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Chree Songs

Sing me, thou Singer, a song of gold!
Said a careworn man to me:

So I sang of the golden summer days,

And the sad, sweet autumn’s yellow haze,

Till his heart grew soft and his mellowed gaze
Was a kindly sight to see.

Sing me, dear Singer, a song of love!

A fair girl asked of me:
Then I sang of a love that clasps the Race,
Gives all, asks naught—till her kindled face
Was radiant with the starry grace

Of blessed Charity.

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Sing me, O Singer, a song of life!
Cried an eager youth to me:
And I sang of the life without alloy,
Beyond our years, till the heart of the boy
Caught the golden beauty and love and joy
Of the great Eternity.
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H. LEONARD & SONS

Announce the Opening of Their

Toy & Fancy Goods
Department

(Wholesale Only)

Without boasting we can say that not a wholesale store
this side of New York offers a larger or better assortment of

Holiday Merchandise

for your inspection. In our newly refitted salesroom we
are now showing thousands of the best sellers in

Toys, Dolls and Fancy Goods
Chinaware, Cut Glass, Silverware, Clocks
Gas and Electric Portables
Toilet Articles, Brass Goods, House Furnishings, Etc.

all marked in plain figures to sell at popular prices.

DON’T FAIL to ask for catalogue or to visit our store in
person.

OUR IMPORTED LINES are, with a few exceptions, all in
stock now.

Last Fall we were one of the few importers who DE-
LIVERED EVERYTHING SOLD and we are now ready to do the
same. Don’t make a mistake, but place your orders where
they will be filled as expected, i. e. at the well known

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Heystek & Canfield Co.

161-163 Commerce Avenue
Grand Rapids, Michigan

not only is the largest wholesale wallpaper house
in Michigan, but has an established reputation over
the United States and Canada as

The Big Job-Lot House

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| of the best factories in the world. When you buy

from factory salesmen you see only one or two lines.

When there are any big job-lots available, nobody
can beat us to them. And we are just as strong on

Paints, Brushes, Oils and Leads

Buy from your neighbor and get neighborly
service, care and appreciation.

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161-163 Commerce Ave., Grand Rapids

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DUDLEY E. WATERS, PAUL H. KING, Receivers

FACTORY SITES

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The Pere Marquette Railroad runs through a territory peculiarly adapted by Accessibility.
excellent Shipping Facilities. Healthful Climate and Good Conditions for Heme Life, for the
LOCATION OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES.

First-class Factory Sites may be had at reasonable prices. Coal in the Saginaw Valley
and Electrical Development in several parts of the State insure Cheap Power. Our Jndustrial
Department invites correspondence with manufacturers and others seeking locations All in-
quiries will receive painstaking and prompt attention and will be treated as confidential}.

Address GEORGE C. CONN,
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All’Orders at above prices must be for immediate delivery.

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Thirty-Third Year

SPECIAL FEATURES.
Page
2. Upper Peninsula.
4. News of the Business World.
5. Grocery and Produce Market.
6. Increased Protection.
8. Editorial.
9. Financial.
12. Hardware.
13, Automobiles and Accessories.
16. The Meat Market.
17. Butter, Eggs and Provisions.
18. Dry Goods.
20. Woman’s World.
22, ‘Shoes. .
24. The Commercial Traveler.
26. Drugs.
27. Drug Price Current.
28. Grocery Price Current.
30. Special Price Current.
31. Business Wants.

 

 

TO BEAT THE PARCEL POST

In their efforts to offset the effects
of the parcel post System 0 coax
small trade center patronaze to the
great mail order establishments in the
cities, one hundred Colorado Springs
retail dealers have for the past sev-
eral weeks been making semi-weekly
promotion excursions by automobile
into the various parts of their trade
territory in accordance with a plan
which is worth considering by some
larger places in the direction of pro-
moting closer trade relations.

Twenty cars have regularly been
employed and the hundred boosting
Colorado Springs dealers aim to call
upon every farmhouse and make
friends of the farmer and his family,
instill in their minds thoroughly the
doctrine of home trade.

While the primary object of these
trips is to meet the people and estab-
lish friendly trade relations between
them and the stores owned by the
merchants from Colorado Springs,
yet the Colorado Springs Chamber of
Commerce is represented by able
men who are really conducting a
campaign in the larger interest of
Colorado Springs as well as the farm-
ing community for many
around.

miles

—~2<-.__

British submarines in the Baltic
have recently been accounting for
German merchant ships to a degree
comparable with the achievements of
the so-called German “blockade” of
Great Britain which made the Kaiser
the laughing stock of the world. For-
merly there was dissatisfaction in
England with the supposed failure of
the undersea boat to do its
against Germany.

share
It took some time
for the public to recognize that the
submarine cannot be sent against
coast batteries or fenced-in harbors.
In the North Sea there are no hostile
ships, war or merchant, for the
3ritish submarine to strike at. It is
different in the Baltic, which is the
principal highway for such sustenance
as Germany still draws from Sweden.
the only country in Northern Europe
which will sell Germany a dollar’s
worth of goods. On the naval side
it is apparent that if the British can

GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1915

get enough undersea boats into the
Baltic, the German fleet may be held
almost as closely to the Eastern end
of the Kiel Canal as to the North Sea
end. It is a problem of getting the
submarines through the difficult wa-
ters of the Scandinavian narrows.
Once in the Baltic, the British boats
can operate, of course, from Russian
harbors. The signs indicate that they
have already played their part in the
defence of hardly a day
passes that they do not send several

Riga and

German merchantmen to the bottom.
The Baltic offers the real challenge
to British aggressiveness in subma-
rine warfare. It may be harder for
the boats to get into the landlocked
sea than for the Germans to get out
into the North Sea and the Atlantic,
but once on the spot, the British boats
can operate more easily than their
opponents.
—_+~-+___

Col. Goethals is quoted as having
now said that he has made prepara-
tions to remain six months at Pana-
Merchant
shipping has been advised to recon-

ma, or longer if necessary.

struct its routes based on immediate
use of the Canal.
merce is one to be measured in mon-
ey and temporary
there can be no

The loss to com-

dislocation, and
question that the
problem of Culebra will be approach-
ed without stint of energy or funds.
But to the naval authorities at Wash-
ington the situation at Panama has
a special meaning. Among the ereat
arguments for the Canal was its role
in increasing the strength of our fleet.
For a time, in fact, in the course of
the long debates about the fortifica-
tion of the Canal, the commercial
side was almost lost amidst the prob-
lems of naval strategy. To-day the
naval strategists have to face the un-
certainties of Culebra. They cannot
lay their plans without the fear of a
total upset by a blocking of the Canal.
Already in the dispatches from Wash-
ington dealing with the question of
naval preparedness there is an_ in-
timation that the new proposals will
be based on the principle of a sep-
arate fleet for the Atlantic and the
Pacific. Here is a factor which enters
immediately into the
problem of preparedness
$5,000,000 laboratory for inventions
surrounded by a high brick wall.

—_+++____

The Federal Reserve Board has

shown just the kind of judement and

more general

than any

competency that has been hoped fer
from it, in declining to approve the
recommendation that had been made
by President Wilson, with the backing
of Secretary McAdoo, for the estab-
lishment by the Federal Reserve banks
of joint agencies in leadine cities of
South and Central
ject of this kind presents obvious al-

America. A pro-

lurement; the idea of mobilizing vast
financial power for the extension o1
trade in a region of expanding pos-
sibilities is on its face highly attrac-
tive. “Whe
and resources of our Federal Reserve
said Secretary McAdoo in 4
report accompanying the

combined capital stock
banks,”
President's
letter, “utilized in this way for the
extension and promotion of our for-
eign commerce, would give them un-
rivalled financial power.” The Fed
eral Reserve Board, however

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the utilization of the combined funds
of the Federal Reserve banks for
“pioneer work” of this kind, a diver-
sion of the resources of the system
which, in view of the fluctuations of
exchange and of other circumstances,
would tend to impair the streneth o:
the system. The Board also points
Out that in
strictions under which the

consequence of the re-
Federal
Reserve banks are necessarily oblig d
to act, they would not be in a position
to compete successfully with the in-
dependent banks or branch banks es-
tablished by European nations in
Latin-American countries, The Board’s
proposal that the Federal Reserve act
be amended so as to permit member
banks to co-operate for the purpose
of jointly owning and operating for-
eign banks appears to meet the situa-
tion admirably, and has the concur-
rence of Secretary McAdoo.

——_—_2~-.__

It affords the Tradesman much
pleasure to be able to present ¢h
tabulated statement on page 6 of this
week's issue, showing the increase
protection which will be afforded the
merchants of Michigan who are fore-
ed to resort to garnishment process
after Jam! t.
teresting one and reflects credit on

The table is a most in-

the accuracy and thoroughness of the
comsiler, who is hereby thanked fo:
his generous teference to the Michi-
gan Tradesman for the part it plaved
in securing this concession from ‘inc
Legislature of 1914.

The GioR.

is on the verge of a car famine. It

& I. announces that it

might not be a bad idea for the man-
agement to transfer some of its old-
time and out-of-date passenger coach-
es to the freight service, substituting
modern and_ sanitary passenger
coaches therefor.

Waldron E. Stewart, who recently
resigned his position in the First Na-
tional Bank of Hillsdale, has been ap-
pointed assistant National bank ex-
aminer, under H. C. Backman, and is
making his first trip under the ap-
pointment this week.

2.» ___

The directors of the
Alma have purchased the
Elwell of Ealy, Slacum &

inst State
Bank of
Bank of
Hudson.

Number 1674

Status of the Bean Market.

The bean market is in rather a
niga Ba ea ae - ‘
PeCUllar State |

t at this time. There

 

are very few beans moving in Mich-
igan, even though we are abou
three weeks later than usu th the

ling, and

 

many ot FEPOrts

that have been sent out by

SOME Of
the dealers are more or less mislead-
ing. Threshing reports that we have
up fO date run all the way from
eleven bushels to the acre up to twen-

ty-seven and, while some territories
are more or less damaged, as an aver-
1
Kn

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age over the State, it loo
there would be plenty of beans to co
around and the price right now is
fully 75ca$1 per bu. too high.

These conditions in Michigan have

permitted California to contract and

sell beans to wholesale grocers who
ordinarily buy them from Michigan
and would not be at all surprised t5
find some of our Michigan

people

with the beans on their hands and

their trade supplied by California and

New York State when we get ready
L. Wellman

—————
Death of Long-Time Local Grocer.
E, J. Herrick, who was envaged in

Monroe

avenue for twenty-six years, died

tO move Our Crop. E.
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the grocery business on

his residence in this city last

 

day and was buried Tuesday. Mr

Herrick was born at Twinsburg, Ohio

\pril 23,

1844, and was the ninth child

Of a family of ten His death ce-
moves the last survivor of tie o
inal Herrick family which came from

the East when the West still was

almost new country. In 1869 he was
married to Emma A. Terrell, who
survives him. There was one
Ena, who was drowned at Ottawa
Beach in 1897. Mr. Herrick was as
sociated with the Masonic fraternity
being a Knight Templar, a member
of De Witt Clinton consistory, Colum-
bian chapter R. A. M. and Salad:
temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine

—_~s~->___

Charles M. Heald, who will be re-
membered through his former resi-
dence in Grand Rapids, while general
manager of the Chicago & West
Detroit. Lansing &

Northern Railways, and who is now

Michigan, and

President of the United Transit Co.,
in Buffalo, is a candidate for City
Commissioner in Buffalo. In the re-
cent primary election there were for
ty-seven candidates and he. was one
of eight to be selected, having re-
ceived the fourth largest vote. The
final outcome will be determined by
regular election, at which time four
of the eight will be elected. Mr.
Heald’s friends in Grand Rapids and
delighted to learn
that he has been thus honored by th
city of his adoption.

Michigan will be

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

October 20, 1915

 

UPPER PENINSULA.

Recent News From the Cloverland of
Michigan.

Sault Ste. Marie, Oct. i8—J. W.
Sterling, for the past two years pro-
prietor of the Sterling grocery store
in the west end of the city has sold
his stock to F. Falcone, who has here-
tofore conducted a grocery store al-
most across the way from Mr, Ster-
ling’s stand. Combining these two
stores into one will mean a much
larger business for Mr. Falcone, who,
however, is fully equipped to take
care of the increased trade. Mr. Ster-
ling will now devote his time to his
duties with Uncle Sam.

A. Harris, formerly in the grocery
business at Gilchrist, has sold his
place of business to Mrs. Loyd Pren-
tice. Mr. Harris has returned to
Minneapolis, his former home.

The Quay mill, at Moran, closed for
the season last Wednesday. It may
possibly open up again during the
sleighing season, which will mean
much to Moran, this being one of the
principal industries there.

Looks as though it will be some
time before the tourist business in
Mexico will amount to much.

Mrs, Jennie Cameron, of Manis-
tique, who for the past year has been
conducting the Cameron cafe. has
sold the business to W. S. Bayliss, of
Newberry, who will conduct the res-
taurant hereafter.

The many friends of Dr. Yale are
pleased to see him out again, after
eight weeks at the hospital, where
he underwent a serious operation.
The doctor is one of the Soo’s popn-
lar athletes and his presence was
greatly missed at the “Y” gymnasium
where he was the leader.

St. Ignace is to have a new dry
goods store in the Mulcrone block,
next to the Butterfly theater, which
is now being remodeled. The new
proprietor is to be Max Steinberg, of
New York. The new place will be
called the St. Ignace Bargain Store.
This indicates that St. Ignace must
be growing.

Europe, after lingering for many
years on the verge of war, is making
rather a lame struggle to get headed
toward the verge of peace.

George Benoit, claiming to hail
from Munising, created some excite-
ment here last week while indulging
too freely in joy juice, when he was
found in a paralyzed condition with
the butcher knife in his hand and
poison in his pocket. After the nec-
essary rest, he stated he was not tired
of life and was unable to account
ior the condition in which he was
found. He was only obliged to con-
tribute the usual drunk charge to the
court,

A. R. Waterbury, the popular clerk
in the U. S. customs department, is
at present enjoying a ten day vaca-
tion.

The busiest people in the country
are the farmers around Dafter at the
present time, as they are having the
fight of their lives trying to save the
grain harvest. Owing to the amount
of wet weather they cannot run their
binders in a good many of the fields
and the mowing machine has to be
brought into use. The old-time cradle
has been used by some, but binding
by hand has become very nearly a
lost art. Only a few know how to
make the band and tie the sheaves
successfully. They are an optimistic
bunch, however, and are thankful that
it is not worse.

Warren Bailey, Sr., the well-known
lumberman at Drummond, had_ the
misfortune to lose his purse contain-
ing $35 last Monday, but as Drum-
mond is noted for its honest people,
Mr. Bailey’s chances for the return
of his purse are favorable.

The Presbyterian Synod was enter-
tained at the Soo last week and from
all accounts they had an enjoyable
time. The ministers were shown

 

about the city and surrounding coun-
try and were much delighted with
the Soo.

Houghton has just discovered that
it has a new inventor in its midst,
as one of the leading merchants there
has invented a device to keep the
radiator in his auto from freezing
during the night. He borrows his
wife’s curling iron on cold nights,
screws its plug into the electric light
socket in his garage, inserts the curl-
ing iron into the intake of the rad-
iator and goes to bed and forgets
about it until the next morning, when
everything is in readiness for an
early start.

Fire Marshall C. N. Dewey, of Iron
Mountain, has completed a fire in-
spection about the city and was well
pleased with the general conditions
here. He states he is appreciative of
the co-operation which he has been
shown by local residents. He was
the guest of our Fire Chief, Armour
Taylor, while here.

Winter lumbering operations have
begun at Hessel. H. P. Hossock &
Co. are putting in new camps which
will be located about four miles north
of Prentiss Bay. The men are now
cutting the roads and a good winter
is looked for.

It is about time that the hunters
were getting busy at Skanee, and it
will probably be good news to the
Saginaw hunters having their hunting
lodges in that section of the copper
country to know that the bears are
said to be so numerous that they are
causing considerable damage to the
orchards this season and the farmers
have united to exterminate them. The
bears take the apples and then vir-
tually ruin the trees by breaking the
limbs. Ernest Nelson killed the first
bear and cub last week.

The Woods Craft Shop at the
Snows has now on sale a_ valuable

‘map for anyone interested in real es-

tate matters in that locality. The plat
was surveyed by Fred H. Loud, of
the property known as the Fishery,
belonging to Anthony Hamel,

J. Carr, of Saginaw, left last week
for Gladstone, where he will relieve
N. J. LaPine for the next two weeks,
representing the Cornwell Company.
Mr. LaPine will spend his vacation
on his large farm in Canada.

The continued wet weather of late
has put the roads of Chippewa coun-
ty in poor condition, spoiling much
of the enjoyment of the autoists.

A good many real nice men will
display murderous instincts when it
comes to killing time.

The corner stone of the new Soo
high school was laid last Tuesday
afternoon. Superintendent E. C.
Hartwell, of the city schools, made a
brief address in opening the cere-
monies, reviewing the progress made
by Michigan in advancing education-
al opportunities. He then presented
County School Commissioner Easter-
day, who made the address of the
day. Mr. Easterday is known as the
grand old man of the Soo, having
spent fifty-one years among us, and
is the oldest living man in the Soo
who has been deeply interested in the
educational and moral advancement
of the city. His address was remark-
able and a large crowd listened to
same with much interest. The Soo
high school, when finished, will be
the best in the U. P. and one of the
best in the State.

Wm. Cadreau, one of the best
known and most skillful chefs in the
Northwest, has re-opened the cafe in
connection with the Grand buffet on
Ashmun street. The Grand buffet for
a number of years was one of our
principal eating places for business
men. The place has been refurnished
and put in good condition.

Jason Pinder & Son have opened
a confectionery store at 119 Portage
avenue, where they expect to carry
a full line of confectionery. Mr. Pin-
der and son are both well-known

hustlers and will undoubtedly make
a sucess of the new venture.

The only time business and pleasure
will mix is when a man makes pleas-
ure of business.

The early closing of navigation be-
tween Chicago and upper lake points
is causing much inconvenience with
the St. Mary River trade, who have
usually depended on getting their
winter supplies shipped in via rail to
the Soo and reshipped by stage.

Robert D. Mansfield, who died at
the Soo hospital last week, was one
of the prominent marine men of the
Great Lakes and well-known in ma-
rine circles. He was a young man 30
years of age and, previous to an at-
tack of appendicitis, had been enjoy-
ing good health. Dr. Becker, an em-
inent specialist was brought here
from Cleveland, but his services were
of no avail. The deceased is survived
by a widow and six-year-old child.
The remains were taken to Cleveland
for interment. William G. Tapert.

——_o~-.__
The New President of the Ohio As-
sociation.

Chicago, Oct. 18—I am attaching
herewith a programme of the six-
teenth annual convention of the Ohio
State Retail Grocers and Meat Deal-
ers’ Association, also a picture of E,
O. Snyder, who was elected President
of the Association by unanimous vote.
As I happen to be well acquainted
with Mr. Snyder, I thought perhaps
the facts concerning his business
career would be interesting to you
and that you might care to build a
little story about them to run in your
paper.

Mr. Snyder was born June 30, 1879,
at East Ringold, Ohio. His early
life was spent on a farm, but he be-
came associated with his father in
business at the early age of 17 years,
at Cedar Hill, Ohio, at which point
they conducted a general store.

Mr. Snyder has resided in Colum-
bus about sixteen years. He was in
business with his father about two
years before deciding to strike out
for himself. His first store was at
the corner of Main and Eighteenth
streets, Columbus, and he has been
at his present location at Wilson and
Main streets, for the past nine years.

Mr. Snyder was first elected a di-
rector in the Columbus Association,
and then President. He served as
President of the Columbus Associa-
tion two years. Prior to this he was
made qa director in the State Board
and two years ago, at the convention
in Cleveland, was made Vice-Presi-
dent of the State organization.

Mr. Snyder has always been a very
active organization man, giving a
great deal of his own time and money

 

 

E. O. Snyder.

in promoting the welfare of associa-
tions in towns adjacent to Columbus.
During the past year he has been very
successful in organizing work, having
organized eight out of the fifteen new
associations which were installed in
the State during the present year.

Mr. Snyder is a very active man
in different business organizations in
Columbus, particularly in the Cham-
ber of Commerce and the Rotary
Club. He is one of the directors oi
the Chamber of Commerce of Colum-
bus.

If the foregoing short sketch is of
any value to you as a news item I
will be glad to have you use it, or
you can rebuild it to suit yourself.

C. J. Callin.

 

 

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October 20, 1915

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

Passing of William Wallace Peirce,
of Moline.

William Wallace Peirce, one of the
pioneer merchants of Western Michi-
gan, is dead.

Mr. Peirce was born in Alleghany,
Potter county, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15,
1848, and died Oct. 13, 1915. His
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cousin of Wilbur F. Storey, who con-
ducted the Detroit Free Press during
the war and afterwards owned and
published the Chicago Times. Be-
ginning his education in the country
schools of his native place, Mr. Peirce
moved with his parents to Alfred,
New York, where he attended Alfred
University during

Warren N. Fuller,

his later boyhood.
Secretary of the

Tradesman Company, was a playmate
and schoolmate of the deceased, both
in Pennsylvania and New York.

Mr. Peirce came to Allegan county
with his parents Oct. 17, 1866. At an
early age he entered the mercantile
business, first conducting a store at
Dutton, later in Grand Rapids, and
then moved to Moline, where he own-
ed and conducted a general store for
twenty-five years.

Mr. Peirce was married June 8,
1883, to Miss Ora McConnell, who
died June 12, 1893. The only sur-
viving relatives are a daughter, Mrs.
William E. Sawyer, of Grand Rapids,
and a sister, Mrs. J. F.
Moline.

Mr. Peirce was a man with remark-
able energy and concentration of pur-
pose. He did well whatever under-
taking he was engaged in and was
successful in his business pursuits.

Mr. Peirce was reserved in tem-
perament and qa man of few words.
He held himself to a strict account-
ability to the performance of any
promise he made and he enjoyed the
respect and confidence of all with
whom he was engaged in trade.

Mr. Peirce suffered a mental break-
down in 1902 and from that time until
his death he was a private patient in
the State hospital at Kalamazoo.

Mr. Peirce was fond of out door
sports. He enjoyed shooting and
always had some choice bird dogs in
which he took a great deal of pride.
He was also a great admirer of fine
driving horses. At the time of losing
his health he owned a string of four-
teen standard bred horses, some of

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which were considered very speedy.

In politics he was a Democrat and
was elected to various offices in his
community. He was postmaster at
Moline for many years.

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The funeral services weré held a
Moline Oct. 15, the interment being in
the Dorr cemetery.

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Leisure Hour Jottings From Jackson.

Jackson, Oct.
installed for the

19—Posts are being
boulevard lighting
system in our city. Of course, Jack-
son always did have a metropolitan
main street and these new lights will
dress it up in a fitting manner.

The city press announce that the
police department is receiving a shak-
ing up after some of them tried shak-
ing each other.

E. A, Wellman, the Horton mer-
chant, visits Jackson once a week.
He finds here a good market for his
produce. He says his son, Sereno, is
back to the Agricultural Coll ege, at
Lansing, again this year, but from
what we know of the young man we
prophecy that he will not be a farm-
er. He is going to make good alone
other lines.

The Central State Bank is laying
the foundation for a sky scraper on
Liberty Square which, when complet-
ed, will be its new home,

We are glad to know of the where-
about of E. L. Day through the col-
umns of last week’s Tradesman. He
has been out of the city so much we
could not keep track of him.

E. G. Tompkins went fishing Sat-
urday and told his wife to purchase
no meat for over Sunday. His inten-
tions were all right, but the family
had to fast.

It has been intimated by
that Jackson Council is making
preparations to have the Grand Coun-
selor here and initiate one of the

some

3
largest class ever some time during
the winter,

The Jackson Retail Grocers’ Asso-

ciation is planning for a pure food
show in the late winter. This will be
a real show and Will Burris is being
considered as general manager.

Church & \lbion, have
erected a warehouse in the rear of
their store. These people know how
to use their space to the best advan-
tage and are always figurine on the
greatest volume of business ain ihe
fewest steps possible. And they have
some business, too.

Broas, of

Jim Grace is one of the firm of
Grace Bros., Marshall. He bought a
new car early in‘the summer. Now

that winter is fast approaching, Jim
says he has not neglected business at
all for the car. It really looks as if
the car had made him better for busi-
ness and brought a new enjoyment in
his life, after twenty-five years. of
hard work behind the counter

J. A. Moore, local manager for the
National Biscuit Co.. is lookine lke
himself once more. Jay’s health was
poor for several months, but his
friends are glad of the rapid improve-
ment he has made lately.

W illiam Pickell has built up a large
trade in Jackson and tributary towns
on flour manufactured by F. W. Stock
& Sons, Hillsdale. He ships several
ci arloads in here each month and says
that business is still coming his w: ay.
This business, in the future will be
handled through the warehouse of
Frank S. Ganiard.

The Jackson fans all bet on the
Red Sox and they will burn coal this
winter.

Spurgeon.

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Movements of Merchants.

Kalkaska—Mrs. Willis Goddard has
engaged in the millinery business.

Manton—Charles Badman succeeds
Anton Schleif in the meat business.

Shepherd—Charles M. Judy  suc-
ceeds Fred Perkins in general trade.

Milan—G. C. Joslyn & Co. have
opened their new bakery and lunch
room.

Scottville—Charles Lair succeeds
Armstrong & Lair in the blacksmith
business.

Alpena—The Cronin Co. has pur-
chased the stock of the Reynolds Dry
Goods Co.

Crescent—A. J. White & Son have
closed their sawmill and removed to
Woodson, Va.

Newberry—Charles Sheer has open-
ed a dry goods and clothing store on
Newberry avenue.

Saranac—Harwood & Adgate suc-
ceed the H. J. Houseman Estate in
the grocery business.

Alma—C. H. Smith has sold his
bakery to J. B. Oberlin, who will
continue the business.

Lawrence—I. E, Roots, who con-
ducts a bakery at Decatur, has open-
ed a branch bakery here.

Ionia—Herbert Buxton, coal and
wood dealer, has closed out his stock
and retired from business.

Evart—The Evart Hardware Co.
has uttered a trust mortgage to David
Rorison to secure creditors.

Negaunee—John Lisa, who con-
ducts the City bakery, has opened a
branch bakery at Ishpeming.

Howell—Henry J. Sweet has sold
his grocery stock to Sam Curran,
who will continue the business.

Manton—M. E. Arnold, recently of
life Lake, has opened a bakery under
the style of the Manton Home bak-
ery.

Lapeer—Benjamin Ross has opened
a grocery and dry goods store on
the east town line in Arcadia town-
ship.

Three Rivers—Floyd Havens has
purchased the B. A. Goff store build-
ing and grocery stock and has taken
possession.

Holland—Misses Lulu Zwemer and
Stella Gerard have formed a copart-
nership and opened an art store on
Pine avenue.

Gilchrist—Mrs. Lloyd Prentice has
purchased the A. Harris stock of gen-
eral merchandise and will
the business.

continue

Alma—Miller Bros. have opened a
meat market in connection with their
srocery store, under the Management
of Roy Miller.

Greenville—F. W. Buse has sold
his stock of bazaar goods to Perry

 

Nelson, recently
taken possession.

Iron River—B. Bloch, recently en-
gaged in general trade at Wausaukee,
Wis., will open a department store
here about Dec. 1.

Kalamazoo—The Kalamazoo Sta-
tionery Co. has taken over the pa-
peterie department of the Lee Paper
Co., at Vicksburg.

Alanson—Frank Eldred, recently
of Petoskey, has taken over the R.
L. Myers grocery and feed stock and
will continue the business.

Traverse City—Fairbrother & Ober-
shaw, grocers, have dissolved part-
nership and the business will be con-
tinued by Fred G. Fairbrother.

Bronson—George Robinson, who
conducted a grocery store here for
number of years, died at his home
Oct. 13, following a long illness.

Richmond—R. C. Morish, of Flint,
has purchased the billiard parlor, ci-
gar and confectionery stock of oN
Miller and will continue the business.

Petoskey—George Doherty has pur-
chased the C. E. Sullivan grocery and
meat stock and will continue the busi-
ness under the style of Doherty &
Co.

Pinckney—W. H. Guthrie. recently
of Marion, has purchased the Wallace
W. Barnard stock of general mer-
chandise and will continue the busi-
ness.

St. Ignace—Max Steinberg, of New
York City, has opened a dry goods
store in the Mulcrone building under
the style of the St. Ignace Bargain
store.

Whitehall—A. M. Leighton has sold
his dry goods stock and fixtures to
Charles Levison, who has removed it
to Petoskey and will continue the
business.

Caro—The Caro Elevator Co. has
been incorporated with an authorized
capital stock of $1,000, of which
amount $500 has subscribed and $250
paid in in cash,

Detroit—The Jensen Drug Co. has
been incorporated with an authorized

of Ionia, who has

capital stock of $15,000, of which
amount $12,500 has been subscribed
and paid in in cash,

Detroit—The Garfield Pharmacy

has engaged in business with an au-
thorized capitalization of $3,500, all
of which has been subscribed and
$2,500 paid in in cash.

Muskegon—Dyle E. Frizzel, who
conducts a billiard parlor and cigar
store at 91 Ottawa street, has sold
his stock to A. Christianson, who will
continue the business.

Saginaw—The Saginaw Valley Gin-
seng Co. has been incorporated with
an authorized capital stock of $30,-

chine Co. to S. R. Plank and the
business will be continued under the
style of Mead & Plank.

Blaine—The Blaine Hay & Grain
Co. has been organized with an au-
thorized capital stock of $5,000, of
which amount $2,500 has been sub-
scribed and paid in in cash.

Reading—Berry & Dunbrock have
sold out their grocery stock to M. D.
Frank & Son, Smith & Stone, Mal-
lery Bros. and Otis Abbott, who will
close out same at forced sale.

Six Lakes—Sidney C. Gaffield has
sold his interest in the J. W. Gaffield
& Sons grain elevator to his partners
and engaged in the agricultural im-
plement and produce business.

Carson City—F. Rideck & Co., com-
posed of Frank Rideck and Louis
Russell, have taken over the George
L. Russell billiard parlor and res-
taurant and will continue the busi-
ness.

Allegan—A. H. Foster writes the
Tradesman that he has sold C. S.
Hughes one-quarter of the stock in
one of his stores and will continue
the implement, seed and produce
business.

Muskegon—Gillard Bros., dealers
in confectionery and ice cream, have
dissolved partnership and the business
will be continued by Richard C. Gil-
lard, who has taken over the interest
of his brother.

Fennville—Mann & Hoover have
traded their grocery and confection-
ery stock and fixtures to J. W. Mor-
ris, of Grand Rapids, for real estate.
Unless a purchaser is found, the stock
will be closed out at retail.

Chesaning—The Chesaning Grain
Co. has been organized with an au-
thorized capital stock of $20,000, of
which amount, $10,400 has been sub-
scribed, $927.51 paid in in cash and
$9,472.49 paid in in property.

Freeland—The Freeland Elevator
Co. has been incorporated with an
authorized capitalization of $25,000.
of which amount $20,000 has been sub-
scribed, $941.88 paid in in cash and
$19,058.12 paid in in property.

Saginaw—A verdict of no cause of
action was brought in by the jury
in the Saginaw Circuit Court in the
case of Edson, Moore & Co. vs. W.
Geo. Kwiatkowski. The contention
in the case amounts to about $1,000.

Wheeler—The Wheeler Elevator
Co. has engaged in business with an
authorized capitalization of $10,000, of
which amount, $9,220 has been sub-
scribed, $951.30 has been paid in in
cash and $8,268.70 paid: in in property.

Gladwin—Black & Bradley, who
have been engaged in the undertaking
and furniture business here for the
past five years, are succeeded by Rog-
ers & Neely, the new firm consisting
of Harry F. Rogers and William H.
Neely.

Bancroft—Fred Rorabeck has trad-
ed his home in Eaton Rapids, his
farm near here, and his farm near
Reed City to G. W. Mason, for his
store building and stock of general
merchandise and will take possession
about Nov. 1.

the business at the same location, 108
Cooper street, under the style of
Fausel & Marx.

Milan—O, F. Kleckner has sold his
building and jewelry stock to Millard
P. Phillips, who has taken possession.

Litchfield—Mrs. Lillian Hager has
taken over the grocery stock former-
ly conducted by A, J. Hager and will
continue the business.

Adrian—Lafer Bros., Detroit, deal-
ers in dairy products, have started Suit
in Circuit Court for $25,000 against
James Helme, State Dairy and Food
Commissioner, claiming improper
charges were made by him against
their methods of offering dairy goods
for sale.

Ann Arbor—The Interstate Credit
Co., Limited, has engaged in busi-
ness to buy and sell notes, bonds and
other securities and deal in real and
personal property, with an authorized
capital stock of $10,000, of ;
amount $5,000 has been
and $1,000 paid in in cash.

Volinia—Hiram Fox has rented the
old Volinia store building here and
has put in a stock of groceries pre-
paratory to sharing trade with other
towns. Mr. Fox has for the past year
been operating the grist mill at
Nicholsville, one of the oldest coun-
try mills in the county in point of
continuous service, and he is well and
favorably known to residents of this
vicinity.

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Manufacturing Matters.

Saginaw—The Michigan Engineer-
ing Co. has increased its capital stock
from $50,000 to $75,000.

Raco—The Richardson &
Co. has increased its capital
from $300,000 to $1,000,000.

Detroit—The F. L. Jacobs Co., elec-
tric welder, has increased its capital
stock from $65,000 to $100,000.

Kalamazoo—The capital stock of
the Kalamazoo Stationery Co. has
been increased from $100,000 to $250,-
000.

Detroit—The Judge Durand Cigar
Co., Ltd. has increased its capital
stock from $10,000 to $15,000 and
changed its name to the Davis Cigar
Co.

Detroit—The Michigan Forge and
Iron Co. has been organized with an
authorized capital stock of $1,000 of
which amount $500 has been sub-
scribed and $250 paid in’ in cash.

Traverse City—M., Rabinovitch, ci-
gar manufacturer and grocer at 408
East Front street, has purchased the
V. E. Roland grocery stock and will
continue the business at the same
location as a branch store.

Ishpeming—Work has been started
on the new creamery here to be oper-
ated by Meen Bros. of Rhinelander,
Wis. It is expected that the building
will be completed December 1 and
that it will be ready for operation by
the first of the year. The building
will be two stories high, 80 feet long
and 30 feet wide. The floor in the
first story will be concrete. The
walls will be constructed of brick and
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Review of the Grand Rapids Produce
Market.

Apples—Standard varieties, such
as Wealthy, Maiden Blush, Wagner,
Twenty Ounce and Wolf River com-
mand $3@4 per bbl.

Bananas—Medium, $1.25; Jumbo,
$1.50; Extra Jumbo, $1.75; Extreme
Extra Jumbo, $2.

Beans—$3 per bu. for medium.

Beets—50c per bu.

Butter—The butter market shows
an active consumptive demand. Re-
ceipts are about normal for the season
and the situation is healthy on the
present basis. No immediate change
seems in sight. Fancy creamery is
quoted at 27'4%4@28c in tubs and 29¢
in prints. Local dealers pay 23c for
No. 1 dairy, 17c for packing stock.

Cabbage—40c per bu. or $1 per bbl.

Cauliflower—$1.25 per doz.

Carrots—50c per bu.

Celery—16c per bunch for
grown.

Cocoanuts—#4 per sack containing
100.

Crab Apples—$1@1.25 per bu.

Cranberries—$7.50 per bbl. for Cape
Cod Early Blacks.

Cucumbers—75c per doz. for home
grown hot house.

Eggs—Fresh are bringing satisfac-
tory prices on a slightly higher basis
than a week ago. There is a slight
falling off in the consumptive de-
mand, no doubt due to the extreme
price. Local dealers pay 27c for No.
1 candled. Some storage eggs are
coming out at prices which show the
holders a very fair profit, prices being
20c for firsts and 25c for seconds.

Eee Plant—$1.25 per doz.

Garlic—20c per Ib.

home

Grapes—$1.50 per doz. for 4 Ib.
baskets; 17c for 8 lb. baskets. These
prices are for Concords, Wordens
and Niagaras. Delawares command
25c per 8 Ib. basket. The crop locally
is a great disappointment, on account
of wet weather and frost. California
Tokay, $1.50 per 4 basket crate; Cali-
fornia Malaga, $1.40 per 4 _ basket
crate; Spanish Malaga, $5(@6 per keg.

Grape Fruit—Cuban commands $5
(5.50 per box.

Green Onions—Silver Skins, 15c per
doz.

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

Lemons—California,
box,

Lettuce—Home grown head, $1.50
per bu.; home grown leaf, $1 per bu.
or 10c per Ib.

Maple Sugar—14@15c per Ib.

Mushrooms—40@50c per Ib.

Nuts—Almonds, 18c per lb.; filberts
13c per lb.; pecans, 15c per lb.; wal-

$3.50@4 per

nuts, 18c for Grenoble and Californ‘a,
17c for Naples.

Onions—Home grown command 75
90c per bu.

Oranges—California
steady at $5(@5.50.

Oysters—Standards, $1.35; Medium
Selects, $1.50; Extra Selects, $1.75:
New York Counts, $1.85; Shell Oys-
ters, $7.50 per bbl.

Peaches—A few Smocks are com-
ing in, finding an outlet on the bas’s
of 75c per bu.

Pears—Anjou, $1.25 per bu.: Kie-
fers, 75@90c per bu. Local dealers
have received shipments of Kiefers
from Delaware.

Peppers—Green, $1.20 per bu.

Pickling Onions—$1.35 per 20 Ih.
box.

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

Potatoes—Home grown range from
50@60c per bu. The market has its
ups and downs, but high prices will
rule,

Quinces—$2.50@3 per bu. Most of
the fruit handled in this market this
season is from New York.

Radishes—t5c for round.

Squash—1'%c per Ib. for Hubbard.

Tomatoes—$1 per bu. for ripe and
60c for green.

Turnips—50c per bu.

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The Grocery Market.

Sugar—The expected has happened.
The raw market has been
up by the American Sugar Refining
Co. on the basis of 4.20c and Monday
all of the Eastern refineries advanced
the price of granulated to 5.15c—25
points above the price which has
been stationery for two or
weeks. Michigan granulated has
moved up to 4.95c. St. Louis made
the first shipment Monday. Holland
will make its first shipment to-mor-
row. The beet crop now promises
to be smaller than expected some time
ago, reports from California and
Michigan being less sanguine.
ever, there should be ample supplies,
and even the elimination of the free
sugar danger will not prevent sellers
from marketing their products as rap-
idly as possible.

Valencias are

cleaned

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Tea—The market for Congous has
closed, as has the market for Japans,
and the Formosa market will close in
the near future. This means that the
status of these teas is now fixed for
the season and the low prices which
some buyers expected have not mater-
ialized, and probably will not materi-
alize. The entire market is steady to
firm, with a good demand.

Coffee—Rio and Santos are a shade
higher than a week ago and milds
are from %4@%c higher. The rea-

son for the advance in milds is that
Europe is a heavy buyer of those
grades of coffee. he reason for the
better feeling in Brazils is that buy-
ers seem to be taking coffees more
freely. There is no reasonable prob-
ability of any revolutionary change
in prices, but the feeling is undoubt-
edly better. Java
firm. Mocha is perhaps a '%c lower,

unchanged and
because some Mocha has gotten in.
Canned Fruits—Apples are un-
changed and quiet. California canned
goods are dull in first hands, as fu-
tures are now being delivered. Prices
show no change. Small Eastern sta-
ple canned goods are unchanged and
dull.
Canned
present weak tendency in tomatoes
will prove to be only a fluctuation in
the general market conditions, which

Vegetables—Whether the

have had a very strong attitude for
several weeks, or whether the present
decline is the first sign of a slump
in the market brokers appear to be
unable to determine. The
impression, however, seems to be that
with the short pack that has been
made quotations on tomatoes will ul-
timately return to a higher level than
the one from which
slightly last week. Corn shows no
change for the week, the situation
being still rather firm. Peas are
slightly more active than they have
been for some time. While the ac-
tual buying that is accomplished does
not increase greatly in volume over
the totals of the past few weeks, the
general enquiry in evidence is far
greater, according to brokers, than
that which has been noticeable for
a considerable time. Prices are said
to be held firmer by the packers and
indications point to more extensive
buying within a short time.

general

they declined

Canned Fish—Quotations on all the
cheaper grades of salmon are inclin-
ed to display a stronger tendency,
with the quotations on Alaska reds
being held very firmly. Chums in the
spot market are reported to be prac-
tically exhausted, although limited
quantities are being offered at a nom-
inal quotation. Pinks were being
strongly held, quotations ranging
from 85@87'4c, with very small stocks
in evidence. There appeared to be
an opinion in some quarters that sup-
plies in restricted amounts might be
had for a shade under 85c. Large
domestic sardine packers announce
that they will advance prices of quar-
ter oil keys from 5@10c per case as
soon as the stocks now on hand were
exhausted. This will occur in less
than another week, according to re-
ports. Both cartons and decorated
three-quarter mustards are said to be
selling freely at the quoted prices.
Of smoked sardines out of q total of
25,000 cases packed this season there
were said to be only 1,100 cases left.
Eastport advices report that it is
doubtful if any suitable fish will be
obtained from this time on to pack
as smoked sardines.

Dried Fruits—Large importers have
announced the opening prices on 1915
pack Persion dates. Quotations as
named were for stocks to arrive on
the steamer Seistan due to reach this

 

port about November 1. The new
quotations were for Hallowee fancy
standard brands 6%c, Hallowee extra
fancy brands 6%4c, Hallowee one-hali
boxes fancy brands 634c and for
Khadrawee boxes fancy brands at 6c.
Prices are guaranteed up to January
1. Cables received from Greece state
that the currant stocks on the Frixos
were expected to be reshipped on the
River Orontes. There were reports
that the latter boat had already sailed
from Patras, but no authentication of
these rumors could be obtained. As
the boat is said to be only a slow
cargo steamer, even if she had al-
ready departed from Greece, import-
ers report that she can not be expect-
ed to reach New York before the
early part of November. At the pres-
ent time, due to the very inade-
quate transportation facilities between
Greece and the United States, the
New York spot market is said to be
entirely cleaned up of 1915 crop un-
cleaned Amalia currants. Although
nominal quotations are being made
by New York operators at 11c as the
inside for stocks of 1915 crop Amalia
currants, there do not avpear to be
any stocks available in any quarter.
California spot prunes continue to be
held very strongly, with extremely
light stocks in evidence and the de-
mand on the part of buyers remaining
very active. Supplies which are being
received in small quantities almost
daily are absorbed as quickly as they
arrive at full market quotations. The
slide in the Panama Canal has very
greatly deranged shipments of all
California products, but the owners
of the merchandise en route are trans-
shipping them largely by way of the
Horn. It will make continued scar-
city for a while on spot until the sup-
plies begin to come in. Peaches show
no change and quiet demand. Apri-
cots continue firm. Raisins are un-
changed and in moderate request.

Rice—The demand has been heavy
and distributers are taking hold in a
more seasonable way. The stimulat-
ing factor is the strength in the
South, where a good business with
all sections of the country is reported.
The mills are booked up on prompt
delivery. Broken rices are firm on
the export enquiry. Blue Rose is
moving actively at steady prices. The
Arkansas crop is now beginning to
move.

Provisions—All smoked meats show
an advance from %@™c and the
situation ig firm at the higher prices.
The consumptive demand is normal.
The advance in provisions is most
unusual for this season. Pure and
compound lard are also higher by
about a %c per pound, due to short
supply. Barreled pork and canned
meats are all unchanged and steady.

Salt Fish—The mackerel situation
is still very firm. There are some
Norways on spot, but they are held
at very high prices and the demand
for them is quite small.
no fish is coming forward from Nor-
way, either new or old. The entire
situation has a very strong outlook.
Cod, hake and haddock are unchang-

Practically

ed and quiet. Some demand has de-

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Se neeeel

October 20, 1915
NIGHT HAS FALLEN

On the Heroic Career of T. Stewart
White.

It was a pathetic twilight of great
powers upon which the night has
fallen in the death of T. Stewart
White. His almost complete disable-
ment, physically, during the past few
weeks, and the consequent relaxing
of his mental grasp, make his passing
all the more tragic.

The death occurred on Thursday
and the funeral was held from the
family residence Saturday.

As a detailed biographical sketch
of the deceased recently appeared in
the Tradesman, it is unnecessary at
this time to present an array of facts
regarding his life which has been an
open book in this community for
more than half a century.

Mr. White’s early career was spent
in the Great Lakes region, for he was
a native of Michigan, born and bred.
He had been fortunate in being able
to select a more salubrious climate in
which to spend the later winters of
his life, but tn his heart he cherished
a tender feeling for the Woiverine
State, which witnessed his early trials
and triumphs and still claimed him as
a citizen and a taxpayer.

When asked for the cause of his
success Mr. White's reply was at once
modest and humorous: “Being in so
many things,” he said, “we couldn't
bust them all at once.”

This little statement was typicai of
Mr. White, who was not prone to
extract from his success any compli-
ment to himself. He was decidedly
of a retiring disposition. That, how-
ever, his character was one of many
fine qualities is evidenced by his part-
nership for nearly half a century with
Thomas Friant. Two men cout
hardly conduct a business together
for so many years and espouse so
many varied and large ventures it
either one possessed a_ disposition
that produced friction or disagrec-
ment. Those who knew Mr. White
well know that the characteristics
that made for his success were ten-

acity of purpose, capacity for detail, -

trust in the good intention of the
other fellow, industrial courage and
willingness to accept occasional fail-
ure without losing nerve. Among his
intimate friends he was known for
his keen sense of humor, personal

 

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gentleness and kindliness and almost
extreme personal modesty.

Had Mr. White done nothing else
he would still be entitled to fame for
giving to the world that literary
genius, Stewart Edward White, the
author of “The Forest,” “Blazed
Trail,” “Conjurer’s House” and other
works dealing with the great timber
industry and the forests where it his

 

literary style reflects a heritage from
his mother in its appreciation of na-
ture and its sympathetic passages and
from his father in its virile description
and vigorous action. Mr. White as-
sisted his son in the development of
this field of literature, and was in a
position to give him really valuable
assistance. Not only his already
famous son but all his children have

THE LATE T. STEWART WHITE

its being. Even greater things are
expected of this remarkable man ot
letters, and to Mr. White may be
credited no small part of the fame
that his son has achieved, a credit
that Mr. White would hasten to share
with his good wife, for it was largely
the maternal influence that assured
and directed the gifted son’s superb
physique and undoubted genius; his

been made students of nature; and so
we shall expect to hear from the
others, for they have been reared
near to nature and to nature’s heart.

An Appreciation.
Loyal, sincere and truthful in his
friendships.
Self-reliant: giving to others; not
taking from them.

7

Ambitious for those near to him
rather than for himself.

Vigorous, mentally and physically:
a fond and intelligent lover of nature.

Companionable and sympathetic:
of quick wit, but always kindly.

Such were the characteristics that
endeared Stewart White to those who
knew him well.

His death touches me so closely
that I have not the heart to write out
in detail the appreciation I am asked
for. We must all, sooner or later,
join the throng of the departed, yet
it will take much time to reach the
realization that he, too, has gone.
Life to him had been such a scene of
engrossing and wide-awake interest
that its termination seems impossible:
yet he would not have feared the
great change had he known that his
time had come. John S. Lawrence.

72.

Quotations on Local Stocks and Bonds.
Public Utilities.

Bid Asked
*Am. Light & Trae. Co., Com. 342 347
*Am. Light & Trac. Co., Pfd. 108 111
Am. Public Utilities, Com. 30 aa
Am. Public Utilities, Pfd. 63144 66
*Comw’th Pr. Ry. & Let., Com. 54% 56
*Comw'th Pr. Ry. & Let., Pfd. 8014 83

 

Pacific Gas & Elec., Com. 54 57
Tennessee Ry., Lt. & Pr., Com. 5 8
Tennessee Ry., Lt. & Pr., Pfd. 24 ai
United Light & Rys., Com. bo 41
United Light & Rys., 1st Pfd. 67% 69%
Comw’th 6% 5 year bond 99% 101
Michigan Railway Notes 99 100%
Citizens Telephone 684% 72
Michigan Sugar 90 95
Holland St Louis Sugar 6% 74

Holland St. Louis Sugar, Pfd. 7% 8%
United Light 1st and Ref. 5%

bonds 82 85
Industrial and Bank Stocks.
Dennis Canadian Co. 70 80 ~
Furniture City Brewing Co. 4 50

Globe Knitting Works, Com. 130 140
Globe Knitting Works, Pfd. 98 100

G. R. Brewing Co. 90 100
Commercial Savings Bank 220
Fourth National Bank 220
G. R. National City Bank 165 170
G. R. Savings Bank 255
Kent State Bank 250 260
Old National Bank 195 203
Peoples Savings Bank 250

Iax dividend.
October 20, 1915.

NUT

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1915 crop black walnuts $1 bu.
shell bark hickory nuts $2 bu.

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GREATEST PERIL TO NATION.

Whatever anybody may think or
say about Woodrow Wilson as a
Democratic statesman or about his
administration from any point of
view, there must be practical una-
nimity in the opinion that as a public
speaker the White House has held
very few who were his equal. Long
before he went into politics he was
a student of history and current
events, and he had opportunities to
gain experience as a writer and a
speaker, and they were all improved,
to the end that he puts things pithily
and pointedly, and in all his addresses
Says something which is timely and
worth remembering.

President Wilson has determined to
impress upon the American people the
imperative necessity of domestic uni-
ty. He delivered his first speech on
the subject before the Daughters of
the American Revolution. It will be
followed by others and probably by
a congressional enactment to erad-
icate from the body politic men who
claim to be American citizens but
who have never forgotten or swerved
from their allegiance to the country
of their origin.

It is hardly necessary to say that
no pronouncement of the President
has the importance of that he has just
made. It touches the very life of the
American Nation. The country has
been and is threatened by a division
into groups, based upon blood or
sentiment. In past campaigns ap-
peals have been made to the German
vote, the Irish vote, the Italian vote.
the Scandinavian vote, the Jewish
vote and the Polish vote.

During the present war an attempt
has been made to organize a German-
American party, avowedly to oppose
as a unit any candidate for President
who does not come out openly for
the German cause. The administra-
tion had reason to believe that a
movement was under way to con-
solidate citizens of allied origin to
fight any candidate who did not pub-
licly declare his sympathy with the
cause of the quadruple entente.

In short, the United States was to
be transformed into a battleground
by partisans of Germany on the one
hand and the Allies on the other:
American ideals, American aspirations
and American civilization were to be

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

subordinated to and perhaps destroy-
ed as a result of the preachment of
those of foreign lands,

President Wilson realized that this
constituted a National danger. He
has come to appreciate that his urgent
command that American citizens and
residents of the country should be
neutral in deed and thoughts should
be disregarded by many of those who
became naturalized because it was to
their material and moral interest to
abandon the country of their birth.
It is not going too far to say that
Mr. Wilson feels the Republic will be
in danger unless the people unite and
place American rights and American
interests before those of any European
state.

The President has been deeply im-
pressed by the necessity of the coun-
try awakening to the situation. He
withheld utterance on the subject un-
til just before the campaign for the
Presidency opened, in order that his
views might have the greater weight.
He did not believe his declaration
would be approved by German-Amer-
icans who are proud of the hyphen,
and he explained it would be objected
to by the hyphenated of other blood;
he concluded that American citizens
would indorse his stand and that it
was indefinitely preferable to have
their backing than that of men who
put European countries ahead of their
Own.

The situation has been brought
home to the administration by what
has happened in Maryland. Recently
a State convention was held in tha-
State to ratify the primary choices for
governor and other officers. Friends
of the President contemplated pre-
senting a resolution indorsing his pol-
icies, particularly in connection with
the European war. It soon developed
that the German-American represen-
tatives in the convention and Demo-
cratic politicians who were afraid of
the German-American vote would
make a fight in opposition to the
adoption of the resolution. To avoid
such a spectacle and a split which
might have an evil effect throughout
the country the proposal was dropped.

Here was direct tangible evidence
of the existence of a German move-
ment in American politics. It was
natural to expect that such a move-
ment would be resented by those of
allied origin. It was also natural to
believe that what had occurred in
Maryland would develop in other
states.

It was from no selfish motive that
Mr. Wilson decided the time had
come to take steps to stamp out this
condition, so contrary to the spirit of
American institutions. He knew that
he would not be the sole object of
such a campaign; that the candidate
of the Republican party and the can-
didate of the Progressive party would
be subjected to the same kind of
pressure that was being applied to
him.

Moreover, he foresaw such tactics
would lead to the direction of Ameri-
can foreign policies in the interest of
this or that European country depend-
ent upon the successes at the polls
next year of the un-American party
which secured predominance,

It was not difficult to understand
that unless this pandora box was
promptly closed the United States as
an independent Nation would cease
to exist and that it would become the
catspaw of a foreign government.

It is recognized as an extremely
difficult thing to frame a law which
will end dual citizenship. It is sug-
gested a bill might be passed forbid-
ding the existence of any hyphenated
school, although this might be con-
sidered a state rather than a National

matter. It is realized by the admin-
istration that what is needed is a
thorough American education for

every child.

Another way to reach the condi-
tions denounced by the President is
to restrict immigration.

Congress passed a bill with this end
in view, but it was vetoed by Mr.
Wilson particularly because of a pro-
vision prescribing g literacy test.

The entire matter is to be thrashed
over before Congress meets. It is
believed some plan can be evolved
which will assure men who have ac-
quired American citizenship acting as
Americans or else be forced to sur-
render their papers, thereby reverting
to the citizenship of the country in
which they originated.

For the German press it is natural
enough to speak of the Balkan de-
velopments as the beginning of a
German thrust against the British em-
pire in Egypt and India. In its dis-
tant implications the southward
march of the Teuton armies does hold
such a threat. But it is altogether
too early to speak of a campaign
against Egypt as an actuality of the
near future. Before that can come
about a decision must be reached in
the Balkans and, if precedent counts
for anything, operations in the Bal-
kans will not be the rush or dash that
Berlin anticipates, but a slow, grind-
ing process with a possible deadlock
like that in Gallipoli, for months to
come. Even if the tide turns definite-
ly against the Allies, the menace to
Egypt would take the form of a Tar.
kish move against the Suez Canal
under German leadership. It is hard-
ly to be supposed that German troops
will actually be thrown into Asia
Minor for the difficult march through
the desert. For that is the only way
an attack will come, if it comes at all.
The sea will continue to be held by
the Allies. It is only in its moral
effect, in the spread of the feeling in
Great Britain that the enemy is press-
ing nearer to the Suez Canal and
India, that the German drive nach
Osten is for the present significant.

oe

Mayor Ellis and his cohorts in the
Grand Rapids Common Council have
succeeded in evading the issue and
have postponed the calling of a grard
jury to investigate very serious ir-
regularities which have been quietly
discussed on the streets for some
weeks. These rumors and alleged
charges involve the Mayor and some
of the aldermen, and it was to be
expected that they would oppose any
effort toward exposing and punishing
any one who might be guilty of mal-
feasance in office. There is a final

reckoning coming, however.

 

October 20, 1915

TEST FOR CITRUS FRUITS.

In response to requests from many
growers and shippers of grape fruit
and Florida oranges, the Bureau of
Chemistry of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture in its next
service and regulatory announcements
will define the terms “immature” and
“maturity” as applied to these prod-
ucts. The definition is made because
it is believed that it will give ship-
pers a more exact means of determin-
ing for themselves whether their fruit
has reached the proper stage for mar-
keting—a matter about which at pres-
ent there is much uncertainty. The
definition is as follows:

“With the information now avail-
able the Bureau of Chemistry con-
siders all grape fruit to be immature
if the juice does not contain soluble
solids equal to, or in excess of, seven
parts to each part of acid containe
in the juice, the acidity of the juice
to be calculated as citric acid withou;
water of crystallization. The Bureau
also considers Florida oranges to be
immature if the juice does not con-
tain soluble solids equal to, or in
excess of, eight parts to every part
of acid contained in the juice, the
acidity to be calculated as citric acid
without water of crystallization.

“Owing to the fact that the invest'-
gations of the Bureau have not been
completed, the ratios set for all grape
fruit and for Florida oranges are low-
er than those which are believed to
be the lowest for properly matured
fruit. It may, therefore, be expected
that the requirements will be made
more strict after data from several
crops are available.”

—_—_—_————

The English press will not be slow
to pick up the statements now coming
from Berlin that with the Operations
in the Balkans the war becomes a
test of Moltkeism against Mahanism,
of land power against sea power. Lon-
don will take this as an admission of
failure by Germany with regard to at
least one object, which at one time
was held out as the great object to-
wards which Germany  strove—the
freedom of the seas. Some time be-
fore Moltkeism challenged Mahanism,
an English journalist, H. W. Mas-
singham, writing in the London Na-
tion, asserted that in Berlin “no illu-
sions are entertained as to the results
of the naval war with England. It is
recognized that we cannot be driven
from the seas or our sea power seri-
ously disturbed. In effect, our vic-
tory is acknowledged.” Berlin will
deny that there is any such confession
implied. Sea power is not an end in
itself, but an instrument for the main-
tenance of empire. If the British em-
Pire can be shaken apart by an in-
vasion of Egypt across the Isthmus
of Suez, if India can be thrown intc
turmoil by a British defeat in Meso-
potamia and a threat across Pers'a
and Afghanistan, England may keep
her fleet for her pains. It is an argu-
ment; but it involves the complete
abandonment of the hopes cherished
by the German people when the Kai-
ser promised them he would eat Sun-
day dinner in Paris in September,
(1914) and Christmas dinner in Petro-
gard.

 

 

 

 

 

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The Financial Side of the Produce
Business.*

That the products of the farm are
the basis of our vast wealth is now-
adays accepted as a self-evident prop-
osition, and of the product of the
farm, from some points of view, those
of the dairy and poultry yard are the
most important. It is on them that
the family table relies for its more
constant support and without them
a meal is robbed of its most nourish-
ing and satisfying touches. | have
heard it said by an eminent chemist
that civilization follows the use of
sulphuric acid; and I think that we
may well paraphrase that statement
by saying that the delights c! a re-
fined and civilized menu are flanked
and supported by the products which
the members of your association as-
sist in gathering and distributing. We
have often heard of the inodern
breakfast table drawing upon the re-
sources of the farthest corners of the
earth for its supplies, but what is a
breakfast without those home prod-
ucts, butter and eggs, fresh from the
green valleys and fertile plains of
neighboring states? And although the
daily’ press regales us with stories of
those edibles being preserved throuzh
modern storage facilities from some
prehistoric time, I shall stili insist
that the eggs which I break and the
butter which I spread upon my rolls
are fresh from the nest of the Ply-
mouth Rock and from the hands of
a blushing dairy maid.

A story is told of a bacheler, who

when eating his morning egg noticed
the name and address of a girl writ-
ten on it. As his fancy was aroused
he wrote to her suggesting that so
fresh and sweet an egg betokened
to him a_ promising correspondence
and romantic acquaintance. The re-
ply he received told him that the
young lady had married sitice she in-
scribed her name on the shell and her
oldest boy was now gathering the
eggs.

The products in which the members
of your association deal are not only
important because of their necessity
to the modern household, but. be-
cause of their volume and the rela-
tion which they have to the trade of
our city and the country at large.
Statistics show that in the New Yorl:
market alone during 1914 the whole-
sale value of butter, cheese, eggs and
poultry received, reached the total
of $128,000,000. The handling of this
vast amount of produce is no small
part of our city’s business and the

*Address by Newton D. Alling, Assist-
ant Cashier of Irving National Bank of
New York, at recent convention of Na-
tional Poultry, Butter and Egg Asso-
ciation.

 

 

 

gathering of it by the first commission
men from the farmers, the transpor-
tation and the ultimate delivery all
contribute to the prosperity of our
railroads and other industries en
route. It is the gathering, transpor-
tation and distribution of your mer-
chandise in which I have a peculiar
interest and regarding which. with
your permission, 1 should like to
speak to-day.

The large totals in value to which
I have referred are enough in them-
selves to suggest that some means
must be devised to aid the shippers
and consignees to carry them while
on the way from producer to con-
sumer, and this is done as you all!
know by means of the draft and bifl
of lading against which banks make
advances as they follow the goods to
their ultimate market. In the multi-
form processes of producing, prepar-
ing, transporting, grading, warehous-
ing, distributing and marketing which
enter into the treatment of these sta-
ples, the banker has a frequent and
continuing function in financing the
several steps in the evolution from

tarm to consumer. He lends the
farmer to buy the seed and stock,
to pay the labor and to carry the
burden, until the crop is delivered
to the common carrier.

The bill of lading then becomes the
credit instrument which discharges
the farmer’s obligation. The whole-
saler in the city accepts the draft that
represents the value of the goods and
again the bill reaches the banker’s
window as the medium of credit for
the acceptor. The merchandise ar-
rives, the bill of lading carries the
title into the warehouse and again the
banker makes the “commodity loan”
on the warehouseman’s receipt. ‘ihe
sale and release ensue and the retailer
handles the farmer’s product, the
banker still perchance assisting in the
process until the consumer buys and
eats and the financing ends in liquida-
tion.

Through all of this process the bill
of lading demonstrates its importance
and its necessity cannot be Over-
estimated. It is the: prima facie evi-
dence of value which the banker is
never afraid to hold and which he
knows will always ultimately eet him
his money if worst comes to worst.
You probably are all familiar with
collateral or Wall Street loans, as
they are commonly known. With
them the collateral is supposed to be
the final test of the value of the loan
and the guarantee of its ultimate pay-
ment if the borrower fails to pay.
But that collateral, consisting of
stocks and bonds, is subject to violent
fluctuation and is also subject to the

6%.
First Mortgage
Real Estate Bonds

Secured by first mortgage on
improved real estate located in
the down-town business section

of Grand Rapids.

Descriptive Circular upon
Request
[;RAND RaPios [RUST [OMPANY
Capital and Surplus $450,000

Robert D. Graham,
President

Hugh E. Wilson,
Secretary

 

 

 

GRAND RAPIDS NATIONAL CITY BANK
CrryY FRUST & SAVINGS BANK

ASSOCIATED

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combined Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $1,781,500
Deposits Exceeding Seven and One-half Million Dollars

 

Businc?s firms, corporations or individuals requiring reliable financial ouoapauas relative to Grand
Rapids businesses or business opportunities are invited to correspond with the investment departments
of either the Grand Rapids National City Bank or City Trust & Savings bank, which have at their imme-
diate disposal a large volume of industrial and commercial facts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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whims and fancies of the management
of whatever corporation it may be is-
sued by, and lastly it is liable to lose
its market if for some reason it does
not suit the popular fancy.

Then it cannot be sold, icr not
being subject to consumption, no one
wants to eat or wear it and there is
no upset price at which it can be dis-
posed of. Whereas with the products
of your line represented by a bill of
lading when in transit, or a ware-
house receipt when in storage, there
is always a bottom price at which
they can be sold, and consumed and
that means liquidation. It is the fin-
est example of a self-liquidating loan
for the col-
ultimate

which has been devised;
lateral will always find an
purchaser who is a consumer.
How much more useful to the de-
velopment of our trade and prosperity

are loans made against products of

the farm on their way to market,

than loans on stock collateral. One
is fostering the commerce of our
country, thereby aiding every worker
and industry which it touches, the
investment and
selling the
security to someone else, who, in turn,
must hold it until he finds a pur-
chaser; in other words, 1

other 1

Ss but a dead
can only be

moved by

there is no
ultimate consumer,

It has been calculated that
thing like three
nually are advanced by banks to ship-
pers on bills of lading. That means
that to that extent bank funds are
aiding farmers and shippers of poul-
try in carrying on their most impor-
tant industry and does not look as
though Wall Street is running away

some-

million dollars an-

with the banking business, as is com-
monly supposed.

The new banking law known as the
Federal Reserve Act especially lim-
its the class of paper on which the
loans
made against agricultural products in

reserve banks can loan, but
transit or storage are specifically men-
tioned as This provision
should be of great ultimate benefit to
the members of your and similar as-

desirable.

sociations, as it liberates you forever
from the fear of being curtailed in
your accommodations during a time
of stringency. What a boon that will
be, will occur to all who were in busi-
ness in the first decade of this cen-
tury when every fall, with the recur-
ring stringency in
were

currency, bankers
only to s their
rates but even to shorten lines of
credit. We trust that those periods
are gone forever, unless it be in the
most exceptional times of financial
panic and fright; but for normal times
the excess of unused loanable funds
of our reserve banking system will
apparently never be all needed.

In a recent statement the Comp-
troller of the Currency said, in analyz-
ing the last published reports of the
National banks, that he estimated the
amount of available credit afforded by
the new system at between two and
three billion dollars in excess of that
already used. He meant that in the
future our trade expansion may have
that margin of credit to absorb be-
fore there will be any possibility of
a stringency in credit. It may aid
you to realize what this means when

wont not raise

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

I tell you that in the years past to
which I have referred, before the
passage of the Reserve Act, during
any particular stringency, it was cal-
culated by bankers that a possible in-
crease in credit of one hundred mil-
lion dollars at the most would relieve
the situation. In the great currency
panic of 1907 the Secretary of the
Treasury stated in conjunction with
others that all there was needed was
possibly one hundred fifty or two
hundred million increase to have pre-
vented that disastrous experience.
Hence merchants may be assured that
as long as their business warrants
they need have no fear of their just
requirements not being satistied.
The development of the bill of lad-
ing during the past ten years as a
banking instrument has been consid-
erable. Weak points have been re-
moved and the reliability of the ship-
pers receipt as an evidence of value
has been immeasurably safeguarded.
About eight or ten years ago a com-
mittee was appointed by the Ameri-
can Bankers’ Association for the pur-
pose of looking into the legal aspects
of the case, both as to its safety and
its uniformity. This arose from the
conflicting laws of different states re-
lating to the bill of lading and the
necessity of statutory
form, certain which had
grown out of its ever increasing us2
as an instrument of commerce. More-
over, some very large losses had fallen
on some banking institutions through
advancing moneys on fraudulent or
faulty bills of lading, notably among
them being the case of Knight, Yancy
& Co. As a result of the concerted
efforts of our bankers’ association, 03
yours, and of others of similar char-
acter who were allied in the work, a
standard bill of lading was devised
and a uniform bill of lading act was
drafted and passed in ten states. We
trust that with continued effort and
propaganda on the part of all of us,
more states will be added to the list
shortly. That will give us a shipper’s

legalizing a
customs

receipt for goods delivered to a car-
rier which can be accepted without
question by banks as collateral. Its
legal limitations can then be under-
stood by all, whether it be in Massa-
chusetts or California, and we can
handle and advance on it without hav-
ing to be a qualified lawyer in forty-
eight states.

But the legal end of it is not all.
There is another phase of the bill of
lading question which is far more im-
portant; in fact, if it is satisfied, the
legal phase may in the majority of
cases be overlooked, and that is the
moral responsibility of the shipper.
The legal phase of the bill of lading
is against the carrier, but the most
carefully drawn receipt cannot make
the carrier responsible to the holder
for the quality, character, or actual
quantity of the goods which it repre-
sents. That is purely up to the ship-
per and it therefore becomes a bank-
ers question; that is the moral re-
sponsibility of the man with whom
he is dealing. And in following a bill

of lading through its travels, we must
trade it back to the first bank whicn
received it, and there the responsibil-
ity for the character of the shipper

 

October 20, 1915

 

Fourth Nationa

   
 

United
States
Depositary

 

Bank

Savings
Deposits

 

 

Commercial
Deposits

 

Per Cent
Interest Paid
on
Savings Deposits

Compounded
Semi-Annually

Per Cent
Interest Paid
on
Certificates of
Deposit
Left One Year

 

 

Capital Stock and
Surplus

$580,000

 

 

 

 

WM. H. ANDERSON, President
L. Z. CAUKIN, Cashier

JOHN W. BLODGETT, Vice President
J. C. BISHOP, Assistant Cashier

 

 

 

Manufacturers
and Merchants

Find Frequent Opportunities to Save
Money by Having on Hand

Available Cash

 

 

Idle cash is loss.

Cash invested is not always available.

Certificates of Deposit draw interest, and
the money they represent will be paid on de-
mand at this bank, or at almost any other bank

in the country.

 

The Old National Bank

Grand Rapids, Mich.

177 Monroe Ave., N. W.

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 20, 1915

rests. He delivers his produce to the
railroad, and in turn receives a bill of
lading which he attaches to a draft
on his consignee for the value of the
goods, and then takes it to his bank,
and asks for credit of all or part as
the case may be. The local banker
examines the draft and bill, the draft
is for so many dollars, the bill is for
so many tubs of butter; he figures out
that butter is worth so much a pound,
sO many pounds to a tub, which about
makes up the amount of the draft.
So far so good. For the number of
tubs the railroad is responsible, but
the banker cannot weigh the butter,
nor can he smell of it, two very im-
portant things to decide the value of
the shipment; but he knows his man,
He can weight him morally, and pro‘-
ably has done so before. That is the
test, and the draft starts on its jour-
ney, the bill of lading which accom-
panies it is verified as the title to
good collateral which will discharge
the draft, and it passes through bank
after bank on that first o. k. I un-
derstand that usually shippers fill out
their own bills of lading and present
them with the goods for the agent’s
signature, and that this custom has
given rise to frequent abuses and
losses to some holders of bills of lad-
ing, although I believe that all banks
and carriers exercise more caution
since the famous Knight & Yancy
case, when several banks lost heavily
on fraudulent cotton bills of lading.
The case also of Musica & Sons, who
were dealers in human hair, is fresh
in our memory. They had raised
hundreds of thousands of dollars on
bills of lading representing supposed
shipments of merchandise, but when
the boxes were broken open they
were found to contain only waste
paper.

I think the members of your trade
are to be congratulated upon the fact
that it is thus necessary for men to go
outside of your particular line for ex-
amples of culpability in this regard.

It is our experience that bills of the
butter and egg trade bear the reputa-
tion of being fairly accurate in the
goods which they call for. Of course,
in a shipment of eges there may be
some which would not bear the supreme
test of being broken in your cup at
table, but they are eggs anyway, and
not waste paper or any other substi-
tute.

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

Your association has already done
good work in pushing forward the
work of making the bill of lading a
protection to the .consignee, as well as
his bank, and also in bringing the car-
riers to a proper sense of their re-
sponsibility for the delivery of the
goods, for which the bill of lading calls.

You are now engaged, as I under-
stand, in still another improvement in
the shipping business, and that is your
effort to unify classifications and grad-
ings in all parts of the country. This
is an important reform, for as your
field now extends from ocean to ocean,
it is necessary that the quotations of
prices shall have the same significance
throughout the country. It is just as
important for the banker as it is for
you, as it will add to the facility with
which advances can be obtained upon
your produce. The banker is always
looking for a ready market for his
collateral, and standardizing the grades
will assist wonderfully in that.

Your trade is also subject to the
regulations of the state, which are be-
coming more numerous as the years
go by, and our legislators endeavor to
improve on your methods of conducting
your business. These new regulations
and restrictions, sometimes benefic:a!
and sometimes burdensome, need
watching when in course of enactment,
and here too your association finds a
field of usefulness.

As I intimated at the outset the deal-
ers in produce form the most important
branch of our commerce. The staples
in which they trade are not only of
interest to the merchant and banker,
but to every housewife they are a
source of daily thoughts and attention.

Just think of it! If you distributors
of those necessary articles, butter and
eggs, should refuse to do your duty,
you would shake every home to its
foundation, and as for poultry and
cheese, if you cut off our supply, the
most succulent fowl would be scratched
from our menu, and the welsh-rabbit
foundries would have to close down.

—_~++-__

It is a man’s business to be strong
and to be traimed. Man is his own
devil. When he is strong enough
to whip himself, all other enemies
are as straw, and may he laid flat by
the push of a knuckle. The real gym-
nasium is the one in which the mus-
cles of the soul are made competent
—Richard Wightman,

 

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What are you worth to your family? Let us protect you for that sum.

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A better idea of the line can be obtained from our winter catalogue.

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Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

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Main Office Fountain St.
Facing Monroe

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Capital - - - ~- $500,000
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

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Michigan Retail Hardware Assoclation.

President—Frank E. Strong, Battle
Creek.
Vice-President—Fred F. Ireland, Beld-
ing.
Secretary—Arthur J. Scott, Marine
ity,

Treasurer—William Moore, Detroit.

 

 

The Long Pull in Stove Selling.
Written for the Tradesman.

It’s the long pull that counts in stove
selling. Smallwares may be sold on
sight, and often sell as a result of mere
display: but with heaters and ranges, as
with paint and implements and all the
larger hardware lines, the hardware
dealer must look backward and _for-
ward, and plan his work on the basis
of a comprehensive survey of the field.
In the execution of his plans, further-
more, persistence is needed—that per-
sistence which keeps after a customer
season after season, until he buys from
you, or from the other fellow.

Some years ago a Western hardware
dealer had one of those rare experiences
which make the heart glad. They hap-
pen often on paper, but only occasionally
A customer came in and
stock or ranges, select-
ed an article at a good price, and paid
cash for it without a moment’s haggling.

He lingered to explain how it came
“T’ve been noticing these stoves
said,
and

in real life.
looked over his

about.
of yours for several years,” he
“and they always looked bright
clean and new. I made up my mind
ago that when the time came to
buy a new range, I’d buy it right here.’

That incident is just a reminder of
the very important fact, that there is
neither alpha nor omega to stove selling.
The hardware dealer who displays stoves
this season is not merely reaching out

years

for immediate sales; he is laying the
foundations upon which to build busi-
ness for years to come.

Stove selling is a campaign, and not
a battle; it is a campaign which begins
the day that the hardware dealer opens
his doors to the public and which ends
—so far as he is concerned—only when
the reins of business drop from his
hands. So, every incident in the man-
agement of the stove department is an
integral part of the dealer’s campaign.
It will help, or hurt, sales. Hence, it
will profit the dealer to plan carefully
and comprehensively.

Satisfaction is the one sure foundation
upon which to build business success.
The stove dealer should, consequently,
feature those lines of ranges and heaters
which are calculated to give thorough
satisfaction to the customer. If possible
he should link up with a line which is a
definite standard of value, and with
manufacturers who have a reputation
to maintain, and who realize that the
reputation of a line is its most valuable
asset. Such manufacturers will not put

out inferior goods under their name;
they will be constantly on the alert to
secure improvements and devices cal-
culated to keep their product in the
forefront of the march of progress. The
fine which has a reputation conscien-
tiously earned, or which is working con-
scientiously to secure a reputation, is
the line for a dealer to push.
line pays for pushing.

Whether should be
handled also is a matter for individual
policy to decide. Some merchants handle
only high grade goods. Others stock
low lines, as a means of
meeting mail order and peddler compe-
tition. They argue that when a
customer wants and insists upon a
low priced stove, that it is better to
sell him a low priced stove than to send
him to the mail order house. But in
any event, the high grade line is the
line of push, to feature in the advertis-
ing and on the floor, and to recommend
most strongly to all comers. The low
grade article should be kept in reserve
as a last resort in cases where price
is the only argument which carries
weight with the customer.

Thus, a stove dealer who had suffered
from the inroads of mail order ranges
adopted a scheme of this sort to help
him fight competition from the catalogue
houses. It is all very well to say, “Let
people buy the catalogue goods and find
out their inferiority by experience.” In
most cases the catalogue line does not
come near enough to the quality line
for purpose of comparison. To com-
pare two ranges effectively, they must
be put side by side: and then a demon-
strator is
home.

This dealer took one of the mail order
stoves in trade. It was a handsome af-
fair enough, but it didn’t work just
right. He put this stove on the floor,
in a secluded corner of his stove depart-
ment, setting it on a truck. If Mrs. So-
and-So, looking over the ranges, object-
ed, “Why I can get one just as good
from the Blank people in Chicago for
ten dollars less,” the dealer rejoined, “I
have their stove right here. Let’s have
a look at it.’ The mail order range
was forthwith wheeled to the front, and
the merchant went over both ranges,
point by point, contrasting their weight,
the amount of nickel finish, the flue con-
struction, and—particularly—the results
to customers. That argument, in prac-
tically every instance, convinced the cus-
tomer of the superiority of the dealer’s
own line. If the question of price still
weighed in the matter, he had the chance
to sell a cheaper range that would give
as good satisfaction as the mail order
stove had given in this particular in-
stance.

Results count in securing new busi-

Such a

inferior lines

priced

needed to drive the Jesson

ness. The dealer who sets out to sell
stoves regardless of whether or not
they give satisfaction will not make a
success of the business in the long run.
In this instance, the fact that a prom-
inent customer had bought the quality
range and thrown out the mail order
stove was a powerful selling argument.
Most dealers who sense the value of re-
sults are content to stock quality lines,
to push them in selling, and to leave
the goods to speak for themselves. In
a few instances, however, merchants
take pains to follow up the goods, and
invariably find that this form of “after
salesmanship’' is very helpful in securing
new trade.

One dealer makes it a point to follow
up every range or heater sold, in order
to make sure that the stoves he has
placed are giving satisfaction. This
precaution forestalls complaints; and
every dealer knows that the very best
range, in the hands of an inexperienced
person, is apt to give a little trouble.
To explain how a range should be han-
dled, and then to go over the ground
again, and again if necessary, is time
and trouble well invested.

Then, the dealer’s after enquiries bring
him in touch with many enthusiastic
customers. He makes note of these, and
of their expressions. Any dealer who
handles a quality article can secure
scores of recommendations, in writing
if necessary, from satisfied customers.
“Ask Mrs. So-and-So what she thinks
of this range,” is often—as experienced
dealers will testify—a more effective
argument than any amount of labored
enunciation of selling points.

To produce big results, the stove de-
partment should be handled intelligently
and comprehensively. The selling staff
should be at the immediate service of
purchasers, ready to explain away dif-
ficulties and to see that the stoves pro-
duce the promised results. The dealer

should keep a systematic prospect list,
as a basis of each season’s stove selling
campaign. Advertising should be ar-
ranged systematically, sufficient to keep
the stove department before the public;
demonstrations arranged and window
displays planned. Then another impor-
tant point is the keeping of the stock in
first class shape. This is vital to suc-
cessful stove selling. The stove that
does not present an attractive appear-
ance to the prospect won’t convert that
prospect into a customer.

Systematic training of the sales force
is another important matter. Every
now and then the merchant, or the stove
traveler, should go over the new models
with the salespeople, elucidating the
selling points, and seeing that the boys
are properly fitted to present these points
to prospective purchasers. The sales-
man should, first, know his stove; and
should then know how to present his
knowledge to the customer in the most
attractive and appealing form.

William Edward Park.

 

Let me overhaul and re-enamel
your old scale. It would make it
good asnew. Work guaranteed.

W. E. HAZARD,

No. 1 Ionia Ave., S. W., Grand Rapids

I do all work for Toledo Scale Co. in Michigan

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

“The End of Fire Waste’’

Automatic Sprinkler Systems

Phoenix Sprinkler & Heating Co.

Grand Rapids, Mich.
115 Campau Ave.

 

COMPLETE APPROVED

 

Installed by

Estimates Free Detroit, Mich.

909 Hammond Bldg.

 

 

157-159 Monroe Ave. ::

 

Foster, Stevens & Co.
Wholesale Hardware
ut

Grand Rapids, Mich.

151 to 161 Louis N. W.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 20, 1915

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

 

 

 

_ AUTOMOBILES AND
ACCESSORIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

See the new Cadillac Eight
It’s the Peer of Them All
Western Michigan Cadillac Co., Ltd.

OSCAR ECKBERG, Mer.
19-23 LaGrave Ave. Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

Saxon Six Keeps Pace With Cow.
Driving seven miles on high gear
while another passenger led a cow
behind the car is the record achieve-
ment of W. L. Killy, of Omaha, in a
test of the flexibility of a Saxon “Six”
touring car. Any one who has ever
been out on the open highway in a
motor car and who has caught up
with a cow knows how slow an auto-
mobile must travel until said cow
takes a notion to get off the road.

Many tests of varying nature have
been made from time to time to show
how slow a car can throttle down on
high gear without causing the motor
to labor. Up-to-date, however, the
feat of Mr, Killy’s Saxon is unique
as a demonstration of smoothness on
high gear for long distance at a gait
slower than a human being walks.

Mr. Killey recently purchased the
cow at South Omaha. After the trans-
action was completed the question
came up of getting the animal to his
suburban home, a distance of seven
miles from South Omaha. At first
Mr. Killy was inclined to have the
cow packed on a freight train, but
later at a friend’s suggestion he de-
cided to put his Saxon to the supreme
test by driving to his suburban home
with the car in high gear while the
friend led the cow by a rope from
the rear seat. Although he had never
tried such a trip, Mr. Killy knew that
car could be throttled down to a slow
speed, so decided to try it.

“The stunt went through in fine
shape,” said Mr. Killy, “and we reach-
ed home without shifting gears.”

—_++-___
Says Satisfied Man Doesn’t Want
Change.

“We have observed,” says Alexan-
der Winton, “that the desire for
change is not strong where a man en-
joys satisfaction.

“If he is satisfied with his home,
his business, his recreations, his fam-
ily, his mode of life, you do not find
a man craving a radical change. The
prudent man knows very well that
the new thing may be only an illusion
and that afterward he may wish he
hadn’t changed so radically.

“That’s why the buyers of high-
grade cars ‘stay sold. They know
what they want, they are satisfied
when they get it, and they let dis-
satisfied owners clamor for strange
and experimental offerings. Mean-
while the high-grade maker continues
to weave new merits to his already
meritorious car, and from season to
season it gives its buyers a delightful
new zest that is unaccompanied by
any rick of disappointment. Thus the
makers of successful sixes are con-
tinuing to make sixes; they have an
excellence that to-day is years ahead
of every other type. If this were not
so, these makers would also be
scrambling to cater to that desire for
change which always attends dissatis-
faction.”

Great Gain in Michigan.

There is a great gain in the motor-
ing army of Michigan this year. Up
to June 30 the registration numbers
sold had reached 98,474, which is more
than 20,000 in excess of the total reg-
istration for 1914. Now the figure
is over the 100,000 mark. The list
shows that cars of 300 makes are driv-
en in the State.

Somewhat more than 2,600 commer-
cial cars have been registered, which
seems small in comparison with the
passenger cars. However, this is a
gain, and the end of the year will
make it more pronounced than it
now is.

The commercial car business has
been steady and exceptionally good
since September 1, many orders hav-
ing been placed by merchants and
manufacturers. Heaviest duty trucks
and delivery cars with less than 1,000
pounds capacity show many improve-
ments which should prove of interest to
those who have deliveries to make.
Tt is conceded that the motor delivery
is the most economical when all
things are considered, the factor of
time being one of the greatest of the
assets, although this does not appear
in the dollars and cents columns of
all comparative statements.

—_~+~-.__

Every man with common _ sens?

misses a lot of alleged fun.

 

EVERFADY

FLASHLIGHTS

Last year. dealers sold 18,000,000
EVEREADY Flashlights, Tungsten gé
Batteries and Mazda lamps. This @
year sales are even better.

The reason for this phenomenal § /
showing is the quality and reason-
able price of the goods backed up §
by extensive national advertising.
EVEREADY sales come easy. Are
you getting your share? We are
EVEREADY Headquarters; drop us
a postal for full information.

 

 

C. J. LITSCHER ELECTRIC
COMPANY
Wholesale Distributors
41-43 S. Market St. Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

 

 

A stitch in time—you know

 

Seal up those little cutsin your
tires with SEAL-TITE

SHERWOOD HALL CO., LTD.

Distributors Grand Rapids, Mich.

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King Eight Truths
The King Eight will duplicate any
stunt that any automobile, at any price,

will perform, and the King Eight sells
for only $1350.

The King Eight can take any of Grand
Rapids hills on high so easily that it
makes the owners of luxury priced cars
sit up and THINK.

Fifteen to twenty miles to a gallon.
Economical on Oil, Tires and Repairs.

Make your Demonstration
Appointment

Phelps Auto Sales
Company

Western Michigan Distributors for
The New King Car and the Apperson
Supplies and Accessories

Michigan Street and Lafayette Avenue
Grand Rapids,* Mich.

 

OFFICE OUTFITTERS

LOOSE LEAF SPECIALISTS

 

 

 

 

 

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Are Built for Your Service
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It is the one oil that can be used successfully on all automobiles operated by gasoline or electricity. It will not char

It is the best oil for the high grade car, and the best oil for the cheapest car. Write for prices and particulars.

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14

Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids, Oct. 18—There is a
well-known saying that “To be as
good as our fathers we must be bet-
ter.” That is evidently what the
present U. C. T. dance committee
think, for they certainly staged, last
Saturday night, one of the swellest
and prettiest dances it has been our
pleasure to witness for some time.
Piomptly at 9 o'clock the grand
match ted by Mr. and Mrs. C CC
Perkins, started to the sweet strains
of Tuller’s famous orchestra, and
from that time on there was ginger
and snap every minute. All were
loud in praise of the music, the floor,
the hall and the committee. The
refreshments were superb and all en-
tered into the spirit of the occasion
with a vim and enthusiasm which
vouchsafes success for the U. C. T.
dancing parties of 1915-1916. W. N.
Burgess held the lucky number in
the drawing contest and received a
crisp new one dollar bill. The next
party will be held Oct. 30, and, if
the usual increased attendance is
manifest, the walls of the dancing
hall will bulge some. All U. C. T.
members and their friends are in-
vited to join in these winter evening
entertainments.

The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.

Ferry Hanifin will regret to learn
that they have moved to Lansing.

But we can’t blame them when we
know that by so doing Ferry can be
at home nearly every night—a pleas-
ure which we would all enjoy. Then,
too, Lansing needs a few more resi-
dents like Mr. and Mrs. Hanifin to
improve the quality of its citizenship.
Every member of Grand Rapids
Council should join the Benefit As-
sociation. We don’t know of any in-
surance that gives you so much for
the price as this does. Send in your
application to-day to Wm. Francke,
Walter S. Lawton or Allen F. Rock-
well. a
The Ladies of the Four Leaf Clov-
er Five Hundred Club met at the
home of Mrs. F. Eugene Scott, 217
Antisdel Court, last Thursday after-
Mrs. J. A. Burr and Mrs. H.

noon, :
L. Wood were the prize winners.
The next meeting will be held at
Mrs. H. L. Benjamin’s home, 124

National avenue, Thursday afternoon,
Oct. 28.

If you didn’t come to the trot shop
last Saturday night, we both lose. :

If you don’t send in assessment No.
129 you lost.

We can’t see any logical reason
why any one should commit suicide
these days. If they will just wait a
little while an automobile will turn
the trick.

L. J. Carpenter, who for some
time has conducted a hotel business
in Springport, has sold out and pur-
chased the Watters’ livery stock at
Hastings.

Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Stowe were
welcome attendants at the dancing
party last Saturday night. The U. C.

T. boys and their wives always extend
the glad hand to E. A. and Mrs.
Stowe, for we number them and the
Tradesman among our very best and
most loyal friends. We understand
E. A. has bought a season ticket and
we hope they won’t miss a number
on the course.

Only 229 days more before the
Grand Lodge convention at Traverse
City.

Down in Barry county is the little
town of Delton, made more or less
famous by the fact that it has for one

of its business men the _ hustling
clothier, John Burke. John has so
conducted himself and his business

that the citizens in and around Delton
have come to have confidence in his
goods and when they want a pair of
suspenders or a pair of shoes, and
John says “it’s good” they never
question his word, but fork out the
long green and go home contented.
But early this summer the citizens of
Delton were shocked to learn that
John’s health was going back on him

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

and that a famous Grand Rapids doc-
tor told him he must get out of doors
or suffer serious results. So John,
with the determination that the last
thing he was going to do was to
die, got a job cutting corn, feeding
corn shredder and other farm work
and went into this with the same
characteristic zeal which has ensured
his success in business and actually
cut two acres a day. As a result he
now weighs more than he ever has
in his life and feels hale and hearty
—a living exponent of the results of
outdoor air and roughing it. We
might add that Mrs. Burke runs the
store in his absence and John says
he thinks his business is even better
than ever. Here’s success to you,
Mr. Burke, and we hope for the
permanent recovery of your health.

Mr. and Mrs. George V. McCon-
nell and Mr. and Mrs. Allen F. Rock-
well motored to Greenville, Sunday.

We hope H. D. Hydorn will pardon
the suggestion that he increase the
insurance on his “Polarine” buggy.

The J. J. Thompson jewelry store,
527 Monroe avenue, has been incor-
porated under the name of the J. J.
Thompson Jewelry Co., with a cap-
italization of $25,000. What makes
this especially interesting to the read-
ers of these columns is the fact that
Past Senior Counselor O. W. Stark
is to be its general manager and one
of the stockholders. Brother Stark’s
wide acquaintance among the travel-
ing men who know him to be abso-
lutely reliable in all of his business
transactions, coupled with the long
established record of Mr. Thompson,
assures the new company a_ highly
successful career. “Rasty”’ says he
will be glad to see any of the boys,
whether they want to buy jewelry or
not, and we know the boys of Grand
Rapids Council are a unit in wishing
Mr. Stark and the new corporation
unbounded success.

The Albion House, one of the old-
est hostelries in Southern Michigan,
is undergoing extensive improve-
ments. The bar room is being built
into a writing and reading room and
new plumbing installed which will
make this old landmark a strictly
modern hotel.

Don’t forget to send in your news
items.

And don’t forget assessment No.
129 expires next Tuesday, Oct. 26.

It’s up to you. L. V. Pilkington.

The Handy
Michigan Trailer

For Use With Any Make of Car
THREE STYLES:

$50 $55, $100

It turns anywhere your car can turn—on or off in
a minute. Let us explain just how a handy trailer
will save you both time and money.

C. D. MILLER

Grand Rapids Distributor
413-415 Bond Ave.

 

 

 

Let us show you
how the

Studebaker

Delivery Car

will save you money
Write or call for
demonstration
or catalog

Peck Auto Sales Co.
DISTRIBUTORS
Ionia and Island Sts. Grand Rapids

 

 

 

October 20, 1915

 

 

SAXON SIX °785

  

The Equal of Any $1200 Car
on the Market

Territory in Mecosta, Ionia, Ottawa, Allegan and
Barry Counties open for live dealers. Do not
delay if interested. Write for terms.

 

GRAND RAPIDS SAXON COMPANY

572 Division Avenue, South

 

 

CITIZENS LONG DISTANCE
SERVICE

 

 

  

To Detroit, Lansing, Jackson, Holland,
Muskegon, Ludington, Traverse City,
Petoskey, Saginaw: also to all inter-
mediate and Connecting Points.

Connection with 200,000 Telephones in
Michigan.

     
 
  
 

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An Investment
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. A store furnished with up-to-date Fixtures which
facilitate the handling and displaying of your goods is a
very good asset.

We are entire store outfitters in “New and Used”
Furniture of every description.

Will take your old fixtures in trade.

 

 

Grand Rapids Store Fixture Co.

No. 7 Ionia Ave. N. Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

 

 

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The Scripps-Booth

Is not a copy of any car, either American or foreign. Itis a new type of
car and a new branch of motor vehicle construction, as will be more fully
realized when one has seen and ridden in this remarkable vehicle.

The more particular you are in your motor car buying, the more will
it pay you to look closely into the Scripps-Booth luxurious light roadster
Or coupe as your next motor car possibility.

Price $775, F. O. B. Detroit

George S. Thwing & Co

Citz. 31883 15-17 GRAHAM STREET, S.W.

 

 

 

 

 

 

AND THE REO SIX

are two of the most standardized cars in the world. Reo
consistency has set a new world’s record

REO Six, seven passenger 45 horsepower
REO the Fifth, five passenger, 35 horsepower
Write or Phone

 

 

 

 

APPERSON SIX—The American Beauty Car
Four Passenger Roadster, Aptly Called The Chummy Car, $1550
Five Passenger Six, $1485; Seven Passenger, $1550

PHELPS AUTO SALES COMPANY,

Distributors APPERSON and KING Cars GRAND RAPIDS

 

Michigan St. and Lafayette Ave.

W. D. VANDECAR

Citizens Phone 5088 129-131 Jefferson Ave.
12 Years a Reo Distributor Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

16

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

 

 

 

THE MEAT MARKET

 

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An Old Time Butcher to His Son.

If you are one of those butchers who
feel that your talents for business are
wasted in your meat market, the best
thing you can do is to sell it as quickly
as you can and quit the game. For the
man that feels he is above his business
is a man that can never be successful,
for such an attitude of mind means
carelessness and inattention to details.
two things that mean failure in any
business in which you are engaged.

It is a peculiar thing how many men
feel that way. Why they should I can’t
for the life of me fathom, There is
absolutely no reason why a man who is
engaged in a legitimate business should
consider that he has problems on his
hands of such little importance that he
is not justified in devoting all his time
and energy to their solution. Because
his market may be small and his busi-
ness just an ordinary one is no reason
why he should spend his valuable time
thinking about what he would do if his
business were about ten times as large.
What he ought to do is to take that
time and devote it to his market as it is,
and then perhaps some day he would
have a chance of using his mighty in-
tellect to settle the affairs of a business
large enough to claim his entire attention
and. voluminous enough to be worthy
of the thought he would spend upon it.

I ran across an instance of that frame
of mind the other day. A butcher in a
town about twenty miles from where
we are told me that he was sick and
tired of things. “My market here is so
small,” he declared, “and it brings me
in such a small amount of profit that
it seems to me to be scarcely worth
while to continue. I imagine that 1
have as much intelligence as the next
man and that if I were in a bigger field
I would be running as fine a market as
there is in the state, but what’s the use
here? The thought and energy which
I put into this market doesn’t pay. I
feel that I have got to get out and go
some place where the work I am capable
of doing will be appreciated and will
bring me a decent return.”

“How do you know whether or not
you could do that right here if you used
your best efforts?’ I asked him.

“Here!” he exclaimed. “Why should
i? I'd work like a slave and bring not
a cent more to me than I am getting
now. And what kind of encouragement
is that to a man? Just a mere salary
for putting up his best efforts. There’s
nothing in it, and I’m doing just enough
to get by and absolutely no more.’

Do you wonder that that butcher is
discouraged with the results he is ob-
taining in his market? T don’t. What
I wonder at is the fact that he hasn’t
gone bankrupt long ago. Seems to me

 

that his market must be in a pretty good
location if it will] bring him a return,
even though it is nothing more than a
salary, when, according to his own state-
ment, he does nothing more for it than
he can possibly help. What would this
same market do if he devoted all his
energies to it?

This man has a common failing. He
can always see fine opportunities for
himself at a distance, but when the same
opportunities exist close at home he is
perfectly blind to them. He has fine
ideas about what he would do were he
in a certain position, but he never does
a thing to put himself into that position
in order to apply those ideas. He in-
variably considers the place where he
is located the most God-forsaken hole
on the face of this earth, and no matter
where he might be placed he would still
continue to think exactly the same thing.

The trouble with butchers of this type
is that they allow their imaginations to
Tun away with them. The time they
ought to devote to doing ahey devote to
dreaming, with the result that they never
really accomplish anything at all. They
complain continually about their fate,
but they never stop to consider that the
man who rolls up his sleeves and stays
on the job from morning until night
usually gives fate a kick in the panta-
loons and comes out on top, anyhow.
They are always keeping their eyes so
far off in the distance that they stumble
all over the things that are close at
hand. In other words, these butchers
take a look at their markets and then
slobber all over themselves with self-
pity to think that such capable men as
they are should he tied down to such
Picayune business. Of course the rem-
edy comes in times. They find that they
haven’t any business at all to be tied
to; but before that sure remedy gets its
fine work, it is better for them to sell
out and go to “green fields and pastures
new,” where, at least, for the first few
months their new-born enthusiasm will
carry them along at a decent clip.
Butchers’ Advocate.

Se
Smithfield Hams.

Sprinkle the flesh surface of the
hams to be cured with fine saltpeter
until the hams are as white as if
covered with a moderate frost, or,
Say, use three or four pounds of salt-
peter to 1,000 pounds of hams. Then
cover the entire surface with fine
Liverpool salt. The hams are then
packed in bulk not deeper than three
feet. At the end of three days break
up the bulk, resalt and again pack,
each ham remaining thereafter in
bulk for one day for each pound the

ham. weighs: that is, a ten-pound

ham should remain ten days. The

hams should then be taken up and
thoroughly cleaned by washing in
warm water. When nearly dry rub
the entire surface with black pepper.
Hang the hams and gradually smoke
for thirty to forty days with hickory
or red oak. When the smoking is
completed they should be repeppered
and bagged to guard against vermin.
with
they are considered perfect when one

As these hams improve

a
age,

year old.

 

G. B. READER

Successor to MAAS BROS.

Wholesale Fish Dealer

 

SEA FOODS AND LAKE FISH
OF ALL KINDS

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

  

 

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W. R. Roach & Co., Hart, Mich.

Michigan People Want Michigan Producte

 

Rea & Witzig

PRODUCE
COMMISSION
MERCHANTS

104-106 West Market St.
Buffalo, N. Y.

 

Established 1873

 

Live Poultry in excellent de-
mand at market prices. Can
handle large shipments to ad-
vantage. Fresh Eggs in good de-
mand at market prices.

Fancy creamery butter and
good dairy selling at full quota-
tions. Common plenty and dull.

Send for our weekly price cur-
rent or wire for special quota-
tions.

Refer you to the People’s Bank
of Buffalo, all Commercial Agen-
cies and to hundreds of shippers
everywhere.

 

 

those who want the best.

PEACOCK BRAND

Breakfast Appetites

can be encouraged and well sati
bacon and fresh eggs. Go to yo
the famous Peacock mild cured
the grease as quickly as it form
cock Hams and Bacon are cured by a special process—brine
is not used—so they are not salty.
pared by Cudahy Brothers Co., Packers, Cudahy, Wis., for

s. This makes it crisp. Pea-

Cudahy Brothers Co.

: Packers
Cudahy, Wisconsin

sfied with a nice rasher of
ur grocer’s and get some of
bacon and fry it, pouring off

They are especially pre-

 

 

Dry Milk

Wm. Alden Smith Bldg.

 

WHOLESALE
Flour, Feed, Hay, Bags, Twine

Bakers’ Supplies and Machinery, Waxed Paper, Bread Wrappers
Powdered Egg
Everything for Bakers, Flour and Feed Dealers

ROY BAKER

Cooking Oil Compound

Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

 

 

  

“Mothers Del ight”

FLOUR

“Makes Bread White and Faces Bright”

VOIGT MILLING CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

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Michigan Poultry, Butter and Egg Asso-
clation.
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.

 

 

Fines for Excess Moisture.

According to Alton, IIL, Times, a
Southern Illinois creameryman_ re-
cently paid $208 to Internal Revenue
Collector J. M. Rapp of East Saint
Louis, for selling butter containing
ver 16 per cent. water. An inspector
seized twenty tubs of this creamery-
man’s butter in New York several
weeks ago. He held nineteen of them
in which the moisture in the butter
ran over 16 per cent. The manufac-
turer had to pay the $100 special tax
and $108 at the rate of 10 cents 2
pound. Another Illinois creamery-
man, shipping to Chicago, has just
paid a $550 fine for excess moisture.

“We do not want to be too hard on
the small creamery men in Souther
Illinois, which is growing rapidly as
a creamery country,” Inspector Rapp
is quoted as saying, “but they must
obey this law. We are making an
effort to inform every small creamery-
man of this law, so they can avoid
violations of it.”

Indications are that the Internation-
al Reveue people are hard after mak-
ers of excess-water butter all over the
country. We hear of samples being
taken on several markets and, cases
like the above get publicity frequent-
ly enough to indicate that never be-
fore has the law been more vigorous-
ly enforced.

A few weeks ago the Minneapolis
Journal $500
against a Minnesota creamery man
for ovérstepping the moisture limit.
This creameryman, it was reported,
appealed to Dairy Commissioner J.
J. Farrell for advise that might en-
able him to escape the payment of
the penalty. Farrell
replied, of course, that he was power-
less to act, but he sent this advice
which is worthy of the undivided at-
tention of every maker of American
creamery butter at this time:

“The way to avoid such a condition
is to test the moisture before the but-
ter is packed, and at the place where
it is made. It would not have cost
$1 to have made the moisture test,
but it will cost more than $500 to
remedy an hour's careless or indiffer-
ent work. No buttermaker or cream-
ery can afford to run such risks, and
the remedy is to test for moisture
each churning, keep the record, and
be able to go into court and intel-
ligently defend your products.

“The moisture content of butter can

reported a fine of

Commissioner

 

be controlled, and they who through
carelessness or indifferent methods
are placing unlawful butter upon the
market can have little cause to com-
plain when a criminal charge is
brought against them for such acts.
Unfortunately they frequently involve
innocent persons, as the charges are
not directed against the individual but
include the corporation or property
involved in the transaction.”

Our advice to creamerymen is, if
you have not a reliable moisture test
in the factory, order one to-day and
use is regularly. It's a cheap form of
insurance if properly and carefully
operated.

—_+~+>___
The Creamery Promoter.

A great deal has been said in regard
to the work of the average creamery
promoter but nevertheless these pro-
moters have been very active in Mich-
igan this summer. Several creameries
have been organized at places in Mich-
igan where conditions did not at ali
warrant the building and equipping
of a creamery: At one place such a
creamery was worked up by a pro-
moter and sold to the farmers for
almost twice the sum it should have
cost, and although it has been ready
to run for over a month, it is said
that not a wheel has turned yet. The
disgusting thing about the whole mat-
ter is the fact that there are very few
cows within a six mile radius of this
creamery and little or no cream to
make into butter.

At another place a creamery is
being built at the present time at a
cost of $5,500 which should not have
cost more than $3,000. As far as can
be learned, very little cream is being
produced at this point, a cream re-
ceiver stating that about six cans of
cream each week were shipped out
from that point last winter over the
railroad. This amount of cream is
quite insufficient for the operation of
a creamery, and further information
leads one to believe that the farmers
are not greatly interested in dairying
in this vicinity.

These are typical promoters’ cream-
eries and if the creameries do not
succeed, dairying will suffer a setback
of at least five years.

—_»-___

Woman is the only thing extant—
if Genesis be believed—that was
not evolved from a solid slug of
nothing. That I presume is why she
amounts to something. Nothing was
good enough raw material of which
to make the father of mankind; but
when the Almighty came to create
our common mother he required
something more substantial than a
hole in the atmosphere. Brann.

 

If you appreciate uniformity and high
quality in butter buy BLUE VALLEY.

Watson-Higgins Milling Co.
Merchant Millers
Grand Rapids tet

Blue Valley Creamery Company

Grand Rapids, Mich. Michigan

 

 

 

A Safe Match

Means a Safe Home

The Reputation and Standing of

Walter Baker & Co.’s
Cocoa and Chocolate
Preparations

Have been built up by years of fair
dealing, of honest manufacturing, an
unwavering policy of
maintaining the high
quality of the goods
and by extensive and
persistent advertising.

ODOOOOOOOO0OC!

 

 

 

 

 

Every responsible grocer wants to sell his cus-
tomers matches which are nothing short of the
safest and best made. Thereby he safeguards the
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.

This means for the
grocer a steady and
increasing demand
from satisfied custom-
ers with no risks to
himself on account of
unsold or damaged
goods; in the long run
by far the most profitable trade.

The genuine Baker's Cocoa and Baker's
Chocolate have this trade-mark on the
package, and are made only by

WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd.

Established 1780 Dorchester, Mass.

  

 

Every ‘SAFE HOME” match is non-poisonous,
strikes anywhere, is extra strong and sure, is
chemically treated to prevent afterglow when
blown out, and is inspected and labeled by The
Underwriters’ Laboratories. Incorporated. ~~

Made Only by

The Diamond Match
Company

Registered,
U.S. Pat. Off,

 

 

EQOCOCORK

 

 

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The Vinkemulder Company

Jobbers and Shippers of
Everything in

Fruits and Produce

 

 

Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

Mail us sample any Beans you may wish to sell.

Send us orders for FIELD SEEDS.
Both Phones 1217 | MOSELEY BROTHERS _ Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

E. P. MILLER, President F.H. HALLOCK, Vice Pres. FRANK T. MILLER, Sec&Treas

Miller Michigan Potato Co.

WHOLESALE PRODUCE SHIPPERS

Potatoes, Apples, Onions

Correspondence solicited
Let us hear from you if you can load good potatoes

 

Wm. Alden Smith Bldg. Grand Rapids, Mich.

The H. E. Moseley Co. is associated with us in this business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Interesting Customers in Ribbons
During Dull Days.

As an article of trade nothing is
prettier than a collection of ribbons,
nothing that can be put to more
uses or give more value and decora-
tion for the money spent than rib-
bons which are now being made of
most artistic colors and designs in
this country. The floor cases with
one or two glass cases show off part-
ly unrolled bolts of wide sash rib-
lons, also made girdles and sashes.
One color to a case is the best effect:
pink, pale green then lavender make
a charming series, or Belgian blue,
yellow and purple; intense — colors
look best.

Show a Variety.

The top of a case needs’ brass
standards to hold hat bows artistical-
ly tied, tiny neckwear bows, vestees
6 lace and ribbon, single flowers and
small bouquets as well; bust forms
will hold one of the tiny Eton or
bolero jackets of ribbon made sleeve-
icss and with a deep V neck to wear
over any waist and a blouse of alter-
nate strips of ribbons and Val inser-
ticn, each an inch and a half wide.
On top of the shelves at the back
long rolls of ribbons, some topped
with a large bow, will give the op-
portunity of arranging colors to com-
mand the attention of every passer-
by. Every kind and size of a bag
made of ribbon can be hung here and
there in and outside of the cases.
Every clerk should know what rib-
bons are appropriate for each made-
up article and how much ribbon is
required for it. It requires girls of
taste in colors and deft fingers to
successfully serve behind a ribbon
counter. Sales of ribbon at lowered
prices do not encourage the public to
pay current prices at any time. Ta-
bles of such goods in narrow aisles
often prevent customers from seeing
more valuable goods in the cases.

Try a Novelty.

Only try a ribbon week or half
week early in the season and give
your ribbons a boost. With the de-
partment thus decorated and a win-
dow as well, advertise to tie bows free
and have a girl from the millinery
room who, in full view of the cus-
tomers, will tie bows of ribbon
bought there; if customers get too
plentiful their bows will be made and
sent to them, but to suggest a style
of bow and tie it seems wonderful
to one who cannot do it. Never try

anything of this kind unless able to
secure a window for display during
the same time. It is up to the buyer
to make a display of novelties and
staples and to secure clerks who can

 

tie handsome decorative bows to
show them off. In New York a girl
who can tie bows for hats, girdles.
sashes, etc., or for decorating the
cases can always command extra sal-
ary.

If a demonstration is made several
weeks before Christmas many objects
of fancy work should be shown, as
the number is usually unlimited. The
ribbons should pay well, but they will
not without attention. Evening
dresses will be ribbon trimmed. this
fall, children’s always are, and many
hats take on a new look if a collec-
tion of removable bows are owned,
but these things must be told and
shown to the public. Novelty and
change catch the eye of the shopping
public and every buyer should be on
the lookout for this eye.

—_>-->___.
Sweater Coat Trade Uneasy.

The sweater coat business has con-
tinued to increase with the more sea-
sonable weather, and most mill
making staple wool lines are now re-
ported as well provided with busi-
ness until the first of November at
least. Boys’ goods are the strongest
part of the business, some agents
report, but there is also a steady im-
provement in men’s and ladies’ coats.

Agents and manufacturers just at
present are more concerned about
the outlook for next season in con-
nection with their ability to get dyed
yarns. Spinners, it is said, will not
take contracts ahead in the usual way,
that is, to guarantee deliveries at
positive prices of colored yarns, and
manufacturers therefore cannot make
prices on next season's merchandise.
It is recognized as useless to seek
business from jobbers under condi-
tions as they exist to-day with
mills unable to make firm prices.
Jobbers themselves, it is realized in
turn, could not book business with
retailers under such conditions.

—_2+-___
Pleasantville.
In looking o’er the map I find
One place well suited to my mind.

I hail it with a joyous thrill,
And yearn to live in Pleasantville.

No doubt in that delightful town
It breaks the law.to wear a frown;
They grind up people in a mill
Who fret and fume in Pleasantville,

There people smile and laugh all day,
And dull moods never get full sway;
Of sunshine one can get one’s fill—
No clouds dare hang o’er Pleasantville.

Of course the town is nice and neat,
No microbes in the food they eat;
All’s health and joy—oh, with a will
I'd pack my trunk for Pleasantville.

 

MICHIGAN KNITTING CO.
Manufacturer of
SWEATERS, SWEATER COATS
HOCKEY CAPS, GLOVES, MITTENS
AND KNIT GOODS SPECIALTIES
LANSING, MICHIGAN

 

 

 

and look over our well assorted stock of

MACKINAWS, SHEEP LINED COATS,
DUCK, COVERT AND LEATHER COATS,
SHEEP PELT AND CORDUROY VESTS,
COTTONADE, KHAKI, WHIPCORD, COR.
DUROY, CASSIMERE AND KERSEY

TROUSERS

in weights, quality and prices, to meet the require-
ments of Michigan buyers. Samples are also being
shown by our traveling salesmen.

 

Grand Rapids Dry Goods Co.

20-22 Commerce Ave.
Exclusively Wholesale

Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

SAVING WORK for the
GROCER

These enormous refineries are where FRANKLIN CARTON SUGAR
is manufactured. We refine it from CANE SUGAR, using the most modern
processes and producing pure, sweet sugar of uniform quality. We weigh
it, pack it in cartons, seal the cartons, send them to you in strong fibre con-
tainers or in wooden cases, READY FOR YOU TO SELL. Why bother
with barrels of bulk sugar which means work for you,
FRANKLIN CARTON SUGAR without work>
work is hard enough without doing anything that has been made unneces-
sary by modern methods, Order a few containers of ready-to-sell FRANK-
LIN CARTON SUGAR from your Jobber and you'll rever go back to bother
with the barrel. All grades wanted by your customers are packed in
Franklin Cartons. Try them.

 

Original containers hold 24, 48, 60 and 120 lbs. FULL WEIGHT
of all CARTONS and CONTAINERS guaranteed by us

 

THE FRANKLIN SUGAR REFINING CO.

Philadelphia

when you can handle
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October 20, 1915

REPRESENTATIVE RETAILERS.

 

E. A. Phillips, General Merchant at
Anacortes, Wash.

Eugene A. Phillips was born on a

farm on the edge of Nashville, Mich..

July 22, 1868. He attended the pub-

lic school of his native town as far:

as the eighth grade, and at the age
of 14 years entered the office of the
Nashville News to learn the printiny
trade. He continued the apprentice-
ship for three years, when he pulled
up stakes and worked as a composi-
tor in Chicago printing offices for
about a year. Finding he did not
have a particular liking for the print-
ing trade, he returned to Nashville
and joined his father in conducting
the home farm for three years. He
then entered the employ of Frank

 

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

Mr. Phillips is a member of Elks’
lodge, No. 1204, at Anacortes, having
originally affiliated with the organiza-
tion at Jackson, Mich. He has no
other fraternal relations. He attri-
butes his success to attending strict-
ly to business and the rating he en-
Joys with the mercantile agencies is
a sure indication that he has achiev-
ed a larger measure of success than
one merchant in a hundred.

Mr. Phillips is a man of even tem-
perament which enables him to make
and retain friends. He combines the
courage of a lion with a rare gentle-
ness of nature and a broad charity.
Naturally conservative in judgment
he is optimistic in his planning and
courageous and persistent in carrying
out each plan which develops under
his guiding hand. Safe and sane in
his reasoning he has wonderful pow-
ers of intuition, and in this respec:
seems to be gifted to a degree sel-
dom encountered.

In his relations to his employes
Mr. Phillips is the captain and the
leader in whom all believe and confide
and he commands a fidelity and alle-
giance which has always been one of
the conspicuous features of his busi-
ness career. Like most leaders he
has the faculty of choosing well his
lieutenants and inspiring them with
his own courage and binding them to
him with bands of steel. In fact, the
Phillips establishments under _ his
guidance are like one large family,
united in spirit and purpose.

19

 

Wholesale Dry Goods

 

LISTEN

We believe it is a good time to buy cotton
goods.

Because everything made of cotton costs more
now than it did two weeks ago and the market
is very firm.

We have good stocks of Cottons, Ginghams,
Percales, Outings, Flannelettes, Blankets, Com-
forters, ete.

Mail orders promptly and carefully filled.

Paul Steketee & Sons

 

Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 
 

 

 

 

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Klingman Furniture |
looks good, is good, is made

good and makes
good

Klingman’s

The Largest Furniture Store in America

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Mr. Phillips has been a regular sub-
scriber to the Michigan Tradesman
for nearly a quarter of a century and

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E. A. Phillips.

McDerby, retail grocer of Nashville,
with whom he remained four years.
His next move was to engage in the
retail grocery and crockery business
for himself in Vermontville. He con-
tinued this business with marked suc-
cess for eight years, when he sold
out to Werner & Sackett and remov-
ed to Anacortes, Wash., where he
purchased a grocery stock. He sub-
sequently added hardware, furniture
and ship chandlery to the stock, and
four years ago. started a jewelry
store separate and apart from his
main establishment. He owns _ his
own store building, three stories and
basement, 50x 120 feet in size, built
of reinforced concrete and veneered
with brick. A warehouse, 50x 60
feet, one story, is connected with his
store building.

Mr. Phillips is President of the
Anacortes Ice Co., manufacturer of
artificial ice. He also owns a fish
trap six miles out on Puget Sound
which brings him in a handsome an-
nual income from the sale of. sal-
mon. He is also interested in several
other enterprises and is first and
foremost in every movement havinz
for its object the growth and ex-
pansion of the trade of the city or its
moral or civic betterment.

Mr. Phillips was married at the age
of 20 years to Miss Dora L. Gaut,
of Vermontville. They have a son,
25 years old, anda grandson 15
months old. The family reside in
their own home at 811 Sixth street.

very generously insists that the pub-
lication has frequently been worth
$500 a year to him in the advice and
assistance it has given him. He reads
every issue from cover to cover, find-
ing something of interest on every
page, and is so anxious to share its
benefits with his friends in trade tha:
many unsolicited subscribers have
come to the Tradesman from well-
rated and high class merchants o7
Washington through his recommend-
ation.

Something Strange,

Lawyer—Were you acquainted with
the deceased?

Witness—Only in a business way, I
was assistant in a large establishment
at which the lady did much of her
shopping.

Lawyer

 

Did you in that capacity
notice in her any signs of insanity.

Witness—Well, no; not insanity
exactly—merely eccentricity. I was in
the thread department, and [ have fre-
quently seen her buy a spool of thread
and carry it home herself.

 

We are manufacturers of TRIM MED AND
UNTRIMMED HATS for Ladies, Misses and
Children, especially adapted to the general
store trade. Trial order solicited.

CORL, KNOTT & CO., Ltd.
Corner Commerce Ave. and Island St.
Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

139-141 Monroe St.
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GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.

 

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We Have a Special Lot

“WHITE HOUSE”

for “‘Coffee Week’”’ contingency.

Draw on us for any
QUANTITY

 

Distributed at Wholesale by

Judson Grocer Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

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Earnings—A Question of Ethics and
Justice.
Written for the Tradesman.
When the boy John or
Mary, somewhere from 12 to 20 years
of age, goes to earning, what should
be done with the John is
to begin earning a little
the early teens

the girl

money?
more likely
something while in
than Mary is, because there are more
odd jobs that a boy can do; also be-
cause family pride suffers less by his
very youthful entrance into the in-
dustrial field. But since the prin-
cip.es involved are the same with each,
and since Mary, ii her people are
poor, is apt to go into
or factory shortly after
we will include her also.

In some households
of the boy or the girl go into the
family till and Legally
there can be no possible objection to
this, for the wages of a minor child
belong to the parents. But consider-
the light of real right and
wrong, and with a view to the child’s

some store
she is 16,
the earnings

disappear.

ed in

development and lasting good, this
practice, often fallen into thought-

lessly, is not without serious objec-
tions.

To begin with, it is only the con-
scientious, dutiful boy or girl who
will do this without protest, the kind
that is overgenerous and a little too
good for this world. Such may really
need training in looking out properly
for their own interests.

Then too, any other such
bottomless hole in which to put mon-
ey as that to which we give the name
Later on we

is there

“household expenses?”
all come to the endless and
infinite domestic expen-
ditures that seemingly are absolutely
necessary. But is it kind to thrust
this depressing and disheartening
knowledge in all its fullness
the growing boy or girl?
The case of Robert Moore, a neigh-
bor boy of 13, lately has come under
my observation. Mr. Moore, the
father, while a fairly industrious man,
succeeds in making only a small in-
come. There are six in the family
and of course more wants than pos-
sibly can be supplied. Robert has
this year been selling Sunday papers.
Being bright and well liked he can,
if he hustles, earn about a dollar and
a half on Sunday morning. (The
question of Sabbath work will not be

know
nature of

upon

discussed here, because this article
deals not with Sabbath keeping, but
only with how a certain class of

earnings should be used). Since there
always are imperative needs in this
home, the lad’s little weekly income
is quickly absorbed and he has noth-
ing to show for it. Robert is a

 

good boy and unusually devoted to
his mother and sisters. He does not
complain about having to “help the
family.” But with regret I have seen
that he is losing interest in his work,
and not manifest the vim he
showed earlier in the season. Is
this to be wondered at?

That the food Robert eats and the
clothes he wears cost much more
than he makes with his papers goes
without saying. No boy of his years
who is kept in school can really pay
But would it not be
a sounder financial policy, and more
in accordance with actual justice, if
he were allowed to feel that at least
part of his earnings is his own? With

does

his own way.

a little advice and instruction, this
boy could be buying his shoes and

hats and suits. Having the spending
of the money would be a far stronger
incentive to exertion than is con-
tributing his little all to the family
purse.

Another important end to be com-
passed is that the boy or the girl
who is earning should be encouraged
to lay by a small sum each week, a
little savings account to be added to
as the years go by. Nothing but the
pinch of dire need should be allowed
to interfere with this essential part
of the child’s training. If the saving
can be for some definite object and
purpose, so much the better.

In the home of straitened circum-
stances, thé son or the daughter who
earns should be almost
from the start, to bear some share
of the expenses. At first
small, this portion properly may in-
This
practice, which will develop a sense
of fairness, is not in the least
compatible with allowing each earner
to have the spending of his own
money, and is very different from
putting the whole contents of the
pay envelope into the family till.

While some parents, like the
Moores, put all a child earns into the
family pocketbook, there are others
who err in not allowing their chil-
dren to assume a just share of finan-
cial burdens. The Wiltons are an
example. Mr. Wilton is a book-
keeper working on a small salary.
He never has been able to get ahead
any, his earnings all going to sup-
port his family. The son Clem and
the daughter Marguerite both are
now grown and filling very good
positions. But the father and the
mother seem to feel that the money
earned by Clem and Marguerite is
too good to be used for ordinarv
living expenses. So these strong ana
healthy young peole continue to

expected,
common
crease with the earning power.

in-

board on “Dad,” having all their own

TRADESMAN

October

20, 1915

 

Mr. Flour Merchant:

You can own and control your
flour trade. Make each clerk a
“salesman’™’ instead of an “order
taker.’’

Write us to-day for exclusive
sale proposition covering your
market for

Purity Patent
Flour

We mill strictly choice Michigan
wheat, properly blended, to producea
satisfactory all purpose family flour.

GRAND RAPIDS GRAIN &
MILLING CO.,

Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

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CHICAGO
BOATS

Graham & Morton
Line

Every Night

 

 

 

 

 

Quality
Delivery Boxes

Saturday is
Your Busy Day

 

The safest and quickest way to handle rush delivery orders
is to provide the man on each wagon with “Quality’’ De-
livery Boxes. They enable him to keep his orders straight
and to carry a full load with perfect safety.

 

JOHN A. GRIER & CO.
1031-35 18th St. Detroit, Michigan

 

 

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SUN-KIST Seeded Raisins are NOT
PACKED by any association or combi-
nation of growers or packers like thousands of
other brands are. They ARE PACKED by the
owners of the SUN-KIST Brand, who have
absolute control of the quality and who cater to
the desires of particular people.

SUN-KIST Seeded Raisins have an individual-

ity of their own—not only in the WAY THEY
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October 20, 1915

wages for “clothes and fun.” Father
and mother dress shabbily and pinch
and scrimp, just as they always have
done. Would it be possible to de-
vise for thoughtless youth any better
school of selfishness than that in
which these fond but unwise parents
are training their son and daughter?

Many parents who have to. put
their boys and girls to work as soon
as they are through high school or
before, lament bitterly that their
children can not have better oppor-
tunities, the advantage of college, and
the like. This is only natural. It
would be well if such fathers and
mothers could realize that earning
and spending during the formative
years, if rightly directed, of them-
selves constitute an excellent prac-
tical education. The poor boy or
sirl, earning a few dollars a week,
may learn on the one hand thrift and
industry, and on the other the cheer-
ful assumption of rightful burdens
and responsibilities—both invaluable

lessons, and both lessons that are.

extremely difficult to instill into the
minds of young people brought up in
the home of ample means. Quillo.
—_2+ 2 ____
Killing Dried Fruit Insects.

Packers of dried fruits and others
concerned in that product are find-
ing much of interest in the recent
experiments of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture as to the ne-
cessity for sulphuring dried fruits as
a means for killing insect life in the
fruit, which would otherwise develop
and expand after packing. Despite
the much debated decision of the
old Food Inspection Board that such
sulphuring of fruits was detrimental
to health and therefore was prohibit-
ed, the present experiments tend to
reach a conclusion that it is quite es-
sential if insect larvae are to be ef-
fectually killed.

The report on these experiments,
which has aroused much interest in
California, states that 100 pounds of
black figs, which were badly infest-
ed by the dried fruit beetle, were
separated and sulphured in the reg-
ular manner. Upon being removed
from the sulphur box they were im-
mediately placed in cartons and seal-
ed to prevent reinfestation. They
were examined four months later and
no insects or evidence of recent work
were observed. The sulphuring kill-
ed all insects present in the figs at
the time.

An experiment to determine the ef-
fect of sulphur fumes upon the eggs
of insects was conducted at Sacra-
mento. About twenty-five eggs of
the Indian-meal moth were given the
usual treatment. None of these eggs
hatched, while the eggs kept as
checks hatched in due time.

“From the foregoing experiments,’
says the report, “it is evident that
sulphuring the fruit has a tendency
to kill any insects infesting it. In
case eggs or larvae are well inside
the fruit, however, it is probable that
they would not be injured.’

The report goes on to explain a
substitute for sulphur in killing in-
sects by the use of a belt heater
whereon the fruit is conveyed through
varying temperatures until all insect

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

life is killed by the heat. A consid-
erable part of the bulletin is devot-
ed to the use of sealed packages and
cartons for packing dried fruits so
that they may be insect free after be-
ing packed. In connection with this
the bulletin says. “It is probable
that the time is coming when it will
be necessary to put dried fruit in
sealed packages as it is to pack ce-
reals in that form to-day.”

A similar circular has recently been
issued by the Agricultural Experi-
ment Station in California, in which
it is concluded that much can be done
to diminish the damage due to in-
sect attacks on raisins by slight mod-
ifications of the present practices in
packing houses; that by somewhat
greater modifications and the use of
simple, inexpensive devices and meas-
ures, the infestation can be complete-
ly prevented until the raisins leave
the hands of the packers. They can
thus be delivered to the retailer in
perfect condition and remain sound
on his hands much longer than is at
present usual. Complete protectio:
under all conditions can be obtain-
ed, probably, only by the use of in-
sect-proof packages. Attempts have
been made to devise such a package,
but while some are promising, none
has yet been demonstrated to be com-
pletely successful.

 

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don't make more money out of raisins now it will be your
fault, for we are giving you a chance which grocers have
never had before.

Raisins Have Never Had a Chance

Raisins have been left to shift pretty much for them-
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for the first time in history, we are talking about them in a
big, national, convincing way. We have already stirred up
the country overthem, We have made hundreds of thou-
sands of new raisin users: we will make millions more before
we get through. And we have made old raisin users use
more raisins,

They Are Having It Now

We have done this with Sun-Maid (Package) Raisins, and
California Raisin Bread—made with Sun-Maid Ra’sins, after
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with which it is made, in a new, compelling way, in full pages
in the Saturday Evening Post, the Ladies’ Home Journal, and
in local campaigns in connection with grocers and bakers
everywhere. And we are going to Keep on doing it—we have
just begun.

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This is helping both of us. It is helping us by increasing
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helping you by putting new life into two of your lines—by
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Home Office, Fresno, California

Hearst Building, Chicago. 113 Hudson Street, New York

Mail this Coupon to Our Nearest Office

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An Abuse That Should Be Eradicated.

the the
trade is the habit of returning goods.

One of worst abuses of
The abuse is practiced all alone the
line from maker to consumer. Among
consumers, the practice has been en-
the ex-
privilege offered by
this

couraged and developed by
cessively liberal
the department
nection.

Like all other fallacious
methods, this practice must eventually
be modified to the extent of square

stores in con-

bus-ness

dealing between buyer and _ seller,
whether among manufacturers. job-
bers, retailers, or consumers. Any

method of doing business which in-
curs unwarranted expense or loss
naturally wipes out profits or throws
the burden of cost in higher prices
on those who who do not abuse the
privilege, but strange to say this hum-
ble truth is often buried under al-
leged “service.”

is but one of the
modern

Returning shoes
many innocent practices in
business which thus shifts burdens
upon the innocent. So-called
delivery,” as practiced by the depart-
ment stores in another example of
excessive expense incurred in the
name of “service,”
cluded in their prices for merchandise
which pay, although
not received by the
who carries home his or her bundle.

“free

but, of course, in-
the consumers
man or woman

The time guarantee on the wearing
quality of hosiery is another example
of extreme application of the service
idea to the detriment and
those who “are easy on stockings,”
and to the profit and benefit of those

loss. of

who either being on their feet most
of the day, engaged in
rough occupations, out their
stockings within the time limit of the
guarantee.

or who are

wear

that the
buying public is becoming better in-
formed as to what it really
its money, and it is equally encourag-
ing to see the advance of saner ideas
among manufacturers,
tailers.

Of course such evils cannot be erad-
icated in a day. It takes long, con-
tinuous effort and steadfast co-opera-
tion upon the part of those who
pioneer such a movement. In _ the
end, however, the fallacious nature of
unsound methods proves itself, and
brings matters to such an acute stage
that sometimes radical action is pre-
cipitated.

Both manufacturers and jobbers in
different lines of the shoe industry
are to-day exhibiting irritation at the
“return” evil. Joint action is sugzest-
ed in some quarters, while individual

It is encouraging to note

gets for

jobbers and re-

effort is observed here and there.—
Shoe Retailer.
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System for Handling Special Pairs.
While everyone is “
efficiency these many

the shoeman is low in adopting

hollering” about

days in cases
some

For
one of the leading shoe com-
panies of Louisville, a concern which
handles a big mail order business, and
a large number of

of the easier forms of efficiency.
instance,

special orders,
where small sizes are ordered direct
from the factory, has given little at-
tention to efficiency in this depart-
ment. A special letter is dictated to
the factory for each pair of
special orders.

shoes on
A simpler way would
be to have an order book printed in
standard form. Duplicates of each
order sent to the factories could be
kept in such a book. It would be
much easier to find old order sheets
than to hunt through reams of old
correspondence, which in many cases
has been placed in the transfer files.
The order books could be dated and
numbered, and it would be a question

of only a few months to find the size,
etc., contained in an order a month
or eighteen months old. This com-
pany dictates a special letter to all
mail order customers when sizes have
to be ordered from the factory, and
another letter is dictated when the
shipments are made. Form letters,
well written, could be filled in in a
few minutes and should increase the
efficiency of the department.

— ee
Naming the Home.
People are getting over the idea
that it is an affectation to name the

country places, and to put a sign at

the gateway declaring it. Why this
feeling should ever have gained

ground is hard to explain, unless it
was because some of the early advo-
cates of the plan used silly names.
Across the water, and especially in
England, the names of country places
are handed down for generations.
By all means, name the suburban
or country home; but be sure to se-
lect a name that is appropriate and
not freakish. Your home and its
grounds should have individuality,
and their naming adds to that quali-
ty.—Countryside Magazine.

Silver Pencil Souvenirs.

A prominent manufacturing
house, making something like thirty
different styles in clutch point, rolled
plate, sterling silver pencils, as well
as magic pencils and other novelties,
suggests these pencils as souvenirs
for shoe dealers to distribute as an
advertisement, particularly for open-

silver

ing occasions when it is desirable to
give something of real tangible value.

 

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October 20, 1915

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Quality

Black
Stock No. Price
412 8 inch Kangaroo Kip Blucher,
plain toe, single sole ......$2. 15
418 10 inch Kangaroo Kip Blucher,
plain toe, single sole, hob
mauled |e 3.35
426 8 inch Kangaroo Kip, plain
toe, 4% double sole... | 96
430 12 inch Waterproof Kip, cap
toe, % double sole ......... 3.60
454 9 inch Waterproof Wolverine
Kip Blucher, cap toe, outside
counter, two full soles and slip 3.50
482 § inch Wolverine Wer nerest
Blucher, plain toe, D. hee  Os00
484.10 inch Wolverine ice
Blucher, plain toe, D. S. 3.50
{$6 12 inch Wolverine Waterproof
Blucher, plain toe, 3.75
496 12 inch Wolverine ae a
Chrome single sole, Welt, cap
Hoe; Dlucher = 0 4.15
4460 12 ineh Waterproof Wolverine
Side, blucher, tip, 3 soles .25
Chocolate
408 12 inch Wolverine Kip Blucher,
double sole, viscolized button,
CAD 10@ 00) 10
422 8 inch Wolverine Kip Blucher,
plain toe, % double Sole |... 2.75
427 18 inch Wolverine Kip Blucher,
straps and _ buckles, three
soles, standard screw ....... 5.50
151 14 inch Wolverine Waterproof
Kip Blucher, tip, nickle hooks
and eves 0 3.15
463 10 inch Kip Blucher, Mp, Cuff
and Buckle % D. §S. Lain We 3 Q
465 8 inch Kip rae a Tip, Cuff
and Buckle, % oe 3.10
469 12 inch Veal, 4 sos Cuff, no
Buckle 3.90
S71 12 inc h Kip, no Cuff, 2 Buckles,
2 1 SS cap foe = 3.75
481 16 inch Kip, Welt double sole,
two buckles, cap toe ........ “1D
490 - inch Wolverine Kip, 2 inch
Cuff, 4% D. Ss. Cap TOR | 3.25
4114 8 inch Wolverine Kip, Blucher
Oak-a-Han: soles 0) 2.30
Boys’ High Cuts
6502 Boys’ Black 9 inch Wolverine
Kip, Cuff and Buckle, 21%4-51% $2.60
6402 Youths’ Black 9 inch Wotverine
Kip, Cuff and Buckle 1214-2 2.35
6528 Boys’ C} »0colate 9 in. bide vty
Kip, Cuff and Buckle 2%- 2.60
6428 Youths’ Chocolate 9 inch Ww Be
verine Kip, Cuff and Buckle
Doe a 2.35
653 Boys’ Chocolate 8 inch, Cuff
and Buckle, Oe -bIg 25
6431 Youths’ Chocolate 8 inch, Cuff
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West

em

October 20, 1915

Annual Concert Course of Mary Free
Bed Guild.

Do you want Grand Rapids to be-
come the musical center of Western
Michigan? When the world’s great-
est artists are planning their tours,
do you wish them to go from New
York to Detroit, then to Chicago and
West or do you want them to place
Grand Rapids on their map and when
visiting Michigan to honor both
Grand Rapids and Detroit? This can
be accomplished by all Western
Michigan taking an active interest
in the great concerts that come to
Grand Rapids.

 

Josef Hofmann.

The Mary Free Bed Guild of the
U. B. A. Hospital is this winter
bringing to Powers Theater a series
of five most wonderful concerts. The
series will open November 1 with
Mme. Frances Alda and Roderick
White. Mme. Alda is one of the lead-
ing sopranos of the Metropolitan
Opera Co., and is the wife of Gatti-
Casazza, the manager of the Metro-
politan Opera Co., of New York City.
Roderick White, the American violin-
ist, is a native of Grand Rapids and
our city is justly proud of him and
his phenomenal success.

November 19 Miss Anna Case and
Andrea de Segurola will appear in
joint recital. Miss Case is one of the
more recent stars who charms her
audiences with her wonderful soprano
voice and her winning personality.
Segurola for the past six years has
been the leading bass of the Metro-
politan Opera Company, and it is
only by his coming prior to the open-
ing of grand opera that it is possible
for Grand Rapids and the surrounding
towns to hear him.

January 10 David and Clara Mannes
will give a concert with Mme. Marie
Sundelius, “The second Jenny Lind.”
Mr. and Mrs. Mannes, in their sonata
recitals for violin and piano, have
made this form of chamber music
very popular in New York, Boston
and other musical cities. Mme. Sun-
delius, the gifted Swedish soprano
in two years has become an American
favorite and has been heard from
coast to coast.

On January 28 the idol of the con-
cert going public, John McCormick
will return to this city. In the larger
cities special trains from the suburbs

 

 

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

have run to accommodate the throngs
who desired to hear the celebrated
Irish tenor. Mr. McCormick will sing
only sixty days this season; we are
privileged to be one of the sixty.

This remarkable series will close
March 17 with the New York Sym-
phony Orchestra, with Walter Dam-
rosch conductor and Josef Hofmann
soloist. The members of this orches-
tra, often called “The Damrosch Or-
chestra,” are the foremost players of
their respective instruments and it is
a rare treat to hear such a group of
men under the leadership of the cele-
brated conductor, Walter Damrosch.
Josef Hofmann, known to all as one
of the greatest living pianists, plays
only a limited number of concerts this
year and again Grand Rapids is to
be congratulated upon being one of
the favored few.

If you wish Grand Rapids to be one
of the great musical centers which
these famous stars visit, support this
course. The smaller towns in West-
ern Michigan are no farther from
Grand Rapids than the suburbs of
New York and Chicago are from these
cities, and as soon as the music-
lovers in the towns surrounding
Grand Rapids indicate their regular
patronage there will be no difficulty
in securing special ‘“after-theater”’
transportation.

The members of the Mary Free
Bed Guild are giving their time and
energy to make this phenomenal
course a great success and all profits
will be used in caring for the patients
who are in need of hospital care and
have no money to pay for such care.

—_>+>___
Buy at Home.

When you want to help your town,
Buy at home!

When you want shoes, hat or gown,
Buy at home!

Never mind what ‘tis you need,

Canned goods, collars, chicken feed,

Frame this phrase up for your creed—
Buy at home!

Other folks may buy by mail,
You buy at home!

Help the home store to a sale,
Buy at home!

Every dollar sent away,

Means a dollar less to pay,

What is owed right here to-day—
Buy at home!

Are you for your town or not?
Buy at home!

Cheaper elsewhere?
Buy at home!

Home store qualities are true,

Home store merchants work for you,

This much then you ought to do—
Buy at home!

Tommyrot!

 

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Wholesale and Retail
For Every Purpose

Fixtures, Mazda Lamps, Flashlights
Novelties
Why not save time. money and annoyance by
‘dealing direct
GRAND RAPIDS ELECTRIC CO.
9 So. Division Grand Rapids
Send us that “Get-acquainted”’ order

 

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Arctics Leather Tops
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How Complete is Your Stock?

The season is here when it is not safe longer to be without a
complete stock of

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RUBBERS

They are and have for years been looked upon as the standard
of quality and our stock is complete. We can fill orders promptly.

Figure out your probable needs and send us the order. You
want fo be prepared for the first big rush when it comes.

CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST GLADLY
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Distributors
Manufacturers “‘H. B. Hard Pan” and “‘Bertsch’”’ Shoes
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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
Jackson.

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

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

Grand Page—W. T. Ballamy, Bay City.

Grand Sentinel—C. C. Starkweather,

Secretarv—Maurice Heuman,

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 38, 1916.

Michigan Division T. P. A.

President—D. G. MacLaren.

First Vice-President—F. H. Mathison.
Second Vice-President—W. J. Manning,
Detroit.
Secretary
rown.
eee Board of Directors—Walter H.
Brooks, Chairman; Fred H. Locke, J. W.
Putnam, J. E. Cronin, W. A. Hatcher,
Cc. E. York, W. E. Crowell, C. H. Gall-
meyer, Frank W. Clarke, Detroit.

State Membership Committee—Frank
H. Mathison, Chairman.

and Treasurer—Clyde E.

 

Don’t Forget the Salesman Is a Men.
His heart is light. His share of the
blessings of this world consists of
good health and his job, and he is
happy. He has a wealth of sympathy
for the troubles of mankind and they
worry him—when he lets them. So
he banishes them from his thoughts
and learns to carry the light hearr.
You see, he is a traveling salesman.
He wears a smile. Not because he
is continuously happy. Not because
the world goes out of its way to make
him feel good. Beneath that smiling
physiognomy lie pucker strings that
could screw his face into a pickle dish
if something should But he
He tries to forget the pucker
And he succeeds, and then

slip.
smiles.
strings.
he smiles some more.

He is glad to see you. Not because
he experiences any keen personal de-
light at seeing you. Not because your
visage is always good for sore eyes
to look at. But because he wants to
talk to you. Not to the
everyday you that you wear in your
buttonhole and that any and every-
one may see, but the you that you
keep under cover and trot out on oc-
casions only. The you that has a
good opinion of itself and falls for
a little flattery. The you that you
recognize as your real self, but sel-
dom have the time or opportunity to
visit with. He looks you squarely in
the eye and says he is glad to see you,
because he wants to meet your real
inner self. You see, he is a salesman.

He holds his head up high, not be-
cause he is stuck on himself, but be-
cause he believes in his house and his
goods. He is proud of them both.
He holds his head up high, not be-

common

cause he looks down on his neighbor,
but because he wants recognition and
plays his cards above the table.
Representation means responsibility
Should he slip, it reflects on the house.
It is always safe to be dignified. So
he holds his head up high.

He is dressed in the latest fashion.
not too loud, not freakish, but suffic-
iently up-to-date to give his house
and his goods a modern setting. A
hundred times a day he makes the
statement that to keep on the firine
line of progress, the trade must use
his goods or be classed with the back
numbers. It is to-day and to-morrow
with him, not yesterday. He can’t talk
modern improvements in a last year’s
suit.

He is good-natured. Not because
it is a family trait. Not because it is
thrust upon him by the happy inci-
dents of his career, but because he
finds it both a convenience and qa nec-
essity. It is convenient to find busi-
ness parley automatically lubricated
by the oil of his good nature, and it
is necessary, when coming in contact
with people who have none of it, to
call on his own supply and let it grease
the ways. He is good-natured. Yes.
he has to be. You see, he is a sales-
man.

He is smart. Not because he has
gone to college and has a sheepskin
to show for it. Not because he stays
up nights and reads books. But be-
cause he has to be the master when
closing in on a prospect or a cus-
tomer. He knows that in a hand-to-
hand conflict the stronger wins, and
when a prospect is at bay he must not
only convince him but he must make
him want the goods. A fool can’t do
it. It calls for mastery of self and
subject. The rebuffs and defeats which
fall to his lot result in the mental
alertness and refinement that
education in a truly practical sense.
He must be up to the minute. The
latest news and intelligence must be
toys in his hands. He must be smart.
You see, he is a salesman.

He has courage. Not because he
is a soldier at heart. Not because he
is a volunteer and would rather fight
than eat. But he has learned that that
for which we seek does not always
lie on the ground before us, but is
hidden in secret, out-of-the-way places
and must be ferreted out. A certain
man must be seen. A hundred voices
says, “You can’t see him.” A certain
man must be reached. A hundred
arms bar the way. Shall he shrink
away or be pushed back? No, he
must reach his man and meet him
face to face. For the time being, at
least, there are but two persons on

spell

earth, himself and his man. Forbid-
ding hands, dubious head-shakes, cau-
tioning advice, are but the hurdles.
He wins the race because he has grit
and courage. You see, he is a sales-
man.

He is an optimist. Not because he
loses orders or is frequently turned
down on the very brink of sucess,
but because at times he must create
the very atmosphere he breathes. The
cold water that is frequently thrown
over him must either have the in-
vigorating effect of a shower bath
or he must permit himself to be
drowned in it—and he prefers to live.
Pessimism is deaf and blind. Op-
timism hears all, sees all. Defeat for
him dares not spell pessimism, for
pessimism means death. The pros-
pects must always be bright. Although
he sells coffins his line must be a
happy line. It must be a pleasure to
talk his goods, to buy them and sell
them. So he is an optimist, because
he is a salesman.

Look at him closely. Those lines
in his face didn’t all come from sm‘I-
ing. That slight stoop in his shoul-
ders didn’t come from holding his
head up high. The hand that grasped
yours so gladly or patted you on the
back with such emphasis sometimes
lies open and limp, and all that is
worth while in the world if placed in
the hollow of his palm would not
tempt his fingers to close over it. The
courage that bids him face the lion
in his den deserts him when an ex-
pected letter from home does not ap-
pear. The optimist, the man with
such a fund of good nature, the smart
man who can create demands and
make men buy his goods, wilts when
he sits alone and lets his hunger for
the kiss of absent wife and babe take
the nerve out of him.

A salesman is only human, but let’s
take off our hats to him for teachinz
us the practical value of the stiff up-
per lip and showing us how energy
and persistence, when tactfully ap-
plied, bring home the bacon.

When times are dull and when the
business world turns sour, when
“nothing doing” stalks through the
land like a pestilence and paralyzes
trade, the salesman, perpetuating the
traditions of his calling, continues to
spread a gospel of optimism that
comes into its own at last. For the
smile and handshake of the salesman,
his resourcefulness and versatility, his
politeness and good-fellowship, are
the very foundation stones of human-
ity in business.

But with all that, remember he is
only human, and remember the beetle
and its silken, sensitive, delicate wings
which you cannot see; and when you
turn a salesman down, don’t forget he
is a man, and that you are nothing i
you are not his brother.

C. I. Henrikson.

Vanishing Gold.

What becomes of it? Gold is one
of the oldest metals in human use—
there are beads dating back to the
stone age. It is an object of almost
universal desire. - It is proof against
almost all the influences which de-
stroy other metals, and it has been
mined in enormous quantities. Yet

to-day more than two-thirds of the
gold in use has been dug since 1849.
What becomes of the rest? Where
is the gold that set Jason wander-
ing into the Black Sea, that filled
the treasures of Croesus, that paid
the terrific tribute which
kings assessed against the
What has happened to the yellow
dust and “electrum’”—an alloy of gold
and silver—which negro traders
brought down the Nile to Egypt for
four or five thousand years? Ancient
gold, like that of modern times, was
used for money and for ornaments,
but both have disappeared. The most
enduring of metals, and yet the most
evanescent; perpetually sought and
yet constantly escaping the hands of
even the successful seeker—that is
gold. What is the reason for its cu-
rious elusiveness?

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DETROIT DETONATIONS.

Cogent Criticisms From Michigan’s
Metropolis.

Detroit, Oct. 18—Learn one thing
each week about Detroit. The Indus-
trial Fair to be conducted under the
auspices of the Traveling Men’s Fair
Association will be held in Detroit
December 28, 29 and 30.

In the maturing tanks of a Detroit
varnish factory are 1,000,000 gallons
of varnish at all times.

Leigh Lynch, formerly general

 

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manager of the American Top Co.,
has been appointed production ‘man-
ager of the Lewis Spring & Axle Co.

The dry goods store of Reed &
Piggot, 1515 Woodward avenue, was
almost entirely destroyed by fire last
week.

The Boston Transcript says that
Henry Ford seems to have succeeded
Andy Carnegie as adviser-general to
the Universe. At that, advice is
cheaper to give than a few millions
would be, to prepare for the peace
we already have.

Paul Smith, sales manager of the
Chalmers Motor Co., at a meeting of
the board of directors last week, was
appointed one of the Vice-Presidents
of the company, in charge of the
sales, service and advertising depart-
ments.

At the regular monthly meeting of
Detroit Council, held last Saturday
night, E. O. Mallone, Michigan sales
manager for the Proctor & Gamble
Distributing Co., and J. M. Quirk,
local representative for B. Heller &
Co., Chicago, were initiated into the
mysteries of the United Commercial
Travelers.

L. F, Thompson (C. Elliott & Co.)
has returned from a four weeks’ trip
through the West and to the Pan-
American Exposition. He was ac-
companied on the trip by his wife.

Somebody David Harem’d Harry
Nichols, Vernor & Co.'s. representa-
tive, in a dog deal the other day.
Harry purchased what looked like a
sure enough dog, the purchase price
amounting to $10. Said canine, unless
looking directly at a person, would
pay no attention to a call and no
amount of noise would even make the
newly-purchased family pet as much
as turn around and ask what was
wanted. Expert dog fanciers were
called in, but doggy paid as much at-
tention to their warbles as E. A.
Stowe would to a traveling man’s
roundelay. At last a canine physician
was called and he said, plus the reg-
ular fee, there was nothing wrong
with the hound except that it was
stone deaf.

The Central Savings Bank has leas-
ed part of the building under con-
struction at the northwest corner of
Woodward and Forest avenues, to be
Occupied as a branch bank.

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

shall not allow his boom for the gov-
ernorship to acquare the same name
as his own.

The Ladies Auxiliary of Cadillac
Council are taking a lively interest in
the coming Industrial Fair and will
take charge of many of the depart-
ments and will assist the traveling
men in many ways to make the Fair
a success.

Mr. Starkweather is President and
General Manager of the Traveling
Men’s Fair Association. He is local
manager of the Buick Motor Co.
and, as President of the Detroit Auto-
mobile Dealers’ Association, made a
name for himself as an executive and
organizer of more than ordinary abil-
ity. He is Grand Sentinel of the U.
C. T. His choice to head the coming
Industrial Fair, to be held Dec. 28, 29
and 30, was a most fortunate one.

Hale and hearty and in the best of
spirits, Allen D. Gustine, retired to
bed last Thursday night. The next
morning the news of his death shock-
ed his hosts of friends in the city. Mr.
Gustine was employed by Burnham,
Stoepel & Co. for nearly thirteen

_years, the greater part of that time

as special city representative, and his
sudden passing cast a gloom on all
who knew him. He was born in Paw
Paw, Mich., July 28, 1883, later mov-
ing to Cassopolis, where his father,
W. E. Gustine, engaged in the general
mercantile business. After receivinz
a common school education he se-
cured his first employment with
Wilbur Warren, proprietor of a ba-
zaar store in Cassopolis. A few
months later he resigned to accept a
position with a firm in Vicksburg.
From Vicksburg he came to Detroit
to enter the employ of Burnham,
Stoepel & Co. Within a year he was
given an opportunity to demonstrate
his ability as a city salesman, which
he did to the entire satisfaction of the
firm. To his trade Allen Gustine was
more than a salesman; he was a friend
and adviser. He would assist them

is the widow and an eighteen months
old daughter.

James D. Murray has opened a
jewelry store at 880 Kercheval avenue,

L. L. Steinberg, dry goods and fur-
nishing goods, has moved into his
new store at 2010 West Jefferson
avenue.

H. E. Bullen, formerly with the
Rands Manufacturing Co., has ac-
cepted a position with the Michigan
Auto Top Co. and taken charge of
the manufacturing department. S. L.
Joseph has been appointed sales and
financial manager.

The French soldiers have had their
pay advanced to 8 cents a day, but
this includes board and lodging.

Mr. Carleton, of Read & Carleton,
Jackson, was a Detroit business visi-
tor last week.

_E. A. Sadd, with the J. L. Hudson
Co., was seriously injured and_ his
wife killed by a speeding automobile
which struck them while they were
waiting for a car to take them to
church last Sunday morning. The
couple have many friends in the city
who were inexpressably shocked when
news of the sad accident became
known and the sympathy of all goes
out to Mr. Sadd in his bereavement.

Killing with an automobile is one
form of murder that seems to xO
unpunished in Detroit. Who can find
another name for the slaughter of
pedestrians by reckless automobile
drivers? Automobiles, like guns
should be taken from irresponsible
persons.

Salesmen for the Wetmore-Quinn
Co., Detroit distributors for the
Paige-Detroit automobiles, were ten-
dered a banquet by the Paige com-
pany, Monday at the Hotel Pon-
chartrain.

F, H. Weaver, general merchant, of
New Haven, was in Detroit on a busi-
ness trip last week.

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ALLEN D. GUSTINE

to decorate their stores, arrange their
stocks and offer suggestions for writ-
ing advertisements. His energy was
untiring. It was to this and his rug-
ged honesty that his success was due.
He was fond of athletics and was
considered one of the best hand ball
players in the city. On the day of
his death he engaged in a game at
the Detroit Athletic Club, an organ-
ization of which he was an active
member. It is believed that the stren-
uous exercise caused heart trouble
and was responsible for his untimely
end. Allen Gustine was a good citi-
zen, a loyal friend and a loving hus-
band and father. The world is better
fer his having lived in it. Surviving

Canada is exporting them in large
quantities to the mother country.
James M. Goldstein.
—_2>>>____
Sagacious Suggestions From Saginaw
Salesmen.

Saginaw, Oct. 18—Saginaw is the
city of happiness and prosperity for
all. We are thankful that the D. U.
R. and Detroit News do not own our
little city,

Saginaw Council will have the hon-
or to initiate Harry Oppenheimer,
President of the new Chamber of
Commerce, in the mysteries of the
order in November. Mr. Oppenheim-
er, we welcome you. I believe the
way to a bigger and better Saginaw

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is to get the U. C. T.’s to boosting.
It is great to see the big Army of
Roadsters leaving on Monday morn-
ings for their fields of labor. Let’s
get together and be pals and boost
for the best town in the Saginaw
Valley!

Mr. McDougall, of Evart, has
bought out A. P. Lobdell, grocery on
West Kearsly street, Flint.

R. A. Uptograph, of Flint, has pur-
chased the Amboy-Whaley grocery
on Third avenue, Flint.

Charles Stranahan, the oldest gro-
cer in Romeo, has been laid up for
some time with rheumatisia, although
now able to be about on crutches.
He has sold groceries for forty-seven
years,

Frank D, Epley, Jr., member of
Epley & Son, popular erocers cf Mt.
Clemens, has been spending the past
two weeks in the blue grass rezion
of Kentucky. Frank knows where to
go for a quiet snooze and good eats.

Thomas D. Roy, former manazer
of the Roy Grocer Co., Birmingham,
is now manager of a large milling
company which recently buiit a mill
in Birmingham. The Roy Grocer Co.
sold out to Roy H. Smead, of Me-
nominee.

Cf. Sham of Birmingham, spent
a part of last week building a carage
at Lake Maceday. It is doubtiul if
he belongs to the carpenters’ union.

Mark Brown, the Saginaw hunter,
bit off a chunk last Saturday nicht
when he promised to furnish the ven-
ison for a big feed to be given the
Saturday night following Thanks-
giving. He, with his body guard and
sharp shooting partner, Bert Ruther-
ford, expect to go to the wilds of
Houghton county in November.

Brother Pitts, chairman of the Vic-
trola committee, says you must eet
busy, as the $150 Victrola will be
given away at the November meeting
without fail.

Harry Whitfield, of Pontiac, escap-
ed from his grocery store las: Thurs-
day and beat it for Maceday Lake.
No intentions of suicide. Just a quiet
fishing trip. We would love to hear
those “if” stories.

Many of the boys will be sorry to
learn of the death of Ernest Moll,
Vice-President of John Rumimell &
Co., Sebewaing. He retired in ap-
parently good health and died during
the night. His wife was awakened
just as he was breathing his last.

The old Bancroft Hotel, of Sagi-
naw, is now a thing of the past. The
foundation for the new hotel has been
started.

The Oppenheimer Cigar Co. is re-
modeling its store on Genessex
avenue. When finished it will de the
finest of its chain of stores.

Boys, don’t forget assessment No.
129, and pin the following in your
bonnet: “I shall always remember
my home council and that nowhere
in America is to be found its ecual,
If things I see do not suit me [ will
not knock, but forget it and boost. I
sometimes make mistakes myself.”

C. C. Welker, Senior Counselor of
No. 9, Detroit, and buyer for C. EI-
liott & Co., is certainly a worker. As
a tip to specialty men who do not
belong to the U. C. T. and contem-
plate calling on him, you will have
some job on your hands. Charles sits
with an application blank for you to
sign in one hand and a pencial to
sign your order in the other. A word
to the wise: Don’t refuse him.

A man is usually judged by the lit-
erature he reads. Wake up and sub-
scribe for the Tradesman, the best
trade journal in Michigan.

L. M. Steward.

 

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President—W. H. Martin, Orion.
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Paying No Attention to Harrison
Narcotic Law.

From reports from different parts
of the country, it is apparent that a
large number of physicians are pay-

ing no attention to the Harrison Nar-
cotic Law. Their delinquency in this
respect is due to their characteristic
negligent and sloppy habits, their ig-
and, im

norance and_ indifference,

many cases, to pure obstinacy and

self-conceit. A number of them seem

to imagine they are above the law.
and manifest no fear as to the con-

sequences of their ignoring it.

We would warn pharmacists not to’

fill prescriptions calling for narcotics
that do not come up strictly to the
law's requirements. The mere writ-
ing of a prescription that does not
meet these requirements will not in-
volve the physician, but if the drue-
gist fills it, then he becomes a violator
of the law.

So far as the writing
tions is concerned, the law imposes
no hardship on physicians, for it de-
mands of them no more than they
ought to do with all their prescrip-
tions, whether they contain narcotic
drugs or not. All that is required
of them is that they shall state:

1. The prescriber’s name in full:

2. The location of his office;

3. The date the prescription was
signed;
4. The prescriber’s reg’stry or ser-

of prescrip-

ial number;

5. The name
patient.

Some druggists have reported casé¢s
in which they have offended physi-
cians by refusing to fill prescriptions

and address of the

lacking in one or more of the above
details, the physician advisinz the pa-
tient to go to some other druggist.
A case in point came to our notice
recently. A druggist wrote to us:
“T’m in an unpleasant position. Dr.
So-and-So, who has sent me prescrip-
tions for years and who is, besides, a
personal friend of mine, is singularly
careless regarding the provisions of
the Harrison law. Many prescrip-
tions which he sends in calling for

all of these is often missing. Usually
I tell the patient that it will take some
time to fill the prescription and that
| will send him the medicine—just to
gain time to with the
At first he came around and
supplied the missing data, but of late
he has grown angry at these remin4-
ers of his derelictions and has told me
roundly that he hasn’t time to care
a damn jor the Harrison law, and that
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as he sends them in he’ll send them
to another druggist whom he knows
not to be so fastidious. Of course.
I hate to lose his business, and I can't
afford to take

chances by violating

the law.

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about it?”

What am I going to do

What we advise this druggist and
every other druggist to do under s'm-
ilar circumstances is to comply with
the law absolutely, for the penalties
for its violation are too severe to take
any risk whatever. We repeat that
the doctor does not suffer under the
law in case he omits to make the
statements on his prescriptions we
have enumerated. He may write as
many prescriptions for narcotics as
he pleases, for as large amounts as
he pleases, and may omit his registry
number, his own name and address,
the name and address of the patient,
etc., without subjecting himself to a
penalty. But the druggist who ven-
tures to fill such an imperfect pre-
scription is the one to suffer if he is
caught. The druggists should make
this matter perfectly plain to their
doctor friends. If the doctors are at
all reasonable they will realize that
the druggist is only doing his duty
and will respect him the more on
account of his firm stand for right.

Success of Prosperity Week in the
Celery City.

Kalamazoo, Oct. 19—It is with
pleasure that I report to you that
Kalamazoo’s_ big Prosperity Week,
held last week, was a tremendous
success from every standpoint. All
of our big events went off without
a hitch and the wholesalers, retailers
and farmers’ exhibits, exceeded even
my own expectations. There was an
enormous influx of visitors into
Kalamazoo from Monday until Sat-
urday and the stores in the city en-
joyed a larger volume of business
than ever before.

We distributed $700 in gold for
premiums to farm exhibitors and this
brought nearly every farmer in the
immediate territory into Kalamazoo
for at least one day.

The result of our effort is that
every citizen of Kalamazoo feels a
closer relationship with his neighbor
than ever before. We all know now
what the other fellow is manufactur-
ing and producing and we also know
that what we want can be obtained
right here in our own city. The civic
value of this Prosperity Week can
not be estimated and Kalamazoo is
further advanced as a direct result of
this celebration.

Another result, very gratifying to
note, is that the farmers regard Kala-
mazoo in a kindly light, which is
the first time in several years.

For some reason which can not be
explained the farmers have been
laboring under the impression that
the people of this city feel that they
have outgrown the rural residents.
Prosperity Week has shown them
that the city is an intregal part of
their daily life and that the farmers
are essential to the welfare of the
city. Among other things, this Pros-
perity Week movement has _ ironed
out a lot of little personalities and

-disagreeable disturbances that are al-

ways so prevalent in a city the size
of Kalamazoo.

October 20, 1915

To-day everybody has a smile for
the other fellow.

Financially, the week’s celebration
will be a big success, which alone is
a big recommendation for the plan.

It is something unusual.to stage
a big movement such as this was and
at the same time make money. The
net proceeds will be turned over to
the Chamber of Commerce to be ex-
pended as the members see fit.

A great part of the success of this
movement is due to the excellent co-
operation we enjoyed from the citi-
zens of this city, the organizations
and the newspapers and the many
Magazines such as the Tradesman
which have been very kind in giving
us notices.

I wish to take this opportunity to
thank you most heartily for the as-
sistance you have rendered us and I
can assure you that both the Com-
mission and myself appreciate this
beyond expression. My only regret
is that you could not have
here to witness the successful cul-
mination of six weeks’ hard work in
an effort to place Kalamazoo in an
enviable position as a _ good, live,
wide-awake city.

_ . hope at some future time to be
able to reciprocate the Michigan
Tradesman’s co-operation and if ever
the opportunity presents, I shall cer-
tainly take pleasure in doing whatever

T can for you. fH. Peeter,
Director of Publicity.
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spectfully owdéred 38@ 40 cittorate, gr ia @ of Arsenate “Sigg 50
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Senna 4S me ee 00 Cataay” o 25 ee 2 ‘ous e
aoe ee + 41@ 50 Geler oe 5 Gambier .. «++ 156
ae Tinn i ae 55 aoanie ee A 12 Boing ea Ib. co 20
Uva Tinn- sees a 35 Carian (powd. 5 2 oan: 20 Glasswa ae - bg a
tae an@ 60 a "bey 40@ 80 Glassware, $i Sus 30
Li te ay ee et 2 6 0 ilauber » less 7 ses 8 0
i on 3) Flax veces 0G 2 Glauber Salts oo: © 10%
eons a . a Steam 45@ 50 ae, Boa less 2 1%
Mian pues Foenugreek, 36 a Glue, brown grd.” lg 18
Meace Bitter 8 50@ Lobeli: Po. 8@ 10 Glue, ee oe 10@ 16
Almo icial r, 8 75 cee oe 6 10 Glyceri ite gerd. 15@ 1s
tr uds, Sweet 5 Jee yellow. 0 10 Hops ao rd. 15@ *
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* imitati a, (= Poppy. powd. ” 22@ is lodine 22.2217. “: oe 60
saat ie $9 Bete Me ea. saat
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srgamont .... 50@ 6 Sabadilla, powd, ait a nee tae Se 20
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They are oeans vise saat 88? Amel | eB Morphine ™'<.2..! 2 5093 75
80 go Citron eae 15 Ti igi 2. Vomica «.. 5 eon 75
od wea on aoe fond Mesiie inctures Pepper, blae a eo 80
re Cloves aeeceeees o@1 0 Al e -epper, lack pow
to com Socoanut ..... . @1 ion “ Fcpper. wi — 2a
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G e oo full Cnn Seq! 3 ae 25 ee Laces g 65 Quinine Lalas ¥ .. @ *
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J.J city Ei ebs Wl '8 o0@ 95 B ae M1 35 Sacehart PO cea @ 16
“* OH gero Cowes 00@2 ) enon Coma @1 Se varine San “1 10
NS Eucal n: -- 225 95 Buch Com oe 65 salt Pe e + . 35@
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ran Mena @6 ubeb oe @1 SN sh eae
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, raw, less ton 63 uae sjosseee @ 9% Suapnur, Sub 1
@ 71 lodine, ‘Goi mon: = a a ee 3
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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.
liable to change at any time, and country merchants will have their orders filled
at market prices at date of purchase.

Prices, however, are

 

DECLINED

 

 

Index to Markets

 

Breakfast Food

'
Pak et et et et et pt

MHOm COW COwowrhnmnmnme

Cracked Wheat

E
Evaporated Milk .....

Farinaceous Goods
Fishing Tackle
Flavoring Extracts
Flour and Feed

Hides and Pelts .......

OO 9]

ow

Ss
Salad Dressing

 

Wrapping Paper

AMMONIA

12 oz. ovals, 2 doz. box 75

AXLE GREASE

Frazer’s.

1tb. wood boxes, 4 doz.
1tb. tin boxes, 3 doz.
316Ib. tin boxes, 2 dz.

10Ib. pails, per doz.
15Ib. pails, per doz.

25Ib. pails, per doz. ..
BAKED BEANS

No. 1, per doz. .. 45G
No. 2, per doz. .. 75¢
No. 3, per doz. .. 85

BATH BRICK
English

BLUING
Jennings’.

Condensed Pearl Bluing
Small C P Bluing, doz.
Large C P Bluing, doz.

Folger’s.

Summer Sky, 3 dz. cs. 1
Summer Sky, 10 dz bbl 4

BREAKFAST FOODS
00

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 .......

Wheatens ..........

Evapor’ed Sugar Corn
Farinose, 24-2 .......

Grape Nuts ..... pee ma
Grape Sugar Flakes ,

Sugar Corn Flakes .

Hardy Wheat Food |.

Holland Rusk ..... :

Krinkle Corn Flakes
Mapl-Corn Flakes ....

Minn. Wheat Cereal

Ralston Wheat Food 4
Ralston Wht Food 10c 2
Roman Meal ..... oo
Saxon Wheat Food ..
Shred Wheat Biscuit 3

aasecwit: AS os 13
Pillsbury’s Best Cer’l 4
Post Toasties, T-2 .. 2
Post Toasties, T-3 ..
Post Tavern Porridge

BROOMS
Fancy Parlor, 25 tb.
Parlor, 5 String, 25

Tb.
Standard Parlor, 23 Ib.

Common, 23 Ib. ...

special, 23 tb. ......
Warehouse, 33 Ib. ...
Common Whisk ....
Fancy Whisk ..... -—.
BRUSHES
Scrub
Solid Back, 8 in. ......
Solid Back, 11 in. ....
Pointed Ends ........
Stove
No. 38 5.23.2... bee e
Ne: 2 oo
NO a coc
Shoe
NO 8 202.000 ae
Nae. 7 ...... Seer e eee
Noe. 4 2... bo eee eco.
NO: 3 ee.

BUTTER COLOR
Dandelion, 25c size ..

CANDLES

Parafline, 668 .........
Paraffine, 128 ....... .

Wicking ..... coe

CANNED GOODS

Apples
3 Ib. Standards ..
No. 10752350.
Blackberries
2 Bee ieee
Standard No. 10
Beans
Baked... os ..

Red Kidney eee 75@ 95

String ..... oo

Blueberries

Standard ....-35.0....
NO: 19 oc. eee ees ce

2 we DO OO

1 50@1 90
@5 25

2

: Clams i
Little Neck, 1th. .. 1
Clam Bouillon

Burnham's % pt. .... 2

Burnham's pts. ..... 3

Burnham's qts. ...... 7
Corn

Hair co... 65@

Good) 2)... .2 3). 90@1

Wancy 0 @1

French Peag
Monbadon (Natural)
per doz.

Gooseberries
No 2, Pair - 1 1
No 2, Maney (310).
: Hominy
Standard .... 4...
Lobster
MID. oe . 2
Mm 1D. 2. se
Picnic Hat 20 2
Mackerel
Mustard, lth. ...... oe
Mustard, 21. ...... |. 2
Soused, 1%t, ....... 1
Soused, 2th. ...... cob 2
Tomato, th. ........ ced
Tomato, 2tb. cece 2
Mushrooms
Buttons, 16s ... 1
Buttons, 1s ..... @
Hotels, is ...... @
Oysters
Cove, 1 1b. 1. @
Cove, 2 1b. ..... @1
Plums
Plums ...... 90@1

Pears In Syrup

No. 3 cans, per doz. ..1
Peas

Marrowfat ...... 90@1

Early June .... 1 10@1

Early June siftd 1 45@1

Peaches
ip ........-... 1 Opps
No. 10 size can ple @3

Pineapple
Grated ........ 1 75@2
Sliced ...... sacs 95@2

Pumpkin
Geog 225 03.0..0.. 6.
Maney... ee eceeoee
No. 10 .........5.5... 2

Raspberries
Standard ......

Salmon
Warrens, 1 tb. Tall .
Warrens, 1 Ib. Flat
ned Alaska |... 18
Med Red Alaska 1 4
Pink Alaska ....

Sardines
Domestic, %s ...... 3
Domestic, 4% Mustard 3
Domestic, % Mustard 3

oc

French, %s ...... 7%7@14
Hrench, 48 ....... 13@23

Sauer Kraut

No 3, cans .......;
No. 10: cans _....:.. 2
Shrimps
Dunbar, 1s doz. .... 1
Dunbar, 1%s doz. .... 2
Succotash
Madr oe cee
Good . se eee ce 1
Maney 6655s. : 1 25@1
Strawberries
Standard ....... o
PaAMCy oo. s. s ; 2
Tomatoes
Croley cl en
Fancy Meee cee 1
NO: 1 oe. a
Tuna

%4s, 4 doz. in case ..2
%s, 4 doz. in case ..3

1s, 4 doz. in case ....5 60

  

CATSUP
Snider’s pints ...... 2 35
Snider’s % pints ....1

CHEESE
ACO 2.00 35606 @15%
Carson City |... @15%
Brick: 0.5. s oc. @17
Leiden ...... os @15
Limburger ..... : @18
Pineapple ...... 40 @60
Edam .......... @85
Sap Sago ....... 1
Swiss, domestic 20

3

CHEWING GUM
Adams Black Jack
Adams Sappota .......
Beeman’s Pepsin ......
Beechnut
Chiclets 6... 8.
Colgan Violet Chips ..
Colgan Mint Chips ....
Dentyne . |... o..
Doublemint -....:.....,
Flag Spruce .....0..2,
Juicy Hrait: .. 0.0.30. 2°
med Ropin ............
Sterling Gum Pep.
Sterling 7-Point ......
Spearmint, Wrigleys

Se eccccccccccs

Spearmint, 5 box jars 3
Spearmint, 3 box jars 1
Trunk Spruce .......... 5

Yucatan
Zeno

Serer cree crcen

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CHOCOLATE

Walter Baker & Co.

German’s Sweet
Premium
Canacas ... 0...

Walter M. Lowney Co.

Premium, \s
Premium, %s .......:

CLOTHES LINE

Per doz

No. 40 Twisted Cotton
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 dSute ....2..:
No. 72 Jute ......
No. 60 Sisal ........

Galvanized Wire

 
 

No. 20, each 100ft. long 1
No. 19, each 100ft. long 2
No. 20, each 100ft. long 1
No. 19, each 100ft. long 2

COCOA
Baers | 6c...
Cleveland 2.00.55. 2..0.:
Colonial, 4s ..........
Colonial, 4s ..........

RO eee een ese e eee

Hershey’s, %@ .........

Hershey’s, %s ........

FAMIION es 8

Lowney, US ..........
Lowney, \s ... ce
Downey, 48 ...........
Lowney, 5!b. cans ....
Van Houten, %s ......
Van Houten, \s ......
Van Houten, %e ......
Van Houten, 1s ..

VAN TIA occ

  

WEDD .2.2.......2...05. 2

Wilber, 366 ..20. 05.005;
Walber, 268.0... 2.1.2:

COCOANUT
Dunham’s

is, 15ib. case .......

. 2
4s & Ws 16%b. case 28
Scalloped Gems ..... 10
4s & ys pails ...... 16

Bulk, pails ...:.....,.
Bulk, barrels .....
Baker’s’ Brazil

16 10c and 33 5c pkgs.,
per case ....... uals

COFFEES ROASTED

Rlo
Common: ...,......... 19
Hair ..... Seca e oo. oe
Choice ...... Ceeaecece A
Haney .......... cee es ak
Peaberry, ........ ccc me
Santos
Common ............ 20
RON es cee. -. 20%
Choice ........: eee ee
TAMCV, se. nos ce ce
PeOAPOrry, ...2--.ssc0. 28
Maracaibo
WONT oo. ees Soeee ek
Choice 605. 625 ese.
Mexican
neice .:..... peeeees 20

BOMNCY soc cece ss SO

Guatemala

aan) ecco l ska ces a. 2D

Fancy
Java

Private Growth .... 26@30
Mandling .......... 31@35
30@82

Aukola §.......---; .

Long Bean ........ 24@25
Hw. i ©. G. ...... 26028

Bogota
BOAT eee ccc es eas
WORCY ooccsee

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Exchange Market, Steady

Spot Market, Strong

Arbuckle ........... 16 50

13

cee ecccves

Pet OED pad et Re

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per Ib.
14s, BID. case ........ 80
148, DID. Case ........ 29
448 15 Ib. case ...... 29
468, 15 Ib. cage ...... 3

cee oe

Shredded
10 5c pkgs., per case 2 60
26 10c pkgs., per case 2 60

4

McLaughliin’s XXXX

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

Extracts
Holland, % gro. bxs. 95
Felix, % gross ...... 115
Hummel’s foil, %& gro. 85
Hummel’s tin, % gro. 1 43
CONFECTIONERY

Stick Candy Pails
Horehound .../:...... 916
Standard ............. 9%
Standard, small ..... 10
Gwist, small ...:.... 10

Cases
Jumbo .......-. becssc 1g)
Jumbo, small ........ 10
Big Stick ......

cae ecs Soe
Boston Sugar Stick .. 14
Mixed Candy

  

Pails
BEOKC os 81%
Cut Boat ooo... 10
French Cream --. £0
BIANCY ee es oe
Grocers: ...... ee semi c 7
Kindergarten ....... 12
Meader ..2.5 03.0.2. 10
Majestic 10
Monarch 10
Novelty 11
Paris Creams ....... 11
Premio Creams ...... 14

Valley Creams ...... 18
OT Oo ee
Specialties
Pa
Auto Kisses (baskets) 13
Autumn Leaves ...... 18
Bonnie Butter Bites .. 17
Butter Cream Corn .. 15
Caramel Dice ........ 18
Cocoanut Kraut ......
Cocoanut Waffles .... 14
Coffy Totty ......: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-
MUU wees ceeeces seus 14
Fudge, Cherry ...... 14
Fudge, Cocoanut .... 14
Honeycomb Candy .. 16
Iced Maroons ....... 14
Iced Gems ......... ..15
Iced Orange Jellies .. 13
Italian Bon Bons ... 13
Lozenges, Pep. ...... 11
Lozenges, Pink ..
Manchus <.:.......... 14
Molasses Kisses, 10
b

   

- box 3
Nut Butter Puffs .... 14
Pecans, Ex. Large .. 14

Chocolates Pails

Assorted Choc. ...... 16
Amazon Caramels .. 16

Champion ..... Seccee de
Choc. Chips, Eureka 19
Climax .:.... . a4

Eclipse, ‘Assorted Le 14
Ideal Chocolates .... 14
Klondike Chocolates 18

INabobs ........ Socees 10
Nibble Sticks ...... s2 2D
Nut Wafers . 18

Ocoro Choc. Caramels 17
Peanut Clusters ..... 20
Quintette <......-... 16
Regina: oo... pees ae
Star Chocolates ..... 138
Superior Choc. (light) 19
Pop Corn Goods
Without prizes.
Cracker Jack with
COUPON 520.05). .6). - 3 25
Pop Corn Goods with Prizes
Oh My 100s .........
Cracker Jack, with
Hurrah, 100s . :
Hurrah, 50s ..
Hurrah, 248 .....:,
Cough Drops

"Prize
3

  
 

 

Bo
Putnam Menthol ... 1 00
Smith Bros: ....7.... 1 26

NUTS—W hole

Almonds, Tarragona 22
Almonds, California

soft shell Drake
Braziis .......... 12@13
Pilberts .........
Cal, No. 1.8. S. ....
Walnuts, Naples
Walnuts, Grenoble ..
Table nuts, fancy

Pecans, Large .... @14
Pecans, Ex. Large @16
Shelled

No. 1 Spanish Shelled
Peanuts ......

Peanuts ..... 10%@11
Pecan Halves ..... @60
Walnut Halves .... @40
Filbert Meats .... 30
Alicante Almonds 60
Jordan Almonds ..

 

October 20, 1915

5

Peanuts
Fancy H P Suns
Raw ....5.....; - 5% @6%
~Roasted ........ 7@ 7
H. P. Jumbo,

Raw .......... 14%@8
Roasted ..... - 8%@ 9
CRACKERS
National Biscuit Company
Brands

In-er-Seal Trade Mark
Package Goods

Per doz.

‘sss 2 00

eeecece

Baronet Biscuit
Flake Wafers
Cameo Biscuit ......
Cheese Sandwich
Chocolate Wafers
Hig Newton 23.2.0 5. .
Five O’Clock Tea Bet
Ginger Snaps NBC ..
Graham Crackers
Lemon Snaps .
M. M. Dainties .....
OYSLCTCLLES 32060455. 50

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Emetzeenos|| .....06.... 50
Royal Toast ........ 1 00
Social Tea Biscuit .. 1 00
Saltine Biscuit ...... 1 00
Saratoga Flakes .... 1 50
Soda Crackers, N.B.C. 1 00
Soda Crackers Prem. 1 00

Uneeda Biscuit ...... 50
Uneeda Ginger Wafer 1 00
Vanilla Wafers ..... 1 00
Water Thin Biscuit .. 1 00
Zu Zu Ginger Snaps 50
Zwieback ........... 1 00

Other Package Goods
Barnum’s Animals .. 50
Soda Crackers NBC 2 50
Fruit Cake .......... 3 00

Bulk Goods

Cans and boxes
Animals ...0.005007. 5 19
Allantics, Asstd. .... 13
Avena Fruit Cakes .. 12
Bonnie Doon Cookies 10
bonnie Lassies ...... 1
Banquet Wafers .... 20
Cameo Biscuit ...... 26
Cecelia Biscuit ..... 1b
Cheese Tid Bits ..... 20
Chocolate Bar (cans) 20
Chocolate Drop Center 18
Chocolate Putt Cake 18
Choc. Honey Fingers 16
Circle Cookies ...... 12
Cracknels ........... 20
Cream Fingers ...... 14
Cocoanut Taffy Bar .. 15
Cocoanut Drops ...... 12
Cocoanut Macaroons 18
Cocoanut Molas. Bar 15
Cocont Honey singers 12
Cocont Honey Jumbles 12
Coffee Cakes Iced ... 12
Crumpets ............ 12
Dinner Pail Mixed .. 10
Exxtra Wine Biscuit .. 16
Family Cookies ......
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 -:......... 10
Ginger Drops ........ 13
Ginger Gems Plain .. 10
Ginger Gems, Iced .. 11
Graham Crackers ... 9
Ginger Snaps Family 9%
Ginger Snaps Round 9g
Hippodrome Bar .... 12
Honey Fingers Ass’t 12
Honey Jumbles ...... 12
Household Cookies .. 10
Household Cooks. Iced 11
Imperials ............ 10
Jubilee Mixed ........ 10
Kaiser Jumbles ...... 12
Lady Fingers Sponge 30
Leap Year Jumbles .. 20
Lemon Biscuit Square 10
Lemon Cakes ....... 10
Lemon Wafers ...... 18
Lemona .,.......5... 10
Lorna Doon .......... 18
Mace Cakes ......... 10
Mary Ann ......6... 10
Manlalay ............ 10
Marshmallow Pecans 20
Mol. Frt. Cookie, Iced 11
NBC Honey Cakes .. 12
Oatmeal Crackers ... 9
Orange Gems ....... 10
Oreo Biscuit ........ 25
Othello: 2.50 .5..06.. 26
Penny Assorted . .... 10
Picnic Mixed .......; 12
Raisin Cookies ...... 12
Raisin Gems ........ 12%
Reveres Asstd. ...... 17
Rittenhouse Biscuit .. 14
Snaparoons .......... 15
spiced Cookie ........ 10
Spiced Jumbles, Iced 12
Sugar Fingers ...... 12
Sugar Crimp ........
Sultana Fruit Biscuit 18
Sweethearts ......... 26
Vanilla Wafers ...... 20

  

 

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Smoking
Big Chief, 16 oz |
Bull Durham, 5bc .... 5

Bull Durham, 10c .. 11
Bull Durham, 15c .. 17
Bull Durham, 8 oz. .. 3
Bull Durham, 16 oz. .. 6
Buck Horn, 5c ...... 5
Buck Horn, 10c .... 11
Briar Pipe, 5c ...... 5
Briar Pipe, 10c .... 11
Black Swan, ic .... 5
Black Swan, 14 oz. .. 3
Bob White, ic ...... 6
Brotherhood, 5c ...... 6

Brotherhood, 10c .... 11

Brotherhood, 16 oz. 5
(Carnival, 5c ........ 5
Carnival, % oz. ......
Carnival, 16 02. ....
Cigar Clip’g, Johnson
Cigar Clip’g, Seymour
Identity, 3 and 16 oz.

Darby Cigar Cuttings 4
Continental Cubes, 10c
Corn Cake, 14 oz. .... 2
Corn Cake, 7 oz. ....

Corn Cake, bc ... :
Cream, 50c pails ..... 4
Cuban Star, Ae foil 5
Cuban Star, 16 oz. oe

 

Chips: 0c 2.5.2.2.
bills Best, 1% oz

Dills Best, 3% oz

Dills Best, 16 oz.
Dixie Kid, Sc ....--.. .
Duke’s Mixture, 5c .. 5
Duke’s Mixture, 10c --11
Duke’s Cameo, 5c .... 5
rit SC 6.5... eee ee 5
E. ©. A, 4 oz.

mH AL 7 ow... 3...
Mashion 5c .......-..
Fashion, 16 oz.

Five Bros., 5c ...

Five Bros., 10c

Five cent cut Plug ..
fe 0 8B Me ......-- aa
Four Roses, 10c .
Full Dress, 123 oz. ..
Glad Hand, 5c .......

Gold Block, 10c 2
Gold Star, 50c pail .. 4
Gail & Ax Navy, be 5
Growler, 5c :
Growler, 10c
Growler, 20c 1
Giant, 5c ....... beoee
Giant, 40c 2 68
Hand Made, 2% oz. ..
Hazel Nut, 5c 5
Honey 0c ...-12

Dew,
Oc -2 oe
[x i, ip palis ......
Just Suits, 5c ... :
Just Suits, 10c

Kiln Dried, 25c
King Bird, 7 oz. ....
King Bird, 10c ...... 1
King Bird, 5c ........
La Turka, 5c
Little Giant, 1 Tbh. ....
Lucky Strike, luc ....
Le Bedo, 3 oz. ...... 10
Le Redo, 8 & 16 oz.

Myrtle Navy, 10c ....11
Myrtle Navy, 5c ..... 5
Maryland Club, dc ...

Mayfiower, 5c
Mayfiower, 10c
Mayflower, 20c
Nigger Hair, 5c
Nigger Hair, 10¢c ....160
Nigger Head, 5c .... 5
Nigger Head, 10c ... 10
Noon Hour, 5c ......
Old Colony, 1-12 gro. 11
Old Mill, 5c 5

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Qld HKnglish Crve 11202,
Olid Crop, 6c ...-...- 5
Old Crop, 25c .......

P. S., 8 oz. 30 Ib. cs.
re. S..
Pat Hand, 1 oz.
Patterson Seal,
Patterson Seal,
Patterson Seal,
Peerless, 5c ........
Peerless, 10c cloth ..11
Peerless, 10c paper ..10
Peerless, 20c
Peerless,
Plaza, 2 gro. case ....
Plow Boy, 5c
Plow Boy, 10c
Piow Boy, 14 oz. .... 4
Pedro, 10c
Pride of Virginia,
Pilot 56 2.2... ce.
Pilot, 14 oz. doz. .....
Prince Albert, 5c ....
Prince Albert, 10c ....
Prince Albert, 8 oz. ..
Prince Albert, 16 oz. ..
Queen Quality. 5c
Rob Roy, 5c foil

Rob Roy, 10c gross ..1
Rob Roy, 25c doz. ....
Rob Roy, 50c doz.

S & M.. be Bross .... 5
S. & M., 14 0z., doz. .. 3
Soldier Boy,
Soldier Boy,

16 oz. 5
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8 oz., per gro. 5 7

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Pilot, 7 oz. doz. ..... 1 05
Soldier Boy, 1 th. .... 4 75
Sweet Caporal, 1 oz. 60
Sweet Lotus, 5¢ .... 5 76
Sweet Lotus, 10c ...11 52
Sweet Lotus, per doz. 4 60

Sweet Rose, 2% oz. .. 30
Sweet Tip Top, 5e .. 50

Sweet
Sweet

Tip Top, 10c .. 1
Tips, % gro...10
Sun Cured, 10c .......
Summer Time, 5c 5
Summer Time, 7 oz... 1 65
Summer Time, 14 oz. 3
Standard, 5c foil 5
Standard. 10c paper 8
Seal N. C. 1% cut plug 70
Seal N.C. 13, Gran... 63
Three Feathers, 1 oz. 48
Three Feathers, 10c 11 52
Three Feathers and

Pipe combination .. 2 25
Tom & Jerry, 14 oz. 3 60
Tom & Jerry, 7 oz. ..1 80

Tom & Jerry, 3 oz. .. 76
Trout Line, be ..... 90
Trout Line, 10c ...-- 11 00

Turkish, Patrol, 2-9 5 76
Tuxedo, 1 oz. bags .. 48
Tuxedo, 2 oz. tins ... 96

 

Tuxedo, 20c ......... 1 90
Tuxedo, 8c tins 7 45
War Cat, oe .-:.-. 6 00
War Path, 20c . 1:60
Wave Line, 3 oz. .... 40
Wave Tine, 16 oz. .... 40
Way up, 2% oz .... 5 75
Way up, 16 oz. pails .. 31
Wald Frit, ose -..-- Lo 76
Wild Bruit 0c _...-. 11 52
Wom Yam, 5c 24s. . 5 76
Naim Yam, ie ...... a4 52
Yum Yum, 1 th. doz. 4 80
TWINE
Cotton 3 oly ..-....--.. 20
Cotten 4: ply. ..... 22.2 20
Tate 2 ply ..-........ 14
Hemp, 6 ply .-....-:. 3
Hiax, medium ....... 24
Wool, 1th. bales ..... 10%
VINEGAR

White Wine, 40 grain 8%
White Wine, 80 grain 11%
White Wine, 100 grain 13
Oakland Vinegar & Pickle
Co.’s Brands
Highland apple cider 18
Oakland apple cider .. 13
State Seal sugar .... 11%
Oakland white picklg 10
Packages free.

WICKING
No. 0, per gross .... 30
No. 1, per gross ..... 40
No. 2, per eross ..... 50
No. 3, per gross ..... 75
WOODENWARE
Baskets

Bushels ......-........ 1 00
Bushels, wide band .. 1 15
Marker oboe... 6 40
Splint, large ........ 4 00
Splint, medium ...... 3 59
Splint, small ........ 2 00

Willow, Clothes, large 8 00
Willow, Clothes, small 6 25
Willow, Clothes, me’m 7 25

Butter Plates

Ovals
%4 Tb., 250 in crate .... 35
% 1h., 250 in crate .... 35
1 tbh., 250 in crate ...... 40
Zz 4b., 250 in erate ...... 50
3 th., 250 in erate ...... 70
5 tb., 250 in crate ...... 90
Wire End
1 tb., 250 in crate ...... 35
2 Ib., 250 in crate ...... 45
3 ib., 250 in crate ...... 55
> ib, 20 in erate ...... 65
Churns

Barrel, 5 gal., each .. 2 4C
Barrel, 10 gal., each ..2 55

Clothes Pins

Round Head
4% inch, 5 gross ..... 60
Cartons, 20 2% doz. bxs 65
Egg Crates and Fillers
Humpty Dumpty, 12 dz. 20

No. 1 complete ....... 40
No. 2, complete ....... 28
Case No. 2, fillers, 15
Sets. ..5... beckeeoe. 2 Bp
Case, medium, 12 sets 1 15
Faucets

Cork lined, 3 in.
Cork lined, 9 in. .... 80

Cork lined, 10 in. ...... 90
Mop Sticks

Trojan spring |....:.. 0

Eclipse patent spring 85

No. ‘1 common ........ 80

No. 2,

pat. brush holder 85
Ideal No. 7 ...........: 85
12%. cotton mop heads 1 30

 

14

Palis
10 qt. Galvanized 2 00
12 qt. Galvanized .... 2 25
14 qt. Galvanized . 2 50
Pubre 2.200 cfc 2 40
Toothpicks
Birch, 100 packages .. 2 00
ideal ..... Speco ese 85
Traps
Mouse, wood, 2 holes .. 22
Mouse, wood 4 holes .. 45
10 qt. Galvanized .... 1 55
12 qt. Galvanized .... 1 70
14 qt. Galvanized .... 1 90

Mouse, wood, 6 holes .. 70
Mouse, tin, 5 holes .... 65

Rat, weed .....25.:.).: 80
Rat, spring. ........... 75
Tubs
No. 1 Plbre ......._- 16 50
No: 2 Mibre ....)..:; 15 00
No. 3 Hibre -.. 2. |. 13 50
Large Galvanized .... 7 50
Medium Galvanized .. 6 50
Small Galvanized .... 5 50
Washboards
Banner, Globe ........ 3 00
Brass, Single _....._. 4 25
Glass, Single ........ 3 60
Single Acme ..... ~-. 3S DD
Double Peerless ..... 5 75
Single Peerless ...... 4 00
Northern Queen .... 450
Double Duplex ...... 3 75
Good Enough ....... 4 00
Universal .2. 3.20.0... 4 00
Window Cleaners
12 im. |... 1 65
oe OM 1 85
160 am 2 30
Wood Bowls
43 in. Butter _........ 1 75
15 in. Butter ........ 2 50
17 in. Butter ........ 4 75
19 in. Butter ......... 7 50

WRAPPING PAPER

Common Straw ......
Fibre Manila, white .. 3

Fibre Manila, colored 4
No. 1 Manila ........
Cream Manila ........
Butchers’ Manila 2%

Wax Butter, short e’nt 10.
Wax Butter, full e’nt 15
Wax Butter, rolls ... 12

YEAST CAKE

Magic, 3 doz. ...... 15
Sunlight, 3 doz. ...... 1 00
Sunlight, 14% doz. .... 50

Yeast Foam, 3 doz.
Yeast Foam, 1% doz. 85

AXLE GREASE

 

1 Ib. boxes, per gross 8 70
3 Th. boxes, per gross 22 70

TELFER’S ke: COFFEE

DETROIT
Jamo, 2° 3b. tim |)... 31
Hiden, 4%): tin 4.00: 27
Belle Isle, 1 tb. pkg. 27
3ismarck, 1 Th. pkg. 24
Vera, | ib. pke .:., 23
Koran, 1 th. pie. .... 22
Telfer’s Quality 25 .. 19
Mosan . 0c css. eo 1S
Quality, 2 2... 2. 16
W. 3. G Tea ........ 37

Cherry Blossom Tea 7
Telfer’'s Ceylon 40

Tar Natey. Ne

Car lots or local shipments,
Naat ce Coe Ty Tae ae
Poultry and stock charcoal.

M. O. DEWEY CO.., Jackson. Mich.

      
     

15

16

October 20, 1915

17

 

BAKING POWDER Roasted
KC. Dwinnell-Wright Brands
OZ.
10 oz., 4 doz. in case 85
15 oz. 4 doz. in case 1 25
20 oz., 3 doz. in case 1 60
25 oz., 4 doz. in case 2 00
50 oz., 2 doz. plain top 4 00
50 oz. 2 doz screw top 4 20
80 oz., 1 doz. plain top 6 50
80 oz., 1 doz. screw top 6 75
Barrel Deal No. 2
8 doz. each 10, 15 and
20) OZ) se 32 80

With 4 dozen 10 oz. fr
Barrel Deal No. 2
6 doz. each, 10, 15 and
25 oz.

4 doz. each, 10, 15 and
25 oz.

All cases sold F. O.
jobbing point.
All barrels

barrels sold F. O. B. Chi-
cago.

Royal

1@c size

 

CIGARS

Johnson Cigar Co.'s Brand
Dutch Masters Club 70 09
70 00
Dutch Masters, Pan. 70 00
Dutch Master Grande 68 00

Dutch Masters, Inv.

Little Dutch Masters
(300 lots) ........
Gee Jay (300 lots)

S CG:

Canadian Club

ee

Sete cele 24 60
With 3 dozen 10 oz. free
Half-Barrel Deal No. 3

pete eee cee 16 40
With 2 doz. 10 oz. free
B

and _half-

- 90 Royal
%b cans 1 35
6 oz cans 1 90
%lb cans 2 50
%Ib cans 3 75
lt) cans 4 86
3Ib cans 13 00
5Ib cans 21 50

10 00
--10 00
El Portana ..........83 00

W. -...32 00

Worden Grocer Co. Brands

rh
ra Ga
SS

White House, 1 fb.
White House, 2 th.
Excelsior, Blend, 1 tb.
Excelsior, Blend, 2 tb.
Tip Top Bland, 1 tb.
Blend

Royal High Grade
Superior Blend

Distributed by

& Cady,
& Cady,

Kalamazoo;
Saginaw;

City;

Warner,

Brown, Davis
Jackson;

tle Creek;
Toledo.

 

Londres, 50s, wood ....35
Londres, 25s tins ......35
Londres, 300 lots ...... 10 Royal Garden Tea, pkgs.
THE BOUR CoO..
COFFEE

TOLEDO, OHiO.

OLD MASTER COFFEE

  

Old Master Coffee ....
San Marto Coffee .....

381 Naphtha, 100 cakes ..
Saratoga, 120 cakes .. 2

SOAP
Lautz Bros.’

Acme, 70 bars ......
Acme, 100 cakes, 5c sz
Acorn, 120 cakes ....
Cotton Oil, 100 cakes
Cream Borax, 100 cks
Circus, 100 cakes 5e sz
Climax, 100 oval cakeg
Gloss, 100 cakes, 5c sz
Big Master, 100 blocks

  

Boston Combination ..

09 60 CO GO COO DO CO GS

Judson
Grocer Co., Grand Rapids;
Lee & Cady, Detroit: Lee
Lee
i Bay
City Grocer Company, Bay

&

Gods-
mark, Durand & Co., Bat-
Fielbach Co.,

40

40

FITZPATRICK BROTHERS’ SOAP CHIPS

White City (Dish Washing)........ oes
Tip Top (Caustic)... 3... seees
No lt Laundry, Dry:.... i.
Palm Pure Soap Dry................

 

Proctor & Gamble Co.
DONO eo 8 20
Ivory, 6 02. .5....25.. 4 00
Lyony, 10:07 60.003... 6 75
DEAN oe Ce Gi 3 35

Swift & Company
Switts Pride ..7.2),.. 2 85
White Laundry ...... 3 50
Wool, 602. bars :.... 3 85
Wool, 10'0z7, bars ..:. 6 50

Tradesman Co.’s Brand

Black Hawk, one box 2 50
Black Hawk, five bxs 2 40
Black Hawk, ten bxs 2 25

A. B. Wrisley

Good Cheer (....... 5; 4 00
Old Gountry 2.0.0 o: 2 40
Scouring
Sapolio, gross lots .. 9 50
Sapolio, half gro. lots 4 85
Sapolio, single boxes 2 40
sapolio, hand ....... . 2 40
Scourine, 50 cakes 1 80
Scourine, 100 cakes .. 3 50

Soap Compounds

Johnson’s Fine, 48 2 3 26
Johnson's XXX 100 5c 4 00
Rub-No- More 3

Nine O’Clock

Avmours ........... 3 70
Babpbitts 1776 ....... 3 15
Gold Dust, 24 large .. 4 30
Gold Dust, 100 small 3 85
Kirkoline, 24 4th. 2 80
Lautz Naphtha, 60s .. 2 40
Lautz Naphtha, 100s 8 75
Peanline 9... 362... 3 15
ROSCING (Soo gle 3 90
Snow Boy, 60 5c .... 2 40
Snow Boy, 100 5c .... 3 75
Snow Boy, 24 pkgs.,
Hamily Size -:. 02... 3 75
Snow Boy, 20 pkgs.,
Laundry Size ...... 00

Swift's Pride, 24s .... 3 65
Swift’s Pride, 100s .. 3 65
Wisdom

5c

Cleanser
Guaranteed to

equal the
best 1@c kinds
80 - CANS - $2.90

BBLS.
seeeeeeeeeee 210 Ibs......8¢ per Ib.

s+eeeeeee..200 Ibs......4e¢ per lb.
teeeeeeeeee 220 lbs......5M%c per lb.
tte eeeeeeeeeeesseee+.300 Ibs... ..6Kc per Ib

 

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FOOTEGJENKS’ Killarney (re

(CONTAINS NO CAPSICUM)

BRAND
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A. L. JOYCE & SON, Grand Rapids and Traverse City, Mich.;
Kalamazoo, Mich.; KILLARNEY BOTTLING CO., Jackson, Mich.

) Ginger Ale

An Agreeable Beverage of the CORRECT Belfast Type.

Supplied to Dealers, Hotels, Clubs and Families in Bottles Having
Registered Trade-Mark Crowns
A Partial List of Authorized Bottlers:

 

 

 

 

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The chances are that you want something more than printing
when you want a job of printing—ideas, possibly, or suggestions for
them; a plan as likely as possible to be the best, because compris -
ing the latest and the best; an execution of the plan as you want it
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BUSINESS-WANTS DEPARTMENT.

PCOR Cast eelaehactelt sancti tslss an OstiCM TOI Geran Rta 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—A $835 stock of high grade
kid and fabric gloves, sizes in very good
order. Want to devote whole time to
corsets. $400 cash will buy it. Hurry.
The Avenue Glove & Corset Store, Mrs.
E. C. Boice, Port Huron, Mich. E

For Sale or Rent—A good bakery. Ap-
ply to N. Muma, _ Hast Jordan, Michigan.
524
For Sale—Best business location in Fre-
mont. Owner desires to change location.
Address Lock Box 39, Fremont, Michigan,
52 5
~ Creamery— —Disability — ~ compels “me to
offer for sale my going ice cream and
creamery business, consisting of an ex-
cellent milk route, wholesale and retail
ice cream business, refrigerating system,
brine freezer, two auto. trucks, full
supply of tubs, cans, extracts, ete., doing
more business than I could handle, will
sell business for $7,000 and give long
lease on property, or will sell entire
holdings for $15,000. Property consists
of two acres of best land in town, five
buildings all modern. Pavement through
to Detroit and Pontiac. Any live wire
can make the price of this proposition
in two years. Will make very liberal
terms. Triflers please do not annoy me.
Birmingham Creamery, Birmingham,
Michigan. 528
For Sale—At a bargain, my _ bakery,
confectionery, ice cream parlor, and cigar
store; only one in town of 1,500. Doing
$10,000 business a_ year. Will stand
closest investigation. Must sell at once
on account of ill health. Address Box
554, Ovid, Michigan. 529
I pay cash for stocks or part stocks
of merchandise. Must be cheap. H.
Buyer, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 925
“For Sale—U p-to-date, established, high-
class grocery business, San Diego, Cali-
fornia, population 100,000. Center of high-
class shipping district. Best up-town lo-
eation. Lowest rent, long lease. Stock
and fixtures about $4,000, will sell at
invoice as [£ must leave city. Address,
P. O. Box 1938, San Diego, California.
521.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Sale—Variety store, about $1,400;
living rooms; lights, water, bath; cheap
rent. Central Michigan town 2,200. In-
dustries employing 600 people. Three
railroads. Good reason for selling. Ad-
dress, 530, care Tradesman. 530

Hotel Business For Sale—In Northern
Missouri town of 2,000; excellent propo-
sition for right party; best reasons for
selling; bargain. Address Miller & Worth,
Novinger, Missouri. 531

tor Sale—Confectionery and notion
store in live town. Doing good business.
Reasonable. Write for particulars. Ad-
dress 533, care Tradesman. 533

For Sale—Ice cream parlor, confec-
tionery and cigar store in good town
2,000. Cheap rent, good business. Other
business reason for selling. $1,500 will
swing deal. Address Frank Quinterei,
Paw Paw, Michigan. 534

For Sale—Restaurant, only up-to-date
place in town of 1,500. Ten steps to
arand Trunk depot. No hotel here; a

 

 

 

 

snap, investigate; reasons for selling.
T. G. Reynolds, Ovid, Michigan. 535

 

Wanted—Competent,
clerk for general store. Good wages to
right party. Address, Box 86, Manton,
Michigan. 536

For Sale—Grocery, paying business,

experienced lady

 

 

your opportunity. Stock and fixtures
$1,850, population 1,000. Address No.
537, care Michigan Tradesman. Sol
For Sale—Ice .cream factory, fully
equipped. Established business, Michigan
city of ten thousand. Good shipping
point. Small investment. Great oppor-

tunity to add profitable line for winter.
Investigate this. Other business. Ad-
dress T. R G., care Michigan Trades-
man. 538
Will Trade—$3,000 equity in fine mod-
ern home seven blocks from _ postoffice,
one of best locations Kalamazoo, for
general merchandise stock, clothing and
shoes preferred. Address No. 540, Trades-
man. 4
For Sale—Good, clean department
store stock, principally dry goods, china
and notions, in city of 3,000, with good
farming country. Attractive price to a
quick buyer. If you do not mean quick
business, do not bother me. C. J. Tucker,
rand Ledge, Michigan. 522

 

 

 

For Rent-—-Best store building in best
location in town of 1.200 population, about
Jan. 1, 1916. Address, Ben W. Davis,
Galesville, Wisconsin. 07

 

Position Wanted—As manager or buyer
for general store. Careful buyer, good
salesman and Al stock-keeper. You will
always find me working. Twenty years’
experience with two firms. Can give the
best of recommends. Address No. 500,
care Michigan Tradesman. 500

For Sale By Owner—Seven thousand
acres of fertile land in the Mississippi
Valley, Craighead county, Arkansas. Part
in cultivation, part cutover and part in
virgin timber, not subject to overflow and
well drained with natural drainage and
canal. Fourteen miles from town of fif-
teen thousand _ people. Four miles to
Cotton Belt railroad, four miles to Frisco,
nine hours run to St. Louis and Kansas
City and four hours to Memphis. Stand-
ard gauge logging road through the
center of the tract. Will sell land and
timber but prefer to sell land only. Will
put balance of land in cultivation. Will
sell this proposition as a whole or in
blocks to suit with land cleared ready for
the plow, properly fenced and _ suitable
houses. This proposition will net better
than 10 per cent. on the investment and
will bear a strict investigation. L. A.
Goodrich, Box 597, Jonesboro, Ark. 508

To Trade—A farm for a stock of mer-
chandise. Address Phillip Lippert, aoe
ton, Michigan. 510

For Sale—My up-to-date suburban gro-
ecery. Stock of groceries and modern
residence. One of the best locations in
the city. Full description upon request.
C. A. Garside, Atchison, Kansas. 511

For Sale—Drug stock including soda
fountain in best farming and manufac-
turing village 2,100, in Southwestern
Michigan. Cash deal or might trade for
small farm. Address No. 513, care Mich-
igan Tradesmar. 513

For Sale—Good ‘sakers’ oven, mixer,
gasoline engine. Also soda fountain and
ice cream fixtures. Enquire H. N.
Coombs, Box 325, Edmore, Michigan,

o

Barber Shop For Sale—Two chairs, best
location, cheap rent; an old established
business; a bargain, Box 32, Laingsburg,
Michigan. 515

For Sale or Exchange—For farm prop-
erty. New $4,000 stock of hardware in
one of the best towns of 600 population
in the State. Good surrounding country;
eighteen miles from Saginaw. Address,
At Erall Montrose, Michigan. 509

For Sale—Store in good business loca-
tion and doing a good business; will
sacrifice same on account of health;
worth while investigating. Ed. Lem-
erand, Monroe, Michigan. 516

Shoes—We are stock buyers of all kinds
of shoes, large or small, parts of or any
kind of merchandise. Largest prices
paid. Write at once. Perry Mercantile
Co., 524 Gratiot avenue, Detroit, lesa us

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For Sale—New all steel Hazen paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

baler. Cost $40. Will sell for $18. Ad-
dress, A. L. Hall, Montrose, Michigan
518

 

For Sale—Drug store at a_ bargain.
Stock and fixtures formerly owned by J.
H. Watson, of Ithaca. For particulars
write H. S. Phillips, trustee, Ithaca,
Michigan, or the Hazeltine & Perkins
Drug Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. 498

For Sale—Old established undertaking
business in town of in Eastern
Michigan. Death of owner reason for
selling. Address, Estate, care Trades-
man. 501

For Sale—Old established plumbing,
heating and sheet metal business at in-
voice price in a good town of 15,000 in-
habitants in the Willamette Valley. Ad-
dress H. G. Welch, Eugene, Oregon. 492

Hotel—Department Store—Best location
in the best city in Michigan. We have
a beautiful corner lot on East Michigan
only a block from three R. R. depots and
all the Interurban cars pass the door or
within one block of it on double track
car line passing passengers to every line
in city. Now is the time to locate here
and grow with the fastest growing city
in the country where land values are
constantly increasing. The opportunity
you want for your business both as to
place and site. Call or write. Young
Bros. Realty Co., Lansing, Mich. 494

For Sale—A general store in small but
good town; old established business. On
account of poor health will sell very
cheap. Address, W. B. Spike, Ney, oat

 

 

 

 

 

General Merchandise—For sale, general
merchandise store in small country town.
For particulars, address E. W. Ruge,
Bellingham, Washington. 496

For Sale—Restaurant and dairy lunch,
good location for bakery in connection;
good business, good lease, cheap rent.
Boston Dairy Lunch, Lapeer, Michigan.
H. Robinson. 503

For Sale—Computing scale, for less
than one-quarter first cost. Used only
a short time; will guarantee to pass in-
spection. Time given to responsible per-
son. Address 491, care Tradesman. 491

Special Sales Conducted. Stocks re-
duced or closed out entirely. Greene
Sales Co., Jackson, Michigan. 465

 

 

FACTORIES WANTED—Carson City,
Michigan, wants’ factories; large or
small. Located on the G. T. Railway
system, in the center of the best agri-

Merchandise Sales Conductor. For clos-
ing out entirely or reducing stocks, get
Flood, Dexter, Michigan. 18

 

¥%, to % of your stock nee to cash Cultural district in the State. Offers
in a ten day ‘selling campaign—not the additional capital for stock in estab-
best but the worst will go by our system. lished enterprises that can stand in-
Prominent merchants will back our as- vestigation, also free factory sites. Plen-
sertion. Merchants National Service Co. tY of labor, also undeveloped water
power. Come and investigate. Address

National City Bank Building, Chicago.
13

Chester R. Culver, Secretary Town and

Country Improvement Association. 391

 

 

Auctioneer: Merchandise and real es-
tate auctioneering is my specialty. Mag- POSITION WANTED.
nus Wangen, Hartland, Minn. 453

~ : 4 Wi anted Position as Baker
For Sale—Drug Store in Southern ences, eight years’ experience,

Michigan town of 6,000; excellent condi- of last three shops
tions and good trade; best of reasons for :

Good 1 re efer r-
had charge
worked in. Salary

 

Daeicas Pee 5 Se seventeen dollars for steady position.
selling; full particulars on application. Kennith Rice, Chestnut St., Dowagiac.
Address No. 462, care Michigan Trades- Michigan. i 512

man. 462 — ——_—_——_

W anted.“Pesition” as registered pharm-
acist by man with six years’ experience.
Services are immediately available. Ad-
dress No. 502, care Michigan Tradesman.

502

 

 

Safes Opened—W. L. Slocum, safe ex-
pert and locksmith. 97 Monroe Ave.,
Grand Rapids, Michigan. 104

 

For Sale—Restaurant centrally located Position
city of 50,000, doing profitable business. with
Address No. 428, care Michigan aa a
man, 428

Stocks ‘Wanted—If_ you | are desirous of
selling your stock, tell me about it.
may be able to ‘dispose of it quickly.
My service free to both buyer and seller.
E. Kruisenga, 44-54 Ellsworth Ave.,
Grand Rapids, Michigan. 870

Wanted—Middle aged man
many years of mercantile experi-
ence desires a position as manager of
general store. Capable of handling every
detail of business. Address No. 373, care
Michigan Tradesman. 373

 

Position Wante An. all around man,
seven years’ experience in gene . ul store,
three years grocery. Thomas Lambert,
Charlottesville, Indiana, 539

 

 

 

Merchants Please Take Notice! We
have clients of grocery stocks, general
stocks, dry goods stocks, hardware stocks,
drug stocks. We have on our list also a

HELP WANTED.

experienced Scandinavian
dress goods and silk de-

 

Wanted
salesman for

few good farms to exchange for such partment; window trimming ability re-
stocks. Also city property. If you wish quired; permanent position for right
to sell or exchange your business write party; state salary expected and send

us; G. RR. Business Exchange, 54@ House-
man Bldg., Grand Rapids, Mich. 859

references. John J. Moe & Sons Co., es-

tablished 1891, Duuth, Minn. 526
Wanted—A good shoe cobbler for “small

town in Northern Michigan. Good open-

 

 

ene a want to buy a shoe stock
for spot cash. Price must be low. Ad-

ine "ASS N Oe > ichiegs
dress “Hartzell,” care Tradesman. 907 ee oe ING. 527. Gare Michigan
\ HET Cae ea seals ee TPradesman. i ae ees
Move your dead stock. For closing out Wanted—Good book-keeper. Prefer one
or reducing stocks, get in touch with with some _ retail experience. Address
us. Merchant’s Auction Co., Reedsburg, Scotts Co-Operative Association, Scotts,
Wisconsin. 963 Michigan. 532

 

Ceresota

Is the

Guaranteed
Spring Wheat Flour

An immense crop of splendid
quality puts us in the running

this yeaa. & B&B B&B Bw UB

WRITE US FOR PRICES

 

 

JUDSON GROCER CO.
The Pure Foods House
Wholesale Distributors
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

 

 

 

 

32

BANKRUPTCY MATTERS.

 

Proceedings in the Western District
of Michigan.

Grand Rapids, Oct. 31—In the matter
of Edward E. Stein, bankrupt, Herps.
the adjourned first meeting was held this
date. The matter of the sale of the
assets was further considered and the
trustee authorized to sell the assets to
Ben A. Mulder, of Holland, for $850.
There are still some assets in the hands
of the trustee aggregating about $250,
which will be sold.

Adrain Klaver, of Holland, doing a re-
tail clothing and furnishing business at
that place, has this day filed his volun-
tary petition in bankruptcy, adjudication
has been made and the matter referred
to Referee Wicks, who has also been
appointed as receiver. Dick Boter, Hol-
land, has been appointed as custodian.

The first meeting of creditors has been
called for Oct. 26, at which time cred-
itors may appear, prove their claims,
elect a trustee and transact such other
and further business as may properly
come before such meeting. The sched-
ules of the bankrupt on file at this office
show assets scheduled at $1,630.82 and
the following are listed as debtors of
the bankrupt:

 

Preferred.
City of Holland, taxes ............ $ 10.50
Secured.
John Y. Huizenga & Co., Holland $400.00
J. A. Brown, Bolland ........... 22.00
G. R. Store Fixtures Co., Grand

fey Ol ee 205.00
Fisher Show Case Co., Grand

Bagids ooo 42.00

Unsecured.

Claswon & Wilson, Buffalo ...... $ 45 00
Adrian Knitting Co., Adrian ...... 15.20
Epstein Doughlas Co., New York 41.00
Portier Bros. Hat Co., Chicago .... 50.00
Keith Bros. & Co., Chicago ...... 12.09
B. Burman & Co., Detroit _....... B2.13
Jo 86. Dunia: Poelede 2... 29.81
Harris Suspender Co.. New York 29.75
Cluett Peabody Co., Chicago ...... 202.93
International Handkerchief Co.,

Chicaro -.3...... 2... 11.590
Swaartz Bros., Chicago 24.50
7. & 8B. Cohn Co., New York .... 184.50
M. Burton Co., Chicarze _.......... 42.11
Kohn Bros. Co:, Chicago ........_. 30.25
<hicago Rubber Co.. Chicago ..... 31.50
H. M. Lindenthal, Chicago ....... 20.00
Cuenstead Brod Co., Chicago .... 52.00
Wilson GBros., Chicago ........:... 76.80
M. W. Lowenstein, Chicago ...... 3.50
Prankel Gros, Chicago ........... 21.00
August Steffer Co.. Davenport, Ia. 41.25
Cohn Levy Co., Chicaco .......... 56.00
Johnson Svring Garter Co., Coffy-

wane, Mas 3.80
Herman Wile & Co., Buffalo .... 22.50
T. G. Riordan Mfg. Co., Chicago .. 4.32
i. (. Goss Co., South Bend .._._. 19.00
Waterproof Garment Co., Galion .. 127.50
Morrison Richie Mfg. Co.. Grinnell,

OWA oc 103.50

Cleveland Woolen Mills, Cleveland 48.85
Ferguson Waterproof Co., St. Louis 24.63

ponnm tiall Chicapp ............... B.b7
James Tazelaar. Kalamazoo ...... 40.00
G WW. Tavyior, Kalamazeo ........ 12.00

In the matter of Pearl Hill. bankrupt.
Muskegon, a hearing was this day held
on the petition of Frank Hathaway for
an order restraining Gustav Neumeister
from foreclosing on chattel mortgage on
assets purchased from the trustee of this
estate in bankruptcy. The hearing was
submitted, no decision rendered and the
matter held open.

Oct. 14—In the matter of Maroutsos
& Hiotes, Grand Rapids, formerly doing
business as the Empress Cafe. the ad-
journed first meeting of creditors was
held this date. The bankrupts failed
to appear for examination and a certifi-
cate will be entered recommending that
they be not discharged for the reason
that they have failed to obey the order
of the court. The final meeting will he
called at once and the estate closed in
regular course. It is doubtful if the
estate will -nay any dividend to the
general creditors, as the assets are small
and the preferred claims are large.

In the matter of Charles Spadafore,
bankrupt, Grand Haven, the trustee has
filed a revort showing that the assets
sold for the amount of the _ preferred
chattel mortgage and the sale has been
confirmed. There will, therefore, he no
dividend for the general creditors of this
estate and the matter will be closed
out at once.

Qct. 15—In the matter of Theodore
Zaharapolus. bankrunt, Grand Rapids.
the trustee has filed his final report and
account showing that there are no as-
set and the final meeting of creditors
has been called for Oct. 27.

Oct. 18—In the matter of the National
Woodenware Co., the first meeting of
ereditors was held this date. Claims
were allowed. The receiver made a re-
port and was discharged. Curtis Wylie.
of Grand Rapids. was elected trustee and
bond fixed at $7,000. Appraisers were
appointed and the meeting adjourned
without date.

 

Manufacturing Matters.
Kalamazoo—The Kalamazoo Label
Co. increased its capital stock from
$15,000 to $30,000.
Detroit—The New Process Malt
Co. has been organized to manufac-

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ture and sell a malt mixture known
as “Newpro,” with an authorized cap-
ital stock of $40,000, of which amount
$22,000 has been subscribed and $4,-
400 paid in in cash. _

South Haven—Joseph Bishop, pro-
prietor of the South Haven creamery,
has disposed of his interest to Carrol
Ross, who will take active charge.
Mr. Bishop has been very successful
in his work, but was forced to resign
because of ill health.

Detroit—The Cyclone Experiment-
al Co. has been incorporated to en-
gage in the manufacture and sale of
automobile accessories, with an au-
thorized capital stock of $1,600, of
which amount $800 has been sub-
scribed and paid in in cash.

Detroit—The Michigan Specialty
Co. has engaged in the manufacture
of automobile steering wheels with
an authorized capital stock of $50,000,
of -which amount $30,000 has been
subscribed and $2,000 paid in in cash
and $28,000 paid in in property.

Left Many Creditors Behind.

Frank R, Green, who was recently
relieved of the management of the
Hotel Phelps, at Greenville, has gone
to Galion, Ohio, leaving behind num-
erous creditors to mourn his depart-
ure. Among them is his crippled
female cook whom he is alleged to
be indebted to in the sum of $17.

Green conducted a hotel which was
a travesty on hotel keeping. His suc-
cessor, Mr. Story will have uphiil
business in winning back the con-
fidence and esteem of the traveling
public, because the Hotel Phelps has
been conducted so badly and the sur-
roundings were so uninviting that a
great many traveling salesmen who
made Greenville have formed the
habit of ducking the Hotel Phelps and
seeking accommodations in nearby
towns.

The Chas. E. Norten Co. stock,
which was originally inventoried at
$32,000 and subsequently appraised at
$18,400, was sold to the Grand Rapids
Savings Bank and the J. V. Farwell
Co. for $19,200. A closing out sale
of “$75,000 worth of goods” is being
advertised in the daily papers. As
the liabilities of the Norton Co. are
$81,000, creditors will probably  re-
ceive about 15 cents on the dollar.

The annual meeting of the Western
Shoe Jobbers’ Association will be
held in Chicago on Thursday and
Friday of this week. G. Adolph
Krause, who is serving the organiza-
tion as President for the second term,
has been on the ground since Tues-
day, and Samuel Krause left for Chi-
cago last evening. He will be fol-
lowed this evening by William Logie,
Ferdinand Riechel and D. T. Patton.

—2-22—_—__

Fred C. Inglesh has purchased the
P. V. Benedict drug stock and will
continue the business at the same
location, 935 Division avenue, South.

—

The Grand Rapids Hand Screw Co.
has changed its name to the Grand
Rapids School Equipment Co.

—_2-2___

W. Schaefer succeeds H. W. Wil-
liams in the grocery business at 1029
Walker avenue, North.

Honks From Auto City Council.

Lansing, Oct. 19—James F. Ham-
mell, Jr., of Port Huron, visited his
parents Sunday.

By exercising his salesmanship in
his own behalf, George O. Tooley has
succeeded in disposing of his rough
rider (ford) for more than it was
worth. Says he will probably use
the money next spring in buying an
automobile,

A. O. Bosworth is the first member
of our Council to lay by his tin lizzie
for the season. He admits that it is
the proper’ way to travel from a
business standpoint, but mighty wear-
ing on the nervous system.

D. J. Riordan has returned from an
extended trip through the Eastern
states and reports splendid success
with the F. H. Hastings line of spec-
ialties. At Newark, N. J... he visited
his four sisters.) whom he had not
seen for more than twenty years.

Mrs. Ladue, champion builder of
strawberry shortcakes, who has con-
ducted the Phoenix Hotel. at Edmore,
for the past four years, has sold her
interests there to parties from Lud-
ington and will retire from the hotel
business.

A glance over the hotel register of
the Ithaca House, at Ithaca, shows a
steady growth of patronage from the
commercial men and verifies our pre-
diction of a few months ago.

C. S. Watters is covering his ter-
ritory in a new Overland car, for
which he recently exchanged his old
trouble maker (ford). The automo-
bile business is getting to be about
as much a trading proposition as the
threshing machine was in years gone
by.

F. D. Engle (Alma Motor Truck
Co.) started last week on an extended
trip through Texas and other South-
ern states in the interest of the above
company. Mr. Engle is one of the
singularly successful salesmen in the
truck business.

Several enthusiastic motorists . of
our fair city drove to Detroit last
Sunday to witness the automobile
races. So far we have been unable
to learn that any (except one) paid
fines for exceeding the speed limit.

On every hand we hear of elabor-
ate preparations being made for the
next Grand Council meeting to be
held at Traverse City. Everybody
boost.

The next regular meeting of our
Council will be held Nov. 6. Impor-
tant business, class initiation and
something to eat when it’s over with.
Let every counselor be present.

H. D. Bullen.
— 2+ +>___
Boomlets From Bay City.

3ay City, Oct. 19—The boiler shops,
foundry and blacksmith shop of the
Mackinnon Boiler Co. were destroyed
by fire late Tuesday afternoon, with
an approximate loss of $50,000. It is
unfortunate the fire occurred at this
time, as the plant was crowded with
orders and running its full capacity.
Four large boilers in course of con-
struction and several thousand dol-
lars’ worth of stock were included in
the loss. The plant will be rebuilt
at once on a larger scale.

A news items in the Detroit Free
Press of Oct. 14, headed, “Oldest
Traveling Man of State Dies,” refers
to the death of Roswell H. Holmes.
for more than forty years a ‘traveling
salesman for W. H. Edgar & Co., and
believed to be the oldest active trav-
eling man in the State. Bay City
claims that honor in the person. of
FE. B. Braddock, who has seen fifty-
four years of continuous active ser-
vice up to a few months ago, when,
owing to ill health, he was compelled
to retire. He is still on the pay roll
of the Bay City Grocery Co. (Bay
City branch of Lee & Cady, Detroit).
I enjoyed a very pleasant visit with
Mr. Braddock Saturday and during
our conversation he spoke in highest
terms of the courteous’ treatment

October 20, 1915

shown him by Lee & Cady through
Hoyt Smart, manager of the Bay City
branch. Mr. Braddock is an honored
member of Bay Council, No. 51. He
is 78 years old.

Peter Gagie, Elmira, has purchased
the Arthur E, Starks grocery stock at
Onaway, and will take possession
Oct. 19. Mr. Starks will devote his
time to his elevator business.

The stock of general merchandise
formerly owned by John T. Harvie,
Maple Ridge, which has been in the
hands of a trustee for about two
months, has been sold to Fred De-
Ford, who took possession Oct. 12
and will continue the business.

William Grawberg, Rose City, has
bought of Edson, Moore & Co., De-
troit, the stock of general merchan-
dise which formerly belonged to W.
J. Cumming. He is having a special
sale for a few days and, if not all
sold, will consolidate with his gen-
eral stock across the street.

Bay City has three large sugar fac-
tories, the Michigan Sugar Co., the
West Bay City Sugar Co., and the
German American Sugar Co., which
produced, approximately 60,000,000
pounds last season. The output this
year will, owing to weather condi-
tions during the growing season, no
doubt fall short. The Michigan Sugar
Co. some time ago let a contract for
additional storage sheds. Hugh Camp-
bell, the contractor, has about com-
pleted the job. There are four bins,
40 x 200 feet in size, and a double rail-
road track runs through them in or-
der that the beets may be unloaded
with cranes, instead of the old way
of shoveling them out of the wagon.

W. T. Ballamy.

—_~+-»___.
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Beans and Po-
tatoes at Buffalo.

Buffalo, Oct. 20—Creamery butter
fresh, 23@29c; dairy, 22@26c; poor
to common, all kinds, 18@p1c.

Cheese—Selling well, new  fanc,
15c; new choice, 14@14%c; held fan-
cy, 154@16c.

Eggs—Choice fresh candled, 30:;
fancy, 32@36c; at mark, 27@30c.
Poultry (live)—Chicks, per lb. 144
‘Cc; cox, lic; fowls, 12@16c; ducl.s,

 

Beans—Medium, $3.75; pea, $3.'.0;
Red Kidney, $3.75; White Kidne.,
#4; Marrow, $4.

Potatoes—New, 70@81c per bu.

Rea & Witzi;-.

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Birmingham merchants are -‘¢ cy
much peeved at the D. U. R. for ta:ir
slow work in laying their new s'r set
car track through the city. ‘They cre
forcing the trade to Pontiac and NDe-
troit. Would like to ask Jim itd-
stein if he would speak to the ]) U.
R. and have them clean up the \ ork
as soon as possible.

—_++ > ___

Frank Eilola & Co., dealers ir gen-
eral merchandise at Hancock, write:
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HOLIDAY
REINFORCEMENTS

HE miracle has happened. What ten days ago seemed beyond reasonable possibility
is now a fact.

Just as our Holiday stocks were wearing thin under the furious early selling, we are
advised by cable from Rotterdam that practically all of our remaining purchases of Euro-
pean Dolls, Toys and China have been released and will come forward promptly.

Great Britain’s previous ruling permitted shipment up to June 15 of goods paid for
prior to March 1. The new ruling extends that date for those who can prove, to the sat-
isfaction of the British agents, that bona fide payment had been made before March 1.
as all our purchases were as a matter of policy made early, this frees for us the many
thousand cases which have been piling up at Rotterdam during recent months.

Fortunately our representatives are on the spot, as they have been every day during
the crisis, and it will be their business personally to see that our goods are singled out from
the huge accumulations of all classes of merchandise and loaded on the first steamers.

It is extremely doubtful whether goods not actually in Rotterdam at the time the
decision was made—packed and ready for loading—will leave port in time for this sea-
son’s business. The large probability is that goods still at the factory will not reach Amer-
ica until after Christmas. For months we have been hurrying our goods down the Rhine
in order that we might be ready in case the unexpected happened.

Cable advices inform us that within twenty-four hours after the decision was made,
our goods began leaving port and many of them are now afloat. The last should reach
us in ample time for our customers’ duplicate orders.

The reinforcements now under way will so strengthen our lines that we shall enter the
final sixty-day period with stocks FULLY UP TO NORMAL in extent as well as variety.
This extends to every department of Holiday goods—Imported and Domestic—Toys, Dolls,
China and Fancy Goods—popular priced, medium price.

Despite the fact that the new goods now coming will carry an unusual load of expense
—storage, war insurance, war shipping rates, ete.—we shall continue throughout the sea-
son the PRICES which were put in print in our September catalogue.

BUYERS WHO LOOK THE MARKET OVER WILL FIND THAT OURS IS
STILL THE ONLY HOLIDAY LINE IN AMERICA WHICH IS COMPLETE,
WELL BALANCED AND BACKED UP BY STRONG STOCKS.

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Exclusive Wholesalers of General Merchandise

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