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And the summers like buds between: And the year, in the sheaf—so they come and they go On the River’s breast with its ebb and flow, As they glide in the shadow and sheen. There’s a magical isle up the River of Time Where the softest of airs are playing; There’s a cloudless sky and a tropical clime And a voice as sweet as a vesper chime, And the Junes with the roses are staying. . And the name of this isle is the Long Ago, And we bury our treasures there; There are brows of beauty and bosoms of snow— They are heaps of dust, but we loved them so! There are trinkets ‘and tresses of hair. There are fragments of song that nobody sings, And a part of an infant’s prayer, There’s a harp unswept and a lute without strings, There are broken vows and pieces of rings, And the garments that She used to wear. There are hands that are waved when the fair shore By the mirage is lifted in air; And we sometimes hear through the turbulent roar Sweet voices we heard in the days gone before, When the wind down the River is fair. Oh, remembered for aye be the blessed isle, All the day of our life till night, And when evening comes with its beautiful smile, And our eyes are closing in slumber a while, May that “‘Greenwood”’ of soul be in sight. {Benjamin F. Taylor. who wrote thé.above poem, was born and educated in New York State, came West in 1840, was connected many years with the Chicago Evening Journal, published several volumes of poems and was popular as a lecturer. His most distinguished work was as a war correspondent. His report to the Evening Journal of the fighting at Lookout Mountain is rated as the best descriptive writing that came from the field. It was brought out later in book form under the title, ‘‘Three September Days.’’ The above is his best known poem. 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For a limited time and subject to withdrawal without advance notice, we offer ~SNOW BOY WASHING POWDER 24s FAMILY SIZE through the jobber—to Retail Grocers 25 boxes @ $3.60—5 boxes FREE 10 boxes @ 3.60—2 boxes FREE 5 boxes @ 3.65—1 box FREE 2% boxes @ 3.75—%box FREE F. O. B. Buffalo: Freight prepaid to your R. R. Station in lots not less than 5 boxes. All Orders at above prices must be for immediate delivery. .This inducement is for NEW ORDERS ONLY-—subject to withdrawal without notice. Order from your Jobber at once or send your order to us giving name .of Jobber through whom order is to be filled. = BUFFALO, N. Y., January 2, 1914. . Yours very truly, - Lautz Bros. & Co. SERRE Thirty-Second Year SPECIAL FEATURES. Page 2. Detroit Detonations. 3. The Refiner’s Side. .4. News of the Business World. 5. Grocery and Produce Market. 6. The Crown City. 8. Editorial. 10. Clothing. 12. Butter, Eggs and Provisions. 14. Financial. 16. Dry Goods. 18. Shoes. 20. Woman’s World. 22. Hardware. 23. The Meat Market. 24. The Commercial Traveler. 26. Drugs. 28. Grocery Price Current. 30. Special Price Current. 31. Business Wants. COLD WEATHER NEEDED. Business conditions throughout Michigan are in good shape for a revival with seasonable weather. As one gets away from the large trade centers into the strictly agricultural districts, where grain and live stock are the chief factors in the business situation, there is little heard of the war or tight money or of depression. High prices have been secured for grain and live stock, and the people there are cheerful. Cold weather, however, is needed to stimulate trade with distributors of merchandise for winter use. Railroads have done a large busi- ness since harvest, moving more grain than in any other year, as prices have been high, and there has been every condition to induce free marketing. This increase in traffic has been coun- terbalanced by reductions in a higher class of revenue-returning freight, such as merchandise and _ miscel- laneous, which have kept down earn- ings. High operating expenses, de- spite efforts to curtail, have also worked against a good financial show- ing. But in all, the railroads have done well under the adverse condi- tions. They have done more than an average business this fall, and in- dications are for a large traffic this winter and next spring, as consump- tion of merchandise is going on, and any increase will be reflected in en- largement of the output of manufac- turers. Export clearances last month were over 25,000,000 bushels wheat and flour, making more than 113,000,000 bushels cleared since July 1, com- pared with 17,879,000 bushels for the same time last year, and 146 000,000 bushels for the twelve months a year ago. This movement is sure to con- tinue and it is an important factor in the situation here. The fact is that Europe must have our grain whether the war is ended soon or not. The farmers are growing rich almost by the hour. They will be able to spend a lot more than they did last year and the country merchant will be helped accordingly. One drawback to the export trade is the scarcity of ocean freight room GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1914 and the financing, payment being re- quired when the grain is loaded into the steamers. That foreigners will require millions of bushels of all grains from the United States is cer- tain, but they will not buy it all at once. Corn is now wanted by exporters for immediate shipment and for ship- ment the next two months, despite the high prices it is selling at as com- pared with that from Argentina. This is attributed to the recent loss of several cargoes from the latter coun- try through the operations of German gunboats in Southern waters. If the surrender of Tsing-tau to the Japanese besiegers comes as a sur- prise, it can only be because the world has not known of the conditions with- in the fortress. The Germans had made so stout a defence, and were apparently so prepared to sell their lives dearly, that the general expecta- tion was of a prolonged resistance. It could not have been merely a ques- tion of yielding to overwhelmingly superior force, for that was pitted against the Tsing-tau garrison from the first. The inference seems clear that, in addition to the capture of outlying forts, disease among the troops or shortage of supplies or lack of ammunition compelled the surren- der. Although this was inevitable from the beginning, its coming now will be a sad reminder to the Ger- man people of the losses on the sea and beyond the sea which the war has brought them. The law creating the Michigan Railway Commission should be amended making the organization a Public Service Commission, increasing the salary to $5,000 or $6,000 per year, the same as other states pay for similar service, and require the mem- bers to give the work of the Com- mission all their time. A man with a good business or a capacity to build a business cannot afford to take the position at $3.000 a year, but if the salary was made larger, the Commis- sion and the people it serves would be greatly benefitted. A few days since a woman cele- brated the sixty-fourth anniversary of the beginning of a continuous employ- ment as a maid in a Philadelphia family. She had a few friends to help her celebrate the day, and her em- ployers did what they could to make the anniversary pleasant. The woman is now serving those she served many years ago when they were children. She is long past 80, but continues to perform her tasks. Her long rec- ord makes her a curiosity to those families that have trouble in keeping a maid sixty-four days. CANNED GOODS WEEK. Last week was “Canned Goods Week.” Did any grocer know it? Or did any grocer sell any more can- ned goods than usual? The average mortal, save in a little area contiguous to Chicago, where a trade paper un- dertook to boost the enterprise after the canners’ and grocers’ committees had withdrawn, knew nothing about it. There is a feeling in the trade that this “week” business is about played out and getting so common as to have lost whatever of influence it ever did have. In business where seasonable considerations lend an apt- ness to a concentrated trading period a given week might have some effect, but foods have a way of being staple all the year. There is no reason why consumers can be induced to eat can- ned goods any more during the week of November 2 to 7 than any other week, and educational influence as to the merits of canned goods, concen- trated and fired at one broadside dur- ing one week, is likely to be less ef- fective than when persistently con- tinued during fifty-two weeks. Undoubtedly canned goods need ex- ploitation. They are far better and more economical food than the aver- age consumer realizes and prejudices born of past short-comings of the canner’s art—or more likely the blatant and reckless utterances of re- formers and would-be “experts’—do deter many from the free use of can- ned goods that should prevail. The officials of the National Canners’ As- sociation has done much to educate the public, but there is room for much more. Confining it into a single week will not avail much. Great Britain’s prompt annexation of Cyprus, almost at the moment of declaring war on Turkey, does not, except in name, alter the status of that island. It has been in British hands since 1878. Disraeli having brought it home in his pocket, along with “peace with honor,’ from the Congress of Berlin. A thin pretence of Turkish suzerainty over Cyprus is all that British government has now ended. The step is doubtless intend- ed, however, as a sharp reminder to Turkey that, by going to war, she is endangering every foot of her pos- sessions in Europe. Dispatches from Egypt intimate that fear of British annexation is felt there. Such a move at this time would apparently be a mistake, and is, indeed unnecessary. The anomalous position of the Egyp- tian government is one of the finest illustrations of the English disregard of logic in colonial policy. Lord Cromer gave expression to the whole curious arrangement when he said that the government of Egypt was, “suzerainty, Number 1625 of course, independent, its being nominally except for under Turkish but that it always did whatever the British Viceroy advised it to do! And Lord Milner, speaking of the possibility of an Egyptian re- volt against the British, in conse- quence of the war with Turkey, points out that the Nationalists movements among the Egyptians has never look- ed towards Constantinople. The cry has always been, “Egypt for the Egyptians,” never, Egypt for the Turks. This state of feeling would seem to make it wise policy for the British at present, while Egypt, to leave her status severely alone. oeeeceeeennnl Uaioe How long the German people can bear up under the psychological strain of the terrible losses they are sus- taining, both on sea and on land, is one of the most interesting questions pertaining to the war. We know that multitudes of Germans in public and private have said that they will defending governmental fight to the last man—but that is mere rhetoric. No nation can do that. The feeling of those who stay at home is bound to be a factor of enormous importance in deciding the length of the conflict, for they have not the relief of being at the front. At first the casualty lists were pub- lished in full. Now they are so tre- mendous that they can be printed only in abridged form, the local names ap- pearing. Every day the Berlin Tage- blatt prints a list of the well-known dead, architects, doctors, lawyers, pro- fessors, teachers, members of the aris- tocracy, government officials in every walk of life; and the list is staggering. On a single day a well-known bank announced the deaths of twenty-three employes. The Ninety-first Infantry Regiment reported the loss of no less than twelve officers killed and sixteen wounded, together with 254 men kill- ed, 1202 wounded, and 114 missing in seventeen days’ fighting in Bel- gium and France. Other regiments have suffered worse, in shorter time; but as the casualty lists are published a month after the period covered, the worst is yet to come. A private letter from Munich tells not only of the growing anxiety of the public over the long delay in ending the battle of the Aisne, which Major Moraht, the military critic of the Tageblatt, has admitted, but speaks of the in- numerable hospitals springing up everywhere like mushrooms, and over- crowded the instant they are opened. How long can even a wonderful na- tion like Germany endure this? A little learning is all right when properly added to. No man can hold his own who can’t hold his tongue. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 11, 1914 DETROIT DETONATIONS. Cogent Criticisms From Michigan’s Metropolis. Detroit, Nov. 10—Learn one thing each week about Detroit: The malle- able iron works in this city is the largest in the world. “Mexico Again On The Verge of War” reads a newspaper headline. Again or still? F. Windsor, general merchant of Canton, was a Detroit business visitor last week. Theodore C. Reid, well known in the local automobile field, where he has been specializing in electric cars, has been appointed manager of the sales department for Detroit and Wayne county by the Anderson Elec- tric Car Co. The promotion comes to Mr. Reid as a reward for his sales record, as well as his general ability, and his many friends predict that this is but a stepping stone to greater honors in the electric car business for him. Detroit Council holds its regular monthly meeting Saturday night, Nov. 14.. Every member present will receive a numbered ticket absolutely free entitling him to a chance on a large turkey. The winner will be pre- sented with an order for the turkey in order to have it for use on the stom- ach stuffin day of the year— Thanksgiving. Do you know D. Hayden Brown? Most every one does, but nobody knows why he is ashamed of his first name. Maybe if we knew it Uncle Sam might object to it in these col- umns because these columns’ go -wherever the Tradesman does, which must be going some, because, figura- tively speaking, it goes into at least 10,000 different places. know who D. Hayden Brown is, we will tell you. He represents the Sim- mons Boot and Shoe Co., of Toledo, and has done so for these many yeats; in fact, Hayden is a vet on the road, but has traveled for only the one house above named. He is hand- some and tall and doesn’t care who knows it and has been old enough to vote for the past ten years—and then some. When home he looks after an -aged grandmother in Eaton Rapids. Hayden, although everything we have said of him, is also in the blessed state of singleness—or in other words is still free to stay in Traverse City and take as many automobile rides as long and often as he pleases—all he has to do is to keep his sales up and expenses down. We know lots of other things about D. Hayden, but he also knows a few about us, so we will pass over to the next chapter. We will say this for him, however, any man who is as good looking as he is and has a steady job and can still escape the wiles of the young maidens is deserving of much praise; also he personally has our congratulations. Mr. Brown iust simply raves over prohibition; in fact. he never gets into a prohi-county but what he raves... One night he was taking a married friend of his home from a social session and on the way he said to his friend, “Does your wife miss you on these occasions?” “Not often,” he replied, “she throws pretty straight.” and still enjoys life. At any rate there’s only one D. Hayden Brown in Michigan, H. Lincoln, general merchant of Drake, was a business visitor in De- troit last week. J. M. Earle, who sold the Brunswick Hotel to August Bialk a year ago, has re-purchased it and has appointed Bert H. Pratt assistant manager. Mr. - Earle, who was a member of the Earle-Card Lumber Co., has sold his interest to J. H. Stump, of Armada. Before selling the Brunswick, Mr. Earle made many friends among the traveling public. The hotel is located at the corner of Grand River and If you don’t - Some say this is one of. the many reasons why he is single Cass avenues and not far from the center of the city. A Blumeneau, of Elkton, was in De- troit last week in the interests of his general store. It is not for us to criticize the United Commercial Travelers as an organization. Great good has been and still is being done by them. Still in making no specific effort to create a sentiment in favor of the amend- ment which would allow students and traveling men to vote away from home the writer believes the U. C. T. of Michigan was woefully lax. True, much time was given to the fraternal amendment, but with a line or two added to the general circulars and posters, at least mentioning the amendment relative to voting in dif- ferent cities would have accomplished much. Strange as it may seem, thousands, including traveling men, knew nothing of it. Who was to blame? Since the late lamented Knights of the Grip passed out of existence there is no Michigan or- ganization but the U. C. T. to take up the traveling men’s cause. There are many things of vital importance to the traveling public that the U. C. T. can straighten, one of which should be a card system to keep tab on the erring hotel keepers and grafting managers, livery keepers, etc. A little ginger mixed with brotherly love might not prove a bad thing for the order, but a bad thing for those who make life miserable for the traveling public. It is up to the United Commercial Trav- elers. We are greatly obliged to Lou Burch, Chas. Welker, Elmer Brevitz, Angus McEachron and Gard Wallace for their many promises of news items, At least it takes some space to thank them. Sailors in San Francisco went on a strike and refused to go back on their boat because the diet consisted chiefly of beans. If some of those starving Belgians could only have the same diet! Fire totally destroyed the stock of the Michigan Paper Co., 131 Brush street, last week. This is the third time in a year that the building has been visited by fire and each time with disastrous results. The Woodward Hardware Co., 2041 Woodward avenue, is making ar- rangements to move into its beautiful new store at 2094 Woodward avenue. The other day we accused our bet- ter half of talking like an idot and she said she had to do it to make us understand. What do you think of that? — W. K. Nelson, general merchant of Weston, was in the city on a busi- ness trip last week. Wyandotte business men are awak- ening to the fact that co-operation is the right way to boost the city. Friday night the East End Business Men’s’ Association held a. booster meeting with the idea of interesting every business man in the city. Co-operation is an obsolete word, so far as the Grand Rapids clothiers are concerned. Anyone who has had his full share of worry and trouble on this mundane sphere and is not only ready but anxious to “cash in,” we might advise him as to the easiest way to depart. Look up Louie Grombacher, of Grom- bacher & Major, Grand Rapids, and just tell him that Germany is in the wrong and deserves a licking. We might suggest, however, that flowers and carriages be arranged for before telling it to Louie. Two good results of the recent elec- tion: Two more years of “impotent idling” for Woodbridge Ferris; re- tirement for Congressman McDonald, alleged friend of the miners in the Upper Peninsula. Mrs. Blood, wife of Mr. Blood, of Blood & Hart, Marine City, was in Detroit last week and while in the city looked after some business for the store. J. R. T. says he would like to see a \ law passed compelling hotel keepers to have the bed quilts washed at reg- ular intervals—at least every 365 days. The Saturday early closing move- ment will not down in Detroit. Last Friday night several thousand clerks marched through the down town dis- trict and thence to the Armory, where a huge mass meeting was held under the auspices of the Metropolitan Club. Several of the city’s most prominent citizens addressed the meeting, which was held to create a sentiment for a permanent closing of the stores at 6 o'clock on Saturday. While practically all of the leading stores down town closed at 6 on Sat- urday, the clerks desire to make the movement a permanent one. An effort will be made to enlist the smaller stores in the outlying districts to join with the down town stores in abolish- ing the relic of ye old tyme store keeping. William Street, for a number of years with the Mt. Clemens Sugar Co., has been appointed manager of the plant to succeed George Elsey, resign- ed. Mr. Street’s many friends will be pleased to hear of his elevation which came as a deserved recogni- tion of several years of faithful serv- ice. Those Belgian cities couldn’t get fined oftener if they broke the speed ordinances in Detroit. Walter Ryder, who receives his salary from Detroit and pays his rent in Grand Rapids, was in the city last Saturday, returning Saturday night to Grand Rapids intact. William Godfrey, well known throughout Western Michigan, where he represented A. L. Joyce, of Grand Rapids, for a number of years, is one of the latest to give up the grip and renounce the expense account in favor of the cash register. Bill, as he is more familiarly known, together with R. A. Cozier, manager of one of the West drug stores in Grand Rapids, has purchased the Opera Pharmacy at Holland, taking possession last Wednesday. The best wishes of the traveling men, as well as of other friends, are extended to the firm, with the hope that the new venture may prove a successful one. Mr. Bartley, of Bartley Bros., Bad Axe, was in Detroit on business last week. A day of battle is a day of harvest for the devil—Wm. Hooke. A new building has been erected by the J. & L. Novelty Co., at 1186 Chene street. The store is one of the most modern of its kind in that section of the city. The first floor has a terrazo floor and large built in show cases. The basement will be used for kitchenware exclusively while the second floor will be devoted entirely to 5 and 10 cent articles. F. C. Larsen, of Manistee, was in Detroit last week on a business trip. J. M. says most fellows would re- sent it in strong terms if any one abused them, but some will pay mon- ey for allowing John Barleycorn to do the same thing to them—with varia- tions. Turkey says she was tricked into the war. It will be more of a trick to get out, however. Turkey has com- mitted suicide. Wallace E. Brown, well known in the city, has opened the new Edison shop, at 31 Grand River avenue. The firm is the exclusive agent for the Edison diamond disc phonographs. William G. Kerns, proprietor of the Wentworth Hotel, Lansing, who was arrested some time ago for violating the Henry act relative to furnishing individual textile towels, chose to at- tack the validity of the law, with the result that the court ruled against him. He will now have to stand trial. In view of the fact that Mr. Kerns runs an otherwise first-class hotel it seems strange that he should contest a law that was fostered by his patrons —the traveling men, Harley Eberstein, manager of the Traverse City office and sample room for Burnham, Stoepel & Co., was in Detroit over Sunday. G. Young (A. Krolik &Co.) says that a jury is twelve men chosen to decide who has the better lawyer. The sad news of the death of Harry Weiss, was published in the Detroit papers on Sunday. Harry was the son of Herman Weiss, for years a commer- cial traveler, a charter member of Detroit Council and at present in the insurance business with offices in the Buhl block. The son was 38 years of age. The sympathy of the Tradesman is extended to the bereaved family. B. Kollenburg, general merchant - at St. Charles, was in Detroit on busi- ness last week. Sandie Hendrie, Windy Williams and. Harry Marks, with headquarters at 50 Woodward avenue, went to the Flats last Saturday. Returning that evening on the boat, Harry casually remarked on observing a load of hay stored away in a corner that-he was pleased to see that Windy’s lunch was on board. At this writing Harry is still able to navigate. We used to devote Sunday to writ- ing Detonations, but now we devote it to— Emptying the week’s ashes. James M. Goldstein. eo... Boomlets From Bay City. Bay City, Nov. 9—The East side merchants and business men will meet this week to perfect an organization for co-operation among the members in securing more business for our city. The name selected is the East Side Business Men’s Club. Three store buildings in Standish were badly damaged by fire last even- ing. The fire spread rapidly and would have been more disastrous but for the prompt action of the fire de- partment. Damages to the stores and contents amount to about $2,000. Shoes are not recognized as a bone of contention in households, but a man in Beaver township, this county, kill- ed his wife yesterday, following «a quarrel over a pair of shoes. Jess Simmons, with Burnham, Stoe- pel & Co., is recovering from injuries received recently in a collision on the P. M., near Reese. Last Tuesday the citizens of Essex- ville voted down a proposition to change the name of the town to Aladdin City. Fire at Omer last week practically destroyed the entire business section of the city. Only one store a one- story brick, just south of the path of the flames, remains intact. The loss is about $200,000. The proposition of the Detroit & Mackinac Railway officials for the withdrawal of its trains Nos. 3 and 4 from its schedule between Cheboygan and Alpena will be given a hearing by the Michigan Railway Commission Nov. 25. The members of Bay Council are making preparations to initiate a large class of candidates next Satur- day evening. © R. S. Richards. who was badly in- jured at Rose City last month, has fully recovered. Pub. Com. ———_--2 2 Canned Butter the Latest. Mrs. J. J. McGraw, wife of one of the best and most practical farmers of Yazoo county, Miss., having been successful in canning all kinds of fruits and vegetables, two years ago conceived the idea that butter could be canned and kept fresh for any period of time. So she made a trial of canning butter, and as was the case with the vegetables and fruits, ‘is reported to have made a success of it. On all the sandwiches served at a recent luncheon there was spread a good layer of this two-year-old butter, and it was pronounced ex- cellent. November 11, 1914 THE REFINERS’ SIDE. Frank Letters From Michigan Sugar Manufacturers. The following letters have been re- ceived from the manufacturers of beet sugar in Michigan regarding sales of refined sugar at retail: Detroit, Nov. 6—The Michigan Sugar Company has twelve thousand farmers growing beets for its six fac- tories. We have this year sold sugar to thirty-six of these farmers. None of the others have made application. We limit the sales to any one beet raiser to the amount of sugar he and his family need for their own use. In view of the facts as set forth herein, it would not seem that the policy as practised by our compatv in any way interferes with the retail grocer. F. R. Hathaway, Secretary Michigan Sugar Co. Bay City, Nov. 6—We have never before this year sold the farmers sugar. We are only selling them about what we think they will actually need for their own use—do not allow any of them to buy sugar for their neigh- bors or others who have not contract- ed with us for beets. Eugene Fifield, Manager Michigan Sugar Co. Menominee, Nov. 5—We are pleased to advise you that you have been wrongly informed as to the policy of this company in the matter of selling sugar to our beet growers. During the twelve years which we have operated we have continuously maintained the position of refusing to sell sugar direct to the consumer and have included our beet growers in the policy. This company has not sold sugar direct to its beet growers to the extent of twelve barrels in twelve years and I trust if any person reports to the contrary that you will be kind enough to advise them of our policy. G. W. McCormick, Manager Menominee River Sugar Co. Saginaw, Nov. 5—We beg to inform you that we are supplying our actual beet growers that are actually de- livering beets to us with sugar at wholesale prices for their own family use only. We do not supply anyone any more than what, in our judgment, an ordinarily family would use. Up to this writing the most any one grower has received from this factory has been one barrel. You can readily see the average family would use this amount of sugar or more. We are guarding against just such actions as you have been informed we are doing. Furthermore, for your information, would say there is very little sugar sold to growers and up to this time, we have sent out fifty-two MICHIGAN TRADESMAN bags and five barrels. You see there are very few barrels and the most any one has taken is two bags. Most of them were in single bag lots. This is over a territory of fifty miles radius, so I don’t think the dealers need have any alarm over the amount of sugar we are selling. We have never before until this year sold sugar at retail and simply started it from the fact that sugar was selling so high and we were pay- ing the farmer less for beets this year. F. D. Ewen, Manager Michigan Sugar Co. Lansing, Nov. 6—We beg to advise that we take pains to ascertain the size of the family of parties buying sugar from us on the strength of their contract to grow beets for us, and the same policy will be followed in the future. If we find that this sugar is resold to other parties it is our practice to discontinue the sale of sugar to them. We _ endeavor to let the parties growing beets, have the sugar they need for their family at the prevailing wholesale price, as we feel that it is no more than fair. At the same time, we do not wish to disturb our pleasant relations with the brokers, wholesalers and retailers. Geo. L. Walt, Local Manager Owosso Sugar Co. Alma, Nov. 5—We are very glad for a chance to explain our situation in selling sugar wholesale to our patrons for their own consumption. On account of the very high price for which sugar was retailng when our campaign began, our General Manager thought it advisable to com- ply with the repeated request which we have had from our patrons every year to let them. have sugar as above stated. The main reason for doing this was to increase the interest among our patrons and their neighbors to raise larger acreage of beets and we are instructed and expect to handle the matter in such a way that it will ac- complish this end, which will be a benefit and mean a little increased prosperity to every citizen in the State of Michigan, regardless of his occupation, color or conditions under which he is trying to make a living, because the greater production of any article of commercial value within the borders of our State the greater amount of money it saves at home in circulation, and if sold outside of the State brings in money which adds to our wealth. We sell to each one of our patrons only once during the year the amount of sugar he requires for his family consumption for the year and we ex- pect to adhere very closely to these rules. Otherwise the incentive which we desire to create for the raising of more beets would be entirely de- stroyed. I understand that a certain jobber who bought largely of us last year refuses this year to buy a single car of sugar on account of our selling to eur patrons. I certainly think he is very narrow in his ideas of business and I should have to call him very selfish also. I trust I have made our position clear to you. Jotham Allen, Manager Michigan Sugar Co. Bay City, Nov. 5—This company is selling sugar to farmers who are rais- ing beets for us this year and these are the only persons to whom we are selling except through the regular channels of broker and jobber. We would also say that we are not selling to any one person more than the equivalent of one barrel or three bags. You can understand that it would be impossible for us to go into the families of all of our farmers and ascertain how large they are in order to estimate their requirements. Except in very few instances, our farmers are taking one bag only. It is possible that in isolated cases some of these people are taking ad- vantage of us and reselling the sugar which we are selling them, but we believe that these instances are very rare. E. Wilson Cressey, Secretary German American Sugar C. Owosso, Nov. 4—For a number of years we have sold sugar to farmers growing beets for this company at the wholesale price. Your information that there has been no rigid limitation made on pur- chases and that sales are made to growers largely in excess of their own requirements, which enable them to supply their friends, relatives and neighbors with sugar at wholesale prices, is entirely incorrect. We have always limited the amount of sugar sold to any grower to one barrel or four bags and this limit is still in force. We figure that the ordinary family will use this quantity of sugar in a year and, of course, have to treat all growers alike. This policy is not followed with the idea of cutting into the retail trade, but was found neces- sary, as in many cases it enabled us to get the farmer to grow beets when otherwise he would not. Our total sales in this manner do not amount to enough to affect the retail trade to any appreciable amount. B. E. Smith, tae Secretary Owosso Sugar O. Mt. Clemens, Nov. 5—We are in receipt of your favor of Nov. 3, re- garding sales of sugar to our beet growers. We will state that during the past summer a few of our beet grow- ers requested that we let them have a barrel of sugar, which request we complied with. We charged them a little more than the wholesale price, : 3 but the amount sold in this way has been very limited and we are not doing it now, nor do we expect to make a practice of it. Wm. M, Streit, General Manager Mt. Clemens Sugar Co. Sebewaing, Nov. 5—We are in re- ceipt of your letter of Nov. 3, relative to the direct sale of granulated sugar to our growers which has been re- ferred to our general office, Saginaw, for reply. No doubt you will hear from them in the course of a few days. Michigan Sugar Co. Saginaw, Nov. 6—Your letter of Nov. 3 has been referred to F. R. Hathaway, Secretary of this com- pany, Detroit, who has charge of all sugar sales. I am satisfied after Mr. Hathaway has informed you of the existing conditions it will not appear serious to you. W. H. Wallace. on™ Manager Michigan Sugar oO. St. Louis, Nov. 5—Your letter of Nov. 3 regarding sales of granulated sugar to our farmers has been sent to Mr. McLean, the General Man- ager, at Holland, who will write you fully. So far as this factory is concerned, we sell sugar to farmers having this year’s credits on the books in small quantities, only upon their assurance that it is for their own family use. The limit is 600 pounds, and but one delivery is made to any contractor. As information, this company was forced into the arrangement by the other companies. We were the last one to agree to turn sugar over to farmers, and then only as a protection to exclusive St. Louis growers. The Owosso Sugar Co. has sold sugar to farmers for several years, which caused us considerable trouble in getting contracts. At no time has this company sold sugar to beet grow- ers until “the competitors getting beets in this territory forced us to put in the arrangement to protect our acreage. All kinds of trouble is caused by these small deliveries, which in the aggregate amount to compar- atively little. B. C. Hubbard, oom Holland-St. Louis Suzar O. ee The Eye Wonder Co., manufacturer and dealer in eye remedies and drug- gists’ specialties, has been incorporat- ed with an authorized capital stock of $1,000, all of which has been sub- scribed, $300 paid in in cash and $700 in property. The Economy Wall Paper Co., not inc., 47 South Division avenue, is suc- ceeded by the Economy Wall Paper Co., a Michigan corporation with headquarters at Detroit. Do you know---Nedrow? WeRDEN GROCER COMPANY Grand Rapids—Kalamazoo - THE PROMPT SHIPPERS MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 11, 1914 THE = BUSINESS” WORLD nt fetes ‘ , ) Mag ire ' . AIAN c i ha) — Sp re: SZ AA Movements of Merchants. - Paris—Fred Hopkins succeeds J. L. Davenport in the livery business. Stanton—Strouse & Percival suc- ceed Ward & Bellows in the garage business. East Lansing—C. G. MacKichan has engaged in the boot and _ shoe business. Detroit—The McAllister-Smith Co. has changed its name to Peninsular Cigar Co. Saginaw—The Parker Dairy Co. has increased its capital stock from $10,000 to $20,000. Calumet—S. C. Carpenter succeeds J. Whartham as manager of the Wool- worth 5 and 10 cent store. Jackson—H. J. Pope & Co. have engaged in the coal and wood busi- mess at 1518 Francis street. Detroit—The McDonald Coal & Brick Co. has increased its capital stock from $7,500 to $100,000. Jackson—John Webb succeeds Roy Larkins in the cigar and tobacco business in the Dwight building. Paris—D. W. Lydell succeeds the late J| G. Reed in the meat, general merchandise and hotel business. Kalamazoo—The Southern Michi- gan Brick Co. has increased its cap- ital stock from $40,000 to $50,000. Whitehall—D. Van Volkenburg, of Holland, succeeds O. N. Dybvig in the tinning and plumbing business. Laingsburg — Floyd Stevens has sold his grocery stock to Walter Wright, who has taken possession. Battle Creek—D. C. Snuggs, of Jackson, has opened a butter, egg and cheese store at 5 West Main street. Jackson—I, N. Greenburg succeeds H. H. Mittenthal in the wholesale fruit business at 120 Liberty street. South Haven—G. W. Cain will open .a boct and shoe store at the corner of Center and Eagle streets Nov. 16. Carson City—Fire damaged the McDonald restaurant and _ bakery Nov. 7, causing a loss of over $1,000. Cadillac—H. W.. Labbe has sold his cigar and tobacco stock to J. D. Greenman, who has taken possession. Negaunee — Richard Feefeld, of Iron Mountain, has opened a bakery in the Walker building, on Jackson street. East Lansing—Arthur Hurd has opened a men’s furnishing goods store under the style of the Fashion Shop. Lowell—J. W. Brunthaver has pur- chased the R. E. Folk & Co. stock of bazaar goods and will continue the business. Sparta—Gardner & Gardner have purchased the Sparta Home bakery and will continue the business at the same location. Nashville—Mrs. Emma Fitch has sold her stock of bazaar goods to D. Kunz, who will continue the business at the same location. Whitehall—Grieve & Montgomery have sold their meat stock to the former owner, J. Baasch, who will continue the business. Laurium—While Nels Nelson, gro- cer, was waiting on a customer re- cently, a thief rifled his cash reg- istear and secured $50. Howell—Chelsea Culver, cigar and confectionery dealer, was united in marriage Oct. 30 to Miss Edith Nich- ols, at her home in Lansing. Owosso—Easterbrook’s grocery has engaged in business for the sale of staple and fancy groceries and sliced meats at 1005 West Main street. ‘Ovid—Meehan Bros. have dissolved partnership. Fred will continue the poultry, egg and cream business and Frank will conduct the ice business. Lansing—Thieves entered the Rob- inson Drug Co. store, 107 North Washington avenue, Nov. 6 and over $100 in goods and money was taken. Big Rapids—Binney & Jennings, grocers, have dissolved partnership and the business will be continued by William E. Binney, who has taken over the interest of his partner. Mears—M. R. Ewald, of Pentwater, and L. A. Cooper, of Hart, have form- ed a copartnership and engaged in the grocery and dry goods business here. Belding—A. B. Hull has sold his stock of jewelry to Lloyd Willough- by, recently of Grand Ledge, who will continue the business at the same lo- cation. Corunna—George U. Wright has purchased the clothing stock of the late Wallace D. Burke and will con- tinue the business under his own name. Alpena—Albert Male, who has con- ducted the North Branch house for a number of years, has sold it to his son, Thomas, who will continue the business. Wayne—The Wayne Canning Co. has been incorporated with an author- ized capital stock of $6,000, all of which has been subscribed and $3,000 paid in in cash. Detroit—The DeWeese Auto Safety Signal Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $1,500, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Lansing—Arthur D. Phelps, who conducted the cigar stand at Hotel Wentworth, died at his home, 534 8 South Walnut street, Nov. 4, as the result of typhoid fever. Stanton—M. W. Stevenson, who has conducted a general store here for the past twenty-two years, is closing out his stock at special sale and will retire from business. Detroit — The National Electric Starter Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $1,000, all of which has been sub- scribed and paid in in cash. Ishpeming—James B. Quayle and Martin Claven have formed a co- partnership and will open a confec- tionery store and ice cream parlor in the Anderson block, about Nov. 18. Grand Ledge—M. A. Davis, who has conducted a confectionery store here for the past nineteen years, died at his home, Nov. 5, as the result of a complication of diseases. Detroit—The New Egyptian Port- land Cement Co. has been incorpo- rated with an authorized capital stock of $500,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in property. Tekonsha—Fred G. Abel, who has conducted a grocery store and meat market here for the past twenty-seven years, has sold his stock to Mel Upston, who has taken possession. Detroit—G. W. Needels & Co. has been incorporated with an authorized stock of $5,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in property. This concern will conduct a clothing store. Freeport—The Freeport Farmers Elevator Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $10,000, of which amount $5,380 has been subscribed and $1,100 paid in in cash, Saginaw — Alvin C. Kurtz and George Robinson have formed a co- partnership and engaged in the meat business at the corner of Gage and Genesee streets under the style of the Quality Market. Detroit—The Campbell Bros. Co., dealers in butter, eggs, provisions, etc., has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $20,000, of which amount $10,000 has been sub- scribed and paid in in cash. Wellsburg—The Richardson & Avery Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $300,- 000, all of which has been subscribed and $30,000 paid in in cash. This concern will deal in lumber. Benton Harbor—The Duerr Shaefer Pharmacal Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $7,000, of which amount $3,560 has been subscribed, $135.50 paid in in cash and $3,424.50 in property. Ithaca—L. C. Mills and Don Hayes have formed a copartnership and pur- chased the M. L. Perrigo stock of agricultural implements and hardware and will continue the business under the style of Miils & Hayes. Cadillac — Henry Douwstra and Chris Kryger have formed a co- partnership and purchased the Klas- sen clothing stock and will continue the business at the same _ location under the style of Douwstra & Kry- ger. Battle Creek—D. A. Carney has sold his interest in the Strickland, Raynor & Carney clothing and men’s furnishing goods stock, to his part- ners, who will continue the business under the style of Strickland & Ray- nor. Sturgis—John McDonald has been arrested on a charge of selling liquor without a. Government license. He waived examination and was held to the United States District Court and placed under $200 bond, which he furnished. Detroit—The W. G. Sharpe Co. has been incorporated with an au- ‘thorized capital stock of $2,000, of which amount $1,000 has been sub- scribed and $500 paid in in cash. This concern will engage in the grocery business. Saginaw—Eli Dean has purchased the Jay Smith & Son drug stock, and will re-open it about Dec. 1. The store has been closed since the death of Dr. Fletcher S. Smith, who was one of the victims of the street car accident April 19. Owosso—H, A. L. Ferguson, drug- gist, who was arrested recently for violation of the local option law, has been surrendered to the authorities by his bondsmen. L. C. Hall, who financed the establishment of the drug store, has taken over the stock and closed the doors. Holland—Fred Beeuwkes, for the past twenty years assistant manager of the Lokker-Rutger Clothing Co., has sold his interest in its stock to Jacob Lokker and has accepted a posi- tion with the James A. Brouwer Fur- niture Co. to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of E. P. Stephen. now manager of the Holland Furni- ture Co, Saginaw—At a meeting of the stock- holders of the Saginaw )Hardware Co., the following officers were elect- ed: President, E. F. Achard; Vice- President, Peter Herrig; Secretary, Treasurer and general manager, F. C. Aghard; Assistant Secretary, C. F. Schoeneberg. F. C. Achard has taken over the stock held by the former general manager, William Seyffardt, who has accepted a position with the American Cash Register Co. Manufacturing Matters. Albion—The Cement Casket Manu- facturing Co. has increased its capital stock from $40,000 to $50,000. Jackson — The Perfection Coil Spring Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $20,000, of which amount $19,850 has been subscribed and $5,000 paid in in cash. This concern will engage in the manufacture and sale of springs. Joseph—The Crystal Springs Manufacturing Co., manufacturer and dealer in lumber, veneers, fruit pack- ages, egg cases, etc., has been incor- porated with an authorized capital stock of $50,000, of which amount $30,000 has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Zeeland—M. Hirdes, who has con- ducted the Zeeland rusk bakery for a number of years, has sold it to E. J. Pruim, who will continue the busi- ness under the style of the Zeeland Baking Co. The manufacturing end of the business will be in charge of T. Van Houten, assisted by A. Vroon. November 11, 1914 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Review of the Grand Rapids Produce Market. Apples—The market is showing fair activity on both carload and small lots. Shipments are now coming in freely and about all the varieties which will be available for the year are in stock. The price ranges from $2.25@4 per bbl. Bananas—The price has declined to $2.75 per hundred pounds. The price per bunch is $1.25@2. Beets—60c per bu. Butter—/The market is on an ex- tremely firm basis with a steady up- ward tendency for fancy grades. Sup- plies of fresh goods are moderate while the demand is holding for fair proportions. There is a good demand for low grades. Fancy creamery is quoted, at 34c in tubs and 35@3é6c in prints. Local dealers pay 23c for No. 1 dairy, 19c for packing stock. Cabbage—60c per bu. Cauliflower—$1.25 per doz. California Fruits—Pears, $2.25 per box; Malaga, $1.50 per box; seedless $2 per box; Emperor, $2 per crate.. Celery—18c per bunch. Cocoanuts—$4.25 per sack contain- ing 100. Cranberries—$5.50 per bbl. for Ear- ly Blacks and $6.25 per bbl. for Late Howes. The weather has been too mild to encourage very heavy move- ment. Values are firm and some deal- ers look for increased prices on the better keeping varieties. Cucumbers—$1 per doz. for hot house. Eggs—Steady advances are shown on fresh goods. Receipts are fairly good and the demand has been active considering the amount of the offer- ings. The tendency is toward still higher prices which are influenced by the turn to cold weather which seems probable at this time of year. Local dealers pay 27c for case count and 28c for candled. Grape Fruit—$2.50 for Florida, all sizes, Grapes—Malagas, $4.50 per keg. Green Onions—15c for silverskins. Honey—18c per tb. for white clover and 16c for dark. Lemons—Californias are slow sale at $4@4.25 and Verdellis at $4. Lettuce—Southern head, $1.50 per bu.; hot house leaf, 8c per tb. Nuts—Almonds, 18c per tb.; fil- berts, 15c per fb.; pecans, 15c per fbi; walnuts, 19¢c for Grenoble and Cali- fornia; 17%c for Naples; Michigan chestnuts, 18c. Onions—Home grown command 85c per 100 tbs. for red and yellow and $1.25 for white; Spanish, $1.25 per crate. Oranges—Californias are in ample supply at $4, Pears—Keifers, 65@75c per bu. Pop Corn—$1.75 per bu. for ear, 4c per lb. for shelled. Potatoes—The market continues in a very unsettled condition, supplies being liberal, while the outlet is not active enough to clean up offerings at current prices. Buyers have been slow to close up deals on account of the mild weather, but it is anticipated that some activity will be shown when cooler weather prevails. Michigan buyers are paying 22@25c, but are not very anxious to obtain supplies, be- cause of the uncertainty surrounding both distributing and consuming mar- kets. Poultry—No price changes have been shown for the week except a slight advance in ducks. Chickens, both old and young, have been in very liberal supply and it has taken some effort on the part of the trade to dispose of goods without reducing prices. Local dealers pay 10c for springs and fowls; 8c for old roosters; 10c for geese; 10c for ducks; 14@17c for No. 1 turkeys and 12c for old toms. These prices are 2c a pound more than live weight. Radishes—25c per doz. bunches for round hot house grown. Squash—$1.50 per 100 this. for-Hub- bard. Sweet Potatoes—$2.60 per bbl. for Virginias; $4 per bbl. for Jerseys. Turnips—50c per bu. Veal—Buyers pay 8@14c according to quality. —_2-.____ The Grocery Market. Sugar—The primary market on re- fined is the same as a week ago—5c for cane granulated and 434c for Michigan beet. While there has been no change in price, the feeling is much more buoyant, due to the advance in raws. The chief stimulus came from the activity of the French in buying 20,000 tons of granulated in New Orleans and also a considerable quan- tity of raws. The technical position of sugar would seem to indicate that Present prices for raw sugar are on a low basis. Now that Turkey has entered into the European conflict, there is a grave possibility that the Suez Canal route from the Far East may be extremely hazardous, and if such proves to be the case, this will interfere seriously with the prompt’ movement of sugar from Java to the United Kingdom, and may result in the resale of some of the Java sugars purchased by Great Britain to India. There is nothing to indicate an early termination of the European warfare and the advices being received from Germany and Austria-Hungary plain- ly intimate that with the continuance of the war next spring, the attention of the agricultural interests in both of these countries will be given almost exclusively to the planting of cereals and that only a small acreage will be given to sugar beets, sufficient to pro- duce a supply of sugar to meet home requirements. The United Kingdom has purchased a sufficient quantity of raw sugar supplies to meet require- ments possibly until next April. In the meantime when she re-enters the market for additional supplies, Cuba will be the only sugar producing coun- try in a position to sell her sugar in any volume. France and Belgium have unquestionably lost the greater percentage of their sugar crops and its remains only a question of time before they will have used up such reserve supplies as they may have had on hand and then will be forced into the market as buyers of either Cuba raw sugars or refined sugars for shipment from the United States. In fact, as we have already pointed out, numerous enquiries are now being received in this market from France and it now seems likely that buying by France of Cuban raw sugar or American refined sugars will develop in volume within the very near future. In the opinion of the Tradesman re- fined sugar has touched bottom for the present and the merchant who is forehanded enough to anticipate his requirements for the next three or six months will make no mistake in lay- ing in supplies on the basis of the present price. Tea—There is no particular change in the market. All teas remain at the advanced prices. Teas from India and Ceylon are now being shipped via the Panama Canal to New York as the Suez canal is now closed to com- merce. Congous and Japans seem to be more in demand than other growths. Coffee—Rio and Santos grades are feeling the effect both of the bad financial condition in Brazil and the lack of demand in this country. There are a few exceptions—good roasting grades of Santos which are scarce on spot. Mild coffees are also quiet and easy in sympathy with Brazils. Mara- caibos is about the only exception— scarcity on spot has strengthened the situation somewhat. Java and Mocha are unchanged and qiuet. Canned Fruits—Apples are _ still very dull and weak at $1.85@2 for gallons. Some packers say they can- not get out whole at these prices and have withdrawn from the market. California canned goods show no change and quiet in demand. Small Eastern staple canned goods are un- changed and dull. Canned Vegetables—Tomato pack- ers seem to have sold enough to cover their needs at low prices of the past several weeks, and those who were not inclined to. sacrifice their stock for ready money appear to have been able to make such financial arrange- ments that will make it possible to carry the goods until a better market offers. Meanwhile buyers at this end are placing few orders. Stocks of cheap peas have been pretty well ab- ° § sorbed by the quiet but steady de- mand of consumption during the past few weeks, and the market on such goods closed firmer, although not quotable higher at the end of last week. Fancy stock is not plentiful, and the trend of prices on such goods is upward. String beans of the finer grades are scarce and firm, but the offerings of Nos. 3s and 4s are fair. On the finer stock the market is strong and on the other steady. For spot corn there is not much demand, as buyers are not being supplied through deliveries on contract. The market is steady on standard, and firm on fancy, the supply of both being limited, especially in the last named variety. Canned Fish—Trade in all lines is regulated by present small needs of consumption, but, as buyers are not trying to force business, a steady to firm feeling prevails in all lines. Dried Fruits—There is a good deal of uncertainty as to future supplies of figs now that Turkey has joined the belligerents. On Saturday it was reported that all merchant vessels in the Smyrna harbor had been seized by the Turkish government. How- ever, as figs and raisins furnish a large part of the export trade of Turkey and that country will need all of its resources to carry on the war it is thought to be probable that the gov- ernment will not hold up shipments of these goods. Prunes appear to be steadily weakening, both new and old fruit. The demand is very light and it looks like still lower prices before anything like activity will en- sue. Peaches are still remarkably cheap, but> dull; apricots unchanged and quiet. Raisins are selling to some extent, but there is still a large supply of 1913 raisins about, and they are interfering with the sale of 1914. Currants have dropped ic and the price in a large way in cartons is now 7%c. The situation in Greece, however, is critical, and the outlook is strong. Molasses—The molasses market is quiet and unchanged. There is no pressure as yet of new crop in the South and prices are fairly steady. There will be receipts here next week when a better line can be obtained on the situation, the first samples being rather disappointing. Black- strap is quiet at quotations. Rice—The market is strong, al- though business is naturally quieter. The brokers express themselves as very well satisfied with the business of late, which, according to some reports, is the heaviest since the August flurry. Spices—Prices are firm, especially for peppers. The cables are firm and attract more attention. At the same time it is felt that the destruction of the German cruisers will facilitate shipments of spices. Cheese—The market is fairly firm - on an unchanged basis. The con- sumptive demand is normal for the season, and the supply is about nor- mal. Stocks of cheese in storage are about unchanged. —_+->—___ Man is the architect of his own mis- fortune. THE CROWN CITY. Glimpses of California’s Most Beauti- ful Community. Written for the Tradesman. Part IT. Pasadena is essentially a tourist city, a place which nature and art— the latter in the shape of money lav- ishly although judiciously expended —have combined to make a charming winter residence for persons. of wealth. The town has few manu- facturing interests. It is not well situated, geographically, for a factory town, nor have any great inducements been held out to manufactures to locate there. Business, aside from supply- ing the all-year residents with what- ever goods they may want, centers upon the tourist trade. There are hotels where the tourist may stop—and such hotels! Four of them are large in size and magnif- icently equipped. One of these burn- ed recently, but is to be rebuilt. There are smaller hostleries, some of them equally excellent and equally elegant. There are eight or ten banks where the tourist may keep his money— Pasadena is remarkably well provided with banks. The shops of Pasadena are noted for the richness and ele- gance of their wares. Gems and curios for the tourist to take home with him, flowers to charm his fancy, pictures and rare furniture to delight his aesthetic sensibilities, great stocks of Japanese and Chinese goods—in short, there is held temptingly before the eyes of the tourist whatever he may want to play with or wear or eat; while over the mooted question of what the tourist may drink has arisen perhaps the most serious dis- sension that ever has disturbed the ‘city’s customary tranquillity. A little in regard to the handling of the liquor problem where condi- tions are altogether unusual, may be of interest. Pasadena operates under what is known as a Freeholders’ Charter, which allows the city almost unlimited control of all local affairs. Sentiment is practically unanimous in antagon- ism to the saloon. No Pasadenan wants to see the city’s fair fame dark-. kened by anything bearing even a semblance to a public bar. But the tourist—and the great hotel interests depending upon tourist patronage, de- mand consideration. Many of the tourists—some of them with big rolls of money—“are accustomed to have it,” and a hotel that caters to this class must serve cocktails and highballs, wines and champagne, or lose cus- tomers. Los Angeles only ten miles away and quickly reached by automo- bile or trolley is “wet.” Quite a num-' ber of other resort towns easily ac- cessible from the big city, are by no means dry, and all are biding for the millionaires. s As matters stood in May, 1912, ho- tels and restaurants were allowed to serve wine and beer with meals. At ‘that time two proposed charter amendments were placed before the people. One of these would give to the larger hotels some extension of the table privileges then enjoyed; the other would make the town bone “dry.” MICHIGAN TRADESMAN The issue was bitterly contested and attracted widespread attention. The report went out to the world that Adolphus Busch threatened no longer to maintain the Busch Gardens if the city voted to prohibit the hotels from serving liquor. It was also said that the women of Pasadena voted “wet” to keep the Busch Gardens. In ac- tual fact, Mr. Busch made no threats. The issue was not the keeping of the Gardens but retaining the busi- ness of the hotels. The result of the election was “wet” by a small ma- jority. As the secret ballot is used in California as elsewhere, no one knows how many of the 5,234 who voted for the “wet” amendment and the 4,809 who voted for the alternate one, were women. But there is no doubt that the women voted “dry” in at least as large proportion as the men, so it can not justly be said that this ballot in the hands of women caused a defeat of temperance. Antis will please take notice. Stated briefly the liquor regulations in Pasadena are as follows: The in a state even bordering on intoxica- tion. However, I have been told that “Sometimes, on the late trains from Los Angeles, you know——” The pride of Pasadena centers in the Busch Gardens and Orange Grove Avenue. The former are open under regulations to the public but of private ownership, and planted and main- tained by private beneficence. One notable feature is the placing of groups of figures here and there illus- trative of fairy tales and German folk lore stories, as Red Riding-hood, Puss in Boots, etc. It is said that these figures were placed in the Gardens for the amusement of Mr. Busch’s grandchildren. The expression, “sunk- en,” often applied to the Busch Gar- dens, refers to the fact that their location is along the Arroyo and in- cludes a portion of this gulch at a place where it is rather shallow. In planting the gardens and putting in driveways, the contour of the surface was left as nature made it, hence the sunken portions. Some winter visitors go into ecsta- Typical Residence in Pasadena. Council may grant to any hotel of 100 sleeping rooms a permit to serve with regular meals, in its dining rooms, wine, beer or spirituous liquors to its actual guests (minors except- ed); and to any smaller hotel, restaur- ant or boarding house a_ permit to serve wine or beer with a regular meal costing twenty cents, (breakfast excepted). The permits are granted without payment of li- cense fee and revoked on abuse of the privileges conferred. All saloons, bars and public tippling places are strictly prohibited. Liquors are sold and delivered to private residences, mainly by Los Angeles grocers and wine merchants, but only in “recep- tacles effectively concealed from view, in vehicles without any advertise- ment thereof or any mark or design- nation of any manufacturer thereof.” In candor it must be said that this unique system of liquor regulation, although apparently somewhat unjust and savoring of opportunism, seems to work out fairly well in practice. In a residence of several month in Pasa- dena I can not recall seeing a person sies over the Busch Gardens, :while others are more restrained in their admiration. It would seem a fair es- timate to say that compared with the best public parks in the large cities of the East and Middle West, taking those parks in the season of their beauty, the Busch Gardens certainly do not surpass them, perhaps can hardly be said to equal them. But to find grounds of the rank of the Busch Gardens in a city no larger than Pasadena, maintained by private be- nevolence, and often in full blossom in midwinter—is indeed remarkable. Considered in this light they per- haps deserve the somewhat extrava- gant praise that is heaped upon them. Orange Grove avenue, the famous boulevard bordered by mansions set in spacious and perfectly kept grounds, is peerless of its kind. Architects and landscape gardeners, their efforts amply supplemented ‘by wealth of money and the wealth of the South- ern California climate, have conspired to make of Orange Grove avenue a street unequalled in this and perhaps any other country. November 11, 1914 Personally speaking, Orange Grove avenue does not equal to me as. do some other portions of Pasadena. There are other residence streets that I like better, less splendid but more beautiful, with charming vistas show- ing between the trees. Better do I like the Arroyo, “where the hand of God is. seen,” and some of the places along it in which landscape art is most happily combined with nature’s rug- ged outlines. Especially do I love the city’s long lines of modest homes - with exquisitely kept lawns, the resi- dences, not of millionaires, but of quiet, unostentatious citizens in com- fortable circumstances. But these are merely individual preferences—popu- lar favor votes Orange Grove avenue supreme. No briefest description of Pasadena can omit mention of its acres and acres of velvet lawns, of its great number of ornamental trees and shrubs, and its ever-blossoming flow- er beds. Nursery men here certainly must have flourished exceedingly, and it is doubtful whether anywhere else there can be found within the same area an equal amount of ornamental planting. Pasadena has its great fete day, its world-famous celebration, the Tour- nament of Roses held at New Year’s. The Tournament of January 1, 1914 was the twenty-fifth. This festival originated with a Horse Show organ- ization. The idea was that of thanks- giving for the extraordinary blessings of this region, and also to make a showing of what this country can do in midwinter, when the East is frozen. The first celebration cost only a few dollars. The cost of the nineteenth was estimated at $50,000 and prob- ably the cost of each succeeding Tournament has increased somewhat. Roman chariot races are a part of the celebration, the prizes for these alone being eight to ten thousand dollars. A styeet parade five miles long, con- spicuous in which are immense floral floats of beautiful and original de- sign, (30,000 roses have been used in the construction of one float,), 150,000 to 200,000 visitors, $18,000 to $20,000 gate receipts—these figures will give some idea of the magnitude of this splendid pageant. Pasadena has not only its noted gardens, its famous street, and its great fete day, it has also its wonder- ful chime. Some lover of the music of bells made a gift to one of its churches of a chime remarkable alike for its large repertoire and the sweet- ness and depth of its melody. Trav- elers who have journeyed far and wide and enjoyed the music of many lands, pay hearty tribute to the surpassing charm of Pasadena’s bells. Ella M. Rogers. ——~s+22—__ W. Windegarden, who recently suf- fered a fire loss in his grocery on Plainfield avenue, has disposed of the stock and will go out of business. The store has not been opened since the fire and the building is to be torn ‘down and replaced by a new struc- ture. —_—_-.-.____ Carrie Koory has engaged in the confectionery business at 152 Michi- ‘gan street. ee ene eer te e eT November 11, 1914 Honks From Auto City Council. Lansing, Nov. 9—D. J. Dailey has recovered from his injuries received Oct. 7 in an automobile accident near Bay City and is again making regular trips. James F. Hammell, who was quite seriously ill for ten days, has recov- ered to the extent that he is again able to look after the most important official duties of his department in the State Labor Commission. M. E. Sherwood returned to Lan- sing a few days ago with a fine string of birds, which he secured near High- wood, Gladwin county. We take it for granted that his success was the result of his own marksmanship, as it is contrary to law to buy or sell game birds. E. A. Gilkey, who for the past fif- teen years has conducted an up-to- date grocery at the corner of East Michigan avenue and Cedar street, has purchased the new brick store build- ing one-half block east and has moved his entire stock to the new location. We are pleased to report a con- tinued improvement in the condition of B, N. LaDu, who has been serious- ly ill for several weeks. His recovery is now a certainty and he states that he will soon be able to resume his duties with the United Engine Co. Hanks Brothers, the Hickory street cash grocers, have moved their store building, including stock, to the cor- ner of East Michigan avenue and Bis- marck street, where they will continue their well established trade. The Tradesman wishes them continued success in their new location. Mert Vickers, shipping clerk for the National Grocer Co., is now com- fortably settled in his new home at 1113 East Kalamazoo street and we are pleased to note that a smile has replaced the haggard and worried ex- pression which he has worn for the past several months, during which time this up-to-date domicile has been under construction. Between the sev- eral time limit extensions demanded by contractors, the expiring leases which could not be renewed and his strenuous duties at the office, Mr. Vickers was rapidly fitting himself for a position in the Kalamazoo hos- pital for the insane. It is confidently expected, however, that his recent return to a normal trariquillity of mind will avert the disaster which seemed so apparent. W. L. Swan, a prominent member of our Council who lives at 121 East Lenawee street, was the victim ot practical jokers a few days ago, in which a Lansing policeman and two good looking young ladies, pretending to be deaf mutes, figured prominently. If you want a good smoke, ask Mr. Swan to tell you about it. A prominent member of our Coun- cil whose surname begins with K sells building materials and will in- convenience himself at any time if by so doing he can do a kindness to others. Recently, while waiting at a station for a belated train, he was approached by a very pleasant ap- pearing lady who asked our genial counselor to hold her baby while she attended to the checking of some bag- gage. Of course, the request was granted, but before she returned our worthy brother had sufficient reasons to recall instances of abandonment of infants and wondered if this was to be a case of this kind, and how could a real mother abandon such a little cherub as this. After an unusual length of time, the mother returned, accompanied by her brother, who apologized profusely for the probable inconvenience and offered to. step across the street and buy something. The offer was declined with thanks, as this particular member of Auto City Council does not drink and be- sides, after a questioning glance at his trousers, suggested that he wasn’t dry just then. Full name on applica- tion. W. L. Dickinson has opened a : MICHIGAN TRADESMAN garage and general repair shop on Washtenaw street, opposite the Hotel Downey. Dick, as he is familiarly known to the automobile drivers in Lansing and vicinity, is acknowledged to be the |/ford expert of Central Michigan and will give special atten- tion to balky cars of this type. He will also carry a full line of ford specialties. H. D. Bullen. —_—_.-2.-. Plea for the German-Americans, Detroit, Nov. 10—A veritable ava- lanche of sympathy, both practical and sentimental, has been poured upon the Belgian sufferers; almost as much has been showered upon the French; the English have received their full share to overflowing; even the Rus- sians have not been forgotten. There is one class of sufferers, however, who, as far as I know, have received nothing but cold looks and scarcely veiled hostility. I mean that company of native-born Germans and those of German parentage who have made this country their home, in some in- stances for many years, and who, nevertheless, cannot forget the land of their extraction. These people, to be sure, have not been exposed to physical suffering, but they have suffered mentally in a way that few Americans stop to real- ize. Their position, since the outbreak of the war, has been indeed a very cruel one; they have been forced to hear their country defamed on every side; they have hardly been able to glance at a newspaper without seeing insulting headlines; they have found themselves, in short, through no fauit of their own, outcasts in a hitherto friendly country, suspected characters, merely because they belonged to the great German nation. It happens that during the past two months I have been in rather close touch with many of the so-called Ger- man-Americans—with university pro- fessors, men of science, artists, law- yers, musicians sea captains, teachers, merchants, men of leisure—and their attitude has been uniformly dignified, although absolutely despairing. Some of them have been made physically ill by the atmosphere of bitter hostility; others have gone to work desperately to combat a thousand slanders; others again have retreated within them- selves, cut to the heart by the un- expected and unaccountable defection of old friends. This terrible war will have on its conscience, besides the larger crimes, the very real if smaller one of having broken up countless cherished friendships, of having wiped out as it were with a great black sponge all sense of gratitude, all mem- ories of a united past. As I am of the small company of Americans of English descent who sympathize most heartily with Ger- many and Austria in their gallant struggle, I can appreciate from actual personal experience the real agony of spirit that our German and Austrian citizens have been called upon to en- dure, and in my opinion they have exhibited splendid mettle. In spite of all risks as to their future standing in the community, in spite of (in many cases) serious financial difficulties, they have, almost without exception supported their fatherland manfully, using the only weapons at their com- mand, the pen and the pamphlet, and spending their money with truly reck- less liberality. They stand practically alone, just as Germany stands alone, but like Germany they maintain an undaunted front. Who of us would have liked them better had they de- nied their fatherland: who of us does not admire them for their courage? I for one wish to pay them my tribute of profound admiration. me that we can ill afford to lose such citizens. Clare Benedict. However, poverty may keep a man from making a fool of himself. : —_2++___ _ It keeps the idle rich busy supply- ing copy for the sensational journals. Tt seems to’ National Organizer to Come to Mich- igan. Grand Rapids, Nov. 10—In the trade papers under date of Oct. 14 I gave notice that in our State we were to have the help of the National organ- izer to boost for our State Associa- tion. I have just received word from our State President, William McMor- ris, that he has received word from the National President, Mr. Connolly, that either Mr. Howe or E. H. Ewing, both men of National repute, will be with us about Nov. 15 and that we can have one of them for a month or six weeks. As quite a number of cities and towns have requested the services of the National organizer they will be taken care of first, and as there are many more who should avail themselves of the opportunity, I trust that they will send in their names at once. It is a well-known fact that through organized effort the conditions of many cities and towns have been greatly improved especially as to credits and loss of bad accounts, Local associations, through the State Association, can keep in touch with the credit bureaus of other asso- ciations in the State, also as a mem- ber of the State Association your in- terests are carefully looked after as to State and National legislation and there are many other reasons why your city or town should organize and assist in the good work, as this is the day that every branch of busi- ness men do so. Why not your city? If interested—and I know you are —send word at once to yours for organization. Fred W. Fuller, Sec’y. 202 Union street, Grand Rapids. —_+.___ Bankruptcy Proceedings in South- western Michigan. St. Joseph, Nov. 3—In the matter of the McMahon Wicks Coal Co., bankrupt, Kalamazoo, an order was entered by the referee allowing certain creditors to reclaim goods sold on consignment. In the matter of William Dannenberg, bankrupt, Allegan, no creditor having filed objections to the allowance of the bankrupt’s exemptions, an order was made confirming the trustee’s report of exempted property. In the matter of the Kalamazoo Oil Co., bankrupt, Kalamazoo, an order was made confirming the trustee’s sale of assets at Kalamazoo to the Great West- ern Oil Co. and E. A. Sadler for the sum of $501.22. Nov. 4—In the matter of D. W. Blane, bankrupt, Kalamazoo, the first meeting of creditors was held at the latter place and the receiver, Michael M. Kennedy, was elected trustee, his bond being fixed at $1,000. Howard W. Wicks, Glenn Gardner and John Walsh were appointed appraisers. The bankrupt was sworn and examined by the referee and attorneys present and his examination continued for three weeks. Following the examina- tion of the bankrupt by a unanimous vote of the creditors present and repre- sented, the trustee was directed to sell the entire assets at private sale ana without notice to creditors. Nov. 5—In the matter of Oral F. Huber, bankrupt, Kalamazoo, the first meeting of creditors was held at the lat- ter place. No claims were proved and allowed. The bankrupt was sworn and examined by the referee without a re- porter, whereupon an order was made allowing the bankrupt his exemptions as claimed, also that no trustee be ap- pointed and adjoining the first meeting without day. In the matter of H. A. Fisher Co., a corporation of Kalamazoo, the adjourned hearing was held at the latter place on the trustee’s petition to compel H. A. Fisher to turn over certain property and further testimony admitted. Nov. 6—In the matter of William Dan- nenberg, bankrupt, Allegan, an order was made by the referee, confirming the trustee’s sale of the personal property of the bankrupt estate to William McGreg- or, of Manton, for $900. In the matter of Victor L. Palmer, bankrupt, Kalamazoo, the trustee filed its final report and account, showing total receipts of $1,418.79 and disbursements of $34.17, leaving a balance on hand cf $1,384.62. The final meeting of creditors will be called at once by the referee for the purpose of closing the estate. An involuntary petition was filed against Albrecht Hinrichs, who has been conducting a jewelry store at: Kalamazoo, whereupon he was adjudged bankrupt and the matter referred to Referee Ban- yon, who immediately entered an order directing the bankrupt to prepare and file his schedules. In the matter of the Michigan Buggy ‘ > Company, bankrupt, Kalamazoo, an order was made for a hearing on the trustee’s objections to the Northeast Electric Co. claim at Kalamazoo on Nov. 16. The claim is one of the largest merchandise claims and amounts to $22,000. In the matter of Horatio W. Patterson and J. Earl Patterson, copartners ag H. W. Patterson & Son, and as individ- uals, bankrupt of Kalamazoo, the in- ventory and report of appraisers was filed, showing a total appraisement of all assets of $275. In the matter of Herman Vetten, bank- rupt, Kalamazoo, an order was made by the referee confirming the trustee’s re- port of sale of the remaining assets to P. J. Brundage for $40. Nov. 7—M. Henry Lane, former Presi- dent of the Michigan Buggy Co., was adjudged bankrupt and the matter re- ferred to Referee Banyon directing the bankrupt to prepare and file his sched- ules for the purpose of calling the first creditors meeting at Kalamazoo on Nov. 27 In the matter of Fred D. Lane and Edward Nolan, copartners, as the Benton Harbor Cigar Co., an order was made for the first meeting of creditors to be held_at the court house in the city of St. Joseph on Nov. 19, for the purpose of filing and allowing claims, the exam- ination of the bankrupts, the election of a trustee and the transaction of such other business as may properly come be- fore the meeting. > Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Beans and Po- tatoes at Buffalo. Buffalo, Nov. 10—Creamery butter, fresh 27@35c; dairy, 24@30c; poor to good, all kinds, 18@22c. : Cheese—New fancy, 16c: new choice 15c. Eggs—Choice fresh candled, 32@ $3c, fancy. 35@38c. Poultry (live)—Cox 1ic; fowls, 12 @15c; ducks, 13@15c; chickens, 12 @15c, Beans—Medium, new $2.60; pea, $2.40@2.50. Red Kidney $3.25; White Kidney, $3.25@3.50. Potatoes—New, 40c per bu. Rea & Witzig. —_++>—___ Legality of Nine Foot Law Upheld. James Hammell, the genial chief clerk of the Labor Department, has a grievance against the world in gen- eral and the newspaper men in par- ticular. Next to the Democratic par- ty, the hotel inspection act passed at the last session of the Legislatrue, is the best bet with “Jim.” The former Mayor labored for many years to get the hotel act through the Legislature. He suc- ceeded in 1913. No doting grand- father ever thought more of a grand- child than “Jim” does of the act. In spite of his popularity with the newspaper gentry, they continue to refer to the act as the “nine foot bed sheet act.” James says this is wrong in two particulars. The law doesn't call for nine foot sheets but for nine- ty inch sheets. In the second place, the act is for the regulation of hotels and the bed sheet provision is merely incidental. “The act is one of the best on our statute books and should not be spoken of lightly,” is the way Mr. Hammell eulogizes it. He is more than pleased at the decision of Judge Wiest declaring the act consti- tutional. The Lansing jurist made the de- cision in the Kerns case. The latter was arrested for not furnishing in- dividual textile towels. The landlord says he is fighting the case for the Michigan Hotel Men’s Association and that it will be appealed to the Supreme Court.—Lansing Press. ———-->-<-< A harp and crown await the man who lives up to his wife’s expecta- tions. —_—_++.—___ It’s easier for leve to find the way than it is for dad to pay the bills, om (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, Editor. November 11, 1914. mas EDUCATING THE WRONG WAY The position of the beet sugar manufacturers of Michigan on the subject of selling granulated sugar at retail to their beet growers is com- prehensively set forth on the third page of this week’s edition of the Tradesman.. It will be noted that practically all the factories in the State are pursuing this practice, al- though it is insisted that sales are confined to men who actually furnish the beets and, in some cases, it is asserted that sales are so restricted as to preclude any grower purchasing more than enough to meet the re- quirements of his own household. It is unfortunate that the refiners found it necessary to adopt this plan of selling sugar and it is to be hoped, for the good of all concerned, that sales of this character be held down to the lowest possible limits. The Tradesman has much confidence in the good intentions of the refiners and believes they will thank the Tradesman—as some of them have already done by letter—for bringing this practice to their attention in such a manner as to show them how prej- udicial it is to the best interests of the retail trade to encourage their customers to buy goods at first hands, instead of through the regular chan- nels of trade. When the farmer notes how much he can save by buying sugar direct from the refinery—the saving including the items of freight to jobber, jobber’s profit and ex- pense of doing business, freight to retailer and retailer’s profit and ex- pense of doing business—it is no won- der that he immediately sets about to secure the same saving in pur- chasing other lines of goods that he is able to save through the mag- nanimity of the refiner. It is not the comparatively small amount of sugar the refiner sells to the consumer that the retailer com- plains of so much as it is that this practice by the refiner sets the farmer to thinking how he can cut out the retailer all along the line. The ten- dency is to educate him along wrong lines which ultimately and invariably lead to the disintegration of trade and the demoralization of regular trade channels. The refiners cannot afford to contribute to this result and the Tradesman is therefore going to re- MICHIGAN TRADESMAN quest them, in the most respectful manner possisble, to pledge the trade, through’ the medium of the Trades- man, that they will discontinue this . practice altogether. KEEP GLASGOW ON GUARD. Business men who have dealings with the Michigan Railway Commis- sion are almost a unit in urging Gov- ernor Ferris to retain Cassius L. Glasgow in office. His term expires in January and, according to the law, the new appointee must be a Repub- lican. Mr. Glasgow is now the only Republican on the Commission. Mr. Glasgow has made a special study of rates during the eight years he has served the State as Railway Com- missioner and member of the Michi- gan Railway Commission and is much better fitted, because of that study and experience, than a new man would be to discharge the difficult duties peculiar to the position. Mr. Glasgow was born and raised a Republican and has always been a willing and energetic worker for the success of his party. He enjoys the confidence of all political workers, being known as a man who works for the party’s good without thought of personal reward. “He has never been an office seeker in any sense of the term and up to twelve years ago never held any office at the hands of the people aside from President of the village in which he lives, once by appointment and once by election without an opposing candidate. At the Senatorial convention, held in the fall of 1902, he was the unanimous choice of the delegates as their candi- date for Senator from the Fifteenth district, comprising the counties of Barry and Eaton. He made such a good record on the floor and in the committee rooms of the Senate that he was unanimously nominated two years later to succeed himself for a second term. On account of his ex- cellent judgment and unusual tact, as well as his ability as a forceful and convincing speaker, he was elected President of the Senate, over which he presided with rare dignity and dis- cretion, receiving the commendation and approval of every member of that body. Prior to 1907 the office of State Railway Commissioner had always been held by a man who was simply a creature of the railroads, which con- tributed a fixed sum to the campaign expenses of a candidate for Governor with the distinct understanding that they would be permitted to name the Railway Commissioner. The first time Governor Warner was a candi- date, he submitted to this dictation; but in his second campaign he broke away from this long-established cus- tom and kept himself free from the domination of the railroads. For some years prior to this time the busi- ness men of the State had gradually come to the conclusion that the public had rights which should be considered as well as the railways. This agitation found expression in a popular cam- paign in behalf of the appointment of Mr. Glasgow, who was universally conceded to the best qualified man in Michigan to deal with both sides at issue fairly and dispassionately. Mr. Glasgow was appointed by Governor: Warner Jan. 15, 1907, and soon came to be regarded as an acknowledged authority on transportation matters. When Governor Osborn was elected he paid him the highest possible com- pliment he could confer by sending for him and saying, “The courts have stated that interim appointments must be confirmed and I want you to.know that you are the only interim appoint- ment of my predecessor that I desire shall remain and to that end I amgoing to appoint you to yourposition and make sure of it.” He has, therefore, dur- ing histerm been appointed three times and by two Governors, whether nec- essary or not. He assisted in drafting the bill creating the Railroad Commis- sion some time later. He was chair- man of the Commission during the six years following and during the entire time the work of the Commis- sion was getting started and while the Legislature from session to session added to the work of the Commission by giving it jurisdiction over express, water power, electric light, telephone companies and over the issuance of’ stocks and bonds. The election of our present Governor made the Commis- sion by the appointment of new mem- bers, Democratic, when he resigned the chairmanship in favor of Mr. Hemans. : In the opinion of the Tradesman, Governor Ferris will honor himself and reflect credit on his administra- tion by keeping Mr. Glasgow on guard, President Wilson in accordance with established custom has fixed-on the last Thursday in November, and by proclamation made it Thanksgiving day, to be observed throughout the Nation. If there is any country on the globe which has reason to give thanks on the last Thursday of No- vember, and every other day in the month, it is the United States. Busi- ness is not as brisk nor times as good as might be wished, but they are in- finitely better than they are in Europe. The difficulties, obstacles and incon- veniences experienced here are a mere bagatelle by comparison with the hardship and suffering on the other side of the sea. This Nation is at peace with all the world and proposes to remain so indefinitely and perma- nently. It has no soldiers being killed by the thousands and the tens of thousands daily, with many times as many mourners in the homes bereav- ed; nor has it the certainty of a war debt with incident terrible taxes to burden the people for the next 300 years. Surely this country has every reason to give thinks. __ Weather Must be Reckoned With in Window Displays. Written for the Tradesman. The window trimmer surely has his troubles. Unexpected and unaccount- able freaks of the weather are one of his woes. I have this autumn observed three or four cases of carefully thought out and well arranged displays rendered almost without attractiveness or ad- vertising value by a sudden turn of the weather. One was a _ very good window of blankets. Real wool blankets— white ones, soft and fine and warm, colored ones of various weights and qualities; cotton fleeced blankets for more slender purses, many of them excellent, however, in quality and coloring. I counted twenty-five different kinds of blankets in that one window. The values were strikingly good for an early showing. Although the display was all that could be asked for, only an occasional passer- by was giving this window the slight- est attention and these quite as often as not shrugged their shoulders and their faces took on a look of discom- fort. For it was a hot day. Cold treason and experience would teach us that certainly within a few weeks Our Sweater Coat Holds its shape. Eliminates all possibility of crooked seaming. Lies flat and straight at all times. Will not pucker, wrinkle or get bunchy. Has no hem, iining or seam. Is made in all standard sizes and lengths for men and women. The styles are staple—no freaks. They include Ruffnecks, V-neck and Byron collar. The women’s garments are made in the desirable mannish style. Our salesmen are out and will call during the season. Wait for them. The Perry Glove& Mitten Co. PERRY, MICHIGAN The Holidays Will Soon Be Here In preparation for them we are show- ing beautiful lines of Neckwear - - - - in Holiday Boxes Suspenders- - - - in Holiday Boxes Silk Shirts- - - - in Holiday Boxes And many other desirable items for the Christmas Trade. Grand Rapids Dry Goods Co. Exclusively Wholesale Grand Rapids, Michigan t. November 11, 1914 time all the warmth of the wooliest samples shown would be most accept- able; but it simply isn’t in human nature to take a vital interest in cold weather things when the mercury is soaring around in the eighties and nineties. Another of the displays referred to was even more malapropos on that particular day. It consisted of warm bed slippers called sleepers. There was a good showing of sizes and kinds and they would. have looked very attractive on a_ blustering stormy day with a colder night ahead, But when the weather was making you want to dress like an aborigines and eat nothing but ice cream, the very sight of wooly slumber slippers went against one. A window of thin sheer waists and lingerie seems just as much out of place on a raw, cold day in early spring, as the warm things in hot fall weather. Of course goods must be displayed in advance. That is one of the axioms of present-day business. And _ the window trims must be planned far- ther in advance than the weather man ventures to predict the weather. And even if his prophesyings were waited for they are not always de- pendable. A_ display must often remain three or four days or even a week in most stores. It certainly is not practical to make a change with® every variation in temperature. But still in case of a spell of extreme weather, either hot or cold, it would often be better to make a quick change of program and put in a display, less elaborate but better adapted to exist- ing meterological conditions. It will bring more business and give an im- pression that things are being man- aged according to the eternal fitness of things. It will also sometimes give the opportunity to clean up on some line of goods that would other- wise have to be carried over until another season. Fabrix. —_~+-->____ Taking Life Easy. United States Senator Lee S. Ov- erman, of North Carolina, is always supplied with a stock of good South- ern tales. “In the southern part of Arkansas,” relates Mr. Overman, “where the na- tives take life easy, a man and his wife were one day sitting on the porch when a funeral procession passed the house. The man was comfortably seated in a chair which was _ tilted back on its hind legs against the side of the house and was’ engaged in whittling on a piece of wood. As the procession proceeded he said: “*T reckon ol’ man Williams has got about the biggest funeral that’s ever been held around hyer, Caroline.’ ““A purty good sized one, is it, Bud?’ queried the wife, making no effort to move. - “*You betcher!’ Bud answered. ““T certainly would like to see it,’ said the woman. ‘What a pity I ain’t facin’ that way!’” —_>-2+2—__ Cartoonists have a mania for por- traying Uncle Sam as an uncouth hay- seed—but they can’t prove it. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN A Kind Deed in Disguise. It happened at my counter in one of the largest dry goods stores in Omaha, Neb., that a pale, care-worn young lady was looking at the dress goods which had been placed there at a greatly reduced price. There were some excellent bargains and a quantity of other goods among them of doubtful value. I was exceedingly busy trying to wait on several per- sons at once, therefore had no time to give advice as to the quality of the goods. The young woman, after pondering over a choice in the goods, addressed an elderly lady standing beside her in this manner: “Pardon me, lady, but will you kindly give me your opinion as to the quality of these two pieces of goods? J—J——” The woman turned, looked the shabby but clean-looking young lady over from head to foot, elevated her aristocratic chin and walked away without a word. The young woman turned scarlet and was about to leave the counter when one of the wealthiest and best dressed women in the city said to her: “Tf my opinion will be of any value to you I shall gladly give it to you.” “Oh, will you?” sobbed tke young woman, who was now in tears. “My mother died a few months ago and— and left me the care of my little brothers and sisters. I’ve never done the buying—and—we haven’t—I mean I want to get the best I can for the money.” “Yes, yes, gladly.” For nearly an hour this lady help- ed the girl in the most motherly way possible. She managed to let. me know that I was to cut the already reduced price in two. She gave me a check for the balance after the I see. Vl help you grateful girl left the store. Then she added: “She must never know this. She’s a dear little girl with a heavy load to carry, and I’m going to sort of mother the poor child.” When she left, my helper, who had also witnessed the kind act, said: “Well, that makes me feel that life’s worth the living after all.” M. R. But He Remembered. One day a well-dressed elderly man called at the shop of a jeweler in a small Scottish town and asked: “Is my watch ready?” As the watchmaker had at the mo- ment no remembrance of the man, he asked in turn: “When did you leave your watch?” “Oh,” replied the man, “I didn’t leave it in this shop. Ye were over by Nelson street when ye got it.” “Nelson street?” replied the jeweler. “We left Nelson street seventeen years ago.’ “But I left it with ye, for a’ Tit : “Can you tell me the name and the number of the watch?” They were promptly given, as well as a description of the watch, and it was found. Exactlp twenty-two years had passed _ since it was left for repairs, yet, at the end of that time, its owner had called for it as naturally as if he had left it only the preceding week. “Why have you not got your prop- erty before?” asked the jeweler. “Weel,” responded the man, “I went ower to America shortly after. I kent the watch would be safe with ye till I cam back, but I stayed a wee thocht langer than I intended. His Birthplace. John Fox, the author, was recently discussing Longfellow and during the conversation remarked that the house where the noted poet was born in Port- land, Maine, is now tenanted by people of the poorer classes. Mostly Irish are located in that vicinity. Some time ago a teacher in Portland was giving a lesson on the life of the poet. 17 Finally, after the usual time devoted to instruction, she asked: “Where was Longfellow born? A small, red-haired youth waved his hand vigorously, with an unmistable de- sire to impart knowledge. “Well, James, you tell us,” said the teacher. “In Jimmy McFadden’s bedroom,” came the quick reply, ++. The chap who gets locked up for being full is fortunate if he has a friend who will bail him out. We are manufacturers of TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED HATS for Ladies, Misses and Children, especially adapted to the general store trade. Trial order solicited. CORL, KNOTT & CO., Ltd. Corner Commerce Ave. and Island St. Grand Rapids, Mich. TABLE Linen Damasks from Thanksgiving Day is Near Are you prepared to supply your trade with the table linens they may require? We can fill your orders promptly. LINEN 3714 cents up to 95 cents per yard. Mercerized Damasks from 30 cents up to 50 cents per yard. Good quality Cotton Damask at 19 cents per yard. Napkins from 45 cents up to $5.00 per dozen. Sets consisting of Table Cloth and Napkins to match $4 00 up to $9.00 each set. Paul. Steketee & Sons Wholesale Dry Goods Grand Rapids, Michigan ate ret cA Saeko Es allan ; FINE COFFEE Beats them all on any points of com- petition where real quality and all- around excellence are the ones con- sidered. “White House” coffee is not intended for “bargain” hunters: but for the kind of folks you wish for customers. Distributed at Wholesale by Judson Grocer Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. 18 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 11, 1914 KOI : o A SS AES . . . = ~--9 Difficulty Experienced in Ladies’ Shoes. Written for the Tradesman. “T like to handle men’s shoes,” was the observation of a general store keeper a few days ago; “but it is a dread to me to be called upon to fit one of the feminine footgear.”’ In answer to the puzzled look of his com- panion, he continued, “They almost invariable want a pair about three sizes too small and are insulted if you tell them the plain facts of the case.” And then, being in a remi- niscent mood, he recalled his first ex- perience, away back when he com- menced to clerk in his home village. A young girl came into the store and asked for No. 3 shoes. He well knew that he must give her a larger size, and yet how? The position was truly embarrassing to him; and per- haps through this very fact it became so to her. She finally left with a pair of shoes which fitted, although he evidently did not just tell her that they were 6%.. But the memory of the day is still vivid to him—perhaps with similar, although certainly never with as severe repetitions in the in- tervening years. “And now,” he avers. “I never ask the number of a woman’s shoe. I do not want to know. I try to cultivate an eye which shall tell me what size she should wear and act accordingly. It saves time and embarrassment on_ both sides. After she has told me _ her number and then peeped in to note the size of the shoe offered, the best way is to take the reins in your own hands and do the fitting as it should be done.” Just why a woman should try to crowd her feet, Chinese style, it is hard to tell. Yet the custom of think- ing it a disgrace to wear a large shoe is happily growing more rare. There are some women—many of them— who realize that as they are large, they should have a correspondingly large foot, and not feel called upon in- the interest of neatness to ape after the slight companion. A neatly fitting, comfortable shoe is always the thing of beauty which gives best and most complete service. Bessie L. Putnam. Fitting MICHIGAN TRADESMAN . 19 & Joy in the Trybus Home. A salesman for a rubber house drop- ped into Stephen Trybus’ store at 918 Chene street, Detroit, a few days ago, and enquired for Trybus. “Oh, you can’t talk business to Steve,’ said the clerk. “He says he won’t talk business for a month.” The rubber salesman was astound- ed. He knew that Steve Trybus is one of the live wire shoe dealers on the east side of the city and that he carefully supervises every detail of his growing business. “There must be something wrong,” commented the rubber salesman. “No,” laughed the. clerk, “every- thing is all right.” Just then Mr. Trybus rushed into the store and grabbed the salesman affectionately. “Both of them are boys,” he shout- ed. “Fine healthy boys.” After Steve became somewhat calm- er the salesman got the thing straight- ened out, It seems that Mr. Trybus was the father of four girls and for years had been wanting a son. The stork was due at the Trybus home and Steve prayed vigorously for an heir. When Steve found that his prayers had been answered by twins, both boys, his joy could not be confined. The salesman found it useless to talk about anything but the new mem- bers of the Trybus family, and so departed, after congratulating the proud father. ——_—_.-—-——— Gain Your Banker’s Confidence. Every shoe retailer should have his banker’s confidence. To gain it, it is only necessary to be open and frank. Give him an exact statement of your business at least once a year. It does not matter how little you are worth if you are honest and selling shoes. It is better to pay your bank- er 6 per cent. a year than your jobber 3 per cent. a month. As to bad accounts, a shoe retailer should not have them, at least only a few—and the writer believes in giv- ing a line of credit, too. Banks do more credit business than any other business house. Why do they not lose more? Because a customer must be good beyond a doubt or he does not receive credit. If shoe retailers will follow the bank’s example there will be little loss in credit accounts. ——_++. Keeping His Confidence. A native of New England relates how Clara Belle, a beautiful mare, was sold at a good price to a man, and how the man, within a short time, discovered that she was stone blind. He managed, in turn, to dispose of the mare, and at a higher price. The next day the new owner turned up, complaining bitterly. : “That mare’s blind.” “T know it.” “But you didn’t say anything about at. “Well,” explained the first purchas- er, “you see it was this way. The dealer who sold her to me didn’t men- tion the fact himself; so I naturally concluded that he didn’t want it known.” IS THE USE? “Yard Wide”’ Mr. Dealer, You are making a mistake when you sell extra long shoes to fit a wide foot. Look at the above cut. This is an “eight wide” shoe. and has the classy appearance of a narrow one. We have solved the problem of big, gawky looking feet. “A YARD FOR A FOOT” Rindge, Kalmbach, Logie Company Half Century Shoe Manufacturers Grand Rapids, Mich. > Fea Hood Rubbers Make YOUR PURSE GLAD and YOUR CUSTOMER to wear a HAPPY SMILE and continue to wear HOOD RUBBERS Forever. Don’t try to run a LIVE SHOE STORE without HOOD RUBBERS Get our catalogues and be ready Grand [Rapids Shoe & Rubber. Largest Rubber Dealers in Michigan The Michigan People Grand Rapids MICHIGAN TRADESMAN o PLS, Don’t Delay in Voicing Your Dis- approval. Written for the Tradesman. Don’t be an eleventh-hour marplot; for this is one of the ways in which many good, well-meaning, conscien- tious women are prone to make them- selves needlessly disagreeable and annoying and exasperating. An illus- tration or two will show just what is meant by the term’ eleventh-hour marplot. We will take the case of Mrs, Allerton. According to the gossip of the neighborhood, which in this case hap- pens to be true, the Allertons, young married people who joined their for- tunes in life less than a year ago, have been having a serious altercation. For the last two or three days the young wife, nee Louise Bradley, has been seen with red eyes, and Robert her husband, who hitherto has been a model of devotion, has not come to dinner as usual, in fact has stayed away until 12 or 1 o’clock at night. The difficulty arose over a proposed change of position which Robert very earnestly desired to make. Four or five months ago two close friends of his, a Mr. Halleck and a Mr. Norton, formed a plan to engage in manufacturing in a neighboring town, provided they could secure the site they wanted. They told him that if their project materialized they would like to have him go with them, naming a salary a little higher than he is now receiving. They asked him to consider their proposition and confer with them later. Robert laid the matter before Louise fully at the very start, and she made no objection. She knew all along that he ‘was seeing his friends of the new firm every few days, that the site had been pur- chased, and that although no formal contract had as yet been entered into, the change for Robert was con- sidered as good as settled upon by both himself and the men who would be his employers. Also she conid not fail to see that her husband was hourly becoming more _ infatuated with the idea of going with Halleck and Norton. Still she voiced no op- position. Not until the morning o} the very day when he expected te hand to his present employers his resignation to take effect in three months, did she advance her adverse arguments. “Can’t you see, Bobby dearest, that it’s all a dreadful mistake?” she broke out. Strange to say, Bobby. dearest was not in a mood just then to see, ‘or at least to admit that he saw the flaws and errors in his fondly cherish- ed scheme. “This undertaking of Halleck and Norton’s” she continued, “is just an experiment. They are fine men, but their capital is limited and their ex- perience nil, They offer you a few dollars a month more than you are getting now, and promise rapid pro- motion. But if their venture should prove a failure, there could be no promotion, and your initial position would be short-lived. The firm you are with is an old, established con- cern with a very large plant and plenty of money. You stand in favor with the management, and if you stay with them you are reasonably certain within a few years to get something really good, something better than Halleck and Norton will have it in their power to give for many, many years to come, even should they suc- ceed ever so well.” Louise went on. She reasoned that the slight advance in pay offered by the new firm would be more than counter- balanced by the loss which they (the Allertons) must sustain from either selling or leasing their home and buying or renting in the other town. Finally she presented what was in real- ity her strongest objection to the pro- posed change; the fact that in her estimation Robert, both by nature and training, was far better adapted to the line of work he was in, than he ever would be to any part of Halleck and Norton’s undertaking. It seemed to her it was only common sense to stay where there was a good field for his peculiar powers and abilities. Louise’s arguments, put in her clear, forceful manner, were convinc- ing to Robert himself, even against his own wishes. But this did not tend to allay his irritation nor to soothe his wounded pride. They had a stormy time of it. “Tf this was the way you felt about the change, why in thunder couldn’t you have said so in the beginning and not queer me with both Halleck and Norton and my present employ- ers?” Robert asked bitterly. In the end he yielded, making the excuse to his friends that Louise had gotten cold feet about going away from the home town, and explaining to his present employers as best he could his decision to remain with them. Some time previously he had told them frankly what he was ex- pecting to do. Naturally Robert feels very sore and sullen. Of course Louise is in the right. Every one thinks so, even Robert’s father and mother. Robert’s judg- ment was completely overborne by his warm friendship for Halleck and. Norton. The discerning young wife sees this, but why couldn’t she have gotten in her objection early enough that there would have been no em- barrassment and no _ straining of friendly relations? Having the good headpiece she has she could have sized up the whole matter in twenty-four hours time and been ready to express her disapproval. It was inexcusable in her to wait until a withdrawal from his plans should cause her hus- band needless humiliation. Will she learn her lesson, or will she keep on until the end of the chapter, making like blunders of delay, each with its train of woeful consequences? So, good sisters one and all, don’t be eleventh-hour marplots. Don't wait until a cherished project is all cut and dried before you set your foot down, that is in case it is, going to be necessary to set your foot down. Get on the ground early with your opposition. Otherwise you may be able to effect nothing at all; or if you do carry your point, there is sure to be resultant hard feeling. Very likely you don’t want to be a marplot at all, or at least you don't want it to seem to your nearest and dearest that you are given to up- setting their plans and calculations. You are loth to do it, but sometimes you have to. You simply can’t see ducer of results. National Selling Service National Biscuit Company advertising renders a high-class selling service. It promotes repeat business for every grocer who carries National Biscuit Company goods. It is a steady pro- Successful grocers are always ready to take advantage of new goods intro- duced by National Biscuit Company. They know that the quality of the goods is beyond question and that they will be widely advertised. SNAPAROONS—our newest product— are now on the market. SNAPAROONS now. cocoanut flavor and retail at 10c a package. November 11, 1914 the partner of your joys and sorrows walk blindfolded into a pitfall when you are able to snatch him back. But if you are smart you will divert his steps the moment they are about to turn into the disastrous pathway, so there will be no disagreeably ob- vious snatching back. It is better to nip a mistaken idea in the bud than to wait until the obnoxious thing has become a tree and has to be grubbed out by the roots. Sometimes it may be possible to nip it even before it gets into bud. Let us illustrate. Your old machine we will say, is getting just the least bit shabby, and you are well aware that “by next spring your good man_ will be a fit subject for inoculation with the new auto bacillus. You also know that the money ought to be used, not to buy a car, but to reroof, repaint, and otherwise repair the house and to run out an ell for an additional sleeping room. Now don’t wait until eimith=s - eae 139-141 Mone Hoth Phas (ern Wal Ow. Was Order a stock of They have a rich NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY BY gy alana maaenee Sees aeaiilcamcns November 11, 1914 spring. Don’t delay until some com- pellingly persuasive demonstrator has gotten your husband on _ the string, and had him out two or three times in the’ most captivating 1915 model, and considers the sale as vir- tually made. Don’t let another day pass before beginning to switch your man off the track of a new car and onto the track of fixing the house. Perhaps you might casually remark, “The machine is beginning to look a little old, but it runs all right and is perfectly good for a year or two more. Of course we'd all like a new one, but you feel that we must do something for the house in the spring —it certainly won’t answer to put it off any longer.” Come out with emphasis on the necessity for the building repairs and get your hus- band to talking with the carpenter and the painter just as soon as pos- sible, and before the auto men get after him. Dear sister, the same principle ap- plies in dealing with others besides husbands—with boys and girls, with young people, with every one. If you have to refuse a child a request, do so at once, before the little one has set his heart on the coveted treat. If it is necessary to break up a love affair, take it in the beginning, before the attachment has become deep and strong. Remember that no_ self- respecting person, old or young, likes to show himself or herself a quitter. Perhaps, Madam, you have the kind of mind that dislikes to come to a decision quickly. You would rather drop a subject into your brain and let it soak and simmer, so to speak for several months, and then take it out and look at it leisurely from at least five hundred points of view before reaching a final conclusion. You can’t indulge these tendencies if Fate has placed you with people whose thinking is all done at light- ning speed. You will simply have to get a move on your own mental operations. Remember what counts isn’t how sagely wise an opinion you can form if you use all the delibera- tion that is required for a Supreme Court decision; but rather, the degree of level-headedness and farsighted- ness you can bring to bear on the questions that are coming up every day, and do it in time to do some good—in time not to do more harm than good. Quillo. —_ 2+ +s Counterpanes as Cupid’s Aid. Our department had got into a rut. We were not making sales and were all fault-finding and grouchy in con- sequence. One day a new girl was brought in who hadn’t been there a day until we know that, although well educated, her ignorance of business was appalling, yet all were in love with her. Her smile was contagious, her optimism enveloping, her admir- ation for ability of any kind invigor- ating. We all had to help her, censor her sales slips, etc.. and this alone created in the section a new atmos- phere of team work that helped all our sales. Bee was still green when one day an old, old lady assisted by a rather MICHIGAN TRADESMAN . 21 bored looking young man came to her and asked for something. Bee directed her to the notion counter. In a minute I saw them coming back and asked what the lady wanted. She answered: “Counter pins.” “Counterpanes, child. Bedspreads,” I said. The old lady came up. “Young woman, can you show me some counterpanes now, after sending me to the notion counter to be laughed at?” “I beg pardon, I never heard bed- spreads called that before.” “Tsn’t it a good name?” “It is a very nice name, but I can- not see any connection between it and a bed cover,” said Bee. The young man doubled up with laughter, we were all giggling, and even the old lady’s eyes twinkled. She bought a spread and Bee pre- dicted that would be the last she would ever see of her. But it was not. Bee’s charming personality boosted the whole department, and, by her in- tuitive judgment helped to boost me into the office, where I rightfully be- longed, and another girl into a de- partment where she has risen rapidly. I wish I could say that Bee had done the same for herself, but I cannot, for she didn’t. She married the young man of the “counter pin” incident, and is the happiest, jolliest wife and mother of my acquaintance, and her mother-in-law adores her. M. D. — ~+2.—___ An ounce of prevention is better than a ton of remorse. Wy) Don’t waste your time putting up sugar in bags You'll make more money handling Franklin Carton Sugar Consider the cost of twine, bags and time, and remem- ber that you are also confronted with the overweight prob- lem in doing this work yourself. FRANKLIN CARTON SUGAR is weighed and put into the cartons by automatic machines in our refinery—eliminating all “factory work” for the gro- cer. It will pay you to sell FRANKLIN CARTON SUGAR be- cause your customers know it is clean, pure and protected from all contamination. Make your sugar business bigger and more profitable by pushing the sale of FRANKLIN CARTON SUGARS which include FRANKLIN GRANULATED, FRANKLIN POWDERED, FRANKLIN DESSERT and TABLE, FRANKLIN XXXX CONFECTIONERS’ and FRANK- LIN CUBE SUGAR; all the fast selling: grades, 1 Ib., 2 Ib., 3% |b. and 5 lb. cartons—all convenient sizes for customers— packed in 24, 48, 60 and 120 lbs. containers—all for your convenience. THE FRANKLIN SUGAR REFINING CO. PHILADELPHIA ‘Trade Stimulators For Price Advertising Our monthly cata- logue of General Mer- chandise abounds with these. Get acquainted with the Yellow Page Specials in each issue of “Our Drummer.” They will help you pull trade to your store. Butler Brothers Exclusive Wholesalers of General Merchandise New York Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis Dallas FLOUR is the cheapest food product on the market Ds Ss SB SD OUR WELL KNOWN BRANDS Ceresota—Spring Wheat Red Star—Kansas Hard Wheat Aristos or Red Turkey Fanchon—The Kansas Quality Flour Barlow's Best Michigan Winter Wheat Barlow’s Old Tyme Graham Call up our Flour Department for some attractive prices. Judson Grocer Co. The Pure Foods House GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 11, 1914 — — ~ 7 = an : ~ DW. Michigan Retail Hardware Association. President—C. E. Dickinson, St. Joseph. Vice-President—Frank Strong, Battle Creek. Secretary—A. J. Scott, Marine City. Treasurer—William Moore, Detroit. Harking Back to an Age of the Past. There is a marked tendency nowa- days among progressive hardware dealers to add any new line that will produce a profit. Such dealers are not bound by precedent. They don’t enquire whether the article in ques- tion has been handled by the hard- ware trade before or not. It’s merely a question of profit and expediency. So, while the individual dealer’s stock may not show a great assortment of goods, if all the articles sold by the hardware trade throughout the coun- try could be assembled in one place, there would be a motely array of goods ranging from a paper of pins to the highest power gasoline engines and pumping outfits, or even thresh- ing outfits. Decreased profits on regular and staple lines are compelling hardware dealers to add lines that show great- er profits. One of these new lines of merchandise, yet one which ante- dates hardware stores, is fireplace sets. These were popular during the days of our forebears in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Ar- chitectural styles and interior decorat- ing are going back to colonial days and borrowing their more distinc- tive features. : The modern home with its furnace heat is far more convenient than the old-fashioned fireplace. But every modern home now includes a fire- place around which the family gath- ers in the evening, listening to the crackling of the logs as the flames shoot up the flue and the glowing em- bers add coziness to the occasion. The present day home demands all the paraphernalia of our great grand- parents’ time. A fireplace set includes a nice as- sortment of articles. There are old- fashioned andirons made in a new way; screens that shield the fire when the heat becomes too intense; brushes to sweep up the ashes that occasionally get on the tiling; ornamental brass shovels and pokers that add to the attractiveness of living room furnish- ings; ornamental baskets for wood and coal, and bellows that encourage tiny sparks to grow into heat-giving flames, besides a variety of smaller items. Now is a particularly suitable time for suggesting sales in this line. New homes are being finished and furnish- ed. People are settling into their win- ‘ter quarters and putting their homes on a winter footing. Anything that suggests comfort fer the forthcoming comfortless months will at least re- ceive the consideration of customers. This is a line which can be used for a window trim, without any great trou- ble or tax upon the window decora- tor’s originality. Sales in the smaller towns probably would be so few that it wouldn’t pay to handle this line, but. in the town of a thousand or fif- teen hundred people there are a num. ber of pretentious homes, the owners of which would welcome suggestions of this kind. —2.2.____. Wing Shun’s Note. A woman going away for the sum- mer received the following note from her Chinese laundryman, to whom she had sent word that he need not call at her house for laundry work until her return in the autumn: “Dear Lady; Wing Shun sends sor- Ty regrets on you go way. Hopes you have happy good time and need some more washing when you glet home. Glad to wash you some more then. All biziness dull in summer time some more for so many like: you to go off and stay one, two, three some 4 munts. Bad for Chinaman; good for lady. I hopes you write me letter or say on tellypfone when you return back all dirty clothes in trunk and I come some more. ' “With love, “Wing Shun.” —_2+-____ He Knew Better—Later. An old man living near Allegan was leading two lively calves out to early pasture one spring morning. When he came to the field he tied one calf to one of his boot straps and the other to the opposite strap while he opened the rickety gate. The calves. ran away. When he was picked up his wife asked him: “Didn’t you know any better than to do such a foolish trick as that?” “Yes Ann,” he an- swered, “I hadn’t been dragged four rods before I saw my mistake.” —__2--__ Many a cook who has a good range is unable to sing. The Ventilation of School Rooms Is a State Law Requirement For years the heating and ventilation as applied to school houses has been one of our special features. We want to get in touch with School Boards that we may send them de- scriptive matter. A record of over 300 rooms ought to be evidence of our ability. Steam and Water Heating with everything in a material line. Correspondence solicited. THE WEATHERLY Co. : 218 Pearl Street Grand Rapids, Mich. Michigan Hardware Company Exclusively Wholesale Grand Rapids, Mich. Corner Oakes St. and Ellsworth Ave. F oster, Stevens & Co. Wholesale Hardware ut 157-159 Monroe Ave. :: 151 to 161 Louis N. Ww. Grand Rapids, Mich. Horse Blankets---Plush and Fur Robes Automobile Robes We bought our stock before the war and have not advanced our price. You are invited to look over our line. SHERWOOD HALL CO., LTD. Ionia Ave. and Louis St. Grand Rapids, Michigan Reynolds Flexible Asphalt Shingles In Natural Colors, Unfading RED—GREEN—GA RNET—GRAY | ete en te eer] Bese Smeets HAVE ENDORSEMENT OF LEADING ARCHITECTS Fully Guaranteed Fire Resisting Approved by National Board of Underwriters. Beware of IMITATIONS. Ask for Sample and Booklet. Write us for Agency Proposition. H. M. REYNOLDS ASPHALT SHINGLE CO. Original Manufacturer DEGOROOROOROOSOS TRUS CRS ORUN FOROS GLE meee cag November 11, 1914 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN THE MEAT MARKET The Show Window of the Butcher. Attractive window displays are rapidly becoming more and more popular in the retail meat market. This is especially true since the weather has grown cooler. Many butchers are having their windows retrimmed every Saturday in the hope of catching a larger proportion of the transient trade, which is usually larger than usual upon that day. In some shops these displays are quite artistic and attract a great deal of attention. One small shop I know of, which has only a single show window, is noted for the displays which it makes at all times of the year. In summer this shop uses at- tractive signs, flowers and_ bright- colored ribbons (paper, of course), with a few smoked hams or shoulders. Fresh meats are used very sparingly in warm weather, except perhaps a few large platters properly decorated. On the one may be a pair of fowl or fancy roasting chickens; on the other, a prime piece of roast beef, etc. As the weather grows colder more fresh meats are displayed; but the meat is never crowded together, nor are: the pieces piled on top of each other, so that even though the window always looks full there is never very much perishable stuff in it. This shop does not believe in the use of prices on the meat in the win- dow. The butcher contends that it is best to simply place small tickets on the goods, giving the name, such as “Fancy Fowl,’ “Prime Rib Roast,” or “Jersey Pork.” In this way, he says there is no chance for a mis- understanding and all concerned are satisfied. Some butchers—few, I am glad to say—use the window display to try and deceive their trade. Here is an experience I had the other day: In one window I saw turkeys attractive- ly displayed and sandwiched in be- tween them a number of roosters that had had the spurs carefully chopped off and the heads twisted behind the wings so that they could not be seen. In fact, the ordinary consumer would imagine that they were turkeys. In this window all the roosters had a nice sign on reading “16 cents per pound.’ The turkeys, of course, were not marked. Now, the deceit comes in in giving the impression that the butcher is selling turkeys for 16 cents a pound. After looking at the display for a moment I went into the shop and asked the man behind the block what he was getting for turkeys. He promptly replied that the pricé was 25 per cents per pound. Assuming astonishment. I told him that he had 16 cents marked on the turkeys in the window. He looked at me a moment and then explained that the birds in the window with 16 cents marked upon them were fine soup chickens and I could have them for _that price, but his price for turkeys was 25 cents. Before I went out I was sarcastic- ally informed that I ought to know better than to expect to find turkeys at 16 cents a pound, and that if 1 had used my eyes properly I could have seen the difference between turkeys and roosters. As a parting shot this butcher informed me that I was one of those “smart Alecks” who thought I could get him to sell me a turkey for a rooster price. His last remark was funny. The fact that his window display was a mis- representation never entered his head. The fact that it gave people an impression of low. prices. which really did not exist, and were used as a coaxer to get the transient trade to come into the shop, appeared to be all correct to him. Another window display I came across the other day which looked very effective, and no doubt was as far as it went, was of legs of lamh and mutton. The whole window was full of them. The mutton and lamb were hung alternately, with a 16-cent ticket on the mutton and no price on the lamb. When I went into the market and picked out a leg of lamb I found that it would cost me 20 cents. When I asked why the one next to. it was only marked 16 cents, the explana- tion went on _ like this: “Those marked 16 cents are Canada lamb; those with no price on are legs of spring lamb, and will cost you 20 cents.” Anyone could see the difference, he went on to remark, but it never entered his mind that his display was doubly deceptive, as the “Canada lamb” was plain ewe sheep. A fake name and a fake display was how that butcher was bidding for trade. Luckily only a few butchers work tricks like this, but at the same time these few do great harm to the large majority of butchers who conduct their trade upon a legitimate basis. Every butcher should unite with his fellow tradesman to show © such practise up and do away with it once and for all—Butchers’ Advocate. +2. The Old, Old Story The Tradesman recently warned its readers to avoid having any dealings with Frank A. Brown, who was en- gaged in business in the Celery City under the name of the Kalamazoo Egg Co. Brown recently left the city, os- tensibly to secure additional capital. Since his departure, the business has been discontinued, the fixtures have been removed and it is the impression of those consulted that he will not re- turn. He left numerous unpaid bills, also considerable indebtednes for ship- ments made by country merchants who do not take and read the Trades- man and are thus’ unable to avail themselves of its warnings. _—_-_-2e2e2o____ Warns Poultry Dealers. - Warning against a repetition of last year’s experiences, when many poul- try dealers were financially ruined and tens of thousands of pounds of chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese were sent to the crematory because of their alleged unfit condition, has been issued by the Department of Agriculture to poultry shippers throughout the country. The blame is placed on the man who killed, picked, chilled and packed the poul- try and sent it to the market, 23 OFFICE OUTFITTERS LOOSE LEAF SPECIALISTS Co, 237-239 Pearl St. (near the bridge) Grand Rapids, Mich, LTA SUS i eat La an CHIGAN STATE TELEPHONE MAAS BROTHERS Wholesale Fish Dealers Sea Foods and Lake Fish of All Kinds Citizens Phone 2124 Bell Phone M. 1378 1052 Ottawa Ave., N. W. Grand Rapids, Mich. We Have Them. destination. Excelsior Wrapper Co. - Excelsior Wrapper Co. - _ Excelsior Wrapper Co. - Prevent Breakage by Using Egg Case Cushions Do You Want Them? The above cut shows, First, the former method of packing Eggs—with a simple hard board at top and bottom of cases, resulting in a great deal of breakage before reaching The second cut shows Eggs packed in case with an elastic Excelsior cushion in top and bottom of case to absorb the jar—thus carrying contents safely to destination. These cushions are constructed from Odorless, Basswood Excelsior and enclosed in the best quality of manila paper the exact size of case. They supplant the loose excelsior formeriy scattered unevenly between the board and outside of case. Our cushions are well filled with excelsior, evenly distributed throughout the cushion we now offer, which assures safety in shipping. One egg saved in each case will pay for the packing, and, as they can be used several times, by careful handling, the economy is immediately demonstrated. This, in addition to time saved in packing. A number of large egg packers have already adopted their use. Being inexpensive, most effective and insuring safe delivery to customer, why not ask for enough samples to pack a case and see for yourself? Samples and prices can be obtained from any of the following addresses: Our Facilities are such that Promptness is our slogan. wy \“ SOY SN a - Grand Rapids, Mich. Sheboygan, Wis. 224 West Kinzie St., Chicago, III. Manufacturers of the ‘amous Kalamazoo Loose Leaf Binder Company J@lempaz00 “Kalamazoo” Customers always “come back” Our oldest customers are our best customers. The longer a concern uses Kalamazoo equip- ment the harder it is for our competitors to break in. Kalamazoo equipment “‘grows’’ on a business man_ Bookkeepers who have be- come used to the simple, easily operated Kalamazoo devices dislike to change to any other system. And the boss who foots the bills—notes with satisfaction that he buys less Kalamazoo equipment—because what he does buy lasts longer. Kalamazoo, Michigan 24 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Ue OCC C4 i if ert Asicecrets WAST VAY AVI, RUA = COMMERCIAL TRAVELER Ne Rove evy anny) eee Anes: =— 4 — ~ = 2 K ANY AW .Grand Council of Michigan U. C. T. Grand Counselor—M. S. Brown, Sagi- naw. Grand Junior Counselor—W. S. Law- ton, Grand Rapids. Grand Past Counselor—E. A. Welch, Kalamazoo. Grand Secretary—Fred CC. Richter, Traverse City. Grand Treasurer—W. J. Devereaux, Port Huron. Grand Conductor—Fred J. Moutier, Detroit. Grand Page—John A. Hach, Jr., Cold- water. Grand Sentinel—W. Scott Kendricks, Flint Grand Executive Committee—E. A. Dibble, Hillsdale; Angus G. McEachron, Detroit; James EB. Burtless, Marquette; L. P. Thompkins, Jackson. : Next Grand Council Meeting—Lansing, une. Michigan Division T. P. A. President—Fred H. Locke. First Vice-President—C. M. Emerson. ‘ Second Vice-President—H. C. Corne- us. Secretary and Treasurer—Clyde RE. Brown. Board of Direetors—Chas. E. York, J. W. Putnam, A. B. Allport, D. G. Mc- Laren, W. E. Crowell, Walter H. Brooks, W. A. Hatcher. The Sky-Rocket Salesman Not a Salesman. Nearly every phase of salesmanship has been made an exhaustive subject -of discussion at some time or other, but all too little has been said or written concerning the Wear-well salesman, Just here, however, while we are attempting a description of the negative types, the Sky-rocket looms up as the opposite of the Wear- well class, those who serve as beacon- lights along the shore of salesman- ship. The mariner attempting to guide his ship safely inco harbor on a dark and stormy night would become hope- lessly lost in his bearings with noth- ing but sky-rockets to beckon him into haven. The steady glare of the trusty light on the rocky point is his one hope. Sky-rockets are used at sea as signals of distress to attract the at- tention of passing ships or of the life-saving station, to their helpless condition. The Sky-rocket salesman is ever a signal of distress, causing much concern to the unfortunate house with which he is connected. A flash in the pan; a streak of light; an out- burst of sparks; a thin line of smoke marking its meteoric course; a smell as of something burning—and all is over but the drop of the stick; and who can predict where that will alight? With a crash and a thud his pres- ence is announced among the list of “also rans,” whose breakdown on the course prevented his finishing the race. Happily this type of salesman is gradually disappearing, thanks to the exacting business methods of the present strenuous day. But the occasional flash of the Sky- rocket on the horizon of professional salesmanship is sufficient cause for reflection to the sales manager, sug- gesting the necessity of pointing out the true way to ultimate success, which is possible only by sure-footed methods, infinite patience, undaunted courage, and unblemished integrity. Even when a salesman understands his line thoroughly and knows how trade conditions stand, much depends on the personal qualities he brings into play when interviewing people. Selling goods of even the highest class is arduous work. The salesman must see that he brings to his task the necessary strength of character. In no other line of business is a man so quickly reduced to his right level as in salesmanship. He cannot live for long on a false plane. In brief, salesmanship is a profes- sion that finds room for all kinds of minds. But a man ought not to rate himself too highly at first. When he succeeds in a small way he assuredly will be asked to fill more important positions. It is rarely the case that the Sky- rocket salesman is designedly unpro- fessional in his methods. He is by nature oftener imprudent, or unac- quainted with the characteristics of the finished salesman, which are pro- duced only in the school of human endeavor taught by Master Results. Again he may be the victim of bad training, the result of unrestricted latitude in business-getting. It is a regrettable fact that some employers are not very scrupulous and exacting as to the ways and. means employed by their salesmen, so long as orders are forthcoming. They wink at the means, satisfying their consciences with the fallacious saying that, fair or foul, it is justified by the end. Houses that tolerate such methods, although they do not actually encour- age them, generally find themselves victimized by their own men. Sooner or later either the sheriff or the re- ceiver takes charge, leaving the un- fortunate salesman to drift into other pursuits, or perchance find his way into the sales force of a competitive in- stitution, where for the first time in his career he is given a real intro- duction to legitimate, high-grade selling and merchandising methods. Here the work of the resourceful sales manager is put to a true test. If the subject over which he labors possesses in any degree the rudiments necessary to the making of a suc- cessful salesman, the make-over pro- cess of true selling education, based ! - discover their weaknesses, on knowledge, character, and honesty, begins. The reward for time thus expended affords a peculiar sense of gratifica- tion to the manager and his house; and to the salesman unbounded hap- Piness, and true-blue loyalty on being won over to a sphere of genuine use- fulness to himself and others. The disaster that may be expected to result from bad training in sales- men is exemplified in the experience of a competitor to our firm. The proprietor of that house was a pioneer in the business, and made considerable money in his day. Being an old man, however, he could not adjust himself to modern methods. Competition be- came too strong for him, and he final- ly was forced into bankruptcy. The business was taken over by his son, who secured enough money from his wife’s people to settle his father’s in- debtedness at about 25 cents on the dollar. The younger man possessed some of his father’s peculiarities, which bordered on the lack of prin- ciple. His remaining assets were in the nature of a college education that he did not seem to know what to do with, and a skimmed-milk knowledge of the business. In spite of these handicaps, he sur- rounded himself with a fairly capable staff of salesmen, and he really had a working chance to make a success of his undertaking. He started in to manage his business from an office chair, and that kind of management soon runs its course. Like the foolish man who turns on the light to look for a burglar, he stood out boldly in the glare of his unpractical methods, while his salesmen worked out his ruin, doing about as they pleased, secure in the shadow of their graft. Those of the men who had been up- right soon lapsed into careless in- difference. Others robbed their em- ployer under his very nose, with little fear of prosecution, because he was in such bad financial straits that he did not dare to make a move. In three years ruin and disgrace fell upon that house, and it was again forced out of business, this time for good. By no means are all Sky-rocket salesmen worth the effort to save them, but this can be determined only by giving each a fair chance. The trying-out process will usually demonstrate that they possess mark- ed salesmanship ability, which is sus- ceptible of high culture under the right tutorage. To harness their enthusiasm with judgment, create in them singleness of purpose, impregnate their selling- talk with logical, honest arguments, and endow them with wear-well qual- ities requires patience; but all this is possible of accomplishment under a firm hand. Is it worth while? Certainly. The best salesmen any house ever employed are secured in this way; but there must be a good foundation to build on. The trouble is, many employers will not be both- ered with this class. As soon as they out the weaklings go. And what comes then? November 11, 1914 Order-takers, perhaps, to fill their places. Give ‘me enthusiasm—even though perverted—rather than indolence. Now, let us see how it works out. A Sky-rocket salesman once secured a position with my house on the recommendation of one of our old travelers who knew him by reputation as being a good man. And right here let me emphasize the fact that there is a vast difference between reputation and ability or character. “Character is what a man is; reputation is what he seemeth to be.” We fixed up a territory for our new man and started him out with our hopes keyed up to last peg. Our confidence was shaken by a letter received before he had been out a week. He advised us, on making a certain town, that the only merchant to whom we would pass credit was trading at a neighboring house, con- _ Cluding his statement with a request to send the merchant a letter under plain envelope, addressed in care of our competitor, inviting him to call and inspect our line while in the city. We replied that we considered his request a breach of business ethics, and that our policy did not counte- nance such procedure, adding a few side-lights on legitimate, clean-cut, above-board selling methods. His first trip ended with a grati- fying showing in sales as indicated on the surface, and our hopes in him seemed in a fair way to be realized. A little later, however, goods were returned from every section of his territory, with the statements, “Not ordered,” or “Ordered on approval: if not satisfactory to be returned.” These claims for credit were accom- panied by claims for express charges, extra discounts, and all manner of things not quite consistent with fixed deals. Mr. Sky-rocket had promised to do thus and so, his customers Wrote, but investigation of the order sheets sent in failed in every instance to discover any record of these special arrangements. We were continually being placed in the embarrassing posi- tion of pitting the word of our sales- man against that of his customers. We began to realize that our prize package contained a sky-rocket, but, on the whole, enough goods “stuck” to convince us that we really had a good man, provided he could be made over to do business our way. We lost no opportunity of taking him vigorously to task. We gave him to understand how we wished him to govern himself in the dis- charge of our affairs. Gradually a little improvement was noticed. Complaints became less EAGLE HOTEL EUROPEAN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN $1.00 PER DAY—BATH DETACHED Excellent Restaurant—Moderate Prices HOTEL CODY EUROPEAN GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Rates$1and up. $1.50 and up bath. 7 winds Praca ¢) November 11, 1914 frequent and his sales continued to increase; but at best he was nervous. He got mad at littte “cropy” custom- ers because they did not buy enough goods to suit him; then he would vary the programme by writing in that this or that line was not up to standard. When he had_ exhausted his regular line of specialties, he would wrangle about his expense ac- count. He was always “out” in making a settlement to the house, not- withstanding that it was expressly understood from the beginning that his daily allowance was not to exceed a stipulated amount. Training that man was more like an experience in fitting two lengths of stove-pipe than anything I have ever undertaken. As soon as one side was nicely adjusted it would bulge out on the other. If you have ever done any stove-pipe fitting, you know that it is the most exasperating work that man was ever engaged in. Finally, with the aid of many heart- to-heart talks, we convinced him that there was but one way in which he could ever hope to build a safe and sound career; that he would never again have so good a chance to make the best of his opportunities in life; that if he failed to make good with us, the crisis in his business career would have been reached, then would come the reaction in a down-grade pace that all the influence in the world could not check. The turning-point came at last, and with it the admission from Mr. Sky- rocket that it was indeed a revelation to him to see the manner in which our business was conducted, his great regret being that he had been de- prived of such training earlier in life. His territory, which was generally hated, was in “the enemy’s country.” Under the new life that our made-over salesman gave it, however, it develop- ed into one of the best selling-asset of the house. The salesman who secures patron- age for the moment by over-colored propositions and loosely fixed prin- ciples does no lasting harm to either his trade or his house. He merely fools himself, If Mr. Sky-rocket will stop cheating himself and look honestly into his career, he can read there pretty ac- curately what is going to happen to him. And best of all, not only can he foretell his own business fortune, but he can control it, if he will be guided and warned by the weaknesses writ- ten on the pages of his own person- ality. If you are a: Sky-rocket salesman, don’t look at the picture of your past misdirected effort in a careless kind of way. Don’t say, “I’m just as good a sales- man as So-and-so.” I know lots of people who niight well investigate ‘their own characters. When you re- tire for the night look into your own methods, study your own weaknesses. Tell yourself truthfully just where you fell down on this or that transac- tion, and follow along the lines of your misconduct to the inevitable end. If you are the least bit a philosopher, MICHIGAN TRADESMAN you can see that the end will be failure and discharge, unless you are sincere, and mean to be guided by what you can see in your character study. Make a new and determined effort to put yourself under the sort of con- trol that leads to riches and honor. W. D. Moody. Copyrighted, 1907. —__2+-->—__—_ Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, Nov. 10—William E. Lovelace spent Saturday and Sunday in Chicago on business. F. E. Scott and family expect to move soon from Horton avenue to Antisdel court. Gene has lived on Burton Heights for five or six years and his many friends regret that he and his wife and daughter are going to leave that part of the city. W. H. Fisher has returned from Chicago, having been called there by business in connection with his house, Armour & Company, » Report comes from Grand Secre- tary Richter that Grand Rapids Council is again the largest council in the State. This showing is as it should be, as Grand Rapids has a large percentage of the live wire salesmen in the State. At the. last meeting three new members were elected, as follows: E. A. Crandall, Douglas Clark and John Nichol. P. Fred De Graff is now located permanently in the city. The next U. C. T. dancing party will be held at the U. C. T. rooms Saturday night, Nov. 21. Al! members are cordially invited to bring their friends. Claud Lawton has been appointed a member of the executive committee of 131 to succeed H. C. McCall, who resigned. The next regular meeting of the Bagmen will be held at the associa- tion rooms next Saturday evening, Nov. 14. The toilet in the Grand Trunk depot at Ionia is reported to be very unclean and insanitarv. We suggest that our transportation committee communicate with the Grand Trunk officials with a view of having this condition remedied. John Schumacher was in Chicago three days last week, getting Christ- mas samples and posting himself on new prices. John D. Martin reports that his home has been resembling a hospital this last week. His little daughter, Caroline, has been seriously ill with an infection in the arm and later in the week Mrs. Martin was taken sick with a nervous troublde. Both are better at the present. Messrs. Harwood, Rockwell and Johnson, of our local Council, attend- ed the big Michigan-Pennsylvania foot ball game at Ferry Field last Saturday and witnessed Michigan pile up a score of 34 to 3 against Penn- sylvania. Mr. Harwood lined up with his sympathy and backed his judg- ment that Pennsylvania would win. Consequently. Mr. Rockwell came home with more change than he had when he left. After the excitement of the game, Mr. Rockwell said he want- ed to locate a quiet place to spend Sunday so he went over to (howl) Howell. Fred A. Sawyer, Jr., who conducts a successful feed and seed business at Allegan, is spending a couple of weeks with his brother-in-law, D. Schurer, of Gaylord, hunting the antlered tribe in the wilds of the Upper Peninsula. i new cafe has been opened at Grand Haven under the name of the Colonial cafe. This place meets the approval of all who have sampled it and is being well patronized by the traveling men and the town people. The proprietor, F. W Stringfellow, is appreciative of the nice business he is getting and says he aims to run a place which for cleanliness and good food can not be beat in the State. E. J. Hart, who has charge of the tea department of the Worden Grocer Co., spent a week with Pete Ander- son, covering Northern Michigan ter- ritory, and reported a most excellent business. E. E. Kraai (Worden Grocer Co.) Geo. D. Hume (Hume Grocer Co.) and J. A. Billinghurst, Cashier of the Lumberman’s Bank of Muskegon, spent the week end bird shooting at Rainbow. All had a fine time and brought home a nice string of birds. State Insurance Commissioner Win- ship is to be commended for his pro- posed investigation of all insurance companies in the State which were interested in the constitutional amendment submitted at the last election. Mr. Winship states that if any of the companies used company funds to assist in the adoption or de- feat of the amendment they will be prosecuted. Will E. Sawyer. —_———_>-22—__—___ What Some Michigan Cities’ Are Doing. Written for the Tradesman. Ann Arbor turned down the propo- sition to expend $25,000 for motoriza- tion of the fire department. With Allegan schools closed be- cause of a smallpox scare, Otsego schools closed because of diphtheria and Berrien, Van Buren and other counties locked up in a hoof and mouth quarantine, it would appear that Southern Michigan is having trouble of its own. The Copper Country Commercial Club is negotiating to secure six manufacturing concerns for the cop- per district. Flint voted down the proposition to bond for more sewers, also the plan to build a subway at Leith street and the Pere Marquette Railroad. The proposition to continue the street paving work carried. Removal of trees along the streets when necessary to erect poles, wires, or to install pipes, etc. is reserved as one of the rights of Marquette in a new ordinance. Property owners must be given notice of such intention however and they have the right to be heard in protest. A 5 cent theater of Greenville is making lavish use of paint and chalk on the sidewalks to advertise its show and the Independent of that city calls it “a disgrace to any well regulated municipality.” As the editor well says: “What a beautiful system of exploitation of different kinds of busi- ness we would have if our entire main street was used for this purpose.” Pontiac carried its $7,500 bond issue for a garbage reduction plant at the recent election. For years the gar- bage has been dumped upon farm lands in adjoining townships. The reduction plant will be built on the city’s property out Mt. Clemens street. Saginaw county must worry along with its old jail, although the State Board of Corrections and Charities has condemned the building repeated- ly. The $100,000 bonding proposition for a new structure carried in the city, but was defeated by the farmers. Municipal garbage collection and the installing of an incinerator at Lansing lacked thirty-one votes of the necessary three-fifths and there will probably be a recount of the ballots, 25 A branch of the Spies public library of Menominee will be established in the Seiman grocery store of that city. The Upton Machine Co. has ab- sorbed the American Tool Works, at St. Joseph, and the products of each factory, washing machines and air guns, will be disposed of by the one force of salesmen. The town of Clarksville, in Ionia county, has formed an Improvement Association, with officers as follows: President, Dr. J. A. Warner; Vice- President, G. E. Marvin; Secretary- Treasurer, M. T. LaMonte; Directors, Ernest Nash and E. F. Cool. Pontiac has been asked for a fran- chise to furnish electric light and power by the Oakland Power Co. The National Refining Co., of Cleveland, has bought two acres of land at Kalamazoo and will make that city a distributing point for its pro- ducts. A large warehouse and oil tanks will be built and several trav- eling men will work out of Kalama- ZOO. Owosso factories are running full time, with indications of a prosperous winter. Almond Griffen. —_>+-___ Recent Hotel Changes. Nashville—Will Dean, of Vermont- ville, has bought the hotel from George McQut and taken immediate possession. Kalamazoo—The Rickman Hotel is doing a great deal of repair work at the present time in the way of ex- pansion. The dining room will be remodeled to some extent. It is plan- ned to add at least twenty-five rooms to the present capacity. Eaton Rapids—The management of the Riverside Inn has passed into the hands of H. L. Norton, who has bought out the interest of Mrs. Harry Beedon, who has conducted the hos- telry since it was opened about two years ago. Mr. Norton has already taken possession of the Inn, and Mrs. Beedon, who is interested in a milli- nery business here, will devote her time to that enterprise. —2>--+___ The report from Lansing to the effect that. Landlord Kerns, of the Hotel Wentworth, is backed by the Michigan Hotel Keepers’ Association in his attempt to have the Henry law declared unconstitutional will serve to open the eyes of the traveling pub- lic relative to the ulterior motives of that organization. When the organ- ization was effected, a few months ago, it was heralded with a flourish of trumpets that the Association wanted to work with the traveling men in bringing about a better un- derstanding between the hotel keepers and the traveling public. If it is a fact that the organization is furnishing funds to contest the Henry law, the sooner the fact is generally known the better prepared the traveling men will be to pass on the good faith of the men who are responsible for the in- auguration of that organization. —_+2>—__ Bert Everhart, who has handled the teaming for the Judson Grocer Co. for the past twenty-two years, is succeeded by John Brunner, of Howard City. Mr. Everhart retires on account of ill health. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Michigan Board of Pharmacy.- President—E. T. Boden, Bay City. Secretary—E. E. Faulkner, Delton. Treasurer—Charles S. Koon, Muskegon. Other Members—Will E. Collins, Owosso; Leonard A. Seltzer, Detroit. Next Meeting—Grand Rapids, Novem- ber 17, 18 and 19, 1914. State Pharmaceutical Asso- ciation. President—Grant Stevens, Detroit. Secretary—D. D. Alton, Fremont. Treasurer—Ed. C. Varnum, Jonesville. Michigan Michigan Pharmaceutical Travelers’ As- sociation. : oo ee J. Dooley, Grand Rap- Secretary and Treasurer—W. S. Lawton, Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids Drug Club. President—Wm. C. Kirchgessner. Vice-President--E. D. De La Mater. a and Treasurer—Wm. _ H. Ss. Executive Committee—Wm. Quigley, Chairman; Henry Riechel, Theron Forbes. The Trade of the American Woman. The American woman and her al- leged passion for bargains have been made the butt of many coarse jokes by the roughneck division of cartoon- ‘dom operating in the colored supple- ment of the Sunday Prevaricator. She is pictured by the so-called cari- caturists and the crass jokesmiths of the press as being bargain wild, ram- pant and grabbing for bargains as a cocaine sniffer grabs for the joy dust when once he has located a supply. These fellows leave the inexperienced man to infer that she is wild to come loose from the coin for anything that is shown her—even junk that a bur- glar would not take—provided it is marked down to 60 cents. No more erroneous idea has been promulgated within the memory of man. These chaps know as much about the ex- chequer of the American family as Robinson Crusoe knew about infan- tile paralysis. It is probable that the American Queen should not have the ballot because she might want to put a hand-embroidered ruffle around it, odorize it with Mary Garden perfume and come around to the polls and change it several times. Probably she does not understand the currency bill (who does?) and thinks the tariff be- longs to the turtle family. She uses considerable valuable time trying to get a parchment vellum envelope that matches a two-cent stamp. Still the man who has accumulated an as- sortment of experiences from his years in the retail business can not help but know that the women of this country are not only the shrewd- est judges of values but they spend the heavy half of the money that goes in the retailer’s till. To under- stand thoroughly the proposition of selling. a woman exactly what she wants and giving her satisfaction is to be a wizard of modern merchan- dising. The man who can do this is a long way from the sheriff’s sale. A woman appreciates merit in the goods and she appreciates a merchant who is not only willing but able to tell her the truth about the. wares he of- fers for sale a thousand times more than does a man. A woman is more exacting in her demands of a mer- chant than a man is. When a store advertises service a woman expects nothing Jess than that word means. When a clerk says, “Mrs. Brown, your packages will be there in five minutes,” six minutes won't do. Whereas a man can’t remember whether the clerk said “in five min- utes” or “next Tuesday afternoon.” Courtesy and care in catering to the wants of women are the mainstays of success and neither of them are expensive. They are equally efficient be the woman the wife of a plutocrat or a plumber or the manager of an institution for homeless cats. A wom- an is a woman so far as the mer- chant is concerned. She presents the same assortment of whims whether she is buying rare perfumes and ex- pensive facial beautifiers or ten-cent soap and safety pins. She asks the same searching questions about a five- cent jar of vaseline that her more fortunate sister asks about hand- carved ivory toilet equipment. But since she is the chief spender of the American family there is one and only one thing to do, and that is to study her, master her peculiarities and learn to please her. The study of the Amer- ican woman has been almost wholly neglected by the drug trade. She is probably best understood by the de- partment store and least understood by the retail drug trade. Which state of affairs has lost the drug trade mil- lions of dollars that it might as well have had. Every druggist within the domain of the stars and stripes has had a fighting chance to sell her Parke, Davis & Co. tooth paste (sold by druggists only) instead of allow- ing the bargain girl in the department store to sell her tooth paste made by somebody and company, thus getting away with a piece of coin that the druggist had a chance to get. I have no fight to make on the de- partment store, as I have always held that the business rightly belongs to the man who can get away with it. I believe, however, that the drug trade belongs in the mutt section for not having a better knowledge of the chief spender of American millions. Woman appreciates inside informa- tion, she loves detail and accurate de- lineation of the merits of the goods she buys, be they silk or satchet powder, satin or Sal Hepatica. To patiently tell her what they are made of, the method of manufacture and the best mode of administration is to bring her back for more information and purchases. If she wants to know about a piece of worthless merchan- dise, tell her it is no good, then if she persists in buying it she demon- strates to herself with her own hands the truthfulness and wisdom of your information. The price is not the only thing that appeals to a woman in her purchases. She wants value and many times she buys cheap goods that are high at any price because nobody has taken the trouble to tell her and explain to her that it is econ- omy to pay twice as much for a bet- ter grade of the same article in mer- chandise with which she happens not to be acquainted. : The retail drug trade, the very peo- ple who have the best opportunity to control the trade of women on the lines they carry, seems furthest behind and stingiest with its information. An educated pharmacist on whom a state board has set its seal of approval as being competent to combine the rem- edial agents that are to alleviate pain and arrest diseas:. He who knows the ingredients of a face cream as well as the method of manufacture and the best method of application is admirably equipped to tell Mrs. Smith what she wants to know about anything in the store. But this educated man with all his wisdom allows another fellow to enlighten Mrs. Smith. The chap who is to put Mrs. Smith wise is one whose complete education consists of his ability to write a sales ticket and figure a 3 per cent. discount without suffering from overworked mentality and to tell her that the corset de- partment is on the ninth floor. His knowledge of face cream is complete in the fact that he knows it costs $4 the dozen and sells for 46 cents a jar. The educated pharmacist is prone to let the department store sell the American woman toilet requi- sites day in and day out, when, if he would liberate a little pent-up in- formation, he could switch the coin to his own coffers. If the Ph. G. had nerve enough to find his voice and tell Mrs. Smith that Tilden’s Mag- nesia Cream is a most excellent den- trifice, heavy with perfect hydrated oxide of magnesia that makes it a dental detergent unexcelled, and that this preparation is made by one of the foremost manufacturers of pre- scription goods in the country, peo- ple with a reputation to sustain, what could Percy of the toilet goods de- partment, sixth floor, second turn to the right, elevator number four, do with a competitor like this? Percy does not know whether his Rosemont Dental Cream is made of barnyard whitewash or grows on a vine in South Carolina. He knows it is made by somebody, “Doncher knaw,’' be- cause he saw somebody’s name on the package. As soon as he adjusts his glasses he discovers that it is for the teeth, contains 3 per cent. ethyl. alcohol (he wonders who-in-ell is Ethyl and what she has to do with it), and that it is guaranteed under November 11, 1914 the joke of June the 30th, 1906. Made by the Jumbo Tonsorial Supply Com- pany, Jerkwater, Pennsylvania. It is a notorious fact that the American woman is always on the hunt for somebody who can tell her what she wants to know and do what she wants done. The American department store has gone furthest in an en- deavor to meet these requirements and as a wage—for its work and ef- fort in this direction—it has prac- tically annexed the good will and the trade of the American Queen whose. greatest problem is to get the most value for the pay check or the divi- dend as the case may be. The American woman is a rather wise financier, although some of her trans- actions would queer her in a money- saving contest. She pays $7 the pair for walking shoes and considers it economy, and it is economy; but she pays 19 cents for a pint of peroxide— or rather it is labeled peroxide—and ‘gets no value at all unless she needs the empty bottle for some purpose. She has learned about shoes from actual experience, but information on peroxide can hardly be obtained in this way. Every druggist in the country knows that real peroxide should sell about 4 ounces for 25 cents. But these druggists have guarded the secret with great diligence instead of explaining it carefully and making a 25 cent sale for themselves and sav- ing the woman from spending her 19 cents for tap water. Druggists some- times queer themselves in displaying their goods. Their windows look like crude illustrations of cyclone cul- ture in Kansas. But more of us queer ourselves by the display we make of the information it has taken almost a lifetime to dig from the hard rock of experience. This knowledge if giv- en to feminine America is not a mine, but a mint. When she wants to war on the dandruff germ or the ant bed af the back steps she calls up the store that knows things and asks them to spill some instruction about how to eliminate the pests. The druggist at this store tells her with- out waiting to cough or clear his throat and gets 50 cents a second for his time. If all the rules in the world for selling a woman could be ham- mered and rolled out into two words, these words would be “Tell Her.” She loves being told, provided she is told the truth, and the merchant who tells anything but the truth about his goods is on the toboggan that leads to commercial wreck. I have seen druggists who, when asked questions about the effects of certain drugs in certain ailments, would close up like clams and act.as though some strang- er had asked for the password to their favorite lodge. I have seen them reel off information on every subject from psychology to safety first, but the minute a woman asked the constituents of Lysol they choked up and left her to infer that if she wanted to find out professional se- crets she would have to find out from someone else, when if he had emitted some of his« wisdom she might have spent a dollar. W. H. Cousins. iS C aOR LN tai prea inSain he k November 11, 1914 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 2? " WHOLESALE DRUG PRICE CURRENT Chlorate, xtal and oe ae wo ce a ME secu: Citizens Telephone Company’s Licorice powdered 30@ 35 (Cyanide ......... 40@ 50 Priccs quoted are nominai, based on market the day ot issue 66 ! ( 3 99 Acids Mustard, true ..9 00@9 50 Ipecac .......... @ 75 ACOLC 636506 6 @ 8 Mustard, artifi’l 4 00@4 25 Iron, clo. ...... @ 50 BONG ose cs 0 @ 15 Neatsfoot ..... - 80@ 85 Kino ....... eae @ 80 Carbolic .....-- 53 @ 57 Olive, pure .... 2 50@3 50 Myrrh .......... @1 05 GRAPE PI INCH SYRI IP Curie 325... a @ ° a Malaga, @2 00 a Vomica .... es bs Muriatic ....... 1%@ yellow ....... wane PIU occa ees NTENIC oe net 6 10 Olive, Malaga, Opium, Capmh. @ 90 2 Set ae Oo 2 aneee @2 00 Opium; Deodorz’d @2 75 DELAWARE FLAVOR Sulphuric ...... 3t%@ a piel, sweet .. 3 S e Rhubarb ....... @ 70 Tartarie o.scco. 5 rganum, pure “oa i CO ee eae ae ee Paints Makes a delicious punch. Every family should have Water 18 des 444@ Peppermint ..+, 2,1@8 00 Lead, red dry... 7 8 a bottle for Thanksgiving dinner. Retails at 75 cents per Water, 14 deg. .. 3 6 ose, pure .. ead, white dry . ‘ is Water, 14 deg. -. 3%@ i He y Flowers @135 Lead, white olf 7 @ | 8 quart bottle. See quotations in Grocery Price Current. ia s andalwoo . ellow ° ¢ : : . . Chloride Salsas oe? Sere au Gree ewete fs Ask your jobber or jobbing salesman about it or write us Copaiba: ......<. 75@1 00 Sant true @110. Butty 20.5.4... 24@ 5 direct Fir (Canada) ..1 75@2 00 Sassafras, artifi’] @ 60 Red Venet n bbi. 1 2 1% . Fir (Oregon) .. 40@ 50 Spearmint ..... 3 25@3 50 Red Venet’n less 2 5 P 275@3 00 Sperm ........ 90@1 y0 Vermillion, Eng. 90@1 00 Ore eee cee. eee 5 00@5 50 Vermillion, Amer. 15@ % 6c P99 Welt oc. 100@1 25 ar USP 1... 30@_ 40 Whiting, bbl. .. 11-10@1% Folger S Berries Turpentine, bgls. @54% Whiting ........ 2@ Turpentine, less 60@ 65 L. i. P. Prepd 1 25@1 35 : : : Cubeb .....-55 85 @ 90 Wintergreen, true @5 00 Grand Rapids, Michigan Hish oc. es. us. 15 @ 20 Wintergreen, sweet insecticides Juniper ......... 15 @ 20 birch = .. 3.0... @2 50 vl : Prickley Ash ... @ 50 Wintergreen, art]. @12% pre ecg : 12@ 15 - Wormseed .... 3 50@4 0 tae itrol, bbl. @ 5% Barks Wormwood .-.. 5 00@5 50 Blue Vitrol less = 7@ 10 : 5 ee Bordeaux Mix Pst 8@ 15 @ e-e-9 aX SN V9 — O90 @ 1 @ “ne OO —0¢ >. Cassia (ordinary) 25@ 30 Hellebore, White G KO) Ne) He) f dl ve) i Ne) 2 i y (S Cassia (Saigon) 65@ 75 Potassium powdered ..... 20@ 25 inf, Elm (powd. 30c) 25@ 30 Bicarbonate ..... 30@ 35 [nSect Powder .. 20@ 35 ( e@: Sete © ©, Bionramate .-.-- ie % tee ae ce i“ a R oap powda. Bromide ........ @ 94 Soluti By ee. 25@ 30 Carbonate ....... oa 8 maa Mee a a Short Talk Over the a Flowers Podide: oo o2. es. @3 77 Acetanahd ....... 388@ 43 @ ° Mee a. 30@ 40 Permanganate .. 55@ 60 Alum ........... s@ 8s © Copper Metallic Ooeee pool = po Prussiate, yeuew .. at Alum, Bawaeren. vac “ ; L a amomile om Prussiate, red .. ground ...... 1 ; Sulphate ......- “oe 2) Bicmutk Guba 18 ong Distance Circuits Gums trate ..... --- 2 97@3 00 ; : : Amica og. aeeeee: a5@ 80 Roots iow st a a re Often saves the necessity of a Long Trip ee Hie 2, Alldanct) .-.3-..:. 20@ 25 Cantharades ‘po 4 00@8 00 ns : : Acacia, Sorts .. 30 a ow 300 7 lee eee ts 1 20@1 25 1) Connection with 200,000 telephones in Michigan. amUS 4... -.- apsicum ...... ‘ 35 = : : P Acacia, powdered 55@ e ee ak te a Us ; oe = a 85,000 telephones in Detroit. 13,250 telephones in Grand Aloes (Barb. Pow) 22@ 45 Gentian, powd. 20@ 30 Cassia Buds .... @ 40 3 Rapids, and still growing. Aloes (Cape Pow) 20@ 26 Ginger, eae ia Cloves 20.00... 30@ 35 \ . -) 40 50 powdered ..... =v) «Chalk =Prepared 6@ 8 f ee at 09 Ginger, Jamaica 224 4 Chalk Precipitatea 13 it Lf Asafoetida .....- : Ginger, Jamaica, Chloroform ... 37 43 g 0 Asafoetida, Powd. powdered .... 22@ 2% Chloral Hydrate 1 00@1 20 ‘ W. . ©) He) XC) XO) HO KO st Pure ..2...... @1 00 Goldenseal pow. 6 50@7 00 Cocaine ........ 5 55@6 00 E> J 2 2 442 4 U. S. P. Powd. @1 25 Ipecac, powd. .. @3 50 Cocoa Butter .. 55 65 Camphor ........ 65@ 70 Licorice ........ 18@ 20 Corks, list, less 70% Guaiac .......... 50@ 55 Licorice, powd. 12@ 15 Copperas, bbls. .. @ O1 Guaiac, powdered 55@ 60 Orris, powdered @ 40 Copperas, less .. 2 o Hing) S22 o5.0 0. 70@ 75 Poke, powdered 20@ 25 Copperas, powd. 4@ 6 = Kino, powdered 75@ 80 Rhubarb ..... 75@1 98 Corrosive Sublm. 1 15@1 25 Myrrh 22125... @ 40 Rhubarb, powd. 75@1 25 Cream Tartar .... 40@ 45 teh, power tee @ 50 Rosinweed, powd. 25@ 30 (Guttlebone ..... o 45 Opium: =... 7... 10 50@11 00 Sarsaparilla, Hond. Dextrine ...... 7@ ww Opium, powd. 14 00@14 25 ground ....... @ 65 Dover’s Powder . @2 50 Opium, gran. 14 — 25 Sarsaparilla Mexican, Emery, all Nos. 6@ 10 Shellac <.......... 35 ground ......... 30@ 35 Emery, powdered 5@ 8 Shellac, Bleached 300 35 Squills .........-. 20@ 35 Epsom Salts, bbls @ 2% Tragacanth Squiils, powdered 40@ 60 Hpsom Salts, less 3@ 7 Tumeric, powd. 12@ 15 forgot .......... 2 00@2 25 Mo 2a. :. 2 25@2 50 Valerian, powd. 2@ 30 Ergot, powdered 2 75@3 00 Tragacanth pow 1 25@1 50 Flake White .... 12@ 15 Turpentine ...... 10@ 15 Seeds Formaldehyde Ib. 10@ 15 ier Sos. 10 15 e Leaves AMISG 4.5.5... 20@ 25 Goes 50 60 Buchu. ...... -- 225@2 50 Anise, powdered @ 7 Glassware, full cen sie Buchu, powd. 250@2 75 Bird, 1s ......... |@ 12 Glassware, less 70 & 10% Sage, bulk ..... . 2@ 30 Canary .......... 12@ 33 Glauber Salts bbl. 1% Sage, %s loose .. 30@ 35 Caraway ....... @ Glauber Salts less 2g 3 Sage, powdered 30@ 35 Cardamon ..... 2 25@250 Que, brown ..... Senna, Alex .... 50@ 60 Celery .......... a Glue, brown grd. ne 7 ee ce a ee ae enna Tinn powd 25 sec eeeeees +. : ue, white grd. Uva Ursi eseese-i8@ 20 Fennel vv. @ 80 Glycerine renee. 21@ 3 O® sample line of holiday goods is ooscereceeee ODS cose cesses 50 80 m Nex, croand.. 4.@ 8 Pace (ee yet on display in our show room in Otis Fane pow. 10@ % Iodine .....-.. 4 95@4 80 our store. The end of the selling monds, Bitter, ceeccccees oform ..... * {Te -v-cnsc-- 6 50@7 00 Lobelia -...---. | @ 50 Lead Acetate. ar bg 20 a at lee near = hand. We monds, Bitter, ; ycopdium .... 7 artificial ..... 175@200 Mustard, black 16@ 20 Mace ........ 90@1 00 sebie a ae = oe to ave Oe oun Almouds, Sweet, | ee pasar powd. 209 us Mace, powdered 1 cogs Jo tomers that we are in a position to serve true _......... [ teeceeceee enthol ..... aca 3 75 j m Almouds, Sweet, Quince “<-......- @180 Mercury “20... oi 38 them well and make shipment at a reason imitation ...... 50@ 60 Hape .........-. @ 18 Morphine all brd 5 90@6 16 able date. The contracts which we had Amber, crude .. 25@ 30 Sabai @ ft Nux Vomica .... @ 15 with producers and importers are being ful Amber, rectified 40@ 50 Sabadilla, 3 a Nux Vomica pow @ 20 D 1por : ng tul- Anise .......-. 3 1693 90° Sunflower .. = Pepper, black pow @ 30 filled and we are shipping holiday goods Bergamont .... 650@7 00 Worm sono a ~ y Pepper, white ... @ 35 NOW T BELATED BUYERS h hi Cajeput ees << s > Worm Levant .. @ ae Burgundy 1 " ‘ Oo we ave this ASSIA ....5-.ee uassia ........ : ee ae a Tinctures ace oN tie mec message: Come at once, and give us an ere 4@ 15 Aconite .....++. @ 75 Rochelle Salts .... 209 35 opportunity to show you the best line ever edar Leaf ... BIGER vince s cscs 65 Saccharine .... i ichi i Cieula .... regime Soa | 6 RS ogee peter dap a8 assembled in Michigan and give you ser- Cloves ....... - 175@2 00 “Asafoetida ..... @1 35 Seidlitz Mixture. 25@ 30 vice that will be satisfactory. a ss Cocoanut ...... 20@ 25 Belladonna .... @165 Soap, green .... 15@ 20 Cod Liver ...... 1 25@1 50 Benzoin ....... @1 00 Soap, mott castile @ 18 Cotton Seed .... 80@1 00 SBenzoin Compo’a @1 00 Soap, white castile Croton ........ 2 00@2 25 Buchu .......... @1 50 CBSO onan 5s @6 75 Cupbebs ....... 4 25@4 50 Gantharadies .... @1 80 Soap. white castile wee e 7 Capaiciss Oe q 30 . sens | Ber bar 148 s H | e & P ki D ucalyptu: ance @ ArGAMON ..ceee oda Ba eo wecies C Hemlock, pure .. @1 00 Cardamon, Comp. gt 00 Soda Bicarbonate 1%@ 5 aze tine er Ins rug 0. JuNper tg 2 00g? bp Catechu ........ @ 60 aoe wes ee ‘+: a G d R .¢é M i hi uniper Wood ... Cinehona ...... @105 Spirits Camphor Lard, extra ..... 85@109 Colchicum ..... @ 75 Sulphur roll ....2%@ 5 ran apids, ichigan Lard, No. 1 .... 75@ 90 Gubebs ......... @1 20 Sulphur Subl. ....3@ 5 Laven’r Flowers @6 00 Digitalis ....... @ 80 Tamarinds ...... 10@ 15 Lavender, ors : re 40 Gentian .,...... @ % Tartar Emetic .. @ 60 Lemon ....... @3 00 Ginger ......... @ 95 Tartar Emetic .. 40@ 50 Linseed, boiled, bb 3 51 Guaiac ........- > 05 Turpentine Venice 40@ 50 Linseed, bdl. less 56@ 60 Guaiac Ammon. 80 Vanilla Ex. pure 1 00@1 50 Linseed, raw, bbls. @ 50 Iodine .......... @2 00 Witch Hazel ... “et 00 ‘Linseed, haw, less 55@ 59 Iodine, Colorless @2 00 Zinc Sulphate .. 1 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. Prices. however, are liable to change at any time. and country merchants will have their orders filled at market prices at date of purchase. ADVANCED Some Flour H. P. Beans DECLINED Bulk Cocoanut California Limas Index to Markets By Columns Col. Ammonia .........%.. 1 Axle Grease ......... 1 B Baked Beans ........ 1 Bath Brick ........... 1 BSE oo cc cesses ics cs 1 Breakfast Food ...... i BrOOMBS ..cscccccccece 1 TCTINOR oo co cinecevenee 1 Butter Color ......... 1 Cc Candles: ......ccccccce 1 Canned Goods ....... 1-2 Carbon Olls .......... 3 Catsup ..c.ccccsccececs 2 CHEEK .ccccccccccccce 8 Chewing Gum ........ 3 WIQOIY 4.6500 s00cece- 3 Chocolate ......ccceee 3 Clothes Lines ........ 3 Cocoa ..... aa 3 Cocoanut .. 3 Coffee ...... 3 Confections 4 racked Wh 5 Crackers ............ 5, 6 Cream Tartar ........ 6 5 Dried Fruits ......... 6 F Farinaceous Goods ... 6 Fishing Tackle ...... 6 Flavoring Extracts .. 1 Flour and Feed ...... 7 Broit JQC8 ...<202.5-:. 7 ‘ a Gelatine .....cccccees : Grain Bags .......-+.. H IOP oi eee as scans 7 Hides and Pelts ..... 8 Horse Radish ....... 8 J BONY ooo es ie oe 8 Jelly Glasses ........ 8 M Macaroni ........... 8 Mapleine ............ 8 Meats, Canned 9 Mince Meat ..... 8 Molases .....coceoe- 8 Mustard ....... 8 GIR. .5. 5.5. pears 4 SUNVOR 505i ls sue ees 8 PICKICR 4.5 Sons sie ce es 8 OB os sche as 8 Playing Cards 8 POTABN fb casceses's 8 Provisions ....... aos 8 R BOD sin eos sca. os 9 Rolled Oats .......... 9 s Salad Dressing ...... 9 SaleratuS .....cccsess 9 PAL BOGR oc. ciccescsss 9 OME os ks cies os : 9 Salt Fish 9 Seeds .. 10 Shoe Bla 10 Snuff 10 Soap 17 Soda 10 Spices 10 Starch 10 Syrups 10 Table Sauces ........ 10 MN, ok cob sam 6 Kes os 58 10 Tobacco ........ 11, 12, 18 INO ghee sigs ss os os oc 13 Vv MAMPROL © sinc cics an caves. 40 WICKING -.ce.ccese->>- 18 Woodenware ......... 13 Wrapping Paper ..... 14 : 2 Yeast Cake eoessovese 14 1 2 AMMONIA : z. 12 oz. ovals 2 doz. box 75 AXLE GREASE Frazer's. 1tb. wood boxes, 4 doz. 3 1m. tin boxes, 3 doz. 2 8%lb. tin boxes, 2 dz. 4 25 10Ib. pails, per doz. 6 15Ib. pails, per doz. ..7 25Ib. pails, per doz. 2 BAKED BEANS o. 1, per doz. ..:45@ 90 No. 2, per doz. -.-10@1 40 No. 3, per doz. ...85@1 75 BATH BRICK English eh heb > woes 0% 5 BLUING Jennings’. Condensed Pearl Small C P Bluing, Large C P Bluing, Folger’s. Summer Sky, 3 do. es. 1 20 Summer Sky, 10 dz bbl 4 00 BREAKFAST FOODS Apetizo, Biscuits .... Bear Food, Pettijohns Cracked Wheat, 24-2 Cream of Wheat, 36-2 Cream of Rye, 24-2 .. Quaker Puffed Rice .. Quaker Puffed Wheat Quaker Brkfst Biscuit Quaker Corn Flakes Victor Corn Flakes .. Washington Crisps . Wheat Hearts ....... Wheatena ........... Evapor’ed Sugar Corn 90 Farinose, 24-2 Grape Nuts ......... Grape Sugar Flakes.. Sugar. Corn Flakes .. Hardy Wheat Food .. Holland Rusk ....... Krinkle Corn Flakes Mapl-Corn Flakes ... Minn. Wheat Cereal Ralston Wheat Food Ralston Wht Food 10c Saxon Wheat Food .. Shred Wheat Biscuit Priscult, 18) 0.2.06 545 Pillsbury’s Best Cer’l Post Toasties, T-2 .. Post Toasties, T-3 .. Post Tavern Porridge BROOMS Bluing doz. 45 doz. 75 ee et bt DO et et DO OO A DO DO CO oo oS oo NNN PH WONH PO DO dD DO dh Db o o Fancy Parlor, 25 th. 4 25 Parlor, 5 String, 25 th. 4 00 Standard Parlor, 23 tb. 3 50 Common, 23 Ib. ..... 8 25 Special, 23 Ib. ...... 2 75 arehouse, 33 oon & 25 Common Whisk ..... 1 00 Fancy Whisk ....... 1 26 BRUSHES Scrub Solid Back, 8 in. ..... 15 Solid Back, 11 in. .... 95 Pointed Ends Stove seccesss 8D Ne : 13 a 15 Me. * 6k ie NO.OF sooo ee i ccs esa a 80 No 6 fools. 1 Ne. 4 oe 8 O BUTTER COLOR Dandelion, 25c size .. 2 00 CANDLES Paraffine, 68 ........ 7 Paraffine, 12s ....... 7% Wicking... io. ios ce es 20 CANNED GOODS Apples 3 Ib. Standards .. @ 9 Galion: .s.0cc. es. @3 50 Blackberries 2 Tb. seccseees 1 50@1 90 Standard gallons @5 00 Beans Baked .....00665 85@1 30 aan aha Gist arson Bete Wax... ih cae 75@1 25 Blueberries Standard ............ 1 80 eoveesecsecsece 1 26 a 1 00 1 50 Clams Little Neck, 1tb. .. Little Neck, 2m. .. Clam Bouillon Burnham's % pt. ....2 25 Burnham’s pts. 15 Burnham’s qts. Corn eecces sceceed 50 PAle oc 900 70 GOOd chasse 90@1 00 Fancy ........ @1 30 French Peas Monbadon (Natural) per Goz, (.....3...2. Gooseberrles No. 2, Fair ......... 1 60 No. 2, Fancy ........ 2 35 Hominy Standard ............ 85 Lobster Me WD. ook esc csess 1 86 Me UD ois cceeenssscs cs 8 15 Mackerel Mustard, 1b. ....... 180 Mustard, 2%b. Soused, 114Ib. Soused, 2tb. eccccese 2 80 ceceecs 2 60 eccccceee 2 UD Tomato, 1b. ........ 1 50 Tomato, 2%. ........ 2 80 Mushrooms Buttons, %s .... @ 15 Buttons, 1s ..... @ 30 Buttons, 1s ...... @ 2% Oysters : Cove, 1Ib. ........ 85 Cove, 2Ib. .....0.. $1 60 Piums PIUMS.. oc. eo. 90@1 35 . Pears In Syru No. 3 cans, per doz. ..1 50 Peas Marrowfat ..... - 90@1- 00 Early June .....110@1 25 Early June siftd 1 45@1 55 Peaches Pie ............ 1 00@1 2 No. 10 size can pie 3 25 Pineapple Grated ........ 1 75@2 10 Sliced... 62.3.2; 95@2 60 Pumpki Fair a. 80 C000 oi cee. 90 RONCY 5 cicsesckciiss 100 Galion. 2... 0.5..0..¢. 2:48 Raspberries Standard ....... Salmon Warrens, 1 Ib. Tall .. 2 80 Warrens, 1 Ib. t .. 2 40 Fila Red Alaska ....1 70@1 75 Med Red Alaska 1 40@1 45 Pink Alaska .... @1 15 Sardines Domestic, %s ........ 3 75 Domestic, % Mustard 3 75 Domestic, % Mustard 3 25 French, 48 ....0... 3033 French, %s ........18@23 Sauer Kraut NO. 8, Cane ....2...., 90 No. 10, cang ......... 2 40 Shrimps Dunbar, ist doz. .... 1 45 Dunbar, 14%s doz. .... 2 50 Succotash POIP inescse ccs ccs Fancy ... 1 26@1 40 Strawberries Standard ........ 95 PANCY cc ccccccces 2 26 Tomatoes G08. is cise: 90 PANCY oo eee es 1 20 NO, 10 foes eccce cess 2 90 CARBON OILS Barrels Perfection ........... 10 D. S. Gasoline ...... 14 Gas Machine ........ 22.9 Deodor’d Nap’a .... 18 Cylinder ....... 29 34% Engine ........ 16 22 Black, winter .. 8 10 CATSUP Snider’s pints ........ 3 85 Snider’s % pints .... 135 3 4 CHEESE ee eacee se @17 Bloomingdale .... @17 Carson City .... @17 Hopkins ........ @17 BT recs @17 leiden: ook. 6. 62: 15 Limburger ...... 15% Pineapple ...... 40 @60 OAM cee sc css @85 Sap Sago ....... @24 Swiss, domestic @20 CHEWING GUM Adams Black Jack .... 60 - Adams Sappota ....... 55 Beeman’s Pepsin ...... 60 Beechnut Chlcleta os02csc5 053. oT Colgan Violet Chips .. 60 Colgan Mint Chips ... 60 Dentyne: ........255 he JUTE oo... ose 500d 00 re No. 20, each 100ft. long 1 90 No. 19, each 100ft. long 2 10 Cleveland ............. 41 Wc csseccnccccsceces U6e PAGAOT oy oicies bin cece cane BO Lowney, %s ......... 33 Van Houten,, %s ..... 18 WAUR-MIG ois cc os ce cae SE WDD. io cebiccscs ewe cun 88 Wilber, 33 Wilber, Bocuse ss seen Oe COCOANUT Dunham's per Ib Ys, 5Ib. case ...... 30 14s, BID. case ....... 29 4s, 15D. case ...... 329 ls, 15Ib. case ...... 38 as, 1bIb.; Case... 3.3. 27 “4s & %s 15Ib. case 28 Scalloped Gems ...... 10 4s & Ws pails . -. 16 Bulk, pails .......... 13 Bulk, barrels ....... . 12 Baker’s Brazil Shredded 10 5c pkgs., per case 2 60 26 10c pkgs., per case 2 60 16 10c and 33 bc pkgs., per case 6 Co sosdelilecie: aea dag ° Common ............. 19 WRAT os sc secoce ccs pcs Ae CHOCO sv ececccccesccss 80 WANCY oo cc. e ce BL PORDOITY. 0.5.55. 5 Sec ae ntos Common ............. 20 WUGAT =o cine sccccesccs BOM CHOCO | beck iccos cs BL PANCY occas ecces cn ae Peaberry ... 6.55.2... 38 Maracaibo PRI oe cee cccaseecccs Re CROCS 2560 kis aee es Mexican CHOCO ssibscsee ccs cs FANCY csccakescinsess: 20 Guatemala FOOT oicdec es ce ens eis oe PONCY. oo iciecaess ska ccl ae Java Private Growth ... 26@380 Mandling .......... 31@85 Aukola 30@382 eecerecocese Mocha Short Bean ........25@27 ne Aeon SM H. O. G. .....-.-26@28 Bogota ONT ei ose cs 88 PANCy 26 Exchange Market, Steady Spot Market, Strong Package New York Basis Arbuckle ....., Sieleisie gs ow McLaughlin’s XXxxX McLaughlin’s XXXX sold to retailers only. — aM orders direct to z - McLaughlan & Co., Chicago Extracts Holland, % gro. bxs. 95 Felix, % gross .......1 15 Hummel’s foil, % gro. 85 Hummel’s tin, % gro. 1 48 CONFECTIONERY Stick Candy Pails Horehound .......... 9 Standard ........... - 8 Standard, small .... 10 Twist, small ........ 10 Cases PUMDO 4 esses 8 Jumbo, small ........ 10 Big Stick eee esse 9% Boston Sugar Stick .. 14 * Mixed Gandy Broken: 666555) 03.5, 5, 9% Cut Loaf ...., cocceee (10% French Cream ....... 10 BONCY oe es Grocers. 232... 3: visee cee Kindergarten ........ 12 Deeader os eck cc es 10 Majestic ............ 10 Monarch ............. 10 NOVEIY oon. ois ce cs M1 Paris Creams ........ 11 Premio Creams ...... 15 SUOVAL so cccs ces cs sc 8 Bpecial 2... 6 ccscks case 30 ged Creams ...... 13 Specialties ails Auto Kisses (baskets) 13 Autumn Leaves ...... 13 Bonnie Butter Bites .. 17 Butter Cream Corn .. 15 Caramel Dice ........ 18 Cocoanut Kraut ...... Cocoanut Waffles a4 Coffy Toffy .......... 16 Dainty Mints 7 tb. tin 17 Empire Fudge ....... - 15 Fudge, Pineapple .... 15 Fudge, Walnut ...... 16 Fudge, Filbert ...... 15 Fudge, Choco. Peanut 13 Fudge, Honey Moon .. 15 Fudge, Toasted Cocoa- UY gaace se csescck ss Ll Fudge, Cherry ....... 15 Fudge, Cocoanut ..... 15 Honeycomb Candy .. 16 KROMBYVS: ooo o6 es ss Iced Maroons ......... 15 [ced Gems ............ 15 Iced Orange Jellies ... 13 Italian Bon Bons .... 13 Lozenges, Pep. ...... 11 Lozenges, Pink ..... 11 Manchus .......,..... 14 Molasses Kisses, 10 BD. DOS foe ccaeese 14 Nut Butter Puffs .... 14 Salted Peanuts ....... 12 Chocolates Assorted Choc. ....... Amazon Caramels ... 16 Champion ........... 12 Choc. Chips, Eureka ..19 Climax oes. 14 Eclipse, Assorted .... 15 Eureka Chocolates ... 17 HAVOPite 22... cccecc ess 18 Ideal Chocolates ...... 15 Klondike Chocolates 18 INBDODS: 6.00 si ccuscces 48 Nibble Sticks ......... 26 Nut: Wafers: .o3.... Ccoro Choc. Caramels 17 Peanut Clusters ...... 23 Quintette ............. 16 ROSINA: 6656552 ee AE Star Chocolates ..... 13 Superior Choc. (light) 19 Corn Goods Without prizes. ‘Cracker Jack with COUPON . 22s cece - 38 25 Be, Corn oe with ee Giggles, bc pkg. cs. Oh My 100s ......... 3 50 Cracker Jack, with Prize Pop Corn Balls, with rib- bon, 200 in cs per cs. 1 40 Cough Drops boxes Putnam Menthol .... 1 15 Smith Bros. ........ 1 25 NUTS—Whole Almonds, Tarragona 22 ; Almonds, California soft shell Drake .. @22 Brazils ........6. 12@13 Filberts .....000..: Cal. No. 1 ........ @16 Walnuts, soft shell @21 Walnuts, Chill .... 17 Table nuts, fancy 14@16 Pecans, medium .. 13 Pecans, ex. large @15 * Orange November 11, 1914 5 « Hickory Nuts, per bu. ONO ee Cocoanuts Chestnuts, New York State, per bu. Shelled No. 1 Spanish Shelled Peanuts ...... 8%@ 9 x. Lg. Va. Shelled Peanuts ..... 11 12 Pecan Halves .. “ee Walnut Halves = @65 Filbert Meats .... @38 Alicante Almonds @65 Jordan Almonds .. Peanuts Fancy H P Suns Raw @61%4 Roasted ....., as @7 H. P. Jumbo, Raw @8 Roasted .......... @e CRACKERS National Biscuit Com Brands _ Butter Excelsior Butters oe C Square Butters 6% Seymour Round Soda NBC_ Sodas .......... 646 Premium Sodas ....., 1% Select Sodas secccceee 8K Saratoga Fiakes ... - 13 Saltines -->- 18 weace Ole Oyster NBC Picnic Oysters Gem Oysters Soe of Bue sees k 8 Sweet Goods : Cans and boxes Animals Atlantics Also Asstd. 12 Avena Fruit Cakes .. 12 Bonnie Doon Cookies 10 Bonnie Lassies eoccee 10 Cameo Biscuit 2 Cecelia Biscuit Cheese Tid Bits Chocolate Bar (cans) 18 Chocolate Drops Choc. Honey ¥ rs Circle Cookies ....... 12 Cracknels ........... 18 Cream Fingers ..... 14 Cocoanut Taffy Bar ee Cocoanut Drops .... 12 Cocoanut Macaroons 418 Cocont Honey Fingers 12 Cocnt Honey Jumbles 12 Coffee Cakes Iced .. 12 Dinner Pail Mixed .... 8% Family Cookies Fig Cakes Asstd. .... 12 Fireside Peanut Jumb 10 Fireside Sug. Jumb 12 Fluted Coated Bar .. 11 Frosted Creams ...... 8% Frosted Ginger Cook. 8% Frosted Raisin Sgs .. 10 Ginger Gems Plain .. 8% Ginger Gems Iced ... 9% Ging aoenees pees nger Snaps Family 3g Ginger Snaps R’d ... 3% Harlequin Jumbles .. 12 Hobnob Cookies ...... 12 Household Cookies ... 8 Household Cks. Iced .. 9 Hippodrome Bar ..... Sioney Fingerg Ass’t 12 Honey Flakes ......4 14 Honey Jumbles ..... 12 Imperialg_............ 8% Jasmine Cakes ...... 14 Jubilee Mixed ...... 10 toe fe rs ers Sponge Leap Year Jumbles .. 20 Lemon Biscuit Square 9 Lemon Wafers ......17 Lemona .....c.sccceee 8% Mace Cakes Mary Anm .......... 8% Marshmallow Pecans 18 MeCGOre oscscaccecsccc Mol. Frt. Cookie, Iced 14 NBC Honey Cakes .. 12 Oatmeal Crackers .... 8 Penny Assorted ...... 8% Peanut, Gems . Picnic Mixed ....... 128 Raisin Cookies . Raisin Gems ... Recess Tarts ... Reveres Agsstd. . Saltines oscccccee 8 Snaparoons .. EEG 12 Spiced Jumbles, Iced ..10 Sugar Fingers ........ 12 Sugar Crimp ........ 8% Sultana Fruit Biscuit 16 Sweethearts ......... 26 Vanilla Wafers ..... 18 In-er-Seal Trade Mark oods doa. Baronet Biscuit ......1 00 Bremners Btr 8. 100 Cameo Biscuit Cheese Sandwich Chocolate Wafers . Excelsior Butters Fig Newton ......... Five O’Clock Tea Bct Ginger Snaps NEC .. gad bod ft Pt et 3333335 ie }— November 11, 1914 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 6 7 9 10 Graham Crackers Red Label, 10c size .... 1 00 Kaiser Jumbles ...... 1 * Lemon Snaps ........- Mallomars ........ ace 00 Oysterettes ......... 50 Premium Sodas ......1 00 Royal Toast .........1 00 Saratoga Flakes ......1 50 Social = gallon kegs ........ 1 80 Small Barrel...) .. 62.36... 8 80 Half barrels ........ 5 23 5 gallon kegs ........ 2 25 Gherkins Barrels... 2.2.2). eecee ta 00 Half barrels ........ 6 25 5 gallon kegs ....... 2 50 Sweet Small Barrels... ...... «ese. 26 00 Half barrels ......... 8 50 d gallon kegs ...... -- 3 20 PIPES Clay, No. 216, per box 1 75 Clay, T. D. full count 60 PLAYING CARDS No. 90, Steamboat ... 75 No. 15, Rival assorted No. 20, Rover, enam’d Es 572, Special ...... 1 ‘ 98 Go . satin fin. 2 00 No. 808,” Bicycle ......2 2 No. 632 Tourn’ t whist 2 25 POTASH Babbitt’s, 2 doz. ......1 75 PROVISIONS Barreled Pork Clear Back ....24 00@25 00 Short Cut Cl’r 2 00@24 00 Bean ..... 0 50@21 00 _ Clear 38 0029 00 Clear’ ‘Family 0". 26 00 Dry Salt Meats Ss P Bellies -... 144%@15 ar Pure in tierces 11%@12 Compound Lard 9 % 80 Ib. tubs ....advance 60 tbh. tubs ....advance 50 Ib. tubs ....advance \% 20 Ib. pails ...advance % 10 tb. pails ...advance % 5 tb. Pails -. advance 1 8 Ib. paile ...advance 1 Smoked Meats Hams, 12 tbh. av. 20 @21 Hams, 14 Ib. av. 19 @19% Hams, 16 Ib. av. 18 @18% Hams, 18 Ib. av. Ham, dried beef 29 @30 sets California ‘Hams 138% @14 oak Sit seeccee 19146@20 Boiled. "ane ++-28@ 28% Minced Ham .. 14 @14% Bacon @eeovececoce @28 Sausages Bologna ....... 18 12: EAVGr ccc ecs a “on” Frankfort ..... 18 @18% POP 2... ccccese 18 G4 Weak 22000 ce: Seeccae OE WOMBUG oc cecccccccces 12 Headcheese ......... 10 ef Boneless .... 20 00@20 50 Rump, new .. 24 50@25 00 Pig’s Feet DS. sce ce es caccoe 2 % bbis., 40 Ibs. ..... 3 10 % bblis. 26 Pie 1c ae Tripe Kite. 16 Whe .....cc 90 ¥% bbls. 40 ths. ...... 1 60 % bbis., 80 tbs. ..... 3 00 Casings Hogs, per % Beef, rounds, set .. 24@25 Beef, middles, set ..80@8) Sheep, per bundle 85 Uncolored Butterine Solid Dairy . 12% @16% Country Rolls .. 13 @19% Canned Meats Corned beef, 2 th. ....4 80 Corned beef, 1 th. ....2 70 Roast beef, 2 Ib. .....4 80 Roastt beef, 1 tb. ....2 70 Potted Meat, Ham Fiavor, %s ...... 55 Potted Meat, Ham Flavor, 4s -. 3 Deviled Meat Ham Flavor, 4s ...... 55 Deviled Meat, Ham Flavor, %8 ....... 95 Potted Tongue, 4s .. 55 Potted Tongue, %s .. 95 RICE FANCY ....ccccccccet QTY Japan Style ..... 5 @5% Broken ........-- 8% @4% ROLLED OATS Rolled Avenna, bbls. 6 00 Steel Cut, 100 tb. sks 3 10 Monarch, bbls. ...... 5 75 Monarch, 90 Tb. sks. 2 75 Quaker, 18 Regular .. 1 45 Quaker, 20 Family .. 4 50 SALAD DRESSING Columbia, % pt. ...... 2 25 Columbia, 1 pint .... 4 Durkee’s, large 1 doz. 4 Durkee’s, small, 2 doz. 5 25 Snider’s, large, 1 doz. 2 Snider’s small, 2 doz. 1 SALERATUS Packed 60 Ibs. in box Arm and,Hammer .. 3 Wyandotte, 100 %s .. 3 00 SAL SODA Granulated, bbls. ...... 8@ Granulated, 100 Ibs. cs. 90 Granulated, 36 pkgs. .. 1 25 SALT Common Grades 100 3 th. sacks ...... 66 70 4 lb. sacks ...... 2 40 60 5 Ib. sacks ...... 2 40 28 10 Ib. sacks ...... 2 25 56 Ib. sacks ..... ae. 40 28 Ib. sacks ........ 20 Warsaw 56 TH. sacks ....... 26 28 Ib. dairy in drill bags 20 Solar Rock 5G Th. s@eks ........... 26 Common Granulated, Fine .... 1 00 Medium, Fine ....... - 1 05 SALT FISH Cod Large, whole ..... @ 8 Small, whole .... @ 7% Strips or bricks 9@13 Peleck .....5.. @ 5% Smoked Salmon Berne oe 6 cw ccc scccs Halibut SOPIDN occ ccc cccccu 18 ChuUnka ...2. 226 6ccs Holland Herring Y. M. wh. hoop bbls. Y. M. wh. hoop bbls. Y. M. wh. hoop % bbls. Y. M. wh. hoop kegs Kems e occ. esees - Standard, bbls. ... 11 75 Standard, % bbls. 6 13 Standard, kegs ..... 80 Trout No. 1, 100 tbs. ...... 7 50 No. 1, 40 Ibs. ........ 2 25 NO. TF, 30 Whe. ........ No. 1, a TOR cccccsce TE Mackere Mess, 100 Ibs. ....... Mess, 40 Ibs. ........ 6 50 Mess, 10 Ibs. ........ 1 ° NOM nc cecieee 100 Ibs. ......14 00 No. 1, 40 Ibs. ........ 6 10 No. 1, 10 Ibs. ..cccece 0 Lake Herring s © a oe ) o> WOM ova cicesetasece SO TOR. ci vis cucuceceas & 10 TO TR, i ccccncccccsucs 8 Ibs. eeeeseeoseeoeesees “ SEEDS BINAG ace cacciiccccss 90 Canary, Smyrna .... 10 Caraway ‘ 0 Cardomom, ‘Malabar 1 20 Celery 60 Ce eeecoseceece Hemp, Russian OZ. .. 9 36 No Limit, 8 oz. ...... 1 80 No Limit, 16. ‘on ccee 8 60 Ojibwa, 8 and 16 oz. 40 Ojibwa, l0c ......... 11 10 Ojibwa, Se ...... 85 Petoskey Chief, uy oz. ceeney Chiet, 14 oz. ach an oney, Red Bell, 16 oz. ~~ Red Bell, o fo) Sterling, L & D 5c . Sweet Cuba, gnniater Sweet Cuba, 5c ‘heeas Sweet Cuba, AGS, cu. Sweet Cuba, 1 fb. tin Sweet Cuba, % tb. foil 2 25 Sweet Burley, 5e L&D 5 76 Sweet Burley, 8 oz. .. 2 45 Sweet Burley, 16 oz. 4 90 Sweet Mist, gro. .. 5 70 Sweet Mist, 8 oz. .... 11 10 Telegram, Be ecescece O70 Tiger, Ge ....... ééeea @ Tiger, 25c¢ cans beccce 3 @ 5 het NOES © eo Uncle Daniel, 1 Uncle Daniel, 1 — Plug Am. Navy, 16 oz. Apple, 10 th. butt Drummond Nat. Leaf, 2 and 5 Ib. 60 Drummond Nat. Leat Wer dom. ......... 96 Battle Ax ............ 32 Bracer, 6 and 12 th. .. 30 Big Four, 6 and 16 Ih. 32 Boot Jack, sm ..... & Boot Jack, per doz. .. 96 Bullion, 16 oz. Climax Golden _— 48 Climax, 14% oz. .... 44 Climax, © OM 2.41..,.; Days’ Work, 7 & 14 Ib. 38 Creme de Menthe, tb. 62 Derby, 5 tb. 7 wesc ae 5 Bros., 4 tb. ences @ Four Roses, 10c eevee 90 Gilt Edge, 2 th, ...... 50 Gold Rope, 6 & 12 th. 58 Gold Rope, 4 & 8 th... 58 G. O. P., 12 & 24 tT. .. 40 Granger. Twist, 6. .. 46 . 7. 10 tb. & 21 th. 36 Horse Shoe, 6 & 12 bh 43 Honey Dip Twist, B10 45 Jolly Tar, § & 8 tb. 40 5, 6 11 fo seca J. T., 5% & 11 th. .... 35 Keystone — 6 th. 45 Kismet, disgtacee Gm Maple Dip, 0 eo 6... BS Merry Widow, 12 tb. .. 82 Nobby Spun Roll 6 & 3 58 Parrot, 12 th. Patterson’s Nat. Leaf 93 Peachey, 6-12 & 24 th. 41 Picnic Twist, 5 tb. Piper Heidsick, 4 & 7 Th. 69 Piper Heidsick, per doz. 96 Polo, 3 doz., per doz. 48 Redicut, 134 oz. ..... - Scrapple, 2 & 4 doz. .. 48 Sherry Cobbler, 8 oz. .. 32 Spear Head, 12 oz. .... 44 Spear Head, 14% oz. . 44 Spear Head, u = 47 Sq. et 7, & 28 tb. 30 Star, 6, 12 a “a 43 Standard Navy, Te 15 Oe OG cece vic wccs 34 Ten Penny, 6 ” 2 = 35 Town Talk, 14 31 Yankee Giri, 12 & 24 TD. 31 Scrap All Red, Ge ...c.s.si54 & 76 Am. Union Scrap .... 5 40 Bag Pipe, 5c ........ 5 88 Cutlas, 2% oz. ....... 26 Globe Scrap, 2 oz. .. 30 Happy Thought, 2 oz. 30 Honey Comb Scrap, 5c Honest | Ge ... 55 Mail Pouch, 4 doz. Be 00 Old Songs, SG 6c. «se BOE Old Times, % gro. . Polar Bear, 5c, % gro. Red Band, 5c % gro. Red Man Scrap, 6c .. Scrapple, 5c pkgs. Sure Shot, 5c 1-6 gro. Yankee Girl Scrap 2oz. Pan Handle Scrp \er. Peachy Scrap, 5c .... Union Workman, 2% . AAAMH POCO bh oO «a nr Smo nog All Leaf, 2% & 7 oz... 30 BE S56 OR ese ccccece "6 00 Tee 7 OM. vccsicesccsla © BB, a er Bagdad, 10c tins cerett & Badger, 3 oz. ........ 5 04 Badger, 7 oz. ........11 52 Banner, 5c .......... 5 76 Banner, yl sentaceae 2 GM Banner, dedcauias Oe Lo ghar s Mixture, 10c 94 Big Chi - oz. ... 6 00 Wig Chie, 1 Guns @ 30 : MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 11, 1914 SPECIAL PRICE CURRENT 15 16 17 12 13 14 pai oe pee Co’s B’ds Tauts Raphtha 100 ck : as Marseilles, 100 cks. 5c 4 00 Marseilles, 100 ck. toil 4 90 Marseilles, % bx toil) 2 10 10 0z., 4 doz. in case 85 05 sapks 15 oz. 4 doz. in case 1 25 Smokin Pilot, 7 oz. eke 9 . doz, 20 oz., 3 doz. in case 1 60 1 Bull Durham, 5c .... 5 85 Soldier Boy, 1 tb. .... 475 ork lined. 3 in 70 Sweet Caporal, 1 oz. 60 ? hte 25 oz., 4 doz. in case 2 00 Bull Durham, 10c :...1152 Gweet Lotus, Sc ... 6 00 a a - rm cee = 50 oz., 2 doz. plain top 4 00 Proctor & Gamble Co. Bull Durham, lSc .. 17 28 gweet Lotus, 10c ....12 00 ‘ oe 50 oz. 2 doz screw top 4 20 Lenox Bull Durham, 8 oz. .. 3 60 Sweet Lotus, per dz. 4 35 Mop Sticks 80 oz., 1 doz. plain top 6 50 Ivory, 6 oz, 1777777" 3 30 —— Bull Durham, 16 oz. .. 6 72 Sweet Rose, 2% oz .. 30 Trojan spring ........ oe an i Evory, 10 og. ......." § 9 Buck Horn, bc ...... 5 76 ‘Sweet ‘Tig Ton ibe ee ee spring . 8 doz. each 10, 15 and ; Star ..... teecceccceee 8 8S Buck Horn, 10c ......11 52 Sweet Tips, 4% gro...1008 Wo. 92 nat brush Holden 2D ODF ee. oe 2 80 HT} I-| t iti o. 2 pat. brush holder 85 With 4 4 ! v } Briar Pipe, 5c 6 00 Sun Cured, 10c ....... 98 Ideal No. 7 85 ozen 10 oz. free Swift & Company oie Summer Time, 5¢ ... 5 78 at. cotton mop heads i 30 oo Briar Pipe, 10c .....12 00 summer Time, 7 oz... 1 65 j P 6 doz. each, 10, 15 and Swift’s Pride ....... 848 Black Swan, Ge ..... 576 Summer Time, 14 oz. 3 50 Palls oes aban ie og 7 Ore) is 2 waite Laundry 1... 3 75 f zZ. .. 8 50 tandard, 5c foil .... 2-h ce ozen oz. free ’ oz. bars ....4 Bob White, fe ee, 6:00 Seal N.C. 1% but plug 70 2-hoop Standard ite cn eee ae eee Wool 10 os, bare 20256 8 ; pores Seal N. C. cut plug : - each, 10, an rn Brotherhood, bc ..... 600 Seal N. C. 1% Gran. 63 bd se oT oe 25 OFF ek 16 40 Ta Tradesman Co.’s Brand Brotherhood, 10c ....11 10 Three Feathers, 1 oz. 48 With 2 doz. 10 oz. free Seale ieee Brotherhood, 16 oz. .5 05 Three ae’ Ne Nae az Toothpicks ; tine Sve Stee i... O.. B: Black Hawk ave See 7 eeeeeeee 5 70 Three Feathers an irch, 2: obbing point. » live bxs 2 40 oe a ae Sipe eotntien . 2s > ee Se an eras aad pare. ee Blouse, 2 mb... Black Hawk, ten bxs 2 25 Carnival, 16 oz. .... 40 Tom & Jerry. a oz. > Trap os sold F. O. B. Chi- nee House, 2 tb. ..... ae = B. Wrisley Cigar Clip’g, Johnson 30 Tom & Jerry, 7 oz. .. raps ago. xcelsior, Blend, 1 th..... Cor ......... 4 08 Cigar Clipe, Seymour 30 Tom & Jerry, 3 oz. :. 76 Mouse, wood, 2 holes .. 22 Royal Excelsjor, Blend, 2 tb. ..., !4 Country 217777! - 2 40 Identity, 3 & 16 oz. .. 30 Trout Line, 5c ..... 5 90 Mouse, wood, 4 holes .. 45 = 1 a es . e e Darby Cigar Cuttings 450 Trout Line, 10c ..... 1100 10 qt. Galvanized .... 1 55 10c size .. 90 Db tOD, Blend, s sees Scouring Continental Cubes, 10c_ 90 Turkish, Patrol, 2-9 576 12 qt. Galvanized .... 1 70 % cans 135 Royal Blend ......... tree og Corn Cake, 14 oz. .... 2 55 Tuxedo, 1 oz. bags .. 48 14 qt. Galvanized .... 1 90 6 oz cans 199 Royal High Grade ........ opone. sross lots .. 9 50 Corn Cake, 7 oz. .... 145 Tuxedo, 2 oz. tins .... 96 Mouse, wood, 6 holes .. 70 ee Sevetor - Bland gapolio, half gro. lots 4 85 Corn Cake, 6c ....... 5 76 Tuxedo, 20c ......... 190 Mouse, tin, 5 holes .... 65 Yelb cans 2 50 PEEIOE RONG eo ioe 'en oe Sapolio, single boxes 2 40 Cream, 50c pails ..... 470 Tuxedo, 80c tins ....745 Rat, wood ........... . 80 %Ib cans 3 75 Boston Combination ..... Sapolio, hand ........ 2 40 Cuban Star, 5c foil .. 5 76 Twin Oaks: ~~ _ 4 Rat, spring ........... 15 1 cans 480 _ Distributed by Judson Sous ae pore se = Gina: — ae : *) 30 Union eer 250. 2 60 Tubs 3Ib cans 13 09 Grocer Co., Grand Rapids; : o Dilis Best, 1% oz. ..... 79 Union Leader, 10c ..11 52 20-in. Standard, No. 1 8 00 bib cans 2150 ‘Lee & Cady, Detroit; Sy- Soap Compounds Dills Best, 3% oz. .... 77 Union Leader, 5c .... 600 18-in. Standard, No. 2 7 00 i mons Bros. & Co., Sagi- : Dills Best, 16 oz. .... 73 Union Workman, 1% 5 76 16-in. Standard, No. 3 6 00 CIGARS naw; Brown, Davis & War- J0hnson’s Fine, 48 2 3 25 Dixie Kid, 5c ......... 48 Uncle Sam, 10c ..... 10 98 20-in. Cable, No. 1 .. 800 Johnson Cigar Co.'s Brand ner, Jackson: Johnson’s XXX 100 5c 4 ou wt Duke's Mixture, be ..5 76 Uncle Sam, 8 oz. .... 225 18-in. Cable, No. 2 -. 700 Dutch Masters Club 70 09 [°t Jackson; Godsmark, Rub-No-More ....... 3 8 Duke's Mixture, 10c ..11 52 U. S. Marine, 5c ... 5 76 16-in. Cable, No. 3 |: 600 Dutch Master Grande oso» Durand & Co. Battle Nine O'clock ........ 3 60 Duke’s Cameo, 5c ....5 76 Van Bibber, 2 oz. tin 88 No. 1 Fibre ...... ---16 50 Dutch Masters, Pan. 68 00 Creek; Fielbach Co., To- Drum, 5c grnsrersse es vere Ha pen see - a 2 al ee ue ee Dutch Masters ledo. Washing Powders , Z. elvet, 10c tin ....... . seceeeeee13 50 = (300 lots) ........ , er AT on. Velvet, 8 oz. tin .... 384 Large Galvanized... 5 50 Gee Jay (200 lots)". 29 09 ATMOURS joeeceesses B70 Fashion, 5c Velvet, 16 oz. can ... 7 68 Medium Galvanized .. 475 I Portana ..........33 00 Gold Dust oe large ci Fashion, 16 oz. Velvet, combination cs § 75 Small Galvanized ...425 g cw. ...’”: ooeee82 00 Gold Dus "seal 3s Five Bros., 5C ...... 5 16 War Path, 5c ...... 6 00 Tus. Hoe Ca old Dust, 100 small 2 °% Five Bros., 10c ..----10 53 War Path, 20c ...... 1 60 Washboards Mevnesn an ae he oe Kirkoline, 24 4Ib. | ....2 80 Five cent cut Plug .. 29 Wave Line, 3 oz. - 40 Banner, Globe ....... 2 50 eo Lauts Naphtha. 100 3 15 F OB 10c ...........11 52 Wave Line, 16 oz. .... 40 Brass, Single ........ 3 25 Worden Grocer Co. Brands Pearline aphtha, s : 2 Four Roses, 10c ..... 96 Way up, 2% oz. ....5 75 Glass, Single ........ 3 25 Canadi Club Roseine 0 * 3 60 Full Dress, 1% oz. .. 72 Way up, 16 oz. pails .. 31 Single Acme ........ 3 15 eee Snow Boy, 24s famil Glad Hand, 5c ....:. 48 Wild Fruit, 5c .......5 76 Double Peerless ....375 Londres, 50s, wood ....35 sine 7 oe %3 05 Gold Block, 10c ......12 00 Wild Fruit, 10c .....11 Single Peerless ..... 3 25 Londres, 25s tins ......35 ane te ae Gold Star, 50c pail .. 470 Yum Yum, 5c ....... 6 Northern Queen .... 3 25 Londres, 300 lots ...... 10 Snow Ber ie ae Gail & Ax. Navy, 5c 576 Yum Yum, 10c Double Duplex ..... - 3 00 d Snow Boy, 20s ......4 00 Growler, 6c .......... 42 Yum Yum, 1 tb., doz. 4 80 Good Enough ....... 3 25 COFFEE Royal Garden Tea, pkgs. 40 Swift's Pride, 248 ||. /3 55 Growler, 10c ........ 94 “wine Universal ........... 315 OLD MASTER COFFEE THE BOUR CO., Swift’s Pride, 100s :::3 65 — eorcccce ; 4 Cotton, 3 ply ao 20 Window Cleaners a ere: TOLEDO, OHIO. Wisdom .....cccccce 8 80 HW Giant, 40c ........... 3 96 Cotton, . ply ........ 7 2 o se eeseeeceeeens 2 : SOAP The onl ae : s. -. $0). Jute, 2 ply si........: da im: 638. a csc cece 4 Hazel Nuts Cc es Hemp, 6 ply --r-++-++ 18 16 in. ose... seeee 2 30 - Lautz Bros.’ & Co. y au oee-12 00 ax, medium ....... cme, 30 bars ...... 4 ae ote we 38 Wool, 1 tb. bales .. 10% Wood Bowls a 2 ee te 5 Cc ae IX lL, a. 8 13 in. Butter ......... 1 75 Acme, 25 bars, 70 Ibs. 3 80 4 I X L. in palis 2.222! 3 90 VINEGAR 15 in. Butter ........ 2 50 Acme, 100 cakes .... 3 26 Cleanser a Just Suits, 5c ........ 6 00 White Wine, 40 grain 8% 17 in. Butter ........ 4 75 Big Master, 100 blocks 4 00 i Just Suits, 10c ......12 00 White Wine, 80 grain 11% 19 in. Butter ......... 7 50 : Cream Borax, 100 cks 3 85 Cuamarend : — . erman ottle eeee yal Kine Boat cx ts ie el patna eke WRAPPING PAPER Old Master Coffee .... 31 German Mottled, 5bx. 3 16 best 10c kinds King Bird, l0c .....-11 52 Co.’s Brands Common Straw ...... 2 San Marto Coffee ..... German Mottled, 10 b. 3 10 80 - CANS - $2.80 King Bird, Sc ........ 576 Highland apple cider 22 Fibre Manila, white .. 3 : La Turka, Sc ....... 876 Oakland apple cider ..16 ee ee FITZPATRICK BROTHERS’ SOAP CHIPS pais Little Giant, 1 tb. .... 28 State Seal sugar .....14 oO. OMe, seeceeee : : ; : Lucky Strike, 10c .... 96 Oakland white picklg 10 Cream Manila ........ 3 White City (Dish Washing) ....... Sedee ss ta aepe cae 210 Ibs...... 3c per Ib. Hl Le Redo, 3 oz ...10 80 Packages free. Butchers’ Manila .... 2% Tip Top (Caustic)... 6... 60. oe 250 Ibs 4c per lb — Le Redo, 8 & 16 . 38 Wax Butter, short e’nt 10 N 1 L d D weer ee te eee ee Pee er eeee esc ee ene pO I1DS......- : . Myrtle Navy 10c "1 52 WICKING Wax Butter, full e’nt 15 O. aundry EY sie ss wine a 6 gis 2 niece siela sie a/'s 6s els a5 tice ead ORD LDR. os ne 5c per lIb- Myrtle Navy, 5c ..... 5 76 No. 0, per gross .... 30 Wax Butter, rolls ... 12 WO PUT OOO NY... 8 i ee cles. 300 lbs... . 6%c per lb. Mayflower, §¢..-.-.. 518 No. 2 per gross 20.50 4, YEAST CAKE | Mayflower, 10c ...... 96 No. 3, per gross ..... 75 agic, OZ. weseeee Mayflower, 20c ...... 1 y2 See ee aoe ° ° Nigger Hair, 5c ..... 6 00 WOODENWARE a , ete P bl S g f ll P rp RISE tale Wo cca eee Yeast Foam § don. 111 1 ublic Seating for all Purposes ECT TOAG, OC oes Bushels ............. 1 00 ’ : ’ j Nigger Head, 10c ...10 66 Bushels, wide band ..115 YOURS TRULY LINES World’s Largest Exclusive Manufacturers Old Colony, 1-12 gro. 11 52 Market, ..--....-..-. 49 pork and Beans 2 70@3 60 Church Furniture of Character Ol li, 5c ......... 5 76 Splint. medium ...... 3.59 Condensed Soup 3 25@3 60 i : : i os easteh Crve shee 5 Splint, small ........ 300 Salad Dressing 3 80@4 50 Being the only exclusive designers and builders of Old on oo 99 Willow, Clothes, large 875 Apple Butter .... @8 80 Church Furniture we are known as an authority on this 6, 8 on 20 tb. ca, 19 Willow, Clothes, small Say Chem ...,.... 2 70@6 75 a Your building committee should have our P. 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Jackson Bivd., Chicago Grand Rapids New York Boston ~ Philadelphia ORmNMon J09 on i) \ 4 November 11, 1914 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ~BUSINESS-WANTS DEPARTMENT $1 Advertisements inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent continuous insertion SE Renee ey No charge jess than 25 cents. Cash must accompany all orders ‘ BUSINESS CHANCES. $3,500 sacrificed on the best home in one of the best locations in city. Three lots and barn. Owner is physician who was seriously injured and must change climate. Would like drug store or farm, if well rented, as part pay. Address No. 632, care- Tradesman. 632 For Exchange Near Caro—Good 160- acre farm, $2,000 mortgage, $3,300 equity which includes about $500 personal prop- erty. Will take stock of goods for this equity. L. J. Fasquelle, 304 Chamber Commerce, Detroit, Michigan. 678 Men Finders—Position Getters—Man- agers, buyers, salesmen, window trim- mers dry goods, clothing, shoes, for the Rocky Mountain States. Write to-day. Interstate Company, Denver, Cole. Hotel Buyers’ Snap—Palace Hotel, strictly modern; 50 rooms; only first-class hotel in county seat town of 5,000; guar- anteed to clear $1,000 per month over all expenses; expense of buyers reim- bursed if not found as represented. Ad- dress Charles Brookman, Roundup, va For Sale—Stock and fixtures in an old- established shoe store, having good trade. No old stock. Only exclusive shoe store in county seat town of 2,000 population. Opportunity of a lifetime for a practical shoe dealer. Address Nate O. Balch, La Grange, Ind. 682 For Sale or Exchange—A farm of 160 a@eres improved, balance in woods and hay lands, slightly swampy. Good base- ment barn, house and windmill. Four miles from Reed City, and one-half mile from ‘Oliver, Michigan. Price, $8,000. Will sell on easy terms or take part in exchange. Address owner, Elbert J. Jenkins, Register of Deeds, Big Rapids, Michigan. 684 For Sale—Hight light Allen Sparks gas- oline system. Inverted oxidized fixtures, first-class condition, at half price. Swan- ton Drug Co., 385 Washington Ave. S., Lansing, Michigan. 685 For Sale—A good live stock of men’s and boys’ clothing and furnishings, in a Central Michigan town of 2,500. This store is a money maker. There has been a store at present location for twenty years. A small amount of capital will swing this. Address 687, care Tradesman. To Exchange for Clothing Stock—Good hundred-acre farm, tiled, good buildings, six miles from county seat, half mile from school. Central Michigan. Address F. A. S., care Michigan Tradesman. 688 Dry goods or department store position by all around man—Can trim windows. Address Box 22, Kansas, Ohio. 689 For Sale—By the trustee, stock of clothing and furnishings, about $6,000, in a live manufacturing city of 5,500 South- ern Michigan. Best location, first class opening, and will be sold cheap. This is no fake. Address Trustee, Michigan Tradesman. 677 Business Wanted—Am a cash _ buyer and want a good bargain. Give full par- ticulars in first letter. Address Box 1261, care Michigan Tradesman, Grand Rapids, Michigan. 431 Sample rooms for visiting salesmen, fitted with display tabtes, etc. One flight up. Freight and passenger elevators. $2 per day. M. B. Martine, Inc., 78 Reade St., corner of Church St., New ey Partner—Will sell half interest in good dry goods business to live man with $5,000 to invest. Address No. 671, care Tradesman. 671 For Sale—Fine farm 94 acres, in Southern Maryland. Every convenience. — J. Clarence Raley, St. Inigoes, fs 668 For Sale—Owner will trade 120 acre farm in the Ozark fruit belt of Missouri for stock of general merchandise worth about $2,000, in small town. Address 674, care Tradesman. 674 Drug Store For Sale—A big bargain for quick sale. No. 675, care Trades- man. Exchange for stock of merchandise: 160 acre farm in Southwestern Michigan; splendidly located, two miles from coun- ty seat. Two barns, sheds, silo, wind- mill, comfortable house. An ideal home. Address No. 666, care Tradesman. 666 For Sale—Millinery store, ladies’ fur- nishings, doing fine business, thriving town, fine opportunity, must sell at once. Write for particulars, very reasonable. Miss Swan, New Buffalo, Mich. 652 For Sale—General stock in fine condi- tion. Consists of dry goods, groceries, shoes and light hardware—in good farm- ing country town, located on Grand Trunk Ry. Will sell at a discount. Wish to retire from business—reason for selling. Low rent. Address No. 654, care Trades man. 654 To Rent—Hotel, forty rooms, Relding, Michigan. Good opportunity. George E. Wagner, Agent, Belding, Mich. 658 For Sale—$13,000 stock of dry goods and ready to-wear. New fall goods in stock. In wheat belt. Cash price 67%c. No trade. Noel Bros., Humboldt, ao Drug Store For Sale—Invoice $3,000. Will take part cash, balance time. Rent $15. Lease to suit. Average daily sales for 1918, $12. Good reason for selling. F J. Lyons, Grand Junction, — 4 Safes Opened—W. L. Slocum, safe ex- pert and locksmith. 97 Monroe Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. 104 For Sale or Rent—Modern and up-to- date residence, with gas, bath and fur- nace at 1249 Cass. For particulars write Geo. E. Duncan, Elsie, Michigan. (No agents.) : 662 For Sale—Small stock of men’s and boys’ clothing, doing a nice business, lo- cated in a Central Michigan town of 500. One thousand will swing this. Address 686, care Tradesman. 686 For Sale—Old established grocery busi- ness. Centrally located, doing $50,000 per year. Invoice about $5,000. Good reason for selling. Address W. C. Phelps, 16 South Jefferson Ave., Battle Creek, — igan, 650 Do you want to sell your business or farm? Send us a brief description and we will advise if we can sell it. Our charges are less than 1%. Our-system includes your’ individual advertising, meaning quick results. V. D. Augsbur- ger Co., Kenton, Ohio. 636 Goldfield, Cobalt and Tonopah_ stocks returning from ten to thirty per cent. on investment can be bought under most liberal terms. They are listed in New York and Boston. Bertrand & Company, Brokers, 2 Broadway, New York. 630 Cash for your business or property. I bring buyers and sellers together. No matter where located, if you want to buy, sell or exchange any kind of business or property, write me. Established 1881. John B. Wright, successor to Frank P. Cleveland, Real Estate Expert, 1261 Adams Express Bldg., Chicago, Ill. 326 Good opportunity for hustling young man. A store building in growing vil- lage, twenty-four miles from Grand Rap- ids, on the Grand Rapids and Indiana and Kalamazoo Interurban. Building, “4x%0. Would be a good location for hardware, meat market, or barber shop. The owner will model building to suit the renter, with living rooms, if desired. Address No. 672, care Michigan Trades- man. 672 Drug Store For Sale—Old established drug store for sale in Bay City, Mich. Last year’s sales between $6,000 and $7,000. Stock about $2,000. Rent $15.00. Postal sub-station, Nyal and National Cigar Stands Agencies. Good prescrip- tion trade. Fowley & Co., Bay City, Michigan. 673 Auction selling is the best method for moving ‘‘dead’ stock. Expert work, hon- est methods, makes us friends among both buyers and sellers. E. D. Collar, Ionia, Michigan. 543 To Rent—Store room, centraily tocated on Mitchell street, Cadillac, Mich., 25 x 80 ft., with basement. and storage room back. Brick building, corner location. Box B, Cadillac, Mich. 474 Large catalogue Farms and Business Chances, or $50 selling proposition free. Pardee, Traverse City, Michigan. 519 If you are interested in selling or buying a grocery or general stock, cali or write BE. Kruisenga, c-o Musseiman Grocer Company, Grand Rapids, ee a Merchants Please Taxe Notice! We have clients of grocery stocks, general stocks, dry goods stocks, hardware stocks, drug stocks. We have on our list also a few good farms to exchange for such stocks. Also city property. If you wish to sell or exchange your business write us. G. R. Business Exchange, 540 House- man Bldg., Grand Rapids, Mich. 859 For Rent—Store building. Good loca- tion for clothing or department store, in a live Michigan town. Address No. 328, care Tradesman. 328 We buy and sell second-hand store fixtures. Grand Rapids Merchandise & Fixtures Co., 803 Monroe Ave. 204 Notice—For closing out or reducing stocks of merchandise, get our proposi- tion and compare with others. Mer- chants Auction Co., Reedsburg, “?. We pay CASH for merchandise stock and fixtures. Grand Rapids Merchandise & Fixtures Co., 803 Monroe Ave. 203 A route of the new Universal Ball gum machines will assure independent in- come; investment required; profits 100 per cent. over all expense. Single ma- chines sold to merchants in territory not under contract. Rex Mfg. Co., Erie, Pa. 661 HELP WANTED. Wanted—Registered pharmacist for a permanent position. Kindly state wages wanted. An excellent opportunity for a dependable pharmacist. Address No. 683, care Tradesman. 683 SITUATIONS WANTED. Wanted—Position by young man as grocery clerk. Eight years’ experience. Best references. Address Glenard Earl, 72 Beach St., Battle Creek, ——, Wanted—Position by young man of good habits, as manager or head clerk of clothing store or men’s furnishing department. Can furnish Al references. Speak Holland and German also. Ad- dress No. 503, care Tradesman. 503 Wanted Position—By a man who has several years’ experience in grocery and general store, as clerk or stock keeper. Can furnish references where last em- ployed. Address Box 235, Plainwell, Michigan. 676 IF CASH, quick action and a fair price ap- peals to you—you can sell part or whole store, stock of Dry Goods, Shoes, Clothing, Furnishings—any store—to us. Phone, wire or write to us to-day and we'll come in a hurry. Paul L. Feyreisen & Company 12 N. Market St. Chicago RE Looe teresvced 1 Mtl wre. Sy NGRAVING f >) IO0D7 ita acd matin dace VOGT AIGL | 7 onty teller TRADESMAN COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. — Economic Coupon Books They save time and expense. They prevent disputes. They put credit transactions on cash basis. Free samples on application. TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. BANKRUPTCY MATTERS. Proceedings in the Western District of Michigan. Grand Rapids, Nov. 4—In ‘the matter of John E. Truman, bankrupt, Manton, the final meeting of creditors was held this day. The final report and account of the trustee, showing total receipt of $1,145; disbursements for administration expenses and preferred claims and first dividend of 10 per cent., $753.36, and a balance on hand for distribution of $391- -64; was considered and the same ap- pearing proper for allowance was ap- proved and allowed. The final meeting was then held open pending decision on several claims and for the declaration and payment of the final dividend. A final dividend of about 10 per cent. may be expected. William A. McFarlind, Ionia, operating the Dexter Hotel, of that city, has this day filed a voluntary petition in bank- ruptcy, adjudication has been made and the matter referred to Referee Wicks. The first meeting of creditors has been called for Nov. 18, at which time creditors may appear, prove their claims, elect a trustee and transact such other business as may properly come before the meet- ing. The schedules on file at this office show assets of $2,000 and liabilities of $2,378.35 and the following are listed as creditors: Preferred and Secured. Eugene Kersttetter, Ionio ..... -.-$ 40.00 L. C. Van Vleck, Ionia ............ 24.00 Chattell Mortgage ................ 280.00 Cadillac Auto Co. ....... Seite as 175.00 York & Idema, Grand Rapids .... 351.82 Young & Chaffee, Grand Rapids 635.62 C. B. Jack, fonia ..............--. 24.00 Unsecured. Dr. T. R. Allen, Ionia ........ oe--8 5.00 Dr. G. P. Winchell, Ionia ........ 5.00 Dudley Paper Co., Lansing ..... - 10.00 Saxon Liquor Co., Louisville, Ky. 75.00 Seymour Cigar Co., Grand Rapids 9.00 Johnson Cigar Co., Grand Rapids Kuppenheimer Cigar Co., Grd Rpds_ 9.00 R. Dave McGann, Grand Rapids Perry Barker Candy Co., Lansing 6.00 G. Marvin, Clarksville ........... - 24.00 C. Algee, Clarksville ............. 20.00 EB. Fuller, Lyons ...........00c00; - 10.00 Furniture Co., Muir ......... eeane 9000 Jonathan Hale & Sons, Lyons .... 60.00 Rich Grocery Co., Ionia ..... --» 96.00 Guy Cone, Tonia ..........:....... 140.00 Rector Bakery Co., Ionia ........ 25.00 Ionia Hardware Co., Ionia ...... 19.00 Clyde Adams, Ionia ..... ne ee (1) G. RB, ice Cream Co. ..:.,....; -. 385.00 Ionia Poultry Co. ............c000. 12.00 Ionia Creamery Co. ....... Sone oue - 13.00 Gold Seal Novelty Co., Chicago 22.58 Armour & Co., Chicago ....... oo. 16.64 Northrop, Robertson & Carrier, BSAA oy ooo soko bee hoc: 3.33 Indian Refining Co., New York RO se Sic bas bis wv cd obec ee bs 2.50 Swischer Bros., Newark, Ohio .... 17.87 Moyer Bros., Cincinnati .......... 125.00 James M. Hanigan, of Ionia, doing a general grocery business at that place, has this day filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, adjudication has been made and the matter referred to Referee Wicks. The first meeting of creditors has been called for No. 18, at which time creditors may appear, prove their claims, elect a trustee and transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. H. J. Horrigan, of Tonia, is in charge of the assets as cus- todian for the receiver pending the elec- tion of a trustee. : The schedules on file at this office re- veal assets of $2,301.05 and liabilities are listed at $3.814.40. The following. are shown as creditors: , Secured. Earle M. Hanigan, Ionia ....... - $150.00 Unsecured. Unsecured. Earle M. Hanigan, Ionia ........ $242.80 G. R. Grain & Milling Co. ...... ov 232 F. P. Reynolds & Co., Detroit 43.78 Ionia Sentinel, Ionia .............. 10.75 Business Men’s Paper Co., Wayland 25.00 R. Baker & Son, Detroit ......... 24 Dudley Paper Co., Lansing ....... 13.89 Oo. P. DeWitt & Son, St. Johns 537.99 P. Dornbos, Grand Haven ........ 84.65 E J. Gillies, New York ......... - 46.38 Feilbach Co., Toledo .............. 404 .78 National Biscuit Co., Grand Rapids 40.00 Kellogg Mfg. Co., Keokuck, Iowa 7.25 Harrah & Stewart, Des Moines .. 19.75 The Northern Ohio Syrup Co. .. | 12.95 W._H. Martin, Belding .......... 9.00 Jennings Extract Co., Grand Rapids 60.70 Northrup, Robertson & Carrier, nsing 211.88 Pastoor Bros., Grand Rapids .... 43.12 The § .C. Smith Co., Cleveland .. 42.41 H. W. Spurr Coffee Co., Boston .. 42.08 Schust Bakery Co., Saginaw ...... 33.45 Saginaw Beef Co. 59.63 Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co., Chicago 10.78 The Vinkemulder Co., Grand Rapids 163.70 Osborn Paper Co., Marion, Ind. . C. Verberkmoes, Grand Haven .. Voigt Milling Co., Grand Rapids E. R. Smith, Ionia ........:...... Standard Oil Co., Grand Rapids .. G. Rector, Ionia .................. 64.85 Mrs. H. D. Dye, Shiloh .......... 760.00 MICHIGAN G. §. Douglas Estate, Ionia .... 16.86 State Savings Bank, Ionia ...... 140.00 J. J. Green, Ionia ..... Mich. Produce Co., Detroit ...... 36.00 £0018 Gas CO. oe boon cas ae Ionia Electric Co. ........ otésess 28:0 H. E. Elliott & Co., Springfield 20.00 Omaha Packing Co. ............ oe ee Viger’s Coal Co., Detroit ........ 2.00 Sherer Gillette Co., Chicago ...... 36.00 The Richfield Co., Portland ...... 15.19 Standard Flaked Food Co., Owosso 23.89 William T. Eyles, Grand Rapids, doing business as an exclusive silverware shop in Grand Rapids, has this day filed his voluntary petition in bankruptcy, ad- judication has been made and the mat- ter referred to Referee Wicks, who is also acting as receiver. The first meet- ing of creditors has been called for Nov. 19, at which time creditors may appear, prove their claims, elect a trustee and transact such other and further business as may properly come before the meet- ing. The schedules on file at this office reveal assets listed at $2,800 and Mabili- ties are shown as $5,597.25. The follow- ing are listed as creditors. Preferred or secured. City of Grand Rapids ............ $ 20.00 Luella M. Coffey, Grand Rapids .. 93.50 Wilmarth Show Case Co., Grand MapiGs oot. ee bee bo es 97.75 Unsecured. A. Brandt, Grand Rapids ........ 50.00 A. M. Desteian, Grand Rapids .... 30.00 Ketcham & McDougall, Maiden duane, Ne We ee 26.38 Unger Bros., Newark 114.79 Keystone Mfg. Co., Muncie ...... Alvin Mfg. Co., Sag Harbor, N. Y. 171.64 The Thomas Co., Attleboro, Mass. : The Watson Co., Attleboro, Mass. 408.50 Codding: & Heilborn, Ottleboro, MABRY ee eos ee oe . 42.75 McIntosh Richards Co., Grand Maples oi. oe Seabees os 28.00 F. M. Whiting Co., No. Attleboro 217.76 R. E. Wiliams, Grand Rapids .. 100.00 N. J. Averback, New York ..... - 170.08 G RR. Herald 2.5525 2.:: psec eee - 45.29 The Evening Press, Grand Rapids 49.13 Winegar Bros., Grand Rapids .... 49.23 Ryskamp Bros., Grand Rapids .... 75.00 Thier, Krause & Bean, Pittsburg 170.78 Shepard Mfg. Co., Melrose High- dands, Mass... 20.6... 3534: -. 60.67 T. G. Hawkes & Co., Corning, N. Y.| 148.85 Dennison Mfg. Co., Farmingham, Mass. 69.82 Winans & Booth, Grand Rapids .. 62.50 Herpolsheimer Co., Grand Rapids 42.33 R. Baleckinton & Co., No. Attle- Doro, . Mass... 6.055 ol ae, ; 17.07 Pairpont Corporation, New Bedford, MARRS Bec ek 4 23. Merkle & Steinman, Grand Rapids 26.00 C. Gross, Pittsburg .......... -.. 1,000.00 C. A. Coffey, Grand Rapids 300.00 Geo. Towers, Grand Rapids .... 100.00 J. E. Earle, Grand Rapids ...... 575.00 S. Scripsema, Grand Rapids .... Pritchard & Co., Grand Rapids .. 5.45 T. J. Havens Co., Grand Rapids 38.96 Wilmarth Show Case Co., ........ 97.75 Poole Silver Co., Taunton ........ 406.58 E. W. Kennedy, Cleveland ...... 292.70 Harris Furn. Co., Grand Rapids 13.75 Stiles Bros., Grand Rapids ........ 23.6 Nov. 5—In the matter of the Lyons Machine & Manufacturing Co., bankrupt, Muskegon, a special meeting of creditors was held this day. Claims were allowed. The final report and account of the re- ceiver was considered and the same ap- pearing proper for allowance and there being no objection was approved and al- lowed. The consideration of the bank- rupt’s offer of composition of 33% per cent. was reserved until the adjourned meeting and the special meeting then adjourned. In the matter of the Ludington Manu- facturing Co., bankrupt, Ludington, the referee has this day entered an order granting the petition of the Phoenix Sprinkler & Heating Co. for reclamation of its property installed on the prop- erty of the bankrupt company. The mat- ter was contested and the referee has filed findings on the same. A petition for review of the order has already been filed by the mortgagee of the buildings in which the sprinkler system is installed and certificate on review has been made and filed with the District Judge for de- cision. The matter in contest is the much litigated reserve title contract, re- Serving title in the goods until fully paid for by the purchaser. Nov. 6—In the matter of Guy C. Long- cor, bankrupt, Elmdale, the final meeting of creditors was held this day. The question of the right of the bankrupt to a discharge was argued and considered and decision reserved by the referee. The final order of distribution was entered, final dividend of 69-10 per cent. de- clared and ordered paid. This estate has heretofore paid one dividend of 10 per cent., making a total dividend of 16 9-10 per cent. This is the estate in which preferential payment of 50 per cent. was made prior to bankruptcy to certain of the creditors to the exclusion of all others. These payments have all been refunded to the trustee and it is this fund that has now been distributed ‘among all of the creditors. Nov. 9—In the matter of E. C. B. Judd, Inc., bankrupt, Muskegon, the trus- TRADESMAN tee has filed his final report and ac- count and the final meeting of creditors has been called for Nov. 20. The final report and account shows total receipts of $6,339.95; disbursements for adminis- tration expenses, $338.10; first dividend of 8 per cent., $8,122.85; total, $3,460.95, and a balance on hand for distribution of $2,869.50. The estate will pay a furth- er dividend, but the amount thereof can not yet be determined definitely. In the matter of William Oviatt, bank- rupt, Big Rapids, the trustee has filed a report of sale of the assets of this estate at the sum of $205 and the sale has been confirmed: Administration expenses and preferred claims will not use the whole fund and it is not likely that there will be any dividend for general creditors in this matter. J. W. Pangborn and Martin Gillissee, doing business as the Shelby Home Fur- nishers, Shelby, have this day filed their voluntary petition in bankruptcy, adjudi- cation has been made and the matter referred to Referee Wicks. The first meeting of creditors has been called for Nov. 23, at which time creditors may appear, prove their claims, elect a trustee and transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Sam- uel O’Dell, Shelby, is in charge as cus- todian for the receiver. on file at this office show assets listed at $1,244.73 and the liabilities are $1,640.72. -_—__-o2-2____ Detroit—Auctioning jewelry under brilliant lights is to be the object of a renewed crusade at the hands of individual committee No. 41 of the ways and means committee of the De- troit Board of Commerce as the Christmas approaches. Announce- ment is made in Monday’s Detroiter, issued by the Board, that committee 41, which is composed of jewelers, has devised a plan calculating to pre- vent the sale of jewelry by auction after 6 o’clock, in spite of the fact that the ordinance providing that such sales must stop at that hour has been held in abeyance by a Supreme Court decision. A conviction obtained two years ago in the lower court was ap- pealed to the Supreme Court. The de- fendant was a pawnbroker charged with abetting an auctioneer. The Su- preme Court reversed the decision on the grounds that the pawnbroker could not be charged with an offense that was directed against an auctioneer. Nine jewelry auction establishments are said to be in operation now and three more are, ready to open for the Christmas trade. The jewelers as- sert bright lights exaggerate the bril- liancy of pieces that may be below standard in workmanship and quality. thus placing purchasers at a disad- vantage in the selection of purchases. —_>-2-2___ Provisions—The situation is decid- edly unsettled at the moment. Prices were higher at continued reports of the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. Later offerings increased and prices de- vlined from the high point, closing un- changed to slightly below the prev- ious day. The hog markets at the important points were closed. Opin- ions as to the ultimate effect of the hog quarantine are mixed, but the general idea is that while there may be a temporary scarcity it will be followed by a reaction as soon as the quarantine is lifted. —_—_2--2.—___ J. E. Marvin, flour and feed deal- er, Muskegon, on renewing his sub- scription to the Michigan Tradesman, says “I can not think of doing with- out it.” ee W. Zuller has engaged in the gro- cery business at Greenville. The Judson Grocer Co. furnished the stock. The schedules - ’ buildings with Price $100 per acre. November 11, 1914 Turkeys Fine Quality. Cassopolis, Nov. 10—Hard to tell just the turkey situation for Thanks- giving, but look to,see more turkeys than we had last season. Have bought two or three early flocks that farmers were forced to sell, and these were of good quality and think that turkeys in this section will be fairly good for Thanksgiving. Farmers in this part of the country sell their turkeys on Thanksgiving market. We are going to handle more chick. ens than last season, and look for quite a crop of ducks, but do not pay any attention to the amount of geese in the country although expect to kill enough to supply our regular trade. _Not many eggs coming just now. Shipped around 100 cases last week, but will fall clear short if that amount this week. Hardly look to ship any eggs to speak of from now on, but is only a matter of the kind of a winter we have, and one can never tell what conditions await us. Killing around 3,000 head poultry each week, and will commence to dry pack the last of next week. As yet poultry does not run anything extra, but have had a lot of warm weather which makes it dress off very rough. H. M. Randall, Jr. The big cheese to be exhibited at the Panama-Pacific Exposition from Lewis county, N. Y., was made at the West Martinburg factory the end of last week under the direction of H. A. Reese. It weighs about two tons more than any exhibited heretofore. It required 100,000 pounds of milk, the output of twenty-five factories for a day, to make the cheese which is colored and weighs five or six tons. The prize will be held until January, when it will be shipped to Los Angeles, Cal. —_+22.___ Salt Fish—The mackerel situation is very uncertain. Prices are about un- changed from a week ago. The Nor- way combine is getting plenty of mackerel in here, but considerable of it is poor quality and the demand is not heavy. The independents and th® combination are selling at about the same prices. Irish mackerel are scarce and inclined to be firm. Shore mackerel are hardly wanted at all. Cod, hake and haddock are inclined to be easier. ee eimrentnnans Detroit—The Reducing Machine Co., of Detroit, manufacturer and dealer in massaging machines and ap- pliances, has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $5,000. all of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. This concern will conduct business in the Fisher Ar- cade. —— ++. John Leff has engaged in the gro- cery and fruit business at 270 Mon- roe avenue. The Judson Grocer Co. furnished the grocery stock. +4 Battle Creek—The Weickgenant- Sylvester Tailoring Co. has engaged in business at 7 East Main street. BUSINESS CHANCES, For Sale or Trade—300 acres of good, level land, located in Indiana, in a good, growing community. Two (2) sets of splendid surroundings. Only 2% miles from a town of 1,200 in- habitants with two elevators, thereby affording excellent market facilities. 75 acres in corn this year. Will trade for big stock of dry goods or general mer- chandise, or will sell on easy terms. C. E. Hadsell, 502 Shoaff Bldg., Fort Wayne, Ind. 690 |) trade demands. GRAND TRAVERSE BRAND OF Free from all preservatives. Sale guaranteed by jobber to the Retailer. Attractive pla- cards for the Retailer. Just. what your served. Made of sound, well ma- Always ready to be ‘Grape and Russet Drinking Cider =, a Brand ; 41. well established. Protected by quality | to the consumer. tured grapes and late winter varieties of Grand Traverse apples. If you have knowledge of the reputation of the Grand Traverse apples you will pur- chase our Grape and Russet cider for your own personal use. Can secure " same through all Michigan jobbers. sumer apples natural product, the GRAND TRAVERSE brand of Drinking Cider. Our ciders can be secured through wholesalers in Grand Rapids, Detroit, oe Flint, Bay City, Muskegon, Cadillac, Sault Ste. Marie and Traverse City. - NHE Grand Traverse : brand of Drinking Cider is manufactured at Traverse City, Mich., in the center of the fruit sec- tion. Natural resources favor | the city as the gateway of fruit shipments. We have located our plant here where | we can secure the finest fruit in unlimited quantities. We — use the best grade of pears, crab-apples, grapes and ap- ‘ples in the manufacture of our fruit juices. We -are offering at the present time in limited quan-.- tities, the blended fruit juice, — especially our 30% grape juice and 70% sweet apple, russet and sour apple. Our ciders are thoroughly clarified through the latest improved system, perfectly sterilized so as to retain its natural color and flavor.:> All receptacles and pipe lines are copper; everything per- fectly sanitary in our plant. The manufacturer has given twenty years of his life i in Seblecting an absolutely positive process for furnishing to the con- | Passer-by a _ Prospective Every ~ Gustomer 20 MULE TEAM BORAX Should be used with soap wherever soap is used. MULE TEAM Tell your customers that bORAX is the best water softener known, and should be used i in water wherever any cleansing is to be done. BORAX not only softens the water but doubles the cleansing power of soap, and makes everything sanitary and wholesome. It gives them greatly improved results in the way of cleansing without additional expense. You ean get increased business on this profitable article by calling - jtto the tenon of your customers, and they will thank you for it. ‘The Pacific Coast Borax Co. 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