ad GRA ND iA Fr “hl , PUBLIC LIB it eee CEES PEN HIRD, ESR ON ‘Be. } > ie B ST ee oS ie SSSI A) \/ Ce. © 6 yA ras ly NN Co Fe a Aa 3 LIQ) af ees Face xi - b)) x id 48 ft @ es SSS F a i Ae | ee 1 AG (EE: CG RCE a ae.) iV e | Aes oe O US a = RZ <> SASS SSE SD HA LZ é es SEPUBLISHED WEEKLY 977 we a STIS. ae OSE ae IE Dee $4 a . . Thirty-Fourth Year GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, : é 7 Number 1757 OOOO ER 2 Its red, red wrath, its sacrifice and woe, Its service and its loyalty and care, Its bitter blight and blow. If it must come— Lord, let us waver not Before the gun-fire or the giving up Of little pleasures, that must be forgot In this high moment when the bitter cup Of life and struggle shall approach our lips, When dreams must wait, and all our petty trials Sink for the moment into dark eclipse, While the brave spirit smiles. If it must come— Lord, let us meet its call With stalwart manhood as our fathers did Who heard the echoes of the bugles fall Around the world, and took their places amid The foremost carnage of the bitter years, Glad in their service to be men who knew That even in battle and the salt of tears Tis something to be true. Folger McKinsey. ob, Tt It Must Come i ; I a ie to bear : * PIII IIIA I AAA DAS AAA AA AAAI AAAI ASAI AISA AAA AAS AAAA AAA AA IAS AAAI AAA AA IAA AIA ASDA AA AA AAAS AAA ASAI AAAI A AAA AAI AAA AAAASAAIASIACHA PB i a a RE EA Ek UE I UR TE I YE I a I I LN EB OS Oe I Pere Marquette Railroad Co. DUDLEY E. WATERS, PAUL H. KING, Receivers FACTORY SITES AND Locations for Industrial Enterprises in Michigan The Pere Marquette Railroad runs through a territory peculiarly adapted by Accessibility excellent Shipping Facilities, Healthful Climate and Good Conditions for Home Life. for the LOCATION OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES. First-class Factory Sites may be had at reasonable prices. Coal in the Saginaw Valley and Electrical Development in several parts of the State insure Cheap Power. Our Industria] partment invites correspondence with manufacturers and others seeking locations All in- quiries will receive painstaking and prompt attention and will be treated as confidential. a GEORGE C. CONN, Freight Traffic Manager, Detroit, Michigan Bread is the Best Food It is the easiest food to digest. It is the most nourishing and, with all its good qualities, it is the most economical food. Increase your sales of bread. Fleischmann’s Yeast secures perfect fermentation and, therefore, makes the most wholesome, lightest and tastiest bread. Sell Bread Made With FLEISCHMANN’S YEAST You Can Buy Flour — SAXOLIN Paper. Lined Cotton Sanitary Sacks DUST PROOF DIRT PROOF MOISTURE PROOF BREAKAGE PROOF The Sack that keeps the Flour IN and the Dirt OUT Ask Your Miller in Your Town —he can give you his flour in this sack Our co-operative advertising plan makes the flour you sell the best advertised flour in your community For samples and particulars write THE CLEVELAND-AKRON BAG CO., CLEVELAND Ceresota Flour Always Uniformly Good Made from Spring Wheat at Minneapolis, Minn. Judson Grocer Co. The Pure Foods House Distributors GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN El Portana Cigar This is size No. 5 THE POPULAR SHAPE Handled by all jobbers—sold by all dealers G. J. JOHNSON CIGAR CO. Grand Rapids mie r) Thirty-Fourth Year SPECIAL FEATURES. Upper Peninsula. 4. News of the Business World. 5. Grocery and Produce Market. 8. Editorial. 10. Shoes. 12. Financial. 16. Hardware. 19. Dry Goods, 20. Woman’s World. 22. Butter, Eggs and Provisions. 24. The Commercial Traveler. °6. Drugs. 27. Drug Price Current. 28. Grocery Price Current. 30, Special Price Current. 31. Business Wants. WEEDING OUT SPECULATORS. If the Federal Department of Justice undertakes to smoke out the manipu- lators and speculators in food prod- ucts, it will find no antagonism nor opposition on the part of the organiz- ed grocery trade. On the contrary, every representative organization and probably 95 per cent. of the individ- uals of the grocery field will heartily join to rid the trade of the small minority of selfish operators whose questionable practices have so gen- erally brought discredit on the whole. Mr. Vrooman is reported to have said that he has undisputed evidence of hoarding and cornering in New York City. If the evidence is good. the offender should most assuredly be punished. But, in judging many of these cases, it is very easy to re- sent price advances and regard them as “corners” and extortionate price making, when the causes of price ad- vance have not been voluntary at all but due to natural market influences which really defy control. That there is speculation in food products cannot be denied, but that all of it is wicked is not true for a minute, If there is any such thing as a law of supply and demand, there must be recognition that it manifests itself in a sliding adjustment of prices. Tf, then, a merchant owns goods be- yond the needs of the minute—and any prudent merchant must stock up somewhat in anticipation of his wants—the incidental increment forces speculative profits on him; or incidental losses if the slide is in the opposite direction. Shall he refuse to realize his profits thus gained or continue, in the face of increased demand to sell at old levels? From time immemorial such profits have been recognized as le- gitimate, and yet over-much talk about “speculators” has caused an ex- cited and half-informed public mind to curse the tradesman as a speculator, just as much as it does the sheer manipulator who forces wheat up far beyond the three-dollar mark by a process of progressive betting in an exchange. In investigations of the past, espe- cially some of the probes by energetic and ambitious public prosecutors, nor- mal sentimental movements of price have been twisted as “manipulation,” when they were nothing of the sort _ too GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1917 Professional market reporters, whose reports are used by their readers as bases for formation of opinion as to values—and that is the legitimate pur- pose of a market report, to give its readers information—have been charged with conspiracy because what they wrote resulted in certain fluctua- tions or changes in market sentiment. Yet there was nothing whatever of the manipulative or conspiracy char- acter in it and so far as appears no accusation based on such premises has yet succeeded in “pushing” anyone. Tt is well known that some men are probably manipulating stocks of scarce goods to their own ends. In times of National stress like this such practices, even if legal, are not ethical nor in keeping with the spirit of the times. The great mass of the food traders are moved nowadays by pa- triotic motives, and anyone who sticks sharply by his “rights” or hair-split- ting distinctions between what is legally and what is morally right is a black sheep in the fold. No one would like to see.-him punished more than the legitimate trade. THE NEW WORLD MENACE. Germany no longer expects to win the war the Kaiser started to create a world empire. Conceding defeat, she is now seeking the best terms she can to end the conflict. She is mak- ing common cause with the socialists on the “no annexation, no indemnity” plan. She has invoked the aid of so- cialists all over the world, including the members of the party in this country, to co-operate in this propa- ganda. If peace is concluded on this basis, Germany will immediately ab- sorb Austria, Hungary, Bohemia, Ser- bia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Roumania and Turkey, making them all a part of the German empire and ruling them with a rod of iron. This plan must not be permitted to be put into execution, because such a combination would place Germany in a position to start another war as soon as she can recover from the present disastrous defeat for the pur- pose of annihilating Switzerland, Hol- land and Denmark and accomplishing the. ambition of fifty years—to ruin France and destroy the democracy of Europe. To combat this conspiracy against freedom and independence the United States must devote her best energies for the next three years, if necessary. No sacrifice of life and treasure is great to defeat Germany’s in- famous aims. Unless we bury them in Europe, we will be compelled to settle the struggle of deviltry vs. de- mocracy on our own _ soil, which will involve the destruction of many of our own cities before the demon in the German heart can be_ con- quered. PLANTING POTATOES. In Southern Michigan early pota- toes should be planted from April 25 to May 10, but as the season has been so cold and late it is not too late now if one has seed. Early po- tatoes are usually a surer crop than late ones, although the yield is not so large. Some varieties are good for the table the year round, while others sprout and wither as soon as spring comes. Now for late potatoes: Do not plant too early. Some farmers plant as soon as possible after corn is put in, whether May or June. The middle of June is better. In case of a dry season, early planted late potatoes reach the setting stage in the driest weather and give small potatoes and a small yield, whereas if planted June 15 to July 1 they will be ready to set just when the fall rains come and will produce large potatoes. These are not always fully ripened when frost comes and at first will not cook up flaky, but by midwinter no dif- ference will be noticed. They may ripen fully if frosts hold off well, Tf seed is scarce small potatoes may be used. Best results are claimed from whole potatoes the size of a hen’s egg. Then harrow well or thin to three or four strong plants. A medi- um course is to use medium to large potatoes and cut into three or four blocky pieces, two to four eyes to a piece and one piece to a hill. Do not cut long or thin pieces. Give the sprouts a body to nourish them while roots are forming. Plant as soon a3 possible after cutting. The largest yield may be had from rowing one way only, 36 to 40 inches and hills 15 inches apart. Soak seed potatoes one and one-half hours—not any longer or you kill the germ—in a formalde- hyde solution to prevent disease. Use One ounce of formaldehdye to eight quarts of water and don’t forget that potatoes so treated are poisonous and must not be fed to animals or cooked for family use. Plant any time, the same day or a week after treating. Solution will not hurt the hands, but fumes are injurious to some people. Don’t‘ breathe them any more than necessary. Cen Thanks to the big heartedness and broadmindedness of Melvin E. Trotter, Bob Jones left Grand Rapids Sunday night with nearly $7,000 jingling in his pockets as the result of six weeks’ work in conducting a revival here. The cam- paign is generally regarded as having been a success, about five thousand hay- ing gone forward during the meetings. On account of the savage manner in which Jones denounced certain classes of people in the churches, thus unnec- essarily antagonizing a large portion of our citizens, the final contribution for Number 1757 the evangelist would have been of very meager proportions if it had not been for the direct personal appeal Mr. Trot- ter made to his personal friends to come to the rescue. When it comes to raising money for a making people sing their heads off for salvation or leading sinners to repentance and— what is better—keeping them straight good cause, or after repentance and leading them to atone as well as repent—there is no one in this country equal to the unique and magnetic Mel. Trotter. He is in a class by himself and is as orig- inal in his way and as effective in his methods as John the Baptist, Savonarola or Billy Sunday. Fifty years from now the people of this country will class Mel. Trotter with Martin Luther, John Wesley and Dwight L. Moody. May his life be spared to devote many more years to the work which is so inspir- who is ing in conception and execution and so fruitful of results! Sar eee Authorities on the subject are stat- ing with increasing assurance that this country is establishing a dyeing in- dustry comparable with that of Ger- many, which has been standard these many years. They declare that the production of colors is already on a good basis and some say that “Amer- ican colors are just as good as Ger- man colors.” A careful study of the subject has been made by chemists and it is said to be only a question of enlisting capital on a liberal scale. Doubtless also change in the tariff schedules will be needed after the war is Whether those changes can be obtained remains to New capital stock for dye chemical concerns heen au- thorized to the amount of nearly $190,000,000 since the beginning of the war but mere authorization of a cap- ital issue is a long way from the man- ufacture of the product. some OVEF, be seen. and has No merchant who can spare the time from his should miss attending the Merchants Congress which will be held in this city week after next, It will be an inspiring occasion for all who partici- pate in the event. Men of wide ex- perience in the theory and practice of merchandising will present the live topics assigned them in language which every one can understand, us- possibly business ing thoughts which every one can comprehend and present ideas and suggestions which every one can utilize to some extent in his business. The merchant who does not avail himself of this privilege misses the opportunity of a _ lifetime. eR IE Sympathize with the under dog in the fight, but bet your money on the top one. Every cheerful thought points the way to another. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN May 23, 1917 UPPER PENINSULA. Recent News of the Cloverland ot Michigan. Sault Ste. Marie, May 22—When it comes to patriotism, take off your hat to Newberry. The first call brought twenty-six of the finest young men in Cloverland. They have left for Fort Wayne. There is not a cull in the bunch. They were all accepted. This is going some and setting a pace for Cloverland. Carl Homberg, the Detour butcher, was a business visitor here last week en route for Chicago. He expects to be back on the job at Detour agam next week. J. Huffman, the new representative for the Puritan Candy Co., Milwau- kee, was doing the Soo last week, sweetening up the merchants for the summer. He is somewhat of a candy kid from all accounts, One of the worst catastrophies in the history of the Soo happened last week, resulting in the loss of five lives, when some fireworks which were being buried, exploded on the fish hatchery wharf. The force of the explosion was so great that it caused considerable damage at the fish hatch- ery and many windows in various parts of the city were cracked. Many rumors were afloat in short order. Soldiers hurried to the scene, but after a thorough investigation it was found that it was purely accidental. The cause was the dropping of one box of torpedo caps which were used on 4th of July canes about fourteen years ago, but have since been con- demned and were stored in the base- ment of the Haller book store ever since. The store suffered a fire last winter. Luckily, the fireworks were not exploded in the basement or the results would have been far more dis- astrous. “Some of the congressmen know just what kind of language to use when referring to the food sharks.” Sam Elliott, the well-known grocer, has fallen in line on the safety first proposition, On and after June 1 he will exchange his groceries for cash only. Cash is king and Sam is in the business to stay and is making a move in the right direction. A. H: Eddy has purchased the Star grocery, heretofore owned by Thomas Hough, on the South side of Ashmun street. Mr. Eddy is redecorating and rearranging the store and after being restocked will open a strictly cash grocery as a South side branch of the Eddy food emporium. Mr. Eddy also expects to open up his summer store at Sailor’s Encampment in the near future. He is one of the successfui grocers who is making a stride for- ward, regardless of conditions, and is considered one of the best business men in the city. “Only busy men find time to do the necessary things.” James J. Larson has resigned his position with the Star grocery and has taken a position with the Central Grocery Co. Joseph Maltas, one of our popular druggists, passed around the cigars last week on the arrival of a new son, Joe is feeling much better since making the correction in the daily paper which announced the arrival of a girl. This almost got Joe’s goat. Thompson & Washburn, the hus- tling grocers of Brimley, have startea their creamery for the season. They have made some additions to the equipment and are now prepared to make cheese as well as butter. This little industry bids fair to become one of the larger plants in the near fu- ture, as they have all up-to-date equip- ment, such as electric power and pumping their own water from deep wells. The building is the last wora from a sanitary standpoint. Elmer Pierce has succeeded Mon McLaughlan as manager of the Mc- ILaughlan general,store, at Dafter. Mon could not resist his country’s coll and has dropped everything else. Mr. Pierce has been assistant manager of the store for the past year and is no amateur at the business. Although a young man, he has the making of a succcessful merchant and, undoubt- edly, the business will continue pros- pering under the new manager. Dan Hough, of Trout Lake, has pur- chased a lot opposite the opera house from_O, W. Smith and is erecting # large building which will be stocked with farming implements and ma- chinery, Trout Lake is getting to be a great farming community and the new venture will be good news to the farmers in that vicinity. The steamer St. Ignace, of the D. & C., made its first trip from Detroit to St. Ignace last week. She was heavily loaded with freight, automo- biles being the larger portion of her cargo. The steamer will make two trips each week during the remainder of the season. Frank Posharnish, proprietor of the mill at Allenville, expects to start the lath mill in a few days. -This will be welcome news to the local merchants. Mr. Meminger is the new clerk at the Hotel Anguiln, at Rexton. Mr. Meminger assures the traveling pub- lic that they are all sure of a hearty welcome as long as he is on the job. Andrew Gill, for a number of years one of Uncle Sam’s chiefs in the cus- tom office here, has resigned his po- sition to take up the priesthood of the Episcopal church. He was recently ordained by the Right Reverend Mc- Cormick, of the Diocese of Western Michigan, at Marquette. Mr. Gill has been assigned the parishes at Manis- tique and Gladstone. He will reside with his family at Manistique. The Murray Hill Hotel has planted a vegetable garden near the hotel in order that it may supply the hotel guests with fresh vegetables fresh from the garden each day. A. W. Mc- Tavish, the old reliable, hotel man, says there is nothing too good for his guests and it is this slogan that has made the Murray Hill one of the best hotels in the city. William G. Tapert. ———++-o—-__. Inconsistency of the Unpatriotic Farmer. Jackson, May 21—The Farmers’ clubs’ most selfish demand that they be guaranteed a minimum price for their products this year makes me hot under the collar. The farmer says the business side of the question must be considered. Why must his business be consid- ered and not mine? The Government says to me come and I have to go. Will the Govern- ment guarantee to my wife my weekly salary while I fight in the trenches? Not by ad d sight! The writer of that article says the farmer weighs war demands with war costs and fears to take the chance! Brave farmers! Yet I have to offer my life while he fears for his dollars! Do you think any red-blooded man will carry a gun and live in a trench cheerfully, knowing his wife is may- be in want, his home lost. his situa- tion gone and that’ the chances are that he himself, if he returns (which is extremely doubtful) may come back only as a helpless cripple? Do you think any man ought to go to the front knowing that the farmer refuses to feed him while he fights the coun- try’s battles, unless the farmer is guaranteed a profit? Suppose the soldiers said “The Government must insure us against all financial loss or we will not go!” Flatly there are millions of us that will not go willingly on such an unfair basis. We will demand equal rights as citizens before we will fight for equal rights for our Allies. If the Government sets a minimum price it must also set a minimum al- lowance for our families as well, while we are gone to fight to save the coun- trv. While we make of war a life and death struggle the farmer wants to make of it a profitable business! What a glorious display of their boasted patriotism! Patriotism at a price! A guarantee of profit! Mr. Editor, cover up the shame oi it that we of this country may not gu down on record as money hogs! The printing of such selfish views will. kill the kindling spark of patriot- ism in our young people forever. Suppose the farmers do lose a little money? What is that alongside of the lives that will be lost? Many a man will have to lose a home that is over half paid for. We are called and we have to go no matter what we lose. We are guaranteed nothing. I want to tell you it makes a lot of us fellows mighty mad to hear the farm- ers want to know how much money they can make out of it. Conscript To Be. ——_ 2+ __. Exposure of a as a Nim- rod. Mears, May 22—Perry Barker, born some 35 or 40 years ago, near same place and time as his twin brother, Terry, was handicapped in early life by starting to earn his own living from the age of 5 (supposed). I am inferring some of this, as Perry has posed as a trout fisherman and by his coarse work in that line yesterday, 1 am sure he never had time to go fishing in his youth, All he knows about fishing wouldn’t fill a creel in a million years. ’Tis this way: Perry, accompanied by Fred Rauhut, both office boys in the National Grocer of- fices, paid me a long deferred visit to go fishing. I now understand why Fred always goes along with Barker on his fishing trips. It is to ensure getting a mess. Well, Perry fished the stream dry: ‘that is, the stream was drier than Perry, I dare not tell the number Fred caught in the two days, as there is a limit, but he caught lots more than Perry—and then some. I had unfortunately broken my new car the dav before the boys arrived and used the old ice wagon in con- veying them to. different trout streams. Perry jioshed me so much about the noise and absence of speee that I got sore and put up a job on him. In going up a long sandy hill,, I slowed down the engine and told the boys to get out and push. As Fred was onto the game, he didn’t shove an ounce. But, holy smoke, how Perry did push! Yes, the sun was hot. I think Perry showed eight horse power. He ought to pay State tax on at least that much. As I am not very well acquainted with Fred and don’t know how well he will take a joke, I won’t relate his mishap in slipping off a log in landing a “big” one, After untangling the fish it proved to be a perch almost two inches long. As for joshing Perry, I don’t care whether he likes it or not. I suppose if you ask Barker ‘What is trout fishing?” he would say: “It is the act of holding up an ‘ice wagon with a pry while another guy puts on a tire.”” You see the speed- ometer on the old car has gone hence, so I tally mileage by having the front tire and rim drop off every three miles. That meant lots of lost time. especially as I had forgotton to put in a jack, but Perry is strong and willing, They fished Monday until train time and then left, smiling though hungry, as Fred forgot to take the lunch out of the car and likely Joe Evan’s chauffeur annexed it. The eight largest Perry got weighed over a pound (the eight did). Score: Bar- ker 29; Rauhut 68. This is a truthful report, as I have quit lying. Could not keep up with the company I travel with anyway, so for the novelty of it I now stick to facts. ‘Take Perry’s version of the above fishing trip with a grain of salt. Chronic Kicker. There are some people who never think of heaven except when they see a graveyard. Investments Grand Rapids New West Michigan Industries Only Write us for information regarding Petoskey Portland Cement Company oe. Deuel & Sawall, Inc. 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Gentlemen: You may enter my subscription for ..... shares, par value $10 per share, of your 7 per cent Preferred Stock, plus 10 per cent Common Stock, as a bonus for this subscription, for which I enclose draft for $............ payable to your order. You may attach a draft to stock for balance and send same to eee eo ec eee ee uk Bank. Wasue ROCK (0.56 ee vo OEE eo State. .3....2.. 2. REFERENCE—Armitage Savings Bank, Chicago, Illinois MICHIGAN TRADESMAN May 23, 1917 STAM Pare Ne. (= 2 —— a We ( =e Movements of Merchants. Lansing—J. L. Harris succeeds W. E. Stocker in the grocery business. Brooklyn—Joseph Savelli has clos- ed out his stock of fruit and nuts and removed to Flint. Harbor Springs—J. Homer DePue, of Hastings, will open an Indian art craft store about June 15. Greenville—Percy Nelson is closing out his stock of bazaar goods and will retire from business. Iron River—Fire destroyed the store building and drug stock of Jay Cook May 16. Loss about $8,000. Marquette—The Washington meat market has re-opened under the man- agement of S. Wilson & Co. Three Rivers—Baird & Crandall suc- ceed Schoonmaker & Worthington in the furniture and undertaking business. Ludington—The Cartier Auto & Ga- rage Co. has opened an automobile ac- store in connection with its cessory garage. Saginaw—Chester F. Gregory has returned from Chicago and assumed the managership of Gregory’s Music House. Hart—Andrew Anderson has sold his bakery, grocery and notion stock to Harry Whaley, who took immediate possession. Eaton Rapids—Fred L. Henry has opened a cream station in the Blake building, on South Main street, which he recently purchased. Onekama—Byron 3urmeister is closing out his stock of general mer- chandise and will devote his entire attention to the produce business. Luther—Thieves entered the meat market of George F. Smith May 16 and carried away considerable stock and the contents of the cash register. Detroit—The Fire Creek Coal Co. has been organized with an author- ized capital stock of $10,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Hillman—The Hillman Elevator Co. has engaged in business with an authorized capital stock of $5,000, of which $2,500 has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Lansing—Harry P. Woodworth, shoe dealer at 115 North Washington avenue, has remodeled his store building and equipped it throughout with new show cases and fixtures. Lansing—The South Side Jewelry Co. has been organized with an au- thorized capital stock of $1,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in property. Lachine—The Lachine Elevator Co. has been incorporated with an author- ized capital stock of $5,000, of which amount $2,500 has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Posen—The Posen Elevator Co. has been organized with an authorized capital stock of $5,000, of which amount $2,500 has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Jackson—Thieves entered the im- plement store of H. S. Millard & Son, on West Pearl street, May 18 and car- ried away the contents of the .cash register, about $115. Grandville—Nick Oosterink has pur- chased an interest in the hardware stock of John Hage. The business will be conducted hereafter under the style of the Grandville Hardware Co. Portland—Bywater &° Ryerson, drug- gists and stationers, have dissolved partnership. The business will be con- tinued by Carl D. Bywater, who has taken over the interest of his partner. East Jordan—James Malpass has sold his interest in the machine shop and foundry of Malpass Bros. to William E. Malpass and Frank Bretz, who will continue the business under the style of Malpass & Bretz. Sault Ste. Marie—The Rhinelander Creamery & Produce Co., of Rhine- lander, Wis., is erecting a $10,000 plant on Ashum street, which it will open for business about Juy 1 under the man- agement of Fred W. Meen. New Lothrop—Walter C. Baird, fur- niture dealer and undertaker, was in- stantly killed May 20 at Flint, when the automobile he was driving struck by a street car. His wife, who accompanied him, was also killed. Goodrich—F, L. Kyser has sold the Goodrich Flouring Mills to Ashton Je- rome, of Grand Blanc, and Seth Jerome, of Flint, who will remodel the mill and build a new concrete dam, also installing an electric lighting plant to supply elec- tricity to the town. Holland—The John J. Rutgers Co. has been incorporated with an author- ized capital stock of $30,000, to conduct a clothing and shoe store. The com- pany has taken over the clothing stock of J. J. Rutgers and removed it to its store in the DeMerill building. Sault Ste. Marie—A. H. Eddy has purchased the grocery stock formerly conducted by Thomas M. Haugh, on South Ashum street, and will re-open the store as a branch to his grocery store and meat market. The new store will be under the management of Nor- man Larsen, was Manufacturing Matters. Detroit—The Shuter Shoe Co. has increased its capital stock from $6,000 to $50,000. Flint—The Flint Auto Co. has been ' organized with an authorized capital stock of $20,000, of which amount $10,000 has been subscribed, $6,700 paid in in cash and $3,300 paid in in prop- erty. Detroit—The Buhl Stamping Co. has increased its capital stock from $200,000 to $400,000. Ypsilanti—The Michigan Ladder Co. has increased its capital stock from $6,000 to $100,000. Detroit—The General Manufactur- ing Co .has increased its capital stock from $30,000 to $60,000. Holland—The Cappon-Bertsch Leath- er Co. has increased its capital stock from $800,000 to $1,500,000. Menominee—Spies-Thompson Lum- ber Co. has increased its capitaliza- tion from $200,000 to $400,000. Detroit—The Trussed Concrete Steel Co. has increased its capital stock from $3,000,000 to $3,500,000. Detroit—Isko, Incorporated, manu- facturer of refrigerating units, has in- creased its capital stock from $400,- 000 to $600,000. Evart—The Evart Creamery Co. has been organized with a capital stock of $40,000, to condense and powder milk, make butter and other milk and cream products, Halfway—The Stephens Lumber Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $25,000, all of which has been subscribed and paid in in cash. Evart—The Evart Creamery Co. has engaged in business with an au- thorized capital stock of $40,000, all of which has been subscribed and $5,- 000 paid in in cash. Charlotte—The Jordan & Steele Manufacturing Co. will remove ‘its plant from Hastings to this place as soon as the factory building now be- ing erected is completed. Detroit—The Castor Oil Co, has béen organized with an authorized capital stock of $100,000, of which amount $50,000 has been subscribed, $5,000 paid in in cash and $40,000 paid in in property. Port Huron—The International Lu- bricating Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $2,500, all of which has been subscrib- ed, $1,000 paid in in cash and $1,500 paid in in property. Detroit—The Bedell Company of Michigan has been organized to manu- facture and sell merchandise with an authorized capital stock of $10,000, all of which has subscribed and $1,000 paid in in cash. Detroit—The Progress Auto Equip- ment has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $50,000, of which amount $32,250 has been subscribed, $5,225 paid in in cash and $24,600 paid in in property. Detroit—The Paragon Chemical Co. has engaged in the manufacture of drugs and chemicals with an authoriz- ed capital stock of $100,000, of which amount $50,000 has been subscribed and $23,000 paid in in cash. Dec Detroit—The Murphy Engineering Co, has engaged in the manufacture of machinery and equipment with an authorized capital stock of $20,000, of which amount $15,000 has been sub- scribed and $2,310 paid in in cash. Jackson—The Day-Hamlin Manu- facturing Co. has been incorporated to manufacture tractor autos and ac- cessories with an authorized capital stock of $5,000, of which amount $2,- 520 has been subscribed and $1,500 paid in in cash. Never did a people make war on another people toward whom there was so much friendly feeling as ex- ists on the part of Americans toward the Germans. Always there has been great admiration of Teutonic ability, and close relations have been estab- lished between Americans and Ger- mans by the residence of our citizens in the Fatherland and the migration of Germans to this country. But the attitude and habit of thought with re- spect to governmental matters is rad- ically different in the two cases, and, as Americans see it, the Germans have allowed themselves to become abject slaves of a dynasty having limitless ambition, unscrupulous as to its meth- ods of satisfying that ambition, a menace to the liberties of peoples now free, a scourage to the world be- cause their projects must be carried out by means of the sword if they are to succeed at all. That there is a wide difference between the inter- ests of the autocracy and the inter- ests of the German people is a clear conviction of thoughtful Americans. So long as the war shall last, whether we become deeply involved or not, the same feeling will exist in this country that the German people have been betrayed and outraged by a bad system and ambitious rulers, and that, if the Allies are successful, we shall be co-operating in the release of the German common man from an unfor- tunate position. ——_+-+-.—___- THREE OF A KIND. The former Czar of Russia picks flowers in his garden with no one to console him over the loss of power as the second most autocratic mon- arch and tyrant of Europe. The Sultan of Turkey counts by days the time when he and his abom- inable gang of murders and ruffians —drilled, disciplined and commanded by German officers—will be forced out of Europe to find lodgment in the sands of Asia which he has rendered almost uninhabitable by the murder of millions of Christians. The most contemptible creature of the three still awaits his fate in the marble palaces of Berlin. He not only planned and precipitated the greatest war of history, which has re- sulted in the deliberate slaughter of millions of men, but he did what was worse—deprived the German people of their good name by making the word German an object of contempt for all time to come, so that no de- cent man anywhere in the world, so long as time lasts, will trust a Ger- man who upholds the Kaiser and thereby writes himself down as a foe to freedom and democracy to the ex- tent of a 5 cent piece. The assassina- tion of millions of men is bad enough: the assassination of the character of a Nation is the worst crime in the calendar. —_—_——_>---- It is hard if people do not fully appreciate you, but it is worse if your undershirt sleeve keeps pulling up. —_~+--.—___ People get rid of their worst trou- bles by waking up. The method should be more generally applied. ———_2.._ ___ An old bachelor says that a wom- an’s tongue is an organ without stops. <4 aQé a ¢, § *, a Pos $+ ¥ << > ee « > * ° . , ¢ ¢ , € > ae -~ t { , May 23, 1917 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN A ba a ae : <3 tose 2 o— me = ua) = = eo = = = ; “% = - a 3 : a Oe a 4 rt = Lage - [7 Fae a N eZ The Grocery Market. Sugar—Refined sugar is exactly where it was a week ago. Some refiners are still quoting 7'%4c for granulated, but that does not represent the market. Most sugar is now being sold on the basis of 8c granulated. Many peo- ple believe there should be a decline in refined sugar, but the Tradesman in- clines to the opinion that prices will go higher before they go lower. The refiners are bears in the market in order to secure still higher stocks of raws. They have much larger stocks than a year ago, and hence can be more independent, the total being esti- mated as 350,000 tons, an increase of some 190,000 over 1916. Based on pres- ent meltings. this means five weeks’ supply. There is not the same desire to cover future operations with raws, moreover, because of the sharp curtail- ment in the exports to Europe. The British Commission, in contrast to its course last year, has turned its attention to raws in Cuba in preference to Amer- ican granulated, this being cheaper. It is using its refining capacity to the full limit—70,000 tons a month—and ekeing out with raws for manufacturing and table use. The domestic demand, which a few weeks ago was so urgent, is now along more moderate lines, and buyers are not willing to pay the premiums to secure sugar, although at the lower figure quoted a good business could be done were restrictions not imposed. Sight should not be lost of the persistent talk of food control in the more sub- dued tone to the market, it being evi- dent that Washington will be in favor of interference should commodities get unduly high. Tea—The Washington uncertainty naturally operated against large sales, taken in conjunction with the moderate supplies. It is expected that the Gov- ernment will put an import duty of 10 per cent. ad valorem on tea, and will also tax the tea already in the country 2c per pouad, and that it will make the tax retroactive, by imposing it against the holder of tea on May 10. This has resulted in some peculiar selling. The jobbers are, in most cases, selling tea at the old price, but making an agree- ment with their buyers that, if the con- sumption tax actually goes on, the buyer will pay it. In other cases 2c per pound is being added to cover the tax. Out- side of this, nothing has developed during the week, except the opening of the market for new Formosa. Japan reports the quality as very good and prices about the same as last year, plus the difference in freights, which are figured by some at 2%c a pound. Little business is reported, however, pending clearing up of the situation in Wash- ington, Coffee—Everybody is waiting for the developments in Washington and the Brazil situation also exerts a restraining influence. Prices under the circum- stances rule merely steady, and in some cases might be shaded on actual busi- ness. Some sellers have added 1c per pound to cover the cost of the proposed consumption tax. It is also expected that the Government will put a 10 per cent. ad valorem duty on imports of coffee. Milds, of course, share in the general situation and so do Java and Mocha grades. The demand for coffee 1s poor. Canned Fruit—There is no rush on the part of canners to name opening prices and the general tendency is to wait until the season is further along, while some of the canners declare they will not name until the goods are packed. Canned Vegetables—Spot tomatoes are held at $2.10 f. 0. b. factory, but there is very little business being trans- acted. On the local market they are being offered at $2, and during the week even this price has been shaded. There is a feeling of uncertainty in the trade as there is a growing belief that large Philadelphia operators have great quan- tities stored away which are likely to come into market if it turns out that the new pack is going to be large and the price low. For that reason there is also a feeling of hesitancy in regard to futures and the price having touched $1.50 remains there. Small offerings of spot corn are taken readily enough as they appear. Early June peas are being offered a little more freely but the price is fairly steady. Canned Fish—The week has been the naming of prices by some of the Columbia. River canners, although the association has not as yet declared its position. There has been some billing at arbitrary prices subject to adjustment later, but the whole sit- uation is unsettled as probably the result of the active bidding among the can- ners for the fish at higher than the prices named by the fishermen at the outset. This price was 10c but as high as 1134c has been paid it is said. Pink salmon on the spot is again in demand, although the price remains about $1.85, with chums at $1.70@1.75, with some export enquiry. Sardines are in light supply and prices do not recede. Dried Fruits—All sorts of forecasts are being made as to what the prune trust proposes to do in the matter of naming an opening price for 1917 pack. Outsiders at the present moment are quoting 714c base with premiums, but the expectation has been expressed in some quarters that the new price would be on a 6%4c basis. Just what founda- tion there is for this estimate is not prices feature of the , at hand that there known, as those who are most closely in touch with the new combination de- clare that they have no knowledge of the intentions of the association and, in fact, the managers themselves are still at sea. The only positive declara- tion that has been made thus far, is that the price will be based strictly on supply and demand conditions, and that every effort will be made to speculators. eliminate the It is because they have so many orders in hand that are open to the suspicion of being for account of speculators that there has been a com- plete withdrawal for the time being on the part of the association. If the mat- ter of supply is to control there is some hope for a lower price than those now being quoted, as the latest advices as to the crop prospects are exceptionally favorable for a record crop, and all sorts of fanciful predictions are being made, some of which actually 300,000,000 pounds. At any rate it would seem from tke information now exceed was little justifica- tion for the 7'4c price, and that such a view prevails generally is evidenced by the fact that there is little or no buying of futures at the present time. This could hardly be otherwise in view of the plain intimations that the trust will name lower prices. In the mean- time, there is talk of the spot offerings being concentrated in a few hands, but it appears to be possible to pick up some lots here and there as low as 123(c. There is nothing being done in future peaches, yet, and there is not likely to he until the association names its open- ing prices. Rice—The tone is naturally firm and extra fancy head is bringing record prices of the small supplies. There is little rice forthcoming from the South, where the mills are rather well cleaned up of supplies. The new crop is making satisfactory progress and a larger acreage is awaited. because Molasses—There is no change in the market, a firm tone being reported for all grades, with supplies not pressed heing very light. The arrivals of for- eign molasses are moderate owing to the trouble in getting shipping accom- modations. Spices—The feature of the market continues to be the strength and activity of peppers and cloves, due to freights and scarcity of tonnage. The tariff uncertainty is a factor in the general list, it being hoped that the ad valorem duty will be replaced by a spec- ific tax. Cheese—The make is very light, owing to the backward season, but the market is ruling about 10c per pound over a year ago. The quality is only fair, as none of the arrivals have shown any grass. There will not be much increase in the receipts for three or four weeks, owing to the large demand for export. For this reason there will not be much decline. if any, in prices . higher Salt Fish—There is almost nothing left in the mackerel market but large sizes and prices are fully maintained. There will be no new mackerel for some time. Provisions—Everything in smoked meats is about “ec higher for the week. The consumptive demand is fair. Pure lard and compound lard are about %c higher. Canned meats are firm and unchanged. Dried beef is also hrm and unchanged. Barreled pork is exceedingly scarce at unchang- ed prices. ——_.-.>——___ Late Bank News. McCords—The McCords State Bank has been organized with a capital stock of $20,000. : Gladwin--The First State Bank has been organized with a capital stcck of $40,000. Fenwick—W. C. Chopple and S. M. Dinsmore, of Coral, have formed a co- partnership to engage in the banking business at this place. Farmington—More than forty resi- have Bank of dents of this town and _ vicinity organized the Peoples State Farmington. Detroit—The Wayne County & Home Savings Bank will open a new branch at West Grand bouevard and Wood- ward avenue, June 1, It is the first bank to have a safe deposit vault. It will women’s room. The interior will be in bronze The furniture will be steel. ing is 50x 100 feet. have also a rest and marble. The build- It is of buff lime- stone. This will give the Wayne Coun- ty & Home sixteen branches. Three others are in course of erection, and three more are contemplated. ——— Little Boy Blue Helps the Allies. The last day of the Allied Bazaar at Chicago, John McCormack, the singer, paid $2,400 for the original manuscr‘pt of Eugene Field’s poem, “Little Boy Blue.” It had been con- tributed to the bazaar by Slason Thompson, to whom Gene gave it shortly after the poem was published. The sale was by auction. Thus Gene’s hand reached forth the grave to give help where his heart would have been had he lived until now. generous from ——_—- 2 Ten More Correspondents Wanted. like to ar- The Tradesman would range for weekly letters from the following cities: Adrian, Hillsdale, St. Joseph, Bat- tle Creek, Flint, Grand Haven, Al- pena, Traverse City, Marquette, Me- nominee. Any assistance subscribers to the Tradesman can render in securing de- sirable connection at any of the above named cities will be appreciat- ed. —_+--~> Port Huron on the Map Again. It is with much pleasure that the Tradesman announces that William J. Devereaux, of Port Huron, has ar- ranged with the Secretary of‘ the Chamber of Commerce of that city to send a regular w eekly letter to this publication. ———— Women ence an may appropriately experi- occasional spasm of satis- faction in the knowledge that most great and commendable things that men do and suffer are done and suf- fered because of theit love for and willing obligation to women. oo John W. Heinzman, who conducts a bazaar store at 611-613 West Bridge street, will open a similar store on West Leonard street next week. Coldwater Has Reasons for Being Proud. Coldwater, May 21—There were five candidates given the U. C. T. initia- tory work last Saturday afternoon at the Rally Day meeting which was held here. At this meeting there were 108 visiting members. Regard- ing this work it is but necessary to state that it was put on by the Jack- son Council and that guarantees it in efficiency and completeness. The meeting in Coldwater was a great success and the members ot Coldwater’s Council received many compliments and expressions of praise. The lodge room of the Tem- ple was made most attractive with special decorations consisting of streamers of red, white and blue and flags of the United States were also used in a profusion. The crowning event of the Rally Day was the banquet which was serv- ed at the Temple. This was prepared and served by Mrs. Hickey. It was a model of completeness and reflect- ed great credit upon her ability in this respect. The banquet tables were beautiful. A profusion of potted flowers were used and here and there were large bouquets of American Beauty roses. The guests of honor at this feast wére Past Supreme Counselor Frank S. Ganiard, of Jackson, the only mem- ber from the Michigan Grand Juris- diction ever holding office in the Su- preme Body: R, F. Somerville, of To- ledo, Grand Secretary of Ohio: E. A. Welch, of Kalamazoo, Past: Grand Counselor; and present Grand Depv. tv, John Quincy Adams, of Battle Creek; Past Grand Counselor Ellis, of Hillsdale: A. T. Lincoln, of Hills- dale, Past Grand Counselor; Chas. R. Dye, of Battle Creek, Past Grand Chaplain; William Kelly, of Jackson, Member of Grand Executive Commit- tee: Maurice Heuman, of Jackson. Grand Secretary of Michigan, and Mrs. E. G. Tompkins, of Jackson. The toastmaster for the evening was G. E. Kleindinst. Mr, Kleindinst was in a particularly happy mood and filled his exacting office with great abilitv. The first to be called upon was Mayor Friedrich. who gave an address of welcome to the visitors. Mr. Kleindinst responded in a clever manner. Rev. Lamont, of the Baptist church, then pronounced the invoca- tion. Following this came a programme of addresses by the above named dis- tinguished visitors. Of particular in- terest was a toast entitled “If I Were e UA. TT given by Mee FE; G: Tompkins. The lady’s effort was a decided hit and most enjoyable. In connection with this article some statistics regarding the local Council will doubtless prove of interest. From statistics compiled by the Grand Sec- retary it is shown that an average of one from every 144 male citizens be- tween the ages of 21 years to 60 are eligible to membership in the U. C. T. This average places Coldwater in a class of cities having a population of 25,000. Coldwater, with a member- ship of fifty-eight and a population of 6,000 was the last to have a Council organized in the State. It is the smallest city so represented in the Supreme Jurisdiction of the United States and Canada. It also has the further honor of having the next Grand Counselor of this State. For this showing the local lodge, has ev- ery reason to be proud. Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, May 22—Absal Guild, Ancient Mystic Order Bagmen of Bagdad, at its regular May meet- ing, Saturday evening, May 19, at the U. C. T. Council rooms, expressed themselves in hearty sympathy with President Wilson’s policy. The meet- ing was full of enthusiasm and the new officers all showed themselves well up in their work and ready for the big meeting which will be held at Bay City, Friday evening, June 1. All of the paraphernalia of the Bag- MICHIGAN TRADESMAN men will be taken to Bay City for use at this special Grand Council ses- sion and a large class from the dif- ferent U. C. T. councils of Michigan, as well as some of Indiana, will be shown the way to the Palace of the King in the ancient city of Bagdad. It is the intention of Absal Guild to make a pilgrimage in July to Jack- son to institute a guild in that city. Other pilgrimages will be made later in the season. Charles Davis, of Battle Creek, who has been traveling salesman a num- ber of years for the Tower Manufac- turing Co., of New York City, has been called there to take the position of general manager of that concern. The company manufactures a popular type of pencil sharpener. Mr. Davis is well known in Michigan and leaves a large number of friends to regret his departure. The man who has been manager of the concern has been call- ed to the colors. E. R. Carpenter (Dwight Bros. Pa- per Co.) is creating something of a reputation as a prescriber for the ail- ments of his friends. Unlike the reg- ular practitioner, he accomplishes his diagnosis and prescription with the remedy he recommends. John L. Lynch, the well-known mercantile sales conductor, has pur- chased the beautiful residence proper- ty at 1338 Franklin street and will take possession June 1. The house is new and modern in every respect. Claude R. Lawton has been com- pelled to resign his position as trav- eling representative for the Voigt Milling Co., on account of weakness resulting from his long illness by scarlet fever. As predicted by the Tradesman last week, the Iowa State Traveling Men’s Association has also approved the claim of the late William Walker and mailed a check for $5,000 to the widow in this city. The action of the Association is to be recommended and the writer takes pleasure in behalf ot the traveling men in general and the family in particular in expressing gratitude over the outcome. ——_ ~->—__ Suggestions About the Liberty Loan. Detroit, May 22—Is there not some flaw in our method of marketing the bonds of the “Liberty Loan?” The bonds at 3%4 per cent. are a profitable investment for the multi- millionaire who must pay a surtax of 46 per cent. on a portion of his in- come. This has been explained in the papers and need not be explained here. 3ut right here is a point which has not yet been mentioned, so far as I know. The bonds are to be widely distributed among people of small means as well as among the well-to- do. Hence the issue of $50, $100 bonds. But suppose a workman buys a $100 bond. Where will he keep his bond? He cannot safely keep it in his house or tenement, especially not if he wears a patriotic bond button to advertise the fact. If he hires a safe deposit box in a bank, he pays $5 a year rental, while he receives $3.50 interest on his bond. His patriotism costs him $1.50 a year. The tax-exemption feature of the bond does him no good, be- cause his poverty makes him tax-ex- empt. . Would it not be more practical for working people to put their money in savings banks and let the savings banks buy the bonds? The savings banks have bought many securities at a higher interest rate in recent years, so they can afford to pay at least 3% per cent. on deposits, even if they load up heavily with these bonds. As a final suggestion, would it not be better to make succeeding similar loans at, say, 4% per cent., and not make the bonds tax-exempt? This would make them attractive to people of moderate means, and they could not be made the means of escaping the surtax. Thomas M. Balliet. —_-->—___ The Service Auto Wheel Co. has been incorporated with an authoriz- ed capital stock of $10,000, of which amount $7,800 has been subscribed, $1,600 paid in in cash and $6,200 paid in in property. May 23, 1917 Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Beans and Potatoes. Buffalo, May 23—Creamery butter. extras, 38@39c; first 37@37%4c; com mon, 35@36c; dairy, common t» choice, 30@37c; dairy common, a!| kinds, 28@30c. Cheese—No. 1 new, 25@25'%c: choice 24@24%c; old 25@27c. Eggs—Choice, new laid 35@36c; fancy hennery, 36c; duck 36c. Poultry (live) — Fowls, 24@27c: Broilers, 43@47c; old cox, 18@20c; ducks, 23@25c. Beans—Medium, $10.50@10.75; pea, $10.50@10.75; Red Kidney, $8.00@8.50: White Kidney, $10@11.00; Marrow. $10.50@11.00. Potatoes—$3.25@3.50 per bu.: New, $10 per bbl. Rea & Witzig. ——»+-- Living. Written for the Tradesman. In this. world I’d do my part If I would speak but from the heart, A single word and my brother feel *T'was a word of love and not of steel. In this world I could wish no more If standing at the closed door Of some saddened, sorrowed heart At my knock it op’d and I shared its part. In this world I’a be worth while If where were tears I could bring a smile When days were dark—unseen the way— But a candle give with guiding ray. In this world I could ask no more If each day there lay before My brother’s need that I could fill And bring to pass my Master’s will. This busy world has much for me Apart from thrift and industry. It is to love, to share, to feel To have a heart that’s not of steel. Charles A. Heath. LAWN MOWERS Exclusively Wholesale The wet weather will ensure a heavy growth of grass. Be prepared to meet the demand which is sure to be large. Wecarry a full line and com- plete assortment of mowers manufactured by the F. & N. Lawn Mower Co. which we consider the best lawn goods made. Quality and Value are the distinguishing characteristics of this line. ‘Michigan Hardware Company Grand Rapids, Michigan GEM PROGRESS Two more carloads of material for Gem plant this week. Production manager will arrive Monda tions June Ist. chassis arrived at the company’s y to arrange for beginning opera- State agency contract closed, and location for sales and show-rooms secured. The greatest progress ever made by any length of time. automobile concern in the same DEUEL & SAWALL, INC. Citz. 7645 Financial Agents, Murray Bldg. Grand Rapids, Mich. Bell M. 2849 4 > < s 4 » é s « > a * * : . ’ e ; * t i i * ' v . « ~) ° 6 < 4 ‘ , 4 . ¥ ’ | be a 4 ’ ° >. a a 4 49-ai> eke a< >a 4 % af "> q ’ dé » e ¢ a « - 7 { ’ ¢ ¢ € > * ~ ’ 4 > < ’ 4 ¥ é , \ < > » . * ° . ’ e * ow meanness He? * ’ * ° 6 < 4 ‘ , ry . ¥ ¥ | Pr « me | ’ ° . 4 a 4 sey eee 47 4 % + Pr > q » ah » b ins « - * id t , ‘ ¢ < > * a > t , May 23, 1917 Sagacious Salutations From Saline Saginaw. Saginaw, May 22—W. H. Meader, who has been in the grocery business for the past ten years, has moved into his new store at 615 East Gene- see avenue. His old store was at 623 Genesee. Mr. Meader now has one of the best equipped stores in the city, and his many friends wish him success in his new undertaking. Ora Prine, of this city, and a mem- ber of Saginaw Council, is at Fort Sheridan, preparing to do his bit for Old Glory. Boys, drop him a line. I know he will greatly appreciate it. He leaves a family behind, to serve his country. Leonard Frank and D. A. Coleman returned Saturday from Hartford, Wiisconsin, the home of the Kissel car. The Coleman-Frank Co. is now State agent for the above car and will soon open up offices and sales- rooms in Detroit, which city will be the headquarters. Saginaw will _be the Northern Michigan distributing point. The two gentlemen with their families will move to Detroit soon. The Gillman & Moor Co. has moved from Lapeer street to its new sales rooms, corner James and Gene- see streets. It is agent for the Gates half-sole tires. As a food preparedness act the city council has authorized the citizens to move their time pieces one hour ahead on May 27 (Eastern time) to give the factory forces more day- light for working gardens. A good thing; but, oh, my, the confusion! However, we will go back to central standard again Setpember 39. The Saginaw Valley Farmers Co- operative Association has been or- ganized to manufacture butter, cheese and ice cream. It expects to wholesale and retail its products. It is capitalized at $50,000. The follow- ing are the stockholders: George J. Hicks, Fred Rohloff, William Ulrich, MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Ralph F. Paine, Fred Geo. L. Burrows, Jr. Frank A. Silverman, Jr., for the past four years manager of the Union store, this city, is moving to New York City, to take a position as dis- trict manager of the Adelberg & Ber- man stores. M. C. Meyer is the new manager of the Union store. Chester F. Gregory, who has been in Chicago for some time, has _ re- turned to take charge of the Gregory music house. While in Chicago he was with the W. W. Kimball Co. The Michigan State Good Roads Association opens its convention here at the Auditorium Wednesday fore- noon. It is expected there will be 1000 delegates for a three day ses- sion. P. T. Colgrove is President. Governor A. E. Sleeper will be one of the speakers. Julius B. Kirby, by the unanimous vote of the Saginaw Board of Trade, was elected Secretary of the Board and rightly, too. It should have been unanimous after the great work he has done the past two weeks, during which time he was head of the mem- bership campaign which closed last Saturday with over 1,200 members. L. S. Foote, former Secretary of the Wiest Side Business Association, was elected Assistant Secretary. This was done to enable Mr. Kirby to devote his entire time to industrial affairs. Saginaw is to be congratulated in se- curing the services of Mr. Kirby. Watch Saginaw boom during the next year! A new music hall is to be erected on the old Academy of Music site, where the latter burned about a month ago. Hiowever, the musical strains will not sound as sweet as those heard during the reign of the old music hall, as the new house is to be built by the Hubbell Auto Sales Co., local agent for the ford. The building will be 80x 140 and four Squire and SE stories high. This flourishing com- pany should meet with instant suc- cess in its new location. When com- pleted it will be one of the finest and best located salesrooms in the city. Saginaw Council held its regular meeting last Saturday with initiation in the afternoon, at which time three new members were taken in. In the evening, before the regular business session started, we were given a real treat by listening to talks given by Julius B. Kirby, Secretary Board of Trade, and President Geo. H. Han- num, the newly elected President of the Board of Trade. An interesting talk was also given by Edward Schust, Secretary of the Schust Bak- ing Co., of this city, one of Saginaw’s oldest and most prosperous manu- facturing companies. A large num- ber was on hand and all enjoyed the talkfest. After which the council was called to order by Senior Counselor Putnam and one of the most interest- ing business sessions ever held by the local Council followed. Every one was on his tiptoes and much ad- vice and helpful hints were exchanged by the many counselors present. Great things were promised for the coming year by the entertainment committee. They start off on June 30, at which time a picnic will be held at Hoyt Park, starting at 10 a. m. Invitations have been sent to Flint, 3ay City, Port Huron, Owosso and Lansing councils to be with us. The local U. C. T. base ball team chal- lenge any U. C. T. team in the State for a game on the above date. Let us hear from some one. Good prizes will be hung up for all events, Bring the children. Great preparations are being made for their entertainment. Take a peek at the committee in charge and then judge for yourself whether it will be a big day or not. Fred R. Strutz, chairman, Leo Gem- mill, Al. Baum and Waldo McIntyre. Remember the date and be sure to a 7 come. Sickness or death are the only excuses accepted for your absence. Master James Grant, son of Gordon Grant, who has been seriously ill with typhoid pneumonia, is getting along fine and will be out soon. This will be pleasant news to the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Grant. Senior Counselor E. C. Putnam was in Chicago on business last week. Reports are that Dick Benway, who has been suffering from blood poisoning, is out again. Jim Hill, of salt fame, is nursing a badly sprained wrist. However, the most painful thing to Jim is he can’t hold a fish pole. Leave it to him, though. He will invent some means so he can tish. Thomas C. Ryan, probably one of the best known and most respected grocers in Northern Michigan, has purchased the A. L. Kurtz grocery, at 1531 East Genesee street. He has opened it as a cash—no delivery store. Mr. Ryan reports his new method a success from the very start and contemplates opening other stores on the same plan in the near future. The new store is under the able management of one of Mr. Ryan's oldest clerks, T. A. Jewell, assisted by Raymond Ball, formerly with the C. T. Smith stores, of De- trot. My Ryan has a host of friends among the traveling men who wish him continued success. He has always been ready to exchange cour- tesies with the man carrying the sam- ple case. He conducts a wholesale and retail grocery at 130 North Jef- ferson avenue. The business policies he has followed there the past ten years will remain the same. L. M. Steward. a If your business is not built on an honesty foundation it has no founda- tion, and some day it is going to tum- ble down around your head. Barney Langeler has worked in this institution continuously for over forty-five years. a Barney says— It appears to me that business conditions are dif- ferent to-day from any time during the forty-eight years | have been connected with the Company. By Golly, If | was in the retail grocery business now, I'd carry a small stock and make my cus- tomers pay, and then be ready for whatever comes. WorRDEN —— THE PROMPT SHIPPERS (GROCER COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS— KALAMAZOO MICHIGAN TRADESMAN May 23, 1917 ES eng (Unlike any other paper.) Each Issue Complete in itself. DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF BUSINESS MEN. Published Weekly by TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. Subscription Price. Two dollars per year, if paid strictly in advance. Three dollars per year, if not paid in advance. Canadian subscriptions, $3.04 per year, payable invariably in advance. Sample copies 5 cents each. Extra copies of current issues, 5 cents; issues a month or more old, 10 cents; issues a year or more old, 25 cents; issues five years or more old, $1. Mntered at the Grend Rapids Postoffice as Second Class Matter. E, A. STOWE, Editor. May 23, 1917. MAKE EVERY MINUTE COUNT. With the possibility of a three year war staring us in the face, we must not only send to the front every man who can possibly be spared, utilize every available acre of land so that our food production may be increas- ed to the greatest possible extent, in- troduce every economy possible with- out impairing the machinery of busi- ness but—whatisof equal importance —increase the efficiency of every in- dividual by making every moment count. Idlers should be shamed into activity. Slovens should be starved to death. All unnecessary conversation should be eliminated. Those who are under pay for their time should de- vote every moment during the hours of business to their employer. Not a word should be spoken which does not pertain to the business. No tele- phone calls should be answered dur- ing business hours which do not have reference to the business at hand. It is the duty of every worker in this emergency to uphold the hands of his employer in every possible way, so that the latter may be prepared for the heavy burden of war taxes which will be levied on his energy and earn- ings during the great world struggle to maintain the freedom of the in- dividual and the independence of na- tions. To ignore any responsibility; to shirk any duty which should be done cheerfully and without com- plaint; to devote to personal matters a minute’s time which belongs to the employer and the Nation in this emergency is not only to be untrue to one’s self, unfaithful to one’s em- ployer, but disloyal to the flag which stands as the symbol of a free people. ANOTHER MEMORIAL DAY. Another Memorial Day draws near and we as a Nation are called upon to strew flowers over the our soldier dead. In som» respects this will be perhaps the mest memor- able since the custom of garlanding graves of the soldier dead of the Civil War came into being. The Nation stands again in the arena of war. Again the drums are heating, the bugles sounding the call to arms to battle a foreign foe. Bet- ter this by far than an internecine strife such as reddened our land in the sixties, when brother was arrayed against brother and the whole land graves of cccasion was riven with political as well as battle strife. We are united now, from the lakes to the gulf, one flag, old glory, float- ing over a united Nation. We were twenty millions then, we are one hundred millions now. Something over two million citizens thronged to arms in defense of the Union. At the same ratio we should now call together ten million citizen soldiers. In that time, when one-eighth of the inhabitants were bearing arms, the farms were cultivated, the fac- tories and mills manned with full crews and the business of the Nation went on with unabated prosperity. Why then do so many look with fear and trembling upon the future when it is not likely that one in twenty of our population will quit the hives of ixetustry for the armies of the Nation? The hysteria of the present hour is wholly uncalled for. We are a mighty people, capable of joining with the Allies to bring the brutal Hun to his knees in subiection to the enlightened sentiment of the civilized world. Since the day of the sinking of the Lusitania, two years ago, the German nation threw aside all human feeling and went in to regardless of friend or foe, sex or age. From that fateful hour, the German nation has waged relentless, inhuman war under a flag that indicated as merciless a heart as that in the bosom of Alexander Tardy, the pirate of the early days on the Atlantic. The bru- tal murder of those helpless women and babes marked the beginning of the end. Christian people all over the world shuddered at the news. Nothing more malignant and inhu- man ever darkened the pages of the world’s history, and the Tradesman then predicted that God would damr Germany for that act. The year 1917 marks the prophesy on the verge of fulfilment. Riots and unrest mark the last few weeks of German national life. Germany which rejoiced when helpless little ones sank to watery graves made by their infernal under sea submarines, totters to its fall. With the world in arms against the pitiless Huns there can be but one outcome— final crushing of the hideous war monster of the new century. His fangs will not only be pulled, but the peace that is to come over the corpse of Prussian militarism must be so made as to forbid for all time the enacting of another such menace to the very life of all the honest citizen- ry of the world. There will be less of merriment and sporting events celebrating Memorial Day this year than ever before. The final dealings with the slayer of Bel- gium, the assassin of American wives mothers and babes, is of too serious a nature to be trifled with. America to-day is looked upon as the one great world power able to cast the die in favor of the freedom of the people, the blasting of Kaiserism and all that it represents forever. slay, now The march of human events has placed America in the limelight as never before. From the tomb of Washington two of our Allies have taken renewed devotion to the cause of democracy. Remarkable scene in- deed that which the light of an April sun revealed to us, as with bared head and solemn mien, a representa- tive of Great Britain, whose soldiers a century and more ago battled us to the death, placed a wreath on the tomb of Washington. And that noble Frenchman, Gener- al Joffre, side by side with the ancient enemy of France, placing his hand of fate beside that of his country’s ancestral enemy above the ashes of the same American! It was a harbinger of the peace on earth and good will to man that is coming to light all the future with a new and wonderful freedom that ten years ago was unthought of. It tells the meaning of this awful war that has desolated the fairest lands of old Europe. At its inception there seemed no possible excuse for the outbreak. Mortal eye could not dis- cern in the declaration of the German war office anything religious, moral or uplifting to be gained by such seemingly inexcusable strife. The unholy ambition of a Kaiser seems to have worked out the salva- tion of the common people all over the world, even though it required rivers of blood and billions of treas- ure to work up to the climax where all the world is to become one free democratic people, self governed, un- hindered and unhaltered by the miser- able autocracy that has been the bane of Europe for centuries. “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.” The blood of the nations seems to have been necessary to win for us all that greatest blessing, liberty for all the people. That blood has not been shed in vain unless we fail to profit by tribulation forced upon us by the mailed hand of military Germany. As we decorate the graves of our soldier dead this May day let us re- member to rededicate our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor to the doing of that which will secure for the peoples of all lands that measure of liberty secured so long ago to our own beloved country by Washington and his compatriots. This is a time for serious thought. One cannot help but wonder at the splendid valor of those Frenchmen who faced the most gigantic military power on earth along the Marne— faced them, fought them, held them stolidly back from that goal which Kaiser William thought to make his prize within a month from the time the war began. The glorious story of French heroism, of generalistic genius, soldierly stubbornness of rank and file of the peasantry of France, reads like an Eastern ro- mance, yet is all true and blazons the modern history of the French republic with undying glory. Poor Belgium! Heroic Belgium! Unfortunate Belgium! Every Amer- ican heart goes out to that heroic people as we contemplate the fate meted to them by the mailed despot of Berlin! Let us not forget her sac- rifices which, although unseen at the time, saved to the world the Republic of France, and indirectly, as the light given us now reveals, the liberties of all mankind. LINE MUST BE MOVED DOWN. Now that we are being exhorted to give up extravagance, and to save everything possible for investment in the war loans, we shall begin to hear much of foregoing “luxuries” and buying only “necessaries.” The dif- ference between a luxury and a neces- sity is merely a difference of degree. This is so obvious that it will be over- looked. It is not a difference of kind. Luxuries and necessities gradually blend into each other: they are mere names indicating the two ends’ of the scale. There are endless variations between. The automobile is a lux- ury; but it is not altogether a luxury. a motor truck may be a necessity, and certain uses of pleasure cars, such as those of physicians and farmers, may be necessitious. The telephone is a necessity; but it is not entirely a ne- cessity; part of its uses must be set down as luxuries. The telephone and the automobile are two commodities of the class that in the progress of civilization are constantly on their way from luxuries to necessities. There is no distinct line of cleavage between the telephone and the auto- mobile, but one may say that the tele- phone contains a larger percentage of necessity value and a smaller percent- age of purely luxury value. Even foodstuffs are not all necessi- ty. Beans probably are; but grape- fruit may be classed as mainly luxury. Pork and beef may be mainly neces- sity; but roast duck and lobster a la Newburg are as much luxuries as ne- cessities. The lobster and the duck may have quite as much food value as the beef and the pork, but the difference in the price gives a fair measurement of what proportion of the former is luxury value. We can- not divide all commodities into two classes, and say for all time and all conditions, “here are necessities,” and “there are luxuries.” A necessity to the rich may be a luxury to the poor. A necessity in peace becomes a lux- ury in war. The line of demarcation is an imaginary line. With the prog- ress of civilization it moves up; more and more commodities and one-time luxuries become “necessities.” The line must now be moved down. PENALTY OF DISLOYALTY. A local German sympathizer who sees his mercantile business dwindling to small proportions because of his disloyal utterances and the insult he recently heaped on the American flag, recently appealed to a friend to ad- vise him what he could do to stem the tide which is settling against him and destroying his business, The re- ply was characteristic of the man ap- pealed to: “Contribute $500 to the Red Cross, subscribe for a $1,000 Liberty Bond and have your son en- list in the service as a private.” The advice fell on barren ground and the man who has made a fortune under the American flag is still spending his time whining about the “injustice of the American people in discriminating against foreigners.” The only proper course for such a man to do is to dis- pose of his business, work his way in- to Germany and take up arms against the American flag, which he so ut- terly despises. . bee o i ee a NUNES ge eG MT Y cr j . 2 oP « §os | ' & 45 | i i « ' * : ’ t. ‘ Ly ' 5 ‘ , * ¥ ’ + 4 * a~ s q *}os> ‘ aay as se » ¢ . >> a a .. « « < > § May 23, 1917 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Are You Planning to Attend The Merchants Congress Grand Rapids, Michigan Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 5-6-7, 1917 From all over the territory served by Grand Rapids have come inquiries regarding the Merchants Congress. Evidently the attendance of last year is to be greatly exceeded this first week in June. If you have not already made your plans to come—make them now. Come prepared to hear at first hand the methods in use by Merchants who are re- nowned throughout the country for their success. Hear how Mr. G. A. Garver, General Manager, The Garver Bros. Co., Strasburg, Ohio, builded up a $500,000 Business in a town of 1,055 people. Hear H. Leslie Wildey of Graettinger, Iow2, tell about “Meeting Mail Order House Competition.” Hear L. H. Stubbs, Manager, Fidelity and Deposit Co., of Maryland, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, talk on “Fire Insurance.” Hear what Frederick C. Kuhn, Manager, Retailers Service Department, The Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, Ohio, has to say about the “Human Side of Retailing.” Hear Harold G. Ingham of the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, tell about “Merchandise Records, Mark Ups and Turn Overs.” Hear Guy W. Rouse, President, Worden Grocer Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, talk on “Ethics in Business.” Hear John A. Lake, President Retail Grocers and General Merchants Association, Petoskey, Michigan, talk on “Co- Operation and Success.” Hear C. B. Hamilton, President Brearley-Hamilton Co., Advertising Agents, tell “Where Do Profits Go To” Hear Stephen W. Gilman, Business Administration Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, talk on “Personality in Business.” Hear Lee M. Hutchins, Manager Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. Grand Rapids, Michigan, telf about “Personal Efficiency.” Every man on this program is prepared to present the subject assigned him In a way that will hold your interest and to supply you with facts that can be immediately turned into profits for yourself. This meeting will be the one big meeting for 1917 of the Merchants of Michigan. You are cordially invited to attend. Grand Rapids Wholesalers Association 10 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN May 23, 1917 re wy V3) nog fa || a y ‘oO "Tl = Fi 0) — 13 (qc PD) wil ay A 9) H(i] | (Ah ) B eu ‘ 4 f ° \ \ I(t: “K W MRA vc JS LINDY, sul yy 5 ye \q a7 Ng “ Wh A 3 Michigan Retall Shoe Dealers’ Association President—Fred Murray, Charlotte. Secretary—Elwyn Pond, Flint. Treasurer—Wm. J. Kreger, Wyandotte. Some New Departures in Shoe Re- tailing. Written for the Tradesman. The shoe retailing game is subject to the law of change and progress. New experiments are being made all the while, and occasionally one of them proves so profitable that it leads to what may be termed a new departure. In launching experiments, in- augurating depatures, and breaking away from traditional methods of selling footwear, a dealer must have in mind some definite aim to reach, or goal to attain. It may, for in- stance, be better service, or the re- duction of overhead, or something else. It is the objective he has in mind that will, of course, determine the nature of the departure. The popular price basement, for example, is a comparatively recent departure; or the up-stairs bargain emporium. Up a flight or down a flight as the case may be, and save the difference—this is the slogan that it used in such departures. The aim is to provide economizing opportuni- ties. Obviously floor space on the ground level of a retail shoe store is worth more than floor space in the basement or on the second or third floor, so the claim for a lower asking price, due to a reduced overhead, not only sounds convincing, but really does have validity. In general it may be said that most (Gf not all) departures from the or- dinary shoe store methods are de- termined by these two fundamental requirements: better service and more economical merchandising. The novel fit-yourself store, of which there are already several in successful opera- tion, is a striking illustration of de- parture in the interest of economy in merchandising. The development of the self-service idea in restaurants has doubtless helped to prepare the pub- lic mind for its adaptation to other lines. The plan is quite simple. The stock is arranged so the customer can readi- ly see it. On tables or in open bins the shoes are displayed. The shoes are securely tied in pairs, and the size and selling price indicated in plain figures; and there are plenty of chairs convenient. At or near the entrance of the store generally (but not nec- essarily) is the cashier’s desk. Pa- trons walk in and look around at pleasure. They are not “annoyed” by intensive methods of salesmanship. When they find what seerss to please them, they sit down and try on one or both shoes. If they are pleased with the fit, style, material, price, and general appearance of the shoes, all that remains to be done is to walk down to the cashier’s desk, have them wrapped up and turn over the indicated price, and the transac- tion is closed. Each man is his own salesman. And the plan has many attractive features—many really strong points. It will surely appeal to certain tem- peraments. Some people positively shrink from entering a shoe store— and procrastinate doing so as long as possible—simply because they do not relish intensive salesmanship, such as one frequently encounters in the shoe store. If they could only look around without seeming to incur obligations to buy: if they could only take the time to look until they find precisely what they think they want, and at a price that coincides with their purse, —footwear shopping would be ever so much more pleasant than some of them occasionally find it. The serve- yourself plan will appeal to people of a somewhat timid or shrinking dis- position. And then from the side of economy and expedition, something—indeed much—may rightly be claimed for the self-service plan of shoe retailing. When patrons wait on themselves, clerk hire is eliminated, and clerk hire is one of the big items that go to make up overhead expenses. It stands to reason, therefore, that this is a much more economical method of distributing shoes. Moreover one doesn’t have to wait, as often hap- pens when the store is crowded and all the clerks are busy. One can walk around, look over the stock, examine the styles, materials, prices, etc., put in his time fitting himself, and make up his mind according to his own ideas. He certainly doesn’t incur the danger of over-persuasion, seeing that he is his own salesman. Moreover the gun of his criticism are securely spiked, for he sold himself. The plan will appeal to those who rel- ish the idea of thinking and acting en- tirely on their own initiative—to peo- ple who think they know what they ought to have in the way of footwear. In certain lines of popular priced shoes, where price is more of a de- sideratum than appearances and neat fitting qualities, the plan has evident Backed by Quality eheAy le) tet Ae SAOES Boosted by Consistent Adventists No Value Equal to this line is offered you to-day at anywhere near the price 936—Men’s Gun Metal Calf, G. W. NEOLIN Out Sole, Last 29, Tip Button.......-.--.---- $3.00 935—Men’s Blucher, same as 936, NEOLIN Out Sole.......-.- 3.00 The same shoes except with leather out- sole are found in our numbers. 960—Leather Sole and Heel, Bitton... 2.22... $3.25 979—Leather Sole and Heel, Blucher.......... 3.25 lf you are not handling these numbers you should stock them at once. They give splendid service and will win instant favor in your community. Herold-Bertsch Shoe Co. 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The exact antithesis of this self- service departure, is the effort for a more highly specialized shoe store service—the store that seeks to em- ‘ploy the most capable salesmen to be had; that trains these salesmen to the highest point of efficiency in their lines; that causes them to know shoes, shoemaking, and footwear require- ments, and how to fit customers with the kind of shoes they really ought to wear. Where this is the objective, an entirely different class of patrons will be had—people who appreciate and learn to require, service. I apprehend that departures will be made along both of these clearly de- fined and radically different lines. It is up to each retail shoe dealer to consider the limits and possibilities of his own community, to see and de- termine for himself which course he should persue in the development of his own departures. In order to get out of the rut and get into the game, he will have to inaugurate departures in one direction or the other—which shall it be? Cid McKay. ———_++ + Activities in Michigan Cities. Written for the Tradesman. The St. Louis Board of Trade has elected the following officers: Presi- dent, W. E. Barstow; Secretary, Ro- maine Clark; Treasurer, J. B. Mac- Donald. More houses are needed for employes of the Republic Motor Co. and it has been voted to form a land improvement association, with $25,000 capital. The Michigan State Telephone Co. will expend over $50,000 in extensions in the Upper Peninsula district sur- rounding Iron Mountain this summer. The work will include four new lines from Iron Mountain to Norway, four to Crystal Falls and two to Mar- quette. The West Side Business Men’s As- sociation of Saginaw has voted to dissolve as a step toward a united city and a vigorous Board of Trade. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 11 The South Side Business Association will take similar action. After threshing the question of an eight-hour day for city employes, Battle Creek has voted to make it optional with the men, the pay being $2.50 a day for eight-hour men and $2.75 for nine hours. Men with teams will receive $5 and $5.50. Saginaw has set apart $18,000 of its budget money for the purchase of an asphalt plant, so that the city may do all its asphalt paving work in the future. Houghton reports that the Copper Range Railway has advanced salaries of all its employes 10 per cent. This is the third yearly increase granted by the company. Lansing has accepted J. W. Potter’s gift of 27 acres adjacent to Potter park and will make the improvements stipulated. Merchants of Manistique, begin- ning May 21, will close their stores at 6 o’clock every night except Satur- day until Oct. 1. James Heddon’s Sons have com- pleted a big reel factory at Dowagiac, which will prove a valuable adjunct to the bait factory there. The Richardson Silk Co. is building a substantial addition to its plant at Belding. Port Huron city officials are being nudged by the fire underwriters with reference to better fire protection and an advance to the three and a half class rating is promised unless im- provements are made, Almond. Griffen. ++ Want to Obliterate German Name. Property owners on Berlin avenue, St. Louis, Mo., have signed a petition asking that the name of the thorough- fare be changed to Woodrow avenue in honor of President Wilson. Our Specialty: ‘‘Royal Oak’’ FOR SHOEMAKERS Bends, Blocks and Strips Shoe Store Supplies Wool Soles, Socks, Insoles, Etc. THE BOSS LEATHER CO. 744 Wealthy St. Grand Rapids, Michigan IT IS UP 455 Equity Bldg. Detroit to move forward or slip back Towns Do Not Stand Still Towns organized [he WAGNER Way grow steadily and substantially Consult TO YOU Chamber of Commerce Grand Haven, Mich. 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Written for the Tradesman. Timber bonds amply secured are likely to return to popular favor, due to the ruling rate of 6 per cent. in- terest and better prospects for the lumber industry. There is a great and growing war demand for forest products. Ship-building, stimulated by the determination of the Govern- ment to have constructed a thousand wooden ships, materials needed for the building of barracks, barns and for other war uses are creating a market for lumber which will revive timber operations in all parts of the country. In addition to this local demand, an increased sup- ply of American lumber will be need- ed in Europe. A commission of five members has been appointed by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to go to Europe and study at first hand the districts which will be in need of lumber at the close of the war, to ascertain the kind of lum- ber that will be in demand and to es- timate the nature of the competition that will be encountered. The Allies have already intimated there will be a heavy demand for our forest prod- ucts. Another element entering into the returning of timber bonds is the conservative valuation placed upon the properties mortgaged to secure the bonds. Former mis- takes are not repeated and where tim- ber bonds are placed upon the market by reliable bond houses and trust companies, they may be looked upon as desirable investments. profitable popularity While in the first flush of patri- otic enthusiasm large subscriptions for the Liberty Loan of the United States Government poured in so rap- idly as to lead the Treasury officials to believe it would be readily taken, later developments show the response from the general public, outside of financial institutions, has not been as liberal as was expected. Where pos- sible to spare the means, individual subscription for these bonds is as much a patriotic duty as it is to aid in the conservation and production of food or to shoulder a rifle and go to the front; as much of a patriotic duty as was the generous subscrip- tions to the Red Cross fund. Banks, trust companies and bond houses, be- sides having largely subscribed. have announced in advertisements and through circulars they will receive subscriptions and attend to the de- livery of the Liberty Loan bonds with no charge for this service. The han- dling of this loan by these institutions is purely patriotic, as not one cent of remuneration will be accepted from either the Government or the pur- chaser. In addition to this service, hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent by financial institu- tions in placing the facts before the people for which the banks, trust companies and bond houses receive no returns whatever except the sat- isfaction of knowing they performed a valuable service to the country. This being the case, it is the privilege as well as duty of the general public to liberally subscribe for these bonds, getting 314 per cent. interest for their patriotic efforts and the possession of the best gilt edged securities ever issued. The subscribers do not have to put up the face value of the bonds at once. Payments have been arrang- ed by the Treasury Department as follows: 2 per cent. with the applica- tion; 18 per cent. on June 28, 1917; 20 per cent. on July 30, 1917; 30 per cent. on Aug. 15, 1917; and 30 per cent. on Aug. 30, 1917. In other words, if a man subscribes for a $50 bond he pays $1 down; $9 on June 28; $10 on July 30; $15 on Aug. 15 and $15 on Aug. 30. These payments can be made through the banks and trust companies of any state. As, however, full six months interest at 314 per cent. will be allowed on the bonds from June 15 to December 15, the last payment by the applicant must be accompanied by accrued in- terest from June 15 to the date of the last pavment by the applicant. For instance, a subscriber for a $50 bond in his last payment, Aug. 30, must include approximately two months and fifteen days interest at 3% per cent., amounting to 74 cents. In popular loans and in dealing with purchasers of small bonds, where the buyers have not had experience in buying securities, the question of “accrued interest” is not generally understood. Bonds have coupons at- tached which, upon the date due, can be presented and cashed for six Kent State Bank Main Office Fountain St. Grand Rapids, Mich. Capital - ass . . $500,000 Surplus and Profits - $500,000 Resources 9 Million Dollars 345 Per Cent. Paid on Certificates Largest State and Savings Bank in Western Michigan It does not mean lack of confidence in your wife to name this Trust Company executor of your estate. It does mean that you have taken every possible precaution to safeguard her interests and relieve her of a care the bur- dens of which she is ill equipped to bear. You thus bear testimony of your appre- ciation of her when you make this com- pany your executor. Send for blank form of Will and booklet on Descent and Distribution of Property. THE MICHIGAN TRUST Go. OF GRAND RAPIDS Safe Deposit Boxes to rent at low cost. Audits made of books of municipalities, corporations, firms and individuals. GRAND RAPIDS NATIONAL CITY BANK CITY TRUST & SAVINGS BANK ASSOCIATED CAMPAU SQUARE The convenient banks for out of town people. the city. district. On account of our location—our large transit facilitiles—our safe deposit vaults and our complete service covering the entire field of banking, our institutions must be the ultimate choice of out of town bankers and individuals. Combined Capital and Surplus.................. $ 1,724,300.00 Combined Total Deposits ...................... 10,168,700.00 Combined Total Resources ...............0.05- 13,157,100.00 Located at the very center of Handy to the street cars—the interurbans—the hotele—the shopping GRAND RAPIDS NATIONAL CITY BANK CITY TRUST & SAVINGS BANK -ASSOCIATED ¢ ’ a ae . * > 4 ’ 4 4 . « » > 4 * ’ 4 > e { v € » > ‘ 4 “< ’ 4 > ' ° ¥ ’ ’ vv Pp. 7? « v ¢ > - o { Alea i: a < ws ¢ > << vo € * cé i > a > . o 4 2 « » ¢ : 4 » < -~ > May 23, 1917 months’ interest. In selling a bond between interest dates, the seller computes the interest from the date of the last interest payment to the date of sale, adding this to the price of the bond, When the purchaser, at the interest period mentioned on the coupon cashes in he, of course, re- ceives the full six months’ interest and therefore gets back the accrued interest he advanced when he bought the bond. While the transaction is really a simple one to those dealing in secur- ities, it is not to those unaccustomed to buying bonds. This explanation is given with the hope that many readers of the Tradesman who have had no bond buying experience may be included in the subscribers to the Liberty Loan. While the stock market is in a hesitating and weaker’ condition, pending Congressional final decision on war revenue and accompanying taxation, general business continues to be in good condition, indicating a gradual return to normal of the business nervous system—most hope- ful sign. It is expected that the symp- toms will be made a permanent con- dition. It is, of course, recognized that during the struggle upon which we are entering we must, individually and collectively, make sacrifices. In doing so we can well follow the ex- ample of the devoted people of France. George P. Sweet of Grand Rapids who recently returned from France, says one of the things which impressed him most was the splendid spirit of loyalty, patience and cheer- fulness of the French people. He says they accept all inconvenience and privations cheerfully, “because it is for France.” When the last French popular liberty loan opened for sub- scription in Paris, Mr. Sweet says the sidewalks for nearly three squares were blocked by a line of people four deep waiting an opportunity to con- tribute to their country’s cause. A large proportion of the crowd was composed of women. Should not that spirit prevail in the United States? It exists. All it needs is to be awakened. Too many fail to realize the true situation and still look upon the war as a conflict remote and indistinct, The best way to make it so is to rally to the finan- cial assistance of the country by mak- ing the Liberty Loan a complete suc- cess. Paul Leake. —_——_—_2- Good for the Nerves. To obviate the noise of pneumatic riveting machines, one has been in- vented that squeezes rivets into place with a pressure of a ton. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Never Knocks But Once. Opportunity knocks at a man’s door but once in a lifetime. If you seize the opportunity and avail your- self of the privilege thus presented to you, well and good. If, on the oth- er hand, you permit a golden oppor- tunity to slip by unheeded, it will never come your way again. A man is frequently promoted to a position he is incapable of filling at the beginning, because of lack of experience. He can overcome this handicap by studying the job and mastering every detail. He can buy books and subscribe for papers which have a bearing on the duties which confront him in his new position. He can create an atmosphere of respect for himself and his position by not being so friendly with his former as- sociates as to destroy the dignity and discipline which must accompany him in his position if he is to be a real manager and not a weakling and a joke. He must know his stock or his tools or his machine, so that he does not have to rely on any other employe for information which he, of all men, should possess and have at his fingers’ end. Unless he does these things—and does them well—he soon writes himself down as a failure and on the first convenient occasion is dropped out of the position he is in- capable of filling in an acceptable manner. He never gets another chance because— Opportunity never knocks twice at the same door. —_>-.____ Closing Up the Business. “IT take these means of thanking my friends and neighbors who done so much toward making the death and funeral of my husband a success. Al- so one sow and litter of pigs for sale cheap. Yours very truly, “Mrs. Lizzie Black.” AWNINGS = Chain or Cog Gear Roller Pull up Store and Window Plain or Decorated CHAS. A. COYE, Inc. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. iN faa 99 Fort Street, W. 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Complete Banking Service Travelers’ Cheques Safety Deposit Vaults Letters of Credit Savings Department Foreign Drafts Commercial Department Our 3% Per Cent SAVINGS CERTIFICATES ARE A DESIRABLE INVESTMENT WM. H. ANDERSON, President J. CLINTON BISHOP, Cashier Fourth National Bank United States Depositary Savings Deposits Commercial Deposits 3 Per Cent Interest Paid on Savings Deposits Compounded Semi-Annually I 3% Per Cent Interest Paid on Certificates of Deposit Left One Year Capital Stock and Surplus $580,000 LAVANT Z. CAUKIN, Vice President ALVA T. EDISON, Ass’t Cashier 14 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN May 28, 1917 Merchants Should Start Fly-Killing Campaign. Kill at once every fly you can find and burn his body. Observers say that there are many reasons to believe there will be more flies this season than for a number of years. The killing of just one fly now means there will be billions and tril- lions less next summer. Clean up your own premises; see and insist that your neighbors do likewise. Especially clean ‘“out-of-the-way- places,” and every nook and cranny. Flies will not go where there is nothing to eat, and their principal diet is too filthy to mention. The fly has no equal as a germ “carrier;’ as many as five hundred million germs have been found in and on the body of a single fly. It is definitely known that the fly is the “carrier” of the germs of ty- phoid fever; it is widely believed that it is also the “carrier” of other dis- eases, including possibly infantile paralysis. The very presence of a fly is a sig- nal and notification that a housekeep- er is uncleanly and inefficient. Do not wait until the insects begin to pester; anticipate the annoyance. April, May and June are the best months to conduct an anti-fly cam- paign, The farming and suburban districts provide ideal breeding places, and the new born flies do not remain at their birth place but migrate, using railroads and other means of trans- portation, to towns and cities. Kill flies and save lives. The United States Government makes the following suggestion for the destruction of house flies: Formal] dehyde and sodium salicylate are the two best fly poisons. Both are su- perior to arsenic. They have their advantages for household use. They are not a poison to children; they are convenient to handle, their dilutions are simple and they attract the flies. A formaldehyde solution of approx- imately the correct strength may be made by adding three teaspoonsful of the concentrated formaldehyde solu- tion, commercially known as formalin, to a pint of water. Similarly, the proper concentration of sodium salicy- late may be obtained by dissolving three teaspoonsful of the pure chem- ical (a powder) to a pint of water. A container has been found altomatically keep- solution always available for fixes to drink. An _ ordi- nary, thin-walled drinking glass is filled or partially filled with the solu- tion. A small plate, in which piece of white blotting paper cut the size of the dish convenient for ing the saucer, or is placed a is put bottom up over the glass. The whole is then quickly inverted, a match placed under the edge of the glass, and the container is ready for use. As the solution dries out of the saucer the liquid seal at the edge of the glass is broken and more liquid flows into the lower receptacle. the paper is always keot moist. Any odor pleasing to man is offen- sive to the fly and vice versa, and will drive them away. Thus Take 5 cents’ worth of oil of lav- ender, mix it with the same quantity of water, put it in a common glass atomizer and spray it around the rooms where flies are. In the dining room spray it lavishly, even on the table linen. The odor is very dis- agreeable to flies but refreshing to most people. Geranium, mignonette, heliotrope and white clover are offensive to flies. They especially dislike the odor of honeysuckle and hop blossoms. According to a French scientist flies have intense, hatred for color blue. Rooms decorated in blue will help to keep out the flies. Mix together one tablespoonful of cream, one of ground black pepper and one of brown sugar. This mixture is poisonous to flies. Put in a saucer, darken the room except one window and in that set the saucer. To clear the house of flies, burn pyrethrum powder. This stupefies the flies, but they must be swept up and burned. 30rax is especially valuable around farms and out of doors. One pound of borax to twelve bushels of manure will be found desirable as a poison without injuring its manurial quali- ties or farm stock. Scatter the borax over the manure and sprinkle with water. Lye, chloride of lime, or copperas (sulphate of iron) dissolved in water, crude carbolic acid, or any kind of dis- infectant may be used in vaults. —__. 2. <.____ A Wish. Written for the Tradesman. I wish that June was here again I'd love to go to Michigan And there by Little Traverse Bay Content I’d be if I could stay In Michigan. I’d love to walk along the shore To hear again the billows roar And watch their ceaseless ebb and flow When white-capped waves the winds do blow In Michigan. I wish that I was on the bluff At Seven Mile Point—’twould be enough If only for a single day Could sunset see across that Bay In Michigan. Yd like to stroll through meadows fair And smell the clovers blooming there, Or listen to glad nature’s tune For birds sing best when it is June. In Michigan. Would I could go with rod and line To that trout brook which I call mine; In waters swift—unseen to eye— The fish are waiting for my fly In Michigan. I’d love to pick in the pasture lot Strawberries, though the sun was hot, For mother—she with cream would make A shortcake—best was ever baked In Michigan. Whene’er my day of pleasure is done And o’er my Bay a setting sun Has lured the stars to vigil keep I'd lay me down to sweetest sleep In Michigan. Chas. A. Heath. When a wise man bets on any- thing he lets his wife hold the stakes. We Specialize In Automobile Industrial Public Utility SECURITIES THURMAN-GEISTERT & CO. formerly ALLEN G. THURMAN & CO. Michigan Trust Bldg. & G. R. Savings Bank Bldg: Grand Rapids, Michigan Citz. 4480 Bell M. 4900-01 A Loan For Liberty It is the duty of every employer to see to it that his employees have an oppor- tunity to subscribe to the ‘‘Liberty Loan of 1917’’ on the most advantageous terms possible. Many institutions are reserving a block for subscription by their employees. We are prepared to confer with those desiring to support the Liberty Loan and will gladly assist them in helping America win through the quick distribu- tion of the loan. BOND DEPARTMENT (RAND RAPIDS [RUST [OMPANY MANAGED BY MEN YOU‘KNOW OTTAWA AT FOUNTAIN. BOTH PHONES 4391 BUY SAFE BONDS 6", Tax Exempt in Michigan Write for our offerings Howr Snow CorriGan & BERTLES INVESTMENT BANKERS GRAND RAPIDS SAVINGS BANK BLDG. | GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. Michigan Bankers & Merchants’ Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Fremont, Michigan We are organized under the laws of Michigan and our officers and directors include the best merchants, bankers and business men of Fremont. We write mercantile risks and store buildings occupied by our policy holders at 25 per cent. less than the board rate established by the Michigan Inspection Bureau. If you are interested in saving one-third of your expenditure for fire insurance, write us for particulars. Wm. N. Senf, Secretary. May 23, 1917 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 15 Big Plans Ahead For Absal Guild. Grand Rapids, May 21—Will you please take a minute off and read this? Some of you were not at the last an- nual meeting and do not know what has happened—the election of a com- ; : plete new board of officers, green and happy, but all filled with the idea of making this a successful year for Ab- sal Guild, and all that goes to the up- retail shoe game in Caro. We read last week where a man in Howell was kicked by a horse and BEGINNING z landed twelve feet away,and was pick- e ‘E* ed up uninjured. He hasn’t anything Matinee on Columbus, who was kicked by pretty nearly everybody and landed (thts in America and it didn’t hurt him at May 20 all. } > The home of C. V. Page was con- , ul — siderably damaged by fire last Sunday THE: ae avis. “OF. 5. Eo SEEKERS ‘a morning. Rol. P. Bigelow, who has been un- der the weather, is looking better. Bs That’s right, Mr. Bigelow, come out Joseph E. Bernard ‘*OKLAHOMA”’ Peggy Frank of it. We can’t do a thing in Bay aaa BOB ALBRIGHT PEGGY BREMAN City without your assistance. 299000000 9000000 ° ° 8 Days BEGINNING Matinee May 20 . and BRO James D. Locke, of Vernon, is clos- Hazel Harrington ed Cyc . ing out his general stock. Going to boa eee ee “THE IMPS PLAYGROUND” * ba farming. Any one wanting to rent a AS 1 U id Ladd good brick store in a good town “WHO IS SHE?”’ ee should see Jim. FOSTER BALL , a Honest Groceryman. HAROLD DU KANE yar opi inating rage RAMONAGRAPH ’ Latest News of the World OFFICE ee ERS with “SINCE THE DAYS OF '61” hes Ga Wak . JUNE EDWARDS and 6: ean aes '. In Their Se Marie Fitzgibbons “The Third Ingredient”’ Dancing Spectacle The Great Big Story Teller THIS WEEK MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS AT ONCE | aed | RAMONA IS OPEN GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Michigan Retai! Hardware Association. President—James W. Tyre, Detroit. Vice-President—Joseph C. Fischer, Ann Secretary—Arthur J. Scott, Marine City. oe Moore, Detroit. Arbor. Kitchen Showers Large Factor in June Trade. Written for the Tradesman. The wedding present trade is be- coming more and more a factor of importance in the hardware business. There was a time when the hardware store was almost entirely a man’s store. That time is past. The hard- ware store of to-day is making an increasingly effective appeal to wom- en. With June, the month of wed- dings, just ahead, it will pay the hard- dealer to sit down and take thought of ‘the thirty morrows that comprise that month. ware Ii you are already doing a good trade in these lines, you don’t need to be told that they are worth push- ing. If you are not doing a good trade in gift lines, you are overlook- ing an opportunity. In either case, it is well worth while to buckle down to business and see that the coming month brings you every possible cent of profit. Of course, people marry right along; but June is pre-eminently the month of weddings, Hence, it is the month to play heavy on your gift lines. The gift business can be developed along two lines. There are the more expensive gifts which you sell to rela- tives and wedding guests; and there are the “shower lines’”—small, use- ful articles. The “shower” seems to have been devised to give the more distant friends of a bride an oppor- tunity to tangibly express their good will. Some maid or matron invites a circle of friends to a party in honor of the prospective bride. Each par- ticipant is expected to bring a gift of some specified sort. There are linen showers, where all the gifts are linen goods; handkerchief show- ers; china showers; and—which in- terests the hardwareman particularly —kitchen showers. Here, the gifts are kitchen utensils. The participants in these little affairs are usually more distant friends who will not receive wedding invitations and hence will not have the opportunity to express their good will in a larger way. The “shower” is essentially devoted to practical gifts; although there have been cut glass showers, silverware showers, and the like, in most in- stances small, simple articles con- stitute the gifts. These events us- ually string along for weeks before the wedding itself. Hence, the hard- ware dealer is well advised to cater first to the “shower” demand before opening up, late in May or early in June, his more important gift cam- paign. i The hardware dealer can reach his customers through four main ave- nues of appeal: the window, the news- paper, circular letter, personally. Right now a good window display will be timely. First, though, is there any rea- son why you should cater to only one shower, when you might cater to two or three? One hardware deal- er last year saw no reason to limit his activities. In the center of his big window he posed a miniature bridal couple inside a big “wedding ring” contrived, I think, with an iron hoop for framework—and with this as a main attraction, he divided his window into three sections. The mid- dle section was devoted to the com- moner kitchen utensils, in tin and granite ware, together with frying pans, paring knifes, and similar small articles. To one side was a display of electrical devices—toasters, perco- lators, irons, etc. To the other a fine showing of aluminum ware. Accompanying signs were “Show- ers for the June Bride.” “Of Course There'll Be a Kitchen Shower.” “Why Not an Electric Shower?” “Something New—An Aluminum Shower.” Instead of selling merely one line of goods, this merchant in many in- stances repeated with all three lines. Another dealer believes that he can most effectively reach the customer's heart by being helpful. So he adver- tises his services. He has a stock of THE SHORT LINE BETWEEN GRAND RAPIDS AND CHICAGO FARE $2.75 VIA MICHIGAN RAILWAY CO. (Steel Cars—Double Track) Graham & Morton Line (Steel Steamers) Boat Train CONNECTING FOR THE BOAT Leaves Grand Rapids Interurban Station Rear Pantlind Hotel EVERY NIGHT AT 7:00 P.M. May 28, 1917 McCray Sanitary Refrigerators will increase your sales and your profits by keeping your perishable goods fresh and salable at all times. Write today for Catalog and ‘Easy Payment Plan." No. 70 for Grocers—No. 92 for Residences—No. 62 for Meat Markets—No. 51 for Hotels and Institutions. McCray Refrigerator Company 744 Lake Street Kendallville, Indiana Agencies in all Principal Cities OUR OWN MAKE HARNES Hand or Machine Made Out of No. 1 Oak leather. We guarantee them absolutely satisfactory. If your dealer does not handle them, write direct to us. SHERWOOD HALL CO., LTD Ionia Ave. and Louis St. | Grand Rapids, Michigan Johnson Paint Company “Quality” Paine Manufacturers 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 Coo! in Summer The Prompt Shippers Get Our Dealers Proposition BIG RAPIDS, MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL LIME BUILDING LIME Write for Prices A. B. Knowlson Co. 203-207 Powers’ Theatre Bidg., Grand Rapids, Mich. NO " Ask about our way BARLOW BROS. Grand Rapids.Mich. Brick is Everlasting Grande Brick Co., Grand Rapids So. Mich. Brick Co., Kalamazoo Saginaw 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. Use Half as Much Champion Motor Oil as of other Oil GRAND RAPIDS OIL CoO. ELI CROSS Grower of Flowers And Potted Plants WHOLESALE AND RETAIL 150 Monroe Ave. Grand Rapids THE POWER CO. Bell M 797 Citizens 4261 Foster, Stevens & Co. Wholesale Hardware a 4 137-159 Monroe Ave. :: 151 to 161 Louis N.W. Grand Rapids, Mich. Manufacturers & Jobbers Sheaves and Pulleys ROEBLING’S WIRE ROPE For All Purposes Belting—Shafting—Hangers Adolph Leitelt Iron Works 213 Erie Street Grand Rapids, Michigan ¢ ’ ei? 4 v < + * . « € v ¢ ¢ © * ¥ v « . . . wf © . €Crr 4 o Wry e* “Sy e » ¢s vy € * 4 a 4 64 4 o 4 . , ¢ . € » May 23, 1917 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17 A SIMPLE, COMPLETE SYSTEM FOR RETAIL STORES The Electrically Operated Cash Register Does fifteen necessary things in three seconds. Simple to operate — saves time. Forces accuracy — gives quick service. The New National Cash Register Credit File Cuts out all bookkeeping of cus- 3 tomers accounts. No blotter—no daybook—— no customers’ ledger. Every customer's account balanced to the minute. Stops leaks—satisfies customers— increases profits in stores. Old cash registers taken in part payment. Every retail merchant should write us for particulars. The National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio Cut out the coupon below and mail it to us today Dept. 107. National Cash Kegister Co., Dayton, Ohio Please send me full particulars on [_] latest model cash register. [_] new N. C. R. Credit File. Address 18 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN May 23, 1917 ideas for showers—menus, games, decorations, gift suggestions—clipped from women’s magazines and Sunday supplements. One salesman is es- pecially detailed to master these sub- jects, Whoever wants information is referred to this salesman and his com- prehensive scrap-book. “You don’t have to buy,’ the merchant adver- tises. “Our advice and assistance are free.’ At the same time, the big percentage of people who secure help do devote their showers to hardware and kitchen lines. The young woman who wants to get up a shower for a prospective bride can go to that par- ticular store and from the informa- tion conveniently available there can in a few minutes work out her entire programme. It is only natural to re- ciprocate by making the shower a kitchen shower, in preference to a linen shower or a china shower. The same idea of providing expert assistance can, be it remembered, be utilized six months hence in catering to Christmas trade; or at any time in connection with wedding anni- versaries, parties or the like. An effective window display stunt was put on last year by a hardware dealer who showed in his window a dummy bride holding up a parasol, opened, over which were dangling threateningly all manner of small kitchen utensils. Real flowers and a sprinkling of rice provided appropri- The accompanying “Why ate accessories. show card pointedly asked: Not a Kitchen Shower?” To cater most effectively to this line of trade, the merchant must pos- sess facilities for getting into touch with those young ladies who are like- lyy to be hostesses at these events. Here’s where the young people of the hardware staff can render effec- tive help, Said a hardware dealer of one of his office staff: “She’s only ordinary as a book-keeper, but when it comes to gadding, she’s a star. She’s al- ways fussing over parties. Most men would fire her. I’ve made her one of the biggest assets of the store. I get advance information of every shower, every wedding, every party in town—and I just shape my circu- larizing campaign accordingly.” Here is the information he gets from his gadding, ordinary book- keeper: “Who are the prospective brides?) Who are their most intimate girl friends? Who of these are likely to give them showers? Who will be invited to the wedding? When is it?” To one set of girl friends he mails a list of “Shower Suggestions,” with hints as to putting on these lit- tle events. To the other set, he mails a list of gift suggestions. It’s all done through the simple expedient of turning a book-keeper’s handicap into an asset. The young people on your staff can help a lot in securing advance information of the sort indicated. Get them inter- ested in this phase of business build- ing. William Edward Park. —_—_+2.+>—_ Combining the Work of Merchant and Farmer. One of the most valued friends and contributors of the Tradesman is E. E. Whitney, who conducts a general store and farm a few miles from ? Ann Arbor. Mr. Whitney is living a busy life these days, judging by the following graphic description of every day activities: Ann Arbor, May 17—I am still un- derneath a burden of work. The-boys can undertake more than I can keep up with. They have hired sixteen acres, money rent, to put into oats and corn and my forty and their twen- ty-two acres will be fully utilized. Our grass seeding (part of it) last year was a failure and had to be plow- ed. Our corn crop was about one- quarter only. Our potatoes yielded about one-third as much as in 1915, but we have all we want to eat. We planted eleven bushels of early pota- toes and have four late to plant and sold four bushels at $4 per bushel; also some $20 worth previous to planting time, Had a big crop of hay. Put up thirty-two acres. Horace was at Agricultural College at Lans- ing seventeen weeks—October to March—and some work is left undone i , repair- ing fences and buildings. Horace is putting in about 500 feet of tile to improve two or three acres, some of which has never given us a good crop except clover hay and pasture. My grandfather was a surveyor in New York and Massachusetts, but Horace constructed an instrument out of a carpenter’s level, a wringer frame, a crow bar, a bicycle clamp, put on sights, etc., and we established a grade yesterday afternoon—34 inch fall to the rod. He had one-half or more of the digging done and water is flow- ing continuously. Bought load of tile to-day and hope to get the land into corn this month. We have seven milch cows, nine heifers and two others. I have about eighty-five hens and 140 chickens and still more to hatch. Mrs. Whitney is trying to fill orders for 310 from in- cubators. Sold about 1,000 setting eges at $4 per hundred. Our store is only a side show, and does not require constant attendance, although I sold 1,400 gallons of gas- oline and 700 of kerosene last year. | bought about six months’ supply of flour at $6.25@6.50 and sugar at around $7. For the farm we bought shelled corn at $1@1.05-and oats at 55260 cents per bushel; barley at $1.65 per cwt; chicken wheat at 90c@ $1; bran at $21 per ton. Everything we knew we should need we bought in the fall and along in the winter as fast as we could get time to haul it. [I aim to buy all feed as soon after harvest as possible. Trying to think out “Lessons of the War” while I shell seed corn. E. E. Whitney. x ly ty, SS ‘ian = TRe0t mane Farm Machinery and Garden Tools Plows, Harrows, Seeders, Corn Planters, Potato Planters, Weeders, Cultivators, Sprayers, Cutaway (Clark) Disk Harrows, Money-Maker Hay Presses and Silage Cutters. Wholesale Distributors: Brown & Sehler Co. Grand Rapids Complete catalog mailed on request Michigan American Sugar Refining Company ee Get Your Share of this Big Sugar Business In our present advertising we are giving facts backed by Govern- ment Bulletins, showing that two or more pounds of sugar should be in the weekly diet of everybody. Following this comes our ‘‘ Save the Fruit Crop’? campaign urg- ing that all fruits be canned or preserved. These campaigns will mean increased sales of Domino Granulated Sugar for every dealer. American Sugar Refining Company The Most Complete Line of Sugar in the World FOR BREAD SUCCESS Hundreds of grocers are now enjoying increased bread sales and profits with a _ Because everybody likes Creamnut. It’s BREAD pure, appetizing and in other ways different from ordinary baker's bread We Have a Special Plan to Make Your Bread Sales Grow Grand Rapids Bread Company Prescott St. and South Ionia Ave. Grand Rapids YES, SIR: aN COFFEE ... TEA Are on the Highest Wave of Public Popularity—a Pleasure to Handle —to Drink, a Delight Pratenr aco SS Ow ee “NONE BETTER AT ANY PRICE” Distributed at Wholesale by Judson Grocer Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. J Co May. 23, 1917 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 19 1 yyy on - =. ? DRY GOODS, FANCY GOODS* NOTIONS: aa aN, Leg tC 4G: ny! Happenings of the Week in Women’s Wear Lines. Still a little better business has re- sulted from the more favorable weath- er in the women’s apparel depart- ments of large local stores and spe- cialty shops during the past week. This is also true of establishments out of town, but retail trade in this city is still said to be more backward than is the case in the West. This somewhat more active busi- ness has been reflected in the manu- facturing trade catering to the ready- to-wear needs of the American wom- an, and instances are reported of fill- ing-in by the local stores, as well as a call for seasonable dresses—and al- so some strictly summer varieties— from retailers in localities nearby. There has been some demand for coats as well. Buyers are not numer- ous in the market, however. Within the last week or two some of the Middle Western trade has been looking for job lots, to be priced ad- vantageously in their May and June sales—and numerous _§attractively- priced lots of merchandise have been procured by these people. Enquiry is also noted for wash suits. Dress manufacturers anticipate a large summer business on such of their merchandise as is suitable strict- ly for hot weather wear, for instance cotton materials, for which the sea- son at retail really has hardly begun as yet due to the backward weather. ‘Manufacturers assert that if there is one thing in the market on which prices have not been cut it is these lightweight dresses and also wash skirts. Fairly large orders on the latter have been received and a fairly extensive summer season is expected. in this quarter of the women’s wear market as well. In this city shoppers lately have been more numerous in the ready-to- wear departments than at any time since the declaration of war was made. The finer weather recently has shown their need of replenishing wardrobes, and there seems to have been a real desire to buy. While on this subject, it might not be amiss to say that most of the stores have advertised merchandise at prices that could not very well help drawing some of this business. Real values have been in evidence at remarkably reasonable figures, considering the high-price tendency of about every- thing under the sun. Outer garments suitable for wear now were sought, as well as some for hot-weather wear, later on in the spring and for sum- mer. The consumer has not bought for spring to a large extent. She has had her ordinary purchases held up by fear caused by the war, the advice circulated all through the country to economize—and in addition the weather has not been sufficiently sea- sonable to make her want to, or need to, prepare extensively for her sum- mer wardrobe. Skirts are now being turned out, and those in preparation to be shown among the fall sample lines follow more or less the straight line. Whether they will be longer remains to be seen, but there is a report that in the dim distance narrower models are seen coming. Economy in dress goods might be ascribed as a’ logical reason bearing on this possible trend, but it does not follow necessarily that the manufacturers will give such matters as much consideration as might be when determining their styles. Take the shoes women wear. As leather became scarcer and scarcer, the shoes for the past winter season got higher, using more leather—and the footwear one meets with an the streets to-day does not exactly savor of any desire on the part of designers or manufacturers to economize in leather—nor is this economical trend apparent in the shoe lines that are being made up for fall wear. Supposing skirts are narrower, utilizing a smaller yardage of goods per skirt. In that event, is it unrea- sonable, considering fashion’s foibles, to anticipate the material that other- wise might be used being made up in the form of more drapery, pleats, trimmings, etc.2—N. Y. Journal of Commerce. ——_2>2+.____ The Light That Failed. “T can’t understand why Jenkins and his wife fell out, She used to call him the light of her life.” “Yes, so she did, but he went out too often.” Trident Suspenders Jor comfort Of All Jobbers PRESIDENT SUSPENDER CO. SHIRLEY, MASSACHUSETTS United Automobile Insurance Exchange Carries Auto Insurance at Cost Without Mutual Liability For Particulars Address Home Office: 737-741 Michigan Trust Bldg., Grand Rapids. Mich. Detroit Office: 524 Penobscot Building, Detroit, Mich. AUCTION! AUCTION! We will sell at Public Auction on Tuesday, May 29th, at 10:30 A. M., at 1789 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, the stock formerly belonging to A. Black & Company, inventory over $30,000, and consisting of a full line of Dry Goods, Hosiery, Underwear, Muslin Wear, Threads, Yarns, Silk and Leather Gloves, Men’s Shirts, Overalls and Jumpers, Curtains, Ribbons, Handker- chiefs, Laces and Embroideries, Aprons, Children’s Wear, Fancy Goods, and other items too numerous to mention. This is positively the finest stock of Staple Dry Goods ever offered at Public Auction. Most all goods are in original packages and large quan- tities. Samuel Levy & Company, Auctioneers 415 Ford Building Detroit, Michigan Grand Rapids Store Fixture Co., Inc. The Place, 7 Ionia Ave., N. W. BUY AND. SELL Used Store and Office Fixtures Hartnett Flower Shop Cut Flowers—Floral Decorations Funeral Wreaths and Sprays Park Avenue. head of Monroe Both Phones Grand Rapids, Michigan Elevators Electric and Hand Power Also Dumbwaiters Sidney Elevator Mfg. Company Sidney, Ohio Mention this paper. Crochet Cotton The best made, for all purposes Ask Your Jobber Mr Merchant, Are you prepared to meet the Memorial Day FLAGS demand for We have the following assortment in stock for immediate shipment: 2%x4 feet printed............. $10.50 dozen 3x5 feet sewed... 4x6 feet sewed... 5x8 feet sewed... Gxf2 feet sewed............. 8x12 feet sewed............. 60.00 dozen Spearhead Flags 8x12 inches mounted on sticks.......... $0.90 dozen 12x18 inches mounted on sticks.......... 15x24 inches mounted on sticks.......... Grand Rapids Dry Goods Co. Exclusively Wholesale GRAND RAPIDS 13.50 dozen 18.00 dozen 27.00 dozen 48 00 dozen 1.35 dozen 2.75 dozen it MICHIGAN 20 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN May 23, 1917 ae Sa, a = People Next Door—What It May Mean. Written for the Tradesman. Out in the West End where the Cady’s live, it is quite new and the houses are somewhat scattering—in fact their home has stood alone in the block. But two or three weeks ago the lot adjoining theirs on the west was sold. Already the dimen- sions of the house that is to go up have been staked out, and workmen to-day began excavating. The Cady’s, who are ‘popular and always have many callers and vis- itors, have been hearing all the pros and cons of having near neighbors. The first of their friends to note the indications of a new house was Uncle Thompson, a_ successful real estate man and a thorough optimist. “Well, you're in luck at last. Once it gets started, this section out here is bound to build up, and it’s the making of a swell residence district. No better location in the city. You're near the car line, and now that almost everyone keeps a machine, being a little out is no disadvantage at all— instead it’s a point in favor. Very likely these people will persuade some of their friends to buy and build on this street. They'll all plant trees and put in lawns and raise flow- ers and fix up the parking. If just a few enterprising families come in, you soon can have pavement. Why, your property has gone up in value eight hundred or a thousand dollars —a thousand is a very conservative estimate—without your lifting your hands! Don’t let anyone buy your place now without paying you a good round figure for it.’ Uncle Thomp- son is very convincing, and let Ned and Jennie feeling quite elated at the prospect. Most of their acquaintances look at the matter just as does Uncle Thompson—that the new dwelling will be a great “improvement” and enhance values in that vicinity. Two or three who are of a social tempera- ment anticipate that it will be far pleasanter for Jennie and the children when Ned is away, to have “a nice family so close by.” But others of their friends take a different view and dilate on the an- noyances that are likely to be occa- sioned by people next door. “The chances are that this house they are to put up will be an archi- tectural horror, absolutely wrong in every line and proportion. And they ll paint it some glaring color. entirely out of harmony with your house and with every tone in the landscape and with every other build- ing within a mile. do to help yourselves?” And what can you This is the gloomy prediction of an old chum of Ned’s, a man of artistic tendencies, who had much to do with designing the really beautiful home of the Cadys. “It will increase your insurance rate. That east wing can’t be more than eighteen feet from your west porch, And you'll be lucky if they don’t burn you out. Some people are so utterly reckless about fire!” This was the comment of a friend who has had two experiences of her home taking fire from a burning house ad- jacent. “You'll be at their mercy in the way of kitchen odors,’ remarked a cousin with a keenly sensitive nose. “I only hope they won't cook as much ham- burger and fry as many fish and stew as many onions as my next door neighbors do.” “The smells aren’t so bad as the noises,’ argued the cousin’s sister-in- law, who was with her. “The man who lives next to us insists on running his lawn mower early in the morning, long before I am up. He says the grass cuts so much more easily when the dew is on. And he and his wife talk so loud in what you may call just their ordinary tones of voice, that when the windows are open we can’t help but hear every word they say. Of course they ‘scrap’ a good deal— loud-voiced people generally do. And they have a dog that sometimes barks an hour at a stretch. But really they don’t disturb me so much as did the family that lived before—they had a baby that cried nights. And the wom- an who lived there before the family with the baby—she had two big cats that she claimed to think the world of. Do you know, in warm weather she actually kept those poor crea- tures tied ‘in the back yard? They yowled continually. “A very musical family lived for five years on the other side of us. 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HATS and CAPS THE STRAW HATS in « | All New Styles and NEWLAND All Grades for Men, Colors HAT Boys and Children We carry a complete line of the latest styles for prompt shipment Mail orders solicited Newland Hat Company 164-166-168 Jefferson Ave. - Detroit, Michigan og May 23, 1917 Every one of the young people prac- ticed on something—piano, violin, ukulele, cornet—my ears used fairly to ache! However, the instrumental efforts weren’t so tiresome as_ the vocal—one daughter took vocal les- sons. That family moved away, and the people who. live there now have a phonograph.” The cousin’s sister- in-law smiled wearily. “A vacant lot may be grown up to weeds, and it sure doesn’t give the impression that the town is booming, but it doesn’t drive you to desperation keeping up some kind of a racket.” “Whatever you do, Jennie, be very careful not to neighbor with the new folks until you know just what they are like,’ cautioned an old friend of her mother’s. “If you give some peo- ple an inch they’ll take a mile. It’s an awful nuisance to have a neigh- bor woman—perhaps someone you really don’t care a straw about—run- ning in a dozen times a day to visit with her friends over your telephone, or wanting to borrow sugar and tea, or perhaps asking you to look after her baby while she goes down town. The Cadys have been told what they may expect if the newcomers should decide to raise poultry. “No, no one ever keeps chickens shut up!” declares one man who is _ locally famous as a gardener. “If they try to keep them in, the fowls either find holes in the fence or else fly over. And many don’t try—they turn the birds loose on every little pretext.” He gave sad experiences of young vegetables being scratched up and rare flowering plants ruined. “It may increase the value of your property,” replied one woman to whom Jennie had been citing Uncle Thompson’s rosy predictions, “but that won’t help much if you want to stay here, Possibly your assessment will be raised and that will make your taxes higher?”’—this last with a shrewd little twinkle in her eye. This woman has seen many ups and downs. “Of course these new sections have to build up. It’s better that they should. You couldn’t have come out here and had water and sidewalks and gas and electricity, if the owners hadn’t felt sure that they would sell more than one lot in a block. And nice homes will look better than all this vacant. But I do hope that this family that is coming in next to you will be the right kind. I don’t mean that dis- reputable people are likely to locate out here—they are not. But there are perfectly respectable folks who can distress you in many ways when they live so near. Some are careless about their garbage, and they won’t swat the flies, so you have more to swat. And some keep their front walk littered up, and the lawn and parking are not cared for, Some al- low their youngsters to be impudent and quarrelsome, so you don’t like your children to associate with theirs. Undesirable people really depress val- ues amazingly. They make you want to sell, and make it almost impossible for you to dispose of your property. I surely hope the new folks will be of the right kind.” Only a little while after this con- versation, another caller dropped in. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN “Of course, Mrs. Cady, you don’t want the new people to be careless and dirty, but the most trying neigh- bor I ever had was a woman of the extremely finicky kind. She lived all alone and had nothing to do but see that everything was kept just so. Her place was spick and span, inside and out. Woe be to any child that stray- ed on to her perfect lawn, or picked a single posy from her flower beds! If we took a rug out to beat, she would rush and close her windows. If we played croquet, it was plain that the clicking of the balls annoyed her. If ever so carefully we burned a little trash in our back yard of a summer morning, she would complain of the smoke. You remember that picture in the dictionary of a prisoner with his feet confined -in stocks, as used to be done in old torture days. Living next to Mrs, Vertin always seemed to me like being in stocks— I was very glad when we moved away. One wants a little liberty in one’s Own dooryard—otherwise one might just as well live in an apart- ment house or a hotel or go to jail. These frank expressions of opinion, showing different points of view and widely varying experiences, point one moral: The cats and dogs, the poul- try, the phonograph, the tempers, the tones of voice, the musical inclina- tions, the good taste, the neatness and enterprise, or the disorder and slovenliness—perhaps even the absurd finicalness—of the people that live next door, vitally affect our comfort and happiness and may tell on our financial circumstances. The con- verse of the proposition also is true —our cats, dogs, poultry, phonograph and all the rest just as vitally affect the comfort and happiness of our neighbors. Many and complex are the prob- lems of right and wrong—problems as yet unsolved and indeed hardly recognized as problems—that may be summed up under the broad _ head, How are neighboring families to live with the greatest mutual benefit and the least mutual discomfort and fric- tion, when each occupies only a little strip of ground that is fifty feet or less front and runs say one hundred thirty feet back to the alley? Quillo. We are manufacturers of TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED HATS for Ladies, Misses and Children, especially adapted tothe general store trade. ial order solicited. CORL, KNOTT & CO., Ltd. Corner Commerce Ave. and Island St. Grand Rapids, Mich. USED AUTOS —My Specialty. Largest Stock— Runabouts $65—$350 Touring Cars $150 and up What have you to trade? Easy terms. Dwight’s Used Auto Ex. 230 Ionia, N.W. / Franklin Package Sugars Are Uniform In Quality and Sweetness For many years Franklin Package Sugars have been famous as “The Standard of Purity.” They are made from Sugar Cane by the most modern refining processes, great care being taken to maintain uniformity and secure the greatest sweetening power. Such sugar is sure to please your customers, and you can make a profit out of the steady sale that follows. The ready-to-sell cartons and cotton bags save you loss by overweight, save the cost of paper bags and twine. Franklin Granulated Sugar is sold in 2 and 5 Ib. cartons and 2, 5, 10 and 25 Ib. cotton bags. ‘A Franklin Sugar for every use’’ Granulated, Dainty Lumps, Powdered, Confectioners, Old Fashioned Brown 0 The Franklin Sugar Refining Company | Philadelphia It Is a Complete Meal Shredded Wheat isa meal. With milk anda little fruit, at a total cost of five or six cents, it satisfies the appetite and provides enough actual nourishment to give anyone a good start far a day’s work. Call your customers’ attention to the econ- omy and food value of Shredded Wheat Tell them that every member of the family can eat it for any meal in any season. This Biscuit is packed in odorless spruce wood cases, which may be easily sold for 10 or 15 cents, thereby adding to the grocer’s profits 1 The Shredded Wheat Company Niagara Falls, N. Y. IVT GRANULATED i MICHIGAN TRADESMAN May 23, 1917 = = a es & D 3 S = “ )) G 4 atl ae mrp; We NA Michigan Poultry, Butter and Egg Asso- clation. President—J. W. Lyons, Jackson. aac tas aime Hurley, De- troit. Secretary and Treasurer—D. A. Bent- ley, Saginaw. Executive Committee—F. A. Johnson. Detroit; H. L. Williams, Howell; C. J. Chandler, Detroit. ————== Can We Raise Enough Meat? In its programme of feeding the Allies as far as possible, and putting an enormous army in the field, the United States will need to produce the greatest possible amount of meat. This is a task that will call for a high degree of effort and efficiency, be- cause the meat situation in this country has long been a serious one— even for ten years before the war. The Department of Agriculture has been spending millions in money and the time and labor of its experts with a free hand grappling with the prob- lem. To-day there are about 10,000,000 fewer beef animals in the country than there were in 1900, according to the best available estimates. That alone would be a serious situation, for with the decrease in beef cattle there has been a big increase in pop- ulation. There are 26,000,000 more persons-in the United States to-day than there were in 1900. We have added a population equal to about two-thirds of the total population of France. Even the domestic problem is a difficult one. It is easy to see why meat has zone up. When the demand from European Allies is add- ed the size of the problem is clear. The most encouraging feature of the situation is that there has been an increase in the number of beef animals in the last three or four years, The lowest point was touched in 1913, and since then the tide has turned. Nevertheless, it is necessary to take every possible means to increase meat production. The Department of Agriculture is working on the matter from several angles. The main lines are to raise more cattle and hogs and sheep on the one hand, and to protect the herds from the ravages of disease on the other. Very encouraging pro- gress is being made in the fight against disease, and this line is a very vital one. The annual stock losses from disease and wild animals in the United States amount to about $225,000,000 a year. It is impossible to measure the indirect loss in meat— the lean cattle that might have been fat were it not for the cattle ticks and the Texas fever; the hogs that might have been raised had not farm- ers feared to risk their time and money with the menace of hog chol- era hanging over them. Much ground has been gained in the fight, and it is now for the country at large to make use of every inch of it. The chief of the Bureau of Biologi- cal Survey points out that one of the cheapest meats that can be raised is that of Belgian hares. It is actually possible to produce this meat at a cost of 5 cents a pound. Very little space is required, and the hares can be fed on cheap foods and _ table scraps, and increase very rapidly. If the meat situation becomes acute a Nation-wide campaign for Belgian hare raising might help mightily. The Department has increased our meat production by regulating the grazing on National forests until these support several times as many animals as ten years ago, Another promising avenue is the raising of sheep for meat instead of for wool. To make wool growing profitable large ranges are usually needed, but mutton can be grown profitably on land where there is now no meat pro- duction. The Department hopes for much from New England in this line. Frederic J. Haskin. oT ee The 3rd Standard Flavor Used as vanilla or lemon. Just ; as Staple. Affords variety. Few } drops equal to teaspoonful of other flavors. Makes a wonderful | syrup. Adds zest to meats, vege- ‘wf tables, soups and sauces. Crescent | Mfg. Co., Seattle, Wash. Order from your jobber or Louis Hilfer Co., 1503 Peoples Life Building, Chicago. Watson-HigginsMlg.Co. Merchant Millers Owned by Merchants Products sold by Merchants Brand Recommended by Merchants NewPerfection Flour Packed In SAXOLIN. Paper-lined Cotton, Sanitary Sacks Dandelion Vegetable Butter Color A perfectly Pure Vegetable Butter Colors and one that complies with the pure food laws of every State and of the t United States. Manufactured by Wells & Richardson Co. Burlington, Vt. Early Seed Potatoes Seed Corn Write for Prices and Booklet Reed & Cheney Co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Rea & Witzig PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS 104-106 West Market St. Buffalo, N. Y. Established 1873 Weare the Largest Buyers Poultry, Eggs, Packing Stock Butter and Veal IN THIS CITY If not receiving our quotations write us, Get in touch with us before selling. 20-22 Ottawa Ave., N. W. Grand Rapids Live Poultry in excellent de- mand at market prices. Can handle large shipments to ad- vantage. Fresh Eggs in good de- mand at market prices. Fancy creamery butter and ee good dairy selling at full quota- Michigan tions. Common selling well. Send for our weekly price cur- rent or wire for special quota- S. J. FISH CO. tions. Manufacturers of Electric and Battery Egg Testers Write for Catalogue Office and Factory 115 South Hill St. Jackson, Michigan Refer you to the People’s Bank of Buffalo, all Commercial Agen- cies and to hundreds of shippers everywhere. The Vinkemulder Company Jobbers and Shippers of Everything in Fruits and Produce Grand Rapids, Mich. If you want quick and satisfactory results, ship your crock butter, packing stock butter and eggs to F, H. Cash Company Bay City, Mich. References, Any Mercantile Agency Farmers State Savings Bank Bay City, Michigan Check Mailed Same Day Goods Are Received You pay. no freight, cartage or commission. Weekly quo- tations mailed on request. Established 1876 Send us your orders FI E L D S E ED S Clover, Timothy, Orchard Grass, Blue Grass, Red Top Would like to have your trade Pleasant St. and Railroats MOSELEY BROTHERS Grand Rapids, Mich. WE BUY EGGS 8 EGGS WE SELL Make us your shipments when you have fresh caste Eggs, Dairy Butter or Packing Stock—always in the market, quick returns. We sell Egg Cases and not receiving our weekly quotations write us. Egg Case material. If KENT STORAGE CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN pe May 28, 1917 Encourage Better Buying Habits by the Housewife. Indianapolis, May 22—The splendid response to the call for unusual ef- forts by farmers in the planting of larger acreages and the cultivation of home gardens, will, if the growing season is favorable, give us good crops of some staples. But the sur- plus is so low and demand so great that even an increased crop will not prevent scarce and high-priced food another year unless we conserve our present supply and prevent wastage of the coming crop. Che grocer who distributes most of the food supply can help greatly in warding off a food crisis. To this end I make him these suggestions: 1. Encourage the use of staple groceries, especially the cereals, such as rolled oats, rice, cornmeal, hominy grits, macaroni, the legumes, such as dried peas and beans; dried fruits, such as prunes and raisins; the sugars, including molasses and _ glucose. These foods are both cheap and nu- tritious. They must be used in large quantities and instead of more costly but less nutritious foods. 2. Stock and urge the sale of cook- ing oils and fats, instead of high-pric- ed butter. Corn oil, cotton-seed oil, lard compounds, uncolored oleomar- garine and beef suet are all very high in food value, wholesome and good. 3. Stock lightly with fancy gro- ceries, such as condiments, preserves, dessert preparations, tinned biscuits, olive oils and prepared foods which can be bought in bulk and cooked at home. These foods furnish the leas nourishment for their cost; their use should be discouraged until the pres- ent crisis in the food supply is past. 4. Stock lightly with imported products, Do not buy or sell sardines from Norway when domestic sardines are available at much lower price; cease. selling expensive imported cheese, olive oil and fancy fruits. » 5. Stop pushing the sale of high’ MICHIGAN TRADESMAN priced candies. There is more food in a pound of sugar than in a dollar box of candy. Confectionery is a luxury that both thrift and patriotism will deny us. 6. During the present food short- age discourage over buying of staples that will keep in the grocery as well as in the home. This is no time to speculate in food stuffs. The grocer may easily change the buying habits of his customers and help them to choose wisely that they may feed their families better and more cheaply. Such a service will be most valu- able for it will give us increased ef- ficiency and our “Allies a larger share of our food supply. I urge your patriotic co- operation in this crisis in the food situation. Barnard, State Food and Deng Commissioner. —_>-___ Indiscrinate Tight-Fistedness Worse Than Waste. “One of the greatest dangers that confront us at this moment is mis- guided thrift,” declares a statement issued to-day by S. W. Straus, Presi- dent of the American Society for Thrift. The statement is in part as follows: “In our efforts to be patriotically economical, we find ourselves going to extremes in the opposite direction, which is just as great a menace as wastefulness and extravagance,” said he, “One of the worst calamities that could befall our Nation at any time would be to stop the wheels of indus- try, but more especially now. “The point is to differentiate be- tween destructive and _ constructive thrift. In times of peace or war, waste is reprehensible, but indiscrim- inate tight-fistedness is worse, be- cause in such conditions the provi- dent are made to suffer with the im- provident. “Because the whole Nation sudden- ly has become conscious of the neces- sity of thrift, we as individuals should take care not to deflect from their normal courses the tides of the Na- tion’s money that turn the wheels of industry. America as a Nation is not in any danger of running short of money, but we are threatened with a food ihortase because on us rests the duty and responsibility of feeding our Allies. “Eyeryone can distinguish the dif- ference between prudent living and wastefulness.. If a man buys a suit of clothes, a pair of shoes or a hat, his money goes into legitimate circulation and furnishes uses for capital and employment for labor. “The American people have re- sponded in a grand way to the needs of the hour. We are going to con- serve our resources and increase our food supply in a way that will aston- ish the world, but in doing this we stand face to face with economic hardships unless each individual is governed by common sense, prudence and foresight.” - —_ +22. >—____ Bottled Tears. In Persia tears are thought to be a remedy for certain chronic diseases. They are collected in sponges at times of sorrow and kept in bottles by the priests. The aniquity of the super- stitition is attested by the mention of the custom in the Old Testament, Psalms 56:8. Bell Phone 5% Citz. Phone 61366 Joseph P. Lynch Sales Co. Special Sale Experts Expert Advertising —Expert Merchandising 44 So. Ionia Ave. Grand Rapids, Mich. More Money for Grocers More than 5,000 country weeklies, 350 daily newspapers and fifteen national women’s pub lications carry regularly the following adver- tisement: EAT INNERS THE BEST = MACARONI MY SIGNATURE Gib ore EVERY PACKAGE MADE FROM THE HIGHEST GRADE DURUM WHEAT COOKS INIZ MINUTES. COOK BOOK FREE SKINNER MFG.CO. OMAHA. U.S.A. Larges{ Macaroni Factory in America a The Skinner Manufacturing Company believes in national advertising, not as a club to reduce the profits to the grocer, but as a means of aid- ing the grocer to make a better profit. Genuine macaroni can be made only’ from Durum Wheat. Macaroni not made from Durum Wheat is a fake. SKINNER’S macaroni is guar- anteed to be made from the highest possible quality of Durum Wheat and the Skinner Man- ufacturing Company will enter into any kind of written guarantee that this isa fact. We know of no macaroni company in the United States that will do this. The SKINNER line is the only nationally ad- vertised line of macaroni products and because of the fact that they are spending real money to add to the grocers’ profit, SKINNER’S PRO- DUCTS DESERVE THE SPECIAL SUPPORT OF EVERY WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCER. 40° 40 degrees Temperature or Lower, as wanted. Freeze if you choose. The Modern Method Thoroughly Tested and Thoroughly Guaranteed TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE ESTABLISHED 1853 ST-LOUIS Only Satisfactory Case Made A Valuable Asset to Any Store 18° Stock sizes 8-10-12 foot long 36 inches wide 42 inches high All lengths made to order Keep your fresh meats, vegetables, delicatessen, etc., all day long, also over night and over Sundays in a BRECHT PATENTED DISPLAY FREEZER CASE. Thorough Dry Air circulation, temperature below 40 degrees. Therefore your products are always fresh and attractive until sold. Nomore “taking out over night.” Plate glass and fancy oak, ena- meled white inside; tinned metal removable shelves in full view of your customers at all times. Thoroughly insulated; front has three lights of glass and two air spaces. THE BRECHT COMPANY ESTABLISHED 1853 Main Offices and Factories ST. LOUIS, MO., 1248 Cass Avenue NEW YORK, 176 Pearl St. PARIS BUENOS AIRES MICHIGAN TRADESMAN May 23, 1917 Grand Council of Michigan U. C. T. of free lunches. They are having — Counselor—Fred J. Moutier, their troubles, for the reason that i) kk Cece 8 but a short time back, w hen this or- 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 City. Grand Page—C. C. Starkweather, De- troit. Grand Sentinel—H. D. Ranney, Sag- inaw. Next Grand Council Meeting—Bay City, June 1 and 2, 1917. Heuman, Picking Picked Up in the Windy City. Chicago, May 21—Dr. Dill Robert- son, the Chicago Board of Health Commissioner, has posted the follow- ing notice throughout the city: “Swat the fly and kill the cat.” He claims a cat is more of a germ carrier than the house fly. Everybody seems to be preparing to feed the people the coming year. The stewart of the Hotel La Salle is saving potato eyes at the rate of six bushels per day and shipping them throughout the State to farmers. This is doing his bit toward feeding the world. One of the greatest industries to- day from the restaurant standpoint is that of the John R. Thompson Restaurant Co. Mr. Thompson now has thirty-eight restaurants in the city of Chicago and has signed leases on three additional locations. This will give him forty-one restaurants in Chicago and 101 throughout the country, The food served in these places is considered the best and the buyers of the Thompson Co. are ex- perts in their line. Quantities pur- chased by the company give them the benefit of the lowest possible price and every buyer handles his or her part with the greatest of care. One of the departments that comes direct- ly under the notice of the writer is the cigar department. The buyer of this department is Miss Smythe. She handles this department better than the average man could do it, never overloading, very seldom short. When one considers that she has to take care of 101 restaurants throughout the country, she has got to be an ex- pert in her line. It is now the intention of the city to open up a public market in South Chicago. This market will take care of the wants of about 65,000 people. John B. Newman, the new State Food and Dairy Commissioner, gives the people a hint to watch the labels of all canned goods they happen to buy. The reason of this is in these times of high prices the manufactur- ers are sometimes tempted. It is the intention of the city of- ficials to appoint a Commissioner to look into the prices of food articles and publish every morning and every evening in the papers the prices the public should pay and, if charged over this price, report to this Commission- er. No doubt, this will be the means of putting the damper on some of the outside storekeepers who are inclined to add to the price. The saloon keepets throughout the city are still doing their level best to have an ordinance passed by the City Council prohibiting the serving dinance was before the Council, the saloon keepers as a body objected to its passage. One of Chicago’s very popular druggists is Lou Hyman who is the owner of the Hyman Bros. Pharmacy at 259 East 35th street. Mr. Hyman is a Michigan product, originating irom Kalamazoo, where he has at the present time two brothers in business. Mr. Hyman has one of the best cor- ners in the city, enjoying a very healthy business. He has been in business in Chicago for the past fif- teen years, never forgetting in that time to make annual trips to his home town. The real estate business in Chicago the last week has been a little im- provement over the previous week. One of the latest deals made is that of Dr. M. L. Blatt. It is his intention to erect on Pine Grove avenue a high gradc apartment building costing in the neighborhood of $1,200,000, ten stories high, with a roof garden over- looking the lake. It will contain 171 apartments, two rooms each. Charles W. Reattoir. The Stimulus of Success. Many of us are more or less in doubt as to the amount and quality of our ability until we have actually made good, until we have demon- strated our power through achieve- ment. The first success feeds, arouses and unlocks latent energies, calls out more resources; and the second suc- cess calls out still more. Each achievement increases confidence and self-faith until one begins to see that there is almost no limit to one’s pos- sible achievement. With each new victory his courage rises, his ambition grows, his self-faith increases, his latent potencies develop and he con- stantly increases his power to do greater and better things. Orison Sweet Marden. — ++ A New Idea in Canoe Making. A new idea in making of canoes has been evolved by H. Haskell, of Ludington, who is about to begin the manufacture of canoes made from three-ply veneer and pressed into shape in metal moulds under hydraulic pressure. The veneer is made with a waterproof glue which is a discov- ery of Mr. Haskell’s. The canoe is perfectly smooth on the inside and is made from one piece of veneer. It has no ribs and gets its strength wholly from the truss principle of the model. Its advantages are its lightness, strength, resistance of the veneer to penetration and the fact that the canoe can be safely laid away during the winter without fear of its weather checking. —_>+--.____ Your friend’s sympathy is like your own bank account. It is best not to draw too heavily upon it. SP (MRE (ME [IIE (2: RS A gg Lm me ee , Five Stories Completed April, 1917 HOTEL BROWNING GRAND RAPIDS NEWEST Fire Proof. Every Room with Bath. Our Best Rooms $2.56, others $2 and $1.50. Cafeteria - Cafe - Garage At Sheldon and Oakes. ANNOUNCEMENT New Kaiserhof henceforth to be known as Hotel Atlantic Clark, near Jackson Boulevard CHICAGO We will continue to serve our patrons as carefully and conscien- tiously as we have in the past. CARL C. ROESSLER MAX L. TEICH Chicago Boats Tues. - Thurs. -Sun. Night 7:30 P. M. VIA Muskegon Interurban and Goodrich Line The All Year Route FARE $2.75 Grand Rapids Station 162 N. Ottawa Ave. City Ticket Office 127 Pearl St., N. W. 11 POWERS THEATRE BLDG. OCCIDENTAL HOTEL FIRE PROOF CENTRALLY LOCATED Rates $1.00 and up EDWARD R, SWETT, Mgr. Muskegon tas Michigan CNEW i AOS WIRE Yor RESERVATION A Hote! to which aman May Send his family Don’t Despise the Drink- ing Man—Help Him Don't kick a man because he is drunk. Help him. Surely every man is worth saving. Drop us a line and let us tell you how we can aid him. Ad- dress The Keeley Institute, 733-35 Ottawa Ave., N. W.. Grand Rapids, Mich, LIVINGSTON HOTEL AND CAFE Cor. Fulton and Division Grand Rapids It’s a good place to stay and a good place to eat. You have service when you want it, If you will try us out once we'll make things sc comfortable for you that you'll come again soon. Hotel Charlevoix Detroit EUROPEAN PLAN Absolutely Fire Proof Rates, $1 for room without bath: $1.50 and upwards with bath. Grinnell Realty Co., Props. H. M. Kellogg, Manager The Emblem WNTeka 34s Tol bs TEES EEEEY [ie aaa kon aa NU] LULL OF INDEPENDENT TELEPHONY STANDS FOR Satisfactory Service Reasonable Rates Use Our Long Distance Service Citizens Telephone Company mpm ¢ ; ¥ ; J 4 | ‘ a ® f » a s « Ee k= he ely tell Ad- ite, ete « @e . 4 « i cfs « » ¢ + A «€ Be ¢ . a * : i -|- ’ .* } s a 2 ‘ » « ‘ « »”* 7 t@# « » { » j < ‘ oy, | j - 7 Tf « PTA a + « 4 + 4 @ G>» \» if ek / < i te May 28, 1917 Killed the Goose Which Laid the Golden Egg. A leading citizen of Grand Rapids writes the Tradesman as follows re- garding the editorial published last week entitled A Lesson in Waste: at have your note of May 17 enclos- ing a clipping from the Tradesman of the preceding day, I have read with interest what you print and you were right in assuming that I could not, with the facts before me, agree with your attitude. You assume that if the G. R. & I. had provided a greater amount of service between here and Kalamazoo the Michigan Railway Company line from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo would not have been built. I doubt this very much, because that company had already bought the line from Grass Lake to Kalamazou and was planning further construction to Lansing and Northeast to connect with its line in and about Saginaw. Mr. Hodenpyl and others who for- merly lived here were anxious not merely to enlarge their whole proper- ty, but to be generous in helping this city. I do.not now recall the number of trains between here and Kalamazoo prior to the construction of this road, ‘but it will be assumed that you had the information, not only as respects the G. R. & I., but the Lake Shore as well, showing to what extent the pub- lic were already accommodated. If vou did not know you would find it interesting to ascertain the facts even at this late date. My own ob- servation was that the public was more than accommodated—that the trains running back and forth were never crowded or even half full. You could not expect a_ railway company to add service which would prove aloss. The G. R. & I. especial- ly was not able to equip its line as you suggest, but such a plan was often considered and might in the end have been adopted. By the way, Mr. Hodenpyl and his associates were greatly interested in Grand Rapids and were disposed to expend large sums of money obtain- ed elsewhere to make a really first- class line and to supplement the road by convenient and expensive ter- minals. With this end in view, as you know, the Nelson-Matter plant was bought and much other real estate leading to it and to be wholly independent, a very expensive bridge was built across the Grand River. The plan was to put up a creditable building by way of permanent improvement, and if I am not mistaken some $400,000 was paid for property on the East bank of the river. After the road was finished, appli- cation was made to the Common Council to transfer the franchise of the Consumers Power Company to the Commonwealth Company—the real owner. This request was wholly reasonable and should have been granted without a moment’s hesita- tion, Do you chance to recall what followed? First, the company’s agent was met with a pusillanimous request as a con- dition’ that the company pay $1,000 a year for the remainder of the fran- chise period. The agent, anxious to have action taken, yielded to the un- reasonable demand and promised to pay. The matter then came up in the Council and all manner of discussion, obstruction, delay and criticism re- sulted, until, if my memory serves me, the company in sheer disgust and disappointment withdrew its applica- tion. Iam not sure but that some pro- ceeding .was taken, or seriously threatened, to oust the company from carrying on its enterprise in this city. Can you wonder if the owners of. the property lost interest and hesitat- ed to, expend additional large sums of money in a community so lacking in fair dealing and appreciation? MICHIGAN TRADESMAN I am not in the secrets of the com- pany and do not know what further step will be taken. I am only an on looker, having an interest in our prosperity and growth, as well as a lover of fair play and decent treat- ment. What seems to be ‘true, however, is that no step is being taken to con- struct the terminal station. Whether this postponement is due to the facts I have given you, I do not know, but I leave you to speculate at your leisure. I am not inspired to tell this story for the sake of giving the matter pub- licity, but it is brought to my mind by the editorial which you were good enough to send me. —_—_2.+—___— Leisure Hour Jottings From Jaunty Jackson. Jackson, May 22—One hundred and seventy-eight will be the number of men taken from Jackson on the first draft. Ann Arbor grocers say that the con- sumers have already commenced to buy fruit jars for use next fall. The meeting that Coldwater Coun- cil pulled off last Saturday afternoon and evening was successful in every way. The degree team of Jackson Council did the work in a most im- pressive manner and the meeting was one of the largest held in Southern Michigan this year. The banquet was held at 6:30 in Elk temple and was served by Glenn Fillmore, of Quincy. One item of the menu was strawber- ry shortcake and cream. Many were present from Jackson, Battle Creek Kalamazoo and Hillsdale and all vot- ed that Coldwater knew how to en- tertain. Donald F. Ganiard has located in Jackson. He has connected himself with the Hayes Wheel Co. and started in last Monday morning. The Watts-Morehouse Co. has put a five ton truck in service to take care of its heavy work and increased busi- ness. W. G. Pickell, local distributer for the milling firm F, W. Stock & Sons, of Hillsdale, is moving his stock and office into a warehouse by himself. He says he will put on a new truck and go after the business in an up- to-date manner. Spurgeon. — ++ Treated Shabbily By the G. R. & I. Boyne City, May 22—The writer was amused and somewhat peeved upon reading the spring brochure of the G. R. & I Railroad. Boyne City gives this road more business: than any other town north of Grand Rap- ids. It has big interests, three of which are especially devoted to this new preparedness thing, It has as well appointed a hotel as any in this territory. It has twenty-five miles of attractive lake resort territory immedi- attely contiguous. It is the hub of the resort territory of Charlevoix and Em- met counties, Notwithstanding these facts, the G. R. & I. gives the city about twenty-five lines of space in the back of its book, with no special cuts or mention of any kind. One would naturally suppose that a town located so close to all the popular resorts would receive more extended notice. The Boyne City Lumber Co. is fill- ing an order for the Ellis Lumber Co., of Milwaukee, for beech timber to go into camp equipment for the U.S. Government. Our young people are all torn up over the new conscription law, The uncertainty as to the future, what they can and cannot plan on and the most important plans—to them—ot a life time. Maxy. —_ ooo It is according to the eternal fit- ness of things that the flutings of amateur musicians are apt to ruffle a neighbor’s temper. +2. It’s. a pity we can’t reverse things and start at the top. It would be so easy to reach the bottom. —_—__+-.—____ A railway time table—twenty min- utes for dinner. Review of the Grand Rapids Produce Market. Apples—Baldwins, $5.50@5.75_ per bbl.; Ben Davis, $4.25 per bbl. Asparagus—lllinois, $1.50 per box.; home grown, 75c per doz. Bananas—Medium, $1.50; Jumbo, $1.75; Extra Jumbo, $2; Extreme Ex- tra Jumbo, $2.50 up. Beets—$1 per doz. bunches for new. Butter—The market is firm and the week closes on the same basis as last week. The make of butter is about two weeks late, owing to the cold weather in the producing sections. The quality arriving is about as good as usual at this season. An increase in the make is reasonably certain soon, and it there is any change there will prob- ably be a slight decline. Local dealers hold fancy creamery at 38c in tubs and 29c in prints. Local dealers pay 32c for No. 1 in rolls, 33c in jars and 26c for packing stock. Cabbage—New = _ California mands $5 per 80 lb. crate. Carrots—$2 per hamper for Illinois or Florida. Cauliflower—$2.75 per doz. com- Celery—Florida, $3.25 per box of 3 or 6 doz.; $3 per box of 8 doz.; Cali- fornia, 75c@$1 per bunch. Cocoanuts—$6 per sack containing 100. Cucumbers—$1@1.25 per doz. Eggs—-The market is firm at an ad- vance of about %c. Receipts are about normal, with a large demand for storage and a fair demand for consumption. The future egg market depends upon the demand for storage. The present quality is very good, owing to favorable weather. Local dealers now pay 34c for fresh, including cases, holding case count at 35c. Figs—Package, $1.25 per box; lay- ers, $1.75 per 10 lb. box. Grape Fruit—$4.50@5.50 per box for Florida or Cuban. Green Onions—30c per doz. bunches for Illinois and 25c for home grown. Honey—18c per lb. for white clover and 16c for dark. Lemons—California are selling at $4.50 for choice and $4.75 for fancy. Lettuce—1ic per lb. for hot house leaf; $2.25 per hamper for Southern head; $4.50 per crate for Iceburg from California. Maple Syrup—$1.50 per pure. Mushrooms—$1 per Ib. Nuts—Almonds, 18c per Ib.; filberts, gal. for 25 16c per lb. pecans, 15c¢ per Ib.; walnuts, 16c for Grenoble, 15%c for Naples. Onions—Texas Bermudas command $2.75 per 45 lb. crate for yellow and $2.60 for white. Oranges—California Navals, $2.75 @$3.50. Peppers—Southern command ‘T5c per basket. Pineapples—Cubans are held at $2.75 for all sizes. Plants per box crated—Tomatoes, 85c; Cabbage, 85c; Pepper, $1; Astors, $1; Salvia, $1; Geraniums, $1.40. Pop Corn—$2 per bu. for ear, 5% 6%c per Ib. for shelled. Potatoes—Old command $3 per bu.; new, $3.75 per 50 lb. hamper. Poultry—Local dealers pay as fol- lows, live weight: old fowls, light, 22@23c;, heavy (6 Ibs.) 24@25c; springs, 23@24c; turkeys, 22@25c: geese, 15@16c; ducks, 22@23c. Dress- ed fowls average 3c above quotations. Radishes—25c per doz. bunches for small. Rhubarb—Illinois, or home grown, 5c per lb. or $1.50 per 40 Ib. box. Squash—Button, 5c per Ib. Strawberries—Tennesse are now in the market, commanding $3.25 for 24 qts.; Missouri Aromas, $3.50. Sweet Potatoes—Kiln dried ware Jerseys, $3 per hamper. Tomatoes—$4 for 6. basket Florida. Turnips—$1.25 per hamper for Flor- ida. Dela- crate, ——_+-+____ The proposition coming from the Food Research Laboratory that cer- tain kinds of green vegetables can be successfully preserved by freezing is of interest at this time. Some of Dr. Pennington’s friends and_ ac- quaintances have known that she has personally conducted experiments in this line with satisfaction, and that she is willing to take part in recom- mending the process as of practical commercial utility speaks well for its value. In the season of flush pro- duction of most green vegetables there are often periods of oversupply which would be relieved to the pub- lic advantage by a method of preser- vation so easy and so immediate as the placing of surplus in cold stor- age. This may be especially true this summer as a result of the wide- spread effort to increase the produc- tion of garden vegetables. The propo- sition is worthy of the serious at- tention of the food trade. Early Rose at same price. SEED POTATOES For late planting we have Choice Michigan Rural New Yorkers and Colorado Pearls $3.25 Per Bushel f. o. b. Grand Rapids Also limited supply of Early Michigan and Colorado Write us today if want pure late seed. Kent Storage Co, Grand Rapids, Michigan MICHIGAN TRADESMAN May 28, 1917 Michigan Board of Pharmacy. President—E. T. Boden, Bay City. Secretary—Charles S. Koon, Muskegon. Treasurer—George E. Snyder, Detroit. Other Members—Leonard A. Detroit; Herbert H. Hoffman, Next Examination Seltzer, Sandusky. Session—Chemistry Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, June 19, 20, 21, 1917. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Asso- ciation. President—C. H. Jongejan, Grand Rap- ids. 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. Acting President—Butler Treat, Detroit. Secretary and Treasure falter S. Lawton, Grand Rapids. Programme For the Pharmaceutical Convention. A meeting of mittee of the Michigan the Executive Com- State Phar- maceutical Association was held at the Hotel Mertens, Grand Rapids, May 18, with the following members present: J. H. Webster, chairman, Detroit: E. W. Austin, Midland; Grant Stev- ens, Detroit: M, H. Goodale, Battle Creek: Peter Vellema, Grand Rapids; Henry Riechel, Grand Rapids. C. H. Jongeian, President, Grand Rapids; F, J. Wheaton, Secretary, Jackson, and John G. Steketee, Treas- urer, Grand Rapids, were present as officers of the Association. D. M. Russell and Walter S. Law- ton, both of Grand Rapids, were also present by invitation. As Secretary and Treasurer of the Michigan Phar- maceutical Travelers Association, the latter presented in retail the plans he and his associates have made for the entertainment of the annual con- vention of the Michigan State Phar- maceutical Association, which will be held here next month. The plans were duly endorsed by the Commit- tee. The following programme for the convention was presented and adopted: Headquarters—Pantlind Hotel. Tuesday Morning June 19. 10 a. m, Opening of registration headquarters. Reception of officers and delegates. Tuesday Afternoon. 1:30 p. m. Opening of convention. Invocation, Rev. H. McConnell. 1:40 p. m. Address of welcome by Mayor P, C. Fuller. Response by Chas. S. Koon. President’s address. Appointment of committees. Announcements. Reading of communications. Report of Secretary, F. J. Wheaton. Report of Treasurer, J. G. Steketee. Report of Secretary State Board of Pharmacy, Chas. S. Koon. Report of committees— Executive—J. H. Webster, Chair- man. Legislative—D. D. Alton, Chairman. Membership—J. H. Robinson, Chairman. Address by Chicago, IIl. 8 p.m. Grand Ball (strictly informal). Reception 8 to 9. Dancing 9 to 12. Otto E. Brudder, Ph. Wednesday 30 a. a. Morning, June 20, Second business session. Report of delegates to N. A. R. D by. C. Jongejan. Report of Trades mittee by J. Discussion. Address by Wilhelm Bodeman, Chi- cago. Report of Publicity Committee by x. H. Grommet, Chairman. Report of delegates to A. P. A., by L. A. Seltzer. Wednesday 1:30 p. m. Interest Com- A. Skinner, Chairman. Afternoon. Third business session. Report of Prescott Memorial fund, by C, F. Mann, chairman. Address by Hon. L. M. Lewis, of Bangor. Address by C. F. Holland, Secre- tai." Chamber of Commerce, Jack- son, Mich. Report of Committee on Hyenas, E. D. Delamater, chairman. Automobile ride for the ladies. Au- tomobiles will leave the Pantlind Hotel at 2 p. m. Wednesday Evening. 6:30 p. m. Dutch lunch and smoker for the gentlemen at Pantlind Hotel. Leo, A. Caro, Master of Ceremonies. Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. will give a dinner party for the ladies at the Owashtonong club at Reeds Lake. Cars will leave Pantlind Hotel at 5 p. m Thursday Morning, June 21. 9:30 a. m, Closing business session. Report of Committee on Resolu- tions. Report of Committee on Nomina- tions, D. E. Perrin, chairman. Election of officers. Unfinished business. Final adjournment. Thursday Afternoon. 2 p.m. Sports at Reeds Lake. Cars leave Pantlind Hotel at 1:30 p. m. Thursday Evening. 7 p. m. Banquet at Hotel Pantlind. Toastmaster, Lee M. Hutchins: speakers, Woodbridge N. Ferris and A. P. Johnson. ——— >> ——___ The man whose happiness is com- pounded of such accessible simples as duty, sympathy and sincerity, is not in a very pitiable state, although un- acquainted with written philosophy of any kind. Come as the Waves Come. Detroit, May 22—The big State drug meeting, as you are aware, will be held in Grand Rapids June 19, 20 and 21 and we feel you will try to be pres- ent at this important meeting. Many things of the utmost importance to the drug trade will come up for dis- cussion and action. Not in your busi- ness career as a pharmacist will such changes be made as will be ac- complished in the coming year and, in fact, for some years to come. These matters will all be ably handlea and your voice and counsel will be solicited. Brother druggist, you will find it a good business proposition to attend your State Association meet- ing this year. You will go home more able to handle the things you will be up against in the future. Just hand the clerk the keys and say, “Me for Grand Rapids to attend the State drug meeting June 19, 20 and 21.” The Travelers Auxiliary Association has planned liberally for your entertain- ment during these three days and we know that you are going home fully repaid by the benefit you will receive, and the entertainment which will be sandwiched in with the big meeting. Fix the calendar on the wall. Blue pencil the dates June 19, 20 and 21. _. Butler Treat, Acting President, M. P. T. A. ___--->-—_ ——— Not a Bad Idea. A young man went to a dentist the other day to have several teeth extracted. “I suppose I ought to take something to deaden the pain, but I’m afraid of this gas you use,” said the prospective patient. The dentist wound up with: reassured him and “You'll only be un- conscious two or three minutes ar the most.” The patient took out his pocketbook. “Never mind that now,” said th dentist “you can pay me when I'\: finished.” “IT wasn’t going to ,pay you,” ex claimed the patient. “I was to. count my money.” going DAY Neal 3 way Is_ the best, surest, safest remedy known to medical science for DRINK HABIT A harmless, vegetable rem- edy given with no bad after effects. No hypodermics used. It positively removes the craving desire for liquor and DRUGS af the end of treatment, or money back. Neal Institute 534 Wealthy, S. E. GRAND RAPIDS Both Phones PERRY MILLER, Manager It’s Pure, That's Sure Piper Ice Cream Co. i er - ° ar Kalamazoo, Mich. Ot gm You Cigar Cigar DORNBOS Single Binder Overflowing with Quality _.. Try them. It will bring you friends and business. ANGLEFOO Retails for 10c. 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Barks a , 5 Paints Origanum, com’! @ 75 « i- A . oe eae ao, = Pennyroyal 2 25@2 50 saae red dry ..12%@12% > re Rock Candy Syrup, Fruit Juices, Crushed We Gawd fel eg se Lueermint ~.-, 3 zege te Lead. white dry _ 2 se, 04 Wa 4 . a @M12% F : . coe aan aa @ 30 Rosemary Flows 1 60@1 75 Uchre, yellow bbl. 1 @1% ruits, and all Extracts, Flavors, etc., used in soda 35¢ ae SO cis Se ew ee ft tresses seeee ea @16 75 Metssscdes os 4a @ pe Sassafras, true 150@175 ed Venet'n boi. 1 ; , fountain work. errles Sassafras, artifi'l 50@ 60 Red Venet'n leas ac | ‘ Cubeb 1 00 a ' ee at " @1 8 Spearmint ..... 2 75@3 00 Vermillion, Amer. 25@ 30 Juniper ........ 8%4@ 15 aoe Se 3 50@8 ie White Bee ttt @ 2% OBO sc ses. <« MSY coe c oe « G GIS... 34@ 6 ; ° Prickley Ash @ 30 7 ‘ i > Pre o iGaea , OO a Le 9 12 ‘ . . . Flowers birch eeeenas 00@4 25 ‘ Ter aes @ . ta nection with the sale of soda water and in ice Menlo ces... Oc yo taae oe Cnamomile (Ger.) 75@1 00 SMe DS Pac ON Ss eeceees 1@ 1b | ] Chamomile Rom. 2 00@2 20 Wormwood .... 400@4 25 wismuth, Subnl- cream parlors. fm ie trate :.....- . 3 60@3 70 cL —_——- Acacia, 1st es @ 60 Bicarbonate . bg “ Borax xtal or ot cer. Acacia, 2nd <.... @ 55 Bichromate ...... powdered ...... ( , . Acacia, Sorts 25@ 30 Posie wins sen seses I seat Cautharsiden po 2 “ae a Ac i ‘ Carbonate ..... i : | ' ee en Soe, io powdered ...... s0@ . Catomel - |... ... 2 56@2 60 ys Aloes (Cape Pow) 20@ 25 Chlorate, gran’r @ 30 Capsicum ........ 30@ 35 | Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. floes (Soe Pow) @ §) Chlorate, xtal or | Gaming w. § 50@7 00 Asafoetida @1 7% Be ctr e: eT cara W j ids, Michi dae cyanide ooo ee foe eo holesale Druggists Grand Rapids, Michigan na We ga op ladide an -n-- 8 50@8 60 Cloves ors 35@ 40 Reo Gert eee SON ew 6 -ermanaganate ... @d 2d on « ba eeeenes seceee 1 04@1 07 iecamie. yellow wi 69 Chalk Precipitated i@ lv a See ees cane 45@ 50 ppussiate, red .... @3 50 Chioroform ...... T3@ 83 cae powdered ne a" Suiphate .......... @ 90 ret Hydrate : oe) s ee eeecaceses BOING Cracked Wheat, 26-2 ...450 Eun We --rr-r- . og Dried Fruits ......-.- 5 Cream of Wheat .... 7 50 Hot ‘i Ms So seseeeeee os Cream of Rye, 24-2 .. Otels, 1S ..-.sseeeee F _ Quaker Puffed Rice .. 4 30 Oysters Farinaceous Goods 5 Quaker Puffed Wheat 4 30 Cove, 1 Ib. ........ @1 20 Fishing Tackle ...... 5 Quaker Brkfst Biscuit 190 Cove, 2 Ib. ......... @1 80 Flavoring Extracts 5 Quaker Corn Flakes .. 2 50 Plums Flour and Feed ....-- 6 Washington Crisps .. 230 Plums .......... 1 50@2 00 cruit. Sera ..:.------- S Wheatene ..........-- 5 10 Pears In Syrup G Evapor’ed Sugar Corn No. 3 can, per dz. 2 £0@3 00 not. |, g Grape Nuts ......... 85 Peas fain Bees .....----- g Sugar Corn Flakes .. 250 warrowfat ...... 1 25@1 35 Holland Rusk ........ 3 80 Early June 1 50@1 60 H Krinkle Corn Flakes ..2 60 Early June sitta 1 60@1 75 ices ...-+--+- >> --~ 6 Mapl-Flake, Whole Hides and Pelts ..... é Re. Cat one eeceenases 4 : oa acess saint aa Gisn |....--- inn. ea ent =. 6 BO. Ser fe+cer ree cn> = see su cee 6 Ralston Wheat Food : No. 10 ‘oe 8 25 Taree ThA eo ees 3 60 Jj Ralston Wht Food 18s 2 45 a steeeee oe "ee . ee 6 HRoss’s Whole Wheat ice pp aeat 1 45@ cn ae 7 Biscuit 2. ks se ee umpkin Jelly —— Saxon Wheat Food .. 450 Fair ....... Solee cee 110 M Shred Wheat Biscuit 400 Good ........... sevens ee Mapleine ......------ 7 $Triecult, 18 -.....-.- 28) Fancy ....-..-..+- cons 2 OD Meats, Canned ...... 8 Pillsbury’s Best Cer'l 250 No. 10 .......--sseee. 3 50 Mince Meat ........-.- 7 Post Toasties, T-2 ... 2 80 Raspberries Molasses ........--.-- 7 Post Toasties, T-3 .. 285 No. 2, Black Syrup .. 1 60 Biustarad ......-.--.-» 7 Post Tavern Porridge 2 80 No. 10, Black ...... 700 N rooms NS. Fs SS "ovate 7 8 No. 1 e ater .. Wits go. cee ee se 4 Fancy Parlor, 25 Ib. .. 7 25 cline Parlor, 5 String, 25 lb. 7 00 Warrens, 1 Ib. Tall .. 2 90 ° Standard Parlor, 23 lb.6 75 Warrens. 1 Ib. Flat .. 3 00 OOS ooo b oes ees eee e 7 Common, ot § 25 Red Raagka . one 2 75 P Special, 23 TO. gcc ceaee 6 00 Med. Red ‘Alaska oe 1 90 Petroleum Products 7 Warehouse, 23 Ib. .... 759 pink Alaska ........ : 1 60 Se 3... 4... ‘* 7 Common, Whisk ...... 1 30 Sardines ee ee 7 Fancy, Whisk ........ 175 pomestic, 4s ......-- 5 75 Playing Cards ........ 7 BRUSHES i . moet 5 30 Potash .....-.-------- 7 Scrub Jomestic, % Mus Provisions .....-.--.- 7 Solid Back, 8 in. .... zs gc a. aa k i — ortu se, eoee n" en ae 8p De eece 85 Sauer Kraut Bie ee g Pointed End wG S cane Rolled Oats .....-.--. 8 —. Stove = No. 16, cans Poe , B apes poobe eee see acon Ss A a 1 25 +. Salad Dressing ...... S Mo t ..-..-.5-----e 1 75 “ose ean iuce ao aos ae RIPPATHE 2.0 s-5os ees 8 Shoe Succotash ath monn .8 6g eeeee " “3 No. : Se eS = male ee ge sete ewes ewerenne ’ No. bbe ehhh e ewe ee oe Salt Fish v.00... BO Bcc ewes cee i> oo — See peaeitar te? ss ; Mo. 8 ..---: Cece 1 90 Sirawhoreias Shoe, Blacking ...... 9 BUTTER COLOR Standard ......+-.+00- ‘2 “eg fare ae ens 14 Dandelion, 25¢ size .. 2 00 Fancy ‘ioe Soda ....-+--++eeeeees ; CANDLES 18 1 75 Spices ......---+++++-- 9 Paraffine, 6s ......... . whee. 2 20 Starch .......-------- 9 Paraffine, 128 ........ mh ie Oe 6 75 Pyrups ......------+-- > Witting .....:-:-..; 20 Tuna T CANNED GOODS Case Table Sauces .......- 9 App! %s, 4 doz. in case ....4 50 RR cole yes e eee 9, 10 Sian = @100 225:,4,doz. in case ....7 50 Tobacco ......-- 10. 11, 12 —* eed aan 1s, 4 dom. in case 1110 00 Twine ........------- SC Sianeli 1 50 Vv Bb. 2.2. eee 75@2 00 Snider’s pints ....... : Vinegar ........0-..- 12 Standard No. 10 .. @7 25 i. CHEESE @29 w = Beans 1 es@2 25 Garson City .... @29 oce ae AKEGd ....-4+-- BP Frick 2. osc. 1 wicking sii eS 12 Red Kidney . 1 25@1 35 Teiden .......... @ Woodenware ......... 12 - gh sete eeenes +444 [ Limburger ee 7 wa Seece 1 AX sere eeeeee Pineapple ...... ee Yer . Blueberries SCART occ cases oi 80 Y Standard ............ 40 Sap Sago ........ Yeast Cake .......... 13. No. 10 ..........+-.- 725 Swiss, Domestic % 3 4 D CHEWING GUM Adams Black Jack .... 62 Adams Sappota ....... 70 Beeman’s Pepsin ..... 62 Becehntit ... 2. ccc. ces 60 MOTACIOES go ok wesc e ncn 1 33 Colgan Violet Chips .. 65 Colgan Mint Chips .... 65 SIORIWMO os hoe ecescee 62 Doublemint ............ 64 Flag Spruce ......... - 62 Hershey Gum ........:. 45 omsecy rat 2. ce oe 64 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 ..... pie ee WUCAQAM 4... 6. 62 Zeno Smith Bros. Gum Wrigleys 5 box lots .. 61 Oo. K. Gum 75 CHOCOLATE Walter Baker & Co. German’s Sweet ....... 24 Preminm ........-...-- 35 WATACBS 266 coon e ss ee 28 Walter M. Lowney Co. Premium, \%s .......... 35 Premium, %s ......... 35 CLOTH ES LINE Per doz. No. 40 Twisted Cotton 1 30 No. 50 Twisted Cotton No. 60 Twisted Cotton No. 80 Twisted Cotton 2 40 No. 50 Braided Cotton No. 60 Braided Cotton No. 80 Braided Cotton No. 50 Sash Cord .... No. 60 Sash Cord .... No. 60 Jute No. 72 Jute No: 60 Sisal ..:....... Galvanized No. 20, each 100ft. _ 1 90 No. 19, each 100ft. long 2 10 No. 20, each 100ft. long 1 00 were eee e eens ot No. 19, each 100ft. long 2 10 COCOA ROT oo cc ics ccs eae 39 TIBVOIBNG gsc cies ccc ese 41 Colonial, %s ..... 35 a. 1u8 5.25. piecees 33 Hershey's, Re oo cseces ae Hershey’s, %s ..... oc. . TAUWIBE coop ccaseccssss : Lowney, Y%8 ....--+0e- ‘ 3 LOWNCY, %S ncccccees , sf Lowney, %8S ........-. 387 Lowney, 5 Ib. cans .... 37 Van Houten, %s . ee Van Houten, \%s . . 18 Van Houten, %s .. - 36 Van Houten, ls ........ 65 — Peeks een es ‘ > Wilber, a . 38 Wilber, #8 Soe kas $2 COCOAN UT Dunham's per ib ys, 5 Ib. case ...... 3 %s, 5 Ib. case .......... 29 %s, 15 Ib. case ........ 29 %s, 15 lb. nece So acas 28 1s, 15 Ib. case ......... 27 ¥%s & %s, “tS “w. “case .. 28 - . a Gems ...:.... 10 u%s & %es pails ........ 16 Bulk, pails ........-. - Bulk, barrels .......- 81% Kaker’s Brazil ghireaded 70 5c pkes., per case 2 80 36 10c pkgs., per case 2 80 16 10c and 33 5c pkgs., per case .....-. aes Bakers Canned, ‘doz. _. Be carers Honan? ° Common .......«--- << AE occas ese ee 191, Choice ......ceceeses . 20 WORCY oc ones sc ves oss 21 Paaberry ..-.--0+--- Santos CHOIGS oc cccecccccsns Mexican ee ES coals 25 PAR ccccunsccccces Guatemala Wilh. cs cece sess ae PANY osc eecicesse 28 Java Private Growth .... 26@30 Mandling .......... 1@35 Bukola 3.350 ----- 80@382 Mocha Short Bean ........ 25@27 ie A ee oe 25 4... 28 Bogota oe . bcs cleeecied ous i ee 26 Exchange *"Market. ‘Steady Spot Market, Strong Package New York Basis Arbuckle ............ 20 50 McLaughlin’s XXXX McLaughlin’s 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, % gross 15 Hummel’s foil, % gro. 85 Hummel’s tin, % gro. 1 43 CONFECTIONERY Stick Candy Pails Horehound .......... 14 BtANOAIG 2.65. c ees sos 14 Standard, small ...... 15 Twist; small ........ 15 Cases UIRO! oases cess 15 Jumbo, small ........ 15% Bie SUck .... 5.5... 15 Boston Sugar Stick .. 17 Mixed — Pails PMONOR 2.5.66. cess acces 14 Wot OAL ain oie sok os 15 French Cream ...... 15 Grocers ........ beseee 20 Kindergarten ........ 15 MOPSOOM oc. back se es os . 4 Monarch ...s20+0.0% ae a8 Novelty ...... ceecenue 15 Paris Creams ........ 16 Premio Creams ...... 18 Royal ....... waeccecne Ue DGRCCIAL ook ce esses > ae Valley Creams ...... 16 iO 02s eaace esse ae Specialities Pails Auto Kisses (baskets) 16 Bonnie Butter Bites .. 20 Butter Cream Corn .. 17 Caramel Bon Bons .. 16 Caramel Croquettes .. 16 Cocoanut Waffles .... 16 Coty TORY ...2.66-5> 17 National Mints 7 lb tin 22 Fudge, Walnut ...... 18 Fudge, Choco, Peanut 16 Fudge, White Center 16 Fudge, Cherry ..... coe aD Fudge, Cocoanut .... 16 Honeysuckle Candy .. 18 Iced Maroons ........ 18 Iced Gems ........... 16 Iced Orange Jellies .. 14 Italian Bon Bons .... 16 Jelly Mello .......... 14 AA Licorice Drops 5 ib box ..,...- ; 40 Lozenges, Pep. ...... 16 Lozenges, Pink ...... 16 ManchuS ..:.ce-e255+. 40 Molasses Kisses, “10 Ib. box . Nut Butter Puffs” sine ao Star Patties, Asst. Chocolates Assorted Choc. ... Amazon Caramels .. 18 Champion .... caste Choc. Chips, Eureka. 224 ClAX (55... scckeccee) Ae Eclipse, Assorted .... 18 Ideal Chocolates .. wee On Klondike Chocolates .. 23 Wavovs ...::....- Aa * Nibble Sticks ........ 26 Nut Wafers .....-<.. 23 Ocoro Choc Caramels 19 Peanut Clusters ...... 26 Quintette REGINA ...seaes- Lasse oe Star Chocolates ...... 17 Superior Choc. (light) 19 Pop Corn Goods Without prises. Cracker Jack with COUMON co ccccaccsese 50 Cracker-Jack Prize .. 3 75 Hurrah, 100s ........ 50 Hurrah, 60s ........ 75 Hurrah, 24s aus 86 Cough Drops B oxes Putnam Menthol - 120 Smith Bros. ...... wee 30 NUTS—Whole Almonds, Tarragona 21 Almonds, California soft shell Drake oe Brazils cece eres eoe Pitmerts 3. .655-.s0 oi Cal. No. 1 8S. 8. 20 Walnuts, Naples 18% 18%, Walnuts, Grenoble Pecans, Large .... Pecans, Ex. Large Shelled No. 1 Spanish Shelled Peanuts ...... 14%@15 Ex. Lg. Va. Shelled 16% 80 Table nuts, fancy “gis ‘17 Peanuts ...... 16 Pecan Halves ...... Walnut Halves .... @64 Filbert Meats ...... @42 Almonds ..........; 45 Jordon Almonds .... ” Peanuts Fancy H P Suns RaW cet eia eens. 10%@11 Roasted ....a55 11%@12 H P Jumbo We asap sice eee 11%@12 Roasted .......; 12%@13 CREAM TARTAR Barrels or Drums ...... 55 Square Cans ...... Geese 00 BOKOCS © io. sf eas . 56 Fancy Caddies ........ 64 DRIED FRUITS Apples Evap’ed Choice blk @12 Evap’ed Fancy blk @ Apricots California .......... 16@17 Citron Corsican: |. oc... 16... .<. 21 Currants Imported, 1 lb. pkg. ..19 Imported, bulk ..... -. 18% Peaches Muirs—Choice, 25 lb. 10% Muirs—Fancy, 25 lb, 11% Fancy, Peeled, 25 lb. .... Peel Lemon, American .... 16 Orange, American .,.. 17 Raisins Cluster, 20 cartons Loose Muscatels, 4 Cr. 9 Loose Muscatels, 3 Cr. 8% L. M. Seeded, 1lb 10%@10% Callfornia Prunes 90-100 25 lb. boxes ..@ om 80- 90 25 lb. boxes ..@ 9 70- 80 25 Ib. boxes ..@10 60- 70 25 ib. boxes ..@10% 50- 60 25 lb. boxes .@11 40- 50 25 lb. boxes ..@11% FARINACEOUS GOODs Beans California Limas . 17% Med. Hand Picked .. 8 50 Brown Holland ...... 7 50 Farina 25 1 lb. packages .... 2 50 Bulk, per 100 lb, ........ 9 Original Holland Rusk Packed 12 rolls to container 3 containers (40) rolls 3 80 Hominy Pearl, 100 lb. sack .... 5 00 Maccaroni and Vermicelti Domestic, 1 Ib. box .. Imported, 25 Ib, box ... Pearl Barley CORED foc le ay. 6 25 POUTIRSO a ee 7% Peas Green, Wisconsin, bu. 7 00 Split, 3b. 2.5... Se eee 1828 Sago last India: (20... if German, sacks ....... 138% German, broken pkg. Taploca Flake, 100 Ib. othe .. 18% Pearl, 100 Ib. sacks ..°13% Pearl, 36 pkgs. ...... 75 Minute, 10c, 3 doz. ....3 25 FISHING TACKLE % to tan ioe 8 Mm £0 2 Mo oo siace aces Me to 2M. 6 .35.5......9 ™ 20 21. cess ee OL AM cece cceccccccsss SB ON. icceicccaesecccsc MO Cotton Lines » 10 feet ....... . ©» , 15 feet . ib 20 fOCt ........ , 15 feet .. 15 feet » 1b feet ......:: 20 Linen Lines Poles Bamboo, 14 ft., per doz. 56 Bamboo, 16 ft., per doz. 60 Bamboo, 18 ft., per doz. 80 FLAVORING EXTRACTS Jennings D C Brand Pure Vanilla MNO. 1, % OF .......260. Se WO. 2, 134) OF. ci 04. 25 No, 4, 24:62. -.....:, 2 40 No. 3, 2% oz. Taper ..2 25 2 Of, Plat ss... < 00 Terpeneless Pure Lemon No 1, % oz. Panel .. 85 No 2, 1% oz. Panel .. 1 20 No 4, 2% oz. Panel .. 2 25 No. 3, 2% oz. Taper 2 00 208, Wiat ..65:.c5 5005. o 00 . 2 > a . > eerie cama Ome Al * > se ~ ‘ att ERIE a 4 7 7 a * . . cd oe i ~ ra * > \ * Yay ef. « . / , e ‘ 4 « ge # D141 012 12 )13 onan 10 11 12 15 18 20 dé aeons en eT 3 . a“ * al iNET eee ai > emma 2 a * - es 2 ¢ * < ¢ Zz « , ¢ May 23, 1917 MIC HIGAN TRADESMAN FLOUR @ Grand fhe FEED 8 ace Jell-O - 9 29 WwW : A Ib. Purity _— Wheat aoe fae. 8 dos. 10 Ib. — ..-advance % 10 Hance o ent ...... 1450 O on (Straight) teee 85 5 Ib il ..-advance % Mackerel 1 ] Wizara spring ...+.. 15 50 Rasuheea (eect, eo * Ib. pails ---advanee 1 ao oo ue Formosa, Br a 14.00 Straw traight) : ‘ -.-advance 1 ia Ibs. Fo: edium 2 Wizard B an. Meal ..9 00 Ch verry (Straigh 8% moked M ess, 10 Ibs rmosa, Choi “< ae s , -: t) 2 85 ams, 14- eats Mes . Formosa, ce .. 32@3 mokin Rye uckw’t cwt. 6 00 a (Strai £ S ame. 16 Ib. 25 Ss, 8 Ibs Fanc - ° se eeseee ee . ocorate (strains t) 2 85 ams, 16-18 Ib 16 @26 No. 1, 100 EU ee Eng! y 50@60 ll Leaf, 2% & Valley .... 13 00 Peach (Strat grt) 2 85 Hams, 18-20 _ 21 @22 No. 1, 40 1 bs. .. Gunen ish Breakfast BB, 3% 0 7 oz. 30 Lily we Milling Co Jell- ght) .... 285 "am. dried bee: 20%@21 No. 1. 10 Ibs. Congou, ——- 25@3 maia 6 00 lee te 15 00 O Ice Cream Powd a. Lake H Congou. Choice .... ame on = ddnsessaucs 12 00 Ce ee re 14.60 Assorted C * ao tane = @30 i“ in. erring Congou, me, Trl 40@se Badger, as svcceces «kh OO Granena Health ..... ae Chocolate: (areata) 2 85 oe @21% 19 Ibs. subi pia ange 4 00 aa 60 ey i : oe oe 6 10 Vanilla oo 2 85 Bollea eeccceee 193446@20 8 Hoa ee ne - 2 35 Pekoe, “Mane eae Sa ..... Mel iat 499 Strawberry ght) .... 2.85 Min Hams .. 38 @ Vales a . §& De Pekoe Che! we. 28@80 Ba a... 6 76 Watson-Higgins Millin ti9 Lemon (Straight)... 2 85 Pinced Hams ....; . BE Dr rheg, Simic, SOME | Belvod, ae ew Perfecti ng Co nflavored (S oe 34 go Pet accaeecsse* cy 40@50 Big Ch ixture, 10 Tp Top Fie. 14 90 traight) 2 85 Sau 7 ary, Smyrna .... TOBAC ief, 2% om... 94 5 ur Jiffy- B sages Gap < co Big C om. .... Golden Sheat races Le 40 mes Straigit Or Assorted Bologna .....++++++44 18 Cardomon, ‘Malabar 1 — achipaasics Bull oe Pe lat 30 Watertow Zest Flour 15 00 Pe OZ. «+0204 Frankfort ............ elery ....-.- 20 e, 7. a 1 45 ull Durham, C sere 5 86 n Wi : r case coeee 1:15 ork cee Hemp, Russian... 7a. i. Bull D | Rye ... sconsin Seven Fi per 4 doz. .. 4 We ett: ssee 17 Mixed ussian .... Bugle, 0c .......--. & urham, 15c ... 0 80 ou ue 06 eewbars Gs Pemba Ton So Mixed Bird. ---..... th Dan Baten, fuel idee Bull Durham, 8 oz. .. 12 Qu: en Grocer C Ora ry, Cherry, I ngue .. << 9 FF » white : toe > ae Durham, 1 -+ 3 60 Quaker, pape oO. nge, Lime (ia, Headcheass ..... aa aa i 20 an Pat -.. 1163 «~Buek 6 oz . pe ib = 14 75 pe , Pineapple. cheese ... ee 7 «Fast em 2 oz. 5 76 Buck core Se “eo » cloth ...... r mame neg ers 13 Hi wal oe a 6 Kans 14 75 \, sia LASSES SHOE B --. 13 awatha, 7 80 Briar P Se ..-., 1 __‘Mforden Grocer ‘Go. i bt. In bbls, Der dos 21 Boncioss "as aogar an Handy, Box askin Saga Ee eae os as American Eagle, 1 : oz. ca ., per doz. 27 , new .. 30 00@ R oe ama N Poi ao ack Swat wecees 11 52 American Waclo’ es 16 25 per d pped in bbls. Pla’ 31 00 ixby’s Royal Polis! ils o Limit, 8’ oz. oz. .. 936 Black Sw m Ge ...... 87 oo ee eee OB ae etm Millers Crown Polish $5 No Limit, 16 oz. .... oe twee 6 — nae Yes 16 25 ; oz. pMAPLEINE “a oe bbls. ot 175 ae (SNUFF 85 Ojibwa, ¢ ae e+ 3 72 Carnival $e ...., : ps pring Whe oz. bottles, r doz. 3 00 2 es s . in bladd a We |... - 40 ‘arnival, woaeseacs 57 oo eae Co zn oz. ones ae oe 3 75. (DL ee) oh ane mg A in jars. a 2 Pcaes” one 16 oz. 1 i psa hale iz = eee eee 39 3 s ‘e . Se .hUlULl lle , cece .. 42 Cigar Clip’g Johnson Ceresota, a saceces o 50 - ee co 30 = Kits, 15 mo Box BODA _— © ron Chief’ A om , a Cigar ae ee i 30 ‘eresota, 148 ....- +. 40 Per case T ¥ bbis., 40 lbs. ...... 90 Kegs, English Red and Honey 5 entity, 3 mour 30 a 17 30 ee sumer ess % vbis. me. ..... ess, English o2-- + 5% Bell, 16 » Se 6 76 ~6Darhy C and 16 oz. Worden Gro - 3 45 Is., 80 Ib “160 £SPICES 4 Red B Oz. .. 3 igar C 30 nol cer Co. MOL Se ee % ell, 8 fo ... 3.96 Contine uttings 4 eS ls cloth ce New ‘Orie : Ho Casings 4 Whole Sple aoe L& oe 1983 Corn Cake. cunem, We 90 Vingold, en clott .. 1650 Fancy Open K leans B gs, per Ib. Nspice, Jamaica es weet Cuba, ca ton ..5 76 Corn Cak 4 os, .... 205 Wingold, %s tk |. 15 75 Choice ... ettle .... 50 Lr rounds, set .. 19 35 aoe Ig. ae ewcse Cuba, e ster 916 Corn Cake 7 oz. 148 sea -. 1630 Good es 43 re middles, set . oo pte Zanzibar n @11 ous Cuba, 10c | 5 76 Cream, 50c Ge ...... 16 Belted scan "Qa © “fig Sig Girt ge Set Sih at Saas eee tn Daan Goma 8 75 nee ee ae ne + oC - u 4 u hy olden Granulated 9 Red ieee “Sc extra Solid sorely Panstaine cneee He one doz. a oweee ee ig gs | 2 25 Chips, 7. 16 oz. pis 5 x Wheat God Hoe mo 2% ....2 90 ountry Rolis ... D 25 ger, Cochin .... 4 eet Burley, 8 oz. 576 Dills Best, 13% oz. |. 03 Rea... en, No. 5 : age qa ett @uy, Sweet B fon ..30 US st, 1% oz. 0 cr a le ase aie to oe a Canned Meat @ Moe Not .... @90. Sweet me ae a Dills Best, 8% on. 12. 7 a 2 82 MUSTAR eoeee2 80 Comes Beef, 2 Ib. . 6 —— Wal a @17 wees Mist, 8 = 5 76 Dixie Kia «& .... a Michigan enwts % Ib. 6 lb. box u Ce [a 0s . aa Be pkes. dz. - a ha " ag panes Mikio, 3 es 48 Less than carlots ...... 7 Bulk, 1 otives ae - Erie Beef, i tb. ~o Nutmess, 105-110 "2: @36 Tiger, Be Meena ts § 00 Duke's hac 10¢ "a £2 Gabon, Ae Bulk, 2 gal oi ael otted Meat, Ham so Black w-.... @2 Uncle Dantel, 1 ib... 240 Drum, Sc... 150 8 ea 18 ulk, 5 gal. k 05@1 1b Po ee epper, White ee 8 ncle Daniel, 1 oz. .. 60 Pre a 5 76 than carlots 1 ae Stuffed, 5 oe 1 00@1 10 e Meat, Ham 55 Bouncer Casaane po i zm. .. 6 22 y. FA 7 - saeees 5 04 foe oe uffed, 8 seceeeee 95 vor, 4S prika, Hu A lug ashion, | a. ......8 s Ha s OZ. .. Deviled WS ssreveses 1 00 Pp ngarian m. Navy, m, Ge .. <9 52 Carlots y tuffed, 14 oz scccce L 40 F Meat, Ha ure Ground A 16 oz. ne Fashion. 16 o7. § eee ae 1 , m Wienice In B pple, 10 cus. oo n, 16 00 Less than carlots .... 18 0 a ‘(not sented) 2 35 sie mee ieee 55 fe 2 ae _ Work, ws +3 i 41 Li Bros. re gees se : = ..0190.00 Aeeceacana @ c , eee Ge Canic ar .... 36 rumm 42 os. Me 2 6 Feed oe oe. 2 25 Flavor, %s assia, Canton 36 a ond Nat. Leaf, Five cen Mm 444, 10 80 Street Car F Lunch, 10° 8 oz. ..... 95 Potted Tongue, %s . 100 Ginger, African .... @28 D mes Th... . FOB Fcut Plug 2 Mo. t Coen eet _... 67 00. ©Lunch, 16 OS. ..55.5.6 1 40 Potted Tongue, ue .. 55 Mace es woes @22 rummond Nat. Leaf. 80 Four R Ge ..... “s 29 “ys: ve ie 7 *¢ , &% : A yeu: 60 Four Roses, le ..... 1 52 Cracked C Oat Fd 67 00 Queen. Om ..:. 24 728 + “1.00 Nutmegs . SB ..... @1 00 NOE GO7 -..... eaf, Full D oses, 10c ..... Coarse Com Mi ye 67 00 Oz. : ee, a ' Fancy er Maal Black ..._.. @s abba LS eS 96 Glad Hand 1% oz... 72 Meal .. 67 00 Queen, PF Sta 9 Bule ‘Ge Doccca ete. 8@si4 or eh ase Big Fo 6 and 12 Ib. . 23 Gold Block, 7 Seeueaes 48 ae JARS Ons Shoes nek 28° Broken .. @8 Paprika, Cavenne @36 aa ae << Gold Star fe alr 00 s muir ans ON Gigs seo manele eeeeece r t ’ A ral & ens Mason, eo 6 00 oe Chow, 2 doz. cs. nae ae Ge oa en 6nd a Gog: % Growler, Ax Navy, 8¢ ac ason, 1 { : 40 entice wciee « » : : venn , os... Bean Selon a0n 0 ae Mason = gal. per gro. 8 75 PETROLE Steel Cut, en -- 9 50 log pe sic Golden Twins— a Grawian OO ossncsense = ’ can tops, gro. 2 75 UM PRODUCTS Monarch, bbls . ska, 5 09 © Kingsford mn Climax, 14% oz oe oO Growler, 206 22.00.0011 ia ; GELAT Perfec ron Barre Monarch, 90 Ib. sks. . 25 fuzzy, 481 8. 7% x eS Fan Giant. duedesees Cox's, 1'doz. large... 145 Gas jetion savssnuerert dee Quaker, 20 yp she. +47 cueer Gloss ih pkgs... 7" Creme’ de. Aten IIL Hand’ Made, 3i@° oa." 3% Se eae aa 0 VM PN, ee 328 cae oon 12490 fiver Gloss. 40 IIb. .. 7% 8 Bros ean bowen me @ Hoe ee a oo noses & ses ng, doz. 175° Capi & P Naphtha i Gohan D DRESSING Argo, 24 Gloss %¥ 5 Bros., 4 lb axes .... 38 Hoon, lew. ite 6 00 Knox’s a ling, gr. 20 50 oe Cflinder + 195 © mbia, % pint Silver ( 5c pkgs. .... 95 me eae ite 66 unting, 5¢ +++. 12 00 n wecees 88.9 columbia. 1 og OR GE, Gloss, 1 “- Gi ses, 10c .. ee ee Minute, 1 ~* doz. .. 1 85 ao Red Engine Durkee’ mint... 406 ver Gl » 16 Bibs. .. 7% i Woeee, 7h |... © tet Be asi iiseoecis, Vp Mincis |% sn 1 25 Pst Black ... -- 19.9 iaiheets. large, 1 doz. 4 20 oss, 12 6Ibs. ... 8%, Gold Rope, 6 ee 50 «Kil ¥, i pails... | 5 10 Maleate Oz. 3 7h mS a 9.2 Snia ee's, small, 2 doz. 5 00 48 1b Muzzy % Gold Rope. 4 nd 12 Ib. 58 Kin ined Se 3 90 ee te 1 50 PIC seeee 85.9 Gn er's, large, 1 Pty 16 3ib. packages .... 7 G. O. P.. 12 and 8 lb. 58 ng Bird, 7 oz. ...... 2 50 Se KLES ider’s, sm - 2 40 3lb. packa . So ee ea King Bi voteeeee 2 Plymouth Rock, Phos. 15 all, 2 doz. 1 12 6b ges ..... 6 ranger Twis . 40 K rd, 10c 16 k, Ph Medium = . packa Go, Y wist, 6 Ib. .. 5 ing Bird, 6c ....... U5 Piymouth Rock, Plain 1 20 pe. 2 Packed 60 Tbs. in 50 Th. boxes oes. 2222. 8% Hee side, @ ana 2 bh. 38 Lt ea 5 76 road RAIN BAGS poutine ak a4 Hauer. £20 re _ Pip ora © ey BOs, oe Gauge 12 ‘Sm eoerceces 20 n otte, 100 oe Ba rn Ib. : ’ Le R e, 10c Z Clim , on. Ba. all Ma .. 8 mrels) 4... 2... Jolly Tar, 6 and 8 Ib. 49 edo, 3 0 ++: 96 Climax, 14 08 -.------- 8 a nH G SAL SODA 00 Half barrels ....-..--- 54 J, T., 5% imac Mm eon sc a £0 rk, A, 16 oz. ... 5 atom Wa boas . Gane bbis a Hine leave No tu. 56 Kentucky pom 17h. 40 aye Navy i 46 ane a... yranulated, 100 lbs. cs fa Keysto: vy, 12 Ib. yrtle Navy, ell Sage ... HERBS es a Gruited: 1€ pees 1 Blue Mee Wek toe 216 aoe eee © 15 Maryland. Chub, 66" B ve aa - Hae tc as ue Karo, No. 2% 275 Maple Dip, 16 oz. ..... 48 ower, 5c . s+++) EO ey et is 6 su barrels es SALT doe. 62... . 2%, 2 Merry Wid 16 of. ..2. 15 04 Mayflower. l0c ...... 6 00 Senna gsi Sete e ee 15 ~ kegs .. : 100 3 ges Grades Blue Karo, No. 5. 1 dz 330 Nobby Spun R 12 ib .: 32 Eiaynuwer, a 1 00 ceteeeeees 8 cae onal aoe oo oe Blue Karo, No. ee 8 Pare nutes © wees oan a 8 00 eeeeerores ae . seecoe sees ‘at < ’ + fee eeesas 7 a Lao ee HIDES AND PELTs —Pgallon kane 20. oy Sim meas nal kava, No. iv * ee ae ee Head, Be <...18 1 Green, No. 1 Coo. $e oa sack seeeee 3 90 OZ... +e see isi icnic Twist, 5 Ib. b. 47 r_ Head, 10c .... , ote! : a |. Red Karo, No. 2, 3 dz 245 Piper wist, 5 Ib. s¢ Noon » 0c ....1 Green, No. 3 sereseee TE ota, Wi PIPES oe at | & nea ee Ne 2, 3 ae 3 Ss ee fe oo Colony,” 1-12 Say "a 0. 1 cue , No, 216 Vie 4 Red K , No. 2% 2dz. 370 Polo sidsieck, per dz. 96 d Mill, gro. 11 5 Cc ee Cla’ , per box arsaw aro, No. olo, 3 per dz. 96 ss 2 Cured, N te seeeeeees 3 Plea D. full count 80 38 i Pics ee 26 by Karo, No. Soe acc Roe aun” yer Soe 4s old English crve 1% ia a ea eee No.1 28 poe sees 90 ry in drill bags 20 1. ..: 45 Scrapple, 2 a: me oe oe ae & 00 Calfskin, cu , No. 2 26% PLAYIN Solar Rock F Pure Cane sherry Cobbler, > & © & DP, 25¢ ....... er Gee nek as Mn. OO beeen 56 Ib. sacks : ae ee Sa @ De to, be jae ta , cured, No : CARDS = Commen I occas. s St a 2 = ie : 130, NG 22 RSM Sied's $ grapuited "Fine Chee guage ba s gee ng Rees a oa Old Wool No. 573 r, enam’d 1 75 Medium ’ ma 2... 60 olger’s Gsine Pa. Sa. Deal, 7, ( OZ. ae 50 rson Seal, 1 wedees . 75@2 00. No. Ba, Specs ae L Bine (20... 175 Quarts, doz. pili Punch ‘ Star, 6, 12 i = 26 Ib. 30 facade Seal. oe oe 48 Shearlings ...---. pe a No. 808, oe fin. 2 25 SALT FISH wate oe SAUCES Standard Navy, 7% 16° 44 Peerless, 50 Seal, 16 oz. 6 00 . a oO. eeceoe ° € 3 ie %, 15 Peerless. 10¢c cloth’ Tallow 32 Tourn’t whist 2 Large, whole Halford, a 375 Ten Penn ene ee eee e ene 36 cone ite ce a No. peeees cc oe cr — . Small, whole... @10% eee st 22¢ Town Talk, 14 iwhikhs tae “9 a 0. 2 ie s. trips or bricks 11 @10— TE Yank oz. ..... 8 rless, 20c : 80 Se sece es Scand OC or bricks A ee Girl, 7 | 98 Paeesless 460 0. Cavsabel, ace ag PROVISIONS BO eres Haae wa 2° #118. 8 Plana, 2’ gro, case... § 4 08 Hacckcd med. ... @48 Clea Barreled Pork oR Holland Herri aoe 20@25 Scrap 3 Boy, 5c oo.. OG ‘fine. @43°—‘Short Back .. 42 00@48 00 Standards, bbls. .. "a we yaaa sagas fl Hee. ae Ber, We 22... 11 40 HONEY Bean ut Clr 41 00@42 00 Stand toca ae 6 Basket-fired Med’m 36@45 a Union Scrap .... 576 Pedr Boy, 14 oz. .... i +e ~ G. Woodman’s Brand Brisket, Cleat ue 0 Y¥.M . kegs. -.... : eet aos woe cae eet oe oo ee Pride’ of Sein ia a oz., per doz. . g ! 43 00 - Kegs ......... -fired Fanc G . Ge icc. Pilot, nia, 1% a6 on, per dos. .... +. iA eee Wace M Herrin .. 96 No. 1 Nibs y 38@45 lobe Scrap, 2 oz. .... 26 7 oz. doz. 17 “ og ed. Fat Split, 2 aiid we 30@32 Hap azrtrtts 26 Queen Quality, Be -.. 05 ge ee ee 29 90 Labo plit, 200 Ibs gs, bulk .... py Thought, 2 Rob y, 60 .... , HORSE RADISH = p BYY, Salt Meats Korwayd Split 200 Ib 899 Siftings, 1 Ip. es eis Honey Comb Serap, = So Seo 5 yet ee crea #1 pale. fe Moyume, Medium... 2 ea a ee at don 22. 410 ire in tier oe ie ee 17 oyune, Ch -- 28@33 ongs, 5c . uk Was ao ia Sib. pails Compo ces ..244%4@25 t ieib becee 4a ee > Chetce 28033 Old Times, % gro... 5 76 Roy, 5e foil .... 76 151b. pails, per doz. .. 80 hg und Lard 18%@ S.... 16 Pi ne, Fancy .... 50 Polar Bear gro. .. 5 50 S. & M., 14 aces 8 OO , per pail . . tubs . 19 N Trout ng Sue é : @60 ear, 5c, x ‘ Oz. GOz. .. Seis dete ner pans. 105 60 Ib. tubs we ke ee ea: Ping Suey mecha Rese Red Band, 6c, ao Sis Soldier Boy, 5¢ gro i 72 22 Se hae 750 Ping Suey, Fancy a“ 2. . € 00 Soldier Boy, 1c ss _5 76 ....advance % aa, = it te. .....-... 2 25 esi ney .. 45@50 cera Se pkgs. ... tae ek 10 50 2 Ibe. os ee eerecee 90 Choice ung Hyson Yant Shot, 5c, % & —'. 48 ae sae 5 76 Sy We ee cee 28@30 pon Hiendie 4 S02. 6 00 aoe 8 oz. glass .... _ $3 occccece eccee a eT na. 45@56 Peachey Scrap, 5 meres ae $40 , Be ....8 76 Sweet Boy, 1 1b. 1... 475 poral, 1 oz 60 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN May 23, 1917 SPECIAL PRICE CURRENT 12 Sweet Lotus, 5c .... Sweet Lotus, 10c ....11 52 Sweet Lotus, per doz. 4 60 Sweet Rose, 2% oz. .. 30 Sweet Tip Top, 5c .... 50 Sweet Tip Top, 10c .. 1 00 Sweet Tips, % gro. ..11 52 Sun Cured, 10c ...... 98 Summer Time, 5c .... 5 76 Summer Time, 7 oz. 1 65 Summer Time, 14 oz. 3 50 Standard, 5c foil .... 5 76 Standard, 10c paper 8 64 Seal N. C. 1% cut plug 79 Seal N. C. 1% Gran. .. 63 Three Feathers, 1 02. 48 Three Feathers, 10c 11 52 Three Feathers, and Pipe combination .. 2 Tom & Jerry, 14 oz. 3 Tom & Jerry, 7 oz. .. 1 80 Tom & Jerry, 3 0Z. .. Turkish, Patrol, 2-9 5 Tuxedo, 1 oz. bags .. 48 Tuxedo, 2 oz. tnis ae 96 Tuxedo, 20C ...-.++-2 1 90 Tuxedo, 80c tins .. 7 45 Union Leader, 5c coil 5 76 —, lr 10c Scan eee 11 52 ader, ready union Le cu 1 52 Union Leader 50c box 5 10 War Path, 5c ........ § 00 War Path, 20c ...... 1 60 Wave Line, 3 0Z. ..... 40 Wave Line, 16 0Z. ..-- _ 40 Way Up, 2% oz. .... 9 75 Way Up, 16 oz. pails 26 Wild Fruit, 5c ...... 6 00 Wild Fruit, 10c ..... 12 00 Vom Yum, 6c ....---- 5 7 VYum Yum, 10c ....- 11 52 Yum Yum, 1 Ib. doz. 4 80 CIGARS Peter Dornbos Brands Dornbos Single Winder _...-..----- 35 00 Dornbos, Perfectos .. 35 00 Dornbos, Bismarck 70 00 Allan DPD. Grant ...-. 65 00 Allan DBD. .i...------- 35 00 Johnson Cigar Co.’s Brand Dutch Masters Club 70 60 Dutch Masters Inv. 70 00 Dutch Masters Pan. 70 00 Dutch Master Grande 65 00 El Portana Dutch Masters, Be Ss. Ww. Gee Jay : Johnson’s Straight Above five brands are sold on following basis: Less than 300 5 300 assorted 2500 assorted 3% trade discount on 300 or more. 2% cash discount on all purchases. Worden Grocer Co. Brana: Worden’s Hand Made wren eeee Londres, 50s Wood .. 33 00 TWINE Cotton, B ply ..ccocss oo OF Cotton, 6 Oy .....5. woo Oe Jute, 2 ay -oacee tee -- 20 Hemp, 6 DI ccccccccce 22 Flax, medium ......... 35 Wool, 1 Ib. bales ...... 17 VINEGAR White Wine, 40 grain 10 White Wine, 80 grain 13% White Wine, 100 grain 15% Oakland Vinegar & Pickle Co.’s Brands Highland apple cider 22 Oakland apple cider .. 17 State Seal sugar ..... 14 Blue Ribbon, Corn ... 12% Oakland white picklg 12 Packages free. WICKING No. 0. per ETOsS ........ 35 No. 1, per eross ......- 45 No. 2, per Gross ....... 60 Mo. 2, per SYOsB ......- 90 WOODENWARE Baskets Bushels .............. 119 Bushels, wide band .. 1 25 Market, drop handle .. 5 Market, single handle 50 Splint, large ........ 4 00 Splint, medium ....... 3 50 Sunt, emat ........ 3 00 Willow, Clothes, large Willow, Clothes, small Willow. Clothes. me’m Butter Plates Ovals % Vb., 250 in crate .... 35 1% Itb., 250 in crate .... 35 1 Ib., 250 in crate ...... 40 2 Th., 250 in crate ...... 50 3 Ib., 250 in crate ...... 70 5 Ib., 250 in crate ...... 90 13 Wire End 1 Ib., 250 in crate ...... 35 2 Ib., 250 in crate ...... 45 3 ib., 250 in crate ...... 55 > ib. 20 in erate ...... 65 Churns Barrel, 5 gal., each .. 2 40 Barrel, 10 gal., each .. 2 55 Clothes Pins Round Heaa 4% inch, 5 gross ...... 65 Cartons, No. 24, 24s, bxs. 70 Egg Crates ano Cillers Huinpty Dumpty, 12 dz. 20 zvo. 1 complete ........ 42 No. 2 complete Case, medium, 12 sets 1 30 Faucets Cork lined, 3 in. ....... 70 Cork lined, 9 in. ...... 80 Cork lined, 10 in. ...... 90 Mop Sticks Trojan spring ........ 1 25 Eclipse patent spring 1 25 No. 1 common ...... 25 I No. 2, pat. brush hold 1 25 ideal No. 7. ....... oc. 1 25 12Ib. cotton mop heads 1 75 Pails 10 qt. Galwanizved .... 3 25 12 qt. Galvanized .... 3 50 14 qt. Galvanized .... 4 00 Ee ce eee cs eee 4 00 Toothpicks Birch, 100 packages .. 2 00 Wea 85 Traps Mouse, wood, 2 hoels .. 22 Mouse, wood, 4 holes .. 45 10 qt. Galvanized .... 1 12 qt. Galvanized .... 1 70 14 qt. Galvanized ....1 Mouse, wood, 6 holes .. 70 Mouse, tin, 5 holes .... 65 Mat, wood 80 Rat, Spring ............ 75 Tubs No. 1 i0re .......... 16 50 No. 2 Hibre ......... 15 00 Mo. 23 fibre .........2 13 50 Large Galvanized ... 11 75 Medium Galvanized 10 00 Small, Galvanized .... 8 75 Washboards Banner, Globe ...... 3 75 Brass, Single ...... o. 6 TD Glass, Simple ........ 3 To Double Peerless ...... 6 25 Single Peerless ...... d Zo Northern Queen ..... 4 60 Good Enough ....... 4 65 Universal ...-...-..- 4 75 Wood Bowls 13 in. Butter ........ 75 15 in. Butter ........ 3 15 17 in. Butter ..... --- 6 75 19 in. Butter ..... --10 50 WRAPPING PAPEN Fibre Manila, white .. 8% Fibre, Manila, colored No. 1 Manila ........ 8 Butchers’ Manila .... 8 Matt ee... 104 Wax Butter, short c’nt 16 Wax Butter, full c’nt 20 Parchm’t Butter, rolls 19 YEAST CAKE Mavic, 3 GOz. ........ Sucilight, 3 doz. 1 Sunlight, 1% doz. .... 50 Yeast Foam, 3 doz. .. Yeast Foam, 1% doz. 85 : Fasc Cleaners 1 Ib. boxes, per gross 8 70 3 Ib. boxes, per gross 23 10 OE an. UE C abe tele rar ocal shipments. bulk ors aperor jute. Pe stock charcoal rail - SMITH CO bo Soran _ Jackson, Mch. MO DEWEY CO 14 BAKING POWDER KC 10c, 4 doz. in case .... 95 15e, 4 doz. in case .... 25c, 4 doz. in case .... 2 35 50c, 2 doz. plain top 4 50 80c, 1 doz. plain top 7 00 10 Ib. % dz., plain top 14 00 Special deals quoted up- on request. K C Baking Powder is guaranteed to comply with ALL Pure Food Laws, both State and National. Royal | 10c size ... 1 00 mi 14Ib. cans 1 45 6 oz. cans 2 00 | %lb. cans 2 55 %lb. cans $8 95 ; llb. cans .. 4 95 pa Sib. cans 23 70 als ae er Dil _ \t Ss Morton’s Salt Per case, 24 2 ibs, .... 1 80 Five case lots ....... 1 7 SOAP Lautz Bros.’ & Co. {Apply to Michigan, Wis- consin and Duluth, only.] Acme, 100 cakes, 5e sz 4 75 Acorn, 120 cakes .. Climax, 100 oval cakes Gloss, 100 cakes, 5c sz Big Master, 100 blocks Lautz Master Soap .. Naphtha, 100 cakes .. 85 Oak Leaf, 100 cakes .. 75 Queen Anne, 100 cakes 75 00 Queen White, 100 cks. Railroad, 120 cakes . Saratoga, 120 cakes .. White Fleece, 50 cks. White Fleece, 100 cks. White Fleece, 200 cks. 2 50 Proctor & Gamble Cr 03 to 09 CO me DR OO CTOs C8 OO o SeROK 20. 4 00 Wore, 6 02.602 ae 4 85 ivory, 10 62%. 2 ous. § 00 AE oo es coe bee 3 90 Swift & Company Switts Prdie ..... i... 4 15 White Laundry ...... 4 25 Wool, 6 oz. bars 4 65 Wool, 10 oz. bars .... 6 50 Tradesman Company Black Hawk, one box 3 25 Black Hawk, five bxs 3 10 Black Hawk, ten bxs 3 00 Scouring Sapolio, gross lots 9 50 Sapolio, half gro. lots 4 85 Sapolio, single boxes 2 40 Sapolio, hand ........ 2 40 Scourine, 50 cakes .. 1 80 Scourine, 100 cakes .. 3 50 Queen Anne Scourer 1 80 Soap Compounds Johnson’s Fine, 48 2 3 25 Johnson’s XXX 100 5c 4 00 Rub-No-Movre ........ 3 85 Nine O’Clock ........ 3 50 WASHING POWDERS. Gold Dust 24 large packages ... 5 00 100 small packages .. 4 85 Lautz Bros. & Co. {Apply to Michigan, Wis- consin and Duluth, only] Snow Boy 100 pkgs., 5c size .... 4 15 60 pkgs., 5c size ...... 2 55 48 pkegs., 10c size ...... 4 00 24 pkes., family size ..3 75 20 pkgs., laundry size 4 16 Napntna 60 pkgs., 5c size ...... 2 55 100 pkgs., 5c size ...... 4 00 Queen Anne 60 5c packages ........ 2 55 24 packages .......... 4 00 Oak Leaf 24 packages .......... 75 100 5c packages ...... 4 00 FITZPATRICK BROTHERS’ SOAP = BBLS. White City (Dish Washing) .......... se seas 210 Ibs...... one Tip Top iCametiey oe. as. cee No. 1 Laundry 88% Dry..............:. eS sees .....-225 lbs...... | PRICES Palm Soap 68% Dry ..:..;.--. ow ee Sde sects es BOO 1DEe 64s. SEND FOR SAMPLES. The Only Five Cent Cleanser Guaranteed to Equal the Best 10c Kinds 80 Can Cases ...... $3.00 Per Case 40 Can Cases...... $1.60 Per Case SHOWS A PROFIT OF 402 Handled by All Jobbers Place an order with your jobber. If goods are not satis- factory return same at our expense.—FITZPATRICK BROS. “Blizzard” Ensilage Cutters CLEMENS & GINGRICH CO. Distributors for Central Western States Grand Rapids, Michigan 1501 Wealthy St. PINE TREE BRAND : Timothy Seed ¢ TREE Bp s es. te Ry AN EXTRA es RECLEANED AND seen PURE SEED on, a ail avian oeies MODERATE COST ft ee DEALERS 2 <7 WRITE FOR TR SAMPLE, TEST Trane J Views AND PRICE Weneiniae The Albert Dickinson Co. SEED MERCHANTS Established 1854 CHICAGO MINNEAPOLIS r i Z ' 2 \ 4 1 a & > ’ fl 1 May 23, 1917 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 31 BUSINESS-WANTS DEPARTMENT Advertisements inserted under this head for three cents a word the first insertion and two cents a word for each subsequent continuous insertion. BUSINESS CHANCES. For Sale—Confectionery. Nice transfer corner. Fine location for drug store. Owner will sacrifice on account of ill health. 512 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. 101 For Sale—Drug stock and fixtures in one of Michigan’s best cities. Suburban store. Located near school and factory district. Present owner has to get out on account of health. Last invoice $5,700. Will invoice or lump off. $1,500 cash re- quired, balance terms to suit buyer. Ad- dress all communications to F. C. C., care Michigan Tradesman. 82 Mr. Merchant If you want to retire from business, if you want to sell your stock for 100 cents on the dollar, write me at once. JOSEPH P. LYNCH, 44 So. Ionia Ave. Grand Rapids, Mich. For Sale For Cash—$25,000 stock dry goods, ready-to-wear, men’s furnishings, shoes and notions, in a city of 700 popu- lation, mostly country trade. No old goods in stock. Old goods have always been kept cleaned up. Will sell at in- ventory price which is about 25 per cent. less than goods cost to-day. Have done cash business for over four years. Reason for selling is that we have more business than we can take care of. Address No. 93, care Michigan Tradesman. 93 For Sale—Delicatessen store in North- ern Michigan resort on G. R. & I. R. R. Open four months, May 20 to Sept. 20. Average sales $10,000 to $12,000. Average net profits $1,500 to $1,800. Soda foun- tain, confectionery, fancy groceries. High class trade. Cash business. If interested address A. Peterson, Petoskey, — For Sale—Clean up-to-date dry goods stock, $5,500. Good location. Established 18 years. County seat 1,500 population. Excellent farming country. Michigan Central Railway. Mrs. r. BP. Hayes, West Branch, Michigan. 95 Rare Chance—400 acres, 100 improved, 300 wood and pasture. Orchard 1,600 trees; barn cost $5,000. House 25 x 45, not finished. Water in both; everything the best. Five and two-thirds miles woven wire fence. Near school and market. Only $30 per acre. Will exchange in part for town property. See, phone or write S. W. Hopkins, 630 Normal Ave., Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Do it now. 96 Real Estate Exchange. Stock Buyers of all kinds of merchandise. We ex- change real estate for your stock of mer- chandise or will buy for cash and pay the highest dollar. Have you Detroit property for sale let us know at once. Perry Mercantile Co., 191 Hendrie Ave., Detroit, Michigan. 6 I have some very desirable suburban lots at Wyoming Park, near Grand Rap- ids, to exchange for first-class stock of merchandise. Harry Thomasma, 707-709 Grand Rapids Savings Bank Bldg., Grand Rapids. 33 Hardware, furniture and grocery with moving picture plant; a first-class paying business at a bargain. Circumstances force owner to quit business; a rare op- portunity. Act quick. Address Box 159, Marlette. 70 For Sale—$1,200 worth of dry goods, $700 groceries. All fresh and clean. Show cases, gas and oil tanks, scales, shoe ladder. McCaskey system, etc. Going into other business soon. H. L. Reynolds, Fennville, Michigan. 71 For Sale—Old established hardware and house furnishing business with fixtures; would rent store; centrally located. Own- er retiring on account of age. Address J. M. Nolting, 735 E. Main St., Richmond, Virginia. 72 Manufacturing Business — For Sale. Auto accessory, including patent, stock, patterns, tools, etc., article of exceptional merit. Money maker for right party. Special cash price. The Sterautomat Co., Beloit, Wisconsin. 73 Clean, up-to-date stock millinery; wom- en’s ready-to-wear. Art goods. In pro- gressive town on St. Clair river. Box 177, Algonac, Michigan. 84 Exceptional opportunity to buy a stock of up-to-date merchandise, mostly shoes, in one of the best manufacturing towns in South Central Michigan. Best location in city and the best business. Will con- sider nothing but cash. Poor health is the only reason for selling. A. D. Han- cock, Otsego, Michigan. 85 No charge less than 25 cents. Will pay cash for whole or part stocks of merchandise. Louis Levinsohn, Sag- inaw, Michigan. 757 Stocks Wanted—Write me if you want to sell or buy grocery or general stock. FE. Kruisenga, 44-54 Ellsworth Ave., Grand Rapids, Michigan. 304 STORES, FACTORIES, AND REAL ESTATE bought, sold, exchanged. Write me if you are in the market to buy, sell or trade. Established 1881. Frank P. Cleveland, Real Estate Expert, 1609 Adams Express Bldg., Chicago. 26 Cash Buyers of clothing, shoes, dry goods and furnishings. Parts or entire stocks. H. Price, 194 Forrest Ave. East, Detroit. 678 The Merchants Auction Co., Baraboo, Wisconsin. The most reliable sales con- cern for closing out, reducing or stimu- lation. Write for information. 585 Free For Six Months—My special offer to introduce my magazine, “Investing for Profit.’”” It is worth $10 a copy to any one who has not acquired sufficient money to provide necessities and comforts for self and loved ones. It shows how to be- come richer quickly and honestly. ‘In- vesting for Profit’? is the only progressive financial journal and has the largest cir- culation in America. It shows how $100 grows to $2,200; write now and I’ll send it six months free. H. L. Barber, 433-28 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago. 800 CASH REGISTERS—We buy, sell and exchange all makes of registers, also re- pair, re-build and refinish all makes. Tet us quote you price from Vogt-Bricker Sales Co., 211 Germania Ave., Saginaw, Michigan. 646 General Merchandise and real estate auctioneer. Closing out and _ reducing stocks, address Leonard Van Liere, Hol- land, Michigan. 799 Wanted—Location for grocery store or would buy stock at reasonable price in town of 1,000 or over. Will pay cash. Cc. E. Groves. Edmore. Michigan. 44 For Sale—Suburban drug store Grand Rapids. Located near large school. Es- tablished four years. Yearly sales $9,000. Rent $25 month. Address Suburban, care Tradesman. 87 For Sale—U. S. Slicer; Toledo scale, McCray 14 foot case; quartered oak side wall case. Box 308, Battle Creek, Michi- gan. 90 _ For Sale—Good live drug and grocery stock located in the heart of Flint. Rea- son for selling, ill heath. Must be sold at once. J. C. Hughes & Co. 98 For Sale—Tin shop handling all kinds of sheet metal and furnace work. A snap if taken at once, as other business requires my attention. Address Rapid Tin Shop. Rapid City, South Dakota. 62 Collections everywhere. We get the money and so do you. No charge unless collected. United States Credit Service, Washington, D, C. 57 Bakery Delicatessen For Sale—Business $10,000 year. Box 308, Battle Creek, Michigan. 89 For Sale—Finest 5 and 10 cent store in West. January invoice $4,800. Mahogany fixtures, up-to-date. Good reason for selling. 100 per cent. on dollar. Address No. 77, care Tradesman. 17 Collections made everywhere. Satisfac- tion guaranteed. No collection, no charge. Southwestern Mercantile Agency, Wood- ward, Oklahoma. 78 For Rent—One store room 20x 130 feet with room on second floor 30 or 40 feet long, same width as room below, with good basement under entire room. Sit- nated in the heart or the business dis- trict, west side of Public Square, Lima, Ohio. Address J. C. Thompson, Lima, Ohio. 79 AN ARMY OF MICHIGAN MER- CHANTS—Have engaged us to close out their stocks of merchandise by our per- sonally conducted special sales in the past sixteen years. We specialize in shoes, clothing, dry goods and general stocks. We also buy stocks outright. Greene Sales Co., Jackson, Mich. 3 For Sale—Farm 240 acres. Owner can- not occupy it. Could use hardware, drugs or furniture stocks. Chas. Mayn- ard, Milan, Michigan. 55 Traveling Salesmen—The new Acme electricity machine (coin operated)—is a money maker. Requires little time to operate a route of these machines on vour territory. Write Rex Mfg. Co., Erie, Pennsylvania. 56 For Sale—General stock of merchan- dise in a No. 1 farming town. Cheap for cash. Invoice $5,500 stock and fixtures. Reason for’ selling want to dissolve part- nership. Address No. 92, care sae Se man. 9 Mr. Merchant: Do you want to sell your stock? Do you need money? Do you want a partner? Do you want to dissolve partnership? Do you want to increase the volume of business? Do you want to cut your overhead expense? Do you want to collect your out- standing accounts? If you are interested in any of the above questions, write, wire or phone me for free Information at my expense without obligating yourself In any way. JOHN L. LYNCH, Business Doctor. 28 So. lonia Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. For Rent—Only first-class market in town. of 1,800, new building, white enamel interior, two coolers, modern equipment, water and sewerage, finest opportunity for business of this kind in Western Michigan. Large resort trade. Box 418, Whitehall, Michigan. 103 Eighty-two years old. Bound to sell stock, drugs, books, wall paper, paints and glass. Address Box 75, Ypsilanti, Michigan. 105 For Sale—Clean general stock in grow- ing city of Fremont. Stock will inventory about $12,000. Will rent or sell store building. Address No. 102, care Michigan Tradesman. 102 Act Quick—Have $40,000 stock shoes, clothing, dry-goods, carpets. Sell at sacrifice. A. F. Schott, 67 Lathrop Ave., Battle Creek, Michigan. 108 For Sale—Clean hardware stock, well located in most rapidly growing portion of Grand Rapids. Good farming trade. Stock and fixtures will inventory about $5,000. Chas. M. Owen, Attorney for trustee, 1019 Michigan Trust Bldg., Grand Rapids. 45 Safes Opened—W. L. Slocum, safe ex- pert and locksmith. 128 Ann St., N. E., Grand Rapids, Michigan. 104 Cash Buyer of clothing, shoes, dry goods, furnishings and carpets. Parts or entire stocks. Charles Goldstone, 335 Gratiot Avenue, Detroit. 63 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—Firmly established, nice, clean stock of groceries, hardware, paints, auto supplies and sporting goods situated in the best business town in Northern Michigan. Business established eighteen years. Reason for selling—wish to retire. Only those who mean business need reply. Stock will inventory $19,000. Can be re- duced. Address No. 712, care Tradesman. Rock Bottom Quick Sale—New stock of men’s furnishings with new modern fixtures, located in town of 6,000, sur- rounded by rich farming country, every- thing purchased on last October’s prices. All goods fresh and staple. No dead stock. Owner retiring and sells at great sacrifice on cost prices. Absolutely the greatest bargain in the country and will not stay long. Greenfield R. E. Co., Marshall, Michigan. 107 For Sale—Brick building, shoe repair shop, all up-to-date machinery. Only shop in town of 2,000. Shoe stock will be sold or not, as buyer wishes. Bar- gain to right party. Address No. 109, eare Tradesman. 109 High grade, almost new, stock of dry- goods and men’s furnishings in splendid location in Detroit. Nearly entire stock purchased at 20 to 25 per cent. under to-day’s prices. Good business’ estab- lished. reat opportunity for someone wishing a good paying business proposi- tion. No. 110, care Tradesman. 110 Confectionery, sodas, cigars and general line, located in live town of about 2,000 population. Was taken in on big deal so will sell at bargain. Deal with owner. Box 146, Plymouth, Indiana. Tit Grocery For Trade—$750 equity in $1,000 grocery stock in storage. What have you to offer? Address Postoffice Box 1304, Detroit. 112 Cash must accompany all orders. HELP WANTED. Wanted—A first-class shoe man with plenty of experience, capable of taking charge of a shoe department. In answer- ing application send recommendations and state experience had and_ salary wanted. S. Rosenthal & Sons, Petoskey, Michigan. 106 Wanted—Registered pharmacist. Give age, experience and references, Schrou- ders, Grand Rapids, Michigan. 113 Wanted—Window trimmer and_ store decorator, floor man and advertising man’ Address No. 114, care Tradesman. 114 Wanted—A good trusty middle aged person, a man preferred, to keep books and work in a general store. Must come well recommended. None other need apply. Carp Lake Manufacturing Co., Carp Lake, Michigan. 97 Wanted—Two experienced clerks, one grocery—other hardware. Address John Hansen, Edmore, Michigan. 982 POSITION WANTED. Wanted Position—As manager retail grocery or traveling salesman. D. P. G., care Tradesman. 0 The Friendship of a Child is a valuable busi- ness asset. Make the children of your neighborhood your friends by giving them FREE a TOY BALLOON with every purchase of 50 cents or more. Pos Chiles ac wild over them. Dept. k , CARNELL MFG. CO. 338 Broadway, New York Sample free to requests on business stationery. The Book of Plain Prices All the prices in ‘‘OUR DRUMMER” catalogue are net and guaranteed for the time the catalogue is in com- mission. Moreover they are expressed in plain figures. This means that the man buying from ‘OUR DRUM- MER” buys with the com- fortable assurance that he knows exactly what he is doing. If you are a mer- chant and have not the cur- rent number of this cata- logue near you let us know and one will be sent. Butler Brothers Exclusive Wholesalers of General Merchandise New York Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis Dallas MICHIGAN TRADESMAN May 238, 1917 THE SOUL OF GERMANY. With Professor Smith, familiarity has most effectively bred contempt. Twelve years’ residence in Germany, intimate association with its people and official connection with a Bavari- an university have left him with a dislike and disapproval of the German nation second only to those of his quondam associates for his native England. We have seen no more bit- ter arraignment of the German na- ture and character than that contain- ed in “The Soul of Germany,” recent- ly issued from the press. Mr. Smith is loath to the German people any _ virtues other than obedience and _ thrift, and even the former, he holds, exists largely because it must. In_ their relations with one another, as well as with outsiders, he considers them lacking in feeling, consideration and sincerity, Docile to the point of servility where their state is concern- ed, they are, he maintains, essentially brutal, aggressive and quarrelsome, worshippers of outward appearances, but disregarders of underlying hu- manities; in a word, materialists and egoists. Their present warped point of view and blind fury have been nur- tured, not created, he holds, by those disciplined forces which as arms of the state have exploited a soil recep- tive to the seeds of mischief. The German empire of to-day, Mr. Smith asserts with many another of its critics, is but the logical product of its inherent proclivities and its ma- chinery of government. But where- as those others admit the original good in those proclivities, he sees only the ill. With what Mr. Smith says, there is not so much quarrel as with what he feaves unsaid. His analysis, indeea, did it show more th2n one side of the shield, would be trenchant and in large part valid, instead of so obvious- ly incomplete as to lose by its own exaggeration. He writes with the in- formation and understanding that come from personal knowledge, of the conditions of German family and so- cial life, of the position of women, the national ideals and customs, the meth- ods and characteristics of the school and university, the army, the church, and the press and the general forces that are shaping the German nation. To militarism and Social Democracy he ascribes in equal measure the blame for the immorality, the quar- relsomeness, and the crime which he says prevail so widely in the empire, and on Social Democracy in particular he empties the vials of his wrath. allow PAUSE IN THE DEMAND. The canned goods situation has ap- parently entered another phase of its development. The frenzied buying that followed immediately after the declara- tion of war has toned down somewhat, but if it has it is merely to allow for a breathing spell and an opportunity to get the situation lined up a little more clearly. Jobbers seem able to sell any- think they have to offer in the way of spot goods except tomatoes, and these are now inclined to drag. Jobbers them- selves are buying cautiously of every- thing and are not inclined to plunge. Old crop canned goods are running to the end of the offerings and in many lines there will be a decided gap be- tween old and new pack. The demand for salmon is active, and as the con- suming season has hardly started as yet there is some doubt as to whether there will be enough to go around except for what the retailers have on hand, al- though most of them say they are well supplied. It will also be interesting to note how well consumers themselves are supplied and whether they will begin eating up their hoards of canned goods right away or will fall back on fresh vegetables, fruit and fish. In other words, are these hoards to be regarded as present supplies or as only a reserve in case of emergency? If the latter, most of the hoarders are likely to find they have made a poor bargain, as they are likely to be able to buy cheaper in the fall. There is no doubt in the minds of the trade that the present inflated prices are due to the hysteria and frenzied buy- ing of the past few weeks, the general public not being able to realize that they were buying on the tail end of an old crop when supplies are always at their minimum. In most lines the advent cf the fresh supplies and the consump- tion of the hoarded supplies is likely to bring about a period of inactivity in the general trade, and it is just possible there may be some surprises in the way of price revisions. OPPOSE RETROACTIVE TAX. The National Wholesale Grocers’ As- sociation is on record as emphatically opposed to the Government's idea of taxing business and making the tax re- troactive beyond the current year. In the last issue of the Association’s Bul- letin the subject is discussed in the following manner: “Among the many propositions con- sidered is the proposal to make the new tax law, imposing taxes on incomes and excess profits, retroactive by levy- ing a new tax on income for 1916 in addition to the tax collected for the year 1917. The excess profits tax would likewise be based on the income of 1916 as well as 1917. “There is no good reason why the new law should be made retroactive. If it is determined to raise a certain amount of funds by means of a tax on income and excess profits, the tax should be confined to the income and profits of 1917 and the rate fixed to correspond to the amount sought to be raised. “A retroactive tax would greatly dis- turb the business records of most part- nerships and corporations, and in fact in many cases might result in great in- justice to partners and_ stockholders where changes occurred in the partner- ship or in stockholders since January 1. 1917.” There is something very beautiful in the softening influence of years on human character. While it is true that age is sometimes peevish, it is oftener true that men who have start- ed on the down-hill stretch of life pre- sent their golden-ripe side to view. like a rich apple that has mellowed on the tree and taken its complexion from the sunshine that matures and beautifies everything in this lovely world. How the Grocer Can Serve the Nation. Supplementing the appeal of President Wilson for the co-operation of business men in aiding National preparedness and efficiency, President Theodore F. Whitmarch, of the National Wholesale Grocers’ Association, has issued a letter to the members, not only including President Wilson’s appeal, but adding a strong one on his own account. In part he says: “Before my recent visit to Washing- ton I do not believe that I had any- thing like a true realization of the serious aspect of the war upon which this Nation has entered; but my talks with some of the heads of various de- partments of the Government have given me a broader idea of what we have engaged to do, and I must say I was greatly impressed by the earnestness and sincerity of those officials it was my privilege to meet. “The President, in his appeal, refers to the vital problem to produce and conserve food supplies for the naval and militia forces of the country and for our civilian population as well as the armed forces and civilian popula- tions of our Allies to a great extent. And in the food problem we wholesale grocers are very essential factors. Real- izing this, we, as an organization, have tendered assurances of our loyal sup- port and willingness to co-operate in all ways that we can serve our country. Behind tiat offer of support I know you stand as individuals. How can we best serve? “We can help allay the hysteria of the great body of consumers, who in their unfounded belief that there is going to be an extraordinary shortage of foods are sending all prices up by buying in great and unusual quantities and storing such goods in their homes; then there are undoubtedly retailers who, obsessed with the same erroneous notion that food supplies will soon be unavailable, are likewise indulging in reckless buying, all of which can have no other effect than to raise prices. If they will all keep their heads and con- duct themselves normally, ordering in ordinary quantities as required for their current use, they will be performing a patriotic duty. Insofar as we can help in instilling this idea firmly in the public mind we shall be serving. “T believe it is, therefore, the duty of | every local association of wholesale and retail grocers to get the information to the consuming public that there will be no trouble in obtaining foods, and to allay their fears as to a possible food shortage. I would not be understood to mean that we have supplies in such abundance that they should not be eco- nomically used, or that we should not cultivate .all available ground well and intelligently, but I do mean that, by keeping our heads and conserving our foods with ordinary intelligence, we will be able to avoid that extreme shortage that so many fear. “It may be that advancing prices will prevent the rush to buy and hoard foods, and some economists hold that this is the practical way to curtail purchases and reduce waste to a minimum; that the consumer will buy less and save more at high prices than he will if low prices prevail, but the feeling that there will be an absolute shortage of foods has become so general that I do not believe prices will be the controlling factor, and I believe it is our duty to hold prices for foods at levels as low as we possibly can consistent with the proper conduct of our business. “I believe that it is quite as important that we handle this food question promptly and properly at the beginning as it is that the Government put our army and navy on the proper basis. I have therefore concluded, after reading this appeal of the President, that among the ways in which we can be of direct and immediate service are the follow- ing: “1, That we help educate the con- sumer, the retail grocer and our fellow wholegale grocer that they may not become hysterical and scramble for food at any price, but rather that they all buy carefully, that they economize, and use as little food as they can, elim- inating all waste. That we encourage local organizations to further this work. “2. That we help in the work of in- ducing the farmers of the country to raise well balanced crops of foods, re- fraining from the very natural inclina- tion to confine themselves to those sta- ples which are likely to show them the largest return; that we spread the truth that the fate of ourselves and our Al- lies depends in equal measure upon the farmers and the fighters of the country. “3. That we, as wholesale grocers, or middlemen, as the President classi- fies us with others, ‘remember that the eyes of the country are upon us, and it expects us to forego unusual profits and to expedite shipments of food of every kind.” The wholesale grocer should not speculate in future or spot foods, but should turn his stock over as required by the demands of his trade. ‘Small profits and quick service’ is a good slogan. “4. That we help in the propaganda to show how gardens can be cultivated and their products used to support the people during the summer months, thereby conserving for use during the winter and spring perishable foods. foods that have been preserved by can- ning or drying for use when garden truck and fresh fruits are not to be had. “The purpose of this letter is to urge everyone to a sense of personal re- sponsibility in the crisis that has come upon us. The time is here when we cannot look to some one else to do our share; there is work for us all and each one must do his personal share to the full. I am sure the wholesale gro- cers will not stop at doing barely what is expected of them; they should, and I am confident will, do even more.” BUSINESS CHANCES. For Sale—Groceries, shoes and dry goods in A No. 1 town with practically all cash trade. Stock about $3,500. No trades. $3,000 down and terms on bal- ance. Address No. 115, care Tradesman. For Sale Very Cheap—Fine restaurant in resort city of 13,000. Best location in town. Reasonable rent. Price $1,500. One half cash. John Weersing, Holland, Michigan. 116 For Sale—Stock ladies’ and men’s elothing and furnishings. Located in small town Eastern Michigan. No com- petition. Stock clean and up-to-date. Good lease, cheap rent, money maker. Might consider exchange for city prop- erty. Address W 121 Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti, Michigan. 117 ¢ A « i a ‘ar » ‘ a } . > i *: + i , & ¢ :