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GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1916

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SPECIAL FEATURES,

Page :

2. The Canner’s Campaign.

3. Upper Peninsula.

4. News of the Business World.

5. Grocery and Produce Market.

7. Detroit Detonations.

8. Editorial.

9. Financial.

12. Dry Goods.

14. Automobiles and Accessories.
Shoes.

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Woman’s World.

22. Hardware.

23, Butter, Eggs and Provisions.
24. The Commercial Traveler.
26. Drugs.

27. Drug Price Current.

28. Grocery Price Current.

30. Special Price Current.

31. Business Wants.

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WANT ENFRANCHISEMENT.
It is related that a school teacher

once asked the pupils in her class the

difference between the people of a

state and those of a territory. The

only answer offered was by a young-
ster who said, “The people of a ter-
ritory can not sing.” When asked
to explain he did so by saying, “The
geography says that the people of a
territory have no voice, so how could
they sing?” That is very much the
view of the existing situation enter-
tained by the people who make their
permanent home in the District of

Columbia. They have no voice or

vote in the management of their own

or National affairs, and like the lit-
tle robins have to take what is given
to them, be it worm or shinele nail,

Naturally being at the seat and center

of the Government, where all the

great men stay they are not only very
much interested but they think they
are especially well informed and so
better able than most people to vote
intelligently. For time out of mind
they have endeavored to get political
recognition, and their celebration of
the Fourth of July not long since
was devoted to a very earnest argu-

ment and appeal in the interests of a

constitutional amendment which aims

to enfranchise them.

As everybody knows, the District
of Columbia is an area ten miles
square, where are located the Nation-
al Capitol, the President’s mansion,
the Executive Departments and other
buildings required for the transaction
of public business. Politically it is
no man’s land and those who go there
on business or pleasure retain a vot-

ing residence somewhere else. The
District is governed by Congress.

Naturally they are interested and
would like to participate in helping
to run the Government. This ar-
rangement was made when the Con-
tinental Congress had no permanent
place. It moved about from Phila-
dephia to New York, Trenton, An-
napolis, etc., and really had a+ hard
time to do business. It was threat-
ened with mob violence by soldiers
who were clamoring for their pay
when there was not a dollar in the

Accordingly it was
best to set aside the Dis-

Treasury.
thought

trict of Columbia with its ten miles
square, being a comparatively small
area which could easily be patrolled
and protected. It was thought in this
way the Government buildings, prop-
erty and people could be made safe
from attacks either by an outside ene-
my or a domestic mob. In those
days nobody thought about having
cannon that would shoot a mile or
two, much less a dozen. Washington
has become one of the big cities of
fhis country. The framers of the
constitution thought they were doing
a good thing at the time, but things
have worked out better and differ-
ently than they expected. 3eside the
officeholders and Government em-
ployes, there are a great many peo-
ple whose permanent residence is in
the District of Columbia and they
are industriously endeavoring to get
representation. An old maxim in this
country was that there should be no
taxation without representation, but
that is what the Government does
right at its very seat and center.
There will be a good deal of sympathy
for the District of Columbia residents
who want to have things fixed so
they can vote.
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If the Allies were gaining no ground
anywhere, they would still have every
reason for encouragement as to their
Prospects. For on all sides there are
signs of distress in Germany. To-day
it is the extraordinary proposal of the
Frankfurter Zeitung that there be a
truce, so that half the German armies
may vote on the question whether things
are going to their liking. Yesterday it
was the announcement of the fifty meet-
ings to be staged by the German Na-
tional Peace Committee for the purpose
of “making clear” Germany’s aims in the
peace to come. Every day brings news
of greater economic stringency. The
censor is permitting dispatches to leave
Germany stating frankly that the Ger-
man soldier is now underfed as com-
pared to his adversaries. In the home
press itself the debating of peace terms
goes on unceasingly, one of the latest
suggestions being that a new tariff wall
against the present enemies be used as
one of the German cards at the peace
conference. All of this discussion of
peace and this unrest are bound steadily
to increase in Germany, particularly in
the light of such news as comes this
morning of the falling back of Gen. von
Linsingen’s army in Galacia to defen-
sive positions behind the Lipa—some
forty miles in the rear of the line the
Germans held when the Russian drive
began.

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At the moment when we are so afraid
of Germany’s efficiency as to be arming
against her at an unheard-of rate, there
is an ominous effort in Congress to pre-
vent real efficiency in various directions.

Thus Congressman Tavenner has intro-
duced a bill prohibiting “time-studies”
and other moves towards the efficiency
of those engaged in Government work,
There is also a Van Dyke bill, the ob-
ject of which js similarly to make
against the efficiency of the Postoffice
Department—than which no department
is in more need of efficiency, Heaven
knows. It is also reported that similar
labor-union attacks upon scientific man-
agement are to take the form of riders
to the Postoffice, Navy, Army, and
Fortifications Appropriation bills. Con-
gress has already injured the scientific-
Management system at our arsenals,
thereby increasing the cost of the cannon
that are to defend us. If these riders
go through, efficiency in the Govern-
ment service will be prohibited by law—
and yet we think ourselves superior to
Chinese administrative methods! Here
is a great chance for the Security
Leagues and other advocates of pre-
paredness to do the country a useful
service by preventing such legislation.
ee eS
There.are several startling things in
the new revenue measure—taxes on cir-
cuses, moving-picture shows, pawnbrok-
ers, brokers, and many other classes of
men and things that will hereafter have
a more direct personal interest in pre-
paredness than heretofore. The persons
taxed have their representatives and
their lobbyists, who will doubtless rush
to Washington to have the bill amended.
But some of the objects most endanger-
ed by the new taxation will not, we fear,
obtain the public ear in accordance with
their merits. We refer especially to
nitrophenylenediamine, phenylnaphthy-
lamine, and, equally important, methy-
lanthraquinone and amidonaphthol. Of
course, all our readers are familiar with
these names and the importance of the
interests involved. But who will speak
up for them? To make them the objects
of tariff taxation, Mr. Wilson and the
Democrats have deliberately abandoned
the historic Democratic policy of a tariff
for revenue only, and are going in for
a straight-out duty. Of course, the Re-
publicans may be relied upon to show
up this Democratic inconsistency. But,
meanwhile, what becomes of the objects
of our sympathy—to say nothing of such
valuable necessities as nitrotoluenedia-
mine and binitronaphthalene? Ts it pos-
sible that this country will permit any
party to increase to the American public
the prices of such popular goods as

these?
cee

Every individual should bear in
mind that he is sent into the world
to act a part in it, and, although one
may have a more splendid and an-
other a more obscure part assigned
him, yet the actor of each is equally

responsible.
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But a man soon forgets his faults
when they are known only to himself.

HIGH COST OF PREJUDICE.
No food deny
the absolute purity and wholesome-

commissioner will

ness and food economy of oleomar-

garine, yet between the enercetic

Persectttion of tt in the mariket_
“Prosecution” is no longer the right
word—and the selfish trucklir of

  
 

legislators to the farmer vote, by the

enactment of unfair anti-oleo laws.

perfectly good oleo is saddled with a
tax of from 1 to 10 cents a pound,
without a particle of economic rea-
son, and none assumed save that of
“preventing deception’ —a

which, if it

deception
existed at all, would be
far less menacing than the extra tax

Then,

artificial

again, we have the use of

sweeteners—saccharine and
glucose, Any one doubting the shal-
lowness of the objections to glucose
read the scientific
discussion of it by Dr.

will do well to
Duckwall,
this week’s

sublished elesewhere in
]

Tradesman. He says with much em-
phasis that glucose is perfectly whole-
food
than sugar, yet, because of the perju-

some and even better in value
dices of the past and the unreasoning
preconception of the housewife that
sugar is the only sweetener used, all
progress in the direction of cheapen-
ing food products by using somethin
though the

foods are

else must cease: even

cost of canned forced up
to sustain the housewife’s absurd no-
tions.

If glucose is good and wholesome,
why isn’t it a far wiser policy for the
officials and scientists of the country
and

to preach it to the housewife

allay her fears? If saccharine is so
slightly open to objection that a test
case in the courts can find no ob-
jection to it stronger than the pos-
sible loss of the nutrition in the sugar
content by substituting another sweet-
ener having no nutritive value, it is
straining a point to back up scienti!
nicety in its economic fight against
the “penny saved” that is the “dollar
earned.”

There should be no reasonable need

for requiring that glucose or sac-
charine be stated on a label than
sugar, unless it be a menace to the
public health. The fact that it is

stated is a signal to the timid woman
labels) to be
that Hf it
were not dangerous or inferior it would
And the net result
is that prejudice is fed through ig-
norance and the public pays the bill.
ne

( who sometimes reads

afraid of it. She reasons

not be required.

Any man has a right to consider
himself a gifted orator who can get
people to stay in a room and listen
to him talk for two hours if the door
isn’t locked.

The more indignant some of our
neighbors can grow over scandal the
more they seem to enjoy it.

 

THE CANNERS’ CAMPAIGN.

 

Keynote of Educational Work They
Have Undertaken.* °

“The Greatest of Earth’s Problems”
is to supply the people of the world with
adequate and suitable food. Nature, un-
assisted, does a great deal, and at one
time mankind relied almost altogether
upon nature. But the word has advanced
beyond that helpless state of depend-
ence, and the population of our earth
has so multiplied that with great labor
men are unable, in many places and
countries, to “eat their bread in the
sweat of their faces,” and with all their
skill and labor are frequently unable
to supply themselves.

We hear of hunger and starvation in
China and in India, in Armenia and Bel-
gium, and in Poland and Russia, and
even in our own country the poor and
the ill-fed, and the starving are always
with us. With this fact confronting us,
I hold that the “Greatest of Earth’s
Problems,” is the feeding of God’s peo-
ple.

We hear much about the conservation
of National resources—of stopping the
destruction of the forests, squandering
of the fertility of the soil, the preserva-
tion and protection of our great water-
ways and sources of water power, the
repopulation of our waters and the pro-
tection of the wild fowls and game.

_ Government aid has been sought and
bountifully extended to all of these.

Even where the earth has produced
the food, great supplies of it in some
places are rotting in the fields and
orchards, whereas in other of earth’s
places the people are starving for lack
of it. “Wicked waste makes woeful
want,” and such wastefulness is wicked.
I hold, therefore, that the canning in-
dustry is a great conservative force,
which in its importance and ‘economy
overshadows al] other efforts and plans
for conservation.

Why the National and state govern-
ments do not assist it, instead of re-
stricting and hampering it can only be
explained by charging unintelligent in-
appreciation. The National Government
is aiding home canning by printing and
distributing a few pamphlets of instruc-
tion; but, on the other hand, it is doing
nothing helpful for commercial canning.

In order to disseminate the truth and
correctly inform the people, we propose
to tell them face to face about this
great world-wide economy; to visit the
schools, churches and clubs and speak
to the women. We are going to present
our case to that intelligence of woman-
hood which always gives a kindly hear-
ing to a just cause. We are appealing
to every woman who has assumed the
responsibility of caring for a family, or
who hopes or expects to do so. We are
asking only that they be fair and con-
siderate toward a great industry, and
that they inform themselves as to its
merit and value to the world, divest
themselves of prejudice and place it in
that position of esteem and confidence
which it deserves.

Historians and scientists will tell you
that Nicholas Appert, a great French-
man, first discovered the principle of the
preservation of food by the application
of heat about one hundred years ago.

*Address by John A. Lee, of Chicago,
before Women’s Club of Gary, July 7.

 

Which is all nonsense and error. He
did discover the method of hermetically
sealing foods by heat, but the practice
of preserving foods by the application
of heat had been in vogue for a thou-
sand years before Appert was born,
by the women of the world. The women
are also the real founders and promot-
ers of the canning industry. I suppose
that Appert told it to his wife, and she
—blessed woman—told it to her sister
philanthropists, and then the women in
all parts of the world began to use glass
jars, and tin cans, and earthenware jars
and many kinds of containers in which
to sterilize food by heat, and “put up”
foods in the spring and summer to be
used in the winter.

So, my sisters, it is your industry. You
are the mothers of it, and I congratu-
late you. It is not necessary for me to
tell you that canned foods are cleaner,
more wholesome, better and cheaper
than the unprepared foods on the mar-
ket, which are shipped in open contain-
ers and exposed to nearly every form
of contamination. You know it. What
we want you to do is to tell others who
do not.

When I conclude, a demonstration
will be made and samples of canned
foods shown, which will convince you of
the high degree of excellence to which
commercial canning of food products
has attained. Ask questions. Satisfy
any and every doubt. Now is the oppor-
tunity to clear away prejudices if you
have any.

The canned foods industry has done
more to emancipate women from the
drudgery and slavery of house-keeping
than the sewing machine, or modern
plumbing and heating, or gas, or elec-
tricity, or washing machines or vacuum
cleaners, for it has brought as well as
convenience, leisure, health, comfort and
the pleasures of appetite, and the lux-
uries of life into even the humblest
homes.

The modern commercial cannery is
Government inspected, and as clean in
all its parts and features as a neat
and careful woman’s kitchen. It is usu-
ally located very near the fields of pro-
duction. Its products are very largely
handled by machinery and little by hand.
It has held down the advancing cost
of living, lightened the labor and in-
creased the happiness of womankind.

The hand that rocks the cradle is the
hand that writes the order to the retail
grocer for canned foods, and the tongue
that sings the world’s lullabys is the
same tongue that tells the grocer over
the telephone what canned foods to send
around. We know your influence. We
respect and trust your sense of right
and justice and your intelligence of ap-
preciation. Nearly five hundred million
dollars in value of canned foods were
sold last year. This country alone
should consume quadruple that quan-
tity. The canning industry is one of the
great blessings of modern times. Help
us to extend it to every home.

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Beware of the friendly chap who
pats you on the back. The chances
are that he is trying to jingle the
coins in your pocket.

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There may be nothing new under
the sun, but some of the imitations
frequently surpass the original.

  

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

BANKRUPTCY MATTERS.

Proceedings in the Western District
of Michigan.

Grand Rapids, July 14—Max R. Birk-
holz, of Grand Rapids, has filed a volun-
tary petition in bankruptcy. Adjudica-
tion has been made and the matter re-
ferred to Referee Corwin. The first meet-
ing of creditors has not yet been called.
The schedules of the bankrupt reveal
liabilities of $351.63 and assets, including
exemptions claimed by bankrupt, $416.08.
The following is a list of the creditors
of the bankrupt:

Secured Claims.
Standard Scale Co., title contract $ 18.50
Unsecured Claims.
National Grocer Co., Grand Rapids $ 95.13
Boyland Creamery Co., Grand

MADIGS foc. se. k ee eek... 3.78
New Century Co., Grand Rapids 7.15
Piowaty Co., Grand Rapids ...... 2.45

Red Star Yeast Co., Grand Rapids 1.50
Valley City Milling Co., Grand

er Ot a 1.00
Mills Paper Co., Grand Rapids ... 4.50
Wm. M. Hoyt Co., Chicago ..... - 5.49
Carpenter Bros., Grand Rapids ... 3.40
Arbuckle Bros., Chicago .......... 5.08
Reid-Murdock Co., Chicago ...... 4.81
Watson-Higgins Co., Grand Rapids 2.68
J. A. Mutton, Grand Rapids ...... 45
Worden Grocer Company, Grand

PRAWIGRS oe cs eee 7.62
W. F. McLaughlin & Co., Chicago 5.85
VanDriele & Co., Grand Rapids .. .50
Heckman & Co., Grand Rapids .... 9.33
Akman Bakery Co., Grand Rapids 17.40

Jennings Extract Co., Grand Rapids 3.75
Armour & Company, Chicago . 4.50

J. E. Wiersum, Grand Rapids ...... 5.54
D. E. McNicol, Grand Rapids .... 9.65
Citizens Telephone Company,

Grand Rapids ................. 13.00
Mrs. Blickley, Grand Rapids .... 108.00
Mrs. Eaton, Grand Rapids ........ _ 1.35
Private Estate, Coffee Co., New

Monk City 2 oe. cs... 8.10

Standard Oil Co., Grand Rapids 3.68
Alfred J. Brown & Co., Grand
Rapids 2.2... 1.00

July 10—A special meeting in the mat-
ter of the creditors of the Hallock Ad-
vertising Agency was held at the office
of the referee. Claims were allowed by
the referee, and the first report and ac-
count of the trustee was made and ap-
proved. Order for the payment of cer-
tain administration expenses and a first
dividend of 10 per cent. was made. Spe-
cial meeting was adjourned without day.

July 12—A final meeting in the mat-
ter of the Roi-All Embalming Fluid Co.
was held at the office of the referee, at
which time the trustee’s final account
was made and approved. No new claims
being proved, the meeting was adjourned
without day .

July 183—The final meeting in the mat-
ter of Lee Howland was held at the office
of the referee, at which time, claims
were proved and trustee’s final account
was made and allowed.

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Boomlets From Bay City.

Bay City, July 17—Peter Slager, a
Flint grocer, has filed a petition in
bankruptcy in the United States
Court in this city. He has liabilities
of $5,207.89 and assets of $1,549.95.

Wenona Beach, Bay City’s popular
summer resort, was visited by 15,000
people July 4. large number of
visitors from Saginaw was present
and took advantage of the splendid
bathing facilities which the beach af-
fords and enjoyed the clear, cooling
water of the bay.

The H. M. Loud & Sons’ Lumber
Co., of Au Sable, and Bruce Loud, of
Bay City, have transferred all their
timber holdings, consisting of 97,000
acres—7,000 acres of which is virgin
hardwood—to a copartnership com-
posed of Selwig Soloman, Joseph
Hayes and Frank E. Cowley, of Os-
coda. The property is located on the
Au Sable River and Lake Huron
shore; also in the counties of Iosco,
Alcona, Oscoda and Montmorency.

The grocery store owned by A.
Blanchard, 1201 Third street, was
visited by fire Tuesday night, causing
considerable damage to the stock.
Prompt action by the flying squadron
No. 1 truck and No. 6 hose company,
saved the building.

The driver of Blanchard’s delivery
truck lost control of the machine and
dashed into the grocery store of I.
Van Duser, Third and Monroe streets,
smashing several windows and doing
other damage.

“The Glad Hand Town” was the
title given Bay City by members of
the G. A. R. at the convention re-
cently held in this city. An oppor-
tunity was given the members of the
Board of Commerce and citizens gen-

  

July 19, 1916

 

erally to extend the glad hand when
the Detroit good roads enthusiasts,
sixty in number, accompanied by the
famous ford band, arrived in the city
Monday afternoon at 5:30. Soon after
their arrival they boarded special
cars for Wenona Beach, where 4
goodly number availed themselves of
the bath house privileges extended
to all and took a swim in the cool-
ing waters of Saginaw Bay. Nearly
200 sat down at the long tables in the
banquet hall at Wright’s cafe at the
Beach, where a splendid dinner Was
served, after which good roads talks
were given by Frank F. Rogers, State
Highway Commissioner, W. S. Gal-
brath, Field Secretary of the Dixie
Highway Association, Phillip T, Col-
grove, President of the Michigan
Good Roads Association, Horatio S.
Earle and C. B. Chatfield, of the Bay
County Road Commission. The vis.
itors remained in Bay City over night
and started North for Alpena and
Mackinaw City Tuesday morning,
One of the visitors was heard to re.
mark, “This is surely the Glad Hand
Town.”

George Bullock ,of New Lothrop,
is closing out his stock of general
merchandise, preparatory to removing
to Flint, where he will engage in the
retail grocery business,

J. A. Brady, formerly of the firm
of Brogan & Brady, of Chilson. has
opened a store at Brighton with a
complete line of groceries, men’s
furnishings and shoes.

Walker, of Byron, has de-
cided to close out his stock of gen-
eral merchandise and move to St.
Anne, Ill., where he will engage in
the tile business.

The Campbell Stone Co., of Indian
River, has purchased a stock of gen-
eral merchandise and will conduct a
mercantile business at the quarry
near Afton.

Frank Klooz, who has been work-
ing the territory North of Alpena and
Gaylord for the National Grocer
Company, Bay City, has been trans-
ferred to the Lansing branch. David
J. Bergeron, of Bay City, who has
been doing special work for the com-
pany, will succeed Mr. Klooz.

W. T. Ballamy.

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Ludwig Winternitz (Fleischmann
Co.), who has been spending the

summer in Grand Rapids as a guest
at the Hotel Burleson, has taken a
room at the Blodgett Memorial Hos
pital for a few weeks as a patient of
Dr. Northrup. He is greatly please:
over the manner in which every wani
is anticipated at the famous remedi.!
institution in East Grand Rapids. Mr
Winternitz spent the winter in St.
Petersburg, the spring in Savanna!
Washington and New York and,
he recovers from his present indi>-
position in time, he will wind up tlie
summer season, as usual, at Mackinac
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Wanted

Men for light structural iron work
on machinery guards who are familiar
with designing, making or erecting
guards made of angle iron, band iron,
screen or expanded metal. Address
THE B. F. GOODRICH COMPANY

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Recent News From the Cloverland
of Michigan.

Sault Ste. Marie, July 17—Herb
Fletcher, one of our esteemed citi.
zens and Assistant Cashier of the
Sault Savings Bank, is off with his
family for an extended trip through
the State in his touring car. From
all accounts they are not missing any-
thing en route. They expect to be
gone about three weeks.

Henry Hickler, of Hickler Bros.,
machinists, and family, accompanied
by the Misses Anna and Ruth Con-
way, daughters of R, V. Conway, of
the firm of Conway & Hall, drug-
gists here, left last week for Mackinac
City, going by train. At the Straits
they will take Mr. Hickler’s car for
a Southern tour, going down the East
shore of Lake Michigan to South
Bend, Ind., thence to Toledo and Buf-
falo. The party will return through
Canada to Windsor and Detroit, head-
ing for the Soo from the latter place.
They expect to be absent from the
city about three weeks.

Practically all of the retail mar-
kets and stores have agreed to close
during the warm weather on Thurs-
day afternoon each week. The pub-
lic seems to be in favor of this move
and are encouraging the dealers by
doing their marketing in time so that
there will be no loss of trade on ac-
count of being closed the half day.

“A man’s heart is like a dollar
watch. No matter how hard it has
been thrown town, it goes right on
running,”

The Gamble-Robinson Fruit and
Commission Co. had its formal open-
ing Friday last at its new plant which
is certainly a credit to the city as
well as the owners. Mr. Shaw and
staff gave a_ reception during the
fore part of the evening, after which
the guests indulged in dancing, the
music being furnished by the Nordyke
orchestra. Refreshments were serv-
ed consisting of various products
handled by the house, such as ba-
nanas, watermelons and peanuts, and
punch for the grown-ups. Mr. Shaw
proved himself a most efficient host
and the opening was a grand success.
The new plant compares favorably
with any of the commission houses
in larger cities, being up-to-the-min-
ute in every respect. It is located

on the Michigan Northern Power
Co.’s_ track.

The Parisian Restaurant, which re-
cently went into the baking busi-
ness in connection with its cafe, has
installed a Marshall double chamber
white enamel bake oven. Theodore
Paulantis, the Proprietor, has maae
a record since taking over this popu-
lar eating place and is well pleased
with the patronage he is receiving.
The place is a credit to the city and
compares favorably with any of the
eating houses in the large cities.

F, L. Rhoades, formerly in the
clothing business here, has secured
a patent on a mosquito and fly-pro-
tector, a screen device to be fitted
on the rim of a hat to protect the
wearer from flies, gnats, ants, mos-
quitos and other insects. A cloth
envelope fastens around the rim of
one’s hat and from this hangs an ex-
tra fine copper wire screen, in the
front of which is fastened a piece of
isinglass. The wire screen hangs all
the way around one’s head to the
chin and from this hangs more cloth
which drapes over the shoulders,
making the device absolutely insect
proof. It is so made as to hang free
from the face, causing no irritation
or discomfort. Plans are now under
consideration by certain interested
gentlemen for the formation of a $50,-
000 company for the manufacture of
the protectors, which will fulfill a
long felt want with the fishermen and
pleasure seekers during mosquito
season.

W. S. Arrowood, the Lakeside mer-
chant, has decided to retire from busi-
ness and has sold his grocery stock

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

and rented the store building to Saul
Osser and J. Hanklin, of Crewitz,
Wis., who expects to take charge of
the store Aug. 1, and conduct an up-
to-date meat market and grocery
store, also carry a line of tinware and
notions, Mr. Arrowood has not made
any definite plans for the future, but
expects to remain in Manistique.

John Lipnitz has opened a new
hardware store at Moran, where he
has received a large shipment of goods
and is busy displaying them. This
will add much to the hustling town
of Moran, which is coming right to
the front. With the new addition
practically everything can be bought
at home now.

The new course of the Mackinac
Island Golf Club is now in readiness
for the season and is being taken ad-
vantages of by the many enthusiasts
who visit the Island. It is pronouncea
one of the finest courses in the Great
Lakes region and will, undoubtedly,
attract many tourists who are golf
inclined.

B. G. Wheeler, the new proprietor
of the Astor House, at Mackinac Is-
land, arrived from Chicago last week.
Mr. Wheeler is an old hotel man and
will make many improvements to this
well known hotel. Mr. Wheeler has
added a musical instrument to his
convention and dance hall, which is
the only one of its kind in Northern
Michigan.

The Goodrich Transportation Co.,
owing to extensive bookings, has
found it necessary to make a change
in the schedule, the Arizona taking
the place of the Georgia on the Is-
land run. The steamer will arrive at
the Island Saturdays at 11 a. m.,
leaving Sundays at 5 p.m. This will
afford the tourists of the windy city
a pleasant voyage to escape the ex-
cessive heat during the remainder of
the season. -

H. C. Ganson, manager of the Pines
Hotel, left last week for Toledo,
Ohio, where he will join Capt. Car-
row and together they will purchase
a hundred-foot double-deck passenger
boat to be put on the run between
Bob-lo and Mackinac Island and Che-

boygan. The boat will be brought
yack, it is expected, by the first of

the week and immediately put on the
tun. It is planned to make three
trips a day between this city and
Bob-lo and one to Mackinac Island,
thus giving better service than any of
the city folks or the Islanders have
ever enjoyed before.

The art store of Mr. and Mrs. W.
H. Gardiner was opened last week
and is one of the most attractive and
largely patronized business places at
Mackinac Island during the tourist
season. During the past twenty-one
summers Mr, and Mrs. Gardiner have
been catering to the wants of the sum-
mer tourists who seek high class and
attractive art work.

The many friends of Capt. Frank
McCarty, of the Islander, are pleased
to learn of his being appointed to the
Position of Government Inspector ot
Hulls, with headquarters at Cleveland.
He has left the Island to assume his
new duties. The Captain is well and
favorable known by many tourists
visiting the numerous summer resorts
who will miss his cheerful disposition.

he slot machines at the Snows
will soon be a thing of the past. The
Sheriff has given the tip that all ma-
chines must be dispensed with or the
law will be enforced to the full ex-
tent. i

The latest fish story from St. Ignace
was reported by Paul Hecox and C.
d tannus, of the Dunham House,
who landed a bass which tipped the
scale at four pounds. This is still
within the requirements of the fish
story weight and none of their friends
doubt the truth of the claim,

Louis Bolan, of Gros Cap, has pur-
chased the first auto to be used at
Gros Cap. While it is a ford, it re-
sembles a Packard at Gros Cap.

F. V. Pilson expects to open an
up-to-date jewelry store in the build-
ing adjoining Highstone’s, Mr. Pil-

son will carry a stock large enough
to fill the demands of the trade, at
and around St. Ignace.

Chambers Bros., St. Ignace mer-
chants, have been making some ex-
tensive improvements in their build-
ing, installing new show cases. With
the store redecorated and rearranged
throughout, it presents a most invit-
ing appearance with its stock of up-to-
date merchandise.

N. J. Miller, buyer for the Stack
Lumber Co., was a Soo caller this
week, William G. Tapert.

Flakes From the Food City.

Battle Creek, July 17—Battle Creek
Council held its regular monthly
meeting Saturday evening, July 15.
A good attendance, considering the
warm weather, is reported. It was
decided at this meeting to hold the
annual picnic August 12 at
Beadle Lake or Gull Lake. This
event, in the history of the Council,
has become one of extreme impor-
tance and each year witnesses a
larger attendance and a more jovial
spirit. We find it less hard to get
material for the ball games, fat men’s
races, etc. It is expected that the
entire Council will be in attendance
at this one, inasmuch as the ladies
are furnishing the lunch.

A number of Battle Creek grocers
and their families expect to excursion
to Grand Rapids July 20 in company
with a number of Kalamazoo mer-
chants. This old world surely must
be waking up to the fact that frater-
nalism is as important a factor in
business as in private life and when
the grocers of one town can harmoni-
ously entertain the grocers of another
in the above manner, it is a big step
in this direction.

The members of Battle Creek Coun-
cil wish, through the columns of the
Tradesman, to express their sincere
sympathy to their Senior Counselor,
Robert E. Longman, over the death
of his father, at Athens, a few days
ago.

In the traveling men’s territory
there is once in a while a place which
sort of becomes a Mecca for travelers
where they may find rest, pleasant
entertainment and, best of all, an in-
vitation to come again. The grocery
store of Ben. L. Campbell, of Battle
Creek, is one of the above places.
Instead of making himself a formida-
ble opponent to the proposition of
the traveler, he makes himself a jovial
host and many a time I find one of
the boys explaining his wares between
bites of some kind of new fruit Ben
has received or between puffs of one
of Ben’s excellent cigars. The serv-
ice is pretty good up Ben’s way and
Ben’s orders are generally filled pret-
ty well.

As the writer makes his daily calls
he has taken notice recently that in
every store where prosperity is in
evidence there is also the familiar
yellow cover of the Michigan Trades-
man peeping forth from some shelf
or other, I always put two and two
together. Otto L. Cook.

  

A German Opinion of America.
Carl Schmidt, a noted German poet
and

newspaper writer, in a recent
contribution to a Berlin newspaper,
asserts that in America men and

beasts degenerate from age to age.
He states that he did not see a de-
cent dog in this country on the oc-
casion of a recent visit. He pays
tribute to the American character as
follows:

The women and children are over-
dressed. I was surprised at the os-
tentatiousness of this solitary,
farm-house, as

remote
well as the clitter
and tastelessness of the wearing ap-
parel. The people offered us “Cider”
—I hate to write the name of this

wretched beverage in German char-

acters—and butter and bread. The
latter was good, but the former _!
The American has no wine, no night-
ingale. Americans are incredibly

loathsome, small-merchant souls, dead
to all enjoyments of the mind and
heart. A Niagara-voice is necessary
to teach these rascals that there are
higher gods than those struck in the
Mint. One need only see these fel-
lows in the hotel to hate them for-
ever. A long table, on either side
fifty chairs; edibles cover the entire
table. The meal bell rings, and a
hundred Americans rush in. No one
looks at the other. No one speaks
a word. Each one seizes his plate,
devours his food in haste, and then
jumps up and rushes off to earn more
dollars.
—_2->___

A homely young woman may live
long enough to become a pretty old
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Second Hand Show
Cases

For Sale Cheap

Big alterations in Boston Store,
Grand Rapids, places on sale
Show Cases, Wall Cases, Mirrors,
Counters—will be sold singly or
in lots. Address

Welch Manufacturing Co.
Furniture Temple

Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

 

 

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Movements of Merchants.

Holland—L. L. Tidd has opened a
restaurant in the Columbia hotel an-
nex,

Alamo—Julius Laviolette has op-
ened a grocery store two miles west
of town.

Thompsonville—Henry Rose has
engaged in the restaurant and cigar
business.

Ovid—Clyde Brown succeeds Mrs.
Fred Parks in the restaurant and
cigar business.

Kent City—J. B. Johnson succeeds
William Merritt in the restaurant
.and cigar business.

Freesoil—Liccione & Mattia have
opened a cheese factory and will
make a specialty of Swiss cheese.

Mendon—George White has opened
a restaurant, ice cream, confectionery
and cigar store in the Bell telephone
company building.

Imlay City—The bakery owned by
Hugh Little has been purchased by
C. Collins, of this place, who will con-
tinue the business.

Battle Creek—Foster. & Gordon.
shoe dealers at 28 West Main street.
are closing out their stock and will
dissolve partnership.

Zeeland—S. Buter is closing out his
grocery stock and will resume busi-
ness in the fall at another location,
as yet undecided upon.

Vicksburg—L. B. Pixley, recently
of Fulton, has leased a store building
which he will occupy with a stock
of general merchandise about Sept.
15,

Imlay City—The hardware stock
of Crandall & Walker has changed
hands and is now conducted under
the style of the Crandall Hardware
Co.

East Jordan—The East Jordan Cab-
inet Co, sustained a loss by fire July
14 estimated at about $17,000, two-
thirds of which is covered by insur-
ance.

St. Ignace—F, V. Pilson will en-
gage in the jewelry and silverware
business in the Chambers building as
soon as a modern front can be in-
stalled.

Carsonville—The C. C.
& Sons Co.. dealer in hardware and
implements, has decreased the capi-
tal stock of the corporation from 32.-
500 to $1,500.

Sault Ste. Marie—The Booth-New-
ton. Co,

McGregor

wholesale confectionery,
fruit, produce and meat dealers, has
increased its capital stock from $15.-
000 to $30,000.

Manton—Charles H. Bostick, drug-
gist, has admitted to partnership, his
son, Rex, and the business will be
continued under the style of C. H.
Bostick & Son.

Manistee—R. M. Jorgensen & Co.
have erected a store building on Wal-
nut street which they occupy with a
stock of coffees, teas and spices under
the style of the Coffee Ranch.

Traverse City—The Jackson Skirt
& Novelty Co., of Jackson, will open
a branch factory in the Traverse City
Iron Works building as soon as the
necessary alteration are completed.

Gobleville — Stanley Styles has
sold a half interest in his agricultural
implement stock to Arthur Torrey
and the business will be continued
under the style of Styles & Torrey.

South Haven—The Peirce Lumber
Co. has engaged in business with an
authorized capitalization of $50,000,
of which amount $37,000 has been
subscribed and paid in in property.

Portland—The Builders Lumber &
Supply Co. has been incorporated with
an authorized capitalization of $12.-
000, all of which amount has been
subscribed and paid in in property.

Detroit—The Famabella Co. has
been incorporated to deal in whole-
sale and retail produce with an au-
thorized capital stock of $10,000. all
of which has been subscribed and paid
in in cash.

Detroit—The Galway Iron & De-
velopment Co. has engaged in busi-
ness with an authorized capital stock
of $10,000, of which amount $5.000
has been subscribed and $1,000 paid
in in cash.

Kalamazoo—The Automobile Liqui-
dation Co. has been organizec with
an authorized capital stock of $15,000.
all of which has been subscribed and
paid in in cash. This concern will
deal in automobiles,

Lansing—The American Seeding
Machine Co. has been incorporated
to deal in farm implements with an
authorized capital stock of $5,000. all
of which has been subscribed and
$1,000 paid in in cash.

Sault Ste. Marie—The Soo Hard-
ware Co. has merged its business into
a stock company under the same style
with an authorized capital stock of
$66,830, all of which has been sub-
scribed and paid in in property.

Detroit—The Cate-Churchman Coal
Co. has been organized with an au-
thorized capital stock of $15,000 com-
mon and $10,000 preferred, of which
$15,000 has £4,009
paid in in cash and $11,000 paid in in
property.

Alpena—Joe Saro has purchased
the Candyland stock and fixtures
which the former proprietors desert-
ed July 5, when they walked out and
left the keys on the counter. He
will consolidate the stock with the
one he owns at Rogers City.

Detroit—The Great Lakes Sulphur
& Mineral Co. has been incorporated

been subscribed.

to, buy, sell, produce and deal in sul-
phur and kindred products with an
authorized capital stock of $10,000,
of which amount $5,100 has been sub-
scribed and $1,000 paid in in cash.

Detroit—The Novelty News Co. has
been incorporated to engage in the
wholesale and retail stationery and
novelty business with an authorized
capital stock of $3,000, of which
amount $1,500 has been subscribed,
$20 paid in in cash and $1,480 paid in
in property.

Kalkaska—Most people before they
approach the century mark consider
their usefulness at an end and are
content to cease from work. Not so
O. C. Goodrich, of ths place, who
passed his 90th birthday some months
ago, but in spite of that fact the old
gentlemen has accepted a position as
pharmacist in a drug store at McBain
and is-entirely capable of filling it in
spite of his many years.

Detroit—Jas. P. Scranton, head of
J. P. Scranton & Co., lumber dealers,
President of the Detroit Hardware
Club, and dean of the lumber industry
in Detroit, died at the home of his
daughter here July 13. Mr. Scranton
was born in Monroe, seventy-two
years ago. His career is intimately
connected with the development of
the lumber industry in Detroit and
Eastern Michigan. It began in the
days when even in the counties adia-
cent to Wayne the logging industry
was still a prominent one.

Bay City—The member of the Bay
City Grocers and Butchers’ Associa-
tion have decided to hold their annual
outing at Wenona Beach on Wednes-
day, August 2. The committee of ar-
rangements is composed of E. W.
Funnell, C. C. Schultz, J. H. Primeau
John Staudacher, Thomas Jean,
Charles Smith, Fred Menthen and
George A. Fuller. The committee
will make an effort to have this out-
ing the banner one in the history of
the organization. A strong feature
will be made of the athletic sports,
including all kinds of games and base
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Manufacturing Matters.

Detroit—The Auto City Bow Co,
has increased its capital stock from
$10,000 to $20,000.

Lansing—The United Engine Co.
has increased its capital stock from
$25,000 to $250,000.

Pontiac—The Magic Wax Show
Polish Co. has changed its name to
Magic Wax Co., Inc.

Lansing—The Capitol City Lumber
Co. has increased its
from $25,000 to $30,000

Detroit—The Freer Carburetor Co.
has been incorporated with an au-
thorized capital stock of $30,000, all
of which has been
paid in in property.

Marquette—Walter H. Duer has
sold the plant of the Marquette
Launch and Motor Works to Fleury
& Swanson, :

cap'tal stock

subscribed and

who will continue the

business under the same style.
Detroit—Henry Ford has signed a

contract for the erection of 4 four-story

fireproof automobile service structure

in Yonkers, N. Y. The structure will

cost $100,000. Mr. Ford bought the site
for $45,000,

July 19, 1916
Menominee—The Willson Manu-
facturing Co. has engaged in the mane
ufacture of wood products with an
authorized capital stock of $30,000, all
of which has been subscribed and
$3,000 paid in in cash.

Grand Haven—The Alter Motor
Co. will remove its plant from Ply-
mouth to this place. It has plans
well under way for the construction
of a brick and steel building, 60 x 499
feet on Fulton and Griffin streets.

Detroit—The Wayne Tracto; Co,
has engaged in the manufac: ire of
tractors and farm implemenis With
an authorized capitalization of $300,-
000, of which $150,000 has been sub-
scribed and $50,000 paid in in proper-
ty.
_ Detroit—The Riverside Machinery
Depot has been organized to manu-
facture and deal in machinery, en-
gines, boilers and tools, with an an-
thorized capital stock of $75,000, all
of which has been subscribed and
paid in in property.

Detroit—The Chopa Piston Ring
Co. has been incorporated to manu-
facture piston rods and automobile
accessories with an authorized cap-
italization of $500,000, of which
amount $257,600 has been subscribed
and paid in in property.

Jackson—The Maino Machine Tool
Co. has been incorporated to mann.
facture and sell machinery and gen-
eral machinery jobbing with an au-
thorized capital stock of $30,000. of
which amount $15,000 has been sub-
scribed and $7,000 paid in in cash.

Pentwater—The Pentwater  Ma-
chinery Co. has been organized to
conduct a general machine shop and
manufacturing business with an au-
thorized capital stock of $25,000. of
which amount $14,500 has been sub-
scribed and $5,000 paid in in proper-
ty.

Alma—The Republic Motor Truck
has quadrupled its capital to $1,000,-
000. It was formerly capitalized at
$250,000. The money obtained }y the
new stock will be used to improve a
tract of ground the company has pur-
chased and triple the output, it is
stated.

Detroit—The Solvay Process (o., of

which Andrew H. Green is a director
and manager of the Detroit brane). has
lost control of its former subs’ diary,
the Semet-Solvay Co., of Syracuse,
through failure to subscribe to tic re-

cent $2,000,000 stock issue of the ‘atter
company.

Detroit—The Copal Manufas uring
Co. has been incorporated to ‘ant-
facture and deal in-all kinds var-
nish, paint and finishing produc's and
materials with an authorized capitel
stock of $50,000, of which Lotnt
$30,000 has been subscribed and 25,000
paid in in cash.

Detroit—Stockholders of the Art
Stove Co. have ratified the company’s
increase in capital stock from $50,000
to $600,000, and increased the = umber
of directors from five to ninc. The
new directors elected are Michael W.
Dillon, Fred T. Moran, Captain J. H.
Poole, Hal H. Smith. Report: sub-
mitted by officers of the compari in-
dicate a very prosperous year 21
greatly increased volume of business.

  

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Review of the Grand Rapids Produce
Market.

Apples—Western stock, $3 per box;
new, $1.40 per 24 bu. box.

Asparagus—$1 per dozen bunches for
home grown.

Bananas — Medium, $1.50; Jumbo,
$1.75; Extra Jumbo, $2; Extreme Ex-
tra Jumbo, $2.25 up.

Beans—Prices range around $5 for
pea and $4.25 for red kidney, unpicked.

Beets—25c per doz. bunches.

Beet Greens—75c per bu.

Butter—The market is steady and un-
changed for the week, with a good con-
sumptive demand. There is some buy-
ing for storage and the receipts are
cleaned up every day. Butter is being
stored this year at perhaps %4c above
last year. The quality of the present
receipts is very fine. Creamery grades
are held at 27% in tubs and 28c in
prints. Local dealers pay 23c for No. 1
in jars and 20c for packing stock.

Cabbage—Home grown, $2.50 per 75
Ib. crate and $1.25 per bu.

Cantaloupes—Arizonas now have the
call on the basis of $4 for 45s and $3.75
for 54s; Jumbo standards, $4; flats, $1.50

Carrots—20c per doz. bunches for
home grown.

Celery—Home grown, 25c per bunch.

Cherries—$1.50 per 16 qt. crate for
sour; $1.75@2 for sweet.

Cocoanuts—$6.50 per sack containing
100. .
Cucumbers—60c per dozen for fancy
hot house; 75c for extra fancy.

Currants—$1.25 per 16 qt. crate for
red, white or black. Black are very
scarce and hard to obtain.

Eggs—The market is very firm, with
an advance of %c per dozen noted on
the finest grade. Owing to the prolong-
ed heat the quality of much of the re-
ceipts is not so good as it has been.
Production seems to be falling off
everywhere and the market js healthy
and firm, prices being about on the same
basis that they do not usually reach
until September: Local dealers pay
22l4c, cases included.

Egg Plant—$1.75 per dozen.

Fresh Pork—13c for hogs up to 200
Ibs.; larger hogs 12c.

Gooseberries—$1 per 16 qt. crate.

Grape Fruit—Florida and Cuba stock
is steady at $6 per box. :

Green Corn—30c per doz.

Green Onions—Silver skins (black
seeds), 20c per doz. bunches; Evergreen,
18c per dozen bunches.

Green Peas—Telephone, $1.50 per bu.

Honey—19c per Ib. for white clover
and 16c for dark.

Lemons—California, $9 per box for
choice and $10 for fancy; Messinas, $9
per box.

Lettuce—65c per bu. for leaf; 80c per
bu. for head.

Maple Sugar—17c per 1b. for pure.

Maple Syrup—$1.40 per gal. for pure.

Mushrooms—40@50c per Ib.

Nuts—Almonds, 18c per 1b.; filberts,
15c per lb.; pecans, 15c per Ib.; walnuts,
16c for Grenoble, 16%4c for California ;
15c for Naples.

Onions—Louisville, $2.60 per 70 lb.
sack; home grown, $1.50 per bu.

Oranges—Valencias, $4.50@5.

Peppers—Southern grown command
$2.50 per 6 basket crate.

Pineapples—Floridas command the
following prices: 42s, $2.25; 36s, $2.75;
30s, $3.25; 24s, $3.75.

Pop Corn—$1.75 per bu. for ear, 414¢
per Ib. for shelled.

Potatoes—Old stock, 50c per bu.: Vir-
gina cobblers, $3 per bbl.

Poultry—Mixed fowls now command
about 14c; broilers, 22@23c; turkeys,
19c; ducks, 17%c; geese, 11c. Dressed
fowls average 3c above these quotations.

Radishes—15c for long; 12c for round

Raspberries—$1.75 per 16 qt. crate for
black and $2 for red.

Rhubarb—85c per bu.

Spinach—90c per bu.

Tomatoes—$2.75 for 6 basket crate,
Florida stock; home grown hot house,
$1.10 per 8 Ib. basket.

Turnips—25c per doz. bunches.

Veal—Jobbers pay 13@14c for No.
1 and 10@12c for No. 2.

Water Melons—$3.50@3.75 per bbl.
of 8 to 10. Stock is very scarce, due
to heavy demand in the North and
storms in the South which have inter-
rupted shipping.

Wax Beans—$1.50 per bu.

Whortleberries—$2@2.25 per 16 qt.
crate.

N. H. Webber, formerly in charge
of the Chicago office of the American
Cash Register Co., has taken charge
of Western Michigan territory, with
offices at 7 Ionia avenue North. A
complete line of American registers
will be carried in stock at all times
and a service station maintained. As
city salesman Mr. Webber has se-
cured the services of John Cook,
formerly with the Boston Store, of
this city.

William Judson and Edward Frick
went to Zeeland Tuesday to attend
the funeral of Jerry Woltman, who
traveled for the Judson house many
years until compelled to relinquish
his position on account of illness
about fifteen years ago.

Jess L. Martin and wife, of Elgin,
Ill., drove to Grand Rapids on their
vacation to visit their parents, John
E. Bowen, of Logan street, and John
D. Martin, of Henry avenue.

—_2-.____
T. Walton has engaged in the
grocery business on Forrest avenue.

The Grocery Market.
- Sugar—The market is unchanged
from a week ago. All of the New York
refiners being on a 7.65c basis. There
are no indications of a change either
way. The volume of trading is heavy.

Tea—The situation is uninterest-
ing. Some few orders of a hand-to-
mouth character are filled at steady
prices, but there is no inclination to
anticipate the future. The country is
disposed to hold off in the hope of
lower prices, but on the other hand
sellers feel that the market has been
sufficiently readjusted for the time
being. During the week, moreover,
London and Calcutta sent better
cables, which checked the reaction.
Shanghai at last opened for Hoo-
chows at unchanged prices with
greens higher. Formosa was report-
ed steadier. Buying in the Far East,
however, was light for the account of
the United States.

Coffee‘— The market has been
slightly better during the week, al-
though it is possible to buy all grades
of Rio and Santos coffee at the same
price as a week ago. Firmer feeling
in Brazil appears to be the reason.
Mild grades are dull and heavy, but
show no change for the week. The
demand for coffee is absolutely stag-
nant and buyers are taking stock for
imperative wants only.

Canned Fruit—There has not been
any great activity in California can-
ned fruits, but prices have remained
very firm. There has been some
business done in peaches, but other-
wise purchases have been rather lim-
ited. Hawaiian pineapple is nominal-
ly firm, but new bookings are not be-
ing taken to any considerable exten:
because of the limited quantities avail-
able.

Canned Vegetables—Old pack to-
matoes have come back from their
recent spell of weakness with a re-
action that has carried them even
higher than they were before. Corn
has also been very active and firm,
with prices gaining 21%4@5c for the
week on both old and new pack.
Peas are active and firm, but the of-
ferings have been withdrawn in many
sections of the country.

Dried Fruits—Prunes are tending
upward, although there is no quot-
able advance for the week. The de-

mand is light. Almost all other
dried fruits are firm and high. This
includes peaches, apricots, raisins

and currants.

Cheese—The market is firm and
perhaps 4c per pound higher for the
week, owing to the speculative de-
mand at country points. The export
demand continues small, but the spot
demand continues fair. Holders do
not believe that prices will go very
much higher. Old cheese is out of
the market.

Rice—In the South the new crop is
making favorable progress and the
river crop will be moving by the mid-
dle of next month. There is a small
business in the South at steady prices,
assortments being light.

Provisions—All provisions, lard,
compound, etc., are unchanged, ex-
cept barreled pork, which is 25c high-
er.

Salt Fish—The mackerel situation

remains unchanged. Norways on spot
are so scarce as to be hardly worth
quoting. Irish and shore fish are be-
ginning to be in evidence, at prices
much above thhormal. Demand fair,
Cod, hake and haddock are season-
ably out of the market.

: Manufacturing Matters.

Detroit—The Saxon Motor Car Co.
during the fiscal year ending June 30,
shipped from its Detroit factory 25,-
399 cars, compared with 12,099 in the
previous year, which is an increase,
it is announced, of 110 per cent. In
no months of the fiscal year did ship-
ments fall behind the corresponding
month of the previous year. A new
record for monthly shipments was
established in April, when 3,045 cars
were shipped. The net earnings of
the company are estimated at $1,250,-
000.

Detroit — The Commerce Motor
Car Co. and the Signal Motor Truck
Co., both of Detroit, manufacturers of
commercial vehicles and trucks, have
been merged into the Signal-Com-
merce Motor Truck Co., under a
holding company of $6,000,000 capital-
ization and backed by Detroit capital.
This announcement, the first of its
kind in the motor truck field and in
view of the character of the two com-
panies and the men back of them. of
significance, was made by Thomas
Neal, who will head the new com-
bination in association with present
executives of the two companies and
other men of experience in the com-
mercial vehicle field. While the
merger will be operated under a hold-
ing company until present contracts
are filled, it is the intention ultimate-
ly to combine them in one complete
plant. There is ground for belief that
eventually the merger will include
certain motor truck accessory firms.
The executives of the new organiza-~
tion start with the declared intention
of making Detroit as big a factor ir
the motor truck field as it is now in
the pleasure car branch of the in-
dustry. The strength of the two com-
panies which have merged and the
scope of their operations would seem
amply to warrant such an ambition.
Both the Commerce and the Signal
have been successful and Prosperous
and by uniting will have facilities for
manufacturing and marketing trucks
from the half-ton type to the five-ton,
practically covering the field.

The composition offered by the former
owners of the Fair Store failed to go
through. A majority of the creditors
in number agreed to the 50 per cent.
offer, but not a majority in amount, the
latter being $2,300 short. Harry Abrams
and L. Katz assert that they have ac-
cumulated sufficient funds to purchase
the stock at the close of the bankruptcy
proceedings. The store was closed to-
day.

Te é

A man may become great by acci-
dent, but he never has genuine wis-
dom and goodness thrust upon him.

Ulsters and roll top desks cover
a lot of oversights that are none of
the people’s business anyway.

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In trying. to get ap in the world
some men use their friends as step-
ladders.

 

FROM 10 TO 15 CENTS.

Retail Price of Canned Goods Must
Be Advanced.

That the high price of sugar is caus-
ing canners generally to consider the
use of glucose in their products in-
stead of the old line sweetener is re-
flected in the discussion now general
in canner’s circles and came out in
the recent standards hearings before
the Illinois Food Standards Commis-
sion. The question is not whether
glucose is a harmless and valuable
food, but whether its use in place of
cane sugar ought to be permitted
without a statement of the fact ap-
pearing on the label. From time im-
memorial food products prepared in
the home have been sweetened with
sugar—no substitute has ever been
thought of. The belief has become
established in the minds of house-
wives that anything that is sweet is
sweetened with sugar. She believes
this thoroughly, and anything that
is done to deceive her, even though
it be just as good, is a substitute and
should be stated on the label.

To procure sweetness and at the
same time the necessary body so
much desired where sugar is normal-
ly employed, glucose has been used
for many years as a substitute. It
is not nearly as sweet as sugar. It
is a valuable food product, pure and
wholesome, and perhaps might be
. more easily digested than cane or beet
sugar syrup, but I do not believe that
it should be used as a substitute for
cane sugar unless that fact is estab-
lished by proper labeling.

Commercial glucose, as I have said,
is not only a food, but a most excel-
lent one. Two of its contituents,
maltose and dextrose, are sugars, and
are of the greatest possible value as
food. The third constituent, dextrine,
is half way between starch and sugar,
but as soon as it comes in contact
with the saliva and the secretions of
the pancreas and intestines is con-
verted into sugar. I think it may be
easily asserted that glucose is more
readily digested than cane sugar
syrup, because this has to undergo
a process of inversion, which means
that it must take up water and be
converted into dextrine and maltose
before it reaches its final stage.

Still I do not believe that a sub-
stitute should be offered to any one
under any circumstances unless the
buyer is apprised of that. fact. When
I go into a store and ask for a cer-
tain kind of substance, I surely ex-
pect to get that very thing, and I do
not want any substitute unless I know
about it.

Supposing I wanted to buy a large
quantity of jam or jelly for the sole
purpose of extracting from it all the
cane sugar that was used in its man-
ufacture; and suppose that when T
purchased that jam or jelly that had
been prepared with glucose instead
of sugar, and after I had spent all
my time and money in trying to ex-
tract sugar, I discovered that my ef-
forts had proved fruitless because
cane sugar had not been employed,
but glucose was used as a substitute,
and I never had any intimation of
this until I made the analysis. Now
this may seem to be straining a point,

but it illustrates exactly the issue be-
fore us.

I know that a certain amount of
prejudice exists against the word
“glucose,” but in time that objection
can be entirely removed by bring-
ing forward proper endorsements of
scientific authorities, and since these
endorsements are right at hand, 1
see no reason for any deceit in the
use of this valuable product.

I believe that much of the former
prejudice against glucose is being
rapidly removed from the minds of
the consumer because its healthful-
ness and purity have become so well
established that everyone knows this.
Then there is no excuse for not stat-
ing the fact of its presence on the
label.

I know there is a stiff argument
which can be brought up against this
stand, namely, if it is necessary to
state that glucose is present why
should it not be necessary to state
everything else that is present? If
it is necessary to state that glucose
is present, why is it not necessary
to give the full formula for every
manufactured food? In a way this
sounds reasonable, but the true basis
of my argument is the fact that the
housewife believes that she is pur-
chasing something that is sweetened
with sugar and is not getting it, be-
cause, as I said, sugar has been used
from time immemorial and is na-
turally expected in food products
rather than any substitute, and if a
substitute is used the consumer must
be informed of that fact.

If glucose is permitted in jams and
jellies and various compound syrups
without any statement of that fact
appearing on the label, it will not be
very long until canners will be em-
ploying it in the syrup covering can-
ned fruits, and if we could imagine
the general use of glucose extending
thus far, we can also imagine that in
time this will be called a deceit, and
there will be a stigma against canned
foods. I would not like to see any-
thing come up to preiudice the house-
wife against canned foods.

There is no reason, however, for
stating the fact of the use of invert
sugar on the label, because invert
sugar, as it is offered for sale under
various names, such as Inverse Sugar,
Saccharum or Malt Saccharum, is
simply cane sugar which has been
inverted into equal parts of dextrose
and levulose. For canners’ purposes
I do not believe that these invert
sugars have any value over the use
of cane sugar; there is nothing to be
gained by their use; in fact, I think
that the cost would be somewhat high-
er. There is considerable misinfor-
mation on this subject among the
canners.

The price of sugar has now soared
upward to a point where every extra
pound used in the manufacture of
food products means an increase in
the cost of production. Sugar is one
of the most expensive ingredients
used in condiments, and any increase
in the price of this commodity throws
the cost prices entirely out of balance.
It is pretty hard to keep the price
of manufacture low enough to offer
different condiments so they can be
sold for 10 cents retail. Of course,

  

  

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

if the retail price could be advanced
to 15, cents that would give leeway
for any increase in the price of sugar.

Some manufacturers reduced the
size of their 10-cent packages in or-
der to realize a profit as sugar was
advancing , but sugar has kept on ad-
vancing, so that the manufacturing
cost is now a very serious matter. I
predict that a great many condiments
which have previously been selling at
10 cents retail will have to be advanc-
ed to 15 cents—there is no way out
of it; they simply cannot be manu-
factured so that a profit can be real-
ized otherwise.

If you could ever induce the masses
to pay 15 cents for packages that are
now selling for 10 cents the whole
industry would be benefitted. The
margins have been entirely too close
heretofore, even when sugar was as
low as 5 cents per pound. There was
an inducement to cheapen the product
in other respects, and not offer the
quality that would really be a credit
to the manufacturer, With the retail
price at 15 cents, however, the manu-
facturer would have every inducement
to improve his quality, using only the
very best ingredient entering into the
formula.

Unless there is some relief there
must be an increase in the retail
price of nearly every kind of con-
diments that have previously been
sold at retail at 10 cents. To be sure,
the amount of sugar can be cut down
so that very little is used in formulas,
and every kind of package can be
sterilized by heat so that it will keep
as long as the seal holds, but that is
as far as it will go. Dr. Duckwall,

National Canners’ Laboratory.
— r+.
Outlook For Canned Food Pack Not
Satisfactory.

Although everyone in the canned
food trade, whether packer or dis-
tributer, is anxiously awaiting the
outcome of a very belated crop of
nearly all the staple products, there
are considerations which are making
it very evident that next fall is like-
ly to experience a decided advance
all along the line, even to the con-
sumer. It looks very much as though
the “10-cent seller” is doomed.

Late planting and continued cool
weather have lent a certain measure
of uncertainty to the situation, but
such uncertainties are not unusual.
Furthermore, it is probable that this
year’s pack will suffer less from the
competition of a holdover than usual
and new goods are likely to sell much
more closely, in accordance with their
volume, quality and true demand,
than in past years: higher in all
probability but free from interference
from speculative factors save that of
the weather.

There lurks much uncertainty in the
unexpected demands on_ available
goods for army purposes both here
and abroad. In the export field, how-
ever, it is less the army needs—a]-
though on some articles they are
large—than the general consumer de-
mand, due to the failure of home pro-
duction and the congestion of freight
accommodations from other ordinary
sources of origin, and the resultant
turning to America as a base of can-
ned food supply. This trade has been

 

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large for many months past and
pears to continue unabated, 7)

came the temporary drain on eno:

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stocks to supply our own army need
on the Texas border; the whole
sulting in a pretty thorough cleaning
out of goods from previous packs and
intensifying the interest in the 2
ing crop—sure to be late and in
things very short.

But the cost of other materials than
raw fruit and vegetables is an even
greater factor in making high pric

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almost certain. Everything which
the canner uses has advanced rapidly
of late. Cans have advanced with the
large manufacturers four times with-
in a year and new increases are not

unlooked for. Box materials, boards,
nails, etc., are all up, in response to
general demand for such
in other lines of shipment. Labels
are high, also solder, paper, and even
paste. Then comes such things as
sugar and the spices; all greatly in-
creased in price and forcing the pack-
er to cover his own increases in mak-
ing prices to his customers.

Staple products, secondary to raw
fruit, are also sure of en advarce and
in such products as canned baked
beans, especially those packed with
tomato sauce, the doom of the 10-
cent seller is pretty surely sounded.
To quote one expert observer, writ-
ing in the Canner:

“The price of beans has now gone
so high that they simply cannot be
sold at retail for 10 cents. Just think
what this means. The jobber will
not pay more than 90 cents and pos-
sibly not that much, because the re-
tailer must always have his usual 20
per cent. Then, figuring the cost oi
selling, freight boxes, labels, the in-
creased price of tin cans, the enor-
mous price of sugar, the cost of to-
matoes with the upper tendency of
prices for growing, makes the situa-
tion look gloomy. No manufacturer
can come out whole on a proposition
of this kind.

“At present prices of these differ-
ent items beans in No. 2 cans would
have to be sold to the retailer at not
less than $1.35. Of course, we can
expect better conditions when the
new crop of beans comes on—at [east,
all manufacturers are hopeful that
there will be a good crop, so that dry
beans will drop to the normal price
of $1.50—but this is probably dow)t-
ful, even if there is a good crop, be-
cause the conditions are changed «nd
everything seems to be going hig*er.

“Manufacturers of ‘tomato catsup
are up against it, owing to the !izh
price of sugar and the difficulty they
are experiencing in having tom:‘ves
raised at a reasonable price. | or-
merly we had no trouble at all in se-
curing all the tomatoes we wanted
at $6 a ton, and now the price has
advanced to $10 and $12, and even
higher. The answer to all this is
that there must be an increase iti the
selling price to offset all these ad-
vanced prices in raw materials. Man-
ufacturers ought to get together, be-
cause the quality has been made to
suffer almost to the straining point,
and there must be a halt some piace,
so let us raise the prices so that busi-
ness can be done on a profitable
basis.”

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July 19, 1916

DETROIT DETONATIONS.

Cogent Criticisms From Michigan’s
: Metropolis.

Detroit, July 1%—Herbert Flint,
vetéran automobile salesman, has re-
turned to Detroit after a lapse of
years and has assumed the manage-
ment of the J, C. Wilson Co., manu-
facturer of automobile trucks.

 

Wallace, manager of the
Traverse City office of Burnham,
Stoepel & Co., has returned after a

week spent in Detroit.

The Peerless Iron & Metal Co., a
newly formed company, has opened
an office in the Penobscot building.

\ four-story bank building is being
constructed on Fort street for the
National Bank of Commerce.

One thing that was made plainly
evident at the recent Salesmen’s Con-
gress, held in this city, was that the
secret of a traveling salesman’s suc-
cess is to sell plenty of goods.

E. M. Rothman, Woodward avenue
haberdasher, has purchased the busi-
ness block at ‘the corner of West
Fort and Eighth streets for an invest-
ment. Mr. Rothman has made similar
investments in various parts of the
city.

The stock of dry goods and fur-
nishing goods of the Delray Dry
Goods Co., Jefferson avenue, West,
has been purchased by Kahn, Men-
delston & Co. The store will be un-
der the management of Joe Mendel-
ston, formerly with Touff Bros. It is
understood that Touff Bros, are in-
terested in the new company. A. J.
Kahn, the other member, conducts a
general dry goods store in Ham-
tramck.

Perhaps this story is true. Then,
again, perhaps it is not, but the other
traveling man who tells it thinks it
so good that the Tradesman readers
should know it. One thing is certain
and that is the subject of the story,
Art Wood, U. C. T. enthusiast and
manager of the local office of the

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

American Ribbon & Carbon Co., of
Rochester, is known to a great many
of the readers. Art was in a smail
town in Northern Michigan recently
and, after finishing his business,
dropped into a barber shop. The bar-
ber evidently was very nervous, for
he cut Art’s cheek in several places.
After inflicting each wound, he would
exclaim, “Oh, dear me! how care-
less!” After the shave was over Mr.
Wood took a glassful of water and at
every mouthful shook his head from
side to side. “Anything the matter,”
asked the barber. “Oh no, I only
wanted to see if my mouth would
still hold water without leaking,” re-
plied Art.

A building will be erected on the
property at 151 Larned street, East,
for the Wetmore-Quinn Co., automo-
bile dealer. It will be used as a serv-
ice station.

Any one who enjoys the present
sweltering weather need have no fear
of the hereafter,

Four hundred employes of the
Boerth Lunch Co., proprietor of
lunch rooms in various parts of the
city, the largest at 18-24 Gratiot ave-
nue, enjoyed a moonlight excursion

riday evening, given by the com-
pany. The event was in charge of
Richard D. Cook, manager of the
Boerth’s Spa, Woodward avenue.

Joseph Pennefather, who recently
returned from an_ extended trip
through the West, has become affili-
ated with the Crowley Brothers Co.,
wholesale dry goods.

A two-story office building is be-
ing erected by the Semet Solvay Co.,
on Jefferson avenue, West.

P. C. Palmer, department manager
for Burnham, Stoepel & Co., is in
New York on a business trip for the
house.

Perhaps after the hunger experi-
ences of the militia there will be
fewer complaints about the meals be-
ing delayed a few moments after they
return home,

 

A. Levinson, dry goods merchant
of Birmingham, was in Detroit on a
business trip this week.

Jacob Brown, for eleven years as-
sistant manager of the Brown &
Brown Coal Co. and brother of D. A.
Brown, President of the General Ice
Co., has been appointed State man-
ager of the Fidelity Mutual Life In-
surance Co., 1836-39 Dime bank build-
ing.

Apparently the ethics usually en-
joyed by various business interests
does not extend to the newspapers,
at least not in Detroit. Down town
news boys went on a strike last week
and refused to sell the three leading
papers. The Detroit Times seized
this opportunity to increase the trou-
ble as well as to try and use the oc-
casion to further its own interests by
maligning the others while the strike
was in force.

Dodge Brothers, automobile manu-
facturers, gave an outing to 7,000 em-
Ployes last Saturday. Three steam-
ers were employed to carry the hap-
py throng to Tashmoo Park. The
affair is given annually by the com-
pany.

Permits for building issued last
week in Detroit amounted to $1,211 -
235 as against $854,915 for the pre-
ceding week and $523,655 for the
similar week last year. Times indeed
are getting inexpressibly hard in this
village.

William Redmond, well known to
hosts of traveling men and connected
with the automobile license office,
has announced his candidacy for the
office of drain commissioner. Mr.
Redmond, better known as “Bill,” is
a young man, honest and aggressive
and if the vote of the travelers will
count for anything this fall he can
rest in the conviction that the office
he covets will be his.

Preparations are being made to
hold a bazaar and fair for the benefit
of the dependents of soldiers of the

allied armies in Europe. The affair

   

 

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will be held some time in October or
early in November. It will be along
lines similar to the exposition recent-
ly held for the benefit of the de-
pendents of the Teutonic soldiers.
Water, too, has taken a fling at in-
creasing the mortality lists. Eight
drowned in Detroit during past week.
S. O. S. call. The typewriter keys
are melting. James M. Goldstein.
_—_—_-_-22-->______

on Local Stocks and Bonds.
Public Utilities.

Quotations

Bid Asked
Am. Light & Trac. Co., Com. 368 373
Am. Light & Trac. Co., Pfd. Hil 113
Am. Public Utilities, Com. 41 43
Am. Public Utilities, Prd. 74 76
Citizens Telephone BY 7%
Comw’th Pr .Ry. & Lt., Com. 638% 641,
Comw’th Pr. Ry. & Lt., Pfd. 834%, 85
Comw’th 6% 5 year bond 102 103%
Michigan Railway Notes 1001%4 101%
Michigan Sugar 109 111
Pacific Gas & Elec., Com. 55 57
Tennessee Ry. Lt. & Pr. Com. 10 12
Tennessee Ry. Lt. & Pr., Pid. 45 50
United Light & Rys.,

Com. 50 5
United Light & Rys., Ist Pfd. o% 7
United Light 1st and Ref. 5%

bonds 88% 90%
Industrial and Bank Stocks.
Commercial Savings Bank 5
Dennis Canadian Co. 75 85
Fourth National Bank 225 «235
Furniture City Brewing Co. 40 50
Grant Motor 11 13
Globe Knitting Works, Com. 145 150
Globe Knitting Works, Pfd. 98 100
G. R. Brewing Co. 80 90
G. R. National City Bank 155 162
G. R. Savings Bank 255
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Holland St. Louis Sugar, Pfd. 8% 10
Hupp Motor 8 9
Kent State Bank 250
Old National Bank 199 205
Peoples Savings Bank 300
United Motors 71 74
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REAL ISSUE OF THE WAR.

Never before have so many power-
ful nations been involved in a single
conflict, with anything like such in-
struments of slaughter and destruc-
tion. Never has their struggle had
such effect upon the interests, the
rights and the safety of other nations.
Hardly a nation has been really neu-
tral in the sense that it had no seri-
ous concern with the cause, the meth-
ods or the results of the desperate
contest. It is in effect the concern
of all, and they have the right to share
in the means by which it is to be end-
ed, and a voice in the terms of peace,
which shall be a safeguard against
any repetition of such a world-wide
calamity.

It is not possible that this struggle
of armies with their terrible machin-
ery of carnage should be permitted
to cause a backward movement in
human government, There can be
no reversion to the situation as it ex-
isted before August, 1914.
every reason to
ground

There is
hope, even good
for believing, that it will re-
sult in a long step forward which
may compensate for its dreadful cost.
That will depend a good deal upon
the attitude of neutral nations when
the day of settlement comes, and it is
desirable that at least one nation hav-
ing an advanced position that en-
titles it to a potent influence, should
remain neutral to the end in spite of
provocation and trial of patience, if
it can be done without sacrifice of
honor. It will be needed for the
sake of other nations, including those
which are fighting each other with
such blinding wrath. There is no
power but the United States which
is qualified to occupy that position
and exert the needed influence,

There is a tendency in this country
to take sides and to go to extremes.
There are devotees of peace, some of
whom would accept it at any price
and some of whom would be glad to
patch it up on the easiest terms at-
tainable without settling the one
great issue involved. No peace that
vould leave that issue unsettled could
be lasting, and the shadow of calami-
ty be left hanging over the nations
of the world. There are those who
would have the United States openly
take the side of those who are con-

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tending for the principles upon which
its Goverment was originally founded,
and who are anxious, not only for
their maintenance here, but for their
extension in other parts of the world.
The sentiment, the feeling, the sym-
pathy of loyal Americans is inevita-
bly, not to say intensely, on the side
of the Entente Allies of Europe
against the Central Powers in this
conflict, not from reasons of blood
relation or historic tradition, but on
account of the fundamental issue of
free government as against centraliz-
ed despotism.

There is no reason for trying to
conceal this fact. It cannot be con-
cealed and it may as well be avowed;
but, considering all that is involved
for the future, it is desirable to ex-
ercise selfrestraint and use a balanced
judgment, in spite of the outrage
upon Belgium, the wanton destruction
of Louvain and Rheims, the Armenian
murders committed by order of the
Kaiser, the atrocity of the Lusitania
and the frightfulness of Teutonic
methods of warfare. The future of
the German people and their govern-
ment hereafter is as much a part of
the problem as that of other Eu-
ropean nations. We do not desire
to make enemies of those people, but
to see them released and their nation
converted to modern civilization in
its mode of government. Those who
are so ardently preaching the doctrine
of Americanism and extolling the
principles of free government, as a
means of exalting the righteousness
of a nation, and those who meet to
condemn the peculiar barbarities of
the Germans in this war need to look
beyond the present and the immediate
future before urging that the United
States take sides in the conflict in
order to hasten its decision.

Its decision needs to go beyond
the conclusion of a peace which will
require each nation to be powerfully
armed afterward in order to be safe
from attack or to be able to defend
its rights. The issue of free repre-
sentative government against an arm-
ed and arrogant autocracy, is the one
to be settled and settled by an agree-
ment which will bind all parties, not
because they are forced into it but
because they are persuaded of the
wisdom of it on their own account.
Germany should be made a party to
such an agreement if it is within the
range of human possibility. It should
not be an agreement with a blood-
thirsty Kaiser or a despotic dynasty,
but with a nation and a people, whose
sentiments and convictions may be
reached, if they are made to under-
stand the real issue over which the
war has been raging. It is for them
to say which kind of government shall
be theirs when peace is established.
It may be a difficult matter to
metamorphose Germany into a civiliz-
ed nation on terms that will assure
freedom and justice to all; but it is
the thing to be tried, if this war is
to achieve its purpose as an episode
in human history. The United States
may be instrumental in bringing that
about, but not unless it can maintain
the position of a neutral as distin-
guished from a participant in the ac-
tual conflict of arms.

OUR CHIEF CONTEMPLATIVE.

We sometimes call our President
Chief Executive. We might fairly
call the present incumbent of the
office Chief Comtemplative. The fact
that he sometimes comes out of his
subjective state almost into the realm
of practicality only makes the man’s
mental hab:t the more conspicuous.
Last week he delivered an address
at Detroit in an atmosphere of peace
and fords and he met with a hand-
some response from a community
which is evidently largely under the
lead of the great manufacturer and
little desirous of being disturbed in
its occupation of money making. He
still preached the broad doctrine of
think’ng and living for the common
good, a doctrine to which we all as-
sent, but he fails everywhere to rec-
ognize the still existent fact of hu-
man selfishness, international greed
and race antagonisms. “We must
respect the sovereignty of Mexico,”
he declared. Others have failed to
find any sovere'gnty in Mexico or even
any person or body to whom a com-
plaint could be made of outrages on
American citizens with reasonable
hope of redress. There is no cure
for these things in the chaos of Mex-
ico, which he characterizes as “‘sov-
ereignty.”

Mr, Wilson has tried to be practical
in that controversy, but has failed,
He is now said to be intending to
enter the domain of real life by a
retaliatory measure against any pow-
er Or powers which discriminate
against the United States in trade,
this with respect particularly to the
combination of powers against Ger-
many to become operative after the
war. Here, as elsewhere in the pres-
ent regime, there is danger of a half-
way policy which will be futile.

Wilson is intellect, soul, heart, with
lofty ideals and seeming ignorance
of the practical mechanics of human
l'fe. He is like one who has stepped
out from another sphere of existence
and who looks with wide-eyed wonder
at what he sees in this strange world.
He showed this is a recent address
to newspaper men, when he said,
“There is something oddly contra-
dictory about the effect you men have
on me. You are sometimes, par-
ticularly in your photographic enter-
prises, very brutal to me, and you
sometimes invade my privacy, even
to the extent of formulating my judg-
ments before they are formed, and
yet I am tempted when I stand face
to face with you to take off all guard
and merely expose myself to you as
a fallible human being that I am.”
It is as if he had said “They have a
thing down there in the world they
call a camera and they catch my
face in it.” The odd, misty soul of
this spiritual man cannot understand
why such things should be.

Yet the Nation with such a leader
lives. There is said to be a special
providence protecting Americans. We
drift along in our careless way, trust
in God, and elect men to office who,
however well they befit another place,
are not qualified to lead a nation. Per-
haps Roosevelt has too much leader-
ship and objectivity. Wilson certain-
ly has too little. There appears to
be a growing constituency who think

July 19, 1

Hughes combines in a degree
force of the one and the reflectivene<.
of the other. Possibly the Americ.)

people will try him as their next chief

servant.

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David Lloyd George’s statement that
Great Britain has now a free-flowing
supply of all the guns and ammunition
needed goes well with the steady offen-
sive of the British armies. [Joyd
George, in all the first year and a ha
of the war, never prophesied smooth
things to his countrymen. He consi
ently warned them that they were
danger of failing and repeatedly «|

lwelt
upon the fact that Germany was beating
them in the explosive-factories and the

gun-foundries as well as in the field,
All the more credit, then, is to be given
to his present assertion that the great
problem of manufacturing for the war
has been solved. His reference to the
surprise which Russia had given the
German Genera] Staff by the unexpect-
edly full equipment of her armies, seems
to bear out the hints we have had that
England has sent much artillery and
vast stores of shells through Archangel,
It is true, as Lloyd George said, that the
military initiative has now passed from
Germany to the Allies. Even German
newspapers speak to-day of German
soldiers fighting with their back to the
wall. Major Moraht warns his readers
that the battles on the Western front
are critical for Germany. Such things,
with the obvious facts always before
their eyes, must tend to bring about in
the mind of Germans a profound change.
It is not that their spirit is broken or
their determination weakened, but that
they see their early hopes definitely de-
stroyed, with no prospect whatever of
being able to impose a peace on their
enemies by their own victorious arms.
Se

Mr. Wilson does well to renew his
conferences with the newspaper men in
Washington. At the outset of his Ad-
ministration he was very cordial to
them; the Washington correspondents,
so he assured them, were to be his mos
valuable allies in ascertaining public
opinion. By their opportunities ‘or
knowing of home affairs, he would
profit. For a time things went smoo!!'y.
Then the correspondents began to sulfer
from the change that transformed \\i!-
son who as Governor of New Jersey «:t
with open door accessible to every cill-
zen, into Wilson the most secluded © ‘id
inaccessible President the capital \as
ever seen. Soon the newspaper ©1-
ferences became irregular; next, ue
subject after another was taboo, and . ot
to be touched upon by anybody’s q:°s-
tion. The President was plainly ‘ss
and less at ease, and then, about a © 3r
ago, the meetings ceased. Therea °*,
only occasionally did a correspon at
reach the holy of holies. Just how ni -h
will come out of the new plan depe's,
of course, on the President’s atti: Je
and the extent to which he is disp: :ed
to be frank and to take the newsp: <r
men into his confidence. Half-satis/«c-
tory meetings will, however, be be‘{er
than none. The American people ill
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What the American Bankers’ Asso-
ciation Is Doing.*

To begin with the most material,
the most practical good that you can
get by taking out a membership, let
us consider the protective department
which, by relentless Prosecution of
criminals, has greatly diminished the
number of crimes against banks. This
department is managed by an able
official, who has had large experience
in detective work. Under his super-
vision, photographs and records of
criminals have been collected and in-
dexed to the point that the Associa-
tion is no longer at the mercy of any
Particular agency, but is prepared, if
the need should arise, to undertake
on short notice the apprehension of
those who have attacked its members,

The Association has an insurance
committee which is working cease-
lessly to give the member banks the
benefits to which their greater im-
munity from attack entitles them, and
the facts, when tabulated, will with-
out doubt justify lower rates on burg-
lary as well as on fidelity insurance,
and the other allied forms of indemni-
ty policies which bankers require for
the safeguarding of their business.

The attorneys for the banks
throughout the country, and here [|
am referring more to the real coun-
try banks and to the small town banks
as well, are general Practitioners, if
I may be allowed to borrow an ex-
pression from another one of the
learned professions, and not special-
ists in banking law. Cases arise
which are foreign to their experience
and in which they are necessarily at
a disadvantage. Now the Association
employs a man who is a specialist in
those branches of law which affect
the banker not only from the civil
but from the criminal side. He has
a thorough legal training, as well as
a judicial mind, and being constantly
employed in considering the laws
which more particularly concern
banks, his opinions are of great value.
A majority of the banks could not
afford :to employ counsel of ‘such
eminence as that to which General
Counsel Paton has attained, but a
membership in the Association gives
you the benefit of his Opinions and
his advice.

How is the boy who enters the
service of a bank, to get the proper
training? He usually gets what his
superiors can give him, and in too
many cases they have but little to
give. If he begins in a big metro-
politan bank, he works in a pen just
high enough to keep him from see-
ing over the top and finding out what

*Address by James K. Lynch, Presi-
dent American Bankers Association, be-
fore Minnesota Bankers Association con-
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the rest of his fellows are doing, and
if he is not a very exceptional boy, he
ends by becoming merely a cog ina
big machine. Should his banking ca-
reer commence in a small country
bank, he has a better chance, because
the exigencies of the business compel
him to help around, and he does get
a general knowledge of the work
much more rapidly than would be
possible in a large institution. On
the other hand, the transactions are
small, and do not furnish means of
acquiring a broad view of the bank’s
functions, and the experience of his
instructors is likewise limited.

The hope for trained and educated
bankers* to manage the banks of this
country and bring them up to the
standard which the times demand.
rests on the American Institute of
Banking more than on any other
agency. Close to the work of the
Institute, because also educational,
comes the Library which we believe
will soon be the best of its kind in
America. In the collection of news-
paper and magazine excerpts, lectures,
addresses before bankers’ conventions
and other ephemeral writing on cur-
rent financial questions, it already
stands first.

Having mentioned some, but not
all, of the direct and tangible advan-
tages which the Association has to
confer on its members, I would like
to say a word about its organization,
which took place in 1875, and had as
its avowed purpose, “the securing of
uniformity of action by the bankers
of the country through co-operative
effort, for mutual protection against
loss by crime, to secure much needed
legislation affecting banking interests,
and to study and assist in givine tech-
nical form to proposed legislative
measures.”

The constitution, as originally draft-
ed, was amended from time to time.
and by-laws were added as occasion
demanded, with the result that the
instrument as a whole was not very
coherent. In 1912, a special commit-
tee on revision of the constitution
was appointed, and the result of its
labors was the present constitution
adopted at the Boston convention,
held in 1913. This instrument, which
is a model of its kind, owes its form
and wording largely to the fine legal
mind and sound sense of the chair-
man of the committee, the late Robert
E. James, of Pennsylvania. The con-
vention is the governing body in
which all power finally rests, while
the executive council is in charge of
the administration of the affairs of
the Association in the interim be-
tween conventions, To use a familiar
comparison, we may say that the con-
ventions are meetings of stockhold-

 

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ers, while the executive council is
the board of directors. The repre-
sentation on the executive council is
by states; one member on the coun-
cil for the first one hundred members
in any state, and an additional mem-
ber for each two hundred bank mem-
bers, so that each state has a direct
interest in building up its membership
to the point where it can secure larger
representation on the council, and
thus have additional influence in shap-
ing the affairs of the Association.
This plan, as you see, follows that
laid down in the constitution of the
United States for the representation
of the states in Congress. In fact,
the organization of the American
Bankers thoroughly
democratic. At the time of the re-
vision of the constitution, there ex-
isted the trust company section, the
savings bank clearing
house section, the American Institute

Association is

section, the

of Banking section, and the state sec-
retaries’ section. The by-laws then
adopted provided, in addition, for a
National bank section, which has al-
ready been organized, and a_ state
bank section, which will probably be
organized in the near future.

At the outset, there was some feel-
ing that the sections would grow larg-
er than the Association; that the tails
might try to wag the dog. This fear
has proved to be groundless. It has
taken a few years to work out the
proper spheres for the work of the
sections, but that has now been done,
and it is understood that the section
meetings concern themselves with
those matters which belong particu-
larly to their own branch of banking,
to the technical problems that na-
turally come up for solution in every
special line. Subjects of general in-
terest, questions of broad financial
policy, and the fundamentals of bank-
ing ethics are left for the general con-
ventions of the Association.

The point of contact between the
American Bankers Association and
the state associations is found in the
meeting of the members of the Na-
tional Association, at the time of
the state conventions, in order to elect
members of the nominating commit-
tee. This is a very important com-
mittee, for it really elects the Vice-
President, who is later the President,
To be sure, nominations can be made
from the floor of the convention, and
the work of the nominating comm't-
tee can be set aside, but it is not
done. So-that it is well for the nom-
inating committee to be carefully
chosen, if you are to get the best re-
sults.

Other points where the National
and the state associations touch, are
in the meetings of the state secre-
taries’ section and in the joint work
between the state and the National
associations in connection with the

apprehension of criminals. It is a
legitimate hope that the time is
not far distant when all mem-
bers of the state associations will
be members of the National Associa-
tion, and when the work of the state
associations will be perfectly co-
ordinated with that of the National
Association. By so doing, much
duplication of work can be avoided
and much expense saved.

Any account of the American
Bankers Association would be incom-
plete, that did not mention the im-
portant part it has taken in forming
National legislation. Its currency
commission, which was appointed in
1906, had a large share in shaping
the work of the National monetary
commission, which, as you know, cul-
minated in the plan for a central bank,
out of which has grown the present
Federal reserve act. This legislation
is not all that the bankers asked
for, nor does it work quite as smooth-
ly as if it had followed more closely
the approved models which have stood
the test of time. It is however, a
great step in advance, particularly in
having recognized and made legal
bank acceptances and the principle of
rediscount.

The Federal legislative committee
is to-day the Association’s most im-
portant committee, and has done
work of great value, which, in due
time, will be manifest. The work of
this committee has been done in the
straightforward manner which should
always mark the procedure of our
Association. The cards have been
all on the table, and nothing has been
asked on behalf of the bankers, that
was not also in the interest of the
American people.

Have you had enough of a cata-
logue of the activities of the Asso-
ciation, or may I say a word about
the banker-farmer movement? It has

‘just had time to reach the Pacific

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Texas it is recognized as a vital force.
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has been ascribed to him and whose
existence he has hitherto done nothing
to disavow. In other words, it has
shown to many people that the bank-
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help them to succeed with only the
remote possibility in mind that their
Success will in turn benefit him.

Our neighbors to the North have
met the problem in a different way:
by means of large banks with head
offices in the commercial metropolis
and with branches throughout the
country. Under that system, there
iS a strong unifying and directing
force which dictates the general poli-
Cy in accordance with the general
needs, Perhaps such a system could
not have been established in our
country, and perhaps it would not
have suited the temper of our peo-
ple, but however this may be, there
should be some influence, at once uni-
fying and educational, to take its
place. The American Bankers Asso-
ciation supplies that influence. Our
view of the benefits of the Associa-
tion should not be limited to the good
it can do us; we should think some-
what of the good which, through the
Association, we can do others. The
Association can now speak with au-
thority for more than half of the
bankers in the country, but if it could
speak for all of them or for 90 per
cent. of them, it would command
the attention of our law-makers. Let
it always be remembered that the
American Bankers Association will
never ask of the Government, whether

   

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

state or National, any more than the
simple justice of laws which will be
fair to the banks and equally fair to
the people.

Somehow the people, the voters,
must be educated in such fundamentals
of finance as the proposition that val-
ue cannot be created by the printing
press, and that no matter how beauti-
fully the paper may be engraved, it
is in no sense money and cannot even,
by an extension of meaning, be call-
ed money, unless there is value be-
hind it. Further, that laws against
usury cannot lower the price of money
(more properly of credit); such re-
duction can occur only through the
abundance of credit, a condi-
tion that comes with the growth
and = prosperity of a

community
and comes in no

other way.
Laws against usury can and do cut
off credit entirely from people of
limited means, or compel them to pay
ruinous prices to those who are will-
ing to take the risk.

I look forward to a larger, strong-
er, more forceful Association which
will speak for the least of its mem-
bers when that member may be un-
justly attacked or accused, and an
Association which can persuade the
great dailies and the even greater
weeklies, that there is a news value
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Good Form Necessary in a Corset
Fitter.

What does a buyer look for in the
salesforce that sell and fit corsets?
Someone to please the customers and
capable of turning over the stock as
well as clerks capable of making
friends for the department and leav-
ing a_ pleasing
customer's mind. Such a clerk must
look after the interests of the cus-
tomer and also prove herself an ef-
ficient help to the house employing
her.

impression on the

Consider yourself in the customer’s
place and you will require a certain
style and general neatness indicating
refinement and a pleasing personali-
ty; without these traits do not try
to make a corset saleswoman of any-
one. The position becomes so inti-
mate and confidential and even the
personal contact very close and a
customer has a right to expect a good
presence in a corset fitter.

Aggressiveness must be a lost art:
no saleswoman should use this quali-
ty, but certainly not a corset fitter
who must remember only the cus-
tomer who is apt to become very
confidential when in the little fitting
room, so quiet, so enticing to one
wishing to unbosom some woes and
joys. The busy fitter’s fingers fly
around the customer's form and cor-
set, while into her cars go many a
tale, grave and gay, that would prove
interesting reading, but a wise clerk
forgets it the next hour. Work on.
give a smile of understanding and an
occasional enquiring yes and you win
the confidence and personal likine of
the customer; never dispute her.

Only half of the battle is won with
the style and presence of the sales-
women. <A buyer needs in the de-
partment not only an orament but a
worker and the women to look for are
a group of saleswomen who. will
brighten the corset salon and also
have the faculty of sizing up a cus-
tomer, mentally and physically, and
selling her the right corset. This can
“only be done by a fitter understand-
ing the method of lacing, or hygienic
fitting, of selling points, altering, etc.
Such women can and do make a suc-
cessful corset department.

Sympathy affects some customers
more than others, but all like to feel
that the fitter is trying to give her a
better form and more comfort from
a womanly appreciation of the neces-
sity of both. If not sympathetic by
nature, cultivate the trait, as it is a
handy accessory to have in business,
provided it is not played on too much.

After the buyer has sounded the
salesforce on the above points find
out if ambition rests in the make-up,

for selling corsets means hard work,
knowledge of the goods and a good-
sized ambition to spur one on.
clerk in this department is always
busy, she does not have seasons, for
every

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seasonable one in
which to sell corsets. A girl select-
ing this section in which to apply for
a position must have a desire to work
and realize that selling and_ fitting
corsets means more than simply
showing goods. Corsets do not “sell
themselves.” Very often an ambi-
tious spirit will carry one along and
secure the opportunity selling better
goods of having a “try out” that an
easy-going girl would never get.

A clerk willing to remain a clerk.
not working for the position of head
of stock or buyer is not ambitious
enough to work the department up;
fix your eyes aloft, not below and be
determined to succeed, and the suc-
cess of the salesforce means a de-
partment that becomes noted for this
characteristic. A buyer must be a
judge of human nature and size her
girls up as they are and as they can
be made, then go ahead with them,
believing in and trusting them until
a thorough trial proves that the wrong
person is in the position, although
she might sell pins, dolls or hose per-
fectly; corsets are another story.
Good merchandising means more than
buying and selling.

There is a store in New York that
has a wonderfully successful corset
department and an equally wonderful
buyer who faces matters and gets
there. One day a member of the firm
came in the department and looked
around in a critical fashion, Finally
he said to the buyer, “Do you expect
to sell corsets with a salesforce weak
on shape? Don’t you think they
should have some form, some class?
You had better see about it.” This
meant get others and this buyer felt
that her girls were all right, but they
did lack form and style. Now how
could she improve them so as to
suit the critic?

Each girl was fitted with an up-to-
date corset; then the buyer made ar-
rangements at half-price for her set
of girls to go three nights a week for
six months to a physical instructor
who could accomplish wonders, and
with the buyer chaperoning them they
began to build up their bodies. At
the end of six months, with extra
pains also taken in the costuming and
coiffures, the girls had so improved
that even the critic hardly knew them,
thinking it was a new force. The
girls were happy and the buyer
jubilant, ag she had conquered her
Waterloo, Such a department should
pay the highest salaries, as better
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

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Bankruptcy Proceedings in South-
western Michigan.

St. Joseph, July 3—Based upon th -
tition of Smell & Co., the Ricerca Goal
& Coke Co. and Abel Bliss, Warren &
Co. a copartnership, George L. Warren,
Frank Warran and Bessie Warren, in-
dividually doing a general hardware,
coal and fuel business at Niles, were
adjudicated bankrupt and the matter
referred to Referee Banyon, who was
appointed receiver, and immediately took
possession of the entire assets of the
bankrupt estate. An order was enterea
for the bankrupts to prepare and file
their schedules.

: July 5—In the matter of the Spencer
& Barnes Co., a corporation, bankrupt,
of Benton Harbor, the trustee filed ob-
jections to certain claims, involving the
sum of $2,000. As soon as the objections
have been heard and determined, another
meeting of creditors will be called for
the purpose of declaring a second divi-
dend of 10 per cent. <A first dividend
of 15 per cent. was declared.

July 6—Roscoe M. Tabor, a salesman

of the city of Kalamazoo, filed a volun-

tary petition and was adjucated bank-
rupt, whereupon the matter was referred
to Referee Banyon, who was appointed
receiver of the bankrupt estate. The
schedules show the following liabilities
and assets:

Fred Vanderveen, Kalamazoo ....$540.00
Union Central Life Co, ......:. 18:75
George D. Shane, Kalamazoo .... 25.50
Michigan Central, Kalamazoo .... 4.50
Wolf Fuel Saver Co., Kalamazoo 356.25

Utica Heater Co., Utica, N. Y. 58.24
H. J. Cooper, Kalamazoo ........ 2a.o2
Chappell & Earl, Kalamazoo 20.00
Root Spring Scraper Co., Kala-
TWMAZOO | oe ices ces cea e c e 20.75
United Garage & Machine Co.,
WWalaMaZzOO. 200) ace le 35.25
Homer Furnace Co., Homer ....2,680.13
Miller, Ryder & Winterpdurn Co.,
Kalamazoo, fo 18.00
National Refining Co., Cleveland.. 10.50
Bell Shoe Co., Kalamazoo ........ 4.75
John McKeyes, Lawton .......... 300.00
Monitor Stove & Range Co., Cin-
CINMAGK ec ee ic ae 155.00
Kalamazoo (City Savings Bank,
IOIAMAZOO fo sue ee, 100.00

Chamber of Commerce, Kalamazoo 25.00
Frank Hoekstra, Kalamazoo ...... 4.51
Kalamazoo City Savings Bank.. 268.47

FROCA ees ee a aie $4,677.73
Assets.
eal estate oe ek $800.00
Household goods ..............:. + 300.00
Patents, trademarks, ete. ........ 733.48
Debts due on open accounts ...... 500.00
Policies of insurance ........ meio 9

PROC. orci «cece aisle oo $2,477.52

July 8—In the matter of Warren & Co.,

a copartnership, George L. Warren,

Frank Warren and Bessie Warren, bank-

rupt, of Niles, schedules were filed show-

ing the following creditors and assets.

Preferred claims.

City of Niles; taxes .......:.. -.. $119.00
Unsecured Claims.

Alabastine Co., Grand Rapids ..$ 60.74

Avers & lane, Detroit .......... 25.00
Brown Spring Ice Skate Co., Web-

ster City, Towa......:...... -. 156.13
George H. Bishop & Co., Law-

mence Burg, ind: .. 0.005. 22... 18.00
W. Bingham Co., Cleveland ...... 157.57
Chicago White Lead & Oil Co... 134.77
Comstock-Castile Stove Co.,

Quincey, ee eas at 202.26

Cronk & Carrier Mfg. Co., Elmira 200.97
Caloric Company, Janesville 28.08
Chesapeake & Ohio Coal Co., Co-
MUIMDUS! ee hee ceca oa 7.50
Eclipse Stove Co., Mansfield, Ohio 71.65

Glidden Varnish Co., Cleveland 30.84
Galusha Stove Co., Rochester .... 64.62
Buhl & Sons, Detroit ..........<. 65.00
Galusha Stove Co., Rochester .... 103.08
Hoosier Stove Co., Marion, Ind... 26.72
Home Stove Co., Indianapolis, Ind. 36.00
Hall Mfg. Co., Monticello, Iowa .. 24.68
Hornbrook Price Co., Indianapolis 4.00
CC. #: ee, South Bend .......... 28.75
Maynard Coal Co., Columbus 480.76

Michigan Wire Fence Co., Adrian 485.43

National Lead Co., Chicago ...... 108.26
Northfield Knife Co., Northfield,

CORI ee ee sc iss susie oe escicia cre -. 13.26
Northern States Coal Co., Chicago 75.08
Bike (Mig. Coreg. sil... somes sce Lie O0
Je Ee Rice: Chicago... cic. 3c. : - 384.09
J. W. Ryder, Kalamazoo ........ 348.20
South Bend Foundry Co., South

OMOs ee Mud ets eled sb 4.56
Sherwin Williams Paint ‘Co.,

Cleveland. occ. iy ce as Sc ceis Pab-1S
Sheffield Mfg. Co., Burr Oak ...... 15.67
South Bend Grocery Co., South

BONG Heelies coe ec eee 6 37.85
W. BD. Sager, Chicago ...-....... - 60.26
Thermoid Rubber Co., Trenton,

ING eee cess is cece cece eee. 53.00
Van Camp Hardware & Iron Co.,

Indianapolis: 2.......:.....3...; 263.75
Union Steel Products Co., Albion 6.25
Webb Fuel Co., Cincinnati 39.9

Indestructible Paint Co., Chicago 99.62
American Coal & Coke Co., De-

troit: 203. eas eseee 2,196.00
Evans Coal Company, Fort Wayne 250.00
CG BR: Smith, Niles .:.2....0..2.2; 29.34
Niles City Bank, Niles ........... 100.00
George E. Correll, Niles ....... - 700.00
Middle West Coal Co., Cincinnati 229.00
Susan Dickson, Berrien Center .. 600.00
Amanda Layman, Berrien Center.. 200.00
Abel Bliss, Shrevesport, La. ...... 350.00

F. N. Bonnine, Niles ........... «+. 100.00
E. M. Rogers, Litchfield ..... .. 1,625.00
Fox Furnace Company, Elyria 50.00
Ella Champion, Niles ............ 275.00
Snell & Company, Niles ......... 3,123.00

William Layman, Berrien Center 2,850.00

 

Nettie Bliss, Shrevesport, La. . 700.00
Assets.

Cash) on hand: oo leew $ 30.00

Stock of hardware ....:......:... 2,200.00

Household goods and machinery 400.00
Accounts receivable ............ 800.00
$3,830.00

July 10—In the matter of Max P.
August, bankrupt, Kalamazoo, the ad-
journed first meeting of creditors was
held and the .trustee’s first report and
account, showing cash on hand of $785,
was approved and allowed. The trustee
also filed his report of exempted prop-
erty. The examination of the bankrupt
for the purpose of discovering assets
was continued and the same again ad-
journed for two weeks. An order was
entered {by the referee, directing the
trustee to pay certain expenses of ad-
ministration.

July 11—In the matter of Lemuel W.
Spence, bankrupt, the first meeting of
creditors was held at Kalamazoo. No
creditors were present or represented and
no claims proved, whereupon an order
was made by the referee that no trustee
be appointed and the bankrupt allowed
his exemptions as claimed. The bank-
rupt was sworn and examined by the
referee without a reporter and_ the
meeting adjourned without day.

In the matter of Warren & Co., an
order was made calling the first meeting
of creditors at St. Joseph, June 20, for
the purpose of proving claims, the elec-
tion of a trustee, the examination of the
bankrupts and the transaction of sucn
other business as may properly come be-
fore the meeting.

July 183—Marion J. Otis, doing business
under the name of the Otis Electric Co.,
filed a voluntary petition and was ad-
judged bankrupt, whereupon the matter
was referred to Referee Bayon, who was
also appointed receiver. The schedules
show the following liabillties and assets.

Secured Creditors.

Berrien County Bank, Benton

 

EVO DOIG) Sissons cers so lsis vie sree 1 $ 300.00
Unsecured Creditors.
Solar Light Co., Chicago ........ $ 74.69
Union Electric Co., New York City 78.00
G. W. Ladd & Co., Rochester .... 30.00
Eastern Flexible Conduit Co., New
ORK ee eee. ei ccs cece cles 104.50
Connecticut Electric Co., New cen
plea: a(S) eae ea bie eae e See aie eateeiece DUO
Brawnstein & Bros., New York .. 42.00

Consolidated Glass Co., Carapolis,
Pa ee ee cs ce ccc cals :
A. A. Wire Co., New York City .. 245.00
American Brass & Copper Co.,
New MOEK 2022 .:..25 5.6 as 5: 236.82

Michigan Brass Co., Lansing 17.50
News-Palladium, Benton Harbor 43.55
Michigan State Telephone Co.,
Benton Harbor ~...:)...<.+.. 24.75
Telephone Directory Advertising
Ge Godédeececdgcnbcoucepcsoddc 12.50
Wellington Glass Co., Wellington,
est Virginia... 6. eee. cence 37.86
Amos Messner, Benton Harbor .. 23.00

Benton Harbor-St. Joseph Garage 31.50
Grinnell Washing Machine Co.,
Grimnel, Fa. oo... 1... cs ee. 45.00
Electric Specialty Co., Benton
IEFAEDOR 5.6 ce x cise ie os f
Mrs. A. Phillips, Benton Harbor.. 200.00
American Electric Specialty Co... 229.31
$1,685.47

 

Assets.
Stock in trade ......... ils cases $ 500.00
Debts due on open accounts .... 540.00
IEA CHINOEY: 5s oc cee oo ci cc es © 100.00
Household goods, etc ............ 71.50
$1,221.50

July 15—In the matter of Roscoe M.
Tabor, bankrupt, Kalamazoo, an_ order
was made calling the first meeting of
ereditors at the latter place July 27 for
the purpose of proving claims, the elec-
tion of a trustee, the examination of
bankrupt and the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting.

—_+ 2 >____
A Fellow Feeling.

Mr. Landry, a wealthy though mis-
erly man, was one day relating to a
Quaker a tale of deep distress and
concluded by saying:

“I could not but feel for him.”

“Verily, friend,” replied the Quaker,
“thou didst right in that thou didst
feel for thy neighbor, but didst thou
feel in the right place? Didst thou
feel in thy pocket?”

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

July 19, isi¢

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AUTOMOBILES AND
ACCESSORIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Worth the Careful Driver’s Eye.

Brake adjustment is the one sub-
ject that does not get the attention
it deserves, according to its impor-
tance. The first thing to do is to
shape the bands so that they are
round and slightly larger than the
drums. It may be necessary to take
the bands off and bend them until
they fit all around, Then all the
joints must be well oiled or greased
so that the levers can work perfectly
free. After jacking up both rear
wheels, the brake rod turnbuckles
should be adjusted so that both rear
wheels lock at the same pressure and
turn freely when brakes are released.
If the axle bearings are warm the
brakes will bind when the car is iack-
ed up.

After grinding valves and scraping
carbon one of the most difficult thines
is to clear the cylinders of the loose
carbon remaining in them. This can
be done by setting the cylinder on
the end of compression stroke and
Then re-

The lit-
tle water remaining in the cylinders
will do no harm if the motor is start-
ed and run shortly after the water is
drawn off.

When looking for a knock in the
motor, do not overlook the possi-
bility of motor being loose in the
frame. The knock from this cause
is not noticeable when motor is run-
ning idle, but appears when suddenly
accelerating and climbing a hill.

When a cylinder is missing fire,
to eliminate any doubt about the plug,
exchange it with a plug of the cylin-
der that is all right.

Federal Aid For Michigan Roads.

Within the next five years $150,000,-
000 will be spent upon American roads
through co-operation between the Na-
tional Government and the states in
highway improvement. Work has al-
ready been started on the half and
half plan of the Federal aid good
roads measure.

This co-operative plan became ef-
fective when President Wilson’ at-
tached his signature to the merger
of the two bills passed by Congress,
the Senate and the House having
adopted different measures.

The American Automobile Asso-
ciation, which started the effort and
which finally resulted in the law just
enacted, took the first step January
16 and 17, 1912, at the Federal aid
convention, held in Washington. Con-
gress gave its assistance by creating
a joint committee of the Senate and
House authorized to investigate the
desirability and feasibility of Federal
aid to the state.

This report was favorable. The

flushing out with a hose.
move water with a sponge.

American Association of State High-
ways officials and the A. A. A. urged
the fundamentals contained in the
Bankhead-Shackleford legislation ac-
complished.

The majority of the states, accord-
ing to Chairman George C. Diehl, of
the A. A, A. good roads board, have
provided for definite systems of state
highways which they are construct-
ing as rapidly as available means per-
mit. Mr. Diehl says that every effort
should be directed now toward hav-
ing the Federal funds applied on these
state systems and not frittered away
on countless little disconnected local
roads.

The A. A. A. officials are anxious
to see tangible and lasting benefit
derived from the Federal aid to shape
public sentiment so as to have it
solidly back of the policy of applying
l'ederal aid to the completion of the
state highway system and to the con-
necting up of these systems with each
other so that while serving the
primary interests of each state it will
he possible to proceed rapidly to-
wards the acquirement of a compre-
hensive National system.

In addition to the $75,000,000 ap-
propriated by the Government, there
was added $10,000,000 to be expend-
ed at the rate of $1,000,000 per year
on roads within or adjacent to Federal
forest reserves. The Western states
were much interested in this phase of
the question.

In the apportionment of the $75,-
000,000, Michigan receives $2,259,750,
and will have to expend a like amount,
bringing the total to over $5,000,000
to be spent on Michigan roads within
the next five years.

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Driver Nothing To Do But Watch.

There are extenuating circum-
stances in connection with many au-
tomobile accidents and the automo-
bile driver is not always to blame.
Pedestrians old enough to know bet-
ter court trouble by
The motor car driver

their actions.
must be an ex-
pert to avoid injuring people.

Take, for instance, the man, wo-
man or child who supposedly is claim-
ing the protection of the safety zone,
and who stands two or three feet out
of the zone, in the path of the ma-
chines. In all probability claim would
be made that the motor car driver
invaded the safety zone in event of
mishap under such circumstances.

Then there is the man, woman or

child who starts ziz zag at the cen-
ter of the block in the direction in
which the cars are being driven and
without thought of the danger, runs
for a street car, That person sure-
ly should not claim that an acct
dent was due to the motor car driver.

The child chasing the ball into the
street, shooting in from behind some
other vehicle, the children roller skat-
ing in the street, bicycle riders who
fly out of side streets without look-
ing, both on bicycles and motorcy-
cles, pedstrians who start across the
street on a run in the middle of the
block and without any warning, peo-
ple who walk with their eyes look-
ing upward at high buildings, men
who read as they cross a street in
the middle of the square, motorists
who drive their cars at speed from
side streets and countless others,
probably would blame the motorist.
But is an accident under these circum-
stances the fault of the driver?
Should not the pedestrain be made to
answer for placing in jeopardy the
reputation of the driver as a user of
motor cars?

All drivers are not experienced
at the wheel, all cars have not perfect
brakes which will clinch instantly and
every driver’s eye does not see as
quickly or accurately as others. Motor
car drivers cannot always be depend-
ed upon to have their mind always
upon their work of handling the car.
It is at times when the road seems
clear in the middle of the block that
the driver lets down slightly from
the strain, and at these most unex-
pected moments the trouble comes.
And many are uncharitable enough to
blame the driver when in all justice
the blame should be placed upon
shoulders other than his.

—>+>—___
Why Should We Read War News?

Ann Arbor, July 17—It is a pleas-
ure to know that a young man has
definite plans for life and is so much
interested in preparing for a _voca-
tion that sporting news, details of
crime and trashy fiction have no at-
tractions for him. It is gratifying
to teachers, friends and employers
when young men are not so carried
away with these things as to interfere
with everyday duties in school, shop
or store.

In view of the fact that for some
years past educators would have all
students keep in touch with public
events of National and world-wide
importance, it is surprising to learn
that many students in our higher in-
situations of learning devote no
time to reading news of the great
European war. In answer to the
question, “Do you read the war
news?” they say, “No, I don’t pay

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

much attention to it,” “Too busy with
my studies;” “No time for it,’ and
the like. Those “studies” from the
district school up include history,
ancient and modern; and these young
men, who should be in a position to
interpret the history which is making
to-day far better than others who
have had less opportunity for study,
are passing it by until in later years
they may read it in more concrete
form. They are saving themselves
much study, but is it best? Is it
right that they should pass through
this period without definite ideas or
decided opinions in regard to this
momentous struggle?

It seems to us that every intelli-
gent human being who has oppor-
tunity to read should take a deep in-
terest in this war and learn much
about it. In many ways does this
war put obligations upon us. What
is our duty to the suffering, starving,
desolate and oppressed? What
should this Nation do and what
should it refrain from doing? What
should be our attitude toward war?
What of past teaching about war?
What of battle songs, soldiers’ re-
unions, military parades, patriotic
speeches and laudation of war heroes?
Have we been going in the right di-
rection or the wrong? What has
been the effect upon youth? Have
we been fostering that which tends
to perpetuate war upon earth? Are
militant religious songs and sermons
compatible with love to fellowmen
and peace upon earth? Would more
men and money for missionary and

educational ‘work in foreign lands
preclude the necessity of National
defense?

“I didn’t raise my boy to be a sol-
dier—to kill some other mother’s
boy,” may express the true mother
Spirit and suggest her rights; but why
not add another verse and include
the policeman who guards our homes
and city while we sleep? Shall he,
unarmed, combat the well armed
marauder? How much protection

can he give if he has no weapons—
weapons which can kill?

Is there danger that reading war
news will tend to brutalize the read-
er—make him callous to the suffering
of others—create a longing to en-
gage in war? Read the answer in
the attitude of the American people
to-day, the protests against war, the
gifts for the suffering, the demands
for extreme forbearance to avoid war,
the difficulty to obtain recruits for
our regular army and the reluctance
of the militia to leave their work,
their homes and their agreeable sur-
roundings at the call of the President.
The more we know of war the more
we abhor, detect and dread it—the
more we appreciate the blessings of
peace and safety. We do not hear
to-day, as formerly, the farmer and
the business man exulting because a
foreign war will boost prices and en-
liven business. If any rejoice in this
manner, they know it would be un-
popular to express it.

We want our youth and
generally to learn much
war, so that we may all unite in a
world-wide movement to teach all
men that they need not go to war if
they do not want to; that they must
not kill their neighbors simply be-
cause an autocratic ruler orders them
to do so in an effort to save his
throne from the destruction which
confronts it from the gradual growth
of democracy, brotherhood and civil-
ization; that they have a right to life,
home and the fruits of their own in-
dustry; that only when their land
is invaded need they arm to repel
invaders; that conquest of another
nation’s territory as a nation is no
more justifiable than highway rob-
bery or burglary as individuals.

One of the most appalling facts
in reference to this war is that men
do not know that they are or should
be free to do right—not compelled
to kill or wrong their fellow men
against whom they have no enmity.

E. E. Whitney.

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Every Live Dealer Knows—

Consumers are becoming more and more suspicious of unadvertised, unknown
brands.

People have confidence in advertised goods, which makes them easy to sell.

Advertised goods repeat when the advertising is backed up by first class
quality.

Advertised goods enable the dealer to do more business on less capital

Advertised goods can be turned over quicker than unknown brands, and there
are no left-overs—no dead stock.

Advertised goods can be sold with less clerks, less argument, less effort and at
a good margin of profit.

Advertised goods are very effective against mail-order-house competition.

Mail-Order-Houses cannot Sell the same grade of merchandise any cheaper
than the live local dealer.

Advertised goods are half sold when received.

LILY WHITE

“The Flour the Best Cooks Use’’
is one of the best known, highest quality flours on the market.
Lily White Flour positively does make good.
Lily White Flour is an easy seller, a sure repeater, a real live trade builder.

If you have had any experience selling Lily White Flour you know this to be true—once a Lily
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Lily White Flour is an all around flour. It bakes the most excellent bread, biscuits and rolls, as
well as delicious pastries of all kinds.

We authorize you to tell your customers if they do not like Lily White Flour as well or better for
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More Than 2,500,000 Consumers

are being continuously reached by such ads as this:

Additional
Proof

of the real merit possessed by Lily White Flour is offered in the following
letter just received from Chicago:

May Ist, 1916.
“Dear Sirs:

Do me the favor to let me know by return mail where in
Chicago I can buy your ‘Lily White’ Flour. My wife used it at
Macatawa, Michigan, and we like it so much we want to know
what retailers downtown or in Hyde Park, Chicago, handle it.
Also what you sell it for by the barrel at Grand Rapids, if I
should want to order a barrel and have it sent by freight.

832 Marquette Bldg. Yours truly,
Chicago. F. W. JOB.”

We have received many such letters from all sections of the country.

Lily White

“The Flour the Best Cooks Use”

is very popular with particular people who are anxious to obtain the best
the market offers.

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is used.

Every sack and every barrel of Lily White Flour is the very best that
modern methods scientifically applied can produce.

The quality is absolutely uniform, and scrupulously maintained.

Lily White Flour bakes delicious bread, biscuits and rolls, as well as
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VALLEY CITY MILLING COMPANY
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Summer Comfort in the Shoe Store.
Written for the Tradesman.

Creating an impression of summer
comfort in the shoe store is a good
plan, and does not cost as much time.
effort and money as one might at
first imagine.

And it pays, for people do love to
shop in a cool store on hot days,
and now is the time of hot weather
—from the middle of July to the last
of August, and possibly the second
or third week in September.

About nine-tenths of this thin.
called “summer comfort” is mental
attitude; and the so-called “cool and
comfortable” shoe store is nothing
more nor less than the ordinary shoe
store plus certain inexpensive acces-
sories—most of them of a decorative
character—that impart a sense of
comfort.

Just the other day I made a tour
of the shoe shops of my own city
just to see what the more enterpris-
ing dealers had done, or were doing,
to create a cool, summerfied atmos-
phere in their stores. And this is
what I found:

In the women’s department of a

handsome exclusive shoe shop, I
found the big leather upholstered
settees embellished with freshly

laundered covers, I was informed
that these covers made a big hit with
the ladies, inasmuch as it is an evi-
dent protection to their dresses.
White dresses, and other summer
fabrics worn by the women, soil so
easily in hot weather. In addition
to being a real protection to the
dresses of their patrons, this store’s
summer-covered settees looked dis-
tinctive and different. In a word, IT
found there just a little touch of sum-
mer comfort that was really worth
while.

Another store had installed green
crux rugs instead of the heavy floor
coverings ordinarily in place. Now
green is confessedly the softest and
coolest of all the colors. It’s nature’s
favorite, and nature doesn’t often
make mistakes. I notice that window
experts frequently call attention to
the value of green in the summer dis-
play.

Still another store I visited had
used this color in a purely decorative
scheme. On a series of pedestals
there had been arranged a row of
bark-finished fern boxes, placed end
to end, between the men’s and the
women’s department. This feat was
very easily accomplished, and at the
cost of precious little room, for the
men’s and the women’s settees were
back to back. In order to install the
row of fern boxes, all that had to be
done was to draw the chairs slightly
apart—not over a foot or fourteen

inches at the outside. Needless to
say this arrangement added a fine
touch to the salesroom when viewed
either from the men’s or the women’s
side. Personally I think this is a
very clever and effective scheme that
might well be emulated by other deal-
ers.

In only one or two stores I found
electric fans in use. And this was
a revelation to me, for I had sup-
posed they would be found in all the
up-to-date shoe shops. Of course
there are obiections to the electric
fan. And the cost of installing and
running them is an item. But. it
seems to me their value is far out
of proportion to the cost of install-
ing and maintaining. The air of any
large room tends to become stale in
hot weather; and the more people
there are breathing the air, the staler
it becomes, of course. Fans keep
the air circulating, causing a contin-
ual outrush of stale air and a cor-
responding in-rush of fresh air.

Another store has a penchant for
seasonable flower decorations. Enor-
mous quantities of artificial flowers
are used in an elaborative decorative
scheme involving both the first and
second floor salesrooms. It is in
summer the flower that happens to
be in bloom at a given time: and the
whole scheme is changed every two
or three weeks. When I saw the
store, the flower used was the com-
mon wild daisy artistically simulated
in paper. The young lady of this
store who is in charge of decorations
is something of a genius in her line,
She cuts her own patterns, works out
the details of coloring, finishing,
grouping and arranging—and does it
all with most commendable taste.

I realize, of course, that the small
store cannot enjoy the services of a
decorative artist of this caliber, but
something can be done in this line
by most any clerk, if the clerk re-
ceives a little encouragement along
with some practical suggestions.
Artificial flowers are not so hard tu
make—but really, in the small store.
why use the artificial? Why not use
the real flower? They needn’t be
used in such lavish quantities as they
are used in the big exclusive shop
I have in mind, but at least one or
two bouquets of them could be used
daily.

Take, for

instance, the common

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July 19, 1916

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State which you want, but better let us know if we can
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July 19, 1916

daisy. Small boys can easily procure
these flowers in season, and get them
to you with long, unbroken stems
fresh every morning—and the cost
would be trivial. And so with other
wild flowers that may be had on
every countryside throughout the
land.

The cool, comfortable store for hot
weather shopping, is undoubtedly a
big drawing feature with the Ameri-
can people. We are great people to
demand hot weather comforts—and
are quick to appreciate the efforts
made by merchants to provide such
comforts in their stores, The “cool
store” is the store that makes a big
hit when the mercury is rising higher
and higher.

Really, of course, when we get right
down to cases, there isn’t so much
difference in the temperature in any
of these stores, but certain places do
seem cooler than others—and that is
because certain mechanical aids, dec-
orative accessories and what not, are
used to create an impression of sea-
sonable comfort. As I said before,
nine-tenths of the thing we call com-
fort is mental attitude; and mental
attitude is superinduced by mechan-
ical aids. And that’s precisely the
reason we want to provide such things
as will make our stores appear cool-
er and more comfortable than they
might otherwise seem.

And then, to be sure, talking up the
idea is a big factor in building the
impression and getting it going. Re-
fer to your store as a cool place for
hot weather shopping; the one ac-
knowledged cool spot in a hot city,
or something to that effect. You
don’t have to say that other stores are
not cool, but you must assert, aver,
contend and insist that you own
store is decidedly, delightfully and
refreshingly cool and pleasant.

If you keep on saying it in your
advertising, you'll get the people to
believing it; and the first thing you
know they'll be saying it for you.

By all means go in for summer
comfort in the shoe store.

Cid McKay.

— ++ >—___.
Activities in Some Michigan Cities.
Written for the Tradesman.

Alma has a garden of roses at the
depot grounds, thanks to the work
of the Civic Improvement League,
headed by Mrs. Francis King. This
garden was formerly a mud hole in
wet weather and an ugly place at all
seasons of the year and this work
of transtormation at the city’s gate-
way has a value in dollars and cents,
to say nothing of other values, that
is inestimable.

Midland will have a modern com-
munity center, the building to stand
at Larkin and Townsend streets.
There will be a large bowling alley,
a locker room with 300 lockers, large
swiming pool and a combination gym-
nasium and auditorium with seating
capacity for 750 people. A rest room

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 19

is provided for women from the coun-
try, a reading room and club room.
The second story will contain din-
ing room, dormitory, etc. It is plan-
ned to give exclusive use of the swim-
ming pool and gymnasium one night
each week to the ladies. It is the
aim to create a get-together, work-
together, play-together and_ stand-
together spirit that will make Midland
an ideal place in which to live.

Escanaba voted to bond for $30,-
000 to build and equip a manual train-
ing school.

The Cadillac Chamber of Commerce
has opened permanent offices at the
Hotel McKinnon.

Some of the cities are putting over
until next year street, sewer and oth-
er work which had been planned, on
account of scarcity of labor.

Jackson has bought sixty acres of
rough land on the Belden road and
will dump its garbage there.

The Hastings Board of Commerce
is one year old and has elected the
following officers: President, W. W.
Potter; Vice-Presidents, A. E. Mul-
holland, D. C, Bronson and Kellar
Stem; Secretary, John J. Dawson:
Treasurer, H. G. Hayes.

Flint’s water filtration plant is be-
ing worked to its full capacity of
8,000,000 gallons daily and citizens
are being urged to waste no water.

Sparta is sinking new wells to en-
sure a pure water supply. Zeeland is
now drawing from deep wells at the
brickyard and has an ample supply.

Almond Griffen.

——_++->—___
A Long Chase,

Necessity is the mother of inven-
tion, and the hungry Frenchman told
about in a biography recently pub-
lished in England illustrates the old
adage anew.

He was in an English restaurant
and wanted eggs for breakfast, but
had forgotten the English word. So
he got around the difficulty in the
following way:

“Vaiterre, vat is dat valking in the
yard?”

“A rooster, sir.”

“Ah! and vat you call de rooster’s
vite?”

“The hen, sir.”

“And vat you call de childrens of
de rooster and his vife?”

“Chickens sir.”

“And vat you call de chicken be-
fore dey are chicken?”

“Eggs, sir.”

“Bring me two.”

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that you can put off until to-morrow.

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Shoemakers and Shoe Store

Supplies
240 Pearl St. “Near the Bridge”

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Service Shoes
FOR SHOP AND FARM
Manufactured by

 

- Detroit, Mich.

Women’s White Footwear

These Numbers Are in Stock
Mail Your Order at Once

   

Stock No. 3513
No. 7576—Women’'s White Reign Cloth Lace Boot, white rub-

her soleland heel .........2...2...-...... 2222. $2.75
No. 7598—Women’'s White Lace Sport Boot, perforated white
Nubuck bal strap and stay..................-e66. 2.00

No. 3560—-Women's White Poplin three-strap turn slipper .... 1.75
No. 3514—Women’'s White Ostend Cloth Lace Oxford, white

bal strap, white rubber sole and heel............. 2.60
No. 3513—Women's White Canvas Bal Oxford, white rubber

Sole and heel. .:......-........5.....2.-..-.- 1.20
No. 358—Women’s White Canvas Bal Oxford, tan leather Gn

heel and foxing, white rubber sole............... 1.35

These goods in stock will add to your summer profits

 

 

HIRTH-KRAUSE COMPANY

Hide to Shoe
Tanners and Shoe Manufacturers

Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

Shoes that sell Summer or Winter are
a Mighty Profitable Line to Handle

The - -
Bertsch Goodyear Welt

Shoe Line, is about the best
that your money can buy

Here is a line that is an ALL YEAR ROUND SELLER. With
extra quality and extra value throughout.

We have always striven to make them the best that your money
can buy, and our increasing business is proof of what we have
accomplished.

Every pair has in it the best raw material, the best grade of
findings, and is made by the most skilled labor obtainable.

For building up your trade and holding it you won’t find a better
value in shoes on the market. OTHER DEALERS ARE MAKING
FRIENDS AND PROFIT WITH THESE SHOES—WHY NOT YOU?

We will be glad to send catalogue or salesman with samples
on request

THEY WEAR LIKE IRON

 

 

HEROLD-BERTSCH SHOE CO.
Manufacturers of Serviceable Footwear GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

 

 

 

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Wanted—Solution of the Vexing
Clothes Problem.
Written for the Tradesman.

A few years ago a distinguished
writer put out a little book entitled
“How To Live On Twenty-four
Hours a Day.” It attracted so much
attention and has been so widely read
that perhaps it hardly is necessary to
say that the aim of this unique vol-
ume is to show how a person, liv-
ing what the author assumes to be
a sort of average life, can find time
for and accomplish some of the things
that really are worth while. I be-
lieve the writer had in mind a typical
English business or professional man.
For any person, man or woman, whose
daily programme of work can be com-
passed within a number of hours that
allows some leisure time besides, the
book has many valuable suggestions.

“But what I should like to get hold
of,” said a busy woman of my ac-
quaintance with whom I was. talk-
ing yesterday, “is a book that will
tell me How To Dress On Twenty-
four Hours a Day! With all the rest
I have to do, it crowds me badly to
find any time for my clothes.”

I knew my friend was voicing, not
her own desire alone, but a real and
pressing need of a great number of
women situated like herseli—women
to whom the clothes problem is the
bugbear of existence.

Fortunately this is not the case
with all. The wealthy, fashionable
woman who finds no more serious
obligation in life than that of being
as becomingly attired as possible, and
who can call to her assistance the
most expert and highest-priced de-
signers and modistes—she can not
understand the clothes troubles of
my friend. There are .many others
who, while not at all wealthy, still
do not experience the difficulty re-
ferred to.

The girl who works in store or of-
fice and lives at home, blessed with
a capable mother who carries on the
housekeeping and keeps a_ friendly
oversight of Daughter’s skirts and
blouses and underwear, making many
garments, keeping all in repair, wash-
ing and ironing with exquisite care
and painstaking—a girl so situated is
free to have a good time when not
on duty in her position, and does not
have to bother about her clothes.

The exceptionally successful wom-
an worker, who is able to command
a high salary for a short day, who
has no one but herself to look after
and spends freely—while the smart
dressing that such as she affect is
not accomplished without some time
and effort as well as the expenditure
of considerable money—still the
woman of this type is able to manage

her wardrobe with comparative ease.

The woman who has her time pret-
ty much all to herself, who maybe
lives alone or has a household of only
two or three members, how nicely
this kind of woman can dress on a
very small allowance, if only she has
taste and a knack! She can attend
the sales and pick up the rarest bar-
gains in piece goods. Then with the
aid of the excellent patterns now so
readily obtainable, she can create
marvels of style and beauty at a cost
that is almost negligible. Her linger-
ie, fashioned by her skillful fingers
and trimmed with tatting or crocheted
lace of her own making, is the envy
of her acquaintances. In summer
this kind of woman dresses mostly
in white, and what else is so fresh
and dainty and at the same time so
inexpensive, provided you can your-
self do the frequent laundering re-
quired?

In sharp contrast to these women
who are able to find genuine pleas-
ure in leisurely planning becoming
things to wear, take the case of the
woman who must earn and who at
the same time keeps house—light
housekeeping perhaps, but still house-
keeping—who can not command high
wages and who must make what she
earns go a great way and supply
many wants—wants of others besides

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Tip-Top
Bread

Made in a model sanitary bakery, where
cleanliness is a commandment that is
preached and practiced.

Make “Tip-Top’’ Your
Daily Bread

Tip-Top comes to you wrapped and
sealed; it’s the Perfect Loaf, Nobly
Planned. If you are not carrying it,
write and we'll arrange to supply you.

He Lives Well Who
Dines on ‘‘Tip-Top”’
Hill Bakery—A. B. Wilmink
Grand Rapids, Mich.

  
 

 

 

 

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LIGHTEST RUNNING

  

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AIRYMEN demand convenience with efficiency. The “IOWA”

is the one best Cream Separator to meet this demand. The

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sheet of high-grade steel—heavily tin plated—seamless—no cracks

or corners — easily cleaned. The tank is so designed that it is

practically impossible to spill milk when poured into the tank
from a milk can.

If you desire to remove the tinware after Supply Tank is
filled, DON’T LIFT the
heavy tank of milk off and
carry it over to table or set
it on the floor—S IMPLY
SWING IT ASIDE.

The efficiency of the
patented “CURVED
DISC” Bowl—the time-
Saving Sanitary Cleaner
and the convenience of the
Supply Tank are some of
the reasons why the “IOWA ”’
meets the demands of particular
Dairymen.

Write for FACTS, our Cream
Separator Booklet. Its free on
Tequest.

      
 
     
        
   
     
   
   
 
    
   
   
   
   
    
 

  

 
 
    
     
   
  

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creetly as you do for fish? When you want
a good, permanent coffee customer just
you “dangle” a can of “WHITE HOUSE”
Coffee in his way, and watch him “rise.”
If you don’t hook him, it will be because
you didn’t “strike.”

Distributed at Wholesale by

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herself very likely—who may even
feel it necessary to lay by a portion
of each week’s slender pay against
a rainy day or old age. The case of
the woman who does not fill any
regularly paid position but who as-
sists her husband in his store or at
his occupation whatever it may be,
is not essentially different. It is such
women as those who are up against
it in regard to clothes.

We will say the day’s work with
time spent in coming and going and
for luncheon takes about ten hours.
The housekeeping, however abbrevi-
ated the system pursued, with bath-
ing, dressing and the like and eating
breakfast and dinner, will require at
least three or four hours each day.
This is not allowing any too much
even when two or more women work
ers live together and share the cook-
ing and the care of the rooms, or
where the man of the house is handy
and renders frequent assistance.
Some days almost unavoidably more
time will be consumed in the home
duties. Allowing eight hours for
sleep, it would seem that whatever
scant portion of the twenty-four may
remain after the industrial and the
domestic stunts are finished, ought to
be devoted to rest, reading, or social
recreation. But—clothes.

In the first place it is hard to find
time to go to the stores and select
garments and materials. “I need a
new hat the very worst way,” said
Mrs. Patton, who helps her husband
in their grocery. It was late last
spring and she was still wearing her
winter velvet. “I have the money
and I want to get something rather
good for this summer, but I simply
haven’t seen a chance to get away
from our store long enough to go to

the millinery shops and make a
choice.”
The busy woman has the same

pride in her appearance, the same
womanly desire always to be neatly
and becomingly dressed and on special
occasions to look her very best, that
all women have who are normally
constituted. Besides, from a purely
business point of view, in many cases
suitable attire is absolutely necessary
for holding a position. For these rea-
sons no dress reform solution of the
clothes problem, that offers ugly, ill-
fitting garments in place of those
that are smart and chic, will go with
the women whose difficulties we are
considering.

Buying materials takes a good deal
of time. Having anything made re-
quires even more. It means appoint-
ments with a dressmaker of evenings
or on days when one can get off for
an hour or so. Since competent
dressmakers are high-priced and the
work of the incompetent ones is so
unsatisfactory, many are purchasing
their dresses as well as their suits
and wraps, ready-made. But the
ready-made are not for all figures
ready-to-wear. Changes and adjust-
ments are required and these some-
times necessitate repeated visits to
the fitting parlors, each trip consum-
ing one or more precious hours. So
it goes.

Sometimes to save money the busy
woman does the alterations herself.
Occasionally she is tempted to make

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

a garment or two with her own hands.
Always there are little things to do
on one’s clothes. A blouse needs a
new and different collar; a worn fac-
ing must be replaced, rents must be
mended, buttons, hooks and eyes and
snap fasteners sewed on.

It will not answer to have her laun-
dry bills too large, so the woman we
have in mind frequently washes a
waist or a pair of hose or other small
pieces. Of course she will iron these
herself. When her suits or her dark
silk waists or her cloth skirts begin
to show signs of soiling, she practices
another economy. Instead of sending
them to a cleaner and paying the
price, she takes gasoline and some
one of the preparations sold for the
purpose and does her own dry clean-
ing, neatly pressing each garment af-
terward.

Thus to care for her wardrobe takes
practically every moment the busy
woman can find between her day’s
work and what should be her bed-
time. Many a sister of slim purse and
fastidious tastes sits up and sews
when.she ought to be sleeping, and
also devotes most of her Sundays
and holidays to her clothes.

We know this is all wrong. Yet
neglected attire is such an offense to
the eyes of all beholders and so less-
ens the self-respect of the wearer,
that we hardly can bid the busy
woman cease these efforts. Still we
should say that a strong man who
would attempt to put in so
hours of labor was stark crazy.

Can‘t some one find a solution of
this vexing problem of a large class
of busy women? They could get
along very comfortably with every-
thing else and find satisfaction and
happiness in living, if only they could
cut out of the daily schedule the work
on their clothes. If the one remedy
lies in larger earning capacity, so
these women could hire done many
things they now are doing themselves,
let them be shown just how to in-
crease the pay in their envelopes.
Since this plan obviously would pre-
sent some great difficulties, if any
other feasible solution can be found,
let it be brought to light without
delay. Quillo.

many

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Frank H. Lock, formerly engaged
in business at Williamston, write as
follows: “As I am not in business at
present, the Tradesman would really
not be of much benefit to me. If at
any time I should go back into busi-
ness I should certainly renew my
subscription, as it is good value and
worth double the price asked. I have
always liked the tone and general
make up of ‘the Tradesman. It al-
ways holds up the hands of the man
who stands for good square business.”

 

That Novelty in

Mapleine

Flavoring
not found in any other flavor.
Has more uses than other fla-
vors—used for ice cream, in
cakes, in icings, in candies, etc.
Your customers will be pleased
Order from
Louis Hilfer Co
1503 Peoples Life Bldg.
Chicago, Ill.
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Holland Ladder & Mfg. Co.
Holland, Mich.

High Grade Ladders of all kinds.
Write for Catalogue and Prices.

prices. Citizens 4120.

GEO. S. DRIGGS
MATTRESS & CUSHION CO.

Manufacturers of Driggs Mattress Protectors, Pure
Hair and Felt Mattresses, Link and Box Springs,
Boat, Chair and Window Seat bag

Write for
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Profit is only profit after you sell the
merchandise; a large margin doesn’t
put a dollar in your pocket if the goods
sit on your shelves until they're bespecked
and unsalable.

The question to ask when buying bis-

Cale

cuit 1s not how much, but how quickly.
3

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ZS people want the most often—that is

N. B. C. Biscuit.

National Biscuit Company advertising,
appearing everywhere and in every form
calculated to create patronage, coupled
with the N. B. C. Quality—a quality
that makes permanent customers—1s your
assurance of an increasingly profitable
business, if you will stock and push
They give you a
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Some time ago a company of prominent engineers interested in fire prevention conducted

an experiment at the Barberton factory of The Diamond Match Co.

 

THE SEAMAN MEDAL

“They built a large wood bonfire of wood
soaked with paraffine and oil until the
flames reached 10 or 12 feet above the top
of the flaming wood. Into this fire, by
means of a derrick, they swung a case of
100 boxes of ‘“‘SAFE HOME’’ labelled
matches.

“From the time this case of matches rested
on the burning, oil-impregnated wood to
the time the first box of matches ignited
within the case was over five minufes.

‘‘When the case was removed the outside
was burned through and even some of the
cardboard inner boxes were charred and
burned; but when the matches were cooled
off and opened, only one-half the matches
in one box were found to have ignited,
during this most extreme, abusive test.’’*

THE SEAMAN MEDAL

   

Diamond matches have been found pretty safe goods for the grocer
to carry; whether in the fires of flame or of hot competition, they
meet EVERY test successfully.

 

 

THE DIAMOND MATCH COMPANY

*From the Special Bulletin of the American Museum of Safety awarding the Louis Livingston Seaman
Medal to The Diamond Match Co. for its advancement of safety.

 

 

 

 

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Saving Time and Helping Sales.
Written for the Tradesman.

“How much is the price of this cereal
substitute ?”

“I—er—I don’t know. Just wait a
minute, and I’ll find out.”

With which the clerk scurries away
to another part of the store, to confer
with the proprietor, or with another
clerk,

Has this ever happened to you as a
customer—or has it ever happened to a
customer in your store? To a customer
in a hurry, it is naturally an annoyance
to have to wait until a poorly posted
clerk collects information that should be
at his finger-ends. To any customer it
is annoying to have to wait needlessly.
Not infrequently the same clerk will go
through the identical process two or
three times in waiting upon a single
customer. And, not infrequently, a cus-
tomer, at the first hint of ignorance upon
the clerk’s part, will say:

“Oh, never mind asking. I just want-
ed to find out the price for a friend.”

Yet this is a subterfuge, to cover the
buyer’s unwillingness to wait,

Keeping tab on prices is one of the
most difficult and most important items
in retail selling. Delays such as those
instanced involve more than the loss of
immediate sales. They impair the effic-
iency of the store, and injure its reputa-
tion for service. No customer cares
to enter a store where the clerk habit-
ually can’t tell, without searching and
enquiry, the price of any article in stock.

Yet it is not an easy matter for a
man to keep all the prices at the finger-
tips. Usually a proprietor is pretty
thoroughly posted; although I have
known even the man at the head of the
business to be at a loss when asked to
specify a price. So many new lines of
package goods are being introduced
every year, and so often do the prices
of some stamples fluctuate, that it is
hard for even the best memory to keep
tab of the ever changing figures and
the ever growing list of items. In can-
ned goods alone the variations from
Season to season are often puzzling.

The obvious remedy—the first remedy
to naturally suggest itself—is for the
clerk to do his very best to master the
intricacies of this shifting list of prices.
This the enthusiastic clerk will naturally
do; and this the scrub clerk will never
do until he has a barrel or two of en-
thusiasm pumped into him. Frequently
the enthusiastic clerk lacks a good mem-
ory for figures, and, to help himself,
cannot keep track of prices. Memory
training in such cases is a tedious pro-
cess.

Of course, a large share of the carton
goods are price-marked on the pack-
ages. This is helpful. The prices of
the quick-selling goods it is easy enough

 

to keep in mind. Beyond this, it is a
wise precaution, where values do not
fluctuate too greatly, to price-mark every
package in plain figures when it is put
upon the shelves. This process involves
some work, work which must be kept up
right along; but in the long run it saves
much time for both clerks. and cus-
tomers.

Perhaps the most effective method is
the use of the retail price book. For
this purpose a small, ruled, indexed book
can be purchased at a cost of from 10 to
15 cents. Such a book will slip easily
into the salesman’s pocket, where it is
readily available. In this book can be
entered the correct retail prices of every-
thing in stock; and from time to time
changes in these prices as well as addi-
tions to the list can be entered under
the, proper alphabethical head.

It is good policy to pifrchase a book
with sufficient pages to give four or five
pages for each letter of the index. This
will enable names starting with con-
sonants to be what might be called
“double indexed”’—that is, under the
“D” section of the index, one page can
be given to names starting with “Da”
—another to “De”—and so on, not for-
getting “Dr” and “Dy” names. By thus
subdividing into distinct sections, each
taking a page or part of a page, the
finding of any price desired will be facil-
itated.

The preparation of the index book in-
volves some work. Each salesman should
prepare his own book. The very task
is an education in regard to the stock
and the prices, although a rather tedious
education. The posting of new articles
and price changes from time to time
is a comparatively easy matter, since a
large share of the goods stocked do not
change in price once a year. In large
stores where the price book is used, the
head of the business often dictates a list
of price changes from day to day, or as
often as any occur, and furnishes a copy
of this list to each salesman, with in-
structions to enter them without delay.
This process in the long run not merely
saves the salesman’s time but increases
the salesman’s efficiency.

In the event of doubt, it takes the
salesman but an instant to find the de-
sired item in his price book.

To the new salesman this little, in-
expensive piece of store equipment
should prove immensely helpful. Lack
of knowledge in regard to prices on the
part of a new clerk is a source of much
discomfort to the clerk himself and of
annoyance to the proprietor and to the
customers. With the price book handy,
the clerk can furnish prices with the
ease of a veteran and can reserve his
memory for something more important,
the selling points of the goods.

Victor Lauriston.

McCRAY Refrigerators

Write at once for catalog No.
for Grocer S 70 that describes fully the

McCray line of Refrigerators for Grocers and Del-
icatessens and 61 that describes McCray Meat Mar-
ket and General Storage Refrigerators.
McCRAY REFRIGERATOR CO.
644 Lake St. KENDALLVILLE, IND.

 

 

AGRICULTURAL LIME
BUILDING LIME

Write for Prices

A. B. Knowlson Co.
203-207 Powers’ Theatre Bldg., Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

We Want Correspondence

With parties contemplating
Steam or Water Heating.
A forty years experience
means intelligent con-
struction. In a school heat-
ing way over three hundred
rooms is our record.

The Weatherly Company
218 Pearl Street. Grand Rapids

 

 

Sand Lime Brick

Nothing as Durable
Nothing as Fireproof
Makes Structures Beautiful
No Painting
No Cost for Repairs
Fire Proof
Weather Proof
Warm in Winter
Cool in Summer

Brick is Everlasting

 

Grande Brick Co., Grand Rapids
So. Mich. Brick Co., Kalamazoo
Sagiaaw Brick Co., Saginaw

Jackson-Lansing Brick Co., Rives
Junction

 

 

Signs of the Times
Are

Electric Signs

Progressive merchants and manufac-
turers now realize the value of Electric
Advertising.

We furnish you with sketches, prices
and operating cost for the asking.

THE POWER CO.
Bell M 797 Citizens 4261

 

 

 

 

 

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FIRE UNDERWRITE

SHINGLE

Reduces Fire Insurance
Rates
Will Not Ignite from Flying
Sparks or Brands{
Sold by
All Lumber Dealers

   

H. M. Reynolds Asphalt Shingle Co.
“Originators of the Asphalt Shingle”
Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

Foster, Stevens & Co.
Wholesale Hardware
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157-159 Monroe Ave.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

151 to 161 Louis N. W.

 

 

 

 

We offer following material cheap:

2 16 ft. 10 inch I Beams

100 24¢x2% T Rails laid down but never used

2 1 yard dredging buckets

1 6 inch Centrifugal Pump

1 4inch Centrifugal Pump

1 30 inch Suction Sturtevant Blower

5 135 lb. Elevator Weights, $1.50 each

25 3x24 House Movers Jacks, $1.50 each
200 ft. Nearly new 4 inch Wrought Pipe
150 ft. Nearly new 6 inch Wrought Pipe

200 ft. Nearly new 10 inch Wrought Pipe

Just the thing for posts
400 ft. 1 inch Galvanized Cable. 8c foot

8.000 ft. 14 Galvanized 7 strand, brand new but cut in 30 and 90 ft. pieces 15c and 60c

each, just right for silo guys.
3.000 ft. 2d hand 5% inch Swede’s Cable
1,200 Ibs. % and 1 inch Jute Rope 6c lb.
1,000 Ibs 3% and % inch 2d hand Rd. Iron

VANDERVOORT HARDWARE CO.

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Michigan Poultry, Butter and Egg Asso-
ciation,

President—J. Ww. Lyons, Jackson.
: wice-President—Patrick Hurley, De-
roit.

Secretary and Treasurer—D. A. Bent-
ley, Saginaw.

Executive Committee—F, A. Johnson,
Detroit; H. L. Williams, Howell; C. J.
Chandler, Detroit.

iii.
Percentage of Breakage in Eggs.
An interesting investigation con-

ducted by a grocery paper shows that

there is a very much larger percentage
of breakage of eggs in delivery from
the grocer to the home than is sus-
pected. Something like 2,500 calls
were made. One investigator was in-
vited in by a housewife to see a dress
which she had ruined a few days be-
fore in carrying home a package of
eggs that leaked. A large number
reported that they did not get eggs
from the grocery store on account of
breakage, but bought from farmers
who came to the door. Some report-
ed that some member of the family
always went to the store and carried
the eggs home to prevent breakage,
which they always experienced if the
eggs were delivered. A large num-
ber reported that they didn’t always
tell the grocer about breakage, un-
less it was unusually bad, as they
thought that, because eggs were so
fragile, the breakage could not be
prevented—that if they reported it too
much the grocer might advance the
price. Some women who knew taat
egg breakage could he prevented re-
ported having left different grocers
because they insisted on giving such
poor service. A small matter, this
breakage in course of delivery, but
evidentlly well worth looking into by
the retail grocer.

—_++.___

Skim Milk Aids Fire Prevention.

Instead of feeding skim milk to the
hogs, farmers may use it in the manu-
facture of a fire-resistant covering
for building purposes, especially
shingles. This use of what farmers
have sometimes considered practic-
ally a waste of the farm, is announced
by Ernest McCullough, of Chicago,
fire protection engineer for the ce-
ment industry, in an interview given
out recently.

It was suggested recently that a
mixture of cement and ordinary fine
sand in a paste, is effective as a fire-
retardant preparation for
but it encounters the difficulty that
the wood absorbs the water, and the
dry sand and cement blow away.

shingles,

The case in skim milk, it is de-
clared, is the medium used to hold
intact the pigments in cold water
paint, so by using skim milk with-
out water the integrity of the paste
is assured.

Furthermore, this use of skim milk

in the preparation of certain paints
is said to have long been known to
the trade as a trade secret. Now it
is given out to the general public
so that any farmer may cover his
own farm buildings with a fire-re-
tardant paint made from the skim
milk from his own farm, together
with cement and fine sand. It also
makes a _waterproofing paint.

The Impersonality of Business.

To weigh values—methods and lines
of work—is in line with modern ef-
ficiency.

Here are a few of the methods
which tend toward this end:

The official audit of values.

The analysis of selling conditions.

The improved methods of buying,
whereby goods as to-day bought rath-
er than sold.

The selling of goods on their value
rather than on the basis of senti-
mental interest.

The importance of business char-
acter, reputation of the house, rather
than some sort of confidence in some
particular member of the organization
—institutionalism.

Here are some of the results:

More economy in selling.

More definite standards.

More care in the perfection of or-
ganizations,

The economy of big units, in both
manufacturing and selling.

What Constitutes a Good Egg.

A good market egg should weigh
at least two ounces, or twenty-four
to twenty-eight ounces to the dozen.
It should be clean, not washed, should
have the typical egg shape, and all
eggs in an entry should be firm
enough so that they would not break
in going to market. The air cell
should be small, as it indicates fresh-
ness, and the yolk and white should
be of perfect quality, and should be
firm, not watery.

 

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Products Sold Only
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Or packing stock. Always in the market. Quick
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Brooms of the Hour

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GRANT MFG. CO.,
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mean to use the thing or sell it again.

The Grant Egg Candler

will make money for you as it is doing for Armour.
need only one where Armour needs hundreds.
Gra.it advantage. It serves the smaller dealer as effectively in
proportion. Follow Armour and other large shippers. You will
get your money back on the first few cases. We make seven
styles at different prices for different lines of trade.

Write for catalogue. Tell us how many cases you handle and
we will give you some valuable information.

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Grand Counselor—Fred J. Moutier,
Detroit.
Grand Junior Counselor—John A.

Hach, Jr., Coldwater.

Grand Past Counselor—Walter S. Law-
ton, Grand Rapids.

Grand Secretary—Maurice
Jackson.

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

Grand Conductor—W. T. Ballamy, Bay

Heuman,

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Goan Page—C. C. Starkweather, De-
troit.

Grand Sentinel—H. D. Ranney, Sag-
inaw.

Next Grand Council Meeting—Bay City,
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Pickings Picked Up in the Windy

City.
Chicago, July 17—The movie stars
are now the talk of Chicago. Any

movie fan can see and hear their
heroes by visiting the Coliseum. All
the stars of the movie world will
show themselves during this picture
convention. i

Between sixty and_ seventy-five
thousand people are now using the
beaches each day and night during
this warm weather. :

’. S. Brundage, representing the
Justin & Suebert Cigar Co., of New
York and Syracuse, N. Y., has been
calling on his Chicago trade for the
last few days. Detroit is his home.

Ed. Brouillette, one of Chicago's
retail cigar dealers, formerly of Sagi-
naw, left Chicago last Friday with
his family on a tour of Michigan.
They will visit all the medium sized
cities, will spend a week or so in
Saginaw visiting his wife's relatives,
as well as his own. Mr. Brouillette
formerly was in business at Saginaw.
From hearing the talk regarding the
above trip one would think he was
on his wedding trip or second honey-
moon. Must be a honeymoon, be-
cause he has his four children with
him.

Chicago is all worked up over the
races that were held last Saturday.
The reason for this is that it has
been a good many years since Chi-
cago people have had any profession-
al racing. Purses were $10,000. Any-
one caught during the race making
public or private betting was arrested.
It is reported that about fifty were
locked up.

The Chicago Health Department
is watching every train from. the
East, trying to avoid the spread of
infantile parklysis which has New
York in its grip. Chicago reports
ten cases only.

Some weather!
no rain.

Chicago’s big stores are now hav-
ing their midsummer sales and the
way the people are taking on some
of the bargains, it does look as
though prosperity is f@gain hitting
Chicago. Some of the buyers of the
big department stores say that busi-
ness is better than it has been in the
two past years.

P. V. Bennett, formerly a druggist
of Grand Rapids, now owner of a
drug store at Rogers Park, reports
business very fine; so good, in fact,
that he is obliged to put on additional
help.

On account of the “L” trains and
surface cars in Chicago giving the
people such a long ride for 5 cents,
they are packed these days, which
goes to show that a public service
corporation can get the good will of

Twelve days with

the people and the patronage by giv-
ing value received.

A very beautiful ride inside the
Chicago city limits by automobile is
the following route: Madison street
and Michigan Boulevard, south to
Drexel Boulevard, west to Washing-
ton Boulevard, south to Grand Boule-
vard, east to Jackson Park, south to
the South Shore Country Club, re-
turning through Jackson Park over
another driveway to Grand Boule-
vard, west to Garfield Boulevard.
north to Humboldt Park east to
Diversey Boulevard, north to Sheri-
dan Road, returning Sheridan Road
through Lincoln Park to Madison and
Michigan, a distance of about thirty-
five miles. This trip gives you a
beautiful view of about six fine parks,
and if you spent any time at all in
each park it would take you any way
all day to cover same.

Don’t fail to visit the new munici-
pal pier at the foot of Grand avenue,
when in Chicago. If you have your
Car you can drive to the extreme end
of the pier, which extends 3.000 feet
into the lake, costing about $5,000,-
000. It is a thing of beauty. There
will be all kinds of attractions, boat-
ing, dancing, fine cafes, children’s
playground, open air and enciosed
restaurants, room for picnickers.
Bring your own lunch if you like.
It is sure some sight.

The writer wishes again to men-
tion to Chicago visitors that they are
at liberty while visiting Chicago to
take a dip free of charge at the foot
of any of the public streets excepting
only where there is a breakwater
pier belt. Some do use these streets,
but the water is so deep that it is
dangerous. Charles W. Reattoir.

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Case Where History Does Not Re-
peat Itself.

Detroit, July 17—Do you remember
that there were about forty thousand
Canadians enlisted in our. Civil War
and none of them were of former
United States descent? And when
they returned from. the war, they
were treated kindly by their country.
Now just think how many former
Canadians have enlisted in the Eu-
ropean war and when they come back
to their homes in the United States
they are insulted and in Many cases
driven out of this country. Do you
think that is justice? Then, again,
do you remember when the Fenian
raid was made on Canada in 1866?
It was much worse than the Mexi-
can raid was on the United States
and what would our country have
thought or done if Canada had sent
their army after them into the States
of New York and Pennsylvania?
Does this show we have a capable
Chief Executive or doesn't the Wil-
son administration know any history
or have any common sense?

J. W. Schram.

“Many a self made man would be
happier if he could blame the job on
somebody else.”

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July 19, 1916

Tribute to the Fairness of the Trades-
man.

Kalamazoo, July 18-1 have long
felt that I ought to write the Trades.
man a letter, expressing my apprecia-
tion of its broadness and fairness in
discussing all questions of a general
character which have 4 bearing on
mercantile conditions, as well as the

with cant, hypocrisy or pretense. [
sometimes think the Tradesman has
a prophetic insight in dealing with
frauds and cheats in trade, politics
and social life, because it certainly
possesses the ability to see through
many schemes the true character of
which we merchants do not discern
until we have run the gamut and
found that we are the victims of
clever swindlers. J] have never yet
been victimized by a sharper that I
did not find, later on, that the scheme
had been Previously denounced and
exposed in the Tradesman. Every
time I read the Tradesman I make
dollars and every time I fail to peruse
it carefully I lose many more dol-
lars by not acquainting myself with
some clap trap game which is always
in waiting for the busy merchant, Tt
is a little singular that schemers and
fakers and swindlers seldom approach
a merchant when he is at leisure.
They always select a time when he
is busy and has to decide on the spur
of the moment. | think this is one
reason why so many of us are caught
by bogus agents and con artists.

This is not exactly what I meant
to say when I started out to write
this letter, I meant to pay a deserved
tribute to the absolute honesty of the

radesman in its editorial expressions
and its steadfast aim to deal fairly
and generously with its readers, many
of whom could easily be led astray
by an editor who was less scrupulous
in reaching and recording his con-
clusions. It is possible, of course,
that the Tradesman could have been
a little less assertive in its editorials
on the Kaiser’s war, but I shall al-
ways feel thankful that you never
swerved from the somewhat radical
position you maintained from the be-
ginning. Some of us entertained the
Opinion, two years ago, that the war
was forced on the Kaiser by the Al-
lies. We have since come to see our
mistake and to realize that the
Tradesman was everlastingly right
when it attributed the breaking out
of the war solely to the vaunting am-
bition of the Kaiser to save his throne
from the increasing growth and over-
mastering influence of democracy,
freedom and civilization. The same
is true of many other subjects on
which I have differed from the Trades-
man for a time, only to find, sooner
or later, that I was wrong and the
Tradesman was right.

I do not find any better writing
in any review or magazine than I do
on the editorial page of the Trades-
man, which leads me to believe that
you have on your staff men who make
a deep study of every topic from all
viewpoints before they undertake to
Summarize their opinions for the
benefit of your readers. R. ES,

—_~-+2>—_____
Claims Wenona Beach Has Been
Slandered.

Bay City, July 18—In your issue
of July 12, your Saginaw correspond-
ent takes a slam at Wenona Beach
which is entirely unjust to the man-
agement of that popular resort and a
reflection upon the good name of Bay
City, The attack is so malicious that
we feel it our duty to ask you to
have him retract same in an early
issue of your excellent publication.
Men, women and children by the
thousands visit Wenona Beach every
day and complaints of any kind are
seldom heard. If, as your corre-
spondent states, the bathers are
greeted by “weeds, grease, mud, min-
nows and millions of dead fish,” could
this large patronage be maintained?

 

 

 

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

It stands to reason that were the
conditions as he outlines, the local
health board would take action at
once. On the contrary, the bathing
at Wenona is as good as one will
find on the lakes and the only time
the water is ever contaminated is
when your man Steward takes a bath
there. Why does this man knock
Bay City? ““There’s a reason.”
Bay City Board of: Commerce.

——_e<+.__
Pure Food Not Necessarily Expensive
Food,

The time has come when the public
—already well educated as to “pure
foods’—should be educated as to
“cheaper foods,” of which there are
plenty and of which the future will
probably develop more. No one
wants standards of food purity low-
ered, nor adulteration of a dangerous
nature encouraged, nor misbranding
fostered, but wholesome food which
is also cheap food should be absolved
from false antagonisms,

Germany has been passing through
a time of stress in the matter of food
supply; the very kind of experience
which in the past has bred new and
less expensive forms of food. Beet
Sugar and the canning process are
both creatures of just such a emerg-
ency, and both, after having passed
through their period of prejudice,
have only recently come into a fair
chance. Why should glucose and
saccharine and the innumerable other
food notions shortly to come to light
be barred from their proper place as
legitimate food products?

Food officials have heretofore dis-
played an intolerant attitude toward
anything falling short of a absolute
perfection. They would not admit
that pure food might be second grade
food. One of their own Officials se-
verely criticized them for it in his

convention paper last year. But there ‘

is unmistakable evidence of a grow-
ing spirit of liberality on the part of
the officials. The programme arrang-
ed by the food officials for their an-
nual convention at Detroit next
month, for the first time, provides,
after almost every important paper
listed, for “discussion by the trade.”
This is distinctly a hopeful sign. It
looks as though officials are willing
to pay more attention to the practi-
cal side of the food supply. If now
they can get behind the campaign of
liberalizing second grade foods and
ingredients, they will have served the
public doubly. Any one can endorse
food purity; no one should cling to
food prejudice. Not every American
can afford first grades, but millions
would welcome expert advice look-
ing toward the use of others.
—_>2._____

Eggs, Poultry, Beans and

Potatoes.

Buffalo, July 19—Creamery butter,
extras, 28@29c; first, 26@27c; com-
mon, 24@25c; dairy, common to
choice, 22,@25c; poor to common, all
kinds, 20@22c.

Cheese—No. 1 new, 15@16c; choice
15c.

Eggs—Choice,
fancy, 27@28c.

Poultry (live) — Fowls, 17@19¢c:
broilers, 22@25c; old cox, 13c; ducks,
18@20c.

Beans—Medium, $6.50; pea, $6.50,
Red Kidney, $6.00; White Kidney,
$5.50@5.75; Marrow, $6.50.

Potatoes—$2.50 per bbl,

Rea & Witzig.

Butter,

new laid, 25@26c;

Another Scare Against Canned Food.

It is unfortunate that some of the
champions of canned food could not
have foreseen what has happened in
Texas. Seen in the light of past ex-
perience, it might have been expected
that a lot of militiamen, taken from
office stools and placed amid the
rigors of picket duty along the Rio
Grande, would develop a wide variety
of alimentary disorders; also that
the wiseacres would promptly lay it
to canned goods, It is much easier
to do that than to realize that these
are the same canned goods which the
same militiamen would have eaten at
home—have eaten for years—and to
look for the cause of sickness in
drinking water, camp sanitation or
scores of other influences, more like-
ly to blame.

In spite of the educational propa-
ganda put forth by the canners and
their friends there persist those who
fail to realize that in- the very nature
of canned foods they cannot be dan-
gerous. So long as the can is tight
the goods are bound to keep because
they were sterilized when they went
into the can. If they are spoiled by
leaky cans, they are sure to disclose
the fact to any reasonable alert nasal
apparatus upon opening. In thou-
sands of cases investigated by the
Canners’ Association not one authen-
tic case has ever been proved of
Poisoning by canned goods. Yet, the
prejudice exists and such stories from
the Mexican border will only add fuel
to the flames.

—_+--.__.
Recent Events in Michigan Banking
Circles.

Blissfield—The Blissfield State
Bank has increased its capital stock
from $20,000 to $30,000.

Beaverton—W. RR. Harvey and
Glenn McGregor, of Carsonville, will
shortly open a new bank at this place.

Johannesburg—The Johannesburg
Bank has been discontinued, having
transferred its business to the Gay-
lord State Savings Bank.

Detroit—Directors of the Dime
Savings Bank have authorized the
transfer of $100,000 from the Bank’s
undivided profits to surplus account.
With this transfer completed and ef-
fective from July 1, the Dime Savings
Bank has capital stock of $1,000,000,
surplus of $900,000 and undivided
profits of approvimately $211,000.
President William Livingstone takes
a certain degree of pride in the fact
that the entire surplus has been cre-
ated from earnings. The stockhold-
ers receive dividends at the rate of
12 per cent. a year in monthly pay-
ments of 1 per cent., to which was
added a 1 per cent. extra dividend at
Christmas time last year,

—

An old woman who thought she
must be about 80 years of age plead-
ed guilty in a New York City court
the other day to having taken a
Purse containing $2 from the pocket
of a shopper in a department store.
She said she had been a thief for a
gteat many years and she had not a
thing to show for it. Prison to her
means a bed and something to eat.
Not long ago a man who had been
mixed up with crime for years said
that few criminals ever made any

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money. They might get a rich haul,
but the-money soon disappeared; and
they were poor again. There is very
little in a life of crime in a monetary
or in any othe: way.

The moving-picture camera’s ubiq-
uity is now a feature of modern civ-
ilization. The recent arrival of the
Deutschland was accomplished amidst
click and buzz of the film-apparatus.
When the pavements of streets, un-
der which subways are being built, in
New York City, collapsed last winter,
a movie man was inevitably in the
immediate neighborhood. The dorsal
fin of the man-eating shark, it is now
alleged by a prominent firm of pro-
ducers, has been caught by their
cameras. Train wrecks, confiagra-
tions, preparedness parades, all the
horrors of a complex modern life are
robbed of their romance by the pro-
saic motion picture,

The person who makes a rash

wager and wins must expect to suffer
the consequences, A Chicagoan who
was thirsty said he wished he had
eleven whiskies. His son-in-law told
him he could not drink that many and
he insisted that he could. The son-
in-law offered to pay for eleven
whiskies if his wife’s father would
drink them. The two repaired to a
saloon, the whiskies were ordered
and drank and the drinker, soon after
the eleventh, fell to the floor and a
few hours later the coroner was sum-
moned. Now his widow is suing the
owner of the saloon for selling the
liquor to her husband.

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It will not be long before the people
will have to work to keep the wolf from
the garage,

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Manager

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Michigan Board of Pharmacy.

President—E. T. Boden, Bay City.
Secretary—Charles S. Koon, Muskegon.
Treasurer—George F, Snyder, Grand

Rapids.
Other Members—Leonard A. Seltzer,
Detroit; Ellis E. Faulkner, Delton.
Next Meetings—Marquette, Aug. 10 and
11; Grand Rapids, Nov. 21, 22 and 23.

Michigan State Pharmaceutical Asso-
ciation.

President—C. H. Jongejan, Grand

Rapids.

Secretary—F. J. Wheaton, Jackson.

Treasurer—John G. Steketee, Grand
Rapids.

Next Annual Meeting—Grand Rapids,
June 19, 20 and 21, 1917.

Michigan Pharmaceutical Travelers’ As-
sociation.
President—Fred lL.

Rapids.
Secretary and Treasurer—Walter S.
Lawton, Grand Rapids.

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Cigars As a Side Line in the Drug
Store.

As a side line in drug stores, cigars

are not only a clean, but a profitable
adjunct. If properly handled and wel!
kept, you can feel sure they will yield
a good return on the investment.
There is practically no limit to what
the business of your cigar depart-
ment can be built up to, provided you
adopt modern and up-to-date methods
in conducting this branch of your bDus-
iness. No better illustration can be
offered than the success enioyed by
the modern cigar stores. Why not
methods, profit by ob-
serving their way of doing business?
Incorporate as many features as you
can of your own, all of which will
enable you to compete on more even
terms, with the ultimate satisfaction
of seeing your sales increase, not
alone in the cigar line, but indirectly
in other lines, for the more popular
you make any branch of your busi-
ness, the more certain will it extend
beneficially to other lines.

In the first place, your stock should
be kept in an air-tight vault, prefer-
ably one with a cement floor, which
tends to keep the cigars in a good
condition. A humidity of between 70
and 75 deg. should be maintained and
proper moisture allowed. Th's can
be done by installing in your vault
one of the humidors which is run by
electricity and dispels an equal mois-
ture throughout the vault. It should
be run at intervals about one hour at
a time, and in this manner will keep
the cigars in fine shape and your cus-
tomers will soon realize that your
stock is kept right. Of course. the
size of the vault depends on the
amount of stock carried. We have
in our store a vault 16x24 feet, en-
cased in double glass, cement floor
and doors that shut air-tight. This
vault has a capacity of 100,000 cigars.
There is installed a humidor which,
as stated before, is kept going during
the dry weather and keeps the vault
right for moisture. Whenever the

study their

weather is damp we do not run this

 

but have instead a small gas stove

which is run long enough to take
out all superfluous moisture. The
success of the cigar bus‘ness de-

pends largely on the way stock is
kept, and if kept right there need
never be any dead stock or dried-up
cigars that are unsalable. Where the
stock is small use a zinc-lined chest
of dimensions large enough to hold
the stock, and at the same time leave
space for moisteners, or a receptacle
for a large sponge, which can from
time to time be saturated with water.

The most important and necessary
requirement is to keep in stock and
offer for sale the best quality of ci-
Sars you can get and such brands as
are popular and most apt to be called
for. Select certain well-known brands
among the 5-cent, 10-cent, and two-
for-a-quarter sizes and try to give
your customer brands he knows about
and which you can be sure will give
satisfaction. Do not fill your case
up with too many different brands,
necessitating your customer’s looking
from one end of your showcase to an-
other until he finds the brand he is
looking for. As much as possible ar-
Tange your case with the 5-cent
brands by themselves, the tens by
themselves, and the two-for-a-quarter
together in one section.

Keep your showcase well filled, and
do not allow any boxes with three,
four or five cigars in, to remain; take
them out and replace with a full box.
We usually close out the last row
in the box to some one at a discount,
for I find that the average customer
is skeptical and will rarely select any
cigars where there are only a few
in the box, As one customer express-
ed himself to me, Saying, “I don’t
want these, they have been picked
Over,” so many have the same Opin-
ion. I have also noticed that a full
box is rarely bought from until some
have been sold out of it, and I gen-
erally make an effort to sell some out
of a fresh box to get them started.
I have had a box unbroken in the case
in instances sometimes a week, and
I wondered why. I asked one of my
regular customers the reason, and he
expressed himself, saying, “Why, they
can’t be good, or else some one would
have smoked some out of the box
long before.” So it is well to either
break into the box and smoke one
or two yourself or give them to some
one. You'll find the balance will sell
much faster.

The selection of shades in cigars
is an important factor, some prefer-
ring a dark oily wrapper, others the
mildest kind of shade, and you must
study your customers’ likes and cater
to them in this particular and you
will hold them as steady patrons.

=a ane ie Mk ei

  
    

July 19, 1916

Mle,

“‘The food that those should take
Whom insomnia keeps awake.’’

Cigars are marked according to the
color of the wrappers in Spanish
terms and are as follows:

Claro (CC. C. abbreviated) means
a very light shade.

Colorado Claro (C. C.) means a
light red, a trifle darker than Claro.

Colorado (C.) designates a medium
brown shade and is one that is mostly
called for.

Colorado Maduro (C. M.), a much
darker, mature, and ripe color.

Maduro (M.) means ripe and is the
darkest shade usually sold, although

 

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I have i
n years gone
black, h gone by seen a y
» heavy-lookin very business
Ww 1€ss,
Oscuro, but this 0 Tapper marked a certaj Once a week, for instance
remember seeing ay and I do not played . popular brand can be dig. WHOLESALE DRU -
. A g 1 joo a s : i a
years of that Bade a cigar of late say, for ay price for that day Pri G PRICE CURRENT
ous idea am _ It is an errone: jou. stance, a 5-cent b a rices quoted a
( ong smok 0xe rand in re nominal
Claro wrapped ooo that the $1 io which retails at Borie (Po aide piesa based on market the day ot issue
j ‘ : c . wd. r , true . 3
sity, on acc should of neces- Ox, can be featured Boric (Xtal -. 17@ 25 Mustard pa 0%; | G2 00 §
ount of the lio : cents, speciz i re at 89 Carboli ) .... 17@ 25 Neat , artifil oz. @1 50 MOCKS oie lol
be very mild. This ; light wrapper, ae pecial, and will attract man Citric IG, ee. 1 90@1 93 ae ea oe. ela: $ -
4 Sis not alae omers wh ‘ y Oe ie ee 81@ ive, pure .... 2 50% INO 2 og. 60
case, as all cj ot always the spec; 3 Who after smoking th Muriatic ....... 1@ 90 Olive, Malaga 50@3 50 Myrrh wines @ 380
1 : cigars are sorte : special-price boxe . ese | Nite! Cai) i: 0@ 38 yellow ..... 1 a Nae voices *"’ @1 05
packed in boxes by colc sc ed and brand late: but : will call for that oa ote 19@ 13 Give, Manian’ “@1m% Oia. @ 76
or of wr ou , uphuri ee Be Gael) access: ae:
for the purpose of : fwrappers bea a ut, above all, they must artarie eee 4@ 8 qn seseeees 1 60@1 75 bn Capmh. @3 50
ance. Foe uniform appear- fo quality cigar to bring them back Le 87@ 90 Gea 00@4 20 Rem. Deodorz’a Gs a
. r, the effe r more. : cK mmonia Origa : aa ee @
mind has ect on the Water, 26 d num, com’l @ % 70
a great deal t cae Always | Water, eg. .. 8 1g Bennyroyal 2 7
al ; 0 do w : ys be pleas : ! er, 18 deg. .. Pp pal +++. 2 25@2 50
id we have customers wl lees it, your customers itl ao and receive ae. 14 deg. .. ae : ieee gore ae 00@3 25 Lead, rea —o
on a certain color mack: Ae insist dial treatises: : te smile, as cor- Chisfae seccee 3 @ 16 Rosemary Flows eer 00 Lead, white aa 10 @10%
to satisfy the King in order for t] it and giving good valu oo ae eet E. 75 Lead, white oi 10 @10%
suits thei m that that cigar ; the money will make cig . Balsams geist 50@9 75 Ochre, yellow bbl 10 @10%
‘ their taste. Never dics just of the most profitabl Co Fir tea -asaeee- 1 00@1 40 per ilies oy oe oe Pate? yellow leas 2 3 "
argue with ac -r dispute or tt : itable side li i ir (Canada) .. 1 : , artifi’l 50@ 60 Mo. ‘ 6
: : ustomer, | Ye drug stor nes in Fir (Orego oe 25@1 50 Spearmint .. 275 Red Wonetn ww 24@ 5
in his notio1 , but favor him ne e. Watch what 2 gon) 40@ 50 Sperm .. Ce 5@3 00 Red Ve ‘n bbl. 14%@ 4
BS and Gn ae: competitors . | your | Sab ye). . Paise 95@1 06 Verminne vaee 1%
case he will be better eae every their eiod. doing, improve on Wola ee : eo" a aie "USP “11 = bs a Whitin? hmer- 0
try to dissua satished. Neve : , lose no opportuniti B a urpentine, bbls ae Whiting cose @1 45
: de a custor r when away portunities erries Turpenti : @ i Lo Hp pos 2
i stome 4 ! y fr Cub ine, less q Pe @ 6
ing the cigar he asks a : from tak- eo nee fone home to get new eile LAP a @ % a cerces, i : 58@ 84 Prepd. 1 60@1 70
out what is oy 10l, always hand i ods, and kee Juniper |. 1117" @ 20 ntergreen, sweet _
called for d ing away unti DP pound. | paame. wc: a @ e «tc: 4 Insecticid
leaves th or, but when he i ntil you have rickley Ash . 5 Wintergreen, ar 00@4 25 Arseni “
Ss the selection t 1 he cigar de made yout “+ @ 30 w en, art 350@3 75 Bb Cea.
: Oy : ! partm : ormse q lue Vitri «ss 9@
the best you have is you, give him and in fam ent a success in name Barks Wien sees s ua: @ Blue Vite bbl... @ a
you will be sure 1 the house and winner ame, as well as financially a Cassia (ordinary) 25@ - aie Mix Pst sa =
back I ee. : e to have him ae . Sol. A. Eckstein ue eeeon) 9@1 - ae Potassium bowdca @ 10
= —__ @@ 4 : : gon) 90@1 00 Bicarbonate ... 1 g0@1 99 {28¢st Powder 1" @)
teed the box Ee many Cases guaran- An Even E Sassafras’ (pow. 35¢) e Bicone —. 2 s0@1 90 poe Powder 4 tog -
ave sold, telling j n Exchan oap Cut (powd Bromide c@ i | » Arsenate 10144@ ou
smoker to st a ia, te ling the A sn 1 ge. 35e <> Cc Oe ees 4 50@4 6 -ime and ! 1@ 16
smoke five : Se nall boy had i Os eae 2 arbonate .... ee tk Soluti Sulphur
they are not as ae or six, and if with a hole a a ee Siven a penny 3@ 25 ae xtal ue “er rae eat 15@ 26
Ss goc : : : Ses : wdere e een ... 37%
bo boat : od as I told him _ Still smaller co : landing it to a Licorice Extracts hare ta 65@ 70 1... 87%@ ag
1 le balance and sx a mpanion, he said: Licorice powder -+. 38@ 40 Cyanide .. 70@ 75 Miscet
ect a full box of another } oe Jimmie, I dar i powdered 50@ 55 Iodide .........° 3 ia 50 Acetanalid ellaneous
er es : , e So hhh CRemmanaganate 0 7 all :
T have never had ; rand, and store and b yor tO BO eto that Ara Flawecs Permanaganate 2 1002 80 Abie 90@1 00
wl a box ret uy something wi : Blea | 1 00 Prussiate, yellow. @150 alum, powdered , l2@ 15
lere sO guaranteed. It j ! urned penny.” g with this Chamomile (Ger.) 9 @1 10 Prussiate, ted 6 noma 50 alum, powdered a 15
customer with co aa coe) We Jimmie Chamomile (Rom) BBO 60 Sulphate ..... oe @1 fo the
i confidence i Ll was quite willi BiSmu aces ass 17
cle, and th in the are | | e willing. Ente th, Subni-
, at hel B ing boldly sa. : CES Gu trate .
ward satisfyj ea a great deal to- “y y, he said: Acacia, 1st apm Alkanet Roots Hone da 4 10@4 16
. stying him. ae want a doughnut.” And, taki Ao ee 80g 65 Blood, powdered’ 200° & oc
Another ¢ it, he hastil eg , taking Acacia, 3rd ....) 55 Calamus 20@ 2 ,, ered 2... 10¢ :
ee a help to the cigar “Hy ae presented the penny prec ae ao i Blecampane, "pwa. ne a Cantharades po 2 a -
ss 1s the wit pee eT ere,’ sai a se cacia, oa as J Gentian, powd. — o 20 Calome 00
atirictive cicar eae display, An has a hole aie clerk, “this penny Aloes ipeen Pony a - Gee 4A 45@ 50 Popa ee 1 95@2 00
dow will m usplay in your win- & a Aloes (Cape Pow) 20 gowdered ...... 20@ 25 Carmine ..,,.._ 30@ 35
materially incre: So has th ae loes (Soc. Po 35 Ginger, Jamai : 25 eG ea. 6 50c
7 eteee your | Pome en announced pases on et 0 1 i0 Ginger, Jamaica, “=? a Buds ... ee “
, antly holding it safoetida, P. red ...... 30G oves , .
Q up. P » Powd. Goldens ae @ 35 Ch: Sittteeees ;
8 p ue sees. L 15@t 25 ee te pow. 6 50@7 00 Gault Prepared - 2 36
S. P. Powd a yecac, powd. ..3 25@3 5 lalk Prec W &%
Camphor™ wd. 1 30@1 69 icorice ...... “oo c@e 00 Chiorofor Cipitated iq iy
oa. wehpeees fag, & rt pe powd. . 8 oo Glued garaia ara ie
Suaiac, powdered @ 56 ‘ris, powder s oom 3O | Cocay 2 WU@2 2
Eisiac, powdered 55@ 60 RPK povceed fae Cocoa Bute’ '* © es $0
e Taina pusntat aos: 70@ 75 Rhubarb . 204 25 Cures utter .... 60@ 7
oun Bme jndarod” WG 1 RMIOEE owas GEO Sevptren ule Ig
Myrrh, powdercd @ 49 Rosinweed, ; 25° Co eee fe 6, ;
alns i daeapania ida Com a *4e ;
Opium, powd. 7 75@14 00g 8tound ........ "55@ 6 Corrosive Sabie + 4@ 10
Opium, gran. 4 75@15 Ov Sarsaparilla Mexican 0 Cream Parnac 1 85@1 90
Shellac an. 14 75@15 09 « Sround ....... 25 Cuttlebone ar .... Bo@ 60
oda F ° Shellac, Biacisd BY 3% Sulla, Gowdered sg i Dexitine Se a
ountain Tract 1 ils bouaiied Hg gb Rina aie a? &
: tragacanthpowdes oa erian, powd. 70@ 75 jancty powderea <4
K ur : er 2 25 ee alts, bbls.
quipment pentine ...... 10@ 16 1 Seeds mn Salts, less 16 3%
Nise .... 9 a tcccccces Lk 96
PaGs co. a... _ 20 o- Ergot d @1 50
Lea Anise, _ 2 gol, powdered 2 70@;
I . Buchu ., ves Bird, 1Powaered @ 2% cone wie o 3 00
ncluding Carbonators, Shak Buchu, powdered 1 15@1 s5 Canary 00000000. @ formaldehyde ‘ib: 15@ >
’ akers, Mixers, Gl enue, balk 67a Caraway beelel) sag) Glassware, full ‘¢. 1 00@1 10
’ assware Sage, %s loose |. @ 7 Cardamon .... 30 Gl e, full cages x0%
S . Sage, -- 722@ 78 Celer etgeees 1 80@2 00 g assware, le
poons, Sanitary Cups, Et eon :. BB@ 60 Cusande 50)... 34@ 49 Glauber Salts bbL bs.
. e- Senna, win "°° ae 60 a eae ° is ain. Salts less 2 1
enna, T Se eee 50 Fennell eo peeenace 5 sue, brown ...., :
Uva ta How. ((@ 65 Wlax ............ ua 0 Ere brown grd. 2 s
lables— e seeee 18@ 20 Flax, ground ... BO i Gia’ white ...... 16@ 26
airs a Olls Pomuereek, pow. 42 - Ghee grd. ing 20
monds, Bitter I Do seeeeeee ee 8@ 1: a 56@ 70
true i one a 40 3 ia CCC ee Se
WwW Ab aes 15 00@15 25 Mustard, @ 50 [ secs ae
: e are also headquarters for fruits, syr artifelal see. fae Mustard, fa ks Loding rin 8 GS on
xtracts, root beer, coca col » Syrups, flavors, Imouds, Sweet, oe 29 0 bead Reetiie’ 8 18Q6 94
manded by the reel bl cola, and everything de- Almouds, ° Sweet 25@1 50 Rape” 100@1 25 & —— 4 cogs 25
li pu ic in thi ; imitation . Ss Dee cece ce 0@ 1 tice. oan eee, 5 90
° is lin Amb weeeee 65@ 75 Sabadilla ...... 5 Me wdered 95@1
fully equipped than ever before t e. We are more Amber, Tectined 2 s0g2 4 aie, paw, “6 4 Secwpine 0 4 we 23
e nise .. 5 <x OWED 2.2440. Nu ae 0G6 5
summer season and we solicit not : a you for the Bergamont - 2. atone Worm American 7@ 10 Nux vince ca “a 25
a not on ajeput a 5 20 evant .. 150@1 76 Pepper, bl - @ 2
Inquiries in y your orders, but ea. Tee ba co Oe eS
regard to th , OU. C succes 2 96Q@8 epper, white a
€ i astor ... @2 50 Tinct Biteh Buseiaac @ 40
Eri 0 the dicpesicer el hey that we can Cedar Leaf’... 15201 0) Aconite ures i Biteh, | Burgundy “9 18
: ella ...., a Bi ties = aun 6 oss 5
s of summer drinks. Cloves 1.1. 1g BOL Arnica 8821 g ge Rochelle Salts "426 82
Ge Bt D Mateuda Be Rica ge |
5 sees. 6 elladonna ..... Salt Peter ....... 35¢ 2
Gan Seed ... 1 oe a Ponsots . ad ¢ 85 Seidiita eas’ ae 40
wee i cesses Soap, 5
Gupbebs 101.01. 4 2564 3b Benzoin Compo’ — G1 90 Soap, Mott castlio izq 25
Hazelti Sipe cons ARM Costas" Qt eae, cemle 20 1
: Eucalyptus .... 1 00@1 25 Gardamon ".....; © te wha a. O84
azeltine & Perkins Drug Co Hemlock, pute’... a ap Garammon Goi 1 gS let, (yer var
Whol ’ Juniper Wood ..1 50@1 7) Ginchoua “7: B. 200 Soda'Ash .-...."4u@ to
° | extra’... 1). nchona ....... Sodan Bicaphanat,
olesale Druggists Grand Rapi : fant Mace .77077-28@4 9 Colchicum *:°°2-7 gu a i-.. ae S
an Rapids Michi Lavender Flow. 5 95 Cubebs oo 75 Spirits Camphor %@ 5
’ igan Lavender, Garhi en ae Digtealte 2.21 Qi 2 Sulphur oc. wn
mon ..... e cee ees g roll... , 5
Linseed, bolied, bb O74 ae os 6 Sulphur Subl. 8 1-10@ 6
Linseed, bld. less oe ” Geum .......... 95 Tartar Emetic __- 16@ 20
Linseed, r @ 84 Guata Daa 105 Turp ele «-.4 @. 80
Li ? aw, bbl. 13 c, Ammon pentine Ven 22
inseed, raw less 78 Iodine ... 80 Vanilla Ex ; 5@2 50
@ 8 casas, GG Wass Hal eee
, @8 0% = Zinc ape s++- 65@1 00
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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
liable to change at any time,

at market prices at date of purchase.

time of going to press. Prices. however, are
and country merchants will have their orders filled

 

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Grain Bags
Currants

Prunes

Flour

Karo Syrup
Whole Cod

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Index to Markets
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B ;
Baked Beans .........
Bath Brick ...........
INE |e. ,
Breakfast Food ......
RNOOMNS 2.2 ele
eeruenes..............
Butter Color .........

Da a pe hd pd feed pe

c
Mandies ......-.6-sses
Canned Goods .......
Carbon Olis ..........
(ees ..........5....
(oneese oso. eck
Chewing Gum ........
nicory ..:.-...-55.--
(Choeolate ............-
Clothes Lines ........
ocea .. 3... ....
Cpcoamit .............
MOONS occ eee
Confections ......2..0
Cracked Wheat .......
Crackers .......:.... 5,
Cream Tartar ........

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D2 Dd Ol im 09 09 09 09 09 OS CO DODO ND BS et

D
Driee Fruits ......... 6

2a ai
Farinaceous Goods .... 6
Fishing Tackle ...... 6
Flavoring Extracts .. 7
Flour and Feed ...... 7
Prolt Jars «........... 7

MARIS ooo eee ee 7
Hides and Pelts ...... 8
Horse Radish ........

!
kce Cream ..........-. 8

eely ..;..5. 6.65.6...
Jelly Glasses ........ .

Moecaront .........1... 8
Mapleine .........:... 8
Meats, Canned ....... 9
Mince Meat ........... 8
MIGIASSPS .............. 8
PAUBiANMA .......-...-.. 8

P
Petroleum Products .. 8
lok ee on 8
EaPPS 8. kk 8
Playing Cards ........ 8
Poresh ...... eo 8
Trovisions ............ 8

R
SAPD ke... 9
Rolled Oats ......... 9

Ss
Salad Dressing ..... 9
elerAtB ............. 9
Mel Bota .3.. 6c... 9
Mt ee 9
Set Fish |... 65.02 .. 9
NepUs 6. 10
Shoe Blacking ....... 10
Sn 2.2.0.0 es...

. 10
Tobacco ....... 11, 12, A

Ww
WAIN oe. 13
Woodenware ......... 18
Wrapping Paper ...., 14

Y
Zenst Cake .........,, Sf

 

AMMONIA
12 oz. ovals, 2 doz. box 1 60

AXLE GREASE
Frazer’s

1tb. wood boxes, 4 doz.
1b. tin boxes, 3 doz.
3%tb. tin boxes, 2 dz.
10%. pails, per doz.
15Ib. pails, per doz.
25Ib. pails, per doz. ..1

BAKED BEANS

 

 

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No. 2, per doz. ..°95@1 40
No. 3, per doz. .. 1 35@1 75

BATH BRICK
English 2. 95

BLUING
Jennings’
Condensed Pearl Bluing
Small, 3 doz. box .... 1 95
Large, 2 doz. box seen 2 a0
Folger’s
Summer Sky, 3 dz. cs. 1 40
Summer Sky 10 dz bb] 4 50

BREAKFAST FOODS
Apetizo, Biscuits .... 3 00
Bear Food, Pettijohns
Cracked Wheat 24-2
Cream of Rye, 24-2 ,,
Quaker Puffed Rice ..
Quaker Puffed Wheat
Quaker Brkfst Biscuit
Quaker Corn Flakes .

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ht pt OO OOD DO
bo
o

Washington Crisps . 85
Wheatena ........... 4 50
Evapor’ed Sugar Corn 90
Grape Nuts ........ 2 70
Sugar Corn Flakes .. 2 50
Hoiland Rusk 3 20

Krinkle Corn Flakes 1 75
Mapl-Flake, Whole
Wymeat ooo. 3 60
Minn. Wheat Cereal 3 75
Ralston Wheat Food
Large 18s ......., - ad
Ralston Wht Food 18s 1 45
Ross’s Whole Wheat
Biscuit 2 80

Saxon Wheat Food .. 2 80
Shred Wheat Biscuit 3 60
Triscuit, 18 .. (2... 1 80
Pillsbury’s Best Cer’] 1 35
Post Toasties, T-2 .. 2 60
Post Toasties, T-3 .. 2 70
Post Tavern Porridge 2 80

BROOMS
Fancy Parlor, 25 Ib. 4 75
Parlor, 5 String, 25 Ib. 4 50
Standard Parlor, 23 Ib. 4 00
Common, 23 Ib. ..... 3 75
Special, 28 ib. ...... 3 25
Warehouse, 23 Ib. .... 4 75
Common, Whisk .... 1 10
Fancy, Whisk ....... 1 40

BRUSHES

Scrub

Solid Back, 8 in. .... 75
Solid Back, 11 in .... 95
Pointed Ends ........ 85

BUTTER COLOR
Dandelion, 25¢ size .. 2 00

CANDLES
Paraffine, 6s .........
Paraffine, 12s ........ 7%
Wietking <.........,. 20

CANNED GOODS
Apples
3 lb. Standards .. @ 90
No. 40 oe

Blackberries

bees coe ce 0@1 90
Standard No. 10 @5 25
Beans
Baked poe @1 30

beeoeee 95
Red Kidney ..... 90@ 95
Sirine ......., 1 00@1 75
WAX .....35 Soe:
Blueberries
n earescecssce 180
Np. 40 ..;::....;..... 8 50

2

Clams
Little Neck, 1 Ib. see. 2 2b
Clam Bouillon

 

Burnham’s % toes 2 ep
Burnham's pts. ...... 3 75
Burnham's qts. ...... 7 50
Corn
Wa 85@ 90
Gepd 2... 3. 1 00@1 10
Mancy 3... @1 30
French Peas
Monbadon (Natural)
- per doz: ....-..) 75
Gooseberries
No. 2, Mair 0. 35
No. 2, Fancy ........ 2 50
Hominy
Standard ..... 7... 85
Lobster
mab Te. 55
M6 0De gc 2 60
Picnic Plat .....4.... 3 10
Mackerel
Mustard, 1 Ib. ....... 1 80
Mustard, 2 Ib. ....... 2 80
Soused, 1% Ib. ..... - 1 60
Soused, 2 Ib. 2 75
Tomato, 1 Ib. .. - 1 50
Tomato, 2 Ib. 2 80
Mushrooms
Buttons, %s ....... @25
Buttons, 18 .........- @40
Hotels, is .........: @34
Oysters
Cove, 1 ib; ...... @ 175
Ove, 2 1b... .. @1 40
Piums
Plumes oo, 90@1 35

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

Peas
Marrowfat ...... 90@1 00
Early June .... 1 10@1 25
Early June siftd 1 45@1 55
Peaches
Bie... 1 00@1 25
No. 10 size can pie @3 25
Pineapple
Grated ........ 1 75@2 10
Bliced .......... 95@2 60
Pumpkin
Main aoe 80
Good ........ eos : 90
mew oo: 1 00
No: 10 2. 2 40
Raspberries
Standard ........
Salmon

Warrens, 1 Ib. Tall .. 2 30
Warrens, 1 Ib. Flat .. 2 45

Red Alaska .... 1 85@1 95
Med. Red Alaska 1 40@1 45
Pink Alaska ...... @1 20
Sardines
Domestic, \%s ....... 3 15

Domestic, % Mustard 3 15
Domestic, % Mustard 3 25

French, 4s ......... 7@14
French, %s ....... 13@23
Sauer Kraut
No. 8, cans .......... 80
No, 10, cans’ ......... 2 30
Shrimps
Dunbar, 1s doz. ...... 1 30
Dunbar, 1%s doz. .... 2 60
Succotash
Meir fo 4 @90
Geod .... 65.3 5..5. @1 20
Pancy ......... *1 25@1 40
Strawberries
Standard ........... 95
MONCY 22... 8.25... 2 25
Tomatoes
GOCR 52.66...
Haney 6.0 ae

No. 10

 

%s, 4 doz. in case ... 2 60
¥s, 4 doz. in case ... 3 60

1s, 4 doz. in case .... 5 60
CATSUP
Snider’s pints ...... 2 35
Snider’s % pints ..... 1 35
CHEESE
Acme ..:.... bees @17
Carson City .... @17
Brick 2.3.6... 18
eigen .......... 15
Limburger ...... @19
Pineapple ...... 40@60
TOGAM: ... 2.00.55 @85
Sap Sago ....... @

30
wiss, Domestic @20

3 _——

CHEWING GUM
Adams Black Jack .... 62

Adams Sappota ...... 65
Beeman’s Pepsin .... - 62
Beechnut | 6.) 3. |. 62
Chicleta, 0

1 33
Colgan Violet Chips .. 65
Colgan Mint Chips .... 65

Dentyne ......... beets. 62
Doublemint ........... - 64
Flag Spruce .......... 59
Heshey Gum .......... 48
Juicy Hut: 64
Red Robin .60 0/3)... : 62
Sterling Gum Pep. ... 62
Sterling 7-Point ....... 62

Spearmint, Wrigleys .. 64
Spearmint, 5 box jars 3 20
Spearmint, 6 box jars 3 85

 

Trunk Spruce ......... 59
Yucatan a. be
MONO eee 64
Smith Bros. Gum ...... 62
CHOCOLATE
Walter Baker & Co.
German’s Sweet ....... 24
eremium =... 35
(Caraeas (28) 28
Walter M. Lowney Co.
Premium, 14s ) 0.) 0, . 35
Premium, %s ...... 35

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. 80 Braided Cotton
No. 50 Sash Cord _..

NNN rH
cs
ol

No. 60 Sash Cord .... 75
No. 60 Jute 207. 90
No! 72 Jute 9.062): 1 10
No: 60 Sisal (005: 1 00

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

COCOA
Bakers 2600. 39
Cleveland | ooo 622s 41
Colonial, %s ........., 35
Colonial, %s ...... 33
OORS) 42
Hershey's, Ks ......... 32
Hershey’s, %s ......,... 30
Maylene 36
luowney, %s ..........., 38
Lowney, 4s .......... 37
Lowney, %s .......... 37

Lowney, 5 Ib. cans soe Ot
Van Houten, %s ..
Van Houten, Xs ..
Van Houten, Ys ..
Van Houten, 1s ..

   
  

 

- 65
Wan-Eta ....... 36
Webb ........, ; oo
Wilber, \%s . ac a8
Wilber, 6 2.000035: 32
COCOANUT
Dunham's per lb.
4s, 5 Ib. case ........ 30
448, 5 Ib. case ........., 29
448, 15 Ib. case. ........ 29
46s, 15 Ib. case ........ 28
as, 15 1b, case .......:! 27
%s & ¥%s, 15 lb. case .. 28
Scalloped Gems ........ 10
4s & Ys pails ........ 16
Bulk, pails ....... - 16
Bulk, barrels ... o. 26
Baker’s Brazil Shredded

70 5c pkgs., per case 2 60
36 10c pkgs., per case 2 60
16 10c and 33 5c pkgs.,
per Case ........... 2 60
Bakers Canned, doz. .. 90

 

  

Common ............ 19
Bae ee ee 19%
Cheice 200... 20
MANCY os 21
Peaberry
Common
ae
Choice ......
Fancy ....
Peaberry
Maracaibo
ee 24
Cholee 2500) 25
: Mexican
Choice oe 25
Maney oo. 26
Guatemala
ANP 25
Maney oo ee 28
Java
Private Growth . 26@30
Mandling .......... 31@35
AUKOla oo 30@32
Mocha
Short Bean ......., 25@27
Long Bean . -. 24@25
H. L. O. G. ........ 26@28
Bogota
WAI oo cee oo. ee
Haney. 3.8, oo

26
Exchange Market, Steady
Spot Market, Strong
Package
New York Basis
Arbuckle ........... 19 00

eS

McLaughlin’s XXXX

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

Extracts

Holland. % gro. bxs. 95
Felix, 4% gross ...... 1 15
Hummel’s foil, % gro. 85
Hummel’s tin, % gro. 1 43

CONFECTIONERY
Stick Candy Pails
Horehound .......... 11
Ptangand 20.0 8, 11
Standard, small ..... 12
Dwist, small ........ 12
Cases
SUMP so 11%
Jumbo, small ......,, 12
Big Stick 11%

Boston Sugar Stick ’!, 15
Mixed Candy

Pails
Broken 1.650... 11
Cue Loat | 12
Hrench Cream (2.2) | 12
Hamey 220) 0 14
(SeOcers 8
Kindergarten ........ 12
Deader |) 11

Monareh 2600 11%
Novelty. 5.0. i 12
Paris Creams ........ 13
Premio Creams ...... 17
OVAL 10

epecial oe 10%
Valley Creams ...... 15
Oe 8

Specialties
Pails

Auto Kisses (baskets) 13
Bonnie Butter Bites .. 17
Butter Cream Corn .. 15
Caramel Bon Bons .. 15

Caramel Dice ........ 13
Caramel Croquettes .. 14
Cocoanut Waffles .... 14
Coffy Doffy, 15
National Mints 7 1b tin 20
Empire Fudge .....,
Fudge, Walnut ...... 16
Fudge, Filbert

Soe as 15
Fudge, Choco. Peanut 14
Fudge. Honey Moon .. 15
Fudge. White Center 15
Fudge, Cherry ...... 15
Fudge. Cocoanut .... 15
Honeysuckle Candy .. 16
Iced Maroons ....... 15
Iced Gems ........... 15
Iced Orange Jellies .. 13
Italian Bon Bons .... 13

Jelly Mello .......... 13
AA Licorice Drops

5 Ib. box: 2.005.) ; 1 25
Lozenges, Pep ...... 14
Lozenges. Pink ...... 14
Manchus oe 4

Molasses Kisses, 10
1D. DOX fy
Nut Butter Puffs .... 14
Star Patties. Asst .. 14

Chocolates Pails
Assorted Choc. ...... 16
Amazon Caramels .. 16
Champion ........... 15
Choc. Chips, Eureka 20
Climax) 15
Eclipse, Assorted .... 15
Ideal Chocolates .... 15
Klondike Chocolates 20

 

Nabops 20
Nibble Sticks ......,. 25
Nut Wafers ......... 20
Ocoro Choe Caramels 18
Peanut Clusters ..... 23
Quintette 15
Regina 14

Star Chocolates 1.” 15
Superior Choc. (ight) 18
Pop Corn Goods
Without prizes.

Cracker Jack with

COUDON oo... 3 25
Oh My 100s ........, 3 50
Cracker Jack, with Prize
Hurrah, Soe. e. 3 50
Hurrah, 50s ......... 1 75
Hurrah,

OAS) | co, 85
Balloon Corn, 50s ....1 75
Cough Drops

Oxes

Putnam Menthol .... 1 00

Smith Bros. ......... 1 25
NUTS—Whole

bs.

Almonds, Tarragona 20
Almonds, California
soft shell Drake .. 18
Brazils (22.7... . - 14@16
Hilberts 26250. .: 14
Cal. No. 15S. S. .. @18
Walnuts, Naples 164%4@17
Walnuts, Grenoble
Table nuts, fancy 13@14
Pecans, Large ....
Pecans, Ex. Large
Shelled
No. 1 Spanish Shelled
Peanuts ...... 7%@ 8
Ex. Lg. Va. Shelled
Peanuts ...., 114%@12
Pecan Halves ....  @55
Walnut Halves .. @38
Filbert Meats .... @38
Almonds ......... @45
Jordon Almonds ...

@14
@16

 

July 19, 1918

5

 

Peanuts
Fancy H P guns
AW 3... 6@ 6
Roasted ...... 7 6 os
i P. Jumbo,

MW 2c c ete, 8 9
Roasted ....., one
CRACKERS
National Biscuit Company
Brands

In-er-Seal Trade Mark
Package Goods
Per doz.
Baronet Biscuit 1 oO
Flake Wafers ....."! 1
Cameo Biscuit (:.7" 1 50
Cheese Sandwich ||.” 1 00
Chocolate Wafers ... 1 00
Fig Newton ........ 1 00
Five O’Clock Tea Bet 1 00
Ginger Snaps NBC -- 100
Graham Crackers eoee 1 00

Lemon Snaps .... | 50
M. M. Dainties ./. 1 00
Oysterettes ....,.00) 50
Pretzeenos ........ 0" 50
Royal Toast ......"" 1 00

Social Tea Biscuit 1
Saltine Biscuit .,,.. 1
Saratoga Flakes aoe 1 BO
Soda Crackers, NEC .1
Soda Crackers Prem. 1 00

Mokens 0 1 00
Uneeda Biscuit |/..). 50
Uneeda Jinjer Wayfer 1 00
Vanilla Wafers 1 00

Water Thin Biscuit ..1 99
Zu Zu Ginger Snaps 50

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

Soda Crackers NBC 250

Bulk Goods
Cans and boxes
Animals .........,.., 12
Atlantics, ASStd | 15
Avena Fruit Cakes .. 14
Bonnie Doon Cookies 11
Bonnie Lassies 21

aie elec 1
Bo Peeps. S. or M. + 9
Bouquet Wafers eens 20
Canto Cakes .......7" 16
Cameo Biscuit 2 )..., 25
Cecelia Biscuit (11 1°"
Cheese Tid Bits seus 20
Chocolate Bar (Cans) - 20
Chocolate Puff Cake 20
Choc. Honey Fingers 18

Circle Cookies ..,... 14
Cracknels eesesececs. 20
Cocoanut Taffy Bar .. 15
Cocoanut Drops ...., 13

Cocoanut Macaroons 22
Cocoanut Molas, Bar 16
Cocont Honey Fingers 14
Cocont Honey Jumbles 14

Coffee Cakes Iced a 4
Crumpets) 2.10 ||| 14
Crystal Jumbles | 1.’ 12

Dinner Pail Mixed oe dg
Extra Wine Biscuit .. 12
Family Cookies .,.... 12
Fandango Fingers coe 14
Fig Cakes Asstd scan 14
Fireside Peanut Jumb 12
Fluted Cocoanut Bar 14

Frosted Creams ...... 12
Frosted Raisin Das. 2.12
Fruited Ovals ....... 9
Fruited. Ovals. Iced .. 10
Full Moon ......,... 11
Ginger Drops ........ 15

Ginger Gems Plain .. 11
Ginger Gems Iced sae le
Graham Crackers .... 10
Ginger Snaps Family 11
Ginger Snaps Round 10
Hippodrome Bar .... 14
Honey Fingers Ass’t 14
Honey Jumbles, Asstd 14
Household Cooks. Iced 12
Humpty Dumpty, S
& M

eee ee 9
daaperials i. .3.5..) 3. 11
Jubilee Mixed 12

«Kaiser Jumbles Iced ..14
Lady Fingers Sponge 30
Leap Year Jumbles .. 20
Lemon Biscuit Square 11

Lemon Cakes ........ 11
Lemon Wafers ...... 18
Hemona  .) 0.6!) 11
Lorna Doon ..... «o- 18
Mace Cakes 11

Macaroon Jumbles .. 22
Mary Ann ....... os
Marshmallow Pecans 2
Mol. Frt. Cookie. Iced 12%
NBC Honey Cakes .. 14
Oatmeal Crackers .... 10

Orange Gems ....... 11
Penny Assorted ...... 12
Picnic Mixed ........ 15
Pineapple Cakes .... 17
Pineapple Rolls ..... 20
Priscilla Cake ....... 9
Raisin Cookies ...... 12%
Raisin Gems ........ 14
Royal Lunch ........
Reveres Asstd. ...... 17
Rittenhouse Biscuit .. 16
See Saw. S. or M... 9
Snaparoons ..........
Spiced Cookie ........ 1

1
Spiced Jumbles. Iced 18

 

 

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

Seater nenl aremenacra ane

 

Sugar Fingers Sictarees 13
Sugar Crimp ........ 11
Vanilla Wafers ...... 20

Butter
Boxes
N BC, Square .....; 7%
N 6 ¢€, Round ..:..: 7%

Soda
N B C Soda Crackers 7%
Premium Sodas ...... 8
Saratoga Flakes .... 13
Oyster
Dandy, Oysters ..... 71%
N B C Oysters Square 1%
Shell 8

Specialties

Adora ...... Beets. 1 00
Nabisco (10 cent tins) 1 00
Nabisco (No. 204 Tin) 1 75
Festino (No. 202 Tin) 1 50
Festino (25c tins) 2 50
Lorna Doone ........ 1 00
ANOIA ic 1 00

Minerva Fruit Cake 3 00

Above quotations of Na-
tional Biscuit Co., subject
to change without notice.

CREAM TARTAR

Barrels or Drums ...... 50
Square Cans, 03)... | 54
Boxes (0) 51
Fancy Caddies ........ 59
DRIED FRUITS
Apples

Evapor’ed Choice blk @7%
Evapor’ed Fancy blk @8%

Apricots
California... ..3...., 11@13
Itron
Corsican: .300.0 2... 7
Currants
Imported, 1 lb. pkg. 15
Imported, bulk ..... 14%
Peaches

Muirs—Choice, 25lb. 6
Muirs—Fancy, 25lb. .. 7%
Fancy, Peeled, 25lb. .. 12

Peel

Lemon, American .... 13%
Orange, American .... 13%
Raisins
Cluster, 20 cartons 2 25

Loose Muscatels, 4 Cr. 71%

Loose Muscatels. 3 Cr. 7%
L. M. Seeded, 1 Ib. 8% @9
California Prunes
90-100 25 lb, boxes ..@ 6%
80- 90 25 Ib. hoxes ..@ &#%
70- 80 25 lb. boxes ..@ 7%
60- 70 25 Ib. boxes ..@ 8

50- 60 25 Ib: boxes ..@ 9
40- 50 25 lb. boxes ..@19

EVAPORATED MILK
Red Band Brand

0
5 case lots, 5c less; 10
ease lots, 10c less.

FARINACEOUS GOODS
Beans

California Limas 8

Med. Hand Picked .. 7 50
Brown Holland

Farina

25 1 lb. packages .... 1 60

Bulk, per 100 lb. 4 00
Original Holland Risk

Packed 12 rolls to container

8 containers (40) rolls 3 20
Hominy :

Pearl, 100 Ib. sack 2 50
Maccaroni and Vermicelli

Domestic, 10 Ib. box .. 40

Imported, 25 lb. box . 3 50
Pearl Barley
Chester ..........:... 3 40
Portage 1... sco. Ald

Peas ‘
Green Wisconsin bu. 3 25
Split Woes ssc 614
Sago
Hast India ...).......- 8%
German, sacks ....... 9
German, broken pkg.
Tapioca

Flake, 100 Ib. sacks .. 8%
Pearl, 100 lb. sacks .. 8%
Pearl, 36 pkgs. 2
Minute, 10 oz., 3 doz.

1% to 2 in.

ag too im ks. oe 11
Coins ol che... 15
3 in. 20

Cotton Lines

 

20
COSINE oo is aie a tices 0/018 26
TEABMO uw kc ce oe 34

Poles
Bamboo, 14 ft., per doz. 55
Bamboo, 16 ft., per doz. 60
Bamboo, 18 ft., per doz. 80

7

FLAVORING EXTRACTS
Jennings D C Brand
Pure Vanilla
No. 1, % oz.
INO: 2, 14 67,
No. 4, 2% oz.
No. 3, 2%
2,07. Blat 1

Terpeneless
Pure Lemon
No. 1, % oz. Panel

   

oe
oz. Taper 2 00
: 2 00

-- 5

No. 2, 1% oz. Panel 1 13
No. 4, 2% oz. Panel 2 00
No. 3, 2% oz, Taper 1 75
2.07, Wat 0 ene 1 75
i FLOUR AND FEED

Grand Rapids Grain &

Milling Co.
__ Winter Wheat

Eurity Patent 1.00) 6 00
Fancy Spring ...., aos 6 40

Wizard Graham .... 5 80

Wizard, Gran. Meal 4 80
Wizard Buckw’t cwt. 3 50
RVC ee ee eine 6 00

Valley City Millin Co.
Laly Wihite |) eee a D
Light Loaf

plese: sic iO)

Graham oc). cece 2 0
Granena Health ..,., - 2 80
Gran. Meal ..... weces 2 30
Bolted Meal |.) 06500) 2 20
i Molst Milling Co.
Voigt's Crescent ..., 6 2
Voigtis Royal... 5 30
Voigt’s Flouroigt .... § 20
Vouigts Hygieuie Gra-

NAM eo

New Perfection ......

i . 5 30
Watson-Higgins Milling Co.

‘ 3 20
Dip. fop Wlour |... 0: a 80

Golden Sheaf Flour .. 5 49
Kern’s Success Flour § 3
Marshall Best Flour .. 6 00
Kern’s Wisconsin Rye 5 35
Worden Grucer Co.
Quaker, paper ....... 5 80
Quaker, cloth .....°. 5 90

Kansas Hard Wheat
Voigt Milling Co.
Cala) Eily To 63s
Worden Grocer Co.

American Eagle, ss 6 45
American Eagle, 4s 6 3d
American Eagle, ys 6 25
Spring Wheat
Roy Baker
Mazeppa 2) 550.) 83. - 610
Golden Horn bakers 6 00
Wisconsin Rye ...... 5 40
Bohemian Rye ...... 5 7D
Judson Grocer Co.
Ceresota, %s ........ 7 20
Ceresota, Ws .....::; 7 10
Ceresota, 48 ........ 7 00
Voigt Milling Co.
Columbian .....:..... 6 3b
Werden Grocer Co.
Wingold, %s cloth .. 7 20
Wingold, %4s cloth 7 10
Wingold, %s cloth .. 6 80
Wingold, %s paper .. 7 00
Wingold, 4s paper .. 6 80
Meai
Bolted 0.55. .00505- 4 60
Golden Granulated .. 4 80
Wheat
Re@ foro. sc. S 5... 1 00
White co.cc. e. 97
Oats
Michigan carlots ...... 44
Less than carlots ..... 4b
Corn
Canlote soc. s 65. 85
Less than carlots .... 88
Hay
Carlots, 20305. c 0. cca 20 00
Less than carlots .. 22 00
Feeo

Street Car Feed .... 34 00
No. 1 Corn & Oat Fd 34 00
Cracked Corn ....... 34 00
Coarse Corn Meal .. 34 00
FRUIT JARS
Mason, pts., per gro. 4 90
Mason, qts., per gro. 5
Mason, % gal. per gro. 7
Mason, can tops, gro. 2
ELATINE
Cox’s, 1 doz. large .. 1
Cox's, 1 doz. small ..
Knox’s Sparkling, doz. 1 25
Knox’s Sparkling, gr. 14
Knox’s Acidu’d doz. .. 1
Minute, 2 qts., doz. ..

Minute, 2 qts., 3 doz. 75
Nelson’s ddcrdcascoce 50
Oxford 75

Plymouth. Rock, Phos. 1 25
Plymouth Rock, Plain 90
GRAIN BAGS

Broad Gauge, 12 oz. .. 18
Climax, 14 O27 ........ 23
Stank Aut@ ogi 5s. 26
Herbs
Sage i. se wclue elses Saree -- 15
PEQDS  eee cee eases 15
haurel Leaves ......... 15
Senna Leaves .....-<..- 25
HIDES AND PELTS
Hides
Green, NO. Fo o0o0.... 16
Green, No.’ 2 ....... +, 10)
Gured; ‘No. 1 ....... 18
Cured, No: 2 ..5...;. 7
Calfskin, green, No. 1 20
Calfskin, green, No. 2 18%
Calfskin, cured, No. 1 22
Calfskin, cured, No. 2 20%
Pelts
Old Wool ...:... 60@1 25
Ibambs <;.... ---- 25@ 40
Shearlings ...... 15@ 35

8

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Tallow
Noo to @6
No. eels Sag scas @ 5
Wool
Unwashed, med. @32
Unwashed, Ine .. @27
HORSE RADISH
Ren dog. f2o5 52.
Jelly
51b. pails, per doz. .. 2 30

151b. pails, per pail .. 65
301b. pails, per pail ..1 15

: ICE CREAM
Piper Ice Cream Co. Brands
Bulk, Vanilla 2....7.) 60
Bulk, Fancy, any flavor 65
Brick, Plain ..........1 00
Brick, Wancy {0.051 ). -1 20
JELLY GLASSES
¥ pt. in bbls., per doz. 19
¥% pt. in bbls., per doz. 19
8 0z. capped in bbls.,
per doz.
MAPLEINE
2 oz. bottles, per doz. 3 00
1 oz. bottles, per doz. 1 75
1 60z. bottles, per dz. 18 0
16 oz. bottles, per dz. 18 00
82 oz. bottles, per dz. 30 00
MINCE MEAT
Per case .... :

MOLASSES
New Orleans
Fancy Open Kettle ... 45

Choice 35055 eo 38
Good ao 32
Stocks 2.5 ge 27
Half barrels 2c extra
Red Hen, No. 2% ....2 15
Red Hen, No. 5 ..... 2 00
Red Hen, No. 10 ..... 1 95
MUSTARD
46, 1b. 6, Ib. box 22... 0. 46
OLIVES

Bulk, 1 gal. kegs 1 10@1 20
Bulk, 2 gal. kegs 1 05@: 1p
Bulk, 5 gal. kegs 1 00@1 10
Stuffed, 5 oz.
Stuffed, 8 oz. ........ 1 25
Stuffed, 14 07. .)..:. 2 25
Pitted (not stuffed)
Meg

: 2 25
Manzanilla. 8 oz. . 90
uneh. 10 027.5...) ... © 35
Ibumeh: 16 oz 2... 25
Queen. Mammoth, 19

OZ lem n ccecs e. 4 25
Queen, Mammoth, 28

Oya A ee
Olive Chow, 2 doz. cs.

DOE G07... 800). 2 25
PEANUT BUTTER
Bel-Car-Mo Brand

. fibre pails .... 10
. fibre pails .... 10%
. tin) pails) 2.5... 11
23 oz. jars, 1 doz. .. 2 30
2 lb. tin pails. 1 doz. 3 00
(02. jars; 2 doz .... 1 80
oz: jars, 2 doz. :... 1 35
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Iron Barrels
Perfeetion ooo. 5. sleet Se
Red Crown Gasoline 19.

Gas Machine Gasoline 29.9
VM & P Naphtha .. 18.5
Capitol Cylinder ..... 33.9
Atlantic Red Engine ..19.9
Summer Black ...... 8.7
Polarine 6.2505 .5.36. 5. 32.9
PICKLES
Medium
Barrels, 1,200 count ..9 00
Half bbls., 600 count 5 0
5 gallon kegs ........ 2 20
Small
Barrels. ......:.. --- 10 50
Half barrels ......... 6 25
5 galion kegs .......; 2 50
Gherkins
Barrels ...... sch orete 14 00
Half (barrels: 2... 64... 6 75
5 gallon Kegs ........ @ 75
Sweet Small
Barrels is... . 3s 65 00
Balt barrels ........ 10 50
5 gallon kegs ....... «73 90
PIPES

Clay, No. 216, per box 2 00
Clay, T. D. full count 80
Cob

PLAYING CARDS
No. 90, Steamboat .... 175

No. 15, Rival assorted 1 25
No. 20, Rover, enam’d 1 50
No. 572, Special ...... 1 75
No. 98 Golf, Satin fin. 2 00
No. 808, Bicycle ...... 2 00
No. 632 Tourn’t whist 2 25
POTASH
Babbitt’s, 2 doz. .... 1 75
PROVISIONS
Barreled Pork
Clear Back 23 00@24 00

Snort Cut Cir 20 00@21 00
Bean. cco ccc.. 21 00@22 00
Brisket, Clear 24 00@25 00
i a eetie
Clear Family ...... 26 00
Dry Salt Meats
S P Bellies .... 14% @15
Lard

ar
Pure in tierces 14 @14%
Compound Lard 12%@13
80 lb. tubs ....advance %

60 lb. tubs ....advance %
50 lb. tubs ....advance 4
20 lb. pails ...advance %
10 lb. pails ...advance %
5 Ib. pails ...advance 1
3 Ib. pails ...advance 1

Smoked nee

Hams, 14-16 1 184%4@19
Hams, 16-18 Ib. 18 @18%
Hams, 18-20 tm. 17 @18

Ham, dried beef

sets .......... 29 @30
California Hams 13%@14
Finis Boiled

AMS ak . 19144@20
Boiled Hams .. 29 @29%
Minced Ham 13 @13%
Bacon ......... 19 @24

Sausages
Bologna ....... - 10%@11
RAVAR Gi 9144@10
Frankfort ...... 12 @12%
BORG od. 11 @12
Wert cic... aisle cieisicne
Tongue oe ay
Headcheese ......... 10
Beef
Boneless ..... 20 00@20 50
Rump, new .. 24 50@25 00
Pig’s Feet
4% bbs. ooh. ecdccece 2 OS
% bbis., 40 Ibs. ...... 2 10
$6 DOS oo. se te 25
DoE soot ce cael es 8 50
Tripe
Eeite 15) Ws os... 90
% bbis., 40 Ibs. ...... 1 60
% bbls., 80 Ibs. ...... 8 00
Casings
Hogs, per Ib. <....... 35

Beef, rounds, set ..
Beef, middles, set .. 60@70
Sheep 1 15@1 35
Uncolored Butterine
Solid Dairy .... 13%@17%
Country Rolls .. 15 @21

Canned Meats
Corned Beef, 2 Ib. .. 4 50
Corned Beef, 1 Ib. .. 2 40
Roast Beef, 2 lb..... 4 50
Roast Beef, 1 Ib. .... 2 50
Potted Meat, Ham

Flavor, 4s ..... Mee 0 48
Potted Meat, Ham

Hlavor,) 468) co 00002. 90
Deviled Meat, Ha

Miavor, Ws .2c...... 48
Deviled Meat, Ham

Mavor, Ws... 90
Potted Tongue, 4s .. 48
Potted Tongue, %s .. 90

RICE

HanGy osc. a.. ec. - 7 @T%
Japan Style ......5 @5%
Broken | ........ -- 834%@4

ROLLED OATS

Rolled Avenna, bbls. 5 90
Steel Cut, 100 lb. sks. 2 90
Monarch, bbls. ...... 5 50
Monarch, 90 Ib. sks. .. 2 60
Quaker, 18 Regular .. 1 45
Quaker, 20 Family .. 4 50

SALAD DRESSING
Columbia, % pint .... 2
Columbia. 1 pint ..... 4
Durkee’s, large, 1 doz. 4
Durkee’s, small, 2 doz. 5 25
Snider's, large, 1 doz. 2
Snider’s. small. 2 doz. 1

SALERATUS
Packed 60 fbs. in box.
Arm and Hammer .. 3
Wyandotte, 100 %s .. 3 00
SAL SODA

 

 

Granulated, bbls. .... 1 75
Granulated, 100 Ibs. cs. 1 85
Granulated, 36 pkgs. .. 1 75
SALT
Common Grades
100 3 tb. sacks ...... 2 60
70 4 Ib. sacks ...... 2 50
60 5 Ib. sacks ...... 2 50
28 10 Ib. sacks ..... . 2 35
56 Ib: sacks .......< 40
28 Ib. sacks ...... : 20
Warsaw
56 Ib: sacks)... 020... 26
28 lb. dairy in drill bags 20
Solar Rock
56 Ib. sacks: wc o5.. 04, . 26
Common
Granulated, Fine .... 1 15
Medium, Fine ....... 25
SALT FISH
Cod
Large, whole ...... @9
Small, whole ...... @ 8
Strips or bricks .. 9@13
Pollock: ........... °° @ 536
Smoked Salmon
Strips (22. c 0c...
Halibut
Strips... Wee esededae
Chums ccc sacecicle
Holland Herring
Standard, bbls. .... 18 50

Y. M. wh. hoop % bbls.

Standard, kegs ......

Y. M. wh. hoop Milchers
kegs

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Med. Fat Split, 200 Ibs 8 00
1 aborador Split 200 Ib 10 00
Norway 4 K, 200 Ibs. 16 50
Special, 8 lb. pails .. 70

  

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me fe Formosa, Medium .. 25@28
Mess, 10 lbs Formosa, Choice |. 32@35
Mess, 8 Ibs. Formosa, Fancy 50@60
No. 1, 100 lbs English Breakfast
No. 1, 40 Ibs. Congou, Medium .. 25@30
No: 1, 10 ibs. ........ Congou, Choice +++. 30@35
Lake Herring Congou, Fancy |!"! 4o@eo
100 Ibs. ss. ...eeeeeeee 09 Congou, Ex. Fancy 60@30
40 Ibs. wees esses, oe Ceylon
ibs. Cece eecessrecceses 54 Dr PD, a edium gs 28@30
: * wie eee ale 5 mC ekoe, Choice |. 30@35
Anise Secdecee vasa 1S mere ©. B. Vaney 40@50
Canary, Smyrna .... 8 TOBACCO
Caraway ..2....6-... 28 Fine Cut
Cardomon, Malabar 120 , Blot ......0.07 1 45
Celery (52.5. 8.2: 45 slo, 16 om |... | 3 84
Hemp, Russian ...... 6 mae ie. 11 00
Mixed Bird .......... 9 Dan Patch, 8 and 16 oz. 33
Mustard, white ...... 22 Dan Patch, 4 oz. .... 11 53
Poppy . 2.02012... 50.. 36 Dan Patch, 2 oz. |. °. 5 74
Hale 5... ............ 10 Fast Mail, 16 oz. /1!1 7 39
SHOE BLACKING Hiawatha, 16 oz. .""” 60
Handy Box, large 3 dz. 350 Hiawatha, 5¢ .7.//77"° 5 40
Handy Box. small 125 May Flower, 16 oz. 9 26
Bixby’s Royal Polish 85 No Eimit, Soz = 1 368
Miller’s Crown Polish 85 © Limit, 1¢ oz | | 3 72
SNUFF Ojibwa, 8 and 16 oz 40
Scotch, in bladders ... 37 Ojibwa, 10c ...... 11 10
Maccaboy, in jars .... 35 Ojibwa, 8 and 16 oz. 42
French Rapple in jars .. 43 Petoskey Chief, 7 oz, 5 00
SODA Petoskey Chief, 14 02, 4 00
Peach and Honey, 5c 5 76
BOR 88.5. fe Hed Hell, t6ua. ga
Kegs, English ..-.--- 4% Red Bell, 8 toil :7/77: 3 84
Wile faces giorling, L & D, be ..5 7
Allspice, Jamaica ..9@10 Gree Cane oe
Allspice, lg Garden @11 Sweet Cuba’ ite °°” * oS
Cloves, Zanzibar .. @24 Sweet Gana pou
Cassia, Canton 14@15 Sw uba, 1 Ib. tin 4 50
Cassia, 5c pke. dz. @35 9 gvcet Cuba, % Ib. foil 2 25
3inger, African @% sweer Burley, 5¢ LED 5 76
Singer, Cochin .... @14% gwoct Burley, 8 oz. |. 2 45
Maca Penang GG @90 are Burley, 16 oz. 4 90
Mixed, No. 1....... @17 aveet Mist, % gro. |. 5 76
Mixed, No. 2... GIG 9 pepe Slat, 3 oz... 11 10
Mixed, 5¢ pkes. dz. @45 = tigen att OC wees 5 76
Nramegs, 70-80 .... @35 Side ses eae 6 00
Nutmegs. 105-110 .. @30 tick fe a 2 40
Pepper, Black ...... @20 wicle Daniel. 1 ib. .. 64
Pepper, White 2g .-—«sUnele Daniel, 1 oz. ©. 5 93
Pepper, Cayenne @22 Plug
Paprika, Hungarian Am. Navy, 16 oz, 32
Pure Ground In Bulk Apple, 10 lb. b os 3S
Allspice, Jamal! @12 ; os
Ciaccs, Senitar | aaa Tae eo 7 ee 2
Cassia, Canton @26 Dine 1 Nat +. 4
Ginger, African .... @18 ao Ue
Mace, Penang @P00 Battle Ax oo: 29
Pee eee et Bracer, 6 and 12 Ib. |. 20
Sar ce --7-- Big Four, 6 and 16 Ib. 32
epper, White .... @32 Boot Jack, 2 Ib. ...... 90
Pepper, Cayenne .. @25 Boot Jack, per doz... 9¢
Paprika Hungarian @45 Bullion, 16 0z........” aga
STARCH Climax Golden Twins 49
Corn Climax, 14% oz |. 2. 44
Kingsford, 40 Ibs. .... 74, Climax, 7 oz ...... 0). | 47
Muzzy, 20 1lb. pkgs. .. 51%, Climax, 5c tins .... 7! 6 00
Kingsford Day’s Work, 7 & 14 Ib. 33
Silver Gloss, 40 1lb. .. 7% Creme de Menthe, Ib. 65
Muzzy, 40 1lb. pkgs. .. 5 Derby, 5 Ib. boxes 28
Gloss oS Brog 4 1b 66
Argo, 24 5e pkgs. .... 90 Four Roses, 10c ........ 90
Silver Gloss, 16 3lbs. .. 6% Gilt Edges, 2 Ib. |...) 50
Silver Gloss, 12 6lbs. ..8%44 Gold Rope, 6 and 12 Ib. 58
Muzzy Gold Rope, 4 and 8 Ib. 5g
48 ilb. packages ...... 5 G. O. P., 12 and 24 Ib. 40
16 3lb. packages ...... 1%, Granger Twist, 6 Ib. .. 46
12 6lb. packages ..... 6 G. T. W., 10 and 21 Ib. 36
S0Ib; boxes ........... 24% Horse Shoe, 6 and 12 Ib. 43
SYRUPS Honey Dip Twist, 5
Gorn and 101) 2 45
Barrel 02. 30 Jolly Tar, 5 and 8 Ib. 40
Half barrels: ..2.:..2.; 32 J. T., 5% and 11 Ib. .. 40
Blue Karo, No. 1%, Kentucky Navy, 12 Ib. 32
OF ce, 180 Keystone Twist, 6 lb. 45
Blue Karo, No. 2, 2 dz. 2 1» Kismet, 6 Ib. .......... 48
dO% 2 240 Maple Dip, 16 oz. ..... 32
Blue Karo, No. 2%, 2 Merry Widow. 12 lb. .. 39
Blue Karo, No. 5, 1 dz. 2 40 Nobby Spun Roll 6 & 3 58
tine Karo, No. 10, % Parrot, 12 Ib 2. 2 32
QOz 230 Patterson’s Nat. Leaf 98
Red Karo, No. 1%, 4 Peachey, 6, 12 & 24 Ib. 43
doz 2. Picnic Twist, 5 Ib. ... 45
Red Karo, No. 2, 2dz. 240 Piper Heidsieck, 4 & 7 Ib 69
Red Karo, No. 2% 2dz.2 99 Piner Heidsieck, per. dz. 96
Red Karo, No. 5, 1 dz. 2 80 Polo, 3 doz., per doz. 48
Red Karo, No. 10 % Med (@rosq) 0.220552. 30
dOR oo. 270 Scrapple. 2 and 4 doz. 48
Pure Cane Sherry Cobbler, 8 oz. 33
Wain coos cccccss es 16 Spear Head, 12 oz. ... 44
GOOG 2. ...5.5.506.266. 90 Spear Head, 14% oz... 44
Choice. ....5..... 2. ; 25 Spear Head, 7 oz. .... 47
Folger’s Grape Punch Sq. Deal, t, 14 & 28 Ib: 30
Quarts, doz. case .. 6 0@ Star, 6, 12 and 24 Ib. A3
TABLE SAUCES eres Navy, 7%, 15
aes and ge eke Gea, 3
Halford, pels ec awes 3 a Ten Penny, 6 and 12 lb. 35
Halford, small ...... “su Town Talk, 14 oz. .... 33
TEA Yankee Girl, 12 & 24 Ib. 32
Uncolored Japan
Me occ WO an ten ce en
2 3033 AO HO ee eee 5
Bee “UIs segas | Am. Union Scrap .... 5 a
Basket-fired Med’m 28030 Cotias, ‘34s 0700. Se
Basket-fired Choice 35@87 = Gigne ‘Scrap, 2 oz. .... 30
Basket-fired Fancy 88@45 Happy Thought, 2 0z. 30
No. 1 Nibs ........ 30@82 Honey Comb Scrap, 5c 5 76
Siftings, bulk ..... 9@10 = Honest Scrap, 5c .... 1 55
Siftings, 1 Tt. pkgs. 12@14 = ail Pouch, 4 doz. 5e 2 00
Gunpowder Old Songs, 5c ....... 5 76
Moyune, Medium .. 28@88 Old Times, % gro. .. 5 50
Moyune, Choice .. 35@4@ Polar Bear, 5c, % gro. 5 76
Moyune, Fancy .... 50@60 Red Band, 5c, 4% gro. 6 00
Ping Suey, Medium 25@30 Red Man Scrap, 5c .. 1 42
Ping Suey, Choice 85@40 Scrapple, 5c pkgs. -- 48
Ping Suey, Fancy .. 45@50 Sure Shot, 5c, % gro. 5 76
Young Hyson Yankee Girl Scrap 20z 5 74
Choice ............. 28@30 Pan Handle Scrp Yer 6 00
Fancy ...........+. 45@56 Peachey Scrap, 5c .... 5 76

 

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All Leaf, 2% & 7 os. 30
BB, 3% ee 56 5c oG. -- 6 00
BB, , oo C3 . 12 00
Be, WA On .......... 24 00
Matger, 8 om ........ 5 04
Badger, 7 Ox. ........ 11 62
Banner, 5C ..0...000. 5 76
Banner, 20c .......... 1 60
Banner, 40c .......... 3 20
Belwood, Mixture, 10c 94
Big Chief, 2% oz. .. 6 00
Big Chief, 16 oz sik 30
Bull Durham, ic .... 5 85
Bull Durham, 10c .. 11 52
Bull Durham, l5dc .. 17 28
Bull Durham, 8 oz. .. 3 60
Bull Durham, 16 oz. .. 6 W2
Buck Horn, dc ...... 5 76
Buck Horn, 10c .... 11 52
Briar Pipe, 5c ...... 5 76
sriar Pipe, 10c .... 11 52
Black Swan, bc .... 57
Black Swan, 14 oz. .. 3 60
Bob White, 5c ...... 6
Carnival, Sc ........ 5 7
Yarnival, % oz. ......
Carnival, 16 oz. .... 4
Cigar Clip’g, Johnso 30
Cigar Clip’g, Seymour 30
Identity, 3 and 16 oz. :
arby Cigar Cuttings 4 50
Eee oental Cubes, 10c 90
Corn Cake, 14 oz. .... 2 54
Corn Cake, 7 oz. .... 1 45
Corn Cake, 5c ....... 5 76
Cream, 50c pails ..... 4 70
Cuban Star, 5c foil .. 5 76
Cuban Star, 16 oz. pls 5 72
ms, 10C .....-.--. 10 :
Dills Best, 1% oz. a> i9
Dills Best, 3% oz. 77
Dills Best, 16 oz .... 738
Dixie Kid, Ge ........ 48
Duke’s Mixture, 5c .. 5 76
Duke’s Mixture, 10c ..11 52
Duke’s Cameo, bc .... 5 76
Pram; OG <.--....0... 5 76
FE. F. A., 4 02 - 5 04
F. F. A., 7 oz -11 52
Fashion 5c - 6 00
Fashion, 16 oz. - 5 28
Five Bros., 5c ... 5 76
Five Bros., 10c .....10 53
Five cent cut Phg .. 29
EOD B ic... 11 52
Four Roses, 10c .... 96
Full Dress, 1% oz. .. 12
Glad Hand, 5c ....... 48
Gold Block, 10c ......13 00
Gold Star, 50c pail .. 4 60
Gail & Ax Navy, 5c 5 76
Growler, 5C .......... 42
Growler, 10c ......... 94
Growler, 20c ........ 1 85
Gaent, OF .....-...6.6 5 76
Giamt, S00 ...+-e0s0 8 72
Hand Made. 2% oz. .. 50
Hazel Nut, 5c ....... 6 00
Honey Dew, 10c ....12 00
Hunting, Sc .......... 38
kx 1 be ............ 6 10
’X i. in palle ...... 3 90
Kiln Dried, 25c ;:.... 2 45
King Bird, 7 oz. .... 2 16
ne Bird, 10c ....-. 11 52
me Bird, bc ........ 5 76
Tle Turka, Sc ....... 5 76
Little Giant, 1 Th. .... 28
ucky Strike, llc . 96
#2 Redo, 3 oz. _..... gO
Le Redo, 8 & 16 oz. 40
Myrtle Navy, 10c ....11 52
Myrtle Navy, 5c ..... 5 76
Maryland Club, 5c ... 40
Mayflower, 5c ....... 6 00
Mayflower, 10c ...... 1 00
ayflower, 20c ...... 1 y2
igger Hair, 6c ..... 6 00
igger Hair, 10c ....10 70
Nigger Head, 6c .... 5 40
Nigger Head, 10c ... 10 56
Noon Hour, 6c ...... 48
Old Colony, 1-12 gro. 11 52
il Mill, Ge _........ 76
Nd Kneglish Crve 1%40z. 96
Old Crop, 6c ......2:. 6 00
Old Crop, 25c ........ 2 52
P 8S., d vz. 30 Ib. cs. ly
P §., 3 oz., per gro. 5 70
Pat Hand, 1 oz. ...... 63
Patterson Seal, 1% oz. 48
tterson Seal, 3 oz. .. 96
Patterson Seal, 16 oz. 5 00
Peerless, 6c ........ 5 76
Peerless, 10c cloth ..11 52
Peerless, 10c paper ..10 80
Peerless, 20c ........ 2 04
Peerless, 40c ........ 4 08
Plaza, 2 gro. case ....5 76
Plow Boy, fc ....:.. 5 76
Plow Boy, 10c ...... 11 40
Plow Boy, 14 oz. .... 4 70
Eeor, 10¢ ...-....... 11 93
Pride of Virginia, 1% 77
Pilot, 7 oz. doz. ...... 05
Queen Quality, 5c .... 48
Rob Roy, 10c gross ..10 62
Rob Roy, 25e doz. .... 2 10
Rob Roy, 50c doz. .... 4 10
S & M., 5c gross .... 6 76

 

 

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Rob Roy, 5c foil icon
S. & M., 14 oz., doz. ee}
Soldier Boy, 5c Sross 5
Soldier Boy, 10c .... 10

Siag, GC... 5
Sree, 2c 2 11
Stag, 8 oz. glass .... 4
Stag, 90c glass ....... 8
Soldier Boy, 1 th. oo.

Sweet Caporal,
Sweet Lotus, 5c .
Sweet Lotus, 10c ...11
Sweet Lotus, per doz. 4
Sweet Rose, 2% oz.
Sweet Tip Top, 5c
Sweet Tin Ton, 10c .. 1
Sweet Tips, % gro. ..10
Sun Cured, luc .......
Summer Time, 5c ... 5
Summer Time, 7 oz... 1
Summer Time, 14 oz. 3
Standard, 5c foil .... 5
Standard, 10c paper 8
Seal N. C. 1% cut plug
Seal N. C. 1% Gran...
Three Feathers, 1 oz.
Three Feathers, 10c 11
Three Feathers and
Pipe combination .. 2
Tom & Jerry, 14 oz. 3
Tom & Jerry, 7 oz ..1
Tom & Jerry, 3 oz ..
Turkish, Patrol, 2-9 5
Tuxedo, 1 oz. bags ..
Tuxedo, 2 oz. tins :
Tuxedo, 20c  ........ 1
Tuxedo, &80c tire ...
Tmnion Leader, 5e coil 5
Union Leader, 10c
pouch
Union Leader, ready
Ot te eet

Union Leader 50c box 5
Se 4... 6 0

War Path,

War Path, 20c
Wave Tine, 8 oz.
Wave Tine. 16 oz.

76
20
76

Wav wp. 24% oz. ... 5 76
Way un, 18 0%. pails .. 22
MWwild Fruit. de ...... 6 00
Wild Fruit, 10c .... 12 00
Yum Yum, 6c ........ 5 76
Yum Yum, 10c ...... 11 52
Yum Yum, 1 Th. doz. 4 80
CIGARS
Barrett Cigar Co.
La Qualitencia, Londres 68
La Qualitencia, Panetella 60
La Qualitencia, Concha 58
B. & S., Havana ...... 33
B. & S., Broadleaf ..... 33
TWINE
Cotton, 3 ply ..) a... 27
M@otton, 4 ply .......... 27
pute, 2 ply co. i... 17
Hemp, 6 ply .......... 1°
Flax, medium ........ 28
Wool, 1 th. bales ..... 10%
VINEGAR
White Wine, 40 grain 8%
White Wine, 80 grain 11%

White Wine, 100 grain 13

Oakland Vinegar & Pickle

Co.’s Brands
Highland apple cider 20
Oakland apple cider .. 16
State Seal sugar ..... 14

Oakland white pickle 10
Packages free.

WICKING
No. 0, per gross ...... 35
No. 1, per gross .... 45
No. 2, per gross .... 6565
No. 3, per gross .... 80
WOODENWARE
Baskets
Bushels ........... 2, 1 00
Bushels, wide band .. 1 15
Market ..30 3. 40
Splint, large ........ 4 00
Splint, medium ...... 3 50
Splint, small ........ 3 00

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

Butter Plates

00
25
25

Ovals
% Tb., 250 in crate wees BD
% %b., 250 in crate .... 35
1 th., 250 in crate ...... 40
2 Tb., 250 in crate ...... 50
3 Tb., 250 in crate ...... 70
5 T., 250 in crate ...... 90
Wire End
1 Th., 250 in crate ...... 35
2 Tb., 250 in crate ...... 45
3 Th., 250 in crate ...... 55
5 Ib., 20 in crate ..... 65

Churns
Barrel, 5 gal., each .. 2 |

Barrel, 10 gal., each ..2 55
Clothes Pins
Round Head

4% inch, 5 Rrore ...... 65

Cartons, No. 24, 24s, bxs. 70

Egg Crates and Fillers

Humpty Dumpty, 12 dz. 20

0. 1 complete ....... 40

No. 2. complete ...._.! 28

Case No. 2, fillers, 1h
ts

BOIS eke ses, 1 36
Case, medium, 12 sets 1 E
Faucets
Cork lined, 3 in. es
Cork lined, 9 in. too. 80
fark lined. 10 In coe On
Mop Sticks
Trojan spring ....... 110
Eclipse patent spring 1 05
No. 1 common 1 05

No. 2, pat. brush hold 110
ideal No. 7 2... 1
121b. cotton mop heads 1 50

Palls
10 qt. Galvanized .... 2 75
12 qt. Galvanized «ss. 6 00
14 qt. Galvanized ...) 3 25
AADNO 3 00
Toothpicks
Birch, 10@ packages .. 2 00
ideal 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

Bat wood |... 2... 80

Rat, spring ..... . .. 75
Tubs

No. 1 Fibre ......._; 16 50

No. 2 Fibre ...... 2. 15 00

No: 3 Wibre ... 1. 12 50

Large Galvanized .. 10 00
Medium Galvanized .. 8 50
Small Galvanized .... 7 50

Washboards
Banner, Globe ...... 3 65
Brass, Single ....... 5 50
Glass, Single ........ 3 60
Double Peerless ..... 6 50
Single Peerless 4 60
Northern Queen ...... 5 25
Good Enough ....... 4 65
Universal... 0.5.0.2. 4 75

Window Cleaners
220m. 1 65
ae a 1 85
iS in 2... 2 30

Wood Bowls
13 in. Butter ........ 1 75
15 in. Butter ........ 3 15
47 in. Butter .......; 6 75
19 in. Butter ....... 10 50

WRAPPING PAPER

Fibre Manila, white .. 6
Fibre, Manila, colored

No. 1 Manila ........ |. 6
Butchers’ Manila .... 5
WOtt 5. eoacas 9
Wax Butter, short cnt ly
Wax Butter, full e’nt Jd
Parchm’t Butter, rolls 15

YEAST CAKE

Magic, 3 doz.
Sunlight, 3 doz. ...... 1 00
Sunlight, 1% doz. .... 50
Yeast Foam, 3 doz.
Yeast Foam, 1% doz. 85

CIGARS

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

(300 lots) ........ 10 00
Gee Jay (300 lots) ..10 00
El Portana ..........
S.C. WwW.

Worden Grocer Co. Brands
Canadian Clup
Londres, 60s, wood «e280
Londres, 25s tins ...... 35
Londres, 3800 lets coees el

 

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Jamo, 1 Ib. tin ......81
a - ‘aig “ee ae ee =
elle Isle, h .

Bismarck, 1 tb. ome 24
Vera, 1 th. pkg. .... 28
Koran, 1 tb. Ps. coos 22
Telfer’s Quality 25 .. 19
Mosan 2.0005. 5, sececs aS
Quality, 20 ...... csee 40
W. 3. G Tea ... 3... 37

Cherry Blossom Tea 37
Telfer’s Ceylon ... 40

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1 Ib. boxes, per gross 8 70
3 tb. boxes, per gross 28 10
BAKING POWDER
K C.

Doz.
10c, 4 doz. in case ... 85
15c, 4 duz. in case .. 1 25
25c, 4 doz. in case .. 2.00
b0c, 2 doz. plain top ..4 00
80c, 1 doz. plain top 6 50
10 Ih. % dz., pln top 13 00
_ All cases sold F. O. B.
Jobbing point.
Special Deal No. 1.
12 doz. 10c, 12 doz. 15c,
12 doz., 25c ........ 49

Barrel Deal No. 2
aa each 10, 15 and
c

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Bec ecko 32 80
With 4 dozen 10c free
% Barrel Deal No. 3.
eg each, 10, 15 and
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With 3 dozen 10c free.
Half-Barrel Dea] No. 3
doz. each, 10, 15 and
CBee 16 40
With 2 doz. 10c free.

All barrels sold F. O, B.
Chicago,

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Royal

  

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White House, 1 Ib. .....

White House, 2 Ib. .......
Excelsior, Blend, 1 Ib. ....
Excelsior, Blend, 2 1b Seis cis

Tip Top Blend, 1 Ib. he
Royal Blend

Superior Blend
Boston Combination
Distributed

& Cady,
Cady,

City; Brown,

Warner, Jackson;

tle Creek;
Toledo.

SALT

NEVER CAKES OR HARDENS

Mortons

FREE RUNNING

SALT

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Royal High Grade ..... ce

by Judson
Grocer Co., Grand Rapids;
Lee & Cady, Detroit; Lee
Kalamazoo; Lee

Saginaw; Bay
City Grocer Company, Bay
Davis &
Gods-
mark, Durand & Co., Bat-
Fielbacn Co.,

Cotton Oil, 100 cakes 6 0)
Cream Borax, 100 cks 3 99
Circus, 100 cakes 5e sz 3 75
Climax, 100 oval cakes 3 0,
Gloss, 100 cakes, 5c sz 3 40
Big Master, 100 blocks 3 99
Mystic White Borax 4 09
Naphtha, 100 cakes .. 3 90
Oak Leaf, i100 cakes 3 49
Queen Anne, 100 cks. 3 46
Queen White, 100 cks. 3 90
Railroad, 120 cakes oe 40
Saratoga. 120 cakes a. 240
ite Fleece, 50 cKs. 2 50
White Fleece, 100 eks. 3 25
White Fleece, 200 cks. 2 56
Proctor & Gamble Co,
MeNOX 8 20
ivory, 6 oz) 12) 4 00
ivory, 10 oz. 22.1017] 6 75
ia 3 35
Swift & Company
Swift’s Pride ....... 2 85
White Laundry ...,.. 3 50
Wool, 6 oz. bars ..... 3 85
Wool, 10 oz. bars eee 6 50
Tradesman Company
Black Hawk, one box 2 50
Black Hawk, five bxs 2 40
Black Hawk, ten bxs 2 25
Scouring
Sapolio, gross lots - 9 50
Sapolio, half Bro. lots 4 85
Sapolio, single boxes 2 49
Sapolio, hand ........ 2 40
Scourine, 50 cakes .. 1 30
Scourine, 100 cakes .. 3 50
Queen Anne Scourer 1 80
Soap Compounds
Johnson’s Fine, 48 2 3 25
Johnson’s XXX 100 5c 4 00
Rub-No-More Bees ees 3 85
Nine O'Clock ...” 3 50

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BUSINESS CHANCES.

For Sale—Stock of dry goods, shoes
and furnishings. Will invoice $9,000 in-
cluding modern fixtures. Could reduce
to $6,000. Annual sales $20,000. Central
location. Modern brick block. Rent $20
per month in live town of 1,000 in Mont-
calm county. No price cutting or special
sales conducted here. Reason for selling
owner’s wife has always handled dry-
goods department but owing to poor
health is unable to do so longer. Do not
write unless you mean business. Should
we be able to hire a competent lady to
take charge of the dry goods, will with-
draw this offer at once. Address No.
319, care Tradesman. 19

Incorporate your business, avoid part-
nerships; protect private property from
business ventures; information free. Phil-
lip T. Lawrence, former assistant Secre-
tary of State, Huron, So. Dakota. 267

For Sale—$2,000 stock of men’s ana
ladies’ furnishings. Good locality. One
of the best corners in Northwestern De-
troit. Death in family reason for selling.
Dwelling above. Rent reasonable. Jaessie

 

 

Waddell, 568 McGraw, Detroit. 309
For Sale—Up-to-date stock of dry
goods, notions, carpets, ladies’ cloaks,
Best location in growing Indiana town
of 7,000. Address Box 97, New Richmond,
Ohio. 10

 

For Sale—$4,000 stock of hardware in

city of 10,000. Poor health reason for
selling. Address No. 311, care Trades-
man. 311

 

For Sale—Or trade for shoe stock, gen-
eral stock located in Southern Michigan
town’ of 2,000 population. Prosperous
business. Clean stock. Invoices $3,300.
Address No. 312, care Tradesman. 312

For Sale—Or will exchange,
home with thirty acres of land in a
small Northern Michigan town for a
$4,000 to $5,000 stock of general mer-
erandise in a small Michigan town. Ad-
dress No. 313, care Michigan Tradesman.

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Wanted—Stock of groceries or general
merchandise in Central Michigan. Fred
Lamphere, Elsie, Michigan. 314

Show Cases_and Wall Cases, Mirrors
and Counters For Sale—At a big sacrifice.
Must be sold at once on account of big
alterations in Boston Store ready-to-wear
and millinery department. Write or call
Welch Mfg. Co., Furniture Temple, Grand
Rapids. 31

We buy whole stocks or part stocks

for cash. Address M. Guettel, 216 W.
Monroe St., Chicago. ' 301
For Sale—Drug business. A money

maker in town of 600. Stock of $6,000.
1915 sales $10,881. Overhead expense in-
eluding clerk’s salary $6 per day. Want
to go into another business. Address
No. 302, care Tradesman.

For Sale—Grocery. Exceptional oppor-
tunity. Sacrifice. R. Smead, Birming-
ham, Michigan. 303

Stocks Wanted—Write me if you want
to sell or buy grocery or general stock.
E. Kruisenga, 44-54 Ellsworth Ave.,
Grand Rapids, Michigan. 304

Wanted—Stock general
State size of stock. D.
Macomb, Illinois.

For Cash—Grocery
Doing good business. On marn street in
city. Information National Express
Agent, Corunna, Michigan.

 

 

 

merchandise.
H. Hampton,
305

stock and_ store.

Join Me In Developing My Oklahoma
Oil Lands. Co-operative plan. A small in-
vestment may make your fortune. Write
for particulars. Address Frank P. Cleve-
land, 1100 Adams Express Bldg., Chiao

 

Bakery—$400. Splendid business. Pop-
ulation 800. Only bakery in town. Bor-
der ,Milroy, Indiana. 316

Wanted—A small stock of groceries or
general merchandise in exchange for a
three-acre lot with good seven-room
house, barn. ete., located near Boulder,
Colorado. Address W. H. Pollard, Nor-
wich, Ontario, Canada. 317

For Sale—A good paying meat market,
slaughter-house and ground included.
Doing yearly business of $24,000. Ad-
dress No. 318, care Tradesman. 318 _

For Sale—Or trade, three story brick
block in county seat, suitable for de-
partment store, or can be remodeled.
Fine location, good prospects, guaran-
teed title. Will give big bargain on this
if sold promptly. Will consider good
farm. W. E. Miller, Cohoctah, wee

Here is an excellent opportunity for
anyone wanting a first-class store hav-
ing groceries, shoes, men’s furnishings
with ample room to add dry goods. in
best little business town in Central Mich-
igan. For particulars write H. C. Walk-
er, Byron, Michigan. 321

 

 

 

Wanted—Buyer or renter for large
roomy store building, one of best locations

in city. Closest business place to city
market garages and livery and feed
barns. Best location in city for general

store, grocery, restaurant or undertaking
business. Reasonable rent and long time
lease. J. G. Getty, Real Estate, Trav-
erse City, Michigan. 30
Wanted—To hear from owner of stock
of general merchandise for sale. Lowest
cash price in first letter. P. Hoffman,
Phoenix Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn. 197

Trade me your business for good land.
If you_wish to unload your cares, write
B. F. Hellem, Hesperia, Mich. 99

You can buy a complete soda foun-
tain, stools, counter, all glassware, sil-
ver holders, spoons and everything
ready for business for $75. -W. Maxwell,
Kalamazoo, Michigan. 287

For Sale—$6,000 stock of general mer-
chandise located in one of the best little
towns in Saginaw Valley. Pays a good
profit yearly. Address No. 288, care
Tradesman. 288

The Merchant’s Auction Co. The most
reliable and successful sale concern. For
closing out, cleaning or reducing, address
Reedsburg, Wisconsin. 289

For Sale—Ice cream parlor and variety
store in town 1,300. Center of business
block. Will bear investigation. Other
interests demand my attention. Will sell
ice cream fixtures separately if desired.
Good opening for restaurant or fruit
store. Lock Box 418, Marlette, Monee

 

For Sale—A complete baking outfit in-
cluding a 200 leaf Hubbard portable oven,

pans, cake turner, bread trough, prove
bxss, racks, etc. All in A No. 1 condi-
tion, at a bargain price.

Address No.
292, care Tradesman. 292

For Sale—Drug stock to be moved
away. About $700 or $800. No dead
stock. No high-priced chemicals. Will
discount inventory value and pay freight.
Address No. 277, care Tradesman. 277

Wanted—Cash Register. Would like a
good National cash register, second hand
if cheap. A. L. Redman & Son, Olney,
Illinois. cts

Farm For Sale—One of the best farms
in this section of Illinois; 104 acres all
improved on rock road seven minutes
ride from Court house in city 6,000.
Would consider good stock of general
merchandise. <A. L. Redman, Olney, Illi-
nois. 279

For Sale—Grocery stock and fixtures in
live town of 12,000. Invoice about $2,700,
no discount. Worth investigating. Good
paying proposition for anyone desiring a
business of this kind. Address No. 283,
care Tradesman. 283

Special prices on the following store
fixtures; 1 new Hobart electric coffee
mill, 10 plate glass floor cases, 6 electric
fans, 7 National cash registers, 1 new
Wayland paper baler, 1 electric drug sign,
also other store fixtures. Address W.
Maxwell, 315 No. Burdick St., Kalamazoo,
Michigan. 29.

For Sale—Bakery and restaurant.
one in town of 1,100 population. Good
farming community. Don’t answer this
advertisement unless you mean. business.
Brookston Bakery, Brookston, Ind. 295

For Sale—At 40 cents on the dollar
small, well assorted stock of A No.
grade of jewelry, also a complete jewelers
and optical repairing outfit with a well
assorted stock of watch parts. Must sell.
Address Nog. 296, care Tradesman. 296

Wanted—Merchandise, groceries or
general stock preferred, city or country,
for $4,500 equity in 120 acres improved
Jackson county, Michigan farm. C. H.
White, Jackson, Michigan. 298

Good Business Opportunity, For Sale—
Complete line of up-to-date fixtures for
men’s clothing, shoes and _ furnishing
goods store. Store building for rent.
One of the best locations in the city.
The present occupant has conducted a
very successful business for several years
and is leaving because of business inter-
ests elsewhere. This is an excellent op-
portunity. Would advise you to act
quickly. For further particulars write
Everybody’s Store, M. Newmark, Prop.,
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, 347-349 Port-
age Ave. West. 285

Farm For Sale Or Trade—Have 8:0
acres good land near Milan. Will sell
for. cash or trade for stock of general
merchandise to value $4,000 or $5,000.
Address Wm. N. Benge, Milan, ee

 

 

 

 

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For Sale—On account of ill
the B. S. K. petticoat,
chinery and business, or business and
machinery separately. Sales $50,000 a
year. Established 131%, years. Has paid
a dividend of 25% per annum during that
time. Will sell at low figure. Skadan,
Kerns & Co., Weedsport, N.Y. 242

health,
building, ma-

For Sale—25,000 acres round timber.
Will cut 3,000 feet lumber per acre. Good
land. Manatee Co., Florida. $12 per acre
in fee; terms. Address P. O. Box 1105,
Tampa, Florida. 251

For California Timber
Baird, Redding, California.

For Sale—My stock of groceries, dry
goods and meats. First-class fixtures.
good building, cheap rent, good location
and doing a good business. Located in
town of 500. Address No. 246 care
Tradesman. :

For Sale—Bakery and
Overhead expense $5.50. Income $30 cash
business. Am in wholesale flour business
and unable to give this proper attention.
Splendid location for man and wife. A.
R. Miner, 618 South 20th St., Omaha,
Nebraska, 243

To Sell Or Trade—For stock of mer-
chandise, 170-acre farm near Detroit,
Michigan. Is one of the best farms in
the State. Has 30-acre orchard, 40 acres
solid timber, balance under cultivation
with crops; also cattle, horses, machin-
ery, etc. Enquire S. Frazer, 96 Hancock
Ave. E., Detroit, Michigan.

For Sale—199-acre stock and grain
farm, 4 miles northeast of Dowagiac,
Michigan. Good buildings. Will take
some property in part payment. Wm.
Wallace. 1419 Forres Ave., St. Joseph,
Michigan. 266

For Rent—Brick store building in live
town of 1,000 population in South West
Michigan fruit belt. Address H. Peirce
& Son, Watervliet, Michigan. 268

For Sale—Hotel business, thirty rooms;
doing good business. Must be sold at
once. Reasonable price. Enquire. Park
Hotel, Bay City, Michigan. 260

write F. A.
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For Sale Or Trade—One lot,
$300, near automobile factory,
What have you?
ton, Kansas.
For Sale—Brick yard, 90
abundance of clay. Railroad track in
yard. Reason for selling, interest in oth-
er business. Traverse City Brick Co.,
Traverse City, Michigan. 270
Party having furniture experience con-
ducting general merchandise store in
good location, would like to hear from
manufacturers who would place their
line on consignment. Address P. O. Box
1101, Penllyn, Pennsylvania. 247

To Rent—July 1, store room 25 x 100,
for movie or merchandise. Best location
in town. Address A. W. King, Wyoming,
Tllinois. 249

For Rent—Dry goods store 25 x 85, two
stories with shelvings and fixtures. Rent
cheap, location center of city. Been do-
ing business thirty years. First class
clothing store connected with it. City
population 12,000. 10,000 country people
trade in city. There are only four dry
goods stores in city. Good chance. En-
quire of A. J. Wilhelm, Traverse City,
Michigan. 202

I pay cash for stocks or part stocks
of merchandise. Must be cheap. H.
Buver, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 925

Safes Opened—W. L. Slocum, safe ex-
pert and locksmith. 128 Ann St., N. E.,
Grand Rapids. Michigan. 104

Will pay cash for whole or part stocks
of merchandise. Louis Levinsohn, Sag-
757

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Indiana.

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The Detroit Mercantile Adjusters,

counselors and executors of high grade

special sales and buyers of entire stocks.

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Ave., Detroit, Michigan.

For Sale—Building with general mer-
chandise store established in it; all fresh
stock; seven-room flat. The only busi-
ness in town. Good barn and new grain
house goes with it. Good location for
busy man. Price $5,500. Selling on ac-
count poor health. Address No. 134,
care Tradesman. 134

For Sale—Good paying drug store, well
located in city of 40,000 in Southern
Michigan. Clean up-to-date stock, in-
voicing $4,000. A dandy opening for
young man. Address No. 49, care Trades-
man. 49

Merchants Please Take Notice! We
have clients of grocery stocks, general
stocks, dry goods stocks, hardware stocks,
drug stocks. We have on our list also a
few good farms to exchange for such
stocks. Also city property. If you wish
to sell or exchange your business write
us. G. R. Business Exchange, 540 House-
man Bldg., Grand Rapids, Mich. 859

For Sale—Good clean stock of drugs
and stationery in town of 12,500. Busi-
ness established 40 years. W. H. Oakley,
Administrator, Ishpeming, Mich. 984

HELP WANTED.

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PAINLESS TAXATION.

One of the great desires of profes-
sional politicians is to have as much
public money to spend as possible
and then to extract it from the tax-
payers by as near as they can come
to a painless process. Direct taxes
are quickly felt and often reluctantly
paid. The assessment rolls are watch-
ed and likewise the public expendi-
tures, and those who have charge of
disbursements are aware of that fact.
Take city taxes, for example, where
the newspapers chronicle each con-
siderable expenditure and look anx-
iously for the budget. Those who
have to pay give close attention. It
follows that if an alderman or mayor
is found on the side of extravagance
or wastefulness, greed or graft, the
voters are liable to remember it on
election day, and although it does not
always occur, it usually happens that
those responsible fail of success, in
the hope that better men will be put
in their places. A supervisor knows
that his chance of continuance in
office depends a good deal upon the
taxes which his constituents have to
pay. It goes without saying that
this fact and its influence are salutary
and they save large sums of money
annually.

There is a great deal of virtue and
value in direct taxation in that it
keeps the people keen and alert as to
public questions, officeholders and
their acts. It is for this reason that
indirect taxes are particularly attrac-
tive to those in a position to spend
other people’s money. When a tax
is levied on corporations, by stamps
on checks or notes, by the tariff, by
a percentage on inheritance, etc.,
comparatively few are compelled tc
pay while the others go scot free.
Even those who pay do not feel it.
or at least do not notice it nearly as
much as when they pay their city
taxes for which as a rule they get
much more value received.

As a result, the ingenuity of the of-
ficeholders has in recent years been
rendered exceedingly active to invent
new methods of indirect taxation.
They seek to get the money in what-
ever way is liable to be least observed
and felt by the great majority of the
voters. For example, the National
Government just now has need for
more money and must have it. Ac-
cordingly the administration, instead
of reducing the exemption on the in-
come tax so that those having a net
income of say $2,000 a year have to
pay a little, and the whole number
largely increased, simply tack it on
to the few, comparatively speaking,
whose incomes exceed $4,000 a year
with no other idea than that it will
help in the approaching election. Di-
rect taxes are a good thing in that
they interest the people in looking
after the public disbursements and
prompt them to improve the oppor-
tunity when it comes to cast. their
ballots against those who they regard

responsible for National expenditure.
EEE

Congress has discovered that this
is Presidential year, and as if by in-
stinct Republicans and Democrats are
taking a common course looking to
the wind-up of the session. Some
bills must be passed, but not many.

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

Besides the appropriation measures,
the bill amending and codifying the
campaign-publicity laws is down for
passage, along with the Newlands
resolution providing for an investi-
gation of transportation rates. The
Immigration bill is quietly sidetrack-
ed. It is “contentious matter,” but
more than that, the President’s party
is unwilling to put him in the posi-
tion of having to approve a bill that
would offend our immigrant popula-
tion, or to veto an important meas-
ure of his own supporters. This as-
pect of the terrible “hyphen” had its
threat for Mr. Wilson in 1912, when
people who had never read his books
searched them eagerly for insults to
aliens. In the process of getting away
from Washington, the House is bet-
ter situated than the Senate. It has
little to do but wait for the latter to
finish up. What wonder, then, that
members have already gone home in
such numbers that a bill was sent to
the Senate a few days ago by the
vote of 51 to 17, with no one rais-
ing the question of a quorum? Sen-
ator Gallinger’s honeyed words to
those across the aisle are at once
a pledge of co-operation and a deli-
cate hint to get busy.
ease es

The welcome fact is recorded by
the Department of Agriculture that
the steady decrease in cattle produc-
tion, checked in 1914 for the first time
since 1907, has given way to a slight
increase. The year opened with three
million more cattle than 1915, and
five million more than 1914—the rate
of increase being about 4 per cent.
In part this may be regarded as a
natural recovery from an abnormal
falling-off, for we have even yet not
regained the ground lost since 1910.
In part, it is doubtless traceable to
the high price of meats, for notwith-
standing the greater numbers, the val-
ue per head has varied from 7 to 10
per cent. more than before the Eu-
ropean war. Something is due to the
growing efforts of farmers at cO-oper-
ation in distributing and marketing
their live stock products, and the en-
larged numbers of local abattoirs. in
many cases municipally owned. The
concentration of marketing and
slaughtering in a half-dozen great cen-
ters of the Middle West was not
favorable to the farmer who shipped
less than a carload of cattle yearly.
The increase is not yet proportional
to the growth of population, and the
Government will have to continue its
efforts at encouragement. The de-
ficiencies in beef production, how-
ever, are in part made up by the sus-
tained increase of swine.

—neneecme

A Chicago real estate operator left
$400,000 for an old people’s home in
Cook county when he died. He had
amply provided for his wife and fam-
ily and told a friend once that he
had never forgotten that his motker
had to work and that he intended to
do something for some one else’s
mother. His mother lived and died
in poverty and he was unable to give
her financial assistance in his young-
er days. That made him determine
to leave money for a home for aged
people. It seems a pity that an effort
is being made to break his will.

GOING BACKWARD.

An old and successful merchant,
when asked the secret of his success,
said that early in his career he quit
trying to educate people, or arguing
with them, but sold them what they
wanted when they wanted it.

That’s all very well, but anyone
with imagination can picture what
kind of a successful merchant he was.
Probably he was one of those who
merely follow the leader in preference
to being a leader himself; who ran a
store substantially like that of his
father or grandfather, rather than
tried to keep pace with the times.
He never undertook to lay in new
articles or adopt new ideas, nor to
co-operate with the manufacturer who
had spent money to introduce new
ideas in food products, unless his cus-
tomers, responding to the advertiser’s
suggestion, virtually forced him to
stock the goods, willy nilly.

Of course, any wise merchant tries
to keep the goods his customers want,
but to solemnly refuse to educate peo-
ple into new ideas is distinctly archaic.
There are a good many such grocers
—too many, in fact—but a disposition
to join in the support of any live, en-
ergetic promotion plan is far more
likely to bring success and the appre -
ciation alike of progressive manufac-

turers and up-to-date customers.
ee

In a bulletin issued by the Nation-
al Education Association for the com-
ing Teachers’ Congress in New York,
appears the title: “Are six years suf-
ficient to give the elementary train-
ing now given in eight?” In other
words, are two years wasted, at pres-
ent, during the grammar-school peri-
od? For some time most authorities
have agreed that the average Ameri-
can boy, especially if he wishes to
adopt a professional career, completes
his general education too late in life.
But the experts differ when they at-
tempt to locate the waste and pre-
scribe a remedy. Elementary school
teachers usually lay the blame on the
high school and college. The high-
school principal blames the grammar
school’s inefficiency, and the college
president condemns the whole pre-
paratory system. The discussion in
the Congress ought to help clear up
this issue, at any rate so far as the
elementary school is concerned. Any
shortening of the primary-education
course, without sacrifice of essentials,
would be a great boon not only to
those who intend to study professions,
but also to the average boy, who, by
the gift of two years, might be able
to enjoy several terms either in high
school or vocational classes.

enamine

Only two months ago the report
was given wide currency that arrange-
ments had been completed for extend-
ing relief operations to Poland under
the same management as that at work
in Belgium; but President Wilson’s
statement to a delegation of Poles
from Chicago that the Government
is “simply up against a stone wall in
the matter” of this relief indicates a
new deadlock on the subject between
the German and British governments.
Mr. Wilson spoke of the “tragic con-
ditions” in Poland. Even if Germany
could be induced to agree to the ad-

- fixtures.

July 19, 1916

mission of supplies by the British,
and others, the prospects are for a
period of fighting in which the rail-
ways and other lines of transporta-
tion would be largely closed to the
shipping of foodstuffs to civilians.
To what extent the Poles have re-
mained in the occupied districts is
not known. The President’s assur-
ances that the State Department is
still bringing strong pressure to bear
to break the deadlock encourages
hope of an~ arrangement
winter.

before

crete

Potash is being shipped from Ne-
braska deposits, and some of those
interested in the bill before Congress
for the cancellation of the disputed
patents to the beds at Searles Lake.
Cal., declare them sufficient to supply
the country for years. But the surest
source is the Pacific kelp. Harvesters
costing $50,000 and able to cut 500
tons daily are being put at work off
San Diego. San Francisco reports
that one munitions firm and two fer-
tilizer companies there are going into
the industry, As kelp can be cut
nearly as often as alfalfa, and as
potash is now worth over $400 a ton,
a single summer’s activity should pay
for expensive harvesting and reduc-
tion machinery. But whether the in-
dustry will survive the war is doubt-
ful, for German shipments can be
made at $30 per ton. Our market, in-

deed, has greatly contracted: whereas
our farmers once used nearly a mil-
lion tons, now many except those en-
gaged in citrus fruit growing are
learning to do without it.
EEE

A farmer up in Northern New York
has made what he regards as a valu-
able discovery and he wishes to pass
it along, for the benefit of others.
Last week small flies known as mid-
gets gave the. cattle much trouble.
but the farmer noticed his cows were
not bothered at all. He keeps salt
mixed with sulphur in front of his
cattle in the barn and they eat the
mixture daily. The flies do not like
the odor of sulphur and keep away

from the cows.
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It cost a merchant of Vermillion,
Ohio, $500 to press a necktic. His
family was away and he got out an
electric iron to press his tie. He did
the work and left the iron on the
ironing board without turning off tke
current. The next morning he was
awakened by the cry of “Fire!” and
found his house in flames. The repairs
will not exceed $500, but the mer-
chant thinks it would have been
cheaper to have bought a new neck-
tie.

 

BUSINESS CHANCES.

For Sale—A good clean stock of gen-
eral merchandise invoicing about $4,000.
Will also sell building and fixtures. The
best of locations and a snap for the
right party. Ill health cause of selling.
Write Box 38, Six Lakes.

Business Chance—For a live merchant.
Established dry goods store, corner Main
and Spring streets, Ossining, N. Y., to
let July 1. Present occupant giving up
lease on account of health. Last year
business (all cash) $35,000. Enquire on
premises or by mail to W. F. vo

 

 

 

For Sale—On account of death, cloth-
ing and men’s furnishing goods store i,
a_live, wide-awake Michigan town of
1,500. Corner store long established. Lo-
ing fine business. Equipped with modern
Inventory .about $10,000. Ad-
dress No. 324, care Michigan a

 

 

 

Every Grocer — || DUTCH MASTERS
Should sell at least one | |
brand of Flour packed in SECONDS
the “SAXOLIN” Paper

Lined Cotton Sanitary
Sack.

34 Michigan Millers Can Supply the Trade

Alma Grain & Lumber Co., Alma. Mich.
David Stott Flour Mills. Detroit. Mich.
7 Hart Bros., Saginaw, Mich,
: Christian Breisch & Co., Lansing, Mich.

Shelby Roller Mill Co . Shelby. Mich.

Allegan Milling Co., Allegan, Mich.

Grand Rapids Grain & Milling Co., Ada, Mich.
Valley City Milling Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Darrah Milling Co.. Bie Rapids, Mich.

Pickford Roller Mills, Pickford, Mich.

Watson & Higgins Milling Co. Grand Rapids, Mich.
Judson Grocer Co . Grand Rapids, Mich.

Manistee Flour Mill Co , Manistee, Mich.
F Brand & Hardin Milling Co., Saginaw,. Mich.
s ; Beach Milling Co., Holland, Mich.
< J. Hale & Sons. Ionia, Mich.
x . A H. Randall Mill Co , Tekonsha, Mich.

: Sprague & Ward, St. Johns,. Mich.

Utica Milling Co., Utica, Mich.
Constantine Milling Co , Constantine, Mich.
H Colby Milling Co., Dowagiac, Mich.
i : J.H Gibb & Son, Edmore, Mich.
Hannah & Lay Co.. Traverse City, Mich.
y Commercial Milling Co., Detroit, Mich.
i Kellogg Food Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.

: Wenonah Flouring Mills Co., Bay City. Mich.
{ Voigt Milling Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.

ra Eldred Milling Co., Jackson, Mich.

i Chatfield Milling Co., Bay City, Mich.
iy cack ne 2 yf Cassone, acre
rgo Milling Co, arlevoix, Mich. : : : ;

L_H. Shepherd Milling Co., Charlotte, Mich. Will stimulate your trade. Handled by all jobbers.
; Wm. A. Combs Milling Co., Coldwater, Mich. :
Thunder Bay Milling Co., Alpena, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We Guarantee

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The sanitary, dust-proof package has revolu-
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easy to handle, the turn-over is quick and the
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Shredded Wheat

goes to the consumer in a sanitary package, and
it goes to the grocer in a wooden case. It is the
only breakfast cereal packed in odorless spruce
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The case may be easily sold for 10 cents or 15
cents, thus adding to the grocer’s profits.

Made only by

The Shredded Wheat Company
Niagara Falls, N. Y.

Piles Cured WITHOUT
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Our Trade-Mark is your guarantee
that FRANKLIN CARTON SUGAR is
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Original containers hold 24, 48, 60 and 120 lbs.

The FRANKLIN SUGAR REFINING COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA

 

 
 

 

 

 

The Largest Institution in the World
for the Treatment of Piles, Fistula
and all other Diseases of the Rec-
tum (Except Cancer)

WE CURE PILES, FISTULA and all other DISEASES of the
RECTUM (except cancer) by an original PAINLESS DISSOLVENT
METHOD of our own WITHOUT CHLOROFORM OR KNIFE
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MAKE NO CHARGE FOR OUR SERVICES. We have cured
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Canada. We are receiving letters every day from the grateful people
whom we have cured telling us how thankful they are for the won-
derful relief. We have printed a book explaining our treatment and
containing several hundred of these letters to show what those who
have been cured by us think of our treatment. We would like to
have you write us for this book as we know it will interest you and
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We are not extensive advertisers as we depend almost wholly
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for our book today before you lose our address.

DRS. BURLESON & BURLESON

RECTAL SPECIALISTS
150 East Fulton St.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

 

 

 

 

    
  
   
   
 
  
     
 
 
 

 

 

 

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