a A ) EN ZN ay ae 5 EO; io GREEN 22 PORES & ay (ea NS SN SNOOP GITDY LER we OsPUBLISHED WEEKLY UG GEES TRADESMAN COMPANY, PUBLISHERSAS te Hie : FRE " = of, Lif SUVS SRO ONLI AS EN ar ey ERLE . Fp Owes Rees Woes eae) Wi AQ NS o oO a Z 4 | Yj NY cS ao Q y G ANN WN . OM Ay ee SVE SIZ AE pas i i Gi ER AG Rey PS Ve Thirty-First Year | GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1914 Number 1585 ‘The World’s Age Life and Death Who will say the world is dying? | . So he died for his faith. That is fine— Who will say our prime is passed? i. : More than most of us do. Sparks from Heaven within us lying, o a _ Flash and will flash till the last. : re rea ean ee anne ie | Fools, who fancy Christ mistaken; That he lived for " too? | | na a teat tee ae seth In his death he bore witness at last Earth a failure, God-forsaken : As a martyr to truth. Ante-room of Hell. Did his life do the same in the pasf Still the race of Hero-spirits From the days of his youth? Pass the lamp from hand to hand; Age from age the words inherit— | It is easy to die! Men have died “Wife and Child and Fatherland.” For a wish or a whim— Still the youthful hunter gathers , Fiery joy from wold and wood, 7 oe He will dare as dared his fathers : | Give him cause as good. . From bravado or passion or pride, Was it harder for him? But to live—every day to live out Wille a deve bewalls bis Sotiene All the truth that-he dreamt, While a oe ae While his friends met his conduct with doubt While an infant lisps his letters, And the world with contempt. Heir of all the age’s gain; : 2. / a Was it thus that he plodded ahead, While the lip grows ripe for kissing; . : Never turning aside? While a moan from man is wrung; . Know, by every want and blessing Then we'll talk of the life that he lived, That the world is young. Never mind how he died. 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Order from your Jobber at once or send your order to us giving name of Jobber through BUFFALO, N. Y., January 2, 1914. Yours very truly, Lautz Bros. & Co. wwe ADESMAN Thirty-First Year SPECIAL FEATURES. Page. 2. New York Market. 3. Bankruptcy Matters. 4. News of the Business World. 5. Grocery and Produce Market. 6. Financial. 8. Editorial. 9. Men of Mark. 10. Delegates to Grand Rapids Conven- tion. . 12, Butter, Eggs and Provisions. 14. Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids. 16. Dry Goods. 18. Shoes. . 19. Wanderings of a Tradesman Repre- sentative. : 20. Woman’s World. 22. Hardware. 24. The Commercial 26. Drugs. 27. Drug Price Current. Traveler. 30. Special Price Current. 31. Business Wants. i DETROIT DETONATIONS. Cogent Criticism From Michigan’s Metropolis. Detroit, Feb. 2—Learn one thing each week about Detroit: There are six casket factories in Detroit. Phila- delphia does not use the entire out- put. Roy Turner, of Burnham, Stoepel & Co., says that eating peas with a knife has nothing on trying to fill a furnace with the use of a garden spade. / : “My marriage won’t interfere with my flying across the Atlantic,” said aviator Harry N. Atwood, who blush- ingly admitted that he was soon to be married. With a mean disposition like ours, we should say aviator At- wood is right; in fact, it might hasten Edwin W. Malloy, of Lansing. dis- trict manager Western Union Tele- graph Co., tall, handsome and full of pep as of yore, was in Detroit last week, Ed. is traveling from the De- troit office which brings him to De- troit often. This should prove very beneficial to him. ; We received a letter this week from one of our peeved readers, signed Mrs. L. I., as follows: ‘Your Deto- nations are very interesting, but the effect is spoiled by too much mother- in-law,” Scribbled across the bottom hurriedly with a pencil in a masculine hand, was: “it's all right, old top, they deserve it. Keep it up.” Mrs. L.T. and Mr. L. I. evidently both agree with the writer. The National Grocer Co. gave a banquet to the managers, buyer and credit men of the main store and the various branches at the Ponchartrain Hotel last Friday night. These meet- ings are annual affairs with the company and productive of much good to all parties concerned. Presi- dent Letts acted as toastmaster for the evening. ‘ We believe that Bill Pohlman, of the U. P., is still alive, although no one in the Lower Peninsula could prove it. Possibly Uriah Dinnie Laird could enlighten Williams’ many but anxious friends, Scientific news item says that there are but 70 specimens of the egg of the great auk. So far as we are person- ally concerned, we have come to be- lieve that there were not many more hens’ eggs in the world than that. Friends of Lou Burch, member of Cadillac Council, No. 143, are quietly working to further his candidacy as Grand Treasurer of the U. C. T. of Michigan. T. A. Woodruff is wearing a regu- lar heir-to-a-fortune smile this week. Mr. Woodruff, who represents’ C. Elliott & Co., was left a fortune last GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1914 dollars and of a young Friday, not exactly in cents, but in the shape eight pound white hope. Less than two minutes after its arrival and without even being consulted in the matter, the name of Jack Roger was assigned to “Woody’s” new baby boy. Congratulations are extended to Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff and Jack Rogers, all of whom are doing nicely. John D. Rockefeller never drank a drop of liquor in his life. However, that has not prevented him from hav- ing severe stomach trouble. When a man pays $5,000 for a flea, as was done by a Frenchman the oth- er day, it behooves those who own dogs to refrain from washing them hereafter. William Schopp, who conducts a large department store in Stevens- port, Ky., was the guest of his broth- er-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Blitz during the meeting of the Shrine last week. Mr. Schopp’s advertising read “Everything from the cradle to the grave,” but after sizing him up from all angles, we have decided that he does not do as he advertises. One of the really necessary adjuncts to the use of a grave is a dead one and we are quite positive that “Billy” doesn’t keep any dead ones around his place of business. Mr. Schopp made many friends during his stay in Detroit, who will be pleased to hear of a return trip by him sometime in the near future. The range of vision of a caterpillar is limited to two-fifths of an inch. ’ Many human beings’ range of vision ex- tends no further when looking into the future. Fools and their jobs are soon parted. Just to show the inconsistences of the English language: An engagement in war Is a fight. In love, an engagement is a preliminary to a fight. Herman Butler, of H. N. Butler & Co., general merchants of East Tawas, went hunting a short time ago with his friend, Ira Simmons. After tramping around in the mud for some time, Her- man finally sighted one of the things he was in quest of—a wild animal, which, on closer observation proved to be a rabbit. Now from all reports, Her- man was never known to blow about himself until the report of that day, when he blew the entire head of poor bunnie into smithereens. Ira Simmons says he has seen many hairless heads in his time, but never until that day did he see a headless hare. After hours of tramping without any further luck (?) the hunters, dragging their guns and mud laden shoes to a waiting auto- mobile, after finding a bag to tie over the place where bunnie’s top _ piece used to be, hied themselves homeward. We know this is a true story because Tra Simons told it to us. It is rather amusing to read of the Made in Grand Rapids Exposition to be given in that city in a short time by the traveling men of that city. The amusing part of the article to the writer is the item stating that the Associa- tion of Commerce will lend its assist- ance. In no city in the world is there a cleaner, brighter and more interpris- ing lot of traveling men than in Grand Rapids. This new and gigantic under- taking of theirs shows their enterprise and love of their city, but the larger the traveling men loom up, the smaller and more insignificant the Association of Commerce of Grand Rapids _ be- comes, in comparison. Think of it, or- ganized to make a Greater Grand Rap- ids, to further its interests in every way—and going to lend a helping hand to a lot of traveling men who will be obliged to use up the precious little time they have at their disposal to boom their exposition. Assist them! Why, the travelers should be called on to assist them wherever possible. The exposition of home-made products is not a new one and the Association of Commerce or some other body in which are busi- ness men who are home seven days in the week and have plenty of time at their disposal should have had _ enter- prise enough to bring about what the traveling men are about to do and not leave it to the traveling men. Buy on credit and repent on pay day. A handsome woman doesn’t have to know how to cook and a good cook doesn’t have to be handsome. J. L., better known as “Tom” Weber, credit man and manager of several de- partments for the J. L. Hudson Co., after a strenuous holiday season, fol- lowed by the arduous duties of taking inventory, has gone to Pinehurst, S. C., the tamous golfing resort, where he will recuperate and prepare himself for the spring and summer rush of busi- ness, and, incidentally, golf to his heart’s content. While everyone is pleased to see “Tom” take his well earned vacation, there will be much ap- prehension felt on the part of the De- troit belles until he safely returns to his duties. South Carolina is noted for its beautiful and hospitable girls and Tom, you know is no slouch for looks, besides being a_ rather likely young man. He will spend two weeks in Pine- each hurst. He is accompanied by his broth- er, Oscar. T. E. Douglas, of Lovells, who con- ducts about everything but the church services in his home town, says if some people could see themselves as others see them, they would only appear on the streets at night. Mr. Douglas con- ducts a feed mill and a general store and is one of the modern merchants who treats all traveling men as though they were human—and all the travelers who have been fortunate enough to make his acquaintance hold a warm spot under their waistband for him. Four big concerns in Detroit slaugh- ter 700,000 hogs annually, to say nothing of the lambs that play the stock market. When a traveling man tells you he doesn’t like a certain town, make up your mind the other fellow is getting the business there. Here’s one postmarked Saginaw: “Jimmie, I see through your columns you are giving mention to deserving merchants throughout the State, but never saw the name of John Shaefer, of Merrill, mentioned. He is a jolly good fellow, a live merchant. Has an up-to-date store and knows how to wel- come a traveling man, whether he buys from him or not. In Miss Mary O’Reilley and Sady Pinkerton, he has two as good clerks as I find on my ter- ritory. I wish you would mention these people in your page—C. K.” The writer has had occasion to visit Mr. Shaefer’s place of business (the Shaefer and McKinnon Co.) and found Mr. Shaefer to be just what C. K. says he is. We believe the letter speaks for itself. We are pleased to receive these items at any time. One of the largest deals in the retail business in years was the purchase of the J. A. Burns stock of dry goods ,etc., by the Henry Blackwell Co., for a con- sderation of $175,000. The Blackwell Co. will move into the Burns store, hav- ing sold its lease to B. Siegel & Co., Number 1585 who will occupy the building in connec- tion with the one they now occupy next door. Mr..Burns is an old time trav- eling man, having represented Brown, Durrell & Co. for years. His plans are as yet unannounced. The Henry Black- well Co. is among Detroit’s most pro- gressive merchants and has been mak- ing rapid strides to the front during the past few years. Few men in De- troit enjoy greater vopularity among the rank and file of Detroiters than does Henry Blackwell. Chubby, rosy-cheeked George Drach, of the Adam Drach Co., Ludington, was in Detroit on a combined business and pleasure trip this week. George is about as well acquainted in the city as many of the natives, having made it his rendezvous during the college days at the U. of M.—that is to say, he made it his rendezvous at every opportunity, such as holidays and Sundays. A tipping trust has been discovered, but the cost of investigation would be too much to attempt, unless a special appropriation was made. Think of the investigators tipping their way through the trust! The Michigan Confectioners Club, composed of the local candy dealers, held a noonday meeting at the Hotel Cadillac last Thursday. Many topics of interest were discussed during the luncheon. Nearly every business concern of note in the city, as the reports are made of their 1913 business, show a substantial increase over that of the year previous. One of the latest to make a favorable report was the Peninsula Stove Co., one of Detroit’s oldest and most substantial industries. At a meeting last week, the officers and directors were re-elected. F. T. Moran is President and John M. Dwyer, Vice-President and General Manager. Joe Kain (A. Krolik & Co.) is one who believes in the ground hog—es- pecially when the ground hog has sausage skins over it. John M. Larkins, 163 Myrtle street, who was visited by hold-up men last week, but took steps—or, rather, a step ladder—to prevent them from carrying away his day’s receipts, had a narrow escape from being shot by the bad men, a bullet from one of the robber’s gun missing him by an inch. Jack purchased a new auto at the auto show a couple of weeks ago, which possibly accounts for his anxiety to save his money from the hold-up men, at the risk of receiv- ing a souvenir in the shape of a couple of leaden pellets. The robbers escaped, but Jack saved his gasoline money, Mrs. S. Wright, 330 Myrtle street, who has been in the dry goods business for the past sixteen years, is retiring from business and has sold all of her Detroit property. She will make her future home in Florida. In one respect, some political office holders are not unlike aviators. They are in the air a large portion of the time. If there is any one merchant in Mich- igan who has made more warm friends among the traveling fraternity than has Charles Schley, the pioneer merchant of Cheboygan, his name was never put in a census. Mr. Schley, like his illus- trious namesake, who did to a few Spanish warships what many traveling men have done with their money when they bought mining stocks, during his entire business career has always been on the job. Mr. Schley conducts a grocery store and has been in busi- (Continued on page 25.) MICHIGAN TRADESMAN February 4, 1914 NEW YORK MARKET. Special Features in the Grocery and Produce Trade. Special Correspondence. New York, Feb. 2—lIt is really re- freshing to hear the numerous notes of confidence that may be listened to in almost every establishment one visits. True “there are more men out of emplovment than ever known here” and the charity organization are having a hard time; but more and more of the workers are finding jobs. Everybody has got to eat and the gro- cers, both retail and wholesale, are really having an excellent. trade. Of all the staples, spot coffee is perhaps the dullest. No improvement is observable from week to week and buyers simply purchase the smallest lots they can do business with. Rio %s in an invoice way are quoted at 914c and Santos 4s at 12@12M%c. In store and afloat there are 2,025,512 bags of Brazilian coffee, against 2,- 626,385 bags at the same time last year. Mild coffees are in better con- dition than the Brazil sorts and the market is firm. Stocks are large enough to present requirements and about the same level of prices pre- vails as at last report—good Cucuta, 1456¢c. Refiners say they are losing on every pound of sugar they refine and then they—lower the price again. Granulated has been at 4c for some time and now is generally named at 3.95c. The market is quiet and about ‘the usual demand exists. Teas are steady and with every week there seems to be a more con- fident feeling as to the future, as stocks are light—lighter, in fact, than for several years at this time. Prices are about unchanged. Rice is about unchanged. There is a slight improvement, however, and the general situation in general favors the seller. Prime to choice 5%@ 57RKC. Spices are meeting with a fairly good demand and quotations are well sustained on every article at previous level. Singapore black pepper, 11% @1134c; white, 1834@19c. ~ Unseasonable weather has had a depressing influence on the molasses market, but there has been a pretty fair trade after all. Good to prime centrifugal, 35@40c. Syrups steady and unchanged. All interest in canned goods centers in Baltimore this week and the dele- gation from here leaves the town almost stripped of brokers. Most ar- tention, when trade is talked, is given to Maine corn. Future quotations are somewhat in the air as yet, but the general talk is of a range from 95ca$1. Tomatoes held at about 70c for 3s and holders are not disposea to make any concession. Other goods are steady and unchanged. Butter has taken a decided tumDle. A drop of some 8c within a week or ten days is something to think about. Top grades of creamery are now held at only 26@26%4; firsts, 2414@25%4c; imitation, 22@23; ladle, 20@21; pro- cess, 23@24c. Cheese is well sustained and the demand has been all that could be expected at this time of year. ’ Finest whole milk, 18'4@18%4c; Wisconsin, 17141734c. Eggs are firm for best varieties, al- though there is a feeling that a drop is imminent at any minute. Fresh- gathered Western are held at 35@37c. Refrigerator stock, 28@30c. —_+-+___ Honks From Auto City Council. Lansing, Feb. 2—Our old friend, “Slab” Warner, has bought a picture gallery at Carson City. The T., S. & M. has installed motor car service from Ashley to Muskegon, but the schedule is far from being satisfactory to travelers. It Ieaves Ashley before the arrival of trains from either direction over the Ann Arbor and returns after all trains for the day have gone south. You are thus a guest at the Hasbrook Hotel or you don’t ride the motor car. Worse things might happen to you than being obliged to put your teet under Mrs. Hasbrook’s table, but Ashley is a lonesome place to grow up in. A prominent member of our Coun- cil insists that the Wright Hotef, at Alma, is violating the law in regard to sanitary towels. Perhaps they are waiting for a visit from Jim Hammell. The ground hog had a long way to dig for a glimpse of his shadow, but there are many who. are __ foolish enough to believe that he did it. Three new members were initiated into our Council last Saturday night, as follows: H. S. Ives (Bauerle Candy Co.); F. W. French (Water- man Waterbury Co.); W. E. Lemon (Northrop, Robertson & Carrier Co.) Bert Ladue has accepted a _ posi- tion with the Lansing Company and will travel extensively in the Western states. He starts to-morrow and his first stop will be some place in Iowa. Frank Van Devoort, the popular salesman and junior partner in the Wolverine Auto Co., is putting ‘to practice the rattle headed idea of placing the front end of a Maxwell car on runners. Demonstrations every afternoon at the race track. Last week we reported that A. E. Krats (a Past Senior Counselor of our Council) was doing well at the Har- per hospital Detroit, where he under- went a surgical operation. His many friends will regret to learn that com- © plications have set in which places him in a precarious condition. ‘John Garrow, James Duffin, Leo Egelston and George Langston, busi- ness men of Cheboygan and friendty customers of L. L. Colton, will have all in readiness for a rabbit hunt when Louie shows up on Thursday of this week. Arrangements have been made with farmer Flambrook and his oxen to drive them out to the hunting grounds and return and the portly missus will cook all the game they can kill and furnish the cider. Don’t forget that the next regular meeting of our Counci] will be held next Saturday night. There will be more initiations and some important business is to come before the Coun- cil. Our Ladies Auxiliary will serve one of their famous Bohemian sup- pers in the council parlors at 6:30 >. 1. E, J. Evans (Evans Candy Co.), af- ter a week's illness, is able to carry his sample cases and write more or- ders than anyone of his several sales- men. John Himillberger, one of the oldest members of our Council. doesn’t of- ten get mixed up in any foolishness, but while at Saginaw one evening last week, several of his friends found a generous supply of talcum powder on the left lapel of his coat and they are still laughing. Explanations are in order, John. H. D. Bullen. —_—__2+.___ Merry Musings From Muskegon. Muskegon, Feb. 2—As we look out of the window it seems as though Manistee was getting what Grand Rapids got Saturday. 3ro. Hall (Washburn-Crosby Co.) says you can take warts off by talk- ing. Well, if talking will do it, Hall ought to be a specialist in that line. Henry Newcomb, of Reed City, was on the train going to Ludington Mon- day. Henry has still got that smile that won’t come off. | We wonder if Gabby Rockwell will have his rule ready this week. Mat Steiner (I. H. Co.) journeyed to Ludington Monday. Geo. Hobbs (Chase-Hackley Piano Co.) was doing business at Baldwin and Northern towns last week. _ John R. McCauley, of Grand Rap- ids, has not gone to Aurora, as form- erly announced, but will have charge of McCormick block No. 2 for the Grand Rapids agency (I. H. Co.) for 1914. Success to you, John. Herman Anderson got on the train bound for Fremont Monday morning with a face looking like seven weeks of rainy weather. Better cheer up, old man. We understand that some of the boys do not take kindly to our re- marks concerning them in Merry Musings. Now, boys, we are _ nor going to write anything that reflects on anybody’s morals or do you any injury in any way, but if you don't like the deal just elect an official scribe in March who will obey your orders. Landlord W. E. Duquette states that he has had some delay with decorations in the new Hotel Muske- gon, but hopes to be ready for busi- ness soon A. W. Stevenson (Hazeltine.& Per- kins Drug Co.) is calling on the trade in Manistee and vicinity this week. Harold F. Foote reports the job printing business as coming fine. Abe Baars, of Fremont, hit the trail for Byron Center this week. We have Abe’s application. What we do to him will be a plenty. There js one thing we want and that is to have the fellow who wants war with Mexico placed in the front ranks. Let him take what he wants to hand the other fellow. E. P. Monroe. ——_++. Boomlets From Bay City. Bay City, Feb. 2—Bert Spencer, formerly of Alpena, now represents the Meisel Cracker & Candy Co., of Bay City, in the territory north of this market. We welcome you to Bay City, Brother Spencer. John M. Henning is in his territory again, after being confined to his home several weeks by a severe at- tack of lumbago. Fred McCloy, of Bay City, the in- defatigable salesman for the Blackney Cigar Co., Saginaw, we are told, is now numbered among the star sales- men traveling out of our city. Fred L. Twining, Bay City. west side, is now selling bricks—not gold bricks. Fred would not hand anyone a gold brick. He sells the kind manu- factured by the Michigan Vitrified Brick Co., Bay City Chas. H. Damon, selling agent for Dwinell-Wright Co., Boston, Mass., while calling on his customers in Bay City and nearby towns, has made our city his headquarters. Come again, Mr. Damon. We discovered last week that Northern Michigan territory has not been benefitted by the appointment ot a hotel inspector because many hotel proprietors are still using the last year’s crop of roller towels. By the way, what has become o1 Hotel Inspector Hammel? No one in this section of the State has seen him or met a person who has seen him in many months. Has he taken to the woods? Your correspondent stayed over night at a hotel last week and the next morning had to break thick ice in the pitcher to secure water to cool his fevered face and hands. Yet peo- ple are met frequently who believe that the traveling salesman has one continual round of pleasure. Pub. Com. TWENTIETH CONVENTION. Of the Michigan Retail Hardware Association. The complete official programme arranged for the twentieth annual convention of the Michigan Retail Hardware Association, to be held at Kalamazoo Feb. 17, 18, 19 and 20, is as follows: Tuesday, February 17. 9 am.—The exhibits will open in the new State armory. The Secre- tory's office will be located at the left of the main entrance to the armory. Members are requested to register and receive emblem, identification badges, etc. Clerks will be on hand to receive the dues of both active and associate members, 11 a. m—Meeting of the executive committee in New Burdick hotel. 12 a. m.—The exhibits will close. Tuesday Afternoon. Open session. The traveling men, wholesalers, manufacturers and_ la- dies will be welcome to this meeting. The meeting will be called to order in the convention hall of the New Burdick by President Fred A. Rech- lin of Bay City. Invocation—Song, “America,” sung by the delegates, led by William Moore of Detroit. Address of welcome—Mayor A. B. Connable and James Grant, President of the Commercial Club. Response—J. H. Whitney of Mer- rill, Annual Address of President—Fred A. Rechlin, Bay City. Announcement of Committees. Song by Delegates. Chalk Talk on “The Cost of Doing Business’—Curtis M. Johnson, Rush City, Minn. Greetings from manufacturers, whole- salers, associate members and _ the press. Adjournment at 4:30. The various committees are re- quested to remain and organize im- mediately following the meeting. 4 p.m, exhibits open until 6:30 p. m. Tuesday Evening. Theater party at Majestic theater, following the regular vaudeville bill, noving pictures will be shown illus- trating the entire process of manu- facturing tinplate and sheet steel from the raw material to be finished prod- uct. Wednesday, February 18. (Closed session for hardware deal- ers only, 8.30). Meeting called to order. ~ if. a first-class sleigh. VALLEY CITY BOBS ee a SHERWOOD HALL CO., Ltd. Bobs, Finished and Painted (no body) with Shafts and Bar. 918.00 | 172. $21.00 Bodies now in use can be changed in ten minutes to these Bobs and you have 30-32 Ionia Ave., N. W. Grand Rapids, Mich. February 4, 1914 Song by the delegates. Annual report of Treasurer, Moore, Detroit. Annual report of Secretary, Arthur J. Scott, Marine City. Address by Charles A. Ireland, Ionia, President of the National Hard- ware Dealers Assoc‘ation. Address, “How to Make the M. O. House Catalogue a Feeder Instead of a Bleeder” by A. T. Vandervoort, Lansing. Discussion of subjects. Address, E. J. Morgan, Cadillac. Question Box. Adjournment at 12 o'clock noon. Wednesday Afternoon. The exhibits will be open all after- noon and evening. The general pub- lic will be admitted. 7:30 there will be a closed session of ‘the hardware dealers in the con- vention hall at the New Burdick. Por- ter A. Wright, of Holly will have charge of this sess‘on. Thursday, February 19. (Open Session.) 8:30 a. m.—Meeting opened song by delegates. How to Prepare Proof of Fire Loss, crayon and board to illustrate—P. J. Jacobs, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Questions based on above subject. Wm. with Address, “Retail Advertising’”—An- derson Pace, Chicago. Discussion. Pot Pourri—Hugh Diamond, Gal- ion, Ohio. Adjournment at 12 o'clock. 12:30—Exhibits open until 6:30. Ex- hibitors will welcome the opportuni- ty to talk personally with every dele- gate and all are requested to familiar- ize themselves with every line of goods that is on display. Thursday evening. Banquet at K. of P. hall. Friday, February 20. 8:30 a. m.—The exhibit hall will ~ be open until 12. Friday Afternoon. 1:30—(Exclusive session for hard- ware dealers only.) Meeting opened with song by dele- gates. Reports of committees on constitu- tion and by-laws. Auditing, legislation and tions. Report of committee on nomina- tions. Election of officers. Report of committee on next place of meeting. Selection of next convention city, Unfinished and new business. Awarding of prizes for the winners in the Buyers’ contest. Adjournment. Following the regular meeting there will be a meeting of the new execu- tive committee at which all officers are urgently requested to attend. ———__s2.2——___ Thank God every morning that you have something to do. Being forced to work and do your best will breed in you temperance, self-control, dili- gence and strength of will, content and a hundred virtues which the fdte will never know. Kingsley. resolu- —_--+.——_—_ The longer the days the shorter the nights, but many a man shortens his days by lengthening his nights. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN BANKRUPTCY MATTERS. Proceedings in Western District of Michigan. Grand Rapids, Jan. 28—In the matter of Wiliam C. ‘Walsh, banker, Boyne Falls, the first meeting of creditors was held. The bankrupt was present by his attorneys, Dunham & Dunham, and in person. Creditors were represented by J. M. Harris, Clink & Williams and A. G. Urquhart. Claims were allowed as proved with a few exceptions. The final report of J. Ernest Converse, assignee, was filed and allowed. Receiver Kirk E. Wicks, by J. E. Converse, made a verbal report which was considered and allowed. By unanimous vote of creditors present and represented, J. Ernest Converse, of Boyne City, was elected trustee and his bond fixed at $12,000. Sabin Hooper, Harry T. Glezen and William J. Pierson were appointed to appraise the estate. The bankrupt filed an agreement in the nature of a composition agreeing to pay 90 cents on a dollar on all claims filed and also to pay administration expenses. The first meeting of creditors was then adjourned for thirty days until Feb. 26, to give the bankrupt time to arrange for the final offer of composition. Jan. 29—In the matter of J. J. Van Zoren & Co., a special meeting in the accounting matter was held. By stipu- lation of attorneys for the bankrupts and for the trustee the accounting mat- ter was dismissed. The assets of this estate have now all been converted into cash and it is expected that the trustee’s final report and account will now be filed within a very few days and the final meeting of creditors called. There will probably be a dividend to general ereditors in this matter. A voluntary petition was this day filed in the matter of Albert Penzatti and the petitioner was adjudicated a bank- rupt and the matter reférred to Referee Wicks. The bankrupt is a resident of Grand Rapids. . The schedules show lia- bilities of $1150 and assets are listed at about $400. The following are sched- uled as creditors of the —. Weemer Bros. ...........5..... 03 100.00 Vous @& Chaffee ................ 35.00 A. Himes Coal Co. ............... 100.00 Wornmea ErOS |. .................. 2.01 Century uel Co. ................ 12.00 leonard Adv. Co. ........... se... 30.00 G. TT. Bullen, Albion ............. 9.00 W. Et. Rogers, Albion ........-.... 2.85 A. A. Dibble, Albion ............ 2.00 Smith & Lathwell, Albion ...... 30.25 Flerpolsheimer Co. ................ 225.00 We A. Bellamy & Co. ..........- 100.00 Emterprise Printing Co. .......... 11.50 Dr Et We Dineamam .............. 31.50 Kooistra & Zuidema ............. 15 05 imomie) Buel Co. ...5...........-.2;: 22.00 I Gordon Gis oo... 050.0... 12.50 Mayhew Shoe @o. ................ 5.00 Suorine Dry Goods Co. ............ 8.75 Wolverine Wea Co. .............. 16.00 Bired) Woo Puller ..0......0.......2- 8.50 Harry Van Daim ................. 7.00 Wom». Schuiling 6... 0.0..... 02... 19.00 Hatton & Son, Detroit ......:...... 10.00 Grand Rapids News .............. 4.50 Grand Rapids Herald ...........;. 3.50 S. Porter Tuttle ................. 4.00 Dr. Geo. Westveer ................ 3.00 Pietchners Drue Store ............ 1.55 Consumers Ice ©o .............. 6.00 Grand Rapids Press ............. 2.00 Royal Wea Co. 3. osc... 8... 3.48 ANG Sala ee 10.00 Hiulst Van Huelen Co. ............ 6.00 I. @. Barber ©o. 20200300... 40.00 Ramsdell & Slowey, Albion ....... 4.00 I Hi Blessard ................... 20.34 G. R. Muskegon Power Co. ...... 5.44 Jewell Vea €o. ...........-.....-.- 1.5 DD Al Wan Wyek ................ 13.00 Wochholz & Gress. Albion ........ 150.00 National Printing & Engraving Co. Obied2o . -) ies. 34.50 Dr. Geo. C. Hafford, Albion ...... 41.00 Mi oJ. Roseman .......:....5....... 12.00 Eouis (Prager .. 0. soc. ees 12.00 Commercial Savings Bank ...... 350.00 bouis Eraser ..................... 30.00 W. H. O’Donahue, Albion ......... 50.00 Henry Wochbolz, Albion ....... 75.00 The first meeting of creditors has not vet been called in this matter. Jan. 30—In the matter of Francis J. Heany, bankrupt, a hearing was had on the petition of the bankrupt for exemp- tions. The referee has decided that the bankrupt, having made an assignment of his assets for the benefit of creditors prior to bankruptcy, including exemptions, is not now entitled to claim exemptions out of the bankrupt state. An order has been entered accordingly. Feb. 2—The first meeting of creditors in the matter of Schliess & Bachman contractors, of Grand Rapids, was held this day. The bankrupt, Frank C. Schliess, was present and the partnership bankrupt was present by attorneys Smed- levy, Linsey & Lillie. By unanimous vote of creditors present and_ represented, Homer H. Freeland was elected trustee and his bond fixed at $2.000. The assets of this estate consist of machinery and tools used in the constrution business and it is not expected a ready sale will be made. In the matter of the Holland Veneer Works, bankrupt, the adjourned special meeting of creditors was held this day. The trustee made a report showing that all of the assets had been sold and that there were still accounts outstanding which should be collected. The meeting was accordingly adjourned until Feb. 16, and it is expected the final report and eeouent of the trustee will be filed at that ime. Feb. 3—The first meeting of creditors in the matter of Ebenezer H. Vanden Berge was held this day. It appearing from the schedules and from examina- tion of the bankrupt that there are no assets not claimed to be exempt it was accordingly ordered that no trustee be appointed. The first meeting of credit- ors was then adjourned without day. In the matter of Eugene D. Tanguey, bankrupt, of Ludington, the trusee’s final report and account has been filed and the final meeting of creditors called for Feb. 18. The account shows receipts aggregating $2,415.07 and disbursements amounting to $520.82 and a balance on hand of $1894.25. There will probably be another dividend in the matter at the final meeing of creditors. The estate pl lid paid one dividend of 20 per cent. In the matter of Harvey L. Godfrey, agriculture implement dealer of Lowell, the final meeting of creditors was held this day. The estate did not contain sufficient fund to pay a dividend to gen- eral creditors and no dividend was de- clared. What Some Michigan Cities Are Doing. Written for the Tradesman. This is the week of the annual auto show in Kalamazoo. Manual training teachers of the State will meet in Kalamazoo Feb. 19-21. One of the events of the first day will be an inspection of exhibits of State hardware dealers. The Cassopolis Commercial Club held its annual banquet last week with an attendance of 141 men, the feature being that one-half the num- ber were farmers from surrounding territory. There were earnest, help- ful addresses and the affair was a complete success from the good fel- lowship standpoint, Building operations promise to be brisk in Bay City this spring. Muskegon has a new broom factory and the Chamber of Commerce is get- ting prices on broom corn seed, with view to distributing same free among the farmers of that section. The Michigan Bridge and Iron Co. will double the capacity of its plant at Lansing. The Grand Haven Commercial As- sociation will hold its annual banquet the evening of Feb. 17 and prepara- tions are under way for a big event. Kalamazoo will hold a big celebra- tion at the armory Feb. 11 to cele- brate the installation of the boule- vard lights, completion of Bronson boulevard, the new high school, the three new water towers, extension of the water system, the armory conven- tion hall, the county contagious dis- ease hospital and other improve- ments. Spring Lake now has an Improve- ment Association that is doing things and this attractive village and sum- mer resort is growing. Plans to revive the Muskegon coun- ty fair are being considered by the Muskegon Chamber of Commerce. 3 The Benton Harbor Development Association has a fund of $70,000 which will be used largely in secur- ing new industries. New officers of the Howard City Board of Trade are as follows: Presi- dent, S. V. Bullock; Secretary, RK. S. Jennings; Treasurer, H. M. Gibbs. The directors include the officers and L. W, Greene, J. H. Prout, J. B. Has- kins and D. W. Clapp. The first annual meeting and ban- quet of the Three Rivers Commercial Club was attended by fifteen mem- bers. Officers were re-elected and plans for the future discussed. A spec’al committee, after making a survey of Lansing’s system of col- lection and disposal of garbage, re- ports that same is not only the poor- est but is also the costliest system that it has any knowledge of. Only about one family out of six or seven is having its garbage collected by the private company, which charges 10 cents per can for each week, and it is believed a great amount is being dumped in alleys, backyards and va- cant lots. The cost of collection and disposal of garbage and ashes in other cities is found to be very much less and authorities all agree that there should be public collection of city waste, although much difference of opinion exists as to the best method of disposal. In Cleveland the cost disposal is .208 per in Cincinnati .319, in Columbus .231, in The report con- may be Lansing have to establish a reduc- plant, but they are more or less in an experimental stage and we may well wait for their perfection. The feeding of our gar- bage to swine and the proper dump- ing of‘ our other city should satisfy our present needs as to dis- posal. er collection, of collection and capita per year, Dayton 23. m Zanesville .201. eludes: lt eventually will tion or incinerator waste Our pressing need is the prop- not only of garbage but of the other forms of city waste, and this should be done by the city, as it is much cheaper and tends to more sanitary conditions.” Almond. Griffen. ELEVATORS Hand and Power For All Purposes Also Dumbwaiters Sidewalk Hoists State your requirements, giv- ing capacity, size of platform, lift, etc., and we will name a money saving price on your exact needs. Sidney Elevator Mfg. Co. :: Sidney, Ohio. SY =SSUNB BEAM== TAAL “MAAN. “SUN-BEAM LUGGAGE” THE LINE OF QUALITY Home of Sun-Beam Goods REMEMBER, MR. DEALER, Every day is a traveling day, and therefore it is and should be to your ad- vantage to consider the excellent values we have to offer in TRUNKS, SUITCASES AND BAGS. Catalogue and full particulars on request. BROWN & SEHLER COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Danby sate ting irs wd fom % . 3 d ‘ & 3 3 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN February 4, 1914 | | rh 4 Li Y ‘ ss orm BUSINESS WOR ‘pai | UR catttt be ya Wg (WC l a Sd MM ope E =e iL g Movements of Merchants. Holland—Vaupell & Alworth suc- ceed the Gerber Drug Co. Harbor Beach—C. E. Pettit suc- ceeds R. C. Allen in the drug busi- ness. Freesoil—Torey & Co. succeed R. Stephens in the general store busi- ness. : Lake Odessa—Bert Vander Ploeg succeeds C. F. Jackson in the grocery business. Owosso—Harry Roberts succeeds Frank Moffat in the merchant tailor- ing business. Potterville—M. J. Hill is succeeded by A. Courtney in the billiard and cigar business. Hesperia—John Bain has succeeded Mrs. C. M. Gleason in the general store business Portland—_Packard & Rader suc- ceed Packard & Lewis in the imple- ment business. Hersey — Jacob MHaist succeeds Charles Anderson in the meat and ice cream business. Kalamazoo—The Celery City Lum- ber Co. has increased its capital stock from $7,000 to $28,000. Kalamazoo—The Celery City Lum- ber Co. has increased its capital stock from $7,000 to $28,000. Lake Odessa—Brummeler & Good- sell are succeeded in the hardware business by Branch & Goodsell, Leroy—R. E. Smith has purchased the Thompson restaurant and grocery stock and will continue the business. Detroit—The Henry Blackwell Co., department store, has increased its capital stock from $250,000 to $350,- 000. Caro—Ray E. Gibbs. general dealer, has resorted to bankruptcy proceed- ings. Reliabilities, $1,598; assets, $1,- 200. Brethren—D. E. Hillsamer has closed out his stock of general mer- chandise and will retire from busi- ness. Martin—Freeman Hall has purchas- ed and is remodeling the store build- ing which he occupies with his drug stock. Manistee—D. S. Smith, grocer, has sold his stock to James F. Ames, who will continue the business at the same location. Detroit—J. M. Campbell and son, ‘layton, recently of St Ignace, have engaged in the drug business at 463 Concord avenue. Palmyra—Foglesong & Woster, for several years past general merchants here, have dissolved partnership. Mr. Foglesong will conduct an implement and hardware business in another lo- cation, while Mr. Woster will continue the general merchandise business. Flint—J. Melvin Wood, grocer, has filed a petition in bankruptcy. He claims that his debts and assets are the same—$1,345. Stanwood—W. E. Zant has purchas- ed the drug stock of Dr. G. McAllis- ter and will continue the business at the same location. Onaway—William H. Fish, who conducts a bazaar store here, has filed a petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities, $2,904.34; no assets. Jackson—Burglars entered the J. H. Lourin & Co. dry goods store Jan. 28 and carried away goods to the value of over $1,000. Luther—The dry goods, shoe and furniture store of William Reed was burglarized Jan. 28 and about $100 worth of goods taken. Munising—The grocery stock of John W. Depew, bankrupt, and two cash registers have been bought by the McDougall Mercantile Co. Batavia—F. J. Barrell, implement and coal dealer, has sold his stock to J. H. McClellan, recently of Kansas City, Mo., who has taken possession. East Tawas—Willam A. Reeves, dealer in general merchandise, has made an assignment. His indebted- ness is given at $5,666.40; assets, $212. Alto—Charles Furrow has sold a half interest in his shoe and harness stock to A. D. Hood and the business will be continued under the style of Ilood & Furrow. l'reeport—H. D. Johnson has sold his store building and stock of gen- eral merchandise to C, W. Barnhard, formerly of White Cloud, who has taken possession. Grayling—Emil Kraus has purchas- ed the interest of his father’s estate in the general stock of A. Kraus & Son and will continue the business in his own name, Detroit—The United Fuel & Sup- ply Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $1,000, of which $500 has been subscribed and $300 paid in in cash. Greenville—O. W. Rice has sold his interest in the Greenville Hard- ware Co. stock to L. M. Sagendorf and the business will be continued under the same style. Alma—George M. Delevan has sold his interest in the C. L. & G. M. Dele- van stock of general merchandise to his partner, C. L. Delevan, who will continue the business under his own name. River Junction—Horace Leeke has sold his interest in the Leeke & Haven hardware and implement stock to John Van Horn, recently of Henriet- ta, and the business will be continued under the style of Haven & Van Horn. Saugatuck—C. S. Terpstra and Louis J. Van Sloten, of Holland, have formed a copartnership and engaged in the plumbing, pumps and windmill business under the style of Terpstra & Van Sloten. Reed City—Kienitz & Swensen, dealers in marble and granite, have dissolved partnership. E. H. Kienitz will continue the business here and John Swensen will take possession of the Manistee branch. Cheboygan—Dr. A. M. Gerow is erecting a store building which will be occupied about April 1 by J. C. Taggart with his stock of confection- ery and cigars Mr. Taggart recently lost his stock by fire. Remus—Grant H. Otis & Co., deal- ers in men and women’s clothing and furnishing goods at Hastings, have opened a branch store here. Both members of the firm will take turns in conducting the store. Ann Arbor—The John A. Tice Co. has changed its name to the Mack Drug Co. and increased its capital stock from $2,000 to $4,000. South Haven—W. E. Davis and AI- bert L. Putnam have entered into part- nership .and purchased the grocery and shoe stock of John Cording, 424 Phoenix street. The business will be conducted under the style of the Star Grocery. South Haven—C. E. Baughman, who has been manager of the South Haven grocery store of Kidd, Dater & Co. for the past nine months, has pur- chased the stock of that company and wll continue the business at the same location. A. C. Johnson, formerly engaged in the drug business at Muskegon un- der the style of Johnson Bros., will shortly engage in the same business on his own account in the Sawdust City. The Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. has the order for the stock. Port Huron—John B. Sperry, con- ducting a department store, has merg- ed his business into a stock company under the style of the J. B. Sperry Co., with an authorized capital stock of $50,000, of which $44,000 has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Holland—J. E, Kiekintveld has pur- chased a half interest in the Opera Pharmacy from Walter Sutton. Mr. Sutton will retain his interest in the business but on account of other in- terests that require almost all of his time the active management will be in the hand of Mr. Kiekintveld. Detroit—A. J. Marshall, dealer in bar, hotel and = restaurant supplies, has merged his business into a stock company under the style of the A. J. Marshall Co., with an authorized cap- ital stock of $50,000, of which $35,000 has been subscribed, $1,000 being paid in in cash and $34,000 in property. Ishpeming—Napolean Robare, who is operating near here this winter, is one of the pioneer loggers of this dis- trict. He began operation on Thun- der River and Lake in Marinette coun- ty in Wisconsin when that country was covered with virgin timber. He has cut 4,000 cords of box bolts, 4,000 cords of spruce pulp and 500,000 feet of logs so far this season from his own timberlands. Palmyra—Foglesong & Woster, dealers in general merchandise, have dissolved partnership. Mr. Woster has taken over the interest of his part- ner and will continue the business under his own name. Mr. Foglesong will engage in the hardware and im- plement business here. Lake Odessa—Wm. Brummeler has sold his interest in the hardware firm of Brummeler & Goodsell to Forest E. Branch, and will take up his old occupation as traveling salesman in Western and Northern Michigan for Wm. Brummeler Sons Co. of Grand Rapids. The new firm will be known as Branch & Goodsell. Menominee—Practically every part of the Upper Peninsula is covered with snow, so that hauling is not dif- ficult and logging is going ahead the heaviest so far this season. The tem- perature is low enough for ice roads to be maintained and operators hope in the next six weeks to make up, at least in part, for what has been lost in the long delay caused by the weath- er. No car shortage has developed and it is likely that not much trouble will be experienced on that score. Big Rapids—W. H. Truax has sold- his interest in the H. Ladner & Co. store to his partners and formed a copartnership with Seth Zetterstedt to purchase the Joslin clothing stock. The new firm will be styled Truax & Zetterstedt. For years the Joslin store has had a large trade in the clothing line, Mr. Joslin, Sr., having been in business for many years, start- ing in trade in Big Rapids in 1872. Mr. Truax was for thirteen years con- nected with the Joslin store, a part of that time as manager, and for the past two years has been connected with the firm of H. Ladner & Co. Mr. Zetterstedt also worked in the Joslin store for about six years, but for the past year has been connected with the store of F. H. Lange. ——_..-s Bay City Delegates to Grand Rapids Meeting. Bay City, Feb. 2—The following delegates have been elected by the Bay City Grocers and Butchers’ As- sociation to attend the State conven- tion at Grand Rapids Feb. 24, 25 and 26: M. L. Debats, J. H. Primeau, C. C. Schultz, E. W. Funnell, Thomas Jean, I. K. Schultz, Jas. Smith, Geo. A. Fuller, Jno. Standacher, Dolphus Blacnhard, Geo. Gangeon, Aug. Dehn, Fred Menthen, H. J. Downer, Wara- strom & Johnson, A. Ward, Chas. Smith, Robt. Burkhardt, J. W. Rog- ers. Mason Erw‘n has opened a store at the corner of Center and Trumbull, with a full line of groceries. Mrs. Edward West, wife of the well-known grocer on North Chilson street, where he has been in business several years, died at the family resi- dence last Thursday. Mrs. West was well known in the city, having resided on the west side for over thirty-two years. She was born in Wales, St. Clair county, Jan. 10, 1861, and mar- ried Mr. West in Romeo, in 1881, soon afterward moving to this crty. Mrs. West had been ill only a week, goitre being the affliction. She was a member of Westminster Presby- terian church and belonged to the Order of Eastern Star. Geo. A. Fuller. ——_--2.2>——___. The merchant who will not spend at least $10 a year for trade papers is a man who does not recognize op- portunity when he sees it. February 4, 1914 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN — — Ee GROCERY+»» PRODUCE MARKET im S ce = r - - a ’ AL, = oy Review of the Grand Rapids Produce Market. Apples—The market is _ strong. Greenings and Baldwins are now held at 4.50@5 per bbl. Northern Spys and Jonathans, $6@6.25. Bananas—$2.75 per 100 lbs.. or $1@ 1.75 per bunch. Butter—Receipts of fresh have in- creased considerably during the week and the demand is very light. Asa result, the market has dropped about 3c on both creamery and No. 1 dairy. The quality of the receipts is averag- ing very good, but the market is un- settled. If the lower prices stimulate the demand there may be no further decline. Fancy creamery commands 27c in tubs and 28c in cartons. Local dealers pay 22c for No. 1 dairy and 16c for packing stock. Cabbage—$1 per bu. Carrots—65c per bu. Celery—35c per bunch for grown; $2.75 per crate for Florida. Cocoanuts—$4.75 per sack contain- ing 100. Cranberries—The market is strong at $15 per bbl for late Howes. Cucumbers—$2 per doz. home Eggs—Receipts are increasing al- most daily and a few warmer days would bring in quite an influx of eggs. Local dealers have reduced their paying prices to 27c, with the possibility on still lower prices before the end of the week—depending alto- gether on the weather. Grape Fruit—The market is steady at $5@5.50 per box. Grapes—Malaga, $6 per keg. Green Onions—40c per doz. for New Orleans. Honey—18c per lb. for white clov- er, and 16c for dark. Lemons—California and Verdellis have advanced to $4@4.25 per box. Lettuce—Eastern head has declined to $2.25 per bu.; hot house leaf has further declined to 14c per Ib. Nuts—Almonds, 18c per 1lb.; But- ternuts, $1 per bu.; Chestnuts, 22c per lb. for Ohio; Filberts, 15c per lb.; Hickory, $2.50 per bu. for Shellbark; Pecans, 15c per lb.; Walnuts, 19c for Grenoble and California; 1%c for Na- ples; $1 per bu. for Michigan. Onions—$1.25 for red and yellow and $1.50 for white; Spanish, $1.40 percrate. Oranges—Californias $2.50@2.75; $2.25(@2.50. Peppers—Green, 75c per small bas- ket. Potatoes— The market is without change. Country buyers are paying 45@50c; local dealers get 65@70c. Pop Corn—$1.75 per bu. for ear; 5c per lb. for shelled. are held at Floridas are selling at : Te c=) Wf) 7 mss i )( CES EEN = Fee Poultry—Local dealers pay 12@ 12'4c for fowls, 8c for old roosters: 9c for geese; llc for ducks; 14(@16c for No. 1 turkeys and 12c for old toms. These prices are live weight. Dressed are 2c per lb. more than live. Radishes—30c per dozen. Spinach—$1 per bu. Strawberries—40c per qt. for ida. Flor- Sweet Potatoes—Delawares in bu. hampers, $1.10. Tomatoes—$4.25 per 6 basket crate of California. Veal—Buvers pay 6@12c according to quality. ———_2+ .—___ In the death of Charles McCarty, who was engaged in the grocery, grain and produce business at Lowell for more than forty years, Michigan loses one of the most courageous men who ever honored the retail business. Ca- tering to a large constituency and a wide area, Mr. McCarty established in the early days of Lowell a State wide reputation for making a market for anything the farmer brought to town, even though the purchaser had to ul- timately cons’gn it to the dump. Such a policy, rigidly adhered to for many years, gave Lowell a reputation which it still enjoys, although it has been greatly curtailed by the establishment of new towns on parallel lines of railways. Mr. McCarty was a friend to everybody and everybody's friend. His genial greeting and contagious laugh served to put every one in good humor and his generous openhearted- ness made his friends wherever he went. His death in California, remote from the scenes of his early victories and triumphs, was peculiarly — sad, owing to the nature of his illness and his anxiety to remain a little longer among the people whose lives he made brighter by his presence. ——_+-2—____ E. L. Howard, general dealer, Ves- taburg: “I think your paper more than pays its own way, as I find it keeps me in touch with the markets, both buying and selling.” ——_ 2-2 —___ Mrs. Alzada Hagadorn has bought the grocery stock formerly owned by John Brower, and more recently by one Berkholz, at 1825 Division avenue. ——_222______ C. Anderson & Son succeed Pixley & Van Eeuwen in the grocery busi- ness at the corner of Packard avenue and Cherry street. —_— 2.2.2 ———_ The Wormnest Stove Co. has dis- continued business at Oakland avenue and P, M. Railway. 2-2. The Leader Engine Co. is reported moving to Detroit. The Grocery Market. Sugar—All of the Eastern refiners are offering granulated at 4c, f. o. b. New York, except American, whose price is 4.05c. cheap Refined sugar at 4c is and largely, if not entirely discounts the prospective reduction in the duty. At 2%c for raws the laid down price after March 1 will be 3%c, so that the margin for granulated on this basis is 80 points. Of course, the cost of manufacturing is less, but, on the other hand, raws may advance instead of declining as some circles would like. The wholesale grocer argues, that as his margin of profit is small, there is nothing to be gained in abandoning the hand-to-mouth at- t tude, for the refiner no longer guar antees against decline. He that the keen competition may force the price to below 4c and that in any even that figure will still be available a month hence. But there are those who predict difficulty in securing prompt shipment later in the month, for meltings are moderate and con- signment points must be filled up. Re- fined at 4c compares with 4.30c a year ago. Coffee—Rio and Santos are steady to firm, but without any special quot- able advance. Milds, meaning espe- cially washed milds, Bogotas, Mara- caibos, etc., are firm and show a frac- tional advance for the week. The reason seems to be small stocks on spot. New crop coffees will begin to come along in March. Java and Mo- cha are unchanged and moderately active, both lines steady to firm. Sta- tistics have not helped the market, for the crop receipts at Rio and San- tos are breaking expectations, agere- gating 11,369,000 bags as compared with 9,596,000 last year and 10,301,000 in 1912. Afloats are now larger than in 1913 by 70,000 bags, and_ while stocks in warehouses are 600,000 bags less than a year ago, the supply of really desirable coffee is larger, for the 900,000 bags valorization holdings were then included. It is suggested that the indifference of the country to actual coffee, as indicated in the dull spot situation, means that the in- visible supply has been filled up and roasters can pursue a waiting policy. Brazil wishes to sell, and this does not make-the buyer in a more receptive frame of mind. So far as the desire to speculate goes, Wall Street has no use for coffee, recalling past ex- periences, and the trade following was badly crippled in the smash of 1913. There are those who maintain that the salient fact is overlooked— coffee is cheap. Moreover, they in- sist that, whatever the shortcomings of predictions on the present crop, the next harvest will be materially be- figures low consuming requirements. The consumption, they say is growing, stimulated by lower prices, which in turn checks the use of substitutes. Brazil is in a better financial position, owing to the loosening up of cash in Europe, and has just placed a loan, part of which will be used in the de- fense of coffee. And last of all they emphasize the fact that there has been a decline of 5c a pound, which squeez- es out the inflation caused by valor- ization. 5 Canned Fruits—Under light offer- ings from the Coast and no selling pressure by second hands the market for all descriptions of California fruits is firm, although the demand at pres- ent is slow. Southern fruits of all kinds are in limited supply in first hands, and although the market is seasonably dull the tone is firm. Gal- lon apples are held firmly up to the quotations owing to the strong statis- tical situation, but there seems to be little demand. Canned Vegetables—-Lately a good deal of cheap stock in Western peas at about 65@70c for standard and at proportionate prices on extra stan- dard grades has been moved into con- sumption. The sales made are es- timated to have covered 50,000 to 75,- 000 cases, which has cleaned up most of the low priced stock. The market closed strong and slightly higher, 70c seeming to be about the best that can now be done on Western goods. It is also reported that quite a little business has been put through lately in future Western peas on the basis of opening prices, but particulars have not been made public. Tomatoes are quiet but firm. There are no offer- ings of standard goods from country factories at less than 70c for No. 3 and 50c for No. 2, with the Balti- more packers decline to consider bids of less than 72%c for No. 3 or 52'%c for No. 2 standards f. o. b. that mar- ket. Corn is firm, but getting little attention. are scarce and strong. Spinach is fairly active and firm. Interior mar- kets are buying Southern sweet pota- toes quite freely and market for that staple is stronger. Canned Fish—Salmon is going steadily into consumption and the market is firm. Domestic and foreign sardines show an upward tendency. Lobster is scarce and firm, and there is a strong although quiet market for crab meat. Shrimp is quiet but steady and in other lines a firm feel- ing prevails, due to limited offerings and a steady demand. Dried Fruits—The demand _ for prunes is moderate. Peaches are low in price and rather inactive. Apricots nearly cleaned up on the coast, and there seems no likelihood of any lower prices this season. Rais- ins quiet and unciianged, as are cur- rants and all other dried fruits. The market is very and stocks are reported light. seems to be String beans are very firm The consumptive demand is good for the season, prices being somewhat high- er than a year ago. No radical change seems in sight. Cheese Syrup and Molasses — Glucose shows no change for the week. Com- pound syrup is unchanged and sonably active. Sugar syrup is and unchanged. Molasses quiet. Provisions—The market on smok- ed and cured meats is steady about unchanged. Both pure and compound lard are steady with a good consumptive demand. Dried barreled pork and canned meats are unchanged, with a light demand. Salt Fish—Mackerel of all grades keeps about the same, demand fair. Cod, hake and haddock steady to firm, seasonable demand. séea- dull and beet, EE oy ANCIAL MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ) 1) us Ee CU ae es rONd = There has been some gain in busi- ness during the past week. The soitened feeling of the administration toward the corporations and the prob- ability of an increase in freight rates on the Eastern roads have every- thing to do with this changed feeling. If the freight rates are raised that in itself will be a gain to business. As to those statistics and oral reports from business men on which reliance is commonly placed in measuring the situation there is little change. The bank clearings -are running slightly below those of a year ago but the percentage is so small as to be prac- tically negligible. Railroad business is bad, but late advices indicate that an improvement is in progress. The Eastern roads are in some instances hurrying repairs on cars or preparing to take them out of storage in antici- pation of a larger traffic. The directors of the United Light & Railways Co. adopted the dividend policy of the American Light & Trac- tion Co., by declaring a quarterly pay- ment of 1 per cent. on the common stock in cash and 1 per cent. payable in common stock. The company has thus made good a tentative promise which was made last fall to adopt such a pol- icy in the forepart of the present year. The announcement came even sooner than was expected by many share- holders and caused great satisfaction. As the result of the declaration of the double dividend, the common stock is now around its top price. It did sell a point or two higher per- haps at the time the company took over the Tri-City Railway & Light Co., over a year ago, but this week’s prices were firm around 85 for the common. At 85 the holder of 100 shares of United Light common gets a very handsome return. He gets 4 per cent. per annum in cash and 4 per cent. in common stock and on $8,500 investment his return is $400 in cash and $400 in stock, worth, at 85, $340, or a total of $740. This is an extremely liberal return on the invest- ment. Should the market price of his stock advance the value of his divi- dend return in stock would, of course, rise also. It is stated that the pres- ent earnings are equivalent to 10 per cent. on the common stock. Realizing the needs of the people of Rapids City and the adjacent coun- try C. W. McPhail, Ludington, W. S. Richardson, Central Lake, and L. O. Bloomer, Alden, will open up a bank in the hustling village of Rapid City about March 1. Messrs. McPhail, Richardson and Bloomer need no in- troduction to the people of Rapid City, as Mr. Bloomer has represented that banking firm at Rapid City for the last year. McPhail is one of the best known bankers in Michigan. He is President of six State banks in Michigan and principal owner of eight other banking institutions. Mr. Richardson, who has been affiliated with Mr. McPhail in the banking business for the last twenty years, is well known throughout Northern Michigan as a successful banker. Mr. Richardson is Cashier of the First State Bank of Central Lake and also interested in a number of other banks in the Northern part of the State. Mr. Bloomer is Cashier of the Farm- © ers & Merchants Bank of Alden and has been connected with different banking institutions in Western Michigan for the last twelve years. McPhail, Richardson and Bloomer are fortunate in securing the services of Dan S. Way for Cashier of the new institution. Mr. Way needs no further introduction He has been manager of the Lewis Way merchan- tile establishment for the last number of years and will continue as manager also of that institution. Mr. Way has been an unusual successful manager and there are no doubts as to his future success in his new undertak- ings. The business will be carried on in the Lewis Way mercantile house, part of the main room being leased by the banking firm for their offices. Later it is the intention, as soon as the business warrants, to build a mod- ern building. February 4, 1914 Our Savings Certificates of Deposit form an exceedingly convenient and safe method of invest- They are readily negotiable, being transferable by endorsement and earn interest at the rate of 3% % if left a year. ing your surplus. The Old National Bank GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 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 IF YOU BUY NOW The First Preferred Stock of United Light & Railways Company You will receive the benefit of the ACCRUED DIVIDEND since October 1, 1913. The dividend of 1%% paid quarterly is due Jan- uary 1, 1914, and the purchaser of stock gets the benefit. A Purchase Now Will Net Good Return Send for circular and earnings statement showing prosperous condition of this company, Howe, Snow, Corrigan & Bertles Michigan Trust Co. Bldg. Grand Rapids, Michigan Fourth National Bank Savings Deposits 3 Per Cent Interest Paid on Savings Deposits Compounded Semi-Annually Ww. H. Anderson, President John W. Blodgett, J. C, Bishop, Assistant Cashier United States Depositary Commercial Deposits Per Cent Interest Paid on Certificates of Deposit Left One Year Capital Stock and Surplus $580,000 -field stone building. February 4, 1914 The owners of the Citizens’ Bank of Bellevue, a _ private institution, which voluntarily closed it doors last week, state that the bank is only tem- porarily out of business, due to heavy withdrawals of deposits and inability to make collections, and creditors and depos:tors will be paid one hundred cents on the dollar, as the bank is ful- ly protected. Carl D. Nimberley, formerly the Assistant Cashier of the bank, has been named as assignee and is now in charge. There is little or no excitement in Bellevue over the closing of the bank. The Citizens’ Bank has been doing business in Belle- vue for nearly fifteen years and four years ago moved into its own new It is owned by two men, C. E. Scott, a wealthy Wal- ton township farmer, who is President and the “silent partner,” and Barrett D. Vaughan, Cashier and manage, who has been a resident of Bellevue for nearly thirty years, and it was largely through his efforts that the bank was organized. Mr. Scott has been a director of the First National Bank of Charlotte and a stockholder of the Eaton County Savings Bank of Charlotte. He has been in the Bank very little, leaving the manage- ment largely with Mr. Vaughan. It is stated that two years ago Mr. Vaughan suffered a slight stroke of paralysis and his health has been af- fected since to such an extent that depositors gradually began to with- draw their money until only one-half of the $200,000 deposits remained in the Bank and the institution | was obliged to close its doors. According to Cashier Vaughan the deposits of the bank now total about $100,000 and this is the extent of its liability. The loans total about $123,000 and the capital stock is $16,000, with $3,000 in undivided profits. The bank build- ing is the finest and most handsome MICHIGAN TRADESMAN building in Bellevue and is valued at $15,000. The individual responsibil- ity of the men back of the Bank, who are equal partners, totals more than $150,000 according to official reports, and this protection is ample. There is one other bank in Bellevue, a State bank, of which C. D. Kimberley is Cashier, which is not affected in any way, as it had no relations with the Citizens bank. No petition in bank- ruptcy will be filed if Mr. Kimberley can realize on the $123,000 loans. The Farmers State Bank, of Rich- land, has been merged into a savings bank under the style of the Farmers State Savings Bank, with an authoriz- ed capital stock of $20,000 . The capital stock of the Commer- cial & Savings Bank of Albion has been increased from $35,000 to $50,- 000. The Peoples’ State Bank of Detroit has increased its capital stock from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000. —_—__2. > Quotations on Local Stocks and Bonds. Public Utilities. Bid. Asked. Am. Light.& Trac. Co., Com. 350 353 Am. Light & Trac. Co., Pfd. 106 10s Am. Public Utilities, Pfd. 76 7 Am. Public Utilities, Com. 51% 53 Cities Service Co., Com. 97 99 Cities Service Co., Pfd. 74 76 Citizens Telephone Co. 77 79 Comw’th Pr. Ry. & Lt., Com. 57% 58 Comw’th Pr. Ry. & Lt., Pfd. 78% 79% Comw’th 6% 5 year bond 97 98% Pacific Gas & Elec. Co., Com. 42 45 Tennessee Ry. Lt. & Pr., Com. 15 17 Tennessee Ry. Lt. & Pr., Pfd. 69 71 United Light & Rys.. Com. 84 86 United Light & Rys., 1st Pfd. 76% 77% United Lt. & Ry. new 2nd Pfd. 72 74 United Light 1st and ref. 5% bonds 86 89 Industrial and Bank, Stocks. Dennis Canadian Co. 100 105 Furniture City Brewing Co. 60 75 Globe Knitting Works, Com. 135 141 Globe Knitting Works, Pfd. 97 100 G. R. Brewing Co. 145 = =«ldbl Macey Co., Pfd. 93 96 Commercial Savings Bank 200 225 Fourth National Bank 215 220 G. R. National City Bank 173 «6178 G. R. Savings Bank 255 300 Kent State Bank 258 Old National Bank 204 208 Peoples Savings Bank 250 February 4, 1914. On the Upward Swing the center. marketability. ulation of 525,000. ENGINEERS The pendulum of prices for securities has passed Do not delay if you wish to increase your income. American Public Utilities Co. 6% cumulative preferred stock combines possible appreciation, stability of business, assured return and The company operates gas and electric properties in fourteen prosperous cities, serving an aggregate pop- Its relations with the public are harmonious, and its business is conducted on a profitable basis. Write for map and earning statements Kelsey, Brewer & Company BANKERS GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN OPERATORS in face of decline in prices. vestment. 123 Ottawa Ave., N. W. BUY BONDS NOW! We especially recommend at this time the purchase of well- secured bonds for the following reasons: 1—Prices are very low at the present time; in fact, no lower price level has been reached in over five years. 2—The intrinsic value of good issues has steadily increased 3—Underlying conditions are sound and money rates will probably be lower in the near future. 4——New currency law should equalize money rates and favor- ably affect bond purchases by financial institutions. We offer only such bonds as in our judgment afford absolute security for the principal and yield a fair return on the in- [;RAND RAPIDS [RUST [,OMPANY Both Phones 4391 Lewis H. Withey, President. Willard Barnhart. Darwin D. Cody. E. Golden Filer, Filer City, Mich. Wm, H. Gay. F. A. Gorham. Thomas Hefferan. Thomas Hume, Muskegon, Mich. Chicago. Edward Lowe. W. W, Mitchell, Cadillac, Mich. R. E. Olds, Lansing, Mich, Michigan Trust Co. Resources $2,000,000.00. OFFICERS. Willard Barnhart, Vice President. Henry Idema, Second Vice President. F. A. Gorham, Third Vice President. George Hefteran, Secretary. Claude Hamilton, DIRECTORS. Henry Idema. Wm. Judson. James D. Lacey, Assistant Secretary. J. Boyd Pantlind. William Savidge, Spring Lake, Mich. Wm. Alden Smith. Dudley E. Waters. T. Stewart White, Lewis H. Withey. James R. Wylie. 3% Every Six Months Is what we pay at our office on the Bonds we sell. $100.00 BONDS--6% A YEAR The Preferred Life Insurance Co. of America POLICY HOLDERS SHARE IN OUR EARNINGS The reason for our large increase in business last year was our EXCELLENT CON- TRACTS combined with our NON-PARTICIPATING RATES ON WHICH WE PAY DIVIDENDS. WE HAVE THE BEST SELLER ON THE MARKET. Grand Rapids, Mich. Ask for our Coupon Certificates of Deposit Assets Over Three and One-half Million v Cc _- “Geannparins § anes Panic REAL ESTATE IS THE FOUNDATION OF WEALTH AND INDEPENDENCE We can show you some of the finest highly im- proved farms, or thousands of acres of unimproved hardwood lands in Michigan, that are rapidly increasing in value. We also have the largest list of income prop- erty in this city—INVESTIGATE. GEO. W. BRACE & CO., | / 64 Monroe Ave. Grand Rapids, Mich. Citizens 2506 Bell Main 1018 OFFERING 8 PER CENT GILT EDGED INVESTMENT A. O. SELF & CO. Business Brokers Dallas, Texas Kent State Bank Main Office Fountain St. Facing Monroe Grand Rapids, Mich. Capital - - - ~- $500,000 Surplus and Profits - $300,000 Deposits 7 Million Dollars 345 Per Cent. Paid on Certificates _You can transact your banking business with us easily by mail. Write us about it if interested. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN February 4, 1914 ba GES Drs e Sak (Unlike any other paper.) DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF BUSINESS MEN. Published Weekly by TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. Subscription Price. One dollar per year, if paid strictly in advance; two dollars if not paid in ad- vance. Five dollars for six years, payable in advance. Canadian subscriptions, $2.04 per year, payable invariably in advance. Sample copies 5 cents each. Extra copies of current issues, 5 cents; issues a month or more old, 10 cents; issues a year or more old, 25 cents. Entered at the Grand Rapids Postoffice as Second Class Matter. E. A. STOWE, ‘ditor. February 4, 1914. MAKING READY FOR MARCH. The merchant who has to wait upon the jobbers and wholesalers wiile customers are already in his store asking for seasonable goods isn't the most fortunate type of business man. The reputation of a retailer depends upon his ability to deliver the goods right when they are wanted; and prompt service is a far better business builder than lame excuses. Hence, the merchant with an eye to the building of permanent business will prepare well beforehand to cater to his spring trade. The time to order is while the ship- ping department of the jobbing house is still running smoothly. The inevit- able rush of tardy retailers for their spring goods will mean disaster to the retailer who puts off buying until the last minute and still hopes to have his shipments made as promptly as if he ordered weeks ahead of time. An early spring may not come; but if it does, it will catch a host of retailers napping. The shrewd merchant is_ fore- handed in catering to the spring trade. Not merely does he order early so that he may have his stock in readi- ness to meet all demands as they come; but he starts the spring trade coming, instead of waiting for the weather man to do that trick. And, with his stock purchased and in readi- ness, and that item of worry off his shoulders, the merchant is all the better equipped to infuse into his ad- vertising, his window displays and his personal salesmanship the spring spirit. Spring warms up the world; and the wide awake dealer who wants to se- cure his share of the spring trade will display equal warmth in his wel- come to his customers. The entire windows, silent sales- man, stock and staff—should typify in their attitude toward the intending buyer the climatic change. store—show The new stock, the timely stock, should be featured, even a little ahead of time. It is the new stock in which the spring trade—and particularly the housewives—will be interested. Per- haps they have been spending very little during the winter; if so they will be all the better able to purchase now, and all the more responsive to the merchant’s appeal. “All the year round is the time to hustle for new business” is the prin- ciple which actuates most successful merchants. But, if hustling is timely throughout the entire year, it is in the spring time that the merchant feels most like hustling. Too few merchants keep an eye open for newcomers to town. Yet those merchants who call personally on the newcomers find it good busi- ness. You need not make it a merely business call, but put into it the spirit of “Welcome to our midst’—and give the newcomer to understand that whatever he may need in merchandise, your store stands ready to give him good service. Many good merchants find it hard to adopt such business tactics. Strange as it may seem with men who are daily in contact with all sorts of peo- ple, they have a shrinking from going out and meeting strangers. They would meet them gladly and serve them courteously and carefully in their own places of business, for there they feel at home; but to go out into the highways and byways seems an irk- some task. Yet the very men who modestly shrink from canvassing newcomers in this fashion often prove the best business-getters when they do go. out. Make the newcomer feel that he has friends. It is an incidental that he will need merchandise; and he turns gladly to the first welcoming face. Then, too, it is worth while to cater to the newly-weds, who rap- idly find the need of a host of house- hold utensils, and who are usually in the mood to improve upon the more or less primitive kitchen equipment that mother used to have. Springtime brings with it, of course, the inevitable spring house cleaning. Toward the middle or end of March, house cleaning utensils can be advan- tageously featured, the time depend- ing largely upon local and weather conditions. It is good for the deal- er to map out ahead of time the line which he intends his house cleaning displays to take, in order that he may put them together at a minute’s no- tice if need be. This is a time, too, when additional equipment for handling the everyday work of the household can be advan- tageously pushed. For housecleaning, scrubbing brushes, pails, mops, cur- tain stretchers, window cleaners, step ladders and a host of brush novelties of one sort and another can be strong- ly urged; and of these many possess a permanent value. Then, too, there is a timely demand for carpet sweep- ers, washing machines, wringers, and the like; while the housewife will usu- ally feel in the mood to replace her worn out boilers, kettles and pans with new and more up-to-date goods. In the better class of homes where electric current is available, there is a growing demand for electrical cook- ing devices of various sorts and there is plenty of opportunity for the sale of vacuum cleaners of all kinds. These in recent years have proven a very salable line. Spring, too, is the time for paint up and clean up work. This renders very timely a paint display. A wide range of paint specialties can be prof- itably featured at this particular time. Following close upon the interior house cleaning, there is the brighten- ing up of the yard. Lawn goods, garden tools, flower and vegetable seeds, poultry netting and kindred ar- ticles will be timely a little later in the season. The spring warmth brings forth the fishing enthusiast, which, in due course, means a decided demand for fishing tackle. Then, too, the dealer should pre- pare for the re-opening of the build- ing season, and be well equipped to handle this trade, which merits. con- siderable effort and thoughtful plan- ning, : A well-planned spring campaign helps immensely to produce results. With the next few months mapped out ahead of time, the merchant will find his work running far more smoothly and will be better able to meet emergencies as they arise. Ad- vertising and display should be plan- ned. beforehand; early purchase of new stock will remove one fruitful cause of worry and lost sales. In this connection, the individual merchant must form his plans, not upon and fixed model laid down before him, but with a regard to local conditions and his-own past experience. His plans should allow for aggressive business- getting, for the merchant who goes out after business instead of waiting ’ for it to come to him, is the merchant who pulls ahead. CHANGE FOR THE BETTER. From the viewpoint of this busi- ness community, the noteworthy fact in the situation is the cheerful op- timism, expressed in the past few days by representative business men and financiers, many of whom were un- able to see anything reassuring in the outlook a month ago. Not only has the situation changed for the better in this regard, but the change has been one of the most remarkable, for its suddenness and completeness, that the community has witnessed in many years. “Sentiment” doubtless plays a con- siderable part in it; but a large per- centage of the change is real. Dis- tributors of merchandise, however, are not rushing sales, preferring to have a slow’ but steady growth as the reason develops and the crop out- look becomes more apparent. With good crops, there should be basis for a very large business. Stocks of goods in all sections are light. Con- sumers have been going slow in buy- ing for ther current needs. Interior _ distributors have bought so cautiously during months, that they are now in shape to enter the market on a liberal basis in the near future. As to the crops, the winter wheat promise is at present far above the average; but it is naturally too early to make pre- dictions, when harvest is five months off. In the interval, it 1s expected that bus‘ness will move along at a healthy pace. One fundamental influence, not sen- timental in its scope, is that money is easier all over the West. Especial- ly is this true of Chicago, where call money is loaned at 4%4 per cent, and commercial paper is selling as low as 4 per cent. Perhaps the one thing which con- servative bankers fear, just now, is that there may presently be a dispo- s:tion to expand credits further than is warranted, even by the recent con- traction. This might easily have a bad effect on the business and finan- cial interests of the country. The fear is that there will be a move to go to the extreme in granting credits, with unfavorable ultimate results. But commercial lines can undoubtedly use more money iri legitimate ways in the near future; for industrial expansion seems to be assured, and with an in- creased output of the mills and a large consumption, it is believed that much more money can be conserva- tively employed. There are a few bankers here who express the belief that possibly the decline in interest rates has been too rapid, and that some upward reaction is now due. They look for a 6 per cent. basis as the level for the future, and expect to be able to get that rate for a large amount of money to be put out later in the season. All this remains for the future to determine. FORD’S LATEST JOKE. That Henry Ford delights to per- iodically scare his fellow manufactur- ers is well known in the automobile trade, and that his ways of doing so are not only effective but unique is widely recognized. Just now Mr. Ford’s chief delight is to send chills up and down the backs of prospective cyclecar manufacturers whenever he gets an idea that they are overopti- mistic and likely to get too close to his field for comfort. Evidently Mr. Ford does not think very much of the very small car or its market, but has let it be known that if the public shows any decided leaning for cars smaller than the present Ford he is prepared to build them. At the recent Detroit Automobile Show, which was held in the Ford branch building, a commotion was created when a diminutive Ford, much resembling a cyclecar in appearance, was hurriedly wheeled across a main part of the building in a manner that savored of an effort at concealment, but which in reality gave everybody in the place an opportunity to look and be impressed. The car, which would be about a $350 product, has a four-cylinder motor, approximately three by four inches, and might be called a baby car rather than a cycle- car. The Interstate Commerce Commis- sion’s order requiring transcontinent- al railroads to permit California orange shippers to pre-ice and pre- cool their fruit going to Eastern cities and limiting the charge for the use of the cars during the pre-cooling stage to $7.50 has been upheld by the Supreme Court. The dispute arose largely out of the endeaver of Con- gress in the Hepburn rate law to ria the fruit growers of alleged extortion by private car lines. It was claimed before Congress that those lines prey- ed upon the perishable traffic as they might deem necessary to pay large dividends. Moreover, the freckled criminal is bound to be spotted. . —ao February 4, 1914 MEN OF MARK, John Caulfield, the Pioneer Wholesale Grocer. John Caulfield is a descendant of a respected family whose lineage in the north of Ireland comes down through several centuries. He was born De- cember 25, 1838, near the village of Hilltown, County of Down, Ireland, and adjacent to Rosstrevor, the most charming seaside resort in the north- west part of the United Kingdom. His early education was obtained in the national schools of that country, schools then conducted under govern- ment control. There were annual ex- aminations by government inspectors, After passing these successfully, at 15 year of age, having continuousiy attended school from the age of 7, he was prepared for a private school kept on the estate of Lord Roden, and managed by a professor of wide repu- tation for learning and ability. Here his stay was short. He was ambitious to enter mercantile life and he was much elated when a situation was ob- tained. His books and satchel were shelved and gaily he went with his father to the seaport of Newry, in the same county, and was there bound as an apprentice in indenture of 50 pounds for a term of years to a large and long-established firm in the gro- cery trade. There he learned much of the “El Dorado” west of the Atlantic, decided to come to America, and in November, 1857, sailed in the four- masted American ship, John C. Cal- houn, landing at New York Jan. 1, 1858. He came direct to Grand Rap- ids, rested a few weeks, obtained a temporary position as clerk in a gro- cery store and soon made a permanent engagement here with the late George W. Waterman, then a prominent wholesale and retail grocer, with whom he remained about five years. After this he made a trip West to Iowa, but returned and for a short time was again in the employ of Mr. Waterman, and then in the fall of 1864 entered into partnership with the late John Clancy, in the same trade. About a year later Mr. Clancy re- tired from the firm, on account of his extensive lumbering interests, and Mr. Caulfield continued business alone. Between those two as long as Mr. Clancy lived there existed the warm- est feelings of respect and friendship. During the subsequent twenty years Mr. Caulfield conducted a large busi- ness successfully, with credit unim- paired and unshaken through all the financial crises, notwithstanding the many disappointments, difficulties and losses which beset mercantile life. In 1869 he purchased the old Collins Hall block, which he rechristened Empire hall, corner Monroe and Erie streets, and in that year embarked in an ex- clusively wholesale grocery business. In April, 1871, his store and goods were destroyed by fire. This was a serious setback, as the block was not fully paid for, but with all his losses on stock and building, he did not lose courage. With undaunted energy, he rebuilt, finished the present building in 1872, rented it for a time, then opened again himself, and continued. the wholesale grocery business there MICHIGAN TRADESMAN until 1886, when he retired from that trade to give his entire attention to his other interests, chiefly in real estate, which by this time had grown to be of much magnitude. In 1871 Mr .Caulfield purchased a large tract of land south of the city. His native shrewdness led him to se- cure the location of the G. R. & I. carshops on a portion of this land and the remainder has yielded him a rich harvest. It is currently reported that the sales of gravel alone have brought into the Caulfield coffers a sum of ten times m excess of the amount origi- nally. pafd for the entire tract. Mr. Caulfield is the owner of the Caulfield block on Ottawa avenue. 100 feet square on the corner of Ellsworth avenue and Island street, and pos- sesses numerous other real estate He has no hobbies and has tolerated no side issues. He belongs to no clubs or fraternities, finding the great- est pleasure in the peace and quiet of his family circle. Mr. Caulfield’s life has been one of business, and to that he has at- tended, never allowing any _ inter- ference by alluring ambitions for official station. He has held singular- ly aloof from political strifes. He says that he has had all the hustling he desires in the regular way of striv- ing for material success in the mer- cantile race. As man, merchant and citizen his name has been a familiar and respected one for more than half a century. ——_.-2-2—__ Success seldom comes to a man who is too lazy to go after it. JOHN CAULFIELD. holdings which are chiefly valuable by reason of their location and avail- ability. Mr. Caulfield was married, February 14, 1864, to Miss Esther Eagan, of Cascade. They have seven children, all of whom are still living, as follows: Anna E., now Mrs. Wm, J. Me- Knight. Geo. B. Caulheld, now engaged in the merchandise brokerage business. Mar’e, residing at home. Frances, now Mrs. Joseph Kirwin. Estelle, now Mrs. Bertrand F. Lich- tenberg, of Chicago. Agnes, residing at home. John J. Jr., residing at home, and engaged in the real estate business with his father. Mrs. Kirwin has a son and daughter and Mrs. Lichtenberg has two daugh- ters. Mr. Caulfield is a Roman Catholic in religion and a Democrat in politics. "SE A MEI nl PME i een rat AS RAEN NS Rs ARB AI EET EME INT OE RETO OE AN ONC ANNI AE IR BET CII MORE ITE I TE ETE O ET TAT IEE TE ETD Relation Between the Banks and The Retailer.* If there is such a thing as a firing line in the business world, the re- tail merchant is certainly in the very center of the encounter. If war has its heroes, so has peace, and the men who take on their shoulders the bur- dens of retail business with its many complexities have my _ sincere ad- miration. There is unquestionably and = un- deniably, a new thought abroad in the land. People are calling for, and pub- lic sentiment is demanding, cleanness of action and thought. Men have long known and admired the square deal, but it is very doubtful if history has been able to present during the time that has passed so large a per- centage as the world offers to-day, of * Address at annual banquet of retail merchants of Kalamazoo, by Herbert E. Johnson, President Kalamazoo-City Sav- ings Bank. peeeesceeeeieneeieaeceneteceeeerenties men who are practicing and not merely preaching. Coming into contact, into intimate contact, with the mass of the consum- ers the retail merchant must square his action by the new rule if he hopes to build permanently and to crown his efforts with success. Outside of the ordinary relation of depositor and banker the retail mer- chant and the banker have a common interest in the extension of credit, the retailer laying the foundation and the bank building the super- structure. The retail merchant, if he handle the credit proposition safely must be not only as wise as the owl and shrewd as the fox but must have some of the powers in mind reading. He must know when to give and when to withhold, for sure is the average man that his credit operation will be reflected in the statement which some day he must present to the bank where he does his business. The common problem of the re- tailer is the creation to a margin in his operations which will permit him to lay by in store and safe keeping, that which will ensure to him and his the good things of life and protect him against the time when he will no longer be able to carry on the ficht. The retailer must have keenness of vision, clearness of thought, enthusi- asm, certainty and direction of purpose and be a past master in the general application of the rules under which business is conducted, The retailer must be polite and courteous and for himself and his or- ganization be able to create the im- pression that he does business as it should be done and in line with the new thought that grips the attention of man. As complex and many sided as the problems of the retail merchant may be, they are but one phase of the in- numerable conditions that confront the banking institutions of the coun- try. A bank is a clearing house of human activities that in their coming and going measure life itself. If a bank is to succeed, its customers must have implicit confidence in and full respect for its management. That bank cannot attain the largest meas- ure of success, that is conducted sole- ly from the view point of profit. It cannot best serve its community from the sole view point of dividends. In its best and highest sense a bank must be a builder and must co-operate at all times with an understanding that it is the fellow servant and not the master. At the same time the applicant for credit at the door of the bank must remember that the bank working in the light of the highest ideals is administering the trust funds of the community in which it is situ- ated and that merely to ask does not mean necessarily to receive. In applying this thought specifically to the retail merchants of this city and the banks located therein’ I trust that you will catch clearly the point of view I am trying to make plain, namely—that there must be and should be the most thorough co-oper- ation consistent with the welfare of the largest number. 2) RAN A SR RUPE STMT Rc : 10 Delegates to the Grand Rapids Con- vention. Port Huron, Feb. 3—The Port Huron Association has elected the following delegates to the convention of the Retail Grocers & Merchants’ Association of Michigan which will be held at Grand Rapids on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, February 94, 25 and 26: S. J. Watts, Otto H. Schuck, F. C. Wood, C, B. Hubbard, i.f Percival, Ed. McGill, H. V. Bank- son, W. D. Smith, Charles Wellman, H. C. Schuberth, Chas. Steinborn, Fred Hatstritt, John Danielson, A. C. Colver, Grant Canham, G. S. John- son, W. G. Bofinger, M. J. Bourke, Earl Aikman, Thomas Hess, G. L. Evans, W. L. VanConant, Carl Ciskey and John Churchill. I would ask all associations to send me a list of delegates as soon as elect- ed, as it will help the President in selecting his members of committees. The Programme Committee will be able to publish its programme in next weck’s issue. President Smith says it will be a good one. Since last writing the following mer- chants have sent in their membership applications and will attend the con- vention: D, M. Graham, Caro. B. W. Collins, Fostoria. Beauvais Bros., Marine City. Alex Chisholm, Breckenridge. Arthur Sweet, Gladwin. R. M. Forquer, Sumner. Kirkham & Williams, E, W. Smith, Sparta. F. C. Wheeler, Salem. Fred Boulton, Fostoria J. H. Vanderveldt, Grant. 7 T. Percival, Secy. Vernon. Question Box Conducted by A. C. Neilson. 1. Do you consider it good busi- ness for a merchant to sell goods for less than wholesale cost? 2. How long should a merchant extend credit to his patrons? 3. From the viewpoint of proiit making, should a merchant handle National advertised large extent? 4. Can a local organization with few members properly conduct a creJ- goods to any it rating system? 5. Should a merchant report to the fire commissioner, any case he knows where insurance to the extent of more than three-fourths value has been placed upon their stock or buildings? 6. Do you consider a system a cash system? 7. When a merchant gives an or- der for merchandise, should he be allowed the privilege of countermand- thirty-day ing it? 8. Which is the more profitable, a cash or credit customer? 9. Do you consider the method of advertising good, if not, where would you suggest a change? 10. In holding a special sale, or selling goods at special prices would you demand cash from your credit customers? 11. Should a merchant be everlast- ingly returning goods to the whole- sale houses? modern 12. Would co-operation in extend- ing credit be a help or a hindrance to the business interests of any com- munity? 13. Should a merchant permit the accumulation of empty boxes, paper, excelsior or other inflammable sub- stance, in the basement, backreom or or lot adjoining his place of business? 14. Would you solicit a customet’s MICHIGAN TRADESMAN business by catling attention ta the iact that you were running a credit system? 15. Would vou have a set rule gov- erning your employes, as to the nam- Ler of nours each was to give the business, tieir hour for meals, asi! ia case the rule is broken, would yo1 charge back for any lost time? 16. Where two or more form a partnership, should each have a def- inite understanding just what was ex- pected of them? 17. Should you have a maximum wage for your employes? 18. Is the retail merchant respon- sible for the larger part of the higher cost of living? 19. Would you keep in your em- ploy a man who you know has the habit of beating others out of their bills? 20. What would you do with a competitor who persists in selling Yeast Foam 3 for 10c, Puffed Wheat 3 for 25c, Jello 3 for 25c, and other articles that are aimed to sell at straight price? 21. Is the parcel post a help or detriment to the average retail mer- chant? _ 22. Does the peddler and wagon merchant pay a vocation tax in our State? If not, what can we do to have the peddler or wagon merchant pay such tax or a tax in ‘proportion to the amount of business he does the same as the legitimate merchant? 23. Should we have a pure dry goods and pure shoe law, as well as a pure food and drug law? 24. Can the average merchant adopt the city method of advertising and be successful with it? 25. Should the merchant enter politics? 26. What would you do with a merchant who is a member of the State Association, and who will not abide by the rules of the local body? 27. Would you place a customer’s name on the suspended list, who has not paid his bill, pays no attention to statements sent him, but who can be made to pay his account by law? 28. Should a merchant figure a salary for himself when calculating his expense of doing business? 29. Would you close the account or extend further credit to one of whom you have become suspicious? 30. Do you consider a law a just one, that will allow an account to be- come outlawed? 31. Does not co-operation as sug- gested by the State Association, take away a man’s individuality? 32. What would you do with a customer, who is everlastingly disput- ing his account? 33. Should not some of our mer- chants be placed upon the pay roll of the catalogue houses, because of their value as an advertising medium? 34. How would you handle a. cus- tomer who trades with you when he wants credit, and with your competi- tor when he has the cash? 35. How many merchants annually charge off their bad accounts to profit and loss, and how many know just what percentage of their total sales, this item amounts to? 36. Would you, when presenting February 4, 1914 In Your one of the Best William ans They are Best Just That! The Williams Bros. Co. a. Of Detroit adtins SIZES SERVICE Service means to us a dis: crimination in buying which selects first, goods of unques- tioned standards and purity, and at the best price the world’s market affords. 2 2 WorRDEN GROCER COMPANY Grand Rapids—Kalamazoo The Prompt Shippers ee DET TTT oe ; aE SRA: LEST LTT NTT February 4, 1914 a bill, leave the impression that you were in sore need of money? 37. In the buying of futures, is it gambling or good business? 38. Would the credit system of a farming community fit the needs of the city or labor centers? 39. Is there anything to be gain- ed by a merchant in.advertising time and time again that he is closing out his business? 40. What would you do with a cus- tomer, who owes you an account and fails to pay? Would you place the account in the hands of a foreign collecting agency? 41. Should the merchant treat the traveling salesman as a friend, a nui- sance, or a necessity? 42. How can we get rid of stickers other than selling them at greatly re- duced prices, or giving them away? 43. Why do Farmer’s Co-operative stores generally disarrange business, and in most cases fail to make good, go into the hands of a receiver, etc? 44. Our local association seems to be dead. We try our best to get our members out, but seldom have more than 25 per cent. in attendance; what should we do to revive interest? 45. In case of a disputed account, you know you are right in demanding payment, but in case you make this demand you lose the customer. What would you do? 46. Would you discount a bill say 10 per cent. from a patron who is considered slow and poor pay in or- der to make the collection? 47. In extending credit to a farm- er or laborer, have they any more right to expect prompt settlement for their produce or labor, than you have for your goods? 48. What would you do with a catalogue customer when his money is gone and he wants credit? 49. Should we co-operate together to have better laws for the protection of the average retailer? 50. You sell an article of merchan- dise, guarantee the article to give satisfaction, you allow the customer to be the judge, he tells you the goods were not as represented, would you try to collect the account? 51. Is it advisable to help to try to get a National law prohibiting the killing of calves to perpetuate the sup- ply of cattle in the United States? 52. Have we a State law by which we can force a grocer, or a grocer and a meat meat dealer combined, to close his place of business on Sunday? —_2+~++—___ Hotel Arrangements For the Mer- chant’s Convention. Grand Rapids, Feb. 3—We are re- ceiving calls regarding the hotels of our city for the coming convention of the Retail Grocers & General Mer- chlants’ Association which will be held here Feb. 24, 25 and 26, so thought possibly it might be a good” plan to ask you to give the names and rates of some good hotels in our city for publication at any time you might want to use them as follows: Cody Hotel (headquarters) corner Division avenue and Fulton street, $1 per day and up, European. Morton House. Monroe avenue and Ionia streets, $3 per day and up, American. Livingston Hotel, corner Division avenue and Fulton street, $2.50 per day and up, American. Crathmore, opposite union station, MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 11 South Ionia avenue, $2, $2.25 and $2.50 per day, American; 75c, $1 and $1.50 per day, European Herkimer Hotel, corner South Di- vision avenue and Goodrich street, $1 and up, European. Hermitage Hotel, Michigan street and Monroe avenue, 50c, 75c, $1 and $1.50, European. Mertens, corner Oakes avenue and Commerce street, one block east or union station, $1, $1.50 and $2, Euro- pean, Pantlind Hotel, Pearl street and Monroe avenue, $1.50 per day and up, European, Eagle Hotel, corner Market avenue and Louis street, $1 per day and up. 3-2 Coming Conventions to Be Held in Michigan. February. Fifth Annual Automobile Show, Grand Rapids, 9-14. Michigan Dairymen’s Grand Rapids, 10-14. Michigan Retail Hardware Dealers’ As- sociation, Kalamazoo, 17-20. Michigan AssOciation of Commercial Secretaries, Jackson, 19-20. Retail Grocers and General Merchants Association, Grand Rapids, 24-26. March. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, Saginaw. Eastman Kodak School of Photogra- phy, Grand Rapids, 16-19. Michigan Association of Master Plumb- ers, Grand Rapids, 24-25. April. . Michigan Bowling Congress, Detroit, = Ge Association, Michigan Cost Congress, Saginaw. Greater Grand Rapids Exposition, Grand Rapids, 20-25. May. Michigan Congregational Conference, Grand Rapids. Michigan Letter Carriers’ Association, Detroit, 30. Degree of Honor, Flint. June. Michigan Dental Society, Detroit. Knights of Columbus of Michigan, De- troit, 10. U. C. T. Grand Council Saginaw, 12-13. National Association Chiefs of Police, Grand Rapids. B. P. O. E., Petoskey. Annual Encampment of the Michigan G. A. R., Lansing, 17-19. Michigan State Bankers’ Alpena. Michigan Unincorporated Bankers’ As- sociation, Alpena. July. Barbers’ Association, Michigan State Flint. Michigan Retail Jewelers’ Association, Grand Rapids. Michigan Association of Police Chiefs, Sheriffs and Prosecuting Attorneys, Al- pena. Grand Circuit Races, 29-Aug 1. Association, Grand Rapids, August. Michigan Retail Clothiers’ Association, Detroit. Grand Circuit Races, Kalamazoo, 10-15. Michigan Postmasters’ Association, Grand Rapids. Fifth Michigan Veteran Volunteer In- fantry Association, Saginaw, 26. / American Pharmaceutical Association, Detroit, 24-29. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Asso- ciation, Detroit, 25-27. Michigan Pharmaceutical Association, Detroit, 25-27. National Encampment of the G. A. R., Detroit, 31-Sept. 6. September. West Michigan State Fair, Grand Rap- ids, 1-7. Michigan State Fair, Deroit. International Association for the Pre- vention of Smoke, Grand Rapids. Michigan Association of County Super- intendents of the Poor, Grand Rapids. Michigan Association of Local Fire In- surance Agents, Grand Rapids. Michigan Constitutional Convention, Grand Rapids. Travelers’ October. Order Eastern Star, Grand Rapids. Michigan Poultry Association, Grand Rapids. Michigan State Teachers’ Association, Kalamazoo, 29-30. November. Michigan State Sunday School Asso- ciation, Adrian. Michigan Association for the Preven- tion and Relief of Tuberculosis, Grand Rapids. 139-141 Moncoe St Both Phonus GRAND RAPIDS. NUCH Now is the time for Buckwheat Cakes We are exclusive agents for the well known First Prize Penn Yann New York State BUCKWHEAT FLOUR JUDSON GROCER CO. The Pure Foods House GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN We Are“Headquarters” HEN it comes to equipment for candy, cigar and drug stores (or depart- ments) we believe that we are better prepared to handle the business than any other manufacturer. The finest stores in the country, in these lines, are buy- ing from— S THE (J. Better fixtures—better store plans—better experience and a better organiza- tion all combine to make a better job. Let us prove this by bidding on your store equipment order. Write for our NEW book (not a catalogue)—just off the press. Catalogues if you want them. WILMARTH SHOW CASE CO. SYA. sy 1542 Jefferson Avenue Grand Rapids, Mich. sfx ! 3 14 } u pai ; 7 rT . . ann Yb tibet | VL all ll a “ a7 gi Lis F Bi : il hi | ear _— 7 ne a rl i . | lt ¢ [ \ et 12 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN February 4, 1914 “iy vy ))) CS Uf SS SUTTER, EGGS 4xp PROVISIONS i) of y 2 ; \ = 2 ' Mm nf =F at ¥ED aD) = NG) Michigan Poultry, Butter and Egg Asso- ciation. President—B. L. Howes, Detroit. ere L. Williams, How- ell. Secretary and Treasurer—J. E. Wag- goner, Mason. Executive Committee—F. A. sonnet Detroit; E. J. Lee, Midland; D. A. Bent- ley, Saginaw. How and Where to Grow oases The great demand for mushrooms is not only constant, but far below the supply, and as they sell for from 20 to 60 cents per pound their culti- vation is worth considering. Any one who has a bit of space in the cellar where the temperature can be kept at 51 degrees F. can easily raise mushrooms. Make a first bed on the ground in a semi-dark corner, using great care in the selection vf material to be used for the bed. USe horse manure, composed largely of short manure, with a small propor- tion of long, strawy litter, adding loam or rich soil at the rate of one bushel of soil to four or five bushels of manure. This mixture should be prepared by stacking, turning, shak- ing and restacking every three or four days until it is in condition for preparing the bed. These operations permit of the escape of noxious gases and prevent burning. Keep moist, but not too wet, and in about two weeks the material will be ready for use. The bed should be twelve to fourteen inches thick, two or three feet wide. and long as desired, after being thoroughly pounded down so as to become firm, level and compact, and then cover with long straw. If the material is in proper shape the mercury in the thermometer (which comes expressly for this work) will rise to 100 degrees or more, then slow- ly fall. When 90 degrees is reached time for planting the spawn has come. If English mushroom spawn is used break it into pieces two inches square and plant nine inches apart each way and two inches deep. Be sure to firm the manure over the spawn, and after the spawn has been planted a week or ten days it should begin “running,” then spread a coat of rich, loamy soil an inch thick over the bed, the surface being made smooth and firm: cover it with litter and keep the temperature at 57 degrees F. The bed should be kept covered until ex- hausted. Many failures are caused by overwatering. While mushrooms thrive best in a soil which will not crack, but keep moist enough to press together nicely, still it should not be wet. On the other hand, if allowed to become too dry the bed becomes exhausted before the crop is harvest- ed. Always use a lukewarm water. The mushrooms should appear in six or eight weeks unless there is some defect in material, temperature or moisture, in which case they may re- main barren for two or three months and then turn out excellent crops. E, Kneeland. oe Predicts High Prices in 1914. Prospects for cheaper beef, pork and muttom during 1914 are not allur- to the consumer, but very bright for the producer, according to M. A. Bright, of East St. Louis, whose opin- ion on the subject will receive serious attention, as he is Prsident of the National Association of Live Stock Exchanges of the United States, an organization which includes practicat- ly every firm in America handling cattle, sheep and hogs as selling agents for the producer. He is also -President of the National Commission Co., National Stock Yards, Ill., a firm that handled more live stock last year than any of its competitors. Of the live stock market prospects Mr. Bright says: “It now looks as if the supply of fat cattle will be pret- ty short for the next four or five months. I look for a fairly liberal number of short-fed cattle that was taken to the country by farmers and feeders, who are now disappointed in the corn crop and who will ship them back to market from thirty to sixty days earlier than they expected to do when the cattle was purchased. “In other words, we will have the cattle back in January and February instead of in March and April, as was the intention when the cattle was bought for feeding purposes. “We look for a high market on nice handy 900 to 1,100 pound steers and good, fat, light-weight heifers irom April on, and advise the feeding of those classes for the spring mar- ket. “Hogs will sell as high as a tree- top before another crop is made, and we urge the handlers of this class to have some for sale just as many months as possible between this date and Nov, 1. They won't sell cheap this year. We can see nothing in the future to hinder good times and lots of prosperity for the land owner and stock raiser.” Watson-Higgins Milling Co. Merchant Millers Grand Rapids set Michigan Potato Bags New and second-hand, also bean bags, flour bags, etc. Quick Shipments Our Pride ROY BAKER Wm. Alden Smith Bldg. Grand Rapids, Mich. GRAND RAPIDS MICH. Loveland & Hinyan Co. We are in the market for car lots APPLES AND POTATOES. BEANS—Car lots and less. Get in touch with us when you have anything to offer. The Vinkemulder Company Jobbers and Shippers of Everything in Fruits and Produce Grand Rapids, Mich. The Secret of Our Success is in our BUYING POWER We have several houses, which enable us to give you quicker service and better quality at less cost. M. PIOWATY & SONS GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Western Michigan’s Leading Fruit House We Are in the Market to Buy BEANS, POTATOES What have you to offer? Write or phone. Both Phones 1217 MOSELEY BROTHERS Grand Rapids, Mich. HAMMOND ®a DAIRY FEED A LIVE PROPOSITION FOR LIVE DEALERS Wykes & Co., Mich. Sales Agt., Godfrey Bidg., Grand Rapids Satisfy and Multiply Flour Trade with “Purity Patent” Flour Grand Rapids Grain & Milling Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. Carrots, Parsnips, Beets, Turnips Wanted—Car load lots or less—Top prices paid. M. O. Baker & Co., Toledo, Ohio - ——— Se TP SACP Eo ORR NS em February 4, 1914 Mottled Butter—Increase Imports. Inspector Barrett and I were dis- cussing some features in connect’on with the grading and scoring of but- ter, and he called my attention to the in Butter fact that at some of the conventions | this winter the judges had marked off only one or two points on butter that was positively mottled. In a case that recently came under my observation a single tub was sent to one of these contests and it was given a score of 93 points. It was mottled enough for the judges to cut it one point on color. But the score alone indicated that the entry was entitled to the classification of extras. The bulk of the butter was shipped here on con- signment, and when it was shown the buyer detected the mottles at once, and turned down the lot. The in- spector was called in and he had to cut it on color sufficiently to bring the grade down to a second, as the rules of the Exchange provide that butter that is not reasonably straight in color must be classed as seconds. The butter was finally sold at the in- side quotation for first, but the ship- per was not satisfied with the returns as he had based his idea of the quality and value of the goods upon the score received at the convention. In this connection I want to say that the color of butter is very important on this market. We can, of course, find a place for practically anything that is put in a tub, but to satisfy the trade that pays the top price, or near it, the color should not only be a very light shade of straw, but it must be free from mottles and not wavy. This has been referred to repeatedly, but a good many shippers seem to lose sight of it, and they complain when the mottled condition of the butter necessitates a considerable reduction in the price. I am watching with keen interest the beginning of the trade in foreign butter. First we had a few hundred casks of low grade Siberian butter, then a few thousand boxes of cheap cold stored Australian, later some samples of fresh New Zealand and Australian, then 2,000 boxes of fine fresh Argentine, and toward the close 630 casks of the choicest fresh Dan- ish from the Copenhagen market. This comprises most of the stock that has landed in New York thus far, but over 800,000 pounds of New Zealand have arrived at San Francisco and Seattle. Hereafter it is a world’s market, and it may be expected that dealers will draw supplies from any country where they can be bought the cheap- est. There is, of course, the pre- judice against a different style ot package than the trade here is accus- tomed to, but that will gradually wear away. It does not make so much difference what kind of a pack- age is used for the cheap butters that are used for bakers’ or packers’ trade —the white wood firkin answers ad- mirably—but for grocers and the big cutters the square box such as Can- ada, Australia, New Zealand and Ar- gentine use almost exclusively, will gradually come into favor. I have been informed that the Danish cream- eries have also ordered boxes to pack MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 13 their butter in should the United States want more of their product. No package can be stowed away in a ship’s refrigerator and carried with such good satisfaction as the square box. Just what effect the foreign butter will have on our home goods cannot be stated as yet, but the ten- dency will be to give us a lower level of values for the season’s make, and eventually the fluctuations in prices will be within a much narrower range. It is none too soon for our cream- eries to begin to readjust matters to the new conditions. From now on it will be the “survival of the fittest.’ Factories that make a uniformly fine grade of butter will find a good place for their product, and the creameries that make lower qualities because of the conditions under which they are working, must buy the raw material correspondingly less—.N. Y. Produce Review. —_—_+2-2—___ Oleo Law Is Tested. The right of New York State to prohibit a person from selling or giv- ing away any coloring matter with the sale of oleomargarine is involved in an action argued before the Court of Appeals recently. The case came up on an appeal by Peter H. - Van Kampen, of Brooklyn, who was charged with giving away coloring matter to an agent of the State De- partment of Agriculture at the same time that he sold the agent a pound of oleomargarine. Van Kampen contended that the law which seeks to prevent the acr which is charged against him is un- constitutional. Attorney General Carmody holds that the law is reasonable and neces- sary police legislation, and was de- signed to prohibit fraud. He con- tended that by means of this coloring matter the purchaser would be able to color the oleomargarine so that it would look like and appear to be butter. He pointed out that the statute does not forbid the selling, giving away or delivering of this coloring matter at any time except at the precise time of the sale of the oleaginous substance. It was pointed out that the agri- cultural law prohibits coloring oleo- margarine with any coloring matter, and for that reason there being a di- rect prohibition of the statute against coloring oleomargarine it is reason- able and proper for the Legislature to make provision that a purchaser should not be given coloring matter at the time oleomargarine is sold. Such an act on the part of the store- keeper, it is claimed, amounts prac- tically to an inducement or at least a suggestion to the purchaser that ne violate the law. —__++ +. ——___. Easily Fooled. Reginald de Bacchus, profligate son of a millionaire soap-maker, sat up in bed and moaned for water. “This is the end of my social ca- reer,’ he muttered. “I drank too much last night at the ball and stag- gered into everybody.” “*Ardly, sir, ’ardly,” murmured his valet, apologetically. ‘“Hevery one’s praising you for hinventing a new dance,” HART BRAND GANNED GOODS Packed by W. R. Roach & Co., Hart, Mich. Rea & Witzig PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS 104-106 West Market St. Buffalo, N. Y. Michigan People Want Michigan Products We want Butter, Eggs, Veal and Poultry STROUP & WIERSUM Successors to F. E. Stroup, Grand Rapids, Mich Established 1873 Liberal shipments of Live and Dressed Poultry wanted. and good prices are being obtained. Fresh eggs more plenty and selling well at quotation. Dairy and Creamery Butter of the better grades in demand. We solicit your consignments, and promise prompt returns. Send for our weekly price cur- rent or wire for special quota- tions. Refer you to Marine National Bank of Buffalo. all Commercial Agencies and to hundreds of shippers everywhere, THE ONLY OYSTER HOUSE IN GRAND RAPIDS. We make a specialty of oysters, only. WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS OF OYSTERS. LOCKWOOD CO., (W. F. Fisher, Mgr.) 8 Oakes St., S. W., Grand Rapids, Mich. OFFICE OUTFITTERS LOOSE LEAF SPECIALISTS tue idchi 237-239 Pearl St. (near the bridge), Grand Rapids, Mich. FOR FINE WEDDING PARTY AND FUNERAL WORK TRY Crabb & Hunter Floral Co. 114 E, FULTON ST. Dandelion Vegetable Butter Color A perfectly Pure Vegetable Butter Color and one that complies with the pure food laws of every State and of the United States. Manufactured by Wells & Richardson Co. Burlington, Vt. Citizens 5570 Opposite Park Bell M 570 . aa | . ais ras ELIS, NETL, $33 ooo i a J eC The Busy Grocery "HE busy grocery is the store where the most careful buying is back of intelligent selling. Having what the customer wants, when she wants it, is the very essence of good merchandising. | cesta a te2223 ep q 7 Bi By National advertising is directing con- sumers to trade marked goods, because the trade mark identifies worthy prod- ucts and is an implied guarantee. Keeping a full variety of National Biscuit Company products, in the famous In-er-seal Trade Mark pack- ages and in the handsome glass front cans, means intelligent buying. Meet- ing the demand created by National Biscuit Company advertising means intelligent selling. NATIONAL BISCUIT COM PANY Neh G06 a ag a 4d y ) < y 6G a nN BTN TTT NT aap BaP aa i | Ht iH i i 14 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN February 4, 1914 Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, Feb. 2—The intense interest which local merchants, manu- facturers and others are taking in the Greater Grand Rapids Industrial Exposition is little short of wonder- ful. From every hand the United Commercial Travelers and the man- agement are receiving nothing but words of the highest praise for their effort in putting on one of the great- est industrial shows ever displayed in the West. Nor will this show bene- fit Grand Rapids people alone. It is a State wide affair and as such should interest every retail merchant in Michigan, as it will give them an opportunity to come here and see just what they are buying and how it is made. Appropriate souvenirs will be furnished by all those who dis- play their wares. The management is arranging for stickers to be placed in depots, hotels and other public places all over the State. These will be blue in color and on them will be printed “Greater Grand Rapids Industrial Exposition, April 20-25. Adhering to the emblem of the com- mercial travelers, both these and the bangle pins will be of the grip design, the pins being black on a yellow background and very pretty and unique in design. To those who are familiar with the wide scope and mag- nitude of this exposition and its many intricate ramifications, the undertak- ing of the United Commercial Trav- elers of Grand Rapids looks like a e‘gantic one, but those who know the vim and enthusiasm with which this same body goes at things will not doubt its ability to push it through to a successful conclusion. The Cody Hotel will be headquar- ters for the convention of county drain commissioners to be held here Feb. 3, 4, 5. Also for the retail gro- cers’ convention, Feb. 24 to 26. Grand Rapids Council, No. 131, played its trump card at St. Cecilia hall last Saturday evening when it pulled off one of the dashiest and prettiest dancing parties held in this city for many a day. Every detail was arranged for the long-looked-for event, including the floor, the lights, ventilation, refreshments, music, etc; in fact, everything that in the slight- est degree contributes to a classy and enjoyable society event. It would be folly for us to attempt to tell our readers about that orchestra—Tuller’s. They had the flute aud the xylophone and Mrs. Tuller at the piano. The old man himself, Mrs. Tuller’s mana- ger, was there, too, and when you get such a combination together as that, a deaf man could dance even if he had wooden legs. The refreshment com- mittee outdid themselves, too, and served a very rich brand of punch, augmented with nabiscos and—noth- ing else. Several birds in brilliant plumage were soaring around and a large number of the gents who were fortunate enough to own, beg, borrow or steal one had full dress. The grand march was led by Mr. and Mrs. Ira F. Gordon. Nearly eighty couple were present and all agreed that if anyone attempted to show them a better time they would have to go some. At the regular meeting of No. 131 next Saturday evening, the Bagmen of Bagdad question will be taken up and, in all probability, a charter will be applied for. Already a large per- centage of those who signed have given in their fee, but there are quite a few who have not done so. Unless those come across Saturday night, new timber will be sought after and ar- rangements perfected for institutiona? exercises in March. The twelfth annual banquet of ‘Grand Rapids Council, No. 131, will be held in the Association of Com- merce rooms March 7. The commit- tee met last Saturday afternoon and organized as follows: Wilbur S. Burns, chairman; B A. Hudson, Sec- retary and Treasurer. The other members of the committee are Ira F. Gordon, Frank Osgood and Harold W. Harwood. The committee has arranged for the tickets and return post cards will be sent out to the members of the Council. Jandorf will do the catering and Tuller’s orches- tra will furnish the music. The com- mittee is arranging to lay covers for three hundred. John Martin attended the dancing party Saturday night and didn’t have on his carnation. It cannot be he was afraid the frost would nip it, as John has been known to carry them in his pocket. We wish to warn U. C. T. brothers and other traveling men to look out for a gent (?) from Pittsburgh who poses as a U. C. T. under the name of J. F. Kaiser, alias James Leonard. It seems he has fleeced some of the boys out of sums ranging from $1 up and has beaten several Kalamazoo hotels out of their hotel bills. This is a good chance to put him to the test and not loan him money just be- cause he wears the crescent. It is a good plan to test all strangers who try to get loans on the plea that they are brothers before taking them into our confidence. Frank Cummings took his cribbage board last Monday morning and hik- ed down the P. M.. Fifteen-two and a go are Frank’s favorite expressions and he repeats them several times in a game. The State Dairymen’s Convention will be held at the Coliseum Feb. 10 to 13. This Association includes creamery men, ice cream men, cheese men, city milk and dairymen. The machinery exhibit will be held in the main room of the Coliseum and con- sists of ice cream freezers, churns, bottle fillers and washers. The var- ious meetings will be held in the an- nex. R. J. Ellwanger will be in charge of the exhibit and a banquet will be held at the Livingston Hotel the night of the 12th. A butter dis- play will be made and in the scoring contest, prizes will be awarded for MACAULEY SAID Those inventions which have abridged distance have done the most for civilization. USE THE BELL And patronize the service that has done most to abridge distance. AT ONCE Your personality is miles away. Every Bell Telephone is a long distance station. and $1.50. plied FREE. The TruVal means greater satisfaction and more shirt profit to retailers who feature it. It is cut full and fits right. High grade materials and splendidly laundered. Beautiful window display cards are enclosed in every 14% box. Electrotyped advertisements for local newspaper use are sup- The cover of the TruVal box as you see it above—in yellow, orange and blue—was designed for window display. The TruVal is made to sell to the retail trade direct and branch stocks are placed with jobbers to convenience retailers. Made to retail at $1 TruVal Shirts. RU AL The Shirt of True Value One Hundred and eight job- bers carry branch stocks of This affords quick service—no delay—short hauls—low transportation charge. everywhere can secure supplies of TruVal Shirts from a branch stock carried by some near-by jobber. We will gladly give you the names of the jobbers who carry the branch stocks in your territory. Write for the names direct to M. KOBLENZER & SON 82 Franklin St., NEW YORK CITY Retailers 7 VS eee. 7? February 4, 1914 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 15 the highest score in butter, milk and cream. Fred Eldridge, of Brecken- ridge. is President of the Association and George Brownell, of Detroit, Sec- retary and Treasurer. It is predicted 1,000 dairymen will be in attendance. Admission free. Mrs. Larson, who runs a hotel at Grand Junction and who tric at all times to please the traveling public, assures us that she will provide textile towels and nine foot sheets in the future. Now, if Mrs. Larson can af- ford to live up to the law in so small a place as Grand Junction, why can’t the Johnson, at South Haven, do as well? They get the price. Will Mr. Williams please answer? If any of our readers should ask Harold W. Harwood where he gets all his long green, probably he would tell them it was none of their busi- ness. If you ask him what constitutes his principle sideline, he would say it is soliciting subscriptions for the Tradesman. That Harry carries the “dough” with him was actually de- monstrated one day last week when he asked a gent up state to subscribe for the Tradesman. The gentleman solicited said he would allow his name to go on the books of Ernest A. Stowe’s thirty year old journal, pro- vided Harry could cash a $50 check. Harry was determined not to let so trivial a matter as this stand between him and the aforesaid gentleman's future happiness, so he reached into his watch pocket (please note this does not say inside pocket) and count- ed out $49, took the subscription and the dollar and ran several miles for a touch down behind Mr. Stowe’s desk on Ionia street. Mr. and Mrs W. S Cain, Mr. and Mrs. James Bolen and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Ellwanger organized themselves into a sleigh load party Saturday night and came to the big doings, thus demonstrating they can get along without Ben Hanchett’s P A. Y. E.’s. Among the many things for which Grand Rapids is famous is the fact that it is the home of the funny bone tickler, Rey K. Moulton Mrs. Herb Godfrey, wife of Herb Godfrey (Brown & Sehler Co.) was operated on at U. B. A. hospital last Monday. News Item: “Wm. S. Godfrey, form- erly of our city, now of Grand Rapids, has taken a position with the A. L. Joyce Bottling Co., etc.’”’—Wafted down from Grand Traverse Bay, Tradesman, Jan. 28 Query: Inas- much as Mr. Godfrey is a member of Traverse City Council, No. 361, and has lived in Grand Rapids nearly two years, why does he not visit our Council? We will hang out the latch key. Bro. Godfrey. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bird, of Cedar Springs, attended the U. C.T. dancing party last Saturday night, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E F. Wykkel, at whose home they visited over Sunday. G. Leon Ashley, day clerk at the Cody Hotel, is on a vacation to_Bat- tle Creek, where he will visit F. W. Barney. On his way back he will visit friends in Ionia and Lansing. C. V. Showerman, the efficient night clerk at the Cody Hotel, has been promoted to day clerk. Our idea of being born under a lucky star is not to own a corner fot on a day like last Saturday. J. J Hartger, for several vears a successful grocery merchant at 716 Wealthy street, has sold his stock and is calling on the retail city _ trade for the W. H. Edgar Sugar Co., of Detroit. The regular meeting of the Boost- ers’ Committee will be held next Sat- urday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Association of Commerce rooms. One plant in Detroit put up 175,- 000,000 pickles last year. This is ex- clusive of what the 1,600 saloons did in the pickling line last year—Detroit Detonations, Michigan Tradesman, Jan. 21. Detroit has a population of 465,766. With a population of 112,571 Grand Rapids has only 161 saloons, which shows who drinks the booze. Whittling Walt says: “An ounce of performance is worth a pound of pala- ver.” ‘nly seventeen more days before the next regular dancing party, U. C. T. hall, Herald building, Saturday evening, Feb. 21 Try to be present at the next regu- lar meeting of the Council, Saturday night, Feb. 7. There is a large class to be initiated. We thank you, gentlemen, for the generous manner in which you are sending in contributtons, but you must sign them and no personalities go. If those U. C. T.’s No. 131 can put on a dance like that on a night like that, what might they have done on a regular night? Cheer up, Ramona will open soon! Nothing to do until to-morrow. “Grand Rapids Knows How.” Allen F. Rockwell. —_——_—_>-.-~— The Tradesman As an_ Inventory Assistant. Holland, Feb. 2—I do not keep a cost book, as I suppose every retail merchant ought to do. Sometimes my invoices get mislaid, indicating that I am not as methodical in keep- ing track of them as | suppose | ought to be. I have found the tak- ing of the annual inventory to be ac- companied with many embarrassing circumstances, on account of my in- ability to promptly locate old in- voices, enabling me*to ascertain ex- actly what I had paid for certain goods. The thought occurred to me this inventory season that I would utilize the Grocery Price Current of the Michigan Tradesman as a guide. It saved nte many weary hours of time hunting for invoices not of re- cent date. I completed the inven- tory inside of three days and had it all figured up by the end of another day, besides attending to my regular duties in the store. The other day when Peter Lancaster was here | asked him to check over the inven- tory and see if I had anything wrong. Greatly to my surprise and delight, he told me that every market price was correct and that if I had used the same care putting down the articles and describing them correctly as I had in pricing the inventory, I was now in possession of a document that would be invulnerable in case of fire and serve as a safe and satisfactory guide in settling with the insurance companies in the event of a loss. I am wondering if other merchants sim- ilarly situated have ever thought how valuable the Tradesman can be made by using it in the manner above de- scribed? | observe your prediction as to the trend of the canned goods market in the issue of last week and am go- ing to follow your suggestion to the letter. I believe I can make $100 by so doing. Certainly it is not a very bad investment for a merchant to drop a dollar in the slot and get $100 in return, besides being able to enjoy reading fifty-two issues of the best trade paper the world has ever seen. I do not wonder that other Michigan markets have never been able to maintain a trade paper worth reading. The Tradesman certainly covers the Michigan field so thoroughly and ac- ceptably that there is no room for another trade paper yn the State, even if any other publisher had brains enough to make a paper one-tenth as valuable as the Tradesman has been to us merchants. Old Fogy. ——_+-.___-. When we consider the amount of rag chewing that we do, it’s wonderful - amount of fighting that we don’t oO. Make Out Your Bills THE EASIEST WAY Save Time and Errors. Send for Samples and Circular—Free. Grand Rapids, Mich. Barlow Bros. 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Oak Sole, Welt, D-E, 5-11. $3.00 Largest Manufacturers of Full Vamp Shoes in the World No. 732—Blucher, same as No. 761 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Daas LTRS February 4, 1914 22 pe ee += Z 22-2 =o rf @ £&e = _ 22 = & i £ ¢€ : m= : oe _STOVES AND HARDWARE: : By : : Ss 8 in =. = - Sz = 27 2s Se ees 2 ZZ = 2 4.2 G@ — - —e a = Aa = = = } XN | eae 5 ti Soa eas ey Al m Af Pehl Ont Sollee lee Lye 2) g Am= i od bog eee Mlb Th ARKY ee eae Michigan Retail Hardware Association. President—F. A. Rechlin, Bay City. Vice-President—C. E. Dickinson, St. Joseph. oo J. Scott, it Treasurer—William moe Detroit. Marine ‘The Saw ‘That Made : a Pies. This is one of those adventures of industry that happen a thousand times a week and don’t always stop for Sun- day. It is so true that you have to try to believe it. “Healey,” said the Old Man, whose sign read: “James Monaghan, Car- penter and Builder,” “I’m willing to admit you're a pretty good carpenter and a decent man. But for why should I pay you $35 a week if I take you on as foreman when I pay only 50 cents an hour union wages and you make no more than $22 a week for forty-four hours.” “Because,” replied Bill Healey, “a good and decent foreman is worth nearly twice as much to you as a good and decent workman, for he’s got to provide a dozen or two of good carpenters instead of providing only one-himself.” “Tt listens fine,’ assented the Old Man. cordially. “But how'll I tell whether you'll be able to provide “em?” “Search me,” observed Bill Healey. “But I take no foreman’s job at or- dinary union wages; and you don’t seem willing to pay more until you're sure I can deliver the goods. It looks like a deadlock to me.” “You're too smart for your pocket- book, me laddy-buck,” exclaimed Mr. Monaghan, slightly irritated. “Inde- pendence is grand style, but mean eatin’. Now, if I was in your place, and needin’ the money, instead of de- liverin’ ultimatims, I’d be thinkin’ how to convince a boss 1 was worth what I’m makin’. A foreman is a good deal more than a finishin’ carpenter and decent young man; he’s a leader of men. Do the men about you con- fess you're their better, workin’ at their side? I'll bet there ain’t a shoe- maker or chuncker among them that don’t boast he can make a squarer cut than you.” “Well, then,’ answered Healey, ruf- fled in his turn, “what’s the use of chewing the rag over it? I can prove it after I hire with you; but of course I can’t prove it before. Get somebody else.” “That’s just what I don’t want to do,” returned Mr. Monaghan, with one of his old, shrewd grins. “I want you, but I want you to prove it before- hand. Now, how’ll you do it?” Mollified, Bill gave a minute or two to futile cogitation; then he gave it up. “Yet it’s a boss’s problem,” com- mented Mr. Monaghan. “D’ye see, now, why I have my doubts? But I’m not denyin’ you’ve got the mak- in’s. Come now: Is your $35 a week worth fightin’ for? Is it money enough for you to prove you're the best carpenter in town, bar none?” Bill laughed: “Oh, it’s money enough, but I wouldn’t have the gall to say I am the best carpenter in town, even if I had the nerve to believe it. The best in town is something only one man can be.” “Well, prove you're that man at the next smoker the union gives. I’m goin’ to offer a prize of a full set of saws for the member that makes the squarest cut across a 6 by 8 inch hem- lock stick without a square or mark of any kind to guide him, and I’ll put a time limit on it of two minutes and a half. If you win the set of saws, you can bring ’em down here next morning and take the job of foreman at your $35 a week, for then I'll know that every other carpenter in town'll respect you as the champion of the union.” Ordinarily Healey, like the rest of the carpenters, left his tools in the tool chest, safe enough under the gen- eral lock and key. But that evening he tucked under his arm a saw that a careless mechanic would have left lying outside, so narrowed was the blade from its eleven years of use and sharpening. Of a sudden, that old saw had become Billy Healey’s most valued possession, with the ex- ception of his wife and child. “Well, dear,” said that wife, when he reached home, “I see you're going to get a new saw at last, and I’m awfully glad of it. I never could imagine how a man could do good work with such an old, worn-out saw as that.” “Oh, I’m liable to get a whole set of new saws, for that matter.” Healey rejoined. “But don’t you make any mistake about this old one. It earned me enough to marry you, and it’s earned me enough to keep you. And maybe itll earn me enough, before long, to keep you a blamed sight bet- ter than I have been doing.” With that, he laid it aside, to await its fond contemplation after supper. When he took it up again he stud- ied it critically and said: “Monaghan, with all his experience, thinks it’s the man. But I know it's the saw. There was never a saw like this, that had the keystone with the scales etched into its blade, that wouldn’t cut true. It’s straight crucible steel; it’ll go through that piece of hemlock like a knife through butter. And I’m darn- ed lucky I dropped it out of that sec- Foster, Stevens & Co. Wholesale Hardware 157-159 Monroe Ave. ot :; 151 to 161 Louis N. W. Grand Rapids, Mich. Michigan Hardware Company Exclusively Wholesale Corner Oakes St. and Ellsworth Ave. WV Grand Rapids, Mich. Reynolds Flexible Asphalt Shingles HAVE ENDORSEMENT OF LEADING ARCHITECTS Reynolds Slate Shingles After Five Years Wear Beware of Imitations. Write us for Agency Proposition. Detroit Saginaw Lansing Jackson Columbus Cleveland Cincinnati Dayton Kalamazoo Battle Creek Flint Toledo Fire Resisting Fully Guaranteed Wood Shingles After Five Years Wear Ask for Sample and Booklet. Distributing Agents at Youngstown Utica Milwaukee uffalo Scranton St. Pau Rochester Boston Syracuse Worcester Chicago And NEW YORK CITY Lincoln, Neb. H. M. REYNOLDS Original Manufacturer, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ASPHALT SHINGLE CO. IMPERIAL BRAND Spraying — cee Largest Line . Compounds == Superior Quality Our Paris Green packed by our new American System. Reliable dealers wanted. Address Dept. T., CARPENTER-UDELL CHEM. CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. cane February 4, 1914 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ond story and broke the handle five years ago, instead of five days ago. I've had plenty of time to get used to any difference in the feel of it.” The announcement of the prize of- fered for the union’s next smoker aroused, at first only a rather mild in- terest. But someone—Healey suspect- ed Monaghan himself set the hint going— called attention to the fact that the most prominent contracting builder in town, who offered the prize was the very builder who still refrain- ed from appointing a permanent fore- man, After that, there wasn’t a car- penter in good standing who didn't enter against that doomed stick of hemlock. ‘Gentlemen,’ came the an- nouncement, from the chair, “we've got so many entries for the sawing contest that we'll have to omit most of the programme, and Mr. Monag- han’s been asked to draw the names from the hat to fix the order you come in. I can only say that this stick of hemlock is the best piece of wood in the size specified that could be found and the committee that does the tim- ing and the measuring will be as fair to everyone as it can.” One after another, when the con- test opened, Mr. Monaghan drew forth the slips the hat held; and one after another the owners of the names at- tacked the fated hemlock stick, with saws almost as various as their names. When Carney finished — Healey knew, well enough, that it was within the time limit—the section of the stick that came away looked clean and square. Even Mr. Monaghan could not refrain from applause. “A fine piece of work, Mr. Carney,” he exclaimed. “And one that’s hard to beat. Gentlemen, the next and last name is our friend, Mr. Healey.” Healey advanced to the timber, eyed it with the glance of the practical ex- pert, and decided to cut the six-inch way. The last man among the en- tries, and known as one of the best, he was the center of such a group of critics as had never assembled with so keen an interest in a man and a saw. Yet Healey felt no anxiety. His blade seemed to slice its way through the wood, with every tooth biting true. Almost before he realized it, although he made no effort to escape the time limit of two and a half minutes, the task was done, and he heard Mr. Monaghan saying: “Well, my watch tells me he’s safe on time, for he has twenty seconds to spare. The judges measured critically and after consultation called Mr. Monag- han to them, whispered to him, and stepped back, leaving him facing the eager throng. “Gentlemen,” he said, “the judges have thought it proper to let me an- nounce their finding. It’s one of the pleasures of my old days to say to you that some of the finest sawing I’ve ever seen has been done here to- night, and the winning man has gone through that piece of hemlock in two minutes, ten seconds and, what’s more, he’s done it with only one-thirty- second of an inch away from the true, square cut. I’m proud—and glad— to present this prize set of saws to my friend, Mr. William Healey, the best man with a saw in the whole union.” He paused, while the hand clapping hailed Bill Healey champion; as it died away, he added: “And I hope to see Mr. Healey in the mornin’.” They applauded again, for most of them understood. Healey took the prize saws home with him. But next morning, he turn- ed up at Monaghan’s office with his old one. Mr. Monaghan inspected it with the touch and the glance of a man who has known saws for nearly fifty years; and when he spoke, he lapsed into the enthusiasm, and the words, of fif- ty years earlier. ‘Bill’ he said, its a saw.’—Philadelphia-Made Hardware. —_—__+-.—___ Paper From Okra. It is said that a Georgian has dis- covered a process for making the finest sort of paper from the Okra plant. A crop of Okra may be grown at less cost than cotton and matured ina shorter season, while the profits, esti- mated at $120, or more, per acre, are vastly larger. Aside from the paper, the fiber from the stalk can be con- verted into rope or twine, the roots and pod hulls are used for bookbinders’ board and the seed contains a valuable oil. dom fine —_+- > The chap who drops out of the business race just because he stumbles once or twice does not realize what a long race it is. For Sale Entire Stock and Fixtures of the Sigma Mercantile Company, Sigma, Mich. Inventory only $2,150. New location. 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We are very thankful to your salesman for offering it to us first, and will say you need not look for another customer here as we will take your new plan in the It Is a Plan That Will Force Sales at Full Prices, Even In the Face of a Cut Price Sale by Your Competitor Yours truly, S. P. ROGERS. You Can Use This Plan to the Exclusion of Competitors If you desire to use this plan in your town, let us héar from you, as any delay on your part may mean that your competitor will already have secured the exclu- sive right in your town. For quick action telegraph. BRENARD MFG. CO. IOWA CITY, IOWA 24 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN February 4, 1914 = =— — MMERCIAL TRAVELEB: A —_— => — (UUs SOU UV AN PO Ql Saucy Sayings From Saginaw. Saginaw. Feb. 2—The many friends of Ryson E. Sheehan will be shocked to hear of his death, which occurred rather suddenly Monday morning at 5 o’clock at his home, 1220 Jones avenue, this city, of acute indigestion. Deceased was traveling representa- tive of the Noyes Carriage Co., of Elkhart, Ind. He was in his usual health Sunday and was out with nis daughters, there showing no _ indica- tions of the trouble which was to re- sult in his death a few hours later. He was married at Capac, Mich., to Miss Laura Morris, who survives him, with three children, Emily, Edna and Ben Sheehan, all living at home. De- ceased, in addition to being a mem- ber of Council No. 43, was a member of the Masonic lodge at Brown City, where he formerly lived and carried on a hardware business. Otto Kessell is driving a new Hud- son car. We noticed a news item in a recent issue of a Detroit daily to the effect that cars stolen annually in Detroit would reach a total value of $1,000,000, but we have information that Otto bought his machine. The finance committee met at the Bancroft Hotel on Friday afternoon and report matters pertaining to rats ing money progressing fine. Some of the boys, Peetz, Sargent. Moeller, Mercer, Schroeder, Jr., and Gueider, report large sales of tickets. Cuyler & Britton have a proposition to make the finance committee regard- ing the publishing of a souvenir book jor the convention, giving a history of Saginaw and illustrating prom- inent citizens: also a history of the U. C. T. organization and particufar- ly Council No. 43. At the meeting Saturdav, Jan. 24. held at the Bancroft Hotel, it was decided that a “rhum” contest would be a desirable convention feature, Mc- Gregor, Beunay and Brown advancing the arguments that brought the deci- sion. Wm. Schroeder, Sr.. will not be allowed to enter. I wonder why? Al. Monroe, after a severe illness, is able to be out. He is looking a little white, but as fat as ever. Mark Brown tells one on Ben Mer- cer. -It seems that a certain drug- gist invited Ben for an auto ride and in this way managed to corner Ben long enough to extract a long past due account. Is this the truth, Ben? Beunay says Sargent is on the bill as a headliner when it comes to driv- ing. If you doubt this, ask him about Chas. J.’s bucking broncho. Half of the committee on sports met at the Vincent Hotel Saturday, Jan. 31. The other half was either out of town or not good enough sports to brave the storm. Chairman Me1- cer informs us that every council in Michigan has been invited to be on hand with teams. So far, Bay City and Jackson councils are the only ones we have heard from. It is proposed to have at least four teams enter. Lots will be drawn from a hat. Even nurm- bers will meet and odd numbers will meet in-mortal combat in the fore- noon of June 13. Winners in the morning games will play for the championship in the afternoon. The money will be divided into first, sec- ond and third prizes. A fine compe- tition cup will also go with the cham- pionship. This cup is now held by Kalamazoo. It is hoped other teams will be able to give the Celery City boys a run for first money and the cup this year. The annual ball will be given at the Auditorium in March, date to be announced later. The auto will be drawn at that time. The 43rd ticked drawn will be the winning number. Committees in charge of conven- tion matters reported to date: Reception—W. B. McGregor, chair- man; Frank Coates, Frank Pinkey, F. R. Sargent, Ed. Knupp, J. F. Mc- Carthy, Wm. Ginnes, Al. Monroe, Wm. Schroeder, Jr., A. L. Secor. Buss and Baggage—J. M. Benway, chairman; Wm. Kroll, Elmer Mc- Mann, Wm. Krohn. Bands—Ed, Putman, chairman; San McCoudless, Frank Bremer. Sports—B. N. Mercer (chief sport), Ora Lynch, Will Hoover, Guy Ben- nett, Otto Kessell, Ralph Cuyler. (If any one has doubts about the above parties being qualified, look us up on June 12 and 13). Registration—M. Connaton, chair- man; Wm. King, Wm. Miller, A. J. Monroe, Fred Huebner, Al. Gossell, Wim, McGinnis. a R, B. Cuyler has just returned from a business trip to Detroit. We know for sure that Ralph was not called in to dust the carpet for his house (Beacher, Peck & Lewis), as he doub- bled his 1912 business in 1913, which should give him a firm hold on his managership of the local branch. Amsden’s band, Amsden’s orches- tra, the Orphan’s band and. last but surely not least, “Damsden’s” band, have all been engaged for the con- vention. Tush! Jimmie Brown, our Owosso’ brother promises a_ band. Bring your band, Jimmie, also your ball team. We promise you a good time. G. (good) and K. (kind) Coffey, of Grands Council, spent several days in this section recently, pushing com- petitors’ goods back on the shelves to make room for his brand of bak- ing powder. Will C. Hoover. —_———__.2- Wafted Down From Grand Traverse Bay. Traverse City, Feb. 2—Traverse City Council pulled off the big special meeting last Saturday as scheduled and it sure was one meeting to be proud of. A large class was initiated and Traverse City Council will have seven more members added to her list on account of the extra efforts of its members during the battle. Due credit must be given Captain Hurley and his volunteers, for they were the winners in the contest. However, Captain Murphy and his volunteers are also entitled to honorable men- tion for their services. After the meeting, luncheon was enjoyed, which was prepared by Brother Taylor ana his committee, after which card play- ing and dancing took up the remain- der of the evening. About 100 were in attendance. Come again. James Flaggert, formerly with the A. L, Joyce Bottling Co., of this city, has accepted a position with the American Candy Co., succeeding Mal- comb Winnie, who has been promot- ed to a position calling on the job- bing trade in Lower Michigan, In- diana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Ray Thacker was presented with a handsome U. C. T. ring by the mem- bers at the banquet as a token of the high esteem in which he is held and Mrs. .Thacker was presented with a fancy dish. Mr. and Mrs. Thacker in- tend making their home the Sunny South soon. They have been very active members of our order and will be greatly missed. May success be your lot is the wish of all. Archie Jourdan has returned from Detroit where he has been pricing up the Buhl Sons Co. catalogue. All the salesmen were called in. Our Council may be proud of the handsome flag case which was pre- sented by Brothers Hurley and Wil- son. The silk flag which Grand Past Counselor Adams presented to our Council last year may now be seen in this case hung on our Council walls. The case is a dandy and home made, Brothers Hurley and Wilson having made it themselves. Traverse City Council is sure some proud of that flag. I. K. Jacobs is attending a conven- tion of the National Cash Register Co., at Detroit, this week. Michigan membership now numbers 2780, and with every member boost- ing we should reach the 3,000 mark soon. Walter Reinhart will cover this ter- ritory for the Saginaw Beef Co. Mr. Reinhart was formerly a_ resident of the American Soo, but intends moving his family to our city. Geo. Blass, manager of the Atlantic Hotel, at White Cloud, is passing out to the boys some very nifty shoe shin- ers, which can be carried in a grip. We presume that George has gotten tired of some of the boys using in- dividual towels for shiners. John Busby, of Cadillac, who is about the best known restaurant man in this section of the State, has moved into his new quarters on Mitchell street, where he is in position to give the boys first-class service. Cadillac may be proud of having such an up- to-date eating place. By the way, we might just add that John is also in- terested in the new oil company. Here is success to you, John. Have you noticed the 500 mile Pere Marquette mileage books that most of the boys are carrying? Cost $10 flat and can be used by bearer or party and bearer. Since the P. M. insists that tickets must be presented before entering it certainly is a great. con- venience and, besides, it helps the receipts of our local station. Think it over, boys, and boost for your home town and possibly if the receipts look satisfactory to the officials, we may be in position to get the new de- pot. Every little bit helps. Fred C. Richter. —_— oe oo Why Siegel Failed and Altman Suc- ceeded. New York, Feb. 2—While the ques- tion of how and when the chain of Siegel enterprises will be rehabilitat- ed is of prime importance to the vari- ous classes of creditors, the events preceding, which made necessary the receivership, are equally paramount. A commercial failure represents a weak spot in the mercantile world: and to appreciate how intimately the Siegel trouble is associated with the fi- nancial world, a brief resume of the Siegel interests is necessary. Incidentally, the Siegel failure is the first department store of any im- portance in the East to go under as- signment. The stores affected are Simpson, Crawford & Co., and Four- teenth street store in New York, and Henry Siegel Co., Boston. These three concerns, with the Siegel-Coop- er Co., of Chicago, are controlled by the Siegel Stores Corporation, which filed the petition for the receivership. The two dominating characters be- hind the Siegel ventures are Henry Siegel and Frank E. Vogel. Mr. Vo- gel was for twenty years interested in Nelson, Morris & Co., one of the “big four” of American packers, where he had risen to the office of Vice-President. He was also a di- rector of the National Bank of the Re- public, Chicago. Mr. Vogel brought $1,400,000 to the Siegel stores in 1902 —the money he had made in the pack- ing business. Henry Siegel, long identified with Siegel-Cooper of Chicago and Siegel- Cooper of New York, to-day two ot the most successful department stores in the country, was the merchandise man and general manager of these two gigantic mercantile institutions. When he withdrew from the New York Siegel-Cooper Co. in 1902, he had a fortune of $4,000,000, which he has put into the stores controlled by the Siegel Stores Corporation. What is the explanation of the de- cline in the fortunes of these two men who gathered millions by long years of steady, difficult work? Were there not other influences which vitally af- fected their latter-day business enter- prises besides the too familiar alle- gation of improper financial manage- ment? In common with other department stores, the Siegel institutions were laboring under the burden of too great store rentals. This factor lea up to the acute financial situation which confronted them in the latter part of 1913. For the Boston store the rent is about $390,000 annually, for the Simpson-Crawford store and Fourteenth street ‘store, each $325,000 a year. These figures include the taxes. “They eat up the profits,’ says Mr. Siegel. But the direct cause of the tumble was explained clearly by Frank E. Vogel before the court hearing. He said when it became necessary last December to secure money to satisfy about half a million of obligations which matured in the next six months, his bankers advised him that, because of the stringency of the money mar- ket, they could not accommodate him. This curtailed their credit so severely that it.was impossible to proceed. The story of Benjamin Altman, who recently died leaving a fortune of $45,006,000, who made his success in the competition of quality, raises the question whether Henry Siegel’s present situation is not also attrib- utable to his policy of competition in price. The man who banked on quality left $45,000,000 and the man who relied on price competition is again facing a new start in the busi- ness world. The exact amounts of the Siegel stores’ losses have not yet been of- ficially determined. The accountants for the receivers have been unable to untangle the complicated books of the different stores. Including the Chicago store, which is not affected by the receivership and is a paying proposition, F. E. Vogel estimates that the present net assets of the four stores are almost $6,000,000 above their liabilities. He said this estimate was correct, despite the fact that the stores are now in receivership, for the suspension was caused primarily by a contraction of credit and not by diminishing of sales. The financial situation of the Hen- ry Siegel & Co. bank can be traced to the lack of proper state regula- tion. Had there been adequate laws supervising the character of invest- ments which private banks could make, as applies to state savings banks, Mr. Siegel would not have used the bank’s money in his depart- ment store securing all loans. of the bank with his Siegel Stores Cor- poration and Henry Siegel Co., Bos- ton, stock, Mr. Siegel felt he was entitled to borrow from his bank as well as from outside banks. _Even a man who admires a sensible girl may marry the other kind. HOTEL CODY EUROPEAN GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Best Beds That Money Can Buy February 4, 1914 DETROIT DETONATIONS. (Continued from page 1.) ness for thirty-five years—and looks strong and healthy enough to go on for thirty-five years more. Sam Rosenberg, dealer in dry goods and furnishing goods, has moved from his old location, 1181 Mack avenue, into new and more up-to-date quarters at the corner of Dubois and Farns- worth. J. E. Gumm’s many Detroit friends will be pleased to know he is again able to be up and around after a serious siege of sickness. Mr. Gumm conducts a department store in Onaway. The next dance given by Council, No. 9, will be Saturday night (next) Feb. 7. All members and their friends are cordially invited to attend. Herbert Todd (Edson, Moore & Co.) says that gossip carries more tales than a barn full of horses. Many have lost their lives on the water during the past few months. On land several have lost their lives be- cause they didn’t stick to the water. Despite the raging blizzard of last Saturday night, a large crowd turned out to attend the joint meeting of Cad- illas and No. 9 Councils, at St. Andrews hall. A happier and more friendly crowd of traveling men were never gathered together. The initiatory work was carried on by Council No. 9 ard, according to the telephone -eport, notii- ing was overlooked. The {following traveling men having withstood all tests, are now wearing U. C. T. buttons: Aug. O. McMahon, Mouat Squires Co., Cleve- land; Morley Brown, Murray W. Sales & Co., Detroit; Clarence Streng, Lua- kenheimer Co., Cincinnati; John ©. Hathaway, Atlantic Refining Co., Cleve- land; Arthur E. Cole, Hilton, Hart *& Koehn Co., Detroit; Earl Watson, Springfield Metallic Casket Co., Spring- field, Ohio; Fred Marcotte, Lee & Cady, Detroit; Elmer Thompson, Na- tional Grocer Co., Detroit; Frank D. Ross, L. C. Chase & Co., Boston; Wm. E. Speckman, National Grocer Co., De- troit; Ralph Bloom, Liggett & Myers, Tobacco Co., St. Louis; Orin Gotschall, Anker Holth Manufacturing Co., Port Huron. Through a re-arrangement of terri- tories which will prove beneficial to those concerned, the towns of Cheboy- gan and Alpena, formerly covered by Sid Pungs (Burnham, Stoepel & Co), will now be looked after by Ira Sim- mons. Mr. Simmons resides in East Tawas, but will move to Alpena this spring. Mr. Pungs will now devote his entire time to Saginaw, Flint and Bay City, his business growing to such an extent as to make the move imperative. 30th Mr. Simmons and Mr. Pungs are well known and are very popular, they having covered their respective terri- tories for a number of years. As we see it, the leading part of most shows is done by the usher. W. H. Ackerman, of Syracuse, N. Y., and member of Central City Coun- cil, No. 221, is in Detroit looking over several prospects that may lead to his permanent residence here. Mr. Acker- man is an old dry goods sales:nan. Now that spring is approaching, we may begin to look for the winter to pay us a visit. : Beauty is also paint deep in some cases. A. Garland, merchant tailor at How- ell was in Detroit last week. Mr. Garland says that any man who wears his clothes is bound to have a fit. The real optimist who deserves the medal for February, 1914, is Orla Rakestraw, who conducts a general store at Lupton. Orla has purchased a ticket that may (?) bring him an automobile for the meager sum of 50 cents. Orla is busily engaged in clear- ing a space between some stumps 1n his neighborhood, preparatory to try- ing out his new machine—if he gets it. Orla says when he gets so he can drive through the stumps he will be able to go most any place at any time. Even a chiropractor cannot cure MICHIGAN TRADESMAN some men who have no backbone. D. Bernstein, general merchant at West Bay City, has had more than his share of trouble during the past month. He came to Detroit last week to bury his father. This one affliction was not all that struck him, his wife being obliged to have an operation for appendicitis, which, luckily, she withstood and is now on the road to recovery. The sympathy of the Tradesman and Mr. Bernstein’s many other friends is extended to him. Troubles are God’s rains world—Henry Ward Beecher. More news: Windy Williams has again recovered, The American Blower Co. held a get-together meeting of the office and sales force at the Cadillac Hotel last Thursday. An inspirational business dinner was given. Victor Hugo says that houses are like human beings who inhabit them. Victor might have added that most hotels are not like what they make the victims pay for. Leave it to Jimmie Hammell. Another way of fooling the hotel keepers: Quit the road and go to clerking. James M. Goldstein. —_—__2e oa _—_ Validity of Bank Stock as Collateral. Calumet, Feb. 2—A customer of ours wants a loan of $500 and offers as collateral to a demand note ten shares of stock of a State bank. Is this collateral affected—and in what way—by any indebtedness of his to the bank in which he holds stock? in .this Would it be affected by any loan he. might secure subsequent to pledging it as collateral? Any information bearin- on the value of State bank stocks as collateral is desired and a prompt reply will be appreciated. Old Merchant. The law is very clear on the ques- tion you enquire about. Any indebt- edness that a stockholder may owe a bank is a lien on his stock and any loan you make a man under such cir- cumstances is not a lien on his stock unless you first secure a letter from the bank issuing the stock, stating that the owner of the’ stock is not in- debted to the bank. If you do this, the security is yours and you can hold it, but you cannot do it otherwise. Our idea would be that you write the bank, stating that the man solicit- ing the loan is offering the stock as collateral and enquiring if the bank has any claim against the stock in the shane of loans owing by him to the bank. If the reply is satisfactory, the the integrity of the collateral is es- tablished. ——— +2 Will Hold Frequent Meetings. Port Huron, Feb. 2—At the last meeting of the Port Huron Grocers and Butchers’ Association, F. C Woods suggested that the Association hold a meeting every week to be open to traveling salesmen. The sugges- tion was acted upon with one amend- ment and that was, that the meetings be held every two weeks. The ques- tion of early closing was brought ‘up, but was laid over by consent until the next meeting. It was suggested and acted upon that cards be printed giv- ing the dates and topics of discus- sion for each meeting. After the business of the evening was over a sumptuous banquet was served. S. J. Watts acted as toast- master, and he gave a short talk on the two years preparation for the State convention to be held at Grand Rapids. Among the Sarnia grocers who were present as guests were Stanley Williams and Mr. Palmer. J. D. Kirkwood, salesman for the Na- tional Biscuit Co., was also present. ——— i oe The new hospital buildings for con- tagious diseases at Kalamazoo will be ready for occupancy in March, the entire health plant costing the city $45,000. UPPER PENINSULA. Recent News From the Cloverland of Michigan. Sault Ste. Marie, Feb. 2—Pickford has a new butcher, who arrived on the scene last Tuesday in the person of Wm. Kirkbride, Jr. Mr. Kirkbride, Sr., has not as yet been to town since the happy event, but it is reported that there is great rejoicing in the Kirkbride family and his many friends are waiting to congratulate upon his arrival to the city. _ The Lake Superior Corporation, of Soo, Ont., will let contracts for the construction of a new open hearth furnace, the capacity of which is to be 200,000 tons per month. This is the first of the proposed extensions to the steel plant. It is expected that work will help make business livelier by the employing of a large number of men for construction work. It is good news to the residents of both Soos who will be benefited by the extra work. Robert Davis, the Alpena lumber- man, who is operating at Dafter, is hauling birdseye maple logs for ship- MEM. The George Kemp Coal Co. is put- ting up one of the largest coal ware- houses in the Unner Peninsula. The structure will be 80x 200 feet in di- mensions with 24-foot uprights posts and will be covered with a “hip” roof. The company is also enlarging and improving the docks along the water fronts, which will fulfill a long felt want during the season of navigation. Martin E. Courtade, of Traverse City, arrived here to-day to take a position as prescription clerk at Ru- dell’s drug store. There are at present only twenty- three miles of ballasting to be done on the Algoma Central Railway which is left to be completed in the spring. On account of navigation being clos- ed there has been an unusual large amount of traffic from its connection with the C. P. R. at Franz. The em- ployes for the Standard Chemical Co. are being furnished a special train over the A. C. R., also for the loading of logs for the paper company. Accordine to the latest reports is- sued by the government at Ottawa, the federal revenue for the last nine months of 1913 increased by $3,000,- 000. The sale of goods to the United States in the same period aggregated $134,000,000. We are certainly a good customer for Canada. Friends of Thomas Chitty are pleased to know that he is making speed- recovery and has so far pro- eressed very satisfactorily since hav- ing his arm amputated a short time ago. Mr. Chitty has made a trip to Toronto with Mrs. Chitty, where they will visit Mrs. Chitty’s parents until he is again able to take an active part in his business. Morley Stevens, the popular city salesman for the Musselman Grocer Co., is carrying around a few extra boxes of 10 centers in his sample case this week and handing them out to his numerous friends, as he is the proud possessor of a son who will be able to take his place in due time. Capt. Parnel, our popular Soo sportman, is receiving congratula- tions on his success at the National Rifle Association which awarded him a medal. We are pleased to note that a Soo man was so honored. Mr. Par- nell entered the annual shoot as a member of the Osborn Rifle Club and established a high record. The medal was sent by Albert Jones, Assistant Recorder and Secretary of the Na- tional Rifle Association of America, which is under the supervision of the War Department. Supt. Gibson, who has finished his work of construction for the Michigan State Telephone Co., has left for Bat- tle Creek. Mr. Gibson has changed the system to one of the most mod- ern in the State and the residents of the Soo will certainly appreciate the improvements in the telephone ex- 25 change as soon as the connections are made and the new system put into effect. It is pleasing news to the navigation companies plying the Great Lakes to learn that Canada has appropriated $50,000,000 for the enlargement of the Welland canal so it will accommodate vessels drawing thirty-five feet. Much favorable comment is being heard upon the improvement. W. G. Vapert oe <> Newsy Notes of the Gripsack Brigade. Grand Rapids—Wm. Doyle, a young business man of Lowell, who traveled in the blinding snow storm Saturday from 3 o’clock in the afternoon until _8 in the evening to attend the dancing party given by Council No. 131 at St. Cecilia hall, was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira F. Gordon, 425 Woodlawn avenue, over Sunday. He says he had a good time and that “Grand Rapids knows how.” Grand Rapids—Mrs. Herb Godfrey, 1809 Wilbert avenue, who underwent a serious operation at U. B. A. pital last Monday, is doing as well expected. Her friends wish her a speedy recovery. Take a leaf out of the book of those traveling report that they get business where they go after it. They are not howling that there is dullness. hos- as could be many salesmen who They say that merchants are buying carefully, but they are buying to cover their wants, which is the main thing. How much better this is than to yell about no trade. The fact is these optimists report the many sales they make, and pass light- The pessimist makes a long story out of each individual instance where a sale is not forthcoming and remains silent ly over the occasional failure. concerning the big average of success- es. Apply the principle of observing prosperity indications in your store. There is always a chance to complain, and these chances grow more numer- ous as they are utilized. Nothing breeds so fast as growls. It is like dogs barking at night—you hear one, another answers, and soon the neigh- borhood is alive with the sleep-dis- turbing responsive chorus. You growl and another growl comes into your mind, and another, until you are so” full of them there is no self-respecting joy that can remain in the gloomy company. Grand Rapids—W. H. Whims (Ed- son, Moore & Co.) had occasion to go to Freeport last Saturday—the day of the big storm—only to find that there was no train out of town until Monday morning. He undertook to engage a livery rig to drive him back to Elmdale, but no horse owner would venture out in such a storm, so W. H. walked six miles to Elmdale, where he got a P. M. train home. His ex- periences as a pedestrian are now as vivid as his impressions as a woman hater, but he appears to take more delight in recounting the incidents of the walkfest than in describing the disappointments of the numerous la- dies whose importunities he has met with a stony eye and an adamantine heart. ———_».+ + The 4,413 boats entering Frankfort harbor during 1913 brought in 2,539.- 807 tons of freight and carried out 2,533,362 tons. xn a MICHIGAN TRADESMAN February 4, 1914 2 P , “ o> CCS yy =. ZR gery . | t? - Ww 9 R.. Drow G & pate AD ii! Es aS us Te CUS (ert M1) 11(0r« Ss Ly ad Syn, fi'"" 1} ( € 2 fi} NS «> DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES ‘WY sah wd my 2) LW, : NL All Sey = 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. 8. Koon, Muskegon. Grand Rapids Meeting—November 18, 19 and 20. 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; R. W. Cochrane. Kalamazoo; James Robinson, Lansing; Grant Stevens, Detroit. Michigan Pharmaceutical Travelers’ As- sociation. President—Geo. H. Halpin, Secretary-Treasurer—W. 5S. Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids Drug Club. President—Wm. C. Kirchgessner. Vice-President—E. D. De La Mater. Secretary and Treasurer—Wm. Tibbs. Executive Committee—Wm Quigley, Chairman; Henry Riechel, Theron Forbes. Detroit. Lawton, Non-Freezing Automobile Solutions. With the automobilist freezing sol can depend. Calcium chloride and common salt are apt to attack the metal with which they come in contact, as their corro- sive action is both chemical and elec- trolytic, especially if the slightest trace of acid be present. approach of winter many s are looking for non- utions upon which they Glycerine is a good non-freezing agent but its high cost and its de- structive action on rubber are disad- vantages connected with is use. !t has a further objection that after a time it becomes foul and needs to be replaced. Denatured alcohol is probably the best agent to use for this purpose. !t is absolutely non-corrosive towards metal temperature of 160 above a it has and does not freeze deg. KE. a higher boiling point than wood al- cohol, which is in itself an advantage and it possesses many other points of superiority over wood alcohol. The following table shows the dilu- tions which have been found useful for denatured alcohol for different temperatures: Per cent of alcohol 20 per cent ou per cent 40 per cent 50 per cent 35° below A 50 per cent. solution obtained by mixing equal parts of denatured alco- hol and water, will withstand such low temperatures as are likely to be met with in this territory. 2+ How to Handle Olive Oil. At the last meeting of the Penn- sylvania Pharmaceutical Association Louis Frank, of Wilkes-Barre, re- marked that there is a chance for the druggist to build up a large trade on Freezes at 10° above zero below zero 20° below zero zero anette seinen PN mn ings at So olive oil if he takes the product up right and “My firm,” pushes it as he should. said Mr. Frank, “has be- come quite a large importer of olive oil ow'ng to the fact that it took one its business career and stuck to that brand and bottled it under its own name. I no- tice many especial brand early in stores in our vicinity are sell ng considerable olive oil, but they make a mistake in taking up a brand- ed article like Pompeian. There is sale for a branded oil, but if the druggist will take one brand for his and stick to that and considerable own build up a reputation on that brand, he will find his customers coming from a great distance to get his olive oil. And don’t charge too little for it. That is another common mistake. We have pint bottles and quart bot- tles and sell it at 50 cents a pint and a dollar a quart. These two are the best sellers in our stores, and we have innumerable customers coming in for pints and quarts who say there is no oil like it anywhere. We sell more olive oil than all the other stores in Wilkes-Barre combined, simply by sticking to that one brand under our own name in the five years we have had it. Building up trade is an important point—I think the drug trade has lost sight of that. They let the olive oil trade go to the grocer. They could get that trade started, and by plugging away could obtain a plugging away could obtain a large trade in olive oil.” ——_2-+ 2 ____ Patent Leather Polish. Yellow wax or ceresine.. 3 ounces Spemmaceti .............- 1 ounce Oil of turpentine ........11 ounces Aspalttim varnish ....... 1 ounce SOAK et ee 80 grains Prankiort black ........ 1 ounce Prussian blue ....... . 150 grains Melt the wax, add the borax, and stir until an emulsion has been form- ed. In another pan melt the sper- maceti; add the varnish, previously mixed with the turpentine; stir well and add the wax; lastly add the col- ors. a Sell Gum in Quantity. While January is not the best chew- ing gum month by any means, it may be made to pay a better gum profit by promoting the sale of gum in larger quantities than 5-cent pack- ages. Take all the different kinds of gum and tie them up in 25-cent pack- ages, five or six to the package, ac- cording to whether the goods are sold straight or six for a quarter. Display these in the window together with a large card reading, “Buy It by the Quarter’s Worth.” Less .Rented Homes Desirable. Written for the Tradesman. Every rural community, every vil- lage, every town, every city, and the whole nation would be benefited if there were less rented homes and more homes occupied by their own- ers. More owned homes means less transient population—more perma- nent residents. That would mean less interruption in children’s at- tendance at school; less drawing away of young people from beneficial organizations; less inconvenience to employers in all branches of trade and manufacture, less losses in busi- ness through unpaid accounts and ex- penses of collections. There would be a gain in better citizenship. The stronger the bonds of home the more valuable the resi- dent as a citizen. The more owned homes the less inclination to wander, to move about; the less liability to throw up a good job for specious in- ducements elsewhere. Consequently more strenuous endeavor to fill sala- ried positions acceptably. The wholesome restraints of home or of the home community are lack- ing or of much less effect upon those who are among strangers. Influences may be helpful because they restrain or because they support or encourage according to the nature of the person acted upon. There are uplifting influences in connection with the permanent home which can never be felt in a rented home. Scenes and events which take strong hold upon the memory renew their beneficial effects from time to time in the old homestead. Plenty of people wish they owned a home, but with many such it is only a wish such as they might express in regard to conditions which can not be changed. Some hope some day to have a home of their own but are not willing to sacrifice presenr comforts or economize as would be necessary to lay by money for a home. Fortunate the one who not only wishes for a home of his own but can look into the future and see that the time will come when a _ permanene home will be of far greater advantage than the comforts or luxuries of the present and determines to work and plan and save toward that end. The owned home is often a monu- ment to the industry and economy of the owner. If it be not an inheritance it is often also a testimonial of so- briety, enterprise and fidelity. The condition of the home and its sur- roundings attest care, prudence, fore- sight and a beneficent attitude toward one’s neighbors, his family and those who are to come after him, or it betoken the opposite. The time is approaching if not al- ready here when one feels as though he must apologize for using the term “high cost of but many a tenant pays too high a rent in propor- tion to his salary. He pays from 10 to 25 per cent. more than if he owned his own home, and added to this is expense of moving, refitting and refurnishing to suit a different house each time; breakage and mar- ring of household effects, discard ng that which would have been useful and valuable much longer in a manent home. living” per- Sickness, loss of employment, busi- ness reverses. fall with weight on many who rent a while in face of like difficulties the owner of a home will pull through without outside help, without entire dependence upon charity, or without craving credit on every hand. The most serious aspect of this mat- ter seems to be the effect upon the character of the citizen. The life and environment of the tenant tends to unsettle, to dissipate, to alienate from interest in public welfare, to break down, to destroy; whereas the life of the dweller in his own home tends to build up, to establish, to strength- en, to unify interests, to make for peace, contentment, loyalty and pa- triotism. E. E. Whitney. —_—_2 The Manistee County Savings Bank has increased its $50,000 crushing home, capital stock from to $100,000. 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 complete plant from the raw materials Kalamazoo Loose Leaf Binder Co. * KALAMAZOO, - - - ~ Let us take it up with you MICHIGAN Citizens 4445 and 1122 Every Transaction in STOCKS AND BONDS Turned Over to Us Receives the Maximum of Attention The Business of our Brokerage Department is Built on Reliable Service Howe, Snow, Corrigan & Bertles Investment Securities MICH. TRUST BLDG. Bell Main 229 February 4, 1914 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 27 WHOLESALE DRUG PRICE CURRENT Acids Acetic .....-.... 6 @ Boric .......... 10 @ Carbolic ...... 17 @ Citric ......... 60 @ Muriatic .......- 1% @ Nitric ...-....-.; 54%@ Oxalic .......... 13 @ Sulphuric ....... 1%@ Tartaric ........ 88 @ Ammonia Water, 26 deg. .. 6%@ Water, 18 deg. .. 4%@ Water 14 deg. ... 34@ Carbonate ......- 13 @ Chioride ...... . 2 @ Balsams Copaiba .... . 15@1 Fir (Canada) .. 1 75@2 Fir (Oregon) ....40@ WEF ...65.5--6-5 > 2 25@2 Tolu ..... wecese L OOGL Berries Gubeb ...:....-.--.- 68@ Figh ........:- .-. 1@ Juniper .......---- 7@ Prickley Ash .. - @ Barks Cassia (ordinary) 25 Cassia (Saigon) 65@ Elm (powd. 25c) 25@ Sassafras (pow. 30c) @ Soap Cut (powd. — 6 @ Extracts Licorice ......... 24@ Licorice powdered 25@ Flowers Arnica .::......- 18@ Chamomile (Ger.) 25@ Chamomile (Rom.) 40@ Gums Acacia, Ist ...... 40@ Acacia, 2nd ...... 35@ Acacia, 3d ........ 30@ Acaccia, Sorts .... @ Acacia Powdered 35@ Aloes (Barb. Pow) 22@ Aloes (Cape Pow) 20@ Aloes (Soc. Powd.) 40@ Asafoetida ...... @ Asafoetida, Powd. Pure <....:..- @ U. 8S. P. Powd. @1 Camphor :....... 55@ Guaiac .......... 385@ Guaiac, Powdered 60@ KONO .- 55.204... @ Kino, Powdered .. @ Mvrrh ¢.... 2... @ Myrrh, Powdered . @ Opium :......;. 7 2@7 Opium, Powd. .. 8 75@8 Opium, Gran. .. 8 90@9 Shellac .... .«. 28@ Shellac, Bleached 30@ Tragacanth No. 11 40@1 Tragacanth, Pow 75@ Turpentine ...... 10@ Leaves Buchu ...:...-.. & rt Buchu, Powd. .. 2 Sage, bulk ...... Sage, %s Loose. 20 Sage, Powdered... 25@ Senna, Alex ...... Be be oO oo Senna, Tinn. .... 15 Senna, Tinn, Pow. 20 Uva Ure ......... 10@ Olls Almonds, Bitter, true ........ 6 00@6 Almond, Bitter, artificial ...... @1l — Sweet, Almond, Sweet, {imitation .... 40@ Amber, crude ... 25@ Amber, rectified . 40@ Anige ...,-....- 2 Bergamont ..... 7 Be. poole coeecese | 5a Gna, bbls. a cans ...... 12%@ Cedar Leaf ...... @ Citronella ...... @ Cloves ......:.-;; 1‘ Cocoanut Cod Liver ...... 1 oO Cotton gece a Croton ....--+0, 1 to a ® bo eoeooes 50 00 00 50 30 50 50 00 85 75 15 7 7% 50 1 00 60 Cubebs ........ a @4 50 Erigeron ........ @2 50 Bucalyptus ..... %@ 85 Hemlock, pure .. @1 00 Juniper Berries .. @1 25 Juniper Wood asG 50 Lard, extra ..... 85@1 00 Lard, No. 1 .... 754@ 9 Laven’r Flowers 4 50@5 00 Lavender, suieiar 85@1 00 Lemon ........ 4 25@4 50 ieneed boiled, bbl. @ -4 Lniseed, bid. less 55@ _ 60 Linseed, raw, bbls @ 51 Linseed, raw, less 54@_ 59 Mustard, true ..4 50@6 00 Mustard, artifi’l 2 75@3 00 Neatsfoot ......° 80@ 85 Olive, pure ..... 2 50@3 50 — Malaga, yellow ..... 1 30@1 50 Olive, Mlacs. green ..... 1 30@1 50 Orange, sweet ..4 75@5 00 Organum, pure 1 25@1 50 Origanum, com’! 50@_ 75 Pennyroyal ..... c Ve 50 Peppermint .... 4 50@4 75 Rose, pure ... 16 09@18 00 Rosemary Flowers ee 00 Sandalwod, E. I. 6 25@6 50 Sassafras, true 80@ 90 Sassafras, artifi'l] 45@ 50 Spearmint ...... 5 50@6 00 Sperm ...... eas 90@1 00 TEnSy ....--.-.- 5 br 50 War, USP ..... - 380@ 40 Turpentine, bbs. @ 58 Turpentine, less 68@ 70 Wintergreen, true @5 00 Wintergreen, oy birch ...... 2 00@2 25 Wintergreen, art’l 50@ 60 Wormseed ...... 3 50@4 00 Wormwood .... 6 00@6 50 Potassium Bicarbonate .... ing 18 Bichromate .. 13 16 Bromide ........ 45@ 55 Carbonate ..... 12@ 15 Chlorate, xtal and powdered ... 12@ 16 Chlorate, granular 16@ 20 Cyanide ......... 30@ 40 Neodige .....<:..... 3 20@3 40 Permanganate .. 15 30 Prussiate yellow 30@ 35 Prussiate, red .. 50@ 60 Sulphate ........ 15@ 20 Roots Alkanet ......... ts 20 Blood, powdered 20 25 Calamus escla cea s 35@ 40 Elecampane, pwd. 15@ 20 Gentian, powd. .. 12@ 16 Ginger, African, powdered .. 230 20 Ginger, Jamaica 22 Ginger, Jamaica, powdered .... 22 Goldenseal pow. 7 . 7 50 Ipecac, powd. .. 2 75@3 00 icoricé ....... ua 16 Licorice, powd.. 12 Orris, powdered 25@ 30 Poke, powdered 20@ 25 Rhubarb ...... al 00 Rhubarb, powd. 5 Rosinweed, powd. 25@ 30 Sarsaparilla, Hond. ground ...... 50 Sarsaparilla “Mexican, ground ...... 25@ 30 Squills .......... 20@ 35 Squills, powdered 40@ 60 Tumeric, powd. 12@ 15 Valerian, powd. 25@ 30 Seeds Anise ........-. 15@ 20 Anise, powdered 22@ 25 Bird, is ...... Ae 4 10 Canary ........ see om 12 Caraway eoes L2@ 18 Cardamon ..... 1 75@2 00 @eleny .......... 36 35 Coriander ....... 12 18 cece cecae 25 30 Pennell .......... @ 30 Be fo... ie 8 Flax, ground .... 4 8 Foenugreek, pti 6 10 EPGmp. ....;...<<- 5 7 Fopena .......... 50 Mustard, yellow Mustard, black Mustard, powd. 2 _ NSewe 9QSNHSNGIINgGESS SHSISSGSSSSOSS sae Poppy <....-.--. 20 = Gcleeuecs 15@1 00 ce cace 6 10 Sabaatita ecaccccs ae 30 Sabadilla, powd. 35 45 Sunflower ...... 8 Worm American 15 20 Worm Levant .. 50 60 Tinctures Aconite ......... Aloes ........-.--- Arnica ......-.-- Asafoetida ...... Belladonna ...... 60 Benzoin 90 Benzoin Compound Buch cee 00 Cantharadies ee 1 00 Capsicum ....... 90 Cardamon ...... 20 Cardamon, Comp. 80 Catechu ......... 60 Cinchona ........ ‘1 06 Colchicum ....... 60 Cube er ececcce @1 20 Digitalia ......... g 60 Gentian ae 60 Ginger ... @ 9% Gualae ...... : 1 06 Guaiac Ammon..- 80 Todine) .....5.4.-- 1 265 Iodine, Colorless . = 5 @ 60 @ 80 1 05 Nux Vomica ... 70 Opium ....5...... 2 00 Opium Camph. .. 65 Opium, Deodorz’d 2 25 Rhubarb ... 2.0... 70 Paints Lead, red dry 7 Lead, white dry 7 Lead, white oil q Ochre, yellow bbl. 1 @ 1 Ochre, yellow less 2 Putty oo 05....050. Red Venetian bbl. 1 Red Venet'n, less 2 Shaker, Prepared 1 40@1 50 Vermillion, Eng. 90@1 00 Vermillion, Amer. 15@ 20 Whiting, bbl. onee 1@ 1% Whiting (01.1... 2@ 5 Insecticides Arsenite .......... 10 Blue Vitrol, bbl. 6 Blue Vitrol less 3 i Bordeaux Mix Pst 8@ 15 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 ...... 3 Alum ............ 4 2 Alum, a and SrOUnG ...... 5 q Bismuth, Subni- ” trate ....... 2 10@2 25 Borax xtal or powdered ... 6@ 12 Cantnarades po. 2 50@2 75 Calomel ........ 1 20@1 30 Capsicum ....... 20 25 Carmine ........ @3 50 Cassia Buds .... Clove 309 35 iS cchaecqca Chalk Prepared .. 6@ 8% Chalk Precipitated ae 10 Chloroform ..... 8@ 48 Chloral Hydrate 1 o0g1 15 Cocaine 410@4 40 Cocoa Butter ... 50@ 60 Corks, list. less 10% Copperas, bbls... Copperas, less ... "2@ 5 Copperas, Powd. 4@ 6 Corrosive Sublm. 1 05@1 10 Cream Tartar ... 30@ 85 Cuttlebone ...... 25 3a Dextrine Dover's Powder 2 00@2 25 Emery, all Nos. 6@ 10 Emery, powdered 5@ S Epsom Salts, bbls @ 1% Epsom Salts, less 2%4@ oD eee eee BEeot .......... 1 50@1 ‘%o Ergot, powdered 1 iy 00 Flake White ..... 12@ 15 Formaldehyde Ib. i0@ 15 Gambier ........ 6@ 10 Gelatine ......... 35 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 ...... 28%@ 80 HODES 66.4.5. t ease 5U@ 80 Indigo ae : 85@1 00 Todine ...... --4 35@4 60 Iodoform ... -5 40@5 60 Lead Acetate 12 18 Lycopdium ..... 65 65 Mace. ............ 80 90 Mace, powdered Menthol ...... 4 ne 00 Mercury ........ 85 Morphine all bra 5 i5@s 30 Nux Vomica .... ° Nux Vomica pow 15 Pepper, black pow Gar Pepper, white’ .. 30 35 Been pease 10 15 Quass: See ceaaas 10 15 Quinine, all brds ..25@36% Rochelle Salts ... 33@ 30 Saccharine ..... 1 50@1 75 Salt Peter ...... 7% 12 Seidlitz Mixture .. 20 Soap, green .... 15@ 20 Soap, mott castile 10@ 15 cone Pai castile wee cease @é 25 ean Tee castile less, per bar 68 Soda Ash .... 1% 5 Soda Bicarbonate ig 5 Soda, Sal eecoee e 4 Spirits Camphor ae aan 15 Sulphur roll .... 6 Sulphur Subl. .... . 8 Tamarinds ...... a 15 Tartar Emetic .. 40@ 50 Turpentine Venice 40@ 50 Vanilla Ext. pure 1 or: ° Witch Hazel .... Zinc Sulphate ... “o ie ” is peti 2 o Our Home—Corner Oakes and Commerce To our Customers for 1914; The year 1913 is now a matter of history. We have bidden adieu with thanks for all the good things which were brought to our customers and ourselves. We have made arrangements for a larger, more comprehensive and more successful business for the year 1914. aoe will be no changes in our traveling force and our sundry men, Mr. W. . Dudley and Mr. Fred L. Raymond, will call upon you in the near future in a te interest especially of druggists’ sundries, stationery, books, sporting goods, etc. Please reserve your orders for them which when received by us will have our prompt and careful attention. 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 Rooms and Factories: New York, Grand Rapids, Chicago, Boston, Portland FOOTE & JENKS CCQLLEMAN’S GRAND) Terpeneless [.EMON and tishcass 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 GROCERY PRICE CURRENT These quotations are carefully corrected weekly. within six hours of mailing. and are intended to be correct at time of going to press. liable to change at any time. and country merchants will have their orders filled at market prices at date of purchase. Prices, however. are ADVANCED Flour CHEWING GUM Adams Black Jack .... Adams Sappota ....... Beeman’s Pepsin ...... Index to Markets By Columns Ammonia ....- ce cece Axle Grease .....----- rat pet Baked Beans .....---- Bath Brick ......---++- Bluing ......--+-- Soceee Breakfast Food ....----. Brooms ....-.-«- Brushes .....- cceee Butter Color ......-+-> dae peek feed fed pd fed et Candles ......-+-++-> Soe Canned Goods ae eee . is Carbon Oils ......- cece ree Does cece ceese Cheese ......-- Soo ee - incor Gum -sceeeoe Chicory ..cccecosereess Chocolate .....- ee Clotnes Lines ....-- Lo. Cocoa ...--e-- So beceene Cocoanut ..-csceers cee Coffee ....cee-+es cece ConfectionS ...---++-++ Cracked Wheat crreree Crackers ....--- Deeeeee Pr Cream Tartar ...-----: D Dried Fruits ...-----+- 6 F Farniaceous Goods ..-- Fishing Tackle ...----- Flavoring Extracts .-. Flour and Feed ......-- Fruit JarS .....+--++:: DB M Clim Co Co 60 68 CO 69 6 COND BO NSAIAMDH Gelatine ........-- sees 2 Grain Bags ....---+-+-: i Hides Oy a Pie sso Horse Radish ....---- d ec-) seeeeceoorers Jelly Jelly Glasses a M Macaroni .....---++«> Mapleine .....--e+e+e0- Meats, Canned ....«-- Mince Meat .....----- Molasses ......----+eeee Mustard .......--- Sess 00 G8 OD eS 0D 00 00 © Z e - e ~ ° = 2 @ a oo Pipes ....--.-+-+: caeewe pieving Cards Ga : Potash ....... peeceoeee “Lene Wag Sob eee ee aoe R @® G0 GO 60 60 eseecessesseeneeses Holied Oats ...cccccess 8 Salad Dressing ..... as Saleratus .......+e++-- 9 Mat Rode ......-------- 8 SANE ow cree Sipe ae 9 ace oe co ce bes eens ereoee ae... Soda BE coerce ose 10 BYFUPS ..--eseeceereees 1 T Tobacco me ..- Vinegar ....cccereeerece 13 w Wicking ......-eessee- 18 Woodenware .......... 13 Wrapping Paper ..... 14 Vv Yeast Cake .......... 14 Colgan Violet Chips .. Colgan Mint Chips .... 1 Sen 2.30). (Jars 80 pkgs, 12 oz. ovals 2 doz. box ee Soirime; ...... eseee Spearmint, 5 box jars 3 Spearmint, 3 box jars Trunk Spruce ......... . wood boxes, 4 doz. . tin boxes, 3 doz. 3141b. tin boxes, 2 Little Neck, 1b. Little Neck, 2b. Clam Boulllon Burnham’s ¥% pt. Burnham’s pts. Burnham’s qts. 25tb. pails, per doz. .. BAKED BEANS No. 1, per doz. 3@ No. 2, per doz. No. 3, per doz. _ BATH BRICK ee ee reece er se seees Walter Baker & Co. . German’s Sweet Condensed Pearl Small C P Bluing, doz. Large C P Bluing, doz. BREAKFAST FOODS Apetizo. Biscuits Bear Food, Pettijohns Cracked Wheat, 24-2 Cream of Wheat, 36-2 Cream of Rye, 24-2 .. eK neal z. Monbadon | pispiauasd cc : — Walter M. Lowney, ‘Co. ‘i Premiun, MOS ....2-05 : CLOTHES Le Twisted esa. , ie Cotton Twisted Cotton i Cotton Braided Cotton Braided Cotton Braided Cotton Braided Cotton bot eeiinoas, 24-2 Grape Sugar Flakes . Sugar Corn Flakes .. Hardy Wheat Food .. Postma’s = Cook oe Tonsted Rice DOR DO et Do pe Crororwprty So - 60 Sisal ........... Galvanized Wire 20, each 100ft. long 1 , each 100ft. long 2 , each 100ft. long 1 , each 100ft. long 2 Buttons, tae: 4p. Saiscccocs 5 ceiesss sos ae Pears In Syrup No. 3 cans, per doz. Kellogs's Toasted Rice Kellogg's Toasted wor Kelogg’s Krumbles ...3 30 Krinkle Corn Flake .. Mapl- Th asasang Flakes, 2 eas sel Chen Flakes Marrowfat ...... Minn. Wheat Cereal — Ralston Wheat Food Ralston Wht Food 10c 1 Saxon Wheat Food .. Shred Wheat Biscuit . Pillsbury’s Best Cer’l 4 Post Tavern Special ..: Quaker Puffed Rice Quaker Puffed Wheat 2 Quaker Brkfst Biscuit 1 Quaker Corn Flakes .. Victor Corn Flakes ... Washington Crisps Wheat Hearts lee 10@1 Early June siftd 1 45@1 we me CO DS HO i) oo No. 10 size can oe Lowney, 5 Ib. cans .... tec e emer ese ecene ht DO © Evapor'd Sugar Corn Warrens, 1 IL. Flat @ Med Red Alaska. 1 nes Fink Alaske ...... Fancy Parlor ,25 Parlor, 5 String, 25 Tb. 4 Standard Parlor 23 tb. : : i. & %s 15%tb. case Scalloped Gems ...... 10 i 4s & %s pails ...... Domestic % Mustard i Pp Weecnoune 33 ‘Th. Common Whisk 10 5c pkgs., per case 2 60 26 10c pkgs., per case 2 60 16 10c and 83 bc pkgs., per CABO .......... 2 COFFEES ROASTED Ri French ¥s ere kth .... aoe one wi Die 1st doz. Smee eee ere ererens seer wesc reer sees weer trees ersecee BUTTER COLOR Dandelion, 25c size —_—., ‘OILS tee seeeee ose ok cs Paraffine, 68 ...... Sana pe eee cee. 20 CANNED GOODS D. S. Gasoline . Deodor’d Nap’a Apples 3 tT. Standards . 3 Java Private Growth CA Snider’s pints 2%. . ae Standard CEES Snider’s % pints .. 4 Mocha Short Bean ........ 25@27 isong Bean. .......... 24@25 MU: OG. 66.0... 26@28 Bogota Hair .3.. 262. 24 HMANCY 226502050000... 26 Exchange Market, Steady Spot Market, Strong Package New York Basis Arbuckle .......... 20 50 ion... 6... 21 5v McLaughlin’s XXXX McLaughlin’s XXXX sold to retailers only. Mail a orders direct to W. McLaughian & Co., Grins Extracts Holland, % gro boxes “9 Felix, \ STrOss ..--... 11 Hummel's foil, % gro. 88 Hummel’s tin, % gro. 1 43 CONFECTIONERY Stick Candy oe Horehound .......... : Standard. ......-..ccsee Standard, small ..... oe BY Twist, small . JUMBO .. 205... noe Jumbo, small Big Stick ..... Boston Cream Mixed Candy Broken ......... peacsc 8 CAMEO ....-..cccccecccle Cut oat ...)...... cee 2 Fancy pe ol. ae iecnok Cream esccs 1D Grocers ..5...0.-+2s006 O06 Kindergarten ..........11 Teader ......66 coecies Bae Magsestic .......6.ccc0.- 9 Monarch .........-:+.. 9% Novelty .. «. -.......10 Paris Creams ..........10 Premio Creams .......14 RUOWVAL ccc ccsccs.cce. oe Special ...........<... So Valley Creams ........12 x I Sees. ccs - 4 Specialties ails Auto Kisses (baskets) 13 Bonnie Butter Bites ..16 Butter Cream Corn ..16 Candy Crackers (bskt) - Caramel Dice ......... Cocoanut Kraut ieee Cocoanut Waffles ..... 14 Coco Macaroons ......16 Coffy Toffy ............ 14 Dainty airnte 7 tb. “tin 15 Empire Fudge ........14 Fudge, Pineappls ...... 13 Fudge, Walnut ........13 Fudge, Filbert .......13 Fudge, Choco. Peanut 12 Fudge, Honey Moon ..13 Fudge, Toasted Cocoa- a. Honeycomb Candy ° MOKAVE . 65665555 ses Iced Maroons ..... eae cae Iced Gems ......... 15 Iced Orange J ellies as .B Italian Bon Bons ......13 Lozenges, Pep. ...... 10 Lozenges, Pink ...... 16 Manenus ...5........ 28 Molasses Kisses, ee Tb. box Silgscese cess 13 Nut putter Puffs Selec ske Salted Peanuts ...... 13 Chocolates Pails Assorted Choc. ........ 16 Amazon Caramels ....15 Champion ........... 11 Choc. Chips, Hureka ..18 Climax <.......-...-. - 13 Eclipse, Assorted ..... 15 Eureka Chocolates ...16 Mavorite ......2.2.-...16 Ideal Chocolates ...... 13 a Chocoiates . - teem creer err eseos 8 Ocoro Choc. Caramels 17 Peanut Clusters ...... 22 Pyramidgg ........+. oad Quintette ee RCCING |. 666... ese. Star Chocolates ....... 13 Superior Choc. (light) 18 ae Corn Goods ithout prizes. Cracker Jack ...... 3 25 Giggles, 5c pkg. cs. 3 50 Oh My 100s ........ 3 60 Cough Drops oxes b Putnam Menthal ... 1 00 Smith Bros. ........ 1 25 NUTS—Whole S. Almonds, Tarragona 20 Almonds, California soft shell ...... Bravilg ........:- 14@16 Hilberte ......;.. @13% Cat. No: 1.46... Walnuts soft shell 19 Walnuts, Chilli 16 Table nuts, fancy ae geen, medium .. Pecans, ex. large is ae Nuts, per bu. ‘oO ecceeececesveece Cocoanuts ....0..... February 4, 1914 D Chestnuts, New York State, per bu. Shelled No. 1 Spanish Shelled Peanuts, New 10 @10% Ex. Lg. Va. Shelled oe eee Peanuts |... . 11%@12 Pecan Halves .., @50 Walnut Halves . -40@4z Filbert Meats ... @30 Alicante Almonds @55 Jordan Almonds . @60 Peanuts Fancy H P Suns Roasted ...... ee ori H. P. Jumbo, Raw @8% Roasted |... @9% CRACKED WHEAT Bulk 3.0.0... eee 3% 24 2tb. pkgs. 2 50 : CRACKERS ational Biscuit Compan Brands eid Butter Excelsior Butters cae ~ NBC Square Butters .. 6% Seymour Round o oise as 6% Soda NBC Sodas ......_. 6% Premium Sodas ...... 1% Select Sodas .......... 8% Saratoga Flakes ...... 13 Saltines ..........,._. 13 Oyster NBC Picnic Oysters .. Hh Gem Oysters .......... 6% Shell .......... feces ce 8 Sweet Goods Cans and boxes Animals ............. 10 Atlantics Also Asstd. . 12 Avena Fruit Cakes ... 12 Bonnie Doon Cookies. .10 Bonnie Lassies Brittle Fingers ...... 10 Cameo Biscuit Choc. (CANS) ..5..55.5...5, Cameo Biscuit Asstd. (CONS) 2005. ee: «. ab Cartwheels Asstd. cone Sy Cecelia Biscuit ...... Le eon eee Qe, Co Wet eV ewe 454 UpRD ceocecse me seve yams aku wes LLB cer eraerevsee e@eece au Weeyee L4UMCY L diigese@e. av LMU. ADUSCLLES (ramsey ov VLAUCHLICIS cccocccccccce 40 Cucuauut ‘Lally ar .. ae CUCUGIUL WLU 2.0000 ft LCvcvaliul Macaluuls .. r2 Cucuul romney blugers 14 Cocnt Honey Jumopies 1z Cottee Cakes Iced ... 14 Eventide Fingers .... 10 Family Cookies ......, 8% Fig Cakes Asstd. .... 12 Frosted Creamg ...... 3% Frosted Ginger Cookies &43 Fruit Lunch Iced .... lv Ginger Gems Plain .... 84% Ginger Gems Iced .... 9% Graham Crackers .... Ginger Snaps Family .. 3% Ginger Snaps NBC ROUNG -...cccccecscs O Household Cookies ....8 Household Cks. Iced .. 9 Hippodrome Bar ..... 13 Honey Jumbles ...... 12 Imperials .....cccosce- 8% Jubilee Mixed ....... 10 Lady Fingers Sponge ..30 Leap Year Jumbles .. 18 Lemon Biscuit Square 8% Lemon Wafers ...... emone ......6...--0. S86 Mace Cakes .......... $ Mary Ann ....-:...., S* Marshmallow Cfe. Ck. 13 Marshmallow Walnuts 18 Medora ....... Sececescs S Mottled Squares .... 10 NBC Honey Cakes ... 12 Oatmeal Crackers .... 3 Orange Gems ........ a Penny Assorted ....... 8 Peanut Gems ......... Pineapple Cakes ..... 16 Raisin Gems ....e.-0. Reveres Asstd. ....... 18 Spiced Ginger Cakes ..9¥ Spiced Ginger Cakes MCO@N ccc. c sees sseces AO aes Fingers ....... 13 ar Crimp .........- Bs tana Fruit’ Biscuit 16 Triumph Cakes ....... 16 Vanilla Wafers ...... 17 Waverley ..,.......-.. 10 In-er-Seal Trade Mark Goods per doz. Baronet Biscuit ...... $1 00 Bremners Btr Wafs. 00 Cameo Biscuit ...... 60 Cheese Sandwich .... Chocolate Wafers ... Hxcelsior Butters .... 1 1 1 1 00 1 1 a 1 Ginger Snaps NEC .. February 4, 1914 MICHIGAN TRA ADESM AN 29 6 T 8 ? 10 11 G marae Crackers Red eee Gece oka 00 FLAVORIN Gysteretteg 0000 ce Co. co. 1 £0 nnings D C Brand ES AND PELTS P Saratoga Flakes"... 100 Extract Lemon Ter Green, No. Fe ignic Bollea S re Tea Biscuit .. 150 Extract Vani peneless oo ae 12 Boiled seas . 19%@ . S. Butter -. £00 anilla Mexi ured, N Wictceces LE M Hams %@20 SEED — Uneeda oo 159 doth at th exican Cured, No. : TU ie ao Ham ++-23 @23% Anise .. s Uneeda Ginger Wafer 50 N e same price Calfskin, green, No. 1 12 CON ....... 1 @ife Gane msgs os ts 14 TOBACC ae aad Wafer 1 00 o. 1, F box % oz pit aang orca’ No. 1 12% s - 17 @25 aa myrna ..... 1% Fine c o ; wets Thin EES ae i990 No 2 F box, se | 80 oe cared No. 2 13% Bologna an Careaee, er akene 10 Biat ....., ut “+ ao Saane 1 : No. 4, F box - aan cured, a i ig# Liver oe... 11%@12 CPT peo: “ain foe westteesere 1a ck ... ae 9. No : , 2% oz. 20 » No. 214% nkfort... 94@1 Dp, Wate 50 a we... 3 Be aia elses 1 00 - & 234 of a 0 Ola Pelts 2 Pork ooo. e 0 Mixed Bi mM. . Dan P. om 2, + 84 Piticolleg eo. ahaa ee Lambs. veteeney nes ne 14@1s Poppy white 0.0... . oe i 33 . s Animal 2-1 75 earlincs| ll. 50@1 aa... 1 R LOU 8 n Patch, ecoe Ll <“nocolate Tok ia c. 50 FLOUR SS ee. 5 00 Head ec bbeusc « 2 ape . Scecucceae 6 Fast Mail. 5 ee 4 52 Butter Crack ens .... 250 GF AND FEED Tallow 0@1 00 ae lee a: Hi ct wen 76 : ne | lke aia @ acne 5% iawatha _ | Famil ckers NBC and Rapids G No. 1 ..... - 10 HOE B Hia » 16 02. - 7 80 ears ecko NEC 7” Pca Co. rain & No. 2 see... + @5 Boneleta Gas wf rane Box - May Pathe seaseaes 6 40 => @& Hump, new . g » 7 eeee oe 2 a ice Unwashed, med. aw 24 D024 60 Bixby's “Roy small ia No Limit’ ott 38 see eeeete burst ba » med. % Ig’s F Miller’ Pigg BR a doit, 16 Gt. ...... 1 80 In Special - 3 00 Wiz sseee ashed, fi +» @18 bbls eet r’s Cro ish 85 jibwa 08. .. Tin Pack izard Flour «-.++++ 4 br Myre os @ bila. 40 tbe wa Poon oe fe a and ea 60 ’ Festino fee foe. Basie Graham ‘3 Pea can 4,0 2. ie rr ae Gates Miipieriole ” Ojibwa, We .....-.. eae Se 3 ran eseo i elelou ge eae ae e Ceecccvceeses Ma : add etoske si cibseesi Rabies aie --7---4--: e5 wae wt ont © Jel (eo oS ae Maccaboy, in —..- o Petoskey Chief, 7 oz. 1 85 oe ae Fe ove aa ae oe Hey Kit Tripe $ 5@ nch Rapple in jars .. 3s Peach ey Chief, 14 om. 4 00 Nabi n bulk, pe . Vall ne a acm. ..349 % Bt 19 he. in jars .. 43 Red B aed Yideay, ec 0" ee " oe idly wi City Milling Co. Om. pals, per a 35% bois’ aie ....... . 90 Boxes oaee Red Bell, 7 Of ieee 8 98 \ Bea water Cracker! | 5 L hite ...... JELL «2.1 00 a $0 the |. a 4 fb Sterlin fon 96 yan Crackers 1 £0 ee ee lg 5 x 7: Ln a oe ee Hows Casinos waa s 3 00 ss, English ee rt a Sees “euia D Be ee : $8 Skee nace oe a - OZ. pe He eS Ly, Sw , a ee Barrels or arms Graney fica = i bin: bet dor HF Beet ver ee ane Me oP tease xes ... eee 338 B al .. ae er doz s. een middles, | .. 18@20 0 Allspi ole Spice weet C Ge... f Square Can Ecce secs see 34 fea feea .....-.. 1 80 Sec Sheep 8S, set .. 80 ay Ispice, J s Sw uba, 1 Ib. see 55 a | co 5 1 » per b - 80@8: A , Jamaica weet C ti Here Gnade: ....- 36 Voigt Mil . 170 2 oz. —. 8 A es co 85 ae lg peti 9@10 Sweet Cuba, % Ib. foil : e DRIED FRUITS a oe: aa tehe 1 of, bottles, per doz. i 78 se ae. Cassia, Ganton 22 uae Burley, § om. 3 78 Olgt 8 Crescent ..... 4 30 MIN 4 oz. 1 75 ry Rolls .. @16 Cassia. 5 an. 44 S eet Burley, s ..34 : ‘ aSSla, oC ee Sw y, 1 5 prnsores, Gite we Yo a aa cE MEAT. Comed Bech cafe cee ge feet Mer ee 2 ancy pkg. Voigt’s R parolee 1.03 38 MOLASSES 285 Corn eef, 2 Ib et ce — @ Ga aot fo eer : Apri oyal .. on 0m Be MOLASSE R ed beef, 1 tb. (4a 3 ace, Pena ssee @14 Teleg ist, 8 oz. ... 11 10 California Pe cots Watson-Hi erceees 5 50 N Ss oast be . Th. . Mixed Ng ... ke rs egram, 5 es dees ‘ Le ggi ew R ef, 2 ++ +2 40 ixed, No. ++ @70 ioe i 35 a 7 A5@at Perfection ipa Co. Fancy Ope Orleans Non beef, 1 . [og 66 mee. No. ; ce eeee 17 ‘Tear Be ...... — 5 76 the Corsican tron eonit tien ae eat 7 Choice : n Kettle .... 42 Sie | De need 40 ao be phew. aa. @16 Uncle 26e cans deus 8 00 Seas. 16 ne ion Flour ... D a ; Pot r, 48 N egs, 70180 ... @45 Uncel aniel, 1 1. Curran Tip Top Fl me o.... 6 10 re 35 ted Me cence utmeg 180 .... @ e Daniel a @ Imported 11. ia Golde Ba aca nacre a eae 22 aoe . 85 Pepper. i 105-110 @30 Lie. .. 8 Imported, em 8% Golaen Beat Four’ 2. 4 30 Red. alt barrels tiie Deviled i o a 95 Pepper, White i Plug " Ee 8% Ww st Flour 4 75 Red H No. 2% . ra Flavor, Ham Pepper, Ca ite ..... @25 Am. Nav Mui eaches r orden Gro R en, No 2. 175 Deviled %s Pakrik yenne woe A vy, 16 bo came 2a 25%b. 1% ae Flour cer S ed Hen, No. of 1 75 ited Meal, a 55 rika, Hungarian @22 aoe 10 Ib. haat’ sean OS F re ey, 25Ib. a er, pape cross 70 i lige =H » RS o+e- Pure a 1ond Nat. Leaf, 2 38 ancy, Peeled, 25Ib. eg ee | loth Pee 4 90 % Ib ;MUSTARD ° ae ao Ys” a Anepiees Grouse in Bulk Hn ~ ws Leaf, 2 Peel tickwheat bbl 5 . box ue, %s s¢ oves, Z a. @ md Nat. Feat 60 Lemon, A K eat bbl. 5 50 fee 0G R |) Ge Cassi anzibar @i4 per doz . Leaf Orange, en 12% ansas Hard W OLIVES Fancy ICE a Canton .... @29 ee erica a heat Bulk, ani nger, African ... @2 Battle AX woos sees 96 a ance fe ea ee Milling Co. Bulk, 1 or —— 1 00@1 10 ee. ois ae a. “ ere Hinane wee or He four - ih |. 2 u 7 waeee ok eee u r egs U Sea 5 . ‘mena 0 @175 Boe oe a + ee et ee e 225 ae Grocer do." ° stutted, zs kegs 301 00 Roll ROLLED BK O44 Pepper, Black 7 @33 Boot aaa 2b. a Loose Mescatels, 73, Ameri an Eagle, %s ..5 jaa ea” olled Av ATS Pepper, White ..... @19 —_—-Bullio ack, per doz. 0 L. M. eat gore = erican Hagle oe 5 Se OZ, seeeeeee 99 Steel Cut, ena, bbls. ..5 Geen Gane @27.— ii re eee 98 1 tp. 8%@9 , American Eagl _ 4s ..5 10 Fitted 14 oz. . sa. 125 Mona i tb. sks. 610 Paprika sete i ead CG imax, Golde seseeees 46 Californi ' gle, %s ..5 00 (not a” 225 M a ae 2 45 » Hungarian oe ‘limax 143% n Twins 48 90-100 25tb. a Prunes Spring Wh 14 ed) miarel: 90 ih. ake 4 85 : @45 Climax im Of. . b eat Maneaniia. © Quak > 90 ID. s 85 ST ees ig as alae 4 80- 90 25m. boxes ..@ 6% Golden Roy Baker ee oe 8 Quaker, 18 Regular ...1 5K o bays’ Work, 7&1 ib ‘ . 1 ’ ud a a ‘amil ce 2 ingsfor Nene: e M _ ae 60- 70 25%b boxes ..@ 8% Golden Horn, Hal 4 80 uneh i602. 0000) 1 35 SALAD lly 4 0 i 18s ford. 40 t Derby, 5 1 enthe, Ib a B0- 60 251b. pore ""@ 9% Wisconsin Rye seine 4 75 Queen, ia 2 25 Columbia, 7 eee Muzzy, 20 1fb. a ae Bros., 4 ct boxes .... ‘3 oe boxes - “ig C a ae 60 Queen, Mammoth: e 42 Tecwees te... 225 Silver eiKinasford 5% Gilt Edges 3 “ae 66 FARINA j yeresota, 748 ; a mmoth, 28 R Puehece large 1 doz. 400 Muzzy oss, 40 11h i Gaia Bas ch 90 2 GOODS ao is eae cee 5 50. Olive oe 5 75 Cia small, 2 pa 4 50 zy, 40 1b. ie + 7% Gold iy 6 & 12 Ib. 50 California aa | oo . 9 - per doz. 2 doz. cs. Snider's. Pcal . au a Argo, 24 Phe oS g. OF i ‘ Sah oe M GO cies: ( ce Mika Co 5 7 eee . 2 a. Sive ‘ kes. .. ; vee 9 . 5§ ee 6% Columbiar Milhng Co. PICKLES _ 77 SALER fa ie Bier Gama 2 a. G. TW mete oe Hand Pick 6 L eee . ) Packed ATUS r Goss, 12 6 .. 69 10 Ib. 46 Brown ee ked .. e 10 | 5 ov Barrels, 1, ae oo and bos Ibs. in box a oo _. 3u Uoney. Shoe, rea Yb. 36 seteee rt ro ; ly tam 8 n re RR [ee Ee ot he ae, Cee sii i Bulk, per 1 ages ...-- 450 Wo old, 4s cloth +065 40 segs .... g Granul ‘an, 12 61d. pi i le . T., ny & 8 Ib. 40 00 lbs. ingold, 4 he. 0) 20 J 2:90 Gr ated, bbl 50lt packages . 4% Qent 518 ° i Original H "ae0 We , 4s cloth Barrel Small ranulated Ss |. io é ; ucky Navy i = Pack olland Rusk eo ae ee om to oe oS So seseeeeeees 3 Ricans Tout @ Ib. . .32 3 ee Gay container ee ee sen pe 7 : = 5 ie ee ee .u a Se “1s - SYRUPS : iiamet, 6 a ist, 6 Ib. 45 Homin — Wyk ent ......- 5 05 6e8 605.5.) 8 = 100 Common Grad Barrels Corn dune be ue 48 a i. . o0e giccny oe a oO = gape oo wee a ie! Soe Soon tall a a aro .: ee ' ee ee E saeks |... 2 6 oo are ah 3 ‘a ,s Ha noone dl can Vermicelli Siceny Eye. 48 seme 5 40 pes Barcel 14 50 - 5 Ib. pian enles ce 240 Bl ao? 2 Ib. .... a8 Tn 12 Ib. .. ea? & Im ’ lb. box y Bye, % 5 30 gallon kegs ...... S 40th sacks ue Karo, 21 . 1 90 : erson’s N Seceece OO ported, 25 Th. box .. 2 ¥ pe Eye a. cloth 5 20 hoe 77% 6&6 Wb si ag 7 me re tae 2 30 i achey, 6-12 a pene 93 e auc? a =< ose sacha 2 25 - » 2 . * ¢ oe : c oe epy lve, Ms paper 8 20 nae da ihe sacha |... B Ta bar, is nC GG Piper Heldsick, _ @ Bee. 3 09 Bolted Meal oe tana, 16 56 Ib “Warsaw. 29 Red Ke ro, 1% Ib. --- 215 Piper Hei on 4&7 1b a He eee Gila: Geansen 5 gallon els ...... 50 283 Ip. dairy in dri Red Bava 3 2 Ib -360 Polo, 3 idsick, per doz. ps 7 Pe ranu i a. . dair ags Lé Uy 2 15 A a. : treen, Wisol pa WwW lated a 40 yee — 3 50 . Sal oi drill pei - pe Karo, 2% Tb. tent @ 55 Redicut 12 3 a doz. a3 Sse lena isin, a 20 z pe Sea c : . Las ; i a be : 50 How Red vee co a 216, oa 2 56 Ib. oe bisa ca Ware, 16h .... 2 50 les gh TEER hae 38 De 50 White ........ * a full Poser a enamine ve 26 «Fair .. aa see Hoa a 5 a... & East India Sege Michigan ar i N PLAYING cot eereeee 90 Medium, a dass 1 05 bps eve ay 16 Sueer ae 14 i 44 aa ia... _ os . eo eculet SALT FISH WE tie a ae Deak 7, 34 om ri rman, broken pkg. — eg SL a8 No. 20, Rover cl oe a TABLE SAUCES > oe ee oma 28 Ib. 30 Flake, 10 Tapioca a 69 No. 572, Sree enaid. 1 Ee aan. cae @ 3 anos: nya Ss & — Navy. 7%. i 43 a : 10. oe = ges... $75 Ten Penny, 6 Pearl, an sacks ae ae a a Bh 88 ‘colt. satin ee 1 75 i. bricks i” Jalford, small .... 3 15 ten ig hoo perbsectee 34 8 s . i : ol. . sees 2 . : ial 36 pkgs. 4% Less than carlots . 17 No. 632 Poe sus 7 Hallbu: @5 TEA Yank Talk, 14 7 2 nute, 36 pkgs. --.-. oe ee 18 00 ourn't whist 2 25 aut sai ” Uncolored J ines GL 1 a oO 2m st “a , ee er M apan 30 % hea he | re ee Coan Sucd 33 Babbitt's, 2 dom ey illand: Herring 19 fae wees 20@25 Scrap « 14 to 2 . Cracked corn Oat Feed 33 Coen" S a oe Hoop ‘bbles to sy Basket: possess: Ze oO Mat SO ass os to 2 in. se corn meal ..... 32 Barrel - a ok be “iia Gad oe et-fired’ Med’n ™ Wo mee Scrap .... 6 1% to 2 i : Gal ..... 32 Clear Bac ed Pork Y. . wh. hoo Abbis 5 50 asket-fired, ed’m 28@30 ag Pipe, ke . p .-... & 40 Pine same TATE, oy Baa bar fh age Es See? Ese papa et Sea is : Mason, ats., r gro. 4 sees 19 50 eed we 7S 3 Ha — 6 48... Meee an Cha ce lu Brisk pols ard, bb noon G iftings, ween es BO ppy Th wo ssee 8 ey % Ou eb 4 40 Pig et, Clear Bs § begat 9 00 oer Sg eee as 8 50 Siftings ou a aaa 9O10 Honey Gan te 2 oz. = ae. L son, can tops eo 15 Clear Familiy ee 7 ae andard, kegs Is. ... 4 56 oa pkgs. 12@14 ee Serap, —' Be 6 76 Gasp _ GELAT ’ a3 ak N Ecaut 54 M powder ail Pouch, 4 1 55 No. Cox's, P'dos large ..1 43 5 P Bellies Sag 0 No. i401 et Movune Medium ..28@33 Sa ee “s oie No. 5, ae en a8... # +105 14H @15 Cit ae. a oyune, e ...35 Pola , gro... . ~ 13 alata ’ os 25 P , Fancy 4u ar Bear, 5 ee No. 6 renoses sparkling, doz 90 Pure Lard No. 1, 2 - 2. ing Sue ....50@60 Rea B » dC, gro No. a Knos's oe ae “14 00 Compound Lat , 1%@1s - a 6bme Suey, Meahim Sa pb Band, 5c’ % sro. 8 6 - & Sons ... m 125 6 b. tubs . @9 ackerel uy, Fane : 0 Scrapple, 5c e ..3@ No. 9, 15 feet Oxford Shee 1 50 e a an advance . Mess, 100 lbs. Vouss 0 y ..45@60 Ure Ehote ane Se 48 oo ous 20 lymouth Rock, Giclee cea 75 9 tb. tins ....advance Z M s, 40 Ibs. ecceescke 00 Choice yson Yankee Girl Sc -6 gro. 5 76 8 Linen Lines Plymouth Rock, Phos. 1 25 20 tb. pails v...advance ¥ oe ie Cal FRIES «o-ctcnes ... 28@30 Pan Handle S rap, 20z. 5 76 Small .....e+++0- 20 GRAIN: rom Be tee ee , oa me 1 90 " Ba . 45@55 ay — nn | 76 Large a sees 26 Broad Gauge BAG 8 Ib bait 11 advance a: No 1, 10 Ibs ee 00 Ebi be ; omen 26 : 00 Siecle ees ob. 84 skeag eee nS s ....advan o. I, 10 Roo eeu. 6 ‘ormo: . um ..25 S : P As mok cel Ibs. .. . 6 80 sa, Ch @28 mokin Bamboo, 14 alee ‘ oa 19 Hams, 12 ieed Meats ca” — Risen --82@35 All Leaf, 2% a" penpee a he oe dee Hh Eth ia oe eee - Sat Aa ase ge A og mboo a oz. 6 Ce eC Gene s, 16 tb. av. 1 =e ecw Cc eakfa Ee ccs sees , 18 ft., per doz. e ia ot zs ane 18 Be bah suit ool CU : : e cane Mediuns | ae on 14 oo. oleh “ a ina Leaves ......... 15, “4 dried mae @16% 100 i i 1 12 Congou, oo. se 35 bo eng 10c tins .... 36 oe ca 25 Califo seeeeseee 29 40 1 a. gg Congou, Ex. cy ....40@60 Badear We ses 11 63 rnia Ham @30 bs. .. Gos etae 4 65 Fancy 60 ger, OB, veeseeee 5 04 s 12 oi% " Ibs. oo ces 210 Peko Ceylon 80 eon 5c BD Ga a aaed 11 52 encesence e, ae ae gg, cas, 7 a. eo ee: Meenas, 108 o+2>+==- os F 65 ekoe, Ch 28@30 , 40c 1 60 Flowery O. Pp oice ..30@35 Belwood, Mixture, 10¢ 3 20 . P. Fancy 40 Big Chie xture, 10c 50 Bi Ch: ef, 2% oz 94 & ie. "3 » €066 Q 30 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN February 4, 1914 SPECIAL PRICE CURRENT 12 Smoking Bull Durham, 5c ..... 5 Bull Durham, 10c ... 11 Bull Durham, 15¢ ... 17 Bull Durham, 8 oz. .. 3 Bull Durham, 16 oz. .. 6 Buck Horn, 5dc ....-- 5 Buck Horn, 10c ...... 11 Briar Pipe, 5c .....- 6 Briar Pipe, 10c ....- 12 Black Swan, 5c ....-- 5 Black Swan, 14 oz. .. 3 & Bob White, 5c ....-- 6 Brotherhood, 5c ....-- 6 Brotherhood, 10c .... 11 Brotherhood, 16 oz. .. 5 Carnival, 5c ...-...--- 5 Carnival, % OZ. ....-- Carnival, 16 0%. ...---- Cigar Clip’g. Johnson Cigar Clip’g. Seymour Identity, 3 & 16 oz. .. Darby Cigar Cuttings 4 Continental Cubes, 10c Corn Cake, 14 oz. .... 2 Corn Cake, 7 oz. .... 1 Corn Cake, 5c .....-..- 5 Cream, 50c pails .... 4 Cuban Star, 5c foil .. 5 Cuban Star, 16 oz pails 3 Chips, 10c ....------- 10 Dills Best, 135 0Z. ..-- Dilis Best, 3% 02. Dills Best, 16 oz. 73 Dixie Kid, 5c ...-.-- 48 Duke’s Mix., 5c .....- 5 76 Duke’s Mix, 10c .... 11 52 Duke’s Cameo, ic .. 5 76 Drum, 6c .....-.-.--- 5 76 wr, Fr. A. 4 0”. ....--.- 5 04 ww. A. 7 OZ. .----> 13 52 Fashion, 5c ........-- 6 00 Fashion, 16 oz. ....-- 5 28 Five Bros., 5c ....-.- 5 76 Five Bros., 10c ...... 10 53 Five cent cut Plug.. 29 w 0 B 10c ......---- 14 52 Four Roses, 10c ...... 96 Full Dress, 13§ 02. 72 Glad Hand, 5c ...... 48 Gold Block, 10c ..... 12 00 Gold Star, 50c pail .. 4 70 Gail & Ax Navy, 5c 5 7f Growler, 5c .........- 42 Growler, 10c ........-- 94 Growler, 20c ........ 1 85 tent, 6C ....----.--- 5 76 lant 10c ...........- 3 96 Hand Made, 2% oz. .. 50 Hazel Nut, 5c .......- 5 76 Honey Dew, 10c .... 12 00 Taunting, 5c ......--.. 3 Oo 6 10 I X L,, in patls ...... 3 90 Just Suits, 6c .....--.- 6 00 Just Suits, 10c ...... 12 00 Kiln Dried. 25c ...... 2 45 King Bird, 7 0z. ...... 2 16 Kine Bird, i0c ...... 11 62 Kine Bird, bc ........ 5 76 la Turka, 5c ....-... 9 16 Little Giant, 1 Ib. .... 28 Lucky Strike, 10c .... 96 Le Redo, 3 oz. .... 10 80 Le Redo, 8 & 16 oz. 38 Myrtle Navy, 10c .... 11 52 Myrtle Navy, 5c ...... 5 76 Maryland Club, ic ... 50 Mayflower, 5c ........ 5 76 Mayflower, 10c ....... 96 Mayflower, 20c ....... 1 92 Nigger Hair, 5c ...... 6 00 Nigger Hair, 10c .... 10 79 Nigger Head, bc .... 5 40 Nigger Head, 10c .... 10 56 Noon Hour, ic ....... 48 Old Colony, 1-12 gro. 11 52 Old Mill, Se ...-...-.. 5 76 Old English Curve 1440z. 96 Old Crop 6c .......... 5 76 Old Crop, 2c ........ 20 Pr &. 8 ox. 30 ib. cs. 19 P. S., 3 oz., per gro. 5 70 Pat Hand, 1 oz. ...... 63 Patterson Seal, 1% oz. 48 Patterson Seal, 3 oz. .. 96 Patterson Seal, 16 oz. 5 00 Peerless, 5c .......... 5 76 Peerless, 10c cloth .. 11 52 Peerless, 10c paper ..10 80 Peerless, 20c ........ 2 04 Peerless, 40c ......... 4 08 Plaza, 2 gro. cs. .... 5°76 Plow Boy, 5c ........ 5 76 Plow Boy, 10c ...... 11 40 Plow Boy, 14 Zz. ...... 4 70 Pedro, 0c ..-.------- 11 93 Pride of Virginia. 1% 77 Pliot. fe ..... aa aae & 76 Pilct 14 oz. dos. .... 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 .. 9 18 Rob Roy, 10¢ gross ..10 52 Rob Roy, 25¢ doz. .... 2 19 Rob Roy, 50c doz. .... 4 19 S. & M., 5c gross .... 5 76 S. & M., 14 0z., doz. .. 3 29 Soldier Boy, 5c gross 5 7¢ Soldier Boy, 10c .... 10 50 13 Pilot, 7 oz. doz. .... 1 05 Soldier Boy, 1 Th. .... 4 75 Sweet Caporal, 1 oz. .. 60 Sweet Lotus, 5c ...... 6 00 Sweet Lotus, 10c .... 12 00 Sweet Lotus, ner dz. 4 35 Sweet Rose, 2% oz. .. 30 Sweet Tip Top, Sc .. 50 Sweet Tip Top, 10c .. 1 00 Sweet Tips, % gro. .. 10 08 Sun Cured, 10c ....... 98 Summer Time, 5c .... 5 76 Summer Time, 7 oz. .. 1 65 Summer Time, 14 oz. 3 50 Standard, 5c foil 5 76 Standard, 10c paper .. 8 64 1% cut plug 70 134 Gran. 63 Three Feathers, 1 0z. 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 Seal N. C., Seal N. C. Tom & Jerry, 3 oz. .... 76 Trout Tine, Sc ....-- 5 90 Trout Line, 10c ...... 11 OC Turkish, Patrol, 2-9 5 76 Tuxedo, 1 oz. bags .. 48 Tuxedo, 2 oz. tins .. 96 Tuxeao, 20C .-..--.--- 1 90 Tuxedo, 80c tins .... 7 45 Twin Oaks, 10c ...... 96 tinion Leader, 50c .... 5 10 Union Leader, 25c 2 60 Union Leader, 10c .. 11 52 Union Leader, 5c ..... 6 0 Union Workman, 1% 5 76 Uncle Sam, 10c ..... 10 80 Uncle Sam, 8 oz. .... 2 25 U. S. Marine, 5c .... 5 76 Van Bibber, 2 oz. tin 88 Velvet, 5c pouch .... 48 Velvet, 10c tin ........ 96 Velvet, 8 oz. tin .... 3 84 Velvet, 16 oz. can .... 7 68 Velvet, combination cS 5 75 War Path, 5c ...--.---- 6 00 War Path, 20c ......-- 1 60 Wave Line, 3 oz. ..-. ~ 40 Wave Line, 16 oz. ...- 40 Way up, 21%4 0%. ....-- 6 75 Way up, 16 oz. pails .. 31 Wild Fruit, 5c ......-.- 5 76 Wild Fruit, 10c ..... 11 62 Yum Yum, 5C ...«.--:- 6 90 Yum Yum, 10c ..... 11 52 Yum Yum, 1 1b., doz. 4 80 TWINE @Cotton, 3 ply -.------ 26 Cotton, 4 ply .......-- 26 Jute, 2 ply ---------- 14 Hemp, 6 ply .....-..+. 13 Flax, medium ........- 24 Wool, 1 tb. bales ... 9% VINEGAR White Wine, 40 grain 8% White Wine, 80 grain 11% White Wine, 100 grain 13 Oakland Vinegar & Pickle Co’s Brands. Highland apple cider 22 Oakland apple cider 16 State Seal sugar ....14 Oakland white pickling 10 Packages free. WICKING No. 0, per gross ...... 30 No. 1, per gross .... 40 No. 2, per gross .... 50 No. 3, per gross .... 75 WOODENWARE Baskets Bushels 1 Bushels, wide band .. 1 15 Moarkcet .:......-2..-- 40 Splint, large ........ 3 50 Splint, medium ...... 3 00 Splint, small ....-..... 2 75 Willow, Clothes, large 8 25 Willow, Clothes, small 6 75 Willow, Clothes, me’m 7 50 Butter Pates Ovals % Yb., 250 in crate .... 35 % Yb., 250 in crate .... 35 1 tb., 250 in crate ..... 40 2 th., 250 im crate ..... 50 3 tb., 250 in crate ...... 70 5 Ib., 250 in crate ..... 90 Wire End a ib., 250 ig erate .. ..35 2 lb., 250 in crate .... 45 9 tb., 250 In crate .... 55 5 ib., 250 im erate .... 65 Churns Barrel, 5 gal., each .. 2 40 Barrel 10 gal., each ..2 55 Clothes Pins Round Head 4% inch, 5 gross ...... 65 Cartons, 20 2% doz. bxs 70 Egg Crates and Fillers Humpty Dumpty, 12 dz. 20 No. 1 complete 40 No. 2, complete ........ 28 Case No. 2, fillers, 15 1 35 11 sets Case, 5 eeeres seeerseene medium, 12 sets 14 Faucets .Cork lined, 3 in. ...... 70 Cork lined, 9 in. ...... 80 Cork lined, 10 in. ...... 90 Mop Sticks Trojan spring ........ 90 Eclipse patent spring ‘85 No. 1 common ....... - 80 No. 2 pat. brush holder 85 Ideal O27 ooo 8 12Ib. cotton mop heads 1 45 Palls 2-hoop Standard 2 00 2-hoop Standard 2 25 38-wire Cable ........ 2 30 Pibre ... ee le 2 40 10 qt. Galvanized .... 1 70 12 qt. Galvanized .... 1 90 14 qt. Galvanized .... 2 10 Toothnicks Birch, 100 packages .. 2 00 ideal ......5...,.. Baas 85 Traps Mouse, wood, 2 holes 22 Mouse, wood, 4 holes 45 Mouse, wood, 6 holes 70 Mouse, tin, 5 holes .... 65 Rat; Wood ............ 80 Rat, spring .......... 15 Tubs 20-in .Standard, No. 1 8 00 18-in. Standard, No. 2 7 00. 16-in. Standard, No. 3 6 00 20-in. Cable, No. 1 .. 8 00 18-in. Cable, No. 2 .... 7 00 1f-in. Cable, No. 3 .... 6 00 ™O; 1 Bi¥pre ........ 16 50 No. 2 Fibre -15 00 Moe. 3 Mibre ........ 13 50 Large Galvanized ....5 50 Medium Galvanized .. 4 75 Small Galvanized 4 25 Washboards Banner Giobe ........ 2 50 Brass, Single ....... 3 25 Glass, Single ....:.. 8 25 Single Acme ......... 3 15 Double Peerless ...... 3.15 Single Peerless ...... 3 25 Northern Queen 3 25 Double Duplex 3 00 Good Enough ....... 3 25 Mniversal .| |... .:... 3 15 Window Cleaners a2 i oe... 1 65 Mm in |... c ee .. 1 85 1G im |... 2 30 Wood Bowls 13 in. Butter ........ 1 75 15 im. Butter .... 2... 2 50 47 im. Sutter .. 22:5. 4 75 19 im. Butter ........ 7 50 WRAPPING PAPER Common Straw ...... 2 Fibre Manila, white .. 3 Fibre Manila, colored 4 No. 1 Manila 4 Cream Manila ........ 3 Butchers’ Manila .... 2% Wax Butter, short c’nt 10 Wax Butter, full count 15 Wax Butter, rolls .... 12 YEAST CAKE Magic, 3 doz. ....... Sunlieht, 8 adoz. ...... Sunlight, 1% doz. .... 50 Yeast Foam, 3 doz. .. Yeast Foam, 1% doz. 58 YOURS TRULY LINES. Pork and Beans 2 70@3 60 Condensed Soup 3 25@3 60 Salad Dressing 3 80@4 bu Apple Butter .... @3 80 Catsup ....5..55 2 70@6 75 Macaroni ....... 1 70@2 35 SPICES .....5... 40@ 85 ievhbs . 2... .....2.. @ 7% Rixtracts ........ @2 25 Chili Powder .. 85@2 12 Paprika ...<.-.. @ 8 Celery Salt .... @ 85 Poultry Seasoning 85@1 25 Prepared Mustard @1 80 Peanut Butter 1 80@2 80 Rolled Oats ... 2 90@4 15 Doughnut Flour 4 05@4 50 AXLE GREASE 3 Ib. boxes, per gross 24 00 i a aR 15 16 17 BAKING POWDER Royal 10c sixe .. 90 %tb cans 1 35 6 oz. cans 1 90 %tb. cans 2 50 %tb cans 8 75 1tb cans 4 80 '3Ib cans 13 00 5ib cans 21 50 CIGARS Johnson Cigar Co.’s Brand S. C. W., 1,000 lots .... 32 Wl Portene ..........65 33 Evening Press ..... Jac oe HBxemplar ........-.... 32 Canadian Club, 300 lots 10 Worden Grocer Co. Brands. Canadian Club. Londres, 50s, wood .... 35 Londres, 25s, tins .... 35 Londres, lots, 30s ..... 10 COFFEE Roasted Dwinnell-Wright Co’s B’ds Sad teen 7a White House, 1 tb ........ White House, 2Ib ........ Excelsior, Blend, lib ..... Excelsior, Blend, 2Ib ...... Tip Top, Blend, 1% ...... Royal Blend ........... AAS Royal High Grade ........ Superior Blend Boston Combination Distributed by Judson Grocer Co., Grand Rapids; Lee & Cady, Detroit; Sy- mons Bros. & Co., Sagi- naw; Brown, Davis & War- ner, Jackson; Godsmark, Durand & Co., Battle Creek; Fielbach Co., To- ledo. OLD MASTER COFFEE. Slee 31 se eeee Old Master Coffee San Marto Coffee Royal Garden Tea, pkgs 40 THE BOUR CO., TOLEDO, OHIO. SAFES Full line of fire and bur- glar proof safes kept in stock by the Tradesman Company. Thirty-five sizes and styles on hand at all times—twice as many safes as are carried by any other house in the State. If you are unable to visit Grand Rapids and inspect the line personally, write for quo- tations. 5c equal the SOAP Lautz Bros.’ Acme, 30 bars Acme, 25 bars, Acme, 25 bars, 70 Ibs. 3 Acme. 100 cake&¥ .... 3 Big Master, 100 blocks Cream Borax, 100 cks German Mottled German Mottled, 5 bx. 4 3 3 3 German Mottled, 10 b. 3 German Mottled, 25 b 3 3 6 4 4 2 — 75 Ibs. 4 Lautz Naphtha 100 ck. 100 cakes 100 cks 5c 100 ck toil % box toil Marseilles, Marseilles, Marseilles, Marseilles, Proctor & Gamble Co. enox 2. 6b. ¢ Ivory, Ivory, Sean ee 3 De The only Cleanser Guaranteed to best 1@c kinds 80 - CANS - $2.8@ Tradesman Co.’s Brand Black Hawk, Black Hawk, five bxs 2 Black Hawk, ten bxs 2 2 A. B. Wrisley Good Cheer Ola Country ........ Soap Powders AMMOUNS ............ Babbitt’s 1776 ....... Gold Dust, 24 large . Gold Dust, 100 small . Kirkoline, 24 4th. Lautz Navhtha 6%@s Lautz Naphtha, 100s Pearline moseine .......1..... Snow Boy, 24s family SIZE oe oe. Snow Boy, 60 5c ..... 2 Snow Boy, 100 5c ....3 Snow Boy. 20s Wisdom COO C9 DODD G2 mo OO eccere ee eee ree werces Soap Compounds Johnson’s Fine, 48 2 .. Johnson’s XXX 100 5c Rub-No-More Nine O'clock Ed Scouring Sapolio. gross lots .. Sapolio, half gro. lots Sapolio, single boxes Sapolio, hand ...... Scourine, 50 cakes Scourine, 100 cakes .. Wr bh RO one box 2! Conservative Investors Patronize Tradesman Advertisers indestructible unit. forbook B-C-2, Grand Rapids subject. book Y-4. American Steel Sanitary Desks Built of steel to withstand strain. World’s Largest Exclusive Manufacturers Church Furniture of Character Being the only exclusive designers and builders of experience €merican Seating Company 218 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago New York Boston We specialize Lodge, Hall and Assembly seating. Our long i has given us a Philadelphia Church Furniture we are known as an authority on this Your building committee should have our All parts are electric welded into on: Your school board should have our illustrated book B-C. Motion Picture Theatre Seating Highest in quality, lowest in price. World’s largest manufacturers of exclusive designs in opera chairs. Send floor sketch for FREE SEATING PLAN and book B-C-], Lodge Furniture knowledge of requirements and how to meet them. “Many styles: in stock and built to order, including the more inexpensive portable chairs, veneer assembly chairs, and luxurious upholstered opera chairs. Write amet February 4, 1914 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN BUSINESS-WAN I'S DEPARTMENT 31 Advertisements ir oats under rs head os aaa cents a word a first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent 1 must accompany all orde BUSINESS CHANCES. For Sale By Frank P. Cleveland. Stock of general merchandise in Win- nesheik Co., Iowa; invoice about $11,000; price right. : Shoe store and repair shop in Jackson Co., Iowa; this is one of the best money makers in the State; invoice about $6,000. Stock of general merchandise in Levy Co., Florida; sales average about $24,000 annually; invoice about $4,800. Grocery and notion store in Vermillion Co., Indiana; sales average about $17,000 annually; invoice about $1,900. 60 room hotel and 10 acre lot located at Mississippi mineral springs’ resort; good money maker in the hands of the right party; price $15,000. Kansas City soda water and cider man- ufacturing business; fine opening; price $18,000; will sell whole or half interest. Partner wanted to purchase half in- terest in Wright County, Iowa. up-to-date grocery store; about $2,000 required. Produce business and building in Farr- bault Co., Minnesota; business’ estab- Hshed 25 years; price 35,000; terms $3,000 cash. Ladies’ ready-to-wear and _ millinery store in Nebraska city of 14,000 popula- tion; sales average $3,700 monthly; about $10,000 required. Partner Wanted—To purchase a one- third interest in stock of general mer- chandise located at one of the best points in Oklahoma; sales average $6,000 per month; good opening for practical busi- ness man, about $10,000 required. Furniture business and store building in Douglas Co., Washington; well se- lected clean stock; about $6;500 required. Stock general merchandise and store building in Marinette Co., Wisconsin; this is an old established money making business; about $14,000 required; will ar- range terms. Write me for detailed descriptions. I bring buyers and sellers together. If you want to buy, sell or trade any kind of business or property address, Frank P. Cleveland, 1261 Adams Express Building, Chicago, I[linois. On account of death, I have for quick sale stock of ladies’, misses’ and chil- dren’s furnishings and millinery in best Michigan city outside Detroit. Inventory about $4,000. Will sell for 574%c cash or good paper; cash Sales last year $13,000. L. J. Fasquelle, 304 Chamber of Com- merce, Detroit, Mich. 4 “Your ~ property or business turned into eash, no matter where you live. I will bring buyer and seller together. Write to-day. J. F. Wienke, 365 Lincoln Ave., Woodstock, Il. 846 For Sale—Clean, exclusive shoe stock, best location, factory town 2,000. Splen- did opportunity. Write or come and see. R, G. Clement, Vicksburg, Mich. 845 Good growing variety business, in- voice about $1,600. Good manufacturing county seat town 5,000, Central Michi- gan. Failing health, reason for selling. Address D. C., care Tradesman. 844 Sales of merchandise by auction, made in any part of the United States or Canada. If you want to close out your stock entirely or reduce any portion of it, write for terms and dates Address Eugene H. Williams, Commercial Auc- ioneer, Milledgeville, Tl. 838 For Sale—Drug store, invoicing $2,000. Station postoffie brings rent down to $4.65 a month. Better ask about it.. Ad- ss No. 839 care Tradesman. 839 ‘Land—360 acres, Polk county, Mis- souri, for sale or trade; want hardware or general merchandise; 2 miles R. R. station; price $50 per acre. Box 19, Flemington, Mo. 840 “For § Hedfeldt For Sale—Practically new separator. N. Martin Sons, 68 Hast South Water St., Chicago, Tl. 842 “A Book of Texas Ranches” is the title of a little booklet that we are send- ing free, to all who write for it. It is more than a mere advertisment of ranches; it is a dependable source of information regarding intrinsic qualities of lands and range of prices in all parts of Texas. If interested, write for the booklet. Address The J. N. Winters 50., Forth Worth, Tex. 841 anted—To buy a clean, up-to-date drug store in a live town of 1,500 in- habitants or larger. Will pay cash for same. Address Quinine, care Trades- man. 837 We will ‘buy for cash “ola vests taken from men’s suits, men’s coats and vests, odd coats of any style; also men’s, wom- en’s and children’s shoes. Roberts Sales Co., 10-12 Crosby St., New York eee For Sale—Good, new, clean stock of millinery in a good town. Enquire of J. D. Towar, East Lansing, Mich. 835 a exas. Read This—Last week we. called your attention, in a general way, to Texas with its fine climate and great business opportunities. This week we _ specialize a little and mention several chances, all good, sound businesses, waiting for somebody. Broom factory, well equip- ped, good trade. Fine chance for capa- ble man. Bargain at $2,500. Macaroni factory offers official position to party investing about $4,000. This has good people in it, good field to operate and good trade. Candy factory about to open, requires secretary, investment $1,500 minimum. Will receive salary and $3,000 in stock. From contracts in sight will earn over 100 per cent. Factory manager to take half interest, corsets and underwear, made to order only, agency organization good and future very bright. Investment $5,000. Monument business, best in this section, requires increased capital to undertake more elaborate work account wealthy families demanding cost- lier memorials than hitherto erected. An unassuming person of tact, who can bring $10,000, will get half interest in this fine business and do well. A. O. Self & Co., 408 Scollard Bldg., Dallas, 833 ‘Land and property aggregating $150,000 to exchange for merchandise. We have secured from the owners—reliable mer- chants—a list of farm land and income property with authority to exchange each piece separately or any number, or all of them together, for good salable mer- chandise. Will consider a wholesale or mail order stock or can use clean retail stocks from $2,000 to $100,000. The prin- cipal part of this list is in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, with some in Michigan, Mississippi and Arkansas. We have per- sonally inspected each piece offered and only first-class propositions have been listed. All correspondence will be treated strictly confidential. tails in first letter and we will promptly arrange a date to have our representa- tive meet you personally. Part of these properties we offer have very small en- eumbrance (not to exceed 25% of cash value). We will add cash to the amount of twenty per cent. of the mortgage assumed, but will not pay any more, and if you expect us to assume any debt on merchandise, or pay more cash than stated, no use answering. American Realty ‘Company, 681 Ohio St., Terre Haute, Ind. 843 For Sale—One of the best equipped poultry and produce warehouses in Cen- tral Michigan. Address No. 849, care Tradesman. 849 For Sale—Feed and crate mill; good location; might consider trade. Chas. Dunham, Howard City Mich. $30 Drug stock for sale. for $1,000 cash; A $1,200 or more, only drug store in two or three tous adjoining; am 68 years old. in. poor health; must sell; a fine opening fdr middle aged or young man. Pioneer Drug Store, Waldo, Wis. 829 For Exchange—Farms, plantations, houses and vacant lots; for stock of merchadise or vice versa. We own our propositions. Maxwell Trading Co., 7th and Victory, Little Rock, Ark. 828 A good clean stock of dry goods for sale in live town in Central Michigan. Will a about $8,000. No trades. Address No. 827, care Tradesman. 827 Acres—Exec ange 158 acres Pecos Val- ley; well watered: good alfalfa; T-room house; will trade for merchandise; price $20, 000: farm clear; offer clear goods only; best tubercular climate in U. S. W. B. Clark, Agt., Lakewood, N. M. 826 xrocery and meat .market for sale, aves Li and fixtures; price $2,700. Owner. Ey Jones, Wheeler, Ind. 825 asi live -elothing salesman, trimmer and ecard writer. at present employed. is open for change about Feb. 15. Gooa references. Address No. 824, care Trades- man. 824 For Sale—A Star coffee mill, No. 18. Practically new. Write for price. Ad- dress C. C. Co., care Michigan ages ” For~ " Sale—Fine 10- -room house “and barn, two chicken houses, two parks, six acres of land, all kinds of fruit and ber- ries, in village of Plainwell, Michigan. Box 276, 821 For sale or exchange for unincumbered real estate, either country or city, a gro- cey and meat business. Best location in citv. Cash trade of $60,000 per annum. Will pay net profit of $5,000 per year. Low rent. Best of reasons for selling. Will bear the closest investigation. Ad- dress R. D. S., care Tradesman. (see Wanted—aA young man who. is good accountant, to take charge of book- keeping and credit department of a local firm. Must be able to invest five thou- sand to ten thousand dollars in dividend paying stock. Address No. 828, care Tradesman. 823 Please give full de- ° For Sale or Exchange—For a _ good farm or income city property, the best racket store stock and store in Michi- gan, in a good town, county seat. For full particulars address X. Y. Z., care Tradesman. 817 For Sale—As we wish to retire, we offer a chance to two young men to step into a fine shoe store, with a good established business and a first-class location. Ask any traveling shoe agent about us. Address The Star Shoe Store, Grand Haven, Mich. 816 For Sale—Good grocery business in town of 1,200, located in best farming section in Central Michigan. Invoices, including fixtures, $3,000. Trade well es- tablished. Good opportunity. Don't write unless you mean business. Address No. 814, care Tradesman. ~ i ae For Sale—New stock of groceries, paints, wallpaper ae drug sundries. In- voices about $2,500 Best business in lively growing factory town of 550 in- habitants. Heavy shipping point. Must sell for cash. Personal reasons. Address Mason Bros., Montgomery, Mich. 812 a. garage, 24x 70 For Sale—Red Ball Kawneer plate glass front, good location on Waubonsie, Red Ball & Blue Grass trails, Bowser auto filtering station on eurb line. Doing good business. Good reason for selling. Will sell my home property, hot water heat, hot and cold bath. Also 165 acres land in Colorado, will sell at bargain. Answer Lock Box 8, Donnellson, Ia. 811 Drug store for sale, will inventory about $1,500, in wet county and good growing town of 350 people. Good farm- ing country, nearest drug store twelve miles. A bargain if taken at once. Ad- dress Box 14, Founta,n, Mich. 810 Garage—In town of 1,500 population; no competition. Stock and equipment, $950. Address Spencer & Lindsey, Cher- okee, Kan. 807 For Sale—Best and only vacant busi- ess corner lot in best little town in Tus- cola Co., Michigan. Splendid opening for general store or bank, or both, or small hotel. Wet county. J. PP. Ryan, 928 Unity Bldg., Chicago, Ill. 805 _ For Sale—a first-class stock of cloth- ing and furnishings, men’s women’s and children’s shoes, trunks, suit cases and bags. Well established business, good location, population 38,000. Good manufac- turing town. Want to retire from busi- ness. Address Box 624, Otsego, Allegan County, Michigan. 802 Shoes For Sale—Clean stock of ladies’ and men’s boots and shoes and gents’ furnishings; located in good live town; want to retire. Address Box 128, Madi- son, Kan. 806 Can represent in clean cut, business manner, reliable manufacturers. I sell wholesale jobber and retail trade and call on manufactory plants in Cincinnati. Address L. Jay Campbell, Main and Canal, Cincinnati, Ohio. 798 ~ For Sale or Rent—Two-story building. Also will sell stock of house furnishing goods, inventorying about $2,000. Good location for general store. Reason for selling, other business. C. H. Rowland, € Casnov ia, Mich. 794 ‘For “Sale—Burroughs adding “machine and National cash register, six keys, both nearly new. Apply Judson Grocer Company, Grand Rapids, Mich. 793 For Sale—A bazaar, or variety store, in a manufacturing town of 2,000, located in Central Michigan. One of the best towns. Good business, brick building and splendid location. Stock and fix- tures about $1,500. Nearly all new Ad- dress No. 783, care Tradesman. 783 For Sale—A good restaurant in a good town of 5,000. Good reason for selling. Best location in city. Write Fred E. E nglish, Sturgis, Mich. 781 For Sale—Stock groceries in live town of 2,000 inhabitants. Inventories $3,500. Reason for selling, wish to move to an- other State. Address No. 747, care Mich- igan Tradesman. 747 For Sale—A good “established paying business of stock, machinery and sport- ing goods. Repair work specialty. En- quire at Bailey & Edmunds, 121 Liberty St. East, or 114 North First St., Ann Arbor, Mich. 6 Plumbing, heating ‘and tinshop for sale; trade established for twenty-five years. Am 65 years old and want to retire. Am working two men at present besides my- self. Address W. P. Rogers, Broken Bow, Neb. 775 Cash meat market and grocery de- partment, well equipped with machinery. Will sell for 50c on dollar from owner’s inventory to settle estate. E. S. Dart, Administrator, 74 South Division Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. 760 Hotel for sale, good: $200 month; $15,000. seka, II. will net over J. M. Merrill, Wat- 780 Merchants Please Take Notice! We have clients of grocery stocks, general stocks, dry goods stocks, hardware stocks, drug stocks. We have on our list also a few good farms to exchange for such stocks. Also city property. If you wish to sell or exchange your business write us. G. R. Business Exchange, 540 House- man Bidg., Grand Rapids, Mich. 859 For Sale—Best ladies’ ready-to-wear and furnishings stock in the best city of 3,000 population in Michigan. In- ventory about $5,000. No old dead num- bers. , rm a — 4 proclaims you a quality and quantity dealer to your customers. Penne ae ater Start the new year right with a larger stock of Karo than ever, Being in the Karo band wagon you are in right. You are entitled to make more noise, which means more money. Give your stock of Karo a show to talk: for you. Its music sounds sweet to the thrifty and particular housewife. CORN PRODUCTS REFINING COMPANY NEW YORK > “Ina Class by Itself ”’ Made in Right Sizes: G. J. Johnson’ Cigar Co. Makers Grand Rapids, Mich. Manufactured ~ Under Sanitary Conditions lene saat on —— avert