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Thirty-First Year

SPECIAL FEATURES.

. Bankruptcy Matters.

3. Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids.
4. News of the Business World.
5. Grocery and Produce Market.
6. Financial.

8. Editorial.

9. Good Roads.

12. Butter, Eggs and Provisions.
14. Thirtieth Anniversary.

15. Muskegon Musings.

16. Dry Goods.

18. Shoes.

20. Woman’s World.

22. Hardware.

24. The Commercial Traveler.

26. Drugs.

27. Drug Price Current.

28. Grocery Price Current.

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31. Business Wants.

 

DETROIT DETONATIONS.

 

Cogent Criticisms From Michigan’s
Metropolis.

Detroit, Nov. 10—We’ve read
through to page 71 of the anniversary
edition.

Will Adams, who has covered a por-
tion of the Central Michigan territory
for Edson, Moore & Co. for the past
thirteen years, has tendered his resig-
nation to take effect Dec. 1 Mr.
Adams—or “Bill,” as he is more
familiarly known—has made hosts of
friends among the trade and the boys
who carry the grips. In fact, he can
count his friends by the score in all
the towns of his territory among those
not connected with either profession.
“Bill”? has accepted a position with
Beals & Selkirk, trunk and leather
goods manufacturers, and will cover
a portion of the Eastern states for
them. The saddest blow of all to his
many friends is the fact that he will
make his home in one of the cities
located centrally to his territory. Mr.
Adams started with Edson, Moore &
Co. twenty years ago, when a mere
lad, and has been one of their main-
stays ever since. In behalf of his
many friends, we extend him best
wishes for a successful business with
the new firm.

You can’t always tell what salary a
traveling man receives by the amount
he tells you he gets.

Ha! In order to grow still larger,
Grand Rapids Council, No. 131, 1s
going to pay the neighboring towns a
visit in the hope of annexing a few
more members.

Sixty-one years of age, hired but
once and never resigned nor dis-
charged is the fine record of F. W.
Bateman, who has covered the State
of Michigan for nearly thirty-six years
for Weed, Colburn & Co., manufac-
turers of hats and caps, Toledo. Mr.
Bateman is a living example of the
good living, moral traveling man so
largely in the minority wien he spent
his early days on the road—hale and
hearty and able to give any of the
young men of to-day a fine battle
for salesmanship honors and activity.
Mr. Bateman, who has been and still
is very successful in his chosen voca-
tion, takes still greater pride in the
success of his. family. His son,
Charles, is one of the heads of the
Peoria Incandescent Lamp Co., of
Peoria, Ill, and one of his daughters
is an artist of note in Toledo. In
striking contrast to the vigorous Mr.
Bateman, is the thought: where are
the “rounders” of the road of twenty-
five years ago?

It’s a chill wind that blows through
the B. V. D’s.

Detroit Council No. 9 will hold its
regular monthly meeting at its hall,
111 Congress street, east. As per the

GRAND RAPIDS,

last paragraph on the postal cards
sent out, announcing the meeting:
“We are out to make this the greatest
year in the history of No. 9 and ap-
peal to YOU to help us out.” Every
member can help by attending the
meetings.

It is with regret that the many
friends of Henry E. Perry Grand
Treasurer of the U. C. T. of Michigan
and representative for Lee & Cadv,
will hear that, owing to ill health, the
doctor has advised that he spend at
least three months in a sanitarium,
where he can rest and recuperate. Mr.
Perry is one of the most popular trav-
eling men on the road and his many
friends hope to see him back on the
job, better than ever in a short time.

We understand the proprietor of the
hotel down in Detroit has_ recently
thrown out roller towels. Congratula-
tions, Mr. Landlord. You are doing a
good work. Detroit will soon be placed
on the list with other good hotel towns.
—Gabby Gleanings from Grand Rapids.

“Thanks for them kind words,” but
we regret we cannot reciprocate.
Rollers are still in evidence, and if
they keep going at the rate they have
for the past fifty years in Grand Rap-
ids, that city also will be classed with
the good hotel towns somewhere be-
tween the years 2,000 and 2,500 A. D.

“Jimmie” Jonas, who has made
many friends about the State in the

capacity of neckwear salesman, has
opened an office at 119 Jefferson
avenue for the Goshen Shirt Co.

which is a semi-Michigan institution
operating one of its large factories in
Manistee. “Jimmie’’ is a member of
Auto City Council, No. 305, and has
made his home in Charlotte for a
number of years. In explaining to us
the change, we will use Jimmie’s own

words: “I have moved my effects,
eight collars, six sox (three pair),
underwear, shirts, photographs and

500 order blanks to the city where
life is worth living, so you see I, too,
know a good thing when I see it.”
As Jim is very popular and has the
backing of a strong line, there is no
doubt as to his success in Detroit.
He would give a friend the shirt off
of his back if it wasn’t for the fact
that he has so many extra samples.

Frank (“Red”) Seibel, who lives in
Mt. Pleasant and represents the Na-
tional Biscuit Co., of Grand Rapids,
says that the gink who- means every-
thing he says, as a rule, has very lit-
tle to say. Some people have their
palms read, but with Frank its dif-
ferent—he has his head red. Which
pun deserves the forceps and should
be yanked.

Erkskine McLeish (Edson, Moore &
Co.) has again demonstrated that it
is impossible to keep a good man
down. Three weeks ago Mr. McLeish
was in Harper hospital, having just
before undergone a very serious oper-
ation. Last week he took a walk to
the store. His many friends will be
pleased to hear that the operation was
successful and he will soon be in fine
physical condition.

Coming Events of Importance:

Snow blockades,
Christmas shopping,
Inventory.

Our idea of the height of amuse-
ment is to watch a bush league sales-
man put On an income tax air.

Glen Lavin, after successfully rep-
resenting Burnham, Stoepel & Co. for
the past twelve years, has resigned
his position and will move to Cali-
fornia, where his parents will also
make their home. Glen has made
many friends who will regret his de-

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1913

parture from Detroit. Perhaps be-
fore he leaves for the West he will
divulge the secret of how he—good
looking, jolly and popular—managed
to escape the wiles of all the pretty
misses he has met since he has been
of a marriageable age. While Mr.
Lavin is undecided what he will do
when he arrives in the West, one of
his ability will soon be taken up by
a Western concern if he so desires.

Pete Peterson, who conducts a gro-
cery store at Lakeview, made famous
as the birthplace of Scott Swarthout
and the place from ‘which the writer
was exiled, says that some fellows can
never find the job they like because
there is no such a job.

Harry Ruda, the Hastings street
merchant, who is doing his share to
keep the name of that street before
the adjacent community, is passing
out rulers to all school children who
apply, free of charge. Harry, who
conducts a dry goods and furnishing

goods store, says bv giving away
useful articles to children he finds
that it increases his business in a

large measure—hence the twelve inch
rules.

Charles Klaffke will cover the ter-
ritory formerly covered by Glen Lavin
for Burnham, Stoepel & Co. Charles
is a young man, aggressive and a
hard worker, which spells, but one
thing for him—success. He formerly
covered the city trade as_ special
ready-to-wear salesman for the same
firm.

J. B. Hazen, of Hudson, represent-
ing the Hazen Manufacturing Co., of
the same city, relates an amusing in-
cident that came under his observation
a few days ago in one of the towns
that lie in his territory. A German,
rather the worse for liquor, was car-
rying several parcels that filled his
arms, when one of them dropped to
the ground. He tried to bend over
to-pick it up, but in the attempt he
nearly lost the remainder of the pack-
ages—also his own balance—but, un-
daunted, he tried again with the same
result. He made several more inef-
fectual attempts to recover the lost
package without success and, finally
becoming disgusted, he gave it a kick
into the gutter and said, “there d——
you, youre not the only rye bread
in town.”

Andrew Marshick, 2053 Fort street,
W., has remodeled his store and add-
ed new lines to his stock of dry goods
and furnishing goods. Mr. Marshick
is one of Detroit’s veteran merchants
and his business has kept steady pace
with the growth of the city.

Miss Mae McCauley, who conducts
a general store in Merrill, was united
in marriage to I. L. MclIlhargey on
Nov. 4 at the home of the bride’s
mother in Merrill. Mr. Mcllhargey
has been making his home in the
Canadian Northwest, but has forsaken
that country of wonderful opportuni-
ties—for a live one like himselfi—for
the simple life of Merrill, where he
will assist in the management of the
store. With ‘“Mac’s” pleasing per-
sonality and known business ability,
the business is bound to grow to larg-
er proportions. After a short honey-
moon the happy couple will return
to Merrill to settle down to the dull
monotony of married—beg pardon—
will settle down to the regular routine
of a happy married life. The bride
has long been one of the popular
young ladies of the village, and her
husband is hereby extended the best
wishes of the Tradesman.

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Number 1573

Council, No. 143, will hold another
of the series of dances to be given
at their hall at 113 Congress street,
E. Members of Council No. 9, as
well as all visiting U. C. T., are cor-
dially invited to attend.

During the past few years much
has been said derogatory to the
Hotel King, at Reed City, and all of
it well deserved; but now under the
able management of Mrs. Sophia
Smith, the old order of things has
been reversed and to-day the King
Hotel can be classed with the best $2
a day hotel in the State. We believe
this mention is due Mrs. Smith, as
she undertook the management of
a run-down and disreputable hotel
under most trying circumstances.
Harry Rogers, who has graced the
desk of the hotel almost since the
advent of the first white man into
Reed City, was traded along with the
other fixtures to Mrs. Smith. Mrs.
Smith is the widow of Frank Smith,
who was a well-known merchant and
hotel man of LeRoy.

“On the other hand,” says Ed. Ber-
ger, department manager for A. Kro-
lik & Co., “nothing ventured, nobody
broke.”

No doubt modesty on the part of
F. C. Richter prevents him from an-
nouncing through his own columns
his candidacy for re-election to the
office of Grand Secretary of the U.
C. T. of Michigan. As we have no
axe to grind and do not care to show
any partiality whatever, we believe it
our duty, nevertheless, to announce
—although not requested to do so by
Mr. Richter—through the Detroit col-
umns that Fred is a candidate to suc-
ceed himself once more. This much
We can truthfully—unusual for Deto-
nations— say: Fred has made one
of the best secretaries ever elected
to that Grand Lodge office. His
worlds of experience, four terms,
would be of untold benefit to the
Grand Lodge. Harry Hydorn, who
is also announced as a candidate, has
an able champion in the editor of
zabby Gleanings. Harry, too, has
had experience as a local secretary
and is very popular among the boys.
Should he make the run and be elect-
ed, he will, undoubtedly resign his
office as Secretary of Grand Rapids
Couneil, No. 131, and already the
Council is looking over the field for
available timber.

A wise guy can sometimes make a
fool of himself and get by with it.

The American Hotelmen’s Protect-
ive Association met in Detroit last
week. One of the matters of great
importance that was brought before
the meeting was the abuse made of
the word “hotel.” Many places, un-
fit for decent people, catch the un-
wary by using the word “hotel” over
their “place.” It is to be hoped that
much good will come of this agita-
tion. In Nebraska the law limits the
word “hotel” to places where both
rooms and meals are provided.

We shall be pleased to receive items
from the followers of any of the
candidates for office—any items that
will be of interest and not detrimental
in any way to the character of another
candidate.

Or the “Detonations” editor.

That can be found in the other
columns.

Unconsciously we find that it was
us who put the spur in Spurgeon—
also us that got jabbed with it.

No doubt Grand Rapids columns
will announce the marriage of Charles

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

November 12, 1913

 

BANKRPUTCY MATTERS...

Proceedings in Western District of
Michigan.

Grand Rapids, Oct. 29—In the matter
of Rodgers Iron Manufacturing Co.,
bankrupt, of Muskegon, the trustee filed
the following offer from Lincoln Rogers,
of Muskegon, for the assets: ‘I hereby
offer to purchase the entire assets and
property of the Rodgers Iron Manufac-
turing Co., including accounts receivable,
stock and materials on hand, all machin-
ery and fixtures, and the real estate de-
seribed as block 562 of the revised plat
of the city of Muskegon, Muskegon coun-
ty, free and clear of mechanic’s liens,
but subject to an incumbrance of $3,000
a part of said land, represented by a
land contract, and which contract I
agree to assume. For the above I will
pay to you as trustee the sum of $4,000.”
Such assets appear to be of the ap-
praised valuation of $14,201.72, and an or-
der was made by the referee directing
ereditors to show cause, if any they
have, on Nov. 14th, why such offer or
any other offer which may in the mean-
time be received by the trustee should
not be accepted and the sale authorized
and confirmed.

Based on petition of certain of their

creditors James Marasco and Michael
Marasco, copartners as James Marasco
& Son, formerly commission merchants
of Manistee, were adjudged bankrupt
and the matter referred to Referee
Wicks. An order was made by the
referee directing the bankrupts to file

schedules of their assets and liabilities
on or before Nov. 10; on receipt of such

schedules the first meeting of creditors
will be called. :
Oct. 30—A voluntary petition was filed

by William H. Barr,
bor Springs,

a physician of Har-
and he was adjudged bank-
rupt by Judge Sessions and the matter
referred to Referee Wicks. The bank-
rupt’s schedules show no assets except-
ing those claimed as exempt, and but
one creditor is listed, Margurite Scar-
borough, Oklahoma City, for $890. The
ealling of the first meeting of creditors
has been delayed until money for ex-
penses is advanced.

In the matter of Clark
bankrupt, formerly of Rothbury,
meeting of creditors was held.
report and account of A. E. Souter, suc-
cessor trustee, was considered and ap-
proved, and a final order of distribution
entered, final dividend of 3 per cent.
declared and ordered paid to general
creditors. No cause to the contrary be-
ing shown by creditors, it was de-
termined that a favorable certificate as
to the bankrupt’s discharge be made by

O. Biger,
the final
The final

the referee. Meeting then adjourned,
without day.
In the matter of Edward J. Carroll,

bankrupt, formerly merchant at Manton,

a hearing was had on the trustee’s p-ti-
tion for accounting by the bankrupt. An
answer was filed by the bankrupt deny-
ing that he had failed to account for any
of his assets, and the hearing was ad-
journed to Nov. 28.

Nov. 4—In the matter of Bob H. Dil-
lard, bankrupt, of Grand tapids, the
bankrupt’s schedules of assets and lia-
bilities were filed. The following are
scheduled:

Case on Hand ...............--< $ 521.77
Merchandise, stock in trade ....11,575.68
Wearine apparel ............-.. 100.00
Petree see. 1,750.36
Accounts receivable .........-. 943.13

$14,750.94

The following creditors are listed:
Preferred Claims.
City of Grand Rapids, taxes ..$ 129.01
M. F. O'Donnell, Grand Rapids
(CAC) 6 oe 12.00
Orlo Yeiter, Grand Rapids (¢ ‘lerk) 16.00
Fred Porter, Grand Rapids (Clerk) 0.00

Unsecured Creditors.
Commercial Savings Bank, en-
gorsed by Wm. Logie ...... $5,075.00
Stetson Shoe Co., So. Weymouth 8,82

 

Pincus Antobias, Brooklyn ......3,661.42
A. Garside & Sons, New York 2,049.27
Stetson Shop, Indianapolis ...... 16.18
ns We CO fo. 6.80
Thins & Miter ................ 6.95
M. Gungeinhaim, New York .... 9.50
A. F. Bureh Uphboistery Co. .... 9.00
Columbus Book Co., Columbus 12°25
G. R. Water Works =... 1.0.8 4.00
tavieh & Co. ,New York ........ 22.82
ay. ©. Werden & Co. .......... 52.40
3. mister oo. 8... 8... 28.04
Annandale Farm ................ 15.00
Mrs. Craig Millinery Shop ...... 12.50
Veezuson Tailor Shop ........-.. 35.00
Boring Company .......---..-.-.- 62.26
pou Pe Cee eel a 20.00
rower & solomon ..............
De Cm Ba ee.
Dr A. Vo Weneer .-..5..
Citizens Telephone Co. ..........
G. R. Muskegon Power Co.
toberts Bailey Co., Chicago 108.00
$20, 221. 76
An order was made by the referee

calling the first meeting of creditors ro
be held at his office on Nov. 21, for
the purpose of electing a trustee, prov-
ing claims, examining the bankrupt, etc.

Based on petition of certain of rts
creditors the W. C. Beelby Barber Sup-
ply Co., of Grand Rapids, was adjudged
bankrupt, and the matter referred to
Referee Wicks. An order was made by
the referee directing the members of tne
bankrupt partnership to file schedules of
assets and liabilities on or before Nov.

15 On receipt of such schedules the
first meeting of creditors will be called.
Nov. 5—In the matter of Appleyard &
Johnson, bankrupt, building contractors,
of Grand Rapids, the first meeting of
creditors was held, and H. H. Freeland,
of Grand Rapids, elected trustee by cred-
itors, and his bond fixed at $2,000. The
following were appointed appraisers:
Harry E. Hoskins, William McNabb and
Edmund M. Cook, all of Grand Rapids.
The meeting was then adjourned to Nov.
12, at which time the bankrupts were
ordered to appear for examination.
Nov. 6—A voluntary petition was filed
by Fred A. Covey, of Traverse City, and
he was adjudged bankrupt by Judge Ses-
sions and the matter referred to Referee
Wicks. The bankrupt’s schedules show
no assets excepting household’ goods,
claimed as exempt. The following cred-
itors of Traverse City, are listed:
J. A. Slater, (secured by lease on
household furniture purchased

bY Gebior) .:................ $120.00
Rrank Gime oo: 3 ss... 51.00
Ajbert Baueoman ...:.........-.. 46.00
3. We Gaunitliey ...........:-. : 45.00
Waitic © Bish .....:..-..5...... 39.00
Brank Timilor .......... Swceee See 12.00
(scar JOWMSOn ........+...- 00. : 12.00
Joseph Sie@er ........-.........5. 13.00
Latavette W. Case ............. 8.00
Vera Owen ......5........ oa : 6.00
J. 80 Walhelm |... 3... cS 3.00
Jonnson sore CoO. .....0...6....5- 3.00
Me NO os ce ec ees ; 1.50
Steinbere Brothers .............. 7.00
hdassen Credit Co. .............. 10.00
A. W. Bartak & Som ............ 8.00
American Drug Store ............ 2.50
. ©. Steam Gaundry ............ 4.00
rank doaamb .....:..-.........2. 6.00
Joe BeaSaw) 2... ok cas 20.00
Hanmah & Tay Co. ............+- 6.00
Mrs. Smith, Grand Rapids ...... 6.00
Mr. Klaver, Grand Rapids ...... 5.09
Mr. Kalter, Grand Rapids ...... 12.00
$446.00

The calling of a first meeting of cred-
itors has been delayed until money for
expenses is advanced. :

In the matter of Charles M. Hale,
bankrupt, printer of Grand Rapids, it
appearing that there were no assets not
exempt, and no further proceedings be-
ing requested by creditors, an order was
made closing the estate. No cause to
the contrary having been shown’ by
creditors, a certificate was made by the
referee recommending that the bankrupt
be granted a discharge.

In the matter of John A. Bauman,
bankrupt, of Grand Rapids, the final re-
port and account of Louis Deutsch, trus-
tee, was filed showing a balance on hand
for distribution of $793.90, and an order
was made by the referee calling a final
meeting of creditors to be held at his
office on Nov. 20, to consider such re-
port and account, and petitions for at-
torney fees filed, and for the purpose of
declaring a final dividend, if any, for
creditors. Creditors are directed to show
cause, if any they have, why a certifi-
cate recommending the bankrupt’s dis-
charge should not be made by the ref-
eree.

In the matter of John Bumb, bankrupt,
formerly of Big Rapids, the final report
and account of Fred D. Vos, trustee,
was filed showing balance on hand for
distribution of $165.75, and an order was
made by the referee calling a final meet-
ing of creditors to be held at his office
on Nov. 24 to consider such report and
account and for declaring and ordering

paid a final dividend for general cred-
itors. Creditors are also directed to
show cause, if any they have, why a

certificate recommending the bankrupt’s
discharge should not be made by the ref-
erec,

Nov. 8—In the matter of the Montague
Tron Works, bankrupt, of Montague, the
adjourned final meeting of creditors was
held. The final report and account, and
supplements thereto, of J. F. Knowlton,
trustee, were considered, and approved
and allowed, and a final dividend of 20%
per cent. declared and ordered paid to
general creditors. <A first dividend of 25
per cent. was declared on March 1, mak-
ing the total dividend for general cred-
itors 45% per cent. Final meeting then
adjourned, without day.

In the matter of the Holland Veneer
Works, bankrupt, formerly of Holland, a
first report and account was filed by
Harvey F. Wonderly, trustee, showing
total receipts of $19,497.18; disbursements
for preferred claims, $163.04; First State
Bank of Holland on mortgage, $3,165.52;
interest on mortgage, $930.10; taxes,
$1,070.30; pay roll in conducting busi-
ness as a going business and watchmen,
$4,938.07; certain administration expenses
and for material used in conducting busi-
ness as a going business, $3,220.42; fees
of appraisers, $225; accounts of receiver's
fees $200; expenses of receiver and trus-

  
  

sale of E. F. Leigh, $100;
Carroll, fees as attorney for trus-

$775.00; George KE. Kollen, fees as
aeebeee y for trustee, $200; W. A. Doyle,
fees as attorney for trustee, $200; total,
38; balance on hand, for distribu-
tion, $3, 911. 80. Visible assets on hand are
as follows: due from C. V. Hilding, ad-
ministrator of estate of Peter Doran, de-
ceased, collections, $598.81; veneers sold
Holland Furnace Co., not all delivered,
about $450; veneers sold C. Ehman &
Co., $517.27; claim against Regal Motor
Co. for goods finished and not delivered,
$1,231.67; veneers and stock unsold, ap-

praised without actual inventory, $3,000;
about $400;

pulleys and other fttems,

total, $5,998.31; also suits pending against
various stockholders for unpaid stock
subscriptions and a suit pending for re-
covery of a preference. An order was
made by the referee calling a_ special
meeting of creditors to be held at his of-
fice on Dee. 1, to consider such report, to
declare a first dividend if condition of
the estate shall warrant, and such other
business as may properly come before
the meeting.

 

Joseph Referee.
_St. Joseph, Nov. 4—In the matter of
Frank W. Flint, bankrupt, of Saugatuck,
the first meeting of creditors was held
at Allegan. Gerritt Wissink, of Granda
Rapids, was elected trustee and his bond
fixed at the sum of $1000. Otis Hauke,
A. W. Gardner and Harry Morris were
appointed appraisers. The custodian for
the receiver made a report as to the
condition of the bankrupt’s estate, show-
ing cash on hand of $465, accounts re-
ceivable of the estimated value of $800
and stock of $600. The bankrupt was
sworn and examined by the referee and
attorneys present and the meeting ad-

journed to Dec. 6, at St. Joseph.
Nov. 6. The Sanitary Laundry Co., of
Kalamazoo, filed a voluntary petition

and was adjudged a bankrupt by Judge
Sessions and the matter referred to Ref-
eree Banyon. The schedules of the
bankrupt disclose the following liabilities
and assets.

Secured Creditors.

City of Kalamazop ......:..... $ 18.00
Christine W. Redpath, Kalamazoo 195.00
Use of horse and wagon ........ 90.00
George W. Redpath, Kalamazoo 874.93
Kalamazoo Laundry Co., Kala-
MQAZOO 62. eee es cece. 160.00
$1,337.93
Unsecured Creditors.
Chope Stevens, Detroit ......... $ 21.70
Edwards & Chamberlin, Kala-

MOAIZOO 2 oes ee css 140.78
Mr. Armour, Kalamazoo ....... 19.10
G. HW. Phelps, Petoskey ........ 30.00
Thompson & Chute, Toledo 466.16
Kalamazoo Laundry Co., Kala-

WOAAZOO aces cio su oe ee ss 161.00
Wheeler & Blaney, Kalamazoo 7.00
Cutting & McMahon, Kalamazoo 364.01
Phoenix Printing Co., Milwaukee 82.50
Mr. Brenner, Kalamazoo ...... 21.39
H. Kohnstanm, Chicago ........ 20.87
American Laundry Machine Co.

Whicaro oo es. 3 35.12
Bond Supply Co., Kalamazoo .. 9.80
Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati .. 19.17

Kkalamazoo Tank & Silo Co.,

Kalamazoo .....:5.0......-.. 13.78
Witwer Baking Co., Kalamazoo 13.00
salluo Mfg. Co., Belding ...... 8.00
Clark Engine & Boiler Co.,

Kalamazoo oo 003. ts ol... 32.10
Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo 22.50
Clement Kross, Detroit ........ 16.10
Union Oil Co., Cleveland ..... . 10.19
Huebsch Mfg. Co., Milwaukee .. 50.00
Wadhams Oil Co., Milwaukee 40.19
Bijou Sign Co., Battle Creek 38.00
National Pub. Co., Detroit .... 3.86
Ryder Coal Co... Kalamazoo 93.36
Orlando Bassett, Kalamazoo 53.19
Star Paper Co., Kalamazoo 22.59
The Victor-Safe & Lock Co.,

Cineinmaty 62.602. 6... 72.00
J. P. Mawis: WDavton ci 5o ic... 15.97
Detroit Laundry & Machinery

6, Dero ......... 1.3... 9.80
Dewing & Son, Kalamazoo .... 2.10
King Paper Co., Kalamazoo .... 3.00
A. J. White, Kalamazoo ........ 12.65
Field Laundry Seen Co., Chicago 38.23
Graspit Mfg. Co. Chicago ...... 5.00
Kalamazoo Soap Co., Kalamazoo 138.63
Home Savings Bank, Kalamazoo 234.21

$2,622.05
Assets.
Tools, equipment and machinery $ 845.00
Debts due bankrupt on open
account 364.53
$1,209.53

The referee entered an order appoint-
ing Stephen Wattles eustodian of the
bankrupt’s assets.

Nov. 7—In the matter of Frederick W.
Hinrichs, bankrupt, of Kalamazoo, the
trustee made a report of the sale of the
bankrupt’s assets to Despries & Bridges,
of Chicago, for the sum of $12,500, which
amount is less than 50 per cent. than
the appraised value of the property and
less than 40 per cent. of the cost value.
The referee has delayed entering an or-
der confirming the sale until creditors
have been given an opportunity to be
heard.

Nov. 8—In the matter of the Michigan
Buggy Co., bankrupt, of Kalamazoo, or-
ders have been entered by the referee
for hearings on the petitions of the
Kalamazoo Spring & Axle Co., M. Straus
& Sons, Smith & Schipper, H. Scherer
& Company, C. R. Wilson Body Co. and
Glidden Varnish Co. for reclamation of
property to be held at Kalamazoo on
Nov. 19.

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Domestic Repartee.
“You're kinder to dumb — animals
than you are to me, your wife.”
“Well, you try being dumb, and see
how kind I’ll be.”

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The evil that men do not only lives
after them, but sprouts into new crops.

NEW YORK MARKET.

 

Special Features in the Grocery and
Produce Trade.
Special Correspondence.

New York, Nov. 10—The spot cof-
fee market has had a week of un-
steadiness. The demand has_ been
light and’ buvers are, apparently, not
going to buy a bag ahead of current
wants if they can help it while the
speculative markets keep sagging. In
an invoice way Rio No. 7 is quoted
at 10%c and Santos 4s at 13%@13\c.
In store and afloat there are of Bra-

zilian coffees 1,765,039 ba~- against
2,501,707 bags at the same time last
year. Milds pret+-- much unchanged,

although some shading might be done
if necessary. Good Cucuta, 134@
14c.

Although stocks of tea are running
pretty light and the position statis-
tically favors the seller, there is a
very limited demand from the interior.
Indias and Cevlons seem to be most
favored, but little life is looked for
until after the turn of the year, and
even then no tea “boom” is likely to
appear.

Granulated suears are
held at 4.35c, although two refiners
name 4.30c. Business during the
whole week has been of verv limited
pronortions. Sellers are not anxious
to make sales on present level and
buyers “stand pat.”

Receipts of rice are larger and a
full average trade is being seas
Prime to choice domestic, 554@534

Spices are steady and there is .
movement for the whole line, hut not
a particle of change is to be noted in
the range of values.

Molasses shows steady improve-
ment in demand as the season ad-
vances and new ocnods are attracting
considerable attention. Quotations re-
main as last reported—good to prime
domestic, 35@40c. Syrups are steady
and unchanged.

Canned goods day by day seem to
be attracting a little more attention.
The quotation of 70c f. 0. b. Baltimore
is generally named as about the thing”
for standard 3s tomatoes. Goods at
less are looked upon with some sus-
picion. Corn is dull and little call
exists at the moment for peas.

generally

Extra creamery butter, 32@33c;
firsts, 2714@30c: held stock, 29@31;
factory, 2214@23c; imitation cream-

erv, 24(M25e.

Western white eggs run from 38@
50c. The latter is, perhaps, a fieure
too high to call well- established, but
“eoos is and almost any kind
sell at glowing figures. Perhaps 35c
for the average fair stock would not
be far out of the way.

Cheese is firm and top grades of N.
Y. State are working out at 16c, with
a tendency to a still higher quotation.

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Butter, Eggs, Poultry. Beans and Po-
tatoes, at Buffalo.

Buffalo, Nov. 12—Creamery butter,
fresh, 26@32c; dairy, 25@27c; poor to
good, all kinds, 20@24c.

Cheese — New fancy
choice 15c; poor to common,

Eggs—Choice, fresh candled, 38@
40c; cold storage, 27@28c.

Poultry (live)—Turkeys, 20@22c;
cox, 10@11c; fowls, 12@15c; springs,
12@15c; ducks, 15@16c.

Beans— Marrow, $3.60; medium,
$2.30; pea, $2.25; white kidney, $3.50
@3.75. Red kidney new, $2.50@2.75.

Potatoes—80@85c per bu.

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The Very Idea.

Two suburban mothers met on the
train one day, and the topic of their
conversation was their daughters.

“How did your daughter pass her
examination for a position as teach-
er?” asked one.

“Pass!” was the answer. “She
didn’t pass at all. Maybe you wouldn’t
believe it, but they asked that girl
about things that happened long be-
fore she was born.”

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids, Nov. 10—There’s a
reason why ever member of Council
No. 131 should be present at the next
regular meeting in December. Last
Saturday noon M. C. Huegett, Sec-
retary of the Grand Rapids Associa-
tion of Commerce invited the mem-
bers of the Boosters’ Committee to
luncheon, after which matters vitally
interesting to the city of Grand Rap-
ids and the traveling men were dis-
cussed. The object of the discussion
was to formulate plans and devise
ways whereby the traveling salesmen
of the city micht co-operate with the
Grand Rapids Association of Com-
merce in boosting. Grand Rapids and
her products. It is a fact well known
to us all that there are manufactured
in this city hundreds of articles about
which most of us know little or noth-
ing. For imstance, it leaked out at
the meeting that 95 per cent. of all
the sash pulleys sold in the State are
made right here in our city and yet
how many of us knew it? And how
many of us would be proud to boast
of this to those with whom we come
in contact if we only knew it! It is
one of the objects of this co-operative
plan to make these facts known and,
so far as possible, to advertise the
city of Grand Rapids. To this end it
was deemed advisable to recommend
the institution of two organizations,
one being a traveling men’s auxiliary
to the Grand Rapids Association of
Commerce, the other a “Made in
Grand Rapids’ Association. |
course, both of these are yet in an
embryonic state and must first meet
with the anoroval of the Grand Rap-
ids U. C. T. and the Grand Rapids
Association of Commerce before they
can become effective. E. J. McMillan,
of the U. C. T., was chosen chairman
and he was instructed to appoint two
committees, the personnel of which
is equallv divided between the U.-C.
T. and the Association of Commerce
and whose duty it shall be to work
out further plans and report on Nov.
29 at a,meeting similar to the one
held Saturdav. This, it is thought,
will put matters in systematic form,
so they may be intelligently placed
before the U. C. T. Council at their
December meeting and before the As-
sociation of Commerce at their next
regular meeting for adoption or re-
jection. The members of these com-
mittees are as follows: Made in
Grand Rapids Association: Clark E.
Schurman, Lee H. Bierce, John S.
Noel, W. S. Lawton, H. W. Harwood
and E. J. McMillan. Traveling Men’s
Auxiliary: O. W. Stark, H. R. Brad-
field. John D. Martin, Howard F. Bax-
ter, M. C. Huggett and S. L. Vaughan.
John S. Noel, M. C. Huevett. E. J.
McMillan, Arthur J. Borden, H. W.
Harwood and others participated in
the discussion and from every angle
the meeting was a most satisfactory
one to both parties represented anl
we believe, if its resolutions are
adopted by the two organizations rep-
resented, they will be of incalcuable
value to our thriving city.

Perry Hanifin, chairman of Ladies’
Entertainment Committee, wishes to
meet the members of the committee
Saturday afternoon at 1:30 at Hotel
Cody.

At last Paw Paw can boast of a
real live up-to-the-minute hotel man.
A. W. Reicord has purchased the old
Clifton House and is showing the citi-
zens of that little town, as well as a
long sufferine traveling clientele, what
a good hotel looks like. He has
scrubbed up and re-arranged the he-
tel, equinned it with sanitary furni-
ture and individual towels and has had
for his chief aim the making of a
first-class hotel in every detail. When
you drop off a Paw Paw, boys, jus*
get into the Clifton bus and try out
the new landlord. You will find
everything O. K.

In last week’s Tradesman we men-
tioned the fact that Bro. Bosman, a
member of the Executive Committee,
was absent from the last Council meet-
ing. We wish to state, parenthetical-
ly, that this is the first meeting Bill

has missed in three years—a pretty
good record and so we excuse him.

The Executive Committee met Sat-
urday and passed favorably upon the
claim of S. S. Lubetsky, who about
seven weeks ago, had the misfortune
to dislocate his shoulder blade. This
prompt action on the part of the
Committee is one of the many feat-
ures that commends the order of U.
C. T. to anyone desiring safe and
efficient accident insurance at a nom-
inal cost.

If you see Chas. S. Perkins passing
out good cigars and wearing a broad
smile, don’t think it is because he has
landed a big order or fallen heir to a
milton, but as a matter of fact,
Charley has decided to trot hereafter
in double harness and, in accordance
with this decision, was united in mar-
riage last Saturday with Miss Bertha
Loetscher, of Muskegon. Mr. and
Mrs. Perkins will take a short honey-
moon trip to Kentucky, after which
they will make their home on Hautton
avenue, Grand Rapids, where he has
purchased, a new home. Charley's
host of friends unite in wishing them
a long life of connubial bliss and pros-
perity.

There will be a special meeting of
the Boosters’ Committee next Satur-
day afternoon at 1:30 at the Asso-
ciation of Commerce building.

W. S. Cain spent Sunday in Louis-
ville, Ky., where he has gone on busi-
ness.

Come to think of it, it would take
more than an order or a million dol-
lars to create a smile like that.

The captains of the two teams se
lected to solicit membership wish to
announce that the team members are
not reporting at a very livelw rate as
vet “ot a move on vou, bovs, and
increase tne membership to the long
coveted 500.

Et. MeMillan and H. W. Har
wood, --*''+ in Jackson last week, at-
tended an evening performance of the
Marine band in the afternoon (?).

R. J. Fllwanger visited the National
Dairv Show -+ Chicago recently.

It is a fact too well known among
traveliny salesmen to be mentioned
here that the facilities for handling
the public at the union depot at Jack-
son are not only inadequate but a
huge joke. About a dozen trains are
scheduled to leave at the same hour
on the various roads and only one
train can be loaded at a time or, at
least, that is all they allow to be
loaded. Now the welcome news comes
to us that the M. C. R. Ris to build
a grade crossing and union depot
about a half mile east of the city and
furnish an up-to-date depot for the
traveling public.

It is with a feeling of sadness that
we chronicle the death of John Hart-
nett, brother of Mrs. Fred Beardslev,
who died last week. The funeral was
held Monday from St. Andrew’s
church.

There will be a meeting of the com-
mittee of the Grand Rapids Mutual
3enefit Association at the Association
of Commerce rooms next Saturday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.

The traveling public will be = sur-
prised to learn that Veteran ‘Dick,’
legally known as Richard J. Murray,
chief clerk of the Benton Hotel Ben-
ton Hlarbor, much to the surprise of
evervbody concerned decided to be-
come more interested in the manage-
ment of the hotel, therefore he mar-
ried the landlord’s daughter, Miss
Agnes Richardson, and the parents
of the bride seem perfectly satisfied.
Dick is a good old scout and we'll
all love him just the same.

At Tustin last week, two gentle-
men bearing the nomenclature of W.
H. Ineersoll and R. C. Rockwell re-
turned to their hotels after a long
drive, too late to get their suppers.
The cook was gone and so these two
worthies proceeded to fill up on bread
and milk.

It is said that up at Kalkaska there
is an enterprising firm in the men’s
furnishing goods business which has
no other name on its business cards
but “The Irishman and the Jew.” This

name appears on its stationery, neck-
wear, suit boxes, ete.

Again we wish to call the attention
of all those who have signified their
desire to become charter members of
the Bagmen of Bagdad that the re-
mittance should be made as soon as
possible to John D. Martin, who will
accept money orders, personal checks
and silver certificates at any time. A
number responded to our last call, but
we must have more to make it a go.
Get busy, boys, and send in your fee,
so the installation can be pulled off as
soon as possible after the new year.
Milwaukee and other cities now hav-
ing a guild have signified their inten-
tion to be represented at our institu-
tion exercises.

The second of the U. C. T. series
dancing parties will be held in U. C.
T. Council chambers, Herald hall, Sat-
urday evening, Nov. 15, at 9 o’clock.
Tuller’s five piece orchestra will be in
attendance and a rousing party it will
be. Don’t miss it. Come out and for
an evening drive dull care away.

We think it would be a good idea
for the U. C. T. Council to provide
itself with a visitor’s book.

Just when we thought we had that
page last week, they set us up in
small type.

So what's the use?
ry.

Have you heard about Assessment
No. 119? Well, it is due and payable
as usual.

We will not mention John Schu-
macher’s telephone this week, but re-
serve it for some week when we have
nothing else to mention.

Don’t forget the dance

At Herald hall. Saturday evening
at 9 o'clock. Allen F. Rockwell.

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Some Michigan

Doing.
Written for the Tradesman.

We should wor-

What Cities are

Machinery is being installed in the
new factory of the American Cash
Register Co., at Saginaw.

Nearly $30,000 of the Manistee in-
terurban fund has been
deposited in the banks of Muskegon.

promotion

The Ottawa Leather Co. will build
a handsome office building at Grand
Haven.

A digest of the doings of the Mus-
kegon Chamber of Commerce during
the

past ten months shows accomp-
lishments that are indeed praise-
worthy.

The life underwriters of Lansing
have formed an association.

Detroit is getting enough of the
near-stop ordinance governing street
cars and Port Huron people are also
tired of it, for the same reasons that
have influenced Grand and
other cities to go back to the far side
stops.

Rapids

A foundry concern of Chicago is
being brought to Benton Harbor and
re-organized as the Benton Iron and
Brass Foundries Co.

Leading men of Osceola county met
at Hersey and formed a County Board
of Trade with Hi. R. Niergarth, of
City, as President and Dr. W.
B. Wells, of Evart, as Secretary. It
is the plan to unite in setting forth
the advantages of Osceola county, to
work for better shipping facilities,
good roads and other improvements.

A State bank building is being erect-
ed at Frankenmuth. Saginaw men are
largely interested in the institution.

The Muskegon County Historical
Society has been formed at Muskegon,
with over 100 members.

Niles voted a bond issue of $25,000
ostensibly for parks, but really for
new factories, and two concerns have

Reed

3
been landed, a shoe factory and an
auto tractor company. The latter
concern is now located at DeKalb,

Hil.

Battle Creek laid 12.7 miles of side-
walk this season and the average cost
of same was 7.8 cents a square foot.

Benton Harbor has been presented
with a handsome
in memory of

granite monument
General L. M. Ward
The memorial will be
given a place in one of the city’s
parks.

The City Council of Muskegon turn-
ed down the proposition to hire a
visiting nurse for social welfare work.

The season for collecting ashes has
opened in and the decora-
tive (7?) boxes and baskets will now line
the curbs until spring. Saginaw will

by his widow.

Saginaw

adopt a better system some day.
Pontiac is preparing to do a lot
of paving in 1914 and electric
light and telephone companies have
been notified to lay all necessary con-

gas,

nections and conduits at once in
streets which are to be improved.
Dr. Gibson, newly chosen Presi-

the Adrian Commerce Club,
will place the emphasis on good roads
and a committee of live men has been
named.

dent of

Menominee has installed over thirty
ornamental cluster lights and others
will be added.
in Menominee.

The posts were made

Flint
with
The largest class
formed is in mechanical drawing.
The Flint Board of Commerce ad-
vises that municipal baths be estab-
lished in the old waterworks pumping
The Board of Education has
plans for opening public bath houses
in connection with six of the public

schools.

night enrollment in

was

Mirst
schools 117, as compared

Sixty 2 year aro.

station.

Cassopolis is growing tired of her
cess pools and is considering plans for
sewers.
cared for over 7,000
teachers during the recent State con-
vention, and cared for them well, an
accomplishment of which the Univer-
sity city may well be proud.

Munising has voted to bond for $23,-
000 for pure water. Work on the plant
will begin in the spring.

The Overland Walking Club, at Bat-
tle Creek, is

Ann Arbor

growing in numbers.

There are bands of enthusiastic hik-

ers also at Jackson, Lansing, Detroit

Ind., with similar clubs
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springing up in other places. Edward

Buckley, of Battle Creek, has a rec-

and Kokomo

ord of 20,000 miles in pleasure jaunts
in the past twelve years.

A Board of Trade has been forme:
at Stanton, with the following officers:
President, Earl B. Swift; Vice-Presi-
dent, W. H. Lamphierd; Secretary,
Clyde Smith; Treasurer, Wm. 5S.
French; directors, M. W. Stevenson,
B. L. Finch and E. S. Stebbins.

A Chicago concern offers to estab-
lish a powdered milk plant at Muske-
gan, provided sufficient patronage is
assured by dairy interests of that ter-
ritory.

The Michigan State Grange will
hold its annual meeting in Flint Dec.
8 to If. Almond Griffin.

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

November 12, 1913

 

 

 

 

 

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Movements of Merchancs.

Detroit—Morris R. Tousey recently
began the commission lumber business.

Durand—Earl Kenyon has engaged in
the meat business on East Main street.

Allegan—Mrs. J. E. McIntyre suc-
ceeds Matie McKinnon in the millinery
business.

Three Rivers—Stephen O. Black suc-
ceeds Edward Ott in the cigar and to-
bacco business.

Three Rivers—The Glady Major Co.
has been succeeded by the Three Riv-
ers Furniture Co.

Albion—W. G. Wallace has sold his
grocery stock to E. J. Otis, who has al-
ready taken possession.

Clarkston—The Clarkston State Bani:

has been organized with an authorized ©

capital stock of $20,000.

Wolverine—Fire destroyed the B. F.
Butler store building and stock of gen-
eral merchandise Nov. 8.

Traverse City—Shirley
ceeds Tony Viscochil in the meat busi-
ness at 872 East Eighth street.

Rothbury—A. A. Longnecker is erect-
ing a store building which he will oc-
cupy with his grocery stock about Dec.
15.

Leroy—Godfrey S.
thirty-one years proprietor of a general
store here, is closing out his stock at
auction.

Hines — suc-

Gundrum, for

                 

has sold hb

drug stock to Oscar A. Marfileus, re-

cently of Standish, who will continue
the business.
Gaylord—Julius Kramer, merchant

tailor, has added to his stock, lines of
ready-to-wear clothing and men’s fur-
nishing goods.

Rothbury—W. R. Dennis
a new store building which he will oc-
cupy with his stock of hardware and
agricultural implements.

is erecting

Hartwick—Freeman Mapes,
of the J. L. Newberry general store,
was married to Miss Ruth Shadley at
her home at Avondale Oct. 30.

Hastings—J. S. Crue, who has taken
a position as manager of the Hastings
Sporting Goods Co., has moved his fam-
ily to this city from Tekamah, Neb.

Benton Harbor—Roscoe Dalrymple
has purchased the Van Meter grocery
and meat stock and will continue the
business at the some location on West
Main street.

manager

Owosso—The Young-Randolph Seed
Co. has engaged in business with ar
authorized capital stock of $10,000, of
which $5,000 has been subscribed
paid in in cash.

Ithaca—Charles Barrone, formerly
engaged in the meat business at Clio,
has purchased the Cornwell & Cornwell
meat stock and will continue the busi-
ness at the same location.

and

Macon—Bradley F. Scudder, who has
conducted a general store here for the
past thirty years, has sold his stock to
E. M. Dewey, recently of Adrian, who
will continue the business.

Greenville—Chris Hansen has sold a
half interest in his agricultural imple-
ment stock to Plynn Lyman and the
business will be continued under the
style of Hansen & Lyman.

Jackson—B. C. Hoffnagle, dealer in
men’s furnishing goods at 1003 Fast
Main street, has sold his stock to Frank
Van Voorhis, who will continue the
business at the same location.

Zeeland—The Klassen Clothing Co.,
of Holland, which conducts a chain ot
stores in Michigan and Wisconsin, has
opened a similar store here under the
management of Peter Klassen.

Muskegon—The R. & O. Chemical
Co. has engaged in business with an
authorized capital stock of $10,000, «
which $6,000 has been subscribed, $390
paid in in cash and $3,000 in property.

Gaylord— Valentine Walcezah, who
has conducted a dry goods, clothing and
shoe store here for the past fourteen
years, has removed his stock to Rock-
ford, Ill., where he will continue the
business.

Mancelona—R. E. Mathews and C-.
J. Clemens have formed a copartnership
and purchased the produce and feed
stock of Amos S. Pitkins and will con-
tinue the business under the style oi
Mathews & Clemens.

Durand—B. C. Lemunyon, recently of
Owosso, has purchased the interest of
C. T. Holmes in the C. T. Holmes &
Co. dry goods stock and the business
will be continued under the style of
B. C. Lemunyon & Co.

Garnet—The D. N. McLeod Lumber
Co. has established its main office here
and all mail should be addressed to
Garnet. The company recently acquired
the Hudson Lumber Co.’s plant and
holdings at this place.

Detroit—The Glynn Co., dealer in
meast, has been incorporated under the
same style with an authorized capital
stock of $30,000, which has been sub-

scribed, $10,000 being paid in in cash
and $20,000 in property.
Lansing— George Hungerford has

purchased the interest of his partner, J.
P. Shafer, in the Hungerford & Shafer
grocery stock and will continue the
business at the same location at the
corner of Allegan and Logan streets.

Traverse City—-L. J. Kehoe will open
a jewelry store in the Bingham build-
ing. Mr. Kehoe comes here from Pe-
toskey, where he has been in the employ
of William Searles. Previous to this
he was with J. N. Martinek, of this
city, for two years.

Bay City—Bradley, Miller & Co.
bought a number of million feet of pine

lumber in the Georgia Bay district of
Ontario recently and it is now coming
forward. They received nearly 2,000,-
000 feet of lumber and 210,000 pieces of
lath the present week. Several other
cargoes have arrived from Ontario dur-
ing the last week consigned to Bay
City and Saginaw concerns.

Battle Creek—Roy W. H. Crabb, deal-
er in confectionery has merged his busi-
ness into a stock company under the
style of the Crabb-Beardsley Butter
Scotch Co., with an authorized capital
stock of $1,000, which has been sub-
scribed and $500 paid in in cash.

 

Iron River—J. W. Beachy, of Calu-
met, who was arrested here on com-
plaint of W. H. Marolf, on a chare

of selling merchandise without a_li-
cense, has waived examination, and de-
cided to stand trial in the Circuit Court
at the December term. Beachy was sell-
ing women’s cloaks in the store of Mrs.
L. M. Pryne at the time of his arrest
and claims that he was in her employ
and selling the goods for her.

Cheboygan.—Six or more prominent
merchants of this city are hustling for
the return of large orders of goods de-
livered to a residence on Ball street at
the request of a new resident, who paid
for the goods in checks drawn on a
distant Canadian bank in sums larger
than the bills in each case, receivin,
cash for the difference. He fairly daz-
zled people with his large orders for
furniture, groceries and the like. He
fled when an investigation was started.
The man masqueraded as “R. F. John-
son, inspector.”

Iron River—The Northern Timber
Co., which has been quietly buying up
timbered land for five years, has com-
pleted its organization and has estab-
lished two camps which will employ 150
men. One is at East Siding near Iron
River and the other at Paulding. In
Tron county the company controls land
with about 6,500,000 feet of timber, a
large portion of which will be cut and
conveyed to market this winter. Rob-
ert Lyons is President and manager of
the new company and William Mc-
Kachern Secretary-Treasurer.

Charlotte—The Supreme Court has
affirmed the causes carried up from this
Circuit by Willard H. Face, of Lansing,
and F. H. Mott, of Battle Creek, against
Hall
They
to Face for a piece of Lansing prop-
erty and a mortgage back on the stock
for $4,000. Mott bought the mortgage.
turning in some Battle Creek property
and took the stock. Face claimed th>
deal had been misrepresented to him and
asked to have the transaction set aside
and Mott joined with him. They won
in both the Circuit and Supreme courts.
Halls now get the stock, less the re-
ceiver’s fees, Mr. Mott acting as such
officer by order of the court, which ex-
pense, it is stated, will materially redt
the value of the stock at the present
time.

Bros., former Charlotte grocers.

disposed of their grocery stock

Manufacturing Matters.
Potterville—Roy Wilson has opened
a bakery here.
Detroit—The Linsell Co. recently be-
gun manufacturing woodwork.
Durand—Arthur Bailey, formerly of
Portland, has opened a bakery here.

Merrill—Fire destroyed the Jochen
bakery Nov. 3. Loss, about $2,000; in-
surance, $600.

Gaylord—The Saginaw Wood Prod-
ucts Co. has begun manufacturing cab-
inets, fixtures, etc.

Kalamazoo — The  Gerline-Meyers
Brass Foundry Co. has changed its
name to the Gerline Brass Foundry Co.

Michelson—The Michelson Lumber
Co. is filling an order for 200 carload
of cedar posts, which are being shipped
to Toledo.

Coopersville—John Nolet, formerly of
Grand Rapids, has purchased the Tals-
ma & Root bakery and grocery stock
and will continue the business.

Crystal—A. H. Aldrich and Harmon
Wilbur have formed a copartnership
under the style of Aldrich & Wilbur
and purchased the Crystal bakery.

Detroit — The Silver Leather Co.
has been organized with an authori;
capital stock of $6,000, of which $3,000
has been subscribed and paid in in cash.

Ewen—Louis Jensen, who formerly
operated a sawmill at Salling, has erect-
ed a mill here, where a company he or-
ganized bought 100,000,000 feet of tim-
ber.

Detroit—The Wolverine Fixture Co.
has engaged in business with an author-
ized capital stock of $20,000, of which
$10,000 has been subscribed and $2,250
paid in in property.

Saginaw—The Bertsch Manufactur-
ing Co. is getting logs for its Saginaw
plant by boat from the north shore of
Lake Huron and Michigan to Cheboy-
gan, and thence by rail to Saginaw.

Detroit—The American Cap Screw
Co. has been incorporated under the
same style with an authorized capital
stock of $5,000, all of which has been
subscribed and paid in in property.

Detroit—The Detroit-Nassau Tire
Co. has been incorporated under the
same style with an authorized capital
stock of $1,200, of which $600 has been
subscribed, $10 being paid in in cash and
$590 in property.

Charles— The Loud Lumber Co.,
owned and operated by H. N. Loud and
son, H. Kimball Loud, which took over
the Sterling Cedar & Lumber plant
some months ago, placed its logging
railroad in commission last week.

West Branch—The Batchelor Timber
Co., which shut down its sawmill here
last spring and is now confining its
lumber production to the Bliss & Van
Auken plant at Saginaw acquired by
purchase last spring, has continued to
operate its heading plant at West
Branch.

Detroit—David Stott, operating a
flour mill, has merged his business into
a stock company under the style of
the David Stott Flour Mills Incorpor-
ated, with an authorized capital stock
of $750,000 common and $250,000 pre-
ferred, of which $550,000 has been sub-
scribed and paid in in property.

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Grawn, Nov. 11—It gave us much
pleasure to receive the fine edition of
your paper marking its thirtieth an-
niversary. We have been taking the
Michigan Tradesman _ for twenty-
eight years. first as Crandall Bros.,
then as D. E. Crandall and now as D.

Crandall & Son. We enjoy it each

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Review of the Grand Rapids Produce
Market.

Apples — Wealthys, Wolf Rivers.
Greenings, Baldwins, Snows and Wag-
ners command $3.25; Spys, $3.50@
3.00.

Butter—Receipts of fresh continue

fairly liberal, and the market is
steady on the same basis as_ last
week. The consumptive demand is

absorbing the receipts, the average
Stor-
age butter is very slow and _ stocks
are not reducing as rapidly as last
year at this time. Fancy creamery
commands 32%

quality of which is only fair.

4c in tubs and 33%c in
Local dealers pay 26c for
No. 1 dairy and 19c for packini stock.
Cabbage—75c per bu.
Carrots—65c per bu.
Cauliflower—$1.25 per doz.
Celery—$1.25 per box containing 3
to 4 bunches.
Cocoanuts—$4
ing 100.
Cranberries—$8 for late
$8.75 for late Howes.
Cucumbers—$1.50 per doz.
Eggs—Receipts of new laid are very
light. There is a fairly good consumptive
demand at 1@2c per dozen advance. The
average quality of the receipts is only
fair and unless receipts of fresh eggs
increase prices are apt to go higher.
Storage eggs are also in good demand
at Jc advance. The consumptive de-
mand is active. Local dealers pay
28@29c. for strictly fresh.
Egg Plant—$1.50 per doz.
Grape Fruit—$5 for all sizes.
Grapes—Malaga, $5.50 per keg; Cal-
ifornia Tokay, $1.85 per 20 Ib. crate:
Emperor $2 per 20 Ib. crate.
Green Onions—20c per dozen.
Honey—18e per lb. for white clov-
er, and 16c for dark.
Lemons—Verdellis, $5.50 per box.
Lettuce—Eastern head, $2.50 per
bu.; hot house leaf, 12c per Ib.
Onions—The market is strong on
the basis of $1.10 for red and yellow
and $1.25 for white; Spanish, $1.40
per crate; pickling, $1.35 per box.
Oranges—$3.25@3.50 for Floridas;
$5.50 for Valencias.
Peppers—Green, $2 per bu.

cartons.

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Potatoes—70c per bu. for home
grown. Country buyers are paying
around 55@60c.

Pop Corn—$1.75 per bu. for ear;
5c per Ib. for shelled.

Radishes—25c per dozen.

Spinach—90c per bu.

Sweet Potatoes—Virginias com-
mand 75c per bu. and $1.75 per bbl.
Jerseys command $3 per bbl.

Tomatoes—$2.50 per 6 basket crate
of California.

Veal—Buyers pay 6@12%c, accord-
ing to quality.

 

Poultry—Local dealers pay 9c for
springs and’ fowls; 5c for old roost-
ers; 8c for geese; 10c for ducks; 15¢
for No. 1 turkeys and 13c
toms. These prices are

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Cassion Construction to Secure Foun-
dation.

The builders of the Pantlind Hotel
are having their trouble in securing
the solid foundation required for an
eleven-story building. The prelimi-
nary explorations showed rock com-
paratively near the surface, but when
the excavations were started it was
found that the first rock was merely
a thin layer, with muck beneath it
and the soil resistance tests that were
made revealed the necessity of re-
sorting to the cassion construction
to secure the foundation. The cas-
sions are now being sunk, and these
have to go down forty-five to fifty-
five feet before reaching the rock. It
will require about fifty of these cas-
sions to furnish the foundation for
the north half of the building now un-
der construction and it will be well
into December before these can be
completed. This is a new foundatioa
construction in Grand Rapids,  al-
though it is common in Chicago. The
method is to sink a well about eight
feet in diameter at the top and encase
it in oaken staves. The staves are
about ten feet in length and when one
set has has been sunk to that depth
a second set is pushed down within
the first, sinking with the excavation,
and then a third until the bottom is
reached. It is just old fashioned well
digging on a large scale, with the
excavated matter hauled out by an
endless cable operated from an en-
gine on Lyon street. As soon as one
of these wells strikes rock the hole is
filled with cement, and then the work
is shifted to another well. The steel
construction will rest on these pillars
of cement filling the wells and extend-
ing down to the rock. The Pantlind
Hotel site originally was a part of the
bottom lands bordering the river, and
the formation is peculiar and wonder-
fully variable. One well may show a
thin ledge of rock near the surface
with muck and then clay and, perhaps,
a layer of gypsum with sand beneath
it before the rock is reached and the
next be almost solid clay clear to the
bottom. One well may fairly gush
with spring water and the next one,
scarcely ten feet away, be almost
dry. The original level of the ground
is about fourteen feet below the pres-
ent level of Monroe avenue.

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Some people seem to think the
command to “be courteous” means be
“cur-teous,” Look out for this in dog
days.

for old
liveweight.

The Grocery Market.
Sugar—kRefined grades are strong on
the basis of 4.35c for granulated f. o. b.
New York. The prospects for the next
crop in Cuba are good, as timely rains
checked the drouth, which threatened to
cause damage. Louisiana, as well as
Cuba, has been inclined to push the
marketing of its sugar, for the crop
may reach 300,000 tons, which compares
with 160,000 tons last year, when the
floods cut the yields in half. They are
offered at the spot equivalent, though
the supply for November arrival is
limited. The refined situation is none
too satisfactory though better than ex-
pected. Distributers are
needs and withdrawals are light.

 

buying for
Melt-
ings are being reduced steadily, one re-
finery having closed down, with others
likely to many weeks.
The small margin for granulated of 67
points hardly encourages active opera-
tions, but with the beet movement ac-
tive, it is difficult to secure much higher
prices. It may be interesting to note
that a year ago refined sugar was 59
points and raws 50 points higher.

Tea—The principal activity in teas is
in Japan and Formosa growths. There
seems to be very little life in other
markets, notwithstanding the fact that
prices are steady and firm, with stocks
very light. The lower grade Ceylons
and Indias are being offered at advanced
prices, while higher grades remain sta-
tionary. General lines are unchanged.

Coffee—Rio and Santos grades are
weaker and a trifle lower. The demand
is fair, but buyers are not confident of
the market, and are buying only what
they have to have. Milds show no
change for the week. The market is
still very steady. The demand is fair.
Mocha is still scarce and firm.
unchanged and quiet.

Canned Fruits—Apples are 25c per
dozen cheaper than a week ago, although
all holders are not willing to sell for
that. California canned goods are un-
changed and quiet. Small
canned goods show no change.

Canned Vegetables—Tomatoes are a
trifle stronger than a week ago. The
fact that some of the weak packers
have sold enough to get what money
they wanted, and at the moment are
offering no more, is the cause of the
slight hardening. The demand for to-
matoes is very poor. The pack bids
fair to be large, but the figures will
probably not be given out much befor:
December 1st. Corn and peas are pre-
cisely where they were a week ago.

follow before

Java is

Eastern

Canned Fish—Domestic sardines are
scarce and firm on former high basis.
Imported sardines are very scarce and
very high. Salmon is unchanged and
for the week, but red Alaska is grow-
ing firmer and some packers of special
brands have advanced for the second
time during the past week, the second
advance being 5c.

Dried Fruits—Raisins are exceedingly
sick. Independent holders, who hold,
according to general understanding, not
over 10 per cent. of the supply, are
offering “4c under the combination, but
are still not selling much. The com-
bination, with a reputed 90 per cent. of
the supply, is firmly holding on a basis
of 7%4c for fancy seeded in a large
way, but its business is absolutely flat,
and unless it has very powerful back-

ing, a crisis may soon be reached. Citron
is scarce and firm, but without further
advance for the week. Prunes have
weakened further during the week, in-
cluding small and medium sizes as well

as large. Prices have been too high
and because of that foreign markets
have not taken what they were sup-

posed to. Peaches and = apricots are
steady and unchanged in price.

igs and Dates—New shipments of
figs and dates have been arriving. The
goods are of excellent quality, and
prices are steady.

Cheese — The market is

There has not been a recovery

steady.
since

the prices sagged a few weeks ago.
Syrups and Molasses—Corn syrup

Sugar syrup is dull at

New crop molasses has

is unchanged.
ruling prices.
started to come forward during the
week, at prices several cents below last

year. The demand has been slow so

far.
Salt Fish—Norway mackerel are still
scarce and high,

very few offerings

trom the other side. Irish mackerel
can be bought, but the trade are ap-
parently not interested. Cod, hake and
haddock unchanged, scarce and _ firm.
Provisions—Smoked meats are un-
changed. Pure lard is firm and = un-
changed, with
demand.

increased consumptive
Compound lard is also firm
at '4c up. The consumptive demand
shows improvement. Barreled pork and
canned meats are steady with a season-
able demand. Dried beef is a little more
plentiful, and about 2c cheaper. Prices
are so high that the slightest increase
in the supply causes instant decline in
price.
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“Highly Interesting.”

The Michigan Tradesman, published
in Grand Rapids, celebrated its thirtieth
anniversary last week by issuing a
highly interesting special edition of 120
During these thirty years this
valuable trade journal has been man-
aged and edited by its founder, E. A.
Stowe. S. D. Thompson, of this vil-
lage, is one of twenty-eight of the pres-
ent subscribers who have taken the
Michigan Tradesman continuously from
the first number.—Newaygo Republican.

pages.

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Thomas Friant, Vice President of the
White & Friant Lumber Co., has been
elected a director of the Grand Rapids
National City Bank and City Trust &
Savings Bank. This fills the vacancy
caused by the death of Lester J.
Rindge. Mr. Friant is a gentleman of
large means—one of the very wealthy
men of Michigan—and his _ business
acumen and financial judgment are in
keeping with his possessions.

~~

S. H. Ketcham, formerly foreman for
the Grand Rapids Lumber Company,
has bought a tract of land at East
Leonard street and the Grand Trunk
Railroad, and will operate a wholesale
lumber business of his own. After
clearing away the buildings now occu-
pying the property he will establish of-
fices and a yard there. The considera-
tion involved in the deal was between
$5,000 and $6,000.

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A good cure for conceit is to think
of the best thing and the worst thins
you have ever done. Put them side
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

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November 12, 1913

 

 

This has been a fairly good year
for the Grand Rapids banks in spite
of the business depression that has
been felt everywhere. The loans and
discounts barely held their own during
the middle months of the year, but
the year, as shown by the recently
published banks statements, presents
the largest total in local annals, and
a half million more than a year ago.
There is no question but that they
would have reached a very much
higher level but for the policies of
conservatism which the banks have
been compelled to enforce. In the
matter of deposits there has been some
falling of, but this has been due to

the diversion of savings and certificate.

deposits to more renumerative _ in-
vestments than the banks allow,
The activity in home buying and build-
ing has also had its effects. There
has been as strong an up-state demand
for money as in the city and this has
held down the due to bank deposits.
From the viewpoint of the banks
themselves the showing is on the
right side. The last statement in
1912 was of Nov. 26, while the last
statement this year is of Oct. 21.
Comparisons between them can not
be made as of a full year, but the
period covered only eleven months.
The eleven months showing makes
an increase of $166,920.22 in surplus
and undivided profits, or at the rate
of $182,000 for the year, or approx-
imately 6 per cent. on the city’s ban!--
ing capital. This is the showing on
the face of the returns and does not
take into consideration facts which
if they could be expressed in figures,
would show an increase of something
like 7 per cent. Om the face of the
returns the Peoples Savings Bank has
had a shrinkage of $11,971.56 in its
surplus and profits. The Peoples has
$85,000 invested in its banking house
and furnishings and_ carried this
amount in its statements. The State
banking law forbids a bank having
more than half its capital invested in
banking house and the Peoples has
been meeting the law’s requirements
by writing off the excess of $35,000.
Instead of showing a shrinkage, the
bank is $10,000 or $15,000 better off in
real assets than it was a year ago.
How the different banks have fared
in the eleven months period, on the
face of the returns, will be seen by
the following:

Gain Per cent.
gain

Old National $47,923.41 6.
G. RK. Nat. City 12,732.38 1.27
Fourth National 21,106.82 7.00
G. R. Savings 16,239.77 6.80
Kent State 46,401.19 9.30
Peoples *11,971.56

Commercial 19,681.50 9.8
City T. & Savings 11,460.61 5.30
S. Grand Rapids 3,347.10 13.40
Total 166,920.22 5.
*Decrease.

This showing, as stated, is for the
eleven months period and accepting
the Peoples statement as it appears
This showing compares with a gain
of $325,008.10 made by the banks in
the year preceding. The greater gain
the previous year, however, was some-
what fictitious, because of the Grand
Rapids Savings paid in surplus of $50,-
000 incident to its increase in capital-
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Besides adding very materially to
surplus and profits the banks have
been more liberal this year than last
in the matter of dividend disburse-
ments, the total disbursements being
about 10 per cent. on the capitaliza-
tion. The Peoples, Fourth National,
Kent State and South Grand Rapids
have paid 12 per cent. or will do so
before the year closes. The Grand
Rapids National City and Grand Rap-
ids Savings have paid 10 per cent.,
the Old National 8 per cent. and tax-
es, which makes it equivalent to 11
per cent, the Commercial 8 per cent.
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The Michigan Trust Company has
also done very well. Its surplus and
undivided profits show a gain for the
eleven months period of $53,524.46 or
26.7 per cent. This compares with
$103,172.42 the previous year, but out
of the earnings have been paid the
heavy expense incident to the remod-
eling and refurnishing of its offices.
What this expense may have been is
not shown in the statement, but it
has all been charged off, which means
that the company made as much and
perhaps more money this year than
the year before.

 

Joseph A. Carroll, Assistant Treas-
urer of the Grand Rapids Trust Com-
pany, has been tendered the appoint-
ment as Bank Examiner by Bank
Commisioner Doyle and has taken
the matter under advisement. Mr.
Carroll began his banking career as
messenger in the Isabella County
State Bank, at Mount Pleasant, later
was Assistant Cashier in the Farm-
ers and Merchants Bank at Lakeview,
and three years ago came here to ac-
cept a position in the Michigan Trust
Company. He has been with the
Grand Rapids Trust Company since
its organization.

 

In local securities the local raid
on Commonwealth Power, Railway and
Light common stock has continued
the past week, with a resultant further
recession in the quotations to around
50. This attack on Commonwealth is
purely a Grand Rapids affair, and has
its origin in the disappointment and
dissatisfaction of a small group of
local capitalists. The true inwardness
of the matter will come out in time
and some of those who have been
most active in the raid may have their
embarrassments in explaining their
line of action. Three months ago they
were boosters of Commonwealth and
advising everybody to buy; now they
are doing all they can to scare people
into selling. This may “go” in New
York and Chicago, but Grand Rapids
is not yet a large enough town to
permit of such sudden changes with-
out questions being asked.

 

Following the annual meeting of
the Citizens Telephone Co. the
Tradesman commented on the unsat-
isfactory nature of the company’s an-
nual report as failing to show in full
enough detail what the company was
really doing, with comparisons against
the previous year. The Evening Press
has adopted the Tradesman’s sugges-
tion that the company issue a month-
ly or at least a quarterly statement,
with comparisons of gross earnings.
net and surplus, such as the other
utility corporations make, and also
the railroads and many of the indus-
trials. The action of the Press is en-
tirely proper, but, to be consistent,
the Press should set a good example
by publishing at regular intervals a

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

statement of the dividend disburse-
ments it makes to its Detroit owners
once a week or once a month, as the
case may be. This would be interest-
ing reading for the patrons of that
publication, showing, as it would, that
about a hundréd thousand dollars of
Grand Rapids money is being diverted
to Detroit each year to maintain a
castle in Oakland county which is
conducted with medieval magnificence.

 

The Citizens Telephone Co. has ap-
proximately $4,000,000 stock outstand-
ing and it is widely scattered in many
small holdings. The stock is subject
to attacks, just as are other stocks
and securities, and the lack of earning
statements at frequent intervals make
these attacks peculiarly effective, as
no figures are produced to refute them
or to reassure those who have their
money invested. The company will
show larger gross earnings and better
net earnings than at any former time
in its history, and there is no reason
why the statements should not be
given out. The tendency of modern
times is toward the policy of publicity,
and this policy should seem especially
desirable with the Citizens, because
of the large and popular holding of

the stock.
—_—_—_e2>__

Some Mover.

Mrs, Howland was of a very quiet,
reposeful disposition, while her hus-
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“Henry,” she said complainingly,
one afternoon, “I wish you would not
be so nervous and forever on the
move. Will you never take a rest!”

“T never expect to be able to rest
till I get in my grave,’' he replied,
“and then it will be just my luck
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To approach the day’s task with
confidence; to perform it with pleas-
ure, and to be made happy by its
completion; to attempt only the work
I will do well; to limit the number of
my customers, so as to make the
filling of their orders a work of pleas-
ure to me and an incentive to future
trade for them; catering to none, when
that shall mean humility; remembering
at all times that commercial equity
means the exchange of one hundred
tents’ worth of skill and material for
a dollar; proud of every effort, but
letting my work be its own messen-
ger of quality; thus am I to appreciate
the glory of working and the knowl-
edge that I, too, am of some use.

 

Only the professional scavengers
who live from the waste and wreck-
age of the bankruptcy courts take a
real delight in financial failures. These
are the vultures of the commercial
world who spot their tottering vic-
tims before they fall; who hover over
the deserts of business disaster and
glut themselves upon the carcasses
of the unfortunate.—Crissy.

 

 

WILL BEEF BE CHEAPER?

Heavy importations of beef from Ar-
gentina are expected to take place soon
and much interest exists in beef-trade
circles as to the effect they may have
on supply and prices. The result, for
one thing, should demonstrate clearly
how much basis there may be for the
defensive statement often made by the
big Chicago packers, that the recent
high prices have been due solely to the
law of supply and demand. These big
packers are themselves now bringing
in large quantities of Argentine beef.
These importations have not been un-
dertaken as a mere experiment. A con-
tinuous supply may now be looked for
from South America, some of it being
brought in by the Chicago men and
other quantities by packers not so well
known. Dr. Melvin, Chief of the
Bureau of Animal Industry in Washing-
ton, returned recently from a tour of
South America, where he inspected beef
cattle. He found them for the most
part high grade. Argentine beef now
sells in England for from 8 to 9 cents
a pound wholesale. England for many
years has been importing cattle from
Argentina, which to-day produces some
of the finest in the world.

Meanwhile, reports have reached Lon-

don of “a vast undertaking, whereby
Rhodesia will become a new beef-pro-
ducing region.” Plans have been made
tor turning “millions of acres of excel-
lent grazing land into vast ranches.”
Beef could be sent from South Africa
to England by way of Cairo and the
Mediterranean seven days quicker than
from Argentina. The proposed South
African ranches will be conducted after
plans successfully employed in our own
Western states. <A
from Texas, named
has been secured.

ranch manager
Richard Walsh,
The company having
this enterprise under way is a South
African one, but it is understood in
London that Chicago packers intend to
buy up South African lands for use
as beef ranches.

James M. Pickens, of the Department
of Agriculture at Washington, in a sur-
vey of the beef situation, recently said
the per capita consumption of meat in
this country has fallen off ten pounds
in four years—that is, from 162 pounds
in 1909 to 152 in 1913. As to importa-
tions, Mr. Pickens believes “too much
reliance should not be placed upon this
sourse of supply.” He thinks England
could take all the foreign beef that
may be available for export. In any
cause, we shall have to bid against Eng-
land and other foreign purchasers, and
“this competition will tend to keep up
prices.”

Other men connected with the De-
partment of Agriculture recently dis-
cussed the present organized movement
in the Middle West for larger produc-
tion per acre. Should this movement
lead to increased yields, the raising of
beef cattle on grain farms “will come
as a profitable side line,” using up ex-
cess of grain that would otherwise be
classed as overproduction. In the North-
west, the better farming movement, now
well under way, includes this idea of
raising cattle on farms, in order to use
up farm products that otherwise would
be wasted. The hope, therefore, for
lower-priced meat from our own en-
larged production lies in the all-round
scientific farm of the future.

The importations now coming from
Argentina have produced some alarm
among Southwestern cattle men. Com-
bined with the rush of cattle from Can-
ada into this country, they have resulted
in Kansas City in declines of from 50
cents to $1 per hundredweight. Farm-
ers and feeders of cattle are therefore
taking on cattle with hesitation, and it
is a question whether feeding opera-
tions previously planned may not be
abandoned.

The high price of beef continues to
be reflected in the high price of leather.
Tanners and shoemakers in New Eng-
land declare that any trade boom would
mean much higher prices in leather
goods. In the last thirteen years, the
supply of domestic hides has decreased
29 per cent., while the population has
increased 26 per cent. This means that
in 1900 there were 62 beef cattle for
every 100 persons in the United States,
whereas in 1913 there were only 37 cat-
tle for every 100 persons. In Texas,
the greatest of cattle states, herds have
declined in these thirteen years 41 per
cent.

eee

A blundering good man has a won-

derful capacity for making trouble.

SHORTER HOURS.

In Pennsylvania the merchants are
grappling with this problem in order
to conform to the new law regarding
women employes, which goes into
effect this month. It has been pro-
posed to change the hour of opening
from 8 to 8:30 a. m. Some prefer to
cut out the Saturday evening trade,
making the closing hour 6 o’clock
uniformly. The main objection to
this is that there are plenty of work-
ingmen who cannot get off during
the day, and who depend upon this
Saturday night chance to do the
family marketing; for it is not alway3
possible for a woman to attend to
this matter, especially if she lives be-
yond the limit of street car service.

As for the rest, it is, after all,
mainly a matter of habit. The wom-
an who lives next door to the grocery
never remembers that her baking
powder can is empty until her flour
for biscuit is in the mixing bowl,
while her country sister has her little
tablet and pencil on which to not2
the fact as soon as she discovers that
it is getting low. We once knew a
villager who lived just across the
street from the postoffice who had
an abundance of time for keeping tab
on every purchase which any one
made in the store—always perched
on the counter in good view—yet he
never had time to go to the post-
office for his mail until Sunday morn-
ing. This condition occurred so long
as the good natured postmaster pre-
sided, although it must be confessed
that he did grumble a little occa-
sionally. But when a new man came
who positively refused to hand out
mail on Sunday, it was surprising
how much more time that loafer had
on Saturday night to go for the mail.

The opening and closing hours do
not matter so much after your
patrons get the habit, but it is high-
ly essential that you adhere rigidly
to the rules agreed upon. To close
five minutes earlier, even once, just
because you are tired or want to go
somewhere, may be the means of dis-
appointing one of your best patrons.

 

SWEET POTATOES.

In many places the high prices of
common potatoes are a burden; yet in
some of these sweet potatoes can be
furnished at a lower price. Too many
people have not learned that there is
more nourishment in them and _ that
they can be served in many different
ways. The Southern mammy knows a
dozen ways of preparing them to one
known in the North. Hers is the mis-
sion to convert them into dishes which
the uninitiated would scarcely recognize,
yet which they would highly appreciate.

Even the left-over baked potatoes
when cold may serve as an appetizing and
nourishing bite for the child’s school
lunch; while with the addition of a
few other left-overs they become a de-
licious pudding for dinner. Why not
impress upon your patrons the fact
that they are not living up to their
opportunities in confining their method
of cooking to the single way. Get a
collecton of the best recipes printed and
scatter them broadcast.

Make some special terms for a few
days, just to get the habit of using

them more thoroughly introduced; or,
if people are already using them in
abundance, strive to offer some new at-
tractiveness. Surely they are not used
to the full extent of their possibilities;
so useful and appetizing a food cannot
be too highly praised. Select some gro-
tesque form, as of a duck, attach small
wings, with black buttons for eyes and
place the made-up bird on top of a
pyramid of your best stock. Its oddity
will attract notice and this is what you
want. Or an alligator form may be
found in your collection—anything
which may be transformed into some
striking representation. Prove the food
value in your offer and make it an en-
ticing one. Then back it up with the
best product. Do not relax; keep up;
follow up. The sweet potato is worthy
of more general use.

 

 

TIME OF THE OTHER MAN.

A parade was passing along the main
street and the clerks were all busy
watching it when a man, evidently in
haste, entered the store to make a pur-
chase. They all reluctantly turned as
he entered, and then each waited, hop-
ing that some one else would respond;
and when that some one did leave the
window it was with an air which plainly
proved that he was an intruder.

The fact that his business was of
more importance to him than the pass-
ing show should be taken as indication
that it should have first consideration.
The little things which are of some
interest should not allow the real busi-
ness of the day to be shoved aside.
If the special occasion is sufficient to
warrant closing for an hour, that is a
different matter; it can be previously
understood and patrons thus prepared.
sut if you pretend to be doing business,
you cannot afford to cease, even for a
few minutes. and thus detain those who
may grudge or illy afford the time
thus spent.

The man who interrupted the street
show thought his needs of more im-
pertance than this or he would have
joined the spectators. He may have
been anxious to catch a certain car. If
so, the hesitation, if not a damage, was
a vexation—as much of a one as his

entrance could have been to the clerks -

who were being entertained in a small
way. More, theirs was only a passing
interruption, but he would very possible
notice the slight and resolve not to in-
flict his presence upon them again. It
is the everyday manners that count.
The single slight would require a good
many extra attentions to right the bal-
ance of things in the eyes of the man
who spoiled the petty show.

 

Judge Pollock, of North Dakota,
holds that men engaged in the liquor
business are unfit for citizenship and
refuses papers to all foreigners who
sell intoxicating liquors. Judge Pol-
lock takes the view that as selling
liquor is a statutory offense in North
Dakota, the man who is engaged in
such a business is not a proper person
to become a citizen of the United
States. His attitude will be commend-
ed by very many interested in the
prohibition cause and it

may be a
strong inducement for foreigners now
selling liquor in North Dakota to seek
some other employment.

 

HPAES

Sogn

 

 

 

 

peecnaan etree

 

oa

November 12, 1913
GOOD ROADS.

What They Mean To Both City and
Country.

I hear in a great many conven-
tions and from the lecture platform
and from the pulpit and also from
the educational forum, a great deal
said about “Back to the Farm.’' There
seem to be a great many people in
this country who are alarmed at the
rapid increase of our city population
as compared with our country pop-
ulation. From 1900 to 1910 in Mich-
igan our rural population increased
3 per cent. and only 3 per cent.; our
city population. counting 5,000 people
a city, increased 39 per cent. In oth-
er words, the city population of
Michigan-—the increase was _ thirteen
times in rapidity the increase in rural
population.

It is very natural that some people
should cry “Back to the Farm,” but
I do not advocate anything of that
kind. I never have advocated that
sort of thing, although I was brought
up on the farm and enjoyed farm
life; and I think just now that I
would enjoy farm life better
than | present life. I
sometimes that way. But |
say to you—to the fathers and once
in a while a mother—that there is no
reason under heaven why a boy who
has the ambition, who has the ability
and the desire—that there
is no reason in the world why he
should be kept on the farm if he
wants to go to the city. His soul,
his mind. his ability and his aspira-
tions belong to him.

do my

feel

who has

They do not
belong to his father or his mother or
to that particular community. So |
sack to

‘

am not going to advocate
the Farm.”

And then we very often hear an-
other bit of philosophy. which 1s
pretty nearly exploded, thank God!
Until recently we supposed that all
the great men in whatever walks of
life, that the larger part of the great-
ness of this Nation came the
farm) and) that it had to have its
origin close to the soil and that the
city was a kind of cess pool—a place
where men and
where there

from

women degenerate,

isn’t any wholesome
prospect of rearing boys and_ girls.
We have found out that that is a
mistake. We are finding out that we
able to raise just as good men
and that
are able to produce just as great men
and just as splendid women in the
city as in the country.

Man is. naturally a_ gregarious
creature; he lkes the city, and the
ideal life probably will not be par-
ticularly rural nor will it belong par-
ticularly to the city. Way,
somehow, in this great country of
ours, we shall find that it is wise to
have the city and the rural districts
marry, so that we shall bring the
city and country together and make
both what they ought to be for all
the men, for all the people of our
grea tcountry, and pay tribute, as
tribute should be paid. to both city
and country.

are

just as good women. we

Some

So I am not going to

emphasize the call “Back to the
Country.” It seems to me that it
stands fo reason, under existing

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

economic and industrial conditions,
that the country can not increase in
population with the rapidity that the
cities increase and have any city or
have any rural population; so I am
enthusiastic on the matter of good
roads as one means of bringing city
and country together.

This

interest to me.

topic is Of) considerable
All my life has been
devoted, in one way and another, to
trying to do a little something in the
way of education for the boys and
girls of this State.
tieth
quently

This is my thir-
education;
relation of

year as an
the
to education is of importance to me
and of

conse-
good roads

importance to you; it is of
importance to every man, woman and
child.

il OUL

Perhaps, aside from our waste
for
that
the
on

expenditure of energies

roads, there is no other waste

with it other than
that 1s

can Compare

educational waste going

 

a man or woman will succeed in get-
ting a living without work; that is
exploded except in the minds of a few

people who don’t think at all. Edu-
cation means something more. It
does not necessarily mean the ex-

travagant advocacy of vocational edu-
cation, but | am not in favor of
spreading ourselves over so large a
territory that the boy or girl, when he
has finished his work, doesn’t know
anything well.

The great trouble with the majority
of men and women in life is that they
are superticial, they don’t know any
one thing thoroughly well, they can-
not thoroughly
well, and our public schools are not

do any one thing

entirely responsible. The people who

contribute to and have to do with
these public schools are responsible
in their unreasonable demands and
the

speak of

not necessarily heads of our

schools. | that because |

 

GOV. W. N. FERRIS.

in this State; and it is exceedingly
difficult to impress people, to get them
to realize the extent of this

We

rural population as good educational

waste
are now trying to give our
advantages as you can give the boys
and girls in the city. Up to the ninth
gerade we probably succeed very well,
and in some ways perhaps do more
for the boys and girls in the rural
schools than we can do for them in
the Personally, if |
were to have my choice in educating
my boys, for the first eight years |
would rather

city schools.

them in a first
class rural school than to have them
in the best city school in the United
States. Beyond that, our rural schools
are able to do comparatively nothing.

have

Now then we must bring about a
change. I do. not ar-
gue as to the value of education.
When I speak of education, I do not
mean that sort of training whereby

need to

and it is only natural that I should
am touched personally on that point
defend myself a little.

Sooner or later we have got to an-
the

consolidate

nihilate distance in country and

concentrate and our

school system. There is no reason
in the world why in every county
in Michigan there should not be,

within easy reach of every boy and
girl, a first-class high The
high school of Michigan and of the
different states is to be, and it ought

school.

to be, the people’s college, and by
and so realize that
will not turn the trend of our high
schools toward

by we will we

entirely university

and

college training. There is no
reason under Heaven why the high
school should not be made to meet

the wants and needs of the people
rather than the poularity of higher
institutions of learning.

I do not want to be misunderstood.

9

I am in favor of the higher institu-
tions of learning, but any boy, any
girl finishing a high school that hasnt
got enough backbone, that hasn’t e@ct
enough genius, that hasn't got enoug)

determination to without the

mother or

£oO On

uncle or
aunt and get the higher education, ts

aid of father or
not worthy even of the high school
training. I maintain that any boy or
wants to do it
and therefore I make my plea for the
high

girl who can do it,
school.

We haven't these high schools now
in the rural districts. The people are
opposed to that sort of thing because
it does away with the little red school
No
man can pay a higher tribute to the
little [, but |

beheve modern age ec!

house in their particular districts.

red school house than

that in this
steam and

able to

electricity, when we are

annihilate through

our means of transportation, that we

distance

should consolidate and we cannot car
Fy out

roads.

consolidation without good
Solely then, from the standpoint of

education in Michigan, if there was
no other reason, it would pay a hun-
dred fold to make good roads whereby
the

be consolidated.

schools in every county should

We could have then
the township high school and do away
with this waste on the small school
and incompetent teacher, and provide
the

even

our boys and girls in rural dis-

tricts with a training superior
to the training they now receive in
your city high schools.

What I have said in regard to edu-

cation—and that is the most impor-
tant thing by all means—might be
wrought out in economy and efficien
cy for the rural life religiously. All
over our State you can find scattered
the little country church. Like the
city church it is not over-crowded

these days. But I want to say to yor
—and this is not the place to deliver
a salvation army speech or an evan-
gelistic address—that the last word in
the life of
American people has

regard to religious the

not been said
[If there happens to

that

yet. be anybody
the
demands of human nature are on the
the
Now, in order to re
will
that I don’t happen to belong to any
church,

who believes religious

wane, I am afraid you are on

wrong. track.

lieve you of any tension, I say
Ll am not engaged in prose-
lyting for any particular denomina-
tion. I have gotten along very nicely
without that; but !

do believe that even in the religious

having to do

world there is a very important work

to be

done. I am orthodox enough
to advocate just at this time the re-
vival of some of the old things that |
attended church

while I lived on the farm.

used to hear when |

Of course most of you think that
hell has been banished, but it hasn't.

It never was more active and never

was doing a larger business than it
is doing now. ‘The hell of long ago
was largely of imagination, but the

hell of to-day is exceedingly real; that
is the between the two.
So, my friends, I am hoping by and

difference

by to hear oftener than I do hear

when I attend church the preaching

of the doctrine that the wages of sin

 

10

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

is death. I wish to God that bankers
and church’ superintendents and
preachers and politicians could un-
derstand that. I rather think that
in Michigan we are coming to learn
that the wages of sin is death and
that there is a real hell for the sin-
ner. With good roads, a few church-
es with a few preachers who have
the fire of regeneration at their com-
mand might do a work that some of
us have not dreamed of. Man, in the
last analysis, and in his last struggles
and longings, is dependent upon the
religious life, and in fact all the other
life of man ought to lead to some
rational consideration of this impor-
tant thing, and I look with sorrow
upon the Itttle struggling rural church
that is a mile and a half or two miles
away and cannot be reached now eas-
ily, on account of the roads.

I plead then for good roads in or-
der that we may do for the churen
what we would attempt to do for the
public school in the way of consoli-
dation and working together. Some-
body says that couldn't be done so
long as denominationalism holds its
sway, but that is vanishing. Men are
learning a larger meaning of religion.
Men are learning that the Lord’s
Prayer is literally and absolutely true,
and that we are brothers, and are
not here to contend for our sins, but
to contend for a larger life and a
richer life that saves not only for the
next world but for this world.

Then again, one reason why men
and women, boys and girls, like to
vo to the cities. is that they love
amusement, and that is a natural, that
is a human instinct. There is no
escape from it. Riding through the
country, I find on Sunday groups of
I! am not here
to make a tirade against that sort
of tune. I

boys playing baseball.

realize the conditions
under which they do it. I am not
an advocate of Sunday baseball—that
may disappoint you, but I am _ not.
It seems to me that we ought to be
able to appeal to the higher impulses
of man and satisfy those impulses
without having to resort to Sunday
baseball.

i said a lsttle while ago that we
are yregarious creatures, social creai-
ures, we don't like to live alone, we
like to associate with others. Yo
might in Grand Rapids take out of
the slums a hundred families to-day
and put them in sanitary quarters out-
side the city, furnish them with means
of earning a living and of making
life worth while, but you would find
at the end of a fortnight the majority
of them would be back in the city:
because there is where they feel at
home, there is where they see the
bright lights, there is where they see
the wheels go round, there is where
they hear the noise, there is where
their life is, and some time we shall
discover that in human nature there
is a want just as sacred as man’s re-
ligious want, and that is the desire
for amusement, for play. I like the
word play better than I do amuse-
ment.

Just now in our cities we turn all
that over to the private exploiter. We
pay our money for the public school,
we pay our money for the church,

and then give a man, for a small sum
of money, the privilege of exploiting
our boys and girls on a basis 92f
amusement that damns and destroys:
It will take a long time for us to wake
up. We are afraid that if we should
take a little broader view, we will have
to spend a little money. I wouldn't
stand out and condemn the moving
picture, I wouldn't stand off and con-
demn vaudeville, | wouldn't stand off
and condemn the drama; we need
them all; but why, under God's Hea-
en, shouldn’t a great city take charge
of these educational needs, these
means of humanizing men and women
and put them on a high and clean
basis, just as you do your other edu-
cational needs? This cannot be done in
the country until you have good roads;
it cannot be done until you can get to
these places, and then something can
be done in the way of socializing and
giving the boys and girls, the fathers
and mothers amusement out in the
country.

In a decade this country has
had a revolution that the most op-
timisti¢ would have said, twenty-five
years ago, was an absolute impos-
To-day I dare say that
the welfare of this country, that the
best interests of this country, that its
future progress, is entirely in the
hands of what may be called, for a

sibility.

better name, the independent voter- -
the man who doesn’t give a cuss for
the word “democrat” or “republican”
or “bull moose,” but who does give
worlds for principle and for men who
do the things that he needs done.
Somehow—! think largely through the
press—the people have been awaken-
ed to that, and I want to say to you
that the things that have transpired
in Michigan that you have condemned
in the past can never happen again,
it matters not who is governor or
who shall constitute the next Legis-
lature. Why? Because the people of
Michigan—I have faith in them, I be-
lieve in them, I know they are awake
now—will take care of that move-
ment. WN
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A Trading Stamp Conspiracy.

A Pennsylvania jury has emphasiz-
ed another line in which co-operated

Ferris.

effort of merchants to correct trade
abuses is illegal conspiracy. This
time the illegal conspiracy consists of
an attempt to make an agreement not
to use trading stamps binding on
those who covenanted in ihe matter.
\ccording to the facts set forth in the
trial, it appears that nine years ago
the Harrisburg Merchants’ Associa-
tion agreed to discontinue the use of
trading stamps, and thirty-two mem-
bers signed an agreement to forfeit
$1,000 to each of the other parties in
case of violation of the agreement.
Two stores broke the agreement and
ior several days the case of Nachman
& Co. agamst WL. Cook one of
the merchants who had begun again
the use of the stamps, was on trial,
Nachman & Co. seeking to recover
the $1,000, and finally losing the suit,
the jury finding that the agreement
had been an “unlawful combination
or conspiracy.”
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realize how good it is.

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read this letter from Mrs. Edw. V. Gordan, of Antwerp, Ohio:

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Our trade in the south, where the women make hot rolls and biscuits,
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May their numbers increase.

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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

November 12, 1913

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

Cold Storage in Interest of Health
and Commerce.

The question of regulating cold
storage from a sanitary point of view
is one that the whole world, to-day,
is trying to decide. In France it is
a matter of moment, because the
government in its desire to protect
agriculture, is making an effort to
dam the invading flood of imported
meats. The importance of cold stor-
age increases every day in old
Europe. If this matter is regarded
only from the point of view of the
preservative of meats, it will be
found that this highly
commodity requires, in order to be

1

perishable

stored under hygienic conditions, a
certain number of precautions which
neither the municipalities nor the pri-
vate industries can disregard.

By reason of the nature of the
products stored, it is indispensable
that the refrigerators be maintained
absolutely clean.

Unfortunately, what is possible in
the case of a private industry or con-
exporting cold
difficult

cefn, such as the
storage plants, becomes a
matter when such an establishment
is in the hands of a large number of
users whose origin, habits and spirit
of discipline present a ereat variety.
The refrigerators arranged in com-
partments are most liable to unclean-
liness, and less easily made whole-
some than those having large rooms,
and require a constant and faithful
attention from the management of
the plant. We must not lose sight of
the fact that notwithstanding the low
temperature, microbes may reproduce
themselves in the cold chambers. The
yeasts principally and certain species
ll the

juids

ot bacteria breed there with a
more ease as they find in the lic

exudated (as in the case of tankage,
Gr casines) a favorable oreanic me

dium. At the low temperature of freez-

ing, microbe activity ceases, or about
ceases, but at a temperature of plus
2 degs. and plus 4 degs. C., and even
at minus 1 deg. and plus 1 deg. their
activity is only lessened. On _ the
Surface of crevices, or folds, the in-
vasion of microbes is an easy matter,
especially when the surfaces whic}
serve as a sub-stratum to the bac-
teria colonies are a little moist.
Another cause of the vulnerability
of the meats in storage is the hand-
ling they are subjected to before their

storage in the refrigerators. We

of the microbes.

have been able to establish very ac-
curately the conditions governing the
external infection of meat preserved
in a temperate medium. There is no
doubt that the same facts obtain at
different rates of intensity in a me-
refrigerated.
may be of muscle, liver,

dium which is simply
Whether
kidney, the penetration of bacteria
into the mass of tissue 1s slow and at
a cery slight depth when the surface
of the meats is smooth and without
any cracks. The softening of the
organ invaded helps the penetration
of bacteria. The humidity of the
atmosphere, as well as that of the
tissue is also favorable to the activity
The penetration of
the bacteria takes place, mainly at
the ligaments of the conjunctive
tissues, the inter-muscular spaces, and’
in the highest degree, at the open
ducts. The ease with which preser
vation is possible, varies according
to the kind of meat in question, and
in the same kind of meat, according
to the shape and nature of the cuts.
It is always easy to preserve the sides
of a beef, while the leg, with the in-
ner soft meats not cut off, will re-
main, no matter what is done, harder
to preserve. [n the former the en-
tering spot for the bacteria is lim-
ited to the axillary region. In the
latter, the leg, rich in cell tissue de-
composes, often to a great degree at
the moment of the killing, and es-
pecially when using the wood troughs
of the antiquated abattoirs, and the
region of the anus and the opening
orifices of the great blood vessels
constitute so many openings to which
the microbes take advantage.

The meats stored several times in
refrigerators are subjected to consid-
erable variations of temperature and
handling more or less septic (if not
efficiently protected on their surface)
which is unfavorable to a good pre-
servation. In principle, it is disad-
vantageous to place in a refrigerator
products which after being in storage
for a long time, have remained ex-
posed,to the air more or less time.

Let us add that out-of-town meats
which are still often shipped under
defective conditions, owine to the
lack ot the refrigerator rolling stock,
and also owing to the ignorance of
many shippers with no technical edu-
cation, do not keep as well as the
meats prepared at the local slaughter
houses, where they are less subject
to contamination, blows and_ vibra-
tion.

The maximum sanitary guarantee
is realized when the killing and dress-
ing of the animals is done in a modern’
well kept abattoir.

Based on the phenomena of the

The Vinkemulder Company
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All Domestic and Tropical Fruits

 

 

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If you are in the market, glad to quote
you delivered prices in car lots.

H. E. MOSELEY CO.

F. T. MILLER, Gen. Manager
30 IONIA AVENUE GRAND RAPIDS

 

 

 

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Receivers and Shippers of all Kinds of

Fruits and Vegetables

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

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autolysis which take place in mea‘s
preserved in a low temperature, and
which cause it to become tender and
juicy, an attempt was made to prove
that this tenderness of said meats is
not an essential quality of the meat

ee

but only a sort of transformation “de
Luxe” which cannot be imposed upon
all, and it would be advisable to limit
the time allowed the meats to remain
in storage in accordance with the fol-
lowing formula: Cold storage must
not be employed except for the pur-
pose of permitting meat to be de-
livered for consumption within a time
corresponding to its normal rate of
sale. We cannot agree with this
biased solution of the problem, all the
more so that it does not indicate a
sufficiently precise basis of  deter-
mination. The normal rate of sale
to this date has never been fixed, in
the case of meats, fish, poultry or
game; it has varied according to the
weather, the hygrometric condition of
the atmosphere and the influence of
storms. We cannot see why during
the warm weather meats should be
kept very little time in the refrigera-
tors, and it should be necessary to
stamp them with a date so that the
sanitary inspectors could control the
time of their storage, even of the
cuts sold at retail.

We believe that the same sanitary
regulations which were applied to the
meats stored in temperate and ven-
tilated rooms (the only ones in use
formerly) should apply to the mod-
ern cold storage plants. In addition
trying to establish other stringent
and drastic measures or regulations,
under pretext that the use of the
cold cannot be systematic, (the as-
sertion that “it is useless when the
temperature is slightly above zero”
being as yet subject to controversy)
would be against the freedom of com-
merce and industry.

As far as France is concerned, we
cannot see the use of regulations
which would be vexing and annoying,
without a reason. The refrigerating
industry is not yet so well developed
in our country, the applications of
artificial cold are for that, still rather
few. It would be illogical and un-
just to make regulations which would
tend to favor routine to the detriment
of progress and hygiene.

Any way it does not seem clear
why regulations should be imposed
regarding the length of time in cold
storage, when such duration, in the
case of ordinary storage plants has
never been the object of sanitary pre-
scriptions. It is from the latter source
that danger to public health may be
expected. The meats kept for a long
time in public markets or in storage
plants not refrigerated are often sub-
sequently treated with bisulphides. As
a proof of this it. will suffice to cite
the importance of the trade in anti-
septic products destined for markets
and butcher shops.

This does not mean that there are
no regulations applicable especially
The local author-
ities, besides their right of sanitary
control of meats and other food pro-
ducts in storage, must provide for
the prevention of inconveniences that

to cold storage.

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

may arise
practices.

To start with they must forbid the
introduction of meats that have a
musty smell, and still more so of
meats which are already visibly on
the way to decomposition. In this
case repression is just and ought to

from certain dangerous

be severe. Any merchant who tries
to store stale meats is guilty, because
he is trying to hide from the inspec-
tion service the character of the modi-
fications that have taken place in the
state of their preservation. Every-
body knows that by the influence of
cold, the smell from meat on the way
to decomposition is lessened very
materially, and that such smell even
disappears entirely when due to de-
composition in its first stage.
indispensable

consists in advocating if not demand-
ing the separation of food products
in cold storage. In the interest of
the consumers as well as that of the
cold storage plants,

A second measure

meats, salted
meats, poultry and game, as far as
possible, ought to be stored in sep-
arate rooms. The offals and in gen-
eral the products sold by tripemen
are rich in moisture. The floors of
the storage rooms receive the organic
liquids exuded abundantly, and these
liquids being putrefiable, the meats
placed near the tankage drippings is
in danger of becoming soiled and of
This measure is both
hygienic and economical. On_ this
point the interest of commerce are
the same as those of hygiene. Those
who hiave visited the refrigeration

decomposing.

plants of the German abattoirs will
have noticed the way in which the
separation of the brine vats in the
refrigerating plant from the rest of
the plant was assured.

In France a visit to some of the
establishments where meats and tank-
age are placed together often give the
impression of a defective handling
There is no doubt that this mixed
handling is unfavorable to a good
preservation of meats for the markets.

If we add to these suggestions of a
general other
relative to the free admission to the

character, measures
lobbies and aisles leading to compart-
ments rented by private parties; to
the drainage by means of underground
canalization and syphon outlets of
the liquids from tripeman stands; to
the general cleanliness of the outer
rooms, aisles, cells and partitions, and
to the dry cleaning, by means of the
sawdust saturated with sulphuric acid:
to the sanitation of the atmosphere by
the use of ozone apparatus; to the
artificial lighting (electrical); to the
compulsory opening of cases or cham-
bers at the request of the meat in-
spector when he may deem it ad-
visable; to the disinfection
follows the periodical, thorough
cleaning of all the chambers used for
storage then we can have an idea of
the measures which it would be well
to advocate. As it will be seen these
regulations are such as can reason-
ably be demanded by the meat in-
spector from the owners of the or-
dinary storehouses. It is necessary
to make them known and to post

which

them, like other police orders and reg
ulations. M. H. Martel.

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14

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

November 12, 1913

 

THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY.

Words of Commendation
Tradesman Readers.
Lansing, Nov. 1—I congratulate you
upon the thirty year old Tradesman.
When I turned the leaves, face after
face looked out at me_ with the
old-time greeting when we became ac-
quainted years ago. Hon. Ernest Bb.
Fisher, E. A. Strong and Hon. Robt.
D. Graham said: “Good morning”
and “You did not expect to meet us
this morning,” just as they have many
times to me.

“The head that turns not backward
toward horizons that have passed con-
tains neither hope nor love.”

D. E. McClure.

 

From

Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 1—You are
certainly to be congratulated on the
issue of Oct. 29. You grow younger
as the years pass away. May you be
with us weer the same vim and energy
after an added thirty to the present
score and I believe it is in you to do
it. “How To Live” is a much sweet-
er study than “How To Die” and he
who has solved the former is the real-
ly happy one, and the writer believes
Vou are © it. E. L. Moon.

Saginaw. Nov. 1—We wish to heart-
ily congr atulate you on the excellent
anniversary number of the Tradesman
which you have turned out this week.
The large amount of advertisements
offered you by the various wholesale
and manufacturing concerns indicate
the faith they have in your publica-
tion. Clare Knitting Mills.

Grand Rapids, Nov. 1—I read with
very much interest your anniversary
article. Perhaps I had forgotten the
little incident of the note which you
say I endorsed. Much more clearly
in my memory is the day, several
years prior to the venture of yourself,
when you called upon me represent-
ing the old Boston Cabinet Maker.
You may have alluded to that in some
former personal article, which I think
you are fully entitled to write. A
@areer such as yours, accomplished
under such adverse conditions, is
something which should be made pub-
lic, that the young man of to-day
mioht be stimulated to develop him-
self in the same manner , although I
grant he will not have the _ road
smoothed for him as it was in the day
when you and I began our little busi-
ness effort.

The situation has changed amazing-
ly in this broad land, and the young
man who starts for himself and
achieves success does it under more
severe competitive conditions than
we experienced. Canital is greater,
combinations worse and the result is
‘ully equal or surpasses the receptive
capacity of the country. I would say
my heart goes out in symnathy every
time I see a young man making an
effort for himself and I still have a
strong desire to turn what I can to-
ward his direction; for this reason it
is my request, in connection with the
company’s affairs and my own per-
sonally, that of the two we will turn
what we can toward the younger and
the weaker in the competitive strife
that is so everywhere apparent to-day.

Let me close saying I am in hearty
accord with your desire to live to be
a hundred years, and may IJ be here
with you when you celebrate that
birthday. William Widdicomb.

Grand Rapids, Nov. 3—I want to
congratulate you unon the last issue
of the Tradesman which I found, in
reading last nicht, contained a 1 lot of
good stuff. not the least interesting of
which was that concerning yourself
and your early struggles. I shall never
give you an opportunity to congratu-
late me upon having published one

paper successfully for a period of
thirty years. Possibly a few years
hence, | may give you an opportunity

for congratulating me upon having
had a continuous newspaper career of
fifty years’ duration, but when that
time comes, you can make up your

mind I am going to quit, having had
quite enough.

I wish you could run as big an issue
of the Tradesman every week as was
the last one. J. Newton Nind.

Chicago, Nov. 3—As I read_ the
autobiography of the Michigan
Tradesman, I did not have to work
very hard to see my stocky, sturdy
friend standing just on the other side
of the page talking to me. It is not
so very strange when I remember that
the Michigan Tradesman is a part of
your own bone and sinew—that it is
a chip of the old block.

I am proud to know you, brother
Stowe, and I hope that your club may
become more powerful and_ that it
may do more to raise standards of
living and working among the people
whom you might well call your dis-
ciples. Anderson Pace.

Cincinnati, Nov. 5—Permit me to
congratulate you on the thirtieth an-
niversary number of the Tradesman.
It is full of good things; and, if I am
any judge of merit in trade journal-
ism, easily breaks even the Trades-
man’s best previous record, both in
the amplitude and general excellence
of contents. Chas. L. Garrison.

Grand Rapids, Nov. 1—I wish to
congratulate you on the fine edition
of the Tradesman upon the thirtieth
anniversary. It is well worth while.

William Judson.

Minneapolis, Nov. 4—Please accept

‘my sincere congratulations upon the

completion of your thirty years’ seryv-
ice to the commercial interests in your
territory.

You have every reason to feel proud
over the position which you occupy.
It is unique. I do not know of a
single trade publication which = can
show a record like that of the Michi-
gan Tradesman, and | am fairly fam-
iliar with them all—good, bad and in-
different.

The retailers who are subscribers
to the Tradesman are singularly for-
tunate in being served by you, and
the wholesalers and manufacturers
who are wise enough to advertise in
the Tradesman—as well as those who
do not—owe you a debt of gratitude
for the great work you are doing to-
ward making better merchants out of
their customers.

Some day we may see the time when
wholesalers and manufacturers as a
class will realize the great force of
a trade paper like the Tradesman, use
it intellicently, and thus increase their
sales and profits. When that time
comes, all will know—as now only a
few do—that the right kind of ad-
vertising always ™eans less selling
expense and, therefore, greater prof-
its, A. George Pederson.

 

Philadelphia, Nov. 5—We are in re-
ceipt of the souvenir number of the
Michigan Tradesman thirty year old
edition and we wish to comnliment
you on the fine get up. You certainly
deserve much credit and we wish you

thirty years more continued success
in booming your live, wideawake,
growing city. W.R. Brice & Co.,

Grand Rapids, Nov. 4—Peéermit me
to congratulate you on the «reat hit
the last issue of the Michigan Trades-
man made. It certainly was a great
issue and I have heard many very fav-
orable comments uron it.

I think the Michigan Tradesman is
a good proposition for the city of
Grand Rapids and especially the
wholesalers. :

While in Minneanolis last Septem-
ber I saw a mailman get on the street
car and in his bag was a Michigan
Tradesman. It made me feel right at
home when I saw that yellow covered
magazine sticking out of that mail-
man’s bag. I was tempted to tell the
mailman that I was from the same
town that magazine was from.

Here’s hoping the Michigan Trades-
man and its energetic editor has as

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

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many good years, yet to enjoy as it
has already enjoyed—and then some!
Lee M. Bierce.

Boston, Mass., Nov. 7—I have just
finished reading the greater part ot
the contents of your remarkably fine
and interesting issue of October 29,
being the thirtieth anniversary number
of the Tradesman.

For almost fifteen years the Trades-
man has been a welcome visitor. No
other exchange affords me so much
pleasure. Your personality and your
hich journalistic ideas permeate every
page. Unquestionably your paper has
been one of the strongest forces in
developing the manufacturing, whole-
sale and retail business of the section
of the country served by your journal.

May you live long and prosper!

James H. Stone,
Editor Shoe Retailer.

Grand Rapids, Nov. 8—Allow a
slight expression of appreciation of
your wonderful thirtieth anniversary
issue. This is a far cry from the issues
of -our amateur paper, lo, these many
years ago! that I so highly prize. The
amateur journalists of the present age
are proud to point to you as an ex-
ample of what amateur journalism can
do for a country boy.

W. E. Mellinger.

Chicago, Nov. 3—Oh, what a differ-
ence. When twenty-nine ~-ears ago I
first read—or attempted to read—the
Michigan Tradesman, two sheets were
all you could afford for us. Look at
the difference—120 pages of valuable
reading matter for the same price as
the thirtieth birthday gift.

While a good many of the one year
older subscribers can say they read
the Tradesman one year longer than
did, I can boast that I read your
paper twenty-eight years in this coun-
er and for one year around the world.

fellow passengers on the Cleve-
soe and myself enjoyed_reading the
Michigan Tradesman in Eovont, India,
China, Japan, Manila and Honolulu.

Who would have thought that this
would happen when first we met
twenty-nine years ago in Hilton’s
house on Bridge street hill?

Ernest, accept my heartiest congrat-
ulations on the Tradesman’s thirtieth

birthday. Let us hope to see its for-

tieth and not feel any older than we do

now. L. Winternitz.
Thirty vears old is the Michigan

Tradesman, a paper born fifteen years
after the American Grocer, thus en-
abling us to study our esteemed con-
temporary during its entire life. It
has a proud history because of its
fearlessness and useful service. It
marks the occasion by an issue of 120
pages. It seems that all the leading
activities in the commercial life of
Michigan and a host of friends on its
borders are represented in this hand-
some illustrated number. We con-
gratulate Editor E. A. Stowe on this
grand testimonial to his work and
worth. Ever alert to advance the in-
terest of Grand Ranids and the State
of Michigan, he is made to rejoice
in the knowledge that the citizens and
commercial interests certify—‘‘Well
done, good and ae servant.” We
do not expect to be here to join, in
the fiftieth anniversary, but if there is a
wireless service to the Land Beyond

we expect to hear that Stowe is still
active—American Grocer.
For thirty years the Michigan

Tradesman has been published with-
out change of ownership, editorship or
management, The writer well re-
members when E. A. Stowe, the edi-
tor, first established this most excel-
lent publication. Few at that time
ever imagined that the Tradesman
would grow into one of the best trades
journals in the country, but from a
small four-page paper it has steadily
but persistently forged ahead, until

now there are mighty few publications
of the kind in the country that can
equal it.

The anniversary number, is-

years.

sued last week, containing 120 pages,
is brim full of good stuff and is an
issue that Mr. Stowe has every reason
to feel proud of. But, then, the suc-
cess which he has achieved is deserv-
ed, every bit of it. Long live the
Tradesman.—Mancelona News.

Last week the Michigan Tradesman
issued a paper of 120 pages to com-
memorate its thirtieth anniversary of
publication. It was founded by E. A.
Stowe and has continued under his
able management all these years. Not
only is Mr. Stowe the manager of the
concern, but is editor as well, and if
he wasn't chock full of energy, with
lots of backbone, he would have suc-
cumbed years ago. The Tradesman
stands alone among trade papers of
the country, not alone on its merits,
but for the reason that it has been
under the same management so many
May Mr. Stowe retain his vigor
and muscle for another thirty years
to publish the Tradesman is the wish
of the Independent.—Grand Ledge
Independent.

The Hirth-Krause Co. sent the fol-
lowing letter to its customers:

Last week’s issue of the Michigan
Tradesman rounded out their thirtieth
annual, and we think you will find a
number of very interesting articles
therein. We wish to call your par-
ticular attention to a few at least that
we believe will be of interest to you:

Page 9, Store Management.

Page 60, Unfair Competion.

Page 46, Mail Order Competition.

Page 66, Business Success.

This last article was written by
one of the biggest sales managers in
the United States and contains many
valuable hints.

Last, but not least, we wish to call
your attention to Golden Words,
written by Prof. Strong, who is an
optimist at the age of 80. He was for
twenty-live years a teacher in the high
school in Grand Rapids and is held
in very high esteem.

The success of a man’s life depends
to a large extent upon the viewpoint
he has of life. and for this reason this
article is interesting and 74-77 *#>nal.

We trust that vou will take the
pains to read this edition of the
Tradesman carefully.

Hirth-Krause Co.

In celebration of its thirtieth birth-
day, the Michigan Tradesman last
week gave its readers an edition con-
sisting of 120 pages of the most in-
teresting and practical reading mat-
ter and advertising which it has ever
been our good fortune to peruse. The
Tradesman was established by E. A.
Stowe, who has always been at its helm
and is still there. His steady hand
and clear eye has piloted the Trades-
man through stormy seas and clear
sailing, without faltering from the
straight course it started on thirty
years ago. Mr. Stowe is the Trades-
man. He lives it every day and it is
his religion. He has made of it a
wonderful success, but he has not done
it by taking things easy. He has done
it by thirty years of hard work, in-
spired by an honest purpose and a
clear head. He has labored inces-
santly for the good of the merchants
and the business interests of Michi-
gan, and his work has produced re-
sults—and results which will stand
as a monument to him for many years
after his work is finished, which we
hope will not be for many, many
years. Mr. Stowe is one of the men
who can not be spared. He is too
valuable an asset to Grand Rapids and
to Michigan. We wish for him and
the Tradesman continued success and
prosperity—Nashville News.

———_+-.

Merry Musings From Muskegon.

Muskegon, Nov. 10—As_ we_ look
around, we think we have more weath-
er than news.

When we passed through Caledonia
Monday morning we saw N. C. out
shooting hot air, so look out for
warmer weather.

The Elk’s Temple is fast approach-
ine the finish and ts certainly a beauty.
We predict that its dedication § will
mot be a dry affair.

We met Mr. Morgan, of the Dele-
mater Hardware Co., on our travels
last week. Mr. Morgan succeeds J. H.

Lee and we feel sure he will be suc-
cessful.

Sunday the roof of the large potato
warehouse of J. B. Pettie & Co., of
Morley, blew off, taking away a large
portion of the south wall. As the
buildine was full of produce, it may
mean a serious loss to Mr. Peitie.

Last Saturday the I. H. C. organ-
ization, of which ye scribe is a mem-
ber, gathered at the office in Grand
Rapids to bid farewell to General
\gent F. T. Fallon, who leaves for
San Francisco in a few days for per-
manent residence. Mr. Fallon was
presented with a diamond ring by the
employes, who all regret his depar-
ture. A fine dinner was served at the
Livingston Hotel for the entire gath-
ering

Next Saturday, Nov. 15, is meeting
night. H.N. Steiner has two possible
candidates, A. W. Stevenson has three
and Vinnie Porter says he will be
there to ride the goat, so let us all
turn out and help. A lunch and smok-
er will follow the work.

We may find some news that has
thawed out. If so, will send it in
next week. E. P. Monroe.

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Hosiery and Leather Goods for Gift
Purposes.
Written for the Tradesman.

Only seven weeks until Christmas!
And these should be busy, happy,
fruitiul days for dealers carrying dry
goods and kindred lines. And it is
to be hoped that such dealers every-
where are fully awake to the splen-
did possibilities of the holiday trade.

It is the firm belief of many de-
partment store managers and_ pro-
prietors of big specialty shops of the
larger cities throughout the country
that the holiday trade of 1913 is go-
ing to surpass all previous records.
And these stores have stocked ac-
cordingly. It is, of course, perfect-
ly natural that all lesser stores and
shops carrying lines suitable for gift
purposes should have their share of
this iuaese

And the holiday shopping is_ be-
ginning earlier this season than here-
tofore. This is well both for shop-
per and dealer. Merchants of the
metropolitan centers have been agi-
tating this early shopping stunt for
several seasons. Through the news-
papers they have begged and exhort-
ed their customers to make their se-
lections of gift wares just as early
as possible, explaining to the public
that the early shopper has a better
assortment of merchandise to select
from, that the early shopper gets
better service, quicker delivery, and
more satisfaction generally if the
shopping is not deferred until the
last two or three weeks _ before
Christmas when the stores are
crowded to the doors and clerks are
rushed to the limit.

This custom is certainly sane and
humane; and, having once become
established in our cities, it will in-
evitably extend outwards to the

naller towns and communities. And
it would be a eood thing for dry
goods dealers of these smaller towns
and villages to devote a part of their
pre-holiday advertising space in the
newspapers to this subject. Remind
them that it’s the early Christmas
shopper that gets the first pick, and
thus contribute what you can to the
establishment of a country-wide cus-
tom that means more dollars to mer-
chants, more satisfaction to shop-
pers and less avoidable hardship to
salespeople the country over.

Attractive Holiday Hosiery.

Look out for a heavy call for holi-
day hosiery. Everything certainly
points that way.

Never were the hosiery lines so
strong on style, variety and ampli-
tude of attractive features as at pres-
ent.

The wonderful popularity’ of

pumps, slippers and other modes of
low-cut footwear for women, to-
gether with the continued vogue of
short skirts, combine to make attrac-
tive hosiery quite necessary.

Smart dressers of both sexes are
interested now, as perhaps never be-
fore, in beautiful hosiery. And this
phenomenal, country-wide interest in
better hosiety for everybody is mak-
ing the better values more and more
popular, and incidentally helping to
stimulate still further the inventive
genius of the people who produce
this class of merchandise.

In addition to the usual lines of
popular priced hosiery in the several
grades of cotton, lisle and mixed ma-
terials, there are this season ever so
many grades of silk hosiery. — Silic
is now the vogue. It seems as if
everybody is wearing silk hosiery.
Silk hosiery for women’s wear comes
in the widest variety of colors and
grades and degrees of daring. There
are silks that conceal and then there
are diaphanous silks that leave little
to the imagination; popular-priced,
insubstantial silks and silks of higher
grade—those sheer, shimmering cre-
ations, so fine in texture and rich in
color as to bespeak at once their
superiority. And the novelties—col-
ors never before seen, and embroid-
ered effects without end—even to
those slashed-and-laced side effects
and those cunning and  coquettis
anklets!

It goes without saying that the
boxing of these multitudinous and
attractive things in the holiday hosi-
ery lines is quite in keeping with the
attractiveness of the wares. them-
selves. In general it may be said of
the Christmas article that the box,
carton or container (whatever it may
be) of the article or articles, is at
least fifty per cent. In many cases
it’s the box or container that cinches
the sale. That's the reason the peo-
ple who supply us with holiday
wares are putting them up in such
sumptuous containers. The dry
goods merchant should follow this
lead. Do not neglect the packing.

Many Articles in Leather.

Beautiful and serviceable commod-
ities in leather make suitable gift
articles.

And they are becoming more and
more popular. There is a newness
about many of the wares in_ this
class that strongly appeal to the
Christmas shopper. And then—be-
ing made of leather, a substantial
material—they are durable.

The new wide leather belts, so pop-
ular late last season at many of our
most fashionable watering-places and
other style centers—will go good

 

Damask, from 20 cents up to $1.00
Cs per yard.

i Napkins 45 cents up to $3.00 per
dozen.

Table Cloths 75 cents up to $3,285.

Table Sets (Cloths and Napkins to
match) $4.00 up to $9.00.

Paul Steketee & Sons

Wholesale Dry Goods Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

 

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

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Now is the time that stocks of this kind usually need
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prospective buyers some of the excellent values we have in
our line. On display in our Notions and Fancy Goods
Department.

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and strong these pre-holiday times.

And there are so many new ideas
in hand-bags and pocketovooks and
card-cases! Toilet sets of new de-
sign, so handy for those who travel—
and everybody travels more or less.
Time would fail me to enumerate
even in the most casual way the new
things now being produced by our
resourceful manufacturers of leather
goods,

Supply yourself against the day of
call. Of course if you do not stock
up in these lines and actual display,
advertise and push the goods, many
of your customers will know abse
lutely nothing about the existence of
such objects. Hence there'll be no
call for them. But you can elicit
the call, if you will.

November and December are big
months for the dry goods dealer
They constitute one of the richest
harvest-times of the year. Strive te
get your share of the business. Get
the goods, put them on display, and
lit up your voice good and strong,
figuratively speaking, through your
newspapers and such other advertis-
ing mediums as are available; for
its either now, or—well, not until
next Christmas. And that’s a long
time. Cy Hogan.

——__++
Cut Deep Enough to Make an Im-
pression.

About thirty years ago a young
man went on the road with a line
of clothing. The brand was well
known. His firm had a reputation
for reliability and general excellence
of its product. The territory he was
to cover comprised a part of Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota, and it was new
territory for the firm.

The young fellow had learned to
sell clothing in a good retail store,
but he didn’t known much about sell-
ing it to retailers, and so he didn’t
have much success at first, although
he had sold enough to make his ex-
penses, until he arrived at Minne-
apolis.

In those days Washington avenue
was the principal business street and
Nicollet Hotel “the” hotel.

The traveling man had one thing
in his favor. He was not afraid of
seeking business from the “big man,”
but somehow he hadn’t been able to
make much headway.

The first man in Minneapolis he
called on was one of the old school
clothing men whose business was a
very successful one. His name was
Steele.

Mr. Steele told him that he was
all “bought up” but the traveling
man went back at him in this way:

“T am taking your word for this,
Mr. Steele, but you can do me a
great favor for all that. You see,
this is my first trip’ on the road.
I am green and I realize that there
are a great many things about selling
clothing that I don’t know. and_ if
you will just let me tell my story
and then point out the weak spots
it will be of immense benefit to me.

The clothier agreed to come over
to the sample room and the salesman
went through his line, bringing out
such points as he thought would ap-
peal to the buyer’s sense of value.

In the line there was a lot of spring

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

overcoats which were very well made
and good value at the price. The
clothier ordered 200 of them—the
only item he bought.

After they were all through the
clothier said to him: “Your. story
is all right. You know clothing and
you know how to talk about it in
the right way. But you lack one
thing which is essential in order to
“oet in’ with some of the best buy-
ers. You asked $5 for these “rail-
road worsteds” (this was a cotton
worsted suit, at that time as staple
as sugar in a grocery store). You
cut the price 25 cents, I suppose, to
make them look interesting to me.
If you want to reduce a price on a
staple item like this cut it deep
enough to impression.
Twenty-five cents don’t amount to
anything. Nobody will pay any at-
tention to that.

“Another thing.

make an

Make only a few
cuts. If you follow these two rules
your house will not make any ‘kick,’
but if they see that almost every item
is cut a little bit they will put you
down as a weak sister.”

The young man forwarded the or-
der and received a fine letter com-
plimenting him on the overcoat or
der. It was the first one ever re-
ceived from this clothier and amount-
ed to $2,400.

One of the first towns after Min-
neapolis where he had an opportuni-
ty to show his line was Benson,
Minnesota. There was an old Irish-
man who did a big business and the
salesman got permission to open up
a couple of trunks in the store.

The first item the clothier landed
on was one of these “railroad
worsteds.”

“What do you get for these?”

“Three-seventy-five,’ was the ans-
wer.

The old fellow went over to his
desk, pulled out a copy of an order
and scratched out an item, saying:
“You can put down 150 of this num-
ber.”

The ice was broken, and the total
of the order amounted to nearly
$3,000, no price being cut on another
item.

The big reduction made on the
one lot made it possible for the sales-
man to start an account which as
the years went by ran into many
thousands of dollars.

When the salesman sent in the
order he was rather in doubt as to
what reception it would get in the
house, but not a word was said about
the cut, while he did receive a com-
plimentary letter for landing the or-
der.

Retailers are made of the same
clay as other human beings. They
are attracted by just the same kind of
They may
so in so many words, but

bargains as consumers.
not say
they form their impression of the
strength of a line—just as a consuin-
er judges as to the value giving pow-
er of a retail store—but a few items
offered at-a big reduction.

 

No retailer has ever had a_ suc-
cessful “sale” by offering $1 goods
at 95 cents. He realizes that in or-
der to make an offer attractive the
reduction must amount to something

and so he advertises and delivers a
$1 article for, say 69 cents. People
will go out of their way to save 31
cents on a dollar’s worth of merchan-
dise, and experience proves that a
large enough percentage of custom-
ers attracted by this offer will buy
other goods on which he makes a
good margin to make the whole trans-
action yield a fair profit.

The young salesman built a trade
for his house from absolutely noth-
ing to over $150,000 in a few years
by following the suggestion given to
him by the old clothier in Minne-
apolis, and every successful salesman
builds up his customers by the same

method—just as the successful re-

tailer does. A. George Pederson.
—E——————
No Hedger.

‘Say, boss, can | get off this after-
noon about half-past two?”

“Whose funeral is it to be this time,
James?”

“Well, to be honest, boss, the way
the morning papers have it doped out
it looks like it’s going to be the
home team’s again.”

——_+-..+____

Providence, RK. 1, is not favored
with a tropical climate, but one of
the residents of that city 1s growing
bananas. One twelve
feet high, with a dozen leaves five

specimen is
feet long. The trees have often been
laden with small bananas which never
reach normal size, owing to the lim-
ited period in which cultivation can be
followed.

climate of

Banana raisiae in the
Rhode Island will never

prove profitable.

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One of the newest leather products And the present mode of shoemak-
—and a novelty, by the way, that ing, whereby a sole is sewed to an
seems scheduled for a big hit—is upper in the formation of the shoe.
white sole leather. provides an inevitable inlet for
The process, which is a secret one, moisture. The hole in the leather
is said to have originated in Spain: made by the needle is bigger than
and it is claimed by those who have the cord; therefore—But what’s the
tried out the product, to be a really use? Some people will go right on Hood Hood
successful innovation. believing that an absolutely water- Ep oe
The leather is absolutely white, proof leather shoe is possible. Some Men's, Bedford, W. and London, F, W. 6-12 cle ol Sooo $0.90
takes an elegant finish, and goes manufacturers will claim they have Te en, ie 27-6... eee e ee eeee 78 a
through the factory as smooth as em, and some dealers will boldly Sc a ae Fr. ee . >
other sole leather. announce that they are selling them, Misses, Half Heel, Opera, F “o> 62 56
Inasmuch as this new product i: and lots of people will think they are Child’s Spring Heel, Opera, F. 410% os. 4 .48
extremely light in weight, as well as buying waterproof shoes. ; cS ;
flexible and durable, it bids fair to Hlowever, it’s a whole lot. better The Plymouth Line is Extra Quality . ~—
become almost instantly popular with for everybody in the business to stick reads are too for the rubber label ia the back of the Rubber which
: j : : 1 ; ) » “Hood's Plymouth Extra Quality. This label is put there to protect
the manufacturers of white footwear. — to facts, and the fact is we have no you. .
It is claimed several manufacturers water-proof leather footwear up to SAVE THAT 5% DISCOUNT
are already showing this new bottom — the present writing.
stock in their spring lines. Why Ten Cents for Polishing Tans? Gr d id Sh & le bb
Water-proof Footwear. The Greek and Ttalian bootblacks rana qgpids LLOe =— U er (0.
Now is about the season of the —who have the bulk of the shoe pol-
year for somebody to come out with ishing business of our larger cities—- The Michigan People Grand Rapids
the claim that a new dope has beea have decided that they must have
concocted whereby most any old shoe ten cents a clip for polishing tans.
may be absolutely water-prooied. Wherefore? Does it require more ve,
This sensational invention or dis- actual labor to polish a pair of tan
covery has been announced at least shoes than it does to polish a pair ?
once a year for lo these many years, of gun metal shoes? Does it require ”
and each time it is confidently as- a higher degree of artistry? Are the an. + ;
serted that the new process fills a “raw materials” of a tan polish more CoO LV,
long and chronic want. costly than those which enter into a “*
In the meantime those of us who black polish? Let him who can an- GRAND RAPIDS
wear leather shoes in mud and slush SwWer profoundly stand forth on the als
and melting snow come in betimes Prayer-rug and speak to edification. —
with damp feet. The manufacturer Many of us poor, benighted folk
who produced the shoes that were so Would like for somebody to turn on
strongly recommended to us on the the light.
score of their wet-resisting qualities, A tan shoe ought to be polished
either didn’t know about this latest at least once a week, even with the }
water-proofing system, or took no Most careful dry weather wear: and
stock in it; or—well, anyhow we dis- the average man should have his tans
tinctly remember that our shoes polished at least twice a week in or-
weren't water-proof, der to keep them looking nice. With .
And yet most of us have bought tans frequent polishings is not only
shoes and boots that were sold to us highly desirable on the score of
as absolutely water-proof. They were looks, but really essential to the life
either “genuine moose hide,” or they and comfort of the shoes. Tan leath-
had been “water-proofed by a secret ¢r depreciates rapidly through neg-
process,” or they were “so construct- lect. Grit and moisture seem to play
ed as to be thoroughly wet-resisting.”’ hob with them. But twenty cents a Character, style, fit and more than usual dur-
But as a matter of fact, they were week, right through the season, is, ability are reasons why you should concentrate your
not wet-resisting. A shoe made of in the aggregate, quite an item for : ‘ as ae
leather and subject to ordinary wear shoe polish. rubber business in this line. e
conditions cannot be, for any length When the new price schedule for :
of time, absolutely wet-resisting. polishing tan shoes went into effect We go every where for business.
Leather is not like rubber—retain- last summer, the patronage of the
ing its imperviousness to water under Shine parlors of the big cities, both
almost any amount of stretching [East and West, suffered an apprecia-
and bending and lateral tension; ble slump, 100 per cent. right off the
leather thins under tension, its close- ‘eel is a big jump in prices. Con- Rindge, Kalmbach, Logie Co.
ly-knit fibers are torn apart, and aper- sequently men began to go less fre-
tures appear, and water filters in. quently to luxurious parlors presided Grand Rapids, Mich.
Grease and oils and other materials Over by festive Greek and Ttalian
may be externally applied, thus stop- shine artists. Doubtless many less
ping the “leaks” for a time: but only aristocratic persons in the polishing
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November 12, 1913

craft got a good many patrons who
had become deflected from the high-
er priced shine parlors; and undoubt-
edly many men, economically inclined
through temperament or circumstan-
ces, either rubbed up their own tans
at home, or wént without a _ polish
when their tans really should have
had it.

This rather odd situation has given
rise to considerable speculation. For
one thing, is this price schedule for
polishing tans merely a foretaste’ oi
further price-boosting on the part of
these merry gentlemen who _ polisn
the greater part of the masculine
footwear of this liberty-laved land
of ours? Are we to have, at no dis-
tant day, a universal ten cent sched-
ule? If this rather stiff price is uni-
versally adopted by the high class
shine parlors of our cities, may me
not expect rival parlors, of a popular
priced sort, to spring up, a la mush-
rooms, everywhere? I don’t see how
you can prevent ’em; and I, for one,
wouldn’t care to lay so much as a
straw in their way, being democratic
in my tastes.

On the other hand, if the ten cent
schedule is continued on tans alone
of all leathers, then may we not look
for a slackened call for tans next
‘Spring and summer? The up-keep
of a pair of shoes is, of course, a part
of the cost; and ten cent shines for
tans will make them cost more, in
the last analysis, than other leathers.
Therefore people who are interested
in the production and distribution of
tan footwear are a little disturbed
over the situation. But I think their
fears are groundless. This little tem-
pest in the tea pot will soon pass.
Either the price will be reduced or
rival parlors will come into vogue or
we'll get accustomed to a ten cent
schedule on tans or we'll get into the
habit of rubbing up our own tans
as occasion demands.

And this last suggestion is tanta-
mount to a tip to the live dealer. The
increased schedule on polishing tans
affords a good opportunity to push
tan polish, and polishing outfits. Or
recent months the average dealer
hasn’t done much business in these
lines—simply for the reason that the
average man had rather pay five cents
a flip for having his shoes polished
than do the job himself. But it gives
many a man pause when he thinks
of paying ten cents every time he
has his shoes polished. They need
polishing so often. And a_ single
little ten cent box of shoe polish con-
tains so many potential shines. So
here’s a chance for the dealer to play
up this long neglected item of his
findings department. Cid McKay.

++.
Proof Positive.

Two Irishmen were working on the
roof of a building one day when one
made a misstep and fell to the
ground; the other leaned over and
called:

“Are ye dead or alive, Mike?”

“T’m_ alive,” said Mike, feebly.

“Sure, yer such a liar I don’t know
whether to believe ye or not.’

“Well, then, I must be dead,” said
Mike, “for ye would never dare to
call me a liar if I were alive.”

   

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

“Thoroughly Modern and Up-To-
Date.

The Michigan Tradesman, a most
excellent journal published in Grand
Rapirs in the interest of the business
men ot Michigan and the Middle
West, of which E. A, Stowe is the
editor, has just entered upon. the
thirty-first year of its existence. or
thirty years it has been’ published
without change of ownership, editor-
ship or business management, and
in commemoration of the event it
published on October 29 a paper con-
taining 120 pages.

The history and struggle of the
Tradesman during the thirty years
of its existence is one of continued
advancement. It has always aimed
to inculcate high principles of honor
and integrity in the minds and lives
of its readers, believing them to be
the bedrock of business success, and
that no success, in its truest sense,
can be achieved without these ele-
ments.

Along about the year 1880. Ernest
A. Stowe, who was the advertising
manager of the old Daily Leader,
published in Grand Rapids, conceived,
while in Petoskey, the idea of pub-
lishing a paper that would print all
the market quotations, and Pe:oskey
was, therefore, the birthplace of the
idea which subsequently found expres-
sion in the publication of the Trades-
man. At the outset Mr. Stowe met
with many discouragements, but he
stuck and the first issue of his paper
made its appearance on September
23, 1883. It was in newspaper form,
four pages, and six columns to the
page, and bore little resemblance to
the Michigan Tradesman of to-day.

The anniversary number of the
paper contains a great deal of very
interesting matter dealing with all
the great problems now before the
American people. It is a thoroughly
journal, well
equipped and qualitied to discuss all

modern up-to-date

things progressive. The proprietor
ot the Petoskey Evening News has
been acquainted with Mr, Stowe for
some twenty years and during that
time has come to know him as one
of the most progressive and hustling
newspaper men of the State, and has
exchanged many courtesies with him.
That the Tradesman may continue to
forge ahead and win additional pub-
lic favor is the wish of the pro-
prietor of this  paper.—Petoskey
Evening News.

Your Moods.
Written for the Tradesman.

Our moods are either ministering
angels or wicked little devils.

They will bind us as with chains,
if we let them, and reduce us to
hopeless serfdom. On the other hand,
if we catch them young and get them
thoroughly broken in, they’ll serve
us with unswerving fidelity so long
as life shall endure.

A good man is a man with obedient

 

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SHOES

THE LINE THAT SATISFIES

moods. A sane man-whose moods;
are trained to serve. <A forceful man
is he who can marshall his moods,
force ever fragrant fancy into line
and make the whole troop of his in-
tellectual forces march in perfect
unison,

Some men speak with = splendid
masterhood, and go through life
bending men and events and environ-

19

ments into harmony with their dom
inant wills; but they are not the sort
of men whose vitalities are torn to
shreds and tatters by every passing
gust of passion.

Self-mastery is the mastery of the
moods that come and go upon the
field of consciousness.

Charles L. Garrison.

 

 

the way of quality.

Have You Ordered Your

“Bear Brands”

If not, would it not be the wisest of business policy to
order them now, so you will have them when needed?

The Wales Goodyear

(Bear Brand)

Rubbers are the undisputed standard of quality, and if you
are not handling them you are not getting all you should in

Order to-day or send card for price list.

Yet?

 

 

Herold-Bertsch Shoe Co. (Distributors)
Manufacturers ‘‘H. B. Hard Pan’’ and ‘‘Bertsch’’ Shoe Lines
Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

on no other kind.

sold at rock bottom prices.

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A Profitable Rubber Trade

Such a trade can be built on the sale of honest rubber footwear, and

Glove Brand Rubbers

Are made just right for such a business. Years of experimenting has
resulted in the production of just such a compound as to make a rubber
which fully meets the demands made upon it, and Glove Brand Rubbers are

You can get rubbers for less money, but to produce a rubber for less
than Glove Rubbers, more of the compound and less of the pure gum must
be used, and while the appearance is little changed, and the lower price may
help you make extra profits this year, the service is not there, and next year
it will be realized that the foundation of your rubber trade was a false one.

An investment in first class merchandise is equivalent to an insurance
policy on your business. Buy Glove Rubbers.

   
 

NAUGATUCK, CONN., U.S.A,

HIRTH-KRAUSE COMPANY

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

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A Note of Warning Against Arrant
Swindlers.

Written for the

Will

anything?

Tradesman.

women never, never learn

“Why women nowadays are learn-
ing everything, just everything,” I
hear someone say in a voice of pro-
test and rebuke. Just think of all the
women’s colleges and the thousands

of women’s clubs throughout the
Countty—
Faithful defender of our sex, you

don't need to say another word. You
misunderstood my meaning. Perhaps
I didn't express myself clearly. You
are entirely right about it that wom-
en are studying with diligence every
mortal
What distresses me and pro-

abstruse subject known to
mind.
voked my enquiry is that women, at
least many of them, with all their
pursuit of recondite knowledge, don’t
seem to learn a few simple things
that they sorely need to know.

For one thing, they don’t learn not
Some very
worthy members of the sex never cut
their eyeteeth, as old-fashioned peo-
ple would say. They are swindled
out of hard earnings and harder sav-
ings by audacious villians who put up
transparent little schemes that any
intelligent child twelve years old who
the see
through at a glance.

to be gold-bricked.

reads papers ought to
that lately
In a small
city which has enjoyed a phenomenal

Here is an instance

came to my knowledge.

boom, a man owned about fifteen
acres of land that overflows at cer-
tain seasons of the year. It is im-

So the tract
for residence

practicable to drain it.
is worthless purposes.
It has a small value for pasture and
for raising a few garden products.
The

real estate agent put their heads to-

owner and an unscrupulous

gether to place this property on the
market. It was platted into streets
and lots and advertising matter was
circulated in a large city near by
This was held up as the last oppor-
tunity to secure a
3ounder at a low price. “$100 down
and the easy pay-
ments takes one of these ideally lo-
cated lots. Dont let this
slip by. Don’t wait another day. Es-
cape the thralldom of the landlord.
Provide now for comfort in old age.

home. site in

balance in very

chance

If you don’t want it for a home, buy
Within five years
you can quadruple your money.”

as an investment.

The proposition certainly was. al-
luring. It was known that property
amazingly in
invested

values had advanced

Bounder and persons who

there when the town started had be-

come wealthy. On the surface it

like a chance to make some
money.

looked
easy
Free auto excursions were run out
from the city to see this “Best Buy
in Bounder.” The passengers. or
“ouests’ were mostly women, dress-
makers, milliners, women working on
small salaries—saleswomen, stenog-
raphers, and the like—who, by eat-
ing cheap lunches, walking to their
work instead of. paying carfare, and
denying themselves, all luxuries and
many comforts, had put by a little
money against sickness or loss of
position. or were making just a tiny
beginning of provision for old age.
As has been said the passengers were
mainly women, but each load includ-
ed two or three men. well-dressed,
substantial-seeming persons, whose
that they
were retired business men or capital-
ists looking for safe
investments,

conversation indicated

and _ profitable

This real estate shark was clever
enough not to do all the talking him-
self. In reality

these well-groomed

gentlemen were “cappers’' in cahoots

with the owner and the agent and
paid to perform their parts in this
reprehensible little drama.

Having arrived at Bounder, the
auto was duly driven through the
business section and the finer resi-
dence portion of the growing city,

the real estate man fluently expatiat-
ing meanwhile upon how, only a few
years before, these prosperous thor-
oughfares were grainfields. Then he
drove to the tract he had to
which, by the way, was attractively
named Rose Knoll.
his

sell,

Here he assured
credulous that this
field very short
time be built up with “elegant mod-
ern homes.”

listeners

grassy would in a

The cappers did their part. One,
with

ponderous in

a_ portly
mustache,

personage grizzled

movement
having the
financial wisdom of Rockefeller and
Carnegie and all the Rothschilds
combined, declared repeatedly that
he had traveled East and West and
North and South and “for a genuine
good place in which to stick a little
money” he had that
would right
there.”

and wearing an air of

seen
with

nothing

compare “that

“Colonel,” said this pompous in-
dividual, addressing the real
man, “you save me a whole block of
this. Here’s a hundred dollars to
He took out a fat
pocketbook and handed a crisp one
hundred bill to the agent.
“Il wire home for money to-night.
If it were not that my means are
mostly salted down in securities that
it would take several weeks to mar-

estate

bind the bargain.”

dollar

Capper No. 2, who all along had been
silent and had seemed absorbed in
deep thought. “I’ve been considering
this thing thoroughly and I've decid-
ed to take three blocks myself. It’s
too good to pass up. I always feel
safer putting money into land than
into anything else. Land can’t burn
down nor blow away and this here
is bound to come up in value. T'll
pick my three blocks right about
there’—and with a wave of his pudgy
hand he indicated the lowest, flattest
portion of the tract, the part that in
wet times was covered with from two
to four feet of water—“it lies so
nice and level. Unless some of you
want ' he
added gallantly. I’m going to have
you for neighbors so I don’t want to
get you down on me in the start.”
Here he laughed at his own pleas-
antry. it 1s
enough.”

ladies would those lots,”

“Besides any of good

Those poor. stenographers and
salesladies and dressmakers and mil-
liners bit at the bait. They couldn't
What-

ever cach woman’s little hoard was,

get their papers fast enough.

it was checked out and passed into

subsequent payments on; others
bought one or more lots and paid for

them outright. <A liberal aiscount
was allowed for paying all cash
down. These swindlers well knew

that from those who went in on the

installment plan the first payment
was all they ever would get.
The disappointment and _ grief of

these women when they found that
they had been victimized, the priva-
tion and even want which they must
suffer in consequence of their feath-
ering the nest of those two shame-
less villians, need not be dwelt upon
here. The question is, what can be
done about such things?

The courts afford no adequate re-
for frauds of this kind. Even
if these able to go to
law, there is no likelihood that they

dress

women were

ever could get back the money of
which they have been robbed. Hold-
ing such scoundrels up to public

execration accomplishes nothing. The

only real remedy is” preventive—it

must be applied before hand. Women
must learn not to be drawn into the

snares which greed sets for their

unwary and trusting feet.

 

know their goods.

 

manufacturers.

by the advertising.

   

@@l@l@!
Know Your Goods

HE: salesmen with the best

records are invariably those

who are thoroughly familiar with every detail
of the goods they sell. In other words, they

Every grocer’s clerk can become invaluable
to his employer through his knowledge of the
goods on the shelves, and this knowledge can
be gained by a study of the advertising and
informative material put out by the various

It’s easier to sell advertised goods. A pre-
judice in their favor has already been created

Such easy-to-sell goods are the various
products of the National Biscuit Company.
Their superior quality is widely recognized.
To offer N. B. C. products is to sell them;
less argument is necessary, for people know
them to be dependable, a knowledge gained
through reading the constant N. B.C.advertising.

Put N. B. C. products on your shelves. A
sight of the famous In-er-seal Trade Mark
packages as well as the familiar glass front cans
is usually enough to produce a sale.

NATIONAL BISCUIT
COM PANY

 

November 12, 1913

Dear little sister, don't, don’t be
taken in by such schemes. If you
think of buying a city lot or any oth-
er piece of real estate, be sure that
you know exactly what you are get-
ting, that it is at least fairly good
value for what you have to pay, and
that you really want it, before you
part with your money. As to prop-
erty that is offered to you for much
less than it is represented to be
worth, you can be pretty certain
there is something the matter with it.

A word about investments other
than land property. Suppose you
have some money saved up or there
is a little legacy left you, so that
you have a few hundred or a few
thousand dollars to invest. You talk
with some friend whom you know to
be a person of sound, conservative
judgment as to what you had best do
with it. Very likely he will recom-
mend good municipal bonds or other
very high class securities, yielding
four, four and a half, or maybe five
per cent. Or, if you are so situated
that your money can be put out
judiciously on small real estate mort-
gages, he may tell you that in some
localities you possibly might be able
to realize a little more than the rates
mentioned and still be perfectly safe.

If you have any considerable
amount to be placed, he likely will
suggest that it reduces the risk to di-
versify the investment—not to place
all the eggs in one basket; and he will
try to impress on your mind the first
axiom of financial wisdom, which is
that very large returns are incompat-
ible with even reasonable safety.

But that little four or five or six
per cent. that he talks about looks
so small to you, it seems such a
slow way to make money, that you
almost are tempted to buy some min-
ing stocks or to go into some In-
vestment Association or Consolida-
tion that is putting out enticing liter-
ature and promising a return of ten,
twelve, twenty-five per cent. or even
doubling your money.

Don't
Don’t
listen to the propositions of smooth-

Little girl, don't you do it,
read those infernal circulars.
tongued promoters. Remember this,
that if they really had anything to
offer half as good as they claim, it
would be snapped up in just no time
by wealthy capitalists who are all
the while on the lookout for good
places to put money—they wouldn't
be out after the carefully hoarded
savings of green little cousins like
yourself.

Finally, sister, be warned against
the deepest-dyed villian of them all,
the man who makes love to a woman
for the purpose of getting hold of her
money; who mixes a little courting
with much borrowing, and having
gotten his iniquitous fingers on his
fiancee’s bank account and her
diamonds, skips the country, very
likely to repeat his abominable game
with the next feminine fool who will
listen to his unctuous pleadings. To
all such, dear little sister, turn a deaf,
deaf ear.

In this I have sought to admonish
the too-trusting woman's _ heart
against rogues, swindlers and hold-up
men. In another article I shall sound

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 21

a note of warning against certain
well-meaning and honest persons
who are not to be trusted financially.

Quillo.
_————o oo
Fighting the Mail Order Game.

Written for the Tradesman.

1 consider credit accounts an ex-
cellent thing for a successful retailer
to handle.

Were I a successful retailer |
would go so far as to advertise my
credit granting system, playing it up
big enough for everyone in my dis-
trict to see.

I would use it as one of my strong-
est weapons against mail order com-
petition and | would play the game
to the finish.

Credit accounts are a disadvantage
to many merchants because they don't
know how to handle them, but credit
accounts are a tremendous advantage
for many other merchants.

My own experience tells me. that
the granting of credit retains as cus-
tomers many people who would go
elsewhere for merchandise did not
the lack of credit elsewhere act as
a Dar.

If I were opening a store in a
small town to-morrow | certainly
would start a credit business, but |
would have an understanding with
every customer at the very beginning
regarding pay-days and rules govern-
ing accounts. I’d impress upon my
trade the necessity of paying bills at
a certain time and | would hold cus-
tomers to the rule. I would not be
unaccommodating, but | certainly
would be firm. In my fight for trad>
I would use letters, storepapers and
other methods of advertising to show
the advantage of a credit account at
my store—lI’d never let up on it.

Neither would I do as a certain
Chicago store does, namely show how
easy it is to buy from me, but I cer
tainly would emphasize the advan-
tages of a credit account but 1 cer-
tainly would emphasize the advan-
tages of a credit account once started.

All this may be hearsay but it is
the kind that makes retail mail order
houses sit up and take notice.

Cash sales have many fine points,
but cash sales are keeping much busi-
ness away from the mail order houses.

Were I a retailer I’d see that my
credit business kept even more money
away from the mail order houses.

There is always a way of using
credit accounts that absolutely pro-
tects a store. There is a kind of
scheme that keeps accounts safe and
yet doesn’t offend customers, there
is a kind of firmness that enforces
regular payments without offending
the trade and all these things can be
incorporated in the system of a store.

But no merchants, at least, not
many merchants, have realized the
advertising value of a credit business,
a fewer still have tried as a means
of attracting trade.

Your credit system, rightly run, ts
a decided advantage for your custom-
ers and by advertising can be turned
into a decided advantage for you.

Anderson Pace.
——_—_———_>-2- 2

Needing an audience for a job lot
of hard luck stories, misery loves
company.

   
   
 
   
  

Skimming the
Cream

from the breakfast cereal “fads” as they come
and go is a pleasant and profitable business for
the grocer—but while he is skimming the cream
the wise grocer will not neglect the good old
staples like

Shredded Wheat Biscuit

a cereal that is now recognized the world over as
a staple “‘breadstuff’’ made by the only process
that makes the whole wheat grain thoroughly
digestible. Being ready-cooked and made in bis-
cuit form it is so easy to prepare in a few mo-
ments a delicious, nourishing meal
with Shredded Wheat.

Shredded Wheat is packed in neat, substan-
tial wooden cases, The empty cases are sold
by enterprising grocers for 10 or 15 cents
each, thereby adding to their profits on
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Developing New Sources of Hard-
ware Trade.
Written for the Tradesman.
Second of Five Papers.

In my former article I gave, sub-
stantially in the words of the man in-
terviewed, the story of a young hard-
ware clerk’s awakening. How he
got interested in paint, realized that
his boss was selling very little paint,
although there was a fat local chance
for selling paint in paying quantities.
Getting busy, he soon moved out all
the old stock, re-ordered and _ sold
that. It was a hardware man’s first
experience with a brand new idea—
the idea of developing new sources
of business. The story is replete
with interest.

The man who told me that story
is now nearing fifty years of age, and
is the owner of a big hardware es-
tablishment. But he stoutly main-
tains that whatever success he has at-
tained in his vocation (and he is ac-
counted a_ successful merchant), 15
due to the fact that he is always
looking for new and_ undeveloped
He thinks the
hardware business is just as full of

sources of business.

possibilities as any other business
under the sun, and he is as much in-
terested in the game now as he was
twenty-five years ago. He has a
salesforce of a dozen men, all young,
red-blooded and ambitious. And he
encourages suggestions for trims,
campaigns, and
advertising schemes of all sorts. He

special sales, country

contends that anything in hardware
will sell if you get behind it with the
right sort of boost. In spite of his
varied experience as a dealer in hard-
ware lines of all kinds, I don’t know
of a more open-minded man_ any-
where.
A Big Range Sale.

I think the selling instinct is just
born in some men. It must have
been so with this hardware man, for
the dexterity with which he snaps
up a simple suggestion, transforms it
by quick occult manipulation into a
sales scheme, at once daring tand
brilliant, is surely evidence of unusual
merchandising ability. But 1 can
better illustrate this trait than de
scribe it.

Something like a year after the
young hardware clerk had pulled off
his record-breaking paint sale, he was
trying to selj a range to a well-to-do
farmer. The selling wasn’t good. The
politely enough,

but didn’t enthuse. The truth was—

and he didn’t mince words in telling
it—he wanted something better,

something different. He wanted a
big range with an 18 inch oven, and
he especially wanted a copper hot
water attachment, and he didn’t
mind the price. But he wouldn’t
have anything they had in _- stock.
He'd wait and go to the city first.

Seeing he was at the end of his
tether the young clerk said: “Well,
if there’s such a range made, we'll
order it for you right away, charging
you the usual retail price. Of course
we'd rather sell goods out of stock;
but if we haven’t got what you want,
we'll get it for you if we have to
send to Belfast or Berlin.”

‘Back at his desk the proprietor
gulped hard when he heard that pom-
pous statement, but the customer fell
for it, saying: “Well, go ahead, Char-
lie, and get me that range. You
know what I want. Go after it.”

And as it came about, Charlie did
literally go after the range. The
catalogues they had didn’t show any
coal ranges built with hot water
tanks like the customer wanted; and
rather than waste time in corres-
pondence, the young hardware clerk
got his boss to let him go to Cincin-
nati. And there, after some litle
difficulty, the boy found the range.
lt was a great, big,
beautiful range, all dolled up in glint-
ing silver and copper,
and the price to the trade was dan-
gerously close to $40.00 f. 0. b. The
“We'll price it at $60.00.’
The boss said: “That’s robbery.” The
boy said: “No, that’s business.” And
the boy had his way.

                  

shimmering

boy said:

When the range was uncrated, and
the two of them were standing off
and admiring it, Charlie said: “Let's
put it in the window.” “That'll be
a lot of trouble. and besides it’s
sold.” “That’s one reason we ought
to show it off. Come on now! Never
mind the trouble—I’ve got an idea.”
And they set the range in the center
of the window and finished the trim
with housefurnishings.
up a big placard, reading: “Price
$60.00’—and then in big red letters
below, the word, “Sold.” That trim
created a sensation. It was the talk
of the town. The range arrived
Thursday morning, and remained in
the window Thursday afternoon, Fri-
day, and until Saturday afternoon;
and during that time Charlie had two
dozen or more enquiries about it and
sold four ranges to be delivered as

Charlie got

soon as shipment could be made
from the factory; and the boss was
so tickled over the situation he sim-
displayed
symptoms of hilarity. And along

ply stood around and

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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

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November 12, 1913

about that time it began to dawn
upon the owner of the store that his
clerk, Charlie, was the real honey
boy.

A Circular Letter.

I believe a good letter—mind
you I say a good letter—is still a
mighty neat way to make a prospect
think your thoughts after you; but
in those days a clever circular was a
real event. It made the recipient
open his eyes wide. And the farm-
ers who got Charlie’s letters cer-
tainly did read them with interest.
It was a bang up good letter. It
dwelt on the fundamentals of proper-
ly cooked food, and it rang the
praises on those uncrowned queens
who preside uncomplainingly in the
kitchen, trying to
a miserable old

Now

divinely on
stove that acts up
and then it switched off
to say that was a shame
when the lord of the household
could easily get an excellent range
at such a modest price, ete.

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especially

choice list of
five hundred names of people
in the town and surrounding country,
addressed his envelopes carefully on
a typewriter, and sent ‘em out. He
that little old hardware estab-
lishment was a mighty busy place
during the next week. And the calls
for ranges broke all previous high-
water records. They simply cleaned
out everything that bore the remotest
resemblance to a cooking contriv-

Charlie made up a

some

says

ance, ordered more ranges and sold
them.

About this time, Charlie, the hard-
ware clerk, stumbled onto a_ truth
which the seasoned hardware mer-
chant long since converted into a
kind of business maxim. He words

The local ca-
consumption of
hardware is always far
larger than the actual demand. De-
mand must be created. It 1S the
business of the hardware dealer to
look about him and discover the
most economical and direct ways for
converting latent into actual

it something like this:
pacity for the any

article in

needs

calls. Sometimes it looks hard; but
always there’s an easy way if you
can only hit upon it.
Charles L. Phillips.
ge
Perfect Work.
Written for the Tradesman.
Some American travelers visited

famous
Chinese carver who wrought out mar-

one day the studio of a
velous things in ivory.

The objects disposed for sale pur-
poses about the apartments of the ar-
tist-tradesman were many and various
and delicate, and to Western eyes,
strange and fantastic.

One of the travelers was particu-
larly interested in a certain study—-
a diminutive ivory elephant that seem-
ed to stand ankle deep in oriental
symbolism, and evoked by the inno-
cent wonderment of him, the
spirit of the East.

The admirer of the piece at length
made up his mind to pay the price
and possess himself of the curio. In
and posses himself of the curio, when
the artisan-dealer’s attention sudden-
ly became focused on the curio. I[n
evident excitement he seized a lense
and looked, and then he said:

very

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

“This, I cannot sell to the gentle-
mens. It is not perfect work. See?”
And he pointed out a very faint, less
than hairlike, line; imperceptible to
the naked eye, unless it were a keen
eye, and one accustomed to art prod-
ucts in ivory. “The ivory—it has de-
fect. I no sell the gentlemens this.
It is not perfect work.”

“Never mind it,’ said the custom-
er, “that little defect will never be
noticed.” But the Chinaman shook
his head.

In vain the customer pleaded. The
Chinese art dealer refused to budge.
The American offered more than the
price asked. The oriental was ob-
durate. “Why don’t you sell me
this?” insisted the American. “You
are not deceiving me. I know there
is a slight defect in the ivory. But
I’ve made up my mind to forget it.
I want it.”

The conscientious old art
smiled and said:

dealer
“Maybe so! But for-
get it, or forget it not, the defect—-
it is there. Even if you forget, |
remember. No, no, no! It is a rule
that work that is periect goes
from this place. And this is not per-
Sorry,

only

fect work. gentlemens; but
this is the rule.”
Charles L. Garrison.
a

Twelve Essentials of the Jobber.

1. A necessary distributor between
producer, manufacturer and consum-
er.

2. One who sells only in whole-
sale lots to retailers and institutions.

3. He is an expert and connoisseur
of food products.

4. He must be prompt to meet all
his bills, so as to take advantage of
every discount.

5. He must ship and deliver goods
promptly.

6. He must collect bills promptly
when due.

7. He must be one who has mas-
tered the art of selling goods at a
good profit,

8. He must be in
markets ot his

touch with the
and be broad-
minded and farsighted enough to see

line,

the signs of the times, so as to buy
heavy when the market is most likely
to advance, and just enough for im-
mediate wants when the market is
most likely to be lower, never over-
stocking on such goods that he has
only a small or limited outlet for.
9. He must see to it that his men
push other of the
most profitable goods, and sell enough

teas, coffees and
of them to overcome the less profit-
able goods, Sumar, efc., So
that his sales will show an average
profit of not less than 10 per cent

10. He must have as many of his

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Grand Council of Michigan VU. 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.
: Grand 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 D.
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.

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, . E. Crowell, L. P.
Hadden, A. B. Allport, D. G. McLaren,
J. W. Putnam.

 

Chirpings From the Crickets,

Battle Creek, Nov. 10—Leo Hoag,
formerly employed by the Geo. M.
Graham Grocery Co., of Athens, has
gone to Howell for treatment. Re-
cent letters from Leo to members ot
his family chronicle an improvement
in his condition. We are glad to read
this welcome news and hope his im-
provement will be permanent.

Orin J. Wright is putting up a
bungalow at Urbandale. Orin is as-
sisting on the job and. believe me,
he is some mason. He sure is there
with the gravel and the hoe, away
out yonder in Urbandale.

W. Smith, proprietor of Hotel Mc-
Elvain, Vicksburg, is rapidly recov-
ering from a sick spell. Mr. Smith
went to New York City some weeks
ago to visit his son and was taken
ill just as he was about to start on
his trip home, We hope Mr. Smith
is his old self again at this writing.

Hotel Columbia, Kalamazoo, has
individual towels.

When will the Blue Goose be usea
as a subject for the “movies?”

William Bishop is sick at his home.
Go call, you boys.

Herbert Weir Ireland is on a short
business trip East.

Our Past Senior Counselor, Charles
Richard Foster, put on a successful
entertainment at Quincy last Friday
night. This week Friday Charles is
billed at Hastings. He has a lot of
new things he is using this season
and the boys and their families of
253 will have a chance to hear Charles
at some of our nearby social ses-
sions :

0b Longman is now a commis-
sion man and his sales are making
some of his competitors on South
Water street green with envy. The
best of success, Bob.

Battle Creek Council, No. 263,
meets Saturday night, Nov. 15. Be
with us. Assessment No, 119 is pay-
able now. Time for payment ex-
pires Nov. 24.

The following topics have been as-
signed to the following brothers for

five minute talks next Saturday night
at the Council meeting: “Why It
Pays To Be Courteous At All Times,”
Boyd Cortright; “Would Woman Suf-
frage Necessitate New Tactics In
Salesmanship,”’ John Quincy Adams;
“Six Reasons Why Misrepresentation
Creates a Failure,’ Chas. R. Foster;
“Why Charles R. Dye Is So Popular
With the Ladies,’ Guy A. Pfander;
“How Often Should a Man On the
Road Write Home.” Charles Brewer;
“Loyalty To My Firm, Absolutely
Indispensable,’’ Chas. R. Dye. These
topics were framed up by Herberr
Ireland and his idea of five minute
talks by the boys assigned to them
met with the approval of the entire
Council, We are looking forward to
considerable pleasure from this affair.
No doubt we have orators and don’t
know it. Silver tongued second Pat-
rick Henrys!

There are some days when you are
working on a commission basis that
you can’t lay up a cent.

The Sample Case often has arti-
cles clipped from the Tradesman. It
is stuff written by E. A. Stowe, not
by his good-natured rum_ playing
traveler reporters. Never mind. men,
our friend, Mr. Stowe, has seen the
time Columbus, Ohio, did not know
there was such a publication as. the
Michigan Tradesman.

So Senior Counselor Follis sent in
a poem, hey? Why didn’t he wait a
few weeks and send in poultry?
Would have been more acceptable.

Did you read the dream one of our
Michigan boys had? It started on
page 420 of the November issue of
the Sample Case and sure is good.

The sheriff at Hastings found Geo.
Steele’s pocket book, but, of course,
the money was gone.

Cutler Bros., at Nottawa, are ship-
ping a fine grade of notatoes into In-
diana,

A three day corn show closed at
Vicksburg, Friday.

A traveler for twelve years and not

aU. C. 7.) Was just waitine to be
asked. Was asked last week and goes

in at once. That’s a true story by a
man who lives not far from here. Can
you beat it? Have you eligible timber
that is waiting to be asked? Get
busy and fill out an application. Once
aU € fo amaysa U C Lf) When
you see it in “Chirpings,’ it is so, We
verify every tip and hypnotize every
simp.

I met Geo. Clark, of the Putnam
factory, at Kalamazoo last week.
This carload salesman is the young
man who put the high cost, in living,
up north this summer. Also helped
make life worth the living for a
bunch of summer girls. Also helped
close some long engagements that
were getting as expensive as mar-
ried life itself. What! George re-
sponsible for all of that? “Sure.”
“Why?” “Because he sells Lowney
chocolates.” This little gent had a
corner on all the tin horns in the
city of Grand Rapids the 13th and
14th of last June, and he had them
on the corner, too. What corner?
Nothing doing. If I told you, you
might know where it was and you
would be disappointed if you found
a drug store on that particular cor-
ner.

Our friend Goldstein is truly turn-
ing out some good copy and such
wit—he can truly be called the Mark

Twain of the Tradesman family.

“Honks” says Miss M. Paradise, of
Detroit, is a guest of Mr, and Mrs.
F. H. Hastings this week. Hope
Lansing papers will not have a head
—Milton's Paradise Lost before the
week is gone. Bet a pair of dice
I’m crazy. :

Am looking over last week’s is-
sue and read the little poem en-
titled “Boil It Down.” In my case
it’s those cruel words, “Too late.’’
But it’s not too late to subscribe for
the Tradesman or asking too much
of you to

Read the Tradesman.

Guy Pfander.
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Wafted Down From Grand Traverse

Bay.

Traverse City, Nov. 10—AIl sub-
ordinate councils are planning to hold
a special social and fraternal session
on the evening of the fifth Saturday
of this month to comply with the
wishes of our Supreme Counselor, at
which time short talks will be given
by some of the members. These
meetings are not only for U. C. T.
members, but their families and
friends and you micht call it a get-
together meeting. Inasmuch as this
is the Saturday after Thanksgiving,
it will be expected that most of the
boys will be at home and will attend
these meetings. Let’s all say a few
words for the good of the order on
this great big U. C. T. night.

R. L. Ross, the popular salesman of
Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., has placed
a fur overcoat on his new merschaum
pipe.

James B. Shaughnessy, of Michigan
Hardware Co. fame, is displaying a
new hat. Jim says the reason he
wears a hat that is three sizes too
large for him is to cover the bald
spot on the back of his head.

Hotels, kindly take notice! Jim
Shaughnessy would appreciate it if
all hotels would arrange for individual
towels, for then he would not be
obliged to carry a comb to comb his
hair (7).

Mrs. L. Hankey. of Petoskey, is
spending a few weeks at the sanitar-
ium at Battle Creek, and Lew reports
she is doing fine.

The M. & N. E. Hotel, at Buckley,
has installed a furnace and the boys
may expect to keep warm this win-
ter.

The O. U. Fido Klub met at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mor-
ford Saturday evening. A surprise
was sprung upon them, as all the
members presented themselves in
masquerade costumes. Card playing
was enjoyed throughout the evening,
after which lunch was served and all
feel that the Morfords know how.
3ernie Reynolds certainly had some
makeup.

Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Wyman were
pleasantly surprised by a number of
their friends droning in upon them
unexpectedly Saturday evening, and
remaining until a late hour. No re-
freshments were served.

Some one reported that they saw
Jim Goldstein studving his price book,
but upon close investigation they
noticed that Jim was in possession of
a U. C. T. ritual. Jim has been start-
ed through the chairs of Cadillac
Council, No. 143, by being elected as
Sentinel. Go to it, old boy, you are
welcome.

A. FE. Ford, of late with the John
T. Beadle Co., of our city, has sever-
ed his connection with this firm, but
we expect to give you more favorable
news at our next issue.

Isadore Jacobs, representative of
the N. C. R. Co., called up our Irish
ticket agent, Mike Carroll, this week
and asked him the quickest route to
New Jerusalem, but Mike kindly in-
formed our friend that N. J. was not
included in the P. M. system.

H. C. Hoffman now plays in one
of our leading orchestras Saturday
evenings. Well, Herman is a hustler

and you can’t get away from it.
_ Little has been said of Frank M.
Gardner of late, just because Frank

has been boosting “Rouge Rex” for
Hirth-Krause Co., but here is one
that has come to light and was hand-
ed us by one of Frank’s schoolmates
and happened while they attended
school at Grawn. The teacher asked
Frank to parse the following: “Mary
milks a cow.” Frank, right up on
his feet began: “Cow, a noun, fem-
inine gender, third person and stands
for Mary.” “How do you make that
out—stands for Mary?” asked the
teacher. Frank replied, “Why, if the
cow didn’t stand for Mary, how could
she milk her?” Frank was excused.

W. G. Wyman, just recently mar-
ried, insisted that the preacher leave
the word “obey” out of his marriage
ceremonv. He says she doesn’t any-
school at Grawn: The teacher asked
the marriage ceremony with uneces-
sary words.
way, so what’s the use of clutering up

Talking about Christmas, Isadore
Jacobs says, “Andt nopody is satis-
field nowadays like I usedt to when I
vas a poy. Ven I vas a poy if I got
a sled andt some popcorn and some
candy, it was a fine Christmas al-
readty yet. But now a boy vill stand
up in front of a private Christmas
tree covered with Government bonds,
airships, automobiles, diamond rings
and a candy store and sniffle vile he
whines: ‘Iss that all?’” Isadore you
are right.

Assessment No. 119 expires Nov. 24.
_Have you enlisted in the: Grand
Commercial Army?

Only five more weeks until Christ-
mas. Fred C. Richter.

—_—_oo9___
Commends the Anniversary Edition.

The Hirth-Krause Co. has sent out
the following letter to its customers:

The Michigan Tradesman is one of
the strongest trade papers in the
United States and is celebrating its
thirtieth anniversary by a special is-
sue.

This edition contains many articles
of interest to all merchants and we
have caused same to be mailed to
you. We know you are a busy man,
but we hope you will peruse in par-
ticular the following articles:

Page 9 “Store Management.”

Page 60 “Unfair Competition,”

Page 46 “Stopped Mail Order Buy-
ing.”

Page 46 “How To Meet Mail Or-
der Competition.”

Page 66 “Business Success.”

Page 38 “Golden Words.”

We mention these since they ap-
peal to us. No doubt others will be
found of special interest to you.

Hirth-Krause Co.

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It may be hard to understand how
some men cannot sell goods, but it is
harder to understand how some oth-
ers do,

HOTEL CODY

EUROPEAN
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

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goods, hats, caps, trunks, valises, umbrellas,
shoes, rubbers, etc., contained in the store of
B. E. Black, and amounting to the sum of
two thousand dollars and upwards, will be
sold in bulk, at public sale, to the highest
bidder, at the store in Bellaire, Mich., on or
after Tuesday, December 2. 1913, at two
o'clock P. M.

Bids by mail accepted and correspondence
solicited.
AUSTIN B. WOOTON.

Assignee.
Bellaire, Mich.

 

 

 

 

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November 12, 1913

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

DETROIT DETONATIONS.
(Continued from page 1.)
Perkins, of D. M. Amberg & Bro.,
of that city, to Miss Bertha Loetscher,
of St. Joseph. It will do no harm if
Charlie and his bride receive con-
gratulations through more than one
column, as a more popular traveling
man never made a telephone drive in
the paper bound prevarication sheets,
according to information we have re-
ceived. Mr. and Mrs. Perkins will
spend a two weeks’ honeymoon in
Kentucky. The bride and groom have
the best wishes of the Detroit con-

tingent of traveling men.

“Big Mike” Brenner, merchant, con-
stable, night watch, marshal and all
around good scout, who pays rent in
Gaylord, but bounds between Saginaw
and Lake Superior like a football in
a real game, says that most men re-
mind him of a card game. When duty
calls them, it generally finds them
holding a four flush.

Gavil Gassel, the Lewiston mer-
chant, with a name that sounds like
a noise made on a fiiddle bow with a
piece of resin, says he cannot under-
stand why they call a rich man’s lazy
son “indolent,’ while a poor man’s
son, with the same inclinations is
called “loafer.”

A “man” who runs a place in Wol-
verine, coquettishly admits that he
is the best hotel keeper in that spot
in the woods. Mr. Storey is the man’s
name. He also adds that he cares not
for the trade of the minority travel-
ing men—the Hebrews. What we
are surprised at is that such a bril-
liant hotel keeper should languish in
Wolverine when there are so many
large cities and so many openings for
brainy (?) men.

After which outburst we beg to an-
nounce that Wolverine is to be omit-
ted from our regular line-up.

At the meeting held by Cadillac
Council, No. 143, last Saturday night,
sixteen were admitted to membership
in the Council. The work was put

on by “Burton’s Burly Bandits,”
which was that organization’s first

appearance. New uniforms were or-
dered, but did not reach Mr. Burton
in time to be distributed among the
“bandits.” Owing to lack of space—
another way we have of not saying
we did not receive them in time—
we will publish the list of new mem-
bers next week

Cadillac Council is showing worlds
of ginger in everything except fur-
nishing news items to the Detonations
columns.

Ura Donald: Exchange of sym-
pathy is extended you. We, too, re-
ceived a kind invitation to refrain
from poeting.

E. H. Warner, Senior Counselor of

Council, No. 9, is stirring up the
Council to make this the best
year ever and with great success,

too. Which brings to mind the old
saying, “What’s in a name?” Well, in
Warner’s there is war.

And then F. C. Richter may give
us a $5 fountain pen for boosting his
candidacy.

Anyone who has been married as
long as we have and then spends ten
minutes writing out congratulations
to newlyweds—but what’s the use?
Carnegie will probably never hear of
1t.

For a gill of gasoline we'll boost
Harry Hide—orn for Grand Secretary
of the Michigan U. C. T.

If it wasn’t for the fools what good
would it do the other guys to be
clever?

Fred Hannifin, of Owosso. Coming!

James M. Goldstein.

Glad to Hear From Smith.

Royal Oak, Nov. 8—In the very
pleasant mention of my business here
by your Detroit correspondent in
your issue of Nov. 5, it was a little
inaccurate in stating that I made de-
liveries in Detroit once a week, when
the fact is, frequently my one and
one-half ton Universal motor truck
takes capacity loads into the city five
and six times a week.

I run my business differently from
the usual modes. It is just now in-
creasing at the rate of about $500
a week over a year ago. I have
thought perhaps some of my ideas
on doing business might be a bene-
fit to others and it has occurred to
me that you might like to publish
them if I should find time to describe
them. D. K. Smith.

———__2.2..
Zephyrs From the Upper Peninsula
of Michigan.

Marquette, Nov. 10—Good for you,

Goldstein! The page of honor on the
great souvenir edition! First pager,
eh!

Say, Sunny, a word of warning:
Take a friendly tip, but keep it under
your hat. Last week you made a ref-
erence to Mr. Fixel as the Burns of
the credit men. You meant all right,
but you must be careful lest you in-

advertently and unintentionally of-
fend some other Burns. You are apt
to,

Heiney Wendell has made another
of his periodical trips to the copper

country, distributing sunshine and
chocolates with his old-time vigor.

He and Martin Behner are continual-
ly vieing with each other as to which
of them distributes the most jollity,
as well as the most chocolates. It is
always a pleasure to meet such jolly
good fellows.

W. G. Tapert, at the Soo, is great-
ly perturbed over the revival of re-
ligion at the Soo iest it reach his
own little heart, as he dislikes to re-
sign his job as an able representative
of the meat trust.

We like your style, E. P. Monroe,
of Merry Musings from Muskegon,
but you ought to loosen up and give
us a little more of the wholesome stuff
you hand out.

We noticed in Gabby Gleanings
from Grand Rapids a neatly worded
little ‘slam’ for U. P. Council and
especially the writer of this column,
concerning the annual official visit of
the Grand Council officers to our
Council. “Gabby” is the correct ex-
pression all right. We have no apol-
ogy to offer to Mr. Rockwell, nor to
his informant in this matter. In past
years this event was with us an oc-
casion for a banquet and a generally
good time. It was so planned for this
years and was at first, in fact, planned
so for Sept. 23, but "afterward post-
poned. Why it was postponed is
a Matter | of our own concern.
3rother Hoffman—always welcome at
Marquette, because we revere and
honor and love him here—came along
unannounced and unheralded. It is
true that a misunderstanding arose
as to the time he should come, but
all the disappointment it caused was
that we had no banquet and no public
function, but the fact still remains that
we not only had an official visit from
the Grand Council officer on Sept.
23, but that said official visit was all
that could be desired in the way of
any official visit. Brother Hoffman
was at his best. His talk was a kindly
talk which lacked none of the old-
time enthusiasm. His words sank
deep into the hearts of our member-
ship and his official visit was more
than all we expected of him. He has
no grievance. He was looking for no
banquet and sought no opportunity to
unload, according to Brother Rock-
well, any oratorical pyrotechnics. He
came here, did his duty fully, met
his friends, came as a gentleman and
left as a gentleman, and our friend,
Brother Rockwell should have insist-
ed on obtaining his information from
Brother Hoffman direct, instead of
swallowing a second-handed bum steer
from a Grand Rapids man who, I un-
derstand, according to his own hand-
writing, had a few oratorical pyrotech-
nics up his sleeve himself for the same
extended occasion and who takes to
heart his disappointment at being
unable to “unload.” Mr. Burns should
speak for himself and let Brother
Hoffman do likewise. Taking the
situation all in all, we do not accept
with very good grace the strictness

 

of Brother Rockwell and beg to in-
form the gentleman that we are amply
able to take care of our own affairs
up this way and when we need coun-
cil and advice we will seek it.

W. C. Houghton is high and dry
on the water wagon. We recently
read a letter from him to a former
boon companion who still persists in
remaining off the wagon. The letter
was a temperance speil which would
do credit to John B. Gough or Father
Matthews.

Frank C. Brown, who recently pur-
chased the hardware’ business’. of
Peterson Bros., at Trenary, is mak-
ing a great success of the venture.
Success. to you, Frank. We are glad
to hear it.

Charlie Kirkpatrick, the hustling
produce salesman at Negaunee, has
a side line. Every time he takes an
order while working Negaunee, he
hurries over to his sweet faced girl’s
place and plays a piano duet with her
and then makes off and gets another
order. Because of this beautiful di-
version, it is said by authenticated
parties, his business is more than
doubled. Nearly half the young trav-
eling men in Negaunee are now busily
engaged in their spare time taking
music lessons. Look out, Charlie.
You will have competition!

On our recent visit to Sagola we
missed the sweet face of the hand-
some little telephone operator, Miss
Crystal Dunbar. On enquiry, we were
informed that she resigned to accept
a position in the mercantile éstablish-
ment of J. EL. Mason, at Niagara,
Wis. She left a host of friends at
Sagola.

Schoch & Hallam have completed
several improvements to their jewelrv
store at Marquette, the most notable
being a front of most unique design,
the idea being original with Mr. Hal-
lam’s brother, who is an architect and
contractor of more than ordinary at-
tainments. The front would have to
be seen to be appreciated. The light-
ing system used in the front is most
effective.

We fear that the friendly
established between the Duluth,
Shore & Atlantic Railway and the
United Commercial Travelers. of
Michigan hang at the present time on
only a very slender thread. The
Michigan Railway Commission is hav-
ing its troubles with that company.
but declines at the present time to
make any of the grievances public.
It has communicated with the Grand
Counselor and the Grand Executive
Committee.

No, Brother Rockwell, Ura Donald
wasn't the only absentee at the birth-
day partv of Brother Stowe. Honks
from Auto Council was absent and
also Kaleidoscopic Kinematics—what-
ever that means—from Kalamazoo.
It was too bad that the United States
mails went back on us, as we mailed
our letter in good time, but for some
reason it didn’t reach the Tradesman
office until the presses were rolling off
the last forms of the monster edition
ot which we are all so proud.

Ura Donald Laird.
—_~2->__

Jaunty Jottings From Jackson.

Jackson, Nov. 10—O. H. Fausel,
230 Chittock avenue, is the newly
made member of Jackson Council.
No. 57. Mr. Fausel represents the
Hirth-Krause Co.. of Grand Rapids,
and is a busy man. He even had a
telephone call while at the Council
rooms.

A. E. Walworth is also a member
once more, having come back with
his withdrawal card and was re-in-
stated last Saturday evening. We
had a large attendance at this com-
bination meeting and interest is con-
stantly increasing. E. A. Gifford
gave an interesting black board en-
tertainment in the juggling of figures
and Leon Hardy sang some of his
songs that please.

Perhaps there is no one more en-
thusiastic over his work than W. H.
Lyons, who sells the output of Ber-
ton E. Poor’s cigar factory, of Jones-

relations
South

25
ville. Will is a loyal member of
Jackson Council and lives in our

city. The cigar is called the B. E. P.
and the quality of the cigar, together
with Mr. Lyon’s salesmanship, are
making it very popular with a large
number of dealers and smokers

The coffee always is good when
made by A. W. Town and he made
it last Saturday night.

‘The Jobber’s Justification” is the
subject of an article by Mr. Crissy
in the Saturday Evening Post of
Nov. 1. Mr. Crissy does not only
justifv the jobber in his existence,
but he shows in a sane and logical
manner that he is a very necessary
factor between the producer and con-

sumer and in a conclusive way he
figures him out of the high cost of
living. It might be a beautiful theory

to do away with the middleman, but
the jobber is just as essential in any
line as elevators are for the storing

and handling of grain. With our
ever increasing population, who

would deem it safe to live in a State
like Michigan without the many job-
bing houses, with their large stocks
of merchandise, blending the fat
years with the lean and_ extending
their financial strength, both toward
the manufacturer and the retailer

This is a very interesting subject
and a careful study of it will show
in many cases that the cost of living
is really lowered and not increased
by the jobber. who is destined by the

laws of commerce to always remain
with us.

The Michigan State Cannery say
that they grow, can and sell their
own products. It is located at Jack-
son and the word “Home” is dis-

played on the labels of their canned
products, which are seen on many
retailers’ shelves. We are wondering
if it would have any effect on the
sale of these goods if the label stated
that they were canned at the Michi-
gan State Prison? Perhaps some of
our worthy U. C. T. correspondents
might give us their opinion.
Spurgeon
—_—_.-2__—
News Items From the Soo.

Sault Ste. Marie, Nov. 10—There
will not be much news from the Soo
this week, as the larger part of the
male population has taken to the
woods. Sunday was the big day for
moving and vehicles of all descrip-
tion were pressed into service, carry-
ing baggage and camping outfits to
the different points, and for the next
two weeks there will be all kinds of
hunting stories and reports of the
wood's progress.

Chas. O. Pregitzer and party left
Monday for the Neebish, where they
will occupy Mr. Pregitzer’s new cab-

in. They have taken along a first-
class chef, formerly of the Waldorf,
and the bill-of-fare will compare

favorably with most of the $5 houses

throughout the country.

The traveling men covering the
South Shore and Soo Line lumber
camps are investing in high rubber

boots and snow shoes this week, as
many long hikes are predicted as the
trains are running irregular and very
late with the thousands of hunters
who are scattering throughout the
copper country and near the Soo.

John Ross, the colored man who
fell in the canal last week and was
drowned, is yet in the canal. It may
be possible that the body will not
be found until it reaches the head
and can be taken from the grates.

The revival meetings at the taber-
nacle are going in full blast, with an
attendance of about 2,000 at each
meeting. The Sunday meetings were
largely attended, as most of the
traveling men were in the city and
can always be relied upon as being
present at a gathering of this nature.

G. Yapert.
—_2>+>—___

The door of success is in front of

every one, but there are many who

never find the keyhole.

 

 

 

 

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

November 12, 1913

 

 

 

 

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Michigan Board of Pharmacy.
President—Will E. Collins, Owosso.
Secretary—E. T. Boden, Bay City.
Treasurer—E. E. Faulkner, Delton.
Other Members—John J. Campbell,

Pigeon; Chas. S. Koon, Muskegon.
Grand Rapids Meeting—November 18,
19 and 20.

 

Michigan State Pharmaceutical Associa-

ion.

President—D. G. Look, Lowell.

Vice-Presidents—E. E. Miller, Traverse
City; C. A. Weaver, Detroit. :

Secretaryt-Von W. Furniss, Nashville.

Treasurer—Ed. Varnum, Jonesville.

Executive Committee—D. D. Alton,
Fremont; Ed. W. Austin, Midland; co:
S. Koon, Muskegon; . . Cochrane,
Kalamazoo; James Robinson, Lansing;
Grant Stevens, Detroit.

Michigan Pharmaceutical Travelers’ As-
sociation.
President—Geo. H. Halpin, Holland.
Secretary-Treasurer—W. 8S. Lawton,

Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids Drug Club
President—Wm. C. Kirchgessner.
Vice-President—E. D. De La Mater.
Secretary and Treasurer—Wm. H.

Tibbs.
Executive Committee—Wm. Quigley.
Chairman; Henry Riechel, Theron Forbes.

 

Some Reasons Why Hot Soda Pays.

Although the number of druggists
who have put in hot soda apparatus 15
there are still many
who

considerable,
throughout the
failed to avail themselves of this
There is really no

country have
source of income.
excuse for the druggist who owns a
soda fountain—and it is hard to find
a druggist who does not own one—
to allow his soda apparatus to -lie
idle throughout several months of the
year, when at little cost he can pro-
vide himself with a handsome hot soda
apparatus, and thus make the soda de-
partment a profit-yielder through the
entire year. A complete hot soda
outfit can be put in for as low as $5,
and the finest of hot soda apparatus
can be installed at from $200 to $300.
The most elaborate apparatus ought
to pay for itself in a single season.
The druggist who is so situated as
to be able to draw a good male cus-
tom can make his hot soda trade even
more profitable than the cold. The
majority of men who drop into a sa-
loon during the noon hour or at night.
or when coming home from some
place of amusement, jor a bit of cold
lunch, and drink a glass or two o!
beer or whisky, do not do so because
drinks, but to
satisfy the cravings of a hungry stom-

they really want the

ach, Let the druggist once get these
men to try a cup of hot bouillon, dain-
tily served with a crisp biscuit or
cracker, or a hot dish of coffee or
chocolate, the chances are that they
will become regular patrons of the
soda fountain. There is not a singie
valid reason why the druggist should
not reach out for this trade and keep
his fountain running and earning
something all the time.

Some druggists, when asked why
they do not handle hot soda, say that
it doesn’t pay. Now, if a druggist

 

sells cold soda all the year around, a
hot apparatus on his counter will sell
enough cold soda to make the propo-
sition pay, even though the sale of
hot soda itself be very slight. People
who have watched the business for
years know that hot soda stimulates
the sale of cold soda. There are var-
A hot appara-
tus on your counter is an advertise-
ment that there is still something
doing, and that the soda fountain has
not been given over to the roaches for
the winter months.

ious reasons for this.

Then say, for instance, that four
people will walk up to your soda
counter. Two of them will take hot
soda and two of them will call for
cold soda. The hot soda helps sell
the cold soda, and the reverse is, of
true. Manufacturers know
this to be a fact. Now, if a druggist
does not sell cold soda all the year,
he certainly ought to carry hot soda
to keep that end of the store alive.
An abandoned soda fountain is a
cheerless sight. You know the scene
—empty boxes piled up, and roach
trails traced aimlessly here and there.

Other druggists, when asked why
they do not handle hot soda, say
that it is too much trouble. Now, if
hot soda is too much trouble, breath-
ing is too much trouble. Hot soda
isn’t any trouble. Here is a business
that can certainly be carried on at a
minimum expenditure of money, effort
and time. There is no bewildering
atray of Havers to cairy im stock.
Only a few different drinks are in de-
mand. Most of these you do not
make yourself, but buy ready for the
addition of hot water. All of these
may be bought in small packages.

course,

The finer hot soda apparatuses are
even automatic, regulating the supply
of gas and the water supply. You do
not even have to watch them. The
smallest apparatus requires very lit-
tle care. Hot soda is certainly not a
proposition involving much “trouble.”
It would seem that the smallest store
ought to be able to work up a hot
soda business that would yield a profit
of a dollar a day. A dollar a day
isn’t worth the trouble, you say. May-
be not, but even that would pay the
rent. In all these things it must be
remembered that there is something
more than a direct profit involved.
Hot soda, like cold soda, pays an in-
direct profit. It gets people into the
store. It shows that you are alive.

If you have a transfer corner, where
people wait on cold blustering days,
hot soda is almost a necessity. You
can’t afford to be without it. Busi-
ness comes to you at such a location,
but many a profitable hot soda busi-
ness has been built up in an apparent-

ly unpromising field. Don’t go into
the hot soda business, however, if
you are going to condemn it before
hand without a trial.

Give it a fair chance and it will
earn you some money, and act as
an advertisement for you as well.

Speaking of advertisements, outside
of printer’s ink, one of the best seen
this summer was a five-foot  ther-
mometer which a druggist displayed
in one of our large towns. A ther-
mometer is always a center of attrac-
tion in hot weather, and a five-foot
thermometer is apt to attract more
than a casual glance. The readings of
this particular thermometer were of-
ficially quoted every day by four news”
papers with a combined circulation of
about 200,000.
went

This druggist’s name
before half a million people
daily without it costing him a cent
other than the original cost of the
thermometer. Rather easy advertis-
ing, this.

It is not wise to wait until snow
flles before ordering your hot soda
goods. Order early, especially if you
are not near a wholesaler. There are
enough late orderers to snarl up ship-
ments, so don't add your name to the
number. It is well to be ready for the
first cool nights.

In some sections they have educated
the people to drink hot soda in Aug-
ust. Nothing unreasonable about this.
People drink hot coffee on the Fourth
of July, and also eat ice cream at
Christmas. The fact is, the people
will buy whatever you have to sell,
provided you offer it attractively. The
best hot soda town is not necessarily
in Siberia. Some of our Southern
Gulf towns sell as much hot soda as
any other cities of their size.

In buying hot soda accessories, a
druggist has a fine chance to display
some individuality. In buying glass
tumblers, you haven’t much choice. You
have to take what your neighbor has,
and they are all very much alike. But
the hot soda field offers a more varied
assortment. There are gorgeous red
and yellow mugs for malted milk and
beef tea. There are dainty china cups
and saucers for cocoa and chocolate.
There are little tureens for soup.
There are odd-shaped cracker plates.

You can lay in a very attractive lot
of counterware for a very iittle mon-
ey. And hot soda must be served
daintily and attractively. You can-
not slop it and expect to build up
any great amount of trade. You
must cater to the eye as well as to
the palate. Have nice mugs and dain-
ty cups and saucers. Try to pick out
a pattern that will stamp your store
with some individuality. Have paper
napkins. If the trade demands them,
have linen napkins. The laundering
of a napkin costs but a trifle. Have
crackers and wafers on hand, both
salt and sweet. Salted wafers are fine
with beef tea and clam broth, and the
ordinary graham wafer makes a great
accompaniment to a cup of chocolate.

Don’t growl that you are not set-

ting out a free lunch. Not a bit of

harm in a druggist setting out a free
lunch if it is done tastefully and
A little hot soda
business is a great thing to work with;

brings business.

you can get such pleasing effects with
an outlay of so little money.

It makes a fine advertisement for
a little store, even though the busi-
ness involved is not so very large.
People notice these things and tall
about them, and, if you will keep plug-
ging at it, you will eventually get the
business. A small store has a better
chance to be dainty with its hot soda
accessories than has a big store, for
cups and saucers are hard to handle
and when you are doing a rushinz
business you are liable to break them.
A large store, therefore, cannot or-
dinarily make the attractive display
that is possible for a small store.

If you are running a soda fountain
menu card or booklet, now is the
time to get up a special edition given
over to hot soda.

These may be mailed to customers
returning to the city from the summer
resorts, and will not only boom your
hot soda business, but serve to re-
mind them that you are still doing
business at the old stand. If you have
a large hot soda trade, you should by
all means carry a full line of the de-
licious soups and broths that are now
marketed so tastefully. The hot soda
business is growing and more novel-
ties are offered every year.

Hot soda helps sell cold soda.

And vice versa.

Have a general cleaning up before
starting the hot apparatus.

Start with a small urn, if you feel
dubious.

Hot soda is very little trouble.

Ice cream can be sold in cold weath-
er.

fot soda is an advertisement.

The various manufacturers offer
some handsome and useful catalogue;

Take a chance and try it.

————_- >>
Quotations on Local Stocks and Bonds
Bid. Asked.
Am. Gas & Elec. Co., Com. ..75 a
Am. Gas & Elec. Co., Pfd. 45 47
Am. Light & Trac. Co. Com. 332 3385
Am. Light & Trac. Co., Pfd. 105 107

Am. Public Utilities, Com. 50 53
Am. Public Utilities, Pfd. 74 76
Cities Service Co., Com. 76 78
Cities Service Co., Pfd. 69 a
Citizens Telephone 77 79
Commercial Savings Bank 215

Comw’th Pr. Ry. & Lt., Com. 49% 50%
Comwmyith Pr Ry. & Lt., Prd. 74 76
Klec. Bond Deposit, Pfd. 60 65
Fourth National Bank 212
Furniture City Brewing Co. 59 61
Globe Knitting Works, Com F
Globe Knitting Works, Pfd. 96 100

G. R. Brewing Co. 145 155
G. R. National City Bank 175) 178
G. R. Savings Bank 240

Kent State Bank 260 264
Lincoln Gas & Elec. Co. 20 25
Macey Company, Com. 200

Macey Company, Pfd. 94 96

Michigan Sugar Company Com. 30 36
Michigan State Tele. Co., Pfd. 90 95
National Grocer Co., Pfd. 85 88
Old National Bank 205 207
Pacific Gas & Elec. Co., Com. 33% 34%
Peoples Savings Bank 250
Tennessee Ry. Lt. & Pr., Com. 15 17
Tennessee Ry. Lt. & Pr., Pfd. 66 68
Utilities Improvem’t Co., Com. 40 42
Utilities Improvem’t Co., Pfd. 60% 62
United Light & Ry., Com. 78 80
United Light & Ry., 1st Pfd. 77 78
United Light & Ry., 2nd Pfd.

(new) 72 74

Bonds.
Chattanooga Gas Co. 1927 95 97
Citizens Tele. Co., 6s 1923 101% 102
Com. Power Ry. & Lt. Co. 6s 97%
Flint Gas Co. 1924 96 97%
G. R. Edison Co. 1916 981% 100
G. R. Gas Light Co. 1915 99 100
G. R. Railway Co. 1916 100 101
Kalamazoo Gas Co. 1920 95 100

November 12, 1913.

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Putting It Off.

“He's a mean man.”

“How so?”

“When his little girl begs for an
ice cream sundae, he asks her if she
wouldn’t rather have a gold watcn
when she’s 19.”

 

 

 

 

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27
Acids Cubebs .......... @ 50 ne ae ese ces °
Erigeron ........ 2 50 entian
Acetic ...-.....- 6 @ 8 fucalyptus ..... 75@ 85 Ginger .. ¢g 95
Boric .......... 10 @ 35 Hemlock, pure .. @1 e Guaiac i . 2
; 2 Juniper Berries .. @1 25 Guaiac Ammon...
Carbolic ee. @ = Juniper Wood .. 40@ 50 Iodine ........... @1 25
Citric ......--.  @ ta extra ..... 85@1 00 Iodine, Colorless @1 25
Muriatic ........ 14@ 5 Lard, No 1 .... %@ 90 cee decd ee cee e z
oe 1 0 Lavender Flowers @4 50 ron, ClO. .....---
piev a a Lavender, Garden 85@100 Kino ............ @ 80
Oxalic .......... _ Demon cose cas & h0@e 00 Myrrh ........... gt 05
Sulphuric ....... 1%@ 5 TLiinseed, boiled, bol @ 49 Nux Vomica .... g, a
a 45 Linseed, bld less ..58@ 58 Opium ...........
oe - @ Linseed, raw, bbls. @ 48 Opium Camph. .. @_ 65
Ammonia Linseed, raw less 52@ 57 Opium, Deodorz’d a 25
ae. _ Mustard, true ..450@6 00 Rhubarb ......... 70
Water, 26 deg. .. 64@ 10 Mustard, artifi'l 2 75@3 00 :
Water, 18 deg. .. 4%4@_ 8 hoes sense ‘ tas BP Paints
ty z E Ve, DUNG ..... 5 D Dead, red dry .. t4@ 1
Water 14 deg. ... 34@ 6 jive, Malaga, a Lead, white dry ie 10
Carbonate ...... 13 @ 16 yellow ...... 160@1 75 Lead, white oil 74@ 1¢
Ckloride ...... | 12 @ 15 = Olive, Malaga, A _ Ochre, yellow bbl. 1 @ 1%
green 2)... 150@1 65 Ochre, yellow less2 @ 5 Hol ip |] 3
Balsams Orange, sweet ..475@5 00 Putty ............ 2%@ 5 | pr hwe
Organum, pure 1 25@150 Red Venetian bbl. 1 @ 1% ROP LS PP MP, tay
Copaiba .... ., 75@1 00 Origanum, com’! 50@ 75 Red Venet’n, less 2 @ 5 :
Fir (Canada) .. 1 75@2 00 ee sees a feo ee Prepared 1 40@1 50 rr rar
: eppermint ... @4 eo Termillion, Eng. 90@1 00 ;
' ae Cree) ae . Rose, pure ... 16 00@18 00 Vermillion, Anes. 15@ 20 owe WOH) PPP: PN
POM 6002.55... 2 25@2 50 Rosemary Flowers 90@1 00 Whiting, bbl. 1@ 11 ‘. AiR SET
MOM sue 1 00@1 25 Sandalwod, BE. I. 6 25@6 50 Whiting ........... 2@ as ee
‘Sassafras, true 80@ 90 ry Hane ei
Berries Sassafras, artifiil 45@ 50 Insecticides
_ Spearmint ...... 5 50@6 00 i : ;
Oubeb ....0.....- 65@ 75 Sperm .....-.-- 90@1 00 Arsenic ee kee ae. 6@ 10 “ a :
Fish HL ‘sa 40 Fasey .....-.-.. 5 00@5 50 Blue Vitrol, bbl. @ 6% me i
oo : Tar, USP ...... 30@ 40 Blue Vitrol less = 7@ 10 .~
A UAROE ponte ress 7@ 10 ‘Turpentine, bbls. @ 52 ihc api Mix Pst 8@ 15 eens
Prickley Ash .. . @ 50 Turpentine, less 55@_ 60 [flellebore, White == .
Wintergreen, true @5 00 _powdered .... 15@ 20 dg es AY
Barks Wintergreen, sweet eh a vee . er : = ila
: : birch ...... 00@2 25 ead arsenate ., 6 .
Cassia (ordinary) 25 Wintceaueen. art’] on 60 Lime & Sulphur i
Cassia (Saigon) 65@ 75 Wormseed ...... 350@400 |, Solution, gal. 15@ 25
Elm (powd. 25c) 25@ 30 Wormwood .... 6 00@6 50 Paris Green ... 15%@ 20
Sassafras (pow. 30c) @ 25 ee Miscellaneous Our Home—Corner Oakes and Commerce
Soap Cut (powd. Bicarbonate ..:. 15@ 18 Acetanali ——_——_——---------—- a
BOC ese ne see 15 @ 20 Bichromate .... 13@ 16 ao | 39 . ; ; ; :
ae Bromide 2... Mee, Alnus, padoses and 5 Our holiday line of samples has now been on display about two months
Extracts ee 12@ 15 L eround ...... 5@ 7 here in our store in Grand Rapids and yet contains a quantity of desirable
aya pewaoeaa . - powdered ... 12@ 16 ee nueaael 2 10@2 25 merchandise for the belated buyer. We always hold ourselves somewhat in
a Sranulay 16g Z Begin ie a ao readiness after November Ist, to take care of those who could not be with
ANIGQE wes csesee L re oa ') 2 i i Ze | i ;
Flowers nese foe oars 3 “as z Cantharadies po. 2 v0@2 25 us earlier in the season. This line together with our extensive stock of
4 5 ermanganate .. 1: a : : : :
a Hee . Prussiate yellow 300 35 Soe’ se i a - staple sundries, stationery and sporting goods will enable you to get from us
: russiate, red .. 6560@ 60 Carmine ||. mo F sao N eee ant the entirely satisfac .
Cuassemiia Glew) @@ 6) faoiee. is@ 20 Sere @3 a during November an assortment that will be entirely satisfactory.
Cleves .........
Gums Roots Chalk Prepared BO se ‘ ;
Ace 1 44... 40 GO CU eEOt peteis 5: 156@ 20 Chalk Precipitated 7@ 10 Grand Rapids. HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG CO.
, powdere uNeroform ...... B8@ 48
Acacia, 2nd ...... 35@ 40 Calamus ........ 385@ 40 Chloral Hydrate 1 oe 15
Acacia, Sd ........ 30@ 35 Elecampane, pwd. 15@ 20 Cocaine ........ 4 20@4 50

Gentian, powd. ..12@ 16
Ginger, African,
powdered .. 15@ 20
Ginger, Jamaica 22@ 25
Ginger, Jamaica,
powdered .... 22@ 28
Goldenseal, powd 6 25@6 50

Cocoa Butter .... 50@ 60
Corks, list. less 70%
Copperas, bbls. ....@
Copperas, less ... 2@ 4&5
Copperas, Powd. 4@ 6
Corrosive Sublm. 1 05@1 10
Cream Tartar ... 30@ 365

Acaccia, Sorts .... @ 2
Acacia Powdered 35@ 40
Aloes (Barb. Pow) 22@ 25
Aloes (Cape Pow) 20@ 25
Aloes (Soc. Powd.) 40@ 650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asafoetida ....... 75@1 00 Ipecac, powd. .. 2 75@3% 00 Cuttlebone ...... 25@ 30f
Asafoetida, Powd. Ileorice .......- 14@ 16 Wextrine ........ 7@ 10
Pus . Licorice, powd. 12@ 15 Dover's Powder 2 00@2 25
Cores... @ Orris, powdered 253@ 30 Emery, all Nos. 6@ 10
U.S. P. Powd. @100 Poke, powdered 20@ 25 Emery, powdered s@ &
Camphor ...... -» 55@ 60 Rhubarb ...... 75@1 00 Epsom Salts, bbls @ 1%
Gusta 35 40 Rhubarb, powd. 75@1 25 Epsom Salts, less 2%@ a
tantessces GO@ Rosinweed, powd. 25@ 30 Ergot .......... 1 50@1 45
Guaiac, Powdered 50@ 60 Sarsaparilla, Hond. ixrgot, powdered 1 80( @2 00
—~ KINO 2220s cl @ 40 . eround ...... @ 50 sic A tas toeet 24 15
* : - arsaparilla Mexican, “ormaldehyde Ib. i0 15
Kino, Powdered . @ 40 ead See cee a 30 Gambier _ Gescae co 10
Myrrh ............ @ 40 Squills 21.0.0...) 20@ 35 Gelatine 6.1...) 35@ 45
Myrrh, Powdered . @ 50 Squills, powdered 40@ 60 Glassware, full cases 80%
Opium 6 80@7 00 ao ge ie an Glassware, less 70 & 10%
a alerian, powd. 5@ 3 xlauber Salts bbl. @ 3 a e : .

Onl se .. 8 75@8 95 ses Glauber Salts less 2@ 5 MERICAN BEAUTY?” Display Case No. 412—one
ium, * ee sue, Drown ...- It :
oe to Ge eee te of more than one hundred models of Show Case,
Shellac, Bleached 30@ 35 ou Oe a ee 4 eG Shelving and Display Fixtures designed by. the Grand
Tragacanth No.1140@150 Canary ........... e868 Se 3. 24@ 20 Rapids Show Case Company for displaying all kinds

Tragacanth, Pow 75@ 85 Caraway ........ 122@ 18 Hops ............ 50@_ 80 : :
’ ~ Bea indica 00... 85@1 00 of goods, and adopted by the most progressive stores of America.
Turpentine 10@ 165 aoe see-- f eg 00 lodin 4 3804 60
fol aae GLORY oc... c @ 35 Cte ects tne ss 9@ a : 4.
Comander ....... 124 1g lodoform ..... -5 40@5 60 GRAND RAPIDS SHOW CASE CO., Grand Rapids, Michigan
Leaves ill 5 Lead Acetate 12@ 18
Buch 1 85@2 00 Pack ea ac Lycopdium ...... 55 65 The Largest Show Case and Store Equipment Plant in the World
Buchu, Powd. .. 2 00@2 25 Flax ..... ne 4G @| Mace ioc. 80@ 90 Show Rooms and Factories: New York, Grand Rapids, Chicago, Boston, Portland
Sage, bulk ...... 18@ 25 Flax, ground .... 4@ 8 Mace. powdered  90@1 00
Saoe %s Loose. 200 25 Foenugreek, pow. 6@ 10 Menthor ....... 50@6 00
Sage, Powdered... 25@ 30 Hemp. ........... 5@ m7 Mercury ...... 0... 75@ 85
Senna, Alex ..... . 45@ 50 Lobelia .......... @ 50 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 toe ee ee eae S45 occasion
{us . , 20@25
Uva Dest esse ces: 10@ 15 Mustard, powd. “” 20@ 35 Fevver, black pow 200 | FOOTE & JENKS COLEMAN’S GRAND)
Olls Guiere Dee 75@1 00 Peto Burgundy ie 4 ;
Rape 0. a 0 Wassia ol. ll. i d ; . V II
wits Amos Bitter, il 8¢ : Quinine, all brds ..25@361% Terpeneless emon an High Class anil a
v 6 00@6 50 Sabadilla “........ ae | 6haenena San 23@ 3
aie Bitter, : 7 ae — “2 1 Seon ie . sil ca 50@1 75 Insist on getting Coleman's Laima fram your jobbing grocer. or mail order direct to
artificial ...... @1 00 Worm American 15@ 20 Salt Peter ...... 74%@ 12 FOOTE & JENKS, Jackson, Mich.
Almonds, Sweet, 90@1 00 Worm Levant .. 40@ 50 a Mixture .. a =
rue A Ae oap, green ...
Almond, Sweet, Tinctures Soap, mott castile 10@ 15
imitation .... 40@ 50 Aconite ....... e 75 Soap, white castile
amber, crude 4 a - Aloes ..... an @ 65 ‘ as a @6 25 F Ki a f C B k
Amber, rectified . Arnica c 0 oap, white castile
pime 225@2 50 Asafoetida ...... @100 _ less, per bar = @ 68 our INKinas O OuUpONn DOOKS
Bergamont ..... 750@8 00 Belladonna ...... @ 60 Soda Ash ........ 1%¥@ 6
Cajeput ......... 75@ 85 SBenzoin ......... @ 90 Soda Hieetonate 1%~@ 5
Cassia .. .) 50@1 75 Benzoin Compound Z Bea’. 7 eens 7 - are manufactured by us and all sold on the same
Castor, bbls. ‘an IUCHU ........55 pirits Camp or . ee ce ; ; -
cans ...... ee ae ceverreaiee oe 1 ie oe Pe cess Ife : basis, irrespective of size, shape or denomination.
Cedar Leaf ...... apsicum ....... ulphur Subl. .... a : :
Citronella ....... .. . Cardamon ae a8 Fes ache a a. ie 6 Free samples on application.
Cloves .........- 1 50@ Cardamon, omp. artar Emetic ..
Cocoanut ....... 2 25 Catechu ..... sees 60 Turpentine Venice 40@_ 50
God Liver ...... 2 251 $0 50 Cinchona ........ 1 e Vanilla a pr 1 aa. ae TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Cotton Seed ..... 90@1 10 Colchicum ....... Witch Hazel ....
Croton ........., @1 60 Cubebs ......... 120 Zine Sulphate... 7@ 10

 

 

Prices, however. are

 

ADVANCED

 

 

Index to Markets

By Columns

 

 

AXLE GREASE String ....:......

1Ib. wood boxes, 4 doz.

344%b. tin boxes, 2 doz.

Little Neck, ct
Little Neck, 2!b.

Ciam eeuition

NAA Phy w

= spl cb ebboee eee

seeeeerrere eoorce

Breakfast Food .....--

25lb. pails, per doz. ..
BAKED BEANS
No. 1, per doz. a
No. 2, per doz. .... 75@1
No. 3, per doz.
BATH BRICK

Burnham’s pts.

“aie ong “Color eo eeee eee Burnham's qts.

Haney ...........
Condensed Pearl
Small C P Bluing, doz.
Large C P Bluing,

BREAKFAST FOODS
Apetizo, Biscuits ....
Bear Food, Pettijohns
Cracked Wheat, 24-2
Cream of Wheat, 36-2
Cream of Rye, 24-2 ..
— Toasties, T.

 

acwine Gum <seee se
CHICOry ..ceecceceseees
Chocolate ....-- cece.
Clothes Lines .....-----

phnwwncens ee oeeses

Com Do OO

Cream Tartar ...-+---
Farinose, 24-2

.
port

Dried Fruits ...----- oe Grape Sugar Flakes .

Sugar Corn Flakes ..
Hardy Wheat Food ..

Goods ... =
Farniaceous Postma’s Dutch Cook a

Fishing — ea Soe.
xtrac :
Flour and Kellogg's Toasted Bice :

t
ee Toasted Rice
Kelloge's Toasted

Krinkle ‘oon, Flake ..
Mapl- dpa Flakes,

ID. osu... @
Grain Bags ....-- , Ai. pee eee ce. @17
Pears in Syrup

erbs cooueee
Hides and Peits peecoee No. 3 cans, per doz.

en-)

Mapl- cnn Flakes

= Peas
Minn. Wheat Cereal farrowfat cece

10@
Baicton Wheat onl Early June siftd 1 45@1

Ralston Wht Food 10c 1
Saxon Wheat Food ..
Shred Wheat Biscuit : :

Pillsbury’s Best Cer’l 4
Post Tavern Special ..z
Quaker Puffed Rice .
Quaker Puffed Wheat 2
Quaker Brkfst Biscuit 1
Quaker Corn Flakes ..
Victor Corn Flakes .
Washington Crisps
Wheat Hearts

Pie
No. 10 size can ie

Mince Miepat ...-----+-

Noe

Evapor’d Sugar Corn

Warrens, 1 Ib. Flat
Red Alaska ...... 1 45@
Med. Red Alaska 1 we
Pink Alaska ......

Fancy Parlor, 25 Ib.
Parlor, 4 String, 25 Ib
Standard Parlor 23 Ib

Playing Cards ......-- E

a eoooee

pce raionn Do esses ees

Warehouse, 33 tb. :
Fancy Whisk one

 

eeossesee seeeeoeces

s ones 08 5a 6c “eas
Salad Dressing ......

Solid Back, 8 in.
Solid Back, 11 in.

SC

Dunbar, list doz.

Seeds

Shoe Biacking oe. ae | NO Bsc.

Sa ccc erences ae NO, 2 new nce es see e reese

Soap ...-..-- sooc ae | No doe ee.
oda

eves easreasesenee

ree Sc eeeeeeeese .

_ Sauces ....-0.--

eevee aseereeesreere

BUTTER COLOR
Dandelion, 25c size

 

CARBON OILS

bees eee ee 20
CANNED GOODS

Vinegar ...-cee---ee-s E D. S. Gasoline .

Deodor’d Nap’a ‘t
3 Yb. —— Sis

Wrapping Paper .. :

Standard occat Snider's % pints el

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

GROCERY PRICE CURRENT

These quotations are carefully corrected weekly. within six hours of mailing.
and are intended to be correct at time of going to press.
liable to change at any time. and country merchants will have their orders filled
at market prices at date of purchase.

3

CHEESE

CMG ..55.665..6.. @17%
Bloomingdale .... @17%
Carson City @17%
Hopkins ........ @18
MSTICK 5 seca ss @17%
Leiden ..........: @15
Limburger ...... @17%
Pineapple ...... 40 @60
dam: ......... 5 @85
Sap Sago ....... @22
Swiss, domestic @20

CHEWING GUM

Adams Black Jack .... 55
Adams Sappota ....... 55
Beeman’s Pepsin ...... 55
Beechnut ............. 60
hiclets .............. 41 25
Colgan Violet Chips .. 60
Colgan Mint Chips .... 60
Dentyne ..........-.- 1 10
Miae Spruce .......... 55
guiey mit oo. 5.2.2... 55
Red Robin ........... 55
Sen Sen (Jars 80 pkgs,
DOO) ee egal so 55

Spearmint,

Trunk Spruce ......... 55
Mucavan ......:........ 55
CIO olen deus. ccs. 55
CHICORY
Bw oo cee. 5
Med ......:2---<5 Se cne 7
Waele .....c...-. Bice 6
Branck’s .......:..... 7
Scheuer's .....-..... 6
Red Standards selcees| 4 DO
MVMIGE ok ca. 1 60
CHOCOLATE

Walter Baker & Co.

German’s Sweet ..... 22

  

 

Premium .6:.2......5-. 32
Caracas. ........ 0.5.6. 23
Walter M. Lowney Co.
Premium, 4S ........ 29
Premium), 468 ......... 29
CLOTHES LINE

Per doz.
No. 40 Twisted Cotton 95
No. 50 Twisted Cotton 1 30
No. 60 Twisted Cotton 1 70
No. 80 Twisted Cotton 2 00
No. 50 Braided Cotton 1 00
No. 60 Braided Cotton 1 25
No. 60 Braided Cotton 1 85
No. 80 Braided Cotton 2 25
No. 50 Sash Cord ..... L %
No. 60 Sash Cord ..... 2 00
No. 60 Jute ; 90
No. i2 Jute ..... 6.68. 1 00
Wo. 60 Sisal .......... 85

Galvanized Wire
No. 20, each 100ft. long 1 90
No. 19, each 100ft. long 2 10
No. 20, each 100ft. long 1 90
No. 19, each 100ft. long 2 10
COCOA

Baker's 37
Cleveland 41
Colonial, 35
Colonial, 33
MOS cle 42
Hershey's, 4S ........ 30
Hershey’s, %8 ........ 28
PIVEN 5 oe ee se ese 36
Lowney, 48 ...-...2:. 33
Lowney, 4s .......-:. 33
Lowney, %s ....... cee oS

Lowney, 5 Ib. cans .... 83

Van Houten, %s ..... 12
Van Houten,, 4s ..... 18
Van Houten, %s ..... 36
Van Houten, is ...... 65

WWAR-IIER 2.0.00 5550555 36
USO) Re 33
Wilber, Ws ........... 33
Wilber, 5 ........... 3
COCOANUT
Dunham's per Ib
448, Dib. Cage ...... 30
448, BID: Case ....... 29
%4s, 15Ib. case ...... 29
is, 15tb. case ..... - 28
ds, 15Ib. case ....... 27
4s & %s 15tb. case 28
Scalloped Gems .?.... 10
4s & %s pails ...... 16

Bulk, patis ..........- 14%
13%
Shredded
10 5c pkgs., per case 2 60
26 10c pkgs., per case 2 60

Bulk, DAITCIB 2.052006
Baker’ s Brazil

16 10c and 33 6c pkgs.,

per case ........ --. 2 60

COFFEES ROASTED
Rio

Common ...........2: 19
BAIT ce ace cee es ce 19%
Casice 2.1.5... . sic os
MOAN ecco se as oe
Peaberry
Common
Fair
Choice
HAUCy 2. .s6 ss esac eee
POADEITY, cc. c secs cc ce 23
Maracaibo
ONT cu ces ects ee 24
MEOICR 6. 25
Mexican
Choice ..... Bees tices 25
MONCY 45.000 ..5550 2: 26
Guatemala
cab gS 25
MAnMCy 2... 0.660... 28
Java
Private Growth ... aa
Mandling seeccess Baan
Aukola .............-80@32

Wrigleys 60
Spearmint, 5 box jars 3 00
Spearmint, 3 box jars 1 80

 

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Mocha
Short Bean ........ 25@27
oe Bean... 6.5. 24@25
Gee, 26@28
" Bogota
Hale ee. oe
HANCY, 000500...
Exchange Market, Senay
Spot Market, Strong
Package
New York Basis
Arbuckle ........... 21 50
LION oe. . 3 50

McLaughlin’ s XXXX
McLaughlin's XXXX sold

  

to retailers only. Mail all
orders direct to W. F.
McLaughlan & Co., Chicago
Extracts
Holland, % gro boxes °
Felix, Y% MYOSS ...;... a2
Hummel’ s foil, % gro. 85
Hummel’s tin, % gro. 1 48
CONFECTIONERY
Stick Candy —_
Horehound ............
Standard ........... eee 8
Standard, smali esa claie 8%
Twist, small (....5...) 9
Cases
JMUMbO ....... Soc cece - 8
Jumbo, small ........ 816
Big Stick ....... seccces Oe
Boston Cream ........13
Mixed Candy
Broken ............ see 8
Cameo ....:..... Bloc se cue
Cut Woaft .......... cece 2
Fancy . peta Le
French Cream — Mieeecle
Grocers ..... cesses sec Oe
Pe guapamad ae otk
Leader ..... - 8%
Majestic .. so
Monarch : -. 8%
Novelty .. ... -10
Paris Creams ..... cece AO
Premio Creams .......14
ROVAl  o.c.cc5 ccc e esse . 1%
Special ... eeccets Soe
i, Creams ee cie seoke
Specialties —

Pails
Auto Kisses (baskets) 13
Bonnie Butter Bites ..16
Butter Cream Corn ..16
Candy Crackers (bskt) 15

Caramel Dice ....... - 13
Cocoanut Kraut ...... 14
Cocoanut Waffles ..... 14
Coco Macaroons ......16
Coffy, Toffy ............ 14

Cream. Marshmallows lo
Dainty Mints 7 tb. tin 15
Empire Fudge ........ 14
Fudge, Pineappl3 ......13
Fudge, W: 13
Fudge, 3
Fudge, Choco. Peanut 12
Fudge, Honey Moon ..13
Fudge, Toasted Cocoa-
ite AAAS a SS aaa 13
Fudge, Cherry .........14
Fudge, Cocoanut ......13
Honeycomb Candy ....15
NSOUQVA occ ccce ccs cess AS
Iced Maroons ...
Iced Gems . 15
Iced Orange a ellies | b.oas
Italian Bon Bons ......13
Menchus . seekO
Molasses Kisses, to"
OX 5 ..5555.-5..08
Nut Butter Puffs ......18
Salted Peanuts .......15
Chocolates

 

Pails
Assorted Choc. ........15
Amazon Caramels ....15
Champion ...5.5...... 12
Choc. Chips, aeee - 18
ClUMAxX 2.205. 5..2565. ae
Eclipse, Assorted eae
Eureka Chocolates ...16
HAVOTING ..50cc06+5- .
Ideal Chocolates .....
Klondike Chocolates ..18
NaboObsS ...:.....-..... 1118
Nibble Sticks sere ae
Nut Wafers ..........
Ocoro Choc. Caramels if
Peanut Clusters ...... 2
Pyramids i
Quintette ..
Regina
Star Chocolates .......13
Superior Choc. (light) 18
Pop Corn Goods
Without prizes.
Cracker Jack ......
Giggles, 5c pkg. cs. 3 A
Oh My 100s 35
Cough Drops

  

boxes

Putnam Menthal ...

Smith Bros. ........ 1
NUTS—Whole

Almonds, Tarragona 20
Almonds, Drake ...... 18
Almonds, California

soft shell ......
Brevis ........-- @16
Filberts ........ @15
Cal. No. 1... 365
Walnuts soft shell

Walnuts, Chilli . @16
Table nuts, fancy .
Pecans, medium .. @15
Pecans, ex. large .. @16

Hickory Nuts, per bu.
OMIO i.6c2s cs ccec.

Cocoanuts ..........

Chestnuts, New York
State, per bu. ......

November 12, 1913

Dd

Shelled
No. 1 Spanish Shelled

Peanuts <.... 13%@14
Pecan Halves .. 60
Walnut Halves ... 35@38

Filbert Meats ... @30

Alicante Almonds @45

Jordan Almonds ... @50
Peanuts

Fancy H P Suns Raw @64

Roasted ....... @7 4
H. P. Jumbo, Raw @7%
Roasted .......... @9

CRACKED WHEAT

BU 3%
24 21D) pKes. .:...... 2 50
CRACKERS
National Biscuit Company
Brands
Butter
Boxes
Excelsior Butters ..... 8
NBC Square Butters .. 6%
Seymour Round ..... - 6%
Soda
NBC Sodas .......... 6%

Premium Sodas ...... 7%

Select Sodas .......... 8%
Saratoga Flakes ...... 18
Saltines ........:..... 18
Oyster 2.

NBC Picnic Oysters .. 6%

Gem Oysters .......... 6%
Snel 2. ls... ceca 6

Sweet Goods

Cans and boxes

Animals. .00 055.00... 10

Atlantics Also Asstd. . 12
Avena Fruit Cakes ... 12
Bonnie Doon Cookies. .10

Bonnie Lassies ...... 10
Brittle Fingers ...... 10
Cameo Biscuit oe
(CANS) Sos e se oe a. 25
Cameo Biscuit Anta.
(Cans) ....2...... -. 26
Cartwheels Asstd. .... 8%
Cecelia Biscuit ...., . 16

Chocolate Bar (cans) 18
Chocolate Drops ...... 17
Chocolate Drop Cen-

COVS coe ccs sece, LC
Choc. Honey Fingers. 16
Choc. Rosettes (cans) 20
Oracknels .....2.. 18
Cocoanut Tafty ‘Bar | oe in
Cocoanut Drops ......
Cocoanut Macaroons .. ig
Cocnut Honey Fingers 12
Cocnt Honey Jumbles 12
Coffee Cakes Iced ... 12
Eventide Fingers .... 16
kamily Cookies ....... 8%
Fig Cakes Asstd. .... 12
Frosted Creamg ...... 8%
Frosted Ginger Cookies 8144
Fruit Lunch Iced .... 10

Ginger Gems Plain .... 84
Ginger Gems Iced .... 9%
Graham Crackers .... 8
Ginger Snaps Family .. &%
Ginger Snaps NBC
RVOUNG) fo 05 ccc e 8
Household Cookies ....8
Household Cks. Iced .. 9
Hippodrome Bar ..... 12

Honey Jumbles ...... 12
Imperials ...... Se cee ee
Jubilee Mixed ....... 10
Lady Fingers Sponge ..30
Leap Year Jumbles .. 18
Lemon Biscuit Square 8%
Lemon Wafers ...... 17

Lemona ..::........ -. 8%
Mace Cakes ......... - 8
Mary Ann ..:....... 8%

Marshmallow Cfe. Ck. 13
Marshmallow Walnuts 18
Medora ...... Meese ecciee

Mottled Squares .... 10
NBC Honey Cakes ... 12
Oatmeal Crackers .... 8

Orange Gems ........ 8%
Penny Assorted ....... 8%
Peanut Gems ......... ¥
Pineapple Cakes ..... 16
Raisin Gems ......... ll
Reveres Asstd. ....... 16

Spiced Ginger Cakes ..9
Spiced Ginger Cakes
teed ...... sicls css cece An
Sugar Fingers ....... 12
Sugar Crimp 8%
Sultana Fruit’ ‘Biscuit "16
Triumph Cakes ....... 16
Vanilla Wafers ...... 17

  

Waverley ..... pees a

In-er-Seal Trade Mark
oods

er doz
Baronet Biscuit ...... $1 00
Bremuers Btr Wafs. 1 00
Cameo Biscuit ...... 60
Cheese Sandwich .... 1 00
Chocolate Wafers ... 1 00
Excelsior Butters .... 1 00
Fig Newton .......... 00
Five O’Clock Tea 1 00

Bact.
Ginger Snaps NBC .. 1 00

 

 

 

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Graham Crackers Red

Label 1l0c size ...... 1 00
Lemon Snaps ........ 50
Oysterettes .......... 50
Premium Sodas ...... 1 00
Roval Toast ......... 00
Saratoga Flakes ..... 1 50

Social Tea Biscuit .. 1 00
8S. S. Butter Crackers 1 50

Uneeda Biscuit ...... 50
Uneeda Ginger Wafer 1 00
Vanilla Wafers ...... 1 00
Water Thin Biscuit .. 1 00
Zu Zu Ginger Snaps .. 50
Zwiepack ............ 1 00

Other Package Goods
Barnum’s Animals .. 50
Chocolate Tokens .... 2 50
Butter Crackers NBC

Family Package ... 2 50
Soda Crackers NBC
Family Package ... 2 50

Kruit Cake .......... 3 90
In Specia! Tin Packages

per doz.

Heatino .............. 2 50
INaibiseo Zbe .......... 2 50
Nabiseo, 10e ........: 1 00
In bulk, per tin

IN@bisco .2:..........- 1 75
esting . 02.0... 1 50

Bent’s Water Crackers 1 40
CREAM TARTAR

Barrels or drums ..... 33
MORES 96000 c 0 lc ecules | sai 34
Sduare Cans ..........- 36
Nancy Caddies .......- 41
DRIED FRUITS
Apples

Evapor’ed, Choice bulk 7
Evapor’ed, Fancy pkg. 8

Apricots
California ........ 18@15
Citron
Corsican ..-...-:...-- 15

Currants

Imported 1th. pkg. .... 8%

Imported, bulk ..... 8%
Peaches
Muirs—Choice, 25%. .. 9
Muirs—Fancy, 25tb. ..10
Fancy, Peeled, 25Ib. ..18
Peel
Lemon, American ..12%
Orange, American 12%
Ralsins

Cluster, 20 cartons

Loose Muscatels, 4 Cr. 6%
Loose Muscatels, 3 Cr. 6
L. M. Seeded, 1 Ib. 8%@

California Prunes

50-100 25tb. boxes ..@ 6%
80- 90 251b. boxes _@ 6%
70- 80 25tb. boxes ..@ 8
60- 70 25Ib. boxes ..@ 9
50- 60 25tb. boxes ..@10
40- 50 25tb. boxes ...@11
FARINACEOUS GOODS
Beans
California Lima ..... 63%
Michigan Lima ........ 6
Med. Hand Picked ..2 25
Brown Holland ...... 1 65
Farina
25 1 Ib packages ..... 1 50
Bulk, per 100 lbs. .-4 00
Original Holland Rusk

Packed 12 rolls to container
8 containers (40) rolls 3 20

Hominy
Pearl, 100 lb. sack 2 00
Maccaroni and Vermicelll
Domestic, 10 lb. box .. 60
Imported, 25 th. box .. 2 50
Pearl Barley
@hester .............. 3 00
Empire  ..........-.-.
Peas
Green, Wisconsin, bu. 2 00
Green, Scotch, bu. .. 2 00
Snolit; tb .....-........ 5
Sago
Mast India .........-... 4%
German, sacks ...... 4%
German, broken pkg.
Tapioca
Flake, 100 Ib. sacks 4,
Pearl, 100 Th. sacks .. 4%
Pearl, 36 pkgs. ...... 2 25
Minute, 36 pkgs. ..... 2 15
FISHING TACKLE
% to 1 in. ...... aces 6
1% to 2 in. ........... 7
1% to 2 in. .........-- 9
1% to 2 im. .........- 11
SO in. 2.5.5 ...65--2---- 15
Sin ..0......-......)- 20
Cotton Lines
No. 1, 10 feet ........ 5
ING, 2, 15 feet ....:.... 7
No. 3, 15 feet ......... 9
No. 4, 15 feet ........ 10
No. 5, 15 feet ........ 11
Wo. 6, 15 feet ....-... 12
No. 7, 15 feet ........ 15
No. 8, 15 feet ........ 18
No. 9, 15 feet ...... 20
Linen Lines
Small ......------- «+= 20
Medium ............- 26
DParee .......-:----.- 34
Poles
Bamboo, 14 ft., per doz. 55

Bamboo, 16 ft., per doz. 60
Bamboo. 18 ft., per doz. 80

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS
Jennings D C Brand
Terpeneless Extract Lemon
No. 1 F box, per doz. 75
No. 2 F box, per doz. 90
No. 4 F box, per doz. 1 75
No. 3 Taper, per doz. 1 75
2 oz. Flat, F M per dz. 1 50
Jennings D C Brand
Extract Mexican Vanilla
No. 1 F Box, per doz. 90
No. 2 F Box, per doz. 1 25
No. 4 F Box, per doz. 2 25
No. 3 Taper, per doz. 2 00
2 oz. Flat F M per dz. 2 00

FLOUR AND FEED

Grand Rapids Grain &
Milling Co.

Winter Wheat
Purity Patent ....... 5 10
Seal of Minnesota .. 4 80
Sunburst ..........-. 4 80
Wizard Flour .......- 4 70
Wizard Graham ...... 4 80
Wizard Gran. Meal 4 40
Wizard Buckwh’t ewt 3 5v
RVG ecw wes as 4 40

Valley City Milling Co.
ily White .........-; 5 10
Edjent Woaft ....-...... 4 60
Graham .2..4........ 2 10

Granena Health .... 2 20
Gran. Meal 2
Bolted Med.

Voigt Milling Co. ‘

Graham ............. 30
Voigt’s Crescent ......5 10
Voigt’s Flouroigt ..... 5 10
Voist’s Hygienic ....4 30
Voist’s Royal ......... 5 50
Columbian ...-...... 5 90
Galla, EAly .....:.... 4 70

Watson-Higgins Milling
Perfection Flour .... 5 8
ip Top Miour ...:.-- 4 30
Golden Sheaf Flour .. 4 10
Marshall’s Best Flour 4 65
Worden Grocer Co.
Wizard Fiour ..-.--.-.. 4 70
Quaker, Raber cece s 90
Quaker, cloth .......- 5 00
Quaker Buckwheat bbl. 5 50
Kansas Hard Wheat
Worden Grocer Co.

American Eagle, 4s 5 10
American Eagle,, 4s ..5 00
American Eagle, Y%s ..4 90
Spring Wheat
Roy Baker ul
Golden Horn, family 4 65
Golden Horn, bakers 4 75
Wisconsin Rye ..... 3 85
Judson Grocer Co.
Ceresota, %S ........ 5 40
@eresota, 4S ..-...-- 5 50
Ceresota, %8 ........; 5 60
Worden Grocer Co.
Wingold, %s cloth ....5 45

1s cloth ....
%s cloth

Wingold,
Wingold,

CMS OVSTEN
A

Wingold %s paper 30
Wingold 4s paper 25
Bakers’ Patent ...... 10

Wykes & Co.
Sleepy Eye, %s cloth
Sleepy Eye. 4s cloth
Sleepy Eye, %s cloth
Sleepy Eye, %S paper

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bo
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Sleepy Eye, 4s paper 20
Meal

Bolted .......2...- . 420

Golden Granulated ~. 440
Wheat

INew Red -.......... 90

New White .......... 90
Oats .

Michigan carlots ..... 45

Less than carlots .... 47

Corn :
OGanlots 2 ..5....7...... 78
Less than carlots .... 80
Hay
@arlots .......:...... 18 00
Less than carlots ... 19 00
Feed
Street Car Feed ...... 33
No. 1 Corn & Oat Feed 33
Cracked corn ........-- 32
Coarse corn meal ..... 32
FRUIT JARS

Mason, pts., per gro. 4 55

Mason, aqts., per gro. 4 95

Mason, % gal. per gro. 7 30

Mason, can tops, gro.. 1 65
GELATINE

Cox’s, 1 doz. large ..1 45

Cox’s, 1 doz. small ... 90
Knox’s Sparkling, doz. 1 25
Knox’s Sparkling, gr. 14 00
Knox’s Acidu’d doz. 1 25
INCISON'S: 2 ccc. ose s es ee 1 50
ONMfOEG: ccc ce. 15
Plymouth Rock, Phos. 1 25

Plymouth Rock. Plain 90
GRAIN BAGS
Broad Gauge .......... 18
Amoskeage .......4....- 19
Herbs
Sage® ..-....: cee, 15
MAODS 20.6 ccc wk. 15
Laurel Leaves ......... 15
Senna Leaves ......... "25

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

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HIDES AND PELTS

Hides
Green, No, f ........ 12
Green, No. 2 ........ 11
Cured; No. ft .:...... 13%

Cured, Go 2 coe.

Calfskin, green, No. 4 16
Calfskin, green, No. 2
Calfskin, cured, No. 116

Calfskin, cured, No. 214%
Old Wool ........ 60@1 25
ambs ........ 50@ 75
Shearlings ...... 50@ 75
Tallow
INO. 2 ccc. 2.5 . 5
NO. 2 ...5....... @ 4
Wool
Unwashed, med. .. @18
Unwashed, fine ... @13

HORSE RADISH
Per doz.

Jelly
5Ib. pails, per doz. .. 2 40
15tb. pails, per pail .. 60
30tb. pails, per pail... 110
JELLY GLASSES

4% pt. in bbls., per doz. 15

1% pt. in bbls., per doz. 16
8 oz. capped in bbls.

per d@z ............. 18
MACARONI.

Uncle Sam Macaronl Co.
Macaroni, 24 10c pkgs. 0
Spaghetti, 24 10c pkgs. 1 70
Vermicelli, 24 10c pkgs 1 70
eee a 24 10c
Alohenen. 24 10c pkgs.
Kurl Cuts, 20 Ib. pails
Kurl Cuts, 25 tb. pails
Kurl Cuts. 50 tb. pails
Egg Noodles, 24 10c

DRESS. «265.5 ccc 5. cs
Bulk eeronanh. = sae

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Hotel. Hook, fibre bxs. 1 00

MAPLEINE
2 oz. bottles, per doz.
1 oz. bottles, per doz.

MINCE MEAT
Per ease ......0...... 2 85
MOLASSES
New Orleans
Fancy Open Kettle .... 42

moo
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nn

@hnolee ..5 0s 35
Goo@ 3... 0.6... 22
Bib oie ec. l eS 20
Half barrels 2c ae
Red Hen, No. 2%. 1 75

Red Hen, ING, 6G ..... 1,75
Red Hen, No. 10 .... 1 65

MUSTARD
% Ib. 6 Ib. box .... 16

OLIVES

Bulk, 1 gal. kegs 1 00@1 15
Bulk, 2 gal. kegs 95@1 10
Bulk, 5 gal. kegs 90@1 10
Stufked, 6 oz. .......... 90
Stutted, § oz. ........ 1 25
Stuffed, 14 oz. ........ 2 25
Pitted (not stuffed)

14 oz. ce
Manzanilla, 8 oz. ...... 90

Euneh, 10 02. ........ 1 35
Lunch, 16 62. ........ 2 25
Queen, Mammoth, 19
OZ 22 cc lak. 4 25
wes Mammoth, 28
eee eae eee aes 75
Olive, ‘Chow, 2 doz. ‘es
per dem .......... . 2 25
PICKLES
Medium
Barrels, 1,200 count .. 7 75
Half bbls., 600 count 4 3&
6 gallon Kees ........ 1 90
Small
Barrels: ...5... 0... ae 50
Palf barrels ....... 5 25
5 galion Kegs ...... 2 25
Gherkins
Barrels .............. 14 50
Eialf barrels .......... 4%
5 gallon kegs .........
Sweet Small
Barrels .........)... 16 50
Half barrels ........ 8 75
5 gallon kegs :..... 3 50
PIPES
Clay, No. 216, per box 1 75

Clay, T. D. full count 60
@ob ....:5......... 2... 90

PLAYING CARDS

No. 90, Steamboat .. 75
No. 15, Rival assorted 1 25
No. 20, Rover, enam’d. 1 50
No. 572, Special ...... 1 75
No. 98 Golf. satin fin. 2 00
No: 808, 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

Sal Cut Clear 19 veo 50
IGA 2.4.0... 18 50@19 00
Brisket, Clear 24 00@24 50

Ue cece. eee w ea ec 23 00
ra os ee ecas 26 00

y Salt Meats
SP Belites coats 144%@15

9

ard
Pure in tierces 12 ore
Compound Lard 9 @9

80 Tb. tubs .... advance a
60 tb tubs ....advance %
50 tb. tins ....advance 4
20 Th. pails ....advance %

10 th. pails ..
5 th. pails ....advance 1
8 ID pails ....advance 1
— Meats
2 Th. av. 19% @20
av. 19 @19%

-.advance 7%

a

Hams,
Hams, 13 Tb.
Hams, z Th. av. 164%4@17
Hams, 18 th. av. 16 @16%
Ham, ated beef

Reta) oe 29 @30
California Hams 114%@11%
Picnic Boiled

Hiams ......... 191420
Boiled Hams 25144 @ 26

Minced Ham ..14 @14%
acon ........ 17 @25
Sausages
Bolopna ....... 11% @12
Ever ......... 9144@10
Brankfort _.... 12% @13
MM oo cs: @14
NICE) y
MOWSUG .......4....... 11
Headcheese .......... 10

ef
Boneless ..... 20 00@20 50
Rump, new ..24 00@24 50
Pig’s Feet
SS cece ee ee 1 05
% bbis., 40 Ibs. ...... 2 10
% DbIS, ........ coaee. 4 25
DE oc 8 50
Tripe
Kits, 1S We .. 2... 6... 90
4 bblis., 40 Ibs. .......- 1 60
# bis. 80 Ibs. ........ 3 00
Casings
broes, per % ......... 35
Beef, rounds, set 18@20
3eef, middles, set .. 80@85
Sheep, per bundle 85
Uncolored Butterine
Solid Dairy .... @
Country Rolls ...12%@18
Canned Meats
Corned beef, 2 th. ....4 65
Corned beef, 1 tb. 2 40
Roast beef, 2 Ib. ....4 65
Roast beef, 1 Ib. ......- 2 40
Potted Meat, Ham
Flavor, is ee ee 50
Potted Meat, Ham
Flavor, Bs Geeeas 95
Deviled Meat, Ham
Miaver, 4S ...... 50
Deviled Meat, Ham
Flavor, bs mecca. 95
Potted Tongue, ys .. 50
Potted Tongue, is -. 95
RICE
RONGY  .000 oc. 6144@7
Japan Style ...... 5 @5%
Broken ........., 3% @4%4
ROLLED OATS
Rolled Avena, bbls. ..5 50
Steel Cut, 100 tb. sks. 2 65
Monarch, bbis. ...... 5 25
Monarch, 90 Ib, sks. ..2 50
Quaker, 18 Regular ...1 45
Quaker, 20 Family .. 4 00
SALAD DRESSING
Columbia, 4% pt. ...... 2 25
Columbia, 1 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
SAL SODA
Granulated, bbls. ...... 80

Granulated, 100 Ibs. es. 90

Granulated, 36 pkgs. .. 1 25
SALT
Common Grades
100 $ Ib. saeks ...... 60
“0 4 ID. sacks ...... 2 40
60 5 Ib. sacks ...... 2 40
45 10 Ib. Sacks ...... 2-25
66 Ib. sacks ........ 40
28 Ib. sacks ........ 20
Warsaw

56 Id. dairy in drill bags 40
28 Ib. dairy in drill bags 20

Solar Rock
5G Ib: Sacks ............ 25
Common
Granulated, Fine ..... 1 05
Medium, Hime ........ 1 10
SALT FISH
Cod
Large, whole .. @ 9
Small, whole .. @ 8%
Strips or bricks . 9@13
Pollock  ........ @ 5%
Halibut
BERIDS 2 ...-....--5.. 5 18
Chunks .........-...-. 19
Holland Herring
Y. M. wh. hoop bbls. 12 0€
Y. M. wh. hoop ¥% bbls. 6 50
Y. M. wh. hoop kegs 75
Y. M. wh. hoop Milchers
KeOGG |... .... 1... c-. 80
Standard, bbls. .... 10 25
Standard, % bbls. .. 5 50
Standard, kegs ...... 62
Trout
INo. 1, 100 Ibs. ........ 7 50
No. i, a Peso. .c 2 25
No. 1, S Be ccdecus. 9
No. 1, 2 tbe Sacbececes 75

10

Mackerel
Mess, 100 lbs. ........ 17 00
Mess, 40 Ibe. ........ 7 20
Mess, 10 Ibe ........ 1 90
Mess, S We. ........ 1 60
No, 1, 100 Ibe. ........ 16 00
INo. 3, 40 Ibe ......... 6 80
Wo. t, 10 Iie ....._.. 1 80
Whitefish
100 IBS. ............... 75
SQ NR. 66.2... .6. 0c. 5 25
TQ Ibe oo... 5. cl... 112
oe SO ee 92
HOG Boe 2... cel 4 65
40 Te ............. - 210
BO Ibs. ......... eoecs 75
S$ Is .............. 65
SEEDS
AMSG (4... o 14
Canary, Smyrna ..... 7%
Caraway .......4..... 10

Cardomom, Malabar 1 20
Celery
Hemp,

Russian ...... 5

Mixed Bird .....1.:.. 5
Mustard, white ...... 8
HOMDY ...........3.. 9
Maye o..0.00000 702... 5%

SHOE BLACKING
Handy Box, large 3 dz. 3 50
Handy Box, small .. 1 25
Bixby’s Royal Polish 85
Miller’s Crown Polish 85

SNUFF
Scotch, in bladders .... 37
Maccaboy, MM iays 2.1... 35
French Rapple in jars .. 43
SODA
Boxed... 6... 5%
Kees, English ........ 44
SPICES

Whole Spices

Allspice, Jamaica .. 9@10
Allspice, lg Garden @i1
Cloves, Zanzibar .. @22
Cassia, Canton 14@15
Cassia, 5c pkg. dz. @25
Ginger, African ... @ 9%
singer, Cochin .... @14%
iMiace, Penang ..... @70
Mixed, No. 1 ...... @17
Mixed, No. 2 ...... @16
wwlixed, 5c pkgs. dz. @45

Nutmegs, 70180 .... @30

Nutmegs, 105-110 .. @25
Pepper, Black ..... @15
Pepper, White ..... @25
Pepper, Cayenne .. @22

Pakrika, Hungarian

Pure Ground in Bulk
Allspice, Jamaica .. @14

Cloves, Zanzibar .. @29
Cassia, Canton .... @20
Ginger, African ... @17
Mace, Penang ..... @75
INUtmens .......... @35
Fepper, Black ..... @19g
Pepper, White ..... @27

Pepper, Cayenne .. @24
Paprika, Hungarian @45

STARCH
Corn
KHingesford, 40 lbs. .... 7%
Muzzy, 26 llb. pkgs. | 6e
Kingsford
Silver Gloss, 40 llb. .. 7%
Muzzy, 40 llb. pkgs. .. 5

Gloss
Silver Gloss, 16 3lbs. .. 6%
Silver Gloss, 12 6Ibs. .. 8%

Muzzy
48 llb. packages ...... 5
16 3ib. packages ...... 4%
IZ G1b. packages ...... 6
SOD. boxes -........... 3%

SYRUPS

Corn
Gs a ee 23
Half barrels ........ 30

Blue Karo, No. 2 ..
Blue Karo, No. 2%
Blue Karo, No. 6 ...
Blue Karo, No. 10 ....
Red Karo, No. 1% .

Red Karo, No. 2 ...
Red Karo, No. 2%

Red Karo, No. & ....
Red Karo, No. 10 .... 2 40

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bobo pow tet tee
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Pure Cane
Wale |. ccs. cece 16
Geag ..........-1..4-, 20
@hGiCG ............:., 25
TABLE SAUCES

Halford, large ....... 3 75
Halford, small ........ 2 25

TEA

Japan
Sundried, medium ..24@26
Sundried, choice 30@33
Sundried, fancy ....36@40

Basket-fired, medium 30
Basket-fired, choice 35@37
Basket-fired, fancy 40@43

Wie. ooo ieee, 30@32
Siftinge _........<.. 10@12
Panmniies «.<.<<4cce- 14@15
Gunpowder

Moyune, medium .... 35
Moyune, choice ...... 33
Moyune, fancy ...... 50@60
Pingsuey, medium =
Pingsuey, choice ....

Pingsuey, fancy ... ‘soqss

29

i

Young Hyson
Choice

Ooling
Formosa, Fancy .
Formosa, Medium .. 23
Formosa, Choice .... 35

English Breakfast

WRGGIUIID oc i ccc ccc e 25
CHOICE occ casccass 30@35
Maney ....4,....... 40@60
India
Ceylon, choice .... 30@35
PeMGy 6 .460.....4... 45@50
TOBACCO
Fine Cut
WOE ooo s cc. i 55a, 1 45
Bugle. 16 G8. oo ccccacce 3 84
Bugle L0G «oo .ccca, 11 00
Dan Patch, 8 and 16 0z. 32
Dan Pateh, 4 oz. .... 11 62

Dan Patch, 2 of. .... & 76
Fast Mail, 16 om. .... 7 86

Hiawatha, 16 04. ..... 60
Hiawatha, Ge ........ 5 40
May Flower, 16 oz. .... 9 36
No Limit, § of. ...... 1 80
No Limit, 16 o@. ...... 3 60
Ojibwa, 8 and 16 oz. 40
Oiibwa, 16e .......... 11 10
Opbwa, Ge .........,. 1 85
Petoskey Chief, 7 oz. 2 00
Petoskey Chief, 14 oz. 4 00
Peach and Honey, 5c 5 76
Red Bell, 16 oz. ...... 3 96
Red Bell, § foil ...... 1 98
Sterling, L & Dp Ge .. 5 76
Sweet Cuba, canister 9 16
Sweet Cuba, 5c ...... 5 T6

Sweet Cuba, léc ...... 5
Sweet Cuba, 1 Ib. tin
Sweet Cuba, % Ib. foil
Sweet Burley, 5e L&D
Sweet Burley, $ ae ..
Sweet Burley, 16 oz. ..
Sweet Mist, % gro.
Sweet Mist, Seam ....
Sweet Mist, 8 oz. .... 35
Telegram, 5c 5

Tiger, 5c
Tiger, 26¢ cans ...... 2 35
Uncle Daniel, f
Uncle Daniel,

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be
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Gm .. & &

Plug

Am. Navy, 16 o@ .... 92
Apple, 10 Ib. butt ..... 38
Drummond Nat. Leaf, 2

ang & Hh ......,.... 60
Drummond Nat. Leaf

per @0m .......,... 96
BeEUIG AME ooo c ee uces. 28
Bracer, G and 12 ib. .. 30

Big Four, 6 and 16 lb. 32
Boot Jacek, Z Wp. ...... 90
Boot Jack, per doz. .. 90
Bullion, 16 Of, ........ 46
Climax, Golden Twins 48
Cilmiax 14% 64. «<<... 44
Climax, 7 6% .......... 47
Days’ Work, 7 & 14 lb. 37

Creme de Menthe, Ib. 62

Derby, 5 Ib. boxes .... 2
& Bros, 4 MH. .......... ©
Four Roses, 10¢ ....... 90
Gilt Bdae, 27 ....4... 50

Gold Rope, 6 & 12 Ib. 58
Gold Rope, 4 & 8 Ib. 58
G. GO. P., 12 & me
Granger Twist, 6 Ib. 46
G. T. W., 10 Ib. & 21 th. 36
Horse Shoe, 6 & 12 Ib. 43
Honey Dip Twist, 5&10 45
Jolly Tar, 5 & Sih. .... 4
7. 64 @2 tik. &
Qentucky Navy, 12 Ib. ..32
Keystone Fae 6 Ib. 45

Mismet, @ Th. s.cccccsas 48
Maple Dip, 20 oz. .... 2
Merry Widow, 12 . . $2

Nobby Spun Roll €as &
Parrot, 32 Te .eccacece
Patterson’s Nat. Leaf 3
Peachey, 6-12 & 24 Ib. 40
Picnic Twist, § ID. .... 45
Piper Heidsick, 4 & 7 lb. 69
Piper Heidsick, per doz. 96
Polo, 3 doz., per doz. 48
Redicut, 1 2-3 oz.
Scrapple, 2 & 4 doz. .. 48
Sherry Cobbler, 8 oz. .. 3
Spear Head, 12 oz. .... 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 lb 43

Standara Navy, 7%, 15
& 30 Ib.
Ten Penny, 6 & 12 lb. 35

Town Talk, 14 oz. 31
Yankee Girl, 12 & 24 30
Scrap
All Wed, Se ........<. 5 76
Am. Union Scrap .... 5 40
Baz Pipe, Ge ......... 5 88
Cuties, 256 OM ...6<<,< 26

Globe Scrap, 2 02. .... 30
Happy Thought, 2 oz. 3
Honey Comb Scrap, 5¢
Honest Scrap, 5c ..

Mail Pouch, 4 doz. Be
Old Songs, Se ........-
Old Times, % gro. ..
Polar Bear, 5c, % gro.
Red Band, 5c % gro.
Red Man Scrap ic ..

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Scrapple, 5c pkgs.

Sure Shot, 5c 1-6 gro. 5
Yankee Girl Serap, 202. 5
Pan Handle Serp 4gr. 5
Peachy Scrap, 5c .... 5
Union Workman 2% 6
Smoking

All Leaf, 2% & 7 oz.
wes, 346 OZ. .-...<-. 0
BE 7 GF. .....-2.-. 12
Be, 14 02. .....- soca. oe
Bagdad,.10c tins .... 11
Badger, 3 OZ. ..-...-- 5 0
Badger, 7 oz. ....... 11 52
Banner, 5C ....-..--- 5
Banner, 20C .....+++2- a
Banner, 40c ....... .. 3

Belwood, Mixture, 10c

Bie Chief, 2% oz. .. 6 00

Big Chief, 16 oz. .... _
Bull Durham, 5c ..... 5

Bull Durham, 10c ... 11 52

Bull Durham, 15¢c ... 17
Bull Durham, 8 oz. .. 3

Bull Durham, 16 oz. .. 6 72

Buck Horn, 5c
Buck Horn,
Briar Pipe, 5c
Briar Pipe, 10c ..... 12 0
Black Swan, 5c ...... 5
Black Swan, 14 oz. 3
Bob White, 5c ...... 6
Brotherhood, 5c ...... 6
Brotherhood, 10c .... 11
Brotherhood, ce
Carnival, 5¢ .......... 5
Carnival, % oz.
Carnival, 16 oz.
Cigar Clip’g
Cigar Clip’g. Seymour
Identity, 3 & 16 oz. ..

Darby Cigar Cuttings 4 50

Continental Cubes, 10c
Corn Cake, 14 oz.
Corn Cake, 7 02Z.
Gorn Cake, 5c .......-
Cream, 50c pails
Cuban Star, 5c foil .
Cuban Star, 16 oz pails
Chips,
Dills Best, 1°34 0Z. ....
Dills Best, 314 oz.
Dills Best, 16 oz.
Dixie Kid, 5c a
Duke's Mix., 5c -.-.... 5

Duke's Mix, 10c .... 11 5:

Duke's Cameo, 5c .. 5 76
Drum x C«#§=«.«...------- 3
eH A. 4 oz. .-.----. 3 9
7 oF AL fT OZ. .....- 11
Pachion, 5c .........- 6
Fashion, 16 oz. .....- 5 2
Five BOE, SC .....- 5 716
Five Bros., 10c ...... 10 5

Five cent cut Plug..
mo 8 ite ........-. 11
Four Roses, 10c ......
Full Dress, 1% oz.
Glad Hand, 5c
Gold Block, 10c ...., 1
Gold Star,
Gall & Ax Navy, 5c
Growler, 5c
Growler, 100 ......-..
Growler, 20c
Giant, 5c
Giant, 0c ....-..-.-..
Hand Made, 2% oz.
Hiazel Nut, 5ce ..-...-.. 5
Honey Dew, 10c .... 12
Hinting, SC ....-....-
cK © 6c ...2..c...-e 6
i xX 1, in pats ....-. :

Just Suits, be ........
Just sults, i0e ...... 12
Kiln Dried, 25c ..... - 2

Kine Bird, 7 oz. ...... 2
Kine Bird, 19c ...... 11 52
Rone Bird, be ........ 5
iin Wwe. Se ........- 5

Little Giant, 1 Ib. ....
Lucky Strike, 10c ....

fe edo, 3 oz. .... 10 8¢

Ie Redo, 8 & 16 oz.

Myrtie Navy, l0c .... 11

_

Myrtle Navy, 5c ...... 5
Maryland Club, 5c
MayGower, 5c ........ 5
Maviower, 10c .......

Mayflower,

Nigeer Hair, Sc ...... §

Nigger Hair, 10c .... 10

Nigger Head, 5c .... 5

Nigger Head, 10c .... 10 5

Moon Four, oC ......-
Old Colony,
Mid Mall. be ..... 5...

Old English Curve 1thoz.
Old Crop Se o
Oia Crop, 25c ...-.....

PF. S., 8 oz. 3
Pr. S., 3 oz,
Pat Gand, 1 oz. ......-

Patterson Seal, 1% oz.

Patterson Seal, 3 oz. ..
Patterson Seal, 16 oz. 5
Peerless, 5c 5
Peerless, 10¢c cloth ..

11 62
Peerless, 10c paper ..10 89
a a

Peerless, 20c

Peerless, 40¢ ..-...... 4
inca. 2 ero. cs. .... 5
Fiow boy; 6¢ .....--. 5
Plow Boy, 10c ...... il

Plow Boy, 14 )z.
Pedro, 10¢
Pride of Virginia, 1%

Pilot, Sc ....-..- cceeee OF

a0c .....- 11 52

iy
>] Oo Ol te OT} DOD
nt Tus ote.

i026 ..,-.-.5-- 0 3

2 00
50c pail .. 4
v

oe... 1 92

1-12 gro. . 52

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Pilot, 7 oz. doz.
Pilot, 14 oz. doz. .
Prince Albert, 6c ....
Prince Albert, 10c ....
Prince Alibert, 8 oz. ..
Prince Albert, 16 oz. ..
Queen Quality, 5c ....
Rob Boy, Se foil ....
Rob Roy, 10c gross ..1
Rob Roy, 276c adoz. ....
Rob Roy, 50c doz. ....
® M., 5c Bross ....
S & M1, 14 oz., doz. ..
Soldier Boy, Be gross
Soldier Boy, 10c o
Soldier Boy, 1 7p. ...
Sweet Caporal, 1 oz.
Sweet Lotus, 5c ...... 6
Sweet Lotus, 10c .... 12
Sweet Lotus, per dz. 4
Sweet Rose, 2% oz. ..
Sweet Tip Top, 5c
Sweet Tip Top, 10c ..
Sweet Tips, 4 gro.
Sun Cured, 10c .......
Summer Time, 5c ....
Summer Time, 7 0z. ..
Summer Time, 14 oz.
Standard, 5c foil
Standard, 10c paper ..
Seal N. C., 1% cut plug
Seal NW. C. 1% Gran.
Three Feathers, 1 02.
Three Feathers, 10c_ 11
Three Feathers and

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POVMWOMENOU
oA n

Pipe combination .. 2
Tom & Jerry, 14 oz. .. 3
Tom & Jerry, 7 02. a
Tom & Jerry, 3 ov. .... :
Trout Line, Se —.--.-- :
Trout Dine, ce ...... 11
Turkish, Patrol, i

1 o%. bags
2 oz. tins ..

Tuxedo,
Tuxedo,

MuscpaO, BOC ...-...-.- de
Tuxedo, 80c tins .... /
Twin Oaks, 0c ....--
linion Leader, 50c .... 5
Union Weader, 25c 2
Tinion Leader, 10c .. 11 52
Union Leader, 5c .....
Union Workman, 134
Tnele Sam, i0c .....- 1
Uncle Sam, 8 0Z. ...-

UU. S. Marine, 5c

Van Bibper, 2 oz. tin
Velvet, 5c pouch

Velvet, 1c tin ......-.
VWeivet, $ of. tin ..-

Velvet, 16 0Z. can ....
Velvet, combination cs
War Path oC <.---..-
War Path, 20c ...-....--
Wave Line, 3 02. .--.-
Wave Line, 16 0Z. ..--
Way up, 2% oz. '
Way up, 16 oz. pails ..
Aig Fruit, 6@ .--.----
Wild Fruit, 10c ..... 11
Vim Yum, OC .-.-----

cise

mmo

Yam Yum, i0c .-.-- a1
Wim Yum, 1 ib, doz. 4 %
TWINE
Motion 3 PIV... es °25
Cotton 4 ply .....-.-- 25
Jute, 2 piv 1.2.4... 14
Hemp, 6 ply ....--.-.- 13
Flax, medium .....-.. 24
Wool, 1 i. bales ... 914
VINEGAR

White Wine, 4
White Wine, 80 i
White Wine, 100 grain 13

Oakland Vinegar & Pickle

Co’s Brands.
Highland apple cider ..18
Oakland apple cider ..13
State Seal sugar .-.. il

Oakland white pickling 10
Packages free

WICKING
No. 0, per eross ...... 30
No. i, per gress .... 40
Wo. 2, per eross .-.. 50
Wo. 3, per Sross ...- 16

WOODENWARE

Baskets
BUSHES ..:-...--.....
Bushels, wide band .. 1
Market ...........-.-
Splimt, large ......-- 3 50
Splint, medium ...... 3S 0
Solint, syaail ...-...-.- 2
Willow, Clothes, large 8
Willow, Clothes, small 6 75

Willow, 7
Butter Pates
Ovals
Th., 250 in crate
™., 250 in crate ...
lD., 250 im crate .....
1D., 260 im crate .....
., coo in crate ......
., 250 in crate .....
Wire End
lb., 250 in crate
ib., 230 in crate
lb., 250 in crate
5 Ib., 250 in crate
Churns
Barrel, 6 gal., each .. 2
Barrel 10 gal., each ..2
Clothes Pins
Round Head

es

C109 BO ba

Wo be

COUN or GOH

CIDI GD SIS
pbs 1

40 grain 8%
grain 1112

Clothes, me’m 7 50

OTe to
Ovs198ist

abe
oe

or

14

4% inch, 5 2ross ...... 65
Cartons, 20 2% doz. bxs 70

Egg Crates ‘and Fillers

 

womb Dumpty, 12 dz. =
Mo. 1 Gomplete ........
No. 2, complete ........ 28
Case No. 2, fillers, 15

Sets -..2.5...2.-5.-.. 1 3:
Case, medium, 12 sets 1 15

Faucets
Cork Mmed, 3 in: .-.... 7%
Cork lined, 9 tn. ...... 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
12Ib. cotton mop heads 1 45

Pails

2-hoop Standard .... 2 00
2-hoop Standard .... 2 25”
3-wire Cable ....... . 2 30
Hire ee 2 40
10 qt. Galvanized 1 70
12 at. Galvanized .... 1 90
14 qt. Galvanized .... 2 10
Toothpicks
Birch, 400 packages .. 2 00
WGC 5. oa: Seo pe ss 85
Traps
Mouse, wood, 2 holes 22
Mouse, wood, 4 holes 45
Mouse, wood, 6 holes az
Mouse, tin, 5 holes .... 65
mat, Wood |.....-:.... 80
Rat, spring .....-.... 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
No. i Bibre ......-- "10 2p
No. 2 Flore .......2.. 9 25
Ne. 3 HMrpre .......... 8 25
Large Galvanized .. 5 75
Medium Galvanized .. 5 00
Small Galvanized 25
Washboards
Banner Globe ........ 2 50
Brass, Single ....... 3 25
Glass. Simple) ....0:. 3 25
Single Acme .......2- 3 15
Double Peerless .....- BS 75
Single Peerless ...... 3 25
Northern Queen .... 3 26
Douvle Duplex ...... 3 00
Good Enough ....... 3 25
Universal .....-......- @ 10
Window Cleaners
12 im ce ee 1 65
14 in, tee sc. 2 8)
16 1, |. ble: 2 30
Wood Bowls
13 in. Butter ..-.... - & 50
15 in. Butter ........ 2 08
if in. Butter .....-.- 3 75
19 im, fatter ........ 6 00
Assorted, 13-15-17 .... 3 00

Assorted, 15-17-19 .... 4 25
WRAPPING PAPER

Common Straw
Fibre Manila, white .. 3

Fibre Manila, colored 4
No. 1 Manila ......... 4
Cream Manila ........ 3
Butchers’ Manila .... 2%

Wax Butter, short e’nt 10
Wax Butter, full count 15
Wak Butter, roils _.. 12
YEAST CAKE

Magic, 3 doz.

Sunlight, 3 doz.
Sunlight, 1% doz. .... 50
Yeast Foam, 3- doz.
Yeast Foam, 1% doz. 58

AXLE GREASE

 

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

BAKING POWDER
Royal

a

A0e sixe .. 90
Y%th cans 1 35
§ oz. cans 1 90
Th. cans 2 50
%tb cans 3 75
1tb cans 4 80
3b cans 13 00
5Ib cans 21 50

 

15

16

17

 

CIGARS
Johnson Cigar Co.’s Brand

 

S. C. W., 1,000 lots .... 31
Ol Poertana ............ oo
Evening Press ........ 32
TUROMPIAT ....2.2-.scee BS

Worden Grocer Co. Brands.
Canadian Club.
Londres, 50s, wood .... 35
Londres, 25s, tins .... 35
Londres, lots, 30s ..... 10

Old Master Coffee

 

Ola Master ........... 31
San Marto seecaccn .
PUOG Coe eae.
TEA
Royal Garden, %, %
and 1 Ib.
THE BOUR CoO.,
TOLEDO. O.

COFFEE
Roasted
Dwinnell-Wright Co’s B’ds

 

White House, 1 IY) ........
White tlouse, 21 ........
Excelsior, Blend, lib .....
Excelsior, Blend, 2ib ......
Tip Top, Blend, sind ecsee
Royal Blend

Royal High Grade ........
Superior Blend ......-.-.%
Boston Combination .......

Distributed by Judson
Grocer Co., Grand Rapids;
Lee & Cady, Detroit; Sy-
mons Bros. & Co., Sagi-
naw; Brown, Davis & War-
ner, Jackson; Godsmark,

Durand & Co., Battle
Creek; Fielbach Co., To-
ledo.

 

Apex Hams...
Apex Bacon .....-:.....
Apex Lard
Excelsior Hams .......
Excelsior Bacon .......
Silver Star Lard ......
Silver Star Lard ......
Wamily Pork ..........
Pat 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
Thirty-five sizes
and styles on hand at all
times—twice as many safes
as are carried by any other
If you
are unable to visit Grand
Rapids and inspect the line
write for quo-

Company.

house in the State.

personally,
tations.

 

The only

5c

Cleanser
* Guaranteed to
Reet equal the

} SCRUBS-POLISHES
oA

best 10c kinds
80 - CANS - $2.8@

SOAP
Lautz Bros.’ & Co.

Acme, 30 bars, 75 Ibs. 4 00
Acme, 25 bars, 75 tbs. 4 00
Acme, 25 bars, 70 tbs. 3 80
Acme, 100 cakes ......3 00
Big Master, 100 blocks 4 00
German Mottled ......8 15
German Mottled, 5 bx. 8 15
German Mottled, 10 bx. 3 19
German Mottled, 25 bx. 3 05
Marseilles, 100 cakes ..6 00
Marseilles, 100 cks. 5c 4 00
Marseilles, 100 ck toil 4 00
Marseilles, % box toil 2 10

Proctor & Gamble Co.
Venox' .. 2...
Ivory, 6 oz.
Ivory, 10 oz.
Star ..

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 a
SIZE os... sesss 8 10
Snow Boy, 60 5S. secce. 2 40
Snow Boy, 100 5c .... 3 75
Gold Dust, 24 large .. 4 50
Gold Dust, 100 5c ..... 4 00
Kirkoline, 24 4. .... 2 80
Pearline sosiccciscs 8 aD
Seapine ...0....... cose & 00
Baubitt's 1776 ........ 2 76
Roseine .............. 8 60
APmour’s ............ 3 70
Wasdom  .......:..... $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 Morg.un’s Sons

Sapolio, gross lots ....9 50
Sapolio, half gro. lots 4 85
Sapolio, single boxes 2 40

Sapolio, hand .... 40
Scourine Manufacturing Co.
Scourine, 50 cakes ....1 80
Scourine, 100 cakes ...3 50

 

Conservative Investors Patronize
Tradesman Advertisers

 

 

 

Churches
Schools

Lodge Halls

for the merits of our school furniture.
and materials used and moderate prices. win.

quirements and how to meet them.

We Manufacture

Public Seating

Exclusively

We furnish churches of all denominations, designing and
building to harmonize with the general
scheme—from the most elaborate carved furniture for the cathedral to the
modest seating of a chapel.

The fact that we have furnished a large majority of the city
and district schools throughout the country. speaks volumes
Excellence of design. construction

We specialize Lodge. Hall and Assembly seating.
Our long experience has given us a knowledge of re-
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.

psi

architectural

 

GRAND RAPIDS

 

€merican Seating Company

215 Wabash Ave.

NEW YORK BOSTON

CHICAGO, ILL.

PHILADELPHIA

 

 

 

GPs

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November 12, 1913

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

BUSINESS-WANTS DEPARTMENT

31

Advertisements inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent

continuous insertion,

No charge less than 25 cents.

Cash must accompany all orders.

 

 

BUSINESS CHANCES.

 

For Sale—Hickory axles, 500 pieces
Ohio stock 4x5, 4%x5%, 5x6 and
5% x 6%, 7 feet long and up, also 5% in.
panel poplar, all widths. Charles F.
Shiels & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. 0

For Sale—Paying meat market. Ad-
dress Peter Holst, Waupaca, Wis. 604

“For Sale or Exchange 160 acre im-
proved farm only 3% miles from good
railroad town in Anderson county, Kan-
sas, rural route, telephone lines and close
to church and_ school. All fine rich
tillable land, free from stone. 100 acres
in high state of cultivation. Cottage
with four rooms, large new barn, chick-
en house, etc. Incumbranece only $2,500.
Price $12,000. Will trade equity for good

 

 

running stock of merchandise tothe
amount of $10,000. It must be first-class.
Address Philip Ray, Tola, Kan. 603

“Four sections Home ‘Journal pattern

eabinets, glass front, with outside ma-
hogany finish; two sections full of Home
Journal patterns; sell entire  outfit_ for

$75. Address Humphreys, Webb City,
Mo. oe oa 602

“For Sale—Bright, clean stock of dry
goods, millinery, ready-to-wear, invoic-

ing about $12,000, in live Central Illinois
city of 7,000; fine room; best location;
rent reasonable; grand opportunity for

right man; owner Pr etiring. Best of
churches and_ schools. Address F. J.
Woods Pontiac, Til. / 601

For Sale—30 room hotel, fixtures and
furniture, 5 year lease, privilege of five
more. Everything new this year. Will
sell for part cash, balance on time. For
particulars address W. D. F., care Mich-
igan Tradesman. aa _ 600 a
“Tavern Hotel, Blissfield, Mich., for

sale, only hotel in town of 2,500. Good
business, $2 per day, long lease, low
rent. Small running expense. $3,600,
easy terms. 599

Salesman now connected with outside
jobber wishes to become identified with
local firm. A member of U. T 13

 

and prefer to boost Grand Rapids. Ref-

erence, present employers. Address
eare Tradesman. 609

~ regular shipments, especially

longhorn and prints. Also apples and

vegetables of every kind. Ww. W. Mar-
maduke, W. ashington, Ind. 606

 

~ Big money in cattle raising 6 per cent.
dividends guaranteed. Your ” money re-
turned at the end of five years at your
option. You get the benefit of the divi-
dends on cattle growing, regardless of
amount. We are organizing a corpora-
tion to raise cattle on the rich alluvial
soil of the Mississippi bottom. We have
the land on which is an abundance of
pasturage and on which eattle can be
run the year round auithour feed other
than the natural growth of grasses In
summer and cane in winter. This we
want to place against sufficient) money
with which to stock this-land with cat-
tle. If interested write us. Tennessee
Cattle Co., Dyersburg, Tenn. L 607 a
For Rent— “Modern oes, 46 et. front,
120 ft. deep, best choice central location,
2900 miles away from larger city. Rare
chance for first-class business man. Geo.
Ludwigs, Walla Walla, Wash. / 605
~ Business Opportunities—In Waterloo,
the fastest growing town in America of
36,000: 60 miles of paving, new interur-
bans being built every year, trade terri-
tory unlimited. 8,000 employed in fac-
tories, school census shows an increase
for this year 38,000; 600 new dwellings
erected; over $4. 000, 000 spent in improve-
ments. We have two store rooms left,
each 20x 100 now occupied by Black’s
department store. By far the best lo-
cation in the city suitable for cloaks
and suits, clothing, jewelry, drugs,
pianos, or any business not needing more
room. Can give second floor if wanted.
Four rooms already rented. Address for
particulars. Woods Bros., Waterloo, Ta.
608
~ Entire cost is $25 to sell your ~ farm or
business. Get pr oposition or list of prop-
erties with owner’s addresses. Pardee
Business Exchange, Traverse City, a
2
Sale—General merchandise  hard-
implements, lot and buildings;
Fine location. Es-

 

 

ware,
about $11,000 cash.

tablished 20 years. Seven miles from
Kearney. Address Edward Nolting,
Re oute 1, Kearney, Clay Co., Mo. 594

W: anted—To buy a stock of general
merehandise, or furniture, shoes or hard-
ware stock. H. F. Short Co., 701 S.
St. Clair St., Toledo, _Ohio. oa 598

"New patent. burglar alarm. ‘Agents
make $5 to $10 per day. Sample post-
paid, 38c. C. EB. Lee Burglar Alarm

Co., 1417 Belleplaine Ave., ee

For Sale ~ Cheap—One good 8x6x10
refrigerator. Guaranteed condition. ae

meister & Son, Sturgis, Mich.

For Sale—A bazaar stock in a town
of 800 population on Michigan Central
Railroad. Good farming country. Poor
health reason for selling. Good chance
for a lady with small capital. Address
Lock Box 22, Millington, Mich. 589

For Sale—In Wallingford, Conn., large
three-story brick building and_ barn.
Store on first floor and tenement above.
Good opportunity for business in growing
town of 15,000 inhabitants. Price low.
For particulars apply to J. M. Harmon,
Meriden, Conn. 588

For Sale—One of the best drug stores
in Lapeer county, town of 500 population.
Stock inventories little over $2,500. Can
be bought at a bargain. Party wishes
to engage in other business. Very low
rent. Address H. T. Carver, care Far-
rand, Williams & Clark, Detroit, Mich.

585

 

 

~ Manufacturer of ladies’ garments, de-
sires to dispose of business. A rare op-
portunity to secure an up-to-date plant
with a well-known, old established busi-
ness and a good trade. Will sell build-
ing, machinery and business at a har-
gain. Reason for selling, proprietors de-
sire to retire. For full information write
or call The King Mfg. Co., 1106-12 Dorr
St., Toledo, Ohio. 584

Free for six months, my “special ‘offer
to introduce my magazine ‘Investing
for profit.’’ It is worth $10 a copy to
anyone who has been getting poorer
while the rich, richer. It demonstrates
the real earning power of money and
shows how anyone, no matter how poor,
can acquire riches. Investing For Profit
is the only progressive financial journal
published. It shows how $100 grows to

32,200. Write now and I'll send it six
months free. HL L. Barber, 433, 28 W.
Jackson Bivd., C chicago. 448
For Sale—Clean stock general mer-
chandise, good location Missouri town.
Food business, light expense. Business
owing. $10,000 cash will handle. <Ad-

dress Geo. D. Wisely, Blairstown, Mo.

575
Confectionery for sale, only  confec-
tionery and cafe in good Missouri town,

2,000 inhabitants: business good; can
give part time if desired, terms to suit;

place up-to-date. Address §S. B. Robin-
son, Grant City, Mo. 570
For Sale—Good clean stock of hard-
ware, groceries, crockery and paint; well
established for fourteen years. Invoice
doing a business of $40,000

about $8,000;

to $45,009 yearly. Store well located,

eity of 6,000; brick building 24x 118 feet,

two-story and basement; rents for $50
Owner wishes to retire. Ad-

per month.
dress E. W. Port, Portage, Wis. 568

Merchandise Sales Conductors. We are
busy holding special sales all over Mich-

 

igan. Stocks reduced or closed out en-
tirely at a profit. Write for terms and

open date. A. OE:
Ride., Jackson, Mich.

Greene, 116 Dwight
581

~ For Sale—General stock, $4,000, all
staple goods. Live town 800, Central
Michigan. Good paying business, Ad-

dress O. R. W.,

For Sale—Fine clean stock of general
merchandise between $1,100 and _ $1,200,
located about 70 miles from Chicago in
live country town of 5,000 inhabitants.
For particulars write The Spot Cash
Store. Woodstock, 1. 598

For Sale—One of the best furniture
businesses in the state of California.
Located in the famous Santa Clara Val-
ley. No competition. City of 6,000 pop-
ulation, Part terms. Address Owner,
Box 277, Santa Clara, Cali. 587

“$10,000 required to swing safest store,
clothing, dry goods, shoes, ladies’ ready-
made. Business established 35 years.
Moneymaker. Town 3,000 richest farm-
ing section Central Michigan. Bumper
crops. Immediate possession. Good rea-
sons. if a hustler answer. Address
No. 563, care Tradesman. 563

Wanted—To buy printing © press and
type, large enough for a six column
newspaper. Address No. 583, care Trades-
man. 583

Will sell my well located drug store
for $1,000, $500 cash, balance on easy
payments to suit purchaser. Address
Max, care Vr radesman. 536

If you want spot cash ‘for your ‘stock
of merchandise, address R. E. Thompson,
Bartlesville, Okla. abt

care Tradesman. 597

 

 

 

 

For Sale or Rent— Hotel,
nished. Good location.
ing years. Address
Allegan, Mic

partly fur-
Reason, advanc-
John E. Evans,

577

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, nee

 

 

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For Sale—Four lamp. inverted burner,
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write to G. B. Nichols, 1315 Portage St.,
Kalamazoo, Mich. 543

Can furnish retired business men,
clerks, book-keepers and _ others fine

farms, 5 acres and up to 1,000, near

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For Sale—Harness shop, Landis sew-
ing machine and Singer shoe machine.
All small tools and other goods. Cheap,
must sell. G. E. Anderson, Evart, Mich.

553

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would take a long lease of furnished
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mercial $2 per day hotel. Give details
in first letter. W. S. Hull, Lincoln, HI.

566
I pay cash for stocks or part stocks
of merchandise. Must be cheap.
Kaufer, Milwaukee, Wis. 92

‘Tf 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-
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arranged. In writing, state fully your
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‘261 Adams Express Bldg., Chicago, Ill.

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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

Wanted To dxchange— 480 acres of

Cass county, Minnesota land for mer-
chandise. Lake Region Land Co., Pine
River. Minn. 542

Henry Noring, Reedsburg, Wis., ex-
pert merchandise auctioneer and author
of The Secret of Successful Auctioneer-
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chandise. Write for dates and informa-

tion. 336
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
no opposition in catering. Will invoice
$5,600, part cash, balance to suit. Give

good lease to right party.
27 E. Superior St., Duluth.
Safes Opened—W. L.
pert and locksmith.
Grand Rapids. Mich.

Will pay cash for stock of shoes and
rubbers. Address M. J. O., care Trades-
man 221

HELP WANTED.

Salesman—To handle
kinds on commission for Michigan, In-
diana, Wisconsin, Ohio, Illinois. The
Simplex Ladder Co., iInc., Buchanan,
Michigan. 595

Wanted—Clothing salesman to open an
office and take orders for the best there
is in tailoring. An active man is cer-
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tion. E. L. Moon, General Agent, Colum-

591

Chas. Schober,
Minn. 493

Slocum, safe ex-
97 Monroe Ave.,
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Wanted—S
ware and

ealling upon hard-
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alesmen
implement

our cream separators as a sideline, on
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dealers to compete with mail order
houses. State rights will be given re-
linble parties. The Milwaukee Separator

Co., 267 Sixth St., Milwaukee, Wis.

<a?
Wanted—Clerk for general store. Must
be sober and industrious and have some
previous experience. References required.

Address Store, care Tradesman. 242

SITUATIONS WANTED.

Wanted—Position Le retail salesman of
dry goods and_ ladi ready-to-wear.
Experienced buyer, adveridaar and man-
ager. Want to hear from _ progressive
firm needing a capable man by Dec. 1.
Address Reliable, care Tradesman. 590

Wanted—Position as clerk in grocery
store by a young man. Have had six
years’ experience. Speak German. Can
furnish references. Address J. H. Klot-
tenberg, Danforth, Il 579

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

November 12, 1913

 

The Grocery Store’s Thanksgiving
Trade.

Written for the Tradesmen.

Not long now until Thanksgiving
Day.

And Thanksgiving Day spells op-
portunity for the grocer and pro-
visioner,

Thanksgiving Day has its senti-

mental traditions, its historic and re-’

ligious association; but custom has
made the chief meal of the day the
center of interest.

Without a Thanksgiving dinner the
day would be to most of us an un-
eventful occasion. We have come to
demand a meal out of the ordinary
both in respect of the richness and
variety and toothsomeness of the
dishes served and in the completeness
and adequacy of the service.

Many little housewives who, un-
der ordinary circumstances must
skimp and save and resort to all man-
ner of economical expediencies in or-
der to keep within the weekly allow-
ance for groceries, meat, milk, etc.,
nevertheless permit themselves some
latitude on Thanksgiving occasions.
The factory or shop where “father”
works will, of course, close for
Thanksgiving, and that will give the
busy wage-earner a chance to spend
the day with his family. Why shouldn't
the family have a dinner worthy of
the occasion since, in the whole cal-
endar of the year, there is but one
Thanksgiving Day?

Your Thanksgiving Display.

It is none too soon to begin think-
ing about your Thanksgiving display
Try to make it the best, the most
daring, the most appealing ever.

Select some plump, choice turkeys
for display in your windows, and
have round about them vegetables and
fruits and delicacies.

The pyramid arrangement of fruits
is always good. Fancy baskets of
various sizes can easily be had; and
several of these carefully packed and
topped with choice selections of fruit
and conspicuously displayed in your
window is a good holiday stunt. Last
fall I saw somewhere an uncommon-
ly fine holiday trim in a Cincinnati
grocer’s window. In the center of his
window he had a sort ot platform or
low table arrangement, about three
by four feet, and perhaps a foot above
the floor of the window. Suspended
from above by several fine—almost
invisible wires—was an immense cor-
nucopia of papier-mache; and out of
the cornucopia onto the table seem-
ed to pour the vegetables and fruits.
There was a big pumpkin, bananas in
small clusters and grape fruits. There
were potatoes, turnips and cabbage;
cauliflower, onions and carrots; plums,
apples, grapes. Altogether it was a
fetching trim—and extremely simple
and easy in arrangement.

 

If somebody about the store is
handy with tools, and it is desired to
have a window somewhat out of the
ordinary, a trellis-work arrangement
can be built in the back of the win-

dow tinted with some quick-drying
material, and decorated with arti-
ficial vines.

A shelf arrangement made from

boxes and covered with crepe paper
is inexpensive and good for the dis-

play of vegetables, fruits and deli-
catessen products. The shelves—
preferably three in number—should
vary in depth, the widest being at the
bottom; and they can be built-in at
the end or back of the window, or
suspended from the top by means of
thin wires.

Your Thanksgiving Advertising. _

While the getting of Thanksgiving
business is largely a matter of good
stock and good display, good adver-
tising helps wonderfully.

The grocer who doesn’t ordinarily
use space in the newspapers ought to
insert a few good announcements dur-
ing the weeks preceding Thanksgiv-
ing. Let the people know that you
have made a special effort to get
something extra nice for the occa-
sion. Tell them you have stocked
with reference to palate joys, and in-
timate they’ll miss it if they don't
come in early to make their selec-
tions,

And speaking about
minds me that it is a
prepare a list—maybe

selections re-
good plan to
two or three

_of them—in which you have named

the good things people will want, or
might want, for Thanksgiving menu.
It is a good plan to publish the list
or lists in your newspaper advertise-
ments, if you advertise in the papers;
if not it will certainly help a lot to
have them for your windows.

I give below a suggestive list. It
may help you in preparing one of
your own. Suppose you take a lead
pencil and check the items you will
have in stock and see if you haven’t
enough of them to make a good show-
ing. If one of the boys about the
store is handy with a shading pen or
with the brush, provide him with
some sheets of bristol-board and tell
him to get busy.

If you sell meats, then the follow-
ing will look good:

Turkeys
Chickens
Ducks
Pig’s-feet
Leg-of-Mutton
Veal Kidney Roast
Sirloin of Beef.

Here’s another:

Cranberries
Oysters
Prepared Soups
Sausage
Cheese
3oiled Meats
Cured Meats
Mince Meat
Honey
Canned Goods
A miscellaneous list:
Turkeys
Oysters
Pumpkins
Celery
Cranberries
Cauliflower
Sweet Potatoes
Irish Potatoes
Turnips
Grape Fruit
Apples
Bananas
Grapes
Plums etc.

A carefully prepared, neatly letter-

ed list of items in the window and

inside the store is a good thing. Tt
suggests ideas to your patrons and
helps to promote extra sales. And
that is what you need during these
days preceding Thanksgiving—extra
sales. Eli Elkins.

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Out of the Old and Into the New.

The contract for building the new
home of the Peninsular Club has been
awarded to the Hauser-Owen-Ames Co.
at around $125,000. The Club is now
moving into temporary quarters in the
basement of the Keeler building, on
North Division avenue, and next week
the wrecking of the old club house
will begin. The building is to be com-
pleted in a year and with the furnish-
ings, exclusive of the real estate, will
represent a total cost of about $200,000.
The real estate has a present estimated
value of about $$100,000.

The old club house, located at the
corner of Ottawa avenue and Fountain
street, was erected thirty years ago.
The site at that time cost $13,000 and
the contract price for the building was
$28,000, with an additional $10,000 al-
lowed for the furnishings, in all about
$50,000. The city at that time had a
population of about 40,000, and a $50,000
club house was a tolerably ambitious
enterprise. The old building is three
stories, red brick and of ordinary con-
struction; the new building will be five
stories, rough faced red brick and terra
cotta and will be fire proof, and the
contract price of $125,000 is just about
in keeping with the city’s growth. The
first floor of the new building will be
for purposes and the four
upper floors will be for the Club, with
reading rooms, office and similar apart-
ments on the first floor, billiard and
card rooms on the second, dining rooms
and kitchen on the third and the fourth
divided into chambers for club members
or guests. The building will be after
plans prepared by Robinson & Campau
and will be worthy of its central loca-
tion and the organization building it.

business

The Peninsular Club was organized
in 1882 and was the outgrowth of a
social organization known as the Full
Moon Club, which held periodical ses-
sions for dinners and a good time. The
Club leased the old Morton homestead
on the hili at Ottawa and Pearl, where
the Waters furniture exhibition build-
ing now stands. It was such a success
that the purchase of a_ site and _ the
building of a club house followed and
the club house was completed for open-
ing with a brilliant social function on
February 25, 1884. The club during its
thirty year’s existence has maintained
its high tone and dignity and has had
a strong influence upon the social and
business life of the city. It has never
played for popularity and the nearest
approach to what might have been con-
sidered successful rivalry was that of
the old Owashtanong Club. This Club
went to wreck in time, but the Penin-
sular Club pursued the even tenor of its
way and to-day is strong in its mem-
bership and financially in good shape.

The old Peninsular Club house, as
buildings go, is far from being a back
number, and that it is to be wrecked
for no other reason than that it is too
small for the purposes of the Club is
excellent evidence that the city is grow-
ing. A very few years ago the very
idea of tearing down anything with a

roof tight enough to keep out the rain
would have been considered the limit
of wastefulness. Now the wrecking of
the old building, even though perfectly
good, is looked upon as commendable,
as it will clear the way for something
better.

——_>-.—___—
Doings in the Buckeye State.

Written for the Tralesman.

Horticulturists of the city and county
met at Dayton Nov. 5 and, after break-
ing bread together, an interesting pro-
gramme of papers and discussions was
carried out, the topics including forestry

and rainfall, orchards, entomology,
ornithology, floriculture, bee culture and
meteorology.

A Commission of Public Recreation
has been organized in Cleveland under
the public welfare department of the
new city charter.

The new State penitentiary will be
located near the village of London, in
Madison county, on a tract of 1550
acres. There is 600 acres of timber
and an abundance of sand, gravel and
clay from which the State will make
concrete brick and tile. A separate
prison will be built in Perry county
for the incarceration of men who can-
not be trusted in the open.

Cincinnati-made goods will be boosted
by the Chamber of Commerce of that
city. Almond Griffen.

—_—_>+<.____

T. F. Roof will shortly engage in
general trade at Kewadin. He has or-
dered his dry goods from the Grand
Rapids Dry Goods Co., his shoes from
the Herald-Bertsch Shoe Co., and his
groceries from the Worden Grocery

Co.

ee

The only sure way to avoid doing
the wrong thing is to keep doing that
which is right.

BUSINESS CHANCES.

 

For Sale—My stock of bazaar goods
and store fixtures. Central location. Ad-
dress Mrs. Emma Fitch, Nashville, Mich.

61

 

$1,500, with services, to invest in dry ©
goods or general store by hustling dry
goods man. Experienced buyer, manager
and advertiser. Address 612, care Trades-
man.

For Sale—Small stock of groceries, with
good fixtures, located in one of the best
farming towns in Northern Michigan.
Must be sold at once. Estate must be
settled. Small investment. Address Ad-
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