NOTICE TO READER. When you finish reading this magazine place a one cent stamp on this notice, hand same to any postal employee and it will be placed in the hands of our soldiers or sailors at the front. No wrapping, no address. A. S. Burleson, Postmaster General. [ys e G es 23 Syn x 3 > ms Q \ TD " >) ys y }) a SS ASS AB : . eS , . ’ . NES 3 KC ae ME * @ WY I 96 RY @ | N 1 EN (J OO) A jj =) xo Cour An re o ZS GR ES Qe doy naes ZS, CPPUBLISHED WEEKLY ¥ 75 SWC Gavi 8 TRADESMAN COMPANY, PUBLISHERS<< SS SUES ESOS AOR FESS ESN 4) ts F; ag SY Wel mS \(5 om NSE pe Gon a I Ze V Ve 150) ¢ Oct ZS {rw . Qo Wl : ag Thirty-Fifth Year GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1917 ==BE A MAN It’s a mighty good thing, while you're running life’s race, Just to pause, as you go, and to come face to face With your conscience, and ask it a question, or two; For it’s right you should know what your life means to you. Have you done things worth while, have you drifted along, Have you filled it with sighs, have you filled it with song, Have you helped when you should, have you tried to do right, Have you struggled for good or just fought on for might? Have you given your hand to some fellow in need, Have you sneered at the man who was not of your creed, Have you been open-hearted and ready to do, Have you tried to be just, have you tried to be true? In your judgment of men have you been always fair, Have you learned to forgive in the face of despair, Have you fought against greed or succumbed to its lust, Have you learned what it means to protect and to trust? Oh, it’s easy to preach and it’s easy to tell Of the other chap’s faults—but our own faults, ah well! We are cowards at times, and the truth, you will find, Is a thing we dislike, for it’s rather unkind. But the Past, let it rest. Give a thought to To-day And To-morrow, as well, for the Time’s growing gray; Do the things that you should, do the best that you can, Crown your life with your deeds—be a red-blooded man! W. Dayton Wegefarth. PREPARE EARLY For the Holidays This Year Get your FANCY CHRISTMAS PACKAGES ordered without delay. There is certain to be a shortage this season on account of labor conditions, so buy now and be safe. Two Large Complete Lines Lowney’s Fancy Package Chocolates Putnam’s Fancy Package Chocolates Putnam Factory, Grand Rapids, Michigan DETROIT SERVICE Each and every one of the 117,000 telephones in Detroit may be reached direct from your Citizens Telephone. ay -. aaa [jie Copper Metallic Long Distance Cir- eT? cuits Connect with 250,000 Telephones in the State. Citizens Telephone Company You Should Carry All Franklin Package Sugars Women who get used to buying Granulated Sugar from you in neat Franklin Packages will prefer to buy Dainty Lumps, Powdered and Confectioners Sugars in the same way. They like the clean, strong packages that will not burst in the market basket or cupboard as will a thin paper bag. It will pay you to sell ALL your sugar in the time-saving Franklin Packages. “A Franklin Sugar for every use’’ Cartons packed in 24, 48, GO and 120 Ib. con- tainers according to grade Cotton bags of granulated sugar packed in 100 Ib. sacks and in barrels Made from Sugar Cane The Franklin Sugar Refining Company PHILADELPHIA Ceresota Flour Always Uniformly Good Made from Spring Wheat at Minneapolis, Minn. Judson Grocer Co. The Pure Foods House Distributors GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Carried Home by a Patriot Reports on results of the adoption of the recommendations, cov- ering the curtailing of deliveries, minimizing returned goods and C. O. D. privileges, that men may be released for service on the call of the Government without unfortunate results to the merchant, have been extremely pleasing, showing that practically every live city and every state is pretty well lined up and endeavoring to carry out the wishes of the Government as closely as possible. In view of the demand from every section of the country for a universally adopted STICKER, the Tradesman Company hereby recom- mends that every merchant immediately adopt for use on all “Take With” purchases a sticker reading as follows: CARRIED HOME FROM (Merchant's Name Here) BY A PATRIOT | These stickers can be supplied by us on the following basis, properly imprinted in the center: 4 000-66... .-5. 54... $1.75 2 O00. - 22... 3.00 6B O00 22.3. 4.75 40,000)2) 2). 2.2/5. 6.75 This is a good way to start the co-operative and enthusiastic spirit of carrying home all possible purchases. It is now a certainty that every man, woman and child will feel it a matter of pride to be seen with a bundle having one of these stickers attached to it. Be one of the first to use these stickers. Tradesman Company Grand Rapids Michigan “ € . ~ saa. e ) a ; 3 a i “eA + @ a a 3 IGA ob a AK Las 0 Thirty-Fifth Year GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1917 SPECIAL FEATURES. Page 2. Upper Peninsula. 4. News of the Business World. 5. Grocery and Produce Market. 8. Editorial. 10. Shoes. 12. Financial. ‘ 18. Butter, Eggs and Produce. 20. Hardware. 22. Dry Goods. 24. The Commercial 26. Drugs. 27. Drug Price Current. 28. Grocery Price Current. 28. Special Price Current. 31. Business Wants. Traveler. THE NATIONAL CONSCIENCE. As the war goes on, the march oi events is’ showing the fallacy of keep- ing up the pretence of “business as usual” as an expression of what is really the condition in producing and distributing circles. One by one the industries of the country are being taken under Government control or a large percentage of their output is turned civilian into military Tt has interfere from found the cf the law of supply and demand and channels. been neces- sary to with working with unchecked competition. Co-op- eration in various industries has been forced to the point of combination in such a way as virtually to nullify the anti-trust legislation whose enact- ment was regarded as the greatest of reform curbs to corporate rapacity. lar from the changes being met with hostility, it would appear as though they were welcomed even by those whose profits are thereby lessened. Patriotism may play a part in ‘this, but it 1s not the only factor. What may be called the National conscience, which rises in revolt at the idea that swollen and exorbitant pretits should inure to the £oOes stay-at-homes. while the youth forth to battle for freedom, is a very strong though flower of country’s intangible influence. Then, teo, there 1s always the chance that the Government may, at a pinch use some of the extraordinary pow- ers recently vested in it and com- pel obedience to what is manifestly the people’s desire and in the public interest. BULL HEADED IGNORANCE. No more comprehensive statement of the sugar situation was ever pre- sented than the analysis of the Amer- ican Sugar Refining Co. on the third this the Tradesman. The showing is a serry one, because it discloses how utterly page of week's issue of foolish Congress acted in the face o? repeated warnings from the best au- thorities on the subject in this coun- try, if not in the world. Going direct- ly opposite the fundamental princi- ples of good business and reversing the experience of the ages in handling great governmental questions, Con- gress succeeded in muddling the sugar situation as it has never been muddled before, creating conditions which are next to intolerable and enabling the planters of Cuba to maintain fictitious prices on their crop, which has added enormously to the Pre - their wealth—at expense of the American people. the people who constitute the great sugar tending to champion common consuming class in this country, the party in power in both houses of Con- gress deliberately set about to penal- ize the American’ people to the ex- tent of $30,000,000, solely to gratify the whims of malcontents and enrich the pecple of an alien race raising raw with country. sugar alien labor in an alien The Tradesman commends the con- tribution of its long-time correspond- ent, E. E. Whitney, published else- where in this week’s paper regarding the neccessity of abandoning frivolous things in order to make every minute count. In the present emergency which confronts the country every person who goes out on strike or ‘loafs on his job or does work which has to be done over again is a traitor to his country and should be sum- marily dealt with. This applies to both sexes, to children as well as adults and to all who are not in- capacitated by illness from doing their bit to help in prosecuting the war to a successful issue. The woman who knits a sock or sweater which has to be unraveled or the employe who de- votes time to idling and visiting dur- ing business hours is as great an of- fender as the man who carries a red flag or the pestiferous preacher who prates about the blessing of peace. The people of this country are up against the most serious proposition which ever confronted a free people and the sooner we all come to a prop- er realization of our duties and re- sponsibilities the sooner will we be assured of a decisive victory and a lasting peace. RR eR RR NNN RE Canada’s Food Controller, W. J. Hanna, has issued an order that no products shall be for sale after a certain date in original cereal offered packages of less than twenty pounds weight, and the order is not cordially received in which Canada. ought to be Newspapers thinking of the paper saved complain that great num- bers can not buy breakfast foods and other cereal products in such quanti- ties, and ' that numbers could will not wish to do so. ereat who To dis. card the one-pound package will be to throw the people back upon cereals in bulk, with resultant danger of un- cleanliness and waste, and with new opportunities for adulteration and substitution. It might increase the consumption of bread. Against this the primary arcument is that the cardboard and tissue paper for small __packages can not be spared, _. THE ROBBER INSTINCT. Bill his announced i Bloody aiser succeeds in determination to cap- ture Rome and destroy the Vatican in his present campaign against Italy, current events will be telling the oft- told tale of history. Whe barbarians of the North tor centuries considered the Bternal City the capital prize of the world and more than once they invaded it. more than once setting fire to mw. The fascinated -lun, Goth, Franc and Van- dal. ° 1 engaged in these conquests than were the sunny fields of Italy 1 nave None were more assiduously Germans. Frederick Barbarossa in the twelfth century sported the crowns of Germany, Rome, Lom bardy, Burgundy, Sardinia, Sicily and Jenusalem. Sicily was a particularly happy valley to these Teutonic rol Bers. lt is all a part of the story of Germanys former greatness and the Stomy Of a strong Northern race over- coming a Southern people too much 1 given to the pleasures of life and too little considerate of one another's well Leing. Buy the forays of Northern tree- incidents in his- } have been 1 DOOTers 1Ony wather than a part of the devel- human life. establish and opment of The conquer ors did not permanent in- stitutions hold on to their new possessions through wise government and a regard for the interests of thet was all a demonstration \nd independent subjects. It of the robber instinct. the States of Jtaly the action of small units continued up to among a date within the memory of persons now living. Then came Cavour and Garibaldi and Italy was a nation. A capital prize surely it will be for the monarch of Germany, none the less than the Gérman empire. a robber rulers of the old It is no more improbable that the Gérmans will eo farther than that they should have made their im- mensely successful campaign against Cadornas forces. Germany im posses sion of Italy will be an old picture retouched. In the long run the con- quest will come to the zero point just the North- ern barbarians in the earlier days, but that is not and retribution will come in the near as have the incursions of Saying that the reverse future. The Entente powers appear to have enough to do on the West front, Russia is for the present a blank and Europe is there The war preparations of the United States, nowhere in Central succor in sieht for the Italians. coing forward though they are at a rapid rate, will still be preparations many months hence. It is a huge task to convert a Nation submerged in peace for many years into a strong fighting The British navy does admirable sentry duty, but pa- trolling the seas is not expelling the power. ‘ ‘ Germans and their servants, the Aus | : 23 . ~ trians, from [talian soil he cap- ture of the Eternal City would be too great im 1S Moral enect to bt ignored bj Germans as one « th ir objects Phe Ne re thought o the Huns trampling down eautiful Florence and despoiling the art treasures of accumulated centuries with the bloody hands of the barbarian hordes from Germany is Oo make the blood run cold veins oO every decent person in the world The campaigning of the Gern Ss has reached such a stage that w \mericans may be thankial tha something like a start has been made n puttme our country in a state o detense Heavy artillery for the oasts is in process of manufacture war ships are being turned out ex peditiously soldiers are in training and huge amounts of money have veen made available for the Govern ment’s us The great difficulty with us will be that, if and when the Ger- mans get ready to strike in the West- ern hemisphere, a South American country will probably be the place ot initiative, and that will involve the transportation of troops and = muni- tions from the United States. We have begun none too soon to. give ourselves protection, particularly as we are now committed irrevocably to the determination to fight to the nish, even though that fin sh may be in thé INtCFIOY OF the United States. Ehe 1 o.. ] ALtack {FOR the Way of any such Germans? Yes, but it may not al- ways be in the way. Our first line ot defense is in France. Pray that it be our last line of defense, but, pray- ing, do not feel too sure: StOrm at Sea > t I many a shipwrecked person, clinging c. i 1 aAcr to a life preserver has finally despair- ed and gone down for lack of means could has : i a by which he or she sional to rescuers. ‘Fis. tact recentls a luminous New York prompted the invention of life belt by a resident ol City. It is made in either folding | strapped to form, and two electric thor insulated against contact with the water and operated by a conven- n. The two lights some distance apart so 1e other iently located buttom. are. placed 1 -¢ at ced O] that if one is submerged tl probably will project above the water. The flashing signal of such a life belt would many times attract attention when a person clinging to an ordinary undiscovered in preserver would be the darkness. It will be keepers when the Government guaran- a glad day for some store- tees a ste, though small profit on every commodity sold:* MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 7, 1917 UPPER PENINSULA. Recent News of the Cloverland of Michigan. Sault Ste. Marie, Nov. 5—Carl Homberg, Detour’s leading butcher, was a business visitor here last week, It is said that he was a very busy man while here. He did not have time to call on all of his friends. He expects to make another trip before the closing of navigation, so that De- tour need have no fear of a meat famine, regardless of the meatless days. John Wallace, of Rudyard, brought in a carload of fine Western steers which he fattened on his farm. It was purchased by one of our local butchers and dressed out exception- ally fine. They are a credit to Clov- erland as well as the producer. John Falk, one of Manistique’s prominent business men, is making a specialty of supplying hunters’ hunting outfits and other supplies this year. He is looking for the prominent. members of the Foresters Hunting Club of Detroit which he ex- pects next week. Unlike the usual “Kerosene Krowd” which comes up here from below the Straits, this party buy their provisions from the mer- chants here. They are the kind that Mr. Falk welcomes to his city. “Some men are so smart in a busi- ness way that people do not care to do business with them the second time.” Sam Elliot, for the past four years one of our successful grocers, has sold his stock and fixtures to J. B. Campbell, former resident of Dafter. Mr. Campbell has had a few years ot experience in the grocery business and is one of the well known resi- dents of Chippewa county. He is a hard worker and bids fair to make a success of his new venture. Mr. El- liot has not decided as to what his future plans will be, but it is hoped that he will remain in the city, where he is well and favorably known as a prosperous business man. “Our idea of a loafer is a man who rests before he gets tired.” James Clark. well-known cranberry king of Whitefish Point, left for the Soo last week to spend the winter. Ludlow Seaman, one of Drum- mond’s leading merchants, was a Soo caller last week. stocking up for his winter’s supplies. Mr. Seaman is looking for a prosperous winter as there is much timber cut and plenty of work at good wages. Goetz & McDonald, of Detour, were in the Soo last week filling up their larder for the winter. It is reported that the D., S. S. & A. will not change time to meet the new schedule planned by the Mich- igan Central. One Detroit mail daily will be the result if the tentative Michigan Central schedule is carried out. If the railroads could only put off their revised train service until the Dixie-Highway received the fin- ishing touches. we would be able to establish a ford route that would sup- ply the service between here and De- troit. From all indications there wll be no danger of this competition this winter. John Cullman, of St. Ignace, has ac- cepted his old position with C. Y. Bennett. the lumber kine of See Why. His many friends were pleased to know that he is back again at the old stand. Pat Gallacher, well-known meat merchant of St. Ignace. bought a large herd of cattle at Allenville last week which he expects to convert into gold dollars. “There are still some vacant lots on easy street.” This cold weather has caused much anxiety to the residents of Rexton. Every one is out looking for wood, which appears to he scarce. although in the timber district, where the sup- ply seems to be inexhaustible. Won- der what they would do if they were looking for coal in some of those places! The beautiful station house of the D., S. S. & A. at Allenville, blew over in the big gale last Friday night. This is certainly a bad blow to the travel- ing public and the residents of Allen- ville, as travelers will now be obliged to stay out of doors during the storms. Epoufette will soon have a lath ana crate factory in operation. Mr. Ter- ry, the owner, is well pleased with the progress being made, which will mean much to the residents. “Nothing makes a boy so weak as a strong cigar.” An interesting letter was recently received from Lieut. Leo. D. Moloney, son of D, H. Moloney, well-known clothing merchant of this city. The letter was written in France. Lieut. Moloney is delighted with the recep- tion given them. There are thirty- five of them in attendance at the head- quarters schools of the British army. There are officers from Portugal, Aus- tralia, Canada, England and the good old U.S. A. They were the first two of the U. S. Army to arrive in France and have traveled considerably, tak- ing in Paris, which he states is some city. He also witnessed some of the effects of the awful bombardments. Their headquarters are about thirty miles from the line. They can hear the cannonading at night and see the flashes of the big guns. They have seen two raids on a city near them and have witnessed the attack on two base planes by anti-war craft gunners. Plenty of excitement makes them feel as if they were getting mixed up in the game. They are living in the old French castle where George V once resided. The place is some 1,500 years old, quaint and historic. A few miles away is a house where Napoleon made his headquarters while raising an army to invade England. Mr. Moloney visited the place, which is now owned by a wealthy Frenchman. One of our bovs lives in the house where Charles Dickens wrote “A Tale cf Two Cities.” so you see they are in a historic locality. The former ruler of Belgium is now living in a little town in that neighborhood. Mr. Moloney saw him -n his car the oth- er day and he saitted the American flag and uniform. The boys are vis- iting many of the small villages in France and enjoying the novelty. The old saying that talk is cheap, but that it takes money to buy whisky, is being revised by the Bell Tele- phone Co., which now wants more money for talk, It expects to boast all rates throughout the State. M. J. LaBelle, well-known lumber- man of Johnswood, was a business visitor at the Soo last week. James O’Neill, of Shelldrake, has taken a position with the Booth-New- ton Co. here. “The hog. is mightier than the sword.” William G. Tapert. —_—>-2.+—__ Millinery Business Not up to Expec- tation. The retail millinery business for the month of October proved disappoint- tng after all, according to the bulletin of the Retail Millinery Association of America. Starting out in good shape, the first two weeks promised so well that hopes ran high of beating the 1916 records for the month. In the closing weeks, however, sales fell off considerably, due to the unseason- able weather and other causes, and the result was that the month did not show up as well as had been expect- ed. The tendency through the month, the bulletin says, was for the more popular-priced merchandise, yet asur- prisingly large amount of business was done on the more expensive trim- med hats. Untrimmed hats in all grades proved less active during the month than was the case last year. The bulletin continues: “Skating promises to enjoy great popularity again this season, and al- ready advance. models of hats design- ed for this purpose are being shown. A prominent local specialty store is displaying a series of skating hats, without scarfs, consisting of polo ef- fects, turbans, chin chin sailors, hel- met hats, and aviation and cther nov- elty effects. The materials used are duvetyn, velvet, felt, angora, and beaver. The hats are trimmed with small wood balls, pompoms, fur and appliqued flowers. “Fur-trimmed velvet hats in the small and medium shapes, and in black, cherry red and taupe, are mov- ing well at wholesale. Among the other headgear featured at the present time are street hats of heavy satin, in the high and popular-priced grades. Some are combined with fur, and some with beaver facings. Solid- color and two-tone effects in brown, navy, black, white and taupe are favored most in the color scheme.” —_--.-.———_ Where Will Economy Stop? It is difficult to resist the belief that the steps taken to induce econo- my on the part of the general public as a patriotic duty will have a far- reaching influence on business deal- ings. Housewives who are pledging themselves by the hundreds of thou- sands all over the country to stop waste in their kitchens will hardly content themselves with saving in this one respect. The high range of prices of things to wear, taken in connec- tion with other matters, is already showing itself as a deterrent to pur- chases, and the exactions of all kinds under the new revenue measure just put into effect will not help things. An extra cent for mailing a letter, or a few cents more in payment of a ticket to a moving picture show, may not in itself loom up large, but, as the various kinds of taxes are met with at every turn, their effect is apt to be cumulative. These are circum- stances which the trader must take into account, and especially in a time like this, when nothing seems cer- tain except continued price advances. Some official regulation of prices, un- der which a measure of stability for a period may be possible, may there- fore appeal to many as desirable. Raw Silk Markets. The Japanese raw silk market has been moving in very narrow con- fines during the last week, no change of prices being recorded. Transac- tions have been small.. Holders are firm in their basic price views, and are looking for advances as soon as buying “tunes up” again. The visible stock at Yokohama has increased to 20,000 bales, which is about the us- ual amount at this time of the year. From Canton come reports of a more active demand for European consumption. French buyers from Lyons are said to be especially good purchasers there. This, together with another rise in exchange, has enabled the reelers to raise their prices about 20 to 25 cents a pound. American buyers have been doing little with Canton of late. Shanghai quotes somewhat lower prices for tussahs, on account of the almost utter absence of business and a large increase in the new crop as compared with last year’s. “Extras” at Milan are still being quoted at about $8 a pound, which price makes these silks too high for consumption in this market. Locally there is not much business being done, and the manufacturers say that trade in broad silks has dropped off lately. —_——_2+>—___ Children’s Clothes Sales Quiet. The rush in buying in the children’s clothes departments of the large dry goods stores in this city, which set in at the outset of the fall season, is said to have fallen off considerably during the past few weeks. At one time a noticeable call for the higher grades was recorded, later there was a shift to the lower grades, and now every line is more or less neglected. This condition, however, is not look- ed upon as being permanent, but is accepted as the usual lull before the holiday season sets in. —_ +. ____ Who Believes in Signs? It appears that only about half of us believe in signs. To determine to what extent persons .observed these words of warning that are posted conspicuously at all railroad cross- ings, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company says that a series of obser- vations were made, and of a total of 44,013 persons driving automobiles and teams, 58 per cent. crossed the tracks without stopping or looking in either direction. Grand Rapids Michigan Hardware Co. Exclusively Wholesale : Michigan > a. % (ae i) ah » u HR a ’ a 4 , ° \ s ; 4 . , s a i> sy - - *\e ; q > %, . ‘3 v PRY bf i. 2 ? . >a 27 ae a» » ? , 4+@-> 4 . ~ s \ 4 > > 8 & a4 Pm ‘ 4 > \ > 6 e - &2 - e a + , ® @ 2 > November 7, 1917 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Masterly Analysis of the Sugar Situation From letter of all Sugar Refiners to Congress dated August 21, 1917, and printed in The American Sugar Bulletin of September 7th: “In 1916 the United States exported 700,000 tons of refined sugar—as large as the entire domestic beet crop and more than twice the Louisiana crop. To repeal the drawback and levy 1c. excise—or over 1'4c. pound differential—is to destroy this business without yielding revenue. In fact, by destroying profits from the export it will also destroy revenue. “Foreign countries need never buy refined from the United States, so long as there is excess refining capacity elsewhere, or washed sugars are acceptable for war-time consumption. Why should the Allies pay a tax of over J¥4c. a pound for the privilege of passing Cuban and foreign sugars through United States refineries? In 1916 alone, such a preference would have cost the Allies $23,500,000. “The threatened action has already so disturbed the World’s sugar markets as to have increased the price of Cuban raws almost the equivalent of the 114. differential, and so largely contributed to a corresponding rise in the price of refined sugar for domestic consumers. In other words, the increase now amounts to over $7,000,000 monthly to domestic consumers. “More serious still, the threatened action of cutting off the United States refined from export has caused such heavy and persistent buying of raws in Cuba by foreign countries as to create temporarily a new and troublesome situation for the United States. The action of the Senate Committee was given an unexpected interpretation in foreign countries resulting in a rush of buying in Cuba. European buyers having notice of an increase in the price of refined sugar for export from the United States of one cent duty and one-half cent excise have purchased immense quantities of raw sugar in Cuba for direct consumption or refining outside of this country. This increased purchase of Cuban raws is exactly equal to the decrease in refined sugar to be exported from this country in 1917 as against actual exports in 1936. Wo better illustration could be given of the delicacy of the world situation. It must be handled with corresponding delicacy or United States consumers will pay dearly. “A diagram is submitted showing the increases in the prices of both raw and refined since June 6, 1917, at which time many of the undersigned sent to the Senate Finance Committee a letter protesting against the repeal of the drawback.” From statement by Earl D. Babst, in The American Sugar Bulletin, September 28, 1917: “Notwithstanding the I. W. W. attempt at disorganization of the industry in February and the housewives’ unnecessary scramble in the spring, the industry held its course firmly until the month of June of this year. At that time a proposal was made in the United States Senate, and received the support of a majority of the Finance Committee, to repeal on sugar alone the drawback of duty privilege, as well as put an excise tax of 1c. per pound on sugar export business, as well as on sugar for domestic consumption. “This proposal was not taken seriously at first, either here or abroad, as it was contrary to all the laws and practices of commercial countries. However, on failure of a majority of the Committee to heed the urgent advices of the entire sugar industry, foreign countries, having notice of an increase in the price of refined sugar for export from the United States of over 1'4c. a pound, started a rush of buying in Cuba for direct consumption in foreign countries and for refining outside of this country. Meanwhile, domestic refiners had been put under notice of governmental food control. The competition for Cuban raws became so active that Cuban prices arose the entire 1¥4c. differential represented by the Senate Bill.. Three months later, in September, the Senate by overwhelming vote rejected its Committee’s plan, but the damage had already been done. “During the period of international and domestic readjustment of the next two or three months, there will be some incon- venience and annoyance to consumers and manufacturers, but it is necessary as an incident to the larger purpose of feeding the Allies, providing stores for our Army and Navy, and for winning the war.” From report of the United States Food Administration, September 30, 1957: “Inasmuch as the price of Cuban sugar on the New York market really controls the entire domestic production, it was not the intention of the Administration to attempt in any way to regulate domestic producers. “A situation arose in June and July which made such action imperative. Bills were introduced in Congress providing for the elimination of the drawback on export sugar, and the application of a consumption tax. Foreign buyers, who, up to that time had been making their purchases through American refineries, decided that as the bills were introduced as war measures, and would there- fore be enacted into law promptly, that it would be to their advantage to buy Cuban sugars direct at any price from the then Cuban market, not exceeding an advance of 14c. which was the extent to which sugar would have been affected if the bills had passed. “This started a violent speculation in Cuban sugars with the result that the price advanced from 5.77 in the last week in June to 7.77 the first week in August. While there was very little sugar left in Cuba it meant that if such a condition was permitted to continue the cost to the American public would be something in excess of $30,000,000 between then and the beginning of the new Cuban crop in December.” l | Hi MICHIGAN TRADESMAN sei i ES io) <—S =n Al Movements of Merchants. Portland—Charles Gabriel has. en- gaged in the grocery business. Lowell—J. W. Morris succeeds J. O. Clark in the grocery business. Kalamazoo—T. J. Fox succeeds Ww. R. Little in the grocery business. Hudson—Atherton & Murphy have opened a cash and carry grocery store. Deckerville—Phillips & Bryce suc- ceed Charles Moore in the meat busi- ness. Thompsonville—C, A. Eddy has opened a harness and shoe repair shop. Saginaw—The Derry Lumber Co. has changed its postoffice address to Detroit. Hart—Spitler Bros. has opened. a musical instrument and music store in the Kobe building. Red Jacket—Joseph Vlasch has op- ened a men’s furnishing and shoe store at 611 Scott street. Adrian—The capital stock of the A. B. Park Dry Goods Co. has been increased from $70,000 to $115,000. Kalamazco—The G. Van Bochove & Bro. Co., florist, has increased its capital stock from $40,000 to $80,000. Scottville—E. D. Weller has remov- ed his grocery stock to Ludington, where he will continue the business. Baldwin—G. J. Ebmeyer has closed out his stock of groceries and’ will retire from trade for the winter at least. Pullman—Goodwin & Pickett have closed out their stock of general mer- chandise and will retire from retail trade. Evart—Drake & Waggoner have closed out their stock of dry goods and clothing will business. Kalamazoo—The firm of Oakley & Oldfield, which deals in coal and seeds. has changed its name. to Oakley & Oldfield Co. Fennville—Leon Bell. manager of the Fennville Baking Co. has closed out the business owing to the high cost of material. Kalamazoo—R. Swart has opened a women’s shoe store at 107 South Burdick street under the style of the Novelty Boot Shop. Newaygo—W.. J. Pike & Son have sold their stock of drugs, groceries and confectionery to W. A. Kraus, who has taken possession. Detroit—The John H. Busby Co., Inc., electrical contracting engineer at 73 Shelby street, has increased: its capital stock from $10,000 to $50,000. and retire from Applegate—Phipps Bros. have sold their stock of harness and agricultural implements to Mr. Backus, recently of Carsonville, who has taken ces session. Holly—The Holly Grain & Produce Co. has been organized with an author- ized capital stock of $25,000, of which $12,500 has been subscribed and $1,250 ._paid.in in cash. Alto—W. H. Watts has moved his general stock into his new store build- ing. Charles R. Foote has moved his hardware stock into the building va- cated’ by Mr. Watts. : Custer—The Custer Produce Co., with M. J. McBane as manager, has engaged in business; occupying the Brayman warehouse which it has leas- ed for a term of years. Allegan—Fred Durand is closing out his meat business to take the management of a chain store for the Great Western Tea Co., which will occupy the same building. Greenville—The Riches & Jensen Co. has been incorporated to deal in farm products with an authorized capitaliza- tion of $5,000 which has all been sub- scribed and paid in in cash. ° Jackson—L. B. Cowley; shoe deal- er at the corner of Mechanic and Cort- land streets, has purchased the store building which he occupies with his stock and will remodel it. ~ Carson has purchased the interest of his partner, Don Jennings, in the meat market of McCrary & Jennings and will continue the business under his own name. Otsego—G. W. Bingham, undertak- er and furniture dealer for the past twenty-five years, has sold his stock to H..M. Murray, recently of Albion, who will take possession Nov. 12. Vestaburg—Clarence Gregory and Paige Throop have formed a cOpart- nership and taken over the hardware stock of Edward Harding, continuing -the business at the same location. St. Louis—A. T. Kitchen has sold his interest in the grocery stock of Hanna & Kitchen to Mrs. E. J. Alex- ° ander and the business will be con- tinued under the style of Hanna & Alexander. Detroit—The Grand Haven Sand Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capitalization of $2, 500, of which $1,250 has been subscribed and paid in in cash. It will deal in sand and clay products. Pontiac—H. W. Baer, who owns a half. interest in the F. J. Stuart stock flour, feed and grain, has pur- chased Mr. Stuart’s interest and will continue the business at the same location under his own name. Plymouth—John J. McLoren has merged his business into a stock com- pany to be known as the Plymouth Ele- vator Co., with an authorized capital stock of $25,000, of which $12,500 has been pusirigenion and paid in in cash. reat se oe Rs Aan tee t. Ispheming—L. L. Dittmer has tak- en the position of manager of the Skud dry goods store. Mr. Dittmer is from Appleton, Wis., and has been in the dry goods. business for some time. His family will join him here as soon as accommodations are found. Morenci—W. T. Fuller, of Lyons, has traded his tile yard here for the E. E. Carncross & Son store building and stock of agricultural implements and will continue the business under the management of L. V. Lee, who formerly conducted the tile business for him. Port Huron—Thomas Hess, gro- cer at the corner of Erie and Rawlins streets, has sold his stock and store fixtures to Smith Bros., who conduct a chain of stores throughout the city and will continue the business at the same location. Mr, Hess will leave soon for Camp Custer. Allegan—William McKinnon, who recently purchased the hardware and implement stock of C. S. Hughes & Sons, has sold it to Frank D. Travis, of Plainwell. The purchaser will con- tinue the business under the manage- ment of Bert Cunningham, who has been identified with the establishment for several years. ‘ Manufacturing Matters. Lansing—The Capital Auto Co. has decreased its capital stock from: $45,- 000 to $25,000. Alpena—The Alpena Woolen Mills Co. has increased its capital stock from $7,500 to $20,000. Chelsea—The Chelsea Steel Ball Co. has increased its capital stock from $75,000 to $200,000. Sturgis—The Sturgis Steel Go-Cart Co. has increased its capital stock from $100,000 to $400,000. Detroit—The capital stock of the Detroit Welder Co, has been increas- ed from $100,000 to $150,000. Port Huron—The Canvas Goods Co., Inc., has decreased its capital stock from $35,000 to $10,000. Charlotte—The Duplex Truck Co. has closed its plant and removed the machinery to its Lansing plant. Romeo—The Swartz Furniture Co., of Detroit, has removed its plant here and will continue the business. Lansing—Allen, Gross & Co. have incorporated with an authorized cap- italization of $2,500, of which $1,500 has been subscribed and $1,000 paid in in cash. Detroit—The Pronorost Wheel Co. has been organized with an authorized capital stock of $40,000, $24,000 of which has been subscribed and $4,000 paid in in cash. Grand River—The Collins Land & Lumber Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capitalization of $100,000, of which $61,000 has been stibscribed and $10,000 paid in in cash. Sault Ste. Marie—The Desormeau Lumber Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $5,000, all of which has beer subscrib- ed and paid in in property. Detroit—The Wolverine Cushion and Accessory Co. has been incor- porated with an authorized capitali- zation of $5,000, which amount has been subscribed, $1,000 being paid in in cash. snes + November 7, 1917 Detroit—The Gairing & Needham Tool Co. has been organized with an authorized capital stock of $25,000, all of which has been subscribed, $2,500 being paid in mm cash, Pontiac—The Olympian Motor Truck Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capitalization of $50,- 000, which amount has been sub- scribed, $5,000 being paid in in cash. Detroit—The Peoples Soda Water & Baking Co .has been organized with an authorized capitalization of $35,- 000, which amount has been subscrib- ed, $3,900 paid in in cash and $26,100 in property. Milford—The Milford Lumber Manufacturing Co. has been organ- ized to make crating from soft lum- ber. The company will commence manufacturing at once under the man- agement of F. S. Hubbell. Northville—The Superior Churn & Manufacturing Co, has been incor- porated with an authorized capitaliza- tion of $10,000, which amount has been subscribed, $4,000 being paid in in cash and $4,000 in property. Sparta—The newly-built flour and feed mill of Vincent Budnek burned to the ground Oct. 29. The installa- tion of the machinery had not yet been completed. Loss, about $2,000, and practically covered by insurance. Jackson—The Case Manufacturing Co. has been incorporated to manu- facture portable houses with an au- thorized capital stock of $60,000, which amount has been subscribed, $172.66 being paid in in cash and $14,027.34 in property. Escanaba—The AutomA&tic Stores Machine Co. has been organized with an authorized capitalization of $25,- 000, of which $12,500 has been sub- scribed and $2,500 paid in in cash. It will manufacture automatic pack- age selling devices. H. J. Anderson, manager of the general store of Mitchell Bros., at Jennings, was in Grand Rapids yes- terday to attend the coal conference. Mr. Anderson has been connected with Mitchell Bros. for nearly a quar- ter of a century and is very generally regarded as one of the most pains- taking and efficient store managers in the country. Mr. Anderson is quiet and unassuming in appearance, but possesses a mental poise and knowl- edge of values which make him a val- uable asset to his employers. __ OS C. G. Ganopuls has engaged in the egg and poultry business at 244 Pearl street under the style of the North- western Produce Co. Mr. Ganopuls is a Greek who has resided in this country about four years. He claims he has a brother who is engaged in the same line of business at Chicago. ae Mrs. Verne L. Robinson, of How- ard City, has added a line of gro- ceries to her stock of bazaar goods, the Worden Grocer Co. furnishing the stock. —++>—___ Frank J. Dyk, the veteran Grand Rapids grocer, left Tuesday for Los Angeles, where he will spend the winter. He is accompanied by his wife. ———_..-o———.. Practice makes perfect. 4 od ‘ ‘ i. ’ afr 4 ° 4 a eh» 4 a ahs a oe ¢ iis ’ 4 ray . f . (le Pai say ae aw «to ex = 4 . * > ’ v 4 Pty : f . (i* Patsy as aw age «a ><> «< 2 ‘ a ‘ , a 4 > > e ‘ af > e a ao m > 4 4 » @ > ‘ e . «& s ~ ° a . Ps e e November 7, 1917 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN y Review of the Grand Rapids Produce Market. : Apples—Winesaps and York Im- perials, $2 per bu.; Baldwins, Green- ings and Wagners, $5.50 per bbl.; Northern Spys, $6@7 per bbl. Bananas—$5 per 100 lbs. Beets—$1.40 per bu. Butter—Receipts of fresh are about normal for the season, The quality arriving is average good. The con- sumptive demand is good and the market is steady at prices ranging the same as last week. We do not look for any change from the present con- ditions during the coming week. Lo- cal dealers hold extra creamery at 43c brings 1c less. Local dealers pay 40c brings 1c less. Leal dealers pays 40c for No. 1 in jars and 32c for packing stock. Cabbage—Home grown, $1 per bu. Carrots—75c per bu. Cauliflower—$2 per doz. Celery—25@40c per bunch. Celery Cabbage—10c per bunch. Eggs—Fresh are getting scarcer and the demand is a little stronger than a week ago, in consequence of which buyers have moved their payinz price up 2c. The statistical position is still unsatisfactory as stocks of eggs in storage have not worked out as rapidly as was expected nor as they should have done during the past two or three months. However, with the reduced prices and scarcity of fine fresh eggs, extra quality eggs out of storage are meeting with fair demand and we understand that hold- ers of such eggs are not urging them for sale. Price control is doubtless having its effect on the egg market along with other food products, but we would urge that thosé who have eggs in storage of fine quality, and in the right kind of storage where they will keep well during cold weather, should be in no hurry to sell them as we do not look for present prices to hold for any length of time. In fact, we believe that prices of all food products will necessarily go higher before another producing season. The large amount of war garden produce is doubtless influencing the demand for dairy products, but garden stuff will be off the market by midwinter and then we expect an extra good demand for eggs, Local dealers pay 40c for fresh, loss off, including cases. Cold storage operators are putting out their stock on the following basis: Extras, candled, 38c; first, 36c; sec- onds 34c. Green Peppers—50c per basket. Honey—22c per lb. for white clover and 20c for dark. Lemons—California selling at $7.75 for choice and $8.25 for fancy. Lettuce—15c per lb. for hot house leaf; $2.50 per hamper for New York head. Limes—$1.50 per 100 for Italian. Maple Syrup—$1.75 per gal. for pure. Mushrooms—75c per Ib. Musk Melons—California honey dew $2.75 per crate of 6 to 10. Nuts—Almonds, 21c per 1b.; filberts 20c per lb.; pecans, 19c per Ib.; wal- nuts 20c for Grenoble; Brazils, 18c; Mixed Nuts, 16'4c. Onions—Home_ grown command $3.50 per 100 Ib, sack; Spanish, $2.25 per crate. Oranges—California Valencias, $4.75 @5. Cranberries—$14 per bbl. for Late Howes. Figs—10 lb. layers, $1.65; 20 8 oz. packages, $1.85. Grape Fruit—$5.25 per box for all sizes Floridas. Grapes—California Tokays com- mand $2 per crate; Emperor, $5.25 per keg or $2.25 per crate; Malaga, $6.50 @7 per keg. Green Onions—Shallots, bunch. Potatoes—Up State buyers are pay- ing 90@95c. All are looking for low- er prices, due to car shortage and the yield turning out so much better than was expected. G5€ per Poultry—No change in the situa- tion. Receipts are running light so far this week. Prices remain steady with a good demand for No. 1 springs and hens. Some enquiry for turkeys now. Ducks plentiful and geese a lit- tle scarce. Local dealers pay as fol- lows, live weight: heavy hens, 21@ 22c; light hens, 17@18c; cox and stags 14@15c; springs, large 21@22c; small and Leghorns, 17@19c; geese, 20@2I1c; ducks, 21@22c. Dressed fowls aver- age 8c above quotations. Radishes—15c per doz. bunches for small. Sweet Potatoes—$4.50 per bbl. for Virginia. per fp. Tomato¢s—30c house. —_+-+____ The Grocery Market. Sugar—The condition is unchanged from last week. No local jobber has any granulated in stock. Tea—While the demand for tea dur- ing the. past week has been of a spas- modic character, the volume of busi- ness on the whole shows a material increase as compared with the move- ment in recent preceding weeks. Dis- tributers are abandoning the policy of buying against immediate needs only, the relatively low prices now prevailing and the possibilities held by the tonnage situation abroad, of for hot at least a maintenace of present prices, and pointing as more probable to some advances, encouraging them to anticipate to an extent at least ot their requirements of the nearer fu- ture. Late cable advices from Japan estimate exports as approximately the same as last year and add that ship- ments are much delayed by space. lack of From Formosa it is reported by cable that the quality of the crop now on offer is confined principally to standard grade. For any tea with quality the Formosa market is firm, but for the low grades the market is dull. Foochow cables are to the ef- fect that Russians have bought 10,000 packages. Exchange advancing and the market for tea was firm, with a rising tendency. was Coffee—The market continues weak and dull, but without material change for the week. All grades of Rio and Santos are on the same basis as last week, although the trade seems to believe that if they went in to buy . they could probably get all they want- decline. Milds are dull and weak, but unchanged. Java and Mocha grade are quiet, without feature. ; ed at an eighth Canned Fruit—There is no longer an active demand for gallon apples, as the trade is waiting to see how things are going to turn out and the possi- bility of cheaper offerings from the West and South. Canned the items on the list have undergone any important changes during the week except that tomatoes are being offer- ed here and there by resellers at con- cessions, but there is not enough of- fering to really make a market. Vegetab'es—None of Canned Fish—There is a fairly good demand for salmon on the basis of quoted prices, but there is a tendency on the part of both buyers and sellers to go slow in placing any new busi- ness. Other items on the list are nominally unchanged. Dried Fruits—The situation at pres- ent has only one feature and that is the question of transportation, Ship- ments from the Coast are being seri- ously delayed and. the. prospects are becoming worse instead of better. It is said that the Santa Fe road is doing all that it possibly can do to help shippers out, but that the Southern Pacific insists on loads both ways, so that the problem is complicated just that much. But even after the cars start there is no telling when they will get here, so that the local mar- ket for dried fruit of all kinds is feel- ing the effects and there is less fruit on hand than there ever was at this time of the year before. The naturai result is that there is an effort being made ta buy up spot supplies, but holders are not willing to sell as they themselves would immediately be in the market for supplies to meet the needs of their own trade. There has been an advance in prunes of about 34c over the opening prices of the As- sociation, but this has not: brought out any offerings; as there, have not been-enough arrivals as yet to afford the slightest surplus on which. to trade. In fact, it may be said that all arrivals of dried fruit are to fill con- tracts previously made and that they are distributed immediately upon ar- rival. : Cheese—Early made sharp cheese is selling at about the same prices as a week ago, while new-made stock is weak and lower and selling at about 2 cents per pound under the held stock. The quality is not as good as it was a week ago. The make is reported to be decreasing to a considerable ex- tent and we are having our usual fall decline on account of the quality not We are not likely to experience any change of any conse- quence in future. Sugar Syrups—Very little stock is being so sood. the immediate coming out as the few refiners who are operating have next to no raws to work on. Whatever is offered is promptly absorbed through competi- tive bidding of exporters. Corn Syrup—To cover the new 3 per cent. excise tax on freight rates prices have been slightly raised and aré now based on 5.65c for 42 degrees mixing, an advance of one point. De- mand ccentinues active and supples light. Rice—The scarcity of spot stock is acute and promises to become more the felt of the embargo placed shipments from the South by the transportation lines, Demand is urgent, but cannot be met promptly, owing to the paucity of The market clos- with an upward trend to ptices in sympathy with advices from New Orleans and Galveston. so when full effect is on available supplies. ed strong The pepper market remains firm with no prospect of a reaction from present high Owing to the uncer- Spices prices for some time to come. tain outlook for future supplies and continued for sight, the cidedly strong. although prices are on a somewhat lower An ‘or- cassias and pimento is full) quoted prices. Mace is in good demand and nutmegs active, the market for both firm. Provisions-—-The market on fard is what is in cloves is demand market for de- basis. trade in reported at dinary routine being steady. quotations ranging about ™“%c lower than last week’s quotations, due to a the consumptive demand and moderate supply. The market on compound lard is very firm, with extremely light receipts and a heavy consumptive demand. Prices range ™%c higher than previous quotations. Continued high prices are looked: for in this commodity as shrinkage in there is no immediate relief in sight for a larger supply. The market on smoked meats is steady, quotations averaging about %4@1c per pound un- der previous quotations, due to a slight falling off in the consumptive demand and moderate receipts. The market on dried heef is firm at. un- changed quotations, with a light sup- ply and a good consumptive demand. The market on barreled pork is firm, quotations ranging about the same as last week. No -material change is looked:.for in the near’ future. The market-on canned meats is very firm, quotations slightly higher than last week. There is a light sup- ply and a good consumptive demand.’ ranging You can speak to friends, but must advertise to strangers. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 7, 1917 Better Dig Potatoes Than Attend Foot Ball Games. Written for the Tradesman. The present is not a time for levity or hilarious merriment; it is mot a time for unrestricted amusement. Jesting is unbecoming and _ even humor should be subdued. The ex- penditure of money, time, energy and other resources in anything not ab- solutely necessary or beneficial is a shameful waste if not a crime. It is hard to reconcile a thoroughly arous- ed patriotism with some present day occurrences. While a ma_o-ity of our people are bending every effort in the manner demanded by the present crisis, there still seems to be many who evince no sign of being awake to impending danger and the necessi- ty of co-operating in the work to be done to save humanity or to divert in some degree the destruction, suf- fering and sorrow sure to come. Being in Ann Arbor Oct. 20, I saw the Pere Marquette train of twelve to fifteen spick and span coaches which brought from Lansing the Agricul- tural College foot ball team and hun- dreds of spectators. A little later we passed Ferry Field and saw the throngs hurrying to the scene of the contest between the Agricultural Col- lege and University teams. Autos were parked on both sides of the streets in the vicinity, electric cars were following one another as close- ly as safety would permit and dis- charging passengers. Within sight and hearing and about Ferry Field were boarding and rooming houses where wives, widows, mothers and daughters are slaving early and late to wait on exacting and fastidious students, many of whom are so negli- gent in paying board or room rent that their landladies are constantly harrassed and worried to meet ex- penses. Let alone paying in advance, as is the rule, some never settle in full until the end of the school year, and then only for fear of father’s dis- pleasure or threat of expulsion from college or withholding of the coveted diploma. It is a poor guesser who could not tell where this class of students may be found when a game is on. Surely not out earning money to pay their way at school and keep bills promptly paid. Appeals have now reached and en- listed the co-operation of most peo- ple who can be moved by appeals. It is now time to employ other means to reach those without heart or sym- pathy who go on wasting time, money, energy and other resources for un- necessary and selfish gratification. Before another October 20, unless there is system and organization in operation to direct and employ the willing as well as indifferent ones, there will be more potatoes in the frozen ground, more apples ungather- ed and more corn in the fields all winter than this year. Before another month of May there will have to be organized an industrial army to take the place of the farm boys in the army. The volunteer system is not depend- able. The shops and factories wil! not release men as they proposed or promised; laborers and farmers can not agree on wages. If the automobiles, electric cars and railway trains which carried foot ball spectators on Oct. 20, 1917, had been employed to carry men, women and children into the country to help save the late crops there would have been more produce in Michigan fit for market to-day, instead of frosted. But there must be a head to every enterprise and there must be author- ity to enforce its carrying out where volunteers fail. E. E. Whitney. —_~++-.____ Every Food Dealer Now Under Gov- ernment Supervision. Washington, Nov. 5—For the dura- tion of the war, 100,000 manufactur- ers, wholesalers and other distrib- uters of staple food will be under li- cense by the United States Food Ad- niinistration. Business men who have taken prompt Steps to secure licenses need not worry because they have not re- ceived the actual documents, the Food Administration announced to-day, so ‘ong as they are not violating the Food Control Act, which has been in effect since August 10. Those who have not yet sent t9 Washington for their application blanks should do so at once, mean- while continuing their normal busi- — activities in compliance with the aw. Thus far nearly 50,000 application hlanks have been called for and re- guests for them are pouring in at the rate of 4,000 per day. No licenses have been mailed out vet, but thou- sands are stacked up, filled in and re- corded, ready to be sent to the appli- cants as soon as booklets containing complete rules and regulations for the guidance of licensees have been received from the printer. The License Section of the Food Administration estimates that when the lists are complete there will be about 100,000 licensees, including im- porters, packers, canners, manufac- turers, wholesalers, commission men, brokers, auctioneers, storage ware- housemen, together with retailers do- ing more than $100,000 business an- rually, which embraces mail order firms and chain stores. Small retailers will not be licensed. These retailers, however, are all sub- ‘ect to the provisions of the Food T aw itself, which forbids speculation, hoarding and excessive profits. They will also be controlled through the licensing regulations controlling wholesalers, who will be obliged to cut off the supplies of dealers of any size, and in any branch of the trade, who exact exorbitant profits on the necessities of life. The licensed foods include beef, pork and mutton, fish, poultry and ezgs, milk, butter, cheese, flour, sugar, cereals, lard, beans, peas, fruits, vege- tables, several lines of canned goods and other products. Hereafter no distributer of any of these foods may do business without a license, excepting the small retail- ers, canners, packers and_ specified classes of manufacturers having small outputs. The penalty for operating without a license is $5,000 fine or two years imprisonment. The Food Administration empha- s‘'zes that for the immediate future any one who has not received his li- cense may continue his bustness in the usual way without fear of penalty, if he makes prompt application within the next few days. The purposes of licensing are stat- ed as follows: 1. To limit the prices charged by every licensee to a reasonable amount over expenses and forbid the acquisi- tion of speculative profits from a ris- ing market. 2. To keep all food commodities moving in as direct a line and with as little delay as practicable to the con- sumer. : 3. To limit, so far as practicable, contracts for future delivery and deal- ings in future contracts. With few exceptions, those engaged in the handling of food have shown the utmost patriotism and a desire to go even beyond the requirements of the law itself in supplying the public with necessities at moderate prices. The exceptions are being noted and vigorous use will be made in these cases of the powers conferred by Con- gress. For the most part, however, the Food Administration anticipates the full co-operation and voluntary sup- port of all licensees, without resort to compulsion. —_—-+-2 How Sales of Food Must Be Re- stricted. The hoarding of food is to be check- ed under regulations about to be is- sued by the U. S. Food Administra- tion in connection with its system of licensing all dealers. No licensee will be permitted tc “keep on hand or have in possession or under control, by contract or other arrangement, at any time, any food commodities in a quantity in excess of the reasonable requirements of his business for use cr sale by him dur- ing the period of sixty days,’ or to “sell or deliver to any person any food commodities if the licensee knows, or has reason to believe that such a sale or delivery will give to such a person a supply—in excess of his reasonable requirements for use or sale by him. during the period of sixty days next succeeding such sale or delivery.” With respect to some commodities the limit is fixed at thir- ty days supply. Exceptions are made of commod- ities which are produced in great abundance at certain seasons such as fruits, vegetables, fish, poultry, eggs, dairy products, cotton seed products and others, These may be held in sufficient quantities to meet reasonable requirements throughout the period of scant or no production. Sales in excess of sixty days sup- ply may be made for the use of the United States Government or Allies, or for cities and state governments. It is also provided that for seeding purposes food commodities may be stored longer than sixty days if no- tice is sent to the Food Administra- tion. No licensee will be prevented from having on hand less than a carload of any commodity and, in addition, a carload in transit. These rules will’ not affect the validity of contracts made in good faith prior to October 15, but the li- censee will be required to give to the Food Administration copies of all such contracts which will not be ful- ly performed on January 1, and on the latter date further action in regard to such. contracts will be considered. —_—s2.—_—_ Marketing Cottage Cheese. The utilization of skimmilk by mak- ing it into cottage cheese and using the cheese as a substitute for meat has been urged jointly by the U. S. Food Administration and the Depart- ment of Agriculture. 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No losses to dealers from over- measure or to customer from under- measure. Your customer actually sees the gasolene as it is measured into his car and there can be no pos- sible argument. BE THE FIRST IN YOUR COM- MUNITY TO ESTABLISH A PLAINVIEW FILLING STATION. There will be hundreds of them all over the United States within the coming year and auto drivers will be looking for them, DO NOT WAIT BUT WRITE TODAY FOR PRICE AND FURTHER INFOR. MATION. Plainview Manufacturing Company 335-7-9 Lexington Ave. Grand Rapids Michigan Salesman Wanted. State Experience. , 4 * 1 S Sti» s 4 > 4 4 4 > e * €T2 November 7, 1917 The Truth About Ireland. -Detroit, Oct. 6—When a person oi Irish birth makes bold to discuss the “Trish question,” for centuries dis- tressing but, never more so than to- day, he first must expose his ante- cedents. In ‘other words, he must answer two questions: “Were your progenitors English or Scotch ‘settlers’ or ‘pure Irish?’” and “Were they Catholics or Protestants?” I don’t know in which category the greater suspicion exists, but it is a sad fact that the Irish Catholic as a rule is dubious regarding the political views of the Irish Protestant and vice versa; and equally sad that a political distrust exists. between the so-called “pure Irish” and the descendants of the English and Scotch “settlers.” Timidly, therefore, as an Irish-born American citizen,’ descendant of a Huguenot family which, expelled be- cause of its religious belief from France, sought freedom of conscience and liberty of ‘thought in Catholic Ireland—a family that soon became as thoroughly Irish in sentiment as its neighbors—venture to raise my voice in behalf of some prompt and humane soluticn of the question which is doing more harm to the cause of the Allies, world democracy, and all that it means, in the United States than all the machinations of German agents and pro-Teutonic pacifists. Is there no big-brained, large-heart- ed, unprejudiced, untrammelled Irish- born American—a man of really statesmanlike breadth of vision and unquestioned moral influence—a man untainted with “ecclesiasticism,” who, if a Cathclic, isn’t going to consider first of all what is most to the ad- vantage of his church machinery; or who, if a Protestant, isn’t poisoned by the narrow-minded bigotry that I personally know too often character- izes membership in an Orange lodge, and who doesn’t see, in his imagina- tion, the Inquisition re-established with Home Rule—is there no such MICHIGAN TRAD@SMAN Irish-born American, I ask, who could be sent officially on a “Mission” to Ireland to appeal to her 4,000,000 inhabitants that they for their own sake and the sake of the life, liberty, and happiness of the vastly more mil- lions of human beings that are at stake, forget the crimes and errors of the past, forget Elizabeth and Cromwell and ’98, and even Easter, 1916, and get together for their own good and the good of the whole world? Perhaps this suggestion may seem absurd if not impertinent. At all events, it comes from one whose heart grows sadder daily as he reads the news that filters through from the country which gave him birth which only needs fewer churches and more religion of the Golden Rule-Sermon on the Mount brand; fewer politicians and more real statesmen; less ec- clesiasticism and more peasant pro- prietorship; more compulsory educa- tion in the South and West and less industrial greed and selfishness in the Northeast; more good-natured respect for the other fellow’s opinion and less ready use of the shillelah as an argument, to become once more a land of peace and plenty entitled to a seat in the world’s council cham- ber. For, I make bold to ask, how long would or could England dare to re- fuse self-government to such a neigh- bor? W. J. G. —_++.—_____ Scarcity of Store Help. The general problem of female store help, ‘while it is not so great as it was a month or two back, is still prominent enough with certain stores to cause further study. Several schemes are being tried to solve the difficulty. One store has hit on the plan of employing part-time help from 1 p. m. to the closing hour with considerable success, although this arrangement does not take into con- sideration the scarcity of clerks through the lunch hours. In cases where half-day help is em- ployed from 11 a. m. on, difficulty is often met with by these workers be- ing tied up with a customer when their quitting hour comes. Some- times a sale is lost by a switch in salespeople in a case like that, no mat- ter how diplomatically the change is made. A Middle Western: concern has found a good arrangement in employ- ing part-time workers only from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This keeps the store well “manned” over the lunch hour and, that period being fairly dull sco far as selling is concerned, the “part- timers” are given plenty of opportuni- ty to straighten up stocks. This not only gives the regular force more time to sell, but largely removes a task that not a few of the regulars find .distasteful. — 2+ +> Nothing New in Sheep-Milk Cheese. Back East a report is going the rounds of the papers to the effect that Montana has the only factory in the country turning out cheese from sheep’s milk. Of course, the United States is a big country and it is easy for those in one part not to know what is going on in others and this accounts for the claim that the Moun- tana sheep dairy is a novelty, but it is by no means the only one, For the past ten years or more many sheep have been milked in California. At the present time over 2,000 head are 7 being milked in Yolo county. As a rule, it is Greeks who are behind the sheep dairy business. The ewes are milked after the lambs are weaned and the milk made into cheese that is ex- ported to Greece, with the exception of small quantities that are used by the Greek population in the United States, or rather by those who can afford it as it is considered a delicacy and commands high prices as a re- sult of the labor necessary to produce it—Pacific Dairy Review. —_—_+2..___ Maine Sardine Canners Whipped Into Line. Washington, Nov. 6—Canners rep- resenting 90 per cent. of the Maine sardine canning industry, in confer- ence with the Food Administration, voluntarily agreed to reduce their price to $5.60 per case of 100 cans for the 4% size in oil and keyless cans; $6.10 per case of 100 cans for % key cans in oil; and $5.60 per case of 4 size, packed with mustard. All in standard decorated cans with the us- ual differentials for goods in wrap- pers, Or in cartons. They have agreed to maintain prices not only on their present stocks, but on the pack yet to be made, in spite of the fact that the remainder of the season will show increasing costs. This action of the industry has been approved by the Food Ad- ministration, as it ensures a reason- able price to the consumer on this highly nutritious article of food. Re- tailers can well afford to sell these keyless cans at three for 25 cents and the wholesale grocers have agreed to turn them over to a correspondingly close margin. Any instances of wholesalers or retailers asking for excessive profits on these goods should be reported to the Food Administration. Barney Langeler has worked in this institution continuously for over forty-eight years. Barney says— “‘Buy the Line that is renowned— When WORDEN’S salesmen come around.” WorRDEN ROCER THE PROMPT SHIPPERS (CCOMPANY GRAND RAPIDS— KALAMAZOO sidnapanaaeen i MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 7%, 1917 GANTRADESMAN (Unlike any other paper.) Each Issue Compiete in Itself. DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF BUSINESS MEN. Published Weekly by TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. Subscription Price. Two dollars per year, if paid strictly in advance. Three dollars per year, if not paid in advance. Canadian subscriptions, $3.04 per year, payable invariably in advance. Sample copies 5 cents each. Extra copies of current issues, 5 cents; issues a month or more old, 10 cents; issues a year or more old, 25 cents; issues five years or more old, $1 Entered at the Grand Rapids Postoffice as Second Class Matter. E. A. STOWE, Editor. November 7, 1917. THE MERCHANT’S PLAIN DUTY In the crisis which now confronts the civilized world it is the duty of every merchant to live up to the letter and spirit of every rule and regula- tion promulgated by the Government for his direction and guidance. Some of the rules will be hard to obey and will entail loss of profits and the sev- erance of pleasant relations, but these are sacrifices which all patriots must cheerfully endure if we are to win the war. Ignorance of the law will excuse no one. The merchant who fails to read his trade journal and keep in close touch with the rulings issued from time to time from headquarters will have only himself to blame if he finds himself out of business—ostracised by his fellows, with the stamp of disloyalty on his forehead and the finger of scorn pointing directly at him for the re- mainder of his days. This is no time for temporizing or offering ex- planations or apologies. It is a time for intelligent comprehension and immediate action. Not to employ both expedients is to write the vio- lator down as a slacker and a traitor. MAKING A BUSINESS OF WAR. America leads the world in power of initiative, in accumulated wealth and in natural resources, which are potential wealth beyond estimate. As a people we have met many new problems in a new way and success- fully conquered them. Our resource- fulness is proverbial, our courage a National heritage which grows with each generation. We are entering the greatest war of all times. Our entrance into hos- tilities is at a critical period of that war—at a time when a gigantic dead- lock exists. America is to be the deciding factor and to win the war. This war is of such colossal pro- portions that the expense entailed upon all governments is difficult to appreciate by the average citizen. It is clearly realized, however, by the banking interests, and, in a degree, by the commercial interests also. Time is a great factor, for every day added to the length of the war brings its added toll of terrible proportions in life and treasure. We have a big task to meet and we must meet it in a big way. The principles involved in this war are basic. The triumph of the Allies must take place before any form of investment in America can regain its former stability or promise of con- tinuing value. That victory must be won and the principle of the sacred- ness of contracts between nations, as well as individuals, affirmed in a most unmistakable manner before Ameri- can commercial interests can return to their former condition of ad- vancing prosperity. Facing calmly and without fear this serious situation, it becomes the business of every business man to make, as his primary occupation, every hour of every day, the winning of this great world war. This is no time for planning campaigns along ordinary lines to win ordinary, or extraordinary, profits, to win a temporary or a permanent advantage over a trade rival. It is a time when every man with a stake in the country should remember Andrew Carnegie’s advice: “Put all your eggs in one basket and then watch the _ basket.” Under stress of circumstances we have been forced to put all our eggs into one basket. All our prospects of future success in every line of activity, in every profession or occu- pation, are at stake in this war for the right to live and to labor under conditions fore-shadowed by our Declaration of Independence and safeguarded by our Constitution. It is a time for a truce of God in local or National commercial antag- onisms, for a forgetting of old feuds, a discarding of all old antagonisms— a time for a truce of God throughout the length and breadth of this land in all economic or social warfare, for the hope of the world is between the fighting lines, and only a united, ag- gressive and patriotically inspired American can win quickly that vic- tory which shall ensure peace and prosperity to coming generations. The world may well see in the Ger- man announcement of a withdrawal along the Chemin des Dames a finger writing on the wall. It may not mean the immediate fall of Laon and La Fere and the straightening of the whole line between St. Quentin and the German positions before Rheims, but it means at least their fall in the not far distant future. Last spring a “voluntary” retreat along the Somme was disguised as a strategic move which would delay and disrupt the Franco-British offensive so carefully prepared to reopen there; in reality not even the Germans failed to see that it was the fruit of the Allied gains preceding. There can be no attempt now at concealment of the fact that the present retreat is the direct result of French assaults which a little over a week ago carried dominating German positions, and captured 12,000 prisoners and 180 guns. There will be fear in Germany, and hope in the Allied nations, that whatever retreat is carried out will be soon followed by another at points in Flanders where the British have been pushing forward. Every advertisement hits body; some hit everybody. some- TREND IN DRY GOODS TRADE. The line of necessity and non- necessity in dry goods is beginning to appear in a shadowy way in trade. It is being defined by two forces, one the sure force of very high prices, the other by the quiet control of production for the Government. The line is becoming very clear to the wool trade and the active force there is the necessity of having plenty of wool available for staple articles for the soldiers and sailors. It is becom- ing less well defined in the silk trade where mills are not making as many fancies for future sale and are elimin- ating considerable of the low quality silks. In linens, the gradual disap- pearance of the non-necessities has been going on for some time. Indeed many of the necessities of other years have become so high that substitutes of cotton are being made by linen manufacturers. In cotton goods the line is becom- ing defined between staples and fan- cies, so much so that many mills hitherto engaged almost exclusively on dobby fancies are changing their looms over to produce plain cloths. The fine yarn fancies are being made in steadily decreasing quantity and many of the plain goods are not be- ing made in the variety of a year ago. Fine goods mills are working more and more toward staples in coarser yarns, the purpose being to supply from the fine goods looms cloths that will commend themselves through serviceability. Disorganization of pro- duction from this cause is less than might be anticipated and is being avoided by the skillful use of ma- chinery hitherto devoted to other purposes. The most careful estimates of the volume of cotton product going to the Government show that at least 30 per cent. is being taken and wil} be needed for the whole of next year. Many contracts are being extended in a way that will tie mills up for three- fourths of their output to go to vari- ous governmental departments. Fig- ures recently issued showed that not less than 30 per cent. of the wool machinery of the country is now en- gaged on Government work. The linen and burlap mills are so fully under. Government control that the necessities of trade in these cloths have been sharply marked from the non-necessities, the British Board of Trade being the controlling factor. Assuming that the export trade of the country will broaden as soon as license and shipping facilities are re- arranged, as they will be in the next two months, the civilian trade can count upon not more than 60 ‘per cent. of a normal output of mills. If surplus merchandise appears from time to time, it is quite within possi- bilities that -it will be absorbed for use by the Allies of the Government and will be shipped abroad from time to time, just as is now being done in food necessities. It is already clear that production can not gain much for the period of the war, cer- tainly not in the proportion seen in peace times. Most manufacturers feel that production is not holding up to _ capacity. With these facts in mind, indicat- ing a decided change from peace con- ditions, the question has come up in the trade of whether it is safe to pro- ceed on the present levels of ‘value in laying in stocks for future use. The answer depends, more than upon any other thing, upon the duration ot the war. If the ‘war goes on, cur- rent values are safe in many things. Yet this shou 1 not be construed as an encourage1.. ‘nt to buy at this time for future needs. The last thing any sound merchant is ‘doing now is to advise his customer as to how much to buy for future use. Most merchants feel that the sooner the trade adjusts itself to buying and selling frequently, without hoarding stocks of any sort, the quicker the merchandising capital of the country will be placed in a fluid state and kept there. Potential needs for mer- chandise are growing all the while, both at home and abroad, yet any sort of speculation upon such needs will not be encouraged by leading mien in the markets. Indeed, many of them feel that if speculation ensues it may bring down upon the markets a sort of price fixing and price con- trol that will merely be bottling up natural forces and making for many sorts of trouble -to which the dry goods trade has not been subject. CANNED GOODS SITUATION. Trading in canned goods of all de- scriptions has fallen to a minimum. Several reasons are to be found for this condition, any one of which might be considered important. Perhaps first in importance is the car short- age, which has prevented the accumu- lation of anything resembling a sur- plus on the spot and so has hampered new business. The chief desire of traders at the present time is to se- cure deliveries and so meet the wants of their customers. The car shortage feature is giving grave concern to all involved. Tracers seem to do no good, for no sooner is a car found than it is immediately lost again, and it may even be traced as far as Jersey City, only to be lost in the al- most hopeless tangle in the terminal yards. Another feature is the question of high prices. Under the licensing reg- ulations now in operation theoretical- ly, but not practically, as the regula- tions themselves have not been for- mally issued by the Administration, there is a great fear of incurring of- ficial displeasure by even seeming to be guilty of forcing prices upward. Profiteering is bad form in these times, and any advance in prices from now on must justify itself by actual cenditions, and even then will be look- ed upon as taking advantage of un- fortunate conditions. In other words, any changes in prices that may come along are expected to be toward a lower basis if it can be shown that present levels “include unjustifiable speculative profits. ae ee Any habit which you find yourself defending with the statement to your- self or to others, that it is not going to do you any harm, is at least weak- ening your judgment. November 7, 1917 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN HESE famous {shoes are not only as waterproof as a leather shoe can be made, but are also strictly high grade shoes in every detail---stylish, comfortable, and with unusual wearing qualities. They are built to keep the feet warm and dry in all weather---rain, slush, snow or cold. Note the de- tails of construction. You cannot give your Full Leather trade better shoe value. Vamp Pa Write us for catalog or ask to see one of our salesmen. F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Co. Milwaukee, Wis. U.S. A. Solid Oak Tanned Counter ¥% Bellows Tongue Solid Oak SS Tanned insole 447 ‘ é i ra Solid Oak Tanned Best Quality Heel of Upper Leather Oil Slicker Lining, Animal Inside Cork Parchment Filling Solid Oak Tanned Out Sole Choke Seam Welt sewed inwith Leather Welf, makes the shoe as waterproof as it is possible tit Animal Parchment (Pig’s Bladder) ‘°6°*# over entire bottom of shoe iS MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Fall and Winter Footwear Selling. Written for the Tradesman. Many retail shoe dealers throu out the country vand for fall and report a lively de- 3 winter footwear, weeks of October. Rains and colder weather, : : ogether with he las especially os snow flurries, have caused people to lay aside their low- cuts and other types ef warm weath- er footwear, and betake themselves to the little shoe store around the corner for something more suitable. And thoroughly in accord with the general policy of conservation all along the line, is this widespread de- sire for more seasonable footwear. On the whole it’s far better in ev- ery way, and in the end so much mre economical, to invest in a new pair of fall or winter shoes then incur a deep and treacherous cold (which may easily enough lead into pneu- monia.) The month of November should be a banner month for the retail shoe dealer. Not only is it the heart of the fall season for him, but it has one big special day—Thanksgiving Day—which should be well played up in his programme of selling. Thanksgiving Day is«a National holi- day with an historic and religious flavor. In the lives of school children and work-a-day folks it is a real event. Coming as it does well to- wards the end of the week, it is made the occasion for week-ends and other holiday events. And many pea- ple look forward to it for weeks and months. To many it means a vaca- tion from Thursday morning until Monday morning. And people are (or will be) plan- ning little trips and excursions from hither to yon, and in their planning footwear requirements will not be overlooked—i. e. they will not be if the local shoe dealer rises to the level of his opportunities. For that reason you should plan a pre-Thanksgiving Day sale of sea- sonable and suitable footwear. Put on a Thanksgiving Day trim—and put it on a week or ten days or two weeks prior to the day. And play up the idea of Thanksgiving Day footwear in your advertising. If people re- main in town and go to church Thanks- giving morning (as many of them will ), should wear new and stylish shoes. The style-note will be especially tell- ing in the featuring of women’s and children’s shoes. If they remain in town and expect company, they will want to be suitably. dressed, and therefore suitably appareled as to their feet. And. of course. if they attend a footbalf game in the after- noon, or any other athletic or semi- social outdoor affair, they'll need to be properly shod. And the same is true if they go on an outing, a week- end, or any other sort of a jaunt that will take them out of customary en- vironments and amongst folks who are particular at all in regard of ap- pearances. In short, Thanksgiving affords a real occasion to the shoe dealer, as it does to milliners, clothiers, hatters and others. And, then, for another thing, the hunting season in most of our states opens in November—generally the 15th. And this affords another oc- casion. Men and boys who hunt— and their name is legion—should not imperil their health and run the chance of spoiling the day by going out improperly shod. Shoes that are too much worn and not able to ex- clude moisture; shoes with soles that have worn thin as paper under the ball of the foot; shoes that do not, because of the thin texture of the up- pers, sufficiently protect the feet from thorns and briars—should not be worn on hunting trips. Neither should shoes that are not properly fitted.’ A single day’s jaunt with a pair of shoes that are fitted short will sometimes put a good pair of feet out of commission for days or weeks. Speaking from personal experience rather than from the theoretical point of view, the writer knows that the pleasure and profit of a good day afield depend in no small measure upon the scrt of shoes he wears. If the shoes aren’t suitable for the pur- pose, the fun is largely spoiled. There’s no satisfaction in tramping around over the countryside with wet, cold feet. There are many types and varieties of hunting shoes for men and boys, and they are retailed all the way from about $2.50 to $15 a pair, and the writer holds no brief for any particu- lar sort. But. in general, a shoe for outdoor should be provided with a good, substantial, wet-resisting sole (preferably a welt) and should have strong, tough, pliant upper stock. If the sole doesn’t come viscolized, recommend that a bottle of this ex- cellent water-proofing materials be bought and applied before the shoes are worn. It can be had from your jobber and sold for 25 cents a half- pint tin. Noat’s-foot oil may also be recommended. Instruct them to pour out the oil in a shallow pan large enough to accommodate the shoes and let the soles be well soaked in it, then in the morning rub the up- pers with it until the pores of the leather have taken in all the oil they This will prolong the will contain. OUR TRADE MARK ON YOUR SHOES A SMALL THING LOOK FOR This trademark represents the ground floor plan of our factory. Look for it, ask for it: it stands for wear, comfort and service. Rindge, Kalmbach, Logie Company ESTABLISHED 1864 ORIGINAL MAKERS OF “THE GRAND RAPIDS SHOE” Don’t Wait For our representative to call, but mail us your order at once for those low heel Chocolate Colored Shoes. 7505 Bentz Chocolate Kid 8 inch Polish Welt, Imt. Tip, 1 3-8 heel, 3-7 B, 24-7C D..... 2... le... ce $5.50 7530—Chocolate Kid 8 inch Polish, Imt. Wing Tip, S S McKay White Welting, 3-7 BC D.................. 4.50 7570 —Chocolate Calf, as above, 3-7 BC D......... Ce 4.25 7585 —Chocolate Calf 8 inch Polish, Imt. Tip, Welt, New 13-6 ee, S71 BCD. ow... lll... 5.50 7591—Tan Pebble Horse 8 inch Polish, 4% D S McKay 1 3-8 neel, 24-1 BC D.............. dee peas cesece 20a0 All on the floor Save your freight by including your order » for findings Hirth-Krause Co. Grand Rapids, Michigan Tanners & Shoe Mfrs. November 7, 1917 ™ * November 7, 1917 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 11 _ life of the leather and make the shoes as nearly water-proof as leather shoes can be made. Also it will keep the leather soft and pliant. Outdoor shoes that are not sup- posed to be worn with a polish should thus be treated. And it makes not the slightest difference whether they be tans or gunmetal, or any other dark finish. Any broad-toed, easy fitting shoe of sufficient heft and wearing quality is suitable for such purpose, but it does help to start right by applying this water-proofing material. The increasing popularity of the easy-fitting Munson army last is hav- ing a very decided effect on the style- tendency of masculine footwear, es- pecially on footwear of the type men- tioned above. Many dealers have been able to get army shoes that have been rejected by Government inspectors because of slight defects that do not keep them from being a mighty good buy for such civilians as can get a pair. They retail at five and six dol- lars a pair. They are good for out- door wear, and a good many hunters are buying them this fall. The ‘price of shoes is somewhat higher than people have been paying heretofore, but this is not going to keep people from buying fall and winter shoes. They understand by now that this is a matter over which the local dealer has no control. He must pay more for them, hence he must ask the customer more. So, roll up your sleeves and go af- ter this fall business during the montn of November. Cid McKay. —_++>—___ Activities in Michigan Cities. Written for the Tradesman, The three clay factories at Grand Ledge were forced to shut down last week because of the coal shortage. The Port Huron Chamber of Com- merce is urging citizens to get busy in stamping out the tussock moth to save the shade trees. The village of Hartford raised $10,000 to secure a new factory, the Reliance Picture Frame Co., of Chicago. There was disagreement as to details, however, and Hartford has invested its $10,000 in Liberty bonds. The new Hotel Chippewa, at Manis- tee, will be formally opened Thanksgiv- ing day with a dinner dance. A gen- erous portion of the receipts goes to the Red Cross. Courses in general agriculture are being given at the night schools in Flint, in response to a demand from the peo- ple. ; Bad Axe has let the contract for a new postoffice, to cost $45,628. Portland has received the iron posts for its new boulevard lighting system now being installed. Ewing & Sons have closed their pearl button factory at Portland for the win- ter. Port Huron people recently voted on the proposal to permit the gas company to raise its rates from 85 cents to $1 per thousand cubic feet, or in other words they were asked to raise their own gas bills, and the astonishing thing is that 25 per cent. of them were in favor of doing so. -The gas company asserts that > it is losing money and will have to: shut down its plant. Williamston, in Ingham county, has opened a public rest room. The Twin- ing Elevator Co., of Twining, with a string of ten elevators along the De- troit & Mackinac Railroad, will remove its headquarters to Bay City Nov. 10. Secretary Davis, of the Lansing Chamber of Commerce, has issued a “warning to Lansing merchants and busi- ness men against subscriptions to any charities or promotion schemes until first passed by the executive committee of that body. Owosso has added a new fire truck and the department is now fully motor- ized. The Michigan State Telephone Co. has filed a request with State Railroad Commission to increase rates in forty- two towns and villages. Lansing’s Common Council has au- thorized the Mayor to order all outside electric signs shut off until the present coal famine is over. Lansing’s city piggery has been a financial success so far. It was started late last year with sixty-five hogs and has already turned in a net profit of $1,181.54. There are 213 hogs on the farm at present and they are worth $4,000. The cities of Kalamazoo, Jack- son and Marshall are following Lan- sing’s example in feeding garbage to pigs. Ore shipments from Marquette and Northern ports are still about 900,000 tons short of last year on corresponding dates. This is due to the ice blockade for several weeks in the spring. The beet sugar factory at Alma start- ed operations last week with 300 em- ployes and runs day and night with maximum capacity of 1200 tons of sugar per twenty-four hours. The Michigan class rate hearing in which :nany shipping centers are inter- ested was postponed to Nov. 26, in the offices of the Michigan Railway Com- mission at Lansing. Almond Griffen. —_2+>___ Platinum Discovered in Alaska. Before the European war the world’s supply of platinum came chie!- ly from mines in the Ural Mountains of Russia. For some years these have been giving signs of exhaustion. The war not only affected the operation of the mines, but interfered with the marketing of the available supply and caused a rapid increase in the price of the metal. The gratifying announcement is made that platinum has now been found in Alaska. The extent of the discovery is not yet determined, but it is known to be large, and the de- posits are so rich that the metal- lurgist to whom the first specimens were submitted for analysis did not have the courage to report on them lest he be thought guilty of a wild exaggeration. The metal so far in sight is that found in river deposits. The real mines are back in the moun- tains, nobody knows where. There the serious exploitation of the fu- ture will be done, but meanwhile the river sands will pay again Alaska’s many times cancelled debt. ———————E The man who doesn’t advertise ought to chum, with a mummy. As an All Year Round Seller The Bertsch Dress Shoe Line for men is unexcelled. You can safely add any of the numbers in the BERTSCH shoe line to your stock. Every one of them is a good all year round seller. If they do not move this season they will be equally good next spring. This is one of the features that makes the BERTSCH line strong with the dealers. Another all-important feature is the wearing qualities. You cannot go wrong here. Every pair has in them the very best material and workmanship. This insures absolute comfort and satisfaction to the wearer and repeat orders fo the dealers. THEY WEAR LIKE IRON Herold-Bertsch Shoe Co. Manufacturers of Serviceable Footwear GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Leather Top Combinations Tops are made of Dull Horse Butts. Great for service. Tuff Soo’s are the Hood Standard Lumber- man’s Over, Rolled edge, with heel. Men’s 7% inch $2.60 12inch 3.15 16inch 3.85 Boys’ 7% inch 2.15 In the ‘‘Bullseye’’?’ Combinations In Cartons Black with White Sole. Black Horse Butt Tops. Heel. Men’s 7% inch $2.70 12 inch 3.25 16 inch 3.95 ‘‘Bullseye’’ Combinations with Red Overs with White Soles and Dark Red Horse Butt Tops. Heel. Men’s 7% inch $2.75 12 inch 3.35 16 inch 4.10 In the ‘‘Pacer’’ Combination In Cartons We have one style. All Red Over with Red Leather Top. Men’s 16 inch at $3.70 In ‘“‘Old Colony’’ Black Overs with Heel. Black Horse Butt Tops. Three Styles. Plain Edge. Men's 7% inch $2.10 Boys’ 7% inch 1.75 Youths’ 74% inch 1.55 Grand RapidsShoe @Rubber@ The Michigan People Grand Rapids 12 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 7, 1917 Unsettled Conditions Precipitated By the War. Written for the Tradesman. It is doubtful if business interests generally realize the vast proportions of the commercial and financial un- dertakings of the United States Gov- ernment in this their relations to all phases of domestic life and the complex problem of taking the vast requirements of the Govern- ment for material and labor with as little interference as possible war, care of with es- sential industry and to maintain, so far as possible,-the normal structure of business. It this situation which led to representation in Gov- ernment councils of each important in- dustry concerned. The duty business owes the Government has been clear- ly stated. It must “dedicate to the Nation every facility it has developed was and every financial resource it com- mands on such terms as our Govern- ment shall determine to be just.” There is a counter duty on the part of the Government to business of wise and constructive leadership, im- posing no unnecessary hardship. The full recognition of the responsib‘I'ties on both sides is needed to carry on this war, the greatest undertaking in the history of our country. Two factors are necessary to or success, both in business and war— the elimination of fear and a closer application of the Golden Rule.. Many are inclined to say, “That is all very well in theory, but will not hold good in practice.” Yet that striving for the ideal is what has brought us to our present state of development. Note any great and lasting business success and you will find that its growth is in proportion to its benefi- cent service, and that. as the New York Financial Chronicle and Commercial “Whatever of the beautiful adventure may exist in the endeavor of the Nation in this try- ing hour, we must be conscious of the dignity and worth of labor and the unifying and harmonizing effects of commerce. Says, And we will be short sighted if we do not project this real- ization over and beyond the present struggle.” The response to the Liberty Loan demand has effectually refuted the old and foolish saying, “There is no sentiment in business.” Business is full of sentiment, founded on it and operated successfully through the proper kind of sentiment. Education is the corner stone and business the keystone of material life, and we face the truth that since dependence is upon toil and trade. upon industry, even in our darkest hour, for all tha: we hope the world to be, our duty lies in conducting that business ac- cording to its inner and inseparable spirit of good will that we throw about it in the present and in the af- termath to come, no unnecessary shackles to hamper its course or con- fuse its energies. Education along these lines is particularly necessary to properly adjust fairly the relations between capital and labor. If out of the crucible of this war we emerge a chastened people accomplishing our ideal universal liberty and establish- ing a real brotherhood of man the trials we may go through and busi- ness sacrifices we may make will be amply compensated for. The only ex- cuse, if any is needed for this article, is the hope it may convey some real- ization of the upward trend of thought in the business world exemplified by the patriotic services of the banks, trust companies and big business men, given the country without money and without price. The overshadowing factor in the civilized world, as well as in the se- curity markets of the United States, is the sudden disaster which has be- fallen the Italian armies. The Allies had counted on Italy to occupy Ger- many’s attention and break Austria’s effectiveness. Now that the Germans have delivered a staggering blow, it has revived Austrian courage and will tend to unify factional controversies which will tend to prolong the war and still further drain our resources. Coincident with this is the entry of our boys in the trenches in France and the splendid response of the peo- ple in the floating of the $5,000,000,099 Second Liberty Loan, both of these showing a solidifying of American sentiment which will win the war at any cost. The Government has been easing this country into war gradually, but it is now time to look for stern meas- ures which reports from Washington seem to forecast. The Capitol is re- sponsible for the statement that the War Industrial Board will soon dif- ferentiate between industrials which are essential and non-essential for the prosecution of the war. In other words, a definite attempt will be made to sidetrack for the duration of the conflict those industries not vitally essential to the winning of the war by diverting raw material to indus- tries in the order of their war impor- tance, This will necessarily entail a sharp readjustment of industrial conditions. This priority system will, of course, change the laws of supply and demand. The Government is now GRAND RAPIDS NATIONAL CITY BANK CITY TRUST & SAVINGS BANK ASSOCIATED CAMPAU SQUARE The convenient banks for out of town people. Located at the very center of the city. district. On account of our focation—our large transit facilitles—our safe deposit vaults and our complete service covering the entire field of banking, our Institutions must be the ultimate choice of out of town bankers and Individuals. Handy to the street cars—the Interurbans—the hotels—the shopping Combined Capital and Surplus.................. $ 1,724,300.00 Combined Total Deposits ............ 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The people must come to a realization at once that upon Ameri- ca depends the hope of our Allies and the safety of democracy the world over and think of war and war only. What effect these developments will have upon our State is problematical. The situation calls for calm patience and the exercise of the greatest pos- sible co-operation with the Govern- ment. The libel that this is a “rich man’s war” was effectually refuted by the oversubscription of the Second Liber- ty Loan. The world now knows that the masses and not the classes stand solidly behind the Government, veri- fying the statement made by Presi- dent Wilson in a private letter to Mayor Mitchell, of New York, that “this war is a supreme test of the principles and energy of the United States. The whole world looks to us to omit nothing that will bring about the complete triumph of those principles and the complete vindica- tion of the honor and sovereignty of our Government which have been so grossly violated and invaded. The response (to this loan appeal) should be such as will put America at the front of all civilized people.” The response has placed us there and has vindicated the President’s faith in the patriotism of the people whose serv- ices, in contributing to the success of the war by buying Liberty Bonds, will go down into history through a roll of honor which will contain the name and address of every person who sub- scribed to the Second Liberty Loan. This roll of honor will be kept among the permanent records of the Treas- ury Department at Washington. The almost universal subscription to the Second Liberty Loan will have a tendency to check the downward tendency in the bond market, for the reason that the country’s supply of in- vested capital and war capital remains large enough so that business men do not have to sacrifice good bonds to bear the most of the burden of the loan, With the stopping of liquida- tion bond prices will undoubtedly harden. However, until new war plans as to regulation of industrial output are decided upon,, any predic- tion as to prices would be nothing more than a hazardous guess. The labor situation is still one of great if not extreme importance. It is authoritatively stated the high cost of living is but a minor factor in la- bor unrest, because even at these high prices the purchasing power of wages in the big industrial centers is as great as it was before the war. It is claim- ed that commodity prices have risen about 32 per cent., as compared with normal pre-war prices, while wages have advanced only 28 per cent., but a considerable portion of the income of the laboring classes goes for rents, permit number has MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 13 which have advanced much less than commodities. It is, therefore, unlike- ly that the cost of living to the family of the laborer has risen more than 28 per cent. Another thing which must be taken into consideration is that the 10 per cent. of the country’s laboring force—idle in normal times —is now at work. Considering both the 100 per cent. employment and advance in wages, the purchasing power of wage payments in the Unit- ed States is fully as great as it was before the war, in spite of present high prices. ‘Prosperity begets in- dependence and arrogance.” The venal and unscrupulous leaders of the labor unions see in the present short- age of labor a great opportunity. Their vision of the opportunity was intensified by Government action last November and that vision has never been lost. Before the war im- migrants were coming in at the rate of 665,000 a year. Now they are ar- riving at the rate of only about 150,- 000 per annum, while we are still further depleting the ranks of labor by the raising of our army and navy forces. It would be futile to expect a reduction in operating costs through any reduction of wages. On the contrary, unless a spirit of decen- cy and patriotism is instilled in union labor—which is too much to expect in view of the pernicious teachings of the leaders and the ignorance and stupidity of the rank and file of the membership—even higher costs may be obtained through a continuance of the taking of unfair advantage of the Nation’s extremity to enforce selfish and unreasonable demands. Paul Leake. —__—~»-+-. Running Busses With Natural Gas. With the price of gasoline ranging from 70c to 78c a gallon, something had to be done. So the omnibus lines of London and Edinburgh have been experiment- ing with artificial gas from the city mains, Large rubber and canvas bags, placed on top of the busses carry the gas, a connection with the motor being made through the in- duction pipe just above the throttle valve. While less power is developed with artificial gas than with gasoline as fuel, it has been found that a saving of over 50 per cent. in fuel costs can be effected, with gas at 7ic a thou- sand cubic feet. Motion pictures of the busses have already been shown in New York. —_—_2.-2--————— Stainless Steel Making Stopped. In view ‘of the difficulties in get- ting supplies of ferrochrome in Great Britain, the manufacture of stainless steel for cutlery purposes has been prohibited by a regulation recently issued to manufacturers, according to Consul John M. Savage at Shef- field, England. The regulation goes on to state that ferrochrome must be used in connection with high speed crucible carbon steel and alloy steel and in the case of the latter only where a priority certificate or other been obtained which will warrant the manufacture of the steel in question. Every American must realize the urgent necessity of supporting His Country unreservedly, and of definitely showing his’ Prac- tical Patriotism by subscribing to his utmost ability to the Second Liberty Loan. (;RAND RaPios [RUST [OMPANY MANAGED BY MEN YOU KNOW OTTAWA AT FOUNTAIN. BOTH PHONES 4391 BUY SAFE BONDS 6°, Tax Exempt in Michigan Write for our offerings Hower Snow CorrIGAN & BERTLES INVESTMENT BANKERS GRAND RAPIDS SAVINGS BANK BLDG. — GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. Michigan Bankers & Merchants’ Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Fremont, Michigan We are organized under the laws of Michigan and our officers and directors include the best merchants, bankers and business men of Fremont. We write mercantile risks and store buildings occupied by our policy holders at 25 per cent. less than the board rate established by the Michigan Inspection Bureau. If you are interested in saving one-third of your expenditure for fire insurance, write us for particulars. Wa. N. Senf, Secretary. 14 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 7, 1917 Late News Notes From the State’s Metropolis. Detroit, Nov. 6—The penny famine in Detroit, due: to war taxes, is being relieved to a great extent by the Detroit postoffice. The cashier’s office to-day distributed several hundred dollars’ worth of one- cent-pieces to theater owners, who were unable to obtain copper cur- rency at the banks. The postoffice annually receives thousands of dol- lars in pennies from the smaller post- offices throughout Michigan. The handling of this money has burdened the cashier of the postoffice for years, and Postmaster Nagel believes a par- tial solution for the penny problem has been found. Two important transactions in down town real estate were report- ed during the last week. John R. Sullivan, the furniture dealer, has pur- chased the property now occupied by his store at 134, 136, 138 Michigan avenue. The building is three stories high and is known as the Daily build- ing. It is valued at $135,000. The building at 533 Woodward avenue, having 2614 feet frontage, has been leased for ninety-nine years’ by Catherine A. Abbey to Walker Bros.’ Catering Co. for a total rental of around $300,000. The property ad- joins the 36 feet trontage now held by the company, It is said that a modern building will probably be erected on the site. It rained five out of seven days of the past week, so brisk business was not to be expected. Regardless of weather conditions, however. business was good, with indications that when seasonable weather does arrive it will be better than last year at this time. There was a big call for rubbers and, of course, there were many disap- pointments. Never in the history of Detroit has there been such a scarcity of rubbers. Dealers do not seem to be able to get a proper stock of sizes, to say nothing of getting all they be- lieve they can sell. The employes of R,. H. Fyfe Co. are giving wrist watches to any boys in the store who either enlist or are drafted. Nearly a dozen employes are now in service. A Detroit business man who has spent the past few months in Canada says it took that country about a year to recover after war was declared, but that it will not take this country more than eight months at the most. Thrs would mean that a normal business can be expected by the first of Jan- wary. T. J. Jackson. manager of Ye Boot- erye. boasts of the only shoe exchange at Camp Custer Cantonment, Battle Creek. His quarters are in building 363, Regimental Exchange, where he spends three-fourths of his time. He is concentrating his activities on the Nettleton military footwear, handling everything that can be used in the footwear line. Of course, he is ca- tering practically to the officers only. The concession required a large in- vestment for stock and equipment. —_—_+ +> What Organization Did For Charlotte Charlotte. Nov. 5—The newly-or- ganized Community’ Association of Charlotte demonstrated the fact that a central organization of its char- acter is of great value to Charlotte and vicinity. When E. J. Elles, Secretary-Treas- urer of the Charlotte Chair Co., was appointed chairman of this district’s sales committee. he turned at once to the Association for an organized campaign. There was no city or ccunty index complete enough to be used for a systematic canvass and it was found that one must be compiled at once. The four supervisors in that district were asked to make a copy of their tax roll on cards furnished by the Association. These cards contained the name, address and occupation of each per- son as well as their real estate and personal valuations and their salaries. As soon as these cards were com- pleted they were turned over to Sec- retary Galloway, of the Community Association, and the work of check- ing these 4,000 names against the city directory, as well as making a copy for a permanent office record, was commenced. As soon as the cards were complet- ed they were arranged in packages representing a district and these were given to teams of canvassers who were instructed to see every person listed and make a written report on their card. The Liberty Loan committee met at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning, Oc- tober 16, at the Association office to secure their cards and instructions. They reported every night at 6 o’clock the result of their sales for the day. At the end of the campaign all the cards with their valuable data se- cured during the week were returned to the Association for filing, so as to be ready for the War Y. M. C. A. work which is soon to come. A complete card index of Eaton county is now being compiled by the Community Association and as soon as this is finished it will be possible to make a systematic canvass of ev- ery person in the county as has been done in Charlotte. It came under my observation during the campaign that in the smaller communities which did not have a systematic plan, that while they raised their quota, it was by in- ducing the big men “to come across” with large amounts rather tha) reach- ing the smaller investor as the Gov- ernment wished. Our total amount, $311,000, was subscribed by 1,625 peo- ple. G. R. Galloway, Sec’y. Substantial Public Utility Investments Hodenpyl, Hardy & Co. Incorporated Securities for Investment 14 Wall St., New York First National Bank Bldg., Chicago Kent State Bank Guage < Mich. Capital - - - ~- $500,000 Surplus and Profits - $500,000 Resources 9 Million Dollars 3 A Per Cent. 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CLINTON BISHOP, Cashier Savings Deposits Commercial Deposits 3| Per Cent Interest Paid on Savings Deposits Compounded Semi-Annually Per Cent Interest Paid en Certificates of Deposit Left One Year Capital Stock and Surplus . $580,000 LAVANT Z. CAUKIN, Vice President ALVA T. EDISON, Asse’t Cashier 7+ q< + November 7, 1917 Gabby Gleanings From Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Nov. 6—While the hotels in the cities are very generally observing meatless and wheatless days, some of the country hotels are violating both the letter and spirit of the Hoover request by ignoring the non-use of both articles of diet on the prohibited days. Traveling men do not approve of this violation and commend those who live up to the Government requirement. By the way, the shortage of help has hit some hotels pretty hard, even to the extent of decreasing the ef- ficiency of the office forces. In many cases more boys are placed in charge during the daytime and the mistakes they make in assigning rooms would fill a fair sized volume. A Grand Rapids man and his wife registered at a Kalamazoo hotel one day last week and requested the best room at the disposal of the house. The boy clerk assigned them a little room about eight feet square next to the public toilet. Of course, they refus- ed to accept the assignment and de- manded a room more in keeping with their station in life and their ability to pay, which the landlord immediate- ly arranged to do as soon as he re- turned to the hotel. But for the fact that the landlord and guest were old friends, the latter would never have crossed the threshold of the hotel again, because it was hard to over- look the lack of judgment and ar- rogant manner of the tactless youth who should never have been placed in such a position of trust and responsi- “bility. It is a sorry sight to see a hotel which was once equipped with every convenience and made up-to-date in ev- ery respect lose its freshness and charm through neglect. The writer has in mind a hotel in a neighboring city which was about as near perfec- tion as possible when it was rebuilt and refurnished a few years ago, but which has been permitted to run down so that it is now hardly a ghost of its former self. The walls and ceilings are soiled and streaked. The curtains and hangings are dirty. The shades are creased and cracked. The beds and furniture are scratched and dented. The housekeeping, which was originally excellent, is now wretched. The dining room is un- inviting. The table linen is ragged and untidy. The shades on the din- ing table lamps are foul with dirt and crooked from breakage. The forks are not proverly cleaned be- tween the tines. The service, which was once superb, is slipshod. The food is not prepared as it should be, considering the prices charged. The hotel has recently changed managers. The new man in charge has plenty of opportunity to show the kind of stuff of which he is made. It is one of the anomalies of hotel keeping that the guest is seldom able to obtain bacon fried as it should be in order to be wholesome. Men who have lived all their lives at hotels say they have never been able to get ba- con more than half fried the first time trying, even though special instruc- tions to that effect are given the waiter when the order is placed. An- other singular feature is that when- ever a portion of bacon is returned to the kitchen it comes back to the guest so burned to a crisp as to be unedible, In other words, the diner has the choice of two options—he can eat his_ bacon half raw or do without it al- together. Some insist that the cook burns the bacon when it is returned to him on purpose, because he is an- gered over the action of the ‘guest. It might be well for landlords to give this situation a little attention. with a view to remedying the abuse, if sucn a consummation is possible. Twenty years ago to-day cream was five cents a pint, most young men had “livery bills,” you never heard of a tin lizzie and cantaloupes were called muskmelons. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Did you forget and put on a 2 cent stamp? We did. The November meeting of the U. C. T. was held Saturday evening, Nov. 3, with a good attendance. All of- ficers were present except Senior Counselor E. J. MacMillan, who was ill. The following candidates were put through the old mill and came out full fledged U. C. T.’s: Robert Burns, Charles W. Brown and William Powell, A communication was re- ceived from Muskegon Council, in- viting Grand Rapids Council and their ladies to attend the boo-ter meer- ing which is to be held at Muskegon Nov 17. As Grand Rapids Council was sponser at the launching of Mus- kegon Council, her officers have been requested to put on the work at the meeting in the afternoon. As Mus- kegon is nearby and has heartily co- cperated with us at all times, it is our duty, as good and loyal U. C. T.’s, to attend this booster meeting in a body and one so large that A. W. Steven- son will be busy trying to find a place to put us. Everybody should break loose with as much enthusiasm as possible and prevail on every one possible to attend this meeting. Don’t forget the ladies. The Publicity Committee, work- ing under John D. Martin, is compos- ed of the following: William Liebler, chairman, E. P. Morse and Fred Hopkins. It might be well to get in touch with this committee and help them boost. Don’t forget the date— Nov. 17. When we get the wrong telephone number twice running, our rage against the central powers is positive- ly unbridled. J. C. Force, better known as the “red oil kid.” who has been with the Grand Rapids Oil Co. for the past twelve years, from tank wagon driver to salesman. has severed his old re- lations and secured a lucrative posi- tion with the Viscosity Oil Co., of Chicago. Jav’s wide experience in the lubricating line will make him a valu- able man for his new employers. Grand Rapids Council unites in wish- ing Jay ultimate success with his new firm. Many questions are being asked recarding a little bell attached to Dr. G. W. Ferguson’s car. There is only one answer and that is that all first- class engines have bells and the same are usually rung for crossings. Charles D. Reeves. Vive-President and Sales Manager of the Grand Rap- ids Brass Co. has severed h‘s connec- tion with that corporation and will ac- cept an executive position in Chicago. D. H. Magaw, the well-known gro- cerman of Kent City. has denied him- self a vacation for a great many years, but has at last decided it is about time he toon a well earned rest. He will lock his store January 1, hide the key and declare a three months vacation for himself and family. They expect to spend most of the time in the Sunnv South. Dave says there is only one thing bothering him and that is a place to dispose of the fish he expects to catch. We will gladly furnish him with our names and addresses. Wilson & Co., of Kent City, have moved their stock of merchandise to Grand Rapids. In these days of odd prices, a penny _ pocket is quite essential, as it takes six or seven cents to buy a nickel’s worth. Even fords are up. It is a difficult matter to manicure the hands of a clock or even the fin- ger of scorn. The autourban service between Hart and Ludington has been discon- tinued for the remainder of the sea- son, owing to the poor condition of the roads and the falling off of pat- ronage. On our last trip we nearly fell off ourselves. The bottom seem- ed so far from the high places. A passenger conductor. in collect- ing a cash fare from a patron on the G. R & I.. asked the passenger this attestion: “Have you eight cents?” The passenger replied: “Not since I left Grand Rapids and I am getting mighty hungry, too!” Did it go over? Sam Westgate, of the Grand Rap- ids Oil Co. and known among his many friends as E Con Westgate, has a new story right from Copen- hagen. Ask him about it. O. H. Sission, furniture dealer and undertaker of Central Lake has on exhibition in his store window a po- tato weighing fifty ounces. Ora says if the season had only been a good one, Antrim county might have pro- duced some fair sized tubers. The Calkins House, at Clare, is in- stalling a new and much larger boiler in connection with its heating plant. Russia just now has a steam roller, but no steam. They say a man becomes morally weaker as the day wears on; less able to resist temptation. Shouldn’t won- der. You know it was near Eve that Adam ate the apple. C. B. Chick. of Lake City. who has been connected with the American To- bacco Co. for the past seven years, has resigned and, after a well earned rest, will be ready to entertain any good offer. We understand that after May 1, 1918, there is likely to be a good sized demand for black bordered handker- chiefs on the part of many men. Sort o’mourning over spirits departed, as it were. The Petoskey Block Co., of Petos- key, is building a sawmill in connec- tion with its planing and block mill. It is at present turning out a large contract of wooden heels for ladies French heel shoes. The Blackmer Rotary Pump Co., of Petoskey, has secured a large con- tract for its famous rotary pumps from Uncle Sam. The contract will necessitate several thousand pipe fittings, The order was placed with the Crane Co. “A good listener easily acquires a reputation for wisdom. We all have two ears and one tongue.” 15 E. D. Barnes, of Detroit, spent the week end with friends in Manton. Van McGregor, of the McGregor Hardware Co., Manton, has returned from a three weeks’ vacation and is again on the job behind the counter. E. H. Bostick, the popular drug- gist at Manton, is in receipt of a let- ter from his son, Rex, who is doing his bit in France. Rex is in the hos- pital corps and, as he has only been in the service four months, he con- siders himself fortunate in being call- ed into active service so soon. Rex says a drug store in France is strict- ly an apothecary shop. All sundries, such as we find in our drug stores, are carried in separate stocks from the drug stock. Along the line of conservation, why not make the holes in the dough- nuts much smaller. Mavhe they work around the theory that it takes more douch to go around a large hole. Don’t forget that next Saturday evening is the date of the next dance. While the war, by increasing the already high cost of traveling by means of various kinds of tares and by boasting hotel expenses, is tak- ing toll of all salesmen who travel on commission. it seems to be hitting the men’s clothing salesmen especial- Iv hard. Not only are these men af- fected by the same things as are the other commission travelers, but the earnines of many of them promise to be reduced as a result of revised or- ders growing out of the wool conser- vation movement backed by the Com- mercial Economy Board. If all re- tailers are willing to cancel or re- duce orders calling for suits with belts, pleats, patch pockets. etc., there promises to remain a gap that cannot be filled entirely by increased pur- chases of staple models. 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BOTH PHONES 4391 16 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 7, 1917 The average Michigan Merchant is so close to his own business that he sometimes loses sight of the fact that Michi- gan his home State is one of the most wonderful States in the Union, It may be news to him that in the year 1917 the twelve leading Michigan crops amount to approximately $283,- 656,460. Here are a few of the leading crops: ae. $ 53,353,000 eee 8. 28,254,000 ee. 29,797,000 Meee. .6o6. eG: 4,436,880 ee 9,122,080 -Mauckumeat ............ 3,999,500 eee ee 57,510,000 Pee eg 41,731,000 Te ke 46,540,000 Be 8,803,000 Se 1,632,000 ee 2,500,000 Toa ok, $283,656,460 Apples and cherries are the two fruit crops that have made Western Michigan famous. Just think of it Mr. Merchant, think of the unusual prosperous conditions that must follow the harvesting of such enormous crops. Michi- gan stands towards the top among the list of States in mining and manufacturing, bringing to the State millions of dollars from the mines, farms, and factories. St. Joseph, Michigan Saint Joseph, the second oldest city in the State. Through the efforts of the Saint Joseph Chamber of Commerce recently organized large industries have been established, transportation facilities improved and laborers wages have been increased. The results of the Chamber of Commerce activities promise conservatively to double the population of Saint Joseph before 1920. The Auto Specialties Manufacturing Company, the manu- facturing plant illustrated, is one of the new industries. This factory has already on its pay roll nearly three hundreq people, iron moulders, machinists, etc. and the number will be doubled as soon as facilities can be procured. C. E. DICKINSON, Mayor. Terry Rod aaa pies a 8 BAO. SEESINTIES MM + lp 4 ae 7 November 7, 1917 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17 But in addition to all this, Michigan leads in its attractions offered to the tourists, yet in this respect it has only started, It is estimated that during the summer approximately 300,000 people spend their vacations in Michigan. Fig- uring that they spent on an average of about $35 each, the tourists business alone brings to Michigan over $10,000,000 every year. As Michigan further develops its good roads, the number of tourists will each year show an increase. The coast-line of Michigan is 1,620 miles, there are only 70,000 miles of rural roads, 25 locally improved harbors, 3) government improved harbors, and 150 miles of deep rivers and channels. These figures are stupendous when you examine them closely. They prove the enormous wealth of the State of Michigan. And there still are millions of acres of undeveloped land in Western Michigan. These will be developed within the next decade, and will add millions of dollars to the prosperity of Michigan. All the money derived from the crops is divided between 206,960 farmers. Because Michigan’s population is so prosperous, and because so much outside money is spent in this State during the summer season, every merchant should be prosperous, every store should be a money-maker and every business man should reap a rich harvest from his efforts. One of the big features to be considered by every merchant is the buying of goods. On right buying greatly depends the success of any business because buying right means more than a mere ordering of merchandise, it means standardized goods that sell in the community, it means prompt delivery of these goods, and prices low enough to allow the merchant a good substantial profit. Grand Rapids offers the merchant such a buying market. Grand Rapids is the logical buying point for every merchant in Western Michigan. It offers buying in- ducements, Michigan merchants cannot duplicate anywhere else, and because it is in the very heart of this pros- perous district, Western Michigan merchants will have no trouble in getting prompt service, in getting the goods as they want them, and when they want them. The members of the Grand Rapids Wholesalers Association know Michigan and know its requirements. For that reason they can better serve you than others who do not have such close contact with Western Michigan. Practically every merchant will save money and get better service by coming to Grand Rapids for his mer- chandise. This ad. is No. 7 of a series. Accompanying each adver- Grand Rapids Wholesale Dealers Association. tisement are interesting views and facts regarding cities in Michigan and territory contributing to Michigan’s’ great wholesale market. Greenville, Michigan Greenville achievements during the past five years have not been in one big movement, but by various movements for well directed purposes. Conspicuous among accomplishments are the paving of Main street and the streets leading to both depots. This city has a $100,000 Central School building as illus- trated, and another school for its north side residents. The boulevard lighting system has been installed through the in- fluence of the Development Association and $25,000 in bonds have been voted for the purpose of encouraging the locating _ and building of factories. H. E. DECKER, President Greenville Development Association. 18 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 7, 1917 _— — — - Michigan Poultry, Butter and Egg Asso- ciation. 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. How Michigan Potatoes Are to Be Graded. The recently organized Michigan Potato Shippers’ Association is mak- ing strenuous effort to put up pota- toes for shipment this season in ac- cordance with the recommendations of the Food Administration and Bu- reau of Markets at Washington. This effort gives promise of being the most widespread and strongest ever made to grade potatoes. The success of this movement will not only depend upon the attitude of the dealers as a whole but of the growers as well. While very serious difficulties will confront these men, especially when the work is first started, if everyone concerned lends a helping hand in- stead of either being indifferent or trying to hinder the work the objects will be accomplished. There are very few other important crops which have not to some degree at least been standardized and it is high time that the potato is taken out of the “no standard class.” In view of the fact that this work has been taken up during the last two weeks it is going to be very difficult to do ev- erything as the shippers would like to have it done and no doubt there will be some who will be disappointed in the results at first. If, however, such men will be patient I am satis- fied that the time will come when grading will iustify itself fully. It is not only to the interest of the deal- er, but to the grower and consumer alike that the potatoes should be grad- ed. It will enable the grower to be paid a premium for quality, a thing which has not been possible hereto- fore. The dealer will have something more staple to work upon and as a result prices should not fluctuate as much as has been the case in the past and the consumer should have a bet- ter product for the money expended. All organizations of growers which do a shipping business will find it to their advantage to grade in accord- ance with the recommendations here- in specified. The potatoes will be put up in Unit- ed States Grade No. 1 and United States Grade No. 2, a description of each which follows: : United States Grade No. 1 shall consist of sound potatoes of similar varietal characteristics, which are practically free from dirt or other foreign matter, frost injury, sunburn, second growth, cut, scab blight, dry rot, and damage caused by disease, insects, or mechanical means. The minimum diameter of potatoes of the round varieties shall be one and sev- en-eighths inches, and potatoes of the long varieties one and three-fourths inches. In order to allow for varia- tions incident to commercial grading and handling, 5 per cent. by weight of any lot may be under the prescrib- ed size, and, in addition, 3 per cent. by weight of any such lot may be be- low the remaining requirements of this grade. United States Grade No. 2 shall consist of potatoes of similar varietal characteristics, which are practically free from frost injury and decay, and which are free from serious damage caused by dirt or other foreign mat- ter, sunburn, second growth, cuts, scab, blight, dry rot, or other disease, insects, or mechanical means. The minimum diameter shall be one and one-half inches. In order to allow for variations incident to commercial grading and handling, 5 per cent. by weight of any lot may be under the prescribed size, and, in addition, 5 per cent. by weight of any such lot may be below the remaining require- ments of this grade. In addition it is the recommenda- tion of the Michigan Shippers’ As- sociation that all coarse, overgrown or hollow potatoes be sorted out of these grades and be considered as culls. A tag will be used on the potatoes which are sacked to indicate the grade. It will be marked as indicated: MICHIGAN U. S. Grade No. 1 Nee. The space after the number will be used later to stamp the number of the shipper. This will not be done at first. There is no objection, and in fact, the shippers favor the farmers doing their own grading, in which case only the potatoes which are marketable would be hauled to the shipping point. Many farmers who are rushed to get their crop dug and marketed will probably not wish to do this work themselves. Those who store the crop and have sufficient room may find it to their advantage to do the grading. Cull potatoes will be much more valuable for feeding purposes this year than usual because of the high price of corn and other feeds. Ac- cording to some recent calculations made by the Department of Agri- culture four and one-half bushels of potatoes is equivalent in feeding val- ue to one bushel of corn. C. W. Waid. Dandelion Vegetable Butter Color A perfectly Pure Vegetable Butter Color and one that complies with the pure food laws of every State and of the United States. Manufactured by Wells & Richardson Co. Burlington, Vt. SEEDS Reed & Cheney Co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Poultry Shippers: We pay highest market prices. Get in touch with us. We do not charge commission. We make prompt returns. [/ WILSON & CO. WW 20-22 Ottawa Ave., N. W. Grand Rapids Michigan WE COVER MICHIGAN M. PIOWATY & SONS Distributors of Reliable Fruits and Vegetables MAIN OFFICE, GRAND RAPIDS Branches: Saginaw, Bay City, Muskegon, Lansing, Jackson, Battle Creek, South Bend, Ind., and Elkhart, Ind. Pleasant St. and Railroads MOSELEY BROTHERS _ Grand Rapids, Mich- Wholesale BEANS, POTATOES, SEEDS Telephones 1217, or write when have stock to offer E. P. MILLER, President Miller Michigan Potato Co. WHOLESALE PRODUCE SHIPPERS Potatoes, Apples, Onions Correspondence Solicited Wm. Alden Smith Bldg. F. H. HALLOCK, Vice Pres. FRANK T. MILLER, Sec. and Treas. Grand Rapids, Mich. LOVELAND & HINYAN CO. CAR LOT SHIPPERS Potatoes, Apples and Beans Write or telephone when you have anything to offer Association of Commerce Bldg. Grand Rapids, Michigan Onions, Apples and Potatoes Car Lots or Less We Are Headquarters Correspondence Solicited Vinkemulder Company GRAND RAPIDS amt MICHIGAN November 7, 1917 Dundee Jam Makers Producing Large Quantities. The organization of the jam manu- facturing industry in Dundee, Scot- land, with a view to taking care of the enormous requirements of the British Army and Navy, according to Consul E. R. Pottle, who is stationed in Dundee, is one of the commissary triumphs of the war. Having install- ed modernized and standardized ma- chinery at the outset of the war in 1914, they are now producing jam on a scale hitherto unequaled, and it has been estimated that were the weekly output of tins of one Dundee manu- facturer stood end to end, they would reach up forty miles into the heavens. It is said to be no unusual thing for this firm to deal with 100,000,000 oranges. Inasmuch as jam may be used to a great extent in place of butter, of which there is a scarcity in England, the government has taken every pre- caution that the jam industry should get all the sugar it requires. This is in marked contrast to the sugar al- lowance for candy makers, which has been cut down to one-quarter of their pre-war consumption. With tinplate prices gone up beyond all reason, jam manufacturers have shown their ingenuity by introducing a stout cardboard box to take its place as container. It is being used to a great extent also in place of earthenware and glass jars, not only because the initial cost is less, but because it may be thrown away when it is empty, thus doing away with “returned empties.” The sugar scarcity has resulted in another departure, one of the large firms having pulped and preserved in barrels a large quantity of fruit, which will be manufactured into the finished article when sugar is available. —»+22—_ Greek Currant Crop. The currant crop of Greece has now been entirely harvested and _ sorted without damage by rains in any prov- ince, according to a dispatch from Consul A. B. Cooke, stationed iin Patras, Greece. Although the weather has been unusually favorable to cur- rant growers, it is said the the rav- ages of oldium, due to the absence of sulphur with which to combat it, - caused considerable damage. Reports from all currant growing districts in- dicate that the fruit shows the effect of this disease both in quantity and quality. The crop of 1917-18 is now conserva- tively estimated at about 14,000 tons of 2,240 pounds each. There are also available 10,000 to 15,000 tons of the old crop, The local market is said to be unstable just now, owing to great uncertainty as to how the ex- port crop will be handled. One re- port on the local currant market says. that the British government is ne- gotiating for purchase of fruit up to 40,000 tons. If true, this will leave something more than 100,000 tons of fruit to be disposed of. —_+-+-- Grocers Advertise Whale Meat. A group of twelve retail grocers in Vancouver, B. C., recently conducted a co-operative advertising campaign in that city to educate the public to the MICHIGAN TRADESMAN desirability of whale meat, which, the headline of one advertisement stated, “is more nutritious than beef and just as wholesome.” The fact is pointed out that the whale is captured many miles at sea, away from all shore con- tamination, in perfectly clear blue wa- ter. The particular whale from which the meat was offered in this advertise- ment, fed exclusively on live shrimps. Several recipes for preparing whale steak, pot roast of whale, and curried whale were published. The meat so'd at 10 cents per pound. ———_.+-.—_—_ Better Matches From Japan. Japan proposes to standardize her match production. Prior to the great war, Sweden had made inroads upon her trade, owing to irregularity of sizes and imperfect packing. Now that the Swedish market is practically closed, Japan proposes to seize the opportunity to regain lost trade. The Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce is co-operat- ing with the match manufacturers in all parts of the Empire. The Federa- tion of Japanese Match Manufacturers’ Associations will censor all foreign ship- ments and standardization will be main- tained, —_++>____ No More Dried Fruits From France. The embargo on the exportation of dry or dried fruits from France to any destination is again in effect, ac- cording to a cablegram from Consul General Thackara, who is stationed at Paris. Permission was given in October, 1916, for the exportation of table fruits, fresh, dried, or preserved. to Allied and American countries. In August last, permission was with- drawn to export fruits for distilling, or medicinal fruits, to the United States and other countries. os Long Time Married. Nora—Do you think marriage is al- ways a failure? Ada—Always a failure! Well, I should say not. Why, I know a case where a wife fairly idolizes her hus- band, and he—why, he can’t keep away from her a minute. Nora—Bless me, how they been married? Ada—Nearly a_ week. OUR OWN MAKE HARNES Hand or Machine Made Out of No. 1 Oak leather. We guarantee them absolutely satisfactory. If your dealer does not handle them, write direct to us. SHERWOOD HALL CoO., LTD. Ionia Ave. and Louis St. Grand Rapids, Michigan long have Mr. Flour Merchant :. You can own and control your flour trade. Make each clerk a sales- man instead of an order taker. Write us today for exclusive sale proposition covering your market for Wesel aoe acc ebeem nu laday choice Michigan Wheat properly blended to pro- duce a satisfac- tory all-purpose family flour. PU aU MeO SD GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. The Sack that keeps the flour UN and the dirt OUT. 19 is S Gain Cec Used For Syrup A syrup most folks prefer is made from Crescent Mapleine, sugar and water. Costs half as much as good, ready-made syrup. Demand for Crescent Mapleine for making syrup is extra heavy. * * Crescent Mfg. Co., Seattle, Wash. (M-10) Order of jobber or Louis Hilfer Co., 1205 Peoples Life Bldg., Chicago. Crescent Mapleine Rea & Witzig PRODUCE CUMMISSION MERCHANTS 104-106 West Market St. Buffalo, N. Y. Established 1873 Live Poultry in excellent de- mand at market prices. Can handle large shipments to ad- vantage. Fresh Eggs in good de- mand at market prices. Fancy creamery butter and good dairy selling at full quota- tions. Common selling well. Send for our weekly price cur- rent or wire for special quota- tions. Refer you to the People’s Bank of Buffalo, all Commercial Agen- cies and to hundreds of shippe's everywhere. Coleman (Brand) Terpeneless LEMON Pure High Grade VANILLA EXTRACTS Made only by FOOTE & JENKS Jackson, Mich. Watson-Higgins Mlg.Co. Merchant Millers Owned by Merchants Products sold by Merchants Brand Recommended by Merchants NewPerfection Flour Packed In SAXOLIN Paper-lined Cotton, Sanitary: Sacks American Sugar Refining Company a Reduce your bag and twine expense by selling ol 0 Package Sugars These neat, strong cartons and cotton bags of clean cane sugar are always ready to put into your customers’ hands. American Sugar Refining Company The Most Complete Line of Sugar in the World PEANUT BUTTER CAN BE COMPARED TO COFFEE AS TO QUALITY Don’t be fooled by price. comes first. your jobber today. Buy where quality Buy Jersey Peanut Butter and notice the difference in taste. Order from Perkins Brothers, Inc. Bay City, Michigan MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 7, 1917 ))) " — — < J — — — ~ — = = - — — ~ — — a ~ - _ _ y unt - 2 es = a3 — = Nan eo —S he S| Aol STOVES 4% HARDWARE i SSsocor Laan Vs Fey Hy (gf AS a _— ~_ - - was AyJiirsverers Wy F. 2 Atel Michigan Retail Hardware Association. President—James W. Tyre, Detroit. Vice-President—Joseph C. Fischer, Ann Arbor. Secretary—Arthur J. Scott, Marine City. Treasurer—William Moore, Detroit. Getting a Share of the Thanksgiving Trade. Written for the Tradesman. With Thanksgiving Day only a few weeks distant, plans should be well under way for Thanksgiving window displays, This holiday is a peg upon which some very effective advertising can be hung. A Thanksgiving display can be made very attractive. Here, the mer- chant’s own ingenuity is worth any amount of cut-and-dried plans. Then, too, the merchant’s own _ intimate knowledge of the community in which he does business will enable him to give his display a powerful local ap- peal. It cannot be too strongly urged that the closer his appeal comes to his own community, the more effec- tive it will be. It is easy to map out a Thanksgiving display that will fit any community fairly well. But such a display has the fatal defect that it fits no one community absolutely. The alert merchant takes the general idea and remodels it to suit the con- ditions with which he is intimately familiar: Every merchant senses without be- ing told the significance of Thanks- giving. It is a day for the expression of our National gratitude to Divine Providence for material—yes, and moral and spiritual—gifts. A display that can be made strong- ly local, and therefore very effective, is one embodying “Things We’re Thankful For.” Here are a few of one merchant’s ideas. They’re sev- eral ‘years old, now, but they point the way to other ideas. The country surrounding his community had an extra good bean crop—the early frosts, which did damage elsewhere, spared this little corner. “We're thankful for a big bean crop” said a card attached to a pile of “hand- picked” beans. “We’re thankful for two good local newspapers” said anoth- er card; the two papers were stuck in the window, close enough for the passer-by to read the merchant’s own Thanksgiving advertisements, blue- penciled to attract attention. “We’re thankful for a good mayor’—photo- graph of the mayor. “We’re thank- ful for big, sweet sugar beets—15 per cent sugar’—half a dozen big beets. “We're thankful that we got Main street paved at last’”—photo- graphs of Main street before and af- ter. And so on—little local hits, fringing the main display, which oc- cupied the center of the window and consisted of a Thanksgiving dinner table, all set with fine cutlery, silver- ware, cut glass, a carving set, etc. The interspaces of the window were filled in with items of stock, all price- ticketed. Another item that can be worked into the Thanksgiving window is a replica or a printed copy of Abraham Lincoln’s original Thanksgiving proc- lamation. “We're Thankful for Lin- coln, We’re Thankful that His Spirit Goes Marching On”—will link up that display with present-day issues. But the local touch is the most ap- pealing feature in any Thanksgiving display. Of course, harvest windows also emphasize the suggestion of Thanks- giving. Grains, fruits and vegetables can be procured and used to give the display a harvest “atmosphere.” Be sure to have the biggest pumpkin you can get, and don’t forget to dis- play, incidentally, your latest thing in pie-tins. If you are putting in a harvest window for Thanksgiving, be sure to get the best samples available of the various grains, fruits and roots to be had. Here’s another pointer. Ticket each harvest item with the grower’s name and address. That’s sure to interest almost everyone. The biggest pump- kin in your county will interest a lot of people, but they’re more than doubly interested if you tell who grew it. So much for the Thanksgiving idea, and the best methods of injecting it into the window display. But your window isn’t complete if it merely suggests Thanksgiving. It must go on and talk about the goods you want to sell. If it doesn’t do that, it’s merely so much effort wasted. Thus, it’s quite common to find “freak” displays, whose sole object and result is to attract attention. For instance, the whole window space is given up to two or three live turkeys. The merchant says in justification: “Look at the crowd that it draws. Just see the people out there, blocking the sidewalk. Yet it’s awfully sim- ple—so simple most people wouldn’t think of it.” Yet how many people are impelled to come in and buy as a result of such a display? Very few, as repeat- ed experience proves. You are not selling turkeys; you are selling the range for cooking the turkey, and the roasting pans, and the sauce-pan for making cranberry sauce, and the pie-pans for the pumpkin pie. To make an effective display, put in your live. bird. He'll attract attention. Put in your biggest range, and add Bell Phone 59% Citz. Phone 61366 Joseph P. Lynch Sales Co. Special Sale Experts Expert Advertising —Expert Merchandising —— SUN-BEAM = 44 So. Ionia Ave. Grand Rapids, Mich. — ee Sunbeam Mackinaw Coats A Large Assortment of Attractive Patterns Knit-to-Fit Sweater Coats “V"' Neck and Ruff Neck Styles. AGRICULTURAL LIME BUILDING LIME Write for Prices A. B. Knowlson Co. 203-207 Powers’ Theatre Bidg., Grand Rapids, Mich. True and uniform in size. Hunting Coats Canton Flannel Shirts Knit-Right Hockey Caps and Toques . Made from fine all-wool yarns MAIL ORDERS are selected with the same general discrimin-tion that you yourself would display. You may safely entrust us with your needs. 139-141 Monsoe St Le ay > GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. CATALOG ON REQUEST BROWN & SEHLER CO. Home of Sunbeam Goods GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN OFFICE OU1FITTERS LOOSE LEAF SPECIALISTS 237-239 Pearl St. ‘aear the bridge’ Grand Rapids, Mich. Automobile Robes Largest and finest assortment in the State “Chase Quality."" 54 in. x 60 in. single plush, double plush, rubber faced, rubber interlined, ranging in price from $3.25 to $11.00. 54 in. x 72 in. auto robes for rear seat, double plush, rubber interlined, muff robes, mohair and fur effects; $7.50, $9.50, $10.50, $11.50, $12.50, $14.00, $15 00, $20.00 to $40.00. Auto shawl and steamer robes, all wool, scotch clan patterne, 60 in. x 80 in., $6.50, $8.50, $10.00, $11.00, $12.00, $15.00, $17.00. Sherwood Hall Co., Ltd. 30-32 Ionia Ave., N. W. Grand Rapids, Michigan Leitelt Elevators For Store, Factory Warehouse or Garage Built for Service Send for proposal on your requirements Adolph Leitelt Iron Works 213 Erie Street Grand Rapids, Michigan Foster, Stevens & Co. Wholesale Hardware uh 157-159 Monroe Ave. #151 to 161 Louis N. W. Grand Rapids, Mich. November 7, 1917 a show card which says: “Cook Your Turkey In This.” Show the biggest roasting pan in stock, or your entire range of roasting pans. Show the carving set with which to carve the bird; and, if you handle china, show the platter on which to serve him, and the plates, and the entire Thanks- giving table set. Use show cards to drive home the lesson, that these are the things people need for Thanks- giving, that you’ve got them for sale, that the price is within reach, and that you’re anxious to deal. When you do this, your Thanks- giving display is apt to bring you some results. It takes more work and more ingenuity than just turning a turkey loose in your window, but it gets you somewhere in the end. In just the same way, the Thanks- giving accessories previously suggest- ed must be linked up with articles of stock if your displays are to bring you sales. A good Thanksgiving line to fea- ture is cutlery. It is simply amazing, the number of homes which aren’t even yet equipped with decent carv- ing sets. Carvers in pairs or in cases can be featured, Also, display kitchen knives. Then there are good lines of table cutlery, including steel knives and forks, plated ware, game carvers, fruit spoons, etc. Concurrently with your Thanks- giving displays, you should strike through the medium of newspaper advertising. In your newspaper ad- vertising, feature your Thanksgiving lines, call attention to your display, and so plan your. window display and your newspaper publicity that both are co-ordinated. Thanksgiving Day is still several weeks distant; but now is the time to plan for it, and to outline on paper the effective displays you think of making, and the effective advertise- ments you intend to publish. Pre- paredness is half the battle. Victor Lauriston. ——_>-+- The Old Way and the New. Washing machines were not selling so rapidly as they might, a hardware dealer in a small town felt, and so he devised a special window display to help out. His store had a show win- dow on either side of the front en- trance, and so he held a “before and after” exhibit. Selecting Saturday as the day when the most farmers would be in in town with their wives, he hired a woman to do an actual family washing in one window, with washboard and _ tubs. In the other window a young woman, neatly dressed, operated one of his machines on another family washing. Her obvious comfort. in comparison with the hard work of the woman op- posite was a‘strong argument with the onlookers. B. M. Weinberger. —_——>---+__- Fine Line of Paints. “A fine line of paints” was the cap- tion that truthfully described the win- dow display of a progressive New Jersey hardware merchant. He had stretched a clothes line across his window and suspended ‘from it sev- eral cans representing the different kinds of paint that he carries in stock. a farm, MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 21 Death of Pioneer Hardware Dealer. Boyne City, Nov. 2—A. F. Herron, the well-known local merchant, died Oct. 26. The funeral was held at the residence of his son, C. J. Herron, being conducted by Rev. George J. Rea, of Grand Rapids. Interment was in Maple Lawn cemetery. Ashbell F. Herron was born on a farm near Gobleville, Van Buren county, March 12, 1842. His father was a native of Cayuga county, N. Y. His mother was a native of the State of Maine. Mr ‘Herron ,was educated in the “little old red school house” and bore a vivid remem- brance of a certain school teacher in the person of an old maid, whom he recalled as being seven feet high and who cut blackberry whips which she used vigorously on his bare legs. In looking back over his past life he said this school teacher was the only woman he never liked. On April 4, 1863, he enlisted in the 13th Infantry, which rendezvoused at Jackson, and saw plenty of active service while engaged on Sherman’s famous March to the Sea. Mr. Herron was dis- charged at Louisville at the close of the war and went back to Gobleville, where he worked on the parental homestead until 1868, when he mar- ried Miss Elanora Myers, who was his constant assistant and helpmate up to the day of his death. After marriage he worked the old home- stead, which he purchased of his fath- er, until 1876, when he sold out and began looking for a new location. He had heard of Boyne Falls and suppos- ed it could be reached by rail, but found to his disgust that the rails had not been laid farther than Walton Junc- tion. althouch the track was graded to Bovne Falls. In company with two other gentlemen, he started out to make the entire distance of seventy miles on foot, although the snow was up to their hips. The first day they managed to reach Mancelona and the second night saw them in Boyne Falls. where Mr. Herron visited a brother-in-law, subsequently walking the entire distance to Elk Rapids, and from there to Traverse City, where he took the train for home. vowing never to visit Northern Mich- igan again. Two years later, however, he had reason to change his opinion and he bought out a homesteader three miles west of Boyne Falls and cleared up In the meantime he bought the corner lot in Boyne City and erected a store building, which he rented to John McFellin, who put in a hardware stock, continuing the husiness several vears. when Mr. Her- ron moved into town to take the po- sition of Postmaster during Cleve- land’s second administration. On the expiration of his term of office he put in a hardware stock, which has since been continued with excellent results from a financial standnvoint. A few vears ago he admitted to partner- ship his sen. Clinton J. Herron, and the business has long been conducted under the name of Herron & Son. Mr. Herron’s family consisted of himself. his son and partner and an elder son, Willis I. Herron, who now resides in Grand Rapids. Mr. Herron was a member of the Presbvterian church of Boyne City which he had served as trustee. 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Made [In Grand Rapids November 7, 1917 22 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN =_ = - _ =- + — ~— — — — - = — ~_ i Cer =< — — ( (Ces TC Dry Goods Men Fear Growth of Socialism. The fear of socialism has come over many dry goods men recently. For three or four weeks past discus- sions of this topic have occurred in circles where things other than trade matters are rarely heard. Confusing talks of confiscation of wealth, the growing independence of workers in all walks of life and the restlessness of retailers and jobbers, and the un- certainty of merchandise ownership have been heard in many busines: houses. In a great many instances the lack of clear thinking has been painful and the matter is really surprising when the sources of anxiety are known. Merchants who have gone through business panics unscathed, and whe have handled millions of their own and of others with great success, are apprehensive of the tenure of the con- trol of their own accumulations, and of the business they have built up. Some go so far as to doubt the good sense of the great maiority of their fellow citizens and are really worry- ing about the things that are going on about them. It is very easy to see that much of the fear among business men, in so far as socialism is a factor in it, arises from a misunderstanding of terms. They do not distinguish between so- cialism and social reform. They fail to grasp the merit that lies in co-op- erative effort to further the prosecu- tion of war. They do not keep before them the danger that lies in the sup- pression of individual initiative and energy in business and are prone to accept socialistic theories as essential to further National development. They attribute many of the phenome- na of changing trade conditions as due wholly to the growth of the hu- man desire for wild ideas of com- munal liberty, and not to the con- trolled effart of men intent upon meeting fire with fire—of ending for- ever the German idea of autocratic domination of business, of men and of nations. Disturbances in Trade. If socialism as a menace to the cur- rent of civilization had never been heard of in this war there would still be seen a great many of the trade disturbances merchants are encoun- tering every day. The country is steadily turning from the business of peace to the business of war. The younger generation is learning for the first time that war breaks down many laws that govern successfully in peace times. Merchants whose business has been built up’on the basis of supplying many articles that are called necessary in times of peace do not grasp the thought that “Busi- ness as usual” is the most mischievous fallacy to be counteracted in the whole business world at the present time. If the motto of “Business as usual” meant “Keep busy” and grow busier, many fears now expressed would nev- er have appeared among business men. The business of war and busi- ness in war times are distinct from the business of peace and business in peace times. Evidences of the chang- ing character of business are on ey- ery hand. To attribute these changes to an underlying purpose of destroy- ing the security of rights in merchan- dise and property is the sheerest non- sense, There is nothing new in the human excesses seen in Russia and elsewhere, just as there is nothing now in the underlying theory of so- cialism itself. What is new to the present gener- ation of business men is the need of foregoing ordinary means of profit and adjusting themselves to the meth- ods of business that are inevitable in war times. Men catering to buyers of dry goods must always keep in mind that clothing is not as pressing a necessity as food. Under pressure of economy people will forego clothes in a greater degree than they can do without food. Dry Goods Demand and Prices. In peace times rising prices and 2 gcod demand would imply enhanced production, either through the build- ing of new textile mills or the operat- ing of old ones night and day. In war times rising prices can mean, and often do mean a lowered value to money, a decreased production of goods for clething, and a feverish de- mand from those who are actually profiting from war conditions, such as higher wages, higher prices for crops, and so on. Dry goods men have seen consumption of goods of many kinds declining steadily for some months and prices have been rising on them in many cases. Pro- duction is declining or being per- verted. The trade has also witnessed some other factors that are only now begin- ning to tell heavily on prices and on demand. The exporting of goods for three years has been large compared with normal times. The Government has become a purchaser of goods to be diverted into new channels of dis- tribution. These two factors are so important that they were bound at some time or other to unsettle dry gcods conditions that existed in the ordinary jobbing trade channels. In- directly they affect retail channels as well, Goods that used to be staple and plentiful are growing scarce at the store counters. Some of them will not be duplicated for civilian trade until the war is over. Some will be produced in limited quantities only for civilian trade. If goods do become scarce it does not follow at all that. other things cannot be secured. The shrewd dry goods merchant is the man who buys a substitute promptly in order to have something to sell, once he be- comes satisfied that the production of his regular stock merchandise has been interfered with. More and more the consumer is putting off buy- ing things until he actually needs them. And more and more this sort of business is going to be seen in all lines of dry goods trade. Art and Necessity. A very large part of the dry goods trade in this country was made up in peace times of appeals to artistic taste in dress and home adornment. The war is not going to crush artistic de- sires out of the hearts of men for- ever. It is already contracting the call for all sorts of productions in textiles that depend largely upon the existence of an active artistic life in the community. That sort of life is being held in restraint by the rich, and where it is counterfeited in the extravagant purchases of those who are newly rich, it is manifestly not of a lasting character. No large man- ufacturer or merchant handling dry goods would undertake to say that now is a time for branching out into 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. United Agency Reliable Credit Information General Rating Books Superior Special Reporting Service Current Edition Rating Book now ready Comprising 1,750,000 names— eight points of vital credit information on each name— no blanks. THE UP-TO-DATE SERVICE Gunther Building CHICAGO es ILLINOIS 1018-24 South Wabash Avenue penne ae Arar aa ya OT R4 Of All Jobbers PRESIDENT SUSPENDER CO,, Shirley, Mass Grand Rapids Store Fixture Co., Inc. The Place, 7 Ionia Ave., N. W. BUY AND SELL Used Store and Office Fixtures The Book of Plain Prices All the prices in ‘‘*OUR DRUMMER ”’ catalogue are net and guaranteed for the time the catalogue is in com- mission. Moreover they are expressed in plain figures. This means that the man buying from ‘‘OUR DRUM- MER ”’ buys with the com- fortable assurance that he knows exactly what he is doing. If you are a mer- chant and have not the cur- rent number of this cata- logue near you let us know and one will be sent. Butler Brothers Exclusive Wholesalers of General Merchandise New York Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis Dallas War Time Holiday Necessities This year, more than ever, the consumer will be looking for useful gifts. To cope with the situation we have assembled a very practical line of Ribbons. Handkerchiefs, Suspen- ders, Garters, Arm Bands and an unsurpassed line of LADIES’ and GENTS’ SCARFS in the SILK and KNITTED materials. Order your HOLIDAY requirements now. | Quality Merchandise—Right Prices—Prompt Service | PAUL STEKETEE & SONS WHOLESALE DRY GOODS LCST RT CR NEAR REA AENTTO TA A GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ate ee > 7. November 7, 1917 the large production of fine goods to meet the artistic tastes of people. Art in textiles is to remain second- ary to necessity and steadily and sure- ly many changes will be seen in the character of merchandise offered at the counters, This means that mer- chants must adjust themselves and their stocks to the changes. To say that such an adjustment is impossi- ble is to confess failure, and failure in war times is criminal unless it comes at the end of a long and earn- est trial. One of the mischievous errors cir- culated in dry goods lines has been that a decline in the demand for ar- tistic things means a decline in the demand for colored fabrics. Colors in textiles are going to be seen dur- ing the war as in other times. In- deed, it is quite probable that more colors than usual will be worn in public for the express purpose of in- fluencing psychologically people be- hind the lines. It is human to mourn in war times but it is demoralizing to give way to mourning that mani- fests itself in sack cloth and ashes and in no other way. Socialists Among Textile Workers. There are many socialists among textile workers, fewer of them in fabric mills than in garment factories. They are certain to be more or less disturbed as the war goes on and their occupations are changed. If they are dropped from payrolls be- cause of changing styles and other things they are not unlikely to blame the rich for economizing. They are sure to preach about the cruelty of MICHIGAN TRADESMAN industrialism and prate of the unend- ing war of capital and labor. The dry goods trade is certain to hear many of the echoes of this agitation and the tendency to magnify it will be strong. The drive that has been made in the past several years by socialist agi- tators upon department stores and other dry goods stores for the pur- pose of causing unrest among em- ployes has been less intense since the war started than before. Many social reforms have been instituted all over the country among textile employes and department store work- ers, To attribute these to the fear ef socialism is to take a very narrow view of the new spirit that is coming into the world, or rather to take a wrong view of the steady restoration of old views of the proper relations of employer and employe, of master and servant. The war is breaking down many forms of toryism in social and indus- trial life and the communism of the soldiers’ existence is going to restore many things that have been wanting in our own National life. +-.——_. Sweaters For Fall of 1918. Sweater coats for next fall have been priced in many quarters of the market, and salesmen are now on the road. The goods are chiefly the medium and bet- ter grade lines, and taking the market as a whole prices are reported about 30 per cent above those named last year at this time. Salesmen are reported to be making good progress. Many jobbers are buy- ing in a cautious way, but the fact that they are making a start on the season is considered encouraging. Retail stocks are not as yet depleted and until real cold weather comes on the jobber has little basis for a definite calculation on the carry-over. Lines opened include men’s, women’s and misses’ goods in woolen, worsted and merino. The low end of all cotton or cotton-shoddy sweaters have not yet entered the market. Colors shown indicate little divergence from the present season. In men’s goods the usual dark staple colors are seen and many of the high colors do not seem to have lost their popularity in women’s garments. In addition to Co- penhagen, apple green, and Kelly green a newer color has made its appearance under the name of lobster. a Successive advertising is more than addition; it is multiplication. SERVICE How? Your Questions Solved By Experts Whose only fee is your good will These are the days of SPECIALISTS The successful man today is the Specialist All of our Departments headed by trained Specialists Their knowledge is yours for the asking Why not use this service more and let us prove its worth to you? QUALITY GRAND RAPIDS DRY GOODS CO. Exclusively Wholesale Grand Rapids, Mich. QUALITY SERVICE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 7, 1917 ry? H une = . — = Ss = — —_ —F 2 Grand Councii of Michigan U. C. T. Grand Counselor—John A. Hach, Cold- water. Grand Junior Counselor—W. T. Bal- lamy, Bay City. G rand Past Counselor—Fred J. Mou- tier, Detroit. Grand Secretary—M. Heuman, Jack- son. Grand Treasurer—Lou J. Burch, De- troit. Grand Conductor—C. C. Starkweather, Detroit. Grand Page—H. D. Ranney, Saginaw. Grand Sentinel—A. W. Stevenson, Muskegon. Grand Chaplain—Chas. R. Dye, Battle Creek. Next Grand Council Meeting—Jackson. Pickings uneaie in the Windy ity. Chicago, Nov. 5—One of the very best mottoes to follow at this time and during the war, is the following: “Smile a little, help a little, push a little, work a little, wait a little, hope a little and don’t get blue.” A new spirit of hospitality toward soldiers and sailors has been estab- lished by the Hotel Sherman, in which the following notice has been posted: “Soldiers and Sailors’ Mil- itary naval lounge, parlor L, with bath adioining, open free to the above every Saturday and Sunday.” It is announced that other hotels in Chica- go will follow the example of the Sherman for the men in service. Triplets born to Mr. and Mrs. An- tinatto Riccobono will carry the ark of history as long as they live. One has been named Wilson the other Taft and the third one Roosevelt. The wonder is which is the fattest of the three. One of the largest laundries in the country is that at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. It will wash a million pieces of clothing a day. Real estate deals in Chicago the past week have shown very little im- provement over the week previous. This is caused, it is reported, by the weather conditions, as well as people not yet over the great Liberty Loan _ rush. The Drake Hotel Co., owner of the Blackstone and Edgewater Beach Hotel, have now taken the matter of its new hotel annex building permit into the courts, and will fight the 1911 ordinance, which prohibits buildings being erected higher than 200 feet. The intention is to build an annex 260 feet high. This matter was ar- gued every day or so in the Council. There should be no argument to it, as this will be a vast improvement to the city of Chicago. The food prices have now been en- forced a little over a week in the city and from the talk one hears the food officials are doing a world of good. Prices are published every day in the daily papers, authorized by the State Food Commissioner. Live poultry receivers here are much disturbed over the new Govern- ment regulation which requires them to make specific returns on each con- signment. The rules which have governed the receipt of poultry here in the past make it hard to comply, as the dealers must do under the li- cense system. The receivers declare that if they are forced to account to the Government for every coop it will make an enormous amount of work. so much that it will entail the employ- ment of additional places. A little uncertainty continues to be manifested in the cheese market by operators, owing to the unknown ac- tion the Government may take. This anxiety is, however apparently need- less, especially in view of the state- ment issued by the Food Administra- tion a few days ago that prices for butter and cheese in the United States are below the wholesale prices in England, which are regulated by the Government and from which it may be inferred that there is no inclina- tion on the part of the Food Adminis- tration to interfere with prices, as supply and demand regulate them. In spite of the fact that reports have been received steadily of no export business going out with the excep- tion of small lots of Twins, the Food Administration’s statement also indi- cates that a larger amount of cheese was exported during the months of July and August than during the same period last year. However, as far as actual business conditions are con- cerned, at the present there is more selling pressure than inclination to buy and but little strength is any- where apparent in the cheese market. One can tell at this time from the remarks made that the city is really getting down to business on the transportation problem. There has been a number of meetings between the heads of transportation companies and the city administration to figure out some way of handling traffic more advantageously and, no doubt, before the first of the year some news will be forthcoming. From eight to ten automobiles are stolen here every day. There seems to be no let up. The police depart- ment claims that there are too many of the regular city police assigned as special police to manufacturing plants. banks, and other lines of industry, and so long as this condition pre- vails, there will be no let up in crime in the city. The chief of police, ac- cording to reports, has asked for an additional 2.000 policemen. This, no doubt, will be refused, but without a doubt it should be granted. Crime in Chicago seems to be rampant. Cabarets, from the way things look at this writing, will receive their death sentence from the Council dur- ing this month, unless’ something un- foreseen occurs. It is reported that even the breweries in the city of Chi- cago are down on the cabarets and, no doubt, very shortly the bright I'ehts cf some of these places will be dimmed. Charles W. Reattoir. —_+-.__ Sulphur Embargo. Owing to the large quantity of sul- phur required in the manufacture of explosives and for industrial purposes, as in the making of newsprint Paper, a temporary embargo has been placed on all exports of sulphur. The committee on chemicals of the Council of National Defense has sent out a warning of the sulphur short- age, due in a measure to transporta- tion difficulties, and urges that the largest possible use be made of do- mestic pyrites. help in many Living on $4.87 Per Month. How it is done is another story but just the same we are glad to know some folks have solved the high cost of living problem. We have it on the authority of the American Consul at Mombasa, East Africa, who says employers of farm labor are becom- ing alarmed at the demands of farm hands for an increase in wages. It seems a large number of skilled farm workers who formerly received $1.95 per month, with keep, have en- tered the army as porters, and men who have but a slight knowledge ot farm work are demanding $4.87 per month! + Five Stories Completed April, 1917 HOTEL BROWNING GRAND RAPIDS NEWEST Fire Proof. At Sheldon and Oakes. Every Room with Bath. Our Best Rooms $2.0@; others at $1.50. Cafeteria - Cafe - Garage OCCIDENTAL HOTEL FIRE PROOF CENTRALLY LOCATED Rates $1.00 and up EDWARD R, SWETT, Mer. Muskegon om Michigan HOTEL HERKIMER GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN European Plan, 75c Up Attractive Rates to Permanent Guests Popular Priced Lunch Noom COURTESY SERVICE VALUE Beach’s Restaurant 41 North Ionia Ave. Near Monroe GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Good Food Prompt Service Reasonable Prices What More Can You Ask? LADIES SPECIALLY INVITED EVERY MERCHANT IN MICHIGAN Can use the John L. Lynch Sales Co., to build up their business, sell out their store, stock and fixtures, reduce stock, raise money or clean up odd lots left in stock. We can get you a good price for your merchandise. We sold for Blood & Hart, Marine City, Michigan, population 3,500 in nine days, $17,774.00... Write them! We sold for George Duguid, Gobleville, Michigan, population 350 opening day of the sale over $2,000.00. Write them! We have worked wonders for others and can do same for you. Write to-day for information, dates, references, etc. Please mention size of stock. John L. Lynch Sales Co., 28 So, lonia Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. NEW Hotel Mertens GRAND RAPIDS ROOMS , GPs WITHOUT BATH $1.00 bs Union win BATH ‘shower or ae Sas : tub) $1.50 ‘ ao Biches’ Stati 7\ MEALS 50 CENTS 5g B: thie ere ses. oe RS Dd: Ses Lae i) eg, TSS preee paeel yg - - BR & ERG 9, AEE po OR Be ag EL sad “pel rae Ree aii ae Tt wil aE Te ns SEE & MALL TY ae fra, 2 IN THE HEART OF THE CITY Division and Fulton $1.00 without bath RATES $1.50 up with bath CODY CAFETERIA IN CONNECTION November 7, 1917 Studied All About Coal to Become Star Salesman. The importance of a salesman know- ing his line was emphasized in a recent address before the Columbus Salesman- ship Club by H. M. Jewett, President of ‘the Paige-Detroit Motor Car Co. He illustrated the point by citing his own experience as a salesman, just after he graduated from college. “T was graduated as a civil engineer,” he said. “I practiced it for a while and then figured there was considerably more to conquer in other fields, and I chose sales, as I figured here is the big field for advancement, asa good sales- man in anything is a valuable asset. “T applied to W. P. Rend, one of the largest operators at that time in the Hocking Valley coal field. He employed me and told me to go out and sell Hock- ing coal, gave me a price list, a freight tariff book, and said: ‘God bless you!’ “T could not see it that way; I told him I knew nothing about coal; did not know anthracite from bituminous, and asked him to send me down to the mines and let me work there until I said ‘quit.’ He agreed, and I worked months in the mines. I studied the geo- logical survey of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. I made friends with the miners and they gave me a course in mining by actual contact with it that was invaluable. I met the Mine Inspector of Ohio and he took me all over the State inspecting various mines. I knew the chemical analysis of every mine in the State worth knowing and its heat value, the kind of coal required for different purposes—in fact, I pump- ed into myself as much knowledge as I could about coal. I then told Mr. Rend that I was ready. “T found out dealers all over the country had never seen a mine—I could tell them all about mining and could make up a very entertaining story about it. I also found out that really very few salesmen on the road for mining companies had ever seen their own mines, and lots of them had never been in a mine. So I could therefore talk to a purchasing agent or a dealer in coal and he would have more confidence in what I stated, as he figured I knew my business. “After my first year in selling Mr. Rend told me that I had sold more coal at profitable prices than any man that he had in his employ. I went into the coal business myself but kept on study- ing. I made goods and I attribute every bit of it to the study and the practice of the best methods of salesmanship.” over six —_2+2>___ Boomlets From Bay City. Bay City, Nov. 6—The Wright- Carson Co., Gladwin, has purchased the Wm. Huebner grocery stock, lo- cated at 1307 Columbus avenue, and have taken possession. Mr. Huebner will move to Detroit. The new pro- prietors are wide awake and up-to- date merchants and will, undoubtedly, make a success of their new venture. The Twining Elevator Co., of Twin- ing, which has several elevators on the Detroit & Mackinac Railroad, North of Bay City, will move its headquarters to this city Nov. 10. The move is made necessary, as it is impossible to get competent office help to stay in a small town. Must go to the movies, etc., I suppose. F. E. Burton, Gladwin, has sold his poultry and egg business to R. E. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Stuart, who will continue the business at the same location. Mr. Burton, whose health has been poorly for the past year, with his family will spend the winter in Florida. E. A. McGeorge, of Gladwin, pro- prietor of the Gladwin Elevator, has been confined to his home for the past three weeks with a severe at- tack of pneumonia. Late reports say he is rapidly improving and expects soon to be attending to business. A campaign for raising $10,000 for financing the Boy Scout movement in Bay City for a period of three years is under way here. More than $6,000 of the amount has been secured. A meeting of representatives from several counties in Northeastern Mich- igan to formulate plans for raising its share of the $1,250,000 fund for the war work of the Y. M. C. A, was re- cently held in this city. The thirteen counties in the district are expected to subscribe $32,000, of which Bay county will furnish $20,000. M. A. Joslin, who conducts a variety store at Caro, is remodeling his store building. A. C. Solod, Highland Park, has engaged in the retail shoe business. Willard Babcock has bought a half interest in the general store of F, W. Hubbard & Co., Kinde. The Michigan Mercantile Co. has recently opened a department store at Pontiac. B. B. Norton & Co., general mer- chants, Lachine, have the mercantile field to themselves at present, as their only competitor burned out about two weeks ago. W. T. Ballamy. —_>-~>___ Severe Arraignment of Michigan Gro- cers. Lansing, Nov. 6—“‘Michigan cers have hanged themselves,” de- clares Burton F. Browne, Deputy State Dairy and Food Commissioner in discussing what he styles the “un- warranted” prices charged for _pro- visions in this State, after studying results of a canvass made by a force of forty-two field men who on the same day priced standard articles of food in as many villages, towns and cities of the State. Tle accuses them with profiteering, instead of doing their patriotic bit to help the Government by lowering the prices of necessities. Mr. Browne de- clares the practice is general through the State. le suggests three methods by which people. of the State can coun- teract the campaign to secure the highest possible price for every thing. 1. Intelligent buying. 2. Economical buying. 3. Personal purchasing. To accomplish the first two he ad- vises: “Study carefully advertising in rep- utable newspapers and learn where standard articles may be purchased the cheapest in your community.” Pleading for housewives to go to the groceries in person, he explained its advantages: “Telephone purchasing is an in- centive to extravagance. When the housewife goes in person she will Ilcok around and, therefore, be more sparing in her purchases. She will obtain better provisions, but more important will become acquainted with the stores that sell for the low- est prices. If all will follow this advice grocers will be forced to co- operate for lower prices or go out of business.” The survey he declares shows the merchants of the State generally are charging “all the traffic will bear’— to quote a phrase which was often on the first page in the Roosevelt regime. gro- ——~++>___ Molasses—Business is at a stand- still, awaiting new supplies, the first of which will be due in a couple of weeks. Saving Man Power in Department Stores. Department store heads and other merchants were in conference on this subject several months ago with the Commercial Economy Board. Aside from the saving of expense in the cost of doing business, the saving of main power was one result aimed at. It was hoped to accomplish this by reducing the number of deliveries and curtailing the return of goods. The Commercial Economy Board the oth- er day gave the results of three months’ effort in these directions. These show that merchants in twen- ty-six cities with a population of 3,225,673 have reduced deliveries to one a day on each route; that those in five with a population of 1,593,074 have cut them down to two a day in the central section and to one in the suburbs: that those in twenty- three cities with a population of 3,- 870.341 have reduced them to two a day, and that in twenty-three cities with a population of 5,588,076 special charges are now made for deliveries. It is also shown that limits of from two to seven days are now placed on the return of goods in a number of cities, and that, in 169 cities and towns with a population of 26,232,943, the board’s recommendations ‘have been adopted in some form or are be- ing considered. As yet, however, the only interest shown for co-operative deliveries is in of the cities. cities some smaller —_—_2-.____ Doing Wrong to Do Right. A manufacturer connected with one of the biggest plants of its kind in the country told a writer for the Phiia- delphia Ledger the other day that the Government wanted one of its products, but wanted it in such enor- mous quantities and in such haste that it would have been impossible for any one plant to turn it out. The manufacturer wanted to help the Government, so he called togeth- er the representatives a dozen other large same line of business the situation to them. “We must agree on price, so the Government can get what it needs.” All were competitors, but they came to the Government’s assistance and agreed to make the product and de- liver it for a price so low that there not only would be no excess profits to tax but there was a strong belief that there would be no profits at all. “This combination,” remarked the manufacturer, “was directly in viola- tion of the Sherman anti-trust law, and at any other time we might all be put in jail. But it was the only way.” of more than plants in the and explained a price, a low —_+->____ Status of the Bean Market. The past week has shown few days of sunshine and have started out over the State to thresh beans. Many of them are really not in condition to thresh and should be held in the pods for some time to cure. On two or three occa- sions beans have been put through the threshers the second time and have shown excellent profit. The demonstration farm of the G. R. & I. us a threshers 25 threshed fifty-nine bushels of beans from nine acres, and found that by putting the pods through the thresher the second time, it secured an addi- tional thirteen and a half bushels or 23 per cent. of the first run, which would indicate that f who thresh their beans the second time will not only realize a very handsome profit for their efforts, but the in- creased yield of beans would provide food for many soldiers. farmers The paying price of beans over the State is around the $8 mark and while the demand is rather light from the jobbing trade, all the beans are being taken that are mar- keted at present price. E. L. Wellman. averaging ———__—_--2- -< - Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Beans, and Potatoes. Buffalo, Nov, 7—Creamery butter extras, 44@45c; first 43@44c common, 41@42c; dairy, common to choice, 35 @40c; dairy, poor to common, alt kinds, 32@35c. Cheese—No. 1 new, fancy, 24@25c; cheese, 23@23%c; held 26c. “ggs—Choice, new laid, 50c: hennery, 55@60c. Poultry (live)—Fowls, 18@24c: chicks, 22@25c; old cox, 17c: ducks, 22(@25c. Beans—Medium, $9.50: peas, $9.50; Red Kidney, $8.00: White Kidney, $9.50@10.00; Marrow, $9.50@10.00. — Pctatoes—New, $1.60@1.75 per bu. Rea & Witzig. >> ____ Although German patents in the Unit- ed States are numbered by thousands, and under regulations issued last week fancy may now pass into American hands for the period of the war, we need expect no startling rush into new manufactur- ing fields. License to use a German patent will be issued only where it is proved that a genuine public demand exists for an article protected by it. No manufacturer will be until he can demonstrate his ability to manufacture the article—that is, none will obtain a right of manufac- ture in a mere empty effort to scare off competitors; and no manufacturer will be licensed until he agrees to pay a allowed a license certain sum for ultimate compensation of the patent owner, and until he con- forms to conditions which will bring his price to the public to a just level. The “Made in Germany” sign has appeared in chief part on articles that we can manufacture without using German pat- ents. In the chemical field we have perhaps been hampered less by German patent rights than by German trade secrets, and these trade secrets have often become worthless since we have made a determined effort to find our own road. Some formulas for drugs, some mechanical and other patents, will be useful to us, as Great Britain has found some Germant patents useful; but we have got on fairly well from the first stoppage of German imports to the present date without other help than our own wits and energy. —-_-eosoe—->__—_ Edward Olsen has engaged in the grocery business at R. R. 6, Allegan, the Judson Grocer Co. furnishing the stock. >>. The Heystek & Canfield Co. has increased its capital stock from $50,- 000 to $300,000. =. % a a & bs « MICHIGAN TRADESMAN November 7, 1917 = fe if S S| AAA: Meee, ( \ \\ “aa it ran ui bv), ES Z Michigan Board of Pharmacy. President—Leonard sips aa a a ° x o Pong: BS ae a oe gs s November 7, 1917 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Model Cash Announcement By Model Merchant. Lawrence, Nov. 5 Never before in our experience in the commercial business has cash entered so largely as the chief factor as it does to-day. Big prices do not always mean- big profits. Never have staple goods been sold on so small a margin of profit as to-day. Most merchants are striving in every way to keep prices down. ' Stringency in the supply forces him to purchase from every known source suitable merchandise for his trade— and the only means of transfer is cash. Therefore he must have cash to purchase with or go without the goods. In justice to ourselves and for our customers’ welfare we must inform ourselves on these conditions and pre- pare to meet them. It is true the banks are full of ready cash, but a loan means the sac- rifice from our small profits. To meet the existing conditions we are obliged to announce that begin- ning with November 1 our business will be conducted on a cash basis. Loans of credit to responsible cus- tomers will be continued on a thirty day basis, but at no time for a longer period. Continued open accounts subject to errors and long forgotten purchases, will be a thing of the past. We know you will be much better satisfied with the new system—not new to a majority of our trade. Those who have not been in the habit of paying cash will find it to their profit at the end of the year. No change is made in any affair but that it affects its fancied equilibrium, but we are getting used toymany changes in these last few months and we hope to still retain your good will and a share of your patronage. We wish to thank you at this time for past favors and solicit its continuance, so long as we can serve you satisfactorily and with justice to ourselves. We do not say our prices will be reduced 3 to 5 per cent., which is an approximate amount of the loss on a general charge system, but we do claim to prepare ourselves against a great loss which has been borne by the trade. In the future we will be able to give you better prices on staple commodities than ever before. We hope to continue the business. We like the town. It is the best lit- tle town in Michigan. Why? The people near Lawrence make the town —and they are a loyal bunch of peo- ple. After you have read this announce- ment, read it again, Make enquiries cf the representatives of any whole- sale or jobbing concerns and satisfy yourself that there is some truth in these statements. And when you hap- pen in Lawrence drop in and see us. We are just common folks who have to work for a living and we are glad we've got something to do. A. H. Abrams. >>> Holiday Buying Started. Holiday buying in the local depart- ment stores is said to have started in already to some extent, due primarily to the necessity of getting away early gifts to the soldiers in France. While such buying has been confined most- ly to presents for the soldiers, there have been some purchases made at the same time for home consumption, With Nov. 15 set as the last day on which packages destined for the sol- diers in France can be sent, it is hoped that some of the Christmas shopping for friends here will be done before that date, and that much of the rush during the last week before the holi- day can be avoided. ——_2-. To get what you want, make others want what you’ve got. inspect our line. earliest possible moment. HOLIDAY GOODS Druggists’ Sundries Stationery Books and Novelties It is our custom each year on or about November 1st, to make a statement to our customers as regards the above lines of merchandise. our. volume in output of these goods is larger than ever before. We are nearly thirty days ahead of our work as compared with other years, and November Ist finds us yet with a good stock of this class of merchandise and well prepared to extend further invitations to the buyers who have not visited the market to come and see us and We have a good stock, but the indications are that later in November merchandise will be scarce. If we can have an early date, we will make prompt shipments upon holiday datings, and will be very glad to see you at the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. Up to the present moment Grand Rapids, Michigan 27 WHOLESALE DRUG PRICE CURRENT Priccs quoted are nominal, based on market the day o1 issue Acids Cubebsa ........ a - pn ab wecsca @1 95 ; Wigeronm ....... 2 75@ ardamon ...... @2 00 Borie (Powd.) 7m 33 Bucalyptus 1 25@1 35 Cardamon, Comp. @1 50 Carbolic 8 Hemlock, pure 150@175 Catechu ........ 1 33 Ginte oe Juniper Berries 20 00@20 20 Cinchona ......, @2 25 Muriatic Juniper Wood .. 2 75@3 00 Colchicum ..... @2 25 Nitric a Lard, extra .... 190@2 00 Cubebs ....... ° @2 25 aan. - Lard, No. 1 .... 1 85@1 95 Digitalis ........ @1 40 Sulphuric 2.70/07 Lavender Flow. 7 00@7 25 Gentian ......... @1 40 Lavender, Gar’n 1 25@1 40 Ginger .......... Tartaric _ 3 @1 75 Hemon ......... 2 00@2 25 Guaiac ......... @1 80 Ammonia Linseed, boiled bbl. @117 Guaiac, Ammon. @1 60 Water, 26 deg. ..11%@ 15 Linseed, bld less 1 27@1 34 Iodine .......... 1 70 Water, 18 deg. .. 7%@ 12 Linseed, raw, bbl. @116 Iodine, Colorless @1 50 Water, 14 deg. .. 6@ 10 Linseed, rw, less 1 26@1 34 Iron, clo. ........ @1 50 Carbonate ..... 14 @ 16 Mustard, true, oz. @2 25 Kino ..........., @1 55 Chloride ...... -- 25 @ 35 Mustard, artifil oz. @200 Myrrh ........., @2 10 Neatsfoot ...... 1 80@1 95 Nux Vomica .... @1 55 | Balsame Olive, pure .... 3 75@5 00 Opium ......... ; @39 00 Copaiba ...... - 140@1 65 Olive, Malaga, Opium, Camph. @1 50 Fir (Canada) .. 1 25@1 50 yellow .......: 3 00@3 10 Opium, Deodorz’a @9 00 Fir (Oregon) 40@ 50 Olive, Malaga, Rhubarb ...... @1 20 ROP oo. s.2. 5. ce 5 50@5 75 myeen |... . 3 00@3 10 li TOM 2... o.cc ccc. 75@1 00 Orange, Sweet . 4 25@4 50 Paint Origanum, pure @2 50 es aints : Barks Origanum, com’l @ 75 ead, red dry .. 114%@11% Cassia (ordinary) 25@ 30 Pennyroyal 225@2 50 Lead, white dry 11 @11% Cassia (Saigon) 90@1 00 Peppermint .... 4 50@4 75 lead, white oil 11 @11i% Elm (powd. 35c) 30@ 35 Rose, pure 30 00@32 00 Ychre, yellow bbl. @ i% Sassafras (pow. 35c) @ 30 Rosemary Flows 1 50@1 75 Ochre, yellow less2 @ ‘5 Soap Cut (powd.) Sandalwood, E. Putey) ooo... 3@ 6 Oe 5... 5..5,. aa ef 15 00@15 20 Red Venet’n bbl. 1%@_ 5 Gatte Sassafras, true 150@175 Red Venet’n less 2@ 5 . Sassafras, artifil 50@ 60 Vermillion, Amer. 25@ 39 Cubeb ..:...... 1 40@1 50 Spez int 475@5 00 Whiting, bbl ta a 6 ee -->:- ora Wate." % : Juniper 9@ 15 Sperm ......... : ee = L aD “pueoss o Ke 6 wee aS = (Wansy .......... 4 00@ . + £. Frepd. 1 Prickley Ash .... @ 30 mar Usp l.//7!.. 35@ 50 ~~ Extracts Turpentine, bbls. | @ 59 Miscellaneous Licorice ......... 60 Turpentine, less 64@ 69 Acetanaliad ...... 85@ 90 Licorice powdered 85@ 90 Wintergreen, tr. 5 50@5 75 41, ‘ : Wintergreen, sweet Dstt eee cece. 2@ 15 Flowers bireh ........ ‘ a s Alum, powdered and Arnica 2...0...,0: -- @3 00 Wintergreen art 1 2 * ground ......... 144@ 17 Chamomile (Ger.) 75@1 00 Wormseed ..... 9 50@9 i Bismuth, Subni- 7 Chamomile Rom. 2 00@2 20 Wormwood .... 5 25 @5 50 tate... 3 60@3 70 ums Potassium Borax xtal or Zencls. Pans Pee oo = Hecashonate 04 ae S powdered ...... 10@ 15 ela, 2nd ...... ichromate ...... >" é y Acacia, Sorts .... 40@ 50 Bromide ....... 170@2 00 ~vutharades po 2 v0@6 00 Acacia, powdered 60@ 70 Carbonate ......: @2 09 Calomel ...... ++ 2 56@2 60 Aloes (Barb. Pow) 30@ 40 Chlorate, gran’r 95@1 00 Capsicum .,...,, - 3@ 40 Aloes (Cape Pow) 20@ 25 Chlorate, xtal or Carmine 6 50@7 Aloes (Soc. Pow. 60) @ 55 —_ powd. i. —— Asafoetida, .... @225 Cyanide aoe Fe «+42. @ 40 Asafoetida, Powd. lcdide 2... Cleves 6... .. 60@ 65 Ure. 2.0... @2 60 Permanaganate ... @5 25 Chalk Prepared .. 6@ 8% Camphor ........ 89@ 95 Prussiate, yellow @175 Chaik preci tusead 7 Guaiac ........... 5@ 5uv Prussiate, red .... @350 ~% yirased 1G iN Guaiac, powdered @ 60 Sulphate .......... @ 90 Chloroform seseee 85@ 93 Noe... wees 10@ 16 gilvral Hydrate 1 yzq@2 12 Kino, powdered .. 75@ 80 Roots Cocaine dae ea 10 45@10 60 Myrrh 2. ....... @ 55 Alkanct ........ 200@2 10 (0coa Butter .... 50@ 60 Myrrh, powdered @ 60 Blood, powdered 25@ 30 Corks, list, less 55% Opium ....... 40 00@40 20 Calamus ........ 5u@s 50 a bbis. .... @ 2 Opium, powd. 42 00@42 20 Hlecampane, pwd. 1b@ 20 “Operas, less .. 24@ 7 Opium, gran. 42 00@42 20 Gentian, powd. 30@ 35 [Opperas, powd. .. 4@ 10 Shellac .......... 70@ 80 Ginger, African, orrosive Sublm. 230@2 40 Shellac, Bleached 85@ 90 powdered ...... 20@ 25 (ream Tartar .... 6o@ 70 Tragacanth .... 2 50@3 00 Ginger, Jamaica ..30@ 35 Cuttlebone ...... - 6@ 70 Tragacanth powder 250 Ginger, Jamaica, Dre cssesees MG Mt Turpentine ...... 10@ 1d powdered ...... 22@ 30 Lover's Powder 5 75@6 00 Insecticides AFRSEMIC .......... 23@ 30 Blue Vitriol, bbl. @ 11 Bule Vitriol less 11%@ 16 Bordeaux Mix Dry 20@ 25 Hellebore, White powdered ....... 38@ 45 Insect Powder .... 40@ 60 Lead, Arsenate Po 34@ 44 Lime and Sulphur Solution, gal. .. 15@ 25 Paris Green ..... 55@ 60 Ice Cream Piper Ice Cream Co., Kalamazoo Bulk Vanilla .......... - 80 Bulk Special Flavored 90 Brick, Plain ........ cece au Brick, Fancy «......... 30 Leaves Buchu ....... 1 75@1 85 Buchu, powdr’d 1 85@2 00 Sage, bulk 6 Sage, % loose Sage, powdered .. Senna, Alex ..... Senna, Tinn. .... 40 45 Senna, Tinn. pow. 50@ 55 Uva Ursi ........ 18@ 20 Olle Almonds, Bitter, TUG 2.6. 50- 15 00@16 00 Almonds, Bitter, 7 00@7 20 artificial ..... Almonds, Sweet, tr 1 35@1 60 imitation ...... $e 75 Amber, crude .. 1 75@2 00 Amber, rectified 2 3008 15 Anise .......... 2 00@2 25 Bergamont .... 8 00@8 25 Cajeput ....... 1 35@1 60 @ansia .0...-... 2 75@3 00 Castor ..... «--- 2 70@2 80 Cedar Leaf .... 1 50@1 75 Citronella ...... 1 00@1 25 Gloves ......... 5 00@5 25 Cocoanut .. - 40@ 50 Cod Liver --4 75@5 00 Cotton Seed .... 1 85@2 00 Cretan .......+. 1 75@2 00 Goldenseal pow. 8 00@8 20 Ipecac, powd. ..3 25@3 60 EICORIGCe ........<. 35@ 40 Licorice, powd. .. 30@ 40 Orris, powdered 30@ 35 Poke, powdered 20@ 25 ROUDAEE .......- 75@1 25 Rhubarb, powd. 75@1 25 Rosinweed, powd. 25@ 30 Sarsaparilla, Hond. BrOuUnG . 2.2... 80 Sarsaparilla Mexican, eround ........ 5 70 Squills 40 woascwec as 35@ Squills, powdered 45@ 65 Tumeric, powd. .. 13@ 20 Valerian, powd, .. @1 00 Seeds AMSG ooo. esses 35@ 40 Anise, powdered 40@ 45 Bind, i5 -........; @ 10 Canary ......<. -- 10@ 15 Caraway ......<- 85@ 90 Cardamon ..... 80@2 00 Celery (Powd. 50) 38@ 45 Coriander ........ 36@ 45 PH occ a. 30@ 35 Fennell ........- 90@1 00 WSs 266.6 a cess %@ 12 Flax, ground .... 7%%@ 12 Foenugreek pow. 19@ 25 Hemp .......... 8&@ 12 Eebela <........- 40@ 50 Mustard, yellow .. 19@ 25 Mustard, black .. 19@ 25 Mustard, powd. .. 22@ 30 BONNY <..<. «acass @1 00 Guinee ....<.....- @1 25 FSbG oie... cece 15@ 20 Sabadilla ....... @ 35 Sabadilla, powd. 35@ 45 Sunflower ...... 7@ 10 Worm American .. @ 25 Worm Levant .. 1 00@1 10 Tinctures Aconite .......<. @1 55 WIOGS oc. coins ce @1 20 ARNIeS | .. k aes es @2 55 Asafoetida ..... @3 60 Belladonna ..... @2 25 Benzoin ......... @1 80 Benzoin Compo’d @3 00 Buchu ..... cca @2 25 Cantharadies ... @3 76 Emery, all Nos. 6@ 10 Kimery, powdered b@ 8 Epsom Salts, bbls. @ 4% Epsom Salts, less 6@ lv Eegot .......... 25@1 50 Ergot, powdered 2 76@3 00 Flake White .... 15@ 20 Formaldehyde lb. 19@ 25 Gelatine 1 90@2 00 Glassware, full cs. 58% Glassware, less 50% Glauber Salts, bbl. @ 1% Glauber Salts less 3g 5 Glue, Brown ..... 25 35 Glue, Brown Grd. 26 35 Glue, White .... 30@ 35 Glue, White Grd. 30 35 Glycernie ........ 80 95 Hope ...... {odine lodoform Lead, Lycopdium ..... MASGe ............. 85@ Mace, powdered .. 95 Menthol ....... 4 Morphine 17 00@17 65 Nux Vomica .... 22%@ 30 Nux Vomica, pow. 20 Pepper, black pow. 35 40 Pepper, white ..... 4 Pitch, Burgundy .. : 15 2 Quasaia .......... 15 Quinine .......... 90@1 00 Rochelle Salts .... 48 55 Saccharine, oz. .... 4 00 Salt Peter ....... 36@ 45 Seidlitz Mixture .. 41@ 45 Soap, green ...... 20@ 25 Soap mott castile 22%@ 25 Soap, white castile Gane 2... 6d... @15 50 Soap, white castile less, per bar .... @1 65 Soda Ash ....... 5 10 @ Soda Bicarbonate 3@ 6 Soda, Sal 2 Spirits Camphor .. g 76 Sulphur, roll ... 4% 10 Sulphur, Subl. 4 9-10@ 10 Tamarinds ...... - 15@ 20 Tartar Emetic .... ¢ 86 Turpentine, Ven. 50@4 76 Vanilla Ex. pure 1 00 60 Witch Hazel ... 1 35@1 75 Zinc Sulphate .... 10@ 156 28 < G " - ROCERY P ICHIGAN TRA hese RICE CC DE eta URRENT = are a = carefully correct RREN MAN : ec iable to change at correct at time ed weekly. within si 3 oy at mark any tim of goin six hours of maili ember 7, 1 et price e. and c g to press - of maili » 1917 ces at date of pur ountry merchants wi . Prices, howev weal CHEW 4 _ chase. will have their er, are iter ING GUM 5 Codfi DVANCE orders filled Sccms oe 5 McLaughlin’s x. odfish D oe anne s MeLaughli XXXX Beechnut Pepsin ..... a ee te once s XXXX * Peanut DECLINED oo UE veeeeeeeteees 65 he eee Mail all or. a. gana oan nde irect all or- aw ... Molasses atcbas a teeee ee = Laughlin & oe F. Mc- Roasted ..... 11% @11%, oe at oeeaens 45 a Jumbo” 12% @12% : erling Gum Pep. .... 67 Ho co peeersntee Pi oe 65 oe Y% bike a re ee Ind eee 6 peers 2. 67 thee Be 8 ou, a CREA ++» 14%4@14% ndex to Markets Zeno sesiaea unis ’ - Hummel’s ag # gro. 85 eoee AM TARTAR a aia : a K. ao 6 C CONDENSE is ccs Cans seta aoe 6D otumns 1 rigleys (5 box aastd.) . cernmtion, Tal AT cadena the eet 62 . 5 on, B a : AR i. ee DRIE ms 12 oz. sid ee 2 G wae ne Dundee, Baby Si : = Evap’ ed, ‘Ap i A ol , 2 doz. . Cc arsenate Geost he, Tall ....-:-... h — nae cai i Neck, 1 1b a oe — bio ——. “ee te @16 e Grease ...... as : ll. wood emi . Series Bouillon 7? oe boc ep ete = ee A Baked B 31 Ib “stg aba ad Burnham's noe Premium M. Lowney Ga CONFECTION Californias. -s-+- ed Beans f . tin b oz. 2 35 nham’s + tee 3 Prem1 2 MS sereeee : ERY Asal ae @2 cus. seeker a. o ats. . 75 ulin, r++ 35 Bhick C S ' nee Fowler —— i 15Ib a, per = : = Fair a 7 50 YOS sceveceee 35 ei a eer Pails Corsican oe Bluing es 1 25%. pails, a _ a 4 — eEEGaes ateee CLOTHES LINE J ee cieetaes es 18 Im Curnin oe Subtest Bool... Cocke wo 7 umb port s Brooms st Food ..... : BAKED . Noid fe: 185 No. 40 Twisted Per doz. Bis Sti sateeeees oe Cases on 7 at. Die: Brooms .....-..------ : No. 1, per 4 BEANS Monbelen (im hens me. 50 Twisted Cotton 1 39 Boston = HUN OS “ , bulk’... 2. Batter Color ........ 1 gg = per " yehiagg dig eaeibee 135 per doz. — No. a — Cotton ; = — Stick .. 20 aiteg Che sug pet eee 1 . 3, per ee . « vag ho arg No. 50 lesa Cotton 2 - ixed Candy Muirs—F Oice, 25 Ib, c c snesiegeneen eng Sc 0 2 Ff erries No. 60 aided Cotto 40 Brok Fane ancy, 25 lb. -- 12 cas gee “a ieee Ne, 80 Braided Gomen 3 a8 sot Be ea ¥, Peeled, 25 Ibo... oa 1 TH BRICK sang Hominy Pal No. i aided Cot Cut Loaf... 1 tee i me ee 1, 2 BLUING a> Beate shpacecaied No. 80 Sash . ei : “4 ee oe i nen: ‘Areettnad soa PRAM me N ‘0. r red sce cee ee - ‘ tg ae aaa > pee ee, nag ade — soi ae ee Kindergarten ......+. 13 nge, American 2... 31 Cc g Gum 2 8 sed P, % Ib obste No. 72 see Lead “ee ecuete Poe re 3 spose . dcx — Bluing % z oe eee evens’ No. 60 beta ee : “ peal ga cc cease a Cluster PP eponucps soe al Cigars aoe veces ; (co. oe a ee 140 Novelty .....esseeee = ioe oe Sere oe oe a. 10 gn Folger’ 2 Ab 10 Calin a fe 18 Loose ages ie Cocoa i eeseeceeeees 3 immer Pegg > cecal Mackerel -. 3 75 No. 20, reg Rg Aes peo saeeeee 19 L. M. Seeded dik’ 3 Cr. _. t —— Summ Zee Mustard, tonne 0. 19, each 100ft. ong 1 90 Wd he 21 - 10% @11 j Coffee. vveeeeeeees 3 3 per er Sky, 12 pease 45 Soused “ac eo 1 80 No. 20, each ng long 2 10 ot 15 o California P ‘ a. ao, oon mas a fon. . Bonsall’ na 239 No. 19, each Oft. long 1 00 Se 15 90-100 25 lb runes ‘ i. ue ce 4 oo _ i a. 1 60 100ft. long 2 eo 1 80- 90 25 Ib. boxes 2 ee os a 1 crnthcee oe g 2 10 ee 25 lb, boxes --@10% Dried ae ges Food, Petes 3 im > - oe 30 Bakers COCOA Specialties a ag 2 3B Ib, pee : ‘Oi 1 ne 5 Cream of ‘heat, 24-2 ..4 6 tte setchareg sserevsreseces BD Auto Kiss ca & ip tee : Farinaceous . kee Rye, 24-2 7 50 Buttons, is...) ie oi Colonial : Sees . Baer Butter Bites. ».22 ” . F oe boxes 116 '% Fishing T soods Quak uffed Rice .. oe “Sg a a ee Cc ream C 2 ARINA . . Flavori ackle .. 5 er Puff ce .. 4 30 soccsoes OE EPPS ieee 33 aramel B orn .. 20 CEOUS i — Extracts . oe Britst ao : 30 ig 1 eee . ee a ESL “4 oa el foeuneres -+ 19 California — —_— "3 ¢ Fruit J eed ne Wa. orn Flake 90 “ith. @1 20 ae oe C nut Waffl ~~» 28 Med. imas ‘ Co 6 Wheatena Crisps 2) 230 Plum sss @1 80 Lowney, vari ++ 80° National aii ie Mea, Hand Picked «.. 10 va NA ..2+--+0- . a ey, % eee reeescoe 38 Fud ints 7 Ib tir a yee r G : G por’ed Su —e . we 1 Low S oes ‘udge, W: tin 2 coe 8 f Grain 6 eae eg Nuts ail Corn 9 No. 3 Jone In wae 00 priate sn oc . ae Choe. 'P soe ee 20 25 1 Ib. eae 4 ¥ we s — > eres 2 85 , pa dz. 2 £0@3 00 ps Bo con _ : a White pica 19 Bulk, per ao os. 250 % : usk .- N ea an , aOR 3 » Ch 1 seas -e Herbs Krinile Corn Flakes’ ..2 6 Marrowfat \......1 28@ Yan Houten, e000. i Fudge, Cocoanut "2.7. 18 Original Holland Rusk ong Hides and Pelts .... | =. 280 Early June sitta 1 2501 35 Wat Houten, 1s ...-.-- iS iced Marcon Candy... 20 es oe ‘? < romgalecees ¢ Minn. Wheat Focd",. 650 No ae en eee te Jood- Orange ae containers (40) rolls 880 eS s n ae = eee eene ee i 1ée — oa J 6 Large — Food 65) So. i6 uke Ge 1 25@ oe — 33 jelly Mello Bons oe P Ho a . ell O ... scene arn aha size can sap WE © As pee. de earl, 100 Ib. gach “ 4 is... R ston Wht Food 18: 2 90 Pin pie @3 75 S -.--- a a tice Gee” 16 » 100 Ib. sack e* Salty oo r a Whole wheat 1 95 Grated i eapple a 20 ae Hed Ib, oe Drops Hencaren! ; ck .... 6 0@ ‘ 4 Se 6 scues eel the etecee OM : oe 10 ns COANUT Lozenges, a 175 Domestic, 1 - Vermicelll bs 3 he 7 Shred sear Food > tee Pumpkin @2 60 %s, 5 — per Ib Lozenges, Pink ...... # olen dabeine ao + nit 4 35 il ela da 4s, 5 =a cose eacee 32 Manchus ..s.sceoe« Pp. K see ee seee es coe é ae seteenes - case . ' ses Kisses, 10 1 Cc — ee ; Soe aOastice nS gop Eihey bap Ber He ee 0 we ee patie [poe Mince Meat ......... ost Toasties, T-2.. 3 saga Ps eeseliet cd cog 150 18, 15 Ib. — oe utter Puffs .... ee .- Se ‘ “1 2 oo | | Raspberries , boot.) 30 ar : es .. ae wad ; Post on hee -. 3 30 No. 2, Raspberries | sl ad we & 3, 15 Ib. Perr 29 Patties, Asst. .. - Green, V Peas a? va ee 7 oreiage 2 80 No. 10, ee .. 200 See on pails ia “4 : ioe ee . Split, oe bu. 7 00 ecb ner nese Faney P N - 2, Red Ee OAS 10 50 Bulk, e ae Ama Choc. . ails Ce oe Olives f. : Poe ee Ss ©. ih, Bed, Wetere719 90 10 be, 3. Brazil’ Shir 18% Shampion se a oe naa eee Standard P. -Bib.sa Wi Salm : 59 «70 Se pk sash Choc. Chips, Eure : Germ wee bobeteees _~ Comm arlor, 23 Ib 5 arrens on 36 1 gs., per ca Cli ‘hips, E ea a0 G an, sack gl , Common, 2 sa OW s, 1 Ib. 0c pk 6 a urek erm S.. 2 eee a Wares 23 ~— ae 7 50 ped Alneks Ib. Flat - : 16 10c 9 "33 be pkgs. a” Sei gy eee 19 ee pkg. ” eanut ucts .. 7 ouse, 23 Ib. .. 725 Med. Re A ...eee -- 8 20 per case .. ee al Choc ve++ 20 F Ta Pickles oe bees : 3 ib. ..'1000 Pink Red Alaska .... 3 Sr Canned, doz. 3 00 Klondike eesti +++ 20 heosing 100 & on ee : BRUSHES Alaska ses. 2 OD “ doz. 110 rani ocolates 27 poor 100 Ib ers eo 16 ee es "BRUSHES Domest oer i nine dae : r . sacks .., Playing Cardi 0..1 j Solla Backs fi Domestic, sve: _ Nur Wares”... on yi Minute, 100, 8 an see l bese atin, ks Bc 0 ‘Sa. ’ nes POEBSN .--+--+22+0-+0 J Solid Back, 11 in. .... = Domestic, 4 Mustard se Common ...... ok a Qcoro Choc Caramels 27 Aa doz. ....3 26 teteee 7 | ene i. Manne ee Pee re enress sss Ee cw : 32 Tah Rice R tove pe ie 2 eee foo, ce seeeee 20 a e sete ee eees 22 m 62th... 6. 2 eg BE oe e: eee eeeoecoee eternte ss “ m es teecee Dees tees 8 No. eee 1 00 ie. 3. icing Kraut @35 ADOIY. 6.55 .46c5. . : See egy an 18 i = 2 a a cna eee 8 . Regier tag 0 a Hi oo 2 15 Sa . oc. (ight) 2 in in. Poe cas 9 Suber pes No. 1 Shoe “2 Denbas Shrimps Fair --- eee 20 Without” ati 200 Bam eerie, cteteeee 16 eee : rer F s eeereeee ay aad eee eee esece ue ao. 3 No. 2 seeeeeeceeseee 1 00 Dunbar, 1%8 doz... bag CBOE weeeeeeeee s++- 20% Cracker Jack’ a Cotton oe sp salt a ee s r bleeding ani 130 ©6Fair Succotash 24 Peabery .. eee . = iencteer Sent oy No 1, 10 feet eta ‘ t Fish Se ; es 179 Good ee i ‘cn 2 Ch lak Pics 850. o 24 oes y" : fo ee evoscce Uke ccae ss ecker Prize N , 15 feet ec 6 < K St ae eer ar : 1 = ei 2s s Prize Lae ee ce seteees kd ase acs ; are Coe Soo ee Maracaibo ee eg ia te © feet ...... eG | = ee . Lees 9 ion, 25¢ size .. 2 00 stanaarstnawberries a ne = ough Drops Sag 5, HEE 9 ; Soda ceettesetseteeees 1 aa PRUOT nay veces ee 2 oie 5 gute Boxes No. r 4 on? aes 9 Paraffine, . Pee 1 No 2 Tomatoes 275 Choice .... xlean ih 135 No. 8, , eee 9 Wicking Ba 1 td NEI Se ae Fancy cen aes aes 25 NU sone & 35 No. 9, 4 ries ..........-...- 9 CA eats = No. Bo cteteteeeeeeees _- G streteeseee 26 TS—Whole 4 ieee we 9 NNED GOODS eereeacer ts Fair .. uatemala anne’ Ta Sm ° : q T 3 App! una Fanc Sie ce sews Imonds C rragona 2 ss. all a é a Sauces Fag Standards. 4s, 4 doz. in Case Ao egavdse CGI : or a ' — y Twi oe 9 D beoceeee %s, 4 doz. in case .... 450 Frivat Java a eee aie rake ... rr note sree : ee 9, 10 BI @5 09 1S 4 doz. in case .... 7 50 siamatie Growth 2 7 ee 18 6 SS va . Be Vin |. o 2... ackberries Van C aoe aa ‘Ir Beas Cal. No. 18. 8... oS Beemee fts per d . ?G wind Woe nearer ou 8 amp’s Ce W. 2 24 co 14 te oar oe 60 y Seat cede o. 10 @2 25 Van Camp’s ¥% pints M -- 30@32 alnuts DIGS +e Bamboo per d : ee 10 -- @9 50 mp’s pints 1 90 Short ocha Table , Grenoble cee v 48: ft., oz. 65 panies ie Ba a Beans Acme ae .. 6. oe — Soa ae 25@27 Pecans, Large oe FLAVORING per doz. 80 cee as . Seri “Kidney oe og City 111! @29 4, 0.G. |... _—— Ex. Large .. 7 Jennings D Emenee ts Paper .... - Wax es 4 ome 35 po pl Les sees @30 Fatr enscke: 26@28 ee .. 20 Pure en ping Paper WE icc D ee Yeast: Cake Y eee cs 1 50@2 = ee 2” a No. 1S Shelled Terpeneless Be cae : = ger ... E seeeses 2 hen Pure L A ow hee os Pineapple 0.1.1. @32 Exchange, ‘Maticet,”'St 26 0 «Ex. Le. Va ie 7D “meP ' Seceesasiee at 75 EON eeeeeeeee a e Va. She ram e srreees @8 00 — Sago ...---. @ rn, Sone — oo a Shelled ain 1m one se iw 736 wiss, Domestic @ Packa Walnt aaiccs es Ounce 30 C ent ... 175 @ New Y ge Biant Walvos 2% Oun ent Arbuckle ork Basis Wiest oe be Sie Ounes 35 Cent... 28: ae Almo eats .. . : 40 nee 40 C Parr ley 43) cece 21 50 pag ee @42 8 Fash 55 Pongal . 3 00 ; Almonds - @60 7 . 90 Cent sccc 8 OO 2 ce 1% Oun Assorted ... 8 50 «- z ce Assorted. A : = j ’ re C7 aA aasey i» agg & See Oe neo wt”, Se ee ee ee a eS, ee eee ae * 7 « » ‘/ 4 ; November 7, 1917 6 FLOUR AND FEED Grand Rapids Grain & Milling Co. Winter Wheat Purity Patent ...... 11 35 Fancy Spring ..:... 12 50 Wizard Graham .... 11 00 Wizard, Gran. Meal 12 00 Wizard Buckw’t cwt. 7 00 PUVG ccceeccccseceeee Eh OO Kaw’s Best 12 50 Valley oy Milling =| Lily White 2......... 1 85 Light Loat gee bce u i 45 GYanam: 24. uc... 2s 90 Granena Health ..... 5 00 Gran. Meal -.......... 5 3 Bolted Meal ........ 5 20 Watson-Higgins Milling Co. New Perfection se FL 60 Tip Top Flour ...... 11 10 Golden Sheaf Flour 10 60 Marshalls Best Flour 12 00 Watertown Wisconsin BONG ec ice c ss 10 00 Worden Grocer Co. Quaker, paper ...... 11 00 Quaker, cloth ...... il 00 Kansas Hard Wheat Worden Grocer Co. American Eagle, %s 12 3 American Eagle, 4s 12 20 American Eagle, %s 12 10 Spring Wheat Judson Grocer Co. Ceresota, %s ...... 12 30 Ceresota, 4s ....... 12 20 Ceresota, %S ....... 12 10 Worden Grocer Co. Wingold, %s cloth .. 12 40 Wingold, %s cloth .. 12 35 Wingold, %s cloth .. 12 25 Meal Bolted: 5.00.50. 03... os 10 55 Golden Granulated .. 10 75 Wheat ROG oo bias be. eco ss oe 2 08 White <.6:...200, .2 -. 2 05 Oats Michigan carlots ...... 65 Less ‘than cariots ..... 68 Corn Canlots (2.1.33... 214 Less than carlots .... 2 17 Hay COPFIGtS) foc. Weise coe 20 00 Less than carlots .. 22 00 Feed Strect Car Feed .... 75 00 No. 1 Corn & Oat Fd . 00 Cracked Corn ...... 00 Coarse Corn Meal .. 80 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. 20 506 Knox's Acidu’d doz. .. 1 85 Minute, 1 doz. ....... 1 25 Minute, 3 doz, ........ 3 75 INGISON’S 2.55 cece. s 1 50 Oxford: ooo ce. 5 Plymouth Rock, Phos, 1 40 Plymouth Rock, Plain 1 25 Waukesha ........... 1 60 GRAIN BAGS Broad Gauge, 12 oz. .. 24 Climax, 14 02; .....4... 29 Stark, A; 1G oz. .:...... HERBS SAGO secs ete. eels ae 15 TAODS 8. eos. ce ceca 15 Laurel Leaves ........ 15 Senna Leaves ......... 25 HIDES AND PELTS Hides Green, NO. 1... ..... 20 Green, INO. 2) ...3.... 19 @ured, No. 1 .;...... 22 Cured, NO. 2 .:...3.. 21 Calfskin, green, No. 1 28 Calfskin, green, No. 2 26% Calfskin, cured, No. 1 30 Calfskin, cured, No. 2 28% eoree, NO. boc. .s es 00 Horse, INO. 2... 2... 26 6 00 Pelts Old Wool ........ 75@2 00 PAWNS soc cs le css 50@1 50 Shearlings ...... 50@1 50 Tallow PMG (so. cee kee cs @13 INO. Be geass @12 INGA ce. ‘ @11 Wool -Unwashed, med. @60 Unwashed, fine .... @55 HONEY A. G. Woodman’s Brand. 7 oz., per doz. eoeeocere 20 oz., per doz. ...... 90 HORSE RADISH Per GOS foc. ees 90 JELLY 5lb. pails, per doz. .. 5lb. pails, per pail .. 1 05 Olb. pails, ‘per ‘pail .. 2 00 7 Jiffy-Jell Straight or Se Per doz. 1 15 Per case, per 4-doz. .. 4 60 Hight Flavors: Raspberry, Strawberry, Cherry, Lem- on, Orange, Lime, Pine- apple, Mint. JELLY GLASSES 1% pt. in bbls.; per doz. 25 % pt. in bbls., per doz. 27 8 oz. capped in bbls., DOP GO8. coe eee 27 MAPLEINE 2 oz. bottles, per doz. 3 00 1 oz. bottles, per doz. 1 75 16 oz. bottles, per dz. 16 50 32 oz. bottles, per dz. 30 00 MINCE MEAT Per €ase 2.3.62 ik. 3 75 MOLASSES New Orleans Fancy Open Kettle .... 56 Choice : Good Stock Half barrels "8c" extra eee mee ere enns Red Hen, No. 2% .... 2 90 Red Hen, No. 6 ..... 2 80 Red Hen, hi. 10... 2s MUSTARD 4461p. 6 ib. box ........ 16 OLIVES Bulk, 1 gal. kegs 1 20@1 30 Bulk, 2 gal. kegs 1 15@1 25 Bulk, 5 Been 1 05@1 15 Stuffed, ieata week EO Stuffed, ‘ oz. Seatac i 60 Stuffed, 14 oz. ........ 50 Pitted Gat stuffed) CGyA ee eee 50 Manzanilla, 8 oz. .... 1 10 Lunch, 10 oz. ....... 1 50 Lunch, 16 oz. ....... 2 60 Queen. nes 19 Of oe ssl. 00 Olive Chow, 2 doz. ‘cs. Her Goz. ..:...:.... 2 25 PEANUT BUTTER Bel-Car-Mo Brand 4 oz. 4 doz. in case ..3 60 7 oz. 2 doz. in case .. 2 90 8 oz. 2 doz. in case .. 3 30 18 oz. 1 doz. in case .. 3 00 5 lb. pails, 6 in crate 5 25 10 Ib. pails ....0..... 18 i> Ib: pails .......... 17% 25°1p; patls .. 0.6. 0.. 17 50 Ib, tims .......:.. 16% PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Iron Barrels Perfection 10. Red Crown Gasoline «+ 21.5 Gas Machine Gasoline 34.9 VM & P Naphtha .. 21. ca oisicnuiead: as eee ee ereree Leo iowa. 32.9 Acer Red Engine. - 20.4 Winter Black ........ 11.6 Polarine .......6..... 37.9 PICKLES Medium Barrels, 1,200 count 12 00 Half bbls., 600 count en 5 gallon kegs ....... 60 Small Barrels ....6e sees se 14 00 Half barrels ........ 7 50 5 gallon kegs ...... 2 80 Gherkins Papel oo. os cae esse 5 00 Half barrels -. 13 00 5 galion Kees ......4. 4 50 Sweet Small Barrels 22.4.6... 4 00 Half barrels ........ 12 50 5 gallon kegs ........ 4 20 PIPES Clay, No. 216, per box Clay, T. D. full count 80 Cob, 3 doz. in box .. 1 25 PLAYING CARDS No. 90 Steamboat .... 85 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 POTASH Babbitt’s, 2 doz .... 1 90 PROVISIONS Barreled Pork Clear Back .. 51 00@52 00 Short Cut Cir 48 00@49 00 BOA os ccs a5 47 00@48 00 oe Clear 52 00@53 00 five ee 35 00 Dry Salt Meats $ P Belifes -- 32 00@33 00 Lard Pure in tierces a0 74@28 Compound Lard 214,@22 80 lb. tubs -advance 1% 60 Ib. tubs .. advance % 50 ‘Ib. tubs .,.advance 4% MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 8 20 Ib. pails ...advance % 10 lb. pails ...advance % 5 Ib. pails ...advance 1 3 lb. pails ...advance 1 Smoked Meats Hams, 14-16 lb. 28 @2 Hams, 16-18 lb. 27 @28 Hams, 18-20 lb. 26 @27 Ham, dried beef BEtS oc. cee es 29 @30 California Hams 23 @23% Picnic Boiled Blames. 2... 6). 31 @32 Boiled Hams .. 41 @42 Minced Hams .. 20 @21 Bacon 2. ios... 37 @42 Sausages Bologna 2.6... ss cca ss EIVGR oo ees cc esc Frankfort POV ooo... cee. NG@QE ois oct eee Tongsue ......; Headcheese ef Boneless 25 00@27 00 Rump, new .. 30 00@31 00 Pig’s Feet 44 bbls. ou ee. 75 % DBbis., 40 Ibs: ...... 3 40 Me DUIS. ce ceca ea ve 00 MODE soc. 12 00 Tri Kits, 15 Ibe. <......5. 90 14 bbis., 40 tbs. ...... 1 60 %.dDbis., 80 ibs. ...... 3 00 Casings Hioes; per Ib: 2.3.2.2... 35 Beef, round set 19@20 Beef, middles, set .. 45@55 Sheen 22.2... .... 1 15@1 35 Uncolored Oleomargerine Solid Dairy 23 Country Rolls . Canned Meats Corned Beef, 2 lb. .. 6 25 Corned Beef, 1 lb. .. 8 25 Roast Beef, 2 Ib. .... 6 25 Roast Beef, 1 Ib. .... 3 25 Potted Meat, Ham Flavor, 4s ...... occ Oo Potted Meat, Ham Blavor, 468 <.......% 95 Deviled Meat, Ham Blavor, 448 2.0020... 52 Deviled Meat, Ham Riavor, %45) 2.22... 1 00 Potted Tongue, 4s .. 55 Potted Tongue, %s 1 00 RICE Maney ............. 8@8% Blue Rose ........ @8 Broken ............ ROLLED OATS Monarch, bbls. ..... 10 25 Rolled Avena, bbls. 10 50 Steel Cut, 100 lb. sks. 5 20 Monarch, 90 Ib, sks. .. 5 10 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 20 Durkee’s, small, 2 doz. 5 00 Snider’s, large, 1 doz. 2 40 Snider’s, small, 2 doz. 1 45 SALERATUS Packed 60 lbs. in box. Arm and Hammer .. 3 10 Wyandotte, 100 %s .. 3 00 SAL SODA Granulated, bbls. .... 1 40 Granulated, 100 lbs. es. 1 50 Granulated, 36 pkgs. ..1 40 SALT Common Grades 100 3 Ib. sacks ...... 15 10 4 Ib. Sacks :..... 3 05 G06 Ib. sacks ...... 3 05 2s 10 tp; Sacks ...... 2 90 66 1b: saeke ........; 48 28 Ib. sacks ........ 27 Warsaw 56 Ib. sacks 2.0.0.0... 26 28 lb. dairy in drill bags 20 Solar Rock 56 3D: sacks ....2...... 48 Common Granulated, Fine .... 1 80 Medium, Fine ....... 1 90 SALT FISH Cod Large, whole ...... @12 Smatl, whole -..:... @11% Strips or bricks ..15@18 POUock 3.000.656. @10 Holland nerriea Standards, bbls. 13 50 Y. ME Dbis. 2.5..5.. 00 eee. Kege ..... 85 ¥. M. kegs ....... Seee) (OG Herring Med. Fat Split, "200 Ibs. 8 00 Laborador Split 200 Ib. 10 00 Norway, 4 K, 200 Ibs. 16 50 Special, 8 lb. pails .... 70 Scaled, in boxes ....... 17 Boned, 10 lb. boxes .... 17 No. 1, No. 1, No. 1, No. 1, eo wee cece tts, ..::.. 10 ‘ Ool olong Mackerel 9 Formosa, Medium .. 25@26 Mess, 100 Ibs. ...... 20 00 : wag ’ 8 . Formosa, Choice .. 32@35 Mess, 40 tbs. ........ 8 50 2 0 Mess, 10: lbs. ........ 240 Formosa, Fancy 50@60 Mesa, § Ips, ..<....... 1 85 English Breakfast INO. 2, $00 Ips, 2... 19 00 Congou, Medium 25@30 ING. A) 40 Ibs)... 23... 8 10 Congou, Choice .... 30@35 Noo J: 10-Ibs. 222.000. 10 Congou, Fancy 40@60 Lake Herring Congou, Ex. Fancy 60@80 HOO Ws. oe ack. ee. 00 Ceylon bs i Coe eaate ca Ay 7 Pekoe, Medium 28@30 8 lbs. tee ecccccccece 54 Dr. Pekoe, Choice ..30@35 He Me disiesicneaes 7 , r GY @ SEEDS Flowery O. P. Fancy 40@50 AMIE oc. ccc c cece « 35 CIGARS Gun Smyrna a Peter Dornbos Brands tATAWAY casceccvcces D ~ b Si Cardomon, Malabar 1 20 Tinaer —— au, 37 00 Celery ......2..--200- 45 Dornbos, Perfectos .. 37 00 Hemp, Russian ...... 7% Dornbos, Bismarck 73 00 Mixed Bird .......... 9 Allan D. Grant ...... 65 00 Mustard, white ...... 22 Alan Bi 2000. 35 00 PODDY . oc cece cee cess 70 UR Oe soe cecla cai Johnson Cigar Co.’s Brand 15 SHOE BLACKING Handy Box, large 3 dz. 3 50 Handy Box, small Bixby’s Royal Polish 85 Miller’s Crown Polish 85 Scotch, in bladders ... 37 Maccaboy, in jars ...... 35 French Rapple in jars .. 43 SODA BOSGS oo es. 5% Kees, Brmelish .....:.. 44 SPICES Whole Spices Allspice, Jamaica ..9@10 Allspice, lg. Garden @11 Cloves, Zanzibar @48 Cassia, Canton @20 Cassia, 5c pkg. doz. @35 Ginger, African .... @15 Ginger, Cochin @20 Mace, Penang ...... @90 Mixed, No. i ...... @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 @60 Cassia, Canton @32 Ginger, African .... @24 Mace, Penang ..... @1 00 Nutmegs ........... @36 Pepper, Black ...... @30 Pepper, White ..... @40 Pepper, Cayenne @30 Paprika, Hungarian @45 STARCH Corn Kingsford, 40 Ibs. .. 9% Muzzy, 48 1lb. pkgs. 9% Kingsford Silver Gloss, 40 1lb. .. 9% Gloss Argo, 48 5c pkgs. .... 2 40 Silver Gloss, 16 8lbs. .. 9% Silver oo 12 6lbs. .. 9% Muzzy 48 1lb. packages ...... 91% 16 3lb. packages ...... 9% 12 6lb. packages ...... 9% 50 Ib. boxes .......... 6% SYRUPS Corn avrelm 2... 6c.) sc cee: Half barrels .......... Blue Karo, No. 1%, 2 doz ..... cicauuc, & OG Blue Karo, No. 2, 2 dz. 3 80 Blue Karo, No. 2%, 2 GOR sco. cc. eek) 4 60 Blue Karo, No. 5. 1 dz. 4 45 a ee No. 10, % ch dec cueee cue 4 30 Red "Karo, No. 1%, 2 LSceceeetiaeeces 3 20 Red ar, 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 % OM ce cecceuc es 60 Pure Cane Wale 2. oo... ces cece 16 God) ..... 0.2.2... cs 20 @nalee <2... -. cc... 25 Folger’s Grape Punch Quarts, doz. case 6 00 TABLE SAUCES ‘ Halford, large ....... 75 Halford, small ....... 2 26 TEA Uncolored Japan Medium ...05.