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But wreckage by the way

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SPECIAL FEATURES.
Page
2. Detroit Detonations.
4. News of the Business World.
5. Grocery and Produce Market.
6. Upper Peninsula.
8. Editorial.
10. Dry Goods.
12. The Meat Market.
14. Financial.
16. Hardware.
18. Shoes.
20. Woman’s World.
21. Clothing.
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.

 

 

BENDING MIND TO LAWS.

There appears to prevail an idea
that success is merely a matter of in-
‘vention; independent of economic
laws. Take the matter which came
before the State Constitutional con-
vention of New York last week, a
plan whereby a State commission was
to be empowered to determine defi-
nitions for grade and quality and ex-
pect the markets to abide by them.

As the plan was exploited by two
prominent champions of State-con-
trolled marketing, they would have
the farmer guaranteed by law just
where he would stand when he sends
his goods to market. To-day he has
an idea that his produce is perhaps
“first grade,” but finds that the com-
mission man settles for it on the basis
of a lower grade. He proposes to
have the grade fixed by the State,
and thereby eliminate all uncertain-
ty for the farmer

Politicians who usually sit on state
commissions may be brilliant, but
they cannot accomplish miracles.
What may be “first ‘grade’ in the
opinion of one man may not be in
the opinion of another, and from day
to day grades are bound to fluctuate
in accordance with the character of the
supply and the competition of vari-
ous producers and producing sections.
There is as much _ practicability in
having an inflexible standard grade
as there is of having everybody agree
on what is bie and small, or hich
and low, or dark and light. They
are all relative terms. To permit a
state commission to regulate it, in
defiance of the views of buyer and
seller, is a dangerous assault on con-
stitutional rights in trade.

 

The story of the chasing of the
Cunard liner Orduna, bound from
New York to Liverpool, as told by
travelers just returned from England,
has an important bearing on the sub-
marine warfare issue. The German
submarine was sighted, it appears, at
a considerable distance astern; and
during the-chase the submarine avail-
ed itself, of course, of all the speed
that it could make by keeping on
the surface. The Orduna put on full
speed ahead, and also signalled by
wireless for help; and when help came

 

GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY,

in sight, the submarine at once found
safety under water. It is difficult to
see, then, wherein lies the sound-
ness of the claim that a submarine
cannot afford, like any other ship of
war to risk the chance of the arrival
of assistance to a merchantman she
desires to attack; on the contrary, she
has a resource of safety which all
other warcraft lack. The fact is that
it is not the safety of the submarine.
but the success of its operations, that
is put in special peril by the giving
of notice; the ignoring of the laws
of war is desired for the sake of di-
minishing the chances of rescue for
the attacked, and not in any peculiar
degree for the sake of averting the
danger of destruction to the attacker.
Of course, even if the facts were
otherwise, that would be no reason
for abrogating the established rules
of war. The safety of non-combat-
ants on a merchant ship has never
been regarded -as conditioned on the
exigencies of the warships that might

desire to capture or sink her.
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The historical prevision of the
Irench government was demonstrated
when at the opening of the war it
called upon all members of the In-
stitute to take notes and collect in-
formation upon the course of the con-
flict as affecting their own localities.
So terrifying has been the disorder-
ed mass of papers resulting that it
has become apparent that the Insti-
tute cannot alone digest and index
them, and the Minister of Instruction
has just called upon the learned so-
cieties, the professors of the various
universities, and certain
ficials to assist in the labor.

local of
It will
be organized from the Paris office of
the Comite des Travaux Historiques,
which is now appealing for all the
documents in question, and remind-
ing the local historians that raw ma-
terials, not finished monographs are
wanted. This official activity is un-
doubtedly altogether unprecedented,
and it should make that intimate part
of the war’s history dependent upon
oral tradition extraordinarily reliable.
Especially in the villages has evidence
of this sort a tendency to become dis-
torted, and this tendency both the
promptness of the enquiry and the au-
thority of the instituteurs will com-
bat. It is a provision worthy of the
new French self-possession as well as
of the French zeal for clarity and ex-

actness.
Cea

 

After a man has acquired a reputa-
tion for being lazy his conscience
doesn’t trouble him when his wife is
doing washing for the neighbors.

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A woman never feels absolutely
sure that her husband has loose habits
until he comes home tight.

JULY 14, 1915

THE ERA OF SPECIALISTS.

Over in Ohio we find a man of sup-
posed wisdom trying to have some
legal way in which “too many grocery
stores’ may be regulated. And ont
on the Pacific Coast an editor writes
about there being too many brands
of competing goods on the grocers’
shelves. Both are right—on the basis
of their opinion—but there is only one
final adjudicator to settle just how
many are “too many;” the public pat-
ronage. too many —
stores prosper there are not too
many; when there are too many—more
than the public will support—econom-
ic law will weed them out.

So lone 4s

In all probability most communi-
ties could exist comfortably with less
retail grocery stores. If there were
only one, or perhaps two, brands of
every article in the grocers’ stock to
be had, he would have an inventory
a mere fraction of its present mag-
nitude. But so long as men aspire to
be grocers and can give the public
enough service to secure patronage,
no power the opening of
So long as manufactur-
ers can multiply and create enough
attractiveness in their products to
sustain demand for them, the brands
will not be reduced, save through the
insistent selection and limitation of a

Gan stop

new stores.

wise grocer.

If we lived under a despotism of
some form it is probabie that more
efficient plans
might be devised, but their operation
would necessarily be dictated and en-
forced against
and everything else having adherence
to natural law. It is true that if the
producer and consumer would deal
together directly money would be sav-
ed. But time would not, nor would
convenience be served.

When social development evolved
great communities of specialized ef-
fort it naturally and forever eliminat-
ed a state of affairs where men could

than those existing

constitutional rights

attend to all the original functions
of going to market.
busy attending to
cialized occupations.

They were tou
their own spe-
There is noth-
ing to prevent the farmer from going
to the consumer’s house—some of
them still do—and being not only pro-
ducer but merchant. In the large
cities, however, the farm is too far
away, and the agreement of consum-
er and producer as to what shall be
sold too uncertain for either efficien-
cy or satisfaction. The complexity
of middlemen is not a mere whimsical
conception; it came about incidental
to service in a highly specialized and
co-ordinated state of mercantile or-
ganization. To root it out will cost
more inconvenience and_ efficiency
than will be saved.

True, there are occasional excep-

 

Number 1660

tions which appear successful, but
because a few consumers and pro-
ducers can get together does not mean
that the great mass of both can use
small methods to serve a great and
imperative requirement. Efficient
marketing rests primarily on certain-
ty of adjusting supply and demand:

it brooks no accidental makeshifts.
ree

 

Italy has now been actively at war
for a little more than a month, and
the that time is
such as to confirm the good opinion
of the Italian foreign
military experts and service journals
have

showing made in

army which

expressed. Having to operate
in a difficult country, and against for-
tifications long ago prepared, the Ital-
ian troops have made steady prog-
ress both in the Trentino and in the
direction of Trieste. Already they
have occupied and virtually annexed
far more of the “unredeemed” terri-
tory than Italy was promised in the
last reluctant offers of Austria. Ob-
servers report the spirit of the sol-
diers to be excellent. The Italian ar-
tillery, both heavy and light—partic-
ularly the “mountain guns”—has been
effective, and has usually demonstrat-
ed its superiority to that of the Aus-
What is commented upon
with the greatest satisfaction in Rome
is the smooth functioning of the sup-
ply the And the
sanitary service is also reported to
It would appear

tfians.

system of army.
be highly efficient.
that the Italian military authorities
did not the time which they
had at their disposal between August,

1914, and May, 1915.
I eeshleenenehieeine ienbeteemieminateieeientonste emeeemementnene

waste

It is a great feat to make a watch
in a pearl, but that is what a Swiss
watchmaker done. The pearl
and had a
The watch-
worked months to
out the pearl fit the
The watch is to be worn as
the
but its

has
weighed forty-five grains
diameter of half an inch.
maker fifteen
hollow and
wheels.
a ring on finger and is valued
at $6,000,
that

see

face is so small

good eyesight is
the
piece of work, but many people will
think the watchmaker wasted fifteen

months of his life.

necessary to
hands. It is a wonderful

 

Tradesman is in receipt of
the
methods of the Practical Advertising
Co., of Springfield, Ill., and the Bren-
ard Manufacturing Co., of Iowa City,
The Tradesman is conducting
an exhaustive investigation of these
companies and their business meth-
ods and therefore requests all per-
sons who are now doing and have
done business with either of these
companies to communicate with this
office, giving their opinions concern-
ing them.

The

complaints concerning business

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

July 14, 1915

 

DETROIT DETONATIONS.

 

Cogent Criticisms From Michigan’s
Metropolis.

Detroit, July 12—Learn one thing
each week about Detroit: Detroit 1s
the center of reinforced concrete con-
struction.

A judge in Huntington, W. Va., re-
fuses to fine drunks more than $1
for each offense, owing to business
depression. Merely an old business
idea—reducing a price and thereby in-
creasing the volume.

A. Rosenthal, proprietor of the
Globe department store, Traverse
City, was in Detroit on a business
trip last week.

Robert and M. W. Taylor, owners
of a chain of stores in New York
City, carrying a line of ladies’ ready-
to-wear garments, have leased the
store building at 223 Woodward ave-
nue, for a term of years and will
open a modern store at an early date.
The building is now occupied by the
Spencer Hat Co.

A. S. Moore, owner of a furniture
store in Hamtramck, has opened an-
other up-to-date store at 1300 Harper
avenue.

A man in St. Paul says that he will
not get his hair cut until the war in
Europe ends. Here’s hoping he has
to invest a quarter at an early date.

Fred H. Nissley, well-known busi-

ness man of Ypsilanti, was in De-
troit last week looking after the in-
terests of his department store. He
made the trip in his automobile.
- Martin C. Beam, Michigan Central
conductor for the past thirty-eight
years, died at his home in this city last
Thursday. Mr. Beam had charge of
a train on the Detroit-Grand Rapids
run and was known and respected by
thousands of traveling men who will
read of his death: with regret. He
was 62 years old.

F. Stein has opened a dry goods
and furnishing goods store at 952
Crane avenue.

Charles Wesley is moving his stock
of hardware from his former loca-
tion on Grand River avenue to a new
location in the recently completed B.
Plotler block, 1582 West Warren ave-
nue.

Speaking of shells, the whole war
is a shell game with the governments
manipulating the shells.

Zeff & Farber have opened a dry
goods and furnishings store at 1446
Mack avenue.

Our congratulations are extended
to Artie Choke on his success in slip-
ping over a poem on the non-poetic
editor of the Tradesman in last week’s
issue of the Tradesman. This is writ-
ten with no pangs of jealousy in our
manly bosom. Yet we cannot help
but wonder.

Frank B. Willis, veteran automobile
salesman, has been appointed assist-
ant sales manager for the Chalmers
Motor Co. He will spend the greater
part of his time on the road callinz
on the Chalmers dealers throughout
the country.

John W. Schram, well known tu
nearly every U. C. T. member in
Michigan and many in all parts of the
country, has taken the Michigan agen-
cy for the Jessmia Ink Co., of Le-
roy, N. Y. The proposition that Mr.
Schram has taken up consists of a
fountain pen and ink that will retail
for a dime, the idea, according to
the newly appointed representative,
being to advertise the ink. He will
not give up his connections with the
Boardman Shoe Co., of Boston. He
wishes to engage some live yung man
to assist him in the first named pro-

ject, U. C. T. members to have the’

the preference. ‘For over twelve years
Mr. Schram served as Secretary of
Cadillac Council and during that time
has watched it grow from a mere
handful to the largest council in
Michigan. He.can be reached at 609
West Grand Boulevard, Detroit.
Elmer Englis, manager of F. R.
Adams & Co.’s department store at

Fairgrove, was a Detroit business vis-
itor last week.

“A very much prevalent disease
which occasionally attacks a travel-
ing man,” writes D. H. B., of Eaton
Rapids, “is motor tongue, so. called
from running down their competitors.”

Fire nearly destroyed the barn and
warehouse of Shehan’s Reliable Stor-
age & Cartage Co., at Mack and
Van Dyke avenues, last Thursday
Loss, about $2,000.

Pictures showing the new seven
story fireproof building to be erect-
ed for the T. B. Rayl Co., at the cor-
ner of Woodward and East Grand
River avenues, was printed in the Sun-
day papers. Both the first and sec-

 

John W. Schram.

ond floors will have show windows.
The building will have a frontage of
40 feet on Woodward avenue and a
depth of 100 feet on Grand River
avenue, the entire building to be used
for the retail hardware business of
the Rayl Company.

Wilbur Warr, former stage beauty
and star footlight partner of the
writer, is now the sole owner and
publisher of the Ludington Signal, a
weekly paper of merit that was re-
cently christened by the genial Wil-
bur. If he proves as successful in
his new venture as he did on the stage
with our able (?) assistance—but then
we wouldn’t even wish such luck on
our mother-in-law!

George A. Plates, general merchant
of Ubly, accompanied by his wife, was
in Detroit last week.

A man often shows his inconsist-
ency when he stands in a bar room,
rails at the trusts and then under-
takes to corner all the drinks on the
market.

Robert Ziclicki has purchased the
general dry soods stock of F. Cis-
zewski, corner of Frederick and Mit-
chell avenues. He will take posses-
sion at once.

H. J. Towar, formerly of Elk Rap-
ids, has purchased the grocery stock
at 3103 Jefferson venue, east, from
the creditors of H. L. Grosvenor.

The Detroit Floral Co. will open
another branch store at 703 Wood-
ward avenue, about July 15.

J. W. Miller, of Adair, was in De-
troit last week looking after the in-
terests of his general store,

A merchant may not be ashamed of
his name, but it shows poor judgment
when he neglects to have it displayed
over his place of business.

Speaking of useful inventions, how
about a mirror whereby we could see
ourselves as others see us.

Owing to its greatly increasing
business the Detroit Fuse & Manu-
facturing Co., manufacturer of elec-
trical devices and fuses, has been
obliged to make arrangements for ad-
ditional space. Last week contracts
were approved for a new three-story
addition to its factory at 1400 Riv-

ard street. This is the second addi-
tion made since the building was first
erected in 1912 on the present site.

John McDermid, formerly with
Burnham, Stoepel & Co., now asso-
ciated with his father, B. E. McDer-
mid, of Columbiaville, was in De-
troit last week on business, incident-
ally renewing acquaintances with his
many friends.

A. E. Couch, well know restaurant
man of this city where he conducted
restaurants for a number of years,
has leased the store at 505 Woodward
avenue for a term of ten years and
will open a lunch room of the serve-
self type. To meet his requirements,
an addition of fifty feet was added to
the building.

The Ponchartrain Hotel is conduct-
ing a strenuous advertising campaign,
said advertising giving a list of pop-
ular priced rooms. Far be it from
our thoughts to give the Ponchartrain
any gratutious advertising, only that
it brings to mind that the mighty
are oft compelled to sup from the cnp
of the lowly.

F. C. Burke, general merchant of
St. Johns, was in the city on business
during the past week.

William Canfield, department man-
ager for Burnham, Stoepel & Co., is
in New York on business for the
firm.

The trouble with vacations is that
they come along quicker than the
proper amount of Uncle Sam’s circu-
lating medium does to enjoy them
with.

T. H. Treble & Co., grocers at 517
Fourteenth avenue, have moved to a
new location at 410 Baldwin avenue.

Burglars entered the jewelry store
of G, F. Miller, 343 Woodward ave-
nue, last Saturday night and escap-
ed with loot valued at $350. Mr. Mil-
ler, who never loses an opportunity
to advertise his business, says that
it is hard to keep ’em away from his
store. They seem bound to have Mil-

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ler’s goods no matter how they get
them.

Another veteran conductor was lost
to the Michigan Central last Satur-
day, when Marvin, more lovingly
know as “Marve” G. Whiting, pass-
ed away in this city. Mr. Whiting had
been in the employ of the M. C. for
thirty-one years, the last few years
as conductor on the Detroit-Bay City
passenger run. No more genial and
accommodating conductor was to be
found anywhere. He was a veteran
of the civil war. Mr. Whiting is sur-
vived by his widow.

The International Color & Chem-
ical Co. has leased 7,000 square feet
of floor space in the Edgar Murray
building, on Guoin street, for a term
of years.

R. Greenberg, grocer, 125 Brainerd
street, will open another store about
July 15 at the corner of Woodward
avenue and Stimpson place.

J. G. Babcock of Springport, was
a Detroit business visitor last week.

The Sanders Process Co., metal
manufacturer, has leased one-half of
the Warren Capsule plant at West
Grand boulevard and the M. C. rail-
road.

And yet it might be worse.
Thaw case is nearing the end.

This has been a momentous week
for us—a new typewriter, heaps of
news notes, bales of hot weather and
the better portion of the family gone
to the country. Isn’t that measly
luck to get lots of news notes just
when we had a swell chance to look
over some of the new sky scrapers
erected during the past few weeks?
We still have one chance left. Will
some one please tell us how to dis-
able a typewriter so it will recuper-
ate at a nominal outlay of fresh mint-
age?

The race horses are
Windsor.

Also the usual quota of jackasses
that bet on them.

James M. Goldstein.

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July 14, 1915

What Some Michigan Cities Are
Doing.
Written for the Tradesman.

Benton Harbor has thirty-five miles
of water mains and has installed sev-
enty-five hydrants and sunk several
wells, affording much better protec-
tion from fire this summer.

An engineer engaged by Port Hu-
ron recommends that the city expend
$35,000 in new pumps, water main ex-
tensions and other improvements as
additional fire protection.

Trains run hourly between Harbor
Springs and Petoskey this season and
the resorters are happy.

Members of the newly organized
Benton Harbor Chamber of Com-
merce are enthusiastic over the good
work already done. A. H. Peters of
the Peters & Alger Co. is a new mem-
ber of the board of directors. A new
committee has been named, called the
Municipal Research Committee, with
Chas. K. Farmer as chairman.

Solicitors of advertising and funds
among merchants of Ludington in the
future will be referred to the Secre-
tary of the Board of Trade for investi-
gation and approval.

The newly organized Board of
Trade at Nashville has changed its
name to the Nashville Boosters’ Club
and the next monthly dinner will be
held Monday evening, July 19. An-
nual dtte are $1 per year.

The city commission of Big Rapids
has effected a saving of $1,201.27 to
the city during its first year, accord-
ing to Manager Fairbairn. The com-
mission has also expended $10,446.87
for betterments in its first year,

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

against an average of $1,866.62 for
the previous five years.

Flint is prosperous and its people
are showing thrift. The bankse show
an increase of over a million dollars
in savings deposits for the past six
months as compared with a year ago,
while total deposits have increased
more than a million and a half.

The Petoskey City Council will ap-
propriate money for band concerts,
three of them each week, during the
summer.

The Consolidated Press & Tool Co.
of Hastings has plans for a new build-
ing and equipment to cost $150,000.
Manager Potter states that the force
of employes will be doubled and will
work night and day in ten hour shifts.
Battle Creek and other cities are of-
fering inducements to secure this
plant.

Bay City has returned to Central
Standard time. Almond Griffin.

Jackson Grocers Consider Sunday
Closing.

Jackson, July 13—For the purpose
of investigating the sentiment among
the grocers of Jackson relative to
closing Saturday evenings, a commit-
tee has been appointed by the Jack-
son Retail Grocers’ Association to in-
vestigate the subject and report.

The new collection plan, which has
been launched in Jackson, is meeting
with remarkable success. All ac-
counts are placed in the hands of one
agency for collection and the results
thus far have been exceedingly satis-
factory. Accounts which have out-
lawed and bills owed by persons who
have left the city have been collected
and the collection feature is one which
is not looked upon unfavorably by the
buying pvublic. In connection with

the collection system a new scheme
has been devised whereby jobless
creditors are secured work and per-
mitted to pay their bills. :

Three new members were added to
the Association at the last meeting
and the organization now has a mem-
bership of 95 per cent. of the retail
grocers of the city. The Association
will ask the City Commission to en-
force the Sunday closing law against
all grocery stores of the city.

About 100 were present at the pic-
nic which was held in the grove at
Hague Park last Thursday atternoon.
It 1s probable that another meeting
will be held at Hague Park this sum-
mer.

——_+++_____ .
National Grocer Co. Planning Expan-
sion.

Detroit, July 13—Frontage of 240
feet on the north side of West Lar-
ned street, with a depth of 120 feet
on the west side of Fourth avenue,
comprising 38,400 square feet of land,
valued at about $80,000, has been pur-
chased by the National Grocer Co.
from two owners, as the site for a
new warehouse and_ general office
building.

As soon as the architect’s plans can
be prepared, the company proposes
to erect on the corner a large fire-
proof building to accommodate its
wholesale grocery establishment, man-
ufacturing plant and the company’s
general offices.

The National Grocer Co. is a Mich-
igan corporation, with capital stock
of $3,500,000. It general offices are
in Detroit, where the company also
operates a large plant in preparation
of coffee, tea, sugar and other articles,
The company owns also the wholesale
grocery establishment of C. Elliott
& Co. in Detroit and operates four-
teen branch houses in various other
Michigan cities, in addition to one in
South Bend, Ind., and another in De-
catur, Iil.

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Lansing Grocers Invite Jackson to
Join Them.

Lansing, July 14.-—-Members of the
Jackson Grocers and Meat Dealers’
Association are to be invited to at-
tend the annual picnic of the Lansing
Association, to be held at Pine Lake
Thursday, August 12, as a result of
a decision reached at a meeting of
the latter organization Tuesday night.

It is believed that the invitation
will be accepted, as the Lansing deal-
ers last year attended the Jackson
Association’s picnic at Hague Park.

A committee composed of M. C.
Bowdish, A. P. Walker and Fred Wil-
der was appointed to have charge of
general arrangements. Athletic and
field events and prizes will be ar-
ranged by a committee composed of

- C. Brusselbach, Charles Nieson,
and John Affeldt, Jr.

The next meeting of the Associa-
tion will be held Tuesday, August 3,
unless the action of the Jackson As-
sociation should necessitate a special
meeting.

——~-+._____

Belgian Beet and Sugar Factories.

Contrary to the prevailing belief
that this year’s output of beet sugar
in Belgium would be negligible, the
commerce reports say that nearly all
of the Belgian factories are at work,
including those at Wanze and Huy,
between Liege and Namur, and at
Tirlemont. The manufacturers, says
the correspondent, have no expec-
tation of making any profits, but they
are saving $6,000,000 worth of beets,
and are providing employment and a
livelihood for their employes.

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Movements of Merchants.

Hudson—M. L. Crandall has opened
a jewelry store in the Peirson block.

Hastings—Victor C. Roblin, recently
of Charlotte, has opened a bazaar store.

Elk Rapids—Greenburg & Gullerson
succeed N. H. Bailey in the garage and
repair business.

Montague—W. C. Barnes, recently of
Blackfoot, Idaho, has engaged in the
bazaar business.

Portland—J. M. Watters, of Lans-
ing, has opened a grocery store in
the Roe building.

Dowagiac—Clyde Barber, formerly of
Petoskey, has opened a drug store at
107 Commercial street.

Chicora—John Engles has closed
out his stock of general merchandise
and retired from business.

St. Johns—Thieves entered the James
DeRose fruit store July 9 and robbed
the cash register of about $35.

Frankfort—William Olson has sold
his bakery and restaurant to Oscar
Thompson, who has taken possession.

Otsego—A. D. Hancock is closing out
his stock of dry goods, clothing and
shoes and will retire from business.

Stanton—Smith Bros., grocers, have
purchased the Hawley block, which
they occupy. Consideration, $5,500.

Marquette—Abraham Fine has en-
gaged in the grocery and meat busi-
ness at the corner of Fourth and
Washington streets.

Alpena — Burglars entered the
Chris Nilson meat market on North
Second avenue July 7 and carried
away about $100 in cash.

Lowell—Carl G. Lewis has taken over
the interest of his partner in the black-
smith business of DeWeert & Lewis and
will continue the business.

Hancock—M. R. Corbett is closing
out his stock of dry goods and novel-
ties and wil! devote his entire atten-
tion to his grocery store.

Charlotte—Earl Laverty and Clyde
Chappell have formed a copartnership
and engaged in the cigar and tobacco
business in the Potter building.

Holland—Otto J. Cohan has purchased
the Harry Padnos bankrupt stock of
clothing, of Max Roger, of Cleveland,
Ohio, who bid it in at a trustee sale.

Clarksville—C. E. Allgeo has traded
his store building and stock of general
merchandise to John Diamond, for his
sixty acre farm and has given posses-
sion.

Lake Odessa—The Farmers’ Grain &
Produce Co. has been organized with
150 stockholders. T. Grimwood is
President and William Swietzer is Sec-
retary.

Marshall—The S. E. Cronin Co,
which has conductéd a department
store here for many years, is closing

out its stock and will retire from
business.

Kalamazoo—The United Garage &
Machine Co. has been organized with an
authorized capital stock of $6,000, of
which amount $3,000 has been sub-
scribed and paid in in cash.

Negaunee—John E, O'Donoghue has
sold his stock of drugs, stationery and
musical instruments to Jacob and John
Arneth, who will continue the business
under the style of Arneth Bros.

Bay City—Charles E. Jennison, presi-
dent of the Jennison Hardware Co.,
died at his home, July 10, after a long
illness of a complication of diseases.
Mr. Jennison was 86 years of age.

Coopersville—Van Allsburg & Mills,
undertakers and furniture dealers, have
dissolved partnership and the business
will be continued by L. D. Mills, who
has taken over the interest of his part-
ner.

Cadillac—Anspach & Co., dealers in
dry goods, clothing, men’s furnishing
goods and shoes, have dissolved part-
nership and the business will be con-
tinued by Jacob Anspach, who has taken
over the interest of his partner.

Zeeland—Peter A. Selles, of Hol-
land, who has had charge of the G.
H. Huizinga & Co. jewelry store
for the past six months, has purchased
a half interest in the stock and will
continue in the capacity of manager.

Palma—Burglars entered the John H.
Fennimore jewelry store July 7 and
carried away more than $100 worth of
jewelry; also the Irving J. Godfrey
grocery and men’s furnishing goods
store and carried away considerable
stock.

Detroit—Abraham Halperin, bicycle
dealer located at 1033 Mack avenue,
has been adjudicated a bankrupt. The
first meeting of his creditors will be
held on July 20 to determine how and
when the estate of the bankrupt shall
be sold.

Paynesville—The Paynesville Co-
Operative Association has been or-
ganized to conduct a general agricul-
tural business, dairy, mercantile, lum-
ber manufacturing and land cultivat-
ing, with an authorized capital stock
of $5,000.

Pontiac—The George E. Patterson
Lumber Co. has been organized to
buy and sell lumber and builders’ sup-
plies, also feed, hay, grain and fuel
with an authorized capital stock of
$10,000, all of which has been sub-
scribed and paid in in property.

Chelsea—Fire damaged the store
building and general merchandise stock
of the L. T. Freeman Co, and the store
building and men’s furnishing goods
stock of Wolworth & Strieter to the
extent of about $30,000 July 7. The
loss was partially covered by insurance.

Detroit — The Standard Film &

Supply Co. has been organized
to lease, rent and sublease and
subrent moving picture films and

for doing all the business in-
cidental thereto, with an authorized
capital stock of $2,500, all of which
has been subscribed and $1,000 paid
in in cash.

Port Huron—Thomas Symington,
grocer, was fined $150 with the alterna-
tive of spending twenty days in jail
following an altercation with his attor-
ney in police court. Symington indulged
in severe language and the prosecutor
issued a warrant on the spot. Syming-
ton denied his guilt, and the arrest,
trial and conviction was one of the
speediest on record.

Bay City—The Farmer’s Auto & Ma-
chinery Co. has been organized to con-
duct a general automobile and other
power vehicle business and sell and deal
in machinery of all kinds, with an au-
thorized capital stock of $34,000 com-
mon and $16,000 preferred, of which
amounts $25,000 common and $100 pre-
ferred has been subscribed, $18,000 com-
mon and $100 prefered paid in in cash
and $7,000 common paid in in property.

Tekonsha—Frank Pullman, L. W.
Phillips, George C. Clothier, Frank E.
Ashley and W. D. Wood, stockholders
of the Burlington Creamery Association,
have filed a petition in Circuit Court
asking for the dissolution of the com-
pany, on the ground that it has never
proved a profitable investment. Last
November the directors were authorized
to wind up the concern’s affairs. F. J.
Shedd is the choice for receiver. The
hearing on the petition was set for Oc-
tober 7.

Corunna—Fred Bush of the hard-
ware firm of Bush, Jones & Co., which
recently went into bankruptcy, has re-
turned to Corunna from the South,
where he has been spending several
months. While he was absent and
his whereabouts unknown, his part-
ners went into voluntary bankruptcy.
Bush was at that time in a hospital
he says. The merchandise of the de-
funct company has been sold to At-
torney Walter Bush, of Corunna

Saginaw—Terrence Kelly, proprietor
of a cigar store and pool room at 526
Potter street for many years, has filed a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the
Federal court in Bay City. In his peti-
tion Kelly sets his liabilities at $659.69,
and his assets at $300, divided equally
between his stock of cigars, candies,
etc., and his pool tables and equipment.
Among the Saginaw firms which Kelley
owes, according to his petition, are
Dederich & Gill, Lee & Cady, Valley
Sweets Co., Saginaw Woodenware Co.,
Kerns & Blodgett, Blackney Cigar Co.
and J. F. Lucas.

 

Manufacturing Matters.

Detroit—The Comer Oil Co. has
increased its capital stock from $10,-
000 to $100,000.

Detroit—The Cartercar Co. has de-
creased its capital stock from $650,-
000 to $600,000.

Detroit—The Detroit Starter Co.
has increased its capital stock from
$20,000 to $150,000.

Port Huron—The McMorran Mill-
ing Co. has decreased its capital stock
from $100,000 to $12,000.

Detroit—The Reilly & Brooks Com-
pany has changed its name to the
Reilly, Brooks & Stone Co.

Detroit—The General Aluminum &
Brass Manufacturing Co. has increas-
ed its capital stock from $150,000 to
$400,000.

Kalamazoo—The Schrau Airless Tire
Co. has filed papers of incorporation.
The capital stock of the company is
$6,000 and it will manufacture an airless
inner tube invented by Phillip Schau.

Detroit—The Made Food Co. has been
organized to manufacture and sell food
products, with an authorized capital
stock of $10,000, of which amount $5,000
has been subscribed and paid in in cash.

Laurium—Steven Stiglich is establish-
ing a knitting mill here, with a capacity
of 600 pairs of hose per day. All grades
of cotton and wool hose for men will
be manufactured and later, women’s cot-
ton, wool and silk hose and sweaters
will be added.

Detroit—The Michigan Tractor Co.
has been organized to manufacture
and deal in agricultural implements
and tractors, with an authorized capi-
tal stock of $5,000, of which amount
$2,500 has been subscribed and $1,-
000 paid in in cash.

Detroit—The Northup Co. has been
organized to manufacture and deal
in toilet articles and chemical prod-
ucts, with an authorized capital stock
of $5,000, of which amount $3,000 has
been subscribed, $300 paid in in cash
and $2,700 in property.

Detroit—The Detroit Veterinary
Instrument & Supply Co. has been
organized to manufacture, buy, sell
and deal in surgical instruments and
supplies, medicines, drugs and chem-
icals, with an authorized capital stock
of $2,000, all of which has been sub-
scribed and paid in in cash.

Detroit—The Detroit Commercial
Car Co. has been organized to manufac-
ture, buy, sell and deal in automobiles,
engines, motors, motor parts, motor
vehicles and all appliances and acesso-
ties” with an authorized capital stock
of $1,000, all of which has been sub-
scribed and paid in in cash.

Ludington—The Ludington Shirt
Co. has been organized to manufac-
ture shirts and kindred articles of
wearing apparel, to lease and own
factories for such manufacturing pur-
poses, with an authorized capital stock
of $20,000, of which amount $10,-
200 has been subscribed and $2,000
paid in in cash.

Kalamazoo—The Davidson Baking
Co, has merged its business into a stock
company under the style of the Michi-
gan Bread Co., with an authorized cap-
ital stock of $16,000, all cf which has
been subscribed and paid in in property.
Nathan N. Davison holds $14,000 of the

capital stock and Earl Shinvill and
Samuel F. Voth each hold $1,000.
Flint—The Chevrolet Motor Co.

broke ground July 13 for a new fac-
tory which will turn out 1,000 motors
a day after it is completed, Septem-
ber 15. The company has acquired
the remainder of the stock of the Ma-
son Motor Co., which has heretofore
built all its motors, and with this addi-
tion will triple the capacity of the fac-
tory. The Chevrolet has also acquir-
ed about twenty acres of land near
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Review of the Grand Rapids Produce
_ Market.
Apples—Harvest
$1 per box.
Bananas—Medium, $1.25; Jumbo,
$1.75; Extra Jumbo, $2; Extreme Ex-
tra Jumbo, $2.25.
3eets—15c per doz. for home grown.

varieties command

Butter—The market is unchanged,
with a normal consumptive demand,
and a slight increase in the produc-
tion, due to the very favorable weath-
er. The quality of the butter arriv-
ing now averages fancy and the mar-
ket is firm and healthy.
ery is quoted at 26@27c in tubs, 27/@
28c in prints. Local dealers pay 20c
for No. 1 dairy, 17%c for packing stock.

Cabbage—Home grown commands 75c
per bu. Southern fetch $1.25 per 100
Ib. crate, or 1%c per Ib.

Cansaloupes—California
are now in ample supply, commanding
$2.25 for standards and $2 for ponys.
Georgia Osage melons fetch $1. per
crate ot 12 to 15.

Carrots—15c per doz.

Celery—25c per bunch for
grown.

Cherries—$1.50 per 16 qt. crate for
sweet and $1 for sour. The crop of
all varieties is heavy.

Cocoanuts—$4 per
100.

Cucumbers—40c per doz. for hot
house,

Currants—$1 per 16 qt. crate.

Eggs—Receipts are liberal, but the

Fancy cream-

Rocky fords

home

sack containing

quality is suffering on account of the
warm weather. Local dealers pay
1614c, loss off.

Garlic—20c per lb.

Gooseberries—$1 per 16 at. crate.

Grape Fruit—$5 per box.

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

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

Lemons—Californias,
box.

Limes—$1.25 per 100.

Lettuce—Home grown head, 60¢ per
bu.; leaf, 50c per bu.

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

Onions—Texas Bermudas, $1.25 per
crate for yellow. Fancy California
white stock comands $1.50 per crate.

Parsley—30c per doz.

Oranges—Valencies are
$4.25@4.50.

Peas—Home grown are in ample sup-
ply at 75c 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.

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

Potatoes—Virginia Cobblers are $1.75
per bbl. Red Texas stock commands
60c per bu.

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

Raspberries—$1.50 per 16 qt. crate for
black and $1.75 for red.

Tomatoes—Home grown hot house
command 75c per 8 Ib. basket; Texas
fetch 85c per 4 basket crate.

Turnips—20c per doz.

Wax Beans—$2 per bu.

Watermelons—$2.50 per bbl., contain-
ing 8 to 10.

Whortleberries—$2.50 per 16 qt. crate.

——_+++____
The Grocery Market.

Sugar—The expected advance still
holds off, due, in part, to the light crop
of strawberries. The large crop of
cherries all over the country and the
starting of the fruit canning season may
start the upward movement. While it
is possible, although not highly probable,
that considerable demoralization will at-
tend the marketing of new crop Ameri-
can beet granulated, which will come on
the market about the middle of October,
it must not be overlooked that this feat-
ture has prevailed for many years past,
hut to a less degree last year than in
previous years, as the beet manufactur-
ers were better able financially to stand
the strain of carrying their sugars. In
view of the prospective elimination of
the stariff on May 1, 1916, we anticipate
that the beet industry of the United
States will endeavor to market their
product continuously into the widest pos-
sible territory throughout the United
States. This they have also done in
previous years up until, say, the middle
of December, from that time forward
withdrawing from territory east of Ohio
and south of the Ohio River. They
may continue their wide distribution
until practically May 1 next, rather than
demoralize their prices by forcing an
unusual quantity of sugar into the more
Western territory; but anticipating a
very large and continuous export de-

“mand for granulated sugar from this

time forward for an indeterminate per-
iod we fully believe that any aggression
on the part of the beet interests will
be much more than offset by the com-
bined domestic and foreign demand for
cane granulated, the latter of which
cannot be produced except from full
duty paid or Cuban raw sugars.
Tea—The market is quiet. Some cir-
cles state that were there ample sup-
plies of desired grades a good business
might be done. Generally speaking, the
country is going slow on the theory that
with the present high prices nothing will
be lost by pursuing a hand-to-mouth
policy. There is no pressure of stock,

“are being secured. The

however, for the available supplies are
moderate. The cables of late have been
generally stimulating, particularly from
London and Colombo, where full prices
strength of
India-Ceylons is noted, as the competi-
tion from Russia and the United King-
dom has stiffened sellers’ ideas. So long
as the war continues it is feared that
there will be no recession of conse-
quence. The settlements of Formosas
have been large as compared with form-
er years, but prices are not materially
affected, the holders apparently having
faith in the situation. Higher freights
from the East tend to further accentuate
the strength. China reports smaller
shipments of greens to this country.
Coffee—Rio and Santas grades are
practically higher. The situation in Bra-
zil appears to be fairly steady. Mild
cofiees are unchanged for the week but

firm. Europe is buying considerable
quantities. Mocha can be bought to

come forward for around 23c green,
and in a large way, but there is no
definite information as to when they will
arrive. Mocha coffee on spot is about
3¢ higher than that.

Canned Fruits—Buyers of future
California canned fruits are finding a
very unsettled market. Concessions in
the form of special discounts are being
offered, it is said, from 5 to 10 per cent.
off the prices which have been an-
nounced as the basis of trading. Those
in the market for stocks are playing
one factor against another in an effort
to secure the greatest discounts, and
only small sales are being made in an-
ticipation that more extensive conces-
sions may be found. Buyers are only
acquiring stocks as a general rule to
satisfy immediate needs and are forcing
the packer to carry the burden of hold-
ing the fruit until it is needed for con-
sumption. Prices are the lowest in the
history of the trade, it is said, and still
no one appears anxious to increase the
stocks they have.

Canned Vegetables—Tomatoes are
quiet and without change in price. The
packing season is likely to be late. The
market in new peas is already very much
demoralized. Corn is unchanged and
quiet.

Canned Fish—Salmon is sti!l in buy-
er’s favor, with comparatively light de-
mand. Prices on new Columbia River
salmon have been named on about the
same basis as last year. Domestic sardines
show no change. A very quiet market
has prevailed here for some weeks, and.
with only a small catch being made and
consequently a very limited pack, trad-
ing has not been active. The demand,
however, is said to be steady and reg-
ular, but the buying is being done only
in small jobbing lots. The summer
run of fish is expected to begin about
August 1, and at that time conditions
will pick up in the opinion of prominent
factors in the trade.

Dried Fruits—Scarcity of supplies
makes the spot prune market very
strong. Stocksare rapidly dwindling

and the demand shows no signs of
diminishing. With this condition of
affairs existing and with no prospect of
securing any additional stocks in any
great quantity until the arrival of the
first shipments of the 1915 pack brokers
believe that prices will be firmly main-

 

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tained and may advance again if the
buying continues as it has done during
the past week. Currants are said to
have been advanced in the primary mar-
ket during last week. English advices
show that the quantity of stocks which
that country has taken from Greece for
the past six months has been consider-
ably larger than usual and the result is
that the carry-over supplies of old crop
has been smaller than was anticipated.
Australia reports that the currant crop
has been a failure and that currents are
being imported from Greece. Spot
prices in the New York market remain
unchanged and several operators who
have been booking future contracts have
withdrawn their prices. Indications
here, according to brokers, point to a
very firm market this fall. There is
some hope in the market that supplies
of figs will come from Smyrna this fall.
An important importing house in the
trade reports that it has received ad-
vices from its agents in Turkey saying
that the Allies are making considerable
progress in the Dardanelles and if their
success continues some figs will surely
be exported from Turkey during the
fall months. A fair demand is being
made on seeded raisins for August and
September shipment upon the basis of
the prices which have been announced
by the Associated Company. Supplies
in the spot market are becoming scarce
and the demand seems to be increasing,
giving the market a very strong tone.

Rice—The prevailing dullness in the
market continues, but prices are gen-
erally maintained. In the case of
screenings, there is a marked scarcity
and prices are firm. The disposition
of the trade is to hold off for the new
crop movement, but River rice will not
arrive freely until August, and in the
meantime old stocks will be needed to
eke out. The new making
progress in the Southwest, but owing
to the dry spell, irrigation is resorted to.

Cheese—The market is steady and un-
changed with considerable percentage of
the receipts going into cold storage. The

crop is

weather has been very favorable for
the making of fine cheese and the qual-
ity of the present production averages
very fancy. As long as the weather
continues as good as it has been the
market will probably remain about sta-
tionary.

Syrups and Molasses—Glucose is
unchanged. Compound syrup is dull
and unchanged, and so is sugar syrup.
The demand for consumption is quite
late in both cases. Some grades of
molasses are becoming
firmer.

Salt Fish—Mackerel is firm but un-
The supply of

scarce and

changed for the week.
good Norway mackerel on spot is light
and holders are asking full prices, and
There is little mackerel
available for this

getting them.
on the other side
country, and what there are are said
to be in strong hands. New Norway
mackerel will not be available for a
month or six weeks, and the supply is
expected to be light owing to the war.
Shore mackerel have not yet become a
factor, but some new ones are being
offered at from $12@14 per barrel.
Trish mackerel are no factor at all, as
the supply is light. Cod, hake and had-
dock are dull and unchanged.

 

 

 

UPPER PENINSULA.

 

Recent News From the Cloverland of

Michigan.

Sault Ste. Marie, July 12—The
moving picture film companies are
getting busy taking films of the Soo,
which seem to be in great demand
throughout the various parts of the
country, as they have heard of the
natural beauty spots here, the won-
derful locks, the six million dollar
cut through rock at Neebish, Indians
shooting the rapids and the unusual
agricultural scenes on the Chippewa
county farms, and many other won-
derful sights which go to make up in-
teresting films.

The Soo is the only city on record
which had a four-day celebration for
the Fourth of July this year. Start-
ing in on Saturday which was desig-
nated as Business Men’s day, attract-
ing large crowds on account of the
special bargains that the merchants
were offering on that day, and also
the elaborate day fireworks which
were put off July 3 for the first time
in the history of the Soo. Sunday,
of course, was a day of rest and sight
seeing, and the Soo had the appear-
ance of a bee hive on Sunday and all
of the garages and liveries reaped a
large benefit. Monday was the official
day to let the eagle scream, but hav-
ing made some misconnections with
the weather man here, it was certainly
not a dry town, but the umbrella men
were more than pleased with the
financial end of the heavy rain which
lasted until late in the afternoon. The
crowd was cheerful, however, being
entertained by the Elks’ Rubber Neck
Band, dressed in various forms of
bathing suits, making much merriment
and entertainment for everyone. The
parade and other sports were post-
poned until Tuesday, and with the ris-
ing of the sun early Tuesday morn-
ing, the chimes woke up the visitors
and citizens and everything was put
in readiness for the big event. To
say that the crowd was not disap-
pointed is putting it mildly, for it was
conceded by all that such a parade
as was put on by the merchants in
the various floats would be a credit
to Chicago or other large cities. The
sports were pulled off in the after-
noon as scheduled and the canoe races
on the water between the numerous
tribes of Indians were one of the fea-
tures which were worth staying over
for. The celebration this year will
go into history as one of the most
successful ever pulled off in the Up-
per Peninsula.

J. P. Connelly, proprietor of the
J. P. Connely Harness Co., accom-
panied by his wife and a few friends,
returned last week from an auto trip
to Detroit. They report the roads
in fair condition part of the way and
fierce in some sections. Mr. Connelly
gave the description of the trip from
day to day as the party toured the
State, which was very interesting to
his numerous Soo friends, but from
what we can learn it will be some time
before the touring will be popular
between the Upper Peninsula and the
lower part of the State. Much work
is being done on the highways, but
it will probably be a year before it
will be a real pleasure.

R. Reinhart, well-known manager
of the Soo Brewing Co., states that
the Fourth of July Committee here
was the best bunch of boosters that
ever visited Cloverland. It required
Dick’s day and night forces to keep
up with the orders during the celebra-
tion and the only worry that Dick is
now having is on the war situation, as
he is still trying to find out why the
Germans are so anxious to invade
Russia, as there isn’t a brewery in the
whole broad empire.

Dr. Fred Townsend, one of our
well-known physicians, has returned
after a year’s absence in the West,
where he went to recuperate.
doctor feels all made over and re-
turns to the Soo in the best of health,

The

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

and his many friends are pleased to
see him again as he is one of the
cheerful kind that makes life worth
living and can feel good himself while
calling on the sick and afflicted.

“Anybody who understands human
nature can make predictions that are
bound to come true.”

D. J. McLean, the well-known gro-
cer of Donaldson, who met with an
accident some time ago, mention of
which was made in the Tradesman at
the time, is still in the hospital, but
on the road to recovery and expecis
to be back on the job in about two
weeks, which will be good news to
his many friends throughout Chip-
pewa county.

Willard Martin, one of Allenville’s
leading citizens, who has been in the
West for the past three years, re-
turned to Allenville satisfied that
Chippewa county is the only place for
him, as he has no use for the West.
This seems to be the sentiment of
most of the residents leaving Clover-
land to better themselves, as this is
the land of plenty.

“How steadily modern life is los-
ing its little excitements. Here is a
New York chef introducing boned
shad.”

Brevort township is coming to the
front at a marked degree, as the Bre-
vort Agricultural Association last
week purchased one of the best little
farms in Brevort township, which will
be converted into fair grounds. The
township roads are being improved
and will soon compare favorably with
any in the State. The farms are
worked on scientific principles, orch-
ards are set out and_ thriving and it
has some of the best bred stock in
the country. It has four churches,
five schools, a good town hall, eight
stores, two postoffices, free rural de-
livery, two good sawmills, one lath
mill, a turning factory, two shingle
mills, a planing mill, machine shop
and one of the best blacksmith shops
in the country, a bank, two railroad
offices, two public telephone offices,
many autos, the best summer resort

in the Peninsula and a large seed
warehouse. It is surprising to note
the development of the country

around Cloverland.

“The reasons for seeing America
first and staying there are growing
greater and stronger with the native
tourists.”

Matkinaw City has postponed its
Fourth of July celebration to Pioneer
Day, some time in August.

A Pond opened a large bakery at
Mackinac Island last week. Mr.
Pond has the reputation of catering
to the best trade on the Island, who
are pleased to note that his bakery
will be at their service again during
the season.

“It takes two to make a quarrel,
but if one is persistent in the search
for a scrap he usually can find it.”

The Chicago capitalists arrived at
Mackinac Island last week, among
them being Mrs. Louis Swift and
family, of Chicago, Dr. C. H. Mc-
Kenna and family, Chicago; Terrel
Williams and family, and Martin
Shaughnessy and wife of St. Louis;
Robert Hastings and family, St.
Louis; A. T. Hert and wife of Louis-
ville. These are some of the most
elaborate homes on the island, which
will soon be in full sway and the
height of its tourist season.

The new Cedar Inn, at Cedarville,
opened for business on July 4- under
the new management, the name being
changed from the Mackin to the Ce-
dar Inn. The opening was a great
success, numerous autoists from the
Soo participating. All appreciated
the excellent service rendered under
the new management.

“Any one who has the sense of
humor can get along with a pessi-
mist.”

St. Ignace lost one of her pioneer
residents and prominent business men
when John A. Jamieson, age 79 years,
died last Sunday. Mr. Jamieson was

engaged in the lumbering industry
during the greater portion of his life
and was one of the best known men
in the Upper Peninsula.

E. S. Taylor one of Pickford’s hus-
tling merchants, has opened up his
summer trade with Mackinac Island
and will see that the tourists get their
supply of Chippewa county dairy but-
ter, as Mr. Taylor has furnished the
Islanders for the past number of
years.

Manistique is to entertain the fire-
men when the tournament is held in
that city next month. A St. Louis
firm has been engaged to decorate the
principal streets, the city hall and a
number of business blocks, so that
Manistique will be arrayed in all its
glory during the tournament.

B. M. Morris, pioneer merchant and
capitalist here, has inaugurdted <a
Quick Action sale, being the first to
be pulled off during his many years
in business. Barney always was a
big hearted man and his generosity
in helping to reduce the high cost
situation will have a marked effect
upon the residents here.

The Rosedale Creamery Co., which
anticipated giving a big picnic to the
farmers and residents of Chippewa
county July 16, has postponed it un-
til some time in August, so as to
give the farmers time to gather in
the hay before laying off for the big
event. The Rosedale creamery is only
twelve miles from the Soo, with good
roads in all directions, and undoubt-
edly will be visited by a large por-
tion of the auto population and resi-
dents from the surrounding country.
James Thompson, the popular man-
ager, has made elaborate arrange-
ments to show the visitors through
the plant, giving them an idea how
the cream is weighed, tested and
manufactured into Cloverland cream-
ery butter.

A. Harper, formerly in the grocery
business here, has moved to Detroit
and accepted a position in the whole-
sale grocery house of Lafer Bros.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chandler
have arrived home from their wed-
ding tour and taken up their residence
on Chandler Heights.

The launch, Ora Endress, is now
making her regular trips between the
Soo and Grand Marais for the sea-
son.

The Chippewa Film Co. is the Soo’s
latest enterprise, organized for the
purpose of producing industrial and
commercial motion picture films. The
officers are Fred D. Beardsley, Presi-
dent, George Cook, Treasurer, and
Kenneth Eddy, Secretary. The trio
are considered three of the Soo’s most
enterprising citizens and _ charter
members of the Booster Club. They
have the material here and, undoubt-
edly, the new enterprise will be heard
of in the near future in the movies
throughout the U. S.

John Hengels, who for a number of
years was engaged in the retail tobac-
co and cigar business in this city, but
spent the past winter in Florida, Geo-
gia and other Southern states and the
spring in Philadelphia, has returned
to the Soo in the belief that there is
no place like the Soo. Mr. Hengels
is looking around to locate here again.
It is hard to beat the good old Soo.

William G. Tapert.
——_2--
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Beans and Po-
tatoes at Buffalo.

Buffalo, July 14-—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%c; held fancy
151416c.

Eggs—Choice fresh, 19@21c.

Poultry (live)—Broilers, per 1b., 20
(@27c; cox, 11@12c; fowls, 16@17c;
ducks, 14@16c.

Beans—Medium, new, $3.30; pea,
$3.20; Red Kidney, $3.75; White Kid-
ney, $3.90@4; Marrow, $3.75@4.

Potatoes—New, $1.258&1.50 per bbl.

Rea & Witzig.

July 14, 1915

Boomlets From Bay City.

Bay City, July 12—The Bay City
Retail Grocers and Butchers’ Asso-
ciation will hold their annual: outing
at Wenona Beach July 28. The invi-
tation tendered by the Executive
Committe to the Saginaw Association
to join in the outing was enthusiast-
ically received and accepted. A splen-
did programme has been prepared and
a general good time is anticipated.

Central Standard time is again in
use in the city. After using Eastern
time for several weeks, with which
time the majority of the people, in-
cluding a large percentage of the busi-
ness men and manufacturers, were
well pleased, the Council, by a vote
of 10 to 8 Monday night, decided to
return to Central Standard time. That
the action was very unpopular, not
only among the laboring men of the
city, but also with the employers is
seen in the action taken to-day when
a petition was presented to Mayor
Kelton, asking him to veto the Coun-
cil’s action. This petition was sign-
ed by the heads of practically all the
leading manufacturing institutions in
the city, by many retail merchants
and by the presidents of the Civic
League and of the trades council,
both acting in their official capacities.

Willard Robinson, who for several
years covered the territory north of
Bay City for the Chatfield Milling
Co. and later with Hammond, Stand-
ish & Co., has resigned his position
and removed to Tawas City, his
former home, where he will engage in
the retail grocery business. Willard,
while we are sorry to have you leave
use, we wish you success in your new
venttre.

An insignificant little fire which one
man put out without even using water
was the first cause of a terrible trag-
edy Monday night in which two fire-
men lost their lives and three were
fatally injured, while the big auto-
mobile fire engine, bought less than
a year ago at a cost of $9,000, was
reduced to a mass of junk in a col-
lision with the incoming Michigan
Central passenger train from Jackson
at Wenona avenue crossing.

An old-fashioned Fourth of July
celebration was held on the west
side of the river Monday, July 5, and
was a grand success in every partic-
ular. Hundreds of people from near-
by towns were in the city and all went
home well pleased with the day’s en-
tertainment. Not one accident was
reported.

F. F. Price, business agent of the
Board of Education, submitted to that
body Friday night a report on the
school census for the present year,
showing a total of 15,000 persons in
Bay City between the ages of 5 and
20 years—a large increase over last
year. W. T. Ballamy.

——_2-.__
Bay City to Hold Monster Outing.
Bay City, July 13—The Bay City
Grocers and Butchers’ Association
will hold a monster picnic at Wenona
Beach on July 28. Committees have
practically completed all arrange-
ments for the outing, although a great
amount of work is yet to be done.
Alpena and Saginaw have already
been invited, while Caro and Midland
have been sent invitation to join in
the outing. A delegation from the
city visited Saginaw grocers and
butchers a few nights ago and after
a brief visit the upriver merchants
to a man stated they would join in
on the celebration. Local merchants
will visit Midland for the same pur-
pose and a few days later will go to
Caro. They are showing a vast amount
of enthusiasm and from their efforts
should be awarded by the greatest
kind of success on the day of the out-
ing. The local Board of Commerce
has invited the Alpena Board of Com-
merce to take part, and co-operate
with the Bay Cityians.

—2 2 >—___
Some sentences of a grammatical
judge are anything but proper.

 

 

 

 

 

July 14, 1915

Twenty-Eight Wholesale Groceries
Under One Management.

New York, July 12—Austin, Nich-
ols & Co. opened in Albany to-day
the first of what is declared to be an
ultimate chain of jobbing houses ex-
tending from one end of the country
to the other, in which the “economy”
idea of merchandising is to prevail;
in other words, of going after busi-
ness with low prices and leaving such
expenses as delivery, credit and elab-
orate clerical systems out of the trans-
action in consideration of the low
price. In a circular letter from the
big Brooklyn house the spirit of its
new policy is frankly stated to be an
effort to put the small retailers in a
position to compete with the chain
stores and mail order house.

The expansion of Austin, Nichols
& Co. is, apparently, in full progress.
When the present management took
hold, five or six years ago, the cor-
poration had only one house, and all
goods sold by its salesmen through-
out the country—except in the case
of such goods as could be handled
on drop shipment—were delivered
from the big house on Hudson street,
Manufacturers in most cases refused
to deliver goods at any point where
the jobber did not have a warehouse;
acting thereby for the protection of
the local jobber, in whose territory
the big house was operating, Man-
ager Balfe recognized in this a seri-
ous handicap to his plans for expan-
sion, and accordingly set out to es-
tablish branch houses in about twen-
ty-five great jobbing centers.

Already the concern has three
houses in this city, and regular es-
tablishments in New Haven, Water-
bury, Bridgeport and Norwich, Conn.,
Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Charles-
ton, 5: ©; St. Lomis, Louisville and
Indianapolis; also foreign houses in
London, Paris and Seville, Spain. The
Albany house is only another in the
chain, and Mr. Balfe states that he
has plans for opening sixteen more
houses and giving local jobbers a
race for patronage in local districts
on a basis which, he declares, will
mean a new era for the retailer and
a new condition for the chain store
expansion to meet.

There are at present something like
twenty wholesale grocery houses in
Albany, but the new Austia, Nichols
house is independent of them all—not
a merger, as in the case of its Con-
necticut chain. The initial force of
salesmen will comprise fourteen ex-
perienced salesmen, under the direc-
tion of Thomas W. McCarthy, Jr.,
son of the senior member of the firm,
and they intend covering a radius of
about fifty miles. Mr. Balie declines
to state where his other branch houses
will be established. The new estab-
lishments will be wholly independent
in management, except in supervision
from the main office and in the fact
that all buying is pooled to obtain
the low prices due to buying power.

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

In his circular letter, General Man-
ager Balfe outlines to the grocers
of the new territory his intentions as
follows:

“Austin, Nichols & Co. claim to be
the largest importing, manufacturing
wholesale grocery concern in Améri-
ca or the world. We have enjoyed the
reputation for many years of being
the largest operators in food supplies
in this country. We are now opening
a branch in Albany, N. Y., for the
purpose of taking care of our friends
and customers—the retail grocers.

“We have watched the work of
chain stores, mail order houses and
other innovations, and we feel it our
duty and privilege to line up and get
back of the individual retail grocers
who have favored us with their busi-
ness for many years. This innova-
tion on our part, in opening a branch
house in Albany, may upset the gro-
cery market somewhat. It may at-
fect the chain stores and mail or-
der houses, but the advantages to
our customers in this innovation are
so great that we would have rendered
them sorry service had we not
brought about a condition by which
the individual grocer can successfully
compete with any chain store or mail
order concern.

“Our methods will be new and
unique, for we are opening our house
in Albany for the purpose of protect-
ing the retail grocer.

“Our terms will be net cash—no
cash discount—the goods will be sold
ex our store, 20 Tivoli street. You
must buy with cash, and cart your
own goods, or arrangements can be
made at our office by which Frazer
& Kelley will deliver goods to any
point in Albany at 2 cents per hun-
dred pounds, with a minimum charge
of 25 cents. Our prices will be based
on net cash terms, with no expense
attached to the sale whatever. There
will be no large clerical force, no
credit department; in fact, every pos-
sible expense will be eliminated. Our
goods are landed from the cars direct
to our warehouse.

“Orders for our Albany branch will
be on the above basis, and no other.
No cases will be broken. We will
place you in a position that no chain
store or any other buyer can possibly
own the goods at as low a cost as
you can if you purchase from Austin,
Nichols & Co. A chain store buys
for a dozen branch houses, or a hun-
dred, or a thousand branch houses,
and his purchasing power, of course,
is considerably more than the individ-
ual retail grocer’s, purchasing for one
store.

“We have seventy-five thousand
merchants with who we are doing
business. They are scattered all over
America, and in other zones. Our
immense purchasing power and our
well-known financial. standing 1s
what we are putting back of the re-
tail grocer and we are the only house
in America that has the nerve to do
dt

Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids, July 12—O, coun-
selors, our counselors, where are you?
You may have been out buying fire-
works for the kiddies or you may
have been making arrangements for a
Fourth of July call, but, nevertheless,
you were conspicuous by your ab-
sence at our July meeting. However,
we had a very pleasant little mee:-
ing and handled the ship with a short
crew, but would much rather see a
nice turnout, so that more might par-
take of and taste the sweet meats of
harmony. Come to, boys, and let us
all try and outdo ourselves in at-
tendance hereafter and remember the
two fundamental rules of arithmetic
that is of interest to our Council,
which will boost our membership-and
standing, namely, addition and multi-
plication. Let us try and attain that
height where none can say naught,
but “Well done, good and faithful
counselor.”

John D. Martin and Frederick E.
Beardsley will make their report on
the Supreme and Grand Council meet-
ings at our September meeting. <A
good chance to get an ear full, as
they say they have some good points
to bring out.

Walter N. Burgess was elevated
from Chaplain to Sentinel and duly
installed in that office at our last
meeting.

As competition is the life of busi-
ness, there must have been some life
or some business, as Walt Farley and
Sam Westgate, the popular oil men,
were doing the Pentwater branch the
week following the Fourth. There
should be some smooth roads behind
them.

Ray Warren and his tin lizzie were
seen kicking up the dust in the vicin-
ity of Montague and Whitehall last
Tuesday in the interest of the N. B.
Co.

Looked like a convention of Coun-
cil 131 up the branch last week, as
no less than a dozen of the boys
were doubling the towns. Must have
all had the same hunch for the short
week. Eh, boys?

Charles Schierstaedt, the genial
little inn keeper at Montague, has im-
proved the looks and sanitary condi-
tion of his hotel by screening in his
dining room and covering the floor of
same and that of the office with lin-
oleum. Charley is a live wire and is
always looking after the comforts of
the boys. For a pleased stomach and
satisfactory treatment you can’t beat
the Whitelake Inn.

Allen Way and his pill bag were
very much in evidence the past week
in trying to gain a lost day caused by
celebrating the fifth.

EL. V. Pilkineton.
PR
Enough to Eat.

Inasmuch as we seem to have been
drawn into the European war in about
every respect except that of fighting,
it is reassuring to be informed by

7

thé Agricultural Department that
there is no danger of a food shortage
in this country. It would have been
a great surprise had any doubt upon
the matter been expressed. It will
probably be a long time before the
American people will have cause to
worry upon that score. We had a
bumper crop of wheat last summer,
and there is much more reason to
fear that the speculators will carry
it up to prohibitive prices than that
there will not be enough to supply
our wants. But better than any other
country we understand the food value
of maize, and if we cannot afford
hot rolls, corn pone makes very good
eating. There is going to be a larger
acreage in almost every variety of
farm products this coming season
than there has ever been before, and
if nature smiles on our efforts we
shall garner a record store of her
bounties.
—____
Even to a Barber.

The starving Germans contrive to
extract a certain amount of cheer
from the commissary economies
which the machinations of perfidious
Albion to adopt.
One bread license
must have a dog
license, and meal tickets, or rath-
er flour tickets, are necessary
in important dealings with the gro-
cer. But that is not the worst, un-
less a German paper of very high
standing is grossly deceiving its read-
ers. In this paper it is related that a
stout burger of Berlin, who had just
had himself shaved, asked to have his
face powdered. The barber shrugged
his shoulders apologetically and
shook hig head.

“’m sorry, sir,” he said, “but pow-
der is supplied only upon the pre-
sentation of flour tickets.”

—_—__»>.____
Inspiration.

I have always believed that men in
their innermost souls desire the high-
est, bravest, finest things they can
hear or see or feel in the world. Tell

driven them
have a

have
must
just as one

.a man that he can increase his. in-

come, and he will be grateful to you
and soon forget you; but show him
the highest, most mysterious things
in his own soul, and give him the
word which will convince him that
the finest things are really attainable,
and he will love and follow you al-

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THE DODGING KAISER.

Saying that the reply of the Ger-
man government is a disappointment
is a statement which should be ex-
plained in the interests of accuracy.
It is a disappointment in the sense
that the Americans hoped it would
be responsive and definite, hastening
toward a conclusion. It is not a dis-
appointment in another sense because
it is about what was expected in view
of the published forecast. It does not
appear that as the result of it the
controversy is anywhere nearer set-
tlement than it was before this last
communication was prepared. Doubt-
less that is the intention of those who
wrote it. Their desire is to prolong
the discussion to as great an extent
as possible, realizing very thoroughly
that time is a sure healer and that
the greater the delay, the more op-
portunity there will be for anger to
cool. That is equally noticeable in
this country. The spirit of belliger-
ency here is by no means as acute as
it was immediately following the
Lusitania murders. It would have
been very easy to make a break then,
but either the people have become
accustomed to it or they look at it a
little differently.

If the German note had been writ-
ten for a sensational American news-
paper, the city editor would have com-
mended the reporter for the amount
of “heart interest’ put into it. There
are very tender references to the ci-
vilians, to the mothers and the chil-
dren of the German empire calculat-
ed io be very tender and appealing.
Of course, there are mothers and
children and civilians in all the
countries and the sorrow of it is that
the Kaiser did not take them into
account more seriously before and
find some way of settling their dif-
‘ferences without resort to the slaugh-
ter of the fathers and brothers and
the outlay of money that will be a
tax upon the children of those yet un-
born. Reference is made to the effort
of the British government to starve
the people of Germany by closing
the sea and yet repeatedly the Ger-
_ man government has publicly declar-
ed its possession of supplies of all
sorts sufficient to last for years. The
German note is written in a very per-
suasive, appealing way, but it utter-

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

ly avoids and evades the real issue.
There is an appearance of fairness
in the proposition to allow American
ships properly marked to sail the seas
untouched and yet one that had its
name and nation marked on the sides
in letters several feet long was sunk
by cowardly Germans, and, as a mat-
ter of fact, it is only offering to give
what is a right our ships have any-
how and always. The question of
liability for the loss of Americans
on the Lusitania is untouched. Of
course, the United States Govern-
ment must reply and it can do so in
plain terms without declaring war,
and having taken a stand it must with
dignity maintain it, insisting upon the
rights of itself and its citizens.

It is a matter of profound regret
that in such an emergency, a man of
backbone like Root or Hay or
Cleveland is not at the head of the
American Government.

 

MR. BURTON BOOMED.

That is a cold an unusual season
when Ohio does not have two or three
candidates for the Republican Presi-
dential nomination. It vies with Vir-
ginia for the reputation of being the
home of Presidents. The John Hay
Club had a big dinner in Cleveland
the other evening and, apparently, the
purpose of it was to launch the boom
of ex-United States Senator Burton.
Additional significance is said to have
been given to it by the fact that the
enterprise was engineered by Attor-
ney General Turner, a member of the
Willis administration at a time when
the Governor himself is considered
as a candidate. A little thing like
that, however, did not prevent the
Attorney General from predicting
that Mr. Burton would have the solid
delegation from Ohio against all com-
ers and all other aspirants. Such
statements are not unusual far in ad-
vance of a convention, but those on
this occasion were accepted as_ be-
ing more than ordinarily reliable.

The event of the dinner was not
permitted to pass without the kindly
mention of another Presidential as-
pirant, but as long as it came from
another state it did not matter much.
Senator Kenyon brought the boom of
Senator Cummins, of Iowa, with him
and as a speaker at the dinner told
the guests something about it and sug-
gested that if they could not name
Burton, it would be best to name his
neighbor. There is no getting away
from the proposition that, next to
Root and Hughes, Burton is one of
the best qualified of those mentioned.
He has had long experience in pub-
lic life and rendered very valuable
service as a defender of the public
treasury and the people’s' money. He
has an intimate familiarity with and
knowledge of the questions of states-
manship, which inevitably come be-
fore the executive. Moreover he is
honestly upright, and courageous.
Saying all this and giving him his
exact dues is not necessarily affirming
that he is the best man for the Re-
publicans to nominate. Anyone who
wants to be fair about it, however,
must concede that they might go fur-
ther and do worse.

large offerings by the farmers.

THE WHEAT CROP’S PROMISE.

The Government’s estimate, on the
basis of conditions July 1, for a wheat
crop of 963,000,000 bushels—13,000,-
000 above the June indication
and 33,000,000 above the estimate
of a year ago—was no surprise to the
grain trade. There is a reasonable
body of opinion which looks for a bil-
lion bushels in the final harvest re-
turns, as against last year’s bumper
yield of 891,000,000.

Such an increase would not come
from the winter crop, which in June
promised to exceed last year’s, but
which is now seen to be falling con-
siderably below it. In the spring
wheat belt, however, conditions now
are as nearly perfect as this country
ever sees. All things considered the
trade believes that only adverse
weather will prevent further enlarge-
ment of the present indicated yield. :

It is, however, one thing to raise
a wheat crop and another to harvest
it in good condition. This is the real
point in the present winter wheat sit-
uation. Another big crop has cer-
tainly been raised; it has been gener-
ally considered as large as last year’s.
But there has been too much rain at
harvest time, in parts of Oklahoma,
Kansas, and Missouri and Western
Illinois, to secure the whole crop
in good shape and to make high qual-
ity.

Still, it is the general belief of the
West and Northwest that the wheat
crop actually harvested this year will
be as large, if not larger than last
year. Based on the estimate of this
week, 963,000,000 bushels, there could
be a loss of 72,000,000 bushels, and
still leave as large a crop as that of
1914. Good, dry weather in the next
thirty days would greatly favor the
size of the winter wheat crop, and
the recent favorable conditions in the
Northwest are expected to turn out
as large a yield there as has ever been
secured. A good crop is in one sense
due there, because of the poor yield in
the past two seasons.

Supposing the expected bumper
wheat crop, the question of what we
shall be able to export becomes pe-
culiarly interesting. In the crop year
ending with last month, exports of
flour and wheat from the United
States were by far the largest on rec-
ord. They aggregated 332,000,000
bushels, compared with 145,590,000
bushels the previous year, and with
the preceding high mark of 234,772,-
000 bushels the season ending with
June, 1902, after a wheat crop which
was never matched in our history un-
til 1913.

_To export more than 300,000,000
bushels of wheat and flour this year
would require an average ouigo of
more than 1,000,000 bushels a day.
Since less wheat has already been
sold for Europe since July began
than was sold a year ago, when the
average daily shipment exceeded the
million-bushel mark, it will require a
heavy increase in the foreign demand
from now on to match last year. The
trouble with the export trade of late,
however, has been the absence of
Fur-
thermore, the men who are now con-

July 14, 1915

ducting the export business are
shrewd buyers, and do not mean te
repeat last year’s experience in a run-
away movement of prices.

Plainly enough, however, their suc-
cess is largely dependent on the crop
which Europe raises at home. It is
true that war conditions tell heavily
against normal European crops; but
on the other hand, last year’s European
wheat yield, although harvested most-
ly before the war began, was far be-
low the average, because of unfavor-
able weather. How far the diversion
of field hands to the armies will of
itself affect this year’s harvest, re-
mains to be seen.

As to weather conditions, they have
not by any means, been altogether fa-
vorable. Drought had prevailed in
Western Europe, but the past week
there has been some improvement;
rains have fallen, and the European
grain trade’s expectations are now for
a yield in the eight leading Euro-
pean countries of 1,625,000,000 bush-
els. This would be a reduction of
218,000,000 bushels from the average
of recent years, but would compare
with 1,590,000,000 in 1914. Estimates
on Central Europe are difficult to
make with confidence, however, and
the increase over last year is expect-
ed to be largely in Italy.

The wheat situation, taking the
whole world, is different this year
from a year ago. Argentina and In-
dia are exporting much more freely,
and Austria is expected to be ship-
ping in about six months. Whether
Russia will be able to export liber-
ally is problematical. Exports from
all leading surplus-producing coun-
tries, in the crop year ended July 1,
1915, were 598,000,000 bushels, or 65,-
000,000 bushels less than the previous
year, and 64,000,000 bushels below
those of 1912-13. The big increases
over the previous year were
America and Argentina, and loss from
Russia.

Into this situation will possibly
comt a surplus of 350,000,000 bushels
from our own crop of 1914. That
would be the largest ever known, and
slightly in excess of last year’s. What
prices wili do depends upon the for-
eign demand, the outcome of the har-
vest, and the attitude of the farmers
towards the market.

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Every now and then, indeed twice
in a while, there is public speculation
as to what Col. Roosevelt will do
politically. That there is so much of
it, simply emphasizes the impression
that his possible activity is very
much feared by those whom it might
oppose. Not long ago after the suc-
cessful conclusion of his libel suit
in Syracuse he declared that he is
out of politics permanently and for
good. The wiser way for those who
do not like him and who fear that he
might get into the game again is to
leave him alone and keep as quiet as
possible lest they stir him up and in-
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FOR THE PICKLING SEASON.

By the middle of July, the grocer
should have laid his plans for the
pickling season. While spices are in
demand to some extent all the year
round, it is in the latter part of sum-
mer that the merchant finds their sale
the largest and his returns, if business
is rightly handled, the most profit-
able. A good part of the right han-
dling necessary to profit consists in
looking ahead and laying careful plans
for the handling of this class of busi-
ness. Normally, the merchant’s busi-
ness in spices and pickling supplies
should increase steadily from year to
year. Nevertheless, there is need for
careful buying and a cautious selec-
tion. The grocer should, before he
orders, have his clientele sized up and
know pretty well what quantities he
can readily dispose of. This is true
of all classes of goods; it is eminent-

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upon the extent of the business and
the facilities available.

Incidentally, with bulk goods, it is
a wise precaution to provide a sep-
ardte scoop for each spice. A trace
of curry powder in the ground cloves
is not calculated to favorably impress
the particular customer.

In spice selling, the watchword
should be “quality.” The merchant’s
wisest course is, in his advertising
and personally, to impress upon his
customer that the best of spices are
requisite to the preparation of suc-
cessful pickles, catsups, sauces and
condiments. The modern housewife,
who takes pride in her culinary skill,
will be willing to spend a few cents
more to ensure high quality and sat-
isfactory results.

An important point in the handling
of spices is the care exercised in
weihing. No merchant who is wor-

 

out every year a little recipe book to
a selected list of customers. An-
other advertises the fact that he keeps
on file in his store pickling recipes of
all kinds. The woman who has mis-
laid her recipe for chow-chow knows
that she can get a fresh copy from
Grocer Jones. Jones, in fact, has his
stenographer typewrite a copy, and
fills in the time by selling Mrs, Smith
the necessary There
are various ways of utilizing the rec-
ipe to get additional business; they
will naturally suggest themselves to
the ingenious merchant who_ takes
the precaution to plan his selling’ cam-
paign ahead.

ingredients.

Suggestion on the salesman’s part
will help to swell business. To the
woman who asks for 5 cents worth of
curry powder, it is an easy matter for
a tactful clerk to suggest, “Why not
have us put up a complete line of

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ly true of lines which, like spices,
are apt to depreciate in value as a
result of being carried over or kept
too long in stock.

In this connection, storage methods
are important. It must not be for-
gotten that most spices contain a vol-
atile oil, and that upon this oil de-
pends to a large extent the strength
and quality of the spice. Such oils
easily evaporate on exposure to air.
The remedy is to provide a recep-
tacle or container which will prevent
too rapid evaporation. The tin can-
ister in which spices are sometimes
sold forms a good container provid-
ed it is not allowed to become dented
or cracked in any way. Some gro-
cers use glass bottles with glass stop-
pers, which not merely preserve the
strength and quality of the goods, but
facilitate display. Where the amount
of spice business done is quite large,
air tight bins with glass or mirrored
fronts are very attractive. The meth-
od of storage will depend, largely,

thy of his calling would for a mo-
ment think of giving short measure;
neither, if he is to hanle the busi-
ness profitably, can he afford to give
extra measure. Absolute accuracy is
essential. If the’ grocer has not al-
ready seen to it, now is the time to
take each individual clerk aside and
explain to him the importance of giv-
ing absolutely accurate weight, par-
ticularly in the handling of
where a very slight

spices
difference in
weight may mean the difference be-
tween loss and profit.

Much can be done by the ageres-
sive grocer to develop new business
in spices. Much can be done, also,

by a wideawake clerk who makes a>

specialty of this class of business.

The suggestion of new pickling reci-

pes, of novelties in the weigh of sauces.

will have the effect of stimulating the
housewife to wider experiment: and
this, in turn, means the purchase of
a greater variety of spices and of
larger quantities. One merchant sends

spices for you right now, and avoid
having to make a special trip down
town for a few cents’ worth of some-
thing?’ The must, of
course, be tactfully put; but many a
woman can be successfully impressed
with the advisability of keeping in

suggestion

her kitchen cabinet a complete line
of spices, not merely for use in the
pickling season but to have on hand
all the year round.

Here is a worth while point for
the merchant who is trying to develop
a quality trade. Impress on the in-
dividual customer the importance of
keeping the spices separate in air-
tight tins, or jars. In many house-
holds the practice is to dump the little
spice packets, wrapped in paper as
they come from the store, all into
the one box or drawer. The result
is that the quality rapidly deterior-
ates, and each spice comes ultimate-
ly to taste of all the others. The gro-
cer, who is not to blame, is accused,
tried and found guilty of handling in-
ferior goods—just because, as the re-

sult of improper keeping, their quali-
ty has deteriorated.

It is worth while for the merchant
who talks quality to use every effort
to the end that his goods will give his
customer thorough satisfaction. For
the Quality Store, the satisfied cus-
tomer is the best advertisement.

Victor Hugo’s Prediction.

A day will come when the only
battlefield will be the market open to
commerce and the mind opening to
new ideas. A day will come when
bullets and bombshells will be replac-
ed by votes, by the universal suffrage
of nations, by the venerable arbitra-
tion of a great sovereign senate, which
will be to Europe what the parlia-
ment is to England, what the diet is
to Germany, what the legislative as-
sembly is to France. A day will come
when a cannon will be exhibited in
public museums, just as an instru-
ment of torture is now, and people
will be astonished how such a thing
could have been. A day will come
when these two immense groups, the
United States of America and the
United States of Europe, shall be
seen placed in presence of each other,
extending the hand of fellowship
across the ocean. Victor Hugo.

In Woodland.

Many years ago, when the late
Chief Justice Beatty was a young law-
yer in Sacramento, a client came in
for advice. He said he had hired a
horse to go to a neighboring town,
for a dollar, but when he had return-
ed the liveryman demanded a dollar
more. “What for?” the client had
asked. “For the ride back.” The
young lawyer gave some instructions,
which the client followed. A _ little
later he went to the liveryman and
asked how much it would cost to hire
a horse to go to Woodland. “Five
dollars,” was the reply. The client
hired the team and went to Wood-
land. When he returned’ he rode
home with a friend. He went to the
stable and paid the keeper $5. “Where
is my horse and carriage?” asked the
owner. “In Woodland,” was the un-
concerned reply.

A Pertinent Query.

A San Francisco woman succeeded
only after much persuasion, in get-
ting two little Chinese boys to at-
tend her Sunday school. As _ they
left each Sunday she told them not

‘to forget their pennies for the next

Sunday. For several Sundays the
young Celestials brought their pen-
nies. Then one Sabbath, as the teach-
er passed the collection box, one of
the little Chinese looked up and ask-
ed:

“What matter?
time?”

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Retail Death Dealer.

“When I was.a boy,” said the gray
haired physician, who happened to be
in a reminiscent mood, “I wanted to
be a soldier, but my parents persuad-
ed me to study medicine.”

“Oh, well,’ rejoined the sympa-
thetic druggist, “such is life. Many
a man with wholesale aspiration has
to content himself with a retail busi-
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Some of the Common Causes of Bank-
ruptcy.
Written for the Tradesman.

We are speaking here, not of fake
bankruptcies, gone into purposely and
for profit, but of real cases of owing
more than one possibly can pay, and
being compelled to settle with credi-
tors at their loss. With the other
sort alluded to, I take it that very few
Tradesman readers ever have any-
thing to do.

A bankruptcy doesn’t just happen.
It commonly is the natural result of
causes easily discerned. While some
of these causes, such as financial de-
pression and the iike, are not sub-
ject to individual control, there are
many bankruptcies that might be pre-
vented if only correction were ap-
plied in season to erroneous methods
and tendencies.

It would be well for every young
merchant—and many an older one as
well—to keep a little slip somewhere
about his desk where it frequently
would catch his eye, bearing these
words—Avoid the beginnings of bank-
ruptcy. It would be well if such a
warning could be sounded in the ears
of young men who are about to in-
dulge their ambition to go into busi-
ness for themselves.

This is not intended to be sensa-
tional, nor to unnerve any one in re-
spect to taking the risks which are
a necessary part of all buying and
selling. But when old, large, long-
established and supposedly ably man-
aged concerns sometimes go to the
wall, it certainly stands every lesser
merchant in hand to consider often
that failure is not impossible in his
own case.

A real bankruptcy always is pathet-
ic—sometimes little short of heart-
rending. To the young merchant it
means not only the loss of the money,
time and energy he has invested in
his disastrous venture, but also a
blight on his credit and reputation as
a business man, that is apt to prove
permanent. The honesty of his in-
tentions may be unquestioned, but the
fact that he has once been compelled
to make an assignment will cause
prudent wholesalers and bankers to
be wary of trusting him again. To
the middle-aged or elderly dealer,
bankruptcy usually means a wrecking
of hope as well as of fortune. The
unhappy man feels himself to be down
and out and lacks the courage to
make a fresh start. With either young
or old there often is poignant regret
for having caused loss to friends and
relatives who helped finance the ill-
starred enterprise—friends and rela-
tives who are less able than the busi-

ness creditors to part with their
money, and less likely to look with
a broad charitableness upon the lack
of success.

What has been said regarding bank-
ruptcy applies, although perhaps with
somewhat lessened force, to all those
cases where business that is seen to
be running behind is sold or other-
wise wound up before actual failure
becomes inevitable. In every such in-
stance there is money loss and bitter
disappointment, even if public igno-
miny is avoided,

Among the cases of bankruptcy
which ought to be preventable are the
many that are directly due to lack of
knowledge and experience. A young
man with a little money, perhaps left
him from his father’s estate or fur-
nished by his wife or her people, sets
up for himself. Possibly two or three
men, each with a small amount of
capital but with very limited business
experience, go in together. Hope
runs high. They have inflated ideas
regarding the success of young blood.
They even aspire to teach their older
competitors a lesson. “In the bright
lexicon of youth there’s no such word
as fail.” They run along a few
months or maybe a few years, buoyed
up by their own delusions. But things
do not go right, and the poor boys
do not know how to apply correc-
tions or where to put on the brakes.
In due time the disastrous end comes.

In nine out of ten of these cases,
failure in some form was a foregone
conclusion from the start. Failures
of this kind are preventable—strictly
so—but only by such tyros waiting
until they have served a proper ap-
prenticeship in stores managed by
experienced men, before they start
in for themselves.

Particularly is this true of the dry
goods business, for of all the lines
commonly handled, dry goods require
the most thorough knowledge. It has
been emphasized before in these col-
umns but it will bear repeating, that
the knowledge necessary for buying
and selling dry goods and managing
the business can not be picked up in
a few months.

Poor location is responsible for
some failures—the wrong town or the
wrong place in the right town has
been selected, and it is not found pos-
sible to work up a paying business.
In a sense the successful man always
compels circumstances, but the
shrewd merchant does this by placing
his store where it is easily accessible
to the trade he wishes to cater to,
rather than by trying to draw cus-
tomers to an inconveniently located
store.

Bad buying and overbuying—each
causes its full quota of bankruptcies.
Also attempting to do business on in-
sufficient capital, especially when in
competition with large and complete
stocks.

Running expenses too heavy for the
amount of business done are another
cause. High rent, expensive help and
too much help—these easily may take
all the profits and more. In a time
of depression it seldom is practicable
to cut down expenses in proportion to
the reduction in volume of business.

The running expenses present now
perhaps the most difficult problem in
retail merchandising. The public de-
mands handsome, luxuriously appoint-
ed stores and high class service. At
the same time competition never was
so keen and the trend is constantly
toward closer margins of profit. To
reconcile these two antagonistic tend-
encies—to serve the public acceptably
and at the same time offer goods at
prices that will sell them—this is no
light and easy matter under present
conditions.

Giving credit too freely and to the
wrong people, with the result of a lot
of poor accounts when ready money
is needed instead—this is another
snare. Not so many lose out in this
way now as in the days when the ad-
vantages of the cash system were not
so generally understood.

Dissipation and fast . living—that
these may cause even an old and
once wealthy firm to be obliged to
close its doors is too well known to
need more than passing mention.

Keeping a business all the time
drained of funds that properly belong
in it in order to make outside invest-
ments—to buy real estate, mining
shares or to speculate on the stock
exchange—this foolhardy policy is the
causes of the financial downfall of
many bright and seemingly sagacious
merchants.

Closely akin to this class of fail-
ures is that other large class that may
aptly be called the bankruptcies caus-
ed by extravagant living expenses.
Too expensive living is the peculiar
pitfall of the small merchant who is
the sole propr:etor and manager of his
business.

A man working on a salary, even
though a slender one, commonly lives
within his income. When a business
yields only a small net sum, say $20
or $30 a week, it is plain that the
merchant and his family should not
expend more than that to live. This
is so simple that any child can grasp
it.

But possibly the dealer doesn't do
much book-keeping and doesn’t know
very accurately what he is making.
Very likely his wife’s ideas of his ac-
tual income are even more indefinite
than his own. Anyway his circum-
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every Saturday night. By deferring
the payment of two or three good-
sized bills he can purchase an auto-
mobile. His wife wants good clothes
and some things for the house. She
feels she ought to have them, for is
her husband not “in business?” It is
very easy to run the living account
up to two or three thousand a year,
when it should be kept down to less
than fifteen hundred. When the sor-
ry end comes, the real cause of the
failure is not hard to trace. Fabrix.
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Sparks From the Electric City.

Muskegon, July 12—Muskegon now
has. a motto and intends to live up
to it to the letter. Our motto is,
We Can and Will.

In the last issue of the Modern
Grocer, a trade paper circulating
among retail grocers, it was stated
that a picnic is to be given to the re-
tail merchants of Muskegon by the
jobbers of Grand Rapids, where most
of the local merchants do their pur-
chasing. The Modern Grocer is mis-
informed, as the picnic is under the
auspices of the wholesalers of Mus-
kegon and most of our merchanis
patronize the local wholesale houses
more than they do our brother whole-
salers of Grand Rapids, which is only
natural.

The business men’s picnic will be
held at Lake Michigan Park Wed-
nesday, August 11, when all local
merchants will declare a holiday. One
hundred and fifty dollars has been
provided for cups and medals for in-
dividual prizes for the events. The
feature of the picnic will be a base-
ball game played on Lake Michigan.
Lew Earlie, of actor colony fame, has
charge of the aquatic sports. The
bases will be rafts, as will the pitch-
er’s box. The batter will stand on a
spring board and the outfhelders will
cover their positions in canoes. Han-
dicap speed motor boat races will be
given on the lake front. A motor
boat parade and exhibition by the
United States coast guards are also
on the programme. The committee
has informed the writer that all pos-
sible is being done to ensure the peo-
ple a good time.

Two men tried to hold up the Peter
Spaiolo fruit stand last week, but Pete
was too swift for one of the boys
and struggled with the bandit. The
revolver accidently shot the robber.
The citizens appreciate Pete’s bray-
ery so much that a subscription pa-

per is being circulated to buy Pete
a medal.
Louis P. Heere’s drug store, at

Sixth and Mason streets, was destroy-
ed by fire last week on account cf
a careless youngster dropping his
lighted punk in a display of fireworks.

The next meeting of Muskegon
Council will be held Saturday after-
noon, July 17, and quite a few can-
didates are expected. All out-of-town
prospects who would like to join the
U. C. T. kindly report at Maccabee
hall, over the Union National Bank,
and we will be glad to act on your
petition.

A large delegation of Muskegon au-
toists are planning to go to Grand
Haven Monday afternoon to escort
the West Michigan Pike tourists to
Muskegon. It is expected that about
200 of the local autoists will be on
the job.

Mrs. A. W. Stevenson, wife of our
chaplain, and Miss Stella Kampenga,
daughter of I. Kampenga, the local
grocer, with a party of friends have
taken a trip to the Pacific Coast and
intend to take in both fairs.

Milton Steindler.

—_2-.___
There seems to be more blockheads
in the world than wooden legs.
>
it is awfully hard for some of us
to find thoughts to fit our words.

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

After Dinner Mints by Noah Artie
Choke.

Written for the Tradesman.

I was sitting in one of Roy Hinck-
ley’s easy chairs over at the Hart-
ford House the other day, listening
to the fellows telling about how quiet-
ly their automobiles would run, when
in came Hopkins, of Kalamazoo, who
had just driven up without our hear-
ing him. “Pretty quiet old boat,”
says Charles Nason, from Grand
Rapids. “Yes,” says Hopkins, “the
only way I can tell whether she is
running or not is to get out and look
at the fan. Hi £ ean see it, she ic
running.”

“I have a quieter car than that,”
says Icenogle, the lumber peddler,
“The other day I was running along
when I thought I heard some slight
noise. I got out and looked her all
over and couldn’t find anything. I
drove on a few miles and heard it
again. This time I looked the car
over carefully and finally found the
top of the oil can was not screwed on
tight and rattled slightly in its sock-
et.” “That’s nothing,’ said Harmon,
“my car is so quiet that it does not
even need any gasoline. I have taken
off the gas tank and use it for a res-
ervoiron my kitchen range. I run it by
just pltting water in the cylinders
and I am afraid all the time thac it
will kill some one because it is so
quiet no one can hear it coming.”

Just then Fred Hubbard came in
and got trusted for a cigar and Mar-
tin Smith drove up with new car and
after listening to the line of talk a
while ventured to say that he had
some silent tub himself. He said he
was driving along the day before when
he thought he heard some slight rat-
tle. He got down and looked over
everything about the car, found noth-
ing, and drove on. The rattle still
continued, so he pulled up again in
the shade of a maple tree and went
over every nut and screw and saw
that they were all tight . He was
just about to drive on when he hap-
pened to put his hand in his pocket
and discovered a dime and a quarter
that were rubbing together, thus mak-
ing the jingling noise that had so
bothered him.

Several of the boys got up and
started for bed and Will Boseman
said he didn’t want to doubt Smith’s
word, but he didn’t believe any man
who owned an auto ever had 35 cents
in his pocket at one time.

Weekly Poem by Hal
Lawrence.

The lightning bug is a beautiful bird,
But it hasn’t any mind.

It dashes through this world of ours
With its headlight on behind.
Rippinger, the ham man, said he

was in a drug store the other day
when a woman came in and threw
down some moth balls, saying they
were no good. The clerk asked her
why and she related how she had
thrown ball after ball at the pesky
moths and never hit a blamed one.

Dear Noah—Can you tell me where
I can find the letters of Jane Welsh
Carlyle? | Merrifield, Bloomingdale.

Look up Jane’s husband. He, no
doubt, has them in his pocket.

Dear Noah—I own a ford car and

Cornwell,

have seven in my family. My moth-
er-in-law is coming to visit us. How
can I manage to get them all into
the louse? Wib. Warner. Paw Paw.

Try a shoe horn.

To exchange—I have an old wheat
cradle and a good ox-yoke, used but
little, which I would like to trade for
a second hand ford. Lew Welden,
Battle Creek. Artie Choke.

_———_-—>———____

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Guard your family from contagious
disease germs in the new house. It
has been proved that thousands -of
tuberculosis and scarlet fever cases
annually are the result of moving into
houses which have not been disin-
fected.

Secure the “health history” of the

11

house you expect to buy or rent. It
will be supplied by your board of
health, your health officer or any phy-
sician who practices in your town.
If it has housed a tuberculosis pa-
tient, don’t take that house; find an-
other.

No matter what the “health his-
tory” of the house, have the plumb-
ing examined, the drains flushed and
the entire house disinfected.

If the walls are to be repapered,
have the old paper removed.

Do not move into any house where
the cellar has been flooded and is
moldy.

In towns where there is neither city
water nor sewage system, make sure
that the well and the cesspool are
widely separated.

 

Hosiery.

phone your orders to

Wholesale Dry Goods

SUMMER GOODS

We still have a good assortment of White Goods
and colored thin Wash Goods which we are clos-
ing out at reduced prices.

Good assortment of summer Underwear and

 

 

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Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

color.

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Regular, Full Dress, Shirtwaists are made in flesh
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Naiad Waterproof Sheeting
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stitches, one in the shank and one
in the body; overhaul the same as G. B. R E A D E R
other hams. For making the pickle Successor to MAAS BROS.
for California hams use the follow- Wholesale Fish Dealer
ing formula: To 1,500 gallons of
pickle, 75 degree strength, add 300 -

THE MEAT MARKET pounds sugar, 88 pounds saltpeter.
Mix in the usual fashion.

Veal Loaf,

Take twenty-two pounds of veal SEA FOODS AND LAKE FISH
and chop very fine. Add one and OF ALL KINDS
ene-fourth pounds of finely chopped | gam Pine 224 Balint

— liver and a few. shallots to taste.

 

 

Talks by the Butcher Philosopher.

Last Tuesday I happened to go into
a meat market while the proprietor
was trying to sell a woman customer
a piece cf loin pork. After a good
deal of talk and close inspection on
the part of the customer, she de-
cided that the meat was not as good
as she wanted it to be, and walked
out without buying anything. I look-
ed at the meat and decided that it
was no wonder that she was not suit-
ed by what he had to show her, as it
was stale and in a smeary condition.

While the proprietor was wiping
away at it and trimming it, he told
me that business had been very poor
the Saturday before, and that, in con-
sequence, he had gotten stuck on a
box of pork, having bought one box
more than he should have, because the
wholesale price had been a little lower
than ordinary when he went to mar-
ket.

This butcher also had some fowl on
hand from the previous week, and they
were bothering him a good bit, since
they had been none too fresh when in
had purchased them. He said that
he was going to try and close them
out for whatever they would bring.

After inspecting his box and finding
that the mutton and lamb was also
hung over from the week before, and,
as a rule, he was one of those butch-
ers was so afraid of running short,
I no longer wondered at his com-
plaints that business was not as it
should be; even though he gave me
the same old story that these hap-
pened because of things that were be-
yond his control and that he couldn’t
be blamed for them.

In the first case, and especially now
that the weather is warm, great care
should be exercised by every butcher
to see that he does not buy more than
he can sell. If he does this, Satur-
day night will always find him with
a tolerably clean box. As a rule,
that can be accomplished and always
will be by the smart butcher.

But at that a condition may arise
on Saturday that will cause a slump
in business, causing even the most
careful butcher to get some kind of a
sticker. This may be in the nature
of a hot wave, or else a spell of stormy
weather, which is bound to cut the
volume of business. If such a condi-
tion should arise, the wise butcher
immediately gets on the job Satur-
day night planning how he will get
from under, for he knows that Mon-
day or Tuesday must be devoted to
action, and not to thinking about
what action is going to take place.

Various ideas suggest themselves
according to the kind of a shop it

ee a henna ins

cn rng a

is and class of trade which is catered
to. If the shop happens to have a
large order trade, such things as loins
of pork, chickens or pieces of roast
might be forced out by a Monday’s
special sale, as it is always better to
sacrifice meat while it is in good con-
dition, rather than to wait until it is
in more or less unsalable condition.

If the store has a running trade
a special sale for Monday only of
odds and ends which were carried
over from Saturday, but which are
still in a good condition, will often
do the trick, as frankness usually
pays. One butcher goes even fur-
ther than that when he gets a little
sticker. He has a wooden box about
5 by 3% feet and about three feet
high. Inside of that is a metal box
with a cover six or eight inches small-
er than the wooden box all around.
If he has a few loins of pork, or chick-
ens, or anything like that left over
after Saturday night, he places them
in the tin box, covers them carefully,
and puts ice and rock salt between
the two boxes. This will make a sort
of a freezer good enough for small
amounts of stock for a few days. It
is used only when he has stickers.
As a result, the stuff is in first-class
condition when he is ready to try
and sell it, and very little finds its
way into the scrap box in that mar-
ket. It is a scheme that other butch-
ers could use to their advantage —
Butchers’ Advocate.

—_>+—___.
Curing California Hams.

California ‘hams or sweet pickled
shoulders are generaly handled in a
somewhat cheaper pickle than ordi-
nary hams. For instance, in a formu-
la for ham pickle, using 400 pounds
of sugar to 1,500 gallons, 300 pounds
of sugar would be ample for Califor-
nia ham curing. It is a very difficult
piece of meat to cure, especially if
the hogs are not properly chilled. As
the shoulder is one of the thickest
parts, it is one of the last cuts to chill
through. It is the general practise to
pump California hams before curing,
and in so doing they should be pump-
ed very heavily in the veins and un-
der the shoulder blade, these being
the two places where the meat first
shows symptoms of trouble. Other-
wise the chilling and general han-
dling is practically the same as with
other hams.

A successful method of handling
and formula for curing sweet pickle
California hams is as follows:

, When green, leach 48 hours, with a
sprinkle of salt. Pump three times,
once in the shank, once on top of the
blade and once below the shank.
Pump on second overhauling with two

Then add one-half pound flour, nine
ounces salt, one and one-half ounces
white pepper, one-quarter ounce
cloves and one-quarter ounce ground
cardomen seeds. Grease a tin with
lard and fill with the above mixture.
Cover the top with small pieces of
lard and bake for two hours. Pour
off any fat and keep tightly pressed
in tin with weights of some kind.
Let remain until it is perfectly cool,
when it is ready for use.
—— ++
Cleaning Musty Icebox,

Musty iceboxes are caused primar-
ily by the existence of stale meat in
the box. Take all the stock out of
the box. Remove the racks. Scrub
thoroughly with hot water to which a
liberal amount of washing soda has
been added. Pay particular attention
to the corners and to all crevices,
seeing that no animal matter is caught
in them. Scrub the racks as well, and
let them dry in the sun, if possible.
Be sure the box is absolutely dry be-
fore putting meat into it again. This
will probably remedy your trouble.

 

 

 

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Save Time and Errors.
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Reference:
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or
The Trade Generally

Your shipments of POULTRY, CALVES, PORK, BUTTER, EGGS, FRUITS
and PRODUCE receive personal attention and sell for highest
market prices when consigned to

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Eastern Market, Detroit, Mich.

Members of

Mention Michigan Tradesman

The Michigan Poultry, Butter and Egg
Shippers Association.
Detroit Produce Exchange.

 

 

shipment to our customers.

PEACOCK BRAND

On Ham, Bacon or Lard

is the guarantee of

Cudahy Brothers Co., Cudahy, Wis.

that the dairy fed pig was especially sorted out from the
drove to bear this brand—particular attention was paid to
it in all the departments through which it passed—the kill-
ing, cutting, curing, smoking, packing and shipping depart-
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If you are not handling this brand mail us a trial order.

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July 14, 1915

Fraudulent Traffic in Eggless Egg

Noodles.

Washington, D. C., July 12—Recent
activity on the part of certain noodle
and macaroni manufacturers in sell-
ing noodles artificially colored yellow
as “egg noodles” when they contain
little or no egg, has led the Federal
and state food officials to seek means
of stopping this fraudulent traffic. It
is the custom in taking up matters
of this kind to afford an opportunity
for a hearing to all manufacturers and
other interested parties in order to
permit them to present reasons for
or against trade practices. Accord-
ingly, the Joint Committee on Defini-
tions and Standards, representing the
Association of American Dairy, Food
and Drug Officials, the Association
of Official Agricultural Chemists, and
the U. S. Department of Agriculture,
recently held a hearing in order to
secure all possible information in re-
gard to the manufacture of noodles,
macaroni, and_ similar alimentary
pastes.

To the average person it would
seem an easy matter to answer such
question as “What are noodles?”
or, “What are egg noodles?” or
“What is macaroni?” The question,
however, is not so easy to answer ii
put in this way: “How much egg must
a manufacturer add to his noodles be-
fore he is legally entitled to lable his
product ‘egg noodles’?” The question
of amount might be stated this way:
“If the manufacturer uses just a
trifling amount of egg, can the prod-
uct legally be labeled ‘egg noodles’?”

It was brought out at the hearing
that fraudulent practices have crept
into*the manufacture of noodles, mac-
aroni, and spaghetti which make it
difficult for reputable manufacturers
of unadulterated goods to meet the
competition of the cheapened prod-
uct, whereby the consumer receives
an article that contains foreign color-
ing matter but much less _ nutritive
substance than the genuine noodles
or macaroni he expects to receive.
Good egg noodles should contain a
substantial amount of egg, but articles
labeled “egg noodles” which contain
only a trace of ege and in some in-
stances none at all have been put on
the market. The eggless “eeg
noodles,’ for example, are arti-
ficially colored yellow by means
of dye, so that to the uwunini-
tiated they look exactly lige the
noodles that contain real egg. Some
manufacturers have been unable to
see why they should add eggs at
from 30 to 50 cents per dozen when
the same characteristic yellow can be
obtained by the addition of a dye at
a cost that is comparatively negli-
glible. Where the output of a fac-
tory is large, the illegitimate profits
made by substituting yellow dye for
eggs may be very great.

If noodles were sold merely for
ornaments it might make little differ-
ence to the purchaser whether the
yellow came from an egg or from e2
dye, but when considered as food,
whether or not they contain any egg
or enough egg to be of value as food,
is important. For it is possible to
make yellow noodles without any
eggs at all and also to spread one
egg over a great many noodles and
add enough dye to give an attractive
color. It is important, therefore, to
find whether a mere suspicion of egg
employed in an attempt to escape the
law on a technicality would be con-
sidered in the trade justification for
calling the product “egg noodles.”

Dye has been used also for the pur-
pose of deception in the manufac-
ture of macaroni. The best grade of
macaroni is made from the semolina
of Durum wheat. This semolina is
rich in gluten which consists of the
nitrogenous substances of the grain.
and is high in food value. This
wheat has its own characteristic yel-
low color, which is rightly associat-
ed in the minds of purchasers with
the higher grade products. . The yel-

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

low color, however, can, like that of
the egg, be accurately reproduced by
use of certain dyes. It has become
the practice for certain manufactur-
ers to make macaroni from grades of
flour which are much less expensive
than those from which macaroni is
customarily made. This cheap sub-
stitute is artificially colored, by the
addition of a dye, to look so nearly
like the high grade, genuine Durum
semolina macaroni that the ordinary
purchaser is completely deceived.

Artificial coloring matter in noodles
and macaroni serves no useful pur-
pose whatever. It is added solely
for the purpose of deception. Even a
harmless dye adds nothing in the way
of taste or nourishment. An easy
way to determine whether macaroni
and noodles have been artificially
colored is to examine the water in
which they have been cooked; if they
have been’ artificially colored with
soluble dyes the water will be yellow.
This, however, is not an infallible test,
as some of the yellow dyes employed
do not dissolve or color water.

There have been regulations about
how much water should be in butter.
It is possible to mix in more water
than is natural, with the result that
the buyer pays butter-fat prices for
water-tap product. The same exces-
sive dilution of macaroni and noodles
is possible. For this reason, infor-
mation also was sought at the hear-
ing in regard to the legitimate mois-
ture content of macaroni and noodles
and the relation of the moisture con-
tent to the statement on the packages
of weight. The amount of moisture
that should be permitted has aa im-
portant bearing on the application of
the net weight amendment of the
Food and Drugs Act to such prod-
ucts. A pound of macaroni that con-
tains 1 per cent. moisture has more
nutritive substance than a pound of
macaroni otherwise equal in quality
that contains 15 per cent. or more
moisture. The investigations made
by the Department of Agriculture
have shown that there is a very great
difference in the amount of moisture
in macaroni, noodles, and similar ali-
mentary pastes now on the market.
Water added in excessive amount and
sold at the price of macaroni is even
more profitable than dyed dough at
the price of egg noodles.

Those who appeared at the hearing
before the Committee on Definitions
and Standards agreed that in order to
put competition within the’ industry
on a fair basis, and to guard the in-
terests of the consumers, definitions
should be adopted that would abso-
lutely prohibit the use of artificial col-
oring, fix a minimum egg _ require-
ment for articles sold as egg prod-
ucts, and also define the amount of
moisture that may be permitted in
the products. What these limitations
and requirements shall be is now be-
ing considered by the Committee on
Definitions and Standards.

—__2 + >___
Advertising Words, Phrases and Com-
binations.

Written for the Tradesman.
III
July Clean-up
July Sale Now On
July Mark-down Policy Prevails
July Crowd Accumulators
July Counter Crowding Specials
July Bargains Ripe for the Picking
July Chances You Can’t Afford to
Pass Up
July Sweep Sale
July Clean-up Sale
July Mark-downs
July Shopping Delights
July Economies
In July We Cut the Price to the

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July Stock Turning Stunts

July Quality Budget
July Trade Magnets
Peerless July Bargains
Radical July Bargains
Charming July Bargains
Attractive July Values
Stunning July Values
Winning July Values
Tempting July Specials.
Alluring July Specials
Drawing July Specials
Nominal July Prices
Small July Askings
A Busy Whirl of July Bargains
July Values That'll Soon be Snapped
Up
Mid-Summer
By substituting the word “Mid-sum-
mer” for “July” in the last section,
all that is said specifically concerning
the month may also be claimed for
the Mid-summer period, and these
in addition:
Mid-summer Doings at—
Mid-summer Ammunition
A Mid-summer Message
Mid-summer Hot Shots
Mid-summer Bargain Sparks
Mid-summer Dump Sale
Mid-summer Moneysavers
A Plethora of Midsummer Values
Carloads of Mid-summer Specials
Our Selling of Mid-summer Me;y-
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Mid-summer Sale Interest High
A Cool Store for Mid-summer Shop-
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Cooling Accessories for Mid-summer
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We Encourage Mid-summer Econo-
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The safe way is to practice ‘Safety First”
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homes of his community.

Any grocer who is not handling ‘SAFE HOME”
matches, should take steps to do so at once. Ask
any wholesale grocery salesman about them or
drop a line to the manufacturer, who will have his
salesman call and explain their superiority.

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located in its new building.

 

The two banks of Charlotte have
decided to close their doors every
Thursday afternoon during July and
August.

 

Judge Miner has dismissed the bill
in chancery filed by James Conlon,
B. H. Kingsbury- and George Haff-
ner, against Charles E. Sutton and

the other directors of the Lennon
Commercial Bank. The _ plamtiffs
withdrew from the Lennon Bank

about a year ago and were given a
bond of $10,000 protecting them from
further liabilities of the Bank. De-
spite this, however, they were sued
by a Flint bank, on the alleged ground
that they were still lable for their
share of a loan of $10,000 made tuo
the Lennon Bank. The court held
that they were fully protected by the
bond they held, and that they had sus-
tained no injury through the continued
use of their names on the Bank sta-
tionery.

 

The convention held in Chicago last
week under the leadership of B. F.
Harris, the Champaign banker, is an
expression of one of the most im-
portant movements now going on in
the United States, that of relating the
business of the banker and the farmer
more closely to each other, and the
addresses show a strong appreciation
of the central idea. A few years ago
such a combination was not thought
of, the function of the two classes
of people being seemingly so widely
apart, but fortunately it was made
patent to all concerned that the in-
terests of the two were closely allied
and that each could help the other.
That idea has been worked out bet-
ter in Illinois than anywhere else,
but it has not been confined to that
State. Many others have adopted it,
and the results are such as to convince
the participants that they and the
country are amply rewarded for all
efforts that have been put forth.

 

Prophecy is hazardous, and never
before has it been more difficult to
forecast the effects of causes known
to be in operation. The one great fact
that stands out boldly before all man-
kind is that the war in Europe will
work an enormous destruction of cap-
ital, and as capital is the great instru-
ment in the achievement of enterprise
the natural conclusion is that the
progress of mankind will be arrested.
There is no escape from the conclus-
sion that this destruction. of capital
will grievously hamper the work of

the world or that its effects will be
seen for many generations to come.
As to the period of a few years im-
mediately following the war, how-
ever, one must bear this principle in
mind, that all the creations of man
are sooner or later destroyed. Our
food products are destroyed every
year; our works of art and our monu-
ments of religion live for centuries;
our machinery wears out in weeks or
months, or years—but all these things
finally go to their grave. Along with
these facts it should be remembered
that the cause of business depression
is usually superabundance of those
things that humanity needs, conse-
quent decline in value and loss of the
motive for production. We_ have
panics not because we have too few
things but because we have too many.
“Overproduction” is always on the
lips of commentators at such times.
It would seem then that, after the
war is over and this tremendous hole
has been cut in the possessions of
man, everybody that can work will
have work, capitalists will see abund-
ant opportunities to invest profitably,
and as a consequence there will be
active times. One must not fail to
note however, that in that very con-
nection the financial means of con-
ducting business will be in disorder-
ed condition, that many people and
perhaps many governments will be
bankrupt and that financial chaos will
result. The financial leaders will find
it necessary to put forth their best
efforts to rehabilitate the world’s af-
fairs. In time they will succeed but
meanwhile there will be much suffer-

ing.

 

This is the long view. What the
ordinary man wants to know is the
quality of events in the nearer future.
It has been said by many people that
but for: the advent of the European
war this country would have been in a
panic or a profound business depres-
sion at:this time. There is much evi-
dence to support this view. Business
had been running down and the peo-
ple had been losing their courage up
to the outbreak of the war, and’ there
was nothing in sight to rescue us
from an unpleasant fate. But the war
came and out of it this country is not
only winning a great amount of busi-
ness, with probably considerable prof-
it, but is enhancing its importance as
a world of financial operations. So
much prosperity as we are getting
out of the war will continue to the
war's end, for probably methods will
be found to pay for all merchandise
purchased in this country, even though
the European nations approach bank-

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ruptcy. It is assumed that this source
of income will continue for many
months yet, and sanguine persons pre-
dict that meanwhile’ our domestic
trade will recover to the normal, but
signs of revival are not yet visible.

 

It is clear that to a great extent
the depression in business in the
United States is due to false Govern-
mental policies. Big "business has
been so antagonized as not only to
discourage that business but to throw
a blight on all departments of econ-
omic effort. The attitude of the Gov-

ernment, however, appears to be
changing. The interpretation by the

supreme court of some of our laws
has latterly been more favorable to
business than formerly. Moreover
there is high probability of a change
in the executive and Jegislative de-
partments. We shall have a little less
than a year from this time a land-
mark from which possibly the coun-
try will take a departure to better
things. At that time the National
conventions will be held and the issue
between present policies and the pol-

icies now operative will be placed
before the people. If the Republican
party makes good nominations and

adopts a platform responsive to the
evident wishes of business men, farm-
ers and others, the country will have
something to look forward to. It will
be assumed that the electorate will
order a change in the personnel of
the Government which will result in
the adoption of a protective tariff to
take the place of the present apology
for a tariff system that has done much
harm. That expectation in itself will
be a benefit to business, for it will
inspire hope and furnish a motive for
action. One may therefore expect
some revival of business at that time.

 

But one cannot pay bills with hope,
and the time between political nom-
inations and the election in November
is five months, after which there is
four months before the new rulers of
the country take hold, and then it
is possibly many months’ before any
constructive legislation will be enact-
ed. Yet, while hope does not pay
for food, it does stimulate values, and
accordingly securities should be high-
er at that time, while financiers and
other enterprising men will unques-
tionably have enough faith in the fu-
ture to go forward with new under-
takings. New enterprise constitutes
the difference between dull times and
active times, for the ordinary business
of feeding and clothing people goes
on in good times and bad. This whole
period will furnish great.opportunities
to the speculator—sad to say, better
opportunities for him than for the
ordinary productive man.

 

Phenomena following the close of
the war require more than human in-
telligence to forecast. When you ask
what will be the effect of a declaration
of peace, what country are you think-
ing of? The countries that win will
derive the advantages of peace, and
you do not know which combination
is going to be victorious. Unques-
tionably this country, if it keeps out

of the conflict, will be in the most
fortunate position, even more fortu-
nate than that of the winners, for it
will not have been exhausted by the
conflict. Yet we should not antici-
pate too much. We must always
bear in mind that this country has
been built up primarily by European
capital and migrants from the old
world. Such capital will be scarce
for a long time after the war, and,
while the laboring man wil! have
tvery motive for coming over to the
better land, he will no doubt be de-
tained by his government, if possible,
in order to participate in the rebuild-
ing. It is by no means certain that
there will be a large immigration into
this country after the war.

 

The one thing that we need to
guard against is a flood of manufac-
tures from Europe, competing with
the products of our mills. A protec-
tive tariff sufficient to offset the
cheapness of labor in Europe will be
an absolute necessity. More vigor-
ously than ever will the Europeans
push their manufactures, for they
have an enormous gap to fill in their
wealth accumulation.

 

For the immediate future the pro-
ducer in any line except that of war
munitions should move at a cautious
pace, for the consumer is not eager
to get his goods; the investor need
be in no hurry to buy securities, for
many prices yet will decline; the spec-
ulator for a rise will still find his op-
portunity in the war stocks; and the
banker, now begging borrowers to
take money off his hands, will prob-
ably wait many months for satisfac-
tory percentages on the capital he
handles.—Economist.

Miscalculation.

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Selling Goods to Tourists and Camp-
ers.
Written for the Tradesman.

The first essential to tourist trade
is—touirists.

A goodly proportion of hardware
dealers are situated within business
range of summer resorts, beaches, and
the like. In the next two months
considerable transient business will
come within their reach.

Where the hardware dealer is not
in a “tourist community,” there are
still possibilities of successful devel-
opment work. No community or lo-
cality but has some striking attrac-
tion to offer to holiday parties; and
this present year, when See America
First is the tourist’s watchword, is an
excellent time to interest the travel-
ing public in what your town has to
offer.

The hardware dealer can advised-
ly take a leading part in boosting
- for tourists. It is a good advertise-
ment for any merchant to see the op-
portunities along this line opening to
every American community as a re-
sult of the European war, and to start
the movement designed to draw the
attention of the traveling public to the
advantages of his own town or city
or cross-roads hamlet as a place to
spend a summer holiday.

A tourist association, a develop-
ment league, a boosters’ club—organ-
izations along these lines can do good
work right now. A first step is to
canvass the pdssibilities. Has the
town any attractions—good fishing
or hunting, pretty scenery close at
hand, historic interest of any sort,
public monuments? Advertise these
facts, get up an attractive booklet
or two, and you'll soon commence to
pull visitors.

Often it takes the appreciative eye
of an outsider to see the possibili-
ties of a place which its own people
regard as humdrum. One of the finest
summer resort towns I know of—a
town with a lake front, fine beache:,
pleasant walks, picturesque scenery
and healthful climate—is fairly per-
spiring in its frantic and futile ei-
forts to develop into a great indus-
trial center, and lifting not a single
finger, let aloné a hand, to attract
tourists, who would-be glad to come.
So, the fact that a town looks hum-
drum to its own residents need not
deprive it of possibilities.
| In catering to tourist trade, whether

it comes of its own accord or is
brought, the merchant must study
the trade—also the locality. The line
of goods to push depends to a large
extent upon the attractions offered.
Where there is good fishing, that fact

furnishes the merchant his cue to
push the sale of anglers’ supplies.
So if there is hunting, in season

push the sale of hunting goods.

It is a good advertisement to make
your place of business a sort of in-
formal information bureau for out
of town people. Advertise the
fact that you are in a_ posi-
tion to furnish information as
to the best localities to visit to
get good sport. Then make window
displays along the particular lines
you are pushing; especially on pub-
lic holidays or special excursion days,
during fall fairs, and on like occasions.

There is always a good demand for

souvenirs; these should be prominent- -

ly featured in your window displays
while the tourist season is on. One
merchant who reserves his larger win-
dow for more important goods has in
place of the pillar at the corner of
his store, midway in the entrance, a
glass show case which, in the sea-
son, is used entirely for the display
of souvenir articles.

In the getting up of souvenirs, the
merchant’s inventive genius can be
very effectively utilized. There are,
of course, certain types of souvenirs
common to all localities. For in-
stance, pocket cutlery stamped with
the name of the city or engraved
with some local scene, is always read-
ily salable; as are souvenir plates,
cups and saucers. Pennants can be
handled, particularly where the hard-
ware store features automobile sup-
plies as well. But if a souvenir can
be devised that has some peculiar
local significance, apart from its in-
trinsic value, it is apt to sell even

more readily than the more familiar
lines. Where there is a remnant of
some Indian tribe in the locality, na-
tive curios of one sort or another,
wood or stone work, baskets, bows
and arrows, should find a place in the
stock.

What can be done in catering to
this class of trade is indicated by
the experience of a village nierchant
who has a summer cottage a few
miles from his home town. He goes
to and from business everyday in a
launch. His evenings he spends
among the campers, many of whom
are from other parts of the country;
and, mixing with them in their sports,
gets a pretty good line on their re-
quirements. Practically every eve-
ning during the camping season he
takes up from the village a boatload
of stuff—fishing tackle, hammocks.
curtain rods, screen doors and similar
lines suitable for summer cottages.
Often the load has run as high as
$50 worth of goods. This service
costs nothing extra; it is at the same
time a great convenience to the cot-
tagers, in that they are saved a trip
to town. The result is that most of
the business comes unsolicited, cus-
tomers calling at the merchant's cot-
tage and leaving their orders. Yet
there is indirect solicitation in that
the merchant is a_ sociable chap,
mingling with his fellow  resorters
and always ready to be of service.

There are few camping parties
which do not discover, after a few
days in the open, that they have for-
gotten some important item in equip-
ment. There are few which do not

develop additional wants as the sea-
son progresses. The nearest hard-
ware dealer, even if he is twenty or
thirty miles away, can pick up this
business—provided he has means of
communication. In many instances
it is merely a matter of answering
a long distance telephone message
and loading the goods on a trolley
car. Where these means of communi-
cation are unavailable, ‘the hardware
dealer who has a motor car at his
disposal can take an evening spin
out to the cottages one or two nights
a week, and, by mixing with the peo-
ple, and making known his business,
can often pick up orders, to be de-
livered on his next trip out. Often
it is a good piece of business to take
out a few lanterns, hatchets, flash
lights and similar handy articles.
There are few campers who do not
find the need of the addition of one
or other of such items to their equip-
ment. William Edward Park.
—_++>___

We all want to go to heaven—but

there is no demand for rapid transit.

 

The Ventilation of School Rooms
Is a State Law Requirement

For years the heating and ventilation as
applied to school houses has been one of our
special features.

We want to get in touch with School
Boards that we may send them descriptive
matter

A record of over 300 rooms ought to be
evidence of our ability.

Steam and Water Heating with everything
in a material line.

Correspondence solicited.

 

THE WEATHERLY Co.
218 Pearl Street Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

 

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Wholesale Hardware

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July 14, 1915

Why You Should Not Forget That
Holiday.
Written for the Tradesman.

Some years ago one of the lake steam-
ship lines ran a dollar excursion from
Detroit and Port Huron to a little Cana-
dian town half way up the lake. At the
destination an excursionist noticed a
couple of his holiday trip acquaintances
keenly studying a window arrangement.

“That’s something you’ve never seen
in Port Huron—eh?” commented one,
jubilantly.

Yet Port Huron was three or four
times a bigger place than the lake town
which had at least one novelty in store
arrangement to disclose to the keen eyed
American business men whose outing
was primarily for pleasure. Doubtless
they took the idea home with them, put
it to good use, and thereby reaped actual
dividends from their dollar or so of
investment.

The incident cited is a reminder that
the holiday trip may, for the observant
business man, have its practical, dollars-
and-cents side. No place is so complete-
ly primitive or out of the way that it
does not offer some ideas, even though,
as in a good many instances, they may
be suggested by contrast. The faults of
a very bad window display, in fact, may
often, by dint of exaggerated effect,
make clear to the merchant typical
faults in his own displays which he
would otherwise never notice. ‘And
plenty of good ideas to be
picked up by observant business men in
the most out-of-the-way places.

' there are

Nevertheless,
every

the holiday for which
merchant should right now be
planning, if he has not made his ar-
rangements already, should, primarily,
take him right away from business. It
is true that many a merchant, reluctant
to break away entirely from his every-
day routine, compromises with himself
by taking a trip to the wholesale cen-
ters; but the holiday is most beneficial,
even in the practical sense, when it
yanks a man clear out of himself, out
of his everyday muddles and worries,
and lifts him into an entirely new and
different sphere.

Every once in a while the average
business man needs to be shaken up in
this way. Few mental workers are so
exceptional as to be able to keep them-
selves fresh while working steadily, day
in and day out, at the same occupation.
For the sake of efficiency itself, an
occasional break in the routine is needed.

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

Every man needs to develop the capacity
for sustained and continuous effort—the
capacity for keeping at a task until it

is done, and done right—but there is a

certain point beyond which continued
work results in decreased, rather than
increased, efficiency. The old time be-
lief that the longer hours a man worked,
the more he must accomplish, is dis-
counted by actual, every day experience.
The modern tendency is to shorten the
hours of daily labor, to rigidly observe
the holidays and Sundays, to close store,
in many instances, for a half day in
mid-week during the summer months—
and the results prove beyond question
that, after a certain point, a man’s
efficiency is decreased by continued labor.

An experienced grocer, perhaps the
most successful in his community, is
moving for a general early closing on
Saturdays. In his town, the practice is
to keep the stores open practically un-
til. midnight on Saturdays; on week
days the grocery stores close at 6 o’clock.
“T went in for 6 o’clock closing on week
days, not because I believed in it, but
for the sake of uniformity. I gave
the project a fair trial. With the same
staff we handle more business now with
short hours on week days than we did
a few years ago when we kept open un-
til 10 o’clock, and Saturday night until
12. Now, fifty hours a week accom-
plishes more than seventy-five hours a
week used to accomplish. The sales-
people come to their work refreshed,
and put_more energy into what they do.’'
So speaks the voice of actual experience.

What is true of shorter hours and
wider opportunities for daily recreation
is true also of holidays; and it applies
to the merchant himself. Whatever his
physical condition, as a result of being
continually under strain he is apt to
become mentally run down. He loses
that firm grip on his business which is
essential to success. His mind is less
rapid and certain in its decisions, his
judgment hesitates, he feels quite often
that the business is getting the better
of him.

Instead of doctoring, he needs to
break away from the routine for a week
or two, 7

And breaking away means, simply,
breaking away—completely. It means
putting the responsibilities of the busi-
ness, for the holiday period, up to sub-
ordinates, and putting aside all worry
as to whether or not the subordinates
are equal to the responsibilities. In

most instances, the “boys” are equal to
the emergency. Even where they fall
behind, the deficiency is speedily made
up by the new energy with which the
boss takes hold when he comes home.

The exact nature of the outing may
be left to the individual to determine.
It should involve a complete change.
The small town merchant may profit-
ably find his relaxation in the city; the
city merchant as a rule is eager to hike
to the backwoods. The main thing is
to get away from the daily grind, throw
off entirely the burden of everyday busi-
ness routine, and take up an entirely
new line of activities.

Far from the maddening crowd, busi-
ness perplexities and puzzles which the
merchant has found it impossible to un-

tangle have a fashion of untangling

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themselves. The merchant sees things
in their correct perspective when he
stands off at a little distance. The small
worries slink into the background, and
the big problems become simple.

Men and plants have this in common,
that they need occasional transplanting
and much stirring up and cultivation.
The plant whose surrounding soil is
allowed to harden, ceases to grow. The
man who lived in a hard, monotonous
routine ceases to develop.

That holiday will pay. And it is not
impossible—for, once you have con-
vinced yourself that it is worth while,
you can find ways and means for the
complete change which spells holiday.

William Edward Park.

 

—————_2-~>>—.
Valuable experience is the kind you
can exchange for real money.

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GEO. W. LOMBARD, Jackson, Mich.
THE CITY BOTTLING WORKS, Toledo, Ohio.

KALAMAZOO BOTTLING CO., Kalamazoo, Mich.
COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO., Battle Creek, Mich.
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both men and women—have been won
by the economizing possibilities of
the repair service. If the work is
done as neatly as the patron has right
to expect, one must be a close obsery-
er indeed to discover that the shoes
have been half-soled. And if the
work has been properly done the
shoes are quite as easy and comfort-

New Possibilties in Rejuvenating Old
Footwear.
Written for the Tradesman.

The repairing of shoes is not a new
thing under the sun, but there are
new and unrealized possibilities in it.

Repair work may be solicited and
handled along traditional lines—or a
strictly up-to-date repair service may
be developed. able as they were before the half-sol-

The up-to-date service, however, ing.
will be found ever so much more sat- And think of the rubber heels that
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make shoes wear longer * * * *
Learn the real joy of walking on
Spring-step Rubber Heels * * *
Any reliable dealer or repair shop
will put a pair of Blank’s Rubber
Heels on your shoes for 50 cents.”

time cobbler has gone the way of all
the earth. New leathers, lasts an
modes of footwear have modified and
complicated the problems of repair
work until the task of rejuvenating
present-day footwear has taken on
more turns and kinks than the old-
timer ever dreamed of.

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Largest Tennis Dealers in Michigan
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There is a lot of money spent each
year in this country by the manufac-
turers of rubber heels—and the shoe
repair man and the dealer share the
results of it. &

Big Business.
From a very diminutive business,
with a very limited outlook and ap-
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of repairing shoes has grown and
grown until now it is a big proposi-
tion.

It would be interesting to know just
how many millions of dollars are
spent yearly in this country for re-
pair work.

In children’s footwear alone the
item is tremendous. Many children
wear out a perfectly good pair of
soles in from two to three weeks. If
the uppers are as good as they ought
to be in a pair of shoes retailing at
say $2 or $2.50 a pair, they will be
good for at least three half-solings at
50 cents per job. At this rate the
repair bill would aggregate $1.50 on a
$2 or a $2.50 pair of children’s shoes;
or from 60 to 75 per cent. of the orig-
inal cost. And I am inclined to think
this isn’t so far in excess of the gen-
eral average. In other words, for
every dollar spent in this country
for juvenile footwear, perhaps not
less than 50 or 60 cents is spent, first
and last, in repair work upon the
same. Think what that means!

So many people round off the heels
of their shoes nowadays. With con-
crete walks everywhere, how could
it be otherwise? Think of the mil-
lions and millions of heels that are
built up each year? Now that the
introduction of power-driven machin-
ery has enabled the skillful repair man
to turn out such neat work in half
soling for adults, many grown-ups—

New Possibilities.

But large as the profit-possibilities
are in children’s and men’s repair
work, they are entirely outclassed by
the possibilities in women’s footwear
repair work. Here the field broadens
perceptibly; and instead of being con-
fined to simply repairing used shoes,
may easily be extended so as to in-

clude cleaning, dyeing, remodeling
and rejuvenating women’s pumps,

slippers and fine footwear.

Suppose we take these items up in
the order in which I have stated
them, and have a look at the possi-
bilities.of each phase of the service.

First, cleaning. Fabrics are used
extensively in women’s finer footwear
creations; and in many light and deli-
cate tones, which are — subject to
stains and discolorations. There are
all kinds of stains; fruit stains, grass
stains, earth stains, and stains due to
perspiration. Practically all of these
stains can be removed—provided one
is equipped with the right sort of
materials and goes about the work in
the proper manner. In order to in-

 

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stall an up-to-date cleaning depart-
ment for women’s footwear, one must
know the various formulas that are
employed by practical cleaners. Steam
from boiling gasoline is used in clean-
ing clothes, and is quite generally
successful in removing dirt soils even
from the most delicate fabrics. And
the same may be used in cleaning
shoe fabrics. For fruit stains of vari-
ous kinds there are numerous formu-
las, and sundry cleaning agents.
These formulas can be had, and ex-
perience can be acquired in analyz-
ing stains and removing them through
harmless cleaning agents. The pos-
sibilities of a thoroughly up-to-date
cleaning department far fine foot-
wear—women’s footwear creations in
which fabrics are used—is a field with
inviting possibilties. In all of the
larger communities it can be worked
profitably—and more and more so as
fabrics are introduced in the manu-
facture of shoes of this kind.

Next, dyeing. Satin slippers will al-
ways be worn for occasional purposes.
They are of many tones and colors:
white, delicate pink, pale blue, light
yellow, and other delicate tones too
numerous to catalogue. The slipper is
supposed to match the hosiery and dress
in tone. But dress goods come in so
many different colors and tones it is
impossible for manufacturers to
dupficate them all; and even if he could,
the dealer couldn't carry them in stock.
Now it so happens that there are prac-
tical coloring fluids on the market by
means of which a white slipper can
readily be transformed into most any
color desired. If it is desired to re-
store the original color, which may have
faded somewhat, this also can be suc-
cessfully done; while certain lighter
colors can be given deeper tones. The
customary charge for tinting a pair of
slippers is $1.00, and the materials cost
but a few cents. The work can be done
successfully by most any one in a few
minutes. The repair girl in a smart
city shop catering to women’s footwear
trade of the smart sort, told me she
colored hundreds of pairs of slippers
a year—and that it was pretty nearly
all clear money for the house. Inviting
possibilities, truly, for the wide awake
merchant.

Remodeling.

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Converting pumps into
baby dolls, colonials, ete. Much of this
work can be done by the repair girl,
and quickly accomplished. Remove the
bow, sew on a buckle and tongue, and
presto! the pump becomes a colonial.
A new tongue and buckle replacing the
old buckle from which the enamel has
chipped off, transforms the whole ap-
pearance of the shoe. A single button
strap affixed to a little girl’s or misses’
pump changes the mode completely. And
these are but a few of the commoner
examples of what may be done in re-
modeling. And most of the work is
simple and inexpensive. Yet effective
none the less. And people are willing
to pay generously for’it, inasmuch as
such a slight change is almost equivalent
to a brand new pair of shoes. It looks
like economy—and it is economy. By
equipping oneself with materials in the
way of buckles-and-tongues and such
other accessories as are called for. in
remodeling, it is a very simple task.

No trick at all to convert pumps into
a totally different style of footwear.

Rejeweling. Strictly speaking this is
a kind of subdivision of remodeling.
But it is of such importance as to de-
serve additional emphasis. Chief among
so-called footwear jewels is the buckle.
The buckle has had an eventful history.
Buckles have come, and buckles have
gone; but now it looks as if buckles
had come to stay. They are of many
kinds. Leather, metal, rhinestone, etc..
etc. And they are for many kinds of
wear—chiefly street wear and dress
purposes. But buckles are subject to
the law of mutation and decay. They
wax old and lose their sometime lustre.
They require renewing. And so with
all other accessories of a decorative na-
ture that appear in modern footwear
creations. Now the rejeweling service
contemplates giving expert advice on
how used shoes can be redecorated along
practical lines. If the old buckles are
inadequate, what kind of new ones can
be applied? This is primarily a problem
involving good taste in such matters.
The girl who has charge of this de-
partment should be an expert in this
line. And she should have the materials
with which to work.

Now, in a somewhat broad and
sketchy manner I have attempted to
indicate the larger possibilities of the
repair department.

I do not believe the average repair
shop is thoroughly covering the field.
And there are few shoe dealers whose
repair service is 100 per cent. efficient.
As a matter of fact this new service
that I have in mind is just now in its
formative period. But it is being de-
veloped along the lines indicated by
the above analysis.

Manifestly the service is a highly
specialized and practical one. And in
all of the larger communities there is
a latent demand for it. All that is
needed is to develop the service, ad-
vertise it among your customers, and
get busy reaping the rewards of your
efforts. It will not militate against
your regular business; but on the other
hand it will serve to give your store
additional prestige in the community.
This new specialized repair service will
impress the community with the dealer’s
aggressiveness and _ up-to-dateness—
which in itself considered is no slight
gain. Moreover the profits therefrom
will make it eminently worth while.

Cid McKay.

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Costs of Horses.

It is estimated that it costs on an
average of $104.06 to raise a horse to
the age of three years on the farms
of Indiana and those of other states.
This price has been carefully figured
by experts of the Department of Agri-
culture, who based their figures on
those furnished by 10,000 correspond-
ents scattered throughout the coun-
try. New Mexico can raise horses
cheaper than the other states, or at
an average price of $69.50. In Massa-
chusetts the raising of colts is more
expensive than in any other state, the
average horse at three years repre-
senting an investment of $141.80.

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Once in a while a man has so much
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Little Sermon on Living Up to Agree-
ments.
Written for the Tradesman.

“Oh, Mr. Vanderley, what perfect-
ly beautiful strawberries!” exclaim-
ed Mrs. Rosgen in her charmingly
enthusiastic manner. “I'll take two
crates of them for canning.”

“I’m very sorry, Mrs. Rosgen,” re-
plied her grocer, “but really I can’t
spare two crates to-day. The fact
is all but a few boxes have been spok-
en for. All my customers were call-
ing for strawberries this morning.
But [’ll tell you, Mrs. Rosgen, if you
want berries to put up, I will get two
crates especially for you. What day
would you like them?’

“Oh, if you only will, Mr. Vander-
ley! I should be so delighted! And
any day this week will be all right.
Now I'll depend on you, so_ please
don’t disappoint me.”

This was on Monday. On Tuesday
and Wednesday the strawberries of-
fered had been damaged by rain.
However, on Thursday Mr. Vander-
ley was able to secure fine ones and
sent two crates to Mrs. Rosgen.

A look of dismay came over her
comely face as she saw the delivery
boy at the back door with the berries.
“I’m awfully sorry, Duncan,” she be-
gan in her most conciliatory tone,
“but I just can’t take the time to care
for that fruit to-day. You see I have
some friends coming to-morrow for
a three days’ visit, and I must go
over the whole house and do up
some cooking before they arrive. You
will just have to take those berries
back to the store, Duncan.”

As it happened the town was full
of berries that day, and Mr. Vander-
ley, whose little grocery is located
pretty well out and whose patronaye
necessarily is limited to his immedi-
ate neighborhood, found it difficult
to dispose of the stock he had _ pur-
chased for his regular trade, to say
nothing of the two extra crates. That
evening Mrs. Vanderley, although she
is a far busier woman than Mrs. Ros-
gen, in order to keep them from spoil-
ing, hulled and cooked and canned
the berries Mrs. Rosgen should have
taken.

Mrs. Kingman, who is a widow with
a grown son and daughter, lately
moved into her new bungalow. The
window shades for it she ordered of
Merriam and Miller, who. submitted
samples, took the measurements and
gave her a price on the whole iob.

Now it happens that the Mitchells,
close friends of Mrs. Kingman, have
also built a new house, almost exact-
lyly like Mrs. Kingman’s in style and
size. The Mitchells bought their

fer, and that

shades at Robertson’s, and the bill
was three or four dollars less than
the bill Merriam and Miller have
just brought in to Mrs. Kingman.
Mrs. Kingman can’t see but Mrs.
Mitchell’s shades are every bit as
good as hers, and is protesting vio-
lently at what she considers the ex-
orbitant price she is being asked to
pay. She doesn’t hesitate to tell all
her friends that Merriam and Miller
are trying to rob her.

In their own defense the members
of the firm say that they are asking
only the price stipulated in their of-
all was fully agreed to
by Mrs. Kingman. They maintain
that they made her a close price—
that their profit is very moderate in-
deed. Further they say—and this is
obviously true—that Mrs. Kingman
was at perfect liberty to get figures
from any number of shade dealers,
compare prices, qualities, etc., and
buy where she felt she could do the
best. But when she placed a fair and
square order with them and they
have fulfilled their part to the letter,
they see no reason to allow a rebate
merely because the Mitchells have
gotten shades (which Merriam and
Miller say are a different article) for
a little less money,

In the privacy of their own office
Mr. Merriam and Mr. Miller have
talked over the unfortunate circum-
stance. They agree that Mrs. King-
man’s dissatisfaction will be a dam-
age to their business, prcbably much
greater than the few dollars reduc-
tion which she asks, but they feel
that they can not start so uabusiness-
like a precedent as reducing the
amount of a bill where there is no
valid reason for so doing.

Mrs. Caswell lately went to a fur-
niture store and selected a handsome
dining table for which she was to
pay $35. She made a deposit of $10
on it and ordered it stained a darker
shade, so that it would better match
her chairs.

Two or three days afterward she
telephoned to the store saying that
she had decided she didn’t want the
table. “But it has been stained espe-
cially for you, and is all ready to be
sent out to your home,” remonstrat-
ed the dealer. She hung up the re-
ceiver and an hour later appeared at
the store, flatly refusing to take the
table and asking that her deposit be
refunded. By a little shrewd ques-
tioning the furniture merchant drew
out of her the fact that her only cause
for dissatisfaction was that she had
seen in another store a table for $29.50
(of a line that was being closed), that
she considered equal to the one she

had ordered. The last I knew about
it Mrs. Caswell would not accept the
table and the furniture dealer as firm-
ly refused to refund the $10 she had
paid.

These are only three cases. Agee
any dealer in almost any line could
fill many times the space of this ar-
ticle with similar experiences of his
own. Goods laid away by request
and held until the ready sale was past
and never called for; articles gotten
for a customer on special order and
then refused on some trumped-up pre-
text; dissatisfaction and complaint
about a price, for no other cause than
because the same thing, or apparent-
ly the same thing, was later seen at
some other place offered for a little
less money—merchants, were they dis-
posed to air their troubles, could tell
a sorry tale of annoyances and lasses
caused by such inexcusable conduct
on the part of their customers.

The strange part of it is that such
lapses are not confined to persons
who are popularly regarded as slip-
pery and dishonest, but are observable
with those who, at least in their own
estimation, are strictly upright in all
their dealings.

Mrs. Rosgen, Mrs. Kingman and
Mrs. Caswell are all three Christian
women, and believe themselves hon-
est to a penny. Each would sharply
resent any slightest insinuation that
she is not as good as her word. Each
is oblivious to the fact that she has
been dishonorable or in any way at
fault in the transaction cited.

The trouble with these three excel-
lent women is that they belong to
that great class of persons (which
includes many men as well as wom-
en) who do-not understand the bind-
ing force of an agreement or contract,
and who can not agree that when the
other party performs his part, they
are under obligation to live up to
theirs also.

In their zeal to do their full duty
in their great work of household
financiering, women are apt to forget
that dealers have any rights. Also
they lose sight of the fact that the
retailing of merchandise normally
must yield a profit, otherwise the
merchant could not remain in busi-
ness.

Sometimes, special circum-
stances, one is able to purchase a per-
fectly good article at cost or even
below. That is simply good luck, and
something to be taken advantage of
whenever one is free to do so. But
because there is an opportunity to
secure a great bargain never justifies
repudiating a fair and square agree-
ment previously made.

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This is not counseling one moth-
er’s daughter to be the free and easy
spender that merchants, being human,
naturally prefer as a customer. Far
from it. The frugal housewife, tc
be faithful in her duty to her family,
must compare prices and values and
spend her money where she can do
the best. But make all your com-
parisons before you place your or-
der; and when you say you will take
a thing, be ready to stand by your
agreement.

“He that sweareth to his own hurt

and changeth not,” is the ideal of an
honest person laid down by the
Psalmist. The housewife who scrup-
ulously observes all her contracts
commonly suffers no “hurt” or dam-
age by so doing. If occasionally she
may lose a few cents or even a few
dollars by being game, this is more
than compensated for by the reputa-
tion for reliability which she holds
with those who deal with her.
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How to Speed Up on’ Turnovers.

“How can we speed up our turn-
overs’ was a most pertinent ques-
tion asked by a clothier at the last
convention of the Illinois Retail
Clothiers’ Association. The question
arouses a chain of thought which in-
cludes the entire subject of clothes
selling.

Speed implies force, and force, to
be a servant instead of a master,
must be directed to some serviceable
end; if allowed to run uncountroled, a
wreck is the result. The opposite to
speed is inertia, in the sense in which
we use these terms, and, when prac-
ticed, negatively the same result fol-
lows.

A fear of applied force, the lack of
training in the use and management of
it as directed to business efforts, all
induce the timid clothier to pursue a
course of “watchful waiting’ until his
inertia becomes a fixed habit, and the
speed so necessary to successful busi-
ness is not applied—hence dry rot
and overstock, with all their constant
train of disastrous results, follow.

Speed as a business element of suc-
cess implies a perfect machine. On
a very small wheel, on one little piece
of metal in some shape or other, de-
pends the perfect operation of a ma-
chine; and the ability to direct the
workings of this combination of steel
and iron demands a perfect knowl-
edge of the construction and require-
ments of each and every part, coupled
with a constant, unceasing watching
of these small and intricate parts of
the palpitating, throbbing combina-
tion of arms, springs and levers.

Have we made it plain, through this
simile, that a clothier must be a cap-
able mercantile engineer; that he must
know his machine from the top to
the bottom, and that he must be ever-
lastingly on his job? Any one of the
common mistakes of poor buying,
neglecting to give his customers the
service they expect, indifferent sales-
people, neglected records of his busi-
ness, untruthful advertising, any of
these factors will overstock him, be-
cause the outgo is not constant, and
the machine becomes clogged; some
of the wheels do not run true or some
of the many parts do not work per-
fectly.

A grain of sand in the journal will
cause a wheel to run out of plumb and
upset the movements of a very big
machine, and like features in the store
will, when once neglected, reduce the
speed of the turnover, if they do not
result. in a smash-up. The turnover
is but the cumulative effect of all ef-
fort used to build and hold trade.

The customers must be attracted

to the store through their habits, their
curiosity, their self-interest, and this
is the keynote for obtaining greater
speed in the turnover. Are your
friends in the habit of coming to your
store for the purpose of buying, or
merely to loaf? Do you attract the
strangers through well-stimulated cu-
riosity? Do you give style values of
unusual merit? Do you hold the old
customers, and appeal to the people
with the logical story of what you
are doing for them, using their self-
interest as the inducement for them
to come and trade with you?

If you have these thoughts well
grounded in your store policy, and, as
the engineer, apply the force, the
turnover will begin to speed up sat-
isfactorily.

There are many clothiers with
stotks running into the thousands of
dollars who could learn much from
their humble neighbors who by cir-
cumstances are made past masters in
this art. Would you learn a lesson
in correct merchandising from one
who is making his living through the
practice of “speeding up his turn-
over?”

Do you see Guiseppo Fopiano, the
fruit vender, with his basket on his
shoulder, walking down the street, a
watchful eye turned on all faces to
catch the slightest expression of a
desire for a ba-ano?

His stock was bought, this morning
in person, if you please; he could not
and would not use order blanks or a
wire to do his buying. He was out
before daylight, wending his way to
the fruit market, where he became one
of the clamoring buyers, who look
like shadows of another world in the
early morning mist. He knows what
he wants this day for his trade, and
he selects with care only such fruit
as will sell to-day.

No carried-overs for him! It would
spell bankruptcy in a single day. To-
morrow the luscious fruit of to-day
will be stale and unattractive, and al-
though it may be “just as good as
it ever was,’ he cannot sell it at a
profit to his customers, who are at-
tracted chiefly by the bloom of fresh-
ness.

“This writer does not know what
he is talking about,’ I hear some of
my readers say. “Can a clothier turn
his stock in a day?” No, brother cloth-
ier, you cannot turn your stock as fre-
quently as our fruit-vender friend, but
a season, or less, is your day, and
you can and must turn your stock in
this time to be a success.

Fopiano takes his losses at the end
of his day, and sells the remaining
contents of his basket for what the

buyers of some other than his regu-
lar route will give him. He finds
other customers to whom he closes
out his stock.

Did he make a profit to-day? you
ask him. He looks smilingly into
your face, and, with a shrug of his
strong shoulders, says, “No much.”
All days do not bring a profit, but he
is now in a position to make another
effort to-morrow; he. has the money
to buy more goods.

The one-man business we have de-
scribed is not encumbered with the
many intricacies of your business; he
is the sole director and executive; “his
“overhead” is but his bread and but-
ter. When he has money he eats;
when he has none he fasts.

The clothier with two or more
salesmen on the floor has multiplied
the machinery of his business in the
exact proportion to their number.
The more smoothly the machine runs
the less friction, the less wasted en-
ergy. A cardinal precept is, “Do not
overload the engine.” It may work
all right for a time, but the wear and
tear will injure it beyond repair. Do
not try to impose on the good-will
and credulity of the men to whom
you sell. They may condone mis-
takes for a time, but when the ef-
fects of the reaction come the cloth-
ier who has been unwise enough to
employ over-enthusiastic means and
measures will pay in loss of pres-
tige and trade.

The salesmen who meet the cus-
tomers must have the interest of the
firm at heart, or their customers will
not come back. The advertisements
will not “speed up the turnover’ if
they do not ring true in spirit as well
as the letter. Does one little wheel
fail to turn in unison with the bal-
ance of the machine—your store—
one part of the stock move slower
than it should? Then speed it up by
applying force to this one place—
turn the advertising, the attention of
the salespeople and your own efforts
to speeding up the slow mover.

Go to men for counsel who know
how to give advice. Ask credit men

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for frank criticisms; ask traveling
men for the result of their observa-
tions; your trade paper will give you
as much good advice as anybody,
and in this magazine will be found
suggestions which, when used, will
bring about a greater number of turn-
overs. Turnovers are but an incident,
a result of the forces used in your
business, and the speed is determined
by your policy and methods.

A close acquaintance with the phy-
sical features of the merchandise is
a wonderful help in speeding up the
turnover. Any lagging article in the
store tends to act as a. brake on the
whole stock, while the opposite will
also apply. Good leaders will cause
the entire stock to turn satisfactorily.
—Otto Buehrmann in Apparel Ga-
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

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Michigan Penny. multter and Egg Asso-
clatio
President—H. L. Williams, Howell.
Vice-President—J. W. Lyons, Jackson.
Secretary and Treasurer—D. A. Bent-
ley, Saginaw.
Executive Committee—F. A. Johnson,
Detroit; Frank P. Van Buren, Williams-
ton; C. J. Chandler, Detroit.

 

 

New Function of the Federal Gov-
ernment.

The Department of Markets of U.
S. Department of Agriculture is em-
ploying a large force of men to ac-
quire and disseminate information in
respect to the marketing of certain
kinds of fruit and vegetables. Agents
are employed at shipping centers and
at the larger consuming markets, and
the information collated by telegrams
to Washington and thence wired to
various points of news distribution,
includes the number of carloads ship-
ped from the principal shipping points,
their destination, the reported mar-
ket value at shipping points, the re-
ceipts and the reported market value
at the larger consuming and distrib-
uting markets. Thus far the Depart-
ment has concerned itself only with
supplying such information in respect
to strawberries, cantaloupes, peaches
and tomatoes, but as there is no log-
ical reason why these articles should
be the subject of such investigations
and report more than butter, eggs and
other kinds of produce, it is to be as-
sumed that the Department intends
to extend the service gradually to in-
clude all similar productions.

There is no question that the in-
formation, if reasonably reliable, is
of essential value; there is, however,
a question as to the propriety of the
Government concerning itself with the
collection and dissemination of infor-
mation as to which there is no ab-
solute standard of accuracy, and the
utility of which depends largely it
not wholly upon the iudgment of
the investigator.

The purpose of the Department in
acquiring and giving out this infor-
mation is, no doubt, to aid in secur-
ing a normal direct distribution—to
avoid a condition of glut in one sec-
tion while shortage exists in another;
also to encourage a greater stability of
values at the larger distributing mar-
kets through much more equal dis-
tribution, or to provide such proper
influence upon current values as
would be exerted by a knowledge of
supplies in transit.

The produce trade has spent large
sums of money to acquire and dis-
seminate this class of information. It
is not to be supposed that the busi-
ness of distributing farm products
has been conducted in complete ig-
norance of the facts to which the De-

partment has now turned its atten-
tion; but the information as to sup-
plies in transit and their distribution
has always been incomplete, and in-
formation as to market values of the
more perishable products has always
been, and always will be, so involved
with questions of quality and condi-
tion and fluctuation and readjustment,
as to lack a very certain basis.

If the Departmet of Markets can
furnish the trade complete informa-
tion as to the volume of supplies of
the more staple articles of farm pro-
duce in transit from .time to time, it
will perform a valuable service; it will
perform a still more valuable service
if it can acquire and disseminate ac-
curate information as to the accumu-

. lations and output of all such articles

as are accumulated in storage for
later use. All such information can
be obtained in exact quantities and
may properly bear the stamp of Gov-
ernmental statistics. But the chang-
ing values of the more perishable ar-
ticles of farm produce in the larger
distributing markets can scarcely be
represented upon a basis of absolute
accuracy. Equal qualities are often
sold at different prices on the same
day; goods sold at one price are often
actually settled for at another in or-
der to preserve equal treatment in
times of quick fluctuation; very ex-
ceptional qualities may command
prices that if generally quoted without
some special designation of their
character would be misleading. Fur-
thermore, there are conflicting inter-
ests, and the source of information
must be considered in relation to its
reliability. Under such circumstances
different investigators, acting inde-
pendently, are sure to arrive at dif-
ferent conclusions as to the prevail-
ing values. The Government could
not employ two men who could go
through these fruit and vegetable mar-
kets and, acting without consultation,
furnish the same information as to
market values from day to day. That
being the case, it is questionable
whether the reporting of prevailing
market values is a proper function of
a Governmental department. Here-
tofore such reporting, so far as public
dissemination is concerned, has been
a matter of private enterprise. Its
usefulness depends upon the skill, the
intelligence and the judgment of the
reporter. The editors of this paper,
being engaged in the business of pro-
duce market reporting may be re-
garded as prejudiced in the matter;
but we desire to state the case thus
simply for’ the information and con-
sideration. of our readers.

The quotations issued by the De-
partment of Markets bear no state-

ment as to their basis. Their publi-
cation under the official stamp of a
Governmental department may give
to them a weight of authority thai
may not be deserved, and if they are
intended to express prevailing values
it is our belief that some of them
have been misleading. It is to be ex-
pected that the quotations issued by
the Department of Markets will fre-
quently differ from those made by
professional market reporters for rea-
sons above stated: they could be made
alike only by consultation and ar-
rangement which we believe would
create an appearance of uniformity
that cannot really exist so long as
quotations must be the result of a
sifting of information and the exer-
cise of individual judgment as to fair-
ly representative figures. In the long
run it is to be supposed that the re-
ports found by tradesmen and _ ship-
pers to be the more reliable will pre-
vail—New York Produce Review.
———_o-+-
A Thrifty Lover.

When she returned from her sum-
mer vacation, she received him with
an icy demeanor.

“Tm going to give you back our
engagement ring,” she said. “I love
another.”

“Will you give me his name and
address?” he enquired, as he took the
ring.

“His address!” she exclaimed, in
surprise. “What are you going to
do? Kill him?”

“No, indeed,”
want to sell him this ring.

was the reply. “I

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July 14, 1915

Exact Information Regarding Album-
enized Baking Powder.

Grand Rapids, July 12.—I find that
a great deal of confusion exists among
the trade at the present time respect-
ing the attitude of food law officials
regarding albumen in baking powder
and also concerning the resulting wa-
ter glass test. Doubtless some of this
confusion has been caused by users
of albumen, but some of it can be
explained as the natural effect of a
shifting situation caused by changes
and modifications of state rulings,
court decisions, etc.

In order that the trade may have
exact information regarding the pres-
ent status of albumenized baking
powder and the use of the water glass
tast, I suggest that you print the fol-
lowing information, which is correct
and may be depended upon:

United States Government. The
National food authorities have declar-
ed that the use of albumen is no aid
in the baking; that it is not a substi-
tute for eggs in cooking and that the
small quantity used must be declared
upon the label of the baking powder.

North Dakota—The Food Commis-
sioner of North Dakota has, under
authority of the new food law en-
acted by the Legislature of that State
in March, 1915, promulgated standards
for baking powder. In these stand-
ards baking powder containing albu-
men is classed as adulterated and can
not be sold in the State. The same
authority has also declared that the
water glass test is a fraud and in
violation of the false advertising law
of the State.

Utah—The Pure Food Board of
Utah. has issued a new ruling on al-
bumenized baking powder. The rul-
ing was issued in May, 1915, and de-
clares that albumen is not a neces-
sary constituent of baking powder;
that it is not a substitute for eg zs
in cooking and that it does not in-
crease the strength of the baking pow-
der. The Board declares that the
water glass test is a fraud and a de-
ception, which has led to unfair and
deceptive methods of advertising,
which has deceived the innocent con-
sumer. The water glass test for rela-
tive strength of baking powder is pro-
hibited in Utah, although baking pow-
der containing albumen may be soid
in the State.

Idaho—In Idaho the U. S. Federal
Court has enioined manufacturers
from using the water glass test to
compare albumenized and non-album-
enized baking powders on the ground
that such test is fraudulent and de-
ceptive. The sale of albumenized
baking powder is permitted.

Indiana—In Indiana the improper
use of the water glass test for com-
paring the two classes of powders
has been denounced by the Food
Commissioner of that State, although
the sale of albumenized baking pow-
der has not been interfered with.

Texas—In this State the order of
the Food Commissioner prohibiting
the sale of albumenized baking pow-
der, and declaring the water glass
test to be a fraud has never been re-
voked, although the order is not being
actively enforced by the new Food
Commissioner.

Wyoming—The Food Commisioner
of this State has declared the water
glass test to be a fraud.

Oregon—The Food Commissioner
of this State has declared the water
glass test to be a fraud, but the sale
of albumenized baking powder is per-
mitted under an injunctive order.

Rhode Island—This State prohibits
‘the sale of albumenized baking pow-
der and declares the water glass test
to be a fraud.

Food Officials—The National As-
sociation of Food Officials at its last
annual meeting in Portland, Maine,
in August, 1914, adopted a resolution
directed expressly against albumeniz-
ed baking powder and the fraudulent
comparative water glass test. This
resolution is still in force and effect.

 

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

It was passed by the unanimous vote
of the Association and accurately re-
flects the opinion of the members who
are the highest United States and
state food officials.

The above information gives a fair

and impartial idea of the standing of
albumen and the water glass test with
the officials of the country. It shows
that the officials regard albumen in
baking powder as no less a fraud than
the notorious water glass test.
Algernon E. White.
——_—__>-~2.~

Origin and Development of Pop Corn
Industry.
Written for the Tradesman.

Due to the increased demand for,
and the satisfactory profit obtained by
the sale of pop corn, it behooves the
dealer and his clerks to post them-
selves as to the many advantages
possessed by this kind of food con-
fection. Pop corn is a silent sales-
man in the retail store. The customer
who buys a package of pop corn will
sooner or later buy butter, honey,
olive oil, chocolate, syrups, salt, lard,
flavoring or some other item which
goes into the popping or preparing
of corn.

Pop corn is distinctively an Ameri-
can product. It has only of late years
been introduced in European coun-
tries. There does not appear, ac-
cording to the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture, to have been any
record of the origin or early history
of pop corn, but evidences seem to
indicate that it was first grown by
the American Indian. Perhaps it
should be called Indian corn, rather
than the cereal which we know as
Indian corn in this country.

There does not seem to have been
any material progress made by the
Indians in developing it, as to species
or usage. Little is heard of it un-
til within the last fifty years other
than to furnish a fireside diversion
or form a part of the amusement for
the social gatherings of our earlier
settlers. During the past fifty years
its usage has been broadened until
now it forms the principal diet for
many who have come to know its
worth. It forms the principal ingred-
ient in some of our most popular con-
fections, is rapidly becoming an item
of export and ever continues to be
the standby for the country visitor to
the county fair.

With the course of development of
varieties and extended usage has come
many improvements. From the earli-
est species known to the American
Indian have been developed the two
well defined types—the rice type, with
sharp-beaked kernels, and the pearl
type, with smooth or rounded ker-
nels. During the course of develop-
ment these two varieties have produc-
ed a number of sub-varieties, accord-
ing to color, size of both ear and
individual grain, as well as time to
mature. It is estimated by the De-
partment of Agriculture that at least
twenty-five varieties have een devel-
oped from these two distinct types.
Along with this development came the
colored pop corn. Here the grain
had a pink or purple color. These
did not prove popular, however, even
though there was a run among pop
corn growers to indulge in colors
about twenty years ago. The fad

soon passed and now the growers,
as -well as the packers, are content
to stick to the white varieties.

Out of the mixture of colors and
varieties came the dwarf variety,
sometimes wrongly called Australian
rice. As a matter of fact dwarf pop
corn was the culmination of American
botanical genius in developing the
product as a whole. The dwarf var-
iety is the product of much research
and the final product of a long series
of experimentation upon the part of
some of the best brains in the bo-
tanical world.
pop corn is of comparatively récent
origin. It has not been known to
growers many years and only recent-
ly have packers recognized its superi-
ority and directed their attention to
the more extensive growth of both
the variety and the industry.

Clarence I. Reed.
a
A Lover of Peace.

Sam Berger, a California heavy-
weight fighter, and his manager went
to a small town to promote a fistic
show.

“The town constable,” said Berger
to his manager, “says we can’t have
the fight.”

“You didn’t give in, did you?” asked
the manager anxiously. “It’s all ad-
vertised.”

“No,” said the pugilist, “but rather
than have any trouble about it, I
just tapped him a little on the chin
and locked him in my room.”

——+->____ :
The glazier must have his glass be-

The dwarf variety of

fore he can begin the day’s work.

23

His Investment.

“Here's a nickel,’ said a thrifty
housewife to a tramp at the door.
“Now, what are you going to do with
itn

“Well, mum,” replied the hungry
man, “if I buy a touring car I shan’t
have enough left to pay my chauf-
feur; if I purchase a steam yacht
there won’t be enough left to defray
the cost of manning her; so I guess,
mum, I'll just get a schooner and
handle her myself.”

 

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Grand Council 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;
L. N. Thompkins, Jackson.

Next Grand Council Meeting—Traverse
City, June 2 and 8, 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.
Brown.

Board of Directors—Chas. E. York, J.
W. Putnam, A. B. Allport. D. G. Mc-
Laren, W. E. Crowell, Walter H. Brooks,
W. A. Hatcher.

 

 

 

Short Course in the Art of Selling
Goods.
[Continued from last week.]

Take the case of life insurance sales-
man for instance. In no variety of
selling are there such extremes of
good and bad work as in the work
oi the life insurance agent. Some
life insurance men are merely deadly
bores who follow like bloodhounds
upon a man’s trail, ceaselessly bay-
ing: “Take some insurance! Take
some insurance! You need some in-
surance! I want you to take some in-
surance! Take some _ insurance!”
This agent’s mind is filfed with a
complete conception of the advan-
tages of insurance, a splendid picture,
but he forgets that the prospect's
mind is a blank on that subject. Hae
might just as well go out at night
and bay at the moon as attempt to
land a prospect by mere insistence

A good life insurance salesman goes
to work as skilfully as any artist to
paint the right conception of insur-
ance upon the prospect’s mind. Skil-
fully he sketches in the outlines by
making the prospect realize his re-
sponsibility to his family, the needs
that will press upon the wife and
children when his protection is re-
moved, the security that will be theirs
if he provides properly for them.
Stroke after stroke the agent paints
in the picture, meanwhile holding the
prospect’s attention and interest while
he gets in his work. He uses a brush
full of color to paint in the differ-
ent shades and phases of the value
of a life insurance policy. He draws
in vivid red lines one by one the

‘advantages that the policies of his

own company offer; he fills in ali the
outlines of his sketch, builds up the
picture part by part, blends it into a

single forceful unit of harmony, of
conviction, until the prospect’s mind
is filled with the same images that
his own contains; until the prospect
has the same view of insurance that
the agent himself takes, and when the
picture is completed, when the agent
has transferred his own conception
to the mind of the prospect, the or-
der comes as naturally as light fol-
lows the rising of the sun. This is
what is meant by reaching a man’s
convictions.

The lawyer convinces a jury when
he makes them see the crime as he
sees it. Daniel Webster convinced
the jury in the famous White case,
when he took the bits of evidence that
had been brought forth by the trial
and with them built up the picture of
the murderer creeping upon his vic-
tims. Stroke by stroke he sketched
in the outlines of the crime. He pick-
ed up the bits of evidence on the
points of his brush, painted them in
one by one, until the jury saw the

-crime complete; exactly as it occur-

red. Conviction was instantaneous

and unanimous.

Now suppose Webster had gone to
that jury day after day with a mere
insistent request that they bring a
verdict of guilty; had pleaded and
persuaded and urged and demanded
that they should do the thing that he
wanted them to do. They would have
given him the same answer that we
give the persistent life insurance
man who is no artist. Wearied to
death, their minds a blank so far
as the picture of the murder that
Webster had in his mind was con-
cerned, lacking his conception of the
crime built up by countless shreds of
evidence; seeing nothing that he saw.
and hearing nothing but his mere
demand for the verdict he wanted,
they would have steeled their hearts
against him and harbored the same
desire to do him bodily injury that
we harbor toward the inartistic life
insurance man who bores us.

Suppose a salesman is selling ad-
vertising space. He goes to the pros-
pect and says: “I want you to take
a page in this magazine.” The pros-
pect says, “No.” His mind is a blank
so far as the advantages of advertis-
ing space in that magazine are con-
cerned. Would the salesman land
his order by attempting to rush him,
to force a demand upon him, by at-
tempting persuasion and urging? Nev-
er. The more insistent grow his de-
mands the wrathier the prospect will
becorhe. Yet many advertising so-
licitors are of exactly this type.

“Take a page this month,” they say.
“Oh, come on and take a page; you

had better take a page; I want you
to take a page; you ought to take a
page.”

There is one advertising solicitor [

‘know who used to paint so alluring

a picture of the advantages of adver-
tising in a certain magazine on gen-
eral business topics published in Chi-
cago (not Salesmanship) that he was
absolutely irresistible. He never went
to a man in his life with a bare re-
quest or demand that that man should
take advertising in his publication.
He would walk into a man’s office and
get his mind in play upon some ques-
tion connected with the prospect’s
business; skilfully gain his attention
and lead it round gradually to the
general question of profitable adver-
tising methods. He never failed to
have three or four pointers at hand
that would be valuable in different de-
partments of the prospect’s business;
things that he had picked up during
his visits to other factories and offices.
He would comment on the copy that
the advertiser was running in vari-
ous periodicals, and he used to make
sure by a careful and profound study
beforehand that his comments were
valuable. Having made his presence
helpful, having secured attention, in-
terest and favorable consideration by
the valuable personal comments he
had made, he would skilfully introduce
some vital fact concerning the quality
of his own magazine. “Which would
you rather do,’ he would say, “stand
in front of a factory gate at noon
when the mob was pouring forth,
and shout the advantages of your
typewriter to the miscellaneous mob
of hurrying individuals, only one in
a hundred of whom could use a type-
writer, or be invited into the man-
ager’s private office, into the quiet
and calm of the manager’s presence
—sit there in the sanctum so difficult
to penetrate, and there have an op-
portunity to state the advantagés of
your typewriter to the manager him-
self? Now our magazine goes into
36,000 just such private offices as this,
offices of business men, managers in
business, men at the head of affairs,
men with buying power— 36,000 such
men, every one successful, every one
in a position of authority, every one
with the power to sign checks, every
one with a vital need for the very
kind of product you are selling.”
When that Chicago solicitor walk-
ed in upon an office man he took it
for granted that the prospect’s mind
was a blank so far as the advantages
of his proposition were concerned.
Did he assault the business man ham-
mer and tongs, the minute he had
his attention with a demand for an
order? No. He went to work with
the skill of an artist to paint upon
that man’s mind the same conception
of the advantages of his product that
he, the salesman himself, had in his
own mind. Stroke by stroke he
sketched in the outline, skilfully hold-
ing the prospect’s attention and in-
terest in play by comments on the
prospect’s own business. Insidious-
ly he inserted the wedge of his argu-
ments—the points of his.brushes with
which he painted in the detail of his
picture. With quiet but rapid motions

he dashed in the color, and when the
prospect had the same vivid realiza-
tion as the salesman of the thing that
was in the salesman’s mind—the same
picture of the advantages of the mag-
azine as an advertising medium—the
prospect would almost rise up of him-
self and demand the privilege of sign-
ing a~*six months’ contract.

It would pay all of us to follow this
solicitor’s methods. B. E. Noble.

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Measure for Measure.

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burger cheese, by weight or cubic
contents?” asked Little Rollo playful-
ly.

“By scentimeters.” replied Rollo
Senior.

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BUCKLE OF ROT.

How long must doting theorists
and their beclouded victims continue
in their blindness as .to the funda-
mentals that underlie modern mer-
chandising?

It would seem as though the hun-
dreds of “co-operative” plans which
are launched like brilliant rockets and
in almost every case come down like
the sticks, after a few months, would
teach their lesson; but they do not
appear either to shorten the crop of
“easy marks” for the professional
promoter or teach the reformer and
theorist the fundamental fallacy of
his dream.

During the past few days there has
appeared one glittering example of a
great hope falling before the inexor-
able demands of creditors, and in:
stead of its ordinary multiple of ex-
ploitation, millions, it fell before the
demands of a creditor with a claim
for a single thousand dollars.

Although these schemes may vary
in details and in certain phases, they
are all substantially one, in that they
all rest on a belief that the old law
of supply and demand has gone out
of business and that success in busi-
ness is merely a matter of artifice
and system. Although the truth in-
variably dawns on the victims. ulti-
mately, it is unfortunate that it must
exact its toll of lost money and of
annoyance for those wh> are follow-
ing the beaten path of established
principles.

Marketing is essentially a creature
of evolution and experience; it is not
made to order in accordance with
some fanciful dream. It runs in un-
questioned conformity to the law of
supply and demand and cannot be de-
flected. Buyers and sellers have their
antagonisms and always will, but the
last squeeze of a penny is not now-
adays all there is in competition.
Convenience and service are great fac-
tors and unless goods are sold at
more than the cost of merchandise,
plus cost of transacting business, col-
lapse is inevitable and inexorable.

When a rosy prospectus came forth,
a few months ago, of a great scheme
for establishing 200 grocery stores in
New York City, it carried with it,
with thoughtful men, its own doom.
Tf ordinary grocers could hardly make
a living with modest store fixtures,
sharp economies and laborious per-
sonal effort—and the statistics show
that 92 per cent. of the attempts ulti-
mately fail—how could a system sup-
port gilt-edged stores at high rent,
give 10 per cent. discount, hand out
theater tickets and free excursions,
pay guaranteed dividends, pay its

clerks fancy bonuses and allow the.

stockholders to run credit to the ex-
tent of 75 per cent. of their stock
holdings? With shares fixed at $1
each, how long would it take a con-
cern to discover its capital gore in
stockholders’ credits?

And yet it does not appear to have
dawned on the promoters. In about
six months they are on the rocks,
confessing inability to meet bills of
$1,000. The reason is plain; that the
margins of profit in the grocery busi-
ness are not as large as they are made

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

to appear in glowing prospectuses.
Turning one’s capital in the grocery
business twelve times in a year is not
regarded as probable and when stores
valued at $800 are estimated to pay
profits of $1,000 a month it meets with
little credence among grocers. A
concern may have the best of man-
agement, but it cannot perform mir-
acles, nor can it be safely presumed
that the men who have succeeded in
the grocery business in the past were

ro) deficient as to have fallen so far

short of such Aladdin possibilities as
are promised in alluring promotion
circulars.
_——-2—--————————_—
Bagmen Outing Planned.

Grand Rapids, July 13—Absal Guild
Ancient Mystic Order Bagmen of Bag-
dad, has chartered the Crosby ‘line
steamer, May Graham, for their first
annual outing on July 31. There will
be a cruise down the Grand River
to Lamont, where a goodly feast will
be ready.

After dinner, Captain Bennett, of
the Slims, and Captain Mann, of the
Stouts, will give an exhibition of how
baseball should be played.

Then all aboard again and down to
Grand Haven, with games for the lit-
tle ones and dancing and music for
all. Refreshments and smokes all
the time. _

_After enjoying the freedom of the
city of Grand Haven, there will be a
special train in readiness on the in-
terurban for Grand Rapids.

Every effort is being made to make
this a memorable event. Fine weath-
er has been ordered by

C. C. Perkins,
Ernest Scott
H. W. Harwood,
Committee.
——_3>+.____
Supreme Counselor Ganiard Given a
Reception.

Jackson, July 12—Frank S. Gan-
iard, Supreme Counselor of the United
Commercial Travelers, was honored
with a delightful, although informal,
reception Saturday evening, following
the regular meeting of Jackson Coun-
cil at Odd Fellows hall, the affair
being arranged by the woman’s aux-
iliary of the U. C. T.

The distinguished visitor, who is a
former Jackson man, holds the high-
est office to be held in the organiza-
tion. He paid a special visit to the
Jackson organization, of which he
is a member, Saturday evening, and
the women arranged the reception
that all might have an opportunity to
greet Mr. Ganiard personally.

_ A delightful hour followed the meet-
ing, with sociability and congeniality
the keynote of the gathering. During
the hours ice cream and cake were
served.

—_>->____

John Dunton, of Scribner avenue,
and James Hawkins, City Treasurer.
have leased a flooring plant at Lake
Odessa and will organize a stock
company to manufacture special
flooring, an invention on which Mr.
Dunton has spent a number of years.
The wood is cured with a filler which
Mr. Dunton has perfected and which
makes it impervious to water. The
flooring is especially desirable be-
cause it does not swell or shrink un-
der any circumstances. It will prob-
ably find its chief market in flooring
for bath rooms,

—_+-.——_

William F. Blake, tea buyer fer the
Judson Grocer Company, underwent
an exploratory operation at U. B. A.
hospital Tuesday. He is doing as well
as could be expected under the cir-
cumstances,

Card From Mr. Mooney.

Bangor, July 13—While waiting
for a train here, I picked up a Michi-
gan Tradesman. The one | happen-
ed to. select was dated June 16. On
reading over some notes from Kala-
mazoo over the signature of R. S.
Hopkins, I was surprised to note an
alleged quotation from myself. Yes.
I am the man who was in a Grand
Rapids uniform and not a member of
Grand Rapids Council.

About two weeks before the con-
vention I sent an advance assessment
to the Council where I was a mem-
ber at that time and asked for a
transfer card. Thinking surely the
transfer would be made ali right and
that I would be a member of the
Grand Rapids Council I got out and
practiced with the Grand Rapids
team. When I arrived at Lansing at
the convention, Manager Lipps, of
the Grand Rapids team, informed me
that my transfer had not been made
and that I could not play. I did nox
play and no attempt was made to
play me.

Someone must handle the truth
carelessly down in Kalamazoo or else
Mr. Hopkins has been misinformed
when he quotes me as stating that,
“I did not know why Grand Rapids
had brought me down in uniform, as
I did not belong to Grand Rapids
Council and had no right there with
Grand Rapids in uniform.”

The only statement I made was
that I was sorry my transfer card
had not arrived in time to let me in
the game. F. C. Mooney.

—_-—+.-.___-
Death of Leading Traverse
Traveler.

Traverse City, July 13—Lewis Wil-
mot Codman died at his home, 802
South Union street, after an illness
of ten weeks. He was born near
Rochester, N. Y., July 30, 1860 and
came to Michigan with his parents
when a boy. He married Eva A.
Stickney, of Hartford, about thirty
years ago when engaged in the retail
drug business. Shortly after they re-
moved to Muskegon, where he engag-
ed in the grocery business. They re-
turned to Hartford in 1893. Owing
to business reasons they removed to
Traverse City in 1900, which has been
their home since. For the past twen-
ty years Mr. Codman has been a
commercial traveler. His work has
been throughout Northern Michigan,
where he is widely known. He was a
member of Florida lodge, F. & A.
M., of Hartford, of the Elks, and is
a Past Senior Counselor of the United
Commercial Travelers. For many
year Mr. Codman was a salesman for
the Musselman Grocer Co. The past
few years he has been traveling for
the Hannah & Lay Milling Co. He
leaves a widow and one son, Glen L.
Codman, who has made his home in
Chicago for the past two years. He
also leaves a brother and sister, W. G.
Codman of San Jose, California, and
Mrs. E. M. Zuver of Hartford. The
body was taken to Hartford for
burial.

City

—_++-—__
Worthless Five Dollar Bill.
The Tradesman warns its readers to
be on the lookout for a recent counter-
feit $5 bill of the “Indian Head”
variety. Although of crude make, the
bill is liable to deceive, and
them has already passed through the
postal savings department of the Kala-

mazoo postoffice.

A complete description of the bill fol-
lows, so scrutinize the five-spots.

Of the series of 1899, bearing the
letter “D.” It has face plate number
of 1728, and back plate number 1048,
bearing the signature of Carmi A.
Thompson, treasurer, and the register
signature is believed to be that of J.
C. Napier. Serial number, M10361122.

one of

25

The bill is believed to have been made
by photographic process by unskilled
crooks. The silk fibres have been placed
by pen and ink, crudely.

Lee H. Bierce, Assistant Secretary
of the Association of Commerce, is
in active demand nowadays from the
towns tributary to Grand Rapids. Fri-
day evening he is booked to assist in
the formation of a Business Men’s
Association at Lake Odessa. July 21
he will address the Men’s Club of
Plainwell. July 23 he will be the star
attraction at a monster picnic to be
given by the business men of Walker-
ville. Mr. Bierce is well qualified to
convey messages of hope and cour-
age to the friends and customers of
the Grand Rapids wholesale market.
He is in excellent speaking voice this
summer.

——__+-~>___

The Wernicke-Hatcher Pump Co.
of this city, has closed a contract with
the Hoven-Owens-Rentscheler Co., of
Hamilton, Ohio, whereby the latter
company is to manufacture the rotary
air compressor which the local com-
pany has spent a number of years in
perfecting, on a royalty basis. The
Wernicke-Hatcher Pump Co. may at
a later date become the Michigan
agents for the pump.

—_—__» +.
Provisions—Smoked meats are steady
and unchanged with a fair consumptive
demand. Pure lard is steady at a de-
cline of 4c and a moderate consump-
tive demand.
change and

Compound lard shows no
fair demand. Compound
lard appears to be in a fairly steady
and settled condition. Dried beef, bar-
reled pork and canned meats are all in
improved demand

price.

and unchanged in

A. H. Wiggins, who recently sold
his interest in the Battlement Drug
Co., Benton Harbor, to his partner,
Benjamin Putzbach, has engaged in
the drug business on his own account
at 100 Elm street, same city. The
Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. fur-
nished the stock.

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Charles F. Young, of the Tanners
Supply Co., and J. i1. Weiden, of FH.
Weiden & Sons, lave recently been
named as directors of the Eag!e-Ot-
tawa Leather Co., an old Chicago
company which during the past few
weeks has undergone a complete re-
organization.

Guy W. Rouse, President of the
Worden Grocer Company, who is
convalescing at the cottage of Dr.

Alexander Campbell, at Sylvan Beach,
came to town in his automobile Mon-
day, returning next day for another
week or two.

Eugene H. Kerstetter, formerly in
the garage Ionia, has
started here as agent in Western
Michigan for the Oldsmobile. He
will maintain headquarters at 50 Di-
vision avenue, South.

business at

2 ‘
L. E. Collins, who for the past sev-
eral months has been connected with
the Faude Co., with offices in the
Murray building, has announced his
resignation. His successor has not
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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.
Secretary and ‘Treasurer—Wm.
ibbs.

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

=— =

Should Enact More Uniform Anti-
Narcotic Laws.

The Harrison anti-narcotic law will
will not serve to stop the illicit traf-
fic in cocaine or opium, unless it is
supported by effective state laws that
are actually enforced. To the extent
that the new law will help in locat-
ing the vicious drug sellers and will
thus serve to detect the leak from the
legitimate drug trade to the illicit
dealer in narcotic drugs, it is prov-
ing according to the Federal officials
a success. Many of the states, how-
ever, most of which have a reason-
ably efficient anti-narcotic law on
their statute books, have not enforc-
ed their laws to the limit.

Many of the state laws are weak in
effect that they do not specifically
charge any one person or number of
persons with their execution, and few.
if any, of the statutes outline the
methods to be employed in enforcing
them. Few states ever have made a
direct appropriation for the purpose
of enforcing the existing anti-nar-
cotic legislation.

In the interest of effective enforce-
ment of such legislation, both state
and National, Martin I. Wilbert, of
the United States Public Health Ser-
vice, suggests a careful comparative
study of existing legislation to deter-
mine the reason for the evident in-
efficiency of present laws, and con-
sistent and persistent efforts for uni-
form and practical legislation that
will effectively preclude the misuse
of habit forming drugs.

In connection with the above, we
might point out that a proposed uni-
form State narcotic law has been
drafted at the request of the National
Association of Retail Druggists by a
committee consisting of James H.
Beal, Frank H. Freericks and Hugh
Craig. It should be understood, how-
ever, that it is not the purpose of the
committee that the measure shall be

 

taken as a model in its entirety, but
that it shall serve as “a body of well
considered provisions from which se-
lections may be made for use _ in
states where existing laws need to
be revised.”

Mr. Wilbert points out that at the
present time forty-nine political di-
visions have some form of cocaine
legislation on their statute books, but
only twenty of the states make it un-
lawful for physicians to prescribe
for habitual users, and only seventeen
states make it unlawful for other than
those specially authorized to have co-
caine or other narcotic drugs in their
possession. In addition, thirty-seven
states have opium legislation, but
the greater number of these laws are
so burdened with provisos and ex-
ceptions as td make them almost
valueless from a practical point of
view. In twenty states it is unlawfui
to prescribe narcotic drugs to habit-
ual users, but practically all these
laws have been nullified by permit-
ting a physician to prescribe the drugs
in good faith for the treatment of
habitual users. The laws of twenty-
seven states prohibit or restrict the
opening of “opium dens,” fifteen re-
strict the sale of hydrated chlorai.
In eleven states the law specifically
permits the sale of limited quantities
of cocaine without a physician’s pre-
scription.

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Surgical Magnets.

Powerful magnets are aiding physi-
cians in the military hospitals of Eu-
rope because of the character of the
ammunition that is causing most of
the wounds in the land battles. Shrap-
nel shells have been used to a greater
extent than ever before, so that a
very large proportion of the wounds
are from bits of shrapnel. In the
hospitals of France magnets have
been developed that will draw the
fragments of shrapnel to the surface
from a depth in the flesh of even six
inches, and steel-jacketed bullets have
been drawn out from a depth of more
than two inches.

—_»2+—___
Benzol From Coal Gas.

Another step in the manufacture of
benzol in this country has been tak-
en. Thomas A. Edison has announc-
ed that he has opened a factory in
Johnstown, Pa., for the manufacture
of benzol from coal gas, a process
never before developed in this coun-
try. Carbolic acid and aniline dyes
are made from benzol, which hereto-
fore has chiefly come from Germany.
Since the war there has been a great
shortage of this product and chem-
ists and manufacturers have given
much attention to producing it here.

Why Not Prescriptions in English?

Why do we attempt to write our
prescriptions in Latin? We Latinize
our drug directions because our pro-
fessional ancestors did so (their Lat-
in was far better), and they did so
because the physicians of the middle
ages used Latin, and the medieval
doctors did so because they were
obliged to know Latin thoroughly, be-
cause practically all medical and other
lore of repute was buried in Latin

and Greek literature, just then
being brought to light after the
anarchy that had interevened since

the decline of the classical epoch.
There was, at the time, no other lan-
guage of learning.

Latin has long since ceased to be
the’ official language of medicine or
of any other science. Not one phv-
sician in ten thousand has a ready use
of it, and apothecaries are not miore
learned in the matter. Even those
who have “had” Latin in high school
and college seem to find it little easier
to master the sciences (so far as our
teaching experience shows) than those
who have struggled bravely with the
nouns with an accusative in im, and
the irregular verbs. As Heine said,
“The Romans would never have found
time to conquer the world if they had
been obliged to learn Latin.” The
language of the ancient Romans is,
for actual use, as dead as a doornail.
It survives only as it is embodied in
our modern everyday tongue. Latin
is not the language of medicine, nor
is it the language of pharmacy. So
far as we of the United States are
concerned, the language of pharmacy
and medicine is English.

Aside from medieval custom, born
of the Renaissance, the only reason
we have heard offered for the con-
tinued use of Latin for presciption
writing is that it impresses the pa-
tient and keeps him in ignorance of
the contents of the prescription. Nei-
ther of these arguments should be
offered by a physician of the twen-
tieth century. The names of most
materials of the pharmacopeia (with
the exception of the invaluable aqua
and a few others) look as formidable
in plain English as in Latin or as Lat-
inized. So far as the use of Latin in
other parts of the prescription is con-
cerned, if the patient is much of a
scholar he will find the language far
from that used either by Julius Caesar

or by the doctors of the middles ages,
and is not likely to be impressed with
the doctor’s linguistic accomplish-
ments.

If a medicinal substance has any ef-
fect except upon the imagination, it
will have that effect as much when
written in English as in perfect Latin.
The treatment of disease by prescrip-
tions working on the imagination
only, has much to do with the hatch-
ing of the extensive brood of mental
healers of all descriptions and of those
who, under various names, attempt to
give relief by the more or less vio-
lent laying on of hands. Even for
diseases begotten of, or at least
heightened by the fancy, there is much
more that the physician can do than
merely hand the sufferer a few Latin-
ized words written on a slip of paper.
This is not the sort of thing modern
medicine stands for. We are not a
set of esoteric humbugs.

The arguments for the use of Lat-
in in prescription
good, and more positively against
such use is the fact of the time and
trouble and money wasted in teach-
ing or half teaching the use of Latin
in prescription writing, the fact that
Latinized prescriptions are seldom weil
written, and that few mistakes would
be made if the English alone were
employed. Some physicians are al-
teady writing their prescriptions in
English, and we believe it will not be
very long until the use of Latin for
this purpose disappears—New York
Medical Journal.

So
Eyes That Follow You.

You probably have noticed that the
eyes in some portraits follow you
wherever you go. It is a bit uncan-
ny to move about a room and have
the eyes of a picture always upon
you, and some superstitious people
are afraid to go into a picture gallery
where portraits of their ancestors are
to be found. The effect is simply an
opfical illusion and is secured by hav-
ing the eyes in the portrait looking
directly toward the front. Under such
circumstances the pupil is necessarily
in the middle, with an equal amount
of “white” on either side. This re-
lation does not vary at all with the
position of the observer. No matter
where you stand, the pupil will be in
the middle of the eye and the eye will
seem to be looking at you.

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Honks From Auto City Council. Fred Mott (Elliott Gorcer Co.) has WHOLESALE DRUG PRICE CURRENT
Lansing, July 12—We are pleased returned from a very enjoyable vaca-
an i in th h his famil 2
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dition of our esteemed Counselor, Lake. By fishing ten hours a day he Pric.s quoted are nominal, based on market the day ot issue.
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C. S. Waters (Canton Art Metal with fish, and the real enjoyment oo eee 10 g 1g Neaiatk on 10@ @ me ee @ 2
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large contracts recently and that busi- business friend invited him to angle Citric .......... @1 00 Olive, Malaga, Nux Vomica .... @ 70
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ning for points in Iowa, where he wil! _ Mr.and Mrs. O. B, Holley, of Sault Aianionts Origanum, com’l @ 75 Paints
continue with his special line of sol- Ste. Marie, are visiting their parents Water, 26 deg. .. 6%@ 10 Pennyroyal 2250250 |
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west. : Northern Electric Co, i : Copaiba .......- 75@1 00 Sassafras, artifi’l @ 60 Red Venet'n bbl. 1 @1%
x 1 I
A OE Bosworth is the latest mem- ac story 1S: to d of LOW consterna- Rie (Canada) .. £ 50@1 75 Spearmint ..... 3 25@3 50 Red Venet n less : @ 5
ber of our Council to acquire a rough tion reigned in a Kalamazoo ticket of- Fir (Oregon) ACG Siem... 90@1 00 Vermillion, Eng. 1 25@1 50
rider as a means of transportation in fice recently when a lady of decided- Peru .......++- #75@0 00 Tansy ........ 4 00@4 25 was Amer. 15@ 20
oF : : : : A 1 46@1 00 Tar. USP ...... 30@ 40 uiting, bbl. 11- Wa1%
covering his territory. While he is ly foreign appearance approached the ROME 20. eos ees fo Tuspentine bile. @ 48 Whiting eg eee 2@
not very enthusiastic about it, he says eh seller ea po ae ous ae Berries Turpentine, less 55@ 60 - H. P. Prepd 1 25@1 38
i i “ ingine 2 almost shrieked, “lwo teet and back, 5. @ Wintergreen, true @5 00 a
it comes in handy for bringing home ee veril tice Wo ved cucecccian PE. GORER <------+- a OM Witcince: waeet Insecticides
fish. everal times apid s es : eC) Mish oo. 15 @ 20 bineh 3 00@3 25 Arsenic ..... 10@ 15
Contractors are pushing the con- timid dispenser of paste boards was Juniper wren ees 10 @ 15 Wee ti cet eee Se Ga: 5
struction work on the Elliott Grocer sure that a State Hospital over on Prickley Ash ... 7 °" Wormseed ..... 350@400 Blue Vitrol, less 9@ 15
ites ie oe the hill had missed f it tient Wormwood .... 4 00@4 25 Bordeaux Mix Pst s@ 10
Co.’s new building and expect to fin- ce ie ssed one OF its patients, Barks Hellebore, Whit
ish by August 1. The rapidly in- and was about to phone that institu- Gussian (ordtuans) 26@ 46 Potassium powdered ...... 15@ 20
creasing business of the above com- tion, when the mystery was solved Gassia (Saigon) 65@ 75 Bicarignst. 36@ 40 tunes Powder 30@ 50
iny has made necessary the leasing by a keen eyed newsboy who said, Elm (powd. 30c) 28@ 30 Bichromate 1... 27@ 30 ead Arsenate .. 8@ 16
pea é a é a fq ee ne ae oe ssafras (pow. 30c) @ 25 pT Ae Lime and Sulphur
of several buildings in various parts _/\W,,she wants a return ticket to Paw Sa Cie Gawd) pce thts 4 at 80 Molution, gal 6@ 2%
of the city for storage purposes. Paw.” H. D. Bullen.” eo 23@ 25 Gee iki tia Oe TT ge Gan a
: - a aaah Fe ——-—_2s.2-.____ powdered ...... 42@ 45
R yay oe aon for i _A Modern Farming Extracts Chlorate, granular 47@ 50 Miscellaneous
\othlesberger & Son, of this city, sus- » oe Licorice 22... .2.. 3@ Cyanide ......... 30@ 465 a. :
tained a broken arm while cranking How many head of live stock you  ficorice pawdered 20@ 35 lodide ........... @3 77 PAP emia tees 1 00@1 10
z aS. Gz ast »>sdav Xa io Pe oe Flowers Permanaganate 85@ 90 ME sedecacacsscn 6
: To ae > eo a the place: APHI@a  . 221... .... 30@ 40 Prussiate, yellow _@1 10 Alum, powdered i $
oe fe ahs ah a at a ect “Live stock?” echoed the somewhat Chamois oer hy A as ee red 1 65@1 75 ground ... 7@ 10
O' Bc one ¢ e€ pesky ; , ‘thamomile (Rom) 55@ Sulphate ........ 20@ 2! : Sea
things all by himself, but sche die pumzied farmer. “What dye mean by “U*™O™MS “Om © _ : Bismuth, Subni-
5 . : ° 6G gl. 2 97@3
while he was in the act of spinning live stock? I got four steam tractors GM Roots : Borax xini or Y7@3 10
‘ : ” Acacia, Ist. .....- 50@ 60 Alkanet ........_. 30@ 35
the balky motor, a bystander advanc- and seven automobiles. Aone al | 45@ 50 Blood, powdered 20@ 25 Glee tees. 6@_ 12
ed the spark to a point where pre-ig- Avacia, 26d ....>: 40@ 45 Calamus ........ 40M 10 Calomel - ee ae 1 86O4 be
nition occurs, hence the injur Acacia, Sorts 20@ 25 Elecampane, pwd. 15@ 20 Capsicum’ ’’'"* ane oe
Over 22,000 of ae aah peo THE GRAND RAPIDS Acacia, Te ee pe aoe wee 1b@ 2 Ge ae 4 se =
: 22, a ro ea Aloes (Barb. Pow) 22@ 2 Inger, Atrican, i Cassia Buds ... =
ple attended the municipal picnic VETERINARY COLLEGE ‘Aloes (Cape Pow) 20@ 25 powdered ..... 15@ 20 Cn. te 300 Fr
July 4 at Potter’s Park. This beauti- Offers a Three Years’ Course in Veterinary Science Aloes (Soc. Pow.) dee a oo Ease a 22@ 25 Chalk Prepared 6@ 8%
ful park of fifty-seven acres is a giit Complying with all the requirements of the U. S. pesoeuds ee (ae ae powdered ...... 22@ 28 Chore cecipitated .W lo
to our city by J. W. Potter, a wealthy Bureau of Animal Industry. Established 1897. ate owe @100-« Goldenseal pow. 6 50W7 00 Ghioral Hydiais 1 1
manufacturer and pioneer resident of Incorporated under State law. Governed by Board vure fase as 1 25 Ipecac, powd. 4 75@5 00 Gocnine ate wow 45
; a z é of Trustees. Write for Free Catalogue. a eae cee naa Gs lsekice -........ ie 4 Ga wa 6v@4 90
uansing, 200 Louis St. Grand Rapids, Michigan pe ee 40@ 45 Licorice, powd. 12@ 13 Corks, list, less "70% ” 6
meng 7 ease | Ss Z 55 Orris, powdered 380@ 35 : -
a. powdered Eee 73 Poke, powdered 2UW 25 coppers bis. a 20 %
ad "Sardarca 15@ 80 Rhubarb eaees on os 00 Copperas, powd. 4@ 6
Myrrt @ 40 Rhubarb, powd. 75@1. 25 Corrosive Sublm 4 5 the
Myrr Be eee dered @ 50 Rosinweed, powd. 25@ 30 Cream Tartar 5901 bo
Myrrh, powdered _ a@ 20. Sarsaparilla, Hond. sree 40@ 45
Opiumy =... ... 8 30@ 85 er d 65 Cuttlebone ...... ow 50
p Opium, powd. 9 80@ 10 00 gata Wiican o Dexivnig 2.2 | 7@ 10
@pium, eran. 10 00@10 25 weseharr Ss '@ 35 Dover's Powder .. @2 50
Shellac ..._.. ange SG BONN «+5. 04s 20@ 35 Emery, all Nos. 6¢ 10
Shellac, Bleached 30@ 35 Sauills .......... 20@ 35 kimery, powdered 5@ 8
: © Squills, powdered 40@ 60  iposom Salts, bbls. @ 65
airus Soda Fountains Tragacanth Tumeric, powd. 12@ 15 ibsom Salts PLS .@ 8
Na fa... 225@2 50 Valerian, powd. 25@ 30 tea . Pi “
Tragacanth pow 1 25@1 50 Ergot, powdered 2 75@3 00
E] © C b t Turpentine ...... 10@ 15 Seeds Flake White ..._ bo. b>
ectric arbonators Amiga 26... .., ..-. 20@ 25 Formaldehyae Ib. 10@ 15
Leaves Anise, powdered @ 2 Gambier ........, low 15
° Buch  . 26.233. i 65@1 75 Bird, TS occkcuce @ 12 Gelatine eeuedaae a 60@ 75
yc one Mixers Buchu, powd. t i5@2 00 Canary ....;.... - §&@ 4k Sceware: full cases 430%
sage, bulk ........ @ 40 Caraway ....... 15@ wz) Glassware, less 70 & ca
Sage, 4s loose ..... @ 45 Cardamon ..... 2 00@2 25 Glauber Salts bbl. @ 1%
Sage, powdered .. @ 50 Celery (powd. 40) 80@ 3 Glauber Salts less 2@
senna, Alex ..... 0@ 35 Coriander ...... 10@ 183 Glue, brown ..... 11@ 1B
Senna, Tin .... G0 % Oi .......... -. A0@ 36 ae brown grd. 10@ 15
Glasses Cups Holders Senna Tinn powd 35@ 40 ma cc Ee Ging wits Gi” tee
Uva Ursi ......<. @ i ea eu as aiea @ Givcerue ay =
. Flax, ground .... 5@ 10 He + 26@
Spoons Dishers Paper Soda Cups Olls Foenugreek, pow. 8@ 10 HOPS ..........0, 45@ 60
abeooe Bitter FEGIOD  - «+ sceessase — za lodive. cee 4 Soo 30
: ae it Pebeiea ........) pe SAYS Sees ° Q
Squeezers Shakers, Etc. eo... ONOTH Ba sae ue a lsdtem -.""*. 5 20@5 80
’ ALonds. Bitter, eee a Mustard, Hoen 16@ 20 a Acetate .... 1@ 20
artificial ..... 4 50@4 75 Mustard, powd. 22@ 30 Se eeennin ecee 1 35@1 50
Almouds, Sweet, ‘ WOOO ccccncscccs OG: Oe Hace ..... . 5@ yu
true ......... 1 25@1 50 @minee ...... .. 100@1 25 Mace, powdered " 95@1 00
Almouds, Sweet, i @ 15 Menthol... aa ree 75
Coca Cola, Cherry Smash imitation ...... 50@ 60 Sabaaila 200.2", @ 33 Menthol “1.1.11 ag v0
amber crude eg By Sabadila, pawal’’ | @ 49 Morphine <3 gags i
1 mber, 2 ; Wer oo isco: a Meee «6488
Root Beer, Grapefruitola We 2 00@2 25 Were et se ue Nux Vomica, pow. @ 20
Bergamont .... 450@475 Worm Levant .. 1 00@1 10 epper, black pow. @ 30
Syrups and Flavors Cajeput ......-. 1 35@1 60 Pepper, white .... @ 35
Cassia .... 1 75@2 00 Tinctures ae Burgundy .. @ 18
é : 1 ‘and : WESSIM 4.5.4.4... 1
—— bbls. ee 1s@t7% Acenite ........ @ 7 Quinine, all brds 30 45
S0@1 00 Aloes .........- @ 65 Rochelle Salts ... 32@ 40
Cedar Leaf ..... @ : 1 , @
Citronella ...... . 7%@100 Arnica ......... @ 175 Saccharine 6 00@6 25
Chairs, Stools and Tabl Ses Aaa Be RS 2 ge
@ocomnut ...... 20@ 25 elladonna ..... Seidlitz ixture 7 @ 32
airs, 00 S an a es 0 iv . 226@2 50 Benzoin ...... @190 Soap, green .... 15@ 20
Cod Liver .... a
Cotton Seed .... 85@1 00 Benzoin Compo’d @1 00 Soap, mott castile 12@ 15
Greton ........ G0@2 25 Buehu .......... @150 Soap, white castile
@upbebs ....... 3 75@4 00 Cantharadies ... = a ‘ case Siguerse css 6 75
Biseron ....... 1 756@2 00 Capsicum ....... oap, white cas e
ie us -- 100@1 20 Cardamon ...... @1 50 less, per bar .... @ 15
i is Eucalypt us @ c ah fede ce 1 5
Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. fo ae ee Oe Se ae, Oe
: MM: Juniper Wood ... 70@ 90 Cinchona ...... @105 Soda, Sal ...... 1@ 4
Grand Rapids, Mich. Lard, extra ...... 80@ 90 Colchicum ..... ( @ 175 Spirits Camphor @ 7%
Eaerd: No. 1 ......65@ 7 Cubebs .....c... @1 20 Sulphur roll .....2%@ 65
Laven’r Flowers. @6 00 Digitalis ....... @ 80 Sulphur Subl. .... 3@ 5
Lavender, Gar’n 1 25@1 40 Gentian ........ @ 7 ‘Tamarinds ...... 15@ 20
Bemon ......-.. 2. 00@2 25 Ginger .......... @ 9% Tartar Emetic ss+- @ 60
Linseed, boiled, bbl. @ 59 Guaiac ......... @1 05 Turpentine Venice 656@ 70
Linseed, bld. less 62@ 70 Guaiac Ammon. @ 80 Vanilla Ex. pure 1 00@1 50
Linseed, raw, bbl. @ 58 _ Iodine dalcaeea @2 00 Witch Hazel .... 65@1 00
Linseed, raw, less 61 68 Iodine Coloriess 200 Zinc Sulphate ... 7@ 10
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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

Flour

DECLINED
Rolled Oats
H. P. Beans

 

 

Index to Markets
By Columns

 

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Baked Beans .
Bath rick .........
BEMUIG, ooo ooo ces ses as.
Breakfast Food ......
Brooms
Brushes

  

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Candles
Canned Goods
Carbon Oils .....
Catsup
Cheese
Chewing Gum ........
Chicory s
Chocolate ...
Clothes Lines
Cocoa
Cocoanut ..........-6-
Coffee a
Confections ...... ;
Cracked Wheat
(TACKEIS .....2.-2---
Cream Tartar ....... .

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

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

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Gelatine ....ccesseseee
Grain Bags

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H
BABTOR 5 oop coe oes sn 0 7
Hides and Pelts ..... —. oS
Horse Radish ........ 8

J
BOY ooo ccc cckss +s
Jelly Glasses

M
Macaroni ...-........- 5
Mapleine ............-
Meats, Canned .......
Mince Meat
Molasses
Mustard

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Olives

Pickles
Pipes

Playing Cards
POTBRD co's cssces oeeeee
Provisions ..... sce eeae

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Rice
Rolled Oats ..........

Ss
Salad Dressing ......
Saleratus ........... .

9
9
: 9
OME Boeke acess cs 9
Nait Mish 2.1... cee ce 9
Seeds ...... Beeb eee cics 10
Shoe Blacking ....... 10
UE cess as aces 10

10

10

10

Table Sauces
BR ks ce ss ses

cocvesee 10
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Tobacco ........ 11, 12, 13
DWAR Sse cese ce ctesen 18
Vv
WAMOEBT oii swessseeecs's 13
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WINE og. sshescce sis 13
Woodenware ......... 18
Wrapping Paper ..... 14

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MBSt COKO Si ivcessucs 16

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

AXLE GREASE
Frazer’s.

lib. wood boxes, 4 doz. 3 00
1tb. tin boxes, 3 doz. 2 35
3%lb. tin boxes, 2 dz. 4 25
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, 8 dz. cs. 1 20
Summer Sky, 10 dz bbl 4 00

BREAKFAST FOODS
Apetizo, Biscuits ....
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 .......
Wheatena ..........,
Evapor’ed Sugar Corn
Farinose, 24-2 .......
Grape Nuts ..........
Grape Sugar Flakes .
Sugar Corn Flakes ..
Hardy Wheat Food ..
Holland Rusk ........
Krinkle Corn Flakes
Mapl-Corn Flakes ....
Minn. Wheat Cereal
Ralston Wheat Food
Ralston Wht Food 10c
Roman Meal ........
Saxon Wheat Food ..
Shred Wheat Biscuit
Triscuit, 13 .......-. a5
Pillsbury’s Best Cer’l
Post Toasties, T-2 ..
Post Toasties, T-3 ..
Post Tavern Porridge

BROOMS

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Fancy Parlor, 25 tb. 4 25
Parlor, 5 String, 25 tb. 4 00
Standard Parlor, 23 tb. 3 50
Common, 23 Ih. ..... - 3 25
Special, 23 tbh. ..... > 2 aD
Warehouse, 33 tbh. ... 4 25
Common Whisk .... 1 00
Fancy Whisk ........ 1 25
BRUSHES
Scrub
Solid Back, 8 in. ...... 75

Solid Back, 11 in. .... 95
Pointed Ends ....... - 85
Stove

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BUTTER COLOR
Dandelion, 25¢ size ..
CANDLES
Paraffine, 6S .........
Paraffine, 12s ....... - hoe
Wicking ....:.:......: 20
CANNED GOODS

Apples

3 Ib. Standards .. @ 85

No. 100 jcuseee.. @2 50
Blackberries

2 Th. cas ---- 150@1 90

Standard No. 10

2 00

Beans
Baked ........... 85@1 30
Red Kidney .... 75@
Biring ooo ee t
Blueberries
Standard 2... 5..<. - 180
NO. 90 oe oi. cies Fob

Clams
Little Neck, 1b. .. @1 25
Clam Bouillon
Burnham’s %& pt. .... 2 25
Burnham’s pts.
Burnham’s qts. ...... 7 50

Corn

70

.  @130
French Peag
Monbadon (Natural)

per doz ..200 2.

 

1 75

Gooseberries
No. 2, Mair ioe... 1 35

Mackerel
Mustard, 1tb. ........

1
Mustard, 2tb. ........ 2 80
-‘Soused, 14%tb. ....... 1 60
Soused, 2tb. ...... so5 2 aD
Tomato, ih. ......... - 150
Tomato, 2tb. ..... eee 2 80
Mushrooms

Buttons, \%s .... @ 15
Buttons, ls ..... @ 32
Hotels, 1s ...... @ 20

Oysters
Cove, 1 Ib. ..... @ 75
Cove, 2 th. ...;. @1 40

Plums
Plums ..... eoe-- 90@1 35

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

Peas
Marrowfat ...... 90@1 00
Early June .... 110@1
Early June siftd 1 45@1 65

Peaches
Pie ..c...0ce--, 1 00@1 25
No. 10 size can pie @3 25
Pineapple
1:75@2 10
95@2 60

Grated
Sliced

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Fair
Good
Fancy
No. 10

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Raspberries
Standard ......

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

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

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No: 8; Cans 3.5... 90
No. 10, cans ........ 2 40
Shrimps
Dunbar, 1s doz. .... 1 46
Dunbar, 144s doz. .... 2 70
Succotash
WAIT 3 ccs e sce. 90
Good ...... See 1 20
Fancy 2.3... ee. 1 25@1 40
Strawberries
Standard ......... 95
FANCY. occ cs: 2 25
Tomatoes
Good ......... Siesiele 90
DARCY. ccccs oad 1 20
No: 40 300. joekaG 2 90
CATSUP
Snider’s pints ...... 2 35
Snider’s % pints .... 1 35
CHEESE
ACMC. 666555 S05 @16%

Carson City .... @16

PRION ce ck wie @16
Leiden 0.05.55. @15
Limburger ..... @18
Pineapple ...... 40 @60
Mdam 3. 3... cs @8s5
Sap Sago ....... @18
Swiss, domestic .... @20

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CHEWING GUM
Adams Black Jack .... 62
65

Adams Sappota .......
Beeman’s Pepsin ...... 62
Beechnut ....2......... 62

Chiclets .......... sacs 1 oo
Colgan Violet Chips .. 65
Colgan Mint Chips .... 65
Dentyne .... 62

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Doublemint ............ 64
Flag Spruce ........ se Oo
suicy Bruit ......2.. see Do
Red Robin 3 «» 62

Spearmint, Wrigleys .. 64
Spearmint, 5 box jars 3 20
Spearmint, 3 box jars 1 92

Trunk Spruce .......... 59

Wucatan ......5... bases Oe

ZONO 3. es piles cis - 64
CHOCOLATE

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

  

Premium .;....... 32
Caracas ...... Sasi e ss -. 28
Walter M. Lowney Co.
Premium, \s ......... - 29
Premium, %s ........ 29

CLOTHES LINE

Per :
No. 40 Twisted Cotton 95
No. 50 Twisted Cotton
No. 60 Twisted Cotton
No. 80 Twisted Cotton
No. 50 Braided Cotton
No. 60 Braided Cotton
No. 60 Braided Cotton
No. 80 Braided Cotton
No. 50 Sash Cord ....
No. 60 Sash Cord ....
No. 60 Jute ........ eels
No: 72 Jute ..2 2... as
No. 60 Sisal ........

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

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COCOA
Baker’s ....... Coes. 37
Cleveland. .............. 41
Colonial, %s .......... 35
Colonial, %s ..... ees oe
PDS. fe oes. Be eck soe 42
Hershey’s, \%s ......... 30
Hershey’s, %s 28
Ptuyder! oo ss. : - 36
Lowney, ¥S ....... 34
Lowney, %s . << Se
POwney, 3G8 222... cc cs 33
Lowney, 5tb. cans .... 33
Van Houten, \%s ...... 12
Van Houten, Us ...... 18
Van Houten, ¥%s ...... 36
Van Houten, 1s ........ 65
Wan-Eta ..... peels cc 36
Webb ....... bse wie ciecee 33
Wilber, 4s ...... seseee OO
Wilber, Us .......5. 63 . 32
COCOANUT

Dunham’s per Ib.
es, Bb. case ........ 30
4s, 5b. case ........ 29
%s3 15 tb. case ...... 29
%s, 15 Th. case ...... 28
is, 25ib. case ....:... 27
4s & %s 15tb. case 28
Scalloped Gems .....
4s & %s pails ...... 16
Bulk, pails .......... 13
Bulk, barrels ........ 12
Baker’s Brazil Shredded

10 5c pkgs., per case 2 60

26 10c pkgs., per case 2 60

16 10c and 33 5c pkgs.,
per case 2 60

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COFFEES ROASTED
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Common ..... Does es) LO
MONT ooo dk cies sss 19%
MENOICE 6 osc ose ss 5 ses 20
MONCH 6 ces ss soe oss sak
PCAROTIV. | ..s cs vs « cis'e - 28
Santos
Common ...:...:...- 20
BOAT ee ea ek. 20%
CHOICE co 6.s ce secs . 28
Fancy iain e 23
Peaverry.. oc 6 sa sos - 23
Maracaibo
MUAAT  iisc es os os eacinis Hoe
CROCS oe sss kes ce ae . 25
Mexican
ONOICE ios ooo se sg 25
BANCV occ ce aes cece 26
Guatemala
ONT eee cick Sie oles 25
Fancy 5....% backs cce aS
Java
Private Growth .... 26@30
Mandling .......... 31@35
AUKOIA | oi. 0c'e sos v5 30@32
Mocha
Short Bean ........ 25@27
ong Bean ........ 24@25
Te Ol Geos. 6@ 28
Bogota
WON os cee tases ss 24
POONCY cece cs cee 26

Exchange Market, : “Steady
Spot -Market, Strong

Package
New York Basis
Arbuckle . 17 00

McLaughlin’s XXXX

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

Extracts
Holland, % gro. bxs. 95
Felix, % gross ...... 1 15

Hummel’s foil, % gro. 85
Hummel’s tin, % gro. 1 43

CONFECTIONERY
Stick Candy Pails
Horehound ........... fe
prandard 95. 0030.0.5 5. 9%
Standard, small ..... 10
Twist, small ........ 10
Cases
SUMDS ee ek 9%
Jumbo, small .. 2.10

  

Big SUeck ooo. . O36
Boston Sugar Stick .. 14

Mixed Candy

Pails
Broker 230.0 6c 3.5, 8%
Cut Boat... oo: 10
French Cream ....., 10
Haney 2... Sisleis sins cs. 6
GroOCers: 5. ......32..5; 7
Kindergarten ....... 12
Header! oes... 10
Majestic. 2.225500 ee 10
Monarch: .......6.0... 10
Novelty) 2.8000 11
Paris Creams ....... 11
Premio Creams ...... 14
ROYAL ooo eee kss 8
Sywecial ooo... ee. 10
Valley Creams ...... 13
Dobe ces eee es ~ 1%
Specialties
Pails
Auto Kisses (baskets) 13
Autumn Leaves ...... 3

1
Bonnie Butter Bites .. 17
Butter Cream Corn .. 15
Caramel Dice ........ 13
Cocoanut Kraut ......
Cocoanut Waffles .... 14

Cotty. Tomy ....0.5:.. 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-

Fudge, Cherry
Fudge, Cocoanut .... 14
Honeycomb Candy .. 16
Iced Maroons
iced Gems ......... sho
Iced Orange Jellies .. 18
Italian Bon Bons ... 13

Lozenges, Pep. ...... 11
Lozenges, Pink ..... . 11
Manchus 200 o 60.0.6. 14
Molasses Kisses, 10

1D. DOK ooo. oa... 13

Nut Butter Puffs .... 14
Pecans, Ex. Large .. 14

Chocolates
Assorted Choc. ..... - 16
Amazon Caramels .. 16
Champion. 6.0.65 .6.06. 3
Choc. Chips, Eureka 19
Climax “
Eclipse, Assorted .... 14
Ideal Chocolates .... 14

Klondike Chocolates 18
Nabebs': .<....s Saeeees 18
Nibble Sticks ........ 25
Nut Wafers ......... 18
Ocoro Choc. Caramels 17
Peanut Clusters ..... 20
Quintette 252.255... 16
RESPIRA ce eee ee 12
Star Chocolates ..... 13
Superior Choc. (light) 19
Pop Corn Goods
Without prizes.
Cracker Jack with
COUDON  <.....5..... 3 25
Pop Corn Goods with Prizes
Giggles, 5c pkg. cs. 3 50
Oh My 1008... ;.....: 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
Tbs.
Almonds, Tarragona 22

Aimonds, California

soft shell Drake @22
Brazils 12@13
HWilberts ......:..
Cal. No. 1S. S. .. @22
Walnuts, Naples ..18@19
Walnuts, Grenoble 17@18

eo reeecces

Table nuts, fancy 14@16
Pecans, Large .... @138
Pecans, Ex. Large @14

Shelled
No. 1 Spanish Shelled
Peanuts ...... 6%Ib
Ex. Lg. Va. Shelled
Peanuts %
Pecan Halves 0
Walnut Halves .... @40
Filbert Meats .... @30
Alicante Almonds @65
Jordan Almonds ..

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Peanuts
Fancy H P Suns
RAW: 0664.06.00: 5% @6%
Roasted ..:..... 7@ 7%
H. P. Jumbo,

RAW occa ee, - TH%@8
Roasted ...... 84%@ 9
CRACKERS
National Biscuit Company
Brands

In-er-Seal Trade Mark
Package Goods

Per doz.
Baronet Biscuit ..... 1 00
Flake Wafers ....., - 100
Cameo Biscuit ...... 1 50
Cheese Sandwich .... 1 00
Chocolate Wafers .... 1 00
bie Newton 20.0002. 1 00
Five O'Clock Tea Bet 1 00
Ginger Snaps NBC .. 1 00
Graham Crackers - 100
Kaiser Jumbles ..... 1 00
Lemon Snaps ....... 50
Ovysterettes .5. 5.0150. . 50
Royal Toast 20. 5.5,5 1 00
Social Tea Biscuit .. 1 00
Saltine Biscuit ...... 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
Water Thin Biscuit .. 1 00
Zu Zu Ginger Snaps 50

MWwieback oho. 6: 1 00
Other Package Goods
Barnum’s Animals .. 50
Soda Crackers NBC 2 50
Bruit Cake oo 25.0.3: 3 00

Bulk Goods
Cans and boxes
AMIMOIS ess. ; 10
Atlantics, Asstd. .... 13
Avena Fruit Cakes .. 12
Bonnie Doon Cookies 10

Bonnie Lassies ...... 10
Cameo Biscuit ...... 25
Cecelia Biscuit ...... 20
Cheese Tid Bits ..... 20

Chocolate Bar (cans) 18
Chocolate Drop Center 18
Chocolate Puff Cake 18
Choe. Honey Fingers 16
Choc. Mint Wafers .. 14

Circle Cookies ...... 12
Cracknels) 3.50. ..5... 20
Cream Fingers ..... . 14
Cocoanut Taffy Bar .. 15
Cocoanut Drops ...... 43

Cocoanut Macaroons' 18
Cocoanut Molas. Bar 15
Cocont Honey Fingers 12
Cocont Honey Jumbles 12
Coffee Cakes Iced ... 12

Crumpets: ..05........ 12
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. 10
Frosted Raisin Sqs. .. 10
Bull Moon ......2.:.. L0
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 ...... 12
Household Cookies .. 10.
Household Cooks. Iced 11

Imperiais: .2..5.....: 10
Jubilee Mixed ........ 10
Kaiser Jumbles 12

 

Lady Fingers Sponge 30
Leap Year Jumbles .. 20
Lemon Biscuit Square 2

Lemon Cakes .......

Lemon Wafers ..... . As
Hemona 22.5 .6..2 ce 10
Lorna, Doon ;:......... 18
Mace Cakes ......... 10
Mary “Ann .......... 10
Manialay | ..<3........ 10

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

Orange Gems ....... 10
Oreo: Biscuit: 2.0.0... 25
Penny Assorted ..... 10
Picnic Mixed ........ 12
Raisin Cookies ...... 12
Raisin Gems ........ 11

Reveres Asstd. ...... 17
Rittenhouse Biscuit .. 14
SHaparoons 22.2. 64.055 15
Spiced Cookie ........ 10
Spiced Jumbles, Iced 12
Sugar Fingers
Sugar Crimp ........ 1
Sultana Fruit Biscuit 18
Sweethearts ......... 25
Vera Lemon Drops .. 18
Vanilla Wafers ...... 20

 

 

 

 

 

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N B C Sodas 1% at ieg Vanilla moe Ne 8 @5 Hams oe ; li
ae G Fienie Oysters ie Not i bap ie Unwashed Wool @4 Boiled Has aes Anise a SEEDS
ONS eos ee No. 2, oz... § » med. ; incea H 23 Nana tateae tee 20
< 2 No. i ib _ ae oz. 1 3 eres fine . oe Bacon ....... a @12% Caraway ens. — 9 B Fee aee
=e oda No. + 4m a: % oz, 225 Pe ORSE RADISH Sau @24 ‘ardomon, ities 15 NOG ccccccc, ut
C Sodas ... Noe eo ee OG oe f 00%... ... Bologna sages Celery .. 19. Bee we at?
Premium Sodas ...... 3 oe Bee o%@i1 ‘Hemp, Russian ./7 tie CC ee
ee Sodas ........ 10 a FLOUR AND FEED 51D. pails, per d Frankfort ...... 9%@10 no Bird " 5 Dan Patch, 8 and ‘ié - 11 00
atoga Flakes . rand. Rapids G 15tb. pails ae a ie 2° @1% peo White , bemoan So
Sattinés .....5...- oe 13 Milling Co rain & 30Ib. pails, eee pe <. 65 veal eines 11 @12 foe we gaeeas a a Patch. ‘ = eves EL
i i ; we pe li SC ast Mail.’ a8
NBC ee 6 / Purity ee og pe th ee LASSES Heataicea - i Handy he SLACKING Hiawatha, i 7 80
Gem Oyster ysters 7 ae Spring ....... s % pt. in bbls., per doz. 15 Beet oo Handy 5a large 3dz.350 M awatha, fe ...* 60
Sheil ce. 7 Wizard Graham 9G Se e.atue Boneless " Bondy Mow. smal .. | 2 May Flower, 16 oz. : 5 40
WU Voc cc late a prslcieiay 814 iazrd, Gran. Meal: 6 20 per doz. n bblis., Rump, 0 ete 20 0020 50 Miller's Royal Polish 3 o Limit, ye Om. .. 9 86
ERG Wafer Specialties neo Buckw't ee 80 9 MAPLEINE % ete « aie Se 83 Oftbwan 16 oz... : 3 $0
a oe ees omy ae . b Ss » 8a sess 4 @
Mee 1 00 Valley Ci pea 660 4 oz. bottles, per doz. 4 % bot (ee ea oe in bladders Ojibwa, 10c nd 16 oz, 40
Be 100 Lily ee Milling Co. no bottles, per doz. 2 : ¥, bis AG Tia. 4.6... 3 “ foo in Ole... = Ojibwa, gee cheeses - 1110
ee 1 26 Light i 6 85 . bottles, per doz. 1 10 Pine 4 25 Rapple in jars “a eee oe 3 1 85
Cs. cca Gites .... cn oe ce. 6mUmlCtCtdtlCtCsstiCiC 850 Boxes -.: SODA ee Chief’ 14 oz. 2 00
che aie 2 50 Granena Pe a 3 00 er CAS€ .......... 28 Kits, 15 Tripe i wat 5% beac and Honey. oe 4 00
aoe eee 1 hs oskie Meal ee 9 a MOLASSES uy 5 yy bbls. wre eee eee eae & 90 ae se eeee e 4% Red _ 16 oz. : . c 5 76
oe Wafers .. 2 50 : Mea... 1 Fancy pees Orleans % bbls., 80 re coeeae 1 60 Whole eles Saatine “4. oe 4... i 3
tignal Bicoute Ce oe Voigt's een oe Ga ee Bees bp Casings 7 aianie a ~.9@10 Phar Cuba van = 5 76
to change heat subject Voigt's eo . 6 85 Good [ 35 Beef. Gr ID. <6 0... 3 Cloves oan Garden @l1 8 eet Cuba, 5c ster 9 16
notice. Voigt’ yal ...... 795 Fair 22 Beef. rounds, set .. 20¢ 5 Cassia, anzibar .. @22 weet Cuba, “ee ee
CREAM TARTA eo Loe Beef, middl .. 20@21 Cassia, Canto Sweet » 10c ..
R oigt’s Hygienic Gra. 6 85 Teale harcct 20 Shee es, set .. 85@ Cassi n .. 14@15 Cuba, 1 s+ | 2G
Bove ae Be olgt’s Hygienic Gra- Red H els 2c extra betas a oS ia, 5c pkg. dz. @2 Sweet Cuba’ % i im £ Se
Rares Drums ..... 38 AM oo. Red en, No. 2% 1 Uncolored B cuca 90 inger, African - 5 Sweet Burle % Yb. foil 2 E
Se aoc. = Watson-Higgi as Hen, No. ...1 75 Solid Dai utterine Ginger, 9% +S urley, 5¢ L 25
Sere Come iH Perfection“. Milling Co. Red Hen, No. 10.11, a Country Wate” 18 “eeaaee mace. ica wae Sweet Burley, * on. 2 is
: Soo... Mie Gon Mieae 70 aces oo 1 ixed, sea s ey, pp
DRIED FRUITS . ence heat Flour. § 80 % Tb. 61. box. tamed ee ae ye Mixed, No. 2 Si Sweet Mist) gro. § 70
Foe. Marshalls Best Flour pag sesee. 16 Corned beef. Tb. 470 ixed, 5c pkgs. dz. 6 Telegra . Som 1... HT
Evapor'ed Choi Word our 720 Bulk, 1 eS Rowe a ae Mien wie ae a m, 5e .. o
: Z e ; ’ al. , -180 ger fe 5 76
Evapor’ed nee DIE Ousre Grocer Co. Bulk gal. kegs 110@1 20 oa eef, 2 Ib. 0 Nutmegs 5 @30 Tease ane to
a ‘y pkg. Ole k r, Daper <.. 6 B , 2 gal. kegs 1 05 0 P st beef, 1b 470 Nutm » 105-110 -.@25 teen 25e oan 6 00
Apricots bushes cloth |.” 60 ulk, 5 gal. kegs @1 15 otted Meat, Ham 250 Pp egs, 105-110 .. @ nels Dania 7 uc’ "’ 2 40
California ee ea 670 Stuffed, 5 gs 1 00@1 10 Flavor , am epper, Black - @25 Uncle D . ft th.
Le Ue wics 9@12 — Hard Wheat Stuffed, 5 oz. ........ 90 ee 4g bopper, Whit @15 acl icon 62
Citron C oigt Milling C Stuff ’ QF ....... 12 F Meat, Ham “« 8 Pepper, ite @25 b « § 22
Corsican alla. Lily oO. Pi ed, 14 oz. . 5 lavor, %s Paprik: Cayenne i. Plug
ees scaled 16% Rverace Gcacs’ e 85 itted (not stuffed) 225 Deviled Meat, Ham 90 aprika, Hungaria on Aan Navy, 16 oz
Guncant Asics Grocer Co. 14 oz. 3 ed) Flav at, Ham Pure Gro n Apple, 10 L cece.
Hoperted, 1 th. a 8% Ayo Hale, Ms 750 Ware es 2 25 hoes Woe Lae 48 Alispice, a Bulk Drummons test +255 06
mported, bulk ...... un 81% American Eacle’ is 7 49 Lunch, 10 oz. ee 90 Flavor, %s Ham Ga Zanzibar @12 oe Sm. caf, 2
fast fan gag neh. 1 ew. 135 Potted Tongue, %s assia, Ca @28 rummond Nat. Leaf 60
Peaches Spring Wh 30 Queen) M 6%. J...) . 295) Pott Tongue, \4s 90 Ginger. pe @22 per do Nat. Leaf
Muirs=-Choice, 251. .. 6% Maz Hoy Baker” ae ed Tongue, 3 1. 99 Mace: "Sanaa — in ~~ a
oe oath. |. Th eacnes ty ee uc 6 90 Queen, Manuncth, 3 25 Fancy RICE Nutmegs 7 @75 Braces, € and 130” 32
y, Peeled, 25tb. ..12 Wicconam bakers 6 80 aan eases oth, 28 Ti ae 7 @1% poe mua @36 Big Four, «ana a 30
Peel oon r sa 2 Hea ca 75  Brok WEE ccc 5c. 5 @5 io Whe ack, 2 . $2
Lemon, Ameri ohemian Rye - 6 30 per , 2 doz. es Ci el. 5, @5% Pepper e @32 Boat Jack ht ..
Oo , can 121% cual age 6 75 doz. ....... ic  wetten 6 3%@4% Paprika Cayenne RB ack, per doz. .. 50
range, geodon | 19% én Co. ao aca 25 Howed Aven pe : ncaa aeons oa fe Ph — Se
aisins Cee fe 730 4 -Car-Mo B Steel Cu a, bbis. 6 35 cn cl den Twins
Cluster, 20 c eresota, %4S 7 80 24 Tb. fib 9 Brand ut, 100 tb. sk 35 imax, 14 wins 48
: tons Cereso Pens ss (% re pails Monarcl ). sks 3915 Kings Corn Cli » 14% oz.

Loose ts -.2.25 ta, 6 77 14 Ih. fibre Is .... 09% M ch, bbls. a ingsford, 40 tb ‘ase ta) (CU 44
Loose Miccetcin’ 4 Cr. 7% Voiet Milline Co 760 28 oz. jar pails, ....- 10 padi G0 the Skee 6 00 Muzzy, 20 1% io 2... 24 Day’s Work. 7 & 14°71 47
: s. 3 Gr. Col igt Milling Co. 2 Jars, 1 doz. .. faker 18 Heese 2 85 ith. pkgs. . c rk, 7&1
L. M. Seeded, 1 Ib. Be 9 ae eee. oe ag ao oe anal 2 a Quaker, 20 wee ( 1@ Stiver Guess - 5% Derte, ge Menthe, = 83

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20. apes poxes ..@ 73% Vingold, ee <. 8 00 : CTS . ia, % pi i Gl se oses, 10c ...._ 6
30-180 25th. boxes <1@ 84 Wingol 4s cloth {7 90 Perfection PROQUCTS Columbia’ A pint "4 O9 Argo, 24 5e DKES. .... 90 Gilt, Rages, 2 Tbe io 20
EO ou eg j0xes ..@ 91 Tingold, %s ps oe $0 ted C trees eeeeee a ’s, large, Hs uv Silver Glo pitta : ope, Soa es 0
ay : po hoxes a Wingold es Race 1S Gas wou. a ae pees onal ; = 50 ©«—“Silver Gidas 7 ao 6% are, Rene ; po or 58
0-60 25tb. boxes ( , 48 paper .. 780 V & eae oo ele 17 oe oS f s. 84 a 6. F, } .
406) 26 hoece --@19% Bolted Meal Capitol one. iy ha Snider's, smali, 2 po 7 is 1b. waste : Granger "Twist, 6 tb". ‘0
2s racecar steerer eS e € f * CF sees " : 35 v5 cece 7. . . lace
eke Granulated "1. 4 60 eee ee ene 29.9 packed 60 Ibs. in 19 Gh. packases’ % Horie Hite, «saath ae 36
California oe New Red Wheat - 0 Polarine ee eee 6.7 a and Hannes bee ae. Denes oo ¢ Honey Dip "rwist ae *
a imas ae ice ee y <3 Mette ewe and ;
Med, Hand ‘Picked oe on ee oo — in PICKLES a oe Bis. 8 00 B "oar ' Jolly tar, § ond 3 °
olland ..... 3 20 i a. Medium Granul SODA arrels .. J. T., 5% an 8 Ib. 40
ul Farina Michigan Disiche Barrels, 1,200 coun Gen ated, bbis 80 Ho waa te 28 Kentucky hi ii th. .. 4
al Les ots Half t 15 lated, 1 B K avy, 12
2 Ib. packages te ess than carlots |... 5a) bbls., 600 count 0 Granulated. 00 Ths. cs. 90 he wag Ne ne" 30 eystone Twist Th. 32
ulk, per 100 tb. aa A Gan S505) 65 gallon kegs ... 4 25 ed, 36 pkgs. .. 1 25 A doz .. . 1%, Kismet, 6 th. . éwm. 44
ao Rusk Carlots ...... : Barrel a SALT Blue Karo, Nay i732 2S Maple Dip, 20 oz... 48
y cueaiore Gan) volts 8 20 ess thant carlos... 83 He peo ar. yl ies Moa Tichhy Gone? 12 th... $8
eg Mae vole 20 Cana, 5 gallon kegs ....... a foa . oa 260 Bine Karo, No. 6: 1 da. 2 30 Patton ee
Pearl, 100 Tb. sack .. 250 Pe ee 16 an oo" a 5 dp. sacks aa Ine Karo, mo le 22 30 Yattenett's ar Wiis’ 32
Beate sae I, gw oe Soe ee ee 8 ae eareterigey 2% Potente Pe rind
mported, 25 th. box oo No. 1C r Feed .... 33 00 nm kegs! (1. ole a l gaeks| 2.0. 4 Crk ee De Pines Heidsieck, 4 & 71 45
Ch Peart Rarley i Cracked. Corn Oat Fa 36 00 Bee ‘i ane ~ @ Peeoen so \2 dz. 2 30 tu faa per oo
Chester Hee aan ne - Coarse Corn Meai _, 32 00 Half barrels ....... 16 00 28 1b. oa fees ec. og Red eave aa 2%, 2dz. 2 75 Redicut, 134" per doz. 48
oo 5 00 ao ee a. 8 50 " dairy in dziti'bags 90 Rea Karo, No oy deg 79 Scrapple, 2 and 4° doa. $s
eo ee Macon, es ger eee 8) ae m Solar Rock a Sherry Cobbier. $n a
Be GN ae be 260 Ge oo a Ee Clay, No. 216, per box 1 75 - Sacks ....... -— 2 ive to Spear Head ton 8
’ Sew cscis ass eis Mason, } 2 i 00 y, oD. , So aaa aie Spear H ’ a 1. 2
Sago 6% Mason, am FOL per gro. 7 40 Cob. 200... he count 69 Granulated, ne: Good 16 Spear Head a om. .. 4
a India ...... 5 GEL Ss = PLAYING CARE 99 Medium, Fine ee 8 % Choice 20 pep Deal, 7,14 & 28 . 47
an, sacks ......... ees ATIN No. DS SALT FISH Goes Co 2 Star, 49” is
German, Se 5 aoe : aon re a No. - oe ea G 4. See Quart. Siig Aenea Sulmiate meer da * is
: : , oz. ae - 20. rte sarge, : Ae and , ,
ae oe Sparing, doz. 1 25 No. 20, Hoven, enamd 150 String wholes... @ 8, Halford, large s+ 500 SMG 80 TD. oa
Pearl, 100 tb. sacks 5% Knox's parking, gr. 14 00 No. 98 Golf, Satin fir 15 wa. bricks .. @ 7% Halford, small ....:: 75 Lown Talk, 14 oz Th. 35
Poe, 36 pikes -+ 45% Minute oe te No tie cis ea Pollock ....... sen 1A 375 Yankee Giri, 12 & 24 tb. 31
Pajie te ee 3 a Minute, $ on et 10 No. 632 Tourn't enh : = uno Salmon ‘ wan Japan All Red oe . 31
aa i : whist 225 CTIPS .--.--. sees, 1 oe , oe...
% parine TACKLE ce  titecrresses 1 25 Babbitt’s, 2 Liou | Shies Halibut Chalee oa. 20@25 fo Union Scrap .... 5 76
1% to 2 fe Ciba @ 6 00 66.6 6 Plymouth Rock, Phe il 75 PRO see. 15 Gi ete Haney 2 28@33 ag Pipe, 5c eee 5 40
oe Swe oe ee Garsted Pack OD ieee 19 Basket-fired ' Mea'm 36@45 Cutlas, 2% o7, ...... 5 88
mete 9 ock, Plain Clea ork otland Herrinc asket-fi ’m 28@30 obe Scra a Sass 26
is gg Sin ed 11 GRAIN BA 90 Shoes fos ..22 00@23 00 ¥ M. wh. Ton Hee erp Chatce 35037 lappy Thenght Om ... 96
ee 15 Broad Gauge GS Bean Clr 20 00@2100 ¥. M. wh. hoop % Pi No. 1 Riba ancy 38@45 Honey Comb S _2 om <6
mcr cheese a cc 20 Amoskeag .. oooee ee AS Hee “Bile 16 00@17 00 y M. wh. hoop ea Siftings i aa 30@32 Honest Scrap — 5e 5 76
a ee: i9 Pig , ear 27 00@28 00 . M. wh. hoo Sees i fh cae 9@10 Mail Pouch. 4 G i... 5 oe
No. 1 ao — Lines Sage . erbs Aa sie oon a p Milchers 5 ‘oe pkgs. 12@14 Old Songs ‘a doz. 5¢ 2 00
N ; Hons Se pe an 15 mie 2... Sizacaa a M powder Old 9 DO sesseee 5 7
oe oe Tete tases 16 S$ P cash Salt Meats ae Standard, uk 11 75 Mea i -. 28@33 Pols Haar Bi a. +5 50
No. 4, 15 feet Senna Leaves ........ 15 es -... 14%@15 tandard, Regs |.” at lesa, Benes.” eee Red Band, 5c’ % gro. 8 76
No. 4, 15 feet 1.10.10 HIDES AND PELT 25 Pp : : Lard T 80 Pin Su ney .... 50@60 Red Man S 4, gro. 5 76
, 15 feet HIDES A ure in tierce No rout g Suey, Medi ¢ Scrap, 5c
No $, 15 feet Lad PELTS Compound . KET: is : 2 on ne Suey, Ghatee eet eoranees, fe ne | 1 42
o. 7, 15 feet Green, N Tbh. tub : 9 No. ng Suey, Fa * ot, bc % gro.
No. 8, 15 fe et ae Pts 60 S ....advance - 2 25 , Fancy .. 45@50 ankee Girl S 6 Bro. 5 76
, t anaen Nao ee 13 tb. tubs ..% N Young H P rl Scrap 20
No 9. 15 oe C pNO! 20088 50 ..-.advanc 0. 90 Choice yson an Handl z. 5 76
: t ‘ured, No. 1 «nee 12 tb. tubs e % 7 CS wn cece P e Scrp Yer 5
C Ve ee 20 IS ....advane Ma ' hase... 2s@s0 Leachey S 76
a nee cies Ne As a Ba apace Mem We Benn. EBD FSi: BBE Orton workman, 35 6 09
Hces ec ce : , een, No : ils ...advan ] : tb Coane ar ) * A,
Mediums “ccscccccc000 we Sniekin Eran: Red | Ib. pails ‘\iadvance 1" Mess, &. me, 100000 "$48 Formosa, Chole’. 32035 BE, $s “te a
eee. See : Calfskin, » No. 1 16 s .-advance 1 8 We cies. ormosa, F -. 32@35 BB a. on '_onm 3
Pol 34 skin, cure moked No. coos 15 » Bancy . » 3% oz . 9
Barapeo: 14 ft, per do ee oe Bone 14-16 mise No. i ie : -i4 50 Gonweu” se Ay MO TE We an iecccas 00
Bomece 16 ft., per peek 80 [ Hams, aa Ib. 14wOle ” No. 2 16 ths. ........ 6 30 Couscu. Cnelce 25@30 Bagdad rere 24 $0
00, iC ; be a Es bie oa Ge i ’ oic boty de ad, eeeeeac
18 ft., per doz. 80 Ham, Pare mi ite 14% @15 100 aoe Herring 65 Congou, Banco 39035 Badger, pe Gee sae BO
aoe Ba tes u, Ex. Fan ; adger, 7 0%. ........ 5 04
California Ham: 29 @30 10 WAS cs esc ek 9 be 4 Ceylo ney 69@80 Banner, —" sieccce Om
ams 10%@11 8 oo Soa ae 30 vores Median”. 28@ Banner, 20¢ ceccecees . & 76
8. a. r. Pekoe, Choice . @30 Haier 46 0. c 2 @
- 54 Flowery O. P. ancy 30@35 Belwood “ gecne ene 3 20
y 40@50 Big Chief gga 0c 94
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) 30 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN July 14, 1915
SPECIAL PRICE CURRENT 15 16 17
| BAKING POWDER Roasted Proctor & Gamble Co.
6 14 K.-C. Dwinnell-Wright Brands Lenox ........ cies.) 9 20
12 13 Doz. Ivory, 6 0%. .i..c..0+. 400
» 0z., ; 7 : case ; fvory, 10 0%. <......: 6 o
3 0Z oz. in case DURE estes coe, 3 3
Smoking Pilot, 7 oz. a cane 72 Faucets 20 oz., 3 doz. in case 1 60
Big Chief, 16 oz. .... 30 eae eee oe Cork lined, : * eee ° oo 02., eae eiesok : a Swift & Company i
Bull Durham, 5c .... 5 85 Sweet Lotus, 5e ...... 5 7 Cork lined, 10 in)... 3: 90 50 oz. "2 doz screw top 4 20 Swift’s Pride 2 85 : >
Bull Durham, 10c .. 1152 Sweet Lotus, 10c ....11 52 7 80 oz., 1 doz. plain top 6 50 Wei a
Bull Durham, l5c .. 17 28 Sweet a dz. 4 - op Sticks . 80 a a ane cae top 6 75 woe ee ee
Bull Durham, 8 oz. .. 3 60 Sweet Rose, 2% a 30 Trojan spring ........ a Barrel Deal No. 2 Weel i) os oe” See
” . Sweet Tip Top, 5c Eclipse patent spring 85 doz. each 10, 15 and
Bull Durham, 16 0z. .. 6 72 Sweet Tip Top, 10c .. 1 00 No. 1 common ........ 80 O20 re 32 80 Tradesman Co.’s Brana
Buck Horn, 5c ...... 5 76 ar bc ae gro...10 7 shi : ae holder » With 4 dozen 10 oz. free Black Hawk, box 550
sun Cured, lUc ....... ea On eee B 1 Deal No. 2 ac awk, one x
tt ES Summer Time, bc... 5 16 121. cotton mop heads 130 doz, each, 10, 15 and Black Hawk, five bxs 2 40
eee Pipe) BE. --+- 5 76 Summer Time, 7 oz... 1 65 Pall Oe 24 6¢ Black Hawk, ten bxs 2 25
Briar Pipe, 10c .... 1152 Summer Time, 14 oz. 3 =. un With 3 dozen 10 oz. free
Black Swan, 5c .... 5 76 Standard, 5c foil .... 5 10 qt. Galvanized . 2 25 Half-Barrel Deal No. 3 Wen
Black Swan, 14 oz. .. 3 80 Standard, 10c paper 8 64 49 at. Galvanized .... 2 50 4 doz. each, 10, 15 and ley
Bob White, 5c ...... 6 00 Seal N. C. 1% cut olug S 14 qt. Galvanized .... 2 75 ee 16 40 dG kes
Brotherhood, 5c ...... 6 00 Seal N. ao — i: Mitre: 2200 2 40 With 2 doz. 10 oz. free Oa Comme °° eae
Etecneok 16 Gk aE anes Prcthame te ks oe Toothpicks ace TO 8 ue Ge te
; OZ. . . oint. ' oi slcasiese
Carnival, BC wees sees a. oT cea ise aa p25. prob. 100 packoges .. 2 24 a ee eat and half- White House, 2 tb. ....... Scouring
Carnival, % oz. ...... pe com ** 3 69 CAL wee sees eres eee barrels sold F. O. B. Chi- Excelsior, Blend, 1 th. .... Supolio, gross lots .. 9 50
Carnival, 16 oz. . 40 Tom & Jerry, 14 oz. Trape cago. ; Sapolio, half gro. lots 4 85
ee oe a ee ee Mouse, wood a holes 22 Royal foo "***  Sapolio, single boxes 2 40
Cigar Clip’g, Seymour 30 Tom ee 5 bn ’ Aa une ae ip Top Bland, - tere? Sapolio, hand... 7... 2 40
Identity, 3 and 16 oz. 30 Trout Line, Se ..... 2 Mouse, woe . 4 Sole aa oe oo Bevel ica 2, Beourine, 64 cakes 1 380
Darby Cigar Cuttings 4 50 Trout Line, ve ae ee 2 i ee ee : - Heel Gn Gee : Scourine, 100 cakes .. 3 50
Continental Cubes, iUc = ca Shei te 3 12 a aaaaed ee %lb cans Sepa eicks
cones i 45 Tainede: Son tins ... 98 Mourne, wood, 6 holes .. 70 oe eee 40? Le Soap Compounds
oo ee 2 Oe 5 78 Tuxedo, 20c ......... 190 Mouse, tin, 5 holes .... 65 %Ib cans 250 Boston Combination ....., Johnson’s Fine, 48 2 3 25
Gream, S0¢ paila’ i... 410 Tuxedo, 80e tine 20.2745 Rat wood 27 - “Ib cans 375 G2oter Gor Grand foes) eens Soe ae tc 8
Cuban Star, 5c foil .. 5 76 Twin oS eres i. 7. Rat, spring ........... 75 1% cans 480 feo & Cady, Detroit; Lee Rub- No- More 252... 3 85
ee eet. 2 OF: pie 2 TE Banton Lease, “T) 2 60 Tubs 3Ib cans 1300 & Cady, Kalamazoo; Lee Nine O'Clock 3 50
Ghips, Ie cree oo) felt wee ee 20-in. Standard, No. 1 & 00 Ib cans 2150 & Cady, Saginaw; Bay
Dills Best, 1% oz 79 Union pees alg ; . 6 00 ae Standard, No. 2 7 00 City Grocer Company, Bay Washing Powders
Dills Best, 3% oz A Union Lea “ial 5 aS 8 ‘fn Sot ee ee cn City; Brown, Davia &
Dills Best, 16 oz. 73 Union Wor ee, geen Coe ee ee oer Tackeon Goede: APMOUN'S cscs... 3 70
Dixie Kid, Sc ........ 48 Uncle Sam, 10c ..... 2 25 -in. robe No.2 °.700 Johnson Cigar Co.'s Brand mark, Durand & Co., Bat-  Babbitt’s 1776 peceses. (8:90
Duke’s Mixture, 5c ..5 76 Uncle Sam, 8 ~ “se aeae ee ad ce Dutch Masters Club 7009 {ie Preok: Fielback Co., Gold Dust, 24 large 4 30
Duke's Mixture, 10c ..11 3 uu: 8. Marine, pe ae - a ate. . © *"4¢ 69 Dutch Masters, Inv. 70 00 Toledo. Gold Dust, 100 small 8 85
ee eee eee pt es ee et ee ae Dutch Masters, Pan. 4 Kirkoline, 24 41. .... 2 80
de A:. co ol... 5 04 Velvet, 10c tin ....... - No. 3 Fibre -........ 13 oe Little Dutch Masters ~ Souns Lautz Naphtha, 60s .. 2 40
A. 1 oz. .....: 11 52 Velvet, 8 oz. tin .... 3 * Large Galvanized .... eee (00 lots) 00 Lautz Naphtha, 100s 3 75
Fashion BP... -.2 3. 6 00 Velvet, 16 oz. can ... 7 ce Medium Galvanized "* 858 Gee Jay (300 lota) 10 00 a :
Fashion. 16 0Z. ...... 5 28 Velvet, combination cs 4 ae Small Galvanized .... 6 Te a Ob eerie i. .
Five Bros., 5c ...... ce a ee 1 60 Washboards Bee 32 00 Roseine ......... seee 3:90
Five Bros., 10c ...... 10 53° War Path, 4g oo 1S Gece oan Snow Boy, 60 5c .... 2 40
ve e. a ‘11 52 wave tae 16 oz ._ 40 Brass, Single 2.0.0.0. 375 Worden Grocer Co. Brands Snow Boy, 100 Sc .... 3 75
F OoB eecccccccce 4 yi , eeee . oe c eAlan Club ,
Full Dress, 13 oz"-. 12 Way up i# ox alia’. 1 Sinete ‘aes Se es oe ae
1 Dress, oz. ’ ne . ,ondres, ' OO ey | amily Size 2
Gina Hand, 5c ...... 48 Wild Fruit, 5¢ 5 76 Double re ken oe a fonines ose tine 35 Gacw Bor e-cie
Gold Block, 10c ...... 200 Wild Fruit, 10c 7 Single Peerless ...... 41g Londres, 300 lots ...... 10 Royal Garden Tea, pkgs. 40 Laundry Size ...... 4 00
Gold an 50c pail .. 460 yum Yum, 5c : Northern Queen ..... THE BOUR GO.. 65
76 Y 10c .....-11 52 Double Duplex ...... 3 75 OFFEE Swift’s Pride, 24s .... 3
Gail & Ax. Navy, bc 5 Yum Yum, - 60 3 85 COFFE TOLEDO, OHIO. eee
owier. Be 66.6... 42 Yum Yum, 1 th., doz. 4 Good EOnEs sao 546 (oe MASTER COFFEE , Swift’s Pride, 1008 .. 3 65
fevaer, Wee +> ee: TWINE ules oe SOAP Wisdom ......--..., 240
Growler, 20c .......- 20 Window Cleaners Lautz Bros.’ & C i
bees -. 5 16 Cotton, 3 ply ........ utz Bros. ‘0.
Giant, a aga Gonos § ply ...+++.. 20 WB iM. sees eeeeeeeeeee 1 65 ion ae 3 0s The only
ae be Hee fe ae ee a Acme, 100 cakes, ée se 8 15
ety Tek, 100.1200 flax, modum”..-...- at Wood Bowls Cotton Oil, 100 cakes 6 00 5c \
eas ee ye 38 Wool, 1 th. bales Sas wae 1 75 Cream Borax, 100 cks 3 90 Cl
[xX i oc ........ ..-. 6 10 cae is i eee 2 50 Cireus, 100 cakes 5c sz 3 75 eanser i
IX U in pails ...... 3 90 / 7 in utes 475 Climax, 100 oval cakes 3 05 co
Just Suits, 5c ........ 6 00 White Wine, 40 grain 8% 16 in Boe 7 50 Gloss, 100 cakes, 5c sz 3 75 nn Sones
Just Suits, 10c ...... 2 00 White Wine, 80 grain 11% Be weerace (eee ee tis z = Big Master, 100 blocks 3 90 near ie kinds
Kiln Dried, 25c ..... 2 45 White Wine, 100 grain 13 WRAPPING PAPER Qld Master Coffee .... 31 Naphthe, 100 cakes .. 3 90
King Bird, 7 oz. .... 216 Oakland Vinegar & Pickle fin cous 2 San Marto Coffee ..... Saratoga, 120 cakes |. 2 40 80 - CANS - $2.90
cine Bira, eo So i ke ig Eke Stan walle ;
Kin TO, OC ..ccoeee tig n 1 d 4 :
La Turka, Ge... 62: Onkiand apple citer ,. 18. Hibre Manila, colored 4 FITZPATRICK BROTHERS’ SOAP CHIPS _ap:s.
little Giant, 1 tb. .... 28 State Seal sugar .... 11% Cream Manila ........ White City (Dish Washing) ....... few ae, ws ceeee BO Ths... .8c per Ib.
ey time, ive gp Oakland white pickle 10 Butchers’ Manila ...- 2% Tin To (Caustic). ..2 2.0. wie te cee, ....200 Ibs..... -4c per lb. ;
Le Redo, 3 oz. ...... 2 Packages free. Wax Butter, short e’nt 10 P . aes 225 Ib 5% Ib
Le Redo, 8 & 16 oz. 38 tter, full e’nt 15 Mo tiauedry Diy. ... 2... cies cess. Paap wanes . c per Ib.
Myrtle Navy, 10c ....11 52 eo Woe a rolls 12 Palm Pure Soap Dry. ... 4)... 300 Ibs... ..6%c per Ib
Myrtle Navy, 5c ..... 5 76 No. 0, per gross .... 30 x , ie
Maryland Club, 5c ... 50 No. 1, per gross ..... 40 YEAST CAKE
Mayflower, 5c ....... 76 No. 2, per gross ..... ue ee 15 [anal oe
Mayflower, 10c ...... oe OP Pee Oe oe ® sunlight, 3 doz. 1.001! ‘30 | FOOTE & JENKS’ COLEMAN S GRAND) \
q Mayflower, 20c ...... 1 92 Sunlight, 1% doz. .... 50 \
i Nigger aw Be sees s “ oe Yeast Foam, 3 doz. ..1 . 7 : es ani la
4 Nigger Hair, Co sees Baskets Yeast Foam, 1% doz. erpeneless L d g ass V {
4 Nigger Head, be ae id mushels. 2.2.03... .. 1 00 emon an :
nena oo pig — 43 Bushels, wide band .. 1 15 YOURS TRULY LINES Insist on getting Coleman's Extracts from your jobbing grocer, or mail order direct to '
| Od Colony, 1- §2 gro. 11 g2 Market ............. 4 “ Pork and Beans 2 70@3 6¢ FOOTE & JENKS, Jackson, Mich. \
i Old Mill, be ......... 5 76 ae ree ee 72: $88 condensed Soup 3 2503 60
i _ ngiish eve setae 4 Splint, small ........ 300 Salad Dressing 3 80@4 50
i ne ae ee crie re 20 Willow, Clothes, large 8 00 Apple Butter @3 80
i P. 8, 8 oz. 30 Ib. cs. 19 Wie Ge ee Cateup ....:... 2 70@6 75 :
a P. §., 3 02. per gro. 5 70 OM, : Macaroni ..... 1 70@2 35 P [ | NAM S §
4 Pat Hand, 1 oz. ...... 63 Butter Plates Spices ..... 7. 40@ 8&5 ’
: Patterson Seal, 1% oz. 48 Ovals Herb @ 5
Patterson Seal, 3 oz. .. 96 OU a eicicks psc es Double 7
; Patterson Seal, 16 oz. : 00 % o. 250 in crate .... 35
Peerless, 5c ....... - 576 % Ib., 250 in crate .... ?
Peerless, 10c¢ cloth on oe : _ =~ in re tereee : B e a e
Peerless, 10c paper .. (O50 in ata tt t O t S
Peerless, 20 ........ 204 3 Tb., 250 in crate 111.1. 70 1tter wee CO
Peerless, 40c ...... . ” | crate ...... : :
ea ee ae gape ay a The Highest in Quality Greatest in Demand
ow p PR cree ses 1 Th., 250 in crate ...... :
Plow Boy, 10c ...... 11 40 9 i.’ 250 in crate ...... 45 ‘ : i j
Plow Roy, 14 oz. ...... 4 76 4 a” 4 in mat ake 55 If you are not supplied a postal card will bring them om
Pride’ of ¥ Virginia, 1% " 77 5 Tb., 20 in erate -2..1, ” Packed in five pound boxes
Z Churns
Pyigt, Se 2-2... ss 5 76
14 oz. doz. .... 2 10 Barrel, 5 gal., each .. 2 40 Vanilla, Pineapple, Orange, Lemon, Ras berry
prince Albert, 5c .... 48 Barrel, 10 gal., each ..2 55 1 Ib. boxes, per gross 8 70 a ’ pple, . : ’ e ’
Prince Albert, 10c .... 96 Clothes Pin 3 Tb. boxes, per gross 22 70 Walnut or Assorted.
Prince Albert, 8 oz. ..3 84 Sanna Head
Prince Albert, 16 oz. 7 44 Made by
Queen Quality, 5c . 48 41% inch, 5 gross .... 175 :
Rob Roy, 6c foil .... 5 76 Cartons, 20 2% doz. bxs 80 e H AR 9 @) A 5 National Candy Co., Inc.
Rob Roy, 10c gross rhe #3 Fn Rena ane for. :
, 25c doz. .... umpty Dumpty, : ; F
Rob ag “Ply mel ..» 410 No. 1 complete ....... 40 Oa eMC a Putnam actory
8. & M., 5c gross .... 5 76 No. 2, complete ....... bulk or sacked in paper or jute.
8. & M., 14 0z., doz. .. 3 20 Case No. 2, fillers, oe a Poultry and stock charcoal. GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN
Roy. Be gross 5 76 Bere es. a ;
ce Roy, We .,..10 6 Case, medium, 12 sets i pisyaes M.O. DEWEY CO., Jackson, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 14, 1916

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 31

BUSINESS-WANTS DEPARTMENT

Advertisements inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent

 

continuous insertion.

No charge less than 25 cents.

Cash must accompany all orders.

 

BUSINESS CHANCES.

For Sale— Grocery, hay and grain stock
in city of 2,800 in Northern Michigan.
This has been money maker for the past
eight years and is a snap for some one.
Owner died recently and widow does not
want to continue the business. Lock
Box 232, Onaway, Michigan. 279

For Sale or Exchange—Fully equipped
furniture plant, employing twenty men,
doing good business; has been running
over time when other furniture plants
were idle; no labor trouble; up-to-date
equipment including power plant, good
supply of hard-wood near by; good trans-
portation point. x00d reason for selling.
Glenn Williams, Clio, Michigan. 280

For Sale—Moving picture theater, seat-
ing 225; equipments nearly new. Town
of 5,000. Only one other in town. In-
vestigate. Address 281, care Tradesman.

For Sale—$20,000 stock of clean mer-
chandise at liberal discount. J. D. Bar-
nett, Bellefontaine, Ohio. 282

Wanted—A cash grocery store that
will inventory around $1,500; preferably
in a German locality. Address 1,500,
care Tradesman. 283

~ For Sale—In good mining town, good
location near depot new stock shelf hard-
ware, miners supplies and groceries; in-
voices $1,800—$2,000. No fixtures to buy.
Long term of lease for building and fix-
tures. G. W. Leonard, General Delivery,
Saginaw, W. S., Michigan. 284

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lace cabinet; new invention. Needed
by all dry goods merchants. Manufac-

turer will sell part interest in business.
Partner to manage selling end. Splendid
opportunity for man with moderate cap-
ital and selling ability. J. E. Nace,
Hanover, Pa. 285
¥% to % of your stock turned to cash
in a ten day selling campaign—not the
best but the worst will go by our system.
Prominent merchants will back our as-
sertion. Merchants National Service Co.,
National City Bank Building, nee

 

 

For Sale—Double generator gasoline
lighting plant (manufactured by the Dow
Manufacturing Company, Salem, Ohio) in
perfect order. Cost, $175. Also two
rolling shoe ladders, with 65 foot track
for twelve foot seiling. Will sell cheap.
For particulars, enquire C. E. Lenard-
son, Blissfield, Michigan. 286

For Sale—Small stock of groceries and
bazaar goods in good Southern Michigan
town. A good payer. Address 287, care
Michigan Tradesman. 287

For Sale—Stock of 5 and 10 cent goods;
china, enamel ware, toys, dry goods,
ladies’ and children’s ready-to-wear gar-
ments. Invoices $3,500. Located in
Southern Michigan. Address 288, care
Tradesman. 288

For Sale or Rent—Double store build-
ing in the best town in the Northwest
part of Lower Peninsula. Suitable for
racket, department or general store.
Business not over done, with a large
growing farming country around. No
other town within twelve miles. Steam

 

 

 

heat. Former occupants did $60,000 busi-
ness. Dr. V. F. Huntley, Manton, Mich-
igan.

 

To Exchange—Small stock of dry goods
will trade for shoes or men’s furnishings

stock. Will inventory about $250. Ad-
dress 212 East Main street, Jackson,
Michigan. 276

 

For Sale—Good clean stock of hard-
ware, stoves, paint, plumbing and heat-
ing, and tin shop, in one of the best
towns in Southwestern Michigan. Good
farming country and good factories. Busi-
ness has been established for many years
and always prosperous. Population 2,600.
Stock will invoice about $10,000. No
trades considered. If interested, write
No. 275, care Michigan ee

For Sale—Small stock clothing, dry
goods, shoes. Retiring from business
and moving away. Also store for sale

 

or rent. Stock may be bought separately
from _ building. Alex. Morris, Honor,
Michigan. 264

 

If you are looking for good location
for garage in good live town, good coun-
try with plenty of autos, address B. F.
Haskins, Adrian, Missouri. 266

If you have a stock of merchandise in
small town and want to trade it for
village property and cash or if you want
to change location, write me. No com-
missions. Wm. Sweet, Cedar ee

 

 

Mounted power vacuum carpet and
rug cleaner. Al condition. Edw. T.
Purvis, Bremen, Ohio. 269

 

For Sale—Very desirable general stock
invoicing $3,500. Thriving town in South-
ern Michigan. Will discount. Address
271, eare Tradesman, 271

For Sale or Trade for Real Estate—
Hardware and implement stock in one
of the best towns in Lapeer county.
Address L. E. Finout, 117 North Union
street, Battle Creek, Michigan. 74

Will sell or trade theater business in
city of 40,000; invoices $1,100 for grocery
or general merchandise business. Thea-
ter fixtures brand new. Will pay dif-
ference for stock. Address 1308 Portage
street, Kalamazoo, Michigan. 273

 

 

The new way to sell your store. In-
formation free. Address, Hart-Clooney
& Co., Suite 506-7, 386 West Randolph
street, Chicago, II. 252

Merchants Please Take Notice! We

have clients of grocery stocks, general Mr.
stocks, dry goods stocks, hardware stocks, :
oe stocks. We have bad our list also a
ew g00 arms to exchange for such 6g .

stocks. Also city property. If you wish oar 1coed, Hxtures,, complete | stock,
to sell or exchange your business write start with that can be doubled. Address
us. G. R. Business Exchange, 5460 House- No. 227, Michigan Tradesman.

man Blds.. Grasd Hapids, Mich. a Wanted—Clothing Salesman—To open

Stocks Wanted—If you are desirous of an office and solicit orders for Merchant
selling your stock, tell me about it.- 1 Tailoring. Full sample equipment is
may be able to dispose of it quickly. free. Start now and get into business
My service free to both buyer and seller. “on your own hook.’”’ We build to-order
E. Kruisenga, 44-54 Ellsworth Ave., the best clothes in America. If you have
Grand Rapids, Michigan. 870 faith in your ability to do things, you

HELP WANTED.

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

 

 

 

 

For Sale or Exchange—For a Michigan
drug store. $4,000 variety stock. 6,000
population. Best farming section.
Healthy. Low rent. 25% last year be-
sides salary. W. I. Benedict, York, ae

 

Blacksmith and woodwork
business in good locality. Al business.
Good reasons for selling. For partculars
address James Wilson, Gilford, a

For Sale—

 

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.
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.,
Michigan.

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.

524 Gratiot avenue, Detroit,
209

 

 

We buy and sell second-hand _ store
fixtures. Grand Rapids Store Fixture
Co., 7 North Ionia Ave. 204

 

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
If you want cash for your general
stock, shoes or clothing, write R. W

Johnson, Fort Pierre, So. Dakota. 218

 

Wanted to hear from owner of good
general merchandise store for sale. State
cash price. D. F. Bush, Minneapolis,
Minn. 247

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

!
We pay CASH far nicrehandisa slock are the fellow we are looking for! Full

: details will be supplied on request and
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ow where your money goes—That’s Columbus, Ohio. 707
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It is complete financial record of your $3,000 cash to tue half intsvant Te clei
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and distribution of expenses. Price $2.5¢. f x
Fleming & Benedict, 8 Spruce stree., aoe oe wages T G Butery 358
New_York. 238 Maple avenue, Holland, Mich. 245

 

 

Five drawer National cash register for
sale cheap. A. Salomon & Son, Kala-
mazoo, Michigan. 21

SITUATIONS WANTED.

Ambitious young man desires position
as shoe or men’s furnishings salesman.
Also first-class window trimmer and
card writer. Can furnish best references.
Address 265, care Tradesman. 265

 

 

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David Gibbs,

For Sale—Four
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cash carrier
Ludington, Mich.
181

 

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

July 14, 1915

 

BANKRUPTCY MATTERS.

Proceedings in the Western District
of Michigan.

Grand Rapids, July 6—In the matter
of Shelby Home Furnishers, the final
meeting which .was held on July 3,
the final report and account of the trus-
tee, showing, balance on hand, as per
first report and account, $418.96, addi-
tional receipts of $11.40, total, $430.36:
disbursements of $157.83 and a balance
ot $292.53; also addition of $5 for sale
of book accounts and interest item of
$4.50, added at the final meeting, making
total balance of $302.03, was considered
and the same appearing proper for al-
lowance was approved and allowed. Cer-
tificate recommending the bankrupt’s
discharge was entered and final order
made, final dividend of 12 per cent. paid
to creditors. This estate has heretofore
paid a dividend of 5 per cent., making
total divdiend of 17 per cent.

In the matter of James M. Hanigan,
bankrupt, Ionia, the final meeting of
creditors was held this date. The final
report and account of the trustee, show-
ing total receipts of $578.24; disburse-
ments as follows: preferred claims, $27.51;
bankrupt’s exemptions, $156.00; adminis-
tration expenses, $39.97, total, $223.48
and a balance:on hand of $354.76, was
considered and the same appearing prop-
er for allowance was approved and ai-
lowed. Preferred claims were allowed
and it appearing that there were not
sufficient assets to pay the administra-
tion expenses and preferred claims in
full it was determined that no dividend
be paid to general creditors. The final
order for distribution has been made.

July 7—In the matter of Lee Howland,
bankrupt, Charlevoix, the first meeting
-of creditors was held this date. Claims
were allowed. Creditors failed to elect
a trustee and the referee appointed Rich-
ard Lewis, of Charlevoix as trustee and
fixed the amount of his bond at $500.
The bankrupt was formerly in the paving
business at Charlevoix.

In the matter of P. G. Mayhew, bank-
rupt, Holland, the final meeting of cred-
itors was held this date. The final re-
port and account of the trustee, showing
sale of all of the assets of this estate
to Arthur Van Duren, of Holland, for
$500, subject to all liens and encum-
brances except the lien for taxes, which
is a preferred claim against this estate;
also showing payment of the sum of
$384.53 by said Van Duren to the trustee
and payment of taxes aggregating $115.47
and that the trustee has on hand the
balance of $384.53, was considered and
the same appearing proper for allowance
and there being no objection thereto was
approved and allowed. There were not
sufficient assets to pay the preferred
claims and administration expenses in
full and a dividend of 35 per cent. was
therefore declared on the _ preferred
claims. No dividend for the _ general
ereditors of the bankrupt.

July 8—In the matter of Harry Padnos,
bankrupt, Holland, the adjourned first
meeting was held this date. The bank-
rupt was sworn and examined relative
to certain cash in bank that had not
been accounted for. It is possible that
a petition for accounting will be filed
by the trustee in this matter.

July 10—In the matter of George B.
Farmer & Son, bankrupts, Lake City,
the final meeting of creditors was held
this date. The final report and account
of the trustee was considered and al-
lowed. The final order for distribution
has not yet been entered, but the estate
will pay a further dividend to general
creditors. The estate has heretofore paid
one dividend of 5 per cent.

July 12—In the matter of Henry R.
Pierce, bankrupt, Grand Rapids, the first
meeting of creditors was held this date.
Claims were allowed. George S. Nor-
cross, custodian, filed a report for the
receiver, showing operation of the busi-
ness as a going business and of his re-
eeipts and disbursements. By vote of
creditors, C. V. Holding, of Grand Rap-
ids, was elected trustee and his bond
fixed at $1,800. An appraisal of the
assets has been made revealing assets
of approximately $11,000, all heavily
mortgaged. It has been decided to op-
erate the business as a going business
temporarily and it is possible that an
offer of composition may be made by the
bankrupt. The bankrupt was formerly
in the ice cream manufacture at Grand
Rapids.

In the matter of Irving ‘Townsend,
bankrupt, Grand Rapids, the first meet-
ing of creditors was held this date. It
appearing that there were no assets in
this estate not claimed as exempt, no
trustee was Bopoinied The estate will

losed in regular course. 5
mee the matter of Andrew Kukiewski,
bankrupt, Grand Rapids, the first meet-
ing of creditors was held this date. It
appeared that there was no assets in the
estate not claimed as exempt and no
trustee was appointed. ore

In the matter of the Welch-Atkinson
Shoe Co., bankrupt, Grand Rapids, the
receiver has received an offer from the
G. R. Mayhew Co., Grand Rapids, of
$10,000 for the stock in trade, fixtures
and book accounts of the bankrupt. The
inventory and report of appraisers on
file at the referee’s office reveals assets
inventoried at approximately $19,000 and
appraised at $12,304. An order to show
cause why the offer, or any other or
further offer which shall or may be re-

ceived should not be approved and the
sale authorized and confirmed has been
made, returnable before the referee, at
his office, on July 28. It is expected that
further bids will be received for the
assets, as the appraisal is a very low
one and the assets are considered to
be worth much more than the amount
offered.

July 13—Harvey P. Hilton, doing a
bakery business at Grand Rapids, has
this day filed a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy, adjudication has been made
and the matter referred to Referee
Wicks, who has also been appointed re-
ceiver. The schedules on file show assets
of the value of about $1,200 and the lia-
bilities are listed at $1,236.66. A trust
mortgage has previously been given for
the benefit of creditors and has been in
force long enough to be valid. The fol-
lowing are listed as creditors:

Preferred. :
City of Grand Rapids ............ 7.31
Unsecured.
Johnson Bros., Grand Rapids ....$ 43.00
Huyge, Backus & Reid, Grand
BROWS oo eo ck 13.00
Plankington Packing Co., Mil-
MVOC Foe ee oa bce cee se 34.18

Wykes-Schrouder Co., Grand Rapids 15.40
National Biscuit Co., Grand Rapids 9.50
A. B. Allport, Grand Rapids .85
Washburn-Crosby Co., Grand

PROUINIOS oi a eas oe a 110.50
Red Star Yeast Co., Grand Rapids 2.00
Sulzberger Co., Grand Rapids .... 24.96
C. W. Mills Co., Grand Rapids .. 27.61
‘Wolverine Spice Co., Grand Rapids 138.73
Rademaker-Dooge Co., Grand

PRADO R Ses cine ooh see's sa 55.22
Adseidel & Sons, Chicago ........ 58.13
New Century Co., Detroit ........ 180.00
M. T. Vanden Bosch Co., Grand

RADIOS | 6 ooo sss ees he sc ce 4.58
Worden Grocer Co., Grand Rapids 134.19
G. R. National City Bank,

Grand. Rapids. ......25.6.45.% 313.10
Vanden Bosch Realty Co.,

Grand Ranids 20 663. occ e es 18.75
G. R. Grain & Mill Co., Grand

BABIGS 2 8 iia ces eee eC . - 29.60
Forsteling Bros. Co., Detroit .... 24.75

The first meeting of creditors has not
yet been called in this matter.
ss

Hawaiian pineapple growers are
planning to send twenty to fifty car-
loads of fresh pineapples to the Unit-
ed States each week after August
15. This would mean 2,000,000 to 5,-

- 000,000 pounds each month. Hereto-

fore the Hawaiian pineapples have
been sold in American markets al-
most wholly in preserved form, while
the West Indies have supplied the
fresh “pines.” During the fiscal year
1914 Cuba sent us 2,976,536 pounds of
pineapples, valued at 51,203,121 while
Porto Rico sent us $1,294,378 worth of
fresh pineapples. Hence, the total im-
ports of this fresh fruit have been
about 6,000,000 pounds. Hawaii has
slightly developed the canned pine-
apple business, but is growing an ex-
cess for that purpose and now seeks
another outlet.

A drug journal reports that Ger-
many has cornered the cod liver oil
supply and that dealers in this coun-
try are wondering where they are go-
ing to get a sufficient stock to carry
them through the winter. It appears
that the Germans are having a lot of
trouble in getting sufficient petroleum
for lubricating purposes for automo-
biles, guns, submarines and other ma-
chinery and have discovered that cod
liver oil is a good substitute. There-
fore, they have contracted with Nor-
wegian dealers for their supply and
the price of cod liver oil in New York
jumped one day last week from $45
a barrel to $60 a barrel and will go
higher.

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A Wise Idea.

An Italian fruit seller became
greatly annoyed at people stopping at
his stand and trying his fruit by feel-
ing of it; so he placed the following
sign in front: “If you must pincha
da fruit, pincha da cocoanut.”

—_>-+-2—___
Even tainted money is apt to have
one or more strings to it.

Manufacturing Matters.

Kalamazoo—A proposition of settle-
ment of all outstanding claims against
Messrs. Frank B. Lay, Sr. and M.
Henry Lane, has been submitted to the
creditors of the two founders of the
Michigan Buggy Company, now a bank-
rupt. The two men are willing to turn
over all their holdings as settlement in
full. Attorneys for the creditors met
in Kalamazoo recently to consider the
offer. Before a decision can be reached
it will be necessary to ascertain the en-
tire amount of indebtedness. At the
present time there is some question as
to whether the guarantees furnished cer-
tain banks by the two men, which paper
was later taken up by Secretary Victor

_L. Palmer, on a promise of renewal,

should be included in the claims.

Kalamazoo—The plant of the Michi-
gan Buggy Co. has been purchased by
T. H. Walbridge, Toledo; W. S. Smith,
Toledo; J. B. Schifiltt, Cleveland; Jatnes
H. Johnson, South Haven; Ira Cad-
waldater, Fostoria, Ohio; C. E. Tracht,
Hicksville, Ohio. The terms of the sale
make it necessary for the new owners
to have at least seventy-five men at
work by October 15, but they guarantee
that they will have 250 men employed in
the plant by that time. The proposed
company contemplates the construction
of an automobile in the class of the
Dodge and the Overland, which sell for
about $700. Two models will be turned
out, one a roadster, and the other a five-
passenger car. Already orders for 500
machines have been received and it is
expected that the output of the plant will
be tripled within a few months after
operation has once been started. It is
stated that the proposed company in-
tends to spend a large sum of money at
once to put the plant in shape.

Se
No Relief in Sight.

A family on the north side of Bos-
ton have several children, but only
one—the eldest—is a boy. The little
lad grew used to sisters and longed
for a brother. The boy was 12 re-
cently and the house was rather up-
set in anticipation of something or
other. The father was busy and the
son had to lift the ashes and take
care of the furnace. At this junc-
ture a nurse appeared on the scene
and two days later she came to the
little boy,

“What do you think you’ve got?”
she asked him.

“A baby brother,” fairly gasped the
youngster.

“No, dearie—it’s a baby sister,” re-
plied the nurse.

“Gosh!” groaned the youngster,
“must I always sift these ashes?”

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Time was when the ups and downs
in the Government’s sales of postage
stamps were regarded as a pretty good
index of the state of our National
prosperity. But that was in the day
of small things—although not so very
long ago, either. Now we think in
terms not of postage stamps, but of
automobiles; and, unless we have got
beyond the stage of regarding even
the buying of automobiles as any-
thing worth noticing, the figures just
given out by Secretary Hugo ought
to indicate that there is a gteat deal
of prosperity floating about some-

where in the State of New York this
year, even though it is not experienc-
ed by everybody. The registration
of motor vehicles from February 1 to
July 8 in 1915 has been 200,189, while
in the corresponding period of 1914
the number was 149,663—a truly re-
markable increase. It would be ab-
surd, of course, to infer from this
great augmentation a corresponding
increase in the means of lavish expen-
diture, or even to infer that there has
been any increase in those means; for
we have to remember the steady
growth of the automobile habit, the
increasing vogue of cheap cars for
personal use, and the substitution of
motor for horse vehicles for business
purposes. But it is evident that with
200,000 automobile licenses taken out
this year as against 150,000 the year
before, there must be a fairly wide-
spread condition of very satisfactory
prosperity in the State.

An Illinois merchant has discover-
ed a new way to get rid of the pesky
mosquito and instead of patenting it
and making a fortune he is generous
and publishes his discoverey for the
benefit of mankind. His remedy is
simply to rub alum on your face and
hands. When the mosquito sticks its
biter into the skin the alum puckers
the stinger and it refuses to work.
The mosquito feels so bad it weeps,
catches cold and dies of pneumonia.

—_~+2—___

An Ohio merchant has received a
letter containing 25 cents and a con-
fession. The writer stated that six
years ago he stole a peck of apples
from the Ohio merchant’s orchard
and that he had had a troubled con-
science ever since. Either the man
must have been very short financial-
ly through the six years, or he en-
joyed the troubled conscience. A
conscience that can be quieted on
payment of 25 cents ought not to have
been allowed to be disturbed so long.

A. Van Tuinen has succeeded B.
Bommers in the grocery business at
1057 Sherman street. Mr. Van Tuin-
en was formerly employed in a local
furniture factory.

: —_~++»__

Frederick L. Baxter, a director in
the Baxter Laundry Co., of this city,
is reported to have recently purchas-
ed a business block in Santa Barbara.
Calif.

Every baldheaded man says that
he does not care. He buys the hair
restorer merely to keep the druggist
happy.

 

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We have said it before and we say it again, there are other
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