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Manufacturing Matters.
St. Louis—The Thomas McEwing
Cultivator Co. will remove its plant
from Lansing here.
Coldwater—The Tappan Shoe Manu-
facturing Co. has changed its name to
the Hoosier Shoe Co.
Chassell—The Worcester
Co., Ltd. has increased its capital
stock from $200,000 to $500,000.
Coopersville—The capital stock of
the Co-Operative Creamery Co. has
been decreased from $36,000 to $10,600.
Saginaw—The Werner & Pfleiderer
Co. will erect a new plant at the cor-
ner of Jefferson and Hess avenue in
the spring.
Detroit—The General Aluminum &
3rass Castings Co. has changed its
name to the General Aluminum &
Brass Manufacturing Co.
Ovid—Warner & Freeman have sold
their creamery to the Ekenburg Co.,
who will continue the business
branch to its creamery at Elsie.
Detroit—The Safety Fender Co. has
engaged in business with an author-
ized capital stock of $10,000, of which
$5,000 has been subscribed and $1,000
paid in in cash.
Lansing — The Lansing
Works has been organized with an
authorized capital stock of $50,000,
which has been subscribed and $15,000
paid in in property.
Detroit—The E. T. Clark Roofing
Co. has engaged in business with an
authorized capital stock of $10,000, of
which $5,000 has been subscribed and
$1,500 paid in in cash.
Detroit—The Manufacturers’ Home
Supply Co. has been organized with an
authorized capital stock of $10,000, of
which $5,000 has been subscribed, $230
paid in in cash and $4,570 in property.
Dollar Bay—The Dollar Bay Lum-
ber Co. has been incorporated with
an authorized capital stock of $50,000,
which has been subscribed, $7,000
being paid in in cash and $43,000 in
property.
Detroit—The Trope Manufacturing
Co. has engaged in business for the
purpose of manufacturing and selling a
new metal, with an authorized capital
Lumber
as a
Rubber
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stock of $30,000, all of which has been
subscribed and paid in in cash.
Muskegon—Work on special tools
and equipment for the construction of
10,000 motors, ordered by the Saxon
Motor Car Co., is rapidly going for-
ward at the Muskegon plant of the
Continental Manufacturing Co., and
the factory will be operating at ca-
pacity within a few weeks.
Northville—The Black Manufactur-
ing Co. has sold its plant at Milford
to the Detroit Auto Dash Co., which
will re-equip the building as a wood
veneering plant. The Black company
will continue its bath tub manufactur-
ing business in another structure. The
Detroit Auto Dash Co. expects to be
in operation in its new plant within
a month.
Lyons—A new company has been
organized at Lyons, with a capital of
$10,000, of which $5,500 is paid in, to
take over the business of two other
small concerns. The company
has bought the machinery and good
will of the Lyons Handle Co., a small
handle plant operated in Lyons for
the past five years by P. H. Powell.
The brick which
was built by the village a dozen years
ago for the Ash-Harper Gasoline En-
gine has been
plant, and workmen
new
factory building,
Co., for the
are already at
work constructing a boiler room for
the new industry which will operate
with steam power. In addition to
making handles of all kinds, the new
company will also make a line of mis-
sion furniture.
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The fool killer could certainly se-
cure a steady
nowadays.
that city recently enacted an ordi-
nance providing for a $2 tax on every
one handiing oysters. Why such a
assessment should have been
levied on the retail dealers of that
city is one of the things no one is able
to explain. Now the Sealer of
Weights and Measures is out with a
proposition to compel every clerk to
sign all orders he receives and puts up
and the consumer to sign for the
goods when they are delivered to the
house. No more senseless proposition
was ever presented to the common
council of an intelligent community
and the retail dealers of that city are
naturally up in arms because they
look upon the innovation as an in-
vasion of their rights, which they
have every reason to do. The Trades-
man has no inside information as to
the ulterior motive of the City Seal-
er in pursuing a senseless campaign
of this kind, but on the face of it it
looks as though he is either a fool
or a knave to undertake to foist on
any community a propaganda so
fraught with ridiculous
this one is.
secured
Kalamazoo
The Common Council of
job in
senseless
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
December 10, 1913
DETONATIONS.
Cogent Criticisms From Michigan’s
Metropolis.
Detroit, Dec. 8—Learn one thing
each week about Detroit: Detroit has
twenty-five furniture factories.
Norman Brush, Michigan represen-
tative for the Illinois Electric Co.,
graced Detroit with his presence last
Friday and Saturday. We regret to
impart the sad information at this time
that Norm. will soon become a Bene-
dict. As Shakespeare wrote, “Thou
wilt needs thrust thy neck into a
yoke, wear the print of it and sigh
away Sundays.”
One advantage a Benedict-to-be has
over anyone else is that he discovered
the only best girl in the world.
A great deal of pleasant comment
is heard out Delray way over the up-
to-date window trimming and interior
decorations of Steinberg’s department
store.
On the other hand, says Ralph Stoe-
pel (Burnham, Stoepel & Co.,) the
merchant who does not advertise 1s
never obliged to go to a sanitarium
for rest.
Not so with Fred S. Stoepel (in the
real estate business)—he advertises
lots.
And still they are kind enough to
allow us to remain on this mundane
sphere.
Allen F. Rockwell, author of Gabby
Gleanings and cause of Southern
Michigan and Cloverland retorts, was
a Detroit visitor last week. We are
inclined to think, after interviewing
our noted visitor, that he shows a
great deal of intelligence—and com-
mon sense. He likes Detroit.
You cannot always tell what people
are used to eating at home by what
they order in a cafe. In other words,
a lobster a la Newburg show with a
fried liver reality.
E. H. Warner went to Flint last
week. Lino: Hold this line for an
indefinite run.
Our wash woman says just fourteen
mopping days before Christmas.
On Saturday, Dec. 13, the Grand
Executive Committee of the Grand
Council of Michigan, U. C. T., will
meet in Detroit to take up the mat-
ter of appointing a successor to the
office of Grand Treasurer, left vacant
by the death of Henry E. Perry.
He who hesitates has more time to
think it over.
Isn’t exactly necessary to reside in
the city to have all the modern com-
forts. At least Sam Morris, who con-
ducts a general store in Pinconning,
doesnt think so. Sam has built a
strictly up-to-date bungalow for him-
self and family to hibernate in. Well,
it is no surprise, coming from such
a source. Sam always was up-to-date.
Charlie Sorenson, the Lakeview
banker, says he never could figure
out why some fellows are called quit-
ters when they seldom start anything.
Ura Donald, we are at a loss to
understand why you ask us if we can
throw any light on Bill Pohlman’s
mustache. Even if we did throw a
light on it, it would be in vain. How-
ever, we know there was something
hooked under his nose.
G. H. Gates, President of G. H.
Gates & Co., spent Sunday in Meren-
ci, which was his home at one time.
All the world loves a lover—when
2g sympathy that should be extend-
ed.
Bang! goes a heavyweight biscuit.
Arthur Monteith, the popular mil-
linery salesman, representing Hart &
Co.. of Cleveland, is home for the re-
mainder of the season, but instead of
strangling time between now and the
new year, he is doing the floor walker
stunt at the J. L. Hudson Co. store.
Carlyle says, “work is for the liv-
ing,’ and everyone who is acquainted
with rosy cheeked Arthur will vouch
for his being a live one.
William Reiss (C. Elliott & Co.) ac-
cidentally cut his foot a few weeks
ago. While at the time the accident
did not appear to be of a serious na-
ture, inflammation set in and he was
obliged to remain at home for the
past two weeks. It is feared one of
his toes may have to be amputated.
Bill’s many friends hope to see him
out better than ever in a short time
—and Bill hopes likewise.
Roy Mott (A. Krolik & Co.) is
sporting a new Ford car which he is
using to gather in orders from the city
trade.
Ed. Barnard says, anent the new
building that Edson, Moore & Co.
occupy, that distance lends enchant-
ment.
The Veteran Traveling Men’s As-
sociation will hold their fourth an-
nual reunion in Detroit on Tuesday,
Dec. 30, with a banquet and general
good time at the Board of Commerce
building. The Veteran Traveling
Men’s Association was the first of its
kind to be organized in the United
States. A traveling man, in order to
be eligible, must have at least fifteen
years’ experience on the road. Sam-
Samuel Rindskoff.
uel Rindskoff, Secretary, is the mov-
ing spirit of this year’s banquet, which
portends nothing but success. F. N.
Mosher is President of the Associa-
tion. It is most important that those
who can and intend attending this
grand reunion of ‘old timers” remit
$2 to the Secretary, which pays the
yearly dues, as well as for a plate at
the banquet. The Secretary can be
reached at 50 Lafayette street.
. W. Thompson formerly with J.
D. Mabley, has opened a men’s fur-
nishing goods store on Grand River
avenue. As our good friend, Bob
White says: “If Thompson doesn’t
make a success I will be astonished.”
And Bob is some judge of human na-
ture, too. Mr. Thompson made many
friends while with the Mabley Co.
and all join in wishing him success
in his new venture.
Walter Otis (Kahn Laboratories),
an otherwise sensible and sane young
man and very popular among the
young set of our thriving city has—
we are loth to spring it—started rais-
ing a few hairs on his upper lip,
preparatory to blending into a mus-
tache.
Which brings to mind: What has
become of the old fashioned mustache
cup?
_ Frank Hutchinson (A. Krolilik &
Co.) watched a friend do some tricks
in Saginaw recently and, like the kid
that sees the circus, he has been prac-
tising ever since. The other day,
while riding on the electric road from
Flint to Saginaw and waiting for the
conductor to collect his fare, Frank
began practicing his new-found art
of juggling coins. All went well until
a bright new half dollar evaded his
nimble fingers and dropped kerplunk
behind some hot heating pipes. After
trying in vain to recover the four bit
piece, he called on the conductor and
finally called on the whole crowd for
help, but of no avail. The lady on
one side of the half only laughed at
him, for the coin, like the moon, was
in sight, but out of reach and Frank
was obliged to dig up another of
Krolik’s shining pieces. In the future
Frank is going to practice in his room
—the art of legerdemain.
A person who doesn't bet on the
horses has horse sense—and the per-
son who does usually has no cents.
Tom Burton (Lisk Manufacturing
Co.) says a sinner is a poor simp who
gets found out.
If anyone knows of a house looking
for an energetic, competent and ex-
perienced salesman, please communi-
cate the fact to the writer.—Gabby
Gleanings. Yes, G. G., we know of
one who is looking most of the time
for one. Our wife is one that runs
the house, too.
Which is the long looked for op-
portunity we have been waiting to tell
what a good salesman (?) we really
are. Regret the notice did not also
say “good looking” salesman.
Probably no jobbing house in the
country could boast of a finer looking
lot of traveling men than could the
J. L. Marcero Co., wholesale tobacco
and agent for Lowney’s candies, only
to lose this proud distinction through
the nefarious conduct of Charlie Fre-
mont in attempting to cultivate a
sickly looking hirsute adornment,
otherwise called a mustache. Charlie
has been beseeched, threatened and
cajoled by the house and his fellow
travelers to give up the idea of grow-
ing the mustache—if no other thought
than loyalty to his firm, but nothing
doing—Charles having the impression
that all the hubbub was raised through
jealousy of his “down patch.” As a
last resort a plot in which Mrs. Fre-
mont has given her consent to co-
operate has been hatched which bodes
ill for anything found hanging around
Charlie’s upper lip. After which the
Marcero bunch can again resume its
proud station among Detroit’s hand-
somest traveling men set.
A. J. Wilkie, formerly connected
with furnishing store of George &
Henry, has opened a men’s furnishing
gaods store at 715 Woodward avenue.
Mr. Wilkie has lived in Detroit a
great many years, during which time
he has made hosts of friends who will
prove a good asset in his new under-
taking.
Jerry Moore and F. M. Johnson
have gone into light training prepara-
tory to finding out who is the greater
—further than this we refuse to in-
criminate ourselves.
Mason county is going to try and
help the hard hit housewives of the
country by giving a poultry show at
Ludington, Jan. 13 to 16 inclusive.
The show will be given by the Mason
County Poultry and Pet Association.
whose slogan is better poultry and
more poultry, either one of which
means More eggs.
It was really a refreshing spectacle
to watch the dance given by Detroit
Council, No. 9, at their hall last Sat-
urday night, which, despite the weath-
er, was exceedingly well attended,
nearly 100 couple being present. After
hearing so much nowadays about the
tango, the Indiana squirm, the West-
ern wiggle and numerous other “up-
to-date” dances, we cannot refrain
from saying that “it is refreshing to
watch the clean cut dancing indulged
in by those who attend the Detroit
U € T. dances.’
“A philanthropist,” says Martin
Stafford, of Martinson & Stafford,
clothiers of Alpena, “is a guy who
quietly swipes from the public, then
publicly returns a small percentage of
Walter J. Hill, who conducts a dry
goods and furnishing goods store at
the corner of Kercheval and Con-
cord avenues, has enjoyed a steady
growth of business ever since he
opened his store, nearly eight years
ago. Mr. Hill owes his success to
one part of the business that is only
too often overlooked by many mer-
chants—attractive windows and keep-
ing his store as attractive as possible
at all times. An attractive window is
a store’s best advertisement.
“Jimmie” Carlton, the Lakeview
merchant, spent a few days in De-
troit last week on a shonning expedi-
tion. No casualities.
Detroit has been coming along like
a fire on a windy day during the past
fifteen years. So have a great num
ber of Detroit’s business places, but
none have made a better showing than-
has Brasch Bros. department store
on Barker street. The business orig-
inally was started about thirty years
ago in a very small way by John
Brasch, Senior, and carried on by
him with the assistance of his boys
as each became old enough to help in
the store. After his death and as
soon as the boys, John, Will, Ed. and
George, all became of age, the firm
was re-organized under the firm name
of Brasch Bros. Under their able
management the store has grown un-
til to-day they conduct one of the
largest department store in the west-
ern side of the city. Their building
has a frontage of eighty feet and a
depth of ninety feet.
Nothing B V. D. about this weath-
er.
Tt is all very well to call on the
public to do their Christmas shopping
early, but what are you going to do
if pay day doesn't arrive until the
24th?
Cadillac Council, No. 143, will hold
its regular meeting Saturday night,
Dec. 138. As the Grand Executive
Committee will be in the.city on that
day, they have been invited to attend
the meeting and all will probably do
so. Council No. 9 is especially re
quested to attend the meeting, as
business of importance to both Coun-
cils will be transacted. It is hoped
that as many members of No. 9 will
turn out as possible.
Jimmie Duffin, member of the firm
of Glover & Co., Cheboygan, is such
an enthusiastic hunter, his many
friends say, that if he goes on a hunt-
ing trip and meets with poor luck he
will come home and try out his trusty
gun on the village alley cats. Jim
says he wonders why it is that the
fellow who never has any ideas is al-
ways the first to explain them.
Living in a small town isn’t going
to keep Ernie Gillard, of Gillard &
Son, Spruce, from living well. The
Gillards are of Scotch descent and
would be ashamed if they were of
any other nationality. To continue
our story about Ernie—he is having
a beautiful home built out of solid
stone, gathered about the country.
D. Mills, the Gladwin merchant,
was a Detroit visitor last week.
Our county cousins are as full of
scrap as are the city bred chans. Much
rivalry exists between Clarence Beem-
er, of Romeo (found on some maps),
and Heine Hintz, of Armada (not
aways found on the maps but always
advertised by Heine). both with the
J. L. Marcero Co. The good natured
dispute is over the respective merits
and sizes of the aforenamed villages.
Armada has one advantage in that
eggs can be purchased for 1 cent per
dozen less than in Romeo. The lat-
est census gives Romeo a lead of 800
in population. Clarence can also give
his Teutonic friend the saucy smile
because Romeo has a still greater
advantage—it is nearer to Detroit
than Armada is.
Next dance given by Cadillac Coun-
cil, No. 143, will be held at the Knights
of Columbus hall on Woodward
avenue, Saturday, Dec. 27.
With the addition of Claude Can
field to the sales force, it will make
ten men the General Grocery Co., a
young but growing concern, has on
the road. The General Grocery Co.
was organized scarcely two years ago
by S. B. Cohn, A. E. Chrysler and Phil
Sheridan, President, Manager and
Secretary respectively, all of whom
were connected with a local jobbing
house. To show that this young con-
cern has prospered and intends en-
larging its sphere of activity, Mr.
Chrysler informs us that the sales
force will be increased to fifteen men
before Jan. 1. It is the intention to
cover more of the territory in the
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year. : | tire trip was made by car from here. : = Marcie Nec. & Fhe
O. A. Henderson, of Lansing, writes : , oe are, Ne ST he
as follows: Noting the fact that you
are having your troubles trying to
get poetry (?) accepted by the editor,
I wish to refer you to one of Poor
Richard’s Almanac sayings, as fol-
lows: “Many an aspiring young poet
is convinced that it is easier for a
camel to pass through the eye of a
needle than for an editor to enter the
Kingdom of Heaven.” Well, we cer-
tainly do think that editors are pretty
poor judges when they turn down our
poetry. :
A friend in need—is quite a daily
occurrence,
Gard Wallace (Cohn Bros. Co.,
Milwaukee) is home for the holidays.
If vou look around, you'll find Norm
Eggeman not forty feet away.
We were surprised that “Billy”
Warr’s name did not appear in the
programme of a show given in Lud-
ington by local talent. Billy is some
actor, besides being author and editor
of the Ludington Daily News. Of
course, there are all kinds of actors.
Billy’s one of that kind.
We received our diploma from
Billy Warr. You ought to see what
the audience presented us with. Them
was snappy days.
M. & G. Proper, of Manistee, laugh
at the idea that a cauliflower is a
cabbage with a college education.
It is with extreme regret that we
announce the death of Charles E.
Mutschel at his home, 370 Montclair
avenue, Monday morning. Mr. Mut-
schel, until obliged to give up his
work through illness, about _ five
months ago, had_been serving Burn-
ham, Stoepel & Co. continuously and
faithfully for ten years as traveling
salesman, during which time he made
hosts of friends. A fine man, a good
husband and a loyal friend can truth-
fully be said of him. At the time
of his death Mr. Mutschel was 56
years of age. Besides his wife, he 1s
survived by five sisters. The funeral
will be held at the residence on Thurs-
day, Dec. 11, and the interment will
be made at Ypsilanti.
, Marsh, Secretary-Treasurer
of the Ideal Stencil Machine Co., of
Belleville, Ill. is hobnobbing with his
agents and incidentally visiting the
trade and prospective trade in the in-
terests of his stenciling machine this
week. : '
Three more non-union miners mur-
dered by union criminals in the Up-
per Peninsula and Cousin Dorothy
says the Upper Peninsula is a safer
place to travel in than is Mexico.
You'd better watch your water pipes
or the plumber will get you if-you-
don’t-watch-out. '
Editor: Above is not intended for
poetry.
Max Sable, who recently returned
from the West, where he sojourned
for the past five years, fighting In-
dians, floor walkers and suffragettes,
has associated himself with his broth-
er, Will, and both will have the agen-
cv of the Ideal Stencil Machine Co.
The agency was formerly in charge
of Will, who has his office at 153
East Warren avenue. With the as-
sistance of his brother, Will expects
to “clean up” the territory.
Erskine McLeish (Edson, Moore
& Co.) has just returned from French
Lick Springs where he has been for
the past few weeks in an effort to
recuperate after a serious illness and
operation.
Irvin A. Gies has opened a men’s
furnishing goods store at 768 Wood-
ward avenue.
Send all Christmas gifts intended
for us to 211 Columbus avenue.
Mark them “open at once.” Our
better half will then wait until Christ-
mas to open them.
President Wilson and Fred Richter
are both working for four years more.
“Willie” Fixel (A. Krolik & Co.)
says. records are the only thing that
are improved by breaking.
How about phonographs, Willie?
James M, Goldstein.
Zephyrs From the Upper Peninsula
of Michigan.
Marquette, Dec. 8—The Tradesman
sure coughs up some strange revela-
tions, revolutions and innovations at
times. The latest is that at a banquet
and ball given by the U. C. T. boys
at Coldwater. “Invocation was of-
fered by Bro. G. O. Gallop.” Wonder
what in (well, I won’t say it) kind
of an invocation did George offer up
anyway?
In the near future we intend to
write up, IN A BRIEF AND CON-
CISE WAY, the various towns of
Cloverland, their particular advan-
tages, their manufacturing industries,
their princinal business houses, their
scenery and other points of mterest,
taking a particular town for each
write up. We hope that this will
nrove interesting reading and will put
forth our best effort to make it so.
We also intend to make a feature
of personal biographies of men of
mark, successful business men and
successful salesmen, furnishing, where
practicable, a halftone picture of the
subject of the biography, confining
ourselves, of course, to the men of
the Upper Peninsula. We intend to
give the people of Cloverland a good
page of as good readable matter as
we have ability to put up and so
make the Michigan Tradesman the
only trade paper published that es-
pecially features the Upper Peninsula,
its manufacturing interests, its whole-
sale interests, its commercial inter-
ests, its agricultural interests, its vast
development in the past few years
and its wonderful future possibilities
in farming and other development.
Subscribe for the Tradesman!
We notice A. H. Gribble, of Ne
gaunee, is making quite a few Sunday
evening visits to our beautiful city
and that he always carries a sus-
picious looking package in his over-
coat pocket resembling a_ chocolate
box. Wonder who the lucky girl is?
H. R. Goodman, of Marinette, who
recently took a city and tributary ter-
ritory for the Carpenter-Cook Co., of
Menominee, is making an unprece-
dented success of the territory. He
has moved to the city and has taken
apartments in the Hargreave flats.
His wife is a charming little lady and
has already made a most favorable
impression among her new friends.
H. R. has already joined our \
and promises to be an active and en-
thusiastic worker.
After our next meeting, if we could
never blow before, we will blow from
now on. We have the application of E.
R. Bellows in our hands and we expect
to initiate him at our January meet-
ing.
At a meeting of our Executive
Committee, held on Saturday even-
ing, we voted to omit the December
meeting in order that our boys may
enjoy the Christmas festivities without
the interruption of a U. C. T. meeting.
J. E. Burtless has accepted a lu-
crative position as local insurance
manager and solicitor for Asire
Palmer, of this city. This will take
James off the road, but it will not cool
his ardour as a member and a work-
er in the U. C. T., both State and
local. We must say that we never
did have, nor do we ever expect to
have amore faithful or consistant U.
C. T. worker than James Burtless and
we wish him well in his new under-
taking.
The Marshall Butters new mill at
L’Anse is closed for the season. We
sincerely hope that with the advent
of spring its whistle will be heard
again. No reason is given for the
shut down, but it is believed the ac-
tion fellows some internal dissension
in the company.
Miss Minnie Moore, a wealthy cap-
italist of this city, accompanied by
Miss Minor and Mrs. Peet, of Ypsi-
lanti, left Marquette early in Oc-
tober on one of the most unique auto-
mobile trips ever undertaken in this
part of the country, their destination
being Long Beach, Cali., at which
The party was favored with delightful
weather and made the trip without a
single serious mishap of any kind and
the car was running quite as well on
its arrival in California as it was the
day it left Marquette.
Andrew L. Giddings, of L’Anse, is
operating a large camp for the Baraga
Lumber Co., at Point Abbaye, the
contract being for 3,000,000 feet.
Fred Urquahart will also put in 3,-
000,000. This will ensure a summer’s
cut at the Baraga mill next summer.
We regret to chronicle the death of
Mrs. W. F. Lipsett, of the Soo, at the
age of 44 years. Death was caused by
a complication of diseases. Mrs. Lip-
sett was prominent in church and so-
cial circles and she will be sadly miss-
ed by a wide circle of friends. We
extend sympathy to the bereaved hus-
band and children.
Garnet has come back, and why
shouldn’t it, with a man of the strength
and personality of D. N. McLeod at
the helm? Dan recently purchased the
entire plant of the Hudson Co. as
coolly as he would buy a “jot” of
chewing tobacco and immediately
started to get busy. There is a mil-
lion and a half of lumber in stock in
the yards, which the deal involves,
besides the large mills for the manu-
facture of every branch of the lumber
business, the townsite, including all
the residences and the vast timber
lands. It is indeed fortunate for the
township of Hudson that the property
fell into such excellent hands, because
they are now ensured years of con-
tinued prosperity. Dan has disposed
of his residence at Rexton, three
miles distant, and also his interest in
the mill at Rexton and will devote his
entire time to his new plant at Gar-
net. The Rexton people will miss his
genial personality, but are satisfied
that they can hear him laugh once in
awhile if the wind is in the right di-
rection and these isn’t a train on the
track.
Marquette, by an overwhelming ma-
jority, voted in favor of a charter re-
vision, adopting the commission form
of government. The election for com-
missioner will take place in January,
vhen the new government will be
effective.
Read the Tradesman!
William Teehan, a most exemplary
Negaunee boy, born and raised here,
a brother to Mrs. Laverne Seass, of
the Breituing Hotel, at Negaunee, and
once a clerk at this hotel, was ordain-
ed a priest on Saturday last at Nor-
walk, Conn., and celebrated solemn
high mass in that city on Sunday un-
der the most auspicious conditions.
His mother, Mrs. Ann Teehan,. and
his sister, Mrs. Seass, both of Negau-
nee, were present and witnessed the
ordination.
Do you notice W. G. Tapert’s con-
tinued interest in the revival meetings
at the Soo? Reading between the
lines, we fear for W. G. lest he be-
come enmeshed in the revival himself.
Say, Bill, don’t be a hardened sinner
any longer. Come across, old boy,
come across.
E. P. Monroe, of Merry Musings,
your stuff is good, but why are you
so stingy with it? Get busy. Writing
is a splendid diversion. Don’t be so
bashful.
That was an interesting stunt they
pulled off at Grand Rapids—the hard
times party. We believe we will copy
after you and try that out ourselves
before the winter is over. Grand
Rapids is certainly entitled to the
honors for setting the pace. Grand
Rapids knows how and that’s a cinch.
Another evidence—this time from
his own town—that Editor Stowe is
“nix on the poetry stuff.” Nothing
doing.
Yes, Sunny, you are safter in the
Upper Peninsula than in Mexico.
Come across the straits we will use
you well and send you home happy.
We want to get our lamps on you
anyway. Come along.
Ura Donald Laird.
Knights of the Grip and hunters at
present are having their troubles about
the accommodations of the D., S. S.
& A. Ratlway at Strones. This is a
very important station at this time
of the year and the agent at Strongs
is on duty only until 6 o’clock p. m.
and the numerous passengers for the
night train are obliged to flae the train
to get out of Strongs. During the
cold weather there would have been
numerous frozen ears were it not
.or the kindness of the clerk in the
grocery store of E. Turner, who has
been humane enough to sit up and
keen a fire going for the travelers un-
til train time. As there is no operator
at Strongs, the weary traveler has no
way of ascertaining how late the train
is and must remain in suspense until
the train shows up. About a year ago
complaint was made bv the merchants
shipping goods to Strongs, which were
thrown off the train, scattered along
the track and fresh meats devoured
by the dogs in the vicinity as there
was no warehouse there, but the
wholesalers got together and entered
a protest about the treatment received
from the D., S. S. & A., which resulted
in the railway building a warehouse
and ticket office at Strongs, so as to
care for the shinments as they arrived
on the freights. It is hoped that sim-
ilar action will be taken by the
Knights of the Grip to wait on the
railroad officials and bring about the
necessary changes to accommodate
the traveling public.
Numerous citizens attended the
stock show at Chicago last week,
some making purchases of stock while
there, and from the many stories told
of their experiences at Chicago it is
safe to state that all the visitors had
a good time while in the windy city.
The first snow storm of the season
struck the Soo Sunday and the terri-
tory throughout this section is abund-
antly covered with the beautiful. It
is predicted by the “Neverfails” that
winter has settled in for the remain-
der of the season. The lumber camps
are starting in full force. with the
expectation of working full crews
from now on.
N. J. LaPine, representing the Corn-
well Beef Co.. on the Gladstone dvii-
sion, spent Saturday at St. Paul last
week and it is understood that he
transacted considerable business while
at St. Paul, bringing back a large
bouquet of St. Paul's finest roses. Mr.
LaPine is a great lover of flowers and
he avails himself of every opportunity
to keep his family supplied with the
choicest blooms.
John Moloney, the popular manager
for Swift & Company’s Ishpeming
branch, spent Friday and Saturday of
last week visiting the main office at
St. Paul. While in the Fwin City
he was appointed Chief Chicken In-
spector and is wearing a large badge.
made especially for the occasion.
Numerous Knights of the Grip are ex-
pecting to be deputized as his as-
sistants. W. G. Tapert.
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What Some Escanaba Subscribers
Say.
John Gross, grocer:
paper published.
Royal Grocer Co.: There is no
trade paper as good as the Tradesman.
W. R. Smith, Manager Delta Hard-
ware Co.: The quotations on front
cover of Tradesman are worth many
times the price, even though I may
not find time always to go through its
pages thoroughly.
The best trade
Real Riches.
A man is rich in proportlon to the
number of things he can afford to let
alone.—Thoreau.
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Don’t try to be funny with customers.
It is very hard to know just what
another person’s sense of humor is like.
MICHIGAN
TRADESMAN
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Movements of Merchants.
Eureka—George Plank succeeds E.
Peck in the meat business.
Durand—Waddail & Kenyon have en-
gaged in the meat business here.
Norvell—A. H. Taggert of Byron
has opened a drug store here.
Stanton—Richard Willett has en-
gaged in the meat business here.
Durand—Lemunyon & Conn have
engaged in the dry goods business
here.
Mancelona—C. E. Gifford has open-
ed a bazaar and confectionery store
here.
St. Johns—M. E. Bidwell & Son
have engaged in the bazaar business
here.
Dublin—Clarence E. Beagle, recently
of Fennville, has engaged in general
trade here.
Eaton Rapids—C. Gilmore has open-
a restaurant in connection with his
grocery store.
Manistee—Mrs. Andrew Johnson &
Son have engaged in the grocery
business here.
Lansing— George C. Cruger has
opened a tea and coffee store on West
Michigan street.
Freeland—A. B. Laur has erected
a grain, feed and produce elevator and
engaged in business here.
Manistee—Mrs. John Bradshaw suc-
ceeds Mrs. Antonia Bernatowicz in the
confectionery and restaurant business.
Macon—B. S. Scudder has sold his
stock of general merchandise to E. M.
Dewey, who will continue the business.
Nashville—W. J. Liebhauser has tak-
en over the stock of the Nashville Lum-
ber Co. and will continue the business.
Baroda—A. F. Rick will open the
Baroda Commercial Bank in a new
building erected for that purpose Jan.
1.
Marshall—Burglars entered the O. L.
Linn & Son clothing store Dec. 4 and
carried away stock valued at more than
$500.
3attle Creek—The Helmer-Goodale
Drug Co., which was recently burned
out, has resumed business at the old
location.
Martin—Charles Bachman is erect-
ing a two-story store building which
he will occupy with his stock of meats
about April 1.
Sturgis—Herman A. Sobrofsky has
sold his stock of clothing to Rehm
& McIntosh, who will consolidate it
with their own.
Jackson—W. R. Nicholls has pur-
chased the Mellencamp meat stock
at 513 East Main street and will con-
tinue the business.
Duck Lake—J. Dodd has purchased
the William Straight stock of general
merchandise and will continue the busi-
ness at the same location.
Coldwater—Frank E. Dunham has
purchased the Hall & Kennedy gro-
cery stock and will continue the busi-
ness at the same location.
Saginaw—John O’Hare, who has con-
ducted a shoe store here for the past
thirty-two years, died at his home, Dec.
9, after a lingering illness.
Ypsilanti—Burglars entered the F. M.
Reall dry goods store after business
hours Dec. 4 and carried away silks
and satins valued at over $500.
Battle Creek—The Weickgenant-Coe
Co. opened a general store at Ur-
bandale Dec. 8. The store will be
under the management of Mr. Coe.
Durand—Burglars entered the George
W. Beck drug store Dec. 4 and secured
about $12 from the cash register and a
large quantity of tobacco and cigars.
Flint—William Beuthner and E. L.
McLaughlin have engaged in the tea
and coffee business on South Saginaw
street under the style of the Flint
Coffee House.
Lansing—Ned B. McLaughlin and
Parley Waltersdorff have formed a
copartnership and will engage in the
implement business at North Lansing
about Dec. 15.
Tonia—E. J. Pierce, who conducts tea
and coffee stores in Bellevue and St.
Johns, has purchased the F. J. Heany
bankrupt stock of groceries and_ will
continue the business.
Detroit—The White Credit Cloth-
ing Co. has engaged in business with
an authorized capital stock of $100,-
000, all of which has been subscribed
and paid in in cash.
Hastings—Zavitz & Stoerck, meat
dealers, have dissolved partnership
and the business will be continued by
L. W. Zavitz, who has taken over the
interest of his partner.
Laingsburg — Wright & Kimmis,
grocers, have dissolved partnership
and the business will be continued by
W. H. Kimmis, who has taken over
the interest of his partner.
Owosso—Fred Stevens, proprietor
of the Wildermuth Hotel, has as-
sumed its management, succeeding
Bert Waldo, who resigned to accept
a Government position at Dayton,
Ohio.
Arcadia—Louis Oppenheim, who has
been carrying a line of clothing, dry
goods, etc., has added a stock of gro-
ceries, the Musselman Grocer Co.
branch of Traverse City furnishing
same.
Sherman—Morrell & Lyle lost their
general stock by fire Dec. 8. The loss
is estimated at $3,000, with $2.000 in-
surance. It is believed the fire was
of incendiary origin. It was the last
of Sherman’s business places, three
others having been destroyed in the
same manner.
Hudson—James Deems has sold his
grocery stock to S. B. Marble and E.
Hemstreet, who have formed a co-
partnership and will continue the
business under the style of Marble &
Hemstreet.
Detroit—The Universal Store Spec-
ialty Co. has obtained a verd‘ct of
$160 against Frederick W. Knak, 763
Mack avenue, who refused to accept
a sausage machine according to the
terms of a contract drawn up.
Hastings—Ray Cook and Claude
Henry have formed a copartnership
and purchased the M. Inman & Son
bankrupt stock of second-hand goods
and will continue the business under
the style of the People’s Exchange.
Interlochen—D. W. Conine & Son, of
Wexford, have purchased the Tilla-
paugh building here and put in a stock
of merchandise, under the management
of R. O. Dixon. The Musselman Gro-
cer Co. branch of Traverse City fur-
nished the grocery stock.
Tronwood—E. B. Williams, who has
conducted a hardware store here for
the past twenty-seven years, has sold
his stock to E. A. Gamble and Frank
Mrofchak, who have formed a copart-
nership and will continue the business
under the style of Gamble & Mrofchak.
Milford—A new company has been
organized under the style of Gittins
& Son, to engage in the general re-
tail hardware and general plumbing
and tinning business, with an author-
ized capital stock of $10,000, all of
which has been subscribed and paid
in in property.
Detroit— Geo. L. Collins & Co,
wholesale dealer in fruit, produce and
poultry, has merged its business into a
stock company under the same style,
with an authorized capital stock of
$20,000, of which $10,000 has been sub-
scribed, $2,000 paid in in cash and
$1,200 in property.
Mt. Clemens—Trombley & Groes-
beck, dealers in cigars and operating
a pool room, have merged their busi-
ness into a stock company under the
style of Trombley & Groesbeck Co.
and will sell at wholesale and retail,
cigars, tobacco and smoking goods
and articles, with an authorized cap-
ital stock of $15,000, all of which has
been subscribed and paid in in prop-
erty.
Fairgrove—Since nothing has been
heard of Earl B. McCloy, the young
Fairgrove merchant, who disappeare:
two months ago, J. W. Quinn, of
Caro, has been appointed receiver of
the stock, pending the appointment
of a trustee in bankruptcy. This step
was necessary to dispose of perish-
able goods in the stock. The stock
and fixtures have been appraised and
valued at $1,309.88. Liabilities are
about $3,000.
Owosso—Tyler & Ashton, of Chi-
cago, have purchased the cold storage
plant of the American Farm Products
Co., which will be put in condition so
that the creamery may be operated,
packing stock, butter, eggs,. hides,
furs, tallow, nuts and dried fruits
bought and cared for. The’ concern
will operate under the name of the
American Warehouse and _ Storage
Co. and will be managed here by J.
A. Homer, formerly of Chicago, who
has moved to this city.
Corunna—The case of the Ionia
Bean Co. vs. L. C. Hall, of Owosso,
which was tried last week in the Cir-
cuit Court, resulted in a verdict for
the plaintiff of $68.75. The Ionia com-
pany claimed damages of more than
$200 because the beans were 1 per
cent. less perfect than claimed for
them under the terms of the contract.
The company declared that the dif-
ference in quality was not discovered
until the beans had lain in the store-
room for two weeks. The suit is said
to have been a friendly one instituted
by the Michigan Bean Jobbers’ As-
sociation, of which both are members,
to determine whether the shipper’s
liability ceases when the goods are
paid for.
Fenton—The A. J. Phillips Co. has
exchanged its manufacturing plant
for several portions of real estate in
Detroit owned by Henry S. Koppin.
During the past year the plant has
been closed. It was formerly run by
the three Phillips brothers, W. B.,
A. E. and H. J. Phillips. The com-
pany was organized in 1869 by the
father of the three boys. It is under-
stood that Koppin, who builds a large
number of dwelling houses in Detroit
each year, intends to use the factory
for the preparation of materials which
he will need in his construction work.
He plans to open the plant in the
near future. The Phillips brothers
plan to enter the real estate business
in Detroit on a large scale.
Houghton—The showing made by
the banks of Houghton county in their
latest statements is deemed sig-
nificant. It would naturally be ex-
pected that after a strike of the pro-
portions of that of the copper min-
ers had been in progress six months
there would be an aggregate shrink-
age of many mill ons of dollars in the
totals of the banks. As compared
with the statements of June last, how-
ever, there is a shrinkage of less than
a million dollars. This showing is
considered evidence of the fact that
the mines are working good forces
of men and that the strikers are los-
ing. On June 4 the aggregate re-
sources of the banks of Houghton
county totaled $19,098,000, and on Oct.
21 the aggregate was $18,168,000. The
deposits dropped from $15,019,000 to
$14,017,500. The totals are well above
those of a year ago.
Cadillac—The other stockholders in
the Webber-Benson Co., druggist, have
purchased the interest of the A. H. Web-
ber estate, the stock now being owned in
full by Fred A. Diggins, Dr. B. H. Mc-
Fullen and Don McMullen. Don Mc-
Mullen becomes general manager of the
company. Earl McCormick remains as
head of the drug department and pur-
chasing agent. The corporate style will
main as it now is. With the re-organ-
izing of this company, the Webber in-
terests retire after twenty-six years of
activity in the drug business in this
city, A. H. Webber having come here
and gone into that business over a quar-
ter of a century ago. From the small-
est beginnings he built up one of the
most extensive lines of business in
Northern Michigan. The company had
several changes, but Mr. Webber ever
remained the dominant factor. At his
death he left a well established business.
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
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Review of the Grand Rapids Produce
Market.
Apples — Greenings and Baldwins,
$3.50; Wagners, $3.75; Northern Spys,
Jonathans and Shiawassee Beauties,
$4@4.25.
Bananas—$3.50 per 100 lbs. or $1.75
@2.50 per bunch.
Butter—Receipts of fresh butter con
tinue liberal, but the bulk of the re-
ceipts seem to be showing some defects
in flavor. A comparatively small per-
centage of the arrivals grade extra, and
on this grade the market is firm and un-
changed. Under grades are in slow
sale and some surplus is accumulating.
Prices are considerably under the price
of fresh butter. Stocks of storage but-
ter are large and moving but slowly,
owing to the excessive supply of me-
dium grade fresh butter. Fancy cream-
ery commands 34c in tubs and 35@36c
in cartons. Local dealers pay 22c for
No. 1 dairy and 17%c for packing stock.
Cabbage—75c per bu.
Carrots—65c per bu.
Celery—$1.25 per box
3 to 4 bunches.
Christmas Greens—Holly prices
will be firmer this year than last. Re-
ports from the East and South indi-
cate that supplies are scarce. Christ-
mas trees reached market this week.
There will be a firm tone on ever-
green wreaths, etc., as weather condi-
tions have made it difficult to get trees
out of the woods.
Cocoanuts—$4.75 per sack contain-
ing 100.
Cranberries—$9.50 per bbl. for Lake
Howes.
Cucumbers—$1.50 per doz.
Eggs—The market has_ evidently
reached the highest point and the price
is quite likely to be downward from
now on. Local buyefs have reduced
their quotations to 35c for strictly fresh
and cold storage holders have reduced
their quotations to 29c.
Grape Fruit—The price has declin-
ed to $4 per box for all sizes.
Grapes—Malaga, $6.50 per keg; Cal-
ifornia Tokay $2 per 20 Ib. crate;
Emperor $2.25 per 20 lb. crate.
Green Onions—25c per dozen.
Honey—18c per lb. for white clover,
and 16c for dark.
Lemons—Verdellis, $6.50 per box.
Lettuce—Eastern head, $2.50 per
bu.; hot house leaf, 12c per Ib.
Nuts—Almonds, 18c per lb.; Butter
nuts, $1 per bu.; Chestnuts, 22c per
lb. for Ohio; Filberts, 15c per Ib.;
Hickory, $2.50 per bu. for Shellbark;
Pecans, 15c per lb.; Walnuts, 19c for
Grenoble and California; 17c for Na-
ples; $1 per bu. for Michigan.
Onions—$1.10 for red and yellow
and $1.25 for white; Spanish, $1.40 per
crate.
containing
Oranges—$2.50 for Floridas; $3 for
California Navals.
Peppers—Green, 75c per small bas-
ket.
Potatoes—The market is dull and
featureless. Country buyers are pay-
ing 45@50c; local dealers get 65@
70c.
Pop Corn—$1.75 per bu. for ear; 5c
per lb. for shelled.
Poultry—Local dealers pay 10c for
springs and fowls; 5c for old roosters;
9c for geese; llc for ducks; 15c for
No. 1 turkeys and 12c for old toms.
These prices are live weight. Dressed
command 2c per lb. more than live.
Radishes—30c per dozen.
Spinach—90c per bu.
Sweet Potatoes—Delawares in bu.
hampers, $1.10; Jerseys, $4 per bbl.
Tomatoes—$2.50 per 6 basket crate
of California.
Veal—Buyers pay 6@12c according
to quality.
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The Royal Tea Co. has merged its
business into a stock company under
the style of the M. J. Helms Co., with
an authorized capital stock of $5,000,
all of which has been subscribed and
paid in in property. The stockholders
and the number of shares held by each
are: Henry E. Jones, Chicago, 25
shares; John Jacobs, Chicago, 1 share,
and M. J. Helms, 24 shares.
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William Harmelink has sold his
coal and wood business at Taylor
avenue and Quimby street to the Cres-
ton Fuel and Building Material Co.
This firm is said to consist of Glenn C.
Mason and Dewey Blocksema, both
connected with the Breen & Halladay
Fuel Co.
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The Peoples Sample Furniture Co.
has commenced business at 705 West
Leonard street. The partners are L.
C. Harris and Wiliam Laban, Harris
being the proprietor of the Harris
Sample Furniture Co., of this city.
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H. T. Needham has engaged in the
hotel and restaurant business at 1003
South Division avenue. He has been
employed as a linotype operator by
the Grand Rapids Herald.
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A. Bottling, grocer at 626 Thomas
street, S. E., will remove his stock to
the store building he recently erect-
ed on Thomas street,, near Paris
avenue, before Christmas.
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Thiebout Bros., meat dealers at
1235-37 Plainfield avenue N. W. have
remodeled their store building and
added a line of groceries to their
stock.
Louis Berkowitz, shoe dealer on
North Ottawa avenue, has commenced
using the style Wolverine Shoe Co.
The Grocery Market.
Sugar—Philadelphia is quoting 4.25c
for barrels and bags and the Federal
still names the same figure for the re-
mainder of its stock. This plant will
be closed down for repairs and others
are expected to follow suit soon, so
that the market for Eastern granulat-
ed should be steady. The distributors
are indifferent except for actual needs.
being busy with holiday goods and
seeing no reason to stock up with the
raw market so reactionary.
Tea—The market is quiet, although
prices for all grades are firm, the
leading demand being for Japans,
which are now about all out of first
hands. Basket fired teas are very
scarce and high. Formosas are con-
siderably higher than this date a year
ago, as are Ceylons and Indias. The
shortage in Japans from 1912 crop is
over five million pounds and from
1911 crop, nearly ten million pounds.
With this shortage in sight, a strong
advance is looked for after the hol-
idays.
Coffee—Rio and Santos
unchanged. The demand
coffees is light. Mild coffees are un-
changed for the week, prices in this
country being much below the parity in
primary markets.
erate.
quiet,
grades are
for Brazil
The demand is mod-
Java and Mocha unchanged and
Canned Fruits—Apples are unchanged
and in light request. California canned
goods are unchanged and dull. Small
Eastern staple canned goods are steady
to firm and in fair demand.
Canned Vegetables—The disclosures
made by the National Canners’ Associa~
tion last week, relative to the enormous
tomato pack this season, have tended to
demoralize prices more than ever. Stand-
ard 3s are slow sale at 67!4c. There
are rumors of a price of 65c and pre-
dictions of 60c within two months. From
the packer’s standpoint, the situation is
very uncomfortable, as nobody sold any
futures to speak of, and buyers are
taking stock only as_ they need it,
therefore the bulk of the enormous pro-
duction is in packers’ hands. Many
packers are not able to carry it, so
that the outlook is not strong. Corn
is unchanged for the week, though ihe
pack figures show about 6,000,000 cases
less than last year, and the smallest
pack since 1909. The demand is fair.
Peas, in spite of the gloomy forebod-
ings of a few months ago, prove to
be a larger pack than a year ago. The
market is unchanged and quiet.
Canned Fish—Salmon of all grades
remains unchanged. Both domestic and
imported sardines are very scarce and
very high, ,especially the imported.
Dried Fruits—California raisins are
slow and prices are nominal and the
market is unsettled. Offerings of im-
ported raisins of all kinds on the spot
are small, but as there is no demand to
speak of at present prices are un-
changed, though the general tone of the
market is steady on the basis of quoted
prices. Currants are firm, spot stocks
having been closely absorbed by recent
demands. Advices by cable from Greece
reflect a very firm feeling there owing
to a strong statistical situation. Carton
currants of the best brands on the spot
are meeting with a good sale at the
quoted prices. California prunes re-
main firm, with limited offerings for
shipment from the Coast. Oregon Ital-
lans are in a firm position, though
the demand for them at present is slow.
Offerings from the Coast are light and
spot stocks are well cleaned up. Dates
are firm. Persians are going freely
into consumption at the quotations,
though the demand is largely for car-
ton goods. Prices are unchanged.
Peaches and apricots are fairly active
at unchanged prices.
Cheese—The market is steady and un-
changed and supplies a little lighter
than a year ago. No radical change is
in sight.
Ptovisions—Smoked meats are with-
out change. Pure and compound lard
are only steady and in fair consumptive
demand. Barreled pork, dried beet
and canned meats are unchanged and in
moderate demand.
Salt Fish—Norway
scarce and strong,
moderate only.
mackerel are
the demand being
Irish mackerel are by
no means in good supply, but they are
neglected and prices are inclined to be
easy. Cod, hake and haddock are fair-
ly active at steady to firm and un-
changed prices.
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At the meeting of the local associa-
tion of grocers last evening, it was de-
cided to postpone the annual meeting
of the Michigan Retail Grocers and
General Merchants’ Association from
Feb. 17, 18 and 19 to Feb. 24, 25 and 26,
cn account of the former dates con-
flicting with the annual meeting of the
Michigan Retail Hardware Associution
at Kalamazoo. The meetings will be
held in the city hall. A banquet will
be held on the evening of Feb. 25 at
Evening Press hall. No other prelim-
inary arrangements have been definitely
decided upon, but it goes without say-
ing that the convention will be well en-
tertained while here. If the prelimi-
nary preparations made by the officers
of the organization are in keeping with
the entertainment features proposed by
the local dealers, the convention will be
well worth attending. One of the
greatest drawbacks connected with the
organization in the past has been the
lack of preliminary preparation, so that
very little work of a permanent char-
acter has been accomplished at the
meetings. It is to be hoped that this
practice will be changed at the Grand
Rapids meeting, so that the convention
in February may mark genuine progress
in the affairs of the organization.
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One of the strongest brokerage
houses in the country is now the house
of Howe, Snow, Corrigan & Bertles,
formed by the consolidation of Howe,
Corrigan & Co., and Hilliker, Bertles
& Co. This firm is composed of young
men of exceptional energy and ability
and it goes without saying that their
efforts will result in placing the brok-
erage business of Grand Rapids on a
higher plane than it has ever been
placed before.
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Among the representatives of the lo-
cal grocery trade who are in Detroit
to-day to attend the annual meeting
of the Michigan Wholesale Grocers’
Association are William Judson, Arthur
Gregory, Harry T. Stanton, Guy W.
Rouse, Ed. Winchester, Ed. Kruisenga,
F. D. Vos, M. D. Elgin and Ed. Dooge.
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
December 10, 1913
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Thirty years ago this city had five
banks, with a total capitalization of $1,-
350,000; to-day there are three National
and six State, counting the South Grand
Rapids State, with a total capitalization
of $3,375,000, and, in addition, are
two trust companies with $500,000 cap-
ital. Thirty years ago the combined
resources of all the banks was $7,702,-
287.41, and now they are $42,352,217.96,
not counting the trust companies.
Thirty years ago the total loans and
discounts was $5,809,185.07 and _ this
compares with a present day total of
$22,807,702.39. The bonds and mortgage
account used to be $101,250.42, and the
cash and cash items $1,283,249.21, and
these compare with $9,258,393.92 and
$6,918,214.76. In 1883 the five banks
with $1,350,000 capital had $533,838.21
in surplus and profits, or a little less than
40 per cent., and to-day the banks have
$2,541,991.58, or nearly 70 per cent. The
commercial deposits have grown from
$3,104,403.65 to $12,659,910.28; the cer-
tificates and savings from $2,083,584.59
to $17,142,005.34; the due to banks from
$303,791.07 to $3,591,064.92 and the total
deposits from $5,510,031.15 to $33,646,-
953.92. These figures are impressive as
showing a splendid gain in thirty years
and, perhaps, a better idea of how
Grand Rapids has grown will be given
when it is stated that the present day
statement of either the Old National,
the Grand Rapids National City or the
Kent State, taken by itself, will compare
favorably with the combined statements
of all the banks of thirty years ago.
Take the last statement of the Old
National, for instance, showing condi-
tions at the close of business October
21, and set it by the side of the com-
bined statement of the five banks at
the close of business June 22, 1883, and
here is the way the figures would look:
Digans and discounts .-.....-.....-.-
(Over dtatt |. .1.......-.....--..--..-
M S Bonds _..:..........-....--- «.-
Bask Secures, cht .....---..----.+-+
(ach and casa wems ....-.-......-.-
Banking house and furniture .......-.
(apital stock .........--.--------.----
Surplus and profits .........----++++-
(Cipcatonm ..........-.........-..---
Commercial deposits ......-.....----- _
Certificates
Dine ta banks ..............-..-...---
Total deposits
Total resources
ce eis 6 + + be 6 9 © #2 © 48 266
The statements of the Kent State
and the Grand Rapids National City
will show some variations, but either
will compare as favorably as the Old
National with the totals of 1883. The
Fourth National and the Grand Rapids
Savings have totals nearly double the
-.. 6,670,933.25
largest bank of thirty years ago and
the Commercial and the Peoples will
compare favorably with the best of the
old banks. The banks have more than
kept pace with the city’s growth in
their resources and ability to serve.
The directors of the Hastings Nation-
al Bank have elected Harry G. Hayes
Cashier to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of his father, the late W. D.
Hayes. William N. Chidester, who for
many years has faithfully filled the of-
fice of assistant post master in the local
post office, was appointed Assistant
Cashier.
Vernon Barker, President of the
Home Savings Bank, Fred G. Dewey,
Cashier of the Kalamazoo-City Savings
Bank and several others from Kalama-
zoo attended the opening of the new
offices of the City Bank at Hastings.
The Bank recently completed its new
building and bankers from all parts of
Southern Michigan received invitations
to be present. The offices are complete
in every way, being thoroughly up-to-
date.
Continued ill feeling by some of the
Eastern bankers against the reserve pro-
vision in the pending Currency bill is
shared to only a slight extent by Chi-
cago bankers. There is a feeling there
that the 18 per cent. reserve demanded
of city banks as against only 12 per
cent. by the country banks is too great.
“I should prefer to have it set at 15
per cent.,” said George M. Reynolds,
“but I don’t wish to appear too critical.
It is only a personal opinion. The point
is that by the ultimate compulsion of all
banks to carry the specified reserve,
either in their own vaults or those of
the regional banks of the system, dis-
Old National Combined Statement
Oct 21, 743, June 22, ’83
.. $5,786,381.04 $5,809,185.07
ie 10,148.41 13,874.89
. 893,450.00 309,150.00
. 611,836.10 101,250.00
.. 1,637,144.52 1,283,249.21
. 118,234.42 70,443.00
. 800,000.00 1,350,000.00
826,201.24 533,838.21
a. 800,000.00 225,000.00
3,953,454.23
.. 1,924,292.89
.. 710,866.12
3,104,403.65
2,083,584.59
303,791.07
5,510,031.15
-. 9,097,194.49 7,702,287.41
tinction between city and country banks
has been swept away. Yet there is this
marked difference in reserve require-
ments: The scientific, economic prin-
ciple would be to have fixed percentage
for all banks, owing to the differing
conditions in different parts of the coun-
GRAND RAPIDS
NATIONAL CITY BANK
Resources $8,500,000
Our active connections with large
banks in financial centers and ex-
tensive banking acquaintance
throughout Western Michigan, en-
able us to offer exceptional banking
service to
Merchants, Treasurers, Trustees,
Administrators and Individuals
who desire the best returns in in-
terest consistent with safety, avail-
ability and strict confidence.
CORRESPONDENCE PROMPTLY REPLIED TO
Fourth National Bank
Savings United Commercial
Deposits — Deposits
P Depositary P
Per Cent Per Cent
Interest Paid Interest Paid
on on
Savings Certificates of
Deposits Deposit
Left
Compounded One Year
Semi-Annually
ooo Capital Stock
John W. Blodgett, and Surplus
Vice President
L. Z. —— $580,000
J. C, Bishop,
Assistant Cashier
The
Old National Bank
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
Our Savings Certificates of Deposit form an
exceedingly convenient and safe method of invest-
ing your surplus. They are readily negotiable, being
transferable by endorsement and earn interest at the
rate of 3% % if left a year.
Pr
December 10, 1913
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
try. That is the case abroad, save i
the central banks of the various coun-
tries. I am perfectly aware such a plan
would not be considered in the United
States, but I repeat that it is the scien-
tific plan. The argument of the far
greater proportion of demand deposits
in the city banks is hardly potent, be-
cause their securities are far more
liquid. Commercial paper is much more
liquid than is the farmers’ paper of
country banks, and in that lies the am-
ple protection against deposits.”
If one central reserve bank is decided
upon, the stock of such a bank could
be placed with the public, including
bankers, and the Government could own
a good block. There would be no need
to hold the nose of the bankers and
make them take it. Ownership of stock
is not so important as that the highest
efficiency in bank management should
be assured. The manager should be a
$50,000-a-year man and worth the mon-
ey. The bank should act as fiscal agent
of the Government, gradually take over
the Government’s gold holdings, now
in the Treasury, and use such gold re-
serve to provide a bank-note currency
and for the extension of bank credit. It
is high time we discarded the out-of-
date warehouse-receipt method of cur-
rency issue now in vogue, and relieved
the Treasury department from bracing
up the money market.
In providing for the handling of bank
reserves in this bankers’ bank we need
not drag bank reserves by the scruff
from individual banks throughout the
country into this new reserve — bank.
That is not the way the business of
great and successful banks is built up
Reserves would gradually be concen-
trated there without any legal compul-
sion. The coercion idea is all wrong,
either in the matter of reserves or 'n
the placing of the shares of the bank.
This bank should be a profitable en-
terprise and would be, if not shackled
with foolish restrictions, such as a 5
per cent. limit on dividends. The great
central reserve banks of Europe are
money-making banks, paying dividends
of from 7 to 16 per cent., besides the
profits that go to the various govern-
ments. The work of the world is car-
ried on by solvent, successful and profit’
making concerns, not by those skim-
ming around the ledge of bankruptcy
and struggling to dodge a receivership.
The chief work of all bank examiners
is to see that banks remain solvent and
not that they barely earn enough to pay
expenses. All well managed banks not
only make a good margin of profit, but
out of that set aside a surplus for emer-
gencies. Such sound banking principle
should also be the basis for a central
reserve bank.
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Quotations on Local Stocks and Bonds.
Public Utilities.
Bid. Asked.
Am. Light & Trac. Co., Com. 334 337
Am. Light & Trac. Co., Pfd. 106 108
Am. Public Utilities, Com. 45 48
Am. Public Utilities, Pfd. 71 73
Cities Service Co., Com. 79 81
Cities Service Co., Pfd. 69 71
Citizens Telephone Co. ie 74
Comw’th Pr. Ry. & Lt., Com. 53 55
Comw’th Pr. Ry. & Lt., Pfd. 75% 76%
Comw’th 6% 5 year bond 95% 97%
Pacific Gas & Elec. Co., Com. 34% 35%
Tennessee Ry. Lt. & Pr., Com. 12 14
Tennessee Ry. Lt. & Pr., Pfd. 59 61
United Light & Rys., Com. 79 8u
Jnited Light & Rys., Ist Pfd. 75% 17
United Lt. & Rys. new 2nd fd. 70 72
United Light 1st and ref. 5%
bonds 87%
Utilities Improvement, Com. 40 42
Utilities Improvement, Pfd. 62 64
Industrial and Bank Stocks.
Dennis Canadian Co. 104 106
Furniture City Brewing Co. 59 60
Globe Knitting Works, Com. 125 139
Globe Knitting Works, Pfd. 97 99
G. R. Brewing Co. 150 160
Macey Co., Pfd. 94 96
Commercial Savings Bank 200 £25
Fourth National Bank 215 220
G. R. National City Bank Ho 8 Lit
G. R. Savings Bank 250 300
Kent State Bank 260
Old National Bank 204 206
Peoples Savings Bank 250
December 10, 19138.
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One of President Wilson’s Stories.
A grave-digger had the habit of vis-
iting the cemetery every night about
midnight to see that all was going well.
Knowing of this habit, some boys de-
cided to play a trick upon him. They
dug a trench in a dark spot which their
prospective victim always crossed, and
one of them, dressed in a sheet, hid be-
hind a tree. At midnight the grave-
digger duly appeared, and as duly fell
into the trench.
The boy in the sheet at once stepped
forth and said in hollow tones:
“What are you doing in my grave?”
“What are you doing out of it?” the
grave-digger replied calmly.
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ARE YOU THE ONE TO DIE THIS YEAR?
One out of every hundred at age 30 dies within the year. Maybe you are
THAT ONE.
The Preferred Life Insurance Co. of America
$19.95 a year will give your widow $1,000.
Is it worth while?
Grand Rapids, Mich.
TRUST FUNDS KEPT
SEPARATE FRCM
COMPANY FUNDS
TRUST FUNDS ALWAYS
CREDITED WITH THEIR
OWN PROFITS
BE AS CAREFUL
IN SELECTING AN EXECUTOR AS THOUGH YOU WERE CHOOSING
A MANAGER FOR YOUR BUSINESS— THE
[;RAND AaPios [RUST [.OMPANY
WILL ACCEPT THE TRUST IF APPOINTED EXECUTOR OF YOUR ESTATE
AND WILL RETAIN POSSESSION OF YOUR PROPERTY UNTIL
EVERY PROVISION OF YOUR WILL IS EXECUTED.
IT HAS THE TIME AND ABILITY TO ATTEND
TO SUCH BUSINESS.
ESTATES CAREFULLY MANAGED
AND CONSERVED
DUTIES OF TRUSTEE FAITH-
FULLY PERFORMED
Michigan Trust Co.
Resources $2,000,000.00.
OFFICERS.
Lewis H. Withey, President.
Willard Barnhart, Vice President.
Henry Idema, Second Vice President.
Kk, A. Gorham, Third Vice President.
George Hefteran, Secretary.
Claude
Flamilton, Assistant
Secretary.
DIRECTORS.
Willard Barnhart.
Darwin D. Cody.
E. Golden Filer,
Filer City, Mich.
Wm, H. Gay.
F. A. Gorham.
Thomas Hefferan.
Thomas Hume,
Muskegon, Mich.
Chicago.
R. E. Olds,
Henry Idema.
Wm. Judson.
James D. Lacey,
Edward Lowe.
W. W. Mitchell,
Cadillac, Mich.
J. Boyd Pantlind.
William Savidge,
Spring Lake, Mich.
Wm. Alden Smith.
Dudley E. Waters.
T. Stewart White,
Lewis H. Withey.
James R. Wylie.
Lansing, Mich,
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Is what we pay at our office on the Bonds we sell.
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United
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December 10, 1913
SWORN STATEMENT.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, Ts
County of Kent. he
Ernest A. Stowe, being duly sworn,
deposes and says as follows:
am President of the Tradesman
Company, publisher of the Michigan
Tradesman. The regular edition of the
Michigan Tradesman is 9,500. And
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&
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THE BUSINESS SITUATION.
Michigan business men have not es-
caped the pessimistic sentiment that ap-
pears to have swept the country. In
fact, there is quite as strong an opinion
here as elsewhere that trade may re-
cede further, that prices may decline
more, and that new orders may be-
come scarcer as the winter wears on.
As for our own manufacturers and pro-
ducers, their talk is largely of the num-
ber of men who will be either out of
employment or working shorter hours
by New Year.
So much for what one hears in the
‘ market place—garnished, as is per-
tectly natural in such times as these,
with abundant reference to the influence
of politics—of past, present, or prospec-
tive governmental measures—on the
state of American prosperity. How
much of all this is to be accepted as the
correct portrayal of the situation?
More particularly what is to be said of
the actual outlook for the longer fu-
ture? Are we or are we not destined
to witness a prolonged epoch of trade
paralysis, as a result of news from
Washington.
Nobody denies that the volume of
business has been decreasing, and that
recession may continue for some time
to come. The reaction has been due
to visible financial and economic caus-
es. For friends of the party in power
to charge that “big business” is deliber-
ately attempting to influence the course
of events, in order to discredit the en-
acted tariff and projected currency leg-
islation, is quite as much out of line
with serious calculations as it was for
the preceding Administration to claim
credit for the remarkable industrial
activity that developed two years ago.
Old economic laws continue to operate,
and it is just as apparent now as it
always has been before, that the amount
of buying and selling—or the willing-
ness to enter into negotiations for such
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
purposes—is dependent on such plain,
everyday consideration as supply, de-
mand, and the general state of the
money market.
Consequently, the factors of supply
and demand are worth examining, in
their bearing on the present trade-situa-
tion. When that is done, it is hard to
avoid the conclusion that the time can-
not be far distant when the reduced
prices of goods, combined with the low-
ness of stocks of merchandise on hand
—result of an actual consumptive de-
mand which prevents accumulations—
will start a fresh buying movement.
That time has certainly not yet been
reached, but, in view of low stocks of
merchandise in practically all lines, and
in the light of experience during the
past fifteen years, covering the period
of the great consolidations, business is
likely to respond very suddenly when
recovery sets in.
The rioting and murders now being
committed in the copper country by
union men in the name of union labor
clearly show what union labor stands
for and what it is in the essence—li-
censed rioting and murder. Any man
who joins a union deliberately places
himself above the law by taking an iron
clad oath to obey the mandates of
union thugs and murderers in defiance
of the laws of man and God. A fresh
illustration of the lawlessness of union
men generally and the contempt they
have for the law and the courts is fur-
nished in the action of 125 union miners
in taking an oath in court yesterday to
obey the law and cease rioting and pick-
eting, in order to avoid being punished
for contempt of court, and then resort-
ing to the worst sort of rioting—in-
cluding picketing—as soon as they were
a mile away from the court house. Any
organization which inflames the hearts
of such men and deliberately places in
their hands the torch of the incendiary
and the bludgeon of the assassin should
be relegated to obscurity by every
honest man; yet there are thousands of
men in this country who bear _ the
semblance of manhood and yet uphold
unionism as the panacea of the down-
trodden and oppressed. Such men are
sowing the wind and will reap the
whirlwind.
eens
In his annual message President
Wilson, commenting on the Mexican
situation, declared: “Such pretended
governments will not be countenanced
or dealt with by the Government of
the United States.” Some of the
President’s friends are already saying
that he has enunciated an idea which
the United States will adopt as a
principle and that it will be second
in importance only to the famous
Monroe Doctrine, which is talked
about a great deal and has been in
practical force for over nine dec-
ades. It is accepted as a notice to
some of the Central and South Ameri-
can republics which are continually
having revolutions and rebellions that
these mushroom governments will not
be encouraged by recognition. It is
a pretty good theory, good enough,
indeed, to become an accepted prin-
ciple.
The income tax need not worry
anybody as much as the outgo tax.
OUTSIDE OF THE PACKAGE.
“The store-keepers who insist upon
the glaring wrapping-papers ought to be
boycotted,” was the declaration of a
trim little miss who had just returned
from a shopping expedition. She had
started out, flattering herself that in
her new navy blue suit and hat, with
gloves, shoes, and all the little accesso-
ries chosen in harmony, she was at-
tractively clad. “Just imagine the ef-
fect of that package,” she exclaimed on
her return, “done up in a cheap purple
paper. That color just takes the life
out of any respectable shade of color!
And yet I had to be bored with it all
the way down the street. I felt as
shabby as though arrayed in a coat of
many colors. I'll never buy another
thing at Blank’s so long as he uses
such abominable wrappings!”
At first we were inclined to laugh at
her childish complaint; but a second
thought brings the query, “Is it child-
ish?” It is a woman’s right, and it is
usually her aim to appear as well
dressed as possible. Is it right to bur-
den her with some flashy piece of color
which she would never be guilty of
wearing and which is at total discord
with almost all standard shades of
dress? Clearly it is an imposition to
thus give to the tidy figure the ap-
pearance of dowdyism, through so un-
necessary a matter. Of course, she
might insist upon the package being
delivered; but she well knows that the
pay for this comes out of some one be-
sides the seller; and so she rightfully
prefers to carry her own small pack-
ages.
You may desire to have a character-
istic wrapper, so that every one meet-
ing your customer will see that she has
been trading at Blank’s. But why not
choose some peculiar shade of drab or
brown or cream—some shade that will
harmonize with any color, or at least
not prove so antagonistic that the pur-
chaser will try to conceal it? Such
shifts to get a little free advertising
will surely reflect back unfavorably.
“RELIABLE.”
This is the word which recently ap-
peared in large letters across each of
the four broad glass windows which
made up the front of a prominent store.
While the word stands as an essential
in all real business, its iteration and
reiteration reminds one of an old lady
who was always boasting about how
honest she was and how carefully she
taught her children to refrain from
taking other people’s berries or nuts
without permission. According to her
story, not the most insignificant thing
was ever touched by her or hers with-
out permission from the owner. Yet
facts proved that the family were con-
tinually trespassing by stealth.
It was only an illustration of the
old story that the man who is always
bragging about his honesty is usually
the one who needs watching. The
store cited may be all that it claims. If
not, its patrons soon make the discovery
for themselves and the word is passed
along the line. But why rouse the
question in the mind of the passer as to
this? Once telling it should be suffi-
cient and the repetition suggests a sus-
picion of reverse methods, as surely as
did the repeated assertions of the old
December 10, 1913
lady as to how “very particular” she
was about appropriating the things of
another.
Besides, there room for three
more words, each telling a story of
characteristics which should be banded
with “Reliable.” There are the words
“Courteous,” “Timely,” “Progressive,”
“Expeditious,” and others that suggest
themselves, each supplementary to the
first, yet emphasizing it through the
general rounding out process, instead
of weakening it by repetition. The
habitual car-card advertiser would
never fall into such a blunder. He
knows that conciseness is always more
emphatic and convincing than repetition.
was
The Monroe Doctrine was_ ninety
years old last Thursday. The man
whose name it bears, in a message sent
to Congress, enunciated it and since that
time it has been accepted and observed.
President Monroe declared that, while
the United States had no desire or dis-
position to interfere in any way with
any of the existing governments in the
Western Hemisphere, this. country de-
sired to and did serve notice that any
attempt on the part of any European
government to extend its influence or
territorial control on this side of the
sea would be regarded as a hostile act.
Such American countries as were al-
ready colonies and those which had de-
clared their independence were to be
looked at alike by the United States,
and that any attempt on the part of any
European power to force itself in
would be regarded as the manifestation
of an unfriendly disposition. During
all these nine decades that statement
has stood uncontradicted and there has
been no serious attempt to disobey or
disregard it. It has been referred to
frequently, but always with respect.
One welcome effect of the reces-
sion in business and the cessation in
industrial activity is the changed at-
titude of common workmen toward
their jobs. A year ago the average
workman was so cocky that the em-
ployer or foreman did not dare to
speak to him harshly or look at him
crossly for fear he would jump his
job, because there were usually dozens
of other places where he could go
and secure employment on equally
favorable terms. Now all is changed.
When a workman thinks of quitting,
he finds a dozen idle men at his back,
all ready and anxious to step into his
place. Instead of regarding his job
with indifferences and treating his
foreman or employer with contempt,
he works like a major—instead of
killing time in accordance with the
rules and customs of trades unionism
—and actually accomplishes 50 per
cent. more work for the same or less
pay that he received a year ago. “For
this relief, much thanks.”
It must be a cruel blow to the sena-
tors and representatives to have to pay
their income tax and not receive their
Christmas vacation. The sergeant-at-
arms of the house is the paymaster and
he has announced that he will collect
the income tax “at the source.’ Mar-
ried representatives will have to pay a
tax of $35 a year, while the bachelors
must part with $45, to be deducted from
their salaries.
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December 10, 1913
THE FIRE WASTE.
It Touches the Pocket of Every Citi-
zen.*
Fire prevention is a science that is
of little value unless made popular
and of interest to all the people. We,
of this country, have given little at-
tention to this vital matter and do
not appreciate the great drain upon
our resources caused by fire losses.
The National note of warning re-
garding our National resources has,
however, been uttered and such agi-
tation must be made to carry consid-
eration of created resources as well.
If our forests are worth saving, are
not our homes, our stores and our
factories also? Nature will in time
replace the devasted tree tracts; but
only the output of human energy and
human toil can make a city grow upon
a spot where another city has stood.
When property is destroyed by fire,
it is gone forever.
The waste by fires cannot be too
often published. Men who are build-
ing are paying much more attention
to fire proof construction and _ fire
prevention devices than ever before,
simply because the subject is being
discussed and the enormous fire waste
made known. It is time that we,
as a Nation, began to take heed of
the appalling fire waste in our country
every day. We must begin by edu-
cating the man of the street, for he
is the man who controls, so far as
fire hazards are concerned, our Na-
tional welfare and destiny. If he
cannot be taught to take the matches
out of the pockets of his discarded
clothes, cease throwing half lighted
cigar stubs into the rubbish heaps
and inextinguished matches into waste
baskets and cease doing all the other
stupid and thoughtless things with
fire that makes him a public menace
and a public enemy, then we must
double our fire departments and our
water supply, putting the cost of in-
dividual anarchy of this kind upon
the public which is too inert to re-
strain it. The average of $250,000,000
per year for five years, or $500 per
minute for every hour of the twenty-
four is our country’s contribution to
the property ash heap of the world.
Four European
per capita loss of 33 cents per annum.
countries show a
Our loss is a trifle over $3 per capita.
Berlin, with 3,000,000 population, has
an average fire loss of $175,000 and
spends $300,000 on its fire department.
Chicago, with 2,000,000 population,
has an average loss of $5,000,000 and
spends $3,000,000 per annum for its
fire department. Fifty per cent. of our
losses are preventable. To-day we
are facing fire losses greater than
those of all the world and—what is
worse yet—facing a public which is
almost wholly indifferent to them—
a public wholly irresponsible and neg-
ligent of the common welfare due to
habit and waste based upon a century
of boundless opportunities in a new
country.
The fire waste touches the pocket
of every man, woman and child of the
Nation. It strikes as surely and quiet-
ly as indirect taxation. It merges in-
*Paper read at annual convention
Michigan Whoesale Grocers’ Association,
at Detroit, December 10, by H. T. Stan-
ton, of Grand Rapids,
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
to the cost of everything we eat and
wear. The burning every year of
$250,000,000 of value of the work of
man’s hands eventually means the im-
poverishing of the Nation. What if
we were to lose this sum annually out
of the National Treasury or in wheat
or corn or cotton? This fearful loss,
spread over the entire business world
of America, is beginning to be felt.
The real awakening, however, is re-
tarded by the prevalance of the no-
tion that the insurance companies pay
the colossal taxes, but how could they
and remain solvent?
Fire insurance is a_ tax shifted
through the buying and selling upon
the entire community. Every fire
hazard tends to increase our tax and
every element of fire prevention tends
to lessen it. Merchants and manu-
facturers must pass along the cost of
insuring their goods to the people.
The consumers of these goods pay the
vide for all profits, failures and ac-
cumulations for the next conflagration,
The average rate of premium in the
United States for the past ten or
fifteen years is $1.11 per hundred;
in Germany, 22% cents.
How rates may be reduced:
1. By reducing the profits,
2 By reducing the expense.
3. By reducing the losses.
Of the first it may be said that
after profits are reduced, there will be
no corporation insurance. Capitalists
do not readily seek such a hazardous
investment. The best managed and
oldest companies make a fair and
steady profit, as a result of long ex-
periences and distribution of
risks.
wide
Out of 1,500 companies organized
in fifty years, there have been more
than 1,200 failures and retirements,
and the 200 remaining write more
than 90 per cent. of the fire insur-
HARRY T. STANTON.
tax. Insurance companies are mere
colectors and distributors of that por-
tion of this tax that is represented
by their policy. Half of it they never
touch, it falls upon us direct. San
Francisco and Chelsea did not pay
for themselves. We, in Detroit and
Grand Rapids, helped to pay for them.
There is one way in which we can
escape this paying for another, and
that is to begin rational building con-
struction and to protect what we have
builded against fire.
In the past twenty years in the
United States, of every premium dol-
lar received, 58 cents has been paid
back in losses and 38% cents has been
paid out in expenses, making 96%
per cent. of it paid back immediately
into channels from which it came,
leaving about 3% per cent. to pro-
ance business of the United States.
It is difficult to establish a new
company on acount of the hazardous
nature of the business, united to the
oppressive burdens which State laws
impose on their operations. No large
fire insurance company has been or-
ganized and successfully conducted in
the United States, except one, in
forty years.
As business men, you know how
difficult it is to reduce expenses. In
the insurance business, as in any
other line, the expenses is based upon
competition and the needs of the
business.
The United States Government has
buildings valued at something over
$300,000,066 and is spending each year
more than $20,000,000 on new build-
ings. It is its policy not to insure
its buildings against loss by fire, but
to reduce the hazards by superior
construction, a policy not always fol-
lowed by
Should the insure its
buildings, the annual premium would
be over $600,000.
the risk, scientific bureaus have made
states and municipalities.
Government
In order to reduce
searching investigations of the com-
bustible material
being used in construction work, the
results of which have been of im-
mense value to the Government. Fire
insurance companies maintain a lab-
oratory in Chicago, which is frequent-
ly used by the United States Govern-
ment for testing building material and
fire extinguishing apparatus. The re-
sults of these tests are free to the
public.
The National Wholesale Grocers
Association is a member of the Na-
tional Fire Protection Association.
We should all be members of state
organizations and interest our own
cities in forming local organizations.
We take an interest in tariff laws
and in local laws that may have some
bearing on our profits, but in the
past have given mighty little atten-
tion to legislation that would prevent
fire loss.
character of the
We should work for better
building codes. A few states have
what is called a fire marshal law. The
fire marshal and his deputies are in-
spectors working for fire prevention.
More
down
them.
state legislatures have turned
such a law than have passed
The reason given is that it is
for the benefit of the fire insurance
companies. This is a mistaken idea
This bill was first introduced in
our own Legislature in 1909, but fail-
ed to pass until 1911. The appropria-
tion made was $5,000—too small to
render In 1913 the
law was amended and by having the
the law effective.
fees obtained from the inspection of
moving picture shows, there is avail-
able for this department about $15,009
this year.
There is no better medium of get-
ting this important matter of fire
before the public
through the wholesale grocers.
their traveling
prevention than
With
covering
every town and hamlet in their ter-
ritory, they are in a position to spread
information and arouse interest. —___
The Danger of Applause.
There are always so many good
people in the world that when a man
does a good thing he is apt to be
approved by them. Then, as his work
goes on, he comes to expect approval.
When he finds that the circle of the
approving broadens it is difficult to
resist the inclination to seek applause.
Most men set out in a noble enter-
prise with no purpose of claiming
human approval, but such approval is
always sweet, and its peril comes
when it is made an object. It is
always healthy to remember that there
is approval which is condemnation.
The old word which declares a woe
on a man when all men speak well of
him is not trifling. It is partly what
Emerson meant in his saying that
goodness must have an edge to it, or
it is nothing. Goodness, that is, must
cut, and it must run counter to the
thought of all bad men. If, however,
one gets any ambition for applause,
it is easy to dull any edge which
would be apt to lessen the applause
in some circles.
Knowing vs. Guessing
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BUTIER, EGGS np PROVISIC
Michigan Poultry, Butter and Egg Asso-
clation.
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-
wi Saginaw.
Twelve Hundred Baches of Baions
Per Acre.
Crop cranks! That’s what some of
their critics began calling the Gil-
bertsons of St. Ansgar, Iowa, years
ago. There was just a hint of good-
natured raillery in the epithet. How
long it would have stuck to them, in
the ordinary course of events, there
is no telling; but the Gilbertons them-
selves were prompt to seize upon it
and transmogrify the nickname into
a title—the jest into a slogan. To-
day the visitor who approaches their
buildings sees, almost first of all, the
words “Krop Kranks” painted big
and black across them.
One result of their particular form
of “crankiness’ was seen last season,
when they harvested $18,000 worth of
onions—over 48,000 bushels—off a for-
ty-acre patch, bought some fifteen or
twenty years ago for $5,000. For more
than ten years they have been aver-
aging an income of between $15,000
and $16,000 off that onion-bed.
If that is the result of “crankiness.”
heaven send the farmers of the whole
country an epidemic of it!
There are three of these “cranks:”
G. G. Gilbertson, the father, who be-
gan working out the onion puzzle
thirty-five or forty years ago; A. O.
Gilbertson, the son, who is now the
active head of the business; and
Master Alden Gilbertson, the grand-
son, still in the heyday of boyhood.
but alrealy as proud of the ancestral!
onion record as of the six-pound bass
his father is teaching him to pull out
of Cedar River.
As usual with real successes,
began in the days of small
They raised a few onions about as
other folks did and with about the
same results. Sometimes the crop
paid, and sometimes it didn't. Right
there their ‘‘crankiness” began to
show itself. The Gilbertsons were
not satisfied. They did not see why
they should accept failure even oc-
cassionally. They wanted _ success
every time, and constantly increasing
success, too.
Father and son set to work to learn
how to grow onions—big onions, per-
fectly shaped onions, long-keeping
onions, and lots of them. They have
been about thirty-five years at it and
they have come very near to finding
out.
theirs
things.
They began by learning how to fit
the soil. That’s the first letter in the
onion-grower’s alphabet. When they
started their present forty-acre onion-
bed they gave up four seasons to get-
ting the dirt ready—to enriching it,
mellowing it, cleaning it of foul weeds
and their seeds.
In the meantime they had develop-
ed a special strain of seed, which al-
ways produced finely colored, globu-
lar onions of exceptional solidity-—
onions which would keep all winter
and all summer till the next crop was
ready to harvest. So by the time th>
soil was ready they had the right kind
of seed. The next problem was how
to make the two pay.
When they began their onion cru-
sade, the usual custom was to drill in
about six pounds of seed to the acre.
This was considered necessary to get
a good stand. Then high-priced hand
labor had to be hired to thin the
plants, which otherwise would have
grown too thickly in the rows to bot-
tom well. Weeding called for still
more of this same costly labor. Men
had to crawl along the rows, over and
over again, to pull out the crowding
weeds which rioted in the imperfect-
ly prepared soil. The usual result was
an uneven stand of unevenly sized
onions, and an expense bill which ate
up all the income from the crop.
Mr. G. G. Gilbertson put his wits
to work to reform all this. The first
outcome was a wonder-working drill
which dropped only one seed at a
time, but one seed every time and
always at the same distance from the
last. Where the old-style machines
had used six pounds to the acre, this
asked for but a pound and a quarter.
jlere was saving number one. It
amounts to a very pretty penny on
a forty-acre field. Common onion
seed is quoted by the seedsmen at
from $2 to $3 a pound.
Not only did the new drill save
seed, but it also obviated the need of
thinning. The little onions came up
just the right distance apart to grow
their best. Previous preparation of
the soil eliminated, in large measure,
the need of weeding. The cost of
hand labor dropped almost to zero.
Here came in saving number two.
Saving number three came in the
methods adopted. The
mature onions were pulled and cut
immediately
viously
harvesting
into bushel crates, pre-
distributed along the rows.
One handling took the place of two
or three. The crates were hauled,
the same day, to curing sheds, where
they were loosely piled and left for
six weeks to dry out thoroughly and
ripen. Then they were run over a
grader which took out all dirt and
rubbish and culls, and packed the
selected onions directly into the sacks
in which they were to be sold.
When the Gilbertsons began onion-
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you an interesting proposition to load for us.
If you are in the market, glad to quote
you delivered prices in car lots.
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F. T. MILLER, Gen. Manager
30 IONIA AVENUE GRAND RAPIDS
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raising as a business, a third of a
century ago, it cost them 35 cents a
bushel to grow a crop, due mainly to
the waste of seed and of labor. Now
it costs them 9 cents a bushel to raise
vastly bigger crops of much _ better
onions. The difference between 35
cents and 9 cents is 26 cents. They
raised 48,000 bushels last year; the
saving of 26 cents on each bushel
meant a saving of more than $12,000
on the crop. When “crop crankiness”
results in turning $12,000 a year into
the “crank’s” private pockets, a man
up a tree can’t help wishing that it
was contagious.
In the meantime, the forty-acre
field which Mr. O. A. Gilbertson
bought less than a score of years ago
for $125 an acre has become worth
more than $1,200 an acre. He has
refused that offer for it.
“People used to think,’ he writes,
“that it didn’t take any brains to
farm, but I want to tell you that the
more brains a man has to mix with
his farm-work the more
makes.”
money he
There you have boiled down
the simple explanation of the Gilbert-
sons’ success. They have “mixed
brains with their farm-work.”—A. P.
Hitchcock in Country Gentleman.
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Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen in Egg
Preservation.
M. F. Lescarde, a French engineer,
described at the recent Congress of
Refrigeration in Chicago, a method of
egg preservation as follows: |
At the International Congresses of
Paris and Vienna, and more recently
at the French Congress of Toulouse,
I described the improvements which
I have made in the refrigeration of
eggs, and shall summarize them here
briefly.
The eggs are placed on the end in
horizontal fillers made of pasteboard
and wood; then these fillers are put
into tin cases which can be hermetical-
ly sealed, each case having a capacity
of six fillers containing 160 eggs each.
The covers of the filled cases are
then soldered, and the cases are de-
posited in an autoclave (digester)
which contains twelve cases of 960
eggs each. A vacuum is then made in
the autoclave, and a duly proportioned
mixture of two gases, carbon dioxide
and nitrogen, is injected. This process
is very simple because carbon dioxide
and nitrogen, in the form of com-
pressed or liquefied gases, are on the
market now, so that the manipulation
of a few cocks, and the reading of a
gauge suffice to produce the proper
mixture.
The process in the autoclave having
been completed, the cases are taken
out, hermetically sealed, and stored
in cold storage rooms, at a tempera-
ture varying between +1° and -+2°
C.
The cost of the autoclave reaches
approximately 3,500 frances; of the vac-
uum pump,
pletely equipped case does not cost
more than 20 francs. The construc-
tion of the cases entails the heaviest
outlay of the process; but it is a first
expense, and the average life of the
cases is conservatively estimated at
fifteen years.
The chief advantages accruing from
3,000 frances; and a com-
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
the preservation of eggs in sterile
air are the following:
(1) Waste, of such importance in
ordinary cold storage, is completely
eliminated.
(2) The eggs retain a_ perfectly
“fresh” flavor, and consequently they
remain excellent for table use even
after ten months’ storage; they also
retain their full weight, because no
evaporation is possible in the tin
cases.
(3) After their removal from the
cold storage rooms, the eggs remain
in perfect condition for a long time,
and can be shipped long distances
without deterioration; this constitutes
a signal superiority over the ordinary
cold storage eggs, which deteriorate
rapidly after having been taken out
of cold storage. The reason for this
is simple: the antiseptic air surrounds
them for several months, together
with the cold, absolutely destroy all
bacteria which may be on the shell
of the egg, or in its substance. De-
terioration cannot set in except by re-
infection, which is produced only by
exposure to the air for several weeks.
By reason of the above mentioned
advantages, eggs preserved in sterile
air find a ready market, and command
much higher prices in winter than
ordinary cold storage eggs, or even
the so-called “fresh” imported eggs.
I shall mention the following actual
figures as average results obtained in
five cold storage plants, located both
in France and abroad, where, during
the year 1912, the improved methods
just described were applied to several
million eggs.
The average price of eggs delivered
at the plant was 80 francs per thou-
sand, only eggs of the highest grade
with respect both to size and weight
having been stored.
The cost of treatment and preserva-
tion, including all depreciation,
amounted to 15 francs per thousand.
The average sale price of eggs per
thousand delivered at the plant, was
135 francs, thus leaving a net profit of
40 francs per thousand, which is con-
siderably greater than the profits made
on ordinary cold storage eggs.
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Looked Before He Leaped.
A young lady at Bath Beach had
occasion to complain about one of
the bathhouse attendants, an old fel-
low who, in the hurry of cleaning up,
would sometimes burst in upon her
in her bathroom without knocking.
One morning after this had hap-
pened for the sixth or seventh time,
the young lady took the old feilow
to task.
“See here, Peters,” she said, “there’s
no lock on my bathhouse, as you
know, and I must insist on your
knocking before you enter. It hasn’t
happened yet, but it might very well
happen that you’d come in on me
when I was all undressed.”
Petes, with a chuckle, hastened to
reassure the young lady on this point.
“No fear of that; miss)”
“No fear of that. There’s a knot-hole
in the door what I always look
through before I venture in.”
—_.-~>—___
You may be justified in blowing
your own horn, but not in going on a
toot.
he said.
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Grand Rapids ist Michigan
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Dairy and Creamery Butter of
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A Golden Opportunity to
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Three weeks of open time com-
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before the holidays will bring lots
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cash into your till.
Yours for business,
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Grocers Protect
their investment against fire loss, but thou-
sands of them fail to protect their profit.
What absorbs the profit? Expenses and
leaks. Certain expenses are necessary. All
leaks are waste. I guarantee to save 75% of
your leaks if you use a hand operated scale
instead of a 20th Century Automatic Stan-
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(New and Second-hand Scales)
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50 Ionia Ave., S. W., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
December 10, 1913
Window Trim Made Up of Christmas
China.
Merchandise.
4 dozen plates and plaques of mis-
cellaneous sizes.
2 dozen salad bowls.
% dozen berry sets.
4 tea pots.
dozen cups and saucers.
cup and saucer sets in holly boxes.
4 doz. child’s plates.
New 0
Fixtures.
6 wooden boxes.
The first step in making this win-
dow trim is to cover the background
with red crepe paper. Then nail the
four laths to the top of the back-
ground in an extended V shape.
Put in position on the background
six rows of wire plate hangers equal
distances apart. You can use double
pointed tacks to attach the hangers
to the background, or you can hang
a whole row on two heavy nails.
The two rows on each should be
the same length. The rows in the
SS
ROG
Drawing of
4 six inch boards, 30 inches long.
4 laths,
4 doz. wire plate hangers.
5 plate racks.
8 easels.
5 rolls of red crepe paper.
A quantity of tinsel.
China can be one of your best
Christmas lines and as such is en-
titled to a little extra attention in the
way of display.
There are few articles of merchan-
dise that show up to better effect in
a window. The natural beauty of the
china helps the trimmer get up a com-
pelling window or interior display.
Why not, if china is a good Christ-
mas line, have a regular Christmas
window trim of china. This thought
appealed to us and we had _ our
trimmer make up a display of china
with a Christmas setting. If you
use this you will emphasize the useful-
ness of china for Christmas purposes.
China in holly boxes makes accept-
able presents for any woman. We
therefore have put in some holly
boxes along with the china in this
trim. Show as many holly boxes in
your window as you have room for
after placing the china. This will
show the value of putting the two
together.
Fixtures.
center should reach down almost to
the bottom of the big center unit.
For filling the hangers use some of
your most classy china taking care
to vary patterns as much as possible.
Now get boxes and boards in the
position shown in the drawing after
first covering them with
paper.
On the top part of the center unit
in the center place a row of plates
or salad bowls. On each side of this
put a smaller plate on an easel and
finish the unit by filling in the vacant
space with a couple of holly boxes.
On the low unit in front should be
placed a row of plates and on each
side of them a salad bowl or some
other showy dish in a holly box.
The unit at the left is filled out with
a row of plates. Put on each side
of this a large plaque or bowl. Fin-
ish out the unit with a tea pot. The
lower part of this unit is made out of
practically the same grade of mer-
chandise.
Now trim the units at the right
the same way and then get a Christ-
mas finish to the trim by festooning
tinsel after the pattern shown in the
drawing. String this tinsel from the
laths that we spoke of a moment ago.
These festoons from the center to
each side of the window and two
short festoons between the two V
shaped effect will be about the right
amount. Make the lower festoons
reach clear down in front of the
right and left units.
Then at the edge of each of the
boards on the floor units pin some
of the tinsel and some Christmas tree
red crepe
ornaments. Finish out the tinsel ef-
fect by making two festoons from
the lower center unit to the lower box
on each side.
All that remains now
up the floor plan. This consists of
berry sets, baby’s plates, cup and
saucer sets and cups and saucers ar-
ranged on easels and a quantity of
holly boxes, as shown by the photo-
graph.—Butler Way.
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HOW TO BE HAPPY.
Formulas For Finding Happiness
Usually Unsatisfactory.
Written for the Tradesman.
The big pursuit of life—the one vo-
cation that, from the remotest times
down to the present, has appealed to
most people—is the pursuit of happi-
ness. Back of nearly all motives
which actuate the mind, there is this
fundamental desire—the desire to be
happy. Material possesions—money,
properties and negotiable collaterals
—are sought because people common”
ly suppose that happiness, or at least
the physical conditions of happiness,
may be everywhere and always had
for a consideration. Some _ people
seek fame or preferment or conspic-
uous skill in their craft or art or pro-
fession; but back of the seeking there
is always the desire for happiness.
People differ widely, to be sure, in
their notions and ideals of happiness.
Conditions and experiences that pro-
mote happiness in some people awak-
en disgust and mental disquietude in
others—just as a food to one may be,
in exceptional cases, a rank poison
to another. But the important fact
is, everybody wants to be happy.
Even the cynical person who delib-
erately seeks, and habitually thinks
and speaks about, the ugly and dis-
agreeable and painful things of life—
is morbidly seeking happiness. His
appetite craves such food, just as the
carrion-birds of the air hunt out car-
casses.
As everybody wants to be happy,
and since most people are looking for
happiness in unlikely places and try-
ing to secure happiness in impossible
ways, it may be well for us to pause
and ask ourselves the question: What
is happiness anyhow? Is there but
one royal road to true happiness, or
do many highways lead to it as the
ancient boulevards lead to Rome? if
it is, as men say, the ultimate end of
ambition, the one universal motive
that thrusts us forth, does it come
incidentally, and in installments, as
it were, along the way, or are we sup-
posed to get it all in a hunk at the
end of the journey? It seems pitiful
to see intelligent people desperately
struggling for happiness all their
lives—and apparently missing it at
every turn of the road. In the blind
pursuit of happiness selfish men are
willing to kill, maim, rob, malign and
destroy their fellowmen. Can hap-
piness be bought with blood-money?
Can happiness be built on the bones
of the innocent victims of selfishness
and man’s inhumanity to man? Not
if there is anywhere in this _ star-
jeweled Universe a God of law and
love.
What is happiness? and where is
one likely to find it? Is it near at
hand, or is it somewhere down the
vista of comine years’ [To most
people happiness would seem to be
of all things the most illusive and
insubstantial. They seem to be al-
ways hot on the heels of it, but never
quite able to overtake it. The truth
is selfishness has so blinded the eyes
of men that many of them do not
understand the real nature of happi-
ness.
How sadly are they mistakea
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
who think that happiness is the prod-
uct of wealth, influence, talent, skill,
prestige or power that sets them
apart from the multitude and elevates
them above their fellow men.
What is happiness? Surely not
something far-off, and coming in a
big hunk at the end of a long and
arduous period of starving and moil-
ing. Happiness is a fine glow—a sheen
of contentment and lasting joy—that
comes to us day by day along the
track of the years. And it comes not
to the parasitical nor the indolent per-
son, but to those who know the bless-
edness of work. As the brilliant
author of the “Autobiography of a
Happy Woman,” now appearing in
The Saturday Evening Post, so aptly
puts it—“In real life you know and
I know that the workers are the hap-
py ones—married or _ single—the
workers are the ones who sing; the
idle the ones who wail.’
It is doubtful if happiness deliber
ately sought ever measures up to ex-
pectations. Real happiness comes in-
cidentally, unexpectedly. It’s like the
fine rhyme at the end of a line of
good poetry: gives us a pleasureable
shock. It’s like the occasional note
of some sweet songbird set in a
frame of green woodland under a
cloudless sky, that lifts a whole day
out of the commonplace and makes
the recollection of it an heritage. It’s
like some rare, delicately-petaled,
sweetly-perfumed flower unexpectedly
come upon. It’s like the splendid
fancy-pictures painted on the clouds
of a summer evening when the declin-
ing sun leaves a trail of glory along
the Western horizon.
Happiness isn't a thing external
and tangible and apprehendable. It
isn’t hawked on our streets, or car-
ried in stock at our stores, or dis-
peysed by our magicians. You don't
find it in veins and pockets of the
earth. It isn’t bound into books and
taught in our schools. Happiness
doesn’t shine in upon us; it glows
within us and radiates outward. Hap-
piness is a condition or state of being:
It expresses a pleasureable, healthfui,
legitimate experience within. We
predicate happiness of the mind, the
essential self; and true happiness can
exist in spite of the lack of physical
comforts, conveniences and luxuries.
People physically weak and frail,
cripples, and unfortunate folk affiicted
with incurable diseases, have often
mastered the secret of true happiness,
where countless multitudes, more fa-
voted by external advantages of
health and wealth and opportunity,
have altogether missed the way and
plunged into the slough of despair.
Formulas for the
ness are,
factory.
finding of happi-
for the most part, unsatis-
But I think these few sim-
ple suggestions will be approved by
everybody who has lived in the thick
of life and found happiness for him-
self. Keep busy. Work! For God's
sake and for your own mental health
and well-being, work at something!
Put into your work the best that is
in you! Reluctant, half-hearted, slop-
py work is demoralizing; and nobody
turning out that sort of work can be
happy. Whatever your vocation,
don't try to live to yourself, for it
can’t be done. If there is one single
formula or recipe of happiness that
comes nearer to the core and heart
of the matter than any other, it is
this: “Love thy neighbor as thyself.”
Nobody on earth could do that and
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be unhappy. If you doubt the truth
of that statement, try it out.
Chas. L. Garrison.
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price cutting and encourage your fel-
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ing more to uphold price maintenance
than you can accomplish in any other
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Dry Goods Specialties Along With
China and Tinware.
Written for the Tradesman.
Edward Hartman, a merchant doing
in an lowa town of four
thousand people, has a 5, 10 and 25
business
cent department which helps him ad-
vertise his store and helps him sell
other goods besides the items in that
Mr.
Hartman has always been partial to
department. Unfortunately,
one or two lines and has not done
justice to every kind of merchandise.
His pet is chinaware and in his 5.
10 and 25 cent department he lavish-
es all his advertising and the best
part of his space on this line. Tin-
ware comes second in his favor, sev-
eral other lines third and dry goods
specialties creep along in the rear.
About a month ago his 5, 10 and
25 cent department began to languish.
People came into his store and into
his 5, 10 and 25 cent department in as
large numbers as ever, but sales fail-
ed to show an appropriate increase.
He asked for advice and the jobber
from whom he purchased his mer-
chandise told him that dry goods
specialties—and lots of them—was
the remedy. Mr. Hartman _ pooh-
poohed the idea, asserting that every-
body in town was selling dry goods
specialties; that he couldn’t get any
attention because of the competition
that already existed on these lines.
Nevertheless, he bought $35 worth of
dry goods specialties and, in order t»
prove the relative popularity of the
various lines, put in his chinaware
section, side by side, a table of choice
chinaware and a table of dry goods
specialties. Please remember that this
was the best location in his 5, 10 and
25 cent department, although far away
from the drygoods specialties de-
partment.
After the sale, he compared the re-
sults secured by the two tables and
found that the dry goods specialty
table in the chinaware department
nineteen times as much mer-
chandise as the chinaware table.
Altogether, he sold $325 worth of
dry goods specialties on that single
day and his department has boomed
since, because he continues to
press on a line that is most popular
with women.
If you have a 5, 10 and 25 cent de-
partment and desire to give it suf
ficient publicity, be sure to push
something enamelware, tin-
ware, chinaware, crockery and allied
lines.
When a woman buys a dishpan she
is through buying dishpans for sev-
eral months, but when she buys a pair
of stockings for her boy or a blouse
for her daughter, she may have to
had sold
ever
the
besides,
come back in two days to get another
to replace a garment torn to pieces.
There’s a moral in this story that
you will not have much difficulty in
finding. Anderson Pace.
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Dress Goods and Cloakings
With the cloaking season practically
over first hands are making strong ef-
forts to dispose of the stock of fancies
they own. According to the leading
producers of woolens of this descrip-
tion, the surplus holdings are not bur-
densome generally. Most mill agents
declare that they disposed of their high
colored goods quickly as soon as the
first signs of a lack of interest mani-
fested itself. The auction rooms and
second hands were the outlets through
which the accumulations were sent, but
from the reports current on the pri-
mary. market a few selling agents wait-
ed too long before deciding to rid
themselves of the cloths that were
made up during the run on sport coats.
It is understood that there are some
substantial lots of wool plushes hang-
ing over the market which certain sell-
ing agents would like to sell at very
low figures; sharp concessions, it is
stated, have been made already, but
garment manufacturers evidently do
not consider cloths of this sort desir-
able property, as the response to the
new quotations has not been vigorous.
Wool plushes have had about as hard
a road to travel this season as any
other cloaking that could be named.
All women’s coatings weie distributed
to some extent by the _ constantly
changing fashions. Late as the season
is manufacturers are by no means con-
vinced that the application will not
change again before the demand peters
out.
Cloak manufacturers state that not
in many years have the prices on wom-
en’s coats been as attractive as at pres-
ent. The quotations being named re-
flect the condition of the piece goods
market, where jobs of what are con-
sidered desirable goods are being ab-
sorbed and made into various kinds of
garments. Styles in women’s coats
have changed almost as rapidly as in
cloths, and many goods that were re-
garded as highly desirable six. weeks
ago are now being neglected. The de-
mand for cloakings in bright shades
has gone off so completely that orders
have been sent to the mills to stop the
dyeing of such fabrics. Instead of bright
reds, greens, etc., blue, gray and other
staple shades are being substituted.
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Your customers will not feel satisfied
to buy from you if you show evidence
of not knowing all about your goods.
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If your advertisement does not get
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DO YOU KNOW
That it is very important to have a good assortment of
MUFFLERS
For your Xmas trade. We show a very attractive assort-
ment in knit and woven fabrics, ranging in prices from $2.25
up to $10.50 per dozen. Many of these are packed in attrac-
tive individual boxes.
Paul Steketee & Sons
Wholesale Dry Goods Grand Rapids, Mich.
Cotton Batting
Notwithstanding the fact that prices on
Cotton Batting have advanced during the
past few months, we are still in position
to offer the popular selling grades at our
opening prices.
“Fern” Batts, “Lily” Batts
“Snowdrifit” Batts
which retail at 10c, 12%c and 15c respec-
tively, are the best values offered this
season and are made of pure, clean cotton,
free from waste.
Mail us your order while
prices are low.
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Exclusively Wholesale
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Goes with every Carriage or
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It will pay you to look over
our line and get our prices.
SHERWOOD HALL CO., LTD.
30-32 lonia Ave.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
December 10, 1918
(Continued from page 9.)
sented to them. Many of those who
did not carry insurance on account
of the risks, improved them and were
then able to obtain insurance. The
precaution has saved’ our customers
and ourselves thousands of dollars
and enabled many a man to start in
business again.
We ask every customer on our
books once a year at least how much
insurance he carries. At first, many
resented our asking this, but to-day
90 per cent. or more willingly and
cheerfully give us the information. If.
in our judgment, they are not fully
insured, we ask them to put on more
insurance.
Some of our salesmen are deputy
fire marshals. This commission en-
ables them to enter buildings for the
purpose of They
no authority to remedy conditions, but
to report to the State Fire Marshal.
who will take charge of the matter.
These men are interested in this work.
They, in turn, will interest their cus-
tomers and we will be
inspection. have
enabled to
reach a good many people in that
Way.
Several months ago, when we took
up the matter of fire prevention on
our premises, we had a personal in-
terview with every porter in our em-
ploy. We explained to them that we
wanted to get the minimum rate of
insurance. We did not want to have
a fire. We wanted to prevent it.
A fire would put us out of business
for some time and possibly might
mean the loss of a position to them.
It was the duty of every porter to
exercise extreme care in keeping the
premises clean, using no matches, and
allowing no smoking on the premises
either by themselves or others. It was
surprising to see the interest they
took in it. A few months after our
plant was inspected by the State Fire
Prevention Association and they gave
us a clean bill of health. Of course,
we took pains to convey this informa-
tion to our porters.
I am _ indebted to my insurance
friends for much of the information in
this paper. I have found them gen-
erally very much interested in this
matter and I think they are doing
splendid work getting fire
losses reduced.
towards
The largest companies have inspec-
tors representing them who travel
throughout this State. The companies
donate to our State Inspection Bureau
the services of these men one day out
of every thirty, without expense to
the State The services they render
are very valuable and all our citizens
should become acquainted with this
fact.
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The Wisest Goddess.
When entertaining some school
children at her country house a cer-
tain famous spinster took them round
the rooms and pointed out the beauti-
ful things in them.
“This,” she said, indicating a statue,
“is Minerva.”
“Was Minerva married?” asked one
of the little girls.
“No, my child,” said the spinster,
with a smile; “Minerva was the God-
dess of Wisdom.”
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
Thoughts Inspired by the Holiday
Season.
Gay and grave, religious and _ irre-
ligious, rich and poor, every quality and
condition may rejoice and be glad at
Christmas time. It is the one time of
the year, the one holiday season, that
sheds a light broadcast, illuminating
every soul which opens its windows to
the shining. Christmas cheer is univers-
al, it knows neither climate nor loca-
tion, it is just dependent upon time. It
is strictly chronological, however. It
would be useless to try to stir up that
Christmas feeling a week before or a
day after. Of course, it is growing
upon you a long time in advance, in-
spiring you to kindly thoughts toward
your friends, and its influence lingers
a greater or less period after the event.
But there is just one Christmas day in
the year, so make the most of it, for
you will have to wait twelve months
for another chance. Get this gladness
into your face and into your hand, and
smile upon your family and your store
people and your neighbors and your
customers, and when the day comes
wish them all a “Merry Christmas.”
Whether or not you are a believer in all
for which Christmas stands you are not
denied a share in its festivities and
good cheer.
holidays have their
Everybody who can
afford it, and many who cannot, strain
their purses to the limit buying remem-
brances for their relations and friends.
Also, there is much feasting, and feasts
cost money. All the gifts and the good
things are sold by somebody, and that
Of course the
commercial side.
is the commercial feature. You get
your share, if you go about it right,
which fact should make you more than
ever fond of Christmas. You are in
business for profit, special occasions are
the golden opportunities for the retailer,
and Christmas is the biggest and busi-
est and goldenest of all these oppor-
tunities. If other people can buy with
countenance and a_ cheerful
spirit there is no excuse for your not
with the joyousness of
heart and happiness of manner. You
must certainly be one big grouch if you
a glad
selling same
do not, and wholly undeserving of the
prosperity it brings your way. You are
plugging away, putting other people’s
dollars into your pocketc. Put some
kindness of heart into the packages you
wrap up for them and pass along the
good feeling that is surcharging the
atmosphere.
Then turn away from sordid thoughts
of gain when the day arrives, and let
there be no lingering thought of ill-
will toward anybody. It may be that
someone could find fault with you and
not have to hunt far to find it, either.
None of us is perfect, but we can come
nearer the line of goodness at Christ-
mas than any other time if we just give
ourselves over to the all-prevalent spirit
of the season. For this Christmas feel-
ing is as contagious as smallpox, though
much more enjoyable. It is just as
eruptive, too, but pleasant to look upon.
When you meet a man, or woman, or
child all broken out with Christmas joy
you feel better for the meeting, and
ought to be glad you are not inoculated
so that you cannot catch it. The only
way to be proof against it is to be such
an wumreasonable, unpleasant specimen
of humanity that nobody wants to live
with you.
Not infrequently you hear people say,
“Tf I had plenty of money I would just
love to give lots of presents and make
everybody happy at Christmas.” And
they feel very virtuous and very broth-
erly, or sisterly, because they
spoken such kindly sentiments. Very
few persons have enough money to
give indiscriminately ,and generally they
are the ones who do not do so. There
seems to be something in the possession
of immense wealth that shuts up the
heart of compassion and
have
produces a
sort of chronic indifference to the hap-
piness of others. But there is plenty
of good-will to give and it costs noth-
ing. It makes him happy that gives as
well as those who receive. It is not
necessary for any person to complain
of inability to pass
cheer.
Christmas
Money is not the whole thing,
When the love of the
giver goes with the gift even a crust
along
by any means.
acceptable remembrance
Without that love no present, however
costly, is valuable.
becomes an
It has been said that society organizes
for its Own protection. There is no
protection equal to that old Bethlehem
proclamation of “Peace on Earth, Good
Will to Men.” Putting that into prac-
tice will drive the very worst of trou-
bles and hard times out of existence.
The difficulty lies in finding the prac-
titioners.
toams at large.
The inclination is to believe every man
Suspicion
an enemy until he has been proved a
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friend, and he gets very little oppor-
tunity to offer testimony. If we ’were
all willing to give the other fellow a
chance we might be a great deal hap-
pier and friends.
Christmas is a good time to begin and
have many more
it is a season when many do _ begin,
and straightway go and forget about it
thereafter. Like New Year resolutions
there is a falling back to old ways as
soon as the inspiration is past. It is a
hard thing to dynamite a human being
out of old habits with sufficient force
to carry him so far away from them he
will not find the way back.
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A dtamatic circumstance
brought out in a magazine story is
the lis fortune, oF
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leaving considerable
money. The guardianship was en-
1
trusted to an uncle who proved in-
competent. He managed to pay the
very liberal allowance that our hero
was to receive up to the time of his
majority and for six years thereafter
but gradually dissipated the principal
so that on his nephew's twenty-sev-
enth birthday, the time set for turn-
his fortune over into his own
it was found there was no for-
left who
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ing
Care,
tune and the man,
had
{ance,
The circumstance just narrated was
young
expecting a large inheri-
was penniless.
the somewhat
merely an incident in
complicated plot of the story, and
the author does not go on to tell
how the young man got on when
thrown upon his own resources. The
impression, however, left on the mind
of the reader is that in attempting to
take care of himself this young fellow
entering pretty serious
Wa upon a2
s
undertaking, one for which he was
very ill prepared.
Of course the uncle was culpable—
he had no business to speculate with
nor to appropriate to his own use
his nephew's money. His offense can
not be condoned. But the question
naturally arises, ought it to be such
matter for
one who has been thor-
a hard a strong, healthy
man,
oughly educated in what are consid-
1 4 best schools of our day, to
assume the responsibility of support-
And is there not
with our
:
ing his lone self?
something vitally wrong
system or our ideas or our customs.
when any young man of good mental
his own
and physical endowments is not pet-
y earning
fectly capable of
bread and butter, let fortune do her
worst?
The natural parental tendency is to
Care, rearing,
prorec’. protection,
guidance—these are what parents are
for. But where circumstances allow,
protection easily degenerates into un-
]
necessary ant injurious coddling.
Excessive care enervates, and as a re-
sult of overfond indulgence, a child
is apt to. develop into an overgrown
and helpless baby instead of a cap-
able, resourceful man or woman.
Parents labor to accumulate prop-
erty, in the hope that their children
never may feel the pangs of poverty,
| patent fact
tue
are to ensure
blind to seemingly
that they powerless
against the loss of the wealth they
have spent their lives in amassing.
A shrewd observer, commenting
upon the amazing ups and downs in
financial condition, says that in this
country it seldom is more than three
generations from shirt sleeves to shirt
sleeves. Legacies and _ inheritances
often are recklessly thrown to the
winds. One of the great life insur-
ance companies has taken pains to
follow up premiums paid and has
out with a statement that 90
per cent. of their beneficiaries have
nothing to show in five years time.
come
In the face of these facts, parents
on cherishing the delusion that
their will be numbering
among the thrifty few instead of the
prodigal many, and they pile up
wealth, expecting that it will absolute-
ly safeguard their darlings against
want. They indulge their sons and
daughters in all manner of luxuries,
they encourage them in the formation
of expensive tastes and habits, they
give them large allowances of spend-
ing money and they send them to
fashionable schools where the orna-
mental and the cultural and the ath-
letic are supreme and the utilitarian is
neglected and indeed scorned—not re-
alizing that they are rearing indus-
trial and financial cripples, who are
too much pampered to learn the use
of their limbs.
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children
Worse even than the helplessness
which this kind of training induces, is
the moral degeneracy in which it all
too frequently results. The sons and
even the daughters of the wealthy in
very Many instances areas lacking in
moral fiber as they are in practical
ability. With such examples constant-
ly before their eyes, parents still lack
the stamina to withhold the lavish
provision that causes incompetency
if not downfall to ruin.
A hard-headed business man _ will
comment on how our great men come
so largely from the homes of the
poor: and will assert that
their being compelled to create their
own opportunities has been the mak-
ing of the brightest men of his ac-
qua‘ntance; but before the words have
died on his lips he will sign a check
for his own boy’s monthly allowance
of an amount that removes all stimu-
lus to exertion.
gravely
Poor parents feel that they have a
hard task to raise their children and
often lament that their sons and
daughters must go to work young and
can not have the advantages which
they covet for them. True as all
this is, the proper bringing up of chil-
dren in a home of wealth presents
special and perhaps even graver dif-
ficulties.
There are two great problems, or
rather two phases of one problem,
which all parents in what would now-
adays be called well-to-do circum-
stances have to solve. One is to
evolve a system of training, or per-
haps better, a home atmosphere in
which financial abundance shall not
work to the moral undoing of their
sons and daughters. A large income
should not make it impossible to in-
culcate a proper sense of duties and
responsibilities.
The other problem is how to train
their boy and girl so as to equip them
to take reasonably good care of the
fortunes that will fall to them, and,
at the same time, in case of the utter
loss of money and property, to fit
them to be able to make their way
by skill of hand or brain.
That it is hard to impress lessons
of frugality where no occasion for
saving seems to exist is undeniable,
hard to create any artificial incent-
ives which will give the wholesome
spur of action which genuine poverty
furnishes. It certainly is a more
strenuous undertaking to get a grow-
ing boy up in the morning to sell
paper or shovel snow “for his own
good” than it would be to get him
out if some such work were his only
way oi getting his clothes and now
and then a nickel for spending mon-
ey. Butt ways of life and discipline
must be thought out that will prevent
wealth from proving a handicap in-
stead of a hlep to the young.
The crows were discussing the ad-
vantages and disadvantages of pov-
erty and wealth. One old crow spoke
thus: “It certainly is far better for
the average crow to be born poor.
Let him be hatched in a plain unlined
stick nest with several other fledg-
lings and let it be where food is
scarce. Then early must he learn to
gain his own livelihood. He will be-
firm of claw and strong of
He will develop self reliance,
perseverance, frugality—virtues never
learned amid luxuries surroundings.
“As to my own children, they were
all white, and white crows require dif-
ferent treatment from ordinary black
ones.” Here some of the crow ma-
looked incredulous and one
whispered. “I never could see that
her kids were any whiter than mine.”
The speaker continued: “Being de-
licate they required every luxury. it
was so with me, for I was a white
crow myself. Then I married into an
come
wing.
trons
old family, my husband being the
Honorable James Crow, eldest son
of his very distinguished father bear-
ing the same name. We simply had to
adopt a style of living in keeping with
our aristocratic No-
blesse oblige.”
antecedents.
Moral—Poverty is a _ condition
which many are ready
for but which
for
to prescribe
others, mighty few
themselves.
Quillo.
consider necessary
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The value of a smile depends upon
whether it is inside or outside of
your mouth and what kind of a glass
you look in to see it.
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However, the self-made man never
seems to suffer from remorse.
that money affords.
use.
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A Rayo Lamp will cost you very little—if any more
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
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Furniture as Gift Commodities—the
Dealer’s Opportunity.
Written for the Tradesman.
Everybody admits that much
Christmas shopping is foolish, ex-
travagant and unsatisfactory. The
motive is often so much better than
the overt act. Your friend meant to
give you something of value—some-
thing you would care for and use from
time to time and treasure always; only
there was a short-circuit somewhere
between his good intention and its
actual execution. You like your
friend none the less for his abomin-
able failure as a gift-maker, but you
do not thereby obligate yourself to
be annoyed by the continued presence
of some outlandish gimerack sans art,
sans utility, sans pretty much every-
thing that a real gift ought to pos-
sess.
Impress this fact upon the mind
of your public, namely: Christmas will
bring merriment and happiness with
it if they have spent their money
wisely and bought gift articles that
If, on the
contrary, Christmas money has been
wasted on unworthy commodities, the
fine charm and flavor of the occa-
sion is, to that extent, spoiled. Warn
them to avoid possible mistakes and
subsequent disappointment by select-
ing something about which there is
no shadow of doubt—furniture. Tell
them how they can’t go wrong if they
head for your furniture store. ot a . vocation everywhere in these towns and cities
7 REVIEW SHOE MARKEI : Z pat. Tt ans cone M- of the Middle West, is upward and
bn 2 = a Ba x voted wah ° new dignity. i is 8 forward, insofar as retail shoe deal-
c= = : =e—. sort of semi-profession, when rightly ers are concerned. If anybody’s lag-
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Shoe and Shoe Retailing
Methods
Written for the Tra iesman.
I have a friend who edits a trade
paper going to in—well,
never mind the line, only it is
a very considerable one and _ not
without its history and traditions, its
dignity and importance.
Dealers
dealers
The dealers to whom my friend's
publication goes are located for the
most part in the Midle West and in
the South. From time to time my
friend has given me inside
facts about the merchandising meth-
ods of dealers in these sections hand-
ling the lines in which his publica-
tion is interested, and as the editor
and publisher of a trade periodical,
I think you'll agree with me, when
I have told you the facts, that he
some
has a good reason for being pes-
tered.
Let me preface the story still fur-
ther by saying that the editor of
this trade publication is a brilliant
fellow whe
takes his business seriously, and hon-
and aggressive young
estly tries to get out a paper of real
merit. And his ideas of what a mod-
ern trade journal ought to be and do
are essentially correct. He uses only
the best material he can lay his
hands on in making his paper, and
every number of it is just as helpful
as he can make it.
He has a fairly good subscription
list, and, in its own territory, my
friend’s publication has a better cir-
culation than any other trade paper
of its class. It carries quite a bit
of first class advertising, and is on
a paying basis, and has been for
years. Think he ought to be con-
sented? Well, he isnt. He cant
get the dealers who take his paper
to read it.
“It’s funny,” he said, lighting a ci-
gar, “these dealers are an odd sort.
Our editorial position on questions
of vital concern to our readers hasn't
evoked the slightest ripple of re-
sponse. I have a tip top artist that
doesn’t do a thing but prepare orig-
inal illustrations for our columns, but
they never say whether they have
noticed the pictures or not. I have
bought brilliant feature articles and
special contributions from practical
men, but nobody ever writes in say-
ing he has enjoyed this or profited
from that or takes issue with the
other thing. I don’t believe these
men read any trade papers at all. J
think they are so blame dead and
non-aggressive—oh I don’t know
what to think!”
Shoe Dealers Not That Way.
“Your experience is a revelation to
me,” I said. “I was under the im-
pression that ——— dealers in these
sections were right up to date. I
know shoe dealers are!”
“Shoe dealers?” he said, fairly
clutching at the words, “yes, you bet
they are! Shoe dealers, in my judg-
ment, are right there with the livest
merchandisers of any line. They
read their trade papers, and they go
aiter a selling idea like a bass after
a chub minnow. They are always
interested in schemes for getting
more business, and in ways of de-
veloping unusual sources of trade.
They are a live set, but—” Well,
comparisons are invidious, and I am
not going to tell you the class of
dealers he compared with shoe re-
tailers, but you get his idea just the
same. He has a very high regard
for shoe dealers as merchandisers,
and he is a good judge of such mat-
ters.
Having been a staff correspondent
for shoe trade publications for the
last ten years, and knowing condi-
tions from personal observations
made on numerous trips through
these sections, I feel that I am fairly
qualified to pass judgment on this
estimate of shoe dealers and shoe re-
tailing methods. He is correct.
Shoe Dealers Are Alert.
Shoe dealers are not one whit be-
hind the most resourceful and suc-
cessful merchandisers in this country
to-day. In the shopping sections of
towns and throughout the
country, shoe stores take rank with
the best of the shops when it comes
cities
to external appearances, trims, equip-
ment, furnishings, decorations, ete.
This is a time of efficient shoe
distribution—and you can take it
from me, the live shoe dealer is right
on the job. There is to-day a better
knowledge of shoes among the deal-
ers who handle them, and _ sales-
people who sell them, than ever be-
fore. There is also better buying—
more intelligent and scientific buying
—than heretofore. Shoe dealers are
finding out the leathers and lasts and
findings and allied lines that their
people want and need. And there is
better store equipment. Old _ store
fronts have been torn down and re-
built. Better furniture has been in-
stalled, and new devices and acces-
sories making for accuracy, conven-
ience, comfort and elegance. And
there are better trims. The old
method of setting shoes on tall met-
al stands, in stiff lines, has given
place to the better custom of really
dressing the shoe
there is
window. And
better shoe salesmanship
than formerly, and more care in fit-
ting feet. Many shoe dealers are
impressed with the importance of
It is worth while. And
finally there is to-day better shoe
understood. ging, it isn’t the shoe dealer.
And my friend is right. The shoe
You’!! Need a Lot of
Bear Brand Rubbers
That stock in the basement is dwindling and
many sizes are broken. When the next storm
comes there is going to be something doing. The
Wales Goodyear
Bear Brand Rubbers
always leaders, are better this year. You are
going to have a lot more people after the BEAR
BRAND quality than you expected. The sales
_ you lose by running short of sizes will pay the
freight many times over. Send us that order
now.
HEROLD-BERTSCH SHOE CO. 23 Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Last Word in
Rubber Boots
Taking the Rubber Boot Business by Storm.
The White Sole Boot.
Write for Catalogues.
Grand RapidsShoe & Rubber®
The Michigan People Grand Rapids
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December 10, 1913
dealer reads his trade paper. He is
anxious to scan its pages each week
in order that he may light on a new
idea. He’s in the market for ideas.
He needs them in his _ business.
There are little old shop keepers
scattered around over the country
from Lubec, Me., to Los Angeles,
who could be tip top merchants, if—
but who'll never
whoops simply
amount to two
because they know
too much. They've got it all down
so pat they don’t have to use any
ideas irom outside sources, nor any
of the harvested, stored-up and win-
nowed experiences of other people
who have sold merchandise. They
simply won’t listen. But the atti-
tude of the average shoe dealer is
far different. And it’s just this ac-
quisitive disposition of his—this de-
sire to know, to discover, to get
next—and then apply the big new
stunt in his own community— that
puts him to the fore. Cid McKay.
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Wholesome Trade-Mark Decision in
Boston.
A decree for an injunction, that is
of importance to shoe manufacturers
and retailers generally, has recently
been granted by the Supreme Judicial
Court of Suffolk County, Mass., in
favor of the Regal Shoe Co., as plain-
tiff.
It appears that S. A. Cohen, oper-
ating the Modern Shoe Store, Bos-
ton, was found to be selling at “cut
prices” shoes marked “Regal.” These
shoes were not standard Regal shoes
and were not bought from the Regal
Shoe Co., although bearing Regal
marks,
The shoes were produced directly
or indirectly through a shoe manu-
facturing firm, which from time to
time had made up shoes, acording to
certain specifications, for the Regal
Shoe Co.
The particular lot of shoes which
were the subject of the suit had not
been accepted by the Regal Shoe Co.,
and were sold by the contracting
manufacturer to other parties without
warrant and while still bearing the
Regal identification marks.
The defendant, evidently seeing an
opportunity to “cash in” on Regal
reputation, proceeded to exploit and
sell the shoes as genuine Regal shoes
at cut prices.
In connection with the case, Judge
Loring, of the Supreme Court, said:
“T think this is a perfectly plain
case. I think the plaintiff has proved
that the word Regal in connection
with shoes means shoes made by,
or for, the Regal Shoe Co., and I find,
as a fact, that word has obtained that
secondary meaning in the market.
“Tt is admitted this defendant is
selling shoes as shoes of the Regai
Shoe Co., meaning they were made by
or for the Regal Shoe Co. As 2
matter of fact, it turns out they were
made under a contract by which shoes
were to be made for the Regal Shoe
Co., and in anticipation of their being
accepted, the labels were affixed to
the shoes and to the boxes in which
they were placed. Later, these shoes
were replaced. They were shoes
which were not up to the standard of
the Regal Shoe Co. and therefore they
were rejected.
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
“Under these circumstances they
were put upon the market with these
labels on them. The inevitable resuit
of that was that they would be sold
as Regal shoes, when they were not.
(What is a tsaud.
“The defendant has undertaken to
prove there is a custom to commit
that kind of fraud; if he had proved
it I should have held it was not a
valid custom, because it would have
been a custom to commit a fraud.
But I find as a fact no such custom
ever existed.”
Decree was entered enjoining Sam-
uel A Cohen from passing off or
selling Regal shoes, any of the lot
of shoes purchased under the above
mentioned conditions, and that all
Regal labels or: marks that were on
the cartons of shoes in the boxes of
Cohen were to be removed.
——_2-
New Unbreakable Button Fly Stay.
Retailers and consumers have been
often put to trouble and inconven-
ience since the great popularity of
button boots, by the button holes and
stays breaking or tearing. To rem-
edy this trouble, a new corded stay
has been developed. Webs and cords
have been used for this purpose as
long as button shoes have been made.
but this is the first time a combina-
tion of the two has been presented.
The new stay is a strong web,
woven with a tabular edge through
which a strong cord is run. The cord
is so inter-woven with the web itself
that it is really a part of it.
Women’s shoes are especialy liable
to tearing out along the button-fly
AS
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tender feet.
Corn Cure
This shoe has cured the foot ills of hosts of our patrons. It
is a Goodyear welt made from the best vici kid.
No pains are spared to make it thoroughly comfortable for
Our trade mark guarantees superior wear quality.
because most women insist upon the
retailer setting the buttons back just
as far as possible and yet allow the
Shees' to be buttoned, all af
which causes a_ tremendous and
unreasonable strain and friction be-
tween the edge of the buttonhole and
the button shank,
Retailers are continually asked to
replace shoes whose buttonholes have
been ripped out and when they are
forced into such replacement they
naturally fall back on the manufac-
turer for compensation. The makers
claim that this new web will ensure
both the retailer and the manufactur-
er against this trouble.
It’s easier to go broke in a month
than to get rich in a year.
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The Ad Shown Above
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RINDGE, KALMBACH, LOGIE CO.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Holiday Novelties for
the Shoe Store
This is the season of
freely spending on the
part of the public; a time
when suggestions for
Christmas buying are
welcomed, and therefore
just the time to display
an assortment of these
attractive house slippers.
Our line is complete in
its variety of styles and
colors, and the range of
prices is such as to en-
able you to satisfy your
various customers in all
respects.
Your orders will be
filled the day they are
received.
Hirth-Krause Company
Grand Rapids
Mich.
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December 10, 1913
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Michigan Retail Hardware Association.
President—F. A. Rechlin, Bay City.
: ia President—C. E. Dickinson. St.
osep
Po chai Asthor J. Scott, Marine
City.
i cnmiren Sittin oe Detroit.
eee Nie Sources ia ee
ware Trade.
Written for the Tradesman.
Filth of Five Papers.
Whatever you do in the matter of
opening up new sources of hardware
trade in your zone will be done
through some form of advertising.
So I think we do well to devote the
concluding talk in this little series
to ways and means of advertising the
hardware store.
The advertising man makes a three-
fold division of the subject of adver-
tising: namely, 1. Appropriation, 2.
Mediums, 3. Copy.
Not much need be said here con-
cerning the first of these items. The
average hardware dealer or dealer
carrying hardware in connection with
other lines cannot afford a very large
advertising appropriation. I am just
as enthusiastic about advertising as
anybody you'll meet in a month’s
tr Loree put I've rubbed up against so
many facts since I began to get in-
terested in this great subject of mod-
ern publicity, ’ve—well, I've modified
some of my earlier and more turbu-
lent impressions. The small hard-
ware dealer in the small town or
city should consider the anne 1, the
volume of business done last year;
2, relation of the feaela expen-
diture to actual sales; 3, possibilities
of further development of his trade,
etc. In the light of these facts he
must be the sole judge of what would
be a reasonable advertising appro-
priation. But it’s safe to say the ap-
propriation will be a very limited one
in most cases. The hardware dealer
has got to stretch the dollars and make
each one of them go just as far as
possible and pull as much new trade
as a single dollar can be made to pull.
Advertising Mediums.
Merely for the sake of convenience
I want to make a two-fold division
of advertising mediums: 1, the more
usual, and 2, the less commonly used.
The more usual mediums are: news-
papers, all forms of out-of-door ad-
vertising, and direct mailing. The
less commonly used are: windows,
fairs and good will. You will notice
I have not included programmes un-
der either head. That wasn’t an
oversight. Programme ‘“advertis-
ine isn¢ advertise at all. tt
shouldn’t be charged to advertising.
If you have to buy space in church
and lodge papers, programmes and
the like, charge it to profit and loss,
overhead expense, anything — but
don’t consider it advertising at all.
And as to the three mediums desig-
nated less commonly used—we'll come
to these in due time.
Advertise in your county papers.
If the town is large enough to have
a daily, you will, of course, advertise
in that. But the newspapers that go
into the homes of the farmers of our
county constitute your best and most
direct advertising chance. Don't miss
it i you cant buy bis space (as
is most likely the case,) buy as much
space as you can afford. And de-
mand good position next to live read-
ing matter. Try to get on the first
page with your announcement if not,
specify editorial page or the page con-
taining the locals. If you advertise
every week, or even every other week,
you are entitled to the same position.
Out-of-door advertising is still fav-
ored by some hardware dealers. Stock
metal signs for hardware dealers can
be had; or you can have metal signs
made according to your own plans.
Paraffined cardboard signs are dur-
able and nothing like as expensive as
metal signs. But the general impres-
sion among advertising authorities is
that out-door advertising, as carried
on in a small way by local dealers, is
hardly a paying proposition. It’s all
right for big general advertising using
large colored posters or immense
painted signs, but little metal or card-
board signs, painted fence-boards and
the like, have about seen their best
days.
Direct mailing is far better than
out-door advertising in my judgment.
I had far rather save the money I!
had been putting in out-door adver-
tisng and add it to my direct mailing
campaign. And while I am on this
subject I will say that direct mailing
has got to be well done to be worth
doing at all. Use good stationery—
the very best quality of paper you
can get, and the highest available
grade of printing. Whatever you send
out—circular, folder, booklet or what
not—have it good. Lift it out of the
commonplace by the careful selection
of paper, so that it will convey the
impression of good taste.
The Less Commonly Used Mediums.
Of these the first I mentioned is
windows. And I mean just ordinary
display windows. And I mean pre-
cisely what I say—they are less com-
monly used; i. e. they are not so often
used as they should be. Hardware
dealers have things in their windows,
to be sure; but the windows are not
trimmed as they might be—therefore
they are not carrying a full load of
trade-pulling cargo. By introducing
variety into your trims, displaying
hardware specials, popular priced
H. Eikenhout & Sons
obbers of Roofing Materia
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
Write us for prices of
TARRED FELT
Holiday Goods
Silver Ware
Rogers 1847,
Wm. Rogers & Son, |} All Patterns
Community.
Pocket Cutlery Razors
Manicure Sets Scissor Sets
Nickel Plated Ware
Casseroles
Michigan Hardware Company
Exclusively Wholesale
Cor. Oakes and Ellsworth
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
Foster, Stevens & Co.
Wholesale Hardware
ot
157-159 Monroe Ave. :: 151 to 161 Louis N. W.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Use Tradesman Coupons
. got in their display windows.
December 10, 1913
tools, handy devices for handy peo-
ple, hardware novelties, seasonable
hardware, and hardware gift commo-
dities—the hardware window can be
invested with an interest that will get
the attention of people and awaken
latent needs into actual wants. That's
advertising of a high order. It’s
quick, economical (for your window
is right there all the time, and costs
you just the same to keep up, trim or
no trim) and one of the very best
mediums on earth.
I think it would be well worth any
hardware dealer's while to subscribe
and read one of the publications de-
voted to window trimming; or at least
to read the good articles that appear
from time to time in hardware period-
icals on bully good trims that enter-
prising city dealers are putting on.
* Many of these trims are photographed
It’s a
pity so many hardware dealers seem
unable to see what a gold mine they’ve
Strictly
it is really one of the less
commonly used advertising mediums.
Not one dealer in ten is using it to
full capacity.
and reproduced in the papers.
speaking,
fairs a medium.
Til tell you.
The fa‘r is a great big country social.
The people love the fairs, and they
attend in multitudes. You ought to
be there too. 3uy you 2 new tent,
reserve good position on the ground,
and prepare to keep “open house” at
the next fair. Have a rest room pro-
vided with willow rockers, a_ settee
or two, a willow table, a telephone,
ice water, mirrow, comb and_ brush
etc. Have a select display of some
of your lines—particularly something
that will interest the farmer and h’s
wife.
I have called
Maybe you wonder why.
3e there in person, if you can,
and as much of the time as possible;
and when you are not there, have one
of your very best and most ingratiat-
ing salesmen there to represent your
store. Have a good supply of souve-
nirs, and advertising matter.
The dealer who follows
up the fairs energetically, will cer-
tainly round up a lot of business. One
hardware
of the very best advertising mediums
few dealers of the
smaller places seem to realize it.
on eahrt, but so
The last medium mentioned under
this division is good will. Good will
is conditioned upon efficient store
service. Make the service just as good
as it can be made—and no fear of
making it too good. Tell the truth
Take time to im-
part information about the proper use
or care of the article or articles sold.
Make them feel that they are welcome
at your store at all times. That you
like them, not merely because they
leave dollars in your store, but be-
cause they are flesh-and-blood people
and your neighbors or fellow-citizens.
You don’t need to palaver, but you
do need to show a real interest in the
people who visit your store. And
you do have to stand back of the
goods. If you do these simple and
reasonable things, you'll gain the
confidence and good will of the peo-
ple. And remember this—of all ad-
vertising mediums on earth, good will
is the best ever, for hardware dealers,
about the goods.
for dealers who carry hardware in
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
connection with other lines, and for
all other people who sell merchan-
dise. Charles L. Phillips.
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Some of the Benefits of Concentra-
tion.
Written for the Tradesman.
Happy is the man who has cultivat-
ed the habit of concentration; for that
man shall be prospered in his doings.
Not mere brilliancy of intellect, not
conspicuous talents, but bull-dog ten-
acity—is the dividend-paying asset.
It’s one thing to start something,
quite another thing to camp on the
trail of the thing started until the
job is put through.
There are many admirable starters:
comparatively few praiseworthy fin-
ishers. It’s better to start on low
gear and keep running than to start
at high speed and go dead before you
arrive.
The habit of finishing one task ere
setting his hand to another is the
ingrained custom of the man who ac-
complishes a great deal, “without
haste and without rest,’ to quote a
fine phrase of Goethe's. The man who
cannot concentrate on one fixed issue,
one narrowly specialized occupation,
but — scatters and sputters and
muddles ineffectually in various
employment gets the work and the
worry without the profits and the
glory. He is tormented by incom-
plete tasks hanging like Damoclean
blades over his head. Nothing is ever
finished. Back of him stretches a
winding trail marked by the wreckage
of incomplete works.
The brilliant starter is a pitiful type
of inefficiency. What is the good
of sheer ability if it be not backed up
with stability? Imagination is fine—
provided it is accompanied by suf-
ficient perspiration. Enthusiasm is
fine indeed—if it be of that robust
type that can endure to the end. But
give me a plain old plodder, who stays
by the stuff and ultimately delivers
the goods, rather than your brilliant
starter who now assails his work with
feverish hands, but presently goes cold
and stale on the job. The man who
can concentrate may not arrive speed-
ily, but he does arrive sooner or later;
but the man who cannot concentrate
never does get there.
The secret of success, before any
other formula or recipe is this: End
the work that is begun before more
is undertaken. Now and then there
may be a musical prodigy who can
pick on a stringed instrument, play
a jew’s-harp and beat a set of drums
with feet and elbows; but if you want
a lasting job in the big symphony or-
chestra of life, you'd better decide
on a single instrument and learn to
play it right.
Incompleteness, lack of thorough-
ness, sheer fragmentariness—is a pro-
lic source of sorrow and failure. The
person who hops about, shifting from
one task to another, is necessarily un-
happy. He is worried pre-occupied,
overwrought and yet futile, because
he has not learned the virtues of sys-
tem and a set programme. Your spo-
radic, desultory worker who assails
many tasks, works by fits and starts,
but is lacking in continuity of effort
and concentration of purpose, misses
the material rewards that accrue ‘o
finished work and also that fine feel-
ing of inner approval that invariably
comes to the person who has fully
expressed himself, and along a given
line of effort, done his level best.
Life’s ocean is strewn with derelicts
that have made a brave and hopeful
departure from the harbor on a day of
tempered winds and bland sunlight.
They were craft that could not hold
the course. As they trimmed sail and
veered, they lost their bearings. Once
there was the dream of an argosy—
now there is only the helpless and
water-logged menace to other navi-
gators. The craft that have come in
safety to the haven have sailed by
chart and compass, and from. the
moment the anchor was weighed have
borne in mind the destination.
Frank Fenwick.
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Correct.
Teacher—lIf a bricklayer gets $4 for
working eight hours a day, what would
he get if he worked ten hours a day?
Bright Pupil—He’d get a call-down
from the union. If that didn’t fetch
him to time, he would be slugged by
the walking delegate, his children
would be maimed for life and his
burned.
Teacher—Go to the
house
head of the
You have a remarkable knowl-
edge of the situation.
Bright Pupil—I ought to know. My
father is a walking delegate and has
class.
than a hundred
who defied the union.
slugged more men
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laughs last, laughs
doesn't laugh in the
bigger man.
He who best,
if he face of a
WILL P. CANAAN CO.
The New Stationery House
Have taken the agency for
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PENNANTS
Wait for our salesmen with the big line of New
Novelties in Pennants and Pillows
Grand Rapids, Mich.
SAGINAW MILLING CO.
2. for Buckwheat Cakes
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Beware of Imitations.
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Saginaw Battle Creek Cleveland
Lansing Flint Cincinnati
Jackson Toledo Dayton
H. M. REYNOLDS ASPHALT SHINGLE CO.
Original Manufacturer, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
Reynolds Flexible Asphalt Shingles
HAVE ENDORSEMENT OF LEADING ARCHITECTS
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Wood Shingles After Five Years Wear
Ask for Sample and Booklet.
Write us for Agency Proposition.
Distributing Agents at
Youngstown Utica Milwaukee
Buffalo Scranton St. Paul
Rochester Boston Lincoln, Neb.
Syracuse Worcester Chicago
And NEW YORK CITY
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Grand Council of Michigan U. C. T.
Grand Counselor—E. A. Welch, Kala-
mazoo.
Past Grand Counselor—John Q. Adams,
Battle Creek.
Grand Junior Counselor—M. S. Brown,
Saginaw.
Grand Secretary—Fred C. Richter,
Traverse City.
Grand Treasurer—Henry E. Perry, De-
troit.
Grand Conductor—W. Ss. Lawton,
Grand Rapids.
Grand Page—F. J Moutier, Detroit.
Grand Sentinel—John —___
Boomlets From Bay City.
Bay City, Dec. 9—The merchants
are rejoicing because a cold wave
reached Bay City Dec. 7, as the ex-
tremely mild weather prevailing for
is home from a
the past several weeks had a de-
pressing effect upon business.
Bay City’s greatest boosters, the
members of Bay Council, No. 51, are
now working enthusiastically to in-
crease the membership of their Coun-
cil and to secure more business for
their home city.
Bay county’s grand jury has been
in session several weeks, but the in-
dictments are few in number and of
minor importance, which proves con-
clusively that, although a grand jury
may have easy picking in_ Detroit,
Grand Rapids and other Michigan
cities, it is difficult to locate a disnon-
est man in Bay City.
I have been appointed Publicity
Committee by our Council and, if it
is not contrary to your rules, I pre-
fer to sign my communications Pub.
Com., in stead of my name.
Pub. Com.
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Sanitary Paper Towels Not Sufficient.
C. F. Stutske, proprietor of the
Hotel Lee, at Buchanan, writes the
Tradesman that it is now contorming
to the law enacted by the last Legis-
lature by furnishing sanitary paper
towels for the use of its guests. This
is not in compliance with the law.
The paragraphs pertaining to the use
of sanitary towels are as follows:
“Sec, 6. Every hotel shall have and
provide all toilet rooms, bath rooms
and sleeping rooms with individual
textile towels. Every hotel shall
have and provide all beds with regu-
lation sheets, not less than ninety
inches in length. Such beds_ shall
also be provided with a_ sufficient
number of regulation size blankets
or quilts that are kept in a sanitary
condition.
“Sec. 7. Every owner, manager,
agent or person in charge of a hotel
who shall fail to comply with any of
the provisions of this act shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall be fined not less than $25 nor
more than $50 or shall be imprisoned
in the county jail for not less than
thirty days nor more than sixty or
both and every day that such a hotel
is carried on in violation of this act
shall constitute a separate offense.”
It will be noted that the law pre-
scribed individual textile towels and
by no legal subterfuge can paper
towels be construed as a compliance
of the law.
The Tradesman has had its atten-
tion called to the fact that the fol-
lowing hotels are still using roller
towels:
New Burdick, Kalamazoo.
Calkins, Clare.
Downey, Lansing.
Steel, St. Johns.
The clerk at the New Burdick, when
asked why the hotel did not comply
with the law, stated that anvone could
have individual towels by asking the
porter therefor. This is not a com-
pliance of the law; in fact, the roller
towels on the racks of the New Bur-
dick last Thursday afternoon were so
filthy looking that no man of discrim-
ination would consent to touch them
with his hands.
Considering that the newly-created
Hotel Inspector lives at Lansing and
must be fully informed as to the ar-
rogant attitude of the Downey House
on the subject of the roller towel,
the Tradesman confidently expects to
see a statement in the daily press
before the end of another week to the
effect that the proprietor of the Dow-
ney has been arrested and fined for
repeated violation of the law. That
would seem to be a good place to
begin and the Tradesman respectful-
ly suggests that Mr. Hammell start
in by cleaning house at home.
The Grand Rapids Bird Store is
succeeded by the Valley City Bird
Store, 24 S. Division avenue. Rolla
Dotteree is reported as proprietor.
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The Welch Manufacturing Co. has
increased its capital stock from $100,-
000 to $200,000.
In Appreciation of the Late John W.
Bowman.
Traverse City, Dec. 8—At the last
meeting of Traverse City Council,
No. 361, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
With extreme regret it is our duty
to chronicle the death of our worthy
brother, John W. Bowman.
Cut down by the grim reaper death,
at the prime of life and in the midst
of his usefulness, torn from the
bosom of his family and loved ones,
called by the Supreme Ruler of All to
enter upon his duties as member of
the Eternal City Council, brother
Bowman leaves a vacancy in the
ranks of our Council and the hearts
of its members never to be filled.
He was a most valuable member,
a regular attendant of the meetings
of the Council and showed a deep
interest in its workings and at all
time’ had its welfare at heart.
He was a man beloved by all and
his life stood out before us as the
enbodiment of all that is noble; there-
fore be it
Resolved—That we, Traverse City
Council No. 361, wish forever record-
ed our deep bereavement of our be-
loved member, friend and fellow trav-
eler, even though we possess the
knowledge of his having arrived at
the goal towards which we are all
striving, to attain that position only
to be gained by a life of nobility and
purity of which our deceased brother
was a worthy representative.
Resolved—That it is the wish of
this Counc'l to extend to the imme-
diate members of the bereaved family
our sincere sympathy over their
great loss, a loss no words can ex-
press. but is only known in the deeper
recesses of the heart and to remind
them that each member of this order
stands as a friend always ready to
comfort, assist or advise them,
Resolved—That a copy of these
resolutions be enrolled in the minutes,
a copy sent to the immediate family
and to the Michigan Tradesman.
A. B. Jourdan.
E € Knowlton.
Harry Hurley.
Death of Veteran Dry Goods Trav-
eler,
Detroit, Dec. 9—We received the
sad news of the death of Samuel
Goldstone too late for last week’s
issue of the Tradesman. Mr. Gold-
stone was a veteran of the road, cov-
ering the Central Michigan territory
for a number of years for Strong, Lee
& Co. When that house went out of
existence, he became connected with
the firm of Crowley Brothers, in
whose employ he remained for twelve
years or until his death. Mr. Gold-
stone’s home was in Saginaw, where
he and his family were highly respect-
ed. He was obliged to give up active
road duties a few months ago, owing
to failing health. At his death he was
75 years of age. He is survived by
his wife, three daughters and a son.
The son, Fred, is a member of the
firm of A. Landauer & Son, whole-
sale dry goods, of Milwaukee.
James Goldstein.
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Veteran Traveling Men’s Association.
Detroit, Dec. 9—Consider this as
an order to lay aside your grips
and trunks on the afternoon and even-
ing of Tuesday December 30, 1913,
and come to the Board of Commerce
building, corner Lafayette boulevard
and Wayne street, there to attend the
fourth annual reunion and take part
in the business meeting and smoker
to be held at 2:30 p. m. sharp follow-
ed by our annual dinner at 6:30. It
is hoped and expected that each mem-
ber will extend to any veteran of the
road who has had, at least, fifteen
years experience, an invitation to join
with us and consider this notice as
intended for all who are qualified re-
gardless to whether one is received
personally or not.
Our organization is purely social
and one can hardly realize, without
attending the annual reunions, the
great pleasure in shaking hands with
that old road friend of long ago, many
of whom we have not met for years
and to listen to the experience of early
days and join in the talk if you will.
A full attendance is requested and
a most enjoyable time promised. It
is most important that we hear from
you promptly with your check for $2,
payable to Sam’l Rindskoff, Secretary,
50 Lafayette boulevard, Detroit. This
will pay your yearly dues and all
expenses of the annual dinner. Should
you bring the good wife (and we hope
you will) daughters, sisters or best
girl, kindly add $1.50 for each extra
plate at the table.
Ladies are requested to be at the
Board of Commerce building not
later than 6 p. m.
We must make arrangements some
time in advance, you will, therefore,
see the necessity of early reservations
for seats at the table.
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To Co-Operate With the Hotel In-
spector.
Grand Rapids, Dec. 9—The new
Legislative Commitee of Grand Rap-
ids Council, No. 131, U. C. T., consists
of R. M. Richards chairman, [. E.
McGee and F. H. Spurrier The pur-
pose of this Committee is to work in
conjunction with our new Hotel In-
spector in regard to violation of the
new hotel law; also actine on all com-
plaints as to sanitary conditions of
depots and railroad coaches. They
are ready for business, so come on
boys and help them out with your
complaints. All complaints must be
made by letter, which will be kept
strictly confidential, or they will not
be given consideration.
R. M. Richards,
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Late Hotel Changes.
Grand Ledge—After being closed for
a long time, the City Hotel has been
rented by Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
Shooter and the latter’s brother and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. John DeForest, all
of Fowlerville. They are in the city,
making preparations for the opening of
the hotel.
Iron River—A. T. Wooster is to
build a hotel here to cost $100,000. The
building will be four stories in height
and constructed of fire-proof materials.
It will contain one hundred rooms.
Quincy— The Quincy House has
passed into the hands of Landlord
Glenn J. Fillmore, of the Commercial
Hotel of this place. Consideration $10,-
000. Landlord Fillmore announces that
he will refurnish the new _ hostelry
throughout and that meals will again
be served to the traveling public, which
has had to depend on private houses
for accommodations for several months.
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Death of Northern Michigan Flour
Salesman.
Weidman, Dec. 8—Robert Nelson
Thompson died recently at his home
in this place. Deceased was a har-
nessmaker, and worked at that trade
in the village of Ovid, after which
he engaged in the manufacture _ of
woodenware at South Boardman. The
plant was destroyed by fire in 1897,
after which he traveled for various
firms, the last being the Darrah Mill-
ine Co., of Big Rapids, which he rep-
resented for thirteen years. He was
senior member of the Thompson Drug
Co., of Weidman, which was organ-
ized in 1907. He was a member of the
Royal Arch Masons and the Wood-
men of Big Rapids, and the Nottawa
Lodge, F. & A. M. of Weidman, the
members of which performed the cus-
tomary Masonic rites at the grave.
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Arthur J. Plumb is remodeling the
store building at 39 South Division
street, preparatory to opening a
branch of his Fulton street grocery.
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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 158,
19 and 20. : a
Michigan State Pharmaceutical Associa-
tion.
President—D. G. Look, Lowell.
Vice-Presidents—E. E. Miller, Traverse
City: C. A. Weaver, Detroit.
Secretary—Von W. Furniss, Nashville.
Treasurer—Ed. Varnum, Jonesville.
Executive Committee—D. D. Alton,
Fremont; Ed. W. Austin, Midland; C.
S. Koon, Muskegon; Cochrane,
Kalamazoo; James Robinson, Lansing;
Grant Stevens, Detroit.
Michigan Pharmaceutical Travelers’ As-
sociation.
Presideni—Geo. H. punin. se
Secretary-Treasurer—W. Lawton,
Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids Drug Club
President—Wm. C. Kirchgessner.
Vice-President—E. D. De La Mater.
Secretary and Treasurer—Wm.
Tibbs.
Executive
Chairman; Henry Riechel,
Committee—Wm. Quigley.
Theron Forbes.
Resolutions Adopted at the Last N.
A. R. D. Convention.
1. That the N. A. R. D. recommend
and assist in the enactment of such leg-
islation in the various states as will
confine the practice of pharmacy to phar-
macists and make the quality and kind
of all medicines sold or dispensed sub-
ject to the inspection and regulation of
the same proper state authorities.
2. That the Legal Department of the
N. A. R. D. be instructed to prepare a
model pharmacy bill for the guidance
of state legislative committees.
3. That the question of moving Na-
tional Headquarters from Chicago, IIl.,
to Washington, D. C., be referred to the
Executive Committee with instructions
that they investigate in regard to the
advantages to be gained by such a re-
moval.
4. That this Association, through its
proper department or committee, under-
take to formulate a uniform bill to be
presented by State Associations, provid-
ing for the labeling and sale of nar-
cotic and habit-forming drugs.
5. That this Convention is in favor
of the National Office establishing as
many service features as possible, these
services to be made available to mem-
bers only, providing each service feature
established shall have the approval of
the National Executive Committee.
6. That the President, Secretary and
the Chairman of our Executive Com-
mittee, with the assistance of our field
men and local associations, be author-
ized to inaugurate new members’ boost-
ing meetings in the larger centers of the
country, where we are making the least
headway, and to attend such meetings
at the expense of our Association, the
time, place and number of such meetings
to be determined by them.
7. That we request the newspaers of
America to refrain from publishing the
specific names of poisons used in cas-
ualties of this nature or in criminal or
suicide cases.
8. That the proposition to reincor-
porate into the U. S. P. and N. FE. all
such discussed synonyms and such new
synonyms as will compel uniformity of
product and eliminate the opportunity
for such unfair competition be referred
to the Committee of Revision of United
States Pharmacopoeia.
9. That we urge upon Congress the
enactment of an amendment to the
Sherman Anti-Trust Act under which
individual manufacturers may be _ per-
mitted to establish the selling price of
their products to the consumer, and re-
quire dealers to maintain such prices,
and that a copy of these resolutions be
sent to President Wilson, to every U.
S. Senator and member of the House
of Representatives.
10. That we commend the step tak-
en by some of our colleges of phar-
macy in teaching commercial pharmacy
and request all schools where pharmacy
is taught to include a course in com-
mercial pharmacy.
11. That the vender or dispenser of
all medicines be placed on an equal
basis by requiring them to meet the
same regulation.
12. That we favor the creation of a
public relations committee in each affil-
iated local association, this committee
to take up matters of publicity and pub-
lic relations which are purely local and
co-operate with our National Commit-
tee on Public Relations.
13. That this Association record its
opposition to all special privilege legis-
lation as narrowly and definitely exem-
plified in the exceptions of farmers and
laborers from prosecution for violation
of the provisions of the Sherman law
in the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill.
14. That this Association redouble
its efforts to both secure future court
interpretations defining the present lim-
itations of price protection under the
laws, and to secure new laws intendea
to especially regulate the maintenance
of resale prices.
15. That this Association express it-
self as holding the conviction that the
coming year will show much more open
and sincere price-protectivé co-opera-
tion that has been evidenced during the
recent years, and for which it expresses
its appreciation in advance.
16. That this Association repeat its
declaration that the matter of protec-
tion of the legitimate profits is still its
most important object and that it be-
lieves it is nearer to the accomplish-
ment of that object than ever before.
17. That this Association determined-
ly and vigorously opposes the Oldfield
bill and all other bills that propose to
or would result in the breaking down
of American initiative and the with-
holding of the proper regards of genius,
and reaffirms its opposition to such pres-
ent patent, trade-mark or copyright laws
as give advantages to foreign patentees
and manufacturers at the expense of the
American public and American pharma-
cists.
18. That this Association approves
and vigorously supports the Hinebaugh
bill for the taxation of mail order busi-
ness, and all other proposed laws that
may equitably aim to make those busi-
ness interests that draw their income
from sections other than the points of
location contribute properly to the sup-
port of such sections, through a form or
forms of special tax.
19. That this Association favor such
conservative and cautious amendments
to the National Pure Food and Drugs
Laws as may tend to increase the ef-
fectiveness of that law and to bring it
into closer harmony with the state and
local laws, but that we can not and do
not sanction radical and revolutionary
proposals for amendments, especially
such as would increase the bureaucratic
power of Government emloyes.
20. That this Association favors an
amendment to the Food and Drugs Act
that will establish a single standard for
official drugs when used as_ medicine,
while protecting manufacturers in their
rights with reference to the use of titles
that. have been in use.
21. That this Association reaffirm its
approval of laws existing and proposed
that compel truthfulness and_ cleanli-
ness in advertisements and that it add
its approval to any just Iaw that may
bring the authors and publishers of un-
paid for, but sensational, untruthful
and harmful medical and surgical mat-
ter under the ban and punishment of
the courts.
22, That this Association, reaffirm its
approval of and continue its labors for
the passage of proposed and future bills
that aim at laws for the betterment of
conditions of pharmacists in the army,
navy and other public service.
23. That this Association continue its
opposition to the creation of a National
Department of Public Health so long
as pharmacy is not recognized and the
methods proposed for the formation
and maintenance of such department ap-
pear to be such as will place the health
activities of the Government in the
hands of any single class, cult or school.
24, That this Association continue to
support a fair parcel or other postal law,
but that it do now and forever oppose
postal or any other laws that, like the
present postal law, appear to give legis-
lative power into the hands of officials
of the executive division of govern-
ment.
25. That this Association vigorously
oppose the distribution of convict-made
goods through channels of trade, and
use every means in its power to have
the use of goods so made confined to
penal and reformatory institutions.
26. That this
liquor problems only as they are mat-
ters wherein the production and use of
spirits present pharmaceutical problems,
leaving the personal use of beverages
as a matter not organically concerning
it, while at the same time expressing its
disapproval of the sale of spirits as bev-
erages by any druggist under any con-
dition.
27. That this Association protest
against the classing of retail druggists
s “Retail liquor dealers” under the in-
ternal revenue laws and favor a law
that will relieve them of this unjust
designation.
Association consider
28. That this Association heartily ap-
prove and endorse the effort for proper
Federal control and supervision over
the distributin and sale of narcotics;
that it heartily endorse H. R. Bill No.
6282 in so far as this effort is evidence
by it; that the labors of the National
Drug Trades Conference be commended
and our appreciation thereof expressed,
in so far as such labors have resulted
in bringing about necessary and reason-
able changes in such legislation as here-
tofore passed.
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The New Law Prohibiting Fraudulent
Advertising.
AL firm, corporation or asso-
ciation or the agent or manager of any
such firm, corporation or association who,
with intent to sell or in anywise dispose
of merchandise, securities, service or
anything offered by such person, firm,
corporation or association, directly or in-
directly, to the public for sale or dis-
tribution, or with intent to increase the
consumption thereof, or to induce the
public in any manner to enter into any
obligation relating thereto, or to acquire
title thereto, or an _ interest’ therein,
knowingly makes, publisres, disseminates,
circulates or places before the public, or
knowingy makes, publishes, disseminates,
to be made, published, disseminated,
circulated or placed before the public, in
this State, in a newspaper or other pub-
lication, or in the form of a book, no-
tice, handbill, poster, bill, circular, pam-
phlet or letter, or in any other way, an
advertisement of any sort regarding mer-
chandise, securities, service or anything
so offered to the public, which advertise-
ment contains any assertion, representa-
tion or statement of fact which is un-
true, deceptive or misleading, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be
punished by a fine of not less than
twenty-five dollars nor more than two
hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in
the county jail for a period of not more
than ninety days, or by both such fine
and imprisonment in the discretion of
the court: Provided, That the publisher
or printer of any newspaper or other
periodical shall not be liable under this
act for publishing deceptive advertising
received from any other person: Pro-
vided further, That said printer or pub-
lisher is not aware of the deceptive char-
acter of the advertising so received.
—s.-->———————
Cause of the Operation.
Student—Surgeon,
Any person,
what did you op-
‘erate on Mr. Mann for?
Surgeon—Three hundred dollars.
Student—No, I mean what did he
have?
Surgeon—Three hundred dollars.
Better Ruling, Printing and Binding
and deliveries made when promised—that’s our business.
On any ruled or printed forms, account books or any commercial printing we can give
you better workmanship and better service than you have ever received; and the benefit of
our long experience in this class of work.
Everything we sell is manufactured in our own
Kalamazoo Loose Leaf Binder Co.
complete plant from the raw materials.
Let us take it up with you
KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
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December 10, 1913
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
WHOLESALE DRUG PRICE CURRENT
Acids
Acetic .2..05..... 6 @ 8
Boric ...0...... 10 @ 15
Carboliec ........ 19 @ 23
Cithie: 12.5.5... 60 @ 67
Muriatic ........ 1%@ 5
WUNTGRIC) co 6306 2). «|e 5146@ 10
Oxalic .......... 13 @ 16
Sulphuric ....... 1%™@ 5
Tartaric ........ 38 @ 45
Ammonia
Water, 26 deg. .. 6%@ 10
Water, 18 deg. .. 4%2@_ 8
Water 14 deg. ... 3%@ 6
Carbonate ...... 13 @ 41
Crioride ....... 12 @ 15
Balsams
Copaiba .... .. 75@1 00
Fir (Canada) 1 75@2 00
Fir (Oregon) ....40@ 50
Peru :...........- 2 25@2 50
Tol ......cc... 1 00@1 25
Berries
Cubeb ..:........ 65@ 75
Mish .......:-..-. 15@ 20
Jumiper ......-...- 7@ 10
Prickley Ash .. . @ 50
Barks
Cassia (ordinary) 25
Cassia (Saigon) 65@ 75
Elm (powd. 25c) 25@ 30
Sassafras (pow. 30c) @ 25
Soap Cut Ged.
a... .15 @ 20
Extracts
TAcorice .....-... 24@_ 28
Licorice powdered 25@ 30
Flowers
Arnica
Chamomile (Ger.) 25@ 35
Chamomile (Rom.) 40@ 50
Gums
Acacia, Ist ...... 40@ 50
acacia, 2nd ...... 35@ 40
Acacia, $d ........ 380@ 35
Acaccia, Sorts .... @ 20
Acacia Powdered 35@ 40
Aloes (Barb. Pow) 22@ 25
Aloes (Cape Pow) 20@_ 25
Aloes (Soc. Powd.) 40@ 50
Asafoetida ....... 75@1 00
Asafoetida, Powd.
IRE oo... @ 7
U. S. P. Powd. @1.00
Camphor ........ 55@ 60
Guaiae .......... 35@ 40
Guaiac, Powdered 50@ 60
KINO «23... ....... @ 40
Kino, Powdered .. @ 45
Myrrh oo cc... @ 40
Myrrh, Powdered . @ 50
Opium’ ......... 6 80@7 00
Opium, Powd. .. 8 75@8 95
Opium, Gran. .. 8 90@9 10
Shellac .... ... 28@ 35
Shellac, Bleached 30@ 35
Tragacanth No. 11 40@1 50
Tragacanth, Pow 75@ 85
Turpentine ...... 10@ 15
Leaves
Buchu .......... 1 85@2 00
Buchu, Powd. .. 2 00@2 25
Sage, bulk ...... 18@ 25
Sage, %s Loose. 20@ 25
Sage, Powdered... 25@ 30
Senna, Alex ...... 3 50
Senna, Tinn. . 15@ 20
Senna, Tinn, Pow. Fh 25
Uva Ural ......... 10@ 15
Olls
— Bitter,
Sven cces 6 00@6 50
hee Bitter,
artificial ....-. @1 00
Almonds, Sweet,
TUG ........ 90@1 00
Almond, Sweet,
imitation .... 40@ 50
Amber, crude ... 25@ 30
Amber, rectified . 40@ 50
Anise ...... eres 2 25@2 50
Bergamont ..... 7 re 00
oo. Seeececes 75@ 85
Cass 1 50@1 75
Gane, bbls. ‘and
ssecee Lee@ 15
- 1 25@1 50
seco 8091 00
@1 60
Cotton Seed
Croton
Cubebs .......... @4
Erigeron ........ @2
Eucalyptus ..... T@
Hemleck, pure @1
Juniper Berries .. @1
Juniper Wood .. a
Lard, extra ..... 85@1
Lard, Noe. 1 .... (6@
Lavender Flowers gt
Lavender, = 85@1
Hemon ....-..-. 5 50@6
Linseed, boiled, bbl @
Linseed, bdl less 54@
Linseed, raw, bbls @
Linseed, raw, less 53@
Mustard, true ..4 50@6
Mustard, artifi’l 2 75@3
Neatsfoot 8
Olive, pure ..... 2 50@3
Olive, Malaga,
yellow Secces 60@1 75
Olive. Malaga,
ereen .....; 50@1 65
Orange, sweet ..4 75@5 00
Organum, pure 1 25@1 50
Origanum, com’! 50@_ 75
Pennyroyal ..... 2 25@2 50
Peppermint 4 00@4 25
Rose, pure ... ‘he 00@18 00
Rosemary Flowers 90@1 00
Sandalwod, E. I. 6 25@6 50
Sassafras, true 80@ 90
Sassafras, artifi'l 45@ 50
Spearmint ...... 5 50@6 00
Sperm .....-.... 90@1 00
ams .....---.. 00@5 50
Tar, USE ...., - 80@ 40
Turpentine, bbls. @53%
Turpentine, less 57@_ 62
Wintergreen, true @5 00
Wintergreen, sweet
biréh <..... 2 00@2 25
Wintergreen, art’l 59@_ 60
Wormseed ...... 3 50@4 00
Wormwood 6 00@6 50
Potassium
Bicarbonate .... 15@ 18
Bichromate .... 13@ 16
Bromide ........ 45@ 55
Carbonate ..... 12 15
Chlorate, xtal and
powdered ... 12@ 16
Chlorate, granular 16@ 20
Cyanide ......... 30 40
Todide ........... 3 20@3 40
Permanganate .. 15@ 30
Prussiate yellow 30@ 35
Prussiate, red .. 50@ 60
Sulphate ........ 15@ 20
Roots
Alkanet ......... 15@ 20
Blood, powdered 20@ 26
Calamus ........ 35@ 40
Elecampane, pwd. 15@ 20
Gentian, powd. .. 12@ 16
Ginger, African,
powdered .. 15@ 20
Ginger, Jamaica 22@ 25
Ginger, Jamaica,
powdered .... 22@ 28
Goldenseal, powd 6 50@7 00
Ipecac, powd. .. 2 75@3 00
Licorice ......:. 14@ 16
Licorice, powd. 12@ 15
Orris, powdered 25@ 30
Poke, powdered 20@ 25
Rhubarb ...... 75@1 00
Rhubarb, powd. 73@1 25
Rosinweed, powd. 25@ 30
Sarsaparilla, Hond.
ground ...... 50
Sarsaparilla Mexican,
ground ...... 25@ 30
Squilles ...5...0.. 20@ 35
Squills, powdered 40@ 60
Tumeric, powd. 12@ 15
Valerian, powd. 25@ 30
Seeds
Anise ........:. 15@ 20
Anise, powdered 22@ 25
Bird, ts ......... @ 10
Canary ........... 9 12
Caraway ........ 12@ 18
Cardamon ..... 1 75@2 00
@elery ....55.2.. 30@ 35
Coriander ....'... 12@ 18
1D ee 25@ 30
Bennell .......... @ 30
I>. a 4@ 8
Flax, ground .... 4@ 8
Foenugreek, pow. 6@ 10
ERGMIp: ..,-.50 1... 5@ 7
Lobelia .......... @ 50
Mustard, yellow 9@ 12
Mustard, black 9@ 12
Mustard, powd. 20@ 25
POpDY ......-..- 15@ 20
ig a cece 75@1 00
be ciao cee ce 10
Sabaatiia Sceceae. 20 30
Sabadilla, powd. 35@ 45
Sunflower ...... 6@ 8
Worm American 15@ 20
Worm Levant 40@ 50
Tinctures
Aconite ......... 15
Aloes ..... occas. 65
AMTHIGA .........- 60
Asafoetida ...... @1 00
Belladonna ...... @ 60
Benzoin ......... 90
Benzoin Compound 90
Buch ........3¢ 1 00
Cantharadies . 1 00
Capsicum ....... 90
Cardamon ..... 95
Cardamon, Comp. 65
Catechu 60
Cinchona ... 1 05
Colchicum ...... 60
Cubebs ....-+:.. 1 20
Digitalig .........- @ 60
Gentian ......... @ 60
Ginger .......... @ %
Guage .......... @1 056
Guaiac Ammon... @ 80
Fodine ...........- @1 26
Iodine, Colorless @1 25
Ppecae ........... @ 7
Iron, cla. ........ @ 60
WMO: 2 46... k @ 80
Myrrh ..........: g 05
Nux Vomica . 70
Opium ........... @2 00
Opium Camph. .. @ 65
Opium, Deodorz’d @2 25
Rhubarb ......... @ 70
Paints
Lead, red dry . T%e@ 1
Lead, white ary 7%@ 10
Lead, white oil 7T%@ 10
Ochre, yellow bbl. 1 @1%
Ochre, yellow less 2 @ 5
Putty ...0 2554... 24@ 5
Red Venetian bbl. 1 @ 1%
Red Venet’n, less 2 @
Shaker, Prepared 1 40@1 6
Ver million, Eng. 90@1 00
Vermillion, Amer. 15@ 20
Whiting, bbl. .. 1@ 1%
Whiting ........... 2@ 5
Insecticides
Arsenic .....60... 6@ 10
Blue Vitrol, bbl. @ a
Blue Vitrol less 7@ 10
Bordeaux Mix Pst 8@
Hellebore, White
powdered .... 15@ 20
Insect Powder .. 20@ 35
Lead Arsenate .. 8@ 16
Lime & Sulphur
Solution, gal. 15@ 25
Paris Green . 15%@: 20
Miscellaneous
Acetanalid ...... 30 35
Alum 2... .6...... 3
Alum, powdered and
Bround ...... 5@ 7
Bismuth, Subni-
trate ....... 2 10@2 25
Borax xtal or
powdered ... 6@ 12
Cantharadies po. 2 25@2 50
Calomel ........ 1 20@1 30
Capsicum ..... «- 20@ 2d
Carmine ........ @3 50
Cassia Buds .... @ 40
Cloves ......... 30@ 35
Chalk Prepared .s 1G
@ 8%
Chalk Precipitated 7@ 10
Chloroform ..... 38@ 48
Chloral Hydrate 1 oo 15
Cocaine ........ 4 20@4 50
Cocoa Butter - 50@ 60
Corks, list. less we
Copperas, bbis. .
Copperas, less ... “2@ 5
Copperas, Powd. 4@ 6
Corrosive Sublm. 1 05@1 10
Cream Tartar ... 30@ 36
Cuttlebone 23@ ga
Dextrine ........ 7@ 10
Dover's Powder 2 00@2 25
Emery, all Nos. 6@ 10
Emery, powdered 5@ &
Epsom Salts, bbls @ 1%
Epsom Salts, less 24@ o
FPZOt 2.22... 1 50@1 ‘to
irgot, powdered 1 80@2 00
tlake White ..... 124 15
Formaldehyde lb. 10@ 15
Gambier ........ 6@ 10
Gelatine |........ 85@ 45
Glassware, full cases 80%
Glassware, less 70 & 10%
Glauber Salts bbl. @
Glauber Salts less 2@
Glue, brown .... 11@ 15
Glue, brown grd 10@ 15
Glue, white ..... 15@ 25
Glue, white grd 15@ 20
Glycerine .....; 234%@ 30
EIOOS ...-....-.5.- su@_ 80
INGiIZO .......... 85@1 00
Iodine ..... selec 4 35@4 60
Todoform ........ 5 40@5 60
Lead Acetate .... 12@ 18
Lycopdium ..... ated 65
Mace .......:.... 80@ 90
Mace, powdered 90@1 00
Menthol ....... 0@6 00
Mercury: .. 0.6.2.6 75@ 85
Morphine all brd 4 a 05
Nux Vomica .... 10
Nux Vomica pow S 15
Pepper, black pow
Pepper, white .. 30@ 35
Pitch, Burgundy 10@ 15
Quassia ......... 10@ 15
Quinine, all brds ..25@36%
Rochelle Salts ... 23@ 30
Saccharine ..... 1 50@1 75
Salt Peter ...... 12
Seidlitz Mixture .. 20 25
Soap, green 1 2
ae @ 20
Soap, mott castile 10@ 15
Soap, aie eastile
cas
Soap, ahi ‘castile
an
se
an
less, per bar @ 68
Soda Ash ...... 1%@ 6
Soda Bicarbonate “a 5
Soda, Sal ...... 2. £ 4
Spirits Camphor . -- @
Sulphur roll .... 24%@ 6
Sulphur Subl. .... 2%@_ §&
Tamarinds ...... 10@ 15
Tartar Emetic .. 40@ 50
Turpentine Venice 40@ 50
Vanilla Ext. pure 1 00@1 50
Witch Hazel .... Ts 00
Zinc Sulphate ... 7 10
Our Home—Corner Oakes and Commerce
Our holiday line of samples has now been.on display about two months
here in our store in Grand Rapids and yet contains a quantity of desirable
merchandise for the belated buyer. We always hold ourselves somewhat in
readiness after November Ist, to take care of those who could not be with
us earlier in the season. This line together with our extensive stock of
staple sundries, stationery and sporting goods will enable you to get from us
during November an assortment that will be entirely satisfactory.
Grand Rapids. HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG CO.
MERICAN BEAUTY?” Display Case No. 412—one
of more than one hundred models of Show Case,
Shelving and Display Fixtures designed by the Grand
Rapids Show Case Company for displaying all kinds
of goods, and adopted by the most progressive stores of America.
GRAND RAPIDS SHOW CASE CO., Grand Rapids, Michigan
The Largest Show Case and Store Equipment Plant in the World
Show Kooms and Factories: New York, Grand Rapids, Chicago, Boston, Portland
FOOTE & JENKS COQLEMAN’S GRAND)
Terpeneless Lemon and High Class Vanilla
Insist on getting Coleman's Extracts from your jobbing grocer, or mail order direct to
FOOTE & JENKS, Jackson, Mich.
Four Kinds of Coupon Books
are manufactured by us and all sold on the same
basis, irrespective of size, shape or denomination.
Free samples on application.
TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich.
28 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN December 10, 1913
GROCERY PRICE CURRENT 3 4 5
These quotations are carefully corrected weekly. within six hours of mailing. ms CHEESE @11 Mocha Shelled
and are intended to be correct at time of going to press. Prices, however. are Bloomingdale |”. oie oe mo ee eae scl per 10
liable to change at any time. and country merchants will have their orders filled Carson City ... (ee 26 el... 26@28 Pecan Halves ... 55
f Hopkins ........ @18 Bogota Walnut Halves ..36 3
at market prices at date of purchase. Brick -. 0... .5..:. @\% Pair... 2. 24 Filbert. Meats 2 :
ee _ ge . Fancy bc ae Alicante er ae Oso
ADVANCED DECLINED he... 0 ee faa. UO eee Oe
pot Market, Strong P.
Gh 2.2.6... @85 Package eanuts
Holland Herring Sap Sago ....... @18 New York Basis Fancy H P Suns Raw @6%
eas Swiss, domestic 220 Asbuckin ........ 2100 ,,Roasted ....... 7%
Rolled Oats CHEWING GUM WiOn 6... 23 50 ng Jumbo, “Raw @1%
Adams Black Jack .... 55 McLaughlin’s XXXX Casted ..+-2-+.. @8% >:
Adams Sappota ....... 55 McLaughlin’s XXXX sold CRACKED WHEAT v
Beeman’s Pepsin ...... 55 to retailers only. Mail all Bulk ..... 3
Beechnut .-........... 60 orders direct to W. F. 24 2. pkgs. ..... 2 7
C@higlets ..5.)......... 125 McLaughlan & Co., Chicago pRAeicee
ket Colgan Violet Chips . 60 a. Extraota ee. ACKER
olgan Mint ‘Chips .... ollan gro boxes na Iiscuit Company
Index to Mar ets 1 2 Dentyne ........-.-.. 110 Felix, % gross ....... 115 Brands vie
By Columns ; ne i foe a epaieaye a a sg . ] Butter
miley: Mwlt .. 3.62... f ummel’s tin, gro
AMMONIA — mae _ oe 85@1 30 Red Robin ........... 55 CONFECTIONERY Excelsior Butters... °°s""
Col. 12 02. ovals 2.doz, box 75 Red Kidney’.... s5@ 95 SQ) Son Cars 80 PkEs, CF sioenound Cony... 8 NBC Square Butters .. 6%
A AXLE GREASE oo ae 709118 spearmint, Wrigleys 60 Standard ......... ese. 8 Seymour Round ...... 6%
Frazer’s. Be coc 75@1 25 : : Standard 1
Ammonia ....-.-+-+-- L a end 6 oe eon, : Por ie : a oa a se teees 8% Soda
dee ana: 1 . wi > ‘ Blueberries pearmint, ox jars wist, small ......... .
— See - ib uae oe fe Standard ............ 180 ‘Trunk Spruce ......... y gea Cages ee Ses 6%
- UL »2 : Bllon ...55.5....... 9 0 mcaAtan ...........-... p> Jumbo .. os eeeee ecccccce Odas) oc... 7
Baked ng 1 istt, ay oer i . - Clams P WONG) 6 eee eee 55 ey esac Dees eee o Select Sodas ... re
seereeece - pails, soe ‘ g CK eos... - ces ee
Bath oo: See 1 251. pails, per doz. ..12 00 Little Neck, 1Ib. .. @1 00 CHICORY Boston Cream 13 Saratoga Flakes ...... 18
tee Little Neck, 2b. .. @150 Bulk ................. 5 : srceree.®
Blui ecaeee-cec ere BAKED BEANS Mixed Cand Saltines ..............
Breakfast Food ....--- : No. 1, per doz. ....45@ 90 5. nam ge al ne oe oe. ees : Broken Ce eee oe a 13
rooms ....-- Soeeas coe Noe ac ee nham’s pt. ....2 - pele einen cei es ameo ....... bese seaee s
Brushes ....-- peer : No. 3, dh a "i s3@1 75 Burnham’s pts. ....... 3 75 blancs pace recite: ; Gut Goat ..3..6....52.5. 9 NEC Picnic Oysters .. 6%
Butter Color ...-.---+- BATH BRICK | Burnham's qts. .......7 50 ea hen ee ee 160 FANCY .....6.-seeeee0--10% Gem Oysters ...... cece 6%
: : eee eee - } 0° French Cream ...... 9 Sh
rs MBoelish 66.020) 31... % oir Corn > oe Waite (.0.000.5..0100. io 2a.” bi OU eg
ae oe _ 4 Pia. CHOCOLATE Kindergarten ..........11 Sweet Goods
Canned ae = a sonia foney Aedes ee, = . Pil agape’ & Co. - Hear S Bice eleccc ues 5456 oS i Cans and boxes
coen ie cereeeSTTT]g Condensed_ Pearl Bluing French Peas Pasedkuns oan 32 Mananen Ea 3% Ce ee sone
uP voeeeeeeseeee™’|. 3 Small C P Bluing, doz. 45 Monbadon (Natural) @anmacas |. .0.020..60.5 8 Novelty .. .. ........10 Atlantics Also Asstd. . 12
Chewing Gum ..... “0 g.)SsCLarge C P Bluing, doz. 75 per doz. ............ 1 75 Walter M. Lowney Co. Paris Creams ..........10 Avena Fruit Cakes ... 12
PEGE ancosces-->>--- 8 BREAKFAST FOODS , Gooseberries Premium, \%S ........ 29. Premio Creams .......14 Bonnie Doon Cookies. .10 ae
Chocolate ......--- c- e Reeticn. ‘iecult 3 00 No. 2, Hair ..._.. .150 Premium, 4S ......... 29 Royal .....:..:..... o- 1% 2B i —2 ;
nes ..----.-- 3 petizo, So icseee Y No 2, maieey Hood 2 35 Special .......-....... 8% onnie Lassies ..... - 10
Clothes Li Bear Food, Pettijohns 1 95 CLOTHES LINE
Cocoa ...--eccerreeeees 8 Wh 24-2 250 Per doz. ae Creams ........12 Brittle Fingers ...... 10
Cocoanut .....+++-> bee ; haere ae 36-2 450 Standard Hominy 85 No. 40 Twisted Cotton 95 * L O .......... Soda 7 Cameo Biscuit Choc.
poe eee seeree : ee oo Sigeint ace tine ei : Speciaitie
Mecsas ....-005-- : 4 Cream, of Rye, 24-2..300 | | Lobster Ne oe ee te peciaities Pails (came) ...........,,
Gracked Wheat ........ 5 Posts Toasties, T. a0 he ctttttttteteee 185 No! 80 Twisted Cotton 200 Auto Kisses (baskets) 13 ameo Biscuit Asstd.
5, 6 No. 2 .....02-20-00. 8 2 Me sas 3 15 B ie Butter Bi 6
rackers ....-- peceees Op : 0. 50 Braided Cotton [a6 (Cans) .:....... ao clee
Crackers 6 Posts Toasties, ‘TT. co oe No. 50 Braided Cotton 100 ,oane a a tes i (cans) 25
Cream Tartar ......-- xa 3 Sa ackerel No. 60 Braided Cotton 125 ZUVet (eee am Cartwheels Asstd. .... 8%
ee: seeeeee 280 Mustard, If. .........180 WN 5 Candy Crackers (bskt) 15
D Farinose, 24-2 ....... 2) ance 239 No 80 Braided Cotton 1 > Caramel Dice .........48 Cecelia Biscuit ....., 16
Dried Fruits .....--- -. 6 Grape Nuts ......... 270 Soused, 14%%b. ........ 160 No. 50 Sash Cord .....1 7 Cocoanut Kraut ......14 Chocolate Bar (cans) 18
Grape Sugar Flakes .. 2 50 Soused, 21D Ee Cocoanut Waffles 14 ~
F Sugar Corn Flakes .. 250 Tomato, 1b. Se . ae :. ae Cord ..... 2 : Coco Macaroons ......16 oo oe seeeee 1
cl - m@VENGLO, LID. .cecccces Se SMO oc ee wk Yhocolat so
Eestecenas one ---- S ae Wiest vom. 2 2 Dome, Qh. 20.) 2 80 No. 72 Jute ........ +1 00 ee ees ee to a baw 16
Flavoring Extracts .... 7 Holland Rusk ........ 3 00 Mushrooms oe Sisal ........-. “2 Dainty Mints 7 tb. tin 15 Choc. Honey Fi
asovr and Feed .....--- 7 Kellogg's Toasted Rice Bites cee @ 15 Galvanized Wire Empire Fudge ........14 je 7 =
he Spee eee = 7 Bisco... 5. ee. 3 30 Buttons, %s ..... @ 14 No. 20, each 100ft. long 190 Fudge, Pineapplsa ......13 Choc. Rosettes (cans) 20
Fruit Jars ....- ge, Pp.
. aes © Toasted cou . Buttons, Is ...... @ 2 ha a aaa a ne : 4 Fudge, Walnut ........13 Cracknels ..:......... 18
BRN 6505.3 cee 0. 20, eac - ong Fudge, Filbert .......13 Coco; Bar ..
hae copeeneeesesee ft Ra lese 5 Toasted Wert ove: 4p. a oe g5 No. 19, each 100ft. long 2 10 Fudge, oe oo a oe De eae 5
Grain Bags ....---- eee i Set 4... es d OVE, CID. ..6.5.5 -»-@1 75 COCOA ge, Honey Moon .. Cocoanut Macaroons .. 18
Kelogg’s Krumbles ...3 30 Pl Baker's 6.05 10005....... 39 Fudge, Toasted Cocoa- y
H Krinkle Corn Flake ..175 Plans ___Piums 90@1 35 Cleveland ............. 41 nit oe et as Cocnut Honey Fingers 12
Her’ cece eesecr ess 4 Mapl-Wheat Flakes, : Pears in Syrup Colonial, 4s 35 Pudes, Cherry cece le cle cae peiiiiag Honey Jumbles 12
Goice and Pelts ......- BOE. ooo e esses. 270 No. 3 cans, per doz. ..150 Colonial, %s 33 Fudge, Cocoanut ae Coftee Cakes Iced ... 12
Horse Radish ...-.---- $8 Mapl- Wheat Flakes. Pp Dye) Lae woe. 42 Honeycomb Candy ....15 Eventide Fingers 16
3 B pz -.4....-.....- 2 80 Marrowfat eas 90@1 0 Hershey’s, les 30 Kokays eves ceswisc case Ae aril Cooki oF
Mapl-Corn Flakes ... 2 80 Early June...) ° 1 10@1 “y Hershey’s, %s ........ 28 Iced Maroons ..........14 amiy Cookies .-.-... Si
Jelly ...--..eceeceees- $8 Minn. Wheat Cereal 3 75 ary Ji if ® Huyler ......... |.) 36 Iced Gems ......... s. 15 Fig Cakes Asstd. .... 12
Jelly Giasses ..------- 8 Algrain Food ....... 4 25 re eet ewe, ae .- 1] 33 Iced Orange Jellies ...13 rosted Creams 8%
Ralston Wheat Food 456 _. Peaches Lowney, \%s .. ... 33 Italian Bon Bons ......13 : oe ;
M Ralston Wht Food 10c 145 Pie ............ 00@1 25 Lowney, %s ..... :. 33 Maenchus ............ a6 tees Gee Cochin 2a w«
Siacaroni ....-------- 8 Saxon Wheat Food .. 26€ No. 10 size can 6 @3 25 Lowney, 5 tb. 33 Molasses Kisses, 10 Fruit Lunch Iced .... 10 Py
Mapleine .....--+-+e++e> : Shred Wheat Biscuit : 60 Pineapple Van Houten, 12 ID. DOX ....-. Soe oe o ke Ginger Gems Plain .... 84
Meats, Canned .....-- ; Trisenit, 1S .........: 120 Grotea ......... 1 75@2 10 Van Houten,, ig Nut Butter Puffs ......18 Ginger Gems Iced .... 9%
Mince Meat .....----- ; Pillsbury’s Beet Ceri 4% Eliced ........). 95@2 69 Wan Houten, % 3g Salted Peanuts .......15 Graham Crackers .... 8
a Sues cece besee 3 —. ~“ epee i . Pumpkin Van Houten, 1s 65 Chocolates a cee one ‘ieee 8%
ustar eo cercorees osee uaker uffe ce 4. f : an-ita........ 36 naps
N Quaker Puffed Wheat 2 85 pial Aiea aaa en a Web 7 Se | 33 Assorted Choc. ........ 15 ROunG ooo... ose 6
Quaker Brkfst Biscuit 1 90 a oo Wier ie ........... 33 Amazon Caramels ....15 Household Cookies” sce
Nii ...--- poceeeeeeee 8 oa Loe oe +t % ca. ao ceee a. Wilber, %s ........ a eee | Eureka . i Di ean ce. ;
etor Corn Hinkes ...2 20 = = 2.77 727-:22°e° ’ ° ippodrome Bar ..... 1
° Washington Crisps 1 85 Raspberries COCOANUT Climax .............. 13 Honey Jumbles ...... 12
ie ee -te sooo eee ~- © Saha 309 Standand ._...... Dunham's per Ib. Eclipse, Assorted .....15 § Imperials ............. 8%
Pp Wheatena .........-.. > .. eaimen py co asia stceee - oe Chocolates .. — Jubilee Mixed .......
, 90 rrens, Tall ..2 ane SCs ee BVOTACO cp ecceos>>:'s i
— seece ecccscccoce ; Evapor’d Sugar Corn Warrens, 1 Ib. Flat ..2 %4s, 15tb. case ...... 29 Ideal Chocolates ..... .13 mp coe ste 7.
Pipes ....--.-+-++5 sores BROOMS Red Alaska ....1 40@1 45 Yes, 15tb. case ...... 28 Klondike Chocolates ..18 Lemon Biscuit Square 8%
Playing Cards ....-. --++ 8 ancy Parlor, 25 tb. .45€ Med Red Alaska 1 15@1 30 18, 40M, CABS --e--- BF Nabobs _..... sees eeeee 18 Lemon Wafers . 7
hn 9 EE aes § Parlor, 4 String, 25 Ib. 425 Pink Alaska ...... @ 90 4s Wn oo ee Nibble Sticks .........25 Lemona a
‘oO e@eoevereeeve eee tan ar arlor ‘ Sardines Oo e ems ee eke ut afers Boeke. 8 if @oerreeeereeoeren
R Common, 23 Ib. ...... 3 25 Domestic \%s ........ 350 4S & 4s pails ...... 16 Ocoro Choc. Caramels 17 eee casee preeens
a. 9 Special. ‘23 Ih. weare-+-8 00 Domestic % Must $65 Dou Ge ee oes ae oo ee 32 Marshmallow Cte. Ck. 18
oeeccsces Jeadnaneds arehouse, 33 Ib. ..... omestic, cseceees PAMNGB .....-.-. 60 r
Rolled Osis :.....----- 9% Gommon Whisk ...:...100 French,” ee Ta Bakers Grail GhreGfled Guintetts ...........:.018 occelew Walnuts %
8 Fancy Whisk ....1.1:125 French’ %s .....1.11113@28 1 Se pkgs. per case 260 Regina ......... eee MA ee peeceeee cerns
Salad Dressing .......- 9 BRUSHES Saur Kraut 26 10c pkgs., per case 260 Star Chocolates .......13 NBC Honey Cakes ... 12
Saleratus le. 9 Scrub No. 3, cans ... go 16 10c and 33 be pkgs., Superior Choc. (light) 18 Oak eo
Bal Soda ...-.-. > © Soll Ick 6 in. ...... 32 NO 10, canes .........8 op per case ........... 2 60 Pop Corn Goods Oranee oc.
, - © He tk em. ..-.- 95 Shrimps COFFEES ROASTED ithout prizes. Penny Assorted
Salt Fish . soe © Poubed Male ........-- 85 Dunbar, Ist doz. ...... 1 30 Rilo Cracker Jack ...... 3 25 Peanut Gems ...
Seeds .... . 00 Stove Dunbar, 1%s doz. ....2 35 Common ............. 19 Giggles, Se pkg. cs. 5 : Pineapple Cakes a
Shoe Biacking tees OP ON. 3 oe Bee ee 90 Succotash WAI wens eno e sess 5 - 19% Oh My 100s ........ Raisin Gems ....
Snuff ... beeee i Wa 8 1 = i 29 aan ete Boose 2 Cough Drops boxes Reveres Asstd. .
Soap .. ere Mp. 1 2.4. 34......-.--- i sso MCV cece we c cence - on Spiced Ginger Cakes .. 9
goda ae co. . . Shoe Fancy pres id “el o Peaberry ........... 23 vies ene ce [ Spiced Ginger Cakes os
pices ..- cece 5 Boe erries Santos ce SAN Aha Teed 2... .4.66... ee
Starch .. - 10 Standard ......... 95 Common .......... ceo 20 te wee Sugar Fingers .. . 12
Syrups ..... - 2 PaAncy ........... 225 Fair 20% lbs. Sugar Crimp . 8%
T Tomatoes ai gi Almonds, Tarragona 20 Sultana Fruit Biscuit 16
- Gonk 1.4... soe» 206 Pane 23 Almonds, Drake ...... 18 = Triumph Cakes
Teble Sauces --------- 7 BUTTER COLOR Fancy 0, fm Peabey .......-:.. 2 aes Vanilla Wafers ...... 17
eRAOD .-.c0+--> Als 18, 18 ee --2 00 . cepGan Ges 3 26 oe Maracaibo iM Beastie... 16 oS : Cie .
Twine ....--.cccccecees BAP occ cee pees cc ee . Filberts ........ n-er-Sea rade a
Vv Paraffine, 68 .......... 1% ee Barrels Choice ....... bak secs 25 Cal. No.1 ...... Goods
Paraffine, 128 ........ 8 oe se eeee @11 Mexican Walnuts soft shell @19 per doz.
Winegart .-...-»-------- 18 Wicking .............. 20 1ilag Gasoline .. @18% Choice .............. 25 Walnuts, Chilli . @16 Baronet Biscuit ......$1
w CANNED GOODS A a. . @30% Fancy .........ec00-s 26 Table nuts, fancy “ge Bremners Btr Wafs. 1 00
3 Aihie Celi cb ap’'a .. @18% “Guatemala Pecans, medium .. Cameo Biscuit ...... 1 60
Wicking ......--0--06- 1 PP ylinder ....... 29 @34% Fair ............06. 4. 25 Pecans, ex. large oi Cheese Sandwich .... 1 00
18 3 th. Standards @ 90 Engi
Woodenware ......- -- 7 ha "2 15@2 85 Black. ts tceseee 16 @22 Fancy ..... Peale lea. 28 Hickory Nuts, per bu. Chocolate Wafers ... 1 00
Wrapping Paper ....- pene aes os ack, winter .. 8 @10 Java Ong oo... 2. ...s.. Wxcelsior Butters .... 1 00
Blackberries Cc
Y 2b i 50g 90 Snider's co , pote Growth gas a ueehaas rs goon oer =
see ceese cess oe tice MONDE ...cccesess estnuts, New Yo. ve ock Tea Bact.
Yeast Cake ..........-. 14 Standard gallors 5 00 Snider's % pints 32 Aukola ..............80 State, per bu. ...... Ginger Snaps NBC .. 1 00 >
« e Daniel, 1 w++_ 60
60- 70 25tb. poxee @ 8 aah ore: fay 64% Red Hen, ton ae oatce 20 iled Meat, a 95 Powe White .< Qs on. 8
50- 60 25tb. nore "°@ 9% Wisconsi orn, bakers 4 Red Hen, 0. 21%. _. ee vor, %s Pak er, Cayenne .. @ 25 Pp
40- . boxes ..@ nsin Rye .. — eae le a5 iled Meat, Ham 55 rika, H t+ @22 : lug
ain ols n Judson Grocer ae v ee 7 oe Potted "To a Pure G eon pees Navy, 16 oz
FARINACEOUS GOODS oo. |. oa, «+ ™ «MUSTARD B Podea Sangue a 2 a og Sve 16 Bate ss: 38
Bean Jeresota, 45 ........ 30 ; Ib. box ue, %s .. 55 Cloves, Zan a.. @14 and 5 id Nat. Leaf, 2
California s (Gorsenpa see 5 40 sees 16 R 95 Cass zibar @ : 5 Ib. 2
Lim 7 2S |. 3 ° Fa ICE assia, Cant -- @29 Drumr Seeesces
Michigan I BA scene 6% sect eee 5 50 B LIVES ncy.... Ginger A ton ies @2 mond Nat. L +* 60
Med. oe eee 6 Worden Grocer ulk, 1 gal. k Japan Style ..... 64%@7 Mace, P frican @20 per doz. - Leaf
i i Co Bulk, egs 1 0 Brok yle ..... A eee Penang @17 eo 4c
Brown Holla Picked ..2 25 Wingold, % : 2 gal. k 0@1 10 oken . _5 @sy, Nutme fee ais B Ax .. « <4
nd . Win » ¥&s cloth Bulk, 5 egs 95 see iec ae. 3 < 7p aa... @75 wacer, Gand isin. |
ect es 65 1 gold, 4s . 5 45 . gal. k @1 Yo %@4% epper, B eee @2 Bi 6 and 121 28
Fari Wingold, i4 cloth . Stuffed egs 90@1 ROLLED » F » Black of ig Four, b. .. 30
25 1 Ib sie ingold, %s cl "Ge Saeed 5 10 Rolled OATS Goce, We @i9—~«&BE 6 and 16
packa Wingol cloth Simca oe TT tolled Aven Pe » White . ‘ ot Jack, Ib. 9
Bulk, per 10 Bes ..ees 1 50 ingold Ys 5 25 St , OZ. . . 90 Steel C a, bbls. Ee on epper, Cay aces Glee Boot J: a a
0 lbs. Wingold paper 5 stuffed, ioe 1 25 } ut, 100 " 5 25 Pa 1, ayenne .. Yat ot Jack, per doz. . 90
ae Holland oo alee? Fence eg) (not stu‘ cates fo ae co ae prika, Hungarian @45 ta per doz.".. 99
3 ed 12 rolls to cont ent 5 10 ed) Monarch, 90 Ib soc - 00 STA 3 -limax, Gollan ‘Ta ees 46
containers (40) oe oleae Wykes - Manzanilia, 8 a 25 pia 18 oe 12 40 a RCH Ds is 14% of Twins 48
y e : sunch . cer, 20 : ~oa1 46 ms orn ‘imax, 7 3 + te eeee
Pearl, as ee y Sleepy Eye’ Bs cloth 5 40 Lunch, 90 SA Family 4 00 Kingsford, 40 Days’ Wo OR. cecccsecces a
Yb Sl %s cl 1 35 LAD Muz Ibs ~ rk, 7 7
Maccaro sack .. 2 00 eepy Eye 4s cloth 5 30 Queen 9 Columbi DRESSING Muzzy, 20 lb. pkgs. _ TM Creme de I & 14 1b. 37
[Maccaron| and Vermicelll Sleepy Eye, 2S cloth 5 20 oz. Mammoth, 19° 2 25 Gulu. oye. ...... 2 25 I pkgs. pie Derby, 5 Sb Menthe, Ib 82
Imported, 0 Ib. box .. Sleepy Bye, Ss paper 5 20 @ucen, Maras Durk ia, 1 pint 7 25 Silver G le es: $95 28 Ib. ee a te Hd eae Be 215 Piper Heldsick, 4’ 7 ib. 63
ie ag Spo ee : . Salas 32 a eae a0) ce ys pf gd aie as Lo a a ceo 2 80 Pan, eee. per doz. 69
eee ason ay, No . sack : : «os 2 40 Redic . per doz
A es 15 Ma ; pts., per sr Cla . 216, per b So. c es : Pure Ca cut, 12-3 o i &
Sa aon 20 Mason, ooh oc gro. a ac on a Gaus Woe _6 2 e Sherry G 2 & 4 doz... a
Ss Perth. 1B PEAUNG CARDS pee ik 3¢ SOP Get
ea 5 G : .. 1 65 0. 90, RDS LT FISH 0 25 pear Head, eee A
Los 3, 15 Paci nb 7 Pog 1 ae 7 15, no ~ 75 Large, Cod — TABLE SAUCE Speer Epo = -3 oz. 44
Ne 6 @ it seis Knox's Spark large ..1 45 No, 512, Speci sorted 125 Sm Be ao Dee ee " Sq. Deal, 7, 14 and 28 Ib e
No. 6. pet css BE Knox’ parkling, doz. an ae pecial ...... o Strips or b : @ 8% ord, small .....++ Stand aun...
No. 7, 13 ae a. 12 Knox's oS er i 25 No. oo ee fin! 2 00 Fas Desens - 9@18 T ca & 3 30 1b. Navy, 1%, 15 ei
No. § 15 feet 2.0.0... 15 Nelson's oer Te No. 632 Tourn't reese, 200 Strips alibut ‘ Ga oo fa ca 34
a. oe eek... y cue be 1 50 ae ee Cen «o.oo sso: 13 Medium ed Japan Ea Talk, 14 =* Ib. 35
oe 2 cone QTA" vn Ea Rea eg a oe
mall .. : ai a eee 7 + + h
Salas ieee 20 GRAIN m 90 PROVISIONS 5 Y. M. wh. noe bbls. 10 50 Basket-fired -- B6@45 Scrap
a 3¢ «Broad Gauge west clear panreled Pork ¥ a aT oe Seearid ip bboy em uae All Red, Se
cee eee eves ese 34 moskeag Loo... OB short are . 1.21 00@2 k wh. hoop ites 65 N s et-fired, Fane 37 Am. Union fees t*: 5 76
cabana a 19 Bea ut Clear 19 void 60 standard. bbis.. _ a ee! y ee = (Bee Tie, rap .... 5 40
Bamboo, 4 ft., per doz. Sage ... ding Hvaket. Cleas 19 0 9 50 a a 79 ‘Siftings, bulk sence Qa «6(GuUas. 26 cereeceee 5 88
, 16 55 seas eeues isket, 0@19 Stand Be ee Sifti = cece Os. ..
Bamboo, 18 oa pe pay 60 es oe 15 Pig cae oer 26 wozt e Se a. i ? Z oe tb. pkgs. 12014 Gao e one 2 ont 26
Senna Le i... ar Logg Face se. 2a 00 : sce, GG. yy npowder Hone ught, 2 oz.
aves mee "| ea eee gpl alee = oo No. 1, 10 rout foyune, Medi H y Comb Scra 30
seeeeees 2% sP - y Salt M H Wo 1 oe -- Moyune, edium ..28@33 onest Scrap, 5 P, be & 76
eliies i eats 1, 40 lbs. 22.0. T56 Mo , Choice ...3 Mail Pouct » OC .. 1 55
-.--144@15 Eg i Pg ee 2 2 Ping Suey, Med! Ss ol Songs, be doz. Be 2 00
je Be ae *? i » um uae hoe. .. 16
steee 78 Ping Suey, Choice 7er Polar Bear % gro. .. 6 50
& Suy, Fan 2 @40 Red ’ 5e, % gro
cy ..45@60 Red poet, fc r oe. 5 16
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MICHIGAN
TRADESMAN
December 10, 1913
SPECIAL PRICE CURRENT
12
Scrapple, 5c pkgs.
Sure Shot, 5c 1-6 gro. 5
Yankee Girl Scrap, 20z. 5
Pan Handle Serp gr. 5 76
5
6
Peachy Scrap, 5c ....
Union Workman 2%
Smoking
All Leaf, 2% & 7 oz. 30
BE, 346 OZ. .......... 6 00
Bis 7 GE ..-......- -- 12 00
Be, 14 of. ....---.-5> 24 00
Bagdad, 10c tins .... il 52
Badger, 2 OZ. ........ 5 04
Badger, { OZ. ..--... 11 52
momeer, BC .......... 5 76
Banner, 20c .......... 1 60
Banner, 40c ......... 20
3
Belwood, Mixture, 10c 94
Big Chief, 2% oz. .. 6 00
Big Chief, 16 oz. .... 30
Bull Durham, 5c ..... 5 85
Bull Durham, 10c ... 11 52
Bull Durham, 15c ... 17 28
Bull Durham, 8 oz. .. 3 60
Bull Durham, 16 oz. .. 6 72
Buck Horn, Sc ...... 5 76
Buck Horn, 10c ...... 11 52
Briar Pipe, be ...... 6 00
Briar Pipe, 10c ..... 12 00
Black Swan, 5c ...... 5 76
Black Swan, 14 oz. .. 3 50
Bob White, 5c ...... 6 00
Brotherhood, 5c ...... 6 00
Brotherhood, i0c . 11 10
Brotherhood, 16 oz. .. 5 05
Carnival, 5c ......-... 5 70
Carnival, % OZ. ...... 39
Carnival, 16 oz. ...... 40
Cigar Clip’g. Johnson 30
Cigar Clip’g. Seymour 30
Identity, 3 & 16 oz. .. 30
Darby Cigar Cuttings 4 50
Continental Cubes, 10c 90
Corn Cake, 14 oz. .... 2 55
Corn Cake, 7 oz. . 1 45
(orn Cake, 5c .....-.- 5 76
Cream, 50c pails -. 4
Cuban Star, 5c foil .. 5 76
Cuban Star, 16 oz pails 3
ps, 10C ....---..-- 10 30
Dills Best, 134 oz. .... 79
Dilis Best, 3% oz. .... 7
Dills Best, 16 oz. .... 73
Dixie EGG, 5c ...... 48
Duke's Mix., 5c ...... 5 76
Duke’s Mix, 10c .... 11 52
Duke’s Cameo, 5c 5 76
Brum. be ............ 5 76
Fr FF. A. 8 ov. ........ 5 04
wer. A 7 OZ. ...... 11 52
Fashion, 6c .......... 6 00
Fashion, 16 oz. 5 28
Five Bros., 5c 5 76
Hive Gros., 10c ...... 10 53
Five cent cut Plug.. 29
mim 8 0c .......... 41 52
Four Koses, 10c ...... 96
Full Dress, 1% oz. .. 72
Giad Hand, 5c ...... 48
Gold Block, 10c ..... 12 00
Gold Star, 50c pail .. 4 70
Gail & Ax Navy, ic 5 76
([rewier, OC ......-.-. 42
rower, 0c .......-- 94
Growler, 20c ........ 1 85
Giant, Sc ............ 5 76
Ginnt, $0c ............ 3 96
Hand Made, 2% oz. .. 50
Hazel Nut, Sc ........ 5 76
Honey Dew, 10c .... 12 00
Poruee, Be 2.3.3... 38
Ee Be oes ee
I > 1., in patie ......
Just Suits, 5c
Just Suits, 10c
Kiln Dried, 25c
King Bird, 7 .
King Bird, 10c .
King Bird, 5c
La Turka, 5c
Little Giant, 1 lb. .... 28
Lucky Strike, 10c .... 96
Le Redo, 3 oz. .... 10 80
Le Redo, 8 & 16 oz. 3
Myrtle Navy, 10c .... 11 52
Myrtle Navy, 5c ...... 5 76
Maryland Club, bc ... 50
Mayflower, ic ........ 5 76
Mayflower, 10c ....... 96
Mayflower, 20c ....... 1 92
Wigeer Hair, 5c ...... 6 00
Nigger Hair, 10c .... 10 70
Nigger Head, 5c .... 5 40
Nigger Head, 10c .... 10 56
Noon Hour, bc ....... 48
Old Colony, 1-12 gro. 11 52
Old Mil, be .......... 5 76
Old English Curve 14oz. 96
iG Crop bc .......... 5 76
Olin Crop, 25c ........ 20
P. 8., 8 oz. 30 Ib. cs. 19
em S.. 8 02, per ero. 5 7
Pat and, i oz. ...... 63
Patterson Seal, 1% oz. 48
Patterson Seal, 3 oz. .. 96
Patterson Seal, 16 oz. 5 00
Peeress, OC .....-.-.. 5 76
Peerless, 10c cloth .. 11 52
Peerless, 10c paper ..10 80
Peerless, 20c ........ 2 04
Peerices, 0c ........- 4 08
Piaza, 2 ero. cs. .... 5 78
Piow Boy, 3¢ .....«.. 5 76
Plow Boy, 10c ...... 11 40
Plow Boy, 14 9z. ...... < 70
Pearse, 100 ..... 3.64. 1 93
Pride of ‘Vireinia, im 17
Pilot, 5c 57
13
Pilot, 7 oz. doz. .... 1 05
Pilot, 14-0z. deg. .... 2 10
Prince Albert, 5c .... 48
Prince Albert, 10c .... 96
Prince Albert, 8 oz. .. 3 84
Prince Albert, 16 oz. .. 7 44
Queen Quality, 5c .... 48
Rob Roy, 5c foil .... 5 76
Rob Roy, 10c gross ..10 52
Rob Roy, 25c doz. .... 2 10
Rob Roy, 50c doz. .... 4 10
S. & M., 5c gross .... 6 16
S. & M., 14 oz., doz. .. 3 20
Soldier Boy, 5c gross 5 76
Soldier Boy, 10c .... 10 50
Soldier Boy, 1 Th. .... 4 75
Sweet Caporal, 1 oz. .. 60
Sweet Lotus, 5c ...... 6 00
Sweet Lotus, 10c .... 12 00
Sweet Lotus, per dz. 4 35
Sweet Rose, 2% oz. .. 30
Sweet Tip Top, 5c .. 50
Sweet Tip Top, 10c ..
Sweet Tips, % gro. .. 1
Sun Cured, 10c .......
Summer Time, 5c .
Summer Time, 7 oz. ..
Summer Time, 14 oz.
Standard, 5c foil .
Standard, 10c paper ..
Seal N. C., 1% cut plug 70
Seal N. C. 1% Gran. 63
Three Feathers, 1 02. 48
Three Feathers, 10c_ 11 52
Three Feathers and
Pipe combination .. 2 25
Tom & Jerry, 14 oz. .. 3 60
Tom & Jerry, 7 oz. .. 1 80
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Tom & Jerry, 3 oz. .... 76
Trout Line, oC .....- 5 OC
Trout Tine, 10c ......- 11 0¢
Turkish, Patrol, 2-9 5 76
Tuxedo, 1 oz. bags .. 48
Tuxedo, 2 oz. tins .. 96
Tumeqdo, 20C ...---...-- 1 90
Tuxedo, 80c tins 7 45
Twin Oaks, 10c ...... 96
Union Leader, 50c .... 5 10
Union Leader, 25c 2 60
Union Leader, 10c .. 11 52
Union Leader, 5c ..... 6 00
Tnion Workman, 1% 5 76
Uncle Sam, 10c ..... 10 80
5
0
Uncle Sam, 8 oz. .... ? 25
U. S. Marine, 5c ... 76
Van Bibber, 2 oz. tin 88
Velvet, 5c pouch .... 48
Velvet, 10c tin ........ 96
Welvet, 8 oz. tin .... 3 84
Welvet. 16 0z. can .... 7 68
Velvet, combination cs 5 75
War Path, 5c .....--. 6 00
War Path, 20c ........ 1 60
Wave Line, 3 oz. .... 40
Wave L ine, TS oz. ..-- 40
Way up, 2% 0%. ....-- 6 75
Way up, 16 oz. pails .. 31
Wild Mruit, 5¢ ...-..-. 5 76
Wild Fruit, 10c ..... 11 52
Yum Yum, 5c ........ 6 00
Yum Yum, 0c ..... 11 52
Yum Yum, 1 lb., doz. 4 80
TWINE
Cotten, 3 ply ........ 25
Potton 4 ply .....-.- 25
Ste 2 DIY ...+-s..-- 14
Tiemp, 6 ply .......... 13
Flax, medium ........ 24
Wool, 1 tb. bales ... 9%
VINEGAR
White Wine, 40 grain 8%
White Wine, 80 grain 1142
White Wine, 100 grain 13
Oakland Vinegar & Pickle
Co’s Brands.
Highland apple cider ..18
Oakland apple cider ..13
State Seal sugar .. a7
Oakland white pickling 10
Packages free.
WICKING
No. 0, per gross ...... 30
Noe. 1, per eross .... #0
No. 2, per gross .... 50
No. 3, per Bross .... 15
WOODENWARE
Baskets
Bushes ......-....--- 1 00
Bushels, wide band .. 1 15
Market ofc: cee. 40
Splint, large ........ 3 50
Splint, medium ...... 8 00
Splint, small ....-..... 2 75
Willow, Clothes, large 8 25
Willow, Clothes, small 6 75
Willow, Clothes, me’m 7 50
Butter Pates
Ovals
% Th., 250 in crate ....
% b., 250 in crate ....
1 tb., 250 in crate ....
2 Th., 250 in crate ..... 50
3 tb., 250 in crate ...... 70
5 Id., 250 in crate ..... 90
Wire End
1 ib., 250 in erate .. ..35
2 ib., 250 Im erate .... 4
3 tb, 209 in crate .... 65
5 lb., 250 in crate .... 65
Churns
Barrel, 5 gal., each .. 2 40
Barrel 10 gal, each ..2 Bd
Clothes Pins
Round Head
14
4% inch, 5 gross ......
Cartons, 20 2% doz. bxs
Egg Crates and Fillers
Humpty Dumpty, 12 dz. 20
No. 1 complete ........ 40
No. 2, complete ........ 28
Case No. 2, fillers, 15
BOIS .6 co ccc 1 35
Case, medium, 12 sets 1 15
Faucets
Cork lined, 3 in. ...... 70
Cork lined, 9 in. ...... 80
Cork lined, 10 im. ...... 90
Mop Sticks
Trojan spring ........ 90
Eclipse patent spring 85
No. 1 common ........ 80
No. 2 pat. brush holder 85
Ideal No. 7
12Ib. cotton mop heads 1 45
Palls
2-hoop Standard 2 00
2-hoop Standard .... 2 25
3-wire Cable ........ 2 30
Ripe 2.6). 2 40
10 qt. Galvanized .... 1 70
12 qt. Galvanized . 1 90
14 qt. Galvanized 210
/ Se
Birch, 100 packages .. 2 00
(clo) Us ee 85
Traps
Mouse, wood, 2 holes 22
Mouse, wood, 4 holes 45
Mouse, wood, 6 holes 70
Mouse, tin, 5 holes .... 65
Rat, wood
Rat, sprine ..:....... 75
Tubs
20-in .Standard, No. 1
18-in. Standard, No. 2 7 00
oo Standard, No. 3 6 00
2U~-in.
18-in. Cable, No. 2 ....
8
7
6
Cable, No. 1 .. 8 00
7
16-in. Cable, No. 3. 6
0
No, 1 Fibre ......-. 10 25
Wo. 2 Hibre .......... 9 25
No. 3 Fibre ........:. 8 25
Large Galvanized ....5 50
Medium Galvanized 4 75
Small Galvanized 4 25
Washboards
ganner Globe ........ 2 50
Brass, Single ....... 3 25
Glass, Single ....... 3 25
pimele Acme ........- 3 15
Double Peerless ...... 3 75
Single Peerless ...... 3 25
Northern Queen 3 25
Double Duplex ...... 3 00
Good fineugh ....... 3 20
Universal ........:... 3 15
Window Cleaners
273m) 5c. 1 65
a4 im ge. 1 85
UG AM ee ee ce. 2 30
Wood Bowls
48: in. Butter .......; 1 %5
i> in. Butter ....... 2 40
7 in. Butter ........ 4 00
19 in. | otter ........ 6 00
Assorted, 13-15-17 .... 3 00
Assorted, 15-17-19 .... 4 25
WRAPPING PAPER
Common Straw ...... 2
Fibre Manila, white .. 3
Fibre Manila, colored 4
No. 1 Manila ......... :
Cream Mantia ........
Butchers’ Manila .... 3%,
Wax Butter, short e’nt 10
Wax Butter, full count 15
Wax Butter, rolls .... 12
YEAST CAKE
Magic, $ doz. ....... 115
Sunlight, 3 doz. ...... 00
Sunlight, 1% doz. .... 50
Yeast Foam, 3 doz. .. 1 15
Yeast Foam, 1% doz. 58
AXLE GREASE
1 lb. boxes, per gross 9 00
3 Ib. boxes, per gross 24 00
BAKING POWDER
Royal
10¢ sixe .. 90
%tb cans 1 35
6 oz. cans 1 90
%tb. cans 2 50
%Ib cans 3 75
1th cans 4 80
3tb cans 13 00
5Ib cans 21 60
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GARS
Royal High Grade ........
Johnson Cigar Co.’s Brand superior Blend .......... ;
Boston Combination .......
Distributed by Judson
Grocer Co., Grand Rapids; lean
Lee & Cady, Detroit; Sy- o eer
mons Bros. & Co., Sagi- Meta e
naw; Brown, Davis & War-
ner, Jackson; Godsmark,
Durand & OCo., Battle
best 10c kinds
- CANS - $2.8¢
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S. C. W., 1,000 lots .... $1
El Portana ..... sc... 88 Creek; Filelbach ‘Co., To- SOAP
Evening Press ........ 32 = ledo. Lautz Bros.’ & Co.
Exemplar ......6.60. sc oe Acme, 30 bars, 75 tbs. 4 00
Worden Grocer Co. Brands. Acme, 25 bars, 75 Ibs. 4 00
Canadian Club. Acme, 25 bars, 70 ths. 3 80
Londres, 50s, wood .... 35 Acme, 100 cakes ...... 3 00
Londres, 25s, tins .... 35 Big Master, 100 blocks 4 00
Londres, lots, 30s ..... 10 German Mottled ...... 3 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
Old Master Coffee
Marseilles, 100 ck toil 4 00
Marseilles, % box toil 2 10
Proctor & Gambie Cu.
ier Se eee ects ccs 3
WOTrY, 602: f..........
Apex Hams ...... ececes Ivory, 10 OZ. 2116...) é 76
Apex Bacon ....cssece, Meese seeie ees cc cs 3 35
on meetr one - Apex Tard ......-.... Tradesman Co.’s Brand
Sk ay eee Excelsior Hams ....... Black Hawk, one box 2 50
Black Hawk. five bxs 2 40
Black Hawk, ten bxs 2 25
Excelsior Bacon .......
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Royal Garden, %, % Silver Star Lard ......
ee ip: se. 40 Silver Star Lard ...... A. B. Wrisley
HE BOUR CO., Family Pork .......... Good Cheer .......... 4 00
TOLEDO. Oo. ee oa Old Country ._........ 2 40
eb cia Prices quoted upon appli- Soap Powders
cation, Hammond, Standish Snow Boy, 24s family
& Co., Detroit, Mich. BIZe eek.
Snow Boy, 100 5e ....
Gold Dust, 24 large .
Gold Dust, 100 5c
Kirkoline, 24 oP
Dwinnell-Wright Co's B’ds
SAFES
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Pearline
soapine ........ -. 4 00
Baubitt’s 1776 ........ 8 75
Roseine ....... peas oc 50
Armour’s ........ cece 70
CO 0S 69 60 om 69 DD mm Cons CO
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Soap Compounds
Johnson's Fine ......
Johnson’s XXX
Nine O'clock :
Scouring
Enoch Morgan’s Sons
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Full line of fire and bur-
glar proof safes kent in
stock by the Tradesman
Company. Thirty-five sizes
and styles on hand at all
: times—twice as many safes’ Sapolio, gross lots ....9 60
White House, 1 ft ........ as are carried by any other Sapolio, half gro. lots 4 85
White House, 2tb ........ house in the State. If you Sapolio, single boxes 2 40
Excelsior, Blend, lib ..... are unable to visit Grand Sapolio, hand ........ 3 40
Excelsior, Blend, 2ib ...... Rapids and inspect the line Scourine Manufacturing Co.
Tip Top, Blend, 1% ...... personally, write for quo- Scourine, 50 cakes ....1 80
Royal’ Blend |... ..... ok. tations. Scourine, 100 cakes ...3 50
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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—Restaurant in good live town
of 2,800, on Milwaukee avenue, 35 miles
from Chicago; everything new, modern
and up-to-date; extra good Sunday trade;
all automobiles to Milwaukee and lakes
go by here; other business cause of Ssell-
ing. Will stand investigation. Address
J. T. Robertson, Libertyville, Ind.
685
Merchandise Sales Conductors—Adver-
tising furnished free. Contract January
sale now. Greene Sales Co., 116 Dwight
Bldg., Jackson, Mich. 684
Do you want a good live -little store
on the south side in Kalamazoo? Shoes
and ready-to-wear goods. Brick, steam
heat and three years’ acquaintance.
Best location and trade. Must be sold.
Ask The Vicksburg Clothing Mfg. Co.,
Vicksburg, Mich. 683
For Sale-——$8,000 stock of
and ready-to-wear goods in
Mich. No trades considered.
the best of condition. M. A.
& Co.
A new and up-to-date drug store for
dry goods
Charlevoix,
Stock in
Levinson
682
sale, absolutely eash business. No cut
rates in Lansing. Perms to suit. ft
will pay you to investigate. Dr. J.
Black, 900 ‘W. Saginaw St., Lansing,
Mich. 680
For Sale or Exchange—120 acre farm;
would consider good stock general mer-
chandise. Otis Gray, Hancock, eo
For Sale—$9,000 stock of general mer-
chandise and hardware. Western North
Dakota, doing a cash business of $40,-
000 annually. Prefer to sell entire in-
terest but would consider selling a half
interest to the right party capable of
taking entire charge of the business
January 1. Reason for selling, going
into wholesale business. Desirable lease
on modern brick building, 50x80.
Special Features in the Grocery and
Produce Trade.
Special Correspondence.
New York, Dec. 6—The spot cof-
fee market remains unchanged and
drags along in the rut. The receipts
at primary points have been too large
to cause buyers here to take any large
quantity ahead of current require-
ments and there is not likely to be
any change, so long as the supply
continues more than ample. At the
close Rio No. 7 is worth in an in-
voice way 95%c and Santos 4s 12%c.
In store and afloat there are of Bra-
zilian coffee, 1,920,885 bags, against
2,503,173 bags at the same time last
year. Milds have been in rather ac-
tive jobbing movement at previous
quotations and these are firmly ad-
hered to. Good Cucuta, 13%4c.
Sugar has apparently been retired
from the list of things that sell. At
any rate one hears from all hands
“Nothing doing.” Buyers take only
enough to get along with from day
to day. Quotations for granulated,
4.25@4.30c.
The holiday demand for other goods
has caused teas to be “relegated to
the rear.” The market is entirely life-
less this week and the whole list is
without change except an advance of
2c on common pekoes.
The supply of rice is larger than
needful and much of the foreign re-
ceipts is being warehoused. Quota-
tions are practically unchanged and
the demand is very moderate indeed.
Prime to choice, 54@5%Ke.
Jobbers have had a fair call for
spices as the Christmas holidays ap-
proach and quotations are strongly
maintained, although no advance is to
be noted. Stocks are ‘not large.
Molasses is firmly sustained and is
meeting with good call, especially. for
the better sorts. Good to prime, 35@
40c. Syrups are in moderate supply
and quiet at 20@25c for fancy stock.
A difference of opinion as to the
value of standard 3s tomatoes pre-
vents any great volume of business,
but canners are determined to make
no concession from 67%c f. o. b.
Marviand. This is the verv bottom,
and while this condition holds, toma-
toes move from hand to mouth. Sure-
ly it would seem that 6 cents for a
can of tomatoes is the limit. Peas at
7214@75c are meeting with a little call,
but there is room for improvement.
Other staples are moderate, but deal-
ers seem really honreful for a turn for
the better after Jan. 1.
Top grades of butter are well sus-
tained, Extra creamery,
Firsts, 27@32c. Held stock, extras,
30@32. Imitation 23@24c. Factory
2114@22c.
Cheese is in steady request at 16%
@163%4c for whole milk, colored or
white. Wisconsin daisies, 16@16'4c.
We have from London this week
376 cases of eggs, with 120 dozen in
each case. This isn’t a great sup-
ply, but is regarded as a “strike break-
er.” And warmer weather has help-
ed to add to our supply and, with the
outlook good for an “avalanche,”
prices have taken a drop, although the
50c mark still holds for the best near-
by grades. Western are hard to quote.
as the price is constantly fluctuating,
but the range is about 38@44c, with
some not bad stock down to 32@33c.
34@354ce.
—_+-.—_
Sign That Turning Point Is Near.
Chicago, Dec. 9—People in touch
with the different industries assert
that there have been more hands let
out the past thirty days than is gen-
erally known. “Cut Downs” are not
advertised, because of their depressing
effect. The steel mills in this vicinity
have reduced their forces materially,
and those dependent on the steel in-
terests for business have also curtail-
ed. Nor are the railroads running
their shops as full as they lately were,
although this is because traffic natur-
ally becomes lighter from now on, and
the demand for cars diminishes. But
in the mercantile field, no one is buy-
in sunplies except as needed, and the
disposition is to go slow until after
the first of the year. Then, it is
hoped it will be possible to see more
clearly into the business and financial
situation.
One feature of the present situation
which deserves attention, however, is
that nearly every one vou meet has
become excessively pessimistic; and
to reople of experience, that is or-
dinarily a sign that the turning point
is near. A revival of investment buy-
ing of securities, and the entrance
into the market of the railroads for
large quantities of supplies, would,
it is believed, cause a rapid reversal
of the present tendencies. There is
also another thing in the present situ-
ation that should not be overlooked.
It is the steady reduction in stocks in
hands of the largest consumers. This
has been going on for more than
three months, and. supplies. must be
nearing the point of exhaustion. The
longer the buying movement is delay-
ed, the greater will be the require-
ments later on.
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Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Beans and Po-
tatoes, at Buffalo.
Buffalo, Dec. 8—Creamery butter,
fresh 2534c; dairy, 23@25c; poor to
good, all kinds, 17@22c.
Cheese — New fancy 16@16%c;
choice 15@15'%4c; poor to common, 6
(@10c.
Eggs—Choice, fresh candled, 35@
36c; cold storage, 27@28c.
Poultry (live)—Turkeys, 20@22c;
cox, 11@12c; fowls, 14@16c; springs,
14@17%c; ducks, 15@17c. Dressed,
14@17c; fowls, 14@16c; geese, 14@
Beans — Marrow, $3.25; medium
$2.20; pea, $2.15@2.20; white kidney,
$3.50@$3.75. Red kidney new, $2.75@
Se
Potatoes—70@75c per bu.
Rea & Witzig.
BUSINESS CHANCES.
$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.
Location wanted by physician.
dress Dr. Morgan,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
For Sale—Good clean stock genera:
merchandise, invoice $2,500. In good
live town, rich surrounding country.
Sales last year, $20,000. Address _ 681,
care Tradesman. 687
SITUATIONS WANTED.
Young man wishes position in general
or hardware store in small town, with
a view to buying same later. Will fur-
nish good recommendation as to char-
acter, integrity and honesty if neressarv.
Will go anywhere. Address No. 688,
care Tradesman. 688
Ad-
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and they won't leave before buying a lot of fruit, candies,
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business is growing at a tremendous rate, and motorists have
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