‘ Sea nat . Oy eben ee “ee ¥ ‘ ~ : GRAND RAPIDS P UBL LIBRARY . SS CE a < J me ce eu Yc “A - NX CSS se 2 NWS E CHURNED IN MICHIGAN TO THE TRADE: We announce the completion in Detroit of our new plant for the churning of nut butter. This factory is equipped with the latest improved machinery and is provided with every appliance necessary to insure absolute purity and the most perfect quality. With our own railroad siding and the use of fast motor trucks we possess the best of transportation facilities, and are prepared to make prompt deliveries at all times. The establishment of this plant at Detroit gives the trade of Michigan and adjoining territory the advantage of at all times receiving freshly churned goods direct from the factory, thus eliminating the danger of deterioration in quality, which is a natural result when sh:pments are transported from a distance or carried in storage before delivery. Our “Nut Grove” brand of nut butter answers every purpose for which cow’s butter is used, and has the reputation wherever sold of being an article of unexcelled quality. In its production we use only the highest grade materials, and then only after the most thorough tests in our plant laboratory. Our factory facilities and our long experience in churning this product are a guarantee that the trade will receive the very best grade of nut butter that it is possible to produce. Our Michigan plant and offices are located at the intersection of Grand River, Loraine and Kirby Avenues in the city of Detroit, where we cordially invite your visits or correspondence. NUT GROVE BUTTER COMPANY Providence : ' DETROIT Syracuse GENUINE B R EK, A D Buckwheat Flour ABSOLUTELY PURE The Incomparable Food Sell your customers more Bread. Its deliciousness, healthfulness end econ- __ — ee ne omy will bring you satisfied customers. J. F. Eesley Milling Co. The handling of more Bread will bring THE SUNSHINE MILLS you big returns. PLAINWELL, MICHIGAN THE FLEISCHMANN CO. An Immense Success! There has never been anything in the flavoring extract line like the instant ng oe =7 Saving Sugar Means appreciation won by Virginia Dare : Absolutely Pure Flavoring Extracts. Saving Money But then—there has never been any- thing hike them. You save sugar when you Pare handle ih Scare Package Sugars cls because there is no loss EXTRACTS by spillage, overweight, Vanilla 150% Strength Or burst bags—and a Say- 20 other Flavors Double Strength ing in bags, twine, and An innovation. Bigger business for you. labor. Bigger profits, Bigger demand for every- thing used in preparing table delights. 21 Flavors. Ask your jobber. Don’t wait for a salesman to come ‘round. The Franklin Sugar Refining Company PHILADELPHIA Consumer satisfaction absolutely guaranteed. Money refunded on the slightest complaint. GARRETT & CO., Inc. Food Products Established 1835 Bush Terminal—Bidgs. 9 and 10. Brooklyn, N. Y. Show Boy Family Size 24s Washing Powder Will Not Hurt the Hands through the jobber—to Retail Grocers 25 boxes (@ $5.85_5 boxes FREE, Net $4.87 10 boxes @ 5.902 boxes FREE, Net 4.9! 5 boxes @ 5.951 box FREE, Net 4.95 2\yboxes @ 06,00_%box FREE, Net 5.00 F. O. B. Buffalo: Freight prepaid to your R. R. Station in lots of not less than 5 boxes. All orders at above prices must be for immediate delivery. This inducement is for NEW ORDERS ONLY—subject to withdrawal] without notice. Yours very truly, DEAL 1925 Lautz']Bros. & Co., Buffalo, N. Y. “‘A Franklin Cane Sugar for every use’’ Granulated, Dainty Lumps, Powdered, Confectioners, Brown, Golden Syrup Gast = KAS SZ) Thirty-Seventh Year 19 Number 1884 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN (Unlike any other paper.) ity to Each Issue Complete In Itself. DEVOTED TO-THE BEST INTERESTS ie tou OF BUSINESS MEN. 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' : Tn + - £ d +h ic 4 UGE etaoe uae alnce mM ~ 7 a tn the Hax held there is a shortag: as ciose r books Subscription Price. add to the further stimul GRAND JURY UNAMERICAN. . rcs ~ « o > 2 a 1 oa S ; 7 speakers ~ sts ~s yo t i SEO eR a RNR NR NEN ee ee n life vould De solved satisfactorily MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 29, 1919 THE SAGINAW VALLEY. spoke briefly on Greater Saginaw and positive future developments. Saginaws U. C. T Mayor, Ben N. Interesting News vs Notes From That yircer, was present and said his compli- ments to the boys of Saginaw Council Locality. eee s : oT a _ and told of what was be.ng attempted Saginaw, Oct. 28—Twenty-five years’ by himself and the city council toward can look back to Oct. 18, 1919. as a history making event in Sag- inaw Council. It has passed, but will live in the memory of every man present as one of the finest examples of fratern- from now we making Saginaw a better place to live in. At this writing I feel it would be an injustice, if | did not say a werd of for those who helped to entertain. and Mrs. R. C. Duncan, the for- alism ever executed in any council. Most as an entertainer and singer with particularly will the day's events s.cret the Mrs. at the piano, gave a splendid themselves in the hearts of those officers aceount of themselves. Their work was who did themselves proud in the exccu- greatly enjoyed. tion of their ritualistic work when an 2ichard Brown. with his mellow bari- even fifty men of erling quality en- tone voice, caused considerable comment, f our had left that part which enabled him to s. ng thought he tered the secret portals great fra- for many f his anatomy ternal home. With S. C. Daniel Mc- Arthur and his co-workers, J. C. Bert like a bird over in France. Sutherford, Conductor Orin Leidlins, Then there was our friend mmy the arch é Ss nel and his outer * eommonly Known as Jos. G. pal, wih © SS Cc. Saginaw’s Harry Lauder. He Frank Breme hor of having on several times and with his presided on tt at day. The vim and and soul and voice gave vent to spirit put into most com- his Scot ‘+h pride, that pleased all his mendable and, ting any re- listeners flection on the other officers Gld 43 has within her circle one of the I can it but 1 al mention ‘leverest saxophone artists in the country of the wonderf by 8. 4 and we were thrilled by the splendid Rutherford on t e. 1s lec- music Walter Zimmerman produced on ture given from brother to ‘rooked instrument. Mrs. Zimmer- brother with an at touches gave a good account of herself as the pebener is a lasting a soprano singer. Before leaving the impression banquet hall, I want to say that chair- To-day Saginaw Council has passed man Charles Robb and Messrs. Adams, the 400th mark and, not content with ;, Cooley, Choate and Brown, his that, but seemingly fired by the spirit of co-workers on the entertainment Saturday’s event, they are ple dging e, are to be commended for themselves to pass the half thousand part in this epoch making day. mark before a ] ez Mr. Robb sks that I convey his thanks city is growing to the bi and to those who so kindly every week adds to their services in helping The work was pu make the day a si Ss. (three hours), At 9 0 ck dancing and cards were started and everyone present seemed to catch the spirit of ippy music rendered by the Mel g orchestra At 12 all departed, feeling that they were better off in having participated in the day ceremonies and festivities The following gentlemen proved their worth to be called U. C. T's at our last ing in the meeting: Kk W. Ahrens, 516 South queteers were kept merry by the enter- Porter street, Saginaw, representing Wol- tainers. A fine program me was given verine Cigar Co., Saginaw; Ed. J. Bon- after the banquet. nell, er Walnut, Sag rinaw, representing A splendid and it -e talk was giv- the McClure Co., Saginaw; Ward Blunt. en by John G. Ck of Gad Axe. on Saginaw, representing Morley Bros., “Commerc.al Recon tion.” Mr. Clark Saginaw; W. Baker, 807 Holland is a very eloquent and forceful speaker avenue inaw, representing Morley and gave the listeners much to think Bros., Sagi inaw, Cy auer, 402 1 about. Wi B. S. Rutherford on the Fisk Ru anes Co.; ¥ burial fund and its fits. South Granger, Sag naw, Gordon Grant, Saginaw’s live Saginaw Hardware C ren venue, aginaw, rx representing Saginaw; C. W. realitor, Baker, 3103 South Washington, Sag- inaw, representing Saginaw News-Cour- ier: John G. Chadwick, 113 North Fayette iginaw, representing New Idea Spread- er Co., Coldwater, Ohio; T. R. Collier, 235 Sheridan avenue, Saginaw, repre- Cable Piano Co., Saginaw; 8. O. senting Downer, 203 Simoneau street, Saginaw, representing Charles Wolohan,’ Birch Run: J. C. Dierich, BR. FE. D. No. 3, Sag- inaw, W. S., representing Standard Oil Co., Saginaw; H. H. Davis, 917 Hancock, Saginaw, representing ~. @ Davis, h.usic House, Saginaw; J. J. Dunn, 125 Heterboro strdet, Detroit, epresenting himself, a flour broker; Lewis E. Grice, Croswell, ee Wilson & Co., aginaw; Ind. A. Gregg, 1000 North Por- ter street, Saginaw, representing Morley Bros., Saginaw; W. §E. Graver, Caro, representing International Harvester Co., ginaw; J. J. Gilmore, 620 Vanderveen str_et, Middleton, O., representing Web- ber Flour Mills, Salina, Kansas; iu. Tf. Hendricks, 709 W alnut street, Saginaw, representing Standard Gil Co., Saginaw; Ss. M. Fry, Saginaw, representing Spagler Fruit Co., Sagmaw; T. F. Grieg, 122 North lith street, Saginaw, representing Melze- Alderton Co., Edelman. 601 Cherry, Sarinaw; W. G. Saginaw, repre- senting Morley Bros, ee MC. Gardner, 2311 Genesee avenue, Saginaw, representing Morley Bros., S: aginaw: D>. Horning, 412 Weadock, Saginaw, representing Quaker Oats Co.: J. a. Jerome, 308 Emily street, Saginaw, rep- resenting D. A. Bentley Co., Saginaw; H. South k. Joseph. 707 Annesley street, Saginaw, representing Standard Oil Co., Sag.naw; Vern La Vanway. 506 Carlisle, Saginaw, representing Underwood Typewriter Co., Saginaw; Walter A. Leesch, 1125 Lapeer . Saginaw, representing Morley Saginaw; D. W. Tamason, Vas- sar, representing Vassar Farmers Ele- vator Co.; Abe Lincoln, 524 Stone street, Saginaw, representing Morley Bros.; G. A. Mills, 516 West Bay street, Saginaw, representing Shaw Bros. & Wilson Co., Minneapolis, Minn.; R. M. McAvoy, 516 Thompson street, Saginaw, representing Morley Bros.; E. J. McCoy, 2021 North Bond street, Saginaw, representing Mar- ion Food Co., Marion, Ohio; C. R. Mac- Eachron, 1214 Genesee avenue, Saginaw, representing U. S. Distribution Co., Sag- inaw; W. H. McGillivray, Bad Axe, rep- resenting Clark & McCaren Co., Bad Axe: ©. J. Osborn, 310 Carroll street, Saginaw, representing Underwood Type- writer Co., Saginaw: C. . Phillips, 1131 Genesee avenue, Saginaw, representing Morley Bros., Saginaw: J. BR. Pinnell, 1602 Mackigaw. Saginaw, * repres nting wholesale art works, Detroit; R. Millington, representing Stand- himself, L. Riker, ard Bros. Hardware Co., Detroit; J. H. Reay, 123 North Weadock, Saginaw, rep- resenting Hoffman Egg Noodle Co., Cleve- land, O.; C. T. Symons, 716 So. Weadock, Saginaw, representing Symons Bros. & A. Sayler, 1498 North Michigan avenue, Saginaw, representing Morley Bros., Saginaw; G. G. Stine, 318 Cornela street, Saginaw, representing Fisk Rubber Co.; F. W. Schwartz, 632 Co., Saginaw; T. South Sth, Saginaw, representing W. H. Pendell, Saginaw; H. J. Stenglein, 805 Adams, Saginaw, representing Saginaw Mirror Works; W. H. Stenglein, 805 Adams, Saginaw, representing Saginaw Show Case Co., Saginaw; G. R. Wine- garden, 212 Schafer street, Saginaw, representing M. Piowaty & Co., Sagi- naw: C. Whitehead, Franklin Hotel, Saginaw, representing Waltham Piano Co., Saginaw; Hugo F. Werner, 221 South 10th street, Saginaw, represen’ing Mor- ley Bros., Saginaw; A. B. Zigler, 204 North Oakley, Saginaw, representing J. D. Mershon Lumber Co., Saginaw; C. H. Diamond, 326 South Jefferson avenue, Saginaw; E. C. Fa Mayville, represent- ing Nussbong-Grossemean Co., Cleve- land, Ohio: Harry &. Tx 2422 North Michigan, Saginaw, repres ing Armour & ©o.,, Chicago; A. D. Vining, 232 South Warren avenue, Saginaw, representing Wilson & Co., Saginaw; Jay Wilson, Mar- lette, representing T. Wilson, Inc., Mar- lette; Hugo F. Werner, 1525 Federal ave- nue, Saginaw, representing Morley Bros., Saginaw; R. E. Wills, Millington, rep- resenting Adrian Wire Fence Co., Adrian; J. H. Wehan, 438 Hermanson, Saginaw, representing Symons Bros. & Co., Sagi- naw; Charles Harphan, Vassar, repre- senting Vassar Farmers Elevator Co. To you men, congratulations and may each and every one of you prove yourself worthy as a salesman by doing your share toward making Saginaw Counc.l the best and biggest council in the State. No organization can live by its mem- bers staying away from its meetings. You promised to do your bit. Now show your metal. Watch your ealls. Pay your dues promptly and there- by help to lighten the work of your Secretary. Don't be without an applica- tion blank in your pocket. Try and in- assessment duce someone to seek the protection the United Commercial Travelers of America gives you. If you will kindly go down the list of new candidates you will find our worthy Senior Councillar, Daniel Mc- Arthur, was a busy man among the salesmen of Morley Bros It must have made him feel his fellow proud to see salesmen enter the (Concluded on page twenty-five.) No need of it. You get Quality if you tie up with a reputable house. And by the same token, Price will take care of itself. you carry. we're sure. When in the city—drep in to see us—won’t you? For—unlike dry goods, or shoes, or clothing—Style and Pattern are never You Don’t Go to Market to Buy Groceries In tuying groceries, Quality and Price are your only sole consideration. You buy your groceries from a Salesman who carries a cost-book, a handful of samples and a head full of information. Perhaps it never occurred to you that mutual benefit could be derived from a visit to the wholesale grocer whose line You'll be coming to market soon. Suppose you spare a few minutes for your grocery house. If you’re a Worden cus- tomer, we'd like to get better acquainted. If you're not familiar with the Worden lines, we can show you something interesting, WoRDEN (GROCER COMPANY THE PROMPT SHIPPERS GRAND RAPIDS—KALAMAZOO—LANSING featured in the grocery line. twelve of ranks of caappegmpna 20 - as eh cillten be iP a 1 1 ' i j | ? \ - ——- i : tlle i nes, ’ . a te, ~ : ' a my, emma ~~ —— ~ ee ss. — October 29, 1919 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ae Le ae. ee PIOWATY setppat sant ot tho Republic, wants to buy your Niagara County National Bank, Lockport, N. Y. Grand Rapids Sav‘ngs Bank, Grand Rapids, Mich. The Citizens National Bank, South Bend, Ind. Union National Bank, Muskegon, Mich. American Savings Bank, Lansing, Mich. Second National Bank, Saginaw, Mich. R. G. Dun & Co. Bradstreets The Packer ® AFFILIATED M. PIOWATY & SONS Grand Rapids, Mich. Muskegon, Mich. Lansing, Mich. Battle Creek, Mich. Saginaw, Mich, Bay City, Mich. South Bend, Ind. Elkhart, Ind. CLARK FRUIT CO. Ft. Wayne, Ind. Huntington, Ind. LAKE SUPERIOR FRUIT CO. Houghton, Mich. Calumet, Mich. M. PIOWATY & SONS Chicago, Ill. WAREHOUSES South Bend, Ind. Benzonia, Mich. Martin, Mich. COLD STORAGE Lockport, N. Y. All Codes Used We pay cash and the top market for what we buy. The same fair treatment accorded everyc ne. If you can give us quality, get in touch with us. M. Piowaty & Sons of Michigan Main Office, Grand Rapids, Mich. Branches: Muskegon, Lansing, Bay City, Saginaw, Jackson, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Benton Harbor, Mich.; South Bend, Ind. OUR NEAREST BRANCH WILL SERVE YOU MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 29, 1919 Movement of Merchants. 'illsda’e—! Shilley soid Ss su x ( —4INTS OUS ana all paper to &. N. GE re Lansing. who will continue € Siness at same location Dimondale—After continuous sé vice r the past twenty r years 1€ ¢ house of Harris, Corbin W A? nas cx reorganized unacer ee f4 {Ro Vi i a Oo 74 s je 1 ] 1 ‘ re tt ) His Opti 1 ma day—The Hockaday Produce & Dairy Co. has been incorporated vit uthorized capital stock o 70.000, <« amount $3.000 has ec s scribed and $1,700 paid » i i Y { -The P. A. D. Reconstruct- d Tire ( Tne s be organized witl rized capital stock P2000, OF 1 nount $2.000 has cs k of $6000. of which amcunt £3000 c hee Suds ed 1d $1,500 aoe ch Detroit—Io Weiler the Bread y baker 1 confectioner, recent] posed of the huildine 1 propert 13 tly ss the street from his lant—re¢ g rofit said to be ess £150.000, a cor atio itel d theater cs fp 4 CTeCc io +} j ] | a ( o-C)per \ As S hz s ee } ) ed to ,s 1 1. fo ce : ai awl ( to 1 \ pend the winter at Minot, North I t Mrs. Doyle she cannot afford to be without Tradesman and wants her copy of the naper to be 1 ce Bea le Be ee ent to her at her new home. Greenville—M. Jf. 1 Welsh. former ord of hotel Phelps, 1 of Bay City. has purchased the Phelps Hotel and will take possession Nov. 1._J. Stafford. the present manager. commence the manufacturing of meus Hotel and which he has purchased the Parks sanitoriim, at St. Louis, i pwned, ormerly possession Novy. 1. taking Manufacturing Matters. Jackson—The Stern Furniture Co. has increased its capital stock from $30,000 to $50,000, Caro —The Co. increased its from $10.000 to $30,000, Beet Products capitalization Sugar has Flint—Fire destroyed the five-story warehouse of the Doty-Salisbury Fur- niture Co., entailing a loss of over £200 006. Allegan—Fire destroyed the dry Lain Kiln Arnold the Owen and factory of Casket Co! Oct 22, causine a loss of about $15,000, partially covered by in- surance. Eaton Rapids—The woolen mills of en- Horner Bros. are to be greatly The 3 is said to have the largest number larged. concern of orders on hand it ever had. Menominee—The Victory Bag %& Pat er Cia: is adding two stories to its and $100,000 main building About on these plant extensions Detroit—The Hare Stoker & Fur- nace Co. has been incorporated with an authorized capital stock of erecting a will be $75.000, of which amount $37,500 has been su)- scribed and $9.000 paid in in property Detrcit—The Northwestern Excel- sior Mills has been incorporated with an authorized apita! stock of $50,000, amount $25000 has been coger ce: xe { paid in in’ cash subscribed and $5.000 paid Detroit—The National Forging Co. heen incorporated with an author- stock of $25,000, all of subscribed and pa'd 1 yeen cash and $18,850 in prop- MT u ske Ton | he Carlson Rotary En- incorporated with c10 - ine Co. has been an authorized capital stock of 000. of which amount $5,200 has stbscribed, S300 heen paid in in cash and £2? 200 in pronerty. Detroit—Orline Bros. of Detroit has been incarporated to manufacture and sell sausage. ham and bacon, with an authorized can: ck of $75.009, al' of which has been subscribed and $7,500 paid in in cash Ledge—The Baker Clay Co. has been adiudged a bankrupt. It is elieved there are enough assets to vav all indebtedness but that there il be nothing left for either the pre- erred or common stockholders. sso Elevator & W. tensive improve- Ow Co.. VanSice, is making ex Lumber successors to ments in its plant, installing modern ities its busi- machinery and improving its faci for handling all branches of ness. Embury-Martin Lumber Co. has purchased from the 12.900 acres of timber land. near this place. St. I[enace—Tfhe Ifansen interests, of Grayling, This is one of the largest timber deals consummated in this State in a long Hancock—Guitermann Bros., con- ducting nine different factories in the United States, erecting a modern plant here and will var- 10us parts of are furnishing goods as soon as the build- ing is completed. Detroit—The Rinshed-Gagnier Pant (Co. has stock company under the style of the Co. ized capital stock of $25,000, of which $22,500 merged its business into a Rinshed-Mason with an author- has been subscribed and paid in in property. Detroit—The Detroit Wire Cloth Co. has heen incorporated to amount manu- facture and sell wire cloth and other with an authorized cap- ital stock of $14.000 comm 000 preferred, cf 000 has heen subscribed Wire products. 1 and §S,- $11,- 34.000 which amount and paid in in cash. Owosso-_Paul Siess has again en- igar : manufacturin: will co nduct a eased in the c business and whole- sale and retail cigar and to»acco store in connection with it at 113 West Main street, under the style of Paul Siess & Co. Miss Irene Cargill, former y of Morrice, will be head book-keeper. Detroit—Plans are again in contem- and additions to the Cable-Draper Baking Co plation for extensive alterations plant at Vermont and Marquette street. This plant, less than five years the ty. The company owns considerab’e 1 old, is now one of the largest in ci adjoining property and although every least een made to the plant it is year at large addition has one not suf- icient to keep pace with its growing business. ~~ New Organization in South End. A South End Men's Clu) organized Mcnday eve- Business was formally ning on Grandville avenue, comprising While a district south of Hall street. the organization is undecided as to name, its object is to fraternize with like associations for an uphft move- ment tO encourage impr WeInNents, sc- Cure more manu! icturing interests, to solicit investments of local capital ard foster commercial and generally to mercantile interests. {t will not an- tagonize the present old organization, Grandville the Avenue Improvement \ssociation, but will co-operate along the above lines. The new'y elected officers to serve until the close of the fiscal year, Dec., 1920, are as follows: President—H. L. Barrett. Vice-Presidents—John Hekman and Pj. Haan. a " DECIClary—_ it Assistant Secretary . Treasurer—Peter Leestma. Directors—W alter Mulder, Dr. Ge London, the Broodman and D. Presi- dent and Secretary being ex-offic) members. The nbership fee and dues are piaced at $1. met A very complete con- stitution and by-laws has ed. A lus 1 } —9 a ie Husiness ot been adop*- 1 the served after com- ch was the evening was pleted. Th c 1 pcen Grand Rapids Table Co. has 1 and furniture, with an av- therized capital stock of $40,000, all of which has subscribed $30,000 paid in in cash. organize¢ to manufacture sel] household heen and fe <<

PRODUCE MARKET | Review of the Produce Market. A\pples—Snows, 25; Fall Pippins, Northert B oti $2; Kines, $2.50: Spy, $ 3.00; Greenings, $2.50; mn aldwins, $2.5). Bananas—$8.25 l per 100 per bu. Butter—The prices ranging The consumptive demand bs. Beets—$1 market is steady, at about the same as a make is light, ‘ the year. The market is healthy on the is very good [he iS uStual at this season of which present basis of quotations and not 1 i immediate hold and change in the 1 Local CLCamery at ikely to [ dealers fancy G7c in No. f picking 65¢ in tubs Jobbers pay 30c for dairy in jars and 40c for Cabbage—$1 25 per bu. cr $3.75 per bbl. Carrots—#1.10 per bu. Sic. Celery—35c per bunch: jumbo, Celery-Cabbage—$1.25 per do Cocoanuts—$1.40 per doz. or $10.50 Sack (of 100. Cranberries — Early Cod, per Black Cape and $5.25 per bbl.; Howes are held at 25c per bbl higher. $10.25 per bbl, ucumbers—Hot house, $2 per doz. “ggs—The market is steady, wit 1 i 12a normal consumptive demand, at prices week very light ranging about the same as !ast Receipts of fresh eggs are } and the market is firm on both stor- age and fresh. local iol candled, ybers are pay- off, Cold storage holders ing 60c for fresh, loss S including cases. are feeding their stocks on the basis of 51c for candled firsts and 46c out for seconds. Ege Plant—$1.50 per doz. Garlic—60c per lb. and Grapes—California Malagas Tokays, $3.25 per crate; Emperors, f.05 per keo. Grape Fruit—$5 per case for either Floridas. Oe. per Crate and § Cuban or Lemons—California, $9 for 360s and $9.50 for 300s or 240s. Lettuce—Head. $2.50 house per Du... hot leat, 12¢ per {b. Melons—Honey Dew, $3: Casaha, $2.75. Onions -— California $4.75 per 100 Ib. fornia White, $5 ditto; Spanish, $2.50 Australian Brown, sack: Cali per crate for either 50s or 72s: home sack. Valencias, $6.50@7 Sunkist Valencias, $7@7.25. grown, $4.50 per 100 lb. Oranges—Late Pears—California Bartletts, $5.50 per box; Keefers, $2. Plums—$3.25 per box for California. Potatoes—Home grown, $1.40@1.50 per bu.; Baking from Idaho. $4 per I OX, Quinces—$3.50 grown. per bu. for home Radishes—Home grown, 20c_ per doz. bunches. Hub- Squash—$2 per 100 Ib. for i I bard, Sweet Potatoes—$1.75 per hamper or $4.50 per bbl. for Virginia. ——__>2——______ The Grocery Market. Sugar—The visit of the beet sugar manufacturers to Washington resulted in the food officials revising their edict regarding the price at which beet sold. manufac- turers were permitted to charge 10'c per pound, plus the freight from New York to point of destination. In the sugar should be The case of Grand Rapids this makes the price to the jobber $10.96 per 100 pounds. The jobber is asked to sell gives him which 100 lbs. or Sranulated at 1134c, a pr At ot imately 434 S4C per approx- per cent. As it costs the jobber from 714 to 8 per cent. to do the show a considerable husiness, all his sugar sales on estab ished basis loss. The Government has no author- ity to fx a price for the retail grocer tetal sales exceed $100- (09 per year—but he is expected to tet cel —unless his Srantiiated On a basis of 13¢ , which cives him a profit of approx imately 13 per cent.. except where he fe Boao : has fre‘oht and cartage to pay. as is the case with grocers not Iecated in at : . jonbineg towns. In such cases the ratio ot maren wl] varv from 5 to 8 per cent. As it ccsts the average reta‘l erocer rot Tees than 15 ner cent to do business the Tradesman telieves —as stated flv last week—that the Wholesale nricé of oronulated shorld retail price 15c This sive the inhker approximately be 12c and the would 9 per cent. marvin. exclusive of freight. while the retailer would re- ceive 20 per cert. margin, out of which he would have to pav freicht and cartage. It is a little sineu'ar that the administration pounces uno sugar and flour as the only two arti- cles on which it undertakes ta reoty- late the price, when so mich profiteer- ing is being indulged in in enttan and other products grown in the Southern states. Tea—The demand large during the week. althouch it hos has heen not been steady. The firmest lines in the market apnear to he Javas and Cev- lons, supply of which is larce. If there was any demand for Tanans there would undoubtedly he hicher not prices, because there is considerahle scarcity, but as it is the market is dull Prices all particular change for the Coffee—The coffee shows no change during the week, except a slight advance in Rio 7s. Demand has been rather hetter and Rios have felt it. Santos 4s and other grades of a'ong the lines show na week. market Santos coffee are about unchanged. razil seem to he The conditions in Br the rather irregular, market there being erratic. Everything considered, the market is still one to let alone except for immediate wants. Milds are about unchanged. Canned Fruit—No change to speak of has appeared in California fruits, but somehow the market does not seem quite so tense as it did some aDOUt fOr time ago. There is sale and the holders of it seem to be more reasonable in fixing their pric than they were some time ago. Eastern staple canned goods are changed and prices very high. Dried Fruits—No particular c has occtirred in dried fruits o the week. There is something every day, but no boom. The apricot situatiOn is quite variable. Prices are very high and holders vary in their ideas as much as 2c per pound. Oui- side of this there has been no particu- lar change in dried fruits du pas very high and very strong week. Everythi The news that the Southern Wholesale Grocers’ ASSOCiation 1s about to file a com- plaint with the mission against Raisin \ssociation and oth dried fruit combines out there 5 considerable interest, but as aroused yet has had no effect upon the market Canned Vegetables— market is still very low and listless, although there was a rumor oO the week of some slight advance. TI lowest price reached on No. 3 y- lands was $1.65. [t is certain 1 this price tomatoes are a good 1 } a ¥ ote aan } } oe ut a FCF OF DaCKEers Neeaed reas t the slump. The official a pack somewhat smaller than for past two years, but still not small enough (except for fancy g to sharp shortage. Since tl n of the figures peas have weakened tly, as the 1 S better than most people thought. De- mand is light. Nobody is taking muc! interest in corn, prices of 4 unchanged Rice—Business for immediate d livery is rendered impossib'e by lack of receipts, the little that came ( during the week still being t up in vessels or discharging with dif ulty. Southern es ntinu avery strong teno the high view s entertained by the as a reflect of the extreme prices deman rough rice, tend to confirm buyers here in a waiting attitude. Molasses — Supplies continue te dwindle, and the tone of the market under a steady demai from the grocery trade and from man ufacturing consumers who are largel substituting this commodity for sugar wherever possible. Corn Svrup—There is no let up the demand and. the mills being af- opportuni the forded no ty to with orders, market is bare of stock needed for imn delivery. A strong tone prevails, but tT ee DYIces have not quotably chan; (heese- Phe market is firm at ic advance over a week ago, with a good hey are responsible fer 0 pack of peas are out and show and make is reported to demand both for Ft. Ete past alith Caitily yn and not likely to ch Provisions — Everything n tne . i yrices will look low } } ‘ and tractive € thre eures at ] nex Manutacturi 1 4 E nex Jianulactt Hs On ONS } } are nor § YO d ’ 1 CTive Broke ve represe t ‘ e] ral ane oak h- ] ‘ tfat €mopires nave €en ‘ ac S tO Sive + ty h- + + | ¥ tire outputs, it has been reportec iC | e remer ed that sumption c } ne 51] yi these toods are small con ' 14 4 VitH use tHe ( ter establish VAT +} Q ean ¢ tries \ n the do 4t ‘ ey ane € gsrowtn and machinery limited to set t ese factoOrtes 1 1 1, + + e} ( ine the ) Ss not Ove CaSing : ' I ve ady S 1 Wino 1 1 which lo ( 1,- st 1 ives ve advanced t will be noticed -eports . Sp in ti 1 1 + 7 } re 1 try + ret - ¥ \ | € ¢ S€ exports T i fa 1 to Tu 1919. amounted to 512 - 79g - tad 4 200 ) ~ th, or ag A10iS omen tO Oo u . 1 sponding d This in- ei ‘ creas T2,19 artiy ane t re ty th estri TONS 1 1 1 - } 1 the export o es of whic 1 ne 1 { a 100,705 ¢ ions, valued at $1.650.967. f exported to. the { d Cand } tha t + - + thy ¢ I et Six mnths The “Tt TTS 67 yives € St ! ] 1 ' - this: year nted to St.30; 4 et $798 479 in |: 1 Tun 1918 oe a 1 +3. Salt Fis —iVEACKETE re ~hanged say 1 h and SUDPPDIN ¢ ) S ing ent and : 1 1 ry rh ce er on, Piggly Wiggly Stockholders Wiped Out. When the Pisely Wigely Co. was organiz this ty ess than ¢ +} Trad { licted e 12 t aes i ] Cited € } StOTS W G@ He r see € ol ei 3 ney f T10O { ~ 1 Ww true 1 a4 4 > t Mr \ ’ 11d S14 j a Bl } cas i 5 nvwec Of € Vv I = ers ci vd, who ha Se ‘ the siness the pretext t t as t LO TECEMIENtsS | T } te wit? the rent « pany were no ng lived +4 “r { to 1th ¢ C T =< t n ui¢ : 1 t} € siness | TY vle ) the hn a 2 ~+ ibiect to a ine of $5.000 and jail sen- exceed two years. In te past the law has been administer- I but hereafter the nsegressor will be a hard determination of the rofiteering and will be no leniency. ye in Operation but a short time or until the peace treaty is signed by this country nder its ‘mce HOT £O moaratively | IFOVISIO ns, it wi “ea ‘Tt was a war meas- ure act and in force only during that 4 course, of mak- ing some permanent provision to curl the es That was the recom- nendation President Wilson in his message to Cc ongress on the high cost li ut as Congress is under- planning to ic. when he peace treaty is out of the way it is probable that anything will be » function. me. 1 here is ta kK. of « ‘ood to be in this direction until the new ession is convened in December. INCREASING SALES “Nothing succeeds like success.’ The proof of the pudding is the pleasing of the palates of the people. That Lighthouse and Red Cap brands please the people is shown in the sales of several hundred thousand more pounds this year than were sold last year—and the season is still young. Because Lighthouse and Red Cap brands sell and others stay with you, there is no question which brands you should handle. They please the people and the successful grocer realizes that he must please the people if he is to make money and retain his customers in the face of sharp competition. NATIONAL GROCER COMPANY Grand Rapids Lansing Cadillac Traverse City \ 4 ‘ 14 ; P October 29, 1919 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN An Investment Opportunity— United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ten-Year 54% Convertible Gold Bonds due August 1, 1929 and Three-Year 52% Convertible Gold Notes due November 1, 1922 Dated November f, 1919, Interest payable February J and August } Direct Obligations of the Government Principal and interest payable in United States gold coin, at the office of J. P. Morgan & Co., without deduction of any British taxes, present or future. COUPON NOTES IN DENOMINATIONS OF $100, $500 AND $3,000 COUPON BONDS IN DENOMINATIONS OF $100, $500 AND $5,000 REGISTERABLE AS TO PRINCIPAL. The relative amounts of Ten-Year Bonds and Three-Year Notes—the aggregate not exceeding $250,000,000 in principal amount—are to be determined by J. P. Morgan & Co.,, at the time of the closing of the subscription books. These securities are to be convertible, at the option of the holder, at 100 ard interest, into National War 5°, Bonds, Fourth Series, at 100 and interest, Sterling exchange being computed for the purpose of conversion at the fixed rate of $4.30 to the pound. Such National War Bonds are payable in Sterling at maturity, February f, 1929, at 105°, and are more fully de- scribed below. Conversion of the Ten-Year Bonds may be made at any time pricr to November J, 1922, notice to be given prior to September J, 1922, of conversions to be made on or after that date. Upon such conversion the converting bondholder or noteholder will be entitled to receive £232: {23.: Od. principal amount of such National War Bonds, for each $1,000 principal amcunt of Ten-Year Bonds or Three-Year Notes surrendered. Details of conversion arrangements and provision for handling fractions will be announced by J. P. Morgan & Co. in behalf of the British Treasury within the next few days, and will be kept cn file at their office. The National War 5° Bonds (Fourth Series) are payable in Sterling at 105°; on February 1, 1929, at the office of the Bank of England, London. They are now actively traded in on the London Stock Exchange, and are quoted approximately at 9834 bid, offered at 985%, at which price they yield if held to maturity about 5.70°.. The following table shows the amounts which a holder of Bonds or Notes of this issue would realize in dollars, assuming that such National War 5‘, Bonds were sold in the London market at 100, or were paid at maturity at 105, and the proceeds converted into dollars at varying rates of exchange: Arsount Realized for each $100 of Bonds or Notes Rate of Exchange Based on Sale of National Based Upon War Bonds at 100 Maturity Value of 105 4.30 $100.00 $105.00 4.40 $02.34 $07.46 4.50 $04.67 109.90 4.60 106.99 $12.34 4.70 $09.32 $14.79 4.80 $11.64 117.22 4.8665 (parity) 113.19 $18.85 We quote as follows from the published prospectus descriptive of the National War 5°; Bonds (Fourth Series), pay- able February 1, 1929, at 105%: “Bonds of this issue, and the interest payable from time to time in respect thereof, will be exempt from all British taxa- tion, present or future, so long as it ts shown in the manner directed by the Treasury that they are the beneficial ownership of a person who is neither domiciled nor ordinary resident in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.” WE OFFER THE ABOVE OBLIGATIONS FOR SUBSCRIPTION AS FOLLOWS: Ten-Year Bonds at 96% and interest, yielding over 6%. Three-Year Notes at 98 and interest, yielding about 64%. THE MICHIGAN TRUST COMPANY 8 WE ARE ON A SUGAR SPREE. Everv one with a sweet toot 5 } 1 } 1 asking tnese S wily 1 iall O } | a there costly pic ang near peace tiere is } a shortage of sugat Phe sacchar Scarcity ame upon > Wwol il ine TOM 1 nad e€ r or al S a 21e€Aaler G nat oar ¢ S act tally e whoie 10% 15 ON a } 3 + + 4 suo cnret 1 e |i kK © Sweets has been acce até C n10% ] ‘ orors | Suca rd atio y : } 1 ss 1, +} P r \ S oed W Th > o or the qdity a rcs é ’ 1} e exciteme i rry al i ed attention to so oi the causes Americans witli! a t¢wW Gay> 4n' t eT al eat Go Te sug | 3 ti +h ' than for vears yr at this rate t ( . oi easily re m1 no < t ( aa year > ‘ aut c> 5 4> ~ ay pounds | 1st Vine tne : < ined ‘A e as i g i a they were content ty wi dec 1910 the Scar taste ¥ 5 ( or eignty | 5 year : . he st dé \" € av ‘i. as not ee! r oi eC120ty- 1 ands rs oe iF 4a et var cu otk 4538 ‘ <1 + Germany ai a \1 ctria nade it necessary 101 the United States to give to the 71Ne> : 1 A 141 } + out o ts sucar V1 Lit Of ’ 1 une “ 4 4 } xe \ 1 p te was suppose . . i ich of its sweet n, the er apita oOnsuimpt i seth NAS ohio three pounds mn 1017 the + + S returns sh sevent $ as : - panit 1 | ns n the nt capita ai co . reas : : coe are c With the s ar ft a Stic Wee oor caree bepah To many tic . i a strictions d ) S st Sucal ee CTOW Oo aimo ‘ Americ; peope k a erore 1 ! enactment ie stitutional amend \\ ‘ ent oO the vartime 1 Winel 1 4 ? Té } eT } T¢ y lav is iC i eve i 4 es + 10731 yas oenerai a 0 C ots rels 1 id Lica i w c wit y \ ] tes i 1 + 1A ti ~ the system, al Ss 1iEG 2s t | 1 1 1 lant \ 7 nhvsiolegists. was c + 1 ent | those who wished to 1 f j avercome their cravine for th - . 4 ome ceed oe iesres i] | can ma turers re ‘ rec ore sticar, (1 sod val i: S eedeg re s j the i + 5 4 1 } creat vendors a led their orders oo. Ee te and t makers ( s Grinks MW soon in the rket for suzar and vi ore 1 r fe ttlen } c< 1 ; “44 of this kin 4s grown apace witht ‘ 4 f +] 4 oe aan as ie last te s rat € | . + 7 1 } x tv and the s tly st latine@ ettect of the ew kinds ot on-1ntoxicatii2 4 1 j 5 { everages devend upon the sugar ¢ : their formulae ‘74 } 1 . VWhat with the ri na? ag for sweet 1 +1, rR rc} s the passing oO a - arrival of I ac si n 4 i. : ' 14 siiear locks, the sug trrde would have had it s hands ful 1 under normal MICHIGAN TRADESMAN demands Now comes, in the midst of tis sat- irnalia of sweets. the extraordinary emands of wholesale contectioners, es 1 heir } Vwdar 10 King up tne homday a ~4 r 3 s3ch . ares clear candies which are ld in vast qu at Christmas mantu- year, which 1s an of 600,000 ons. or 1.344.000 pk per ent. The pre-war yNsuMp- yt is 2,900,000 this r we have cons tons ee ee rease 2 per cent. This means that there has been d vered for consumption in the United States in the first nine months of this year almost as much as was sed in the whole of The ni mption for the entire year of 1919. erefore mill pre iby e 4.100.000 long to! wil! be one-half of t wor t table surplus for 1919 and abcut e-quarter of the total s ar DF 1On f the glohe. There are aval le iy tne lomestic de 400.000 tons of refined cane su- ete, Cuba 75.000 of the Louisiana HEAVY WEIGHT UNDERWEAR. There is some business being book- more of it w he taken from now on So far no Northern mills are men- tioned, this sub resa selling being r-- stricted TO the Southern manuta erat srs However, the mdications are thot came of the up-st eetilc are mett ready to follow suit. if they have 11 is renorted to have for delivery rary, March oe, a + Tt nenel« . oe 1. + at value.” and it is further stated th and no mention of price was made, but this is not shared in by the t el that, although cot- may be strong, it is strone enougen to make } MIVETS order with no willing to place a indication of price. UNDER FALSE COLORS. As the membership of the America federation of labor has increased, its power and its responsibility have dwindled. Of the present multitudes it yf strikes, it is variously estimated that from six out of seven to nine out of ten have been declared against Tic i : ey of the officers of the federation. In many of these “out.aw” strikes, ex- jstine agreements solemnly entered upon have been flagrantly violated. The reason for this, as stated by the leaders themselves including Boss Gompers, is that an element has gati- ed power within the organization which threatens it with y, as it threatens the Nation as a whole. Th: officers of the federation may pretend to “speak” for labor, but it is much a fh “adie Bolsheviki, the synaical- ists, who act for it. Even if the Federation were homo- ave Teast ns there : : : : ' etore the Courts But it steadtast:) Sat 1S sos ce © repts would invite the ruin of its compara tively s'ender finances unless it would Bs ae i on aa : keep its agreements. LO auege, S ; ; ; : ‘ Boss Gompers alleges, that tor tne unions to incorporate is to risk being robbed” of ar funds by . con t as the old English guilds were robbed, is absurd. As long as American institutions endure, an erican corporation Cal e de] ed funds o ly by d process of It it is so deprived fart th irrespons bility of its “ts. it is what the unions cae ant che of law or justice The demand that in negotiation labor e represented b ead of mind and p ible im speech, and vhose lifelong business is bargaining. Anv worker is. moreover, at a mani- fest disadvantage when ee DAVS his the corporation tl against wages. Yet the on'y alternative 1s ft icial representatives of call in off these union, and men are not ignorant. as a rule, of the intimate : Bietey affected ut are oe Le . professionally interested in fomentine trouble and in gainine sit- nal advantages a ° Pos 1 mterests OF Tne emp O¥Yer ang interests of the public. last and feeling the Germans on te their -repeated atrocities count of vale : : lutions were made in this and oth- er cotntries against having any busi- inhuman people. criminal excited so liberate October 29, 1919 ness dealings in the future with such Aside, too, from the acts against civilians which much horror, was the de- and cold-blooded purpose shown of crippling or destroying the industrial establishments of countries which might after the war compete in trade with Germany. It was justly regarded as improper and indefensible should be allowed that that to protit country by its own wrone-doing. So the determination was pretty general that German products should be boy- cotted, even after peace came, at least the tor until Germans expressed contri- tion their crimes. But when the fighting stopped it was found that all possible every- where was wanted to supply the the world with what they nec: the productiveness ple of ed after the destructiveness of years of warfare. German aid could not be ignored. So it has come about that. one by one, the different coun- tries are trading again with German France. which suffered more than any 1 other from German aggression ard found it necessary to resume. tra¢ with its ancient foe. Great Britain, where feeling ran € the “baby k And now » 4 zi oes even Belgium 1s compelled circumstances to follow and the favorable rate this is little sentiment i Its nearness exchange make advisable. the dollar The suggestion of the Illinois cultural Association that we all return to the ten hour working basis 5 labor unrest, order to ease the present is the most practical plan yet suz- vested to restore this country to peace When we d happiness. were ail urs, we had little time We found rue, working ten h rOYr fuss! worrying. DP Casure 11 Our work and, ao: a rendered an h equivalent for >that mest every dollar paid us for servic were freemen and not union : : serfs who had to is, if we loaf most of the to conform to the rules of the union. The agitation of the unions for shorter increased wages and restricted ‘reation of output has resulted in the who 1 Kers honest a Class and slac are now incapable of doing an 1a’ Cay s work for two reasons—thev were never capable workmen (or they would not have joined the union) and they so addicted to loaf- have now hecome ing and killing time for which they are paid that they have become an incubus on the face of the earth: of no use to anv one but the devil be- cause of the disturbances they create and the space they prevent capable } , -le ey ey 1 workme od 1 occupying to ¢ purpose. A return to the days of an honest dav’s work for an honest day’s pay woud be a welcome innovation for meer the workmen America and enable us to com- petition in the markets of world with are putting in fourteen hours per day —ten for themselves and four for the the and reconstruction, ES Germany, the German government in work of ution resti self-possessed girl would Many a f pos like to some man. transfer her ssion to t ER a a - t = October 29, 1919 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN We Recommend This Fine Security to Investors Who Want Maximum Returns Consistent With Safety We Own and Offer the Unsold Portion of $400,000 W urzbure Dry Goods Co. 1‘ Cumulative Sinking Fund Preferred Stock Free From Normal Federal Income Tax and From All State, County and School Taxes to Michigan Holders. EXCEPTIONAL VALUES EXCEPTIONALLY PROTECTED PRICE TO YIELD OVER 7% The Wurzburg Dry Goods Company was established forty-seven years ago and is well and favorably known throughout Western Michigan. Six years ago a new building was erected and occupied by the company on a favorable long-time lease covering approximately 123,000 square feet (about three acres)—generally acknowledged to be one of the most modern, efficient and largest department stores in the state. The business has shown remarkable growth. Sales have increased from $800,000 in 1915 to approximately $2,000,000 in 1919. Two additional floors are now in course of construction, adding 25,000 feet to the big store’s equipment by November 15th. To facilitate this constantly expanding business; to provide further working capital for the company’s continued growth and development (which has already necessitated the purchase of 46 additional feet on Monroe Avenue adjoining their present build- ing on the south), and to liquidate all floating indebtedness, $400,000 in Preferred Stock has been issued. Because of the «underlying security, because of the attractive terms by which the issue is protected, and because of the stable prosperity of the business itself, we have purchased this Preferred Stock and are offering it to our clients. Behind this $400,000 in 7°, Preferred Stock are net assets of $5,142,907 (equal to $286 per share of the new stock and net current assets of $1,085,951 (equal to $270 per share of the new stock). Behind it is an earnings record which shows a net average annually for three years ending Sept. 30, 1919 of nearly five times the annual dividend requirements of this new stock. Beginning November J, the Company agrees to set aside annually $20,000 or 15°. of annual net profits (before deduction of Federal taxes and Preferred Stock dividends) whichever is the greater, as a Sinking Fund to be used in the retirement of the Preferred Stock to this issue at not to exceed {03 and accrued interest. The Company further agrees to maintain at all times net quick assets equal to 150°, and total net assets equal to 200°% of this issue plus all other indebtedness. The Company has no mortgage or funded debt and agrees, further, that no mortgage or lien shall be placed upon the property, with the exception of purchase money mortgages on additional acquisitions; and no further Preferred Stock may be issued or security created having standing prior to, or equal to this issue without consent of holders of 75% of this issue. The Company also agree to maintain at all times insurance equal to all indebtedness plus all Preferred Stock outstanding. All legal details in connection with the issue of this Preferred Stock have been approved by Messrs. Travis, Merrick, Warner & Johnson and all figures in this advertisement are based on the statement of the Company as of September 30, 1919, and further on receipt of the proceeds from this issue. All statements will be substantially verified by Haskins & Sells, Certified Account- ants, who are now auditing the books of the Company. We recommend this Home Investment to our customers. Subject to prior sale, we invite subscriptions at a price to yield P Pp over 7%. HOWE, SNOW, CORRIGAN & BERTLES INVESTMENT BANKERS GRAND RAPIDS SAVINGS BANK BLDG. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. The statements and information contained herein were obtained from sources we believe to be reliable and are those upon which we based our purchases of these securities, although we do not guarantee them. 10 7 Ma baba hi) A EG Yas i yyy kr sadvtt AUS) yvkit Michigan Retall Shoe Dealers’ Assocla- \\hat are the lines deserving of spe- tion. i oe oe i President—J. E. Wilson, Detroit. cial mention? And what are you go- Vice-Presidents — Harry Woodworth, NI : Lansing: James H. Fox, Grand Rapids, ? or Charles Webber, Kalamazoo; A. E. Kel- tempt here an exhaustive logg, Traverse City. ce io. . —o Secretary-Treasurer—C. J. Paige, Sag- able commodities that may with profit LLL e featured in the shoe dealer's holi- 1 at 1. oe ? about then: iiSt Of sal- but rather to throw Preparing for the Holiday Trade. day campaign, ta + . } Written for the Tradesman ut a few suggestions ti may be lt is | eans s e preparation ot \ ‘ . + . a * Ls Pe 4 +}, PA4t ‘ . ~ ar shoe dealer to be now thinking about such a list, the tollowing items are the Christmas siness € h Cc e His 5 re cce ie (lit $ 1 aqgities . : ae : ' ~ : a : : Some shoe dealers have the unfor Not only economical people, but 1 +> - 4 4 al pt ate ese * + Tears? } inate habit of depending } act: also practical peopie not wnirea im hours 1 S s o fuss their holidays expenditures, are com- oan i. iA al , > up t Se€ sf t g egard shoes as 1Geai gilt Com- —inN1ssing Oo c O ile HNusiness 12] = s € ive I 1 you say snocds, VOU Uun- had. mention our strong point. The ( av business is su t e s shoes. mpot te < spec t] oht 1m for Father, Mother, and careiul plant the | ister and Baby. Shoes for i > if t ist 1 ' - 1 ye . - + “ aes LL + the shoe merchant, and from present dress. sioes for BErcect Weal, oot ; as : 1 1 +74 : : - tae } + } +) ications the Rokcay business Of ior tae store, the oOmce, the shop. 1919 is going to smash all previous 214 Snocs TOT special occasions; shoes 1 ti 4001 Bie o aot il 1 ali i records. M1it {Or COMIOTL, Styic, SETVICC. shoes {> 1 ‘ ole a. s 41 Ast aa $ For the last three years the spirit for all kinds and classes ot people, . 1 Ot fiving has been ecess t i rposes cou , ] are 1y-- t 7-1 pre ed. i € e conser\ re 50 \ Liit > ao. ac “sew }, l4¢h _mermt mil } cA ti was imi | 1) sis g heaith-protecting shoes 10! OL a iE 4 : 1 Sune Ey 1A (oo 1 : Ug reasons the American people were Ted-bliocded men and boys; and light- aske y their government to Umit *'> nore eraceiully-iasted, more the spiri tof giving. But there is no lor oer any O sion or any suc a Dress 1 W atcn tne swine 1€ pei 1 Pra A; S. And ye i elie. ve e soing itness ar oO Ss 1 ° ‘ aS . ind impra l giving this cor ( r .: risimas. 4 e ling hign p es of merchandise prac y all s will doubtless it tically eck s ( ctr n ie | extr g encde s im ( vhen e i — 1 “44 1: 5 7 o1iting Sx g thers vil win s wling without? Then we Anshiles he pink eee L.- soe } loubtiess € vent unprecedented have precisely what you want, so why cnme durine the fort! wana hh if . } 2 ) co. ; ums during the forthcoming holidays _ see further? Our felt and novelty I believe it will be tor the most part lsnner far th } i] nt t if i c.3 tit inl part, Slippers (Or TRC yeguTiement Of WOMm- monev spent for eitt-obiec f real : m: 4 id 1 money SPENt TOT S1It-ODjJECtS Of real ens arn misses holiday irade, are Se € leap 1 a. ° . uc € ple whom simply unbeatable. -\n inspection of eV in : +: S 1 “4 © mi c Our 11e¢ rimming poudoirs will tc- th - 4» er 1 } 1 } 1 } } } } . ; } other words. | believe that this move all doubt from your mind and wear te sce merchant stands a make your quest of the elusive g1it s did chance to set in on the article the sumpiest thing imaginable. rround floor fF ¢h aie a ot 4. 11 -: : H : : = nG Or Ol the pre-nolcay Sseil- Give spats this Christmas. Spats i . are relatively inexpensive, and_ tre- ( SCVET VE 1 ycl ¢ niular - . 1,1 Ars i € c vt ei usiy popular, serv.ceabie, and wards sensible 1 ot 1 +] : lé And we have them ti STOW } 2) shades I materials that met yle nothing else in spat lines to be dorsed and a and writers alike Richly sumptuous are our a Rete 7 4 For Bigger and Better Business Tradesman _ has hec : ie a. 5 DESL 10 help the propaganda Now is the time for getting readv—selecting the meri se you intend to put into your trims, play up in your advertising, anc! pin your kopes to for the holiday shopping. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 29, 1919 . SERVICE SHOES that will stand up under all conditions and tests are good ones on which to build your business. The H. B. Hard Pan (Service) Shoes have stood the test of time. Season affer season they have been subjected to the severest test that any shoe could be put by thousands of out door men in every walk of life. They have stood up and today they are regarded as the standard in service shoe values. Dealers who have handled the H. B. Hard Pan shoe for years say it is more widely and favorably known than any other line they have ever had. From the very first the aim of our factory has been to produce the best service shoe the market offered. By using at all times the very best of materials we have been able to maintain the high standard of quality in our line. Your fall and winter trade will demand a large number of these service shoes. Keep your stock well sized up for prevailing conditions make it hard for us to keep with the demand. You cannot go wrong on this line. HEROLD-BERTSCH SHOE CO. Manufacturers of Serviceable Footwear GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Mah. Cry. Calf Whole Qtr. Blu. 10 Iron Oak Sole Rindge, Kalmbach, Logie Co. 10-22 No. Ionia Ave. Grand Rapids, Mich October 29, 1919 spats, and correctly designed; they fit and show To fem is to want ’em. (And you should display your spats on oxfords or spat forms, class. see or both, ) Moccasins for children and the lit- tle kiddies; Turns also for men and women. infants little tots; first-step footery de luxe in whites, for and tans, patents, and colors—dainty, vivid, and appealing. What would Christmas be to the dear wee ones without a pair of these nifty little boots? Hosiery—can you beat it for gift We stockings purposes? have. strong-fibered, vigorous, active little people; and fine lisle, lisle-and- silk, and silk hose for women: half We pride selves on the attractive showings to durable and hose for men. our- be found in our hosiery department. Buckles and footwear jewels? Yes, we have them. buckles, and rhinestone, buckles of plain and un- ostentatious design, and buckles of a more. ornate The nifty new bead buckles in cut steel soOrt—come in and see our collection. Footwear accessories and findings —these too we have, and doubtless exactly what you want. Laces, trees, hooks, spoons, brushes, polishing sets—most anything in this line your fancy craves, we can supply. Trims and Advertising. And back up your wishes for a big and unusual volume of holiday busi- with and trims snappy an- ness new catching and bright, newspaper nouncements. Select carefully the things you in- tend later on to put in your windows. Select these things with a view to having a variety. Don’t overlook any family. And then block out a line of news- paper appeal. Get up a comprehen- sive list of words, phrases, and catchy with ad- your pre-holiday sayings that you can use vantage in news- paper talks. Let the public understand that you get- are tremendously interested in ting your proposition before the peo- ple—and that proposition is that shoes and shoe store subsidiaries and accessories constitute the most ap- propriate lines of merchandise that any one can buy for gift purposes. Remember that there will be a lot of money spent in your community for Christmas presents during the and it depends upon that im your Store. next few weeks, to how .§ going to be spent Nobody is game for you. you as much of money going to boost your lts up to you to do your own boosting. Cid McKay. ——__.-2-. Live Notes From a Live Town. Owosso, Oct. 28—George H. Gra- ham, traveling for the National Cas- ket Co., of Chicago, is making his last trip for the season in an auto in Northern Michigan. George next to selling funera! stuff comes the grocery business. George is an old- time partner of ours in the grocery game about forty years ago. - B. Fetty, grocer at Vernon, has sold his stock of groceries to Max Marsh, of the same village, also a grocer, who will combine the two stocks. Yes, we turned our clock back an hour Saturday night and four differ- says ent people stopped us on our way to MICHIGAN T church Sunday morning and asked us what time it was. Fred Hanifin said he turned his back six months and was going to try to get another summer's business out of this year, but Fred is an extremist about every- thing. Eli Kirby and son, Larne Kirby of Elsie, have bought the tobacco and cigar store and billiard room of Paul Siess, on West Main street, Owosso, Eli Kirby has successfully conducted a good first-class restaurant in Elsie for several years. The son, Larne is a baseball man of quite considerable distinction and is the same Kirby who itched for the New York Giants in 1912. Mart Welch, of Bay City, formerly landlord of the Phelps House, at Greenville, with credit to that hostelry and general satisfaction to its patrons, has purchased the same and will take possession Nov. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Welch will receive a warm welcome trom their old friends, as well as from the traveling men who fortunately make that part of Michigan territory. The employes cf the Ann Arbor Railway and car shops at Owosso will put in a co-operative store in this city, capitalized at $15,000. They have rent- ed the Dinnick store, on West Ex: change street. E. G. Perkins. at one time in the grocery business with his father and for the last four years in a responsible position in the Owosso Savings Bank, has been employed as manager and purchasing agent for the ‘orporation. While the undertaking is due entirely to the initiative of the railway boys, any one who wishes may purchase stock and become a member of the organization. 30th of these rentlemen and also a son-in-law who ‘Il assist in the business are good fellows to meet and have more than ordinary business ability and will, without doubt. be successful in their new undertaking. Honest Groceryman. ——_.-.>_____ The Credit Man’s Creed. I believe in Capacity. T believe in Character. I believe in Confidence. I believe in Capital. I believe that Capacity and Char- acter beget Contidence and Capital. [ believe that Confidence is the of Credit. outweigh root I believe that Credit is the corner- stone and cap-sheaf of Business. one of us said, that the Credit Man is “the governor on the great engine of Com- I believe, therefore, as has merece and Urade’—in fact, that he is “the greatest constructive force in Business to-day.” But I’m going to try not to get chesty over it. Sam Spalding. The people have put with all the other luxury taxes very patiently -why di- up not a bachelor tax and a vorce tax? Signs of the Times Are Electric Signs Progressive merchants and manufac- turers now realize the value of Electric Advertising. We furnish you with sketches, prices and operating cost for the asking. THE POWER CO. Bell M 797 Citizens 4261 RADESMAN 11 The Quality in Hirth-Krause Rouge Rex Shoes we control from the time we select the hides to the finished shoe. It's the standard in work shoes. Hirth-Krause Co. Tanners and Shoe Manufacturers GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Weather Conditions are Such that Women’s Light Rubbers are selling every day now THE HOOD NEWPORT at $.63 (Light Croquet) and HOOD DEFENDER at $.68 (Light Storm) fill the dill Every Necessary Shape in Stock HIGH HEELS LOW HEELS WIDE TOES ROUND TOES MEDIUM TOES POINTED TOES MEDIUM LOW HEELS MEDIUM HIGH HEELS Grand RapidsShoe & Rubber(o Grand Rapids The Michigan People 12 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 29, 1919 3 =F 2 . a = = & ..- . ? = . ~ \ - weg pos a ~ x = = eS — + LE FINANCIAL: :?: 7 = — - a = 4 = = = = = = — — = ny — =! =< ae ' = >) ~ See: — rT T 7 > —. \ ~ IL | 7 | | >) Ge N || | é = 7 ZY : ] >. HL] | | 4 xe A => t uy) dw, Nay PY — if — | Corporations Enjoying Better Rela- tions Toward Each Other. : - sa ashalt ; $449 During the year and athali of a and active participation th by the United tates, th VE - ment actu: encourage )-opera- tion between the ndustrial corporations of the country. In or- lor ¢ nod ae naraduction each con- ger to speea up proaucuon €acn COR cern was assigned to a specific task, being given the work it Was best fitted to do. The general line of co- operation followed was that by the railroads, which were opera as a unit, with competition eliminated and with shipments allocated to the lines which could est al quickest service. trade was cut up into different divisio: al the company which was best able to make ship plates got the m ision and in that di had its best organized to machinery like war or was favored in tha Such a thin; other concerns. petitive bidding was practically known. “his rule went through all indus try, and it was applied by the lead- ers in the several industries iwho were called to 31 ston as $1 a year men” and told that the prime consideration was to get the goods in the With charact most expeditic 2 \ A mM TT) tle’ these men went at themselves. the results speak for They “got the-c.” although since the contest ended it hes been disclosed in manv instances that the process was wasteful, extravagant prices were and possibly the “$1 a year t the expense of the Government. But this is always the case in war—war itself is nothing but a huge waste. There was a_ huge srice inflation, wage advances had iade at frequent intervals increasing cost Of living, an ianufacturers had to take hazards he war period which they do have to take in normal times, and hence in war times they want larecr profts than they can reasonahiy claim in peace times. The haste with which everything had to be made the that is plained waste now Com- of Even for a lone time after peace shall be off the world, including a 1 tally qaeciarea, the Uniied States, will be on a basis of infla- tion, risks of business will be greater on account of the uncertain attitude of labor and its arrogant assump- tion that it must share in the profits but take none of the risks. There will be a shortage of production per- : teak fam ips SE4 ai years aithough coni- A : ead _ 7 periti nas ect restored, it > 5 t : ‘ now t in throat variety tt 16 a com ( expression fre- quentiy or mone the Dig an m- 1 4 : +} a : MOTtaNntE O11 Procucers tmat 6 TRere 8S : 4 keel n y the Standard Oil cor s with all is compet tors ut that t s lea The : 1 +} i net Dt re ) rie KnOW Te iarteze Vie epende ¢ respect them | | it particular te \ tanxe iSi- as : CSS a on nem. They have all t siness they can do with their e ot cutting e1tner at mOmix specific nature but there since the agreements hown a few as no open . 1 Intercnange © foreign market information There is perhaps more oa we here 1s perhaps more Tedi ¢ mpe- tit among the t oO interests than the other industries a 4 ~ 1 - ed, but even her tendency is to- A new © tne ward getting closer together. arine leader has come forward person of Duke, the former president of the Amer.can Tobacco ( who has perfected an- alliance with the Whalen interests in the United Retail Stores ©o., and a4i- though 1 OT iC KT wwledged as a Kent State Bank Main Office Ottawa Ave. Facing Monroe Grand Rapids, Mich. Capital - - - - $500,000 Surplus and Profits - $700,000 Resources 10 Million Dollars 1 Per Cent 3 “A Paid on Certificates of Deposit The Home for Savings The Great Opportunities || | OF FOREIGN TRADE Established 1853 . now are open to America as never before and WESTERN MICHIGAN BUSINESS , is offered thru our Foreign Trade Department the same facilities as are available anywhere in the United States. THE OLD Ni MONROE AT PEARL JQNAL BANK || SL iS GRAND RAPIDS The Proper Care of Securities _ Many people invest wisely in stocks, bonds or mortgages and then become so engrossed with other problems that they are unable : to attend properly to their investments. These people will appreciate the real service in the care of securities which we are ren- dering through our Trust Department. You simply deliver your securities to us and we issue a receipt. We act under your in- structions; collect interest coupons, divi- dends, notes, rents, buy or sell securities, prepare Income Tax reports, transfer stocks, etc. You will incur no obligation by calling on us for further information. , [RAND RAPIDS [RUST [,OMPANY OTTAWA AT FOUNTAIN BOTH PHONES 4391 - Pe October 29, 1919 fact it is believed to be true that these interests have obtained a re- newed grip on the American Tobacco Co., the biggest wholesaler of tobac- co in the world, and that this will give the Duke-Whalen interests a very strong hold on both the whole- sale and retail tobacco business, and that through Duke's British-Amert- can Tobacco Co. they can control the retail foreign trade as well. I think I am safe in saying that unless the Government should seek to place a restraining hand on this development this comb:.nation will sooner or later be seeking leadership not only of the American and European trade, but the trade in the West In- dies, Mexico, South America, Canad and the Far East. tobacco How about the shipping industry? The same understanding is here ob- servable among the big concerns. Tlie British and American shipowners are not at loggerheads. The big German Imperator, sister ship of the Levia- than has been assigned to Great Britain and the Leviathan will stay on this side and be quietly taken cvcr by the American International Mer- cantile Marine Co. This lattc: con- cern has applied for the vessel and has requested that the Shipping Board spend $3,000,000 in converting the ship into an oil burner and then lease the ship to the big company. Not another corporation stands a chance of getting this vessel, in my opinion. The Shipping Board is fos- tering the suggestion that the Goy- ernment’s vessels be disposed of to pr.vate owners, and unless some restless radicals at Washington seek to interfere I predict that the Levia- than will go to the Mercantile Marine Co., and with it a tentative under- standing for control of the fine Hobo- ken docks now in Government hands. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 13 Once the Leviathan is in the hands of the Mercantile Marine Co., the balance of the German ships will naturally gravitate into the control of the big American combination. Another company may be formed to camouflage the control, but it will be directed by the latter has the inside track. big combination. Tne The automobile industry is being centralized and brought under con- trol. The General Motors Company ‘s the leader in this movement. Its pulicy undoubtedly is to acquire enough stock in other companies, al- though not necessarily a majority, to be able to direct their policy and the concern now has, it is believed. control over enough companies to be able to say that every part of the automobile, from tires to small bolts, is manufactured in its plants or plants working in agreement with it. There,are other bie auto concerns which are absorbing other and small- er makers of cars and in a few years there will probably be groups of haiti TR ans SCT at TRE 33,000 CO Satisfied Customers know that we specialize in Aas rae Agee accommodation Cem sae e THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL AT HOME WE WILL APPRECIATE YOUR ACCOUNT TRY US! New Issue of Preferred Stock outstanding Circular on request. Detroit Telephone, Citizens 9346 $300,000 Arctic Ice Cream Company 8% CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK Par Value, $100 Free from State, City and Normal Income Taxes. Preferred as to Dividends and Assets. The net assets of the Company show a value of $416 for each share Earnings for the last three years have averaged over three times dividend requirements and conservatively estimated, net earnings for current year, after deducting taxes. will be over five times dividend requirements on the stock now to be issued, A sinking fund of $15,000 per year is established for the retirement of this stock at a price up to $110 per share. PRICE—Par and Accrued Dividend, to yield 8% WATLING, LERCHEN & CO. Investment Bankers Peoples State Bank Building Michigan Trust Building HOWELL GILBERT Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Representative WE OWN AND OFFER SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE $1,500,000 State of Michigan Ats*b Highway Bonds Dated November Ist, 1919, Due November 1, 1934 Denomination $1,000 Interest payable semi-annually at the State Treasurer’s Office, or any Bank in Detroit. These bonds are exempt from all taxation, State and Federal to the same extent as United States Government 3%% Bonds. Subject to prior sale or advance in price, we offer these bonds at 1023, and interest. NETTING 44% MATTHEW FINN BANK 82 Griswold Street Detroit, Mich. ‘Phone Main 6104 KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES Take a little time to think— “THE CLOCK CORNER” PEARL & OTTAWA Your individual Executor may die be- fore he can even qualify. Your one man Trustee lacks two very goods things. One is, a board of Another is, State super- vision. This corporation has both. directors. We keep the fund active. We pay its income to beneficiaries, any number The Court, the Bank Ex- aminer, and our Board of Directors all stand guard. No chance of jeop- ardy can exist. of years. This assurance to prospective testa- tors grows stronger with the years. ORGANIZED 1889. RESOURCES $2,700,000.00 HIGH GRADE INVESTMENTS. REAL ESTATE LOANS. THE MICHIGAN TRUST CO. OF GRAND RAPIDS 14 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 29, 1919 a dozen big auto companies working there will emerge from Congress in harmony among themselves and some concrete plan for a similar cen- 3 I with the big General Motors and the tralization of railroad control under little fellows will find it harder to private ownership. The drift is that struggle along than before. way now wherever sentiment OL a The centralization tendency is also structive nature sat encountered.— ee \rnold Bennett Pendleton in Finan- 1 cial World. —_222s—_ Patriotism As Necessary To-day As In War Time. Grandville, Oct. 28—While Samuel Gompers seems to take pride in boasting of the patriotism displayed } ? cS marked in the copper industry. spite of the Sherman act there is a closer understanding among the cop- per producers of the big class than ever before. They have stood by one another since the armistice in the matter of prices, and although the) : “ee inion labor during our late war i : \ 1 are a few speculators in copper meta! 1. . , ee sei o : i 2 with Germany, he seems to consider who act independentiy of the big jt unnecessary for any display of that producers and at times sell copper a qt y now that the war is over. cent or two below the prices asked The boosting of wages at the de lroad employes who were mands ot by the big companies, there is prac- . : : , members of unions did not seem to feany Only one price tor the tor speak very highly for the patriotism sold by the big companies through a of that gentry at the time of the war. central selling agency. They have There were strikes then while the been carrying a big load of unsold Government was engaged 1m 4 tert a tak le war self preservat.on, : or. bu hrough big bank loans SAT. _ a — copper, but thr ugh | al oans WW Mis Gomocse bat bic and help from the Government which — finger on an instance of splendid loy- has held its surplus supplies off the alty to Government by labor |. . sane ae ek . market. there hasn’t been much dif- SO” was not al the ane ficulty in keeping up the price. Pro- oe ‘ an expected rewars - i : : : rz on the part of the duction has been kept within bounds = | sf-owned raileoads? also. EL one’s country in time 1 not supposed to be some- These several efforts to stabilize . a : : sually meritorious. Rather industry, cCentraiize ui and group i to stand by the Government control have had t pport of ia time would be cons.dered banking interests and although there traitorous and utterly inexcusable on 1 ee . the part of any citizen, whether mem- have been many Nandicaps encount- : a ae . : er of a labor union or otherwise. ‘ + ieved these combina- ered. it is a : There is such a thing as duty to one’s country in war time. When that 1 irked. then the individual is made to come to time by However inions so exalted by Gom- ‘ ; 1s 3 } . +h, 1 srt tions, implied only for the most part, have been a help and have resulte in stabilizin 1 . A: 1 he hand of iitarv law otherwise have drifted into demorali- the hand Ot miil.tary law. loval the g conditions which mi wry ts 1 + 1 ic > + - +4 . zation during the reconstruction peri- ob ce : may have been, they were no od. Perhaps before the year is ou. so than the many millions 327% Was paid in dividends to the holders of the common stock of the Michigan Investment Company during the period commencing in October, 1914, and. endng July 1st, 1919, an average of over 65!/2% per year on the investor’s money. This Company and Lambrecht, Kelly & Company have been absorbed by the new Michigan Investment Company with an enlarged capital. Stock books are open for subscriptions. It is an attractive opportunity for investment, with absolute security insuring large returns. Management is the important factor. The wonderful success of the American Loan & Trust Company of Detroit proves the ability of the managers. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. Richard G. Lambrecht, President, Gustav Dietrich, Treasurer, treasurer president American Loan & Trust American Loan & Trust Co. Co. Carl Wisner, Secretary, secretary Daniel Kelly, Vice-President, vice- American Loan & Trust Co. president American Loan & Trust Co. Edward P. Kirby, Director, secretary C. M. Burton, Director, vice-president and treasurer Kirby Investment Co. Peoples State Bank. John E. Lambert, Director, secretary John R. Bodde, Director, vice-presi- Clayton & Lambert Mfg. Co. dent Peoples State Bank of Detroit. S. C. McLouth, (Crector, general Charles F. Bornman, Director, presi- manager Michigan Salt Co.; presi- foot Joba Bornman & Hen. dent Marine City Shipbuilding Co.; William J. Berry, Director, superin- president Liberty National Bank of tendent Michigan State Telephone Marine City. oe | i Conrad H. Smith, Director, real estate. James Craig, Jr., Director, Parker, . i Webb & Co.; director, First & Old Yohn Wynne, Jr., Director, investment banker. Detro!tt National Bank. William T. Fry, Director, vice-presi- Ralph B. Wilkinson. Director, Wil- kinson, Routier, Hinckley. dent Brighton State Bank. J. O’Brien Kirby, Director, president H. Leonard Wilton, Director, capital- Kirby investment Co. ist. Phone Main 2325 Michigan Investment Company, Room 7 Campau Building, Detroit, Michigan. Michigan Investment Company 73-75 Griswold St. eS DETROIT PATTI ee ca oe a hale ce se eee 6 <8 le se se LIVE AGENTS WANTED Addcess ©... .......... ee... Gentlemen: Without any obligation on my part, please send me further information about your investment. No Bonds the stock of the Company. Write or call for information. F. A. Sawall Company, Inc. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Bell M. 2849---405-6-7 Murray Bldg ---Citizens 7645 The Michigan Securities Commission does not recommend the purchase of any security and its approval must not be construed by investors as an endorsement of the value. Petoskey Portland Cement Company Authorized Capital $1,500,000 No Preferred Stock Many prominent business men of the state have visited the Company’s property and have carefully investigated its plans and management with the result that they have made substantial investments in An investment in the stock of this Company is not only an investment in the cement business but also in a large and growing crushed stone business which past experience has proven to be profitable. | If you will visit the Company's property as others have done, we are Satisfied that you will have a much higher opinion of this stock as an investment no matter how strong your opinion may be now. Stock advances to $17.50 per share November Ist. No Water No Debts F. A. SAWALL COMPANY, Inc. 405-6-7 Murray Bidg., Grand Rapids, Mich. Gentlemen: Without any obligation on my part, please send me all the information you have regarding the Petoskey Portland Cement Co. ern enc cree tee ct eee rete t teehee ent ote ees October 29, 1919 of American citizens outside of the unions, and none of them have posed [ ] country as having done something extraordinarily meritor- ious. Why should they? Had the labor organizations been disloyal to the United States while the war raged they would have been classed with those enemies who were in. arms against the Republic and would have been dealt with accordingly. (Jught a man to be entitled to extra hasn't proven a traitor to his country in time of war? From the standpoint of Mr. Gompers one is led to believe that it is a singu- lar and praiseworthy act that the labor unions in this country did not eo to the aid of the Germans and do their level best to destroy their own country! petore tie praise because he Would it not have been surprising had these organizations of labor be- trayed their own country and de- stroyed the opportunity of ever get- ting another day's employment? We are 1ere admitting that the men id themselves in labor organi- zations were patriots. The most of them no doubt were, as they ought to have been. Can we say as much for their leaders: Were there not far too many strikes called by these protiteering labor leaders during the many months of that war which tried men’s souls and brought tears to the eyes and sorrow to the thousands of \merican wives, mothers and sweet- hearts? Wt [t ill becomes a man in the position ied by Gompers to descry the everyday citizens of our while claiming unstinted labor organizations not openly espouse the cause He exhibits a degree lishness in withdrawing from the Wash.neton conterence because he can not have his own autocratic and dictatorial way that shows the ¢ 1 for th 2 LOT Later e + enemy. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN true caliber of the man who aims to speak for such a large army of indus- trial workers. He goes out of the council room with a threat on his lips aimed at the employers of labor which .can serve no purpose other than to rekindle the flames of discord so long existing between employer and employe. It is as necessary that our people exhibit thorough patriotic impulses to-day as at any time during the world war. It can not be said of the labor organizations that they are ex- hibiting patriotism in a very marked degree at the present time. With hired labor almost entirely banished from the farms of our land because of this uprising of the high- est paid labor against the interests of everybody, not excluding them- selves, we are fast approaching a day when a terrible reaction will take place which is sure to land these paid propagandists of union labor in a ditch of their own digging. Having drained the country dis- tricts of labor to supply that of rail- road and city, the men who produce the food we all must have to live are at their wits end to know what to do in the premises. Some six years ago, just before the world war started, this land of ours was entering upon a season of hard times. In New York and other large cities soup houses had been brought into requisition and long lines of unem- ployed stood waiting their turn. Bleak uncertainty confronted the men who labor. Another panic would have been upon the country had not the war in Europe started as it did. That saved the situation in America, starting the industria! ball rolling the other way, and gave renewed employ- ment to labor. Isn't there danger of a reaction to the dangers of 1914 un- less we watch out all along the line? Old Timer. GRAND RAPIDS CIiITry TRUST & NATIONAL CITY BANK SAVINGS BANK ASSOCIATED the city. district. Combined Total Resources GR C I AN TT FRUST & CAMPAU SQUARE The convenient banks for out of town people. Handy to the street cars—the On account of our location—our large transit facilities—our safe deposit vaults and our complete service covering the entire field of banking, our institutions must be the ultimate choice of out of town bankers and individuals. Combined Capital and Surplus ...........-. .« -$ 1,724,300.00 Combined Total Depostts ...................... 10,168,700.00 Ee ee ee oe 13, 157,100.00 D RAPIDS NATIO ASSOCIATED Located at the very center of interurbans—the hotels—the shopping CITY L BA NGS NA NK SAVI BANK 15 Cc. N. BRISTOL, Manager A. T. MONSON, Secretary Bristol Insurance Agency **The Agency of Personal Service’’ Inspectors and State Agents for Mutual Companies Savings to Policy Holders On General Mercantile Lines 25 to 35 Per Cent. Hardware, Implement and Garage Lines 40 to 55 Per Cent. FREMONT, MICHIGAN What is Mutual Fire Insurance? It is the principle of self-government of gov- ernment “of the people, by the people and for the people” applied tothe fire insurance business. Do you believe in that principle? Then co-operate with the Grand Rapids Merchants Mutual Fire Insurance Co. 327 Houseman Bldg., Grand Rapids, and save 25% on your premium. For10 years we saved our members thousands of dollars annually. We pay our losses in full, and charge no membership fee. Join us. INSURANCE AT COST On all kinds of stocks and buildings written by us at regular board rates, witha dividend of 30 per cent. returned to the policy holders. No membership fee charges. Insurance that we have in force over $2,500,000 MICHIGAN SHOE DEALERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY FREMONT, MICH. One of the Strongest Companies in the State Fire Insurance that Really Insures The first consideration in buying your fire insurance is SAFETY. You want your protection from a company which really protects you, not from a company which can be wiped out of existence by heavy losses, as some companies have been. Our Company is so organized that it CAN NOT bose heavily in any one fire. Its invariable policy is to accept only a limited amount of insurance on any one building, in any one block in any one town. Our Company divides its profits equally with its policy holders, thus reducing your premiums about one-third under the regular old line charge for fire insurance. MICHIGAN BANKERS AND MERCHANTS’ MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. Wm. N. Senf, Secretary FREMONT, MICHIGAN MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 29, 1919 ae on) Y f ffi rat gO SS. BBN on) Value of Team-Work in Play. Written for the Tradesman. Parents, and especially mothers, some anxiety watch their m them as exceed- atc Wise OK mele eeiluchio 4a paar | won- Nfiy Vaiuadie in eaucation. i Won ; + my reacers pave 1 to what group oO rT tne sTrow- ~ ee mg PirTis ar v5. imiS past sum- mer 1. Rave seen a NRuUMDer Of TRE This is new thing in educa- ai 4 \ einags tenai ft y ere OUT AMeTICAan } s is ‘, 4 i; SCHOOGIS SEM Only lately CO Nave Gis- covered it, or at least to have mat a Point of it Pestalozzi, the at . ; DWiss e« ( who iticipated much c } 1 : 1, i oO What troepel taugnt. iaid great nae ' stress IO ( T-cic rT group sports ani Sal LO em new hie 1 commo ind their new Pp WETS aAaWaken a hood amone the them affectionate erate I ini aims. ; I wit- rowth of an mward my childre which, in its evelopment, far surpassed It sounds a | to say that football, for eht en- courage the development of affection o : ae and consideration: but Froebel a j } + ) +1 oe } testified that Pestalozzi's connected with Mainspring of oral strength which animated nil Mies oemecs TF am now fo pus. 2ne Pames, 1 am now ier- : é issured, formed a mental bath ot extraordinarily strengthening powe Henry 5. C “Play and Country, aeciares tnat ine tain Lame is un- fea tc | Sa zi. + + 7 3 $44 doubtedly the greatest intellectual stimulus that ever comes to a boy. The boy has not only his own in- terest in.the game, his own desire do his he has also the desire of @ win, to urge him on to 1er members of the team represents, and the social . } of which he always feels.” With all due respect for the natural quiet, studious children from any sort of boister- ous or rough play, it is a question in my mind whether they do not lose quite essential for their whether something of sion ousht not to be exer- cised, within reason, to induce them participate in team-play, not only the benefit of their heal activity out-of-doors, but for t Cial training in doine thines to- (onsider what is imvolved. The | I must exercise with deciding a run or personally bene- ficial in training for swift and accur- ate decisions, but it is a social judg- tor he must consider its effect upon the success of the whole team. irequently surrender his i let another mem- point—there great mora] value in the } own advantage and ber of the team win the “sacri- fice hit,’ for the himself as well as for the score of the team. up pleasures of vari- ous kinds for the sake of the team practice and the trainine rule. He must learn to respect the group loy- alty of the opposing team, to play 1 cleanly; the rivalry awak- intellects, Strong friendships are made in this sort of activity; there is some- thing about struggling side by side group. contests that cultivates and binds together those worked together in team- 1 innarmonious group can not play well together in the long Leadership is developed: the strong speak- ing, critical boys soundly judge the qualities come forth: generally moral qualities of those whom they leader they responsibility, choose, and in their bring forth poise, im- partiality and sound judgment. On the other hand also, such sports cul- tivate the right sort of obedience to the rules and laws and finer ethics of the game. It is a great antidote for 1 fine preparation for the best sort of sportsmanship in all the walks of The Englishman’s lawlessness, and for citizenship and sufficient de- nunciation of crooked dealing is that if isn't cricket, you know.” comes to the stage where, if he be normal, he wants Ev cry 1 OV Grand Rapids Salvage Co. 21 Market St., S. W. New and Used Machinery, Pipe and Fittings, Packing, Structural and Reinforcing Steel and Culverts. Agents for Air and Water Cooled Gas Engines 3 to7 H. P. Howell Electric Motors Heltzel Steel Forms For Concrete Road Work A. M. Castle Post Caps BELL M. 206 CITZ. 4456 jusines— Hab eCusily “The Quality oo A. E. HOWELL, Manager 110-118 Pearl St. Grand Rapids, Mich. School the year round. Catalog free. Wanted--Butter Highest prices paid W. E. TAYLOR, Battle Creek, Michigan OFFICE OUTFITTERS LOOSE LEAF SPECIALISTS yo 237-239 Pearl St. (near the bridge) Grand Rapids | SIDNEY ELEVATORS Will reduce handling expense and speed up work—will make money for you. Easily installed. Plans and instructions sent with each elevator. Write stating requirements, giving kind machine and size platform wanted, as well as height. We will quote a money saving price. Sidney Elevator Mnfg. Co., Sidney, Ohio Toilet and Bath Woolens and Fine Fabrics WOOL SOAP Forler and Bath rN Ask about our way BARLOW BROS. Grand Rapids, Mich. PUTNAM’S Mentholated Cough Drops MENTHOLATED COUGH & DROPS DOURLE At AA) ) BRAND MENTHOLATED COUGH Drops i Rt Pa Fac TORY Our New Display Carton NATIONAL CANDY CO. PUTNAM FACTORY Sole Manufacturers Grand Rapids, Michigan Then I gazed afar October 29, 1919 to play the group games; he needs it and the discipline it brings to him. We hear from the sociologists and biologists that the aim of society, of all life, irom) bottom to top, is the development of an organism, a unit of life in which each individual identity, complete in itself, neverthe- less has a consciousness of and loy- alty to the whole. Team plays—just commonplace football, baseball, bas- ketball and other sames—tend to cultivate just the qualities needed for this purpose. I would not be over-solemn in es- timating the value of what the chil- dren are doing just for fun: but it is worth while sometimes to reflect upon the fact that what they do so spontaneously has a very deep mean- ing and utility; that out of the long past and in view of the long future the young folks of the ages have de- veloped the very best ways to train their brain cells and their muscles to contribute in important measure not only to their individual life and welfare, but to that of the whole race in all the time to come. When his loyal your boy its all absorbed in ty to his baseball team; I when your girl is eagerly contribut- ing her share to what the basketball team is doing, they are engaged in a 1 normal, wholesome thing belonging to their business as members of the ) recog- { hl; t Face. Whey are beeinning ¢ : ligation jeir place and their o to the Great Whole of Life. Prudence Bradish. [Copyrighted, 1919.] (eran tee Eternal October. Written for the Tradesman. There's a spot among the trees Where the country cottage stood That is rich in memories Of the beauty of the wood. There I went in early spring When the violets were blue When the birds were all a-wing Busy with their nesting too. Soon the shower and genial sun Clothed my trees in robes of green "Till a dream was everyone In mid-summer time I mean. Then With t Warn ng me of rich displ: On the foliage everywhere: That the leaves would t Yellow, pink and brow: Everyone embellished On its twig right where it grew. m to red Irn lish hue When October did appear Richest month of ait the train— 7 near And I wished it might remain. Charles A. Heath MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17 Married Men the Best Bet. Figures of the Bureau of Internal Revenue show that married men pay the bulk of the income tax. It isn’t surprising. In the first place there are more of them, and in the second place their incomes are greater than those of unmarried men. They have to be. When a man gets married he be- comes a supporter of government. Ile supports his wife. Then there are other forms of government. There are the city, the state and the Nation. All have to be supported, and they naturally turn to the mar- ried man because he is pretty sure to be home. He isn't so mobile as other men. He is an_ institution, rooted in the soil and can be counted on. He has every incentive to work hard and increase his income. He takes fewer chances on investments, in business or in betting on a world series than unmarried men. As a re- sult he is the government's best bet when it wants to collect some kind of tax. The day when the income tax be- comes payable is married men’s day. Everybody has a day, and this is his. He adds his income up on one side of the ledger and his dependents on the other. He subtracts the sec- ond sum from the first and pays his tax on the remainder. The Govern- ment knows there is bound to be a remainder, for married men can not afford the luxury of a deficit. Only governments can have that. We very much doubt is govern- ment could exist, in anything like a high state of inefficiency at least, without married men. Without them government probably would have to live within its income. —_—__--- ___ Book-keepers are merely figure- heads in the business. We are manufacturers of Trimmed & Untrimmed HATS for Ladies, Misses and Children, especially adapted to the general store trade. Trial order solicited. CORL-KNOTT COMPANY, Corner Conimerce Ave. and Island St. Grand Rapids, Mich. Dickinson’s Popcorn In Packages SNOW BALL SANTA CLAUS There is an increasing de- <== mand for good Popcorn in the home. Your customers will appreciate the quality of Snow Ball and Santa Claus— It pops—crisp, tender, sweet. 40-1 lb. packages per case 100-10 oz. packages 50-10 oz. packages 2 * i om Packed by THE ALBERT DICKINSON CO. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS The delicious quality of this Sanitary pure product makes lasting friends for the mer- beh MR he chant. Porth ev aS 77 be Order From Your Jobber DEALERS \, HOTELS CLUBS INSTITUTIONS SHATTUCK & JONES, BOSTON INCORPORATED Our Sea Food Products THE REQUIRED GRADE FOR EACH Fish, Oysters, Clams, Lobsters /m) 18 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 29, 1919 Wool Imports and Woolen Goods. No change of note is perceptible as yet in the wool situation. Tomorrow auction sales of colonial wool in London. No ait i another serie Will Degin anotner series impedim ont is offered to from any nation, and tained are apt to be up to recent high levels The cargoes from Australia which are to be auctioned off at Bos- ton are due to arrive about the end of next month. Opposition to the importation of further quantities con- tinues on the part of domestic wool growers, who are taliate against the woolens by having the on imports of wor was their favorite threat in former lavs when the manufacturers sought to have the duty on wool removed. n it used to work, and this it was that caused this country to be the only one in the world to have an im- port duty on wool. Now it is an empty and futile much lower duties all—_on_ woolens. latter would be a rule, woolen cost abroad than keep coming out volume. but the prices rule high. The clothing manufactur- ers express much satisfaction at the way retailers have received their an- nouncements for spring and believe that the h Hl not materially check purchases. There is more apprehension on the part of the makers of women’s wear who are bothered by the extreme scarcity of serges. and whose reports from re- tailers as to the present season's sales are nOne too encouraging. ———__ 2 o____ Prices of Cotton and Cottons. It looked at one time during the last week as though real cotton would sell at 40 cents a pound. As it was, 38 cents was paid for middle uplands down South. This is the highest point ever reached there. In the local ex- change there were some sharp varia- fe tions in price due to. profit-taking. Sales in the Southern centers have lately been quite large as the demand has been great and the price sufficient- ly attractive to the holders. The cail has been mainly for high-grade white cotton, and the general belief seems to be that the crop now being gath- ered is in a large measure of the lower erades. Quite a number, also, are of the opinion that the Government esti- mates of the crop were too optimistic, and their insistence has led to the ordering of another one as of the date of Oct. 25, which will be made public at the end of the month. A fair amount of the Southern buying has been on foreign account, those pur- chasing representing British, Japanese and French interests. It is also be- lieved that Germany is securing a fair quantity of the article. The goods 1 t has been especially buoyant -oe sales of printcloths, sheet- d fine yarn tabrics at very h prices. As much as $1.16 per pound for printcloths for delivery late in the spring has been obtained. Fin- ished goods have not been raised to parity with those in the gray, but what they will be is fairly forecast the prediction that common mus- lins will sell at retail at about 40 cents 1 yard in the spring d he spring. ———_——_- 2 ——_— Spoiling Conversation. These be argueriferous days, with sorts of chances for disputations ng friends. Far be it from us to liscourage argument. Often it is the life of conversation, but almost as often the death of it. Perhaps Lord Dorian Grey’ was a bit extreme when he said that only im- possible people argue. But it is cer- inly true that many people argue be borne in mind. It is much more important to keep a ne thing is to friend's friendship than to argue with him. He may remain benighted, but after all the friendship of even a be- dis- may be worth having. If his nighted soul—that is, one who ‘ isn't going to him. In that case it may be better to show the quality of toler- ance rather than that of a stern de- bater. There are fitting times for all things. Debate is expected in public assemblies, in directors’ meetings and in newspapers. It is perfectly proper in private conversation, but only un- der limitations. There are other things that come first. One of the reasons Queen Victoria found it diffi- cult to get along with Mr. Gladstone was that. as she said, he always ad- dressed her as if she were a public meeting. To Dealers Only Write for our latest SPECIAL CATALOGS No. M. T. 1919 J ohn Farw. ell Company Wholesale Dry Goods & General Merchandise ASSav SWEATERS A sweater bearing the Vassar label makes a beautiful and useful Christmas gift. A sweater for daughter, son, for the children, or for mother and father, are all appropriate. Our ability to make_prompt ship- ments to keep stocks complete is a decided advantage. Victor-Vassar Knitting Mills 48-50 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan Neckwear and Scarfs We are showing a most complete line of Gents’ Neckwear and Knit and Silk Scarfs. Neckwear packed half dozens tothe box at $4.50, $5.50, $8.50, $12.00 a dozen. Neck wear packed in individual boxes at $8.50 and $13.50 a dozen. Knit Ties at $6.50, $7.50, $9.00, $12.00 and $15.00 a dozen. Gents’ Knit and Silk Mufflers at $4.50, $6.25, $8.00, $10.50, $12.00 and up to $30.00 a dozen. All numbers with the exception of the chear- est packed in individual boxes. We also carry a complete line of other holiday goods for ladies, gentlemen and children. | Quality Merchandise—Right Prices—Prompt Service | Paul Steketee & Sons Wholesale Dry Goods Grand Rapids <2 Michigan —— + o o October 29, 1919 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN i9 ATTENTION, SHIPPERS! Fast Service on Freight and Express Shipments To and From Grand Rapids Sparta Kent City Casnovia Muskegon Grant Newaygo Holton Brunswick Fremont Hesperia and Way Points Commences on Monday, October 27 and will continue every day thereafter, except Sundays and Legal Holidays, on the following SCHEDULES: Grand Rapids and Muskegon Division TRAINS TRAINS 11 9 7 . | 8 | a No. STATIONS * | @ | 6 . | «# 12 LV. LV. LV. Ey. LV. | EV. ARR. ARR. ARR. ARR. ARR. ARR. 1.45 1) | 1p 7.30 715 | to 1 GRAND RAPIDS 7.15 6.30 745 | 1499 | 1ais | 100 P.M. P.M _ P.M. A.M. | A.M. | ALM. oe ' oe of FM: oF 2.20 1.50 2.05 | 805 | 7.50 | 735 | 2 COMSTOCK PARK | om | G6 | tT | wo. CUMS 12.31 _ se | Se 230 | 830 | 815 | 800 | 3 «= ALPINE | 622 | 5.42 | 652 | 1136 | 11.30 | 12.06 $12 | 242 | 257 | S57 | 842 | S87 | 4 #ENGLISHVILLE 6.00 om | 600 | 1a | he | ne 3.25 2.55 3.10 9.10 855 | 840 | 5 BALLARDS CORNERS | 5.42 5.07 612 | 1056 | 1055 | 11.96 CS ee ee ee ee eae ee 4.50 | 5.55 | 1039 | 10.38 | 11.09 tae oe ee ee 10.05 : oe 4.25 | ae ee ee ee. L | 9.20 4.45 | 10.45 | 15 #$$Weeeeeer 8 86|lClC.ldldl Ce 8.55 : | 5.17 Co ee RAVENNA a 2.45 8.33 aa. 4.30 | 10.30 | — tae i 2 KENT CITY 447 | a | 16m | | 10,32 _ Ce ee ee Oe CASNOVIA > 4.15 4.45 9.30 10.00 se |. | ae ee | 125 a 6 eC ee..mlml™tC~wUCiC‘C‘iéARS 4.00 8.45 | + 6.35 | 620 | 12.20 | 11.50 14 MORELAND ee 3.25 8.10 lL a. Ta [ARR | ARR. f re Ce LV. LV. LV. 7.30 6.30 7.15 115 | 1227 | 1245 15 MUSKEGON HEIGHTS 1.45 1.27 2.15 7.00 7.15 7.30 | P. M. a A.M. A.M. | A.M. ARR. ARR. ARR. ~ ARR. ARR, Ree LV. LV. LV. LV. LV. LV. 7.30 6.30 7.15 115 | 1227 | 1245 16 MUSKEGON 1.45 1.27 2.15 7.00 Tig | 720 A.M. A. M. A. M. CASNOVIA AND HESPERIA DIVISION MUSKEGON AND HESPERIA DIVISION TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS A. M. P. M. TRAINS a ee No. STATIONS ee... 15 13 | No. STATIONS 14 16 ae [ a se | A. 145 | 1045 | 12 CASNOVIA | 9.85 | 12.45 2.15 7.00 16 MUSKEGON 5.50 1.15 NA ee | EN ee ae LV. : LV. ty a10 | tie | me BAILEY 9.15 | 12.25 2.40 7.25 | 17 NO. MUSKEGON 5.35 1.00 oe ae mL ; LV. oe a 7 Ce 256 | tine | 25 GRANT 8.45 | 11.55 3.30 8.15 | 18 TWIN LAKE 445 12.10 230 | 1235 | 26 NEWAYGO | @00 | 11.10 415 | 900 | 19 HOLTON 4.05 | 11.30 eat CUCU ree i ae iv) ay 4.15 220 | 22 FREMONT 7.00 | 10.10 4.50 | 9.35 | 20 BRUNSWICK 3.35 | 11.00 ~ ARR. ARR. EV! | Ev er i | | EN. re 8.20 3.10 | 23 HESPERIA 3,15 8.50 $25 | 1610 | 21 REEMAN 2.50 | 10.15 se hlhLUUmUmD”mDDLUhLULLr eee ee ow i | i 7.30 22 FREMONT 4.30 9.40 5.50 | 11.05 | 22 FREMONT 2.15 | 9.40 ARR. ARR. | a ty, 79 | us | a HESPERIA | 12.55 8.20 The scope of this service may be understood when it is realized that there is a daily service of SIX TRUCKS EACH WAY—Between Grand Rapids and Muskegon Operations under the supervision of Public Utilities Commission ensures strict adherence to these schedules. For the present total shipments from Grand Rapids will be limited to fifteen tons and from Muskegon, Hesperia and Fremont nineteen tons per day. Add tional trucks will be arriving soon and capacity for tonnage will be rapidly increased. Lines radiating in all directions from Grand Rapids, Muskegon and Kalamazoo will be in operation in the near future. Freight and express tariffs wil be supplied upon application. Pads of bills-of-lading will be furnished shippers upon request by telephone. Shipments for Grant, Newaygo, Fremont and Hesperia should be ready for shipment the afternoon prior to shipping date. oc to go out Monday should be billed out on Saturday. Temporary fre’'ght house on Market Street, near entrance to City Market. Western Michigan Motor Transit Co. Bell Main 4047 16-18 Commerce Ave., S. W., Grand Rapids, Michigan Citizens 8341 ~ -% MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 29, 1919 wan ae — = = = BUTTER, EGGS 48D PROVISION 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 Good Egg Production Can Be Assured.” re ism erally more BS 1918 ve produced ease The annual on at consery vativ e "s prices wot sulk ] Spe ee dollars. augmented eate sacrinc Atak. ns, an addition the than any other buy rotten goods. view is not new, neither in | thought nor pra . How- ever, because of the st s in ac- com{ nt, following the pressure during r years for conservation A } a. + r he 11 ~ | codley OT roodacstuns, it lay 1 Weil TO Drieny ew the 1 tho nmcnoreccmp ter th- Lue Prose essi a* steps tn maki season a eich in Lo rural , in the corn belt, to Minnesota the * Address del Association of cials by Dr. of Food Research partment of farmer with eggs to sell was sought after. But the warehouses were also ful, entirely too full, of frozen poul- try. That, also, had gone in at what seemed then, perilot 1s prices. Be- cause of the sudden cessation of cer- tain form of entertainment and the wave of war-time economies, the frozen broilers, especially, found no market. This was promptly reflected to the country, where farmers found no demand for their superfluous mg cockerels; and the price of was going up by leaps and Then came the threat, dili- spread by certain people who re zealous than well inform- tha oi the flocks would be sold use the price of eggs and poul- to the producer was too low to -nsate for the increased cost of ortunately, this was true fof ns on the eastern. specialized farm wher the hens do no Fortunately it was not true hard working farm flock of corn belt, and that is the flock that feeds the country east of the Rockies. In New York City 90 per cent. of the eggs received come from states which are not contiguous to New York, and in Philadelphia, sur- rounded by states rich in general purpose and _ specialized farms, 60 per cent. of the eggs received come from states beyond those touching the borders of Pennsylvania. The professors of poultry husbandry in most of these Mid-West states is- sued statements to the farmers show- ing that the receipts for eggs per dozen need not double because the price of grain did double. For ex- ample. in Indiana the cost of feed to produce one dozen eggs increased be- tween 1914 and 1917 64 per cent., but the price paid to the farmer during the same period increased 67 per cent. The farm hen scratched up 40 per cent. of her own living and produced only 20 per cent. less than the hen on the specialized poultry plant which scrateched for oe only. It did not take the up to date west- ern farmer long to find this out. In addition came the world food short- age, the appeal to his patriotism, meatless days and higher and higher money returns, The farm hen does not demand an eight hour day: she is after the 40 per cent. of her ration which she can find in the range and in the farm waste from dawn until after dark. But after she has produced the egg, which is almost invariably a good -og, man goes on with her job and then the trouble begins. For years the United States De- partment of Agriculture has preached and proven that good care of eggs from the farm to the consumer pays. It has shown the farmer, the huck- ster, the country storekeeper and the shipper how to candle eggs to sep- arate the good from the bad; how to grade and case for market: how to load to prevent damage in transit and how to economically re- irigerate to prevent deterioration. It has urged buying eggs on a quality basis, not just anything that had an egg shell around it. Each year added converts to the doctrine of bettet handling, but the industry is enorm- ous and broadcast, and, like all in- LD STORAGE FOR WINTER ee in Grand Rapids, Mich. the all year round market and distributing center for a wide and prosperous area. Direct transportation with al] important mar- kets of the country, with storage in transit privilege coverirg apples on which through rates to final destination will apply when desired. We sell space and guarantee proper temperature. Write for rate schedules and reservations. KENT STORAGE CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN MILLER MICHIGAN POTATO CO. Wholesale Potatoes, Onions Correspondence Solicited Frank T. Miller, Sec’y and Treas. Wm. Alden Smith Building Grand Rapids, Michigan WE BUY AND SELL Beans, Potatoes, Onions, Apples, Clover Seed, Timothy Seed, Field Seeds, Eggs. When you have goods for sale or wish to purchase WRITE, WIRE OR TELEPHONE US. Moseley Brothers, GRAND RAPIDS MICH. Both Telephones 1217 Pleasant St. and Railroads M. J. Dark & Sons Wholesale Fruits and Produce 106-108 Fulton St., W. 1 and 3 Ionia Ave., S. W. Grand Rapids, Michigan M. J. DARK Better known as Mose 22 years experience WE HANDLE THE BEST GOODS OBTAINABLE AND ALWAYS SELL AT REASONABLE PRICES ROFIT RODUCING C and 1es Mean Money to Your Business See Our Line Before You Buy Piowaty’s M. Piowaty & Sons of Michigan MAIN OFFICE, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Branches: Muskegon, Lansing, Bay City, Saginaw, Jackson, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Benton Harbor, Mich.; South Bend, Ind. OUR NEAREST BRANCH WILL SERVE YOU = ‘p Fit OMA Ee October 29, 1919 dustries it has its yellow’. streaked participants who will play crookedly unless there is a law which may catch them and administer its prescribed punishment. Hence, when this war demand for eggs was met by a phe- nomenal increase in production it be- hooved all of us to devise ways to efficiently and quickly minimize the appalling waste which characterizes the distribution of this product. The Food Administration was spe- cifically charged to prevent waste of foodstuffs. Therefore, it could, and did, take the initiative in asking the co-operation of the Department of Agriculture and of all the state food commissions in devising ways and means to save the eggs which the laying hens, deferred from a too early slaughter by the famous order Of the Food Administration, were fairly raining upon the Mid-West from Texas to Minnesota. Indeed, the response of the coun- try in 1918 to the demand for eggs to save meat for the armies and the Allies, in view of the shortage of egg case shooks of strawboard for fillers and flats, of refrigerator cars to carry the cases and of locomotives to haul the cars, might have been a calamity instead of a benefit. Any heavy finan- cial loss to the farmers just then would have been a serious psycho- logical possibility. The eggs had to be got to market in good condition; also every single egg was needed. Neither space nor power could be wasted to take inedible eggs to mar- ket. A conference of the Food Adminis- tration with federal and state food- law officials in Washington, in the spring of 1918, resulted in a pro- gramme which made every licensee dealing in eggs liable to prosecution unless he candled every purchase of eggs and removed such as were in- edible. He was also required to en- close a card with each case of eggs saying when, where and by whom the eggs had been candled. He was told, also to obey the egg law in his state and the Federal Food and Drugs Act. In spite of reduced forces for both law enforcement and_ educational propaganda, htis egg saving campaign went merrily on in almost every state in the Union, with an increase in quality in the product that had to be seen to be believed. In such country districts as abound in Mis- souri, Kansas, Kentucky and Tennes- see, where in July and August whole cases of eggs are received by the small shippers unfit for food, rotten eggs were reduced to an almost neg- lig.ble quantity. Many shippers, for the first time in their history, made money on July and August shipments. And last, but by no means least among the immediate benefits of the campaign, when, in the autumn, the call came from abroad for eggs for MICHIGAN TRADESMAN hospital and invalid use we could and did send them 250,000 cases. The wiser, more intelligent men of the egg industry co-operated from the beginning. Many doubters drifted into the ranks of the advocates as time went on. And when, with the armistice, the licenses were recalled and the rules compelling candling lapsed there was a regret sufficiently real to lead to constructive action on the part of the industry itself. Again there was a conference in Washington and again the state food officials were asked to lend their ad- vice and assistance in the drafting of legislation to keep the eggs good. So came about what has been wide- ly referred to as the “St. Louis Egg Meeting,” and it weil deserves wide mention. Seldom it is that a food industry, practically unorganized, and often at loggerheads with food law officials, invites those officials to meet with it that together they may draft, advertise and uphold a constructive piece of legislation which will punish offenders, not so much because they are the law breakers, as because their crooked ways injure the quality of the product with which the industry deals. There evolved, from the two days of discussion in St. Louis, the “Uni- form Good Egg Law.” which the in- dustry asked the various state legis- latures to pass. Considering the short time remaining for the sessions of most of the state legislatures, en- couraging progress was made and several states now have the law with the fundamentals laid down in St. Louis intact, on their statutes and in enforcement. Other states, unable for one or another reason to get the law, have regulations in their State Boards of Health which require can- dling and candling cards, forbid pay- ment for rotten eggs, and such other essentials as the “Uniform Good Egg Law” provides. The industry was insistent that the law have “teeth in it,’ that the un- ruly traders might be curbed. That teeth are there is evidenced by the egg laws of Illinois and Iowa; and that such teeth are an ever present stimulus to the maintenance of high quality eggs is amply illustrated by the rise in the Illinois egg during the past few years. That state has had since 1915 a “good egg” law, well enforced. ‘Indeed, so far as I am aware, Illinois is the pioneer in “sood egg” legislation and her farm- ers and the egg industry owe much to the Superintendent of Food and Dairies. It is not an easy matter to draw legislation which will punish the trader in bad eggs, stimulate the hon- est man to handle still better eggs and be readily and unequivocally en- forceable. We have become accus- tomed to depend very largely upon the chemical and_ bacteriological laboratories to tell us whether foods are or are not suited to consumption or fair to the buyers. Both labora- tories, while of assistance in de- termining the quality of eggs are for practical enforcement purposes dis- counted by the commercial process of candling. Only in exceptional shell Grand Rapids Forcing Tomato Selected for use In our own greenhouses $5 per oz. Reed & Cheney Company Grand Rapids, Michigan Ship Your Butter to me: I pay highest prices for good dairy. W. E. TAYLOR, BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN 21 Watson-HigginsMlg.Co. Merchant Millers Owned by Merchants Products sold by Merchants Brand Recommended by Merchants NewPerfection Flour Packed In SAXOLIN Paper-lined Cotton, Sanitary Sacks Moore’s Mentholated Horehound and Tar Cough Syrup Not as good as the best—But— THE BEST THE MOORE COMPANY, Temperance, Mich. GRAND RAPIDS Prompt Service Courteous Treatment WE ARE HEADQUARTERS WHOLESALE Fruits and Vegetables Right Prices Vinkemulder Company co! MICHIGAN A STOCK OF The Dudley Paper Company Lansing, Michigan WINGOLD Wrapping Papers—-T'wines Wooden Dishes—Paper Bags “If it is Paper we have or can get it” FLOUR | will assure youa Quick Turn- over and a Better Profit, be- cause of Satisfied Customers. ASK uS—— -TRY US ON YOUR NEXT ORDER BRANCH OFFICES: Bay City—Mr. Mort Hovey, 248 Washington Ave. Saginaw—Mr. C. A. Willemin, Box 183. Traverse City—Mr. J. E. Sadler, 431 W. 8th St WoRDEN GROCER COMPANY Distributors Grand Rapids Kalamazoo si 22 egg cases need the laboratory be call- ed upon for decisive information. It can frequently be asked to give sup- porting information, but by the time that is available the eggs in question are usually either eaten or in fer- tilizer. For this, as well as other reasons, the legislation based upon “fresh” eggs, or penalizing the sale of mis- branded eggs is apt to be more de- structive than constructive when viewed in the light of the greatest good to the greatest number. Such 1 legislation, unless most accurately phras ae is likely to lead to endless court dickerings between laboratory ere, Moreover. until the corn belt ceases to be the corn belt only a very small number of eg conform to the layman's usual defi- nition of fresh. It must never be forgotten, espe- cially by the people of the eastern seaboard, whose food supply is brought ae an average three day freight haul. that environment, not time, is the important factor in fresh- ness. The relative rate of decay in two bottles of milk, one in the sun and one in the refrigerator, are so well known that even the children whisk the bottle out of the sun, and are a bit leery about drinking its contents. So the egg, laid yes terday, may be aged by comparison with an egg laid two weeks ago, in kept clean, dry and under refrigeration. We have personally traced eggs sent in summer time from a New Jersey hennery to New York City by ex- press, a nineteen hour trip, and found them to show greater age than eggs five days in transit un der refrigera- tion. Indeed, the only really fresh eggs, in commercial quantities in our cities in the hot weather of July and August, are those put into cold stor- age in March. April or May. In passing let me say that we have not vet succeeded in differentiating, MICHIGAN TRADESMAN by any chemical bacteriological or physical examination, between cold storage and non-cold storage eggs. One can tell whether the egg is stale er fresh, but to pick out, from a number of eggs, those which have been in cold storage is not now pos- sible. The same general course of deterioration occurs in the farmer’s cellar or the storekeeper’s closet in cool weather, only at a much greater speed. In conclusion let me urge that this association throws its influence and its efforts into the task of prevent- ing the decay of the farm egg, be- cause it is upon the general purpose farm, with its flock of ranging hens that the people of this country must depend for the egg supply. That a noteworthy measure of success can, and does, attend such efforts is at- tested by the fact that in Kansas, be- tween 1916 and 1918, inclusive, rot- ten eggs coming to the shipper in \ugust, which is the worst month in the year, decreased from 12 to 5 per cent. This was in response to some law but more education. I have no similar figures for Illinois but I am confident from general information, that even a better showing would be made there because it had both a constructive law and an educational pr-paganda. Tennessee and Ken- ucky, long discriminated against in Eastern markets, jumped during the war regime to a place ahead of states in the Mid West where enforcement of the candling was lax. It is up to all of us now to see that progressive increase in quality and decrease in waste shall follow the excellent ac- complishments of the past few years. The country is ready for “good egg” laws. I envy the good that you gen- tlemen can do in your constructive administration of such laws. = Crabs may not be so palatable as lobsters but they will do in a pinch. October 29, 1919 DWINELL-WRIGHT CO.'S Whi te House EE Coffee 4 Teas As as in the Strong Lime- light of Popular Preference Distributed at Wholesale by LEE GCADY DETROIT, BAY CITY, SAGINAW AND KALAMAZOO INCREASE YOUR BISCUIT PROFITS CRACKERS hy POTN Advantages of an IDEAL SUNSHINE BISCUIT DEPARTMENT Perfect Display—Clean—Neat—Attractive A Complete Stock with Smallest Investment It Creates Interest and Consumer's Demand Ask the Sunshine Salesman—He Knows [oosE-WILEs Biscuit (OMPANY Bakers of Sunshine Biscuits CHICAGO E fie Sea A: . “4 > Te ve” OAS: - a & October 29, 1919 The Philosophy of Laughing and Smiling. Chelsea, Oct. 27—‘‘Laugh and grow fat,” a the old adage, and it is a commonly received opinion that laughter aids digestion and is gener- ally beneficial to the health and spir- its. A celebrated doctor of divinity used to assemble his theological stu- dents about him, at stated times, and command them to join in hearty cachination for the good of ther, souis as well as their bodies. They must have laughed at the very idea of such artificial laughter, and so the good man gained his purpose of ex- citing mirthfulness in his too sober ee. But there are some pious souls who hold that it is undignified, un-Chris- tian and even sinful to laugh. Life is a solemn thing, they say, and not to be laughed at. A somber clergy man of this type once declared that Henry Ward Beecher had disgraced the ministerial office by delivering a lecture on mirthfulness. “Think of Paul,’ he said, “lecturing on mirth- fulness! Paul was a weeper but no laugher. The Bible speaks of weep- ine but mot of laughing. He had evidently read but one side of his Bible. On the other hand, an old clergyman who compiled a work for the promotion of rational laughter records the fact that all his _ class- mates who thought it wrong to augh died early. They made life too solemn to be endured. \ weeping philosopher named Va- sey some years ago published in Lon- don a work entitled “The Philosophy of Laughing and Smiling,’ in which he solemnly undertook to write down laughter. It is commonly held that man is a laughine animal, and that mirthfulness is an inherent faculty of the mind which finds its proper ex- pression in laughter. Mr. Vasey, how- ever, has an original theory of his own on this subject, and holds that the absurd custom of laughing is all owing to the practice of tickling babies, who, if let alone and “treated naturally and rationally,’ would nev- er think of laughing! By this foolish practice laughi ing has come to be a confirmed habit of the human race. Mothers will therefore see what a re- sponsibility rests upon them. \ccording to Vasey it is much bet- ter to snufe than to laugh. But the world will go on laughing in spite of Mr. Vasey and his smiles. If they can not laugh with him they will laugh at fim. (The laushters,’ says oa 9c, are a majority, and it is well they are. What a sour world it would he te them! Eugene Bertram Willard. 2». The Happiest Heart. Who drives the horses of the sun snail lord it bat a day: Better the lowly deed were done, And kept the humble way. ot The rust will find the sword of fame, ‘The di will hde the. crown; Ay, none aa nail so high his name Tin Will not tear it down. The happiest heart that ever beat et breast nmon daylight sweet. And left to heaven the. rest. John Vance Ch ney. —_—-_—2.-+_____ More oran ges remain to be shipne d from Ca‘ifornia during the present crop year than at the same date in any previous year, according to the California Fruit Growers’ Exchange These oranges are of the popular Va- lencia variety. which ripens in the summer and fall months. The trade can count on a liberal supply of Cali- fornia Valencias to brighten up their fruit display up until the time the new crop of naval oranges is available. Strikes and a continual shortage of refrigerator cars during the past few months have hampered usual ship- MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 23 ments, and it has been impossible for the growers to pick and ship as many Oranges lately as they desired to for this season. California’s Valencia crop is increasing steadily and rap- idly because of new acreage coming into bearing, but no difficulty has been encountered in marketing these in- creased crops, as the public’s appetite for good oranges seems boundless, and retail merchants all over the country are expressing their own sur- prise as well as gratification at the way sales of oranges hold up through- out the year in the face of intense competition with local fruits during the harvest season. —_22~>—___ Don’t stick to any rule against your own judgment and against the advice of your friends merely because you have made it a rule and hate to change. ——_~++-___ Don’t let the talkative customer do all the talking and don't talk so much that the shyer customer will not feel like butting in with any remark. He ea on WM. H. ANDERSON. President J. CLINTON BISHOP, Cashier Fourth National Bank United States Depositary Savings Deposits Commercial Deposits 3 Per Cent Interest Paid on Savings Deposits Compounded Semi-Annually I 3% ae ;Per Cent Interest Paid on Certificates of Deposit Left One Year Capital Stock and Surplus $580,000 LAVANT Z. CAUKIN, Vice President ALVA T. EDISON, Ass’t Cashier BOWSER FIG. 103 TT _awEoeo A Thousands of Footsteps You Might Have Saved! Yesterday, today and tomorrow, you and your clerks have countless customers for oil and gasoline. It means many steps to and from the isolated oil shed—many useless operations and many wasted moments. this method with a Bowser Oil and Gasoline System a system with underground or basement tank holding a season’s storage—clean, safe and efficient. A system with a pump installed at the most convenient place. A system that is self-measuring, self-computing, one that insures safety, convenience, neatness, service and in- creased profits. Write today for our booklet. S.F. BOWSER & CO., Inc., Ft. Wayne, Ind., U.S.A. Canadian Office and Factory, Toronto, Ontario Contrast Sales Offices in All Centers Sa Representatives Everywhere Ln A al Ve I Ua ci 24 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 29, 1919 HE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER sYVSV NN —_ = ~— _— = - = = = To A\\AAC Grand Council of Michigan U. Cc. T. Grand Counselor—C. C. Starkweather, Detroit. Grand Junior Counselor—H. D. Ran- ney, Saginaw. : . Grand Past Counselor—W. T. Ballamy, Bay City. Grand Secretary—Maurice Heuman, Jackson. Grand Treasurer—Lou J. Burch, of De- troit. : Grand Conductor—A. W. Stevenson, Muskegon. Grand Page—H. D. Bullen, Lansing. Grand Sentinel—George E. Kelly, Kala- mazoo. 9 “His House ne His Expen Shelby, Oct. 27—"( lic all the @erder sent Out ilt off 1cia ls, pDrese the average countr th es JAT omes imbu likes it bit harder. in to-day w.th with puts the screws on Conversing on the tr 4 man of neial import- . : ] at ti ance in this sec I learned that the hotel in his town, on account of the increased patronage. cleared twice as much net profit in the past year as it had in the years preceding the war. “And at that they have recently in- creased their rates a further 25 per cent. it might look a little like profiteering, but you know everybody i i hing nowadays.’ Years ago the depot runner for the country hotel used the argument that “we run the on 2 per day hotel in town,’ that being the maximum le average country hos- telry in those good old days. iL rue, there were irequently more desirable } 1 ; 1 sninls Af a ts 2r rate hut noveis at a ie€Sser rate, bul fate for £ . . } =e -¢11fF jn mer fell for the $2 stuff in Ee 1 be considered e number of I am referring cent. advance ing 50 per cent eir actions witl 10use pays his come oOuL of the statement, CApeNSEes, it doesn't him,” little realizing that while the house may, f I the expenses of its r the moment, assume representati ve, reckoning selfsame oO t the i nt showin: percentage of cost incurred in goods, and upon rich lowing statement lord wi a. 3 On CracKe¢ a land- as soiled tioned ad ed price And yet the traveler, fore men- witho ut treal- ra) wld up cecal other fel- Quite in contrast with this spiri ! icy of “judge” Verbeck, o ar Tavern, at Pentwater, m, of himself an old road man of a quarter 1 is century experience, who, I| believe, t ] oy $2 American pl tate and who HE $ eat ly on the subjec he Ss an ed when asked why hopped into the band that each individual or engaged in the hotel or line of should its share of the burdens not ‘pass the buck,’ as it consumer. | grant that ig the percentage of business, lid before the war, but I am g ‘reased business at a fair : Ae poe “did define g ot pront.and do not define loyalty as waving the flag with reaching into the customer with the W. J. Ostrander. —_2 22s ___ Late News From the Cloverland of Michigan. Marie, Oct. 27—Five cars ck were shipped last wees in one day, which will idea of the prospect Rud- grazing country. ihe Daisy Products Co., of Manis- i ] he machinery in is week and, ac- the creamery blast within the ing out butter, buttermilk. Mr. 1e ice cream e has had enjOvs as a o department, co its Claude rho for the past teen years sd the Park Ho- tel barber shop, sold out last week to John Foote Nir. Richards ex- pects to take a vacation before decid- i 1 as a host of iri 1g fraternity who will inci him ad his many friends here hope that he will still ke his home here. Mr. Foot been a Soo resident for the past year and will, no doubt, make a $s [ his 2w venture. it to live cheaply. ‘who for the past conducted a confec- urant business on 1 jas sold out to Jas. k of Chicago, who will shortly make a nut a of im- proveme: its and changes, while Mr. Sprague will enjoy a much needed : le has not yet decided just what his future plans will be. Mr. prague is one of the Soo’s best citizens and is always ready to give t helping hand to anything for the vetterment of his home town. iL igh hunt getting in bear oe reaking season for W illiam G. Tapert. ania is the ability to do some one i n ally better than most peo- do i. with the best of train- —__—_>>______ ‘O woman ever awakens her hus- band from his afternoon nap to show him her dressmaker’s bill. SAVE MONEY by insuring in the Michigan Mercantile Fire Insurance Co. Mich. Trust Bldg. Grand Rapids, Mich. HOTEL HERKIMER GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN European Plan, 75c Up Attractive Rates to Permanent Guests Popular Priced Lunch hoom COURTESY SERVICE VALUE Rebuilt Cash Register Co. (Incorporated) 122 North Washington Ave. Saginaw, Mich. We buy, sell, exchange and rebuild all makes. Not a member of any association or trust. Our prices and terms are right r Motto:—Service— Satisfaction. Chocolates Package Goods of Paramount Quality and Artistic Design OCCIDENTAL HOTEL FIRE PROOF CENTRALLY LOCATED Rates $1.00 and up EDWARD R, SWETT, Mer. Muskegon t=: Michigan 139-141 Monroe St. Beth Phones TLS dh CODY HOTEL GRAND RAPIDS $1 without bath RATES $1.50 up with bath CAFETERIA IN CONNECTION HOTEL McKINNON CADILLAC, MICH. EUROPEAN PLAN Rooms with Running Water.... $1.00 and up Rooms with Bath .............- $1.50 and up DINING SERVICE UNEXCELLED RESERVATION 4 Hotel to which aman aT Assets $3,099,500.00 Me Insurance in Force $55,088,000.60 in Cc ess yf Cel Ss € i . X Middle West 5 at 15 KNOW ) @oTress sing : is VATA ¢ +t = \ ip VN t qivu oO £4 > => “ i t be { cS = c 1 iilal a Titli irs i ‘ ve ee S € . ct it o€ tn 1 siness € iil T 1 fOm 1 a 4 ISIMiCSS. Wii rl as > $ 8,500 18.000 41,500 27 000 25,000 18.500 12,500 4.500 43.000 27,000 » 7.500 20.500 c™ 1 7 se is uae From these igures, which total 283,500, it will be seen that almost 30 per cent. of the vears business. or in school, and that there are only two seasons in the year—spring and fall. The figures given above show how truly this belief is expressed in the MICHIGAN TRADESMAN A Mecca For Visiting Buyers volume of business done in the aver- age store. For at the beginning ol when a woman has a nat- r a new hat, we find the business already starting on its decline from April to May, trom May to June. and down to the depths in July. [f rises 2 bu im \ucust. because some or the more men want to be the frst t t “Now, is the attitude of the mul- .: } Iected iineryv DuUyer, aS TfeCHeEcteG res PIVEll Ee tO the 1A? - he fault? \\ C1 's the frauit: merch Sing Of 15 it a He s luncheo rs Of Magazines and newspapers i 1 elaaed I ae i1atew weeks ago, at whicn was two of the editors com- plained that just before they had leit i Maris Catiy @ the ted to get new summer = were in New York at the ew went trom store to store along Fifth Avenue without ess. None of the stores they s ha new summer hats—the lready thinking about what they would show for spring in mid-Decem- r tor i{ is an absolute fact that New Years Eve one sees here and there some ‘extreme women already to ‘e held S is tui rs ago, the Re- of Ameri- the slogans wear, and . weal tne be done in the wit ts rious ramifications, pre- . = 7 ci, - 1 vente fhe frealization of all that Sand Lime Brick Nothing as Durable Nothing as Fireproof Makes Structures Beautiful: No Painting No Cost for Repairs Fire Proof Weather Proof Warm in Winter Cool in Summer Brick is Everlasting Grande Brick Co., Grand Rapids So. Mich. Brick Co., Kalamazoo Saginaw Brick Co., Saginaw Jackson-Lansing Brick Co. Rives Junction October 29, 1919 It is with great pride that we make this We people who live in Grand Rapids have always felt that the day was not far distant when our city would take its place in the ranks of the great cen- ters throughout the country which attract every day in the year throngs intent on buy- ing, retail or wholesale, as the case may be. statement above. We are proud to direct those who come to our own doors to other shops and mercantile houses where they may complete their pur- chases. Come visit us. We shall be delighted to provide for your every want, either through ourselves directly or through any other establishment in this city. Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. Grand Rapids, Michigan Red Crown asoline for Power The modern motor and improved carburetors have demon- strated beyond question that gasoline made especially for motor fuei—as Red Crown is made—will give the most power—the most speed and the most miles per gallon. Red Crown, like your automobile, is built to specifica- tions and Red Crown specifications have been worked out by the most eminent petroleum chemists and automobile engineers available. Red Crown contains a continuous chain of boiling point fractions, starting at about 95 degrees and continuing to It contains the correct proportion of low boiling point fractions to insure easy starting in any temperature—the correct proportion of intermediate boil- ing point fractions to insure smooth acceleration—and the correct proportion of high boiling point fractions with their predominance of heat units to insure the maximum power, miles and speed. above 400 degrees. These are the things that make Red Crown the most effi- cient gasoline possible to manufacture with present day For sale everywhere and by all agents and agencies of STANDARD OIL COMPANY (INDIANA) Chicago U.S. A. a t% PG all > | i e tk October 29, 1919 new winter season, which would bring up the records of the business in November, December, and Janu- ary throughout the country. “Undoubtedly November business ber be even lowered, so that their immediate- predecessors and succes- sors could be raised, than it is to have the real volume of business concen- trated within a short period. It is of their early shipments of Fall merchandise. We have largely increased our stock and can take care of your wants. Oftentimes you have sold part of a line of merchandise and need fill-ins. We usually have broken Ines of merchandise at this time of the year, which we want to clean up so that your needs and our supplies exactly coincide. Therefore we wish you would make a special effort to visit us if you are in need of any mer- chandise along this line, as everyone in the House has been instructed to sell these broken lines whenever you can use them and of course on th?s € can be bettered by retailers of mil- more economical for the consumer, class of merchandise we always expect to give you SPECIAL VALUES. ‘* linery by a new showing of winter too, that the business be upon a . pages fee ee oa eek Go eke ee ee te hats early in that month. No other plane of evenly-balanced success than out the pages you can use it as a holder for order blanks. We also have a * are i ' i , eed ee Su Se a 44 great many order blanks and will be glad to send a supply to any of the a apparel department has a new style it is to have it fluctuate broadly from trade who desire to have them. WE ARE ANXIOUS TO HAVE YOUR i” appeal in the month of November. month to month. ven oe seed cc AND vee — TO REMEMBER THAT ; ‘ i : cy i ! i WwW R EVE H SAME LOW RICES AS IF YOU HAD Where else in the retail store is there ““He who rises to the heights of BCUGHT PERSONALLY. DO NOT HESITATE TO TELEPHONE US AT: such an opportunity for the mer- enthusiasm falls all the harder into on EXPENSE. * chandise man to ‘harp’ upon a style the valley of despair, and, paraphras- REMEMBER THAT EVERY WEDNESDAY IS CITY DAY WHEN. appeal just as the rest of the store ing Oscar Wilde, the same is true YOU WILL FIND REAL BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. SOME : | : oe . : - ae : WE .« begins to think cf Christmas busi- with any business. It is for this rea- ee ee FOUGHT THAT oe ee oe Z i a : TO CLEAN UP ODDS AND ENDS BUT QUITE TO THE CONTRARY: +i ness? With the assurance to the re- son that those who are sponsoring WHENEVER WE CAN FIND A GOOD BUY AT A LOW PRICE, WE BUY. tailer that the market is working with the four-season idea’ in the millinery IT ESPECIALLY FOR CITY DAY AND THEN SELL IT TO YOU AT THE * him, backing this assurance with a field are confident of its ultimate SAME SORT OF LOW PRICES AS WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE NM generous appropriation ,from many success. There has never been a lias leading houses, and with the further movement which so satisfies every WE ARE NOW COVERING THE ENTIRE TERRITORY AND IF A assurance that the important style phase of distribution—the manufac- ot DOESN'T CALL ON VOU REGULARLY WE WIL. BE GlAD a i TO SEE THAT HE DOES, IF YOU WILL ADVISE US THAT YOU WANT fs publications and newspapers are in- turer, the retailer and, most of all, the terested in the movement and will show their support of it by telling the consumer, as does this four-season millinery plan.” HIM TO CALL ON YOU. WE ARE ANXIOUS FOR YOUR TRADE AND THINK THAT WE CAN MERIT IT IF YOU WILL GIVE US A CHANCE. We take pleasure in announcing the promotion of our Mr. Stewart McBain, who will assume charge of our Notion Department on the Third Floor. He is anxious to be of service to all of his old customers and would be glad to have you visit him. < MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 27 slogan meant. In February last, how- consumer at that time of the new : ever, a group of manufacturers head- winter hats which have been import- %, ed by B. J. Garfunkel, took up the ed or produced in New York City, z idea. They acted upon it forcibly. can not the retailer safely feel that q They announced that the New York his efforts in the direction of better- OuSE fa C market would be ready with new ing his November business have a summer styles the week after Easter, splendid possibility of success? and they invited the buyers of the “The time is coming when the mil- VY? country to come to New York for linery business as a whole, just like One feature of our business which we have tried to develop along with that opening. The buyers came, and every other well-merchandized_ busi- other changes in our organization is a better acquaintance with the trade « the effect of the opening was, with- ness. wil devote even more time and gee eee tee Ge ee ce ee ee ee ‘- out doubt, felt throughout the entire effort to equalizing the volume of business. Recently several of our Department Managers have made sev- trade. For example, the store figures business done from month to month. .- a —. “ahha orl eee gg so nace cate Go a g earned a great many valuable p ers as to how our serv quoted above show an increase in It is dangerous to have a business oon oe ee ce oa ae July of 58 per cent.—a start in the rise and fall ‘to the extent that the want to thank them for the valuable Suggestions and co-operation which | right direction. The success of that millinery business has done in the We sell ee ee oo eee te o weaed soe oe summer opening warranted an even past. It would be far better that the the door to welcome you. We are at your service at all t'mes. , , greater interest in the creation of a peak months of March and Septem- At this time of the year a good many merchants have sold a good part ‘4 Would you rather ride in a nice smooth, easy-going aufomo- | bile or in an old-fash- loned horse-drawn vehicle? It wouldn't take you one minute to make your decision | —would it? 150 Account Roll-top Fire-proof Metzgar 7 Consider This Also .e If you had an important engagement to fill, involving several hundreds : of dollars—had a fifteen-mile drive before you and only a short time to make it in, you wouldn’t take chances of letting the other fellow beat you out by ‘- using the slowest means of locomotion to get to the meeting place would you? Perhaps you don’t realize it but you are in a race with your competitors on every inch of the road of your business career and if you don’t measure up to the situation with the most safe, accurate and rapid means of doing » business you are going to let the other fellow outdistance you. You can’t do a 2 by 4 business and make money. You must have volume. i- You can’t secure that volume needed only by following the lines of least resistance, Grand Rapids Dry Goods Co. You must make it easy for your goods to be bought and delivered to your -% customers’ homes. Grand Rapids, Mich. ' But you must protect yourself against unnecessary loss in extending istributors of ‘fs judicious credit, and the simple, safe way to do this is to install a Metzgar Distr 7 ; anes Nationally Known Lines of Standardized Quality Dry ” Our catalog is free and gives full information. Goods at Prices That Will Stand Any Com- We can also save you money on our complete line of duplicate and tripli- eate salesbooks. Metzgar Register Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. parison, Intrinsic Worth Considered. Exclusively Wholesale No Retail Connections 28 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Oo etober 29, 1919 GROCERY PRICE C T ag ' @ i. URREN we COOKING COMPOUNDS Hooks—Kirby These qu i : ws, 5 Ib. case Dunham 44 Size 1-12 0c ee quotations are carefully corrected weekly, within six hours of mailing. #2 2 'P:.°85° Vues: B meret Size 1-0, per 1o0o 2222 9¢ liabl e intended to be correct at time of going to press. 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Pints, tin, 2 doz g 690 Size 2-0, per 1,000 115 + sa : . , : i 2e pkg. in pails 4 75 Quarts, ti ie Size. 3-0, pe 3; e to change at any time. and country merchants will have their orders filled Bulk, Paus |.... ae 39 x Gal Prin i ey - 8 3 Size 4-0, per ooo i 83 / at market prices at date of tienes Bulk, barrels s..-.-. 60 Gal tins, 4 d ee 2, Size 5-0, per 1,000 1 9? oe 24 8 oz. pkgs., per case 5 30 5 Gal. tine i OZ. 2... 14 80 , a — ADV = ee lea 48 4 oz. pkgs. per case 5 40 ins, % doz. ..20 00 ; ANC ED is. 0 06U6U™Ull i DECLINED a ae | COFFEE ROASTED COUPON BOOKS No. 1, per gros 5 | Scotch Peas Be Bulk 0 eo oi i Rca Rio oe 28 a 28 50 Economic grade .. 2 25 No. 2, per gross . <2 tn i BOtOS .....-....... a7q@4o. 100 Economic grade 3 75 No. 3, per gruss .....- 8d Mar: MAO 2 ele. “BB 500 Econemie grade 17 00 No, 4, per gross -_ 2. iy Mexican .../-5......... 43 1,000 Economie grade 30 00 No. 0, per gross _ to # Colamala 49 ene 1,000 books are - 6, per gross . . Ba A =, ordered at a ti viz No. 7, per gruss .... 2 30 + ee 50 : a time, special- , iocha =... 50 ly printed front oe is a: ee Bee . 8 38 ‘ o. Ge eS 43 furnished without charge ~*~” 3, per gruss . 4 oF i: AMMC PRAIRIE (nga awe eens oo Arctic ‘e Pro nee CHEWING GUM a b 6c _ Red Kidney 135@145 A Package Coffee Cheam OF FAGAR "G10 Be as 6c, 2 doz. box 270 str ] dams Black Jack .... 7 6 Ib Jennings O C Brand 25 » 4 doz. box ji cman s Pepsin ...... 70 New York Basis Pe DORE a reetee eee SB oe ee oe Ft ee x 2 8: ut go Arbuckle . 42 0 3 lb. boxes ............ 66 Terpeneless “2 N s Household Brand 9 cing Puce emer 12 oz., 2 doz. to case ..2 70 , 70 McLaughlin's XXXX DRIED FRUITS oo AXLE GREASE : Clam _Bou'lion 70 McLaughlin's XXXX pack- i Dram 1 Céat ...... ‘ Mica, 25 lb. pail .... 1 60 Burnhams { 02. ..... 2 50 i. age coffee is sold to retail- Apples Oo an 35 : : xo ‘ 70 ers only. Mail all ord Evcp'ed, Choi et Y , BAKED GOODS Corn 70 direct to WwW. F ciel anc e ana sou _ Dt. aS o . ent 2 85 ClO 1 55 lin & Co., Chicé (Seong as made ce. Cae 1s Gentleman 1 io ee : — Citron + Vunce do Cent .... 6 20 Ce 2 00 Coffee Ext S lee LSM oes 2 Be L : Sou Crackers ou : Ww alter io a xtracts oh on cn Dram Assorted .... 1 36 LW. jiter Cr sli ae a sa . N. io ae oV 1% Ounce Assorted .. 2 20 — : GS ckces . ar Bmp 6... i; 1 25 ard cas eos ce ee ce cee 40 ‘rank’s 250 pack 5 LW. a bet eee eeceese " Jackson ............. 1 20 i Walter M. Lowney Co er oe Peel Hoi ey Girl Pini ...-.- «0 Lobster I c Cee = CONDENSED MILK Lemon American 33 an sieges 2 ' } shad wh teed sve. ts is it . . ee 2 45 oo | Bagie, 4 doz. 11 00 Orange, American 34 1 cz Vanilla 15 Ga ase — ee % : f ere eee Ae oo i ‘ iia Water .......-- ee 4 60 Leader, 4 doz. ....... 8 50 oe oe Ae 25 Cent 2 00 ce ae ae CIGARS pinels 50 1 tb... ab Raisins _ sip ila = Cent 3 00 i : e = ae ee i : i : 4. eimon be 3D Ng count. Mackerel eter Dornbos Brands EVAPORATED MILK tc S’ded, 1 lb. pkg. 16 ite oz. L mon 25 cae 2 00 * BLUING Mustard, 1 1b. ....... i Toc eee ee ee eee ct 4 : Mustard, 2 ib. ...... 289 orndbos *erfecto .. 42 5 Carnation, Tall, 4 doz. 7 50 se Pee — - ee Pearl Soused, 116 ib. .....-. 1 os Van Dam, Sc ..... . Bf : Carnation, Bab} ‘ rp ~ Ab ae aD. pkg --..--..+- 20 Sinali, 3 casio OX S00 tSouse 2 iD. .. ces we te Van Dam, 6c ....... 42 50 Pet Tall... : 7 50 — a. Large, 2 auZ. LOX .... 2 i Van Dam, ic ... 50 00. «= Pet. ~ Baby li) 6 on Duik .....:... si... 19 FLOUR AND FEED imoore’s Non- rreezing Van Dam, 10 [aa V maa ae 4 oz, 3 aoz. to case 5 ee oe 70 00 hes Camp, Tail i 25 Valley City Milli c co ie WU ae os & V0 ushrooms an Camp, Baby .... §& 26 Calif i 1 % y Uns O. $ oz. 3 doz. to Case .. 3 19 Buttons, 1s, per case 1 25 uavameearyy Grocer Co. Brands Uund e, Tall ta 7 - fornia Drones Liiy WHILE .......-. 2 90 . . .... Antonella Cigars, 50 Dundee, B: ; ean 90-100 25 ib. boxes Granain Zod lb. per Ps 6 ;, _ BREAKFASI FOODS fo 37 50 eduer ‘Cow, Tall een 680 90 25 ib ce Rowena Bolted Meal, . Cracked Wheat, 24-2 4 ou Plums Antonella Cigars, 100 Silver Cow Baby 6 dz. 4 o0 670-80 2 tb. boxew .. bee | — ’ Parior, 5 String, 25 lb. 8 75 Vesper, No. 10 ...... 3 90 Charles the Sih ..,.. 70 00 ee broken bbis. Ste oo. a. Standard Parior, 28 lb. 8 00 Parielo 2.2.20. 2 5, 47 00 Specialties ee, Peers 0, ee ee ee as Commo! ik 4 23 Quaiex .. : aa a Golden Age, 2 doz. .. i 20 . thali Cariots j ae an Saimon Coc Chk Auto Kisses (baskets) 28 Fould’s, 2 doz 1 90 oo - ar Se ® 00 Warren's 1 lb. Tall .. 4 10 Cou poe mpion 5000 Bonnie Butter Bites ..33 oe i 1% arehouse, 34 ib. .... 9 UU Narren's & | Flat 2 64 Bost eee elas tla oo 00 Butter Cream Corn 33 Warren's 1 ib. Flat 4 Sr ton Straight .... 48 W0@ Caramel Bon Bons eu —— cau BRUSHES er ee, a 4 20 rans Michigan .... 50 00 Caramel Croqu ettes Be Phester 22.0.5...) (6% Carts |... 1 55 4 Scrub Med. Ked Alaska .... 3 90 Kuppenheimer, No. 2 49 00 Cucoanut Waffles is Less than Carlots soe Beck. [me ... 1) Be dine ee : es _— sec eseee 52 00 ‘Coffy Toffy oe if a A So i. ii ... io i AIBSKE 460k sw oo a id aa +a a Rosa Kids 50 00 ies Walsut Manic oa e Pointed Kinds ........ 1 25 La Valla Rosa Blunt 72 00 ri ig ud eat =i dies Ta Vala Hos guna , Walnut Ma ap 34 Scotch, 1 - May Stove Parnes Wie conke ee 2, Walnut (2. ab | ten - o Domestic, %3 5 50@7 50 mee ANGE ...--- a2 00 Champion rg ee Dro oF mpl EO se ek wee oe 2 a lots pee a ae als 31 600 § oe: i -ssseee eee cule 8 10 Domestic, igs .. 1 0O@S8 00 Raspberry Gum ae . Less than Carlots .. 34 W ¥ No 2 135 Domestic, %3 .. 7 0U@8 00 CLOT Iced Orange Jellies .. 28 Sago ; California Soused 3 ss HES LINE ltalian Bon Bons * 98 East India ....... ssooee 16 : Shoe California Mustard 2 25 AA Licorice Drops _ ei. fo te Se oe as a ee Twisted Cotton, 50 ft. 325 Lozenges, Pep. ...... 30 Tapioca Street Car F = ‘ No = ................. 2 00 _ Sauerkraut Twisted Cotton, 60 ft. 399 lozenges, Pink ..... 23 a Weed .... 67 00 Hackmuth, No. 3 1 40 a. on cee Maen .,-..-..)--- 28 Pearl, 100 lb. sacks 5 th 1 ere & Oat Fd 57 00 oe ee eenees ee 6igeGee Kigcas 2 fa, 4UU - Se AAS ee ce « ~TacKet orn BUTTER COLOR a ages . ft. ...... 4.25 Molasses Kisses, Minute, Substitute, 8 ee ee a Ek € Dandelion, 2sc size .. 200 , Shrimps Ord .........., 2b _ Baskets ...-.-.---- 2 oz, 3 doz ........ £00 : ig i Perfection, per doz. 1 30 oo ig doz ...... 1 Bb Nut Butter Puffs .... 30 Dromedary Instant, 3 unbar, 14s doz. .... 3 40 COCOA doz., per case ..... 2 70 FRU ‘ Peramne NOLES Chocieies 9 Pulls RUIT JARS cio es et 17 ghee alia Bakers ......... 48 Assorted Cho 3 Mason, 44 pts 8 0 ‘ aftine, — - i Sait 495 Bunte i eect tees a ASSO a ie ws see 6 5 F ) aa : a ate. 0 Wacking .....;...... ae 40 mioey, NG 2.20... 450 Bunte. % . pee : 30 aia Caramels ... 37 eer — er ee e ee oe hampion .......+...- 31 se: Mason, Qts., per gro. 8 75 | CANNED GooDs Sk a ond oe oe F sas i ce ne eeeece lo Ke 10c0l: 44) y 5 5 * : ' ' : _ Apples . Tomatoes Colonial, %s .......... 85 Nabobs ne — o No. 2, 15 feet ...... 145 Ideal Glass Top git a 5 >. Stencards et bat. --- 1350160 Colonial, 43 -.-... i Se ike be eee 18 iol Ges Ton Gu 8 56 ' no tO ..... 7 & vO. 3 sesseeeeee 2 00@2 35 rs o Sopolinis ade 260 No. 4 4b feet ..... 1 85 cs es The | = +. oe Me 7 00 a eo 40 No. 5, 15 feet i. oS Blackberries shige Choc. Caramels 38 Ne. & 16 ft _.... 2 43 PR terete nies Re ' io cATSUP oe UC f tandard No. 10 .... 15 Snider's, 8 Of. .... Pee nee eres 35 - 15 00 Snider's, in... : . Reving 2... 30 Linen Lines GELATINE Royal Red, 10 oz : 35 ‘ ‘ Beans—Baked New ate ae -2 29 Towneyv, & ib. cans Pop Corn Goods Fudge, Choc. Peanut 28 Cox’s, 1 doz. large cic a. th Ne sh ’ et ds . 40 _. 2 Ae lg — oe = : Small, per 100 yards 6 65 Cox’s, 1 doz. os. 100 Campbell, No. 2 .... 1 50 glass jar 1150 yan Houten, 4s 0... 18 Checkers Prine --... 6 €8 Medium, per 100 yarda T 2 2 °O%® Svarkiise. don. 3 90 ‘2 Fremont, No 22... 1 35 CHEESE Van Houten, ts ...... See ee ee ae Large, per 100 yards 900 yrs Adon, oD 2b n amp, an | Pe a. ei : ’ eovece nute, 1 d Zz. eo es ik Soe sooo Cough Drops Minute, 3 doz. 102.01 3 15 Van Camp, 1% Ib. .... 1 60 een Piste 2506. = fb s Boxes Ficate Nelson's ........+++-. 1 50 Van Camp, 3 Ib. ...... 1 35 Longhorn eee. oo Wilbur ae Doz. 2 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 UU “ ore . ' — ou uu + VU i OU Ss vu Ne CONF OO 00 OO oc on tt het CO YY ONS DO et et te o ¥ a tb ts October 29, 1919 HIDES AND PELTS Hides Green, No. 1 _...... ie gs Green, NO. 2 ........... 34 Cured, No. 1 oo. 38 Cured, No. 2 0 bs Calfskin, green, No. 1, 65 Calfskin, green, No. 2, 63% Calfskin, cured, No. 1, 70 Calfskin, cured, No. 2, 68% Horse, Noo 1 12.0... 12 00 Horse, No. 2.0.2... 11 00 Peits Old Wool... 0... TAA 2 00 LAMBS ...5.....; 50@2 00 Sheartines ...... 50@1 50 Taitow Prige (2... cua @ll1 No. 1... ..... aio NO, 2 oc lee... @ 9 Wool Unwashed, med. aso Unwashed, fine @ 45 HONEY Airline, No. 10 ...... 400 Airline, No. 15 ..... 16 00 Airline No. 25 ..... 8 75 Per dom .:............ 95 JELLY Pure, per pail, 30 Ib. 4 60 JELLY GLASSES § 0Z, per doa ........ 40 MAPLEINE per doz. 1 75 pe Gaoz 3.0 per doz 5 50 € doz. 10 50 Cs 18 66 aoz. 3 00 er Gaoz 5 a4 7 10 60 MINCE MEAT None Such, 3 doz. @ase for | oo. 7....... 4 30 Quaker, 3 doz. case FOP ee 25 MOLASSES New Orleans Fancy Open Kettle .... 74 Choice... 15... ... sae. GO Good =... ......... eenne OO DUOCM 42 Half barrels 5c extra NUTS—Whole Terrag OLIVES Bulk, 2 gal. kegs, each 3 25 3ulk, 5 gal. kegs, each 8 00 Stumred, 4°08) 61.00... 1 80 Stufled, 16.627) ..... 0. 4 50 pitted (not stuffeu; 14 0% 20. 3 09 Manzanilla, 8 oz. 1 45 bunch, 10 a7). ... 0. 2 00 bunch, 16 of... |. 3 25 Queen, Mammoth, 19 OF ea wa 5 50 Queen, Mammoth, 28 Me b id Olive Chow, 2 doz. cs per doz 2... . 2 50 Perfection é 7 Red Crown Gasoline 22.7 Gas Machine Gasoline 44.3 Vv. M & PB. Nanhtha 927 Capitol Cylinder, Lrun Bpis oo, 9.8 Atlantic Red Engine, tron Ebis. 2220: 22.8 Winter Black, Iron Bolg, oo 13.3 Polarine, Iron Bbls. .. 44.8 PICKLES Medium Barrels, 1,200 count 12 60 Half bbls., 600 count 7 50 6 gallon kees ....... 2 50 Small Bareia 200. 14 00 Hat barrels |... .... 7 50 5 gallon kegs ........ 2 80 Gherkins matrela | .......... 26 00 Half barrels ..... --- 13 0 5 gallon kegs .. eeeee Sweet Small Barre 00 6 gallon kegs ....... & 75 Half barrels ........ 15 00 PIPES Cob, 3 doz in box .. 3 36 PLAYING CARDS No. 90 Steamboat .... 2 25 No. 808, Bicycle .... 4 00 Pennant ...... aecuue © 20 POTASH Babbitt's;, 2 doz. ...... 2 75 PROVISIONS Barreied Pork Clear Hack ......... 55 00 PHOT Cut Clear |... 60 00 brisket, Clear 55 00@56 00 hk aches eeeee Seat . 48 00 Ory Sait Meats 32 00@34 00 5S FP Bellies Lard Pure in tierces .. 28@ Compound Lard 25% ib LUbdDS aa be v Ib. tubs ...advance % ov ib. tubs ...advance Mg % B 8 2u ib. pails ...advance ib, pails ...advance 2 ib. pails ...advance 1 Ib. pails ...advance 1 w Smoked Meats 14-16 Ib. 3 @ 16-18 lb. 331464 18-20 Ib. 32% dried beef Hams, Hams, Hams, Ham, sets California Hams 23%@: P cnie Boiled Hams ........ 35 Boiled Hams ... 49 @50 Mittied Elamea ... 22 Bacon .......... 34 @48 Sausages Bologna Liver Pork Tongue % bbis., % bbis., 80 Ibs. Casings Hoes, per ib. -...... 50@58 Beef, round set 1Yazu Beef, middles, set .. 45@55 Sheep ...... 1 15@1 35 Uncolored Oleomargarine mold Dairy ........ 28@ 29 Country Rolls ....... 30@31 Canned Meats Re@ Crown Brand Corned Reef Roast Beef Veal Loaf fi la Style S t Meat 3. gs at... 5D Deviled Meat ......., 55 Hamburg Steak Onions Corn:d Beef . ked | } +} and Hash 1 Tongues 4 50 ) Tongues 59 Tue ...,. 1 80 Beans 1 80 medium 4 00 large y 2 We Wet, 300 : 3 Wet, 500 Ib. Tierces 19% RICE Hancy Head 92... 01.” 16 Broke 2 2 ROLLED OATS Monarch, pois ...... 10 00 Avena, bbls. Hi 50 Cut, 100 Ib. sks. 5 50 Monarch, 90 Ib sac Ks ¢ 75 er. 18 Regular “2 15 Qi taker, 20 Family 5 50 SALAD DRESSING Columbia, % pints .. Columbia, 1 pint .... 4 60 Durkee’s large, 1 doz. 5 25 Durkee’s med, 2 doz. 6 00 Durkee's Picnic, 2 doz. 2 90 Snj er's large, 1 doz. 2 49 Sniter’s small, ¢ doz 1 4 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN SALERATUS Packed 60 Ibs. in box Arm and Hammer .. 3 25 Wyandotte, 1009 %s .. 3 00 SAL SODA Granulated. bbls. .... 1 95 Granulated 100 lbs. es. 2 10 Granulated, 363 pkgs. 2 25 SALT Solar Rock 56 Ib sacks ......... co. OO Common Granulated, Ring ..... 2 20 Medium, Fine ........ 2 25 SALT FISH Cod Middles .............. ce ae Wablets } Ib ......... 25 Tablets, 4% ih ....... 1 7 Wood boxes ....... |. 19 Holland _ Standards, bbls. MoM bbis. 1.1... ..: Standard, Kees ...... Yo ME. Kees |... ...... Herring K K K K, Norway .. 20 00 8 1b. pails ......-.... 1 40 Cut Lunch ...... 41... 1 25 Boned, 10 Ib. boxes .... 29 Trout ING. 3, 100 loa, .....:.. 12 No: 1, 40 ths. ..... coo. INO. 7, 10 Ths 22:0... No. 1, S tbe ........ Ae Mackerel Mess, 100 Ibs. ...... 25 00 Mesa, 50 ibs 2... 2... 13 25 i 10 1bs. ...... 295 B ihe 32... 2 30 100 tbs. ..... 24 00 ~ oe IDS, ..00.. 12 7 No. d, 10 Ibs 2... 2 80 Lake Herring +2 DDL, 100 ibe ... ||: 7 50 SEEDS AMSG 2... 6... 45 Canary. Smyrna ..... 20 Canary. Smyrna . 16 Cardomon, Malabar 1 20 Celery Selo /4 die meres ag «a 65 Hemp, Russian _..... 12% Mixed Bird ._....._.. 13% Mustard, white ..... 40 Poppy ............... 65 Hape ........ ....... 16 SHOE BLACKING Handy Box, large 3 dz. 3 50 Handy Box, small ... 1 25 Bixby’s Royal Polish 1 20 Miller's Crown Polsh 90 SNUFF Swedish Rapee 10c 8 for 64 Swedish Rapee, 1 lb. gls 60 Norkoping, 10c, & for .. 64 Norkoping, 1 lb. glass .. 60 Copenhagen, 10c, 8 for 64 Copenhagen, 1 lb. glass 60 SOAP James S. Kirk & aon American Fan ' &5 Jap Rose, 4 85 Kirk's W F lak ze .. 7-60 Lautz _ & Co. Acme, 100 cak 6 75 Big Master, 100 ‘bios ks 8 vu } st 008 .,...... > 0 “lim: 120s a om os Queen White, gi 5 j Oak feat, 100 ¢ Bb ta Que en Anne, 100 c es 6 Lautz Naphtha, 100s 8 00 Proctor & Gamble Co. Henox 2.2.2.4. ...-0.. 00 TVory, 6 OZ. .......... 8 00 Ivory, 40°02. —. 2... .. 13 35 Dior . 4... ..,...... 7 3 Swift & Company Classic, 100 bars, 8 oz. 7 50 Swift’s Pride, 100 8 oz. 6 00 Quick Naptha ........ 50 White Laundry, 100 8 ee 5 90 Wool, 24 bars, 6 02 1 Wool, 100 bars, 6 oz. 7 00 Wool, 100 bars, 10 oz. 11 00 Tradesman Company Black Hawk, one box 4 50 Black Hawk, five bxs 4 25 Black Hawk, ten bxs 4 00 Box contains 72 cakes. It {s a most remarkable dirt and grease remover, with- out injury to the skin. Scouring Powders Sapolio, gross lots Sapolio. half gro. lots Sapolio, single boxes Sapolio. hand =....... Queen Anne. 60 cans 3 469 Snow Maid, 60 cans .. 3 60 Washing Powders Snow Boy, 100 5c 4 10 Snow Boy, 60 14 oz. 4 20 Snow Roy, 24 pkgs . ws “Snow Boy. 20° pkgs. Soap Powders Johnson’s Fine, 48 2 Johnson’s XXX 100 Lautz Naphtha, 60s .. Nine O’Clock Oak Leaf, 100 pkgs. Old Dutch Cleanser Queen Anne, 60 pkgs. Rub-No-More Sunbrite, 100 cans .... RO O10 OO OT EN A) S Sunbrite, 50 cans 30 SODA Ei Caro Kess ..... 4 SPICES Whole Spices Allspice, Jamaica @18 Cloves, Zanzibar @50 Cassia, Canton ...... @ 30 Cassia, 5c pkg. doz. @40 Ginger, African ..... @15 Ginger, Cochin ...... @20 Mace. FPenane ...._.. “a 75 Mised, No. £2... .... @17 Mixed, No. 2 .....__. @16 Mixed, 5c p = doz. @45 Nutmmees {0-8 ...... @50 Nutmegs, 105-110 @45 Pepper, Black ....... @30 Pepper, White ....... @40 Pepper, Cayenne @22 Paprika, Hungarian Pure Ground in aut Allspice, Jamaica 021 Cloves, Zanzibar 64 Cassia, Canton ..... @40 Ginger, African ..... @ 28 Mustard Mace, Pena Nutmegs a Pepper. Black ...... @34 Pepper White ...._. @43 Pepper, Cayenne -. @2s Paprika, Hungarian ..@60 seg Chili Powder, ise |... 1 35 Celery Salt. 3 oz ._.... 95 meee. 2 02 -.. 1... 99 > ee Om Salt .......... 1 35 CAPHG ..30 so... 1 35 Ponelty, 3% oz. ...... 2 25 Kitchen Bouquet 2 60 baurel Leaves ......... 20 Mariram 1 oz, ...... 90 Savery. | oz |... ...,.. 90 Phying, £ oz: ..... 24. 90 Wumeric, 24 oz _.__.. 90 STARCH Corn sford. 49 Ibs. 7, 48 1 Ib. pkgs. Powdered, barr Are0, £8 1 Ib. pl Kingsford Silver Gloss, 40 1llb. Gloss Argo, 48 1 lb. pkgs. Areo, 12 3 it Argo, 8 5 lbs Silver Silver Gloss, 31Ds, Gloss, 12 6lbs. Muzzy packages 16 3lb. packages 12 6Ilb. packages 50 Ib. boxes 48 1lb. SYRUPS Corn POprer |o 8... c 75 Prait) Barrels .......:... 8} Bine Karo, No. 1%, Red Karo, No. 1%, 2 Gomi e 3 695 Red Karo, No. 2, { Red Karo, No. &, 2 doz. ce plas" Red Karo. No. &. 2 daz 1 Red Karo, No. 10, % G04 eo 4 85 Pure Cane Bare Good Choice TABLE SAUCES Lea & Perrin, large ..5 75 Lea & Perrin, small .. 3 25 Popper ............... l 2 Hoval Mint .......... 50 POUANGE, = 2.0... ...,. 3 00 England’s Pride 25 Aol, TAPMe 2... 5 00 At, Stmall ........... 2 90 CAPGRS oo... cece. 1 80 TEA Japan Medium ........ 40242 Cocite |... ...... 49@52 BaAnGY ............2 60@61 ba t- ri Med t {ta t-Riy Choice Basket Fi ancy New TP Nibps 2... 272... @55 Stipes. OER 222. . @2l Siftinygs, pkgs. @23 Gunpowder Movune. Meduini Moyvune. (Choice Young Hyson Bug@ea Oolong Formosa, Medium .. Formosa, Chuice 45@50 Formosa, Fancy 55@75 English Breakfast Congou, Medium 40@45 Congou, Cheice 45@ 50 Congou, Fancy 50a 60 40@45 Congou, Ex. Fancy 60@80 Ceylon Pekoe. Medium 40@45 Dr. Pekoe, Choice ..45@48 Flowery O. P. Fancy 55@60 Ty pme Cotton, 3 ply cone .... 65 Cotton, 3 ply bDalie .... Hemp, 6 ply ........... 48 _ VINEGAR ‘ n Ha Or .; Pac ges WICKING ING. ©, per gress ...... 70 NG. 1. per sross ....:. 80 No. 2, per gross 1 20 No. 3, per gross .... 1 $6 WOODENWARE Baskets Bushels, wide band, Wire Dandies ....... 2 10 Bushels, wide band, wood handles ...... 2 25 Market, drop handle 85 Mar single handle 90 ré 135 e Q 95 7 25 i ) id Es I M S ("oO SY f i Ww } Per 1, NO Se ee Zz 2 8§ NO oe, 3 08 Ne 2 ee, NG. 3 2 No. 6 28 Barrel, 2 40 Barrel, 2 Sa mtOne. 2, Sak 22... ees .. 39 Srome, © Bal. .......... 78 Es M g No. 8-: I rt 1] No. §&- = 1 15 No =) di fa No. 8- e {4 No. i lg 7 No. 4- ec Zz Egg Cases No. 1, Sti We. 4 00 NO. 2, Star ........... 8 00 42 04. SizG .... 4... -e, 4 50 9 62 size ............ 4 25 @ 64. Sime oc 3 90 Faucets Cork lined, = in ...... 70 Cork lined, 9 in. ........ 90 Cork lined, 10 in. ..... 90 Mop Sticks Traps Mouse, wood, 4 holes .. 60 Mouse, wood, 6 holes .. 70 Mouse, tin, 5 holes .... 65 TAC, WOOR i. oc icscils-., SU Rat, s ss ieee gene 80 Mouse, spring ......... 20 No. No. e Siz Féeeriess ...... € 36 Nt Pn Queer ..... 3 13 U niversal Wauesiee coos oe Window —— 14 im .. I6 im. .. Wood Bowls 13 in. Butter ... 15 im. Botter ... Ti in. 19 in Rutter Rutter white er, short c’nt Parchm’t Butter, Wax Butt rolls YEAST CAKE Magic, S Gam, .... Sunlight, 3 doz. Sunlight, 1% doz. Yeast Foam, 3 doz. Yeast Foam, lle seen sees doz. doe 200m 2 25 a} 1 00 50 «- 115 58 YEAST—COMPRESSED Fleischman, per doz. .. 24 SPECIAL Price Current AXLE GREASE . pails, per doz. --18 8¢ KITCHEN KLENZER 80 can cases, $4 per case PEANUT BUTTER Bel-Car-Mo Per case, % Five case lots SALT 24 2 Ibs Brand MICHIGAN TRADESMAN October 29, 1919 — VES ax> HARDWARE : eS es = R — ~ = ey, = _ “ — = > 2 = = > a A 4 4 NUTT ECE CCQ = ss 2 ~ ~~ a 2 —_ = Se = = ——_— — = = ——— Pointers for the Hardware Dealer in November. he Tradesman \ vember the should commence rinter lines, and give seasonable appear- at this time of lor but th in November. us a good plan for the to make his ndow reflect Me Character of the séason. not merely by the display of timely goods, t by the use of seasonable acces- SOTI€S arn ippre designs. The articies by themselves sometimes fail Thus, one : a a. mas .. rT ie ay at ie a display of skates: yet the display may quite fail to convey any su: incidental of realism neces- Sary to make the window seem alive and full of the spirit the times are acking. « 1 i It is very easy for the merchant in preparing his displays to introduce some slight decoration appropriate to the season and calculated to convey a seasonable impression to the ob- server's mind. Just as a eardener’s tool display is enhanced by a bit of artificial foliage or real turf, so a showing of skates. cow ties. horse blankets and other lines can be made more effective by a suggestion of ice or snow. Without s act ome Ae uch inc:dental touches of realism the lay is real- : i y incomplete For snow flakes. tiny bits of cotton batting suspended from fine threads. T 3 + ice and snow may be represented by a sheet of pi. lass edged about With salt This is a very effec- tive addition to a skate display. The winter comfort idea can also be introduced into many November displays. With the long winter eve- nings before them. customers will be surely attracted displays of this can be intro- ous, including ranges, oil ine heaters, dif- ferent desi fires. weather strip, electric, gas and oil reading lamps, curtain rods, screens. ash sift- ers, pokers, coal scuttles. and other items. As a suggested display. the mer- chant could fit up a mantel grate at one side of the window, with a smal] table nearby on which could be shown a reading lamp, a coffee per- colator, and other items. With the aid of curtains and screens a very cosy little room could be suggested: and at night, with the help of a red light in the grate and with the read- ing lamp turned on, the display could be made most effective. This com- fort idea is worth following up. With this could be linked the “brighten up for Christmas” idea, in- troducing not merely these lines, but the featuring of floor finishes, flat wall tint, radiator paint, and similar seasonable lines. In featuring the seasonable spe- s, the hardware dealer should be areful not to neglect the seasonable staples. In many stores there is a tendency to ignore the staple lines of hardware and to concentrate upon the novelties. Novelties need to be featured, from their very newness: but, says the dealer, everybody knows that the hardware store carries enam- elware, tinware and staple lines. This is true enough. But every- body doesn’t buy them. Many a housewife would discard a worn out kitchen utensil and put in something new if her attention was called to the m4 Her by a really soeod display. There is hardly a hardware line that does not pay, and pay well, for a little extra pushing. No article should be left to sell itself. Weather strip, snow shovels, sleizh heaters, stable fittings, horse blankets, coal scuttles, axes, stove lifters. pok- ers, ash-sifters, glass and putty and a host of other accessories should be brought to the attention of customers by means of display. Just take the item of storm win- dows. A storm window with a brok- en pane is practically worthless. A storm window with a cracked pane is likely-to become worthless at any mo- ment. Yet a lot of defective storm windows are put on every fall when a suggestive display in the window of the hardware store would drive 1ome to the householder the import- ance of putting things in shape. But the display might ‘as well be made more than a display of glass and putty for storm window repairs. Widen it to constitute a “Get Ready for Winter” display. Glass and putty for storm windows, catches and pulls for storm doors, weather strip, heat- ing accessories—these and a lot of other items can be grouped in a gen- eral display of this sort to good ad- vantage. What you want to get across to the customer is this idea of getting everything about the house in readiness for winter before winter actually sets in. Link with that, if you like, the idea of using the dull moments of winter to overhaul the summer stuff, by painting lawn seats and veranda chairs before storing Foster, Stevens & Co. Wholesale Hardware ot 157-159 Monroe Ave. :: 151 to 161 Louis N. Ww. Grand Rapids, Mich. Brown & Sehler Co. ‘Home of Sunbeam Goods’’ Manufacturers of HARNESS, HORSE COLLARS Jobbers in Saddlery Hardware, Blankets, Robes, Summer Goods, Mackinaws, Sheep-Lined and Blanket-Lined Coats, Sweaters, Shirts, Socks, Farm Machinery and Garden Tools, Automobile Tires and Tubes, and a Full Line of Automobile Accessories. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Jobbers in All Kinds of BITUMINOUS COALS AND COKE A. B. Knowlson Co. 203-207 Powers’ Theatre Bidg., Grand Rapids, Mich, Boston Straight and Trans Michigan Cigars H. VAN EENENAAM & BRO., Makers Sample Order Solicited. ZEELAND, MICH. IF YOU HAVE AN OIL PUMPING MOTOR INSTALL McQUAY-NORRIS Bell Phone 596 Citz. Phone 61366 Lynch Brothers Sales Co. Sp2cial Sale Experts Expert Advertising Expert Merchandising RINGS Use one in the top groove of each piston, Allows perfect lubrications—controls excess oil. eo Distributors, SHERWOOD HALL CO.. Ltd. 30 32 Ionia Ave.. N.W. Grand Rapids, Michigan 209-210-211 Murray B dg. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Michigan Hardware Co. Exclusively Wholesale Grand Rapids, Mich. é ea ae Maine See your October 29, 1919 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 31 them, window screen doors, etc. o.ling Screens and An important item in the Novem- ber programme is the preparation for the Christmas campaign. Christmas Before the however, comes and this bright and seasonable which can be linked up seasonable lines. campaign, Thanksgiving Day; gives oc- casion for a display, with Thanksgiving is not a gift occasion like Christmas: but it is an occasion for visiting and feasting, and in this connection cook- ing utensils, similar can appropriately be featured iday. A Thanksgiving carving sets, and art.cles hef re the hol Dlay at holiday dis- time helps to “Warm up” With these like, “brighten up for your trade for Christmas lines you can link up, if “winter comfort” and holic lays’ ideas al- you the ready suggested: they, too, are ap- propriate just before Thanksgivi The dealer in November the should put touches on his pr tions fer the Christmas Everything that can be finishing epara- campaign. done by way ot preparation should be done before December starts. For with Decem- ber the Christmas campaign—the actual selling campaign—should be } unched Carnesct. It will pay, in this connection. to hold one or two little staff confer- ences and talk over holiday plans with your helpers. These confer- ences have ulating into the an excellent effect in stim- esprit de corps—in getting mind of staff the operation and every individual on ~1 ¢ f clear-cut idea of co-ordination of effort. Then, too, it will pay you to g.ve some time to getting your sales- people—and_ particularly your new salespeople or temporary helpers—in goods and prices. One of touch with the most annoying features of Christ- mas buying trom th customer's point of view is the clerk who never where any article is worth. Now, before everylody is seems to know OF what it is clamor- excellent extra help, ts an time to look about you ing for and secure the for the Christmas them to spend an hour or helpers you need rush. | (set store, ment period so each day in the even before their regular engage starts: so busy actually will e goods and that when the sets in they know something I about th about the prop- er i of meeting and handling customers. Christmas advertising can much of it be written, and Christmas displays before the season Starts. See that the last of work is No- outlined on paper, tually ae preliminary done in vember. month, look that every- Shape tO meet Before the end of the stock tke best of over your and see is m the Chri worth of stmas demand. The probable 1 selling each line should be carefully weighed, the amount of ad- vertising, the window displays and their designs, the var-ous ideas for appealing to the public, all s this should be gone over very carefully month, so. that time will be when December arrives no needlessly taken from the vital business of selling. Victor Lauriston. ya and actual turing this line of goods. sale jobber in my line. margin for the dealer. ces as a buyer. Let the names roll in. 719 John R Street. AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES Dealers, garage men and others entitled to whole- sale prices will find the right merchandise plus personal co-operation znd real selling help in fea- my customers quite different from the average whole- My new catalog will be out the early part of 1920, and I do not intend to feature a single item that will not sell and give satisfaction, leaving reascnable I am recognized as a com- petent buyer and every dollar’s worth of merchan- dise sold represents my personal selection. you place your orders with me | become practically your hired man, giving you the benefit of my servi- My catalog will be sent only to customers or deal- ers making requests for same on their letter head. F. A. BOWMA “IN BUSINESS FOR HIMSELF.” I give a line of service to When DETROIT, MICHIGAN ‘ oven, BUSINESS WANTS DEPARTMENT Advertisements inserted under this head for three cents a word the first Insertion and two cents a word for each subsequent continuous Insertion. If set in capital letters, double price. No charge less than 25 cents. Cash must accompany all orders. Good Opening—For dry goods, jewele For Sale—General stock and_ store and dentist. Write J. L. Clement & Sons, building, located on main thoroughfare Gobleville, Michigan. 549 into Grand Rapids. Stock will inventory FOR SALE—Grocery store; good loca- about $5,000. Address No. 473, care tion; good business; I have to leave city. Michigan Tradesman. ' Eee a ee anids — — Michigan. Feet Se. Grene ee For Sale—MecCaskey account register, ————— ce ne adding machine, cash register, mimeo- For Sale—One B. and B. ice box, 500 graph, safe and other fixtures at about pounds: capacity; one Berkels improved one-third original cost. Jos. Weiler, slicing machine: scales; cook-kettle; cof- G©jney, [linois 297 f-e mill with meat grinder attached. See _ them at Adams Grocery Co., East Lan sing. Mic shigan. 2 od1 : 440 ACRE CATTLE AND HOG RANCH eountry stock of general to trade ee a merchandise. About 80 acres in cultiy ton, balance in pasture land. Almost 14%, mile river frontage; good_ springs, go00d house and other buildings. Plenty of pipe Thousands of acres of good Out range for all Kinds of live stock. Price $25, per acre. Have other lands to match any size country stock. McClellan, Eminence e, Missouri. 552 For Sale—Drug stock in live Strong farming community. Good tion for young physician. P must have $2,000. Address No. Michigan Tradesman F Wanted—Location for cash-and-carry grocery in town 4,000 to 15.000 in Michi- Must be manufacturing, good loca- tion, good schools and a good town. Will pay cash for stock at invoice pee if clean, but not one cent for vour assists and good will. Address. giving artic to No. 554, care Mi gan. business 554 =A PROFITABLE GOING Establshed forty years. Lo- in most prosperous far y in Central Michigan in town of 3, population. Modern store and stock as clean as a whistle. Dry goods hing gents’ furnishings. shoes and wear. Stock will invoice around Can reduiee same to suit purch: Most of stock owned at old prices I Buyer, if ever an opportunity presented itself t0 you, here it is. Act quickly Address No. 555, care Michigan Trad>s- man. 555 FOR RENT—STORE ROGM IN OND BEST retail location in Qt Suitable thousand. clothing and furr forty price town of popular ishings shoe store, ladies’ ready-to-wear and millinery. If terested eall or Address J. J. Reib, Quincy, _iinoi Ss. good County land and to trade For Trade—167 acres fair a ings in Hillsdale for general merchandise stock from $10,000 to $15,000. Address Edson J Benge, Allen, Mich gan. 557 W AN TED—RI an opening in IG SALESMAN, We have our rug department for an energetic salesman looking vancement. Experience is ‘ not a requisite A real opport initiative, energy to become familiar with the ness. Make application in wr ing salary expected, referen one with perience. Paul Steketee & Sons, Em- ployment Department, Retail Store Grand Rapids, Michigan. 558 Wanted—Good stock of merchandise, groceries or hardware located i town with good surroundings. stock immaterial. Will give 160 acres good black soil; two : three miles from condensary;: ten from city. Will pay difference iz voice in cash. Elmer C. Prall, Freepor Illinois. : PAINT FOR 13 sets of buil AND WALL PAPER SALE—Established 10 STORE years; pric $15,000; long lease; reason for sale. sick- ness of proprietor. Apply CARE’S PAINT STORE, 101 West 5th Avenue, Gary Indiana. 560 BAKERY For Sale—In Jefferson City, Missouri, capital city of State, 15.000 population, only on other bakery in city; excellent shipping point; good re- tail business. Equipped with continuous Triumph mixer and wmoulder, Triumph cake dropper, Triumph cake machine, American two-pocket divider; all in good order. Building 32 x 80 Show cases, soda fountain, etc., cluded, are worth at least $4,000 sell for $2,500. Address Mueller 626 East High St., Jefferson en souri. Meé NEY MAKER FOR of general merchandise ways made the owner stock has al- money. Also, a 550 acre cattle ranch, 114 miles SALE—A which lots of from town, Cc. £ For Sale—Meat located in one of the best State. Reasons for selling, Stock with fixtures will inventory $4,000. Address. No, 541, care M Tradesman. at $60 per McGregor, Olivet, acre. Enqui re of Kansas. 540 ness and grocery bus cities of the going west abou Will pay ‘cash for whole or part stocks of merchandise. Louis Levinsohn, Sagi- naw, Michigan. 167 Auction Sale—42,000 acres Indian un- allotted lands, small tracts, without mini- ae price. Oil scout who can bid in- elligently, desires party to finance $5,000 Hod 900 purchase, on profit sharing basis. _ Investment secured. Bank and mercantile agency references. Jess Akers, Ardmore, Oklahoma. 499 Vogt’s Rebuilt Cash Registers Get our prices. All makes and styles. Hundreds of satisfied customers brought to us through Michigan Tradesman. Ask for information. J. C. VOGT SALES CO. Saginaw, Mich. Cash Registers (all makes) bought. sold, exchanged and repaired. REBUILT CASH REGISTER CO., Incorporated, 12! North Washington Ave., Saginaw, Mich- igan. 128 —Store building and dwelling rt Cy y, Barry County, Michigan, on the C. K. & S. railroad. Good location ‘ re ; tore has been point for to settle linistrator, 517 rubbers, groceries and merchan- Best location in coun- desirable inve estment. I Address No. Tradesman. WANTED—Partner and the new system “ederal the states of Kansas and Missouri. or write EB. M. Rollins, Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. For Sale—Stock of general eap rent. manager in bakeries in Call stock of business of up-to-date doing a FE rr Sale—A general merché over year; located in the heart belt of Michigan, in a very populated and prosperous erested, write or come Reason for selling, t thirty years and Address No. 529, care ’ 529 1 confectionery, ‘doing eS good cash ruck. Good loc 105,000. sation Will r is leaving for seph Colomitchi, Waterbury, Con- 542 ck store . French, Recently condi- Xeation in Michigan. 543 Tonia, Best bumpers) for automobile doors, doors. Will sell for real (spring may mé tke you be refused Lewerenz : big money Particulars free. Gil- Wisconsin. 504 GET MY TANKS—Make developing films. lett, Boscobel, store in For ae Sale—A real invoice $ A good et } No. 531 Michigan esman. S21 For tire bt Salk -—Vuleanizing doing and automobile good business. Sell ent usin ss or one-half interest. Lo- cated in ‘busi iness section. W, Van. Dam,. 14 Jefférson’ St., “Muskegon, Mich. 582 e ty Oo 32 HOSIERY IN STEADY DEMAND. The past week has failed to bring out any new developments in the hos- iery market. There is a steady call of all sorts with silks, for merchandise better cottons and low end lines run- in about this position. Mills are trying their best to get as near max- : t imum production as possible, but there } is still much to be gained before that will be the situation The price situation in silks has been fied during the past advances that raw silk mills are even more bullish than they have heen if such a ie be possible. As the prices for s! hosiery there are various sized lots making their ap- pearance which gives to the be- lief that jobbers are holding some for an advance. hz believed that because the that they are qu Iv through the The improveme i Be 1 Sel Ff on have been making of late is ct - - and n the way. The price rend continues upward, Patt ¢40o0. oc eu well taken care OT as is concerned ihe death of J. C Reilly in the >] + i. :, . , wreck the ill-tated City of Mus- matter of generai re- gret among business men who en- joyed t ire O! Mr. Reilly detested institution—the ec Ad - stment Co. of Chicaco—and Nis acquaintance. ; | 1 Teseniead a was sent here by the manager in the hope that he could overcome, to some ex- tent, the resentment cherished by rene against his ‘ because of the high- handed outrages committed in behalf it stment Co. by t entered upon ic earces ntieP 4} ; his new duties about three years ago courage and determination and aie + 4 ] = : rOvea (0 DE E€Gtlal To the occasion. I In dealing with men who had met losses yy hire and who were so un- policies in stock ceilly never forgot an and that it tieman to treat Insideration. In he was the a. of issed an a who never to show that he had none fheations necessary to deal on a_ gentlemanly 1 ehind him Rp 1 . > Keilly leaves a record of courtesy and 4 A Lo 4 : a. whic! engeareda hin O £Vety man who had any dealings with him. His loss will be severely felt by those 1 ec who knew him well and scjated Vn KNey nim well and appreciated ; 1-4: i wants. What in ~ Pickwick, would ” who speld not terrible indignity of being offered cold meat. and admitted with emotion that he had perhaps in- calmly of th MICHIGAN TRADESMAN vited it by once in a case of sudden illness carrying a coal scuttle up- stairs, think of such a breach of de- I knows my which also means “I corum? The “I hope attitude place” know yours,” is prevalent Oiten the servant uncomfortable hope you also in America. than Even small towns, the hired girl t the a Not only at meals, but at other tir . she and would be more the family in rubbing elbows. yet in our is a member ¢ serves move on a footing those she of democratic equality. But suddenly and artificia‘ly to try to restore such an arrangement would be to run counter to the most hopeful movement vement of domestic ser- place it on the same basis as factory and store work, the servant hours, and going at definite : : ae preserving as far as possible the with the same employer as does industrial worker, seems to F ty da iatioe rer advantages. Conditions In Wheat Flour. Tradesman. General and Written for the Only a slight reduction in premiums has resulted from the information hat very likely all embargo restrictions on wheat would be re- 1 example of market. afftect- wheat reflected in t even ] sood the actua! strength in the Suggested action in any line ing the price of cash and future is always immediately quotations, so it is apparent th: 1 if the embargo . removed it will have little effec { very Government been buy- . £ i 1 has not ing any flour for about a month, vet prices on both wheat and flour have advanced on the whole. It must present time private conc be understood, up to the erns and in- dividuals have not had permissi direct to E the Grain Corporation having done all ot that lt mind conditions export uropean Cc untrie also must be borne in have not changed ver on the other side one whit. Sup- plies as a general thine are short and demand is heavy, and it begins to cted the lif+- who pre e ing of all eee ood resu't in appear those rather tha n lower are lour is selling reasonably well and no reduction has heen made in soft wheat products. Springs and Kansas Hards have also he'd firm even thouch alli off in f Deed: than enough, in there has been a slight f: premiums as the prices o has decline: d. offset premiums. more the slight reduction in well posted grain Some very men that pop dues that from se 1 ular agitation is the will ine at $3 per maintain only prevent wheat h bushel. Flour very good purchas Lioyad E. Smith 4-2-2 -—-. James C. Webber. billiard parlor and Eaton Rapids. renews his tion to the Tradesman and say like the Tradesman very mu find the market report to b there is much good sound inform in it each week. It is worth times more than it costs.” apparently is a who conducts a Cigar Store a MEN OF MARK. Abe Schefman, the Fruit and Produce Dealer. Abraham Phillip Schefman was born at Pt. Wayne, ind, Aus. 7, 1883. His father was then engaged in the retail business, but has since es- poused the wholesale fruit trade. Abe attended the public schools of Ft. Wayne when he grocery until he was 12 years of age, went behind the counter of his father’s store, ren in that wears. At the age of 14 he went on the Aicschul Co. fruit jobber of Et. Wayne, covering the trade of North- Michigan. When he was 18 years of age he en- caged in the fruit business on his own account. laining STOCEryY position two road for the ern Indiana and Southern Nine years later he came to Grand Rapids to take the position of head salesman for M. Piowaty & Sons. that house a couple of weeks ago, We remained with until when he retir- hus'ness South Tonia ed to engage in the produce his own account at 22 avenue. Mr. Schefman was married eightes1 years ago to Miss Eva Willams. o Detroit. Five children were the fruit of this union, fc Mrs. Schefman died last vear and in January of this vear Mr. Schef- —> ur of whom are still living. man married Miss Ida Cohen, of Grand Rapids. The family reside in their own home at 1221 Dunham street. Mr. Schefman is a mason up to the third degree and a BPO FF He Temple member. Mr. S he attributes his success to hard work anda science. member of the attends Emanuel, of services at whicn He is a chefman says clear con- ee Change in Ownership of Nut Butter Company. Tunnicliffe, President of the Nut Butter Company, an- the transfer by that concern’s property to the Nut Grove an Eastern corpora- W. Michigan nounces him of Butter Company, office is at Prov- Island. The Michigan plant, tion whose principal idence, Rhode which has just been completed, occupies a four-stery building at the miver, (Lorame and Kiroy brick intersection of Grand 1 avenues, Detroit. It is equipped with the most modern machinery for man- ufacturine nut butter and has a cz- pacity of one million pounds of that product a month. The Nut which will « similar factories at NOY, Nut Grove brand of nut butter, v Grove Butter Company, yperate the new plant. has KT and produces the Providence and Syracuse, vhich has an extensive sale in the Eastern markets. The Detroit ae i } tO supDiying the devote d trade in Mich and adjoining states, branch will be igan thus e iminating the necessity of long distance ship- ments and ensuring freshly churned goods at all times. Mr. Tunnicliffe is a Michigan at- and former member of the State Food Commission under ernor Pingree. and is a well k authority on food laws and food prod- ucts. It is understood that he retains manne pry ope Sanne fms re re ee - torney Gov- nown October 29, 1919 a tinancial interest in the new concern and will be actively its management. connected with — 2 Michigan Association P_ans Mutual Fire Insurance Co. The incorporation of a mutual fire t its mem- is the proposal Goods As- This matter has been under consideration for some time. Jason E. Hammond, organization, feels very insurance company to protec bers at small rates the Michigan Retail Dry sociation, manager of the that full of potential pos- sibilities for the chants of Michigan. strongly the sugeestion is progressive mer- He is investigat- thoroughly. when ing the proposition “We believe made to be arrangements able to alarc . f } dealers much of the expense of their insurance,” remarked Mr. Hammond. “It will in no have been the dry save goods way embarrass the work of our associaticn. The will probably same relation to- Mich- isurance hoe deal- in other when organized bear tht our association that the Dealers’ Fire Ir ears towards the s ers’ association of the State; words separate and distinct organ- company wards igan Shoe Company b 1 ization, although promoted couraged by dividuals.” The en ean Insurance Co., of mond and en- many of the same in- Shoe Dealers’ Fire which Mr. Ham- os has had a flourishing and Dividends or savings holders inted to $39,346.37. \ during the past seven one-half years. to ey during this period The bal- ance on ad July 1 of this year total- ed $17,110.71. Over $40.000 in losses has been paid by have amo this company. The main office of this concern is Fremont, Secret ary, com located at where George Bode, the lucts a shoe store. The records of the are well kept and in an manner. company up-to-date who “Members of our Association are interested in saving money on their fire insurance will do well to f the shoe deal- declared Mr. Ham- “What Mr. Bode has done fer the shoe dealers of this State can he accomplished in a examine the standing ers’ company,” mond. similar way by some good man for the dry goods Michigan.’ a Cadillac—Judson St. merchants of John, who has Cadillac of the National Grocery Co., has been heen manager of the branch transferred to Decatur, Hl. The cham- her of commerce staged a farewell icc! presented Mr. St. John with a leather traveling hag. His banquet at the temple and as a token of esteem successor is John F. Berner, who has been credit man for the house for many years and who has a pleasant Hn? acquaintance with every cus- Berner is detail oubte diy. tomer of the house. Mr. thorcughly familiar with every of the business and will, und achieve a brilliant success in his new position. —_+-2___ r honest with your customers and with your fellow men, employes and em- Be honest with yourself as Don't stop with being busines: plover. weil.