- finished worsted, but may be of dark grey. The autumn model will have a narrow silk edging on the coat and the side seams of the trousers. How- ever, I do not expect that either braid or edging will be used on the morning coat the coming winter. For early autumn, at least, the waistcoat and trousers will be of the same materials as the coat. Box Topcoat Re-appears. Some of the new topcoats have ap- peared this early. The almost for- gotten box coat of covert cloth is appearing in the most exclusive quar- ters, in the darker tans only, and will doubtless be a factor until the winter models are prepared. Then we may expect for evening wear the Paddock and the Paletot to strongly. The familiar Chesterfield will be in evidence as the general utility ment. But of overcoats I shall have more to say later—Lovat in Haber- dasher revive gar- ——_+.~—___ The Quiet Man Speaks. American truth teller was in “Talking of said, “we've got ‘em as big as crabs out West. I guess I’ve seen ’em fight with long thorns, which they used lances, charging each other like sav- ages.” “They don’t compare with the ants I saw in the East,” said an inoffen- sive individual near by. “The natives have trained them as beasts of bur- The form. ants,” he October 15, 1913 den. One of them could trail a ton load for miles with ease. They work- ed willingly, but occasionally they would turn on their attendants and killed them.” But this was drawing the long bow a little too far. i osay, old chap, said a shocked voice from the corner, “what sort of ants were they? “Eleph-ants,” said the quiet man. Hin HCG ‘AC GRAND RAPIOS, MICH OFFICE OUTFITTERS LOOSE LEAF SPECIALISTS 237-239 Pearl St. (near the bridge), Grand Rapids. Mich 139-141 Monrov St . Le ed GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. AMAL EULA) CHIGAN STATE a THE QUICK AND EASY WAY To raise money, reduce stock or close out your business is by an AUCTION sale. The man who can get the high $ is E. D. Collar, Ionia, Mich. Terms reasonable. Write or phone. The New Stationery House Indoor Base Balls In stock to retail at 10c, 25c, 50c, $1.00. Better order a few. Inks In stock for immediate delivery the complete lines manufactured by Diamond Ink Co. Carters Ink Co. Stafford Ink Co. Powell Ink Co. Shipped at once and dated De- cember Ist. Will P. Canaan Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. ome, : : October 15, 1918 7 Advantage of the Ten Cent Candy Department. Written for the Tradesman. In hundreds and hundreds of stores the quickest turning line is that which is found in the 10 cent candy counter. In other words, more sales are made and more patrons waited upon at this counter than at any other department of the store. The buyers are not contined to children. Men, all are patrons, a_ fact that means just this: The candy counter has an all pervading appeal—and a 10 cent candy counter particularly so. women, boys and girls Many merchants have wondered at the sudden rise and prosperity of a big Western candy factory, but the These people simply broke away from the beaten path followed by so many mak- explanation is simple enough. ers of high-grade sweets, abandoned one pound, two pound and five pound boxes, in favor of the same grade of goods put up in 10 cent cartons, The success of this factory has created many imitators until 10 cent MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 15 grades, and a 10 cent counter appeals both to the element that wants a small portion of the highest grade goods and to the buyers who want a “peck” for a dime. Sest of all a 10 cent candy de- partment makes children’s trade prof- itable. dy and Either nothing. Every child likes candy. Can- toys are children’s staples. they buy these things or Since there are, perhaps, children than adults in your neighborhood, it is foolish to allow so golden an opportunity for profits to escape. more Candy sells on sight, so that the more and the better you display it the higher your sales mount. Candy is an all-the-year line and it sells well summer and winter alike. Right now the 10 cent candy craze is at its height and the combined force of all the advertising that makers and sellers are doing will be a most profit- able force for to link up with your business. ness. A department of 10 cent candy (10 interest of Japan teas. The Shizuoka-Ken Tea Guild, of Otemachi, Shizuoka, Japan, an association comprising practically all of the native tea interests, has just presented to W. V. Stock, Secretary and Manager of the tea house of Renfro Bros. Co., the beautiful pair of Royal Satsume vases shown above. The gift was made in appreciation of services rendered to the native concerns by Mr. Stock, who is their American correspondent. The vases were brought over personally by Hon. Iwao Nishi, Tea Commissioner of Japan, who is now touring this country in the candies can be purchased in thousands of stores. And here's the result: Consumers are being trained in the 10 cent candy habit. Instead of buying only when they can afford a dollar box and then eating until they were sick of the sight of candy, they now buy a neat 10 cent bag or box and eat only enough to whet the appetite for more. Chocolates, bon bons, satin finished candies, kisses, fruit tablets, marsh- mallows, taffies and many other kinds are now being specialized at 10 cents, so that the combined pull of advertis- ing is very considerable. Ten cent candies cover all vari- eties, so that no one rejects them on the score of too narrow a selec- tion to choose from. As already stat- ed, any kind of candy can be pur- chased at the price. Ten cent candies include the qual- ity lines, as well as the lower-priced cents for the pound, the half pound, the quarter pound and the carton) is a good thing for any store because it makes candy easy to sell to all classes, ages and kinds of people. A letter to this journal will secure more information on this profitable subject. A. Pace. ——— +2 Objects to Serum in Ham, Several of the Western packing houses have requested the lowa State Veterinarian to issue instructions against injecting hog cholera serum in the shoulder or ham of a hog. Ii a hog is sold soon after treatment has been given and the injection made, a blood clot forms in that particular spot, according to the statement of Dr. James I, Gibson. “The injection just as well can be made in less expensive meat,” he said. “In the neck or just above the elbow would do just as well.” The Williams Bros.Co. of Detroit SERVICE Our aim is to give our customers the best service possible. Orders are shipped the same day they are received. This applies to mail and telephone orders as well as all others. If you are dissatisfied with your present service we solicit a trial order. WoRrRDEN GROCER COMPANY Grand Rapids—Kalamazoo The Prompt Shippers 16 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 15, 1913 ; y* ¥ yr ie 2 y \ “ ‘fa Dry Goons, ©: = J | Gloves and Mittens Ee FANCYGOODS ss? NOTIONS | = 5 , = on Our line is complete with Best Returns From the Weekly Pay Roll. Written for the Tradesman. Maybe you are a small merchant, located, we will say, at Rural Center, and you work in your store yourself and employ only one clerk, an all- around man who acts as a general helper; maybe you are one of the biz fellows in a large city and have in your employ one hundred or two hundred persons, including heads of departments, floorwalkers, office force, salespeople, delivery men, etc.; very likely you are somewhere “betwixt and between” the big and the little: in any case, in every case, one of the questions you frequently should ask yourself is “Am I getting the best possible results from my weekly pay roll?” Economy is nowadays an indispens- able factor in successful merchandis- ing. Time was when profits were large enough to admit of some bad leaks in the system and a_ business still make money, but those days are over, Profits are smaller than formerly, running expenses necessarily ‘larger. When you consider that the only hope for a proper return for the in- vestment of capital and the risk in- volved in conducting a retail business, lies in the margin, never wide at best, between expenses and gross profits, it easily can be seen that any undue swelling of the one or shrinking of the other may throw the balance the wrong way, and cause the yearly sum- ming up to show a deficit instead of an increase. The pay roll, being one of the very largest items in the expense account and one which (unlike rent, which commonly is a fixed quantity,) possesses some degree of flexibility, requires frequent consideration, and, when a change for the better can be made, adjustment. It can hardly be made too emphatic that it is necessary to get the best possible returns from the pay roll. However by this it is not to be taken that any Tradesman reader desires the reputation of being, or consistently with his own self-respect could be, a harsh, grinding employer, or one whd wants to get good service without paying a proper equivalent. By best possible returns from the pay roll what is meant is simply the best re- sults compatible with justice and fair- ness between employer and helpers. Perhaps your pay roll is too large —you are putting more money into the weekly envelopes than your busi- ness will warrant. Then you should take speedy steps to reduce it. A too-big pay roll may be caused by a too-easy boss—by a management that hires help to sit around and do noth- ing. More often, however, where re- sults do not justify the expenditure, the trouble is that the work is not systematized and arranged so that the employes work to advantage—no scientific management is applied. Sometimes the trouble may be that high-salaried people are kept doinz work that could be done as well by some one else at half the pay. It certainly is not advisable, for the sake of reducing expenses, to put at the dress goods counter or the silk counter an inexperienced — girl who can not possibly earn more than $5 or $6 a week. But it is equally absurd and a needless waste of mon- ey to set a $25-a-week man to dust- ing shelves and boxes and fastening on string tags and pin tickets. The dry goods business admits of the employment of some fairly low- priced help, and no dry goods mer- chant should fail to take advantage of the situation. The very cheapest help—the class of girl help so much employed in 10-cent stores, for instance, will not answer for the main salespeople in a high-class dry goods store. But a dry goods store is a place where girls and women, from beginners at a few dollars a week up to experienced and skillful saleswomen, can be employed at salaries that are satisfactory to them and will not cause the expense account to take up all the profits of the business. The remedy for a too- large pay roll may be a larger propor- tion of the right kind of women workers. It is understood of course that the larger the number employed the better is the opportunity to profit by a thor- ough division of labor and to untilize some very low-priced help without lowering the quality of the service of the store. If you are at Rural Center with only one man as a helper, he will have to put on the string tags. and pin tickets. Your pay roll may be too small for best results. There is a penny-wise and pound-foolish kind of economy that some storekeepers mistakenly practice, laboring under the delusion that they are saving money thereby. Suppose the not uncommon case that a business, starting with small beginnings, has outgrown the meth- ods of its early days—has enlarged faster than the way of taking care of it has been enlarged. During those first years the proprietor did all of the work himself. He still continues to do all of it that he possibly can —puts in his whole time waiting on customers, unpacking goods, and everything for Boys’ and Men’s wear, both in canvas and leather, at prices from 75¢ to $13.50. We make a specialty of the celebrated Asbestal line of horsehide Gloves and Mittens. Mail orders given prompt attention. Grand Rapids Dry Goods Co. Exclusively Wholesale Grand Rapids, Michigan oan The Standard Line of Gloves and Mittens which you will want to see before you buy. WRITE FOR SAMPLES WE WILL SEND THEM BY PREPAID EXPRESS The Perry Glove and Mitten Co. Perry, Mich. pls AND COMFORTS ue ae We are headquarters for Bed Blankets and Comfortables and always carry a complete line for hotel, camp and family use. Cot- ton, wool (cotton warp), all wool NS » blankets, knotted and_ stitched comforts, prints, satines, silko- lines and silk coverings. 5 Paul Steketee & Sons Wholesale Dry Goods Grand Rapids, Mich. « Pty > + October 15, 1913 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17 doing whatever comes up to be done, and never finds an hour to sit quietly down at his desk and plan the work for his employes and map out his business campaign. This man has made it a rule to keep down expenses, and, in the main, has succeeded by following that principle. But he carries it a little too far. He never has taken on an additional help- er until compelled to do so, and al- ways has kept his working force too small for the work to be done. Ac- cordingly, in these busy autumn days, every one is rushed to the limit and the work balls up. The buying is not looked after properly, particularly the filling up on staples as they become low, which should be attended to frequently by mail orders. “Outs” in the best sell- ing lines are of constant occurrence. Sometimes no one can find a chance to unpack goods that have gotten in, and they stand in the boxes and pack- ing cases for days or even weeks when they should be on sale. In such ways business that properly be- longs to the place Often goods that are called for are dragged hastily out and placed on sale with- out being checked and priced. Con- fusing, the making of different prices to different customers, and quent trouble are bound to ensue. is lost. Conse- In the general mix-up, correspond- not attended to, bills and statements are not rendered prompt- ly, and collections are neglected. ‘t is easy to see that under the prevail- ing lack of system, a dozen big and little leaks are costing much more than would the additional help needed to compass the work properly. ence is Where say five or six, including the proprietor, are struggling along and are never quite able to keep up with what needs to be done, one com- petent additional helper, with good planning of the work, might revolu- tionize things and make all smooth- running and satisfactory, besides add- ing to the actual profits more than enough to cover the outlay. Eve an inexperienced girl at low wages, employed to do simple detail work and help keep stock in order, could do much toward easing up all along the line and prevent a great deal of annoying and loss-producins confusion and disorder. very As to the moral issue involved in employing girls at less than what may be called a full living wage, it is too big a subject to be discussed in this article, and one that seems to take on serious aspects only in the larger cities. In most of the smaller cities and towns there are girls who live at home and who are glad to ge places where they can earn a few dollars a week, and, if ambitious, be in training for advancement. A job at low wages is certainly not more conducive to immortality than no job at all. Fabrix. >. Back to the Land. City Business Man—At last I'm rich enough to retire from business. Friend—What are you going to do? City Business Man—I’m going to buy the old farm I ran away from and live on it. Some Opportunities in Children’s Clothing. Written for the Tradesman. Though a goodly share of the regu- lar dry goods stores handle children’s clothing, there are still many mer- chants who fail to see and grasp the possibilities awaiting them in this line of goods. Even among those who have taken up this line, there are some who, by reason of half hearted meth- ods, have failed thus far to realize to the full the opportunities awaiting them. Logically, the “children’s depart- ment” should be a feature—and a prominent one—of every dry goods store. Asa rule, it is the mother who buys the children’s clothing; and in the natural order of things, she pre- fers to buy for her children in the same place of business where she buys for herself. Thus the dry goods store which institutes a department of this nature possesses a natural ad- vantage decidedly worth considera- tion in appealing to purchasers. In towns and cities where no dry goods store has yet commenced to handle children’s ready-to-wear cloth- ing, a big opportunity awaits the first innovator who, having carefully stud- ied the subject, takes the decisive plunge and institutes a full-fledged children’s department with a complete and well selected line. The department is one which re- quires careful study and close watch- ing. For that matter, there is no de- partment of the dry goods store which doesn’t demand attention just as care- ful and watching just as close. Prof- itable business is not done in these rushing days by merchants who are afraid of putting forth extra efforts. In return for time and attention, there are opportunities, not merely the op- portunities involved in the actual sale of the goods handled, but in the bene- ficial effect which such a department has upon other lines of trade. The children’s department which is conducted in a slipshod, careless or indifferent fashion, and stocked in a hit-and-miss way, may not prove very much of a business getter, but the thoroughly equipped and well man- aged children’s department, in connec- tion with a store which makes a fea- ture of catering to the young people, is sure to pull trade. The reputation such a store is sure to secure is good advertising—worth dollars and cents every day of the week. In the conduct of this department —even in a store not fully ‘“depart- mentized’—it will usually be found advantageous to select one capable clerk to make the department his own peculiar care. Such a “ department head” should be vested with a liberal measure of responsibility and requir- ed to make a close study of local con- ditions as they effect his department, the lines of goods offered by manu- facturers, and the conditions of trade generally. He will, in short, give the same attention to his department as the head of the business gives to the entire store. With a capable man thus placed in charge, the department should make a good showing. The children’s department should be made to appeal, not merely to mothers and fathers, but to the young people themselves. methods Many ingenious have been devised from time to time to advertise this branch of the dry goods store. For instance, contests with small prizes offered will create much talk among the young people. A popular method is to in- vite school children in a certain class to write descriptions of the suit or dress they would most like to buy, and offer a small prize for the best description. Another idea is the se- curing of buttons with school colors which are distributed free among the children of the and which help to advertise the children’s department of the store. In addition, the department shoul4 be given a regular place in the store’s newspaper advertising and a fair de- gree of prominence. William Edward Park. To argue with a customer is to los? him whether his contention is right or wrong. An various schools argument never leaves either participant good natured. We are manufacturers of Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats For Ladies, Misses and Children Corl, Knott & Co., Ltd. Corner Commerce Ave. and Island St. Grand Rapids, Mich. Declared the Winner By Hardwaremen, Mechanics Housekeepers From Every Standpoint Simple - Strong - Easy DEALERS it will pay youto inves- tigate. We havea premium scheme with it that will interest you. Mop-Stick and Cloth with each outfit. Michigan Pail-Wringer Company Saginaw, Michigan the size piece of cheese you cut, get in touch with us. Cutter. necessary. Knowing vs. Guessing This is the cheese cutter that makes it possible for you to make a profit on cheese instead of selling it at a loss, because you don't have to guess at Saves you from losing by overweight. If you want something handsome, something that will draw the trade, QUALITY? No one questions the High Quality of the SAFE Cheese All who have tried it are well pleased and we know you would be. Put your finger on the leak. Don't give away profits on cheese. The best for ten years and the best to-day. A matchless cutter at a matchless price. Made a little better than The only inducement for you to buy the SAFE is to better yourself. May we tell you more about it? Write for prices. Computing Cheese Cutter Company Anderson, Ind. at MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 15, 19138 Preparing Good Copy for Fall Shoe Advertisements. Written for the Tradesman. That’s the only kind of copy the shoe store ought to turn out at any time—good copy. But somehow it seems to me as if there were severa! special reasons just at this time why newspaper announcements of the shoe store ought to clever, to the point, and chock full of snap and ginger. To begin with there’s a sort of tonic- ful tang in the air, if the reader wil! pardon the alliteration. And then we are just now at the beginning of 2 new season, and a season that, from the shoe dealers’ point of view, seems to be full of promise. If many hope- ful signs do not prove altogether de- ceptive, the fall and winter shoe trade is going to be encouraging. And then consider the extent and variety of the present styles in men’s, women’s and 1 children’s lines! Surely if ever the advertisement writer of the reta'l shoe establishment had a right to perk up and turn out fresh and clever copy ter the patrons, that time is now! beguilement of prospective I don’t know what you have been saying, through your newspapers, to the people of your community con- cerning your store and its facilities for meeting the footwear require- ments of your people, but I do know from my experience as an advertising man that advertising hints and sug- gestions are usually welcomed by people who write advertising copy. And |] helpful—and just at this time help- want this department to be ful to the man who prepares your ad- vertising. So I am going to inject into this article a good bit of ready- to-use material for the man who is right up against the proposition of preparing fall shoe advertisements. If there’s anything here you care to usé, go to it. People who are much interested in footwear are interested in fashionable interested in fashionable Whether they admit it or not, most folks lke to be up to dat> wear are footwear. in dress. And this desire for up-to- dateness extends even to their shoes. Now is the time to bear down heavi- ly on your new and nifty footwear creations. If you've got anything dif- ferent from the old staple leathers and lasts, speak out now, or forever afterwards hold your peace. You can say it something like this: Our New Fall Boots for Women Are Ready for Your Chosing New and_ stunning lasts—shapes bearing the season’s new style touch- es and effects—await your inspection and approval. Absolutely correct in every detail and demand of fashion’s decree, these boots leave nothing to be desired by the woman who appre- ciates faultless footwear. Here's another motive you can work to good advantage: Stylish Now. Indispensable— Footwear for Women Because the new skirts show more of the foot than usual, it is highly im- portant that shoes be stylishly shap- ed, of superior leather, and expertly finished. We have just the boots you need t® complete that toilette ensemble—those danty, Frenchy creations, long, narrow lines built on extremely grace- ful, and the very latest whisper in styleful footery. They-come in patent and gun metal, with cloth, may kid or gray suede tops. Price, etc. Here's an advertisement in which careful fitting is played up good and strong: We invite the ‘“hard-to-please” woman to this store. We welcome the “difficult foot.” We believe that the comfort, style and durability of milady’s shoes de- pend very largely upon their fitting qualities. Therefore we select shoes that are correctly built, and—we fit our pa- trons with care. We propose to build our business on good will—satisfied customers. No matter what foot troubles you have had in the past, we will end them satisfactorily. And with our beautiful fall. foot- wear, you can have the maximum of style with absolute comfort. Maybe this one will give you a suggestion: When Dreams Materialize. Did you ever stop to think that a beautiful styled shoe is a dream ma- terialized—actually bodied forth in terms of leather? We have many such materialized dreams in our ample fall lines of shoes for women, misses and _ little folk. Not in many seasons have we such a rich and varied assortment of at- tractive footwear. New, up-to-date models, in tan, gun metal and patent boots; all Goodyear welt soles; button or lace; medium and short vamps—just the sort that are going in fashionable centers. Instead of talking in more or less general terms about your fall styles, a good plan now and then is to se- lect a certain style, give cut and price, and play it up strong. idea: Here’s the A Real (Cut of Shoe.) English Model. FOR THE BOY This Rouge Rex Shoe, made in both black and tan, is an ideal shoe for the boy or youth. ~ It is solid leather throughout and put to- gether for service. Don’t overlook the ' boy. He'll soon be a man, and even now his needs in footwear re- quire special attention. If you satisfy him now you'll have the oppor- tunity to do so again. Write for samples of these shoes. Hirth-Krause Company Hide to Shoe Tanners and Shoe Manufacturers Grand Rapids, Mich. eep to the Front You can do this with the The boot that the consumer is talking about. When the consumer begins to talk the “Live” Dealer WILL LISTEN. Grand RapidsShoe & Rubber. The Michigan People Grand Rapids October 15, 1913 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 19 in flexible gun metal or tan Russian calf. This extremely stylish fall boot is a sheer delight to those who are teally shoe particular. is something Really there exclusive and classy about this faultlessly styled shoe— and youll agree with us it’s a stun- nine value at $4.50 the pair. Or this: A Dainty Fall Shoe (Cut of Shoe.) in patent coltskin or gun metal calf— the prettiest conception for early fall wear—a shoe with character, style, fit and substantial wear qualities. You may travel far and look extensively, but you'll find nothing. superior to this beautiful creation. and the price is only $——. Hlere’s the dope for an advertise- ment on— Walking Boots for Women These boots for real service—for wear when there’s a nipping tang in the air and slush on the pavements. These boots have met with the ap- proval of the most fastidious women. Superbly styled in tan Russia or dull calf, flat flange heels, sunken eyelets and tipped toe; an ideal boot for Street wear, and a big value at the price 9... .the pain. If there should happen to be a paragraph, sentence or even a phrase in any of this pre-digested dope that you can use to advantage in your ad- vertising, help yourself. Our motto should be: More and Better Adver- tising, for that’s the way to round up the fall and winter trade. Cid McKay. ee News Items From the Soo. Sault Ste. Marie, Oct. 13—Burglars entered the feed store of Jos. and Win a battered the combination of the safe. finding they could not get in then, they took the knob opener off as well. but found that they could not get the door open, so went away further damage. McLachlan, last week and without It was necessary to have a machinest come and cut out the hinges and pry the door off in order to get entrance to the ‘safe which is now practically a total loss. No clue to the burglars. Mr. Lach- lan is thinking of putting in a wood- en front door in his new safe, as it would be less expensive if they should have a return call. John Werve, one of the butchers for the Pittsburgh Steamship Co. here, had a narrow escape on Friday. While on duty during the night on the supply boat, Superior, Mr. Werve lost his balance and fell down stairs on the boat, severely injuring his left elbow, breaking the bone and making a very painful wound. [From present indications he will be laid up for the remainder of the season. H. Crans- ton, formerly of Flint, has succeeded Mr. Werve on the supply boat. Sid McLachlan, for the past few years a resident of Raber, has accept- ed a position as clerk in the store of W. H. Murner, at Raber. Sid is an old Bay City boy and seems to like the Northern country, where he ex- pects to make his future home. J. McKee, manager for the W. FI. Murner Lumber Co., at Raber, is tak- ing a vatation, visiting friends and relatives at his old home at Boyne City, after having put in a_ steady summer at Raber. It seems like get- ing back into the world for him and the needed rest is certainly being en- joyed by Mr. McKee. hands with all the boys on the road, He is shaking as they all know Mace and were glad to see him. Another famous foot — ball took place here last Saturday between the Soo high school and the Alpena game team, which resulted in another vic- tory, the score being 27 to 7 in favor of the Soo. It seems remarkable that so much interest should be taken in a game of this kind. The atten- dance was estimated at 2,000. One of the most trips pulled off in the Upper Peninsula exciting auto was made by J. Noble, cigar salesman from Cheboygan, and Homer Lindsey, the crack shot of the U. P. and Cana- da, representing Morley Bros., and another traveling man from the Soo, who made the trip overland from De- Tour to Raber and return with Jas. McDonald, one of the most daring chauffeurs in this part of the State. Any of the Knights of the Grip who have made this trip around through the hills within ten or fifteen miles of DeTour know what kind of a trip it is to make after dark and with the fog so thick, that one could see only about ten feet beyond the machine. It is remarkable that enough of the party was left to tell the tale. There have been two accidents on the same road within the past six weeks. There are rocks in the road and boulders, seven feet in height, along each side of the road, which is called “Death's gap.’ Mr. Lindsey sat in the front with an automatic shot gun on the way out and made a DeTour record by getting a crow on the wing while traveling forty miles an hour and would have held the State championship had he not missed three dogs and_ several cows. Lindsey says that his clothes are still wet from the fright and anx- iety while traveling through the fog and trying to keep the muzzle of the eun pointed toward the woods while he was holding on for dear life with the other hand. J. Scott, Drummond Island, was a Soo visitor buying supplies for the winter's operations. Mr. Scott is in- terested with Salling-Hanson & Co., and it is expected that there will be a busy season at Drum- pioneer lumberman of last week, of Grayling, mond Island this winter as Johnson & Co., of Chicago, are also anticipating putting up a large amount of timber, besides other smaller jobbers from DeTour. A $2,000 fire visited Brimley late Sunday night, burning Alex Clark's hotel, barns and stables and some ad- joining property. A. J. Belanger was aul | SHOES THE BIG QUALITY LINE so badly burned that he is not ex- pected to live. “Deha, said Mrs. This is the worst fire cake was very good, but there waz that has ever visited Brimley and will When you be quite a blow to the town that has senienstier | Cooke, “your not enough nuts in it. : a i make another, please heretofore been a thriving village. Se like plenty of nuts in the cake.” Wm. G. Tapert. : “ec “Well, mum,” replied the girl, “the Enough Said. Mrs. Cooke had a new servant and reason [| didn’t put more in was be- cause I couldn't crack any more to- after the first cake she baked the day. Indeed, mum, an my jaw mistress went to the kitchen. hurts yet from them I did crack.’ It’s the Name that Protects You “H. B. HARD PAN”’ shoes have been made so well and so long that every FARMER, MECHANIC or RAILROAD MAN is satisfied with the goods shown him if they bear this name. They know that the name H. B. HARD PAN is a sure protection against inferior leather and poor workmanship. Think what an exclusive agency for this line means fo you in protection and profit. THEY WEAR LIKE IRON HEROLD-BERTCH SHOE CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN DOPSSPOPSSVSVV OLD? K.L, hai Loft GRAND RAPIDS. Rikalog Cruiser _SHOF A high cut shoe that cannot be excelled for either foot comfort, water turning power or long hard wear. A little more money Rindge, Kalmbach, Logie & Co., Ltd. Grand Rapids, Mich. perhaps, but— a ® iietiiemnnnnannnmanannnnnanmnall wn nh mt a MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 15, 1913 ao FS 4 = a SED wreres act. —— nee Some Lay Views on Dentists and Dentistry. Written for the Tradesman. That impatiently awaited-for earn- growth and development, a is welcomed with est of baby’s first tooth, delight by proud young parents. Con- sidered with regard to the capability for causing suffering possessed by it and its fifty-one successors, that tiny pioneer lobe of ivory whiteness, ag gressively pushing its way through sore and inflamed little gums, might more logically be greeted with weep- ing and lamentation. The babies of all ages have howled with the coming of their teeth, be- cause of present pain and_ possibly from infantile future agony. However, the baby of to-day, while he does not cut his teeth any more easily than did his predecessor of the past, stands a better chance of getting along with them through life with comparative comfort, for the art of dentistry has made astounding advance in the last few decades, and has attained a perfection undreamed of by our grandfathers. Be it said right here that in dental profession the United States leads the world. To offset his manifest advantages, the modern infant is due to put more time and money upon his teeth than did the old-time baby. Indeed, he may well expect, as soon as he gets his first little incisor through, to be haled off to a dentist by his pro- mother to have it looked prescience of gressive after, and a toothbrush is likely to be thrust into his tiny fist long before he is able to use it. Like almost everything else, den- tistry had its rude beginnings in the rude past. It is first alluded to his- torically by Herodotus. Have you ever thought what a smart and busy reporter Hierodotus must have been? He seems to have scooped every bit of news furnished by the human race up to about the fourth century B. © Whatever subject you look up, you are sure to find—‘‘Thus and so is first mentioned by Herodotus.” Attempts at dentistry antedate even his annals. Jaws in teeth or carved imitations of them were inserted and retained by gold bands affixed to adjoining sound teeth Etruscan which natural have been found in early tombs and in the mouths of Egyptian mummies. In the legal code of the ancient it was permitted that “if anyone’s teeth have been bound together with gold, it shall not be unlawful to bury him with it; which certainly seems no more than fair after the low had gone to all that trouble! Twelve Tables, the famous Roman:, poor fel- But the science of dentistry, as we know it now, is very, very new. The knowledge and use of electricity have hardly made greater advance in the last sixty years than the methods for the preservation, restoration, and extraction of the teeth. When we consider that chloroform was not discovered until 1831 and that local anaesthetics did not come into use until much more recently; that up to 1855 gold was used simply to plug cavities and that no attempt wa: made to build out and restore lost portions of teeth with it; and that within the memory of persons now living dentistry could not be classed separate profession but was practiced mainly by physicians as a side issue, and by them chiefly in the way of relieving diseased and suffer- ing teeth by extracting them with a barbaric implement called a turnkey: when we think of all these things we pay a hearty tribute of admiration to the surpassing grit of those old-tim- ers, and we are ready to remember with proper gratitude the mercies which we of to-day enjoy, and to sub- mit more resignedly to the drilling and tamping and scouring that our dentists find necessary to keep our incisors, canines, bicuspids and molars in order. as a I have a friend who has spent her lite in quite a number of cities and towns distant from one another, and whose teeth are of the kind that re- quire frequent attention. In quence she has been compelled to change her dentist often and can count up some twenty different prac- titioners who have done work for her. She is familiar with every grade of dental outfit. She can picture the improvised office in a backwoods vil- lage where a dentist from some other town comes in for a day or two each month, screws an iron headrest to a common armchair, places a cuspidor on the floor at the side, and begins filling, extracting, conse or taking impres- sions, as the case may be, for his pa- tients who have come in from. the surrounding country for his ministra- tions. She can describe as minutely the up-to-the-minute dental — suite, with its elegantly furnished reception parlor and its white-tiled operating room, with all the latest apparatus for sterilization, and every appliance spick and span and sanitary in the highest degree—where imagination can hardly conceive of a more perfect equipment, and the charges are ac- cording. Having become quite a connois- seur upon the subject, my friend has formulated what she calls the four in- fallible tests of a good dentist. He who can meet these, though he be a humble brother of the backwoods, is worthy; while he who falls short in any one of them, though he be graduated from a dozen schools and have the finest rooms and the most expensive instruments, is unworthy, and will waste his patients’ teeth and cause suffering that is unavailing. My friend maintains that a den- tist should be a man of conscience. There is a right and a wrong in things dental. The patient does not know what. ought to be done, and often is inclined to temporize and want freedom from annoyance and pain at the price of future well-being. Not infrequently it would be for the den- tist’s financial interests to humor the patient’s wishes and not insist upon thoroughness and efficiency. Here is where the stern and unrelenting professional conscience should decide the issue. Judging from her own wide ex perience, my friend holds that the followers of the dental profession are conscientious in a remarkable degree. Of the score who have practiced on her teeth, she feels that all but two or possibly three “have done the best they knew.” My friend’s second criterion is that by nature and by education a dentist must be a physician. He should have the passion for healing, for restoring, for conserving the powers of the hu- man body, together with the acumen in diagnosis, that are the sine qua non of the good doctor. Further, to make him a safe and trustworthy practi- tioner, he should have a_ thorough knowledge of the human body and of the various prophylactic, remedial, and anaesthetic agents that he is al- lowed to employ. My friend’s third shibboleth is that a dentist must be a natural mechanic. He must have the kind of mind that. had he not been a dentist, would have made him a capable blacksmith or a skillful watchmaker or a civil engineer. proficient The man who can do good filling and bridge work in the mouth, could, had he directed his energies differently, tunnel moun- tains or bridge rivers successfully. He must have a quick and sure percep- tion of what can be done and what can't be done under given circum- stances, and must possess a readv ingenuty in overcoming surmountable obtacles but must not attempt im- possibilities. Some dentists who are good safe men in other respects fall short in mechanical ability. The fourth is that a dentist must have steady, well-controlled nerves and at least a fair degree health and strength. ot physical eleleiele® el N. B. C. products. ie) eeeeee Advertised Goods Are Winning all the Time WENTY years ago the grocer’ S clerk had a much harder job selling goods than the grocer s clerk of today. In those days everything was sold in bulk —package goods were unknown. standards of quality in foodstuffs were rare. The best selling arguments the clerk then had were that the goods were reasonably fresh and the price low. Selling arguments today for the same classes of goods are innumerable. This modern selling marvel has been largely wrought by national advertising. National Biscuit Company products in the fainous In-er-seal Trade Mark packages and the familiar glass front cans were among the real pioneers in this forward movement. found them easy to sell. told the consuming public about the freshness, the goodness, the uniformity and quality of The desire for the goods was created and the selling was made easy. NATIONAL BISCUIT COM PANY Uniform Grocers N. B.C. advertising xa xa October 15, 1913 So much regarding the indispens- able qualifications and personal make up of the reliable dentist. ‘There is,” my friend adds, ‘‘still another quali- fication, not essential to a dentist’s doing good work, but essential to his getting any considerable amount of work to do. He must be clean—ex- quisitively tidy in person and_ fas- tidiously neat as to office and ap- pliances. A man slovenly in dress and even dirty may do work that will last well and be satisfactory in every way, but the better class of patrons will not go to such a one a second time if they can avoid it.” If with all else a dentist can bring to his vocation that intuitive percep- tion and knowledge of human _ na- ture that will enable him to gain the trust and confidence of his patrons; if he can soothe and strengthen with- out unduly exhausting himself with sympathy; if he can be gentle and at the same time quick, speedy with no suggestion of haste or harshness; if he has a strong personality that can throw an ever so slight and wholly beneficent hypnotic spell over his pa- tient for the time being—his success in his chosen calling is assured. A dentist should have the iron hand in the velvet glove, and the velvet glove should have an especially long nap. A dentist’s temperament is shown to a great extent by the manner in which he adorns his waiting room and office. The callous brute who has no feeling for his patient will make a great display of extracted teeth and of upper and lower plates, perhaps of a size for giants rather than men, and will post up such mottoes as “Be glad youre alive.’ The dentist of sensa- bility, on the contrary, wants his pa- tients to forget their troubles when- ever they can. Some such, being men of taste, adorn their walls with really exquisite works of art, and have rare and interesting curios and bric-a-brac to occupy the attention of the waiting Even the cheapest copies of “A Yard of Roses” and “Pharaoh's patron. Horses” are preferable to profession- al trophies. In large cities many dentists now specialize, devoting themselves whol- ly to some one of the three great branches of the profession—extract- ing, chair dentistry, or laboratory work. The orthodontist straightens crooked or irregular teeth. Among conservative persons there is a strong tendency to stick to their old dentist, and it not infrequently happens that the same man will care for a person's teeth twenty or thirty There are peo- ple, however, who prefer comparative- ly young practitioners, claiming that a dentist is better at thirty-five or for- ty than afterward. They aver that the young man is apt to be stronger and more tidy than the older one, and years or even longer. better up on the latest methods in the conservation of the teeth. Much depends upon the individual. Some old dentists keep wonderfully well abreast of the times professionally. Sometimes I ask the question, Why are dentists? That is, why are any young men, bright and capable enough to gain entrance to a dental college, willing to take a long and expensive MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 21 course of study and training in order to learn an arduous profession which no one pretends to _ practice with pleasure or enthusiasm? Why are they willing to do all this for the rather puny rewards which that pro- fession has to offer? A few dentists have gotten rich from royalties and profits on inventions and preparations that have gone into extensive use. These are exceptional cases. In the regular practice of his vocation, no dentist can hope to become wealthy— a competence is the most he can ex- pect to obtain. The large fees that are cheerfully paid the successful law- yer or doctor are not for him, it mat- ters not how skillful he may become. It is a matter of day’s works—fairly well paid day’s works if he is popular and successful—but still day’s works to the end. A dentist practically never becomes famous, and while usually respected seldom attains to much influence in the community in which he lives. To other drawbacks must be added the facts that the average working life of a dentist is only twenty years, that owing to the intense strain to which he is subject he is especially liable to nervous breakdown, and that mem- bers of the profession are so frequent- ly sued for alleged malpractice, that it Is not uncommon for a dentist who has accumulated any property to have it placed in his wife’s name. When all these things are considered it is indeed strange that there never seems to be any scarcity of dentists, and in some localities the profession is con- sidered overcrowded. Perhaps the only answer to the question, Why are dentists? is that the same Mind that gives us teeth provides also that there always shall be a sufficient number of men willing to undertake the disagreeable and re- pulsive work of taking care of them. Quillo. ——_—_++2—__— The Delivery Boy. He hastens on his morning round, Returning to the grocery door; There is but one he cares to greet— The little clerk within the store. ] Only to see her face again— To place an order in her hand— Perhaps exchange a word or two— Such bliss do lovers understand. And yet he worships her afar— A busy little maid is she; A widowed mother she supports, And has no time for coquetry. She notes his easy, careless ways, He sees nor feels the need of work; Her good opinion he desires— She puts him down a first-class shirk. Idly he stands and sees her work, Moving about with ease and grace; Nor thinks to lend a helping hand, Those heavy sacks to put in place. Her work complete, she meets his gaze, And pleasantly inclines her head, He waits to hear some tender word— “Deliver this’’ was all she said. Love. ever blind, sees no reproof, Hidden beneath the sweet command Her quaint reserve but spurs him on— He yet will gain her heart and hand! He hopes some day to own a store— With her to help, the way is plain— A life of ease he then may lead, Perhaps a competence may gain. Her woman’s heart responds to love, Yet reason rules with gentle sway; Who shares her life must manly be, And brave and true in every way. A fitting time when few are in— He hastens his ardent love to speak! All the emotion she betrays Is faintest blush on either cheek. “My parents, dear, will welcome you, "Twill be our home, when we are wed, Oh, let me take you there to-day!”’ “Deliver me!’’ was all she said. Save Your Eyes! Enjoy Good Light Rayo lamps shed soft, mellow, steady light. No glare or flicker to strain the eyes. Best for reading. Best for studying. The best lamp in the world, as is proven by more than three million of them now in use. See the above-illustrated model at your dealers. Get our booklet, illustrating and describing them. tayo Lamps For best results use Perfection Oil Standard Oil Company Chicago, Illinois (AN INDIANA CORPORATION) Coffee Boston Breakfast Blend Always Uniform Exceptionally Good Blended by an Expert JUDSON GROCER CO. The Pure Foods House GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 15, 1913 Fal anv HARDWARE = = & = Z =~ — ae = 24 ca —, Michigan Retail Hardware Association. President—F. A. Rechlin, Bay City. Vice-President—C. E. Dickinson. St. Joseph. eee J. Scott, ity. Treasurer—William Moore, Detroit. Marine Clerks Who Have Risen to Be Store- Keepers. Ife was just an ordinary clerk and he got $15 a week in the Big Store, that being the name it went by among the other hardware stores of the city. le had an ordinary job in the mis- cellaneous and was remotely discon- nected from the dignified and learned department of builders’ hardware, on which the store prided itself as some- thing which might be only flossy now, but was going to be the best ever when it got good and going. The head of his department noticed him only to tell him to get a move on, and the head of the store never noticed him even for that. When he was crowding thirty, he came to the conclusion that the only human person, outside of himsell, who did notice him was a certain girl whom he had reason to believe the finest litthe woman in the world. Soon afterward he backed his opinion of her to the full extent of his wages and as much of his credit as was good on the local installment plans. Their bliss lasted until the baby was born and then got a second lease of life that endured up to the baby’s first summer. After that, mere hu- man anxieties began to do their cruel work, and Bill, as he had long been familiarly known to those who didn’t notice him as well as the one who did, learned what it meant to dread a baby’s second summer on the lmp strength of $18 a week, the salary to which a careless Providence had rais- ed him when the Big Store heard he was married. When the raise came, he imagined Providence was very thoughtful; but later he realized that it was merely the carelessness which, recalling his existence after years of forgetfulness, as nonchalantly forgot him again. It may be surmised from this that Bill had never tried very hard to at- tract the attention of either Provi- dence or the Big Store: and that sur- mise should rank next only to the guess of the shrewd gentleman who suspected there must be a nigger in the wood pile. After the baby’s advent, Bill did all in his power—inclusive of imbecile language and midnight promenades—- to alternately attract and distract the attention of the baby; and neces sarily he didevenless than before to draw the attention of the store. The head of the department, being a fami- ly man himself, didn’t blame Bill much; but, being also head of the de- partment, he didn’t strain his author- ity with the store to get Bill another raise in wages. It’s a careless world, if you don't keep kicking it. The doctor told Bill’s wife and she told Bill, that the best thing for the baby would be to pass its second summer in the country. “These doctors are darned unrea- sonable,” Bill commented. “Why didn’t he advise something cheap and practical, like Palm Beach?” Yet it happened, just then, that he saw the advertisements of a suburban home company, offering acre lots a few miles out to genuine home seek- ers at.the trivial price of only $300, pay $50 down and the rest on reduc- tion mortgage. He went out to look at those lots and found they were handsomely covered with second growth chestnut and had cost the promoters $45 per acre for the whole tract. So, with his eyes wide open like the rest of the home seekers, he bit. This shows the power of pub- licity. Bill was not one of your assertive natures, so he had to crowd his cour- age pretty hard, a few days after- wards, to use his nodding acquain- tance with one of the customers for builders’ hardware, But, with the baby’s second summer in mind, he did it. He explained what he wanted to do —to have ready, by the following spring, on his acre lot a log cabin bungalow, built of the second growth chestnut, that would be comfortable for his wife and his baby; and he wanted to do it all with his own fair hands, because he hadn’t the money to hire those of brawny and expensive labor. “Ji you aint a chump, you're a hero,” remarked the builder. “Any- way, you've got the spunk that'll make any man help you. Wade right in, and come to see me every time you need advice. First thing you do, get your trees down just where you want to build and don’t cut down any more than you need for a small bun- I'll give you a plan that’ll do fer a few years, but itll be one galow. you can add to when you want to spread later. Some day I'll run out there and start you off right.” Bill was overwhelmed with grati- tude: but he managed to stammer an acknowledgment inspired by the builder's concluding promise: “Why, say, if you will come out, I know a lot of fellows who’ve bought around me and | could introduce you to them. business among them if you cared to.’ “Any of them built yet?” You might pick up some Foster, Stevens & Co. Wholesale Hardware at 157-159 Monroe Ave. :: 151 to 161 Louis N. W. Grand Rapids, Mich. Stock up on Guns and Ammunition Be prepared for - Hunting Season We carry Remington and U. M. C. Fire Arms and Ammunition Winchester Fire Arms and Ammunition Stevens’ Guns Michigan Hardware Company Exclusively Wholesale Cor. Oakes and Ellsworth GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. H. Eikenhout & Sons Jobbers of Roofing Material GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. We carry a large stock of roofings, roofing materials and building papers. Use Tradesman Coupons “ 2 October 15, 1913 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 23 “No. I’m the first. I've got to be.” “Lead me to it,” exclaimed the builder. “I’m going to make you a present of the mill whole bungalow.” The next thing Bill did was to rent an empty tenant house on a farm near his acre lot. work for your That put him, his wife and baby on the ground. He bought his tools at the Big Store because he could get them at cost prices. The Saturday half holiday wasn't quite done with when he began, so he made a lot of progress before cold weather set in. For the first time in his life, he developed an enthusi- asm. He talked bungalow to every man in the Big Store. He talked it morning, noon and night. He ever had the nerve to talk it to the head of his department, and to the head of the builders’ hardware; and once, on an occasion of great enthusiasm and great daring, he actually told the proprietor that the handsomest mod- ern style of architecture, next to the Capital at Washington, was the log cabin bungalow, if you only treated it artistically along Colonial lines. Of course, what happened had to» happen. He became Bungalow Bill, and acquired a standing in the Big Store right off the bat. It was mostly a derisive standing; but nobody after- ward would ever fail to take notice of him, His natural shrinking violet dispo sition resented the notoriety that be- fell him, and sometimes, when he hurled their derisions in their teeth, he was led into arguments that were purely professional—discussions over the relative merits of builders’ spec- ialties and the various items whose common ground is the home-builders’ practical application of tools. One day—it was shortly after Bun- galow Bill had cabin moved friend, the builder, had contracted to put up a score of other homes more pretentious than his—the head of the hardware got sore on him. bungalow and_ his builders’ remarked that author- ity. “You think you know so much about my line, suppose you get trans- ferred and give me a lift here. You've dogrobbing long enough to “Look here,” around this store have a better job, been anyway; and I’ve been fooling my time too long on a department that'll never amount to a hoot. fit in here well mates, I'll apply for my old place as If you can enough to do esti- assistant in the miscellaneous.” “T'll go you in a minute,” answered Bungalow Bill. He went. It was three months before the head of the builders’ hard- could change: sill had not only master- ed the profundities of his new job, but he had put his builder friend to ware make his meanwhile, own work bringing him in new trade. Inside of a year the builders’ hard- ware, from being merely flossy, had grown to be what the owner of the Big Store had always expected to it. A man who knew builders’ hardware was running it this time. Bill was thinking of starting a store of his own, with his specialty for the backbone, when the head of the Big Store who now seemed to have a into his log sort of x-ray on all Bill’s thoughts and purposes, called him into the of- fice. “Bill,” he observed, “if [ were you | wouldn’t go ahead with any plans for independent business.” “Why—ah—” Bill began. “Tut!” interrupted the head of the house. “Pm on; and I think you'd make good. But wouldn't you rather try your hand at being store mana- ger here? I think I’ll have the place ready for you by the first of the year.” Bill blames it on the baby; but the Big Store is sure it was the bunga- low. Camillus Phillips. ——_» +. Doings in the Buckeye State. Written for the Tradesman. Young Men's Business Club of Columbus recently, Col. E.S. Wilson said: “Stand by the law. Fight dishonesty. Don’t argue, but act. Don't let brass bands and popular prejudice distort the judgment. In addressing the Keep sober. Don't be shrewd—the shrewd man overreaches his friend: a gentleman is not shrewd. Live pure lives and insist on purity in your city administration.” Complaints of telephone service in Cleveland have now taken the form of a demand for a sweeping investiga- tion of all Bell and Morgan inde- pendent Ohio by the Public Utilities Commission. The haberdashery M. Smith & Co., at Columbus, ha; been purchased by the Fred L. Schlot- man Co. properties in business of A. Bankers of the State are authority for the statement that Ohio farmers are engaging in stock feedings on a larger scale than usual, stimulated by the high price of meat. The Union County Telephone Co. has started suit at Bellefontaine, ask- ine $10,000 damages from the United Telephone Co., alleging failure of con- tract in the purchase of the former company. No intoxicating drinks may be serv- ed on railroad Ohio. after Nov. 4, according to a recent ruling of Attorney General Hogan. trains in Dayton is. receiving preliminary plans looking toward flood prevention. So far all plans suggest the building of reservoirs and the cost is roughly $10,000,000. a Historical Note. A small boy handed in the follow- placed at ing on an examination paper in Unit- ed States history: “General Braddock was killed in the Revolutionary war. He had three horses shot under him, and a fourth went through his clothes.” WHY NOT HAVE BEST LIGHT 2 Steel Mantle Burners. Odorless © Smokeless. Make coal oil produce gas—3 times more light. At dealers or prepaid by Steel MantleLightGo, eer Toledo, 0. The Ad Shown Above Which is running in a large list of select pub- lications, will certainly send customers to your store. If you are not prepared to supply them, you had better order a stock of our Burners at once. Accept no substitutes. The genuine is stamped ‘Steel Mantle, Toledo, hio.’”’ If your jobber doesn't handle them, send us his name, and we will make quota- tions direct to you. Sample Burner mailed for 25 cents. STEEL MANTLE LIGHT COMPANY 310 Huron St. Toledo. Ohio = SSUN-BEAM— YY UM, Percheron Collars The Famous “SUN-BEAM” BRAND =— Ase mann. SS scientific in construction. Let us send you particulars. Why not? Sun-Beam PERCHERON Collars are properly fitted, and will do away with sore necks. It fits the collar bone, will not chafe or irritate as the straight collars do. The Percheron is Brown & Sehler Co. Home of ‘‘Sun-Beam’’ Goods Grand Rapids, Mich. Fire Resisting Reynolds Slate Shingles After Five Years Wear Beware of Imitations. Reynolds Flexible Asphalt Shingles HAVE ENDORSEMENT OF LEADING ARCHITECTS Ask for Sample and Booklet. Write us for Agency Proposition. Detroit Kalamazoo Columbus Youngstown Utica Milwaukee Saginaw Battle Creek Cleveland Buffalo Scranton St. Paul Lansing Flint Cincinnati Rochester Boston Lincoln, Neb. Jackson Toledo Dayton Worcester Chicago yracuse And NEW YORK CITY H. M. REYNOLDS ASPHALT SHINGLE CO. Original Manufacturer, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Be ae Rwheset Reeth. het el , SS etree eee anainesteenninnelettntnite dena snags ~ Fully Guaranteed tS aon Ceres , NA ae Wood Shingles After Five Years Wear Distributing Agents at Don't hesitate to write us. Opposite Morton House Klingman’s Sample Furniture Co. The Largest Exclusive Retailers of Furniture in America Where quality is first consideration and where you get the best for the price usually charged for the inferiors elsewhere. You will get just as fair treatment as though you were here personally. Corner Ionia, Fountain and Division Sts. Grand Rapids, Michigan Established in 1873 BEST EQUIPPED FIRM IN THE STATE Steam and Water Heating Iron Pipe Fittings and Brass Goods Electrical and Gas Fixtures Galvanized Iron Work THE WEATHERLY CoO. 218 Pearl Street Grand Rapids, Mich. IT’S PURE! Tell the Trade Mapleine Is listed in Westfield’s Book of Pure Foods Order of your jobber or Louis Hilfer Co. 4 Dock St., Chicago, II. Crescent Mfg. Co., Seattle, Wash. Make Out Your Bills THE EASIEST WAY Save Time and Errors. Send for Samples and Circular—Free. Barlow Bros. | Grand Rapids, Mich. G. J. Johnson Cigar Co. S.C. W. El Portana Evening Press Exemplar These Be Our Leaders 24 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 15, 1913 WANS BVT YAWN, Grand Council of Michigan 'U. C. T. Grand Counselor—E. A. Welch, Kala- mazoo. Past Grand Counselor—John Q. Adams, Battle Creek. Grand Junior Counselor—M. S. Brown, Saginaw. Grand Secretary—Fred C. Richter, Traverse City. ‘ oe Treasurer—Henry E. Perry, De- roit. Grand Conductor—W. S. Lawton, Grand Rapids. Grand Page—F. J. Moutier, Detroit. Grand Sentinel—John A. Hach, Jr., Coldwater. Grand Chaplain—T. J. Hanlon, Jackson. Grand Executive Committee—John Martin, Grand Rapids; Angus G. Mc- Eachron, Detroit; James E. Burtless, Marquette; L. P. Thompkins, Jackson. Michigan Knights of the Grip. President—Frank L. Day, Jackson. Secretary and Treasurer—Wm. J. Dev- ereaux, Port Huron. Directors—H. P. Goppelt, Saginaw: J. Q. Adams, Battle Creek; John D. Mar- tin, Grand Rapids. » Michigan Division, T. P. A. President—Fred H. Locke. First Vice-President—C. M. Emerson. Second Vice-President—H. C.| Cornelius. Secretary and Treasurer—Clyde E. Brown. Board of Directors—Chas. E. York, E. C. Leavenworth, W. E. Crowell, L. P. Hadden, A. B. Allport, D. G. McLaren, J. W. Putnam. Chirpings From the Crickets. Battle Creek, Oct. 13—This letter is written on the thirteenth day of the month and the thirteenth year of the century but, like Eva Tanquay, “I don't care.” The figure thirteen has no terrors for me and when I lool: back and think | know the price of beefsteak and the cost of a child's winter coat did not look as big to me when | was thirteen as they do now. Superstition is a condition of the mind. Think right. do right and keep busy with honest effort and you won't care whether the cat is black or white, whether you walk in front or under the ladder or whether it is the thirteenth or any old date. C. W. Post, the local food magnate, put up $500 for the citizens who had the best kept lawns and flowers. Our Bro. John Q. Adams captured a $25 cash prize and Bro. M. L. Blakeslee received a check of $12.50. Some few weeks ago in these col- umns the writer spoke of the beautt- ful lawns of Brothers Adams and Blakeslee and the fact that the judges picked these two lawns as prize win- ners shows me that besides being able to tell a marshmallow from a gum- drop and a Ford from a Packard, 1 also know a good lawn when I see it. I thank you. John and Mark hardly know what to do with the money. A local brother met a brother from Ohio last week who had had a long run of hard luck. He had left home and a sick wife with as little money as he could possibly travel on. While in this vicinity his firm went broke and he was without funds or position. He met a brother wearing the button and got in conversation with him. The result was that the local man’s home was thrown open to the Ohio boy, the phone was used and next day car fare was handed the stranger and he went on to Jackson, where a position awaited him. Such is U. C. T.ism and as long as a man is a man, he can join and be one of us. As long as a man is a man he can always find a helping hand extended. We all have our ups and downs, but by living a good clean life you will unconscious- ly make friends and admirers who will assist you just when their help is fully appreciated. We don't envy a man-his good paying position. It’s his happy disposition, his true man- hood and host of friends that makes a man a success. These qualities money will not buy. Hotel proprietors and managers are warned to give up the roller towels and substitute the individual ones, as the law has been in force for more than sixty days and inspectors are now making the rounds. Morris Russell is covering territory for the American Ammonia Co. Saturday afternoon, Oct. 18, at 3 p. m., the local Council will hold its business meeting. We will have can- didates to lead through the dark can- yons. We trust you men will kindly bear in mind this afternoon session and make a point to be in attendance. At 7 sharp, Saturday night, Oct. 18, in the Council rooms, No. 253 will be host to the boys and their families. This will be started off with a sup- per, after which we will play cards and have a general good time all around. The committee in charge has spared no money, time or pains to make the affair as enjoyable a one as we ever have had and we want ail you boys and your wives and children to come and dine and play with your friends. Bring a prospective candi- date and his wife and help show him why he should join our big, happ» circle. Help us get out the boys who think they are so busy they cant come. We will especially be pleased to see visiting brothers who might be in our city. The wife of Bro. John Smith is very ill at her home in this city. Bro. Smith is with the Wabash Baking Powder Co. and is a member of one of the Detroit councils. 3ro. Orin J. Wright, who has suc- cessfully conducted a large grocery and general merchandise business at Urbandale for the past two and 4 half years, has sold his stock to John Gould. Orin is a former road sales- man and has again demonstrated the fact that a road man can make good in a retail way. The training a man receives on the road is a great asset and the experience can always be turned to a profit. Bro. Wright and wife have been tied up very close while in the retail business, but have kept in touch with the Council and its doings. Orin is undecided regard- ing his future work, but we hope he and Mrs. Wright will continue One. 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Powd. @1 00 Poke, powdered 20@ 25 Emery, powdered 3a 8 Camphor ........ 5o@ 60 | Roubarb |)... 75@1 00 Epsom Salts, bbls @ 1% ce 25@ pss Rhubarb, powd. 75@1 25 Epsom Salts, less 24%@ ‘d ae Ugh fue a) Eosinweed, powd. 25@ 30 Hreot .0. 0) |. 1 50@1 %o Guaiac, Powdered 50@ 60 Sarsaparilla, Hond. lirgot, powdered 1 80@2 00 KONO) feces ol) eo. . snout cae @ 50 exe White ..... 120 15 ne : ms - Sarsaparilla Mexican, ‘ormaldehyde Ib. 10 Kino, Powdered + << a ground ...... 25@ 30 Gambier _ Coes @ i Myr oe... @ 40 Squilis ec, 20@ 35) Gelatine |... 85@ 45 Myrrh, Powdered . @ 50 Squills, powdered 40@ 60 Glassware, full cases 80% i 6 80@7 00 ©‘Tumeric, powd. 12@ 15 Glassware, less 70 & 10% Valerian, powd. 25@ 30 Glauber Salts bbl. @ 1 Glauber Salts less 2@ 5 “AMERICAN BEAUTY” Display Case No. 412—one Opium, Powd. .. 8 75@8 95 Opium, Gran. .. 8 90@9 10 Seeds Glue, brown .... 15 ee ee no » Ge tous ed’ Be i of more than one hundred models of Show Case, Shellac, Bleached 30@' 35 Anise, powdered — a oe ey Shelving and Display Fixtures designed by the Grand ee eet Cea ye a Gene... a4e i Rapids Show Case Company for displaying all kinds € 4 75@ 5 a PAY once @ 18 fFORS ............ : : alba bag Pow A : oo a se soo a Indigo 600) 0.0. 85@1 00 of goods, and adopted by the most progressive stores of America. oe Celery .......... 30@ 35 lTodine ...........4 35@4 60 beau Or ander 6...) . be _ to eas teres 5 oo. e GRAND RAPIDS SHOW CASE CO., Grand Rapids, Michigan WU siege ee cia 6 t ee sees a A ; Be 1 85@2 00 Pennell Co -@ 30 Lycopdium ..... 55@ 65 The Largest Show Case and Store Equipment Plant im the World Buchu, Poa, 2 o0@2 5 Has 4g 8 Mace co... 80@ 90 Show Rooms and Factories: New York, Grand Rapids, Chicago, Boston, Portland Sage, bulk ...... 18@ 25 Flax, ground .... 4@ 8g Mace, powdered 90@1 00 Sage, %s Loose. 20@ 25 Foenugreek, pow. 6@ 10 Menthol ........ 8 ~ 00 Sage, Powdered... 25@ 30 Hemp. ........... 5 q Moreuny .......... 85 @ 15@ Senna, Alex ...... 45@ 50 Lobelia’... 10... @ 60 Morphine, all brd 4 55@4 80 Senna, Tinn. .... 15@ 20 Mustard, yellow 9@ 12 Nux Vomica .... @ 10 Senna, Tinn, Pow. 20@ 25 Mustard, black .. 9@ 12 Nux Vomica pow @ 15 @ @ bp o . Uva Ural reese 10@ 18 Mustard, powd. “" 20@ 38 - Fenner, black pow , 202 | FOOTE & JENKS COLEMAN’S (BRAND) WODDY .......... @ Olls Quince 5@100 Pitch, Burgundy 10@ 15 R a 6@ 10 Quassia 10@ 15 ‘ 4 BOG oes. 6 Boece s ce i Aimonds, Bitter, | BAM vig 8 30 Quinine, aif brds’.2y@sey | Terpeneless [_LeMON and Hishcass Vanilla true 2.0... 6 00@6 50 gahbadilla, * 35@ 45 Rochelle Salts ... 23@ 30 i : ; ae, : . ie Bitter, Sunflower 6@ & Saccharine ..... 1 50@1 75 Insist on getting Coleman’s Extracts from your jobbing grocer, or mail order direct to artificial ...... @100 Worm American 15@ 20 Salt Peter ...... 7%4@ 12 FOOTE & JENKS, Jackson, Mich. Almonds, Sweet, Worm Levant .. 40@ 50 Seidlitz Mixture .. 20@ 25 true ........ 90@1 00 Soap, green .... 15@ 20 Almond, Sweet, Tinctures Soap, mott castile 100 15 imitation .... 40@ 50 Aconite ......... @ 75 Soap, white castile ie tes _ ae a Aloes @ 65 . ease ........ @6 25 ‘ mber, rectified . 40@ 50 Arnica .......... @ 60 oap, white castile Ki d f B k Anise .......... 2 25@2 50 Asafoetida ...... @1 00 less, per bar @ 68 I our Nh S O Coupon OO S Bergamont ..... 750@8 00 Belladonna ...... @ Go Seda Ash ....:... 1%~@ 65 Cajeput ......... 7o@ 85 Benzoin .|....... @ 90 Soda Bicarbonate 1%@ 65 Cassia . --- 150@1 75 Benzoin Compound @ 90 Soda, Sal ........ 1@ 4 are manufactured by us and all sold on the same oe pois. a Buch... 0.0... @1 00 Spirits Camphor. @ 7% a : : : : s-+--- 12%@ 15 Cantharadies .. . 100 Sulphur roll .... 24@ 0 basis, irrespective of size, shape or denomination, Cader Leaf Cees @ 8 Capsicum ....... 90 Sulphur Subl. ....2%¥@ 5 oe Citronella ....... @ 60 Cardamon ...... 95 Tamarinds ...... 10@ 15 Free samples on application. oe ees ub at a oS Comp. ° a Ect e og Mp ocoanut ....... 2 atecnu ......... urpentine Venice s ‘ Cod Liver ...... seat cee 105 Vanilla Ext. pure 1 00@1 50 TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. Cotton Seed ..... 90@1 10 Colchicum ....... 60 Witch Hazel .... 65@1 00 Croton’ .....:..., @160 Cubebs ......... 120 Zinc Sulphate ... %7@ 10 prereeeneeenenpeReaR eae ara SR ce PUN seagate 28 and are intended to be correct at time of going to press. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN GROCERY PRICE CURRENT These quotations are carefully corrected weekly. within six hours of mailing. Prices, however, are liable to change at any time. and country merchants will have their orders filled at market prices at date of purchase. ADVANCED DECLINED Rice Brooms Flour Index to Markets 1 9 By Columns AMMONIA eans Mor. Paked .........- 85@1 30 Col. 12 oz. ovals 2 doz. box 75 Red Kidney .... 85@ 95 A AXLE GREASE muvly 5545544555 - 70@1 15 Ammonia 1 itt no 4 a Wak ...-...5...- 75@1 25 eet ie b. wood boxes, 4 doz. Axte Grease ---------- ' im Ub bowen 6 tee 225 conan . 34%4%b. tin boxes, 2 doz. 4 25 5 4 " B a : Gallon -....2......... 6 75 Baked Beans ......--- 1 ee er — oe - Clams Bath Bric ..---.>---+- b ben Ge nce aoe ae op «(Little Neck, ib. .. ot oD 1 25rb. pails, per doz. ..12 00 Little Neck’ 2tb @1 50 en een oo BAKED BEANS ‘ ecg . | (4 No. 4, per doz. -...45@, 90 Clam Bouillon TOOMS --ceeseceres m 1 No. 2, per doz. 75@1 40 Burnham's % pt. ....2 25 BrusheS .--.-+e+seeeee i : Sai 95 surnhem’s pts. ....... 3 75 Butter Color ......---- 1 No. ee oe ‘° Burnham's qts. ....... 7 50 c ch |... Corn MOOT becca 5@ 7 Candles ....-...-+++-e+e8 1 Good 90@1 00 Bae . 1-2 BLUING s000 oo @ pres ae ee 3 Jennings’. HaAUCy 2.5... @1 30 Carbon Oils .....- CatSup ..ceeceeeeseeers 2 Condensed Pearl Bluing French Peas ice ......-- aa 3 Small C P ee aie 45 Monbadon (Natural) . Chewing Gum ...--e-- 3 Large C P uing, doz. 7d per doz. ............ 7 Chicory ...-++ pene e : BREAKFAST FOODS Gooseberries coeeceeee 3 2 : an Tie (el 8 Apetizo, Biscuits .....3 00 a 2, araney eee . Aa COCR «..--scceceeseee : 3 Bear Food, Pettijohns 1 95 ee ee Cocoanut .......+--+-- 3 Cracked Wheat, 24-2 2 50 Hominy (pee ...--------++2--- S$ Cream of Wheat, 36-2 450 Standard ............. 85 Confections ....--+-+++: : on ee aye: og .. 3 00 o. Lobster oe Wheat ......- Posts Toasties, T. L bch bescceee sce e pecs Fae. 6, 6 No 2 220 4 2: 23 15 Cream Tartar ...----- 6 i ee r. bap Mackerel tte cecccccccce Mustard, ib. .........1 80 D 5 Lee. ee ee : atictard, a. — 30 Dried Fruits .....--- o- Grape Nits ........- 2 Soused, 1141b. ........ 1 60 Grape Sugar Flakes .. 250 Soused, 2tD .........6. 2 75 Al Sugar Corn Flakes .. 250 ‘Tomato, ltb. ......... 1 50 Farniaceous Goods ...- 4 Hardy Wheat Food .. 225 Tomato, 2M. .......... 2 80 Fishing — a seceee 7 ee eee Cook : i ve Flavoring Extracts ... ollan ek ooo... 8 Flour and Feed ......-- 4 elnee 6 Toasted ae . Jee sg @ . Fruit JarS ....+---se: Biscuit §....... 2... Buttons, %s ..... @ Kellogg’s Toasted Rice Buttons, 1s ...... @ 2 G 1 Wines ......-.-.-.. Oysters Gelatine ..-++-++-seees 7 Kellogg’s Toasted Wheat Cove, 1. .......... @ 95 Grain Bags ...----: oe ts i ; 4 Cove 2... @1 75 Krinkle Corn ake ..17 Plums a " 7 Mapl-Wheat Flakes, |) Plums ........4 90@1 35 ATR gs cece ec teeeet re 6 6 £662 AD. A... ( Pears in Syru Hides and Pelts seeeeee : Mavi “Wheat Flakes, ane No. 3 cans, per aed 50 orse Radish ...... s- © #8 doz 3.2... lose ces. ‘ Bae sinci Com Flakes ... 2 80 J Sita. Wheat Cereal 2 76 Marrowfat ...... yet 00 8 ae June 1 10@1 25 pees cesee- Algrain Food ........ 4 25 : itt, 55 Jelly Glasses 000. S #alston Wheat Mood 4509 "2Tly June siftd 1 46@1 65 M Ralston Wht Food 10¢c 1 46 |. Peaches g Saxon Wheat Food .. 26C Pie ............. 1 00@1 25 Macaroni ..--++++eees Shred Wheat Biscuit 3 60 No. 10 size can pie @8 25 8 Mapleine ....-+.+++- 5 Cee ie .. 1 £0 Pineapple Meats, Canned ......- 3 Pillsbury’s Best Cerl 425 Grated ......... 75@2 10 Mince Meat .......--- 3 Post Tavern Spectal ..2 80 Sliced .......... 95@2 60 peeeeere -- er ee er ees ** § Quaker Puffed Rice ..4 25 Pumpkin cnseeeaaitauene v Quaker Puffed Wheat 285 pair oo. itirteseess 80 N Quaker Brifet Biscuit ison ....- pebbeeoee 90 4 Quaker Corn Flakes ..1 75 Fancy 1 00 ME econ ees Victor Corn Flakes ...220 Gallon iiviiivst) 218 Oo Washington risps : bes 3 Wheat Hearts ........ } 20 | eee : Wheatena .......-.-. Standard ....c..0- P Evapor’d Sugar Corn 90 Salmon Warrens, 1 o "ral .2 30 Saag bo peer rere ; BROOMS sc Warrens, 1 tb. Flat 2 40 LS gooy dae gel eal Fancy Parlor, 25 tb. .45€ Red Alaska ...... 45@1 50 i. Cards 8 oo ‘teers 2 Parlor, 4 String, 25 Ib. 425 Med. Red Alaska 1 2801 35 Senn 49 e ee g Standard Parlor 23 tb. 3 Ee Pink Alaska ...... @ 90 Cee ate. Common, 23 Ib. .....- 3 25 Sardines R Special, 23 Ib. ......-. 300 Domestic, %s ....... 3 25 i Warehouse, 33 Ib. ..... 475 Domestic, % Mustard 3 00 ved aga oe 9 Common 2 peers - Dome, % Mustard 2 : ney Wh ee eeceeee rench, 4S .....-+. s Promch 666 .....-.-.5 13@23 BRUSHES Saur Kraut Scrub S Mo. 3, Cans .......... 90 Solid Back, 8 in. .....- 45 No. 10, cans .....:... 2 40 Solid Back, 11 in. ...... 95 Shrimps Pointed nds ......-..- $5 Dunbar, ist doz. ...... 1 30 Stove Dunbar, 1%s doz. ....2 35 NO 2 eee 99 Succotash NO 8 Ae eae 1 25 Mair 2... ees es 90 No. 1 pee eco erece ee 14756 Good... ee 1 20 oe Haney, ..62.5.... 1 5@1 40 MO, Soe ee 1 00 Strawberries MNO TF soe eee eee. 1.30 Standard ......... 95 No: 4 oo... pee sce e es aie 1 70 Fancy Sbiak Seek Ge 2 25 MNO, 8 ooo ele ee 1 90 Tomatoes +i: BUTTER COLOR a 1 35 Dandelion, 26c size ..2 00 Wo. 10 ............ 8 25 CANDLES 1% CARBON ‘iam Paramine, G6 .........- Barrels Paramine, i268 ........ 8 Perfection ....... @11% W8CKINe .........-.... 20 D eee ce Grey as Machine .... CANNED GOODS Deodor'd Nap’a .. @18% MUUCMADE ooo ces ccce se 13 Apples Cylinder ....... 29 @34% Woodenware .......... 13 3 %. Standards .. @ 80 Engine ......... 16 @22 Wrapping Paper a4 «6Gallon ........- 2 75@2 85 Black, winter .. 8 @10 peneneriee ATSUP ¥ Toast Cake .........-.. 4 1 50@1 90 2 Qh. Standard gallons @5 00 Snider’s pints ....... 2 35 Snider’s % pints ......1 36 3 CHEESE OMS oo. l ok. @17% Bloomingdale .... @17% Carson City @17T% Hopkins ........ 18 Brick ...:...-.... @17% Ibeiden .......... @15 Limburger ...... @17% Pineapple ...... 40 @60 Moam ...:...... @85 Sap Sago ....... M22 Swiss, domestic @2 CHEWING GUM Adams Black Jack .... 55 Adams Sappota ....... 55 Beeman’s Pepsin ...... 55 Beeennue 2. ...5... 5... 60 Chiclets, ..........-.:. 1 25 Colgan Violet Chips .. 60 Colgan Mint Chips .... 60 Dentyne ....2........ 1 10 Mae Spruce .......... 55 suley Pruit ........... 55 men Robin ....:...... 55 Sen Sen (Jars 80 pkgs, in oo wilee)ie s/s 6 eine < o eo act Wrigleys .. 55 Spearmint, 5 box jars 2 75 Spearmint, 3 box jars 1 65 Trunk Spruce ......... 55 WUGAGAM 5c 0c. kes 55 MONO) oss ses. 55 CHICORY Bulk o.oo ees Aa 5 Red ......... Seco eas 7 WAGle .... <> % { ~ d ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 October 15, 1918 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 6 Graham Crackers Red Label 10c size ...... 1 Lemon Snaps ........ @ysterettes .......... Premium Sodas ...... Royal Toast ......... Saratoga Flakes ..... Social Tea Biscuit .. 8S. S. Butter Crackers 15 Uneeda Biscuit .... 5 Uneeda Ginger Wafer 1 10 Vanilla Wafers ...... Water Thin Biscuit .. Zu Zu Ginger Snaps .. Gwieback ............ Other Package Goods Barnum’s Animals .. Chocolate Tokens Butter Crackers NBC Family Package ... Soda Crackers NBC Family Package per doz. Fruit Cake .......... In Special Tin Packages Hestino .0.0.5........ Nabisco 25e ....-... Los Nabisco, 10c ......... In bulk, per tin Wabisco ...3.........- WeStINO 206 ee Bent’s Water Crackers CREAM TARTAR Barrels or drums ..... Boxes ............-..-. Square Cans .........- Bancy Caddies ........ DRIED FRUITS Apples Evapor’ed, Choice bulk Evapor’ed, Fancy pkg. Apricots California ........ 18@15 Citron Corsican = oo... . 6.3... Currants Imported 1b. pke. .... Imported, bulk ..... Peaches Muirs—Choice, 25!b. Muirs—Fancy, 25%!b. Fancy, Peeled, 25th. Peel Lemon, American Orange, American Raisins Cluster, 20 cartons Loose Muscatels, 4 Cr. Poo Muscatels, 3 oe L. M. Seeded, 1 tbh. 8144 Caltiornia Prunes 90-100 25tb. boxes ...@ 80- 00 25Tb. boxes .. ..@ 70- 80 25th. boxes ...@ 60- 70 25Ib. boxes ...@ 50- 60 25Ib. boxes ...@ 9% 40- 50 25tb. boxes ...@I1l1 FARINACEOUS GOR? Beans California Lima ...... Michizan Wima :....... 6 Med. Hand Picked Brown Holland ...... Farina 25 1 Yb packages ..... 1 Bulk, per 100 lbs. Original Holland Rusk Packed 12 rolls to container 3 containers (40) rolls 3 20 Hominy Pearl, 100 lb. sack Maccaroni and Vermicelli Domestic, 10 Ib. box .. Imported, 25 th. box .. Pearl Barley Ghester ......5........ Bimpire) .. 500 6 Peas Green, Wisconsin, bu. Green, Scotch, bu. Sot p Sag Hast India ............ German, sacks ...... German, broken pkg. Tapioca Flake, 100 Ib. sacks Pearl, 100 TT. sacks Pearl, 36 pkgs. ...... Minute, 36 pkgs. ..... FISHING TACKLE No. tf, 10 feet ........ No 2, 15 feet -..-.... No, 3, 15 feet .........- INO: 4, 15 feet ..:..... INO. 5, 15 feet ....... - No, 6: 16 feet ........ INO. 7, 15 feet ........ INO: 8, 16 feet ........ INO. 9, 15 feet ..... : Linen Lines Small ..... Sea. Medium (i...5......... Paree ............... Poles Bamboo, 14 ft., per doz. 55 Bamboo, 16 ft., per doz. 60 Bamboo, 18 ft., per doz. 80 FLAVORING EXTRACTS Jennings D C Brand Terpeneless Extract Lemon No. 1 F box, per doz. 2 F box, per doz. No. 4 F box, per doz. 1 No. Taper, per doz. 17 2 0z. Flat, F M per dz. 1 Jennings D C Brand Extract Mexican Vanilla No. t 8 Box, per No. 2 F Box, per doz. 1 * Box, per doz. 2 0. Taper, per doz. 2 2 oz. Flat F M per dz. 2 FLOUR AND FEED Winter Wheat NON b Seal of Minnesota cL Wizard Graham Wizard Buckwheat, Valley City Milling Co. obo Yo b Voigt Milling Co. Voigt’s Crescent Voigt’s Flouroigt Voigt/s Hygienic Watson: Higgins Milling Co. Golden Beat Blour <.. Marshall’s Best Flour Worden Grocer Co. ; Quaker Buckwheat bbl. 5 5 Kansas Hard Wheat Worden Grocer C American Eagle, &s American Eagle, 4s .. American Eagle, %s .. Spring Wheat Creer Co 2 Wisconsin Rye Worden Grocer Eye, 4s paper yolden Granulated Michigan carlots ...... Less than carlots Less than carlots ... No. 1 Corn & Oat Feed 1% gal. per gro. Rae a 7 Knox’s Sparkling, doz. Knox’s Sparkling, er. : 7 Plymouth Rock, Phos, 1 2 Plymouth Rock. i ¢ GRAIN BAGS Amoskeag | ...0........ ia Leaves” occ s ae 8 HIDES AND PELTS Hides Green, No. I ....:.... 1134 Green, No. 2 .......... 1046 Cured, No. t ...... ce as Calfskin, green, No. 4 15 Calfskin, green, No. 2 13% Calfskin, cured, No. “116 Calfskin, cured, No. 214% Pelts Old Wool -....... 60@1 25 Bamps oo..5... : 50@ 75 Shearlings ...... 50@ 75 Tallow No. I dildace ce ‘ @ 5 ING. 2 ......... . 4 Wool Unwashed, med. .. @18 Unwashed, fine ... @13 HORSE ible Rer doz. ..0... occ 90 Jelly 5Ib. pails, per doz. .. 2 40 15ID. pails, per pail .. 60 30Ib. pails, per pail ... 1 10 JELLY GLASSES ¥% pt. in bbls., per doz. 15 1% pt. in bbls., per doz. 16 8 oz. capped in bbls. per G@OZ. ............. 18 MACARONI. Uncle Sam Macaroni Co. Macaroni, 24 10c pkgs. Spaghetti, 24 10c pkgs. Vermicelli, 24 10c pkgs Curve Cuts, 24 10c DEES. ......- Alphabets, yl 10c “pkgs. Kurl Cuts, 20 Ib. pails Kurl Cuts, 25 th. pails Kurl Cuts. 50 Ib. pails Egg Noodles, = 10c pkgs. ..... Se eeee Bulk Macaroni, 10 Tb. OXES ..... ae Spaghetti, 10 tb. Hotel Toe ‘fibre bxs. 1 00 MAPLEINE 2 oz. bottles, per doz. 3 00 1 oz. bottles, per doz. 1 75 MINCE MEAT Per @€8S@ ....-...20.0.. 2 85 MOLASSES New Orleans Fancy Open Kettle .... 42 Cholee ................ 35 RO 1 a o Good ....... Gescicecsess | 4a Bray ce cece ccc ese 20 Half barrels 2c extra Red Hen, No. 2% .... 1 75 Red Eien, No. & ..... 1 75 Red Hen, No. 10 .... 1 65 MUSTARD 4% i. 6 Ip. Dox .... 16 OLIVES Bulk, 1 gal. kegs 1 00@1 15 Bulk, 2 gal. kegs 95@1 10 Bulk, 5 gal. kegs 90@1 10 Stutied, 6 oz. ......../. 90 Stutted, 8 OZ. -....... i 20 Stutred, 1407. ....2... 2 25 Pitted (not stuffed) 14°07. |... ss... 2 25 Manzanillia, § oz. ......, 90 Eumeb. 10 04, .....5.. © 35 kumens 16 07. ........ 2 25 Queen, Mammoth, 19 OF oe 4 25 Gees, Mammoth, 28 Olive ‘Chow, 2 doz. "Ss. per doz. ........... 2 20 PICKLES Medium Barrels, 1,200 count .. 7 75 Half bbls., 600 count 4 38 5 gallon kegs ....... . F oO Small apres 5.00.5... 5. «. 2 60 Half barrels. ....... 5 25 5 gallon kegs ...... 2 25 Gherkins Barrels oo. o0 oi... 14 50 Fialf barrels ......-. see © OG 5 gallon kegs ....... ee Sweet Small Barrels: .6..0..6.... 16 50 Half barrels ........ 8 75 5 gallon kess ...... 3 50 PIPES Clay, No. 216, per box 1 7 Clay, TI. DY. full count 60 Cob 2.0.23. Seceeateccas | | GO PLAYING CARDS No. 90, Steamboat .. 75 No. 15, Rival assorted 1 25 No. 20, Rover, enam’d. 1 50 No. 572, Special ...... 175 No. 98 Golf. satin fin. 2 00 No. S08, Bicycle ...... 2 00 No. 632 Tourn’t whist 2 25 POTASH Babbitt's, 2 doz .... 1 7 PROVISIONS Barreled Pork Clear Back ....21 00@21 50 Short Cut Clear 18 50@19 00 Mean ......... 17 00@17 50 Brisket, Clear 24 00@24 50 Pig oo. le 23 00 Clear Egan See cie cies 26 00 y Salt Meats SP Bellies eee 144% @15 9 Lard Pure in tierces ..12%@13 Compound Lard 9 @ 9% 80 i). tubs .... advance \% 60 Ib tubs ....advance \% 50 Ib. tins ....advance % 20 Tb. pails ....advance % 10 th. pails ....advance 7% 5 Tb. pails .. . advance I 8 ID pails ....advance 1 Smoked Meats Hams, 12 th. av. 19%@ Hams, 12 th. av. 19 @19% Hams, 16 Th. av. 17% @18 Hams, 18 th. av. 17 @17% Ham, dried beef sete ......... 29 @30 California Hams 11 @11% Picnic Boiled i Hams ......... 191420 Boiled Hams .. aoe. Minced Ham .. 13 @13% Baeon .......... 18 @24 Sausages Bologna ....... 10%@11 a Sega ee. 9% @10 (rankfort _..... 12%4@13 ae Besos ess 13 ee Meat 2... 11 Mongue ........... ccace 2) Fleadcheese .......... 10 Beef Boneless ..... 20 00@20 50 Rump, new ... 21 00@22 00 Pig’s Feet ae DHS. 205. 05 3 bbis|. 40 Ibs. ..... « 2 10 46 bbls. ..... cece... 4 25 PBbE ... 52... «c----- 8 50 ripe Kits, 15 Ibs. .... 90 % bbis., 40 Ibs. ........ 1 60 4 DbIs. 80 lbs, ..... 1. 3 00 Casings EIOSS, per 36 111... 35 Beef, rounds, set .. 18@20 3eef, middles, set .. 80@85 Sheep, per bundle .. 85 Uncolored Butterine Solid Dairy .... 12 @i¢ Country Rolls ...12%@18 Canned Meats Corned beef, 2 tb. ....4 Corned beef, 1 th. 2 Roast beef 2 i. ....4 65 Roast beef, 1 ib. ...... 2 Potted cig Ham Fla us gale 3s G6 Potted eat. Ham Flavor, igs gecees 95 Deviled Meat, Ham Flavor, Ys ecu, 50 Deviled Meat, Ham Flavor, ys ile cues 95 Potted Tongue, \%s . 50 Potted Tongue, %s 95 RICE Damey .....0.... 64%@7 Japan Style ...... 5 @5% BrOKEM ......... - 8%4@4y ROLLED OATS Rolled Avena, bbls. ..5 90 Steel Cut, 100 mb. sks. 2 85 Momareh, DbIs. ........ 5 Monarch, 90 Ib. sacks 2 Quaker, 18 Regular ...1 45 Quaker, 20 Family 4 SALAD DRESSING Columbia, ¥% pt. 2 25 Columbia, I pint .... 4 00 Durkee’s, large 1 doz. 4 50 Durkee’s, small, 2 doz. 5 25 Snider’s, large, 1 doz. 2 35 Snider's small, 2 doz. 1 35 SALERATUS Packed 60 Ibs. in box Arm and Hammer .. 3 00 Wyandotte, 100 %s .. 3 00 L SODA Granulated, bbls. ...... 80 Granulated, 100 lbs. es. 90 Granulated, 36 pkgs. .. 1 25 SALT Common Grades 100 $ TD. sacks ...... 2 60 10 4 Ib saeks ...... 2 40 60 5 Ib. sacks ...... 2 40 28 10 ib. Sacks ...... 2 25 56 Ib, sacks ........ 40 428 Ib. saeks ..... sels 20 Warsaw 56 Tb. dairy in drill bags 40 28 tb. dairy in drill bags 20 Solar Rock 5G I. Sacks ............ 25 Common Granulated, Fine ..... 1 05 Medium, Fine ........ 1 10 SALT FISH Cod Large, whole .. @ ? Small, whole .. @ 8% Strips or bricks 8%@12 Pollock ........ @ 5% Halibut Strips .......-... aes 18 Chunks .............. 19 Holland Herring Yr. M. wh. hoop bbls. 12 0€ Y. M. wh. hoop ¥% bbls. 6 50 M. wh. hoop kegs 75 M. wh. hoop Milchers “kegs Standard, bbls, .... 10 25 Standard, % bbls. .. 5 50 Standard, kegs Meteue 62 Trout No. 3, 100 Ibs. ........ No. 1, 40 Ibs. ...... No. 1, 10 tbe. ........ 90 No. f, 2 ttm .......... id Sala: non o o Cc ‘ardomorn, Soe 1 20 SHOE BLACKING Handy Box, large 3 dz. 3 50 Miller’s Crown Polish French Rapple in jars .. Allspice, Jamaica .. Cassia, Canton Pepper, White ..... Allspice, Jamaica Los 12 6lb. techeges ne 5¢ > Red Karo, No. NbdO bor wheD Red Karo, No. 10 .... TABLE SAUCES Halford, small ........ Basket-fired, medium Basket- -fired, fancy Nibs ce adesescacgece 304 @3 Moyune, medium .... Moyune, choice .... Moyune, fancy Pingsuey, choice .. 29 Young Hyson Chalge § .........:.. “ 30 WANGY ocleciscci ccd. 40@50 Ooling Formosa, Fancy .... 50@60 Formosa, Medium .. 28 Formosa, Choice .... 35 English Breakfast MeGiUMa ............. 25 CHOGEe ......-..¢, -- 30@35 Rancy ..... eeu 40@60 India Ceylon, choice .... 30@35 Paney . 2.6. esvecee 40050 TOBACCO Fine Cut POU 6046 1 45 Bugle, 16 o@ .......... 3 84 Bugle, ie ........, 11 00 Dan Patch, 8 and 16 oz. 32 Dan Patch, 4 oz. . Dan Patch, 2 og. .... 5 76 Past Mail. 16 on, .... 7 86 Hiawatha, 16 oz. ..... 60 Piiawatha, Ge ......., 5 40 May Flower, 16 oz. .... 9 36 NO Limit, § o2, ...... 1 84 No Limit, 16 om ...... 3 60 Ojibwa, 8 and 16 oz. 40 Ojibwa, 10¢ ........., 11 10 1 Ojipwa, Ge .........., 1 Petoskey Chief, 7 oz. 2 Petoskey Chief, 14 oz. 3 Peach and Honey, 5c 5 76 Ked Bell, 16 024. ...... 3 Red Bell, & foil ...... 1 stériing, I. & Py &e .. 6 Sweet Cuba, canister 9 Sweet Cuba, Se ...... 3D Sweet Cuba, ide ...... 55 Sweet Cuba, 1 Ib. tin 4 Sweet Cuba, % Ib. foil 2 Sweet Burley, 5c L&D 5 sweet Burley, § oz. .. 2 46 Sweet Burley, 16 oz. .. 4 ) J Sweet Mist, % gro. .. 70 Sweet Mist, 8 oz. .... 11 10 Sweet Mist, § oz. .... 35 melepram, Ge ......., 5 76 Wiger. GG ..,......... 6 00 Tiger, 200 Garis ...... 2 35 Uncle Daniel, 1 Ib ... 606 Unele Daniel, 1 o@. .. 3 22 Plug Am. ee. 6 Om 1... 2 Apple, 10 Ib. butt ..... 38 Ly ‘rummond N Vat. Leaf, 2 ang 0 1h ........,, 60 Drummond Nat. Leaf per G68 14........, 96 MACTIG FAM coca cacas. 28 Bracer, 6 and 12 Ib. .. 30 Biz Four, 6 and 16 Ib. aa Boot Jack, 2 1. ...... 90 Boot Jack, per doz. .. 90 Pulion, 16 Gf. .....,4.. 46 Climax, Golden Twins 48 Clitpax, 3455 Of. ......, 44 Climax. 7 02 .......... 47 Days’ Work, 7 & 14 Ib. 2 Creme de Menthe, Ib. 62 Derby, 5 Ip. boxes .... 28 G Hrog.. 4. ....<...<.. 66 Pour Hoses, 10c¢ ....... 90 Gilt Bdge, 2. o.oo ia 50 Gold Rope, 6 & 12 Ib. 58 Gold Rope, 4 & 8 lb. 58 G& oO. PF. 12 & 4m .. 40 Granger Twist, 6 Ib. .. 46 G. T. W., 10 Ib. & Zi Wh. 36 Horse Shoe, 6 & 12 lb. 43 Honey Dip Twist, 5&10 45 dolly Tar, § @ SID, .... 46 ce 7. 64 @ Yih .. Qentucky Navy, 12 Ib. ..32 Keystone Twist, 6 lb. 45 Kismet, 6 Ib. aunecs concen 45 Maple Dip, 20 oz. .... 428 Merry Widow, 12 Ib. 32 Nobby Spun Roll 6 & 4 58 Parrot, 12 Th. ....<... 34 Patterson's Nat. Leaf 3 Peachey, 6-12 & 24 Ib. 40 Picnic Twist, § Ib. .... 45 Piper Heidsick, 4 & 7 lb. 69 Piper Heidsick, per doz. 96 Polo, 3 doz... per doz. 48 Redicut, 1 2-3 Of. .....; 3 Scrapple, 2 & 4 doz. .. 48 Sherry Cobbler, 8 oz. .. 32 Spear Head, 12 oa. .... 44 Spear Head, 14 2-3 oz. 44 Spear Head, 7 OZ. 47 Sq. Deal, 7, 14 and 28 ‘Tb. 30 Star, 6, 12 & 24 1D. .. 3 Standard Navy, 7%, 15 eo ea cas 34 Ten Penny, 6 & 12 lb. 35 Town Talk, 14 of .. 3 Yankee Girl, 12 & 24 30 Scrap All Rad, Se ......... « & Am. Union Scrap .... 5 40 Bam Pine, GG .s.cassce © OS Cutlas, 24 Of, ..4.<. oa 2 Globe Scrap, 2 04, .... 43 Happy Thought, 2 oz. 30 Honey Comb Scrap, 6e 5 76 Honest Scrap, Sc .... 1 65 Mail Pouch, 4 doz. 5c 2 00 Old Songs, S¢ ......;:. 5 76 Old Times, % gro. .. 5-50 Polar Bear, 5c, % gro. 5 76 Red Band, 5c % gro. 5 76 Red Man Scrap ic .. 1 42 30 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 15, 1913 SPECIAL PRICE CURRENT 12 Scrapple, 5c pkgs. Sure Shot, ic 1-6 gro. Yankee Girl Scrap, 20z. Pan Handle Scrp \4gr. Peachy Scrap, ic .... Union Workman 2% Aor Smoking All Leaf, 2% & 7 oz. % 0 Bagdad, 10c tins .... 11 Badger, 3 0z. 5 Badger, 7 oz. Banner, 5c Banner, 20c ......--.. Banner, 40c Belwood, Mixture, 10c Big Chief, 2% oz. .. 6 Big Chief, 16 oz. .... Bull Durham, 5c ..... 5 Bull Durham, 10c ... 11 Bull Durham, lic ... 17 Bull Durham, 8 oz. .. 3 Bull Durham, 16 oz. .. 6 Buck Horn, Sc .....- 5 Buck torn, i0c ...... i Briar Pipe, oc .«..-..- 6 Briar Pipe, i0c ..... 12 Black Swan, 5c ...... 5 Black Swan, 14 oz. .. 3 Bob White, 5c .:.... 6 Brotherhood, ic ...... 6 Brotherhood, 10c .... 11 Brotherhood, 16 oz. .. 5 (Carnival, 6c .......-.- 5 Carnival, % oz. ...... Carnival, 16 oz. ...... Cigar Clip’g. Johnson Cigar Clip’g. Seymour Identity, 3 & 16 oz. Darby Cigar Cuttings 4 Continental Cubes, 10c Corn Cake, 14 oz. .... Corn Cake; 7 oz. .... Morn Cake, 5c ........ Cream, 50c pails Cuban Star, 5c foil .. Cuban Star, 16 oz pails Chips, 10¢ ....-.....- 1 Dills Best, 1% oz. .... Dills Best, 3% oz. Dills Best, 16 oz. Dixie Kid, 5c Duke's Maz, 5c ...... 5 Duke's Mix, 10c .... il Duke’s Cameo, 5c .. Drum, 5c F. FE. A. 4 oz. Fr. F. A. 7 02. Fashion, 5c Fashion, 16 oz. Five Bros., 5c Five Bros., 10c ....-.. 10 Five cent cut Plug.. m0 8 i0c ...-.....- Four Roses, i0c ...... Full Dress, 1% 02. Glad Hand, 5c Gold Block, 10c ..... 1 OW Ol OT} bo ray CIOI Hr Olo1cl . Gold Star, 50c pail .. 47 a Gail & Ax Navy, ic Growler, 5c Growler, 10c Growier, 20c .......- A a 5 Sant, 0c ............ 3 9 Hand Made, 2% oz. .. maze! Nut, 6c ........ 5 Honey Dew, 10c .... 12 Hinting, SC .......... xe © Soe... 6 i xX &, in patis ...... 3 gust Sults, 6c ........ 6 Just Suits, 0c ...... 12 main Dried, 2c ...-.. 2 King Bird, 7 oz. ...... 2 Ming ird, i0c ...,... 11 Mane Bird, 5c ........ S ton TunKA, 5C ........ 5 Little Giant, 1 Yb. .... Lucky Strike, 10c .... Ie Redo, 2 oz. .... 10 Le Redo, 8 & 16 oz. Myrtle Navy, 10c .... 11 Myrtle Navy, 5c ...... 5 Maryland Club, 5c ... Mayflower, 5c ........ 5 Mayflower, 10c ....... Mayflower, 20c ....... a Nigger Hair, oc ...... 6 Nigger Hair, 10c .... 10 Nigger Head, 5c .... 5 Nigger Head, 10c .... 10 Noon Hour, Sc ....... Old Colony, 1-12 gro. a Old Mil, Se .......... Old English Curve kon, Dil (ren Se .......-.5. Olid Crop, 26c .:....:.. Pr. 5, 8 oz. 30 Ib. cs, P. S., 3 Of., per gro. 5 Pat Hand, 1 oz. Patterson Seal, Patterson Seal, 3 oz. .. Patterson Seal, 16 oz. 5 Peerless, 5c .......... 5 Peerless, Peerless, 10c paper ..10 Peerless, 20c 2 Peerless. O00 2 ell. 4 Frinza, 2 ero. cs. .... 5 Fiow Boy, 5c ........ 5 Fiow Boy, 10c .....- 11 Plow Boy, 14 9z. a Pedro, 10¢ Pride - Virginia, im Pilot, ser eeee « eee etre rw esene 10¢ cloth .. 11 13 Pilot, 7 oz. doz. Pilot, 14 oz doz. .... Prince Albert, 6c .... 48 Prince Albert, 10c .... 96 Prince Albert, 8 oz. .. 3 Prince Albert, 16 oz. .. 7 Queen Quality, 5c .... Rob Roy, 5c foil 5 Rob Roy, 10c gross ..10 52 4 5 3 5 bore 2 n Rob Roy, 25c doz. .... 2 Rob Roy, 50c doz. .... S. & M., 5¢ Zress .... S. & M., 14 oz., doz. .. Soldier Boy, 5c gross Soldier Boy, 10c .... 10 50 Soldier Boy, 1 Th. .... 4 75 Sweet Caporal, 1 oz. .. 60 Sweet Lotus, 5c ...... 6 00 Sweet Lotus, 10c .... 12 00 Sweet Lotus, per dz. 4 35 Sweet Rose, 2% oz. .. 30 Sweet Tip Top, 5c .. 50 Sweet Tip Top, 10c .. 1 00 Sweet Tips, 4 gro. .. 10 08 Sun Cured, 10c ....... 98 Summer Time, 5c .... 5 76 Summer Time, 7 0z. .. 1 65 Summer Time, 14 oz. 3 50 Standard, 5c foil . » 16 Standard, 10c paper .. 8 64 Seal N. C., 1% cut plug 70 Seal N. C. 1% Gran. 63 Three Feathers, 1 02. 48 Three Feathers, 10c_ 11 52 Three Feathers and Pipe combination .. 2 25 Tom & Jerry, 14 oz. .. 3 60 Tom & Jerry, 7 oz. .. 1 80 Tom & Jerry, 3 0Z. .... (6 Trout (ine, 5c ...... 5 90 Trout Line, 19¢ .....- 11 00 Turkish, Patrol, 2-9 5 76 Tuxedo, 1 oz. bags .. 48 Tuxedo, 2 oz. tins .. 96 Mumeno, 2Z0C .....---+- 1 90 Tuxedo, 80c tins .... 7 45 Twin Oaks, 10c ....-- 96 Union Leader, 50c .... 5 10 Union Leader, 25c .. 2 60 Union Leader, 10c .. 11 52 Union Leader, 5c ..... 6 00 Union Workman, 1% 5 76 Uncle Sam, 10c ..... 10 80 Uncle Sam, 8 oz. .... 2 25 U. S. Marine, 5c 5 76 Van Bibber, 2 02. tin 88 Velvet, de pouch .... 48 Velvet, 10c tin .......- 96 Velvet, 8 oz. tin a Velvet, 16 oz. can .... 7 68 > Velvet, combination cS 9 (5 War Path, 5c .--....- 6 00 War Path, 20c .......- 1 60 Wave Line, 3 0Z. .... 40 Wave Line, 16 0z. ...- 40 Way up, 21%4 OZ. ....+- 5 15 Way up, 16 oz. pails .. 31 “Vila Fruit, 5c ...-..-- 5 76 Wild Fruit, 10c ..... 11 52 Wuam Yum, 5C .-...---- 6 00 Vum-Yum, t0c ..-.-- 41 52 Yum Yum, 1 lb., doz. 4 80 TWINE Cotten. 3 DIy ........- 24 Molton. 4 Oly ....+---. 24 Jute. 2 DIV 2 .ce-6--s 14 Hemp, 6 ply .......... 13 Flax, medium ........ 24 Wool, 1 lb. 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 ..13 State Seal sugar .. i] Oakland white pickling 10 Packages free. WICKING Wo. 0, per E2ross ...... 30 No. 1, per gross .... 40 Wo. 2, per eross .... 50 No. 3, per gross ..-.. 16 WOODENWARE Baskets Busnes ...-.......-.. 1 00 Bushels, wide band .. 1 15 MAGTKOE 2 uence sess-, 40 Splint, taree ........ 3 50 Splint, medium ...... 3 00 Solint small .......... 2 75 Willow, Clothes, large 8 25 Willow, Clothes, small 6 75 Willow, Clothes, me’m 7 50 Butter Pates Ovals % Th., 250 in crate .... 35 1% %., 250 in erate .... 36 1 i%., 250 in erate ..... 40 2 tbh., 260 in crate ..... 50 3 ib., 250 in crate ...... 70 5 tb., 250 in crate ..... 90 Wire End 1 1b., 250 in erate .. ..35 2 1%., 200 im crate .... 45 8 lb., 260 in erate .... 5D 5 ib,, 250 im erate .... 6b Churns Barrel, 5 gal., each .. 2 40 Barrel 10 gal., each ..2 55 Clothes Pins Round Head 14 46 inch, 5 gross ...... 65 Cartons, 20 2% doz. bxs 70 Egg Crates and Fillers Humpty Dumpty, 12 dz. 20 No. 1 complete ........ 40 No. 2, complete ........ 28 Case No. 2, fillers, 15 sets Case, medium, 12 sets 1 15 Faucets Cork lined, 3 in. sca ao Cork lined, 9 in. ..... - 80 Cork lined, 10 in. ...... 90 Mop Sticks Trojan spring ........ 90 Eclipse patent spring 85 No. 1 common ........ 80 No. 2 pat. brush holder 85 ideal No. 7 .........-. 85 12lb. cotton mop heads 1 45 Pails 2-hoop Standard 2 00 2-hoop Standard 2 25 3-wire Cable ........ 2 30 Hlbre 5.0... 8... 2 40 10 qt. Galvanized .... 1 70 12 qt. Galvanized . 1 90 14 qt. Galvanized .... 2 10 Toothpicks Birch, 100 packages .. 2 00 M@eal .. oc. eee 85 Traps Mouse, wood, 2 holes 22 Mouse, wood, 4 holes 45 Mouse, wood, 6 holes 7 Mouse, tin, 5 holes .... 65 Rat, wood Rat, sprime ....:..... 75 Tubs 20-in .Standard, No. 1 8 00 18-in. Standard, No. 2 7 00 16-in. Standard, No. 3 6 00 20-in. Cable, No. 1 .. 8 00 18-in. Cable, No. 2.... 7 00 16-in. Cable, No. 3 .... 6 00 Wo. 1 Wibre ......-. 10 25 No. 2 Fibre .......... 9 25 No, 3 Fabre .......... 8 25 Large Galvanized .. 5 75 Medium Galvanized .. 5 00 Small Galvanized 4 25 Washboards Bronze Globe ........ 2 50 DPWRVY clo. eee cece i 75 Double Acme ........ 3 75 Single ACME .....-+-- 3 15 Double Peerless ...... 3 1D Single Peerless ...... 8 25 Northern Queen 3 25 Double Duplex ...... 00 Good (ack ........5.... 2 75 Universal .......5--.. 3 15 Window Cleaners 12 i 5 esse: 1 65 Eg et 1 85 1601. 600k cece: 2 30 Wood Bowls a3\ ta. Butter ......:. 1 50 15 im. SBuGter ........ 2 0¢ 17 in. Sutter ........ 3 75 19 Gm, 2 iter... 10.2.) 6 00 Assorted, 13-15-17 .... 3 00 Assorted, 15-17-19 .... 4 25 WRAPPING PAPER Common Straw 2 Fibre Manila, white .. 3 4 Fibre Manila, colored No, 1 Manila ......... Cream Manila ........ 3 Butchers’ Manila .... 2% Wax Butter, short c’nt 10 Wax Butter, full count 15 Wax Butter, rolls... 12 YEAST CAKE Magic, 3 doz. Sunlight, 3 doz. Sunlight, 1% doz. .... 50 Yeast Foam, 3 doz. .. 1 15 Yeast Foam, 1% doz. 58 AXLE GREASE oversee 1 Ib. boxes, per gross 9 00 3 lb. boxes, per gross 24 00 BAKING POWDER Royal 10c sixe .. 90 14% cans 1 35 6 oz. cans 1 90 4b. cans 2 50 %Ib cans 3 75 1b cans 4 80 3th cans 13 00 5Ib cans 21 50 15 16 17 CIGARS Johnson Cigar Co.’s Brand S. C. W., 1,000 lots .... 31 1 Portana ....:.:.... - 33 Hyening Press ........ 32 EIXEMplar .....s.scese - os Worden Grocer Co. Brand en Hur Perfection <.....6.506..% 35 Perfection Extras ..... 35 BUONGTeS: 5... 5.4 ese. 35 Londres Grand ......... 35 Rtandard ............. 35 Puritanos 2... ccc css 35 Panatellas, Finas cess 30 Panatellas, Bock ...... 35 Jockey Club ,........-. 35 Old Master Coffee Old Master San Marto Pilot TEA Royal a oie %, and fib. ....... eee eer eee reer ences Te BOUR co., TOLEDO. O. COFFEE Roasted Dwinnell-Wright Co’s B’ds mena ee i, alam aaus N cf White House, 1 tb White House, 2tb dali ale ee ese ceeee Excelsior, Blend, 1b ..... Excelsior, Blend, 2!b ...... Tip Top, Blend, 1b ...... Royal Blend .o: oes cess 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 & War-. ner, Jackson; Godsmark, Durand & OCo.,_ Battle Creek; Fielbach Co., To- ledo. Apex Hams ........ soso Apex Bacon ........... Apex fuard ....... AA Excelsior Hams ..... oe Excelsior Bacon ....... Silver Star Lard ..... : Silver Star Lard ...... Family Pork .......... Fat Back Pork ....... Prices quoted upon appli- cation, Hammond, Standish & Co., Detroit, Mich. SAFES Full line of fire and bur- glar proof safes kent 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 quo- tations. The only 5c Cleanser Guaranteed to equal the best 10c kinds 80 - CANS - $2.80 SOAP Lautz Bros.’ & Co. Acme, 30 bars, 75 Ibs. Acme, 25 bars, 75 tbs. 4 00 Acme, 25 bars, 70 Ibs. 3 80 Acme, 100 cakes ...... 3 00 Big Master, 100 blocks 4 00 German Mottled ......3 15 German Mottled, 5 bx. 3 15 4 00 ‘German Mottled, 10 bx. 3 10 German Mottled, 25 bx. 3 05 Marseilles, 100 cakes ..6 00 Marseilles, 100 cks. 5¢ 4 00 Marseilles, 100 ck toil 4 00 Marseilles, % box toil 2 10 Proctor & Gamble Co. NGONOX sc, 3 00 Ivory, 6 02. .........5. 4 00 ivory, 10 02, ....... -. 6 75 DEAr sooo ll 3 35 Tradesman Co.’s Brand Black Hawk, one box 2 50 Black Hawk, five bxs 2 40 Black Hawk, ten bxs 2 25 A. B. Wrisley Good Cheer ..........; 4 00 Old Country _.|....... 2 40 Soap Powders Snow Boy, 24s family SIZE hoses eo 3 75 Snow Boy, 60 5s ...... 2 40 Snow Boy, 100 5c .... 3 75 Gold Dust, 24 large .. 4 50 Gold Dust, 100 5c ..... 4 00 Kirkoline, 24 4tb. - 2 80 Pearling .. 53... 55 3 75 Soapine .:.5........... 4 00 Baubite’ S 176 ........ 3 75 Roseine <............. - 8 50 ATINOUTIS 2.630. 00550. 3 70 Wisdom ....5.5..5... 3 30 Soap Compounds Johnson’s Fine 5 10 Johnson’s XXX - 4 25 Rub-No-More .... - 8 85 Nine O’clock ...... 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 ........ Scourine Manufacturing Co. Scourine, 50 cakes ....1 80 Scourine, 100 cakes ...3 5u Conservative Investors Patronize Tradesman Advertisers Schools Churches The fact that we have furnished a large majority of the city and district schools throughout the country, speaks volumes for the merits of our school furniture. Excellence of design. construction and materials used and moderate prices. win. Lodge Halls We Manufacture Public Seating Exclusively We furnish churches of all denominations, designing and building to harmonize with the general architectural scheme—from the most elaborate carved furniture for the cathedral to the modest seating of a chapel. We specialize Lodge. Hall and Assembly seating. Our long experience has given us a knowledge of re- quirements and how to meet them. Many styles in stock and built to order, including the more inexpensive portable chairs, veneer assembly chairs. and luxurious upholstered opera chairs, Write Dept. Y. ft 215 Wabash Ave. GRAND RAPIDS American Seating Company NEW YORK BOSTON CHICAGO. ILL. PHILADELPHIA t <*>. <- October 15, 1913 continuous insertion. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN BUSINESS-WANTS DEPARTMENT Advertisements inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent No charge less than 25 cents. Cash must accompany all orders. 31 BUSINESS CHANCES. ~For Sale—Profitable tin and furnace business in live Iowa city of 2,000. One- man shop, 20x56, with bench room _cr two. Modern front brick building, on public square; living rooms overhead. Excellent location. Building cost $4,000 to erect, but will sacrifice both building and property with good will for $4,000. Stock at invoice and tools at actual value. Want to sell on account of wife’s health. Address Wm. Lamprecht, Box 482, = Iowa. 539 For Sale— good general merchandise business in a good farming community, at Richfield Center, Ohio. Must be sold to settle an estate. Address F. J. Bick, R. EF. D., Sylv: ania, O. 538 For Sale or Exchange—For farm, new flour mill, full roller system, water pow- er and good residence. Roberts Bros., Millbrook, Mich. Sal Will sell my well located drug store cash, balance on easy for $1,000, $500 payments to suit purchaser. Address Max, care Tre idesman. 536 For Sale—Store building, clean stock shoes, ‘with repair shop in connection. Doing good business for seven years. Must change climate on account of ill health. Address No. 535, care Trades- man. 535 $3. 60. to $4,000 general dry goods stock for sale. Good reliable proposition. Full particulars. Address 353 Franklin, Val- paraiso, Ind. 534 For Sale—$1, 000 stoe Kk ar y goods, shoes, men’s fur a ee Central Mie hi- gan population 2500. Cash business. Ad- dress 532 care Michigan Tradesman. . Flor Sale—Book store, one of the oldest, book, stationery and _ office sup- ply businesses in the world, doing busi- ness in one location for 59 years; own- er died recently; will sell at a great sacrifice. For particulars address A. §S. Morgan, 804 W. State St., Rockford, 1il. Sol Greenhouse—For sale or rent, on ac- count of sickness, one of the best green- house properties in Kansas; it will pay you to investigate this; possession at onee. Rosebud Greenhouse, Newton, Kan. 530 For Sale—A clean stock of general merchandise. Best brands of all kinds. Will invoice $8,000 to $10,000. Good io- eation in Central Iowa Thirteen years in business. Other business demands my attention. Write Box 54, gine Towa. 529 Wanted—To purchase Rexall | oe store. Spot cash $5,000 to $10,000. Books, stationery and wall paper in connection preferred. No soda fountain. Address No. 528, care Tradesman. 528 tor S'ale—First-class restaurant and lunch room, centrally located and Qoimng a very fine business. Will bear investi- gation. Address No. 527, care Trades- man. 527 Partner Wanted—Ift_ ‘you are_ looking for an investment with or without active part, in safe established profitable man- ufacturing business, we can offer you an opportunity seldom equalled. Selling or executive ability preferred. 3ank and mercantile references given and required. Don’t answer unless you can qualify with $5,000 or more. 217 North Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, Cali. 519 Wanted—$2,00 one-third | “interest $2,000 for in new patented article now on market, with big future. Must have capital to swing. Address M. A. §S., 11 East Sth St., Holland, Mich. 518 For Sale Cheap—Restaurant, billiard, pool, bowling alleys combined; fine loca- tion, doing good business; h: ive other business, can’t look after both; a snap, don’t wait. C. C. Jackson, Algonac, Mich. 517 For Sale—Cash, stock general mer- chandise and fixtures; good location; clean stock. Address Jno. P. Krost, Mankato, Minn. 516 For Sale—L ivery, , feed and ‘sales stable, brick building, good location. Losing my husband is my reason for trying to sell. For further particulars write Mrs. A. F. Churchill, Tustin, Mich. 513 Look Here Merchants! You ean col- lect all your old given up accounts your- self by our new plan. Enclose stamp for sample and full particulars. Pekin Book Co., Detroit, Mich. 512 A business of your own. “We will es- tablish responsible persons in business for themselves handling our big line of teas, coffees, extracts, grocery, drug and toilet sundries; exceptionally = strong premium proposition; we particularly desire to get in touch with experienced tea and coffee men and those already established; write to-day. Royal Tea Company, 2426 South Park Ave., Chi- cago, Ill. 511 Merchants——Do you $25,000 cash in ten days? You can get it through a ten days’ special sale con- ducted by Anning the sale specialist. Eleven years of continual success. Every sale has my personal supervision from start to finish. No salesmen in my em- ploy. Corftract with me and you. will deal with the man direct. References from wholesale houses and hundreds of merchants. Wire or write to-day. Ad- dress W. A. Anning, Aurora, III. 510 Storekeeper Wanted—To stock a gen- era: store for farm and ranch supplies; small capital, big returns; town near Chicago; no competition; stone building; cheap rent; on Chicago Indiana and Southern railroad. J. M. Conrad, Conrad, Newton County, Ind. 509 Position Wanted—As advertising man store or as secretary of for general publicity club in good live town; prac- want $5,000 to tical printer and advertising man with ideas; can and will make good. W. W Maltman, Broken Bow, Neb. 508 $4,708 in 15 days—I did this for lL. W. Davis, Hoytville, Michigan, in a special sale just ended. Advertising furnished free. Write for date and terms. A. E. Greene, Merchandise Sales Conductor, 116 Dwight Bldg., J: ickson, Mich. 506 Hardware—-A well selected stock; sit- uated in the business center of .one of the best cities in Michigan, invoicing from $7,000 to $10,000; good reasons giv- en for selling; long lease will be given at low rental. Address No. 505, care a radesman. 505 Money made on the siae, comes in handy; you do not have to leave your present work; experience and_ capital not needed; write accident and health insurance for an old Massachusetts stock company. Send for proposition. Box 3475, Boston, Mass. 503 For Sale—Good clean staple stock dry goods, groceries, shoes, furnishings, in- voice about $4500. Located finest town, 800 population, Central Michigan. Extra good farming country around. Can re- duce stock to. suit. Address No. 502, eare Tradesman. 502 For Sale—A good up-to- date “hardware and tinshop in a good town of about one thousand inhabitants in Central Michi- gan. No trades considered. Address No. 524, care Michigan Tradesman. 524 For Sale—E legant 60 barrel flour’ mill, with steam plant, side track, warehouse, barn, nice residence, lawn, garden; no mills close; large territory; price $4.500; worth $:,000. Frank R. Reed, Carson- ville, Mich. 473 Meat market and grocery for sale; do- ing good business; fixtures in first- ‘class condition; groceries all staple; worth about $1,800. Address Hagerman Meat Market. Hagerman, N. M. 497 A Great Opportunity— -$10,000 cash re- quired to swing the safest store prop- erty on market, clothing, dry _ goods, shoes, ladies’ ready made. Cleanest stock. business 35 years old. always moneymaker. ing section Town 38,000, richest farm- in Central Michigan. No worry attached. Disposition must be made at once, owing to outside inter- ests demanding immediate attention. Any good man can enjoy a 25 per cent. investment right from _§ start. Bumper crops. Write at once. Address No. 496, care Tradesman. 496 Wanted—To buy. potatoes, ‘cabbage, hay in carlots. New choice picked beans and honey in any amounts. Jos. Weiler. Olney. Tl. 495 First-class bakery and ‘restaurant, with reputation of eighteen years Modern two-story brick building, 30x140 feet. Best location seaport city of 85,000 on Lake Superior. Doing good business, no wagon, all counter trade. Have best class of people boarding with me. Have ne opposition in catering. Will invoice $5,600, part cash, balance to suit. Give good lease to right party. Chas. Schober, 27 E. Superior St., Duluth, Minn. 493 Good house and a store to exchange for stock of merchandise. Wm. Sweet, Cedar, Mich. 487 For Sale—Stock dry goods, shoes, © gro- ceries. Small town in good farming country. Established 10 years and have good trade. Stock and fixtures inven- tory about $6,000, which can be reduced A splendid opportunity. Good reasons for selling. Harding & Co., Morley, Mich. 486 To Exchange—For > merchandise, equities of $1,500 to $6,000 in well rented residence property in Western Michigan city of 10,000 popula- tion. Address Exchange, care Trades- man. FG We anted—Man with ‘capital | to join with me in purchasing timber. Can se- cure Oregon pine timber at right price; 500,000,000 feet in one bunch, also small- er tracts. A rare opportunity to make money. Address W. Kivette, Box 207, La Grande, Oregon. 463 “stock of general Rope making machine business, with equipments, for sale, forced sale. Write Agents’ Register Co., 400 Temple Court, Minneapolis, Minn. 490 For Sale—A good prosperous” steam laundry in city of 6,000. Will sacrifice if soid at once. For particulars address City Laundry, Three Rivers, Mich. 498 kor Sale—Two saw mills complete. 15 and 25 M. Cap. Plenty ore, pine timber. A bargain in each. W. R. Kivette, La Grande, Oregon. 464 Wanted—Merchandise stocks in ex- change for well improved farms. Isen- barger, 33 Union Trust Bldg., Indian- apolis, Ind. 383 $30,259 stock of clothing, shoes. men’s furnishings and notions, also two-story solid brick building, worth $9,000. All clear, to exchange for a good farm or timber lands. Please do not answer un- less you have farms that are clear. Ad- dress P. O. Box 493, New London. Wis., where stock is located. 206 I pay cash for stocks | or “part stocks of merchandise. Must be cheap. H. Kaufer, Milwaukee, Wis. $2 If you wish to buy, sell or - exchange any legitimate business of any kind, anywnere, consult our Business Chance Department. Its operation is national in scope and offers unexcelled services to the seller, as well as the buyer Advantageous ex- changes for other properties are often arranged. In writing, state fully your wants. The Varland System, Capital Bank, St. Paul, Minn. S14 Will pay cash for stock of shoes and rubbers. Address M. J. O., care Trades- man 221 Safes Opened—W. L. Slocum, safe ex- pert and locksmith. 97 Monrve Ave., Grand aS Mich. 104 FREE FOR SIX MONTHS—MY SPEC- IAL afer to introduce my magazine “IN- VESTING FOR PROFIT.” It is worth $10 a copy to anyone who has been get- ting poorer while the rich, richer. It demonstrates the REAL earning power of money, and shows how anyone, no matter how poor, CAN acquire riches. INVEST- ING FOR PROFIT is the only progres- sive financial journal published. It shows how $100 grows to $2,200. Write NOW and I'll send it six months free. H .L. Barber, 433, 28 W. Jackson Blvd., Chi- cago, 448 Cash ‘for your business or pruyerty. I bring buyers and sellers together. No matter where located, if you want to buy, sell or exchange any kind of business or property, write me. Established 1881. Frank P. Cleveland, Real Estate Expert, 1261 Adams Express Bldg., Chicago, Il. 326 Merchants Please Take Notice! We have clients of grocery stocks, general stocks, dry goods stocks, hardware stocks, drug stocks. We have on our list also a few good farms to exchange for such stocks. Also city property. If you wish to sell or exchange your business write us. G. R. Business Exchange, 540 House- man Bldg., Grand Rapids, Mich. 859 For Sale Cheap—One good 8x6x10 refriger: ator. Guaranteed condition. Bur- meister & Son, Sturgis, Mich. 429 Will trade for stock of general mer- chandise or hardware and furniture, 640 acres of fruit land in the famous flat- head valley. Trego River runs through land, 4 miles from railroad town. Ad- dress R. C. Rasmussen, Cut Bank, _— 467 Oven—No. 2 McDowell portable bak- ers’ oven, 12 sq. feet of baking surface. \ continuous baker. Practically new. H. E. Hessler Co., 506-512 N. Salina St., Syracuse, N. Y. 457 Get our list of properties with owners’ addresses or proposition to sell your farm or business at cost of $25. Pardee Busi- ness Exchange, Traverse City, Mich. 42 oo For Sale—Old established meat market, doing fine business. Up-to-date fixtures. City property and farm. Reason selling, too much work, poor health. Address 99 522, care Tradesman. 522 Henry Noring, Reedsburg, Wis., ex- pert merchandise auctioneer and author of The Secret of Successful Auctioneer- ing, closes out or reduces stocks of mer- chandise. Write for dates and informa- tion. 336 HELP WANTED. Wanted—At once an experienced clerk for general store one who can handle German trade and take charge of ad- vertising preferred. W. A. Hauck, Sea- forth, Minn. a3 Wanted—Clerk for general store. Must be sober and industrious and have some previous experience. References re quired. Address Store, care Tradesman. 242 Wanted—Sober industrious grocery- man. Must have experience, give ref- erences. Salary $60 start with, good chance for advancement to right party. E. A. Phillips, Anacortes, Wash. 507 Wanted—A good sober and _e honest man, willing to work in Upper Penin- sula. A man capable of taking charge of the dry goods end of a general store. Must have experience in dry goods, gents’ furnishings and shoes. A general all around good No. 501, care Wanted—To buy stock of general mer- chandise in small town, with good farm- ing country. Address W. H. Miller, Al- legan, Michigan. 520 man needed. Address Tradesman. 501 SITUATIONS WANTED. Wanted—Position by experienced hard- ware and grocery clerk. Have had ex- perience in farm implements. Address No. 521, care Michigan Tradesman. 521 Wanted—Permanent position by an ex- perienced general clerk. Have had five years’ experience in the business. Can give Al references. Could come at ones Would prefer a small town. Address No. 525, care Tradesman. 525 A want ad. in the Tradesman will bring results. denomination. tion. our Kinds of oupon Books Are manufactured by us and all sold on the saine basis, irrespective of size, shape or Free samples on applica- bbe TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. il sesigaaeoatiggsr ncebmengeenecnipme ay ici \nogagesumes mapas Oo n ENTE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 15, 1913 CLOVERLAND. Zephyrs From the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Col. C. W. Mott, Secretary and Gen- eral Manager of the Upper Peninsula Development Bureau, has just conclud- ed a statistical survey showing the won- derful strides that the Upper Peninsula 1s making in agricultural development and has published a neat pamphlet, showing the actual growth during the year from May 1, 1912, to May 2, 1913. The information has been gleaned from the reports of the hoards of supervisors of the fifteen counties of Cloverland and is, therefore, absolutely official and, therefore, authentic. We give herewith the totals of the re-capitulation sheet: Increase in population in rural dis- tricts: Tomilees |. 6. . 5 Total eeople .......... eolee _ os Acres sold for farming purposes 11,140 Acres o1 timber lands sold, .... 124,000 Fruit trees planted—Aoples, 6,200; cher- ries, 1,270; plums, 890. Ss mM ¢ GW CTRANIOHIES 6... 05. ..... 0.8. 3 Mia Geuools §......6 8. . 35 New attendants at school ..... 1,285 New chores ................. 15 Amount spent for good roads .. $54,833 Miles of new macadam and graveled Bopas oo: so 51 Graded cattle added—455, including Holstein, Jersey, Durham, Guernsey, Short Horn, Aneus, etc. We read under “Honks from Auto City Council.” as follows: “The average attendance at our Council meeting has been somewhat discouraging during the summer months, not over 50 per cent.” ete.. and again. “Many of our members who think 50 per cent. attendance is small,” etc. This article was signed by H. 1). Bull, (our sight is beginning to fail us and our nose pirchers are in the dry dock and the print isn’t very clear on our copy), but are the remaining letters en or something else? We have an excellent item from the pen of John I. Bellaire. store manager for the Wisconsin Land & Lumber Co.., at Blaney, but we are awaiting a photo in order to publish a halftone picture in connection with the article. To escape criticism: Do nothing, be nothing, say nothing. You will also be a dead one. Experience is the best teacher, but the man who siunidly insists that the ex- perience shall he his experience and re- fuses to learn through the observation of others, is attending the most expen- sive academy of learning Not very many vears ago there lived a good man at Northfield. Mass., whose life was much in emulation of the mee!: and lowly Martyr of Calvary. Tis name was Dwight Lyman Moody and his name is still held in love and re- memhrance hy many thousands upon thousands of those with whom he came in contact. In fact. the name of Moody wherever heard always brings to the humble writer of this column a deen- seated svegestion of reverence. There is a verv fine fellow down in Lansine named Mocdyv. We cannot recall his initials, but thev, too. ought to be D. T.. Moody. We were creatly fascinated by an item we read in Honks from Auto City Council (excuse us for the second reference) of a report from one of their members at their meeting, who recently visited one of the Northern councils where they were obliged to turn away two candidates for initiation because there were only three members and two visitors present. Without attempting to connect one circumstance with an- other: On Aug. 23, one of our North- err summer nionths, we had a regular meeting night. There were only six of us present, lacking one of a quorum. We did have just one candidate who presented himself for initiation and we had one most pleasant and most wel- come visitor, Brother Moody, of Auto Council, who certainly made himself a welcome guest and whom we will he delighted to see again when he comes this way. We are just wondering, though, if his initials should not be D—L— (not Dwight Lyman.) Ura Donald laird. —_2+~+-.___ Special Features in the Grocery and Produce Trade. Speciai Correspondence. New York, Oct. 183—The strength- ening tendency in the coffee marke,, which began some days ago, continues and it really looks as though there would not be a return to prices of a few weeks ago. Buyers, however, are not taking great chances and pur- chase only enough for current re- quirements, preferring to let “the other fellow” hold the umbrella. At the close Rio No. 7 was quoted at 1034c in an invoice way and Santos 4s 1313%c. In store and afloat there are 1,664,582 bags, against 2,434,126 bags at the same time last year. The sugar market has been rather unsteady as to prices. Business is fair and prices are lower than a weck ago. While some refiners quoted 4.30c, others were selling at 4.25c. Meantime Michigan beet sugar was quoted at 4.15c for immediate ship- ment and this naturally had some ef- fect on the cane product. While sales are not large individually, there is a steady run of orders for gran- ulated sugar, and sellers seem to be pretty well satisfied with the condi- tion. Teas are steady as to prices, but there has been very little buying movement and, when sales are made, the quantity taken is simply enough to do business with. Greens have at- tracted more attention than other varieties. Assortments of rice are rather poor and, as the supply coming forward has been light, the market closes in favor of the seller. Prime to choice domes- tic, 5@534c. Not an item of interest can be picked up in the spice trade. The de- mand is certainly no more active than might be expected at this time of year, conditions being just about nor- mal, and no change whatever is to be chronicled as to quotations. Sin- gapore black pepper, 113%4@11%c; white, 20@20%,c; Zanzibar cloves, 16 @16'%4c. Grocery grades of molasses are well sustained and demand has been as good as could be anticipated. Good to prime, 35@40c. Stocks of canned tomatoes are re- ported as accumulating with packers. This experience has been repeated at the close of many seasons after the crop had been “practically all killed” by drouth or flood or the thousand other things that knock out the whole yield. Probably the total pack will be less than the average, but there will be no dearth of canned tomatoes. While sellers do not like to accept less than 75c for standard 38s, it is said that unlabeled goods have been offer- ed in good supply at 72%c. Standard grades of corn are apparently in liber- al supply and some cut might be made if necessary to effect sales. Maine has undoubtedly suffered greatly from a poor season and some say _ that packers can deliver not to exceed 40 per cent. on contracts. Fancy peas are firm, but the supply of ordinary sorts are ample and quotations are “wobbly.” Other goods moving in the usual manner and the whole price list is without change. More liberal supplies of butter turn- ed the market downward. Extra creamery cannot be quoted above 30% . @31c; firsts, 28@30c; held stock, 30@ 31c; process, 254%4@27%c;__ factory, 2314@2414c; imitation creamery, 25@ 26c. Chese is quiet, with top quoted at 1614@1634c. Eggs are steady for the very finest grades, but ‘there is an ample supply of stock that will not come up to the standard and which is working out at about 30@32c. The 50c market has been touched by some stock that comes under the head of “fancy gath- ered white,” while “browns” are 10c less and “mixed colors” 35c. grades —_—_—_~+ +> Bill Buys a Motor Cycle. Bill decided just one thing was needed to make his life in the coun- try ideal, and that was a motor cycle. So he is about to wire Jack to ship him one when— But here, this will never do. Read his June letter to Jack and find out for yourself. “Dear Jack: “You wouldn’t know me these days. Between the wonderful meals Aunt Kate has been serving us and _ the many hours a day out of doors I’m a new man. J am brown as an I[n- dian, ten pounds heavier than a year ago and have muscles hard as rocks. Am ready any day to go you a round of golf or take you on in tennis. “By the way, I came very near ask- ing a favor of vou a week ago. I had decided that I wanted a motor cycle. “Of course uncle lets me use his runabout whenever I please, but I have always had an itching for a mot- or cycle. And with the splendid ‘ graveled roads hereabouts I figured I never would be able to use one to better advantage. “Thus it was that I set my heart on a motor cycle and was about to wire you to pick me out a good one and ship it direct. But uncle said not to be too hasty. ““Give Smith a chance to bid on the machine for you.’ he advised. “‘Smith! Why a store in a little burg like this wouldn’t carry motor cycles,’ I exclaimed. “But uncle insisted that we drive into town and talk the matter over with Smith. “Uncle was right. Smith doesn't carry them in stock. He couldn't af- ford to, he says. But on all large articles. such as auto supplies. motor cycles, pianos. sewing machines, stoves, and a host of other things, he has what he calls a ‘Home Goods’ catalogue from which he orders for you. Not having to carry the stock himself he can afford to take a much narrower margin of profit. “This gives him an advantage over the mail order people that means everthing in a small town. “The catalogue listed a beautiful motor cycle—4+¥% horse power. free engine clutch, coaster btake—every- thing anyone could ask for. “I gave him the order. The ma- chine was here in six days. In the three days since its arrival, 1 have had some glorious rides. “T shudder every time I think of returning to the city. But I suppose sometime this dream must end. Until I return then, take good care of old New York. Your old pal Billy 2 _____ Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Beans and Po- tatoes, at Buffalo. Buffalo, Oct. 15—Creamery butter, fresh, 26@31c; dairy, 26@27c; poor to good, all kinds, 20@22c. Cheese — New fancy 16@16%c; choice 15'%4@16c; poor to common, 6 (@10c. Eegs—Choice, fresh candled, 32@ 34c; cold storage, 25@26c. Poultry (live)—Turkeys, 15@20c; cox, 12c; fowls, 14@16c; springs, 15@ 18c, ducks, 14@16c. Beans—Marrow, $3.75; medium $2.40; pea, $2.35@2.40; white kidney, $3.50@3.75. Potatoes—75@s0c per bu. Rea & Witzig. —_+~-~_____ Had a Double Meaning. An old colored man in Louisiana declared that he had received a mirac- ulous “call” to preach. He had told about it hundreds of times. He re- peated his vision one night at camp- meeting. “Ah had er vision,’ he was say- ing, “of er great white light in de sky, an’ in de middle ob de light waz de letters ‘G-P-C.’ Brudders an’ sis- ters, Ah knows den an’ dar dat dem letters means ter ‘Go Preach Chris- chanity! An’—” “Hol’ on dar!’ objected a hearer from a back seat. “Lemme ax yo- all dis: ‘How youw’-all know dem let- ters ain’t mean ter ‘Go Pick Cotton?” ——_>+>_____ City methods may not work in the village. Village methods may not work in the city. But in every good method is the germ of an idea that will work for you if you give it a chance. BUSINESS CHANCES. Wanted To Exchange—489 acres. of Cass county, Minnesota land for mer- chandise. Lake Region Land Co., Pine River. Minn. _ ae 542 For Sale—Up-to-date bakery and. bot- tling works with the business. For par- ticulars write Henry Bogardus, Osawa- tomie, Kan. 541 For Sale—A good stock of clothing, consisting of men’s, boys’ and youths’ suits, overcoats and pants. Also a stock of ladies’ ready-to-wear goods, compris- ing suits. coats, dresses, ete. Also a stock of carpets and rugs and linoleums. I will sell all of the above goods at a bargain, as I am going out of business. Address H. N. Beach, Howell, Mich. 540 2 ence visas Maat “" Do You Business Know Triscuitr Culture If you don’t, take home a box of this deli- cious Shredded Wheat Wafer, have some of it toasted in the oven to restore its crispness, than You can’t make a plant grow. Wee cde. Hacokee dies it in the vile eat it hot or crisp with butter, soft cheese or kind of soil, in the sunshine, give it sufficient moisture and—nature will do the rest. So it is with your business plant. The pub- lic is the soil. You must supply the nutri- tion of an advertising appropriation, the moisture of printer’s ink, and the sunshine of attention-compelling booklets and catalogues. marmalades. It has in it all the body-building material in the whole wheat grain, made digesti- ble by steam-cooking, shredding and baking. If your customers like Shredded Wheat Biscuit for breakfast they will surely like Triscuit for luncheon or for any meal. Try it with hot We will supply sunshine and moisture and the nutrition may not be as much as you think cocoa, malted milk or other bev- erages. MADE ONLY BY The Shredded Wheat Company NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. TRADESMAN COMPANY Grand Rapids “ (REG. U.S. PAT. 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