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If the Folks in the World Were as Good as the World

If the folks in the ‘world were as good as the world what a wonderful world it would be!—
If the people would smile like the sun in the sky, if the people would laugh like the tree

_ When it flutters its leaves, when it.nods to the breeze, when it puts on the splendor of Spring—
If the people would follow the sun and the tree, then the world were a wonderful thing!

If the folks in the world were as good as the world what a world it would be for us all!—
Were as glad as the Spring, as the Summer as warm, and as free as the generous Fall;

If the folks in the world, when the Winter had come, would as patiently wait for the May—
If the folks in the world were as good as the world what a world it would be all the way!

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There’s a spring of sparkling water flowing out beneath the hill,
Where the trees are tall and shady and the robins sport at will,
As the breezes, soft and pleasant, in the summer’s sultry heat,
. Play about in cooling eddies where the light and shadows meet.
On a stone within the shadows sits a can of ancient tin,
- With a band of rust about it, and a coat of rust within;
But there’s nothing God has given to appease the thirst of man
_ Like a cooling draught of water from that Old Tin Can.

You may sip the rarest vintage from the sunny soil of Spain,
Quaff the purest ardent spirits malted from the golden grain,

Or consume a foaming tankard of the brewer’s purest mead;
Drink the brandies of the orchard ’til your blood is warm indeed;
You may praise with fitting ardor either French or native wine,
And all the ancient product of the Moselle or the Rhine;

But there’s nothing more refreshing ever made since time began
Then a cooling draught of water from that Old Tin Can.

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SPECIAL FEATURES.
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2. The Jitney Bus.
4. News of the Business World.
5. Grocery and Produce Market.
6. Detroit Detonations.
8. Editorial.
10. Hardware.
12. Clothing.
13. Woman’s World.
14. Financial. —
16. Dry Goods.
18. Shoes.
20. The Meat Market.
21. Behind the Counter.
22. Butter, Eggs and Provisions.
24. The Commercial Traveler.
26. Drugs.
27. Drug Price Current.
28. Grocery Price Current.
30. Special Price Current.
31. Business Wants.

 

 

SUCCESSFUL SALESMEN.

 

Frank S. Ganiard, Supreme Counselor,
U. Cc Tt

In the earlier days of organized effort
among traveling men, neglect of strict
business principles, led to their inevitable
disruption and dissolution. The surviv-
ing associations, avoiding the errors of
their predecessors and conducted on
businesslike lines and with wholesome
respect for the law, continued to the
time when their purposes were fulfilled
or, having cause for uninterrupted use-
fulness, are still in existence and pros-
perous in numbers, in finances and in
general influence, the influence of spec-
ific organizations extending well beyond
the lines actually represented. Their
successes and consequent continuance
are largely dependant upon the activities
of their general officers and specifically
in many instances upon the character,
ability and exercised loyalty of their
chief presiding officers. This notably
has been and is exemplified in the case
of the U. C. T., whose executives, from
its inauguration, have been practical
traveling men with practical business
ideas that they have applied to the or-
ganization’s interests in practical ways.

In its annual elections of officers the
U. C. T. has always chosen for its presi-
dents members representative in the best
sense of the most approved phases and
traditions of the fraternity. It con-
tinued the unbroken line when at the an-
nual meeting at Columbus last week it
advanced Frank S. Ganiard from Junior
Supreme Counselor to Supreme Coun-
selor, thus placing in the most responsi-
ble position within the gift of the or-
ganization a man who is a thoroughly
representative traveling man by both
association and experience.

Frank S. Ganiard was born in Con-
cord, Mich., Feb. 4, 1865. He is a son
of Almond M. and Evelina C. Ganiard.
He was of a family of seven children,
four of whom are still living. He left
school at the age of 15. His father’s
sickness made it necessary for the chil-
dren and. mother to work. He worked
in a grocery store until he was 19 years
of age and then went to Dakota for six
months, where he worked in a general
store at Groton, Brown county. He

 

GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1915

then went back to Concord and engaged
in business, but subsequently sold out
and started traveling for Clark, Baker
& Co., wholesale grocers, Jackson, Aug.
1, 1887. He traveled for this concern
two and one-half years, subsequently
joining forces with W. J. Gould & Co.,
of Detroit, with whom he remained
nine and one-half years. On the retire-
ment of the Gould house from business
—April 1, 1902—-Mr. Ganiard engaged to
represent C, Elliott & Co., of Detroit,
with which house he remained until
about a year ago, when he purchased
a half interest in the retail grocery estab-
lishment of Lamb & Spencer, at Ann
Arbor. He recently disposed of his
interest in this business and his plans
for the future are not known to the
Tradesman at this writing.

Mr. Ganiard became a charter member

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Frank S. Ganiard

of Jackson Council, No. 57, U. C. T.,
when it was organized May 1, 1894, and
holds certificate No. 3,321. He was
elected Secretary-Treasurer in March,
1898, and served four years. He was
elected Grand Sentinel in Detroit in
May, 1903, went through the chairs and
was elected Grand Counselor at Sagi-
naw in 1907, presiding at the meeting
held in Battle Creek in 1908. He was
a delegate to the Supreme Council meet-
ing in 1907 and was elected Supreme
Sentinel in 1911, thus becoming Su-
preme Page in 1912, Supreme Conductor
in 1913 and Supreme Junior Counselor
in 1914.

Mr. Ganiard was presented with a
beautiful gold medal, fully inscribed and
set with a diamond, by the subordinate
councils in the Michigan Grand Juris-
diction at the Grand Council meeting
in Bay City, 1912.

Mr. Ganiard was married to Metha
M. Findley, of Concord, Dec. 20, 1889,
and has two children, Florence I. and
Donald F. He moved to Jackson in
April, 1894. He has been on the session
roll of the First Presbyterian church
since 1899.

perous in business.

Mr. Ganiard believes it to be his duty
to hold himself accountable to those
in both the church and order of U. C.
T. of America, who have expressed their
confidence in him by placing him in
offices of honor. He believes that life

is not subscribing to a creed, but living

up to the tenets of his faith and that
with a full regard for the other man.

In every successful man’s career there
stand out certain constructive character
traits which, more than any other, have
contributed, and continue to contribute,
to his success. These traits are not in
all instances alike. In one instance they
may be great tenacity of purpose, coup-
led with untiring energy and courage
to persist in face of apparent failure;
in another, geniality, ability to create
friendship where another would cause
enmity and gain respect and command
a hearing where another would be look-
ed upon with scorn or derision, and a
host of other combinations, each one
manifesting itself in the successful in-
dividual, or in the individual who in-
evitably succeeds, to such an extent as
to overshadow all the other traits in
him and counteract the ill effects of
his errors and indiscretions.

In the case of Mr. Gainard these pre-
eminent traits are as follows: A healthy
restlessness, a genial disposition, steadi-
ness and close attention to business,
initiative, and the ability to deal with
his customers in the new way—never
losing sight of the human element that
enters into the problem, getting things
done by suggestion and example rather
than by authoritative command, thereby
getting them to work with him instead
of against him.

Wedding Anniversary of Hilliards
Merchant.

Mr and Mrs. H. E. Parmelee, at
Hilliards, entertained about forty of
their relatives and friends last Sat-
urday, June 26, to commemorate the
event of the twenty-fifth anniversary
of their wedding.

Mr. Parmele is one of the pioneer
merchants in that section of Michi-
gan. His parents were early settlers,
who came to Hilliards from Ohio
fifty-seven years ago in October,
when Michigan was largely a forest.
The parents were impressed with the
richness of the soil in that section
and became substantial farmers.

Howard E. Parmelee was born on
the homestead November 15, 1864.
He began his business career at Hil-
liards January 28, 1888, and was mar-
ried to Marion Waterman, a popular
teacher in the public schools, June 26,
1890. Mr. Parmelee has been pros-
He has a kindly
nature and is courteous and painstak-
ing in his business. He is quiet and
conservative. A man of rare judg-
ment, he enjoys the confidence and

Number 1658

friendship of the people in his com-
munity and the respect of the whole-
salers and jobbers with whom de
carries with
him an atmosphere of dependability.
He is the soul of honor, one of those
men of whom it may be said that his
word is as good as his bond.

Mr. and Mrs. Parmelee have two
daughters, Ruth and Clara, who are
popular with their friends. Both are
graduates of the Allegan high school
and the State Normal School at Kala-
mazoo.

deals. Mr. Parmelee

Miss Ruth is now teaching
physical training at Albion college
and Miss Clara has a position in the
Van Raalte school at Holland.

Mr. Parmelee is essentially a home
person. He finds his greatest enjoy-
ment in the society of his family.
He likes out door sports, is fond of
fishing and driving his automobile
and regrets that he does not have
more leisure to enjoy these pastimes.

Mr. Parmelee is a great admirer
of thoroughbred stock. He is an en-
thusiast on the subject of choice poul-
try and raises some of the finest spe-
cimen of White Wyandottes to be
found in the State. He is broad mind-
ed and well informed on the topics of
the day. While in no sense a politi-
cian he is deeply interested in all
questions which tend to better gov-
ernment and exerts his influence for
good whenever he has an opportuni-
ty.
He is a thorough merchant. He
availed himself of the first opportuni-
ty to be a reader of the Michigan
Tradesman and has been a constant
subscriber of that trade journal.

The Michigan Tradesman joins with
the many friends in extending con-
gratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Ilow-
ard E. Parmelee.

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Will Retain the Office Without Salary.

F. D. Miller, of Battle Creek, has en-
tered the employ of the Calumet Baking
Powder Co., of Chicago, as a demon-
strator. In a letter to the members of
the Retail Grocers and General Mer-
chants’ Association of Michigan, sent
out under date of May 14, Mr. Miller
stated that his salary as Secretary of the
organization was discontinued May 1,
but that he proposes to retain the office
without salary in order to accomplish
certain results which appear to him to
be essential to the wellbeing of the
organization.

The Williams Optical Co. will be in-
corporated soon with an authorized cap-
ital stock of $5,000. The company is to
succeed the individual operations of
Oscar E. Williams. Those interested
are O. E. Williams, Dr. J. W. Shanks
and Max LeWick. The company will
do a wholesale and retail business and
will have its headquarters at 46 Monroe
avenue.

 
 

THE JITNEY BUS.

 

How It Looks to a California Mer-

. chant.

Long Beach, Calif., June 28—The jit-
ney bus has attained to the dignity of
being considered a problem. A few
short months ago the street car mag-
nate was a -haughty personage, resting
securely on his franchises and the peo-
ple’s necessities. Now, in places where
the jitney has made its appearance, this
same magnate is lying awake nights
trying to devise means to check the en-
croachments of his small but formid-
able competitor.

This latest upstart in passenger trans-
portation is gathering in multitudinous
nickels that the street car companies
want and have been accustomed to have.
In consequence the magnate’s former
_plethoric income has been reduced
alarmingly.

In view of the keen and widespread
interest that is being manifested in all
that pertains to the jitney, I will give
some account of its operations here in
my adopted home city, Long Beach,
California.

Long Beach does not claim to be the
birthplace of the jitney. That distinc-
tion belongs, I believe, to Phoenix,
Arizona. But Long Beach was the first
city on the Coast to have 5 cent auto
transportation. While the jitney bus is
said to have taken its “effectual begin-
ning” in Los Angeles in July, 1914,
jitneys were running here in the March
previous. Long before July a consider-
able number had gone into jitney driv-
ing, and their earnings were telling
seriously on the receipts of the street
car lines,

From the beginning, the jitney has
been a great success in Long Beach.
Indeed, without any exaggeration, it can
be said that the jitney bus is here to
be seen at its best—the meaning intend-
ed being not an arrogant claim that no
other city has so good, but rather that
no other place has attained to better
and safer and more satisfactory jitney
service.

This success has not come by chance.
Local circumstances have: been espec-
ially favorable to the rapid development
of auto transportation and its steady
continuance in public favor.

Of these auspicious conditions, the
first is Southern California weather.
which means no snow, ice nor sleet, and
a light annual rainfall. Automobiling
is here an-all-the-year proposition, and
it is practicable to carry passengers all
through the winter in unheated vehicles.

During the two or three years pre-
ceding the advent of the jitney, the city
had made a phenomenally rapid growth.
Street car facilities had not kept pace
and in some sections were woefully in-
adequate. The size, shape, and make-up
of the city give a number of routes of
convenient length for short drives, along
which large numbers of passengers are
to be picked up. The general lay of the
land is quite level and the streets are
either paved or oiled. Autos are abund-
ant, while profitable employment is
somewhat scarce.

Last but not least, as an indispensable
factor in the success of the jitney in
this city, it should be stated that the
new occupation of jitney driving has
here attracted a good number of high-
class men—steady, intelligent and with
a due sense of their responsibility. Most
of those who have gone into it are good
drivers, some are experts with a ma-
chine,
jitney driving averages better in Long
Beach than private driving. The speed-
ing and utter recklessness often to be
seen on the part of drivers of private
cars on outlying streets, are not observ-
able with the jitneys.

However, not all the jitney men are
as careful as they should be. The ex-
ceptions are largely among the “kid”
drivers—young fellows who have hardly
arrived at years of judgment. The city
permits the — licensing of boys 16
years old as drivers. While not all the
' young drivers are reckless, nor all of

the older ones careful, placing the re-

 

I do not hesitate to say that.

quired age at 21 would § make
for safety. Twenty-five would be even
better.

The jitneys here are subject to cer-
tain ordinances and regulations as to
number of passengers they may carry,
speed, routes, etc. Offenders have not
been dealt with at all strenuously. In-
deed the general orderliness of the
service has been due, not to efficiency on
the part of the police, but rather to the
high character of many of the drivers.
Not all cities where the jitney has ap-
peared have been so fortunate in this
respect,

_. It can not be made too emphatic that
jitney service will be good or poor
largely according to the character of
the men who engage in the business.
A reckless or incompetent driver means
faulty service and possible loss of hu-
man life. Any city in issuing licenses
should require sobriety and competence
in handling a machine as prime qualifi-
cations, and drivers who violate neces-
sary regulations should be deprived of
their licenses promptly.

_ The objection that it is unsafe often
is urged against the jitney by its ene-
mies. Here the showing as to safety
has not been bad. The number of jit-
neys in operation is at least sixty to
seventy, sometimes more. During the
somewhat more than fifteen months
that they have been running, on an
average of several thousand passengers
have been carried each day. While ex-
act figures are not obtainable, the total
number doubtless closely approaches
three millions. Only three fatalities
have occurred with which jitneys had
any connection. In one of these the
jitnev driver clearly was not at fault.
In the case of the other two, which
resulted from the collision of a jitney
auto with a street car, exemption from
responsibility was not so obvious. How-
ever, the coroner’s jury exonerated the
driver from blame, as also the motorman
of the car. In minor jitney accidents, I
believe there have been not even serious
injuries.

To own and operate a jitney car in
Long Beach, one must pay $2, the an-
nual state fee for a chauffeur’s license;
also the special state tax on automobiles,
gauged according to horse power and
amounting to $10 for the ordinary five-
passenger car; also the regular ad
valorem property tax, state, county and
city; also a city license fee, $25 for a
five-passenger car; also he nmmust pay
for liability insurance, giving protection
up to $5,000 in case of injury to one
passenger and to $10,000 in case of
injury to two or more. This costs him
$50 a year. And I understand that a
new law goes into effect the first of
next January, placing another annual
state tax on jitney autos of $7 a seat.
This will amount to $28 for a five-
passenger car, the driver’s seat not being
counted,

The street car lines in Long Beach
are owned and operated by the Pacific
Electric Railway Company, the wealthy
corporation that owns the vast trolley
system connecting hundreds of outlying
cities and towns with Los Angeles. So
the little jitneys have been in direct
competition with one of the strongest
and most ably managed aggregations of
brains and capital to be found in the
whole realm of Big Business.

Operating for so short a time and
under the handicaps just noted, the jit-
neys have given so good a service that
were they to stop running it would be
little short of a calamity to the city, and
certainly a serious inconvenience to
thousands of people.

' The strong point of the jitney is its
acceptable service. The people like it.
That it should be popular on streets
remote from a car line is not surprising.
but why three out of four persons will
give the jitney the preference when
there is an equal choice—why a jitney
can run along just ahead of a street
car, and, to the chagrin of conductor
and motorman, “snipe” most of the

waiting passengers, is not so easily ex-

plained. The greater ease of getting
in and out, the fact that the jitney will

' element.

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

stop in the middle. of a block to let
off or take on, the not having to wait
so long, the quicker transit, the ease and
exhilaration of auto riding—these all
are assigned as reasons. There is an-
other, the personal element it may be
called, which is, I think, a powerful
factor in jitney success.

In this the jitneys are strong at a
point where the street cars are weak.
This article is not a tirade against cap-
ital and capitalists.
defender of the rights. of money must
acknowledge that the general attitude
and management of street car com-
panies has not been such as to make
the public particularly grateful for the
mighty service which the street cars
render, nor to cause that same public to
be at all reluctant to take up with some
other kind of transportation. When
the Grand Rapids Street Railway Com-
pany a year ago placed an advertisement
in the Tradesman warning parents of
the danger of allowing their children to
play in the streets along the car tracks,
this act of kindness and humanity, com-
ing from a traction corporation, struck
one as very much out of the ordinary.

The jitneys have been quick to see.
and press their advantage in the human
Most street car conductors
are polite enough in a perfunctory way
—doubtless they do as well as the nature
of théir duties permits—but a jitney
driver who understands his business can
put it all over the best street car con-
ductor on earth in the way of courtesy.
The driver’s patrons are his guests, for
whom he can not do enough. Passen-
gers on a jitney are almost always good-
natured and sociable. I have known a
man holding another weighing 180
pounds on his lap to declare that the
other was not heavy in the least. Men
give up their seats to women in a way
that convinces one that chivalry is not
dead.

You receive a pleasant greeting and a
cordial “good night.” from the driver,
and on a jitney as in few other places
you are made to feel that your patron-
age is appreciated. You have the satis-
faction of knowing that your money
goes, not into the insensate maw of
a soulless corporation, but to satiscy
the human needs of the jitney man and
his family, to buy food and fuel and
shoes for little feet. And as to the
value you receive in return, it would be
hard to find a more striking illustration
of the possibilities. of a 5-cent expendi-
ture, than a good jitney ride along the
ocean front of one of our beach cities,
with the Pacific in full few. It is a
nickel raised to the tenth power.

Ella M. Rogers.
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The Western coast of South Ameri-
ca is evidently appreciative of the
closer relation which the Panama Ca-
nal gives it with the Eastern ports
of the United States. One vessel
which recently left New York for the
West ports of South America car-
ried a half-million pounds of calcium
carbide, 300,000 gallons of petroleum;
100,000 gallons of gasoline and naph-
tha; 350,000 pounds of caustic soda;
10,000 bags of cement; $100,000 worth
of iron and steel material and sup-
plies; $40,000 worth of machinery of
various sorts and large quantities of
dry goods, groceries and miscellan-

eous manufactures.

But the warmest’

- last week.

June 30, 1915

UPPER PENINSULA.

Recent News From the Cloverland of
; Michigan,

Sault Ste. Marie, June 28—James
Joseph Moloney, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John F. Moloney, Sr., and one of the
best known young men in the city,
died at his residence last Sunday of
heart failure. Mr. Moloney was 36
years of age and leaves a widow and
the following brothers and sisters to
mourn his loss: Mrs. Joseph Stef-
fens, Mrs.-B. G. McCarthy and Mis;
Catherine Moloney, of this city, and
Miss Marguerite Moloney, of St. Paul,
John Francis Moloney of Detroit,
and Leo D. of the Soo. The family
have the sympathy of their many
friends.

The city play grounds were opened
Director Koyle, having
all the apparatus in readiness started
the ball rolling. The grounds are
fully equipped, so that the children
will have a paradise alley to while
away the time during vacation period.
Much interest is being taken in the
play grounds here and the business
men are also interested to see that
he affairs are carried on successful-
y.

An amusing incident occurred in
the Canadian Soo last week, at the re-
cruiting station, when a Scotchman
who had decided to go to the front,
entered the station and asked to be
registered. “But, my friend,” said the
sergeant, “I can’t enlist you. You
have only one eye.” “That dinna
matter,” responded the Scotchman,
“Ye hev ta shut one eye when ya’
shootin’ onyway.”

Our worthy Mayor is certainly up-
to date and is considered one of the
busy men on the jobs, as he has tak-
en steps toclose the city offices Satur-
day afternoon, so that all the patrons
will be obliged to discontinue their
Saturday afternoon visits in the city
offices: It is understood that these
instructions will be effective until the
first snow and it is hoped that there
will -be no. premature snowstorms
meanwhile,

Our popular sheriff, John H. Bone,
has no time for a vacation this year,
as he has been taking more trips this
year than any of the other officials
and is now in New York City after
the Rev. Harper Reed, of Blind River,
Ont., who is charged with passing
between $1,000 and $2,000 worthless
checks on local merchants and is be-
ing held in New York by the local
authorities. Mr. Bone will stop at
Lansing, where he will have Governor
Ferris *sign the requisition papers,
and also in Albany, New York, for
Governor Whitman to authorize same.
Rev. Reed evidently was what they
call one of the wolves in  sheep’s
clothing.

The many friends of Joseph Maltas,
one of our popular young druggists,
were surprised when the announce-
ment reached the Soo that Joe had
been united in marriage to Miss Ca-
milla Winslow of Flint. The couple
are now on their honeymoon trip,
taking in Detroit and other Southern
Michigan cities before returning to
the Soo, where they expect to make
their future home. The newlyweds
are receiving the hearty congratula-
tions of the entire community.

Clyde says, “There are only two
places where holding hands _ really
counts—in a poker game and during
a wedding ceremony.”

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up a building near his residence which
will be occupied as a grocery store.
There is always room for one more
at Engadine, which is rapidly getting
to the front.

Mrs. L. A. Patterson has decided to
name her house at Engadine the Com-
mercial Inn and will make a specialty
of catering to the travelng men. It
is near the railroad station and new-
ly furnished throughout and from all
accounts the menus’ will be about
what will catch the traveling frater-
nity, something like what mother
used to make. This will give Enga-
dine three good hotels.

The hustling town of Brimley,
twelve miles from the Soo, entertain-
ed the grangers at a picnic last Sat-
urday, but as they overlooked mak-
ing arrangements for the weather man
he thought it advisable to give them
plenty of water on account of Brim-
ley being dry, which spoiled much
of the pleasure that was anticipate
otherwise.

The charity ball at Gould City last
week was a pronounced success, the
proceeds going toward sending a sick
lady to a special hospital.

Mr. Moore, the stage driver at Gil-
christ, has substituted an auto on
the route and from all accounts will
be able to avoid the telephone poles
and trees along the road until he be-
comes more familiar with. the han-
dling of the fiery steed.

Fred Cooper, of Curtis, is building
camps to commence operations in the
near future.

From all accounts almost every
small town within sixty miles of the
Soo is going to have a Fourth of July
celebration on a large scale and were
it not for the fact that the Fourth
of July committee here has secured
a circus for that day, the numerous
small town would, undoubtedly, have
a larger home staying, but the com-
mittee here has everything in readi-
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works have arrived. Last year part
of the shipment went astray which
proved somewhat
presenting the display that had been
arranged for. The day fire works
are also another big feature which
has been arranged and will be dis-
played on July 3. on which day the
Soo merchants have arranged for
special doings as a business day. Sun
Bros. circus has volunteered to donate
the use of its band for the parade on
Monday, July 5 and, if we are not dis-
appointed by the weather man, the
Soo will have the largest crowd on
July 3, 4, and 5 of any time in its his-
tory.

W. E. Raub, the popular traveling
salesman for the National Grocer
Company, will not have to wait for
the late trains, hereafter, as he has
invested in a new fordington and will
be able to raise the dust along the
country roads in his territory. Will
is an expert chauffeur and a careful

- driver.

The steamer Northland made her
first trip to Mackinac Island last Fri-
day, which afforded the islanders much
pleasure in seeing this familiar mon-
arch on her regular summer trips,
which will help swell the crowds at
the popular resort.

Wm. Moher, son of J. H. Moher,
one of our popular meat dealers, died
this week. The young man had been
in ill health for the past year and
had been away most of the time seek-
ing relief. The deceased had many
friends who are pained to learn of
his demise and the family have the
sympathy of their many friends.

Thomas Chandler, President of the
Edison Sault Electric Company and
one of the Soo’s most popular and
well known young men, was united
in marriage to Miss Ethel Anderson,
of Evanston, Ill., last week at the
home of the bride. The wedding
ceremony took place at the First
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attended by R. T. White, of this city.
After an extended wedding tour the
young couple will take up their resi-
dence in this city about August 1.
Pickford reports the latest bear
story, which seemed to be getting
numerous around Polly Wog Flats.
They have taken several of Roy
Smith’s young pigs and some of Pick-
ford’s young men decided that enough
was too much and armed themselves
with their sturdy rifles and evidently
were successful in sighting the old
bruin without losing much _ time,
and as they were all crack shots the
bullets took immediate effect, but
after taking careful observation of the
big: game, they discovered that the
bear was Wm. Ball’s large dog, who

was satisfied to be killed for a sheep .

instead of a lamb.

“Lots of people who complain that
they don’t get all they deserve should
really congratulate themselves.”

The supervisors of Chippewa coun-
ty voted to deed the fair grounds to
the Chippewa Agricultural Society,
which will enable the society to bond
the grounds and put up a suitable
exhibition building, which is expected
to be completed in time for the fall
fair. The new building will be a
credit to the Association and the en-
tire county.

J. Dion, formerly in the meat busi-
ness here, being proprietor of the
Royal meat market, but who left for
Canada a few months ago, has return-
ed to this city and taken the manage-
ment of the meat department of A.
Pare, in the east end. Mr. Dion will
be pleased to see his many friends at
his new location.

“Tf you feel that you must swat
something, swat the fly. The fly has
no friends and doesn’t even know
how to be neutral.”

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Trade Slack.

Business was slack, but Clarence
Baker, the barber, hearing a custom-
er’s footsteps, immediately busied
himself with the razor strop.

His spirits dropped, however, when
informed that the man wanted noth-
ing more than to have his hair trim-
med.

“Shave yourself, don’t you, sir,” he
enquired, as he snipped the hair round
the customer’s ears.

“Yes. How did you know that?”

“No barber would turn out a job
like that in these hard days. Besides,
we might as well shut up shop if
everybody shaved themselves.”

“Perhaps,” murmured the customer
indifferently, adjusting the towel
around his neck.

Baker snipped and cut in silence,
but after a few moments broke out
again in an aggrieved tone of voice:

“You’re in business, ain’t you, sir?
Well, suppose no barbers ever bought
anything of you, how would you like
it?”

“Shouldn’t mind,” answered the
customer, off-handedly. “I sell mouth-
organs!”

The barber finished hurriedly and
in silence.

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buy a colander. The clerk showed
him two or three kinds of pans, but
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Movements of Merchants.

Metamora—Charles Dudley has en-
gaged in the meat business.

Niles—The Forler Grocery Co. has
engaged in business on Main street.

Eaton Rapids—E. D. Corbin has en-
gaged in the grocery business on East
street.

Middleville—H. B. McGrath  suc-
ceeds O. M. Chandler in the restaurant
business. ;

Manistee—Ben Wolff has opened a
jewelry store and repair shop at 69
Maple street.

Corunna—Benjamin Grant will open
a bazaar store in the Bacon block
about July 7.

Owosso—The Young-Randoiph Seed
Co. is erecting a seed warehouse on
Corunna avenue.

Marquette—G. T. Beyers has opened
a meat market at the corner of Third
and Bluff streets.

Portland—Mose Plant has sold his
meat stock at Ionia and engaged in
a similar business here.

Jackson—The Velvet Ice Cream Co.
has removed to its new plant at 112
East Washington street.

Muskegon—The Muskegon Tent &
Awning Co. has changed its name to
the Bailey Tent & Awning Co.

Lake Odessa—O. A. Lapo has sold
his grocery and crockery stock to J.
H. Griffen, who has taken possession.

Greenville—C. T. Burdick has sold
his grocery stock to J. L. Kraft, re-
cently of Lawton, who has taken pos-
’ session.

Hart—P. Carlton has taken over
the confectionery and news stock ot
C. E. Rounds and will continue the
business.

Freeport—Miller & Rensch, hardware
dealers, have sold their stock to Bert
Phillips, who will continue the busi-
ness at the same location.

Oakfield Center—N. O. Hodge has
sold his stock of general merchandise
and store building to Mr. Longworthy,
who has taken possession.

Hancock—Edward N. Cote has sold
his drug stock to C. A. Wilkinson, who
will continue the business under the
style of the Central pharmacy.

Manistee—-The Noud Lumber Co. has
taken over the James W. Duncan stock
of coal, wood and building material and
will consolidate it with its own.

Cassopolis—Trustee Reshore has
sold the Elmer E. Stamp & Co. stock
of groceries to. Ray Chambers, of
Wayne, who has taken possession.

Durand—George W. Beck, druggist,
died at the Sanitarium, at Battle
Creek, June 19, following a nervous
breakdown of several weeks duration.
_ Muskegon—E. H. Medema has pur-
chased the grocery stock of Sikkenga
Bros. and will continue the business

at the same location, 50 Mason street.

Houghton—The Houghton Depart-
ment Store Co. has been incorporated
and taken over the general stock of
I. Miller and will continue the busi-
ness.

Peck—David Thompson, recently of
Croswell, has purchased the drug stock
of the Griffith B. Cornell estate and
will continue the business at the same
location.

Jackson—Thieves entered the Ber-
gey-Klaasse Co. department store
June 27, and robbed the safe of $150,
overlooking a roll of bills amounting
to $50.

Howard City—L. Barber & Co., whole-
sale produce, butter and egg dealers of
Edmore, have purchased the Rudell
skimming station and will open a branch
plant here.

Detroit—The Westlawn Hardware
Co. has been organized with an au-
thorized capital stock of $5,000, all of
which has been subscribed and $1,500
paid in in cash.

Negaunee—Jacob and John Arneth
have formed a copartnership under the
style of Arneth Bros. and purchased the
J. E. O’Donoghue drug stock, taking
possession July 1.

Potterville—S. R. Cook has sold a
half interest in his stock of general
merchandise to his brother, J. C. Cook,
and the business will be continued under
the style of S. R. Cook & Bro.

Saginaw—John E. C. Haack, who
has conducted a jewelry store here
since 1876, died at St. Mary’s hospital,
June 22, of heart disease, following
an illness of but a few days.

Marquette—Lewis Lewinstein, pro-
prietor of the Central meat market,
was married to Miss Helen 'Leit, June
27, at the home of William Lewin-
stein, 1714 Presque Isle avenue.

Allegan—Ben Oppenheim, of Kala-
mazoo, has leased a store building op-
posite the Sherman House and will oc-
cupy it with a stock of general mer-
chandise and millinery goods August 1.

Stanton—Archer & Wiedenhoeft,
dealers in general merchandise, have
dissolved partnership and the business
will be continued by Harry Wiedenhoeft,
who has taken over the interest of ‘his
partner. / :

Detroit—The American Grocer Co.
has been organized with an authorized
capital stock of $20,000, of which
amount $10,500 has been subscribed,
$4,701.87 paid in in cash and $5,798.13
in property.

Port Huron—T. G. Stacey, formerly
engaged in the meat business at Al-
pena, has openéd a meat market here
under the style of T. G. Stacey & Son,
having admitted to partnership, his son,
Percy S. Stacey. oy

' South Range—Marco. Landini has
sold his stock of confectionery and
soft drinks to Eli Morin, who will
continue the business at the same lo-
cation under the management of Miss
Mary Morin.

Alpena—T. G. Stacey, who has con-
ducted a. meat market here for the past
forty-four years, has sold his stock to
Walter Gabrysiak, who will continue
the business at the same location on
Second avenue, |

Kalamazoo—The site of the new pa-

‘per mill which is to be erected by

John King, and capitalized at abont
$350,000, has been selected. It is on
the Anderson property, east of the
Hawthorn paper mills.

Kalamazoo—C. P. Bidlack, who has
conducted a drug store at 110 Portage
street for the past twelve years, has
leased and remodeled the store build-
ing at 126 West Main street and will
occupy it with his stock July 1.

Cadillac—The Cadillac Plumbing &
Heating Co. has merged its business into
a stock company under the same style,
with an authorized capital stock of
$9,000, all of which has been subscribed,
$275 paid in in cash and $8,725 in prop-
erty.

Coldwater—Ray Stettler has pur-
chased a large tract of land at Crys-
tal Beach which he has fixed up as
picnic grounds and erected a store
building which he will ocupy the en-
tire year with a stock of groceries and
staple notions.

Ann Arbor—Vernon J. McCrumb,
East “University avenue and Vaughan
street, is building a three-story brick

store double the width of his former
store. When no longer needed the

store will be removed to another
street and remodeled as a dwelling
flat.

Detroit—B. J. Doolittle is now in
charge of the women’s custom shoe
department of R. H. Fyfe & Co. Mr.
Doolittle came to Detroit from Cleve-
land, where he was connected -with a
leading shoe store in that city. He
is also well known in the trade in
Buffalo, where he was once a member
of the sales-staff of the Emerson
store.

 

Manufacturing Matters.
Lowell—The King Milling Co.
has increased its capital stock from $50,-
000 to $75,000.
Detroit—The Bower Roller Bearing
Co. has increased its capital stock from

$225,000 to $300,000.

Detroit—The Craig-Thomas Elec-
tric Co. has been organized to man-
ufacture and deal in electrical sup-
plies with an authorized capital stock
of $2,000, of which amount $1,000 has
been subscribed and paid in in cash.

Detroit—The Pathephone Company
of Detroit has been organized to man-
ufacture, deal in and repair phono-
graphs, records, musical instruments,
etc., with an authorized capital stock
of $5,000, all of which has been sub-
scribed and paid in in cash.

Detroit—The Invisible Wall Bed Co.
has been organized to manufacture and
sell all kinds of beds, bed springs, mat-
tresses, etc., with an authorized capital
stock of $50,000, of which amount $30,-
000 has been subscribed, $3,000 paid. in
in cash. and $27,000 in property.

Holland—The Komforter- Kotton
Company has been organized to man-
ufacture and sell cotton, cotton felt

‘and the products thereof, with an au-

thorized capital stock-of $10,000, all
of which has been subscribed, $500
paid in in cash and $9,500 in property.

Detroit—The Concrete Road Equip-
ment Co. has been organized to man-
ufacture and deal in material and
equipment for roads, streets, etc.,

. with an authorized capital stock of

$5,000, all of which has been sub-
scribed, $300 paid in in cash and $4,-
700 in property.
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The Grocers and Butchers Consoli-
date.

The grocers and. butchers came to-
gether like two big brothers at a
meeting of the officers of the two As-
sociations, held Tuesday night in the
office of the Retail Grocers’ Associa-
tion, 537 Houseman building.

The Retail Grocers’ Association and
the Master Butchers’ Association, the
two organizations being in nearly the
same line of business and dealing with
the same class of trade, find their in-
terests are practically equal. The
policy of consolidation meets the ap-
proval of all. By the union of the
two organizations, one strong organ-
ization will be crystallized. The re-
organization will involve considerable
detail, inasmuch as it will be neces-
sary for a new name to be adopted

.and new by-laws created and adopted.

By agreement, old names will be
dropped and a new one chosen. The
new name will probably be the Grand
Rapids Retail Grocers and Meat Deal-
ers’ Protective Association.

A committee of six—James Polly,
Otto Rauser and J. A. Mohardt, rep-
resenting the meat dealers, and W. A.
Wood, L. O. Barber and Wm. P.
Workman, representing the grocers,
were designated to prepare new by-
laws for the organization.

The election of officers will take
place Tuesday night, July 27; at
which time an elaborate banquet..will
be served at the whist club rooms at
71-73 Division avenue, south. The
banquet will be served at 7 o’clock,
the grocers and meat dealers to come
direct from their places of business.

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That even the Kaiser reads’ the
newspapers is evidenced by the fact
that the German government has re-
cently put the Socialist paper Vur-
waerts of Berlin out of business. The
reason for this summary proceeding
was that it published a full page ar-
ticle appealing for peace. It appears
that there is such a sentiment there,
and a very strong one, and the re-
ports are to the effect that it is grow-
ing. The number of Socialists in
Germany is very large and is reported
as constantly increasing. Its follow-
ers and advocates believe the time is
not far distant when it can secure
some influential voice in the manage-
ment of the government. The sus-
pension of the paper by imperial de-
cree is not calculated to make the peo-
ple feel any more friendly, but on
the contrary will anger them and
make them even more _ pronounced
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Review of the Grand Rapids Produce
Market.

Apples—Roman Beauties and Wine-
saps command $2.75 per box.

Asparagus—65c per doz.

Bananas—Medium, $1.25; Jumbo,
$1.75; Extra Jumbo, $2; Extreme Ex-
tra Jumbo, $2.25,

Beets—30c per doz. for home grown.

Butter—There is a heavier produc-
tion of butter and a tendency toward
lower prices in other markets, al-
though at the present writing this
tendency has not yet appeared in this
market. It will doubtless come, how-
ever, and when it does, a decline uo:
Y%@i1c will be probable. The current
make ‘of butter, both as to quantity
and quality, is running very good and
considerable butter is going into stor-
age on a basis of from 1@2c higher
than a year ago. The consumptive de-
mand for butter is very fair. Fancy
creamery is quoted at 26@27c in tubs,
27@28c th prints. Local dealers pay
20c for No. 1 dairy, 17%c for packing
stock. -

Cabbage—$1.25 per 100 lb. crate or
1%4c per Ib.

Cantaloupes—California Rockyfords
are now in ample supp'y, commanding
$2.50 for standards and $2 for ponys.

Carrots—25c per doz.

Celery—25c per bunch for
grown.

Cherries—$1.50 per 16 qt. crate for
sweet and $1.25 for sour. The crop of
all varieties is heavy.

Cocoanuts—$4 per sack containing 100.

home

Cucumbers—50c per dozen for hot:

house.

Eggs—Paying prices have receded
4c during the past week, although
good eggs free from heat are bringing
full prices. The storage season is
over and the trade are now depend-
ing entirely upon the consumptive de-
mand. More eggs were stored this
year than last, although the price was
about the same. Local dealers pay
16s.

Garlic—20c per 1b.

Gooseberries—$1.25 per 16 qt. crate

Grape Fruit—$5 per box.

Green Onions—Silver Skins, 15c per
doz.; Evergreens, 12c per doz.’

Honey—18c per lb. for white clover
and 16c for dark.

Lemons—Californias, $3.75@4.50 per
box. The tendency is upward.

Limes—$1.25 per 100.

Lettuce—Home grown head, 75c per
bu.; leaf, 50c per bu.

Nuts—Almonds, 18c per lb.; filberts
13c per lb.; pecans, 15c per lb.; wal-
nuts, 18c for Grenoble and California,
1%c for Naples.

‘Onions—Texas» Bermudas, $1 per
Fancy California

white stock commands $1.50 per crate

Parsley—30c per doz.

Oranges—Valencies have advanced to
$4.25@$4.50.

Peas—Home grown are in ample sup-
ply at $1.50 per bu.

Peppers—40c per basket for Southern.

Pieplant—75c per bu.

Pineapples—Floridas are now in com-
mand of the market on the following
basis: 36s, $2.85; 30s, $3; 24s, $3.25.

Plants—Tomato and cabbage, 65c per
box of 200; pepper and aster, 90c; pansy
and egg plant, $1; geranium, $1.15;
salvia, $1.25.

Pop Corn—$1.75 per bu. per ear; 4c
per lb. shelled.

Potatoes—Virginia Cobblers are $2

per bbl. Red Texas stock commands
60c per bu.

Radishes—10c for round and 15c for
long.

Strawberries—The crop is nearly all
harvested. Last lots find a ready mar-
ket at $1.50@1.60 per 16 qt. crate.

String ‘Beans—$1.25 per hamper.

Tomatoes—Home grown hot house
command 90c per 8 lb. basket; Texas
fetch 80c per 4 basket crate and $1.20
per 6 basket crate.

Turnips—25c per doz.

Wax Beans—$2.50 per hamper and
$1.25 per bu.

Watermelons—$3.50 per bbl. contain-
ing 8 to 10.

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Guy W. Rouse, President Worden
Grocer Company, is now able to leave
the hospital occasionally and _ will
probably spend a couple of weeks at
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Louis Hohoff, formerly engaged in the
hotel business in Chicago, has purchased
a half interest in the firm of J. De
Groot & Co. 401 Jefferson avenue,
manufacturing a kitchen cleanser.

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W. Frederick Blake, of the tea de-
partment of the Judson Grocer Com-
pany, will be compelled to take an
enforced rest for a month on account
of a minor stomach trouble.

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Edward Winchester (Worden Gro-
cer Company) is making an automo-
bile tour through Canada as far as
Toronto. He is accompanied by his
wife and daughter.

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E. J. Bates has sold his grocery
stock at 841 Division avenue, south,
to L. Banaszak, formerly engaged
in the hardware business on Michi-
gan avenue. :

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The school census at Lansing
shows a gain of 407 pupils over the
previous year.

The Grocery Market.
Sugar—The sure-to-come advance in

. prices has not yet materialized, but it is

“on the way” and will surely be in
evidence as soon as the fruit season
and the hot weather season are fairly
launched. The consumptive demand for
refined sugar is beginning to be good
as the fruit season opens. Raw sugar
is unchanged and quiet.

Tea—Low grades are still very high,
relatively, and will probably continue
to be. The trade appear to be generally
of the opinion that the New York de-
cision published a week or two ago,
allowing artificially colored green teas
to enter the country, will not help the
tea business in the United States. It
appears to be believed that as soon as
the trade generally know that green
teas are artificially colored they will
stop handling them, because they will
be afraid to encounter trouble under
the American food laws. If this feeling
is correct it will give green teas a black
eye in this country from which they
will never recover. Prices have not
changed during the week and the con-
sumptive demand is fair.

Coffee—The market has shown no
particular improvement during the
week. Spot coffees are steady, espe-
cially the better grades of roasting
coffees. Speculative coffee is rather
weaker. Mild grades are unchang-
ed and quiet.

Canned Fruits—Apples are un-
changed and dull. Spot California
canned goods are not wanted, al-
though prices are entirely in buyer’s
favor. The coming crops are report-
ed to be large, and with plenty of
supplies in sight the buyers figure that
they need be in no hurry to enlarge
the supplies they have on hand.

Canned Vegetables—Tomatoes are
held firm, buying being mostly in
small lots for immediate delivery.
Dealings in futures attract little inter-
est. Corn is moving in a dull mar-
ket, with fancy grades showing the
most activity. Western reports say
that this season’s pack is estimated
to be rather small in size owing to
the poor weather conditions which
have existed during the spring. A
rather weak market seems to be exist-
ing in peas, and there is no more than
a normal interest being taken in this
line. The jobbers find themselves
fairly well supplied with the stocks
which they need and do not appear
anxious -to increase what they have on
hand by purchasing goods at the
prices quoted.

Canned Fish—The mark of $1.56
for Alaska red salmon, which was
made at the first of last week, does
not seem to be considered favorably
by the jobbers here, for they refuse
to buy readily at that price. With
supplies on hand which appear to be
sufficient to tide them over for a while
and satisfy their immediate demands
they are waiting for the holders to
grow tired of the laxity in the trade
and come down to the old mark of
$1.45. The trade at present, as a re-
sult of this attitude, is slackening and
only a moderate business is being
done. Dealing upon the basis of the
prices made by the Columbia River
packers is of moderate volume, except

in halves, which appear to be suffer-
ing in the trade from too high a
quotation. The price made was $1.25,
whereas most buyers feel that they
are unwilling to go above $1.15. Do-
mestic sardines are low and compara-
tively weak, with the demand very
low. Imported sardines are exactly
where they have been for some time,
the feeling being very firm. The sup-
ply of French sardines is practically
reduced to nothing.

Dried Fruits—California prunes are
becoming very scarce on the local
spot market and Oregons are even
more closely cleaned up. Small size
Californias are almost impossible to

- buy here, and the business is being

done in the medium sizes for the most
part. Toward the close of the week
it was reported that the export busi-
ness with Europe was declining. In-
ability to have the steamship com-
panies guarantee space was given as
one reason for the slackening of or-
ders from abroad. Peaches and ap-
ricots are dull and unchanged. Prices
are still very low. Nineteen hun-
dred and fourteen fancy seeded raisins
for August and September shipment
at the special price named some time
ago have gone begging, and appar-
ently an important reason is the free-
ly expressed antipathy which whole-
sale buyers bear to the Raisin Asso-
ciation. Although there is a fair stock
of good quality currants in the New
York spot trade, the market seems to
be a bit stronger and has a stiffening
tendency. Reports from Greece show
that the supplies of Amalias there
are about 10,000 tons, but about half
of this has been damaged, leaving
only 5,000 or 6,000 tons of good quali-
ty fruit for shipment. Citron and
peels have been quiet but seem to
have a strong undertone. Italy has
prohibited the export of sugar and
also fruit preserved with sugar, which
it is feared will prevent any large
supplies of citron from reaching here
in the near future. Factors here seem
to be of the opinion that this em-
bargo will not be enforced for any
great length of time.

Cheese—There has been a slump in
the market during the week owing
to the collapse of the export demand,
and prices have declined about 2c per
pound. The market recovered, how-
ever, about 34c. Added to the col-
lapse of the export demand is the fact
that the production is now at its
keight. Cheese is now below last
year.

Provisions—All cuts of smoked
meats are unchanged in price and in
moderate demand. Pure and com-
pound lard are unchanged and dull.
Barrel pork, dried beef and canned
meats are all unchanged and in quiet
demand.

Salt Fish—On account of the small
stock of good Norways and the prac-
tical certainty that the coming sea-
son’s production will be greatly re-
duced, the market is in a very unset-
tled condition. Norway mackerel are
now bringing about $4 per barrel
more than the lowest point and the
demand: for anything good is very
keen. Irish mackerel are not figur-
ing as there are practically none com-
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DETROIT DETONATIONS.

 

Cogent Critcisms From Michigan’s
Metropolis.

Detroit, June 28.—Learn one thing
each week about Detroit: Mailing
machines made in Detroit will seal,
stamp and count letters at the rate of
250 a minute, an absolute check on
the postage account. The machine
is a Detroit invention.

Nearly 500 einployes of William M.
Finck & Co., overall manufacturer, at-
tended the annual excursion given by
the corporation last Saturday. The
outing was held at Put-in-Bay and
was hugely enjoyed by the employes,
their families and friends.

G. Young writes a short filler stat-
ing that the reason the Germans
fought so hard to recover Lemberg
was because of its close similarity
in name to a famous Samson-like
cheese.

L. Levine has let contracts for the
construction of a new store building
on Riopelle street.

It will be well for the many trav-
elers who use the interurban lines
out of Detroit to bear in mind that
on July 1 the new depot in the old
Edson, Moore & Co. building, cor-
ner of Bates street and Jefferson ave-
nue will be opened. The time of leav-
ing and arriving in the city will be
materially changed.

The article in the Muskegon cor-

respondent’s columns of last week’s.

issue of the Tradesman announcing
the candidacy of one of its members.
A. W. Stevenson, for the office of
Grand Sentinel of the U. C. T. comes
at an opportune time and as a warn-
ing to other Michigan councils that
they will have a most formidable can-
didate to defeat, should any of them
decide to place one of their members
in the race. “Steve,” although a mem-
ber of the baby council, has been one
of the hardest and most enthusiastic
workers for the good of the organiza-
tion in the State and as such should
receive due recognition. Although
his territory lies in Western Michi-
gan and he has always made his home
in that section. A. W. Stevenson has
hosts of friends in all parts of the
State who, now that the announce-
ment has been made, will lend their
best efforts toward landing him in
the position he covets and deserves.
That he possesses the qualifications
necessary in an ideal Grand Lodge
officer is well known to his acquaint-
ances and friends.

Should the Germans lose out in Eu-
rope, they will have some large gas
bills to settle for.

F. Stockwell (Edson, Moore & Co.)
accompanied by his wife, is a visitor
in San Francisco, attending the Pan
American exposition.

The announcement has been made
that John A. McMahon (Edson,
Moore & Co.) and Erskine McLeish,
formerly of the same firm, have form-
ed a copartnership and on August
15 will open an up-to-date furnishing
goods store in the James S. Holden
block, formerly known as the Bamlet
building. The store, which was until
recently occupied by J. C. Hasse &
Son, is located on the corner of Grand
River avenue and Griswold street, di-
rectly opposite the Griswold House
and is considered one of the best
business locations in the city. Both
young men are well versed in the
business, Mr. McLeish for years hav-
ing had charge of the men’s furnish-
ing goods department for Edson,
Moore & Co., while Mr. McMahon,
besides being assistant manager, has
acted as special representative for
the same department on the road for
a number of years. Both have friends

by the score in the city, besides pos-
sessing personalities which will tend
to increase the number—an ideal com-
bination for a new firm to begin with.
‘Temporarily at least Mr. McMahon
‘will retain his present position with
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Leish will look after the active man-
agement of the business.

Mr. Mihlethaler, of the Mihlethal-_

er Co., Harbor Beach, was in Detroit
last week looking after the interests
of the company’s large store.
“Abbie” Finsterwald, popular rep-
resentative for the Majestic Cap Man-
ufacturing Co., besides being a sales-
man of reputation, is also a fisher-
man of note and, were it not for the
fact that the corporation he repre-

sents takes the Tradesman, we wouid

be very much inclined to describe
some of his wonderful fishing ex-
ploits, but not knowing how the com-
pany feels toward even a member of
the corporation (for Abbie is a stock-
holder) who is apt to fish during the
hours prescribed by the unions for
labor, we shall refrain from any men-
tion of his fishing trips. We will say
this for Abbie, however, after hear-
ing some of his big “catches,” that
the fish were beauties, even if he
didn’t hook them.

L. Davison, whose place of business
was destroyed with others in the dis-
astrous fire that visited Hillman some
weeks ago, was in Detroit last week
purchasing a new stock. He has re-
built and expects to be ready for busi-
ness within a short time.

One would judge from reading the
newspapers that William Jennings is
giving his typewriter a rigid test.

Gustav Kadau, the popular grocer,
has demonstrated that by close atten-
tion to the grocery business one can
make enough money, aside from the
regular routine of living, to purchage
an occasional luxury and also drop a
bit in the bank to prepare for future
eventualities. Gus, from a humble be-

ginning, is now the owner of two’

stores, one at 136 Townsend avenue,
the other at the corner of 18th and
Poplar streets. The recently-acquir-
ed luxury arrived in the shape of a
brand new six cylinder Studebaker
auto.

A. E. Burns, former general man-
ager for R. H. Fyfe & Co., known as
one of Detroit’s largest retail shoe
stores, is now at the head of a new
shoe firm known as A. E. Burns &
Co., located on the first and second
floors of the James S. Holden (for-
merly Bamlet) building. The opening
which was largely attended, was held
last Saturday. As mentioned  else-
where in these columns, the location
is considered ideal from a business
standpoint. Mr. Burns’ experience
and wide acquaintance will, no doubt,
stand the firm in good stead.

Bryan is not consistent in his atti-
tude toward furthering the peace
movement. He attacked T. Roose-
velt in a speech the other day.

The Eureka Wholesale Grocery Co.
was organized in’ Detroit last week.
The company was exploited by D. M.
Pickell and will be capitalized by local
grocers. A meeting will be held on
June 29 to further complete plans of
the organization.

. L. Keenan, general merchant,
Flat Rock, was in Detroit on busi-
ness during the past week.

William St. James, of the St.
James Lumber Co., Kenneth,  suc-
ceeded in landing a large contract for
railroad ties for his corporation last
week. Mr. St. James makes his home
in Detroit where he looks after the
company’s interests.

Dolph Glogower, formerly with the
Lee Tire & Rubber Co., is now rep-
resenting the Chesterman & Street-
er Trust Co., of Philadelphia, and,
what is better still, Dolph is making
his headquarters in Detroit. He will
cover the larger part of the State tor
the corporation. Mr. Glogower, who
is a brother of S. R. Gloglower, rep-
resentative for Johnson & Johnson,
of Brunswick, N. J., is what is known
in the vernacular of the average road-
ist as a live wire and will prove a
most welcome addition to the already
large colony of live wire traveling
men. A colony, that by the way, can
be counted up in the thousands,

Dolph’s brother, S. R., who has just
returned from a Northern trip, is
most optimistic about business con-
ditions in that section of the State
We don’t know who is to blame, but
whoever it was did a good job when
they placed the “glow” in Glogower—
the local pair of former Kentuckians
are living up to it magnificently.

The only money ever made by gam-
bling was made by the winners.

Over 700 druggists from all sec-
tions of the country were entertained
in Detroit last week by Parke, Davis
& Co. Traveling men from the ter-
ritories represented by the visitors
were also in the city and co-operat-
ed with local members of the force
to entertain the druggists. Included
in the entertainment were boat rides,
a banquet, auto rides on sight seeing
tours. and visits to the plant of the
company.

A. McPherson, owner of a dry
goods store at 2875 Woodward ave-
nue and another on Milwaukee ave-
nue, is closing out the stocks and will
retire from business.

What a pleasure it must be to those
dead Canadian heroes to receive the
laudations of England!

Burglars forced the safe of the Bry-

ant & Bury foundry, at 32 West At-
water street, last Thursday and suc-
ceeded in finding stock valued at $50,
but nothing else of value.

Owing to the illness of Supreme
Counselor Duval, at his home in Hut-
chinson, Kansas, the honor of presid-
ing at the Supreme Council meeting
held in Columbus on June 22 fell on
F. S. Ganiard, of Ann Arbor. Ac-
cording to reports Mr. Ganiard filled
the position with dignity and a full
knowledge of the duties. Mr. Ganiard
was Supreme Junior Counselor of the
order and, following precedent, suc-
ceeded Mr. Duval to the highest of-
fice in the gift of the organization.

Emil Kolbe, druggist at 671 Junc-
tion avenue, has approved the con-
tracts for the construction of a two-
story brick store and dwelling at 679-
681 Dix avenue.

Chicago has a wealthy street car
conductor? Is that fare?

Harry Ruda, the lively merchant at
638 Hastings street, has moved his
family into a flat over his store.
Nevertheless, we are sure Harry does
not feel above his business.

Dave Plaughin, whose home is in
Cincinnati, was in our prosperous
midst for the past month renewing
old acquaintances, making new friends
and doling out copies of orders for
Pluto water. Dave represents the
Pluto Co., of French Lick Springs.

The third annual picnic of the Tim-
ken-Detroit Axle Co.; was held at
Tashmoo Park last Saturday and was
attended by nearly 4,000 employes and
friends. The outing was one of the
most successful yet held.. Contests
of all kinds were indulged in.

Some day when conditions are per-
fect and time hangs heavily on the
hands of Secretary Art Wood, of
Cadillac Council, we may _ receive
some oft-promised and long-looked-
for news items which will benefit the
Council, help fill up our page and
prove of interest to many Detroit
readers.

Jack Blitz, local representative for
Johnson & Johnson, of New Bruns-
wick, N. J., was called to Louisville,
Ky., on account of the death of his
father, Signor Blitz, aged 77 years,
The news came as an especially sad
blow to Mr. and Mrs. Blitz, as prep-
arations were being made to enter-
tain the father, who had promised to
pay them a visit within a few weeks.
The sympathy of the Tradesman 1s
extended to the bereaved family.

Mr. Thompson, of Thompson Bros.,
general merchants of Scotts, was in
Detroit in the interest of the firm
last week.

Burglars entered the store of Otto
Horner, 410 Mack avenue, and stole
$25 in cash and merchandise valued
at $50 last Wednesday night.

June 30, 1915

The Princess Motor Car Co. has
leased the plant formerly occupied by
the Saxon Motor Co., at 1305 Belle-
vue avenue, and will move into it by
July 1. The new location will give
the Princess Co. a much-needed en-
larged factory space.

Because they could find no liquer
many Russians have been drinking
furniture polish. They ought to get
quite a shine with that drink.

Thieves, presumably boys, broke
into the candy store of E. G. Shaffer,
691 Third avenue, last Thursday night
and stole fireworks valued at $20 and
chewing gum valued at $1.50.

Fred Stratmann, with F. P. Rey-
nolds & Co., wholesale fruit and vege-
table dealers, 10 Griswold street, for
the first time in his life can with im-
punity be accused of having cold feet.
On Tuesday evening of last week, as
was Fred’s custom, he looked around
to see if everything was locked be-
fore leaving for the day. He stepped
in the refrigerator for a moment when
the door closed and locked behind
him. He was not missed by the other
employes, who could not hear his cries
owing to the thick walls of the re-
frigerator and was not released until
his brothers and wife became alarmed
at his non-appearance, went down to
the store and rescued him from his
icy prison. Although badly chilled
he soon recovered and is satisfied he
spent a hot time in the’ refrigerator
trying to keep from freezing.

More than 100 members of the Bat-
tle Creek Chamber of Commerce vis-
ited Detroit last Thursday and were
entertained at luncheon by the De-
troit Board. Before noon they were
shown about the city and attended
the ball game in the afternoon. This
is one of a series of entertainments
for nearby trade organizations plan-
ned by the Detroit Board of Com-
merce.

P. H. Struthers, dry goods mer-
chant of Pontiac, was in Detroit on
business last week.

If some of the black hand societies
would move back to their native heath
and enlist in the army with their
bombs and sawed off shot guns, the
enemy would have something to fear.

Ed Edelman in years is a young
man, but in experience is old, also
he is one of Michigan avenue’s pi-
oneer merchants. If there is a busi-
ness depression he knows nothing of
it, hence the gang of men around his
place of business at 382 Michigan, all
busily engaged in building a 40 foot
addition and remodeling the interior
of the store. Ed Edelman carries a
complete line of dry goods and fur-
nishing goods and is classed as one of
the really live merchants of Detroit.

The Dalley Stores Co., Inc., is to
establish a chain of grocery stores
throughout the West, making Detroit
the center of the chain: The com-
pany, backed by Philadelphia capital,
will begin operations at an early date
and will open ten stores in this city
with an addition of fifteen more with-
in three months. Later the company
will enter the field in Chicago, spread-
ing rapidly through the West. A.
W. Norman, Secretary and Treasurer
of the company, said he did not think
the company would use _ trading
stamps. The organization is incor-
porated under the laws of Delaware
for $500,000.

A. A, Krause, dry goods merchant
at 1478 West Warren avenue, is an-

other merchant who is too busy to.

notice any alleged dull times and has
added to his household effects a new
model Reo car.

Twenty million men of military age
in the U. S. Every one able to shoot
—some bullets, some hot air and some
pocket billiards.

Robbers entered the store of Grant
Gehring, 391 Michigan avenue, some
time Wednesday night and decamped
with’ merchandise to the value of $60.
The cash register was forced open,
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bandits were disappointed for their
trouble.

Henry C. Weber & Co., hardware
dealers, who have been occupying
temporary quarters at 161-163 Jeffer-
son avenue, have closed a deal with
the Henry Blackwell Co. whereby
they will occupy a portion of the store
at 230-234 Woodward avenue. The
lease is for a term of years.

Stanley Creagh, formerly with
Burnham, Stoepel & Co., now with
Co. A., 18th Battalion, Canadian Ex-
peditionary Force, is in Sandling
Camp, Hythe, England, and expects
to receive orders to go to the front
at any time. Stanley is now a ser-
geant in his company.

Ground will be broken this week for
a 400 room hotel to be designed along
the lines of the Y. M. C. A. and ex-
clusively for young men. The build-
ing to be known as the Buckingham
hotel, will be erected at Cass avenue
and Peterboro street and will be elev-
en stories high.

Governor Slaton, in other words,
would rather be right than be a poli-
tician.

Loewenberg Bros., Jack and Emil,
who conduct a department store at
1561 .Mt. Elliott avenue, with inten-
tions that were well meant, started on
an auto trip last week with the avow-
ed idea of visiting friends in Elkton.
Their plans carried well until they
struck a patch of mud about eighteen
miles from Detroit. Although the
road at this point was almost im-
passable, Jack, Emil and auto came
through in safety—with the aid of
two husky farm teams, after which
they continued in the direction of
Elkton.

R. M. advises us that his friend,
Ben J. Koenig, has erected a garage
and is waiting for the price of ford
cars to be reduced before making use
of it. Mr. Koenig owns a dry goods
store at 635 Oakland avenue.

The Rands Manufacturing Co.,
Holden and Lincoln avenues, has ap-
proved contracts for the construction
of a three-story reinforced concrete
factory near its present location.

Mr. Palmer, of Palmer Bros., cloth-
iers at Yale, was in Detroit on a busi-
ness trip last week.

Bill Ridell, popular lodge and trav-
eling man and representative for the
J. F. Hartz Co., surgical instruments,
etc., is the very essence of optimism.
Bill says that business is so good,
instead of coming home on Friday
nights, as of yore, he is obliged to
stay out on Saturday.

Many men who are apparently look-
ing for work speak the truth—they
are merely looking, they don’t want
it.
Look, who’s here?

Summer. James M. Goldstein.
SB EFS BS

Schoolboys say there are too many
switches along the road to knowl-
edge.

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

MEAT DEALERS BEWARE!

 

Don’t Aid Jim Sheen With His Chick-»

en Graft.
Written for the Tradesman.

Just before noon on Tuesday, June
22, a horse and buggy appeared at my
residence, occupied by a man and a
woman. A chicken crate containing
about ten fowls was tied on the back
of the buggy. I stepped to the door
and the man motioned to me to come
to the buggy, saying he could not
get out. By his side was a cane and
a-crutch. And then he began his
story which in substance was as fol-
lows: :

He claimed to be a plumber by
trade, home Battle Creek. His knee
cap had been fractured by a fall some
time last year and had healed without
uniting, leaving his leg useless, worse
than a stiff knee or amputated leg.
He had spent all his money doctor-
ing. Having a brother-in-law in Ann
Arbor he came there and was given
the use of a house and lot in the su-
burbs. His only means of support
for themselves and five children was
his wife’s work as wash woman, and
they thought they could add to their
income by keeping a flock of hens.
So he had borrowed a horse and bug-
gy and was out among the farmers
asking for a hen or two or some set-
ting eggs from each one.

He was tall, smooth shaven, 45 to
50 years old, wore a gray suit of fine
material, laundered shirt, collar and
tie and eye glasses. His wife was
small, dark, thin and nervous.

The broken knee cap seemed to me
twice too large as I laid my finger
right down into the break (I thought
of two blocks of woods) and the
horse and rig reminded me of a livery
rig which had been to my place be-
fore, and I was suspicious.

Within an hour after he left my
place I had studied out his scheme
and concluded that he could make
from $10 to $15 a day for a week or
more in the vicinity of Ann Arbor
unless he were stopped. But we have
no telephone, there were strawberries
to pick and deliver, other work press-
ing, and I did not find it convenient
to drive to the nearest phone to com-
municate with the sheriff's office until
about 6 p. m.

And why have we no telephone?
That is another interesting story. On
account of long continued illness of

the manager of our local exchange,
she (the widow of the first manager)
resigned. The telephone company
would not move the exchange to the
residence of a man who was willing
to accept it and for whose appoint-
ment the subscribers petitioned. The
company would not sell the, tele-
phones to subscribers to continue to
use on their privately owned local
lines; would not settle with the man-
ager and relieve her of her burden and
responsibility until every telephone
was returned to the local exchange.
After weeks of delay the last phones
were surrendered April 13. Our com-
munity now has divided telephone ser-

vice; some are connected with Dex-~

ter, some with Whitmore Lake and
some with Ann Arbor, but seven of
us who want direct connection with
Ann Arbor are informed that we
should apply to Dexter, as we are
outside the Ann Arbor limits. Dex-
ter’s manager tells one man that they
will take in one more subscriber in
this vicinity and only one. But we
do not want to pay full yearly rent
for connection with Dexter and then
pay 10 cents toll for every call to
Ann Arbor where we transact most
of our business.

individuals have conferred with the
manager at Ann Arbor, the prosecut-
ing attorney took it up with the State
Railroad Commission, the Civic As-
sociation has had it in hand and still
we have no phone. The latest propo-
sition is for us to build our own lines
into Whitmore Lake, six miles, and
then the Michigan State Telephone
Co. will connect us with Ann Arbor
without toll in addition to rent.

But about Jim Miller, chicken beg-
gar. The sheriff’s force got busy and
learned that Jim Sheen and wife ar-
rived in Ann Arbor Monday, engag-
ed a room; on Tuesday hired a livery
rig, made a contract with a _ local
butcher to take his chickens about 4
o'clock every day, saying he was sell-
ing medicine among the farmers and
when they had no change, took fow!s
in payment.

By telephone, extended or supple-
mented by motorcycle, a message to
come at once to the sheriff's office
reached me Wednesday noon. I
drove the eight miles to Ann Arbor
and after the deputy sheriff, prose-
cuting attorney and judge had con-
sulted together, matters were fixed

so that when Mr. Jim Sheen arrived
at the butcher shop with his contri-
bution of chickens from sympathetic
farmers’ wives he had to walk to the
court house, where he pleaded guilty
to a charge of vagrancy, paid his fine
and promised to leave town next
morning, which he is reported to have
done, carrying his cane and crutches
without using them. He told the dep-
uty he was going to Adrian and in
future he would fix up some insecti-
cide to trade for chickens—not beg
them. Meat dealers should watch for
him. E. E. Whitney.
SB BR EF ES
Boomlets From Bay City.

Bay City, June 28—Mayor F. P.
Kelton, of this city, was unanimously
chosen President of the League of
Michigan Municipalities which closed
a three day convention in Alpena Fri-
day evening. Battle Creek was chos-
en as the next meeting place.

Judge W. D. Gordon, of Midland,
ex-speaker of the Michigan House of
Representatives, who recently pur-
chased the George W. Handy resi-
dence on Center avenue has moved
here and has taken possession of the
property. Is this move part of the
Judge’s plan to capture the Republi-
can Congressional nomination in
1916?

The contract for the construction
of the Bigelow Cooper Co. hardwood
flooring factory to be built in this
city, was recently awarded to the
Bay City Stone Co. The building will
be 700 x80 feet and will cost $50,000.

D. E. Jennings, of Turner, one of
the victims of the 1914 fire, is build-
ing a brick store to take the place of
the one destroyed, and will occupy
it with a general stock when com-
pleted.

J. K. Mead, of Omer, is building a
cement block store, into which, when
completed, he will move his stock of
drugs, dry goods, shoes and groceries.
The Omer Bank is to occupy a new
office building which is nearing com-
pletion. A fine new high school is
peing built and will be ready for the
fall term of school. W. T. Ballamy.

EB & BSB B

Exports to South America in
March and April show a gratifying
improvement when compared with the
earlier part of the war period. Ex-
ports to South America showed a
marked falling off in each month from
August to the close of February, but
in March were about $2,000,000 more
than in the same month of last year,
and April showed another gain of
about $2,000,000, the total for March
and April to all South America be-
ing about 25 per cent. in excess of
the same months of last year.

 

 

WINGOLD FLOUR

Rises to the Occasion

WoRDEN GROCER COMPANY

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PROBING BUSINESS.
An important research into the re-
tail grocery business is now being
made by the Bureau of Business Re-

“search of Harvard. The work began

last August, and at the present time
the Bureau has three agents making
investigations into the practices and
methods of grocery stores, and in-
troducing the Harvard system of ac-
counts for retail grocers.

The Bureau of Business Research
began its investigations of retail trade
in the shoe business in 1911. The
main purpose was to secure actual
facts and material for use in the
School of Business Administration.
The grocery work was next under-
taken, for the interest which the gen-
eral public has in the retail grocery
business, and for an insight into ac-
tual conditions of the business, which
records more failures every year than
any other business in the country.

A few words about the results of
the retail shoe trade investigation will
show what is being done in the gro-
cery line at present. The retail shoe
trade represents all the methods of
modern distribution, and yet it is sim-
ple from the fact that only one line
of goods is handled. The. cost of
distributing many articles to the con-
sumer is equal to the cost of manu-
facture’ and the raw material, and
while the manufacturer has studied
the production end, the distributing
end, representing one-half the cost,
has been neglected.

The shoe investigation disclosed
very poor systems. of accounting,
even where accounts were kept. The
same item did not mean the same to
two stores. Some estimated their
profits by their bank account, without
the least conception of what shoes
yielded the largest profit and what
ones were handled at a loss. Some
stores counted rent in their expense
accounts, and some did not. Others
considered the salary of the manager
a part of the general expenses, and
others did not.

In all, 800 stores have been investi-
gated. As wide as are the variations
in accounting, just as wide are the
costs of doing business. From the
first investigations it was found that
gross profits, including discounts,
varied from 20 to 42 per cent. of the
total sales; total operating expenses,

 

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not including freight and cartage and
interest, 18 to 35 per cent.; sales force,
5 to 10.3 per cent.; rent, 1.8 to 14.6
per cent., and interest, 1 to 7.9. per
cent.

 

The Associated Press canvass of
liquor legislation of the year shows
that with nineteen states already
“dry” and the way cleared for pro-
hibition in three others, the teinper-
ance territory now _ stretches in a
broad belt from the Pacific Northwest
to the South Atlantic and the Guif.
From Washington, Oregon and Idaho
it passes through Colorado, Kansas
and Oklahoma to Iowa and Arkan-
sas on the Mississippi; and east of
the Mississippi it has a clean sweep
through the Southern States. From
Kentucky and the District of Colum-
bia to Key West the only local op-
tion territory is in South Carolina,
and in South Carolina a popular vote
will be taken on prohibition this fall.
Outside this belt lie the States of Ari-
zona, North Dakota, and Maine, while
in Montana, Vermont, and South Da-
kota elections are pending. The four
states that went “dry” this year are
rural, and simply accentuate the fact
of the split on the question between
city and country. On January 1, 1915,
the average urban population in the
prohibition states was but 20.3 per
cent. In the extreme license states
it was 71 per cent. Similarly the ur-
ban population in what the Anti--Sa-
loon League calls near-prohibition
states was but 28 per cent., and in
partially license states 57.5 per cent.
Such facts indicate the natural limits
of the state-wide prohibition move-
ment:

 

A new rule has been promulgated by
the National Jewelers’ Retail Associa-
tion, meeting in Denver. It is “By their
rings shall ye know them.” Hereafter,
according to the jewelers, the proper
ring in the future for a genuine widow
will be a circlet of gold with a streak
of black enamel running through the
center. If the widow is of the grass
variety the streak of enamel will be
green, and if she is drawing alimony
or living on a settlement diamonds will
be set in the enamel. But the jewelers
should not stop there. They should
have a ring which will denote spinster-
hood and there should be some mark to
signify whether the person wearing it
desires to remain a spinster or would
change her name if sufficiently urged.

 

After making all sorts of charges
against Billy Sunday, Bentley D. Ack-
ley, who had been secretary to the evan-
gelist for some time, retracts all his
statements and says they were made “in
unguarded and almost unconscious mo-
ments, owing to an unfortunate weak-
ness and under very peculiar circum-
stances.” He now claims he has no
grievance against the evangelist, that he
never criticised him intentionally and
had no dissatisfaction with him regard-
ing money matters. He disclaims all
responsibility for charges made. Per-
haps Billy Sunday may forgive Ackley
and reinstate him, but it is going to be
hard to make the retraction catch up
with the charges.

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

SETTLING VEXED QUESTION.

To-morrow the Government will
issue a report for which the cotton
trade has been waiting with unusually
keen expectancy. That is the report
on the acreage planted to cotton in
1915. As recently as March it was
expected that, as a consequence of the
utter collapse of the export market
and the price for its principal staple,
the South would plant an acreage of
30 per cent. less than in 1914. This
prevalent estimate was lowered to
25 per cent. and then to 15, as the ex-
port of cotton suddenly increased,
until the monthly outgo far surpass-
ed last year’s. The Financial Chron-
icle last Saturday, from carefully com-
piled reports of correspondents, esti-
mated that the actual reduction had
been 10% per cent.

The mere percentage of acreage re-
duction, stated thus, conveys no great
impression to the average financial
mind.
of the closing months of last year,
when cotton was 6% cents a pound
in thé South, far below cost of pro-
duction, that its significance impresses
itself. The 1914 cotton crop was 15,-
873,000 bales, and 1,328,600 bales had
been carried over from 1913. That
made a total supply of 17,200,000 bales
of which, up to the close of last De-
cember, only 4,700,000 bales had been
taken for export and domestic con-
sumption, as compared with 7,900,000
similarly purchased in the same pe-
riod of 1913, from a much smaller
crop.

But the Southern planter had spent
his money to raise the crop; his live-
lihood depended on marketing it. If,
as seemed probable last autumn, one-
third of the crop of 1914 was to be
left on the planters’ hands, the eco-
nomic prostration of the South was
inevitable. Plans to avert such dis-
aster, hastily contrived in the autumn
months, were numerous. Some of
them seem to-day entirely fantastic,
but they were taken in deadly earn-
est then.

The “buy-a-bale-of-cotton” move-
ment, which President Wilson him-
self helped by paying $50 for a cot-
ton bale to put in the White House
cellar; Representative Henry’s pro-
posal to raise $500,000,000 National
currency to loan on cotton; the $150,-
000,000 “bank pool” to lend money to
the planters; the Paish scheme to
send cotton to England in payment of
debts, instead of gold—all of these
had their day in court.

The Washington conference of
governors and congressmen of cot-
ton-producing states followed; it un-
dertook to devise means of compul-
sory curtailment of the yield in 1915.
Senator Hoke Smith brought out his
proposal to impose a war tax of 2

~cents a pound on all cotton grown

in 1915, in excess of half the amount
raised in 1914. Governor Colquitt, of
Texas, recommended legislation pun-
ishing by one to five years in jail
anyone who planted more than twen-
ty. acres to cotton in 1915. Compul-
sory acreage reduction was propos-
ed in South Carolina and Georgia.
The Southern Cotton Association ac-
tually endorsed, as an alternative plan

It is by recalling the situation ,

June 30, 1915

the idea of planting no cotton at all
this year.

How unnecessary all this commo-
tion really was, appeared in Febru-

-ary, when the $150,000,000 “bankers’

relief pool” was wound up after hav-
ing loaned only $28,000 on “‘distress-
ed cotton.” How greatly the market
situation has changed is shown by
the fact that as against a decrease
from the previous year of 3,200,000
bales, in exports and home consump-
tion, between August 1 and the close
of December, the export and domes-
tic markets have taken in the six
months since the opening of January
2,750,000 more bales of cotton than
they took in 1914 .

How much prices have changed is
seen by comparison of to-day’s 9%
cent. price in the South with 6% in
December.

 

The villages in Central Michigan are
manifesting a disposition to insist upon
observance of their ordinances with ref-
erence to the speed of automobiles pass-
ing through, and with this effort none
can fairly find fault. On the broad
highways in the country, by common
consent the chauffeurs can go as swiftly
as they please, or as they dare, because
the great part of the risk in such cases
is their own, and it seems allowable for

‘people to take such hazard as their sense

or lack of it suggests. In the villages,
however, there is more traffic, more
people crossing, and particularly more
children in the streets, and consequently
more likelihood of accident. Now and
then there are officers more active and
vindictive than wise, but such instances
are exceptional. It is the perfect right
of any municipality, large or small, to
make its own rules and regulations in
this respect, and those who travel in
that locality can find no fault with being
bound thereby. Those who drive reck-
lessly, at more than fifteen or twenty
miles an hour, through a village, ought
to be stopped and apprised of their
offense, and now and then a fine is
calculated to have a salutary influence.

 

A bulfin a china shop is a little worse
than a buck deer in a millinery store,
but not much. A millinery store in
New London, Conn., was honored by a
call from a buck deer, which ran down
the street and entered by plunging
through a plate glass door. The deer
cavorted wildly among the millinery,
not stopping to try on any special hats,
but sweeping them to the floor and
trampling on them, evidencing his strong
dislike for the creations of the milliner.
Two policemen clubbed the buck to
death, but not before the stock had been
ruined.

 

Chewing tobacco while giving tes-
timony in court is expensive business, as
a New jersey witness recently learned.
He was 18 years old, but considered
himself big enough, old enough and
smart enough to give testimony with his
mouth full of tobacco. When the judge
told the young man to remove the to-
bacco he said he would‘not and kept
his jaws working. A fine of $25 was
imposed and the young man spent four
hours in jail while his friends. were
raising the price to pay the fine.

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June 30, 1915

WHAT IS PRICE CUTTING?

Whatever may be the truth about
the desirability of maintained prices,
it is not denied that there is much to
be said truthfully on both _ sides.
Again, it is by no means certain just
what “cutting prices’ means. For in-
stance, in Chicago a big retail grocer,
about to move into a new store, has
decided to sell at a sacrifice every bit
of his old stock and start afresh. So
he started to clean house by adver-
tising 8,000 articles at reduced prices.
Here was a legitimate reason for re-
ducing prices, quite distinct from the
reasons for the price cutter’s ordinary
motives. Is it price cutting and would
fixed prices prevent such a liquida-
tion?

Again, there is a growing feeling
among grocers—it is one of the latest
evolutions in the process of analysis
and study—that there are legitimate
prices of two types—the one with ex-
pensive service and the other where
service is pretty well eliminated. More
and more stores are opening, stating
frankly that they make no free deliv-
eries, extend no credits or other ac-
commodations, and feel bound to give
the customer the benefit of the lower-
ed manufacturing cost. Several stores
about the country maintain two lists
and probably many manufacturers—if
they could be sure that lowered prices
were due to the legitimate saving in
eliminated service, and not to the
trickery of selling goods at less than
cost for baiting purposes—would of-
fer no objection to such reduced scale
of prices. The trouble lies in the fact
that departures from the strict letter
of an established plan are, to say the
least, dangerous, and it is difficult to
distinguish between the honest reduc-
tion and the questionable “cut price.”

One of the most ‘interesting argu-
ments against fixed prices advanced
by its opponents in recent communi-
cations on the subject in these col-
umns has been the belief that manu-
facturers would not enforce their sales
plans inflexibly and impartially, if the
law gave them an opportunity. It
has always been a source of much an-
noyance to such manufacturers as do
seek to enforce their resale prices;
that by hook or by crook the jobber’s
salesman would find some way to cut
prices, in spite of an apparent loyal-
ty to the plan.

The Canadian Grocer tells an in-
teresting story of the way it worked
in a certain instance in that country.
As the story is told by a retail gro-
cer:

“There was a certain line of goods
on which I used to get a rebate of 25
cents on the case. These goods
eventually were sold on the fixed price
basis and with the coming of the Se-
cret Commissions act this rebate was
against the law. A salesman came into
my store one day to sell me five cases.
I asked him the price. Then he of-
fered to bet me $1.25 that I wouldn’t
accept his price. I wasn’t going to
be bluffed, so I immediately took up
his bet and we each laid $1.25 on the
counter. He quoted me the regular
list price which was fixed on these
goods and I bought them. Of course
I also won the bet of $1.25 which

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

meant a rebate of 25 cents off each
case.

“This was the method the salesman’

adopted to defeat the provisions of
the ‘Secret Commissions act which
makes it a crime to give a buyer a se-
cret commission so as to get him to
purchase an article, the price of which
has been fixed by the manufacturer
by contract.”

The rivalry for the control of the
reputation that is in a branded spe-
cialty—and consequently its mercan-
tile attractiveness—is really the crux
of the whole issue. Big retailers claim
their right to sell “what they have
bought” at their own sweet will, un-
hampered by conflicting property
rights. Manufacturers claim that they
do not part with all their interest in
a product when the title to the com-
modity changes. Which is right?

The manufacturers’ coupon in the
package is one form of manufactur-
er’s control. The department store
objects to being dominated at all; no
matter what particular form the con-
trol may take. The brand name, the
established price, the manufacturer’s
own sales efforts by his specialty men
and the coupon in the package are all
evidences of the intangible former
(and continuing) ownership.

Should that right exist or not? It
is all a part of latter-day mercantile
evolution and has never been settled.
it is a big question on which there
need be no accusation of inconsisten-
cy because different phases baffle the
honest student of the stiuation. In
settling it there will be laid corner
stones for some highly potential mer-
cantile principles in the future field
of trade.

SB BS BSB BS

The brightened Canadian outlook
of which we hear from various sources
is doubtless based upon the prospect
that a record wheat crop will be sold
at record prices. The Canadian fore-
casts fairly match the estimates for
the United States. Last year 11,230,-
000 acres were sown, of which the
drought destroyed about 1,000,000
acres. This year there are computed
to be 12,900,000 acres, and the crop
is flourishing almost beyond prece-
dent. If the 1913 average of yield is
equalled, the total product will reach
275,000,000 bushels, which is nearly
50,000,000 bushels beyond any previ-
ous yield. The price depends upon a
number of factors, including the re-
sult of operations in the Dardanelles,
but it may again reach the dollar
mark, What all this means directly
to farmers and shippers, and indirectly
to other classes, is evident; while it
coincides with great activity in the
export of war munitions, and with a
lull in speculation.

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There are many who claim that a
business training unfits a girl for do-
mestic efficiency, but the educational
director of the Department Store Ed-
ucation Association of New York
City says the trained and efficient girl
in shop and store makes the best
housewife because she has learned
business methods. She puts her busi-
ness training into use in doing her
housework and gets along better on
that account.

Submit Prize Contests to Your Local
Postmaster.

Far too many merchants and store
managements are unfamiliar with the
postal laws and the ruling of the Post-
office Department in regard to the mail-
ing of matter in which reference is
made to the holding of a prize contest.
These Postoffice regulations are ex-
tremely stringent, and the concern which
infringes them is liable to have the ad-
vertising in relation to such schemes
refused admission to the mails.

In other words, the local postoffice can
hold up that portion of the edition of
a daily newspaper which is distributed

by mail if the issue contains an adver- .

tisement which contravenes the post-
office regulations as to advertising which
relates to gift enterprises, prize contests,
coupon schemes, etc.

There is no question that, solely
through ignorance of these acts, the
regulations are frequently violated by
merchants and by newspaper publish-
ers. Apparently, the law on the subject
is not brought to their attention by their
local postoffice. To be on the safe side,
however, it is best to make sure that an-
nouncements as to prize contests which
are to be sent through the mails are so
worded as not to conflict with the reg-
ulations.

To make it more clear what these
rules are we state that a ban is put upon
the mailing of any letter, package. pest
card or circular concerning any lottery,
gift enterprise or similar scheme offer-
ing prizes dependent in whole or in
part upon lot or chance; and on news-
papers, circulars, pamphlets or publica-
tions of any kind containing any ad-
vertisement of any of the schemes above
mentioned or containing any list of the
prizes drawn or awarded by means of
such scheme. This statement is based
on Section 482 of. the Postal Laws and
Regulations.

It will be noted that the law refers
particularly to schemes into which the
element of chance enters. It is difficult
however, for anyone to tell in advance
as to how the postoffice authorities will
rule as to where chance begins or ends
in connection with any prize contest.
In a contest where prizes are offered
for example of needlework, for in-
stance, even though the judges of the
contest are carefully selected and are
in no wise connected with the store it
might be argued by the postal authori-
ties that the awards could not be made
entirely on the merits of the entries.
They might rule that as a certain amount
of luck would enter into the decision
of the judges what had appeared to the
retailer to be an entirely innocent en-
terprise was, in reality, a violation of
the postal laws and regulations.

It is especially important that a store,
if it does hold such a prize contest,
should avoid announcing that the ar-
ticles entered in the contest must be
made from materials purchased from
that store. One of the requirements of
the Postoffice Department is that such
contests must be in every way open to
everybody, without any distinction, and
if the local postmaster saw fit to take
such action the restriction of entries to
those made of materials purchased in
the store conducting the contest would
in itself be a sufficient ground for his

holding up mail matter advertising the
contest.

The safest way for the merchant ‘or
store management which is planning
advertising any kind of a prize contest
is to submit in advance to the local
postoffice or to the Postal Department
in Washington specimens of the adver-
tising matter relating to the contest
and thus find out whether such adver-
tising is mailable under the law or
otherwise. .

To many of our readers the law will
appear drastic and unreasonable. It is
well to remember, however, that it is
designed for the protection of our citi-
zens of all classes, and that the views
of merchants and of postoffice officials
may at times be in conflict as to what
is a legitimate form of prize contest—
Dry Goods Economist.

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The retail grocers of Los Angeles
are a little peeved with the mayor be-
cause he has vetoed the moving ordi-
nance recently passed by the council.
The measure required moving van own-
ers to register all removals they make,
in order that creditors may keep track
of people owing them bills. The mayor
vetoes the ordinance, saying it is a
species of class legislation “intended to
assist incompetent tradesmen who have
recklessly and unwisely extended credit,
in the collection of their debts’' He
further contends that it will subject
transfer companies, expressmen, etc., to
delay, inconvenience and extra expense,
and that the ordinance should be broad-
er and cover owners or lessees of apart-
ment house who have not the protection
of the hotelkeeper’s lien upon trunks
and satchels of their debtors

BS BS EB BSB

A recently received foreign contract
is that which’ a Philadelphia locomo-
tive company has for 365 traction en-
gines to be sent to Russia. This or-
der is worth $1,500,000, and another
was received the other day for 250
locomotives to cost $6,000,000 to go ta
the same place. It is not always
arms and ammunition which this
country is supplying to Europe, but
it is the necessities of life, shoes,
clothing, food, etc. Allowing that
powder and shrapnel are contraband.
surely no one can find fault because

Americans make locomotives for ex-

port, or shoes for foreigners to wear.
The point of most importance now
is that they be good locomotives and
good shoes, so that there shall be no
further ground for complaint that the
stuff delivered is not up to the sam-
ple.
SB = BS B

More troubles are in store for per-
sons looking forward to a vacation. The
railroads have announced that they will
not accept baggage of a value in excess
of $2,500 on one ticket. It is going to
be pretty hard for school teachers, book-
keepers, clerks, etc., to buy two railroad
tickets in order to get their baggage
checked.

SB BS FB B

Many a married man wonders just
how small a portion of his earnings
he is really entitled to.

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It is surprising how many bargains
we see in the shop windows when
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July Business for the Hardware
Dealer.
Written for the Tradesman.
In regard to summer goods, the
hardware dealer’s watchword during

July should be “Push!”

The longer the summer goods stay
in stock, the harder will it be to clear
them out. It is easier to sell a re-
frigerator early in the season than it
is when the season is half over and, te
quote the familiar objection, “We
won't really get any use of it.” Hence,
so far as seasonable goods are con-
cerned, the hardware dealer should
push early and push hard.

The camping out season, which
opened with the first touch of warm
weather, is now nearing its height.
The merchant will do well in July to
make a strong bid for the camper’s
trade. Shrewd hardware dealers away
last winter laid their plans for the
big trade—the orders for large tents,
portable summer cottages and gar-
ages, and the like—since this busi-
ness, to be handled properly, requires
in most cases a great deal of pre-
liminary “education” of the customer.
The lesser camping incidentals are
sold and bought on short notice; a
large proportion of the summer camp-
ers have not yet left, and will not
leave until August. Now is the time
to get after their business.

Handling this class of business re-
solves itself into two phases, the gen-
eral and the particular. The general
appeal is made by the window dis-
play and the newspaper advertise-
ment; the particular appeal is made
by circular letters mailed to individ-
uals and by personal solicitation. If
you have a mailing list of summer
cottagers and campers it is an easy
matter to prepare and send out cir-
culars and advertising literature, tell-
ing them just what a well equipped
camper should have, and how well
fitted your store is to cater to his de-
mands. Camping equipment varies
according to its locality, to some ex-
tent. To begin with, there is the
tent. In some imstances you can
sell a portable house, which can be
taken down in the fall. Then there
are the incidental furnishings. A
camp stove is often needed; an oil or
gasoline stove will serve admirably.
If the party plans to cook on an open

fire, during a short trip, you can sell
pots and other equipment. Can open-
ers are needed on every camping

  

 

trip. Lanterns will be found handy;
or equally good and more convenient,
flashlights. Nor is any out-and-out
camp complete without a good, sharp
hatchet. Of course, in catering to
summer cottages, you have different
demands to meet.

Incidentally, it ‘may be worth while
to make a particular appeal to boy
campers, of whom there will probably
be more this summer than usual. The
European war is bound to stimulate
the youngsters to out of door activi-
ties.

A good window displays is always
helpful. But don’t be content mere-
ly to show camping goods. Make
your display suggestive of the open.
A miniature tent, a camp fire with a
kettle hanging over it, a canoe nearby,
give the most prosaic display the
touch of romance that always seems
to accompany the great out of doors.
A camping display is not complete
if it does not inspire the city dweller
with a desire to drop his work and
hike for a week or two to the tall
timbers and dwell in the primitive.

Live displays are needed to stimu-
late business in the hot summer
months. Mere goods are not enough.
To grip the attention of the passer-
by you must suggest and appeal; or
you must ring an echo of some topic
that is uppermost in his mind. It is
for this reason that timely displays,
mirroring some current event of
widespread interest, attract attention
where everything else fails.

Fortunately, there are plenty of
doings on which to hang an attractive
and effective display. Military camps,
ball games, convention, race meet-
ings and the like will furnish the
keynote—the central attraction which
grips the passer-by’s attention—and
this timely central theme can be read-
ily linked up to a display of season-
able goods.

The great thing is to select a theme
which is under discussion at the mo-
ment; and make it a leader where-
with to call attention to the goods
you want to sell. By this means you
get the benefit of all the newspaper
and word of mouth advertising which
the event is receiving; and secure
credit for a high degree of local pa-
triotism as well.

Shrewd business judgment will in-
dicate to any merchant the import-
ance of cleaning up as thoroughly as
possible the lines which, with the
passing of summer, will cease to be
seasonable until another summer
comes. It is held over goods which
make the largest hole in the mer-
chant’s profits. He should, therefore,
aim to reconvert his timely stuff into
cash capital as early in the season

as possible. For this reason, he
should put behind his selling cam-
paign his very best efforts. .

Later, it may be necessary to close
out the remnants of seasonable stock
at bargain prices; but the effort now
should be to reduce the amount of
bargain stock to a minimum. Push-
fulness in July may save the necessity
of cut prices in September; or the
equally painful necessity of keeping
a lot of money tied up all winter
long in unsalable goods.

The merchant should resolutely re-
sist, alsofi the tendency to inertia
which accompanies the advent of hot
weather. “It’s too hot to work hard”
is as good an excuse for July as “It’s
too cold to do business” is in January;
and it is not one whit better excuse.
The merchant who wants to do busi-
ness must be prepared to hustle for
business in heat or cold, in rain or
shine; putting forth his best efforts
when they are needed most. And
they are never more needed than
when the merchant’s own dislike of
selling effort is duplicated on his cus-
tomer’s part by an equal dislike of
buying effort.

Finally, do not forget the two
weeks’ holiday. A holiday is not nec-
essarily a long trip, rushing from
place to place; it is best of all a
change of scene and occupation. Hus-
tle now, and take your holiday. That
is better than letting up your efforts
now and pleading a little later that
the business can’t spare you. A holi-
day, to be successful, does not need
to be expensive; it does need to be a
complete change. Plan for yours,
whatever happens. If you’ve done
your duty as a merchant, you'll need
it. William Edward Park.

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How Do You Stand Criticism.

Some men can’t stand being re-
proved; it rankles so in them that it
puckers all their good qualities and
counteracts the very best chance for
their improvement.

Of course I must admit that criti-
cism must not be unjust although it
may be mistaken, and that it is un-
wise to criticise a man in public.

Criticism should be dealt with like
confession—in private.

But criticism of others and of seli
is absolutely necessary to progress
and betterment.

It is sad to be sensitive.

But it is wise to be master of the
feeling it engenders.

Any man who quits his task just be-
cause someone criticised the way he
did it, either hasn’t grounds upon
which to defend himself or the big-
ness to overcome the childishness left
in his nature.

No man can be both friend and
flatterer. |

The man who does us the most
good is the man who shows us how
to improve our work.

True friendship is measured only by
a willingness to help.

Some of us need jollying, but ’tis
better received after constructive cit-
icism.

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A Lesson.

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head with an axe with fatal conse-
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tenced to pay the penalty at the end
of the state’s rope. The judge ap-
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fore sentence was pronounced.

“Who, me?” asked Jim.

“Yes,” responded the Court.

Jim spoke earnestly.

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The Charm of the Out-of-Doors.
Written for the Tradesman.

Who does not understand what it
means to have the core and center o:
his being assailed by that subtle, per-
sistent, indefinable call—the call of
the wild?

Rich and varied in charm for tem-
peraments of every kind, the great
Out-of-doors possesses a benefit for
every work-weary, care-laden son or
daughter of toil, who will fare forth
and claim it.

Why is it man persists in sowing
trouble? Why does he deliberately
cultivate physical collapse, brain-fag,
and death, rather than bodily vigor,
intellectual efficiency and length ot
days? We incur the former by dis-
regarding the laws of nature, when
we might just as well observe nature’s
laws and enjoy the latter.

Most men carry too much ofa load;
and what is more, they do not carry
it in the right way. Half of our
weariness comes from our excesses
—not immoral ones, but the weight-
ing of ourselves with things that we
were never intended to carry. The
business man exhausts his vital force
with petty tasks and worries that
ought to have been turned over to a
subordinate, and instantly dismissed
from the mind. The ambitious man
wears his nerves to tatters in the be-
lief that happiness for him, and as-
sured success, is contingent upon the
acquisition of this, that, or the other
physical property. Most people have
more than enough to live upon, if they
understood the art of true economy,
yet comparatively few people learn
the art of real living. The fond, fool-
ish mother unduly pets her little girl
and reaps the sorrow that the head-
strong miss in her teens brings to her
mother-heart. We are quick to see
our neighbor’s fault—how he is botch-
ing the job of life, and worrying along
under self-imposed handicaps—but do
we handle our own personal affairs
on any better plan?
all, it is our own wrong and foolish
blunders and missteps that make life’s
travel the more wearisome for us.

It is good that Nature has reserves
of healing and that custom gives war-
rant for us to draw on these. The
Nation recognizes the validity of the
holiday; Uncle Sam grants his fur-
loughs. And God saw that it was
good for man to have a day of rest.
No engine can work continuously,
but must have occasional periods of
“rest” for oiling, overhauling and re-
adjustment, in order to produce its
best work. And, if this is true of an
unfeeling, mechanical product, how
much more so of man, the most com-
plex and delicately balanced of all
mechanisms?

For man a regular rest day—ap-
proximately one day in seven—and an
occasional recreation of longer dura-
tion, are essential. Some one has sug-
gested that perhaps one day in the
week would suffice for rest purposes,
if our modern life were keyed to the
simpler tasks of early days, and we
moderns were masters of ourselves.
But modern life has ceased to be sim-
ple, and has come to be extremely
complex; and few men are masters of

And so, after’

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

themselves in any real sense. The
humblest employe serves his foreman,

the foreman serves the superintend-

ent, the superintendent the general
manager, the general manager the
president of the company, the presi-
dent of the company the board of di-
rectors, and the board of directors the
general public, or the customers of
the firm, as the case may be. From
first to last it’s service. And service
imposes responsibilities and duties:
and nobody escapes this intricate net-
work of human duties and responsibil-
ities until his earthly career is cut
short by death.

So for most of us an occasional
vacation period is highly important.
People have to work hard for what
they get nowadays. We are
our lives at a strenuous pace. If we
don’t interpolate our work-a-day
tasks with an occasional gulp of fresh
air, we are apt to blow out a mental
cylinder head. Why should a man
wear out at 40 when he ought to be
vigorous and 100 per cent. efficient
at 60? Why are our sanitoriums fill-
ed with nervous wrecks, and our asy-
lums with crazy people? Just because
some people have been deceiving
themselves by the notion that they
could burn the candle at both ends
and get away with it. It can’t be
done.

Let us not make the mistake of tak--
ing ourselves and our work too se-
riously. There'll be folks and work
here when we are dead and gone. And
it would be extremely unjust to pos-
terity if we were to clean up all the
work in our day, thus dooming them
to a life of monotonous and demoral-
izing idleness.

living

The knack of getting an occasional
rest in the midst of our toils would
seem to be a simple matter. As a
matter of fact, however, it is one of
the hardest things for us to learn. In-
stead of mastering the job, we let the
job master us. We should learn first

of all to master our feelings and our
desires, then would we find it less

difficult to master our work. We
would not torture ourselves over por-
tents nor burden ourselves with the
superfluous. Then would the study
of the conservation of energies be-
come more general, together with
a quiet, thorough-going preparation
for the eventide of life. We would
carry our just burdens—the burdens
that are inescapably our own—but
we would have a better discernment
of how to place them, and how to
bear them with the minimum of dis-
comfort.

And here is where the benefits of
an occasional vacation become appar-
ent. By getting clear away from the
scene of our daily activities, we break
the hypnotic spell of the customary,
the immediate, and the materialistic.
Vast open spaces, the deep, blue skies,
growing things, and unfamiliar sights
and wonders of the material world—
all act like a tonic upon our jaded
natures. The fresh, pure air charged
with the scent of meadows, woodsy

grateful to the lungs, and seems fair-
ly to permeate our entire being. We
seem to take in life through the pores
of our body, and replenish our wasted

strength by physical contact with the
earth. Unconsciously we find our-
selves breathing deeper, and the blood
fairly sings through our veins. Our
jaded appetites acquire a relish for
food; and our sleep is deep, dream-
léss and refreshing. Almost imme-
diately we discover that our recrea-
tion is putting new life into us. Worn-
out tissues are rebuilding, and the
over-faxed life centers are recouping.

God's out-of-doors is the best tonic
in the world; and the way to take
it is to get away on a vacation—pre-
ferably during the summer time when
nature, in our climate, is at her best.

By all means try to sandwich in a va-.

cation this summer, of longer or
shorter duration, if you can possibly
manage to do so. It is wholesome,
medicinal, delightful. It will make
you physically fit, tone up your men-
tal machinery, and re-adjust your voli-
tional main-spring so that you can get
more results with less effort. And in
a hundred ways it will prove its prac-
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Remarkable Evolution in the Clothing
Trade.

The man of to-day does not need
to go to any country of his imagina-
tion, and search through distress and
struggle to find that lure of old Ponce
de Leon, the fountain of youth. It has
been found, not in the primitive jun-
ele, but in the highly civilized en-
virons of the modern outfitting shop.

Are you bewildered? Do you rub
your eyes and try to remember in
which particular men’s shop you have
seen the little rush of bubbling water?
Don’t try too hard, though fcr you
need not. The twentieth century
fountain of youth is to be found with-
in the lines and folds of modern at-
tire.

The manufacturer of men’s clothing
therefore, has the tremendous discov-
ery to his credit. He it is, who, by
the exercise of his wits, has been able
to give to modern men that keen de-
sire of their hearts. He has done it
by certain subtle twists in the cut of
the garments, by a clever use of fab-
rics which lop off years from their
wearer’s age; by the introduction of
a certain spontaneity and_ original
quality which is,.par excellence, the
hallmark of that most elusive youth.

Women Started It.

For the past several years, men
have become more and more alive to
the fact that they must be gay and
young. This idea of freedom and
elasticity, in fact, has been gradually
coming to a head for some time now.
There have been evidences of it in
many fields. Of course, it started
with women’s fashions, when Paul
Poiret precipitated such a tremend-
ous sensation in the sartorial world
by the introduction of brilliant color
and long, flowing line.

The next thing we knew the in-
terior decorators were following in
his footsteps and surrounding the
women with the same brilliant color
and artistic line in their homes. Liv-
ing with this strong color, surround-
ed by it at all times, made people be-
gin to wake up, to be more spontan-
eous, younger, more alive, and they
suddenly found that they were really
getting nearer to that goal of goals,
the fountain of youth.

They wanted to dance, and dance
they did, to such an extent that his-
torians of our times will have to taik
about the dance craze that swept over
the world. Now right here is where
we are getting ever nearer and nearer
to the real discoverer of the fountain,
at least, the male fountain of youth.
Men were beginning to get the fever
of self-expression. Why, said they,
must it always be the women who are
allowed to have fun with their clothes

and the house? Why shouldn’t we,
too, show how happy and young we
feel by having young-looking clothes?
Then, besides, supposing we do feel
happy, the minute we put on those
humdrum suits, cut always the same
way, with never any change, it is
enough to take every bit of spirit out
of us.
Then Men Grew Envious.

There they were, the men of 50 and
60 years, too, frisking about the dance
floor with Susan or Sally or Mary,
who were done up in their best bib
and tucker of the latest frock for
treading the mazes of the tango or
the one-step or the maxixe, while
they, the poor males, were as plain
and prosaic as an old shoe.

Now, such a condition of affairs
couldn’t last, by any chance, so first
thing the sellers of men’s garments
knew, they were getting requests for
all sorts of styles in suits and fabrics
that sounded extremely and most sur-
prisingly frisky in those same ques-
tioners. But the shopkeeper knows
that his success in life depends on
giving people exactly what they want,
and so he made it his business to
pass those requests along to the man-
ufacturer, who immediately proceed-
ed to study the psychology of line,
color and cut as he never had be-
fore. What he was seeking was jaun-
tiness, sprightliness. That was his
fountain of youth. No more of that
dignified elegance that used to be
the ideal of the man from 40 years
of age up. You can’t go about with
your wife (who although she is de-
cidedly of mature years, as you realize
better than any one else, goodness
only knows, still looks as young and
frisky as the veriest “chicken”), and
spoil her whole effort by adding your
heavy dignity. Oh, no; it’s not dig-
nity that goes these days, but snap,
ginger, spice, in fact, any sort of sea-
soning.

So the manufacturer gave it to
them. Some of the styles that are to
be seen on the floors of the smart res-
taurants in this town make you open
your eyes, and wonder. Go about
some afternoon from one of these
places to the other, and notice the
way prosperous men who would have
been called elderly in the ancient
days, sprint about in boyish Nor-
folks of those snappy plaid suitings,
or rakish-looking debonair sack suits
of tweed.

The Old Man Must Have Them.

Then just for the fun of it, drop in
to some smart little clothing shop and
ask the man in charge of the suits
what he is selling these days. You
will hear some queer things. For in-

stance, the head of the custom de-
partment in a certain well known
Broadway shop told ‘me some time
ago that he had just sold a stunning
suit to a gentleman who was going
to Palm Beach.

“Will you tell me the particulars?”
I enquired.

“With pleasure,’ he answered. “It
was of white garbardine, with black
velvet collar and cuffs, black velvet
buttons and piping also of the black
velvet. It was made for a man of
about 60 years, who asked especially
for something youthful, snappy and
live.”

I smiled. ‘Well, it sounds very
much as if he got it.”

“Indeed he did,’ answered the very
kind gentleman. “It was one of the
cleverest suits we have turned out
this season.

“What do you give the old men,
nowadays?” I enquired. :

“Why, there aren’t any old men,”
he answered quickly, and quite seri-
ously. “They have all become young
somehow. It is wonderful what a
change in cut, or the right use o:
smart fabrics will do for a man. And,
mind you,” he went on, “It isn’t only
the change in his appearance that I
am speaking of, but actually the
change in his nature. Although men
are not so emotional and responsive
as women, still they do appreciate
little new twists and new fashions,
too, and many a time when a man puts
on a smart new suit of youthful cut
and material it will eradicate a lot
of his cranky little ways that have
been the ban of some woman’s ex-
istence.

“Why? do you ask. Oh, how do 1
know. It is the psychology of clothes,
I guess. Ask Shopenhauer or Bernar-l
Shaw or one of those highbrows. All
I know is, I’m selling the stuff, and
I’ve seen it do its work; that’s all.”

Once, you know, we had “men’s
and young men’s clothing.” There
was quite a difference in them a few
years back. To-day they’re all young
men’s. Ask any manufacturer, or
any big retailer. You couldn’t find

any difference with a measuring tape
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My Friend, Mrs. Carl, the Admirable
Scrubwoman.
Written for the Tradesman.

“Mrs. Carl, the washlady,” or “Mrs.
Carl, the woman who goes out clean-
ing,” she is called by her friends and
patrons, but in my mind I always
give her a more complete title which
is—Mrs. Carl, the truly adm ‘rable
scrubwoman.

She is a fresh-faced, wholesome

* piece of humanity and does not look

her sixty-three years. When she
glances back on the days of her ear-
lier married life, she sees herself in
circumstances very different from her
present lot.

Mr. Carl, who is a German by
birth, was some sort of engraver and
made “good money.” He was a skill-
ful worker, and the ample income
he secured from his calling kept the
home in every comfort. There were
four children, who always were well
dressed and in school. They had a
piano and occasionally the family
took a little pleasure trip or treated
themselves to some other simple and
not very expensive luxury. Mrs. Carl
had pretty clothes and—mark the
words—she always hired some.woman
to come and do the laundry work,
clean the floors, etc.

Those were Mrs. Carl’s halcyon
days. She was happy with her hus-
band and children, and she held her
little place in social and church life.

But Mr. Carl’s trade was supplant-
ed by the newer processes, and he
lacked the adaptability to get a foot-
hold in the changed calling. He was
a success in the old but he could not
acquire the new. He tried his hand
at other things but with little success.
Partly through discouragement and
partly through the development of
some constitutional ailment, his
health failed. While not exactly an
invalid, he became unable to do any
work requiring continuous applica-
tion, in fact was equal to only the
lightest tasks.

It was about a dozen years ago
that the main burden of maintain-
ing the household fell on Mrs. Carl’s
shoulders. The children were now,
except the youngest daughter, mar-
ried. The oldest girl had died, leav-
ing a little son of three whom the
grandmother promptly took under
her protecting care. Fortunately Mr.
and Mrs. Carl, already becoming
elderly, owned their little home,
bought with the savings of their
prosperous years.

What could she do? She was re-
fined and had some education but she
was not fitted to teach. She was not
a stenographer nor could she do any
kind of office work. Having had no

experience as a saleswoman, at her
age it was not possible for her to
secure a position in a store. In al-
most all of what are considered de-
sirable occupations for women, the
great demand is for girls and young
women. The middle-aged and the
elderly stand little show. The pro-
fession of housewifery, which had
been Mrs. Carl’s calling, indispensable
as ‘it is, does not qualify the house-
wife for making a living. Instead it
strongly tends to disqualify her and
put her out of touch with our whole
industrial system.

Facing this situation, Mrs. Carl did
the only sane and sensible thing to
do. She was strong and well. There
was a good demand for women to
go out to work by the hour and by
the day, at scrubbing, sweeping, and
laundry work, at very good pay. She
went at it, serving one day one fam-
ily and another day another. Thus
she has continued for twelve years or
more. She always has one or more
lodge rooms which she keeps clean
and in order. Sometimes she scrubs
a store.

Her employers are her friends, and
there is no family for whom _ she
works that does not feel her sunny
presence as a benediction. The re-
fined speech and manners of her
earlier life have suffered no deteriora-
tion during her years of toil. Where
she can not please and satisfy, she
will not work. Recently I heard her
tell in her quaint way of writing a
ceitain woman a polite note, telling
her that she was so hard to suit that
she (Mrs. Carl) would not come any
more. Such instances are rare in her
experience, and only occur where the
mistress is captious and unreasonable.
Mrs. Carl gets very good pay for the
kind of work—25 cents an hour or
$2.00 for a full day, besides her lunch
and car fare. She could not stand
it to work out every day, but she
easily gets all she possibly can do.
Mr. Carl manages to earn a little.
The unmarried daughter pays her
mother well for her board, and every
now and then puts two or three or
five dollars into the family till. A
son who receives a good income con-
tributes a few dollars each month.
So the family gets along very com-
fortably and the grandson ts kept in
school.

Most women in Mrs. Carl’s place
would have hated to come down to
scrubbing and washing. Very likely
she hated it. “A sorrow’s crown of
sorrow. is
things.” It adds the bitterest sting
to poverty to look back on more
prosperous days. Having once been
able to hire one’s heavy work done,

“nor lamented her hard lot.

remembering happier;

and then to be obliged to do those
same menial tasks for others—is not
fate “rubbing it in” when she com-
pels this? But Mrs. Carl, however
she may have felt, never complained
She al-
ways has worn a smiling face and I
believe has carried a light and happy
heart.

Most women would have tried to
do something more genteel. When I
see ladies who need to make some
money going round among. their
friends and acquaintances trying to
secure orders for some book, or sell
little crocheted things and pieces of
needlework that no one wants to

buy—sometimes I wonder just how-

much gentility costs and how much
it amounts to. Also, since the most
they get out of these efforts really
comes from generous-hearted friends
who buy the articles from charity,
the query arises, who really pays the
bills And when I see every kind
of employment for women (that
meets with their liking and approval)
crowded with applicants for places,
while the great and now fairly well
paid field of domestic service always
is short of workers—I wonder wheth-
er maintaining the figment of social
position really is worth while. The
solution which Mrs. Carl has made
of the problem of earning a living
has been better for her and far more
acceptable to her friends than if she
had felt obliged to. stand on her
dignity and secure a livelihood only
in some genteel way.

One thing that is especially admir-
able in Mrs. Carl is that she never
has a word of reproach for Mr. Carl’s
incompetency. I know women who
seem to think that a man never has
a right to be sick a day. In her

_philosophic way, Mrs. Carl seems to

have accepted the fact that her hus-
band is down and out. Regarding it
she neither chides him nor complains
to her friends.

Hard work has not soured her na-
ture, and her cheerful piety which
quietly avers that she “loves the
Lord and loves to walk in his ways,”
is a lesson to dissatisfied souls who
are suffering from ennui, and, amid
wealth and luxury, protest that life
it not worth living.

Personally I think there is-
thing wrong with our system when a
woman who has been a wife and
mother, at sixty years of age has to
go out and perform hard, heavy
labor. That she is suffering some
great but rather indefinable wrong
and injustice makes it all the more

admirable that she can scrub and
wash and still keep sweet. Very
worthily my friend Mrs. Carl holds

a distinguished place in my mind’s
honor roll of Obscure and Unknown
Heroes. Quillo.
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the management of the new Muske- weeks for completion. There are to
gon Heights Bank for the opening to be five checks on a sheet, all prepar-
be held about July 10. Harry A. ed in advance, lacking only the name , beat Oi

Morris, formerly State Bank Inspec-
tor, has been elected Cashier. On
the opening day the Bank will have a
reception all day and evening. An
orchestra will furnish music and souv-
_ enirs will be given to all the visitors.
S&S
Because of legal difficulties in the
way of the proposed increase in cap-
italization the Ford Motor Co. will
probably abandon the plan to raise to
one hundred million. The laws of
Michigan prevent a corporation from
capitalization for more than $25,000,-
000. The company evidently does not
desire to incorporate in another state.
S
At a special meeting, July 14, the
stockholders of the Peoples State
Bank of Detroit will meet to act on
a recommendation of the board of
directors that the capital stock be in-
creased from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000
by issuing 5,000 shares of new stock.
The directors have decided that the
increase is necessary to meet the de-
mands of rapidly growing business.
Under the plan proposed, the new
stock will be offered to the present
stockholders, affording the right to
subscribe for one share for each four
shares now held at a price of $150 per
share, a premium of $50 on the par
value of the stock. .The last sale
of the Peoples State stock reported
to the Detroit Stock Exchange was
at $275, and offers of $270 brought
out no stock. From the proceeds of
the sale of new stock it is proposed
to add $500,000 to the capital stock
and $250,000 to the surplus, transfer-
ring to the latter $250,000 from the
undivided profits. This will give the
Bank a capital of $2,500,000, a surplus
of $2,500,000 and undivided profits of
about $1,000,000.
&
Big business men compelled to sign
a couple of hundred checks for inci-
dental expenses every month occas-
sionally realize what is meant by
“writer's cramp.’ The Ford Motor
Co. is making preparations to attend
to a little office detail of this kind
in connection with the $15,000,000
bonus to be distributed among Ford
owners in August. But it is going to
be done by a highly developed sys-
tem which will reduce the cramp and
inconvenience to negligible quantities
in the process.
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The company is about to write 300,-
000 checks for $50 each, to be mailed
to owners throughout the world. A
staff of thirty stenographers is to be

and address of the payee and the sig-
nature, dated August 15, and drawn

upon the Highland Park State Bank.

A staff of thirty stenographers will
write in the names and addresses of
owners.
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The bits of $50 paper then pass to a
machine, which will stamp the name
of the company five times in one op-
eration. Thence the checks pass face
out into envelopes with transparent
fronts, revealing the name and ad-
dress of the payee, and thus obviating
the necessity of repeating the address
on the envelope. The envelope seal-
ing and stamping machines complete
the task and the Government mails
take charge.

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But here the work is only half done.
By the hundreds and thousands, liter-
ally in bales, these 300,000 checks
must drift back to the Highland Park
State Bank, where tellers and book-
keepers will find considerable employ-
ment in keeping records of their ar-
rival. They will come from every na-
tion, and through every source. The

down town banks will receive them

in flocks from their correspondents
everywhere, and will forward them to
Highland Park.
S

Only the original buyer of this
year’s product will share in the dis-
tribution. His bill of sale is accom-
panied by a certificate, non-transfer-
able, which entitles him to the rebate
of $50. In other words, the buyer of
a 1915 Ford gets $50 rebate, whether
or not-he has disposed of his car to
a third party in the meantime.

S

The balance of merchandise trade
in favor of the United States last
week was $19,115,000—a figure $4,-
850,000 above the preceding week, and
the largest since the middle of May.
For June, up to -last Saturday, the
export balance was a trifle over $50,-
000,000. Continuance: of the exports
at the same proportionate rate, dur-
ing the remainder of the month, would
leave an export excess for the coun-
try of approximately $75,000,000. Such
a balance would be the smallest since
last October; still it would be, for
June, a quite unprecedented record.
At last week’s close, the excess had
already run far beyond that of any
other June, the previous record hav-
ing been $32,159,000, in 1913. In this
month last year, the balance actually
swung against this country by $650,-
000.

Service does not consist in the offering of specific information or ac-
commodation—rather in the constant willingness and the perfect ability to
meet another's needs—usual and unusual—skillfully. It is this sort of useful-
ness that is the mark of the service you receive at these banks.

Grand Rapids National City Bank
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June 30, 1915

June is usually the time when the
country’s export trade reaches its low-
est volume of the year. If it is true
that the present month’s exports are
to prove the smallest of 1915—they
have been by far the smallest of the
year to date—then the merchandise
trade balance in our favor during the
succeeding months will certainly run
far in excess of $75,000,000. In the
four years, 1910 to 1913, inclusive, our
export trade in December averaged 65
per cent. greater than that of June,
nor did: those years have the heavy
export of war material which is ex-
pected next autumn.

S&S

If as now seems to be conceded,
the European war shall last over an-
other winter, paper, not lead, will
probably win. The Allies, for a long
time past coming to us for munitions,
are now approaching this country
with requests for credit in addition
to the considerable amounts, possibly
up to $200,000,000 that have been
granted them already. This country
is the only place for such a proposi-
tion. South America, Asia and Africa
are waste. The European powers
have no use for them except when
they wish to take over parts of them.
The area of financial cultivation is
therefore closely restricted. Germany
has obtained some financial help from
this country but public sentiment here
is such that no great succor can be
expected. The logical conclusion is
that unless there is a breakdown
among the Allies of which no pres-
ent sign exists the enemies of Ger-
many will triumph. All advices from
the Allies indicate a determination to
fight to the end and a feeling that
the end is rather far away. It is
then a question of available economic
resources and not of the superior mili-
tary power of the Teutons.

&

Definite steps are now being taken
to carry on these financial plans ex-
tending into this country. The Brit-
ish House of Commons has empow-
ered the chancellor of the exchequer
to sell government securities to prac-
tically an unlimited amount, $5,000,-
000,000 being mentioned, and it is un-
derstood that efforts will be made to
place a portion of this loan in the
United States. British bonds have
been going well in the home country
of late, and our financiers may con-
sider it wise, for the sake of correct-
ing to some extent the abnormal con-
dition as to the balance of trade, to
take some of those securities. The
bonds bear 4%4 per cent. interest and
are placed at par. So far as this coun-
try is concerned, however, the French
loan is more immediately interesting.
It is proposed to obtain in this coun-
try a sum probably running up to
$75,000,000 by a loan secured on a de-
posit of American railroad bonds now
held by the French people. French
banks have purchased large amounts
of American bonds, paying therefor
in government scrip. Thus the gov-
ernment makes a purchase but also
make a sale in this country. The one
offsets the other, but the advantage
is in preventing the shipment of gold
to the United States to pay for the
munitions of war. This is a matter

MICHIGAN

of more consequence even than ob-
taining funds in the United States,
for it is on the gold of the country
that the government’s credit is large-
ly based. A further means of pre-
venting continued movement of gold
this way will no doubt be the sale of
private holdings

curities. There is much discus-
sion as to the extent to which
this will be carried. It is natural

enough for a European to sell an
American stocks to obtain money
wherewith to protect his holdings of
European issues which have declined
in price. This is happening contin-
ually without doubt. On the other
hand many Europeans will think nat-
urally that in the present condition
of European affairs the United States
is a much safer place in which to
own property than Europe. The stock
market has not shown much anxiety
in regard to such sales, although its
slow movement indicates caution on
the part of purchasers. Unquestion-
ably large amounts of foreign-held
stocks and bonds have been marketed
already but there is a limit to the
amount this country will take.
&

The demand for war supplies in
this country continues large but in
some lines the capacity of the works
has been reached and in others, for
example the trade in horses, the needs
of the belligerents are not such as to
force high prices. In general the de-
mand is much below what has been
represented in current reports. For
actual munitions, such as powder,
shells and rifles, the needs of the pur-
chasers are practically limitless. The
business is extending more and more
to those lines not specifically con-
nected with war. The automobile
companies are having a tremendous
run. They seemingly would have
nearly enough demand from the do-
mestic trade to take up their entire
capacity, and in addition some of
them have received large orders for
war purposes. The rise in the stocks
of these companies appears in the
main to have been justified by the
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the state determines it.

yourself?

Robert D. Graham
President

your property shall go.

N making your will, YOU determine to whom

If you make no will

Would you not prefer to settle the matter

Consultation Invited.

[;RAND RAPIDS [RUST | OMPANY

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To care for, invest, or dis-
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benefit of your wife, child,
or for any purpose.

To invest your funds and
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Judgment and Not Mood Should
* Govern Buying.
Written for the Tradesman.

Rominger is the proprietor and
manager of a dry goods store in a
town of about three thousand in-
habitants. He attends to most of the
buying himself.

_ Rominger is a fellow of moods.
And his moods vary with the daily
and one almost may say with the
hourly condition of his business.
When trade is brisk and the store is
full of customers, his spirits rise and
he takes the view that the depres-
sion is all over and that prosperity
has come to stay. He feels that he
simply can’t get enough goods. The
traveling salesman who happens to
strike Rominger’s store at one of
these happy times counts himself in
luck. If he ts any one whom Rom-
inger favors with his patronage at

all, he is likely to be given a good .

fat order. Rominger bases his pur-
chases not on what his sales have
been, but on what he thinks they will
be. He really does not make any ac-
curate calculations—he buys accord-
ing to his mood.

In his store, as in all stores, at
times business is  dishearteningly
quiet. On those days it is “nothing
doing” when the representatives of
the wholesalers and jobbers call on
him. Or, if he is sold completely out
of a line and so is compelled to re-
plenish to some extent, he buys very,
very sparingly. On his gloomy days
Rominger ‘s so unapproachable that
the: most persuasive travelers on the
road are unable to do anything with
him.

The result of Rominger’s system,
or lack of system, is that he always
is balled up on goods that were or-
dered when he was seeing things
through rosy-hued glasses, and as
constantly out of items that should
have been ordered on days when he
was blue. Being out of goods that
should be in stock is the occasion of
needless and inexcusable loss.

Rominger’s is an.extreme case.
Probably there are few stores in
which the buying so closely reflects
the proprietor’s impulse of the mo-
ment. Certainly in every large estab-
lishment there is, of necessity, more

method in the buying. But still there,

are few stores in which feelings do
not cut too much figure in the pur-
chase of the stocks, and cool judg-
ment based on past sales and well
calculated predictions of future con-
ditions, too little.

It comes about in different ways.
A buyer, either proprietor of a store
or an employe, goes to market. The
best houses nowadays do not aim to

overstock their customers. But still
the salesmen are there to sell. Nat-
urally they want to sell all they can.
Now the first thing an expert sales-
man does when he takes a customer
in charge, is to put that customer in
a cheerful mood—to make him happy
and well satisfied with himself.

It is waste of effort to attempt to
sell to a sad, discouraged man. A
good salesman must be an optimist.
And he must have the power of im-
parting his optimism to others. At
the present time it is not counted as
in the best form to do this by lavish
and convivial entertainment. That
method of swaying the will of a cus-
tomer belonged to a cruder age. Now
it is the subtler power of mind over
mind and of mood over mood, that
‘s in vogue in salesmanship. As is
well known, there is far better op-
portunity to exercise this power over
a customer when he has come to
market and is in the wholesale house,
than there is when he is in his own
store. Right here the house  sales-
man has a certain advantage over
the traveling man.

The buyer may set it down as a
point on which he should be some-
what on his guard, that the moment
a good salesman takes him in hand
to show him a line, he—the buyer—
is put under a little spell of optimism.
Prospects are made to look brighter
than they really are.

Very likely the buyer is an opti-
mist himself. He ought to be. The
pessimist, the person who is dismal

and always looking on the dark side

of things, is a poor stick in business.
But the buyer never must let his own
optimism or that imparted to him by
a salesman, take him off his feet when
he is purchasing goods.

It is human nature to buy freely
where one personally likes the sales-
man and the house, and to cut those
places where one feels a chill in the
air. But this isn’t good business. It
is commercial horse sense to buy
where you get the best values—the
most desirable goods for the money
—regardless of personal likes and
dislikes,

Cut out the mood from buying and
substitute the judgment—the judg-
ment as cool and unbiased as it is
possible to have it.

And what shall form the basis of
judgment? Primarily, unless it is a
store that is just starting, the record
of past sales. It is considerable work,
even when the stock is small, say
$5,000 to $10,000, to keep an accurate
stock account of each line. But a

knowledge of just what has been.

done in every kind of goods handled

is indispensable to careful and judi-
cious buying.

With staples, the amount on hand
and the amount sold in a given length
of time, should enable the buyer to
tell how much to lay in for a sea-
son’s supply. If the business is
healthily increasing, then for each
season it will be calculated that more
goods will be sold than during the
season of a year previous. Some
staples gradually decline in sale,
something elsé taking their place.
When sales begin to fall off, replen-
ish qnly: lightly. Correspondingly, on
an item that is coming into use and
has proved itself acceptable, it is safe
to calculate on an increased demand.

The buyer should have a good
grasp, not only of general financial
conditions, but of local circumstances

 

June 30, 1915

that will have a bearing on the vol-
ume of business of his store. If an

_employe he should understand these

things just as thoroughly as the pro-
prietor, else it is not safe to entrust
him with buying.

In novelties and lines in which the
freaks and favor of fashion play an
important part, just how much to
buy is a problem never fully solved.
What will be the rage and how strong
the rage will be and how long it will
last—these are questions that can be
answered only by the buyer’s instinct

 

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.

 

 

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suits.

 

Webber’s Jersey Bathing

No. 1565. The illustration is taken from an actual
photograph and shows the garment just as it is. A
union suit, made of cotton jersey, good weight.
Modest and comfortable,
slouchy, uncomfortable, no-fit, suit for swimming?
Why should a women? How much easier to learn to
swim with a suit that fits? No argument necessary
to a swimmer—and the price, $12.00 a dozen. Can

Other Jersey Suits for women at $8.50 to
$54.00 per dozen. $24.00 and up are wool.

We also make cotton cloth, brilliantine and silk
bathing dresses, with Jersey undergarments, separate
bloomers and union suits.
union or two piece suits.

Also Boys and Childrens Jersey Suits to retail at
25 cents each and up. Men's Jersey Suits 50 cents
and up. All of them made in either one or two piece
Trunks 10 cents and up.

Full Line of Bathing Shoes,
Caps, Wings, Etc.

Samples to respqnsible dealers for the asking

Supplies for Beaches and Pools
GEO. F. WEBBER

414-416-418 Gratiot Ave.

Suits

Would a man wear a

Also old style all cloth,

MANUFACTURER
DETROIT, MICH.

 

 

have good assortments.

per dozen.

STRAW HATS

The time to sell straw hats is here.
Men’s, Boys’, Misses’ and
Children’s, ranging in prices from 60 cents to $4.50

Infants’ Mull Bonnets at greatly reduced
prices. Write for samples.

We still

 

 

Wholesale Dry Goods

Paul Steketee & Sons

Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

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June 30, 1915

—by that sixth sense which if sure
and trustworthy is invaluable.

Regarding staples, the proprietor
who entrusts the buying to his help-
ers, easily may set quite closely the
amount to be expended.. In the pur-
chase of novelties, almost of neces-
sity the buyer must be given greater
latitude. But in these also, he should
know from the store’s past experi-
ence what may be termed the reason-
able probability of sales. On a very
desirable item and a good value it al-
ways is safe to stock a little heavily
—if only the buyer knows the dur-
able item when he sees it.

Because dry goods buying can not
be reduced to an exact science is no
reason why science should be left out
of it altogether, and no excuse for
letting the mood supplant the judg-
ment. Fabrix,

EB BS EF BB
Advertising Words, Phrases and Com-
binations.

Written for the Tradesman.
I

Knowing from experience the value
of having, in compact and accessible
form, a supply of advertising words,
phrases and combinations, it has oc-
curred to me that it might be of help
to Tradesman readers to have a sort
of compendium of usuable materials.

Anybody who has had any experi-
ence writing newspaper advertise-
ments knows’ how tardily the good
ideas come at times. Often one must
think* and think, write down and
scratch out, and revise and_ recon-
struct until his brain is fairly a whirl,
if not in a state bordering on disgust
with the whole task of advertisement
writing—and still the announcement
doesn’t read to suit one.

This little summary ,of advertising
words and phrases has been prepared
with a view to helping the busy mer-
chant who has to write newspaper
announcements from time to time. It
doesn’t claim to be exhaustive, un-
commonly clever, or anything like
that; but it is hoped that it will be of
some value to busy folk who toil and
sweat and cudgel their bra‘ns_ be-
times, trying to get out copy for the
store announcements.

August.
August Chance for—

Careful Buyers

Frugal Folks

Economical People.

August Specials—

Money Savers

Trade Winners

Business Builders.

August Bargains—

Rich in Economy Opportun'ties.
Aucust Price Reductions—

Fascinating Values.

Aveust Clean-up Sales —

Chances You Can’t Afford to Miss.

August Boomers.

August Pickings.

August Items.

August Topsy-turvy Sale.

August Counter-crowding Values.
August Comfort at—

Not Too Hot for Shippers at—
August Saving Opportunities.
August Aggregation of Values.
August Assemblage of Bargains.
August Crowd Accumulators.
August Values Now to the Fore.

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

August Opportunities Have the Right
of Way.

August Mark-down Prices Side-track
All Else.

August Snaps Keeping Our Salesforce
Busy.

August Merchandising Snaps Pleas-
ing Our Customers Daily.

The August While is Now On.

August Bargains in Evidence Here.

August Offerings Making a Hit with
the Public.

August Specials Here.

August Bargains Galore.

August Top-Notch Values.

August Shoppers’ Opportunity.

August Merchandise Delights.

Bargains.

A Bargain Harvest.

A Banquet of Bargains.

A Tempting—
Array of August Bargains.
Assortment of August Bargains.
Feast of August Bargains.
Outlay of August Bargains.
Display of August Bargains.
Grouping of August Bargains.
Assemblage of August Bargains.
Banquet of August Bargains.

Another Bargain Budget.

A Surprising Bargain Budget.

A Snappy Bargain Budget.

A Nifty Bargain Budget.

A Classy Bargain Budget.

A Pleasing Bargain Budget.

A Winning Bargain Budget.

An Attractice Bargain Budget.

A Seductive Bargain

A Seductive Bargain Budget.

A Fascinating Bargain Budget.

Bargain—
That Are Bargains.
That Make ’em Sit Up and Take

Notice.
That Are Bona Fide Eye Openers.
That Defy Competition.
You'll Tell Your Friends About.
That Are Simple Unmatchable.
That Boom Business.
That Make Things Hum.
Of the Simon Pure Sort.
That Seldom Strike Twice in the
Same Locality.

Bargain Sparks Fly Thick and Fast.
Bargain Gems.
Bargain Trophies.
Bargain Triumphs.
Bargain Bevies.
Bargains Galore.
Picturesque Bargains.
Enticing Bargains.
Fascinating Bargains.
Surprising Bargains.
Substantial Bargains.
Exceptional Bargains.
Genuine Bargains.
Good Bargains.
Excellent Bargains.
Striking Bargains.
Stupendous Bargains.
Our Keep-Busy Bargain Sale.:
Bargains That Speak for Themselves.
Frank L. Fenwick.
Ba BSB EF BE
Taken Too Literally.

“Blinks stuck up ‘Do It Now’ signs
all over his office.”

“Did it have any effect?”

“Yes; the cashier ran off with $16,-
000; the chauffeur eloped with his
daughter; two clerks asked for a raise
and the office boy learned to whistle
a new sentimental ditty.”

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Hot Weather Selling Chances for
Shoe Dealers.
Written for the Tradesman.

Hot weather means as much to the
shoe dealer as it does to any mer-
chant—and far more than it does to
many; for nowadays hot weather
creates footwear requirements of
many kinds, all of which spells prof-
its to the enterprising shoe dealer.

Various as are the requirements for
hot weather usage and occasions—
comfort, dress, sports, outings, week-
ends, vacations, etc.—it certainly can-
not be said with truth that shoe man-
facturers have overlooked any legiti-
mate hot weather demands in the
production of attractive and appro-
priate appareling for the feet.

We have summer footwear galore;
vacation and week-end shoes; sub-
stantial, strongly-built footwear for
outing purposes, and the more fussy
and stylishly modeled sort for parade
purposes at fashionable watering
places and other resorts where the
stylishly-inclined foregather; tennis
shoes, bathing shoes, and _ sundry
other kinds and types of shoes de-
signed and built for sports of one
kind or another; barefoot sandals for
the kiddies, white canvas shoes for
little tots, cool juvenile footwear of
many kinds; white and tan shoes for
men, women and children, and cool
breezy footwear for everybody!

The ground is surely well covered.
If there is any type of a shoe for
hot weather wear that we ought to
have, and don’t have, personally 1
cannot say what it is.

Selling the Goods.

Tt isn’t the question, Where shall
we get attractive and serviceable hot
weather footwear? There’s a world
of it to be had, and manufacturers
who maintain in-stock service are pre-
pared to send the goods right out on
the receipt of your letter, manufactur-
er’s card or wire, if you are out of
sizes or haven’t in stock the kind you
need. Anybody can get a sufficient
supply of hot weather footwear, and
most dealers already have it on hand.
The problem is to sell it—sell it
quickly, and at the right prices.

And the purpose of the present ar-
ticle is to suggest some ideas along
this line.

In order to sell hot weather foot- |

wear in paying quantities, the shoe
dealer must play it up strong while
the season is on. Display it in your
windows, feature it in your newspa-
per advertising, and make it the one
big, leading item in your present sell-
ing campaign.

In summer time there are certain
ideas and aims that are quite general
in their grip upon the American peo-

 

ple; the desire for comfort in all mat-
ters and items of dress, the need of
a vacation, the pleasures and bene-
fits of occasional outings, the appeal
of hot weather sports, etc. Now the
people’s interest in such matters is
very general throughout the country;
and anything bearing upon them, o1
connected with them, is timely .

Now my idea of good newspaper
advertising is to connect the mer-
chandise story with a timely topic—
a topic or subject in which the people
are already interested. Thus you
have the impetus of a ready-made
interest to start with. Don’t have to
waste time and ammunition creating
sufficient interest to carry the reader
through.

Here’s a very fair example of what
I mean. I quote it from a Smith-
Kasson (Cincinnati) announcement:
“Sport Oxford. Outing days are at
hand—motoring, tennis, camp, _ golf,
vacation, boating—all these delightful
days demand footwear to suit every
occasion. This model is styled in
White Sea Island canvas, with the
rubber heel and leather welt sole.
(Remember these two features). The
trimmings are in Mahogany Tan and
Gun Metal. This is the last word in
outdoor footwear for you. See it
quickly, because you need this very
thing.”

Now it’s mighty good psychology to
call your hot weather footwear “Out-
ing Footwear,’ when so many people
of the community are naturally think-
ing about outings, planning for out-
ings, and longing in their hearts for
the pleasures of an outing. “Vaca-
tion Footwear” sounds good for the
same reason. So: many people now-
adays are taking vacations for a long-
er or shorter period during the sum-
mer months. Of course there is far
more vacation talk than vacations,
but that’s neither here nor there. If
people who get off for a week or ten
days in the middle of August want
to begin talking and planning their
vacation in June, and keep up a rap-
id fire of vacation talk until the time
of their departure, that’s their privi-
lege; but you see to it that you sug-
gest the advisability of their taking
along extra pairs for the summer trip.
They might stay longer than they
had planned; and even if the stay is
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Every shoe dealer has customers who need extremely wide shoes.
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perfectly. (Notice cut above—the room is just where it is needed.)

In stock in Gun Metal, Vici and Kangaroo Leathers.

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with pleasure—and anyhow you have
as much right to talk vacation foot-
wear as they have to talk vacation
delights.

Therefore link up the idea of ap-
propriate summer footwear with this
big current notion of vacation and
outing and weed-end excursions.

Motives and Kinds.

The big idea in all this hot weath-
er footwear talk is (and should be)
comfort.

The summer shoe is, beyond ques-
tion, a cooler, more common-sense
and practical shoe for hot weather
wear, than the heavy, winter shoe or
the early spring shoe.

The sole is thinner and more flexi-
ble; the upper leather is shorter and
more pliant and provides better ven-
tilation. Being of the oxford, or low-
cut type, as the greater part of sum-
mer footwear is, and being made out
of less hefty materials even when
it is not an oxford—the summer shoe
is comfortable.

And this is, therefore, a legitimate
motive—and one that brings home
the bacon. For people do want to
be cool and comfortable in summer
insofar as that is possible. Whether
they go or whether they stay at home,
they want to secure the maximum of
comfort consistent with weather con-
ditions and personal requirements.

So the dealer should talk about his
summer footwear in terms of hot
weather comfort. Drill in the idea
—drive it home and clinch it—that

your hot weather shoes are right
there with the comfort.
And yet people naturaily want

something more than comfort in their
hot weather footwear;.they want style
and attractiveness as well as comfort.
People dress in summer even more
than they do in winter. Lots of peo-
ple are ever so much more fussy
about their dress in summer than they
are during other seasons. And espe-
cially do they want their footwear to
be just right.

So here is another big motive.

Here is a good example of how the
idea of prettiness or attractiveness
can be adroitly linked up with com-
fort. The paragraph occurs in con-
nection with a clever announcement
of Knickerbocker Pumps for Little
People:

“Correct style Mother wants, and
comfort, coolness, prettiness in Pumps
for the little feet of the family. Here
is a matchless showing, every pair
on the natural, mighty good-looking,
healthful Orthopedic last.”

This season, perhaps more than
ever before, this idea of dress-appro-
priateness, style and attractiveness,
can be successfully played up. As
pointed out in a previous contribution
to these columns, even “mere man,”
who has long and patiently swelter-
ed-in somber-toned, heavy-textured,
hot-looking (and intrinsically hot)
summer clothes, has at last broken
with traditions and blossomed forth
in gay and festive and appropriate
summer dress. This summer he is
wearing a sensible summer suit, a
sensible summer straw hat—and he
is also going to wear therewith sen-
sible summer shoes,

With plenty of summer ammunition
in the way of attractive and suitable
hot weather footwear—either in stock
or readily accessible to shoe dealers
anywhere—and with such strong mo-
tives of appeal and available items
of local and general interest to put

pep in his selling—the fault woild ©

seem to lie wholly with himself, if th:
shoe dealer doesn’t round up a lot
of business selling hot weather foot-
wear during the next few weeks.
Cid McKay.
SB BSB EF B
Where Tips Land at Last.

Seldom if ever before has any em-
ployer admitted as frankly as did Mr.
Lincoln of the Pullman Car Com-
pany that where employes depend up-
on tips, as thousands of that corpo-
ration’s employes do, it is really the
public that pays their wages. Mr.
Walsh, chairman of the Industrial Re-
lations Commission, insisted upon
putting it in that light, and Mr. Lin-
coln agreed that “as a mathematical
proposition it amounts to that.” The
wonder is, not that he manifested his
realization of the somewhat humiliat-
ing element of the situation he re-
luctantly described, but that the many
other indirect beneficiaries of the
tipping system do not have and con-
fess to the same feelings.

Between the man who takes tips
and the man who will not take them
there always has yawned and always
must yawn an wunbridged and _ un-
bridgeable social abyss. On the one
hand is asserted superiority and on
the other confessed inferiority, and
the difference cannot be ignored or
forgotten, even where the doctrine of
equality is most vehemently preached
and most sincerely practiced. Work
—any work—honestly done for an
agreed wage is honorable, but the tip
is almost invariably the product of
extortion or of servility, and whoever
receives it, either directly or indirect-
ly, is, to say the very least of him,
put on the defensive and confronted
by an extremely hard job.

The steamship steward, the hotel
and restaurant waiter, the barbers—
all the great and seemingly increas-
ing army of tip hunters—are only col-
lectors for folk who retain their self-
respect and the respect of others by
means of a laboriously maintained
forgetfulness of the situation as it is.
Yet the abolition of tipping seems to
be impossible—that it is even really
desirable is not quite sure. Some
men will give tips just as some men
will take them, and there is appar-
ently no help for it. While those two
classes exist, practically everybody
else is compelled either to tip or to
be tipped and to suffer the inevitable
demoralization that follows in both
cases.

zB BB BS B
Obliging.

Mr. Bowen was having dinner with
the Reillys and the 7 year old son
of the family was present.

“And what are you going to be
when you grow up, young man?” ask-
ed Mr. Bowen of the little boy.

“Well,” replied the boy, thought-
fully, “after I’ve been a minister to
please mother, an’ a judge to please
father, I’m going to be a policeman.”

 

Thank YOU

Our actual gain in net shipments
to retailers for the first six months of
1915 over the first six months of 1914
was

240%
Business is good and will be good for
you if you keep going after it and get

connected with Michigan’s Greatest
Rubber and Specialty Shoe House.

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A Hay Maker

“Make hay while the
sun shines.”

To the shoe dealer this means,
Sell your customer what he
wants when he wants it, with
satisfaction to him and profit
to yourself.

WHAT he wants is service;
WHEN he wants it is when
he calls on you to make the
purchase, and until he has
had his money’s worth of comfort and wear out of the
shoes.

 

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satisfy the demand, and the profits are to the dealer whose
stock is complete.

Size up to-day, your next customer may want the size
you are out of.

Our Bike cut work shoes are in demand for the harvest
fields. We tan the leather, sole and upper. We make the
shoes, and workmanship is guaranteed.

Send for complete catalogue.

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

June 30, 1915

 

 

 

 

 

THE MEAT MARKET

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Old Time Butcher to His Son.
It is a surprising fact to me how
some men get an idea into their heads
and cling to it for the rest of their
natural lives, despite overwhelming
evidence that their idea is false. ©

For instance, there is the butcher
who is positive that his trade will
not buy meat from him unless it is
trimmed close before it goes on the
scale. All the argument in the world,
all the examples of butchers who are
doing large and profitable businesses
on a policy entirely opposite to this,
will fail to convince him that he is
wrong. And what makes this idea
have such a strong hold on him? Sim-
ply the fact that he has always done
business in that fashion and a failure
to realize that there can be any other
way of doing it.

Such a frame of mind is responsi-
ble for many of the failures which
take place in the retail butcher busi-
ness. A man who is a merchant must
not allow his thoughts to get into a
rut; he must have a mind that is flex-
ible enough to meet with changing
conditions and adopt a policy by
which he can turn these changes to
his profit. A certain amount of con-
servatism in a man’s make-up is a
necessity, but too much of it is just
as bad as the opposite extreme in
radicalism.

This brings me back to an old
hobby of mine. Retail merchants do
not pay enough attention to the peo-
ple with whom they are dealing. Hun-
dreds of. them do not take the trou-
ble to study their trade. They do
not figure that the consumer is the
ultimate dictator of the policy of their
stores, and consequently . they are
usually at the rear of the procession,
taking the other man’s dust and com-
plaining about the hard times they
are contending with.

The wise merchant is the man who
possesses foresight enough to fore-
stall the wants of his customers. The
man who can do this, to some extent
at least, is assured of success. Now,
take this trimming question, for ex-
ample. At first glance it would seem
that every consumer would be dead
set against it. Nine butchers out
of ten who have considered the ques-

tion at all are convinced of that. It
is only the tenth butcher who sees

that the consumer to-day is really
ready to accept her meat on this ba-
sis, on the argument of lower prices
combined with the utilization of all
the meat she purchases, instead of
wasting a large part of it as she does
at present. Even arguing in this
way, and convincing the consumer
of these facts, the retail butcher who
sells his meat as it falls stands a

chance of better profits and a good
deal better method of selling than he
does under the ordinary conditions
of selling his meat trimmed before
it goes on the scale.

There are a hundred other things
in the retail meat market which could
be improved to the betterment of the
entire retail trade if it were not for
the fact that the retail butcher stands
in his own light through a refusal to
change his ideas to meet changed
conditions. Times change and so
must man. Delivery systems may
be more economically conducted if
the butcher will take the trouble to
educate his trade to realize that de-
liveries at certain times will conduce
to more economical marketing. Out-
side forces are helping him here;-he
has only to link up the influence of
his own standing with his customers
to show almost instantaneous results.
And there is no one who can. deny
the advantages of such a change in
methods to the butcher.

My boy, keep in tune with the con-
ditions around you. Watch your cus-
tomers closely. Don’t allow your
own preconceived ideas to carry you
away. Be on the job. and when you
find that the customer is ready to
meet you halfway along certain lines,
do not allow your own conservatism
to prevent you from going as far as
she will go. And that’s the word of
an old man, who, according to the
general idea, should be more conserv-
ative than any of you young fellows.
—Butchers’ Advocate.

BR EB EF BEB
Brussels Mosiac Sausage.

Take a leg of fresh pork, either fore
or hind. Carefully remove «1! sin-
ews, cut it up and add to 12 one-
<hird as much lean veal. Rub ikis
well with a pickle made of salt, salt-
peter and cane sugar, and let it stand
for twenty-four hours in a stone jar,

well pressed down and covered. At
the end of this time it should have
a fine red color.. For 15 pounds of
pork and 5 pounds of veal add 12
ounces of ‘salt, 1% ounce saltpeter, 1
ounce cane sugar. After taking out of
the jar mince it fine, adding the fol-
lowing spices while mincing: 1 ounce
white pepper, 1-3 ounce mace, 1-3

ounce ginger, 1-6 ounce cardamon.
Put the mixture into casings meas-

uring 6 inches in diameter and 7 or 8
inches in length. Fill them  ‘three-
quarters full. To make the mosiac

work cut up a fine red ox tongue in long
four-cornered pieces, each wrapped

round neatly with a piece of raw
bacon fat—just a shred; also some fine

blood sausage or liver sausage.
Set them into the large sau-
sage among the meat at. equal

distances, covering these other sau-
sages also with a thin wrapping
of bacon. Before setting them in
take a wet stick which is slightly
thicker than the pieces for inlaying.
Push this stick into the sausage and
then slip in the mosiac. If the stick
is not used the bacon fat would be
pulled away from the meat it is wrap-
ped around. When all the pieces have
been carefully set in tie up the sau-
sages and hang them to smoke gen-
tly for an hour at a temperature of 64
degrees F. Then put them into the
pot and let them simmer for three-
quarters of an hour. Both while
smoking and cooking and afterwards
stand the sausage upright, so that
the inlay may not be pushed off the
straight. Then smoke them again
lightly with sawdust, to which a few
juniper berries may be added.

 

G. B. READER

_ Successor to MAAS BROS.

Wholesale Fish Dealer

 

SEA FOODS AND LAKE FISH
’ OF ALL KINDS.

Citizens Phone 2124 Bell Phone M. 1378
1052 Ottawa Ave., N. W. Grand Rapids, Mich

 

 

 

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THE EASIEST WAY

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I’m going to make sausage for somebody’s meal:
Someone will eat me, but that is all right,
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Letter of a Retail Merchant to His
Force.

If you took the trouble to ask me
what in my opinion is mainly the
difficulty in this business, I should say
—your cynicism. It is the underlying
handicap that confronts every mer-
chant during his business life and it

is the principal fault that contributes -

to keep the worker in the ranks where
he is to-day. The cynicism to which
I refer is the laborer’s creed that he
shall do not more than that for which
he is paid, that he shall keep his in-
terest and that of his employer apart,
that his enthusiasm, fidelity, ambition
and effort shall be measured in ac-
cordance with the recompense that
he is actually receiving for his ser-
vices. I have 200 men on my pay-roll
and 175 of them are guided by that
creed!

Every man who employs help real-
izes that nine men out of ten are not
giving all they can to the interest of
his business. The fault is not lack of
ability or intelligence, or experience;
it lies entirely in the attitude of the
worker to his task, an utter misun-
derstanding of the relationship be-
tween employer and employe, 4 cyn-
ical feeling that you can measure out
for me $20 of service a week in re-
turn for an envelope that contains
the same amount.

Don’t you see that it’s all wrong?

I cannot buy your enthusiasm or
your interest beyond a certain point,
and your success and mine depend
on your willingness to go further than
that point. You salesmen who work
on commission and lie down after
you’ve sold a certain amount, you
clerks who hustle through your ap-
pointed duties so that you may idle
for an hour or two, you wonder every
one of you how long you’re going to
work for a salary and I tell you for
the rest of your lives while you hold

the views that you do at present. Let
a man permit himself to fall into this
habit of dealing out his service by the
ounce and allow him to continue it
long enough—and you have a first
class failure as are eight men out of
ten! Why, he forgets even what
enthusiasm means, he hasn’t nerve
enough left to be ambitious and he
grows smaller and smaller until all
chance is gone for redemption. You
hold yourselves aloof from me and
mine but the greater injury is done to
you in the process. No man can prac-
tice such a course for years without
affecting everything that makes for
his own success in life. You become
a machine that is wound up at 8 in
the morning and is all run down by
6 at night; it runs along with the
forced regularity that habit and ne-
cessity dictate and because I must
have a certain amount of service, vour
berth remains here until I can get
someone better to fill it.

Why did I have to look about six
months when I wanted a general man-
ager last year and then found it nec-
essary to send to a Western city be-
cause my own material was so poor
to choose from? There was not a
single man on all my staff who meas-
ured up to the position and a stranger
to our house and methods had to be
engaged. All were unfit, none was
large enough. They were all doling
out their regular services by the
ounce, good fellows enough, doing
their work with average ability, but
the spark essential to the job was
missing in all of them.

I can always send to the West, but
why should I? Don’t you see that a
really earnest attitude toward your
work is the only possible means of
raising yourself? Don’t you know
that whatever possible benefit may ac-
crue for me in such a view-point is,
from your own stand, the very step

by which you rise and develop and
the means by which your capability
is enhanced? To foster enthusiasm
and willingness and ambition, all these
help the employer, but, boys, I’m not
in it with the good you are doing
yourselves by so planning your ef-
forts. You, individually you, are
building for your own future success
all the while your efforts are concen-
trated on making the most of your
time and opportunities. If I could
surround myself with men and boys
who all were determined to become
some day my business rivals and who
would bend every fiber to make them-
selves merchants while in my em-
ploy, there would be no_ looking
Westward for enthusiasm and brains.
How many of you haberdashery men
could step into the buyer’s job if he
should happen to go to-morrow?
Could I get an efficient retail man-
ager from any of you salesmen? Who
knows anything about woolens or de-
signing, or running an office or ship-
ping department except the men who
are in the positions to-day? Tomor-
row may be your day; these things
happen over night; are you prepared?

The best men I’ve ever employed
are those who wanted to make the
most of the thing for themselves. This
business and every retail business de-
pends upon collective effort from all;
where there is no unison there can be
no real success. Figure out the most
that you could possibly accomplish
in this house—and set the possibili-
ty high—make up your mind that it is
within your scope, shake off the idea
that you are pouring gold into my
coffers, go ahead for number one
every time and I'll take the chance
not to lose by it. Enthusiasm is the
keynote; we can do nothing without
it; it is the very spirit of success,
that golden something which, if it be
in a man’s heart, shall point the way
out for him and be his guide.

I don’t want to buy your service
as I buy raw material—weighed to
the ounce, so much for so much and
not a bit more. I’m not dealing in
clay or machines. This business needs
loyalty and zeal and willingness with-
out which you are no more than in-
animate things. My own success is
made up of your individual triumphs
over difficulties and you in your own
particular sphere progress according
to your interest and contribution to

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to get anywhere, you will have to
handle the shipment—I’m the man
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The German scout car had blun-
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was making all speed to get away.
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put his hand to his shoulder and
shivered,

“Why did you shiver, baron?” said
the man at the wheel, too busy with
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Vice-President—J. W. Lyons, Jackson.
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Executive Committee—F. A. Johnson,
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Prejudice Against Cold Storage Grad-
ually Subsiding.

The misunderstanding and preju-
dice in the public mind concerning
the cold storage businesss a few years
ago has been corrected in a large
measure. Nevertheless, certain ques-
tions still arise which must be an-
swered. The cold storage warehouse-
- men have met the challenge of a mis-
informed public by demanding full in-
vestigation and seeking the light of
’ wide-open publicity.

Such enquiries as the following
have been frequently propounded: are
the refrigerating warehouses a men-
ace or a facility? Are they used to
artificially manipulate markets, or are
the beneficent agencies for the con-
servation of our perishable foods,
carrying over the surplus production
from the flush to the scant season?

During the year 1910, in spite of
the fact that the range of prices of
nearly all articles entering into hu-
man consumption had been advanc-
ing, there began an agitation blam-
‘rx cold storage for high prices.
There were held a series of investi-
tons to determine the facts, and
w'thout exception all the investiga-
tions pronounced in favor of cold
storage as a valuable modern public
utility in performing the function. of
conserving our perishable foods, pre-
venting deterioration and waste and
affording a highly developed method
by which the great surplus products
of the flush season could be whole-
somely preserved for consumption
during nature’s period of scant pro-
duction. In 1911 there were 860 pub-
lic cold storage warehouses having
about 169,541,000 cubic feet of storage
space and representing an investment
of about $75,000.000. In 1914 898 cold
storage warehouses were _ reported
with 200,000,000 cubic. feet of cold
storage space. It is estimated that
the value of goods stored in one year
ranges from $500,000,000 to $700,000,-
000. It is, however, calculated that
not more than 5 to 10 per cent. of the
annual production of such foods as
eggs, butter, poultry and meats are
placed in cold storage for periods of
over thirty days,

The problem of feeding the vast
population of our cities is very differ-
ent from what it was twenty years
ago. Then the supply came from
near at hand; now the transfer of our
population from the country to the

 

cities has increased the consuming
class and decreased the producing
class, so that adequate conservation
of all we can raise is a vital necessity.
Eggs are produced in large quantities
in April, May and June, but there are
very few available in the fall and
winter. Butter is made in flush quan-
tity in June and July, when the grass
is at its best, but in the winter very
little is forthcoming. Poultry is at
its best and is killed in surplus sup-
ply in the fall and early winter for
use in the late winter, spring and
summer. Thus cold storage serves as
a balance of supply and demand and
an equalizer of distribution.

A common impression is that the
public cold storage warehousemen
own the goods stored. This is not
true. The very existence of the cold
storage warehouse makes it possible
for a large number of dealers, many
of them small merchants, to have
advantages of stch facilities, regard-
less of the quantity they are able to
store.

The ‘history of cold storage legis-
lation in the United States presents
an interesting study of the processes
by which laws are made in our sev-
eral states. Several years ago the
cold storage industry was under se-
vere attack in the press, based upon
popular prejudice as to the whole-
someness of products carried in cold
storage, and the prevalent idea that
our cold storage warehouses were
used to withhold goods from the mar-
ket in order to raise prices, thus in-
creasing the cost of living.

If the first legislative proposals had
been made law the cold storage busi-
ness could not have existed, but by
investigations, hearinzs and Govern-
ment reports the true facts appeared
and the restrictions were modified.

New York, New Jersey, Massachu-
setts and Pennsylvania, four of our
large Eastern states, depending large-
ly upon the West for food supplies,
now have cold storage laws. The
people of these States consume more
than they produce and are amply
provided with cold storage facilities.
These laws vary greatly. The New

York law covers public warehouses .

only, and does not apply to goods
carried in private plants. This is a
discrimination against the warehouse-
men and is grossly inefficient. The
New Jersey law covers all food but
liquids, the New York law excepts
nuts, fruits, cheese and _ vegetables
and the Massachusetts and Pennsyl-
vania laws specifically apply to fresh
meats, fish, poultry, butter and eggs.

In all the agitation in connection
with the question of cold storage, the
first remedy for the supposed abuses

was an arbitrary limit. The more ig-
norant or biased the legislator, or
newspaper writer, the shorter and
more drastic were the limits propos-
ed. The Massachusetts rule in this
regard, as in most points, is the best
under consideration. It provides for
a limit of twelve mofths, the nat-
ural cycle of the year, with privilege
of extension on particular consign-
ments by following the prescribed
procedure. New Jersey has an ex-
tension privilege, but the limit on all
goods is fixed at ten months. The
New York law provides an arbitrary
limit of ten months on meat, poultry,
fish and eggs and twelve months on
butter.

Any time limit less than one year
is not effective in the interest of the
consuming public, but adds a burden
of cost, because production is dis-
couraged and a period is left during
which certain articles cannot be ade-
quately supplied to the market.

Bulletin No. 93 of the United States
Department of Agriculture, issued
April 5, 1913, demonstrates the inef-
fectiveness of time limit legislation.
This report read as follows regarding
business in all of the cold storage
warehouses of the country during
1909-10: “Let the percentages for the
deliveries of ten months be stated.
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cent. for fresh mutton, 99.9 per cent.
for fresh pork, 98.9 per cent. for dress-
ed poultry, 97.8 per cent. for butter
and 99.9 per cent. for eggs. The
important observation to be made is
that the receipts into’ cold storage
are entirely or very nearly exhausted
by the deliveries within ten months.”
The very law of supply and demand
and profitable commercial usage de-
cides that very little is carried over
ten months and practically nothing
over twelve months. It is interest-
ing to note the conclusions of the
above report with regard to the av-
erage length of storage for the year
1909-10, as follows: Fresh beef, 2.28
months; fresh mutton, 4.45 months;
fresh pork, .88 month; butter, 4.43
months; poultry, 2.42 months, and
eggs, 5.91 months.

These facts clearly indicate that
time limits as a means of regulation
are ineffective, as the evils aimed :t
do not exist to any appreciable ex-
tent. The provision for marking
packages with date of receipt and in
most cases with date of withdrawal
is not seriously objectionable as a
record of fact. Its effectiveness, how-
ever, lies in the interpretation of
such information if it should reach
the consumer. Except in Pennsyl-
vania, the laws do not require the
dating to follow the goods to the con-
sumer, and in wholesale handling the
facts are known anyway.

The desirability of uniform laws
among our states, regulating any of
the processes of human interests,
either commercial or social, requires
no argument. This is becoming true
of cold storage legislation, both from
the fact of differing laws and the ab-
sence of any specific regulation what-
ever in many states The following
states have passed cold storage laws:
California, Delaware, Indiana, lowa,
Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts,
Nebraska, New Jersey, New York,
North Dakota and Pennsylvania. The
laws differ greatly, and, of course, af-
fect only the cold storage plants in
the respective commonwealths having
regulation.
injustice arises from the fact that
products which have been stored in
states having no laws come into the
states for consumption where cold
storage ‘regulation exists, thereby
placing the local warehouses and the
products stored therein at a disad-
vantage.

To meet the requirements of this
situation, a uniform law relating to
the cold storage of certain articles of
food has been approved and recom-
mended for adoption by the confer-
ence of Commissions on Uniform
State Laws,, at its meeting in Wash-
ington, D. C., last October. This law
has been introduced in several states
and is regarded as the best piece of
legislation which has been prepared
to regulate the industry. The feeling
of the cold storage warehousemen in
states having unsatisfactory laws is
that this bill should be substituted be-
cause of its reasonable provisions and
the great desirability of uniformity.

In states having no cold storage laws,.

the men feel that no legislation is
really necessary, but if control is to
be imposed it should be substantially

The discrimination and —

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

along the lines proposed in the uni-
form bill.

The adoption of this law by the
various states would be a great step
in advance in the matter of regula-
tion, and it is hoped that various Na-
tional food associations will endorse

this measure and assist in its adop-

tion in all the states where it may
be introduced. Frank A. Horne,
President American Association of
Refrigeration.

EB BSB EB B
Holland’s Coffee Trade.

Rotterdam advices report Holland’s
coffee activities are seriously hamper-
ed by measures of the belligerents.
Coffee from the Dutch colonies is ad-
mitted without restriction, while the
export of coffee is prohibited by
France, and imports from countries
of production and from New York
will only be permitted if consigned
to the Netherlands Oversea Trust
Company. This means that such cof-
fee can only be used for home con-
sumption or for export to neutral
states under rigorous stipulations, and
infringements being liable to heavy
penalties.

This must necessarily curtail the
coffee trade in Holland, and will be
felt by several producing countries,
especially Brazil, even more acutely
in summer and in autumn, when the
new crop will be ready for shipment.
The financial situation in Brazil! is
chiefly dependent on rubber and cof-
fee. Rubber is contraband of war,
and the trade must suffer to some ex-
tent. Should exports of coffee to the
Allies fail to offset the diminution of
exports to neutral European states,
the effect on the finances of Brazil,
as a result, may be severe.

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Valuable Vocabulary.

The employer who was willing to
pay $3 a week for an office boy ad-
vertised for a boy. About 100 re-
plied. To the most likely looking
lad he said:

“You look all right, but I must test
your vocabulary. You know what
‘vocabularly’ means?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Very well, I want a boy with a vo-
cabulary. My customers are well-
bred, educated people, and I must
have a boy who can answer them with
something more intelligent than ‘Uh-
huh,’ ‘Yep,’ and ‘I guess so.’”

He put several questions to the boy
and received satisfactory replies.

“You will do,” he said. “You may
go to work now.”

“I beg your pardon,” said that
amazing boy, “but there is one ex-
ample of my vocabulary that you have
not heard.”

“Well, what is it?”

“I am sorry, sir, but I could not
think of using this kind of language
for $3 a week. It is worth $5.”

The employer concluded that it was
and paid it.

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Neither Could Afford It.

“What?” exclaimed the motorist,
who had run over a farmer’s toe, “you
want $500 for a crushed foot? Non-
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“Perhaps not,” cried the suffering
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Grand Councll of Michigan U. C. T.

Grand Counselor—Walter S. Lawton,
Grand Rapids.

Grand Junior Counselor—Fred J. Mou-
tier, Detroit.

Grand Past Counselor—Mark S. Brown,
Saginaw.

Grand Secretary—Maurice
Jackson,

Grand Treasurer—Wm. J. Devereaux,
Port Huron.

Grand Conductor—John A. Hach, Jr.,
Coldwater. . :

Grand Page—W. T. Ballamy, Bay City.

Heuman,

Grand Sentinel—C. C. Starkweather,
Detroit.

Grand Chaplain—A. W. Stevenson,
Muskegon.

Grand Executive Committee—E.- A.
Dibble, Hillsdale; Angus G. McEachron,
Detroit; James E. Burtless, Marquette:

. N. Thompkins, Jackson.

Next Grand Council Meeting—Traverse
City, June 2 and 3, 1916.

Michigan Division T. P.. A.

President—Fred H. Locke.

First Vice-President—C. M. Emerson.

Second Vice-President—H. C. Cornelius.

Secretary and Treasurer—Clyde_ E.
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Comparison of Old-Time and Pres-
ent Day Traveler.

Regardless of the fact that travel-
ing salesmen from all over the State
are with us, there has been no par-
ticular activity noted among the for-
eign missionary bands. Neither are
any additional prayer meetings call-
ed nor extra police authorized. And
for all this inactivity there is a rea-
son, for times have changed in the
last quarter of a century. To prove
the change James F. Hammell, Sr.,
for forty years a “toter” of the grip,
but now State Hotel Inspector, poinis
out that the U. C. T. did not hesi-
tate to select Lansing as its con-
vention city because it offered no
place on which to rest the weary fvot
or hook the arm in friendly exchange
of fibs relative to fat orders, which
were never taken.

And everything that veteran “Jim”
says is like the laws of the Medes
and Persians. If “Jim” hadn’t been
so truthful, it is averred, he might
have landed a job higher up under
the present Democratic regime.

Mr. Hammell fondled a chestnut
he has lately carried toremind him of
the stories of the road and turning
from the protest of a patron of a
Trout Lake Junction hotel, Mr. Ham-
mell threw aside his official dignity
and elucidated on the twentieth cent
tury traveling salesman. The pro-
test could wait, he said, since it was
merely a “kick” because a Junction
cook had lost her handkerchief in an
Irish stew. And anything may hap-
pen in Trout Lake Junction, except
finding your watch after the third
drink.

“The world is growing better,” de-
clared Mr. Hammell reminiscently,

“This is indicated by our humane
garnishment laws; the ease with
which alimony is obtained on the
slightest provocation, and the excep-
tionally high, standard of morality
now maintained and demanded by
men in general.

“There was a time,” continued the
inspector of hotels, “when actors,
traveling salesmen, newspaper men
and any other male or female being,
who made only occasional visits
home were considered outside the
circle of dignified citizens, but trav-

shaken hands with him and went
home to special prayer.

“Fifty years ago—that was before
my time—the old timers tell me a
man’s annual sales depended on his
capacity, for the country merchant
expected a salesman to donate drinks
and cigars before a deal was made

“But notice, if you please, the pres-
ent conditions of the road. Nowa-
days a traveling man no more dares
to ask a customer to drink with him
than he would to enter the place of
business with the scent of highballs
about his person. Customers, that is
the old friendly ones, may be occas-
ionally treated to a sack of pepper-
mints or a package of gum, but not
often, for the customer does not
want to be obligated.

“Instead of seeking the hotel whose
bar set up the highest beers, as was
the case fifty years ago, the present
day traveling salesman will general-
ly pass up the hotel with a bar and
prefers a room with a Gideon bible
in it rather than one with a fire es-
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Members of Absal Patrol, Photographed at Lansing.

 

 

 

First Row at Top, Left to Right:
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Second Row: J. H. Shumaker, GC. R. Lawton, Hudson, C. C. Perkins, E. G.
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eling salesmen especially were con-
sidered subjects for prayer. They
were weeds in the vineyard of the
Lord, as it were.

“There was a time, my friend, when
a traveling salesman, no matter
if he were selling the life of the apos-
tles, was not permitted any further
than the porch. There a girl’s father
drew the dead line and your travel-
ing salesman had to talk about the
weather or advocate a bounty of
crows, for all other conversation was
taboo and the censorship committee,
consisting of father and mother, sat
in judgment nearby in their slippers.

“A traveling man might be able
to quote scripture; be an advocate
of cold water for other purpose be-
sides a shower bath, and _ yet he
shouldered a certain stigma, the so-
cial cross of a prejudiced people.
Every country merchant counted his
fingers after a traveling man had

“Unlike the traveler of fifty years
ago, the salesman of to-day is wel-
comed in all homes. In fact, father
generally looks his guest up in Dun’s
report; sees how many shares of poul-
try farm stock he owns and what his
annual commissions are. And as they
say in Battle Creek: ‘There’s a rea-
son, The salesman of to-day not
only does not have a girl in every
port, but is a man who loves a home
and home comforts. He hustles for
these rather than for worldly pleas-
ures and the ‘dates’ he makes now-a-
days are with his customers”

Interrupting this testimonial of
good citizenship, the interviewer in-
terjected this: “But, Mr. Hammell,
aren’t there any joys in this traveling
life outside of reading Gideon bibles
and sending money home to mother?
Aren’t there some little diversions,
say, like the movies or taking kodak
pictures of churches in stranges
towns?”

June 30, 1915

“Oh, my yes,” replied Mr. Hammeil,
many of them, my boy, many of them.
“For instance many of us spend a
very pleasant evening re-heeling socks
or laundering our rubber _ collars.
Then again many of us get amuse-
ment during the night by trying to
sleep on our backs, so as to get a
uniform crease in our trousers which
we place under the mattress.

“Then, again, in some hotels in
the North we have such little diver-
sions as hunting intruders that steal
little pieces of sirloin out of our limbs,
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little diversions before breakfast, such
as shaving with cold water or prying
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June 30, 1915

“Don’t think for a minute that the
business of being a traveler is en-
tirely solemn and Puritanical. While
not often, we occasionally swear.
This has been noticed, for instance,
on the Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena
Railroad, where conductors are wax-
ing rich receiving rewards for lost
teeth. When a traveler who is saving
up his money to start a chicken farm
or is investing in Southern lemon
groves, these little tolls cause a flow
of language not recognized in the best
society.

“We occasionally have excitement
when a postmaster holds up our sal-
ary by getting our initials mixed up
with somebody else’s in the general
delivery. Getting chillblains waiting
outside the locked-up depots for 3
o'clock morning ‘trains, also offers
salvation from ennui.

“You might also class being sick
in the night from undigested pork
and beet pickles and having a strange
doctor treat you for pneumonia as
fun on the road. Separating your
laundry from another traveler’s is
also fun especially if you get No. 18
collars with a No. 14 shirt and try to
fit them by the light of a kerosene
lamps.

“Oh, there’s plenty of joys on the
road, don’t forget that.”

“But what do you consider, Mr.
Hammell, is the real big joy of the
road?” persisted the interviewer.

“Why, I can’t just answer that off
hand,” replied Inspector Hammell.
“But I should imagine being snowed
in up in the copper country and get-
ting a wire that your uninsured home
burned down while your wife was in
the hospital presenting you with
twins.’—Lansing State Journal.

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Late News of Interest to Travelers.

Herbert Agans, who has made a re-
markable record as manager of the
Petoskey branch of the Cornwell Beef
Company for several years has been in-
structed to remove the brarch to Trav-
erse City, which will be his headquarters
after July 1. Mir. Agans is one of the
best posted and most successful meat
salesmen in the country and enjoys the
confidence and respect of all who know
him.

Fred Eldridge, representing Isaac
Prouty & Co., Spencer, Mass., was in
town last week showing his line of
“Matchless” shoes to the trade. Mr.
Eldridge reported that he has found
business conditions to be excellent.

Edward Herrington, former manager
of the “Queen Quality” store, at Detroit,
has quit the retail game, at least tem-
porarily, and is now representing J. &
T. Cousens Co., of Brooklyn. His ter-
ritory is Michigan and Indiana. Mr.
Herrington was in this city last week
calling on the local trade and reported
that he has had considerable success so
far in his new venture.

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The Grand Rapids Barrel Co., organ-
ized by Krell Bros. who came to this
city from Detroit recently, has located
at Franklin street and Buchanan avenue
and will soon start operations, buying
old ‘barrels and making new ones out

of them.
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Few women are up to date in the
matter of birthdays,

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

SUPREME COUNCIL.

 

Michigan Man Now Holds Highest
Office.

The Supreme Council, U. C. T,,

which convened in Columbus, Ohio,

last Tuesday, continued the session

until Saturday. Michigan carried off
more than her share of the honors.
Frank C. Ganiard, of Ann Arbor, was

.Junior Supreme Counselor and nat-

urally expected to be elected Supreme
Counselor at the close of the meet-
ing. As a matter of fact, Supreme
Counselor Duval was ill at his home
in Hutchinson, Kansas, and Mr. Gan-
iard, on extremely short notice, was
compelled to serve as presiding officer
and direct the work of the meeting
from start to finish. He acquitted
himself so well that the delegates
were loud in praise of his fairness
and executive capacity. Michigan wus
honored in other directions also.
Michael G. Howarn, of Detroit, was
one of the special committee appoint-
ed on the C. T. Daniels matter. E.
A. Welch, of Kalamazoo, was made
chairman of the Mileage and Per Diem
Committee. Fred C. Richter, of Trav-
erse City, was appointed a member
of the Supreme Auditing Committee.
Mark S. Brown, of Saginaw, was rec-
ognized as one of the strongest speak-
ers On the floor and his talk in sup-
port of the nomination of Mr, Ganiard
for Supreme Counselor was a master-
ful one. When Mr. Ganiard was es-
corted to his station, after eiection
to the highest office in the gift of
the organization, the Michigan dele-
gation rose to their feet and sang
Michigan, My Michigan. The dele-
gates from this State were as follows:

Mark S. Brown, Saginaw.

Michael G. Howarn, Detroit.

John Q. Adams, Battle Creek.

Fred C. Richter, Traverse City.

John D. Martin, Grand Rapids.

Eugene A. Welch, Kalamazoo.

The Tradesman is enabled to pub-
lish the following summarized re-
port of the meeting:

A constitutional amendment mak-
ing it unlawful to sell or allow to be
used the emblem of the order to ad-
vertise or favor any special line of
merchandise or industry was adopted.

It was decided that no more char-
ters should be issued for subordinate
councils with less than twenty-five
charter applicants.

The Supreme Council abolished the
plan of paying two members of the
Executive Committee to devote all
of their time to affairs of the order.

Harry L. Doud of Columbus, Su-
preme Attorney, was commended for
his active work in defeating the pro-
posed Michigan constitutional amend-
ment to allow fraternal insurance or-
ganizations to do business in Michi-
gan without a ritual. This, it is said,
would have permitted straight life
insurance companies to have operat-
ed in the State along with fraternal
insurance lines.

The Council adopted the amendment
providing for an extra emergency as-
sessment of $2 a member. The reserve
fund cannot now be drawn on to pay
benefits until after the regular and

emergency assessments have been ex-
hausted.

A report submitted to the Council
showed that twenty-four out of sixty
deaths on which death claims were
paid during the last year were the re-
sult of automobile accidents. Be-
cause of this it was necessary to draw
on the reserve fund to the amount of
$78,000 to pay claims.

The proposition to change the meth-
od of paying assessments in five in-
stallments of $2 each to two payments
of $5 each was voted down.

The time necessary for a traveling
man to be on the road before being
eligible to membership in the order
was cut down from one year to -six
months. The proposal to admit an
applicant to membership on _ proba-
tion from the time he goes on the
road, with insurance privileges, was
defeated. Another amendment that
was defeated proposed to change the
time for the annual election of offi-
cers of local councils from March to
April.

Excess baggage rates was the sub-
ject of a report submitted by A. P.
Fleckenstein, who has represented the
commercial travelers for several years
in an effort to secure a more satis-
factory and uniform system of excess
charges in the various states. He re-
ported concessions in a number of
states that are now saving travel-
ing men who carry excess baggage
considerable expense each year. He
is endeavoring to secure a uniform
rate of 10 cents per 100 pounds, bas-
ed on a car fare of 60 cents and con-
tinuing in units of 1 cent additional
for every 5 cents additional car fare
paid. Traveling men, he said, are ob-
jecting to the requirement that a val-
uation be placed on baggage and that
the excess rate be based on that.

The Council went into executive
session and heard a report on the
matter of the shortage of former Su-
preme Secretary C. C. Daniels. A
special committee of five members
was appointed to recommend to the
Supreme Council the course to be pur-
sued. This committee subsequently
presented a report recommending that
the settlement of the $30,000 defalca-
tion be referred to the Executive
Committee, with full power to act and
to make the most advantageous set-
tlement possible with the fidelity com-
panies interested in the defalcation.

Among the last resolutions adopted
by the Council was one authorizing
the appointment of a committee to
take up the matter of securing,
through interstate regulations, im-
provements in accommodations on
railroads.

Complaints are frequently made
that no towels are furnished in
coaches that have other washing ac-
commodations and that the drinking
water is very bad. These conditions
are controlled by health authorities
in Ohio and many other states, but
the principal trouble comes on the in-
terstate roads that
trolled by state authorities.

B. F. Heistand, of San Francisco,
attempted to obtain authority to or-
ganize a council in Honolulu, but ac-
tion was deferred until an investiga-

cannot be con-

tion can be made into the insurance
laws and conditions of Honolulu.
Heistand said there are 118 traveling
men living in Honolulu eligible to
membership. Some of these have
been taken into the council of San
Francisco.

Election of officers resulted as fol-
lows:

Supreme Counselor—Frank S. Gan-
iard, Jackson, Mich.

Supreme Junior Counselor—George
E. Hunt, Everett, Mass.

Supreme Treasurer—W. L.
acre, Columbus, Ohio.

Supreme Conductor—T. J. Phelps,
Bluefield, W. Va.

Supreme Page—F. J. C. Cox, Win-
nipeg, Manitoba. ‘

Supreme Surgeon—Dr. C. M. Tay-
lor, Columbus, Ohio.

Supreme Sentinel—R. A. Tate, New
York.

Supreme Executive Committee—M.
J. Hemmens, of Wisconsin and D. P.
McCarthy, of Fostoria.

Supreme Counselor Ganiard an-
nounced the personnel of the stand-
ing committees for the ensuing year
as follows:

Jurisprudence—W. B. Emerson,
Towa; C. V. Holderman, Tennessee;
George De Land, Massachusetts.

State of the Order—J. F. Collver,
Illinois; E. E. Abbott, Nebraska; H.
A. Pritchett, Indiana.

Auditing—P. M. Duggan, Pennsyl-
vania; Fred C. Richter, Michigan, and
C. W. Trenary, Virginia.

J. M. Moore, of Zanesville, Ohio,
was reappointed Supreme Chaplain.

At the final session of the Supreme
Council Saturday morning the quota
of officers was completed by the elec-
tion of Harry L. Doud, of Columbus,
Supreme Attorney; M. J. Hemmens of
Wisconsin, Supreme Auditor, and C.
E. Barker, Columbus, editor of the
Sample Case.

Friday evening the ceremonial meet-
ing of the Imperial Guild, Ancient
Order of Bagmen of Bagdad, was
held at United Commercial Travelers’
hall. Walter S. Lawton, of Grand
Rapids, was elected Inside Gatekeep-
er.

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Annual Picnic of Flint Grocers.

Flint, June 28—The members of
the Retail Grocers’ Association held
their annual outing at Thread Lake
Park last Thursday. The afternoon
was spent in running the races ar-
ranged by the different: committees.
The following were the results of the
races:

Ball game won by the Retail Gro-
cers from the Greissell Bread Co. by
the score of 13 to 3.

100 yard dash—Titts, Gay and La-
pich.

Tugs of war—The grocers in the
south end won from the grocers in
the north end, while the clerks of the
north end won from the clerks of the
south end.

Women’s 50 yard foot race—Miss
J. Wilson, Miss M. Wilson, Miss S.
Poole, Miss M. Sill.

Woman’s rowing race—Miss Faye
Rowley, Miss E. Snively and Miss E.
DeRoo.

Men’s rowing race—Greenway, Falk
and Labinch.

Backward running
Chapman and Cruther.

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Not often does the young man mar-
ry the girl who has lived next door to
him all her ‘life,

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June 30, 1915 .

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

Michigan State Pharmaceutical Asso-
ciation. :

President—C. H. Jongejan, Grand

Rapids.

Secretary—D. D. Alton, Fremont.

Treasurer—John S. Steketee, Grand

Rapids.
Next Annual Meeting—Detroit, June 7,
8 and 9, 1916.

Michigan Pharmaceutical Travelers’ As-
sociation.
President—W. H. Martin, Orion.
Secretary and Treasurer—W. S. Law-
ton, Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids Drug Club.
President—Wm. C. Kirchgessner.
Vice-President—E. D. De La Mater. =

 

"ngage and Treasurer—Wm.
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Executive Committee—Wm. Quigley,

Chairman; Henry Riechel, Theron Forbes.

 

Note on Compressed Tablets.

Considerable has, at various times,
been written on the subject of com-
pressed tablets, their history and de-
velopment up to the present-day
method of manufacture. The various
excipients and diluents, such as sugar,
starch, etc., used at various times in
their manufacture, have also been
dealt with in detail. This article,
therefore, is only intended to add a
few more facts that have come out
in the course of some investigations
made by the writer.

Recently, in doing some work on
commercial compressed tablets and
tablet triturates, it was found that at
the present time white dextrin is the
most generally used diluent and dis-
integrator, both for compressed tab-
lets and tablet triturates.

%.

Whit dextrin is of variable quality.
Different samples of it differ widely
as to degree of conversion; some re-
duce Fehling’s solution readily, while
others hardly affect it at all, and be-
tween the two extremes one can get
almost any degree of reduction of
Fehling’s solution with different sam-
ples.

White dextrin appears to be well
fitted as a disintegrator and lubricant
for insoluble material. It causes rap-
id disintegration of a compressed
tablet, provided it is used in suffi-
cient quantity and a careful work-
ing method is adopted. Some sub-
stances require more, others less dex-
trin to bring about an immediate dis-
integration. Thus, for instance, com-

.Mercial tablets of acetyl salicylic acid

contain only 30 per cent. of dextrin,
while those of the basic bismuth salts
and of salol contain between 40 and
50. per cent. of it.

The immediate breaking up of a
tablet on contact with water does
not, however, mean that such a tablet
is fit for solution and consequent as-
similation. The adhesive substance

 

used in granulating the material is a
factor of no small importance. In-
deed, the complete disintegration of
a tablet depends largely upon it. For
instance, if gelatine or glue is used in
granulating, such tablets require two
or three hours in water before the
individual granules absorb sufficient
water to become softened.

A tablet, therefore, prepared from
material granulated with gelatine, is
not what, on superficial observation,
it looks to be; for, while it does
break up readily into granules, these
in turn do not soften rapidly, and
consequently ready disintegration and
solution of the medicinal substance is
out of the question.

Furthermore, it seems some manu-
facturers have gotten into a rather
routine method of manufacturing
compressed tablets, the same excipient
being used for all kinds of material.
It certainly is not good practice to
use dextrin in the making up of tab-
lets of soluble materials. A readily
soluble salt like sodium salicylate
does not need a disintegrator at all.
In fact, in such tablets dextrin does
more harm than good, because, on
contact with water, it forms a thick
starch paste, enveloping the soluble
substance in such a way as to prevent
ready solution.

Such tablets reauire from two to
three hours for solution, while the
same kind of tablets prepared with-
out dextrin are completely dissolv-
ed in fifteen to twenty minutes’ time.

To sum up, then, it is safe to say
that, while dextrin is a good and
valuable disintegrator in the manufac-
ture of compressed tablets, it should
not be used _ indiscriminately, and
when it is used it should be done with
intelligence, otherwise more harm
than good will be the result to the pa-
tient, whose welfare should always
be kept in mind. S. Bertha Muller.

—_>--->-—__
Greetings From the Newly-Elected
President.

Grand Rapids, June 28.—Impelied
by a modesty, which is natural
to me I committed an error at
the recent convention, which I sin-
cerely regret and which I wish to

remedy, if possible at this opportuni- .

ty.
It was to express my thanks for the
honor which the members of the M.
S. P. A. conferred upon me by elect-
ing me to the Presidency, and allow
me to assure you that this feeling
comes from the heart. I hope that
my administration may exceed your
expectations, and it certainly will do
so if my efforts in behalf of the phar-
maceutical profession and our Asso-
ciation are supported as they should
e

I, therefore, ask you to give me
the support our cause is entitled to
and needs. Let each one of us do

a little and we will accomplish great
things.
The coming year is sometimes call-

ed a quiet year, an off year, but it

is my opinion that we have no such
years in our Association. I think
that this year we should work as
hard as in a legislative year, because
now is the time to prepare for the
coming year. Now is the time to lay
our plans. Now is the time to
strengthen our organization. Now is

the time to prepare the ammunition,

which we may need later on.
_ Therefore, brothers, once more 1
ask your cordial assistance and I will
prove that my contention is right. 1
hope later on to give you a more defi-
nite idea of my plans for this year’s
work. C. H. Jongejan,
Pres. M.S. PLA
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The 80 Per Cent. Clause in Plain
English.

Will you please explain in
everyday English just what is
meant by the 80 per cent. co-in-
surance clause? I have asked my
local fire insurance agent and he
“explained” it fully. But I do nat
yet understand. I doubt if he
knows a great deal more about it
than I do myself—J. P. G.

The question asked by this corres-

pondent is of such general interest
that we are going to answer it here
rather than through a letter. This mer-
chant need not be discouraged over
his inability to understand the clause
in every detail. If the truth were to
be known, it could be said that a con-
siderable percentage of the local fire
insurance agents of the country them-
selves do not thoroughly understand
the whys and wherefores of this
rather troublesome division of fire in-
surance.

What is the 80 per cent. co-insur-
ance clause and what does it mean?

Well, you have a stock of say $10,-
000 and insure it for $6,000. Your
policy contains an 80 per cent co-in-
surance clause. Your store burns
and the damage done by the fire
amounts to at least $6,000—the face
value of your policy.

How much money do you
$6,000?

Not a bit of it.

You get just $4,500.

Quite an awakening isn’t it?

Now, why is this?

Let’s get this thing straight right
here. It is one of the snags many
merchants strike in obtaining insur-
ance. The lack of understanding of this
clause has had serious consequences.
For it is a serious thing to get a con-
siderable sum less than you expected.

get—

The way this clause works out, the
insurance company is not liable for
a greater proportion of the loss than
the sum insured bears to 80 per cent.
of the cash value of the property in-
sured. In other words, the owner
agrees to keep his property insured
for 80 per cent. of its value, and it
he fails to do this he becomes a co-
insurer for the balance of the value
not so covered.

This is the technical way the com-
panies explain co-insurance. And
here, reduced to plain English is how
the thing works:

The $6,000 policy on the $10,000
stock mentioned above brings only
$4,500 when the store is damaged to
the extent of $6,000. The reason for
this is that the policy contained an
80 per cent. co-insurance clause. Un-
der the provisions of this clause, the
policy, to be good for all the damage,
should have been for 80 per cent. of
the cash value, or $8,000. In this in-
stance, the full amount of the damage
—$6,000 or any other sum up to $8,-
000—would have been paid.

Here are the figures:

Cash value of stock, $10,000.

Eighty per cent. of this cash value
is $8,000.

The amount insured ($6,000) is
three-fourths of 80 per cent. of the
cash value ($8,000) and can only be
collected in that proportion. The
company is obligated, then, to pay
only three-fourths of the amount in-
sured.

Three-fourths of $6,000 is $4,500.

Four thousand five hundred dollars,
therefore, is the amount collectible
under the policy—that is, if the prop-
erty is damaged to the extent of $6,-
000. Smaller claims for damages, of
course, would be settled on the same
basis.

If at least 80 per cent. of the cash
value had been insured for, no such
proportion would have held, and the
company would have been liable for
the whole amount of the loss.

Do you want some more examples?

Well, suppose you have a $20,000
stock and insure it for $10,000, the
policy containing an 80 per . cent.
clause.

Eighty per cent. of $20,000 is $16,-
000,

Ten thousand dollars is five eighths
of $16,000, thus making the company
liable for five-eighths of the amount
insured.

 

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A policy of of $1,- they usual at least th i women Tae (Canada) .. 75@1 00 a oe E. @1 75 Lead, ane Taek 8@ 8%
_would bri $1,000 on a ally act at - at’s the way SM reg se , o- 75 bsp “true 7 00@7 25 Ochre, sop oil. se 8%
$250. ng, under this ih stock wedding. Aceh ae is 4 oe 50 Spearmint artifi’l 2 10 Potts’ yellow bbl. 1 “@ 1%
Eight nes mee a ome oe ee iG Mw ta if
7 eet ce : Berrie 00 Ramey ast _ , 20@1 00 a Venera inf 3
One thous nt. of $5,000 i cureh % Porte , 4 00@4 25 Vermillion, ao 3 @ 1%
of $4,000 and dollars = 1s $4,000. Tape ee - @ 90 Turpentine, bbs. 2 40 Whiting ® anae 25@1 a
‘Anau one-fourth Prickley veers: 10 @ 20 Wintergreen, ae 55@ at Whiting bbl. .. ce 20
$1,000 nt collectible - Sa ee ae ete it P brea’ ii
: O - rdnoghyenian ey iatng weds
ae r $250. , one-fourth i Barks oo -- 3 00@3 I 1 25@1 a
he phi of Cass ctmsced . art 2 00G 25 «(CA nsect
t philosoph SHELD Cas ia (ordina Wroraree Cogs 00@2 25 earemte. icides
o be about this ¥ . the thine oe Cassia, “Gatgon) Be i on c.. § B0g4 i Ge Vitrol, bb 10@ 1
pani : : g seems IDS, Sa wd. 2 25 it . 5
vid les apparently he insurance c cs E cS Ratner eo ae Sac wast oO a Bicarbo Potassium Bordeaux ix P Py 8
ed up as mu pees theic visk om- E 35e it (powd.) )@ 2 Bichromate . 36@ sin Whit Pst 8@
are | walli ch as i sks di- A sousnsnceoss 3romid Me: 49 inse ered .
sio villing to mak possible. Th SKIN AND SCALE —_—* Carbonat tetas 1 27@ 30 Insect Powder .. 16@ 2
on a eee ws ake a little ey D SCALP D Licorice Extracts Chlorate wa cede. 2° 35 Lime Arsenate -- 30@ aa
will agree t with the insu conces- Puritan Pl aac Licorice powderec 27@ 30 cpowdered al and @ 3 _ olution, Sulphur 8S@ 16
: T e a ee. i
cent. of ae ugk ae 7 CANCEE Method a. eae Flowers “© Cyanide” granular “io ss sp aie -- 1b@ 2
: oe ‘ ee te sees 20@25
property insu otal cash valu ay Pe Interested per: ' {REMOVAL pecans (Ger.) 30@ 40 Permana pel hae ss s0@ 43 Miscella nan
duce the ie red. It is lik : of the of teatment. Pro invited fave ile (Rom) . 00 Prussiate, "yell - s50° 77 Acetanaiia neous
sured ely : ccomplished belor Soa stigate our 60 Ss ssiate, r ow >» 90 Al id ..
surance ef 206 to in- ne eae method a ea @1 um sea I
: a A. before sett! liek mucus Acaci um pha x 10 sane 00
up am Also he is ia more in- aaa el na | oS ao © eeeeeees oo Alum, powdered. i co. ‘
dividi ong various ikely to split it President . SY MAC LEDD, Y aracia, a ei rh 60 Alk ante @ 25 ee wdered and 8
ing th s compa : 1 JESSE J. FO’ Sec C LEOD, ‘Acacia. arene 50 B anet chin” eke
The g the burden nies, thus MRS. MAE X, Superint leat aed Sorts... 40@ 45 icead Stones trate Subst — 7@ 10
se exam of a po ‘ us |AUCK, Supt. een Al ia, powd -- 20@ 25 Calam powdered — 30@ 35 Bora cae.
ples ill ssible 1 Se: Seen Dept. oes (Barb ered 30@ Ele us .. 20@ ¢ x Xtal o«se 28 OO
ustrate Oss. nd for Cane Aloes (Cape Pow) 2 25 Elecampane, pwd 40 25 cpowdered or 7@3 10
the work- i Booklet Aloes (Soe. Pow) 20g 25 Ginger, "A powd. is@ 20 Cantharades po" 2 obw7 00
ri oe bee . ) 40@ 50 _powdered 5@ 25 Capsicum ec tae. : tag 00
er @ 75 Ginger, a oe Cassia’ Ca om: a”
ee S. PP feos @1 ect Ne a 22@ 25 Cloves Buds _ 4 2504 =
Coaeee owd. @l 00 Guldens MO onic Chalk Brann, see 0
Naine 5 25 [pecac eal pow. 6 22@ 2 Chal Prepar, aa 30 40
Guna “pomdese ae 62 ico c, powd - § 50@7 a Chiorot Preci ed 6@ 35
. awe 5B Olris, p powd. . 18s@ : Co Hedsis 37 0
Kino, ‘powdered 10@ 15 Poke, wouaeea "dee a Cocaine ws... 4 ea
a tee howled 5@ 80 Rhu powdered 30@ Be Cooke. oi ton. 45
rus S ae. powders @ 40 ee ae 20W 28 cota hey "Re a
Oda Fou ‘ cum. 4a 50078 75 Rosinweea’ powa, 18@4 00 Sopperas, ‘bbls. eG
eee : 00@ 3 arsa powd 1 25 Copperas, nee @
Electric C ntains Selle ic 25@10 60 eee 6 omens Ome ‘
, Bleached 35 aparilla Mex Cc am Ta Im ‘I 6
ar Tra ed a 2 ground a Mexi @ 65 uttleb rtar .. 59@1 aa
Cycl onators at Qi saul one ee ca She 8
: ragacanth pow 22 esnips cou ieee no oe 8 ver’s Powder 5@ 50
T nth 5 ‘umerie wuer 3 me owd q
one Mixers Resets sow TBE Eg Yeenee wisica OG 3 Bush be des. [G2 30
sooo 10@. 16 » powd. m4 a bpsoin powdered by 10
Glass pape ue Anis Seeds ' Lrgot Salts, less" “@ 3
ass 3uchu, powd. 1 65@17 Ani IS a eees Orgot, powder 4@
‘ @175 Bi ine, ‘pombe , howdere, b
Spoons oF Cups nee roe . 1 75@2 00 Bird, _Powaere “3 20@ 25 Flake White 2 2 Oe 2
a a ’ = laose n eaneee d “ees
Dishers Holders a. onl 801 aaa oa Caraway 2200000) 32 br Samar Ib. toe 20
Sque Paper S Senna, Alex =... 30@ §3 a ee Gamtes <0 RS
eZers oda C Senna Ti inn. ... ae a6 Geen (sows. 4 2 00@2 0 cee ah ie 56@ 70
Sh ups Uva U nn powd @ 35 riander 40) 30 = Glaub re, les ses 8
akers E esi oe. be 40 Dill ... [ Giinhos Salts 1 70 & beds
, Ete tg % Fax. : 2 i Gee broen” bbl. @ 14
Cc r Al Olls oe ioe ‘ au = Glue. abd less 2@ 1%
o i monds, Bi es Glue, brown grd. 11
ca Cola, Ch on Bitter, Foenugreel, ee bp 10 Ging wus gra. 100 15
, erry S Almonds, Senses 65 temp pow. @ 10 Glyce white ‘grd.” 15@ 15
R mash “otidal 0@7 00 Lobelia eae ees i. 10 fo gra. 15@ 2
oot Beer, G = aust © Clee ae ss ge ae Indigo .. fevadtus ae:
. rapef 1 Aiagede awed: ‘ Mustard, black 6@ 20 Lod Mo
ruitol imouds, Sw 1 25@1 P rd, po 16@ oform
Syru a : ere eet, 50 ahs Sau wd. 22@ = er Acet
ps and Flav oe crude 50@ ne Hape Nae 15@ a Lycopdium a
Ani ’ ecti . 5 3a seeceseee ps ae
ors Sele on 2 fan = Sabadille, ci. @ ri a powdered 85@
Chair oo lees ome ot Lg enol 2 Bg
ssi Gocco ee cen Avaeioan 0
S, Stools oa. wo 7S Worm jAmerican ue Nos’ Vert
an T cans s. and @2 00 nt .. 1 00@1 95 Nux V mica ., 65@5 90
abies Cedar Leaf ... 12% Tin 10 Perer tee pow. @ 15
Citronella foo. ae. 15 Aconite ctures Pepper, niaek NON: @ 20
‘ . a OEM Aenea 20 ow suse smite eS
° Cc ut oe 5 nica eed eeage ¢ sia : vo.
azeltine & a po Liver Bai oe 00 “iat @ 65 ee ail as ton 15
Perk aon Gned 175 25 Bellad a. @ 15 ochelle § brds 0@ 15
G Ins Drug Co eo @eaq .... Coe c toon | oes @1 35 Saccharine .. 330 43
seston Seed 2 Sage $2 Bust sce tee 3a aD eae
rand Rapids, Mich Wigeron, 2200 3 1504 00 Zoe Comper @1 00 Seidlitz “Mi we. Og" is
. calyptus ...- 1 75 Ganthatadies @1 00 oap xture . 2 25
oe 75@2 00 C a) lO Soap, mott - 28@ 32
Juni » pure 2 00@1 20 Samet eee 50 Soa » mott sana 15@
Juniper soe 9 50g? 00 ea meee = - 2 aie white oa, 12@ is
a fr eee e
po extra eee 70@ : Cutan Comp. @1 50 oap, white
—. Noo i ce! 80@ = een seeereee 3? 00 hrs per e castile 6 7
ravehder Garey : ae = Cubebs. dais = = aaa. Aa ne Ke 75
emon .. 1 25 igi sanchnued 75 a, Sa at 5
ce batied. 0002 25 aaa. : a wae os se
Linseed, id ger "3 Gentian «1.40... ; Salphar or @ 1%
ins 7 tes ; ‘ sees ae :
Linseed, raw, Dbl 62@ 70 Guaiae “ve @. 9 Sulphur Subl’.... $0 5
, raw, jena @ 58 Tod ac Ammon @1 Tarta da ... . 3@ &
61@ 68 ine . a Ue ihn ee
Iodine, G onias 80 V rpentine Ve i 0
oloriess @2 00 a Ex enice 40@ 60
@2 00 Zinc | iaael | eat 50
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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

Galvanized Pails
Galvanized Tubs
Steel Cut Oats
imported Macaroni

Farina

DECLINED

 

 

Index to Markets

By Columns

 

Col.

A
Ammonia ............
Axle Grease ...... Bate

8B
Baked Beans ........
Bath Brick
BOIS 6 occ cya cae ot
Breakfast Food
Brooms
Brushes
Butter Color

Cc
OORNICR on 6 ksics e's ine e's
Canned Goods ......
Carbon Oils ....
Catsup
PHOBBO oi. ces ccss veces
Chewing Gum ........
Chicory .....cceeeeeee
Chocolate ......-.-se.-
Clothes Lines
Cocoa
Cocoanut .....

eooescose

Cracked Wheat .....
Crackers
Cream Tartar ....... .

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D
Dried Fruits ..........

F
Farinaceous Goods ..
Fishing Tackle .......
Flavoring Extracts ...
Flour and Feed ......
Fruit Jars

eecscccoces

Gelatine ......cccceeee
Grain Bags

H
FEOCDS oc cc vescvcescus
Hides and Pelts .......
Horse Radish

J
BOUW So ieee sense ss 00%s
Jelly Glasses

eacevecccceose

Macaroni
Mapleine ...........+.
Meats,. Canned .......
Mince Meat
Molasses

Mustard

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eoccccccceses

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Oe ER pee a ees

Olives

PACHIOR ou. ice woes es .
PIDGR  sics-s Vas keels a
Playing Cards .......
ROTA onc hn s cee se ss

Provisions

R
ON es vos eee cons
Rolled Oats

s

Salad Dressing ......
Saleratus ........
Sal Soda
Salt Fish

ROO ie cs ccwcsen's 5
Shoe Blacking .......
Snu aeeb beer cess mack
Soda

Spices
Starch
Syrups

Ceccercercccs

eee ercceserten

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eee cece seccccen

T
Table Sauces '........
Tea

Tobacco ........ 11, 12,
Twine

sere eecceccioees

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Woodenware ....:.....
Wrapping Paper .....

 

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Yeast Cake ..:........

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AMMONIA
OZ.
12 oz. ovals, 2 doz. box 75

AXLE GREASE
Frazer’s.
1fb. wood boxes, 4 doz. 3 00
1%. tin boxes, 3 doz.
3%4Ib. tin boxes, 2 dz.
10%. pails, per doz. ..6 00
15Tb. pails, per doz. ..7 20
25tb. pails, per doz. ..12 00

BAKED BEANS
No. 1, per doz. .. 45@ 90
No. 2, per doz. .. 75@1 40
No. 3, per doz. .. 85@1 75

BATH BRICK
English

‘BLUING
Jennings’.
Condensed Pearl Bluing
Small C P Bluing, doz. 45
Large C P Bluing, doz. 75

Folger’s.
Summer Sky, 3 dz. cs. 1 20
Summer Sky, 10 dz bbl 4 00

BREAKFAST FOODS
Apetizo,- Biscuits .... 3 00
Bear Food, Pettijohns
Cracked Wheat, 24-2
Cream of Rye, 24-2 ..
Quaker Puffed Rice ..
Quaker Puffed Wheat
Quaker Brkfst Biscuit
Quaker Corn Flakes
Victor Corn Flakes ..
Washington Crisps ..
Wheat Hearts .......
Wheateng ..........,
Evapor’ed Sugar Corn
Farinose, 24-2 .......
Grape Nuts ..........
Grape Sugar Flakes .
Sugar Corn Flakes ..
Hardy Wheat Food ..
Holland Rusk ........
Krinkle Corn Flakes 1 75
Mapl-Corn Flakes .... 2 80
Minn. Wheat Cereal 3 75
Ralston Wheat Food 4 60
Ralston Wht Food 10c 2 25
Roman Meal ........ 2 30
Saxon Wheat Food .. 2 90
Shred Wheat Biscuit 3 60
Triscuit, 18 ........... 1 80
Pillsbury’s Best Cer’l 4 25
Post Toasties, T-2 .. 2 50
Post Toasties, T-3 .. 2 70
Post Tavern Porridge 2 80

BROOMS

Fancy Parlor, 25 Ib.

Parlor, 5 String, 25 th.
Standard Parlor, 23 tb.
Common, 23 Ih. ......
Special, 23 th. ......
Warehouse, 33 Ib. ...
Common Whisk ....
Fancy Whisk ........

BRUSHES

Scrub

Solid Back, 8 in. ...... 175
Solid Back, 11 in. .... 95
Pointed Ends

CODODODONOED MRO DOME COMMON DODD
ac 2

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Stove
INO: Bs Gee csbccscsscosss OO
NO; Be: casechecs vecsens 2
INO; Foes beam vaccsw ess 40D
Shoe
INO. Boos ees cewanssccc 1 OU
NOS Ts cin cee kes ees 30
NO. ee iieecscccaces 2°10
NOs oD eae sieecescsce: ok OO

BUTTER COLOR
Dandelion, 25c size .. 2 00
CANDLES
Paraffine, 6s .........
Paraffine, 12s . ;
Wicking .........0... 20

 

App!

3 tb. Standards .. @ 8
oO. ose Sivan ace @2 50
Blackberries
2 Dosa ek cous 50@1 90
Standard No. 10 @5 25
Baked ........... 85@1 30
Red Kidney .... 75@ 95
String ......... 1 00@1 75
Wax ..........-. T5@1 25

Blueberries i
Standard: ........... » 180
9G. 10 os ies cco 57 Ob

Clams
Little Neck, 1tb. ..

Clam _ Boulllon
Burnham’s % pt. .... 2 25
Burnham’s pts. 3 75

@1 25

Burnham’s qts. ...... 7 50
Corn

MOIR os ec cs -- 6@ 7

Good ..... Seeu ee 90@1 00

POnOy cos @1 30

French Peas
Monbadon (Natural)
per doz. ...5..3 so 1-96

 

Gooseberrlies
No. 2, Wair:2.55.-°.. - 135
No. 2; Maney: 62.25... 2 5¢
Hominy
Standard ............ 85
Lobster
BAD. voceat scsisc 5c 4 BD
Oe AD. seo ek coc ecu 8 Ab
Mackerel
Mustard, 1th. ........ 1 80
Mustard, 2b. ........ 3 80
Soused, 1%tb. ....... 1 60
Soused, 2th. ......... 15
Tomato, Ib. .......... 1 50
Tomato, 2b. ........ 2 80
Mushrooms
Buttons, %s .... @ 15
Buttons, is ..... @ 32
Hotels, 1s ...... @ 20
Oysters
Cove, 1 tbh. ..... @ 17
Cove, 2 ib. 25... @1 40
P
Plums .......... 90@1 85

Pears In Syrup
No. 3 cans, per doz. ..1 50

Marrowfat ...... 90@1 00
Early June .... 1 isoi 25
Early June siftd 1 45@1 55

Peaches
Pie ............ 1 00@1 25
No. 10 size can pie @3 25

Pineapple
1 75@2 10
95@2 60

Grated
Sliced

seeeccce

Pumpkin
Pad eee oe 80
Good
Fancy ........;
NO. 10

Raspberries
Standard

ae a 90

«-- 100
«ee 2 40

 
   
 

ercece

Salmon
Warrens, 1 Ib. Tall .. 2 30
Watrens, 1 th. Flat .. 2 45
Red Alaska .... 1 70@1 75
Med Red Alaska 1 40@1 45
Pink Alaska .... @1 20

Sardines
Domestic, %s ....... 3 90
Domestic, % Mustard 3 75
Domestic, % Mustard 3 25

French, %s ...... %7@14
French, 48 ....... 183@23
Sauer Kraut
No. 3; (ane: ..5.<.5. 0
No. 10, cans ........ 2 40
Shrimps

Dunbar, 1s doz. .... 1 45
Dunbar, 14s doz. .... 2 70

Succotash
GOOG ve ccs os cases 1 20
Fancy ......... 1 25@1 40
Strawberries
Standard ......... 95
POANGY oi. since hse ss 2 25
Tomatoes
GO0G> oo sooo sess es oe 90
BANGY cos 6cccescle 1 20
NO. AO oss cece cece 2 90
CATSUP
Snider’s pints ...... 2 35

Snider’s % pints .... 1 35
CHEESE

  

ACME os cscs @16%
Carson City @16
Brick. 26. 6u..55 55 @16
Leiden ......... @15
Limburger ..... @18
Pineapple ...... 40 @60
Edam .... ; @s5
Sap Sago ....... @18
Swiss, domestic .... @20

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CHEWING GUM
Adams Black Jack .... 62
Adams Sappota ....... 59
Beeman’s Pepsin ...... 62
Beechnut ...........026 62
Chiclets: jo... sc cacce 2 83
Colgan Violet Chips .. 65
‘Colgan Mint Chips .... 65
Dentyne  .6.ic 6s cc ee
Doublemint ............ 64
Flag Spruce .......... 59
Juicy Fruit ............ 59
Red Robin ............ 62
Spearmint, Wrigleys .. 64
Spearmint, § box jars 3
Spearmint, 3 box jars 1 92

to
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CHOCOLATE
Walter Baker & Co.
German’s Sweet ....... 22

Premium ....cccccceces 32
Caracas ...... neicsceeas 2G
Walter M. Lowney Co.

Premium, 4s ..........
Premium, %s ........ 29

CLOTHES LINE

Per doz.

No. 40 Twisted Cotton 95
No. 50 Twisted Cotton 1 30
. 60 Twisted Cotton 1 70
No. 80 Twisted Cotton 2 00
No. 50 Braided Cotton 1 00
No. 60 Braided Cotton 1 25
No. 60 Braided Cotton 1 86
No. 80 Braided Cotton 2 25
No. 50 Sash Cord .... 1 75
No. 60 Sash Cord .... 3 00
No. 60 Jute ........... 90
No. 72 Jute: ...:..... 2410
No. 60 Sisal ........ 1 00

Galvanized Wire
No. 20, each 100ft. long 1 90
No. 19, each 100ft. long 2 10
No. 20, each 100ft. long 1 00
No. 19, each 100ft. long 2 10

COCOA
Baker’s <sieeeease Ot
Cleveland .............. 41
Colonial, 4%s .......... 36
colonial, WES acces se cac BS,

cosccosee 42

DDB ccc esses

Hershey’s, %s ......... 30
Hershey’s, %s ........ 28
PAMVIOT oo os ec oc cose ss 186
Lowney, %8 ..........° 34
Lowney, %8 ..... soeclee (Oe
Lowney, 48 .........2. 38
Lowney, 5tb. cans .... 838

Van Houten, \%s ...... 12
Van Houten, \%s ...... 18
Van Houten, %s ...... 36
Van Houten, 1s ........ 65
Wan-Eta ........e0000. 36
WVGDD 2. cscs esas Sse e ese Be
WAlDCr, Ss os on cccscc 0. 88
Waiber, Wis ...2..s60.55 88

COCOANUT
Dunham’s per tb.
es, 51D. case ........ 30
%s, 5Ib. case ........ 29
%s 15 th. case ...... 29
. case ...... 28

eseee 10

%

Scalloped Gems
4s & ks pails
Bulk, pails ......
Bulk, barrels ........
Baker’s_ Brazil
10 5c pkgs., per case 2 60
26 10c pkgs., per case 2 60
16 10c and 33 5c pkgs.,

DOr CABC 6. chee see

COFFEES ROASTED

   

 
  

 

 

Rio
Common ........e.+2- 19
AIP as cece escec ce 1058
CHOICE 25. sess s ewe’
OROY ose ooo a'e Sie sae ee
Peaberry ......-. veect oe
. Santos
Common .......-.... 20
MOU eos cis sass ose %
Choice Lag ena ee
 AMCY oo. cc scces -. 28
Peaberry ......+.s002 28
Maracaibo
POAT so F io ese ses ceccs cee
CHOICE oe. oes c eke gnce 20
Mexican
CHOICE 20. ie ccines sees BO
TRANCY. <3. 6s. ccsacscss 20
Guatemala
Fair ...:. euipesbeess ee Cee
Fancy i..cese Sasewes! OO.
Java

Private Growth .... 26@30
Mandling .......... 81
PUKOM 55 Sea ka
Mocha
Short Bean......... 25@27

‘ong Bean ........ 24@25
H. L. O. G. ...... 26@28
Bogota

Fair

MANCY: os .5ccsccccce ss AO
Exchange Market, Steady
Spot Market, Strong
Package
New York Basis
Arbuckle ........... 17 00

_ McLaughliin’s XXXx

McLaughlin’s XXXX
package coffee is sold to
retailers only. Mail all or-
ders direct to W. F. Mc-
ern & Co., Chicago,

Extracts
Holland, % gro. bxs. 95
Felix, % gross ...... 115
Hummel’s foil, % gro. 85
Hummel’s tin, % gro. 1 48
CONFECTIONERY
Stick Candy Pails
Horehound ue
Standard
Standard, small ..... 10
Twist, small ........ 10
Cases
Jumbo ........ Siaces Oe
Jumbo, small ........ 10
Big Stick ............ 9%
Boston Sugar Stick .. 14

Mixed Candy
Pails
MSPOKOR os oo c., 8%
Cut Loaf ..:.; aie as val LO
French Cream ....., 10
BOANCY ee cs oes eck
Grocers ..... see ceee te Or
Kindergarten ...... a2
Treader’ oi. ss - 10
Majestic .....:..0.%56. 10
MOnaweR ee oe eee es 10
Novelty: oo... oe ke
Paris Creams ....... 11
Premio Creams ...... 14
Royal ....... ecnonce 8
Special: wes cc 10
Valley Creams ...... 13
BGP ies ee ec 1%
Specialties

Pa
Auto Kisses (baskets) 13
Autumn Leaves ...... 13
Bonnie Butter Bites .. 17
Butter Cream Corn .. 15
Caramel Dice ........ 13
Cocoanut Kraut ......

Cocoanut Waffles .... 14
Coffy Toffy .......... 14
Dainty Mints 7 Ib. tin 16
Empire Fudge ....... 14
Fudge, Pineapple .... 14
Fudge, Walnut ...... 14
Fudge, Filbert ...... 14
Fudge, Choco. Peanut 13
Fudge, Honey Moon . 14
Fudge, Toasted Cocoa-

MIE oie esse esece AS
Fudge, Cherry ..... . 24
Fudge, Cocoanut .... 14

Honeycomb Candy .. 16
Iced Maroons ....... 14
Iced Gems ......... ..15
Iced Orange Jellies .. 13
Italian Bon Bons .. 3
Lozenges, Pep. ...... 11
Lozenges, Pink ...... 11
Manchus ............ 14
Molasses Kisses, 10
MO. DOX 3) cccuesscs AS
Nut Butter Puffs .... 14
Pecans, Ex. Large .. 14
Chocolates Pails
Assorted Choc. ...... 16
Amazon Caramels .. 16
Champion ......... io 48
Choc. Chips, Eureka 19
Climax ..... Sec bigac ses Ae
Eclipse, Assorted .... 14

. Ideal Chocolates .... 14

Klondike Chocolates 18

Nabobs ....... siseces 28
Nibble Sticks ........ 25
Nut Wafers ......... 18

Ocoro Choc. Caramels 17
Peanut Clusters ..... 20
Quintette ........
Regina ...... Se etie cae 12
Star Chocolates ..... 13
Superior Choc. (light) 19
Pop Corn Goods
Without prizes.
Cracker Jack with

COUNON: e650. Oreck 25
Pop Corn Goods with Prizes
Giggles, 5c pkg. cs. 3 50
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 00
Smith Bros. ......... 1 25
NUTS—Whole

Almonds, Tarragona 22

Almonds, California

soft shell Drake @22
Brazils .......... 12@13
Hiitperts ........

Cal. No. 1S. 8S... @22

Walnuts, Naples ..18@19
Walnuts, Grenoble 17@18
Table nuts, fancy 14@16
Pecans, Large .... oi

Pecans, Ex. Large
Shelled
No. 1 Spanish Shelled

Peanuts ...... 6

x. Lg. Va. elled
Peanuts ..... 10%@11
Pecan Halves ..... @655

Walnut Halves .... @45
Filbert Meats .... @38
Alicante Almonds —@65

Jordan Almonds ,,

June $0, 1915

5

Peanuts

Fancy H P Suns
RBW 5 65s. -- 54 @6%

Roasted ....... 6%@714

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CRACKERS

National Biscuit Company
Brands

In-er-Seal Trade Mark
Package Goods

Per doz.
Baronet Biscuit ..... 1 00
Flake Wafers ...... - 100
Cameo Biscuit ...... 50
Cheese Sandwich .... 00
Chocolate Wafers .... 1 00
Fig Newton ......... 00

Five O’Clock Tea Bet
Ginger Snaps NBC .,
Graham Crackers

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Kaiser Jumbles ..... 00
Lemon Snaps ....... 50
Oysterettes ...... mei ovs 50
Royal “Toast 2.3.3, 1 00
Social Tea Biscuit .. 1 00
Saltine Biscuit ...... 1 00
Saratoga Flakes 1 50
Soda Crackers, N.B.C. 1 00
Soda Crackers Prem. 1 00
Uneeda Biscuit ...... 50
Uneeda Ginger Wafer 1 00
Vanilla Wafers ..... 1 00

Water Thin Biscuit .. 1 00
Zu Zu Ginger Snaps 50

Zwieback ........... 1 00
Other Package Goods
Barnum’s Animals .. 50

Soda Crackers NBC 2 50
Fruit Cake

Bulk Goods

Cans and boxes
Animals  ..%..c0.02 seer LO
Atlantics, Asstd. .... 13
Avena Fruit Cakes .. 12
Bonnie Doon Cookies 10
Bonnie Lassies
Cameo Biscuit
Cecelia Biscuit ...... 20
Cheese Tid Bits ..... 20
Chocolate Bar (cans) 18
Chocolate Drop Center 18
Chocolate Puff Cake 18
Choc. Honey Fingers 16
Choc. Mint Wafers .. 14

Circle Cookies ...... 12
Cracknels: sis. cceess 20
Cream Fingers ..... . 14

Cocoanut Taffy Bar .. 15
Cocoanut Drops ...... i2
Cocoanut Macaroons§ 18
Cocoanut Molas. Bar 15
Cocont Honey Fingers 12
Cocont Honey Jumbles 12
Coffee Cakes Iced ... 12
Crumpets ~........ tea
Dinner Pail Mixed .,.. 10
Family Cookies ...... 10
Fig Cakes Asstd. .... 12
Fireside Peanut Jumb 10
Fluted Cocoanut Bar 12
Frosted Creams ..... 10
Frosted Ginger Cook.
Frosted Raisin Sqs. .. 10
Full Moon
Ginger Drops ........ 13
Ginger Gems Plain .. 10
Ginger Gems, Iced .. 11
Graham Crackers ... 9
Ginger Snaps Family 9%
Ginger Snaps Round 9
Hippodrome Bar .... 12
Honey Black Cake .. 14
Honey Fingers Ass’t 12
Honey Jumbles
Household Cookies .. 10
Household Cooks. Iced 11

Emperials: 2.30.5... - 10
Jubilee Mixed ........ 10
Kaiser Jumbles ...... 12

Lady Fingers Sponge 30
Leap Year Jumbles .. 20
Lemon Biscuit Square 10
Lemon Cakes
Lemon Wafers ...... 18

Liemona oes esis s 10
Lorna Doon .......... 18
Mace Cakes ......... 10
Mary Ann ..,....... 10
Manlalay .......cee.. 10

Marshmallow Pecans 20
Mol. Frt. Cookie, Iced 11
NBC Honey Cakes .. 12
Oatmeal Crackers ... 9

Orange Gems ...... - 10
Oreo Biscuit ..... Soa ee
Penny Assorted ..... 10
Picnic Mixed ........ 12
Raisin Cookies ...... 12
Raisin Gems .....4.. 11
Reveres Asstd, ...... 17

Rittenhouse Biscuit .. 14
Snaparoons .......... 15
Spiced Cookie ........ 10
Spiced Jumbles, Iced 12
Sugar Fingers ...... 12

Sugar Crimp ..... ae acde
Sultana Fruit Biscuit 18
Sweethearts 25

Vera Lemon Drops’ a. 8
Vanilla Wafers ,..... 20

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os ree Soa 7% Extract Lemo Brand No. 1 Tallow
a Sain 74% Extract oe ee oo . et
Gem § Picnic Oysters i% “me at the oo ES cia @5 Han Boiled
ysters ....... 8 1% a 1, F box % oe price. Unwasn Wool @ 4 Boiled.’ tee 1a SEED
- Uh we 2. F box. age 1. 85 Bocce med. Mineea Hams .. 22 @20 Anise . EDS ‘

—. Soda No. 4, F box, 2% oz. 1 20 ed, fine .. G0 Bacon Ham .. 12 @23 (anare ane 20

C Sodas 0. 3, 2% 02 2h bea mo ic aa aie 9 TOBAC
Premium cede eee k No. 2, 14 . Taper 2 er doz DISH @24 Gardomnn  daaicn co
Select a oe cena as =: % oz. flat .... 1 oe : oC ec ec c eee cens 90 Bologna Sausages Gelesy Malabar 1 be ot Fine Cut |
Select Sodas. .--..-. 10 OUR AND 4 51d Jelly a Liver 2.00 10%@: Hana. ics ele 36 on
Saltines eines ne 13 Grand Rapid . fae ; 151b. vee per on a Frankfort steteeee geal Mixed’ piussien oe % Bugle, Pd Ch ia, 2

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Oyster _ Wint . » per pail we OO eff 1l @12 Popp » White .. an Patch. and 16 o
NBC Pi Purity P er Wheat JELLY "sae Toume Ra Vooseeee Gee 12 Dan P; » 4 02, z. 32

enic O atent GLA eee rs 11 Nee 16 ‘atch, + eee I
Gem Oysters ce Feney | Spine arise 3 2 Ye in bbis., a as - Headcheese .. 1.1. 1 Hans iCE Si eerie 1 Ant aatt 1 ees fi 73

eeu eens 814 Wiseee. ee ace > § 20 oa capped in bbls." 16 Boneless Beef 7 Handy — ae? aa 50 Hiawatha, a We cis =

‘afer Speci ard Buckw’ .-4 60  .. “ iiep, new 20 00 nats Masel teak ow: tees
Adora ialties Rye wt cwt. 3 6 eeigece ae rie aden. Royal Poli BF Ne rer 16 on. 5 40
BR hess ao i Nelier Gl a eae 7 om Be MAPLEINE _ 1 Pig’s 50@25 00 wa Gees boeken Tet 804. o¢ 956
ee eee to alley City Milli OC Foe ottles, per d % bbls. ... Feet Sco SNUFF sh 85 Gua a an 1 80
pas ons te eae wii eB ae EL ERR a ee Sims heme i oe

sega min 6 » per dog. 1 1b oe ats 00 rench ’ ars . ee cee ae Atte : t
Tak Deere 950 Gra Mo. ene 00 P MINCE M - 110 HEC ete 4 25 Rapple in j wee. 35. ~=6Peto és fe 8. -. 1110
Anola, MO Cole. ' 100 ae. moon 2 80 er case ee 85 B SODA ars .. 43 Pet skey Chief, 7° 6: - £3

Pa ea as in. M woe Seas Cisse ‘ T 0 oxes . oske , 7 oz.

os Wafers < : “ Bolted ee peers ae oca ake 9 MOLASSES ia oe So oa Ibs. voi Kegs, meena tere 5% iat p Bd 14 = 2 }

mee ccotatons ot er Yoits Grama, af een oa. eee at Bee eh

to change wi ‘0., subject Voigt’ rescent : olce @ ... 42 Gus" 3 99 Alispi ole Spices terine “Yc “<o96 2

faut not oigt’s Royal .... 6 59 Good ee Hogs asings 0 x pice, Jamaic Sw gL & D be 1 98

CREAM T ie Voist’s Wourciet oo fae Ce teat douse dc spice; lg Gard --9@10 eet Cuba, Se 57

ARTAR Voigt’ ouroigt .. eas uicssce 9a Beat. rounds, set)!” 30% 35 Cloves arden @1 Sweet Cuba. caniste 6

pa or Drums ..... 38 Het Hygienic Gra- a Rasalt, barrels 2e extr 20 ae ee pt iy a0 Cassia, Gate "4 O22 aoett Cube” Bd : : 5 Ra

Boxes «(oo aseesseseees 88 watson-Higgins Milli 5 69 Red n, No. 2% . ifmentas undle . 99 Cassia, bc pkg. 4 4@15 et Cuba, see 9

s . -Higei : 4 Hen, ek ncolo sees Gi pkg. dz. Swee » 1 YD. 95

ier cadies 07 i] Berteption ene 8 Bed Home i Ps ole ae ag = Gest Amie 90 Sect Guts M4 fol 3 ge
eee es eie's. op Flour ..... 5 le CA ry Rolls 16 Mac ’ MG Sweet y, 5c

DRIED FRU Golde ur... MUST. 65 olls .. 13 % ace, Pen - @14% Burl L&D 5

ITS n Sheaf Flour .. 585 % Ib. 6 ARD c @19% Mixed ane ss Sweet ey, 8 oz .

App! Marshall our .. 5 - 6 Ih. b Co anned M » No. 1 -- @70 s Burle s+. 2 45
Eyapered Chole s Best Flo rs [wy Ges eee cate Mixed, N sores @IT weet Mist, % pro” f
Evapor’ed crore blk Worden G ur 700 Bulk, 1 OLIVES © Corned heat. 2h .. 29 Mixed. bo © awcces @16 Sweet Mi » % gro. . 90

ancy pkg Quaker, pa rocer Co. Bulk. gal. kegs 1 1 Roast beef. th ¢ © Nutme c pkgs. dz. @4 Telegra st, 8 oz. « & ©
Apricot : Quaker Der“... 600 B , 2 gal. ke 0@1 20 Roast b on 50 Nut es, 70-180 .. 5 Tige aia! 11 10
California s , cloth ulk, 5 gs 1 05@1 P eef, 1 oes 470 megs, 10. -» @30 r, 5c edvcee EF
pricots =|, «= Kansas Hard Wh 6 00 Stuff gal, kegs 1 15 otted M - Tes Nutm ’ 5-110 Tiger 2 sanceee 6
--- 9@12 Kansas Hard uffed, 5 00@1 1 Fl eat, H - 250 egs, 105- ++ @25 Oo wee see. 6 00
Voi ard Wheat Stuffed OZ. 32. 0 avor am Pepper, 110 .. @ Inele D ns ...
Corsican Citron Calla gt Millin 6d, Son 8. 90 Potted » ws . Pp » Black 25 Uv: aniel, 1 -- 2 40
oan Lily g Co. Stuffed, 1 De ce bia oe ed Meat weeceac 48 epper, W asce: Gt necle Da ’ Tn, :;
ae 16 vee a i » 14 ig of » Ha » Whit 5 niel, 60

Currants * A Worden _Groc «es 6 50 Pitted (not = settee « 2 25 noone bs — Pepper, Gases: sees @25 1 oz. .. 5 22

ymnorted: 1 tb. pkg. an pepsi tn Bagle Cast ee Oz. tuffed) ae Meat, Ham 90 Paprika, Reape @22 Am. Navy. Plug
ported, bulk _., 9% American Eagl » Ss 6 80 pati hon 295 D r, 4s ure Gro si Appl » 16 oz
eocvece 8% American Ka hi 4s 6 70 Lunch 10 8 Oe sa < 9 evtled Meat ee 48 Allspice J und in Bulk Dru cs 10 Th. db a SSeS S 32
Peach gle, %s 6 60 Lunch, OR aie, 0 Flavor. ae Giices Zanaites” mmond Ni utt .... 36
Mutrs—Choice, 25 Spring Wh » 16 oz "2271.35 Potted 1 Ms. Gees: oe ++ @12 and at. Le
“e, eat Quee me Siete ed Toneue Ye” ‘assia, ar .. ‘ G Ye. af, 2
Mutrs—Fancy, — 66 Mea Baler paid Mammoth, 19° 225 Potted Wouaue. ws .. s Ginger, ae via ¢3 anne a . 60
ancy, Peeled, 25Ib. .. A Golden ea 6 50 Queen, Mammoth. 2 4% F RICE %S .. 0 ee hoe +++ @18 Battle ne pases
Lem Peal 3 eer Rye akers 6 40 Oliv cdsueue ee Toe foetus. Ne alilanag 4 tere @75 Bracer., c eaaciie, 96
o on, American ohemian Rye ...... 6 35 ive Chow: * dos. cs 575 B pan Style ../7. 7 @7T% Fepper, pantie @35 Big Fo ant Ga 32
range, American ... ue Wik Geo, eso ee ce re ROCHE icc... i QE Peo’ ae ec ie ae ur, 6 and 16 tb. os
can ... 12% C udson Groce PE W, 2don ca = sw ROLLED 33, Y. Pepper ite .. B ot Jack, 2 16 th. 8
o1 Raisins Seresota, 14s r Co. oo wigeae Bol ROLLED o 4@4%4, Paprika Cayenne .. @32 net Jack acest’ ye
cine, ities oes Comme eB BS gin, BORE Br hy Me ia, Seema: BH SNe aE ac
s . aie ee sy 14 we ee 1 Cut, 100 1 _ 676 ARC imax ee :
Paces Spas os: 4 Cr. 7% Wee 7 4 Yb. fib Is... 09 Monarch th. sk H Cc Golde vac 4
¢ oe ses 60 23 fibre pail . % © ch, bbls sks. 3 49 Ki Corn imax, 1 n Twin
L. M. geaee it 3 Cr. 7% C Voigt Millin oz. jars Ss 0 fonarch tees ingsford Cli » 14% oz s 48
1 tb. 8% @9% olumbia g Co, ov th ce 1 doz. ..2. Quakes 90 th. asi 50 Muzz » 40 Ibs. -limax, 7 tte eee 44
. ee ‘ pails, 1 doz. 25 er, 18 R sks. 3 10 y, 20 1tb. eese 7% «ROY's Cr Ga Ae 4
sagan Proves, IOEGLE i? ch at i es ee tee Guaker, 20 ami “7 4 $9 ues inpateng™ °° °% Derby Wore
ei, te oe ea ce oa 7 70 UM PRO c aio. a 5 Ben ee e, Tb. 82
70- 80 25%b. boxes ..@ 8% Wingold, 4s cloth .. 7 60 Perfecti an bate oa A sESSING y, 40 1. pkgs. « /~ foe 4 cc a
60- 70 251d. boxes ..@ 8% Wingold, los cloth .. 759 Red ection ... n Barrels cee 1 nee io on. Argo, 2 Giaa 5 Four Roses. l0e : -
50- 60 25tb. boxes ..@ 9¥ Winsold, es paper .. 755 Gas tion Gale ”.. ca Durkee’s, large ae 4 8 Sites Gina Git Maes ne 90
40- 50 25%. boxes |.@ 9% ’ Ms paper .. 750 V Magia eaccane tne aoe gaan a os Silv le se ee Gold Rope, ies,
. boxes ..@10 4, Me 0 M&PN soline 16.9 Snider’s 1 , 2 doz.-5 er Gloss 8. ..63, Gold Roo.’ é and 18 3 50
- y, Bolted al Capitol aphtha - Snider’ arge, 1 doz. 5 25 , 12 6Ibs 4 @G ope, 4 tT. 58
FARINACEO Golden Granu ses Atlanti Gia ag er’s, small oz. 235 48 1Ib Muzzy gy GO. P., 12 and 8 ih
US GOOD en Granulated .. 4 40 antic Red becca 29:9 s ; 2 doz. 135° 16 - packa Granger. and 24 tb. 58
i Bean s ma 40 See Engine 12. baa ee ’ 3Ib. BOS ese . 3 r Twist, 6 i
California Li ' N Wheat Polari Black a8 acked 6 bi 12 6 package ; ~ S s
ner Black ...... A 6 the | tb. es » 10 ae
gauge ae ig New Wis coc TE se edd SM oT Mab emacs fx Ee, pe ems

id Picked -. 340 Oats i CKLES : , 100 Xs .. vines 3 and p Twist, 5
: SO RW we Oats 00 Ba Medium oe ‘al aba 3 00 (RUPS Myce ee ances » 5
25 1 Ib a igan ca rrels, 1,20 ranulated DA Barrel ott ar, 5 and & th 45
Bulk ee -..-1 69 Less than Coe sree 49 aes bbls. oo -. 7 50 Granulated, ig snes 80 Half me mavesesss : 28 Kent 5% ont i - Tm. 40

Original H Tb. .... 5 00 Cor es BE gallon kegs count 4 25 ranulated, 36 Ibs. cs. 90 Blue Hane 1 oadd Stee K ucky Navy a. ae
Pack olland Ru Carlots .. Sto Veen goo ’ pkgs... ] 4 0, No. 1 seca 80 eystone T , 12 th. 8
3 See coy contaimer Less than carlots .... 80 eee a 9 . Com SALT a sibs Sie i 53% 3 45 Mace oe _ 6 Ip. 5
rolls 3 eeu ae arr se ececeee 5 mo ue . 2, 2 D, 20 oz... 4

Pearl gies - Sariots 3 Hay 2 5 gallon . waitieces 6 ae * / - sacks Grades : dot enn No. ae 1 95 Notte Widow. rs a S

: . sack ess than cal r .. ae. 2 | sacha 6°” 60 ue Kar Neko” pun — +. 3
Aon ane Vermicell! cae Solas a i8 00 eae oe 18 : 28 5 Ib, sacks: Sige 2 2 Blue ark ~ 5, 1 dz. 2 3 Pattors as <_<" eas 58
Imported, 25 Ib. hoe. O.. Sareet SC aed 5 arrela .....-.. 00 56 Ib. sa sacks .... Q ~~ oe Peach on’s Nat. Leaf 82

, 25 Ib. box ..3 No. 1 Corn Feed .... gallon kegs ........ 625 28 tb. SGN ccc... 225 Red Karo, No. 1% 4 Pienio 4 6, 12 & eaf 93
Ch Pearl Barley _ a Gracia @ & Oat Fd 33 oo at Ib. sacks 0... 20 a ao iy Twist, 5 ks - a
P ester ....... y Coates Corn .... 3 00 rrels ... mall 56 Ware ee; 20 hed Baca Mas eS 3 Pi er Heidsieck, 4 a 4
Geass cs 3 75 e Corn Meal .. = oo. 6st barrels... bogies 1600 2 Tb. sacks aw Red Karo, No. 2 ,2 dz 80 Bao. Heidsieck., & 7 1.69 |
ae cacao tees SOC tea JARS 209 «5 gallon kegs ....... 0 ee ac Red Kart wen 2m ada. 3 7s fadtat co" wea dz. 96
Split,” Wisconsin, bu. 2 90 Mason, ed per gro. 4 65 Clay, No PIPES 320 56 1 oer Rock bags 20 Red Karo, No oS a 2 70 Scrapple Sal oe 48
a Sageess te Mace Cae Tb tie b » sacks .... i vse Sherry ¢ nd 4 doz.
East an 4 Mason, Su gro. ; c Cob. a full count - Gianci Common | 26 Fair . Pure Gane 2 60 arene Wont 8 oz. b
— 2 eagle 5 eeuaia ee whic “oe we Ge6@ 1g Sbear ee =o
See ee yet! Core | gee ‘ae No 4 Sccmbest gain’ pccees I 19 holes ee ee 44
Flake, 100 1b. ‘st a Cox's, 1. dos, small °. | $0 No. 15, Rival assoried'1 25 Lars wh can ofolger'a “Grave "Pinch Star, 6,12" and 24" ‘ty. 30 |

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pa ae Ponce oy Ea tau 8 Re flies 138 SO SMa Ba mn SE vost °° mere dc a5¢ @
Beary Ee meee ine aie ett Be Be Bat me Le Be, oe ela. og ce enods | ae nk a :

: ORs 2 Minute, hg, OZ, ss oO. 632 I esse Le eo ae tiie ® qgeq¥eoloret Sapa 2 Ya , 1440 - 35 :

FISHING 75 Maton’ 2 qts., 3 doz. ; 10 aL whist 2 : di Salmo U TEA 25 nkee Giri, 12 Pg eae a ee 4

# to fh TACKLE we eee 2 es Babbitt’s Or Ast 5 vtec n . wea Japan aw pal 24 th. 31 |
aa 6 Pl ae ‘ OZ. ... Stri alibut Ch te eieeeees ed, 5c |
1m 10 3 fm. 7 Pe ens eee Phos. i PROVISIONS Ae RRR ces wreet ees - Fancy oo ~ Bae Am. Union Screg: £78 |
eeceee aa , 1 e Se ny coos eel ecck pe, aeee
2In. oo Gees eae FF Short Back 22 00g23 wo wh Herring Basket-fred Medi 250780 Globe aac ae 5 88

eee eee vee wale Gauge Bean 20 00@2 Y. M. . hoop bbl asket-fi oice 35 1 crap, 2 eases 26 4

ivessescuce 30 Amoske es eeeeee ATs sce sees 1 00 - wh. hoo - N ired F @37 fappy Th OZ. ...
oe Soar Brisket Gicas ween ¥. M. wh. 100P % bbis. No. 1 Nibs ot eee Happy Thought, 2 oz. ps

No. 1 ines s Herb 9 Pig 7 00@2 .M p kegs iftings ake 26 H b Scra 0
No. 2, i feet ne 5 pe i aay Clear Pam 9. = Foal hoop Milchers Siftings, bag weeee ool Mail Scrap, 5c P, Se & 76
No. 3, 15 COt wees. eet Laur or ee ee anaes 15 Dry I ee: 26 00 Standard, b & biecons < 5 Gun . pkgs. 12@14 Ola $ ouch, 4 dox. Se 1 55
No. 4, 15 he seeeeee 9 Pea i oo zs sP Bellies .. Meats Standard, con Veale 10 76 aba Manic Old Tinea 5c ... . : "
No. 4, 15 feet ....... 10 ven. Lard. 14%@15 tandard, k S. .... 6 13 oyune, Ch m :. 28@ Pol 8, gro.

AB feet VII HIDES AND PELT x +. , ie 33 ar Bear. oO. ..5 50
No. 6, 15 ae Se toatniend 11 HIDES AN 25 Pure in tie ard Tenn oo 80 Moyune, Fam e .. 35@40 Red B , 5c, % gro ]
ee re Lesa 12 D PELTS Canmmans rees . 11%@12 No. 1, 10 rout Ping Sue ney .... 50@ Red and, 5e %4 . 5 76

f coe ; G es Lar , 100 tbs. Pp y, Med 60 Man § gro. 5 76
No. § 18 feet 2000001 18 Green, No. Lovee... 18 g0 MD. tubs .. advance. No. 1, 40 tose co! 23s Ping Suey, Choice 2840 Serapple, Se DKES. <1. 48

Peqs fast Cured, Be ag es ie 50 Tb. S ....ad oe No. 1 ae ’ ney ot, 5e Lee a
skis we ot OO , No. 1 +. 12 tb. tub vance Cho ma 90 Youn -- 45@50 Yanke % gro.
Lin Cuned Moo 20 S ....ad % 8S. ... Choi 9g Hyso e Girl Se . 5 76
Small en Lines Calfsk No. 2 -- 15 tb. pails vance Y}, aegis s+ 15 ce ... n Pan Hand crap 20z. 5
Seawees fski Sece eee Ae 10 Ib -.-adv 4 Mes ackerel Seas 28@2 Pp. ndle Sc . 5 76
Medium Su Gr 20 Calf n, green, No - pails ance % s, 100 tb \ a 8@30 eachey S$ rp %er 5

eae — ; : ...ad M ee | Gea: : cra 76

ee on Calfskin; cured, No. 116, 3 ip pails ‘sadvance % Mess, i .++ 16 89 Formosa, Mediur 28@20 Union ‘Workman, 2% 6 00
oe ae alfski . . o. 116 _. adv Me Ss, orm . ium .. 2 ’ 4
Henbes Lt : n, cured, No iach. ClO oe oe ee - 25@28 All Smokin
Bamboo, i ft., per doz. 55 oa 214% Hams, 14-16 tb eats 0, 1, crmnaa Pane 32@35 BB Leaf, 2% &97
Soe aoe ee fue Ola Wool Megs was he ioe: No. 1, Snstisk Goautio Oe. ae
oo; 18 fe! per dom. 66 Bhoarlings veeeeess 60@1 25° Ham,” 18-20 Ib. faa ee ha nee Mens oe 5, se vases) 2 am
. Shearli Cie cess EO am, 4ri . 144%@1 La eNect. | ongou, C .. 2502 , 14 oz. secwce 2a G0
ngs 25 ied b 5 ke H 165 C hoice 0 Ba uae

seceees 10@ 20 sets ... eef 100 Ybs. erring ongou, Fanc ... 39035 B gdad, 10c cs 4 00
Celltemnia’ Hass Shunt i te... - i Ce Ro. sees pecect: & os sees IE G8
ams 10%@' 10 tbs . Fancy 6@5 ada. %o. .... 5 04

11 . Cey! 80 Ba oz. .
8 tbs. Pekoe, Mkedtnas nner, 5c é<wena Cae
Te akon Cites”. tetas Banner, 20¢ ...... .. 5.76
Flowery O. ce .. 30@35 anner, 40c ebccewce (2 te
. P. Fancy 40@50 Belwood, Mixt wedee .. 320
Big Chief, 2% on 10c 94
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Smoking

- Big Chief, 16 oz. ....

_ Bull Durham, dc .... 5
Bull Durham, 10¢ .. 11
Bull Durham, l5c .. 17
Bull Durham, 8 oz. .. 3
Bull Durham, 16 oz. .. 6
Buck Horn, 5c ...... 5
Buck Horn, 10c .... ll
Briar Pipe, 5c ...... 5

Briar Pipe, 10c .... 11
Black Swan, bc .... 5
Black Swan, 14 oz. .. 3
Bob White, ic ...... 6
Brotherhood, 5c ...... 6
Brotherhood, 10c .... 11

Brotherhood, 16 oz. 7

Carnival, 5c ..... Se
Carnival, % oz. ......
Carnival, 16 oz. ....
Cigar Clip’g, Johnson
Cigar Clip’g, Seymour
Identity, 3 and 16 oz.
Darby Cigar Cuttings 4
Continental Cubes, 10c

Corn Cake, 14 oz. .... 2 5

Corn Cake, 7 oz. ....
Corn Cake, 6c .......

Cuban Star, 5c foil ..
an Star, 16 oz. pls
ips, 10C ...-.-+6.+s 10
Dills Best, 1% 02. ....
Dills Best, 3% oz. ....
Dills Best, 16 oz. ....
Dixie Kid, 5c ........
Duke's Mixture, Be ..5
Duke’s Mixture, 10c ..11
Duke’s Cameo, 6c ....5

1

5
Cream, 50c pails ..... : 4

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Drum, BC 7. ...2..-.2- 5
F., F. A., 4 02 co 8
oP: A. 7 On. .....- 11
Fashion oc ......... 6
Fashiun. 16 0Z....... 5

Five Bros.. 6c ...... 5 16

Five Brus., 10c ...-.. 10
Five cent cut Plug ..
FOB 10¢ .....5..%- -11
Four Roses, '10c 2...

Full Dress, 1% oz.

Growler, 6c .......--..

Growler, 10c ....... e

Growler, 20c .......- 1
mt, Ge ......- cose

Giant, 40c .........-- 8
Hand Made, 2% oz.
Hazel Nut, 5c ......

5
Honey Dew, 10c ....12 :

Hunting, 5c ..........

m1. be 25.8% :
I X L, in pails .
Just Suits, 5c .....
Just Suits, 10c ...

 
  
  

Kiln Dried, 25¢ .....

King Bird, 7 oz. .... 2
King Bird, 10c ...... 11
King Bird, 5c ........ 5
La Turka, Sc ........ 5
Little Giant, 1 tb. ....
Lucky rte ga 06: 2.2:
tue Redo, 3 oz. ...... 10

Le Redo, 8 = 16 oz.
Myrtle Navy, 10c ...-11

Myrtle Navy, Sc ..... 5
Maryland Club, 5c ...
Mayflower, 5c ....... 5
Mayfiower, 10c ......

Mayflower, 20c ...... 1
Nigger Hair, 5c ..... 6
Nigger Hair, 10c .. ae
Nigger Head, 6c .....
Nigger Head, 10c . "19
Noon Hour, 5c

Old Colony, 1- ih ain. a 8

Old Mill, 5c .......

Qld lungilsh Crve 1igox, ,

Ola Crop, Sc ........

Old Crop, 25c ......

P. §S., 8 oz. 30 Ib. cs.

P. s., 3 oz., per gro. 5
Pat Hand, 1 oz. ......
Patterson Seal, 1% oz.
Patterson Seal, 3 oz. ..
Patterson Seal, 16 oz. 5
Peerless, 5c ........

Peerless, 10c cloth ..11
Peerless, 10c paper ..10
Peerless, 20c ..... ene
Peerless, 40c ........ 4
Plaza, 2 gro. case ....5
Plow Boy, bc ...... <2
Plow Boy, 10c ...... a

Pedro,

Pride ap “Virginia, 1s
Pilot, 6c ......:.....
Pilot, 14 oz. doz. .... 2
Prince Albert, 5c ....
Prince Albert, 10c ....
Prince Albert, 8 oz. ..
Prince Albert, 16 oz.
ue Quality, bc ..
Rob Roy, 6c foil ....
Rob Roy, 10c gross ..1
Rob Roy, 25c doz. ....
Rob Roy, 50c doz. ...
8. & M., Sc gross .... 5
8. & M., 14 oz., doz. .. 3
Soldier Boy, 8c 5
soldier Boy,

 

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gross 5 76
10c_ ....10 60

13

Pilot, 7 oz. doz. .... 1 05
Soldier Boy, t Th. .... 4 76
Sweet Caporal, 1 oz. 4
Sweet Lotus, 5c ...... 5 7

Sweet Lotus, 10c ....11 a
Sweet Lotus, per dz. 4 60
Sweet Rose, 2% oz. .. 30
Sweet Tip Top, 5c .. 50
Sweet Tip Top, 10c ..
Sweet Tips, % gro...1
Sun Cured, 10c ....... 98

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Summer Time, 5c . § 76
Summer Time, 7 oz... 1 65
Summer Time, 14 oz. 3 50
Standard, 5c foil . 5 76
Seat aT 10c paper 8 64
Seal N. C. 1% cut plug 70

Seal N. C. 1% Gran. 63
Three Feathers, 1 oz. 48
Three Feathers, 10c .1: v2
Three Feathers and

Pipe combination .. 2 25
Tom & Jerry, 14 oz. 3 60
Tom & Jerry, 7 oz. ..1 80
Tom & Jerry, 3 oz. .. 76

“Trout Line, Ge ..... 5 90

Trout Line, 10c ..... 11 00
Yurkish, Patrol, 2-9 5 76
Tuxedo, 1 oz. bags .. 48

Tuxedo, 2 oz. tins ... 96
Tuxedo, 20c ......... 1 90
Tuxedo, 80c tins scat 48
Twin Oaks, 10c .. .. 96

Union Leader, 50c ... 5 10
Union Leader, 25c .. 2 60
Union Leader, 10c ..11 52
Union Leader, 5c .... 6 00
Union Workman, 1% 5 76
Uncle Sam, 10c ..... 10 98
Uncle Sam, 8 oz. .... 2 25
U. S. Marine, 5c ... 5 76
Van Bibber, 2 oz. tin 88

Velvet, 5c pouch .... 48
Velvet, 10c tin ....... 96
Velvet, 8 oz. tin .... 3 84

Velvet, 16 oz. can’... 7 68
Velvet, combination cs 5 75

War Path, 5c ..... . 6 00
War Path, 20c ...... 1 60
Wave Line, 3 oz. .... 40
Wave Line, 16 oz. .... 40

Way up, 2% oz. .... 5 75
Way up, 16 oz. pails .. 31

wild Fruit, 6c ...... 5 76
Wild Fruit, 10c ..... 11 52
Yum Yum, 5c ...... 5 76
Yum Yum, 10c ....-. 11 52
Yum Yum, 1 %b., doz. 4 60
TWINE
Cotton, 3 ply ........- 20
Cotton, 4 ply ....... - 20
Jute, 2 ply .i....-..-; 14
Hemp, 6 ply ......... 13
Flax, medium ....... 24
Wool, 1 th. bales .. 10%
VINEGAR

White Wine, 40 grain 8%
White Wine, 80 grain 11%
White Wine, 100: grain 13
Oakland Vinegar & Pickle
Co.’s Brands
Highland apple cider 18
Oakland apple cider .. 13
State Seal sugar .. 11%
Oakland white picklg 10
Packages free.

WICKING
No. 0, per gross .... 30
No. 1, per gross ..... 40
No. 2, per gross ..... 50
No. 3, per gross ..... 75
WOODENWARE
Baskets
Bushels ......06.55. 1 00

Bushels, wide band .. 1 15
Market. sics vcs bs 9 o's

 

Splint, medium ......

Splint, small ........ 3 00
Willow, Clothes, large 8 00
Willow, "Clothes, small 6 25
Willow, Clothes, me’m 7 25

Butter Plates
Ovals

% wh., 250 in crate .... 35
4% tb., 250 in crate .... 35
1 th., 250 in crate ...... 40
2 Th., 250 in crate ...... 50
3 Tb., 250 in crate ...... 70
5 Th., 250 in crate ...... 90
Wire End
1 Th., 250 in crate ...... 35
2 Tb., 250 in crate ...... 45
3 th., 250 in crate ..... . 55
5 20 in crate ...... 65
Churns

Barrel, 5 gal., each .. 2 4¢
Barrel, 10 gal., each ..2 55

Clothes Pins
Round. Head
4% inch, 5 gross .... 15
Cartons, 20 2% doz.. bxs 80
Egg Crates and Fillers
Humpty Dumpty, 12 dz. 20
No. 1 complete ....... 40
No. 2, complete ..... «. 28
Case No. 2, mnt 15
sets heats touce a
Case, medium, 12° sets 115

14

Faucets

Cork lined, 3 in. ...... 7

Cork lined, 9 in. ....
Cork lined, 10 in. ......

Mop Sticks

Trojan spring ........ 9

Eclipse patent spring

No. 1 common ........ 80

No. 2 pat. brush holder

ideal No: 7... 2.2.3. s05ss 8

12%. cotton mop heads 1

Palls
10 qt. Galvanized 2
12 qt. Galvanized ....2
14 qt. Galvanized Uae

Toothpicks
— 100 packages .. 2

Comoe ees eese secs

Traps
Mouse, wood, 2 holes ..
Mouse, wood, 4 holes .
10 qt. Galvanized soca
12 qt. Galvanized ....
14 qt. Galvanized.....
Mouse, wood, 6 holes ..
Mouse, tin, 5 holes ....

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Rat, woot ...2...:...,
Rat, spring ©....-......
Tubs
20-in. Standard, No. 1 8
18-in. Standard, No. 2 7
16-in. Standard, No. 3 6
20-in. Cable, No. 1 .. 8
18-in. Cable, No. 2 .. 7
16-in. Cable, No. 3 .. 6
No. 1° Fibre. .33. 2.57 16
No. 2 MWibre 42 256..5.. 15
No. 3 Fibre ....... «213
Large Galvanized ... 6

Medium Galvanized ..6
Small Galvanized ....5

Washboards

Banner, Globe ........
Brass, Single .. ane

Glass, Single ..
Single Acme ..
Double Peerless
Single Peerless .
Northern Queen
Double Duplex

Good Enough . :
Universal ...3 0.0.00.

 
 

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Window Cleaners

 

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16 in 2

Wood Bowls
13 in. Butter ....
15 in. Butter ..
17 in. Butter .. ee
19 in. Butter .........

WRAPPING PAPER
Common Straw eae
Fibre Manila, white =.
Fibre Manila, colored
No. 1 Manila ..... aa
Cream Manila ........
Butchers’ Manila ....

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ae pe

Wax Butter, short c’nt 10
Wax Butter, full e’nt 15
Wix« Butter, rolls ... 12

YEAST CAKE

Magic, 3 doz. ....... 1 15
Sunlight, 3 doz. ...... 1 00

Sunlight, 1% doz. ....

0
Yeast Foam, 3 doz. ..1 2

Yeast Foam, 1% doz.

YOURS TRULY LINES
Pork and Beans 2 70@3 60
Condensed Soup 3 25@3 60
Salad Dressing 3 80@4 50

Apple Butter .... @3 80
Catsup os 2.555. 2 70@6 75
Macaroni ..... 1 70@2 35
SINOGB ice sia 40@ 85
Herbs (5 oo. secs. @ 75

 

 
 
   
  
 

    
  
  

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Tb. boxes, per gross 8 70
Tb. boxes, per gross 22 70

CHARCOAL

Car lots or local shipments,
bulk or sacked in paper or jute

   

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BAKING POWDER
Co
Doz.

10 oz., 4 doz. in case 85
15 oz. 4 doz. in case 1 25
20 oz., 3 doz. in case 1 60
25 oz., 4 doz. in case 2 00
50 oz., 2 doz. plain top 4 00
50 oz. 2 doz screw top 4 20
80 oz., 1 doz. plain top 6°50
80 oz., 1 doz. screw top 6 75
Barrel Deal No.
8 o each 10, 15 and
Oe a cae 32 80
with 4 dozen 10 oz. free
Barrel Deal No. 2
6 gst ee 10, 15 and
2B. OZ. e564 5 ecco eat 6C
With "3 dozen "10 oz. _
Half-Barrel Deal No.
4 ee vagaiony 10, 15 and
obs dec ekes es 16 40
with 2 doz. 10 oz. free
All cases sold F. O. B.
jobbing point.
All barrels and _ half-
barrels sold F. O. B. Chi-
cago.

Royal

1@c size .. 90
Y%Yd cans.1 35
6 oz cans 1 90
%lb cans 2 50
%ib cans 3 75
1b cans 4 80
3Ib cans 13 00
5b cans 21 50

CIGARS

Johnson Cigar Co.’s Brand
Dutch Masters Club 70 09
Dutch Masters, Inv. 70 00
Dutch Masters, Pan. 70 00
Dutch Master Grande 68 00

Little Dutch Masters
(300 lots) ........ 10 00
Gee Jay (300 lots) ..10 00
= Sa cbevcese ccm OO
OV oe ee ce cece 32 00

 

Worden Grocer Co. Brands
Canadian Club

Londres, 50s, wood ....35

Londres, 25s tins ......35
Londres, 300 lots ...... 10
COFFEE

OLD MASTER COFFEE

 

Qld Master Coffee .... 31
San Marto Coffee .....

FITZPATRICK BROTHERS’ SOAP CHIPS

White City (Dish Washing)........ oe
Tip Top (Caustic) 0606... 6s 3 :
No. 1 Laundry Dry.........

Palm Pure Soap Dry....................

Dwinnell-Wright Brands

 

White House, 1 th.
White House, 2 th. .
Excelsior, Blend, 1 th.
Excelsior, Blend, 2 tb. .
Tip Top Bland, 1 tb.

Royal High Grade
Superior Blend
Boston -Combination

Grocer Co., Grand Rapids;
Lee & Cady, a Lee
City: Grocer ‘eeinaw; Bay

mark, Durand & Co., ~

 

Royal Garden Tea,

TOLEDO, OHIO.

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Acme, 100 cakes, 5c sz 3 75

-. 2 40
Oil, 100 cakes 6 00
Borax, 100 cks 3 90
100 cakes 5c sz 3 75
Climax, 100 oval cakes $3 05
Gloss, 100 cakes, 5c sz 3 75
Big Master, 100 blocks 3 90
Naphtha, 100 cakes ..
Saratoga, 120 cakes .

 

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Proctor & Gamble Co.

BONO®. 6.6. b 3 20
Ivory, 6.0%. ....... --. 400
no 1062 ose, 6 to
eeeeve sees een: 3 35
Swift & Company
Swift’s Pride ....... 2 85
White Laundry ...... 3 50

Wool, 6 oz. bars .... 3 85
Wool, 10 oz. bars .... 6 50

Tradesman Co.’s Brand

Black Hawk, one box 2 50
Black Hawk, five bxs 2 40
Black Hawk, ten bxs 2 26

A. B. Wrisley
Good Cheer .......... 4 00

Old Country ......... 2 40
Scouring
Sapolio, gross lots .. 9 50
Sapolio, half gro. lots 4 85
Sapolio, single boxes 2 40
Sapolio, hand ........ Z 40
Scourine, 50 cakes .. 1 80
Scourine, 100 cakes 3 50
Soap Compounds
Johnson’s Fine, 48 2 3 25
Johnson’s XXX 100 5c 4 00
Rub-No-More ....... 3 85
Nine O’Clock ........ 3 50

Washing Powders

Armour’s .. pa ein sos
Babbitt’s 1776 | wanesese
Gold Dust, 24 large

Gold Dust, 100 small
Kirkoline, 24 4Ib. ....
Lautz Naphtha, 60s ..
Lautz Naphtha, 100s
Pearline .......... cies
Roseine .......2..... &

Snow Boy, 60 5c .... 2 40
Snow Boy, 100 Sc .... 3

Snow Boy, 24 pkgs.,
Family Size ....... - 3 75

Snow Boy, 20 pkgs.,
-Laundry Size ...... 4 00
Swift’s Pride, 24s .... 8 66
Swift’s Pride, 100s .. 3 65
Wisdom. ..:<.ccccccss 8 20

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Terpencless |emon and tiencass Vanilla

Insist on getting Coleman's Extracts from your jobbing grocer, or mail order direct to
FOOTE & JENKS, Jackson, Mich. _

 

_GRAND RAPIDS

 

M. O. DEWEY CO., Jackson, Mich.

PUTNAM’S

Double A
Bitter Sweet Chocolates

The Highest in Quality

If you are not supplied a postal card will bring them
Packed in five pound boxes

Greatest in Demand

Vanilla, Pineapple, Orange, Lemon, Raspberry,
Walnut or Assorted.

National Candy Co., Inc.

Putnam Factory

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BUSIN ESS-WANTS

Advertisements inserted under this head for two cents nC ces em asc ha tan ot co a

 

BUSINESS CHANCES.

For Sale—Finest hat store, best loca-
tion in Indianapolis; long lease, low rent.
Invoice $4,000. Lifetime opportunity.
Templeton & Alspaugh, Canton, one

 

 

For Sale—Kelleher store fixtures—17
clothing cabinets, seven 341 triplicate de-
partment store cash registers; 12 stations
improved flyer cash carriers to attach
to shelves; one Burroughs adding ma-
chine; 15 five light shower fixtures com-
plete, and counters. Address the Toel-
ler-Dolling Company, Battle Creek,
Mich. 258

Wanted—Small stock of general mer-
chandise in central Michigan. Address
Box 212, Cass City, Mich. 259

Small Manufacturing Plant—Will take
partner, salesman preferred, with cap-
ital to exploit new wooden novelties, or
to expand with old product. Or will sell
plant for $2,035. Three good buildings;
new cement block machine shop, large
frame main building, and frame paint
and finishing room Full equipment
power and wood working machinery and
blacksmithing tools. At present manu-
facturing an article that keeps plant
operating from five to seven months, and
making a yearly showing of $2,500 to
$3,000. Want to begin production of
wooden novelties to supplement to keep
plant operating twelve months. Preston
M. Miles, Syracuse, Indiana.

Wanted to hear from owner of good
general merchandise store for sale. State
cash price. D. F. Bush, Minneapolis,
Minn. 247

For Rent—Space for shoe department
on main floor of fast growing, moderate
sized department store. Excellent pros-
pect for popular priced line. Address,
Uold8tein Bros., Indianapolis, Ind. 248

Jewelry, delicatessen, millinery outfits
cheap. Auto wanted for piano. Box
281, Chicago. 249

Ten Per Cent. Side Line—‘Mirth” for
tired, sore, tender feet. Easy seller in
all stores. Drug stores, shoe stores, de-
partment stores, etc., etc. The James
A. Limle Co., Portland, Indiana. 251

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The new way to sell your store. In-
formation free. Address, Hart-Clooney
& Co., Suite 506-7, 36 West Randolph
street, Chicago, IIl. 252

For Sale or Trade—A five light Allen
Gasoline lighting system in good condi-
tion. Would trade for floor case or cash
register. C. HE. Harvey, Hastings, ee

 

 

For Sale—Cider and vinezar press in
Cheboygan, Michigan. Press made by
Hydraulic Press Co. Mount’ Gilead,
Ohio, operated one season. Building and
lot will also be disposed of if wanted.
Plenty of apples to operate factory can
be had in in immediate vicinity. Will
be sold cheap. For particulars address,
A. W. Ramsay, First National Bank,
Cheboygan, Mich. 256.

 

For Rent—Fully equipped moving pic-
ture house, machine, screen and seating
capacity for 250 people. In one of best
show cities in the State; five automobile
factories, including the famous Buick
factories, employing over 6,000 working-
men alone. For further particulars write
Chas. E. Crusoe, 205 Flint P, Smith Bldg.,
Flint, Michigan. 232

 

Home in Northville, 2% acres land,
all modern conveniences and outbuild-
ings; exchange for small fruit farm,
hardware or furniture stock Michigan.
Chas. Maynard, Milan, Michigan. 229

 

Force Your Selling—In the selling sea-
son sell all possible, at a profit. Why
carry goods over and sacrifice them out
of season. Our special selling campaigns
are profit makers and business builders.
Stocks closed out entirely or reduced at
a profit and no bad after effects.. Gilt
edge references from merchants and job-
bers. Merchants National Service Co.,
National City Bank Building, Chicago,
Illinois. 134

For Sale—5 and 10c store doing good
business in city of 15,000. Good loca-
tion. cheap rent. Best reasons for sell-
ing. W. M. Walter, Mishawaka, a

 

 

For Sale—Stock of ‘general merchan-
dise, consisting of dry goods, clothing,
shoes and groceries, all staples, at sev-
enty-five cents on the dollar. Will in-
voice about $4,000. Good farming com-
munity. Good store building. Low rent.
A fine opportunity for someone to con-
tinue the business. Must sell on account
of broken health. Robert Ardis, McBain,
Michigan. 237

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

continuous insertion,

For Sale—Fish market; established
profitable business; owner must change
climate.. Chas. LEiferle, Battle Creek,
Michigan. 233

 

For Sale—About 30 feet tincture shelv-
ing with small drug drawers beneath.
The same length patent medicine shelv-
ing with glass swing doors. C. E. Har-
vey, Hastings, Mich. 254

 

For Sale—Only bakery in county seat
town of 1,200; doing good business. Brick
rooms; reasonable rent; best location in
town. Roberts oven No. 60, 1% barrels.
Triumph mixer gas engine all in first-
class condition. No bread shipped in.
Cigar factory, button factory with a run-
ning pay roll of $1,200 per week. A bar-
gain for $700. Address C. A. Mills,
Oquawka, Illinois. 207

 

Shoes—We are stock buyers of all
kind of shoes, large or small, parts of
or any kind of merchandise. Largest
prices paid. Write at once. Perry Mer-
cantile Co., 524 Gratiot avenue, Detroit,
Michigan. 209

For Sale—Home surrounded. by beauti-
ful grounds on river. Address 624 Main
street, Marine City, Michigan. 211

For Lease

MODERN CORNER STORE,
43x60, FULL BASEMENT, 2
FLATS. BEST LOCATION
on Jefferson East in Fairview,

Detroit.
ESTABLISHED
GENERAL MERCHANDISE

business. First-class opening
for furniture, drugs and books,
5 AND 10c STORE OR ANY
RETAIL BUSINESS. Address
Metropolis, care Mich. Tradesman.

 

 

 

For Sale—Grocery, old stand, in a
good neighborhood, corner store, large
order route and good transient trade:
clean stock, store and fixtures up to
date; will sell at a _ reasonable price.
Grocery 45, care Tradesman. 204

 

We sell and exchange real estate and
businesses’ everywhere. Let us handle
yours. Templeton & Alspaugh, Canton,
Ohio. 197

 

For Sale—A stock of dry goods and
millinery in a town of 1,500 population
in Western Michigan; stock inventories
$5,600; only one other dry goods store
in town. This stock must be sold at
once. Don’t write unless you mean busi-
ness. Address M. B. Covell, Guardian,
Whitehall, Michigan. 198

 

Want to buy stock merchandise not to
exceed $20,000. Give full details. James
A. Flynn, 1131 South 32nd street, Omaha,
Nebraska. 200

 

Here is a chance to buy a thriving
fuel and feed store in Grand Rapids, in
fine location. Owner must sell for a
very good reason. Address Fuel and
Feed, care Tradesman. ; 202

Sacrifice 160 improved, corn, stock, level
farm near city—Spring Lake. Part
trade. $8,000. J. Topping, Muskegon,
Michigan. 188

 

For Sale Cheap—Hotel furnishings in
best town in Central Michigan. 10,000
inhabitants; twenty-six rooms; good busi-

ness. Good three-story brick building;
steam heat, gas and electric lights.
Cheap rent. Good reason for selling.

Address No. 169, care Tradesman. 169

 

For Sale—Drug store in city of 40,000
in Michigan. Clean and up-to-date stock,
Good reasons for selling. Write No. 163,
care of Michigan Tradesman. 163

For Sale—Clean stock dry goods and
groceries. Michigan town; good farming
community, on railroad. Inventory
$5,000, easily reduced. Low rent. Bar-
gain. Templeton & Alspaugh, Canton,
Ohio. 239

Two-dollar hat store, and renovating
plant in connection, for sale. Live city,
25,000. Well-established, making very
good money. Everything up-to-date: no
old stock. A lifetime opportunity. In-
voiee about $2,000. Hurry! Berniers’
$2.00 Hat Store, Fargo, N. Dak. 226

 

Five drawer National cash register for
sale cheap. A. Salomon & Son, Kala-
mazoo, Michigan. 219

No charge less than 25 cents.

Cash must accompany all orders.

 

For Sale—A meat market, fixtures and
building; everything new; will sell cheap
if sold _at once. Address 524 Richfield
Road, Flint, Michigan. 221

Wanted—I want to buy a shoe stock
for spot cash. Price must be low. Ad-
dress ‘‘Hartzell,’’ care Tradesman. 907

Merchandise Sales Conductor. For clos-
ing out entirely or reducing stocks, get
Flood, Dexter, Michigan. 18

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 Blg., Chicago, Ill. 326

Move your dead stock. For closing out
or reducing stocks, get in touch with
us. Merchant’s Auction Co., Reedsburg,
Wisconsin. 963

Safes Opened—W. L. Slocum, safe ex-
pert and locksmith. 97 Monroe Ave.,
Grand Rapids, Michigan. 104

 

I pay cash for stocks or part stocks
of merchandise. Must be cheap. H.
Kaufer, Milwaukee, Wis. 925

Merchants Please Take Notice! We
have clients of grocery stocks, general
stocks, dry goods stocks, hardware stocks,
drug stocks. We have on our list also a
few good farms to exchange for such
stocks. Also city property. -If you wish
to sell or exchange your business write
us. G. R. Business Exchange, 546 House-
man Bldg., Grand Rapids, Mich. 859

We buy and sell second-hand store
fixtures. Grand Rapids Store Fixture
Co., 7 North Ionia Ave. 2

 

 

Stocks Wanted—If you are desirous of
selling your stock, tell me about it. 1
may be able to dispose of it quickly.
My service free to both buyer and seller.
E. Kruisenga, 44-54 Ellsworth Ave.,
Grand Rapids, Michigan. 870

For Sale—No Trade—Ctean stock of
dry goods and groceries, small town, good
territory; established twelve years. Have
good trade. Stock and fixtures about
$6,000. Can be reduced. Annual sales
$18,000 to $20,000. Good reasons for sell-
ing. Address No. 98, care Tradesman.

98

 

 

We pay CASH for merchandise stock
and fixtures. Grand Rapids Store Fix-
ture Co., 7 North Ionia Ave. 203

For Sale—Lease of best room in city
of 5,000. A good opening for dry goods
or clothing. Address Lease, care Trades-
man. 255

Shows where your money goes—That’s
what the F. & B. journal cash book does.
It is complete financial record of your
business, showing sales, purchases, cash
and distribution of expenses. Price $2.50.
Fleming & Benedict, 8 Spruce street,

238

 

New York.
Hotel—Allegan, Mich.—Fine two-story
colonial building; accommodates thirty

people; located on bank Kalamazoo Riv-
er; only two blocks from stores; worth
$8,000; for quick sale $5,500; one-half
down. John Stein, owner, Allegan, —

  

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If you want cash for your general
stock, shoes or clothing, write R. W.
Johnson, Fort Pierre, So. Dakota. 218

 

For Sale—Extra chance to buy stock
of dry goods, shoes, groceries. One of
the best towns in WBastern Michigan.
About $4,500. Physically unable to at-
tend to business. Address No. 206, care
Tradesman. 206

 

For Sale—Four Station cash carrier
for $25. David Gibbs, Ludington, Mich.
181

 

For Sale—Clean department store stock
of china, dry goods, notions, house fur-

nishings. Located in live manufacturing
town 3,500, with first-class farming
country. C. J. Tucker, Grand Ledge,
' Michigan. 215

 

HELP WANTED.

Mr. Drug Clerk—$2,500 cash and $500
security will set you up in business in
good location in best city of 50,000 in the
State. Good fixtures, complete stock,
good fountain, and $20 daily sales to
start with that can be doubled. Address
No. 227, Michigan Tradesman.

 

 

Wanted—Clothing Salesman—To open
an Office and solicit orders for Merchant
Tailoring. Full sample equipment is
free. Start now and get into business
“on your own hook.”” We build to-order
the best clothes in America. If you have
faith in your ability to do things, you
are the fellow we are looking for! Full
details will be supplied on request and
I can call and talk it over if you are
interested. E. L. Moon, General Agent,
Columbus, Ohio. 707

Wanted—Young man with $2,000 or
$3,000 cash to take half interest in cloth-
ing store doing good business; reason
for selling, I wish to buy out my part-
ner’s interest. Address J. G. Buter, 358
Maple avenue, Holland, Mich. 245

 

 

SITUATIONS WANTED.

Young merchant familiar with every-
thing in merchandise and merchandising,
leaving retail business, desires wholesale

 

connection, traveling preferred. Nominal
salary to start if opportunity exists.
Address 250 care Tradesman. 250

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After Dinner Mints by Noah Artie
’ Choke,
Written for the Tradesman.
I was sitting on the platform by

the depot over at Fennville the other.

day waiting for a train and in the
meantime reading the Tradesman,
when Arthur Krause, who, by the
way, wears shoes like he sells, spoke
up saying: “Noah, why don’t you
write some foolish stuff for the
Tradesman? Not but what it has
some along that line, but something
really labeled foolish, so that we won't
get fooled when we think we are
reading serious dope.”

“Well,” said I, “Maybe I shall, but
if I do I want it distinctly under-
stood that no one is obliged to read
it.”

Billy Watkins, who is the prune
agent for Sprague, Warner & Co.,
and who was standing near listening
to our conversation, said: “I tell you,
Noah, just tell them right out that
you do not pay as muc to have
your matter insterted as to those who
are running the advertisements, and
that they can stop reading them any
old time they wish to and take up
the advertisements again and then
there will be no harm done.”

Billy always did have reasonably
good sense, so I told them I would
try it out on that basis, even if it put
the Tradesman out of business.

This line of talk is called “After
Dinner Mints” because such mints
are supposed to aid your digestion. If
there is anything the matter with you
this dope ought to help you—if you
don’t take too much. Noah isn’t my
real stage name, but no one knows
that except Hoppough, who sends an
occasional order to Worden’s and
Martin Smith, who charges up ex-
pense to Crowley Bros., Detroit, and
they won't tell. If you think they
will ask them.

Weakly poem by Roy Knapp, Hart-
ford:

When you have coin

We'll shake your hand,

In sunshine or stormy weather;

But when youw’re broke
Please understand,

We'll shake you altogether.

C. O. Evans, who looks after the
interest of Marshall Field & Co. i
Kalamazoo, was busy the other day
when his 6 year old girl came in and
said: “Papa, I want an ice cream sun-
dae.” “All right,” said C. O. “Call
my -attention to it later. This is only
Thursday.” :

Lafe Hoozus, who travels out of
Jackson, got quite a bite in the neck
last week. Lafe had his false teeth
in his trousers pocket and slipped on
a banana peel and fell and bit a big
chunk out of the back of his neck.
Lafe says he changed his trousers but
forgot to change his teeth.

Phoebe B. Beebe, who runs a mil-
linery store over near Jackson, caught
a swarm of bees last week, by pound-
ing on tin pans. Good for you,
Phoebe!

‘Question Department.

‘

(Questions of interest to our read- .

ers will be answered in this column.
If you wish a private reply please en-
close a sandwich and a _ movie
ticket.—Noah.)

‘

Dear Noah—I have a good auto-
mobile which I have used only five
years. It seems to miss fire some.
What can I do to ensure a steady fir-
ing of the cylinders? I. H. Coffin,
Jackson.

Go out in the swamp and catch
some lightning bugs and put two in
each cylinder. These will make sure
the spark and your car will run like it
did last year.—Noah.

Dear Noah—My neighbors’ chick-
ens come over and scratch up my gar-
den. I run a grocery store and my
neighbors are good customers; owe
a considerable and sometimes more.
How can I help the chickens out and
not offend them (the customers). Billy
Ryan, Bangor.

Dead easy. Catch the chickens
when they come over and tie some
cheese cloth on the feet of each chick
and let them go. They can’t scratch
a bit and your neighbors will continue
ordering groceries.—Noah.

Come on with your questions. I .

am crazy to hear from you.
Anyway, isn’t it as good as reading
the Current Prices?
Keep your eye on the circulation
list. Noah Artie Choke.

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Moving From Petoskey to Traverse
City.

Petoskey, June 28—The Cornwell
Beef Company, which has maintained
cold storage plant and offices here in
Petoskey for fourteen years, is mov-
ing its headquarters for this part of
the State and its cold storage plant
to Traverse City. Herbert Agans,
the Petoskey manager, and Roy D.
Bradshaw, assistant manager, will go
to Traverse City Tuesday and the
books of the company will also be
moved there Tuesday morning.

For some time there has been in
Michigan a company known as the
Saginaw Beef Company and the Corn-
well Beef Company and a few weeks
ago these companies were consoli-
dated and July 1 will open business
under the firm name of the Cornwell
Beef Company, with headquarters in
Saginaw. :

The managers have decided to en-
large the territory of each branch
office and cold storage and as Traverse
City already has a fine large plant and
considering the fact that if it remain-
ed in Petoskey the plant would have
to be rebuilt at a considerable cost,
it was decided to move the Petoskey
office to Traverse City and consoli-

date the two territories.

Messrs. Agans and Bradshaw. will
go there at once, Miss Fannie Kiuriz,
the book-keeper, will remain at the
office here for some little time, and
the deliveryman, John UHanselman,
will remain here during the summer.

Mrs. Agans and family and Mrs.
Bradshaw will remain in Petoskey for
some time but will move to Traverse
City. during the course of the sum-

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

Buffalo, June 30.—Creamery butter,
fresh, 25@28c; dairy, 20@24c; poor to
common, all kinds, 19@20c.

Cheese—Selling well; new fancy,
15c; new choice, 14@14%4; held fancy,
1514@16c.

Eggs—Choice fresh, 19@21c.

Poultry (live)—Broilers, per Ib., 22
@27%c; cox, 11@12c; fowls, 15@16c;
ducks, 14@17c.

Beans—Medium, new, $3.35: pea,
$3.25; Red Kidney, $3.75; White Kid-
ney, $3.90@4; Marrow, $3.75@4.

Potatoes—25@30c per bu.; new,
$1.50@2 per bu. Rea & Witzig.

Sparks from the Electric City.

Muskegon, June 28.—The Barden
Grocery Co., of Watervliet, is suc-
cessor to T. B. Dustin. Mr. Barden
has had_ considerable experience in
the grocery game, having worked for
H. Merrifield for a number of years.

On account of the good weather,
quite’a few of the boys disappointed
A. Peters by not attending his rum
party. However, Mrs. and Mr. Her-
man Anderson and the writer attend-
ed and enjoyed ourselves immensely.
After the game refreshments were
served and we went home; voting
Mrs. Peters a delightful hostess.

The Tradesman extends A. Luloft
hearty sympathy on account of the
death of his grandmother.

Orla Clay has purchased the W. B.
Goss meat market at Coloma.

Afternoon trains aré now in opera-
tion on the Pentwater division.

The White Lake Inn has remodel-
ed its dining room with mission wood
work all around the room. Screen
doors lead to the dining room, which
helps to keep the place clean. Charles
Schierstaedt, the proprietor, has had
the reputation of running one of, the
best hotels on the Pentwater division
and it looks as if he is trying hard to
keep up his rep. Keep it up, Charley,
the boys all appreciate your efforts.

The Goodrich line will run the In-
diana to Manistee July 5 for an ex-
cursion. The fare will be $1 for
round trip.

It is surprising to note the progress
the A. W. Stevenson boom has taken.
Editor Stowe wrote us he will be glad
to give us a page and a half in Steve's
interest. We thank you, heartily, Mr.
Stowe, and will take you up on your
kind offer at a later date. Muskegon
Council is entitled to some considera-
tion and we would ask our brother
counselors from other councils to
boost and help elect A. W. Steven-
son Grand Sentinel.

Grand Haven will have an aeroplane
ascension and fire works display for
the benefit of its visitors July 5.

Milton Steindler.
S&S Ss &

Detroit Disgusted With Eastern Time

Jackson, June 29—John R. Wood,
of Detroit, publisher of the well-
known railroad guide and an apostle
of railroad time, was in Jackson yes-
terday.

Detroit is already tired of the con-
fusion of Eastern time, according to
Mr. Wood, and will, in his opinion,
soon go back to Central Standard
time.

“The life of the cities of Michigan
depends on the railroads; they and
the time of their trains enters some-
what into the life of every citizen,”
said Mr. Wood. “It is conceded, even
by the most ardent advocates of ‘more
daylight,’ that it is out of the question
for the railroads to change their time
tables to conform in any degree to
local desires. The: railroads have
adopted the present system after years
of experimentation, and the zones
were arranged with careful consid-
eration for the convenience of the
people in the entire country which
they serve.

“Now, inasmuch as the railroads
cannot change their time, what is the
sense of communities here and there
complicating a problem which was
settled after years of intolerable con-
fusion?

“The one argument for Eastern
time is that it affords more hours of
daylight for manufacturers, and less
expense for lighting their shops, and
more hours of daylight liberty for
workmen. Many workmen tell me
they do not like the idea of getting
to work an hour earlier. But if
there is anything in this argument it
would be vastly more simple ro
change the hour of beginning work.

“T am certain Detroit will soon go
back to Central time.
really satisfied with one time for the
city and another for the railroads,
courts, etc. It has already shown it-

No one 1s.

June 30, 1915

self to be a nuisance. Jackson, one
of the big railroad centers of the
State, with its large population of
railroad workers, is sensible in pay-
ing little heed to the talk of a change,
which is really inspired by a few
‘special interests’ in Detroit.”

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What Some Michigan Cities Are

Doing.

Written for the Tradesman.

The.new State law gives the fire
warden authority to condemn and
raze wooden fire traps in cities. Lan-
sing has thirty-six old buildings that
must go.

Saginaw has ordered 16-inch high
pressure water mains in four streets.

Nashville has organized a Board of
Trade with the following officers:
President, George C. Deane; Vice-
President, R. C. Townsend; Second
Vice-President, Len W.  Feighner;
Treasurer, F. K. Nelson. Dinner
meetings will be held once a month,

The franchise of the Kalamazoo
Gas Company expires in July, 1916,
and the city is negotiating for the
purchase of the plant. The company’s
price is $1,875,000 and the city offers
$821,150. An engineer employed by
the city placed the physical value of
the plant at $746,500.

Libby, McNeill & Libby are build-
ing a pickle plant at Cadillac.

Kalamazoo will lay over a mile of
water mains in outlying districts.

The University of Michigan has
engaged Frank Law Olmstead, land-
scape designer, to make a study of
the campus, in connection with plans
of the Civic Association of Ann Ar-
bor and the Park Commissions of
Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. It is in-
tended to make these two cities, with
the intervening ten miles of Huron
River valley, a beauty spot and show
place.

Allegan needs more houses to take
care of the families of workers in
the new automobile factory.

Charlotte has ordered sixty boule-
vard lights and has entered into a
five-year lighting contract with a pri-
vate company for $45 each per year,
with lights turned off at 12 o’clock.

Dowagiac will build twenty-two
new sidewalks this summer.

Plans are being prepared for a Ma-
sonic temple at Adrian to cost $50,-
000.

Three Rivers has voted to sell
bonds and build a municipal lighting
plant and waterworks.

Pontiac has let contracts for a gar-
bage reduction plant, the cancrete
building to cost $2,760 and the ma-
chinery and equipment, $4,143. The
plant will be located on city property
out Mt. Clemens street. It is claim-
ed there will be no odors and that
all kinds of refuse will be cared for,
including dead animals. Grease and
fertilizer will have commercial value
and will help offset the expense of
operation. Almond Griffen.

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