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Special Sales

JOSEPH P. LYNCH
SALES CO.

Lindquist Bldg.

44 South lonia Avenue

Grand Rapids, Michigan

All Correspondence Strictly Confidential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Eight its RUNNING,
to Suit MOST
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See our full line on display at COLISEUM ANNEX, Commerce Ave.

Where we have temporary offices until our
new building is completed.

CLEMENS & GINGRICH CO.

Wholesale Distributors Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

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FACTORY SITES

AND.
Locations for Industrial Enterprises in
Michigan

The Pere Marquette Railway 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 Industrial]
ent invites correspondence with manufacturers and others seeking locations All in-

quiries will receive painstaking and prompt attention and will be treated as confidential.

AAimes GEORGE C. CONN,
Freight Traffic Manager,
Detroit, Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

 

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High Food Value
Low Cost

Our advertising is making it still easier for
you to sell Shredded Wheat, because we are
telling people about its low price and high
food value, and urging them to eat it more
frequently instead of depending so much on
eggs and meat.

Food prices in general are so high that this
advertising is bound to increase your sales of

Shredded Wheat

especially if you co-operate with us by talk-
ing to your customers about it.

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

 

 

 

 

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overweight.

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tomers with Franklin Package Sugars because they
include all varieties. Every packaze is guaranteed
full weight. Franklin Granulated Sugar is sold in
2 and 5 Ib. cartons and 2, 5, 10 and 25 |b. cotton
bags.

“A Franklin Sugar for every use’’

Granulated, Dainty Lumps, Powdered,
Confectioners, Old Fashioned Brown

 

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SPECIAL FEATURES.

Page

3. Upper Peninsula.

4. News of the Business World,
5. Grocery and Produce Market.
6 Men of Mark.

8 Editorial.

10. Butter, Eggs and Provisions.
12. Financial.

14. End is Nowhere in Sight.
18. Shoes.

20. Woman’s World.

22. Hardware.

24. The Commercial Traveler.

26. Drugs.

27. Drug Price Current.

28. Grocery Price Current.

30. Special Price Current.

31. Business Wants.

 

 

TOO MANY BRANDS.

The Federal Economy Board has
found that one of the costliest of the
non-essential services is the offering
of an excessive variety of styles.
This idea can well be applied to the
grocery trade. It has been a just
criticism in normal times that many
retail grocers carry too many sim-
ilar lines. The same commodity is
often packed in many different kinds
of packages of many different sizes.
The standardization of packages and
the elimination of all unusual pack-
ages would not only be the means of
avoiding unnecessary costs in manu-
facture and packing, but would also
save much in the cost of handling,
and reduce the capital unnecessarily
invested in goods in small demand,
thereby increasing the turnover.

Business men will understand -the
enormous’ savings which will be
brought about by this work. Further-
more, they will appreciate the wis-
dom of this deliberate preparation for
the future in contrast with hasty
action which might leave unsold
many styles already made up. The
readjustments suggested have been
made in the other countries at war,
and sometimes they have been made
suddenly and drastically without op-
portunity to avoid loss. In_ this
work the board wants the co-opera-
tion of every business man.

In time of war business can not
continue to render the elaborate
service possible in time of peace. In
order that National energy may be
directed first toward prosecuting the
war, business activities must be re-
duced in many directions. If this is
to be done gradually and with due
regard to supplies of materials and
finished product already on _ hand,
business men must act at once.

 

SPRING HOSIERY OPENING.

In the judgment of hosiery mill
agents the opening of staple lines
for spring, 1918, will, in all proba-
bility, take place between August 15
and September 1. Offerings have
already been withheld beyond the
usual opening dates and buyers who
visited this market early in July,
met with the suggestion from sellers

GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1917

that they return in the latter part
of August.

Most mills have all the business
they can care for well into the late
months, and there is, therefore, no
pressure upon them to fill blank
pages in their order books. None
wish to sell so far ahead as in nor-
mal seasons.

Except for several lines of full
fashioned goods and_ scattered in-
stances of lower priced staples, there
has been no mention of spring. Buy-
ers have been seeking deliveries in
November and December which, it is
understood, they will apply to their
spring distribution, but mills refuse
to go beyond those months.

Manufacturers ‘believe that the
highest prices yet seen will be named
for deliveries in 1918. The raw ma-
terial itself has become oniy one of
many factors. Equal in importance
with it in cost calculation are ad-
vancing wages, increasing overhead,
the likelihood of heavy taxation, the
expense of boxing and shipping, etc.

There is said to be a scarcity of
iiber silk hosiery in the market at a
price to permit retailing for 50c.
There are, however, several lines of
thread silk goods within that range.
One mill is showing a line of silk
goods at $5, which brings favorable
comment from buyers. It is interest-
ing to note that this mill’s leading
numbers did not exceed 50c retailers
in normal times.

Fall hosiery is almost unobtainable
from mills. Coarse gauge wool goods
are sold up and, according to a repre-
sentative agent, virtually no more
cashmere goods are offering. Jobbers
who have hosiery in stock are in po-
sition to realize profitably before
the season closes, agents say.

 

 

MILK CANS ADVANCE.

Cans have become one of the big
items of a milk dealer’s expense ac-
count, the price of the ordinary 10
gallon can having increased about 85
per cent. since the beginning of the
war. An idea of dealer’s investment
in cans may be gained from Govern-
ment figures obtained from records
of dealers in different parts of the
ccuntry who handled from 100 gal-
lons to 12,000 daily. Average invest-
ment in cans per 100 gallons handled
was $153, the accounts for the year
showing that the average cost per
gallon of milk handled was .065c. The
figures were obtained when ten gal-
lon cans could be bought for about
$3 each.

ecm epe ices

Better the Indian and his muddling
ways of doing things than the Ger-
man and his kultur, which is only
another name for barbarism and
butchery,

DICKENS AND REVENTLOW.

Not long ago the overthrow of
Great Britain by the submarine was
staged, according to German proph-
ecy, to take place in the month of
June of this year. There appears,
however, to have been that hitch in
the proceedings which usually does
occur when England is to be over-
thrown, and we are now told that in
Germany “the idea of a submarine
triumph in the present year has been
abandoned, and estimates of the re-
quirements for submarine
vary from Tripitz’s vague
for ‘time’ to the forty-five months
of one reflective newspaper editor.”

This extension of time thus grant-
ed by Tirpitz suggests that he and
his crew may possibly be descended
from the Reverend Melchisedech
Hiowler, who (as all readers of
“Dombey and Son’ will remember),
“had consented, on very urgent so-
licitation, to give the world another
two years of existence, but had in-
formed h’s followers that, then, it
must pos'tively go.”

To complete the parallel, it may
be observed, for the benefit of those
persons who do not read Dickens,
that “Dombey and Son” was pub-
lished much longer than two years
ago—and the world, although vexed
with warfare, is undoubtedly _ still
here!

success
request

 

LIBERTY BREAD.

“Liberty Bread” is the term to be
encouraged by the food administra-
tion as applied to substitutes for
wheat flour, rather than the phrase
“War Bread,” used in other warring
countries.

“The name ‘War Bread’ gives the
impression that there is something
inferior about the breads made ot
substitutes for wheat,’ says an an-
nouncement. “The fact is that breads
made from wheat substitutes are
healthful and just as tasty as these
made from wheat.” Use of. substi-
tutes will be encouraged at the food
training camps to be held in connec-
tion with the fairs and expositions in
the near future.

 

ELIMINATE GERMAN NAMES.

The movement to eliminate every
German word from our vocabulary
and every German name from com-
munities and business houses is gain-
ing in momentum all over the coun-
try. Storekeepers who are so unfor-
tunate as to bear names of Teutonic
origin complain that they are already
being discriminated against by cus-
tomers who are patriotic American
citizens. The handwriting on the
wall shows very clearly that the only
way they can forestall bankruptcy
is to eliminate every suggestion of
despotism and autocracy by the sup-

Number !767

pression of German names and the
adoption of names in keeping with
democracy and _ civilization. This
determination of the American peo-
ple to destroy every thing suggestive
of barbarism in the nomenclature of
the Nation will cause many heart-
aches on the part of Germans who
have formerly gloried in their Teu-
tonic ancestry, but most of them will
be wise enough to see the coming
storm and bend their heads in sub-
mission in order to withstand its
fury. Unless they do this—and do it
promptly—they will have only them-
selves to blame if they find them-
selves headed toward the bankruptcy
court and realize that they are objects
of universal contempt in the eyes of
civilized people in every part of the
world.

 

 

The great reliance of the automo-
bile trade is on orders for aeroplane
motors. The motor is the most vital
and the most expensive part of the
aeroplane. The immense sum _ of
$600,000,000 has already been appro-
priated for aeroplanes. The
nificant aeroplane companies at pres~
ent in this country can supply only
the barest fraction of our needs. The
Government will have to turn to the
automobile companies, where the ex-
perience and the skill and the capac-
ity exist. As at present organized,
the automobile companies are already
largely motor-making ccmpanies.
Most of the other parts of the auto-
mobile are purchased from part man-
ufacturers; all that the automobile

insig-

company does is to assemble them.
The aeroplane motor, of course, is a
vastly more delichte and a_ vastly
mcre expensive piece of mechanism
than the automobile engine. The
aeroplane motor weighs only two
to four pounds to the _ horse-

power where the automobile motor
weighs ten to twenty pounds to a
horsepower. The aeroplane mctor
is short-lived; it is said that the actual
working life of an aeroplane motor
in war service is only sixty hours
The consumption is tremendous.
Aeroplane motors may have to be
turned out like shells and munitions.
John N. Wiilys is reported recently
to have said to friends that he ex-
pects to make more money in one
year on aeroplane motors can he has
made in any similar period on auto-
mobiles. Whether the price basis at
which Government crders will be
placed will justify this, remains to
be seen.
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It is asserted that the
army is the best fed army in the
world. Its rations are figured on the
basis of each soldier’s requirements.
It is a liberal ration, usually more
than enough to satisfy the hunger of
even a “heavy” eater.

 

 

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

August 1, 1917

 

 

 

Captain Burgess and His Horse.

This cut shows Captain Walter N.
Burgess on his thoroughbred chestnut
horse Rex, presented to him by the
members of Grand Rapids Council,
United Commercial Travelers of
America.

The presentation was made at the
Council chambers on Saturday eve-
ning, July 21.

The officers and members of his
command, the 32nd Infantry, Supply
Company, M. N. G., and such mem-
bers of Grand Rapids Council as
could be collected together for the
occasion, were present.

Alvah W. Brown was master of
ceremonies and, after a few prelim-
inary talks, presented the mount to
Captain Burgess, citing that Grand
Rapids Council was signally honored
by having one of its officers commis-
sioned in so important a capacity to

 

Beware of These Two Short Change
Sharks.

Jackson, July 31—C. E. Robbins,
who makes Indiana and Michigan
territory as a coffee salesman, was in
Jackson yesterday. He noticed on
the street two men of whom he had
heard in different towns visited re-
cently, where they had been plying
the vocation of short changing small
business places, and he advised the
police to look out for them. Before
they had been located reports came
to headquarters that two men had
short changed the Pinegar grocery
and that an attempt had been made
to work the game on the Dutton gro-
cery, near by, but Mrs. Dutton needed
all her change and thus escaped being
victimized. They have not been ap.
prehended.

Mr. Robbins reports that he first
heard of the pair at Angcla, Ind.,
then at Steubenville, Ind., where a
man about 5 feet, 7 or 8 inches in
height, purchased three gallons of
-asoline for 66 cents. presenting a
$20 bill in payment. The woman in
charge secured the change, where-

serve his country in these

times.

trying

Captain Burgess’ speech of accept-
ance was that of a soldier, brief and
expressive of a strong feeling of ap-
preciation for the gift from his fellow
members.

A strong patriotic address was
made by Editor A. P. Johnson, of
the Grand Rapids News, setting forth
the duties of United States citizens
during this world war and dwelling
upon the many benefits to be derive
from democracy through the ultimate
victory over autocracy.

The members of Grand Rapids
Council present bade Godspeed to
Captain Burgess and the members of
his company and wished them a safe
return to their homes in a’ world of
perpetual peace.

 

upon the shark stated that he had a
penny and that if she would give
him a nickel she could keep the five
pennies for change. Then he discov-
ered that he had a dollar ard asked
the woman to give him the $19 bill she
held as part of the change (he had
not given her the $20) she could
make the change easier for the $1.
He put the $10 bill in his pocket and
departed before the flustered woman
came to a realization that she had
been short-changed. Next he was
heard from at Metz, Ind., where he
purchased a cigar and got away with
£6 in a somewhat similar manner.
At Summit, Ind., he tried the same
trick but failed. Mr. Robbins next
heard of the pair at Allen, Mich.
where the trick did not work: and
when he arrived in Jackson he recog-
nized the pair from the description
given at the other places.

The pair travel in a five-passenger
car. Invariably they have grips piled
in the back seat. The fat man works
the little store keepers, preferring
small dealers, and especially women
or children, while the other man re-
mains in the car.

Michigan Municipal Officials in Ses-
_ sion,
Written for the Tradesman,

The tineteenth annual convention
of the League of Michigan Munic-
ipalities was held in Grand Rapids
July 26 and 27. Flint sent seventeen
delegates and was rewarded by being
selected for next year’s meeting, also
by the election of Ex-Mayor E. F.
Johnson, of that city, as President.

The programme throughout the two
days was excellent and the pity was
that the attendance was not larger.
Sessions were held in the fine ball-
room at the Pantlind, with its bad
acoustic properties, and some of the
talks were wasted on “the desert
air.” Thirty-two cities were sustain-
ing members during the past year
and the financial report showed a bal-
ance for the coming year.

The roll call of cities was inter-
esting. Adrian is pleased with the
use of oil, having forty miles of oiled
streets. Albion presented each of
its National guardsmen with a silk
flag. Ann Arbor is planning to br'ng
pure spring water from the marsh,
three miles away, where three and a
half million gallons of water are
going to waste daily, Battle Creek
is pleased with her cantonment and
is prepared to meet every demand in
this connection. Bay City sent four-
teen representatives to the conven-
tion. These men were also on hand
a month ago, owing to a mixup in
dates, and so showed double-barreled
loyalty. Cadillac is having trouble
with its water supply from Lakes
Mitchell and Cadillac and will install
a filtration plant. Flint has jumped
from 17,000 to 80,000 population in
the past eight years and is taking up
city planning. Holland was eulogized
by its Mayor as a city of forty-four
factories, thirty-three of them of a
varied nature, and 75 per cent, of
the laboring people owning their
own homes. Jackson has been put-
ting on an exhibit covering municipal
activities during the past ten years
and showing how the money has been
spent. Lansing does most of its own
work, except to build sewers. Owos-
so is a lively city of 12,000 people.

Mayor Fuller gave the address of
welcome, with response by Mayor
Reutter, of Lansing. President
Marsh recommended in his annual
message that a representative be kept
at Lansing during legislative sessions
to keep the League posted on the
proceedings. He urged support of the
President during the war and, in
closing, paid an eloquent tribute to
the Stars and Stripes.

The resolution adopted authorized
a telegram to be sent to President
Wilson supporting the war against
German butchery. Legislative action
was also urged in behalf of municipal
fuel yards. Dr. DeKleine, of Flint,
discussed public health; Mayor Balch,
of Kalamazoo, urged municipal fuel
yards; L, T. Wilmarth, of Grand
Rapids, spoke on “Good Housing
Conditions” and there were many
other instructive features.

One of, the most impressive and
meaty talks of the convention was
given by Prof. W. D. Henderson,
director of extension service at, the
U, of M. It was a plea for education.

Germany has trained and educated
her people to accept serfdom. The
speaker was in London, Glasgow and
Edinburgh before the war and the
ignorance and the neglect fof the
throngs of people appalled him. The
damnation of governments. every-
where as of individuals, he said, is
ignorance, the absence of science, of
fact. Germany’s success as human
butchers is due largely to the interest

“taken in her common people, but

Americans have the open mind, can

learn and will win. Almond Griffen.
———_—_—————
Sidelight on Celery City and Envi-

rons,

Kalamazoo, July 31—The Kalama-
zoo retail grocers and meat dealers
this year are going to have a real
outing trip. Leaving the interurban
station at 7 o’clock on the morning
of August 2, they will visit Grand

Rapids, Zeeland, Holland, Jenison
park, Macatawa park and Ottawa
Beach. They will be accompanied

on this trip by their brother mer-
chants in Plainwell, Battle Creek,
Augusta, Galesburg, Otsego, Allegan
and Grand Rapids. <A part of the
trip, which will take about two hours
will be made on Lake Michigan.
When Ottawa Beach is reached a pic-
nic will be held. The day’s program
includes baseball, track events and
scores of freakish stunts. The pro-
gram has been arranged by a joint
committee from the Grand Rapids
and Kalamazoo associations. Prizes
will be awarded the winners in each
event,

F. S. Cuthbert, formerly with the
U. S. L. Service Station in Detroit,
has purchased the business and the
equipment of the Hoekstra battery
shop, at 215 North Rose street. He
is planning on carrying a complete
stock of new _ bhatteries, accessories
and repair parts. Mr. Cuthbert has
also taken over the Hoekstra _ tire-
retreading department and is install-
ing an up-to-date vulcanizing equip-
ment.

William Barnby, of Hastings, has
sold his cigar and tobacco business
to Lavern Irwin.

Chas. Stoker, of Lawton,
visitor in our city last week.

Frank Greene, formerly of Kala-
mazoo, has taken up his residence in
Detroit. Frank is now handling the
Sultana cigar. W. S. Cook.

—_>->—___
Bottom Facts From Booming Boyne
City.

Boyne City, July 30—Will the hu-
man animal ever be satisfied with the
blessings the good Lord sends him?
Last week it was pessimistic remarxs
as to the probability of ever having
any summer. This week it is just
the opposite. Everybody is puffing
and mopping sweat—beg pardon, per-
spiration. We have the finest kind
of corn weather and the corn is show-
ing an appreciation of it that is grat-
ifying.

Tent shows of all kinds are having
a hard time to find vacant space for
their exhibitions. Every place that
has been in previous years used for
such purposes is busy producing
something to eat. If adequate pro-
vision is made for preserving and
conserving the crops, there should
certainly be no shortage in the food
supply next winter.

This city looks as though an earth-
quake had struck it. No less than
four of cur main thoroughfares are
all torn up to make needed improve-
ments. It is certainly a puzzle to
find a good road which is in passible
condition all the way through town.
Just like house cleaning. The ulti-
mate result is fine, but the process is
far from comfortable.

Don’t forget to drive around Pine
Lake when in Charlevoix county. It
takes less than two hours and will
well repay the time and money spent.

Maxy.

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UPPER PENINSULA.

Recent News of the Cloverland of
Michigan.

Sault Ste. Marie, July 30—The hot
weather for the past few days, witn
no rain, is just the thing for summer
resorts and they are beginning to
feel the effects of the hot spell and
are rapidly filling up in consequence.
The Grand Hotel, at Mackinac Is-
land, is also rejoicing and putting on
numerous attractions. It pulled off
a cake walk last week through the
colored help and the hotel orchestra
for the benefit of the Red Cross,
which resulted in a neat sum for the
worthy cause.

Miss Gertrude Chapin, one of our
popular school teachers, was one of

the successful contestants for the
premium recently offered by the
Cloverland magazine published in

Menominee which entitles her to a
free trip to California, Niagara Falls,
Mackinac Island, Detroit and Cleve-
land. It will take about nineteen
days to make the trip. Miss Chapin
is very popular here and her many
friends responded nobly to the cause.

“When in doubt tell the truth.”

The latest high cost of living stun:
was pulled off at the Soo last week,
when the retail liquor association
agreed to increase the price on all
distilled liquors in order tc meet the
advanced wholesale cost on the
goods. Prices are now front 5 to 10c
per glass higher than heretofore.
Those who find it necessary to stock
up as usual have the sympathy of the
friends of Pablo, which is still selling
at the old price and doine a land
office business.

The Sault Savings Bank, one of
leading banking institutions, was the
second of the Sault banks to apply
for membership in the Federal Re-
serve.

Dr. E. A. Cornell, who for the past
few years has made a reputation as

‘to report for duty.

oe MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

an eye, ear and throat specialist, and
who is well known throughout Clov-
erland, has volunteered his services
to the Government, which have been
accepted in the Medical Corps. of the
U, S. Army. ‘He has been notified
While his many
friends here regret his departure, they
cannot help but have a kindly feeling
for the: doctor’s patriotic inclination.

“Better the end of a feast than the
beginning of a fray.”

There was considerable excitement
here last Friday night during the bana
concert when the report of an ex-
plosion resembling that of a charge
from one of the machine guns or the
steel plant was heard, Some one start-
ed the report that some of the fur-
naces at the steel plant had exploded.
No details would be ascertained, how-
ever, and when the paper did not
confirm any disaster of this nature
the following day, it was discovered
that it was caused by the blowing out
of a muffler in Nelson Hall’s new
Reo. It was not much of a handicap,
however, as the Reo people carry a
large stock cf mufflers for this pur-
pose. Nelson was on deck, Sunday,
same as heretofore for another drive
throughout the country.

J. R. Berry, well known merchant
of Oak Ridge Park, was a Newberry
visitor last week.

G. H. Heuptli, popular representa-
tive for the Wilson Co., cf Chicago,
was carrying around a worried lock
last week, which he claims was not
due to the hot weather nor the H.
C. L. He is more cheerful, however,
at this writing with a clear conscience
and doing the faithful performance
of his duties, and is not Icsing any
sleep in the matter. Some of the
travelers have been kidding him with
such remarks as, “Cheer up, it may
not be true.”

This hot weather has curtailed the
news items to a large extent, as the
official reporting committees of the
Sault travelers are handing in very

few items. Chas. Hass, in making his
report this week, states that he has
been doing nothing but carry a fan
in one hand and an order book in the
cther, while Chauffeur Allison is
doing all the work, putting in a solid
week, with no punctures or car-
buretor trouble. William G. Tapert.
——_>--~>——_—_

Open Letter to Kellogg Toasted Corn

Flake Co.
Philadelphia, July 31—We notice
that the American Stores Co., ap-

parently with your consent, is now
advertising Kelloge’s Tcasted’ Corn
Flakes at 8 cents. As to this price,
which, as you know, is below the
ordinary: retailer's cost, one of two
things is true. If it pays an adequate
profit to the American Stores Co., it
is because it is buying at a price very
far below the price charged the aver-
age retailer—too far below, in fact,
to be acccunted for on the score of
quantity purchased. If the price of
8 cents does not-pay a profit to the
American Stores Co., it follows that
it is wantonly slaughtering your prod-
uct.

Of course, no retailer can compete
with 8 cents for Kellogg’s Toasted
Corn Flakes. The average dealer
pays $3.40 per case, which is about
9% cents per package, not counting
the 17 per cent. which it costs him
to do business. Quite obviously he
canrot think of meeting an 8-cent
price, although every one of his cus-
tomers will expect him to.

No reasonable person would expect
vcu to watch every grocer in the
United States to see that he dees not
cut Kellov~’s Toasted Corn Flakes.
That woul! be impossible and beyond

any mar: facturer’s responsibility.
But wetch'ng the American Stores
Co. is « d ferent prepositicn. It has,

if we remember correctly, about 1,400
stores. Ve are informed that the
concern rses a cut price at all of its
stores s’multaneously, So that it is
not unreasonable to say in probabiy

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several hundred towns at -one time
the American Stores Co., with your
consent, has destroyed either wholly
or in part, the Kelloge’s Toasted
Corn Flakes trade of several thous-
and grocers. Frankly, do you thin<
you’ have no responsibility in this
matter? The Cream of Wheat-Great
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. case
decides that if you wish to cut off
this concern, on the ground that it is
interfering with your regular trade,
you are at perfect liberty to do it.
As a matter of fact, the Great At-
lantic and Pacific Tea Co. is doing
the same thing with your product
and also the Kroger Co., in Ohio, is
doing it. This practically amounis
to a price cut which extends over the
entire country, and if not stopped
by you will almost destroy, in many

quarters, the regular retailer’s busi-
ness in Kellogg’s Tcasted Corn
Flakes. Incidentally, it might easily

he that it would also destroy your
business or at least confine it to the
chain stores—Grocery World.

—_2->____

The plea of Noble Burnett, of
Greenville, published on the 13th
page of this week’s issue of the

Tradesman, is worthy cf careful con-
sideration. Briefly stated, the writer
suggests that the rural mail carriers
be enlisted for war service and th>
former method of distributing mail
through the country towns and cross
roads, villages and (settlements be
The inference drawn by
the writer to the effect that the in-
troduction of the rural carrier and
the growth of the mail order houses
are coincident is based on more sub-
stantial grounds than supposition.
The Tradesman would be pleased to
this topic discussed at greater
length by advocates of both theories.

resumed.

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Barney Langeler has worked ia
this institution continuously for
over forty-five years.

 

 

Barney says—

I have been watching the Nedrow coffee lately, and
I believe we are selling twice as much every day

as we were last year.

By Golly, that shows that the people appreciate
what a wonderful piece of goods this is for the

price it sells for.

ORDEN

 

GRAND RAPIDS— KALAMAZOO

(GROCER COMPANY

 

THE PROMPT SHIPPERS

 

 

 

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

August 1, 1917

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Movements of Merchants.
Walkerville—John

H. Raby suc-
ceeds James Gleason in general
trade.

Kalamazoo—The William E. Hill

Co. has changed its name to the Hill-
Curtis Co.

Alma—The Lansing Electrical Co.
has opened a branch store in the
Horr & Gibbs block.

Maniste—Knuth & Knuth are clos-
ing out their stock of boots and shoes
and will retire from business,

Detroit — The German-American
Book Co. has changed its name to
the International Book & Art Co.

Freeport—George B. Perkins has
sold his stock of confectionery to
Harry Lane, formerly of Grand Rap-
ids.

Petoskey—Thieves entered the D.
C, Levinson department store recent-
ly and carried away stock to the
amount of about $1,400.

Battle Creek—The Battle Creek
Provision Purchasing Ass’n. will en-
gage in business at 60 East Main
street, about August 15.

Lansing—William E. Seaman will
open a women’s ready-to-wear cloth-
ing store in the new Capitol National
Bank building, about August 15.

Allegan—The Keel Auto Co. has
sold its garage and stock of automo-
bile accessories to Richard DeWright,
who will continue the business,

Detroit—The Strasburg-Miller Co.,
distributors of Liberty Motor Cars
at 972 Woodward avenue, has chang-
ed its name to the Miller-Judd Co.

Cedar Springs—The Cedar Springs
Co-Operative Co. has increased its
capital stock from $4,500 to $9,000.
The company conducts a creamery.

Hart—W. R. Roach & Co. will re-
move part of its machinery to Cros-
well and can all vegetables at that
place, canning only fruit at this place.

Detroit—The William Burnstein
Co., dealer in dry goods and men’s
furnishings goods, has increased its
capital stock from $1,000 to $20,000.

Hillsdale—Rober Foote has so'd
the plant of the Hillsdale Bottling
Works to Lloyd Globensky, who will
continue the business under the same
style.

West Branch—The Ogemaw Co-
Operative Shippers Association has
been incorporated with an authorized
capital stock of $250, all of which has
been subscribed and $125 paid in in
cash,

Cornell—The Cornell Store Co. has
been organized to do a_ wholesale
and retail general mercantile busi-
ness, with an authorized capital stock
of $40,000, all of which has been sub-
scribed and $2,121.26 paid in in cash
end $37,878.74 paid in property.

 

Custer—Fire damaged the store
building and grocery stock of Conrad
Weis, July 28, entailing a loss of
about $2,000 which is covered by in-
surance,

Traverse City—L. G. Ball, formerly
of Bellaire, has purchased the meat
stock and fixtures of W. J. Hobbs
and will continue the business at the
same location,

Kalamazoo—F. S. Cuthbert, of De-
troit, has taken over the Hoekstra
Battery Shop at 215 North Rese streer
and will continue the business under
the same style.

Sparta—Bernard McCarthy, for the
past three years manager of the
Whalen Grain & Produce Co. elevat-
or, has resigned. He is succeeded by
Frank Watson.

Detroit—The American Elevator &
Storage Co. has been incorporated
with an authorized capital stock of
$50,000, all of which has been sub-
scribed and paid in in cash.

Ludington—The Roehrig Jewelry
Co. has closed its branch store at 417
South James street and consclidated
the stock with its stock located in
the First National Bank building.

Marlette—H. G. Jefferds & Co. has
been incorporated with an authorized
capital stock of $20,000 to do a gen-
eral elevator business, $12,000 having
been subscribed and paid in in cash.

Detroit—The Fitzpatrick Bros.
Poultry Co. has been incorporated
with an authorized capital stock of
$1,000, all of which has been sub-
scribed and $600 paid in in cash.

Augusta—The Morean-Aldrich Co.
has been organized to de a general
stcre business, with an authorized
capital stock of $12,000, all of which
has been subscribed and paid in in
cash.

Charlotte—Floyd H. Griffin has sold
his interest in the dry goods stock of
the Strecks-Griffin Co. to H. B.
Strecks, who will continue the busi-
ness under the style of H. B. Strecks
& Co.

Detroit—The W. L. Ratz Shoe Co.
has been organized with an author-
ized capital stock of $25,000, of which
amount $18,220 has been subscribed,
$220 paid in in cash and $18,000 paid
in in property.

Detroit—The Bloom & Fisher Fur-
niture Co. has been incorporated at
1365 Michigan avenue with an author-
ized capital stock of $10,000, all of
which has been subscribed and $6,000
paid in in cash.

Detroit—The Piano Exchange, Inc.,
has been incorporated to buy and sell
music and musical instruments, with
an authorized capital stock of $10,-
000, all of which has been subscribed
and $500 paid in in cash and $9.500
in property.

Detroit—Leo Hirschfield, dealer in
men’s clothing and ladies’ furnishings,
1091 Twenty-fourth street, starts a
closing out sale Aug. 2 under the
management of Joseph P. Lynch, of
Grand Rapids. The stock inventories
about $20,000.

Kalkaska—The Kalkaska Prouuce
Co., dealer in farm products and gen-
eral mercantile business, has been in-
corporated with an authorized capital
stock of $8,000, of which amount $4,-
180 has been subscribed and $4,100
paid in in cash.

Chesaning — Birman, Perrot &
Stuart, dealers in automobiles, gaso-
line engines and agricultural imple-
ments, have dissolved partnership
and the business will be continued
under the style of Perrot & Stuart,
Perry Birman retiring.

Battle Creek—The Rathbun &
Kraft Co. has been incorporated to
do a retail business in lumber and
builders’ supplies, with an authorized
capital stock of $50,000, of which
amount $25,000 has been subscribed
and $16,000 paid in in cash.

Bancroft—Joseph P. Lynch, of
Grand Rapids, begins closing out
sales here Aug. 2 for W. O. Watson,
hardware dealer, and M. N. Watson,
dry goods merchant. The two stores
adjoin each other, but are conducted
separately. The Watsons are both
retiring from business on account of
the uncertainty as to market condi-
tions.

Saginaw—Grocers and butchers of
Saginaw, Bay City and Midland for-
got the war, food scarcity and high
prices July 25, while they held a big
joint outing at Wenona Beach. Deal-
ers and their families to the number
of many hundreds from the three
cities made merry at the resort, tak-
ing advantage of the bathing and
other attractions. The cars to and
from the Beach were crowded
throughout the day, starting in the
morning and continuing until late in
the evening. During the day a pro-
gramme of athletic contests, baseball
games and other sports was carried
out and various entertainment fea-
tures were introduced, such as the
search for the missing man and wom-
an.

Muskegon—The first wartime meas-
ure to be taken by Heights mer-
chants, and perhaps by any of those
in the city of Muskegon also, is that
of W. J. Carl, proprietor of “The
Big Store,” at Muskegon Heights,
who has eliminated the custom of
calling for orders at the house doors,
before delivering begins in the morn-
ing. Mr. Carl will continue delivering
phoned orders, as has been the cus-
tom fer the past twenty-six years
that he has been in business at the
Heights, but he feels this step in re-
fusing to solicit them will bring about
the offering of better merchandise at
just as low prices to the people of
the city. With no men absent in the
morning taking orders, the employes
who formerly did this work can aid
in handling the larger number of cus-
tomers who do their shopping in the
morning and consequently make up
for the discomfort felt for a short
time after the measure goes into ef-
fect, by giving better service in the
store,

Manufacturing Matters.

St. Johns—The Hayes Motor Truck
Wheel Co. has increased its. capital
stock from $100,000 to $500,000.

Marquette—The Lake Shore- En-
gine Works has increased its capital
stock from $200,000 to $350,000.

Detroit—The Kerosene Burning
Carburetor Co. has increased its cap-
ital stock from $300,000 to $350,000.

Detroit—The Detroit Applied
Ready Roofing Co. has increased its
capital stock from $5,000 to $10,000.

Hanover—The Fox River Cream-
ery Company, of Detroit, will re-
open the creamery here about August
5.

Kalamazoo—The capital stock of
the Monarch Paper Company has
been increased from $600,000 to $750,-
000. :

Detroit—Carl E. Schmidt & Co.,
Inc., calfskin tanners, has increased
its capital stock from $600,000 to $1,-
000,000.

Detroit—The Sommers & Sons Co.,
machinist, coppersmith, and_ sheet
iron worker, has increased its capital
stock from $20,000 to $50,000.

Ypsilanti—The Crossman Stamping
Co. has been organized with an au-
thorized capitalization of $10,000, $5,-
200 of which has been subscribed and
paid in in cash.

Saginaw—The Saginaw Shipbuild-
ing Co. has been organized with an
authorized capital stock of $350,000,
all of which has been subscribed and
paid in in cash.

Hillsdale—Glenn Harring, ice cream
manufacturer, has purchased the ice
cream and confectionery stock of
George Chase and will continue the
business as a branch store.

Detroit—The Underhood Motor
Heater Corporation has been organ-
ized with an authorized capital stock
of $65,000, all of which has been sub-
scribed and $6,500 paid in in cash.

Detroit—The Scofield Stone Com-
pany has been incorporated at 422
Hammond building, with an author-
ized capital stock of $20,000, all of
which has been subscribed and paid
in in property.

Greenville—The Montcalm Cream-
ery has been incorporated with an
authorized capital stock of $12,500, all
of which has been subscribed and
paid in—$2,362.41 in cash and $10,-
137.59 in property.

Detroit—The Hydraulic ‘Oil Sys-
tems Corporation has been incorpor-
ated to manufacture and sell oil ma-
chinery with an authorized capital
stock of $150,000 common and $30,000
preferred, of which amounts $150,000
has been subscribed and paid in in
property.

Yale—Flax mills at  Croswell,
Deckerville, Fahro and this place,
have been taken over by a Chicago
concern and will be operated under
the name of the Amerline Company.
The output will be shipped to Beloit,
Wis., where the company maintains
a linen factory.

Detroit—The All Power Truck Co.,
manufacturer and dealer in self pro-
pelled trucks, has been incorporated
at 2011 Dime Bank building with an
authorized capital stock of $100,000,
of which amount $57,210 has been
subscribed, $6,210 paid in in cash and
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The Grocery Market.

Sugar—The refined sugar situation
is strong and had it been pcssible to
secure prompt shipment a large busi-
ness would have been done, the coun-
try being willing to pay 8c and even
8%c-. for supplies in that category.
But refiners are all badly sold up,
some on export orders and cannot
guarantee shipment for weeks to
come, which’ fact naturally puts a
damper on the distributer and manu-
facturer. The weather is favorable
for a large consumption, the same
being true of the fruit season which
stimulates preserving, upon which
Washington lays so much stress in
these war times. It is generally as-
sumed that the invisible stocks are
very light, although some housewives
have still ample stocks taken on dur-
ing the scare last spring. High prices
are, of course, a deterrent to specu-
lation, even were refiners willing to
encourage the same, and it cannot be
gainsaid that the belief still persists
that in some way Herbert Hoover
will force them lower. Just how this
can be accomplished when Cuba is
at the end of its crop and beets weeks
off, however, is a question that finds
no ready answer. Some suggest,
moreover, that the beet interests are
powerful enough politically to pre-
vent Government pressure when their
large crop is moving. The Federal
and Arbuckles are now at 8c basis
for granulated, Warner and Howells
have withdrawn and the American
is asking 8.15c, but taking business
in a very restricted way.

Tea—The market is strong with a
better demand from the country,
which is now becoming aroused to
the acuteness of the shipping situa-
tion and shows a willingness to pay
the higher prices asked for all kinds.
There is no large available warehouse
stocks, however, which makes for
less activity than would otherwise
be the case. The prime stimulus is,
of course, the lack of steamer space
in the Far East, which is badly check-
ing purchases there. Incidentally
the talk of a higher tax, because of
the increased war needs, is a factor
in the situation. Formosas and India.
Ceylons have been taken in a large
way during the week at firm prices,
there being ready buyers for the for-
mer at 25c, with 26c now the inside
figure. Shipments of India-Ceylons
to this country for the first six
months show a decrease of 7,000,000
pounds, which may explain the re-
newed interest in these teas. The
Colombo market will be closed this
week owing to the bank holiday.

Coffee—The market is still very
quiet and inclined to be easier, al-
though nominally there is no change

for the week. The market in Braz‘ls
continues to be soft. Nobody is buy-
ing any coffee that he doesn’t have
to have. Milds are also quiet and
unchanged.

Canned Fruit—There is no business
being done of any importance. The
formal opening prices on standards
and below, announced during the
week, are regarded as_ excessive.

Canned Vegetables—Spot tomatoes
both No. 2 and 3 size are in very
light supply, and while the demand
is somewhat limited, it is rather dif-
ficult to execute orders on account
ef. the scarcity of stock. No. 3s are
quotable at $2.05 to $2.10 per dozen
and No. 2s at $1.50 per dozen. This
condition is liable to be changed in
the next few weeks, as some of the
Baltimore packers are making prep-
arations to start as early as possible
and are soliciting business for ship-
ments to be made prior to August 15,
at prices considerably lower than the
present ruling quotations. In futures
some little business is being done,
but the majority of packers have sold
quite extensively and are not dispos-
ed to take any additional business
pending proper developments. The
weather conditions have not been as
favorable as they might be for the
growing crop and the fields are in
such a condition that it is rather dif-
ficult to do any work in them. Spot
corn is very closely cleaned up and
is almost in the same position as to-
matoes, as far as any actual business
is concerned. Prices are practically
the same as they were last week.
There is no pressure being exerted
by the packers to secure any business
on the new pack, as the conditions
of the growing crop is far from fav-
orable. There are practically no quo-
tations at the moment on futures.
The usual demand prevails for small
fruits and Eastern packings of veget-
tables, with everything ruling strong.
Unfavorable reports are developing
from day to day on the various lines
and indicate a shortage in delivery
on the part of packers. This applies
to beets, string beans of all varieties
and grades, and blackberries. There
is no business being done in Califor-
nia fruits and the trade is marking
time, awaiting the new pack. Very
high prices were named on the new
pack during the week, 30@35c above

last year. In fact, the whole line of
canned foods indicates considerable
strength,

Canned Fish—Spot salmon is a lit-
tle firmer and is offered sparingly,
but so far there have been no im-
portant transactions on which to
base quotations. Columbia River sal-
mon is running light and reports of
fishing are discouraging, Imported

sardines, particularly Norways, very
scarce and very high. Some Ameri-
can importers are threatening not to
bring any more over.

Dried Fruits—The new prices that
have been opened this week on Cali-
fornia dried peaches are very high,
but it looks very much as if the pack-
ers on the coast have received a heavy
volume of business. Practically al)
of the business was done at the open-
ing price named by the Association
which controls the situation on the
Coast, and the general opinion of the
trade is that the prices are too high.
Who will be the loser in the event
of this turning out to be a fact, re-
mains to be seen. It looks very much
as if the jobbers would have to carry
the load for a while at least. There
has been no recent trading in prunes
except an occasional transfer of stock
from one jobber to another. The
future business has been all done as
far as it is possible to do it, and the
bulk of the sales on this line were
made in practically the same manne:
as the peach crop is being sold at
present.

Rice—The demand the past week
has been better from abroad, but do-
mestic buyers have net shown much
interest, despite reports from the
South of marked damage from the
drouth in Texas which made the riv-
ers salty and checked pumping for
irrigation. It is felt that making due
allowance for exaggeration there will
be rice to go round, and the in-
clination is to wait for the active
movement for new river rice before
taking hold. At the same time spot
supplies are light, a fact that brokers
have developed when they endeavor-
ed to fill export orders.

 

Cheese—The market is weak, fol-
lowing a decline of abcut 1@1%c per
pound on the various styles. This
is due largely to heavy make at this
time and an accumulation of goods
in the country markets. There is a
fair home consumptive demand, but
very little enquiry at this moment
for export. At the recent decline a
better home consumptive demand is
locked for. Average qualities show
up very well so far. No material
change is looked for.

Flavoring Extracts—Alcohol  ad-
vances have caused some flavoring
extract manufacturers to advance
their prices 10 per cent. In addition,
the extra cost of materials and the
regular’ growing price of bottles has
had effect.

Tapioca—There is a better demand
for tapioca from the trade. Receipts
are fairly large but find ready absorp-
tion. There has been a steady inter-
est shown in future shipments.

Spices—High freights and scarcity
of shipping are keeping cables firm
fer the most part. Peppers have been
fairly active. Cloves are scarce on the
spot, but there are nearby supplies
that will relieve the situation. There
is a moderate demand for nutmegs.

Molasses—There is no change, busi-
ness being quiet and prices firm. The
tendency is to wait for the develop-
ments in Washington, where the rev-
enue bill remains to be settled, the
same being true of food control, which
is now in conference,

 

Provisions—The lard market is
steady at unchanged quotations.
There is a fair supply and a good
consumptive demand. No change is
looked for in the near future. Com-
pound lard is steady, following a de-
cline of 1 cent per pound. At this
decline there has been more active
trading, due to a better consumptive
demand. There is no export for this
commodity at the present writing
and if there is any change, lower
prices can be looked for. Smoked
meats are steady at unchanged quota-
tions, with a good consumptive de-
mand on all styles. No material
change is looked for in the near
future, there being a good consump-
tive demand and a fair supply. Dried
beef is firm at unchanged quotations,
with a light supply and a fair con-
sumptive demand. Barreled pork is
steady at unchanged quotations, with
a light supply and very light demand.
Canned meats are firm at unchanged
quotations.

Salt Fish—There is no change in
the fish market during the week.
Shore mackerel are exceedingly
scarce and fresh fish are bringing a
higher price than for many years.
The price of salt shore mackerel is
lower than one would expect under
the circumstances. There is no Irish
or Norway mackerel about.

—__2->___

While the proposed guaranteed
minimum of $2 a bushel for the best
wheat is under conference in Wash-
ington, a test vote in the House of
Commons reminds us that Britain is
guaranteeing both the price of wheat
and the wage of the farm laborer.
But the British guarantee stands upon
ground very different from ours. It
is always difficult in England to get
farmers to break up pasture land for
wheat-raising, and British farmers
remember the years in the eighties
the ploughing of too much
pasture almost ruined them; while
last winter Lloyd George determined
that it was necessary to obtain a mil-
lion fresh acres of wheat in a few
months of feverish activity. In
America the balance among. crops
has always been good. We have no
such reason as Britain to offer a huge
bonus for the doubling of the wheat
acreage; for what increase is desir-
able there is already more than
enough incentive. There is great
danger, as Senator McCumber pointe
out, that if this high guarantee is
offered for wheat, the farmers will
grow much less corn, rye, barley,
oats, hay and potatoes than are need-
ed. Then the food consumer, with
the price of wheat and flour held at
artificial levels, would demand that
the whole Food Bill be repealed. If
there is need for state interference
in this matter, it should be left to the
Food Controller.

when

—_.-2-~——_—_—

O’Brien Bros., undertakers at 572
South Lafayette avenue, have merg-
ed their business into a stock com-
pany under the style of the O’Brien
Bros. Co., with an authorized capital
stock of $8,000, of which $6,000 is
common and $2,000 preferred, $6,600
having been subscribed, $1,800 bein»
paid in in cash and $4,800 in property.

 

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

 

August 1, 1917

 

MEN OF MARK.

Ray Parker, Department Manager
Grand Rapids Dry Goods Co.
Ray Parker was born at Barnes-
ville, Ohio, Nov. 27, 1882, being one
of a family of four children. His
father was a Quaker. His mother
was of Irish descent. There is a tra-
dit:on in the family to the effect that
the senior Parker loved a good horse
and on one occasion was prevailed
upon to enter his steed in a country
“hoss trot.” His good friends of the
Quoker church were so horrified over
the circumstance that they dropped
his name from the church roll. When
9 years of age the family removed to
Columbus, where Ray attended the
public schools of the city, including
two years in the high school. His
first employment was in the wholesale
dry goods house of Green, Joyce &
Co. as stock boy. He proved to be
so apt in this department that he was
promoted at the end of the first year
to the position of house salesman.
Eichteen months later—and before
he was 18 years of age—he was placed
in charge of sample trunks and start-
el out on the road to represent the
piece goods department in Northern
ho territory. Green, Joyce & Co.
were good people, but Mr. Parker
aspired to represent the largest dry
gocds house in the country and, in
pursuance of this ambition, a year
later found him covering Southern
Michigan for Marshall Field & Co.
Fe continued this connection fifteen
years. Four or five years ago he was
placed in charge of the Grand Rapids
office and made general line salesman.
He maintained an office in the Ashton
huilding, but spent most of his time
on the road calling on the large trade
of rearby cities. His long connection
with the piece goods line has caused
him to be regarded as one of the
leading authorities on dry goods
staples in the country, He has studied
that branch of the business with sin-
gular fidelity, so that he thoroughly
rnderstands every in and out ot
the business, During this time he has
resided in Grand Rapids thirteen
years, the other two years having

been spent in Kalamazoo.

Having won all the honors which
can come to a road salesman, Mr.
Parker has long felt that he would
like to ally himself with a wholesale
dry goods house in the capacity of
manager of the department he under-
stands so well. The retirement of
William B. Holden from the Grand
Rapids Dry Goods Co. afforded him
the opportunity he craved and last
week he was duly installed in that
establishment as buyer and manager
of the piece goods department, which
friends of the house expect to see
grow rapidly in importance and use-
fulness under his administration. He
has already laid plans which will en-
able him to amplify and diversify the
stock to such an extent that it will
teke rank with any establishment
o° the kind in the country.

Mr. Parker was married abcut five
end a half years ago to Miss Hazel
Pettibone, of Cincinnati. No chil-
dren as yet grace the family circle.
They reside at 1045 Franklin street.

Mr. Parker is a member of Grand

Rapids Council, U. C. T., and the
Illinois Commercial Men’s Associa-
tion. He has no other fraternal af-
filiations, finding his chiefest pleasure
in the home hearthstone.

Mr. Parker is an adept in the pis-
catorial art, but seldom indulges him-
self in that dissipation. His hobby
is dry goods and he is never happier
than when booking an order or ex-
plaining to his friends the trend of
the market in his favorite line.

If there is one personal character-
istic, more than another, which dis-
tinguishes Mr. Parker, it is his aim
to keep busy every moment. In the
store he never idles away a moment’s
time. He is never without some work
on his desk, but the moment a cus-
tomer puts in an appearance he im-
mediately undertakes to see that his
wants are supplied. If the customer

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in life and he has never permitted
it to lapse.

Mr. Parker is a gentleman of com- |

manding appearance and good ad-
dress. He inspires confidence by his
frankness, both in action and utter-
ance. He makes friends easily and
retains them permanently. In_ his
new connection he will be able to
carve out a career for himself which
will accurately reflect the
of his ability and the height of his
ambition.

measure

Live Notes From a Live Town.

Owosso, July 30—It looks to us on
our arrival hcme this week as though
there was considerable more’ than
usual going on. Down here at the
settlement Harry Tocley has sus-
tained a fractured rib in an automo-
Lamb fell from a
cherry tree and broke his arm. Both
of the brother have our sympathy.

Ray Parker

desires piece goods, he receives the
close personal attention of the man-
ager of that department. When he
is ready to be shown goods in other
lines, Mr. Parker sees to it personally
that the customer is quickly and
quietly delivered into the custody of
the other department managers. This
is in striking contrast to the former
custom prevailing in the house, which

was to turn all customers over to
youthful clerks, who did. the best
they knew, but seldom satisfied a

custcmer as the head of a department
can do. The faculty of keeping busy
which Mr. Parker has carefully cul-
tivated for many years is apparent
the moment he reaches home at
night. The lawn mower or sprinkling
apparatus is brought into action as
soon as the evening meal is complet-
ed, to the end that every hour of
daylight may be properly utilized.
Mr. Parker acquired this habit early

 

Also we have had three hot dry days,
oo is something unusual with us.
Besides, we have a seven: day Chau-
tauqua running on schedule and aj
parently giving the best of salistac-
tion. The inspectors of amateur agri-
culture are in town looking over ‘the
approaching garden sass. Last, but
not least, somebody has stolen our
ladder,

We were somewhat disappointed
in our own garden as different de-
fects were pointed out by the in-
spectors to my wife and myself. We
had supposed we had the finest lot
of radishes in the city limits, and
when the inspector told us we had
the nicest crop of ensilage he had
seen and the only way we had fallen
down was in not having more acreage
and didn’t have a radish on the job
much larger than a darning needle
and was made wise to the fact that
we had sown them in the wrong time
cf the moon, we don’t feel so much
put out about that, for it has been so
cloudy since we started that garden
that we haven't seen the moon that
we could remember. One of the com-
mittee remarked that we had some-
thing new in a hedge and asked about
it. It was only two rows of potato
vines tied _ to a chicken wire fence,
sc we cculd mow close up to it.
One lady remarked that we had a
beautiful oleander out near the cen-
ter of the garden, but my wife cor-
rected her mistake by telling her it
was a large milk weed that she had
Leen trying for several weeks to have
me cut down. After asking us where
the line was between our lawn and
our garden, the committee departed,
without leaving any instructions for
further prccedure On our part. We
think they went from our place to
that cf Steve Pitts, where they made
similar discoveries, as Ma Pitts called
up later in the day to know if we
knew if radish tops would be all
right for greens.

We notice in Gabby Gleanings that
Bill Sawyer’s father bears a striking
resemblane to his talented good na-
tured son and we hope if Bill has any
more fathers that they will all look
like him. We like the looks of Bilt
pretty well ourselves.

C. V. Page met with quite a serious
accident this week by falling from a
ladder while in a cherry tree. He
landed on a chicken coop, so he was
in no ways injured; in fact, it didn’t
hurt him at all, but frightened a set-
ting hen so that she has left her nest.

Honest Groceryman.

——_22-~e__

The man who deals in sunshine
Is the one who gets the crowds;

He does a lot more business
Than the one who peddles clouds.

And the salesman who’s a frowner
Will be beaten by a mile

If the man at the next’ counter
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CANNED GOODS MARKET.
Whatever hopes may have been
entertained as reduction in
canned goods ior the coming season
below prices that have already been

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established have been rather dissi-
pated by the developments of the
past week. In the first place, there

as been a little more disposition to

trade the passage of
the bill through the
Senate, giving at least an approxi-
mate idea of what the Government
may be expected to adopt in the way
of a policy.

induced by

Food Control

One matter of great importance is
being held in abeyance, however, and
that is the actual purchases of the
guantities of canned goods that have
been reserved for Government use.
At present the authority to purchase
resides only in the Army and Navy

departments, as heretofore, as no
new purchasing department has as

yet been created. This, it is expect-
ed, will be done when the Food Con-
trol bill finally becomes a law. In
the meantime ,the Committee of the
Council of National Defense is taking
care of all the preliminary work that

can he done. Samples of peas have
been asked for to conform to the
standards set forth by the Govern-

ment, the inspection of which will be
undertaken by the National Whole-
sale Grocers’ Association as an inde-
pendent body having no interest in
the but being able to
furnish the expert knowledge neces-
sary to make such _ inspections—
knowledge, by the way, that is very
necessary in this particular case ow-
ing to the thousand and one varie-
ties and grades of peas that are
likely to be offered.

With the possible exception of
tomatoes and corn practically every-
thing else in the vegetable line that
goes into cans will be short—per-
hape not of normal requirements, but
of the abnormal needs developed by
the war. While there is no definite
knowledge on the subject as yet there
is hope that salmon will be plentiful
this year, as it is the year for the
heavy sockeye run. To be quite in

transaction

fashion, however, something should
happen to it to change the customs
of the centuries, for there is no

doubt that sockeye salmon have been

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

doing the same sort of thing every
four years ever since there were
sockeye salmon. The supplementary

opening prices on fruits by the
merger are regarded as _ excessive.

Most of the jobbers, however, did
their fruit buying early so that there
is not the significance attached to
these figures that might have been

suggested under other circumstances.
— EEE

 

A corner in flags has just been ex-
posed by the Federal Trade Com-
mission in a report to the Senate
which had demanded an investigation
of the bunting situation. Speculators
in patriotism appear to have reaped
as much as 100, and sometimes 400
per cent. profits recently on sales
of our National emblem. Naturally,
while not justifying traders upon
the country’s generous impulses, one
wonders how crying a wrong has
been met with this six-page pamphlet
of a commission busied with war's
complex problems. Man lives not by
bread and meat alone. Patriotism
must be allowed to express itself in
color and sound. Until the present
there has been no complaint about
the rise in the price of speeches in
or out of the Senate. As for flags,
practically every family had its own
beloved family flag at the war’s out-
break, ready to be mobilized cn the
second for a more solemn occasion
than the Fourth or Decoration Day.
These are the emblems that count
—the slightly faded, sometimes spot-
ted and patched buntings, not of
acreage size, which hang from thous-
ands of small houses and flats
throughout the country, emblems that
represent the steady-burning patriot-
ism of millions. These the flag-cor-
ner never affected, but chiefly recep-
tion committees of foreign commis-
sions, and great corporations wishing
to make a suitable display. The Fed-
eral Trade Commission will now, no
doubt, be allowed by the Senate to
resume serious business.

 

The feeling is growing daily that
President Wilson should accept the
resignation of the weak members of
his cabinet and make up a new cab-
inet composed of the strongest men
in the country, irrespective of poli-
tics. This, of course, would neces-
sarily put a man of the type of
Roosevelt at the head of the War De-
partment in place of the third-rate
lawyer who now rattles around in
that position. Mr. Wilson is doing
well schoolmaster who has
never had any business experience
and who has no executive capacity.
The prosecution of the war is being
greatly hampered by lack of force
and foresight on the part of the
President and his executive officers.
Unless the cabinet is immediately
reconstructed along business lines
millions of lives and billions of
money will be needlessly sacrificed.
It is a matter of everlasting regret
that this re-organization was not
undertaken at the beginning of the
war. To delay longer is to invite dis-
aster and prolong the war for years
longer than it would last if we
placed competent men in all the
executive offices of the Government.

for a

HOW FAR CAN THEY GO?

The question that will probably be
decided this year is whether co-opera-
tive associations of growers, such as
have been developed and fostered by
the State of California, are superior
in their authority and influence to the
law of supply and demand, which, at
this writing, remains unrepealed. The
Peach Growers, for instance, have
established prices higher than those
of last year, notwithstanding the fact
that they will be called upon to mar-
ket one of the largest crops ever rais-
ed, and estimated at 40,000 tons. They
succeeded last year in disposing of a
reduced crop at full prices, and dis-
tributed to the growers greater profits
than, individually, they had ever been
able to gather before. Hitherto ad-
vances in prices by reason of
scarcity or otherwise have usually
happened between the time the grow-
er sold the peaches to the packer and
the packer distributed them to the
jobber, so that the packer, as a rule,
got the full benefit of the advance.
The effect of all these associations,
however, has been to advance the
price to the consumer, so that the
man On the street cannot be expected
to regard them with the same un-
qualified enthusiasm as the growers
themselves. Following upon the nam-
ing of the opening prices by the Peach
Growers came an advance of LY@Ke
a pound, that could hardly be ac-
counted for on any ground than that
they wanted to advance them. In the
meantime outside packers think they
see an opportunity to recapture some
of the business that the growers took
away from them last year, and there
are well defined rumors of price-cut-
ting. With a 40,000 ton crop, outsid-
ers should be in possession of a plen-
tiful supply.

Other interesting developments 0°
the week include the recognition by
the Prune Association that “a con-
tract stands on its terms,” and that
modifications of the guarantee or o!
any other provisions cannot be made
without the consent of both parties.
Incidentally, buyers who tried to can-
cel their contracts because of this at-
tempt to alter them without their
consent have found also that “a con-
tract stands on its terms,” and unless
it contains a clause permitting its can-
cellation on the attempt of the other
party to modify it, it is likely to have
to stand as it reads until there is a
distinct and specific violation of its
terms.

 

 

HOW THE WAR WILL BE WON.

It has been a common thing for
@ nation in an alliance during time
of war to provide funds to those in
the combination lacking them, al-
though the most common method
of co-operation has been the naturzl
one of lending soldiers, but history
would be searched ia vain to find
anything on so great a scale in the
line of lending or giving as the loan
of $3,000,000,000 by the United States
to the entente powers within so short
a period. Thus far more than half
the aggregate amount has been hand-
ed over by our Government. The
liberality toward Russia is highly
commendable. The amount thus far

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August 1, 1917

furnished is $175,000,000, the first in-
stallment being $100,000,000. This
evidences the confidence of the ex-
ecutive in the new regime in Russia.
The bulk of the loan to Russia will
be used in the purchase of railroad
supplies. Last week France was giv-
en a credit of $60,000,000 and Bel-
gium has received half of its $45,-
000,000. The total of these loans
thus far is $1,223,000,000. It will
probably prove true this time as in
the past that the war will be won by
the longest purse, the submarine to
the contrary notwithstanding.

 

NO MORAL PERCEPTION.

The action of the German people
in defying every law of God and man
and indulging in orgies of crime
which would not be tolerated or coun-
tenanced by savages in the wilderness
appears to be due to lack of moral
perception, judged by any standard
the world has been able to establish.
The brutality and indecency of the
German people appear to be racial
traits, judging by the way many Ger-
mans in this country undertake to
palliate heretofore unheard of crimes
on the ground of military necessity.
It is unfortunate for all concerned
that the Government does not act
with more promptness in imprisoning
people of German birth or descent
who still continue to think and talk
as though this country was still neu-
tral, instead of engaged in war with
the most brutal people the sun was
ever permitted to shine upcn. The
fact that the German people in this
country, as a class, do not appear
to realize that their position as par-
tisans of the Kaiser has been change
by our declaration of war against the
cohorts of autocracy shows very
plainly that they, too, lack the moral
perceptions which distinguishes a civ-
ilized from an uncivilized people.

a

Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry
passes next month under the strictest
sort of control by the State Corpora-
tion Commission, which, under pow-
ers recently granted by the Legis-
lature, has framed a comprehensive
set of rules for the conservation of
these natural products. The most
striking rule seems to be that by
which the production of any gas well
is limited to 25 per cent. of its poten-
tial capacity for each twenty-four-
hour day. Reports are required
monthly from the pipe-line com-
panies, and in times of heavy pro-
duction even daily returns will have
to be made. No oil or gas may be
produced under conditions making
for waste, and the intentional drown-
ing with water of any’ gas stratum,
the tolerance of underground waste
of oil or gas, the unnecessary utili-
zation of either, or the burning
wastefully of either, are rigorously
punishable. All necessary equipment
for conservation of gas must be on
the ground before drilling begins. In
case oil and yas are struck together,
special apparatus must be installed
for separating them. The method of
plugging an unutilizable flow of gas
from the ground is regulated by the
Commission,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 1, 1917 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 8

 

 

The Plymouth Motor
- Castings Company

Will Sell 2500 Shares of Common Stock, at $10.00 Per Share,
Which is Par Value. (Full Paid and Non-assessable.)

No stock has been sold at less than par and there has been no promotion stock issued.

The Company commenced business 114 years ago, making the high quality castings, Grey Iron and
Semi-Steel, which are in so great demand and their business has grown rapidly. Plant No. 1 was doubled
in capacity. This being inadequate, ground was purchased and Plant No. 2, an up-to-date daylight foundry,
50 x 230 ft. was built, a 10 ton per hour cupola installed, core room and ovens constructed, cleaning room
and pattern shop erected—and Plant No. 2 is in operation.

The fame of our castings is firmly established, business offerings have been received from California:
Brooklyn agents representing English Manufacturers in England; from Canada; and many times our ca-
pacity from Detroit; other cities in the state and other states.

We are now making castings for automobile concerns, trucks, tractors, marine engines, motors, Heater
Co.’s., plumbing supplies, grain and cream separators, highest class machine shops, etc.

Contracts have been made for supplies and deliveries assured—pig iron from Zug Island, Detroit, and
foundry coke from the Solvay Co., Detroit.

Plant No. J is nearly free of debt, and Plant No. 2 is all free and clear with perfect title.

To enable us to increase our output requires more working capital and equipment. Hence this offer of
stock,

Our capitalization is $250,000.

$200,000 Common Stock and $50,000 Preferred. (no preferred sold, nor for sale)

A, little over $50,000.00 Common stock sold, with the balance in the treasury.

When this issue of stock is sold our dividend period will soon commence.

We have a profit of over $30,000 in our pig iron contract, alone, computed on present market price.
Our Board of Directors comprise:

Prof. Herbert J. Goulding, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Prof, Herbert S. Mallory, Ann Arbor, Mich.

John F. Rinsey, Real Estate and Insurance, Ann Arbor, Mich.
James B. Hickey, Foundry Manager, Plymouth, Mich.

N. E. Sherwood, Business Manager, Detroit, Mich,

President, N. E. Sherwood.
Vice President and Treasurer, J. B. Hickey.
Secretary, A. J. Elliston Torre.

Business and Sales Offices, 703-4 Empire Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
Foundries on trackage at Plymouth, Mich.

Buy all of this issue of stock that you can while you can get it at par and DON’T DELAY sending in
your order.

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You will be having a gang of men working and making money for you every working day.

We own our properties. Practically unlimited business offered us, (a foundry that can turn out the
QUALITY CASTINGS,_ALWAYS HAS MORE THAN IT CAN DO). Good profits assured. In
fact, an ideal stock to buy.

Mail your order immediately to N. E. Sherwood, 703-4 Empire Bldg. (formerly called the Gas Office
Bldg.) Detroit, Mich. (Write PLAINLY your full name and address.)

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Michigan Poultry, Butter and Egg Asso-
clation.

President—J. W. Lyons, Jackson.

Vice-President—Patrick 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.

 

 

Shift in Selling Values of Butter and
Cheese.
There has been a very marked shift

values of cheese

 

in the relative selling

and butter in both Eastern and Mid-
die Western markets during the past
ten days. Butter values under the

influence of stronger speculative buy-

    
 

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ing have moved upward from 1@1%4c.

while cheese prices have declined
fully 2c per pound, the break in some
markets being even greater than th’s.
It is, of course, very uncertain how
long the support which has forced
New York extra butter above 39c
will be continued. The price, meas-
ured by past records, looks high for
this season of the vear. The advance

was caused in part by several good-

sized Government orders and in

idly GG,

hter movement

butter holdings

report of iC
which indicated a lig
of butter to the warehouses than last
year and a decrease of 22.2 per cent
in the reserve as compared to a year

1

This statement has had a bullish

azo.

influence on a good traders,

but there are a number of conserva-

many
tive operators who view the advances
with alarm. They take the position
that high prices this year are bound
to curtail consumpticn, that an un-
usually large consumption of butter
substitutes must be expected the
coming winter, that public agitation
against the
charged this winter to show a pro‘t
on the stock now held is bound to
come and that there is no certainty
that the present shortage in the re-

prices which must be

serve may not disappear befcre late
fall.

It is, of course, impossible to fore-
cast the extent of the make

of but-
ter during the remainder of the sea-

son. We are past the flush and the
make is now shrinking. However

if the present relation of cheese and
butter values continues it is certain
that a relatively larger proportion of
cur total milk production will go into
butter and a relatively smaller pro-
portion into cheese. The influence
of relative butter and cheese value:
upon the relative production of each
has been clearly shown by this sea-
record. All during May and
June cheese sold at unusually high
prices in relation to butter and by
July 1 we had accumulated a reserve
of cheese 38 per cent. larger than
last year, while our reserve of butter
on July 15, as noted above, is prob-

son’s

ably in the neighborhood of 22 per
cent, less than last year. We believe
that our July
were even more

neavier than a year ago.

cheese
per cent.
The sharp

15 holdings oj

than 38

break in cheese is sure to curtail pro-
duction and to throw more of the
channels.
this milk will go to butter, some for
market use, some to ice cream mak-
ing and some to condensers who are

milk into other Some of

the only dairy product manufacturers
now doing a large export business.
This heavy condensed
milk may serve materially to lessen
the amount of milk which would nor-
mally be diverted to
following the

demand for

buttermaking
break in cheese.

The sharp decline in cheese prices
is largely attributable to the heavy
reserve and the hazy export outlook.
The British government is in control
of the cheese trade in Great Britain
ana in Canada. We have now settled
to a level of cheese prices close to
the British government price for Ca-
cheese, but
tainty that
promptly
to fall

Such a situation might

nadian there is no cer-
an export demand would
develop were our markets
below the ruling
be met by a
reduction in the Canadian price by the
British government.
in the

make such a step possible.

Canadian

And conditions

Canadian market at present

Reports

Why Not 3 Flavors?

Why continue to sell but two
flavorings — lemon and_ vanilla?
Crescent Mapleine, the rich
“Golden Flavour,”’ is just as staple
as either. Has more uses. Blends
with all flavorings—and nearly all
foods. Makes a wonderful syrup.
Sell lemon, vanilla and Crescent
Mapleine * * Crescent Mfg. Co.,
Seattle. Wash. Order of your job-
ber or Louis Hilfer Co., 1503 Peo-
ples Life Building, Chicago.

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GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.
Merchant
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We are 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.

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PRODUCE
COMMISSION
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Buffalo, N. Y.

 

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Live Poultry in excellent de-
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Fancy creamery butter and
good dairy selling at full quota-
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Send for our weekly price cur-
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not receiving our weekly quotations write us.

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from Montreal speak of a weak mar-
ket, an accumulation of at least 250,-
000 boxes, .and it is stated that the
cheese commission hks refused to
grade and accept any more cheese
for the time being owing to the scarci-
ty of freight. With the British gov-
ernment in control of the bulk of
the shipping it seems hardly likeiy
that they would afford facilities for
forwarding American cheese when
they cannot find acommodation for
all the Canadian make at hand.

——_--2-____-

The movement to cut down the
number of deliveries by retail deal-
ers, which was started a few weeks
ago by a department of the United
States Government, is having the at-
tention of some butchers, as is evi-
denced by several communications
that have reached us on the subject.
However, there is no concerted ac-
tion by butchers—those who are cut-
ting down on deliveries or discontinu-
ing them entirely are doing so on
their own hook, and not in accord-
ance with resolutions passed by their
associations. For some reason—per-
haps simply because of carelessness
or lack of ambition—the butcher as-

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

idly, mature quickly and produce a
palatable and highly nutriticus meat.
The cost of production is less than
that of any other meat, not except-
ing poultry. Practical experience has
demonstrated that rabbit meat can
be produced in unlimited quantities
at a cost of about 6 cents a pound.
A number of butchers have gone into
hog raising as a side line. Good. Go
to it. But all can’t raise hogs. Those
who haven’t enough room, or time,
or money to go into the hog business
can tackle the rabbit proposition.
The more thought given to it the
better it looks.

139-141 Monroe St.
Le rd
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

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sociations have not even discussed Electric Signs Perkins
the matter in their meetings. Yet it B h I
is of the utmost importance, because Progressive merchants and manufac- rot ers, nc.
it means money to the butchers. who turers now realize the value of Electric

: i Advertising. 1
pee 1? oo mae ape We furnish you with sketches, prices Bay City,
Oo eliveries, ere 1s the chance o and operating cost for the asking. i ‘
a lifetime to correct the evil, and the Michigan

mass of butchers close their eyes and
ears to the opportunity.

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Why not raise rabbits to increase
the meat supply? Rabbits breed rap-

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You Cannot Candle Eggs Unless You |
“TWIRL” the Egg with a Backward and Forward Movement

A farmer might just as well plow a field, making the furrows three times as far apart and cover up
the unplowed ground, making the field have the appearance of being plowed, as to candle eggs without
’ twirling the egg. When the farmer would begin to reap his crop, he would find it was an expensive
proposition, although he did it in much less time.

 

You have the same proposition in candling eggs. If you do not candle eggs right, you might just as

ae well not candle them at all, and you positively cannot detect blood rings, red rot or spots without twirl-

For Electric $5.00 ing the egg, and two-thirds of all rotten eggs belong in “blood rings.” This is estimated by the Agricul-
For Dry Cell $6 0 tural Department at Washington, D.C, Ask any produce shipper, pure food inspector or anyone who
ere : understands the egg business to enlighten you on this subject. Do not buy a worthless “so-called” egg

Kerine $2-00 candler, as it will necessitate your buying again later on.

Is absolutely the only egg candler on the market which has been
GRAN adopted by the produce trade in general. It is soi airs _
by most all the large produce dealers in the United States, who
DALI TE bce changed their entire system to use the Grant Da-Lite Egg
Es¢ Candler Candler. This is evidence enough of its merits.
We can refer you to a large number of dealers in your terri-
tory who are using the Grant Da-Lite Egg Candler. It is the
only egg candler on the market which does not require you to build a dark room to candle eggs in, and the cost of building

a dark room alone is more than the original cost of the Grant Da-Lite Egg Candler. Get in touch with the nearest pro-
duce dealer and get his advice before you purchase.

Write for descriptive literature and full particulars. The Grant Chart
price $1.00, enables anyone to candle eggs with absolute accuracy.

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

August 1, 1917

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

People’s Money Wrongly Diverted by
Government.
Written for the Tradesman,

So many matters of great impor-
tance are in process of Congressional
adjustment that it is difficult if not
impossible to make any prediction
as to future business. Two questions
which have a somewhat disturbing in-
fluence on business are the proposed
excess profit tax and the proposed
15 per cent. surtax on surplus earn-
ings of any corporation remaining
undisturbed for sixty days after the
close of the year. The latter, espe-
cially,«is now receiving the attention
of business interests many of whom
declare such a tax will be a severe
blow to industrial development and
will cause a decrease instead of in-
crease in Government revenue. It is
maintained, and justly so, that, as a
rule, individual undivided surplus earn-
ings are put back into the business
or held as reserve working capital
to provide for contingencies, such as
might arise from the end of the war
creating stagnation in business, etc.

No matter how true these argu-
ments may be, there is no prospect
that this provision of the revenue
bill will be eliminated.
and Senators have no hesitation in
saying this clause was incorporated
in the measure for the express pur-
pose of forcing payment to. stock-
holders of the greater portion of the
profits made in 1917 in the form of
dividends, so the Government can re-
ceive the tax on these dividends. The
provision mentioned provides that ali

Congressmen

tax on
surplus, less 20

corporaticns must pay this
their undistributed
per cent. allowance on the undistribut-
ed surplus required for use in the
operation of the company. It is no-
ticeable this surtax will be applicable
to a large number of corporations
that will not come under the provi-
sions of the excess profit tax and in-
cludes the undistributed surplus of
fre and life insurance
This means that many corporations
habit of distributing
surplus
each

companies

which make a
but a small proportion of
earnings to stockholders
will find themselves facing the ques-
tion as to whether they will pay the
Government a heavy tax or give their
stockholders the full benefit of the

year

This question is now be-
ing seriously considered and the con-

earnings.

sensus of opinion is that the undis-
tributed profits will go to the stock-
holders rather than to pay the Govern.
ment a large tax. It can, therefore,
be expected that a number of juicy
melons will be cut just previous to
the c'sse of the year. While stock-
holders will participate with pleasure
in the melon cutting, they may not

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be so happy when later they are call-
ed upon to furnish the capital that
would have been saved had it not
been for the 15 per cent. surtax,

3y reason of the Liberty Loan and
certificates of indebtedness, United
States Treasury receipts have been
largely in excess of disbursements.
These excess collections should go
back into ordinary banking channels.
To allow the money to accumulate
in the Treasury would strip the
money market of needed supplies of
money to exactly the amount of the
accumulations. On the other hand,
to let this money pass into the hands
of the Federal Reserve Bank as Gov-
ernment deposits is to practically
lock it up fully as much as if it lay
in the Treasury vaults, as Federal
Reserve banks do not come in with
mercantile borrowers as the ordinary
commercial banks do. Of course, the
arguments can be advanced that this
surplus Government money can be
gotten out of the Federal Reserve
banks by member banks upon their
asking accommodation. This further
penalizes the use of the money and

member banks are naturally reluc-
tant to adopt that course.
There is no question that when

United States Treasury receipts ex-
ceed the disbursements, the excess
should go back into the channels from
which it is derived—the ordinary
commercial banks. Therefore, Gov-
ernment deposits should go to the
Commercial and not the Federal Re-
serve banks. Secretary of the Treas-
ury McAdoo has pursued the policy
of transferring all accumulations of
Governmental funds to Federal Re-
serve banks, these accumulations re-
cently running as high as $200,000,-
000. This $200,000,000 taken out of
reserve money of member banks na-
turally tightens the money market,
and high loaning rates are the result.

 

 

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of the care and management of your prop-
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It will collect and disburse your income
as you direct. It will make out your In-
come Tax Certificates, pay your taxes, at-
tend to your real estate, and act as your
representative in all financial matters, giving
you in each case the benefit of the business
knowledge and experience of its trust

officials.

Send for Blank Form of Will and Booklet on

Descent and Distribution of Property

Audits made of books of municipalities, corporations,

firms and individuals.

THE MICHIGAN TRUST Co.

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This would not have happened if
Government deposits had been made
directly with commercial banks.
Government accumulations are held
by bankers to represent money taken
from commerce. Such money be-
longs, therefore, to commerce and
it should not be deprived of its prop-
er function of serving commerce by
being either locked up in Treasury
vaults or being transferred to Federal
Reserve banks, which cannot use the
facilities of loan and discount of the
commercial banks. That the Federal

Reserve banks’ themselves realiz-
ed this Government accumulation
should go back into, commercial
channels is evident from the fact
that, in the absence of borrcw-
ing from member banks, the
New York Federal Reserve banks

went into the cpen market to pur-
chase acceptances—a course of pro-
cedure highly unsatisfactory to bank-
ing interests.

 

It will be a relief to National bank-
ers to’ascertain that the Comptroller
of the Currency announces that in
future calls for reports of conditions
of the banks, they will not be com-
pelled to make detailed statements
of the various classes of money in
their vaults, according to the schedules
heretofore used. Except when need-
ed for statistical purposes probably
once or twice a year, National banks
will only be required to report in
their periodical statements of condi-
dition to the Comptroller the money
in their vaults under the following
heads: Gold coin, silver and minor
coins, clearing house certificates bas-
ed on specie and currency and paper
currency. Under the head of “paper
currency” the National banks will in-
clude all gold and silver certificates,
National banks notes, Treasury notes,
United States notes, Federal Reserve
notes and Federal Reserve bank notes.

Ever progressive and in line with
the best banking thought, the Old
National Bank of Grand Rapids has
employed an expert agriculturist to
go about Kent county and preach the
gospel of better agriculture along the
lines adopted at the meeting of the
Michigan Bankers’ Association. There
is no question but that the work of
the banks of Michigan in this line of
endeavor will be productive of good
results and be of lasting benefit to
the State at large. Paul Leake.

2-2
Restore the Country Town Again.

July 31—I was interested in reading
the articles in last week’s Tradesman
on the conservation of waste now
used in deliveries to cater to the in-
dulgence of people who have legs
and arms to carry their purchases

home, thereby relieving an army of —

able bodied men suitable for army
officers and soldiers. I heartily ap-
prove of this plan and believe these
facts should at once be impressed
vpon every man, woman and _ child.
I also believe we could go further
and utilize the vast army of mail
carriers, both city and rural, most of
whem are young and middle aged
men in good physical condition who
could help to swell the ranks to mee!
the present crisis and to hasten the
day o fworld-wide democracy.

I have been a general retail mer-
chant in a small town and witnessed
the establishment of the rural free
delivery, also the decrease in business
in the once thrifty small town, which

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 13

has been reduced to a mere. hamlet
in many cases, and the building up of
the large city mail crder houses as
the result. Give a small town dealer
his chance again by relieving all rura)
carriers for army service. Our coun-
try needs at once the fittiest of the
men for the call to colors and I be-
lieve that many thousands of our best
men for army service are now making
their daily rounds to indulge their
patrons and who would cheerfully
change their occupation for the same
wage to do their patrictic duty at th's
time. I fully believe there is as much
justice and logic in this connection
as in any and all other waste con.
servations now being agitated. It js
eccnomic as well as patriotic. If you
know of any reascn why this shou'd
not be done, all right, but if not try
to make some kind of an article out
of this omelet. I have read your
Tradesman for the past twenty years
in St. Johns and Ann Arbor.
Noble Burnett.

Grand Rapids
Store Fixture Co , Inc.
The Place, 7 Ionia Ave., N. W.
BUY AND SELL
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UITE apart from the possibility that
he may die before you do, is it fair
to burden an already busy friend with
the responsibility or administering your
estate and advising those you leave
behind ?
HE Grand Rapids Trust Company
makes a business of such matters
and is especially equipped through train-
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ONSULT your attorney today, in-
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in it name this company as trustee or
executor.

Send for booklet on ‘‘Descent and Distribution
of Property’’ ang blank form of will.

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We are organized under the laws of Michigan and our officers and
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14

 

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

August 1, 1917

 

END IS NOWHERE IN SIGHT.

 

World's Progress Halted By Orgy of
Slaughter.

The three most awful years in the
world’s history have drawn to a close.

Three years ago to-day Germany
declared war on Russia, precipitating
a conflict which has killed five mil-
hon soldiers and certainly over a
million civilians — perhaps many
more; cost directly between seventy-
five and a hundred billion dol‘ars
and piled up a sm human woe
entirely incalculable.

Not a corner of the earth has been
tco remote to feel the effect of the
f-rty million or more men who have
cone forth to war. Not an intelli-
gent being but has been stirred to
h’s depths by the dreadful. wasteful
fire that has scourged the globe.

From a petty Balkan quarrel, re-
su't’ng in the seizure of Bosnia and
Herzegovina by Austria and in the
Assassination of the heir to the
throne of the dual monarchy and his
consort by resentful Jugc-Slavs, the
conflagration has spread to every
continent and every land. Most of
the world is directly involved in war,
and in the non-belligerent countries
avestions stirred up by the conflict
are the subject of intense and con-
stant domestic differences.

What changes “on the map” the
war will make still await the great
peace conference to be told: but al-
ready human society has been altered
with such swiftness as can scarcely
he paralleled even in the era of the
French Revolution.

Russia has changed from the great-
est example of an absolute and bur-
densome autocracy to the world’s
most liberal democracy, and in many
other nations the bonds forged by
birth and privilege are giving away.

Germany has its first imperial chan-
cellor, without a “von” to his name
—a small, uncertain step toward de-
mocracy. The Junkers and the mil-
itarists are still in the saddle. but
their faithful, carefully-nourished
slaves have them worried.

The British government has taken
over thousands of great industrial
plants to run on war work, while
similar changes of revolutionary
character have taken place in France,
Italy and Germany. Even the United
States has commandeered all the
shipyards for the purpose of speeding
them up.

Woman’s place in the community
everywhere has increased in import-
ance. The wives and sweethearts
must labor while their men are on
the field of battle. And this prom’-
nence of the sex has resulted in the
promise of equal suffrage to women
in Britain and will undoubtedly give
ereater political rights to women in
many other lands.

Germany has forced by law per-
haps a million persons into industry;
France would have put a_ similar
measure into effect had the entrance
of the United States into the war not
made this unnecessary. The state
of West Virginia has passed a statute
making it a crime to be idle in war
time.

For their working millions the gov-
ernments are caring as never before.

 

Their health and their lives are the
obiects of solicitude. The value of
a human being, simply from _ the
standpoint of productivity, is real-
ized.

Men’s brains have been busy these
three years of war. But, if we take
Thomas A. Edison’s word for it, the
results in new inventions have been
surprisingly small. And still smaller
have these results been from the
point of view of human benefit.

In two directions, however. the
world has progressed. The conquest
of the air has gone forward rapidly:
aeroplanes fly vast distances at enor-
mous speeds in ccmparative safety.
Second, in the enormous, melancholy
war hospitals, the surgeons have de-
veloped new marvels in saving the
badly wounded, molding new faces
on disfigured unfortunates, prevent-
ing the suppuration of injured tissues,
curing severe burns and doing many
other marvels,

The world’s possessions have been
destroyed at a most alarming rate.
Scores of great cities, hundreds of
towns and thousands of villages
lay in crumbling brick and mortar,
Millions of homes have been dev-
astated.

New enterprises, new _ railroads,
bridges, schools, colleges and a myr-
iad other works of peace have failed
to be built as they would have been
in the normal development of nations,
Instead, the old equipment has been
wearing out. Railroads in the war-
ring nations have steadily deteriorat-
ed for lack of men to repair and re-
place them. Everything that does
not serve the immediate purpose of
war has been neglected.

Somewhere between seven and ten
millions tons of ocean shipping lies
at the bottom of the ocean, the prey
of the submarine, the mine and the
raiding cruiser. It will take many
years of peace for mankind to catch
up in material things.

In the things of the mind the world
has halted, too. Schools and colleges
are nearly empty. The usual quota
of doctors, lawyers and trained tech-
nicians is not being turned out. Even
elementary education is undoubtedly
suffering.

Against this is to be set the in-
spiration to the human brain of ex-
tensive travel. The war has stirred
up many sluggish brains. Probably
fifteen million Russian peasants, who
otherwise would never have strayed
fifty miles from their native villages,
have gone thousands of miles away
from home to fight and seen strange
lands and peoples and imbibed new
ideas. They have been learning many
things.

The war has now gone the three
years allotted by the late General
Kitchener. His famous prediction
was considered pessimistic at the
time it was made. Few believed the
war could last so long. Still it rages,
each day more fearful, and the end
is not yet.

 

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This is a splendid opportunity to get a profitable, estab-

FOR SALE

Cartier General Store

We have been appointed by the U. S. Court to close out

the business of the A. E. Cartier Sons Co., of Ludington.
We offer for sale their general merchandise store and
buildings. The stock will inventory about $30,000. The
store is doing a profitable business of more than $110,000

lished business in a good city.

Address all communications to

Grand Rapids Trust Co., Liquidating Trustee,

Ludington, Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Late News Notes From the State’s
Metropolis,

Detroit, July 31—Three thousand
3-ton chainless trucks have been or-
dered by the United State War De-
partment from the Packard Motor
Car Co. This is the second order
placed by the Government with the
Packard within ten days and brings
the total of the two orders up to
4,800, representing a money value of
more than $16,000,000,

Kay & Co., investment bankers,
have purchased the business of Bes-
ner, Cramer & Muehl including the
firm’s membership’ in the Detroit
Stock exchange. Samuel J. Besner
has become associated with Kay &
Co., and will manage the company’s
stock trading department, which has
been fully equipped to render clients
quick and efficient service in buying
and selling local listed and unlisted
securities.

The Sanders-Burridge Co. has
opened an office equipment show and
salesroom in the Tepping-Sanders
building, 133 West Fort street. Every-
thing in office outfitting will be on
display in the new store,
reported to be fitted out according to
latest business efficiency methods.

William F. Wilson, organizer and
proprietor of the six Yale hat stores
in Detroit, Cleveland, Rochester and
Buffalo, died Saturday in his home,
59 Dexter boulevard, after an illness
of several months. He was 70 years
old. Mr. Wilson was born in Glas-
gow, Scotland, December 3, 1846, and
came to this country thirty-three
years ago. On his arrival he made
his home in Detroit and engaged in
the hat business. Following eleven
years of service as manager of the
men’s hat department of the J. L.
Hudson Company, he established the
first Yale hat store and this is the
eighteenth year of the existence of
his chain of stores.

Newcomb, Endicott & Co., who
conduct one of Detroit’s biggest de-
partment stores, has ‘increased its
capital stock from $1,000,000 to $2,-
500,000, the increased capital being
for the purpose of financing the new
addition which will be built at the
southeast corner of Woodward and
Grand River avenue.

It has been previously announced
that Newcomb, Endicott & Co., and
the E. J. Hickey Co., will have larger
shoe departments when the new
buildings are completed, and now
comes the news that the shoe depart-
ment at the S. L. Bird store, on
Woodward avenue, will also be con-
siderably enlarged with the comple-
tion of the adjoining Kreske build-
ing of which S. L. Bird will occupy
several floors. It will probably result
in giving the entire second floor
cver to men’s shoes.

There is one sale yearly at the J.
L. Hudson Co. store which is anx-
iously watched by the public as well
as department store officials in other
cities. It is the anniversary sale.
The first was in 1915 when the con.
cern celebrated its thirty-fourth an-
niversary. It proved such a tremen-
dous success—Sometimes like a million
dollars’ worth of merchandise being
sold in five days, that it was repeated
in 1916, and the company will repeat
it. again this year. While the exact
dates are not ready for publication,
it will be during September. Most
of the merchandise has been purchas-
ed for the sale, and is already in the
warehouse. Every department plans
ahead for this event. In the shoe de-
partment it is said that there will be
some sensational bargains. During
the thirty-sixth anniversary sale, the
entire Hudson store will be decorated
inside and out. Special catalogues,
containing a list of the more impor-
tant bargains, will be issued, and a
special advertising campaign will be
instituted.

T. J. Jackson, manager of Ye Boot-
erey, 295 Woodward avenue, one of
the most popular and exclusive retail
shoe shops in the city, is offering

 

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

one-half off cn pumps for both women
and men. The sale started July 20,
and is creating a record for business.
In the past Ye Booterey has had
sales, offering discounts of one kind
or another, but never anything like
the present sale.

Go into any retail shoe store, and
youll find cfferings anywhere from
one-quarter to one-hali off original
sales price. While it is customary
for retailers to cut prices in July, the
reductions seem to have been started
a trifle earlier this year. As_ one
dealer puts it: “The cost of living
is so high that you have got to make
it an inducement for people to buy
when the season is half over. Or-
dinarily all you have to do is to an-
nounce price reductions and you «co
business, but this year people are
figuring the value of a dollar more
closely than formerly, and unless you
can offer a real bargain, you are not
likely to find many takers.”

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Our pride in having harnessed Niag-
ara receives a severe shock in the news
that Italy is utilizing volcanic heat io
warm her houses and light her cities.
Almest a hundred years ago a French-
man discovered that the steam issuing
from cracks in the earth in Tuscany
was heavily charged with boracic acid,
and proceeded to establish a plant for
its extraction, the beginning, according
to our Consul at Florence, of a most
successful industry. But it has remained
for our unimaginative generation, first
to set the surplus steam to operating
engines, and then to bore down to a
point where a pressure of two or three
atmospheres and a temperature of 350
degrees Fahrenheit released power suf-
ficient to send a current of 16,000 volts
to various towns and one of twice that
strength to the two chief customers of
the enterprise. Our Consul fails to state
whether or not there has been opposition
to reckless use of this steam for fear
that it might interfere with the activities
cf the volcane.

It is better to fall down on a job
than to “lay” down on it.

 

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

 

 

Kent State Bank

Main Office Fountain St.
‘Facing Monroe

Grand Rapids, Mich.

- $500,000
- $500,000

Capital - - -
Surplus and Profits

Resources

9 Million Dollars

3 bs Per Cent.

Paid on Certificates

 

Largest State and Savings Bank
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Growth

No great institution leaps into being in the wink-
ing of an eye. Most notable movements or achieve-
ments find their being under stress.

The Gem Motor Car Corporation has had its
period of probation to experience.
stacles to overcome. There were discouragements to
surmount. But, also, there were triumphs.

The Gem construction was new—radically dif-
ferent. Critics were busy. But Gem construction
proved itself. Gem confidence, persistence and de-
termination, as usual, have won a victory.

‘We should be pleased to have you share in the
prosperity which we believe is in store for this meritor-
ious company through the purchase of treasury stock
at par—$J0 per share.

DEUEL & SAWALL, INC.

Murray Building,
Citz. 7645 Grand Rapids, Mich.

Financial Agents
Bell M. 2849

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HIGRADE

The best things are hard to get, but give most
satisfaction when you get them. This applies partic-
ularly to

The Higrade Truck

No pains has been spared to make this pneumatic
tired: worm driven, electric lighted and started light
power wagon the best that can be produced.

It was built against quality and not toa price. It’s
the car you ought to have at the price you ought
to pay.

Our sales department would like to hear from you.

 

 

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Se aes AVE. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. HARBOR SPRINGS
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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN August 1, 1917

She Pulling Pow

 

 

What is the Pulling Power of Your Town?

Every town and city in the State of Michigan is virgin business territory.
They have money and are willing to spend it.

The people are prosperous.

The town or city with the greatest pulling power will naturally get the greatest share of this trade.
For that reason it is all important that merchants exert every effort to increase the pulling power of their
town, to draw trade from a greater radius, from a greater number of miles,

It has been proven again and again that the prestige of a town can be so increased that people will want
to shop there, that they will come from comparatively great distances to patronize its stores and its industries,

How is it possible to increase the pulling power of your town?

In many stores the biggest item left in bulk is “service.” Everything else is in packages, Buying

and selling prices are so thoroughly established, that service is the one thing that determines more than any-
thing else the growth of a store or a city.

What does service mean?
It means, first, a selection of goods for which there is already a demand.
It means those goods attractively displayed.

It means adjustment of differences without disputes.

It means an absolute willingness to refund money or exchange unsatisfactory goods without hesitation.

It means to anticipate the wants of the community, The merchant should not be backward in intro-
ducing new goods for which there already exists a demand elsewhere. This in itself will prove that the

merchant and his store are wide-awake and in the front rank with other progressive merchants throughout the
United States.

 

 

 

 

Ludington, Michigan

Ludington is a thriving city of 10,000 people with
many busy industries, surrounded on all sides by summer
resorts, with 50 miles of cement sidewalks and 20 miles
of paved streets. It has 20 churches, 6 modern public
school buildings, besides parochial schools. It is in the
direct path of Chicago steamboat lines north, and is the
western terminal of the Pere Marquette Railway in Michi-
gan. It has electric light and power, municipal water
system, domestic lighting and fuel, gas and a million
dollar harbor,

 

 

 

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Service means affable clerks and courteous treatment of customers at all times, If your town does not
already have a rest room for the wives of farmers who come to town, it means the providing of a place where
your farmer customers can spend their idle time in comfort.

Finally, service means a closer relation between yourself and your trade, an acquaintance that has a
firmer foundation than a desire to sell goods.

These are some of the fundamental things that will help to attract trade to your town—and any
merchant who honestly strives to carry out the real principles of “service” as it is here described, will be able
to build for himself a business of such volume that would be impossible to build in any other way:

 

If the merchants in any town or city get together and individually carry out the ideas of service as we
‘ explained it, there is nothing short of a miracle that can keep such a town from progressing.

: “Service,” real service in every meaning of the word, will increase the pulling power of any town. It
will put your town into the front ranks of the progressive towns in the State or in the United States,

The Grand Rapids Wholesalers’ Association is vitally interested in the success of the retail merchants
of Michigan, because upon the success of the retailer depends our own success.

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i Every time we help a merchant to increase his business, we are, to a certain extent, helping ourselves,
because it will mean increased business for us as well as for the retailer.

Grand Rapids is a great wholesale market. Quality for quality and price for price, no other market
“ can offer better buying inducements than Grand Rapids, '

Make Grand Rapids your buying market.. Let the Grand Rapids Wholesale Dealers’ Association

' help you to make a bigger and better success of your business, because it is only by co-operation of whole-
saler and retailer that the maximum success can be accomplished.

é This ad. is No. 4 of a series. Accompanying each ad- ° ° :
vertisement are interesting views and facts regarding cities Grand Rapids Wholesale Dealers Association.
in Michigan and territory contributing to Michigan’s great
wholesale market.

 

 

Owosso, Michigan

The city’s name was derived from that of ‘“Wassa,”
the principal chief of the Shiawassee band of Chippewas,
who prior to the first occupation of the county by the
whites, lived near Shiwasseetown. Owosso has about
12,000 inhabitants. With its factories, railroads, river
spanned by five bridges, streets paved with block and lined
with imposing blocks of brick and stone, residence streets
adorned with elegant and tasteful structures and shaded
by native trees, fine modern school buildings and churches
and the large armory shown in the illustration, it is the
busy, beautiful and prosperous home of citizens of thrift
and culture.

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

 

 

 

W. A. Seegmiller, Secretary
Owosso Improvement Association.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Accessory Stccks for the Small Shoe
Dealer.
Written for the Tradesman.

More than once the writer has sug-
gested through his contributions to the
value
of subsidiary lines of merchandise to

Tradesman the importance and

shoe dealers of the villages and smaller
towns. The falling-off of
business in such stores owing to the
number of young men who have already
volunteered for military

inevitab'e

service to-
gether with those who will presently be
drafted, gives this suggestion further
point.

When these young men leave for the
several cantonments, their faces will be
missed on the streets and in the social
life of the small towns and villages in
which they have lived. And they will
be missed in the stores where they have
hitherto traded. And the local shoe
dealer will miss them and their trade.
And the serious thing about it insofar
as the local shoe dealer is concerned,
is the thought that there will be no
others to take their places. Conse-
quently the number of pairs of shoes
bought for young men’s wear will be
appreciably less. In other words there
will be a shrinkage of business, due to
no fault of the dealer; due, in fact, to
no circumstance over which he has any
control whatsoever.

And a little business lost to the small
dealer means much to him, for as a rule
he has had hardly enough hitherto. In
many instances he has had no little
difficulty in making even a good living
out of the business, to say nothing of
building it up into a larger business.
The seriousness of this problem is now
being faced by thousands of small shoe
dealers all over the country.

These retailers must do something to
maintain the volume of their business.
What shall they do? Whither shall
they turn? My suggestion is, turn at
once to subsidiary stock. Introduce suf-
ficient side-lines to more than make up
for the loss of shoe trade in consequence
of the removal of the young men upon
whose business you have hitherto been
depending. And I see no reason why
this cannot be done without in any way
jeopardizing your main line.

The subsidiary stock idea is not new.
People have become accustomed to it—
especially in the larger towns and cities,
and the larger towns and cities set the
pace for the smaller communities. The
dry goods store, in its evolution from
a dry goods store to a department store,
gives a vivid and illuminating illustra-
tion of the subsidiary stock idea carried
out to its logical and legitimate conclu-
sion. The old fashioned drug store or
apothecary shop everywhere has de-
veloped into a up-to-date drug store
with miscellaneous lines too numerous

Sees serait Re ET TET ee

to catalog in this connection. And both
the department store and the modern
durg store are popular.

Not only so, but pretty much all other
stores that used to handle certain lim-
ited lines that were popularly supposed
to delimit the retailing activities of a
store of that sort—such as the grocery,
the hardware store, the jewelry shop,
etc.—have added numerous other lines ;
and in so doing have both increased the
volume of their business and added new
pep and interest to their displays and
their selling activities. Don’t think it
is written in the code that you must
stick to certain customary and conven-
tionalized ways and methods. It isn’t.
This is a free country. And business
belongs to him who can get it. and care
for it efficiently. And, for another
thing, don’t make the mistake of sup-
posing that, because an idea or selling
plan is new and untried in your com-
munity, it is doomed to failure. It
may be, of course, but that you'll never
know decisively until you have tried it
out and found that such is the case.

The people of your town require a
great many things besides shoes. And
they can always be persuaded to con-
sume even more than they require. In
other words the actual call is below
their buying and consuming capacity.
Which means that there is always a
good opportunity for some aggressive
dealer to get busy and convert this latent
capacity into actual calls for merchan-
dise.

Leather novelties make acceptable
side-lines for the shoe store. And
staple commodities in leather—bags,
Suitcases, handbags, _ belts, cardcases,

pocketbooks, leather covered memoran-
dum books and the like. Being what
they are—namely leather goods—you
have the point of relatedness in the ma-
terial. Hence they can be sold judic-
iously, if I may so put it, in a shoe store.

And hosiery: tiny little socks and
stockings for the feet of very little
folks, stockings for school and special
wear for the boys and girls, stockings
for the women folks, and socks for men
—these surely may be said to belong in
the store which sells footwear. They
are, indeed, a very essential part of
one’s footwear.

But one doesn’t need to stop there—
with footwear ornaments, leather-goods
novelties and staples, and socks and
stockings—one can also add handker-
chiefs (to be sold singly or in boxes
of three, half a dozen or more), neck-
wear for women folks, etc.

Or one can add a pretty full line of
sporting goods and sporting goods ac-
cessories—baseballs, footballs, golf balls,
tennis balls, gloves and the several types
of footwear designed especially for the

 

The insistent demand of your best trade for a moderate priced shoe,
having both STYLE and QUALITY, can best be suited by selling
them the BERTSCH shoe line.

The BERTSCH shoe stands alone—is in a class by itself. We have
aimed to make a line to appeal to the average man—the man who
wants style, good conservative style, and quality so that he will get
service from the shoes he buys.

In the BERTSCH shoe you will find both style and quality—quality
of workmanship and quality of material—far superior to any similar
line offered you today.

They are so carefully worked together into the shoe that the com-
bination forms a trade builder you cannot overlook.

Your customers will find in the BERTSCH shoes comfort and service-
giving qualities they want.

For the future success of your business YOU should RECOMMEND
and SELL the BERTSCH shoe line fo your trade.

 

 

Herold-Bertsch Shoe Co.

Manufacturers of Serviceable Footwear GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

 

 

 

This shoe is being advertised to your customers.
Are you prepared to meet the demand?

 

This particular style will be in big demand, As all Playmate
shoes it is made to fit growing feet on an attractive last, and is con-
structed so as to give service,

Gun Metal English Black Cloth Top

2343 814-12 $2.10

2443 12%-2 2.29

7522 24-7 3.60 Growing Girls
Gun Metal English Matt Top

2336 8%-12 $2.30

2436 124-2 2.50

757 2%-7 3.00 Growing Girls

Pat. Plain Toe English White Cloth Top

2358 8%-12 $2.15

2457 12%-2 2.25

Hirth-Krause Company

Tan the Leather and Make the Shoes
Grand Rapids, Michigan

  

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several different classes of outdoor Stock in te 600.00
sf t Machinery, tools, etc. ........... » 100.00
pur j Debts due on open accounts 816.30
nd as fall come certain lines aie aa
Ss on, certain lines $5,914.00

that may be counted on to move readily
—gloves for men and boys, both for
work purpoes and occasional wear,
caps with flaps coming down over the
ears—a good line bought right so they
can be sold at an attractive price. and
so on ad extendum.

The nature and extent of such lines
cannot, of course, be definitely and ex-
p'icitly outlined, for conditions in no
two towns or villages are identical. One
fellow’s limit will not necessarily be the
limit of the other fellow.
contented myself by making certain
broad, and rather sketchy suggestions.

The list of possible, acceptable and
profitable side-‘ines that are now, or
might be, distributed through the retail
shoe dealer of the small town or city
is ever so much more lengthy than these
few articles that I have here enumerated
would seem to indicate.

Think the matter over, if you are
deploring the removal of a bunch of
fine young fellows from your clientele
—think it over and see if it isn’t pos-
sible to make up for the loss of their
trade by increasing the volume of sales
to the folks who remain behind. If
that can’t be done, the inevitable must
happen: the profits of your business
for next year will be appreciably smaller

I have merely

than they were this. And can you
afford it? Cid McKay.
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Bankruptcy Proceedings in South.
western Michigan.

St. Joseph, July 21—Lewis E. Payne,
formerly doing business as the Kalama-
zoo Pattern Works, filed a voluntary
petition and was adjudicated bankrupt.
The following are listed as ereditors:

Union Trim & Lumber Co., Kala-
MAZOO Fo. oc is. eo, $ 52.50
A. A, Guerne, Kalamazoo ....... 25.20
Celery City Lumber Co., Kalamazoo 17.00
Arthur Berry, Kalamazoo ........ 30.00
Dairyman Milk Co., Kalamazoo 7.00
Commonwealth Power Co., Kala-

mazoo
Michigan Telephone Co., Kalamazoo 40.00
Mentral Mfg. Co.. Kalamazoo .... 20.00
Onward Brass Works, Kalamazoo 40.00
Henry Hadgam, Tos Angeles .... 8.00
Comstock Mfg. Co., Comstock .. 40.00
Peter Molhoek, Kalamazoo ...... 30.00

Peoples Ice & Fuel Co., Kalamazoo 45.00
Gill Tumber Co., Kalamazoo .... 45.00
P. Arvidson, Kalamazoo .......... 90.00
James Wall, Kalamazoo .......... 111.00
M. Bestervelt, Kalamazoo ........ 30.00

Model Baking Co., Kalamazoo ... 20.00
Kalamazoo Creamery Co., Kala-
MAZOO) ec ee esc ¢ 20.00
Vanderberg & Hoekstra, Kalamazoo 60.00
Estate of John Fletcher, Kalamazoo 250.00

Mrs. A, H. Bloom, Kalamazoo 400.00
Peter Van Peenan, Kalamazoo 8.00
Hinckley Electric Co., Kalamazoo 13.00
H.C. Pitz, Kalamazoo .......:... 6.00

Myers Meat Market, Kalamazoo 12.00
Estate of C, A. Baker, Kalamazoo _ 60.00

Tolhuizen & Mersen, Kalamazoo .. 33.00
Assets.
Accounts receivable at face
WONG (oo coco cee coc es $1,307.53

July 23—In the matter of John M.
Brown, bankrupt of Baroda, the follow-
ing are scheduled as creditors:

Secured Creditors.

Frank Bihlmire, Baroda ...... $1,000.00
Frank Bihlmire, Baroda ......... 500.00
Agnes Bairs, Baroda ............ 500. 00
Unsecured Claims.

©O.. BP; Miller, Baroda .........:.... $200.00
Yates Lumber Co., Pan Yan, N. Y. 350.00
John Feather, Baroda (..2...... 300.00
William Walworth, Benton

BEOYDOP Ga ccc bse ce tsetse sees 1,200.00
J. H. Harrison Basket Co.,

SSHGIDY oe el ee ec as 1,120.00
National Manufacturing Co., De-

TPO oe eee ee ce ws 300.00
Fred Shafer, Baroda .............. 850.00
Minnie Siutt, Baroda ........... 250.00
Maria Burkholtz, Baroda ........ 300.00
W. E. Hogue, Baroda .......... 600.00
Henry Bays, Baroda ............. 50.00
Henry Mayer, Berrien Springs 200.00
Adam Harr, Baroda ............. 200.00
Case Dearmond, Baroda ...... .+ 500.00
Bridgman Supply Co., Baroda ‘. 150.00
Am: Rich, Baroda ............. 500.00

$7,300.00

Assets.
Real CStAte  . cc. ceed ese ease oe $3,800.00
Bills and promissory notes ...... 598.00

Property claimed exempt, $1,430.

In the matter of Fred A. Lancaster,
of Schoolcraft, the first meeting of cred-
itors was held and, as no claims were
proved or allowed, and it appearing there
were no assets above the bankrupt’s
exemptions, an order was made that
no trustee be appointed and the bank-
rupt allowed his exemptions as claimed.
The bankrupt was sworn and examined
by the referee without a reporter, after
which the first meeting of creditors was
adjourned without day.

July 24—In the matter of Alfred
Bentall, Charles Day and Bentall & Day,
a copartnership, the first meeting of
creditors was held at Allegan. No cred-
itors were present or represented and no
claims were proved or allowed, where-
upon an order was entered that no trus-
tee be appointed and the bankrupt grant-
ed their exemptions as claimed. The
bankrupts were sworn and examined by
the referee witrout a_ reporter, after
which the meeting was adjourned with
day.

July 25—In the matter of Lewis E.
Payne, formerly doing business as the
Kalamazoo Pattern Works, bankrupt, an
order was entered calling the first meet-
ing of creditors at Kalamazoo on August
3 for the purpose of proving claims, the
election of a trustee, the examination of
the bankrupt and the transaction of such
other business as may properly come be-
fore the meeting.

July 26—In the matter of Bart Foley,
bankrupt, of Dowagiac, an order was
entered by the referee confirming the
trustee’s report of exempted property.
Orders also were entered by the referee
authorizing the trustee to bring proceed-
ings for the recovery of certain alleged
preferences and for a hearing upon the
trustee’s objections and exceptions to
the allowance of the claim of Kidd Dater
& Price Co. for $1,568.

suly 27—In the matter of Sidney D.
Pigeon, bankrupt, of Constantine, the
first meeting of creditors was held at
Centerville. No claims being proved and
allowed and there being no assets above
the bankrupt’s statutory exemptions, an
order was entered that no trustee be
appointed and the bankrupt allowed his
exemptions as claimed. The bankrupt
was sworn and examined by the referee
without a reporter, whereupon the first
meeting of creditors was adjourned
without day.

July 28—In the matter of Henry Kep-
hart, Phillip Kephart and Kephart &
Son, a copartnership, bankrupt, the ref-
eree directed the trustee to file his final
report and account preparatory to clos-
ing the estate and declaring a final
dividend. A first dividend of 5 per cent.
has been declared and a final dividend
of about 10 per cent. will be declared
and ordered paid.

 

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FOR SHOEMAKERS.
Bends, Blocks and Strips
Shoe Store Supplies
Wool Soles, Socks, Insoles, Etc.
THE BOSS LEATHER CO.
744 Wealthy St. Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

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This trademark represents the ground floor
plan of our factory. Look for it, ask for it;
it stands for wear, comfort and service.

 

 

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ORIGINAL MAKERS OF

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The Handicap of the Disagreeable
Member.
Written for the Tradesman.

“T am anxious to hear Dr. Mitchell,
and I hope I shall meet him socially
while I am here,” said Mrs. Bell, who
was visiting in Highland City, to
her hostess. “Although he is not the
pastor of your own church I know
you regard him highly, and I hear so
many speaking enthusiastically in his
praise. It is evident from all accounts
that he has the courage of his convic-
tions and is not of the weak, toadying
sort, but he must be sweet as well as
strong, and also genuinely sympathet-
ic, else he would not be so warmly
loved.

“T am sure he is.a remarkable man,
the more so because he is succeeding
in the difficult field of spiritual uplift,
in spite of the handicap of a tactless
wife. I remember hearing you speak
a little apologetically of Mrs. Mitchell
as ‘a woman who means well but who
is sometimes a trifle too outspoken,’
but I was not prepared to find her as
she is. Your friend Mrs. Donohue
introduced me to her at the club
yesterday. Rarely have I met a wom-
an so thoughtless and rude in conver-
sation, Speaking her mind in season
and out, with no regard for the feel-
ings and opinions of others, seems to
be her main object in life. With her
repeeling manner she never can
bring anyone to her way of thinking,
and it is easy to see that she is one
who stirs up antagonism wherever
she goes. And her husband must
counteract this—often not an easy
thing to do—before he can, as you
may say, begin his work. What
couldn’t such a man do if only he
had the right sort of wife?”

This Dr. Mitchell is not the cnly
man who is handicapped by a tactless
and too plain-spoken wife. You can
hardly fail to know some doctor,
lawyer, storekeeper, college professor,
or school superintendent, a man
whose patronage and success depend
on the good will of the public—mar-
ried to a woman who gets at odds
with everyone she meets. Very like-
ly you can count up several such
among your acquaintances. And it
is only the exceptional ones who,
like this well-loved Dr. Mitchell, have
the ability to succeed in spite of the
handicap. Many a man who micht
have risen higher is held down t»
mediocrity, simply by the bad man-
ners of his wife. In other cases this
deplorable fault on the part of her
who should be his helper, may be one
chief cause of the husband’s down-
right failure.

But it is not always the wife who is
the disagreeable and disliked member
of the family. The Allens are rather

“property poor” and considerably in
debt. Years ago Mr. Allen made one
or two successful speculations, but
his recent ventures have not turned
out well, At present his income is
quite small. The home place, which
they are anxious to sell because it is
so expensive to keep up, consists of
a large house with ample grounds and
three or four lots planted to fruit
and garden. In former seasons much
of the product of their little “farm,”
as they call it, has gone to waste—
Mr. Allen would not be bothered with
trying to dispose of it. This year
Mrs. Allen arranged with a near-by
grocer to handle as much as he could
of their surplus. The plan would
work nicely if she or the daughter
Lizzie could pick and carry to the
store every basket of string beans or
apples, and every crate of berries.
But whenever Mr. Allen takes over
fruit or vegetables, there is friction
with the grocer.

Mr, Allen haggles over prices, and
often wants to stick for a certain
amount, regardless of market condi-

 

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This means that the man
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tions. And he is unwilling to follow
the grocer’s suggestions as to the way
things should be picked and prepared
for sale. Several times the arrange-
ment has come very near to the
breaking point because of Mr. Allen’s
arbitrary ideas and insolent ways.

Mrs. Allen is fair-minded enough to
see that the grocer is doing the right
thing by them. He certainly is mak-
ing no large profit, and it is far better
for them to take what he is willing
to give, than to let the stuff go to
waste as it has done in former years.
Yet she is all the time worried lest
the dealer become so exasperated with
Mr. Allen that he will call the whole
thihg off and buy elsewhere.

All through business personality
cuts a large figure. One disagreeable
member in a firm or corporation may
annul the efforts of all the others in
an important transaction. One dis-
courteous salesman or one snippy
salesgirl may lastingly prejudice
against a store a hundred persons who
would be valuable customers.

But it is not in matters where dol-
lars and cents are concerned that
the handicap of the disagreeable mem-
ber presents its most serious and dis-
tressing aspects. Indeed, in some
' cases there is no loss of money. That
his wife is thoughtless in speech does
not affect a man’s pay as a mechanic.
A milliner may succeed in business
despite her husband’s_ boorishness.
But there is no instance where a dis-
agreeable one in the family does not
cause the other members humiliation
and curtailment of social opportuni-
ties and enjoyment, besides occasion-
ing great unhappiness in the home.

“T should like ever so much to take
Miss Wesley, my dressmaker, with
us on the long motor trip we plan to
make next Monday,” said Mrs. Al-
bert. “She is confined so closely sew-
ing that I know getting out for a day
would be a real treat to her, But
we can’t decently ask her without
asking her mother too, and her moth-
er is a perfect bore. She has a high-
pitched, disagreeable voice and talks
incessantly. It just isn’t in human
nature to endure her in the machine
five or six hours at a stretch. We'll
ask Adeline and Bertha Hill. They
always are pleasant motor guests.”

So it goes. In some households a
child who has been pampered and
spoiled by doting parents may be
the disagreeable member. Friends
learn to avoid going to the home
where there is a saucy, ill-natured
ycungster, and never willingly extend
an invitation that includes the can-
tankerous little Johnny or Dorothy.

The disagreeable member is worst
at his or her own fireside. How can
mother make home the dearest place
on earth to her boys and girls if
“Dad” is in a chronic state of grouch
and irritability? On the other hand,
the best husband and children in the
world can not be happy with a nag-
ging wife and mother. In some fam-
ilies, sad to say, a grown son or a
grown daughter is the disturbing ele.
ment.

No family should be afflicted with
the handicap of the disagreeable mem-
ber, Dear reader, if you or I are
among those who are making all this
needless unhappiness, let us mend

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 21

our ways speedily. If we know we
are not guilty in this respect, to us
may be appointed the extremely diffi-
cult and delicate task of aiding in the
cure of one who is. The spoiled child
should feel the firm hand of correc-
tion. But in the training of children,
reliance should not be placed on dis-
cipline alone, Much depends on the
home atmosphere and the instilling
of noble principles, the placing before
the mind of high ideals.

What if the disagreeable member is
grown, or middle-aged, or past?
Even then, reform is not impossible,
and he or she should not be allowed
to persist in the mistaken course
without hearing words of loving and
tactful appeal to the better nature.
If these can not be made effectual,
earnest protest and rebuke should be
resorted to. Desire for betterment must
be aroused. Then the wrong ways will
be dropped off. We are learning
nowadays that mental and moral
growth and development may take
place after the hair is gray and the
figure bowed. The shrewish tongue
may become gentler, the high temper
may be. controlled, the unpleasant
manner can be toned down, and some
degree of the kindliness and consider-
ation that should have become habitu-
al in youth may be acquired even in
the fifties and sixties. Quillo.

—~+22___
Are You a Mason?

Are you a mason? If so, may I
ask how much did you know about
masonary before you became a mem-
ber? Did you not have to become a
member first and then find out the
benefits afterwards?

The same thing is true in this
matter of efficiency. When a man is
entirely outside of the efficiency
movement—when he has never stud-
ied or proved the principles of ef-
ficiency, how can anyone explain to
him what it means?

To a large extent efficiency must
be taken on faith. You can never
fully appreciate it; you can never
even understand it in a practical way,
until you study it and apply it to your
own affairs.

 

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

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

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The SLIDEWELL COLLAR has a scarf protector which frees the tie
from all interference by the back button.

Custom laundering does not destroy it.

The broad claims covered by the SLIDEWELL patents make impossible
the duplication of the comforts without infringements.

Our stock of SLIDEWELL COLLARS covers all the season’s latest styles.
Window and Counter display materials furnished upon request.

We have a very compiete stock of Soft Collars to select from.

PAUL STEKETEE & SONS

Wholesale Dry Goods
GRAND RAPIDS, 3 MICHIGAN

 

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Our advertising is telling millions of people that if
they use more canned and preserved fruits they
will not only help to stop the great waste of fruit,
but will also have delicious, healthful and econom-
ical foods to vary winter’s menus.

This advertising will create a greater demand for Domino Granu-
lated, the best sugar for canning and preserving.

American Sugar Refining Company

The Most Complete Line of Sugar in the World

 

 

 

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Government Requirements

It has suddenly devolved upon Uncle Sam to serve
the Nation and practically the whole world at large in
the capacity of buyer and distributor.

Our Government is in immediate need of goods of
every description to an extent unparalleled in the his-
tory of the Nation. Manufacturing, transportation and
labor in the development of the country’s resources—all
are co-operating and are being co-ordinated to produce
quality and service in this unprecedented need, that the
situation may be met efficiently and with credit to our-
selves and to the principles of democracy which are
involved.

With pardonable pride the Petoskey Portland
Cement Co. points to the fact that, through strict ad-
herence to clearly defined business policies and high
manufacturing standards, it will soon be in a position
to intelligently serve the Government with Portland
cement of the highest quality to meet the exacting
needs of the War Department and the people.

If you, as an investor, wish to assist us to con-
tribute to this result, we suggest that you subscribe
for stock in our company now while it can be obtained
on a par basis—$1J0 per share.

Deuel & Sawall, Inc.

Financial Agents
Petoskey Portland Cement Company
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President—James W. Tyre. Detroit.
Vice-President—Joseph C. Fischer, Ann
Secretary—Arthur J. Scott, Marine City.
—— Moore, Detroit.

Arbor.

Hardware Association.

 

Clearing Out What Is Left of Sum-
mer Stock.
Written for the Tradesman.

Many hardware dealers credit the
success of their business to the fact
that they have always made a prac-
tice of keeping the stock clean. Not
merely bright and attractive, but free
from dead stuff, hold-overs, unsea-
sonable goods.

“If a line isn’t selling well, I get
busy and hustle it along,” expressed
the idea of one merchant. “I hold
a special sale, offer a discount, or do
something else to get rid of the
goods, no matter if I have to trim
my margin a little in order to put the
stuff across. It is better to do that
than to let the goods become shop-
worn. If I can’t sell them that way,
then I drop that line as soon as pos-
sible.”

Hold-over goods—summer goods
carried over from one summer to
another—are not invariably a dead
loss. In fact, under war conditions.
they may become a source of profit
owing to increased scarcity and en-
hanced prices. But they are always
a gamble; and the same cause that in
one case boosted the price to the deal-
er’s advantage may next time knock
the bottom entirely out of prevailing
prices. The hardware dealer is not
a gambler. He is a straightforward
business man. As such, he will work
for a fair profit and a sure one rather
than play for a big gain and at the
same time run the risk of a dead loss.
The business man usually wins in the
long run; the gambler usually loses.

Hence, a clean up of seasonable
goods should be made some time in
August.

The necessity of such a clean up

“Cl ¥ Seat
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may in some cases be practically

eliminated by good salesmanship ear-
lier in the season. Pushfulness in
July will render unnecessary the
shading of prices in August and Sep-
tember. Pushfulness in the ‘early
weeks of August may still enable the
retailer to clear out goods that must
otherwise be sold at reduced prices.
3ut, as between holding goods over
and shading the price a little, it is
still better business to shade the
price and clear the goods out.

Refrigerators, ice cream freezers,
screeen doors and windows, ham-
mocks, lawn mowers, garden hose,
and other items are purely summer
goods: and if not sold now will have
to be carried over. They represent
capital which is more useful to the
dealer if invested in fall and winter
goods. They represent space which
ought to be given to more seasonable
lines. Mid-August, or even early Sep-
tember is, however, not too late to
convert them into very useful cash.

At the same time, it is better not
to hold off the mid-summer sale un-
til late in the season. The prospect
of getting a few weeks’ use out of an
article that is rapidly becoming un-
seasonable will help to sell it; where-
as if you put the sale over until fall
is here, your customer will say to
himself: “Well, by next summer the
bettom will have tumbled out of
prices, and they'll be just giving it
away. Better wait.” Sell the goods
while the customer can -still get a
little use out of them; and then it will
take only a small price concession to
make them move.

The goods must be moved out any-
way to make room for the stove stock,
which demands a large amount of
floor space, and which should be dis-
played at least a little while before
the stove selling season actually com-
mences.

It is good business to make the mid-

 

 

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BUILDING LIME
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Try Us on Rush Orders

We believe we are filling imperative orders more com-
pletely and more promptly than any other wholesale hard-
ware house in the country. If you have any doubts on
this score, send us a trial order by

Mail, Telegraph or Telephone

and note how satisfactorily we can meet your requirements.

We are receiving many voluntary testimonials from
our customers on our ability to serve them acceptably in
the case of rush orders.

Michigan Hardware Co.
Exclusively Wholesale Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

 

Special Machinery
And Repair Work

Leitelt Machine Shops

Are equipped to do any kind of special work in a first class
manner. Your own designs or special designs worked out
to fit your requirements. Call or write us what you need.

 

 

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Ramona is more attractive this year than in any
previous season, made so to welcome recreation and
Dancing, Thrillers, Refreshment
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summer clearing sale a peg on which
to hang the beginning of the fall cam-
paign. Stoves, paints and other fall
lines can be made to follow logically,
Thus, in one store, every customer
who makes a purchase during the mid-
summer sale receives stove and paint
literature. In another names are se-
cured for the mailing list. In another
the proprietor makes it a point to
meet newcomers—new customers at-
tracted by the special prices adver-
tised—to get a line on them indi-
vidually, to feel them out regarding
stoves, painting and other fall lines.
Of course this “feeling out” process
comes after, not before, the sale of
the summer goods is clinched.

Some dealers do not get all the re-
turns they should from their mid-
summer and mid-winter special sales.
They regard the sales purely as a
means of clearing out surplus stock.
The sales do serve that purpose. But
they also bring to the store quite a
few new customers—folks who regu-
larly deal with other merchants, or
newcomers to the community. The
dealer who just sells a new customer
what he asks for and lets him go
without any further thought, is miss-
ing an opportunity.

Get a line on the new customers
who are attracted to your store by
your mid-summer sale. Find out who
they are, where they live, what they
do, what goods in your line they are
likely to need.

You say: “People hate to be pester-
ed with impertinent questions.” That's
true. Nothing truer in the world. But
questioning is all a matter of fact.
I know one man who can’t ask the
simplest question without embar-
rassing himself and offending the per-
son questioned, And I know another
man—he’s a hardwareman too—who
can walk up to a perfect stranger,
scrape an acquaintance, find out all
about him, and leave the impression
that he—Mr. Hardware Dealer—is the
friendliest, most interesting, most like-
able chap in the world, The differ-
ence merely is, that the one man has
never developed or tried to develop
the knack of being agreeable; while
the other has spent twenty years in
the hardware business learning to meet
people and get on a friendly footing
with them.

So, the hardware salesman who
knows how to meet people and make
friends will find in his special mid-
summer sale an excellent opportunity
to make friends with new customers.
If he hasn’t developed the knack of
friendliness to the fullest degree,
it’s an opportunity for practice, any-
way. It’s better to try and learn
how than to play safe and remain ig-
norant.

When you get a new customer’s
name and = address, jot it down
for your mailing list. Try out a lit-
tle follow-up campaign for a_ few
months. If the same chap comes in
again, greet him as an old friend, It’s
just as easy to do business that way
as to be stiff and distant and formal;
and it’s a lot more profitable. It will
make up many times over for the
slight shading in price that first at-
tracted the new customer to your
store. Victor Lauriston.

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

A New Angle on an Old Idea.

An advertising firm wished to im-
press prospective customers with the
idea that advertising is profitable.
One form letter opened with this
statement: “There are 25 mountains

in Colorado higher than Pike's Peak. .

Does it pay to advertise?”

——_++.—_____
Money is the greatest friendship
polish in the world.

 

HORSE SHOE
TIRES

Wrapped Tread System

Guaranteed For 5,000
Miles

Made in All Styles and Sizes

The Treads are thick, tough
and long wearing. The non-skid
prevents skidding and _ insures
uniform speed by clinging to
solid bottom on muddy, wet
thoroughfares.

Red and Gray Inner Tubes
Batteries, Spark Plugs
Auto Shawls and Robes

Wholesale Distributors:

BROWN & SEHLER CO.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

 

Chocolates

Package Goods of
Paramount Quality
and
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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-

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.» Grand Rapids, Mich,

Sand Lime Brick

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

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us and inspect our lines of

Holiday Goods

CELLULOID AND METAL TOILET AND MANICURE SETS,
LEATHER GOODS, CHINA, CUT-GLASS, TOYS, DOLLS, BOOKS,
GAMES, BRASS HOUSEHOLD WARES, SIVERWARE, CLOCKS
AND NOVELTIES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

We are showing choicest selection of goods from over

Eleven Hundred Factories

Our display is a wonderful revelation of

New Goods
Lowest Prices and
Immense Variety

that should not be overlooked as the early buying merchants are show-
ing by their orders every day since the opening week of June 5th.

Don’t say “I can’t get away.”

Other men are as busy as you but they have learned that goods “well
bought are half sold,”’ and in this year of wonderful changes IT IS IM-
PERATIVE that you see a line of goods like ours before buying.

To attempt to order from your home town with so many NEW,
NOVEL AND SNAPPY THINGS as we are showing would be an in-
justice to your business as the people are depending upon you to save
them from ordering elsewhere.

PRESENT PRICES WON’T LAST and our early orders cannot be
duplicated as raw material and labor are constantly rising. Besides there
is a greater shortage in these lines than last year and factories cannot
be depended upon for re-orders.

WE TRY TO SERVE YOU

We mark our goods in plain figures. We have increased our sample
tables ONE THIRD to accommodate goods NEVER SEEN BEFORE
in preparation for the greatest Fall and Holiday business you have ever
had.

We will hold orders until shipment is desired. We give Holiday
dating, sell to merchants only and have no connection with any retail
store.

COME AND SEE US—CORRESPONDENCE INVITED

H. Leonard & Sons

MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS & WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS
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Pickings Picked Up in the Windy
City.

Chicago, July 30—One of the great-
est undertakings the city of Chicago
has attempted in years is going to be
that of the South Side bathing beach
pavilion. This pavilion will be four
blocks and a half long, extending
from 75th street to 79th place, on the
Lake Front. There will be a woman's
department, a men’s department and
a children’s department. Pavilion
will be equipped with a refreshment
room, dancing pavilion, ice rink and
a swimming pool. The swimming
pool will be used during the winter
months. The beach at this point is
one of the best on the South Side,
a natural gravel bottom, giving the
bathers a change to go out 300 feet
before reaching deep water. This
will be completed for the summer of
1918.

One of the city improvements start-
ed a little over a year ago in Chicago
—the widening of 12th street from
the Illinois Central depot west to 40th
street—is about completed. Some
of the buildings razed on account of
this street widening were of the latest
model and design, but that seemed
to cut no figure. These
down or moved back in some places
as much as 30 feet. Without a doubt
it was a wonderful undertaking, and
goes to show that they let nothing
stand in their way to improve the
looks of the city.

It is reported that the Municipal
bathing beaches and municipal pier
for the month of June and part of
July paid the city a bigger revenue
than the same period a year ago.

One thing a person notices around
Chicago is the small number of fire
trap moving picture theaters. The
few left are gradually losing out on
patronage. This is caused by a few
business men who organized and put
up some wonderful moving picture
theaters with a seating capacity of
from 15,000 to 3,000 people. Wher-
ever these theaters are being built
they improve the location and attract
a large number of people to that
neighborhood from business stand-
point.

The real estate business in Chicago
for the past week has improved a
little over the preceding week. There
have been a large number of apart-
ment houses changed ownership, the
amount of cash running up into the
thousands.

The Morrison Hotel has opened
up what is known as a Sweet Shop
at 71 West Madison street. under the
management of E. F. Hendrick. This
store was formerly the Morrison
Hotel drug store. Since moving to
the corner the little store has taken
its place from a popularity stand-
point in the candy and soda line as
one of the best in the city. Every-
thing served or sold is the very best.

The coal men of Chicago are not
having their inning with the Govern-
ment, some claiming that the price of
coal cannot be lower, and unless the
people supply their coal bins they will
find in the fall that the prices will
be from 10 to 20 per cent. higher.
This seems unreasonable for the
reason that soft coal in the city of
Chicago to-day is $10 and $12 per
ton.

The Bismarck Hotel was dynamit-

were torn.

ed last Tuesday night. Some think
it was because of the German name
and others on account of the strike
conducted by the infamous waiter's
union for the past three months.
Any business with a German name in
Chicago to-day is apt tc get a black
eye, because the people of the coun-
try have evidently decreed that no
man who retains a German name
shall continue to enjoy the patron-
age of people who believe in democ-
racy and civilization.

Joseph E. Davies of the Federal
rade commission, has arrived in
Chicago for an investigation of the
packers. The interest of the trade
in this connection, of course, lies in
the facts which are brought to light
as to the packers’ influence on the
poultry, butter and eggs market. It
is considered highly possible, by
those in a position to know, that facts
will be brought out which will show
just how little South Water Street,

or the Chicago Butter and Egg
Board, has had to do with shaping

prices. Such information, if it points
to the packers as the big factors in
the market, when it comes to deter-
mining prices, will have a decided
bearing cn the sixteen men and nine
firms of the Chicago Butter and Egg
Board recently indicted.

George Randall, the popular pro-
duce man of this city, had a diamond
stud worth a thousand dollars, which
he formerly wore with great pride
on his shirt front. He hasn’t got it
any more. He was set upon by two
highway men near his home one
night last week. knocked unconscious
and relieved of the pin. Mr. Randall
had been to a banquet downtown ear-
ler in the evening. He lay on the
sidewalk for almost half an hour be-
fore he was discovered. His hurts
are painful, but not serious.

Dan Coyne, Sr., of Coyne Bros.,
recently celebrated the 36th anniver-
sary of his marriage. Dan Coyne,
Jr. has gone to Ludington, Mich.
with Mrs. Covne, to spend a few
weeks, Charles W. Reattoir.

———~72>___

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HOTEL BROWNING
GRAND RAPIDS NEWEST

Fire Proof. At Sheldon and Oakes.
Every Room with Bath.
Our Best Rooms $2.0@; others at $1.50.
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Bell Phone 596 Citz. Phone 61366
Joseph P. Lynch Sales Co.
Special Sale Experts
Expert Advertising —Expert Merchandising
44 So. Ionia Ave. Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

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FIRE PROOF
CENTRALLY LOCATED
Rates $1.00 and up
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USED AUTOS

—My Specialty. Largest Stock—
Runabouts $65—$350 Touring Cars $150 and up
What have you to trade? Easy terms.

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The All Year Route
FARE $3.00

Grand Rapids Station
162 N. Ottawa Ave.

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FARE—$3.00 one way
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(Steel Cars—Double Track)

Graham & Morton Line

(Steel Steamers)

Boat Train CONNECTING

FOR THE BOAT
Leaves Grand Rapids Interurban Station
Rear Pantlind Hotel

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August 1, 1917

Activities in Michigan Cities.
Written for the Tradesman.

Hartford will vote Aug. 1 on an ap-
propriation not to exceed $4,000 to
buy a chemical fire truck.

The Detroit Board of Health has
voted to build a tuberculosis sani-
torium with 650 beds at an estimated
cost of $1,500 a bed, at some point
outside the city.

Ann Arbor’s municipal bathing
beach is now in commission, being
open from 8 a. m. until 9 p. m. Four
hundred loads of sand have been
spread on the shore of the river and
the equipment of rafts, swings, etc.,
is complete,

Starting Aug. 6 the Duluth, Scuth
Shore & Atlantic Railroad will oper-
ate a food conservation special train
for two weeks, stopping at the small-
er stations through the Upper Penin-
sula for speaking and demonstrations
assisted by the Michigan Agricultural
College.

Ann Arbor has bought 72,000 brick
of an Ohio concern for street paving
at $27.50 per thousand.

The Belding-Hall Co., of Belding,
will start the manufacture of
mobile bodies at factory B
Sept. 1.

St. Louis needs 100 to 200 new
houses suitable for working men’s
families.

Pontiac has an ordinance relative
to selling gocds there without a li-
cense and _ secured convictions in
both municipal and circuit courts in
the case brought against a peddler,
but has just lost out in the Supreme
Court. W. N. White represented a
Pennsylvania corporation and con-
tended that he was under the protec-
tion of interstate commerce laws and
was free from the necessity of taking
out a local license, even though he
had no place of business in Pontiac.
The decision may have a bearing on
many other similar cases,

Holland is showing its apprecia-
tion of the farmers’ trade by building
four cement watering troughs for
horses, located on the Grand Haven,
Holland, Zeeland and the park roads.

St. Johns will purchase a motor
driven fire truck.

The Battle Creek fire department
is now fully motorized, the last horse-
drawn rig having been taken to Camp
Custer, the Michigan-Wisconsin can-
tonment grounds. Almond Griffen.

———-2-
Late News About Michigan Banks.

Dearborn—The capital stock of the
Dearborn State Bank has been in-
creased from $50,000 to $100,000.

Eaton Rapids—The Farmers Stat:
Bank of Eaton Rapids, has been in-
corporated with a capital of $25,000.
It is understood that the crganizer.
B. N. Keidter, will be President.

Roscommon — The Roscommon
State Bank is taking a prominent part
in the preparedness campaign in that
county. The Bank has already fur-
nished forty-one grade Holstein cows
to the farmers of the county at cost,
taking the farmer’s note for one year
—each animal is insured for the same
length of time. The notes bear 7 per
cent. interest and the farmer turns
one-half of his cream check in weekly
to apply on his obligation. The Bank
retains security on the cow and its

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MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

offspring. The first day the local
creamery opened the plant it took in
1,100 pounds of cream.. The Bank
is going to repeat this plan in the
very near future.

Olivet—Olin E. Walcott, Cashier
of the Olivet State Bank, was united
in marriage to Miss Lillian Krogen,
of Ludington, the wedding taking
place at the home of the bride’s par-
ents. The groom came to Olivet from
Sparta in June, previous to wh‘ch time
he was connected with a bank at
Sparta. It was while Miss Krogen
was a teacher in the Sparta schools
that the romance had its inception.

———~+

In spite of many protests, the fig-
ures given by Mr. Bedford in his
call to motorists for economy in use
of gasoline still stand unassailable.
It seems useless to maintain that in-
creased demand will stimulate pro-
duction when the fact is that the
ground no longer yields oil in the
same quantities as fermerly. Four
thousand seven hundred new wells
dug in the first three months of this
year yielded less oil than seventeen
hundred wells dug last year. In
short, there has been no reluctance
on the part of the oil men to produce.
It is the ground which refuses to be
stimulated by any considerations of
price or supply and demand. The
remedy, then, must be to use less oil,
to cut down on consumption for
pleasure purposes. The average auto-
mobilist will have to do less mere
touring, to keep his speedometer from
climbing weekly by hundreds. Oil is
essential for modern warfare and in-
dustry. Of the four million autos
in this country, the large majority,
no doubt, are pleasure cars. A rea-
sonable economy by every driver of
such a car will result in more than
enough to make up the annual deficit
of thirty-five million barrels with
which we are faced. If individuals
do not take the initiative, it is plain
that the Government, to protect it-
self, will have to—in a very drastic
and thorough-going manner.

—_>-->———_

Battle Creek presents an anomaly
which is decidedly unique, to say the
least. Within six miles of the city
the Government is creating a military
camp to drill 40,000 American citi-
zens to fight the Germans. Yet the
public schools will resume teaching
German at the fall term next month,
notwithstanding the desperate deter-
mination of the American people to
obliterate the German language and
everything else German—including
German names—from the daily life
of every patriotic citizen in this coun-
try. It does not seem possible that
any progressive city like Battle
Creek would submit to such degrada-
tion.

— 7.2...

The American disposition is to
carry everything too far. In no other
country in the world are there so
many foolish fads foolishly followed.
Anybody can get up an excitement
on any street corner. The soap box
orator is the man of the hour, every-
body listening to him and too many
believing what he says. We go too
far and too fast.

Women Want Discount For Carry-
ing Purchases.

A surprising “back-fire” to the idea
put forward by dry goods. stores
throughout the country that pur-
chasers should carry their parcels
home instead of having them de-
livered took place in Washington, D.
C., Monday. Under the leadership of
Mrs. Newton D. Baker, wife of the
Secretary of War, and with the back-
ing of the National American Wom-
an Suffrage Association, the women
shoppers of that city presented a
petition to a sub-committee of the
Council of National Defense asking
that discounts be given to those who
carry home their bundles. The pro-
posals are:

“That the consumer be granted, in
some form of discount, a just pro-
portion of the saving which accrues
when the customer carries the -pur-
chases.

“That customers should carry all
the smaller purchases.

“That there be no special or ac-
commodation deliveries without ex-
tra charge to the consumer.

“That the return privilege be elim-
inated, so far as possible, the time
limit to be restricted to 48 hours, and
the customer to bear the expense of
the return.”

When the merchants of Washing-
ton learned the news they were quite
prompt in asserting that the granting
of such discounts was impossible.

——_s+2s—____
Lansing Grocers to Picnic in Lansing.

Lansing, Aug. 1—Thursday, Aug. 9,
has beeen set as the date for the an-
nual picnic of the Lansing Grocers
and Meat Dealers’ Association. The
committee has selected Potter park
for the outing and the Michigan Ra'l-
way Company has granted additional
service,

Business among Association mem-
bers will be generally suspended dur-
ing the day throughout the city and
the Association extends a general in-
vitation for every patron to bring
aleng a basket and “jine in” the fun.
This is the first time that the annual
picnic has been held inside the city

The programme committee has also
made another radical change this
vear. There will be no cash prizes
for the sport events. Instead larger
values will be given, but every prize
will consist of some item of food
stuff. For instance, two hams con-
stitute the first prize for one event.
Flour, coffee, canned goods, etc.,
take the place of the dollar mark on
the prize list all the way down the
line.

The programme will open with a
haseball game at 10 o'clock between
the grocers and meat dealers. The
local Red Cross Society has been no-
tifid to get in readiness for this. The
greased pole and greased pig stunts.
will follow the fun features. In ad-
diticn there will be the usual nail
driving contests. foot races, tug-v-
war, etc, etc. That the youngsters
mav swim with safety in the Rec
Cedar guards will be provided.

+--+
Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids, Aug. 1—J. J. Berg,
the well-known crockery and glass-
ware salesman, has returned from
Walled Lake, where he spent a fort-
night. He was accompanied by his
wife and daughter.

Albert F. Winstrom has taken a
lease of the Hotel King, at Reed City.
Of late Mr. Winstrom has been lo-
cated in Flint. Before that he was
traveling for a theatrical house and
this experience has given him a good
conception of what the traveling pub-

lic appreciates at a hotel. He was in
the hotel business in the East at one
time.

The new Pewamo House, at Pewa-
mo, has been opened for business.
The new hostelry is a distinct credit
to the village. Built of red_ brick,
with a large cement and brick porch
and facade in front, it presents a
pleasing appearance. The inside is
finished in Southern pine and is very
neat and tasty. It will be steam heat-
ed in winter and has many modern
conveniences. C. E. Vance is man-
ager of the new hotel.

—_——_2.2-.____
Eggs To Be Scarce Next Winter.

Chas. S. Calwell, President of the
Corn Exchange National Bank of
Philadelphia, in commenting on the
large stock of eggs in cold storage,
as reported last week by the Dairy
and Food Bureau at Harrisburg,
writes the Tradesman as follows:

“Everybody is talking conservation,
canning and preserving and cold
storage is just another metiod of
holding over from a period of abund-
ance to a time of scarcity, and it can
well stand side by side with the
Hoover Army of Housewives in pre-
venting waste, shortage and reduc-
ing cost. The more eggs that go
into storage, during the few weeks
that they are cheap and plentiful, the
more can be brought out during the
long months when the production is
almost nothing. I believe that eggs
will be scarce and high next year
because of the advanced price of
meats and the cost of erain. Grain
will be too high tc feed to chickens
and farmers will find that a dressed
chicken is worth real money this
winter. Food in storage will look
very good to us these coming months,
for the railroads will be hampered
by troop movements eastward and
the shipments of cupplies and imuni-
tions will choke the freight lines
along the coast.”

—_—_>-+—___

Economy for the railroad and con-
venience for the shipper stamp the
new plan of the Pennsylvania System
for handling small lots of freight a
happy innovation. The Pennsylvania,
like other roads, has received freight
amounting to less than a carload in-
discriminately, at all stations, at all
times of day, and for all destinations.
The result has been the slow accum-
ulation of these small lots at trans-
fer points, costly and ‘damaging re-
handling of them, the transportation
of half-empty cars, and the tying-up
of rolling stock needed for through
commercial carriage. Now definite
shipping days will be named, on which
cars will depart from various points
of origin for specified destinations;
treight will be accepted on these days
only. This is simple enough at small
stations. In large cities it is planned
to lay out shipping zones, each em-
bracing several stations, and shippers
will be informed of the cars for small
freight leaving each station. The
railroad’s preliminary study of the
plan leads it to believe that at least
1,000 box cars a day can be “saved”
east of Pittsburgh—a bit of economy
not now so remarkable as it would
have been a year ago.

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Michigan Board of Pharmacy.
President—Leonard A. Seltzer, De-
troit.
Secretary—Edwin T. Boden, Bay City.
Treasurer—George F. Snyder, Detroit.
Other Members—Herbert H. Hoffman,
Sandusky; Charles S. Koon, Muskegon.
Future Meetings—Houghton. August
22 and 23; Grand Rapids, Nov. 20, 21
and 22.

 

State Pharmaceutical Asso-
ciation.

President—P. A. Snowman, I apeer.

Secretary—F. J. Wheaton, Jackson.

Treasurer—E. E. Faulkner. Delton.

Next Annual Meeting—Detroit.

Michigan

Michigan Pharmaceutical Travelers’ As-
sociation.
President—W. F. Griffith, Howell.
Secretary and Treasurer—Walter S.
Lawton, Grand Rapids.

 

 

To Color Electric Bulbs.
A number of formulas exist for
coloring the bulbs of glow lamps.
The following are quite satisfactory:

1. White Shellac .... 3 ozs.
Rosin, powdered .. 1 oz.
Benzo .......,.- 1 dr.
Along _........- 10 ozs.

Dissolve the solids in the alcohol
and apply to the bulbs.

2. Dissolve an anilin dye of the
desired color in anisyl acetate (“ba-
nana oil’) or photographer’s collc-
dion. Clean the bulb thoroughly,
dry, coat with white of egg, and dry
again. Now apply the dye, which
will adhere firmly for a long time.

3. Dip the bulb into a saturated
solution of alum and let it dry. The
alum solution may be colored with
anilin dyes or with chochineal for
red, tumeric for yellow, indigo for
blue, etc. This solution will at the
same time give the bulbs a frosted
appearance,

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Skin Whitener and Freckle Cream.

Woolfat, Hydrous ....... 12 ozs.
Witte Wax ...........- 4 OZs.
MoemMareh: -..-.........- 4 OZs.
Peach Kernel Oil ........ 28 ozs.
Perborate Soda ....._.... 156 ers.
Distilled Water ........ 19 ozs.
(90 Pamento ........-.-- 5 mins.
Oi Rose .........-...-.- 20 mins.

Melt together the wax, spermaceti
and almond oil on a water bath; in-
corporate with this mixture the wool
fat in a warmed mortar and stir un-
til cool. Gradually beat in the water
in which the perborate of soda has
been dissolved, with an egg beater,
and add the perfume.

Note—Perborate of soda has a
bleaching effect on the skin and is
said to dissolve the pigment which
causes the freckle, and different from
the mercury preparations for this pur-
pose it is perfectly harmless to any
skin.

—_+2+2—___

Varnish Remover.
Sodium hydroxide
Whiting
Flour
Water

3 lbs.
4 lbs.
4 ib.

Dissclve with the aid of heat and
add oil soluble chlorophyll the whit
ing with more water to form a cream.
Add the sodium hydroxide solution
to the whiting cream, then mix in
the flour made into a paste with the
rest of the water.

lor use, 1 pint of this solution is
mixed with about 2 gallons of water.

Perfumed Bath Powder.
Sodium bicarbonate .. 85.0 parts
Tartaric acid . 71.0 parts

 

(orm starch .......__. 113.0 parts
On Jemon ........... 09 part
Of mis -. 2... 0.3 part

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Sodium bicarbonate
Mix intimately. When brought
in contact with water this mixture
evolves carbon dioxide.
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If They Fail to Pay Promptly.
When customers disregard the us-
ual monthly bills and it might be un-
diplomatic to write a collection letter,
a druggist sends a statement on the
bottom of which is penned the phrase:
“Eventually—why not now? With
apolegies.” It accomplishes the de-
sired effect without offense.
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“Red Mite” in Chickens.
rine Tar |. jo... 4 ozs.
Crude Carbolic Acid.. 8 ozs.
Bisulphide of Carbon 8 ozs.
Coal Ol 2 Go 2 gals

Paint perches once a month, also
spray and paint coops once a week.
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It is better to do some of to-mor-
row’s work to-day than to leave some

of to-day’s work for to-morrow.

0.3 part
0.5 gram

 

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WALL PAPERS
PAINTS
WINDOW SHADES
HEYSTEK & CANFIELD CO.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

 

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VANILLA

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27
WHOLESALE DRUG PRICE CURREN1
day of issue
Prices quoted are nominal, based on market the y a
aotds a ite Gua 6 Se
Boric (Powd.) ee 17@ . 25 Secale pean ee 1 25@1 35 Cardamon, Comp. @1 25
Boric (Xtal) .... 17@ 25 Hemlock, pure 150@175 Catechu ........ @ 9%
Carbolic ......... ae & Juniper Berries 20 00@20 20 Cinchona ....., @1 9%
Citric ..... seeeeee 86@ 90 Juniper Wood .. 2 75@3 00 Colchicum |... @1 90
Muriatic .......... 3@ .° ard, extra .... 190@2 00. Cubebs dvheessss QE Oe
Nitric ............ © 70 Lard, No. 1.... 1 85@1 95 Digitalis 110.7" @1 10
Oxalic .........5. 30 72 Lavender Flow. 7 00@7 23 Gentian : @1 15
Sulphuric ..2..... ® Lavender, Gar'n 1 25@1 40 Ginger @1 55
Dr ugs Partucie ..... i os@r 60 Lemon ay pe OMe Guaiae @1 40
| me 6 oo ek oo lodine @2 lu
i wo 2 oe. -- 248 9 Linseed, raw, bbl. @117 Iodine, Colorless 2 10
un ries Water, 18 deg. .. 6 @ oe rw. less 1 32@136 Iron, clo. @1 20
ae we 8 CG 16 Mustard true, On, -G@E%S Mine... @1 25
‘ a al z g 35 Mustard, artifil oz. @2 00 Myrrh /1177777": @1 45
Holiday OOGs sionals ches . Naa 1 80@1 95 Nux Vomica @1 25
Balsams Olive, pure .... 3 00@ ee
‘ x : Opium, Camph. @1 25
eee See ce ae 40@2 50 Opium, Deodorz’a @9 00
OOKS me ee of Rhubarb ........ @1 05
Fir (Oregon) .. 40@_ 50 Ole, alax * ieee bo
1 Sg aheeieen * 1801 WO Orne, Sweet’. 4 2604 bo Painta
| Stationery foe | 15@1 00 orange, Sweet’. 4 Boe Bu
Tigenu. 2 1 @ 7 Lead, red dry ..134@13%
e cerns 9 Origanum. com 25@2 50 Lead, white dry 13° @i3i
Goods Cassia (ordinary) 25@ 8 Pennyroyal 3 0@4 25 Lead, white oi] 13 @13 5
porting Cassia (Saigon) 90@100 peppermint <9 aa 00 Ochre, yellow bb. @ 1%
Elm (powd. 35c) 300 35 Rose, pure — 26 00@ 175 Ochre, yellow less 2 @ 5
. e Sassafras (pow. 35c) @ 30 kosemary Flows 1 50@ se... 3@ 6
da Fountains and Fixtures SAR CO OME) og ap HapealwOd, we cian yee 8
O a SOG eo. @ ee 1 150@1 75 Red Venet'n less 14 @ 5
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4 d @ubeb) 2.2.52: . 1@1 a Spearmint ..... 3 ae? a Witte c's “ae 4
j j sk 7 SY Siero
Rock Candy Syrup, Fruit Juices, Crushed Frui s, . ae 1a ig BEE ---<-<- 2 80@8 Te L. H. P. ‘Prepd. 2 839 of
all Extracts, Flavors, etc., used in Soda Fountain Work. Prickley Ash oe wo Tar, USP ......- 30@ - enn :
Extracts : oa 55@ 60 <Acetanalid ......, 5( 72
R Turpentine, less a
Licorice ......... oa tr. 5 60@5 75 Alum ............ 10@ 12
Carbonators, Electric Mixers, Electric Fans, besapa Licorice powdered 83@ 90 Wintergreen, sweet on “1m prdees ta”
Chairs, Stools, Glasses, Spoons, Ice Cream Dishes se Flowers — Wee t eee se be is
10n Wl mea 2000 as .. -- @3 0 Sead 1... 6 00@6 25) Bistmuth, Subni-
Pails, and all appurtenances used in connecti Arnica... so ee Wormseed | cigs oo “aN Seba
Soda Fountains and Ice Cream Parlors. Chamomile Rom. 2 00@2 20 ne hues du
Gume wr bonate .... 1 90@2 00 powdered ...... lu@ 16
Acacia, ist ..... 19@ 80 oe eecec 55@_ 60 Cantharaues po 2 0U@6 00
Si Acacia, 2nd ...... ice 5, Meanie... bree  Calonal 2 56@2 60
aoe GOrls .. eb Carbonate ..... 1 60@1 75 é oc eae ae
acai, powdered 60@ 10 powdered ...... 60@ 65 Capsicum .,....., 35@ 40
aloes (Barb. Pow) sug 4v Chlorate, gran’r 9501 7 Cams... 6 v0w7 vO
) : Aloes (Cape Fow) 700 = Chlorate, xtal or oe Cassi Buds .._.. w 40
Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co Aloes (Soe. Pow. 80) @ 35 Chlorate, xtal or 10g yp cassia a
, safoetida, . ida «ose @1E 25 «Cloves 0.
i ° cea. Powd. bo co 3 “a “ Chalk drepared 6@ 8%
e ° Pure 22.200 @2 50 Permanaganate ... Chain Vrecipitated ig tw
Grand Rapids, Michigan a ahae Uae. pb 02 Prussiate, yellow @1 es Chloroform ....., 85@ 93
Guage .......... 49@ du Prussiate, red .... @8 90 Vlivral tiydrate 1 ¥2q@2 la
Guaiac, powdered 00 7 Sulphate .......... @ Cocauing ..., 0... y ao *
sete cece eens Lucua Buller .., ¥
Kino, powdered .. 75@ = Roots 200@2 10 Corks, list, less 55% A
Bice ee ews SIkanet ........ « ¢ CUbpelas, biuw. 1... @
in veneer @_ 50 Bloud, powdered 20@ 25 Cupperas, less .. tna 7
Opium Saisie oa 6 35 00@35 20 Calamus ....;... 50@8 = Copperas, powd. .. ie
Opium, powd. 35 00@35 20 Elecampane, pwd. ao = Corrosive Sabim. 2 3002 40
Opium, gran. 35 00@35 20 Gentian, powd. @ Cream ‘Tartar .... 6v@ a
Spaee «....-.<.. 75@ 80 Ginger, African, 20@ 25 Cuttlebone ..... 5@ 60
e Shellac, Bleached 90@ 95 powdered ...... 300 35 Dextring 10@ 15
O S Tragacanth -,2 50@3 00 Ginger, Jamaica .. wvoyer's Powder 3 "oe ov
on Tragacanth powder 250 Ginger, Jamaica, 2@ 30 Mery, a sos, te
Turpentine ...... lu@ 16 haere pow. 3 008 20 Gmary, — bo .
n . Ss ’ 2
Insecticides : pean powd. ..3 25@3 50 tae Salts, less 6@ 10
: -Arsenic sceiias: 23 oak Licorice naek ou re ao z Ergot ..... tt inet a
: a 2 m6 7 1 Blue Vitriol, . Licorice, po o- turgul, powdere
Big guns are necessary for accurate firing at Blue Vitriol, less igo 20 Ge exeanus $9 3 rik White. iQ. 38
y range. Hellebore, [hite Rhubarb ....... ee relatine ....... fal a
nae . wy to | i RO pa a Gn
i TS ssar sect Powder ....
A Big Telephone System is necessary bad. Arsenate .. 20@ 40 mee, Heat ws Glauber Sults, “bbl 2 1%
: ic i ‘ ; ae | peuna |... Glaube 6
make effective long distance shots. “Solution, gal. 16@ 25 gSTOUnd, stot nan 2@ 4s
: ol I ve will Paris Green ..... 55@ 60 avast eee a, Gi, Weoee cia. 23a $5
; : r 1S reacn; V Squills .......... Glue, White ....
Tell us the point you oie to sb Ritch the Ice Cream cee vmeares s@ ] Glue, White Gia s0@ 35
c -essar nts ; , Piper Ice Cream Co., umeric, = Glycering ... 21... @ 8
then make the necessary gh oe - ch the tie ner Jee Crean go Valerian, powd. 1 @1 sul aoe labiunen is@ 60
en rev ‘Ke the shot o - Bulk Vanilia .......--.. idee
force and leave you to make Bulle Special Flavored pi Ane oo 35@ 40 lodine cee. ‘oe *
Brick, Plain ......... cos ; dered. 4 odoform ......
BELL SYSTEM Brick, Nancy .......... 30 oe a . eee : @ % Lead, + sicetate +g =
fect; os Soe wee ee ee
meee, == «6f Bochu) ......... 1 75 ; au coccescce dered’ .. 98q@1 00
oe ee Bice gods | BS GS Getinte age ne, andes vines @
Y rer ime. Sage, bulk ....... Ha 6 Gea 36@ 45 Morphine 1
there is no recoil and you hit the center every Sage, %s loose .. 129 18 Coriander «.....-. em Moroes. 3 Sane
a at m6 ee 90@1 00 Nux Vomica, pow. @ a
00 Points Senna, Alex ..... a a nUhlUU 7%@ 12 Pepper, black pow. 35@ 4
10,000,0 Senna, Tinn. ... @ eround 7%@ 12 Pepper, white ..... @ 45
na, Tinn. pow. va 55 Flax, gro @ 25 urgundy .. @ lo
Conn. 0 reek pow. 19@ 25 pitch, Burgundy
hot at if vou use Uva Urai ...:.... 20 Foenug ---- 8%4@ 12 Quassia ..... «sees 12@ 16
from which to shoot or to be shot a 5 an sy Buia 40@ a oa cht Saal 135. 38
d, yellow .. 19@ Roche e Salts ....
the Bell ‘Telephone. Aneeetn Bitter, 16 00 none black .. 19@ 25 Saccharine, oz. .. ae zs
ove 15 00@ Mustard, powd. .. 22@ 30 Salt Peter acc) ee z=
annonas: Bitter, 00@7 20 Poppy .............. @1 00 Seidlitz Mixture .. ao om
ae en _—* Geince Sa decle a «es» _@1 25 Soap, green sists =
le one — 85@1 60 Rape ...... eeeeee 15@ 20 Soap mott gest 24@
Se t e e € true .-.s sees is hag Sabedii 0.0... @ 38 Soap, white castile @13 00
Almonds, Sweet, 65 76 Sabadilla, powd. .. 35@ 45 CBSE 2... .c. 8. as 6
imitation ...... .. 06 Sunflower ....... 7 10 Soap, white castile oi
eae ee. ) ee 75 Worm American 25 less, per bar .... @ 10
Amber, rectified : 502 25 Worm Levant .. 100@110 goa os betes. 240 8
s Ss “ Sod icarbon
Michigan State Telephone Rergamont ..<. $ Wage 38 Tinctures Sede, Salers 8
Noi e y ee
eer pete... Qi 35 Cubes ak” stile te
Company [Sees fe — is eo
Castor ....... Med ts ae @2 30 sulp ito 20
Cedar Leaf .... : 00@1 25 Asafoetida ..... @165 Tamarinds eee @ 3%
i ichi Posse aaa 8 00@3 23 Belladonna ..... @185 Tartar Emetic .... @ 85
Grand Rapids, Michigan Cloves .......: io 6 fee @1 40 Turpentine, oe
Cocoanut ........ Gomno'd @2 70 Vanilla Ex. pure 3 :
Cod Liver ...... 4 13s “ —— - @1 80 Witch Hazel .. 1 oa =
ees 1 65@ WON 6... .4..0< v inate...
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GROCERY PRICE CURRENT

These quotations are carefully corrected w
and are intended to be correct at time of
liable to change at any time. and count:

at market prices at date of purchase.

eekly. within six hours of mailing.
going to press. Prices. however. are
ry merchants will have their orders filled

 

ADVANCED

Cracked Wheat
Canned Apples
Hominy

Flour

Canary Seed
Zanzibar Cloves
Banner Smoking
Fashion Smoking

Index to Markets

 

 

 

By Columns
Co)
A
Amunpnia _........... 1
Axle Grease ......... 1. 13
B
Baked Beans ........ 1
Baking Powder ...... 14
Beth Erick .......... 1
Bee. |... oko... 1
Breakfast Food ...... 1
pepome .............. 1
eevee... 1
Butter Color ......... 1
Cc
Canpeios .....:........ 1
Canned Goods ...... 4, 2
Pree ogee ke 2
pene 8. 2
Chewing Gum ........ 3
RD 8 sc oes 3
Seer 2 | cee 12
Clothes Lines ....... 3
CeOe . 5. oes. ee 3
prenmet oj... se. 3
See occa... 3, 4
Confections .......... 4
Cream Tartar ....... 5
Dried Fruits ......... 5
F
Farinaceous Goods .. 5
Fishing Tackle ...... 5
Flavoring Extracts .. 5
Flour and Feed ...... 6
Peat Jars ......-...- 6
eee... .. 6
Grain Bags .......... 6
H
i eee es 6
Hides and Pelts ..... 6
Horse Radish ........ 6
BOON one cock kc ces ce 6
J
eee oi, 6
Jelly Glasses ......... 7
Mapleine ............ 7
Meats, Canned ...... 8
Mince Meat ......... 7
peeoeeen |... 6... 7
ner ok. 7
N
ene 6). 4
°
ees og es 7
P
Petroleum Products . 7
Pees ce 7
ees se... 7
Playing Cards ........ 7
Soe 7
Provisions .......-... 7
R
ie ee 8
Rolied Oats ......... 8
s
Salad Dressing ...... 8
Salernins ............ 8
ak OE 2... 8
ccc ches cbceec ee 8, 14
Sale Pee LL. 8
OO ee abe eee 9
Shoe Blacking ...... 9
ee. eee 9
EE oe oe bce oe one 14
9
9
9
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9
10
12
12
12

 

Ww
Washing Powders .... 14

Ng ees noes 12
Woodenware ......... 12
Wrapping Paper ..... 18

Vv
Toot Cake .......... B

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADVANCED ©
Hand Made Smoking
Twine
es Seeeeaeeelicamioneae
1 ”)
dol
nae aa
ee Lie Te
12 0z. ovals, 2 doz. box 2 40 Clam Bouillon
AXLE GREASE Burnham’s % pt. .... 2 25
Frazer's Burnham's pts. ....., 3 75
1lb. wood boxes, 4 doz. 3 00 Burnham's Gis. .....; 7 50
1M. tin boxes, 3 daz ° 75 Corn
312 lb. tin boxes, 2 dz. 425 fair .......... eee
10%. pails, per doz. SOP Good ............ 2. 1 85
151 pails, per doz: ..720 ancy . babe cbicoce
251. pails, per doz. ..12 00 French Peas
BAKED BEANS Monbadon (Natural)
S Per NOR... . 5 .eeccs
No. 1, per doz. ....... 135
No. 2, per doz. ........ 2 25 Gooseberries
No. 3, per doz. ....... 275 No. 2, Fair ..........
No. 2, Fancy ...... cece
_ ., BATH BRICK Heminy
English .............. ” Siante ......-...... 1 20
BLUING Lobster
Jennings’ Moth ooo bee kee ccen 1 90
Condensed Pearl Sluing a Le 3 10
Small, 3 doz. box .... 195 Picnic Flat .......... 3 75
Large, 2 doz. box .... 2 40 Mackerel
Folger’s Mustard, 1 lb. ....... 1 80
Summer Sky, 6 oz., Mustard, 2 Ib. .......
per fez. 45 Soused, 1% Ib. ce
Summer Sky, 12 oz., Soused, 2 Ib. .......
pecao: |. 85 Tomato, 1 Ib.

BREAKFAST FOODS
Bear Food, Pettijobns 2 90
Cracked Wheat, 24-2 ..4
Cream of Wheat .... 7
Cream of Rye, 24-2 ..
Quaker Puffed Rice .. 4
Quaker Puffed Wheat 4 30
Quaker Brkfst Biscuit 1
Quaker Corn Flakes .. 2

2

Washington Crisps . 30
Whentena ............ 5 10
Evapor’ed Sugar Corn

Grape. Nuts ......... 2 85
Sugar Corn Flakes .. 2 50
Holland Rusk ........ 3 80

Mapl-Flake, Whole
Wheat ....55....... 4 05
Minn. Wheat Food .. 6
Ralston Wheat Food
Large, 18s
Ralston Wht Food 18s 1 95
Ross’s Whole Wheat
SInCUNE acc,
Saxon Wheat Food .. 4
Shred Wheat Biscuit 4 00
are, 48 2
Pillsbury’s Best Cer’! 2
20st Toasties, T-2 .. 3
Post Toasties, T-3 .. 3 30
Post Tavern Porridge 2

BROOMS

Fancy Parlor, 25 Ib. .. 7
Parlor, 5 String, 25 lb. 7
Standard Parlor, 23 Ib. : 00

Common, 23 Ib. ...... 50
Special, 23 tb. ....... 6 25
Warehouse, 23 Ib. .... 8 00
Common, Whisk ...... 1 30
Fancy, Whisk ........ 1 75
BRUSHES
Scrub

Solid Back, 8 in. .... 75
Solid Back, 11 in .... 95

Pointed Ends ........ 85
Stove

mo, B ..... pee bieee ee ee 90

Es 1 25

WO: A ooseces pW exces 1 75
Shoe a

EO: BD nisccne ceheseccs

No. 7 1 30

No. 4 1 70

No. 3 1 90

 

BUTTER COLOR
Dandelion, 25c size .. 2 00

CANDLES
Paraffine, 6s
Paraffine, 12s ........ 11
WSC goin cece cs 20

CANNED GOODS
Applies

3 Ib. Standards ..

NO, 80.00. 35s

Slackberries

1 75@2 00
@7 25

@1 10
@4 60

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Baked
Biin® ...5.2...,

1 50@2 00
1 50@2 00
Biueberries
Standard ............ 1 40

7%

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Tomato, 2 Ib.

Mushrooms
Buttons, %s ........ - @30
Suttons, 1s .......... @50
Hotes, is 2... @44

Oysters
Cove, 1 ib. ......:. @1 20
Cove, 2 ib. ........ @1 80
Plums
PMs: 3. 1 50@2 00
Pears In 7.
No. 3 can, per dz. 2 50@3 00
Peas
Marrowfat ...... 1 25@1 35

Early June .... 1 50@1 60
Early June siftd 1 60@1 75

Peaches
FIG nei 5 cc ---. 1 25@1 50
No. 10 size can pie @3 75
Pineapple
Grated ......... 1 75@2 10
Sliced . 2200. - 1 46@2 60
Pumpkin
Tn cces pee bscewsous BLED
Geom... ccc. tees eoscan 41 OD
Wancy .....<6...6. ooce 1 OP
No. 10° ....; keGceesee 3 50
Raspberries

No. 2, Black Syrup .. 1 60
No. 10, Black ........ 7 00
No. 2, Red Preserved 2 60
No. 10, Red, Water .. 7 25
Saimon
Warrens, 1 Ib. Tall ..
Warrens, 1 Ib. Flat .. 3 25
Red Alaska ........
Med. Red Alaska .... 2 40
Pink Alaska ...... --. 200
Sardines
Domestic, 4s ........ 6 25
Domestic, % Mustard 6 00
Domestic, % Mustard 5 50
Norwegian, %s .... 11@16
Portuguese, %s ....22@30
Sauer Kraut
No. 8 cans .......... 2 75
NO. 10, CBANS ...55-0006
Shrimps

Dunbar, 1s doz. ...... 1 25
Dunbar, 1%s doz. .... 2 40
Succotash

Fair sececesesceoee ef
M5000 5 .02555s.20555 sas 2 BD
Fancy ..... ecco sues
Strawberries
Standart ....ccs0ses.. 2
Fancy ...... osekbeccs BOD
Tomatoes
NO 2 ...2c..:: So kes 1 65
PO, Bn ees eee - 200
MO, 10 ...22..5555. eos © 2D
Tuna

Case
%s, 4 doz. In case ....4 50
4s, 4 doz. in case ....7 50

1s, 4 doz. in case ....10 00
CATSUP

Snider’s % pints ...... 1 50

Snider’s pints ....... 2 50
CHEESE @2

Bem 2... sess

Carson City . @26

Brisk 2... 2ecus: @26

RIGO oo oss c ese @

Limburger ...... @29

Pineapple ...... 1 26@1 35

— pecbebue cu 1 80

Sap Sago ........

Swiss, Domestic %

3

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CHEWING GUM
Adams Black Jack .... 62

Adams Sappota ....... 70
Beeman’s Pepsin ..... 62
eeecnnut 0. 60
Chictete¢ 020... 1 33
Doublemint .......... |
Flag Spruce .......... 62
Hershey Gum .......... 48
Juicy Fruit ......... 64
Sterling Gum Pep. .. 62
Sterling 7-Point ....... 62

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

TUCAIAN . cso. 62
Zeno ..... peeecee cole oe. 64
Smith Bros. Gum ..... 62

Wrigleys 5 box lots -. 61

O. MK Gilin 2. 8, 75
CHOCOLATE
Walter Baker & Co.
German’s Sweet ......_ 24
Premium 2.2.5.0... 35
CATACAS 2.2.00... 0 | 28
Walter M. Lowney Co.

Premium, \s ..........
Premium, %s ......... 35
CLOTHES LINE

Per doz.
No. 40 Twisted Cotton 1 30
No. 50 Twisted Cotton 1 70
No. 60 Twisted Cotton 2 20
No. 80 Twisted Cotton 2 40
No. 50 Braided Cotton 1 75
No. 60 Braided Cotton 2 00
No. 80 Braided Cotton 2 50

No. 50 Sash Cord .... 2 50
No. 60 Sash Cord .... 3 00

No. 80 Jute... 1 25
No. 72 Jute .........; 1 40
No: 60 Sisal .-........ 1 30

Galvanized Wire
No. 20, each 100ft. long 1 9u
No. 19, each 100ft. long 2 10
No. 20, each 100ft. long 1 00
No. 19, each 100ft. long 2 10

COCOA
Bakers oo: 39
Cleveland .... |) 41
Colonial, %s .......... 35
Colonial, %s ........... 33
PROS 42
Hershey’s, %s ......... 32
Hershey's, %s ......... 30
AAUwIPe. 36
lowney, %s ........... 38
Lowney, %s .......... 37
Lowney, %S .......... 37
Lowney, 5 Ib. cans .... 37
Van Houten, %s ...... 12
Van Houten, \%s ...... 18
Van Houten, %s ...... 36
Van Houten, 1s ........ 65
Wan-Eta ..........:... 36
Mee0D og. ws 33
Muper, WS ow. ce 33
Wilber, UO ............ 82
COCOANUT

Dunham’s per Ib
465, 5 20. CARE .......... 32
44s, 5 Ib. case ........ 31
“a, 14 ib. cage ........ 31
4s, 15 Ib. case ........ 30
aa, 15 1D. case .......;, 29
4s & ¥%s, 15 lb. case .. 30
5 and 10c pails ..... 4 00
Bulk, pails .......... 20
Bulk, barrels ........ 18%
Baker’s’ Brazil Shredded

70 5c pkgs., per case 2 80
36 10c pkgs., per case 2 80
16 10c and 33 5c pkgs.,
per case
Bakers Canned, doz. .. 95

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Serr ene Sener er
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Common ........... 19
Mair... L. 1
Choice : 20
WOMCY 66s c ek 21
PRADAITY 6 oss s ese ca ss 23
Santos
Common ............. 20
LO ae 20%
Choice pees eie - a
Pamey | ..:...5... soos
PORROITY ..24..,....: 23
Maracaibo
Or oe. isa cc sess a. Oe
CHDICe ......... ee
Mexican
Cnplee ....3.... bo ees’, 25
Fanoy ....... peca cs. 26
Guatemaia
J
PROOY 2.5456 ke. 28
Java
Private Growth .... 26@30
Mandling .......... 935
AUNOUR ....... o.-+. 380@82
Mocha
Short one Seebsea areas
HE. oe 5. 26@28
Bogota
BOIS ose so cacaee css os ae
eae 2.2... LS... as
Exchange Market, Steady
Spot Market, Strong
Package
New York Basta
Arbuckle ........... 21 60

McLaughiin’s XXXxX
McLaughiin’s XXxXx
package coffee is sold to
retailers only. Mall all or-
ders direct to W.
Laughlin & Co.,
Extracts
Holland. % gro. bxs. 95
Felix, % gross ......
Hummel’s fotl, % gro. 85
Hummel'’s tin, % gro. 1 43

CONDENSED MILK

  

Carnation, Tall ..... - 6 20
Carnation, Baby ..... 6 10
Hebe, Tall '.......:.. 6 10
Hebe, Baby .......... 5 00
CONFECTIONERY
Stick Candy Pails
Horehound .......... 15
Standard ............. 15
Standard, Small ...... 16
Twist, Small ........ 16
Cases
PUMDO one. 5. 16
Jumbo, Small ....... 16%
Big Stick

Boston Sugar ‘Stick "° 20
Mixed Candy

Pails
Broken 205002 oo 25
Cut oat... | oe. 16
French Cream ...... 16
Grocers ..... Scone eee ol ae
_indergarten ........ 17
egger si 15
Monarch ........ eeane 14
Novelty) oe 16
Paris Creams ....... .
Premio Creams ..... 19
OVAL 2... sees 40
Special ....... 06... 13
Valley Creams ....... 17
Oe oc: 22

Specialties
Pails

Auto Kisses (baskets) 17
Bonnie Butter Bites ..21
Butter Cream Corn .. 19
Caramel Bon Bons .. 18
Caramel Croquettes .. 17
Cocoanut Waffles %... 16

Coffy Toffy .......... 19
National Mints 7 1b tin 22
Fudge, Walnut 1

sees - 18
Fudge, Choco, Peanut 17
Fudge, White Center 16
Fudge, Cherry ..... coe ah
Fudge, Cocoanut .... 17
Honeysuckle Candy .. 18
Iced Maroons ........ 18
Iced Gems ......... . 138
Iced Orange Jellies .. 16
Italian Bon Bons .... 15

Jelly Mello .......... - 15
AA Licorice Drops

BD ib; Dox... 6.3... 1 50
Lozenges, Pep. ...... 17
Lozenges, Pink ...... 17
Manche ............. 16
Molasses Kisses, 10

ib. box ......,. cee 08
Nut Butter Puffs .... 16
Star Patties, Asst. .. 17

Chocolates Pails

Assorted Choc. ...... 19
Amazon Caramels .., 20
Champion ...........
Choc. Chips, Eureka ..24
Climax feo 18
Eclipse, Assorted .... 1%
Ideal Chocolates ..... 19

Klondike Chocolates ..24

MaAbobS o.oo. 24
Nibble Sticks ........ 26
Nut Wafers .......... 24
Ocoro Choe Caramels 22
Peanut Clusters ...... 27
uintette .. 6... 5.4 c. 19
OCIA oe ee 17
Star Chocolates ...... is

Superior Choc. (light) 19

Pop Corn Goods
Without prizes.
Cracker Jack with
COUDON 2.3 6056505., . 3 50
Cracker-Jack Prize .. 3 75
Checkers Prize ......'3 75

Cough Drops
Boxes
Putnam Menthol .... 1 20
Smith Bros.

NUTS—Whole

Almonds, Tarragona 21
Almonds. California
soft shell Drake
Brazs oo ec ckc cas
Filberts -
Cal. No. 1.8: S. ....+.
Walnuts, Naples .....
Walnuts, Grenoble ...
Tabie nuts, fancy 13@14
Pecans, Large .......
Pecans, Ex. Large
Shelled
No. 1 Spanish Shelled
Peanuts ..... 16 @16%
Ex. Lg. Va. Shelled
Peanuts ...... 16%@17
Pecan Halves ...... @80
Walnut Halves .... @54
Filbert Meats ...... @42
Almonds ....... vee. @45
Jordon Almonds .....

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Peanuts

Fancy H P Suns
MAW .oc.cecu5 114% @11%
Roasted ..... 124% @12%

H P Jum

BW oes. 134% @13%
Roasted ..... 144%@14%

CREAM TARTAR
Barrels or Drums .... 58

Square Cans ........... 62
BOXNC8 oo ee 57
Fancy Caddies ........, 70
ORIED FRUITS
Apples

Evap’ed Choice blk..
Evap’ed Fancy blk @

@13

Apricots
California .......... @25
. Cltron
Corsican ..... Se eaio' «es 20
Currants

Imported, 1 Ib. pkg. ..19
Imported, bulk ....... 18%

Peaches
Muirs—Choice, 25 lb. .. 12
Muirs—Fancy, 25 lb. .. 13
Fancy, Peeled, 25 Ib. ....

Peel
Lemon, American ...., 20
Orange, American ...... 2]
Ralsins

Cluster, 20 cartons ..
Loose Muscatels, 4 Cr. 9
Loose Muscatels, 3 Cr. 8

L. M. Seeded, 1lb 10% 010%

Callfornia Prunes
90-100 25 lb. boxes ..
80- 90 25 lb, boxes ..
70- 80 25 Ib. boxes ..
60- 70 25 Ib. boxes .,
50- 60 25 Ib. boxes .,
40- 50 25 Ib. boxes ..

FARINACEOUS GOODS

Beans
California Limas ..., 17%
Med. Hand Picked ....10

Brown Holland ..... - 8
Farina

25 1 Ib. packages .... 2 50

Bulk, per 100 Ib. ...... a 2

Original Holland Rusk
Packed 12 rolls to container
% containers (40) rolls 3 80

Hominy
Pearl, 100 Ib. sack .... 6 00

Maccaron! and Vermicell!
omestic, 1 Ib. box .. 78%
{mported, 25 Ib, box ...

Pear! Barley
Chester: ......... ecsecs 6: 60
Portage (250.0505 0c. - 8 00

Peas
Green, Wisconsin, bu. 7 00
SOME ID. oes
Sago
Hast India 7... .... -. 15
German, sacks ........ 15
verman, broken pkg,
Taploca
Flake, 100 1b, Sacks ... 15
Pearl, 100 lb. sacks ._" 15

    

Pearl, 36 pkgs. ...... 2 75
Minute, 10c, 3 doz. ....3 25
FISHING TACKLE
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1% to 2 in ont
1% to 2 in sos ®
1% to 2 in oe a
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Linen Lines

Sma. 2,2 Saseccsace 20
Me@ium (0.0032 26
Dares oc coe ae

Poles
tamboo, 14 ft., per dos. 55
Bamboo, 16 ft., per doz. 60
Bamboo, 18 ft., per doz. 80
FLAVORING EXTRACTS

Jennings D C Brand
Pure Vanilla

NO 14 O75 6.6 95
NO: 2, 1% oz). 1 35
No. 4, 2% og... 2. i 2 40
No. 3, 2% oz. Taper . 2 25
2 OZ. Plat... 2 25

Terpeneless

Pure Lemon
No. 1, % oz. Panel .. 95
No. 2, 1% oz. Panel .. 1
No. 4, 2% oz, Panel .. 2
No. 3, 2% oz. Taper 2 25
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FLOUR AND FEED
Grand Rapids Grain &
Milling Co.

Winter Wheat
Purity Patent ..... - 13 80
Fancy Spring ..... - 15 00
Wizard Graham .... 13 00
Wizard, Gran. Meal 11 00
Wizard Buckw’t cwt. 6 00

RYe oo. eco, ecncece La 50
Valley City Milling Co.
Lily White ........ 13 50
Light Loaf ..... va, 1a 10
Granians ooo 8. - 5 50
Granena Health ..... 5 60
Gran. Meal ....... : 20
Bolted Meal ......... 5 10

Watson-Higgins Milling Co.
New Perfection .... 13 75
Tip Top Flour ...... 13 25
Golden Sheaf Flour 12 85
Marshalls Best Flour 13 50
Watertown Wisconsin
Rye... 0.6.3... 5. 12.00
Worden Grocer Co.

Quaker, paper ..... - 13 00
Quaker, cloth ...... 13 00
Kansas Hard Wheat
Worden Grocer Co.
American Eagle, %s 14 50
American Eagle, 4s 14 40
American Eagle, %s 14 50

Spring Wheat
Judson Grocer Co.
Ceresota, %s ....... 14 80
Ceresota, 4s
Ceresota, %s i
Worden Grocer Co.
Wingold, %s cloth .. 15 25
Wingold, 4s cloth .. 14 55
Wingold, %s cloth .. 15 05

Meal

Bolte. ee, 80

Golden Granulated 11 00
Wheat

POG code cece eo 2 30

WVMECO) coos co. 2 25
Oats

Michigan carlots ...... 92

ess than carlots ..... 9D
Corn

Carlots .2.2¢.00;.° eae) 2 OD

Less than carlots .... 2 40

ay

Catlats ..22..0...... 20 00

ess than carlots .. 21 00
Feed

Street Car Feed .... 87 00

No. 1 Cora & Oat Fd 87 00
Cracked Corn 87
Ccarse Corn Meal .. 87 00

FRUIT JARS

Mason, pts., per gro. 7 00

Mason, qts., per gro. 7 40

Mason, % gal. per gro. 9 85

Mason, can tops, gro. 2 75
GELATINE

Cox’s, 1 doz. large ... 1 45

Cox’s, 1 doz. small .. 90

Knox’s Sparkling, doz. 1 75
Knox’s Sparkling, gr. 20 50
Knox’s Acidu’d doz. .. 1 85

Minute, 1 doz. ........ 1 25
Minute, 3 doz. ....... 3 75
INGIBON'A ..0.05...605. 1 50
OSfOrd: occ ec cess 75

Plymouth Rock, Phos. 1 40
Plymouth Rock, Plain 1 25

GRAIN BAGS
Broad Gauge, 12 oz. .. 24
Climax, 14 oz.
Stark, A, 16 o€. ........

 

Senna Leaves .......... 25
HIDES AND PELTS
Hides
Crean, INO. Wo . 0e'. one i 20
Green, No. 2 ......... 19
Cured, No: 1 ........5 22
Cured: No. 2 ...2..... 21
Calfskin, green, No. 1 30

Calfskin, green, No. 2 28%

Calfskin, cured, No. 1 32
Calfskin, cured, No. 2 30%
1d Wool ........ 75@2 00
vous tere ceca 50@1 00
Shearlings ....... 50@'1 00
Tallow os
INO. 2 uc cee ee ces
PIO Sees setae @ 5
Wool
Unwashed, med. ,. @60
Unwashed, fine @55
HONEY
A. G@. Woodman’s Brand.
7 O2., per Gos. ........
20 oz., per doz. ...... 3 25
HORSE RADISH
MOP COM. Geese swceu es. 4 90
JELLY

5Ib. pails, per doz. ..
15lb. pails, per pail .. 1 05
80lb. pails, per pail .. 2 00

7

Jell-O
3 doz.

Assorted Case ....... 2 85
Lemon (Straight) .... 2 85
Orange (Straight) .... 2 85
Raspberry (Straight) 2 85
Strawnerry (Straight) 2 85

Chocolate (Straight) 2 85
Chocorate (Straigrt) 2 85
Peach (Straight) .... 2 85

Jell-O Ice Cream Powder.
doz.
Assorted Case

eoccse 2S
Chocolate (Straight) 2 85
Vanilla (Straight) .... 2 85
Strawberry (Straight) 2 85
Lemon (Straight) ... 2 85
Unflavorea (Straight) 2 85
Jiffy-Jell

Straight or Assorted
Per dom .....0.0.,-. $4
Per case, per 4 doz. .. 4 60
Seven Flavors: Raspberry,
Strawberry, Cherry, Lemon,
Orange, Lime, Pineapple.

JELLY GLASSES
% pt. in bbls., per doz. 25
% pt. in bbls., per doz. 27
8 oz. capped in bbls..
per doz. ........ eceae ae
MAPLEINE
2 oz. bottles, per doz. 3 00
1 oz. bottles, per doz. 1 75
16 oz. bottles, per dz. 18 00
32 oz. bottles, per dz. 30 00
MINCE MEAT
Per case..............' 8 46

MOLASSES

New Orleans
Fancy Open Kettle .... 60
Choice
Good
SOCK ook. ce.

Half barrels 2c extra

Red Hen, No. 2%.....2 90
Red Hen, No. 5 ......2 90
Red Hen, No. 10 ......2 80

MUSTARD

Bulk, 1 gal. kegs 1 10@1 20
Bulk, 2 gal. kegs 1 05@1 1b
Bulk, 5 gal. kegs 1 — 10

Stuffed, 5 oz. ...... 10
Stuffed, 8 oz. ........ 1 60
Stuffed, 14 oz. ...... 50
Pitted (not stuffed)

TA OZ) cious. 50
Manzanilla, 8 oz. .... 110
uneh, i0 oz. ......) 50
Bunch, 16 og. ....... 60

Queen. Mammoth, 19

Oe cite... 5 00
Queen, Mammoth, 28

Of 23...
Olive Chow, 2 doz. cs.

per doz. ...... Sena
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

Tron Barrels

Perfection ..........<:.,
Red Crown Gasoline .. 20.5
Gas Machine Gasoline 32.9
VM & P Naphtha .. 20.
Capitol Cylinder, Wood

Bale .....¢.... ape cle Gao
Capitol Cylinder, Iron

BQle) ccki ccc cce ac. Beco
Atlantic Red Engine .. 19.9
Winter Black ... 0.4
Polarine 37.9

PICKLES
Medium
Barrels, 1,200 count .. 9 50
Half bblis., 600 count § =

5 gallon kegs ........ 2 2
Small
Barrels ...... seiccee ce 2a. OO
Half barrels ......... 6 26
5 gallon kegs ....... 2 50
Gherkins
Barrels. vceicc cede nee 14.00
Half barrels ........ 6 75
5 gallon kegs ........ 2 75
Sweet Small
Barrels: 2. 2.......- «-. 24 00
Half barrels ...... ..11 50
5 gallon kegs ........ 420

PIPES
Clay, No, 216, per box
Clay, T. D. full count 80
Co s 90

CO

No. 90, Steamboat ....

No. 15, Rival assorted 1 50
No. 20, Rover, enam’d 1 75
No. 572, Special ...... 2 00
No. 98 Golf, Satin fin. 2 25
No. 808, Bicycle ...... 2 25
No. 632 Tourn’t whist 2 50

Babbitt’s. 2 doz. ..... 1 90
PROVISIONS
. Barreied Pork
Clear Back .. 42 00@43 00

Short Cut Clr 41 00@42 00
Beam oc. ke. 0 00@41 00
Brisket, Clear @43 00
Pi

BS ovens eeeees

Clear Family ......
Dry Salt Meats

8S P Bellies .....19 @20

Lard

Pure in tierces 22%@23
Compound Lard 19 @19%
80 lb. tubs ....advance %&
60 lb. tubs ....advance %

60 Ib. tubs ....advance

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

8

pails ...advance %
pails ...advance %
pails ...advance 1
pails ...advance 1
Smoked Meats
Hams, 14-16 Ib
Hams, 16-18 Ib.
Hams, 18-20 Ib. 20%@21
Ham, dried beef
cae spires es 2 o
allfornia Hams 32
Picnic Boiled ss
19% @20

20 Ib.
10 Ib.
5 Ib.
3 Ib.

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Hama. ....:
Boiled Hams .. 38 @39
Minced Hams ..174%@18

Bacon 33 @36

Sausages
Bolognae . oc. ccc cease
HAVGr ooo ccees cee.
Frankfort ....¢..5....

Veal... .... Secsccees O25

Headcheese

Beef
wee 25 00@27 00
- 30 00@31 00

* eeereeeeseeesees 1%
% bbis., 40 Ibs. ...... 3 40
bbl

Re sc ceecas cue 6 00
1 bbl.

Tripe
Kite, 16 ths. <-....:... 90
% bbis., 40 Ibs. ...... 1 60
% bbis., 80 Ibs. ...... 8 00
Casings
Hoge, per tb. ........ 86
Beef, rounds, set .. 19@20
Beef, middles, set .. 45@65
Sheep ... 1 15@1 35
Uncolored Butterine
Solid Dairy ...... 22 @25
Country Rolls ....25 @27

Canned Meats
Corned Beef, 2 Ib. ..
Corned Beef, 1 Ib. ..
Roast Beef, 2 Ib. .... 6 60
Roast Beef, 1 Ib. .... 3 40
Potted Meat, Ham

Mlavor, 48 .....-.. 86
Potted Meat, Ham
Flavor, %8 ....... -. 100
Deviled Meat, Ham
Flavor, 48 ....cec0. 55
Deviled Meat, Ham
Flavor, %s ........ - 100
Potted Tongue, %s .. 55
Potted Tongue, %s .. 1 00
RIC
BANCY oo. ccucs. eres 8@8%
Bule Rose .. .... @8
Irowen | .......2.555

ROLLED OATS
Monarch, bbls. .... 10 00
Rolled Avena, bbls. 10 25
Steel Cut, 100 Ib. sks. 5 10
Monarch, 90 Ib. sks. .. 5 00
Quaker, 18 Regular .. 1 75
Quaker, 20 Family .. 5 60

SALAD DRESSING
Columbia, % pint .... 2 25
Columbia. 1 pint ..... 4 00
Durkee’s, large, 1 doz. 4
Durkee’s, small, 2 doz.
Snider’s, large, 1 doz.
Snider’s, small, 2 doz.

SALERATUS
Packed 60 Ibs. in box.
Arm and Hammer .. 8 10
Wyandotte, 100 %&s .. 3 Ov
SAL SODA
Granulated, bbls. .... 1 40
Granulated, 100 Ibs. cs. 1 50

Granulated, 36 pkgs. ..1 40
SALT
Common Grades
100 3 Ib. sacks ...... 83 16
70 4 Ib. sacks ...... 3 05
60 5 Ib. sacks ...... 3 05
28 10 lb. sacks ...... 3 90
56 Ib. sacks ........ 48
28 ID. SACKS «.......¢ 27
Warsaw
66 lb. sacks .......... 26
28 lb. dairy in drill bags 20
Solar Rock
5G Ib. sacks ;.......... 43
Common
Granulated, Fine 1 80
Medium, Fine ....... 1 90
SALT FISH
Cod
Large, whole ...... @10%
Small, whole ..... a

@10
Strips or bricks 11%@15
Pollock @ 8%

Holland Herring

Standards, bbls. ..... 183 8@
¥. M., bbls. ......... 38 @
Standard, kegs ..... 85
¥.'M. kegs .....; aesca 96

Herring
Med. Fat Split, 200 lbs 8 00
Laborador Split 200 Ib 10 00
Norway 4 K, 200 lbs. 16 50
Special, 8 Ib. pails .. 7

Scaled, in boxes ...... 17
Boned, 10 Ib. boxes .... 17
Trout
No. 1, 100 Ibs. ....... . 750

No. td, 40 Ibe... ... 3.

No. 1, 10 Ibs. ......

 

9

Mackerel
Mess, 100 Ibs. ...... 16 50
Mess, 40 Ibs. ........ 7 00
Mess, 10 Ibs. ....... : 85
Mess, 8 Ibs. .......... 1 56
No. 1, 100 Ibs. ...... 16 50

No. 1, 40 Ibe. ........ 6 70
No. 1, 10 Ibs. ........ 176
Lake Herring

  

TOG the. 2... cos... 00
SO ime ee... 35
TO he coco. 58
a a 7"

SEEDS

AYR Secs ce ccc cacces

Canary, Smyrna ......

Caraway .......... os

Cardomon, Malabar 1 20

Celery 23.2... cc. ;

Hemp, Russian ...
Mixed Bird ...... sage
Mustard, white ...... 20
Poppy 70
RANG oo. cee. ace. 1S
SHOE BLACKING
Handy Box, large 3 dz. 3 50
Handy Box. small .. 1 25
Bixby’s Royal Polish 85
Miller’s Crown Polish 85

SNUFF
Scotch, in bladders ... 37
Maccaboy, in jars .... 35
French Rapple in jars .. 43
SODA

eee eer nese seses

Whole Spices
Allspice, Jamaica ..
Allspice, lg. Garden @11
Cloves, Zanzibar
Cassia, Canton ....
Cassia, 5c pkg. doz.
Ginger African ..... @15

Ginger, Cochin .... @20
Mace, Penang ..... @90
Mixed, No. 1 ...... @17
Mixed, No. 2 ...... @16
Mixed, 5c pkgs. dz. @45
Nutmegs, 70-80 .... @35
Nutmegs, 105-110 .. @30
Pepper, Black .... @30
Pepper, White .... @32
Pepper, Cayenne .. @22

Paprika, Hungarian
Pure Ground In Bulk

Allspice, Jamaica .. @16
Cloves, Zanzibar .... @40
Cassia, Canton . @32
Ginger, African .... @24
Mace, Penang ..... @1 00
Nutmors ........... @36
Pepper, Black ..... @30
Pepper, White @3h
Pepper, Cayenne ... @30
Paprika, Hungarian @45
STARCH
Corn
Kingsford, 40 Ibs. .. 9%
Muzzy, 48 1lb. pkgs. 9%
Kingsford
Silver Gloss, 40 lb. .. 9%
Gloss
Argo, 24 5c pkgs. .... 95
Silver Gloss, 16 3lbs. .. 9%
Silver Gloss, 12 6lbs. .. 9%
Muzzy
48 1lb. packages ...... 9%
16 3lb. packages ...... 9%
12 6lb. packages ...... 9%
50 Yb. boxes ©.... 2)... 63%
SYRUPS
Corn
Barrels ....... Weaecucs
Halt barrels ..........
Blue Karo, No. 11%,
Oe OOF oe os 3 05

Blue Karo, No. 2, 2 dz. 3 8
Blue Karo, No. 2%, 2

G04) coe cs 4 60
Blue Karo, No. 5, 1 dz. 4 45
Blue Karo, No. 10, %

doz.
Red Karo, No. 1%, 2

GOM ec cll... 3 20
Red Karo, No. 2, 2 dz. 4 05
Red Karo, No. 2% 2dz. 5 00
Red Karo, No. 5, 1 dz. 4 85
Red Karo, No. 10 %

 

Quarts, doz. case ... 6
TABLE SAUCES
Halford, large ........ 8 75
Halford, small ...... 2 26
TEA
Uncolored Japan
Medium .....-..-.. 20@25
Choice ....... Mecsas 28@33
WENCY  .00... 2675.05 86@45

Basket-fired Med’m
Basket-fired Choice 35@87
Basket-fired Fancy
No. ¥ Nits ........
Siftings, bulk ......
Siftings, 1 Ib. pkgs. 12@14
Gunpowder
Moyune, Medium ..
Moyune, Choice
Moyune, Fancy ....
Ping Suey, Medium
Ping Suey, Choice
Ping Suey, Fancy .. 45@50
Young Hyson
CMOS 66. ce: :

10

Oolong
Formosa, Medium .. 25@28
Formosa, Choice .. 33@35
Formosa, Fancy .. 50@60

English Breakfast

mgou, Medium 25@30
u, Choice - 30@35
Congou, Fancy .... 40@60
Congou, Ex. Fancy 60@80

Cey
Pekoe, Medium ....

‘ 28@30
Dr. Pekoe, Choice .. s0osE
Flowery O. P. Fancy 40@50
TOBACCO
Fine Cut
BIOG ....0..-3........ 1 45
Bugle, tin pail ...... 4 50
Bugle, 10c .......... 11 00
Dan Patch, 8 and 16 oz. 38
Dan Patch, 4 oz. .... 11 53
Dan Patch, 2 oz. .... 5 76
Fast Mail, 16 oz. .... 7 80

Hiawatha, 16 oz. .... 8 00

Hiawatha, 5c ........ 5 76
May Flower, 16 oz. .. 9 38
No Limit, 8 oz. ...... 1 95

No Limit, 16 oz. .... 3 90
Ojibwa, 8 and 16 oz . 40
Ojibwa, 10c ........ 11 10
Ojibwa, 8 and 16 oz. .. 42
Petoskey Chief, 7 oz.
Petoskey Chief, 14 oz.
Peach and Honey, 5c
Red Bell, 14 oz. ....
Red Bell, 20c ........

Sterling, L & D, 5c ..5 76
Sweet Cuba, caniste 16
Sweet Cuba, 5c .... 76

2
4
5
4
2
5
9
5
Sweet Cuba, 10c ......
Sweet Cuba, 1 Ib. tin 4 60
Sweet Cuba, % Ib. foil 2
Sweet Burley, 5c L&D 5
Sweet Burley, 8 oz. .. 2
Sweet Burley, 16 oz. 5
Sweet Mist, % gro. ..5
Sweet Mist, 8 oz. 1
5
6
2

~

Telegram, 5c ....... 76
Mimer, Ge . oo... 3... 00
Tiger, 25¢ cans ...... 50
Uncle Dantfel, 1 Ib. .. 60
Uncle Daniel, 1 oz. .. 5 23
Plug
Am. Navy, 16 oz. ...... 35
Apple, 10 Ib. butt ...... 41
Day’s Work, 7 & 14 Ib. 42
Drummond Nat. Leaf, 2
ana G Mh ..........). 60
Drummond Nat. Leaf,
per dow ...62........ 96
Battle Aw ¢... 2.0. e, 32
Bracer, 6 and 12 Ib. .. 30
Big Four, 6 and 16 Ib. 32
Boot Jack, 2 Ib. ....... 90
Boot Jack, per doz. .. 96
Bullion, 16 om. ........ 46
Climax Golden Twins 49
Climax, 14% oz. ....... 44
Climax, 7 om. .......... 47
Climax, 5c tins ...... 6 00
Creme de Menthe, Ib. 65
Derby, 5 lb. boxes .... 28
&. Bros, 4 Ib .......... 66
Four Roses, 10c ........ 90

Gilt Edges, 2 Ib. 5
Gold Rope, 6 and 12 Ib. 58
Gold Rope, 4 and 8 Ib. 58
G. O. P., 12 and 24 Ib. 40
Granger Twist, 6 Ib. .. 50
G. T. W., 10 and 21 ib. 38
Horse Shoe, 6 and 12 Ib. 48
Honey Dip Twist, 5

and 10 Ib. ........... 49
Jolly Tar, 5 and 8 Ib. 40
J. T., 5% and 11 Ib. .. 40

Kentucky Navy, 12 Ib. 32
Keystone Twist, 6 Ib. 45
Kismet, 6 Ib.
Maple Dip, 16 o2. .... 5 04
Merry Widow, 12 Ib. .. 32
Nobby Spun Roll 6 & 3 58
Parrot, 12 Ib.
Patterson’s Nat. §
Peachey, 6, 12 & 24 Ib. 47
Picnic Twist, 6 bh. .... 66
Piper Heidsieck 4 & 7 Ib. 69
Piper Heidsieck, per dz. 96
Polo, 3 doz., per doz. 48
Red Cross ..... eecceaae 32
Scrapple, 2 and 4 doz. 48
Sherry Cobbler, 8 oz. 33

Spear Head, 12 oz. .... 46
Spear Head, 14% oz. .. 46
Spear Head, 7 oz. 50

Sq. Deal, 7, 14 & 28 lb. 30
Star, 6, 12 and 24 Ib. .. 48
Standard Navy, 7%, 15
and 30 Ib.
Ten Penny, 6 and 12 Ib. 35
Town Talk, 14 oz.
Yankee Girl, 12 & 24 Ib. 33

Scrap
Al Red, Se .......... 5 76
Am. Union Scrap .... 5 40
Bae Pipe. Ge ........ 5 88
Cutias, 2% o€8§. ........ 26
Globe Scrap, 2 oz. .... 30

Happy Thought, 2 oz. 30
Honey Comb Scrap, 5c 5 76
Honest Scrap, 5c .... 1 55
Mail Pouch, 4 doz. 5c 2 00
Old Songs, 5c .......
Old Times, % gro. 5
Polar Bear, 5c, % gro. 5
Red Band, 5c, % gro. 6
Red Man Scrap, 5c .. 1
Scrapple, 5c pkgs. ....
Sure Shot, 5c, % gro. : 76

6

6

n
~
»

Yankee Girl Scrap 2oz.
Pan Handle Serp % gr

Peachey Scrap, 5c ,.,,. 8 76

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Smoking
All Leaf, 24 & Tox. 3
BB, 3% oz. .... = oe
Be, fT of. J...
BE, 4 on ......
Badger, 3 oz. ........ 5 04
Badger, 7 oz. .......-11 52

 

 

Banner, &c ........... 6 76
Banner, 206 2... 5 1 84
Banner, 40e 3 68

Belwood, Mixture, 10c 94
Big Chief, 2% oz. .... @ 00
Big Chief, 16 oz. .... 30
Bull Durham, 6e ..... §
Bull Durham, 10c <<
Bull Durham, 15¢ ‘cece tk &
Bull Durham, 8 os. .. 3 6@
Bull Durham, 16 os. oe 672
Buck Horn, 6e ...... 5 76

Buck Horn, 10c ecceclh 62
Briar Pipe, 6c ...... - 6 76
Briar Pipe, 10c ...... 11 52
Black Swan, fc ..... - 5 76

Black Swan, 14 oz.
Bob White, Sc

  

Carnival, 5e ...... - 6 70
Carnival, % og. ..._|, 39
Carnival, 16 oz. |. <=. &
Cigar Clip’g Johnson 30

Cigar Clip’g Seymour 30
Identity, 3 and 16 os. 30
Darby Cigar Cuttings 4 50
Continental Cubes, 10c 90
Corn Cake, 35c¢ ..... 3 55
Corn Cake, 20c ...... 1
Corn Cake, Be ...... 5
Cream, 50c pails .... 4 70
Cuban Star, 5e foll

Cuban Star, pails . 4
Chips, 10c

sedeueaus 30
Dills Best, 1% oz. <cue O
Dills Best, 3% oz. ..._ 77
Dills Best, 16 oz. .... 78
Dixie Kid, 5c 48

Duke’s Mixture, Be tee "3 76

Duke’s Mixture, 10c ..11 82

Duke’s Cameo, 5c .... B 16
5

Byam, Gd 20....0.. 76
EE. A. 4 on 2... 5 04
WY AL Tt oe 8 11 52
Fashion,16 oz. ....__. os i
Fashion, 16 oz. ...... 5 28
Five Bros., 5c ...... 5 76
Five Bros., 10¢ ..... 10 80
Five cent cut Plog .. 29
BO 8 ies ... 11 52
Four Roses, 10c ..... - 96
Full Dress, 1% oz. ... 72
Glad Hand, 5c ........ 48
Gold Block, 10c ...... 12 00

Gold Star, 50c pail .. 4 60

Gail & Ax Navy, 5e 6 00
Growler, Se .......... 48
Growler, lie ........ 1 50
Growler, 30e .....__. 3 00
Giant, be ............. €@
Giant, 406 418
Hand Made, 2% oz. .. 60
Hazel Nut, 5¢ ...... 6 00
Honey Dew, 10c .... 12 00
Hunting, Se .......... 38
Lx 2. Ge... § 10
I xX %, Mm pails |... .. 4 95
Kiln Dried, 16 oz. ... 3 50
King Bird, 7 ox. ...... 2 16
King Bird, 10c ...... 11 52
King Hird, Ge ....... 5 76
La Turka, Ge ........ 5 76
Little Giant, 1 Ib. .... 28
Lucky Strike, 10c .... 96
Le Redo, 3 oz. ......10 20
Le Redo, 8 & 16 oz. .. 40
Myrtle Navy, 10c ....11 52
Myrtle Navy, 5c ..... 5 76
Maryland Club, 5c .... £0
Mayflower, 5c ........ 6 00
Mayflower, 10c ...... 1 00
Mayflower, 20c ...... 1 92
Nigger Hair, 5c ...... 6 00
Nigger Hair, 10c .... 11 52
Nigger Head, 5c .... 5 40
Nigger Head, 10c ... 10 56
Noon Hour, 6c ...... 48

Old Colony, 1-12 gro. 11 62
Ola Mill Se ....:.... 5 76
Old English Crve 14% oz. 96
Old Crop. Ge ...:.:.. 6 00
OW Crop, 356 ....:... 3 48
P. S., 8 oz. 30 Ib. case 19
P. S., 3 oz., per gro. 5 o

Pat Hand, 1 om. ...... 6
Patterson Seal, 1% oz. 48
Patterson Seal, 3 oz .. 96
Patterson Seal, 16 oz. 5 00
Peerless, Se ......... 5 76
Peerless, 10c cloth ..11 52
Peerless, 10c paper ..10 80
Peerless, 20c .........

Peerless, 40c ........

Plaza, 2 gro. case
Plow Boy, 5c ....
Plow Boy, 10c ..
Plow Boy, 16 oz.
Pedro, Ge ..........; 19
Pride of Virginia, 1% .. 77
Pilot, 7 oz. doz. ...... 1 05
Queen Quality, 5¢ .... 48
Rob Roy, 5c foil .... 6 00
Rob Roy, 10c gross ..11 52
Rob Roy, 25c doz. .... 2 50
Rob Roy, 50c doz. .... 4 90
S. & M. 6e gross .... 5 76
S. & M., 14 oz. doz. .. 3 80

Soldier Boy, 5c gross 5 76
10 50

 

Soldier Boy, 10c ......

Stam, Ge ...5...2....-, 5 76
Stag. 106 ......... ac. 18 62
Stag, 8 oz. glass .... 450
Stag, 90c glass ...... 8 40
Soldfer Boy, 1 Ib. .... 4 75
Sweet Caporal, 1 om 60

 

 

 

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Sweet Lotus, 5c .... 5 76
Sweet Lotus, 10c ....11 52
Sweet Lotus, 16 oz. .. 5 50
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 9 60
Seal N. C. 1% cut plug 70
Seal N. C. 1% Gran. .. 63
Three Feathers, 1 oz. 48
Three Feathers, 10c 11 52
Three Feathers, and

Pipe combination .. 2 25
Tom & Jerry, 40c .... 4 00
Tom & Jerry, 20c ... 2 00
Tom & Jerry, 3 oz. .. 76
Turkish, Patrol, 2-9 5 76
Tuxedo, 1 oz. bags .. 48
Tuxedo, 2 oz. tnis .... 96
Tuxedo, 20c .......-.. 2 04
Tuxedo, s5c tins .... 8 15
Union Leader, 5c coli 6 00
Union Leader, 10c

ON ces 11 52
union Leader, ready

cs be ete 11 52
Union Leader 50c box : 10
War Path, Se ....-.-. 6 00
War Path, POP Gieeee 1 60
Wave Line, ne 40
Wave Line, 16 oz. .... 40
Way Up, 2% oz. .... 5 75

Way Up, 16 oz. pails 36
Wild Fruit, 5c 6 00
Wild Fruit, 10c
Tam Yam, OC ...---s6 5
Yum Yum, 10c
Yum Yum, 1 Ib. doz. 5 40

CIGARS

Peter Dornbos Brands
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TO ne ee doce ce 35 00
Dornbos, Perfectos o» Bo 00
Dornbos, Bismarck 70 90
Allan D. Grant ..... 65 00
mien 7D. 4. seco 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 * aaiaciaag 5c

8. Cc.

Gee as

Seeeaae s Straight

Above five brands are
sold on following basis:

Less than 300 ........ 35 00
300 assorted .......... 35 00
2500 assorted ........ 33 00

3% trade discount on 300
or more.

2% cash discount on all
purchases.

Worden Grocer Co. Brands
Worden’s Hand Made

Londres, 50s Wood .. 33 00
TWINE
Coton, 8 ply _..-....+- 44
Comm, € 19 ......... 44
SUB, 8 OO occccaceus 25
Memp, 6 PI ..c.ccccee 30
Flax, medium ......... 35
Wool, 1 Ib. bales ...... 17
VINEGAR

White Wine, 40 grain 12
White Wine, 80 grain 17
White Wine, 109 grain 20

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 gross ........ 35
No. 1, per gross ....... 45
No. 2, per gross ....... 60
No. 3, per gross ....... 90
WOODENWARE
Baskets
BOTEOUNOES nce rv cccccc 1 20

Bushels, wide band .. 1 25
Market, drop handle .. 55
Market, single handle 60
Splint, large ........ 4 00
Splint, medium ....... 3 50
Splint, small
Willow, Clothes, large
Willow, Clothes, small
Willow, Clothes, me’m

Butter Pilates
Ovals
% Ib., 250 in crate .... 35

 

% Ib., 250 in crate .... 35
1 Ib., 250 in crate ...... 40
2 Ib., 250 in crate ..... - 50
3 Ib., 260 in crate ...... 70

6 ib., 250 in crate ...... 90

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Wire End
1 Ib., 250 in crate ..... . 35
2 Ib., 250 in crate ..... - 45
3 Ib., 250 in crate ...... 55
5 Ib., 20 in crate ...... 65
Churns

Barrel, 5 gal., each .. 2 40
Barrel, 10 gal., each .. 2 55

Clothes Pins
Round Head
4% inch, 5 gross .... 65
Cartons, No. 24, 24s, bxs. 70

Egg Crates and Fillers
Humpty Dumpty, 12 dz. 20
No. 1 complete ........ 42
No. 2 complete ....... 35
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 35
Eclipse patent spring 1 35
No. 1 common ...... 1 35

No. 2, pat. enn hold 1 35

ideal, No.7 .......... 1 35
12lb. ae mop heads 1 75
Palis
10 qt. Galvanized .... 3 50
12 qt. Galvanized .... 4 00
14 qt. Galvanized .... 4 50
Pre 2 4 00
Toothpicks
Birch, 100 packages .. 2 00
Pee 85
Traps

Mouse, wood, 2 hoels .. 22
Mouse, wood, 4 holes .. 45
10 qt. Galvanized .... 1 55
12 qt. Galvanized .... 1 70
14 qt. Galvanized .... 1 90
Mouse, wood, 6 holes .. 70
Mouse, tin, 5 holes .... 65
MOL, WOO8 .............; 80

Mat, spring ............ 75
Tubs

No. 1 Mibre .......... 16 50

Oo: 2 Pie 2.25.2... 15 00

Mo. 32 Mibre ......5..: 13 50

Large Galvanized ... 12 50

Medium Galvanized 107
Small Galvanized .... 9 50

Washboards
Banner, Globe ..... - 3 75
Brass, Single ........ 6 75
Glass, Single ........ 4 00
Double Peerless ..... 6 25
Single Peerless ...... 5 50
Northern Queen ..... 4 75
Good Enough ........ 4 65
Universal ..........;. 5 00

Wood Bowls
13 in. Butter ........ 1 75
15 in. Butter ........ 3 16
17 in. Butter ....... - 6 75
19 in. Butter ..... -.10 50

WRAPPING PAPER

Fibre Manila, white .. 8%
Fibre, Manila, colored
No. 1 Manila ...... os BM
Butchers’ Manila .... 8
WOE oboe ess ios 0%
Wax Butter, short c’nt 16
Wax Butter, full c’nt 20
Parchm’t Butter, rolls 19

YEAST CAKE

Magic, 3 doz. ........ 1 15
Sunlight, 3 doz. ...... 1 00
Sunlight, 1% doz. .... 50
Yeast Foam, 3 doz. .. 1 15
Yeast Foam, 1% doz. 85

Window Cleaners

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in paper or
ind stock

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BAKING POWDER
KC

Doz.
10c, 4 doz. in case .... 95
15c, 4 doz. in case .... 1 40

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

4 4b. cans 1 45
6 oz. cans 2 00
es cans 2 55
4 %4lb. cans 3 95
llb. cans .. 4 95
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Morton’s Salt
Per case, 24 2 Ibs. .4.. 1 80

Five case lots ....... 1 70
SOAP
Proctor & Gamble Co.
AONOK . 3. pccnacccocs 8 UD
imry. 6 Of .......... 5 75
avOry, 10 O%. ..5...;. 9 60
SAP 366, ce beeceoce © oO
Swift & Company
Bwitts Pride ........ 4 75
White Laundry ...... 4 85
Wool, G6 oz. bars .... 5 15
Wool, 10 oz. bars .... 7 00

Tradesman Company
Black Hawk, one box 3 50
Black Hawk, five bxs 3 45
Black Hawk, ten bxs 3 40

Scouring ;
Sapolio, gross lots .. 9 50
Sapolio, half gro. lots 4 85
Sapolio, single boxes 2 40
Sapolio, hand ........ 2 40
Scourine, 50 cakes .. 1 80
Scourine, 100 cakes .. 3 50
Queen Anne Scourer 1 80

Soap Compounds
Johnson’s Fine, 48 2 3 25
Johnson’s XXX 100 5c 4 40
Rub-No-More ....... 4 50
Nine O’Clock ....... 3 85

WASHING POWDERS.
Gold Dust
24 large packages .... 5 75
100 small packages .. 5 60

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1 Ib. boxes, per gross 8 70
3 Ib. boxes, per gross 23 10

 

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BUSINESS-WANTS DEPARTMENT

Advertisements: inserted ‘under this’ head for’ three. cents
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

A For Sale—General store and house val-
4 ued about $4,500. For further particu-
lars call or write to The Golden Rule,
Kramer, North Dakota. 226
For Sale—First-class groc ery store do-
ing a profitable business. Bear strictest
4. investigation. Located in Muskegon,
Michigan. Eight year lease on building
at low rental. Owner going in wholesale
business. Address No 228, care Michi-
, 8an Tradesman. 228

 

 

 

For Sale—Grocery stock and fixtures.
Invoice about $2, 000. Good trade, clean
stock. Located St. Joe County. Address

No. 229, care Michigan Tradesman. 229

< Paper Bags and W rapping _ Paper—
Salesmen wanted to. sell paper bags.
wrapping paper and toilet paper direct
from factory to merchants. Freight al-
lowance. Samples carried in pocket.
® Quick sales, liberal commission. Address
The Bag & Paper Company, Pittsburgh,

Penn. 230
Notice—On account of my health will
sell my general store, meat mar ket, feed
barn and building that could be used for
sarage as nearest one is six miles. $3,000
will pay for stock and fixtures. Will sell
property on monthly payments. Located
six miles from Saginaw on stone road
+ and electric car line. Been in business
eighteen = years. Full basement under
store 30x48. Built six years. Living
rooms over store, furnace, electric lights
and water. About one acre of ground.
Out buildings all under one roof 40 x 66.
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appreciated. I can prove it is one of
the best locations in Michigan. Address
F. G. Todish, Bridgeport, Saginaw Coun-
sty, Michigan. 231
For Sale—Fine paying grocery. with
store building and dwelling. $7,500.
Might take in small farm. Lock Box
Con Brookport, Illinois. 232

 

Will Exchange—40- acre improved | farm
Jefferson County, Tllinois. Want any
kind good merch: indise for $1,700 equity.
Eugene Munson, Brookport, ill, 233

For Sale—Drug stock and fixtures at
your own price. The trustees will sell
between now and August 20, at private
sale for an extremely low figure, the
» drug stock of Cook & Borne at Allegan,
Michigan, with fixtures, inculding soda
fountain. These fixtures are of the best
and suitable for any city store. Corre-
spond with Charles Thew, Attorney for
Trustees, Allegan, Michigan. 234

‘ For Sale—California little farms near
l.os Angeles. Easy payments. Write E.
R. ae _ Shawnee, "Oklahoma. 235

For “ary goods, clothing,
ladies’ fasniahiies and ready-to-wear.
Doing good business, mostly cash. Goods
bought before raise. Doing $30,000 to
$35,000 business yearly. Stock will in-
ventory $15,000 to $18,000. Am leaving

 

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4 on account of ill health. Store rent
reasonable. I. Saulson, Munising, Michi-
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*|MR. MERCHANT!

Do you want to increase your business?
a Do you want to c t down your stock?

Do you want to turn your stock into
cash at a profit?

We can accomplish all this for you iaa ten
day advertising and sel'ing campaign.

Write today for information, no obligations.

UNITED SALES CO.
. 431 Houseman Bldg.
GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN

 

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For Sale Or Trace—First-class meat
market with iceing plant, doing a profit-
able business. Owner is compelled to
look after other business interests. Ad-

> dress No. 170, care Michigan ciamer oe

Sales Conducted—Merchandise_ stocks
reduced or closed out. Greene Sales Co.,
Jackson, Michigan. 213

For Sale—Clean stock of shoes and
staple dry goods and men’s furnishings
about $1,800. Can be easily moved. In-
vestigate soon. Ideal proposition. Ad-
dress No. 200, care Tradesman. 200

‘ Cash Registers—Let us quote you
price on rebuilt cash registers. All
makes—sizes—styles. Largest used ma-
chine dealers in Michigan. Save you

» money, terms to suit. Will exchange for
your machine. The os‘. C. Vogt Sales Co.,
215 So. Washington Ave., Saginaw,
, "Michigan. 158

 

 

 

 

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For Sale—Drug store in small town;

also desirable residence. Good opening
for doctor. Write for information. J.
H. Myers & Co., Ridgeland, Miss. 202

Safes Opened—W. L. Slocum, safe ex-
pert and locksmith. 128 Ann St., N. E.,
Grand Rapids, Michigan. 104

Cash Buyers of clothing,

shoes, dry
goods and furnishings.

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stocks. H. Price, 194 Forrest Ave. East,

Detroit. 678
General Merchandise and real estate

auctioneer. Closing out and _ reducing

stocks, address Leonard Van Liere, Hol-
land, Michigan. 799

 

Merchants wishing to sell stocks
or a portion of same at an ad-
vantage, should get in touch with
us.

Weickgenants Dept. Store,
Battle Creek, Mich.

 

Bakery-Delicatessen—Cantonment here
means splendid opportunity. Box 308,
Battle Creek, Michigan. 222

 

For Sale—Stock of merchandise con-
sisting of ladies’ furnishings and mil-
linery located in a busy little town sur-
rounded by good farming country. In-

cluding fixtures will inventory about
$2,000. Address Darke & Waggoner,
Scottville, 217

 

Will pay cash fur whule or part stocks
of merchandise. Louis Levinsohn, Sag-
inaw, Michigan. 757

 

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 — or exchange your business write
us. R. Business Exchange, 540 House-
man Sige. Grand Ranids. Mich RAD

For Sale—At 90 cents, clean $3, 500 shoe
stock in one of the best towns in Central
Mic ao See Rindge, Kalmbach, Logie
Co. Grand Re apids. 21

For Sale—Store in Michigan Ww hich paid
35 per cent. on capital stock last year.
We carry a stock of $20,000 dry goods
and ladies ready-to-wear. Population
10,000. A fine chance for the right party.
Part cash required. Address No. 192,
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For Sale—Drug stock, doing business
in Lincoln, residence district, low rent,
small expense. Invoice, $3,400 to $3,700.
Fixtures only one-tenth of invoice. Clean
stock. Good reason for selling. Address
881 No. 27th St.; Lincoln, Nebr. 220

Kor Sale—General country ‘store at
Winn, Michigan, in the heart of an Al
farming country and a lot of good farm-
ers. Winn is located in the center of a
circle of towns, like the hub of a wheel.
It is 9; 10, 11, 12, 18 and 14 miles to the
other towns. Nine miles to the nearest.
Good territory to draw from. Best loca-
tion in Isabella county for a country
store. Brick store building 32 x 100, with
lL. 18x50. Good farm house, barn, lots
and teams. Everything to continue the
business. Will sell the real estate or
rent. Expenses cheap. Practically noth-
ing when compared with city expenses.
Stock and fixtures will invoice $13,000.
Doing good business. Come and see it if
you are interested. Act quick for I am
xoing to sell. B. M. Adams, Winn, Mich-
igan. 224

For Sale—Old established grocery loca-
tion and meat market on main thorough-
fare in Grand Rapids. Stock and fixtures
will inventory about $6,000. Annual sales,
$70,000. Address No, 225, care —
Tradesman. 225

 

For Sale—Clean stock of groceries and
crockery in one of the best towns of
Michigan, Good location and good trade.
Will invoice about $3,000. Address No.
164. care Tradesman. 164

 

Collections everywhere. We get the
money and so do you. No charge unless
collected. United States Credit Service,
Washington, D, 57

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Wanted—Man experienced in groceries
for responsible position. State 2xperi-
ence as buyer, manager and salesman.
Also. state experience in dry goods,
clothing and shoes and age and salary
wanted. Give references. Address No.
227, care Michigan T radesman. 227

 

‘Clerk wanted for country store in
Northern Michigan. Some experience
necessary. Married man preferred.

Wages $50 to $75 according to ability.
Address No. 204, care Tradesman. 204

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32

Review of the Grand Rapids Produce
Market.

Apples—Harvest varieties from the
South command 75c per climax bas-
ket and $1.50 per bu.

Asparagus—Home grown $1.10 per
doz.

Bananas—$4 per 100 Ibs,

Beets—25c per doz. bunches for
home grown.

Butter—The market is steady and
unchanged. Advices from the pro-
ducing sections report shorter make
in corresponding time this year, and
we do not look for any material
change in prices in the near future.
Local dealers hold fancy creamery at
38c in tubs and 38c in prints. Local
dealers pay 33c for No. 1 in jars and
29c for packing stock.

Cabbage—Home grown 75c per bu.

Cantaloupes—Ponys from Arizona
command $3.50 for 54s and $4 for 45s
and 36s; pinkmeats from Arizona,
$1.50 per flats of 12 to 15; pinkmeats
from Georgia, $$1 per flat.

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

Cauliflower—$1.75 per doz.

Celery—Home_ grown, 30c_ per
bunch. The quality is improving
daily.

Cherries—Sour varieties command
$1.60 per 16 qt. crate; sweet varieties,
$2.25 per crate,

Currants—$1.50 per crate of 16 qts.
for red. No white or black in market
vet.

Eggs—The market is firm, with un-
changed quotations. Fresh receipts
of good fancy marks of eggs are start-
ing to show more or less heat defects,
due to warmer weather in the pro-
ducing sections. There is a very good
demand for fancy eggs, but medium
to fair qualities are in larger supply
and harder to move. No change is
looked for in the near future. Local
dealers pay 33c for fresh, including
cases, loss off.

Figs—Package, $1.25 per box; lay-
ers, $1.75 per 10 Ib. box.

Green Corn—35c per doz. for IIli-
nois.

Green Onions—18c per
bunches for home grown.

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

Lemons—California selling at $8
for choice and $8.50 for fancy.

Lettuce—60c per bu. for garden
grown leaf; $1 per hamper for home
grown head. :

Limes—$1.25 per 100 for Italian.

dozen

Maple Syrup—$1.50 per gal. for
pure.

Mushrooms—75c per Ib.
Nuts—Almonds, 18c per Ib.; _ fil-

berts, 16c per lb.; pecans, 15c per Ib.;
walnuts, 16c for Grenoble; 15™%4c for
Naples.

Onions—Texas Bermudas yellow
command $1.50 for large and $1 for
small crate; Spanish, $1.50 per crate.

Oranges — California Valencias,
$4.50@4.75.

Peas—$1.50 per bu. for home grown

Peaches—Georgia bells fetch $2.75
per climax crate; Georgia Elbertas
command $3.50 per bu.

Peppers—Southern command 50c
per basket.
Pop Corn—$2.25 per bu. for ear,

64%2@7c per lb. for shelled.

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN

Potatoes—$5 ber bbl. for Virginia
or home grown.

Poultry—Local dealers pay as fol-
lows, live weight: heavy hens, 23c;
light hens, 21@22c; cox and stags, 15
@18c; broilers, 38@40c; geese, 15@
16c; ducks, 22@23c. Dressed fowls
average 3c above quotations.

Radishes—10c per doz. bunches for
small.

Raspberries—$2 for red and $1.50
for black.

Rhubarb—Home grown, 75c per 40
Ib. box.

String Beans—$1.25 per bu.

Summer Squash—$2 per bu.

Tomatoes—Home grown hot house
80c for 8 Ib. basket.

Water Melons—$3.50 per bbl. of 12
to 14 for Florida.

Wax Beans—$1.25 per bu.
—_.<2—__.
Manufacturing Matters.
Detroit—The Aluminum Welding
Works has been organized with an
authorized capital stock of $5,000, of
which amount $3,480 has been sub-
scribed, $480 paid in in cash and $1,-

500 paid in in property.

Greenville—The Atlas Electric
Storage Battery Co. has been incor-
porated with an authorized capital
stock of $40,000, of which amount
$20,070 has been subscribed, $1,009
paid in in cash and $9,000 paid in in
preperty.

Detroit—The Witzel Fence & Wire
Works has been incorporated to en-
gage in business at 632 Meldrum
avenue, with an authorized capital
stock of $5,600, of which acount $5,000
has been subscribed and $1,120 paid
in in cash.

Niles—The Original Cabinet Co.
has engaged in the general wood
working business with an authorized
capital stock of $40,000, of which
amount $30,000 has been subscribed,
$1,082.18 paid in in cash and $28,917.52
paid in in property.

Detroit—The Chalkis Manufactur-
ing Co., manufacturer and dealer in
munitions and implements of war,
has been incorporated with an author-
ized capital stock of $50,000, all of
which has been subscribed and $15,-
000 paid in in cash.

St. Johns—The Triangle Motor
Truck Co. has awarded the contract
for the construction of its new plant.
The first building will be 70x 236
feet, and other units will be erected
as business warrants. Fifty men will
be employed at the start.

Cadillac—After experiencing .diffi-
culty in the way of deciding on an
exact location satisfactory to all con-
cerned, Etson Hamilton, recently of
Flint, has decided to establish a
potash factory in the Improvement
Board addition, 300 feet north of
Aldrich street and 300 feet east of
Linden street. The factory is ex-
pected to have capacity sufficient to
take the ashes from all the wood-
burning industries of the city and
contracts with most of them have
been made.

George Luly, of Owosso, in renew-
ing his subscription to the Michigan
Tradesman, writes as follows: “With-
out your editorials, Honest Grocery-
man and Kronic Kicker, this would
indeed be a tame life.”

Hints On Shrinking.

Now as never before, there is an
open wish to make everything go as
far as possible. Once this economy
at every turn was concealed as a
sort of disgrace; but the open ser-
mons on every side from the White
House down have made this principle
of saving a positive grace. There is
much that the salesman can do to
aid in the matter without in any way
becoming obtrusive.

One clerk took occasion to note
when a woman was buying black and
white ginghams, “You can rest as-
sured that this will wash well. Black
and white cottons always do if right-
ly handled.” And then, in answer to
an enquiring look, she continued,
“My mother has her own way of
washing black and white, be it calico,
percale, gingham or voile, and it al-
ways works to a charm. She soaps
the soiled spots and then pours boil-
ing suds over the garments and al-
lows them to stand in it until cool
enough to handle easily. Then she
washes in the usual manner and rinses
in salt water. In this way her dresses
show as clear a white and as intense
a black as when they were new. It
seems like heroic treatment, but the
test proves the worth of the method.”

And then when selling muslin or
dress goods, it is so easy to give a
hint on shrinking cloth before it is
made up. Many do nct understand
how simple the process or the desira-
bility of it. One girl finds the intro-
duction to this easy by remarking
that it pays better, as a rule, to make
your own clothes on this account.
There is no danger, when the goods
are first shrunk of their being too
small after they are washed.

If her hearer is interested, she can
soon determine, and may then con-
tinue on the ease of the process. All
that is necessary is to wet the goods
in clear water. Of course warm wa-
ter penetrates more easily than cold.
Leave them folded as they came from
the store and dip until every part is
wet. Then hang on the line, pinning
at the side. If well shaken cut little
pressing or ironing will be necessary,
and the garment made from cloth
thus treated will never grow smaller
when washed. How much better this
than the grouch because “Smith’s
goods shrink so when washed.”

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What Is Your Turnover?

How many times during the year
do you turn over your stock?

The answer to this question de-
termines whether you are a merchant
or only an imitation of the real thing.

Frederick C. Beard, a Grand Rap-
ids grocer, turns his stock twenty-
three times each year.

Walter Engard, a grocer friend of
the Tradesman in Ohio, turns his
grocery stock twenty-seven times eac'
year.

A wholesale grocer of Grand Rap-
ids formerly turned his stock from
nine to thirteen time per year.

Clarence Alberts, general dealer at
Ravenna, turns his general stock five
times per year.

It is now accepted as axiomatic in
the mercantile business that a meat
dealer should turn his stock twenty-
six times a year, a grocer ten times, a

August 1, 1917

general dealer and shoe dealer five
times and a druggist and hardware
dealer four times, in order to lay
claim to the title “merchant” in all
that the term implies.

If any mercantile friend of the
Tradesman is not doing business acs
cording to this standard or better,
he should sit down in the quiet of
his office some evening and figure out
how he can best square himself
around so as to get in under the wire.
This can usually be accomplished in
two ways—by increasing his sales
and reducing his stock. The first
thing to do is to reduce stock. A

merchant who is carrying $12,000
stock and selling $24,000 worth of
goods—a _ preposterous proposition,

by the way—can first reduce his stock
to $8,000 by a special sale and then
deliberately plan to increase his sales
to $40,000, which can be done by prop-
er effort, properly applied. The mer-
chant who sits back and whines, “It
can’t be done” or “It can’t be done in
Brownville,” will never get very far,
but the merchant who grits his teeth
and says, “What others have done, I
can do,” will live to see the fruition
of his hopes and the accomplishment
of his purpose. Such a man, in speak-
ing of himself, will have a right to
say I AM A MERCHANT, whereas
a whiner who delays and demurs and
protests will never be entitled to that
proud distinction and honor.

-_o oo
It Came Hard.

The sympathetic prison visitor
went from cell to cell interviewing
the inmates. To one penitent-looking
individual she put the usual question:
“What brought you here?”

“Borrowing money, lady,” was the
reply.

“But, good gracious!” she exclaim-
ed, “they don’t put people in prison
for borrowing money?”

“Not ordinarily,” said the man,
“but I had to knock a man down three
or four times before he would lend it
to me.”

—_—_ + _-___
Advice to People Crossing Bridges.

When the young chap in khaki asks
you in a more or less pleasant voice
to stop and explain yourself, or to
turn around and go back, or to do
anything else—why, don’t hurry or
fall over yourself, but just do it.
There will be a lot of pleasant weath-
er this summer, and you might as

well enjoy some more of it.
—_—_2.-2-——— ’

The Grand Rapids Wholesale Gro-
cery Co. has been organized with an
authorized capital steck of $100,000,
of which amount $50,000 has been
subscribed and $10,000 paid in in cash.
The company will sell goods to farm-
ers in small quantities at alleged
wholesale prices.

—_»2-.____

The McLeod Furniture Co. has in-
creased its capital stock from $25 000
to $50,000.

 

BUSINESS CHANCES.

Wanted—To hear from owner of good
general merchandise store for sale. Cash
price, description. D. F. Bush, Minne-
apolis, Minnesota. 176

 

 

Cafe For Sale—Good clean and first-
class; in live Oklahoma town of 5,000;
other business reason for selling. This
proposition will bear closest inspection;
full particulars on request. Address Box
424, Claremore, Oklahoma. 237

 

  

 

 

 

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